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Students express their opinions on the changes at Rod Library.

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Columnist Peter Ickes breaks down stereotypical opinions of science.

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The Panthers lost again on Saturday, making it their fifth consecutive loss.

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FEES

CONSTRUCTION

Athletics hopes to reduce reliance on general fund

Maucker Union

UNI requests more funding Renovations for athletics from students finishing up in Student Services Fee Support

General Education Fund

TOTAL Fiscal Year 2013 = $1,111,968

TOTAL Fiscal Year 2013 = $4,198,026

Annual SSF support increase in:

FY 14 = $275,638 FY 15 = $275,626 FY 16 = $275,624 FY 17 = $275,626 FY 18 = $275,625 FY 19 = $275,625 FY 20 = $275,624 MEGHAN RANKIN/Northern Iowan, Source: UNI Athletics

LINH TA

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For the second time, the University of Northern Iowa is requesting that the Iowa Board of Regents approve raising the student services fee funding for athletics by $25 for fiscal year 2014-15.

Annual GEF decrease in:

FY 14 = $193,906 FY 15 = $387,813 FY 16 = $206,719 FY 17 = $206,719 FY 18 = $275,625 FY 19 = $275,625 FY 20 = $275,625

LINDY BEYERINK/Northern Iowan Renovations in Maucker Union are coming to a close and include brand new offices and conference rooms.

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Staff Writer

Numbers are proposed predictions from 2012

Originally discussed four years ago, the athletics department at UNI is trying to decrease its reliance on the general education fund to create more stable revenue and focus the general fund on other institutional needs, said Troy Dannen, director of athletics.

“UNI is among a small

group of institutions whose primary funding comes from the general fund and not from the student fee,” Dannen said.

The general fund receives revenue each year from student tuition and from the state.

See ATHLETICS, page 5

The renovations in Maucker Union are coming to an end, and organizations are starting to move into their new offices.

Lisa Kratz, director of Maucker Union, said renovations began in mid June, and all that is left is cleaning up and painting.

There were two major parts to the renovations in the Union.

The first portion included remodeling the International

Students and Scholars Office, which received new staff offices, new technology and a conference room.

The second part was renovating the Student Involvement Center, with a focus on offices for University of Northern Iowa groups such as UNI Proud, Campus Activities Board, Northern Iowa Student Government, Greek Life and Military and Veteran Student Services.

See UNION, page 2

ACADEMICS

New course offered as alternative to Personal Wellness KATHERINE JAMTGAARD Staff Writer

The University of Northern Iowa is adding a new experimental course that can serve as an alternative to Personal Wellness, according to Deirdre

Heistad, Liberal Arts Core director. The course, Dimensions of Well-Being, will have two parts, lecture and lab and will be offered this spring semester.

“A variety of well-being topics will be offered for each component,” said Heistad. “Students

will be required to take one lecture or discussion course and one lab course.”

The lecture component covers the first half of the semester and the labs are conducted during the second half of the semester.

“A lab component might be more beneficial because you could apply the information,” said Randi Heisterkamp, junior elementary education and early childhood education double major.

Heisterkamp has taken

Personal Wellness, which she called a “high school health class,” and said she would have signed up for the new course if she had not already satisfied her LAC requirement.

See NEW COURSE, page 5

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UNI and Luther professors untangle evolution and religion AMBER ROUSE

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The University of Northern Iowa community gathered in Lantz Auditorium in McCollum Science Hall for a discussion panel about how evolution undermines religion Nov. 1. Jerry Soneson, department head of philosophy and world religions at UNI, and Loyal Rue, professor of philosophy and religions at Luther College, headed the discussion.

“It depends on how you understand religion,” said Soneson. “Darwin’s view does undermine certain features of Western religions, more of the traditional views. In Christianity, God is the central feature in the ‘cosmic story.’ He is like humans in that he has will, but he is unlike humans in that he is all powerful and all good.”

Soneson said that if God is all good, how could he bring so much suffering to his creations? He cited the ichneumon wasp, which lays its eggs in the bodies of other insects.

Those eggs go on to eat that insect from the inside out.

“It brings incredible pain,” Soneson said. “If God is

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UNI Proud is in the process of moving into the new LGBT Center. They will use the center for supporting students.

“UNI Proud and other student activists will hold office hours in the center to offer support and guidance to any students that need it, and students will be able to freely come to read, do homework, socialize with other students or request assistance,” said David Pope,

I thought both professors raised some very good points ­— a lot of things that go into people’s minds when they think about evolution and Christianity.

Toby Maggert

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responsible for all design, that includes all species and their behaviors. There’s a lot of gratuitous suffering going on.”

Soneson also argued that the traditional view of God cannot adequately explain the presence of gratuitous suffering in nature, and evolution can.

Together, Soneson and Rue talked about the teleological argument, or the argument for a complex and harmonious order of nature that proves there must be a divine world maker.

“Religion is basically a myth,” said Rue. “Myth meaning story. It’s not just any story, but a particular kind of story.”

Rue continued to explain how religion is still around today. president of UNI Proud.

The Military and Veterans Student Services recently moved into their new office and had their grand opening Oct. 25. They are now located upstairs in the Student Involvement Center next to the Center for Multicultural Education.

One of the few organizations left to move in is NISG,.

Kratz said the upstairs Plaza Conference Room will be open for rent this week. The renovations in the conference room include

“Religious traditions don’t keep themselves alive; people have to work to keep them alive,” said Rue. Rue said religion is kept alive five ways: institutional strategy, intellectually, aesthetically, ritually and through experience.

After the two panelists wrapped up their lecture, there was a question-and-answer session.

Toby Maggert, freshman math major, argued that when God created the Earth, he created age as well, which is where humans get the notion that the Earth has been around for longer than what the Bible says.

In contrast to his argument, the panelists asked why a god would deceive his creations in that way. For Maggert, though, that didn’t shake his beliefs.

“All of my arguments I have made I still hold to,” said Maggert. “I thought both of the professors raised some very good points — a lot of things that goes into people’s minds when they think about evolution and Christianity — and I’m glad they expounded on the things that they did.”

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UNI SINGERS Great Hall, GBPAC 7:30 p.m.

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MUNICIPLE ELECTIONS Cedar Falls 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The nearest voting station to the UNI Campus is located at the Hurst Center, 304 Seerly Blvd. City council members and the mayor are up for election.

WEDNESDAY

WALT WHITMAN LIVE! Auditorium, Lang Hall 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Re-enactor Bill Koch, languages and literatures professor, performs his multimedia one-man show that explains Walt Whitman’s life and poetry.

SPOTLIGHT SERIES CONCERT Great Hall, GBPAC 7:30 p.m.

This Instrumental Concerto Competition features talented student finalists competing for the title of Instrumental Concerto Competition winner.

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The flexibility of science Creativity and open-mindedness imperative in science PETER ICKES

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Look in any elementary school science textbook and you will find an introduction to the scientific method.

Hypothesis, design, experiment, observation and conclusion: the basic tenants of the process when it is taught to children. It seems so definite and neatly laid out.

However, continue in the sciences in secondary education and higher-level academia, and one quickly realizes that the method is not so black and white. There is variation to it.

An understanding of the scientific method becomes less of an equation to be solved or procedure to be carried out and more of a work of art, complete with fluid beauty and nuance. An ad hoc experiment may lead to the hypothesis instead of a hypothesis leading to the experiment.

Many great discoveries do not happen when a person follows a clearly defined procedure, but instead when an observation is made or a detail noticed and then someone says, “Hmm … that’s funny.”

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in this manner, and it is how Spencer Silver developed Post-it notes. The apple that fell on Newton’s head and the bathtub Archimedes caused to overflow are examples of how science does not have to follow a strict procedure.

Darwin had no hypothesis about the origin of species on this planet when he embarked on a voyage aboard the HMS Beagle. As a naturalist, he was most likely giddy with excitement to set foot on the Galapagos Islands, where he saw species never before identified by man.

He was objective in his observations, but at the beginning he was not out to prove that evolution was true. Good science is more about how one thinks or conducts themselves during study rather than fol-

lowing a list of what should be done.

There are other criteria to take into consideration.

Science must be falsifiable and verifiable. It must be logical, reasonable and rational, among other things. But within these guidelines there is a huge amount of freedom.

In fact, the theory of evolution is a near perfect example of the flexibility of scientific thinking. It has been pieced together by a great number of people for more than 150 years, a truly collaborative effort. It has been adjusted as new observations are made and better information becomes available to provide a more complete picture of life.

Objectivity is integral to science, but that is no excuse for close-mindedness. Good scientific thinking and its methods are an acknowledgement that some kind of unknown does exist, and the best way to learn about this unknown within the universe is through creative questions, methods and discussion.

THINKSTOCK

LETTER TO THE EDITOR In response to the column from Oct. 4, titled “Paradox abounds in clothing exchange program,” I’d like to offer an alternate perspective on being raised a Hawkeye fan and supporting the Panthers as a college student.

As a child, I was treated at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital where students from the U of I Dance Marathon program treated me like family. A sorority adopted me as a “Lil Sis.” I spent many evenings at family dinners in Iowa City surrounded by college students who emphasized the importance of being a

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Jessica Wilson, senior art student, exchanges a T-shirt in the Union.

Hawkeye fan. Many of my fondest memories as a kid

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surround the University of Iowa, and I do still consider myself a Hawkeye fan in some respects.

That being said, I support the T-shirt exchange program hosted by the Athletics Department and Northern Iowa Student Government.

The program serves as a vehicle to enhance UNI school spirit by means of increasing the presence of Panther gear on campus. In no way does it force anyone to remove their Iowa or Iowa State gear. I would also hazard a guess that the Athletics Department isn’t asking anyone to shed their deeply seeded Hawkeye

pride, either. Rather, they are simply offering a chance for students to show the same level of school spirit that is so prevalent on the other two public university campuses in Iowa.

Take into account what one of the organizers of the exchange, Director of Athletics Troy Dannen, has to say about this event.

“The objective of the exchange is to support, promote and endorse purple and gold. If we can’t promote ourselves, we shouldn’t expect anyone else to promote our institution. The exchange in and of itself isn’t going

change culture or necessarily alter anyone’s perception of the university, but we believe this is one way to help ensure Panther spirit remains at the forefront of our thoughts on campus, and the thoughts of those not on our campus, including prospective students,” said Dannen.

As you can see, the intent behind the clothing swap is to enhance support for the colors purple and gold. We are all paying for an education from this great university; let’s start showing how much pride we have in these colors.

Alyssa Turcsak, senior UNI student

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VOLUME 110, ISSUE 20

FILM REVIEW

FARIHA AFZAL

Staff Writer

Over the last year, Rod Library has undergone some serious construction in order to break the cliché of a typical library.

“I feel like Rod Library has broken all traditional norms of a library and focused more of its attention to how they could make the space more inviting for a student,” said Madiha Ahsan, senior applied physics major.

Tonielle Parizek, senior interior design major, said she likes the open floor plan.

“It really makes it easy to collaborate with your group when you have to do group projects,” said Parizek.

“I think it’s been really fantastic,” said Melissa Gevaert, library assistant. “We have seen a huge increase in students using the second floor.

We have seen people getting more comfortable with the technology we have, so it’s really been a positive change.”

Amy Jensen, sophomore interior design major, said the newly renovated library “is very inviting for a student to go and study there.”

RICHARD FOREMAN JR./MCT Campus

Bonzo Madrid (Moises Arias) confronts Ender Wiggen (Asa Butterfield) while Petra Arkanian (Hailee Steinfeld) looks on in “Ender’s Game.”

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Students take advantage of the new changes in Rod Library. Changes include an Apple TV, a newly structured layout and a new online search engine.

However, not all are pleased with the new design.

“It looks like it’s not done yet,” said Brittany Nelson, senior interior design major.

“It looks empty and I would like to see it a bit more homey.”

“Well one thing is we are working into finding that balance of meeting every student’s needs,” said Gevaert.

“Right now there are going to be changes coming to (the second) floor, more furniture, more technology. We are even

talking about redoing the offices on this floor and a lot of that could change possibly and we are just looking for finding the right balance.”

Rod Library is by no means done with their renovations.

“We are actually currently in the middle of doing a feasibility study, which will take a look at how our library looks now and what changes we can do over the next 10-20 years to help continue to improve the library,” said Gevaert.

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Trick or treat brings children to campus RACHEL BALDUS Staff Writer

Cheerleaders, navy seals and vampires were just a few of the characters running around campus Oct. 30 for the Residence Hall Association’s trick or treat event.

“We’ve had a ton of families come in here,” said Nathan David, resident assistant for Hagemann Hall. “It’s really cool seeing both the kids and the parents being really appreciative of the university’s efforts to help include the Cedar Falls community and sort of reach out and connect, not only to possible students, but also the families in the area.”

Volunteers in all residence

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Erin Pershall, sophomore family services major, and Lexis Clinton, junior early childhood development and elementary education major, hand out candy to trick-or-treaters while dressed as a member of “Duck Dynasty” and a ladybug, respectively.

halls except ROTH and Panther Village passed out candy that was either pro-

vided by RHA or donated.

See HALLOWEEN, page 5

‘Ender’s Game’ full of powerful messages KATHERINE JAMTGAARD Film Critic

Gavin Hood’s film “Ender’s Game,” based on Orson Scott Card’s novel of the same name, follows Ender Wiggin, a young man with a knack for strategy, as he and other skilled kids train to help save Earth from an alien attack.

Wiggin, played by Asa Butterfield, questions his orders, not allowing himself to mindlessly go along with what the higher ranking officers tell him. As a strategic thinker, his mind unravels many a plot throughout the movie.

After going through a rough patch of bullying and retaliation in Battle School, where he was utterly alone, Wiggin eventually becomes an open-minded leader and gains the loyalty of fellow students. He acquires an unfailing team that follows him all the way to Command School.

But the effects of simulated battles bear down on him as the preparation for his graduation simulation and possible war approaches.

Ender’s quote, “When I understand my enemy well enough to defeat him, in that moment, I also love him,”

sets the tone of the entire movie. What struck me as interesting was the prominent theme of loving one’s enemy but getting the message across that one doesn’t want one’s enemy to hurt them ever again.

If the humans and aliens had successfully communicated, the movie’s main conflict — preparing kids for war — wouldn’t have happened. And though verbal communication was not possible, it seemed as though the humans felt too threatened to make an attempt at non-verbal communication, like Wiggin eventually did.

As Wiggin said, “The way we win matters.” Tasks could be accomplished through an impatient sweep of utter destruction or in a peaceful manner developed over time.

It’s all in how the opposing forces approach the conflict and communicate their cases.

Set in a futuristic time, there were breathtaking views of space and intriguing landscapes of foreign planets. There was also advanced technology one could only wish they had enough money for. Yet the main way to communicate from Battle School to Earth was email, which I found silly.

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NEW COURSE

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The new course was developed by faculty of the School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services in order to “create a comprehensive course that incorporates a holistic approach to overall well-being,” according to Heistad.

She said a recent review of the Liberal Arts Core Category D showed that students expressed interest in delving deeper into specific topics and lab work.

“I would enjoy being able to experience the physical activities instead of just spending all the time in the classroom,” said Ryan Soppe, freshman accounting major.

Heistad believes students will benefit from the lab com-

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Davis said in the main lounge of Hagemann, kids could play a game called “Pin the Stem on the Pumpkin.”

Lawther Hall was adorned with signs to welcome the trick-or-treaters and lead them to the recreational room where they received their candy. The hall had small pumpkins lining the hall to create a runway for the children to show off their costumes.

Christian Sather, RHA president, was surprised by how many people turned up at Lawther at the beginning of the event.

“I was honestly a little nervous about it, but when I heard

ATHLETICS

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In October 2012, a projection predicted allocations from the general fund would be about $2.3 million and allocations from student fees would be about $3 million by 2020 if the student services fee were increased by $25 each year.

The fee amount and time projection is subject to change, and would require approval by the student services fee committee and the Regents every year.

“Making that request on an annual basis over a number of years, there’s no increasing the amount of institutional subsidies, but rather it’s a replacement of general fund money with student fee money,” Dannen said.

Thomas Madsen, president of the Northern Iowa Student

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ponent of the course.

“Students will benefit from the lab portion as they will have a greater understanding of how wellness affects all aspects of life and they will be able to apply decision-making processes to improve their own well-being,” Heistad said.

However, Thomas Kesten, junior social sciences teaching major, said the lab component would probably not convince him to take the new class.

“If a class doesn’t pertain to one’s major, it is hard for students to care for the course, because it drains more money out of our pockets without giving much in return.”

The course is still in its testing phase and has not officially been added to the university’s curriculum. If students react well to it, it may be permanently added to the LAC. from Lawther that they had 75 kids show up 30 minutes in, I was like, ‘Oh my Goodness, this is an awesome event!’” said Sather.

In addition to candy, Dancer Hall gave out coloring pages to the kids. Shull Hall held a game for which the kids tossed bean bags into a pumpkin.

Cameron Fagen, RHA representative for Noehren Hall, said the event may continue in future years.

“It would really open more people to the university itself,” he said.

Davis said of the event, “I think it’s fantastic because you get student leaders being involved with community members, and so it’s really putting UNI in a positive light.”

Government and chair of the student services fee committee, said it may help UNI get more funding from legislators.

“It will be easier for legislators when it comes to asking for funding for UNI to be able to say that any money that you give us will go directly towards our education,” Madsen said.

Though they may not initially, Madsen said most students agree with decreasing reliance on the general fund once they learn how the fee would work.

“If you say you’re going to increase the student services fee for athletics by $25, most people will get upset with it,” said Madsen. “But once you explain that this allows more money from the general fund to go towards actual students and their education, I think students are pretty generally understanding.”

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Panthers drop 5th straight RILEY UBBEN

Sports Writer

Any sort of offense was hard to come by Saturday as the Panthers fell to Illinois State University 13-3, dropping their fifth straight game.

UNI (4-5, 0-5 Missouri Valley Football Conference) had a season-low 211 yards of offense, as they turned the ball over three times. ISU had the ball for 36 minutes, 55 seconds while UNI’s time of possession was 23:05.

The Panther defense held the Redbirds to 183 yards of offense and just 2.7 yards per play. Max Busher had 15 total tackles while Xavier Williams added 12, including seven solo tackles.

Three straight drives for UNI ended with turnovers, starting with a 5-yard punt that was blocked by ISU’s Teddy Corwin.

Taking advantage of a drive starting at the UNI 39-yard line, Redbird placekicker Nick Aussieker knocked in a 24-yard field goal for the first score of the game.

The lone touchdown of the game came on the next Panther turnover. A lateral pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen to Chad Owens hit the turf and ISU’s Tevin Allen returned it for a 17-yard touchdown. Allen’s touchdown gave the Redbirds a 10-0 lead with 3:32 left in the first quarter.

An Evan Williams fumble

MVC fights for spots in Big Dance SEAN DENGLER

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Evan Williams (center) rushed for a team-high 54 yards on 15 carries against Illinois State. Williams replaced the injured David Johnson in the second half.

the following drive was the third straight UNI drive to end in a turnover within six minutes.

Williams rushed for a team-high 54 yards on 15 carries.

Kollmorgen and David Johnson both left the game in the first half with apparent injuries. Kollmorgen was 16-26 with 122 yards and an interception. Johnson appeared to be far from 100 percent, as he had just 5 rushing attempts for 7 yards.

The Panther offense was

forced to adjust to Brion Carnes’s style of play after Kollmorgen went down. Carnes threw for 20 yards on 14 attempts while rushing for 16 yards.

Illinois State was prepared for the Carnes option attack as they gave up 84 total yards in the second half.

UNI’s Jordan Webb recovered a blocked punt at the ISU 22-yard line with 6:40 remaining in the third quarter.

The depleted Panther offense

could not capitalize on the good field possession and had to settle for a 37-yard field goal from Tyler Sievertsen.

UNI has not scored less than three points since their loss in 2010 against Iowa State University when they were shut out 27-0.

The Panthers will attempt to pick up their first MVFC win of the season as they return home to take on Youngstown State University 4 p.m. on Saturday.

VOLLEYBALL

UNI wins in straight sets over Drake BEN LLOYD

Sports Writer

The University of Northern Iowa volleyball team made short work of Drake University Saturday night, winning three straight sets over the Bulldogs. The win was the Panthers’ fourth victory in a row as they continue their competition for the top spot of the Missouri Valley Conference.

It was UNI’s first match since they faced Wichita State University a week earlier.

UNI senior Macy Ubben, who was honored with the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week award, continued her hot streak with nine kills.

Courtney Kintzel led the Panther attack with 11 kills.

Redshirt freshman Kayla Haneline also recorded nine kills in the victory.

The sweep of the Bulldogs

THE HUDDLE

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Courtney Kintzel (right) led UNI with 11 kills in the Panthers’ win against Drake. Kintzel has 225 kills on the season.

was UNI’s seventh of the season.

The win keeps UNI a halfgame behind WSU for first place while Drake falls further away from the rest of the MVC. With an in conference record of 0-12, the Bulldogs are in last place in the Valley.

Kinsey Caldwell led UNI in assists for the Panthers, posting 34 throughout the match. Caldwell is now ranked 24th overall in the nation in assists per set with 11.21.

UNI returns to action next weekend to host two innerconference matches. Friday,

the Panthers host Southern Illinois University followed by a matchup with Evansville University Saturday night.

The Panthers have just six matches left in their regular season schedule before the Missouri Valley Conference tournament, which starts Nov. 28.

The Missouri Valley Conference looks different than it did just a year ago.

Creighton University is out and Loyola University Chicago is in. The addition of the Ramblers and the loss of the Bulldogs is not good for the MVC’s image.

In past years, the NCAA tournament selection committee has chosen three teams from the MVC for the tournament. With the addition of LUC, there will be a loss of an atlarge berth for the MVC. Creighton has been consistently ranked in the top 25 over the past few years while LUC has finished below .500. This difference in competition in the MVC will greatly affect how the selection committee views the conference.

The Panthers will also be affected. Previously, the University of Northern Iowa had just two spots to contend with to earn a spot into the NCAA tournament. With Wichita State University expected to dominate this year, the Panthers are only contending for one spot. That said, UNI is inexperienced going into this season, and a few losses early in the year could damage their tournament berth chances.

Since the MVC won’t be as competitive with the Ramblers, bringing in great recruits who want to play in a competitive midmajor conference will be even tougher. UNI’s basketball team will have to make an even harder nonconference schedule to try to stay as competitive.

Unless the Ramblers get better recruits, the MVC is going to have a hard time convincing the tournament selection committee they are worthy of having three teams in the Big Dance.

The top teams in the MVC will have to continue to work hard, play tougher opponents and win big games to advance to the postseason. This will not be easy for the conference, but with enough determination, the MVC teams can convince the selection committee to let them in.

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