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UNI is looking for students to apply for orientation leader positions for summer 2022.

CAB hosts the annual Fall Fest featuring crafts, treats and live music.

Sports writer Drew Hill analyzes tanking in basketball.

UNI to propose demolition GBPAC reveals of two campus buildings spring University to request approval for the razing of the Alumni House and Honors Cottage as well as renovations to the ITTC’s roof to Board of Regents CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN News Editor

The Board of Regents (BOR), the governing body for the three public universities in Iowa, is meeting on UNI’s campus on Nov. 3-4 in the Commons Slife Ballroom to discuss various requests and proposals by universities, review reports and hear from student representatives.

Significant proposals to the BOR from UNI include a $4.9 million project to replace the Innovative Teaching and Technology Center’s (ITTC) roof as well as a proposal to raze the Honors Cottage and Alumni House in order to save $1.6 million in deferred maintenance funding. According to the proposal, the $269,000 cost to raze both houses would be funded through university funds.

Honors Cottage and Alumni House The Honors Cottage is the most historic building on UNI’s campus built in 1890, and the Alumni House is also one of the oldest remaining buildings built in 1906. The Honors Cottage is currently being used as a headquarters for the Honors Program, and the Alumni House is used for alumni relations.

The main concern cited in the request to the BOR was maintenance costs and the layouts of the houses not being ADA-compliant. The document also notes, “Both are located along primary access to UNI’s central campus, so aesthetically, removing these houses would enhance the overall appearance of UNI’s campus and improve the campus experience of students, faculty, staff and the public.”

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The Alumni House (above) has been requested by UNI to be demolished.

Courtesy/Board of Regents

The ITTC’s roof is gearing up for a $4.9 million renovation.

season KARLA DE BRUIN Managing Editor

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The Honors Cottage (above) has been requested by UNI to be demolished.

If the Board of Regents approves the proposal, both houses will be demolished, foundations and utilities removed and basements filled. The ground would then be seeded for grass, and trees would be planted.

Honors student Kellen Schmidt was surprised to learn the university’s proposal to demolish both houses.

“Sure it could use renovations, but I think that demolishing it entirely is a little bit drastic. Plus it’s a pretty unique space to have on campus,” Schmidt said. “I know of a lot of people personally that like to study in the Honors Cottage. It’s kind of a cozy place to go if you are in the honors program. I think just having lost that space would definitely affect some people.”

“I just can’t imagine this decision going over very well with students,” Schmidt continued. “Especially considering they are not going to be using the space for anything else. I like the Honors Cottage. I think it should stay.”

ITTC Roof Replacement The additional proposal on the agenda from the university is a project to replace the ITTC’s existing “sloped clay tile roof with a lighter weight roofing system, replace the rubber roof on the original gym building, replace the deteriorated roof structure and install new fall protection and roof safety equipment.” The project would also fix water infiltration issues regarding the east side of the building.

The proposal notes the clay tile roof has caused the roof structure to deteriorate which has resulted in holes in the roofing which are causing damage to structural support rafters.

The amount requested by the university for the project is $4.9 million with $608,720 allotted for planning, design and management, $3.9 million for construction and $402,380 in contingency funds. The source of funds will be from the General Fund and Building Repair Fund. If approved, construction would begin in May 2022 and end in August 2023.

Last week Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC) announced their spring 2022 season. The season will be packed with 11 performances, and GBPAC’s staff is looking forward to some exciting shows. The season kicks off on Jan. 28 with “DRUMLine Live” and ends June 12 with “Rumours – A Fleetwood Mac Tribute.” UNI students can use their two student tickets to see GBPAC shows for free. Spring tickets for students open on Jan. 20 at 10 a.m.

The performance schedule is as follows: - DRUMLine Live (Jan.28) - Voctave (Feb. 25) - An Officer & A Gentleman (Feb. 27) - Jay Leno (March 6) - Elias String Quartet (March 22, 24-25) - Madagascar – A Musical Adventure JR. (March 27) - Rain – A Tribute to the Beatles (April 3) - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (April 22-23) - Blue Man Group (May 2-3) - Renee Fleming (June 3) - Rumours – A Fleetwood Mac Tribute (June 12) See GBPAC, page 2

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Summer orientation staff needed

UNI searching for 10-15 more students to welcome incoming class of 2022 to campus MALLORY SCHMITZ Staff Writer

The search is still in progress for summer orientation staff to welcome the incoming class of 2022. UNI is looking for individuals to serve as orientation leaders, and the application deadline has been extended to Monday, Nov. 8.

Hired students will work from approximately mid-May to the end of July for in-person orientation. They will lead small groups of students KARLA DE BRUIN/Northern Iowan throughout their orientation UNI is accepting applicants for summer orientation staff in 2022. Those who are hired will work from mid-May to the end of July and will receive a days, aiding with class regis- $2,300 stipend as well as free housing and meals. tration, helping with their overHatchett leaves students night stays and answering any the opportunity to thoroughly professional level as students some of those students will conwith the following advice: “If questions they have. The goal learn about all of the available improve their communication nect to as well.”

The application can be you’re thinking about applying, is to make incoming students resources at UNI through their skills. “You learn a lot, so I think being able to put that into accessed online at www.suc- do it. The worst thing that could feel welcome and comfortable training.

“They know about all the practice and share that infor- cess.uni.edu/summerstaff, and happen is you’re told no, but the as they make their first moves different parts of campus so mation with other people is an any students with questions can best thing that could happen is as Panthers.

As of right now, the ori- they find themselves being a important skill that students reach out to Hatchett at joellen. you have the best summer of your life.” hatchett@uni.edu. entation team is seeking out good resource for not only the gain,” Hatchett adds.

She encourages all students She assures those interested 10-15 students to fill these students in their orientation roles. Those hired will receive groups but also their friends to apply, saying, “We want to that the application only takes a $2,300 stipend, as well as free and even for themselves,” have a cohesive team of dif- about 15 minutes to fill out. ferent people with different Once applications have been housing and meals during their Hatchett says.

She emphasizes the con- personalities because we know reviewed, students will comwork period.

“If you ask me, being an nections forged during this students will connect with dif- plete an interview before they orientation staff member is experience, saying, “The staff ferent types of people. Don’t go home for Thanksgiving probably one of the best jobs are usually a pretty connect- feel like you have to be a super break. Ideally the staff will on campus,” says orientation ed group after each summer. outgoing person to be a part be put together by the end of Those friendships will last a of orientation staff. We’re also the fall semester, and they will coordinator Joellen Hatchett. looking for those cool, calm and meet a few times throughout the She says that students who lifetime.”

The benefits of this posi- collected people who maybe are spring semester before training To access the application for a have served as orientation staff summer orientation leader, scan in the past have greatly valued tion can also be seen on the more in the background that officially begins in mid-May. the QR code above.

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GBPAC marketing manager, Chris Hale, is looking forward to the upcoming season.

“This season is really exciting to me because I see something in almost every show that fits my tastes,” Hale said.

Some of the big performances on the schedule include comedian Jay Leno, the “Blue Man Group” and “Voctave.” One show that Hale is excited about is “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” which is a community collaboration between. wcfsymphony, the UNI School of Music, Waterloo Community Playhouse and

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Cedar Falls Community Theatre. The show will be performing April 22-23.

Hale also mentioned GBPAC has started planning for next season.

“Planning for 2022-2023 is already well underway,” Hale said. “Programming at the Gallagher Bluedorn is a never-ending cycle with a lot that goes into it from researching shows, meeting with various reps, assessing our schedule and budget, conducting focus groups with various stakeholders. It’s a complex process Courtesy/GBPAC that goes on behind the scenes Among GBPAC’s spring 2022 performance schedule is the Blue Man Group who will perform May 2-3. to plan a season that not many GBPAC visit their website at: has several positions open. If stage, helping execute events are aware of.” you are interested in working or any other behind the scenes To learn more about the gbpac.com/upcoming-events. valet service, working back- roles, visit their website.

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True identities on social media SIERRA CHRISTENSEN

ple present themselves.

Originally, when social media was first introduced Over the past 20 years, and used, people would post our daily lives have dras- what their lives were like, tically changed. Ever since and things looked much more the early 2000’s the amount realistic. of people who are a part Now, the content is very of social media has skyrock- repititive. The ideal shown eted. According to Statista on social media have become (2021) during the years influenced by how our soci2019 and 2020, the average ety and environment are set amount of time users have up today. The same factors spent on social media sites drive us, such as what are is 145 minutes, which equals competitors are posting or 2.4 hours. Since we live in how many followers we have. a world where social media From this point, our ideal has become a huge part of selves were born. society’s life, it would make What most of us don’t sense that it has become rath- even realize is that if you er important to these individ- begin to post your ideal self, uals to create and maintain then no one on that platform content to post on these sites will truly see who you actu– especially for those who ally are as a person. Then, at use these platforms to show some point, you could reach a point where you no longer off their brand.

What most people do recognize yourself after you not realize while scrolling have tried so hard to post through these social media your life to appear “perfect.” sites is that perception is On the other side of things, everything in order to be suc- if you don’t post anything but cessful, especially for those are still on social media for who would like to maintain a long period of time, then their presence on these plat- you will still have a blurred forms. Since everyone has image of yourself. This can these ideas of what their happen due to the fact that “ideal self,” and we all want you are seeing images of success in our lives, there other people who are having are trends on social media seemingly perfect lives. For that have shifted how peo- example, if you are following Opinion Columnist

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Do you or do you not lose yourself on social meida? Opinion Columnist Sierra Christensen discusses the impacts of social media.

someone and start to obsess over how fit that person is, then that could lead to body image issues, especially since Photoshop is now a big thing for influencers.

This is not at all saying that social media is bad for you. The creation of social media has resulted in the creation of many new careers. As

a result of these types of jobs and skills, many companies have become very successful.

Especially for those individuals who own small businesses, they will make content revolving around their products, which will in turn catch the eye of those who are just mindlessly scrolling through social media. But

there is a question everyone must ask themselves: as you are scrolling through social media platforms, whether it is Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, etc., do you see you? Or do you see your life through a filter? So, the next time you are scrolling through your social media platforms, think about what is realistic and what is not.

Facebook missed the ‘Mark’ on their rebranding DIEGO SOLORIO

Opinion Columnis

The world is subjected to constant change, and in this case we find never-ending shifts between the most popular social media websites. For most of us as students, it started off as Instagram but now we f ind Snapchat more convenient for our everyday use and communication.

I have not met a single person on campus yet who hasn’t asked for my Snapchat within a few minutes after the beginning of our conversation, and now I find myself continuing that trend. But being as young as we are, many of us were not exposed to past social media sensations, the most previous one being Facebook, now renamed to Meta.

According to the Pew Research Center, it is said that around 7/10 U.S. adults (69%) say they ever use Facebook.

With the exception of YouTube, 49% of adults

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CEO Mark Zuckerburg recently announced the name change of Facebook’s corporate company.

were checking Facebook daily, and even 50% of teens had something to do with Facebook, however it was not dominating the teen social media landscape. So many people are using Facebook right? Are you planning on checking it out after this article is

done? I would think twice if I were you. As of 2018, around three-quarters of Facebook users were not aware that the site lists their traits and interests for advertisers. What does that mean? It means that the ad algorithm is based on the infor mation you

input into the website, giving Facebook direct access to anything personal. Furthermore, 57% of people were found to be uncomfortable after realizing that their private info wasn’t as private as they thought it to be.

According to Morning

Consult, the people’s opinion is less than favorable of the new logo, brand, and direction of Meta. In fact, 40% of adults interviewed were unfavorable of Meta, and only 25% were in full support. Even Americans feel unfavorably toward Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg most of all. Zuckerberg received a net favorability rating of negative 32 points.

More than half (54%) of adults said they have an unfavorable opinion of him, compared with 22% who said the opposite. Roughly half (51%) of people believe that Meta’s name change was to distance itself from the negative press and to cover up controversy/scandals. In conclusion, Mark Zuckerburg seems excited about the new direction Meta is headed, but the majority of people feel the opposite.

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New $60,000 gymnasium Editors Note: In this article, published Jan. 17, 1903, UNI was called Iowa State Normal School.

By national consent Iowa takes the lead in matters political, educational and agricultural. Iowa is a progressive state in every particular. It is the general opinion that nowhere in the United States can there be found as fine a state institution as the Iowa State Normal School at Cedar Falls. Its growth and general development have been phenomenal and yet they have all been based upon such strong foundations they are bound to continue. The Twenty-ninth General Assembly recognized these facts and made the generous appropriation of $250,000 to meet the needs of the school in buildings and appointments which should be suited to the advanced and modern mode of education.

The first investment of this fund will be made in the erection of a gymnasium that will in every particular be an honor to the state, a pride to the citizens of Cedar Falls and a practical benefit to the Iowa State

Normal School. The Plans which have been accepted by the building committee, Judge I McDugge of LeMars, Hon W. W. Montgomery of Red Oak, and Mr. Roger Leavitt of this city, were prepared

by Supt. J. E. Robinson, of the Normal buildings and grounds. They are the result of much study and thought of the special needs of a school of this character and the personal inspection of all the large Colleges and STate Universities of the east, by President Seerley, who made this extensive and expensive trip at the solicitation of the board of trustees. These plans combine the best appointments of each, and while there will be no lavish expenditure in the use of expensive material, in marble floors, etc, yet they will in every detail be the most complete of any in the United States. Prof. Affleck, the physical director of the Normal, gave many valuable suggestions in regard to the needs of the Athletic Association.

The new building will stand on the northwest corner of the quadrangle. The women’s department facing the north,

Courtesy / Rod Library

In 1937, the new edition of a pool on the west side of the East Gymnasium was completed.

the men’s the west. It will be L shape, the north front 130 feet in length, the west front 174 feet. It will be a substantial but not especially a show structure. While both men’s and women’s departments will be constructed entirely separate, yet the plans permit of throwing the entire building open for the use of either the men or the women. The ladies front entrance will be on the northeast corner. The basement of the women’s floor will have 636 lockers, 53 showers, toilet tubs, etc. The physical director has a private room, and the

athletics association can enter this part of the building direct from the field without passing through any other part of the gymnasium. For the men there will be 280 double lockers, making in all 560: each will be well ventilated. There will be ten showers, toilets, etc, here. Between the men’s and women’s departments will be a swimming pool 24x60 feet.

On the first floor will be the waiting rooms, offices, examining rooms, dressing and toilet rooms, besides exercise rooms. The latter will be 38x93 for the women, 38x85

for the men. These rooms are to be distinctly separate, and yet can be thrown together.

They will be shut off at pleasure from the public, and be entirely disconnected. And yet by private stairways be accessible to the students from ail parts of the three floors of the building. The bowling alleys will be on this floor and will be 22x93 for the women and 22x85 for the men. It will be noticed that the appointments for the women are all on a larger scale; it is because the percentage of female students is always greater by about one-third.

ITTC UNI professor aims to make a today life long impact on his students KARLA DE BRUIN Managing Editor

According to the Rod Library, in 1993 the East Gymnasium appeared on the Board of Regents five year capital improvement for a $9.3 million remodeling project. The WRC would be finished the next year, and the East Gymnasium was a “swing space,” or a space that was used for departments that didn’t have their own facilities.

They wanted the East Gymnasium to be a model, technologically-advanced instructional facility. Early plans wanted the Department of Geography to move into the building.

Other campus programs were also considered, such as the Center for Educational Technology, the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching, and the Center for Academic Achievement.

In 2004 the plans were finalized, and the interiors and exteriors would be completely renovated. The pool would be removed, and the entrance on the east side would be the main point of entry. The old gymnasium would be divided into two levels.

There was a plan for an elevated catwalk from the ITTC to the Rod Library, which was later abandoned.

These renovations were completed in early 2006.

MADDIE INMAN

Guest Columnist

For six years, Professor David Hernandez-Saca has been maintaining an inclusive and positive environment throughout his classroom. This may appear as ordinary, but Hernandez-Saca does this for other reasons. He does this by lecturing about topics that are not often covered in classes.

These topics include justice, democracy in education and inclusion.

“I believe that every student should feel comfortable when in my classroom,” said Hernandez-Saca. He mentioned that teachers he has had in the past made their classrooms more welcoming, which made him love learning; he believes this is something that every professor should do.

During his six years at the University of Northern Iowa, he has taught Educational & Post-School Transition Programming for Individuals with Disabilities and Introduction to Special Education: Legal, Advocacy and Assistive Technology

Practices & Issues.

Hernandez-Saca connects to past equity concerns in general and special education, as well as present inclusive education initiatives at the intersections of traditional special education and disability studies in education.

Another thing that sets Hernandez-Saca apart from other professors at UNI is that he immigrated to the United States. He was born in El Salvador and came to the U.S. when he was just two years old. Hernandez-Saca first ended up in Arizona. He then moved to Los Angeles when he was three years old and attended elementary school there. He stayed in the area until it was time to attend college.

After years passed, he attended college at University of California, Berkeley. There he studied history, with a concentration in race-relations and minored in education, with a concentration in equity and participatory research. He graduated with his bachelor’s degree in 2005.

Hernandez-Saca attend-

ed UC Berkeley immediately after graduating with his bachelors, to get a masters degree in education. He graduated from Berkeley in 2009. Seven years later, he graduated from the University of Arizona with a doctorate in philosophy.

Upon graduation, Hernandez-Saca applied to eight different schools; the University of Northern Iowa being one of them. UNI was the first school to offer him an interview, and he eagerly accepted the teaching position once it was offered.

Hernandez-Saca’s decision to teach was not only based on his major throughout his college career. He often thinks about one of his elementary school teachers, Mrs. Ritchie.

“Mrs. Ritchie was my English teacher and she was very passionate about her students,” said Hernandez-Saca. He explained that she is the reason he fell in love with reading and writing.

Along with his love for reading and writing, HernandezSaca assisted with the “Made to Teach” workshops at the university, where he spoke

about inclusion itself, inclusive classrooms, and justice and democracy in education to prospective students. This event is open to high school and transfer students.

Hernandez-Saca loves seeing how the students are eager to learn and says he will remember their high spirits.

“These students are the reason I love teaching. This is my motivation to wake up and go to work,” says HernandezSaca.

On top of the passion he’s teaching with already, there is another reason why Hernandez-Saca is very eager to teach. He is passionate about teaching special education in particular, because he was in special education classes when he was younger.

This is another way his teacher Mrs. Ritchie inspired him.

When Hernandez-Saca was in elementary school, his teacher Mrs. Ritchie was his English teacher, as well as his special education teacher.

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Panther Portrait / CAB Fall Fest

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The Campus Activities Boards’ (CAB) Annual Fall Fest took place on Thursday, Oct. 28 from 7-9 p.m. This year as the fall semester starts to come to a close. Students gathered in the Maucker Ballrooms to enjoy fall themed snacks, decorate pumpkins and listen to live music from local band Brad & Kate. Students were able to paint or carve a pumpkin of their choice while Brad & Kate performed covers of popular songs as well as some of their original music. There were fall themed photo booth areas available for attendees to take pictures-.

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What ever happened to winning? An analysis on tanking

Tribune News Service

Nikola Jokic (No.15) and Joel Embiid (No. 21) are examples of pros and cons of tanking in the NBA. Jokic was little-known and taken in the second round by the Denver Nuggets back in 2016, but won the NBA MVP last season. Embiid was an integral part of the Philadelphia 76er’s tanking measures that they began back in 2013 and has been an All-Star caliber player ever since.

DREW HILL ship or tanking. Mediocrity

is bad and should be avoided.

However, I disagree, and I will explain why.

First, a definition of tankA championship is the highest goal in any sport. However, ing is in order. I will focus on what makes a championship the NBA in this article, but so great is that there is only tanking varies across sports. In one champion each year. What the NBA, there are two main about the other teams? Well, types of tanking. A team may some may come close and have young and inexperienced hope to make that one change players that are given a lot of that would get them the trophy minutes to develop and evennext year. Others are bad for tually improve to start winning now and know it. But what at a higher rate. The other type about the teams that are in the of tanking is doing whatever middle, that barely get to the it takes to lose as many games playoffs but cannot seem to as possible to earn higher draft picks. A team may trade away improve enough to contend?

If you read articles by all of its best players for draft many sports experts, they will picks and overpaid players. I tell you there are only two will focus on this second kind phases a team should be in: of tanking.

The most famous examcontending for a championSports Writer

ple of tanking in the NBA was called “The Process.” In 2013, the Philadelphia 76ers traded away most of their best players. Over the next four seasons, they averaged 18.8 wins per season and had top five picks all four of those years plus a boatload of other draft picks. Some of these picks turned into star players like Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. Since then, the 76ers averaged 48.8 wins and made the playoffs each year.

So was “The Process” a success? Well, the 76ers have not made it past the second round of the playoffs since 2001, and of those many draft picks, only three remain on the roster, including one who has not played this year because he demanded a trade. It sounds

like mediocrity, doesn’t it?

There are several reasons why being mediocre is better than being the worst team just to get higher draft picks. For one thing, there is a chance to win a championship if a team makes the playoffs, while missing gives a team a zero percent chance. Also, high draft picks are not always better than later picks. The last number one overall pick to win MVP besides Lebron James was Derrick Rose, who was drafted in 2008.

Of the last 10 MVP awards, half were given to players taken after the top five. Last year’s MVP, Nikola Jokic, was drafted in the second round. So, mediocre teams have a chance to get good

players too.

Another reason that mediocrity is better than tanking is that mediocre teams generally have better players than tanking teams. If a star player demands a trade, that mediocre team can field a more attractive offer, increasing their chances at title contention much faster than by tanking for five years and hoping to draft a star.

This year, the Oklahoma City Thunder traded for Kemba Walker and two draft picks. They then waived Walker, who signed with the New York Knicks. The Thunder are paying Walker over $25 million to play for another team. What happened to winning?

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Panthers rebound, win exhibition vs Truman State 83-56 DAVID WARRINGTON

Sports Writer

The UNI women’s basketball team was back on the floor for the first time in the 2021-22 season on Tuesday hosting the Truman State University Bulldogs at the McLeod Center. This was their first game after last year’s successful season that saw them make the semifinals of the National Invitational Tournament (NIT). This contest was an exhibition, meaning it won’t count towards the regular season record for

either team. Despite a little trouble out of the gates, the Panthers bounced back and cruised to an easy victory, 83-58.

The game was back-andforth for the opening few minutes, with neither team able to pull away for a significant lead. Late in the quarter, a Kam Finley mid-range jumper gave the Panthers an 11-9 lead, but the Bulldogs responded, going on a 7-0 run to take a 16-11 lead to end the first quarter.

A layup from Grace Boffeli three minutes into the second quarter put the Panthers on

an extended scoring streak, going on an 11-0 run to take a 25-20 advantage. The teams remained close throughout the rest of the half, with the Panthers taking a 33-30 lead into the locker rooms.

The Bulldogs tied things up to start the third quarter off of a three-pointer from Hannah Belanger. UNI managed to respond quickly, going on an 8-0 run to reclaim the lead at 41-33. Some good shooting and solid defense by the Panthers allowed them to stretch their lead further, taking a 15-point lead into the fourth quarter at 59-44.

In the final quarter, UNI cruised to victory, extending their lead while giving several young Panthers their first on-court action in the purple and gold. When the final buzzer sounded, UNI came away with a commanding 83-58 victory.

Cynthia Wolf was the leading scorer for the Panthers, finishing with 14 points. Bre Gunnels pulled down a teamhigh eight rebounds, and Karli Rucker dished out a team-leading seven assists.

The Panthers subbed liberally in this game, making sure that everyone had a chance to

get on the floor to get critical in-game experience while also not overworking anyone in the lead up to the regular season. Of the 15 players listed on the roster, 14 got into the game, while nobody played more than 24 minutes on Tuesday.

This is the only exhibition for the Panthers, so the next time they take the court it will be in a game that counts for their regular season record.

UNI starts their season next Tuesday, Nov. 9, when they go on the road to take on the Saint Louis University Billikens.

FUN & GAMES

KARLA DE BRUIN Managing Editor

NOVEMBER 4, 2021 |

Across

1 Egg-shaped tomato 5 Molecule part 9 Winter outerwear 14 Suit on a board 15 Plumber’s piece 16 Playful trick 17 One raising a hand (TN) 19 Pedro’s “I love you” 20 Answer (for) 21 More confident 22 Wedge-shaped arch piece (PA) 26 Byzantine or Roman (NY) 27 Many California wines 28 Motel charges 30 Hockey legend Bobby et al.

31 Milk: Pref.

32 Abbr. for some Garden State senators 35 Piled-high hairdo (UT) 38 Fictional Korean War surgeon Pierce (IA)

40 ‘60s radical gp.

41 Loved ones 43 Tribulations 44 Coeur d’__, Idaho 45 One of the Musketeers 46 At an earlier date (OK) 49 Word in a fair forecast (FL) 52 Part of USDA: Abbr.

53 Top grade 54 Below, poetically 55 What seven puzzle answers are with reference to abbreviations in their clues 60 Colorful tropical fish 61 Genealogy diagram 62 Course with ratios 63 “Save me __” 64 Ranch group 65 Seek divine intervention

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1 Sermon giver: Abbr.

2 Tic-tac-toe loser

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3 Actor Gibson 4 Puncture prefix 5 Likely will, after “is” 6 Attach with string 7 Tennis period since 1968 8 Trivial 9 “Bee’s knees” equivalent 10 Gets the better of 11 Video game pioneer 12 Microwave beeper 13 Composer’s creation 18 Washington MLB team 22 Drawer openers 23 Dog-__: folded at the corner 24 Belgian city where the In Flanders Fields Museum is located 25 Window framework 26 James of jazz 29 German cries 31 Tilt 32 Indian metropolis 33 Paintbrush bristles material 34 James of the Old West 36 Small talk 37 Change course suddenly 39 __ and kin 42 Breathe 44 “Peer Gynt Suite” dancer 45 Part of NBA: Abbr.

46 Seasonal gift giver 47 Curved moldings 48 Deliver a speech 50 Stomach problem 51 Microwaved 53 Lit. collection 56 Band equipment component 57 Blemish 58 Pilot’s prediction: Abbr.

59 Bashful

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