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Students flock to bars amid COVID-19 ELIZABETH KELSEY News Editor
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With UNI students arriving back to campus this past week, local businesses are experiencing a spike in customers—including the bars on College Hill. This weekend, various social media posts featured photos of bars on the Hill, with students standing shoulder to shoulder in lines that wrapped around in front of neighboring businesses. Very few, if any, students are shown wearing masks. Those who posted the photos expressed frustration with the students who chose to go to the Hill. Ben Thessen, a music education major who posted photos from Friday and Saturday evening, wrote in his post that he was “appalled” at the number of students and their lack of masks. “To every single person who made the conscious decision to go to the Hill tonight,
I want to say that you should be absolutely ashamed of yourselves,” he wrote. Thessen’s post has created a sensation on Facebook with more than 700 shares as of Sunday, August 23. When contacted for comment by the Northern Iowan, he wrote in an email that he had posted the photos in the hopes of starting a discussion about the importance of safety during COVID-19. “Seeing such a large volume of people all together like that was almost unreal to me,” he said. “Seeing such a blatant disregard for public safety got me pretty fired up, and that kind of pushed me from ‘Someone should do something’ to ‘I need to do something.’” He noted that his pictures and post “were not anti-social gathering,” and that he believes a social network and support system are very important during COVID-19. However, he said, there are safer ways to socially interact. “I have seen and heard about
numerous student organizations that have held events this past week that did a great job of putting on a fun event while maintaining proper mask and social distancing guidelines,” he wrote. “It is when a social group chooses to ignore those guidelines that issues begin to arise, as they are now making a conscious choice to put themselves and others in harm’s way.”
people were driving through yards or any area that they could get through. It was
crazy how the landscape of Linn County was destroyed in a half hour.”
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Students speak out about Iowa derecho ABIGAIL KRAFT
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On August 10, Iowans were faced with a derecho, a powerful windstorm that left many families with damage to their homes and without power. As students returned to campus last week, many Panthers had to leave their families during the aftermath of the storm to return for in-person learning. Hannah Zwanziger, a senior elementary education major from Cedar Rapids, detailed the terror her and her family faced with the storm. “The sky was black, and it truly looked like we were in the middle of a hurricane,” she said. “Each neighborhood was impacted with trees down and houses damaged. An eight-minute commute home for my mom took two and a half hours as
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Along with the storm, Zwanziger struggled with classes resuming on campus.
“I felt guilty leaving my family and community behind,” she said. “We are still without power, and there is a lot of help needed.” Zwanziger also expressed concern for Iowans facing damage from the storm in the time of COVID-19. She stated that concerns for COVID19 were moved to the “wayside” in order to make sure people were receiving proper help in her community. However, with the heightened restrictions and uncertainty that come with returning to campus amid a pandemic, “we are not sure how much more we can take,” she said. Kayla Seymour, a communication and public relations major who is also from Cedar Rapids, expressed her family’s horrifying experience living through the storm. See DERECHO, page 5
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Being housed in her hometown of Flagstaff, Arizona with her husband, a newborn daughter and her parents was not what Brooke Wonders expected when she left Cedar Falls in May of 2019 for a professional development absence. Wonders is a professor in the UNI Department of Languages and Literatures, as well as a non-fiction writer. What started out as a trip around the country full of research and writing, with plans to circle back to Iowa in July of 2020, turned out to be a roller coaster for Wonders. “We got here in May of 2019 and have not made it anywhere else. It has honestly been a running joke,” Wonders said. Wonders said when she
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found out she was pregnant, they still had hope for traveling a little after their daughter, Maeve, was born in April. But news of the pandemic arose in March, and it hasn’t been a safe choice. “It has been quite the year, to say the least,” she said.
Arizona, among others, is one of the top states in terms of number of COVID-19 cases. According to the state health department’s coronavirus tracking website, Arizona had 198,103 cases of COVID-19 as of 3 p.m. on August 23, with 4,771 deaths. In comparison, Iowa had 56,275 positive cases at that time, with 1,036 deaths. Unfortunately for Wonders, Flagstaff is also next to the Navajo reservation, which has had, per capita, the worst number of cases in the nation. After looking at those numbers and being informed of the Tyson Plant outbreak in the Cedar Valley, staying put in Arizona looked to be Wonders’ best option. “We looked at all these pieces and thought, ‘It does not seem safe with a newborn,’” she said. “We are stranded, in a sense.”
Jim O’Loughlin, Languages and Literatures department head, allowed Wonders to teach online for the semester, saying she had a lot of “reasonable concerns” about her situation. “My experience has been, as long as faculty members are willing to work a lot harder, they can still do really meaningful classes online,” he said. However, he admitted that it is a lot harder than it seems and stated that he believes if the pandemic had occurred five years ago, schools would not have the flexibility or tools to be put in place as they are now. O’Loughlin said that Wonders is a beloved teacher, and he is looking forward to having her back in person. “I do get the sense that she would love to be back here in person as well,” he said. Wonders is teaching a full
course load online and said it has been a difficult transition. “I am deeply committed to offering a meaningful learning experience in my classes,” she said. Wonders said she has spent the past month learning new applications of familiar tools— especially Blackboard, G-Suite and Zoom— in order to maintain her usual standard of teaching. She also has taken workshops and planned out different activities during Zoom meetings to keep class interesting and engaging for her students. Wonders plans on traveling back to Iowa and hopes to see students in the spring, although her plans are still “to be determined” after the first semester. “It is not ideal, but I am super hopeful we can make it back in December, weather and health permitting,” she said.
ourselves, but also our fellow Panthers, their families and the greater community of Cedar Falls.” A petition calling for a mask mandate in Cedar Falls has garnered more than 1,200 signatures on Change.org. KWWL reported that the Cedar Falls City Council voted to postpone the decision on the mandate “indefinitely” at a special meeting on August 19. This means that the council may resume speaking on the topic at any given meeting and is not locked into making a decision at the next meeting.
However, when students who went to the bars described their experiences, they focused on the precautions that the establishments took. Sophomore marketing major Matt DeMouth went to the bars on Friday night and said that the bars had “hand sanitizer at every bar counter” in an effort to encourage bar-goers to keep themselves safe. A UNI senior who asked to remain anonymous stated that she felt safer attending bars earlier in the evening, rather than waiting for the crowd. “The staff could be seen cleaning frequently,” she said. “I saw (the staff) clean a few chairs.” The senior and her group decided to keep themselves distanced as best as possible, staying in sections of the bars with less people. “The upstairs was also pretty free, so I was a lot more comfortable upstairs than downstairs,” she said. DeMouth added that some bars were offering deals for attendees who wore masks. One of those establish-
ments was Social House, which on Friday began offering a fifty-cent discount on drinks for customers who were wearing masks, both at their tables and at the bar. The bar continued the promotion on Saturday night, when they added on their Twitter account that customers could also get a deal for wearing a mask while standing in line or while not at their table. Social House, along with other popular College Hill bars Little Bigs, Sharky’s and Octopus, did not respond to requests for comment from the Northern Iowan. “The company does as much as it can,” said a UNI senior who works as a bartender at an establishment on the Hill. “The only problem is the way we would like everyone to do things is almost impossible to meet the demands of all these kids who are coming to the bar. Ideally, we’d like smaller crowds and smarter kids.” UNI bars are not the only ones drawing crowds during the pandemic. In Iowa City this Saturday, Cedar Rapids Gazette reporter Vanessa Miller posted multiple photos of crowded bars on Twitter. Likewise, students
at Iowa State University last weekend celebrated “801 day,” an annual Ames-wide party on the Saturday before school starts, with huge parties and hundreds of students in small areas, according to photos posted on social media by students and Ames residents. ISU’s president Wendy Wintersteen notified students on Friday that those caught disobeying the safety guidelines could be subject to disciplinary action. Several of those who posted photos of the lines at the UNI bars have called for the UNI administration to take
similar disciplinary steps. For his part, Thessen said that the he feels the UNI administration is doing “a pretty good job” of managing the COVID-19 response on campus. He noted that since College Hill is off-campus, the university’s jurisdiction may be limited. “With the city of Cedar Falls having not yet instituted a mask mandate, it falls to us, the students, to hold ourselves and our peers accountable for our actions,” he wrote. “How we chose to act these next few weeks will affect not only
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From the News Editor: Keep us informed! ELIZABETH KELSEY News Editor
Here at the Northern Iowan, we are responsible for monitoring updates and changes to campus services, investigating ongoing issues and uplifting the inspiring, hilarious and heartbreaking stories of our UNI community. We take that responsibility seriously, and I promise that we work hard to provide quality coverage of our campus. That’s a promise we make at the NI every semester. But this semester, it goes without saying that things are a little different. The sheer volume of news that the NI will be covering this fall is overwhelming. COVID-19, of course, has already affected nearly every facet of campus life: we could fill whole newspapers with pandemic coverage alone. In addition, the Black Lives Matter movement and the
November election will likely be frequent subjects of discussion in our newsroom. And then, to top it all off, Mother Nature decided to send Iowa into the new school year with a derecho. There is no end to the news cycle in 2020. We here at the NI will do our very best to cover all the issues that matter to our campus this fall. But we can’t do it without your help. This fall, please help the NI team keep campus informed by letting us know about any news that you think we should know. While we have our ears to the ground and are constantly on the prowl for Panther news, we can’t be everywhere at once. We want to feature as many voices as possible as our campus responds to the various issues I described above, but sometimes, we don’t know about an important story until you tell us.
So, if there’s a topic you’d like to see us tackle or an issue we haven’t yet discussed, reach out. If you’re a member of a student organization that’s been uniquely impacted by COVID-19, or if you know a student or professor doing great work, let us know. If you hear a tip that you think we should investigate, drop us a line! The Northern Iowan is, in the end, your campus newspaper. These pages and words, this paper and ink, aren’t just for those of us who sit in the office twice a week putting it together. We want to tell your stories and share the news that matters to you. With your help, I promise that whatever happens this semester—whether we’re online or in person, together or apart—our staff will keep writing and publishing the news you need to know. Here’s to a great fall 2020 semester. Go Panthers!
students will interact over Zoom with a local artist from the Cedar Valley. On Sept. 10 at 7 p.m., students can play Bingo and Kahoot at a virtual Panther Game Night. Winners will receive “extraordinary prizes,” according to the CAB website. Finally, on Sept. 24 from 7-8 p.m., students can get their sugar fix by tuning in to Nailed It: CAB Style and decorating their own cookies using materials from a pick-up kit. To register for all three Zoom events, visit studentlife.uni.edu/cab-registration. All pick-up kits and materials will be available for registered participants at the Office of Student Life in Maucker Union.
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CAB plans series Homecoming postponed of virtual events to spring 2021 semester NI STAFF
Although students may not be able to gather in large groups in person, Campus Activities Board (CAB) is still gearing up for a full fall semester of events. This fall, CAB will not host drop-in activities; all events will require registration. In addition, the first three events of the semester will be held virtually via Zoom, with an in-person event tentatively planned for mid-October, according to the CAB website. CAB will kick off the semester with a virtual Sip and Paint on Thursday, Aug. 27 from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Painting supplies, beverages and a snack will be provided in a pick-up kit, and
UNI students will have to wait a little longer to journey into Panther Park. Following the postponement of the UNI football season to spring 2021 due to concerns related to COVID19, university homecoming festivities will also be postponed until that time. In a recent e-mail newsletter from the Office of Student Life, the homecoming committee indicated that the event would be postponed to “a yet to be determined date during the spring 2021 semester.” The fall 2020 festivities were originally scheduled for October 16-17. This year’s theme, Panther Park, references the “Jurassic
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Park” movie series. According to the newsletter, students, staff, alumni and community mem-
bers should continue to visit homecoming.uni.edu for further information and updates.
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PANTHER PORTRAIT: GRILLING & GAMES WITH BETA NU
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The Beta Nu chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia hosted their “Grilling & Games with Beta Nu” event on Saturday, August 22. The event became questionable on the day of, as rain began to pour in Cedar Falls and continued for most of the morning. Members of Beta Nu were able to keep the event going by pitching a tent over the grill to ensure the food could be cooked. Proper COVID-19 guidelines were enforced for this event. Group members and
attendees were required to wear a mask and practice social distancing while eating. Students were allowed to bring their own choice of meat to be grilled and served to anyone attending. The Beta Nu chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia has been serving the School of Music at UNI for over 85 years. The chapter currently has 40 active members, consisting of both music majors and non-music majors. Beta Nu has hosted multiple events in the past ranging from solo concerts to music festivals.
Living on campus in a post-COVID world EMMA VILETA Staff Writer
When living in dorms, students expect to share bathrooms, living spaces and dining halls. These expectations were changed however in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. M a ny students returned to campus in the previous weeks, one of which being sophomore Katelyn Johns. Johns moved into Panther Village a week prior to the start of the fall semester. Like everyone else living on campus, COVID-19 affected her move-in process. “Hectic, that’s for sure,” Johns said about her move-in experience.
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“We only were allowed three people to assist us, with only two hours to get everything moved in. Obviously, I understand why, but the process was pretty difficult.” Pa nth er Village requires its residents and
visitors to wear masks when in the hallway and elevators. Residents are now also only allowed one visitor at a time. Residence halls usually hold big events and socials in order to engage their residents with each
other. This year, most people will meet through Zoom or other forms of social media. “We actually had our Welcome meeting through Zoom,” Johns said. “We met with our RA and also had to sign
a roommate agreement focusing on COVID-19. Basically, we have to all agree on what we’re comfortable with, who we are allowing into our dorm and whether or not we feel comfortable with each other going out in big groups of people. That is definitely different than last year.” While it will be more difficult to meet people in the dorms this year, it definitely is bringing people closer together. “It’s crazy how everyone comes together during something like this,” Johns said. “While this is a huge adjustment, it seems to be going smoothly right now.”
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GBPAC hosts a very happy livestream Elizabeth Kelsey News Editor
After months of silence, the Great Hall at Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center was once again filled with music on Thursday evening—but no one was there to hear it in person. GBPAC this week kicked off a new series of livestreamed concerts called Local Legends: Live from Gallagher Bluedorn. The series, which will feature local musicians, will continue on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. for the rest of the semester. Although audience members will not be permitted to attend in person due to concerns related to COVID19, the weekly concerts will be livestreamed for free on the GBPAC YouTube and Facebook pages. GBPAC Executive Director Steve Carignan stated that the goal of the concerts is not only to offer access to live entertainment, but also to promote and honor local musicians. “This show celebrates local artists and puts them where they belong—onstage at the Gallagher Bluedorn,” he said on Thursday night’s
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“I don’t think that I had ever been that scared in my life,” she said. “My brother was clinging to me crying while my sister was on the phone panicking.” Once the storm had passed, the fear Seymour’s family felt was still present. “Our neighborhood had so many trees knocked down that people were not able to drive in and out and no one had power,” she said. Taking on the aftermath of the storm was a different experience for Seymour.
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livestream. Thursday evening’s debut performance featured Christopher’s Very Happy. Band., a jazz ensemble led by UNI School of Music professor Christopher Merz. Merz, who serves as the band’s composer and saxophonist, thanked the virtual audience for tuning in. “It’s so great to actually be able to play with people again,” he said. “I think it’s been about six months since
we’ve played together.” Merz was joined onstage by fellow UNI professor Michael Conrad as the band’s pianist, along with bassist Drew Morton and drummer Dave Tiede. Except for Merz (who needed his mouth free for his instrument), the band members wore masks and were seated in a socially distanced arrangement. The band performed songs from their most recent album, “While We Wait,”
After their home was damaged, she and her family traveled to a hotel in Iowa City for the night. “ The weirdest part about walking into Iowa City was how normal it seemed. People were walking around, streetlights were working and houses were not destroyed,” she said. Seeing her local community come together during cleanup was both inspiring and thought-provoking, she said. “One of my major takeaways is how people who experience these disasters have to jump up from their
recent trauma and start working on cleaning up their property,” she said. Going forward, Seymour wants the UNI community to reach out to those who have been affected. “Simply keeping my family and I in everyone’s thoughts would be great,” she said. “I would also ask that people reach out to those they know who have experienced the derecho and check in on them.” Students who are struggling with the aftermath of the derecho are encouraged to contact the UNI Counseling Center at 319273-2676.
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released in April. Among the pieces was the memorably-titled “Barfin’ Up Rainbows, Poopin’ Out Sunshine,” which Merz described as “relatively appropriate to where we’re at right now.” “We are Christopher’s Very Happy. Band., and hopefully… that’s coming across,” Merz said with a smile. More than 30 people watched the concert via YouTube, and more than 60 via Facebook. Many attend-
ees left comments on the livestream, congratulating the musicians and commenting on the high-quality audio and multiple camera angles, which captured close-ups of each musician. Responding to these comments, GBPAC officials indicated that funding from the Friends of the Gallagher Bluedorn had helped purchase a new camera setup for the concert series. “We’ve been fortunate to have a strong Friends group (Friends of the Gallagher Bluedorn) who has invested in our building,” officials wrote. “A big round of applause to that group for the incredible audio and video quality… and, of course, another round of kudos to our tech team. They make magic happen!” Next week’s concert will feature Miss Christine, a local trio combining indie rock, new wave and soul music, live on Facebook and YouTube at 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 28. For more information about the Local Legends: Live from Gallagher Bluedorn concert series, visit www.gbpac.com/upcoming-events/default.aspx.
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UNI grad Nick Nurse named NBA’s top coach COLIN HORNING Sports Editor
He started as a student assistant coach for the University of Northern Iowa, and now he’s the NBA’s Coach of the Year for 2020. Toronto Raptors head coach and University of Northern Iowa alumnus Nick Nurse was named the NBA’s coach of the year on August 22. In only his second season as an NBA head coach, Nurse has now claimed the NBA’s Coach of the Year award
along with winning an NBA title with the Raptors in 2019. He beat out Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer and Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donnovan with 90 first-place votes cast by 100 sports writers and commentators from around the NBA. Born and raised in Carroll, Iowa, Nurse attended Kuemper-Catholic high school before attending the University of Northern Iowa and playing on the men’s basketball team from 1985-1989, appearing in 111 total games
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Nurse during his time as a player for Northern Iowa. He is currently the school’s all-time leader in three-point percentage (.468%).
for the Purple and Gold. He is currently the school’s alltime three-point percentage leader at nearly 47%. After his playing career at UNI, Nurse became a student assistant coach for the 1989-1990 season in which the Panthers made their first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Nurse’s rise to coaching prominence was no doubt a long and unconventional path. He landed his first head coaching job at Grand View University in Des Moines when he was only 23 years old, which at the time made him the youngest collegiate head coach in the country. After a short stint as an assistant coach for the University of South Dakota, Nurse spent 11 seasons as a head coach in the British Basketball League, or BBL. He would win two BBL championships and two BBL Coach of the Year awards during his time as a coach. Nurse returned to the United States in 2007 to coach the newly-formed Iowa Energy of the NBA D-league (the development league for the NBA). The Energy
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won two division titles and a D-League championship in 2011 with Nurse at the helm, and Nurse himself won D-League Coach of the Year in the 2011 season. He would win another D-League championship two years later, this time with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Nurse’s long track record of head coaching success in the lower-levels of basketball would catch the eye of the Toronto Raptors, whose head coach Dwayne Casey decided to bring Nurse on as an assis-
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tant coach before the 2013 season. After the Raptors were swept out of the playoffs by the Lebron Jameslead Cleveland Cavaliers in 2018, Toronto fired Casey and promoted Nurse to the head coaching role. In his first season as the head coach in Toronto, Nurse led the Raptors through the Eastern Conference playoffs and to the franchise’s first NBA Finals appearance, where they would defeat the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors in six games.
NBA Playoffs: Bucks - Clippers Finals? NICHOLAS SCHINDLER Sports Writer
The NBA playoffs are under way in a year like none other. The playoffs are taking place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Bay Lake, Florida. This is the so-called “bubble,” where the remainder of the NBA season is being played out on a single location in order to help pre-
vent the spread of COVID-19. So far, the NBA’s COVID-19 measures have been successful, as no players or coaches have tested positive yet. After playing an eightgame slate to determine the playoff seeding, each of the 16 teams have been decided and are all vying for the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy. The defending champions Toronto Raptors, led by UNI alum head coach Nick
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Nurse have taken a 3-0 lead in their series with the Brooklyn Nets and appear ready to compete for another title. The Los Angeles Lakers out of the Western Conference and Milwaukee Bucks from the Eastern Conference are the two number one seeds in their respective conferences. Both of these teams dropped their first game of the series but both have now bounced back and have won two straight games. These playoffs are so out of the ordinary in so many ways, but one major aspect is that there are no crowds giving the “home court” advantage to the home team. The lack of fans makes it more difficult for underdog teams to potentially steal a home game in the series, and also makes it more difficult for the players to feed off of the fan’s
excitement after a big play. Coming out of the Western Conference, I expect Lebron James and Anthony Davis to propel the Lakers to the Conference Championship against Kawhi Leonard and their cross-town rivals Los Angeles Clippers. This is the matchup that many pundits and fans all year had been expecting, and it looks like a real possibility now. Coming out of the Eastern Conference, I think the matchup will be the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics. In the end, I think we will see the Milwaukee Bucks take on the Los Angeles Clippers for an epic bubble finals showdown. Expect the Bucks, lead by MVP Giannis Anttetokounmpo to defeat the Clippers and bring the NBA title to Wisconsin for the first time.
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