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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.

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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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UNI students returning to campus this fall were greeted by updates in university housing and dining offerings.

Dancer Hall is closed for the 2019-2020 academic year, largely based on contracting rates, according to Glenn Gray, Executive Director of Residence.

“Bender and Dancer…are typically the last two halls to fill on campus, and they also have the lowest re-contracting rate,” Gray said. “Students are telling us with their contract behaviors that they prefer not to live there.”

Dancer was closed rather than Bender due to a “slightly higher” preference for Bender shown through student contracting rates, Gray said.

The first floor of Campbell Hall is also closed for the academic year. This closure demonstrates the additional reasoning behind the north campus closures: the high level of deferred maintenance in Bender, Dancer and Campbell.

“Campbell has about 50% of deferred maintenance,” Gray said. To complete the required updates would cost about 50% of the building’s worth.

In fall 2019, the first floor of Campbell experienced flooding, but Gray clarified that this specific incident was not the sole reason for closing the first floor.

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knowing that we have an excess of housing, rather than risk students having belongings damaged due to water, we decided to take them offline until we decide what to do with Campbell.”

Although no renovations are currently underway in either Campbell or Dancer, Gray emphasized that changes will likely be coming soon.

“We have to determine what we can do with Dancer Hall with its structure… which walls can be removed without compromising the structural integrity,” he said. “I would like to get an engineer inside of Dancer while it is closed to do a deep analysis to see what we can and can’t do.”

As part of that process, DOR has hired three consultants who are currently conducting housing, dining, and market analyses.

The consultants will present a report of their findings to the senior DOR leadership team and university executives by the end of the semester, Gray hopes.

DOR will then spend spring 2020 gathering student feedback on the options presented by the consultants and hopefully make a final decision by the end of the academic year so that work can begin during summer 2020.

As north campus experiences closures, the first section of the newly renovated Noehren Hall opened this fall, with modern rooms and common spaces as well as pod-style bathrooms.

The latter is an effort to meet the expectations of new gen-

erations of students, many of whom are accustomed to private bathrooms, Gray said.

One thing the “new Noehren” doesn’t have, however, is cable TV in student rooms. Gray explained that the university is moving toward discontinuing cable TV in the dorms campus-wide, and the updated rooms in Noehren mark the beginning of that trend.

“The majority of students… don’t watch cable TV anymore,” he said. “They’re streaming most of their viewing, so we’re approaching the day we’re going to discontinue spending $100,000 of student money [per year] on cable TV and instead re-invest in faster and greater bandwidth for streaming purposes to meet the expectations of students in the future.”

This year, the second section of Noehren is closed for construction, and will open in fall 2020, when work will begin on the third and final section, to be completed by fall of 2021. Gray said the goal is to proceed to Hagemann Hall once work in Noehren is complete.

The dining side of DOR has also changed with north campus once again noticing the greatest shift. Rialto in Towers Dining Center no longer offers late breakfast, lunch or dinner, and is also closed on Sundays. Piazza in Redeker Dining Center is closed on Saturdays.

Gray stated that the decision, was due to a desire to keep stu-

and open to the public. Tickets are not required and entrance

is provided on a first come, first served basis.

Bernie Sanders to return to UNI GABRIELLE LEITNER

Executive Editor

Presidential Candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders will be visiting UNI on Monday, Sept. 9. He is visiting UNI as a part of his College Campus Tailgate Tour, according to a Facebook event.

The event will mainly focus on the candidates plans to cancel student debt and make public colleges tuition-free.

The visit will be held on the Campanile West Lawn from 12-2 p.m with entrance beginning at 10:30 a.m. and is free

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Noehren Hall is one of the many places on campus experiencing changes for the 2019-2020 academic year.

dent rates low, while also keeping in mind the decrease in students living on north campus.

Sophomore pre-nursing major Diego Samaniego, a resident of Lawther Hall, said the changes in hours are “definitely frustrating,” especially the lack of late dinner at Rialto.

“I do rugby, so right after practice at 7:00 [p.m.], I have to walk all the way to Piazza, when I could have just gone [to Rialto] and then had more time to do homework and stuff like that,” Samaniego said.

Kayla Cripps, a freshman pre-nursing major who lives in Bender Hall, agreed, stating that late dinner would have been a convenient option when she begins working off-campus.

However, she noted that the changes didn’t affect her deci-

sion to contract in Bender.

“I knew that I could get food if I needed food; I wouldn’t starve or anything,” Cripps said.

Gray emphasized that the changes are not necessarily permanent.

“There’s a method to the madness. We’re not just taking some dorms offline and limiting dining plans to try and frustrate students. We’re doing it to see where we need to go next with our housing and dining program,” he said. “So what you see today—Dancer offline, Rialto more limited hours—may be very different than what students are on the receiving end of next year. And we’re very excited about that because we’re hoping that whatever it is, it’s going to get students excited about living on campus.”

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On praxis: From campus to global politics MOHAMMED RAWWAS

Opinion Writer

In a 1997 essay, Peter Singer poses a thought experiment: you notice a child drowning in a shallow pond, which you can easily save at the mildest inconvenience of muddying your clothes. Do you have a responsibility to save the child? Assuming yes, then surely this also applies to millions of people globally who die for completely preventable reasons, such as not being properly vaccinated, which can be alleviated with a small donation. You can save lives for just a few dollars, and Singer argues that you have a moral obligation to do so.

However, Mathew Snow in Jacobin argues: in the long term, simply throwing money at the problem will not eliminate the fundamental, structural causes that are bringing about the terrible conditions that we attempt to alleviate through charity.

Snow contends that the truly most effective way to help the most people is to dismantle global capitalism itself, which is invariably true.

Snow does not disagree with the ethical responsibility to alleviate suffering, but rather with the most effective way to fulfill that responsibility. Snow’s critique suggests going beyond the capitalist horizon of charitable donations: it posits a new univer-

sality wherein poverty itself would be solved, not merely ameliorated.

The necessity of transgressing the capitalist hegemony reveals itself in climate catastrophe, astronomical increases in wealth inequality, and the drive for profit which is the sufficient cause of contemporary wars. Our individual duty to actualize justice must take a universal form, wherein the wealthy are not the only ones allowed to realize their “good intentions”. We have greater capacity to enact change than perhaps any other class of people on Earth, and we have an obligation to do so. Thus it would not be an overstatement to say that the 2020 election has the potential to determine the future viability of life on this little rock and all who sail on it.

This is a call to action.

From my recent experiences canvassing for the Sanders campaign, I have encountered so many people who are unwilling to even discuss politics. What they do not understand, or rather refuse to understand, is that they are always-already in politics: when they are saddled with tens of thousands of dollars in student debt for the opportunity to gain a higher education or worry about paying rent or when the bills are due.

The question of political

apathy must be addressed: How is it that the country which prides itself on democracy cannot even muster the political will to save the planet? The answer is simple: where power lies, so too does complacency. We have the strongest economy, the biggest military, the best education. What need of politics have we? Well, if there is one omen the ecological crisis reveals to us, it’s that drought, wildfires, and rising seas are ignorant of economics and military might.

But beyond political consciousness, we must also engage in praxis. Take the University: last semester, the Administration slashed funding for public transportation, which disproportionately affects low-income students, international students, and those with disabilities.

Over the summer, the UNI Administration discreetly closed the campus pharmacy without prior notice, which, once again, affects those who do not have the same access to transportation. Furthermore, our oncefree counseling sessions have now been limited to a few per semester before being billed through your private insurance. Needless to say, those with mental health issues or suffering from suicidality should not have to pay to be treated.

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individuals without healthcare and millions more who are underinsured.. The challenges we face are massive, and we must face this insurmountable task with bold solutions, decisive leadership, and organized direct action.

Students at UNI face similar impediments: our pharmacy has been closed, our public transportation defunded, and our mental healthcare slashed.

All this under the guise of ‘keeping tuition stable,’ ‘lowering costs,’ and ‘remaining competitive’ with our colleagues at the University of Iowa and Iowa State. Instead of working together to lower tuition, increase funding, and increase enrollment, we compete for the scraps the State Legislature gives us.

This situation is completely unacceptable. The future

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Opinion Columnist Mohammed Rawwas urges readers to engage in praxis and to have political consciousness.

Socialists garnered approximately 500 signatures in six days on a petition opposing cuts to public transportation, which was instrumental in ensuring partial funding for this year, and will continue opposing the Administration’s austerity measures in the current school year.

As students, we fund the university and we constitute as its majority. It’s time we democratically control the university.

However, why should student health be subjected to the whims of a cruel and apathetic Administration?

The true solution to the recent cuts to mental health services and the pharmacy on campus is Medicare-for-All: codify the universal human right to healthcare and have

it be federally mandated, not only to college students but to everyone in the nation. On a larger scale, it is vital to support Sanders’ presidential campaign as the only candidate who can work towards resolving the climate crisis, address both national and global poverty, and end imperialist aggression through policies such as the Green New Deal, Medicare for All, and tuition-free college and debt cancellation. Volunteer for his campaign: phone bank, canvass, whatever you can do.

The only way to fulfill this vision, however, is not simply to have Sanders as president, but to have a base of student power that can continue to agitate for their material interests. Remember, the only thing at stake is humanity itself.

seems hopeless. Our democracy is corrupted. We may not have a planet to live on in the future. However, a great revolutionary once said, “everything is hopeless and the situation is excellent!” We, the students and workers of this country, have the chance to create something new. We can demand a system that works for us, providing us with healthcare and educa-

tion, and securing a healthy environment for generations to come.

There is one person prepared for this task, to lead this country out of oblivion and into a new future. That man is Senator Bernie Sanders.

If you are prepared to join the political revolution, join Senator Sanders on campus Monday, Sept. 9 from 12-2pm at the Campanile.

The time is now to initiate political change CALEB STEKL

Opinion Writer

Student debt in the United States tallies more than $1.5 trillion with over $13 billion of that debt coming from Iowans. We have less than 12 years to transition to 100% renewable energy or the Earth will face irreparable damage.

There are 70-80 million

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Top 5 movies of Summer 2019 HUNTER FRIESEN Film Critic

As the outdoor and political climate reached sweltering conditions during the never-ending summer, the movie theatres offered a cool and comfortable place to escape from reality. And while escapism is great just by itself, it’s also great if the movie that you had come to see turned out to be worthwhile of your time and money. But, we all know that isn’t always the case as some films fly way above expectations while some crash and burn, never to be thought of again.

So in an effort to highlight and give credit to a few high-quality summer films, here is a list of the top five best movies released between May 01 and August 31 (sorry, “Avengers: Endgame” doesn’t qualify).

the film are in fewer quantities and may be harder to grasp when compared to Aster’s previous film, but the emotional narrative that unfolds over the 150-minute runtime is more compelling and able to cover up the lack of scares.

And when you combine the enthralling story with some exquisite cinematography that makes fantastic use of the perpetually brightly lit setting, the overall end product turns out to be a fascinating original film that defies genre rules while also calling back to the classics that inspired it.

3) “The Farewell” Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell” was met with just as much high praise when it was released in the middle of summer as it did when it premiered back in January at the Sundance Film Festival.

The story follows a 5) “John Wick: Chapter 3 Chinese family as they learn - Parabellum” Now with three entries in that their elderly matriarch the series (and an upcoming unknowingly has cancer. fourth installment green- Instead of revealing the bad lit), the “John Wick” films news, the family decides to have joined the conversation keep her in the dark to spare with the likes of “Mission: her from the grief.

Awkwafina stars as Impossible” and “Jason Bourne” for being one of Billi who, along with her the best modern action fran- father and mother, moved away from the family to chises.

“Parabellum” improves the United States when she upon the second chapter was very young. Now in and takes the top spot in her mid-20s, Billi returns to the series when it comes China and must deal with to delivering what the fans the impending death of her want: seeing Keanu Reeves grandmother and the divide kicking the crap out of between her and the family every bad guy in the most members that she was forced brutal and satisfying way to leave so many years ago.

Heartfelt and packed possible.

Spor ting stunning with great performancmoments such as a brawl set es from its all-Asian cast, inside the New York Public “The Farewell” has brilLibrary, a motorcycle chase liant moments of levity in sword fight and a house between it’s more sincere of mirrors showdown, moments of tear-induc“Parabellum” was easily the ing drama. And in addition most exhilarating movie of to the story, the film also the summer and set an even proves to be a great illushigher bar for action films. trator of the differences in familial culture between the East and West.

4) “Midsommar” Only a year after his breakout hit in “Hereditary,” 2) “Toy Story 4” The announcement of writer/director Ari Aster returned to the screen with “Toy Story 4” way back in a more challenging and 2014 was met with justifiable skepticism considering grand horror experience.

Set in a remote Swedish the seemingly perfect endvillage celebrating their ing of “Toy Story 3,” which Midsommar festival, the capped off arguably one of story follows Dani (a bril- the greatest trilogies of all liant Florence Pugh) as she time.

But if there’s one thing struggles with a recent family tragedy and with the fact we’ve learned since their that her long-term relation- debut back in 1995, it’s that ship with her boyfriend is you should always count on messily falling apart right Pixar to deliver an emotional story for all walks of life. in front of her.

The horror elements of So when I went to see “Toy

Story 4” and the opening tune of “You’ve got a friend in me” started playing, all my doubts were turned off and the waterworks in my eyes were turned on.

The “Toy Story” franchise has always spoken best to its core audience that has grown up side by side with the films. The fourth entry in the series naturally tells the story about the complex issues of finding one’s purpose in life and having to deal with moving on, two issues that every young adult faces in this day and age. Both of these topics are addressed with masterful care and comedic wit that will have you switching between crying and laughing within the span of a few scenes.

It also helps that the new voice additions of Tony Hale as Forky and Christina Hendricks as Gabby Gabby pair excellently with the legendary voices within the original gang.

1) “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Perfectly led by an allstar cast of Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, the ninth feature film from Quentin Tarantino turned out to be the most comedic and mature work he’s ever done.

The esteemed writer/director’s tale of a fictional TV cowboy in the waning days of Hollywood’s golden age and his run-in with real-life actress Sharon Tate acts as both a time capsule for a bygone era and as an allegory for the state of filmmaking in modern times.

And despite being the king of controversy for the better part of a quarter-century, Tarantino’s climactic finale here may be the most challenging and squirm-inducing scene he’s done. It’ll definitely stir up a conversation where both sides are justified in their opinion, which may be the reason it’s the best scene Tarantino’s ever done. Because in an era of overly safe and formulaic product films, it’s unbelievably refreshing to see a filmmaker openly dare their audience to think about what they just saw and judge it for themselves.

At nearly three hours long, the best movie of the summer, and currently of the year, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” demands to be seen and most definitely reseen in order to soak in all of the fine details that it has to offer.

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Northern Iowan Film Critic Hunter Friesen lists his top five favorite films that were released over the summer.

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Exploring ‘The Many Voices of Art’ COLBY WEBER Staff Writer

When considering a painting, how it sounds isn’t usually what comes to mind. However, with their newest art gallery collection, Charles Adelman and Darrel Taylor want viewers to listen ­— in a different sense of the word.

“The Many Voices of Art” exhibit is on display now in the Mary Haskell-Hansen Room of the UNI Gallery of Art until Oct. 5, from Oct. 16 to Nov. 16 and from Dec. 5 to Dec. 19.

The directors of the exhibit wished to display a wide variety of pieces. These include prints by Bronislaw Bak, “Seated Model with Mirror”

by Steven Bigler and a sculpture titled “Flower” by Ralph Haskell. An 18th-century portrait is also featured, recently re-framed and donated by Hart Nelsen.

“We wanted to present works that have come into our collection in just the past couple of years and acknowledge the donors of those objects,” said Taylor, art gallery director. “They were the ones who originally cherished them, had them in their homes and decided to give them to us for our future care and exhibition.”

For their gallery’s overall theme, Taylor wanted to give each artist a chance to share their own voice and character

within the artwork. Through the creations that each artist has made, he hopes that something is spoken to the viewer.

According to Taylor, many people who have viewed the exhibit have commented on the “Seated Model with Mirror” piece.

“It’s one of the largest works in this show, and that may be one of the reasons why people are drawn to it,” he said.

Taylor described the piece as a nude female figure in a stark setting: an empty table with light in the corner spilling into the room.

“It’s very dramatic in a way, and also very quiet,” he said.

“Because of the sharp dark and sharp light, it does a lot of things at once. Because of the cool tones, it looks very calm.

There’s the emptiness of the room, but it’s kind of shocked on the other side by the nude figure. It really gets your atten-

tion that way.”

Several challenges came up for Taylor while curating this gallery. Due to the broad topic of an artist’s voice, he had to find a way to make the pieces work with each other and speak in harmony. On one wall of the exhibit, Taylor did this by placing portrait pieces together. In another section, he placed still-life paintings of fruit, fish and similar subjects.

“Our hope is that people will enter the space, be drawn to things and contemplate them,” Taylor said. “I make it so you see things as you enter. I draw you in, then once you’re drawn in, you see things you may not have noticed. On the way to see another thing, a viewer may get stopped on their way by another thing.”

Taylor curated the exhibit in collaboration with Adelman.

“In examining art carefully, one realizes that even with-

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“The Many Voices of Art” is on display now in the Mary Haskell-Hansen Room of the UNI Gallery of Art until Oct. 5, from Oct. 16 to Nov. 16 and from Dec. 5 to Dec. 19.

out vocal cords, art is capable of speaking and singing,” said Adelman in a press release.

“One can hear through it the vox humana (human voice) — that of the artist, the culture, the issues, the frustrations and the emotions of the period in which it was made as

well as our own responses to it. Sometimes the voices are harmonious, sometimes discordant, sometimes polyphonous, sometimes monophonic. The exhibition challenges the viewer to study the works to hear the voices and to listen to one’s own response.”

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Campus Life Editor

Over 40 nonprofit organizations hosted information tables in the Maucker Union ballroom on Wednesday, Sept.

4 during the Volunteer Fair.

The fair was a collaborative effort between the Volunteer Center of the Cedar Valley (VCCV), the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance and the UNI Office of Community Engagement. Students were able to learn about volunteer and internship opportunities with organizations ranging from the Cedar Falls Historical Society and Habitat for

Humanity to MercyOne and the Northeast Iowa Food Bank.

“Volunteering in the local community is really great way for students to make an impact in their community,” said Hillary Davis, the VCCV’s AmeriCorps communications coordinator and the event’s main organizer. “If Iowans volunteered up to 50 hours just annually, the service that they provide can total up to a billion dollars of worth of services.”

Davis also emphasized the value of making connections through volunteering. Through her internship with Friends of the Family,

for example, Davis said she was able to meet people both within her organization and from other organizations with which they partnered.

The VCCV connects students and community members with over 150 nonprofit organizations offering hundreds of volunteer opportunities.

Davis noted that students who were unable to attend the fair but want more information can visit their website at vccv.org, go to the “Volunteer” tab and view their “Get Connected” database that lists local volunteer opportunities. Additionally,

Davis works on Mondays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the VCCV office, located in Maucker Union next to Guest Services.

“So if [students] want to stop by and we can chat about connecting with organizations,” she said, “that’s what I’m here for.”

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Panthers finish 2-1 in Texas COLIN HORNING

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Coming off a Missouri Valley Conference tournament championship and a first round NCAA tournament exit, the Panther volleyball team looked to start the 2019 season off on the right foot.

The Panthers ventured down to the heart of Texas playing in Austin on Friday night followed by traveling south to San Marcos, Texas for Saturday’s matchups.

Competing in a round-robin tournament with the Texas Longhorns, Texas State and Liberty University, the Panther women walked away with a 2-1 record over

the weekend.

Friday night saw the purple and gold take on the Longhorns of the University of Texas.

Ranked No. 4 in the nation, Texas was able to come out on top three sets to one.

Tied 1-1 after the first two sets, the Longhorns narrowly took the third set 25-23.

The Panthers were unable to overcome the 2-1 deficit and dropped the fourth set 25-19.

Leading the way for Northern Iowa was senior Karlie Taylor with 19 kills, followed by Emily Holterhaus with 11 and Inga Rotta with 10.

UNI bounced back on Saturday, winning their

games against Liberty University and Texas State.

Traveling from Virginia, the Liberty Flames made the first two sets a backand-forth affair.

The Panther women won a hard-fought first set, 25-23, with Liberty taking the second set, 26-24.

However, UNI would close out the Flames with two impressive wins in the final two sets. Karlie Taylor led the way again with 23 kills along with one ace.

Riding the momentum of their win against Liberty, UNI took care of Texas State in three straight sets. A balanced attack saw junior Kate Busswitz lead the Cats with 13 kills, fol-

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lowed by Ingo Rotta with 12 and Taylor with 11.

Up next, the Panther women will host the UNI Tournament from September 6-7. The tour-

nament will see several high-profile opponents coming to the McLeod Center, including USC, Creighton and Kentucky.

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Cats fall to UNO, defeat St. Ambrose Bees COLIN HORNING

Sports Writer

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Returning home for the first time since Aug. 22, the women’s soccer team played host to the University of NebraskaOmaha and Saint Ambrose from Davenport.

Despite a hard-fought match on both ends of the field, the Panthers fell 2-1 to Nebraska-Omaha on Friday, Aug. 30. Scoring started in the 24th minute with a goal from UNI midfielder Maddie Germann.

The score remained 1-0 until the 54th minute when Regan Zimmers of Nebraska-Omaha tied the game up.

A defensive battle saw the match go into overtime with the score still tied at 1, until Jaden Thiem of UNO scored the game-winning goal in the 107th minute. Northern Iowa received 13 fouls to Nebraska-Omaha’s six.

The Panther women bounced back on Tuesday, Sep. 3 with a 6-0 victory against the St. Ambrose

Bees. A balanced scoring attack saw five different Panthers score, with three in each half. St. Ambrose was only able to get four shots off throughout the game with only one that needed to be saved.

The Purple and Gold will hit the road for games against the University of South Dakota and the University of MissouriKansas City, before retur ning home on Sunday, Sep. 15 against the North Dakota State Bison.

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NFL kicks off centenial season in Chicago JACOB POTTER

Sports Editor

The NFL’s centennial season will commence with the longest rivalry in league history between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers.

The Bears and Packers have been fighting it out since 1921 when the Bears shared Wrigley Field with the Cubs. At the time, the Bears were known as the Chicago Staleys, and the Packers were the Green Bay Acme Packers.

Nearly 100 years later, the 199th meeting between the two historic teams awaits with the Packers holding the edge at 97-95-6 (ties).

The marquee games

slated for noon include the Kansas City Chiefs at the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Atlanta Falcons at the Minnesota Vikings.

At just 23 years old, Patrick Mahomes is lighting up the NFL as the youngest MVP since Dan Marino in 1984.

The Jaguars now have former Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles under center, and will look for their defense to return to form to be able to limit the Chiefs offense.

The Falcons at the Vikings should make for an entertaining game with both teams possessing talent across the board, especially on offense with Pro Bowl receivers Julio Jones, Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen.

The Wa s h i n g t o n Redskins at the Philadelphia

Eagles will showcase the return of a graduate from one of UNI’s rivals. North Dakota State alumnus Carson Wentz is healthy after two injury-riddled seasons, and will lead the Eagles as the highest selected FCS player in history.

The NFC champion L.A. Rams will start off on the road against the Panthers led by Cam Newton and 1,500-yard rusher Christian McCaffrey. Watching the Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald try to break through double teams and wreak havoc on the Panthers will be a sight to see.

In recent years, the Tennessee Titans at the Cleveland Browns wouldn’t be on the radar, but the

addition of Odell Beckham Jr. makes the Browns a must-watch. Baker Mayfield throwing to two Pro Bowl receivers in Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry will make for one of the most entertaining passing games in the NFL. “America’s Game of the Week” on Fox will feature the New York Giants at the Dallas Cowboys, who will have Ezekiel Elliot in the backfield after a six-year, 90 million dollar deal was reached.

The first Sunday night game of the season is a marquee matchup between the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Tom Brady is entering his 20th season at 42 years

old, but will not have one of his top targets in Rob Gronkowski this season due to retirement. The Steelers look to move on with JuJu Smith-Schuster and James Conner replacing Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell as the top offensive weapons.

Monday Night Football is entering its 50th season with games showcasing Drew Brees, Antonio Brown, J.J. Watt, Von Miller and others. The first matchup features Deshaun Watson, DeAndre Hopkns and company marching into New Orleans to face off against the Saints. In the nightcap, the former entertaining Monday Night Football commentator Jon Gruden will lead the Raiders against the Broncos in Oakland.

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