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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Take back the night 2

Sexual assault awareness 3

Drag Ball 4

Koch participates in 3x3U tournament 6

Miller removed by a vote of 15-2 JACOB MADDEN News Editor

CLINTON OLSASKY

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Last night, April 4, at approximately 9:50 p.m., now former Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) Director of Governmental Relations Maggie Miller walked out of the Senate Chamber after Executive Order (EO) 201829 passed by a vote of 15-20, adopting the motion to remove Miller from office.

EO 29, as presented by NISG President Jamal White, cited three primary reasons for recommending the removal of Miller from office: “That Ms. Miller has displayed an outrageous abuse of power and has failed to serve as a positive and supportive role model within her role as Director of Governmental Relations.

“That Ms. Miller has used her role to manipulate and

depower other students, creating a negative rhetoric at the capitol about other students within NISG to legislators.

“That Ms. Miller has managed to devalue and diminish the character and work of other NISG members and students of UNI at large.”

Miller and White were both given time to speak about the claims put forward in the order.

“Voting me out today will harm UNI, not only this year, but for future years to come, on how we trust this position,” Miller said before Wednesday’s vote. “I am so sorry for anybody in this room that I have hurt, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart, but I did not do it maliciously or with cruel intent.”

“Maggie has been known to lie profusely in a lot of situations and cases,” White said in response to Miller’s statement. “So, I’m not even sure

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Now former Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) Director of Governmental Relations Maggie Miller was voted out of office on April 4, with a vote of 15-2.

how much of this to believe.”

The move to adopt the motion came after EO 201828 was ruled unconstitutional

by the NISG Supreme Court.

White vetoed EO 28 in order to untangle the process of impeachment from the pro-

cess of removal, as previously passed by the Senate.

The panelists were Rabbi Rebecca Kushner from Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Waterloo, Reverend David Glenn-Burns of Three House in Cedar Falls and Imam Mohammed F. Fahmy, emeritus professor at UNI. As guests entered the dimly lit ballroom, they were met with over 35 decorated tables, featuring customized giveaways, including MSAbranded notebooks and buttons. On the tables, attendees also found blue folders filled with informational and promotional pamphlets regarding MSA and Al-Noor, the local mosque in Waterloo.

The two-hour event, moderated by Cara Burnidge, MSA advisor and associate professor of religion, began with an introduction of the three speakers, each of whom explained how their respective faiths have impacted their

lives.

Fahmy spoke on current day issues and expressed how he approaches the difficulties of life through the lens of the Islamic faith.

“We’re living in a very strange time. What inspires me is the teachings of Muhammad,” Fahmy said.

“Love one another; propagate peace amongst your community and amongst yourselves.”

Likewise, Kushner discussed the profound impact he believed God can have in one’s life.

“God is in you and everywhere around you,” Kushner said. “You don’t need a mediator to meet God. The relationship between the human being and God is a direct one.”

Glenn-Burns echoed these sentiments, while also acknowledging the role faith leaders in the three Abrahamic religions play in their respec-

tive faith communities.

Burnidge also invited attendees to write down any questions they wanted answered throughout the evening.

Acting as a prompt for the direction of the conversation, the submitted questions ranged from general theology to the personal beliefs of the leaders. As the panelists went up and down the row, answering and posing questions, the similarities of the three religions surfaced.

Questions included: What does God look like to you?

How do you explain God to a non-believer? How does doctrine play a role in your religion?

Josh Brelje, a junior majoring in the study of religion, commented on the interactions between the three faith leaders.

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Muslim Student Association hosts interfaith dialogue

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Rabbi Rebecca Kushner, Imam Mohammed F. Fahmy and Reverend David Glenn-Burns spoke on the MSU interfaith panel.

NICOLE BAXTER Staff Writer

Over 250 people gathered in the Maucker Union Ballroom last Thursday, Mar. 29, to participate in an interfaith dia-

logue hosted by UNI’s Muslim Student Association (MSA).

The event, which was dubbed “Stronger Together,” featured faith leaders from the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

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UNI to take back the night SYDNEY HAUER

will be three speakers between 7 and 8 p.m., including Kaylee Michaelson, the Riverview Center advocate, in addition to a sexual assault survivor. After the speakers are finished, the UNI Women’s Chorus will be performing two selections.

“Their director, Amy Kotsonis, reached out to me and said that some of her students in the women’s choir wanted to do something about all of the sexual assault emails that they were receiving on campus because last semester there was just a slew,” Blaho said. “Weekend after weekend there was another email about campus sexual assault, and a lot of the students in that choir felt kind of helpless about what they could do.”

One of the works the chorus will be performing is titled “Truth” by Andrea Ramsey. Kotsonis explained that the piece discusses the ease and simplicity of childhood, and how once you enter adolescence, self-consciousness arises and bullying and concern with body image are ever-present.

“The high point is, ‘you are beautiful; you are enough,’”

Kotsonis said. “Some people need to hear that.”

After the chorus’ performance, attendees will march from the Maucker Union to College Hill, down and around the Hill and back up to the Union.

“There’ll be some chanting as well, to shout into the night that people shouldn’t have to fear being outside at night, or on a college campus, or anywhere really,” Blaho said.

Blaho noted that those who can’t make the first portion of the event are more than welcome to come at 8 p.m. for the march.

Kotsonis said she sees a lot of importance in talking about this issue more and more.

“I feel like for a long time — I know that when I was in college — it wasn’t really addressed,” Kotsonis said.

“You just didn’t talk about it, and most people didn’t report it, but you knew it was happening.”

“Campus sexual assault is clearly something that isn’t being addressed enough on our campuses,” Blaho said.

“There is always more to be done about it, because even if we have these events every

year and the police get training on this, there is still campus sexual assault. It is a problem we can’t solve. At least if people come to the event and they understand the gravity [of] just how big the issue is, that is one more person

who understands how important this issue is to solve. It shouldn’t be our job to feel like we need to be vigilant about our safety while walking around at night. That’s not getting to the root of the problem.”

After numerous options were discussed in the Senate, EO 28 was fully rescinded and EO 29 was proposed.

An email was submitted by White as evidence of unprofessional conduct on the part of Miller.

“Your selfishness overwhelms me. You are not a good representative of this University and the values of it,” Miller said in the email to an undisclosed student.

“I do push people hard, but it’s to yield success,” Miller said. “I pushed one member of my Legislative Liaison Team [LLT] very hard this year, and he’s going to pass a bill.

And that wouldn’t have hap-

pened if we just let people deal with mediocrity because we are all great students, and sometimes you need to be pushed.”

“The first thing I want to address is the fact that none of you are mediocre,” White said. “Second, [...] the work that you deliver does not excuse bad behavior. I don’t care how good it is — never, in any instance. Bad behavior overshadows anything you will ever do, ever, in your life.”

“When there is student money being used, we shouldn’t settle for mediocrity, we should push for the best,” Miller said.

The Senate then went into open caucus, where the senators discussed examples of alleged behavior on the part of Miller.

According to Senator Conner McMillen, many conversations he had with students had made clear that there is a negative image of NISG present on campus.

The students reportedly cited Miller as one factor contributing to the negativity.

“Maggie never made me feel welcome as a senator or on the [LLT],” Senator Jacob Levang said.

Levang also made clear that Miller was not forgiving in her decision-making regarding the LLT. He spoke about one instance of an LLT member being removed from the team.

“The expectations were never clearly set, and I think he was doomed to fail from the beginning,” Levang said.

“One slip-up ending up push-

ing him off the team.”

Speaker of the Senate Drew Stensland noted that action taken on EO 29 sets a precedent for the future of NISG. “[The passage of this EO] is saying that, ‘If you act like this, you can be removed,’ Stensland said. “This is setting that precedent.”

Senator Nathan Salts com mented on the jump between discussion and removal.

“I think there should have been intermediate steps between talking to her

and kicking her out,” Salts said.

Stensland closed last night’s caucus by stressing each senator’s role as a representative of the student body, saying, “How we move forward after this moment is what we will really be judged on.”

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The UNI Women’s and Gender Studies Program and Northern Iowa Feminists will host the annual Take Back the Night event today, starting at 7 p.m. on the Maucker Union rooftop.

According to their website, the Take Back the Night Foundation was established in the 1960’s with a mission to “end sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual abuse and all other forms of sexual violence.”

Take Back the Night events have occurred in over 800 different communities and 36 countries.

“If [students] attend, they can expect there to be speakers talking about campus sexual assault,” said Finn Blaho, programming graduate assistant for the Women’s and Gender Studies program. Blaho is in charge of the event.

They said the event does not have to address campus sexual assault specifically, but an event on a college campus is a good place to discuss that type of assault.

Blaho explained that there

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Bring back ‘Walk a Mile’ event Two years ago, the Northern Iowan published an opinion piece in regards to an event a fraternity on campus participated in to promote “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes.”

The Inner Fraternal Council (IFC) held the walk each year, and the men put on high heels and walked a mile through Cedar Falls while bystanders watched them wobble through the streets.

This event was supposedly terminated after the article ripped the event to shreds.

The article stated several points indicating that the fraternity was making light of sexual assault by participating in a fun event that promoted their philanthropy of sexual assault awareness.

The article also stated that the use of high heels is not gender inclusive — thereby, turning away men, non-binary, genderqueer or gender fluid individuals that may be survivors of sexual assault.

The writer of this article urged the fraternity to come up with different ways to raise awareness.

She stated, “If you really want to get involved in the fight against sexual assault, there are lot of things you can do that don’t involve gim-

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Staff writer Sarah Ritondale calls for the return of the “Walk a Mile” fraternity event, which aims to raise awareness for sexual assault.

micks.”

However, this event was no gimmick — just as any other Greek life philanthropy event. Fraternities and sororities on UNI’s campus all hold fun events to bring awareness, support and donations for their philanthropy.

Each Greek organization has a philanthropy that raises money for a good cause, such as autism, women’s health, children’s health, heart disease, military heroes and even sexual assault awareness, just to name a few.

These topics are not, as the 2016 article states, “fun” at all.

That is why these topics need to be addressed; the reason for raising money is to make a change and help the cause.

The fraternity in question continuously receives unwanted backlash for their philanthropy, with people stating they are not gender inclusive, they are not advocating for sexual assault in a proper manner or that they are simply not doing enough.

The fraternity continuously holds events to raise money for the Riverview Center so the center can have free services for sexual assault victims to get the physical and emotional assistance they need.

So really, what is enough?

I feel that the fraternity did not walk around in high heels because high heels define women. They walk in high heels because it is a difficult task — just as many survivors walk around carrying the burden of sexual assault on their shoulders.

These men are giving their time to raise money to employ the people who are certified in helping individuals in need.

I also would like to pose this question: would backlash occur if this was a sorority or another gender inclusive organization? Is it simply because they are men trying to bring awareness on an issue that is largely caused by men?

If that’s the case, that brings into consideration the doubters’ opinion that “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” is not gender inclusive, and the men involved are simply doing it for “fun.”

Sexual assault sees no gender. So why can men not advocate against it?

If men are completing the difficult task of walking a mile in pain, embarrassment and wobbling like a baby deer, why should they be shot down for trying to raise awareness regarding a serious issue,

even if it is in a fun way?

As a woman, I would divulge that walking in heels is not something I would consider fun.

What makes it fun is when you’re in your heels with your friends, even if you’re going nowhere — especially when someone really can’t walk in heels and are making a goof of themselves, just as the men voluntarily are making a goof of themselves in order to raise money for this cause.

Therefore, if the men are not doing what people consider “enough,” I challenge everyone to do enough.

Sexual assault does not affect individuals in just the Greek Community. It also affects individuals in the UNI community, the state of Iowa, the United States of America and the world.

With that in mind, I would like to challenge the University of Northern Iowa to bring “Walk a Mile in THEIR Shoes” to the campus during the month of April for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Instead of limiting the participants to just men in one fraternity, open it up to all UNI students, regardless of their gender, to participate in walking the mile together.

LGBT representation in ‘Love, Simon’ The coming-out story of the century is finally here, as “Love, Simon” hit theaters last month. Simon is a normal kid with a normal family, living a normal life, except there’s one small thing no one knows about him: Simon is gay.

As we follow Simon’s journey trying to accept who he is, an anonymous person at his school reveals online that they are gay. Simon instantly makes a random Gmail account to contact “Blue,” the hidden gay, and soon enough, forms a bond with the one person he feels some sort of connection with.

Simon becomes filled with pressure as he is blackmailed by a student who threatens to reveal Simon is gay if he doesn’t help him. He keeps the blackmail a secret from his friends, creating drama and confusion between their group.

Not only does Simon start to finally build up courage

because he finally knows he’s not alone, but he becomes comfortable with himself throughout the process of it all. This movie has many twists and turns and, as a result, the audience is constantly left guessing who the anonymous person is that Simon is starting to fall for.

This is much more than a movie, though; this is a movie about a gay teenager learning to accept who he is and find the strength to come out. Yes, I said it, GAY. I know it might be hard to believe, but with a society that is becoming accepting of self- expression and identities, more movies in the LGBT community are coming to the forefront.

Not only is this movie’s main character gay, but there are also two lead AfricanAmerican roles, as well.

LGBT representation and African-American leading roles are becoming more prominent within today’s society.

And this isn’t the only gay movie to grab major attention within the last few years.

“Moonlight,” directed by Barry Jenkins, snatched three Oscars last year, including

“Best Picture.”

As everyone was anxiously waiting to see if the mastermind behind “Get Out” would grab an Oscar this year, Jordan Peele defied the odds by winning “Best Original Screenplay.” These movies, along with the extremely popular release of “Black Panther,” have helped shine more light upon the talent amongst African Americans and people in the LGBT community.

“Love, Simon” is what the world needed. The world needs gay representation.

The world needs people to see that it’s okay to be queer or questioning yourself, that it’s okay and normal to feel the way you do.

But the world also needs gays and African Americans in the film industry, as well.

For the kids who have been told they will never make it because of their skin color or sexual identity, this is what they needed.

For the kids who are too afraid to be themselves and for the kids who haven’t been able to find the courage to tell their family or friends yet, this is what they needed.

“Gay” is not normalized,

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Opinion columnist Jordan Allen stresses the cultural impact that the new film “Love, Simon” has had in terms of LGBT representation.

and that’s why more films like “Love, Simon” are helping normalize the matter. This film is helping moviegoers see the battles that the LGBT community goes through and how it affects people on the individual level, as well.

As I sat in the theater watching “Love, Simon” the night it came out, the room was full of giggles, but plenty of sniffles, as well (and yes, I was one of those people in the audience wiping my tears away).

As a member of the LGBT community, this hit home for me. I have been in Simon’s position, and I

have gone through the same struggles of acceptance that Simon experiences.

And that’s why this movie is so touching.

You feel the pain. You feel the pressure he feels about coming out. You feel the mental battle he deals with and the fear he is consumed with.

In the movie, Simon’s mother says, “the last few years, it’s like you’ve been holding in your breath, and now you can finally breath again.” Everyone should be able to breath without the fear of being who they are, even Simon.

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Panther Portrait:

uni Pride week

drag ball

LEZIGA BARIKOR

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UNI Proud kicked off Pride Week 2018 with a Drag Ball.

The Drag Ball was held on April 2, at 7 p.m. and featured both UNI students and professional drag performers.

Pride Week will continue with a film screening today in McCollum 201 at 6 p.m.

Lastly, the Progessive Prom will be held on Friday, April 6, in the Maucker Union ballroom from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. This year’s theme is “Under the Stars.”

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“What stood out to me was how friendly this panel was toward each other and the respect each showed towards the different religious views,” Brelje said.

“Each figure at one point mentioned [how] the best way to handle different religious views is to have a friendly conversation where you try and reach common ground rather than push

your religion onto the other,” Brelje added.

MSA President Shehreen Iqtadar said the organization’s focus for the event was to spread the messages of unity and love among and between the three faiths.

By bringing together leaders of three distinct religions, MSA said they sought to inform people about the similarities shared

by Christians, Jews and Muslims and to show the beauty of being different.

As the night came to a close, the Q&A style dialogue ended with messages of harmony and togetherness through the collaboration between a rabbi, a pastor and an imam.

“If we keep the idea of peace and cooperation as a theory or an idea that we aspire to, that gets challenging,” Glenn-Burns said. “But, if we put ourselves in a situation when we meet, [then] the interactions become much more meaningful. By

welcoming the stranger, we might discover some unexpected blessings.”

Kushner shared similar messages of hope and acceptance.

“When great catastrophes happen, [...] people jump in to help the stranger,” Kushner said. “So, we’re challenged to find these moments of creative wholeness in a broken and shattered world.”

Fahmy stressed the opportunity of participating

in an interfaith dialogue.

“It’s a great, great experience to join and learn from your colleagues about your faith and the faith of other groups,” Fahmy said. “It was really wonderful, and it was a learning experience for me.”

Hameed Ullah, MSA treasurer, also noted the overarching feeling of unity at the event, saying, “The best thing about this is that Muslims, Jews and Christians can all sit at one table.”

RodCon brings in all kinds of comic book fans ANNA FLANDERS Staff Writer

On Saturday, April 7, Rod Library will host the fifth annual RodCon from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is a miniature version of Comic-Con that is entirely free and open to the public. Last year, the convention drew 3,000 attendees.

This year’s keynote speaker is Frenchy Lunning, who is from the graphic arts department at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD). Lunning is also a founder of the Mechademia Conference on Asian Popular Cultures, a member of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Advisory Board and the editor-in-chief for Mechademia, the first scholarly journal about anime and manga.

Lunning will also speak at 3 p.m. on Friday, April 6, in Sabin 003 about Lolita fashion, which is one of her areas of expertise.

“[Lolita fashion] is a popular fashion style in Japan, and it’s been pretty popular for quite a few years now. It’s [. . .] very-over-the top girly, frills, pink, skirts, everything that is super, super cute,” said Melissa Gevaert, a RodCon planning committee member.

“There’s a fashion district in Tokyo where they come up with all these super intense creative fashions and styles, and Lolita fashion is one of the styles to come out of it.”

Lunning’s keynote panel is entitled “How to Analyze and Critique Anime and Manga!”

Other panels this year include “So You Want to be a Stormtrooper?”, “Black Panther and Beyond,” “But Why Comics?”, “Beginning 3D Design and Printing for Cosplay” and “Eww, My Comic Book has Cooties’: Exploring the Gendered World of Comics.”

According to Melinda Beland, another member of the RodCon planning committee, RodCon usually tries to

address social justice issues.

“One of the things that we found as we started working and continued to work on [RodCon] in future years is that there’s a lot of classes that it can tie into,” Gevaert said. “A lot of professors on campus work with comic books in their classroom.”

One of the new features this year will be a Hogwarts potions class demo put on by the student affiliates of the American Chemical Society.

As another new feature, the University of Iowa Quidditch team will be demonstrating the sport. They will allow attendees to participate in a “Kidditch” event.

On the first floor of the library, Chris Moore will be drawing caricature sketches.

Moore is an illustrator and cartoonist, as well as a caricature artist.

Some of the returning demonstrations include UNI Swordfighting Club and the Society of Creative Anachronism.

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The annual RodCon event will take place on Saturday, April 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be various events including sword fighting.

For entertainment, belly dancers from the Prairie Rose Middle Eastern Dance Troupe and members of the Half-Masted Improv troupe will be performing. At the start of RodCon, UNI Pep Band will also be ushering guests inside with “geek-inspired tunes.”

There will be trivia competitions happening throughout the day on the topics of science fiction, super hero mov-

ies, “Ready Player One,” the 80s and anime with prizes for the winner of each category.

There will also be a gaming room set up by Video Games Etc! where attendants can participate in various video game tournaments.

Although RodCon normally features an escape room, this year’s will be especially unique.

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A collection of stories of why students decide to relay for life

Growing up, I never really thought much about cancer and the power it had to take over someone’s innocent life. That was until I got to college. You get to know a vast number of people, young and old, and start to realize each person carries a different story along with them. Although I am fortunate enough to not have any family members who have battled cancer, I know a lot of individuals whose family members have, and that is why I Relay.

I Relay for those who can’t. Those who are stuck in a hospital bed wanting the pain and suffering to end. Those scared of what their life could be within hours, weeks, months or even years. Individuals who have children, husbands, wives, grandchildren and close friends. By being a part of Relay For Life, I am reminded of the warriors who are fighting for their lives and those who have fought and won. I am also reminded of the individuals who lost everything to cancer, even their life. I am supporting the end to the suffering of the innocent individuals we call family. I am participating to raise

money so that one day there will be a cure. The only way we can help now is by taking action. In the end, I walk to remember our brave warriors, individuals going through treatments and those who don’t know what is going to come of their future. Join the fight today and take a stand against cancer!

— Lauren Pentzien, senior movement and exercise science major Relay For Life takes place Friday, April 6, from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the McLeod Center

Jazz Band One celebrates new hall of famer PEYTON HUSMANN Staff Writer

This Friday, April 6, alumnus Jeffrey Tower is being posthumously inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame in Bengtson Auditorium in Russell Hall.

The occasion is being celebrated by a Jazz Band One concert in honor of Tower’s induction.

The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public, but it does require tickets.

The UNI School of Music inducts one exceptional contributor from the UNI Jazz community into the Jazz Hall of Fame each year. Tower is being recognized as a trombon-

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“This year, Escape Cedar Valley is bringing a Pop-Up tent that is called Carnival of Thieves that they have designed that people can request from them to bring to locations for events,” said Gevaert. “They just finished it

ist, lifelong music educator and arts advocate.

Tower received his Bachelor of Arts degree in music education from UNI in 1975. After that, he received his Master of Music degree in trombone performance at the University of Redlands in California. Tower was inducted into the California Jazz Hall of Fame in 2014. He passed away on July 4, 2017.

The concert will also feature guest conductor from George Stone as the final event of his residency here at UNI. Stone has enjoyed a prolific career in music performance, composition, arranging and education for 30 years. He has written for the famed NBC

Tonight Show Orchestra and has composed for NBC, HBO, Warner Brothers and Disney.

Stone is also the composer of the famous Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) song, “Trip Through the Grand Canyon,” (Canyon.MID) that was released on over 66 million copies of Microsoft Windows.

“The first half will feature premieres of four new compositions and arrangements for the band, including a new piece

by Ryan Middagh, written to honor Dr. Robert Washut in the year of his retirement,” said Christopher Merz, director of Jazz Studies and Jazz Band One. “Following intermission, guest composer George Stone

will direct the band through his compositions.”

For tickets, call (319) 273-

4849. Parking is limited, so it is recommended that attendees arrive early.

not too long ago, so RodCon will be one of its major debuts for it.”

This year, around 50 vendors will participate in RodCon, including Phil Hester. Guests will also have ample opportunities to get free items, including merchandise from D.C. Comics, Viz Media and Valiant Entertainment, as

well as door prizes.

Many RodCon goers choose to cosplay. Each year RodCon features separate costume contests for adults and kids.

“There’s no judgment for dressing up at all,” said Jeff Blaser, a junior biochemistry major, and RodCon gofer. “In fact, it’s encouraged.”

This year, the planning committee is expecting Black Panther and Wonder Woman to be among the most popular costumes.

RodCon appeals to all ages, including the 200 children the library plans for each year.

This year, the Department of Education will be assisting in the Kids’ Zone. Kids will

be guided in creating shrinky dinks, lightsabers, wands, capes and superhero gloves and masks.

“Last year we had over 3,000 attendees, and they range from very, very little kids to people in their 50s, 60s, 70s,” Gevaert said. “It’s a huge range. It’s not just college students.”

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The UNI Jazz Band One concert on Friday, April 6, will be held in honor of Jeffrey Tower. Tower is being inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame.

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UNI tennis team falls to Drake, 4-3 WILLIAM RIEPE

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On March 31, the UNI women’s tennis team took on Drake in both singles and doubles competition at Drake University in Des Moines. The Drake women have shown a lot of promise this year, while the Panther women have struggled to find their footing on the court.

The women just fell short against the Bulldogs 4-3.

This final score came from singles wins from Harri Proudfoot (6-3, 6-0) and Savanna Hunt.

In doubles, Gisela Kemper and Reghan Lynch defeated Drake’s Kozlowski and Mela Jaglarz by a score of 6-4.

Claudia Toledo and Savanna Hunt claimed victory over Summer Brills and Joely Lomas in the number-one match after Brills and Lomas

retired after one game.

Hunt also received her victory in singles from an unfortunate injury to her opponent, giving her the win by default.

The Panther women will travel to Ball State in Muncie, Indiana this Friday.

The first serve is set for 2:30 p.m.

The Cardinals themselves have a losing record and are struggling in conference play, having lost their last four meets.

The Panthers will be going into the meet with a 3-8 record on the season so far.

After this next meet, when the Panthers return from Indiana, they have two more meets before ending their season on a two meet trip to Missouri, to take on the University of MissouriKansas City and Missouri State.

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Third team All-MVC Koch named 3x3U Tournament DYLAN PADY

Sports Editor

128 players, 32 teams of four, continuous three-onthree action and $100,000 were on the line for UNI’s very own senior Bennett Koch and other hoopers within the valley.

Koch, forward for UNI’s basketball team, has recently been invited to participate in the first annual Dos Equis three-on-three National Championship in San Antonio, Texas.

32 four-man teams from colleges across the nation will face off in a three day, three-on-three basketball tournament with cash prizes for the winning teams.

The rules for the tournament are as follows: halfcourt with a 12 second shot clock, baskets inside the arch only count for one point, downtown baskets earn the player two points and, finally, first team to 21 wins the game.

Koch, alongside other players from the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), including Donte Thomas (Bradley), Brenton Scott (Indiana State) and Tevonn Walker (Valparaiso) will compete for the first place championship prize of $50,000 For each pool play victory, the deserving team will be awarded $1,000.

Additionally, a quarterfinal win, a semifinal victory and

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Bennett Koch (25) goes up for a basket against Loyola-Chicago during last month’s MVC tournament in St. Louis.

a third place finish will also earn the teams $1,000 apiece.

Koch recently earned his third-team All-MVC award, putting up a majority of UNI’s points with an average of 12.7 points per game.

Additionally, Koch recorded 26 blocks and became the 42nd Panther to record 1000 career points. He finished his collegiate career with 1,028 total points. This season, he recorded 189 total

rebounds and in his highest scoring game this season, Koch scored 30 points on his own.

As for Koch’s other teammates, in the 2017 regular seasons, Thomas shot

roughly 54 percent from the field and 22 percent from three. For a 6”7’, 225 lbs. forward, his great stature allowed him to bully opponents inside as he averaged 12 points a game, as well as seven rebounds.

It is worth mentioning that in filling the team’s role of “big man,” Thomas had two seasons throughout his colligate career where he made over 70 percent of his free throws.

Scott, from Indiana State, was an offensive juggernaut, showed strong efforts for the Indiana State Sycamores. He sat out his initial season, only playing a single minute on the court.

In the following years, he proceeded to drop 352 points, 466 points, 493 points and, finally, his senior year he put up a whopping 449 for a total of 1,760 points. His senior year, he averaged 14.5 points per game.

Walker ran the guard position for Valparaiso.

Similar to Scott, he was an offensive powerhouse. His sophomore year was the only season he did not average over 10 points a game.

His court vision was particularly strong as he was just shy of recording 200 assists throughout his four years as a Crusader.

At the end of the tournament, the Big Ten team of Jae’Sean Tate, Nate Mason, Robert Johnson and Vince Edwards won the $50,000.

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Today's Horoscope

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