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A toast to another 130 years The Northern Iowan, established in 1892, celebrates its 130 year anniversary

Student journalists have an important role in our community. Our journalists today draft the first page into the history books as we keep the University of Northern Iowa on record. This week, we celebrate and document our 130 years, but we also celebrate the editors, writers and photographers of our newsroom. Out of the 130 years, there have been huge accomplishments which transformed our university today as a whole. Throughout this issue, our readers will see former reporters from our history document a series of events in university’s history, including letters from former alumni sharing how the Northern Iowan newsroom transformed their life.

With the digital landscape continuing to grow, our paper acknowledges that it had to

make some adjustments. As many newspapers across the country experience financial cuts, our paper has had to make similar changes and transitions.

Today’s paper and editors are an excellent example of resilience and adaptability to our community and our future demographics.

Many of these adjustments create new paths for voices, but the 130 years also show a true test of how important it is to hold our own institutions accountable. This includes informing students and readers of events going on in the community. When the community needs an answer, our reporters are on the job.

“Despite changing times and technology, everyone who has worked with the Northern Iowan is connected by our passion for journalism and our desire to share information with the UNI community,” News Editor Mallory Schmitz said. “The work we do as editors today wouldn’t be possible without the individuals who put together the very first issue 130 years ago. Every staff member strives for quality and greatness that has been established through our tradition and history as a college newspaper.”

While student reporters and photographers are on the sideline writing and capturing every word of history are learning the process of reporting as we go. “This newspaper being independent and run by students leads to great, groundbreaking stories coming out that would’ve never been unearthed otherwise. It is a true accomplishment that this paper is celebrating 130 years of outstanding student journalism,” Sports Editor David Warrington said.

Anelia K. Dimitrova, advisor and associate professor of the Department of Communication & Media said, “In writing for the paper, much like their senior colleagues elsewhere, student journalists

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This year marks the 130th anniversary of the Northern Iowan newspaper. Throughout this week, our newspaper is providing a couple of events in which readers can interact with historical content and visit our office in the lower level in Maucker Union. The Northern Iowan will be hosting a Gala in the lower level of Maucker Union in our office. Starting on Monday, Nov. 7, it will be open from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m, and Tuesday it will be open from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. On Thursday, it will be open from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. On Friday, the Northern Iowan will be ending its celebration with a collaboration with the International Engagement office with a coffee hour starting at 4 p.m.

It is important to celebrate why we are a strong community today.

DIAMOND ROUNDTREE

Campus Life Editor

L011 Maucker Union Cedar Falls, IA 50614 www.northerniowan.com northern-iowan@uni.edu 319.273.2157

NIXSON BENITEZ Executive Editor benitezn@uni.edu 319.273.6826

DAVID WARRINGTON Sports Editor warringd@uni.edu

EMMA KOEHLER

SOPHIE HOFFMEIER Copy Editor hoffmeis@uni.edu

Managing Editor koehlere@uni.edu 319.273.6420

MAYRA VILLANUEVA Spanish Editor villamaa@uni.edu

TREVOR MEYERS

The current Northern Iowan editing team. Back row (left to right): Mayra Villanueva (Spanish Editor), Diamond Roundtree (Campus Life Editor), Sophie Hoffmeier (Copy Editor), David Warrington (Sports Editor) and Mallory Schmitz (News Editor). Front row (left to right): Nixson Benitez (Executive Editor) and Emma Koehler (Managing Editor).

place themselves in the front row of history. They pick, gather and report newsworthy happenings, thus creating the historic record of the times. They learn to serve the public, gain a sense of the importance of events and agency and impact their present-day peers.”

History begins with its writers and who is involved in the process. With our editing staff being students, the Northern Iowan is unique as it allows for students to learn and grow. This platform gives the perspective of America’s next chapter and UNI’s next generation of Panthers.

“Journalism is an excellent time capsule. It preserves monumental events, unforgettable tragedies and so much more.

Seeing 130 years of consistent diligence to publish and preserve the history of our campus is an amazing accomplishment — not many school publications get to see this milestone,” Copy Editor Sophie Hoffmeier said.

Christopher Martin, Ph.D. advisor and professor of the Department of Communication & Media said. “The Northern Iowan is a platform for discussing issues at the university

level at the state level (What should state support of public universities be?), and the national level (How do issues like abortion, immigration, and anti-government violence and sentiment make our country a good or bad place to live?).

Those debates are crucial to all of us in becoming more informed and effective citizens.

So, the practice of journalism is an incredibly important thing to be doing at an institution for higher education.”

“It is amazing to think of how many writers and stories have made its way through the doors of these offices,” Managing Editor Emma Koehler said.

Campus Life Editor Diamond Roundtree echoed, “It’s important because UNI has a unique history, especially when it comes to literature. It is important to celebrate why we are a strong community today. It is the people who came before us!”

Spanish Editor Mayra Villanueva said, “[The anniversary] is important because it shows the culture of UNI and the students.”

From the first publication of the Normal Eyte to the rebrandThe Northern Iowan is published semi-weekly on Monday and Thursday during the academic year, except for holidays and examination periods, by the University of Northern Iowa, L011 Maucker Union, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0166 under the auspices of the Board of Student Publications.

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ing of the Northern Iowan, this year in history marks the 130 year celebration. Today we set the next deadline, and tomorrow we continue reporting for the students, by the students.

“If you think about the businesses that have endured the test of time for 130 years, you will be proud to know that you have contributed — albeit a minuscule footnote — to the march of history and you will be filled with gratitude for those who went before you and thankful for their gift of presence and continuity… It is a special place where the past, the present and the future converge through the conduit of the journalistic craft you learn to practice,” Dimitrova said.

Martin said, “I’m so proud that the UNI community has supported independent journalism for 130 years! The energy and commitment of the current staff gives me hope that the UNI students of 2151 will look back at us and say ‘we sustained this for another 130 years!’”

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letters must be less than 300 words in length and are subject to editing. Not all submissions will be printed. Send submissions to northern-iowan@uni.edu.

SEND US STORY IDEAS

Tell us what’s happening on campus. Email submissions to northern-iowan@uni.edu.

Do you want to have an event listed here? Email us at northern-iowan@uni.edu with information about the event to have it featured.

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Un brindis por otros 130 años El Northern Iowan celebra su 130 aniversario NIXSON BENÍTEZ Jefe de edición

MAYRA VILLANUEVA

Editora en español

Este año marca el 130o aniversario de el Northern Iowan. Esta semana nuestro periodico realizará varios eventos durante la semana en los cuales los lectores pueden interactuar con historias archivadas y visitar la oficina en el sótano de Maucker Union. El Northern Iowan está organizando una Gala en la oficina. Comenzando el lunes 7 de noviembre, la oficina estará abierta de 3:30 p.m. a 5 p.m y el martes 8 de de 4:30 p.m a 6 p.m. El jueves 10 de noviembre de 4 p.m. a 5 p.m. El viernes 11 de noviembre se celebrará la conclusión de la Gala con una colaboración con las oficinas de International Engagement con una hora de café que comienza a las 4 p.m.

Los estudiantes periodistas tienen un rol importante en nuestra comunidad. Nuestros periodistas hacen el borrador de la página titular hoy y ponen a UNI en la historia. Esta semana celebramos y documentamos nuestros 130 años, pero también celebramos a nuestros editores, escritores y fotógrafos de nuestra sala de redacción. De los 130 años, ha habido muchos éxitos lo cual ha transformado a nuestra universidad entera.

En esta edición nuestros lectores verán a antiguos reporteros documentando la historia del país. También se incluirá cartas de exalumnos que formaron

parte del periódico y cómo el Northern Iowan transformó sus vidas.

Nuestro periódico es un ejemplo de resiliencia y adaptabilidad a nuestra comunidad y demografía. Los 130 años demuestran la prueba de lo importante que es hacer a la institución responsable. Esto incluye informar a nuestros estudiantes y lectores sobre los eventos que están ocurriendo en la comunidad. Y cuando la comunidad necesita una respuesta, nuestros reporteros están allí para responder.

“A pesar de los tiempos cambiantes y la tecnología, quienes han trabajado con el Northern Iowan está conectado con nuestra pasión por el periodismo y nuestro deseo de compartir información con la comunidad de UNI”, la editora de noticias Mallory Schmitz dijo. “El trabajo que hacemos como editores no sería posible sin las personas que publicaron la primera edición hace 130 años.

Cada miembro se esmera por la calidad y grandeza que se ha establecido en nuestra tradición e historia como un periódico universitario”.

Los estudiantes reporteros y fotógrafos están al lado escribiendo y captando cada palabra de la historia. Aprendemos sobre el reportaje mientras lo hacemos.

“El periódico al ser independiente y operado por estudiantes lleva a historias innovadoras que no hubieran sido contadas. Es un gran logro que el

periódico esté cumpliendo 130 años de excepcional periodismo colegial”, el editor de deportes David Warrington comentó.

Anelia K. Dimitrova, consejera y profesora asociada del departamento de Comunicación & Media dijo, “al escribir para el periódico, como muchos otros colegas, los estudiantes periodistas se ponen en la primera fila de la historia. Ellos seleccionan, reúnen y reportan historias relevantes, así coleccionando momentos históricos. Ellos aprenden a servir al público y obtienen sentido y voluntad sobre la importancia de los eventos e impactan a sus compañeros”.

La historia comienza con sus escritores que se involucran en el proceso. Con los editores y sus experiencias de ser estudiantes, el Northern Iowan es único porque les permite aprender y crecer personalmente y profesionalmente. Esta plataforma brinda la perspectiva de la nueva generación de UNI Panthers.

“El periodismo es una excelente cápsula del tiempo.

Preserva eventos monumentales, tragedias inolvidables y mucho más. Ver 130 años de constante diligencia para publicar y preservar la historia de nuestro campus es un logro grandioso – no muchas publicaciones escolares llegan a ver esta meta”, comentó la correctora de textos Sophie Hoffmeier.

Christopher Martin, Ph.D consejero y profesor del depar-

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El Northern Iowan está cumpliendo 130 años y es algo que se quiere celebrar por los logros a lo largo de la historia y celebrar a los editores, escritores y fotógrafos que hacen y han hecho que el periódico estudiantil siga en pie hasta el día de hoy.

tamento de Comunicación & Media dijo: “El Northern Iowan es una plataforma para discutir asuntos al nivel universitario, estatal y nacional. Estos debates son cruciales para todos para estar más informados y ser ciudadanos más efectivos. Así, la práctica de periodismo es algo importante por hacer en una institución de educación superior”.

“Es increíble pensar sobre cuántos escritores y sus historias han pasado por las puertas de estas oficinas”, dijo la editora de manejo, Emma Koehler.

La editora de la sección de Campus Life, Diamond Roundtree siguió, “es importante porque UNI tiene historia única, especialmente cuando se trata de publicaciones. Es importante celebrar porque somos una comunidad fuerte; ¡es por las personas que vinieron antes de nosotros!”

La editora de español, Mayra

Villanueva dijo, “ es importante celebrar el aniversario de el Northern Iowan porque muestra la cultura de UNI y los estudiantes a través del tiempo”.

Desde su primera publicación de el College Eyte hasta su cambio de nombre a el Northern Iowan, este año marca el año 130 de publicación. Hoy marcamos la fecha de entrega y mañana continuamos reportando para estudiantes por estudiantes.

Martin dijo, “¡Estoy muy orgulloso de que la comunidad de UNI haya apoyado el periodismo independiente por 130 años! La energía y el compromiso del personal actual me da esperanzas de que los estudiantes de UNI de 2151 mirarán hacia atrás y dirán “¡hemos sostenido esto por otros 130 años!”

Former staff looks back at time with NI JACOB MADDEN

SARA QUALLEY

Former Writer, ‘21

Former News Editor, ‘19

Editor’s note: Sara Qualley graduated from UNI with a B.A. in digital journalism in 2021. She now works as an academic content coordinator with Evidence in Motion, a hybrid education provider for the health care field.

Editor’s note: Jacob Madden graduated from UNI with a B.A. in political communication in 2019. He now works as a campaign manager with Iowa House Democrats.

I loved working at the Northern Iowan! I lived off campus during the two years I attended UNI, so the NI felt like a gateway into keeping up with the happenings on campus. Being involved in student journalism also gave me a stronger sense of pride in the UNI community because I learned about fellow students’ stories and challenges they overcame.

I covered a few stories that took me outside my comfort zone, something I think is important to experience as a writer and overall as a person.

Working for a college newspaper also meant writing for a

COURTESY/LINKEDIN

Qualley has used her experience writing for the Northern Iowan to push herself out of her comfort zone and learn how to appeal to specific audiences.

variety of people: college students, UNI faculty, alumni and general members of the public interested in keeping up with campus news. I enjoyed dissecting my stories and asking myself what parts would be most important to these audiences.

My time at the NI was pretty recent, 2015-18. Because I spent my time doing mostly political and UNI administration stories, my time as a journalist was mostly defined by Donald Trump, directly or indirectly.

I started at the NI because I was a terrible writer and I needed some extra money. I was a music education major at the time and never thought I’d like working at the NI that much.

The first story I covered was a bipartisan panel between Sen. Chuck Grassley and then State Sen. Jeff Danielson on whistleblower protection laws. After that, I was hooked.

I brought a lot of bias to that

job right out of the gate, but that got tempered as I worked on myself and grew as a professional. Looking back, I’m incredibly grateful to Nick Fisher and Clinton Olsasky, who served as executive editors during my time and were excellent mentors, as well as the advisor Laura Smith. Their patience and tutelage have been invaluable in my career.

More than any other skill, the NI taught me to be curious.

People tend to think of curiosity as a character trait but really it’s something you can hone, train and improve. The NI taught me to take the “I wonder why…” thoughts seriously, and it hasn’t led me astray yet.

I left the NI after my junior year to work in politics and student government, and that’s what I do now. I loved being a journalist, but I knew I couldn’t just observe and record, I wanted to be in the fight. My time as a journalist has made me a pretty good political operative, though, thanks to handling tight

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Madden’s staff profile photo from his time as news editor.

deadlines, high pressure and staying curious.

My time at the NI got me a political communications internship, which landed me my first job at the Iowa Democratic Party and so on. Today, I’m a campaign manager on two Iowa House races in Sioux City. Thanks to my time at the NI, instead of being a mediocre music teacher ranting on Facebook about politics, I get to wake up every day and fight for better wages and healthcare for the people — who are far better than me — that are teaching the next generation of kids.

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The road to the Northern Iowan

NI ARCHIVES

The above image is a scan of the very first issue of the publication that would become the Northern Iowan. The Normal Eyte began on Jan. 12, 1892, while UNI was titled the Iowa State Normal School.

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The Normal Eyte became the College Eye in 1911, two years after the university renamed itself the Iowa State Teachers College in 1909.

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1967 brought the first appearance of the title, the Northern Iowan, the same year the university adopted its current name, The University of Northern Iowa. Since the name change, the newspaper has used this title for the past 55 years.

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VOX POP 130th Anniversary Edition: What does the news and the Northern Iowan mean to you?

Quotes and photos by: Grant Peterson

Carlson, Amanda Fowler, Ashton Gonnerman, Meghan Math Finance ‘26 Actuarial science ‘26 Secondary Education ‘24

“The Northern Iowan is very important as it gives real campus news that you can’t get anywhere else. It’s nice to see something other than just political stuff all the time; stuff that could bring us together and not apart.”

“The news and the Northern Iowan to me is where I can go to get information about what is happening in the world.

It has information on everything from local communities, politics, current events, sports and so much more.”

“The news to me is anything important and like new information. The Northern Iowan is very informative and my dad reads it all the time.”

Alexis Shupe, Social Jude Beekman, Science Education ‘24 History and Theater ‘25 “The Northern Iowan gives me great insight about what is going on at UNI since I live offcampus.”

“The news to me is my connection to the worlds beyond my immediate knowledge, as well as helping me know my place in the local community.”

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New undergraduate enrollment grows in number and quality DAVID PHIPPS

NI News Writer ‘91

Editors Note; This article was published Oct. 22, 1991 when enrollment at UNI started to increase.

Despite recent state budget cuts and another impending tuition increase, undergraduate enrollment at the University of Northern Iowa is not losing any ground.

According to figures released by the admissions office, new undergraduate enrollment for fall 1991 is second in size only to the record enrollment of fall 1990.

More than 6,200 new applicants were received for undergraduate admission for the fall semester; 4,995 were cleared for admission and 3,206 actually enrolled.

New undergraduates represent 26.7 percent of the total number of undergraduates, and 16.9 percent of those enrolled directly after high school.

The percentage of Iowa high school seniors enrolling immediately after graduation was 5.6 percent for this semester, and the percentage has increased every year for the past five years.

Jack Wielenga, director of Admissions at UNI, said there is “a grater awareness of the uniqueness of the University of Northern Iowa as a state university on a regional and national basis. UNI is the school of choice for a greater number of people.”

Because competition is so high, academic quality of those admitted is strong.

“The University of Northern Iowa as a choice is being considered more often, and after being considered, more serious students choose UNI,” Wielenga said.

- Of new freshmen admitted for fall 1991, 73.6 percent obtained an ACT score of 21 or above.

- 93.1 percent of new freshmen ranked in the top half of their high school classes.

- 33.1 percent of those freshmen ranked in the top 30 percent of their high school class and earned a composite standard score of 24 or above on their ACTs. - 141 new freshmen have received a total of 959 semester hours of college credit as of Sept. 1 through CLEP examinations.

- 65 new freshmen have received a total of 297 hours of college credit through Advanced Placement exam-

inations.

- Students entering directly from high school fulfilling or exceeding the required high school coreis 92 percent.

- 94.3 percent of new students who graduated from high school in 1991 completed two or more years of a single foreign language, and 47.6 percent completed three or more years.

- Only 3.3 percent of new freshmen are required to register for non-credit developmental courses in English and/ or math.

- The vast majority of undergraduate students at UNI are from Iowa, although the number of non- resident students is greater for the current semester than in any previous fall term.

- 96.2 percent of new freshmen are classified as residents of lowa.

- 64 percent of new freshmen graduated from high schools with classes of 200 students or less, while only 2.7 percent graduated from classes of more than 400 students.

- More than two-thirds of new transfer students enter UNI from an lowa two-year college. More students have transferred from North low Community College in Mason City for the past six yearsthan from any other single college. This fall, 170 students transfered to UNI from NIACC. - Close to half of all new transfer students have earned an associate of arts degrec, meeting UNI’s general education requirements.

“I think that the University of Northern Iowa is being considered by a larger percentage of students as a possibility,” Wielenga said. “In that large group, they are selecting UNI. The number of minority and foreign students at UNI is also increasing.

- The number of new undergraduate minority students entering a fall term has increased for the fifth consecutive year, and 80 percent of those undergraduates who were admitted ended up enrolling.

- 29 new undergraduate students representing 11 countries from around the world entered UNI in the fall of 1991.

Wielenga said that there are many factors for the enrollment increases, but he said the satisfaction of current students may be the biggest factor.

“I’m convinced that there just isn’t a better recruiter than a happy student,” he said.

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Letters from the editors

Former executive editors of the NI share some of their experiences while in the office GABBY LEITNER

KEVIN KIRTPATRICK

Former Executive Editor ‘18

Former Executive Editor ‘07

T he Nor t her n Iowa n played a critical role in helping me f ind community at U NI. My best, most fond memor ies all took place in the NI off ice, at events, or at lunches with Michele Smith, our business manager at the time.

I made so many g reat f r iends and con nections during those four years.

W hether I was taking photos, laying out pages, or managing staff, it rarely felt like act ual work.

And while I’m not directly working in the journalism f ield, my love of working within a college set ting broadly inspired me to pursue a master’s degree in st udent affairs.

Additionally, work i ng i n st ude nt jou r n al ism helped me develop so many t ransferable skills that I don’t thin k I would have had I not worked at the NI.

Being involved in student journalism helped me get valuable experience and helped open professional opportunities for me as I pursued a career in communications.

The stories I wrote for the NI gave me clips that I could share with hiring managers during internship and job interviews.

Talking with UNI leaders and students for stories helped me develop soft skills needed to succeed in job interviews.

The experiences I had managing, collaborating, and delegating tasks to other students as Executive Editor gave me real world examples to share during job interviews.

The NI will always have a special place in my heart.

It’s where I got my start as a journalist and I don’t know if I’d be where I am today without the valuable skills I learned at the NI. I was on the NI staff from 2005-2008. I started as a sports writer, then served as Executive Editor in 2007 and 2008.

Today, I’m the senior public relations specialist for UnityPoint Health corporate in West Des Moines, Iowa.

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Former Executive Editor Gabby Leitner began as a staff photographer for the NI. Leitner was an editor for two and a half years, and made over 200 contributions to the paper during her time.

Comical columnist imparts wisdom MIKE WIETHRON

NI Columnist 1991-92

I suppose that my column for the NI could be described as simply human interest. Nothing really to speak of as being political or social commentary. I just talked about general U NI campus events, and how I viewed them as a non-traditional student.

I didn’t start my freshman year until I was almost in my mid-20s, so I wrote about university life as someone

who had worked in the real world for a while before starting school. I tried to keep things light in my column, if not sometimes outright silly.

Ultimately, I wanted my fellow Panthers to keep things in perspective, and realize that life is a marathon, not a sprint.

Hopefully, I was able to impart some “older dude” wisdom to those who read my column, but more than anything, I hope they found some time to laugh.

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College Eye gets superior contest rating

Teachers College selected permanent site for convention Editor’s Note: This article was published on April 28, 1933. Back then, the paper did not include bylines.

The College Eye and the Old Gold, Teachers College student newspaper and yearbook, won first place honors in the Iowa College Press association competition at the Press convention here last Friday and Saturday.

The “Eye” earned 800 out of a possible 1,000 points, gaining the title of “best all-around college newspaper in Iowa.” The “Eye” also took first honors in front page make-up for papers of six columns or over. Leslie Burch and Gwen Wescott are the editor and managing editor,

respectively, of the College Eye. The Old Gold, edited

by Gayle Howe, Bedford, Iowa, with Helene Brown, Waterloo, a business manager, compiled 910 out of a possible 1,000 points to win first place as the best all-around annual.

Judges in the various sections of the contest were: annuals, Arthur Segal, Minneapolis, and Le Roy Barfuss, Waterloo; newspaper editorials, C. S. Coddington, Cedar Falls; advertising, Mrs. William Hey, Waterloo; all-around efficiency and make-up, Frank Hanlon, Waterloo.

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First Honors to Old Gold, College Eye

Paper given all-American honor in national competition

Editor’s Note: This article was published on April 24, 1936. Back then, the paper did not include bylines.

All-American honors, the highest rating attainable, were won by the College Eye in a nation-wide contest conducted by the National Scholastic Press association at the University of Minnesota the early part of this week.

“Superior Newspaper” This is the second time that the College Eye bas achieved distinction in the national contest. Last year the publication was awarded first class honors with the honor rating of “excellent.”

The rating this year carries with it the title “superior newspaper.”

The paper received its highest score in the matter of news writing and editing and in the appreciation of news values and sources, being adjudged “excellent” in each of these divisions.

The sports page was singled out for high praise for absence of slang and trick writing and for its general coverage of news sources.

Eye Scored 815 The judges also made suggestions for the improvement of the headlines and makeup. The score necessary for the all-American rating was 800 of the possible 1,000 points. The College Eye exceeded this score with a rating of 815.

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Iowan recieves “First Class” ACP rating Editor’s Note: This article was published on Oct. 24, 1967. The early Northern Iowan did not include bylines in their publications.

The NORT H E R N IOWAN received a “First Class” rating from the Associated Collegiate Press for the 1966-67 second semester issues.

College newspapers from throughout the nation are rated by the American College Press All American Ne w s p a p e r C r it ic a l Service. Awards given are All American, First Class, Second Class and Third Class awards. The guidebook critique accompanying the award says “A good newspaper--a little more attention and work and it could be great!”

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Braley’s journey from the NI to today DAVID WARRINGTON

Sports Editor

Eric Braley is currently in his 18th year as a professor in the Communication and Media department at the University of Northern Iowa.

After leaving his hometown of Nevada, Iowa to attend UNI out of high school, the university has made a huge impact on his life. A lot of that can be traced back to his time spent as a sports writer for the Northern Iowan.

Braley was a sports writer at the NI from 2001 to 2003, where he had the opportunity to cover a large variety of different sports while working with plenty of talented student journalists.

“What I loved about it was that’s where I made my closest friends,” said Braley. “I still keep in touch with writers and editors that were at the Northern Iowan when I was there.”

“I have vivid memories of Sunday night, us all working on our own stories,” Braley continued. “As far as student organizations are concerned, one of my favorite memories

of UNI was working at the Northern Iowan because of that bond I had with the other students.”

Braley’s time at the Northern Iowan has also impacted his adult life and career in ways he couldn’t have possibly imagined at the time. After graduating from UNI, Braley wasn’t sure exactly what he wanted to do, and he spent a summer backpacking across Europe. While in Italy, Braley received an email that would change the course of his life.

“I check my email, and they offered me a graduate assistantship to work in the Sports Information/Media Relations office, because they know of me as a sports writer,” Braley explained. “They knew that I could write, and they wanted me to write for UNI Athletics.”

This opportunity was only made possible by the connections Braley made throughout his time at the Northern Iowan. While attending graduate school isn’t something that was previously on his radar, Braley was excited for the opportunity.

“I hadn’t considered grad

school,” Braley mentioned.

“I said sure, let’s do it, and because of that, it put me on this trajectory to teach at UNI, and this is my 18th year of teaching, and to do all of the production and video for UNI Athletics.”

On top of his work teaching classes at UNI, Braley also owns Around the Corner Productions in Cedar Falls, a video production company that makes promotional videos for companies around the country, and also works closely with UNI Athletics to create team hype videos and other online video content, as well as produce a large percentage of their television broadcasts.

Braley is also an announcer that can be seen on sports broadcasts around the state, but none of this would’ve been possible without his time spent at the Northern Iowan.

“Had I not worked at the Northern Iowan, made that connection, that door would not have been open, and I know for a fact that I would not have the current professional career that I have right now, both as an instructor at UNI, and with the sports journalism and broadcasting.”

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Former Northern Iowan Sports Writer Eric Braley interviews Maya McDermott. Today, Braley owns Around The Corner Productions.

Letter from former NI sports writer SEAN DENGLER

Former Sports Writer

I was a general opinion sports writer, and while others did more legwork and real reporting stuff, I always enjoyed being able to give my opinion on random sports thoughts about UNI.

The freedom my editor at the time gave me allowed me to find my voice and figure out how to write for an audience. It also helped lay the groundwork to hone in my writing process and continually get better at it.

Being in student journalism allowed me to be creative and find my voice. It chal-

lenged me to come up with unique takes and opinions.

It made me realize any idea for an article is plausible in the right context. It fostered my interest in writing today and led to me to continue to write after I graduated college and use the creative writing process for my small budding journalism work

for the Iowa Starting Line or in my stand-up comedy.

It also impacted me in the amount of respect for journalists who put in the legwork to run down hard stories, while I never was one of them, I have great respect for those who put in the time and effort for a needed role in our society despite

the lack of economic incentives at times. Journalism will always matter to keep the populace informed, and good journalism beats social media all day, every day.

DAVID WARRINGTON Sports Editor

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Former Sports Editor, ‘10

Editor’s Note: This article was published on March 26, 2010, when UNI defeated No. 1 Kansas to reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

The University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team shocked the college basketball world Saturday night with a 60-67 victory over the No. 1 ranked and top seeded Kansas University Jayhawks in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The Panthers (30-4) came away victorious

beind a strong defensive effort and another late three-pointer from senior guard Ali Farokhmanesh who hit the game-winning three the night before as well against the University of Nevada – Las Vegas in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

“I was just open on that side and they were trapping when the ball came up to me,” said Farokhmanesh after the victory over the Jayhawks.

“Johny (Moran) was on the other wing so I was going to see if I could drive it but they back off so far that I thought I might as well just shoot this one.”

“I don’t know if coach real-

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ly wanted him to shoot that when we’re in a position like that, but if you know Ali you know that shot is going up at the end of the game like that,” said Johny Moran.

Farokhmanesh buried the three-pointer in transition with 35 seconds remaining in regulation and the shot clock still in the 30’s to end a dominating start-to-finish win that sends the Panthers to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.

Kansas (33-3) fell behind early and failed to make one of their anticipated runs until it was too little too late. The Jayhawks bowed out of tournament with another dis-

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appointing NCAA loss to a lower seeded team like they did when they lost to Bradley University in 2006 and Bucknell University the year before that. Junior center Cole Aldrich had 13 points and 10 rebounds on the night and sophomore forward Marcus Morris added 16 points.

“I knew we were going to have to make our three point shots and I really felt like in our preparation that Kansas was going to have to miss some three point shots and that happened for us,” said UNI head coach Ben Jacobson. “They’re so good everywhere that some things were going to have to go our

way tonight.

“Our guys did a good job of rebounding the basketball for the most part and we were able to knock in some timely threes when we had to. I’m excited for these guys and that we have an opportunity to keep playing.” The Panthers were led in scoring

by Farokhmanesh’s 16 points.

Senior center Jordan Eglseder chipped in with 14 points and five rebounds. Adam Koch and Lucas O’Rear also grabbed five boards a piece.

UNI will return to action Friday night at 8:37 p.m. when they take on the Michigan State Spartans for the right to play in the Elite Eight. The

Panthers end season as national runner-up KEVIN KIRKPATRICK

Former Sports Writer, ‘06

Editor’s Note: This article was published on Jan. 13, 2006, when UNI lost to Appalachian State in the NCAA I-AA National Championship game.

The UNI football team made its first appearance ever in the NCAA I-AA National Championship Game on Dec. 16, 2005 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Although the outcome was hard to swallow, a 21-16 loss to Appalachian State University, the Panthers had little to hang their heads about.

“It was disappointing of course, but at the same time, we’ve had a great season with a great group of players,” UNI Head Coach Mark

Farley said.

The 20,236 fans in attendance at Max Finley Stadium in Chattanooga that night was the largest crowd for the NCAA I-AA National Championship game since it moved to Chattanooga and the largest crowd since 1996.

UNI scored first in the game off of a career-best 50-yard field goal by Brian Wingert with 11:36 left in the first quarter.

The Panthers’ early momentum carried on into the ensuing kickoff, where U NI redshirt freshman Corey Lewis recovered a fumble by ASU’s Dexter Jackson at the 24-yard line.

UNI was unable to put the ball into the end zone and settled for another field goal

by Wingert, this one from 24 yards to give UNI an

early 6-0 advantage.

The UNI lead was short lived, as the Mountaineers opened up the second period with a nine-play, 64-yard touchdown drive, capped off by a five-yard touchdown scam- per by ASU tailback Kevin Richardson.

Ottumwa native Tanner Varner gave the Panthers a chance to reclaim the lead midway through the second quarter after intercepting a pass by ASU’s Trey Elder.

Five plays later, the Panthers did just that, when senior tailback David Horne scored from two yards out to give UNI a 13-7 advantage. It was Horne’s 17th rushing touchdown of the season, breaking the UNI single season rushing touchdown record previously held by Terrance Freeney (2003) and Jeff Stovall (1993).

UNI added another field goal late in the first half after a forced fumble at the 28-yard line.

“This was a defensive football game. This wasn’t going to be a shootout. It was 16-14 going into the fourth quarter. We were right where we wanted to be,” Farley mentioned.

The two defenses continued to tussle throughout the rest of the third quarter and well into the fourth until the Mountaineer’s defense made the game-winning play.

ASU’s defensive end Jason Hunter recovered a fumble by UNI quarterback Eric Sanders and returned it 15 yards for the go-ahead score, 21-16. The touchdown was enough for the Mountaineers to hold on and win their f irst ever

national championship in any sport.

“I dropped back to pass, stepped up and when I was ready to throw it, I had it and then the next second I didn’t have it,” Sanders said of the fumble. “I really don’t know what happened. One moment I had it and the next moment I didn’t have it.”

Sanders f inished the game with 181 yards passing on 17-of-31 completions and the lone fumble. Horne posted his third straight 100yard rushing performance of the postseason with 102 yards on 22 carries.

“Appalachian State has a great football team. It’s a game of inches and in this one we didn’t have the inches fall in our decision,” Farley said.

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