Bryden continued, “Usually starting at age 21 you would come in if you got normal pap smears every three years.” A pap smear is a meth od of cervical cancer screen ing which detects potentially precancerous and cancerous cells.
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Current UNI student Damien Lindsey (left) and UNI alum Evan Suchomel (right) opened their shop Square One Vintage in downtown Cedar Falls on June 25.
MercyOne clinic offers wide range of reproductive healthcare services from STI testing to sexual assault services for campus community people, Bryden encourages everyone to err on the side of caution.“For people in their teens and twenties, the main thing you would come in for is if you didn’t get your Gardasil vaccine for HPV prevention,” Bryden said. “Gardasil is important because it protects against the nine high risk strains of HPV that are most frequently seen in abnormal cell changes that can lead to cancer. Usually people can get that vaccine series if they haven’t already done so.”
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ture of Square One Vintage; Suchomel for seven years and Lindsey for five years. The two see a huge market in sell ing original vintage clothing, meaning all clothing in the shop is from original sources from the era it was produced. That is the inspiration behind the name, too. “We wanted something that rolled off the tongue nice ly. Our meaning behind that is back to square one, back to the original and where something came from,” said Suchomel. Apparel in the shop rang es from T-shirts, sweatshirts and even some vintage denim. Customers can find original brands such as Nike, sports teams, destinations and musi cians. Suchomel and Lindsey find importance in stocking vintage UNI apparel too, spe cial for the local students and fans.“Something that we’re
Campus MeachamwelcometoJon really passionate about is col lecting local UNI sweatshirts and T-shirts,” said Suchomel. “Although it can be harder to find,” added Lindsey. For the future, the two hope to engage in more col laborations in the area and expand down the line.
The Joy Cole Corning Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series presents Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prizewinning presidential historian. He will be lecturing about, “Finding Hope Through the Lessons of Yesterday” on Monday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. The lecture will be held in the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center’s Great Hall. Admission is free but a ticket is required to attend. Tickets are available at GBPAC, McLeod ticket office or by phone at 319-273-4849. Jon Meacham’s lecture, “Finding Hope Through the Lessons of Yesterday” will be mixing the old with the new. With his breadth of historical knowledge in American his tory and its great leaders that helped make the nation what it is today, he will be using a historical lens to put current events into another perspective with more possible solutions.
A new clinic, tailored towards reproductive health care, has officially opened its doors in Cedar Falls. Located at 226 Bluebell Road, MercyOne Cedar Falls OB/GYN aims to provide patient-centered A true dream for those seeking original vintage apparel in the Cedar Valley is found within the shop space of Square One Vintage. Step inside, and customers find styles of UNI collegiate wear, Y2K vibes and 80’s and 90’s hottest designs. Fresh to the downtown scene, the shop has been open for a little over two months.Co-owned by UNI graphic design alumni Evan Suchomel and current UNI biology and earth science student Damien Lindsey, the two each indi vidually held pop-up shops of vintage clothing around Iowa before starting their joint ven compassionate care for all its patients.Katherine Parker Bryden, a midwife who specializes in obstetrics, gynecology, men strual management and phys iologic birth among other things hopes the clinic will be a safe space for patients who are seeking reproductive healthcare.“Ithink one of the beau ties of the nurse practitioners and the midwives we have is we are all trained in very patient-centered care, what I would call a feminist perspec tive,” Bryden said. “The per son who is inside the body is the expert on it. By listening [the patient] will give you a lot of good information. We are all about being partners in people’s healthcare.” The services offered at the Cedar Falls MercyOne Clinic include preventative repro ductive care, general wellness check ups, STI testing, birth control management and preg nancy care.
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Bryden addressed the ste reotypes surrounding midwife ry and emphasizes midwives can assist everyone regardless if they are pregnant or not. “One of the things I would just emphasize about our practice is people think “midwives” and they think about a lady in a prairie dress and sandals going to someone’s house. We are all master-prepared nurse practi tioners and take care of many people who are not pregnant.”
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Preventative services are often covered by insurance, but cash pay is also accepted at the MercyOne Clinic. “It would be important for students to know what kind of health insurance they have and what kind of coverage it has,” Bryden said. “If they are not sure they can call and we can check people’s coverage for Brydenthem.” also acknowledges some students may not want their parents to see the medical services they are receiving. “Sometimes people also wonder if this information will go back to their mom or dad because they don’t necessarily want their dad to know they got an STI test. If they tell us they don’t want their parents to get the bill there is a way for us to shield it.” To schedule an appointment call 319-272-8200. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Friday 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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STI Testing Bryden assurres getting tested for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) is quick and easy.“If you have weird dis charge and you want to figure out if you have an STI or not, we can very easily do STI screenings even from urine samples,” Bryden said. “I think a lot of people don’t want a pelvic exam, and a pel vic exam certainly won’t hurt, but if you don’t want that you can have it done via urine.” Same day appointments are also easily available at the Cedar Falls clinic since it is newly opened. “If you thought you had a yeast infection or bacterial vaginosis and needed a swab, they’ll send in some antifungal or antibiotic for you. Those are usually quick in-and-out vis its.”Bryden notes the two most important factors for prevent ing STIs include knowing your partner(s) and if they have been screened for any STIs. The second method is using condoms.“Ireally think that good communication skills are one of your best friends when it comes to healthy sexual and reproductive health,” Bryden said. “I really want college students to know that having consent discussions and having relationships only with people who are going to respect your boundaries are your best ways to prevent yourself from all sorts of unwanted outcomes.” Bryden added, “If someone is not being kind and respect ful to you, kick them to the curb.” Birth Control Birth control counseling and prescriptions are also available at the clinic. Staff members can provide informa tion on all the different birth control options from the pill, IUDs, rings and shots. Bryden notes, “Many of the birth control methods are also really good period control methods for women who are having really heavy periods and it is hindering their way of life. There are some birth control methods that really help with period pain manage ment.”Bryden also acknowledges Plan B is a good option to pre vent an unplanned pregnancy. “Don’t forget about Plan B and emergency contraception. Plan B is available over the counter and Ella is available by prescription.”
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The Cedar Falls clin ic has Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) on staff who are trained to assist patients who have experienced assault.“SANE nurses have been specially trained to work with people who have been assault ed. They can be with [the patient] in a really thoughtful and respectful way. They can also do evidence collection and are always on call and can come to an emergency if some one does experience an assault and needs aftercare.”
One of the specialties the new clinic offers is assisting patients through pregnancies. “Obviously we do work during the childbearing years so if you become pregnant we could see you for the entire pregnancy,” Bryden said. “We don’t do deliveries in Cedar Falls but we have a great labor and delivery unit in Waterloo.”
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It’s been 122 days since Politico published the leaked draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s major ity opinion for the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’sOrganization.HealthIt’sbeen69dayssincetheopinionwashandeddownfromthecourts.Sincethen,13stateshavehadtriggerbansonabortiongo
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into effect after the decision. There’s 213 pages of decision that goes into the Dobbs case. After sifting through the major ity opinion, concurrences and the dissent, it’s incredibly clear how Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health stands as a precedent. Some may believe that the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case is a lesson. But, in reality, the Dobbs case is a “Abortionwarning.presents a pro found moral issue on which Americans hold sharply con flicting views. Some believe fervently that a human person comes into being at concep tion and that abortion ends an innocent life. Others feel just as strongly that any regulation of abortion invades a woman’s right to control her own body and prevents women from achieving full equality.” Alito states in the first sen tences of his majority opin ion for the court. In Alito’s majority opinion, he stresses the moral and ethical dilem ma that abortion pres ents to the court. Alito also stresses how the Constitution never mentions abortion, and that there is no inherent right to abortion. While Alito builds his arguement around the “moral dilem ma” about abortion and the idea of the right to an abortion, he misses the key arguement that initally decided the case of Roe v. Wade. What was argued in Roe v. Wade was not the idea that there’s an explic it right to abortion baked into the Constitution, the idea that was argued was that the 14th Amendment and the inherent right to privacy otherabortionprotectedamongstthings.One of the larger arguements that Alito makes is that abortion is not deeply rooted in American history and therefore cannot be considered by the court. He writes, “Until the latter part of the 20th century, such a right was entirely unknown in American law. Indeed, when the 14th Amendment was adopt ed, three quarters of the States made abortion a crime at all stages of pregnancy.” The 14th Amendment was adopted in 1868. Alito’s draw to the laws around at that time is insane, considering the fact that a mere five years prior to the ratifica tion of the 14th Amendment, the Emancipation Proclimation was first enforced. It’s a grave mis take to compare the laws at that time to the constitutionality of the right to privacy considering the why the 14th amendment was ratified in the first place, which was to protect former slaves and place limits on state’s rights. But unfortunately, major ity opinion writer Alito glosses over this Followingfact. Alito’s flawed and incoherent majority opinion are three concurrences made by Justice Kavanaugh, Justice Thomas and Chief Justice Roberts. As I wrote in May, if the court comes for Roe v. Wade, they will come for other civil rights that are protected under reconsider all of this Court’s sub stantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell. Because any substantive due process deci sion is ‘demonstrably errone ous,’ (Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 U. S. [2020]), we have a duty to ‘correct the error’ established in those precedents, (Gamble v. United States, 587 U. S. [2019]). After overruling these demon strably erroneous decisions, the question would remain whether other constitutional provisions guarantee the myriad rights that our substantive due process cases have generated.” What Thomas and Altio make incred ibly known in their decisions is the fact that they want to essen tially overturn the power of the 14th Amendment and deprive it of it’s ability to place boundaries on state’s rights when it comes to civil rights issues. The con sequences of their actions and their decisions here could be immeasurable.JusticeKavanaugh takes a different approach to his con currence. “The issue before this Court, however, is not the policy or morality of abortion. The issue before this Court is what the Constitution says about abortion. The Constitution does not take sides on the issue of abortion. The text of the Constitution does not refer to or encompass abortion. To be sure, this Court has held that the Constitution protects unenu merated rights that are deeply rooted in this Nation’s history and tradition, and implicit in the concept of ordered liberty. But a right to abortion is not deeply rooted in American history and tradition, as the Court today thoroughly explains.” Thanks to Kavanaugh’s elementary and flimsy explaination, as a coun try, we can now understand this case beyond the scope of the oral arguements and Alito’s majority midterms just around it
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A good album to listen on the way to class is “Renaissance” by Beyoncé, specifically the song “Alien Superstar.” You visited colleges, applied to a few, found scholarship applications, finished out your senior year, packed up all your belongings, said goodbye to your friends and fam ily, moved into a brand new place with brand new people - now what? If you’re anything like me, this was my story to a tee. I arrived on campus with no idea what I would do afterward, my parents walked out of my room, and I spent the follow ing few hours attempting to make friends on my floor before eventually attending the UNI NOW event for the night. I overthought everything, and I was terrified that I was never going to make friends, be success ful in my classes or get involved.Hereare my five tips and tricks that helped me find my footing and sur vive my freshman year:
According to the Mayo Clinic, 1 in 3 college students experience sig nificant depression and anxiety. Freshman year is the start of the college experience, and it can be extremely difficult. Having a friend to talk you through, give you advice and make sure you’re okay will help you get through anything that comes your way. Listen to music or pod casts on the walk to class Before my freshman year, I had never had to walk more than three to five minutes inside of my school to arrive at class. I quickly found that listening to music or a podcast while I walked not only made the walk go by faster but gave me alone time to digest my day. Set clear expectations with your roommate
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According to Georgetown University, about 1 in every 3 col lege students in the U.S. reported roommate prob lems last year. Living with a roommate in close quarters is one of the most difficult things about college - especial ly if you had never met them. It can be difficult to breach the conversa tion of boundaries or a contract but it makes all the difference. It puts into writing the things each of you feels strongly about, so they don’t have to be addressed each time they come up, and it will truly be better for both of you. Important topics to discuss are; turning the lights off, guests (who, when and how long), and cleaning. Don’t be afraid to talk to your professors
UNI Dance Marathon is a student-led organiza tion that raises money for children with life-threat ening illnesses. Their first few informational meetings were held last week in Maucker Union. UNI Dance Marathon raises money for chil dren around the Cedar Falls/Waterloo area that are patients at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. Students from UNI raise money for over 60 family.”it’sgrowlies,”timewhenreallyfamiliesMarathontoyearsfourMarathonbeendirectorAlliefamilies.Moeller,ofdesign,hasapartofDanceforthelastyears.OvertheshehasbeenableseetheimpactDancehashadonfirsthand.“ItiseyeopeningyougettospendwiththosefamisaidMoeller.“Youarelationship...kindoflikeonebigStudentscanget
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involved with Dance Marathon in a variety of roles. Students can join as dancers where they will fundraise through out the year and be a part of the Big Event at the end of the year. There are six different committees students can join to be a part of Dance Marathon as well. Other positions include moral captains, miracle makers and being a member of the management team. “We really want to have a rebuilding year,” said Moeller. “Since COVID-19 we haven’t gotten as many people involved and we haven’t raised as much money as we have in the past.” Moeller’s goal for this year is to surpass the amount they have raised the past two years. More information about registration, meet ings and events can be found on the UNI Dance Marathon website and social media accounts.
First and foremost, your professors are here to teach you and help you. Introduce yourself to them, visit their office hours, be open when you are struggling, ask for advice and be brave in class, you’ll become more confident and com fortable with your pro fessor, and they will know who you are and be ready to jump in and help as needed. Take time for yourself Between homework, new friends, student organizations and more, it can be difficult to take time for yourself. Taking those moments to take a long shower, watch a movie, do a face mask, or journal has real benefits on your men tal health. According to the National Council for Mental Wellbeing; 64 percent of those who practiced selfcare reported enhanced self-care as a benefit, 67 percent reported increased productivity and 71 percent reported happiness.Overall, freshman year is difficult and takes a lot to adjust to, but it is nothing you can’t handle. Try your best to follow these tips, accept help from others, and try new things. You will get your footing and confidence in no time.
Jon Meacham is the cur rent Canon Historian of the Washington National Cathedral and the chair of American Presidency of Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Endowed Chair. Meacham won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography after publishing “American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House” in 2009. He is also critically acclaimed and a number one New York Times bestseller, and he has several other titles covering historical figures including Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Civil Rights leader John Lewis to name a few. He will be releasing his latest book “And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle” later this fall on October 18.
UNI Joy Cole Corning cre ated the Joy Cole Corning Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series in 2001. The goal of this lecture series is that students will gain the knowledge of how to become a leader by learning from different leaders across multiple kinds of disciplines. Various recognized leaders, national and international, are brought to campus to share their knowledge and experiences.“Ourmother embod ied what it meant to be a lifelong learner,” said Joy Cole Corning’s daughter Ann Lyons, courtesy of UNI Foundation. “Education was both her passion and mission throughout her life. We are so very proud of the legacy she created through the Joy Cole Corning Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series and are honored to be in this collaboration with the University of Northern Iowa.”
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DIAMOND ROUNDTREE Campus Life Editor which is what concurrenc es are made to do, right? If Kavanaugh’s target audience with his concur rence is first graders, he hit the nail on the head. Unfortunately, no one reads concurrences to hear the majority opinion regurgi tated and repackaged as if the writer is having an earth-shattering idea, and Kavanaugh’s concurrence fails to go beyond the scope of the majority opin ion, falling flat amongst the other hailedRobertssayingnotcurrenceParenthood.andturningnotOrganization,Jacksontialhejudgement,concurrencewithpointingmakesChiefconcurrences.JusticeRobertsanequallydisapconcurrenceadifferentpath.HiscomeswithmeaningthatagreeswiththeinirulingofDobbsv.Women’sHealthbuthedoesagreewiththeoverofRoev.WadeCaseyv.PlannedRoberts’sconisdisappointingbecausehe’sessentiallynothing,butbecausehasrecentlybeenbytheDemocratic the reason why he’s in con currence with the majority opinion. What’s import ant to remember is that not one Supreme Court justice, even the ones that align with your views, can be trusted to rule fairly and justly, or even write coherent concurrences, as Kavanuagh demonstrates. While the majority opin ion is split into several con currences, the dissent is joint, with Justices Kagan, Sotomayor, and Breyer behind a rare united deci sion. “Roe held, and Casey reaffirmed, that in the first stages of pregnancy, the government could not make that choice for women. The government could not con trol a woman’s body or the course of a woman’s life: It could not determine what the woman’s future would be.” The dissent navigates the majority opinion, the threat of established civil rights being reveresed, and touches on stare decisis, the Latin term used for the idea that the court should respect set precedent. What the dis sent doesn’t quite touch on is the vague warning Alito and Thomas give in the majority and concurring opinions, which is the term drawn as to what is meant by “deeply rooted tradi tions.” If there’s a discus sion around deeply root ed traditions, especially in the Constitution, you can not leave out the simple fact that traditions that are deeply rooted in American history include racism, misogyny, xenophobia, homophobia and transpho bia. The U.S government and it’s foundational doc uments were specifically written to exclude margin alized groups, because at the time, marginalized peo ple weren’t even thought of as people. Legally, many marginalized groups couldn’t even be consid ered people, at the mercy of the Supreme Court. That idea, in and of itself, is what America was founded upon. Many courts, peo ple, activists, politicians and judges have spend decades trying to reverse this environment and make the American government work for people that weren’t initially considered in these conversations. This deci sion effectively dismisses decades of work, and clears the path to continue to tear down precedents that give marginalized people the space to simply live their In the 69 days since this decision was handed down, there’s been a scramble lessly to the states by the Supreme Court. In some states, there have been large movements to completely outlaw abortion, in a few, even pushes to make it a felony. Currently, in Iowa, abortion remains legal. The 24-hour waiting period prior to an abortion and the 20-week viability date restrict access, but nevertheless, it remains legal. While Reynolds begs the Iowa Supreme Court to reevaluate the injuntions placed
tive abortions laws that she attempted to pass prior to the overturning of Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood, the law remains the same for now. In other states, there have been strong protections to abortion rights. In states like Montana, their state constiution does enumerate the explicit right to an abor tion. While they have via bility laws, it’s still protect ed, similarly to states like Minnesota and Nevada. But, in a larger scope that state power, is the known fact that abortion can be codified at the federal level, and it just simply hasn’t. Most recently by the Biden administration has been the erasure of student debt and an extension of pay ments. In many college stu dents’ eyes, this is a great advantage, and it’s greatly boosted Biden’s approval ratings over the past week. But, we mustn’t forget how violently the Democratic Party the Obama and Biden administrations have failed Americans when it comes to failing to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law. Actions speak louder than words. The emails beg ging for funding and vot ing directly after the deci sion was handed down is irrevicoably unforgivable. Outside of the years that the Democratic Party has had to codify Roe v. Wade, at the very least, they had two months to protect the people they were elected to represent. Yet there is only one movement, at the federal level, to push one of the platform issues of the party through the Senate. The Reproductive Freedom for All Act is quite literal ly too little, too late. The Democratic Party failed its constituents at all levels, then asked for money to do it again. The career poli ticians of this party will continue to ask you to vote for them. The only answer is to vote for the candidates primarying them at mid terms. There is no one else to blame for the continued procrastination and failures than the Democratic party. What happens next is incredibly unclear. The reversal of a right that’s been in place for decades is dumbfounding, and although it’s been over two months, we are still feeling the initial effects of it. At the heart of this issue is this: we are going beyond the scope of reproductive rights. We must. Clearly, Justice Thomas intends to expand this scope to other cases, as outlined in his con currence. If the Democratic Party doesn’t get ahead of that curve, there will be yet another wave of disappoint ment, shock and anger, when a landmark case like Roe v. Wade or Casey v. Planned Parenthood gets overturned. The majori ty of the Supreme Court outlined their plan to the American people. It is no secret. That is why Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization it not a lesson. There is little to nothing to learn from this situation. This decision is a warning. If the organizational leader ship that was elected to rep resent the will of the people fails once again to heed these warnings from the Supreme Court, the civil rights and liberties granted by the 14th Amendments will slowly begin to disap pear.
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Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, countless protesters across the nation have continued to make their voices heard.
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After a disappoint ing 48-17 loss on the road against Air Force to begin the season, the UNI foot ball team will be staying on the road this week as they travel to the Alerus Center in Fargo, N.D. for a meet ing with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks. UNI and North Dakota both enter the game with a record of 0-1 after week one losses. North Dakota are the newest members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, joining from the Summit League. Like the Panthers, North Dakota
Loecher had a great day in his first career start at punter, placing three of his four punts inside the 20 yard line, as well as having two punts of 50 yards or longer.This is the first matchup between these two teams since 2006. In a matchup inside the UNI-Dome, North Dakota pulled out the win, 35-31. In their first matchup in nearly two decades, UNI will look to take down the Fighting Hawks in their first meeting as MVFC foes. The game is scheduled for a 3 p.m. kickoff and will be televised on ESPN3.
The UNI football season kicked off this past Saturday as the Panthers traveled to Colorado Springs, Colo. to match up with the Falcons of the United States Air Force Academy. The matchup was no doubt a tough one to start off the season for UNI, as Air Force was coming off of a 10-win season a year ago and returned most of the starters from their offense. A combination of the unusual triple-option attack and the Colorado altitude proved to be too much for the Panthers as the Falcons easily took care of their opponents in a 31 point rout.
The first strike for Air Force came with about 9:30 left in the first quarter, as quar terback Hazziq Daniels found wideout Dane Kinamon for an 80-yard touchdown pass, uncharacteristic of the nor mal running approach from the Falcons. The Panthers had success moving the ball on the ensuing possession, but were stopped short of the end zone and settled for a Matthew Cook field goal from 28 yards out.The next possession led to another big play for the Falcons, this time only two plays into the drive. Kinamon again broke free, this time on a run play, for 71 yards to the house to put Air Force up 14-3. They tacked on two field goals and another touchdown run from Daniels before the half, taking a 27-3 lead into theThebreak.second half of this contest was much of the same. Falcon fullback Brad Roberts broke off a 71-yard touch down run less than a minute into the second half, and with the UNI offense struggling to get anything going it looked to be all Air Force. Just before the end of the third, Jensen Jones of Air Force punched in a one-yard touchdown follow ing a 17-play, 96-yard drive. Near the start of the fourth quarter, Jalen Johnson of Air Force broke off an 80-yard touchdown run to put them up 48-3.UNI quarterback Theo Day found Logan Wolf for a 10 yard score and Sergio Morancy from 14 yards on the next possession to inch the Panthers closer at 48-17. This proved to be all UNI could muster as it held as the final score.Day had a decent perfor mance for UNI, going 20 of 32 for two touchdowns and one interception. Deion McShane led UNI with six catches for 106 yards, and Korby Sander led the defensive unit with 11 total tackles. Roberts led the Falcons with 114 yards rush ing and one touchdown on just eight carries, while Daniels wasn’t far off with 111 rush ing yards and one touchdown of his own. Overall Air Force put up 595 yards rushing with just 109 passing yards, the majority of which came on the 80-yard touchdown pass in the firstThequarter.Panthers will travel to Grand Forks, N.D. next week for an early-season Missouri Valley Football Conference matchup with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks with kickoff scheduled for 3 p.m.,
COLIN HORNING Sports Writer
There was plenty of pre-game pageantry at Falcon Stadium. The festivities included a sky diver parachuting into the stadium.
FOOTBALL Preview: Panthers travel to North Dakota
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also competed with an FCS school in week one, travel ing to Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. for a matchup with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Fighting Hawks managed to keep it close against the Big 10 team, entering the fourth quarter trailing just 24-17. Nebraska would ultimately pull away in the fourth, winning by a final of 38-17.Itwas a very good day for North Dakota quarter back Tommy Schuster. The junior completed 24 of his 37 pass attempts for 131 yards and a touchdown. Schuster spread those com pletions among several of his teammates, as 10 players caught at least one pass. In the running game, Isaiah Smith led the charge, carry ing the ball 10 times for 109 yards, including a 63-yard pickup. The defense was led by Ted Mullin who finished with seven tackles. Special teams were also solid for North Dakota in the opener. Cade Peterson placed two of his five punts inside the 20-yard line and also had an impressive 59 yard punt. Brady Stevens knocked in his only field goal attempt from 23 yards out. For UNI, Theo Day per formed well in the open er, completing 20 of his 32 passes for 286 with two touchdowns and one inter ception. Sergio Morancy and Logan Wolf both had touchdown receptions for the Panthers. In the ground game, Dom Williams led the charge, carrying the ball 11 times for 45 yards. Korby Sander had an impressive day defensively, leading the team with 11 tackles. Edwin Dearman also had a good day, picking up three tack les, including two tackles for loss and one forced fum ble.Kicker Matthew Cook knocked in a 28-yard field goal in the first quarter. However, he did miss an attempt from 52 yards late in the fourth quarter. Cael
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WOMEN’S SOCCER Panthers fall to South Dakota State, St. Thomas ADAM JOHNSON Guest Columnist
tively slowly, as there was not much action at either goal in the early going. That ended at the 27 minute mark when Alex Balfour scored on an assist from Mariah Nguyen to put St. Thomas ahead 1-0. There was only one more shot on goal from each team the rest of the period, and St. Thomas would be ahead 1-0 going into the half.
CADEN SHEA Sports Writer The UNI volleyball team traveled to Omaha, Neb. on Sept. 2 and 3 to compete in the Bluejay Invitational at the University of Creighton. The Panthers faced off against three ranked opponents in the form of University of Southern California (USC), Kentucky and Creighton. UNI fell short in all three matchups despite valiant efforts in every set. The team started the tour nament by facing the USC Trojans in their first match of the weekend. Emily Holterhaus took over the match with a season-high 20 kills. Carly Spies recorded her sea son-high of seven blocks and tied her career-high of three service aces. The Panthers were very aggressive in every set in their match against the Trojans. They dropped their first set but rebounded to win the second. This set was very back-and-forth but ultimately ended in the Panthers giving USC their first set loss of the season with a score of 25-22. The Panthers were defeated in their last two sets, losing the match against the Trojans. The Panthers next chal lenge of the weekend was the University of Kentucky Wildcats. The Wildcats entered the weekend as the No. 16 ranked team in the country. Kira Fallert led the team in kills in this match with nine. Tayler Alden gave the Panthers 21 assists while Sydney Petersen added 12 digs in their second match of the invitational. UNI lost their first set 25-16 but attempted to keep it closer in a 25-22 second set. The third set was 25-14 in favor of the Wildcats. The Panthers put up a good fight, but it wasn’t enough as they lost all three sets against the University of Kentucky. The Panthers returned the second day to face No. 17 Creighton who held a home court advantage. UNI looked to recover from their two losses the day before in an effort against the Bluejays. Holterhaus had another good match with 11 kills while Spies and Inga Rotto both recorded eight. Payton Ahrenstorff tied her career best with three ser vice aces in this match as well. Creighton took the first set 25-17 in a dominant serv ing performance despite the resilience of the Panthers. The Bluejays also won the second set with a score of 25-15. The Panthers looked to make a comeback in the third set of the match but were unsuccess ful in a 25-21 loss for their final set of the invitational. The Panthers ended the
St. Thomas started out the second period quickly, when just five minutes in, Abby Brantner scored on a pass from Annika Eckroth. UNI would struggle to get any good looks, as they had a few shots that made it to St. Thomas goalkeeper Annie Bantner, but could not get any of them past her. She ended the day with five saves. St. Thomas would put another score on the board later in the game, when Lexi Hubor scored on an assist from Jasmine Gates, and the final in this one was 3-0.It was a couple of tough losses for the Panthers, but they will look to get back in the win column when they go up against Iowa at home on Sunday, Sept. 11.
The UNI soccer team dropped a pair of games last week, both by scores of 3-0. After the losses, UNI now has a record of 3-2-1 on the season.
The UNI volleyball team challenged themselves this weekend, taking on three nationally ranked teams. UNI lost all three matches, winning just one set throughout the weekend. invitational in fourth place, going 0-3 in the weekend. The Panthers put on many gutsy performances proving that they were never truly out of any of their matchups against three ranked teams. Spies was awarded a spot in the 2022 Bluejay Invitational AllTournament team due to her performances in the Panthers’ matches. The Panthers will return to Cedar Falls in their home opener on Sept. 9 with the UNI Invitational against Western Michigan, Southeast Missouri State and Grand Canyon. The Panthers are scheduled to meet up with Western Michigan at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. On Saturday, UNI will have a matchup with Southeast Missouri State at 12 p.m., followed by a match against Grand Canyon sched uled to start at 7 p.m.
Macy Smith (22) brings the ball up the field. UNI will be back in action on Sunday when they host Iowa.
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UNI swept at Bluejay Invitational
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The UNI soccer team was riding high going into a match against South Dakota State last Thursday, Sept. 1. They came into the match with a record of 3-0-1, not having a loss up to that point in the young season. Unfortunately, their solid start to the season was halted by the Jackrabbits, who shut them down with a score of 3-0. South Dakota State would get the match going relative ly early, when on a pass by Maya Hansen, Cece Limongi put one by UNI goalkeeper Caitlin Richards around the 12 minute mark. Not long after this the Panthers got two shots on goal, but were not able to get either one past South Dakota State goalkeep er Hailee Fischer. The rest of the first period was relatively quiet, with only one other shot making it to the goalkeeper, when Richards made a save at about the 35 minute mark. The Jackrabbits went into the half up Unfortunately1-0. for UNI, the Jackrabbits came out ready to go following the half, scoring two goals within the first 10 minutes of the period. Limongi put one in for her second goal of the day on an assist from Reagan Anderson, and this was quickly followed by a goal from Hansen, who was assisted by Kaycee Manding. Both goals came within the first 10 minutes of the period.
Being behind 3-0 made it dif ficult for the Panthers to make any sort of a comeback. The rest of the period the Panthers had a few chances, but were not able to come away with a goal. The final in this one would end up 3-0, with the Jackrabbits coming out on top. Following the loss, the Panthers looked to bounce back on Monday, Sept. 6, as they were up against St. Thomas for Senior Day. Unfortunately for UNI, this one had a similar script as the game against South Dakota State.The match started off rela
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