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UNI may need to return PFG athletic donation BRAD EILERS
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CAMPUS PROTESTS
‘Brother Jed’ visits campus, stirs debate and counterprotest The self-proclaimed “extremist” evangelical preacher and his wife, Sister Cindy, had some choice words for UNI students. < See PAGE 4
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Frank Thompson, professor of finance at the University of Northern Iowa, speaks about the qualities and characteristics the next president at UNI should have at the open forum held by the Iowa Board of Regents.
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UNI football could move up to FBS Troy Dannen, director of athletics, explains the possibilities and ramifications of Panther football leaving the MVFC. < See PAGE 6 CEDAR VALLEY
Local ‘derby babes’ get physical The Push-up Brawlers live ordinary lives by day, but transform into rough and rowdy roller derby queens by night. < See PAGE 4
OPINION
Some are not all In light of the anti-American protests in the Middle East, columnist Smith urges understanding and levelheadedness on all sides. < See PAGE 3
Judgments vs. principles A UNI student responds to David Pope’s recent column, “Open your mind – and spread your legs.” < See PAGE 3
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Forum held to seek input on search for new UNI president KAYLA VENUTO Staff Writer
University of Northern Iowa faculty, staff, students and community members gave input on what they would like to see in the next UNI president at an open forum hosted by the Iowa Board of Regents on Sept. 17. “The future president must see the liberal arts (core) as a hallmark of UNI’s vision,” said Deirdre Bucher Heistad, liberal arts core director. Several others discussed the importance of the LAC within the university, saying it must be strengthened because it is a foundation for all future learning. Joe Gorton, associate professor of criminology, and several other professors said the new president should have strong, proven leadership skills and a
commitment to progressive action. “The university must be faculty centered, not bureaucracy centered,” Gorton said. Junior electronic media major Dylan Hall said he thinks of UNI as a family, so the president “should be the parent of a family, not an assembly line.” In light of last year’s budget cuts, senior Spanish and French double major Kyle Woollums said, “I would like to be able to recommend the University of Northern Iowa to my future students, but at this point, I feel like I can’t.” The members of the presidential search and screen committee present at the forum said they would work hard in finding the university’s new president and take all of the comments at the forum into consideration.
In 2009, Russell Wasendorf Sr. (owner of Peregrine Financial Group Inc., also known as PFG or PFGBest) and his wife Connie pledged to give the University of Northern Iowa athletic department a $2 million unrestricted donation, the largest unrestricted donation ever given to the university at that time. “I am simply paying back, with interest, the financial aid I received while attending UNI. I feel without that financial aid I would not have received a quality college education,” Wasendorf, a 1970 alumnus, said in a press release. However, Wasendorf was charged with federal embezzlement in July, raising questions about whether UNI will have to give the money back. “(Wasendorf) gave a $2 million gift that was going to be paid in installments over four years,” said UNI director of athletics Troy Dannen. “Obviously we hadn’t gotten through four years, so he hadn’t paid all the installments. “He was current on his payments. Any money that he has donated has been frozen right now at the foundation in case it is recalled,” said Dannen. According to Dannen, Wasendorf ’s donation didn’t comprise any of UNI’s athletic budget. “(The funds) were set up in the foundation as a quasi-endowment… It was there as an emergency account,” said Dannen. Wasendorf ’s donation would have likely been used to help reduce cuts, or phase in cuts over time instead of making them immediately. Dannen also said that the money could have been used to help front future projects if other donations were not < See DONATION, page 7
HEALTH INSURANCE
Proposed mandatory insurance policy sparks petition JONATHAN HAUSLER Staff Writer
A proposed mandatory health insurance policy for international students at the University of Northern Iowa has some students expressing concern. “Prior to this year, I paid roughly $400 per year for coverage, but with this new policy, I am now forced to pay $1,250 per year,” said Ajay Abraham, a junior accounting and criminology double major. “We have no issue with having insurance coverage, but we want the option to choose the type and amount
of coverage we have.” Under this requirement, international students would have to enroll in the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP), which is an Alliance Select Plan available to any student enrolled at UNI. SHIP provides health care from a variety of “health care practitioners, suppliers, agencies, programs and facilities called Select Providers (who joined with) Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa to offer each student affordable health care,” according to the plan. It is “designed to < See INSURANCE, page 2
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International students at the University of Northern Iowa were told in April they must enroll in the Student Health Insurance Plan, a plan which works in conjunction with the Student Health Services.
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work in conjunction with the Student Health Services.” Abraham said the university informed students they would be required to enroll in SHIP in April 2012. However, Abraham said it was sent out in an optional listserv email, so many students were not aware of the requirement. “It was listed as the last item of the newsletter — not really expressing the importance of the changing insurance policy,” Abraham said. In order to make more stu-
dents aware of this, Abraham created an online petition. As of press time, 97 people had signed the petition. “The administration realizes that the majority of students are unhappy, and that we are tired of being ignored by Craig Klafter and the Student Health Clinic,” Abraham said. According to Craig Klafter, associate provost for international programs, “some international students had purchased health insurance with low premiums but very high co-payments and deductibles.” “If medical testing or hospitalization was required, those students would have had to come up with thousands (or even tens or hundreds of thousands) of dollars,” Klafter said. Klafter said some international students were even ignoring medical treatment so they wouldn’t have to pay for the bills. Shelley Matthews, director of the Student Health Clinic, said SHIP is very similar to the insurance programs at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University. “The policy has excellent benefits, which meets international visa requirements and provides the students coverage throughout the U.S. and outside of the States,” Matthews said. “The SHIP coverage is the same for domestic and international students, and we have over 400 UNI students on this plan.” Matthews encouraged international students to become members of the Student Health Advisory Committee, which is the student organization for the Student Health Center, and to contact her with concerns regarding the policy.
Other international students said they believe they have been mistreated and used. “UNI making me pay an extra $700 a year for some other student’s fault is slightly unfair to me,” said Khang Ming Ng, a professional science master’s student in actuarial science. Kong Chen, studying for his leisure services doctorate, is bothered by the way the university explained the policy. “UNI should have taken the initiative to effectively and adequately communicate the insurance policy issue with international students,” Chen said. He said he likes the coverage and benefits the insurance provides but is upset how his right to decide has been rendered obsolete. “To deal with the increasing number of international students and accommodate our needs, UNI ought to place and respect the basic human rights before promoting diversity and appreciating cultural difference,” Chen said. Vincent Chukwuemeka, a second-year graduate student, said he thinks the policy is unreasonable. “(It) is truly expensive since I paid a quarter of that amount for my insurance last year, with relatively the same coverage and privileges,” Chukwuemeka said.
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“TAIWAN: A STRONG PARTNER OF THE U.S. IN EAST ASIA” Curris Business Building, Room 109 6-7 p.m. Baushuan Ger, the director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago, will give this lecture. FILM AND DISCUSSION: “UNDER THE SAME MOON” Center for Multicultural Education 8 p.m. A screening and discussion of the film “Under the Same Moon,” which is about a young Mexican boy who travels to the U.S. to find his mother after his grandmother passes away. This event is part of “Dreams Deferred... Dreams Held Fast.”
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SUSTAINABILITY FIELD TRIP Hawkeye Buffalo Ranch and Seed Savers Exchange Heritage Farm 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Register online. Bring $5 and a sack lunch. NORTHERN IOWA BACH CANTATA SERIES McElroy Lobby, GBPAC 12:15 p.m. Members of the UNI Cantorei, Wind Symphony and Northern Iowa Symphony will present Bach’s “Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben?” GUEST ARTIST RECITAL: DENNIS PETERSEN, TENOR Davis Hall, GBPAC 6 p.m. Dennis Petersen, tenor, will present a performance of Schubert’s “Winterreise.”
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Some are not all: a commentary on the Muslim protests against the West
Judgments vs. principles
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A protester confronts with police in a street near the U.S. Embassy in Cairo Sept. 13, 2012. The U.S. ambassador to Libya was killed as protesters in more than a dozen countries condemned an alleged U.S.-made anti-Islam movie called “Innocence of Muslims.”
Sept. 11, 2012: the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya is attacked by armed protestors and results in four American deaths, one of which was Ambassador Christopher Stevens. The basis of this attack, as well as other attacks and protests following it, came from an individual’s attempts to antagonize the Muslim world via a highly offensive media project created in California. Aljazeera.com has published a summary article on their website (entitled “Embassies under attack over antiIslam video”) that contains a detailed map showing the locations of antiWestern protests worldwide, providing links to reports of each location. Protests ranging in degree of intensity have been recorded from the western coast of Africa to southern Indonesia, from Kenya as far north as London and Amsterdam. Many have taken to violence and lives have been lost in attempts to target and harass the U.S., United Kingdom and German embassies around the world. Each side involved in this has reason to be agitated. The Islamic world had core religious and cultural values insulted; Western nations experienced violation of the sanctity that we call “diplomatic immunity.” An American individual working in Libya was not only murdered, but his body dragged and defiled in public streets by people he had dedicated to help. To many non-Muslims, this reaction seems very disproportionate to the offense and has already begun stirring up hostilities that have always been stretched thin. Yet there are things that everybody needs to consider in the midst of these events that will be key to maintaining some sense of respect and decency between each other. Another article on Aljazeera.com, based on the information and links from the aforementioned map of protests, estimates that the total number of protesters (based on counts of each individual event) totals to less than 10,000 people partaking in any of the gatherings worldwide, be they peaceful or violent. The cumulative population of these countries experiencing protest of Western embassies and governments is also listed as being approximately 1.6 billion people. Assuming these numbers are anywhere near true, that’s a participating
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total of less than one hundredth of 1 percent. This needs to be said so that people realize that while the levels of violence and aggression are extreme and brutal, they are only being done by a relative few. It is easy to see the photos of the ambassador’s corpse being defiled or national flags being burned and think that everybody in the world is replicating these notions, but it must be stated that this is not true. Of all the protests recorded to date, a fair number of them have been conducted by nonviolent protesters. The storming and destroying of foreign offices has been done by and large by extremists or those directly under their influence. Every religion in the world has its zealots and radicals, and it is crucial to know that just because they may attract the most attention and make the most noise doesn’t mean they represent the whole of their demographic. This realization must go both ways. This video catalyst was horribly offensive and disrespectful to beliefs held by millions. Yet it was made by an individual and his constituents. Simply because it took place on American soil does not mean that it represents how all non-Muslim Americans and Westerners feel towards Islam or its revered persons. Likewise, simply because a Muslim is insulted by something offensive to their faith does not mean they agree with burning down embassies and killing non-Muslims. Such things are the works of radicals and extremists, which every religion contains. It could be said of me that I am a hypocrite for saying these things; after all, I spent two tours in Afghanistan in the past four years. “Didn’t you go to war against Islam?” The answer to which is simple: no. My time was spent trying to release native Afghans from under the oppression of extremists and murderers and attempting to teach them how to protect themselves. Simply because the people I was opposing in the war
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were Muslim does not mean that I was fighting them because they were Muslim; there’s much more to it than that and there are a number of nonradical Muslims counted among my friends. When interacting with somebody of opposing religions, beliefs or opinions, one must remember that agreement is not requisite of respect or tolerance. It is entirely possible to be civil and respectful in our disagreements. This is crucial in a place with such diversity as this campus. We cannot afford to walk amongst each other and associate a neighbor with the crimes of others in their demographic.
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An old adage states that “one bad apple spoils the whole bunch.” This is simply not true. One bad apple can be thrown out and dealt with, while the others remain unchanged. This entire series of events is based on escalation: instantaneously turning one group against another by retaliating one step further beyond whatever offense was done previously. The distrust and generalization that naturally come from events such as this are exactly what those involved intended, and we must not fall victim to them. These actions were taken by individuals and groups of individuals, and any blame or hatred to be placed should be put squarely on those who had a direct hand in the events themselves. This is not to say we all have to agree; rather, this is to say that we must learn how to live civilly and considerately alongside those with whom we disagree.
Last week’s edition of the Northern Iowan featured an article on the opinion page entitled “Open your mind – and your legs.” The basic premise of this article was promoting uninhibited sexual freedom through the shattering of the current stigmatic stereotypes associated with multiple sexual partners. Pope argues intolerance of those who are fervently sexually active contradicts the “progressiveness” of our modern-day culture; however, this could not be any further from the truth. Granted, humans biologically have primal sexual urges. However, our ability to observe, perceive, process and produce intelligent responses to these urges through deductive reasoning is the only thing that separates us from animals. We are complex creatures who are more advanced than the simplistic urge of banging anything that moves. If we begin to endorse unrestricted sexual autonomy, we in turn begin to endorse human regression; if progressivism is the desired end, an animalistic increase in sexual freedom is not a necessary means to an end. Not only is this perspective a step backward in the evolution of the human race, it is also detrimental to society and our youth. According to The Institute for Youth Development, the sexual activity of minors is up 20 percent since 1970. As college students, we set examples for our nation’s youth, whether we are conscious of it or not. Desensitizing ourselves to multiple-partner-sharing creates a “trickledown effect” and spreads from colleges to high schools, from high schools to middle schools and from middle schools to elementary schools. Minors are not particularly adept at making rational decisions, and believing sexual activity is boundless will lead to an increased rate in teen pregnancy and teens with sexually transmitted diseases. Don’t get me wrong: Sex is incredible, and I too have succumbed to these instinctual impulses. I lost my virginity at the age of 16 and have had my fair share of sexual partners in the six years since. Indeed, I do not identify myself as a “man-whore,” nor would I ever admit to any wrongdoing in my actions. Nevertheless, I acknowledge that improved decision-making is a product of age. As college students we habitually seek instant gratification and make shortsighted decisions we may someday live to regret. Whether it is the threat of STDs or pregnancy, restraints of religion or simply values of personal respect, it is essential we set firm boundaries in order to limit the frequency of indulgent decisions. Pope closes by begging readers to “let others be free of your judgment and scorn.” Yes, blindly believing the typical stereotypes of those who are sexually active is illogically ignorant, but there is a thin line between judgments and principles; there is a vast difference between embracing our sexual nature and whoring around. The progressive, open-minded theological principle “free love to all” does not entail welfare love: everybody shouldn’t get a slice of the pie. Last time I checked, the path to an open mind isn’t through the fallopian tubes. Edward Failor Senior, accounting
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CAMPUS PROTESTS
Evangelical ‘extremists’ exercise free speech ALAN WILKINS Staff Writer
“You people are the ones that are playing Russian roulette with your genitals!” This accusation was screeched by one Cynthia Smock, who was holding a sign that read “YOU DESERVE HELL” on the University of Northern Iowa campus between Rod Library and Maucker Union Monday afternoon. Smock, also known as “Sister Cindy,” is a member of a campus-crusading evangelical ministry that uses a confrontational style of evangelism to spread the gospel of the Bible. She is married to Jed Smock, also known as “Brother Jed,” who runs the ministry from a nondenominational church in Columbia, Mo. The two took turns preaching their own brand of the gospel. They accused the students gathered around them of being “sluts,” “whores,” “perverts” and other labels. Brother Jed said in an interview that he and his wife were on campus to “preach the word of God and call students to repentance.”
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Brother Jed shouts his religious beliefs to a crowd of University of Northern Iowa students. Brother Jed and his wife, Sister Cindy, came to the UNI’s campus last Monday to convince students to repent.
Answering a question about his approach to evangelism, he stated, “I do take an extreme approach. Jesus was an extremist.” Most of the students gathered around Brother Jed and Sister Cindy were laughing and asked them both questions. One student held up a sign pointing to Brother Jed reading, “Jesus Loves You, F--- This Guy.”
Anticipating the event, the UNI Freethinkers and Inquirers were present and gave away free condoms and bingo cards with spaces that featured quotes Brother Jed and Sister Cindy often said. Among the students, a Christian group was evangelizing with a different approach. The members of this group expressed that God loved everyone and that
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what Brother Jed and Sister Cindy said was not true. Rebekah Zimmerman, a junior leisure youth and human services major, was one of the Christian students who disagreed with the two from Missouri. “They are not really living evidence of Jesus Christ and the life that he lived… because Jesus showed love and mercy…and they were
casting a lot of judgment amongst students they didn’t even know,” Zimmerman said. Although Brother Jed was trying to convert students to Christianity, he said, “Well, we do turn most people off. Jesus turned most people off. He angered most people.” He also disagreed with the Christian students present, saying, “People don’t want to forsake their sin and follow Jesus. That’s the bottom line. A lot of these people that talk about God’s love, they’re claiming they’re still sinning! So they want God’s love, and they want salvation and they want heaven while they continue to sin. And you can’t have both.” Most students who listened to Brother Jed and Sister Cindy expressed dislike for their message. Hannah Newgren, a freshman deciding major, said, “I think it’s bullcrap. I don’t think they know what they’re talking about because they don’t have any room to judge us.” An anonymous member of UNI Proud stated, “It’s kind of ridiculous, because he’s making all these claims like < See PREACHING, page 5
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UNI Proud hosts first small group Roller derby divas throw spectrum of 2012-13 school year elbows in ‘Derby, Baby!’ ALAN WILKINS Staff Writer
On Tuesday evening, UNI Proud, the University of Northern Iowa’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) group, hosted a “small group spectrum.” UNI Proud members and interested parties gathered in the Presidential Room at, where co-presidents David Pope and Sara Holmes explained what the night’s activity would be. Everyone present split into four smaller groups, each led by two veteran members of UNI Proud. The group leaders asked the group two discussion questions about identity. Two of the questions were: “What does one gain from identifying with a label?” and “What is lost when someone is labeled?” Many of the participants expressed that being labeled as “gay” or “lesbian” was good in that you were accepted in a
group who is also labeled that way. However, they expressed that many of them also lost membership to other groups and many times lost friends or family. Holmes, a senior biology major, said, “The small groups are basically aimed at focusing on some of the issues that are not commonly talked about. It was an opportunity to spread awareness about a variety of different identities and genders along the spectrum and spark discussion among our members.” Many of the attendees said they enjoyed the event. Darin Adams, a senior criminology major, said, “I’m an ally and I don’t know what it’s like to be gay or transsexual, but it gave me the opportunity to see into that community. It helped me understand that holy s---, these people are really oppressed. I never thought what it would be like to be a gay teacher in Iowa today.
They have to ask, ‘Am I not going to have a job because I’m gay?’” After the small group discussion, the UNI Proud officers trained members how to be panelists in discussion panels that are sometimes given in classrooms. The panels allow students to ask UNI Proud members any question they want about being gay, lesbian, transsexual, bisexual or questioning or about the LGBTQ community. Holmes said she thinks that UNI professors should take advantage of these panels. “No matter what profession you’re going into, there are going to be LGBTQ people in those professions. In order to supply members of this campus with a true liberal arts core education, they need to be familiar with all types of diversity and these panels are a great way to be exposed to another form of diversity,” Holmes said.
BETSY DAVIS Staff Writer
Derby babes make no bones about the physically perilous nature of their hobby. “I’ve got my fair share of bruises and fat lips,” said Moon Tang of Cedar Valley’s own roller derby team, The Push-Up Brawlers. She’s a part of the fastest growing women’s sport in the world. The movie “Derby, Baby! A Story of Love, Addiction, and Rink Rash” showcases how physically exhausting yet mentally rewarding roller derby can be. The film was shown Sept. 15 at the Waverly Palace Theatre. According to the movie, there are 30,000 roller derby teams all over the globe and the first-ever Roller Derby World Cup was won by team USA, but derby is still not considered a sport in the eyes of many. The leagues are complete-
ly run by volunteers. None of the coaches, referees or players are paid. Until the government begins to regulate the derby, it won’t officially be a sport. The girls train just as hard as other athletes, though. Derby girls have to be in top physical condition in order to sprint around that track. They must also possess the mental strength to get up and keep skating after being knocked down countless times. There’s nothing better for these derby babes than when they’re the ones pushing people around. “I have a problem with tripping people,” Tang said while laughing. Most of the women involved in derby lead regular lives during the day. They’re teachers, employees at WalMart and moms. When the sun sets, they put on the < See DERBY, page 5
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relationship advice “My significant other won’t say ‘I love you’ to me in front of certain people. We’ve been together for more than a year, but they won’t say it in front of some of their friends or their parents. What’s up with that?” He Said: It’s hard for some people to say the words “I love you” out loud - even if they do feel it inside. People hide this feeling for all sorts of reasons, some of which could be they don’t want their love to be unrequited or they are ashamed of the feelings they have for someone. But after having dated a person for a year and considering they will say they love you in front of some people, it’s extremely odd that there are others whom they simply refuse to say it in front of. I learned from Nikki Zumbach (UNI’s best professor, in my opinion) that the person who loves you should be able to profess their love for you in front of everyone. There are three P’s, in fact, to indicate love - one of them being “profess.” The other two are “protect” and “provide.” You would think that “profess” would come easily. Your significant other should not only be able to express their feelings for you, but they should WANT to. There are certain circumstances in which I can
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if my wife, my mother or my daughter would ever disagree with me, they would be wrong because I’m a man. I feel like he’s manipulating the Bible and turning it into something he can use for power and I don’t think that’s right at all.”
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fishnets and take on a new identity. It’s a nice change of pace for these women and a good way to release anger. Some of the women in “Derby, Baby!” consider the sport to be their second job since they spend at least 40 hours a month, outside of practices and games, advertising the sport or being coaches. This causes much debate about whether or not roller derby should be a profession. Several women said they love the current raw nature of the sport and claim it wouldn’t be fun if they were paid to do it. Others would love to make roller derby their career and no longer have to do the outside work involved with the sport. Even though these girls enjoy spending their free time beating each other up, they
understand wanting to be modest, however. Maybe their parents don’t agree with their choice in a significant other or think that you are not yet capable of knowing what true love is. Whatever the reason, maybe your significant other doesn’t want to upset their parents by saying they love you. However, they should at least be trying to convince their parents of their love for you. They should also try as hard as they can to have the courage to express their love for you even in front of their parents. I just understand how that could take a little time. As far as friends go, there should be no reason (or none that I can think of) that they wouldn’t be able to say “I love you” in front of them. You need to address this situation as soon as you have a chance. Explain to your significant other how much it hurts when they can’t profess their love for you in front of others. You have every right to be skeptical of their actions. Of course it’s going to make you curious and start considering possible reasons for why they might not be comfortable doing so. You need to take some time to evaluate your relationship and make sure that it’s at a point where both of you would like it to be. If you’re at the point of saying “I love you” and you’ve been dating for more than a year, saying I love you in front of other people should be fairly easy if they really mean it. She Said: This sounds like pure insecurity – something is
Brother Jed has his own Wikipedia page about him and his ministry. He also has his own website at www.brojed.org.
have a sensitive side too. One extra task the roller derby girls never mind doing is community service. On Sept. 22, the Push-Up Brawlers will be volunteering at Cedar Valley’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The Brawlers also volunteer at Sturgis Falls events and for other local associations.
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preventing him or her from putting that out there in certain contexts. First thing I would do is straight up ask them what the problem is. Speculation can only get you so far and they need to spill the beans. The problem could possibly not be with you, but the people surrounding your significant other. There may be some underlying issues as to why they feel uncomfortable. Maybe they don’t like showing their emotions around certain people or maybe (hopefully not) their parents have some kind of issue with you. Ultimately, it could be a variety of reasons within the groups he/she is around. To touch on insecurity again, I’ve heard this issue time and time again. Some people just aren’t comfortable saying “I love you” unless the surroundings are, in their mind, perfect. To say “I love you” is a big deal. It’s a major sign of the strength of the relationship. This is something the two of you will have to work with. However, you are also going to have to respect the reasoning as to why they choose not to say it in some situations, even if their reasoning seems a little off. Ultimately, this is something the two of you are going to have to discuss. There are ten thousand reasons as to why people won’t say “I love you.” Hopefully the reasoning in your case is minor and can be worked through.
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UNI exploring move to FBS football BRAD EILERS Sports Editor
University of Northern Iowa director of athletics Troy Dannen says that he is “trying to gauge” the future of college football and where the UNI football team fits in, whether that be at their current level in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS, formerly known as I-AA) or the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, formerly known as I-A). “The landscape in college football has changed so dramatically in the last five years, what I’m looking for is the way to protect Northern Iowa’s interests as it continues to change over the next five years,” said Dannen. “How can Northern Iowa be best positioned and best situated to have competitive success but to also be sure that we are still playing at what I consider to be the second level of football? The Big Ten and Big 12 Conferences, that level is number one, but being at the second level of football. “I see the schools in the Sun Belt, the MAC (Mid-American Conference), the Mountain West, Conference-USA, even now the Big East; we are growing closer to them and we are all growing away from the (five power conferences). I’m looking at whether or not our aspirations should be competing with those schools,” said Dannen. “We compete with them for students, we compete with them academically, so the question is should we be competing with them in football? “The most important thing for us is to study
Northern Iowa and what we want to be. One of the questions that I know this study is going to leave is: can FBS football help the institution grow regionally from an enrollment standpoint? That is a question I won’t be able to answer, but that is a question I will have to engage with others off campus and they will have to answer that. There has to be benefits to the institution. Any move has to fit with the institution’s goals and objectives,” said Dannen.
Competitiveness
The Panthers are a football powerhouse at the FCS level, annually competing for the national championship. However, a move to a mid-major FBS conference like the MAC, which would make sense in terms of size and geography, would virtually put an end to UNI’s shot at competing for national titles on an annual basis. Instead, UNI would be competing for bids to mid- or low-level bowl games. “We are at a very nice level of football where we are at the top and we are the ‘big fish,’ and that is not going to be the case if we make the move (to FBS), but I also don’t know what the long-term future of FCS football is going to look like,” said Dannen. “We have a competitive history of being able to play with schools more heavily funded than us, but we do that at isolated times, one or two times a year. You don’t make the move if you don’t ever anticipate winning a game. So it’s not just to be at the party, I want people to know we’re at the party. You don’t go any place where you can’t be competitive.
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The UNI football team faces FBS foe Iowa State. UNI Director of Athletics Troy Dannen says UNI is exploring a move to FBS football, but nothing is imminent at this time.
“When Northern Iowa joined the Missouri Valley Conference we weren’t competitive in most sports, but we became competitive. We grew. When you surround yourself with institutions who are all stronger across the board than you, you can either stay in your corner or you can build yourself up so that you can compete with them,” said Dannen. “Northern Iowa has shown from that move (that) < See FBS, page 7
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PANTHERS VS. PENGUINS (1-2)
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Farley looks to stay undefeated against Youngstown State WHEN: 6 P.M.
BRAD EILERS Sports Editor
Mark Farley is in his 12th season as the head coach of the University of Northern Iowa football team and currently stands 11-0 against Missouri Valley Football Conference foe Youngstown State University. A perfect record against any team over that length of time is impressive, let alone against a team like the Penguins, who enter Saturday’s matchup against the Panthers ranked No. 4 in the Football Championship Subdivision. “Most games that we’ve played with (YSU) have come down to the final minute,” said Farley during his weekly press conference. “They’re playing very well right now and they’re very confident, and they are playing at home.” Saturday will be the conference opener for two teams that likely feel they have a legitimate shot at the conference title and a deep run in the FCS playoffs. However, the Penguins sit at 3-0 overall, including a win against Football Bowl Subdivision foe the University of Pittsburgh, while
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the Panthers sit at 1-2 with no wins against FCS competition. This means the Panthers will likely have to win the MVFC title or go 7-1 over their final eight games to ensure a playoff berth. As Farley notes, that won’t be an easy task. “I’m concerned. We’re 1-2 and we’re going to Youngstown. Our backs are against the wall… we have to find a way,” said Farley. “This is our schedule, this is our team and we’re going to have to find a way. “We’ve got an inconsistent (team). We did a really good job on defense against Wisconsin and an average job on offense. At Iowa, I feel we did an average job on defense and a good job on offense. The middle game you can’t really measure,” said Farley. To make matters worse, the Panthers will enter Saturday night’s contest uncertain about the status of their three starting linebackers. Juniors Jordan Gacke and Zach Cutkomp, along with sophomore Max Busher, all suffered injuries last weekend against the University of Iowa Hawkeyes and may be forced to miss some game time.
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“Zach Cutkomp and Jordan Gacke are questionable right now… and Max Busher is questionable right now too with an ankle (injury), the other two (injuries) are knees,” said Farley. The Penguins like to run mul-
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tiple offensive sets in their no-huddle offense, while running a basic 4-3 defense. YSU prides themselves on
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their ability to control the running game on both offense and defense. The Penguins are averaging 250 rushing yards per game while allowing an average of just 95.7 yards on the ground. “It’s a no-huddle offense, but it’s not a hurry-up. They see what the defense is in and they get the right adjustment and then they go to the line and call the play,” said Farley. “They’ve got 10 returning starters from last year on offense. They are very solid. They’re running back is excellent and they’ve got good receivers who can spread the field. What makes (YSU) so good is their ability to score points.” For Farley and the Panthers to continue their dominance over the Penguins, they will have to control the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball and win the turnover battle. Kickoff for Saturday’s game is scheduled for 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3.com or you can listen to Gary Rima call the game live on 1540 KXEL.
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sitting at the top, but we’ve shown the ability as an institution to get there. I have no doubts that if we were to move, we would be competitive, whether that be year one or that’s somewhere down the line.”
Funding/Expenses
Despite the football program’s success on the field over the past three decades, the average home attendance during last year’s 10-3 season, which saw UNI bring home their 16th Missouri Valley Football Conference championship, was 13,189. While that number is good enough for 23rd in the FCS, it is still more than 1,800 fans short of the required average number of 15,000 fans over a twoyear period. “One requirement (to move to FBS) is that you have to average 15,000 paid or actual fans at home games over a two-year period, and I’m not worried about that at all. I know there are other options that (FBS) schools have used that average less fans through the gate than we do, but actually have the numbers,” said Dannen. “The way that we
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readily available. Those future donations could have then been used to backfill the project. “I think (Wasendorf ’s donation) showed us the value of having unrestricted assets
fund football here, with the exception of our recruiting budget and scholarships, from a salary standpoint and most other standpoints, we fund football competitively with the MAC and Sun Belt schools. “The one very obvious increase in expense would be adding as many as 20 football scholarships, and from an equity standpoint, we would be adding a like number of female scholarships. We do not have that many unfunded scholarships in our existing programs which means the obvious thing would be a move like this would probably necessitate a growth in our women’s offerings,” said Dannen. Funding would likely be the biggest hurdle the program would face if they made the move to FBS football. However, UNI just received a total of $950,000 for playing the University of Wisconsin and the University of Iowa in football this season. Those numbers could double if the program moved up to the FBS. Iowa, for instance, paid Arkansas State University $800,000 in 2009, the University of LouisianaMonroe $1.05 million last year
and will pay Central Michigan University $875,000 this year to play at Kinnick Stadium. Also, in 2014, the FBS will implement a new four-team playoff system that is expected to generate more than $500 million annually. While power conference schools like Iowa and Iowa State University are projected to earn $5 million or more, a mid-major FBS school could see payouts around $1 million apiece.
in a time when budget cuts could come at a moment’s notice. It allowed us to have some options, as opposed to when we dropped baseball in 2009 with budget cuts and no money in the bank.” With the future of Wasendorf ’s donation in question, the UNI athletic
department is continuing to search for other donors who are willing to contribute to the athletic fund. “Russ (Wasendorf) was obviously supportive of UNI and of UNI athletics, and it’s important now going forward that we raise money that will be used in the way that Russ’
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Staying connected to the MVC
Dannen stated that he had not been in contact with any FBS conferences about membership and did note that no matter the outcome, the university will still maintain ties to the Missouri Valley Conference in all sports except for football. The football program is a part of the MVFC, a separate entity from the MVC. “The one thing I know fiscally right now, just with a little research, is that anything other than a football-only move isn’t going to be financially viable,” said Dannen. “Traveling your track team to Akron, Ohio, or taking your volleyball team to Louisiana for conference games throws the financial model so far out
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of whack that this would have to be a football-only discussion.”
Nothing imminent
Dannen cautions that he is still gathering information on the situation. “There is nothing imminent; that’s important for people to realize,” he said. Dannen can’t make a decision until the university hires a new president to replace Ben Allen, who will be retiring by July 1, 2013. However, Dannen wants the program to be ready in case an opportunity presents itself. “Right now we have to be ready for whatever comes up in the environment, and if we’re not prepared for it we’ll get left behind,” said Dannen. “One thing that has been shown time and time again is that if the world passes you by and you get left behind, it’s four times as hard to get back to the top as it is if you’re at the top and you lead the way forward. That’s where we are right now, we’re at the top and we’re trying to lead the way forward. “Scrutiny (of the athletic department) in recent years has been that we need to cut, eliminate, reduce,” Dannen said. “Scrutiny is important. gift was intended to be used,” said Dannen. “We spent a good part of the last couple of months meeting with prospective donors who have the capacity to make similar gifts.”
Scrutiny can also tell you that the greater advantage is to do just the opposite. In the face of financial issues, sometimes the best investment is to actually spend money. “If you stop trying to move yourself forward you get passed by and we can’t afford to let that happen,” Dannen continued. “We are too good of an institution and we have too good of an athletic program to let anything or anybody pass us by. It’s time to quit thinking that cutting everything is the answer to anything. Being bigger and better may be the answer.”
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