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Presidential candidates coming to UNI Rick Santorum to speak on education Ron Paul holding “Youth Rally” event Former U.S. senator and GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum will speak about education at the University of Northern Iowa on Dec. 9 at 11 a.m.

Santorum’s visit is part of a series of presidential candidate education forums hosted by UNI and Iowa Public Radio.

At the event, which will be held in the GallagherBluedorn Performing Arts

Center lobby, Santorum will spend a half hour explaining his views on education, followed by a Q-and-A forum with the audience.

“Education is very important. Students are directly impacted by federal policy on education,” said Patricia Geadelmann, special assistant to the president for board and

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On Dec. 9, GOP presidential candidate and U.S. representative Ron Paul is bringing his campaign to the University of Northern Iowa with a “Youth Rally” event.

According to an article from the Des Moines Register, Ron Paul, a libertarian-leaning member of Congress, is “the leading spokesman in Washington for limited constitutional

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

UNI offering online physical education master’s program BLAKE FINDLEY Academic Writer

Starting in the spring 2012 semester, the University of Northern Iowa will offer an online graduate program for physical education. The program will take two years to complete and students will take two eight-week classes per semester, including in the summer.

Fabio Fontana, an assistant professor for health, physical education and leisure services, said the HPELS department was excited about the program because it “could reach teachers that may need new information to improve their teaching skills.”

Online programs allow teachers to get that information without having to come to campus, something that could conflict with work or family obligations.

“This affects teachers already in the field and how they teach and the quality of their instruction,” Fontana

said.

The possibility that this program would also indirectly reach students being taught by teachers enrolled in the program also excited the HPELS faculty, Fontana said.

Thirteen applications for the program have been BRANDON BAKER/Northern Iowan fully accepted, with seven Nate Jones, a sophomore deciding major, bench applications still pending. presses a keyboard at the WRC. “These are excellent nummoting online classes,” Bohl said. “I bers for a program that is just think teaching alone is about makstarting out,” Fontana said.

Alex Bohl, a postbaccalaureate ing connections with your peers and undergraduate student studying your students and by offering online physical education, said it is “a little educational programs for teaching ironic that a physical education basically takes away that opportunity to learn and practice making those program is now online.”

“We expect students (and) per- connections that a student would get sons to be physically active to live a healthy life, and now we are proSee MASTER’S PROGRAM, page 3

government, low taxes, free markets and a return to monetary policies based on commodity-backed currency.”

The rally, which is part of his campaign, “Youth for Ron Paul,” will be held at the Slife Ballroom in the Commons at 6:30 p.m.

According to the Des Moines Register, “Youth for

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LIBERAL ARTS CORE

Proposed drop of personal wellness causes controversy

BLAKE FINDLEY

Academic Writer

Future University of Northern Iowa students may not have to take Personal Wellness as part of their Liberal Arts Core requirements. The proposal to drop the Personal Wellness course and category, which came from the Liberal Arts Core Review Steering Committee, has provoked displeasure from current Personal Wellness instructors as well as faculty and staff in the UNI Department of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services (HPELS).

Lea Shaddox, a HPELS professor and coordinator of the LAC for the Personal Wellness category, thinks that the Personal Wellness category is extremely beneficial for students.

“We (the HPELS faculty) are very disappointed with the LAC committee decision of dropping the requirement of Personal Wellness,” Shaddox said. “We feel very strongly about providing our students with health and wellness information, which we feel is imperative for lifelong good health.”

Shaddox also opposes the possible alternative the LAC-RSC discussed: offering wellnessrelated courses through the Critical Thinking See PERSONAL WELLNESS, page 3

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through their practical experiences.”

Fontana said the HPELS faculty does not see the program as ironic at all.

“Our students are generally in the field, so they can apply the material they learn. We also have a mixture of classes that are more applied and others that are more theoretical,” Fontana said. “I do not need to be in the gym to explain how an anti-fat bias can become a barrier between a teacher and obese students.”

“There are some limitations to the online program,” Fontana added, “but there are also some advantages.

Students that are more mature and experienced can make better use of the concepts because they are already working.”

Samantha Cameron, a junior physical education major, said she would be very interested in taking the program in the future, but is concerned about the costs.

“Affordability is one of the elements I look for because scholarships are difficult to get,” Cameron said.

Fontana said the program is run

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and U.S. Experience categories.

“Including individual teaching days in some classes regarding health issues is a disservice to our students and would not provide adequate information for them to make appropriate healthy life decisions,” she continued.

The Personal Wellness LAC Review Committee formulated a response to the proposed change and gave it to the LAC-RSC. The response asserts that the United States is experiencing a perilous decline in overall health because of an increase in obesity in conjunction with a lack of physical fitness and exercise.

According to the response, this “means that for the first time in two centuries, children’s life expectancy is shorter than their parents’ life expectancy.”

Susan Hill, co-chair of the LAC-RSC, said that after weighing several different options, the LAC-RSC thought it would be best to remove the current Personal Wellness course.

“We encourage the faculty teaching Personal Wellness to pursue other options for putting that information into the LAC,” Hill said. “So, for instance, the LAC-RSC would encourage faculty to propose courses on wellness that would fit into the Critical Thinking or U.S. Experience categories.”

Some potential courses envisioned by Hill and the LAC-RSC could include courses “dedicated to global health or public health issues in the U.S.” “The LAC-RSC sees that such courses may allow issues relevant to wellness (to) become more embedded academically into the LAC,” Hill said.

In making its decision, Hill said that the LAC-RSC gathered information from faculty feedback sessions, presentations of possible models that would work at UNI and a variety of surveys.

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entirely through the Department of that he would be “very interested in SANTORUM Presidential Candidate Continuing Education, so it tends taking the program.”

Education Forum is to have continued from page 1 to be cheaper than standard gradu“I believe that every dedicated the presidential candidates ate programs. Each class will cost teacher that wants to be the best at governmental relations. “For discuss education and to approximately $1,300. his or her profession is always looking instance, over a third of our better inform UNI students Fontana also said that, in addi- toward either upgrading their current students receive Pell Grants. and Cedar Falls community tion to tuition, not needing to travel program or furthering their educa- Decisions about Pell Grants members about candidates’ to UNI will also help students in the tion,” Conger said. “Ultimately, our are made by the federal gov- stances. program save money. goal needs to be to give the students ernment and right now, with “We think education is a Cameron also wondered wheth- the best possible physical education the budget cutting going on, central part of our country er students will get any one-on-one program and by doing that we need to there’s a real threat to Pell and has a direct relationinteractions with the instructors. continue to build knowledge.”

Grants, so I think students ship to economic developAccording to Fontana, the instrucConger believes online programs have a direct interest in that, ment, and how our students tors of the classroom will use Adobe are “the best way for current and and what is decided federally are prepared makes a huge Connect to meet with students in future teachers to learn.” He said could impact whether some difference in the economy,” a virtual classroom, where students although teaching is officially only an students come to UNI at all Geadelmann said. “So we can ask questions and address more eight-hour job, the unofficial hours are or not.” want to elevate the imporspecific issues. Other materials for greatly extended because of responsiAccording to tance of education and we the program include uploaded pre- bilities like checking papers, creating Geadelmann, they are still want to find out where the recorded lectures, assigned readings, lesson plans and partaking in before/ looking for campaigns to candidates stand on that.” papers and other material common in after school programs.

According to come to UNI to participate in a classroom setting.

“In all honesty, there is not much the education forum.

Geadelmann, an advantage The program will be taught using outside time and the little that is “We’re hoping that we of collaborating with IPR the best online teaching practices and affordable, we will spend with our fam- can get a couple more before is that they rebroadcast the advanced online teaching technology, ilies,” Conger said. “Taking away addi- Christmas,” Geadelmann forums, reaching 200,000 lisFontana explained. The instructors tional classroom time and/or driving said. teners in Iowa. will receive training from the continu- minutes with an online program, in The purpose of the ing education office before teaching my opinion, is the best option.” their first online class.

Christopher Conger, a post- Pay UNI tuition and attend one of 174 schools in the U.S. and Canada baccalaureate undergraduate student in physical education, said

Hill said that one goal of the LAC-RSC was to keep the number of required hours of the LAC around 45, something they took into consideration when deciding to drop the Personal Wellness course.

Sarah Bair, a sophomore Spanish teaching major, said she was glad the Personal Wellness requirement might be dropped.

“Amen to that. The class could have been really interesting and beneficial as that is the type of stuff I’m interested in, but the way it was presented put me to sleep,” Bair said.

Amanda Robertson, a junior elementary and early childhood education double major, said she “thinks the concept of the class is a great idea.”

“However, the majority of students have taken a health class in high school or even middle school,” Robertson said.

Shaddox and the rest of the Personal Wellness LAC Review committee said in the response, “College is the time for students to form lifestyle behavior patterns that strongly influence the rest of their life.”

“Just as the college years may usher in life-long risk behaviors in some students, these years also provide an opportunity for students to begin patterns that lead to life-long health improvement,” they said.

In addition, the committee’s response said a college environment fosters such an educational atmosphere that it can also serve as a “catalyst to improve health and is an ideal setting for health education and health promotion services.”

“A college health course addressing the current needs of college students, while also looking to their future health, can have an impact,” the response said.

“Education has been shown to be the best strategy to empower college students to improve their health behaviors and decisionmaking skills.”

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Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann shares her views on education in Bengston Auditorium at the University of Northern Iowa Nov. 30.

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ednesday, Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann visited the University of Northern Iowa campus to speak about “Addressing Challenges and Opportunities in Education Today.” While her actual talk did nothing more than show the audience that she had a normal childhood growing up in Iowa (which included being a part of our education system), the Q-and-A section was where it became clear how incompetent and detrimental her views are regarding education.

If I were to give a two-sentence summary of her responses to people’s questions, it would be this: “I believe that’s up to the states, local school districts and parents to decide. I don’t believe the federal government should be forcing itself on education.”

This is a problematic viewpoint for a couple of reasons. First, she takes this idea to its extreme in her desire to completely abolish the Department of Education. With all the department has done for students historically, such as enforce racial integration, ensure that religious student groups have the right to meet and require that certain needs are met for special education students, this is a crucial institution.

In addition to the larger action it takes, the Department of Education is also indispensable in its ability to analyze the state of education in our country, give reports on what needs to improve and take necessary measures. One such example, according to a recent press release from the Department of Education, is how it found “more than 40 percent of low-income schools don’t get a fair share of state and local funds.” The report goes into detail regarding what this shortchanging entails and gives possible solu-

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tions the Department of Education will consider in ensuring large-scale change occurs. This is not something that would be possible were the department abolished and educational matters were left solely up to the states and local school districts.

Second, Bachmann stated no good evidence to support her claim that local control is better for students. All she referred to was some vague notion of the “blob in Washington” supposedly sucking up money from schools, and tried to back it up with the idea that ACT scores were higher when the schools were under local control. When pressed to cite her source for this, Bachmann replied, “Google is available.” Taking her advice, I did, in fact, Google it, and found no such data myself (not to deny the possibility that it may exist).

Another way Bachmann displayed incompetence in understanding education is in her support of intelligent design being taught in public schools alongside evolution. While she made numerous illogical statements to support this claim, her central one was that she didn’t support “censorship” on the part of government, and that “all science should be on the table.” This sort of rhetoric displays a fundamental misunderstanding of what it means for something to be considered science, as intelligent design has not a shred of evidence to support it, nor is it ever used by scientists to further their understanding of the natural world, unlike evolutionary theory. By the logic she

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Hear Ron Paul out I am writing on behalf of University of Northern Iowa Students for Ron Paul. This Friday at 7 p.m., Ron Paul will be speaking at UNI in the Commons Slife Ballroom.

I urge you to attend and hear what this political candidate with integrity and principles has to say.

Ron Paul has several core beliefs. He believes that the

war in Afghanistan should come to an immediate end and that we should not preemptively attack Iran in fear of supposed nuclear weapons. He believes that the president has no right to order an assassination on an American citizen as done by this current administration. He believes that all people deserve the right to hear charges against them and that they deserve the right

sets forth, the government shouldn’t be “censoring” the “science” that the Earth is flat, that aether theories are best in understanding physics and that Earth is the center of the universe. Obviously, teaching such nonsense would be detrimental to student learning.

Finally, despite what she seemed to imply during the telling of her early life story, Bachmann didn’t appear to take rising college tuition and student debt seriously. She said her college tuition cost $8 per credit hour, and that even so she was forced to attend community college first and hold several jobs. Then, when hearing of UNI’s current tuition (which, including fees, is more than $7,000 a year), she turned around and stated how much of a “bargain” it was.

In addition, instead of stating that she thought the federal government should be proactive in ensuring every college student can afford to stay in school, she just said that we ourselves should look into why the price of an education is rising, and not to expect an education to be handed to us instead of having to work for it. Again, Bachmann’s statements display a disconnect from what would progress education. If her goal is a more educated populace, she shouldn’t be satisfied with students having to work as much as she did instead of focusing on their studies or valuable extracurriculars.

As someone who, if elected, could effect real change, she seems to be far too satisfied with educational stagnation.

Based on the statements she made during her visit to UNI, it is clear that Michele Bachmann’s policies would only harm education in this country. As public university students who are currently a part of America’s education system, it would remiss of us to vote for someone with such illogical and damaging views.

to a speedy and fair trial.

He believes that the current economic system of corporatism has failed MCT Campus America and Ron Paul it needs to be replaced by free market capitalism. He believes that the federal government can only do

what is spelled out for it in the Constitution and that everything else should be left up to the states. He believes that the government has grown too large and needs to balance the budget responsibly. He believes that the individual income tax should be eliminated.

If you agree with any of these statements, then please feel free to come to the Commons this Friday night

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Keep calm and eat a balanced breakfast

Finals week is nearly upon us. Dead Week is already here, although at the University of Northern Iowa, there is no such thing as a Dead Week (a week where, at some schools, there is a moratorium on large assignments being due, extracurricular meetings being held and other sanctions). Perhaps this week could be called Undead Week, as UNI students often become zombies when their biological needs lose out to their academic pursuits.

Whether you’re worried about being permanently behind in a class, staying up late with writer’s block or simply trying to juggle it all, the NI staff offers some suggestions: “I’m never going to pass this class!” Maybe, maybe not, but you’re probably not doomed. Buckle down to study and don’t make excuses. If you’re missing notes, swallow your pride and ask a classmate.

Talk to your professor for help or for other options.

“I’ll never be able to write a 10-page paper!” Yes you can. We’re no strangers to writer’s block here at the NI. Sometimes it helps to just talk over your ideas and bounce them off someone else. Write an outline. Take (short, timed) breaks. Above all else, relax and stay positive. Anxiety is like quicksand when it comes to productivity. The more you struggle, the faster you sink.

“Blah! I’ve got so much going on!” You will get through this. Make a study See FINALS, page 5

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schedule where you allot time for each class, and stick to it. Use your phone’s calendar function to keep you abreast of paper deadlines or final exam times if need be.

Google Calendar has a marvelous feature where you can set up event reminders and have Google text or email you (several times, even) before a particular event.

“I don’t have any finals this week!” Get out. Just get

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No matter what your finals week situation is, take care of yourself. Get as much sleep as you realistically can. Take study breaks with friends before they leave for break.

Keep the junk food consumption to a minimum, and don’t overdo it with the caffeine either. Use your common sense and remember life is too short to get freaked out about finals. Good luck!

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When the GallagherBluedorn Performing Arts Center stage erupted with jazzy tones reminiscent of a Hammond organ and soulful vocals in good old-fashioned gospel music, I knew I was in for a great show.

By the time the student body vice president stormed the stage with a horrendously hilarious number as Mrs. Santa Claus, I knew I was watching a show for the time capsule.

The University of Northern Iowa Varsity Men’s Glee Club pulled out several surprises during its 34th annual Christmas Variety Show this weekend in the GBPAC’s Great Hall.

In true Glee Club fashion, the men kicked off the show by hauling out the metaphorical holly with Jerry Herman’s “We Need a Little Christmas.”

The group hit the final chord, the curtain rose on the iconic castle set and Christmas had officially begun.

Saturday night’s performance ran me through the gambit of emotions. A playful rendition of “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” had me bouncing in my seat, while the enchanting harmonies of “Cradle in Bethlehem,” a performance sung by Mariah Lockie, Abbey Doering, Ashley Williamson and Glee Club members Austin Foster and Michael McAndrew, resonated at the frequency of my heart. There must have been a leak in the Great Hall roof, because my eyes were a little wet at the end of that one.

One of my favorites had to be Paul Tchesnokoff ’s “Salvation is Created,” whose solemn minor chords slowly grew in intensity until exploding into beautiful shouts of alleluia – like light erupting in the darkness or joy in the

midst of sorrow: a perfect piece for the Christmas season.

Like those alleluias but far different in tone came the exuberant vocals of Sharrie Phillips, an assistant principal at Waterloo East High School, who led the Glee Club in Bishop Brown’s gospel song “He’s Done Enough.”

The piece was spot on, bringing a new energy to the show as Phillips improvised calls of praise and gratitude to God. Her powerful voice filled the hall and moved the audience to their feet for a welldeserved standing ovation.

The first act closed with a 15-minute play, “Lord of the Wreaths.” True to tradition, some villain has stolen the Glee Club in attempt to thwart Christmas – in this case the Grinch, played with a delightful spontaneity by Logan Mundt – and it’s up to See CHRISTMAS GLEE, page 8

Food decisions are one of the most difficult decisions I have to go through… and they happen on a daily basis.

Besides the regular pros and cons lists, and opening and closing my mouth repeatedly to let my taste buds decide what they want, I sometimes end up stopping at two or three places, just getting one item from each place.

The other night I wound up at home with two tacos from Taco Bell, a cheeseburger from Wendy’s and Potato Oles from Taco Johns. I then concluded my night with a very unhappy tummy.

While there are some delicious places to eat on the Hill, Alex’s adds something new to the area. It’s fresh. And with its culturally diverse menu, it’s difficult not to find at least one item that sounds good.

Not only is it fresh, it’s also in the college-studentapproved price range, with the majority of the menu items running around $5.

Renowned chef Alexandre

Martinov owns the restaurant, and fresh food is something that’s important to him.

“The students don’t have a lot for fresh food on the Hill,” said Martinov. “I’d like to educate the kids more to fresh food.”

The restaurant offers a pasta bar on Friday and Saturday, and it’s neat because Martinov makes the pasta right in front of you with a ton of different ingredients to choose from. Another unique feature is the wing challenge.

If you beat the challenge, you receive free food until you’re beaten. Right now a 13-yearold is getting free food.

Martinov has dreams of expanding his restaurant and hopes to one day open at another location within Cedar Falls.

As for what the chef recommends: “I like spicy food, so anything buffalo.”

I would agree – my $4 buffalo chicken quesadilla was scrumtrulescent, both for my mouth and my wallet.

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The UNI Varsity Men’s Glee Club take to the GBPAC stage for their 34th annual Christmas Variety Show.

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a band of heroes to stop them in a harmless romp filled to the brim with pop culture references.

In the play, the elf Frodo Baggins (named so because of his rockin’ ‘fro) leads the heroic Fellowship of the Wreath to destroy the evil Wreath of Power and restore the characters’ powers, for the Grinch’s inexplicable schemes have dimmed Rudolph’s nose, melted Frosty and made Charlie Brown uncharacteristically happy. No celebrity is safe as the infamous Rebecca Black plagues the fellowship while a Gollumlike Charlie Sheen (whose voice was spot-on) leads the party to the Fireplace of Doom. Santa saves the day at the last minute, the Grinch’s heart grows and Christmas joy abounds.

The play was wondrously campy and irreverent, as Glee Club plays are known to be.

The self-referential script left the fourth wall in shambles as every plot hole was poked at and Austin Foster and his abs reprised their role as The Situation from last year’s play for no logical reason. With the Interlude dance starting up at the end, the dance’s co-creator and writer of the play, Ian Goldsmith, stormed the stage to stop it, admitting that even he was starting to get sick of it (you may want to take note, UNI Athletics).

Goldsmith played no small role in the concert, as he stole the show by surprisingly appearing onstage as Mrs. Santa Claus. His falsetto voice perfectly missed every single note in a gut-bustingly funny Christmas medley full of slapstick and failed seduction attempts worthy of a diva. Mrs. Claus’ tempo may have been terrible, but Goldsmith and the Glee Club’s comedic timing was spot on.

Perhaps the biggest surprise, however, was the performance of the Arthur Murder Dancers, who have closed each Christmas show with the same routine for the past 33 years. The tutudressed men began the routine as usual until the violins and cellos of Tchaikovsky’s “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies” jarringly gave way to electric guitars and frenetic drum beats.

The dancing became more frantic in the new routine choreographed by Club member Brian Murphy, resulting in a highenergy, crowd-pleasing dance that defied all expectations and added a breath a fresh air to this age-old tradition.

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Sharrie Phillips, an assistant principal at Waterloo East High School, added soul to the show with her exuberant voice in “He’s Done Enough.”

Make no mistake: there were several elements that let you know you were watching a Glee Club Christmas show. Holly was hauled out, the enchanting chords of “Ave Maria” graced the stage, Orchesis danced to pop-style music, the villains in the play were hissed at, Club staples were sung in atmospheric candlelight, Paul Marlow’s radio-quality voice moved the show along and there was no shortage of men in tutus.

That said, in his second year at the helm, director John Len Wiles boldly played with Glee Club traditions this weekend to create a funny, moving and all-around enjoyable show truly deserving of the title “variety.”

His gambles paid off and made this show one that will not be soon forgotten.

While there were no shortages of surprises Saturday night, perhaps the most astonishing thing about this group is that very few of its members are actually majoring in music.

They may not form the most uniform vowels or exhibit absolute technical precision, and their performance wasn’t without one or two grace notes (the instruments in the otherwise brilliant “Estampie Natalis” didn’t seem able to quite match their tempos with each other or the group). But boy, those men can sure put on a show.

As I left the Great Hall Saturday night, I realized where the Club must have gotten their name, as I was in a state of pure glee. With Christmas messages of joy, peace and goodwill ringing through my head, I came to realize that there is no better group to capture the soul of the season than the Glee Club. They believe in the power of music to lift up, inspire and improve the world, and amid frigid temperatures this weekend, they proved that the heartwarming power of music is alive and strong.

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After sweeping Niagara, UNI was upset by the Florida Gators in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Panthers finished the season 33-2.

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UNI’s Phil Wright (31) recovered a fumble in the endzone caused by Zach Cutkomp (23) during a fourth-quarter kickoff in UNI’s 28-21 victory over Wofford. The touchdown ended up being the deciding score of the game.

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Unorthodox. That would be a good way to describe the University of Northern Iowa’s 28-21 victory over Wofford College Saturday evening in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

The Terriers (8-4) outgained the Panthers (10-2) in terms of total yards, 478-238 with their unorthodox triple option offense.

However, UNI forced three Wofford turnovers, including an unorthodox fumble in the endzone on a Terrier kickoff return which was recovered for a UNI touchdown.

That fumble recovery would end up being the difference in the game.

“We played a really well-coached football team in Northern Iowa,” said Wofford head coach Mike Ayers. “They are a big, physical crew and we knew going in that size

was a factor, but our kids didn’t blink. They just went out there and played hard. I did a poor job of coaching my guys in some situations and it showed today. … Our biggest opponent was us as we self-destructed in the second half.”

After three quarters of neck-and-neck football, UNI and Wofford were tied at 14-14. However, the Panthers would find the endzone on the first play of the fourth quarter as redshirt freshman running back David Johnson scored from one yard out to make the score 21-14 in favor of UNI. On the ensuing kickoff, Wofford kick returner Stephon Shelton caught the ball three yards deep in the endzone. However, instead of returning the kick or kneeling it for a touchback, Shelton just held onto the ball as the UNI kickoff team raced down See FOOTBALL, page 10

The University of Florida Gators snapped the No. 6-nationally seeded University of Northern Iowa Panthers’ 24-game winning streak and brought their strong season to an end in the McLeod Center Saturday evening in the second round of the NCAA volleyball tournament.

“To beat a team as talented and as well coached as Northern Iowa on their home court, I think it was one of our best matches all year,” said Florida head coach Mary Wise.

Saturday marked the final game in a Panther uniform for seniors Bre Payton and Michele Burow.

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awesome; I’m going to miss them a lot,” said Payton.

“They make the experience great.”

The Panthers’ shut out the University of Niagara (25-9) in the first round of the tournament Friday, a good match for Burow, who recorded a team-high 12 kills for the Panthers.

Payton dished out 33 assists and notched 13 digs in the contest to help propel the team to victory.

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Anthony James scored a career-high 28 points against Colorado State Saturday afternoon. UNI is now 3-0 all-time in the MWC/MVC Challenge.

Junior guard Anthony James scored a career-high 28 points Saturday afternoon as the University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team defeated Colorado State University 83-77 in the Mountain West Conference/Missouri Valley Conference Challenge. Since falling to St. Mary’s College on Nov. 15, the Panthers have won six consecutive games and sit at 7-1 overall.

“We’re certainly playing better and these guys have been able to, every game or two, pick out a couple things and get better at (them),” said UNI head coach Ben Jacobson.

“That’s something we have talked a lot about with this team… to this point the guys have been able to do that.”

“My legs are back under me after that

long East Coast-West Coast trip, my shots are falling down and I’m playing with a lot of confidence right now,” said James.

The Panthers jumped out to an early 10-2 lead not even four minutes into the game.

The Panthers built their lead to as much as nine points at 17-6 with James scoring 10 of UNI’s first 17 points. However, the Rams (5-3) fought their way back into the game and pulled within two points at 23-21 with 10:25 remaining in the first half.

UNI and CSU remained close for the next seven minutes, but the Panthers never relinquished the lead. The Panthers went on a 9-0 run over the final three minutes of the first half to build a 41-30 lead at the break.

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Despite giving up 457 rushing yards to Wofford, the UNI defense played well enough to give the offense a chance to win the game. The Panthers forced three Terrier turnovers on the day.

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the field. Shelton, still in the endzone, started walking towards the referee with the ball still in his hands, assuming the play was over. However, UNI’s Zach Cutkomp wisely knocked the ball from Shelton’s hands and UNI’s Phil Wright recovered the fumble for a Panther touchdown.

“I really don’t (have any explanation), but again it comes down to me not coaching him,” said Ayers of the kickoff. “Evidently he didn’t understand that you got to take a knee.”

“We ran down and just saw him standing there. Zach Cutkomp ran down and knocked it out of his hands and we just saw the referee step back and we thought ‘this is too good to be true, this doesn’t ever happen.’ We just jumped on it and took our touchdown,” said Wright.

Wofford scored a late touchdown with two minutes remaining in regulation to make the score 28-21 in favor of UNI, but could not complete the comeback.

The Terriers dominated the ground game as they have all season long, compiling 457 yards rushing compared to just 21 yards passing. Wofford quarterback Mitch Allen

carried the ball 28 times for a game-high 156 yards. Eric Breitenstein carried the ball 23 times for the Terriers, racking up 131 yards and three touchdowns on the ground.

“As a student-athlete, this sucks,” said Breitenstein. “We’ve worked hard this whole year. We came in with goals. To know that we didn’t accomplish our goals is a bad feeling, but we got to learn from it and move on.

I got one more year and I’m tired of losing in the playoffs.”

UNI senior quarterback Tirrell Rennie carried the ball 19 times for 95 yards to lead the Panthers in rushing. Rennie was also 7-for-12, for 67 yards, connecting with senior wide receiver Jarred Herring for two touchdowns on the day.

The No. 5-seeded Panthers will head to Missoula, Mont., Friday evening to face the No. 4-seeded University of Montana Grizzlies (10-2). Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and the game will be nationally broadcast on ESPN2. Friday’s forecast in Missoula is expected to be 24 degrees and windy.

“It’s not about the cold, the weather or anything. We have to have the mindset and determination to win the game,” said UNI senior linebacker James Conley. “We have no excuses this year. If it’s cold, it’s cold. We just got to play through it.”

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The Panthers jumped out of the gate with a bang in the first set, taking an early 10-6 lead. Niagara got no closer than that for the rest of the set, and with a block from Burow and Amy Braun, UNI won the first set 25-16.

The Panthers also dominated the second set as they took a commanding early lead. UNI scored the first five points of the set and eventually took a 20-9 lead over Niagara. A set-ending kill from Braun gave the Panthers the 25-13 victory.

After the break, UNI’s dominance continued as the team got off to another fast start. The Panthers took an early 9-4 lead in the third set and never looked back as they won by a score of 25-17.

“We work hard and Bobbi (Petersen) definitely prepares us every day,” said Braun. “Whoever’s across the net, we’re going to give them all of our effort.”

The second round of the NCAA volleyball tournament was a battle between two strong teams, UNI and Florida. Krista DeGeest tallied 13 kills to lead the Panthers, while Burow added 12 of her own. Payton played hard as well and recorded 40 assists, 12 digs and nine kills.

Kelly Murphy, who filled the stat line with 20 assists, 15 kills and nine digs, led the Gators to victory in four sets.

UNI was held to just a .187 attack percentage in the match while Florida hit .281.

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and-forth and the two teams found themselves tied 9-9 early on. However, Braun would tally a kill to spark a 6-1 run for the Panthers.

UNI would keep the pressure on and secured the victory with a set-ending kill from Shelby Kintzel. UNI took the first set 25-16.

The Gators rebounded by jumping out to an early 10-4 lead and eventually took the second set 25-14.

“They got adjusted to us a little bit. They were quicker off their feet,” said Payton of the Gators’ changes between the first and second sets.

The third set started off better for UNI as they remained even at 6-6 with the Gators. However, another big run by Florida eventually put the Panthers behind 20-13. The Gators closed out the set on a 5-1 run and won by a score of 25-14. Florida led 2-1.

“They got in system a lot more and they kind of caught on to our game plan,” said UNI head coach Bobbi Petersen.

With their season on the line, the Panthers were again tied 6-6 early on with the Gators. However, once again, Florida went on a big run to take a 17-10 lead. The Panthers never gave up in the set, and slowly started to claw their way back into the match. After back-to-back kills from Braun, UNI was within striking distance of the Gators at 21-17. UNI got as close as 23-21 with a kill from DeGeest, but UNI’s season ended as the Gators took the fourth set 25-22 and the match 3-1.

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UNI closed the game out at the free throw line, winning 83-77.

James led UNI in scoring with his career-high 28 points while collecting a team-high eight rebounds.

Freshman center Seth Tuttle was a perfect six-forsix from the floor, recording a career-high 16 points in Saturday’s performance.

James and Tuttle were joined

in double figures by freshman guard Deon Mitchell (12 points) and sophomore forward Chip Rank (10 points). Mitchell also dished out a game-high five assists. “(Tuttle and Mitchell) have made the most improvements and that should be the case with the basketball team that we have. When you throw them out there as true freshmen on the

PAGE 11 road against Old Dominion and St. Mary’s, I thought they played well in those games, but since that point they have just continued to play better,” said Jacobson.

“The more experience those guys get, the better they are going to play.”

The Panthers return to action Tuesday night when they host their in-state rivals, the University of

Iowa Hawkeyes (5-3). Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in the McLeod Center.

“Any time we have an in-state game, it’s a bigger deal,” said Jacobson. “It’s a bigger deal for us and our program, it’s a bigger deal to everyone who’s in the building and it’s a bigger deal across the state of Iowa. Those games are big and important.”

WRESTLING

Panthers hoist two champs at UNI Open

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Sophomore Ryan Loder (pictured above) and junior David Bonin captured titles in their respective weight divisions.

Loder kept his undefeated season alive by claiming the 184-pound championship for UNI.

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Riley Banach (pictured above) placed third in the 165-pound weight division. UNI had at least one wrestler place in every weight division.

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The University of Northern Iowa wrestling squad hoisted two champions at the UNI Open Saturday. David Bonin captured the 157-pound title, and Ryan Loder continued his undefeated season, claiming the 184-pound championship.

Bonin capped off his title run with an 11-6 decision over South Dakota State’s

Nick Flynn. The junior was 5-0 at the end of the tournament. His victories included two decisions, a major decision, a technical fall and a pin, improving his overall season record to 14-3.

Loder cruised through the 184-pound bracket, finishing the UNI Open with a 13-3 major decision over Mitchell Schultz of Upper Iowa. The sophomore racked up two pins and a technical fall in addition to his major decision. Loder is now 15-0

this season.

The Panthers had at least one wrestler place in every weight division. Cruse Aarhus (125) was runner-up in his bracket. Jarrett Jensen (157), Riley Banach (165), and Cody Caldwell (174) claimed third place in their respective brackets.

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Today’s Birthday (12/06/11).

You’re full of ideas for making more money. Get them down in writing, and develop the top three. A golden opportunity suddenly opens up; go ahead and say yes. Use your charm and your connections, and get what you ask for.

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 a 9 -- It’s getting easier to step forward. Deep breathing defeats what’s overwhelming.

Besides, what you have to say is important. Tap another income source.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -Today is an 8 -- Your experience helps you avoid a mistake earlier in the day. Reject a far-fetched scheme in favor of a practical solution. Give away something you don’t need.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -Today is a 5 -- You accomplish more in private. Defer to the budget, and stick tight to your list. There may be temptations!

Pay the boring bills first. Consider travel and romance.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- When your standards get challenged, find support with friends to stand your ground. You can also reconsider; do those standards still serve you?

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Your career gets a boost for the next couple of days.

Important folks watch. Handle your responsibilities and thrive.

Dream big, or it could get boring. Shoot for the moon.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Today is an 8 -- You’ve got it all today. Conditions are good for travel and romance. There’s been a philosophical shift. Make a change for the better.

Across 1 Derby drink 6 Scully on “The X-Files” 10 “Wasn’t I amazing?!”

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17 Caribbean preserves?

19 “Amazing!”

20 NBA tiebreakers 21 Mineo of movies 22 Vitality 24 WWI’s Red __ 26 Moths-flame connector 27 South American fellow?

31 Backed-up, in a way 34 Lined up 35 Not blabbing 37 __-Z: classic Camaro 39 The Bee Gees’ “Gee” 40 Fred’s dancing sister

42 Prefix with -naut 43 Japanese noodle 44 “__ durn tootin’!”

45 Arrives 47 Zero, to Zapata 49 North American food container?

51 Available sans Rx 53 Hogwarts motto language 54 On a rampage 58 Oatmeal cooker 59 Corp. leader’s degree 62 Many a Saudi 63 Balkan priestly vestment?

66 Oscar winner Minnelli 67 Brio 68 Harriet’s TV hubby 69 Bakery worker 70 Polite rural agreement 71 Ceaselessly

Down 1 One-named singer with the debut album “Leave (Get Out)” 2 __ the crack of dawn 3 Moon landers, briefly 4 Internet __ 5 Pal 6 Play exchange 7 Noun modifier: Abbr.

8 Spring tide counterpart 9 Allow entry 10 East African beachgoer’s color?

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46 Textbook update specification 48 Got into a stew?

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tions before doing the work.

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Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Take care not to double book. Reconfirm appointments, and call if you’ll be late to dinner. It’s easy to get lost in your research since it’s so fascinating.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Avoid distractions, and increase your productivity in private. Discover buried treasure. Get better organized, and handle a thorny obstacle.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Today is an 8 -- A person who could assist you in getting your house in order is closer than you think. A great partnership can help you see things from a different perspective.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Boost the action. Pay bills before you go shopping. Keep track of business expenses. Changes are happening in your career field. Read to stay current.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Love and creativity are all around you for the next two days. Complete a contract or other document.

Investigate new options. Far horizons beckon.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is an 8 -- Cutting corners could cost you. Clarify instruc-

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Help wanted. Tony’s Pizzaria downtown Main Street. Hiring servers, cooks and drivers. Go to www.277tony.com. Fill out application and mention The Northern Iowan.

Make a DIFFERENCE! Be a CAMP COUNSELOR! Friendly Pines Camp, in the cool mountains of Prescott, AZ, is hiring for the 2012 season, May 26 - August 1. Activities include horseback riding, waterskiing, canoeing, ropes course and more. Competitive salary, room and board, travel stipend. To apply, contact Sylvia at sylvia@friendlypines.com or 1- 888- 281- CAMP. Be part of something AMAZING, and have the summer of a lifetime!

Answers from Games page.

MISC Local game console repairs: 360 - PS3 - Wii - DSLite - PSP. www.cvxgameconsolerepair.com

2012-2013 Available May/June 2012 3 Bedroom two blocks to campus Washer/dryer - dish washer - cable Off-street parking 24 hour management available Corner of Merner and 20th $350/MO. per bedroom

Call 319- 415- 5807

$375.00 / per person for 3 people $330.00/ per person for 4 people

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Now Leasing for 2012-2013 Free High Speed Internet Free Cable & TV Jack in your bedroom

at 319-215-5200 Today!

Free Parking Space On site Laundry Facilities No Bus to Ride No roomsharing Close to Campus

1, 2, 3, & 4 Bedroom Apts

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FOR RENT Now Leasing June or August 2012 Largest Apartments in the area! Close to UNI!

- Over 200 affordable options for apartments, houses, and duplexes - Conveniently located near UNI - FREE cable, free laundry, and more!

- May and June leases available

Call Tim 319-404-9095 Timothy.Hoekstra@gmail.com www.CedarValleyPropertyManagement.com

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