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October 9, 2017
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Volume 114, Issue 13
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Opinion 3 Campus Life 4 Sports 6 Games 7 Classifieds 8
INSIDE THIS ISSUE The Amazing Race 2
What have immigrants done? 3
Homecoming pep rally 5
Current MLB standings 6
panthers lose to leathernecks JOHN DUNLOP/Northern Iowan
WILLIAM RIEPE
Sports Writer
The Panthers suffered a tough loss to the Western Illinois L eathernecks this weekend. Following a strong first half performance, the Panthers could not keep Western Illinois out of the endzone, giving up 33 points in the second half with a final score of 38-29. Total yardage in the competition was close, but Western Illinois’ running game totaled 146 yards on
31 carries and one touchdown in the third quarter. The Panthers’ running game lagged early, averaging two yards per carry. The running back duo of Trevor Allen and J’Veon Browning struggled to get much going. Dunne, who has struggled in the past when the run game was missing, completed 25 of his 41 attempts for 342 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. Dunne is currently sitting as the number two quarterback in the conference, averaging three touch-
HOME COMING parade
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downs and 284 yards per game. Daurice Fountain enjoyed a great performance, snagging nine of his targets for 103 yards. Fountain emerged as a solid threat on third down and deep plays. He is currently second at his position in the conference, only outdone by Jaelon Acklin from Western Illinois. Elias Nissen enjoyed his second game in a row scoring a touchdown. This week he caught two passes in the end zone and added a fumble recovery in the endzone for his third of the night. KIRBY DAVIS
Staff Photographer
On Saturday, Oct. 7, UNI’s annual Homecoming Parade took to the streets as students and community members showed off their school spirit hours before the weekend’s big football game. The parade was sponsored by University Book & Supply. Student organizations entered in the parade gathered at Gilchrist parking lot at 9:30 a.m. to check in and begin decorating their golf carts before the judging began at 10 a.m. There were over 50 groups participating in the parade, not to mention the variety of vehicles and characters that also partook in the parade activities. The parade began with
An inconsistent offensive line for the Panthers showed its face again this week. The Panther line has allowed 14 sacks and let Dunne get hit 11 times over four games. This does not allow time for plays to develop and limits decision making for Dunne. This was also a factor in the run game struggles, as the running backs were not finding the blocks they needed to break off runs. The Panther defense performed well initially but struggled after half-time. Jared Farley led the tackle count with 14, bringing
him to the top of the conference in solo tackles. Neal Rickey led the team with two sacks, two tackles for loss and a broken up pass, but no turnovers forced by the Panthers. The Panthers went up 14-5 early in the game but allowed two deep pass plays to go for touchdowns late in the game. These short drives gave Western Illinois the lead late, and the Panthers have struggled coming from behind this season.
UNI President Mark Nook and the Homecoming Court leading the way, followed by organizations featuring a Panther purple Volkswagen Beetle, a purple and gold international tractor and an orange-gold motorcycle with a side car. As a way to tie in this year’s Star Wars-inspired Homecoming theme of “Panthers Awaken,” there were also appearances from Yoda, Darth Vader and Storm Troopers. Other characters in attendance included Snow White, the Culver’s Ice Cream Cone, a T-Rex inf latible costume and several dogs decked out in costumes. The parade almost didn’t take place. Due to the stormy conditions of the previous day and forecasts of inclem-
ent weather, the parade was put on pending basis. This meant that participants would be notified by 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning if the parade was still happening. Come Saturday morning, the clouds were dark and the wind was chilled, but UNI students, alumni and future Panthers still turned out to watch the parade. As 11 a.m. approached, the sky cleared and the sun came out to shine on all those in attendance Many families had turned out dressed in all purple and gold, showing their Panther pride and wearing excited faces as the f loats passed them. Panther Mayhem won the Panther Spirit Award among those student organizations partaking in the parade.
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