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Rialto closed until further notice ALANNA BYRNES Staff Writer

Around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4, a joint steam line in the steam tunnel underneath the Towers Center broke, causing its boiling hot content to spread around the building, including the Rialto Dining Center.

The excessive steam activated the fire suppression system in the dining center, causing the sprinklers to come on and cause further damage to the building’s interior due to large quantities of water that poured into the the dining center.

Glenn Gray, executive director of residence, described the significance of the amount of steam on site, telling the NI, “Once the staff responded to the situation, [and arrived at the Rialto] they could not see more than two feet in front of them.”

Excessive water and overheating caused damage in many areas of the dining

center: the veneer coating on tables, chairs and walls have peeled off, plastic outlet covers and pop machine tubes have melted and ceiling tiles have caved in from the excess weight of the water.

Rialto was not the only building affected by the steam line breaking. The elevators in the residence halls connected to the dining center, Bender and Dancer, were temporarily broken, and the hot water system in the halls was also damaged. Both issues in Bender and Dancer were promptly fixed the next day.

According to Gray, along with the damage to the structure of the dining center, the fire panel within the building was also damaged and needs to be replaced in order for cooking of any kind to occur.

Although the fire suppression system still works, the fire panel in the dining center is what contacts authorities if a fire were to happen, and so the building must be monitored by staff 24 hours a day, seven days a week to

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Early Tuesday, Sept. 4, the sprinkler system was activated in the Rialto Dining Center, causing it to flood. The dining center is closed until further notice.

watch for any signs of a fire until the fire panel is fixed.

Since discovering all of the damages to the dining center, the Department of Residence (DOR) has found solutions and created a plan to recover

Rialto.

Over one hundred fans and dehumidifiers have been scattered throughout the dining center to dry out and cool down the building, a construction company has been

hired to fix the structural damages and further plans are being made to replace damaged items such as the tables and chairs.

lot of students who are passionate about helping in this area, doing more prevention work and making the topic more visible on campus. So I think having this position will be instrumental in giving the topic a voice on our campus.”

The move to create this position on the lower cabinet was initiated by current Speaker of the Senate and Senator for the College of Business Jacob Levang. He said that the lack of work going on inspired him to look into getting someone on NISG directly involved on this topic. He reached out to Gutknecht and Alan Heisterkamp from the Center for Violence Prevention to get feedback on how this position could benefit UNI’s campus as a whole.

“This idea came to me last spring,” Levang said. “We wanted a name that encompassed all gender spectrums [and] all sexuality spectrums.”

Levang was in talks with other NISG members about it

including President and Vice President Drew Stensland and Kristen Ahart.

“I knew the facts on how much of a problem this was on college campuses, but I did more research on what happens here at UNI,” Levang said.

According to Levang in an average year, the Title IX office receives around 250 to 300 reports which span the areas of discrimination, harassment and sexual misconduct.

“A majority of these cases are dealing with some form of sexual misconduct,” Levang said.

Gutknecht was able to confirm that a majority of the reports her office deals with are some level of sexual misconduct, but due to the confidentiality of the reports, she could not disclose specifics.

“If I really wanted one thing to happen in this, I would want more people to be trained in how to intervene in situations that could potentially be sexual assault or domestic violence,” Levang

said.

Gutknecht said she is excited to see more collaboration between student government and the sexual violence resources on campus. She said there are some myths regarding sexual misconduct reporting that could be alleviated by more information.

“We still have too many people who think that reporting means that their power to make decisions will be taken away, and that somehow a report launches an investigation or a formal complaint,” Gutknecht said. “And that’s not the case at all. We’re really struggling to get the word out about the importance of reporting and it’s really a helpful opportunity to get people information.”

“It’s been an issue on campus for a long time and I’m happy that we’re finally able to step in and try to make progress on it,” Stensland said. “It’s a difficult issue, it’s an issue that isn’t going to go away.”

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New NISG lower cabinet position created

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The Northern Iowan Student Government (NISG) created and is taking applications for the new lower cabinet director of gender violence.

LEZIGA BARIKOR Staff Writer

Applications have opened for the newly created Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) position lower cabinet director of gender violence. This position was created on Aug. 29 by

executive order, and passed by a unanimous senate vote.

“That’s good news,” said Leah Gutknecht, the Title IX officer and assistant to the president for compliance and management.

“It’s really important to allow students to have a voice and to elevate that voice, Gutknecht said. “We have a

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Moving forward, Gray said that “Our number one objective is getting the center open for students.” Gray explained that many steps are being taken to provide students with the simplest yet most helpful plan as possible.

Starting Monday, Sept.

10, a “brown bag breakfast” will be provided for students daily from 7:30-9:15 a.m. Along with breakfast,

on Wednesday, Sept. 12, a “Walking Taco Dinner” will be provided from 5-6 p.m.

These meals will be provided in Bender and Dancer Hall’s first floor lounges.

Students are welcome to dine at the Piazza Dining Center for the time-being.

According to Gray, “Piazza Dining Center is designed to be able to handle the capacity of occupancy that we currently have in residence.”

Student employees at Rialto have been encouraged

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to either work at Piazza, or decide to take time off until Rialto opens.

According to Gray, on Wednesday, Sept. 12, DoR has a meeting planned to decide a specific “reopen” date for Rialto.

In the meantime, DoR encourages students to keep up to date with their pages on Facebook and Twitter, and on their website at dor. u n i . e d u / r i a l t o - r e c ove r y, where they will be providing further information as it becomes available.

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This is the scene at Rialto Dining Center as staff tirelessly works to reopen the building. Additional photos of the damage at Rialto can be viewed on the Northern Iowan’s website.

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Stensland put forward the executive order to create the lower cabinet position. He said the last lower cabinet position created was for graduate student affairs two years ago, and held by former president Hunter Flesch. It is fairly uncommon to create new lower cabinet positions.

“With this addition I think we’re one step closer to making sure that we have all areas on campus covered,” Stensland said.

Levang emphasized that the director of gender violence is never going to be an expert on the issue, but should be an advocate for other student voices.

“We’d love to see the most qualified person take charge,” Levang said.

According to both Stensland and Levang, lower cabinet positions are shaped by the person appointed, and they are able to work at their own pace and pick their own projects.

One project that might be on the radar for whoever is chosen would be the upcoming climate survey coming from

the Title IX office. The Know More Climate Survey is going to be promoted everywhere on campus in the coming weeks according to Gutknecht. The purpose of it is to find out what students at UNI think are issues that need to be addressed.

Gutknecht hopes to get a lot of survey feedback so that her office will have usable data to help students.

“I think this position is going to really be helpful in helping us focus in on priorities and what we need to do from here on out to respond to that data,” Gutknecht said.

The applications for all other lower cabinet positions closed last Friday, Sept. 7 at 5 p.m., but the application for director of gender violence will remain open until Friday, Sept. 20 at 5 p.m.

According to Stensland, adding this position was an easy choice for NISG to make because the issue of sexual assault on campus is a problem all senate members want to improve.

“We can work towards making it a safer campus,” Stensland said. “Where students feel safe walking home at night.”

LTE: NISG responds to Times cancelation article

Editors Note: The following letter to the editor was submitted by Northern Iowa Student Government.

The Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) recently took notice to an article published in the Northern Iowan about our decision to reallocate money previously used for the New York Times subscription. This administration is not writing to criticize the editor of the original article, but in order to continue our mission of complete answers and transparency to students and faculty, we want to provide correct information to some of the inaccuracies of the original article.

The decision to reallocate the New York Times subscription was made back in March of 2018 by the Organization and Finance Committee during its annual week-long construction of the fiscal year budget.

NISG reached out to former Director of Finance, Danielle Massey, to obtain a quote and further explain the decision made by the committee. She writes, “The previous years’ subscription was the cost quoted. In fiscal year 2018, NISG cut to an $8,000 contract with the New York Times in order to allocate more funding to student organizations.”

In total, NISG spent approximately $7,000, under our budgeted amount of $8,000.

This is due in part because we returned 268 copies, over one month’s worth of newspapers because of an absence of interest, and were given money back. NISG received about 265 copies a month. The $3,771 expenditure outlined in the Thursday’s issue was a payment made by NISG for one semester’s worth of subscriptions, not the entire year.

Due to an extraordinary

increase in student organization funding requests during last fiscal year, NISG made the decision that it would best serve the greater student body by providing support to more organizations and decreasing our own operational expenses.

This included the reallocating of funds from the New York Times directly to student organizations.

That reallocated money now goes into the budgetary account so student organizations can host events that benefit a larger number of students. This can include, but not limited to diversity and inclusion efforts, entertainment, equipment for performances, and other important needs. The Organization and Finance Committee, composed by students and Senators, runs on a fixed budget and aims to support events and student organizations. NISG recom-

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All budgets are available on our website for anyone wishing to view these in greater detail. If there are any questions regarding the budget, please reach out to our

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showed that they had little to no idea how Facebook or the internet operate, many still raised important concerns over digital privacy.

This prompted Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg to work on better securing personal data and eliminating fake news stories.

These false news stories are at the core of why these social media outlets are under fire again. Congress is concerned that social media platforms may be influencing the election and censoring individuals. Twitter is currently at the head of this controversy for their attempts to fix this problem.

This is because they chose to “shadowban” a large number of Twitter users. A “shadowban” is when a social media company reduces the ability to find certain profiles or content on their website.

Basically, Twitter let some people keep their profiles but reduced how easily their tweets could circulate on Twitter.

By happenstance, many of these shadowbanned users were Republicans.

They then began to cry that their free speech had been limited, despite the fact that they already agreed to the terms and service on Twitter. These cries have been echoed so much that

members of congress are concerned about this issue.

This issue was accelerated on Aug. 6 when Alex Jones had his accounts banned and distribution channels for his InfoWars program banned on Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and iTunes. Alex Jones is notoriously known for wild and untrue conspiracy theories. Some of which include accusations that the Sandy Hook school shooting was fake, and accusations that democrats were running a child abuse ring out of pizzeria, according to Politifact.

Now congress, and even our President, are concerned that conservative voices are being silenced.

It is worth mentioning that Alex Jones is a conservative, and that these social media bans have hurt his InfoWars traffic. Before the bans, he was reading a daily average audience of around 1.4 million. Three weeks after the bans, they are getting an average daily audience of about 715,000, according to the New York Times. That’s almost half of the usual traffic.

That’s the brief summary of the situation. It will be interesting to see what happens as a result of this congressional hearing. As someone who is actively studying the world of media

Opinion columnist Sam King writes about the controversy surrounding “shadowbans” and censoring users on social media.

United States. His decision to Sports Editor kneel brought on a firestorm of backlash calling the action “unpatriotic and un-AmeriIt’s been two years since can,” as well as disrespectful to NFL quarterback Colin those who serve the military.

Kaepernick took a knee during At first, I was skeptical of the national anthem. His deci- Kaepernick’s decision not to sion, as he explained, was to stand during the Star-Spangled bring notice to police brutality Banner. I felt he was being and racial inequality in the selfish for his lack of playing time on the field with the San Francisco 49ers and was trying to simply get attention. But then I started to listen to what he had to say, and he had point. While not all law enforcement officers have been found to engage in this behavior, and the overwhelming majority of those who enforce our laws do so with unbiased judgement, there have been cases where this behavior has been not just witnessed, but documented.

A number of prominent figures have come out with their opinion MCT CAMPUS of Kaepernick’s deciSports editor Joel Wauters writes about Nike endorsing former San Francisco 49ers player Colin sion. In September of Kaepernick and the controversy surrounding it. last year, President

Donald Trump suggested NFL players who kneel during the anthem be fired by their team, saying to a crowd at a rally, “get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out, he’s fired. He’s fired!”

Others, including retired U.S. Army veteran Richard Smith came to the quarterback’s defense. “There are veterans who not only agree with Colin Kaepernick’s right to do that, but also agree with the substance of the action,” Smith said. “And [we] are willing to stand up and say Black Lives Matter and this is an important issue that we need to address in our country.”

In the last week, the next chapter in the nearly endless debate about the anthem protest was unveiled as Nike, a company known for its variety of sports footwear, clothing, equipment and much more, announced that Kaepernick would be the face of their new 30th anniversary campaign.

The new poster features a picture of Kaepernick with the phrase, “believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything.”

The phrase refers to Kapernick

willing to put his beliefs out into the public, even at the risk of being criticized and losing a job as an NFL quarterback. Kaepernick hasn’t played in the NFL since opting out of his contract with San Francisco in March of 2017.

As a result of Nike’s decision to use Kaepernick, countless owners of Nike products have destroyed their merchandise in protest, even lighting the items on fire. To me, this is simply absurd. Nike decided to take a stand with Kaepernick knowing it would be unpopular, and personally, I applaud it. The entire controversy with Nike goes all the way back to the anthem protests.

Eric Reid, a former teammate of Kaepernick with the 49ers who also took a knee during the beginning of the anthem protest, wrote an op-ed in the New York Times last September describing his feelings towards the backlash. “It baffles me that our protest is still being misconstrued as disrespectful to the country, flag and military personnel,” said Reid. “We chose it because it’s exactly the opposite. It has always been my understanding

If you’ve been looking at any news outlet lately, you’ve probably seen a few articles about how the Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, went before congress to discuss online election meddling as well as some concerns about censorship. Both Facebook and Google are sharing the hot seat that Twitter is currently in for similar reasons.

This topic can be sort of complicated, so I decided to try and clear up some of the confusion surrounding it.

Let’s start at the beginning. Last spring, it was discovered that Facebook had been exploited by Cambridge Analytica. The massive data breach allowed Cambridge to create profiles of millions of US citizens and then used that data to influence the 2016 election.

Facebook knew about the breach back in 2014, but kept quiet about it, as they thought the data had been deleted. It wasn’t, and that’s how the story broke this past spring (Wired).

Mark Zuckerberg appeared in congress last April to talk about data privacy. While many politicians

and has already written an article on the Cambridge scandal, I doubt anything will happen.

In my opinion, this is an important issue that everyone should be aware of. While I think this congressional hearing is bordering on being silly, it does highlight an issue that we as a nation should pay attention to. Censorship, online or not, is bad. However, that doesn’t mean Twitter needs to unban some accounts or that Alex Jones should be allowed back onto YouTube.

I believe Twitter and many of these social media outlets to be justified in their actions. Every user, including Alex Jones, agrees

to a terms and services document upon making an account. If a user violates these terms, then the website may take appropriate action against them. So, when YouTube shuts down the Infowars because it violates many of YouTube’s terms of service, I believe they are then justified.

While I personally detest censorship, I am well aware that many individuals are hurting our society as a whole with their rampant amounts of false information and conspiracy theories. I sincerely hope these social media giants remain fair in their punishments, but continue to clamp down on malicious individuals.

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that the brave men and women who fought and died for our country did so to ensure that we could live in a fair and free society, which includes the right to speak out in protest.”

While I didn’t understand the meaning of the anthem protests before, I do now. And it’s bigger than football. While I will still personally stand for the anthem as a sign of respect for those who have fought and died to protect our country and keep us safe, I also stand with those protesting.

Men and women didn’t just fight and die to keep our nation safe and protected, but they did it also so that we as Americans can fulfill the rights that our constitution guarantees us, especially freedom of speech. When there is an issue that needs to be addressed, being quiet doesn’t often make the issue noticed or heard. But when acting in defiance and exercising free speech, the issue can be heard all across the country.

When it comes to the issue of racial inequality and police brutality, it can be difficult or even uncomfortable to talk about it. But we need to.

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ARTapalooza draws crowds to Main Street SYDNEY HAUER

Executive Editor

Community members and students gathered on Main Street on Saturday, Sep. 8, for ARTapalooza, an annual fine arts showcase.

Local vendors working in different mediums such as ceramics, painting, jewelry and photography lined the street, showcasing their artwork. Visitors wandered from tent to tent to the sound of the Cedar Falls High School big band and other acoustic musicians, talking to artists about and viewing their work.

Children with painted faces tried out various string instruments at the Waterloo-Cedar Falls symphony tent. Local businesses and some stores on Main Street had additional booths, such as Cedar Valley Art and Wine and jewelry store Stone Feather Road.

Will Overstreet is a local artist living in Cedar Falls and is a graduate of the UNI Department of Art. This was his fifth year participating in the showcase.

“I’ve been making artwork for my entire life, but I started painting on-canvas paintings probably when I was 17, so probably 20 plus years,” Overstreet said.

“Sometimes, you’re staring at a canvas, and you make a line and just kind of follow to the next line,” Overstreet said. “You just let it go and just follow the path. Sometimes I might have an idea and sketch it out ahead of time; it just kind of depends.”

Overstreet had mixed media original prints on display, made from previous oil paintings he created. He takes the print and adds new

details to it, making it an entirely independent, new artwork.

“It’s taking older things and kind of renewing them a little bit,” Overstreet said.

Ryan Knipp is another artist from Waterloo who works primarily in painting, but also does some drawing and printmaking. He generally uses acrylic paint with marker over the top.

“I am inspired by the idea of paranoia,” Knipp explained about his work. “[…] I’ve really liked Salvador Dali, Keith Herring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, just kind of those guys. More contemporary, Banksy and Mr. Brainwash. I’m pulling something from a little bit of everywhere I guess.”

Audrey Simpson, senior TESOL and political science major, said she went to ARTapalooza because she enjoys community activities.

“Some of the paintings were really neat,” Simpson said. “I wish I just had unlimited funds and a permanent house so I could put it up. Some of the jewelry was really cute as well. I love fun jewelry.”

Another UNI student, Kyle Hobt, decided to attend ARTapalooza after seeing a sign advertising it while driving.

“I love supporting local art and coming to check out what Cedar Falls has to offer for arts and stuff,” Hobt said Hobt was at the festival with his friend, Maddie Williams, a graduate student at UNI studying social work. She purchased artwork from one of the vendors.

“I like creating art myself and I like looking at other people’s, and how they can create things that I can’t

create,” Williams said. “I just love paintings and drawings and pottery and I like collecting it.”

Knipp said ARTapalooza is different from other art

showcases he has participated in because community members go there to actually buy the artwork and support the artists.

“It’s always a great turn-

out,” Knipp said. “I don’t know how it is, but every time I’ve done this event it’s been like the best day of the year — just perfect weather.”

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Will Overstreet, a graduate of UNI’s art department, was one of several artists showcasing their work at the annual ARTapalooza showcase event on Main Street.

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Tallgrass Prairie Center educates during field day ANNA FLANDERS Staff Writer

On Thursday, Sep. 13 at 4:30 p.m., the UNI Tallgrass Prairie Center will host a field day at J.H. Roadman Memorial Park in Dike alongside Iowa State University STRIPS (Science-based Trials of Rowcrops Integrated with Prairie Strips) team.

The event is an educational opportunity centered around the benefits of field prairie strips and saturated buffers.

Attendees will be able to learn about other important agricultural concerns such as weed control and water quality improvement. The event is free and includes a complimentary dinner.

“We’ve been trying to host field days just to bring conservation planners and other landowners, watershed coordinators—any individual or organization that is involved with establishing conservation practices of natives on ag fields we invite,” said Ashley Kittle, who is the Prairie on Farms program manager for the Tallgrass Prairie Center.

“We just show them kind of the process and what we did, try to give an opportunity for them to ask questions. It’s a good way to get landowners that might be interested in this an opportunity to kind of walk-through and visualize this on their own. Just kind of ask questions and see how it’s done.”

The Tallgrass Prairie Center tries to have at least two field days a year, usually in June and September. These events are in line with the Tallgrass Prairie Center’s mission—according to their website—to restore native vegetation for the benefit of society and the environment, with research, education and technology transfer.

“Generally, we focus more on the conservation planners, so the federal and state employees that typically work

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Established in 1999, the Tallgrass Prairie Center’s mission is “restoring native vegetation for the benefit of society and the environment, with research, education and technology transfer,” according to their website.

with landowners. But we definitely want to see landowners there [at the field days] as well,” Kittle said.

“So it’s a mixed audience of either conservation planners and technical service providers and then landowners.

Sometimes we just get prairie enthusiasts, just people who wanna know general benefits

of prairies.”

Prairie on Farms is the program within the Tallgrass Prairie Center that oversees the field days. This program was founded in 2015 to focus on planting and improving prairies on agricultural lands.

Since its inception, Prairie on Farms has planted over 60 acres of diverse native prairie

in row crop systems.

Prairies have numerous agricultural and environmental benefits, according to Kittle. Because they absorb runoff, they can help prevent flash flooding. Prairies also provide a habitat for pollinators, which helps combat the decline of bees and monarch butterflies.

Not long after the Prairie on Farms program started, the Tallgrass Prairie Center partnered with the STRIPS team from Iowa State University. STRIPS focuses on how strategically placing in-field prairie strips results in better water quality. These strips are generally 30-feet wide and intercept runoff from entering the water.

“So you’re taking about 10 percent of the land out of production and putting it into natives, but it can provide a whole list of environmental benefits to reduce nitrogen and phosphorous and sedimentation and soil erosion,” Kittle said.

The Prairie on Farms program is primarily concerned with site prep and prairie maintenance. They help determine the best soils, such as choosing dryer or wetter sites depending on the type of seed being planted.

“You don’t want to just throw seed out. You want to make sure it’s the right seed, so you’re not wasting your money,” Kittle said. “And you want to have a successful planting that will be there long-term and not just go to weeds in a couple years.”

Back in 2016, STRIPS laid out 11 acres of native vegetation at the J.H. Roadman Memorial Park in Dike.

STRIPS wanted to partner with the Tallgrass Prairie Center because of their close location and infrastructure.

Prairie on Farms designed the seed mix for the strips and provided equipment such as the tractor and drill.

“We help provide information and those resources to have a successful planting,” Kittle said. “Between Iowa State’s research on water quality and our research on designing the right mix and getting a successful planting, it’s a pretty good combination of resources for landowners.”

Dorms experience Labor Day weekend flooding PEYTON HUSMANN Staff Writer

Over Labor Day weekend, Cedar Falls received a great amount of rainfall.

On Monday, this not only affected many off-campus residences, but also some of the on-campus residence halls. These included Campbell, Noehren, Rider and Hagemann, with Campbell being the only hall where student rooms were affected.

“Fortunately all of the water was contained to the lower basement levels and unoccupied areas,” said Glenn Gray, executive director of residence.

Gray said that he did not want to downplay the effect the water had on the three to four student rooms in Campbell. When crews were dispatched to clean up, the student’s rooms were a top priority. According to Gray, no students were displaced

during the situation; they only needed to move some things around during cleanup.

“The water we got in some of the basement areas and lower levels is not unlike something we have experienced in the past,” said Gray.

The Department of Residence is now planning to make improvements on how the water is managed leading into the Quads.

“We are currently doing

a design to renovate the entryway to Redeker next summer, so a lot of that concrete will be replaced,” said Gray. “We are hoping that it will contribute to reduced challenges to Noehren and Rider, which adjoin that plaza area.”

Gray wanted to emphasize that living on campus is still the best option, especially for first and second-year students. He said that it has been found that

on-campus living contributes to better grades and a better college experience for students. The Department of Residence is 100 percent self-funded and works hard to keep the cost of living on campus as low as possible, according to Gray.

“In terms of the flooding of the residence halls on Labor Day, we would consider that a very minor event for us,” Gray said.

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Athletic department plans towards the future JOEL WAUTERS

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The UNI athletic department is bolting itself into the future with a bold new plan.

Panthers Rising: A Strategic Plan to Achieve Unprecedented Success was announced by UNI athletic director David Harris in the past two weeks as a way to move Panther athletics into the next generation.

“Thanks to the input of many across our campus and community, we have created a plan to move our department into the future,” Harris said.

“UNI has a reputation across the country from strong academics and competitive athletics. We have won championships, crowned AllAmericans and are currently graduating student-athletes at some of the highest rates in our history.”

The five-year plan set out by the department highlights six areas that the department looks to focus on going

forward. The first is academic excellence, which aims to have student-athlete grade point averages be above 3.2, and have athletes achieve an overall academic progress rate (APR) score of 985.

The second area is community engagement.

Panther athletes have helped volunteer in their communities and look to continue to do so as they set to complete a minimum of 3,000 hours of volunteer service to the public, as well as expand membership in the Panther Scholarship Club (PSC) to all 99 counties in Iowa.

Third is competitive excellence. Aiming high, the Panthers look to win the Missouri Valley Conference all-sports competition, and have all of their athletic teams finish in the top three in the conference standings.

Fourth is diversity and inclusion, which aims to foster a culture that values diversity and promotes inclusion by developing a strong structure for department staff and

student-athletes to provide feedback on existing culture and climate.

Fourth is facilities, which look to make a major impact on the department. This includes several upgrades to existing facilities on campus as well as some new additions, including a new football team meeting room, a new on-campus softball stadium, basketball practice facility, and much more. Fans who have set foot in the McLeod Center have already seen this goal take effect with a brand new court and set of banners hanging from the rafters.

The final goal is financial accountability. This goal looks to increase annual revenue, maximize all available financial resources and operate with budget parameters by increasing overall ticket revenue and average attendance at ticketed events by 50 percent and increasing membership of the PSC. To see the entire plan, visit unipanthers.com/ panthersrising.

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Panthers Rising is already underway as the McLeod Center receieved a new court and several new banners.

OPINION

Opinion: Yankees-Cubs will make World Series ELIOT CLOUGH

Sports Writer

As the everlasting 162 game Major League Baseball (MLB) season finally comes to an end, the Boston Red Sox lead the standings in terms of wins, as well as the power rankings. Falling just behind the Red Sox in the American League stand the New York Yankees and the reigning World Series Champion Houston Astros.

The success of the Yankees comes as no surprise, considering this team is the placed in the largest market in a salary cap-less league.

Not only did the Yankees acquire outfielder Giancarlo

Stanton this last offseason, but the ever-present Yankees also grabbed stud outfielder Andrew McCutchen just before the trade deadline, sending infielder Abiatal Avelino and pitcher Juan De Paula to the San Francisco Giants.

To make this simple and concise, the Yankees are an easy choice for me to send to the World Series. While they may enter via the wild card playoff due to Boston’s stellar season, they’ve got the talent to make a push towards October, assuming Aaron Judge makes a return off the disabled list for the playoffs.

When it comes to the

teams in thee Midwest such as the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox, only two teams look to have a real shot when it comes to the championship of the baseball world.

The Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers currently sit at the top of the National League (NL) Central division and the NL altogether, with records of 83-59 and 81-62, respectively.

As for a World Series prediction, my match made in heaven is the Yankees versus Cubs. We’ll see who comes out on top.

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GOLF

Panthers compete at Air Force tournament WILLIAM RIEPE

Sports Writer

UNI Men’s Golf Schedule September 7-9: Air Force Tournament September 17-18: Valpo Tournament September 24-25: SUIE Tournament October 1-2: Zach Johnson Invite

The Panthers golf team traveled to Colorado Springs, Colorado this week for the Gene Miranda Falcon Invite at the Eisenhower Championship Course. The tournament started on Friday and featured Sam Sacquitne, who didn’t see any action in his freshman season.

Sacquitne got off to a great start over the weekend leading the Panthers during the first two days of the

tournament and finished up Saturday with a tie for the 15th position. He finished the day one shot over 73 (+1), leaving him with an overall score of one under (-1) for the weekend.

However, during the second day of the tournament, the Panthers saw an outstanding performance from sophomore Parker Oleson.

Oleson finished up this day one shot under 71 (-1), finishing 61st overall in the tournament, 21 spots

up from his previous day’s performance.

The Panthers look to finish the weekend strong during the final day of play, which is scheduled to finish as of press time. UNI does not have much time to rest and prepare however, as ten days from now they ship off for Indiana for the Valpo Golf tournament in Valparaiso, Indiana.

The Panthers did not play at Valparaiso last year, so expectations are high for a new tournament to participate in.

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Today’s Horoscope

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

-Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Work with your partner to manage responsibilities and duties today and tomorrow. Help your team score, with Mars in Aquarius for six weeks.

-Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Practice your moves. Nurture health and fitness for a few days. Advance professionally over six weeks, with Mars in Aquarius. Step into greater leadership.

-Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Have fun with someone you love through tomorrow. With Mars in Aquarius, wear comfortable shoes.

Pursue travels, studies and adventures. Follow a fascinating inquiry.

-Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Domestic arts provide nurturing comfort. Coordinate with family for best value and mutual benefit. You get more for less together. Build for your shared future.

-Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Communicate, network and connect. Collaborate to get farther over six weeks, with Mars in Aquarius.

Compromise to achieve common goals. Support each other.

-Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- The next two days could get lucrative. Focus energy to balance work, fitness and health over the next six weeks, with Mars in Aquarius. Provide excellence.

-Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- You’re growing stronger. Go for passion, with Mars in Aquarius for six weeks. Pursue creative ideas. Listen to your heart. Have fun with someone you love.

-Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Relax and plan. You’re ready to improve your living conditions. Put physical energy into home renovation, organization and beautification over six weeks, with Mars in Aquarius.

-Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Enjoy social connections, gatherings and meetings. Write, record and promote over about six weeks, with Mars in Aquarius. Get the whole story, and speak out.

-Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Business may be picking up.

With Mars in Aquarius for six weeks, take profitable financial actions.

Energize your work and grow your accounts.

-Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 9 -- You’re learning fast. Study, research and explore. Focus action for personal development over six weeks, with Mars in your sign. Grow your talents and skills.

-Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Budget to fulfill a vision. Make long-term plans and priorities over six weeks, with Mars in Aquarius. Clean closets, garages and attics. Organize for what’s next.

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