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Meet the candidates: midterm edition

A closer look at the politicians and policies on the ballot for Iowans on Nov. 8

CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN Staff Writer

One of the most polariz ing midterm elections in U.S. history is occuring Nov. 8 after a contentious summer with Roe v. Wade being over turned by the Supreme Court and the economy experienc ing inflation and a work er shortage. In Iowa, voters will choose a governor, U.S. House Representative, Senator and various other local seats. Information about the candi dates vying for these seats are below.

Kim Reynolds - Governor Candidate

Incumbent Gov. Kim Reynolds is up for re-election this November, touting her long-standing record of pub lic service including her two terms serving as lieutenant governor for former Gov. Terry Branstad.

Reynold’s priorities for Iowa according to her plat form include cutting taxes

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for all Iowans, making Iowa an employment destination, improving access to child care, building Iowa’s health care workforce, preparing students for high-demand careers, pro viding educational choice and transparency for Iowa families and growing renewable fuels.

Economy

According to Reynolds’ platform, one of her priorities for improving the economy of Iowa is to create a strong and highly-skilled workforce by creating work-based learn ing opportunities for students. Reynolds also wants to expand

housing opportunities and con front Iowa’s child care crisis.

In 2020 Reynolds signed an executive order establishing the Economic Recovery Advisory Board to assess the econom ic impact of COVID-19 on Iowa’s economy. According to Reynolds’ platform, the board

Abortion

According to Reynolds’ website, if re-elected she will urge the Iowa Supreme Court to reverse their earlier deci sion made in 2018 which would have blocked abortions once cardiac activity can be detect ed, around six weeks of preg nancy.

Reynolds stated after Roe v. Wade was overturned, “Now is the time for us to stand up and continue the fight to protect the unborn,”

“The Supreme Court’s his toric decision reaffirms that states have the right to protect the innocent and defenseless unborn—and now it’s time for our state to do just that. As governor, I will do whatever it takes to defend the most important freedom there is: the right to life,” said. Gov. Reynolds.

Traducción: Los icónicos árboles de Seerley Boulevard son replantados

KATE MURPHY Escritora MAYRA VILLANUEVA Editora en español

Cedar Falls Public Works y Parks decidieron talar los árboles de manzanos silvestres en Seerley Boulevard y replan tarlos este octubre.

Los árboles de manzanos silvestres fueron plantados a los principios de 1960 y desde entonces Seerle Boulevard ha sido conocido por sus árboles

de color fucsia. El College Hill Partnership ha proporcionado apoyo financiero a Cedar Falls en la decisión de cortar los árboles.

El supervisor en Public Works y Parks, Brett Morris dijo que los árboles estaban al final de su vida. Los árboles de manzanos silvestres tienen una vida media de 40 a 60 años.

“La mayoría de los árbo les tienen ramas secas y no

florecen tan bien y se tuvo que tomar una decisión”, dijo Morris.

La decisión se finalizó cuan do Mary Brammer comenzó a recaudar dinero para comprar nuevos árboles para la calle y plantarlos.

“Hemos decidido plantar árboles de manzanos silves tres pero de diferente tipo”, comentó Morris. “Vamos a plantar árboles Royal Raindrop que se verán muy similares a los viejos”.

De acuerdo con Morris, la nueva variedad de árboles de manzanos silvestres son más resistentes a enfermedades que atraen a muchos insectos y que se los comen, lo cual fue un problema con los árboles ante riores.

“Los árboles han sido plan tados por un tiempo y los empleados están esperando de ver como los nuevos árboles se verán”, Morris comentó.

Muchos estudiantes univer sitarios y familias viven en

Seerley Boulevard y esperan ver los árboles cada primave ra. El College Hill Partnership están contentos de traer la apa riencia que se conoce en el Boulevard.

Por varias semanas, los troncos de los árboles fueron los residuos de los árboles vie jos antes de que fueran remov idos por los empleados de Public Works

Morris dijo que muchos residentes de College Hill ayudaron a recaudar fondos para que la replantación fuera posible.

La historia del vecindario College Hill es importante para muchos residentes de Cedar Falls. Antes de que los árboles de manzanos silvestres fueran plantados en Seerley Boulevard había una línea de tranvía que pasaba por la calle. La línea de tranvía empezó a principios de 1900 y fue removida en 1941. La línea de tranvía fue reemplazada por buses en el área y 20 años más tarde los

carriles fueron removidos para plantar los árboles originales.

“No soy del área de Cedar Falls pero hace 10 o 15 años, recuerdo lo hermoso que era ver a estos árboles”, Morris agregó.

Los árboles Royal Raindrop fueron plantados al final de octubre.

“No sé mucho sobre la his toria de los árboles, pero se lo bello que florecen y han flore cido por los últimos 50 años”, comentó Morris. “Por eso no quisimos cambiar la aparien cia de Seerley y mantener el mismo tipo de árboles.

Cedar Falls Public Works comenzó a recaudar fondos en septiembre en esperanzas de que los árboles empiecen a flo recer en la primavera de 2023.

“En los últimos años no hemos visto la hermosa apari encia de Seerley, pero se espera ver los nuevos árboles flore cer la próxima primavera”, dijo Morris.

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Los árboles de manzanos silvestres han sido parte esencial de Seerley Boulevard desde su plantación en 1960. Lo que antes era una línea de tranvía que comenzó a principios de 1900 y terminó en 1941.

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Gov. Kim Reynolds is up for re-election on Nov. 8. She has elicited many different opinions from Iowans during her time as governor due to her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and her stance on abortion.

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See the faces behind the ballot in both federal and local positions. CAMPUS

OPINION Opinion Columnist Drew Hill vouches for the re-election of incumbents Reynolds and Grassley. OPINION

SPORTS Panthers to take on top-ranked South Dakota State Jackrabbits to close out home season.

“recommends strategies that ensure the future prosperity of our state for all Iowans.”

Student Perspective

UNI student Bryant Cook is voting for Reynolds this term as he agrees with Reynold’s campaign slogan “Making Iowa Work,” and her positions regarding funding police and abortion.

“I know pro-choice Republicans might not vote for Kim Reynolds and might go for DeJear on this election,” Bryant said. “I feel like abor tion is probably why I’m going towards Kim Reynolds for this election.”

Deidre DeJear - Governor Candidate

Deidre DeJear attended Drake University where she majored in broadcast news and politics with a B.A. in journal ism. Throughout her career she has worked with philanthropy, small business development and financial education.

According to DeJear’s plat form, her priorities for Iowa include providing funding for public schools, creating access to reproductive healthcare, creating common sense gun safety laws, legalizing and reg ulating the use of cannabis and increasing healthcare for both insured and uninsured Iowans.

Abortion

According to DeJear’s platform, codifying the right to abortion in Iowa is one of her top priorities. DeJear also

wants to ensure age appro priate, medically accurate reproductive health educa tion in Iowa’s public schools, increase access to birth con trol, expand the number of sexual and reproductive health clinics throughout Iowa, sup port holistic prenatal health care access and ensure Paid Parental Leave provisions.

Economy

According to DeJear’s platform, the economy is one of her top priorities. She has expressed the need for eco nomic development to focus on the collaboration between local government and business as well as addressing the worker shortage and loss of jobs in rural and urban communities.

Her platform states she will implement an economic plan which will attract new manu facturing and technology jobs, strengthen small business, wel come unions, ensure a sustain able wage for all Iowa families and support the rights of work ers.

Student Perspective

UNI student Anton Benjegerdes is voting for DeJear this term as he has been frustrated with Reynolds’ approach regarding funding for public schools, COVID-19 and the lawsuit against Reynolds concerning the state’s open records laws.

“I would like to have a strong public education system in the state,” Benjegerdes said.

“Kim Reynolds has made it a

priority to defund a lot of it, and I don’t particularly like that.”

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Grassley - U.S. Senate Candidate

Sen. Chuck Grassley is in his seventh Senate term, having first been elected in 1980. Originally from New Hartford, Iowa, Grassley also served eight terms in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1959-1975 and three terms in the United States House of Representatives from 19751981.

According to Grassley’s platform, some of his main priorities include agriculture and rural development, infla tion and national debt, the border crisis and immigra tion, health care, biofuels and renewable energy, decreasing taxes and increasing govern ment accountability. He also supports the “rights of parents to have a say in their child’s education.”

Economy

Grassley’s platform empha sizes his fiscally conservative values and his record of “deliv ering tax fairness for farm families and small businesses to hand down the family busi ness from one generation to the next.”

Grassley has also “re-in troduced the constitutional amendment to balance the bud get.”

Abortion

Grassley has pledged to vote against the proposed 15 week national abortion ban, however historically he has consistently voted for pro-life legislation. Most recently he has pledged to block taxpayer funding for abortion. He has received an A+ rating from the Susan B. Anthony (SBA) List National Pro-Life Scorecard.

Student Perspective

Cook expressed he did not caucus for Grassley given how long he has been in office. “Naturally I am going to swing more towards Grassley,” Cook said. “I know Franken has served in the military and I know he is doing a lot for Iowa so I would take that into con sideration as well. At the end of the day I’m going to look at both candidates.”

Originally from Lebanon, Iowa, Michael Franken has served in the Navy, achieved the rank of admiral and has extensive experience in the Pentagon working with strat egy, policy, and planning positions in the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. Franken has been a military advisor to George W. Bush, opposed the invasion of Iraq and served under Barack Obama.

Some of Franken’s main priorities include reducing the cost of healthcare, reduc ing inflation by extending the child tax credit, stopping oil and gas companies from price gouging, common sense gun control, codifying Roe v Wade into federal law and supporting agriculture policy.

Economy

As mentioned previously, Franken has expressed the need to stop corporate price gouging, extend the child tax credit and make the wealthy and corporations pay “their fair share in taxes.”

Abortion

Franken is a pro-choice candidate, expressing the need to “immediately codify Roe v. Wade into federal law.” In an interview with the Des Moines Register he stated, “Every man and woman has a fundamental right to make their own health care decisions, and our federal code needs to reflect this. The Supreme Court’s decision is out of step with the lives of Americans.”

Student Perspective

“I do like Franken’s stance on healthcare policy,” Benjegerdes said regarding his stance on Franken. “On foreign policy I think he would be experienced and knowledge able.”

Liz Mathis - U.S. House Candidate

Liz Mathis has worked as a journalist, earning a degree in journalism from the University of Iowa, and report ed for KWWL, becoming an anchor at age 23. Mathis later taught at Wartburg College and anchored at KCRG Channel 9. Mathis then launched a new career in 2007 and worked as a non-profit leader in Cedar Rapids helping Iowans with mental health, housing and basic needs. In 2011 Mathis was elected to the State Senate representing parts of Linn County.

According to Mathis’ plat form, her main priorities are guaranteeing access to high quality, accessible healthcare, growing Iowa’s clean energy economy, addressing the threat of climate change, supporting food security programs and much more.

Economy

According to Mathis’ plat form, her priorities for the economy include expanding access to the capital that small businesses need to grow, sup porting unions and fighting inflation.

Mathis said she supports the Inflation Reduction Act and the American Rescue Plan Act.

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Incumbent Chuck Grassley (left) is running against Michael Franken (right) for U.S. Senate. Franken is attempting to upset Grassley’s over 40 year long run as Senator.

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DeJear will take on incumbent Kim Reynolds for the role of Iowa governor. According to her platform, her priorities include funding for public schools, access to reproductive healthcare and gun safety laws.

Michael Franken - U.S. Senate Candidate

OPINION

Vote for who you know

Strong performances deserve strong turn out in these midterm elections

DREW HILL Opinion Columnist

On Tuesday, Nov. 8, elections across the coun try will be held. Among the many offices that will be filled in Iowa are those for Governor, one U.S. Senator, all of Iowa’s U.S. and State Representatives and more. On such an important day, voting is critical. It is not only important to be a voter, but also to be an informed voter. In an election cam paign filled with promises and ads everywhere, it is important to remember past performances when choos ing a candidate. This arti cle will analyze the track records of two of the notable incumbents that are running for reelection in Iowa.

Gov. Kim Reynolds was the Lt. Gov. from 2011 to 2017, became governor in 2017 to replace Former Gov. Terry Branstad and was elected governor in 2018. She is the first female gov ernor in Iowa’s history. Reynolds faced a test that no Iowa governor had ever faced before, along with every other governor in the nation: how to handle the COVID-19 pandemic. In a time when nearly every state issued stay-at-home orders, Reynolds was one of the few who did not. Although some businesses were closed, and schools went virtual for a while, Iowa was one of the first states to reopen schools and businesses.

These policies of allow ing Iowans to make their own informed decisions instead of forcing them to comply with state guidelines was controversial. Some enjoyed having more free dom, but others feared the health repercussions could be severe. However, accord ing to stats from NBC News, Iowa was still below aver age among states in both COVID-19 death rate and total deaths. Obviously, pop ulation size and density play a role. However, keeping the state open did not cause Iowa to suffer more than many other states.

In the meantime, besides giving Iowans more personal autonomy, this also helped Iowa’s economy. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Iowa’s unemploy ment rate during the pandem ic was lower than the U.S. average. Unemployment in Iowa peaked at 10.5 percent

in April, 2020, compared to the national average of 14.7 percent. By September, though, Iowa’s unemploy ment rate had dropped to 4.8 percent, compared to the national average of 7.9 percent. However, the U.S. average tended to be higher than Iowa before 2020, so a comparison to a similar state may be more benefi cial. Minnesota has tended to have similar unemployment rates in the past. In April, Minnesota’s unemployment rates peaked at 10.8 percent. By September, their unem ployment rates had dropped to 6.2 percent, higher than Iowa’s 4.8 percent at the same time.

Besides leading Iowa during the pandemic by giv ing Iowans more freedom, Reynolds has also worked with the Iowa Legislature to orchestrate several sig nificant tax cuts. According to Katie Akin of the Iowa Capital Dispatch, the Iowa legislature passed a bill that would lower corporate tax rates and begin a pro cess of moving toward a 3.9 percent state flat tax. It also eliminated state taxes on retirement income, giv ing relief to Iowa’s senior citizens. Besides just tax reform, Reynolds’ econo my has been strong in other

ways. Reynolds was rated as the most fiscally responsible governor in the U.S. in 2022 by the CATO Institute, and Iowa has a $1.9 billion bud get surplus.

Reynolds also sup ports reinstating the Fetal Heartbeat Bill, which was passed in 2018 but was halt ed by a district court and the Iowa Supreme Court. The Heartbeat Bill would prohibit abortions after approximate ly six weeks, with excep tions for rape, incest and medical emergencies. The Iowa Supreme Court over turned the 2018 ruling on the issue shortly before the over turn of Roe v. Wade, which returned the right to regulate abortion to individual states. Hearings are being held to determine whether the dis trict court will release an injunction on the Heartbeat Bill, which would potential ly cause it to go into effect, barring any appeals.

Reynolds has come under fire in the arena of public education. Despite increas ing funding and granting $1,000 bonuses to teach ers, Democrats suggest that the funding is not enough. Another policy that she has attempted to pass would require schools to post books and course materials online. This is to allow parents to

know more about what their children are being taught. There would also be ways for parents to challenge materials they find offen sive. Opponents suggest this is disheartening to teachers and can cause books that represent minority views to be removed. However, giv ing parents more informa tion and control over their children’s education can be beneficial. This bill has not become law yet, due to conflicting versions being passed in the Iowa House and Senate.

Sen. Chuck Grassley has served six terms in the U.S. Senate. He earned his bach elor’s and master’s degrees from UNI, previously known as Iowa State Teacher’s College. He still attempts to stay in touch with Iowans, going on an annual tour of all 99 counties to listen to Iowans. Grassley opposed the Inflation Reduction Act, saying it would actually increase inflation, due to an excessive amount of govern ment spending, and would increase taxes. He has fought against inheritance and death taxes and fought to lower taxes multiple times. He also supported the overturn of Roe v. Wade and the return of the issue to the states where voters in individu

al states can decide on the issue. Senator Grassley has supported various antitrust laws, including limiting the control large technology companies have.

During the week leading up to election night, it is easy to get caught up in all the rhetoric and promises floating around and forget past performance. Reynolds led Iowa through one of the most difficult situations in U.S. history by granting Iowans more freedom than many other states and keep ing the economy open. She also has fought to give par ents more insight into public education, reduced taxes on the population in general, eliminated taxes for retirees, managed the economy well and attempted to save unborn children by limiting abor tion. Grassley has fought to counter inflationary policies in the government, lower taxes and limit monopolis tic companies. Voters should consider these things when casting their votes, as well as looking into past perfor mances of other candidates they vote for.

Gov. Kim Reynolds (Left) is seeking to be re-elected for Governor and Sen. Chuck Grassley (Right) is seeking to serve his seventh term as senator.

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

Who is on the

Rob Sand-D Auditor of State

Todd Halbur-R Auditor of State

Glen Keith-D Board of Supervisors

Tavis Hall-D Board of Supervisors

Dan Trekla- R Board of Supervisors

Dennis Halverson- R Board of Supervisors

Mike Franken- D Federal US SENATOR

Chuck Grassley- R Federal US SENATOR

Liz mathis- D U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson- R U.S. Representative

John Norwood- D Secretary of Agriculture

Mike Naig- R Secretary of Agriculture

Bob Kressig- D State Representative District 75

Deidre Dejear-D Governor

Eric Van Lancker-D Lt. Governor

Kim Reynolds-R Governor

Adam Gregg-R Lt. Governor

Adam Gregg-R Lt. Governor

Adam Gregg-R Lt. Governor

Abortion

Mathis has made it clear she is a pro-choice candidate, expressing in an interview with KCRG, “I do not believe that the government should intervene in a woman’s right to choose her healthcare.” She continued, “I believe I am the candidate that is going to support women. I am the woman’s candidate.”

Student Perspective

UNI student Olivia Schneider is president of the student organization Panthers for Liz, and agrees with Mathis’ platform points.

“I love Liz,” Schneider said. “She is the pro-choice candidate in this race, she’s got good posi tions on climate, good positions on gun control, good positions on protecting Medicare and Medicaid which she has always done in the State Senate, and now I’d love to see her do it in Congress.”

Ashley Hinson - U.S. House Candidate

Incumbent House Rep. Ashley Hinson is running for re-election this term against chal lenger Liz Mathis. Hinson was a reporter for KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids for more than a decade.

Hinson was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2021 representing Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, beating incumbent Democratic candi date Abby Finkenauer.

According to Hinson’s plat form, her main priorities are cre ating jobs for Iowa’s economy, supporting working families, creating government transpar ency, securing the border from illegal immigration and advo cating for vocational schools.

Economy

According to Hinson’s plat form, her main goals regard ing the economy are to combat inflation, stop rising prices and address workforce shortages.

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Hinson supports middle-income tax cuts and small business own ers.

Abortion

Hinson has expressed her position as a pro-life candidate. She has stated, “We must protect the unborn and stand up for the sanctity of life.”

Hinson was among the 163 Republican cosponsors of H.R. 1011, which guarantees a con stitutional “right to life of each born and preborn human per son.” The bill does not indicate any exceptions in cases of rape, incest or when the pregant per son’s life is at risk. The bill does eliminate the possibility for criminal charges for individuals who receive an abortion.

Student Perspective

None of the individuals interviewed expressed opinions about Hinson.

Final Thoughts from Students

Although several factors motivate people to vote, abor tion seems to be the main driv ing factor for many voters this midterm season. As Schneider points out, “Ever since Roe v. Wade was overturned, people have been really concerned about it, and I think rightfully so. I think that is going to mobi lize a lot of people to the polls, particularly young people.”

Cook emphasizes the impor tance of going out to vote, regardless of ideology.

“Don’t let other people dic tate what you should do and go with your own beliefs,” Cook said. “If you feel strongly about a core belief, go for it. It is your civic duty to go out and vote. It is your responsibility. If you think politics doesn’t affect your life, that is wrong. No matter where you go in America, poli tics will affect your life whether it’s federal, state or even local.”

Polls will open Nov. 8. Find your polling place at sos.iowa. gov.

Northeast Premiere Kinnick The Documentary

TREVOR MEYERS Staff Writer

This Thursday, Nov. 3 the University of Northern Iowa will be hosting the Northeast Iowa premiere of “Kinnick: The Documentary” at 7 p.m. in Lang Auditorium. Admission is free and all are welcome.

This documentary fea tures a larger-than-life Iowa native Nile Kinnick, who became a football legend. He died tragically young but has inspired generations of people since his death.

From his birth in Adel, Iowa, his formative years during the Great Depression, winning the Heisman tro phy while attending the University of Iowa, to even tually becoming a naval avia tor in World War II, the story of Kinnick is one of family, determination, and striving for excellence. That striv ing for excellence is exactly what the directors of this documentary were hoping to portray themselves.

“I’m really looking for ward to showing some thing I’m proud of and to show how I’ve been able to take the skills I was taught at UNI and use them on such a large project,” said Christopher Cook, co-direc tor. Cook is a 2008 UNI

graduate who received his B.A. in electronic media.

Cook runs Brainroot, his company located in Kansas City, where he spends his time producing creative con tent and documentary media.

In 1939, Kinnick won every major award in football and won the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year, the first college football play er to be given the honor.

To top it all off, on Dec. 6, 1939, in New York City, N.Y. Kinnick accepted the Heisman Trophy award. The Heisman Trophy is award ed to the most outstanding player in college football of that year. Recipients are supposed to epitomize great athletic ability, along with diligence, perseverance and hard work.

However, Kinnick did not just accept the award in his speech. He made a state ment on what was happen ing across the Atlantic over in Europe as three months earlier, Hitler had invaded Poland and plunged Europe into war. As Kinnick said in the acceptance speech, “I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe…I can speak con fidently and positively that the players of this country would much more, much rather struggle and fight to

win a Heisman award than a Croix de Guerre.” This speech came to many as a shock, but it showed us the forethought and understand ing of the world that Kinnick had. The Heisman Trophy has been awarded 86 times since its creation in 1935. In that time, Kinnick has been the only recipient from the state of Iowa. Sadly, this war that he talked about in his speech would cut Kinnick’s life tragically short.

Just a month shy of what would have been his 25th birthday, Kinnick died on June 2, 1943. It was during a normal training flight when his plane developed severe engine trouble and was not able to return to the USS Lexington, the aircraft car rier he was stationed on. As normal operation, Kinnick ditched the aircraft in the sea near the coast of Venezuela but didn’t survive the follow ing crash.

The movie show ing is sponsored by the UNI Department of Communication and Media and the Iowa Broadcasters Association Foundation. The film is currently available on Vimeo for purchase, and it will be released on Apple TV and Amazon Video to purchase or rent on Dec. 5

Preview: No. 1 Jackrabbits @ Panthers

BEN LAHART Sports Writer

UNI will play their final home game of the season this Saturday. They are look ing to secure their fourth straight win, but that won’t be an easy task to complete. The top ranked team in FCS, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, are coming to town. This matchup features two of the conference’s top three scoring offenses and two of the top four scoring defenses.

UNI came out victorious in this matchup last year winning 26-17. Theo Day threw for 232 yards with a touchdown and an inter ception. The one touch down pass was caught by former wide receiver Isaiah Weston to add on to his team high 125 receiving yards. Another touchdown came on the ground from Dom Williams. Matthew Cook made all four of his field goal attempts and both

PATs. SDSU passed for 300 yards and ran for 60 more with a touchdown coming through the air and on the ground. A 34-yard field goal accounted for the rest of the Jackrabbits’ 17 points.

The Panthers are coming off an impressive win over previously ranked Southern Illinois where they won 37-36. Day was the run ner-up for MVFC Offensive Player of the Week with his career best five touchdown passes on 84% completion. He has continued his excel lent season as he now has 2,471 passing yards which ranks him fourth among FCS quarterbacks and first in the MVFC. His 19 pass ing touchdowns ranks him 10th in the FCS and first in the MVFC as well. Day has already surpassed his season totals from 2021 in yards and touchdowns with two more games remaining in the regular season.

Desmond Hutson was named Newcomer of the

Week in the MVFC after his two touchdown perfor mance against SIU. Hutson is a redshirt-freshman and

has four touchdown recep tions on the season. Cook has continued an impres sive season with a big game making all five kicks he attempted. He also made history as he tied the MVFC and UNI records for field goals made in a career with 64. Four Panthers now make up the top four spots on that list. Cook also ranks first in the MVFC in field goals made this season with 11 and is tied for second with his 34 PATs.

The Jackrabbits are coming off a 49-7 victo ry against Indiana State. SDSU quarterback Mark Gronowski threw for 233 yards, one touchdown and

ran in for another score. Amar Johnson also ran in for a touchdown. The SDSU defense held the Sycamores to only 260 yards of offense and forced two turnovers. SDSU has won their last eight games posting an aver age of 35 points per con test. They have scored over 40 points three times during that stretch.

This game will serve as Senior Day for the UNI’s 14 seniors on the team. This game has the possibility of being a huge upset in the MVFC and won’t be one to miss. Kickoff will be at 4 p.m. in the UNI-Dome, and will also be available for streaming on ESPN+.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Panthers stay alive, win in penalty kicks

DAVID WARRINGTON Sports Editor

After sneaking past Belmont in overtime, 1-0, to begin play in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, the UNI Panthers were looking to stay alive this past Sunday, Oct. 30. It was a tall task for UNI, trying to go on the road and take down third-seeded UIC at Flames Field in Chicago. The teams met up earlier in the season and ended in a scoreless tie. This match would not stay scoreless, but

it would end regulation and overtime in a tie, causing penalty kicks to be used in order to decide a winner.

Both teams traded shots in the opening minutes, with the first shot on goal being credited to UIC’s Kaitlyn Montague in the 15th min ute. However, it was saved by Panther goalkeeper Caitlin Richards. It would be quite a while before another shot would require a save.

In the 37th minute, Richards made her second save of the match, stopping a shot from Sophia Jamie. This would

be the final shot on goal of the opening 45 minutes, and the teams went to the half scoreless.

In the second half, Sophia Meier quickly got a shot on goal, causing Lauren Keiser to make a save in the 49th minute. The first goal of the match came in the 61st min ute when Allison Whitaker scored her third goal of the season off of an assist from Ashley Harrington, giving UNI a 1-0 lead. It looked like the Panthers would be able to hang on to this lead, but in the 84th minute, Frankie

Frericks scored thanks to an assist from Megan Bowman, tying the score at 1-1, which is how the match would stay through the full 90 minutes of regulation.

Next up were the two overtime periods, each 10 minutes in length. The Panthers had a few scares as Richards had to make three saves, but neither team could score a goal, and the match went to pen alty kicks.

UNI went first in the shootout and Lauren Heinsch put her shot

attempt in the net. On UIC’s first attempt, Bowman’s shot was saved by Richards. After both teams traded goals, Lizzie Mewes made UNI’s fourth goal in as many attempts, putting all the pressure on UIC’s Yulexi Diaz. Her shot was saved, and UNI got the shootout win, 4-2.

With the win, UNI improves to 6-5-8 on the season. They will now trav el to Valparaiso, Ind. for a semifinal matchup with sec ond-seeded Missouri State on Thursday.

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Desmond Hutson (81) was named the MVFC Newcomer of the Week after catching two touchdown passes in UNI’s 37-36 win over Southern Illinois.

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Last season, UNI went into Brookings to face South Dakota State, who was ranked sixth in the nation at the time. However, it was UNI that came out on top, 26-17.

Panthers hungry for upcoming season

ADAM JOHNSON Sports Writer

It’s hard to believe, but basketball is officially back, and on the women’s side, that meant it was time for media day. Last year the Panthers had a great season, going 23-11 overall, with a con ference record of 13-5. This season was good enough to get them third place in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), and they even made it to the conference tour nament championship game where they would ultimate ly lose to Illinois State. It was a great season last year, and without a doubt they will want to continue that trend this season. On media day, which was Thursday, Oct. 27, the media got to

hear from Head Coach Tanya Warren on the season ahead.

Warren is going into her 16th season here at UNI. She has had plenty of success, having 177 conference wins and 283 career victories up to this point. Warren started the press conference off by saying that it has been a “fun start to practice.” She has liked a lot of what she has seen from her team so far in the early going. She also had a ton of great praise for play ers on the roster.

She started off by saying, “We will be led by Grace Boffeli.” Boffeli is going to be a sophomore this season, and is coming off of a season where she received honorable mention all conference recog nition, so this is no surprise. She talked about players like Cynthia Wolf, Kam Finley

and Emerson Green, who all impressed her throughout the offseason. They all made developments to their game that were much needed.

She then went on to talk about starting point guard Maya McDermott. McDermott is a great talent, but has been behind an all conference player for the last two seasons, meaning this year is finally her chance to be the starting point guard. Warren said, “She has wait ed,” and took it a step fur ther in saying, “This is Maya’s team.” She expects great things and has been impressed thus far. Warren also made it clear that she expects every player to get minutes and make an impact on the team.

Following talk about the players, Warren addressed the schedule that they have this season. The non-confer ence is highlighted by games against No. 8 Iowa State, No. 21 Creighton, No. 23 South Dakota State and No. 4 Iowa. The Panthers have a great non-conference sched ule. About conference play, Warren said, “It is really good this year.” The sched ule is going to be tough, but that is the way that they like it. Later in the press er, she even said that she believes that the conference is a multi-bid league for the postseason, and that could be shown even more with

the additions of UIC, Murray State and Belmont.

With the tough schedule, a question regarding the new look of the roster came up, and what expectations might look like. Warren said, “This team does look different, but you know what, our expec tations are the same.” These expectations are ultimately to get better throughout the season, and make their way into the postseason.

When the press conference was nearing its end, a ques

tion came up about preseason rankings, and Warren said, “It doesn’t matter where you start, it’s all about where you finish.” She also noted that the returning players feel like there’s some unfinished busi ness from last year, “They’re hungry.”

The Panthers are undoubt edly ready for the season ahead, and they do not have to wait much longer. UNI opens the regular season at home against St. Thomas on Monday, Nov. 7.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Panthers dominate in exhibition win over Cornell

CADEN SHEA Sports Writer

The UNI women’s bas ketball team kicked off their season on Tuesday with an exhibition game against the Cornell Rams in the McLeod Center. This marked the

first and only exhibition game for the Panthers before the official start of their season. The Panthers want ed to put every other team on notice and they did just that with this showcase of talent. The Panthers took down the Rams 97-46 in this

dominant exhibition.

The Panthers were show casing a new lineup fol lowing the absence of some starters from last year’s sea son. However, this starting lineup had no shortage of chemistry right off the bat. The Panthers were firing from every direction shoot ing over 50% from the floor for the entirety of the game. The Panthers also stayed consistent at the free throw line, making six out of their nine attempted free throws. The bench showed out in the third quarter, with a game high 32 point quarter for UNI.

The Panthers put their scoring ability on full dis play as four different players had 12 points or more. Grace Boffeli led the Panthers in scoring with 18 points along with 11 rebounds, giving her the only double-double on

the night. Seven of Boffeli’s rebounds were offensive boards, showing that she will be a force to be reck oned with in the paint for this season. Ryley Goebel and Riley Wright both had 13 points in the exhibition victory. The duo obtained their points from behind the arc with multiple 3-pointers between the two. This may also be a sign to come as Goebel and Wright look to improve their 3-point per centage throughout the year. Wright also had an impres sive game on the defensive side of the ball, leading the team in steals with four.

Maya McDermott scored a total of 12 points on the night while also spreading the ball around to her teammates, leading the team in assists with five. McDermott’s abil ity to pass the ball was evi dent from last season as she

looks to solidify that side of her guard play style through out the season.

UNI defeated Cornell in virtually every statistical category in the exhibition. The Panthers asserted their dominance on the boards with 46 rebounds compared to Cornell’s 15. The Panthers also took much better care of the ball, only turning the ball over 12 times versus the Rams’ 21. The Panthers also had 13 steals on the night while their opponents forced seven of them.

The Panthers made their mark in their lone exhibition game of the season before they look to the beginning of the official season. The Panthers will commence their season on Monday, Nov. 7, at home against the St. Thomas Tommies. The home opener will tip off at 5 p.m. in the McLeod Center.

JORDAN JUNGE/NORTHERN IOWAN UNI women’s basketball Head Coach Tanya Warren spoke to the media during women’s basketball’s annual media day last Thursday.

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Cynthia Wolf is interviewed by NI sports editor David Warrington during the player availabilty portion of media day this past Thursday.

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Grace Boffeli (42) finished with a double-double in UNI’s 97-46 exhibition win over Cornell. Boffeli scored 18 while adding 11 rebounds.

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