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VOLUME 114, ISSUE 42
VOLUME 116, ISSUE 25
CETL panel
SINGPINS
VOLLEYBALL
NEWS PAGE 2
CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 5
SPORTS PAGE 6
Panel addresses concerns of Native American students.
The SingPins serenade in Schindler.
The Panther volleyball team recieves a bid to the NCAA tournament.
Students go to Vertigo: A Go Go COLBY WEBER Staff Writer
Over 700 spectators visited the biannual student performance art show “Vertigo” in the Kamerick Art Building on Thursday, Nov. 21. “It’s pretty wack,” said senior history major Abigail Fer. “It’s kinda like a biannual trip down the rabbit hole.” At the door, visitors were greeted by a performer dressed in all black tying string to a pillar. By the gallery entrance, a group was playing foursquare. One of the players wore a propellor hat and blew a whistle. Near the entrance of the gallery, was an auditorium rolling student projects. During one of the videos, a woman shook a bottle of pills in between footage of her talking to her dogs and cats. The second video that played featured eye movements coordinated to music. A woman in a pink ski mask danced with a board that had googly eyes attached in the third video. After she finished dancing, the woman hit the board with a
hammer and spit candy onto it. Within the gallery, several performance acts were being put on. One woman in a clown costume laughed while smashing cherries in a bowl. Another performer traced the words “I’m here” with her fingers on a piece of paper using a glass of water. The gallery was filled with the sound of air horns, power tools and a woman screaming profanities through a megaphone. The event was coordinated by performance art instructor Aypryl Thompson. In addition to the students from Thompson’s class, several performers came from Angela Waseskuk’s three-dimensional art class, where students worked on an assignment titled “Wearable Art.” Those who participated wore colorful costumes and elaborate dresses made out of cloth, felt or other materials. Students in the class donned various headpieces, including a glowing purple cloud made of cotton.
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Panthers advance to second round COLIN HORNING
Sports Writer
A slow-paced, defensive battle was the story for the first round FCS playoffs matchup in the UNI-Dome, which pitted the 8-4 Panthers
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against the 9-2 Toreros from the University of San Diego. Playing in the warmth of the Dome, UNI held the high-powered Toreros offense to only three points and just 26 rushing yards. “The key was our defense
did not get frustrated,” head lose their discipline. In this coach Mark Farley said. case, these guys stayed the “Special teams did not get course.” frustrated and did their job. The game started with a It was a good team win, but bang on the opening drive I’ve been in these situations when UNI defensive lineman where our defense would get Brawntae Wells intercepted a frustrated at that point and screen pass and returned it 34 yards to the house to quickly put the Panthers up 7-0. However, the score remained stagnant until the end of the first half, when San Diego converted a 33-yard field goal to put the score at 7-3 heading into halftime. UNI had an opportunity to score again in the third quarter, but quarterback Will McElvain fumbled the ball in the red zone, resulting in a San Diego recovery. Nonetheless, the Panther defense locked up San Diego for the rest of the game. With about three minutes remaining, the UNI safety Christian Jegen came up big, intercepting a pass near the San Diego 49. The GABRIELLE LEITNER/Northern Iowan Panthers later converted the
turnover into points with a Trevor Allen touchdown run from seven yards out, sealing the 17-3 victory. The win gives the Panthers a shot at redemption against South Dakota State in a second round matchup held in Brookings, S.D., on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 1 p.m. The Jackrabbits defeated the Panthers 38-7 on Nov. 16, but they come into this game having lost three of their final five games in the regular season. The Panthers, however, come in with six wins out of their last seven games, with their only loss coming on the road against the Jackrabbits. The Panther defense has been strong throughout the entire season, while South Dakota State features an offense that has scored more than 35 points seven times this season. The winner of Saturday’s matchup will take on the winner of the MonmouthJames Madison game.