10-25-23

/NORTHERNIOWAN

@NORTHERNIOWAN

WWW.NORTHERNIOWAN.COM

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA CEDAR FALLS, IA THURSDAY, APRIL 5 VOLUME 114, ISSUE 42

CEDAR FALLS, IA

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2023

Turning a new page Follett takes over UNI Bookstore operations

OPINION

Opinion Columnists Drew Hill and Bailey Klinkhammer debate the role of parental rights.

SEE PAGE 4-5

CAMPUS LIFE

Read up on some of the creepy details about UNI’s vacant residence hall, Campbell Hall.

SEE PAGE 8

VOLUME 120, ISSUE 10

JO BRAHMS

Staff Writer

Watch out Panthers, the winds of change are blowing across campus this week. This week marks the beginning of the Follett Higher Education Group’s managerial role of the UNI Bookstore. A Request for Proposals to find a private company to operate the store was sent out last spring. Follett was selected, and the Board of Regents approved an agreement between the company and the university at their Aug. 2 meeting. However, it was not until Oct. 22, that the bookstore temporarily closed its doors for

this transition to take place; along with a quick bout of restocking and remodeling.

“The store will be closed most of the third week of October, right after homecoming,” explained Michael Hager, Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations.

“We have some things to wind up, and then there will be a full inventory. Follett will also install all their own cash registers and put their systems into place, before hopefully, opening back up around Oct. 30.”

See BOOKSTORE, page 2

JACOB KURT

College of Business receives historic donation Alum David W. Wilson gives $25 million, inspires first named college at UNI

News Editor

SPORTS

Football dominates in Homecoming game against North Dakota, 27-0.

SEE PAGE 11

Congress to Campus forum U. S .

House Representatives General (ret) William Enyart (D-IL) and Gil Gutknecht (R-MN) visited campus on Monday as part of the Congress to Campus program. Enyart and Gutknecht discussed “Congress, the President and the Balance of Power” as part of a forum hosted by the History Department and Political Science Department.

UNI’s Kappa Delta Pi nationally recognized The Psi Chapter of the International Honor Society in Education Kappa Delta Pi at UNI will be recognized as one of the top chapters in the nation when it will receive the Achieving Chapter Excellence (ACE) award at the November national Kappa Delta Pi conference.

Spooky Slam Poetry UNI Slam, an organization that aims to provide education, support and opportunity for UNI students interested in spoken word poetry, will be hosting a “Super Spooky Slam” Friday, Oct. 27 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Maucker Union Hemisphere Lounge.

Compete with other poets and win up to $50, or win a $25 gift card for the best Halloween costume.

Best Buddies Halloween Party UNI Best Buddies will host their annual Halloween Party from 7-8 p.m. in the Maucker Union ballrooms this Wednesday.

Games, crafts and trick-or-treating will be offered to attendees. Everyone is welcome to attend.

MALLORY SCHMITZ

Students, faculty and community members gathered on the south Curris lawn Friday morning to celebrate a Panther success story and a step in a new direction for business education.

1970 UNI alum David W. Wilson pledged the largest single donation in school history: a $25 million gift dedicated to the College of Business. In honor of the gift, the college will be renamed to the David W. Wilson College of Business pending Board of

News briefs

STEPH STARK

At a celebration Friday morning, President Nook and David Wilson shake hands following the donation announcement.

Regents approval. If approved, this would be the first named college in UNI history.

“To name the school after me is very humbling, and we’re glad that we can be here to support the university,” Wilson said.

Originally from Traer, Iowa, about 30 minutes south

of Cedar Falls, Wilson grew up watching his parents work hard to support their family.

While his mother helped fund his first year of college, he worked his way through the rest of school, graduating with no student debt.

See

WILSON DONATION, page 3

Fall Ball Black Student Union, Asian Student Union, UNIDOS, African Union and Indigenous Union will be hosting an “evening of elegance and grace” this Friday in Maucker Union’s Ballrooms at 7 p.m. Formal attire is recommended. For more information, email bsu. uni.edu.

PAGE 2

NEWS

OCTOBER 25, 2023 | NORTHERNIOWAN.COM | whether that be electronic or books, whereas Follett can BOOKSTORE physical print versions. On the buy thousands of books for all continued from page 1 other hand, there will be a of their stores. So at the end Though Follett plans to massive organization working of the day, the textbook prices invest up to $84,000 in point behind the scenes that will should remain the same, or of sale equipment and other be able to support the store maybe even a bit lower than inventory management tech- and our students in a way that they were.” nology in the bookstore and up we just were not able to. So “The goal is always to have to another $900,000 in reno- I think students can expect a the best prices for the students. vations to the bookstore, these larger variety of apparel and They will still be allowing renovations are not expected textbook options that will be students to charge their textto impact students that much. available both in store and books to their U-Bills so that “There may online.” financial aid can cover it, and be some subAcross the they will still be hiring stutle changes, board, UNI dent employees. In fact, most but the transiofficials say of the current students who tion should be that all updates work there will be retained pretty seamand changes through this transition,” Hager less,” said are being done said.

Pete Moris, primarily with Talia Doan, a TESOL Director of the students in major and current bookstore University mind. Just five employee, has been working at Relations. years ago, the the bookstore since the sum“We hope university paid mer, but has decided not to that no huge nearly $3 mil- stay on with the store through differences lion to acquire the managerial transition. arise, we are the bookstore.

“A lot of the people that Michael Hager just handing Senior Vice President of The store was have been working at the over the wheel Finance and Operations previously run bookstore have been here for a for the betteras a private very long time, and so some of ment of the entity for 80 the managers were very emostudents. The only big change years. However, under UNI’s tional,” said Doan. “Before I should be the investment in direction, issues arose sur- started working there, I think new equipment and renova- rounding the buying of text- they came to terms with it… tion of the space.” books and, in turn, the costs The people of the Follett comHager agreed, stating that; of books for students. pany have been coming in “Not much will change. They “Follett will be able to buy and going through stuff, but I are working very diligently to the textbooks at a lower price also think that it has still been make sure students have their than we were able to,” Hager a hard transition because for textbooks and course mate- said. “When we were running some of the people that have rials. They are working with the store, we were being shut worked there, it was run by faculty to make sure that the out of the market because we fellow people for the universicorrect materials are ordered, were only buying 100 text- ty, and so I think it was more

The goal is always to have the best prices for the students.

JACOB KURT

Under Follett, the basement level of the building will no longer be part of the sales floor. Sales will be consolidated to the upper level. Official plans for the space have not been solidified.

NORTHERN IOWAN L011 Maucker Union Cedar Falls, IA 50614 www.northerniowan.com northern-iowan@uni.edu 319.273.2157

CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN

EDITORIAL STAFF

PRODUCTION STAFF

MALLORY SCHMITZ News Editor schmimbt@uni.edu

SOPHIE HOFFMEIER

BAILEY KLINKHAMMER Campus Life Editor klinkbaa@uni.edu

Executive Editor chriscbi@uni.edu 515.418.2024

CADEN SHEA Sports Editor sheacad@uni.edu

SOPHIE HOFFMEIER

ANTONIA GOODWIN Copy Editor goodwaab@uni.edu

Managing Editor hoffmeis@uni.edu 515.795.6066

KARINA ORTIZ Spanish Editor ortizkac@uni.edu

Webmaster

JORDAN JUNGE

Social Media Manager jjunge@uni.edu

STEPH STARK

Head Photographer starksag@uni.edu

ADVISERS ANELIA DIMITROVA anelia.dimitrova@uni.edu CHRIS MARTIN christopher.martin@uni.edu

CIRCULATION

NOAH BRITTEN Circulation Manager

MALLORY SCHMITZ News Editor

VOLUME 120, ISSUE 10

JACOB KURT

The bookstore featured big sales and deals during their last few weeks open before Follett took over operations. While Follett will fully manage and operate the store, the university will continue to own the space.

of a community.”

According to Doan, most of the current student-employees did choose to re-interview with the Follett Group, and will be staying in their current positions. On the other hand though, the upper level managers were each given positions within other university departments or opted to either retire or step away from their positions. Doan continued on, stating that there is still some uncertainty from employees about what the future may bring.

“I think that some people are like, ‘what is going to come from this,’ because we don’t know what these people are going to be like. So who knows if there is going to be employee turnover from this because some of them might think ‘this is so different from what I’m used to.’”

While there will be new people stepping into managerial roles, some are already current employees. For instance, the university announced that Follett’s new manager of the bookstore is Alex Brandt. He is currently a member of the UNI Bookstore staff and a UNI alum.

One major change that students will expect to see in the coming semesters is the consolidation of the store. The basement level will no longer The Northern Iowan is published weekly on Wednesdays during the academic year, except for holidays and examination periods, by the University of Northern Iowa, L011 Maucker Union, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0166 under the auspices of the Board of Student Publications.

Advertising errors that are the fault of the Northern Iowan will be corrected at no cost to the advertiser only if the Northern Iowan office is notified within seven days of the original publication. Publisher reserves the right to refuse any advertisement at any time.

The Northern Iowan is funded in part with student activity fees.

All material is © 2023 by the Northern Iowan and may not be used without permission.

be a part of the sales floor, so all of the products being offered will be on one level.

Official plans for the area have not been solidified.

“We always knew that the store was bigger than it needed to be, and we always intended to consolidate it down to one level, but then COVID came and we just never got around to it. It is expected that the lower level of the store will partly stay the same, maintaining the loading dock and the storage areas. But the university has not made any final plans for the rest of the floor space.” Hager said.

Students can also expect to see the store get a facelift in the coming months. The current timeline suggests that up to $900,000 will be put towards the renovation of the bookstore, hopefully within the next year. Currently, those renovations are planned to happen over the summer months, resulting in the store being completely updated and ready for the fall 2024 semester.

“Hopefully sometime within the first year of this transition there will be a remodel of the space. We want it to be new and fun and fresh, it should be exciting to give it a new look and a new feel.”

Moris said.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letters must be less than 300 words in length and are subject to editing. Not all submissions will be printed. Send submissions to northern-iowan@uni.edu.

SEND US STORY IDEAS

Tell us what’s happening on campus. Email submissions to northern-iowan@uni.edu.

Do you want to have an event listed here? Email us at northern-iowan@uni.edu with information about the event to have it featured.

PAGE 3

NEWS

MALLORY SCHMITZ News Editor

OCTOBER 25, 2023 |

NORTHERNIOWAN.COM

|

VOLUME 120, ISSUE 10

WILSON DONATION continued from page 1

He went on to become the owner and CEO of Wilson Automotive, one of the largest automotive groups in the country with 18 dealerships and over 2,500 employees.

He currently resides in the state of Nevada, but made the trek back to Cedar Falls for the donation announcement.

At the time Wilson attended UNI, there was no business major offered. He instead studied religion and philosophy and received a minor in business.

“When I was a student here, I didn’t learn to be a teacher. I didn’t learn to be an accountant. I didn’t learn how to write a musical score. I didn’t learn how to be involved with performing arts, but I did learn how to think,” Wilson said. “I’m forever grateful that when I was here, I was introduced to how to think, and I believe that’s actually the reason for my success.”

Wilson’s educational background makes him particularly passionate about business ethics. In 1999, he donated $1 million to UNI to establish the David W. Wilson Chair of Business

STEPH STARK

Pending Board of Regents approval, the College of Business will be renamed to the David W. Wilson College of Business. It will be the first named college in UNI history.

Ethics. He also has a deep foundation in philanthropy stretching from his early days being involved in Boy Scouts and church activities to now, when he can use his

success to give financially.

“I believe in a well-rounded liberal arts UNI education. I want to help pay that forward now with other people, so they can learn how to

STEPH STARK

Wilson’s donation was inspired partly by his passion for ethics in business. Part of the funding will be devoted to creating a partnership with the Department of Philosophy and World Religions to expand ethics education campus-wide.

think,” he said.

Part of the support for the According to Wilson, the Wilson College of Business key to those thinking skills will include a partneris ethics, an area that he ship with the Department believes is particularly vul- of Philosophy and World nerable in today’s market- Religions to expand the place. teaching of ethics universi“Government and the ty-wide for all up-and-commedia seem to blame busi- ing professionals. ness for all the world’s eco“We’re looking at students nomic problems. Ethical cap- today who are future CEOs, italism needs who are future all the help it business owncan get. We Ethical ers, who are believe this capitalism needs individuals is a perfect who may be in time to make all the help it can the healthcare this gift to profession or present a get. We believe social work, or philosophical this is a perfect teachers that defense of every day have capit alism,” time to make this the opportunihe said. ty to do what “In our gift to present is right, but to j u d g m e n t , a philosophical do that they our nation’s need the critp o l i t i c a l defense of ical thinking future, our skills,” Leslie political and capitalism.

Wilson said. economWilson’s gift David W. Wilson ic future will also sup1970 UNI Alum is in peril, port students and ethical in need from defense of free markets is Tama County. A portion of crucial to reversing the cur- the money will establish the rent anti-capitalist trend that Wilson Scholars Fund, which we see today in America,” will provide one student per Wilson added. year with funds to cover Dean of the College of the entire cost of tuition Business Leslie Wilson— and room and board after who is married to David’s other scholarships have been brother—also spoke at the applied. Each student selectevent. ed will not only be a resident “David does right because of Wilson’s home county, but he’s paying attention to the will demonstrate a strong customer. He’s paying atten- work ethic and desire to give tion to his employees, and back to the community. he’s paying attention to the The gift was made as communities in which his part of the Our Tomorrow successful businesses reside Campaign. The campaign in giving back, doing right now sits at $243 million of for the success of the long its $250 million goal. term,” she said.

PAGE 4

OPINION

CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN Executive Editor

OCTOBER 25, 2023 |

NORTHERNIOWAN.COM

|

VOLUME 120, ISSUE 10

A nuclear attack on family Disclaimer: The following opinion articles featured do not reflect the opinion of the Northern Iowan newspaper or staff as a whole.

DREW HILL

Opinion Columnist

Before there were democracies and republics and other forms of organized government there was the family. Family was the first form of governance. However, many in this country feel like the institution of the family is under attack.

In recent years, we have seen many controversial statements about the family.

In 2020, the Black Lives Matter organization had a statement on their website saying, “We disrupt the Westernprescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and 'villages' that collectively care for one another, especially our children, to the degree that mothers, parents, and children are comfortable.”

They later removed it after backlash. There were contentious debates over what was actually meant by the phrase, but it still exemplifies how something as universal as the family has become the center of heated debate.

Another example is President Biden saying during a speech to teachers, “There’s no such thing as someone else’s child. No such thing as someone else’s child. Our nation’s children are all our children,” according to the official White House transcript.

Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said during his closing statement at the first GOP debate of 2023 on Aug. 23, “The nuclear family is the greatest form of governance known to man.” The principle of the family having rights and privileges that the federal government does not have is not new. One important aspect of that is parental rights. The idea of parental rights has come into focus in several controversial arenas, especially education.

Parental rights are not mentioned specifically by name in the Constitution. However, they are still regarded as a fundamental part of our society, as the Supreme Court has iterated repeatedly, including cases such as Meyer v. Nebraska (1923), Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925) and Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972).

What are parental rights?

Parental rights are regarded as the right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their child. The application and extent of those rights is often what drives controversy.

Since parents have a right

A parent’s responsibility is to look out for their child’s needs first and foremost, and leaving them out of their child’s life in such personal decisions as these is a mistake to direct the education of children, how much influence should they have on what their child is taught and exposed to in schools? Earlier this year in March, the House of Representatives passed the Parents Bill of Rights. It was passed through the House almost completely along partisan lines, with all Democrats voting against it and most Republicans voting for it.

It did not pass through the Senate, so it did not become law. However, it provides an example of the debate around parental rights.

The text of the bill is mostly centered around disclosure to parents and transparency in education. It would have required that schools disclose all curriculum and books for parents to read, allowed parents the right to address the school board, blocked the selling of students’ information with some exceptions, required schools to notify parents of violent activity and

required schools to get parental consent for a minor child under eighth grade to change their gender, name or pronouns.

The Republicans who objected to the bill argue that it would increase the power of federal government in education. Some Democrats supported some parts of the bill, such as schools being required to notify parents of violence, but opposed other parts. They argued that some parts of this bill are already in place, and that it just makes it easier to ban books. They also were against the provision of forcing schools to notify parents of their children’s gender changes, suggesting that “outing” them to parents who didn’t support that decision could cause harm to the child.

This is one example of the culture war we

COURTESY/NBC NEWS

Vivek Ramaswamy, pictured above, stated at a GOP debate “The nuclear family is the greatest form of governance known to man.”

are seeing with the family at the center. However, if the traditions and precedents of this country point to the right of parents to direct the education and upbringing of their children, then more transparency in education would certainly seem to fit that criterion. It would make sense that a parent should have some guidance in the type of material their child can access at a school, especially sexually explicit material. There are already laws in place that allow a parent to opt children out of sex education.

So why wouldn’t that same principle apply to books they can read?

The issue revolves around whether one group of parents should be able to essentially set the rules for other people’s children. One way to balance that o u t

COURTESY/NPR

Earlier this year in March the House of Representatives passed the Parents Bill of Rights. Although not passed in the Senate, it provided an example of the debate around parental rights.

would be to require parental consent to access certain material or set age restrictions. But even these ideas have been heavily contested and lumped in with “book banning.”

Another large controversy references whether schools should be allowed to hide children changing their gender identity. The argument against this suggests this would be bad because of potentially abusive or disapproving parents. However, doesn’t it make more sense that the most important people in a child’s life should be involved in such a momentous decision? Hiding this from parents is a mistake, because children, especially young children, are not in a place to make such lasting decisions alone. A parent’s responsibility is to look out for their child’s needs first and foremost, and leaving them out of their child’s life in personal decisions such as these is a mistake.

There are so many different aspects of the family that I could focus on, such as the importance of fathers in children’s lives, the role of homeschooling versus public or private schools and more.

I do want to emphasize that this article is not saying any families are perfect. No parents are perfect. There are bad parents and situations that blur the lines. However, I would contend that the majority of parents are doing the best they know how to raise their families and take care of their children. Circumventing those roles and responsibilities can lead to dangerous consequences.

No, Mr. President. Their children do not belong to all of us. All people, including children, have God-given rights and liberties, but parents have the right and responsibility of safeguarding and nurturing their children.

PAGE 5

OPINION

CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN Executive Editor

OCTOBER 25, 2023 |

NORTHERNIOWAN.COM

|

VOLUME 120, ISSUE 10

Disclaimer: The following opinion articles featured do not reflect the opinion of the Northern Iowan newspaper or staff as a whole.

Families have nothing to fear BAILEY KLINKHAMMER Opinion Columnist

Family (kinship), is defined

by Brittanica as “a group of persons united by the ties of marriage, blood, or adoption, constituting a single household and interacting with each other in their respective social positions, usually those of spouses, parents, children, and siblings.”

As time has gone on, families have effectively changed with the times. The idea of a western nuclear family is still the norm, but the ideas around traditional values - having a house with a picket fence, a mom and dad with two-anda-half children have changed.

With this, so-called “family values” have changed, too.

Specifically in politics, hailing a candidate as “family–values oriented” typically means they oppose abortion, birth control, homosexuality, feminism, sex education in high schools, divorce and atheism.

As politics have changed, family values and parental rights have become platform values that republican candidates tend to lean on, appealing to conservative members of American society. These same candidates push individualism, nationalism, and typically hold JudeoChristian values, which they may use as an explanation for their “family values.”

Against the stereotypical grain of Judeo-Christian values, but still falling under most of these checkboxes, lies Republican candidate for president, Vivek Ramaswamy, who five months ago, uploaded a 40–minute video to YouTube titled “The Assault on Family: How Society is Losing its Most Important Institution.” In the video, Ramaswamy goes into great detail on how “the left’s assault on the nuclear family will destroy America.”

But, let’s be serious. There is no such thing as an ‘assault’ on familial structures. Throughout my research for this article, I could not find a single political organization or PAC advocating for the destruction of nuclear families or advocating for current nuclear families to be dissolved. Not a single person is “launching an assault on nuclear families,” as Ramaswamy claims.

Conservatives painting themselves to be victims because they refuse to accept change is not anyone else’s problem, but they are insistent on externalizing this issue and making it the American people’s problem.

This brings us to the issue of book banning amongst states. Current states that support book banning claim book

Whether you agree with it or not, it takes a village to raise a child. The only way to develop and prepare the next generation is to expose them to different opinions, parenting styles

COURTESY/IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH

Book banning has been a recent controversial topic, that has merged with the parental rights debate.

banning is in favor of parental rights. What this does is create entitlement and individualism that perpetuates a culture of selfishness. If a parent is not comfortable with their child reading a specific book in a library, it is well within their right for them to instruct their child not to rent it or read it. It is not respectful of other people’s rights to campaign school boards, all the way up to state legislatures, for books to be removed from libraries. This

very idea goes against what conservatives tout as ‘parental rights,’ being able to make decisions for their own kids.

By campaigning for books to be removed from libraries they take away another parent’s ability to allow their child to rent said book from the library, which is occurring across the nation.

What the ideology around parental rights and family values boils down to is fear.

Conservatives fear ideas. They fear that their students will be indoctrinated by reading books, so they shelter their children. They fear that their children will have sex, so they shelter their children from sex education. They fear that their children will “turn gay,” so they shelter their children from media featuring LGBTQ+ personalities. Conservatives have such a deep rooted fear of their children being anything less than the “perfect American ideal” that they will shelter and isolate their children from culture. According to Bobby Azarian, Ph.D., conservative’s brains are more reactive to fear than centrist or leftist brains.

“Using MRI, scientists from University College London have found that students who identify themselves as conservatives have a larger amygdala than self-described liberals.

This brain structure is involved in emotion processing, and it’s especially reactive to fearful stimuli. It is possible that an oversized amygdala could create a heightened sensitivity that may cause one to habitually overreact to anything that appears to be a potential threat, whether it actually is one or not,” writes Dr. Azarian. This fear may lead conservative parents to advocate for book banning, or for homeschooling.

The fear rooted in conservative parent’s brains can ultimately end up setting their children up for failure. Sheltering children from different opinions, parenting styles, or even other children, has shown to have an impact on children’s brain development, and eventually produce adults who struggle with adapting and accepting criticisms and disagreements. From the University of Baltimore School of Law, in “Homeschooling: Choosing

COURTESY/ISTOCKPHOTO

Some parents may choose to homeschool their children for various reasons. According to Martha Fineman and George B. Shepard, homeschooling can eliminate the possibility of the child gaining resources essential for success later in life.

Parental Rights over Children’s Interests,” Martha Fineman and George B. Shepard writes “Homeschooling, the most extreme form of privatization of education, often eliminates the possibility of the child gaining the resources essential for success in adult life. It sacrifices the interests of the child to the interests of the parents, allowing them to control and isolate the child’s development.”

Fineman and Shepard go on to publish, “Although many parents undoubtedly homeschool their children for benign reasons, it is undeniable that some parents homeschool their children in order to indoctrinate them with extreme views while isolating them from moderate, competing views. This type of indoctrination reinforces the falsehoods sometimes taught to homeschooled children, leading to conflict with the scientific truth taught at more inclusive public schools. This not only harms the individual student, it harms the greater cohesion of society, creating discord and strife that prevent our country from working toward common goals.”

The fear of different ideas and opinions are driving wedges between people in our country. It’s driving families to isolate themselves, leading to children whose education and socialization are in jeopardy.

Above all, the perpetuation of individualism is destroying the work that others do to help raise a child. There cannot be one sole person attributed to the raising of a child. As a product of the public school system, there is something to be said of teacher’s impact on their students. For some students, they see their educators more than their own parents – the very parents that conservatives argue should have full dictation and control over their children.

Whether you agree with it or not: it takes a village to raise a child. The only way to develop and prepare the next generation is to expose them to different opinions, parenting styles and people. The scripture teaches that we should not raise our children to fear our neighbors, we should raise them to love. We should raise them to be kind and to lead with curiosity. The conservatives who use their JudeoChristian values as an excuse to isolate their children should revisit the primary source that they use to back their arguments, and open their mind to the positive impacts of raising their children within their community.

PAGE 6

N.I. EN ESPAÑOL OCTOBER 25, 2023 |

Basking in the candlelight

GBPAC presents new Candlelight Concerts series ERIN MCRAE Staff Writer

Gallagher Bluedorn will be sponsoring a new concert series entitled “Candlelight Concerts: Performances in a Whole New Light”. These concerts will be held at multiple historic locations across the Cedar Valley and plan to feature upcoming Eastern Iowan performers. The concerts will be lit by thousands of candles in unplugged, intimate settings.

Under the flicker of candlelight at the historic Mason Temple in Waterloo, Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC) will present a new “Candlelight Concert” series featuring the UNI student led Petrichord String Quartet on Oct. 27. First formed in 2021 with members Emma Becker, Turner Sperry, Julian Perez and Lauren Geerlings, the group is looking forward to bringing a variety of music to the stage.

Becker said the audience can expect to hear a variety of music at the concert. “The specific music you can expect to hear will feature Haydn’s ‘String Quartet No. 5 Opus 76’ which we have been working on since the start of the school year, as well as some pieces we played when we were a newer ensemble like the first movement of Grieg’s ‘Quartet No. 1 Opus 27’. Then, of course, we’ll have more recognizable pop songs like Shawn Mendes’ In My Blood,’ and have som’e classics like ‘Eleanor Rigby’

by The Beatles,” Becker said.

Jennifer Onuigbo is the community relations manager for Gallagher Bluedorn and said the inspiration for these events came from a gap in intimate performances in the area. “These events have been happening worldwide in spaces like cathedrals and centuries-old opera houses, but until now, never in the Cedar Valley. It’s an immersive

experience, and it is as much about the space and candlelight as it is the exceptional music,” Onuigbo said.

Choosing the Masonic Temple came from a collaboration with a local organization, according to Onuigbo.

“We have partnered with the Youth Art Team to use their space at the former Masonic Temple in downtown Waterloo. This organization believes in giving agency to their young artists, and we worked with their leadership team of young artists to identify a genre of music and potential performers,” Onuigbo said. “From that list, the Youth Art Team artists selected the Petrichord Quartet because they wanted to see young artists successfully pursuing an art form and being really great at it.”

Emma Becker is the public relations manager and violin player. Becker said that the group has been preparing for the concert over the past couple of months. One obstacle they have encountered is getting in enough time to rehearse all the music. “Some of the classic works we’re bringing back, like the Grieg, we haven’t performed since the Spring 2022 semester, so making sure everything gets a chance to be rehearsed and polished like we had it before has certainly been the biggest obstacle. We all sat down to figure out what we’d work on in each rehearsal so we had a more strategic approach to work on the harder pieces earlier, and the easier ones later.

So far, it has been working out,” Becker said. “We prepare by having two to three rehearsals a week, sometimes the third rehearsal being on a weekend just so that we know we are putting in the time with each piece on our set list so that it is the best it can be.”

For more information or to buy tickets, visit https:// www.gbpac.com/event/ cedar-valley-revealed-waterloo-masonic-temple.

NORTHERNIOWAN.COM

|

SOPHIE HOFFMEIER Managing Editor

KARINA ORTIZ Spanish Editor

VOLUME 120, ISSUE 10

Disfrutarse entre las luces de velas

GBPAC patrocinará una nueva serie de “Candlelight Concerts” KARINA ORTIZ

Editoria en español

ERIN MCRAE Escritora

Gallagher Bluedorn patrocinará una nueva serie que se llama, “Candlelight Concerts: Performances in a Whole New Light”. Estos conciertos tendrán lugar en múltiples localizaciones históricas a lo largo del Cedar Valley y planean presentar prometedores artistas del este de Iowa. Los conciertos serán iluminados por miles de velas en escenarios íntimos y desenchufados.

Debajo del titilar de las luces de velas, en el edificio histórico del Mason Temple en Waterloo, Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC por sus siglas en inglés) patrocinará una nueva serie llamada: “Candlelight Concert” que presentará el Petrichord String Quartet, un conjunto musical de estudiantes de la Universidad del Norte de Iowa (UNI), el 27 de octubre. Formado en 2021, con miembros como Emma Becker, Turner Sperry, Julian Perez y Lauren Geerlings, el grupo anhela traer una variedad de música al escenario.

Becker dijo que la audiencia puede anticiparse a escuchar una variedad de música durante el concierto.

“La música específica que pueden anticipar a escuchar incluye: Haydn’s String Quartet No. 5 Opus 76 en la que hemos trabajado mucho desde

el comienzo del año escolar, también unos fragmentos como Grieg’s Quartet No. 1 Opus 27 que hemos tocado cuando éramos un grupo nuevecito. Después, por cierto, vamos a tener más canciones reconocibles de pop como la canción de Shawn Mendes, ‘In My Blood’ y algunos clásicos como la canción de los Beatles, ‘Eleanor Rigby’”.

La gerente de relaciones comunitarias para Gallagher Bluedorn, Jennifer Onuigbo, dijo que la inspiración para estos eventos vino de la falta de presentaciones íntimas en el área. “Estos eventos están pasando por todo el mundo en espacios como catedrales y casas de ópera centenarias, pero hasta ahora, nunca ha habido uno en Cedar Valley.

Es una experiencia de inmersión en el espacio y las luces de velas, pero mucho más la música excepcional”, dijo Onuigbo.

La idea de elegir el templo masónico vino de una colaboración con una organización local, según Onuigbo.

“Colaboramos con el Youth Art Team para usar su espacio en el antiguo templo masónico del centro de Waterloo.

Esta organización cree en dar agencia a las artistas jóvenes y trabajamos juntos con su grupo de liderazgo para identificar un género de música y artistas potenciales”, dijo Onuigbo. “De esa lista el Youth Art Team seleccionó el Petrichord Quartet porque

querían ver a artistas jóvenes dedicarse a una forma de arte y tener grandes posibilidades”.

Emma Becker es la gerente de relaciones públicas y la violinista. Becker dijo que el conjunto musical estuvo preparándose para el concierto durante los últimos meses.

Un obstáculo que han encontrado fue cómo poder tener suficiente tiempo para ensayar toda la música. “Algunos de los clásicos que vamos a relanzar, como el Grieg, no los hemos practicado desde el semestre en la primavera de 2022. Entonces, asegurar que todo tiene la oportunidad de ser ensayado y refinado como estaba antes ha sido el obstáculo más grande. Nos sentamos juntos para solucionar en qué enfocarnos en cada práctica para llegar a un acercamiento estratégico a base de trabajar en las piezas difíciles más temprano y las que eran fáciles después. Hasta ahora, la estrategia está trabajando”, dijo Becker. “Nos preparamos con dos o tres prácticas a la semana, algunas veces tenemos la tercera práctica durante el fin de semana, para saber que estamos poniendo el tiempo en cada pieza de la lista de canciones para perfeccionarlas”.

Para más información o para comprar boletos, visita https://www.gbpac.com/event/ cedar-valley-revealed-waterloo-masonic-temple

COURTESÍA/INSTAGRAM DE PETRICHORD STRING QUARTET Los miembros del Petrichord String Quartet trae un variedad de música para los conciertos de las luces de velas.

CANVA

COURTESY/PETRICHORD STRING QUARTET INSTAGRAM Members of the Petrichord String Quartet bring a variety of music to the Candlelight Concert Series.

PAGE 7

CAMPUS LIFE

BAILEY KLINKHAMMER Campus Life Editor

OCTOBER 25, 2023 |

|

Panthers round up for homecoming parade

The UNI Dance Team fires up the Panther crowd downtown.

Mark and Cheryl Nook enjoy the homecoming parade.

NORTHERNIOWAN.COM

VOLUME 120, ISSUE 10

CATHERINE CROW/NORTHERN IOWAN

CATHERINE CROW/NORTHERN IOWAN

Divine 9 Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi shows their Panther pride.

UNI organization, Sparkles, performs cheer routine in the homecoming parade.

Gamma Phi Beta dons country get-up to show their Panther pride.

CATHERINE CROW/NORTHERN IOWAN

CATHERINE CROW/NORTHERN IOWAN

CATHERINE CROW/NORTHERN IOWAN

CATHERINE CROW/NORTHERN IOWAN UNI Feature Twirler, Evelyn Green, leads the Panther Marching Band in the homecoming parade.

PAGE 8

CAMPUS LIFE

BAILEY KLINKHAMMER Campus Life Editor

Creepin’ on Campbell Hall OCTOBER 25, 2023 |

ESTELLE JOHNSON Staff Writer

Campbell Hall has been eerily silent this fall. Rarely do you see anyone walking in or out of Campbell Hall. The trees and bushes have come to take over the landscape of the building, along with somewhat overgrown grass. Concrete stairs have started to fall apart and break on the edges. Some light posts are shifted, with a daunting orange light beaming in any darkness. The outside of the building looks moderately disheveled, with a layer of earth continuing to darken over time. The closed signs on the door almost make it appear as if nobody ever lived there, as if there was no community built in the rooms that reside there. The building remains.

Pumpkins grow outside of Campbell Hall.

But what are the remains?

According to UNI’s Special Collections, Campbell Hall was constructed in 1950 due to demands for higher education after World War II. The original name of Campbell was North Hall, and the construction of the building was not finished until 1952 due to lack of materials. In 1952 the dorm was renamed Campbell Hall in honor of Sadie B. Campbell, who was the Dean of Women for 23 years. Campbell Hall had its own cafeteria, which closed even with adamant student protests in 2000. The building has provided a home to thousands of students over the years.

In December of 2021, Executive Editor Caroline Christensen wrote about the future of Campbell Hall.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Campbell Hall was used as quarantine spaces for students who were diagnosed with the virus. But as the pandemic slowed down, Campbell remained empty. Christensen’s article stated “With the end of first semester approaching, a small percentage of students have needed to isolate or quarantine due to COVID-19.”

Though the COVID-19

pandemic is not completely over, students have not needed to quarantine for extended periods of time and have found other housing accommodations instead of being placed in Campbell Hall.

The general nature of Campbell Hall is not necessarily unnerving, but something about seeing a campus building without people in it is intimidating. There appears to be nothing structurally wrong with the building, nor does it appear to be a hazard. It looks like any other campus building with typical brick designs and windows. The most notable characteristic of Campbell Hall is that it is marginally unkempt, compared to the rest of UNI campus.

The truth about Campbell

ESTELLE JOHNSON/NORTHERN IOWAN

Hall is that it is inhabited by miscellaneous campus supplies. Michael Zwanziger, director of facilities management shared,“The building is currently being used for storage and as shop space for building mechanics.”

Northern Iowan News Editor Mallory Schmitz was part of the last group of Campbell Hall residents.

She shared many of her experiences in the bizarre building, which includes a peculiar architectural detail. “There’s one staircase in the northeast-most corner that goes all

NORTHERNIOWAN.COM

|

the way down to a dead end.

When I was living there, the RAs referred to it as being “spooky or haunted.” Schmitz said, “Basically the stairs keep going down for a bit after you hit the bottom floor and there’s nothing down there.”

While the haunted stairway is conspicuous, the defining factor is the desertedness of Campbell Hall. To go along with the odd nature of the building, Schmitz also recalls the haunting articles of Campbell Hall even before it was completely shut down for student living. “When I was living there (2020-2021) they also didn’t have hardly anyone living in the northern wing.

That was very odd to walk through and the lights were all off and it was totally vacant.

My friends and I would go there for a little spook here and there.”

All students can get a glimpse into Campbell Hall in the evening or early morning.

The halls and stairways are lit up, but there is nobody inside.

It appears from the outside that some room doors are closed, but some are mysteriously kept open. To get a better look into the building, I walked into the open courtyard. While most of the windows are covered with gnarled blinds, there are a few rooms that are visible if you approach them close enough.

If you look into the windows of Campbell, you can view these empty rooms that were once occupied by hundreds of past students. These rooms are unique, unlike the Towers or Quads. There are no longer classic lofted beds, desks or wooden rocking chairs. The only features that remain are the built-in closets, shelves and a small sink. There is one old luggage cart that is viewable and it wistfully sits to collect dust in the hallway.

One room which appeared to be a lounge, has a cracked broken air conditioner on the ground. It still has a couple of chairs similar to the ones in any other dorm lounge.

The carpeted floor looked as

ESTELLE JOHNSON/NORTHERN IOWAN A glimpse into an abandoned dorm room in Campbel Hall.

VOLUME 120, ISSUE 10

ESTELLE JOHNSON/NORTHERN IOWAN A lounge in Campbell Hall gathers dust and features a broken AC unit.

if it had water damage with miscellaneous stains. It was spine-chilling to look into these uninhabited rooms, and to see new footprints in the dust that has collected on the floor. There was what appeared to be a thick, old wooden door that had found its final resting place. Everything looked misplaced, as if maybe something had tampered with it over the cold dark nights.

Though Campbell has only been empty for a couple years, the dust and dirt that is seen is layered. The inside of the building is ghostly and lifeless compared to the rest of cam-

tinguished look, with a white base and dark green details in the lines of the produce.

Though pumpkin season has passed and the frostbite has taken over, the plant still had a few pumpkins to pick. As the nights get colder the plant will perish. In a courtyard full of nothingness, the ominous pumpkins will prevail.

Unfortunately, the idea of supernatural beings in Campbell Hall may not be completely realistic. With the way that Campbell appears from the outside, any imagination can run wild about what is really going on with-

ESTELLE JOHNSON/NORTHERN IOWAN The Campbell Hall courtyard remains studentless.

pus.

The outside of Campbell from the courtyard is a completely different and more ravaged perspective. The grass is more overgrown than the front, and the flowerbeds are barren.

The metal tables and chairs have lost some of their color and they remain student-less.

On the side of the building facing the courtyard, there is dark green ivy crawling along the brick. It continues to take over as the building continues to deteriorate. Though there is one unique plant that managed to flourish, even with scarce natural resources. A beautiful yet mysterious pumpkin plant thrives as it is untouched by students or landscaping crews.

These pumpkins have a dis-

in the walls of the building.

The straight truth is that the building is storage, and nothing really goes on inside of the locked doors. Campbell Hall was once a residence hall where students built a community and cared for one another.

The last class to ever live in Campbell Hall will be graduating this academic year. The history of the building as a residence is popularly unknown.

So for now, Campbell Hall sits collecting dust and assorted mechanical equipment.

The future of the building is unknown.

PAGE 9

CADEN SHEA

SPORTS

Sports Editor

OCTOBER 25, 2023 |

NORTHERNIOWAN.COM

|

VOLUME 120, ISSUE 6

VOLLEYBALL

Panthers bash Bruins NICOLE WATERS

Sports Writer

The Panthers made a late push after a six-point deficit in the third set to help them sweep the Belmont Bruins. The Panthers started out strong in the first set with a 5-0 run after letting the first two points slide, they never backed down. Offense was clicking as the Panthers were able to notch up 11 kills and benefit off of the Bruins attack errors.

The Panthers then went on a 4-0 later in the set and were also accompanied by service aces from Tayler Alden.

Emily Holterhaus and Kira Fallert had three kills and one block each which helped the Panthers boost to a 25-13 win.

The offense continued to roll in the second set, as well as blocking defense as the Panthers started off with a 7-1 run against the Bruins.

Holterhaus fired a 10-kill set, a pair of solo blocks, and four block assists. The Panthers quickly pushed to a 13-4 lead.

The Bruins would attempt to come close and try to cut the lead, but the Panthers would finish strong with 17 team terminations on a second 7-1 run to close the set out 25-12.

The Bruins started off strong in the third set using momentum from the second set to do so. The Bruin jumped out to a strong lead in the start of the set rounding up nine kills and four aces to quickly take a 20-14 lead over the Panthers. The Panthers then make a quick turn-around as Erin Powers makes two service aces and Layanna Green and Holterhaus pose four blocks for the team. Green and Holterhaus along with Olivia Tjernagel, would combine for three kills down the stretch as the Panthers closed on a 11-3 run to take the set 25-23 after

Many teammates stepped up in the sweep of Belmont.

The Panthers celebrate as they stay undefeated in Missouri Valley Conference play.

JORDAN JUNGE

being down by six points.

Holterhaus finished the set with a season high 18 kills for her third time this year. While also posing a new season best of three solo blocks. Green tallied up seven kills along with four blocks in the win and Fallert recorded a six kill and seven dig performance. Alden also tallied three kills with 33

JORDAN JUNGE

assists as well as three blocks.

Powers had four aces, which set a new season high for her and completed the match with 15 digs.

The Panthers look to keep the momentum going the rest of conference play to continue their undefeated streak.

VOLLEYBALL

UNI races past Murray State, win 3-1 BRADEN ELTON Sports Writer

The UNI volleyball team encountered a tough road matchup against a hopeful Murray State team on Saturday night, but left Kentucky with their 12th straight win, remaining undefeated in Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) play.

The Panthers have won 28 of their last 29 conference matches dating back to the 2022 season. UNI also secured their 15th road victory of their last 16 games in the MVC. The Panthers faced a persistent Murray State team throughout the opening set, yet only trailed at most by three points. UNI stayed within striking distance thanks to Kira Fallert and Emily Holterhaus getting four terminations each within the first set.

Tied at 23-23 in the first set, UNI took advantage on a Murray State ser-

vice error and won the set 25-23.

UNI opened the second set on a 6-0 run, but Murray State would not go away. The Racers scored 11 of the next 17 points to tie the score up at 13-13.

Murray State would continue to get the upper hand and win the set 25-21. It was just the third set lost by the Panthers in conference play this season.

Murray State opened the third set in the same fashion as they closed the second, scoring four straight points. UNI’s offense got the Panthers back in the right direction as Erin Powers dished out a pair of service aces, while Layanna Green and Fallert both had back-toback kills. The Panthers tied the game up at 14-14, then closed on an 11-6 run to win the set, 25-20.

UNI continued their hot streak into the fourth and ultimately final set.

The Panthers opened on a 5-0 run, and never looked back, winning the set 25-14. UNI had 19 terminations on a .485 hitting percentage in the final set.

Holterhaus, who recorded her 1,500th career kill on Saturday, led the Panthers with a season-high 20 kills on 52 attempts while Tayler Alden tied her season high in assists with 49 on the night.

UNI returns home for a two-game slate against the Illinois State Redbirds on Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. and the Bradley Braves on Oct. 28 at 5 p.m. The Panthers fans are encouraged to wear white as the team celebrates First Responders Night against the Redbirds, and are encouraged to wear black against Bradley on Trick or Treat Night. Both games will be available to stream on ESPN+.

JORDAN JUNGE

The Panthers defeated the Racers in four sets over the weekend.

PAGE 10

SPORTS

WOMEN’S SOCCER

OCTOBER 25, 2023 |

NORTHERNIOWAN.COM

|

CADEN SHEA Sports Editor

VOLUME 120, ISSUE 1

Panthers defeated in final road game CADE BONNETTE Sports Writer

The UNI’s Women’s Soccer team played their final road game of the regular season last Thursday. In a rainy match, the team would take a 2-0 loss against the Valparaiso Crusaders. UNI’s

Missouri Valley Conference record is now 5-4-0.

The bout would end the first half scoreless for both teams. In the second half, Valparaiso would score off a corner kick at the 52nd minute and again at the 69th minute off another corner

kick.

UNI had some strong offensive possessions that just couldn’t find the back of the net. In the first half, Ashley Harrington would put a shot on the net that would force the Valparaiso goalkeeper, Nikki Coryell,

Despite their strong start, the Panthers were defeated by the Valparaiso Crusaders.

COURTESEY/UNI ATHLETICS

to make a diving save. Then in the second half, UNI would rip two more shots on net from two consecutive corner kicks. In the 58th minute, Maddie Eastus fired a pass from the corner to Olivia Bohl. Bohl’s shot required the Crusader’s goalkeeper to put her shot over the crossbar. Eastus then had another corner kick and found Caroline Hazen on her pass. Hazen’s shot would be cleared away from a Crusader defender.

Unable to score a response, UNI fell to the Crusaders. This marks their second consecutive loss in the MVC after losing to Missouri State the previous Sunday, as well as their second consecutive loss to the Crusaders. UNI is now 3-5-2 against Valparaiso overall and 1-3-2 playing on Valparaiso’s turf.

The Panthers can no longer gain the first or second seed for the MVC tournament. UNI has already clinched a spot in the postseason, and after this loss the Panthers was seeded third and could drop down to sixth. To host a home postseason game, the team needs to finish in the third or fourth seed.

The women’s Soccer team is on its way to a recordbreaking season.

The previous game against Missouri State, the team recorded 135 shots on net for the season, the previous record was 134 shots in 2018. This game added four more shots on net, bringing the total to 139.

Olivia Knoepfle is looking to break the program’s all-time record for the most points scored in a single season. To surpass the program record set by Brynell Yount in 2017, she needs 25 points to beat the 24 point record.

Knoepfle is also looking to break the program’s record for most goals scored, which is 11 goals and was also set

by Yount in 2017.

Caitlin Richards, is looking to tie the program’s history for most shutouts in a career as a UNI goalkeeper.

The postseason berth gives Richards the opportunity to tie Jami Reichenberger’s record of 18 when she played in 2017-2018 for the Panthers.

The UNI team in all is also looking to tie or break the program’s history for most wins in a single season. With 14 wins set by the 2017 squad of Panthers, the team has a very high chance to make history and tie it with a win against Illinois State and a win in the postseason.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Panthers wrecks Redbirds 8-1 in season finale ADAM JOHNSON

Sports Writer

Over this homecoming weekend, there were plenty of events going on, and on Sunday, Oct. 22, the UNI women’s soccer team played the final regular season game against Illinois State. The Panthers came into the game with an overall record of 12-41, and a conference record of 5-4. They were also on a two game losing streak, and -ere looking to pick up a victory before heading into the conference tournament. In dominant fashion, the Panthers were able to do just that.

The Panthers got things going early, as they scored on two of their first three shots of the game. At the 7:12 point, Olivia Bohl scored a goal that was assisted by Maddie Eastus, and at 16:33, Ashley Harrington was assisted

by Lauren Heinsch. The Panthers would have a

little break from scoring goals, but Olivia Knoepfle would get a score around the 30 minute mark that extended the Panthers lead to 3-0. The Redbirds would finally get on the board on a Julia Liguore goal with just five minutes left in the first period. It looked like it might be 3-1 going into the break, but the Panthers added one more on a late goal from Jaylie Hicklin.

The Panthers took a convincing 4-1 lead into the break.

The Panthers carried the momentum of the first period over to the second. About ten minutes in, Knoepfle scored her second goal of the day, and Heinsch followed that up with a goal of her own to make it 6-1 Panthers.

The win was well in hand for the Panthers, but the goals did not stop there.

Macy Smith got a goal on an assist from Sydney Burskey, with Burskey putting the finishing touches

on the dominant victory with less than a minute left on an assist from Giselle Loza. The Panthers took the commanding victory, 8-1.

The Panthers dominant victory featured 21 shots and 13 of them on the goal.

The Redbirds only had seven shots, and one of them made it to the goal.

The victory was a team effort, as seven different Panthers put the ball into the back of the net. The win brought the Panthers record to 13-4-1, and 6-4 in conference play.

The Panthers finished in third place in the conference, and will next compete in the conference tournament. Their high finish puts them straight into the quarterfinals, where they will play the winner of the Belmont and Valparaiso game being played on Thursday, Oct. 26. UNI will play host to the winner, and the game will be at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29.

COURTESEY/UNI ATHLETICS

The Panthers crushed the Redbirds, outscoring Illinois State 8-1

PAGE 11

SPORTS

CADEN SHEA Sports Editor

OCTOBER 25, 2023 |

FOOTBALL

NORTHERNIOWAN.COM

|

VOLUME 120, ISSUE 10

Panthers rock Fighting Hawks for Homecoming MICHAEL SPAHN

Sports Writer

The Northern Iowa football team welcomed in the North Dakota Fighting Hawks for their annual Homecoming game.

The Panthers started with the football, going three and out after Theo Day missed Sergio Morancy down the left sideline.

After the Fighting Hawks offense picked up a couple first downs, their quarterback fumbled the ball which ended up being recovered by Caden Houghtelling of the Panthers.

The first play from scrimmage, Amauri Hickson-Pesek hurdled a Fighting Hawks defender for a gain of 17 yards. A few plays later, Day found Desmond Hutson for a gain of twenty yards. As the Panthers approached the redzone, Hickson-Pesek punched it in with a 14 yard touchdown run to make-it 7-0 Panthers with six minutes to go in the first quarter.

After the Panthers forced a Fighting Hawks punt, Day once again found Hutson for a gain of 33 yards. HicksonPesek kept his momentum going on the ground with back-to-back ten-yard runs down to the Fighting Hawks 14-yard line. The Panthers couldn’t punch it in for six, and ended up settling for a field goal to extend their lead to 10-0 with 11:40 to go in the second quarter.

The Fighting Hawks offense finally jump started with a run of 17 yards. They eventually found themselves at the Panther 12-yard line due

to a facemask penalty that was called against the Panthers. On a crucial third and eight from the redzone, Houghtelling, got to the quarterback for a sack.

This led to a Fighting Hawks field goal attempt which was no good. The Panthers maintained their 10-0 lead.

The Panthers wasted no time on offense after the missed kick, as Day found Morancy deep down the left sideline for a 70-yard touchdown to make it 17-0 Panthers with 3:40 to go in the second quarter.

The Fighting Hawks tried to get on the board before halftime, but Panthers defensive lineman, Cannon Butler, came up with a crucial sack to force a third down and 25.

To start the second half, the Fighting Hawks offense went three and out, giving the ball back to the Panthers. Day found Sam Schnee on third down for a 20-yard gain. A couple plays later, Day found Schnee again for a 29-yard gain to the 14 yard line. Day capped off the drive as he found Brady McCullough in

the back of the end zone to make it 24-0 Panthers with 9:06 to go in the third quarter.

The Fighting Hawks went three and out on their next offensive possession thanks to a Butler sack on third and eight.

Both teams traded punts on their next drives, as the score remained 24-0 throughout the rest of the third quarter.

At the start of the fourth quarter, The Fighting Hawks were on the verge of their first points of the game as they marched down to the Panther

Aumari Hickson-Pesek had a phenomenal game in his first collegiate game as a running back.

STEPH STARK

eight yard line. The Panther defense held their own, stopping them on four straight plays to keep the score at 24-0.

With the Panthers deep in their own territory, HicksonPesek rushed for an 18-yard gain. He followed that up later in the drive with a rush of 20 yards. As the Panthers approached midfield, Day got sacked, forcing the Panthers to punt.

With 7:19 to go in the fourth, the Fighting Hawks were still looking for their first points of the game. On third down, Panthers cornerback Corry Thomas Jr. came up with an interception to give them the ball back. This led to a Matthew Cook 35-yard field goal to make it 27-0 Panthers.

That score would end up being the final.

Hickson-Pesek was the star of the game on offense, rushing for 180 yards and two touchdowns. “It’s just a testament to my teammates and O-line,” Hickson-Pesek said postgame.

“All week they were believing in me.” Saturday marked Hickson-Peseks’ first carries of the entire season. He’s listed as a linebacker, but coach Mark Farley decided early in the week to move him to running back: “He’s learned the game through playing defense,” said Coach Farley.

“He got to go back over to offense and he already knew the playbook before he left.”

This game marked the first time in Panther football history they shut out a top 10 team.

They improve to 4-3 on the season and take on the Illinois State Redbirds on Saturday.

We can stop HIV, Iowa.

HIV treatment has come a long way, and it’s extremely effective.

If you’re living with HIV, getting medical care and taking your HIV medication will help you live a long, healthy life.

Staying on your HIV treatment almost eliminates the chance of transmitting HIV to your partners.

There are programs to support you and your family and help pay for your care and treatment.

Learn more at stophiviowa.org

PAGE 12

CLASSIFIEDS OCTOBER 25, 2023 |

CROSSWORD

SUDOKU

ANSWERS

SOPHIE HOFFMEIER Managing Editor

NORTHERNIOWAN.COM | VOLUME 120, ISSUE 10 Across 39 "Flags of Our Fathers" set1 Cathartic magnesium com- ting, for short pound 41 Vegas summer hrs.

11 Bygone Bulgarian bigwig 42 Windy City train org.

15 Some drag racers 45 "Baywatch" actor 16 Scott of "Arrested 47 Superman's mom Development" 49 Physics Nobelist the year 17 Comment denying kinship after Einstein 18 Bob Ross painted with one 50 "Count on me!"

19 Dog follower, maybe 51 Came clean 20 "Disturbia" singer, famil- 53 "Aww!" iarly 54 Source of some long flows 21 Raise 55 Freezer aisle brand 22 "The Cocktail Party" 56 At risk monogram 23 Former Carson Daly Down employer 1 __ Blofeld, Bond bad guy 24 Horn for Parker 2 Combines 26 Where to find Ruth and 3 Slope of loose stones Aaron: Abbr.

4 Passed 27 West in old movies 5 Sideshow __ of "The 28 Small book size Simpsons" 30 Words that contradict what 6 Gave it another go preceded them 7 When Prospero says, "We 34 Perpetual loser are such stuff / As dreams are 35 Game time? made on" 36 Hydrocodone, e.g.

8 Hideaway 37 "Too Many Rappers" rap- 9 Dix moins sept per 10 I-9 ID 38 Holstein's hi?

11 Uphill aid

12 Sanctuary 13 Protection from planes 14 Support 21 Does very well 23 Do the bare minimum 25 Welk intro words 27 Mediterranean country in which English is an official language 29 Final purpose, to Aristotle 30 Factor in committee assignments 31 Houston's __ Stadium, named for an energy company 32 Has too much, briefly 33 Run a tab, say 34 Coffee, in diner slang 35 Hockey advantage 40 From days past 41 __ parade 42 Python pro 43 Bronze ordinal 44 Like Taos, say 46 Folks 48 Key of Mozart's clarinet concerto: Abbr.

49 Version to debug 51 Sashimi selection 52 Light knock

ATTENTION IOWA RESIDENTS ENTER TO EARN A 45 hips Scholars Available

$1,000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR COLLEGE

Register by Nov. 30 at: www.IowaStudentLoan.org/Panthers