Reproductive rights remain one of the most polarizing issues in the United States and on campus. The use of signs has become a popular form of demonstration.
From the depths of the Grand Canyon to raging riv ers in Arkansas, the UNI Outdoors Adventure Trips Program offered students, fac ulty and community members guided access to America’s backcountry.However, to the dismay of many UNI students and alumni, the Adventure Trips Program was cut in May 2022.
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Shortly after, a differ ent individual stood about 50 feet away with a sign reading “abortionfinder.org,” referenc ing an online database of abor tionMachenproviders.noted the timeli ness of the panel occurring as midterm elections quickly approach. “I think our goal really is to provide people with some tools to help them make better political decisions because our students are going to be voters. This is an issue that they’re going to be voting on, and this will help them see how this issue has played out recently but also what the his torical arguments are.”
History and political science departments to present “A History of Reproductive Rights”
For former UNI Outdoors graduate assistant Maycie Stanbro, the news was devas tating.“The Adventure Trips have changed my life. The whole
management issue, we would have appreciated the chance to adjust our risk management so that we could continue to operate.”Director of Recreation Services Christopher Denison explained the Adventure Trip Program was canceled due to an internal review conducted by departmental leadership and staff.
Sept. 20 to educate the com munity on one of the most polarizing issues in the United States right now.
The UNI Outdoors Adventure Trips Program was cut in May 2022. The program allowed students, faculty and community members to experience outdoor recreation in America’s backcountry, such as the Mines of Spain in Dubuque where the group above took a ski trip in 2021.
In the Lang Hall auditorium from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., the
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Current UNI Outdoors gradu ate assistant Andrew Abrams said. “It was also a really spe cial program because it was a chance for students, faculty, and community members to gather together which doesn’t happen as much.”
departments will be hosting a panel they call A History of Reproductive Rights. The event is also being sponsored by UNI’s Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society and The American Democracy Project, a network of state universities aiming to prepare young peo ple to engage in civil society.
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at reproductive rights from a wide“We’relens. coming at the topic from a variety of different per spectives, and we’re hoping to give students some background and information to help them understand what has been hap pening in the U.S. and how that fits in with what the rest of the world has been doing as well in terms of reproductive rights,” sheAlreadysaid. this semester it has been clear just how polarizing the issue of abortion is on cam pus. On Wednesday, Sept. 14, a crowd of students gathered around the east entrance of Rod Library where a group of individuals had erected a sign reading the phrase “Abortion is not a right.”
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“The goal was to get students out to these locations so that they could really experience the world and have these awe some times and meet a real ly wonderful community,”
Abrams expressed frustra tion regarding clear commu nication from administration to students explaining why the program was canceled.
Rausch, the UNI Outdoors Adventure Trips also changed his trajectory after he went backpacking through the Grand Canyon with the pro gram. “Once I came back I immediately changed my major to Outdoor Recreation. The Adventure Program liter ally changed my degree and it is a huge loss to students this program was terminated.”
“Exact numbers were not really provided, at least not to students,” Abrams said.
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“We control our pricing, so it would make sense for us to be informed so we could have made up for that price difference. If it was a risk
The panel is free to attend and open to the public. It will feature four UNI faculty mem bers across various areas of study: Barbara Cutter (histo ry), Carissa Froyum (sociolo gy), Emily Machen (history) and Scott Peters (political sci ence).Machen teaches a class on modern European women’s history. She explained that the panel will attempt to look
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course of my life I thought I was going to do theater per formance, and UNI Outdoors, especially the Adventure Trips Program, really changed my wholeStanbrotrajectory.”continued, “I don’t think we could have done anything better. We did not cancel a single trip from low enrollment. We had just had one of the best years that UNI Outdoors had had, so it was just very confusing for us and very demoralizing. We had put our hearts and souls into thisForprogram.”2004alumni Jeremiah
When it was announced the Adventure Programs Program would be terminated, Kurt decided to email several differ ent UNI administrators to try and find a clear reason why the program was “Everyoneterminated.wasgiving us the runaround so I decided I was going to do some dig ging,” Kurt said. “Originally we weren’t given a specific rea son, it was just a lot of specula tion. And then we were told it was a funding issue, but we are self-sustaining and have people pay for trips so we break even.”
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Abrams acknowledged stu dents had to pay money for the Adventure Trips, but insisted coordinators tried to make the trips as accessible as possible.
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Even though UNI Outdoors will still continue to operate in some capacity, Stanbro asserts it is not “Withoutenough.the Adventure Trips Program operating at full capacity, we are not providing the highest quality experience for students.” Stanbro said.
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“The UNI campus offers hiking in the West Trail and Hillside Trail Complexes,” Denison said. “Additionally, the North Pond will also con tinue to be accessible for water activities, including kayaking, canoeing, stand up paddle boarding and fishing.”
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O’Connell added, “Although we are not able to continue the adventure trips, Outdoor Recreation will provide pro grams for students using the North Pond, hiking the West Trail and Hillside Trails. The Cedar Valley has successfully
Machen hopes students will be drawn to the idea of looking at reproductive rights from his torical, legal and constitutional perspectives.“Whenthe supreme court made the Dobbs decision, they based that partly in history, but that’s not the only way to look at it from a historical perspec tive,” she said.
Out of all of the conflicting opinions on campus, Machen emphasized that the panel is intended for everyone, no mat ter where they fall on the polit ical“It’sspectrum.areally important issue for everybody,” she said.
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“It’s something that is definite ly shaping our political system right now in really significant ways. Regardless of what side people are on or what perspec tive they have, everybody can benefit from thinking about the issue more critically.”
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“I think this will give stu dents a chance to see how peo ple have thought about abor tion in the past because I think people forget that the way we see things now is not the way they have always been seen,”
Machen added. “There are dif ferent ways to look at the issue and depending on what coun try and what part of the past you’re talking about, people have had really different ideas about reproductive rights.”
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Stanbro also commented, “They got rid of the thing that actually made revenue. It’s like they are setting the program up to fail.”Another concern expressed by O’Connell during Kurt’s questioning was that profes sional staff members were needed to manage the trips, and all students who led trips would need to be paid. Many student leaders in the UNI Outdoors Adventure Trips Program were volunteers.“Shelley (O’Connell) is manufacturing two problems that don’t exist,” Kurt said. “The first one is that we need pro staff to go on trips. You cannot find a single college that requires that. They have stu dents that are trained in first aid and go camping all the time. So why is that suddenly a require ment? We don’t know because when we asked that question it was dodged.”
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UNI Outdoors required stu dents who participated in their Adventure Trips programs to pay a certain amount for travel and equipment expenses. This was a concern expressed by O’Connell.“Byfocusing on local out door recreation offerings, we are reducing financial barri
“Based on trend utilization data, UNI modified the out door program to assure effi ciency while maintaining a high-level of service to stu dents,” Denison said. “A review of University of Northern Iowa Recreation Services has led to a change in programming, spe cifically in the area of Outdoor Recreation.”Denison emphasized there is not a single point of data UNI focuses on but rather, “trends in the industry with peers and program utilization in all areas of the Recreation Services department.” Shelley O’Connell, the Assistant Vice President & Executive Director of Student Health and Wellbeing, reiterated Denison’s rea soning for why the program was terminated.
In the past, students were able to travel to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in northern Michigan for rock climbing. That trip was one of many that took participants away from the WRC’s rockwall and into nature.
The programs focused not only on travel, but on creating connections between students. The students above enjoyed warm drinks while camping on a trip to the Buffalo River in Arkansas in spring 2022.
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ers associated with adventure trips that can negatively impact a student’s participation,” O’Connell said. “We are com mitted to providing inclusive opportunities and help students start to see there are options available for them to incor porate into their health and well-being goals.”
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“We tried to run our trips as cheap as possible while still running in the green, so that money wasn’t an issue,” Abrams said. “Those without money really struggle to get into the backcountry so we tried to eliminate that barrier as much as possible.”
“You are not going to find a cheaper option to go to the Grand Canyon,” Kurt adds. “If financial difficulties were truly an issue, we wouldn’t have people on wait lists to go on our trips.”
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Former UNI student and volunteer Trip Coordinator Jacob Kurt reflects Stanbro’s sentiments.“TheNorth Pond is great but you cannot compare it to the Grand Canyon.”
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How ABC’s latest hit show proves that sitcoms are not dead
On Dec. 7, 2021, the first episode of a brand new sit com, “Abbott Elementary,” aired. Starring Quinta Brunson, who some may recognize from her time at Buzzfeed, Tyler James Williams, the recognizable face from Everybody Hates Chris and Sheryl Lee Ralph of “Dreamgirls” fame. The trio are not alone, starring alongside a talented ensem ble. “Abbott Elementary” is a mockuseries, following the lives of teachers at the Philadelphia school Abbott Elementary. Abbott paints a picture of a large majority of American public schools— largely underfunded, over worked teachers and poor district management. The
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Monday night, both Brunson and Ralph walked away with Emmys, Brunson for writing, and Ralph for her role as a supporting actress.
ABC has long been an industry giant when it comes to sitcom programming. But, as an audience, as our demands change, the indus try must change with it. ABC’s promotion and roll out of “Abbott Elementary” shows that sitcoms aren’t dead—they just need to meet the demands of the audience. What an audience
ABC’s latest hit show, “Abbott Elementary,” is reaching those who do not typically watch network television by srreaming to Hulu.
Over the span of the first season’s 13 episodes, “Abbott Elementary” gar nered a large fanbase on Twitter and acclaim from reviewers at the New York Times and the Guardian. Before the final episode of the first season aired in April, a second season was ordered by ABC, this time, a full 22 episode run. One of the biggest reasons for “Abbott Elementary’s” success out side of the slapstick writing and talented performers was ABC’s outsourcing of the show to streaming service giant Hulu. While the show aired Wednesday nights after ABC’s Nightly News, on Thursday mornings, the most recent episode would also drop for streaming on Hulu. After the pilot epi sode aired and released to streaming, people were abuzz about Brunson’s proj ect. Due to the week of anticipation for the second episode, “Light Bulb,” this second episode amassed 3.45 million viewers. One of the largest reasons peo ple began watching “Abbott Elementary” on ABC was because they first watched it on Hulu. ABC’s adoption of streaming is the reason why a lot of the network’s programming is still alive. Prior to their hybrid work with “Abbott Elementary” and Hulu, “Grown-ish,” Yara Shahidi’s spin-off of “Black-ish,” also test ed out this model with Hulu. Proving successful,
ABC began implementing this with their other sit coms, eventually leading to “AbbottShortlyElementary.”afterthe final episode of the debut season aired, the 74th Primetime Emmy nominations came out. “Abbott Elementary” amassed five nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, and nods to Brunson, Williams, Ralph and Janelle James in respective come dy acting categories. After
wants is to watch stories that reflect their experiences, see people go through life like they are. But, they also want to be able to stream it. ABC deciding to drop episodes on Hulu post-original air date was crucial to the success of “Abbott Elementary,” and created the founda tion for what could be the next “Modern Family” or “Mork & Mindy.” “Abbott Elementary” airs the first episode of its second season on Wednesday, Sept. 21.
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The American Broadcasting Company, bet ter known as ABC, is known for several things. Among these include its news broad casting, from morning to evening, with familiar faces like Al Roker and David Muir, its late night TV with Jimmy Kimmel and the television spots that ensure ABC takes home swaths of Emmys every year—their sitcoms. But, with long-run ning fan favorites like “Modern Family” becoming things of the past, how does ABC adapt their sitcoms for their newer audience, and how does ABC reach those who don’t typically watch network television?
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13 episodes that were aired in the first season showed not only the seriousness that comes with the state of our public school systems, but the light that comes from certain situations and the predicaments that the Philadelphia teachers find themselves in. But, beyond just the premise of the show and the lovable teachers the ensemble portrays, one of the things that makes Abbott so special is the writing. In the shadow of afore mentioned sitcom greats, Brunson’s scriptwork for the pilot episode shines. “Losing the rug is a huge ‘L.’ Big deal. For primary classes, the rug is like a calm island among a wild sea. An oasis for the kids. Which I now realize is the opposite of an island. Okay, it’s either land in water or water in land. Let’s just say it’s like Xanax. It’s a big Xanax you can sit on.”
Since 1948, ABC has been airing sitcoms, shows that typically air after the night ly news programming and before the late night televi sion specials. ABC has long been known for their sitcom programming, their catalog including classics like “Full House,” “Happy Days,” “Home Improvement,” “Leave it to Beaver,” “Mork & Mindy” and “The Brady Bunch.” Their more con temporary catalog also includes some well loved audience favorites such as “The Goldbergs,” “Blackish” and “Modern Family.” But, these long-running favorites are all in the pro cess of filming, writing or airing their last episode together, or already have. As this chapter of sitcoms on ABC comes to a close, who could take their spots? And, how does ABC contin ue to rope in viewers in the age of streaming?
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Students gathered to celebrate BSU’s 50th anniversary at a banquet this past weekend.
The University of Northern Iowa’s Black Student Union (BSU) celebrated 50 years this past weekend with UNI alumni Purnell Cezar, CEO of Black and Bold Coffee and Courtlandt Butts, the founder of LifeGuardian Worldwide LLC and an equity transformation spe cialist, alongside two of the seven members of the UNI Seven.Juana Hollingsworth, a two-time graduate from the university, emceed this event. Hollingsworth was a part of creating a change at the University of North ern Iowa and was heavily involved in the Black Student Union while at tending UNI in 2016-2017. Without Hollingsworth and the help of many others, BSU would not be as strong as it is today. “It is a good feeling to be back on campus, mainly because with so much history, with so much knowledge that I have about the institution, to come back as a visitor feels refreshing to see new faces still doing the work that I planted the seed for many years ago. It is in spiring; it makes me want to go back to the campus that I currently work at and do more work and make sure that I am reaching back to the current stu
ness to learn and grow and create change. “I also want to thank the president of the campus. He seemed like he wants to come to a solution. He wants to figure out the problem, and he doesn't seem like he minds commu nicating with our people.”
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The BSU 50th Anniver sary banquet would not have been a success if it weren't for Chiquita Loveless and
BSU’s 50th anniversary saw special appearances from members of the UNI Seven and other prominent alumni.
dents to help them and see what I can do to make sure they're successful to con tinue to like the legacy of BSU.” Hollingsworth is a full-time Ph.D. student at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Md. Holling sworth also works a parttime job at Johns Hopkins University in their diversity education program, doing co-curricular education.
Byron Washington and Glen Moore stand as they are recognized for their groundbreaking achievements at UNI.
On March 16, 1970, a group of seven students marched to UNI President J.W. Maucker’s home, demanding a safe space for students of color to gather freely and to address the evident and overwhelm ing presence of racism on campus. The UNI Seven is composed of students Tony Stevens, Terry Pearson, Chip Dalton, Joe Sailor, Ann Bachman, Bryon Washington and Palmer Byrd. On Friday, two out of the seven attended the BSU 50th Anniversary banquet.Byron Washington and Glen Moore, not men tioned above, played a massive part in creating a change for the BSU and students on campus in the late 1960s into the ear ly 1970s. For context, in 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights act that prohibits discrimina tion based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The Civil Rights Act allowed minorities to
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the BSU executive board. Loveless stated, “con gratulations to the Black Student Union. You have stood together to support and combat inequalities at UNI for black and brown students. Continue to stand for what is right and speak truth to power.”
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Kurt continued by insisting he as a volunteer does not need to be “Payingpaid.all students is another manufactured issue,” Kurt said. “I don’t need to be paid, I can volunteer. I enjoy going out on these trips and providing these experiences for students. Even if that was a Fair Labor Standards Act issue, there are regulations that allow you to not be paid.”
Welte, UNI Outdoors’ current office man ager adds, “I don’t think the administration or the people who decided to do this real ized how much of an impact it made on students. This was their escape. School gets extremely stressful and this was their way to meet new people and experience amaz ingTheplaces.”decision to terminate this program has even caused a few students to continue their education elsewhere.
I think there were other ways they could have done that.”
“It’s very disheartening and has frankly put a bad taste in my mouth about UNI,” Stanbro said. “Obviously I did not stay to finish my degree which was really hard. I understand it is a trend that these programs are disappear ing, but if they needed to cut back from outdoor rec,
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Abrams also reiterated the importance of safety within the“Allprogram.ofour trip coordi nators had wilderness first aid certification, which is the industry standard for certifi cation for guides,” Abrams said. “We held ourselves to a high level of discipline in how we acted in the back country andStanbrooutdoors.”also noted the importance of safety on trips, and the danger of continuing to rent out equipment to stu dents who are not familiar or trained“Whenproperly.you send some one with no experience with the correct gear and a hand ful of notes, it puts students at risk,” Stanbro said. “Too much of that knowledge is gained practically. It’s simply not safe to say, ‘Here’s a back pack, here’s a stove and here’s some gas, go hike 20 miles into the middle of nowhere and purify your own water.’
Rausch, who has worked in higher education throughout his career, suggests the pro gram can be run by graduate assistants and not professional staff.“The program can still exist with a GA overseeing it and student supervisors,” Rausch said. “Really give stu dents the responsibilities that reflect their roles. It is pos sible to run the program that way.”As a last resort to figure out why the program was can celed, Kurt decided to file a public records request regard ing the termination of UNI Outdoors Adventure Trips Programs. UNI is a public entity, and the public can request records under Iowa law. He submitted a request May 9 and received a response May 11 which partially read, “The estimated cost to gath er the information for your request is 91 hours at $30 per hour. The total invoice would be Kurt$2,730.”questioned as to why he was required to pay this amount to receive the infor mation he requested, and it was estimated the time to locate, retrieve and review the requested documentation would take 91 work hours to complete.“Ididn’t reply,” Kurt said. “I was just like, this has
university and the choices and actions of some of the admin istrators
In fall 2021, UNI Outdoors led a canoeing trip on Paddlers Trail through the Cedar Valley. Canoeing and other water recreation services will remain available through UNI Outdoors this year.
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Severalhere.”alumni, like Rausch, have conveyed frus tration with the universi ty’s decision to cut back the Adventures Trips Program, with an online petition on change.org to save the pro gram receiving 875 out of a goal of 1,000 signa tures. Several commenters expressed how the Adventure Trips were a fundamental part of their experience at UNI.
Welte encourages UNI administrators to reach out to UNI Outdoors students who are still confused about the decision to terminate the Adventure Trips.
to be a joke. There was no effort to identify a solution or find a happy medium. (The Adventure Trips Program) is gone and we have to deal with it.”There was also specula tion that the UNI Outdoors Adventure Trips may have been terminated due to safe ty concerns, but Kurt heav ily emphasized safety as a top priority for UNI Outdoors Trips, himself being a certi fied“WeEMT.go through a lot of risk management before our trips. We have numbers of highway patrol, local hospi tals, we have a first aid kit, we ask about medical history so those who are trained at the responder level can give aid.”
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“It would be a really good idea for the people who can celed this program to try and get in contact with a lot of the leadership team members in UNI Outdoors, and some par ticipants to just explain why,” Welte said. “That’s really all we want. We just want to understand why and how this happened.”
That is something we would have to teach a class on for an entire semester before I would even feel comfortable sending somebody out into the back country.”Stanbro continued, “From higher positions there is igno rance regarding how difficult it is to gain the knowledge and practical skills to do what we do on Sydneytrips.”
The Adventure Trips also served as a means of educating students in outdoor skills so they will be more comfortable in exploring the outdoors post-graduation. The student above is practicing lighting a fire during a trip to the Buffalo River in Arkansas.
Kurt also left UNI, and is now working full time as an EMT.“I’m not going to go and spend a lot of time volunteer ing for an organization that doesn’t support me,” Kurt said. “I’m not going to stay and get a degree in parks and rec if I can’t practice parks andAbramsrec.” decided to stay at UNI as a graduate student to finish his degree, but the termination of the Adventure Trips has disheartened him. “Cutting the program obvi ously hurt for me and a lot of other people here, but what hurt us a little bit more was how we were treated by the university as far as they didn’t really want to answer our questions and they didn’t want to own up to that deci sion,” Abrams said. “I came into this position really proud to be a Panther and here at UNI, and I’ll be finishing up after this year kind of looking back very disappointed in this
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UNI got to play with in the comforts of the UNIDome for the first time this season on Saturday, Sept. 17. The Panthers went into this game 0-2 and were looking to get their first win of the season against eighth-ranked Sacramento State. This was going to be no easy task for UNI, and Sacramento State ultimately proved too much for the Panthers, as they won this one Neither37-21.team could get anything going early, but Sacramento State looked to bring some offense to the table as they started their second drive of the game. A good mix of the run and pass game got the Hornets down to the UNI 18 yard line. Two plays later, UNI’s Spencer Cuvelier got a sack that put Sacramento State at third down and 12. Then, quarterback Jake Dunningway made a big completion to Pierre Williams to convert, and the Hornets made it into the endzone two plays later on a three yard rush by Asher O’Hara, putting the Hornets aheadNow7-0.it was UNI’s turn.
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The Panthers looked to make a huge comeback fol lowing halftime. Sacramento
Woo Governor (32) celebrates after a defensive stop while teammates celebrate in the background. Governor finished the game with eight tackles.
After going backwards on this drive, the Panthers had to punt it away, and that gave Sacramento State great field position at the UNI 42 yard line. Even with the field posi tion, the Hornets were only able to get a field goal. Down 27-14, the Panthers had to get things going quickly if they wanted a chance to win. They got the run game going on the next drive, and McShane punched one into the endzone with the third quarter nearly
UNI had a couple more chanc es for points in the first half, but a missed field goal and a fumble in Hornets territory late in the half by Day, meant the Panthers would go into the half down 24-7.
came away with the victory, 37-21.Itwas another solid outing for Day, who completed 20 of 36 passes for 270 with two touchdowns and one intercep tion. Day spread the ball to many different players as a total nine Panthers caught at least one pass. Wolf and Allen both had touchdown recep tions. Vance McShane led the ground attack, carrying the ball 12 times for 84 yards and a touchdown.Following the tough loss for the Panthers, they will go on the road next weekend to play Western Illinois. They will be looking to get their first win of the season.
and O’Hara, the Hornets went down just outside the UNI redzone with just over three minutes left in the game. A field goal by Hornets kicker Kyle Sentkowski, put them aheadThe30-21.Panthers had to score quickly if they wanted a chance to win the game. Day completed a 34 yard pass to Wolf, followed by an 18 yarder to Deion McShane. On the next play, Day was intercepted by Marte Mapu who took it all the way down to the UNI 18 yard line. The interception sealed the game, and after O’Hara rushed in for his third touch down of the day, the Hornets
The UNI women’s soc cer team played their first game in Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) play on Saturday, Sept. 17, against the Valparaiso Beacons. UNI came into the game with a 3-3-1 record. They started out the season with three wins and a draw, but had lost three straight coming into this game and were looking
for a bounce back win to start MVC play. Valparaiso came in 1-5-2, with a fourgame losing streak of their own.In the first half, both teams had three shots on goal, but could not convert, and so the game went into halftime score less. UNI had six shots total in the first half and four corner kicks. Jaylie Hickin had two of the shots on goal for the Panthers in the first half en route to her first multi-shot
Panthers stung by Hornets, 37-21
UNI soccer shutout by Valparaiso, 1-0
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over.Down by just six points now, the Panthers looked to make a big stop. They got the stop they needed, but were not able to execute offensive ly. The Hornets drive started with 10 minutes left in the game, and after several good runs by Cameron Skattebo
game, and Lauren Heinsch had the other.
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In the second half, UNI got five shots and six of their ten corner kicks. However, they were only able to get one more shot on goal, shot by Heinsch. Valparaiso got three more shots on goal. The game looked like it was going to draw. However, in the 86th minute, Valparaiso’s Molly O’Rear scored on an assist by Allie Anderson to put the Beacons up 1-0. UNI could
not get one in the goal, and so Valparaiso won.
UNI struggled to get anything going the rest of the half, as a fumble on one drive led to a field goal by the Hornets, which put them ahead 24-7.
UNI had 11 shots, includ ing four shots on goal, while Valparaiso had 16 shots and six shots on goal. UNI led in corner kicks with 10 to Valparaiso’s four. UNI’s Caitlin Richards had five saves but allowed one goal, while Valparaiso had four saves. Heinsch led UNI in shots with four. Hicklin had three shots, and Caroline Hazen and Olivia Knoepfle
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A few good rushes by Vance McShane and great passing by Theo Day, had the Panthers moving down field with effi ciency. Late in the drive, Day connected with tight end Alex Allen for a 24 yard completion to the Hornet 12 yard line. Two plays later Day found Allen again, who went up and made a spectacular catch in the end zone. The game was tiedSacramento7-7. State picked up right where they left off, scoring in seven plays, which ended with four straight com pletions by Dunningway, the last of which was a 21 yard touchdown to Marshel Martin. Soon after, O’Hara went in for his second touchdown of the day on a three yard rush, and the Hornets were up 21-7.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
State got the ball first, but a big 11 yard sack by Jack Kriebs got the Panthers the ball quickly. UNI got started with good field position, and it took just six plays for Day to find Logan Wolf for a 24 yard touchdown. This put the score at 24-14. The Panther defense came up great again on the Hornets’ next drive, but following a punt, the offense would be pinned down at the seven yard line.
Quarterback Theo Day drops back in the pocket during UNI’s 37-21 loss to Sacramento State. Day passed for 270 yards with two touchdowns.
each had two shots for the Panthers. O’Rear led Valparaiso with 4 shots. UNI had four players who played the entire 90 minutes. The players who played from start to finish were Richards, Siri Ott, Kennedy Reiken and Maddie Celarek.
UNI’s next game will be Thursday, Sept. 22, against the Illinois State Redbirds in Normal, Ill. They then face the Missouri State Bears at home on Sunday, Sept. 25.
UNI unveils 2022-23 men’s basketball schedule
Among the notable MVC matchups for UNI is on Jan. 10 when the Panthers host MVC newcomer Murray State. The Racers went 31-3
straight sets. The first set was close up until UNI’s 11-1 run in the middle of the set. UNI went on to win the set 25-16. The second set was a bit closer, but the Panthers were still able to secure the win with a score of 25-22. Finally, UNI once again had a command ing win taking the final set 25-13. Kira Fallert led the way for the Panthers in kills and aces in the first match, tallying 13 and four, respec tively. Inga Rotto had the team lead in blocks with four in the first match as well. The Panthers won the match 3-0.
UNI started off hot in the first match against North Florida, winning three
VOLLEYBALLEditor Panthers win 2 of 3 matches at Hawkeye Invite
The Panthers next match will be Friday, Sept. 23 against undefeated conference oppo nent Valparaiso. UNI’s next home match will be Friday, Oct. 7 against Bradley.
Tayler Alden (6) prepares to serve during UNI’s weekend tournament in Coralville. UNI won two of their three matches this weekend.
The UNI men’s basketball team won the MVC regular season championship for the second time in three years.
won the match 3-1.
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14 for a tough early-season matchup. The Panthers will take part in the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo. on Nov. 21 and 22, with their first game against the San Francisco Dons. The second game in Kansas City will either be against Wichita State or Grand Canyon on Nov. 22, depending on results of the first round games.
The Panther men will return home to the McLeod Center on Nov. 26 against Northern Illinois, before opening up MVC play on the road against Bradley on Nov. 30. They’ll host Evansville on Dec. 3 for another MVC game, and return to a stretch of non-conference games at home throughout December. UNI will take part in the Legends of Basketball Chicago Hoops Showcase at the United Center in Chicago on Dec. 17 against Towson, and St. Bonaventure comes to Cedar Falls on Dec. 22 to close out the non-conference stretch for UNI.
UNI will clash with in-state rival Drake two times in the month of February. Wednesday, Feb. 1 sees the Panthers travel to Des Moines to battle the Bulldogs, and the Panthers will welcome Drake to the McLeod Center on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The final home game, as well as the regular season finale, is on Sunday, Feb. 26 against
The UNI volleyball team lines up during introductions before a match this weekend. The Panthers will begin conference play on Friday, hitting the road to take on Valparaiso.
The second match started
erhouse Loyola-Chicago to the Atlantic 10 conference.
The lone match on Saturday did not fare as well for UNI, as Iowa won three straight sets to take the match. In the first set UNI kept the score close until Iowa eventually pulled away to win the set 25-17. The second set played out similarly with Iowa win ning 25-16. In the final set of the weekend the Panthers stayed close to Iowa the whole time. However, UNI ended up losing the set 25-23. Emily Holterhaus led the team in kills totaling 13 through the three sets, while Spies once again led the way in blocks tallying four. In a three-way tie, Baylee Petersen, Tayler Alden and Ahrenstorff led the team in aces with one
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overall last season, as well as a perfect 18-0 in Ohio Valley Conference play, and were a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament last season. UNI will then travel to Nashville, Tenn. for a road matchup against another MVC new comer, the Belmont Bruins. UNI travels to the Windy City on Jan. 21 to match up with the third new member in the Valley, the UIC Flames.
The UNI men’s basketball team is coming off of their second MVC regular-season title in three seasons and will be looking to replace several key players from last year’s squad. The Panthers will be replacing two-time MVC Player of the Year AJ Green following his depar ture to the NBA, along with starter Noah Carter, who transferred to Missouri and starters Trae Berhow and Tywhon Pickford, who both graduated.
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The season starts out light for the Panther men as they’ll host NCAA Division III Wartburg out of nearby Waverly, Iowa on Monday, Nov. 7 to tip off the new season. Some notable match ups in the non-conference slate will be on Nov. 11 at Richmond, who defeated the Panthers 60-52 in the McLeod Center on Dec. 5 of last year and are the defending Atlantic 10 Conference tournament champions. UNI will stay out east for a battle against Atlantic Coast Conference stalwart Virginia on Nov.
each.Over the whole weekend, Holterhaus led the Panthers in kills with a total of 34 over the three matches. Fallert finished the weekend with the most aces, totaling six over the two days. Finally, Rotto led the team in blocks over the week end totaling seven during the three matches. After the 2-1 outing, the Panthers record for the season now sits at 7-6 which places the team sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference standings.
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The Panthers open this season Nov. 7, hosting Wartburg.
The Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) released its full slate of games for the upcoming 2022-23 con ference season this past week. The Valley will be welcoming three new mem bers to the conference for 2022-23: the Murray State Racers, Belmont Bruins and the Flames of the University of Illinois-Chicago, or UIC, following the departure of men’s basketball pow
off similarly to the first with the Panthers beating South Dakota State in the first set with a fairly comfortable mar gin, 25-18. The second set of this match was just the oppo site as UNI lost their first set of the weekend, 25-17. The third set was slightly closer with UNI taking the victo ry 25-21. The fourth set was exciting with the final score being 35-33 and the Panthers ending up on top. Payton Ahrenstorff led the team in aces with a total of three in the second match of the day. Rotto and Fallert tied for the team high in kills with 13 each. The Panthers had a three-way tie for a lead in block with Carly Spies, Kaylissa Arndorfer and Rotto all tallying two. UNI
men’s basket ball tournament, or “Arch Madness,” returns to St. Louis from Thursday, March 2 to Sunday, March 5. One of the most iconic men’s basketball conference tournaments will determine who will receive the MVC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The Panther volley ball team competed at the Hawkeye Invitational this past weekend, in Coralville, Iowa. The women played two matches on Friday, Sept. 16, against the University of North Florida and against South Dakota State University. They closed out the weekend with a match against home team Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday, Sept. 17. The Panthers went 2-1 throughout the weekend.
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