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Association and Student Social Work Association brought the film to UNI to bring awareness to the problem of sexual assault in the military so that victims “would no longer be left behind,” according to Sara McDowell, a graduate student in social work.

“We passionately believe our armed services will be strengthened when the culture shifts from shaming victims to supporting survivors and lifting the veil of secrecy that shields the perpetrators,” McDowell said.

McDowell and senior criminology major Darin Adams, a member of SVA, worked together to organize the screening.

“The Invisible War” features

The Iowa Board of Regents discussed tuition rates and institutional financial aid programs for the three regent universities at their meeting on Oct. 24 and 25.

At the meeting, the BOR approved the elimination of the current tuition set-aside program at the three universities, according to an article from the Iowa City Press-Citizen.

The Iowa legislature will consider funding a $39.5-million grant program to replace the tuition set-aside program during their next session, which begins in January.

With the approval, the universities could stop tuition set-aside for Iowa residents by the 2013-14 academic year, but tuition set-aside would continue for out-of-state students.

In addition, if the state-funded program were approved, the BOR would lower tuition for Iowa residents by an estimated $1,000, according to the article from the Press Citizen. The decrease in tuition would begin in the 2014-15 academic year.

According to a Sept. 28 Northern Iowan article, the current tuition setaside program uses 15 percent of tuition revenues from students and sets it aside to help with financial assistance. At the University of Northern Iowa, it provides 40 percent of UNI students with grants and scholarships.

To help eliminate tuition set-aside, the BOR asked the foundations at the three regent universities to raise $200 million to “pay out about $8.5 million each year in merit scholarships,”

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HALLOWEEN FUN

Science groups offer tricks and treats at Halloween House Participants transmogrified pennies into “gold” and more at the educational event in McCollum Friday. < See PAGE 8

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From left: UNI associate criminology professor Joe Gorton, junior political science major Alex Mackay and associate professor of political science Lindsay Cohn watch “The Invisible War” in Lang Hall Auditorium Wednesday, Oct. 24. Nearly 200 people attended the screening and panel discussion.

‘Invisible War’ screening at UNI brings to light the struggle of military sexual assault victims

OPINION

Who’s to blame for apathy?

Guest columnist Joe Enabnit argues that UNI is failing its students if so many of them are apathetic toward civic engagement. < See PAGE 5

MOVIE REVIEW

‘Cloud Atlas’ is poetry on an epic scale The NI film critic marvels at the multidimensional, collaborative, intricately layered work of art that is “Cloud Atlas.” < See PAGE 8

KARI BRAUMANN Executive Editor

Editor’s note: some content or wording in this article may be triggering or upsetting to some individuals.

More than one in five women are raped in the United States military and the total number of victims could be as high as 500,000, according to “The Invisible War.” Approximately 180 University of Northern Iowa students, faculty, staff and community members attended a screening of the documentary film in Lang Hall Auditorium Wednesday night. After the film, a panel took questions from the audience.

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TUITION

NISG votes against resolution supporting tuition freeze LINH TA NISG Writer

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UNI splits road trip The MVC standings will come down to the wire as competition remains close. < See PAGE 11

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On Oct. 24, the Northern Iowan Student Government (NISG) discussed passing a resolution that would support the Iowa Board of Regents’ proposed tuition freeze.

Ultimately, 13 senators voted against the resolution while three voted in favor of it.

At the meeting, NISG president Jordan BancroftSmithe said he is unsure of how much weight the resolution will have, but the fact that the resolution did not pass will send a message to the BOR that NISG is not okay with the ambiguity of the situation.

BancroftSmithe also spoke against freezing tuition at the BOR meeting on Oct. 25.

The NISG BANCROFTresolution SMITHE acknowledges that 91 percent of University of Northern Iowa students are Iowa residents and increases in tuition would lay more of a burden upon students and their parents.

However, the resolution also recognizes the unique financial situation UNI is in compared to the other regent universities, and therefore additional financial support

would be a necessity for the university if the tuition freeze passed.

Currently, tuition for fiscal year 2013 comes to $6,648.

Without a tuition freeze, tuition for FY 2014 would rise by 2.6 percent, or around $170 for undergraduate resident students. With a tuition freeze, tuition for FY 2014 would stay the same as FY 2013. Graduate resident students are also affected by the potential freeze.

During the meeting, sena-

tors discussed the potential risks of supporting the tuition freeze, due to the fact that they are currently unaware of whether the Iowa legislature will provide necessary additional appropriations to UNI. “If we push this freeze through and we don’t get help from the legislature, it will be more difficult for us than (University of) Iowa and Iowa State (University),” said senator Keenan Crow of the < See NISG, page 2

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Graduate College.

Senator Jordan Wilmes of the College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences (CHAS) also pointed out the dangers of not receiving necessary appropriations.

“Should we really be gambling with the risk of the possibility of not getting the money next year?”

Wilmes said.

Jordan Leckband, senator for CHAS, was in favor of the tuition freeze, as he said it would make paying off student debt postgraduation easier.

Senator Alyssa Turcsak of the College of Education spoke with her constituents about the potential freeze, and at first COE students were in favor of the tuition freeze.

However, after learning more about the potential consequences of a freeze, Turcsak said COE students reconsidered.

Senator David Pope, who represents the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, said he felt the resolution represented more of a symbolic vote rather than a decision that would sway the BOR. Pope worried that students may get the wrong message from NISG. At the end of the debate, Senators Blake Findley, Leckband and Pope were the only senators to vote in favor of the resolution.

“CHARLES BRADLEY: SOUL OF AMERICA” GBPAC 7 p.m.

“Charles Bradley: Soul of America” follows singer Charles Bradley in the months leading up to the release of his debut album, “No Time for Dreaming,” at the age of 62. This event is part of the GBPAC’s 20122013 Inspiration Film Series.

FACULTY ARTIST RECITAL: CHRIS BUCKHOLZ, TROMBONE Bengston Auditorium, Russell Hall 7:30 p.m.

Faculty pianists Sean Botkin and Robert Washut will join Chris Buckholz in presenting a recital featuring classical and jazz music.

“COMPLEX COMPLEXION: LIGHT SKIN VS. DARK SKIN” Center for Multicultural Education 7:30 p.m.

The Black Student Union is hosting a discussion about the stigma and stereotypes between light-skinned and dark-skinned people.

WEDNESDAY

“BEDAZZLED: WORLD WAR I DAZZLE SHIP CAMOUFLAGE” Room 111, Kamerick Art Building 7 p.m.

Claudia Covert, a scholar and librarian at the Fleet Library at the Rhode Island School of Design, will show drawings, prints and photographs of the plans and “dazzle-painted” ships created by artists, designers and architects for the Army and Navy during World War I. Costumes are encouraged.

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Cedar Falls Blue Zones hosts UNI campus kickoff JONATHAN HAUSLER Staff Writer

The Cedar Falls Blue Zones Project, an organization that focuses on improving people’s well-being, hosted a kickoff on the University of Northern Iowa campus on Oct. 25.

“The turnout was good.

We had about 60 students and staff sign up,” said Sue Beach, the Cedar Falls Blue Zones community program manager.

At the event, which took place in the Maucker Union ballroom, there were exhibits on how to exercise healthily, gain the right outlook and conduct natural movement, among others.

There were also free apples and bananas, which went along with a list of healthy foods to show that one of the focuses of Blue Zones is to educate people on how to eat right.

There was also a sign-up for students and staff to get involved in the Blue Zones project.

This included pledging to do certain things, such as riding a bicycle, eating wisely, having your home be a “smokefree zone” and volunteering at least once during the Blue Zones project.

“The purpose of (the) Blue Zones Project is to lead and ignite a community-by-community well-being transformation, where people live and work together in Blue Zones communities for a better life.”

“By optimizing our environments — those settings where we live, work and play, which influence our behavior — we can make the healthy choice the easy choice, so that we naturally adopt healthy behaviors,” Beach continued.

Alyssa Plunkett, a senior family services major and a volunteer at the event, said she thinks it’s important for the UNI campus to get involved

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“because it is such a big opportunity for” UNI and the Cedar Falls community.

Sponsored by Healthways and Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Blue Zones Project is striving to “make Iowa No. 1 in the nation for well-being as measured by the GallupHealthways Well Being Index,” according to the Cedar Falls Blue Zones website.

The project is also a component of the Healthiest State Initiative.

The Blue Zones Project has chosen 10 different cities in Iowa, including Cedar Falls and Waterloo, to help become Blue Zone communities.

Dan Buettner, an author for National Geographic, created the Blue Zones Project.

From his study of the longest-lived cultures in the world, Buettner came up with healthy lifestyle choices to allow others to live longer and healthier.

So far, more than 5,000 people have signed up in Cedar Falls, along with 48 businesses and three schools.

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interviews with dozens of individuals impacted by sexual assault in the military. Women in all branches of the service share their stories, and though each had a different experience, common themes stand out.

More often than not, the perpetrators brutally beat their victims. The victims were almost always unable to avoid their assailants and were often forced to continue serving alongside them – or under their command. Finally, the victims’ attempts at securing justice or even acknowledgment of their experiences usually went unheeded or resulted in retaliatory measures against the victims.

Kori Cioca of the U.S. Coast Guard was stricken so hard in the face by her assailant that her jaw was dislocated.

Veterans’ Affairs refuses to pay to fix it.

Cioca, a young mother, has subsisted on a soft diet for more than five years and has to watch her husband and toddler daughter play outside on chilly days, because being out in the cold can cause her excruciating pain.

Hannah Sewell, who served in the Navy, described being trapped by her attacker in a hotel room. After the assault, her attacker said (about her body after the assault), “I own all of this.”

Sewell’s father, himself in the military, broke down in tears

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during his interview. In the military, he thought, “(she would) be taken care of.”

Instead, Sewell was told that her rape kit was lost, and later, that the Naval Criminal Investigative Service had all the evidence but the case was already closed. There was nothing they could do, NCIS said.

Survivor after survivor told of how the military investigations of their cases were botched. Often, the people perpetrating were the police – there was no one to help. One woman was told to “stop crying over spilt milk.”

According to the documentary, mishandled investigations were no coincidence. Myla Haider, a social worker with the Army Criminal Investigation Division, related a policy of not allowing women to work with sexual assault victims. Women, the men said, were “too sympathetic” and would not grill the victims to find out “what’s really going on.”

Some women, their investigations minimized or ignored, found themselves on the receiving end of criminal charges after reporting sexual assault.

Elle Helmer of the Marines, raped in an office after a work event, said NCIS opened an investigation and closed it three days later with no action taken.

Two days after that, the base commander opened his own investigation and Helmer found herself charged with public intoxication and “conduct unbecoming of an officer.”

Several other women added

their experiences of being charged with similar crimes and adultery, despite the fact that the assailant was married and the victim was not.

Though the military is changing the way sexual assault is investigated, prevention still focuses on a strategy called “risk reduction” – cautioning potential victims to be careful about what they wear, not to walk alone, etc.

An Army training video features a woman being berated by a male fellow soldier when he finds her walking by herself.

“Why were you alone?

Where’s your buddy?” he demanded. The video closed with a message for women to “do your part” to prevent sexual assault.

Most of the policies and procedures, Haider said, seem to be in place to help women “deal with being raped better.”

The documentary features advertisements for women to join the military with an ongoing theme – the military is exceptional, a cut above the rest – yet the proportion of military women who are raped is identical to that of college women, according to the film and panel discussion.

“Can we honestly, as a nation, say we have the best military when we have women that are raped at the same ratio as (college students)?” Darin Adams said. “... Because in that aspect, we can do a lot better.”

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according to the article from the Press-Citizen.

At the meeting, BOR leaders and the three university presidents showed support for freezing tuition rates next year if the state approves a 2.6 percent funding increase, according to an Associated Press article.

According to the Associated Press article, BOR leaders think the legislature will approve another increase in funding if it is explained the universities will use it to freeze tuition, “a politically popular idea.”

The BOR will officially vote on the issue at their meeting on Dec. 5.

If approved, for the 201314 academic year, students at UNI and Iowa State University would pay $6,648 in tuition, while students at the University of Iowa would pay $6,678.

At the meeting, Northern Iowa Student Government president Jordan BancroftSmithe spoke against the tuition freeze, partially due to the uncertainty of funding from the legislature.

In addition, BancroftSmithe discussed UNI’s recent financial struggles and its closure of 58 majors, minors and graduate programs.

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While we recognize that rising tuition costs are a threat to Iowa’s future, an even greater threat would be deterioration in quality at our higher education institutions.

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agony caused by those cuts to be for nothing,” BancroftSmithe said at the meeting, according to the Associated Press article. “While we recognize that rising tuition costs are a threat to Iowa’s future, an even greater threat would be deterioration in quality at our higher education institutions.”

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OCTOBER 30, 2012

EDITORIAL

Discussion is good... if civil

A number of heated discussions are taking place right now here at the University of Northern Iowa.

For one, a grievance brought by a National Guardsman against a UNI professor has drawn a great deal of media attention, including an article in this newspaper.

Two recent columns in the Northern Iowan on the topic of socialism have attracted numerous responses via letters to the editor and our website.

Finally, a letter posted in various places on the UNI campus expressing opposition to a campus center for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students quickly incited a flurry of responses. The anonymous author mentions the coverage and exposure the LGBT community has gotten in the NI, including articles by David Pope, who writes for the Campus Life and Opinion sections.

Though each of these situations – and the NI’s role in them – is different, they are all related to the problem of civil discourse.

Issues such as academic policies, politics and the LGBT community can be sensitive to many. Some find it hard to keep their emotions in check when discussing topics that are close to their hearts.

However, it is never acceptable to threaten or harass individuals simply because you disagree with them.

This is also true if you disagree with what you perceive are someone’s opinions – case in point, the death threats UNI professor Cathy DeSoto has reported receiving over the academic grievance against her.

Meanwhile, because of federal privacy laws, she is unable to fully provide her own side of the story.

We encourage the UNI community to speak out about the issues it is passionate about. We insist that the discussion be civil, appropriate and respectful, at least when it occurs on our website.

A recent comment on one of our articles threatening another individual caused us to remove comments for that article entirely.

We will report any and all threatening comments to the authorities. We are certain our readers can find ways to express disagreement with others’ opinions without implying a desire to harm them.

Finally, we implore you – the public we serve, the UNI community – to communicate with and through us. Write letters to the editor. Respond to the things that anger, intrigue or excite you. Share your views in a public forum (and be prepared to be accountable for them in the ensuing discussion).

We publish almost every letter we get in some fashion, be it in print or on our website. We strive to be a service to the UNI community, and that includes allowing people to express views in this forum that the NI staff does not endorse, as a whole or as individuals.

We want to hear from you. But we do not condone threats, intimidation, vitriol or hate.

As a community, we can do better than that.

This editorial reflects the position of the Northern Iowan’s editorial staff: Kari Braumann, Allie Koolbeck, Caitie Peterson, Brad Eilers, Brandon Baker and Amanda Blanche. All other articles and illustrations represent the views of their authors.

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Who’s to blame for apathy?

JOE ENABNIT Guest Columnist

Last Tuesday in my Capstone class, the professor, Dhirendra Vajpeyi, began class by asking the students about how many had watched the previous night’s presidential debate on foreign policy.

Only three students out of 27 raised their hands.

To be fair, this debate was arguably the least important of the three, and the final game of the National League Championship Series was happening on the same night, as well as Monday Night Football, so I was not very surprised or disappointed in this result. The question he asked last week, however, yielded results that chilled me to my bones.

The Thursday before, Vajpeyi asked the class, “How many of you are planning on voting early next week?” About 10 students raised their hands. “How many of you are voting at all?” Those same 10 hands stayed up, and no hands joined them.

Looking around the room in bewilderment, the professor asked the students one by one why they weren’t voting. Almost every answer was a version of this sentence: “I don’t really pay attention because I don’t care.”

This is a Capstone course, filled with third-, fourth- and fifth-year students, mostly business majors.

Now, I think there are compelling arguments to be made for not voting, or for voting outside of the two-party system. I disagree with them, but I can at least credit those who express these opinions with having had a critical thought. Apathy, however, has no good excuse.

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Apathy toward current events and politics is nothing more than laziness. Whether we like it or not, our elections have a profound impact on our future, on our lives and on much of the rest of the world. Our elections influence everyone’s quality of life, even the lives of those who don’t care.

Those who are apathetic will claim that they have good reasons to not care, but this is a farce, because by definition there is no motivation behind apathy. It is the least noble of attitudes.

Don’t worry, apathetic juniors and seniors at the University of Northern Iowa, for I do not blame you for your apathy. There is no way that you can be held responsible for your poor attitude.

If you are a third- or fourth- or fifth-year student at a university, and you have not yet been convinced that you need to pay attention to current events and that it is critically important to take part in the democratic process, then your professors have cheated you.

They have managed to extract money from you without turning you into an educated, well-rounded individual. They have gotten you to spend several hours a week in their classrooms without actually teaching you anything of value.

The hours that you have spent stressing out over your final exams and presentations have been worth nothing. The degree that will be presented to you when you walk across the stage will be nothing but an expensive lie.

When you try to sell that lie to employers, they just might buy it, and they will be cheated, too. If your reason for attending this university is solely to receive a degree so that you might get a better job than you otherwise might have, you have not failed, nor are you in the wrong.

When you manage to finish a degree at a university without being convinced of the intrinsic value of critical thought, aware< See APATHY, page 6

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The American political scene lacks proper discussion EMILY O’LOUGHLIN emolou@ uni.edu

A number of philosophers have written about the importance of discussions and wellformed opinions, particularly in democratic societies where citizens have an influence on the governance of their country.

It is all the more important for the leaders of such countries to have well-formed opinions and discussions, because they guide the people.

An English philosopher named John Stuart Mill wrote a book called “On Liberty” in which he discusses a few major aspects of liberty.

These aspects include liberty of speech and thought, of individuality and individual

liberty from the tyranny of society.

In the section on liberty of speech and thought, Mill lays out some basic guidelines for debates and discussions.

Summarizing the points he makes throughout the chapter, Mill writes that some of the worst ways to assert an opinion are “… to argue sophistically, to suppress facts or arguments, to misstate the elements of the case or misrepresent the opposite opinion.”

It seems that all of these tactics are frequently used in politics, especially during election seasons.

Mill also writes that law and authority should not restrain these poor means of voicing opinions. Instead, the person who is presented with an opinion, “… ought, in every instance, to determine its verdict by the cir-

cumstances of the individual case,” not by the party that presents the opinion, whether it is an individual politician or

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... the public rarely sees a real discussion where facts are disclosed and vitriol is kept to a minimum anymore.

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Politics in America have become highly polarized, to the point that the major parties focus more on their own views and agendas than the well-being of the country.

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ness of the world and the liberal arts, it is the university that has failed. Not only has it failed to live up to its ideals, but it has failed to help you reach your fullest potential.

If our university continues to fail us, it will be because we let it decay from an institute of learning to a degree mill.

Then we will only have ourselves to blame.

Joe Enabnit is a senior in economics and philosophy.

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The advertisements and fliers used by political parties or their supporters during the election season often become vitriolic, especially in the last months leading up to the election.

Rarely do we see people, as Mill writes, “… giving merited honor to every one, whatever opinion he may hold, who has calmness to see and honesty to state what his opponents and their opinions really are, exaggerating nothing to their discredit, keeping nothing back which tells, or can be supposed to tell, in their favor.”

Debates and arguments may happen, but the public rarely sees a real discussion where facts are disclosed and vitriol is kept to a minimum anymore.

It doesn’t even have to be a spoken discussion; it could appear through any kind of

written medium, with replies and responses in the same medium.

Now it seems that politicians expect their constituents to look past the sophism, suppressed facts, misstatements and misrepresentations, and vote by basing a decision on the emotional appeal presented in the advertisements.

Since the politicians and their promoters do not engage in open discussion (if they have discussions at all), it is all the more important that their constituents — you, me, our friends and acquaintances— learn as much as we can about each candidate and each issue.

We must endeavor to judge them based on their individual merits and shortcomings.

Emily O’Loughlin is a senior

in philosophy and history from Kelley, Iowa.

DOMA is not a true defense of marriage On Thursday, Oct. 18, the New York state 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals declared the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional.

New York is now the second state to challenge the act, and it is likely the legislation will go before the U.S. Supreme Court in the near future.

DOMA was enacted in 1996 under the Clinton administration. Its primary intent was to restrict requirements of the states to recognize same-sex couples.

Along with this provision, same-sex couples are denied basic benefits heterosexual couples are entitled to under this act and the U.S. Constitution as a whole.

Steadily across the United States, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights movement is making progress. States are changing their legislation on same-sex couples.

Currently, six states (including Iowa) and Washington D.C. issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. And I, for one, am glad these shifts are happening.

This has always perplexed me: how does the event of two men or two women marrying undermine marriage and families?

Two of my roommates got married this past summer and their marriages seem pretty unaffected by the existence of same-sex marriage.

Granted, it was a clear concern of theirs. When deciding to take the relationship further, they had to weigh the option of how two men tying the knot would change their

lives.

Thankfully, they saw these concerns as a load of crap and went forth.

Denying same-sex couples simply doesn’t make sense.

Many companies, including Google, Adobe and GM, openly support gay rights.

It’s like people who are anti-gay rights feel “the gays” live in this underground society that surfaces every now and again.

To tell you the truth, these people are in everyday society living the same lives as everyone else.

They’re fighting in our armed forces, holding prominent positions in our government, taking part in bettering our society and doing all kinds of ordinary and extraordinary things. They’re real people. Why should the government deny them equal rights?

Closed-minded thinking is not harmless or isolated; it hurts people and impacts us all. People are people and to heck with anyone who thinks they’re right to judge others simply for loving another person of the same sex.

This is the land of the free where a clear separation of church and state exists (or should, according to the Constitution).

Discrimination is deeply wrong and until the American people understand and accept this, we will only regress as a nation.

Brandon Poll is a senior in electronic media.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Vote for Ben Lange As parents, we have always wanted the best for our children. So when our daughter Kelly, whom we raised on our farm in the Winthrop/ Independence area, married a young man named Ben Lange from nearby Quasqueton, we felt blessed.

Ben’s small-town values of honesty, family and personal responsibility permeate every fiber of his being. Ben and Kelly now have three little girls under the age of 6.

We know Ben is running for Congress for the right reasons – to protect his daughters and our grandchildren from the mountain of debt politicians are piling on future generations.

As parents and grandparents, we are deeply concerned about the type of country politicians are leaving to our grandchildren. We simply do not trust the current politicians to fix what they have not yet been able to fix, which is why we need new leaders to get us out of the current fiscal mess.

We know Ben Lange. We know his motivations. We know he has the courage to make tough decisions in a thoughtful and responsible way that protects the most vulnerable among us. That is why we are proud to stand with our son-in-law Ben Lange as he seeks to become our next U.S. representative.

Bill and Kay Dolan Independence

In response to the anti-LGBT-center letters posted in campus buildings I am a major supporter of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, and being in a serious samesex relationship, I found this very demoralizing and a step back for the UNI community.

I know that teachers and students were taking them down but one person’s closed-minded thoughts have disrupted an entire community here on campus.

I just found it very offensive and hurtful that someone on campus would have such strong feelings toward the

Jessica Kray Sophomore, theatre

Angry? Talk to your NISG senators On Sept. 5 of this year, the Northern Iowa Student Government senate passed a resolution in support of an exploratory committee for the formation of an LGBT center on campus.

While I cannot speak for the other senators as to why they either supported the resolution or abstained from it, I am proud to say that there weren’t any votes against it.

Recently, fliers have shown up across campus opposing the proposed LGBT center at UNI. While I’m sure students can read these fliers for themselves or see images of them on Facebook, I will briefly summarize what was written.

Paraphrased, the flier states that LGBT students should not be given special treatment, and that veterans and multicultural students deserve their own centers because they either served their country or didn’t choose their background, respectively.

The flier continues to say that LGBT issues are only being covered in the Northern Iowan because of one opinion writer/feature columnist.

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LGBT. We are just trying to have real relationships with people without being looked down on by society. These accusations reflect some of the same ideas that Adolf Hitler used to begin his terrorism on LGBT individuals.

I just felt very attacked One of my good friends had this to say about the letter: “’The LGBT cry equality and plaster their crap everywhere... make it uncomfortable for the rest of us’? Don’t BASIC and (the) Navigators do the same as well? Who is this person calling a hypocrite?”

We do not write offensive letters about BASIC and the Navigators, and we are not forcing anyone to be gay and turn the entire campus into a LGBT party. We just want to let people know that there is a safe space available for people who are confused and need someone to talk to about their feelings.

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I applaud the efforts by the author of this flier because the flier urges students to talk with their NISG senators. Every week in our meetings, at least one senator reiterates the importance of speaking with constituents about issues.

We may have our own views on issues concerning the well-being of our great university, but we are here to be a voice for you.

I was under the impression on Sept. 5 that this was a nonissue, but that is clearly not the case. Therefore, we should talk about it. Any student is more than welcome to find me (I am usually in Russell, Schindler or the Gallagher-Bluedorn) and talk about any issue that you find important.

There is also a list of NISG senators at http:// www.uni.edu/studentorgs/ nisg/government/legislative-branch.

I only ask that your discussions are respectful and meaningful.

Jordan Leckband Senior, music education NISG senator, College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences

MCT CAMPUS

‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’ As stated so brilliantly by Milton Friedman. Though clearly many disagree with his and others’ economic and logic-based examinations of socialism. I should now be forced to defend my stance in a society where socialism and capitalism both hold erroneous connotations.

Free markets, contrary to many people’s beliefs, are the most efficient way for an economy to be run. Without incentive to keep what you earn, you no longer have the drive to work. Socialism and its theory are inconsistent with human nature. If you keep giving people something for nothing, the result is that everyone wants a piece of the pie and nobody wants to be the one working for it.

“Life, liberty and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws

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in the first place,” to quote Frédéric Bastiat, the economist famous for addressing legal plunder in the French government.

Political and economic theories aligning with socialism and communism are imagined dystopias where the world functions perfectly and people are assumed to work even when they have no property rights. They draw on fabricated ideals of ameliorating the wrong of capitalism and “fixing” inequality at the cost of freedom.

The only way to redistribute wealth is by force, conflicting with the natural laws pronounced by John Locke.

These include the right of the individual to themselves (life) and their property rights.

It is not a justice to indebt people who have yet to be born through the perpetuating policies of socialism.

I would like you to look into the eyes of a child who has only just been born and is already a slave to the government.

Ryan Manderscheid Junior, business economics

The Northern Iowan welcomes letters to the editor on topics of interest to the UNI community. Letters must be 300 words or fewer in length and will be edited for grammar, length, clarity and Associated Press style conventions. Not all submissions will be published. Send submissions to braumank@uni.edu.

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Some spirits haunt houses, others haunt students ETHAN MENG Staff Writer

The University of Northern Iowa is home to 13,168 students, 592 faculty members, 610 teaching staff and, if you believe in the paranormal, two ghosts.

Rumors of these two ghosts began to surface on and off as far back as the 1970s. Since then, stories of these spirits haunting Lawther Hall and Strayer-Wood Theatre have cropped up throughout the decades.

The first of the two ghosts, known as Augie, has haunted the dorms of Lawther Hall for years. Augie was first reported upon by this newspaper in 1976, when he had rearranged the letters on a bulletin board to read, “Augie will return to haunt Bordeaux House.” Although his first public appearance was not until the ‘70s, Augie may in fact have haunted the dormitory for many years before then.

As the story goes, Augie was once a soldier during World War II and became a patient in the infirmary that

was housed on the top floor of Lawther Hall. There are variations of the story from here: either Augie died while in recovery or, the more popular version, Augie fell in love with a nurse who unfortunately died of the bacterial disease typhus. Unable to bare life without her, Augie took his own life and has haunted the building ever since.

Unfortunately, there is no record of Lawther Hall ever having been used as an infirmary during WWII in the Rod Library archives. It was instead used as a women’s dormitory for U.S. Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service).

This, however, does not leave the story of Augie to be more fable than phantom.

According to Paula Lindberg, a custodial staff member at Lawther Hall, the attic was in fact used as an infirmary at one point.

“The actual attic that we cannot get access to anymore actually has surgical room setups,” Lindberg said. Lindberg also reported that the setups are still there to this day.

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Augie and Zelda are the only two known ghosts on campus, but this cemetary is full of them! How many can you find? Check out www.northern-iowan.org to compare your finds with others’s.

If the legends of Augie’s origins are not enough to convince skeptics, there are still a number of eyewitness accounts that make people wonder. Janette Mactaggert, who has worked in the Lawther Hall office for 27 years, has heard numerous stories in her time at UNI.

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“I have heard students say that their water turns on by itself, and I’ve also heard where (bed) covers have been taken off,” Mactaggert said.

Although Mactaggert said that even though she does not personally believe in spirits, she could not be paid enough to spend the night in the hall

by herself.

One of the most famous stories about Augie told throughout the years is that when a resident assistant was doing rounds at night, she said she saw a man walking down the hall in some kind < See GHOSTS, page 13

MOVIE REVIEW

Science groups offer Halloween tricks and treats BRIAN FREESE Staff Writer

McCollum Science Hall served up the opportunity to eat ice cream produced using liquid nitrogen and see pennies turned into gold this past Friday at their Halloween House event.

The event was open to students and the general public and consisted of a wide variety of science experiments and demonstrations, as well as some free food.

Dawn Del Carlo, associate professor of chemistry and science education at the University of Northern Iowa and faculty adviser to the chemistry club, gave some of the event’s highlights.

“There’s edible stuff at Mummy’s Yummies, at Fire and Ice you get to set stuff on fire and Grossology Lab is just kind of cool and gross,” said Del Carlo.

“I wanna make snot, too!” was a frequent refrain among kids who passed

by General Grossology Lab. “A chapter of the American Chemical Society is putting it on, working in conjunction with Tri-Beta, which is the biological honor society on campus,” said Chelsea Meier, a senior biology and chemistry double major. “If you make it down to General Grossology, they’re teaching about bodily functions

and letting kids (do a) lot of hands-on demos.

“For parents, it teaches their kids that science is cool,” Meier continued.

“Everything we’re doing, we really enjoy, and we’re sure the kids do, too.

It’s also a good way to learn scientific concepts, because it’s something you’ve done or seen it done yourself.”

A trip down the hallways of the second floor of McCollum, decorated with orange and black streamers, led to a wide variety of interactive experiment rooms, each with their own theme.

Shane Lies, a senior biochemistry major, was in charge of the Pirate Cove room, which demonstrated scientific principles in pirate- and ocean-related ways.

“The treasure, over here in this pumpkin, is silver pennies. Actually, they’re zinc-plated pennies. Zinc and copper, when you burn it, makes an alloy called brass, so when we torch it, they turn into ‘gold,’” explained Lies.

Meier was in charge of the Frankenstein’s Lab room, which held shows every half hour and consisted of a plethora of experiments and demonstrations, all set to the sounds of a thunderstorm. < See HALLOWEEN HOUSE, page 10

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Tom Hanks and Halle Berry star in the epic drama “Cloud Atlas.” In this picture, Hanks and Berry play Zachry and Meronym, respectively.

‘Cloud Atlas’: poetry on an epic scale ALEX TOFT Film Critic

“Cloud Atlas” works much like the symphony in the film that shares the same name: unfolding with many distinct movements and motifs that build together to create a complete whole that is greater than the sum of its many parts. At one point, one of the characters played by Hugo Weaving calls the symphony a “sound poem,” and that categorization applies to the film as well.

Rather than a sound poem,

“Cloud Atlas” is visual poetry, seamlessly combining multiple plots, themes and even directorial voices in a way that is truly remarkable.

However, those reading this review shouldn’t be scared away.

The film is artistic, but never esoteric. The six separate plots are linear and charming on their own, but combined, they add multiple layers of meaning as the audience watches them intersect and play off of one another. A scene of English composers in the 1930s may cut to a < See “CLOUD ATLAS”, page 13

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HALLOWEEN

International Student Association holds Halloween dance BRIAN FREESE Staff Writer

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International students dressed in their Halloween costume dance to “Gangnam Style.” The International Student Association hosted a Halloween dance to let students come together, dance and have a good time.

Students braved a tunnel filled with spiders, skeletons, cobwebs and eerie Halloween lights this past Friday night to attend the Your Worst Nightmare ISA Halloween Dance Party, put on by the International Student Association (ISA) and held in the Maucker Union ballroom.

“I came to see all the costumes. We don’t have anything like this in Russia,” said Goar Melikyan, a junior finance major from Russia.

David Adair, a senior in elementary education and middle education, added, “The music is kickin’ and there’s a lot of people to talk to!”

Upon arriving at the dance party, the bright lights from

the photo booth initially prevented students from seeing the dozen or so tables set up near the food area. Partygoers were able to have their pictures taken with a variety of props, including giant green fists, hats, oversized sunglasses, masks and fake mustaches.

Miki Fujita, a junior in the Culture and Intensive English Program from Osaka, Japan, said, “In Japan, we don’t have costumes, and we have no Halloween parties, so this is a unique experience for me.”

She added that her favorite costumes included zombies and Lady Gaga.

Once attendees’ eyes had adjusted to the dim lighting, a wide variety of costumes were visible on the dance floor between flashes of the multicolored strobe lighting. A

bumblebee was seen getting its buzz on next to a skeleton bride, who narrowly missed running into Chewbacca.

The Scarecrow from Batman was also witnessed boogying down alongside a zombie couple and Mario to the sounds of “Gangnam Style,” “The Cupid Shuffle,” “The Interlude” and “The Wobble.”

Noel Nathan, a junior in finance and member of ISA, said, “The main idea is people are supposed to come for this event to get a lot of international students and local students together to make friends.”

Melikyan had one final comment in parting: “You wouldn’t see anything like this on campus in Russia.”

HISTORY

UNI to feature lecture on WWI ship camouflage on Halloween COREY BRACKEN Staff Writer

Claudia Covert, Fleet Library librarian from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), will present a lecture titled “Bedazzled: World War I Dazzle Ship Camouflage” on Wednesday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. at the University of Northern Iowa’s Kamerick Art Building room 111.

The lecture will feature illustrations of the camouflage patterns used by the Allied ships for the duration of the First World War. In an email, Roy Behrens, a

professor of art at UNI, wrote that Claudia Covert joined the RISD in 2004. She was instrumental in identifying and digitalizing the school’s collection of ship plans featuring dazzle camouflage. In 2007, she published an article on the subject titled “Art of War: Dazzle Camouflage.” In 2009, Covert received a grant to fund the RISD Library exhibit “Bedazzled” and a symposium “Artists at War.” At the symposium, she presented her paper titled “The RISD Collection: The Known and Unknown.”

The lecture will fall into

the intersection of science, history, technology and art. It will also include a brief history of concealing coloration, or natural camouflage.

The exhibit following the lecture constitutes more than 455 full-color lithographic plans featuring ship designs with dazzle camouflage. Covert will present the findings produced by her research. The event is free and anyone attending is encouraged to show up in costume for Halloween. For more information, contact Roy R. Behrens at roy.behrens@uni. edu.

PHILANTHROPY

Annual Polar Bare Run set for Nov. 6 JON HAUSLER

Staff Writer

On Tuesday, Nov. 6, the University of Northern Iowa Alumni Association and Connecting Alumni to Students (CATS) will host the sixth annual Polar Bare Run, Walk, or Roll. The race will take place at 9:30 p.m., but registered participants can check in starting at 9 p.m.

The Polar Bare Run is a one-mile event put on primarily to donate winter cloth-

ing to the Salvation Army.

Participants start off the run in their winter gear, such as mittens, scarves, coats and hats, and then they take off all their outer clothing right before they start running.

Connie Hansen, the assistant director of outreach and engagement for the Office of Alumni Relations, has been involved in organizing the event.

“This event is a great way for UNI students to give back to the community in a positive

manner,” said Hansen. “It’s a good reminder that people are able to help just by donating some of their winter apparel.”

Hansen went on to say that the number of runners could be up to several hundred this time.

She also revealed that there will be raffle prizes for all the participants at the end of the event.

Registration for the event lasts until the day of the event and is only $5. Visit www.unialum.org to register.

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“This room is pretty neat because we’re partnering with the Physics Club,” said Meier.

“They brought over their electricity demos, some lasers and a lot of other things.”

One part of the show showcased the splitting of a laser into holographic projections of two skulls, while another demonstrated the effects of magnets on Edison-style carbonfilament light bulbs. When an alternating current was applied to the bulb, the fluctuations in current caused the magnetic field generated by the filament to flip back and forth. This interaction sent the filament wobbling back and forth 60 times per second, drawing exclamations from the crowd.

According to Del Carlo, “The most exciting demonstrations are those that include an exothermic reaction. Exothermic reactions essentially give off a ton of energy all at once.

That can happen in the form of fire, in the form of light or in a lot of different ways. The ones that are the most exciting are the ones that give off a big ball of flame, glow in the dark or a wide variety of things like that.

“At the same time, the ones that are really cool because kids can get their hands on them are things like the brains, Del Carlo continued. “All we’re doing is a polymer experiment, where you squeeze a little bit of sodium

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A young Halloween thrill seeker tries her hand at handling fire. The “Devil’s Den” was one of many stations the Halloween House had to offer.

algenate, which is an extract of algae, into a beaker of calcium chloride, which is a salt, which polymerizes and makes sort of a jelly that looks like gummy worms. You pile it into a pile and it looks like brains, so the kids love that.”

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STYLE & BEAUTY As “Mean Girls” put it, “Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and other girls can’t say anything about it.” I would extend this sentiment to people of all genders: it’s a costume, so why not go sexy?

I put together a list of sexy and not sexy costume party ideas for those of you who, like me, are figuring out their outfits at the last minute.

Hot Mess!

• Zombie: Zombies are awesome (the “Walking Dead,” anyone?) but sunken-in cheeks and a deathly pallor aren’t sexy. Then there’s the necrophilia thing...

• Random cheeky object: Costumes such as a bottle of mustard, an M&M, a mustache, etc. are perfect for getting laughs, but not lingering stares.

• Barnyard animals: I have yet to lock eyes from across a crowded room with anyone wearing a cow costume.

• Robot: It sounds sexy in theory to be an automaton, but all the aluminum foil and the boxy shape covers up your rockin’ body and gets in the way of that makeout session

you were hoping for.

• Trying to sexify unsexy things: Some things just shouldn’t ever be sex symbols.

Like nuns, for instance.

Hell Yes! • Superheroes: They all wear tight outfits anyway, and these costumes have the right amount of geek chic to be both approachable and way hot.

• Vampires: Cliché, yes.

Annoying references to Twilight, yes. Classy, powerful and entrancing enough to make up for it? Yes. • Bondage/dominatrix: Selfexplanatory.

• Lana Del Rey: Is it just me or would this be an incredibly sexy/moody costume?

• Masquerade: Classy and mysterious. People will want to get behind the mask.

• Life guard: Speedos and bikinis anyone?

• Tom Cruise in “Risky Business:” the button-down, the socks, the shades, the excuse to wear only underwear in public: what’s not to love?

Have fun!

BRAD EILERS SPORTS EDITOR EILERSB@UNI.EDU

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FOOTBALL

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UNI junior Shelby Kintzel (left) recorded 22 kills over the weekend against Wichita State and Missouri State. The Panthers swept WSU 3-0, but lost to MSU 3-1.

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UNI redshirt freshman quarterback Sawyer Kollmorgen (17) was 20-for48 for 218 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions.

RILEY UBBEN Sports Writer

The University of Northern Iowa football team fell to the No. 17-ranked Illinois State University Redbirds 33-21 in Cedar Falls Saturday afternoon.

Despite making a game of it after being down 19-0 for a majority of the first half, the Panthers faltered down the stretch after too many turnovers.

The Panthers (2-6, 1-4 MVFC) scored twice in the last three minutes of the first half to make the halftime score 19-14 in favor of the Redbirds. After a kickoff return to the Illinois State 46-yard line by senior Carlos Anderson, the Panthers would score on a 6-yard touchdown run from redshirt freshman quarterback Sawyer Kollmorgen. Senior cornerback Varmah Sonie then intercepted Redbird quarterback Matt Brown and returned the ball to the Illinois State 33-yard line.

The Panthers took advantage of the good field position and capped off the nineplay, 33-yard drive with a 2-yard pass from Kollmorgen to sophomore Chad Owens.

After a scoreless third quarter in which both teams had multiple scoring opportunities, Kollmorgen was intercepted with 11:46 left in regulation by Illinois State senior safety Ben Ericksen, who returned the ball to the UNI 3-yard line. The Panthers gave up a touchdown three plays later to

make the score 26-14 in favor of the Redbirds.

However, the Panthers bounced back with a quick three play, 50-yard drive that was capped off by a 5-yard touchdown run from sophomore running back David Johnson. The drive took less than a minute off the clock.

UNI’s shot at a comeback was lost when Brown threw a 49-yard touchdown pass on a broken play to move the score to 33-21. Brown finished the game 22-for27 with 274 yards and two touchdowns.

Kollmorgen threw for 218 yards on 20-for-48 passing. The Panthers were without leading receivers Brett LeMaster and Terrell Sinkfield, which hindered UNI’s strong passing attack.

“You could see that some balls were thrown to where receivers were supposed to be and they weren’t there,” UNI head coach Mark Farley said. “I think you saw a lot of the routes that were getting caught earlier in the season, but they were by 6-foot-3-inch receivers.”

Chad Owens proved to be Kollmorgen’s favorite target on the day as he finished with seven catches for 77 yards. David Johnson finished with 20 rushes for 118 yards and one touchdown.

The Panthers will travel to Macomb, Ill., next weekend to take on the Western Illinois University Leathernecks (3-5, 1-4 MVFC) at 1 p.m.

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The University of Northern Iowa volleyball team picked up a win over Wichita State University in Missouri Valley Conference play, but also suffered a tough loss at the hands of the Missouri State University Bears. UNI’s 1-1 weekend road trip combined with Creighton’s two wins drops the Panthers to No. 2 in the MVC standings.

UNI’s first match of the weekend against the Wichita State Shockers (17-6, 10-3 MVC) proved to be an important win. If the Panthers (20-7, 11-2 MVC) would have lost the match, it would be the Shockers sitting in second place in the MVC standings with UNI in third.

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However, the Panthers closed out the first set with a 25-23 victory after a kill from Krista DeGeest.

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SOCCER

UNI women’s soccer team earns No. 4 seed in MVC Tournament; drops Sunday game against Indiana State ALEX MILLER Sports Writer

The University of Northern Iowa women’s soccer team defeated Creighton University 1-0 last Thursday to secure a bid in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. With the victory, the Panthers earned the No. 4-seed in the tournament.

The Panthers (8-9-1, 3-2-1 MVC) took an early lead in the chilly weather with a goal by Sam Copley in the 18th minute of play. From 40

yards out, Copley hit the ball deep and managed to deflect the ball off of a Creighton defender and into the net for the score. It was a mishap that would cost the Bluejays dearly.

The Panthers tried to play conservative soccer for the last 72 minutes of the game, tallying only nine shots in the full 90 minutes whereas Creighton took 12. However, outside of Copley’s goal, Kiki McClellan was the only other player who managed to get a shot on frame, making the

Panthers 2-for-9 shooting for the day.

Other players that managed shots in the game for the Panthers were Allie Brees, Claire Clark, Sarah McHugh, Ashley Capone and Shauna Happel.

With Creighton’s 12 shots in the game, they managed to put five on frame, but UNI goalkeeper Erin Zaideman was there to block all five of them. The Bluejays also took 12 corner kicks in the game < See SOCCER, page 12

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Krista DeGeest (center) has recorded 249 kills and 91 blocks this season for the Panthers.

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Larin Gordon (21) and the Panthers finished the regular season 8-9-1 overall and 3-2-1 in Missouri Valley Conference play, which was good enough to earn them the No. 4 seed in the MVC Tournament.

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compared to UNI’s nine.

Ultimately, the end result was a Panther victory that sealed their bid in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament as a No.

4-seed. UNI squared off with Indiana State University Sunday afternoon and lost in a 4-3 shootout after playing for 110 minutes without either team scoring. With the loss, the Panthers exited the MVC Tournament. For a full recap of the game, check out Friday’s issue of the Northern Iowan.

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25-19 victory after recording three crucial kills in the set.

The Panthers repeated their second-set performance with a 25-19 victory in the third set to complete a 3-0 sweep of the Shockers.

After their sweep in Wichita, Kan., the Panthers headed to Springfield, Mo., to face off with the Missouri State Bears (1312, 7-6 MVC). Despite being sixth in the MVC, the Bears caused problems for the Panthers from start to finish.

Shelby Kintzel and Ubben recorded 13 kills apiece to lead the Panthers’ offensive attack. Turk was able to dish out 43 assists in the match and was backed up by defense specialist Candice Burke’s 18 digs.

UNI played well in the first set, but couldn’t get any separation from MSU. Late in the set, the two teams were knotted at 23-23. However,

clutch kills from Ubben and Lehman secured a 25-23 victory for the Panthers.

UNI has played well in the first set all season long.

However, as with their loss to Creighton earlier this season, they lost 3-1 after winning the first set.

Missouri State answered back with 25-23 victories of their own in the second and third sets, taking a 2-1 lead heading to the fourth set of the match.

The Bears seemed to build off their momentum from the previous two sets and dominated the Panthers in the fourth set, winning by a score of 25-16. The Bears recorded 13 blocks in the match.

UNI has an important week ahead as they host instate rivals Drake University on Friday and then host first place Creighton on Saturday.

With only five MVC matches remaining, this weekend’s games could have a big impact on the outcome of the final MVC standings.

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“CLOUD ATLAS”

Shane Hawley, a slam poet, presented his poems at a performance in Lang Hall last Wednesday. Some of his pieces included things you don’t do in restaurants and a love poem from a mouse to Cinderella.

dystopian Neo-Seoul in the mid 22nd century and then to a sea voyage in the South Pacific in 1844. Scenes of the far-flung future long after mankind has stopped counting years and has degraded in primal savagery are interspersed with present-day retirees planning a daring escape from a nursing home and a murder mystery in the 1970s.

To summarize the plot would take an article all of its own, and would never do justice to the three-hour (and three-director) epic as the smaller, simpler plots grow into a seamless whole, each framing and encompassing the others like a Russian nesting doll.

One of the more amazing ways the film builds upon each of the stories is the use of casting. Actors reappear in each story representing the various reincarnations of characters from the (chronologically) previous story, and we see how each of their characters (or perhaps their reincarnated souls) change over several lifetimes.

Tom Hanks, for example, lives as a greedy doctor, a corrupt hotel manager, a conscience-addled scientist, a

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of uniform. When the figure walked into one of the women’s restrooms, he disappeared.

Freshman Kylee King, a pre-nursing major who lives in Lawther Hall, has heard about Augie’s more recent activity. King has heard stories of Augie taking an alarm clock and throwing it from a desk.

“I hope I have an encounter,” King said. “I think it would be really cool, I am so into that stuff and I think it would be fun to have a connection to the spirit.”

However famous Augie may have made himself on campus, he is not the only spirit that calls UNI home. The lesserknown of the two ghosts goes by the name of Zelda and allegedly haunts Strayer-Wood Theatre. However, unlike Augie, Zelda has not stayed in one place over the years. The specter originally made her home in Lang Auditorium back when the theatre department performed there. However, when Strayer-Wood Theatre opened in 1978, she moved there with the performers. The exact time Zelda’s presence first became known is a mystery, but she was written about in the College Eye as early as 1963.

Throughout the years, students of the theatre department have known Zelda to be a friendlier ghost, and in one legend she is known as a hero. Sophomore theatre major Cody Hoien reports a story of Zelda actually saving someone.

This experience with Zelda

supposedly involves her pushing a sandbag out of the path of a student as it fell from the rafters.

As far as what passes for a ghost’s sense of humor, Zelda seems to have one based on what she reportedly did at a performance back in 1978. The event in question was apparently sold out and left one seat in the whole auditorium open.

Zelda supposedly took an electrical cable from the ceiling, unhooked it, and then guided it down to hang in the one vacant seat.

In addition to ghostly pranks like this, Zelda is said to appear in Strayer-Wood when all of the lights are off, where she will mock those who are there by yelling insults and even playing the piano.

“I have had experiences with hearing whispers and strange noises while in the theatre by myself at night, and there are times that she has thrown clocks off the wall, but she is normally pretty well behaved unless you decide to taunt her,” said senior theatre design and drama major Alex Westrum.

Whether the students of UNI believe they share their campus with two ghosts or not, there are those who will swear they have heard more than a few things go bump in the night. The women of Lawther Hall and the theatre students in the Strayer-Wood will have to see what (if anything) their ghosts have in store for them as Halloween approaches.

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dashing actor and a hermit seeking redemption. There is a clear arc to his characters, as there is for many other actors in the film, such as Jim Broadbent and Doona Bae of “Lost.” However, some are an embodiment of evil or are hapless saps meant to always get tossed around by fate no matter which time period they are in.

This level of depth is only matched by how much fun it is to spot Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving and Hugh Grant through radical costume changes and massive amounts of prosthetic makeup.

What is unique about this film is the editing, in that this is really two movies (or six short films however you wish to look at it, I suppose) that have been cut together.

The Wachowski siblings, in what is probably going to be their first home run since “The Matrix” (1999), and Tom Tykwer, of the awesome “Run Lola Run” (1998), each took three of the segments and filmed them simultaneously, and then cobbled this film together into a whole. The results are beautiful, in a way that is often breathtaking, with things falling dramatically in slow motion.

They can also be humorous and quirky, like Tom Hanks

with a pencil-thin goatee and gold chains speaking in a bad Scottish accent.

This film is one that literally combines different directorial styles and voices. The result is both gorgeous and completely slick. The film may come in at just under three hours, but is so well paced, action packed and tightly edited that not a minute drags, and the visual style of each storyline is so incredibly different and unique that the viewer is never left behind until the final act, when the directors begin stacking similar scenes together to elucidate on the recurring themes between the separate plots.

The musicians referred to in the beginning of this review also have a conversation about “The Cloud Atlas Sextet,” on which both collaborated on to create a work of art which no longer sounds like one or the other’s style, but can only be adequately described as “ours.”

In this scene, the entirety of the experiment that is “Cloud Atlas” is contained. It is the sum of all the parts, the accumulation of stories and characters that makes “Cloud Atlas” great, and few movies ever reach the level of complexity and beauty that the Wachowskis and Twyker have so meticulously crafted.

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outside-the-box thinking. Plan a trip with your partner.

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