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Dakota Hoben, president of the ISU Government of the Student Body, and Spencer Walrath, president of the Northern Iowa Student Government, address the Board of Regents in Maucker Union Thursday.
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The student government presidents of Iowa’s public universities sent a message to the Board of Regents last Thursday: the costs of public higher education should not continue to be increasingly placed on students. “I believe that we have reached a turning point. Students have been willing to cover our share of the costs, but we are now doing more than our share,” said Spencer Walrath, University of Northern Iowa student body president. “When students are paying for almost 60 percent of the cost of their education at a public university, something in the formula must
change.” During the board’s October meeting, the student leaders from UNI, Iowa State University and the University of Iowa all expressed their support for the proposed 3.75 percent tuition increase for next year, the lowest increase in recent years. The proposed increase falls within the Higher Education Pricing Index range, which measures the inflation of higher education costs and is projected to be 2.6 to 4.2 percent. The tuition increase is intended to maintain the quality of education at Iowa’s public universities, according to the board’s proposal. “UNI students cherish our small class sizes,” Walrath said. “For many students it was a deciding factor when they chose
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New York Times coming to campus LINH TA Government Writer
Starting in spring 2012, University of Northern Iowa students will be able to pick up a copy of The New York Times right in Maucker Union. On Oct. 26, the Northern Iowa Student Government passed a resolution to have an eight-week trial period during the spring semester in which The New York Times will be available in the Union. “I would personally love to have The New York Times, but it could be something that not everyone could want and that’s why
we have this trial period,” said Chris Miller, senator for the College of Business. For the first four weeks of the trial period, The New York Times will pay for each copy of their newspaper that is taken. For the next four weeks, NISG will use its funds to pay for each copy. “I think it’s going to be really popular with students,” Miller said. “I don’t think we’re even going to have enough copies of it, so hopefully we’re going to request more. But I really think that it’s going to be popular.” See NY TIMES, page 10
to come to UNI, and there are many students who are willing to pay the cost of the tuition increase if it means maintaining their small class sizes.” Elliot Higgins, president of the University of Iowa Student Government, emphasized the relatively low cost of attending an Iowa public university over comparable institutions. “Even with the increase, Iowa’s public universities remain a great value, as their tuition and fee rates are approximately 17 percent less than the national average, and tuition and fees rank near the bottom of their peer groups,” he said. While the leaders supported the See TUITION, page 3
On Oct. 28, the lawsuit levied against the University of Northern Iowa by Brad Barrett, former UNI music professor, was decided by a Black Hawk Country jury in favor of the university. Thus, Barrett will receive no monetary award. Barrett, who was removed from the tenure list and placed on leave in April 2009 and ultimately fired in December 2009, claimed in the lawsuit that the university breached his contract and did not follow due process in his dismissal. Barrett taught junior high and high school music at a public school district in southern Missouri in the 1990s. He was placed on leave from UNI when a former student from that time came forward with allegations of sexual abuse. Despite the dismissal of that case and no formal conviction of Barrett, UNI investigated other complaints See BARRETT, page 2
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On Oct. 21 in a televised address to the public, President Barack Obama announced that American troops in Iraq would return home by Dec. 31. “After nearly nine years, America’s war in Iraq will be over,” Obama said in his address. Obama and Iraqi Prime
Minister Nouri al-Maliki spoke a few hours before the address. Obama told viewers that Maliki had “spoke(n) of the determination of the Iraqi people to forge their own future,” and said both were in agreement to proceed with the decision. “This December will be a time to reflect all that we’ve been through in this war,” Obama said. “I’ll join the American people in
paying tribute to the more than one million Americans who have served in Iraq.” The war with Iraq began March 19, 2003. According to the Brookings Institution’s Iraq Index, 40,000 troops remained in Iraq in September 2011, and at that time, 4,481 soldiers had been killed since 2003. See IRAQ WAR, page 3
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Iraqi Special Forces demonstrate their capabilities in a choreographed demonstration at Contingency Operating Site Marez. As the U.S. military prepares to leave Iraq, they continue to train and partner with Iraqi security forces.
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According to Lindsay Cohn, University of Northern Iowa assistant professor of political science, the troop withdrawal will have a number of consequences. Several components comprise the U.S. defense budget, but much of the spending over the past 10 years has not been on normal defense items like weapons, but specifically on both Iraq and Afghanistan, Cohn said. “So literally, a big chunk of money will stop needing to be spent because that operation will be over,” she said. Cohn also said that the end of the war in Iraq will be good for the troops, their families and the U.S. military. “It’s nice for the military as an organization not to be sending people to this theater anymore,” Cohn said. “It is stress on the organization to try to have to rotate people to two different combat theaters.” Kristen Meyers, a senior political communications major and president of the Northern Iowa Democrats, said she believes the end of the war is “a step in the right direction.” “I can’t speak for all Democrats — I can’t even speak for the group — but in my opinion, we’ve been there way too long,” Meyers said. “I don’t know if we even necessarily needed to be in there in the first place, but it’s a really tough situation. Obviously I was 11 when we decided to go over there (and) I don’t know everything, but it’s a definite step in the right direction.” Meyers thinks the troop withdrawal could possibly affect Obama’s re-election campaign. “Ending three wars doesn’t hurt,” Meyers said. “I think that some people that don’t like him won’t mention it and will be like ‘Yeah, sure he did that; it wasn’t him’ … and people that support him will bring it up (as a response to that, like) ‘Oh, well he ended three wars, and health care, and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, attending the jobs bill … It’s a little too soon to tell (the effect on his campaign), but I don’t think it could hurt.” Cohn believes the withdrawal “is all good news for President Obama.” “It’s all going to play well for him, and it’s close enough in time to when his campaign season is going to start that it will be in people’s minds,” Cohn said. Daniel Jensen, chairman of the UNI College Republicans and senior geography major, believes Obama was just following through with the instructions given in the Strategic Framework Agreement and the Security Agreement with Iraq, signed in 2008 under the Bush Administration and discussed by “the Iraqis (and U.S. generals) General Petraeus and General Odierno,” according to the Strategic Framework Agreement. The Strategic Framework Agreement also states “the
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Security Agreement also sets a date of Dec. 31, 2011, for all U.S. forces to withdraw from Iraq.” “And that’s the thing we need to understand, and this is with complete respect to the president, but with the economy doing as poorly as it is, and a lot of his domestic policy agenda hasn’t gone as well as he portrayed to his voting bloc, he’s trying to tick off foreign policy achievements,” Jensen said. Cohn said that what will happen in Iraq once the troops leave is “really just a huge question mark.” “Instability is a problem … but it’s better than guaranteed chaos,” Cohn said. A report by The Washington Post speaks of a deal that “could have altered a Status of Forces Agreement ... and kept a small contingent of combat troops in (Iraq) beyond Dec. 31, 2011.” The U.S. wanted these remaining soldiers to be granted immunity, meaning freedom from being prosecuted by the Iraqis if the soldiers had broken any Iraqi laws. Soldiers would then only be subject to the U.S. military justice system. Al-Maliki did not grant this immunity, so no soldiers will be allowed to stay in Iraq past Dec. 31. “All that (Al-Maliki’s decision to not allow any soldiers to stay) really was, was (the Iraqis) gesturing toward we want sovereignty, ‘We want to run this country on our own.’ … That on its merit is wonderful, that Iraq is willing to take on its own sovereignty and is willing to defend itself,” Jensen said. According to an Oct. 21 article by ABC News, a U.S. embassy in Baghdad, three consulates and about 1,400 Americans working in various diplomatic posts will remain in Iraq. Air transportation owned by the State Department and operated by contractors will take the place of military transport. “I think if we’re there in a positive light, then communication can get a lot better between the two countries,” Meyers said. In addition, about 5,000 contractors, who will act as police and do various tasks, will stay behind, as well as 4,500 “general life support” contractors. The number of foreign contractors will decrease as the State Department hires more Iraqis in these positions. The U.S. currently has training bases for Iraqi troops in places like Saudi Arabia, which will also probably continue operation. Cohn said that in some cases, it is more expensive for the military to bring things like equipment and training documentation back to the U.S., so some of these items may stay in Iraq. Obama remains positive about the withdrawal. “The last American soldier(s) will cross the border out of Iraq with their heads held high, proud of their success and knowing that the American people stand united in our support for our troops,” Obama said in his address. “That is how America’s military efforts in Iraq will end.”
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increase, many felt the costs of attending Iowa’s public universities shouldn’t continue to rise. “When we continuously raise tuition, we make higher education inaccessible to students like me,” Walrath said. “These are students who have faced a lot of adversity and have emerged stronger as a result.” “ ... If I were a high school senior looking to attend UNI next year, I would not be able to afford it,” Walrath continued. Walrath called on the board to “find a different solution for covering costs in the coming years.” Many board members echoed his sentiment. “We honestly need to start thinking about a better business model than the one we have for our regent institutions,” Regent Ruth Harkin said. Several regents voiced concerns about the effect continual tuition increases will have on Iowa’s students and future work-
force. “You have to bear in mind, what can our students afford?” said Craig Lang, president of the Board of Regents. “It doesn’t make any difference whether (our increase is) 3.75 percent and (the national average increase is) 8 percent if our students can’t afford that.” Regent Robert Downer expressed unease over the level of student debt in Iowa and the effect it will have on the percentage of students who choose to stay in Iowa when jobs in other cities may offer higher pay. “I understand the argument (that) the costs of living in Iowa, in many respects, are lower, but when it comes to paying back student debt, that cost is the same whether you’re in Sioux City, Mason City or New York City,” Downer said. Kelli Todd, president of the Executive Council of Graduate and Professional Students at the University of Iowa, emphasized the important role that college graduates play in the state.
“You see, at the University of Iowa and beyond our student outfits, we are Iowa’s engineers, and the state’s nurses and physicians, our state’s lawyers and our children’s teachers,” Todd said. “It is very likely that your dentist, your physician, your social worker or the entrepreneur in your community hailed from the University of Iowa.” The regents will vote on the tuition increase during a telephonic meeting on Dec. 8. The board may vote to change the tuition increase following the 2012 legislative session based on the budget Iowa’s lawmakers pass.
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Last Thursday I was given the opportunity to speak before the Board of Regents on the proposed tuition increase. After I gave my remarks, two of the regents approached me. They told me that they would make securing additional funding for the University of Northern Iowa a top priority. During the meeting, other regents made it clear that they needed to find a new way of securing funds for the universities, and that they could not continue to rely on increasing tuition as a way to close the budget gap. Hearing the regents’ passionate remarks reminded me of an opinion article written in this newspaper last week. The article asked whether it was even necessary for the NISG senate to send a resolution to the regents expressing either its support of or opposition to the tuition increase. I argue that it was absolutely necessary. The regents have included students in their process of determining next year’s tuition and are genuinely concerned with what students think of the increase. I think that the response I’ve received from the regents and the media dispels any lingering questions of whether student input matters. I’ve included my remarks in this column to help you understand my rationale for supporting the 3.75 percent tuition increase, which falls within the range of inflation. I hope that you also take note of why these increases cannot continue, and that you communicate your feelings on the issue to your local representatives. Only by working together with each other, with students at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University, with the regents and with our state legislators can we devise a creative solution to our funding needs and reduce the burden that tuition places on students’ families.
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he University of Northern Iowa’s budget situation is unique and contrasts with the University of Iowa’s and Iowa State’s. Ninety-two percent of UNI’s students are residents of Iowa. This compares to 64 percent at Iowa State and 57 percent at the University of Iowa. This means that UNI pulls in dramatically fewer out-of-state tuition dollars than our sister schools, which negatively impacts our bottom line. Earlier this week I was asked a very interesting question: “Why does the state of Iowa contribute to public education?” In my opinion, the simple answer is, to educate Iowans. By educating our workforce, our state becomes stronger and more productive. With that in mind, I now ask a question in return: “What other four-year institution caters to Iowans as well as we do?” Despite UNI’s success in attracting and educating Iowan students, the state of Iowa has disinvested in our resident students, and UNI receives the least amount of state appropriations per student out of the three universities. For fiscal year 2011, UNI received $7,502 in state appropriations for every resident undergraduate student. This amount is $3,300 less than similar students at Iowa State University and $10,126 less than similar students at the University of Iowa. UNI provides a valuable service to the state of Iowa by training our graduates to be outstanding in their professions and communities. Many of our students go on to be world-class educators, accountants and entrepreneurs. What’s more is that we do a great job of encouraging our graduates to stay in Iowa, where they help the state grow and prosper. Sixty percent of UNI alumni live in Iowa, which can be compared to 39 percent at Iowa State University and 33 percent at the University of Iowa. It is clear that from the data that I have mentioned that UNI is an excellent resource for the state of Iowa and also, in my opinion, underappreciated and undervalued by the state. I believe that UNI’s proportion of state appropriations should be reassessed and adjusted to give UNI a greater share. As for tuition and fees increases, I’ve heard two competing sentiments as I’ve spoken with UNI students over the past two weeks. The majority of students that I’ve spoken to have supported the tuition increase because they understand that without it, UNI faces an even greater deficit than it already has. Students want to maintain the high quality education they currently receive. They want their specific programs to continue and they also want to continue to have a variety of options when selecting courses to satisfy their Liberal Arts Core requirements.
UNI students cherish our small class sizes. For many students it was a deciding factor when they chose to come to UNI, and there are many students who are willing to pay the cost of the tuition increase if it means maintaining their small class sizes. However, other students have made it abundantly clear to me that they do not want an increase in the cost of their tuition. I have received several emails from students and spoken to many more that are upset with the proposed tuition increase and have asked me to take a stand. These students feel that the time has come to stop increasing tuition year after year and that we must send a message to the state of Iowa that we wish for them to reinvest in students, the future of this state. I believe that we have reached a turning point. Students have been willing to cover our share of the costs, but we are now doing more than our share. When students are paying for almost 60 percent of the cost of their education at a public university, something in the formula must change. These tuition increases have had and will continue to have an enormous impact on people like me who grew up in lower-class families. UNI students, on average, come from lower levels of socioeconomic status than students at other institutions. These students do not have the same financial resources available to them that other families do. However, students who come from poor backgrounds have federal grants available to them for the explicit purpose of helping them cover the cost of tuition and making higher education accessible to those who need it most. We need it because an education is the only way for students to break out of the lower class. The problem is that federal Pell Grants max out at $5,500. A few years ago, when tuition and fees were around $4,000, these federal grants were a good deal. You could almost afford to live on campus with the
money left over. But when tuition and fees are proposed at $7,635, federal aid will not cut it anymore. Even if a student received the maximum amount of aid, they would be $2,135 short. Add to that amount an additional $7,686 for room and board and $4,132 in other costs, and you are looking at $13,953 that is unaccounted for by federal aid. Where will that money come from? When we continuously raise tuition, we make higher education inaccessible to students like me. These are students who have faced a lot of adversity and have emerged stronger as a result. These are students who have diverse life experiences, are hard-working and are driven to succeed. These are students that are ideal future Panthers, Cyclones and Hawkeyes, and a degree from a fouryear university is their ticket to a better life. And these are students who, when tuition increases year after year, are denied the opportunity to learn, grow and succeed. I said it was a privilege to appear before you today, and I truly mean that. It is a privilege because, if I were a high school senior looking to attend UNI next year, I would not be able to afford it. I feel blessed that I have been able to attend UNI for the last four years. If I hadn’t, I would not have developed the leadership skills that bring me before you today. I believe that it is vital that we keep higher education affordable and accessible to all students, but every increase in tuition pushes us further from that goal. I support this year’s tuition increase, but I call upon the board to find a different solution for covering costs in the coming years. Spencer Walrath Student Body President
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ver the course of this past week, I’ve been taking considerable criticism for my column entitled “Slacktivism at its finest.” I’d like to take this time to address some of those concerns, as well as clarify my views. In a nutshell, in my opinion piece I called out Occupy Cedar Valley for doing something that isn’t very productive, but gets a lot of attention, rather than phone banking for working families or marriage equality, which is very productive but isn’t as 1960s-glamorous as protesting. Before addressing the various concerns, let me explain where I was coming from in my last article: to put it bluntly, I was frustrated. I had watched around 20 people working hard phone banking for weeks (through UNI Students for Working Families or One Iowa at UNI) and then saw 10 times that amount find the time to protest in a park. I couldn’t understand why so many people would be a part of the latter, but not find an hour a week to engage the political system through something as effective as phone banking. While on the whole I stand by what I said, in hindsight, I should not have let my negative emotions dominate as much as they did. Because of this, I’d like to concede a few of my critics’ points. I agree that I did not address some of the positives that the Occupy movement has to offer. Even though it’s not perfect, it does, admittedly, do two things. First, it gets people involved and paying attention to political issues who might not be already. Not that the whole movement is comprised of people who previously weren’t civically engaged, but it’s especially effective at energizing people who typically wouldn’t be vocal about political issues. And second,
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it builds community. It brings people together and creates a much-needed conversation about the wide economic disparity and corporate greed that has plagued our country. I also agree with those who said that rather than focus on how not enough people are phone banking, I needed to do a better job of motivating people to do so. For those who don’t know, Senator Swati Dandekar has resigned from Senate District 18 (Cedar Rapids/Marion area), and if Democrat Liz Mathis doesn’t win the upcoming election, several things could be put on the line, such as collective bargaining rights, marriage equality and low tuition. These are all important issues that, based on public statements, every Occupy participant should support. Though it may sound like an exaggeration at first, it’s not a stretch to say that this is one of the most important elections Iowa has ever faced. With so much at stake, I can agree to one final criticism — I did not help to unify the groups that are supposed to be on the same side. While we may have our small differences, when it comes down to it, we likely agree at least 90 percent of the time; Occupy Cedar Valley, UNI Students for Working Families and One Iowa at UNI are all progressive groups fighting to better the lives of others. And despite what some have claimed, I do not think these groups are mutually exclusive — in fact, I think it’s great to, say, occupy in the afternoon and then spend a couple of hours phone banking. My hope is that despite our differences, we can work together, especially this week, and make a difference in our state. Whether you’ve been involved or are just hearing of these groups now, I encourage you to get out there and protect what’s at stake this Nov. 8.
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My girlfriend has a lot of guy friends, and I can’t help but feel a little jealous when she hangs out with them and I’m not there. On the other hand, I have a lot of female friends, and she gets jealous of them too sometimes. What should we do? Have a relationship question? Send it to northern-iowan@uni.edu.
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He said: Your concern and feelings of jealously are understandable. While we always try to trust our significant others, our minds cannot help but wonder if they are spending a lot of time with a possible threat – we want to feel secure in knowing that we are the only person of our gender in their life. If these feelings are legitimately becoming a problem, we have a trust issue on our hands. I say this a lot for situations, but as they say, communication is the key to success for relationships. When a problem arises, you both
need to talk it out. Express your feelings about the situation and come to a common understanding. If that can’t be reached, it may be a sign of a more serious issue. A possible solution could be trying to spend more time in a large group setting to feel more secure about what is going on. If her friends are people you don’t know too well, try to befriend or at least develop stronger relationships with them. If you can both get on each other’s good sides, hopefully a mutual respect can be established and can lessen the chances of an actual cheating occurrence… unless he
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UNI STAND rallies for moment of silence DANIELLE KRULL Staff Writer
After being denied a moment of silence at University of Northern Iowa athletic events, a UNI student organization has been trying to make its voice heard with petitions and a protest. UNI STAND, an affiliate of the national studentled division of United to End Genocide, requested a moment of silence at either the home volleyball game on Oct. 21 or the football game on Oct. 22. The moment of silence was intended to recognize the nearly 6 million individuals killed in conflicts within the Democratic Republic of the Congo. When UNI Athletics denied the group’s request, members of UNI STAND protested outside the UNIDome on Oct. 22. “The purpose of the protest was to pressure the UNI Athletics Department to allow a moment of silence for the conflict in the DRC
... as well as at least respond to us directly with a concise answer as to why we have been rejected upwards of three times,” Long said. Long said UNI STAND will “be protesting (at) all future home games until the issue is addressed.” Kourtny Wedeking, senior biology major and president of UNI STAND, said she emailed John Eby, director of marketing for the UNI Athletics Department, in July to request a moment of silence during the Oct. 22 football game. Eby said he would take the date into consider ation.Wedeking said she then emailed Eby a few weeks prior to Oct. 22 and got no response. “I called him the week before to find out if we could do it and he mentioned he (couldn’t) fulfill my request due to third-party rights,” Wedeking said. Troy Dannen, UNI athletic director, said that the moment of silence was See RALLY, page 7
is a master manipulator, puts on a face and then cheats with your girlfriend; then the guilt is much deserved. Past that extreme example, I’d say it would be a safe route to go. Concerning your friendships with a lot of women, step into your girlfriend’s shoes and try to use that perspective in how you view your girlfriend’s male friends. If you can both appreciate that, that yes – you both have platonic friends of the opposite sex, and not make it an issue – you may finally be able to start stepping forward. Bottom line – communi-
cate about it. Let each other know your concerns and try to reach a stronger bond of trust. No one should lose friends over this. Ever. She said: I’m not sure if this is something that all couples go through, but I can definitely tell you it is something that I’ve gone through in my relationship. I guess I should say it’s something that my boyfriend and I both go through in our relationship. I have a lot of guy friends. I just tend to make guy friends easier than I make girlfriends. For what-
ever reason, I just get along with them really well and I think they’re a lot easier to talk to. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with having friends of the opposite sex, but I’ll be the first to admit that it gets a little dicey. Quite recently, actually, I had a couple of my guy friends decide that we couldn’t be friends anymore because I was in a relationship, and for various reasons, it just wasn’t working out for them to be friends with me. The awesome part of our friendships was that See RELATIONSHIP, page 7
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Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real perform at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center last Thursday.
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When Anthony LoGerfo and Lukas Nelson met at a Neil Young show a few years back, Nelson shared his dreams of starting a band with LoGerfo. After many days of surfing and growing as friends, Nelson finally called LoGerfo up and told him he was ready. Soon after, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real was born. Now, three years later,
Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real is in the middle of their 250th show tour, promoting their debut album, “Promise of the Real,” which was released in December of 2010. The group performed at the University of Northern Iowa on Thursday, Oct. 27. While their music could be classified as rock and roll, Nelson said, “I don’t really classify it as anything. I leave that up to the listeners to decide.”
As the son of Willie Nelson, he has no doubt been impacted by his father’s success as a musician. He said that growing up around music definitely had a part in his decision to pursue music as well. Throughout the band’s three years of existence and their current tour, the band members have found some favorite venues at which to play. See LUKAS NELSON, page 7
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denied because UNI Athletics denies “all requests for a moment of silence that are not related to an institutional, state or federal declaration day of mourning.” For example, UNI Athletics allowed a moment of silence for 9/11 and also in memory of the death of Anna Williams, a member of the Panther Marching Band who died in a car accident last March, according to Dannen. “I understand that different people queried our marketing director about different things, including use of the video board,” Dannen said. “The moment of silence request is unrelated to the sponsorship and video board requests.” Eby said he didn’t have anything to add, “other than to reiterate what (Dannen) said.” According to Wedeking, different individuals were given different reasons why their request was denied, each of which was never explained. Reasons included third-party rights, sponsorship issues and “that the athletics department does not do this for anyone.” “If the last reason had been the case it never would have been ‘taken into consideration’ and would have been immediately been told to us,” Wedeking said. “We would also like to see, specifically, official policy if this is the case, and we will be asking (the Northern Iowa Student Government)
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“Sturgis in South Dakota was fun,” said LoGerfo. “There was a really great crowd there.” The band has appeared on the “Late Show with David Letterman” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” Most recently, the band performed at Neil Young’s Bridge School Benefit Concert. The band also spent its third year in a row performing at Farm Aid, a benefit concert that raises money to
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to look into the matter if this cannot be pointed out to us. “We feel, as students and (alumni), that we have not been treated with respect because of the lack of clear communication and cloud of confusion that has seemingly intentionally been thrown at us. When one of us communicates with someone in the athletics department another of us is given a confusing answer,” Wedeking added. During Congo Week, which was Oct. 17 to Oct. 22, UNI STAND sent out a petition via Facebook for students who supported the moment of silence for the DRC to sign. At press time, 150 individuals had signed the petition, which Long gave to Eby. Long also sent Eby and Dannen a letter that discussed the lack of explanation UNI STAND was given as to why a moment of silence would not be allowed at the Oct. 21 volleyball game or the Oct. 22 football game. “We really want to work with them on this topic,” Wedeking said. “Our Congo Week has passed, but the conflict still continues, and I think that everyone would benefit if we could still get a moment of silence at a home game, whether it be volleyball, football or basketball. It seems mutually beneficial to each party to work together and not only help lift the UNI Athletics public relations but uphold the ethics that I, and my fellow peers, feel that the university is built upon.” keep family farmers on their land. LoGerfo really likes performing there, “because it’s for a great cause.” Taylor Wineland, a sophomore management major at the University of Northern Iowa, had never heard of POTR until she went to the show. “I had to come for a class,” said Winelane. “I wouldn’t have gone otherwise, so I’m glad I did.” As for plans for the future of the band, Nelson said, “We’re just having fun with it. Just having fun, you know.”
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my boyfriend was always completely okay with it (unless of course, they gave him a reason to be skeptical). But until you have a reason to accuse them of being more than friends, it’s best to just be cool with it. It’s easy to get jealous at the thought of someone else spending a lot of time with your significant other. Sometimes we throw all reason out the window, forget what we know and let our jealousy take over us, allowing our thoughts to take over for no reason at all. When this happens – when you start to get jealous – just remember that you have nothing to worry about. Remember that you have friends of the opposite sex, too. While I don’t think jealousy is healthy, I think it’s still pretty normal. Also, to a certain extent, it indicates that you have feelings for the person. I would be worried if you didn’t care at all — that would mean you weren’t afraid of losing them, and that sounds like a whole different situation. Maybe you should just tell her how you’re feeling because you know that she’s feeling it too, and then the two of you can come to some sort of agreement. For example, you could introduce her to some of your friends who are girls and vice versa. If the two of you include each other in your lives and welcome each other into your friend groups, chances are you’re more likely to be accepting of the friends that each of you have.
Who do you agree with — Anthony or Katie? Let your opinion be heard by commenting on this article at northern-iowan.org.
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Alumni Association to hold annual Polar Bare Run, Walk or Roll
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Students gather at the starting line during last year’s Polar Bare Run, Walk or Roll.
CHANCE FRERICHS Staff Writer
On Tuesday, Nov. 8, the UNI Alumni Association and Connecting Alumni to Students will hold the fifth annual Polar Bare Run, Walk or Roll. The event, which will begin at 9:30 pm at the Alumni House, will benefit the Salvation Army
of the Cedar Valley. Runners are asked to bring in gently used articles of clothing which will be donated and exchanged for a raffle ticket for raffle prizes. There is a $5 registration fee, which includes one t-shirt. Check-in will begin at the Alumni House at 9 pm.
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UNI senior quarterback Tirrell Rennie (10), pictured here against Iowa State, threw his first interception of the season this weekend against North Dakota State. Rennie had gone 171 pass attempts without an interception.
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The No. 2-ranked University of Northern Iowa football team had its fair share of opportunities Saturday afternoon in Fargo, N.D. However, three turnovers doomed the Panthers’ chances of leaving the Fargodome still atop the Missouri Valley Football Conference standings. No. 3-ranked North Dakota State University handed UNI its first MVFC loss of the year in a 27-19 defeat. UNI took an early lead on a 22-yard field goal by sophomore Tyler Sievertsen, but NDSU responded with an 11-play, 71-yard touchdown drive to take a 7-3 lead midway through the first quarter. After UNI was forced to punt, NDSU put together another long scoring drive, this time taking 16 plays to drive 60 yards for a 37-yard field goal to increase their lead to 10-3 with 7:50 remaining in the first half. UNI would answer with an 81-yard drive that ended in a two-yard touchdown run by redshirt freshman running back David Johnson to tie the game at 10-10 with 5:11 remaining before halftime. NDSU responded with another touchdown, coming just 55 seconds before the end of the first half. However, UNI was able to drive downfield and get Sievertsen in range for a 48-yard field goal, which made the halftime score 17-13 in favor of NDSU. Late in the third quarter, NDSU forced a David Johnson fumble, which resulted in a touchdown for the Bison. That made the score 24-13 NDSU with just 1:09 remaining in the third quarter. After UNI senior quarterback Tirrell
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Rennie injured his ankle, he was replaced by backup quarterback Jared Lanpher. Lanpher led UNI downfield and scored on a 16-yard touchdown pass to Johnson. The Panthers were unable to convert a two-point conversion opportunity, making the score 24-19 in favor of the Bison. NDSU added a 41-yard field goal to extend their lead to 27-19 with a little more than two minutes remaining. Lanpher led the Panthers to midfield before he was intercepted. The interception sealed the 27-19 victory for the Bison. With the loss, the Panthers fall to 6-2 overall and 5-1 in the MVFC, while the Bison improved to 8-0 and 5-0 in the MVFC. NDSU will likely be the new No. 1-ranked team in the Football Championship Subdivision after defeating No. 2 UNI and with current No. 1 Georgia Southern University losing to No. 5-ranked Appalachian State University 24-17. With just three weeks remaining in the regular season, it is unlikely that NDSU will lose two of their remaining three games, which means UNI is likely fighting for an at-large spot in the FCS playoffs. If UNI can win their remaining three games, they still have a realistic shot of being seeded and hosting a couple games in the playoffs. UNI’s next game is Saturday when they host Youngstown State University (5-3, 3-2 MVFC). Kickoff is set for 4 p.m.
The University of Northern Iowa volleyball team faced off in two conference matchups last weekend. The first was against Missouri State and proved to be a tough one for the Panthers as they won 3-2 with scores of 24-26, 22-25, 25-21, 25-11 and 15-12. The second match of the weekend, at Wichita State, proved much less stressful for UNI (24-1, 13-0 MVC). The Panthers added another sweep to their record when they beat the Shockers 25-18, 25-22 and 28-26. The first match of the weekend, against Missouri State (15-7, 8-3 MVC), was
a nail-biter for the Panthers. UNI was led by setter Bre Payton, who recorded a triple double with 15 kills, 47 assists and 10 digs. One triple double wasn’t enough for UNI to finish off the Bears; Amy Braun stepped up and contributed 13 kills, 10 assists and 25 digs for the Panthers. Megan Lehman also added 15 kills to the stat line for the Panthers. UNI fell behind early in the match but fought hard to stay with Missouri State. The Bears led the first set 24-21, but UNI scored three straight points to tie the match at 24 and force a two-point victory situation. However, Missouri State See VOLLEYBALL, page 9
BLACK HAWKS HOCKEY
Waterloo splits with Indiana, remains atop West DUSTIN WOODY Sports Writer
The Waterloo Black Hawks are scheduled to play a total of four sets of three games in three days this season in the United States Hockey League, and they began their first set this past weekend. On Friday and Saturday the team played the Indiana Ice, who was in the midst of a four-team tie atop the USHL Eastern Conference. Early Sunday evening, the Black Hawks faced off against the struggling Muskegon Lumberjacks (2-5-0, 4 points, eighth of
eight USHL East), but the game got under way after press time. On Friday, the Ice got on the board first with a power play goal from Jacob Fallon at 17:56 of the first period. Fallon was assisted by Daniil Tarasov and Ryan Obuchowski on the goal. Christian Hilbrich scored Indiana’s second goal from Robbie Baillargeon and Alex Barron 26 seconds into the third period to seal the 2-0 final score. A multitude of goals in the final eight minutes of the third period of See BLACK HAWKS, page 9
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Saturday’s game pushed the Black Hawks to victory against Indiana, 4-3. Joe Rehkamp scored for Waterloo at 15:37 of the first period from Tony Cameranesi and Tyler Zepeda, and Aaron Pearce added a second tally from Josh Nenadal and James Hansen at 3:03 of the second. Sean Kuraly put Indiana on the board with assistance from Fallon and Tarasov at 19:17 of the second frame, and Fallon tied the game on a power play from Tarasov just 38 sec-
onds into the third period. Nenadal gave Waterloo the lead at 13:15 when he fired Mike Huntebrinker’s pass into the net, but Woody Hudson tied the game up once again unassisted just 59 seconds later. Rehkamp added his second mark of the night with just five seconds remaining in regulation to give Waterloo the win. Rehkamp’s game-winning goal was unassisted. Waterloo’s next home game is Saturday, Nov. 5. The Black Hawks take on Green Bay at 7:05, and tickets can be purchased at www.waterlooblackhawks. com.
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took it from there, scoring the next two points to win the set 26-24. Set two went much the same way for the Bears as the Panthers had to play catch up for most of the match. Missouri State jumped out to a 4-1 lead and held off UNI until the final 25-22 finish in favor of the Bears. It was do-or-die time for the Panthers after the break in the action, and they came out of the locker room looking like the No. 12-ranked team in the nation. UNI took set three 25-21 to keep their hopes alive. UNI recorded a .714 attack percentage in the fourth set and succeeded in forcing a fifth set to determine the outcome of the match. The Panthers took down Missouri State in respectable fashion in set four with a score of 25-11. The fifth and final set of
the match was a hard-fought battle by both teams. The set started out even with scores of 2-2, 3-3 and 4-4. The Panthers eventually gained the advantage in the set, taking a 10-8 lead over Missouri State. UNI forced match point with a score of 14-11 and Braun put the Bears away with a matchending kill to take the set 15-12 and the match 3-2. Michele Burow led UNI against Wichita State (14-8, 8-4 MVC) on Saturday with 11 kills. Payton had another solid match, recording 37 assists to her teammates, and Krista DeGeest paced the defense with five blocks. The Shockers jumped out to an early 5-1 lead over UNI in the first set, but the Panthers fought back to even the score at 12 apiece. The set remained even until UNI went on a late 6-0 run to take the first set 25-18. The second set was much the same as the first, with the two teams remaining
almost even throughout the set. After a 12-12 tie, UNI jumped ahead to take at least a one-point lead for the rest of the set and won it 25-22. Wichita State was fighting to remain in the game and UNI was going for its 49th consecutive conference victory. The Panthers trailed for most of the first half of the set and found themselves down 21-17 late in the set. Wichita State eventually forced set point with a 24-20 lead over UNI. A 4-0 run by the Panthers tied the set back up at 24-24 and forced a two-point victory situation. The teams remained even with scores tied at 25 and 26 before the Panthers won the set 28-26 and the match 3-0. The Panthers succeeded in claiming their 49th straight MVC victory with the win over Wichita State. The team will try to continue their winning streak on Friday when they play at Bradley University.
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At the NISG meeting on Oct. 26, some senators opposed the allocation of $2,000 to fund the trial period. “I’m personally against the bill,” said John Preston, an off-campus senator. “It’s great that we would be helping students be more informed, but just because we have the money doesn’t mean we should spend it.” Other senators found it unnecessary because of the current availability of The New York Times. “There was not one senator at the Campbell Hall senate that thought this was a good idea,” said Blake Findley, senator for the College of Education. “They believe that anyone who wants to read it should go online or read it in the library.” However, according to Miller, The New York Times online only allows 20 page views per month. He also said
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Horoscopes By Nancy Black Tribune Media Services (MCT) Today’s Birthday (11/01/11). Celebrate at home with people you love, and let them shower you with affection. Don’t be afraid to return a compliment. Say what you have to say, but the gold is in how you listen. Fill your year with experimentation, for breakthrough discoveries. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- A quiet, reflective morning suits the mood and gets stuff done. It’s a good time to sell. Talk more in the afternoon. Your social life heats up this evening. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Trust the friends that believe in you more than you do. Launch your next project,
and enjoy the ride as well as the destination. There’s fun ahead. Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Review all logical steps, prepare everything in private, and then make your decision. Celebrate with good friends, great food and beautiful scenery. Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- The road to acceptance has denial and resistance. It’s all part of it. You can find the necessary funds. Don’t get blinded by reality or success. Say “thank you.” Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Spend some time exploring new partnerships. It’s not always about you. Really listen to what others have to say. A female reveals a secret. It’s getting interesting. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Don’t get so busy that you forget
what’s really important. Your creativity is a plus. The fewer words you use, the better. Keep things focused and clear. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Romance is a growing possibility for the next two days. Creativity and beauty play a larger part than normal. Escape to a peaceful spot to get an idea to flower. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Personal comfort must be considered today. Stay close to home, and nurture yourself (saving money in the process). You can still be
productive. Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Money’s not everything, but it sure helps. Don’t go around wasting what you don’t have. Accept an invitation. You notice beauty in random places now. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Focus on finances to grow profitability. Avoid distractions that create new work. Be inventive, and barter if needed. Trade services. Get what you need.
-- You’re on top of your game and ready for a touchdown. Bring it on! Nothing can stop you now, in communication, art or love, all of which are in perfect harmony. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 5 -- It’s not the best time to pop the question ... or for romance in general. The mood’s a bit flat. Focus instead on learning skills and practicing. Make your pitch later.
Aquarius (Jan. 20Feb. 18) -- Today is a 9
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