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MONDAY, AUGUST 27 VOLUME 115, ISSUE 2 CEDAR FALLS, IA Welcome back barbeque 5 UNI football preview 6 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Jason Kander visits UNI 2 Midterm voting 3
UNI switched from Pepsi to Coke AMELIA DUAX Staff Writer
Students and faculty back on campus this fall may have noticed a significant change, specifically in the dining centers, vending machines and food courts. Over the summer, UNI switched from carrying Pepsi products to Coke products. While many students and faculty members saw this change as an improvement, others who preferred Pepsi were left to question why the change was made. James Tanzosch, procurement services manager at UNI, was able to provide information as to why the change was made. “We had a contract with Pepsi previously, and then that contract expired on June 30,” said Tanzosch. “I think the previous contract was good for five years and then we renewed it for another five years.” Tanzosch and his committee did some digging to analyze the environmental impact of drink product and recycling programs on other universities’ campuses. “We had some research opportunities where we looked at schools like Missouri State,
New York and other types of schools that are comparable to UNI,” said Tanzosch. “We looked at a broad range of contracts to see what was happening.” According to Tanzosch, eco-friendly bottles and products were a significant factor in the decision to switch to Coca-Cola. The costs and benefits were taken into account when deciding which company would be the best match for UNI. He attended a research class to find out what students were looking for. He discovered that students are no longer just looking for a fountain drink. Instead, students are more drawn to energy, health and coffee-type drinks. “The student body president was on our committee, so we relied on him to give us a lot of input as far as what students would be looking for,” said Tanzosch. “One of the things I tried to do was reach out and ask students what they were really interested in.” According to Tanzosch, those types of drinks ended up being much more important to students than he had originally thought and Coke ended up being more desirable for UNI because of the
wider variety of options provided. A few students on campus noticed the change. Alexis Bowers, a junior education major, was pleased to see that the change from Pepsi to Coke was made, and wishes UNI would have switched earlier. “I feel like Coke has a lot more options to choose from, which I’m excited about,” said Bowers. “It gives students on campus a variety of options to choose from. If someone wants a healthy drink, they have more choices now.” Junior psychology major Emily Lovell wishes that UNI would have kept a contract with Pepsi. “I grew up always getting Pepsi products and ordering them at restaurants, so having those options on campus was nice,” said Lovell. “I was surprised to see that the vending machines had switched to Coke when I came back to campus.” When asked about the health benefits of certain Coke products over Pepsi products, Lovell responded that students should be able to choose which brand they prefer in the form of a dual contract. See COKE, page 5
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Over the summer, UNI switched from serving Pepsi products on campus to Coca Cola products.
Students gather for candlelight vigil
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Nearly 120 students gathered at the Campanile on Wednesday, August 22 for a candlelight vigil for those who have gone missing, including Mollie Tibbetts and Jake Wilson.
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Under the bright moonlight of a quiet evening, a crowd of approximately 120 UNI students gathered at the campanile Wednesday night to hold a vigil honoring the lives of Mollie Tibbetts, Jake
Wilson, and all of those who have gone missing. Organized in only a few hours via social media, the group of students held candles and united in a circle, sharing prayers, a moment of silence and their memories and thoughts of those who have gone missing.
“I think that it was important for everyone to get together and acknowledge what’s going on right now,” said senior business major Becca Coover, who helped organize the event. “I know a lot of people are feeling really down at the moment, so I think coming together and lighting the night like we did was super important for everyone to see.” For many students in attendance, the events of the past week have hit close to home. “I was in high school with Mollie,” Coover added. “It really hit home.” Sophomore criminology major Madison Mcintire grew up fifteen minutes away from Mollie. “Kind of like our candles, Mollie was always the light of everything,” said Mcintire. “Our candles are going to burn out. But us being here,
we’re going to make sure hers doesn’t.” Tibbetts, a 20-year-old University of Iowa student and native of Brooklyn, Iowa, disappeared on July 18 while jogging. A body was discovered just southeast of Brooklyn last week in a corn field, matching the description of what authorities had been looking for. Jake Wilson, a 16-year-old
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teenager with autism from La Porte City, Iowa, had also been missing since he went for a walk near his home on April 7. According to Black Hawk County authorities, human remains found in and around the Wolf Creek area within the past week were consistent with what they had been looking for as well. See VIGIL, page 5
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tion.” Sydnee Chiri is a junior art major who took the class that corresponded with the exhibition. “The class itself was pretty much an independent study where you could bounce ideas off of other peers,” Chiri said. “It was a super cool experience to be able to explore the meaning of ‘gay art’ and it sometimes became really challenging, since there’s so many aspects that could fall under this category -- from the sexuality of the artist to the content of the actual piece all the way to fetishes and kinks.” In the information about the exhibition located in the gallery, Adelman writes: “If, as in some cases, the artist is gay, is their gayness implicit in all their art? If the artist is heterosexual and photographing or depicting gay individuals, is the resulting art gay? Obviously, the determinant is the particular individual’s response.” The exhibition seeks to answer these questions, as well as many others. According to Taylor and Adelman, many of the artworks in the show ended up fitting unexpectedly well together and offering interesting juxtaposition. “I love working with Dr. Adel ma n and his students, and the choices they made are the reason the show is so coherent, so powerful,” Taylor
The UNI Gallery of Art will present “That’s So Gay: An Exploration of Homophobia and Camp in Art,” a permanent collection exhibition curated by art history professor Charles Adelman and Gallery Director Darrell Taylor. “That’s So Gay” features many artworks, modern and contemporary, from many different mediums such as photography, sculpture and painting, by notable artists such as Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Rauschenberg, John Cage, Nick Cave and Berenice Abbott. Most of the artworks in the exhibition are from the permanent collection, but some are on loan from personal art collections or other galleries. According to Taylor, he and Adelman were in the gallery space a little over a year ago brainstorming ideas for future permanent collection exhibitions. “It’s like out of nowhere we both thought of the same thing at the same time, which was to do an exhibition about artworks in the collection having to do with LGBT artists and LGBT subject matter,” Taylor said. “It’s hard to go back and think, how did that happen? How did that thought happen in the first place? But it felt as if it happened simultaneously.” Adelman taught an art history course of the same title in the spring semester. His students were heavily involved in the curation process, as they were responsible for writing artist biographies, conducting research on the topic and creating the didactics to hang next to the artworks. “We’re tackling subject matter that the students are going to be interested in,” Taylor said. “If students are engaged from the very first time they walk into the gallery and see the artwork, then we’ve accomplished a goal of introducing them to art from the collec-
“I think students should be allowed to choose if they want to get a Coke or if they want to get a Pepsi,” said Lovell. “If someone wants to drink healthy drinks or
energy drinks, it would be nice to have access to both brands on campus.” Tanzoch and his committee plan to continue conducting research to see how the new Coke contract affects students on campus this school year.
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said. “It’s arranged in groupings, which I hope visitors will notice right away. If not, I hope they will spend a little extra time in the exhibition space and come to their own conclusions about relationships between objects and how they relate to the principal theme.” Taylor believes there are many reasons students should visit the exhibition. “One, UNI students are deeply involved in the selection of objects, the writing of artist biographies, and the pre-
sentation of research papers about artworks from our own collection,” Taylor explained. “Two, this is the first time, to my knowledge, that the UNI Gallery of Art has offered an art exhibition devoted to LGBTQ artists and LGBTQ-themed subject matter. And three, the Gallery staff itself is composed entirely of UNI students, not just from the Department of Art, and attending gallery
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events shows your support for student endeavors.” The UNI Gallery of Art is located in Kamerick Art Building and is free and open to the public. The gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday or by appointment. The exhibition will be on view from Aug. 20 to Sept. 19, Oct. 8 to Nov. 16 and Dec. 6 to 15.
Over the weekend, the UNI Office of Public Safety issued a campus-wide email reporting that a sexual assault had occurred. The assault occurred sometime between midnight and 3 a.m on Saturday, August 18th. According to the e-mail,
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the victim was raped in an on-campus residence hall after a male approached her on the Hill and offered to walk her to her residence. Victims of sexual assault or misconduct can contact UNI police at 319-273-2712 and can also seek support by contacting the Riverview Center’s 24-hour sexual assault crisis and support line at 888-557-0310.
they shared about who she was. She sounded really lovely.” The UNI Student Health Clinic is offering grief counseling for those who need it. Appointments can be set up on their website health.uni.edu.
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In November of 2014, the vast majority of citizens saw no need to vote because Barack Obama was reelected president in 2012, the Republicans said “nah” to everything Obama proposed and our 535 House and Senate elected legislators accomplished little-to-nothing. The pathetic and apathetic 36 percent voter turnout during the 2014 midterm election came back to bite Democrats especially hard. As a result of lackluster Democrat voting behavior, Republicans picked up nine Senate seats and took control of the chamber for the first time since 2006. Did it matter? Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died 466 days later and created a vacancy that was filled by the right-of-center Neil Gorsuch--not left-of-center Merrick Garland. • Will Democrats remember the midterm 2014 miscue
and have high voter turnout on Tuesday, November 6 or will Republicans refute “The Blue Wave” and hold onto their majority? If the progressives would have paid closer attention to the 2014 midterm election, recent panic over Donald Trump’s choice to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy would be a moot point. With Republicans controlling the Senate, they will confirm Trump’s Supreme Court appointment and it’s a fait accompli; the Supreme Court will be conservative for the foreseeable future. Voting is important. You never know what’s going to happen to the Supreme Court, let alone the House and Senate. The lure of an open Supreme Court seat is why many farright wing protectionist-authoritarian-nationalists voted for Donald Trump in 2016. Trump fulfilled his campaign promise by replacing Scalia with Gorsuch. Anthony Kennedy’s Supreme Court retirement means
LTE: prioritize maternal and children’s health As school starts again, it was great reading two ideas that are humbly presented that would transform modern education and have a skillful impact on our next generation of students. It is wonderful that there is research happening regarding these issues. These are global issues that our representatives should consider. Pregnant women and young children are among the most vulnerable populations in developing nations. Every day, children around the world die from treatable illnesses, and many women die from pregnancy or childbirth complications. By investing in expectant mothers and young children, we pave the way for healthier, happier and more independent future generations. The preventable deaths of newborns, their mothers and children under the age of five are genuine tragedies that remains a widespread reality in far too many places around our world today. The Reach Every Mother and Child Act (S.1730) proposes that the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID) target some of their existing funds towards maternal and child health. Focusing on maternal health makes sense, because, according to the National Institute for Health, “healthier women and their children contribute to more productive and better-educated societies to care for students.” The Reach Every Mother and Child Act’s goals transcend traditional party lines, and make not only moral, but medical and long-term economic sense. I would call on Senator Ernst for co-sponsoring the Reach Act and showing support for these vulnerable populations in our nation and globally. We can all help gain support for the bill by calling or emailing our congressman and senators, encouraging our representatives to sign on it or co-sponsor it. Editors Note: Senator Chuck Grassley is co-sponsoring the bill, not Senator Ernst. — Nadir Khan, International Student
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Republicans will be able to solidify their 5-4 majority with a more consistent conservative ruling bench. Less we forget, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 85 and Stephen Breyer will be 80 on Aug. 15. With a couple of heartbeat failures in the next two and onehalf years, the Supreme Court could change from a 5-4 conservative favor to 7-2. • For Republicans and Democrats alike, the upcoming midterm election may very well be a referendum on Supreme Court judicial issues that are important to all citizens. Issues at stake: 1) overturn 1973’s Roe v. Wade and give states the ability to ban most or all abortions regardless of circumstances, 2) reverse rulings on LGBTQ marriage, employment, housing, military and health service rights, 3) strengthen or weaken gun rights and background checks, 4) doctrinal support of capital punishment and death penalty, 5) favor religious challenges to anti-discrimination law, 6) abandon current affirmative
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action policy for college admissions and public employment, 7) weaken public-sector union rights, 8) reinterpret the 1965 Voting Rights Acts, voter ID rules and voting policies, 9) permit politically partisan favored gerrymandering voting districts, 10) deny due process to illegal immigrants, 3.6 million DACA population, asylees and refugees, 11) authorize restriction of U.S. diversity-visa, family-based and employment-based immigrants, 12) authorize restriction of high-skilled foreign workers H-1B visas, 13) uphold Citizens United campaign finance ruling, 14) reinterpret Affordable Care Act
provisions, 15) permit mass incarceration before trial policy, 16) expand religious liberty interpretation, 17) overturn the federal Defense of Marriage Act on equal protection grounds, 18) reinterpret the 1964 and 1968 Civil Rights Acts, 19) expand international travel bans of Muslims and 20) repeal Native American treaty rights and sovereignty, . . ., to name a few. Logically, Supreme Court rulings are hard to anticipate. Suffice it is to say all citizens, regardless of their political preference, should save the date: Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. Midterm elections matter.
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FILM REVIEW
Lee makes comeback with ‘BlacKkKlansman’ HUNTER FRIESEN Film Critic
Spike Lee has always been an outspoken director when it comes to civil rights. His no-holds-barred mentality put him on the map in 1989 with “Do the Right Thing,” and again in 1992 for his epic biopic “Malcolm X.” However, the last decade has been rough for Lee, as his films have been of lower quality and struggled to click with the mainstream movie-going crowd. Fortunately for Lee and moviegoers, his new film, “BlacKkKlansman,” is a return to form as he delivers a thrilling crowd-pleaser that isn’t afraid to address racial issues in American society. The film takes place in 1979 Colorado Springs, following the real-life story of Ron Stallworth, who has just become the first black police officer in town. His hiring is met with hostility from the white officers, mostly ones who like to create trouble for the fun of it. As a hot-headed rookie looking to make his mark and bring a little change, Stallworth decides to go after the local Ku Klux Klan chapter. Luckily for him, the Klan runs full ads in the paper to draw in recruits. Ron picks up the phone and disguises his voice to
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sound like a white man in order to get information. His disguise works and he sets up a meeting with a recruiter. Obviously, Ron himself won’t be able to go, so he sends white officer Flip Zimmerman to masquerade as his white self. From this point on, the story follows Ron and Flip running a tag team operation as they try to bring down one of the most hate-filled groups in America. Directing: 4/5 Over the past decade, we’ve gotten so used to Lee being overly loud and thunderous that it now feels a bit weird to see him showing some restraint when it comes to the volume of his message. He also paces the film really well for its 135-minute runtime. Action, comedy and drama are interspersed, allowing the film to flow with great energy and rhythm. Although Lee shows some restraint, he doesn’t fully commit. At times, he falls back into his old over-the-top habits. In one such moment at the film’s beginning, we are shown a fictional KKK propaganda film that serves no real purpose other than to make you hear endless racial expletives. Writing: 3/5 For a script that has four credited writers, one of which is Lee, the writing never feels fragmented.
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Directed by Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman’ premiered on Aug. 10, 2018. The movie features John David Washington as Detective Ron Stallworth and Adam Driver as Detective Flip Zimmerman.
Right off the bat, the biggest compliment to the script is that it never is too overt with its message. We hear a lot about racism in America, but it never feels overexerted. One thing that the writers struggle to do is blend together two different plots. We have the main investigation plot with Ron and Flip, but we’re also given a smaller romantic subplot between Ron and Patrice, an activist leader for black rights. Even though their romance does serve an important purpose of highlighting racial ten-
sion in America, at times it feels shoehorned in and out of place. Another minor negative thing that comes up periodically throughout is the writing for the KKK characters. Each one of them is one-note and are treated as cartoonish-ly evil. It makes them entertaining to watch, but it also makes it hard to take them seriously when real life or death stakes are presented. Acting: 5/5 The best part of the film is its characters and the actors. John David Washington, son
of frequent Spike Lee collaborator Denzel Washington, gives one of the best leading performances of the year (so far). Just like his father, the younger Washington carries a sort of charisma that makes his character feel authentic. He realizes his role is quite serious, but he also takes plenty of time to have fun with his character. It makes his performance very entertaining to watch, especially when he’s playing “White Ron” over the phone. See FILM REVIEW, page 5
Welcome Home concert
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On Friday, Aug. 24, the UNI Varsity Men’s Glee Club performed their fourth annual “Welcome Home” concert in Lang Auditorium. They sang classics like “Victory March” and “Brothers Sing On.” The SingPins, an a capella group comprised of select Glee Club Members, sang “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens. They also covered the Treblemakers’ mashup of “Bright Lights Bigger City” and “Magic” from the movie “Pitch Perfect.” The Glee Club concluded the evening with an audience singalong of the UNI Fight Song. In between songs, members of the Glee Club told jokes and asked audience members Glee Club-related trivia questions. While admission was free, the audience contributed over $700 in free will donations to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank.
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Collaboration revamps CME BBQ LEZIGA BARIKOR Staff Writer
After moving the event to the Maucker Union to avoid the rain; the Welcome Back Barbeque was in full swing with food, games, performances and a DJ to keep the dance floor moving on Monday, Aug. 20. “It was really fun,” said Payten Johnston, a freshman undecided major. “I think everybody got to be themselves and dance.” The event, formerly known as the CME BBQ, received a complete remodeling under the auspices of the newly named Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice. Keyah Levy, assistant director for multicultural education services, said one of the areas they revamped was the food. Coordinating closely with food services in the dining center and UNI catering, they were able to expand the available options. There were ethnically and culturally diverse barbecue options such as halal chicken. “There were a lot of different cultures represented and that was really intentional to make sure all students felt welcome,” said Emily Harsch, the LGBT* student services coordinator. “And it wasn’t just a ‘grab a hot dog, grab a hamburger’ kind of barbeque but that everyone is welcome and we value different cultures here.” “I think it was fun and exciting to try other cultures food,” said Zainab Illo, a sophomore athletic training major. Along with diverse foods, students got to enjoy various performances from student groups which included the Lambda Thetas, the Movement and Orchesis. “I think having some per-
formances from student organizations—that’s a little bit different,” Harsch said. “That is a new spin that will probably expand in future years [. . .] having students do more performances and have them be active participants too.” Isabella Betzer, a junior pre-med major, has been dancing with the Movement for almost two years after joining
There were a lot of different cultures represented and that was really intentional to make sure all students felt welcome.
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Despite rainy weather, hundreds of students gathered in the Maucker Union on Monday, Aug. 20 for food and entertainment hosted by the newly renamed Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice.
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late last school year. “It’s fun seeing other students perform,” Betzer said. Betzer described the event as a big dance party. “When they played Soulja Boy and everyone was getting it, it was so much fun!” she said. The Movement student group is open to anyone, and Betzer invites students to join them this Tuesday for an open practice in WRC studio 176 from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The DJ for the event was chosen based on the criteria that they would play a diverse music selection, according to Harsch. She said they made sure the selection wasn’t just a typical American top 40 mix, but also included Spanish songs and music that represented different cultures. The DJ led big group dances like the “wobble” to
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get as many people as possible on the dance floor. “It was awesome,” said Alec Schafer, sophomore environmental science major. “It was cool seeing everyone dance. They were really good at it.” Levy said there were additional games, but due to the weather moving their event indoors, they couldn’t do all of them. Multiple depart-
Kander hosts voting event JOSHUA DAUSENER Copy Editor
“Eat your vegetables and vote,” national Democratic figure and potential 2020 presidential contender Jason Kander told a crowd of about two-dozen students on Thursday evening in the Elm Room in the Maucker Union. Kander visited UNI in an event sponsored by democratic activist groups Let America Vote, March for Our Lives Cedar Valley, and the Northern Iowa Democrats. Kander, who had visited Iowa State and the University of Iowa earlier in the day as part of a large visit to Iowa, talked about voting laws and the voting activist organization he chairs, Let America Vote. “Our mission to create polit-
ical consequences for voter across the bridge in Selma facsuppression. What that means ing down dogs and batons and in, people who are making is hoses, the least we can do it vote harder to vote, we’re making it and get our friends to vote.” harder for them to get elected.” Natalie Dean, president of Kander didn’t hold his fire the Northern Iowa Democrats, regarding House File 516, was impressed by Kander’s Iowa’s controversial voter ID visit. law, during the event. “He was honest with all “I served in Afghanistan of his answers, and was pragin the Army, I was willing to put my life on the line for these rights and freedoms, and I’m not about to come home and watch Donald Trump and Iowa Secretary of State Paul Paul take those rights away from people. Given the GABRIELLE LEITNER/NORTHERN IOWAN fact that American Democratic figure Jason Kander visited UNI to hero’s marched encourage young people to vote.
ments coordinated to bring games and tables for different student resources. According to Levy, the Welcome Back BBQ often averages 600 students in attendance. This year, the goal was to get the new office’s name known to students and to get students connected with the different resources available to them. Collaboration played a big role in making this event
happen. “Over the next semester, you’ll really see a lot more coming from our office that’s unified,” Harsch said. “So while we each have our own office-specific identity, we’re all going to be unified in supporting one another’s work to provide that holistic experiences for students regarding diversity, inclusion and social justice.”
matic about what we need to do to actually win the election. His background in politics and the military allowed him to see what niche needed to be filled in politics and that’s what helped him to create Let
America Vote…. It was a great event and we are very glad he was able to come to UNI!” Kander’s visit is likely to be the first of many visits to UNI by politicians as the 2018 election cycle heats up.
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Adam Driver does exceptional supporting work as Flip. Just like Washington, Driver takes things seriously but also partakes in the fun every once in a while. He also gives his character a lot of depth: a lapsed Jew beginning to wrestle with his religious identity. Lastly, Topher Grace of “That ‘70s Show” fame is great as infamous real-life Klan leader David Duke. Grace brings a weasellike attitude to his demented char-
acter and shares great chemistry with Washington as they engage with each other over the phone from time to time. Overall: 4/5 Just like last year’s breakout hit “Get Out,” “BlacKkKlansman” is another occurrence where a film is both entertaining and able to send a powerful message about the issue of racism in America. Whether it be Spike Lee’s powerful directing or the captivating performances, there’s a lot to like in one of the year’s best films so far.
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Panthers look to build off last season’s success WILLIAM RIEPE Sports Writer
August in Cedar Falls means welcoming returning students and newcomers alike. Fall also means that UNI football will soon again be reved up and ready to go. After an 8-5 season from the Panthers last year, excitement is high going into September. Last season ended in Brookings, South Dakota on a 37-22 loss to South Dakota State in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs. However, the regular season proved decent for the Panthers as they ended the season with a several notably impressive victories over Southern Illinois and South Dakota State. Entering the summer, UNI was prepared to lose star wide receiver Daurice Fountain. However, as the
saying goes, when one door closes, another opens. This door was a large one for Fountain as he was picked up in the fifth round of the NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts, and made the 53-man roster entering the 2018 season. Fountain shined in his pro day with a 42.5 inch vertical jump and a 13.4 inch broad jump, both of which were number one in his class. Though we won’t see Fountain catching passes this upcoming season, we are seeing some returning players back from last year. Quarterback Eli Dunne had an up and down season and received criticism for poor decision making and trying to make plays out of nothing. However, as the season went on Dunne proved his talent and dominated at the quarterback
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position. Going into this year, Dunne is the obvious choice for starter entering his senior year, as he looks to take his momentum from last year into this season. On defense, the Panthers secondary took a hard loss in the form of Elijah Campbell being taken as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns. Campbell dominated opposing receivers in his years with the Panthers, and will definitely be missed going into this year. Returning for the UNI defense is senior linebacker Ricky Neal. Over the summer, Neal was named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Conference defensive team. Look to see Neal make a significant impact in the secondary for the purple and gold. All in all, this will surely be an exciting year
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Quarterback Eli Dunne (14) scrambles during a home game last season. He threw for 26 touchdowns and 2,704 yards in 2017.
for the Panthers football team. The first regular season game pits UNI up against the Montana Grizzlies on the road. After a bye, the Panthers will hit the
road again to take on instate rival Iowa at Kinnick Stadium. UNI’s home opener will take place on September 22 nd against the Hampton Pirates.
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PATRICK HANSEN
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This past weekend, the UNI volleyball team traveled out west to Los Angeles, California for the University of Southern California (USC) Tournament, which featured nationally ranked teams such as the fifthranked Kentucky Wildcats, tenth-ranked USC Trojans and thirteenth-ranked Creighton Blue Jays. The Panthers took down Kentucky three sets to two, and Creighton 3-0. UNI came close to USC in each set but fell just short in the end, 3-0. The first game took place on Friday, Aug. 24 against Creighton. The Panthers beat the Blue Jays 25-23, 2522, and 25-19 with a total of 46 kills, five aces, nine blocks and 47 digs in the match. In their second match on Sat. Aug. 25, UNI fell to the Trojans 27-25, 25-23, and 25-20 ending the match with 41 kills, three aces, four blocks, and 53 digs. The third and final match of the tournament against Kentucky saw UNI winning
23-25, 25-20, 11-25, 25-17, and capping off the win 15-8 in the decisive third set. The Panthers finished with 63 kills, three aces, 11 blocks, and 72 digs. The standout player of the tournament for the Panthers was junior outside hitter Karlie Taylor. Karlie finished the tournament with 53 kills, 31 digs, three blocks and two aces giving her team the extra push for the tournament. Another standout player from this weekend was junior setter, Rachel Koop. Rachel stood out this weekend by grabbing a total of 124 assists. This Wednesday, Aug. 29, UNI Volleyball hosts the first home match of the season against in-state rival Iowa State at 7 p.m. in the McLeod Center. The game will be a purple-out and the first 100 students admitted to the game will receive a free “Beat State” T-shirt. The Panthers will also host the Washington State Cougars on Friday, Aug. 31 at 6 p.m. and again on Saturday, Sept. 1 at 11:30 a.m.
Seth Tuttle has made a return to the Cedar Valley. The former basketball standout for the Panthers has spent the past three years playing in several European leagues, but has recently decided to take a graduate assistant position on UNI’s staff. “I had always wanted to get into coaching,” said Tuttle. “I didn’t realize when I was younger that my playing career would last past high school and then into college and past that.” While his overseas career may have been short lived,
it was certainly not due to a lack of success. Tuttle, who played for the Panthers from 2011 to 2015, was a key forward in UNI’s historic 2014-2015 season when they won a school record of 31 games and broke into the top ten national poll for the first time in school history. Seth was also named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year that season and received second team AllAmerican status. For the entirety of his professional career, Tuttle averaged 12 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game, all the while only playing an average of 27.2 minutes in each contest.
Tuttle recounted his favorite experiences while playing in Europe. “Just being able to play at a high level and meet a whole lot of new friends and getting to experience life on the other side of the world where it’s different. It’s a lot of fun. You learn a lot about the game and yourself. It was a great experience.” Tuttle knows little other than success, and he fully plans on bringing that back with him to McLeod. “I’ve played here and know what it takes to be successful. Not only as an individual, but as team. Our teams have had a lot of success here when I was here.”
2018 UNI Volleyball-Upcoming Matches Wed. August 29 vs. Iowa State - 7:00 p.m. Fri. August 31 vs. Washington State - 6:00 p.m. Sat. September 1 vs. Washington State - 11:30am Fri.-Sat. September 7-8 @ Ball State Tournament
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