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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Break-ins burden businesses CLINTON OLSASKY News Editor
FULL BUSH Actor and comedian Nick Offerman to perform on campus Nov. 4. CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 4
OPEN LETTER
In the early morning hours of October 7, an individual broke into and caused damage to three businesses on College Hill. On Oct. 27, after a few weeks of investigations, the Cedar Falls Police Department arrested suspect Brendan Earl Shaw, a 19-year-old UNI sophomore management, finance and real estate major. According to a press release issued by the Cedar Falls Police Department on Oct. 27, the arrest occurred after surveillance video helped the police department identify
a suspect. Shaw was charged with three counts of third degree burglary, one count of first degree criminal mischief, two counts of criminal mischief in the second degree and one count of criminal mischief in the third degree, according to the press release. The three businesses that were broken into were Suds Upstairs, Little Bigs and Social House. According to Shane Bray, manager of Suds Upstairs, the suspect broke into Suds first. The suspect reportedly damaged chairs, bar stools, bar equipment and broke bottles of alcohol in Suds, according to the press release issued by the
Columnist pens open letter to NISG asking them to condemn Trump’s rhetoric.
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BASKETBALL An exhibition game provides a warm-up for the season to come.
JACOB MADDEN/Northern Iowan
Social House was one of three businesses that was broken into on Oct. 7. Damages included point of sales systems, broken liquor bottles and more.
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Trump Jr. stops at Social JACOB MADDEN Staff Writer
The US Presidential election will draw to a close in less than a week, and both candidates and their surrogates have been flying around the country to swing key states in their favor. On Tuesday, Donald Trump Jr. made a stop at both Ames and Cedar Falls on short notice in an effort to get Republicans to the polls on Nov. 8. Trump Jr. touted his father,
the Republican Presidential nominee, as a Washington outsider and businessman looking to overhaul the political system. The UNI event, put on by the College Republicans, took place at Social House on the College Hill at 2 p.m. Around 50 people gathered in attendance, engaged in small talk and discussed volunteer opportunities to help the campaign. “You have a lot of people making trillion dollar decisions that have no business making
those decisions, that have never done these things in the real world,” Trump Jr. said. According to Trump Jr., these career politicians are “bureaucrats and paper pushers,” having never created a job or signed the front of a pay check. Trump Jr. also commented on the status of the American political system, explaining that the American political system is like that of a third world country. See TRUMP JR., page 2
police department. “When you walk into something like that, you’re a little angry [and] confused,” Bray said. “But that angry emotion turned into motivation to finding who did it and why […] I’m just glad the person was caught. There’s no hard feelings. I just want to move on.” The suspect then broke into Little Bigs at around 3:30 a.m., according to Kyle Dehmlow, owner of Little Bigs. The bar, which is tentatively set to open this Saturday, was in a construction phase at the time of the break-in. Dehmlow said that when he arrived to the bar the next morning there was concrete filler from a caulk gun on the sidewalk in front of the building. “So I started cleaning it up, getting more rags. I tried to get back into the building, and I noticed that there was a concrete caulk gun, which is what we just bought the night before, right in front of the door,” Dehmlow said. “And then, when I tried to open the door, the door handle was ripped off. So then, that kind of made me nervous.” Dehmlow went on to say that the suspect had gone upstairs to their offices and had kicked in several doors and a window. “He went upstairs, and that’s how he got into Social House,” Dehmlow said. “He went up on the roof, from what we gath-
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Brendon Shaw, sophomore, was arrested on multiple counts. Shaw originates from Manchester, IA.
ered, he leaped from this building over to that building.” According to Jorge Covarrubias, general manager of Social House, the suspect broke into Social House at about 4:15 a.m., only an hour and a half after Covarrubias left work that night. Covarrubias said the most expensive damage was the destruction of a couple of point of sales systems. In addition, the suspect reportedly ruined approximately 30 bottles of liquor in Social House, among other acts of vandalism. According to the press release issued by the police department, Shaw ended up causing several thousand dollars’ worth of damage in Social House alone. Covarrubias described his reaction to the damage. See BREAK-INS, page 2
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Donald Trump Jr. speaks at a stop held at Social House. Community members and students were in attendance.
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Health week a ‘success’
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SYDNEY KUNZ Staff Writer
Following a difficult year on campus that included two student suicides last year, UNI held a Mental Health Awareness Week from Oct. 24 to 28. The theme of the week was “You Matter at UNI,” and the goals of the various events during the week were to raise awareness on campus about mental health issues and resources available to students. Hunter Flesch, Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) president, said he was happy with the events throughout the week. “I think the awareness of the week overall was extremely successful,” Flesch said. “Regardless of people showing up to an event or not […] We can always improve in spreading awareness, educating and informing students on mental health, and of course raising more money. But for the first year, I thought the
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Mental Health Awareness Week was held from Oct. 24 to 28. All the funds raised went towards helping students who can’t afford psychiatric services.
feedback was amazing.” Students currently have the option to see a mental health professional on campus through the counseling center located in the student health center. Shelley O’Connell, executive director of Health and Recreation Services, described the wait periods a student seeking an appointment with the counseling center can expect. “Appointments for the Student Health Clinic psy-
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chiatric care [needing] a new evaluation to obtain medication is approximately two weeks, depending upon the provider,” O’Connell said. According to O’Connell, each student is charged a mandatory health fee that covers “counseling visits with a psychologist or mental health counselor so there is not a charge associated with this service.” However, O’Connell explained, “Students who see a psychiatrist or a psychiatric nurse practitioner to obtain medication are charged for their visits and the Student Health Clinic will file a health insurance claim for payment.” According to Flesch, all the funds raised by the events put together last week went “to a fund that helps students who can’t afford psychiatric services or don’t have insurance to cover the cost.” Flesch went on to say that while he thinks the campus reacted positively to ‘You Matter at UNI,’ there is always room for improvement when it comes to the mental health resources on campus. “I think the obvious need is more funding for our health center to hire more counselors – which they are currently in the process of – See HEALTH, page 3
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TRUMP JR.
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“It’s almost like [Democrats] have gotten used to corruption,” Trump Jr. said. “This level of bribery, this level of grift, this level of corruption. Yet, it’s going on under our nose and has been for years.” Sydney Lundgren, chairperson of the UNI College Republicans and junior communications major, explained that the Iowa Federation of College Republicans wanted Donald Trump Jr. to come to two campuses Tuesday, and the Trump campaign wanted someone to visit UNI because no one had visited since the Trump rally on campus during the primary election. Lundgren explained that the College Republicans decided early in the semester to focus on local and state elections due to the variety of views on the Presidential campaign within the group. “I don’t want people to not be in the College Republicans just because they don’t support the [Presidential] candidate,” Lundgren said. “I want them to know that their opinion is welcome.” According to Lundgren, being a conservative student on campus is difficult at times. “You often don’t feel accepted as a college Republican here at UNI, which is difficult because we all want acceptance,” Lundgren said. Tana Goertz, an Iowa
BREAK-INS
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“I would say [there was] a little bit of shock. Maybe a little bit of anger – probably just because this is my home, you know, most of the week,” Covarrubias said. “I was mostly shocked, though, to see someone do that. You know, not actually take anything […] He had access to booze; I’m surprised he didn’t just walk out with a bunch of liquor.” Despite all the damage, Covarrubias said Social House didn’t lose any hours and opened at 4 p.m. that day, thanks to the work of Social House’s staff. 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. Advertising errors that are the fault of the Northern Iowan will be corrected at no cost to the advertiser only if the Northern Iowan office is notified within seven days of the original publication. Publisher reserves the right to refuse any advertisement at any time. The Northern Iowan is funded in part with student activity fees. A copy of the Northern Iowan grievance procedure is available at the Northern Iowan office, located at L011 Maucker Union. All material is © 2016 by the Northern Iowan and may not be used without permission.
Trump campaign co-chair from West Des Moines, opened the event by praising Trump after her time on The Apprentice. “Eleven years ago, Trump took a chance on me,” Goertz said. “An Iowa mother, woman and young entrepreneur.” Goertz spoke to Trump’s business prowess, explaining that “[Trump] put my career on steroids.” However, Goertz also tried to humanize Trump, saying, “What he showed me was a man who truly loves people. He showed me he’s a man of his word, and he showed me that he loves America.” Trump Jr. heavily criticized career politicians on both sides of the aisle, citing career politics as the source of much of America’s strife. “What’s been created by these politicians in D.C., you’re going to be stuck with it,” Trump Jr. said. “So it’s awesome to see your generation getting involved.” Trump Jr. said that there was a “great movement in Bernie Sanders,” but that Sanders has since been bought off and paid for, and that the Democratic Party cheated him out of the nomination. Trump Jr.’s speech was intermittently interrupted by chants of “USA!,” “Lock her up!” and others. He concluded his speech by imploring supporters to go out and vote. After the speech, attendees were free to take pictures with Trump Jr. He declined any questions. Dehmlow said he was glad that no one had gotten hurt that night – including the suspect himself. However, he said he thinks the consequences of Shaw’s actions that night will follow him for a long time. “Good luck trying to enjoy yourself on College Hill after this,” Dehmlow said. “You know, you just broke into three bars that I’d have a good idea probably wouldn’t let you back in […] I don’t have any intention of letting him in here […] I think it’s a mistake, unfortunately, that he’s probably going to have to carry with him for the rest of his life. That is quite punishment enough, in my opinion.” LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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OPINION
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Open Letter: NISG, condemn Trump’s rhetoric Editor’s note: Aaron Friel is a fellow with the Iowa Democratic Party. Fellow students, NISG President Hunter Flesch, V.P. Avery Johnson, Speaker of the Senate Cavan Finn, and committee chairs Oliverio Covarrubias, Tanner Filip, Tristan Bernhard, Drew Stensland, and all fellow student leaders: I have been at UNI long enough to remember when hateful speech uttered with anonymity shook the University of Northern Iowa. Not once, but twice in my time here have we seen slurs and insults targeting minorities become a topic of conversation for the entire school. In the first instance, student leaders from half a dozen organizations made their statement on these attacks on the LGBT*
community. They were joined by dozens more, and hundreds of students shared and spoke in favor of building an LGBT* center on campus, and leaders in student government stood with them. Every senator in NISG, except one, voted in favor of the LGBT* center and standing by the community, either as members of the community or as allies. Posters went up on campus, people changed their profile pictures and cover photos, and it was clear: Panthers stand by their fellow Panthers. In the second, as a senator in student government, two fellow senators and I worked to ensure that the official stance of student government would be clear: if hateful, racist, sexist or transphobic speech is to be heard, it must be disavowed and rebuked. It falls upon every student to not be bystanders to slurs and derision toward any group. That was powerful too, and in fact some of these posters still hang up on campus. We respect every student’s freedom of speech, but we don’t have to
respect every word spoken. Now is a bit different. Instead of hiding in the shadows, there is a candidate for President who has spoken in slurs and targeted minorities. They’ve responded to allegations of sexual assault by saying that the accusers aren’t good enough “to be his first choice.” He’s described women as pigs, as worthless, as a drain on the workplace. He’s bragged about his alleged ability to assault any woman he likes. Disregarding every other aspect of his character, speaking only to the words he uses to describe other people, would he be electable for a position in Northern Iowa Student Government, let alone President of the United States? Where is the response, Northern Iowa Student Government? Even if you don’t rebuke Donald Trump, rebuke the idea that his words represent the University of Northern Iowa. If we can tolerate a man running for President saying these things, on what basis can we call out a student at UNI doing the same?
Collegiate students everywhere are in this same predicament. College is expensive, and it is ludicrous that society expects our lives planned out in our early twenties. I personally am on my second major change and it may not be my last. This path of indecisiveness is actually quite common. College is an opportunity to find out about yourself! Let us compare one’s time at a university to shopping for clothes. A clothing shop being a university, and the outfits within are various majors and career paths. The goal being, of course, to leave the shop with an outfit that compliments one’s features. With all the different clothing options available no shopping experience is the same, which is perfectly alright. Some folks come in thinking they would look good in a wool turtleneck sweater and leave wearing just that. Others come in with the intent to buy a crew neck and end up walking out with a cardigan. Of course there are also
those who enter the store with no idea about what they want to wear. They have a chance to try on many outfits. In the end they too leave with attire that fits them perfectly. It seems the outfits you have tried on just didn’t fit you quite right. Maybe they were too loose, too itchy or the color just didn’t match your eyes. But, you would have never known that those outfits weren’t for you if you hadn’t have tried them on. Leaving the store now isn’t going to help you realize if those leggings over there are going to be a perfect fit or not. I know that shopping can be pricy, but fortunately for you our store is the most affordable in the state. I encourage you to stick around, keep looking! I have faith before you walk out the store doors you will be wearing a comfortable set of clothes that make you look exquisite.
educated and feel like they can talk about anything they might be going through with someone at UNI.” “In addition to the two counselors that were recently hired, we have an additional position for [a] mental health counselor [and] diversity outreach specialist and hope to have them on staff before the end of the semester,” O’Connell
said. O’Connell explained that students who need immediate assistance can have access to crisis counseling in person by calling the Counseling Center during office hours at 273-2676. In addition, crisis counseling is always available outside of office hours by calling 273-2676 and pressing 2 to speak to a counselor right away.
Dear Daisy: Gap year or no?
Dear Daisy, Lately I have been so conflicted about what to do for a career and undecided about what I want for my future. I love UNI and the campus, but at the same time since it is so expensive I feel like I am wasting my time because I have no idea what I want to do with my life. I flip flop so much I just want to find what is right for me and settle down into a major already. Do I take a gap year, figure it out and come back, or continue this course? Signed, Tired of Wasting Time Tired of Wasting Time, I just wanted to start off by saying, you are not alone!
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and specialists,” Flesch said. “However, that isn’t something that happens right away without legislative support, so the biggest thing we can do right now on campus is to contribute to creating that community of care – making sure students are informed,
Good Luck in the Dressing Room, -Daisy
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Above are two previous instances in which Northern Iowa Student Government condemned hurtfull language on campus. Columnist Friel argues that this precedent be extended to 2016 campaign rhetoric.
I call on you, leaders, to respond to his words. To respond to his speech with more speech. Stand by your fellow students, and make it clear that no person who speaks so callously about women would be a respected Panther. If you cannot find it in your heart to do that, I challenge you to tell me, and every other student at UNI, why we must tolerate it from him, and not from our fellow students. Note: Since I wrote my open
letter, some NISG senators have drafted a resolution condemning discrimination in the 2016 election. The draft calls out that discrimination as violating the UNI Student Code of Conduct; I am grateful for that, and hope that resolution passes. It is also my sincere hope that students recognize that non-consensual sexual contact is also a violation, and I would expect my representatives to condemn language that glorifies or normalizes sexual assault.
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KATIE BAUGHMAN Campus Life Editor
VOLUME 113, ISSUE 20
GBPAC brings “Full Bush” Horrors on Hudson KATIE BAUGHMAN
SHELBY WELSCH
Campus Life Editor
Nick Offerman, also known as Ron Swanson from the popular television series “Parks and Recreation” is bringing “Full Bush” to the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC) this Friday at 7 p.m. His show, as described by the GBPAC website, will include “a veritable smorgasbord of cautionary tales, tunes and tips for prosperity.” Offerman was on the list of potential comedians for some time due to a high demand from students, according to Blake Argotsinger, the GBPAC associate marketing manager. “If you know Nick Offerman and enjoy his humor you can expect some deep belly laughs,” Argotsinger said. “He is a natural story teller and provides very entertaining views of the world.” This is not Offerman’s first comedy tour either. He toured this summer alongside his wife, Megan Mullally, who also played a role in “Parks and Recreation” as Tammy Swanson II. According to an interview Offerman had with the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, he will be discuss-
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Offerman will be at the GBPAC this Friday performing his comedy show, “Full Bush.”
ing many new thoughts and ideas and even mentioned discussing topics about the election. With his unique palette of skills in woodworking, comedy and writing, the show is said to be unlike any other to
come to the GBPAC. “This is will be a great night out and a rare opportunity to see Nick Offerman,” Argotsinger said. Tickets are for sale on the GBPAC website starting at $39.
The spooky “Horror on Hudson” haunted house returned for the third year in a row, scaring the socks off college students and shuffling 670 people through the spine-chilling doors of Noehren Hall on October 26 and 27. Put on by Noehren Hall’s senate, Horror on Hudson provided students with some pre-Halloween entertainment and collected either $2 or two cans of nonperishable food items per entry to be donated to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. According to sophomore mathematics teaching major and treasurer of Noehren’s senate, Cameron Amos, the basement was used to host the event. He said the themes were much different than last year’s. The haunted house started off with a spooky visit to a haunted forest. When the visitors could see the end of the forest, they stepped into a neon dance party which morphed into a creepy graveyard. A dollhouse, lingering bride abandoned at the altar, graveyard, operation room
and butcher-themed rooms were just some of the horrors patrons endured in the attraction. The bride caused many screams as she followed people through the various rooms. Junior environmental science major Ally Standefer oversaw the senators’ plans, and said one of the more exciting new additions to the haunted house was the haunted maze. “It gave off the impression that the basement was much longer than it actually is,” Standefer said. She thought it added an extra dimension to the haunted house that had never been introduced before. Other than the returning dollhouse and graveyard themes, the haunted house had almost entirely new themes throughout. Amos said the senate and volunteers worked hard to brainstorm ideas, plan the themes of rooms and execute their plans. “The Noehren Senators showed a lot of hard work and dedication in putting together the haunted house and it would not have come together as smoothly as it See HORRORS, page 5
KATIE BAUGHMAN Campus Life Editor
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FILM REVIEW
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Unique hero in “Accountant” JOSHUA ROUSE Film Critic
Diagnosed with high-functioning autism from an early age, Christian Wolff has always been giftNORTHERN IOWAN ARCHIVES ed with incredible mental The Horror on Hudson event beat its record of participants with 670 capabilities. participants this year. From completing upside of how much money and down jigsaw puzzles to HORRORS food was raised at the event solving complex math equacontinued from page 4 for the Northeast Iowa Food tions, Christian has always did without all of their Bank., they are confident known he was different. great work!” said Amos. that the total would be sig- Lending out his math skills “This year’s Senators did an nificant. to cook the books for some amazing job with having 670 “We were very happy of the world’s most dangervisitors come through the with the amount of food and ous criminal organizations, haunted house, which beat money we raised this year,” Christian soon comes under the previous year of 621 junior business manage- the notice of US Treasury visitors.” ment administration major, Department Agent Ray Although the senate Thomas Randall and senate King. doesn’t have an official count member said. Taking up a legitimate financial crisis of a robotics company, Christian hopes to lead the feds off his trail. Before he knows it, Christian finds himself in the middle of something much bigger than simple money mismanagement. Now, Christian must rely on the elite combat training given to him by his father if he is to protect himself and the innocent employee who stumbled upon the missing money in the new movie, “The Accountant.” Directing 3/5 NORTHERN IOWAN ARCHIVES Director David O’Connor The haunted house is held in Noehren Hall each year with student actors who create spooky scenes in each room.
certainly has his hands full with all of the bases “The Accountant” tries to touch. With family drama, outcast of society trying to fit in, action, crime and even a little romantic comedy, it’s a lot to juggle in two hours. But the most intriguing thing that O’Connor brings in is the depiction of autism in an action movie, of all places. Respectfully and thankfully never exploited, Christian’s autism is dealt with realistically and it never feels forced or used only for audience sympathy. Sure, it’s a vehicle that allows for sympathy and even empathy to appear, but all in all, there’s more to Christian’s character than the fact that he’s autistic. Apart from the themes, “The Accountant” is an action movie first and foremost. It certainly delivers on that premise. The expertly skilled and quickpaced fight scenes are so thrilling and intricately detailed with the uniqueness of Christian’s character that it rivals that of 2014’s “John Wick”. Writing 3/5 As mentioned before, there are a lot of genres that “The Accountant” dips its hand into. While the screenplay by Bill Dubuque manages to equally includes all these things with appropriate screen time for each, they aren’t as smooth as they could be. There are likeable features in the story — if only all of the parts could fit together better. While there are no plot developments or story arcs that feel out of place or crammed in, all of these pieces could
have used another draft or two to seamlessly intertwine. Acting 4/5 Ben Affleck takes the cake as the distant and calculating Christian Wolff. His mannerisms and personality are believable as someone who has managed autism their entire life and its apparent the effort Affleck put into the character and performance. Anna Kendrick plays robotics employee Dana Cummings. While the actress herself seemed like an odd pick for a movie such as this, Kendrick is effective enough within her role. Jon Bernthal as the menacing hitman Brax is another highlight of the film. Unpredictable and likable, Bernthal brings a lot of energy and fun to the villainous character that makes Brax more than just “the bad guy” of the movie. J.K. Simmons is, once again, in top form as Agent Ray King, who is probably the most empathetically developed character other than Christian. Overall: “The Accountant” certainly surprised me. I was expecting a passable and dumb, entertaining action flick. But the result was a unique, smart and calculated movie with sharp choreography as well as a meaty ,engaging story. If you are a fan of “John Wick” or like your action movies with a bit of brain over brawn, you won’t be disappointed with “The Accountant.”
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PAGE 6 DYLAN PADY Sports Editor
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BASKETBALL
Men’s basketball showing out at exhibition BRENNAN WHISLER Sports Columnist
The UNI men’s basketball team came out Friday and demonstrated why they will still be a force to reckoned with in the Missouri Valley. UNI stormed into the 2016-2017 season by dismantling the Bemidji State Beavers from Bemidji, MN. UNI won by a score of 71-48. It is worth noting that BSU is a Division Two school and these games are meant for the high level teams to have an opportunity to test themselves safely. With that said, UNI fans always appreciate seeing the boys in purple putting up good numbers, even if the win doesn’t count on the record. The game started out slightly rocky for the Panthers as they fell behind early 11-6, but they used a nice run to go up 22-13 and closed out the first half with a 38-23 lead. The first half saw the Panthers go lights out from the field, shooting nearly 50 percent from the field and exactly 50 percent from three. The second half was much the same and saw UNI lead by 20-plus points as they
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Jeremy Morgan (20) goes up for a layup despite the Bemidji State defender right on him. Morgan finished the 15-16 season scoring 405 total points.
Head Coach Ben Jacobson addresses the entire team during halftime against the Beavers. UNI went 23-13 last season under Coach Jacobson.
scored 33 in the last half. The shooting from the field was slightly better, but the three ball just didn’t happen as they only hit one out seven for 14 percent. BSU was 33 percent on the game from the field and 20 percent from three. Freshman Juwan McCloud had a nice start to his college career, tallying 10 points, two
Haldeman and Junior Wyatt Lohaus reached 10 points for the Panthers as well. Both shot above 50 percent. On offense, they were fine as a team, outside of 11 turnovers versus 12 assists. The defense succeeded in forcing BSU to take bad shots. The only downside was UNI had zero blocks, which is deflated by the fact
rebounds, two assists and a steal in his 17 minutes on the court. Senior Jeremy Morgan’s start was a mixed bag with 10 points, two rebounds, three assists and a steal. However, Morgan’s 10 points came on 30 percent shooting while McCloud shot above 50 percent. Freshman Spencer
that they forced 18 turnovers. The blocks, coupled with less than impressive inside scoring, raises some concerns about whether UNI has the size to compete. However, that has been a continuing problem from past years and UNI overcomes every time. UNI will next play Coe at McLeod on Nov. 12.
OPINION
NBA week one: Thunder, Pelicans, Warriors and Ray Allen DYLAN PADY Sports Editor
With many NBA teams approaching their fourth and fifth games in the 2016 season, there are already a handful of teams and players who are trying to make a big name for themselves as well as their organizations by excelling on the court. Arguably one of the best players in the entire league, Russell Westbrook recorded the NBA’s first 50-point triple-double since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar achieved it in 1975. The Oklahoma City Thunder took on the Phoenix Suns and after their final efforts in overtime, OKC walked away with the win and Westbrook finished with 50 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. In New Orleans, the Pelicans had their home opener against the Denver Nuggets. Anthony Davis recorded an impressive double-double, with 50 points, 16 rebounds, seven steals, five assists and four blocks. Unfortunately, the Pelicans were not able to capitalize
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Russell Westbrook (0) blocks Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki (41) layup during the second half of Game Three during the Western Conference quarterfinals in Dallas. Westbrook currently has 167 blocked shots during his entire career in the NBA.
and lost to the Nuggets with a final score of 107102. The completely stacked Golden State Warriors stand 3-1 on the season after they lost their home opener to the San Antonio Spurs, 129-100. Following that single loss, the Warriors
have been playing just as everyone expected with the addition of Kevin Durant at the small forward position. Golden State defeated the Pelicans 122-144, they beat the Suns 106-100 and just recently shut down Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers with a final
score of 127-104. Tonight, the Warriors will host Oklahoma City. This is sure to be an intense game as Westbrook and Durant are both eager to compete against each other for the first time since Durant’s departure to Golden State. Personally,
I hope the Thunder come out on top with Westbrook recording another 50-point game to remind Durant what OKC is made of. Finally, in the world of basketball, legendary threepoint shooter Ray Allen announced his retirement after 18 years in the NBA. Allen was able to win championships in Boston (2008) and Miami (2013) where he spent a majority of his career. One of Allen’s most iconic shot attempts was from the right corner in Game Six of the 2013 NBA Finals against the Spurs. With just five seconds left to play, Chris Bosh grabbed the offensive rebound and kicked it out to Allen, who drained it from deep. His shot sent the game into overtime and would eventually result in the championship title after the Heat forced game seven. Throughout his entire career, Allen made 2,973 three-pointers and even held the record for most threes in a season until Stephen Curry from Golden State broke it twice.
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