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Stalking: a growing problem 2

Addressing hate crimes 3

‘Doubt’ theater review 4

NBA playoffs 6

Singing for a mission trip to Kenya ANNA FLANDERS Staff Writer

On Sunday, April 20, at 7 p.m., Celeste Bembry, student retention and recruitment coordinator for the College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences, will be performing “An Intimate Eve of Modern Jazz” at the Waterloo Center for the Arts. The event will function as a fundraiser for a mission trip to Kenya Bembry plans to go on in August. Bembry will be going on the trip with six to seven members of the Antioch Baptist Church in Waterloo. The church has partnered with Children of Hope Ministries to engage with Kenyan orphans who have lost their parents due to HIV and AIDS.

“I just want to love the kids,” Bembry said. “They’re without their parents, so as brief as we are there, I want these children to know that they are loved and to have hope.” Although Bembry is known for her classical singing and Christian spirituals, she chose to perform a selection of jazz pieces for her fundraiser to challenge herself as a musician. Bembry will be covering artists like Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and Rodgers and Hammerstein. The selection of songs for the evening will be on topics of love, community and environmentalism. “I get to connect with people that are strangers to me, but not really a stranger, because we’re in this life

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experience together,” Bembry explained. “I think my goal is to invite folks from the Cedar Valley. I may not know them, but they’re coming in and from the exchange of what I give and as I talk — I will be very verbal, talking to folks during the set. So, I will get to know them as they get to know me, and that is a very beautiful thing to come out of that with another one hundred or so new friends.” The duo Pantera Roxa — formerly known as Purple Panthers — will accompany Bembry during her performance. The endeavor has been nearly three years in the making for Bembry. Back in 2015, members of the Antioch Baptist Church went on their first mission trip to Kenya. Approximately

six months later, an the congregation invited Bembry to perform at their of church during a presentation with Celeste about the trip. Bembry “I sat there & just overwhelmed Pantera Roxa with this wonderful opportunity to come from Waterloo, Iowa and to go in the world to do good things for people,” Bembry recalled. “And before I Fundraiser: sang a note, I Kenya Mission Trip stood before that Friday, April 20, 2018| 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. congregation, and I said, ‘I vow to Waterloo Center for the Arts you: if you do this 225 Commercial Street, Waterloo For tickets, email celestelea@yahoo.com | $50.00 per person again, I’m in! I would love to be a part of that mission work.’” See BEMBRY, page 2

upcoming 2018 season, completing the lineup of games for the Panthers on the gridiron this fall.

Prior to its off icial release on Monday, April 9, the UNI athletic department had trouble finding an 11th team for the Panthers to play. UNI is just one of several schools around the nation that has had trouble filling out their list of opponents for the coming year this offseason. With the scheduling of the Hampton University Pirates for a third non-conference game, the UNI athletic department has now been able to have the schedule released publically. While most games still need to be scheduled as it relates to kickoff time and broadcast information, the Panthers now know who they will go toe-to-toe with on the field. The purple and gold will kick the season off on the road at Montana on Sept. 1 at 6p.m., followed by a big showdown with

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UNI football finalizes their 2018 season

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tion and concern of whether it would be filled, the UNI football team has scheduled its 11th opponent for the

in-state rival Iowa on Sept. 15 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. This will be the first time the Panthers and Hawkeyes have faced off since their last heartstopping meeting in 2014 where Iowa won 31-23. UNI returns home for their first game in the UNIDome on Sept. 22 against Hampton, before opening the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) season on the road at Indiana State in a rare Thursday night game on Sept. 27. Reigning national champion North Dakota State will come to the dome of Oct. 6 in the home conference opener. The Bisons are coming off their record-breaking sixth national title in the last seven seasons and look to be the dominating force of the league once again. See FOOTBALL, page 6

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Stalking a growing problem on campus ALANNA BYRNES Guest Writer

Editor’s Note: The following story was submitted for publication by a news writing for media student at UNI. Each student at UNI could be a victim of the most common crime trend on campus: stalking. According to UNI’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report 2017, stalking is defined as “engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a person to (A) fear for the persons safety or the safter of others or (B) suffer substantial emotional distress.” Helen Haire, chief of police and director of public safety at UNI, discussed how stalking has become more common on campus. Haire explained how stalking in today’s era is not necessarily tied to the stereotypically creepy stranger or peeping Tom. According to Haire, stalking can be as much as someone “texting a person multiple times after they have been told to stop more than two times.” In 2016, there were 33

total accounts of stalking on UNI’s campus, according to UNI’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. This total number of reported stalking on campus has consistently risen throughout the past three years. “These higher numbers don’t necessarily mean a bad thing, [because] these numbers are probably still very underreported,” Haire said. Haire went on to explain that it could be that more people are becoming comfortable reporting these crime incidents in 2016, as compared to prior years. Stalking is primarily reported by the victim. Once there has been a report made to the police, the police ask the victim their location, if they feel threatened and, lastly, if the victim would like the police to take action. “Sometimes it just takes a phone call from us [the police] to the stalker for them to stop harassing the victim,” Haire said. However, if the offense does not stop, it could be taken to a criminal level or to a level entailing a violation of the student conduct code, possibly banning the perpetrator from UNI’s campus.

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Based on UNI’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, stalking is one of the growing crimes on campus, defined by a pattern of conduct that causes another person to fear for their safety or suffer substantial emotional distress.

Haire explained how sometimes the victim is simply “too nice” or afraid to tell the stalker to stop because a “healthy percentage” of stalking is relationship related. For example, when a couple begins to date, and one person does not want to continue the relationship simply because they are not inter-

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When Bembry discovered there was going to be a second trip this year, she leapt at the opportunity to join. According to Bembry, being able to go on a mission trip has been an item on her bucket list for a long time. Although she has traveled extensively for her professional music career — performing in Asia, Europe and South America — Bembry has never been to the African continent. “I’d always had my sights on Kenya,” Bembry said. “It’s very intriguing to me — the people, their histo-

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ested, things can get rocky, according to Haire. The person wanting to continue the relationship could then begin to harass the other by sending multiple text messages, calls, slander or even to the extent of, in one case, putting a dead squirrel on the handle of their car. Stalking can go from one extreme to the other.

However, it’s best to be aware of the inappropriate act in the beginning, when someone is first crossing the line and when it is best to contact the authorities. In the situation in which someone may feel threatened as a result of stalking, it is encouraged for them to contact the UNI police at 319273-2712.

ry, their culture [. . .] the Ivory Coast, the beautiful Kenyan people. According to the statistics that I have been aware of, 17 percent of adults have died, leaving several children without their parents.” Bembry and the Antioch Church members will engage with two student populations: children in their formative years and teenagers. Each person going on the trip has been encouraged to use their personal strengths to help the Kenyan orphans. As an avid board game lover and tennis player, Bembry hopes to bring joy to the children through games. “When it comes to music,

I am a singer and I have a strong singing background,” Bembry said. “But I am now walking into a culture that’s very ancient. So, I will just sit back and take their culture in, their music in, their language in, their cultural expressions in. I’m on their learning curve. Teach me, and I will be so excited about that opportunity.” As a recruiter, Bembry is also passionate about representing UNI while in Kenya. She plans to bring UNI paraphernalia to the orphanages. Tickets are available at the door or in advance from Bembry.

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The pros and cons of social media So, if you’re like me, you’re probably tired of the Facebook doom and gloom blasting through the news cycle. It has gotten so bad that every major media news source is spewing dozens of articles about the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the dangers of social media. It’s getting a little depressing, if you ask me. That’s why I decided to talk about the good things

that social media can do. Sure, there are problems. Everything has problems and social media is no exception. That’s why I feel like it’s necessary to write about some of the positives of social media. The first, most immediate benefit to social media is the ability to communicate and connect with people all over the world. Social media has greatly influenced the internet in terms of communicating and connecting with people. The concept of being able to forge meaningful friendships with people across the globe without ever meeting them face to face is amazing.

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Opinion columnist Sam King discusses positive aspects of social media amidst the recent Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal.

This concept would seem like a fantasy to most people just 30 years ago. Now we’re able to instantly message people with a few clicks. Secondly, social media is a fantastic new alert system (Forbes). In a world that is so constantly connected, it’s important that people stay aware of any breaking news or events that may impact their lives. If a natural disaster strikes a long-distance family member’s home city, you’ll likely want to know that as soon as possible. Social media can help keep us “in the loop.” It also allows normal people to communicate important information across the web at a near instant rate. The speed at which information can spread is an amazing benefit. A third benefit of social media is that it can be fun (Social Networking). That’s one of the biggest reasons why people have Twitter or Facebook, or their platform of choice. It’s fun to find and talk with people that have the same interests as you. There’s social media games, groups, memes and original content that can all be accessed through the various social platforms. Most of this content is supposed to be entertaining. Without social media,

it would be a lot harder to access much of this content and surely some of it wouldn’t exist at all. Of course, there are negative sides to social media. Just as news can be quickly shared and spread, false news can also be shared at a rapid rate. Still, I think most of the pros outweigh the cons. It’s easy to point out some of the big problems and say that social media is “evil.” To be fair, negative news spreads really well. It’s rare to see any kind of news sources talking about good news. That also means bad news is going to spread through social media pretty quickly, too. Admittedly, in my experience, I’ve seen good news spread through social media too. I find much more positivity there than I do from a standard news source. It’s possible that I may happen to follow the right people, but this does give me hope for social media. As with most new technology, there are going to be some growing pains at first. All throughout history there are examples of this. In advent of the printing press, people thought the new invention was evil (Techdirt). Six centuries later, we know how much the printing press benefited society, but back when it first had been invent-

ed, the new technology was severely misunderstood. Social media is still relatively new. Facebook was first invented in 2004, only 14 years ago. Twitter was created in 2006, only 12 years ago. It takes time to properly understand new technology. Properly understanding social media and putting appropriate expectations on the services is key. This is something I feel like most younger generations understand. While we are certainly the biggest partakers in this new media, we also understand these platforms the most. Anyone who uses something enough will eventually come to understand it. Without that, it’s very easy to grow cynical about this new breed of media. Sure, there are problems and sometimes technology is abused; however, that doesn’t make it “evil” or “bad.” The intentions of some users can certainly be bad, yet that does not make social media itself inherently bad. Please try to remember that technology cannot possess any form of morality. It’s up to the user to decide what to do with the technology. That’s why it’s important to focus on the good and the bad a service or product offers — not just the bad.

LTE: addressing hate crimes through unity

Editor’s note: the following letter to the editor was submitted by Steve Corbin, preofessor emeritus of marketing at UNI.

Since 9/11 (2001), hate crimes have steadily increased year after year. The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting program lists these top hate crime incidents (in alphabetical order): anti-Alaska Native, anti-American Indian, anti-ancestry, antiAsian, anti-black, anti-Christian, anti-ethnicity, anti-Hispanic, anti-Islamic/Muslim, anti-Jewish, anti-Latino, antiLGBTQ, anti-other race and anti-white. There are 892 active hate groups in America. It is high time for everyone to examine their maturity, ancestry, ethnicity, values and religious beliefs and vow to do everything in their power to put a screeching halt to rampant bias-, retaliatory- and mission-related hate crimes. I particularly challenge Christians, Muslims and Jews to be the leaders of an antihate crime crusade. Why these three entities? Very simply, the largest per-

cent of the world’s population (55 percent) are adherents of the Abrahamic religions (i.e., Christians, Muslins and Jews), 30 percent represent other religions and 15 percent follow no organized religion. I’m convinced if devout believers of the Abrahamic religions would lead by example against hate crime, others would follow suit. It’s possible that members of the Abrahamic family don’t realize their similarities. And, if they did, maybe, just maybe, they would change any bias they had against other religions, not to mention how they felt about people who are LGBTQ, black, brown, white and the list goes on. Change begins with self-awareness. Let’s explore a sample of the commonalities of the Abrahamic religions: • Follower s of Christianity, Islam and Judaism are monotheists who worship the same God of Abraham, who is conceived of as eternal, omnipotent, creator of the universe, source of moral law and has the properties of holiness and

justice. • The Abrahamic scriptures are uniquely intertwined. The Jewish holy book consists of the Tanakh and the Talmud. Christians adopted the Tanakh for their Bible but call it the Old Testament. The Quran makes frequent reference to Jesus and the Virgin Mary, and Muslims believe in the religious texts of Judaism and Christianity in their original form. • Peace is central to all three (“peace be upon you”): shalom aleichem in Judaism, pax vobiscum in Christianity and salaam alaikum in Islam. • Muslims, Jews and Christians all speak of a choice between good and evil, which is associated with obedience or disobedience to a single God and to Divine Law. • Judaism, Christianity and Islam are interconnected. While the believers pray in different ways, they are all seeking salvation in the same manner. • Research reveals true adherents of the Abrahamic religions are mature, compassionate, considerate, tolerant and more positive towards

other Abrahamic groups. With this knowledge, the question that begs Christians, Muslims and Jews is this: are you a true believer? If so, shouldn’t you be a disciple for an anti-hate crime crusade? To test my hypothesis, share this op-ed with your bishop, clergy, faith leader, imam, minister, pastor, preacher, priest, rabbi or reverend and ask if s/he agrees we should end our bickering, engage in dialogue with people of different viewpoints and faiths without judgment, practice tolerance and start acting like brothers and sisters of the same family. The public would welcome these faith leaders’ responses. A role model to emulate is the Cedar Valley Interfaith Alliance (eight counties in Northeast Iowa), comprised of Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Unitarian Universalists who oppose bigotry and bullying, defend minorities, protect religious freedom and promote secularism, pluralism and understanding among all people. Besides our individual actions, it’s also crucial for

publicly elected officials, law enforcement officers and community leaders to clearly and unequivocally condemn hate crimes. We are past due to soulsearch our beliefs toward others who are “differe n t , ” respect COURTESY PHOTO o u r Steve Corbin urges u n i q u e readers to aid in differenc- the fight against es, become hate crimes by p r o a c - encouraging interfaith dialogue among tive and their respective faith d e m o n - leaders. strate to the world and one another “peace be upon you.”

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THEATER REVIEW

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TheatreUNI explores ‘Doubt’ SHELBY WELSCH

Theatre & Event Critic

“Doubt: A Parable” is a 2004 play by John Patrick Shanley. The play takes place in the fictional St. Nicholas Church School, located in the Bronx, during the fall of 1964. The driving theme of “Doubt” is introduced in the first scene with a sermon from the main character, Father Flynn, where he points out: “Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty.” The idea of doubt delves deeper and deeper as the play goes on and is especially apparent when Sister Aloysius expresses her certainty that Father Flynn had a sexually inappropriate encounter with a student after pulling him aside privately after church and reprimanding him for drinking altar wine. The play won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a Tony Award for Best Play and was also turned into an Academy Award-nominated film starring Philip Seymour Hoffman as Father Flynn and Meryl Streep as Sister Aloysius. Theatre UNI put on a performance of “Doubt” that not only had me questioning Father Flynn’s integrity, but had me questioning the validity of my own preconceived

judgements. This performance of “Doubt” was directed by Steve Taft, associate theatre professor, and the cast of just four characters. However, the small cast did not equate small performances. Each character put forth riveting performances that had my mind spinning and doubting throughout. Noah Hynick portrayed a progressive and compassionate Father Flynn and had me nearly convinced throughout the play that he was innocent. He was kind to the children, as well as to Sister James, the classroom teacher of the child he had the accusation with, however, my overly active mind couldn’t help but wonder if this was all just a front. Preachers are people who are supposedly trustable, yet in reality, nobody is completely pure and absent of sin. This is, of course, the point of the play. “Doubt” is a powerful force. Another noteworthy performance was that of Savanna Burkle, who played Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the principal at the school. I cannot stress enough the power of Burkle’s performance. Her performance was what brought the tiny sliver of suspicion into my mind that Father Flynn might be guilty, even though her character had no proven evidence that

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he was at fault. From there on out, it was a battle with my own mind. I juggled his innocence back and forth and back and forth, and her crazed desperation to catch him in his act became my crazed desperation, too. What really struck me was Sister Aloysius’ “gut feeling,” which kept her motivated during her own private investigation. Her reasonings brought me back to my childhood when my parents would urge me to make good decisions, and if I was to ever

find myself in a tough situation, to just go with my “gut instinct.” So, I empathized with Sister Aloysius’ instinct to protect her students at all costs. But, just as we have all struggled in our lives, I had a difficult time finding truth in a “gut feeling” when the facts didn’t align with it. This play is one that depends greatly on its actors’ portrayal of the characters, because the interpretation can vary tremendously depending on how convincing the actors of Father Flynn and

Sister Aloysius want to be. Because of the open-ended nature of the ending, viewer interpretation varies greatly. You are meant to feel uncomfortable and unsatisfied, and that is because of the doubt in your mind. Theatre UNI’s adaptation of “Doubt” was powerful and abstract, and I truly appreciated that I not only had to think critically during the play, but it also left me with questions to sort out in my mind far after the play had ended.

SigEp seeSAAWs for sexual assault awareness JACOB MADDEN News Editor

On Monday, April 9, at 12 p.m., Sigma Phi Epsilon kicked off their annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week (SAAW) with the traditional 24-hour seesaw. According to the Givebutter fundraising page for the event, SAAW began in 2013 as a project when “a group of brothers decided to stand up and fight against negative stereotypes surrounding fraternity men.”

The seesaw went through the night until noon on Tuesday. “I’ve known about the SeeSAAW all four [years] of college, it’s a very visible event,” said Danielle Massey, a senior economics and management double major. “People tend to think that the purpose of the SeeSAAW is to provide an avenue for a serious and pertinent topic to be discussed. It would be hard to have a conversation on sexual assault at such a lighthearted event. However,

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framing it as that does a disservice to its purpose and the rest of their week. SigEp makes an effort to put on those events centered around conversations.” SAAW also featured a survivor’s panel on Tuesday and a barbecue dinner featuring Starbeck’s Steakhouse at the Wesley Foundation. The week will finish with Mentors in Violence Prevention training tonight from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the University Room in Maucker Union and the annual Car Smash outside the Union on Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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FILM REVIEW

New horror flick silently shocks CLINTON OLSASKY

Executive Editor

The deafening silence that courses throughout the new horror film “A Quiet Place” is at once terrifying and spellbinding — resulting in an unapologetically unique cinematic experience that is likely to stay with you long after you leave the theater. Set in the year 2020, the film follows a single family as they struggle to survive amidst an untold number of bloodthirsty creatures. The monsters, which are sightless, primarily hunt by sound and, as a result, our protagonists are forced to live in complete silence in order to survive. Taking the concept of “less is more” to the extreme, “A Quiet Place” fully invests in its largely silent approach to narrative, eschewing nearly all spoken dialogue. This decision to purposefully impose such narrative constraints ultimately allows “A Quiet Place” to rise above tired horror genre clichés, elevating an otherwise formulaic post-apocalyptic survival film to a riveting, albeit flawed, piece of experimental filmmaking. Directing: 4/5 Although “A Quiet Place” already marks John

Krasinki’s third film as director, it certainly feels like an artistic turning point for the former Jim Halpert of “The Office” fame. Krasinski lends surprisingly adept direction to “A Quiet Place,” imbuing the film with a refreshingly sophisticated visual framework that is rarely seen in modern-day horror movies. To be sure, Krasinski’s mise-en-scene is often characterized by richly textured environments and subtly diffused natural lighting, foregrounded by extreme close-ups of his principal actors. Unfortunately, Krasinski’s camera regularly relies too heavily on static compositional framing, as well as an overabundance of rack focus visual transitions, during the many moments of stillness highlighted in the film. Now, while such framing does, in fact, properly situate the film into a mood of quiet tension, many of the film’s longer intervals of silent character building would have undoubtedly benefited from a greater degree of variable framing and internally motivated camera movement. Still, Krasinski’s acute attention to detail certainly makes up for this slight lack of framing variance. In particular, the empha-

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John Kransinski, actor and director of “A Quiet Place,” has reached his artistic turning point, according to NI film critic Clinton Olsasky. The film has a 96 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

sis on natural light and on-location shooting may be the film’s greatest strength in terms of visual composition, helping bring Krasinski’s post-apocalyptic world to life through a deft blend of natural beauty and fantastical horror. Writing: 3/5 “A Quiet Place” may lay claim to one of the most unconventional screenplays to come out of a major motion picture studio in recent years. The aforementioned lack of nearly all spoken dialogue serves as a necessary limitation for the screenplay’s co-writers to explore the emotional and psychological underpinnings of their characters through purely visual means. With that being said, the film’s largely silent screenplay does suffer from several instances of painfully predictable foreshadowing that sadly detracts from its otherwise strong and inventive approach to storytelling. In addition, “A Quiet Place” features an excess of glaring plot holes that often distract from the carefully crafted tension building on screen.

Whether it be a conveniently placed field of perfectly planted corn, an inexplicable abundance of electricity (with no utility bill in sight) or a nonsensical sequence consisting of physics-defying silo swimming, “A Quiet Place” simply expects too much from its viewers when it comes to suspension of disbelief — even for horror movie standards. Acting: 4/5 The minimalist aesthetics of “A Quiet Place” can be felt in both the film’s severe lack of spoken dialogue and its intentionally miniscule cast. Indeed, “A Quiet Place” features virtually no secondary characters outside of the family led by Evelyn Abbott (Emily Blunt) and her husband Lee (John Krasinski). Fortunately, each of the four principal actors that comprise the Abbott family offer startlingly affecting performances, proving themselves to be more than capable to carry the emotional core of the film through their heartrending interactions with each other. Blunt is particularly memorable as Evelyn, the family’s fearless matriarch. Blunt effor tlessly conveys an extraordinarily broad range of emotions, from unfathomable fear to immeasurable love. Krasinski, on the other hand, is

believable as the family’s provider and protector but often fails to push himself to darker territory the way that his female counterpart does. Still, Krasinski’s performance is impressive if, for nothing else, his ability to convey so much with so little. M e a n w h i l e, both Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe deliver commendable performances as the family’s young children. Although occasionally hampered by moments of overacting, the two child actors are largely impeccable in their small, yet extremely integral, roles. Finally, it should once again be noted that because of the lack of spoken dialogue, the actors in the film are forced to rely heavily on body language, facial expressions and even American Sign Language to convey their emotions — making their respective performances all the more impressive. Overall: 3.5/5 “A Quiet Place” is an endlessly entertaining survivalist picture that largely overcomes its ostensibly onenote horror genre trappings due to an innovative narrative structure that somewhat stalls as a result of isolated moments of poor storytelling execution. Beyond those admittedly distracting narrative shortcomings, however, the film mainly succeeds at crafting an incredibly original reinvention of the horror genre that cleverly positions the sound of silence as the most horrifying sound of all.

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SPORTS

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UFC

McGregor attacks bus in New York WILLIAM RIEPE

Sports Writer

Last Saturday, an incident occurred involving UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor. McGregor, arguably the most famous name in mixed martial arts, appeared at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, along with 20 to 30 people who flew with him from Ireland. McGregor and his party were caught on video attacking a bus containing UFC fighters and corner men in the Barclays Center Garage. The group used chairs, guard rails, rocks and fists to break the windows of the bus. McGregor even hurled a

metal hand truck at the bus, breaking a window, and proceeded to attack and harm several fighters, including Michael Chiesa. Chiesa ended up in the hospital after the attack left him with wounds from the broken glass over his face. He was ruled out of his UFC 223 fight against Anthony Pettis after being deemed unfit after the wounds he sustained. On Thursday, McGregor turned himself in to police and appeared in handcuffs on his way from court on Friday. McGregor was charged with three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief. His bail was set at $50,000, and he was allowed

to leave the country. UFC President Dana White has not released McGregor from his contract with the UFC. Many believe this was due to McGregor’s name and rights being worth billions to any respective mixed martial arts company. Some are waiting for White to cut McGregor loose. “It’s out of character for Conor McGregor and any of my fighters,” White said in a statement following McGregor’s incident. “In the history of the UFC, this is definitely the worst thing ever that’s happened [...]This is not Conor McGregor. This is not the Conor McGregor that I know.”

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UFC fighter Conor McGregor (left) after turning himself in to the authorities last Thursday following his attack on a bus in Brooklyn, NY.

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NBA Playoffs: Rockets lead power rankings JERRIUS CAMPBELL Sports Writer

As the NBA season comes to a close, the East has sealed playoff positions for the top eight teams. The Toronto Raptors clinched the number one seed in the East, followed by the Boston Celtics in the second seed. The Philadelphia 76ers might be the third or fourth seed. What seed they will be will be based on what seed the Cavaliers get in the East. The bottom four teams in the East are the Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, Miami Heat and the Washington Wizards. The eighth and final seed will play the number one seed, while the seventh seed will meet the number two seed. As of press time, it looks like the Raptors will be playing the Wizards in the first round of the postseason. As for the West, the bottom two teams are tied for the eighth seed. After a shake up in the West, the number one team is the Houston Rockets, followed by the Golden State Warriors. The Portland Trail Blazers are

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Homecoming weekend will be capped off with the upstart Jackrabbits from

fighting for the third seed, depending on the last couple games. The Utah Jazz are in the five seed, and the New Orleans Pelicans have the fifth seed. The San Antonio Spurs will make their 21st playoff appearance in a row as the sixth seed, the most by any franchise in history. The Oklahoma City Thunder hold the seventh seed with one game left to play as of press time. Also as of Wednesday, the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves will battle it out for the eighth spot to see who will make a playoff appearance on the final night of the regular season. Minnesota is seeking their first postseason berth since their run to the 2004 Western Conference Finals. James Harden still looks like the league’s most valuable player as of the last game he played, where he scored 21 points and 10 assists. His team currently holds the top spot in power rankings, and when James Harden, Chris Paul and Clint Capela play, the Rockets are 41-3.

South Dakota State coming to town. SDSU rose to challenge the status quo of the MVFC a year ago with an 11-3 record, a top five national ranking and a trip to the FCS national semi-finals.

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Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) blocking Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan’s (6) shot in their April 9 game at the Staples Center.

After being off the Panthers’ schedule for the last two years, Illinois State will return to Cedar Falls on Nov. 3, while the Missouri State Bears will come to town for senior day on Nov.

17. Notably, the Panthers will not play the Southern Illinois Salukis in conference play this year as part of the MVFC’s eight game conference slate. UNI has won the

last four meetings against this squad. UNI will hold its spring game on Friday, April 27, in the UNI-Dome. To see the full list of opponents, visit unipanthers.com

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