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The ongoing legacy of the UNI Seven

More than 50 years later, how has UNI responded to the demands of the first Black group on campus?

In March 1970, seven students from the Afro-American Society at the University of Northern Iowa gathered at President James W. Maucker’s house on a Monday night to ask him a question — the seven of them, six Black and one white, did not emerge until Tuesday evening, with the peaceful protest resulting in those involved later getting arrested and suspended. They became known as the UNI Seven, and were pioneers for change.

The question was about a proposal from a group of Black students called the AfroAmerican Society for a designated culture center on campus. When they heard it was not included on the Iowa Board of Regents agenda — and the issue of parking was — they went to Maucker’s home to ask him why. When Maucker provided little to no answers, the students decided not to leave until he made some kind of decision.

The development of a culture center for minority students was one of six proposals made by members of the Afro-

American society, in a list that was published in the Northern Iowan. The list included having a culture house, implementing a minority recruitment program, naming a dormitory after Martin Luther King, Jr., increasing minority staff, having more social and cultural events during Black History Month and for the Student Senate to conduct a drive to

raise money for the Martin Luther King Scholarship fund. This list of demands was published in 1968, while the sit-in occurred in 1970. So what progress has UNI made with satisfying these demands, decades later?

Creation of the Center for Multicultural Education (CME)

The list of six proposals were presented to the University Committee on Minority Group Education in 1968. Dwight Bachman was the spokesman from the Afro-American Society who delivered these proposals to the committee.

 See SIX PROPOSALS, page 2

SPORTS

UNI wrestling brings in almost recordbreaking crowd and falls to Iowa State, 19-12.

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N.I. EN ESPAÑOL

Traducción: La banda de ánimo de UNI regresa al camino

La banda de ánimo va a atender una conferencia de torneos de basquetbol gracias a un donador anónimo.

Las bandas de ánimos de UNI van a atender la conferencia de torneos de basquetbol de Missouri Valley Conference por la ayuda de un donador anónimo.

El Northern Iowan reportó en noviembre de 2022, que la banda de ánimo no estarían viajando a las conferencias de hombres ni mujeres de torneos de basquetbol por causa de los cortes de presupuesto con las atléticas de UNI.

De acuerdo con el director David Harris del departamento atlético de UNI, desde que publicaron el artículo, un donador ha pasado adelante para proporcionar los fondos que necesitaban para mandar la banda al torneo de los hombres en St. Louis, Mo. y el torneo de las mujeres en Moline, IL.

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UNI to host championship round of international business competition

Next month, the University of Northern Iowa will host the Network of International Business Schools (NIBS) Worldwide Case Competition.

For 10 days, March 3-13, the university will be home to the championship rounds of the 2022-2023 competition year. There will be 16 teams from 13 different countries present. Each team is from a differ-

ent university or college. The international teams are from the Netherlands, Romania, Canada, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Guatemala and the Republic of Korea. The Netherlands has three teams competing, and the United States has two teams, including a team from UNI. The other team from the United States is coming from Saint Mary’s University’s Greehey School of Business in Texas.

This is the 27th year that this competition has been held since inception in 1996. From the first stage, this competition is very competitive and there is always lots of strong competition which is what makes it known as a prestigious competition. This is the eighth time that the University of Northern Iowa has had a team make it to the championship round.

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Iowa was chosen to host the competition along with the distinct honor of being chosen to host the championship round.

Since the competition’s inception, there have been over 1,000 students who have been able to participate in the championship round. This competition has helped provide many learning experiences for students all across the world as the students who participate are challenged with real world problems, while also learning and benefitting from the unique settings of the culture of the host country.

During the visiting teams’ stay at UNI, they will also go experience several things that the Cedar Falls and Waterloo area have to offer, including a tour of the John Deere Tractor and Engine Museum, a tour of Techworks and even fun recreational things such as bowling

at Maple Lanes.

Over the course of the competition there will be several rounds of presentations which will ultimately lead to the announcing of the winners at the award banquet. There will also be several other awards such as best volunteer, best ambassador, team spirit award along with best male and female presenter.

For this event, they are still looking for some people who would be able to judge and volunteer. They still need a few people to be ambassadors, who would host a team that is competing and help them with any questions or concerns that they have during their stay here at the university. If volunteering or any of the other positions sound interesting, contact Chris Schrage at schragec@ uni.edu to get more information on the competition.

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The strive for racial equality has been ongoing throughout UNI’s history. From historical sit-ins to the above Black Lives Matter march outside of Maucker Union in 2020, students and leaders today are continuing to push for equality at UNI.

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Universities from the countries in color above will be visitng UNI in March to compete in the championship round of the NIBS Worldwide Case Competition. Alongside competing for various awards, the schools will get to experience museums and attractions in the Cedar Valley.

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SIX PROPOSALS

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The first item on the agenda is the creation of a culture center. The sit-in conducted by the UNI Seven was instrumental in putting this action finally into place.

After the sit-in, change was not immediate. The participants faced repercussions, but President Maucker ultimately worked on a proposal for Vice President Lang’s house to become the cultural center following his retirement.

It was passed by the Board of Regents, and Lang’s home became the Ethnic Minority Cultural and Educational Center (EMCEC). It officially opened in 1971. The name changed in the 1997-1998 academic year, where it became Multicultural Education.

In 2003, it was moved to Maucker Union, because of the history and the role that President Maucker played in finally getting a designated culture space to come to fruition. The Center for Multicultural Education (CME) has been in Maucker Union ever since.

Having a quiet gathering space, resources and faculty, the CME is a place of refuge for minority students. It is a place for resources, camaraderie, and for marginalized students to work with staff who look like them.

Implementation of a Minority Recruitment Program

The second proposal was to create a minority recruitment program, to get other marginalized students interested in coming to UNI. Admissions does have a recruitment program, but it is not at its highest potential.

Chiquita Loveless, director of Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice, said, “There is a recruitment program, but it is not as strong as it should be.”

UNI is a primarily white institution, with 7,784 of the students from the 2021-2022 academic year being white. In comparison, there were 1,387 students of other races in the same year. In order to make UNI more diverse and increase these numbers, the minority outreach program needs to be focused on and strengthened.

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NISG January updates

Between chatting with Iowa’s legislators under the golden dome of the state capitol to rocking out with karaoke during NISG Engagement Week, your Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) representatives have stayed busy during the month of January and beginning of February. Read on below to see everything NISG has been up to.

NI STAFF administrators like President Nook and community officials like Mayor Rob Green attending to chat with students.

NISG’s De-Stress Event in collaboration with Student Wellness Services also saw great engagement, and a Self Defense and Safety Class led by Senei Mustafić helped students learn introductory self defense skills.

Campaigns kicking off

MLK Dedication

The third demand on the list was to have a dormitory named after Martin Luther King, or a new classroom building named after him. The fifth demand was to conduct a drive for funds to add to a Martin Luther King scholarship.

As most UNI students know, both of these never happened. The University of Northern Iowa has 10 current affiliated residences for students, and none of them were ever dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr.

There is a tribute to King in Lang Hall, commemorating the time that he spoke there. However, that is the most permanent commemoration that King or any other members

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of the Civil Rights Movement have gotten on campus.

The scholarship opportunities available to Black and marginalized students on UNI’s campus can be significantly improved. Loveless explains that there is not a stable scholarship for marginalized students yet, but she hopes there will be a larger and better one.

“My goal is to work with senior leadership to ensure that we bring a scholarship for our marginalized students to fruition,” Loveless said.

Increasing Black Faculty

The number of Black faculty on campus has always been a topic of discussion, as the number of current Black faculty is

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NISG Engagement Week

For the first time in three years, NISG hosted an Engagement Week aimed to connect with the UNI campus community, and spread awareness about NISG elections.

Students were able to chat with NISG members, learn more about Green Dot initiative, the Textbook Equity Initiative, the Legislative Liaison Team and Gender and Sexuality Services while playing UNI Trivia, eat some Chad’s Pizza and win some great prizes from local businesses.

NISG would like to thank the Campus Activities Board along with Square One Vintage, Raygun, Mohair Pear, Big Acai, the UNI Bookstore, Driftless Style, George’s Local and Vinyl Cup Records for making the launch event possible.

NISG’s Open House Event was also successful, with UNI

not as high as it should be.

“We need more Black and marginalized faculty on campus to support our marginalized students,” Loveless said. “Students need to see someone who looks like them.”

For the Black and marginalized faculty that is present on UNI’s campus, there tends to be a large turnover rate and keeping them at the university is a struggle. Gwennette Berry, the chief diversity officer at UNI, said, “We have reviewed various methods for recruiting and retaining more faculty of color but it simply hasn’t been successful, but we aren’t sure why. We know this is an area we must work on.”

Berry also detailed how part of her position is helping departments identify methods that will help them find and hire

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Campaign season has officially begun! Students running for senate, president and vice president have started to collect signatures to get on the ballot.

Join NISG for the Presidential Debates Feb. 15 in the Maucker Union Ballrooms, and be sure to vote myUniverse from 6 a.m. Feb. 21 to 6 p.m. Feb. 22. Click the Life@UNI tab and go to the Voting and Surveys box to cast your vote.

Legislative Liaison Team (LLT)

UNI’s LLT led by the Director of Governmental Relations, Noah Hackbart, kicked off the legislative session in Des Moines during their first visit at the capitol in January. LLT seeks to advocate for UNI’s campus community on the state level. UNI Day at the Capitol, an all day event aimed to connect UNI with legislators, is set to take place Feb. 14.

faculty of color. It is an ongoing process, but Berry knows that it is extremely important to the marginalized students on campus.

“We’ll have to hire differently, finding ways to make our environment one where traditionally marginalized populations feel welcomed,” Berry said.

Where the CME is at Now

When the Afro-American Society dissolved in 1972, the Black Student Union (BSU) was formed, and is still active on campus today. They play a critical role in providing a sense of community for Black students at UNI, and host a lot of the events during Black History Month.

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The original list of proposals was published in the Northern Iowan on Nov. 8, 1968. These issues would later lead to the sit-in of the UNI Seven in 1970, and remain areas of focus on campus today.

Waterloo native, St. Ambrose grad makes ‘beautiful noise’ in Los Angeles

Joel D. Elliott II is West Coast radio producer, works ‘red carpet’ events

PATRICK KINNEY Iowa Capitol Dispatch

Editor’s note: This story was originally published Jan. 28, 2023 by Iowa Capitol Dispatch.

WATERLOO – Joel D. Elliott II is all about “taking the next step” – from the basketball floor at Waterloo East High School to the red carpet of Hollywood award shows.

Also known professionally as “Joel D,” the Waterlooborn graduate of St. Ambrose University in Davenport is now a successful broadcast production and sound engineer in Los Angeles, sometime musician and deejay at some top-drawer events.

He’s worked several major award shows and also serves as a technical producer for Fox Sports Radio broadcasts, including, among others, the well-known Dan Patrick Show, a syndicated sports talk show featuring the longtime former CNN and ESPN sportscaster.

During a recent visit back to Waterloo, he sat down for an interview for the Grout Museum District’s “Black Stories Collective” exhibit and oral history project.

By covering events like the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Emmys and the Oscars, Elliott’s rubbed elbows with stardom as a West Coast audio producer for the Sheridan Broadcasting American Urban Radio Networks since 2006.

“My first awards show was the Soul Train Awards with Don Cornelius,” Elliott said. “I got to talk to Big Don before he passed.

“I did three Soul Train Awards,” he said. “My first one was in ’06. From thereon we always did the Oscars; we did the Grammys, middle of the year, the Emmys, and then toward Thanksgiving the American Music Awards. You’re on the red carpet with the mikes,” recording interviews for uploading and sharing to network affiliate stations, “so they can take a piece

and act like they were there.”

In 2005, he also joined what was Clear Channel Broadcasting; and joined Fox Sports Radio in 2012, advancing to the Dan Patrick Show.

“I have 400 affiliates I feed that show to from the network. Dan is in Connecticut, and we stream his audio. That’s where I am every day at 5 a.m. (Pacific time) because he’s on the East Coast.”

Through Elliott’s radio-network connections, “I’ve met just about everybody,” he said. At a burial of a time capsule of items from well-known network TV shows on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for example, he got to interview legendary comedienne Carol Burnett.

He wasn’t “stargazing” or mugging for pictures with them, since he was on the job. “It was just the fact of being in a conversation with them,” he said. “Since 2006, I pretty much have seen all the celebrities at all the events, especially the NAACP Image Awards. Everybody comes there.”

He learned early to take advantage of opportunities through basketball as a standout at Waterloo East High School. He joined a European basketball tour of Iowa Big Eight prep conference stars in 1983. He played at St. Ambrose University, an NAIA affiliate school which also played larger Division I NCAA teams like Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles — which whetted his appetite for California.

He also did every job could get his hands on working in local television at station KWQC in the QuadCities while a communications major at St. Ambrose, where he also did news updates for the school’s broadcast stations. He also took a couple years to pick up some management training in retail positions with Kmart in Michigan, from where his father’s family hails, and Indiana. While he encountered some overt rac-

ism at that time, particularly in Indianapolis, he also received support across color lines from key individuals.

Whether it was neighborhood families sharing rides to school; white friends at St. Ambrose who walked him through how to dress up his class papers in their physical presentation as well as content; or a producer who told him bluntly in the early 1990s that to make it in L.A. he needed to be in L.A. — success has been all about making connections. That was true from his earliest days as a young musician at Waterloo’s Antioch Baptist Church, to his current membership at Faith Central Bible Church in Inglewood, Calif., also attended by one of his earliest Hollywood contacts, actor Blair Underwood.

But he’s given back home in Waterloo too, where he played drums as a youth at church events. For several years he co-hosted the “Throw Back” radio show at now-defunct Waterloo urban contemporary radio station KBOL, pre-recorded from Los Angeles but featuring local content gathered from his frequent trips back home.

“I just kept involved in Waterloo and tried to keep the show fresh,” he said, based on his frequent trips to town. The nonprofit station went off the air in February 2021 after 16 years of operation. His show was on about eight years.

Of all the venues and shows he’s done, “Your home can be your toughest critics,” he said. When his “throwback” show was “good enough for Waterloo” in terms of the long run it enjoyed in KBOL, “that showed me we were probably doing something good.” He also has an online “throwback” show Saturday evenings on hot923thebeat.com, originating from Los Angeles.

Being an expert sound technician, honed from his background in communications, opened all kinds of doors in California, Elliott said. “In L.A., they don’t even

turn on the lights if the sound man isn’t there yet!” he said.

“I’m doing different gigs. Now I’ve established who I am, and people can call and hire me,” he said. He’s also worked as a production manager job at The Canyon in Santa Clarita, Calif., one of a chain of live-band supper clubs in the Los Angeles area which feature tribute bands as well as “name” performers.

“I can relate to all these tribute bands from growing up right here (in Waterloo), because we didn’t have Black radio when I was born,” Elliott said. Waterloo’s original Black radio station, KBBG 88.1 FM, was not quite five years old when he graduated from high school.

“When they see a Black guy about to mix their band, they always wonder, ‘Is he familiar with what we sound like? Is he just an R&B cat, rap dude?’ They’ll come one time with their (sound) guy. And then, the next time, — ‘We know you got it.’”

His career is “the culmination of all the background in music, playing music, and then the red carpet, seeing all the people (celebrities) and

with Fox Sports Radio, the interviews Dan does every day.

“As far as the Waterloo influence on me, basketball was the main thing I did, but at the same time, it was the foundation I built in the church — the backing and supporting of people,” and family, through his musicianship, encouraged as a youth and beyond by his parents, Maggie and Joel Elliott Sr.

He’s also found a sense of collegiality when he encounters other Iowans on the West Coast, though he admits some Iowans’ towns are so small he has to look them up.

He did a live Friday social-media music show on Facebook during the coronavirus shutdown for the benefit of hometown friends.

“Waterloo would show up!” he said. The site flooded with favorable comments. “They were in there, ‘two-ona-mule,’ and we were just having fun online. It was ‘We’re on here to support you!’ I really liked the fact you get to a comfort level where the city supports you for what you’re doing. You feel like family.”

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Elliott, a Waterloo native, is a successful broadcast production and sound engineer in Los Angeles, Calif. He graduated from St. Ambrose University as a communications major.

You matter at UNI week

AUBREY SCHAFBUCH Staff Writer

The Student Health & Well-being Coordinator and UNI Counseling Center are partnering to bring You Matter At UNI week back to campus Feb. 27-March 3. This initiative hopes to help students build connections, recognize their worth, celebrate diversity and encourage knowledge and use of campus resources.

Student Health and WellBeing Coordinator Kaili Benham highlights that colleges and universities everywhere are seeing an increase in mental health needs amongst students.

“We want to assure all students, no matter their background or identity, that they matter,” she says. “Whether that is learning how to manage their stress by progressive muscle relaxation or learning productive coping skills, accessing our recreation facilities, or visiting our counseling center or utilizing our crisis hotline (319-273-2676 and press 2), we just want them to under-

stand what and who is there to help them because they matter.”

Riley Rodemaker, a masters student in mental health counseling and graduate assistant at the UNI Counseling Center, remembers when You Matter week started during his undergrad.

“The You Matter initiative was started a handful of years ago by the (former) NISG (Northern Iowa Student Government) Student Body President as a way of helping students become aware of resources on campus while also encouraging mental health awareness and connectedness,” he says. “I remember feeling that it was a great idea and being proud that my university would promote an entire week advocating for mental health resources and awareness.”

During this week, there will be daily on-campus activities during a “Lunch and Learn” period, featuring topics such as gratitude and self compassion, non-western mind and body healing, managing stress

techniques,and diversity and mental health discussions. There will be a variety of informational tables in Maucker Union throughout the week as well as the Student Health Advisory Committee’s annual jean display promoting body positivity.

The counseling center will also be hosting a few mental health training sessions for people to complete. To see all of the events and their times, make sure to check social media for updates. There will also be some additional remote opportunities to participate.

An Expression Competition will start a week before the designated You Matter week. Submissions of art/media that inspire others or are inspired by themes of this initiative are encouraged to be sent in! Further information will be released on the UNI website. A to-be-determined prize will be awarded to the winner as well.

You can also get involved by participating in a social media challenge. After tagging @unisws, @uni_couns

and #YouMatter@UNI, the best post of each day will be chosen and given a prize.

Monday’s challenge is to post a tribute of someone you’ve connected with on campus that has helped you feel a sense of belonging.

Tuesday encourages students to seek out and post a place, event, memory, or person at UNI that encourages and celebrates diversity.

Wednesday hopes to bring everyone out of their shell with a prompt to meet a new person and post a picture together.

Thursday’s challenge is to post a picture of a random act of kindness you complete. And finally on Friday, post a picture representing a campus resource that benefits your mental health.

NISG, SHAC, Active Minds and athletics have also come together to launch the Green Bandana Project at UNI during this week. This project aims to work against stigmas, raise awareness of mental health needs, prevent suicide and reinforce solidarity. Most importantly, it supplies VAR training to

students to learn how to deal with sensitive and tough situations.

“Our hope is that students make some new connections during the week by participating in our activities,” Benham says. “Building new connections helps grow our support networks, develop positive social and communication skills and can help build our sense of belonging.”

Rodemaker hopes that participants of You Matter Week events will not only have fun but also learn about resources that are readily available to them and others.

“I hope they are also able to take comfort in knowing that they are not alone in their struggles with their mental health by celebrating the diversity of other’s unique experiences. The more conversations we can have about mental health, the more people that we can talk to about resources, the more people whose lives we may be able to change.” Rodemaker says.

The Student Health Center houses a variety of resources for students to utilize. The Health Center is located near the Schindler

Building and is open

UNI career services aid students in professionalism

PEYTON GUTHRIE Staff Writer

While seeking employment after graduation may seem intimidating, there are many resources available on campus to aid students with preparing for those next steps.

Besides applying to scholarships and leadership positions, resumes are required for most jobs, and a well-written one may provide a great first impression. “The purpose of a resume is to quickly provide an overview of what you can contribute to an organization and the direction you are moving professionally,” suggests Matthew Nuese, associate director of UNI Career Services.

When it comes to building a resume, many students have no clue where to start. Luckily, there are many resources on campus that will assist in building a resume and professional development.

“Our team wants to work with students to help them write their resumes to bring forth the best information,” says Nuese. Career Services,

located in 102 Gilchrist Hall, provides many resources for UNI students such as resume templates, career advisory and resume workshopping.

Career services provides a downloadable resume template for students to use through their website. Nuese highly recommends avoiding pre-built templates, like Canva, as they may leave out important information.

By working with Career Services, students can craft a resume that truly reflects their professional experience and goals. Students who do not want to meet with Career Services in person can also choose to email their resume for feedback and support.

Emma Becker, a career assistant at Career Services, highly suggests attending career fairs. UNI Career Fairs are open to all grade levels and majors as an opportunity to interact with potential employers and practice professionalism. Career fairs are a great way to get recruited into the workforce and find internships, according to Becker.

If students are not looking

for employment right away, they are still a good way to make connections and get an idea of what workplaces are offering. Internships are a big way to make connections and get experience with workplaces. Many internships happen while students are still in college, and it is not uncommon for employers to offer positions after graduation.

It never hurts to start looking at careers and make connections early. There are many ways for students to start preparing. Another resource UNI Career Services offers is mock interviews.

“Getting comfortable with interviewing is also really helpful. Interviews give employers the biggest impression as to who you are,” Becker says. Professionalism can be developed and increased through visiting career fairs and gaining experience.

Preparing for the future can also be something as small as setting goals. Nuese recommends asking yourself some basic questions. Decide what you consider important in a career, what organizations you would like to work for and how you can connect with those organizations. Answering these questions will help you form a strategy based on your goals, according to Nuese.

“Instead of going to a job board and just “seeing what is open” you are actively creating your pathway,” he advises.

Outside resources, such as LinkedIn, are also a great way to make connections and compare professional backgrounds. According to Nuese, comparing your professional background with that of someone who works in a similar position at the time of their hire may provide some insight into what experiences to be looking for.

“We control what we can. This includes having a stellar resume, quality interviewing skills, and an application strategy,” says Nuese. There are plenty of resources available to students to ensure they can successfully and independently seek employment after college. To learn more about how to develop professional and resume skills, students can visit www.careerservices.uni.edu.

“Nosotros hemos estado trabajando desde la última vez que hablamos [con el Northern Iowan] para poder identificar los fondos de diferentes maneras y diferentes áreas, pero al fin, cuando este donador paso adelante, eso fue lo que hizo la diferencia para que proveer los fondos”, dijo Harris.

Harris dijo que el donador ha solicitado que su identidad y la cantidad de donaciones sea confidencial.

La donación fue regalada con un propósito específico de fondar los viajes de la banda de ánimo.

“Esto fue dinero nuevo y ellos estaban interesados, específicamente en ayudarnos con esta iniciativa”, dijo Harris. “Fue importante para ellos y ellos querían el dinero especialmente dirigido a este costo”.

Justin Mertz, Ph.D., el director asociado de las bandas de UNI, dijo que él fue notificado en la mañana del segundo de febrero que la banda va a poder asistir a los torneos.

“Yo, el resto de la facultad y los empleados en el programa de banda y los estudiantes estaban muy contentos y felices de oír eso”, dijo él.

“Nosotros estábamos muy felices y satisfechos que la gente alrededor del campus pensara que era muy importante para hacer ocurrir, porque la gente si valoran la banda”, dijo Mertz. “Ellos pensaban que era suficiente importante para hacer ocurrir y fueron capaces de hacerlo”.

Después de anunciar que las bandas van a poder asistir a los torneos, Mertz dijo que ellos inmediatamente serían capaces de enlistar bandas para viajar a los dos torneos de hombres y mujeres.

“Los estudiantes están super emocionados por ir. Ellos están emocionados de

representar a UNI, ellos están emocionados por ser parte de un gran evento y están emocionados por apoyar a los estudiantes que son atletas”, dijo él. “Los estudiantes atletas y los estudiantes de banda más o menos desarrollaron un enlace cada temporada y ellos aprendieron de cómo apreciar uno al otro”, dijo Mertz.

Maggie Glenn, un sousafonista de tercer año en la banda de ánimo, repite las declaraciones de Mertz.

“Yo estaba super emocionada de descubrir que nosotros sí podíamos ir a estos viajes porque yo me divertí muchísimo en el viaje de banda el año pasado”, dijo ella.

“La banda de ánimo casi siempre va a los juegos de basquetbol y ayuda a crear una atmósfera en la arena. Yo creo que es importante traer la banda porque nosotros escogimos ir para animar a nuestro equipo y honestamente queremos apoyarlos durante las carreras de playoff. Además, a mí me gustaría pensar que nosotros elevamos la moral en la arena”, dijo Glenn.

Harris también expresó gratitud de los atletas de UNI que los fondos han podido contribuir.

“No es lo mismo sin [la banda] y ellos añaden un elemento del espíritu escolar que creemos que es importante para ese ambiente, lo cual es la razón por la que hemos continuado a tratar de persuadir diferentes maneras de poder hacer esto posible. Nosotros solo estamos afortunados que había alguien que quiso venir adelante con los fondos que eran necesarios para hacerlo una realidad”, dijo Harris.

Las atletas y bandas van de camino en solo unas pocas semanas, con los torneos de las conferencias sucediendo el 2-5 de marzo para los hombres y 9-12 de marzo para las mujeres.

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Panthers fall to No. 3 ISU in front of 5,754 fans

DREW HILL Sports Writer

The 14th-ranked UNI wrestling team faced the No. 3 Iowa State Cyclones on Friday, Feb. 10, in front of 5,754 people, the second-largest crowd in the McLeod Center for a wrestling event and third-largest all-time at UNI. It was

also Senior Night for the Panthers, with two redshirt seniors splitting their bouts. After a back-andforth night, Iowa State ultimately pulled out a 19-12 win, which was their 18th Big 12 dual win in a row, a program record.

Coach Doug Schwab said after the match, “Getting real sick of this

record though. Playing them over and over again, and they find ways, and that’s what great teams do. So for us then, we gotta figure out how to change that pattern.”

UNI came into the dual 7-3 overall and 5-2 in conference competition as the 14th-ranked team in the country. Their only losses have come against teams in the top 11 of the NWCA Coaches’ Poll, and among their wins is a win over fourth-ranked Ohio State back in December. Iowa State came into the dual 14-2 overall and 6-0 in Big 12 competition as the third-ranked team in the country. Their only losses were to No. 1 Penn State and No. 2 Iowa.

In the 125-pound match, Kyle Gollhofer gave UNI the first lead in the dual with a tight 8-6 decision over Ethan Perryman. Iowa State’s Zach Redding tied the score at 3-3 with a 4-2 sudden victory decision over Kyle Biscoglia in the 133-pound class. At 141 pounds, Cael Happel again gave the Panthers the lead at 6-3 with a 4-3 decision

over Casey Swiderski.

Adam Allard made his collegiate dual debut in the 149-pound class against Paniro Johnson. He ultimately fell 3-1 in a low-scoring bout that tied the score at 6-6. Derek Holschlag, one of UNI’s redshirt seniors that competed, again gave UNI the lead for the third time in the 157-pound class, winning a 4-1 decision over Jason Kraisser.

Despite UNI’s 9-6 lead, Iowa State would come back with wins in four out of the last five matches. Former national champion David Carr of Iowa State won the only major decision of the day over redshirt senior Austin Yant at 165 pounds, giving Iowa State their first lead of the day at 10-9. The Cyclones followed it up with another win in the 174-pound bout, with MJ Gaitan winning a 9-5 decision over Lance Runyon to extend the lead to 13-9.

UNI needed an answer, and in a top-four matchup at 185 pounds between No. 2 Parker Keckeisen of UNI and No. 4 Marcus

Coleman, Keckeisen won a 7-5 decision to bring UNI within one at 13-12. Wyatt Voelker was the next Panther to take the mat in his second collegiate dual start this season in the 197-pound class. He fell 12-6 to Yonger Bastida, as the Cyclones took a 16-12 lead. Needing a major decision or better to tie or win the match, Tyrell Gordon ultimately lost to Sam Schulyer in a 4-1 decision that gave the Cyclones the 19-12 win.

UNI drops to 7-4 on the season and finishes 5-3 in Big 12 duals this season. Iowa State improves to 15-2 and 7-0 in Big 12 duals. UNI has now lost four in a row to the Cyclones and are 4-14 alltime against them.

UNI’s regular season finale is set for Saturday, Feb. 18, against the 18th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers in Madison, Wis. The Big 12 championships are scheduled for March 4 and 5 in Tulsa, Okla., and the NCAA Championships will be held March 16-18 in Tulsa, as well.

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Track and field competes at SDSU Indoor Classic

PAUL NOBLE Sports Writer

The UNI men’s and women’s track teams competed at the SDSU Indoor Classic in Brookings, S.D., on Feb. 10 and 11.

The women finished second out of 21 teams, while the men finished fourth out of 29.

For the women, the throwing events saw several strong performances. More than a third of UNI’s 111.6 points came from two events, the weight throw and the shot put. In the shot put, three Panthers placed in the top eight. Katie Fare placed first with a throw of 54 feet, 8.75 inches, while Mackenna Wilson placed second at 51 feet, 9.75 inches. Freshman Sarah Byrd rounded out the trio of Panther throwers with a seventh-place throw of 46 feet. In the weight throw, Wilson was victorious with a throw of 65 feet, 0.5

inches, while Mari Shavers was second at 62 feet, 7.75 inches.

Pole vault and high jump also stood out for the Panther women. In the pole vault, three Panthers finished in the top eight.

Alivia Silvestri and Isabelle Holtzen highlighted this with fourth and fifth-place vaults, both at 11 feet, 9.75 inches. In the high jump, two Panthers finished in the top five, with Riley Todd placing fourth and Katy Stephens taking fifth, both with jumps of 5 feet, 3 inches.

In the track events, the Panther distance runners showed out in the 5000meter run, with a sixth place finish from Emma Hoins in 17:18.45 and a seventh place finish from Kate Crawford in 17:20.01.

In the 400-meter dash, the Panther women have several strong runners. Three Panther women placed within the top eight in the 400 meters, with

Erin Kerkhoff leading the way with a fifth-place finish in 57.05. The depth of the UNI women at the 400 translated nicely in the day’s final event, with the UNI women taking silver in 3:50.23 in the 4x400-meter relay.

The UNI men had themselves a nice two days as well. Leading the way was Parker Kiewiet. Kiewet took home gold in the 400 meters with a time of 46.26, smashing the meet record and even cracking the facility record. Kiewet’s time now ranks second all-time, as he narrowly missed the 19-year-old school record by nine one-hundredths of a second. Kiewet’s time was so fast his time could have placed sixth at the 2022 Indoor National Championships. In the 800-meter run, four Panthers finished in the top eight, highlighted by Drake Hanson capturing the gold in 1:50.47 and

Chase Knoche finishing fourth in 1:52.05. The UNI men closed out the day with a third place finish in the 4x400-meter relay in 3:15.18.

Next, the UNI men and women will head to Iowa

City on Feb. 17 for the Iowa Open, hosted by the University of Iowa. This will be their final indoor meet before the Missouri Valley Conference meet in Chicago.

STEPH STARK/NORTHERN IOWAN Parker Keckeisen attempts a takedown during No. 14 UNI’s 19-12 loss against No. 3 Iowa State in front of a near-record crowd of 5,754.

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The UNI track & field team competed in Brookings, S.D. at the SDSU Indoor Classic this past weekend, hosted by South Dakota State.

Panthers stay hot, douse Flames 55-47

BEN LAHART Sports Writer

The UNI women’s basketball team traveled to Chicago on Friday for a matchup with the UIC Flames. The Panthers were

looking to continue their four-game win streak and remain in the running for a regular season Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) championship, and they did just that, securing a 55-47 victory.

The first quarter started off fast with Maya McDermott hitting a 3-pointer just eight seconds into the contest. The game was very tight throughout and that started early. Both teams only led by as much as three points in the quarter with four lead changes. UNI ended the quarter with another three to lead 15-12.

The second quarter was just as tight as the first with UIC quickly tying the game at 15-15. There were two more lead changes before UNI got their largest lead of the game, leading by four with under three minutes left. The Panthers led entering halftime, 26-24.

The second half started off in similar fashion to the first. The third period of play was just as close as the first two with five lead changes in a back-and-forth 10 minutes. A 7-0 run gave UNI a five point lead before giving up a 7-0 UIC run

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right after to go down two. A late Grace Boffeli layup tied the game going into the final quarter of play.

The fourth quarter was where the Panthers were able to separate themselves from the Flames. The quarter started off slow with no scoring until the 7:12 mark when UNI started their second 7-0 run of the game and never looked back. UIC was held scoreless for over nine minutes of game time before cutting into the Panthers lead, but it was too late. UNI outscored UIC 16-8 in the final quarter, with the help of 10 free throws, seven coming in the final 46 seconds. The Panthers won by a final score of 55-47.

Boffeli continued her excellent season with a team high 20 points on the night. This was her third game with 20 or more points in the last four outings. The sophomore forward also led

the team in rebounds with nine. McDermott also had a nice game with her third straight 12-point game. She also led the team in assists with five. Both women rank in the top 10 in the MVC in points per game, while Boffeli also leads the conference in rebounds per game.

The Panthers now sit at 16-6 on the season, 11-2 in conference, good enough for second place in the MVC. UNI is one of two teams with a top five offense and defense in the MVC, the only other team being Illinois State, who holds the top spot in the conference standings.

UNI will next play at Valparaiso on Sunday, Feb. 12. The Panthers will have a chance to knock Illinois State off the top of the MVC on Thursday, Feb. 16 in the McLeod Center for the annual Pink Out game. Tip off will be at 6 p.m.

UNI’s losing streak extends to five games

ADAM JOHNSON Sports Writer

The Panthers had two games over the past week, and the first was against Evansville, traveling to Evansville, Ind. Coming into the game on a threegame losing streak, this looked like the perfect game to get back on track, as the Purple Aces had not won a game in conference play. Unfortunately for the Panthers, they could not get the job done.

Evansville made a 3-pointer to start off the game, and kept the lead going after that. Slowly they extended their lead over time, and after a 7-0 run with just under seven minutes remaining in the half, the Purple Aces had more than doubled the Panthers score, 31-15. Their lead got as big as 19 points, and at the break they were ahead by 17, 43-26.

Although the Purple Aces were on pace for nearly 90 points in the game, things changed in the second half. While the Panthers were not getting much scoring themselves, they were completely shutting down Evansville.

The Panthers started the half on a 10-0 run, and the Purple Aces did not get a basket until the 12:28 mark. Seeing the first basket of the half go through was big for them, as they started to get some things going. The Panthers were unable to maintain their good start to the half, and the closest they ever got to the lead was seven points. By the end of the night, it was Evansville getting their first conference victory, 71-59.

After the game on the road, the Panthers got to play in the comforts of their home arena on Saturday. They played host to Indiana State, who had beaten them just a couple weeks prior. A revenge game would be important, as the losing streak continued to grow. By the end of the night, however, it was the Sycamores that left with the win.

The game started out going back-and-forth, and nearly eight minutes in, it was locked up at 14. Backto-back 3-pointers by the Sycamores quickly started to bring things their way. They went on a 15-2 run, and it was capped off by a dunk. The Panthers did

not back down, and immediately responded with a quick 9-0 run. However, that would be about the last good moment of the half for the Panthers, as the Sycamores ended the half on a 15-4 run. The score was 44-29 at the break.

The Sycamores came out of the break ready to put the Panthers away. They opened it up with a 15-2 run, making it a 30-6 run since late in the first half. Up by nearly 30 points, there was not much the Panthers could do to get back into the game. The Panthers tried to keep fighting, but they were never able to cut the lead to less than 16 points. The Sycamores ultimately came away victorious by a final score of 80-62

The Panthers are now losers of five in a row, and things do not get much easier to finish the schedule. Their last four games are all against teams in the top half of the Missouri Valley Conference standings. Their next game is against conference leader Drake, who they will host on Wednesday, Feb. 15. These teams last met up in Des Moines, a game that the Bulldogs won

88-81 in double overtime, despite two 3-pointers from Bowen Born at the buzzer to

end regulation as well as the first overtime.

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STEPH STARK/NORTHERN IOWAN Grace Boffeli (42) finished a rebound shy of a double-double on Friday, scoring 20 points while grabbing nine rebounds.

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Tytan Anderson led the way for UNI in their 80-62 loss to Indiana State on Saturday, finishing with 13 points and four rebounds.

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“We have a plethora of events and programming during Black History Month,” Loveless said. “We have made major improvements with that.”

Sashay Carroll, an associate producer at CNN and UNI alum, worked at the CME and was an active participant in the center’s events during her time in college.

“It was a safe space for me to experience that sense of camaraderie and that sense of community,” Carroll said. She looks back on her experience with the CME extremely positively. There is no question that the CME is providing a place of refuge, a safe haven for marginalized students on campus.

Since UNI is a predominantly white institution (PWI), the CME is critical to providing marginalized students with a sense of belonging and to make sure that they feel comfortable and welcomed.

Room to Improve

While there have been improvements to the campus culture in the many years since the sit-in, there is still a lot of progress to be made. Injustices are still happening, and changes still need to happen.

In 2019, a student campaign entitled “UNI is Not an Ally” was launched in reaction to how Black students were being treated on campus. Carroll was a voice in this campaign.

“The purpose of the campaign was to give a voice to students of color on campus,” Carroll said, “and to try to change the climate on campus for students of color.”

This campaign was not the first. The changes seen after this campaign are long-term, but the campaign was needed to hold staff and administration accountable, Carroll said.

Resources for Black and minority students also need to be improved. “I think it should be broader than just the CME providing these resources,”

Carroll said. By increasing minority faculty and changing the campus environment, the resource distribution would be able to expand.

Changing the campus climate for all minority students starts with the students and the staff. It expands beyond race, it also includes gender and sexuality discrimination as well.

“If we want to keep doors open, we’re going to have to think about equity, inclusion and diversity very hard,” Berry said.

While strides have been made since March of 1970, there is still a lot of change that needs to happen within staff, administration and on campus.

“We have to let our upbringing, our prejudice, and our biases go,” Loveless said, “so that we can allow our future to be light and not carry a spirit of oppression, suppression and depression.”