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Youngstown State got the best of UNI in Ohio last Saturday, snapping an 11-game streak of being bested by the Panthers. < See PAGE 6 OPINION

We too have value: the plight of student majoring in something other than business Columnist Konrardy attended the fall career fair hoping employers would truly be looking for “all majors,” but felt this was simply not the case. < See PAGE 3 FILM REVIEW

‘Trouble with the Curve’ is pleasant, but formulaic

Film critic Toft was entertained by “Trouble,” but as he watched the movie, he couldn’t shake the feeling that somehow, he’d seen all this before. < See PAGE 4

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BOR president proposes in-state tuition freeze LINH TA

Panthers fall to the Penguins on the road

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There may be a tuition freeze for in-state students at the Iowa regent universities as early as the 2013-2014 school year.

At the Iowa Board of Regents meeting on Sept. 12, Craig Lang, president of the BOR, proposed

the tuition freeze, a move all three university presidents agreed with.

The BOR will also ask the state to increase the general fund for the regent universities by 2.6 percent, with an additional $4 million for the University of Northern Iowa, Lang said.

Lang said a tuition freeze would be possible due to high

enrollment at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University and “projected low inflation for the coming year.” For most instate students at the three universities, tuition increased by about 3.75 percent this year.

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Renovations to president’s house approved by BOR CODY GRIMES News Writer

The Iowa Board of Regents approved the University of Northern Iowa’s proposal for $450,000 in renovations to the president’s house at their Sept. 12 meeting.

The renovations, which UNI said are part of the transition to a new president, include upgrades in wiring and climate control and the remodeling of lower levels to separate the private residences from on-site catering operations.

The repairs will also involve replacing portions of the heating and air-conditioning system, some painting, improving furniture and improving handicap accessibility in the house, according to Michael Hager, vice president for administration and financial services.

According to a report presented to the BOR, funds for the project will come from the treasurer’s temporary investment income as well as the building repair fund.

Hager said the renovations will begin “towards the end of the fall semester.” University

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The Iowa Board of Regents approved $450,000 in renovations to the University of Northern Iowa’s president’s house (above) at their meeting on Sept. 12. The president’s house is part of campus.

staff will do some of the renovations, while other portions will be bidded out.

The report given to the BOR addressed the concern that these repairs come directly after the closure of one-fifth of UNI’s academic programs this spring.

“The university is sensitive

to recommending these modifications at this time; however, the university has a responsibility for the preservation of historical and significant campus buildings,” the report said.

The building, in its current location at College Street and Seerley Boulevard, was

constructed early in 1908 to accommodate then-university-president Homer Seerley and his growing family. It has been renovated many times since its original construction to include modern amenities such as air conditioning and modern plumbing.

NEWS IN PHOTOS SLIDESHOWS See photos from the campus Color Run and the Muslim Cultural Exhibit in Maucker Union.

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VoterPalooza helps students register to vote, educates them about candidates JUSTIN ALLEN/ Northern Iowan

Far left: University of Northern Iowa students hold up signs for Ben Lange, a Republican candidate for U.S. Congress at VoterPalooza. NISG hosted the event on Sept. 20 at Lawther Field.

Left: Students get information during VoterPalooza.

A variety of student organizations tabled at the event.

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Iowa Student Government President J o r d a n BancroftSmithe, the tuition freeze may have complications for UNI, as the freeze is only BANCROFTSMITHE for in-state students.

Bancroft-Smithe said because Iowa and Iowa State have more out-of-state students, the freeze would affect their budgets less.

“So (with UNI) being 92 percent in-state students as opposed to 49 or 48 percent at Iowa and just over 50 percent at Iowa State, it most definitely affects us differently because it means 92 percent of our incoming tuition is then frozen,” Bancroft-Smithe said.

If the tuition freeze passes and UNI does not receive additional funding from the BOR, UNI could potentially have a deficit “next year equal to inflation,” Bancroft-Smithe said.

“If we get the funds that we need, we can make it through (the freeze). Otherwise it might equal more budget cuts. But we don’t know yet,” BancroftSmithe said. “We need to get

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word from the state about funding first.”

Tim Bakula, assistant director of financial aid, said freezing tuition would “make UNI more affordable in the short term,” while long-term impacts are unclear.

“From an affordability perspective, anything that can be done to reduce cost for students is good,” Bakula said through email correspondence. “Long-term impacts are difficult to fully determine at this point as so many variables with state and federal funding could come into play.”

Bancroft-Smithe said he thinks the BOR is “very understanding” of UNI’s situation.

“They gave us money last year. They brought this up at our student leader lunch last Wednesday, and they did indicate that they recognized UNI was in a very unique position and may need some special attention,” BancroftSmithe said.

Alongside proposing a tuition freeze, the BOR also considered a proposal requesting more than $644 million from state appropriations for fiscal year 2014 at their meeting. Included in the request is funding for higher education, special school education, sci-

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... So what I would prefer to see happen is the tuition freeze ... and then we get that additional funding to help us make it through the freeze financially.

But if that’s not going to happen, we can’t make it through the tuition freeze.

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ence, technology, engineering and mathematics initiatives and tuition replacement.

During the meeting, regents said funding for FY 2012 was essentially the same from 1997, despite enrollment growth, and cuts to Iowa’s public universities in FY 2010 were the most in the nation.

Overall, Bancroft-Smithe said the tuition freeze would be better for students but “really damaging to the university.” “… So what I would prefer to see happen is the tuition freeze … and then we get that additional funding to help us make it through the freeze financially,” Bancroft-Smithe said. “But if that’s not going to happen, we can’t make it through the tuition freeze.”

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Correcting inaccuracies in insurance policy story I write regarding “Proposed mandatory insurance policy sparks petition” (Sept. 21, volume 109, issue 8) to correct several inaccuracies in the story.

The mandatory insurance policy required of international students as of April 2012 is not a proposal as the headline indicates. Rather, it is university policy approved by the Student Health Clinic on Feb. 3, 2012 and by President Allen’s cabinet on April 2, 2012.

Contrary to the assertion in the story that the policy was only communicated to students through “an optional listserv email,” the policy was in fact posted on the University of Northern Iowa website under “Policies” at http://www.uni.edu/policies/316, under the Student Health Clinic website at http://www.uni. edu/health/insurance/, included in the International Student Office’s website at http://www.uni.edu/internationalservices/insurance and communicated by letter to new international students and by email to current international students.

The listerv referenced is not optional (all international students are subscribed to it) and the notice was in fact the first item on the April 20 announcement, and was repeated on the April 27 announcement. The policy also appears in the International Student Handbook.

Mr. Abraham claims that students have been ignored by me and the Student Health Clinic. In fact, the Student Health Center staff and I have met with every student who requested a meeting on the matter (although there were only a handful of such requests). I note that none of the students quoted in the story ever sought a meeting with me.

I shall respond to the remaining arguments put forward in the article ad seriatim.

• The university-required insurance is more expensive than other policies. It is true that the SHIP policy is more expensive than policies previously carried by many international students, but you get what you pay for and those less-expensive policies have much higher copayments and deductibles than the SHIP policy. Since the SHIP policy is subject to competitive bidding and because it is a large group policy of relatively young members, the premium charged is lower than any student could get on their own for comparable coverage, copayments and deductibles. The premium is substantially less than what UNI faculty and staff pay for their insurance through UNI. • The University Mandatory Health Insurance Policy denies students the ability to decide what insurance to purchase. It is true that the university policy does deny students the ability to decide what insurance to purchase. However, there are other factors a university must take into consideration, including the impact of inferior insurance coverage on international students, the university community and university finances. These risks include the inability of international students to afford necessary medical care, the risk of communicable diseases spreading to others in the university community and the risk of the university being required to pay the health care costs of students with inadequate coverage. In our society, an individual has traditionally been permitted to do as he or she pleases until that behavior adversely impacts others (e.g., one can choose to play music loudly, but not at 3 a.m. in a residential neighborhood).

• Students have a “human right” to choose any level of health insurance they wish. This argument is contested by many people around the world, who argue, to the contrary, that health care is a basic human right. In addition, the so-called “Obamacare” law stipulates minimum basic coverage for all U.S. residents and the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law in National Federation of Independent Business et al. v. Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. (June 28, 2012).

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We too have value: the plight of a student majoring in something other than business Last Monday, the McLeod Center was home to the University of Northern Iowa’s fall career fair, hosting more than 150 organizations. This diverse pool of employers ranged from insurance companies to (what appeared to be) pyramid schemes, all proudly advertising new and exciting careers in everything from high-pressure sales positions to riding a desk for the rest of your life.

Many students with majors unrelated to business learned that the grounds for UNI Career Services’ claim that the career fair is not only for business majors is very weak.

In an email Career Services sent to students only days before the fair, they said, “Over half the employers at the fair will be seeking ALL MAJORS.” In defense of Career Services, they were correct. They would have been more correct had they included the premise that the phrase “all majors” is all-encompassing only if your major requires classes in accounting, finance, economics, management, marketing, business or correctly using the word “synergy.”

This is a problem. To marginalize entire fields of study, and the individuals committed to studying them, is an injustice.

We do this because we have created this dichotomy of hard and soft skills and sciences, and due to our need to constantly establish superiority and inferiority, we try to rank them (in typical hard-science fashion) on a hierarchical scale of use value. One advantage hard skills and science have over soft skills and science is explained by the affect heuristic.

There is inherent bias in terms and ideas because the emotion we

NATE KONRARDY konrardy @uni.edu

associate with certain words impacts our perception of what that word is describing (lesswrong.com).

Basically, affect heuristics are mental shortcuts used to infer meaning, often incorrectly, from something’s name. So, something described as “hard” and thought of as objective, sturdy or reliable is perceived to have more value than something described as “soft,” because it’s thought of as malleable, feeble or untrustworthy.

Another reason hard skills seem to be preferred has to do with our ability to recognize and quantify them. It may be easier to recognize hard skills, but the fact that they are easier to objectively define and measure doesn’t cause them to have more objective value.

The influence perception has on hard and soft skills is similar to the influence perception has on the economy. If people believe the economy is terrible, they’ll stop spending their money. If people stop spending their money, the economy suffers.

The perception that the economy is bad creates a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Similarly, if we continue to view individuals with soft skills as inferior, we will maintain our unfounded belief that hard skills are superior because we refuse primarily softskilled individuals the opportunity to prove themselves. Just as you miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take, you fail to complete 100 percent of the jobs you’re never given.

A wise person (who recently graduated with majors in philosophy and accounting) once told me, “I will get hired for my accounting degree, but I will be promoted because of my philosophy degree.”

This is consistent with the idea that the ability to think critically and adapt to unfamiliar situations is difficult to quantify, but employers maintain that they are two of the most valuable skills an applicant can possess. Therein lies the problem with something like a career fair: Because these skills are not objective enough, one’s leadership, teamwork and communication skills cannot be accurately quantified to be put on a résumé.

I do not long to be accepted by the career fair people. In fact, the prospect of living a lifestyle similar to those displayed at the fair has always repulsed me. But either way, there are few things more depressing to a college senior than walking in circles at your university’s career fair as your hope of being valued by another person slowly drains from your being, only to be replaced by the nagging suspicion that you spent thousands of dollars and four of the best years of your life to ensure your learned need for some sort of professional validation will remain forever unsatisfied.

I fear that until the process employers use to find new employees becomes less mechanical, the students of the soft sciences will remain unjustly undervalued.

Nate Konrardy is a senior in

philosophy and interpersonal communication from Dubuque, Iowa.

NISG COLUMN

Panthers: pay attention to pressing issues VoterPalooza took place last Thursday on Lawther Field. I would like to thank all the students who took the time to come out and register to vote. Many student organizations spoke to students and provided them with opportunities to get involved on campus. I greatly appreciate this.

I would also like to thank all of the legislative and congressional candidates for taking the time to come and speak to students about their views and how they can get involved in the community.

In the next week, there will be many groups in Maucker Union and around campus helping students register to vote and handing out literature. If you have not registered to vote, please take some time to seek out these groups and take a moment to fill out a voter registration form.

If you need help registering to vote or learning about candidates’ policies, please feel free to visit the Northern Iowa Student Government office in the upper level of Maucker Union.

As you may have heard from

Jordan Bancroft-Smithe, the student body president, there is a proposal to shift athletic funding from the general education fund to the Student Services Fee. This is a very important topic for students to get educated on and it is essential that you express your views on this matter.

Please take the time to read President Bancroft-Smithe’s Sept.

18 column on the Northern Iowan website at www.northern-iowan. org/opinion. A link is also posted on the Northern Iowan Facebook page. In the column, he lays out the proposed change and outlines what plans would be implemented after a slice of the general fund is opened up.

A few students who have expressed their views on the proposed change have asked how much the $4.3 million from the general fund going to athletics was compared to the total general fund. According to the Board of Regents’ website, that number is $81.1 million – about a $6.4 million increase from the year before.

Educate yourselves and friends

so you can share your views with us on the proposal to shift athletics funding from the general fund to the Student Services Fee with a $25 increase every year until 2020.

President Bancroft-Smithe simply cannot and will not make a decision regarding the matter without first hearing from students. NISG and President Bancroft-Smithe are here to answer students’ questions.

If you see the president or vice president or any member of NISG, stop them and ask questions or tell them what you think. You can also email us at nisg@uni.edu.

Take a second to complete this survey (http://www.uni.edu/studentaffairs/studentservicesfee) from the Division of Student Affairs regarding the proposed change to the Student Services Fee. Thank you very much for considering these matters and taking time out of your busy lives as students to contribute to this process.

Jaime Yowler NISG Director of Relations

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MOVIE REVIEW

‘Trouble with the Curve’ is pleasant, but formulaic ALEX TOFT Film Critic

Something about baseball lends itself to making great films, and maybe that’s part of the reason I was vaguely disappointed with “Trouble with the Curve.” Despite a stellar cast and subject matter rife with nostalgic gravitas, it’s a film that treads familiar ground in too many places and never breaks free of too common tropes and stock characters enough to stand out or say something new.

“Trouble with the Curve” hinges on the waning career of old school baseball scout Gus Lobel (Clint Eastwood, in his first acting role in a movie he isn’t also directing since the early ‘90s), who is beginning to lose his sight. Sensing something is wrong with his old friend and feeling mounting pressure from younger, more tech-savvy recruiters to put the old guard out to pasture, Pete Klein (John Goodman) calls in Gus’ daughter Mickey (Amy Adams) to keep an eye on him as he scouts a promising new hitter in rural South Carolina.

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From left: John Goodman, Amy Adams and Clint Eastwood star in “Trouble with the Curve.”

Already, many readers might sense a slight ringing in their ears, as this plot and these characters might sound a tad played out. But surely such a stellar cast must breathe new life into these familiar characters, and for the most part they do try valiantly to separate their characters from the tropes they spring from. However, the writing

has given them such a parade of rote and familiar scenes that the best the talented cast can do is be charming.

Amy Adams is hit especially hard as Mickey, a Type-A personality who has poured her life so completely into her law career that, in the words of Justin Timberlake’s character (another young baseball scout who also acts as Mickey’s love

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STYLE & BEAUTY Dear Grit ‘n’ Glam, I’m a guy who bought a pair of snow-white Levi jeans this past summer. They fit well and I really want to wear them, but I have one problem – I don’t know what top to wear! Also, should I wait until spring to wear them since Labor Day is long gone? This is really bugging me, so if you could help me out that would be great. Thanks!

-Snow White and the Levi Jeans Dear Snow White and the Levi Jeans, Rules were made to be broken! Not wearing white after Labor Day is a somewhat arbitrary and outdated rule (though still prevalently quoted). Yes, crisp whites look dashing in the summer sun, but they can be worked all year round. As far as rules go, only the ones based in fairly objective fact (such as, oh, I don’t know, the fact that wearing socks with sandals is repulsively hideous) should be adhered to.

You made a good choice with those white jeans. Being a neutral (along with black, gray, muted browns and navies) they can go with the vast majority of colors you might have in your wardrobe. A sleek look could involve a fitted

black V-neck tee with Converse or black high top sneaks.

White jeans are a statement piece, so let them shine with plain button-ups, tees or sweaters. I have a pair of white skinny jeans, in fact, that I love to tuck into snow boots and pair with an oversized sweater all winter long.

Red tops in particular would look vibrant and chic against crisp white as well. Avoid white on white unless you are going for the ‘90s boy band look (no judgment).

I applaud you for taking a chance! As far as I’m concerned, that’s what style is all about.

Dear Grit ‘n’ Glam, I really enjoy wearing dresses and skirts, but I often have issues with the length of them. In the front, my dresses and skirts are an acceptable length and I don’t feel uncomfortable, but in the back, because I have a “badonkadonk,” the length is often shorter and makes me feel awkward and self-conscious. This makes it difficult for me, as I love how these outfits look in < See STYLE, page 5

interest), “There’s no room for anything else.”

Yeah. That’s the kind of rote storytelling you can expect. There’s even the come-on-live-a-little skinnydipping scene with Adams and Timberlake.

Even Eastwood can’t break out of a role he’s played many times before. He seems to only have two modes: cranky and

frustrated. But it is fun to watch him get angry and beat inanimate objects that get in his way as he slowly loses his sight.

There are redeeming moments of great character work, especially between Adams and Eastwood, who spend their scenes out-stubborning each other in genuinely endearing ways, but the scenes between Timberlake and Adams are inoffensive.

They are only there to take the weight off the major arc of Eastwood gracefully fading out.

I think that kind of sums up “Trouble with the Curve”: it’s inoffensive and charming. And much of that charm comes from the cultural cache that baseball still invokes and the gorgeous backdrop of South Carolina.

Overall, the movie adds up to a pleasant, but sort of disposable movie that delivers some entertainment but doesn’t try to break any new ground.

UNIFI

Piratic Pastafarians partake in fifth annual Flying Spaghetti Monster Dinner NICK HINZMANN Staff Writer

Students attending a Thursday night spaghetti dinner in the Commons ballroom were greeted by an unusual host – one who bore a strong resemblance to Captain Jack Sparrow.

“Aaaargh, welcome to the fifth annual Flying Spaghetti Monster Dinner,” exclaimed senior philosophy major Joe Enabnit, clad in pirate regalia.

The University of Northern Iowa Freethinkers and Inquirers (UNIFI) host the Flying Spaghetti Monster dinner every Sepember at UNI. “Pastafarians” and pasta lovers convene for an irreverent night of free food and comedy.

F lying Spaghetti Monsterism is a satirical religion based on the idea of creationism. It began in 2005 when Bobby Henderson wrote a letter of protest to the Kansas State Board of Education. The board was planning to allow the teaching in public schools of evolution alternatives, including intel-

ligent design.

In the letter, Henderson stated that he believed in a supernatural creature made of spaghetti and meatballs, the followers of which are called Pastafarians. Henderson also links the growth of global warming with the steady reduction in pirates over the lst few centuries.

After publishing the letter on his website, the Flying Spaghetti Monster soon caught on and became famous.

Some individuals dress up as the Flying Spaghetti Monster for Halloween, while others may sport a likeness of the Monster on their car, similar to a Jesus fish or Darwin fish.

According to their website, UNIFI is a “freethinkers and inquirers group at the University of Northern Iowa for skeptics, atheists, agnostics, freethinkers and anyone who turns a critical eye to religious claims.”

The Flying Spaghetti Monster dinner was the final event of UNIFI’s 2012 Out Week. < See SPAGHETTI, page 5

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the front, but hate how they look in the back! What can I do to remedy this issue?

-Badonkadonk Girl Dear Badonkadonk Girl, This is a problem I have encountered a couple of times when performing in drag wearing skirts or dresses. How maddening it is that they seem the perfect length and then fall too short in the back! When shopping for dresses and skirts in the future, try to search for those that are cut diagonally to be longer in the back. They may appear strange on the hanger, but will end up evening out with your – as you put it –

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“Out Week is a week where we encourage nonreligious students on UNI’s campus to come out as nonreligious. It’s a difficult thing to do because UNI is a pretty religious campus,” said UNIFI vice president Stef McGraw.

The event began with a “prayer” to the Flying Spaghetti Monster, followed by a lot of salad, breadsticks and, of course, spaghetti.

Following the dinner, Half Masted, a UNI improv group, performed for the attendees.

The last portion of the event included a raffle, the goal of which was to raise

“badonkadonk.”

As for the dresses and skirts you already own, this is a tough problem to solve. If they are a solid color, especially in dark shades and black, getting a matching slip to wear underneath could negate a too-short disaster in the back.

You could also have them altered to be evened out. I suggest Annie’s Alterations on 14901 University Ave. here in Cedar Falls. Their hours are Monday-Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. It has great reviews online and is a local favorite. I’m sorry I couldn’t be of more help, but I hope you get it figured out!

Have fun and look great! $500 for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. After the final count, UNIFI had raised $600 for the food bank.

Jacob Porsche, a freshman who attended the dinner, said, “I came to the dinner because a friend told me about it. I met some new people and had a good time.”

WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT UNIFI?

Check out their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ unifreethinkers or their blog, www.unifreethought.com. The group also hosts a weekly brunch at 11 a.m. at the Cedar Falls Hy-Vee, located on University Avenue.

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FOOTBALL

Penguins snap 11-game skid to Panthers in 42-35 shootout

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Sophomore running back David Johnson (7), pictured here against Iowa State, accounted for four of UNI’s five touchdowns Saturday night against Youngstown State. Despite Johnson’s efforts, the Panthers lost 42-35.

RILEY UBBEN Sports Writer

The University of Northern Iowa football team’s streak of 11 straight wins against the Youngstown State University Penguins came to an end Saturday night as the Panthers lost a 42-35 offensive shootout.

The game came down to the final play as UNI redshirt freshman quarterback Sawyer Kollmorgen threw a pass to the endzone to sophomore Brett LeMaster that was broken up by a Penguin defend-

er as the clock expired.

The start of the game was delayed 45 minutes due to a thunderstorm, and despite the chilly temperature, both offenses came out firing from the start.

Kollmorgen connected with senior receiver Terrell Sinkfield for a 32-yard score on the Panthers’ first drive of the game. Sinkfield played his best game of the season, racking up 91 yards receiving on the night along with some crucial catches down the stretch.

Scoring was frequent in the first half as Youngstown State (4-0, 1-0 MVFC)

took a 21-14 lead into the locker room.

The Panthers (1-3, 0-1 MVFC) came out of the break strong and completed a convincing two-play, 50-yard drive led by sophomore running back David Johnson. Johnson caught a short pass from Kollmorgen and juked out multiple Penguin defenders as he ran nearly 48 yards untouched for the touchdown.

Johnson also rushed for one of his two touchdowns on the ground with 8:59 left in the third quarter to give UNI their first lead of the game, 28-21. < See FOOTBALL, page 7

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Kollmorgen makes a ‘family connection’ at UNI JACINDA RUGGLES Sports Columnist

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Despite being just 1-3 as a starter, Kollmorgen has thrown for 1,072 yards, nine touchdowns and just two interceptions in his first four games as a Panther.

At 6-feet, 2-inches tall and 215 pounds, University of Northern Iowa redshirt freshman quarterback Sawyer Kollmorgen is a family man.

Kollmorgen’s parents, Terry and Susan Kollmorgen, have come to every game of his short collegiate career so far. Even his three sisters, Lauren, Chelsea and Rachel, have tried to make it to most of his games.

“They’re really supportive,” Kollmorgen said affectionately. He marveled at how often they’ve come to games

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even though they have to travel so far.

Growing up in Oklahoma, Kollmorgen told his dad from a young age that he wanted to play college football. In addition to football, Kollmorgen also played basketball and baseball. He was always moving and always playing. His parents supported his pursuits and his father helped coach him until eighth grade, when school football started.

Who was Kollmorgen’s inspiration on the football field? Brett Favre, of course.

Kollmorgen said he always < See KOLLMORGEN, page 7

VOLLEYBALL

Panthers earn 2 sweeps, move to 3-0 in MVC play MAT MEYER Sports Writer

The University of Northern Iowa volleyball team traveled to Illinois State University and Indiana State University over the weekend to continue Missouri Valley Conference play.

The Panthers were able to sweep both teams in three sets and improved to 3-0 in conference play. UNI has won 63 straight matches against MVC opponents.

In the first match against Illinois State, Megan Lehman recorded 13 kills, many of which were assisted by Molly Turk, who finished with 34 assists on the night. Amy Braun and Candice Burke each led the defensive with 12 digs.

The first set was dominated by the Panthers after a slow start in which the score was tied at 4-4. UNI put together two big runs to cruise to a 25-16 victory.

The second set was close the entire way and UNI found themselves trailing 19-18 late in the set. However, Lehman came to the rescue and hammered home a kill to tie the set and give the Panthers enough momentum to hang on to a 25-23 victory.

The Redbirds continued to battle throughout the third set, tying the game at 5-5, 10-10 and 20-20. Eventually an extra-point situation was needed to decide the winner, with UNI taking it 26-24.

UNI’s Shelby Kintzel led the way in the match against Indiana State by recording 12 kills. Turk recorded another 35 assists and was backed up on the defensive end by Burke’s 13 digs.

The score was knotted up at 7-7 in the first set, but that was as close as Indiana State would come as the Panthers rolled to an easy 25-14 win.

The second set was dominated by UNI as they seemed to find the weak spots in the Indiana State team. Turk sparked the team early and it was enough for the Panthers to cruise to a 25-9 victory, taking a 2-0 lead into the third set.

The Panthers showed determination in the final set, winning 25-12 and recording their second sweep of the weekend.

The Panthers will continue conference play Friday at 7 p.m. when they host Missouri State University.

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Through just four games, Kollmorgen (17) has thrown nine touchdown passes, putting him just five shy of tying Tirrell Rennie’s passing touchdown total from the entirety of last season.

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wanted to be a “Brett Favre kind of guy.”

Moving to Iowa to play college football was a big step.

Kollmorgen arrived in June 2011, just before his freshman year started. With a little help from his team and support from his family, he felt well adjusted to life at UNI by the start of the school year.

He still misses Oklahoma, but as far as his college life goes, “it’s really like one big family here.”

In addition to carving up defenses on the football field, Kollmorgen has declared a major in business administration. While he doesn’t know exactly what he wants to do for a career, he hopes to somehow work with sports, whether it’s marketing, coaching or anything in between.

When asked about classes, Kollmorgen immediately said sports geography was his favorite. He raved about Kay Weller, describing her as a good teacher who is easy for the athletes to get along with.

However, he takes after his grandfather when it comes to his favorite subject.

“I like math. I don’t know why, but I just like it,” Kollmorgen said.

Compared to Oklahoma, Iowa has been quite a change.

Kollmorgen has noticed the most difference in the weather. However, despite the differences, Kollmorgen has managed to adjust well to life at UNI. He has made some great friends, taken some good classes and played some awesome football. Kollmorgen said he is enjoying his time here and has abundant aspirations for the future.

Living in Oklahoma most of his life, Kollmorgen saw UNI as an opportunity.

“I think God just opened a door for me to come here and meet family and play football,” he said.

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The Panthers topped the Penguins 21-17 in the UNI-Dome last year, holding Jamaine Cook (35) to 101 rushing yards. Cook rushed for 146 yards and one touchdown against the Panthers this weekend.

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Youngstown State’s offense continued to pound the ball on the ground with senior running back Jamaine Cook as he ran for a 146 yards and one score on the night. Johnson would not be outdueled by the opposing running back as he ran for 84 yards, added 76 receiving yards and finished the game with four touchdowns.

With the score tied at 35-35 late in the game, Penguin quarterback Kurt Hess orchestrated a game-winning drive topped off with a 26-yard touchdown pass to receiver Christian Bryan with just under two minutes remaining in regulation. Hess finished with 290 yards passing and four touchdowns.

“We were anticipating what they were doing and we just couldn’t stop it … and that’s frustrating,” said UNI head coach Mark Farley when asked about YSU’s balanced offensive attack.

Kollmorgen threw for 333 yards and three touchdowns to go along with one interception. Sophomore receiver Chad Owens led the Panthers with 137 yards and a big catch on fourth down with six seconds remaining in regulation to give UNI a chance at the end zone for the tie.

The Panthers look to rebound against No. 1-ranked North Dakota State University in the UNI-Dome Saturday at 6 p.m. UNI lost to NDSU last year 27-19 in Fargo, N.D.

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