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NISG cancels NYT subscription NICOLE BAXTER Staff Writer

Those who relied on the New York Times (NYT) to be available in the Maucker Union were met with an unfamiliar absence this year.

As of the 2018 fall semester, the NYT newsstands were removed due to a reallocation of funding within Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG).

NISG, who previously subscribed to the service with funds from the mandatory student fees, determined that the subscription was too costly and did not benefit enough students to continue on with the service, according to NISG executives.

David Konfrst, director of public relations, reported that “over $16,000 per year” was spent on the NYT subscription. When asked by the Northern Iowan (NI) to confirm this number, Director of Finance Jacob Stites shared information indicating that the expense totaled $16,536.20.

As clarified in the budgetary records, the amount reported by the NISG director of public relations and the director of finance was in fact more than four times the actual cost of the service.

According to the archival budgetary records for the fiscal year of 2018, $16,536.20 was the total amount requested by NISG for the service, but the total amount allocated was $8,000. The same report shows that less than half the allocated amount of $8,000 was spent on the service.

The recorded expenditure totaled $3,771.

According to Drew Stensland, president of NISG, there were roughly 53 copies available on weekday mornings in the Maucker Union.

Vice President of NISG Kristen Ahart said due to decreased enrollment, a smaller operating budget and an increase in student organizations, the service was cut after due consideration.

Ahart, who was on the

committee responsible for cutting the service under the previous administration said, “The Organization and Finance Committee decided to no longer pay for the subscription to the NYT after carefully evaluating how to distribute a smaller budget among a greater number of student organizations.”

“One of the first lines the committee surveyed was our own NISG budget. Each item became a topic of discussion and the committee came to the conclusion to downsize on a handful of things [...] in order to provide adequate allocations to all organizations applying,” Ahart said.

The NYT subscription was included in that “downsize.”

Assistant professor of political science, Evan Renfro, does not approve of the choice to no longer provide students with a readily available and reliable news source.

“Part of our mission as an institution of higher education is to prepare students to be civically engaged,” said Renfro. “Well, in order to have civically engaged

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citizens, you have to have citizens that know what is going on in the world. The NYT frankly is one of the great sources for essential information.”

As a professor who assigns a daily reading of the NYT for his classes, Renfro is now faced with a decision to either have his students pay for a subscription or to amend his syllabus to exclude the reading.

Philip Hopper, assistant professor in the communications department, also relied

on the availability of paper copies of the NYT for his classes.

“I frequently assigned NYT readings in my writing and photojournalism classes and think it is a real loss for the students to not have that resource available,” said Hopper.

Both Hopper and Renfro believe that reading hard copies of the newspaper is vital for learning comprehension.

also able to pick some of the produce and flowers to take home.

The Panther Plot has generated over 3,000 pounds of produce so far this year.

Approximately half of that amount has been tomatoes, which—according to O’Brien—is no surprise because about one-sixth of the garden is dedicated to tomatoes each year.

“So far this year we’ve had nearly 1,500 pounds of tomatoes alone that we are able to harvest and take to […] the local dining center here on campus or local businesses,” O’Brien said.

Tomatoes are far from the only produce grown in the garden, which also provides several varieties of sweet corn, peas, green beans, tomatillos, strawberries, herbs and peppers of all colors.

O’Brien explained that the most popular colors of peppers are Panther colors.

“Any time we can do purple and yellow, we try to do purple and yellow,” O’Brien said.

“People love when we do that.”

One of the student gardeners, Emily Nelson, was excited about the potatoes, carrots and onions that they planted this year. Nelson also liked being able to work with beets and radishes for the first time.

O’Brien said students enjoy the opportunity to work with produce they might not usually have the opportunity to work with.

This past summer there were about twenty volunteers who worked in the garden. It took approximately 60 hours to maintain the plot.

“During the summer, we would come in everyday, in the morning, from about 7:30 until about one in the afternoon,” said Nelson. “Now we come in twice a week to harvest.”

Nelson also mentioned that the Panther Plot composts the waste it generates. However, there wasn’t much waste this year because they donated some of their produce to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank.

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UNI hosts sixth annual Harvest Festival ADRIANA MIENE Staff Writer

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Despite the overcast sky, a crowd gathered from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 30 at the student-run Panther Plot for the sixth annual UNI Harvest Festival.

University Sustainability Coordinator Eric O’Brien kicked off the festival with a few words about the garden before encouraging the students, faculty and community members to enjoy the free food and live music.

Patches of sunflowers towered above the guests and the neat rows of vegetables were labeled with purple and yellow-painted rocks. The paths through the plot were filled with patrons tasting a variety of foods and drinks, such as Mexican street corn, mini vegetable tarts, homestyle potato chips, strawberry iced tea and basil lemonade. Most of the produce used in the food and beverages served was provided by the plot itself. Guests were

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Iowa Democratic Party chair hosts roundtable NICOLE BAXTER Staff Writer

Troy Price, chair of the Iowa Democratic Party, visited campus on August 29 to lead a roundtable discussion with students about the state of Iowa universities and education.

About a half-dozen students gathered in the Purple Pen room in Maucker Union to share their experiences and struggles with public education.

The discussion covered a range of related topics including: funding cuts, tuition increases, student debt, the price of living on campus and paying rent, working full-time as a student and the liberal arts core.

As the facilitator of the conversation, Price listened as students shared concerns and frustrations with the state of education in Iowa.

He told participants that their financial struggle and academic hardships made it clear that it is time for a change in both the gover-

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According to Renfro, “The pedagogical research on this seems pretty clear and it is that we learn better reading on paper than we do on digital. Everything from the way the eye moves to the way the brain remembers has been tested. The evidence is overwhelming.”

“So,” he added, “You have good reason to read hard copies of books or newspapers, but you don’t have much of choice when the newspaper in question is only available in digital form where you live.”

In past years USA Today and the Des Moines Register (DMR) were available for students alongside the NYT in the Union. Today, the only newspaper available in the Union is the NI. There is no apparent indication of payment for the subscriptions of either USA Today or DMR in NISG

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Price said, “We are here to talk about Kim Reynold’s failing grade when it comes to education in the state.”

He continued to reference a lack of funding due to a new education bill passed

by Governor Reynolds which resulted in “Cuts for everything that people care about,” according to Price.

“You folks are paying the price for Kim Reynold’s mistakes,” said Price. “We need leaders who are once again going to stand up for all you folks.”

Jacob Madden, a senior political communications major and former communications intern with the Iowa Democratic Party, helped organize Price’s visit to UNI. Madden said the roundtable meeting was apart of a larger tour that Price is conducting around Iowa.

According to Madden, the focus of the tour is specifically to address Reynolds’ education cut record with records from 2016-18. When the NI reached out for a comment regarding those subscriptions, NISG Director of Finance and the Director of Public Relations did not offer any additional information.

NISG would like students to be aware of a digital subscription offer from the NYT priced at $1 a week.

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In the last issue of the Northern Iowan, a story titled ‘Local synagogue welcomes all for High Holidays’ reported that services for Yom Kippur will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m.

This was incorrect.

Services for Yom Kippur will actually begin on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m.

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Iowa Democratic Party chair Troy Price speaks to students at an Aug. 26 roundtable.

those most directly impacted, namely, educators and students.

“The focus of this is not just college education. It is also pre-K through K-12, into college and post undergrad education. So I think it is something that they are trying to focus on getting the whole gamut of every

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A University of Northern Iowa student was arrested after attempting to extort sex from a woman via Snapchat.

Christian Albert Gossweiler of Mason City, an 18-year-old freshman at UNI, was arrested on Aug. 22 on an account of extortion. According to the Courier, he was later released from jail pending trial.

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election for the Democratic Party. Price said the “ridiculous policies of the GOP” must be stopped by replacing the Republican representatives with new leadership.

“We are doing everything we can for the party. This is our stand. We have got to make it happen,” Price said.

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had sent nude photos and videos to Gossweiler, by his request.

After that instance, Gossweiler continued asking for more, threatening to post the videos and photos already in his possession online if she did not send more.

The woman was frightened

by Gossweiler and the threats, and believed that he would go through with posting the already existing photos and videos if she did not comply.

Gossweiler told the victim

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that if she would have sex with him under the condition that he would cease threatening to post the content, and he would stop asking for more, records state.

UNI Police continued to communicate with the defendant via the victim’s cell phone and set up a time and place for them to supposedly meet up and have sex.

Records state that Gossweiler showed up at the designated location, and admitted to communication with the victim and was placed under arrest.

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Editors Note: the following letter to the editor was submitted by Steve Corbin, professor emeritus of marketing at UNI.

While growing up, my parents would repeatedly remind me, “you are not only judged by the company you keep, but also by the words you speak. Choose both carefully.”

Most mature adults understand that words, in and of itself, as well as when used together are very important, can define who we are and how others judge us.

Ever since the summer of 2015, I’ve noticed an adult, 72 years of age so I’ve been told, an Ivy League educated one at that, has uttered words that are very uncommon for the highly responsible job s/ he holds.

The following is a sample of words, out of a collection of nearly 300, as evidence to a pattern of word usage; I’ll let you decide if you feel the words are disturbing or not.

S/he has said things about people such as “he’s a dummy--he’s not a war hero--I like people that weren’t captured,” “she’s a dog,” “bad hombres,” “the dumbest man on television,” “blood coming out of her

wherever,” “an extraordinarily low IQ person,” “loser,” “I’d like to punch him in the face,” “get that son-of-a-bitch off the field right now,” “crazy,” “why are we having all these people from sh*thole countries coming here?,” “neurotic,” “he’s either very sick or very dumb,” “crazed, crying lowlife,” “dumb as a rock,” “grab them by the pu**y,” “very dumb,” “very insecure,” “wild with hate,” “moron,” “stupid,” “the blacks,” “the gays,” “the Hispanics,” “the

Most mature adults understand that words, in and of itself, as well as when used together are very important, can define who we are and how others judge us.

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Muslims,” “I’d knock the sh*t out of her,” “dummy,” “these aren’t people--these are animals,” “not very bright,” “sometimes, part of making

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a deal is denigrating your competition” and “pick the 20 most vicious Washington reporters and just kill the sons of bitches.”

Medical experts are convinced these words represent those of an adult bully.

And here I thought bullying was “kid’s stuff ” used by immature children and teenagers who wanted to show off. Wrong. A recent study by the American Osteopathic Association revealed 31 percent of respondents have been bullied as adults and nearly half believed the bullying behavior has increased in the past year or two.

Hmmm. I wonder why?

Whether improper words are used at work, in schools or on-the-street, bullying, as defined by the American Psychological Association is “aggressive behavior in which someone intentionally and repeatedly causes another person injury or discomfort.” The APA noted that people who bully have a real or perceived power imbalance, and, adults who bully have a view of the world that is narrow, dark and have an inward sickness.

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Steve Corbin, professor emeritus of marketing, writes a letter to the editor addressing the issue of adult bullying and how word choice matters.

of people on a frequent basis and s/he spoke about, for example, xenophobia (deep-rooted fears towards foreigners, including immigration), would xenophobia become more socially acceptable? The answer is yes. (National Bureau of Economic Research, 2017) Research reveals dehumanizing others kickstarts a vicious cycle. It has been found that an adult’s bully rhetoric also encourages people who already have prejudicial views to act on those views. (Nour Kteily, Northwestern University, 2017) Both bullies and their victims suffer from suicid-

al thoughts more than three times as often as other people. A Brown University study (2017) concluded adults who engage in frequent bullying behaviors have a mental disorder component, anxiety disorder and/or antisocial personality disorder. Depression, anxiety and attention deficit disorder are also common.

If you witness an adult bully, beware and give him/ her space as s/he is more dangerous than originally thought. And, don’t forget your words, just like mine, matter and you are judged by the company you keep . . . and even those you praise and support.

on how to direct policy to ensure the perceived constitutionality of indefinite detention without representation.

Senior member of the committee, Senator Patrick Leahy, claims that Kavanaugh played a crucial role in the early 2000’s determining the ‘legality of detainee policies,’ referring to the treatment of suspected enemy combatants imprisoned indefinitely.

This denial of the due process of the accused denies justice as a cornerstone to our democracy.

For the current committee, it has been difficult to determine the extent of Kavanaugh’s involvement.

Days before his SCOTUS confirmation hearing, the White House announced that they were to withhold over 100,000 documents from Kavanaugh’s time as executive council.

Kavanaugh may or may not have misled the Senate Judiciary Committee during his circuit confirmation in 2006. Senator Richard Durbin told NPR a year after the first hearing that he feels “perilously close to being lied to”. Senator

Leahy wrote in July that “… these accounts are impossible to reconcile with Judge Kavanaugh’s sworn testimony.”

Therefore, in order to properly vet the SCOTUS nominee, I believe that the Senate judiciary Committee must have access and time to review the documents from Kavanaugh’s stint in the White House.

The committee and the informed public must fully understand how Kavanaugh’s potential tenure on the Supreme Court could give greater political deference to the executive branch, even if the executive’s policies violate fundamental human rights.

Without the committee’s access to these documents, the extent of Kavanaugh’s involvement in the advancement and protection of inhumane practices is unknown.

If the nominee to the highest judicial body is willing to deceive the legislature in order to protect executive overreach, a concerned citizen might wonder about the fleeting importance of the separation of powers.

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Senator Schumer: Were you involved in any way in the Counsel’s Office in opining about the proper use of torture?

Mr. Kavanaugh: No, Senator. The first time I learned of that memo, I believe, wasSenator Schumer: I did not ask about the memo. I asked just in general.

Mr. Kavanaugh: No, Senator.

- Committee of the Judiciary United States Senate, May 9th, 2006 This week, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, is testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. This committee investigates judicial appointments and provides a recommendation to the Senate before the confirmation vote. Especially when it comes to a Supreme Court Justice, whose tenure is indefinite, the recom-

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Opinion columnist Jack Ave writes about President Trump’s SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his controversial history.

mendation of the judiciary committee is extremely influential.

Mr. Kavanaugh currently serves as a United States Circuit judge for the DC circuit court of appeals. He is no stranger to cross-examination from the twenty-one person committee.

Kavanaugh made his first appearance in front of this committee in 2006 when President George W. Bush nominated him to his current position after his brief tenure as council to the White House.

W hen considering Kavanaugh for the highest judicial institution in our country, we must carefully review reports that call into question the truthfulness of Kavanaugh’s 2006 testimony, as well as his involvement in the detention of inmates at Guantánamo Bay. A 2007 report from the Washington Post indicates that Kavanaugh was involved in shaping legal representation for detainees. The Pulitzer Prizewinning story claimed that Kavanaugh used his experience as a former clerk to Justice Kennedy as insight

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FILM REVIEW

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ lacks originality HUNTER FRIESEN Film Critic

Rachel Chu and Nick Young have been together for over a year now and couldn’t be happier. Both of them are professors at NYU, which is how they first met.

One day, Nick asks Rachel to come with him to Singapore for his best friend’s wedding, with the added bonus of meeting his family.

Thinking she knows everything about Nick, Rachel agrees to go on the trip. Except there’s one thing she doesn’t know: Nick’s family is rich, “crazy rich” in fact.

Caught off guard by this, Rachel is unknowingly thrust into a new world of luxury and spectacle, one that is a far cry from her modest upbringing. Despite the challenge, she’s determined to be at Nick’s side and make a good first impression to his family.

Directing: 2/5 Directed by Hollywood journeyman Jon M. Chu, the film’s biggest problems mostly stem from his lackluster directing.

Chu doesn’t bring any originality to the finished project and mainly just uses every rom-com cliché in the book, such as the tough parental figure, comedic sidekick, wacky relatives and will-they-or-won’t-they plotline between the two leads.

Chu also struggles to pro-

vide a sense of balance in terms of pacing and plots.

The pacing is inconsistent throughout. The beginning of the film quickly shifts from scene to scene as we set up the story and characters.

After that, things slow way down and we tediously crawl to the end.

Apart from the main plot, there is also a subplot featuring Nick’s cousin, Astrid.

While she’s a good character overall, her story is very unnecessary and continually gets dropped and picked back up at odd times.

On a brighter note, Chu does impeccable work during the wedding sequence. It’s easily the most heart-tugging part of the film as the two main characters share a loving connection.

Writing: 3/5 Writers Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim do a fair job at adapting from the original best-selling novel.

They do a great job at making the lead character very likable and relatable.

Rachel isn’t your average rom-com woman whose life is in shambles until she meets a guy. It’s refreshing to see a lead female character have her life together and not have to rely on some guy in order to be happy.

The screenplay also fits in a good amount of quality jokes, many of which come from Awkwafina’s character.

Unfortunately, just like the directing, the biggest problem is the overabundance of

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Directed by Jon Chu and starring Constance Wu and Henry Golding, “Crazy Rich Asians” premiered in the United States on August 15, 2018. The film received a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

clichés. It’s a shame for a screenplay to have such a great lead character and then repeatedly bury her with the same old tropes we’ve seen time and time again.

Acting: 4/5 Because of its large cast of characters, the film boasts both good and bad performances.

Constance Wu does a great job as Rachel Chu. She makes herself relatable and confidently holds her own throughout. She also shares electric chemistry with both Golding and Awkwafina.

Opposite Wu is Henry Golding as Nick Young.

Golding does very well,

especially when considering that this is his acting debut.

He’s at his best when with his on-screen partner and adds a lot of charm to his role.

Having already done great work in this year’s Ocean’s Eight, Awkwafina gives another hilarious supporting performance here.

Playing Rachel’s roommate from college, she constantly delivers the best jokes, with most of them coming off as improvised.

Some minor supporting actors suffer from Chu’s poor directing and have to resort to overacting in order for us to like them. The biggest

casualties are Ken Jeong and Jimmy O. Yang. Their characters are way too over the top and are annoying as soon as we meet them.

Overall: 3/5 Crazy Rich Asians is a film that mostly suffers from poor directing and a formulaic story that lacks any sort of originality.

Still, it’s better than most modern romantic comedies and the reliable trio of Wu, Golding and Awkwafina make this film a moderately enjoyable ride.

Piano tech returns to music performance ANNA FLANDERS Staff Writer

On Friday, Sep. 7 at 6 p.m., the faculty and staff recital titled “The Other Other Operation” will be held in Davis Hall. UNI piano maintenance technician and coordinator David Dunn will lead Chris Merz, Bob Dunn, Josh Hakanson, Matt Andreini and Ryan Frost during the event.

Each selection will cover a progressive rock song, including classics from the bands King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer as well as more recent compositions by artists like the California Guitar Trio.

“Anything that kind of had a little bit more complexity to it than your typical pop music could be considered progressive rock by some people,” David Dunn

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The Other Other Operation’s logo is a combination of the album art from one of the albums they cover and an image from Monty Python, which provided the inspiration for their name.

said. “And then there are groups that have gone on since the 1980s in the spirit of that. I would say any-

thing that’s not just simple pop music could find a niche in there. To me, it’s just good music.”

One of the other performers in the Other Other Operation is adjunct instructor of guitar Bob Dunn, who

is also David’s cousin. Both of them grew up listening to progressive rock.

“This recital is completely dedicated to progressive rock things,” Bob Dunn said. “It fits so well with the instrument that [David’s] playing, the Chapman Stick.

To me it’s just a mind-boggling instrument. I can’t imagine how he’s learned to play it, how anybody plays it. But it works really well, and it works extremely well for this style.”

David described the Chapman Stick as an electric instrument that combines piano and guitar technique.

Because it’s electric, it’s able to produce effects like the guitar or electric guitar.

The instrument is also polyphonic, meaning that several notes can be played at once.

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UNI students Ryan Frank and John Radenbaugh performed during the noon hour on Wednesday, Sep. 5 for “Maucker Union Live.”

Radenbaugh is a senior political science major, and Ryan is a junior social work major. The two met while

working as resident assistants in Noehren Hall.

“We really found a common bond of music between us,” Radenbaugh said. “I have really enjoyed playing with Ryan since. He brings a sense of confidence and and pure fun to everything he does. He is a phenomenal singer and friend and I am lucky that I get to play for him!”

Today was the duo’s first time performing in public together.

“We had an amazing time and would love to perform again!” Frank said.

Ryan and John’s set included “Burning Love” by Elvis Presley, “Tears Dry on Their Own” by Amy Winehouse and an original composition by Frank titled “Pretend.”

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“There’s a lot of things that are in odd meter—that accounts for some of the difficulty and a lot of the challenge of the music,” Bob Dunn said. “There’ll probably be a lot of people who come there that, just because of how old this music is, they may not have ever heard of the group King Crimson or Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

So when they hear some of these works, I hope that peaks their interest and maybe they go back and listen to that stuff.”

The name “The Other Other Operation” is a reference to the British skit comedy television show “Monty Python,” which was on-air during the height of progressive rock’s popularity.

In the sketch “The Piranha Brothers,” a group of criminals try and fail several operations. The one that’s finally

successful for them is “the other other operation.”

“For me, it kind of related to me trying to get back into music performance,” said David Dunn. “I’ve tried a number of things, none of which felt really right to me.

So, I’m hoping that this is going to be the thing that keeps me performing, and I’m hoping it also generates an interest for other people who are as into this music as I am.

I’m looking to bring other people into this too.”

David Dunn has been a piano technician at UNI since 2010. Before that, he taught string bass at various colleges for 16 years. Since becoming a piano technician, he’s gradually stopped performing music, largely due to a lack of time.

“It became very clear to me over the last few years that not playing music was creating this big void in my life, and I didn’t really realize that until I got there,” David

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Dunn said. “I realized I really do miss this. So I don’t know exactly why I enjoy it, but it’s a big part to my life, and it just doesn’t feel right to not be part of it in some way.”

A turning point for David was when he bought his first Chapman Stick.

“It’s an instrument that’s a real challenge to play,” David Dunn said. “I’ve owned it for the last eight years, and I’ve gotten tired of kind of feeling like I was just an owner of this instrument, and I’d like to become an actual player of this instrument. And the best way to do that is to challenge yourself. So I decided to organize this project to play music that I want to play and also give myself a reason to improve my skills on this instrument.”

The Other Other Operation has been rehearsing for this recital since the summer.

“The guys that are playing with me have put in enormous amounts of time because this isn’t your typical ‘let’s read from a book’ kind of music,” David Dunn said. “They’ve had to listen to recordings.

They’ve had to learn things by ear, and everybody has really invested a lot of time into it. So now my hope is that we’ve spent a lot of time with the hard work that we can just have fun, that we can just enjoy what we’re doing, and hopefully that will reflect to the audience too.”

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The campus organization Green Project is in charge of maintaining the Panther Plot.

“I believe they are the only student organization that is tasked with managing an actual physical place on campus that they run and they are running it like their own business,” O’Brien said.

“It’s cool for me to see that.”

One of the biggest challenges the plot faces is the turnover of students, accord-

ing to O’Brien. Once upperclassmen graduate, younger students aren’t always familiar with the previous students’ vision and begin working towards a new goal instead.

O’Brien emphasized the fact that the Green Project offers leadership opportunities and the Panther Plot can always use more volunteers.

For more information about the Panther Plot and volunteering, students can contact O’Brien at ​ eric.obrien@uni. edu​.

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Comeback falls short; Panthers fall 26-23 JERRIUS CAMPBELL Sports Writer

The Panthers kicked off their 2018 football season this past weekend on the road in Missoula, Montana against the University of Montana Grizzlies.

The Panthers struggled in the first half of the game.

The Grizzlies put up 26 points before a few in-game changes put the Panthers back in contention.

Quarterback Eli Dunne completed only five of 20 pass attempts and was taken out in the third quarter in favor of backup Colton Howell. As soon as Howell was subbed in, the Panthers took pace and found their rhythm

on offense.

Howell would score the first touchdown for the Panthers this season, on a oneyard run in the third quarter.

UNI would continue to push for a comeback in the fourth quarter.

After a couple completions and a penalty on Montana, the Panthers were in perfect position to score on the Montana one yard line.

Running back Marcus Weymiller scored on the ground for the Panthers, making the score 26-15 with 11:41 on the clock.

UNI would force a punt with a little over nine minutes to go. The Panthers would stall on third and 19

and were forced to punt. The Grizzlies could not get anything going and were forced to punt back to the purple and gold with only five minutes to go, giving the Panthers a shot at a comeback.

Howell completed four of eight pass attempts, and the final completion ended in a touchdown reception by wide reciever Nick Fossey.

Bringing the score to 26-23 with 3:14 on the clock, the Grizzlies would just run the clock out and take the win. The Panthers rushed for a total of 134 yards on the ground with 40 attempts.

UNI looks ahead to play the Iowa Hawkeyes on Sept.

15 in Iowa City.

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Despite shutting out Montana 23-0 in the second half, the Panthers were unable to return home with a win, falling to the Grizzlies, 26-23.

Panther runners compete at Iowa Invite CROSS COUNTRY

PATRICK HANSEN

Sports Writer

The UNI men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in their first meet on Friday, Aug. 31 in Iowa City. The Iowa Invitational welcomed six teams to the competition: Iowa State Cyclones, Drake Bulldogs, UNI Panthers, Iowa Central Community

College Tritons, Southern Illinois Salukis and the host team Iowa Hawkeyes competed against one another.

UNI’s women’s team finished fourth out of the six teams with 86 points as the men’s team finished fifth with 115 points.

Among the two teams, the Panthers had three runners finish among the top 15 in their race. For

the women’s team, freshman Gabby Champion ran a 14.47.1 4K, placing 11th and sophomore Alyssa Williams placing 12th with a 14.47.6 out of the 58 runners. On the men’s side, freshman Wal Khat ran an 18.47.5 6K finishing 11th out of the 73 runners.

Other competitors for the women’s team with their times and place

included freshman Gabby Skopec running a 14.57.2 placing 19th, freshman Paige Holub running a 15.03, placing 21st and redshirt sophomore, Lyndsie Schinkel running a 15.08.8, placing 23rd.

For the men, other runners with time and place included junior Alex Jackson, running a 19.11.4, placing 27th, freshman Sam

McCool running a 19.18.4, placing 28th, Drake Henrichs running a 19.32.1, placing 32nd and freshman Logan Murray running a 19.43.4, placing 39th.

The Panthers had a successful first meet to start out the season in Iowa City.

They will travel to Peoria, Illinois, for the Bradley Intercollegiate Cross Country meet on September 14.

VOLLEYBALL

UNI drops three straight to Cyclones-Cougars JOEL WAUTERS

Sports Editor

The UNI volleyball team took the court of the McLeod Center for the first time last week as they hosted a triad of matches against the Iowa State Cyclones and Washington State Cougars.

In the first home match of the season against the Cyclones

(3-1), the program made history as they sold out the McLeod Center for the first time for a volleyball match since the arena opened in 2006. 6,415 fans packed the stands as the 17th ranked Panthers faced off against their in-state rivals from Ames.

The Panthers struggled on defense, particularly in block shots taken by the Cyclones, as

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they were out blocked nine to two.

The purple and gold made a valiant effort extending the third set, but were unable to stop Iowa State’s .306 attack percentage to their own percentage of .202 as the cardinal and gold swept UNI 25-20, 25-20, 32-30.

Junior Karlie Taylor led the team with 17 kills while Rachel Koop tallied 32 assists to go along with Kendyl Sorge’s 14 digs.

UNI welcomed Washington State to town for a double header over the weekend. In the first match on Friday, August 31, the Panthers found it difficult to get past the Cougars height and strong attack and blocking ability.

Washington State came out of the gates quick with a 4-0 run before the Panthers went on a 12-8 run of their own in the middle of the first set. Unfortunately, the Cougars prevailed, taking the first set by a score of 25-23.

In the second, UNI’s sense of readiness on defense that they showed throughout the middle of the first set came out on the court. Four aces by the Panthers propelled them to a 25-19 second set win.

The third and fourth set proved to be a challenge for UNI.

While the third period began with a back-and-forth flow, the Cougars used an 8-0 run late in the third to go up in the match two sets to one.

The Panthers battled hard into the late fourth, but it was too much as Washington State took the fourth set 25-19, and the match three sets to one.

Karlie Taylor led the Panthers with 14 kills, as Kendyl Sorge tallied 18 digs and 3 aces, and Rachel Koop led the team with 40 assists.

The following morning, the two squads hit the court again for their second match. Facing off against a team that they had faced less than 16 hours earlier, the Panthers brought an energy to their second meeting with the Cougars that had been absent from the night earlier.

“It was really interesting and fun last night because we had the opportunity to scout a team against ourselves,” said head coach Bobbi Petersen. “We really liked the game plan we had yesterday.”

After starting out strong in the first set, the Cougars rallied back to take the opening frame 25-23. The Panthers imitated their opponent in the second as they came back to win late in another 25-23 set. Much of the difference that led to the Panthers

second set win was a stronger attack that saw them complete 62 percent of their attacks to their 56 percent in the first.

UNI nearly took the third set, but were unable to hold off a 7-1 Cougar run that saw Washington State win 25-23. The crucial fourth set went back-and-forth as both teams alternated points for much of the set. Despite the hard push to attempt to force a fifth set, the Panthers were unable to stop the Cougars as they fell three sets to one for the second consecutive day. Notably, all four sets were decided by a score of 25-23.

“It’s a unique opportunity to play a team twice,” said Karlie Taylor after Saturday’s loss.

“I think we had trouble with letting them go on runs. We did the same with Iowa State and Washington State yesterday. It’s something we’re going to have to work on in practice.”

Taylor and teammate Piper Thomas finished the match with a combined 45 kills as Koop led the Panthers in assists for the second straight match with 46.

The Panthers (2-4) travel next to Muncie, Indiana for the Ball State Tournament, where they will take on the Ball State Cardinals, Indiana Hoosiers, and North Dakota State Bison on Sept. 7-8.

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