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veto keeps The upHill Mayor’s College Hill Vision climb Plan alive

OPINION

Opinion Columnist Bailey Klinkhammer takes a stance against the Interlude, a dancing tradition at UNI events.

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NOAH HACKBART

Staff Writer

Editor’s note: Noah Hackbart currently serves as the Director of Governmental Relations for Northern Iowa Student Government.

The future years of College Hill were looking hazier after the Cedar Falls City Council moved to rescind, or send

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back, the previously endorsed Imagine College Hill! Vision Plan in a tight 4-3 vote at their Oct. 16 meeting. However, ten days after the Council’s decision, Mayor Rob Greene vetoed the rescinding. Green has only issued three vetoes in his time as Mayor.

See HILL PLAN, page 2

CAB to host Plain White T’s concert News briefs HOPE SCHULTE

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UNI joins network to support doctoral students UNI has been selected as a Holmes Scholars Institution, a designation reflecting a program of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). The program supports students from historically underrepresented communities enrolled in doctoral programs in education. The program at UNI will support two students annually for up to two years in the Doctor of Education program in the College of Education.

this data and determined a list of about 20 bands/artists.

Bulton and the members then worked with Eli Gorbette, an agent from Event Resources Presents, to determine availability and the cost of artists.

From there, the board members narrowed down the list to three or five artists and sent out a form for CAB members to rank their favorites.

Tubbs Teaching Connections conference The sixth annual Tubbs Teaching Connections conference will return to campus for the first time since 2020. The conference will discuss “LGBTQ+ Inclusivity in Education,” and is a free professional development opportunity for pre-service teachers.

The conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 10.

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See NEWS BRIEFS, page 3

Staff Writer

CAMPUS LIFE

Student-run small business TripleThread intertwines crafts and advocacy.

SEE PAGE 7

SPORTS

Volleyball stays undefeated in Missouri Valley Conference after wins over Bradley and Illinois State.

SEE PAGE 9

University of Northern Iowa students are no longer a ‘thousand miles away’ from seeing a certain band in concert. Students have the opportunity to see the Plain White T’s, best known for their 2006 hit song “Hey There Delilah,” in concert on Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC).

This event is free for students and they are encouraged to grab their tickets as soon as possible. Tickets are currently available to UNI students and will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, Nov. 1.

The concert is being presented by the Campus Activities Board (CAB) for their annual fall concert. CAB has been bringing artists to come to UNI to perform for students for several years.

The tradition of different artists performing at UNI started in the 2000s, when a club called Panther Productions was created.

They were the organization that hosted concerts on campus until the group merged with CAB around 2012. CAB

After considering several options for musical guests, The Plain White T’s were selected as CAB’s fall concert through a ranking form sent to all of the CAB members. The concert is free for students to attend, and tickets become available for purchase to the public on Nov. 1.

has been bringing artists to campus ever since.

The process of selecting an artist each year takes months of planning. This past year, CAB advisor Josh Bulton sent out a survey after both semesters to each student who attended a CAB event, and asked what kind of music they would like to see on campus and if they had any suggestions for certain artists. The executive board members took

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023 | NORTHERNIOWAN.COM | VOLUME 120, ISSUE 11 is the importance of the redevelHILL PLAN opment.” continued from page 1 The Imagine College Hill!

This plan was item 13 on Vision plan was initially adoptthe Council’s resolution calen- ed by the City Council on May dar. Normally, unless items are 3, 2021. The plan was crafted requested to be removed for by a consulting firm working further discussion by Council with community members, the or community members, the University of Northern Iowa, entire resolution calendar is and the College Hill Partnership. passed after one roll call vote. The nearly 100 page docuHowever, Mayor Green pulled ment is a report meant to bring the item to be discussed sep- about ideas for development on arately. The Council allowed College Hill and its surrounding public comments, with peo- neighborhoods through urban ple from the University of design options, business and Northern Iowa, The College dining ideas, affordable housing Hill Partnership, and commu- and frontage type recommennity members speaking in favor dations, walkability and biking of keeping the plan as is. There studies, parking and transporwas no one at the meeting who tation proposals and site analyspoke in favor of rescinding sis. It also includes implementathe plan, although some coun- tion options for these ideas.

STEPH STARK cil members vaguely recalled In an interview with the Part of the vision plan includes finding ways to bring more retail and dining options to College Hill. Other initiatives receiving concerns from con- Northern Iowan in September, mentioned in the document are making the neighborhood more walkable, creating more outdoor gathering spaces stituents.

President Nook expressed and connecting more cohesively to the area bike trails.

UNI President Mark Nook hopes that College Hill could to agree with points made in uinely believe that a proposed spoke in favor of keeping the one day provide the entertain- community come in,” he said.

At last week’s City Council support of keeping the plan by decision is detrimental to the plan during the meeting. “I’d ment and services that currently meeting, however, some memCouncil Members Harding, community’s interests, threatlike to point out that this is bring many students to downbers expressed concerns over Dunn and Schultz. There were ens the democratic process or a vision plan. It’s not a con- town Cedar Falls. the size of the projected vision also concerns by members checks and balances and when struction plan, it’s not a zoning “If we had an area that the plan area and its reach into other that rescinding the plan, only the issue is of significant imporplan, it’s a vision plan. It gets people of the Valley would love neighborhoods in the city.

Some weeks before an election, would tance.” on paper the feelings of the to just come hang out before members discussed rescinding cause confusion amongst city Mayor Green cited a numcommunity members that are a show or before a game and the plan, but coming back and staff and the community.

The ber of concerns he had with most impacted by this neigh- it was reasonably close, that looking at areas in it that only November city elections will the decision, listing them out borhood,” he said. would be great. The Hill is in cover the College Street and bring three new members to after his initial remarks. These “There’s no plan that will the right location to do that, Hill areas with a few surroundthe City Council and a new concerns included the timing of make everybody one hundred it just has to become a place ing streets near the university.

Mayor.

Notably, two of the City the decision so close to an elecpercent in agreement,” Nook where people know how to park In planning and zoning terms, Council’s three outgoing memtion, community and stakeholdadded. “There are things about their cars and know how to these smaller districts are R4 bers voted to rescind the plan. er responses and perceptions, this plan that the university access the businesses there, and In his closing discussion the lack of strategy in place to would rather not be in there then have the certain kinds of and C3 districts.

3rd Ward Council Member remarks, Mayor Green men- replace the vision plan by the quite that way, but it’s a very businesses and support strucDaryl Kruse mentioned, in tioned that, “As we take this Council and Council misconworkable plan and what we see tures that are needed to have the regards to the size of the ini- vote, I ask the Council please ceptions that the document is a tial vision plan, “There’s a lot keep in consideration the two policy commitment or zoning of inaccuracies there that we major stakeholders that are here document. would have to clean up with tonight. We had a very lengthy Should the City Council the committee in a discussion. discussion, a plea basically, wish to override the Mayor’s I like the idea of rescinding and from President Nook at UNI veto, they would need a 5-2 then coming back with a refer- speaking for the campus and vote to do so. Their next meetral at the end of the meeting to from Miss Crisman at College ing will be held on Nov. 6 at 7 focus on … C3 and R4 which Hill Partnership.” After nearly p.m. at City Hall. More inforis the core of the College Hill an hour of discussion with ques- mation on City Council can be area.” tions for city staffers and pub- found at cedarfalls.com under However, 4th Ward Council lic comments, the City Council the City Council tab or all of Member Simon Harding, voted. their meeting livestreams can expressed support for keeping On the morning of Oct. 26, be found on YouTube or Cedar the plan adopted as is, say- Mayor Green issued his deci- Falls Channel 15. Documents ing that the concerns brought sion to the Council and on regarding the Imagine! College up were too centered on minor social media, vetoing the 4-3 Hill vision plan can also be details. vote by the City Council to found on the city’s website or at “If you’re that against it and rescind the Imagine! College collegehillpartnership.org with you want to rescind it and call it Hill vision. Part of his statement other information about the STEPH STARK by another name, that’s fine to reads, “In nearly four years as organization.

The plan was originally adopted in 2021, however, some City Council members expressed concern that the area encompassed in the plan was me, but we’re really just arguing mayor, my philosophy has been that a mayor should use their too large. Some discussed rescinding the plan to focus it more on the core about semantics,” he said. of the College Hill area.

Mayor Green also seemed veto power only when they gen-

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Former congressmen visit campus KRISTIN MOOS Staff Writer

Former congressmen William Enyart and Gil Gutknecht visited the UNI campus on Tuesday, Oct. 24 as part of the Congress to Campus program. Enyart has been participating in the program for about eight years, while Gutknecht has participated for 10.

Enyart, a former general, served as Southern Illinois’ United States Congressman in the 113th Congress. He served on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Agriculture Committee, and has an entensive nearly 36-year military career. Enyart has also participated in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations at the UN in New York City and was a keynote speaker at the UN Peacekeeping Operations seminar in Chicago. He retired from Congress in January 2015. A graduate of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, the former congressman spoke on his motivation for participating in the program.

“I really, really enjoy speaking to students. I enjoy taking their questions and seeing what it is that they want to learn, and trying to answer some pretty hard questions, and trying to correct a lot of misconceptions that people have about Congress; about how it works, about the entire way our system works,” he said.

Enyart has visited 15 college campuses so far, and his next visit is in two weeks to Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. The other visitor, Gutknecht, has visited 26 campuses across the country, from Portland, Oregon to central Florida.

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“So it’s a little bit more student choice, even though it’s just our organization. It’s not just five people picking, it’s about 30 of us,” Kate Rogers, promotional director, said.

The selection of artists is done by the students and Bulton helps assist them.

“My approach is often to ask prompting questions to help the CAB students determine what the student body wants and what would be successful.

Once we have a decision, I work with the executive team and our agent, Eli Gorbette, to create an offer and begin the process of planning the concert,” Bulton said.

This event differs from a normal CAB event as there are a lot more details that need to be worked out beforehand.

The event is also an ‘all call’ event for CAB members which

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William Enyart represented Southern Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives for two years.

Gutknecht served 12 years in the Minnesota House of Representatives before serving 12 years in the U.S. House.

He served as Vice Chair of the House Science Committee where he was involved with federal research into new technologies. As Chairman of an Agriculture Subcommittee, he oversaw renewable energy programs. During his tenure on the House Budget Committee, the federal budget was balanced and nearly half a trillion dollars worth of federal debt was paid down. A graduate of the class of 1973, Gutknecht spoke fondly of the opportunities UNI offers.

“Compared to some of the private schools, I just get the feeling that the students here appreciate the education that they received here, even more than some of the schools where the tuition is 55 or 60,000,” he said. “And I think that’s a good thing. I think that the education that students receive here is excellent. I’m always impressed. I’ve been very impressed with the quality of

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Gil Gutknecht served as a representative for Minnesota in the U.S. House of Representatives for 12 years.

instructors, just the quality of the university in general. I think it’s a much better school than when I was here.”

Gultknecht additionally praised college students for their interest in current events.

“They’re engaged not only with the subject matter of courses, but in current events, public affairs. Particularly here in ROTC, they know what’s going on in Ukraine. They know what’s going on in other parts of the world. I mean, the students today are much more plugged in, and frankly, much more informed than the average citizen.”

Enyart spoke about the campus in a more general sense.

“Cedar Falls, it’s a great town and the university is great.

And, you know, I have always found, every campus I’ve done, typically good students, students who are interested, students who want to learn,” he said.

He also offered advice to young people who want to go into politics. “Volunteering, if

you’re interested in electoral politics, find your local state legislator, find your local city councilman. They’re always looking for help. They always need help. And quite easily, you go in and do a good job, the first thing you know you’ll be hired as a district aide, or district assistant, or campaign aide on a paid basis. If you’re more interested in working more on policy, there are always internships in D.C. or in the State Capitol.”

Gultknecht echoed similar advice.

“The most important thing people can do is volunteer. If you read Tocqueville’s “Democracy in America”, our great democracy is built on this sense of volunteerism where citizens stand up and help solve problems locally. And if they can’t solve them there, they turn to the states. So what we want to do is help build that idea that the most important three words in our democratic dictionary are the first three, ‘We the people’.”

means every member needs to as posting on social media, attend and help in order to make hanging up posters, tabling for the concert run smoothly. the event and so on. President For the fall concert, the Jaye Haines and Membership board members are mainly Development Director Chase involved with getting the details Sternhagen are more involved figured out for with coordithe day of the nating with event and interBulton and the acting with the group. All of artists. the work done “I always by the board look forward members goes to the CAB toward making team intersure the day acting with of the concert them a little runs smoothly. bit backstage.

“It’s like a You get to strict schedule, see who these like setup and people are,” sou ndche ck .

Jeff Carlson, We have to get collaboration them (the artJeff Carlson director, said. ists) food, we Collaboration Director Carlson and have to make F i n a n c e their green Director Lydia Kernen handle room … Every artist has their more day-of operations for the different requests so that sort concert. Rogers is involved of changes our day each time,” with promoting the event, such Haines said.

Most artists request snacks or special tea to help their throats before they sing. Some more unusual requests from the past couple years have included hummus, two pillows and towels.

The CAB members plan for the concert in great detail, but sometimes the more memorable moments do not take place until they are happening during the concert. Sometimes artists do not tell the CAB team they are planning to do something special, and if they do it is usually on the day of the event.

Last year the CAB team did not realize Jax would bring people onstage. The board members also gifted her with a UNI sweatshirt before the concert, but they did not know that she would wear it throughout the concert.

“It’s fun. It keeps us on our toes and keeps us prepared,” Rogers said.

The board members are looking forward to the concert

I always look forward to the CAB team interacting with them a little bit backstage. You get to see who these people are.

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UNI part of grant to fight climate change UNI is one of four institutions that will help combat climate change as part of a $13.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation. As a primary project partner, UNI will be engaged in several tasks from developing place-specific models and forecasts of climate change to identifying community priorities for projecting coastal hazard risks.

Charlie Berens coming to GBPAC Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center announced the addition of comedian Charlie Berens’ “Good Old Fashioned Tour” to the 2023-24 Artist Series season. Berens is known for creating Midwest-focused sketch comedy videos, has released a New York Times Bestseller, hosts a podcast and has released a popular music/comedy album.

Tickets for the 7 p.m. performance on Jan. 28 are available for purchase.

Concerto Competition Finals today Finalists for UNI’s School of Music concerto competition will perform tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Great Hall at Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. The showcase will feature talented students competing for the opportunity to perform as a soloist with a premiere School of Music large ensemble in the spring. This event is free and open to the public.

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and the variety of songs the Plain White T’s will play.

“I would say they bring a different type of music to the plate. That’s always exciting to get different people involved … we would like to see (CAB concerts) expand to more students who like that type of music,” Haines said.

Although most students probably know the band from their song “Hey There Delilah,” the Plain White T’s have created other music that students may already know and could be some of their favorite songs.

“I started relistening and there’s a bunch of songs I knew that I didn’t know they sang,” Carlson said.

UNI students can get their tickets for the concert online through UNITIX at https:// www.gbpac.com/box-office.

They can also get them at the in-person GBPAC ticket office.

This office is temporarily located in the Strayer Wood Theatre.

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Museum Repatriation: An Ideal Towards Connectivity and Community GRANT PEDERSEN Staff Writer

Museums worldwide continue to adapt to new realities and ideals concerning what should be held in their care.

Instead of collecting artifacts without considering their origins, many museums now focus on returning artifacts to where they came from.

This process is called artifact repatriation. When considering current practices regarding repatriation, one may look at institutions such as the Smithsonian, the British Museum and the Louvre.

While these large museums’ apprehension surrounding repatriation provides the flashpoints for the present-day legal debates, other museums around the world are on board with and currently practicing artifact repatriation.

One of these museums adapting to the changing norms in museum philosophy is the University of Northern Iowa’s own UNI Museum in Rod Library. Director and Chief Curator Nathan Arndt says, regarding the importance of object repatriation, “I think we need to do more; museums need to look deeper and open up our doors.”

He also spoke on the overall changing of philosophies of worldwide museum professionals to favor repatriation.

“What has really changed is how we see cultural objects; they are no longer just objects on a shelf, it is actually part of who they are as people,” he said.

The UNI Museum has been in the business of artifact repatriation for decades, and the process is always ongoing, as new technologies and research can identify objects in collections that are eligible for repatriation.

Federally mandated repatriation in the United States began in the 1990s with the 1990 passage of “NAGPRA,” or the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act. This law mandated museums to do an audit on collections to allow Native Americans the opportunity to find, see and possibly reclaim objects held sacred to their respective tribes. NAGPRA affect-

ed collections supported by public monies, and as such, the UNI and other university museums were included under the umbrella of NAGPRA. Speaking on behalf of NAGPRA, Director Arndt said, “These are tribal objects.

Why don’t we have them come in and look things over, and if they say ‘this would be great; we could use this’, it is their culture.”

While repatriation is seen as important work by many museums, identifying and returning objects can be long and strenuous. Arndt says it can take “years, and it can take months to receive replies from the parties involved. These are their cultures, so they have the process they go through, so we go at their speed, not ours.”

Furthermore, when unidentifiable objects are found within the boundaries of the Iowa Board-of-Regents governed universities, they are sent to the state Archeologist Office on the University of Iowa’s campus for further inspection and identification.

Institutions also use repatriation to help build and heal bonds between tribal organizations and museums that have been strained for decades due to past collection practices.

Director Arndt gave an example of an Iroquois Artist based in upstate New York who they are currently working with.

This artist is Natasha Smoke Santiago, who has recently donated one of her pieces to the UNI Museum.

“Working with the culture, and having them pick what comes to us as it tells a story to them, means more than me going and taking something from them that might not mean anything to them—that is a better story,” he said.

Building strong relationships is one of the key reasons artifact repatriations are commonplace today in museum work.

“I’m a believer that if you open up and you give these things back, the relationships you build with the people actually pay better dividends because you get to know the tribe, the culture, even better,” Arndt said.

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Repatriación de museos: Un ideal hacia conexión y comunidad KARINA ORTIZ

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GRANT PEDERSEN Escritor

Museos por todo el mundo continúan adaptándose a realidades e ideales nuevos sobre lo que deberían cuidar adentro. En vez de recolectar artefactos sin considerar sus orígenes, ahora muchos museos se enfocan en devolverlos a sus lugares originales. Este proceso se llama repatriación de artefactos. Algunos museos que practican la repatriación son institutos como el Smithsonian, British Museum y Louvre. Aunque la aprensión de los museos en relación con la repatriación proporciona puntos de ignición para los debates legales hoy en día, otros museos alrededor del mundo están de acuerdo con y llevan a cabo su práctica.

Uno de los museos adaptándose a los cambios filosóficos de los museos es nuestro museo de la Universidad del Norte de Iowa (UNI) en Rod Library. El director y Jefe Curador Nathan Arndt habla sobre la importancia de la repatriación de objetos: “Creo que necesitamos hacer más; los museos necesitan reflexionar y estar abiertos a cambios”. Él también habló de los cambios generales de filosofías de profesionales alrededor del mundo hacia favorecer la repatriación. “Lo que ha cambiado es cómo vemos los objetos culturales; ya no solamente son objetos en estanterías, son parte de la gente”, dijo.

El museo de UNI ha sido parte de los negocios sobre la repatriación de artefactos por décadas, y el proceso siempre está en desarrollo, a medi-

da que tecnologías nuevas e investigaciones puedan identificar objetos en colecciones que son elegibles para repatriación.

Las órdenes federales de repatriación en los Estados Unidos empezaron en 1990 con la aprobación del Native American Graves and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA por sus siglas en inglés). Esta ley ordena a los museos que hagan una auditoría sobre sus colecciones para permitir a los nativoamericanos la oportunidad de encontrar, ver y reclamar los objetos sagrados de sus respectivas tribus. NAGPRA solamente afectó las colecciones soportadas por subvenciones públicas. Museos de UNI y de otras universidades estuvieron incluidos bajo la organización coordinada de NAGPRA. Al hablar de parte de NAGPRA, el director Arndt dijo, “Estos son objetos tribales. Por qué no les dejamos venir y mirar los objetos y si dicen ‘esto sería bueno; podemos usarlo’, es parte de su cultura”.

Aunque la repatriación es un trabajo importante para muchos museos, identificar y devolver los objetos puede tomar mucho tiempo y ser extenuante. Arndt dice, “Puede tomar años y meses para recibir respuestas de las partes involucradas. Son parte de la cultura nativoamericana entonces tienen un proceso específico, vamos a su ritmo, no al nuestro”. Además, cuando objetos inidentificables se encuentran en los límites de las universidades gobernadas por el Iowa Board-of-Regents, los envían al Oficina Estatal de Arqueólogos en el campus de la Universidad de Iowa para más inspecciones e identificaciones.

El museo de UNI siempre lleva a cabo la repatriación de artefactos.

También, los institutos usan la repatriación para poder construir y sanar vínculos entre organizaciones tribales y museos que han sido tensos por décadas debido a pasadas prácticas de colección. El director Arndt dio un ejemplo de una artista iroqués que se basa en el norte del estado de Nueva York con quien está trabajando. La artista es Natasha Smoke Santiago, quien recientemente donó una de sus obras de arte al museo de UNI. “Trabajar con la cultura y dejar que ellos escojan lo que nos envían porque cuenta una historia para ellos, significa más que ir yo y agarrar algo de ellos que pudiera no significar nada–eso es una mejor historia’, dijo él.

Construir fuertes relaciones es una de las razones claves en por qué las repatriaciones de artefactos son comunes hoy en día en el trabajo de los museos.

“Soy un creyente en que si te abres y devuelves estos artefactos, las relaciones que construyes con la gente paga mejores dividendos porque conoces mejor a la tribu y su cultura”, dijo Arndt.

Smoke Santiago, la artista iroqués quien donó la obra al museo, ha establecido una fuerte amistad con el director Arndt. Han construido una buena relación, incluyendo visitarla en el norte del estado de Nueva York y teniendo su cooperación sobre las exhibiciones de nativoamericanos en el museo de UNI. Aunque la repatriación de museos puede ser controvertida para algunos, el museo de UNI y el director Arndt han visto cómo el proceso puede construir relaciones fuertes y crear confianza entre organizaciones históricas.

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Use your vote ‘The Interlude’ Nov. 7 has got to go Disclaimer: The following opinion articles featured do not reflect the opinion of the Northern Iowan newspaper or staff as a whole.

CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN Executive Editor

Would you like to see more improvements on College Hill? Tired of the city’s parking restrictions? Do you want College Square Mall to be revitalized?

You have the opportunity to advocate for these issues, and more, on Nov. 7.

Voting for Cedar Falls’ city council and mayoral seats will open the morning of Nov. 7 at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

It is imperative students make clear to the city what we want from our elected officials as residents of Cedar Falls, and as contributing members of this community.

Student Body President Micaiah Krutsinger encourages students to participate in this election, as it will have a very real impact on students. “(Local government) deals a lot with our rental policies, with our landlords and they also work on improvements to The Hill,” Krutsinger said.

“Hopefully we will be able to have a good student turnout in this election to really tell the City Council what UNI students need.”

Ward 2 encompasses Lawther Hall, Hagemann, Rider, Noehren, Shull and Panther Village. Students who live in Ward 2 can vote in Gilchrist Hall (2700 Campus St.).

Ward 4 encompasses northern areas of UNI’s campus, including Dancer and Bender Halls, much of the College Hill neighborhood, and private homes between University Avenue, Rainbow Drive and Grand Avenue on the east side of Highway 58. People who live in Ward 4 can vote at the Hearst Center for the Arts (304 Seerley).

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It is imperative students make clear BAILEY KLINKHAMMER Opinion Columnist to the city what we want from our On Nov. 3, 2010, a video titled “The Interlude Dance” by elected officials Ian Goldsmith was uploaded as residents of to YouTube. 13 years later, the Interlude dance is still being Cedar Falls, and done. At almost every student as contributing Welcome Week since, the incoming freshmen are subjectmembers of this ed to learning the dance in the community.

McLeod Center for the first

form of identification to vote, so bring along your driver’s license, Iowa Voter Identification Card or other approved form of identification. You can register the day of elections, however you must bring a proof of current address which can be found on MyUNIverse under “My Personal Information,” and “Voter Address: View.”

I urge you to practice your civic duty November 7. Let’s get our voices heard, Panthers.

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time. It’s played at sporting events, large UNI gatherings and alumni events. But, it may be time to hang up the Interlude and the viral dance crazes of the 2010s.

The 2010s are known for the viral dance crazes that swept middle school winter formals.

These included Gangnam Style, the Quan and the Harlem Shake, to name a few. Mixed with the arduous rise of social media and YouTube becoming one of the most visited sites on the Internet, dances spread like wildfire across the greater United States. Thus the Interlude was born, formerly known as one of UNI’s most popular traditions. The Interlude was created in Campbell Hall by a crew of Resident Assistants who created the dance and uploaded it to YouTube. In 2010, the dance took over the campus and spread like wildfire, leading students to perform it at basketball and football games alike.

Since then, many dance crazes have since quieted down. In 2020, TikTok dances blew up. After that, the idea of doing a choreographed dance around large groups of peo-

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A screenshot from the 2010 Interlude Dance, uploaded by former UNI student Ian Goldsmith. The dance took UNI’s campus by storm, and has since become a UNI tradition.

The Interlude will find you

The Interlude’s at basketball games, football games, and inevitably, hometime has come to a coming. The Interlude waits till students have their guard down close. It’s time to while trying to enjoy a sports let the “trend” die outing with their friends to arrive. When the Attack Attack! instead of trying song starts playing, the dread to incessantly that fills the student's hearts is incomparable. Watching as resuscitate it. The other students meekly try to Interlude should be remember the moves to the laid to rest once and age old techno song as it blares in McLeod is enough to bring for all. one back to that freshman year ple to pre-set music has dwindled. With this, student favor towards the Interlude has, too.

One of the freshmen students' first interactions with people in their academic class is dancing awkwardly while crowded in one side of the McLeod center while all wearing the same coordinated shirt. Awkward laughs, those who feel too awkward to dance, and anxious glances are exchanged when it’s announced for students to start dancing.

orientation.

The tradition created in 2010 has certainly dated itself, with the dance instructions being filmed in the now shuttered Campbell Hall. Calling the Interlude a “tradition” is a bit of a stretch itself, since the dance has been around since 2010. The Interlude’s time has come to a close. It’s time to let the “trend” die instead of trying to incessantly resuscitate it. The Interlude should be laid to rest once and for all.

Hopefully we will be able to have a good student turnout in this election to really tell the City Council what UNI Micaiah Krutsinger students need.

UNI Student BodyPresident

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Danny Laudick, pictured above, is running for Cedar Falls mayor. A Cedar Falls native, he graduated from UNI with a degree in Business Economics and has founded several businesses and community initiatives in the Cedar Valley.

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Walter Burtis, pictured above, is running for Cedar Falls mayor.

Burtis and his family have lived in Cedar Falls since 2000. He opened his first business in Cedar Falls in 2017, and has opened several other businesses since.

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Students perform the Interlude in 2015 at UNI versus Witchita State. The Interlude is taught to freshman at orientation, and is often played at UNI sporting events.

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“Five Nights at Freddy’s” makes theatrical debut CALLEE FAIR

Film Critic

After eight years of production halts and questions of whether this project was still in motion, “Five Nights At Freddy’s” finally hit the theaters on Oct. 27 and on Peacock the day prior. While this movie is entertaining and packed full of Easter eggs for longtime fans to enjoy, to call this film perfect would be a stretch.

The set production of this movie was nothing short of amazing. With worries that the animatronics were going to look cheap and the retro

set design being cheesy, the visuals ended up being the best part of the film. The movie did a really good job in capturing the creepy abandonment of the closed down children’s restaurant authentically. The Jim Henson company made the animatronics look completely creepy and terrifying, while looking natural to the eye.

The lighting of the diner was beautiful and filled with so many Easter eggs for massive fans to pick apart.

Speaking toward the cinematography, I thought the film was generally well-shot.

There were times where the angles paid homage to the

“Five Nights at Freddy’s” has been in production for eight years.

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lies with the story itself. I want to restate that I did love this movie and appreciate the fan service that was provided within it as someone who grew up with FNAF. The story told in this movie I feel did not do justice to the lore written in the video game. I felt it was not a well-made adaptation of the beloved horror game like the fans deserve.

I liked that they used the story of the first “Five Nights At Freddy’s” as the layout for this film, however I didn’t like how they meshed a bunch of different story elements from the sequels of the video games into this adaptation as well as adding in new original elements.

The movie lacked clarity of what they were trying to go for: an original story based on the video game, adapting the theorized lore, or paying homage to all of the FNAF video games into one movie.

All of the original elements were not executed well. The dream aspect was dismayed, and the drawings and children’s ghost’s connection to Abby was never explained well. It all seemed pretty underwhelming and never emotionally paid off.

Not to mention, all of the sub-

plots in this movie kept getting lost and buried throughout the story which begs the question of their purpose in the first place. It also should have been made a rated R film. Besides the occasional jumpscare and first reactions of the animatronics, the fear elements just weren’t there, and got lost in the narrative, too. Considering the genre in which the video game is derived from, I would have thought the film would be a lot more scary than it actually is.

The issues that run deep within this film are no secret and cannot be ignored, but does that mean we cannot enjoy it? Critically speaking, I would say this movie is just okay. However, I did have such a fun time watching it and indulging in the world of FNAF. I think we can still appreciate aspects of the film, while also acknowledging it for what it is. Many of the fans deeply enjoy this movie for just existing, while new watchers can now be introduced to the video game itself and theories behind it.

I would say this movie is definitely worth watching.

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The former congressmen also stated their concerns about the current state of congress. Enyart pointed to the media as a culprit for the political divide.

“A lot of what I can say about the state of Congress today is that the debate, or at least the public debate, is being driven, and it’s being driven by Fox News or MSNBC or whatever, you know, who only voice one set of sound bites, and we don’t have people talking to each other.

We have people sending talking points. There are serious policy issues that need serious discussion that need a serious resolution. Whether you’re talking about budget deficits, or you’re talking about what should the level of taxation be, how much should we be investing in spending, or what we should do to resolve what really is a crisis in healthcare,” he explained.

Gutknecht voiced the idea that the media is not only divisive, but deceptive.

“Voters are being cheated in some respects because they don’t expect

video game using the “POV” style which I thought was a nice nod. However, there was a problem with balance between shooting really artistic shots in the beginning of the movie which slowly faded out towards the end. If the filmmakers would have kept the consistency at having creative shots being used, I think that could have elevated the overall feel of the movie.

I thought the acting was pretty good, although they did not utilize this stellar cast enough. Josh Hutcherson was back on the screen as the lead, alongside Elizabeth Lail, and with most anticipation, Matthew Lillard.

Hutcherson and Lail did not give knockout performances by any means, but didn’t necessarily do a bad job either. Considering that both of their characters (Mike and Vanessa) were pretty unlikeable, they did a fair job at keeping the audience captivated with them. Lillard was so fun to watch as infamous psycho Michael Afton. He deserved way more screen time than he was given.

When he was on the screen, they were some of my favorite parts of the film.

My critiques of this film

members of Congress to have all the answers. But the way the talking points work, it sounds like they have all the answers. What they really want is elected officials to ask the right questions, ” he said.

At present, Gutknecht is a frequent contributor on call-in talk shows, discussing issues plaguing his party. He is also an accomplished Auctioneer, and he uses these skills to give back to the community. He has helped raise over $2 million dollars for charities ranging from 4H and the Boy Scouts to cancer research. He lives in Minnesota with his wife, Mary, whom he met at UNI. They have three grown children and four grandchildren.

Enyart currently hosts a podcast on his personal website. He frequently speaks on current events, veterans’ issues, and defense policy. He is married to retired Judge Annette Eckert who is the director of the St. Clair County Teen Court. They have two sons.

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Student-run small business TripleThread intertwines business and advocacy SOPHIE HOFFMEIER Managing Editor

Since summer of 2022, small business TripleThread has been bringing the Cedar Valley community their craft and pride. Comprised of three headstrong co-founders, Archer Trip, Nic Trip and Sam Zimmerman, TripleThread initially began as a small craft show endeavor, then blossomed into a thriving business over the past year. “[TripleThread] didn’t really have anything crochet actually. It was just like some baby quilts, some aprons and some bucket hats. So, it was definitely more fabric based,” co-founder Nic Trip said.

“Pretty soon after that, we just started going to craft shows.

Sam introduced the crochet, and that kind of just flew off.

So we started doing that.”

All three co-founders are students at UNI, having very hectic schedules with classes and their business. Despite this, the trio has come to have a system of gratitude and balance in their work, student and personal lives.

“We each have our different roles in the company, but the nice thing is the way that I think it’s run, like a household.” Nic Trip commented on the inner workings of the business. She continued, “We share a house, and the way that we run our household…

We run it as a family, not as a group of college students. We definitely went into this on all equal footing, all equal standing. I think that’s something that I really appreciate and the way that we have checks and balances like we’re very direct communicators.”

“There’s a good balance of having that creativity… like getting to try out new things.

[This year], we definitely did a better job of being like, ‘this is a quota we need to meet,’” said Zimmerman.

The trio often remind each other of their student status, especially on days where time is limited. “Each one of us is a co-founder, but technically each of us is an employee,” Nic Trip stated. The hardships of balancing such a busy schedule are bound to manifest, but the members of TripleThread are able to rely on one another for support during these stressful moments. “We uplift each other,” Archer Trip said.

“We have that reminder of, well, we’re students; we are full-time students, full-time workers and full-time small business owners. We can never do everything all at once.”

The members each have

a unique creative style that comes to life in their products.

The business has a variety of fiber art products, including custom hand-sewn clothes, crochet plushies, vibrant quilts and more. Each member takes part in the business process with their creative talents, and also have individual roles that they take up. Zimmerman introduced crochet to the group, and currently plays a major role in designing their crochet products. Nic Trip works with the business’ finances, and Archer Trip specializes in marketing and the miscellaneous bits that come with running a small business. However, these roles are not rigid.

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“It’s not ‘one person does one thing they are very good at,’” Nic Trip commented. All of the members aim to collaborate and enjoy what they do to limit the stressors of running a business.

TripleThread and its members are openly out and proud as a queer-owned business, integrating pride into their products.

“All three of us are very, I would say out and proud, especially with campus stuff. So personally, I feel like melding [activism and our business] is quite easy,” Archer Trip noted.

“When I first learned how to make the crochet bees, I was like, ‘why aren’t we doing like pride flags on them?’ And so that was very much like where I was like, well, we’re already a queer own small business.

We need to be a visibly queer small business, especially with our legislation today.”

Nic Trip commented on the need for queer visibility, saying, “I remember asking Sam when we were freshmen in our dorms being like, ‘oh, could we have a lesbian pride bee?’ because that was never something I could have gotten. I could never have found someone to make that.”

Zimmerman also expressed the impact of being a queer small business. “I think with making products for queer people — because you know, corporations definitely take advantage of things like Pride Month and all that — it’s great to see things for queer people, but it’s even better when it’s made by queer people, and just kind of keeping things within the community, especially with

supporting small businesses.”

Fortunately for the trio, they have mostly been able to steer clear of challenges and antiLGBTQ+ sentiments because of their openly queer status. Nic Trip attributes this to the community around TripleThread and the members’ involvement.

“We’re all very involved in a whole bunch of different activities, as in we all volunteer. We’re all a part of the board of the LGBT Coalition of Cedar Valley, and we all hold leadership positions, as well as presenting very openly as queer showing up to different town halls and whatnot.”

She continued, “There definitely have been times where we’ve gone to craft shows and been like, ‘we are not welcome here,’ and that is why we also primarily sell in stores that are very queer friendly, and primarily sell at Pridefests.”

Recently, TripleThread have started selling their products at Mohair Pear, having come a long way from when they first started a year ago.

Nic Trip recalled how TripleThread ended up in Mohair Pear. “We started selling at Mohair Pear, and that was kind of just an off the cuff kind of moment. I had walked into Mohair Pear and saw the sign that said ‘buy locally,’ so I asked if they did local consignment. They said, ‘yeah, of course,’ and so that started it.”

TripleThread is now selling in Spark Lot, a store in Waterloo.

“We were approached by them, and also knew about them — we were going to approach them as well. [Spark Lot] was another place where we already knew they were very queer friendly. We knew that it would be a great place to start, and that also has provided us with so many connections and opportunities,” Nic Trip said.

COURTESY/TRIPLETHREAD Pictured above is one of TripleThread’s creations, a crochet pride bunny plushie.

The members also had a booth at Pridefest, where they showcased a plethora of their pride products to the community.

Attending Pridefest proved to be a memorable and rewarding experience for TripleThread. “[Pridefest] solidified our brand and identity as a small business,” Zimmerman said.

“I just graduated from OneIowa’s leadership institution,” Archer Trip said. “I was down in Des Moines or Iowa City, and I’m meeting with these like people from all over the state, and someone came up to me because I was handing out TripleThread cards. It was the first time I had met any of these people, and someone said, ‘TripleThread? I’ve seen your stuff at Mohair Pear,’ and I said, ‘we’re two hours away from here, how do you know [about us]?’ I think that’s the most rewarding part, to have a reputation that precedes you.”

TripleThread’s influence has skyrocketed since their founding, and they’ve been able to spread their creativity and pride to the greater community.

“Over the summer, we had some people approach us and be like, ‘oh, I don’t know what pride flag this is, but I love the colors. It looks great.’ Even just

having that is very affirming for your identity — it doesn’t need to be like a way to come out, but it’s still validating and honoring your personality and identity.” Zimmerman commented.

“There’s a bittersweet part to this. When we have our stuff out, either at Pridefest or somewhere else, seeing people walk by and see us, make eye contact, maybe not even buy something, and maybe not even come into the tent, but just knowing and seeing that people are seeing us. Even if they can’t approach us for any reason, knowing that someone is out there,” Archer Trip said.

“Seeing someone do that kind of work so openly and proudly is something that I feel like brings such a comfort and that sentiment of ‘I am not alone.’”

“We always hold the motto in our professional and personal lives, ‘be the person who you needed when you were younger.’” Nic Trip said.

TripleThread continues to push for queer visibility through their business, and are open advocates for the LGBTQ+ community at UNI. To find out more about TripleThread, visit their Instagram page, @ triiiplethread, or email triiiplethread@gmail.com for questions and product requests.

SOPHIE HOFFMEIER/NORTHERN IOWAN From left to right: Archer Trip, Sam Zimmerman, and Nic Trip. TripleThread was founded in summer 2022 and have gone on to sell their handmade products at Mohair Pear in Cedar Falls and Spark Lot in Waterloo.

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Iowa Public Radio legends inducted in UNI’s Communication and Media Hall of Fame NI STAFF

The UNI Department of Communication and Media inducted two Iowa public radio legends, journalist Pat Blank and deejay and rock/blues musician Bob Dorr, in its Hall of Fame’s inaugural year.

Pat Blank retired in 2021 after a 43-year broadcasting career, 33 of those years with Iowa Public Radio.

Blank was hired as a reporter and eventually was chosen to host Morning Edition at the Cedar Falls studios in 1986. She was a familiar voice as Iowa host of “All Things Considered” from 1995 to 2021. She is a nationally award winning reporter who has also worked in commercial radio and television. In 2014, Blank received the Jack Shelley Award by the Iowa Broadcast News Association. At the time she was just the fourth woman to be honored with the award.

Blank reported hundreds of stories for Iowa Public Radio, and filed many with NPR during her career. Some of her biggest stories included presidential candidates, the King of Norway, and the Dalai Lama, as well as the UNI Panthers unforgettable trip to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen basketball tournament and the tragic EF5 tornado that tore apart Parkersburg and other communities in 2008.

Blank received her bachelor’s degree in radio-television broadcasting from the University of Northern Iowa in 1978. She later served as a part-time instructor at Wartburg College and at the University of Northern Iowa where she taught journalism classes. She is married to Terry Blank and

still stays very busy raising Nigerian Dwarf goats.

Bob Dorr started his 50-plus year career in Iowa public radio when he did the first rock and roll show on an Iowa public radio station in Cedar Falls on Oct. 2, 1972. He was still a UNI student at the time, and graduated with a BA in radio-TV broadcasting and speech from the University of Northern Iowa in 1974.

In his decades as a rock and blues deejay, Dorr interviewed hundreds of musical artists, including Tom Waits, Ry Cooder, Muddy Waters, Luther Allison, Jean Luc Ponty, Koko Taylor, and Average White Band. He was honored for those years by being inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Music Association’s Hall of Fame in the deejay category in 2000.

Dorr is also an accomplished musician himself. He has been the leader, singer, and harmonica player of The Blue Band for more than 30 years, and was inducted into the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame in 2005 and again inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 in the band category. Dorr officially retired from his position at the University of Northern Iowa’s Broadcasting Services Department at the end of 2009, but continues his weekend presence on Iowa Public Radio’s Studio One Network as an independent producer.

Listeners can still hear his deep, resonant voice on the weekend blues shows “Blue Avenue” and “The Beatles Medley.” Dorr is married to Carolyn Prins, and still keeps a busy schedule as a musical performer.

COURTESY Blank and Dorr pose with their inductee plaques. Blank had a 43-year long broadcasting career, and Dorr had over 50 years of experience working with Iowa Public Radio.

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Panthers ground Redbirds VOLLEYBALL

CADE BONNETTE Sports Writer

UNI women’s volleyball ruined the Illinois State Redbirds in last Friday night’s whiteout. The Panthers would take the match 3-0 in a clean sweep. The set scores follow as 25-15, 25-22 and 25-20.

The team continues their win

streak, which is now 13.

Going into the match the Redbirds also had a win streak of nine. Illinois State was looking to take down the Panther’s flawless conference record and end their threegame loss streak against the Panthers. After the loss, the Redbirds sit 9-2 in the conference, tied for second in the

conference, and UNI has a four-game win streak against them. For the 10th time in program history, and second consecutive year in a row, the Panthers are 12-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In the first set, the Panthers would begin their run with a 5-0 lead. The Redbirds would try to claw their way back,

The Panthers continue their reign of terror on the MVC as they remain undefeated in the conference.

but couldn’t handle outside hitter Kira Fallert, and middle blocker Layanna Green.

The two would smash Illinois State with five kills each, allowing the Panthers a 25-15 set one victory.

The Redbirds would respond early in set two with their own 5-0 lead against UNI. Unlike the Illinois State,

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the Panthers would respond to the 5-0 lead and bring it back to 5-5. The teams would trade points between blocks and attacks, but UNI would take away the second set victory 25-22.

In the third and final set, the Panthers began with an early lead. The Redbirds would come back close later in the set, but couldn’t handle UNI’s defense and blocking.

Setter Tayler Alden, would gain her third ace of the night in this set, and her specialties would primarily help the team complete their three set sweep over Illinois State.

This marks the ninth threeset sweep this year for the Panthers in league play. The 12-0 team has otherwise won sets 3-1 in league play this season. Along with this, the team hasn’t dropped a single first set this season in league play.

The women’s volleyball team is setting some powerful personal records this season. Alden reached her 100th service ace while Emily Holterhaus, for her ninth straight match, continued to put up 10 or more kills in a match. Lastly, Erin Powers, who also has over 100 aces in her career, is four digs away from reaching the 1,500 career milestone.

Panthers stay perfect in MVC VOLLEYBALL

NICOLE WATERS

Sports Writer

The Panthers remain undefeated in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) after a weekend win over the Bradley Braves. The Panthers came out hot in the first set starting off with a 4-0 run which included an ace by Kira Fallert in the opening stanza. They capitalized on the set with an incredible 15 kills, including three each from Fallert and Emily Holterhaus, causing some difficulties from the Braves which helped lead the Panthers to an impressive win of 25-9.

The Braves came out hot in the second set, posing three blocks at the net after efforts to improve their defense. But it wouldn’t be enough as the Panthers continued to roll with their momentum from the first set, as UNI would contin-

ue with 16 terminations.

Bradley was able to make their way within one point, making the score 16-15, but the Panthers went on to score five straight points thanks to kills from Kaylissa Arndorfer along with an ace from Layanna Green. The Panthers would hold off the Braves to take the second set 25-21.

The Braves took another early lead in the third set by taking the first three points of the set, but the Panthers would continue to roll on.

In a back and forth set, UNI and Bradley continued to battle it out as the set would make its way to a 15-15 tie.

Grace Mikota had an ace shortly after that would give the Panthers the lead, the first of the set for them. The Panthers would close out on a 10-4 run, despite attacking errors and a tough Bradle defense, to record 19 kills and win the third set 25-19.

Olivia Tjernagel recorded 12 kills on the night while Fallert had 11 kills and 10 digs for a double-double.

Holterhaus finished with 10 kills and Tayler Alden had

37 assists along with four kills. Erin Powers led the defense with a team-high 15 digs and tied a season high with four aces on the night.

The Panthers look to keep

Olivia Tjernagel had a great game with an 11-kill, 10 dig double-double.

the momentum going as they finish out the rest of the regular season and get ready for the MVC Tournament later this month.

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UNI falls in first round of MVC Tournament MICHAEL SPAHN Sports Writer

The Panthers welcomed in the Valparaiso Crusaders for their first game of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.

The Panthers were aggressive on offense early, as Lauren Heinsch fired a shot that was saved by the Crusaders goalie.

Olivia Knoepfle and Ashley Harrington were able to get two more shots on goal within the first 10 minutes but were unable to connect.

The Crusaders finally got their first shot on goal 12 minutes into the game, but couldn’t connect.

The Panthers created more offensive opportunities just after the 10-minute mark with three shots on goal. Heinsch and Allison Groothuis fired shots but they were saved by the Crusaders. Just after the 20-minute mark, Maddie Eastus had an opportunity but missed high and to the right.

Just after the 20-minute mark, the Crusaders started creating some momentum offensively with four shots on goal.

Panther goalie Caitlin Richards held her own, saving three of the four shots with the other attempt sailing over the goal.

The Panthers had two more opportunities under the 30-minute mark, but they couldn’t get on the board.

The Crusaders were held without a shot on goal the rest of the first half, as the score remained 0-0 going into the second half.

The Crusaders were aggressive on offense to start the half, with two shot attempts. Both sailed wide over the goal.

Soon after, Caroline Hazen and Olivia Bohl both tried to get the Panther offense going with two shots on goal, but neither could break the scoreless tie.

With 63:58 on the game clock, the Valparaiso offense scored and took a 1-0 lead.

Just under the 70-minute mark, Eastus tried to tie the game but her shot missed right of the goal.

Neither team would have another shot on goal until the 85-minute mark.

The Panthers had a couple more opportunities to tie the game, but both attempts missed.

Valparaiso would go on to win 1-0 and advance to the next round of the tournament.

The Panthers end the year with an overall record of 13-51, their best season since 2017.

Knoepfle led the team with nine goals on the season, with Heinsch right behind her with seven.

Congratulations to the Panthers on a fantastic season and the Northern Iowan wishes them the best as they prepare for the next chapter!

The Panthers finished the season with a record of 13-5-1.

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Panthers compete in MVC Championships BRADEN ELTON

Sports Writer

The Panthers Cross Country team traveled to Nashville, Tenn. to take on fellow conference opponents in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Championships early Friday morning.

The women finished in eighth place as a team with a total of 181 points, while the men took 10th place as a team with 240 total points.

Belmont claimed the women’s team championship with a total of 40 points, while Drake led the way for the men’s team with 41 points.

UNI had four different women secure either season or career best outings on Friday morning. Emma Hoins finished in 14th individually in the 6k race with a career-best time of 21:39.

Kate Crawford finished in 26th individually with a season-best time of 22:07. Eden Mueller finished 41st indi-

vidually with a career-best time of 22:27.

Ella Popenhagen came in 47th with a time of 22:42, while Sophia Jungling came in 54th with a time of 22:52.

To finish out the Panther women, Kaylee Woolery (23:03), Kayla Young (23:17), and Brooke O’Brien (23:35) placed 64th, 69th, and 78th respectively.

For the UNI men’s team Caleb Schumaker led the way for the Panthers with a time of 25:37 in the 8k race to finish in 28th place individually. Brady Griebel came in 50th with a time of 26:14, while Tyler Colvin and Carson Owens finished in 57th and 59th with times of 26:22 and 26:23.

Closing it out for the men’s team was Colin Lillie (27:17), Josh Gormley (27:27), Caleb Kass (27:31).

The trio finished in 68th, 72nd, and 74th place individually.

Belmont took first place for the women with 40 points, followed by Bradley

in second place with 59.

Illinois State came in third, while Drake finished in fourth place.

For the men’s teams Drake took first place with 41 points, followed by

Bradley and Belmont with 71 points and 72 points respectively. Illinois State came in fourth with 81.

The UNI Cross Country team will compete again on Nov. 10 as the Panthers will

race in the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships.

The Midwest Regional Championship will be hosted by Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla.

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The women’s cross country team placed eighth while the men placed 10th in the MVC Championships.

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UNI Stomps out Illinois State

The Panthers defeat the Redbirds 24-21, move to 4-1 in MVC games ADAM JOHNSON

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Coming off of an impressive win against North Dakota on homecoming weekend, the Panthers made their way to Normal, Ill. for a matchup with Illinois State on Saturday, Oct. 28. The Panthers came into the game with the same record as the Redbirds with each team posting a 4-3 record. It was a big game for both teams, as they were looking to pick up another win to push them closer to the playoffs. In the end, it was the Panthers that were able to best the Redbirds in a tight battle.

The game could not have started any better for the Panthers. On the first drive of the game for the Redbirds, they fumbled on the UNI 46 -yard line, and the Panther’s Cannon Butler recovered it.

The Panthers made good use of the great field possession, and put up the first score of the game on a three-yard touchdown run by Amauri Pesek-Hickson. Illinois State improved on the faults of their first drive, and tied the game up with a one-yard rush by Zack Annexstad.

Early in the second quarter, after a long drive for the Panthers, Pesek-Hickson found his way into the endzone once again as the Panthers took a 14-7 lead. After the

defense caused a quick threeand-out, the offense got back to work. Theo Day took the Panthers down the field with big pass after big pass, and the quick scoring drive was capped off with a seven yard touchdown catch by Desmond Hutson. Neither offense got much going the rest of the half, but a fumble by the Panther’s Sergio Morancy set the Redbirds up with great field possession with just 3 minutes left. The drive started at their own 46 yard line, and gave them plenty of time to get a score before the half. They managed to do just that on an Annexstad touchdown pass to Daniel Sobkowicz. The late score for the Redbirds made it 21-14 in favor of the Panthers at halftime.

With the score already at 21-14 going into the second half, it seemed like it was going to be a high scoring affair, but it did not turn out that way. UNI started out with a solid drive, but ended down in Illinois State territory when Day was intercepted by Mark Cannon Jr. After that drive, no one was able to get anything going the rest of the third quarter. Going into the final quarter, the score remained at 21-14.

The Panthers got the ball back with 11:41 left in the final quarter, and went to work on wasting as much clock as

possible. On a drive that started at the UNI 13 yard line, the Panthers marched down the field. On the back of 15 plays, 11 of which were runs, the Panthers managed to take the clock all the way down to 2:48 when Matthew Cook put a 31-yard field goal through the uprights to extend the lead to 10. With little time left, the Redbirds worked quickly to get a score. They managed a touchdown with 27 seconds left, but they still trailed by three. If they wanted a chance to win, they needed to recover the onside kick. They nearly made the recovery, but the ball made its way out of bounds, securing the victory for the Panthers 24-21.

For the Panthers, Day threw for 289 yards and a touchdown, connecting with seven different receivers on the day. Sam Schnee led the way with five catches for 78 yards and Desmond Hutson had three catches for 42 yards and a touchdown. PesekHickson led the way in the run game, with 107 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries.

The Panthers improved to 5-3 on the season, and 4-1 in conference play. They are winners of five of their last six games, and will look to keep the winning ways going this coming week, when they play host Western Illinois on Saturday, Nov. 4. Game time is 1 p.m.

The Panthers had an “all hands on deck” game with nearly every player contributing in some way.

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The Panthers keep their hot streak alive against Illinois State.

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