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First district candidates sound off TONI FORTMANN Staff Writer
The competition continues between representative Rod Blum (R) and Abby Finkenauer (D), as the Iowa midterm election soon approaches. Blum, 63, is a Republican running for a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Iowa’s first district, after winning the midterm elections in 2014 and 2016. Blum is an Iowa native, residing in his hometown of Dubuque, Iowa, with his wife Karen and their five children. Finkenauer, 29, is a Democrat currently running for her first term in Congress. She has previously served as the State Representative for the 99th district of Iowa since 2015. Finkenauer is an Iowa native from Sherrill, Iowa. Both Blum and Finkenauer were born and raised in eastern Iowa, with hometowns just fifteen minutes apart. Health Care Blum favors the full repealing of the Patient Protection
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On Nov. 6, voters will head to the polls to elect a representitive for Iowa’s first congressional district in the U.S. House of Representives.
and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Finkenauer favors the Affordable Care Act and wants to fight for achieving universal health care coverage and lowering the cost of health care across the board. Environment Blum opposes federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and is skeptical when it comes to humans’ impact on climate change. Finkenauer said she will
support clean energy jobs and common sense air and water policies. She said she will work to preserve Iowa’s climate for farming communities Abortion Blum opposes abortion and has voted to defund Planned Parenthood. He also supported the anti-abortion organization known as the Center for Medical Progress in the investigation of Planned Parenthood for
allegedly selling fetal tissue. Finkenauer believes a woman’s health is an issue considered by herself, her doctor, and her family. She believes in a woman’s right to choose and the right to have access to birth control. Immigration Blum supported President Donald Trump’s first 2017 executive order, which temporarily curtailed immigration from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen until better screening methods are devised. Blum had stated that “... The bottom line is they can’t properly vet people coming from war-torn areas like Syria and Iraq. If we can’t vet people properly, then we shouldn’t be allowing them into our country. I’m supportive of that.” Finkenauer believes that our current immigration system is broken and is failing our country, our state, and the people of eastern Iowa. On her website, she states that, if elected, she will work for bipartisan immigration reform. As voting opens Nov.
6, students gathered their thoughts on who they’re siding with. “I don’t identify with either political party that’s why I registered as an Independent, but I look at what each candidate thinks as opposed to what political party they run for,” said Helen Beier, psychology major. “So, I vote for the candidate I agree with the most.” For sophomore finance major Nicholas Schindler, that’s Rod Blum. “I support Rod Blum over Abby Finkenauer because he is fighting for our tax cuts, he fought to repeal Obamacare and he’s fighting for the unborn,” Schindler said. Wilson McNaughton, a freshman chemistry major, emphasized the importance of voting. “If you don’t vote, you’re basically as good as what you criticize,” McNaughton said. “There’s no point in not voting.” Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on election day.
Observatory show reaches for the stars ALLISON MAZZARELLA Staff Writer
Rain or shine, every Thursday evening at 9 p.m., the observatory dome atop McCollum Science Hall opens for its weekly show. Siobahn Morgan, head of the earth and environmental sciences department, facilitates the observatory show each week. During the fall semester, shows begin around the first week of September. The shows attracts UNI students, high schoolers, Hawkeye students and community members. Morgan noted the show was free. “Don’t necessarily correlate that with the quality of the show,” Morgan said. “The quality of the show is amazing – it’s priceless.” The observatory show dates back to around the 1980s, according to Morgan. M.B. Smith, who pursued astronomy as a hobby, donated the first telescope. Twenty years ago, it was replaced with the currently used Meade telescope.
“It’s a combination of optical properties,” Morgan said, describing the telescope. “Most people think it’s a reflecting telescope because it has a large mirror in the back, but technically it’s a refracting and reflecting put together.” In order to prepare for the show, Morgan and Logan Winford, a physics and earth science major doing research with Morgan, are always the first on the roof. Red Christmas lights illuminated a wooden walkway leading to the dome. Fans hummed loudly on the roof as Morgan and Winford worked together in the dark, their voices bouncing around the dome. A slat in the dome slid open like a garage door to reveal the cloudy night sky. The Meade telescope is computer-controlled. “Its internal sensors know the angle and direction it’s pointing at and then correlate that with how the sky would move over the course of the evening,” Morgan said.
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“Once it knows where it’s looking, it will then be able to find anything else in the sky over the course of the evening.” The telescope’s computer keeps track of where each planet is and where the stars are located. “[The telescope is] pretty good. I like not having to think,” Morgan laughed. “After you find the first star, you can just tell it what to
do. You can just say, ‘Go to Mars, go to the moon, go to this, go to that.’” A group of around 15 people turned up for the show on Nov 1. Despite the overcast sky, Winford spent the first part of the show orienting the crowd to the constellations that could be seen in the sky had it been a clear evening. Afterward, students crowded into the dome.
Instead of gazing at stars or planets, Morgan had students peer through the lens at several signs along University Avenue before explaining how the telescope worked and discussing the image that appeared through the lens, which had become flipped and reversed. Observatory shows continue through the week before Thanksgiving break and will resume after spring break.
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NISG highlights student rights NOVEMBER 5, 2018 |
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The Dean of Students office is restructuring its website to better cater to student needs and highlight student rights. The topic of student rights — specifically the idea of having a student bill of rights — was discussed by Drew Stensland and Kristen Ahart during their campaign for Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) president and vice president, respectively. “The whole idea was to help increase student knowledge on both the conduct process and a wide variety of other things like student fees,” said Stensland. The duo met with Dean of Students Allyson Rafanello and Assistant Dean of Students Janel Newman on Thursday, Oct. 25 to discuss what that would look like for UNI.
“The idea was to model it after the University of Iowa,” Stensland said. “We looked a little deeper […] and found that’s not really the model we want.”
Ideally, a student would know their rights the moment they stand on campus. Drew Stensland
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During their Oct. 25 meeting, Stensland and Ahart discussed student rights and went over the student conduct policy, finding it to be very comprehensive. According to an email from Ahart, they discussed how to better improve transparency for the policies outlined in the student conduct code. Stensland said the goal is for students to know their
3.02 STUDENT CONDUCT CODE SEC VIII., STUDENT RIGHTS • A student has the right to be treated with dignity and respect by all persons involved in the student conduct process. • A student has the right to a hearing that is conducted fairly. • A student has the right to a hearing by an unbiased Student Conduct Administrator/ Conduct Board. • A student has the right to an advisor present at meetings or hearings regarding allegations of misconduct. • A student has the right to written notice of the alleged violation(s). • A student has the right to share as much information as desired; however, a decision will be made based on the information available or shared. • A student has the right to identify witnesses, share written or oral statements, and any other information pertaining to the incident. • A student has the right to an appeal. • A student has the right to see the contents of their student conduct file.
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different rights and how they can use them. One example he gave is the right to an advisor. While they don’t work as lawyers for students, they can offer counsel throughout a student’s experience with the student conduct process. Stensland said the Dean of Students is also looking to restructure the advisor role so that they are trained more regularly and to diversify staff so students can find advisors from their part of campus. “They’re someone hopefully on that list that you are comfortable enough to talk to that would help you through the process,” Stensland said. According to Ahart, they are also considering training the entire NISG Supreme Court to serve as advisors to students. The student rights are listed within section eight of the Student Conduct Code 3.02 and can be found on the Dean of Students website. The updated website will list all the rights on their own separate document, so students will not have to search through the policy to find them on their own. “I haven’t thought about it,” said Charles Schwarz, a sophomore digital media production major, regarding student rights. “Unless it directly
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Most historical re-enactments don’t involve poetry, but Dr. Bill Koch with the UNI Department of Languages and Literature takes a different approach. On Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. he will present his one man show “Walt Whitman Live!” in Lang Auditorium. Koch both dresses up and acts as Walt CIRCULATION
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affects me, it doesn’t matter.” Sonja Christensen, a sophomore Spanish and communications disorders major, expressed a similar sentiment, saying, “I haven’t really thought about it that much.” “Ideally, a student would know their rights the moment they stand on campus,” Stensland said. “And I’m going to be the first to admit that I don’t know the rights as well as I probably should. I would argue most students probably don’t know it.” When students are notified of being in violation of the student conduct code, they receive a copy of the entire
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Whitman while reading the famous poet’s works out loud. Koch said this show is special to him because it marks his 20th year as a Whitman re-enactor. He feels that Whitman is especially relevant now more than ever, since Whitman wrote during the Civil War, a time when America was horribly divided. The Northern Iowan is published semi-weekly on Monday and Thursday during the academic year, except for holidays and examination periods, by the University of Northern Iowa, L011 Maucker Union, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0166 under the auspices of the Board of Student Publications. Advertising errors that are the fault of the Northern Iowan will be corrected at no cost to the advertiser only if the Northern Iowan office is notified within seven days of the original publication. Publisher reserves the right to refuse any advertisement at any time. The Northern Iowan is funded in part with student activity fees. A copy of the Northern Iowan grievance procedure is available at the Northern Iowan office, located at L011 Maucker Union. All material is © 2018 by the Northern Iowan and may not be used without permission.
code along with the alleged violation. According to Ahart, they discussed adding additional resources to the original letter of notice sent to students from the office to connect them directly with support and resources. Both Ahart and Stensland said that a Frequently Asked Questions section would also be added to the website to serve in better transparency to the students. Stensland lauded the Dean of Students Office for already taking proactive steps to make their website more accessible to students. “At the end of the day, it’s just to make students lives easier when they are already in a very stressful place,” Stensland said.
CORRECTIONS In the Nov. 1 issue of the Northern Iowan… • Panther eSports was said to have been founded in 2016. It was founded in 2014. • The men’s basketball season opener was listed for Nov. 1. It will be played on Nov. 6. The Northern Iowan apologizes for these errors.
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Allegation needs to be investigated Trigger warning: Sexual assault Last week in an opinion column, Albie Nicol discussed a tweet created by an anonymous twitter user with the handle @TheeDeepThroat. In the tweet, a gay man accused Senator Cory Booker of assaulting him in a workplace bathroom. The sexual assault allegation was horrible. If this is true, Booker should resign. At the same time, due process is important in our society. All accusations need to be investigated. If a major news source investigates this allegation, I will take this accusation seriously. I want to be clear: I
won’t support Booker if there is truth to these accusations. I do not support abusers and perpetrators. We need to stop and think about some things when a white man calls out Democrats in his column to stand up against a black man. White people need to be aware of how our actions impact people of color. Unfortunately, it seems like white people all too often jump at the chance to critique people of color. Cory Booker is being publicly critiqued by a white man after one allegation posted on Twitter. This reinforces the biases against black men. Furthermore, the allegation needs to be verified by a major news source. Senator Cory Booker is currently on the Senate Judiciary Committee and is likely going to be a Presidential candidate
in 2020. He is a major political actor, so we can infer that major news sources (such as The New York Times, CNN, and Fox) are already currently investigating this allegation. Both parties want a full investigation because both will be hugely impacted if the allegations are true. Lastly, this entire column was misinformed. The Democratic party does not support perpetrators. Neither political party has made gender violence prevention a priority, but if one party does a better job of holding people accountable, it’s the Democrats. In this #MeToo movement, when Democrats are accused of sexual assault, they are expected to resign: Al Franken, John Conyers, Ruben Kihuen, and even Nate Boulton in Iowa. Can Republicans say the same about their party? They
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Opinion columnist Brenna Wolfe responds to a recent column published in the Oct. 29 edition of the NI about the sexual assault allegation made against Senator Cory Booker by an anonymous Twitter user.
have continued to support conservative men who have sexual assault allegations. Brett Kavanaugh, Roy Moore and Larry Crowder had continued support from the Republican party. To be clear, sexual violence is never okay and we need to take accusations seriously. At
the same time, we need to be careful to verify accusations through investigations and to think about how black men are critiqued more than white men. The media needs to investigate this allegation and the Democratic Party should respond accordingly.
Elizabeth Warren’s folly LTE: Enough is Enough
Never before has science posed a greater threat to the existence of humanity. Science can, and likely will, solve global warming. It is just a matter of when and how much damage will occur. Science is also capable of preventing a massive asteroid from impaling Earth into a billion pieces. However, the dark underbelly of science rests precisely in what it cannot answer and our attempts to force it to do so. I claim that the obscene possibilities of biogenetics are already being realized in the present. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s recent attempt to prove her indigenous ancestry is a prime example of the primitive logic of eugenics. The rise of genetic testing sites such as 23 and Me and Ancestry may at first seem like harmless exhibitions. All one is required to do is send a sample of saliva or hair and in a week or two, one discovers their ancestral origins. Knowing one’s ethnic origins is not a problem as such. It is only when we give meaning to these results that fascism enters the equation. Take, for instance, the recent caricature of Senator Elizabeth Warren. Due to President Trump’s constant agitation, Senator Warren decided to get an ancestry test. The results: Warren possibly had an indigenous ancestor six to ten generations ago. So, she’s indigenous
Editor’s Note: This letter to the editor was submitted by Barbara Henning, a resident of Waterloo.
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Opinion columnist Caleb Stekl discusses the problems he sees with using genetic testing for political purposes.
right? No: identity and race escape the grasp of scientific measurability. Ethnicity and race are much more than DNA. They are determined by one’s economic, social and cultural upbringing. But, even at this stage, genetic testing can still be seen as a political puppet show. Genetics still lacks material meaning. Perhaps the most instructive case for biogenetics’ horrific possibilities already exists: the nation-state. The state as such is not the problem. Rather, it is the predicate to the connective (nation-state) that creates the disastrous possibility of fascism: the imagined homogenous nation. The state apparatus has always been used by nationalists desiring to create an ethno-state. The question one must ask is: how far are nationalists willing to go to achieve purity? We are already beginning to see the disintegration of ‘norms’ in immigration policy: England has begun to deport the Windrush generation
of African immigrants and Hungary has deported refugees with legal status. These by themselves are obviously deplorable, but not as yet the greatest threat at hand. So where does Warren fit in this narrative? She performed the same operation — for completely different political reasons — that the Nazis’ did when they began classifying Jews as such with skull measurements and purity tests. When biogenetics begins to have political meaning — when they are deemed ways to prove one’s political and social legitimacy — the horrific possibilities that await are not far behind. Even a ‘progressive’ biogenetics program will be subsumed under identity politics’ lure: one can easily imagine an Olympics of diversity and those who are most ‘diverse’ are allowed to serve in office. Senator Warren’s pathetic spectacle must be disavowed for the promotion of eugenicist logic that it is.
Enough is enough! We’ve seen it on the national level, and as Iowans, we experience how bipartisan politics effects our state and its people. Why can’t our legislators think about the greater good rather than their own special interests? This is supposed to be a government of the people, by the people and for the people. It sure doesn’t feel like that is what’s happening in Des Moines. Legislators under the direction of the education
committee underfunded Iowa’s K-12 public schools for eight consecutive years! That’s not what Iowans want. The controlling party of by-the-party legislators eliminated successful family planning programs, reduced Iowa’s Resource Enhancement and Protection Program funding, stripped $30 million away from state universities, reduced funding for child care assistance, defunded ISU’s Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, cut job training for Iowans with disabilities and stopped Iowa’s art in public building programs. It’s time for a change.
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UNI does the Time Warp, again NOVEMBER 5, 2018 |
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Many “creatures of the night” made their way onto campus Friday night for an annual Halloween treat: a screening of the 1975 cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” At 10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, Alpha Psi Omega (APO), UNI’s theatre honor fraternity, hosted their yearly “Rocky Horror” showing at StrayerWood Theatre. Admission to the event cost either $3 or three canned goods per person, and goody bags filled with newspaper, confetti, rubber gloves and other necessities for audience participation were sold at the door for $6 each. All proceeds from this event were donated to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. When doors to the StrayerWood opened at 9:30 p.m., costumed APO members greeted a plethora of decked-out moviegoers with gaiety. Students arrived in homemade tutus, lingerie and thigh-highs, eccentric makeup, fun hats and of course, ensembles resembling
their favorite Rocky Horror characters. First-time audience members were marked with red lipstick V’s to denote their “virgin” status before taking their seats. David Harnois, in his 11th year of emceeing UNI’s Rocky Horror screening, began the night by calling all the “virgins” up front. Dozens of first-timers filled the stage to be auctioned off by Harnois for audience members’ sarcastic bids, including “finding your dad on Grindr” and “Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels’ sex tape.” This set the raunchy and humorous tone for the rest of the evening. “The responses the audience shouted [to lines in the movie] were great, and getting everyone in on it was the best,” raved virgin Rosie Blair, a junior TESOL major. A key component of the Rocky Horror screening tradition is audience participation. Fans slewed short quips and insults at the characters in time with music and lines and used the contents of their goody
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bags to interact with the film physically, such as throwing newspaper over their heads when the character Janet does so in the rain, or snapping rubber gloves on their wrists along with Dr. Frank-N-Furter. “It was honestly one of the most unique movie experiences I’ve ever witnessed,” said junior geographic information systems major Ritz Salinas. “Like, cult fanaticism at its peak. Very fascinating!” APO’s vice president, sophomore Zoe Sneed, organized the event and expressed enthusiasm over having Rocky Horror back at the Strayer-Wood Theatre as opposed to the Lang auditorium and Gallagher-Bluedorn venues of recent years. Moviegoers were seated on the upper level of the newly-renovated theatre under ominous red lighting. The majority of available seats were filled. “I was shocked at the turn out,” Blair said. “I really wasn’t expecting that many people to show up! It was really impressive.” The Alpha Zeta Chi chap-
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Students flocked to Strayer-Wood Theatre on Friday, Nov. 2 for a showing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
ter of APO has been hosting UNI’s annual screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” for decades since the cult classic’s inception. President Erika Bailey described the organization as a “destresser” for both theatre majors and non-majors in their sophomore year and up. “Keep an ear out for other events from all three theatre orgs,” Sneed said, especially noting UNI Student Theatre Association’s (UNISTA) “MisCast Cabaret,” audi-
tions for which were recently rescheduled for the spring semester. “It was rescheduled so more people would have the opportunity to participate. It’s going to be a lot of fun and we want it to be campus-wide.” More information on events from APO, UNISTA and UNI USITT, a technical theatre organization, can be found on their respective Facebook and Instagram pages, as well as on UNI’s Student Organizations website.
From football field to stage at ‘PMB Live!’ ANNA FLANDERS Staff Writer
On Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 P.M., the Panther Marching Band (PMB) will perform “PMB Live!” in the Great Hall of the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. The band is under the direction of Justin Mertz, associate director of bands and assistant professor in the School of Music. “PMB Live, in short, is the Panther Marching Band in concert, and the whole point of it is to get the Panther Marching Band — which is made up of fine musicians from almost every major and program of study on campus — get them into a concert hall setting where you can really appreciate their work and their sound in an environment where they are the focus of attention,” Mertz said. “At a football game, they are sometimes the focus of attention, but it’s a very loud and chaotic environment like any football game would be […] But at an event like PMB Live, we can really put them front and center and recognize their high-level musicianship and their work.” The music selections at PMB Live are the highlights of the shows they have performed throughout the semester. This year’s show will feature songs from PMB’s homecoming “Superheroes” set, 80’s music, the top pop music of 2018 and karaoke favorites.
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The Panther Marching Band will perform at “PMB Live!” in the Great Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Mertz consults with PMB’s student conductors and section leaders to determine which songs should end up in PMB Live. They make their final decisions based on factors like what the band enjoys playing and what their most successful songs of the season have been. “We try really hard in the Panther Marching Band to program music and to perform shows that we think the audience will enjoy,” Mertz said. “There’s a very, very good community here campus-wide. And I think that the students here at UNI are really incredible about supporting each other, and that doesn’t happen at a lot of places. But here it does, and I think that’s a manifestation of how well students here support each other and how kind they are.” This year, the opening act for PMB Live is the Waterloo West High School marching
band. Mertz hopes to feature a school band every year during the show to highlight the community nature of music. “College marching band is very different from high school marching band,” said Cole Malcolm, a senior economics major who plays trumpet for PMB. “High school marching band — they spend the entire season learning one nine-minute show, and in college band, every two weeks you have a new 15-minute show. It’s cool for [Waterloo West] to come to campus and get to see us play and get a little taste of everything we’ve played the entire year.” GBPAC is much a smaller venue compared to the football field on which band is used to performing. Fitting the hundreds of members of PMB and their instruments onto the stage of the Great Hall is no
small feat. “Obviously, a football field is much larger than the Gallagher Bluedorn stage,” Malcolm said. “So that’s challenging, and then also that’s not a space we play in regularly […] We’re playing all of the music from the whole season, so the literal fatigue of playing can be a lot sometimes.” Another difference between shows in the Dome and GBPAC is the standstill nature of the performance. In the UNI
Dome, band members move and change formation throughout the performance. As Malcolm puts it, PMB Live is a “more intimate experience.” Even though this is only Mertz’s second year directing PMB, he already has a great appreciation for the band. “I’m a very, very lucky member of this faculty because I get to work with several hundred students from across the entire campus, and they are the finest students that I think UNI has to offer,” Mertz said. “In my also biased opinion, I think that the Panther Marching Band is the finest organization on this or any campus. And every day when I show up to PMB class/ rehearsal, I am always excited to see what the students are up to and talk to them and laugh with them and there’s never a dull moment with them. They are a warm and caring and dynamic group of students, so it’s a real privilege to work with the Panther Marching Band.” PMB Live is a ticketed event. Proceeds benefit UNI’s entire band program.
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Playoff hopes alive as Panthers beat Redbirds PATRICK HANSEN
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The stands were packed for Family Weekend as the Panthers (5-4) hosted the Illinois State Redbirds (54). Fans rejoiced to see the Panther offense and defense work in perfect harmony as they walked over the Redbirds with a final score of 26-16. This was UNI’s first time hosting Illinois State since the 42-28 victory in 2014. A win on Saturday carried potential Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoff implications for the victor of the game. The game started out slow as both teams could only cough up a field goal on their first drive, starting the score out at 3-3. The remainder of the first quarter stayed consistent with neither teams cracking the scoreboard. The second quarter was big
for the Panthers as the senior place kicker Austin Errthum notched three more field goals to extend the lead to 12-3. With three minutes remaining in the half, senior linebacker Duncan Ferch recorded his fourth-career pick-six, which tied the school record. Things in the second half started off fairly slow until running back Marcus Weymiller scored on a 14-yard rush extending the Panther lead to 26-3 with 10:54 left in the third quarter. From there, the game stayed quiet until the fourth quarter, when the Redbirds scored on back-to-back drives to reduce the Panther lead to ten points. However, it was too late for the Redbirds, as the score held at 26-16 and the Panthers notched their fifth win of the season. The UNI offense finished the game with 19 first downs,
nine of which came from third down conversions. They had a total of 387 yards on 73 plays. Quarterback Eli Dunne had a great game throwing the ball, completing 17 of 32 passes for a total of 262 yards with just one interception. On the ground, Weymiler ran for 109 yards in 30 carries and also one touchdown. Wide receiver Briley Moore caught four receptions for 76 yards, while Jaylin James also had four receptions for 43 yards. On defense, Korby Sander led the way with four solo tackles, six assists and ten total tackles with an interception return of 31 yards, followed by Blake Thomas with eight total tackles. Collectively, the Panther defense was outstanding as they recorded three total sacks and ten tackles for loss. UNI also held the Redbirds to only 75 yards of total offense going into the final quarter. The
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Marcus Weymiller (above-right) prepares to shake off a tackle during the Panthers’ 26-16 win over the Illinois State Redbirds on Nov. 3.
Panthers only allowed Illinois State to convert on third down once out of 11 attempts. Next week, the Panthers will travel out to Youngstown, Ohio to take on the Youngstown State Penguins
(3-6). UNI will then return to the Dome on Saturday, Nov. 17 for the final home and regular season game of the year against the Missouri State Bears (4-5).
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UNI men roll to consecutive exhibition wins EMMETT LYNCH Sports Writer
The 2018-2019 UNI men’s basketball season is officially underway. The Panthers hosted two exhibition contests as they gear up for the regular season opener on Nov. 6. The first matchup came as UNI welcomed the Wartburg Knights to the McLeod Center. UNI dominated this matchup, defeating the Knights 110-69. The purple and gold tipped off the game immediately outscoring the Knights 22-8 in the first five minutes. UNI’s offense was in rhythm early, shooting 73 percent from the field in the first half. By halftime, the score leaning heavily in UNI’s favor at 74-37. UNI’s returning Missouri
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A.J. Green (above) scored 16 points in his collegiate debut against the Wartburg Knights in UNI’s 110-69 exhibition win on Oct. 28.
Valley Conference all-bench guard Wyatt Lohaus made an early impact shooting four-for-
four from the field, once from the three-point zone and threefor-three in free throws for 18
points. Freshman guard AJ Green took the court for the first time as a Panther and shined in his debut. Green finished with 16 points while going six-for-13 from the field and four-for-eight from beyond the arc. He also recorded a team-high seven assists in his first collegiate exhibition. Sophomore Spencer Haldeman saw some action and shot 50 percent from the field for 16 points and led the team in rebounds with eight. Senior Miles Wentzien posted 15 points and two assists, while Isaiah Brown added another 13 points with four assists. UNI next welcomed the Upper Iowa Peacocks to Cedar Falls on Thursday, Nov. 1 and continued its rhythm in point
scoring, shooting 41.2 percent collectively in the first half. The Panthers held a 20-point lead at halftime, leading 40-20. Green had another big game scoring 27 points, shooting 11for-19 from the field and four for nine from beyond the arc. Sophomore Trae Berhow ended the night with a doubledouble, recording 14 points and 14 rebounds. Lohaus posted another double-digit effort, scoring 16 points in 29 minutes on the court. The purple and gold would cruise to end of the game with a final score of 8263. UNI is now set to host the Bemidji State Beavers in the regular season opener. The Panthers are 3-2 all-time against the Beavers and look to continue their fluid offensive dominance.
WRESTLING
Five Panthers crowned at Harold Nichols Open FRANK WALSH
Sports Writer
Hilton Coliseum was taken over by highly competitive wrestlers on Saturday, Nov. 3 at the Harold Nichols Open in Ames on the Iowa State University campus. The UNI wrestling team came to compete, crowning five individual champions at the meet. Three of the Panther champions won the tournament in the freshman/ sophomore division and the other two competed in the open division. The three Panthers that won in the
freshman/sophomore division were Michael Blockhus at 141 pounds, Cayd Lara at 157 pounds and Tyrell Gordon at 197 pounds. The two champs to win the tournament at the open division were Taylor Lujan at 174 pounds and Drew Foster at 184 pounds. Blockhus, a freshman, was able to pick up a major decision win against Damond Lockner from Iowa Central Community College and was very dominant throughout the tournament, pinning his opponent Carter Weeks of Iowa State in the semifinals in order to get to the final round. He ultimately finished
as runner-up at 141 pounds. Cayd Lara, another freshman, fought hard to get a 12-11 decision to win the 157-pound competition against Anders Lantz from the University of Wisconsin. Lara was able to pick up back to back pins in order make it to the finals as well. The last wrestler to win the tournament in the freshman/ sophomore division was Tyrell Gordon. “I was both excited and nervous for this tournament because it was my first college tournament,” said Gordon, a freshman from Waterloo. Gordon was able to toss
Hunter Henning of Moline, IL to his back for the pin in order to move on into the semifinal round. Gordon was eventually able to win the tournament against Hunter Dejong of Iowa State by a 2-0 decision. In the open division, Taylor Lujan and Drew Foster were both able to get the job done and be crowned champions in their respective weight classes at 174 and 184 pounds. “The weight cutting was hard but I felt well prepared and confident going into this tournament,” Foster said prior to the meet. Foster’s hard work in the offseason paid off as he was
able to cruise to victory in the 184-pound competition. In his first match, Foster picked up a technical against Cullin Brendeland of Iowa State. Foster capped off the tournament with a decisive 14-0 decision against Samuel Colbray, who competed as an unattached competitor. “I will continue to focus the little things in wrestling and they will make a big difference moving forward,” Foster said after sweeping through his weight class. The Panther Train rolls on as they will be back in action on Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Grand View Open.
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