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Opinion columnist Bailey Klinkhammer writes on intersectionality and it’s affects on women’s rights.

Art students sumbit artwork to be displayed in UNI Art Gallery for juried review.

Panther softball sweeps the Salukis.

UNI instructor twice accused of plagarism seeks court review of probe CLARK KAUFFMAN

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A University of Northern Iowa instructor who has twice been accused of plagiarism is taking the school to court over its most recent investigation of her actions.

Gayle Pohl, a tenured public relations instructor at UNI, is seeking judicial review of UNI’s decision last year to discipline her for allegedly violating the school’s policies on research.

Court records indicate that in December 2017 and January 2018, a UNI faculty member complained to the university’s research integrity officer that Pohl had committed plagiarism with respect to two separate publications issued in 2013 and 2017.

The officer notified Pohl of the allegations made against her and the school’s provost convened an inquiry panel to look into the allegations. The panel, which

was instructed to limit its work to the specifics of the complaint, ultimately recommended the matter proceed to a more formal probe that would be handled by an investigation committee.

Before the panel had finished its work, the research integrity officer allegedly asked the complainant in the case for recommendations as to who should serve on the investigation committee. The lawsuit alleges the officer selected one member to serve on the committee, despite that individual expressing some form of bias by stating, “I’m not going to lie. I am definitely interested in this.”

The lawsuit alleges that the research integrity officer suggested to the provost that the committee members be paid $1,200 each for their service. The provost allegedly decided each member should be paid $1,500 – although, the lawsuit claims, UNI policy does not provide for com-

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Gayle Pohl, pictured above, is seeking judicial review of UNI’s decision last year to disclipline her for allegedly violating the school’s policies on research.

pensation of investigation committee members.

According to the lawsuit, the committee interviewed the complainant as part of its work. Through that interview, committee members learned that in 2014, the UNI provost determined Pohl had committed plagiarism concerning articles that had been published in 2008 and 2011. The research integrity officer provided the investigation committee with the file pertaining to

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A UNI committee concluded Professor Gayle Pohl had committed “research misconduct” in 2019 and the university discliplined Pohl in April 2019.

the old plagiarism charges.

The committee eventually concluded that Pohl had not committed plagia-

rism but had committed “research misconduct” generally.

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Alisanne Struck: Leading way for Asian students EBONI SPRINGFIELD Staff Writer

Current UNI student body Vice President, Alisanne Struck, has left her mark on campus as the first Asian American student to serve in NISG as Vice President.

Beginning her term in April 2021 with current president Samantha Bennett, Struck has spent the last year dedicating much of her time to UNI students and their voices, as she worked directly with UNI Administrators, local and state officials.

Born in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Struck was adopted

by Paul and Darla Struck at 13 months old. Struck grew up in Cherokee, Iowa with her parents and older brother Alex. After graduating from

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NISG student body Vice President Alisanne Struck is the first Asian American to serve as student body Vice President.

Cherokee High School in 2019, Stuck fell in love with the UNI community and began her journey of higher education with the Panthers.

Struck began her undergraduate degree at UNI in fall 2019, originally a music major, following her love for band in highschool. She quickly changed her major to public relations as she followed her love for social media and creativity.

In honor of Women’s History Month, and to recognize the power women have had in making UNI the institution it is today, the Northern Iowan spoke with Struck about her time at UNI as a student, leader and a woman.

Question: What was your motivation for running NISG Vice President?

“I did orientation in November of my freshman year, and I joined that because I love UNI. Orientation is a

good example of making other people love UNI. I think for me that love for UNI also went to love for wanting to make UNI better, which is why I joined student government in the first place as a senator. Because I feel so strongly about and I am so passionate about UNI that I wanted to run for VP and I think (Samantha Bennett) is a really great person that has a great vision for campus.”

Question: Besides NISG, what other things are you involved in on campus?

“My freshman year I was in the Panther Marching Band, and for a portion of my sophomore year, I played trombone.

When I got involved in student government was also when I got involved with PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of

America). That fall, in 2020, was when I founded Asian Student Union, which was my other big involvement. Summer Orientation staff and then now I just accepted the VP of Events in PRSSA, and a membership position in CATS (Connecting Alumni to Students).”

Question: What female leaders or role models have you worked with that helped you navigate your time at UNI? “One person that nurtured my role in being a solid leader has been Elle Boeding (former student body president). Elle was foundational to that from the first day when I got my student ID at orientation, and she had sat down with me and got to know my mom.”

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As a result of those findings, the university disciplined Pohl in April 2019 by revoking her status as a graduate faculty member; barring her from working with non-tenured faculty on research and scholarly projects; prohibiting her from applying for promotion to full professor; prohibiting her from receiving any type of research award sponsored by UNI; and barring her from serving on any UNI committees.

Pohl contested the discipline, and the dispute was decided in favor of UNI by an arbitrator in September 2021.

Last December, UNI made the final decision to accept the arbitrator’s recommendations and impose the planned discipline. Pohl appealed the arbitrator’s decision to the Iowa Board of Regents, which

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In December 2017 and January 2018, a faculty member filed a complaint with the university’s research integrity officer that indicated Pohl had committed plagiarism in two separate publications.

in January declined to review the matter.

In seeking judicial review of UNI’s actions, Pohl’s attorney claims the generalized offense of “research misconduct” does not exist.

The lawsuit also alleges UNI policy directed the investigation committee to identify whether misconduct relates to falsification, fabrication or

plagiarism of information.

The lawsuit also alleges the research integrity officer directed the committee members to delete their files relating to their investigation of Pohl. It challenges the decision to have the investigation committee consider the previous charges and discipline levied against Pohl.

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I just want people to see that potential in international women, like I do

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Struck continued, “Just her guidance through joining orientation staff and then her “voluntelling” me to do things when she needed volunteers and that was such a kickstart to my leadership roles in student government and having the confidence to go pursue that in other facets of campus. Some of the other women would be Rachel Greene (former student body VP) really knows what it’s like to be another woman of color especially in NISG, especially with shared governance.

Especially going to rooms and being the only woman of color.

Rachel really understood that and we were able to bond over that. Those two have been two of the most important women for me when it comes to leadership.”

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Struck has spent the last year dedicating much of her time towards including UNI student voices, and has worked directly with UNI administrators and state representatives.

Question: What does it mean to you to be a woman of color in your position on campus?

“I think a lot of people,

especially young women, when you’re the first of anything, there always comes a pressure to do well because everyone knows that you are already set back just because of how you’re perceived. I think in my leadership roles, although I work for DEI, for inclusion to make our campus a more equitable place, I have really tried to, I try not

to bring up the fact and tokenize the fact that I am an asian woman because I think sometimes it does do more harm than good. I had to learn that the hard way through trials and tribulations. I am very proud of the way they have shaped me and allowed me to uplift the voices of other women of color.

Question: What do you hope

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Investigation Committee should have been disqualified once they were made aware of Dr. Pohl’s past discipline,” the lawsuit states. “They were improperly motivated to find ‘research misconduct’ based on knowledge of past discipline” and by the $1,500 payment they each collected for their work.

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people take from Women’s History Month?

“There’s things that I want different groups of people to always take away from this time. For folks who aren’t in the minority, I want them to understand that you can’t tokenize me, the women who are in the minority, you should notice them for their work, not because of any of the identities that they hold. When I see other young women of color, I hope they can see themselves in these positions because when I was little, there weren’t women representatives. I knew Oprah but now kids can watch Hidden Figures and see smart women scientists of color and more.”

Struck continued, “We are moving at a very slow way but we’re moving and that’s what counts. Similarly, we have

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cial order that would reverse, modify or remand the university’s final decision in the matter.

Through its attorneys, the university has denied any allegation of wrongdoing.

The university admits that because the school’s director of research ethics had retained copies of all the documents the investigation committee members were provided or worked on, she advised them to destroy their own copies.

Oral arguments in the case are scheduled for July 15.

Pohl joined the UNI faculty in 1993 and has served as the faculty adviser for the Public Relations Students Society of America, according to UNI. Her research includes books on public relations, papers on social media, health care, corporate social responsibility and educational techniques used in teaching public relations.

Asian-Pacific Islander Month coming up in May, and that is always my hope that people can see when someone says “picture a lawyer,” they don’t just see a white man in a suit, they can invision an Asian woman with slicked backed hair. I just want people to see that potential in international women, like I do.

Question: What do you feel is your biggest accomplishment thus far?

“I’ve been trying to do a lot of reflecting on my term and accomplishments and I think not any particular thing I’ve done in student government, but the fact that students trusted me enough to know that I would make positive changes is the biggest accomplishment of them all. Having students trust and knowing that they do believe in you, has been meaningful to me. I see a lot of potential in how great an institution UNI can be and I think where its power comes from is its students.”

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Intersectionality and its effects on women’s rights BAILEY KLINKHAMMER Opinion Columnist

What some people may imagine when they think of feminism are the women’s marches that were predominantly white, and occured during Trump’s inauguration. Feminism is much more complex than that. As Women’s History Month draws to a close, the world around us continually reminds us how important intersectionality is, and how it affects all women.

The term intersectional feminism was first introduced in 1989 by Kimberlé Crenshaw, a law professor at UCLA School of Law and Columbia Law. Intersectional feminism is defined as “the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage,” or, as Crenshaw describes it, how “not all inequality is created equally.”

Women’s rights and women’s rights activists didn’t start at intersectionality.

One of the first and largest women’s rights movements in America started with the women’s suffrage movement. But, the suffrage movement catered to white women specifically, and many of the larger suf-

frage groups discriminated against women of color. In turn, when the 19th amendment was ratified in 1920, women were granted the right to vote. But, due to the movement’s discrimination, Black, Latina and Asain women were disenfranchised in many states.

This led to many women of color not being able to cast votes until the 1960s.

This is just one of many examples of how when feminism isn’t intersectional, it is actively working against women that aren’t white, cis or straight.

Today, people who identify as feminists are much more likely to practice intersectionality, and work to uplift women who are different than themselves.

But, there are still people who discriminate against women in their community. Headlines have swirled recently about Lia Thomas, who is a competitive swimmer for the University of Pen nsylvania women’s swim team, and who also happens to be transgender.

Thomas competed at the NCAA championship, and swam a season best in the 500 free at 4:33:24. She placed first in the event, making her the first transgender woman to take home an NCAA championship title. But, this win was also followed with heavy criticism and controversy.

Thomas has undergone two

Iowa is the second state to make a law anti-trans sports ban year.

and a half years of hormone replacement t reat ment which works to block the hormone testosterone, and works to replace that with estrogen, which promotes female cha racter ist ics in the body. Even though she has been using hormone replacement therapy for two and a half years, she is still facing ridicule.

One of her harshest critics being fellow competitor Reka Gyorgy, a Hungarian swimmer who competes for Virginia Tech. Gyorgy blames her failure to qualify for finals on Thomas and the NCAA for letting her

Currently one fifth of the United States have banned trans athletes from participating in women’s sports.

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compete. In her open letter to NCAA, Gyorgy states, “One spot was taken away from the girl who got 9th in the 500 free and didn’t make it back to the A final preventing her from being an All-American. Every event that transgender athletes competed in was one spot taken away from biological females throughout the meet.” Considering that Thomas is hormonally female, Gyorgy technically has no one else to blame but herself. Scapegoating Thomas for being faster doesn’t take away from the fact that Gyorgy could have swam faster. There wasn’t a word from Gyorgy when she didn’t make it to the semifinals at the Olympics.

Blaming transgender athletes for her lack of accomplishments doesn’t make Gyorgy look better or more worthy, it makes her look like she’s making transphobic excuses. Thomas wasn’t ‘shattering records’, as the New York Post reported. In fact, her time at the NCAA Championships is nine seconds slower than Katie Ledeky’s world record.

This is just a current example of how feminism can be discriminator y when it isn’t intersectional, and paints a picture of just how important it is to be intersectional. While Gyorgy believed that she was fighting for her counterparts within the NCAA, she shrinks the room made for women that are transgender. It has taken decades for the NCAA to

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even recognize transgender athletes, and Gyorgy’s discriminatory letter illustrates why it was so hard in the first place.

This focus on Thomas and her accomplishments also takes away from actual issues that press collegiate athletes, such as funding discrepancies bet ween male and female teams, and sexual harrassment.

Fellow swimmer Erica Sullivan, who did make it to the final for the 500 freestyle, echoes this in her comments on the controversy. “Women’s sports are stronger when all women — including trans women — are protected from discrimination, and free to be their true selves,” Sullivan said.

Intersectional feminism doesn’t just stop with welcoming and accomodating trans people, but rather starts with it. Intersectional feminism is meant to welcome and fight for women of all different backgrounds, women of color, disabled women, women in the LGBTQ+ community and women who come from impoverished areas.

Intersectional feminism reminds women that we are stronger together than we are apart. It reminds us that every woman deserves equal opportunity, not just a select few, and that it’s up to women ourselves to make that happen.

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Annual juried student art exhibition KARLA DE BRUIN

Managing Editor

For any art student, having their work showcased in a gallery is the dream. Luckily, many UNI students have that opportunity. The Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition in UNI’s Gallery of Art is

showcasing many students’ artwork.

“This competition is an important way for the public to see outstanding recent works of art from students in our department and to provide a venue for what is often a student’s first professional

exhibition,” said UNI Gallery of Art Director, Darrell Taylor.

Students can enter any art that they have completed in the past 10 months. These can be paintings, drawings, photographs, videos and so much more. Depending on the year, between 150 to 300 entries

can be judged. The juror will choose 50-60 works of art.

This year’s juror is Barbara Fedeler; she is an artist and educator in Waverly, Iowa.

She received her M.F.A. from the University of Arizona and B.F.A from Drake University.

She’s had her artwork dis-

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played in over 65 exhibitions throughout the Midwest, Arizona, Utah and California.

Make sure to go check out the student artwork at the UNI Gallery of Art. It’s open now until April 15, 2022.

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Many students made various forms of art for the Annual Juried Art Exhibition that will be in the UNI Gallery of Art unitl April 15.

Goodall: a life amongst the jungle HOPE JACOBS

Staff Writer

Jane Goodall is a figure infamous in the science community known for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees as a primatologist. In 1957 only at the age of 23, Goodall left for the wild unknown that was the Tanzanian jungle to study chimpanzees, an animal that seemed as elusive as the jungle they lived in.

Recently on Saturday, March 12, a documentary was shown with an accompanying orchestra at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center documenting the highlights of Goodall’s career.

So Saturday night at 7 p.m. sharp the light’s darkened at the Gallagher Bluedorn and the curtain rose to reveal the highlights of Goodall’s career.

Starting with text about the findings of lost tapes of Goodall’s time in the jungle working with Dr. Louis Leakey accompanied by a live orchestra produced music as the first-minute gave way to vivid video clips of animals, nature and finally, a young, blonde Goodall arriving in the emerald-colored tree-covered rainforest of Gombe Tanzania.

With videos of her younger self playing on-screen,

Goodall talked about her life in the jungle working for Dr. Leaky.

“I had no training, no degree. But Louis didn’t care about academic credentials.

What he was looking for was someone with an open mind and a passion for knowledge,’’ Goodall reflected while her younger self was seen trekking through the vivid green forest. The forest provided a quiet haven for Goodall as she set out to research and learn more about the elusive apes of the forest. But the expression of ‘best-laid plans’ proved true as Goodall tried to familiarize herself with the group of chimpanzees and enclose the distance in between them and inevitably failed. “When I tried to get closer they would run off as soon as they saw me. I was an intruder, and a strange one at that,” Goodall admitted, remembering the number of times the apes would run off at the mere sight of the odd-looking outsider clad in beige.

“I had been in Gombe for five months,” Goodall continued, recounting her frustrations. “I didn’t know if they would ever get used to me and time was running out.” As the documentary played on it

was obvious how dedicated Goodall was at her job and passion for studying chimpanzees despite the lack of progress. But Goodall’s patient persistence paid off as one day as she explored her third valley of the day and finally found the group of chimpanzees she had been tracking as one lone chimpanzee dubbed David Greybeard finally allowed Goodall to get within an arms distance away.

After that it was paradise for Goodall as “after months of patient and tireless observation” she was finally awarded acceptance to “penetrate further and further into a magic world no one had been to before - the world of chimpanzees.” As the documentary continued, it showed the remarkable stride of progress made by Goodall as she promptly made the first groundbreaking discovery of her career. “It had long been thought that we were the only creatures on earth that used tools. Man the toolmaker we had been defined,” Goodall told, remembering the day she found her friend David Greybeard and other chimps using a modified twig to go ‘fishing’ in a termite mound.

This was objection modifica-

tion, something that had previously never been seen before.

This small act of just using nature to find found in one’s environment was the groundbreaking discovery that put Goodall on the primatology world stage. Leakey’s response to Goodall’s telegram of her observation was “ We must redefine man or accept chimpanzees as human.”

Goodall’s discovery in challenging human uniqueness was not taken lightly heartedly seeing how “ there were many who would try and discredit my observations because I was a young untrained girl and therefore should be discarded”.

But no matter the skepticism made towards Goodall’s lack of credentials, her observations were groundbreaking enough for a grant to be given to Leakey and Goodall’s research from National Geographic as well as a photographer being sent to Gombe to videotape Goodall’s work.

That was just the humble beginning of Goodall’s career.

Starting then, Goodall’s life was one of raising money, taking care of her son and helping the research institute in Gombe grow. As Goodall’s work and life continued on

screen the audience could also enjoy an array of music performed by the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony.

The symphony accompanied the documentary by performing pieces that rather resembled the emotion displayed onscreen. “It was my life for the rest of my life.

It was better than anything I dreamed of,” Goodall reflected, “But I knew that the chimpanzees across Africa were disappearing. So that was when I realized that I had to raise awareness about the plight of chimps in Africa and the role I must play is to make sure that the next generation is better stewards than we’ve been and I needed to take the message to the world.” While the symphony performed flawlessly the life of Goodall and her career displayed itself to be one of unique success and scientific triumphs as she continued her work advocating for the fight chimpanzee’s extinction. “When I look back over my life it seems that I’ve been extraordinarily lucky.

Although as my mother Vanne always says, luck was only part of the story,” Goodall ended with a smile in her voice as the symphony ended its accompanying music.

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Another year, another overly long awards season. Thankfully, everything is coming to a close as we reach the finish line of the 94th Academy Awards. With the votes tallied up and the winners being announced this Sunday, here are my predictions for all twenty-three categories, with analysis for everything above-the-line.

Hopefully, this information will help you win your Oscar pool and give you bragging rights over your friends and family. *Note: There are multiple precursor award shows leading up to the Oscars that factor heavily when making predictions. Notable precursor awards are the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Producers Guild of America (PGA), Critics Choice (CC), and British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA).

Best Live-Action Short: “The Long Goodbye” Best Animated Short: “Robin Robin” Best Documentary Short: “The Queen of Basketball” Best Documentary Feature: “Summer of Soul” Best International Feature: “Drive My Car” Best Animated Feature: “Encanto” Best Visual Effects: “Dune” Best Sound: “Dune” Best Original Score: “Dune” Best Original Song: “No Time to Die” Best Production Design: “Dune” Best Makeup & Hairstyling: “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” Best Costume Design: “Cruella” Best Film Editing: “King Richard” Best Cinematography: “The Power of the Dog” Best Supporting Actor

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NOMINEES: Ciarán Hinds, Jesse Plemons, J.K. Simmons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Troy Kotsur This category tends to reward older actors in sympathetic roles, à la Alan Arkin in “Little Miss Sunshine” or Mark Rylance in “Bridge of Spies.” Out of this year’s nominees, there isn’t an actor more lovable than Troy Kotsur in “CODA.” He’s won nearly every award he could so far in the SAG, CC, and BAFTA. He’ll likely become the first deaf male actor to win an acting award when he hoists the statuette this Sunday.

Best Supporting Actress NOMINEES: Ariana DeBose, Aunjanue Ellis, Jessie Buckley, Judi Dench, Kirsten Dunst Unlike Best Supporting Actor, this category tends to reward younger actresses. And in only her second feature film role, Ariana DeBose looks primed to take home the win.

She’ll be the second actress to win for the role of Anita in “West Side Story,” which co-star Rita Moreno won back in 1961. She doesn’t have much competition, considering no other nominee has won an award this season.

Film critic Hunter Friesen lists his Academy Award predictions.

Best Leading Actor NOMINEES: Andrew Garfield, Benedict Cumberbatch, Denzel Washington, Javier Bardem, Will Smith After two previous nominations that came up short, it’s finally time for Will Smith to get a win. Since the televised awards began (SAG, CC, BAFTA), he’s been steamrolling the competition. His charm is undeniable, and so is his role as Richard Williams, the father of tennis phenoms Venus and Serena Williams.

It’s hard to envision anyone else coming close to winning.

Best Leading Actress NOMINEES: Jessica Chastain, Kristen Stewart, Nicole Kidman, Olivia Colman, Penélope Cruz Just like last year, this category is the hardest to predict out of the acting races.

Thanks to her win at SAG and CC, Jessica Chastain seems the likely winner, especially as she plays the narrative of being overdue for a win. It also helps Chastain that there isn’t a consensus dark horse ready for an upset. It wouldn’t be a big surprise if Chastain loses, but right now there isn’t a good enough reason to bet

against her.

Best Original Screenplay NOMINEES: “Belfast,” “Don’t Look Up,” “King Richard,” “Licorice Pizza,” “The Worst Person in the World.”

It’s the battle of the overdue icons as Kenneth Branagh and Paul Thomas Anderson are trying to get their first wins after eight and 11 career nominations, respectively. And unfortunately for Anderson, he may have to wait just a little bit longer, as Branagh will be the likely winner this round. To be fair, this category is still a coin toss, so there’s no reason not to predict Anderson either. But Anderson couldn’t win the Writers Guild when Branagh wasn’t eligible, and Branagh picked up the CC. It’ll be back and forth until the envelope is read, with one deserved nominee going home empty-handed.

Best Adapted Screenplay NOMINEES: “CODA,” “Drive My Car,” “Dune,” “The Lost Daughter,” “The Power of the Dog.” It’s taken some time, but the wind has finally been put in the sails of “CODA.” With its recent wins at the Writers Guild and BAFTA, Sian

Heder’s script seems ready to get the final victory. Jane Campion’s adaptation of “The Power of the Dog,” is a close second, but I don’t think it has the legs to eke out a win. This is the most important category of the night, as the outcome will have a major impact on who will take home the ultimate prize.

Best Director NOMINEES: Jane Campion, Kenneth Branagh, Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Steven Spielberg Honestly, the more exciting debate in this category is who will finish in second place, because no one is coming close to Jane Campion for “The Power of the Dog,” who has swept the entire awards season. She’s the first woman to be nominated twice in this category, with her first nomination being back in 1993 for “The Piano,” which she lost to Steven Spielberg for “Schindler’s List.” She’ll get her revenge this Sunday with a deserved win.

Best Motion Picture NOMINEES: “Belfast,” “CODA,” “Don’t Look Up,” “Drive My Car,” “Dune,” “King Richard,” “Licorice Pizza,” “Nightmare Alley,” “The Power of the Dog,” “West Side Story.”

“The Power of the Dog” seems like the obvious winner with its 12 nominations and wins at the GG, CC, and BAFTA. But it’s the least audience-friendly movie of the nominees with its slow pace and themes about repressed homosexuality. “CODA,” on the other hand, is a crowd-pleaser with wins at SAG and PGA. Even though I’m switching over to “CODA,” I don’t feel good about it. Either way, a lot of stats are going to be broken, and it will be the first time that a streamer will win Best Picture, as Apple TV+ holds “CODA” and Netflix has “The Power of the Dog.”

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Panthers sweep Salukis in MVC opening series DAVID WARRINGTON

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After an up-and-down non-conference schedule, the UNI softball team got the Missouri Valley Conference schedule started this past weekend, hitting the road to take on the Southern Illinois Salukis at Charlotte West Stadium in Carbondale, Ill. Despite entering the series two games below .500 at 8-10, the Panthers, who were projected to win the MVC in a pre-sea-

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The Panthers won game one of the series by the score of 17-13.

son poll, got the series sweep, picking up three wins over SIU. In the series opener on Saturday, UNI looked to be in major trouble early. After two innings, the Panthers found themselves down 9-2, risking not only a loss, but invoking the run-rule in the fifth inning.

However, UNI bounced back to score three runs in the third inning, followed by at least two runs in each of the next three innings, capped off by a seven-run sixth. In a game that included 30 runs, 29 hits and eight home runs, UNI got the victory, 17-13.

In the second game of the series, UNI got on the board first when Daryn Lamprecht scored on a Saluki error in the second inning. With the help of an Emmy Wells home run and another Lamprecht run off of an error in the fourth, the Panthers led 3-2 entering the seventh inning. That’s when the UNI offense exploded. Led by a solo homer from Mya Dodge and a two-run blast from Madison Parks, UNI put up five runs in the frame, taking an 8-2 lead. The bottom of the seventh wasn’t drama free as the Salukis scored four runs to get the game closer, but UNI ultimately held on, 8-6.

Looking for the series sweep, the Panthers got the offense going in the third,

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The UNI softball team opened up Missouri Valley Conference play this past weekend, earning a sweep of the Southern Illinois Salukis in Carbondale, Ill. The Panthers will return home on April 2-3 to host Missouri State.

scoring two runs to take a 2-1 lead. After the Salukis took a 3-2 lead entering the fifth, the UNI offense, as it seemed to do all weekend, exploded, this time putting up six runs in the frame. Kylee Sanders got the rally started with a double that scored two, and it concluded with a two-run single from Lamprecht. No more runs

were scored by either team, resulting in UNI winning by a final of 8-3, securing the series sweep.

With the three victories, UNI improves to 11-10 on the year, as well as a perfect 3-0 in conference play.

They will be back on the road this weekend, traveling to Evansville, Ind. to take on

the Evansville Purple Aces.

The three-games series will take place this Saturday and Sunday, March 26 and 27.

UNI will come to RobinsonDresser Sports Complex for the first time the weekend after, hosting Missouri State for another three-game series on Saturday and Sunday, April 2 and 3.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Panthers’ season ended by Drake in WNIT HUNTER FRIESEN Sports Writer

In a move that seemed like destiny, the UNI women’s basketball team faced the Drake Bulldogs in the second round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT), making it their third time facing each other on the season. The Panthers were coming off a 75-58 win over Kansas City in the first round, and the Bulldogs got an overtime victory over Missouri.

Drake won the previous two matchups between these teams, 65-57 on Jan. 21, and 73-68 on Feb. 19. And on March 21, the Bulldogs secured the season sweep 62-55.

It was a back-and-forth affair between the two teams in the first quarter.

The Panthers won the opening tipoff, but the Bulldogs were able to get the first points with a layup by Grace Berg. UNI would answer back within the minute with a jump shot

by Grace Boffeli. That basket sparked a seven-point

run for the Panthers, with another basket by Boffeli and a three-pointer by Kam Finley. Drake would steadily find their answer, and the quarter ended with UNI ahead 16-14.

The stalemate continued for the majority of the second quarter until Drake put themselves ahead by five with 4:40 to go. The Panthers were able to recover from that deficit with two three-pointers by Cynthia Wolf, and a jumper from Karli Rucker. By the time the halftime buzzer sounded, the teams were tied 28-28.

Both team’s offenses struggled out of the gate in the second half, with only one basket, a jump shot by Nicole Kroeger, being converted within the first four minutes. Free throws helped Drake pull ahead. But Finley converted a layup and a pair of free throws to keep the Panthers ahead for most of the quarter. Rucker would make the final shot of the quarter, giving UNI a 42-40 advantage heading into the

fourth.

Unfortunately for the Purple & Gold, their third-quarter shooting struggles would continue into the fourth. Making things even worse, the Bulldogs pulled themselves out of their slump, going on a 9-0 run. UNI wouldn’t score a point until four minutes remained. By that point, the momentum had fully moved to Drake’s favor, who outscored UNI 22-13.

The Panthers would see their season come to an end to one of their fiercest rivals in a 62-55 loss.

Only making 22-72 of their shots on the night, the loss marked UNI’s worst field goal percentage on the season. One silver lining was that they were a perfect 6-6 from the freethrow line. Finley led the team in scoring with 11 points, followed by Rucker and Boffeli with 10 points each. Boffeli also had 13 rebounds.

Rucker, Kroeger and Bre Gunnels all ended their UNI careers with this game. Rucker is second in all-time scoring and the leader in career assists.

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The UNI women’s basketball team saw their season end in the WNIT, falling to Drake on the road in Des Moines on Monday.

Both Rucker and Kroeger made 159 appearances over their five seasons, a program

record, and Gunnels has the second-most blocked shots in Panther history.

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Panthers finish in fourth at Twin Oaks invite CADEN SHEA

Sports Writer

The UNI men’s golf team made their way down to Springfield, Mo. to compete in the Twin Oaks Intercollegiate Invite on Monday and Tuesday. The Panthers golfed a solid tournament despite the invite to be cut short due to thunderstorms on the first day of golfing.

Tommy Doyle finished the highest for the Panthers, securing a spot in the top ten as one of the golfers who were tied for eighth place. Doyle scored two under par for the tournament for a total score of 140 between the two days.

He remained consistent on both days, scoring a 71 on Monday and improving to a 69 on Tuesday. Alex Pries was not far behind him scoring a one below par and finishing

the tournament tied for twelfth place overall. Pries scored 70 on the first day and 71 on the second.

Thomas Storbeck and Griffin Parker for UNI both scored a two over par with a total score of 144 points for each of them. Storbeck scored a 71 on Monday and a 73 on Tuesday while Parker scored a 69 on the first day with a 75 on the following. Jack Moody shot for 157 on the tournament, tying for 80th place.

Jack Reeves, who was competing as an individual, scored a total of 155, tying for 76th.

The Panthers shot pretty well in this tournament, scoring 281 the first day and 288 on the second giving them a final total of 569 points. This was one over the tournament’s par, giving the Panthers a fourth place finish for the invite.

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The UNI men’s golf team competed at the Twin Oaks Invite in Springfield, Mo. on Monday and Tuesday, finishing in fourth place overall as a team.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

First and second round NCAA Tournament recap DREW HILL

Sports Writer

March Madness is upon us again. After six days and 52 games from March 15-20, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament field has been cut down to 16 teams going into its second weekend. As usual, there have been upsets, Cinderella runs and overtime thrillers.

The first game on Thursday saw 11-seed Michigan come back from down 15 in the first half to win 75-63 over six-seeded Colorado State for the first upset of the tournament. The next major upset saw Richmond face the fifth-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes.

Iowa had just won the Big Ten tournament, and were a trendy Final Four pick. The 12-seeded Spiders, however, had other plans, upsetting Iowa in a back-and-forth 67-63 win.

Meanwhile, a potential upset seemed to be brewing, with 16-seeded Georgia State trailing the tournament’s overall one-seed, Gonzaga, by just four points with 10:38 to go in the game. Gonzaga, however, put any doubts to rest with a 21-0 run to go up 83-58, eventually winning the game 93-72.

The madness really broke loose in the early evening games. First, another 12-seed upset a five-seed when New Mexico State beat Connecticut 70-63 behind 37 points from Teddy Allen. The biggest upset, however, came when the 15-seeded Saint Peter’s Peacocks knocked off the two-seeded Kentucky

Wildcats. Down six late in regulation, the Peacocks went on a 9-3 run to send the game into overtime capped by a three-pointer and the game-tying basket by Doug Edert.

Kentucky was doomed by missing five out of six free throws in the overtime period, and Saint Peter’s held on for the dramatic 85-79 win.

Friday’s action did not have quite the same drama for much of the day, with several blowouts and only two upsets early. Notre Dame won against sixth-seeded Alabama after winning in double overtime against Rutgers in the First Four. 10-seeded Miami held off a comeback by seventh-seeded Southern California (USC) to win 68-66. Then the 13-seed, Chattanooga, faced the fourseed, Illinois. Chattanooga jumped out to a 20-6 lead, but Illinois cut the deficit to 33-29 by halftime. Chattanooga again stretched the lead out to 40-29 in the second half, but Illinois closed the gap again.

Finally, after Illinois missed a free throw down 51-50, Illinois center Kofi Cockburn grabbed the offensive rebound and scored to take Illinois’ first lead of the game at 52-51.

Both teams traded a pair of free throws, and Chattanooga missed a near buzzer beater to give Illinois the 54-53 win.

The final double-digit seed to pull an upset was 11-seeded Iowa State, who knocked off the six-seed, Louisiana State (LSU), 59-54.

Saturday started off with a wild game, as the oneseed, Baylor, faced the eight seed, North Carolina, with a

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The first weekend of March Madness this year proved to be like most other years, delivering upsets, thrilling finishes and excitement.

trip to the Sweet 16 on the line. It was a game that featured a technical foul on each team, and later an ejection of North Carolina’s leading scorer, Brady Manek, for a flagrant-2 foul. After losing Manek, North Carolina gave up a 25-point lead, and the game went into overtime. In the overtime, North Carolina held on for the 93-86 win, advancing to face UCLA. Michigan continued their run by upsetting third-seeded Tennessee, 76-68, to move on to face Villanova.

Gonzaga again pulled out a close win against the nineseed, Memphis, winning 82-78. They advanced to face Arkansas, who held on for a 53-48 win over New Mexico State despite only making 27%

of their shots. Saint Peter’s Cinderella run continued, as they pulled another upset over the seven-seed, Murray State, 70-60. Saint Peter’s became just the third 15-seed ever to make the Sweet 16 as they prepare to face Purdue.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski continued his last run by knocking off Tom Izzo and Michigan State, 85-76.

Texas Tech needed a 10-1 run in the last 3:30 to end Notre Dame’s run, 59-53.

Those teams will face off in the Sweet 16. Miami and Iowa State pulled off shockers again, beating two-seeded Auburn and three-seeded Wisconsin to set up a matchup with each other in the Sweet 16.

The final matchups will fea-

ture Kansas versus Providence and Houston versus Arizona.

For Arizona, their win was anything but easy, as one-seeded Arizona found themselves in a tight game against the nineseed, Texas Christian (TCU).

It looked like Arizona might pull away when they went up 67-58. However, TCU went on a 12-0 run to take a 70-67 lead.

Arizona’s Bennedict Mathurin made a clutch three-pointer to tie the game at 75 with 13 seconds left. The game went to overtime, and Arizona won 85-80.

The Sweet 16 starts on Thursday, and college basketball fans are counting on there being more madness as we come closer to crowning the 2022 NCAA men’s tournament champion.

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Today's Horoscope March 24, 2022

Today's Birthday (03/24/22).

Friends are your special magic this year. Collaborative efforts lead to satisfying wins with disciplined coordination. Bag windfall apples this spring, before shared accounts require summer attention. Autumn abundance overflows joint ventures, allowing a cushion for winter financial uncertainties. Social connection feeds your mind, body and spirit.

To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) – Today is a 9. A professional challenge has your attention.

Speak with respect. All is not as it appears. Angels guide your actions. Stay flexible.

Take the high road.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) – Today is an 8. Revise the itinerary as needed. An obstacle could block your educational objective. Emotions prevail where logic fails. You're on the right path. Listen and observe.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) – Today is an 8. Discuss shared finances. Don't make any important moves until conditions appear favorable. Study the situation and revise bud-

gets to suit. Take charge for desired results.

your social networks. Share solutions and opportunities.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) – Today is a 7. Negotiate to refine the plan. Don't worry if you don't know how.

Collaborate to figure it out.

Practice before you launch.

Learn new tricks together.

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Adapt around market changes.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) – Today is an 8. Maintain healthy practices despite a busy schedule. Don't pressure yourself, though. Avoid risky moves or unstable terrain. Keep advancing, one step at a time.

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Music soothes.

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Reach out for another view.

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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Today is an 8. Take charge.

Gentle pressure works better than force. Listen powerfully. Carefully consider what you discover. Avoid automatic reactions. Provide leadership with a challenge.

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