11-14-22

Panther volleyball back on top

EN ESPAÑOL

CADEN SHEA Sports Writer

The UNI Panthers are the outright Missouri Valley Conference champions after wins against Southern Illinois and Missouri State this weekend at home in the McLeod Center. This team has become the 20th team in school history to hold this honor. The team had an

amazing turn around from last year in which they placed eighth in the conference and had a conference record of 7-11. The Panthers have had an exceptional season so far and have finally capped it off by becoming the definitive champions of the conference for the regular season.

Before the Panthers became the outright cham pions, they first clinched at

least a share of the confer ence title on Saturday night after a hard fought battle with the Southern Illinois Salukis. The Panthers came into this game on a mission to win a championship and clearly showed so in their gritty style of play. Emily Holterhaus came to play with a careerhigh 22 kills.

International Education Week kicks off

CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN Staff Writer

From the mountains of Colombia to the South Asian island of Sri Lanka, UNI’s International Engagement pro gram hosts international stu dents from 61 different coun tries across the world. These students will get the opportu nity to showcase their country and culture during International Education Week, happening from Monday Nov. 14 to Friday Nov. 18.

International Education Week is dedicated to celebrating international education across UNI’s campus, which includes international students, interna tional faculty and departments implementing degrees and pro grams engaging global perspec tives.

Ava Deitrich, an Iowa native and UNI senior, is the Office of International Engagement (OIE) Student Programming Coordinator.

“As Iowans we aren’t neces sarily oriented to seek out those connections, but it really broad ens your worldview,” Dietrich said. “It’s an awesome oppor tunity to open up your mind to other people and experiences, and there is a little bit of some thing for everyone.”

Translation: UNI professor presents Spanish teaching panel

MAYRA VILLANUEVA Spanish Editor YESSENIA RODRIGUEZ Translator

The Department of Languages & Literatures pre sented a Spanish Teaching panel on Nov. 8th in Rod Library at 7 p.m.

This event was an invitation to students that are majoring in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Spanish Teaching as a for eign language and graduated alumni from the program to discuss their experiences of preparation at UNI to work in bilingual education programs, international studies and other settings.

The language advisor and instructor of Spanish, Elena Dobrila, talks about the num ber of students in the majors of Spanish: currently there are “nine students in the pro gram of Spanish Teaching and TESOL, 25 students in Spanish without focusing on teaching and 20 students with a major in Spanish teaching.”

Dobrila also mentioned that this is a great opportuni ty for alumni of the program to talk about their experienc es and that students can learn more about future possibilities.

Dobrila said, “For the students that are in the program right now, or those who are consid ering it, this is a great oppor tunity to get rid of any doubts

and understand more about the possibilities that this major offers.”

The organizer of this event and Spanish professor Heather Jerónimo stated that the reason for this event was to celebrate the former students and their experiences after university. Professor Jerónimo said before the event that, “It is expected that the students learn about the experience of teaching Spanish in different types of schools. The participants are going to talk about the skills they have learned about the Spanish program at UNI and how they have had the oppor tunity to put these skills to practice in their careers.”

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UNI defeated Missouri State in four sets on Saturday to clinch an outright Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship.

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The Spanish panel helped current students learn about the different opportunities in the Spanish teaching profession and the different settings and roles that they can take in schools.

CAMPUS LIFE

UNI prepares for a week of celebrating international stu dents, faculty and programs.

OPINION Opinion Columnist Nkasa Bolumbu argues that “The Little Mermaid” can be Black.

SPORTS The UNI men’s basketball team falls to Richmond Spiders, 68-55.

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For the 20th time in program history, UNI crowned MVC regular season champions

NISG October Updates

From Homecoming to the launch of the Our Tomorrow campaign, Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) has had a busy and produc tive month of October. A brief summary of what NISG has accomplished this past month is included below.

Our Tomorrow Campaign Launch

The Our Tomorrow cam paign was officially launched at the beginning of October in order to raise money for vari ous renovations around cam pus and student success. 70% of the $250 million campaign has already been raised.

Groovy Homecoming Celebrations

NISG participated in UNI’s grooviest Homecoming to date by running in the Amazing Race hosted by CATS, (some how placing third even after Chief Justice Parker Daniels hurled up two of his energy drinks), and handed out sweet treats under the Campanile to students, as well as walked in the Homecoming Parade.

New Board of Regent Member

NISG members met with new Board of Regents mem ber JC Risewick who was appointed by Gov. Reynolds on June 21, 2022. NISG rep resentatives discussed the needs of students, includ ing increased mental health resources and reduced tuition costs with Risewick.

New NISG Members

NISG welcomed a new Director of Athletic Affairs, Jaylie Hicklin, and a new Associate Justice, Danny Stewart.

Student Organization

Funding Requests Approved by NISG: Phi Kappa Alpha Alpha Sigma Tau Morgan’s Message Panther Soccer Prowlers

Make the Change Asian Student Union Tau Chi Criminology Club Entrepreneur Club Women’s Rugby Club

Resolutions Passed

Recognizing: Latine Heritage Month Indiginous People’s Day National Transfer Student Week International Open Access Week

Open Board of Directors Positions

NISG is looking for appli cants for the following posi tions. If interested, apply at nisg.uni.edu under the appli cations tab.

Director of Alumni Relations Director of Accessibility Services

Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs Cedar Falls City Council Liaison

Director of Graduate Life Director of Civic Engagement

Open Senate Seats

NISG is also looking for Senators to apply for Senate seats. The Senate is part of the

Legislative Branch of NISG and makes up the largest branch of student government. The Senate gives students the opportunity to make meaning ful change on UNI’s campus for years to come. Previous Senators have implemented

initiatives like extended men tal health services, lobbying efforts at the State Capitol, and even niche projects like clothing drives.

Apply at nisg.uni.edu under the applications tab.

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Furthermore, Jerónimo and Dobrila added that through this panel, the teach ing program at UNI, spe cifically Spanish teaching, will get better because of the connections with alumni and current students creating a larger community of learning and different experiences.

Many students, alum ni and professors assisted this event, and many others had the opportunity to join through Zoom.

There were four panel ists with different experi ences with Spanish teach ing, which brought different points of views in teaching Spanish to the current stu dents. During the session of the event, Professor Jerónimo asked questions to the panel

ists and other students also asked questions about their unique experiences of teach ing in different placements and schools including their success and challenges that the profession could bring.

Professor Jerónimo hopes that this event happens every year so that current students learn more about the differ ent opportunities that they can have with this program once they graduate.

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NISG President Leila Masinovic and Vice President Micaiah Krutsinger gather by the Campanile during the Our Tomorrow campaign celebration in early October.

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NISG ended up taking third place in the Traditions Challenge Amazing Race during the week leading up to Homecoming. Aside from participating in campus festivities, the student govenment has been busy approving funding for student organizations, passing resolutions to recognize important weeks and more.

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Elena Dobrila, an advisor and professor in the language department at UNI, commended the panel for helping more students fully understand the Spanish teaching major.

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Spanish Professor Heather Jeronimo organized the panel hoping to educate others about Spanish teaching through the celebration of former students and their accomplishments.

OPINION

Mermaids can be Black

NKASA

BOLUMBU Opinion Columnist

Ariel is one of my favorite Disney princesses. I admire her curiosity and the lengths she would go to satiate it. She’s young, free-spirited and free-minded. She took a calculated risk for a love that had been in the making since she first saved her prince’s life. She helped defeat Ursula, the witch who took her voice. She united the land and the sea by reconciling with her father and being proud of who she is and who she wants to be. She really resonated with a lot of young kids—kids of all colors, not just white redheads. Now, this mermaid princess, who’s literally from a different world and doesn’t (hopefully) express the same racism that has existed in our country for centuries and still exists today, shouldn’t be played by a Black actress. Is Disney playing the diversity game? Yes. Have we been seeing a recent trend of recasting white-cast characters with people of color? Yes. Has the racism our country claims to have passed stopped? No. Case in point: online racism is being disguised as genuine criticism for the upcoming movie “The Little Mermaid.”

The iconic redhead mer maid will be played by Halle Bailey. Bailey is arguably one of the most talented vocalists of Generation Z. She’s half of the R&B group Chole x Halle. The sister duo has been doing cover songs on their YouTube channel, Chloe x Halle, since the 2010s. They were recurring characters on ABC’s “Grownish,” and their ethnic vocals on the albums “Ungodly Hour” (2020) and “The Kids Are Alright” (2018) have been killing the music industry. She’s also a Black woman.

From the #notmyariel page on CBR.com, Director Rob Marshall states, “After an extensive search, it was abundantly clear that [Bailey] possesses that rare combina tion of spirit, heart, youth, innocence and substance – plus a glorious singing voice – all intrinsic qualities necessary to play this icon ic role.” She was chosen as Ariel for a reason. Her being Black is what it is. This isn’t “affirmative action” or just a diversity check needing to be filled out for Disney’s yearly quota. They are signed and mentored by Beyonce her

self! She truly has the voice. Bailey’s acting is another matter, but the main qual ification for being Ariel is having that voice that even Ursula can’t resist stealing. She’s the real deal and the director for the film certainly agrees.

People felt so righteous in their need to correct the wrongs against them that there’s a Twitter post of someone using artificial intelligence on the teaser trailer to make her look like the 1989 Ariel. They made Bailey white. A real Black woman was reimagined as white. It’s like putting bleach cream to strip off all the Blackness down to her nose structure too. Might as well make her have blue eyes too. If they did this all with a blank background, that’d be no problem. The issue is that Bailey, who is Black, was literally whitewashed. Instead of just getting rid of her all together, they erased her blackness and used it as a template for their ideal Ariel. In 2019 the #notmyari el went around from older people who just can’t relate to a 16-year-old love-stricken mermaid unless she’s white. Bailey can be #notyourariel but she’s not playing this role just for older generations to feel nostalgic. It’s for the newer generation and Disney recycling the classics.

“The Little Mermaid” teaser trailer that was released earlier this fall received over 1.5 million dislikes on the Disney YouTube channel. Even though the dislike count for all YouTube videos is hid den, people went out of their way to make their hatred vis ible. Remember, this is all for a 1 minute and 24 second clip with 10–20 seconds of singing near the end, and she only appears on screen for about 30 seconds. The mere presence of her blackness in the first second of the trailer was enough for haters.

There are some criti cisms that I do agree with. Hollywood is not more diverse because of a change of heart. They want more people of color to watch their media, and in order to do that, one must cast more people of color. Inauthentic representation, which means that Disney is recycling sto ries with casts that are more representative of our times today.

Mermaids exist in all types of cultures around the globe.

Contrary to popular belief, many Black cultures have mermaid lore. “The Little Mermaid,” for example, could use stories from Haiti and their mermaids known as Mami Wata’s. Matt Walsh, a popular and outspoken con servative, argued that, scien tifically, mermaids live deep under the sea, where they get little sun, so they’d be pale and therefore couldn’t be Black. Scientifically, we’ve yet to prove mermaids’ exis tence. And Black people can have albinism, be pale or have light skin while remain ing Black. Realistically, a mermaid can be anything since they’re not real.

If they were to remake more live-action movies, I wouldn’t cast anyone who doesn’t look like Merida, Mulan or Princess Tiana if they kept their settings and cultures the same. Merida is Scottish, Mulan is Chinese and Tiana is a Black woman who’s experiencing unjust racism, though she has what it takes to buy her dream restaurant. All of these cul tures are central to their sto ries. It would be dishonorable to simply change all of their races while keeping them in the same story because their cultures and how they were raised in them will be differ ent for someone who isn’t a part of them.

However, the themes of discrimination, wanting to find your own destiny and fight for your own hand in marriage, and learning to work hard but also relax and be open to change are themes that exist outside of race. You can make stories that are sim ilar in theme and nature to the

original, even in the same set ting, but still make sure that the new characters are true to themselves. Even though Disney’s Ariel is loosely based on a Danish story, it is not about Danish culture or people. If Disney had wanted to, they could have made the original film rich in culture just like “Frozen” is rich with Norwegian and Sami culture.

Racist criticism directed at non-white actors is not a new phenomenon in the mainstream. Often times, non-white actors are labeled as “woke” simply when this kind of casting happens. It’s ironic that they’re labeled as “woke” for being non-white and playing a White charac ter. Wokeness is now attribut ed to one’s skin instead of what they actually believe. Zendaya, who is a biracial Black woman, received lots of hate for playing the famous “MJ,” also known as Mary Jane Watson, in the new “Spiderman” movies in 2016. Idris Elba got hate for playing Heimdall in the “Thor” film franchise. It’s nothing new. It seems like it only gets worse every year. The racist derogatory memes and stereotypes only increase in frequency.

Race-switching is a twoedged sword, and I understand people’s concerns when they see people they’ve always known to be white played by non-white actors. We are not a colorblind society, nor are we anywhere close to a post-racial society. I don’t believe that Blackwashing is the same as whitewash ing since that deals with the anti-Blackness aspect of Blackness on the street. The

race-switching isn’t a true representation because no new stories will be told. It’s recycling old material that will work since their original animated movies are an easy formula for success.

The people making these racist critiques also forget that non-white actors have played many White char acters in musicals and on Broadway outside of the mainstream entertainment media. In 1997’s Rodgers and Hammerstein’s film “Cinderella,” Brandy Norwood played Cinderella alongside Whitney Houston as her fairy godmother. The prince was played by the Asian actor Paolo Montalban, who had a white father and Black mother.

This type of casting doesn’t need to make “sci entific” sense in its setting because the world that the characters were in is diverse and race wasn’t an issue. It’s fantasy – an escape from the real world problems we face. In 2019, the actress for “Moana,” Auli’i Cravalho, played Ariel in “The Little Mermaid Musical.” Even Keke Palmer, whose name is now seeing mainstream love with her role in Jordan Peele’s movie “Nope,” is send ing love. She played, in her words, the Black Cinderella on broadway. The interesting thing about Ariel, Cinderella and characters like them is that their whiteness is not a big part of their story.

The casting of Halle Bailey as Ariel in Disney’s live action “The Little Mermaid” has garnered backlash from online communities implying that Ariel cannot be Black.

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

Disney’s decision to cast a Black actress as Ariel has sparked online outrage following the release of the live-action trailer

Experiences of International Students

CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN Staff Writer

UNI hosts students from countries all over the world. Oftentimes, coming to UNI is an international students’ first time experiencing the United States.

“We are very interest ed to know what it’s like to live in America because we’ve only seen it in mov ies,” Gavik Kuruppu, an international student from Sri Lanka said. “America is one of the best of the countries in the world, and everyone knows about it. So learning about, seeing it in movies, reading about it, and then finally coming here and living it is what we want. The more friends we make the more able we are to get that expe rience. So teach us what it is like, and share

your experiences.”

Many international stu dents also may experience a few culture shocks as they transition to life in America. Nneoma Nnaji, an interna tional student from Nigeria, experienced a shock regard ing how people dress.

“People here dress very informal to classes,” Nnaji said. “My first shock was seeing someone wear paja mas to class. I think my other shock was professors allowing you to eat in class because they don’t do that back home, so that was exciting.”

Semyon Drozdetckii, an international student from Russia, noted there are many similarities between Russia and America, but he has noticed

little differences like the direction of doors locks. He also notes the different dis positions of people in Iowa versus Russia.

“People in Iowa are real ly nice,” Drozdetckii said. “Much nicer than the peo ple in Russia. But in Russia people will usually say what they think of you and some times that is necessary.”

On top of cultural dif ferences, international stu dents often experience American food for the first time. Pancakes are a food mentioned by several inter national students to be one of their favorite foods they have tried in America.

“I was told there is a National Pancake Day and some small towns across Iowa have a day dedi cated towards pancake

day, and they spend the day making pancakes,” Kuruppu said. “That was something that really got me excit ed because I love myself a good stack of pancakes.”

Nnaji also mentioned her love for pancakes.

“All I heard in Nigeria before coming here was burgers, burgers, burgers,” Nnaji said. I’m sorry but it’s overhyped. My favorite food is ribs and pancakes. I’d never really had pan cakes back home, but I tried it here and I loved it.”

International Education Week, starting Nov. 14 and ending Nov. 18, will allow international students to showcase their culture, country and chat with the campus community about their experienc es.Kuruppu is most

looking forward to the Taste of Culture event Nov. 15 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., where he will make curry for his booth showcasing Sri Lanka.

Drozdetckii is also look ing forward to the Taste of Culture event.

“It’s a really nice chance to expand your knowledge about other people’s cul ture,” Drozdetckii said.

Nnaji is excited for International Karaoke and Dance from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 16, as she has been asked to dance at the event.

For a full calendar of events of International Education Week, visit inter nationalengagement.uni. edu.

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In the Maucker Union there are currently flags displayed in the center commons in celebration of International Education Week.

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International students give their insights on their unique experiences at UNI. This week, there will be a vareity of events in which students can engage with the global community.

MEG GROVE Staff Writer

Thinking about doing a study abroad or longing to travel somewhere new? The Study Abroad Center will be hosting UNI Passport Day on Nov. 16, 2022. The event is for students to apply for or renew their passport and will be hosted in the Study Abroad Center, 103 East Bartlett from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Black Hawk County Recorder’s Office will be coming to the event to accept passport applications from UNI students, faculty and staff. Individuals applying for their passport will need to bring the DS-11 Form (can be filled out prior to attending or at the event), a certified copy of the applicant’s birth cer tificate (including the appli cant’s parents’ birth names and have a registrar’s raised, embossed, impressed, or mul ticolored seal), and a photo copy of the front and back sides of the driver’s license. The same documents are needed for passport renewal, along with the applicant’s old passport. Students can go to the UNI Study Abroad web site to view the full list of

items needed.

The cost of applying for a passport is $130 made to the U.S. Department of State by check or money order. There is also a $35 process ing fee that can be paid in cash or check to the Black Hawk County Recorder’s Office. Passport photos will be available free of charge at the event. Students can pay $60 for an expedited passport if needed, otherwise processing times are six to nine weeks.

Having a passport opens up many opportunities for students. “A passport is valid for 10 years. It’s nice to have it available so that when stu dents do want to travel, it is one less thing to do at that time,” said Stephanie Rojas, Study Abroad Interim Director. Even if you don’t plan on doing a study abroad trip in college, a passport is extremely useful for identifi cation purposes and if travel plans come up suddenly.

Students at the event will be able to discuss study abroad opportunities with staff. There are many oppor tunities to travel for UNIFI or Capstone credits that are faculty-led. Students can also study at partner universities for a semester, full academic

year or a summer session while still paying UNI tui tion. These options can be discussed at the event, along with study abroad scholar ship opportunities.

Being able to travel inter nationally is a great way to learn about the world and experience different cultures. According to a study con ducted by The Institute for International Education, 95% of students said that studying abroad had a lasting impact on their worldview. The study also found that 94% of students say that their study abroad experience still impacts their interactions with people from different cultures.

The event is being held during International Education Week, a week meant to highlight the inter national community and efforts on campus. Hosting the event on campus makes it easier for students, inter national and from the U.S., to get a passport. “We hope that having the Blackhawk County Recorder’s Office come to campus will help make obtaining a passport more accessible to students,” said Rojas.

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Semyon Drozdetckii, an international student from Russia, encourages people to attend International Education Week events.

“It’s a really nice chance to expand your knowledge about other people’s culture because in Iowa you don’t get a lot of outside influence,” Drozdetckii said. “It would be really nice to even just introduce yourself.”

Deitrich has been involved with the OIE since her fresh man year and has loved interact ing with international students during her years at UNI. She is looking forward to the many events planned for this week which highlight UNI’s interna tional community.

“[International Education Week] is an awesome oppor tunity for them to shine. I love this community and I love these people. It makes me so happy that they get this moment.”

A full calendar of events for International Education Week can be found at internationalen gagement.uni.edu. Highlights from the week’s events are included below.

Monday

Chat with International stu dents from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Elm Room at Maucker Union.

Check out the Office of International Engagement’s (OIE) open house from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., located in the upper level of Maucker Union.

Finally, make some s’mores from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at ThreeHouse with the International Community.

Tuesday

Taste of Culture, one of the most popular events hosted by OIE, will take place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Maucker Ballrooms. Experience food from countries around the world from international students and faculty.

Asian Student Union will also

be hosting a craft night Tuesday evening from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Center for Multicultural Education (CME).

Wednesday

Check out the faculty panel entitled: “What in the World is Happening?” in the Scholarspace at Rod Library from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m sponsored by the UNI History Department.

Domestic and international students will also get the oppor tunity to have a panel discussion from 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. in the Scholarspace.

Finally, international karaoke and dance will take place in the Maucker Union Ballrooms from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Thursday

A Coffee Hour will take place at the Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Valley from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Submit photos of your International Education Week experience all week in Goosechase. The scavenger hunt will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18. The person with the most points will win a Panther Prize Pack.

Also check out internation al displays in Rod Library and international cuisine in Piazza and Rialto throughout the week.

what actually occurred. We must do better; we can be critical while still being open to seeing the film, and then decide if a childhood was ruined. I truly know that a lot of the backlash would go away, even with all the diverse skin col ors of the supporting cast present, if Ariel were white.

Friday

I believe in Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream of racial equity. A dream that we will one day live in a nation where we will judge not by the color of our skin but by the content of our characters. The times we are in now reflect the nightmare. The overwhelming outrage and racism occur before the film is released; the hatred is directed at the skin color rather than the quality of the film or

Personally, I can rock with Ariel having whatever skin color she wants because she’s a mer maid. If it doesn’t matter to her, it won’t matter to me. The same goes for every other Disney char acter because of who they are and not just what they look like. All these Disney characters, wheth er white or not, were the best parts of my childhood. Instead of teaching your kids to hate a movie because the main character doesn’t look like them, if they want to see it, let them. The fact that this reiteration of “The Little Mermaid” will be played by a Black woman with a beautiful voice doesn’t take away at all from the original mermaid Ariel. They can both exist!

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Last week, the Northern Iowan hosted a gala for its 130th anniversary.

Spiders crawl past UNI, 68-55

DREW HILL Sports Writer

The UNI men’s bas ketball team faced the Richmond Spiders for the first of four straight games on the road on Friday, Nov. 11. When the two teams played last season in Cedar Falls, Richmond emerged victorious with a 60-52 win. Once again, Richmond had the upper hand as UNI ultimately lost their first game of the young season against a Division I foe 68-55.

Both teams struggled to get going early. The game

stayed close throughout the first half. After the Spiders tied the score 6-6, UNI made a quick 4-0 run to take a four-point lead, but Richmond managed to tie it back up at 12. Halfway through the first half, the score remained 12-12, but Richmond soon went on a 7-2 run to take a 19-14 lead. This turned out to be the largest lead of the first half for the Spiders, as UNI’s James Betz soon hit two threes to get UNI within one at 21-20. Bowen Born soon gave UNI their final lead of the game at 26-25. Richmond answered

with a 7-1 run to once again build a five-point lead at 32-27. Born nailed a pair of free throws to get UNI within three at the half at 32-29.

Trey Campbell opened the second half with a buck et to make the score 32-31. That was the closest UNI got, as Richmond went on a 7-0 run to take a 39-31 lead. After reaching the 36-point mark, Richmond hit five three-pointers to take a 51-36 lead. Richmond soon took their largest lead of the game at 53-37. Born hit UNI’s only three-pointer of the second half to make the score 55-42. Richmond’s lead reached as high as 16, and UNI never got within single-digits the rest of the way. The Panthers finally fell 68-55.

UNI struggled to score in this game. In the first half, the Panthers were 10-26 from the field for a 38.4% field goal percentage. That fell to 10-35 for 28.5% in the second half. UNI made just three three-pointers in the game, shooting 3-22, or 13.6%. Richmond shot 24-53 and 45.3% for the game and 8-27 or 29.6% from three. Richmond nar rowly won the battle of the boards 38-36. UNI did win the turnover battle, forcing 11 turnovers while committing just eight and scoring 17 points off those Richmond turnovers to just eight points for Richmond.

UNI had just six players score. Born led in points with 17. Tytan Anderson had his first career dou

ble-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Nate Heise had 10 points and four rebounds, as well as leading UNI in steals with two. Campbell added six points and four rebounds and led UNI in assists with two. Betz hit two threes for six points, as well as grabbing three rebounds. Michael Duax was the only UNI bench player to score, adding three points in the

second half. Richmond was led in scoring by Jason Nelson with 21 points. Tyler Burton added 11 points and nine rebounds for a near double-double.

UNI’s next game is on Monday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. They travel to Charlottesville, Va., to face the No. 18 ranked Virginia Cavaliers.

Panthers end season at Columbia Regional

BEN LAHART Sports Writer

The UNI cross country teams traveled to Columbia, Mo. to compete in the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships on Friday, Nov. 11, hosted by the University of Missouri. This was UNI’s second time competing on this course this season, after the Gans Creek Classic in late September. The women’s team finished 25th in the field of 33 teams, while the men did not place as a team

with only four runners com peting.

In the women’s 6000 meter race, sophomore Emma Hoins led the team placing 93rd overall with a time of 21:42. Mia Rampton and Kate Crawford came in next for the Panthers placing 143rd and 148th in 22:19 and 22:23 respec tively. The next Panther to cross the finish line was sophomore Sydney Schaffer in 22:31 for 156th place. To wrap up the women’s scor ing, Paige Holub finished at 160th in 22:36. The last two runners for UNI were

Isabelle Schaffer in 22:58 for 177th place and Sophia Jungling in 23:06 to finish in 183rd place.

After accounting for individual runners, UNI scored a total of 695 points. Oklahoma State took the team title with 58 points. In-state rival Drake fin ished 15th with 441 points as well.

In the men’s 10k race, UNI only ran four run ners, which disqualified them from scoring as a team. Caleb Shumaker led the way for the Panthers finishing 150th overall in

31:59. Six places after him was Payton Marrs in 32:04. Brady Griebel finished in 32:29 for 172nd place and Drake Hanson finished in 192nd place with a time of 33:57. Tulsa and Oklahoma tied for first place with 49 points. Tulsa took the vic tory via tie breaker.

This looks to most like ly end UNI’s cross coun try season for 2022. The NCAA Championships take the top two teams from each Regional Championship along with 13 other teams selected at-large. Another 38 individuals are selected

based on Regional finishes as well. After UNI’s per formance at regionals on Friday, the odds of their season continuing are low.

However, as this season ends, thoughts are already being directed towards the future. With only three seniors on the combined men’s and women’s roster, the UNI cross country team will look to return nearly 90% of their runners next year for the 2023 season, and will look to build off the experience gained this year.

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Tytan Anderson (32) had a standout game for the Panthers, finishing with 13 points and 10 rebounds in the 68-55 loss at Richmond.

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After the loss to Richmond, the Panthers are 1-1 on the young season. UNI will stay in Virginia, traveling to Charlottesville to face No. 18 Virginia.

Panthers 5-5 entering regular season finale

ADAM JOHNSON Sports Writer

The UNI football team was on a bye this week, so there was no football action for the Panthers on Saturday. This made for a great opportunity to look at how the season has gone for UNI, as there is only one game left on the schedule.

To this point in the sea son, UNI has a record of 5-5, and a lot of close victo ries and losses have put the team where they are. The season started with three straight losses against real ly good Air Force, North Dakota and Sacramento State teams. The North Dakota game came down to the wire, but the Panthers lost 27-29.

UNI then won back-toback games with a blow out victory against Western Illinois, and a close match up with Indiana State. Against the Sycamores, UNI’s defense managed to stand tall late in the game, and UNI won, 20-14. Against Illinois State, UNI had the ball with one min

ute left, and needed a field goal to win. They came up just short, however, and lost to the Redbirds 23-21. The Panthers then went on to dominate Utah Tech and Missouri State.

With playoff hopes looking slim at 4-4, UNI went on the road to No. 20 Southern Illinois. This was an absolute shootout, and the Panthers narrow ly edged out the Salukis by just one yard, when Southern Illinois came just shy of the endzone on a last second hail mary.

Following the big victory, the Panthers hosted No. 1 South Dakota State. This was a close game through out, and UNI nearly pulled off the upset, but South Dakota State pulled off the victory with a game win ning field goal as the clock expired.

The loss to South Dakota State put UNI’s record at 5-5, and nearly eliminated their playoff chances. Even a victory at South Dakota next week would likely not be enough to get the Panthers into the playoffs. While this is disappointing,

this UNI team has given us plenty to cheer about.

Quarterback Theo Day has been incredible in the passing game, throwing for a conference leading 2741 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Sam Schnee has been on the receiving side of many of Day’s passes, as he has 45 receptions for 699 yards.

Dom Williams and Vance McShane have been a great duo in the backfield, com bining for nearly 1300 yards on the season and Williams having nine rushing touch downs. All of these guys and many others have made UNI one of the best offenses in the conference this season. They rank fourth in the con ference in scoring, averaging 30.5 points per game, fourth in rushing yards with 150.8 per game, first in passing yards with 279.3 per game and first in total yards with 430.1 per game.

The Panthers will have a chance to showcase their stellar offense and finish the season on a good note, as they travel to South Dakota on Saturday, Nov. 19.

Carly Spies, Kira Fallert and Inga Rotto each record ed double digit kills as well with 13, 11 and 10 respec tively. Fallert and Tayler Alden both got double-dou bles as well with the 11 kills paired with 20 digs for Fallert while Alden had 12 digs and 46 assists as well as the one and only ace on the game. Sydney Peterson had an astounding 24 digs, tying for the season-high in that statistic.

The Panthers and the Salukis began the first set dueling it out to a 7-7 tie after a hot opening. UNI kept the pressure on

Southern Illinois after going on a lengthy run to achieve a 20-13 score in favor of the Panthers. However, the Salukis had an answer as they went on their own run of 11-0 which ended up securing the set 25-22.

The next set was also a fight as the two teams were deadlocked in ties for a majority of the game. However, Holterhaus got the energy up for the team, help ing them achieve a 25-18 win to tie up the game. The next set was a back and forth match-up that went way past the usual goal of 25 with a 29-27 win for the Salukis making the game 2-1 in favor of Southern Illinois.

The Panthers were

backed into a do-or-die sit uation with a big win-or-gohome set and they did not disappoint. The teams had yet another back-and-forth matchup but many Panthers stepped up and helped aid them in an eventual 25-21 set victory. The last set was a high stakes match up which would formally decide the game. This set was much like the rest with 10 ties going back and forth. The two teams battled until the very end in which the Panthers won 17-15 to win their first share of the con ference.

The Panthers had to win one more match if they wanted to be the outright conference champions and their opponent was the

Missouri State Bears. The Panthers had yet another great game in the confer ence with Petersen’s 30 digs and a Spies double-double with 10 blocks and 16 kills. Alden recorded a whopping 56 assists while also gather ing 10 kills in the win for a double-double.

The Panthers started out the set much like the last game with many ties between the two teams early on. However, the Bears were no match for UNI’s late onslaught of attacks as the Panthers got the first edge up on their opponent after a 25-17 set. An impressive second set for Rotto and Fallert helped the Panthers get the 2-0 advantage on the Bears 25-20.

Missouri State rebounded back in yet another hardfought set for both teams. The set went down to the very last play as the Bears clinched the set 26-24. Olivia Tjernagel helped seal the game for the Panthers with an impressive perfor mance. The Panthers made sure to solidify their place as the MVC Champions with a 25-18 win over Missouri State in the fourth and final set.

UNI will look to fin ish their spectacular reg ular season and complete a perfect conference record on Wednesday night against the Drake Bulldogs in Des Moines at 6 p.m.

MVC CHAMPS

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Theo Day (12) has had an outstanding season for the Panthers in his second year with UNI.

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The Panthers will conclude their regular season on Saturday, traveling to South Dakota to take on the Coyotes. After a 31-28 loss to No. 1 South Dakota State, the Panther postseason chances are slim.

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