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Hot yoga on The Hill is reviewed by the NI’s activity columnist, Hillyer.
Columnist Daniel calls out sexual misconduct for what it is, a college past-time.
Sports columnist Dengler advocates for the women’s bball team recognition.
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Burnin’ Up some drag CASSIDY NOBLE Staff Writer
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Lezbie Yoncé (Viet Le, senior communication major) performs in UNI Proud’s annual Halloween Drag-A-Ganza show.
High Heels, pantyhose and fishnets graced Commons Ballroom Tuesday night for a special Halloween show. UNI Proud’s annual Drag-A-Ganza kicked off with a half-hour dance party including the Cupid Shuffle and other pop and dance songs. Lezbie Yoncé (Viet Le) and Lady Xaxa (Xavia Publius) performed about half a dozen pop songs including “Ain’t Been Done” and “Burning Up” both by Jessie J. while the crowd whooped and hollered at certain provocative actions. “I love dancing,” said Viet Le, senior communication major and fifthtime performer at UNI Drag shows. “It is fun especially around midterms since everything is so stressful.” A dance party with strobe lights and pop music proceeded the Drag-A-Ganza’s annual costume contest where two males dressing as
Cosmo and Wanda were selected as the winners of a free t-shirt. To kick-off the second act, Xavia Publius sang “You Haven’t Seen The Last Of Me” by Cher, which is a new concept for UNI’s Drag Shows. Typically performers dance and mouth the words to their selected songs. Following Publius’ performance, the comm e n t at o r invited Wartburg’s Duh-versity Knights to the stage where they performed in vibrant orange shirts to conclude the evening’s show. The Duh-versity Knights were contacted about a week before the performance to come and attend. “It was challenging because we hadn’t seen the stage before and we were used to a lot bigger stage,” said Gabrielle Larson, co-captain of the Duh-versity Knights. “It was nerve-wracking of course, but at the end of the day it was fun.”
Minute majors ZAINAB ALREBH
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Re presentatives from almost fifty majors for underg raduate students at t e n d e d the ye a r ly Majors in Minutes event this past Tuesday. The event was hosted by the academic advisory office. Seniors had seven minutes to provide information about their majors to undecided or curious students. “I rate Majors in Minutes as 10 out of 10, and I absolutely recommend it to undecided major students,” said E l i z ab e t h Denniston, freshmen c r i m i n o l og y major. “I find it really helpful to get in Majors in Minutes and talk to people with experience in their field.” Angie Tudor, an academic advisor who helped organize the event, said UNI has held Majors in Minutes for six years and each year it grows.
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Hall on Hudson haunts for hunger CASSIDY NOBLE Staff Writer
The brisk Tuesday air held the attention of the almost 600 students who paid their two dollars or canned food entry fee to go through the Horror on Hudson Haunted House. Serenaded by the music from KULT radio, many students waited out-
side the basement to Noehren Hall. Brought by the Noehren Hall Senate, Horror was an attempt to bring back to life the on-campus haunted house while raising money and food for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. Emily Hummel, sophomore marketing major, said they were not trying to
replace the formal Haunted Houses. Instead, they were trying to create a more mild experience. However, once they added a multitude of ‘scare-actors’ (scary actors/ actresses) the haunted hall came to life. Hummel serves as Noehren Hall Senate President. “It is funny-scary now,” said Madeline Deegan, soph-
omore chemistry major. “But it was terrifying-scary in there.” Even from outside of the building, passersby could hear the high-pitched screams of students as they were cast into a cursed laundry room, a surgery room, a jail cell, a doll house and a sensory room. See HAUNTED HALL, page 4
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Assault reported on campus AMBER ROUSE
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Early Sunday night, the University of Northern Iowa Public Safety received a report of a sexual assault crime that occurred in an on-campus residence hall. The assault occurred around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning at Campbell Hall.
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“When we started the continued from page 1 event, we started with five minutes only. When students filled out evaluation forms, they said the time was too short to talk with the seniors. So Majors we kept raising in minutes the minutes until we reached seven is not just for minutes,” Tudor said. “We do not freshmen. want the time to be too long [but] not too short.” Tudor pointed out that Majors in Minutes is not just for freshmen, but also for all students who may want help looking at different majors. “The event was first meant for freshmen students to pick a major, but now there are more sophomores and juniors coming to consider a minor, also,” said Maddison Jansen, junior public relations major. Jean Neibaur, director of academic advising, said Minutes provides students with an opportunity to look at a broader future. “Majors in Minutes is providing not only majors and minors for undergraduate students, it helps them to look over and ask about certain certificate[s] they are looking for,” Neibauer said.
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Job Cuts? ALLISSA BUELOW
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According to a report from the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, the Iowa Board of Regents plans to implement a restructuring process that will cause up to 250 jobs in Iowa’s public universities to disappear over a long period of time. An estimated 30 of these jobs would be IT, business and HR jobs at the University of Northern Iowa. In the report, former acting UNI President Michael Licari said though some employees have expressed dissent, the restructuring suggestions come at a good time. Many staff are now eligible for retirement. The plan was suggested to the BOR by consultants to save money. The three presidents of Iowa’s public universities are calling for more analysis before any decisions are reached. Michelle Beyers, UNI Human Resource Services director, stated that the process used is called natural attrition; no lay-offs are expected.
Corbyn Mellinger, senior physics major, advised for the physics major table and spoke with students about the exciting features of the physics department. “I really like physics . . . it is about exploring. People do not realize how it is interesting until you look at. It is in everyday around us such as how cars engine work,” Mellinger said.
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UNIUSA ANNUAL ZOMBIE RUN West Gym 3:30-5 p.m. Students may participate in running away from zombies through campus to support funding for UNI ROTC cadets ZOMBIE MASQUERADE Old Central Ballroom, Mauker 7-11 p.m. The International Student Association is hosting a free dance, which includes a costume contest, prizes, games, and refreshments. UNI GAMER BRIGADE SEC Lobby 5-10:45 p.m. People of all majors, backgrounds, and genders are invited to participate in videogames as well as numerous tabletop games.
SATURDAY
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MENTORS IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORKSHOP Sabin 002 All day The leadership program, sponsored by Student Wellness Services, teaches individuals how to practice being active bystanders who have the power to take on the issues of rape, relationship abuse, sexual assualt, and harrassment. Contact mark.rowe-barth@uni. edu for more information.
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So-called “sexual misconduct” CHRISTOPHER DANIEL daniecab @uni.edu
Let’s imagine that I walk up to you, pull out a gun and shoot you dead. Or I merely brandish the gun and make threats. What do you suppose the result would be? I would go to jail. I would definitely be expelled. The 2007 murder of 32 students by a student armed with a semi-automatic firearm at Virginia Tech highlighted what appears to be a national pastime – school shootings. College administrators as a result now take this very seriously. After all, they might be shot and it makes the news. America has another favorite pastime – rape. Rape on university campuses are a particular subset of this activity, one that does not quite receive the attention and alarm campus murder does. Consider that we live in a culture that fetishizes the sexuality of college women. Websites and videos promise men images of uninhibited “dorm-room sluts” and “college girls gone wild.” There is an audience for this, and part of that audience includes men in college, as well as older men who want the voyeuristic thrill of what they either used to do on campus or what they wish they had done. The message, however, is that women in college are here to PARTY. And when men think of women partying, they tend to think “party” is a synonym for “sex.” If a
woman does not want to have sex with a man or group of men, she is not acting according to the rules. She is spoiling the party. Basically, campus is already a hostile environment. This does not make the news. This month there have been two reported “sexual assaults” on campus, in the residence halls, committed by an acquaintance of each woman. Which brings us to another problem with some men. They believe that friendship with a woman should at some point involve sexual favors. They confuse the intimacy of friendship with the intimacy of sex. The result is not intimate. Look, you’re all adults now and simple ethical behaviors should be clear to you. When someone says “no” they are refusing you. Perhaps this disappoints you. Tough. When my boss refuses to give me a raise, is it permissible for me to shoot or otherwise violate him or her? No. As for the rights of friendship, does the closeness of our bond permit me then to commit other outrages on you, say, burn your house down, kill your dog? And as for provocative clothing, yes, women may be wearing sexy clothes to attract men, but that doesn’t mean they’ve posted a sign saying that their bodies are free to all comers. Just as you do when you look for a date or a hook-up, they have the right to pick and choose who they will or will not pair with. Clothes are inanimate objects. Are you saying that you are controlled by clothes? Protocols and protections are in place at UNI to prevent
or, if it comes to it, investigate and possibly discipline sexual malefactors, or as they are commonly known, rapists. Per UNI’s “Discrimination, Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Policy,” “sexual harassment creates a hostile environment and may be disciplined when sufficiently severe.” This behavior may be disciplined? It must be sufficiently severe? The equivocation in this document is troubling. It is partly due to ambiguity that can arise from any kind of incident and the university must word their document to cover these contingencies, as well as cover its ass. As for the term “sexual misconduct?” That is what is
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known amongst editors as a “weasel word” – a generalization that tries to stand in for a concrete fact or facts. This violation must be written into the policy document as what it is – RAPE. Policy documents concerning violence don’t refer to violence as “physical misconduct” or weapons as “potentially harmful objects.” Why this lack of specificity? “Sexual misconduct” sounds like a breach of etiquette, as though you didn’t say “thank you” afterward. And again, in the same document referring to disciplinary action, “sexual misconduct” may result in warnings, probation or suspension. Rape is a crime of violence upon
another person, just as shooting someone is. If I merely wound you on my campus shooting rampage, do I merely receive suspension, since you are still alive? Some people seem to believe that rape does not deserve the severity of punishment given for murder because the victim remains alive (excepting cases of rape and murder). Just as if you killed everyone in the Maucker Union with an AK-47, if you rape a person the result should be the same – expulsion. There will be time for investigation, and if you are exonerated, you may return, even sue for damages. But until that time, your ass should be gone. Given the equivocation in the guidelines for rape, molestation and other forms of sexual violence, I’m afraid you may have to take action into your own hands. First of all, nothing says NO like a sharp blow to the testicles. Secondly, if you witness sexual assault, the right thing to do may just be to put yourself at risk to stop it. Unless I can’t swim, I don’t run to find an authority if I see someone drowning. I act. Finally, I am aware of the traumatic effect rape can have on victims and that this trauma induces fear and a reluctance to confront and press charges. By all means, seek counselors, but afterward prosecute the SOB. Campus rape is almost as much a college tradition as homecoming celebrations. It has to stop somewhere. And if the institutions that have a responsibility for your protection, and they dance around the issue, it’s up to us to force it into the light.
The problems we Millennial kids have RILEY COSGROVE
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Believe it or not, we are nearly half way through the current decade. By now, most of the Millennial’s have graduated from college, started their occupations or are just graduating high school. During the first decade of the new millennium, we were growing into our young adulthood and now we are actually growing up. Since the 2000’s have now been over for almost five years, it is interesting to look back at the past decade. It was the first full decade that I was alive and for others around
my age, the 2000’s were the decade in which we made a cultural impact, at least in entertainment. After looking back at my years in the 2000’s, it began to dawn on me that the 2010’s have become an extension of the previous decade and seems to be lacking its own originality and cultural impact other decades made before us. The 1970’s were arguably a huge influential period in American popular culture, from disco to awareness of social issues to the rise of television programming. 1980’s brought us some of the most unique fashion trends and became the birth of pop music, giving us artists such as Michael Jackson, Madonna and Prince. The 1990’s served as the
decade of rebellion between the grunge clothing and some of the best alternative music of all time. The 2000’s brought us some great moments, such as the rise of social media, the digitalization of music and an outstanding growth in technology, but it seems most of the problems of the 2000’s have carried over into the 2010’s. The Middle East is still in the midst of complete chaos, the global economy has yet to recover from the crash of 2008 and Lindsay Lohan is still in and out of rehab. Music has gradually become more electronic, but most pop music today seems disposable and there hasn’t been a new breakout of an original genre that has taken
over our musical landscape. People still unfortunately wear some of the tragic fashion trends of the 2000’s, such as crocs and branded logo t-shirts, but at least the trucker cap and fedora fads from the 2000’s were left behind. This is our decade, Millennials. Do we want future generations to look back at us as a generation of creativity and originality or do we only want to be remembered as a generation that embraced scantily clad girls who twerked and sang about having a big booty? Lizzie McGuire is now a mom, the original Play Station has long been replaced, “Mean Girls” is 10 years old and the Kardashians are still unfortunately relevant. The world is lacking origi-
nality and it is our time to shine. So let the next generation enjoy lackluster pop music and poor television programming, we have a responsibility to set the bar for the next decade. We are already making social progress with the legalization of gay marriage and marijuana becoming more prevalent within the United States and it seems our economy is on track to fully recover by the end of the decade, but the old policies of the past could come back to haunt us. We need to shoot for the stars and think outside of the box, in order to make the 2010’s one of the most memorable decades of the century. As our childhood icon Buzz Lightyear said, “To infinity and beyond!”
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ACTIVITIES REVIEW
Time to get steamy with hot yoga DYLAN HILLYER
Activities Reviewer
Across from the UNI campus, you have the opportunity to get Zen, sweaty and flexible. No, not at Sharkies. Balance Yoga is a new establishment on The Hill, which offers a way to move your body. As winter approaches, you have an opportunity to get stronger, sweatier and drink down a nice dose of calm. Owner Kara Yahn, a former UNI track athlete, saw a niche for Balance on The Hill and has already achieved considerable success. When asked what clients can find at Balance, Yahn replied, “Flexibility, strength, a cleanse … the “hot” yoga is to imitate a warm, Indian environment … Wintertime, this is the only reason I can do [Cedar Falls Winters] is coming to 100 degrees and sweating it out.” Balance Yoga currently employs nine certified instructors, who actively attend workshops to better serve clients coming to Balance. Many have bachelors and master’s degrees in their respective fields of
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Even if students live in Noehren, the layout and organization of the maze makes it nearly unrecognizable with garbage bags, fishing line, dripping water, strobe lights and other obstacles distracting the senses of the participants. Through suspended cobwebs and hidden scareactors, Jessica McCoy, sophomore communications disorder major, made her way to safety after entering Noerhen’s Haunted house. “The whole thing was scary, especially when they were jumping out at you,” said McCoy. “Especially the laundry room got me –
study outside out of yoga instruction. With all the hype, I had to try out Balance Hot Yoga for myself. Right as I walked in the door, I was welcomed and the atmosphere was classic Iowa hospitality. Once I got myself ready, I headed into the Quiet Room where the practice takes place. It was hot—but nothing more than a humid July evening —and the room was settling and relaxed. The room eventually reaches one hundred degrees over the course of the session. If anyone tells you yoga is
easy, don’t believe it. Don’t be fooled just because you think you’ve got the downward dog down, Balance will tame that ego a bit. Over the course of two sessions, I wrangled myself into many positions, the names of which I can not pretend to know. The “warrior two” is one stance with which to be reckoned. It was the first time I had been directed to move in both a terse and fluid manner while maintaining stable breaths. The end result was wonderful. It is simultaneously cathartic and a rush.
If you hit Main or The Hill a little hard the night before, Balance Yoga serves a sweet deal. “It is great for a hangover, though,” Yahn jokingly noted. At any rate, it’ll keep you from looking like an extra off The Walking Dead on those precious weekend afternoons. There’s an added benefit for athletic performance too—for you lifters and weekend warriors out there. “We’ve actually had a lot of the sports teams, we’ve had the basketball, swim and softball teams here; and the
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People get active during a hot yoga session. Balance Yoga is located on the Hill and offers different types of courses focusing on heat.
coaches have found it great for their athletes,” Yahn said. And hey, if Panther coaches see it fit to attend, what other kind of persuasion do you need? If you finish a tough test, have some time before class or are tired of the WRC, Balance provides a new option for UNI students. Yahn offers a free first session for newcomers, so you have nothing to lose… except for a bucket of stress and a little sweat.
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‘do you have any quarters?’ … ok, maybe it doesn’t seem so scary now.” McCoy is referring to a scare-actor who was shrieking and demanding attendees pay for loads of laundry where pictures of demented and tormented infants’ faces were plastered along the front of dim illumination. Once the haunted house was over, students were led to Noehren’s study lounge where they could recover and share their experiences as well as eat and drink refreshments. The idea of the event was to have fun and to continue to spur the Halloween spirit at UNI. “I would go back through,” said McCoy. “I would still scream a lot though.”
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‘Scare-actors’ scream at students who are looking for a scare at Horror on Hudson in Noehren hall. The event was held by the Noehren hall senate on Tuesday and Wednesday night.
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The Duh-ver sity Knights are an organization that prides themselves on not being a selective dance g roup. They will be retur ning in
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the spring to perform at the annual drag show held in Maucker Union. As Lezbie Youncé and Lady Xaxa concluded the show with a final number together, the students had the opportunity to mingle and dance to more pop
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Viet Le performs as Lezbie Yoncé at UNI’s Proud halloween DragA-Ganza. The event took place Tuesday night in the UNI Commons Ballroom.
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music played overhead. “This was my first time at a drag show,” said Rand Smith, sophomore English major. “I personally loved it. It was interesting and it was something that I had never e xperienced before.”
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Fantasy football options week nine RILEY UBBEN
Sports Editor
With the fantasy football playoffs just four weeks away for most of you, week nine is another key week in deciding whether or not you will be in the playoffs or watching your friends gloat from the sidelines. With the Packers, Bears, Lions, Falcons, Titans and Bills on byeweeks, the majority of fantasy footballers are going to have to dig deep to fill their lineup. Aaron Rodgers and Jay Cutler are ranked third and sixth at the quarterback position respectively and are both out this weekend. With opposing owners salivating at the chance of you playing without a top quarterback, here are a few options to pick up on the waiver wire along with who is hot and who is not for week nine. HOT: Ben Roethlisberger put up 44 standard league points last week against the Colts, who came into the game as a top team defending the pass. Facing the Ravens this week, who are without top cornerback Jimmy Smith, Roethlisberger should have a good day with his top receiver Antonio Brown facing off against a depleted secondary. Owned in almost 86 percent of ESPN.com leagues, there is a slim chance that he is available. NOT: Andy Dalton is squaring off against Jacksonville this week, which automatically puts him as a must play for fantasy owners. Many fans underestimate the Jags defense, who are limited
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Jerick McKinnon (31) is a solid waiver wire option for fantasy football owners, averaging over 90 yards in his last two games. McKinnon is up against a Washington defense is subpar against the run.
in effectiveness due to the amount of turnovers caused by their offense. Although Dalton should put up a decent score, don’t expect him to put up huge numbers. But with A.J. Green making his return this weekend, it’ll be a hit or miss. Eddie Lacy is off this week after one of his best yardage games against the Saints. Here is a look at the running backs for week nine: HOT: Jerick McKinnon is on this list for the second week in a row. McKinnon is facing off against a Washington defense who DeMarco Murray shred-
ded on Monday. McKinnon is no Murray, but has been putting up solid yardage every weekend. If the Vikings can move the ball effectively, McKinnon’s eight and nine points will jump to 14 or 15. NOT: Mark Ingram may be a surprise to many, but he is making his way onto the not list this weekend. News flash for some of you, he won’t be going up against the Packers’ defense every week. Ingram rushed for a career high last week but I don’t expect him to score 23 again this week. Ingram should be a play this week in many leagues because of the
lack of top running backs available. Wide receivers. HOT: Brandin Cooks is ranked 20th by ESPN.com heading into tonight’s game. Cooks has been Drew Brees’ top target downfield this season. If the Saints can get some sort of running game going, Cooks will once again be running downfield off the playaction pass. Cooks catches the most targets, 80 percent, of any receiver in the league. Available in 51 percent of leagues, Cooks is a solid pickup for those who will be without Jordy Nelson and
Julio Jones this week. And it is always nice to have a player in on a Thursday night game. NOT: Keenan Allen is coming off of a week where he tallied over 70 yards and one touchdown. The Dolphins defense is on a roll after playing the Jags last weekend, but do not weigh heavily on that. The Dolphins contained Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffrey in week seven and should be able to stunt Allen’s numbers a bit. The upside of Allen that he does have Philip Rivers throwing him the ball. Tight ends. HOT: Despite not putting up mindblowing yardage, Dwayne Allen has scored a touchdown in six of his eight games this season. The Giants have allowed four touchdowns from tight ends the last two games they have played. Although he may not get the yardage you want, fantasy football is all about getting into the endzone, and Allen does just that. NOT: Jason Witten is coming off of his best game this season, gaining a season-high 70 yards and scoring his second touchdown of the year. The Cardinals have allowed the 13th most fantasy points to opposing tight ends, but don’t expect Witten to return to his old self. Defense/Special teams. HOT: The Vikings defense has been solid all year when the offense can keep ahold of the ball. Playing a Washington team who may have to start Colt McCoy again, the Vikings should be effective at limiting yards allowed.
OPINION
Women’s basketball deserves more recognition SEAN DENGLER
Sports Columnist
The men’s basketball team gets mentioned a lot on UNI’s campus. While they have been successful and will be great this year, there is another team on this campus who deserves more recognition: the Panther women’s basketball team. These ladies are some of the best athletes at this university. We need to recognize them more for their efforts. Many people do not know this team finished the last fifteen games of last season with a 10-5 record. They also finished 13-5 in the Missouri Valley Conference, which was good enough for third place. They finished only one game behind Wichita State University and Indiana State University. This is remarkable, and most students don’t know these facts. This is something that needs to change. Another reason this team deserves more recognition
this year is core players will be returning, making this year even better. Jen Keitel is expected to lead the team as she was selected to the MVC AllConference first-team last year. She led the team in points, field goal percentage, scoring average, field goals made, offensive rebounds and blocked shots. Last year was her breakout year, but this year will be even better. She is not the only reason why the women’s basketball team is looking strong this year. The Panthers were a young team this year, but everybody now has a year of experience below their belt. Sophomore Madison Weekly played in 25 games last season as a true freshman, so a jump in her production should be expected. Junior Stephanie Davison had a breakout year last year as she started in all 30 games while averaging 10.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. The experience of playing a whole year together goes a long way, and these ladies will
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The University of Northern Iowa women’s basketball team finished third in the Missouri Valley Conference last season, one game behind Wichita State and Indiana State.
capitalize on this opportunity. Most teams have a few seniors graduate every year, but the Panthers did not have this problem. While they started off
slow last year due to inexperience, this year they will be expected to play full throttle from the start. They deserve recognition because they are
going to prove their worth anyways. These ladies are the real deal and they should not be thought of as second to the men’s basketball team.
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