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$5 Pizza becomes Nick’s Pizza Co. AMELIA DUAX Staff Writer

The Hill, a hotspot for college students to go for lowpriced food, recently underwent a big change. $5 Dollar Pizza, once a popular place for pizza lovers, has been newly reopened as Nick’s Pizza Co. While it is an entirely new business, they still offer some of the original types of pizza that drew customers in. According to a Facebook post from owner Nick Bergeron, the reason behind the change was that the business was unable to sustain their low pizza prices. By reopening as Nick’s Pizza, Bergerson said they will have more control on what they would like to do and be able to offer their customers more options than they had as $5 Pizza. However, despite keeping some of their more popular options such as the chicken bacon ranch or the macaroni and cheese pizzas, the recipes for the pizzas are undergoing changes to make them

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“fresher and higher quality,” according to posts by Nick’s Pizza Co. on Facebook. “We are having sandwiches available to customers, as well as new taco pizza and chicken alfredo pizza, which are quickly becoming the new favorites,” said Bergeron. “We just want to have better ingredients and fresher ingredients, and we will be chopping fresh vegetables every day. We will have better wings now, and something we are going to try to do next week is to sell tacos as well.” One student who is unsure about the change is Grace Bradseth, a junior majoring in Criminology. “If Nick’s Pizza is different than $5 Pizza in terms of how the food tastes, then I can understand the rise in prices. However, I feel that I would probably go to Domino’s Pizza on the Hill since it is cheaper,” Bradseth said. “A lot of college kids don’t have enough money to pay $12 for a pizza, so Domino’s seems like the better option here.” Another student who had something to say about the

change was sophomore criminology major Sami Davis. “I’m kind of upset that they are raising the prices for pizza at Nick’s Pizza,” David said. “I get that if they’re offering a larger menu to students, then there is a reason to make things more expensive, but many students enjoyed $5 Pizza because it was so cheap.” Davis stated that she would be interested in trying the new types of pizzas and sandwiches that Nick’s Pizza will be serving. Bergeron stated that even though the prices at Nick’s Pizza will go up, they will still be lower than competitors by a long shot. “We hope it won’t be a drastic change for people; we want to provide them a great value pizza,” Bergeron said. “We are using better ingredients than we did before, so obviously that will cost more to do it that way. We had to justify the cost by making it better, and by making it better, we have to charge more. It goes hand in hand.” See PIZZA, page 4

Reconnecting with nature at Three Pines Farm COLBY WEBER Staff Writer

On Sept. 15, the Three Pines Farm Folk School and Heritage Farm will be hosting a talk by two artists and a tour of the dye lab that they have worked in. During the event, Hartman Reserve Nature Center artist-in-residence Angela Waseskuk will be speaking about the experiences she had with natural dyes over the summer. A demonstration of the dyeing process will also take place during the event, alongside a display of Waseskuk’s artworks. The other guest, Kara Grupp, will be explaining what Three Pines Farm does for the community along with the classes and events that they offer. Admission to the event is free and refreshments will be served. “So what I’ve been doing this summer, the natural dyeing, is a new process for me,” said Waseskuk, who is also

an art instructor and foundations coordinator at UNI. “A lot of the dyeing that I’ve been doing has just been on fabric. I’ve found that silk fabrics will kind of more easily take up the dyes, and it’s just been chunks of fabric that I’ve been dyeing. My hope is that I will sew them together into some sort of flag, a fabric collage in some sort of way.” For the past year, Waseskuk has been working in collaboration with Three Pines Farm as a textile artist. Over the course of the summer, she walked through the Hartman Nature Reserve while gathering various plants for her work. She has also been incorporating materials such as purple corn from the UNI Panther Plot into her pieces. “It’s really similar to making tea,” Waseskuk said in regards to the process itself. “It’s a matter of chopping up your material and boiling it in water to extract the color components, straining out your material, and then bringing your fabric in. Then you heat it back up

and let it soak in that dye bath. There are a lot of different modifiers that can change and shift the color depending on how you use them. Sometimes it’s temperature or the time of year that you’re picking a particular plant, or sometimes alum or iron can modify the color as well.” “There’s so much to be learned, for sure, and I feel like I’m just scratching the surface,” Waseskuk said. While she acknowledges there’s more to discover, Waseskuk hopes to share her summertime experiences with her students this fall. “I would love to figure out a way to bring this process into the classroom,” she said. “It’s a little complicated in terms of figuring out how to make that happen in terms of what kind of lab setup we would have, timing, things like that. I’ve had students that have seen what I’ve been doing express interest in learning the process.” See FARM, page 5

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Congressional candidates to debate at UNI JOSHUA DAUSENER News Editor

UNI will soon host a debate between the two major Iowa 1st Congressional district candidates, Democrat Abby Finkenauer and Republican Rod Blum. The two will debate on October 5th from 7:00-8:00 p.m. in UNI’s Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. The debate will air on KWWL, and will be moderated by longtime KWWL anchor Ron Steele. UNI students can obtain free tickets to the debate via the UNITIX program at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, the McLeod Center, and the Maucker Union. The debate is the first of two debates to which the Finkenauer and Blum campaigns agreed to conduct before the election on November 6th. Polling in the historically swingy district is tight, but UNI political science professor Justin Holmes is skeptical the debate will tip the race to one candidate. “Debates, on the whole, there’s not great evidence that they’re all that persuasive… if you look at polling that’s done after them, typically Republicans think the Republican candidate won and Democrats think the Democratic candidate won,” Holmes said. “It could make a little bit of a difference for some individual voters, but on the whole, we couldn’t expect to see a big race changer.”

file Republicans. They’re not going to like it if he tries to put distance between himself and the president. On the other hand, independents, you need to swing some of those folks over, they’re not going to be happy if he sticks in with the president too much.” “I don’t know if there’s any way to thread that needle,” Holmes concluded. Larimer said that Finkenauer is also likely considering Trump in her messaging, saying, “My guess is, she is going to try to equate Rod Blum with the FINKENAUER FOR CONGRESS ROD BLUM FOR CONGRESS Trump administration, that he is directly in line with the Democrat Abby Finkenauer and Republican Rod Blum are debating twice Trump administration, I say before the November 6th election. that because President Trump’s UNI political science pro- 37-38 percent, which is higher approval ratings are low, he’s fessor and author of KWWL’s than the other three districts a very polarizing figure, so I “Politics in Iowa” blog Chris in the state. That bloc is going think for the Finkenauer camLarimer agreed that debates to swing the election. What we paign that’s largely what they’re rarely persuade large numbers don’t know is what proportion going to do.” The 2017 tax cut bill, healthof viewers but said that the of those voters registered as no care and tariffs are other topics debate may have impact on a party actually lean one way or that are likely to be discussed small number of truly nonpar- the other. If you lean towards during the debate. one party, you tend to vote like tisan voters. Holmes believes that the “A question is the number of a partisan.” national political environmenHolmes said that President independent voters out there, tal favors Finkeanuer, saying, truly independent voters. We Trump will certainly come up “Blum is a Republican holding know that number is probably during the debate and is likely in the single-digits. I’ve seen a substantial part of Blum’s a seat in a slightly blue district[…] he was first elected in estimates that around 5-7 per- political calculus. “Blum, he’s in this chal- 2014, that was a big wave year cent of the population is truly undecided. For those voters it lenging position, being in the for Republicans, and as is often might make a difference,” said party of an unpopular presi- the case in wave years, a party dent[…] Midterms are always wins in places we wouldn’t Larimer. He continued, “I think what’s bad for the incumbent presi- expect them to hold[…..] The different about this particular dent’s party in Congress[….] 1st district is Democratic, +2ish district is the proportion of On the one hand, Republicans (points), it’s not a middle of voters that are registered with are pretty much all in with Chicago, Los Angeles, or San no party. Generally, it’s about Trump at this point, rank-and- Francisco type district but it

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is a challenge for him, this is a district that has been targeted a lot, the first time he won in a year that was pretty favorable to Republicans, won reelection in a year that was pretty favorable to Republicans (2016). In a year that’s favorable to Democrats, the national trends will be working against him.” Larimer believes the race will be close, saying, “We’re one of the handful of races across the country that is truly, truly a toss-up or extremely competitive, it’s so hard to find those races.” As of press time, The Cook Political Report listed the race as “Lean Democratic,” and RealClearPolitics listed it as a ‘Toss-Up.” Political data-crunching site FiveThirtyEight gives Finkeanuer an 83.1 percent chance of winning, and estimates a 16.9 percent chance of a Blum victory. A recently released Emerson poll showed Finkenauer ahead of Blum 43 percent to 38 percent, though the poll had a 6.6 percent margin of error. “I don’t know how much you’re going to persuade voters, but seeing the candidates up close, seeing them both on the same stage, is important, because there are a number of issues there that the Trump administration is talking about that directly affect Iowa,” said Larimer. “It’ll be interesting to hear the candidate’s thoughts on that.”

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Williams fights for social justice Serena Williams is the greatest tennis player alive. She is currently making headlines for arguing with an umpire. Most people don’t follow tennis, which makes this incident look like just another athlete getting angry and getting penalized. However, there is more to this than a simply a tantrum. On Saturday, Sept. 8, Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka were playing in the 2018 US Open women’s final. At some point during the match, Williams received violations for coaching from the umpire. Tennis players cannot receive any coaching during the match, and any communication between the player and coach is considered coaching. It appeared that William’s coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, was giving coded hand signals to Williams.

William was then cited for a coaching violation, and she became very upset. Williams approaches the umpire and said, “If he gives me a thumbs-up, he is telling me come on. We do not have any code, and I know you don’t know that. And I understand why you may have thought that was coaching. But I don’t cheat to win, I’d rather lose. I’m just letting you know.” It appears the communication was civil and remained that way. Williams walked away, and later the umpire started a conversation with her. She continued, “It’s not something I do. I have never cheated. I understand why you thought that; I just wanted you to know. I have never cheated.” The umpire responded positively and nodded his head, and she said, “Thank you so much. Thank you so much!” Again, the conversation was civil. Later in the game, Williams smashed her racket, and she received a rare violation and lost a point.

When she realized this, she approached the umpire and communicated her belief that the violation should only be a warning. This is when the umpire said again that she received coaching, and Williams got upset again. “I didn’t get coaching! I didn’t get coaching! I didn’t get coaching! You need to make an announcement that I didn’t get coaching! I don’t cheat, I didn’t get coaching! How can you say that? You owe me an apology! You owe me an apology! I have never cheated in my life! I have a daughter and I stand what’s right for her and I have never cheated! You owe me an apology!” She walked away. For Williams, this was about her character. She was worried that her daughter would read articles that her mother was a cheat. It was more than a penalization. Williams continued to repeat later in the match, “For you to attack my character, this is wrong. You owe an apologize. You stole a point from me, you’re a

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Opinion columnist Brenna Wolfe reacts to the Sept. 8 Serena Williams coaching accusations and what it means in terms of the larger picture.

thief !” He responded with a game penalty for verbal abuse. He gave Osaka the entire game. This is unprecedented. After the game penalty, Williams was then upset that she was being treating differently because she is a woman. She says that male tennis players have said and done a lot worse and did not receive harsh penalties. This is more than an

angry athlete. This is about needing to apply the rules fairly to women, but specifically to black women. She was not a sore loser. This was about Williams’ character being threatened and for the treatment of black women everywhere. Thank you, Serena Williams, for your sacrifice and for continuing to fight for equality and social justice.

Trump’s trade policy is harmful to the U.S.

good increased by a whopping 31 percent. One hallmark of the Party of Lincoln (Republicans) has been their support of free trade, that is, until our 45th President tried Most Americans are to change GOP values. life-long learners and will Trump withdrew the USA change their mind when facts from the 12 nation Transbecome known. Of course, Pacific Partnership on Jan. despite what evidence is pre23, 2017. Now, 61 percent of sented, there will always be Americans want Trump and stubborn, stick-to-their-guns Congress to get back into the individuals. TPP. The conservative Wall What about NAFTA? Street Journal reported on Overall support for the USASept. 5 about a Chicago Mexico-Canada agreement Council on Global Affairs has increased by 10 percent. non-partisan survey whereShould USA and China by 82 percent of Americans exchange goods? Here’s said they believe free trade w h e r e Trump and his most ardent supporters may have to retreat from what they think of our relationship with our number one trading partner: 71 percent of Americans think a continued trade war with China TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE President Trump with his executive order to withdrawl from the Trans Pacific Partnership on Jan. will hurt Editor’s Note: This Letter to the Editor was submitted by Steve Corbin, UNI professor emeritus of marketing.

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is good for the economy; an increase of 23 percent from two years ago. Sixty-seven percent of Americans think free trade is also good for creating jobs; an astounding 27 percent increase in two years. Four out of five Americans believe expanding, not contracting exports, is best for job retention and job growth. A stunning 85 percent of Americans think free trade is good for consumers. While the Democrats sentiment over the value of free trade increased by 16 percent in the last two years, Republicans belief of free trade being

their pocket book and hometown economy. When Iowa’s 211,373 farmers learned that because of Trump’s trade tariff debacle they would receive a one penny ($0.01) per bushel of corn, $8 per pig and $1.65 per soybean bushel reimbursement as part of the $12 billion Farm Aid Plan, the entitlement they didn’t want, that may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back as to how they feel about the tariff policy. Trump’s $12 billion bailout just became an additional tax burden for you and me. Americans are seeing, first-hand, how President Trump’s self-imposed trade tariffs, implemented, of course, for national security purposes, and the ensuing trade wars are causing price increases in the goods they purchase. The facts are quite compelling, and security wise, national attack sirens remain silent. It’s reported that when Rep. Richard Neal (Dem.Mass.) informed newly elected Trump and his White House associates how America had prospered with free trade ever since the American Revolutionary War and the United States has 154 World Trade Order bilateral agreements, 20 free

trade agreements, 66 trade and investment framework agreements, 45 bilateral investment treaties and renegotiating trade agreements requires two-thirds of the Senate’s approval, he was struck by their dumbfoundedness. I’m not shocked to learn it was no other than the late Sen. John McCain (Rep., Arizona) who was the first to warn Americans about Trump’s nationalism and isolationist policy and its potential harm to our economy. Trump’s trade policy was the brain child of Steve Bannon (who had never worked in government or at a policy-making institute), who in turn convinced Trump that tariffs were good and would not cause any economic harm. • Educated Americans and wise politicians alike have known since America’s War of Independence that being an isolationist does not work. In honor to the wisest politician of modern history, Sen. John McCain (1936-2018), ask your Congressional legislators to abolish any thoughts of authoritarian-isolationist-nationalism trade policy. Let’s keep America great like it has been since 1776 with open and free global trade opportunities for all businesses.

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FILM REVIEW

‘The Nun’ is an unholy abomination HUNTER FRIESEN Film Critic

Over the last five years, the “Conjuring” universe has taken the horror genre by storm. This has been made possible by great directing and inventive scares that defy expectations. “The Nun,” the newest film in the series, has none (pun intended) of those quality traits. Instead, it ends up being one of the most generic and forgettable horror films in recent memory. Set in 1952 Romania, the body of a young nun is found outside a monastery. The nun committed suicide by hanging, but the reason is unknown. The Vatican sends Father Burke and Sister Irene to investigate the nun’s death and find out if the monastery is still holy ground. Once there, Burke and Irene are met with many different types of supernatural evil, all of which spawn from a spirit that has been recently awoken. Directing: 2/5 Marking only his second feature, director Corin Hardy fails miserably to make this film different from other supernatural horror films. He relies way too heavily on jump scares and doesn’t establish a creepy atmosphere. Despite having only a 96-minute runtime, “The

Nun” is surprisingly boring. Hardy keeps the pace very slow and doesn’t allow for anything interesting to develop. Not much really happens until the very end, when we get a quick final showdown that ends in the campiest way possible. Speaking of campiness, the film tries to interject the scares with a few slight one-liners. They make no sense in the context of the story and always fail miserably, evoking groans rather than laughter. One slight nod that can be given to Hardy is his average camerawork. Some of the overhead and pan shots are interesting to look at, but that’s about it. Writing: 1/5 Written by Gary Dauberman with help from James Wan, “The Nun” could already take the cake for the worst writing of the year. The overall premise of the film is decent, but any resemblance to a story after that is downright terrible. Important elements have very little background and anything that happens is given no reasoning whatsoever. Each character is very dull. They have tragic generic backstories that try (and fail) to make us connect with them. They also make some of the dumbest decisions, such as splitting up multiple times and trying to fight a

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Directed by Corin Hardy, “The Nun” was released on Sep. 6 and recieved a 26% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The supernatural horror film follows the investigation of a young nun’s death in 1952 Romania.

demon head on. Similar to the directing, the writing fails to make the film scary in any way. Almost every “scare” is a jump scare that simply startles you. After that, nothing really happens as the film cycles to the next jump scare. It’s predictable and restricts any element of surprise. Acting: 1/5 Completing the trifecta of horribleness is the acting. Demián Bichir plays Father Burke. Just like his character, Bichir is bland and lacks any trace of personali-

ty. All he does is have a concerned look on his face and barely makes any meaningful interaction with the other characters. Taissa Farmiga, sister of franchise star Vera Farmiga, plays Sister Irene. Unfortunately, Taissa shares no quality acting traits with her superior sister. She constantly seems out of her element and isn’t able to be more than a one-note character. Last, and certainly least, is Jonas Bloquet as Frenchie, a local farmer who acts as a guide to Burke and Irene.

YAF plants flags for 9/11 memorial SOFIA LEGASPI

Campus Life Editor

On Tuesday, the 17th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, nearly 3,000 American flags fluttered on the Campanile lawn in rememberance of those who died.

“The exact number is 2,977 flags that we planted on the field [. . .] to be specific for the amount of people that died in 9/11,” said Lucas Boyer, sophomore political science major and chairman of the UNI chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), which

organized the Never Forget Project. UNI’s YAF chapter was founded last October. The flags displayed on Sep. 11 were sponsored by their national affiliate and was the chapter’s first major project. “This was just a memorial,” Boyer said. “Though

YAF is a political group, we decided not to politicize this event by sponsoring ourselves other than [saying] the event itself was brought to you by UNI YAF.” Boyer encouraged those interested in bringing similar projects to UNI’s campus to check out YAF.

Frenchie is the arrogant tough guy in every horror film that you just want to punch. He’s the source of all the painful one-liners and is just flat out terrible to watch. Overall: 1.5/5 “The Nun” is a boring and frightless mess that fails on all levels. By the time the credits roll, any audience member should feel insulted that they wasted both time and money on this pitiful excuse of a horror film.

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Bergeron said that he did consider the fact that many college students are wary of the price changes. “I hope students will understand why it costs more, and so hopefully customers will be as continuous as they have been before,” Bergeron said.

We hope it won’t be a drastic change for people; we want to provide them a great value pizza. Nick Bergeron

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Bergeron also mentioned that there will be a grand opening for Nick’s Pizza coming soon. “We are figuring out what we need to perfect, what’s working and what’s not working,” Bergeron said. “Once we get the signs up and everything going that we’d like for it, then we will have our grand opening.”

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Frederick Douglass festival coming to library

for a time of rememStaff Writer brance. “We want to Rod Library will be host- join the rest of the ing the Frederick Douglass nation,” Bembry said. “Power of Words” festival “We need to be a part from Sep. 18 to 22. of a national agenda. This year marks the 200th I got busy, rallying anniversary of Douglass’ collaborative entibirth. According to “The ties.” Baltimore Sun,” President CHAS joined with Trump declared Feb. 14, Rod Library, the UNI 2018 a national celebration Museum and the for Douglass’s birthday. College of Social and Douglass’ home state of Behavioral Sciences Maryland celebrated the to bring the festival event with exhibits, speech- to life. es and even a tour through “UNI is always the city of Douglass’s life in visionary,” Bembry Baltimore. said. “That’s how we Celeste Bembry, the do things here on this recruitment and retention campus. After concoordinator at the College sulting faculty and of Humanities, Arts and staff, I said, ‘Lets do Sciences (CHAS), wanted something [. . .] to UNI to join in this nation- put UNI right in the al celebration of Douglass. mix of being visionAlthough the Feb. 14 date has ary [and] forward COURTESY PHOTO Rod Library will be hosting the “Power of Words” festival well passed, this bicentennial thinking.” year of Douglass’s birth calls The festival will next week in honor of Douglass’ 200th birth aniversary. ALLISON MAZZARELLA

include an array of exhibits from the UNI museum, student and faculty-led presentations and forums which Bembry hopes will create an open space for respectful discussions of difficult topics, as well as a time to break down barriers and assumptions. Additionally, there will be performance slams at the Center for Multicultural Education. Topics at these events will deal with issues like DACA, immigration and the #MeToo movement, to name a few. There will also be discussion of the film, “Black Panther,” in order to address stereotypes of Africa as a primitive place.

A Wikipedia “edit-a-thon” will take place upstairs in the Rod Library, providing a chance for people to gather and write about underrepresented people of color on Wikipedia. The library already has several displays up to advertise the event, such as cases and shelves with books, artifacts and videos about Douglass. More displays are yet to come to further advertise the event. Bembry hopes the displays in the library will spark excitement and curiosity, drawing people in for the festival. “Our opinions matter. Our thoughts matter. We need to sit down and hear perspectives,” Bembry said. The events on Friday will cater mainly to the UNI community and public, whereas Saturday will be a time for secondary schools, teachers and students to come and participate in the festival.

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Both inside and outside the classroom, Waseskuk is fascinated by the natural dyeing process and its connection between art, ecolo-

gy, and sustainable practice. During her artist talk on Sep. 15, Waseskuk’s goal is for the audience to marvel at plants and ponder the relationships between humans and the natural world. “We’ve kind of separated ourselves from nature,”

Waseskuk said. “And so any chance that we get to reconnect with the natural world, I think is important. So I’ve really been thinking about how I reconnect with the plants around me through natural color and the dye process.”

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VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball dominates at Ball State Tourney JERRIUS CAMPBELL Sports Writer

The UNI volleyball team hit the road this past weekend to play in three matches on Sept. 8 and 9 at the Active Ankle Invite at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. The Panthers would win back-to-back matches on Sept. 7 against host Ball State and the Indiana Hoosiers. Karlie Taylor would lead the Panthers with 16 kills and two aces. Following Taylor was Jaydlin Seehase, who would end the contest with 14 kills and one block. UNI would set the tone early as they won the first set 25-21. In the second set, the Panthers wouldn’t put much together, losing the 25-20. Set three saw the Panthers finding their rhythm, smashing the Cardinals 25-13. The fourth and final set would end in a dominating 25-19 performance by the Panthers with a score in

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Junior Karlie Taylor was named the MVP of Ball State’s Active Ankle Invite this past weekend.

favor of the Panthers, 3-1. In the second match of the day against Indiana, every set would be neck-and-neck. UNI took the first set 25-22 as the same effort was carried onto the second set with a 25-23 advantage. The Hoosiers would bounce back in the third with a 22-25 advantage over the Panthers.

In the last set of the match, the Panthers would run away with the lead, ending the set 25-23. Karlie Taylor continued to impress with 24 kills and one ace serve. Piper Thomas would also have an excellent outing with 18 kills and two blocks for the Panthers. UNI ended the match with .262 hitting percentage. On the second day of the tournament, the Panthers faced off against North Dakota State Bison. Karlie Taylor had been outstanding for the Panthers this season, and her leadership would help the Panthers out hit the Bison by a large margin. In this matchup, UNI would hold them to a .091 hit percentage, which led to ten errors by the Bison. The match finished in favor of the Panthers, 25-16, 25-22, 25-15. Taylor would end with 15 kills followed by Thomas with 14 kills, as the Panthers ended the contest with a .277 hit percentage.

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The Panthers currently sit at 5-4 heading into the Illinois Tournament, which will be held Sept. 14-15 in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.

Karlie Taylor was named the tournament most valuable player (MVP) with 55 kills and was named the All-Tournament MVP as the Panthers move to 5-4 this season with three nonconference matches remaining. Next up for UNI, they have one last three match tournament on the road

this weekend as they head to Urbana-Champaign for the Illinois Tournament. There they will take on the host Illinois Fighting Illini, Lipscomb Bisons, and their former Missouri Valley Conference rivals, the Creighton Bluejays.

SOCCER

UNI women’s soccer drops three of last four PRESTON JENSEN Sports Writer

The UNI women’s soccer team began their regular season on Aug. 19. Going into their season, the Panthers had high hopes. “We expected to be successful and to continue the path we were on last season,” said head coach Bruce Erickson. “Graduating and replacing five senior and four of them starters was going to be a challenge but we have met that challenge, for the most part.” Sitting with one win and two ties at the end of August, the Panthers suffered their first loss of the season on Aug. 31 to the VCU Rams in Iowa City. Although they lost 2-0 to the Rams, there were some positive takeaways

from the game. Goaltender Jami Reichenberger kept up her great play with 11 saves throughout the game. The Panthers also combined for four shots on goal. UNI’s Sept. 2 match against Central Michigan was an exciting one. Kelsey Yarrow scored the first goal of the game after being assisted by Hannah McDevitt. At the end of regulation, the score was tied 1-1, and the teams were sent into overtime. Jordyn Rolli came through in the clutch to shoot the game winning goal, and give the Panthers the 2-1 win. The Panthers then hit the road to face off with South Dakota State on Sept. 7 in Brookings, South Dakota. The Panthers only allowed one goal, but unfortunately were unable to respond with a goal

of their own. Reichenberger defended nineteen shots with ten being on goal. McDevitt came close to scoring with three shot attempts and two of them on goal as UNI fell 1-0. The Panthers latest game was against North Dakota State on Sept. 9 which resulted in a 2-1 loss. Sydney Hayden did manage to score a goal with some help from Rolli, who had the assist. The UNI Panther women’s soccer team (2-3-2) will take the field next against the Northern Illinois Huskies in Waterloo on Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. This will be the first of the final two non-conference matches the Panthers will play before kicking off Missouri Valley Conference play on Sept. 23 against LoyolaChicago.

GOLF

Panther women open season PATRICK HANSEN

Sports Writer

The UNI women’s golf team traveled to Omaha, Nebraska for their first tournament on Sept. 1, where they took second place overall as a team. The tournament was scheduled to last two rounds, but the second round was called for darkness after it had been delayed. Emily Snelling placed the highest in individual play, tying for seventh place with a two-round

score of 154. Other individual scores included Anne Gradoville, who finished just a stroke behind Snelling at 155. Hannah Bermel shot a 159, Sydney Eaton and Hailey Bermel tied and notched a 161 and Sarah McMichael scored a 162. The womens’ second tournament took place at Illinois State on Sept. 8-10 where they placed fourth as a team, highest among Missouri Valley Conference teams competing. As a team, the Panthers finished the tournament with a total score of 921,

including a 303 team score in the third round which was their best score for a single round. Hannah Bermel tied for 12th, Eaton grabbed 25th, Gradoville finished off with a tie at 26th and Hailey Bermel and Snelling tied for 34th. Gradoville also had the best round among Panthers hitting two over 74 (+2). UNI’s next tournament will take place on Sept. 28-30 at the Iowa Golf Tournament, at the University of Iowa’s Finkbine Golf Course.

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Sitting at 2-3-2 this season, the Panthers women’s soccer team faces a tough road ahead with conference play right around the corner.

Upcoming Home Athletic Events Sept. 14: Soccer vs. Northern Illinois Sept. 22: Football vs. Hampton Sept. 24: Volleyball vs. Indiana State Sept. 29: Swim & Dive Intrasquad Meet

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FUN & GAMES

SIERRA STEEN Managing Editor

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17 Alpine airs 18 Broken out, in a way 19 Days gone by, in days gone by 20 Capital on the Volga 21 Suppress, as a story 22 Punching tools 23 Suffix with fruct-

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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 -- Align on financial decisions with family. An elder shows you something new. Creativity flows naturally. A dream may seem impossible or distant. Budget to get closer. -Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- You’re on the same page. Collaboration flowers and grows. Focus on practical possibilities rather than distractions or fantasies. Learn by doing. Get creative together. -Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is an 8 -- All that practice is paying off. You’re building health and strength for the long road. Discover gold from the past. Show up, and surge ahead. -Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Discover a work of beauty from the past. Romance kindles through poetry, music and art. Consider new possibilities with someone attractive. Get a lucky break. -Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Add beautiful touches to your home. Create a peaceful sanctuary for family recharging. Imagine and speculate about color, style and lighting. Invest in quality. -Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Communicate and connect. Write, report and post with wit and perception. Creativity and determination combine in marvelous ways. Craft a work of art. -Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Financial harmony is achievable. Listen to a female’s advice. An older person is impressed. Make sure you know what’s required, and provide it. -Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Get help building a personal dream. Polish your presentation with a new style or outfit. Your work is getting attention. Step into the spotlight and shine. -Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Private reflection produces satisfying results. Meditate on what’s passed and what’s ahead. Consider other views without rendering judgment. Appearances can deceive. Ponder the possibilities. -Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Deepen connections with a community project. Contribute for the common good and your spirit gets fed. Simple, easy engagement satisfies. Have fun with friends. -Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- A professional challenge provides a satisfying solution. Get support to cross the finish line. A dream seems within reach. Find a friend who can teach you. -Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Learn through direct experience. Bring a vision into practical reality. Self-discipline enables creativity. Study and discover a valuable solution. Explore with an open mind.

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