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VOLUME 114, ISSUE 42

VOLUME 117, ISSUE 43

COVID-19

COMPLIMENTS

FOOTBALL

NEWS PAGE 2

CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 4

SPORTS PAGE 6

Numbers drop back down this week after campus saw higher numbers last week.

The UNI Panthers fall 6-13 to Missouri State Bears in Saturday’s game.

CME student worker Emma Cover-Carper starts a compliment wall as a pick-me-up for students.

UNI DM holds annual Black Tie Affair NICK BAUR

Staff Writer

A wondrous Iowa sunset punctuated what would become a night of jest and

joy for the students of UNI Dance Marathon this past Thursday, March 18. The members of the largest student organization at the University of Northern

Iowa safely congregated in the Wellness and Recreation Center (WRC) on campus for their annual Black Tie Affair, an event which culminated what the organi-

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This year the Dance Marathon Black Tie Affair took place in the WRC to to allign with COVID-19 guidelines.

zation has dubbed “Dancer Appreciation Week.” The Dancer Appreciation Week marks an entire week for the group of students to express gratitude for the many members in their ranks and the vigorous fundraising all dancers were involved in over the course of the last few months. Students Grace Meints, Nicole Deir and Alisha Kammerude, members of the executive board of UNI Dance Marathon, all collaboratively worked to navigate the somewhat tricky task of organizing the annual Black Tie Affair due to the COVID19 protocols for UNI gatherings. They had found it difficult to find a space for the event this year, as it was, in previous years, typically held in the Wesleyan Foundation basement. There, the UNI Dance Marathon students would take part in activities with food and soft drinks.

Meints, a junior majoring in elementary and middle level education, relayed their thought process behind this year’s iteration of the Black Tie Affair. “It was definitely interesting, trying to keep things the same as possible, so this year we were looking to find a place to safely replicate that entertaining environment,” she said. Thankfully, they were able to secure the suitably large lower-level basketball courts in the WRC as a location for the event. The attending students were dressed in their very best for the Black Tie Affair with the upscale attire creating something of a ref ined atmosphere. Individuals participated in various group activities such as bingo, raff les and, naturally, dancing.

points in just 10 minutes of play, hitting three of four three-point attempts. With the victory, the Panthers move to 15-12 on the season. UNI moved on to the second round of the WNIT, taking on the Creighton

Bluejays on Saturday, March 20. The Bluejays entered the game with a record of 10-11, coming off of a victory over the Bowling Green Falcons in the first round, 72-65.

See DANCE MARATHON, page 2

Panthers advance to quarterfinals DAVID WARRINGTON

Sports Writer

This past weekend, the UNI Panthers women’s basketball team competed in the first two rounds of the 2021 Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT), competing at the UW Health Sports Factory in Rockford, Ill. UNI took on the Dayton Flyers in the first game, while taking on the Creighton Bluejays in the second game. The Panthers came in with a record of 14-12 on the season, whereas the Flyers entered 14-3 and came off of a runner-up finish in the Atlantic-10 conference tournament. Despite having nine more losses on the year than their opponents, the Panthers put together a fantastic game, ultimately coming away with a 70-56 win in the first-round matchup. The Panthers started slowly, falling behind 7-2 to start the game. However, junior Kam Finley gave UNI the

spark they needed, hitting three consecutive threes to give the Panther women an 11-7 advantage. They held a seven-point lead after one quarter of play, 20-13. They managed to extend their lead in the second quarter, going into halftime leading by the score of 39-29. Midway through the third quarter, the Flyers showed signs of life, going on an 8-0 run to get within 44-39. Feeling the lost momentum, Finley once again made a timely play, hitting another three to spark a 6-0 run, returning the momentum firmly into UNI’s corner. The Panthers led 50-43 entering the final quarter of play. Freshman Kayba Laube stepped up in a big way early in the fourth quarter, hitting back-to-back three pointers to give UNI a 13-point advantage. The Panthers cruised the rest of the way, giving the Flyers just their fourth loss of the year in a 70-56 victory.

Finley had a standout game for UNI. In 27 minutes coming off of the bench, Finley scored 23 points, hitting five of her seven shot attempts from behind the three-point line. Laube also had a nice game, scoring nine

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This is the first time in program history that the Panther women have advanced to the quarterfinals of the WNIT.

See BASKETBALL, page 6


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