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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Student retools study plans

FILM REVIEW Critic suggests that “I Saw the Light” primarily appeals to Hank Williams fans.

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FOUR YEARS Soon-to-be grad warns of the four-year degree illusion.

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Jim Keane, senior philosophy major, works in construction while attending UNI. After enrolling, he won a prestigious national scholarship, and has gone on to participate in a theatre production and win a poetry slam.

CASEY ALLBEE

WWE breaks records with WrestleMania 32, which aired April 3.

In order to obtain a college degree, one does not have to be a traditional student in their early 20’s who has continued their education right after high school. UNI student Jim Keane is a prime example of this.

tion studies professor Victoria DeFrancisco, center for excellence in teaching and learning director and professor Susan Hill and communication studies professor Karen Mitchell — discussed with some 30 attendees over the course of 90 minutes how to identify microaggressions. They also discussed strategies to prevent them from occurring in the classroom.

Hill said that the workshop stemmed in part from a faculty senate meeting, which the

Northern Iowan reported on mistakes and in January. She said it became improve things; I clear to her that many faculty think about them members on campus are unfa- a lot,” Mitchell miliar with how to deal with said. “I used to insensitive or “unwanted” be embarrassed comments, especially those about them and regarding race. She said that let them get me these are inevitable. stuck in a place Mitchell said that acknowl- of not wanting edging one’s own shortcom- to admit that ings is important for retool- they happened.” ing teaching practices.

Courtesy Photo “I’m still learning and Karen Mitchell, comm. studies professor, was one of the workshop leaders. Susan Hill, Victoria I make mistakes ... but DeFransicso and Stephanie Logan were the others.

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NICK FISHER Executive Editor

In an effort to combat racism, microagressions and other forms of discrimination, professors, staff and students alike attended a workshop entitled “Dealing with Racist and Other Inappropriate Comments in the Classroom.”

Those leading the workshop — curriculum and institution assistant professor Stephanie Logan, communica-

plans to obtain an M.A. in English by continuing his education this fall at UNI. Along with English, he also hopes to obtain two or three M.A.s in history and possibly communication. His goal is to become an instructor at a community college.

Along with his studies, Keane has become involved with on-campus organizations. After seeing flyers, Keane decided to become involved with the Interpreter’s Theatre and participated in a production called, “Facing Our Truth: Short Plays on Trayvon, Race, and Privilege,” based on the Trayvon Martin case.

“This is my last semester here ... I’m going to give it a shot!” Keane said of his decision to tryout.

After auditions, Keane received the role of George Zimmerman. He explained how playing Zimmerman was a challenge. His director told him that he had to try and make the audience sympathize with the character.

“It’s hard to generate sympathy for a guy like George Zimmerman, but the director was really fantastic and made playing George Zimmerman into a challenge for me,” Keane said. “It was a challenge that I am thankful for.”

Keane, 52, is a non-traditional student in every sense of the word. Keane is married with three children and has been working as a carpenter in construction while continuing his education. He plans to graduate this spring with his B.A. in philosophy.

Before coming to UNI, Keane was working one day and had a realization. He was

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on his way back to his hometown of New Hampton from a construction job in Fargo, ND and decided that he wanted to go back to school.

“I got to get out of construction,” Keane said.

He then went to North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) to find more information about what he had to do to become a math teacher.

The people at NIACC advised him that there was a scholarship available for people who wanted to return to school.

Keane wrote an essay, won the scholarship and began his schooling at NIACC. “I started going to NIACC, did really well and won a couple of big scholarships,” Keane said. He even won a national scholarship for $40,000 a year.

After obtaining his A.A. degree, Keane came to UNI to become a math teacher.

However, he soon learned that it was not what he truly wanted to do and changed his major to philosophy.

“I thought to myself at my age, this is my only shot,” Keane said. “At my age, I feel like ... this is my one chance, and I thought, ‘I want to study something that I enjoy,’ and I like thinking about things that philosophy encourages you to think about.”

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Becker outlined what she saw as the mistakes that the United States had made during our intervention and how it affected Cambodia over time.

Becker described how the United States made its first mistake when it objected to Cambodia gaining independence from France because of its fear of communism spreading further.

She said the intervention was well intentioned, but false because Vietnamese communists did not have a plan to take over South East Asia.

Cambodia was the only country in the region that tried to be neutral during the Vietnam War. Back in the United States, many people were angry and

upset about the war.

“It turned the name ‘Cambodia’ into a rally cry.

It stood for tragedy, it stood for protest, it stood for confusion, anger, frustration,” Becker said.

Becker also described how the Vietnamese helped a small army called the Khmer Rouge, which was an army of Cambodian Communists, in order to make sure that Cambodia was supported after the Vietnamese withdrew from the country.

This group began to cause major problems in the country, and the United States launched a bombing campaign to stop the Khmer Rouge in order for the Americans to withdraw - this is where Becker came into the story.

“I was leaving graduate school to cover the war in Cambodia,” Becker said. “I became a Washington Post contract reporter and my first stories were trying to cover this bombing, which was impossible.”

Becker, along with another journalist, was able to interview Pol Pot, the leader of the Khmer Rouge.

Pol Pot was given the questions in advance, as the interview was quite staged; he almost exclusively spoke about the Vietnamese.

However, he was very charismatic and self-assured.

She was relieved to get out of the country the next day, but later that evening the house that she and her colleagues were staying in was attacked.

“A Cambodian gunman came in, pointed the pistol at me, I ran away into my room,” Becker said.

She said that the gunman murdered one of her colleagues that night and that the Vietnamese had invaded. The next day Becker was able to get out of the country.

After witnessing the devastation in Cambodia, Becker wished that the United

States would not have gotten into the Vietnam War. Becker said the experience has made her aware of what exactly the United States’ national interests are whenever the country intervenes with another country.

Brittanie Kochheiser, junior health promotion major, attended the event.

“It was really interesting, it was very deep,” Kochheiser said.

“We weren’t really sure coming in what we were going to hear about…I have never really heard too much about it…It was intense to hear what was going on.”

After the presentation, Becker held a question and answer session with the audience.

Audience members raised questions and comments that ranged from concerns about the Middle East, the nature of news coverage, the value of knowing what is going on in the world, more personal experiences as a journalist in Cambodia and talking to students about how college and the “real world” are different.

Becker made a comment to students who are making the transition from college to a career.

“I don’t believe that you find yourselves or anything like that,” Becker said. “But you do find a way to pursue whatever you are looking for.”

Amy Jo Hasselquist, senior public relations major, also attended after already sitting in on a Q & A session with Becker at a PRSSA meeting.

“I wanted to find out more,” Hasselquist said. “I have heard of the war in Cambodia, but I didn’t know the details about it. I think she has a really cool career.”

Becker summarized her experiences in Cambodia, saying, “I came away … with great respect for the problems we have and a great respect for the history that we leave behind.”

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“It’s a controversial story I’m about to tell you and I want you to know how I am telling it. I am a witness as well as a journalist. I saw, wrote, felt, lived through a lot of this,” said Elizabeth Becker, award-winning author and journalist, during her presentation on Monday.

The presentation, “Cambodia and American Intervention: Lessons from History” was held in Lang Hall Auditorium where students, faculty, staff and community members came to hear the story of Cambodia and the conflicts that the country has faced over the years.

I came away ... with great respect for the problems we have and a great respect for the history that we leave behind.

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RACISM

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She said change happened when she began incorporating a saying she heard from a principal who is a member of the National Coalition Building Institute: “Guilt is the glue that keeps prejudice in place.”

Logan listed examples of microaggressions, which she identified - citing a definition put forth by Derald Wang Sue, a psychology professor at Columbia University, as: “Everyday insults and indignities” that women, people of color, the LGBT community (and other groups) experience at the hands of often well-intentioned individuals who are unaware of their hidden messages.

Logan stressed that “microaggressions” is an umbrella term containing a spectrum of behaviors that range from explicit racist behavior to unintentional “microinvalidations.”

She listed examples such as continued failures to pronounce names of students who come from other cultures, setting an exam date during a holy day for certain religious groups and even assigning out-of-class events that cost money, which discriminates based on socioeconomic status.

Logan then played a video of Sue speaking on microaggressions.

“Our studies do indicate that it is the hidden, unintentional forms of bias that are most damaging to people of color,” Sue said in the video.

“I think the [hidden], unconscious bias is really, really difficult to get at,” remarked one professor following the video.

DeFranciso said it is important as a professor to be preventative and establish a classroom environment that makes it less likely for racist comments to arise. One strategy that proves effective is an “expectations check.”

DeFrancisco explained that she will have students brainstorm characteristics that a classroom must have in order to Editor’s Note: In the Monday, April 4, 2016 issue of The Northern Iowan, a mistake appeared in the story “UNI 7: Activism Impacts The Northern Iowan is published semi-weekly on Monday and Thursday during the academic year, except for holidays and examination periods, by the University of Northern Iowa, L011 Maucker Union, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0166 under the auspices of the Board of Student Publications.

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be conducive to learning — for example: humor, respect, clarity and nonjudgmental language.

She said she challenges her class when they ultimately produce “comfortable” as one of the qualities of a classroom.

“Learning oftentimes comes from discomfort,” DeFrancisco said.

DeFrancisco went on to say that if something is said that goes against the list, the professor can address the comment.

For her, the key is to lighten the severity of what it feels like to be corrected if one says something that is wrong, thereby stressing forgiveness.

“I tell them that ... I often make mistakes,” DeFrancisco said. “And that I think you can’t live in a predominant culture without being racist, sexist, homophobic. I could go on and on ... I’m still learning too.”

Lea Davis, senior secondary math teaching major, said the workshop would help her in her future classroom.

Davis said she liked that the workshop focused on building an environment that makes racist comments less likely to occur.

“A lot of these issues are delicate and difficult to handle,” Davis said. “Especially when [a comment] takes you by surprise.”

A similar forum will be held in May, and faculty, staff and students are welcome.

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We must be realistic about four-year degrees With just one month left until commencement, I have been reflecting on my time here at UNI. There are so many good things in my life for which I have UNI to thank: my internship at a nationally known literary magazine, the countless performing opportunities I’ve had with UNI music ensembles and the professors who have cared enough to mentor me as I tried and tried to figure out what I could do with my life.

And I know I have used this column to say some things about our school and community that are critical, but I never intended to have anyone think I didn’t love UNI and the people who make it special to me.

I am an idealist, and as an idealist, I want us to keep striving to make a school that upholds rigorous academic standards while providing a space for people to explore who they are and what they care about.

I am a believer in the liberal

arts education; I think intellectual inquiry is not a waste of time or a means to an end, but an edifying experience in its own right.

That’s why, when my academic plans changed to include a fifth year of undergraduate education, I wasn’t too upset. I was already committed to my two majors and in an excellent program for both fields that interested me.

But even before I added my second major, the fifth year loomed as a possibility in my four-year plan.

I will use my original UNI major as an example for the math we’re about to do: music education. This major, with the liberal arts core, adds up to be 134 credit hours. Since student teaching is 12 credit hours, we’ll subtract those, making an adjusted on-campus total of 122.

Take this number 122 and divide it across the seven semesters a student would plan to be on campus and you get an average of 17.4 credit hours per semester, meaning this student would have to take between 16 and 18 credits every semester to graduate in an even four years with student teaching

being completed in the spring of the fourth year.

Going back to my statement about valuing academic rigor, I know that many people will say, “it isn’t too much to ask a fulltime student to take 18 credits, many students take more than that with success.”

And that’s true. It is possible to be successful while taking that many hours; I should know, as I am taking 23 this semester and I’m still alive.

But what many people might not consider when doing that math is the different situation many college students are in today.

Across the country (but thankfully not as much at UNI), student debt is skyrocketing to an unsustainable level. More students are working part-time jobs or even (god forbid) fulltime jobs while taking a full class load to offset the cost of college.

In addition, the jam-packed academic schedule of a major with 134 credits doesn’t allow for any exploration outside of the liberal arts core. What is the point of having us take classes from every field if we don’t have any freedom to follow up on what may interest

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If we’re encouraging intellectual exploration for its own sake, we have to make a space for people to take a class just because it interests them. Not to mention what adding a university honors designation does to such a full schedule, when writing an honors thesis is three credits all by itself.

And yes, I know that classes are offered during the summer at UNI (for exorbitant tuition fees in comparison to taking them at Hawkeye and transferring them over).

But many students are already using the summer to do a number of other respon-

sible things like work at internship positions in their intended career field.

There is nothing wrong with the fifth year of college; I’ve enjoyed mine immensely. But we can’t continue to advertise a four-year degree to prospective students, knowing what we know. And we can’t continue to offer scholarships to prospective students that only cover four years of schooling, with no option of extending to the fifth year.

If it’s going to take five years, that’s okay! We just need to be honest and support those students who are making the victory lap.

Recently The Northern Iowan published a satire piece titled, “student orgs offer help to those in need.” On behalf of UNI College Republicans and UNI Right to Life, I would like to issue a complaint.

We are not happy with the way our organizations were portrayed in this article. We work extremely hard to promote what we believe in and frankly, the article was uncalled for.

We understand that this was not supposed to be taken seriously and that any resemblance to something was a coincidence. However, when you use our real organization names and falsely quote our members, it is personal and hurtful.

We are supposed to be a

university that promotes different beliefs and it was appalling to see a student-run newspaper publish something like this. Journalists always should write from an unbiased perspective; this piece clearly had a goal to disparage Republicans and Pro-Life supporters.

UNI College Republicans and UNI Right to Life met with each other on Friday, April 1 and we decided that we would ask that you please retract the article and make it right. What you printed promotes animosity between those with differing views and tarnishes the reputation of both of our groups.

other people are involved and those people can be empowered to prevent it from happening.

Our campus training is called Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP), and it’s a great first step to get involved; however, a one time workshop is not enough to shift culture and educate campus.

I would like to commend the fraternity men from Sigma Phi Epsilon for being ahead of the curve and actually planning activities to raise awareness as well as being facilitators in the MVP program themselves. I hope their events continue to progress in the future.

Though, in the spirit of ensuring that responses and calls to action take into account the perception of safety and comfort of survivors of sexual assaults, which often occur while survivors were on date, I would encourage the chapter to look at their date auction and, perhaps, think about alternative ways to fundraise.

Let this week and month of awareness lead to advocacy, and if not with this issue, look for others. Choose to be engaged and informed about the issues on campus.

-Katie Evans, NISG President

Sexual assault awareness LTE: satire piece call to action on campus maligns student orgs Sexual assault affects one in five women and one in 16 men on a college campus. Yet, this year, we have only received a few emails of reported sexual assaults. More individuals are seeking support through an eight-week sexual assault support group recently added last semester.

Others may choose to report, but if the circumstances did not happen recently and on campus, the report may not get sent out.

Some assault survivors are getting help, but if the above statistics are representative of our campus, the necessary resources are not reaching all who need them.

Furthermore, we as a campus need to be doing a better job educating students about prevention and, particularly, consent.

I had the opportunity to attend a film screening of “We are Survivors” and panel discussion this past Tuesday.

It was beautifully made and had a great message; we need to stand with survivors and that this problem affects everyone.

It was a pretty full house at the Gallagher Bluedorn.

Having a well-attended educational event should be commonplace at UNI and not just happen once or twice a year. It certainly highlighted that there is much more work to do here at

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UNI. A friend of mine attends school at St. Olaf College, and in looking at their activities for this week and month, I was both impressed and somewhat uncomfortable at some particularly harsh realities of being a victim on campus.

These 11 students began wearing t-shirts saying “ask me how my college protects rapists.” This may seem harsh, but when people do not feel safe at night or still live in the same dorm as their assailant, the realities are not pleasant.

They are advocating for policy change and real support for survivors instead of victims.

This policy change needs to happen everywhere.

Here in Iowa, we need a more clearly defined sexual assault policy statewide that upholds an affirmative consent standard.

There is still a commonly held belief that someone who reports a sexual assault

is regretting their decisions to engage or feels uncomfortable with the situation having occurred, but never said no. Yet, the fact is that when one does not receive an enthusiastic and continuous Yes, it is assault.

If supporting survivors of assault is a number one priority, we as a society, as a campus, have to believe their stories. We also have to make reporting a process which does not further harm or threaten the comfort of survivors.

Educating our campus should be continual and increase when assaults are reported. Clearly, the educational program that first year students must complete before classes start is not sufficient. There has to be consistent and thorough education about sexual assault for students, staff and faculty.

I cannot count how many people have said they either have found it ineffective, or who have not watched it at all.

When people still start a conversation about sexual assault that focus on safe drinking practices, they do not truly understand the problem or rape culture. We need to stop justifying sexual assault and teach people not to perpetuate these crimes.

We are promoting active bystander training on our campus. Most sexual assaults that happen are not isolated events,

-Syndey Lundgren, communication major

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Williams biopic best for Hank’s fans APRIL 7, 2016

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From Sony Pictures Classics, and director Marc Abraham comes the endearing biopic of one of the great country and blues legends, Hank Williams.

Based on the book “Hank Williams: The Biography” by Collin Escott, George Merritt and Bill MacEwan. “I Saw the Light” covers Hank’s rise to fame up till his sudden death at

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the age of 29.

The film stars Tom Hiddleston as Hank, Elizabeth Olsen as Hank’s first wife, Audrey Shepard Williams; Cherry Jones as Hank’s mother, and Bradley Whitford as Fred Rose, Hank’s producer.

With all the talent in the cast, “I Saw the Light” was very enjoyable. There was a pleasant sincerity throughout the whole film as it chronicled Hank’s ambition for glory and his spiraling addiction to alcohol and

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The chemistry between Hiddleston and Olsen as Hank and Audrey was very emotional and arguable some of the best scenes in the movie.

But at the top of it all, it’s Tom Hiddleston who gives a fine performance as the Hillbilly Shakespeare.

While the players were all fine and dandy, the story they presented could’ve have been more focused.

Instead of being a straight

forward sequence of events, the plot of “I Saw the Light” seemed to jump from place to place. All the events happened in order of time, but not a lot of explanation was given as to what exactly was happening between characters.

While the sentiment and talent in “I Saw the Light” still make it watchable, I suggest only those who have a greater knowledge of Hank William’s life will get a better sense of the story and who all of the charac-

ters are.

Some questionable camera handling became distracting at certain points, such as the frame constantly moving ever so slightly during a still scene.

Overall, “I Saw the Light” is a worthy enough effort. Even if you know only a little of the country music legend, go see it.

The performances are not something to miss.

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Keane’s new opportunities and experiences didn’t stop with the Interpreter’s Theatre.

Recently, he won a slam poetry contest that was held on campus in front of a fairly large attendance. Keane took a poetry class for his minor but had never written a poem before attending the class.

He enjoyed the class so much that he decided to take some of his poems to the contest.

The students here are astounding. They accept me, they befriend me; they treat me just like an equal...like one of them, and that is extremely impressive.

Jim Keane

senior philosophy major

“I will say this...for a 52-year-old construction worker, entering a college poetry slam is not an easy thing to do,” Keane said.

Keane said that he was surprised by how encouraging and cooperative everyone was and that the

competition aspect became secondary as many encouraged others to do their best.

One of the standout poems that Keane performed was entitled, “In 1994, I Poured Blood on the Pentagon.”

Keane went on to explain how he thought he would not fit in at UNI because he was a nontraditional student and how many have even mistaken him for a custodian.

However, he said that he has been impressed with the UNI student body.

“The students here are astounding,” Keane said.

“They accept me, they befriend me; they treat me just like an equal...like one of them, and that is extremely impressive.”

Keane said that his favorite thing about his experience at UNI has been all the friendships he has made.

Though Keane only expected to obtain his degree here at UNI, through his experiences, he realized that he took away much more .

With these experiences and further plans to continue his education, Keane stressed the importance of not taking things for granted.

“I really hope that people understand how grateful we all should be for the opportunities that we have,” Keane said.

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A collection of stories of why students decide to relay for life

I came home from school one day in 5th grade to find my mom laying on the couch. I knew she hadn’t been feeling the best for a week or so, but this day she seemed different.

I went to dance and came home to find my grandparents at my house. I knew something was up right away. When I heard the words “my cancer is back,” my jaw dropped to the ground.

I was 10 years old; at that age, hearing the word cancer, the first thought that came to mind was “is Mom going to die?”

That night filled with tears, hugs, lots of prayers and phone calls to family, we knew it was time to fight.

It wasn’t just my mom’s battle, it was my family’s battle, we would support each other and do everything in our power to beat the cancer. Time went on and my parents made multiple trips to Bethesda, MD, where my mom became part of an experimental trial at the National Institute of Health.

She also had a surgery there to remove one lobe of her lung, where part of the cancer was located. Months went on...waiting for good news...and only the bad news came.

My mom’s last trip to Maryland was cut short when they told her the cancer had spread to the brain...I knew that wasn’t good...

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...Now that the cancer was in the brain she was kicked out of the experiUNI Film mental trial so there was only so much they could do for her. Time went on Appreciation Club and mom continued to fight for her life, always with a smile on her face of course. Her body became weaker and weaker, I’ll never forget the day she fell even with the help of a walker, my dad and my aunt. We had to call an ambuis showing Mad wMax: Fury Road on April 8th at 6:35 PM lance.....and later realized that would be my mom’s last day in our house.

Room 111 kamerick art Building After her second night in the hospital, my dad took my sister and I into a Any and all are encouraged to come! room, a room that I still cannot stand to walk by in my hometown hospital.

“Mom’s hours with us here on Earth are becoming limited,” I’ll never, ever forget when those words came out of my dad’s mouth. We cried, we hugged and we tried our hardest to stay tough going back into mom’s room. Just two 15% OFF! sleepless days and nights later, our whole family filled the hospital room and I stood right by my mom’s bed side as I watched her take her last breath, something no 11-year-old should ever have to do.

If you’re sticking around this summer, consider the Because my mom was a teacher and very dedicated to our school, Kuemper convenience and affordability decided to call off school on the first day so everyone could attend my mom’s of staying in the residence halls! funeral. That next week I had to return to school and walk by my mom’s old classroom every day. I can’t even explain how hard it was to see a new teacher Summer housing is available in Panther Village, ROTH and Shull Hall there and slowly see all of my mom’s things disappear. all with air conditioned rooms!

Life was hard and 10 years later the challenge is certainly not over. My mom truly was my best friend, she supported me in everything and always had the best advice. She wasn’t there for prom or high school graduation, won’t be here for my wedding or even to meet my kids someday. But not every family has to go through this.

Relay For Life is one of the biggest things I can participate in to keep my mom’s memory alive. My mom was extremely involved and dedicated to our community Relay For Life and after losing her I knew I had to continue my involvement in her memory. Together, I know that we will make a difference UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA and some day I hope our kids don’t even know what cancer is.

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Softball wins close game against Iowa State

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Anna Varriano catches a pitch for the Panthers. Varriano has been starting catcher since 2014.

DYLAN PADY

Sports Writer

After losing their last dou-

ble header against Indiana State, the UNI women’s softball team came out on top against the Iowa State Cyclones (15-19) on

Wednesday with a final score of 3-2.

127 fans gathered in Cedar Falls as the Panthers played their third consecutive home game.

It was a cloudy day with a temperature of 54 degrees.

There was an 18mph wind to the northeast, but the Panthers still showed up ready to play.

The top of the first was short thanks to the Panther fielding.

Pitcher Bailey Lange struck out the first batter while the next two grounded out.

The Panthers broke the scoreless spell in the bottom of the second inning. Brittney Krodinger stepped up to the

plate again with the bases loaded to pinch hit for Samantha Olson.

A wild pitch brought Courtney Krodinger home for the 1-0 lead.

Later in the second, Caitlin Wnek reached on an error by the short stop, bringing Anna Varriano home to put the Panthers up, 2-0.

Iowa State broke its spell at the top of the fourth inning when Nychole Antillon singled up the middle to score Katie Dukes.

Wnek singled to bring Micalla Rettinger to third base, but an error off Iowa State’s left fielder brought Rettinger home for the 3-1 Panther lead.

At the top of the fifth, Iowa

State cut the lead to 3-2 when Kaylee Bosworth scored on a Niki Turner single.

Iowa State, only down one point as they entered the top of the seventh inning, could not tie up the game to force the bottom half of the inning.

Lange ended the game by striking out Jackie Chairez.

This victory puts the UNI softball team at 25-11. They currently sit fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference.

The Panthers will be back in action on April 9 and 10 with a doubleheader against Bradley University in Peoria, IL.

OPINION

WrestleMania 32 still going strong, brings in millions RYAN HERRING

Sports Columnist

Whether you love or hate World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), we must acknowledge it. Yes: we all know that it is not real wrestling. There are not people bashing each other’s heads in with their fists, people are not getting legitimately slammed with steel chairs and WWE superstars are not being buried alive and later returning from the dead (in reference to the Undertaker).

If you are like me, there was a point in your life where you thought every bit of this was real or at least ignored the fact that is wasn’t. You might have even tried some moves on your friends as they returned the favor until somebody was down for the

three-count; maybe you still do this. However, as you get older things start becoming a little more clear, at least for most of us.

WWE is an entertainment industry with WrestleMania being their biggest spectacle.

This past Sunday, WrestleMania 32 took place in Arlington, TX where it drew some record-breaking numbers.

It scored the biggest attendance for any WWE event while also becoming the highest-grossing event in WWE history.

Nearly 94,000 people (although, 101,763 was claimed by WWE) filled AT&T Stadium and a total of $17.3 million from ticket sales.

Say what you want about the WWE, but the numbers speak for themselves. They are saying that professional wrestling is on

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson wrestled for the first time since WrestleMania 29.

the map.

WrestleMania 32 did not disappoint when it came to throw-

ing you for a loop. NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal shocked the WWE Universe when he entered the ring to compete in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.

He didn’t win, but he did team up with the Big Show for a chokeslam on Kane before getting thrown out of the ring.

Two crowd-favorites: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and John Cena teamed up to take down the vicious Wyatt Family. Cena made a surprise return to help save the Rock who was clearly outnumbered making for a heroic save-the-day scene.

The Rock wasn’t the only star who brought WWE fans back to the glory days. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels and Mick Foley all joined forces on Sunday night to toss some

villains out the ring and celebrate in a beer shower.

Then there was Roman Reigns who defeated Triple H in the main event to reclaim the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

All this action yet none of these were the highlight of the night. Shane McMahon jumped 20-plus feet from a steel cage hoping to fall onto his opponent, but the Undertaker dodged him sending Shane through the table all by himself. This right here goes to show that these WWE superstars to put their body through a lot to put on a good show for their fans.

Even though it’s scripted, that doesn’t mean these guys have it easy. It takes a lot of athleticism and guts to do some of these stunts.

OPINION

Denver Broncos should give Tim Tebow another chance KEVIN DEITRICK

Sports Columnist

We have all heard of Tim Tebow. You either love him or hate him. When one thinks of Tim Tebow, many different words are used to describe him.

But most people know him as Tim Tebow the football player, or Tim Tebow the Christian.

If you know him as the Christian, you probably love

him or get very annoyed by him. For me, I like the guy.

When it comes down to it, he’s just a good guy. He is authentic, diligent, selfless and he just seems like a nice guy. I mean, who wouldn’t want a guy like that on your football team?

He had to be one of the best people to work with on a group project in school. Consistently doing his part of the work, it would have to be an easy A.

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Tim Tebow makes a throw during Philadelphia’s traning camp last August.

Tebow is 9-7 as a starter, seven came from the magical 2011-2012 season.

If you are reading this, you probably have heard of him as Tim Tebow the quarterback, the football player. This is what I want to talk about. Before the Denver Broncos had Peyton Manning, who led them to two Super Bowls, they had Tim Tebow as their quarterback.

He had a legendary college career for the Florida Gators.

He was a three-time Heisman finalist (he won it as a sophomore), he was a Consensus All-American, won the Davey O’Brien Award, two Maxwell Award trophies and was also named SEC Offensive Player of the Year as a junior.

After a phenomenal college career, many thought he didn’t have what it took to be an NFL quarterback. But the Broncos took a chance and drafted him with their first round pick.

Many were surprised. My family, as lifelong Broncos fans, were ecstatic.

After spending his rookie year as a backup, 2011 is when Tebow made his chance. After

Kyle Orton led them to a 1-4 start, Tebow took over. After losing his first start to the San Diego Chargers, Tebow led the Broncos to victory on seven of their next eight games. These games were filled with strong defense and exciting comebacks that led to the creation of “Tebow Time”.

Tebow led Denver to the playoffs and downed the Pittsburgh Steelers in overtime. The magical season came to an end after getting dominated by the New England Patriots, 45-10.

Tebow finished the year with 1,729 passing yards, 12 passing touchdowns, 660 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns.

After 2011, Broncos general manager John Elway said that Tebow was their guy for the foreseeable future. That is, until Peyton Manning became available.

Since 2012, Tim Tebow has been on the New York Jets, the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles. He was cut on all three teams. Lately he’s

been an analyst on the SEC Network.

After winning the Super Bowl, Manning decided to retire a champion. The Broncos now have a giant hole to fill under center. Their back up, Brock Osweiler, decided to sign with the Houston Texans. After a failed attempt to sign Colin Kaepernick, the Broncos don’t have many options.

Give Tebow another chance, what do they have to lose? The guy has won more games than he’s lost as a starting NFL quarterback. Other than his 47.9 percent completion percentage, his career stats aren’t too bad: 2,422 career passing yards, 17 passing touchdowns, 989 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns.

You honestly cannot go wrong with a guy like Tim Tebow on your team. Right now, the Broncos have no one.

OK, you got me. They have Mark Sanchez. Even signing Tebow to be a backup would not be a horrible decision at all.

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