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The Department of Residence made changes for 20192020 school year.

Film Critic Hunter Friesen picks his top 5 films from Summer 2019.

The UNI Volleyball team wins 2-1 in Texas.

Cyclones take Panthers in triple overtime PATRICK HANSEN

Sports Writer

The 2019 Panther football team fought hard in their season opener against the top 25 ranked Iowa State Cyclones. The Cyclones were given a 93.7 percent chance of winning, according to ESPN. The Panthers, who were led by a redshirt freshman quarterback, true freshman kicker and a stellar defense quickly proved that they could run with the big dogs of the FBS. “How about that, that’s two walk-ons (QB Will McElvain and K Matthew Cook) you just watched step up to the plate, and both played very well,” head coach Mark Farley said. “They were young, but you can only use that word once. They were young coming in, but now have to grow because they have that experience.” McElvain played steady throughout, going 25-42 for 228 yards with one touchdown. His first collegiate touchdown pass showed his escape ability as he evaded three defenders throwing on the run for a 25-yard TD

pass to running back Trevor Allen when the Panthers needed a touchdown to tie the game in the second overtime. True freshman kicker Matthew Cook from Cedar Falls kept the Panthers in the game with four field goals, including a 50 and 49-yard field goal. The game started out slow as the Purple and Gold allowed just a single field goal through the first half of action. The Panthers started the second half driving the ball down the field, ultimately settling for a field goal to tie the game as Cook completed his first collegiate kick from 50 yards out. The Cyclones managed to respond with the only offensive touchdown allowed in regulation putting them ahead 10-3. After Cook landed another field goal to bring the score to 10-6, the Panther defense came up with their biggest play in regulation. Defensive End Elerson Smith forced a strip sack on Iowa State QB Brock Purdy resulting in a 53-yard scoop and score by CB Xavior Williams to put UNI up, 13-10. The Panthers held the lead until

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the Cyclones knotted the game at 13, heading into overtime. UNI refused to go down easy as they took Iowa State to three overtime periods. The first overtime ended with a field goal on both sides leaving the score at 16 each. In the second overtime, the Cyclones scored a touchdown putting UNI up against the wall in a “touchdown or go home” situation. Tensions were high on fourth down, but McElvain threw a touchdown

pass to Deion McShane that was called back after reviewing that McShane had a knee down. On the following third and goal, McElvain spun out of pressure twice throwing on the run for a 25-yard TD to Allen. In the third overtime, UNI was able to drive in another field goal, but the Panther defense couldn’t stop the Cyclones from punching it in at the one-yard line for the 29-26 win. “Moving forward, we can

take this game and grow from it,” Farley remarked. “A Tristan Bohr, a [Matthew] Cook and a Will [McElvain], and not accept the fact that they played good because we didn’t come down here to play good. We came down here to win the football game.” The Panthers will host their first home game of the season on Saturday, Sep. 7 against Southern Utah at 4 p.m in the UNI-Dome.

over 4,200 pounds of produce during the summer months. This year’s Harvest Festival is unique in its focus on local food. The Panther Plot partners with local businesses to buy their produce, an aspect of the garden that was highlighted with this festival. “We work on the front end before we even get to planting [by partnering] with local businesses,” said O’Brien. “We make sure that everything we’re growing here, we are growing it for a reason, it is going to be used by someone so we won’t have to waste.” As the advisor to the Green Project, a campus organization in charge of caring for the Panther Plot garden, O’Brien has been involved in the planning of Harvest Festival for all seven years. He explained that the garden started as a fully student-run space purely out of interest, and then O’Brien stepped in to help manage the plot about halfway through the first year when he

noticed the students were struggling to keep up with maintaining the weeds. Ana Davis and Autumn Boettger, last summer’s student gardners, both said they enjoyed their time working in the garden. “It’s so cool to see the produce go to food banks and people on campus,” said Davis, a philosophy major. She also said she loved learning to reconnect with and appreciate the earth. “I can stop at Jimmy John’s and know that the tomatoes on the sandwich are from me and this garden,” said Boettger, a political science major. She also mentioned that it was nice to see how much of the garden is interconnected with the community. Another facet of the Harvest Festival took place at the Creekside Harmony Garden, where tours were being given by Brenda Sevcik, who is majoring in music education and music performance. The garden works to incorporate purple varieties of plants and vegetables as a

symbol of school spirit. This garden also included a “Pizza Bed,” which includes all produce that would be on a pizza such as garlic, oregano, basil, tomatoes, peppers and the like. Katy Larson, a return attendee of the festival, loved that the event “shows the fruit of a lot of peoples’ labor — literally and figuratively.” Larson also said that being attending UNI’s Harvest Festival was a great way to encourage healthy eating and being active outdoors, as well as a perfect opportunity to sample tasty food. The festival also presented the opportunity for involvement and allowed people to understand and appreciate where their food comes from, as stated by Jodie Huegerich, a full-time employee at the Center for Energy and Environmental Education. Those interested in the Green Project or getting involved with similar volunteering opportunities can contact Eric O’Brien at​ eric.obrien@uni.edu​.

Harvest Festival yields crops and crowds ZYRUS WHITEHEAD Staff Writer

From the smell of fresh herbs to the sounds of laughter and local musicians, crowds of students and community members wandered through the Panther Plot at the UNI Harvest and Local Food Festival on Thursday, Aug. 29. The festival included free food featuring fresh ingredients from the student garden, booths highlighting environmental groups on and surrounding WILL LAFOE/Northern Iowan

campus and live music from Hummingbird Horizon. University Sustainability Director Eric O’Brien commenced the event by thanking the student gardeners and volunteers who maintained the garden over the summer. The volunteers from AmeriCorps Green Iowa worked over 1,200 hours in the garden while two student gardeners worked 673 hours. At the peak of the season, the garden produced around 600 pounds of tomatoes monthly and


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