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Students arrested for State relations purchasing fake IDs officer resigns BLAKE FINDLEY Staff Writer
The University of Northern Iowa recently came to the attention of the United States Department of Homeland Security when two UNI students were caught ordering fake IDs from China.
According to an article in the Waterloo Courier, the two students were arrested for possession of false identification. The Cedar Falls Police received a tip from the Department of Homeland Security, obtained a search warrant and found a package of two dozen licenses. In an interview with
the Courier, Jeff Olson, the Cedar Falls police chief, commented on the apparent authenticity of said identification. “These fake IDs were extremely close matches to local driver’s licenses,” Olson said. “They were so good you See FAKE IDs, page 3
NEWS IN PHOTOS
Pink fire truck promotes breast cancer awareness
State Board of Regents searches for candidate to replace Joe Murphy as UNI’s state relations officer.
AJ CASSIDY Staff Writer
After three years serving as state relations officer for the University of Northern Iowa, Joe Murphy is moving on to the private sector. “(Murphy has been) an amazing advocate for students,” Rhonda Greenway, director of governmental relations for the Northern Iowa Student Government, said in a statement. Each state university in Iowa has a state relations officer. The person in the role reports to both their assigned university and the Board of Regents. The primary responsibility of the position is to work with legislators, the board and the respective universities on the legislation affecting the state schools. During the
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Former state relations officer Joe Murphy discusses actions of the state government during a legislative update on Feb. 19, 2010.
legislative session, the state relations officer can be found in Des Moines, representing their university’s interests. The ultimate goal for state relations officers is to ensure their universities’ needs are being addressed in the legislative session. “They’re advocating, they’re representing the See MURPHY, page 3
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The University of Northern Iowa was one of the Cedar Valley tour stops of the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Guardians of the Pink Ribbon’s pink fire trucks. The fire truck came to UNI on Sept. 9, and women who were fighting or had survived cancer had the chance to sign their name on the truck. The pink fire truck campaign is a way for communities to raise awareness and funds for local women’s cancer groups, according to a press release.
POLICY CHANGE
Skateboarding policy suspended LINH TA Staff Writer
The University of Northern Iowa Department of Public Safety recently suspended the policy that forbids skateboarding on campus, a policy that had been in place for the past six years. The temporary suspension allows students to use their skateboards and longboards on campus as long as they are not damaging property or harming anyone. According to Dave Zarifis, the UNI director of public safety, this temporary suspension provides a stepping stone towards placing a permanent new policy, allowing students to
skateboard or longboard on the campus. Tyler Gardner, a junior electronic media major, thinks the suspension is “awesome.” He said that he and his other friends that own boards will start taking advantage of the suspension while the weather is still pleasant. “It’s going to be cool you can skate to class,” Gardner said. “You can be free to do that.” The policy change was sparked by a resolution passed by the Northern Iowa Student Government last March after members of its Student Affairs Committee received a See SKATEBOARDING, page 2
CAMPUS ISSUES
Oversold parking passes cause problems for students, staff AJ CASSIDY Staff Writer
On any given morning at the University of Northern Iowa, cars whip through the parking lanes of the B lot near Campbell Hall. Some drivers patiently watch students walking across 23rd Street to their cars, poised to swoop in and snatch an everelusive parking spot. Other drivers leave their cars along the north side of the lot near the tennis courts. These drivers take a risk and often come back to find orange parking violations
nestled under their windshield wiper blades. With more drivers than parking spots, the race to find a parking spot is ongoing. According to the UNI Public Safety website, there are 8,300 parking spots on UNI’s campus and more than 16,000 students, staff and visitors that come to campus each day. To accommodate this, the university offers parking passes. Passes have different designations depending on the user of the pass, whether they are staff See PARKING, page 3
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The Department of Public Safety, NISG and various other UNI administration members are taking a look at the safety implications necessary to keep students and property out of harm’s way. “We certainly don’t want to be restricting people if they’re operating in a prudent, reasonable manner,” Zarifis said. “Likewise, we need to make sure that we have rules and regulations that will protect pedestrians (from) that equipment.” With input from NISG and other UNI administrators, Zarifis hopes to come to a final resolution on the skateboarding policy no later than this spring. Zarifis hopes everyone can “understand how we may need to restrict (skateboards) for safety reasons and for damage.” “But we can also interact together to provide a safe campus, (while still) allowing those things that students may want,” he said. “That’s really what the catalyst is to move this forward.” Gardner said that he is willing to do what it takes to keep the privilege of boarding. He advised skateboarders to refrain from doing tricks and to stay on the sidewalk or street. “Just ride to class and be careful of people,” Gardner said. “Be aware of your surroundings.” Et cetera
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concern about the current skateboarding policy. The resolution, which recommended modifying the policy to allow for the use of long board, Ripsticks and Razor scooters on campus, was sent to the Department of Public Safety. “We just wanted to make sure that students would be able to use feasible means of transportation,” said Ryan Alfred, the NISG Speaker of the Senate. “It offers another option other than driving, riding a bicycle or just walking.” Zarifis believes that the new policy will appease boarders while also protecting the safety of school property and pedestrians. “We want to take a fresh look at it and let everyone understand what the rules are and what we’ll allow and what we won’t allow,” Zarifis said. Vertical boarding and doing tricks will not be tolerated on campus, according to Zarifis. This is because skateboarders doing tricks have caused property damage in the past. To help prevent property damage from happening in the future, Alfred said that those reviewing the policy are taking a look at enforcing a rule that would temporarily ban boarders from using their equipment if they are found damaging property. Sports Editor eilersb@uni.edu
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best interests of the institution – at heart, it’s an educational role,” said Pat Geadelmann, executive assistant to President Benjamin Allen and director of external relations. For Murphy, service to the university was something he was accustomed to. Murphy served as president of NISG during his time as a student at UNI, and he says the experience created a foundation for his future work. “My time at UNI was great from when I was a freshman in Bender Hall to my work with the Board of Regents,” Murphy said. “It was a great opportunity from President Allen and the Board of Regents that they entrusted me to my work in the Capitol.” Murphy is the latest in a long line of
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or student and on- or off-campus. Two of the pass designations, A and B, are oversold each year by around 10 percent. “When (A and B lots) are full, you have to park in C (lot), and you can get a ticket if you park in the wrong lot,” said Danna Palen, a senior global studies major. For B permit holders, there is no such thing as a guaranteed spot. According to Daniel Zimmerman, a junior German major, the B lots by Campbell hall and the Multimodal Transportation Center are usually full. He is usually only able to find a spot available by the McLeod Center. Palen’s experience with parking is similar to Zimmerman’s. “(At) different times of the day, it’s harder to find parking,” Palen said. “It really depends on what time you have class.” Dave Zarifis, UNI director of public safety, doesn’t see the parking situation as “any different” from prior years. “It takes awhile to adjust, and then people get accustomed to where they can and can’t park,” Zarifis said. “What we see at the beginning of the year is a lot more confusion.” The university is constantly tweaking the system of parking, according to Zarifis. The recently completed
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Have a question about parking? Visit the Office of Public Safety, located in 30 Gilchrist Hall, or visit the Public Safety website at http:// www.vpaf.uni.edu/ pubsaf/ Multimodal Transportation Center, which replaced the old Commons parking lot, is the most recent parking lot upgrade, and there are plans to build another lot south of 31st Street to accommodate the new student housing. Zarifis anticipates this will loosen some of the parking congestion on the north side of campus, but is unsure what will become of the lot by Bartlett when faculty move in. “There’s a difference between convenient parking and adequate parking,” Zarifis said. “In all my years, very rarely, maybe once or twice has there ever been a time when there (were) no places to park.” Zarifis sees the parking system as a give-and-take. “What I give to one group, I have to take from the other,” Zarifis said. “I don’t know how to fit 100 cars in one parking space.”
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could scan it and they would pull information up on the screen.” He also commented that fake IDs are fairly common in the area, whether they have been borrowed, created or bought. Several students expressed their incredulity that others would do this. They spoke on the condition of anonymity. “I just can’t believe how desperate some people are to drink their days away at college,” one said. Another saw this incident as something that fuels a stereotype of wild college students. “Those students put in all the effort to obtain false identification from China, but can’t or don’t spend any time studying. It’s embarrassing where some of my fellow students’ priorities lie.” One student was offered to get in on an order of the fake driver’s licenses.
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Molly Pleggenkuhle, a senior communication sciences and disorders major, frequently parks near the GallagherBluedorn Performing Arts Center for her classes in Seerley Hall. “If I ride my bike, it’s a lot faster, but I can’t do that in the rain and snow,” Pleggenkhule said. The strain on parking on campus is exacerbated in the winter, when snow piles leave fewer spaces and sidewalks become more dangerous. The Department of Public Safety suggests the Panther Shuttle for periods of bad weather and even for students finding themselves parked far away from their classroom buildings. The bus, which is free for students, makes a circuitous route through stops at high-volume housing complexes and busy intersections twice an hour. The route can be found on the Public Safety website, www. uni.edu/pubsaf/. To alleviate parking headaches, resources like the parking regulations and maps are available online. These materials are also given out to students when they receive their permits. “We see a lot of the information that we hand out that’s discarded,” Zarifis said. “Unfortunately, some students just learn through tickets. I wish there were a different way, but if you park illegally, you have to choose to do that.”
“One of my friends came up to me and asked if I would like to get a fake ID from China,” he said. “I responded by saying ‘First, I’m 21. Second, that is a stupid idea.’” Some students were supportive of the idea. “We buy everything else from China; why not driver’s licenses?” another joked. One student found the drinking age unfair. “If they allow us to enlist in the military and potentially sacrifice our lives for our country, they should let us drink,” one said. “It’s their own fault. We are pushed into finding ways to drink.” Another student lauded the idea. “You know, I know it is illegal, but the fact that they wanted something bad enough that they went so far as to order false identification from China shows that they have guts,” she said. “I am truly impressed.” One student thought the story was getting too much attention. “Yeah, they ordered fake driver’s licenses. Yeah, they got caught. Everyone else does it. What’s the big deal?”
ACADEMICS
UNI offers new class to help freshmen transition BLAKE FINDLEY Staff Writer
At the start of their freshman year, many students arrive with very little idea what to expect from other students and professors, a vague idea of how much to study and little idea where anything is located. Partially to help with these issues, the University of Northern Iowa now offers a yearlong course for freshmen called Cornerstone. According to the course description, Cornerstone “incorporates both written and oral communication, has strong academic content and orients students to college life and expectations.” “The Cornerstone came out of a self-study done by UNI called Foundations of Excellence,” said David Grant, one of the instructors for the course. Grant, an assistant professor of languages and literature, explained that the course has three interrelated goals. These goals, as defined by Grant, are communication, learning and civility. The chart depicting these goals expands on that by saying that each of those three goals has both an individual and a social dimension. “Cornerstone will provide credit for section 1A and 1B of the liberal arts core, which is the writing section and oral communications,” Grant said. Grant also said that in addition to the communication aspect, Cornerstone will include philosophy and an “explicit focus on the transitions, expectations, challenges and pressures of college life.” For example, students will learn things like what office hours and finals are and how a student should contact his or her professor. “The professors will ask students to think critically,” Grant said. “Ideally, they’ll learn strategies, foundations and applications to enhance their college experience and be given tools to succeed later in life.” Each section of Cornerstone also has a student mentor. Amanda Huisman, one such mentor, explained her duties. “I attend Cornerstone class for my assigned section,” said Huisman, a sophomore communicative disorders major. “I hold office hours for the students along with doing activities and what not to prepare for each class. Also, there may be some miscella-
neous duties assigned by the instructor.” Huisman also says that there is one volunteer mentor for each section along with three floaters who could cover if someone could not attend their assigned class. “The class has been going well,” Huisman said. “It will be interesting to see how things have changed by the end of the year.” According to Grant, there have been and will continue to be some challenges. However, he stressed that the Cornerstone class is a pilot program, and there could and probably will be changes in the years to come. “(Cornerstone) was born out of recognition by faculty that we can and should strive for excellence,” Grant said. “We want UNI students to come out of their college career ready for the 21st century. It’d be a waste of tuition dollars if we didn’t prepare them. Cornerstone is one such effort.” Candra Barnes, a freshman education major, described her experience thus far with Cornerstone. “I think (Cornerstone) is very helpful,” Barnes said. “The wide array of different things we do in the class is great. We started out with a book called ‘The Zeitoun,’ which was enjoyable. I really enjoy that the class is so laid back, but that we work really hard at the same time.” However, Barnes suggested the class pick up the speed a little bit and commented that she was frustrated that the students have had to buy and read books that are not even discussed in class. Corey Cooling, a sophomore physics and philosophy double major, when asked if he would have appreciated such a course his freshman year, responded with “absolutely.” “I bet with a really good teacher, (Cornerstone) would be awesome,” Cooling said. “I think it’s better when teachers have more leeway in how they can teach the class. And I can only imagine the things that would come up in a class like that for freshmen.” Grant wanted to remind students of the effort to provide them with a course that gives a truly quality experience. “Rather than having a series of courses (that) students spend time and money taking, this is a sincere attempt by faculty to develop a course that’s actually worth taking,” Grant said.
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Don’t eat your money You’re sitting in your dorm room or apartment. You’re hungry, so you pick up the phone and call for delivery. Or, you’re passing through the Union between classes and you forgot to bring a snack again, so you splurge on something tasty at Prexy’s. Convenience is great for the time-pressed college student, but eating out too often means you’re eating your money. It may be easy to lose track of how much money one spends on food a week. Try this: think of an amount of money that you think would
be sensible to spend on food and non-alcoholic beverages per week (outside of a meal plan, if you have one). Go to an ATM or your piggy bank and set aside that amount in cash. Spend only that cash on food and beverages and see how long it takes to disappear. (This can be especially eye-opening for those who use their U-cards or debit cards to pay for most of their food purchases.) “Ah,” you say, “but I am a connoisseur of the McDonald’s Dollar Menu! I’ve beaten the system!” Often, when you save
money, you still pay the price elsewhere. Even a modest meal off the Dollar Menu is far from ideal health-wise. A McDouble with a small serving of fries and a small Coke provides 770 calories, 24 grams of fat and 65 milligrams of cholesterol, according to nutritional information on www.mcdonalds. com. Obviously, most college students are busy people and can’t be bothered to slave over a hot stove all evening. They order a pizza because it’s quick and convenient. But consider this: How much time does it take for
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that pizza to get to your door? Depends on the day and your address, but it’s usually anywhere from 30 to 45 minutes, or even longer. Making your own food at home is very often cheaper, more convenient and more nutritious than eating out. In your own kitchen, you control the ingredients and the portion sizes, and you can usually produce decent, nutritious meals in as much or less time that you might spend getting food from another source. Not sure how to get started? One really handy resource is Iowa State University’s Spend Smart, Eat Smart blog, www.extension.iastate.edu/ foodsavings/. There, you can find a wealth of information about planning and shopping for meals, as well as dozens of easy and appealing recipes. It is possible to be frugal and health-conscious when eating at restaurants or on the go. It’s certainly not feasible for many people to only eat food prepared at home, and going out to eat with friends and family is simply an enjoyable thing to do. However, don’t let convenience become a crutch. This editorial reflects the position of the Northern Iowan’s editorial staff: John Anderson, Allie Koolbeck, Brad Eilers, Tehrene Firman, Brandon Baker and Kari Braumann. All other articles and illustrations represent the views of their authors.
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Metropolitan Chorale director Lee Nelson conducts during “Remembrance: 9/11 Ten Years Later” in the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center Sunday.
On Sunday, Sept. 11, the University of Northern Iowa launched the yearlong project “Reaching for Higher Ground: Community After 9/11.” At 7 p.m., students and local residents packed the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center to watch “Remembrance: 9/11 Ten Years Later” to commemorate the events of Sept. 11, 2001. The show included musical performances by the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony, Metropolitan Chorale and Red Cedar Chamber Music and student reflections by UNI theatre students. The reflections were created by the students performing them and the
musical performances were accompanied by visual media presented on a projection screen. Senior theatre major Ryan Decker started the reflections with a personal tale of how he remembers 9/11. He recalled that before 9/11, going to sleep in his dark bedroom at the end of a narrow hall was terrifying. Then one day in sixth grade, he found a lot more to be afraid of than the creaking floors of his house. “My 11-year-old mind, which could imagine razorsharp-toothed monsters under my bed and murderers in my closet, could not fathom the events of a Tuesday morning,” said Decker. “Sept. 11 woke me up.” The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra and
Metropolitan Chorale followed Decker with a moving number while the screen displayed moving still-frames, including one of a man in the woods. Letters faded in and flickered onto the screen to spell out words like “O Soul,” “undreamed,” “eternal” and “all is blank.” The imagery paired with the burgeoning sounds of the combined orchestra and chorale captivated the audience in a state of wonder and amazement. The next student reflection was made by Kenosha Carr, a senior theatre major. Carr shared her memories of 9/11 and how her sixth-grade classmates thought the planes hitting the buildings See REMEMBRANCE, page 6
Out Week encourages acceptance of nonbelief
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Members of the UNI Freethinkers and Inquirers and other students talk during dinner at the Piazza dining center on Tuesday as part of Out Week, a series of community-building and service events to encourage nonbelievers to reveal their lack of belief and to promote the idea that people can be good without God.
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Atheists, nonbelievers, agnostics, deists and anyone questioning their religion have come to together to support the University of Northern Iowa Freethinkers and Inquirers’ latest series of events, called Out Week. Out Week’s events, which includes a blood drive, a casual coffee meetup, dinner with UNIFI, a showing of “Shaun of the Dead,” and the fourth Annual Flying Spaghetti
Monster Dinner were constructed for two main purposes. “We wanted to create a time for anyone questioning their religion on campus to come and meet some of UNIFI’s members and learn more about us. Also, we wanted to help our community and show that we can be good without God,” said Kayla Merrill, a junior majoring in social work who came up with the idea for Out Week and was the driving force behind the program. Through an enormous
amount of time, effort and planning, Merrill’s goal was “to encourage nonbelievers to reveal their lack of belief to those around them.” UNIFI and Out Week encourage people to share their “coming out” stories – the story of the first time they came out to family or friends as a nonbeliever. Supporting fellow minority students and fostering a community of nonreligious individuals is a key goal of UNIFI and Out Week. “The word ‘atheist’ has such a sour taste to so many peo-
ple,” said John Chesley, a junior majoring in geology. Chesley is the director of membership for UNIFI and would “like to see the stereotype against atheists fade.” “The original impetus for the Out Campaign in general stems from a public distrust of atheists and the popular notion that people can’t be good without God or religion,” said Cory Derringer, president of UNIFI and a senior majoring in sociology. As UNIFI’s president, Derringer has been pleasantly
surprised at student reactions. His supervisory role has given him the opportunity to see how well the fellow leaders of UNIFI have stepped up to lead large scale events that show what the group is trying to express. “We’re more than a negation of any religion; most of us share common humanist values such as compassion and empathy, equality and a healthy respect for science and unfettered inquiry,” said Derringer.
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were cool until they realized that it wasn’t just a show on TV, but that it was really happening. Carr also shared the story of a friend who was in New York City on Sept. 11 and had witnessed the first plane hitting the North Tower, saying it left a shape “like a ‘Looney Tunes’ silhouette” when the characters would run through a wall of smoke. Next, Jan Boland, co-director of Red Cedar Chamber Music; Deborah Dakin, principal violist with the Quad City Symphony; and John Dowdall, founding member and artistic director of Red Cedar Chamber Music joined their musical talents on the flute, viola and classical guitar, respectively, to play a short piece which held the audience in complete silence. While the trio played, the screen above them showed printed words that seemed lit up as though held to a candle that eventually faded to pictures taken at Ground Zero while the World Trade Center fell. Ash covered everything; people ran down the streets with tears streaming down their faces; smoke billowed from the iconic buildings in New York’s skyline. As the pictures faded in and out, not a soul in GBPAC moved. It was as though everything had frozen except the tears perched on the edges of eyes, ready to cascade down faces at a moment’s notice. Next Mackenzie Roth, a junior theatre major, held the spotlight to relate the story of a close friend whose father was a firefighter on Squad 18 in Manhattan. When the Towers fell, Squad 18 reported and many of them were never seen by their families again. Roth’s friend lost her dad for three days, and when he finally came home, he was forever changed from the things he had witnessed. Boland, Dakin and Dowdall took the stage again to play while a watercolor rendering of the Towers was shown on the screen. Letters danced like waves in front of the image and formed the names of all those lost in the attack. The letters in the names fell away like raindrops on a windowpane to make way for new names, and in the audience one could hear muffled whispers of “wow” and “awesome.” Lauren Galliart, a senior theatre major, and Tera Edmonds, a graduate student studying communication studies, came out to perform a piece about two girls who had lost family that day. One girl lost her sister who had worked at the World Trade Center, and the other lost her mother, who had an interview
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in the same place. Both girls tried desperately to get a hold of their loved ones, but were unable to do so. When they dialed 911 they were told to be patient, but how could they be so when the fates of people so close to them were unknown? The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra then played their longest piece of the night. The orchestra pulsed hypnotically and the music was full of passionate swells and frantic-sounding strings. When the unified voices of all the instruments built up into an outstanding crescendo, the entire house felt pain, happiness and the fondness of old memories that had once been forgotten. The last student speaker of the night was Brett Jones, a junior theatre major. Jones had written a poem entitled “Mama” for a Georgia woman who lost her 12-year-old son on a plane heading for New York City on that September Tuesday. The poem was perhaps the most powerful piece of the evening. It sent shivers up and down the spine and caused goosebumps to pop up all over one’s arms. Silence fell in the same way as the tears as Jones made everyone feel the pain this poor woman had felt every day of her life since that sad morning. A final music piece from the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra and Metropolitan Chorale wrapped up the night. A standing ovation met all who had performed that night. Jamie Bruess and Lauren Anderson, both seniors majoring in public relations, shared their thoughts on the night. “I thought it was interesting to hear other people’s stories about that day,” said Bruess. “Even if they hadn’t been there, the secondhand stories were good, too.” “I thought it was beautiful,” Anderson said. “I was sort of surprised that there weren’t more pictures of the towers, but the imagery was interesting.” Glenn Nellist of Center Point said, “I thought it was lukewarm through the whole program. I’m not sure it hit the mark. I wanted to see the National Anthem in there. The execution was fine; I’m not sure the idea was great.” Although the program was not traditionally patriotic, many audience members said they were glad to have attended. Beth McCrindle, a resident of Waterloo, was pleased with how the program went. “I think it’s wonderful when a community can come together for an event of remembrance like this,” she said. “All of the student speakers were great.”
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Senior theatre major Ryan Decker reflects on the 9/11 terrorist attacks during “Remembrance: 9/11 Ten Years Later” at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center Sunday.
Share your experience. Where were you on 9/11? What do you remember from that day? Share your story by commenting on this article on our website, www.northerniowan.org.
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Steve Carignan, director of the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, addresses the audience during “Remembrance: 9/11 Ten Years Later” Sunday.
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The No. 15-ranked University of Northern Iowa Panther volleyball team came ready to play against the previously undefeated and No. 12-ranked Iowa State University Cyclones. The Panthers came out with something to prove after their loss to No. 6-ranked University of Minnesota this weekend. They beat the Cyclones in front of a record crowd of 6,490 fans in the first three sets 26-24, 25-16 and 25-18. “I don’t think we were prepared,” said ISU head coach Christy Johnson-Lynch. “I don’t think (ISU) was ready for what came at us tonight.” Bre Payton had an attack percentage of .353 to go along with seven kills and 30 assists to her teammates. Many of these assists went to Krista DeGeest and Megan Lehman, who each had eight kills to spark the Panthers. Iowa State (9-1) got things started early by going on a 5-0 run out of the gate. The Panthers quickly rebounded with a 5-0 run of their own and eventually took the lead at 10-9. The set remained close and the Panthers found themselves down 21-20 late. A kill by DeGeest sparked a 3-0 run for UNI, but ISU retaliated to push the score to 24 apiece. However, UNI took the next two points to make the final score 26-24. The record crowd was ecstatic throughout the match, cheering for their respective teams. Many Cyclone fans made the trip to Cedar Falls to cheer on their team, but it was the home crowd who motivated the Panthers and helped will them to victory, according to Payton. “The crowd is great,” said Payton. “That many fans supporting us is awesome. Tonight, we used it in our favor.” ISU came back in the second set determined to gain an edge over the Panthers. The set was tied at 3-3 before UNI went on a 6-1 run. The Panthers never looked back. ISU pulled within three points midway through the match at 15-12, but UNI wouldn’t let them get any closer, eventually taking the set
25-16. “We just wanted to make sure we got in front of (the crowd) and had a big press,” commented DeGeest, who contributed four blocks. UNI (10-1) ended with 13 team blocks compared to ISU’s four. The Cyclones played tough around the net, but the Panthers kept pressure on ISU the whole match. The Cyclones, refusing to give up, battled UNI to a 10-10 tie in the third set. Backed by the home crowd, the Panthers went on to take a 17-10 lead. The Panthers controlled the rest of the set and notched a 25-18 victory, taking the match 3-0. UNI head coach Bobbi Petersen thanked the UNI fans who came out to support the Panthers. WHITNEY PHILLIPS/Northern Iowan “They were absolutely amazing The Panthers defeated Iowa State in Cedar Falls for the first time since 2001. UNI will head into tonight. I can’t tell you enough how MVC play with a record of 10-1. big of a difference that makes.” UNI achieved their first home victory over the Cyclones since 2001, and for the current UNI players, it was their first ever win against their in-state rivals. “No matter who’s the better team or not, whoever shows up that night is going to be the team that wins,” said Payton. The Panthers open up Missouri Valley Conference play on Friday as they take on Southern Illinois University in the McLeod Center. The match is set to start at 7 p.m. WHITNEY PHILLIPS/Northern Iowan
VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW: SIU (5-3) vs. UNI (10-1)
UNI’s Bre Payton (2) finished the match against Iowa State with a game-high 30 assists.
When: Friday, 7 p.m. Where: McLeod Center What’s at stake: UNI will put their 40-match MVC winning streak on the line as well as their 20-match home winning streak against MVC opponents. Who to watch: Krista DeGeest leads UNI with 113 kills through 11 matches. She is averaging 2.69 kills per set.
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The Panthers finished with 13 blocks against the Cyclones and held ISU to a .093 attack percentage for the match.
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Baseball: America’s pastime
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Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers will look to defend their Super Bowl championship this season. The Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in Super Bowl XLV.
NFL Preview
and the New York Giants making Sports Columnist the playoffs, with the Eagles taking the title. I don’t buy into the “Dream I watch a good deal of ESPN and Team” talk you hear about, but they I own a few National Football League should be a solid team if they can jerseys, so therefore I feel more than keep Michael Vick healthy. qualified to shove my predictions for The defending NFC champion Green the NFL season down your throats. Bay Packers should have no trouble The first controversial thing I will in taking the division crown this year. say is that the American Football I think the Minnesota Vikings will Conference’s Eastern Division is take a step in the right direction, the the best division in the league. No Chicago Bears will take a step back disrespect to the National Football and the Detroit Lions will take a leap Conference’s Southern Division, but forward. I predict the Lions finishthe lowly Carolina Panthers drag the ing second in the division while just division down a notch or two (I’m not missing the playoffs as a result of a that impressed by Cam Newton, even terrible officiating call that costs them after his week 1 performance). My in the last week. I’m wondering if the prediction (guess would be a better NFL can live with the Lions being a word) for the AFC East is that the decent team. New England Patriots will continue The NFC South is a fantastic divitheir reign with the New York Jets sion. It is tough for me to leave the close behind as a playoff team them- Tampa Bay Buccaneers out of the selves. On an important side note, I playoffs again because I think they believe the Miami Dolphins will edge will be a very solid team. It wouldn’t out the Buffalo Bills for third place. surprise me if LeGarrette Blount Everybody circles leads the league in the wagons like rushing. I’m taking the Buffalo Bills. the New Orleans The AFC Saints first and the North will be repAtlanta Falcons The last time the resented by two second as a playoff teams in the playteam. Indianapolis Colts offs. I believe the The NFC didn’t make the Baltimore Ravens West hardly will take the divideserves mentionplayoffs was when sion title and ing, but I’ll give I was in seventh the Pittsburgh the nod to the Steelers will finish St. Louis Rams. grade... second as long as Don’t ask me for “Big Ben” avoids a reason, because I bad decisions. don’t have one. The last time That leaves the Indianapolis Colts didn’t make my Super Bowl prediction for this the playoffs was when I was in sev- year. I’ll take the Chargers over the enth grade and we were all amazed Saints in perhaps one of the boldest when the Patriots upset Kurt Warner picks I’ve ever made. and the “Greatest Show on Turf ” in For my Most Valuable Player vote the Super Bowl. I predict the end of this year, I’m all over the Michael that streak by picking the Houston Vick bandwagon. I realize that his Texans to win the AFC South this bandwagon is speeding down the road year, but if the Patriots win the Super with no brakes. It has disaster written Bowl, I will be inconsolable. all over it, but if he stays healthy, he It has been the San Diego Chargers’ has the opportunity to put up one of “year” for as many years as I can the best seasons of all time. Just ask remember and it has never panned Matthew Berry. out for them. I think that will change Based on my history of predicthis season and I’ve got them as tions and my ability to make bets on my AFC representative in the Super sports, you should probably take this Bowl. Now that Charger’s kicker Nate column to Las Vegas and put your Kaeding is out for the season due to student loans on the opposite, but jokinjury, they may make a few clutch ing aside this is what I’m going with. kicks now and again (too soon?). However this season turns out, I’m Moving over to the NFC, in the just happy the NFL season has begun. East, I have the Philadelphia Eagles PAUL KOCKLER
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Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander is trying to become the first MLB pitcher in 21 years to reach 25 wins in a season. Verlander just recorded his 23rd win Tuesday night.
name of “America’s Pastime.” There’s Sports Columnist no hiding it; baseball has a lot of great history. Dating back all the way Football fans, your time has to the 1800s, it is one of the oldest arrived! We are about to enter the sports still around. But as the times third week of college football, while have changed, so has people’s love for the National Football League opened the game. its season last Thursday night with Many responses to why people the Green Bay Packers vs. the New turn their backs to baseball is the fact Orleans Saints. Wherever I am, all I that the games last so long. Yet, when hear is previews of the NFL season. you look into it, a baseball game usuWhether it’s sitting at home watching ally takes up a three-hour TV slot. It ESPN or sitting in class while I read seems like a long time, but football articles on the Internet, I can’t get takes up that same three-hour TV enough of football. slot. Sure, the game pace can be difBut while fans get excited about ferent, but that’s very dependent on Saturdays and Sundays, I can’t help who is playing. I can compare Carlos but wonder what happened to base- Zambrano’s up-tempo pitching style ball. We’ve all to the fast-paced been so caught Saints, who like up in a new to gain dozens football season of yards at one that no one can time. I can also If we don’t start to remember who compare every appreciate the game won the World slow Boston Series last fall. and all the little things Red Sox pitcher Well, surpristo the handit has to offer, then ingly to some it-off-and-seepeople, baseball where-it-takesone day baseball will is still on. us Buffalo Bills just be a lost memory It’s disheartoffense. ening to see I think it’s in our heads. everyone hop really disapoff the baseball pointing when train, especially people can tell during such a me who won the great season, to get on the football Super Bowl for the past five years, bandwagon. While football is just but no one can tell me who won the starting, people don’t seem to realize World Series just one year ago. (It there are still so many great stories was the San Francisco Giants, for left in this baseball season. Who will those wondering). win the American League East? Can If we don’t start to appreciate the Justin Verlander be the first pitcher game and all the little things it has since 1990 to reach 25 wins in a sea- to offer, then one day baseball will son? Can the Philadelphia Phillies just be a lost memory in our heads. reach 100 wins? Hopefully there is still a day when the These stories, along with many Chicago Cubs win the World Series more, fly over people’s heads. Baseball (don’t worry, I don’t expect it to be is about to reach its peak, the playoffs, soon), and that it makes the front page while the NFL is just finishing week headline in every newspaper instead one. This makes me wonder what of a back-page article we all skip over. happened to baseball’s historical nickJAKE BEMIS
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By Nancy Black Tribune Media Services Today’s Birthday (09/16/11). You’re very fortunate now. Go ahead and be confident. Look as far down the road as you can, so you can plan your best line and avoid unnecessary accidents. Frugality is a virtue that serves you well. Even if income seems fine, sock some away for later. Your relationships are thriving, so enjoy them. To get the advantage, check
bound luggage tags 36 Cambridge Conservative 37 Jack’s UN ambassador 38 Markers 39 They’re sometimes special 40 Approval from a shocked Scot? 42 “Fake is as old as the __ tree”: Welles 43 It has some smart Alecs 44 “Full House” co-star 47 Place to get bogged down 50 Approval from a sushi chef at the lunch counter? 55 Rough talk 56 Indira’s son 57 50-and-up group 58 Concerning
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59 Encourage none too gently 60 Nursery rhyme tub assembly, e.g. 61 Sharpen 62 Rutabaga, for one 63 Squeezed (out) Down 1 Chiromancer’s reading material 2 Like the northern Lesser Antilles, vis-à-vis the Windward Islands 3 Sporty two-seaters 4 Sugar plant 5 Carved sardonyx 6 Bright-eyed 7 Smoothie ingredient 8 Conquistador’s chest 9 Tender cut 10 Margarita choice 11 __ acid 12 It might be caliente 13 “Catch-22” actor 21 “Africa” band 22 Morales in movies 25 Name of four Holy Roman emperors 26 Rough waters 27 Source of milk for chèvre 28 Sierra Club’s first president 30 Third-oldest U.S. university 31 Yemen’s chief port 32 Corp.-partnership hybrid 33 One garnering lots of interest 34 Chaps 35 Cruising 38 Support for a Salchow 40 Ron Howard send-up of reality shows 41 Apple on a desk 42 Sniggling gear 44 Frozen margarita insert 45 Teeming (with) 46 Chansons de __: medieval French poems 47 Dead end, workwise 48 Drab color 49 Rootless sort 51 Aforetime 52 Mount Ka’ala is its highest peak 53 R&B singer India.__ 54 Touch or shuffle to help.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- You’re Aries (March 21-April earning generous rewards. 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Exert Discover, study and expower gently, with charm plore something familiar to and persuasion. It’s a lucky deepen your understanding. moment for love. Ask for Distant connections conwhat you want. Concentrate tribute. Listen to a friend on serving others, and your about romance. own needs get met. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Assume -- Today is a 9 -- Clear out more responsibility for the space, and grow something next two days. Success can beautiful. Focus on the love be yours. Remember that all around to grow it faster. love is the most important It’s okay to have more than part, as you go ahead and you need. Throw a party to step up to the next level. celebrate. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Keep -- Today is an 8 -- A new your objective in mind, and revelation helps you unprioritize actions. Make a derstand a puzzle. You’re change for the better. The surrounded by abundance right words come easily at home. If you don’t have now. Dare to talk to strangwhat you need, someone ers. Listen and learn. nearby does, and folks want
Answers to Sudoku and Crossword.
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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Financial planning comes easily now. It may be the perfect time to complete a project or to handle procrastinated paperwork. Get it done, and treat yourself to a movie. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- You’re very persuasive now. Go for an income increase. You’re becoming more interesting to another. Call a distant friend to renew a connection that benefits both. Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Entering a busy two-day phase. Make a list and check it twice to avoid forgetting anything. Combine your muscle and your brain for extreme productivity. Then enjoy a great meal.
Capricorn (Dec. 22Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Complete a contract or other document. An investment in your home is okay now. Others find you charming, so get out and play with your friends. Include great music. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- You and your partner have more in common than you realize. This relationship sustains you, especially now. Share the love and your silly senses of humor. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- There may be a tendency to be overwhelmed today. Don’t worry about the future. It’s really always now. Take one step at a time, and you’ll be surprised at how quickly it goes.
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