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“In Real Life” auditions 5
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Senior jazz studies major Clayton Ryan intently plucked the strings of his standup bass, his hands dancing like a spider, as the triumphant roar of a saxophone and the rhythmic pounding of drums spontaneously coalesced into a magical melding of melody. This was just one of the countless moments of musical improvisation and collaboration from this past Monday night, when dozens of UNI jazz students and community members
alike converged on the Octopus on College Hill to transform the Monday blues into an hourslong jazz jam session. The night largely consisted of UNI jazz students taking turns performing and experimenting with popular jazz standards. The rotating band of musicians on the Octopus stage consistently featured a rhythm section that involved a keyboard, standup bass and drums backing the horn player. Ryan, who organized Monday’s jam session, stressed the improvisational nature of a jazz jam, as well as the educational opportunity these ses-
sions provide to students. “The way I look at it, for the players, it’s a chance to learn, on the fly, things you don’t know, and to practice what we’re learning at the university,” Ryan said. “I hope it’s just a place where they can all learn from other musicians, because no one’s showing up here to outdo anyone else. The community of music here is amazing – everyone is just trying to learn and teach each other.” Paul Lichty, a UNI alumnus who graduated this past May with a major in music education and jazz studies, was one of the many current and for-
mer students who took the stage Monday night. He played the trombone. “Especially for the musicians, jam sessions are a great opportunity to play with each other in a live setting, but in a setting that’s not too stressful or formal,” Lichty said. “A lot of us spend a lot of time in the practice rooms, but seeing it pay off in a performance is a whole different aspect […] And from an audience standpoint, it’s just a lot of fun. If the musicians are up there doing a good job and having fun, then the audience is going to have fun as well.”
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exhibition, which was also researched by UNI art history students, will be on display until the end of the semester. “The idea of the exhibition, ‘Propaganda? Truth, Lies, and Spin,’ we hope is really apparent in the title itself,” said Darrell Taylor, gallery director.
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“Swiss Champ (More or Less)” is currently on display in the UNI Gallery of Art as a part of the “Propaganda? Truth, Lies and Spin in Art” exhibition.
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The UNI Gallery of Art, located in the Kamerick Art Building, is featuring “Propaganda? Truth, Lies and Spin in Art,” an exhibition curated by gallery director Darrell Taylor and Charles Adelman, professor of art history. The
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Remembering Scharron Clayton JACOB MADDEN
the White Mind and Culture and Philosophy of AfricanAmerican life. “She was the leading figure on campus to teach our students about AfricanAmerican culture, philosophy and religion,” Soneson said. “This is a significant contribution to the whole university. “There is a vast hole within the teaching faculty for teaching about African-American life,” Soneson said. “Scharron was the last person here sort of holding the fort, if you will, and now she is gone.” “With her loss, is loss not just as a faculty member, but as a voice that was able to introduce to our students across campus…something about the history and culture, the religion and the philosophy of African-American life,” Soneson said. According to Soneson, Clayton’s inf luence and impact expanded far beyond the classroom as well, echoing out to Waterloo and the minds of the wider community. “She was just a wonderful colleague,” said Martha Reineke, professor of religion.
“She was a very important person in the lives of so many people. She was a mentor to so many persons on campus: staff, faculty and students. “She taught a number of courses in our department that enabled her to share [her] knowledge base with students,” Reineke said. “On a campus where the student population is predominantly white, and where many students, sadly, haven’t had courses in high school in AfricanAmerican history and culture, she presented opportunities that were unique on campus. “She always created a comfortable, safe environment where students felt able to ask questions and discuss topics that may previously have made them uncomfortable,” Reineke said. According to Reineke, Clayton was also heavily involved in the community, specifically through her work at the radio station KGGB in Waterloo. “[KGGB] was basically the voice of the African-American community,” Reineke said. “She would bring people together through that radio show to discuss current events
and pressing com munit y issues. She was highly regarded in the community for her leadership.” According to Reineke, Clayton gave com munit y members a platform to discuss community issues and reflect on the thoughts of others on the issues. “It was like a town hall COURTESY PHOTO/Dept. of Philosophy and World Religions on the radio,” Scharron Clayton was 70 when she passed away. Reineke said. Clayton came to UNI in 1991. H e l e n Harrington, secretary of the we would get in here right at department of philosophy and 8 o’clock and she’d have a seat world religions, discussed how and we would talk about the much of a presence Clayton world. We could solve all the was in the department and problems in the world. on-campus. “We had the answers; “I look forward to com- if they would just listen to ing [to work] every day,” us, we knew what to do,” Harrington said. “But Harrington said. “I looked so Tuesdays and Thursdays were forward to those talks we had always special, because those every Tuesday and Thursday, were the days she taught and and that’s what I miss.”
this year. Due to Lawther Hall Staff Writer finally being able to house 401 students, some of the residence Students of Bender Hall halls have entire floors that are may notice the elevator never not being occupied. The 11th going up to the top two floors and 12th floors of Bender are completely vacant. “I do find it strange, [that nobody lives on the top two f loors] only because I lived on the twelfthfloor last year and now no one lives there” says Haley Bunnell, sophomore deciding major and Bender MADISON BENZING/Northern Iowan The 11th and 12th floors of Bender Hall are empty Hall resident. L aw t h e r ’s this year.
closing reduced the available housing for students. Now that Lawther has reopened, an influx of available housing has led to an abundance of housing options on campus. “Although classes have already started, students are still enrolling in fall classes and contracting for housing – which is not unusual for this time of the year,” said Glenn Gray, assitant vice president and executive director of residence. Because students are still filing into the residence halls, the occupancy data is currently not available. The department of residence still expects one-third of students enrolled at UNI to live on campus. “Spaces not occupied by stu-
dents are also used for guest and conference housing, which generates additional revenue to help keep housing costs down for students” Gray said. Even though the space is empty, security and policing protocols are always in effect for safety purposes. A resident is able to access the top two floors, but all rooms, as well as the lounge, are locked and are not accessible. “One thing the Department of Residence could do to make resident halls other than Lawther better would be to add air conditioning to the buildings,” said Gabrielle Hoversten, sophomore accounting major. “Maybe then, more people would want to live there!”
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Scharron Clayton, associate professor of ethnic and cultural studies, passed away on June 11 of this year at the age of 70. According to the UNI website, Clayton was an educator for 45 years and was well known on campus and in the community for her dedication to education about African-American culture, philosophy and religion. According to Jerome Soneson, head of the department of philosophy and world religions, Clayton came to UNI in 1991 as assistant dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. Clayton taught numerous courses within the humanities, but her focus was on African-American culture and social justice. According to Soneson, Clayton taught Malcolm, Martin and Justice, a course centered on social justice and its relationship to the African-American community. Clayton also taught Black Liberation and the Black Church, Black Women in America: Challenge, Spirit, Survival, Images of Blacks in
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This might be a wish fulfilled for students like Hoversten. “Having Lawther Hall open again for student occupancy presents the opportunity to explore other housing related priorities and possibilities going forward, such as renovating Jennings Court apartments, razing Hillside Court apartments, enhancing ROTH to better serve nontraditional and graduate students, developing programmatic opportunities for second-year students in Lawther Hall and Panther Village, and/ or replacing Campbell Hall,” Gray said. “Students who live on campus fare better academically and more often attain a college degree,” Gray said. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Understanding “late-term” abortions First, let me tell you about my views on abortion and how they have evolved throughout my college career. When I walked onto campus as a freshman, I was
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According to the Guttmacher Institute, dilation and extraction abortions comprised 0.2 percent of all abortions in the US, as of 2000.
100 percent pro-life with no exceptions. My thought process was that “there is always adoption” and “pregnancy was a consequence of stupid decisions.” However, I have always been open-minded and listened to the experiences of others. I heard people’s stories of rape and incest leading to an unwanted pregnancy and the trauma experienced carrying to term. This changed my mind to believe that people should be able to have abortions before six weeks (when the heart beating can be heard for the first time). I believed this for a while, but then I heard personal stories of “late-term” abortions. I changed my mind again. As of now, I am 100 percent completely pro-choice and here’s why. Most abortions occur in the beginning of a pregnancy. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 91.4 percent of abortions occur in the first trimester (less than 14 weeks into pregnancy). This is an overwhelming majority, and just 1.3 percent of abortions are performed at or after 21 weeks. Why would someone have a “late-term” abortion?
Well, basically it is because of health concerns that are often fatal. There are many fetal abnormalities that lead to death or extremely severe disabilities. Tay-Sachs disease, Zika infection, muscular development issues and brain defects are just a few examples. According to Forbes, these serious health concerns usually cannot be identified until after the first 20 weeks. This means that the parents are expecting to carry a healthy baby to full-term, and they find out the devastating news that either themselves or the baby will probably die or have very serious health risks or suffer. These are parents that have bought clothes, picked out names, started the nursery and shared their excitement with friends and family. Abortions that happen during the second or early third trimester are usually unwanted abortions, but are necessary to avoid horrific suffering or death to the person with the uterus and baby. As you can see, no parent wants a late-term abortion. It usually is their only option. Now you may be thinking: So, a parent could
decide the day before their due date to abort the baby? No, that is not a thing. As Jen Gunter, an OB-GYN (obstetrics and gynecology) doctor trained in late-term abortions, said, “There is no such thing as a ninth month abortion.” First, there are only two locations (Boulder, Colorado and Albuquerque, New Mexico) in the United States that perform lateterm abortions; they will not perform the procedure on healthy babies, and they evaluate the ethics case by case. Feel free to check out their website and communicate with those doctors to confirm that they do not perform late-term abortions on everyone and that they actually turn people away. What about that partial birth procedure? Well, that is not a medical term, and the term is not talking about late-term abortions at all. It is a rare procedure called dilation and extraction, which is performed nearly always when the fetus cannot survive outside the uterus and the parent’s life is in danger. According to the Guttmacher Institute, 0.2 percent of all abortions use this very procedure. This is
a type of procedure that can happen during the first trimester – not just late-term. You may be thinking: Well, if we de-regulate abortion, the rates will just go up! In reality, the exact opposite is true. As the Albuquerque Journal stated, in 2010, New Mexico became the state with the fewest restrictions on abortion and since then, they have seen a 24 percent drop in abortions. According to Forbes, New Mexico is following a national trend that reveals that states with the least restrictions on abortion also have the largest declines in the number of abortions performed. There are many misconceptions about late-term abortions, and I hope I have cleared up some of the fallacies. I believe that the United States as a whole should allow parents and their doctors to decide what’s best for the health of the baby and the person with the uterus. Each case is different. Let’s follow in New Mexico’s steps and put our trust into women and doctors, knowing that they are making the best decisions.
LTE: Marketing prof calls for tuition solutions Editor’s note: The following letter to the editor was written in response to a story that appeared in the Aug. 24, 2017 edition of the Northern Iowan, entitled “Reynolds criticizes tuition hikes.” It is both frustrating and disappointing to see how both administrators and politicians consistently react to tuition issues. They never come to a significant conclusion, and their fallback solution is always the same: raise tuition higher. They simply argue about the details. The entire debate, if it can be called that, is how to input more money into the system. Apparently, the only solution to any problem in education is more money. If the taxpayers will not give it up, the students and their parents must. Walt Rogers was correct, and sadly wrong, when he stated that administrators need to, “…start looking at out-of-the-box ways to teach, and online potential…” Yes, administrators do need to start looking at outof-the-box solutions, but not about ways to teach. They
need to start looking at innovative and cheaper ways to administrate. The recent history of UNI has been characterized by a constant increase in cost to students, coupled with a constant decrease in educational support. Almost every semester, some cut is announced in what we can offer in the classroom. UNI promotes itself to prospective students by highlighting the student/ faculty ratio and then does not replace teaching lines and announces that all classes that become “too small” must be cancelled. Why? Irrespective and unrelated to historical economic conditions, we must compromise teaching because of “budget cuts.” At the same time, UNI pays the salaries of two non-teaching employees for every one that teaches. It continues to support a bigboy athletic program that runs a $5 million a year deficit, and then we get lectures and demands to cut the cost of teaching. One solution to the tuition crisis is to give options
to students. Not everyone There are solutions to for everyone’s hobbyhorse, should, nor does everyone the tuition crisis, but not except for those interested want, to fly first class. If stu- until administrators and in actual education. dents only wanted an educa- politicians begin to hontion with no extras, tuition estly think out-of-the-box — Dennis Clayson, could be cut in half. If they and stop using universities Marketing Professor wanted more extras and tangential benefits, they could always find a university that would take their money. Students should not be paying for cutrate athletic entertainment they do not wish to buy. They should not be paying for student services they do not wish to use. They should not be paying for the ever expanding and expensive bureaucracy that is the defining charIRIS FRASHER/Northern Iowan acteristic of a Dennis Clayson, marketing professor at UNI, criticized what he sees as administrators’ and modern uni- politicians’ inability to think outside the box to solve the issues surrounding UNI’s recent versity. tuition hikes.
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FILM REVIEW
New crime drama is a “Good Time” CLINTON OLSASKY Executive Editor
Despite its misleadingly amiable title, Ben and Josh Safdie’s new crime-drama “Good Time” is anything but for protagonist Connie Nikas (Robert Pattinson). The film, which has received critical praise and competed at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, follows Connie’s efforts to rescue his brother Nick (co-director Ben Safdie) after a botched robbery attempt finds Nick arrested and eventually hospitalized. Over the next 90 minutes or so, Connie’s subsequent misadventures unfold in a hazy, drug-induced and neon-infused nightmare set against a dark, urban backdrop filled with moral corruption and criminal activity. All the while, the film’s inventive visuals and offbeat storytelling tendencies constantly keep the viewer guessing, subverting both genre and narrative conventions in the process. Directing: 5/5 “Good Time” marks the Safdie brothers’ first major film in the directors’ chair, and they certainly make the most of their debut with an abundance of stylistic flourishes. Fully embracing extreme close-ups and quick cuts, the Safdies successfully convey Connie’s chaotic nighttime ride through the seedy underbelly of Brooklyn,
New York by way of jarring visual cues. Because the viewer is rarely given the chance to breathe, let alone get a handle on their surroundings through traditional establishing shots, “Good Time” proves to be a consistently tense and unpredictable neonoir thriller. With that being said, the Safdies’ mastery of the visual form may actually be rivalled by the film’s perfectly executed sound design. Propelled by an unrelentingly tense electronic soundtrack, the film’s frenetic pacing is only amplified and heightened through mechanical droning, indistinct hums and synthesized video game music. Writing: 4/5 Now, while the Safdie brothers’ willingness to indulge in a wholly unique visual style may have easily resulted in self-parody, the story at the heart of “Good Time” prevents this from being the case. In other words, “Good Time” offers such a thought-provoking and compelling story that the film’s visual flair rarely overpowers the central narrative. If there is any complaint to be made about “Good Time,” however, it is that the film never fully invests in traditional character development and instead places greater emphasis on action than on internal conflict. Still, that may very well be
Goosetown, was in attendance to primarily support continued from page 1 some of her band members Emily Snyder was one who were participating in of the audience members at the jam session. “This is sort of a place Monday’s jazz jam. Snyder, where people can be relaxed lead singer in the band and get familiar with jazz and [see] how people express themselves,” Snyder said. “And for a lot of students that are kind of new to the area, hopefully it will make them more comfortable with the UNI jazz scene outside of their teachers critiquing them, where they can just figure out what works for them.” Monday’s jam session was the second in a planned series of IRIS FRASHER/Northern Iowan Jazz studies major Abram Miller played jazz jams at the saxophone at Monday’s jazz jam at the Octopus. Octopus, accord-
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The new crime drama “Good Time,” directed by Ben and Josh Safdie has received considerable critical acclaim. The film, starring Robert Pattinson, currently boasts an 88 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
by design. The fact that there are never any flashback scenes or montage sequences detailing the special bond that Connie and Nick share together may, in fact, be just one of the many ways in which “Good Time” subverts viewer expectations – this time, that of narrative conventions. In lieu of traditional backstory and exposition, the Safdie brothers opt to focus their attention on Connie’s often life-endangering efforts to rescue his brother. In a way, then, this emphasis on the present action, rather than on past memory, serves to better illustrate the love Connie has for his brother and the extreme lengths to which he’ll go to save him. With that being said, the greater emphasis on action does leave a little to be desired when it comes to character development, as some of the story’s emotional impact was certainly
lost by not fully developing a connection with the protagonist. Acting: 4/5 While the film’s overall emphasis is on action and atmosphere, there are still plenty of moments in “Good Time” in which the comparatively small but generally excellent cast are allowed to bring their talents to the forefront. Most notably, Pattinson is the perennial scene stealer in “Good Time,” as he portrays the hair-dying, emotionally erratic Connie with at-times terrifying intensity. Although never outright violent (Connie surprisingly never wields a gun in the film), Pattinson’s protagonist constantly operates with a foreboding feeling of mental and emotional instability that always seems to be bubbling just beneath the surface. Co-stars Jennifer Jason Leigh and Barkhad Abdi also excel in relatively small but
important roles as Connie’s unstable girlfriend Corey and as Dash, a hapless security officer, respectively. However, it is co-director Ben Safdie’s idiosyncratic performance as Connie’s brother Nick that carries much of the film’s emotional weight. Overall: 4/5 “Good Time” is one of those rare movies that strives to break through genre conventions and narrative molds to successfully deliver a truly original and uncomfortably challenging film. Simultaneously a neonoir, a familial drama and a psychological thriller, “Good Time” is a film whose unique visual and narrative approach ultimately results in a heart pounding, if not somewhat emotionally underwhelming, thrill ride through the darkest recesses of the human psyche.
ing to Ryan. “I started this jazz jam a couple weeks ago because there’s a big jazz culture at UNI and the school of music,” Ryan said. “Cedar Falls is a very music-friendly area, and […] Dave [Deibler, owner of the Octopus] has been doing the best job of promoting music and keeping it alive here.” According to Ryan, after initially holding jazz jams in his baseIRIS FRASHER/Northern Iowan ment at his house, he Jazz studies major Clayton Ryan, who organized Monday’s jazz jam, played was inspired to bring standup bass on the Octopus stage. these jam sessions to 40s, there were these huge Ryan said he plans on a place where more peo- jam sessions where they hosting a jazz jam at the ple could enjoy them and would play from 7 p.m. to Octopus twice a month, participate. More than any- six in the morning,” Ryan every other Monday. thing, Ryan was inspired to said. “And people would stay According to Ryan, there emulate the legendary jazz there and lose their s—t will never be a cover charge jams from the golden age of watching people who’d later at these jam sessions, and jazz. become famous like Charlie while the bar will be limit“There’s a huge history Parker and John Coltrane – ed to those of legal drinkwith the jazz jam – like, all these legendary jazz fig- ing age, admission to the back when jazz was like the ures that started out show- jazz jams themselves will be pop music in the 30s and ing up at these jams.” open for all ages.
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Theatre UNI auditions “In Real Life” ALLISON MAZZARELLA Staff Writer
This past Tuesday and Wednesday, student auditions were held in the Interpreter’s Theatre for the Department of Communication Studies’
upcoming production of the play “In Real Life.” The play will run from Oct. 26 through 29 in the Interpreters Theatre. “In Real Life” is an adaptation of a graphic novel of the same name, written by Cory Doctorow and featuring art-
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Students participated in group auditions for “In Real Life,” held in the Interpreter’s Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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The show features artworks of many different time periods and mediums, such as paintings on canvas and paper, photographs, 3-D objects, prints and drawings. There are works by famous artists, such as contemporary pop artist Robert Indiana, Native American contemporary artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith and German artist George Grosz, as well as alumni of the UNI Art Department. All of the works were selected from UNI’s permanent art collection, except for a few photographs that are on loan from professor Jeffrey Byrd, according to the UNI Gallery of Art website. “Our permanent art collection is nearly 4,000 objects,” Taylor said. “It’s everything from artworks that were made just last year […], and the earliest works in the collection are from 1410.”
At the beginning of each semester, a new exhibition curated of work from the permanent collection goes up in the first room of the gallery space.
When they start researching the art objects, they discover that there’s more to it than the image. Darrell Taylor
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“This particular exhibition, in a sense, originated last year at this time when I was anticipating having a class in the spring,” Adelman said. Adelman taught an upper-level art history class titled “Propaganda: Truth, Lies and Spin in Art” last spring. He brought his students
work by Jen Wang. Wang herself will be in attendance for the performance. The story revolves around 16-year-old Anda, a high school student who, upon moving to a new town, gets involved with an online game called Coarsegold. Director and theatre performance major Hannah Twitchell described the play and encouraged people to come see it in order to learn more. “She [Anda] makes some mistakes, learns some lessons, makes some more mistakes,” Twitchell said. “[The novel] gets involved with some more global issues, like gaming and economics.” Megan Lenstra, a junior and communication theater teaching major was one of the students who auditioned. “What I really like about into the storage space where the permanent collection is kept, and the students looked through artworks that Taylor and Adelman initially selected that fit the topic. From there, the exhibition was curated. “[Students] get to learn how an exhibition is curated and learn how to write about the artwork and the artist that made it,” Taylor said. The art history students are responsible for the content written on the didactics, or the labels hung next to the artwork. “When they start researching the art objects, they discover that there’s more to it than the image,” Taylor said. “There is more that you find as you begin to study a work of art, as you delve deeper into the artist’s background. [They] begin to understand the time in which the artwork was produced, and how that artwork relates to the time that [they] live.” The art history class wrote
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The “Propaganda? Truth, Lies & Spin in Art” exhibit currently being shown in the Kamerick Art Building features art pieces researched by UNI art history students.
the Interpreter’s Theatre is changing your perspective, and bringing in social issues,” Lenstra said. While the novel and play do have a serious side, Twitchell said there were a lot of fun aspects to creating an adaption of a graphic novel.
“The art was gorgeous. It seemed like something that would be really fun to put on stage,” Twitchell said. “There’s fighting and there’s a lot of opportunity for lights and costuming. All that would work very well in a black box theater.”
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The Department of Communication Studies’ production of “In Real Life” will run from Oct. 26 through 29.
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The above work from UNI’s “Propaganda?” exhibit is entitled “The Golden Future of America,” from 1976. The artist, Robert Indiana, has collaborated with many major artist like Andy Warhol.
corresponding research papers to go along with the exhibition. Each student focused on a specific work of art included in the exhibition. The students’ research is included in the exhibition to allow visitors to learn more. Taylor believes it is important for students outside of the art department to visit the exhibition. “That’s one reason why we did this topic,” Taylor said. “It doesn’t just speak to art students. When we’re talking about what is the truth and what is a lie, and what is a spin on a story, and what is the grander idea of propaganda, that speaks to all age groups, disciplines and genres. We hope that the ideas that we bring to this space apply to more than just art students.”
Adelman said that he thinks the subject of the exhibition is applicable to the events happening today. “It just so happens that every time is filled with very similar events, sometimes sadly, sometimes joyously,” Adelman said. Taylor said that he hopes when visitors experience the exhibition, they’ll learn something surprising that they didn’t know before. “That’s really important to me,” Taylor said. “That’s the job of art: to present an idea and to take you deeper and deeper and deeper as you are looking.” The UNI Gallery of Art is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday to Thursday and on Friday and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.
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Football preview: week one, Iowa State WILLIAM RIEPE
Sports Writer
As we kick off another wonderful year of UNI football, the Panthers look to redeem themselves after a poor 5-6 record last season, which was topped off with a tough 24-45 loss to eighth ranked North Dakota State on Senior Day last year. The Panthers are looking to repeat their past success against rival Iowa State by defeating them in the season opener. Last year’s game was closely contested, with the Panthers coming out on top 25-20 over the Cyclones. The Cyclone team greatly struggled to find success, finishing with a 3-9 record last season. The Cyclones look to get their revenge on the Panthers at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames on Sept. 2. They already had notable losses to their state rivals, UNI and the University of Iowa Hawkeyes. Iowa State only managed to score victories against a poor Kansas Jayhawks team (2-10), the San Jose Spartans (4-8) and Texas Tech (5-7). The Cyclones are in rebuild mode. Last year’s game was highlighted by great performances by senior QB Aaron Bailey, who rushed and threw for a combined 263 yards and two touchdowns against the Cyclones, while
freshman Hezekiah Applegate and senior Karter Schult earned themselves a combined three sacks and six tackles for loss. We will definitely need to see great individual performances from our Panthers if they plan on beating a Cyclone team
Cyclones, opened up the position for Eli Dunne to become the out and out starting quarterback. Dunne, who started four games last year, broke his career record by throwing for 418 yards in a crushing 61-7 victory over Missouri State. He looks to con-
Cooper. Each comes from a basketball and track and field background, and they have the skills required to do a lot of damage against opposing secondaries. Assistant Coach Pat McCann looks to focus on turning short gains into big plays by utilizing
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that has added stars like Kamilo Tongamoa this off season. Watch for UNI senior linebacker and tackle leader Jared Farley to repeat a strong performance that included an important interception and eight tackles against the Cyclones last year. The Panthers had a good offseason. Losing Aaron Bailey who did some damage against the
2016 stats: 29.09 PPG 216 First Downs
tinue his strong form against the Cyclones. Additionally, adding 24 recruits, 18 from the state of Iowa, strengthened the depth of the UNI team and gave new options to Panther’s Head Coach Mark Farley. Some of these recruits include versatile wide-outs freshman Terrell Carey and Tayshaun
16/24 Field Goals 20 Rushing TD’s 13 Passing TD’s
the speed of our receivers. Cornerback coach Jeff Burris believes that the Panthers’ defense will be ready for all challengers this year. The stellar UNI secondary includes senior Malcolm Washington and senior Elijah Campbell. They look to shut down the passing game, and to allow for linebackers like Jared Farley to limit the run.
This gives the Panthers a onetwo punch on defense. Be on the lookout for big play makers on each side of the ball to impose their presence early, as the season opener is the ideal place to make a statement for a starting position to a head coach. Both teams recruited well, and this is set to be an amazing game to start the season. My prediction for this game is a low-scoring affair ending with the Cyclones edging out the Panthers 21-17. The Cyclones have done too much to allow the Panthers to come out on top, adding strong defensive players such as Aaron Austin and Matt Leo. This has given the Cyclones a scary defensive look against a Panthers team that is putting a lot of weight on the shoulders of Dunne. Additionally, the UNI roster is largely comprised of freshman who will need time to develop into full-fledged starters. When asked about his prediction of the game, Iowa State senior Josh Buol said, “I got ISU but, if UNI wins, it’ll only be by a little: Cyclones 38, UNI, 31.” Morale is high on the Cyclone’s side. But I guess we won’t know until Saturday. The game takes place at Jack Trice stadium in Ames, Iowa. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
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No one has scored against this year’s soccer team DYLAN PADY
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Brynell Yount (22) leads the team with three goals this season.
The UNI women’s soccer team came out kicking, making their opponents scream with rage just three games into the regular season. Only two goals have been scored on this new and improved Panther soccer team, and each happened during an exhibition game against Minnesota State The Panther defense shut out their first three opponents on the road, while their offense has scored a total of nine goals this season. The women’s team beat Chicago State 5-0, NebraskaOmaha 2-0, and just recently beat South Dakota with a final score of 2-0. Next, they will have their home opener against North Dakota State on the first of September to kick off Labor Day weekend. This is only the third time that the women’s soccer team has started with a perfect 3-0
record. The team achieved this feat in 2003, 2012 and now 2017. South Dakota (now 0-4) was set to host the Panthers at FB&T Soccer Complex in Vermillion, South Dakota. 432 eager fans were in attendance and saw the Panthers win their third consecutive game on the road. The scoring started off early for UNI; Sarah Brant was assisted by Brynell Yount for the first goal of the game, but it was her second of the season. Brant scored just around the 10:50 minute mark, sniping the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal. At 45 minutes, the first period came to an end, and not another goal was scored by either team. The Panthers put the nail in the coffin with eight minutes left in the game. This time, Brant assisted Yount for her third goal of the season. She placed it in the bottom right corner after an initial shot was blocked.
UNI took 19 total shots with nine being on goal, while South Dakota took 16, only three of which were actually close. Of their three close shots, goalie Jami Reichenberger saved all of them. This season, Reichenberger has faced 34 shots, nine of which were on goal, and she’s stopped all of them. Nothing has gotten past her and she is a key factor to the Panthers’ three shutouts. So far this season, Yount has scored three goals and Brant has two. Hannah McDevitt, Sydney Hayden, Jordyn Rolli and Jamie Althiser all have one. Brant has actually been named the MVC Offensive Player of the Week due to her efforts on the field. North Dakota State (NDSU) will come to Cedar Falls with their record of 0-4. NDSU just recently came off a hard loss to Utah, with a final score of 0-9. The Bison’s have not scored a single goal this year in the regular season.
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Sarah Brandt (24) received the MVC offensive POTW.
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