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Opinion Columnist Dani Goedken argues for free STD testing on campus.

Former Panther linebacker found his place playing for the Baltimore Ravens.

TheatreUNI holds 10-minute play auditions with adaptations for COVID-19.

Address discusses women’s suffrage LAUREN MCGUILL Staff Writer

On Tuesday, Sept. 22, UNI hosted its annual Constitution Day Address to celebrate the day the Constitution was signed: Sept. 17. The event was hosted by UNI Professor and Department Head of Political Science, Scott Peters.

Peters introduced this year’s speaker, Professor Christina Wolbrecht from University of Notre Dame. Wolbrecht hosted a Zoom presentation based on her new co-authored book “A Century of Votes for Women: American Elections Since Suffrage.” The book along with her presentation specially focused on women voting since the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified.

Wolbrecht opened the Zoom presentation with a brief introduction of herself and her new book and then explained how the women gained the right to vote and

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Professor Christina Wolbrecht hosts Zoom presentation annual Constitution Day Address over Zoom based on her new co-authored book “A Century of Votes for Women.”

how it changed America’s voting system. After the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified, everyone had the same question: what would women do with their right

to vote? Many newspapers, politicians and even scholars agreed that women would simply vote whichever way their husband told them to. They were convinced that women

knew nothing of politics and would simply pick the candidate their husband agreed with. With this new opinion, many newspapers began to question if the women’s suf-

frage movement was a failure, and surprisingly the scholars agreed.

Although the voting records from decades ago aren’t exact, it is certain that there was a huge gender gap between voting populations.

Even though women were now legally allowed to vote, states had very low percentages of women voters. And while it was nowhere near as severe as the segregation African Americans faced pertaining to the right to vote, there were still many obstacles that women had to face in order to vote. A specific one being the date to register to vote was in January, specially the January before the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified.

Wolbrecht showcases various graphs and charts showing women’s voting patterns from their first election until the most recent in 2016.

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MVC releases schedules for conference play

COLIN HORNING

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\\.After much speculation surrounding how the 2020-2021 men’s and women’s basketball seasons would pan out, the Missouri Valley Conference released their

schedules for conference play on the men’s and women’s side. Both teams are scheduled for 18 MVC games, with nine being played at home in the McLeod Center and the remaining nine coming on the road. The State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, or “Arch Madness,” is scheduled for March 4-7 at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO for the men’s teams while the Hoops in the Heartland conference tournament for the women will take place March 11-14 at the Taxslayer Center in the Quad Cities. The Panther men’s and women’s teams are both returning strong teams for the seasonand look poised to compete amongst the top tier of the Missouri Valley.

The men’s conference schedule will take place from Dec. 30 through Feb. 27. The Panther men will open the conference slate on Wednesday, Dec. 30 at home against the Missouri State Bears. Amongst the nine home games, five are scheduled on Wednesdays, three on Saturdays and one on a Sunday. Home games on Wednesdays will see

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Clouded in uncertanty midst a pandemic, the Missouri Valley Conference releases schedules for both the men’s and women’s side.

the Panthers matchup against Illinois State on Jan. 6, Bradley on Jan. 20, Indiana State on Feb. 3 and Southern Illinois on Feb. 24 along with their home opener

against Missouri State on Dec. 30. Saturday home games will have UNI host Evansville on Jan. 9, Valparaiso on Jan. 23 and Loyola-Chicago on Feb. 6. The

lone Sunday home game will be against Drake University on Feb. 14.

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UNI-Dome to become voting site ELIZABETH KELSEY News Editor

The UNI-Dome, which has been unusually empty this fall after the postponement of the Missouri Valley Conference football season, will soon take on a different life as the site of early and general election voting.

UNI announced on Tuesday, Sept. 22 that the UNI-Dome would be available to Black Hawk County residents as an early-voting site from Oct. 6-10. The stadium will also serve as a polling location during the general election on Nov. 3.

According to a press release, UNI administration and the UNI Athletics Department collaborated to NI ARCHIVES offer the UNI-Dome as a The UNI-DOME has been designated as a voting site for all residents of Black Hawk County. The stadium will be voting site because the large used both for early voting from Oct. 6-10 and general voting on Election Day, Nov. 3. stadium will allow voters to excited to be able to offer for all UNI students and staff vote, and this will be a maintain social distancing the space during this pan- staff to participate in our huge step in that endeavor.” while casting their ballot. demic,” said UNI Director democracy via early-voting.

The UNI-Dome will “There is no doubt that of Athletics David Harris. We are committed to doing be open as a voting site the UNI-Dome is a per- “We are also grateful to everything we can to help not just for students, but fect voting site, and we are provide a convenient area our student-athletes and for all those registered to

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She explained how experts predicted that the 2016 election between Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, and the Republican nominee, Donald Trump, would have the largest gender gap in voting in years. However, that wasn’t the case at all. Wolbrecht explained that studies show in 2016, white women were more likely to vote for Trump, while women of color were more likely to vote for Hillary. Even though it was predicted more women would not be voting

for Donald Trump, experts were mistaken.

Wolbrecht also explained that women and men without college degrees in 2016 were more likely to vote for a Republican candidate, while men and women with college degrees favored a Democratic candidate.

After the presentation, Wolbrecht answered questions from audience members, one of them being “What will women do in 2020?”

Wolbrecht answered the question with a simple sentence: “The past is always a good predictor of the future.”

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Students and community members who need to register should visit sos.iowa. gov/elections/voterinformation/voterregistration.html.

“This gives students a chance to vote when it’s convenient for them before Election Day,” said Grant Veeder, Black Hawk County auditor and commissioner of elections. “You don’t have to worry about where you’re going to be on Election Day, if you have class all day, or if you’re sick. It’s a great way for students to schedule their own voting.”

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On Monday, Sept. 21, the Waterloo City Council approved a six-week extension of the citywide mask mandate.

The mandate, which was originally passed in late August, would have expired at the end of September. It will now be in place until early November, at which time it will once again be up for reconsideration.

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age of two must wear masks inside public buildings when social distancing isn’t possible, including on private or public transportation.

Less than 24 hours later, however, the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors did not approve a county-wide mask mandate.

The Black Hawk County Board of Health had approved the mandate unanimously on Sept. 2 in a special meeting, when it was sent to the Board of Supervisors for approval. However, it did not pass during the Supervisors’ meeting on Tuesday, Sept.

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According to a Sept. 22 story from KWWL, County Supervisor Chair Chris Schwartz supported the mandate, but it failed due to a lack of a second motion.

The City of Cedar Falls also has a mask mandate, which was implemented on Sept. 8. Like the Waterloo mandate, it is currently set to expire after six weeks, in mid-October. However, the Cedar Falls mandate only requires citizens aged five and older to wear face coverings, as opposed to two years and older in Waterloo.

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Demand free STD testing Disclaimer: The following opinion articles featured do not reflect the opinion of the Northern Iowan newspaper or staff as a whole.

Sex is normal and natural but there is still a stigma around it. This stigma restricts us from giving those who need the proper education and resources what they need. Sex education is exceedingly important, and we can see sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancy rates go down in other communities when there is better education and access to resources. Another way to practice safe sex is to have access to free STD testing.

Without these crucial factors we will see rates rise, and Black Hawk County will remain on top of this list.

In the middle of a pandemic it is easy to forget that there are other diseases and illnesses that are huge problems, one of these is STDs. Black Hawk county is home

to the highest STD rates in Iowa.

When a person contracts an STD there are not always symptoms. Without free access to STD testing many people will not get tested and will spread the illness to many others. Many STDs are curable when caught early on. If not treated they can cause many health issues. Also, already having an STD makes it more likely that you will get another STD like HIV. Adolescents are likely to explore their sexuality; we know this. College students are going to have sex.

According to Eyes Open Iowa, Black Hawk County has a population of 133,455 with 9,421 teens that are 15-19 years old. Teen birth rates are down, a decrease of 31% since 2011, but that doesn’t mean we can stop there. Statewide teens 15-19 years old are 22% of chlamydia cases, 18% of gon-

unwanted pregnancies.

While there are many options within the community many of them are not feasible. The UNI Health Center does not have free testing and Planned Parenthood does not have free testing. These are the two closest and most accessible locations for testing outside of hospitals. Students with no insurance or insurance that does not cover STD tests are at a severe disadvantage and are at a larger risk for larger health issues related to STDs. Up until the current academic PEXELS Dani Goedken discusses the importance of sexual education and sex year UNI had offered free testing to students. Now, resources in regards to UNI’s recent changes to their STD testing policy.

STD testing is only offered orrhea and 5% of syphilis. birth rates are down 31% by fee or insurance.

There are also 109 people since 2011, but why is that? It is clear that STDs are living with HIV/AIDS. Today we have access to an issue in our communiCombined totals of men more educational resources, ty. More needs to be done and women with chlamydia and kids are learning how to by our community and our and/or gonorrhea are nearly have safer sex. It is proven university to help keep us 4,000 cases. that people with more sexu- safe. Free testing and better While STD rates are not al education are more likely education are crucial to this on a decline, we see that teen to have safer sex and avoid effort.

Opinion Columnist

Isn’t it convenient that Amazon has so many services? If the poor college student can’t afford books for classes, then they can go buy them for four bucks on Amazon. Amazon Go will now let you shop in an Amazon grocery store, if you have an account of course. There is also Amazon Music, original films, kindle, television studio, cash up, home services, drive, business and even a video game studio. They are also looking to open a bookstore and theater chain. If you thought Wal-Mart and Disney were going to rule over you, you’ve thought wrong.

Amazon also houses the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos. Bezos is so rich that he could end world hunger twice a year. So why isn’t he?

Why doesn’t society stand up and ask why? If Amazon continues to grow, how long before they open a college?

That probably won’t be tui-

tion free. Amazon isn’t our friend. It’s great that they have all those services, but low long before they are running everything?

Delivery companies could be in danger, “UPS” and “FedEx” are two examples. Amazon is currently testing out “Shipping with Amazon.” Why not cut out the middleman? Costco, Walgreens, Etsy and every other grocery store on earth is. Although, it’s very convenient to have Amazon go, you can just walk right out the store.

Amazon is actually called a monopoly, and not the board game. Here is a definition: market structure characterized by a single seller, selling a unique product in the market. Basically, they face no competition. If Amazon is able to start up a theater chain, they will dominate the market. Netflix has over one hundred and eighty million subscribers. Amazon has over one hundred and fifty million subscribers.

Netflix will be introduced to the streaming endangered list soon. If they are allowed

to open a theater chain, then all independent theaters are at risk of going out of business. COVID-19 has hurt them all already, and Amazon will finish them off.

If our society allows Amazon to continue its monopoly run, they will control the market. They will control pricing, political control and have nowhere to go to buy your four dollar books. With shipping and handling cost of course.

What are some solutions? First, cancel Netflix.

There are plenty of streaming sites to choose from.

Support local businesses.

Have your groceries delivered during a crisis and support your local stores when you can. Find other outlets that aren’t controlled by monopolies. They don’t need to offer cheap books if they control the price and you have nowhere to go.

It’s a false friendship. Do you think it won’t affect you now? Give it a few years, Amazon is a slow burn. This does affect us all. In the game, only one person wins, one to rule them all.

DANI GOEDKEN Opinion Columnist

Amazon is not your friend TYLER MONTGOMERY

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Tyler Montgomery discusses the importance of small business and avoiding monopolies like Amazon.

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TheatreUNI holding 10-minute play auditions KAYLA LAWRENCE cases this doesn’t include Staff Writer

The UNI Theatre program’s 10-minute plays act as a rite of passage for all theatre majors, and yet another fun tradition available for students of any major on UNI’s campus. Each semester, theatre majors enrolled in Assistant Professor Amy Osatinski’s directing course are given the task of directing their very own 10-minute play.

The assignment isn’t just busy work, or even for a mere grade. Instead, Osatinski said, she uses the plays as a teaching moment so her students can ask not just what they can do for the genre of 10-minute plays, but what it can do for them. By the end of a six-week period, her students will present performances of their plays, the combination of all that they’ve learned and the leadership skills they’ve developed to be able to leave her class with directorial experience under their belts.

Osatinski’s students have quite a few responsibilities as directors, even though their plays might only span from seven to eighteen minutes in time — the name is a bit of a misnomer. They must choose a formerly published play, to which they must then secure the rights, and then produce it. In many

costumes or even really a set, but they hold open auditions, cast their actors and handle the rest outside of class.

“Each director is responsible for setting up a rehearsal schedule and running a full process,” Osatinksi said.

“They have about six weeks, and that’s all outside of class time based on the actors’ schedule.”

And while theatre is generally a very hands-on process in the literal sense, as acting usually requires some form of basic human interaction, this year the 10-minute plays are being handled a bit differently. Osatinksi said that at the time of auditions, students are asked what they’re comfortable with as actors. She noted that while allowing actors the opportunity to set boundaries was an important part of the process, the pandemic this year changed that.

While the usual questions that might be included are something along the lines of, “Are you comfortable portraying a romantic relationship?” or “Would you be comfortable kissing someone?” to abide by the campus’ COVID-19 guidelines, none of this will be allowed.

“It was much easier this semester since there’s no touching...so casting is much simpler in that sense,”

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TheatreUNI’s directing course is asking students of all majors to submit virtual auditions for the 10-minute plays, as opposed to the typical in-person format due to COVID-19. Specific rules have been implemented to reduce the spread, such as no touching.

Osatinski said.

However, she and her group of directors have come up with some creative ways to maintain the tradition of the 10-minute play and stop COVID-19 from dissuading actors from coming out to audition.

As done in previous years, open auditions will still be held for any student on campus interested in joining.

Instead of in-person auditions, this semester the class will hold virtual ones, and students will be able to send in a video of their audition to be reviewed by the directors. If necessary, callbacks

will be hosted live on Zoom, and afterwards actors may be cast in their respective productions, sent a script and begin rehearsing.

Directors then have the choice of having in-person rehearsals that observe pandemic protocols or virtual rehearsals over Zoom. The shows themselves will be taped without an audience or recorded over Zoom to be put into a video file that will be sent to anyone who wants to watch.

Osatinski encouraged students from all over campus to participate by watching as an audience member

or auditioning if interested.

“Auditions are open to anyone who wants to audition, and we get very excited when we have folks from elsewhere on campus come join us for auditions,” said Osatinski. “It’s a great way to get a foot in the door without a huge commitment.”

The experience of the theatre program’s 10-minute plays promises to be a good one, full of laughs and good times. For more information or to learn how to obtain a link to view the plays, contact Amy Osatinski at amy. osatinski@uni.edu.

Council of Teachers of English host virtual book club SARA QUALLEY

Staff Writer

Students of all majors who are interested in reading young adult literature and discussing real-world issues are invited to join the UNI Council of Teachers of English (UNI CoTE) virtual book club. The book club is currently reading “I’m Not Dying With You Tonight,” a young adult novel by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal that follows two teenage girls during a city riot as they attempt to survive the night.

Department of Languages and Literatures faculty members and UNICoTE advisors Dr. Erika Bass and Dr. Sheila Benson met at the beginning of the semester and created the book club as a way for UNICoTE members to come together and have fun in a virtual environment.

The group normally meets twice a month in person, but COVID-19 caused Benson and Bass to opt for online meetings. Bass said this book club provides an opportuni-

ty for the group to remain active and read books they may not otherwise pick up.

UNICoTE members voted via the group’s Facebook group on three books to read this semester: “I’m Not Dying With You Tonight,” “Cut Off ” and “Clap When You Land.” Book club members provide their own books, which can be found at local libraries or book stores like Soul Book Nook in Waterloo.

Benson noted that the group is excited about young adult literature and interested in racial issues based on the selected books. The description of “I’m Not Dying With You Tonight” on Goodreads shares that the book “follows two teen girls—one black, one white—who have to confront their own assumptions about racial inequality as they rely on each other to get through the violent race riot that has set their city on fire with civil unrest.”

“I think we need to be having conversations around race issues, and I feel like that’s one of the things that books can do,” Benson

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Book club members discuss the young adult novel, “I’m Not Dying With You Tonight” during their Zoom meeting. This is one of three books the club will read this semester.

said.

“And I know that this book in particular was written to invite those kinds of conversations.”

Bass added that the book club will allow group members to stay in contact with people outside their households and provide them with a space to discuss real-world issues and connect with others.

“I think it’s also nice for these future teachers, or people who aren’t even considering teaching, to have a cohort

of people that they can reach out to and connect with in a different capacity other than just as students,” Bass said.

Lexi Jones, a senior at UNI studying secondary English education, joined UNICoTE in August 2018 to meet people with similar interests after moving to Cedar Falls. She’s met some of her best friends through the group, and she’s looking forward to discussing all three books in the coming weeks.

“I just love the idea of

being in a book club,” Jones said. “It’s such an ‘English teacher’ thing to be a part of.”

She’s glad to see familiar faces and still feels part of the group even though it’s moved to an online format.

“Anytime I’m reading, it’s always going to be good for growing and learning,” Jones said. She’s also excited to see how the books apply to current events and trending topics.

Book club members are asked to have each book read before a meeting, where the plot will be discussed.

Meetings are planned to be hosted once every two weeks, but times can be adjusted as requested by members.

Students interested in joining the book club can request to join the group UNICoTE - UNI Council of Teachers of English on Facebook or email Bass (erika.bass@uni.edu) or Benson (sheila.benson@ uni.edu) for the book club’s Zoom link. The next meeting will be on Oct. 1 from 6 p.m. to 7p.m.

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Sin and sweat in ‘The Devil All the Time’ HUNTER FRIESEN Film Critic

What do you get when you combine two orphans by parental suicide, a serial-killing couple, a pedophile preacher, a corrupt sheriff and a town full of zealots? You get the darkest and most disturbing movie of the year.

The newest Netflix movie, “The Devil All the Time,” is a sprawling tale of faith and violence that spans multiple generations within the Appalachian heartland of America.

The story opens in 1945 as Willard Russell (Bill Skarsgård) returns home to West Virginia from the Japanese front. He’s seen and done unspeakable things that he can only share with God. Willard has a young son named Arvin, whom Willard teaches that you must answer violence with violence. When the matriarch falls ill with cancer, Willard goes to extreme measures to test his faith in God and beg for her healing. These crazed acts by Willard leave a large impact on Arvin that resonates long after.

After this brief segment, we jump years later and are introduced to the rest of the lowlifes and degenerates. A now teenage Arvin (played by Tom Holland) lives with his grandparents and Lenorrah, his pseudo-half-sister. Lenorrah’s mom died at the hands of her crazed preacher father when she was just a baby.

Almost like a spiteful trick by the universe, a new

Tribune News Service Film critic Hunter Friesen reviews the new Netflix film, “The Devil All The Time.”

young preacher comes into town with his eyes set on Lenorrah, even though she’s only fifteen-years-old.

Stalking the country roads is the serial killing couple of Carl and Sandy, who like to take pictures of their victims before they cut them up. And then there’s Sandy’s sheriff brother, Lee, who isn’t afraid to bend the laws to enact his ideas of justice.

There sure is a lot of movie within this movie.

Director and co-writer Antonio Campos takes all his separate characters and places them at different corners within the Bible-belt setting.

Similar to how Quentin

Tarantino constructs his stories, Campos gives each character their own slice of the story and over time begins to intertwine them.

But even at 140-minutes, “The Devil All the Time” is too short to fit in all that it wants to deliver. The sheer amount of content it tries to cover forces the pacing to be rushed and the emotional payoffs to be underwhelming.

Arvin is our only real character that we get enough time to make a connection with. The rest of the cast fill supporting roles, with some getting some standout scenes and others falling by the wayside.

What also may or may not turn off viewers is the incredibly high amount of weight and ferocity put into the material. Campos doesn’t allow for a single moment of levity and only answers misery with more misery. The amount of physical and emotional torture inflicted upon these characters becomes too much at times, almost like Campos is testing his viewers to see how much they can take.

But there still is a lot of good work here that deserves praise. Campos imbues each scene with a piercing atmosphere of terror and menace. Much of

the sweat-infused imagery – shot in beautiful 35mm – instills feelings of dread that last beyond the credits.

The scratching string-filled score by Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans also does a lot to darken the mood.

There’s also a slew of strong performances throughout the all-star ensemble.

Tom Holland plays against his Spider-Man type and turns in a surprisingly dark and heartfelt performance. Gone is his boyish charm as he gets his hands dirty on more than one occasion.

Robert Pattinson – the next Batman – plays our lustful preacher. With his bright blue ruffled outfit and twangy Southern accent, Pattinson is a scene-stealer that you just can’t get enough of.

Bill Skarsgård does a lot with his opening segment as he explores PTSD, faith and fatherhood with his grounded performance.

While s o m ew h at underutilized, Eliza Scanlen as Lenorrah and Riley Keough as Sandy are great.

Each brings emotional weight to their conflicted characters.

Overall: 3/5 “The Devil All the Time” is a mean and nasty film that bites off a lot more than it can chew. It might not work all the time, but the directional skill by Campos and the sheer talent from the cast keeps this ultra-depressing story from falling completely off the tracks.

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Coming off a season that saw the Panther men go 25-6 overall and claim a Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship, the 2019-2020 season was cut unexpectedly short in postseason play, following a first-round loss to the hands of Drake in Arch Madness. Northern Iowa will return the Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year and first team all-conference guard AJ Green for his

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 | junior season after Green opted out of the NBA draft and decided to return to school. They will also bring back first-team all conference big man Austin Phyfe and forward Trae Berhow, who was an MVC MostImproved team selection a year ago. Head coach Ben Jacobson will also return for his 15th season at the helm of the Panthers, coming off his fourth MVC Coach of the Year award last season.

He is the all-time winningest coach in UNI history and has led the Panthers to four NCAA tournament appearances and four vic-

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The Panther women will begin their conference slate on the road against Illinois State on Thursday, Dec. 31 and Bradley on Jan. 2 before playing five out of their next seven games at home.

Their first three games in the McLeod Center will come consecutively, beginning with Valparaiso on Jan. 7, Loyola-Chicago on Jan. 9 and Drake on Jan. 15. Their final two home games will be on Mar. 4 and 6 against Bradley and Illinois State, respectively.

One of the best years for the Panther women in recent memory was cut short due to the cancellation of both the Hoops in the Heartland and NCAA tournaments. UNI beat three Power 5 schools and defeated Iowa, Iowa State and Drake all for the first time in one season. They will bring back first team all-conference guard Karli Rucker along with all-conference center Megan Maas.

Head coach Tanya Warren will return to the helm for her 14th season and is the all-time winningest coach in UNI women’s basketball history.

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Top: UNI returns their leading scorer and first team all-conference guard Karli Rucker for her senior season.

Bottom: Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year AJ Green will lead the Panthers in the 2020-2021 season.

The McLeod Center looks to welcome the UNI men’s and women’s basketball teams nfor the coming season.

PLAYER PROFILE

LJ Fort: undrafted to starting NFL linebacker NICHOLAS SCHINDLER Sports Writer

Former University of Northern Iowa Panther linebacker LJ Fort has had quite the wild ride in his NFL career since going undrafted in 2012.

Fort was born in Granite City, Illinois and played his high school football in Waynesville, Missouri. While in high school he caught the eye of several Division 1 schools and accepted a chance to play for coach Mark Farely at UNI. He was a three year starter for the Panthers and was named to the second

team all-conference in the Missouri Valley in 2010. In 2011 he was much improved and was named the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He was even a finalist for the NCAA Defensive Player of the Year Award.

After his excellent college career, Fort still did not get drafted in the NFL but that did not stop him from trying to play in the league. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns in 2012 and played in all 16 games his rookie year.

His rookie year he recorded one interception, one sack and 20 tackles. He only spent one

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Fort during his time at Northern Iowa

year with the Browns and he has been with seven different teams since.

Fort signed a one-year deal with the Denver Broncos in 2013 before being waived in August of 2014. He signed another one-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks, but as a fullback rather than linebacker. The Cincinnati Bengals signed Fort in November of 2014 and released him in April of the following year. After making appearances for the New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles, Fort signed with the Baltimore Ravens in September of 2019.

He ear ned more playing time for Baltimore due to injuries of other players and played well enough to ear n a two-year contract as a starting linebacker for the Ravens.

Fort has had a long

Tribune News Service/Baltimore Ravens Fort has earned a starting role as a linebacker on one of the best teams in the NFL.

career for many different teams. After going undrafted and playing for six different teams, he has finally found a stable role for an NFL team. He has played well so far this year in Baltimore, including returning a fumble for a touchdown in their week one game against the Cleveland Browns. He looks to be a part of a Ravens team that could potentially be a Super Bowl contender this season.

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