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Opinion 3 Campus Life 4 Sports 6 Games 7 Classifieds 8

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Rugby: Successful, invisible

POEM Columnist writes a poem to express his views on Christmas greetings.

CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 3

EVALUATIONS Columnist pens piece discussing shortcomings of student evaluations.

OPINION PAGE 3

VOLLEYBALL UNI volleyball ends for the year with an overall positive season.

SPORTS PAGE 6

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The UNI Women’s Rugby team (UNIWB) has gone viral on social media. Eileen Lieb, co-captain of the UNIWR team, shared her frustrated sentiments about how the team is successful but must pay their own way to tournaments and games.

ALLYN OXLEY Staff Writer

Recently on social media, attention has been drawn to the continued success, but lack of visibility, of the UNI Women’s Rugby team (UNIWR). Having competed at the national championship in New York, team members are looking to make their presence known on campus and in the community.

Eileen Lieb, co-captain of the women’s rugby team, stated in a Facebook post that, “UNI Women’s Rugby is the only UNI sports team to hold

a national title.” Lieb’s post also stated that, “UNIWR is the only UNI sports team to make it to the playoffs 14 of the past 15 years.” These statements were confirmed by the former UNIWR team advisor, Jennifer Murra.

“All the girls on the team are full-time students. Most of them have jobs on top of that,” Lieb said. “We have to pay dues to play rugby and then we have to do a bunch of fundraising on top of that, and we have to do our workouts and we have practice. So it’s really busy, and then we had to fundraise more since we found out we were going to nationals

— so it’s just a lot of stuff we have to do.”

On top of school, work and team practices, UNIWR pay dues in order to keep sufficient funds for the team. For veterans, dues are around $250, which is turned in by the first game. For newcomers, dues are $100, due by the last game.

Eileen stresses that the team is flexible should students need more time to come up with their assigned dues and payment plans can be made.

As a sport club team under Recreation Services, Women’s Rugby is allotted funds set aside for all 20-plus sport club teams at UNI. The rest of their

funds are supplied by alumni, local businesses and other supporters.

“It’s a partnership between recreation services and the clubs and we’re always looking for different ways that clubs can do fundraising,” said Tim Klatt, associate director in recreation services. According to Klatt, the fundraising aspect of club teams may seem intimidating, but there are plenty of resources to make sure the team’s needs are met.

Those resources are extremely important when club teams make it to nationals.

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children in the audience at each of the three shows.

This ticketed event was worth the price, according to some in attendence. The Glee Club ran onto the stage from behind the audience, shouting, clapping and high fiving each other to set the mood for the rest of the show.

One of the highlights of the matinee show on Saturday afternoon was a marriage proposal by Glee Club member Nick Vanderah. Santa pulled his fiancé-to-be, Lauren Vickers, up onto the stage to ask her what she wanted for Christmas, to which she replied that she wanted “to spend Christmas with the love of her life.” Vanderah took that opportunity to propose on stage, to which the crowd exploded with cheers of excitement for the newly engaged couple.

The songs were a mix between traditional holiday

songs like “Ave Maria” and upbeat, amusing songs such as “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.” Between these group songs were other acts, one featuring instruments like the mandolin, guitar, ukulele and tambourine. Josh Burk, Alec Walker and Will Lubaroff pulled the ensemble together, singing “White Winter Hymnal.”

Orchesis, a long time UNI dance company, tap danced and wooed the audience while performing to the song “All I want for Christmas is You”

by Mariah Carey. UNITUBA, a musical ensemble comprised of solely tuba players, performed “Christmas Eve/ Sarajevo 12/24.”

The SingPins, an acapella group consisting of Glee Club members, made their debut on the Christmas Variety show stage as well.

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Santa stands on stage in the GBPAC. He was one of several guest performers to join the Christmas variety show.

Christopher Walken, Dora the Explorer, Batman and other famous figures performed, along with various UNI groups, on the GBPAC stage this weekend.

The Varsity Men’s Glee Club kicked off the holiday season with their 39th annual Christmas Variety Show.

The Glee Club is a non-auditioned, men’s choral ensemble that has been an organization on campus since 1960 and is currently under the direction of John L. Wiles, associate professor of choral conducting.

The show consisted of traditional Christmas songs, Glee Club favorite tunes, a play called “A Very Goonies Christmas” and even an appearance from Santa Claus, who interacted with a few

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Electoral College, fair? Diversity curriculum

Secondly, the Electoral College was created as a safety valve; in the event citizens

choose an unfit president, the Electoral College can intervene and put a more suitable candidate into office.

“The other thing is that in practice, the Electoral College has never been deliberative like the second story would require,” Holmes said. “The idea there is that they come together and they think about who is a good [candidate] and they pick that person.”

Holmes added that not only is there no deliberation, but many states have laws that punish electors who vote against whoever won their home state.

“I’m really uncomfortable with a system that allows the popular vote winner to lose,” Holmes said. “The winner comes down to accidents of geography. You don’t have to win votes; you have to win votes in the right places.”

Donna Hoffman, head of UNI’s political science department, said she favors the Electoral College. Hoffman said that while the electoral college is far from perfect, the system has several overlooked strengths.

According to Hoffman, the Electoral College gives a voice to political minorities who likely wouldn’t have one in a popular vote system. Hoffman cited the ethanol industry in Iowa as an example.

“In Iowa, candidates typically have to come here and address ethanol,” Hoffman said.

“They wouldn’t do that if we didn’t matter – in the sense of being a state – and that’s one of our particular interests.”

Another group that Hoffman believes benefits from the Electoral College are Hispanics and Latinos.

“Hispanics are, roughly, nationwide about 12 percent of the electorate. And they matter in certain states,” Hoffman said.

“You have to address Hispanic concerns in Florida – Florida is a swing state. And Texas – Texas isn’t a swing state yet, but it probably will be in a few cycles. Same thing in Arizona.

Would Hispanic voices be heard to the same extent if you just had a popular vote?”

Hispanics make up 18 percent of eligible voters in Florida, 28 percent in Texas and 22 percent in Arizona.

Hoffman also said the Electoral College benefits small states and rural areas because it gives them a voice that they may not have if America went by the popular vote. Instead of campaigning solely in high population centers, candidates must campaign in and pay attention to the needs of small states.

“Being from the state of Iowa, we should like the Electoral College in the sense that it gives us a larger voice than we normally would have if we went by the popular vote,” Hoffman said.

Junior psychology major Gunnar Whisler believes the Electoral College was useful in the past, but believes the system should be modified. However, Whisler hesitated to call the recent election results unfair.

“I’m not sure I would say it was unfair because that is the system that both of the candidates pledged to run under,” Whisler said. “They were both aware that they could lose the Electoral College vote, yet win the popular vote.”

“I have mixed feelings about the Electoral College,” said Caitlyn Briggs, sophomore human resource major. “I understand how it helps give power to the less populated states, but it doesn’t make sense to me how someone who wins the popular vote may not become president.”

According to both Hoffman and Holmes, efforts to convince the Electoral College to reject Trump in favor of Clinton or another Republican are unlikely to bear fruit.

“There’s absolutely no way the Electoral College is going to make Hillary Clinton president,” Holmes said.

Holmes and Hoffman also agreed that regardless of what one may think of the Electoral College, it isn’t going to be replaced anytime soon. In fact, abolishing the Electoral College would require a constitutional amendment.

“Everybody should get used to it, because it’s not going away,” Hoffman said.

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The Electoral College, the system through which the president of the United States is elected, has faced heavy scrutiny in light of the recent election. The system lifted Donald Trump to the presidency, despite the fact he lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton. As of press time, Clinton holds a 2.3 million vote lead over Trump.

Justin Holmes, a political science professor who specializes in American politics, says he opposes the Electoral College.

One of the problems Holmes sees in the Electoral College is that the system was created to solve problems that “no longer exist.” The Electoral College was created for two primary reasons.

The first was to compensate for a lack of ability to wage a nationwide campaign during the 1700’s. Most people didn’t know much about politics due to technological deficiencies, and so the Electoral College was created to give elites with a better knowledge of politics more influence.

“One of my gripes is that the Electoral College doesn’t need to do the first thing anymore,” Holmes said. “We have campaigns. It’s not a question of getting the message out.

Donald Trump can tweet at three in the morning and owns his own airplane; it’s not like we can’t get around.”

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The initial Diversity Exit Requirement proposal submitted last year by the Northern Iowan Student Government (NISG) has been under revision and a new version with inputs from the exploratory committee is set to be put forth by the end of the academic year.

According to Timothy Kidd, the faculty chair of the exploratory committee, it is unclear what path NISG will take to meet their goals.

“At the moment, it’s not clear that a curriculum based diversity exit requirement would be the best way to achieve the NISG’s stated goals of an increased and cumulative exposure to diversity for all students,” Kidd said.

“We are currently exploring this,” Kidd said, “As well as the potential for a diversity related degree certificate, and activities related to student orientation, “UNI Now!” and related student workshops. After our last meeting, we are awaiting consideration by NISG.” Kidd also said that he had called for a committee of faculty, students and administrators to discuss and suggest significant changes to the initial proposal.

“Regardless of the final structure, it is anticipated that some form of proposal will be put forth by the end of the academic year,” Kidd said. “I believe part of this proposal will be to ensure that our work in this area continues into the future by continuously examining goals, measuring outcomes and determining what is the best path at UNI for enhancing exposure to diversity in the student body.”

Kidd also discussed faculty members’ views on diversity exit requirements.

“Faculty members of the committee believe diversity to be a topic of importance and an area in which student education can be enhanced,” Kidd said.

“How this is to be achieved, and whether curriculum is the best route for this, is controversial.

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experience that improves the quality of a UNI education”.

Andrew Jessip, president of the Hispanic Latino Student Union (HLSU), supported NISG’s proposal but had his own views on the subject.

“We believe UNI offers an adequate amount of diversity programs. But, as with anything, we think there should constantly be a question as to who is attending these programs, or rather, who isn’t,” Jessip said.

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“We do support the proposal,” Jessip said. “It is great that UNI offers these courses already, but there seems to be a stark divide between who takes these classes or even knows they exist. Requiring all students to participate in these topics, we believe, would help our greater UNI community engage in some pretty important topics.”

Kidd stressed the importance of thinking through all the options when proposing such an exit requirement.

“I cannot speak for administration or other faculty, but I can answer this from my own perspective. If we are going to create a diversity exit requirement, it should be done with thought,” Kidd said. “I don’t believe in adding additional burdens for graduation unless they significantly enhance students’ educational experience and add value to the degree.

“At the moment, we are awaiting a response by NISG on our current work,” Kidd said. “I believe soon after this, we will be in a position to speak directly with the faculty senate on a course of action to be explored over the next few months to create a proposal with merit by the end of the academic year.”

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Christmas’ or Student evaluations: ‘Merry ‘Happy Holidays’?

Room for improvement It is student evaluation season yet again, and office assistants are handing out bubble sheets and no. 2 pencils. So, what are evaluations, and why do we have them?

The “what” is easy, but the “why” is not always as explicit.

In October, the Northern Iowan ran an article by Dennis Clayson, a professor in our college of business, on his thoughts about these evaluations.

At first, I was directly and staunchly opposed to the message in this article, but then I did what I always do when I have such a strong reaction to an opinion not in line with my own. I ask myself why I don’t like it, and if it is reasonable to have that opinion.

I started asking around, and it turns out many students and faculty alike believe that there needs to be change, and for good reason.

Think about your time on

the internet. Reddit, Tumblr, Twitter – social media is flooded with anonymity, and all the scathing, snarky, uninformed and unashamed comments hurled at one group or another which comes with it. Student evaluations are no different, and one only needs to visit Rate My Professor to see that.

While many students would like to believe that the comments in class are different than the ones online, there is little to no difference. It is for this reason that I will not be addressing the ridiculous idea of making student evaluations public. Rate My Prof. is bad enough, and I believe UNI is better than that.

Not all the remarks are meant to be bad, but come off as such. Many female professors receive written remarks on how they look or dress rather than their academic merit within the classroom.

When first hearing this, I was shocked, but then realized that I have done this as well, and I would like to apologize to all my professors if my comments in my evaluations were insulting in such a way, or were not helpful in improving the courses for

future students.

That is what I think these evaluations are for, because that is what I had always been told they were for. I had been told that they do not impact promotions or raises of professors “as much as people think they do,” but we are told before taking them that they in fact do impact these things.

This semester, for the first time ever at UNI, I had read to me a notice that is apparently is supposed to come before every evaluation session. It clearly states that promotions and such take these evaluations into account.

What I propose then, is similar to what Clayson had in October. The three questions proposed in his article were: 1) What went well in this class?

2) What could have been done better?

3) What is your name?

While I now fully agree with these questions, there is still one concern with having a student’s name on the evaluation sheet – the fear of retaliation for a bad evaluation.

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Editor’s note: Columnist Day penned a merry little carol addressing the use of “Merry Christmas” versus “Happy Holidays.”

A Controversial Carol So, every year, Thanksgiving comes and brings, With it a sense of peace and gratitude That unifies our country, ‘til it leaves In its wake much more hostile attitudes.

For soon after, we always reignite The conflict over whether one should say The word “Christmas,” or greet each other with “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays.”

The debate often seems quite personal, Because it speaks to what one values most.

(Though sometimes it seems as silly and quaint As arguing which side to butter toast.)

“Yours isn’t the only holiday, you know!

There are other cultures that celebrate Their own sacred pasts during December, Don’t neglect them!” some say, sounding irate.

Others reply, “We know there are. So what?

We’ve never observed them as a culture.

Much more of us observe Christmas than not, So stop snipping at us like a vulture!”

The main concern seems to be inclusion, To make sure that no one feels they’re left out See CHRISTMAS, page 4

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and “hiss” when the villains took stage and Dora’s jokes caused uproaring laughter throughout the play.

Freshman deciding major Haley Bunnell, stated “It was a nice comedic break in between songs and it showed the personalities of the Glee Club members rather than just watching them sing.”

The show concluded with a humorous performance

by The Arthur Murder Dancers, a portion of men in the Glee Club, decked out in white tank tops and pink tutus. The dancers frolicked and spun in elaborate circle formations to “The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies.”

Once the rest of the Glee Club joined them on stage, they proudly sang out the UNI Fight Song as the audience rose in a standing ovation.

Mitch Leonard, junior

GLEE

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The Variety Show’s annual play consisted of the usual shenanigans; it was written by Clark Jackey and AJ Royer and narrated by Deadpool, a protagonist from the Marvel movie of the same name released in February.

The play told the story of Glee Club members trying to save the club from being bought out by famous figures such as Batman, Matthew McCoughnagey, Tom Cruise and more. Dora the Explorer and her trusty map led them through various adventures leading to the best music of all in hopes that it will save the day.

In true Glee Club Variety Show fashion, the audience was encouraged to “boo”

communication public relations and interactive digital studies double major and Glee Club member, enjoyed the atmosphere and experience the show provides for audience members.

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students forget about finals week quickly approaching and adults forget about the stress of work,” Leonard said. “[They] have the same excitement for Christmas as they did when they were 12 years old.”

“It exceeded my already high expectations because

it was more than just people singing on stage,” said Kimberly Skoog, freshman digital media production major. “It was funny, exhilarating and really got me in the Christmas spirit.”

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CHRISTMAS

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But those who are concerned fail to see what The other greeting’s really all about.

To be “merry” is just to be jolly, To be festive, cheerful and even gay.

A “Merry Christmas,” then, is nothing more Than experiencing joy on that day.

So far from excluding, the greeting’s great!

It wishes joy for both Gentile and Jew. It proclaims the reason one has joy, hopes The greeted will experience it, too!

When you’re in love with someone, or even If you just love a new ice cream flavor You want to tell the whole world about it After all, you’re doing it a favor!

Such is the Twenty-Fifth of December To all who celebrate the virgin birth Of a first-century Jewish teacher Whose life and love is of infinite worth.

You don’t have to believe in Christian claims Regarding the Christmas story, you see.

If their belief is sincere, then so is Their wish for your satisfaction and glee.

So, the next time you hear somebody say “Merry Christmas!” don’t be mad, just realize: “This person wants me to be happy and, To me, they cared enough to vocalize!”

So, with love of the season (and for you), And without guilt or shame or doubt or fear I wish you a very Merry Christmas And also a very Happy New Year.

KATIE BAUGHMAN Campus Life Editor

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EVALUATIONS

continued from page 3

Now, I personally have faith in all our professors at UNI – despite stories which seem to pour out of one college in particular – and I believe that this should not be an issue on the minds of students. But faith only gets you so far, and I do not know all our faculty personally.

For LAC courses, you may never see a professor again, and therefore the professor may never have this chance, but for major or minor courses, many students have a continual cycle of professors.

Though students may have

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their favorites which they can aim for with many major courses, there are always those specialty sections with that one professor you never wanted to take again.

What I would propose is that the evaluations are held. Though this would slow down the implementation of any suggestions to improve courses while the evaluating class is present, they have already taken said courses, and so any possible benefit is passed to future students already.

A fourth question for the test would be, “What is your expected graduation date?” By holding these evaluations for one year

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passed the expected date, the evaluations can still have a positive impact on this campus while protecting students.

These evaluations can be beneficial to campus, but anonymity emboldens people who are simply looking to hurt – either for some sick joke, or to retaliate for not doing well. If we couldn’t hide behind anonymity, these evaluations might actually be able to more effectively produce positive change to the classroom.

This does not fix all the problems with student evaluations, but it would certainly help administrators more than the current system. Here at UNI, we should not be factionalizing students and faculty, but instead we should come together in order to make UNI something better than the sum of its parts.

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Volleyball season ends on good terms BRENNAN WHISLER Sports Writer

The UNI volleyball team’s 2016 campaign came to an end this last Thursday, as the Panthers lost a heart-breaker to the Creighton Blue Jays in five sets.

To get to that point in the season a few things had to happen first, namely the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

UNI won their first-round match by sweeping Loyola on Thanksgiving Day, with a 3-0 final. UNI then lost to eventual tournament champion Wichita State, 1-3.

Seniors Amie Held and Kayla Haneline were joined by sophomore Bri Weber as first team all MVC. Junior Heather Hook and sophomore Kendyl Sorge were both second team selections.

The opening set versus WSU was nearly flawless for the Panthers, as they won it 25-12

and rarely trailed after the fifth point. UNI almost pulled out the second set, would win the 24-23 set point and still lose 26-24.

The third set saw many Panther runs negated as WSU stayed close and surged late to take it 26-24. The final set was all WSU as they finished strong on the last set 25-26. Three Panther double-doubles were recorded; Held had 14 kill and 16 digs, Weber had 15 kills and 18 digs followed by Hook who had 47 assists and 18 digs.

Held was also named to the tournament team. UNI along with second place Missouri State received at large bids to the tournament, while WSU won their place to represent the MVC in the tourney.

UNI traveled to Lawrence, Kansas to face the 21st in the nation Jays for the second time this season, UNI lost the first in straight sets. The first two sets saw the teams tied midway, but both times Creighton pulled

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Heather Hook (10) sets up Kayla Haneline (13) alongside teammate Ashlee Sinnott (8) during an early-season home game. UNI finished the regular season 24-10. (14-4 within the MVC, 12-3 at home and 8-5 on the road)

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Amie Held (3) gets up and ready on the offensive attack. Held finished the season with 432 points and led the team with 374 kills.

away with a late run to take both sets; 25-16 and 25-20.

The third set looked to be the last as UNI was down 24-22,

but a four-point run, which saw three kills by sophomore Piper Thomas, that helped keep UNI in the game.

The Panthers kept the momentum rolling for the fourth as they forced set five with a 25-14 win. A slow start to the fifth doomed UNI as they played catch up, but they never took a fifth set lead. They managed a tie at both 7-7, 10-10 and 12-12 points a piece. Weber managed the lone double-double

for UNI, with 12 kills and 10 digs.

And that is how the season, and for five seniors, a college career ends. It was a near comeback against an “on paper” better team in five sets. This was the 20th tournament visit for UNI, who completed their 34th 20-win-season at 24-10.

UNI was also the national leader in digs per set this year.

A great season hindered by the fourth five-set loss of the season.

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Wrestling team hosts the UNI Open ZACHARIAH HUNTLEY

Sports Writer

The UNI wrestling team had a great weekend as numerous wrestlers placed in the UNI Open, hosted Saturday, December 3. Facing opponents from several different universities including Iowa State, University of Iowa, Purdue, Wisconsin, Missouri, Minnesota, Illinois, St. Cloud State and North Dakota State—two Panthers fought for first, another two for second, one

at third and an additional two took fourth-place finishes.

Champion of the 149 lb bout, Max Thomsen, earned his second first-place finish in the open, securing his first at the Grand View Open earlier this season.

This is the second UNI Open title he has taken, finishing this year’s with two major decisions of 12-4 and 12-1 and two decisions of 2-0 and 3-1. Thomsen ranks No. 12 in the conference after going 20-4 last year as a redshirt freshman.

Another first-place notch

comes from an upset of Taylor Lujan, who defeated No. 8 Zac Brunson of Illinois as an unranked competitor. Lujan’s victory was hard-earned as he pinned his first two opponents in 1:54 and 2:12 before advancing with a 11-5 decision that would lead him to a 13-10 championship victory. Lujan also placed first in the Grand View Open at 174 lbs.

Panthers Drew Foster and Tyler Hoffman took second this weekend in their respected 184 lb and 197 lb weight classes.

Wrestling his second official UNI season, Drew Foster took second in the UNI Open falling to Emory Parker of Illinois five minutes and 41 seconds into the match. Foster pinned Dalton Simpson of Southern Illinois in 0:51 and went on to take two more decisions in the open.

Junior Tyler Hoffman earned a tech fall of 20-4 and a decision of 7-5 in the open, falling only to the conference’s No. 1 ranked J’Den Cox of Missouri in a tight bout ending at 5:19.

Earning a third-place finish

for the Panthers at 184 lbs was Jacob Holschlag who earned a tech fall and a 4:05, losing only to Emory Parker earlier in the tournament.

Both Paden Moore and Carter Isley earned fourth-place finishes in their respected 157 lb and 284 lb weight classes.

Returning to the mat Sunday, Dec. 11 at noon, UNI will take on the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI for their last match of the year before returning Jan. 1 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

BASKETBALL

Men’s basketball falls to the Cowboys, 81-73 KEVIN DEITRICK

The UNI men’s basketball team traveled to Laramie, Wyoming with a 3-3 record under their belt ready to take on the University of Wyoming.

The Cowboys came into the game with a 4-2 record and would walk away with another victory, after a final score of 81-73 was achieved.

Both teams shot for a com-

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“We love to see our clubs participate on the national stage,” said Luke Bartlett, sport club coordinator.

According to Lieb, when the UNIWR team went to

bined 59 threes, scoring on 26 of them. Seven games into the season, it looks as though the Panthers will be living and dying by the three-point line.

UNI shot 30 percent from behind the arc and struggled to get anything else going for them.

It was a tied ball game at the end of the first half as both teams were trying to figure out a second half game plan. The Panther’s started off

hot in the second half before the Cowboys hit 10 of their next 15 threes.

Wyoming had troubles holding on the ball today, with 21 turnovers; UNI could not capitalize. The Panthers shot nearly 20 more shots, while making one less field goal than the opposition.

In all, the Cowboys shot 54 percent from the field, and 55 percent from three. UNI shot 38 percent in field goals and 33

percent behind the arc.

Jeremy Morgan solidified himself as the Panther’s offensive leader, scoring 20 points for the game. ISU transfer Jordan Ashton finished with a double-double, tallying 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Spencer Haldeman ended the game racking up 18 points.

Impressive showings by these three were not enough to hold back Wyoming.

With another loss away

from home, the Panther’s record moves to 3-4. Looking ahead to their next few games, UNI will be in the friendly confines of the Mcleod Center as they take on South Dakota State and North Dakota.

South Dakota State will come into the contest with some momentum. They have just recently won three straight games and UNI will have their work cut out for them.

nationals in New York this year, they did everything they could to raise awareness and support for their trip. Lieb explained that getting a team of 22 girls across country is expensive, with the charter bus alone costing $10,000.

In order to raise funds,

the team contacted local businesses, sold posters and went door to door in the Cedar Falls area; the remainder of the funds were paid out of pocket by the UNIWR team members.

“I think the biggest thing is, we want to get rugby well known. It’s a great sport. It

would just be great if it was more well-known around campus and other students knew about our success and everything — that would be cool,” said co-captain, Molly Langhenry. She also explained that UNI is a widely recognized team in the rugby community.

Lieb explained that the Facebook post was not only reaching out for financial support, but also to increase the visibility of UNIWR. According to Lieb, UNIWR always welcomes new members and encourages anyone who is interested to try rugby.

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