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ELIOT CLOUGH

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In a Missouri Valley Conference matchup, the UNI women’s basketball squad took a short trip to Chicago Friday night, walking away victorious with a final score of 71-65.

Offensively, both teams were able to get going quickly, as the score remained tied at the end of the first quarter, 20-20.

Prior to the contest, head coach Tanya Warren knew the Panthers would be tested by a versatile Rambler lineup. “[Loyola] is tremendous, especially offensively,” said Warren. “You have to match their style of play.”

The Ramblers are known for playing four guards and one post in order to spread the floor.

“We’re going to have to come up with a couple of different defensive schemes that we haven’t had,” said Warren.

UNI was able to execute those schemes effectively for the following quarters, as the Ramblers were held to a total of 23 points between the second and third.

Meanwhile, the Panthers were able to put up a total of 37, stretching their lead to 14 going into the fourth quarter.

With continued fierce play by the cats, they ultimately saw the lead grow to 19 and the score remained that way until 6:18 to go.

Due to several turnovers and zero field goals made by UNI, the Ramblers were able to fight their way back to a seemingly minimal six point deficit prior to the end of the contest before the Panthers were able to stave off any attempts of a comeback.

Mikaela Morgan, senior guard for UNI, led the way in scoring with a total of 14 points. Next came Cedar Falls native and freshman forward Cynthia Wolf with 13, paired with four rebounds. Karli Rucker also added a double-double for the Panthers with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Rucker dished out five assists as well.

The Panthers took on Valparaiso at 11 a.m.

Sunday, Feb. 10, beating the Crusaders, 64-56 . Coming up, UNI will head down the road to Des Moines to face the Bulldogs of Drake University on Feb. 15.

Hillside demolition brings changes, sparks memories ELIZABETH KELSEY Staff Writer

Students may have noticed some changes in the landscape of Jennings Drive, but DOR executives say the changes are all part of a balancing act to provide the best possible facilities for UNI students.

Hillside Courts Apartments, a student housing complex of 278 units which had been in use since the 1972-1973 academic year, is in the final stages of demolition.

Glenn Gray, Executive Director of Residence, said that Hillside Courts, as well as Jennings Courts Apartments added in 1977, were constructed primarily in response to the “influx” of non-traditional students.

“We were seeing an increased need for married student housing,” said Gray, “in part due to the number of veterans that were coming home at the time.

The GI bill afforded them the opportunity to pursue higher education.”

Gray explained that while traditional students enjoy living in the center of campus, many non-traditional students prefer to be farther away, and Hillside and Jennings filled that need.

For nearly a half-century, the apartments housed married, international, graduate and other non-traditional students.

Jessica Love was one of those students. She lived in Hillside Courts from 2007-2009 while completing her M.A. in English. She said she has “fond memories” of her time there.

“The building was old, and the insulation wasn’t great,” said Love, “but overall, it was one of the better apartments I lived in. It met all my needs.

My success in school would have been severely affected if I had not had the opportunity to live in an affordable housing situation.”

By 2018, however, the environment had taken its toll on these buildings.

“The hill was shifting,” said Gray. “The foundations [of the complex] were shifting, and that

led to doorways and windows shifting, water mains breaking and many other issues.”

Without significant renovation, the apartments were no longer safe and viable for student housing. Gray and other DOR executives decided that although the Jennings apartments could be renovated, it would have been “financially irresponsible” to sink more money into Hillside. Demolition was deemed the most fiscally sound option, and the complex was fenced off to begin the process in June 2018.

Love was initially surprised when she learned of the demolition.

“I was kind of surprised because during the time I lived there, those apartments were packed,” she said. “There were veterans, families, non-traditional students… it was a community within a community.

However, I recognize that the needs of that student population may have changed, and I want to assume the best that the university is still adequate-

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ly providing for the needs of non-traditional students.”

According to Gray, the demolition actually allows the university to meet those needs more effectively, as a part of a larger shift in student housing demographics.

Many of the 243 students who lived in Hillside in the 2017-2018 academic year are now being housed in the newly renovated Jennings or in Roth Apartments.

Until recently, Roth housed a large number of second-year

students, who want the space and privacy of apartment or suite-style living.

Before the renovation of Lawther Hall, Roth was the only campus housing option to fill that need, since Panther Village was open only to third-year students and above.

However, second-year students also like to live in the center of campus, said Gray, and were dissatisfied with Roth’s distance from the campus core.

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Diversity on display in new exhibit ANNA FLANDERS saw

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“Telling a People’s Story,” an exhibit illustrating African American culture through children’s books, is on display in Rod Library through Feb. 19.

The exhibit features 130 works by 33 artists found in 95 books. The illustrators whose works are on display include Jerry Pinkney, Kadir Nelson and Don Tate. Some of the most famous books include “Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears” by Verna Aardema, “From Slave Ship to Freedom Road”

by Julius Lester and “A Sweet Smell of Roses” by

Angela Johnson. Although every illustrator is AfricanAmerican, not every author is a person of color.

Another one of the exhibit’s featured illustrators is Dr. Janet Spivey-Gilchrist, who will be speaking at this year’s African American Children and Families Conference.

The keynote speaker from last year’s conference, another illustrator, has work in the exhibit as well.

The exhibit includes both classic and newer illustrations, Templeton said.

“There’s gonna be a lot of illustrations that university students will recognize from picture books they read and then there’s illustrations that teacher ed students now will recognize from newer books they’ve seen. So it’s kind of a wide range.”

According to Templeton and Montgomery, not only do the books depict AfricanAmerican characters, but they discuss real-life people of color with historical significance, such as Harriet Tubman, Langston Hughes, Effa Manley, Sojourner Truth and Martin Luther King, Jr. The exhibit offers a broad overview of AfricanAmerican history: from early African history to the 1600s to Middle Passage, all the

way up to modern AfricanAmerican cultural identity.

“I think it does a good job of hitting some of the more common topics in African-American history like Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks—things like that—but it also goes into some more niche stories that people might not be as familiar with,” Templeton said.

Montgomery, who is also a co-coordinator for the exhibit, hopes that the illustrations can help open up some challenging conversations on race.

“The hashtag’s out there,

#WeNeedDiverseBooks, and we’re starting to get more publicity on the fact that there’s so few books that are written or illustrated by people of color or about people of color that are making it to publication,” Montgomery said. “There’s a lot more books about animals and trucks every year than people of color.”

One of the hopes for the exhibit is that it will encourage more teachers to share books that celebrate diversity with students.

The 2017 re-opening of Lawther, as well as the opening of Panther Village offered suite-style options in the campus core for second-year students and above. This freed up space in Roth to house the non-traditional students previously living in Hillside— who prefer to be farther away from campus anyway.

“It’s really a win-win-win situation from my perspective,” said Gray.

The demolition has caused past Hillside residents to reminisce about their time

there.

Vince Gotera, an English professor in the Languages and Literatures department at UNI, was one of Hillside’s final residents, living there from July 2013 until June 2018. He said he finds the demolition “both interesting and sad” and has posted pictures of the process on his Facebook page, including a photo of a stairway left standing after its building had been demolished.

“I thought it looked cool and weird, like a stairway to heaven,” he said.

Those pictures caught the attention of Danelle Frisbie, another former resident, who

lived at Hillside for about 5 years in the early 2000s.

Frisbie, who now resides in Virginia Beach, didn’t personally know Dr. Gotera when she saw his photos on Facebook, but she reached out to thank him for posting them, and the two realized that they had actually lived in the same Hillside unit for several years. They began talking and sharing memories.

“At Hillside, I became dear friends with neighbors from all different nations,” said Frisbie. “Everyone was always welcome, and we’d pack our E street building with storytelling that spanned so many cul-

tures, scholarly debate, and lots of laughter.”

The majority of demolition at Hillside occurred over winter break, with final demolition expected to conclude this past weekend. Now that external structures have been razed, work will pause until the ground thaws in spring, when the lot will be converted to green space for the foreseeable future. Gray said future development on the site is certainly possible, although site restorations would be required before any construction could begin. However, he doesn’t foresee the space being used for more housing facilities.

“We are not currently seeing an increased demand [for housing], but if enrollment grows and there is a demand, we would most likely build inward from the north end of campus, to bring Bender and Dancer closer to the campus core,” he said.

The demolition of Hillside is just one part of a larger process, said Gray, as the DOR works to give students what they want and, hopefully, keep them living on campus. .“Students who live on campus succeed at much greater rates than those who don’t,” he said, “and student success is always our goal.”

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Though Rod Library typically functions as a sanctuary of academic sources for research papers, currently, children’s books have taken over as the main attraction thanks to the featured exhibit “Telling a People’s Story.”

The traveling exhibit from the Miami University Art Museum is the first major exhibit to feature illustrations from African-American children’s books. It will remain on display in the Rod Library Learning Commons until Feb. 19.

Senior education major, Danielle Templeton is a co-coordinator for the exhibit. She said that all the illustrators featured are African American, and the original exhibit had their actual works of art.

“It did the full-scale paintings, which was really cool, and then on the vinyl panels it’s just a downsized high-quality print of those paintings and they’re arranged in chronological order of history, and it comes with some books that feature those same illustrations.”

Last summer, while visiting Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Templeton

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the original exhibit. After discussing it with the curator, she discovered that there was also a traveling exhibit. She emailed UNI Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction Sarah Montgomery at the beginning of the fall 2018 semester, interested in bringing the exhibit to UNI to kick off the annual African American Children and Families Conference, which will be held on Feb. 21.

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Why the classics are needed FEBRUARY 11, 2019 |

KEVIN WIGGINS

Opinion Columnist

When it comes to the Classics, there is a general perception of a stodgy, old British intellectual named Sir Bertrand Merriweather scribbling notes in cuneiform script while smoking a pipe. This pervasive image is changing with more and more new blood entering the field.

One of the rising stars of classical studies is Dr. Donna Zuckerberg (sister of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg). Her cause célébre is her infusion of identity politics with the Classics and also from her founding of the journal “Eidolon.” “Eidolon’s” mission statement is to “make the classics political and personal, feminist and fun.”

The journal is unabashedly conscious of its “progressive” bias. The articles it publishes come in two flavors. The first is political/feminist/critical readings of classic texts such as the Iliad or Aeneid. The second is the infusion of fun and accessible analysis of classical culture and pondering how it can be useful to us today or help us place ourselves in our own times. The latter is the most brilliant thing the journal does: imbibing real, striking readings of books which college students are forced to read in Humanities courses.

Articles like “Reading Consent into the Iliad” and “A Bigger, Sexier Ancient World” offer an entrancing,

vivid and wholly relatable interaction with our current political landscape – but more importantly, ourselves.

The classics only have value if we continue to see ourselves in them. They’ve survived the test of time specifically for this reason.

They are windows to the past, communication with not only the authors but every single person who has ever engaged with the texts. The Iliad was composed orally. The result is that it has changed over generations before it was written down. What we see of ourselves in a text is an interaction which can go back millennia.

What Sophocles, Cicero, Augustine, Boethius, Hildegard of Bingen, Petrarch, Shakespeare, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and any UNI freshman in Humanities will get from the Iliad is dramatically different. Yet, we can see the effects of the classics on the lives of each and every one of these people.

The Greeks were right.

Life is struggle, life is a tragedy, but above all, life is beautiful and should be lived. Their call to live is to be in our own lives as fully as possible, just as people facing the same struggles we are have done for millennia. Hector and Hamlet are both exceptional people whom bad things happen to. But what they do with this reality is live as truly as they can, and this is what makes them inspiring. The

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Opinion columnist Kevin Wiggins discusses the work of Dr. Donna Zuckerberg. Her journal, “Eidolon” seeks to “make the classics political and personal, feminist and fun.”

Greeks had a word for this sôphrosuné, (soundness, clarity of mind) in facing the world. Something which both Hector and Hamlet had. It’s what makes them truly heroic.

Faced with the “Twilight” of the classics, we stand to lose more than, in Dr. Zuckerberg’s words, “a few old dead white men.”

We lose out on communication with how the tragedy of existence has always been navigated. This is

why I find Eidolon and Dr. Zuckerberg so necessary.

The classics have offered humanity not only a window into how we have gotten to where we are now, but a means of preserving ourselves at this moment for the future. Hector was faced with the greatest odds imaginable, yet he excelled as best he might. There is oppression in this world.

There is evil in it too, but what does it matter to overcome oppression if our

heirs know nothing of the past? If they know nothing about whom they inherited their world from, then the evil which was defeated will simply rear its head again. If we don’t remember how we got to where we are now, we can never move forward. We should think twice before refusing to look over our shoulders and see where people have trod before us. For inspiring others to do just that, I applaud Dr. Zuckerberg.

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Giving intl. students a voice AHSAN KHAN

Opinion Columnist

Having worked with admissions for most of my academic career, the recurring theme I have seen in attracting students is giving them a voice. Most schools these days market themselves as to how they are the right fit for the student and how they can cater to the students’ individual needs. With regards to domestic students, this model works and will continue to do so. The issue is the enrollment of international students.

My time at UNI has been quite fruitful and has given me opportunities that would be hard to come by had I chosen to go to

another school. However, everyone has a different personality and engaging all those different personalities to take part in the campus environment can be a tough task. International students cross borders and often travel thousands of miles to be in an alien country. Along with their hopes and dreams, they also bring their insecurities. My time with international admissions at UNI has helped me point out that the number one insecurity international students have is how to fit in. College can be a competitive environment and may not be everyone’s cup of tea.

From my perspective as an international student, we place the burden of fitting in on the international stu-

dents by asking them to venture out of their comfort zone and seek opportunities.

For a person who is already insecure about fitting in, to further ask them to venture out of their comfort zone is a tough thing to ask.

Having been part of international student groups, we do an extensive job of integrating incoming students into the American college environment, but there is still room for improvement.

Firstly, there is minimal representation of international students in Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG), fraternities, sororities, student organizations and all sports teams. Greek life organizations tend to be more inclusive towards domestic students, and in my time here I have not

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Opinion columnist Ahsan Khan discusses enrollment numbers of international students, and how actively giving them a voice would increase numbers.

seen them make any active attempts to recruit international students. This is an issue because I can count the number of international students who are a part of Greek life with my hands.

Sororities and fraternities should make active attempts to recruit more international students, as this will only lead to good initiatives and diverse opinions about improving Greek life.

NISG is generally seen as a voice for all students, and therefore, there should be a quota for international student senators who can help highlight important problems of their respective departments and offer solutions.

One will always witness international students flock to an organization that has the ‘international’ tag next to it. A prime example of this is a recently started organization called ‘International Students in Business (ISB).’ There are already several student organizations in the business college, so why is it necessary to make a separate one for international students just so they can be included? Why is there no effort to recruit international students to existing organizations so that their opinion is on the same platform as domestic students?

Perhaps the aims for ISB are different from other business-related student organizations, but those aims can be integrated as such that there is more inclusivity for international students in existing organizations.

Sports platforms are tricky because colleges recruit at the high school level, but would it not help overall enrollment if international students were given an opportunity to try out for these teams? This would also help teams tap into an overseas talent which is nothing but a win for sports programs.

Secondly, there is also the problem of a stable future. International students face many hurdles in establishing a future for them in any country because there are immigration and visa policies to be met. I have personally witnessed many international students dodge career fairs because the organizations invited have policies of hiring domestic students or citizens. Invitations need to be extended to organizations that actively hire international students and help them navigate around these immigration and visa policies.

Lastly, in the conversation about diversity, international students are always overlooked. After talking to international students in positions of leadership, this is a problem many have felt. Last year when students were campaigning for NISG offices, a member of International Student Promoters asked the students running, “why do you guys only care about us while campaigning, but as soon as you take positions you forget about us?”

The question was met with agreement from all members present and was eventually dodged. International students are a big part of the diversity on this campus and should be taken into account when it comes to all platforms about diversity and inclusion.

In conclusion, relating back to giving students a voice, these small measures give international students a feeling of inclusion and a platform to voice their opinions. Fitting in is not hard when both parties make a genuine effort. Furthermore, these attempts at inclusion can be highlighted in the international students’ recruitment process which would help raise international student admissions.

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‘LEGO Movie 2’ is awesome on all levels HUNTER FRIESEN Flim Critic

Back in 2014, “The LEGO Movie” had to overcome the enormous challenge of adapting a storyless toy brand into a compelling blockbuster.

Through expert use of wit and charm, the film became a rightful smash hit that could be enjoyed equally among children and adults. And, for better or worse, it introduced the world to the incredibly memorable song, “Everything is Awesome.”

Opening exactly where the original left off, the Duplos have attacked Bricksburg and transformed the land into an apocalyptic “Mad Max”-like wasteland. Despite the darkness of the situation, Emmett maintains his cheery attitude, making him an outsider amongst the tougher community members. In the midst of an attack, Lucy is captured and taken to the Sistar System. With both his home and friends taken from him, Emmett sets out to save Lucy and become the tough guy he thinks he needs to be.

Directing: 4/5 Mike Mitchell takes over the directing chair from original pair Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.

Mitchell doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel and stays very much in the same lane

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Montgomery noted the increasing standardization in today’s classrooms.

“There might not be as much room to make decisions, but when it comes to the books that you have in your classroom or the books that you get in the library or the books that you read aloud, there’s still quite a bit of freedom, and so what are you doing with that time?” Montgomery

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Directed by Mike Mitchell and written by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, “The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part” was released on Feb. 8. The much-antipicated sequel received an 82 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating.

as the first film. He keeps the pace frenetic and is able to cram a large amount of story within a 106-minute runtime.

This fast pace works well at keeping the jokes fresh, but it does wear the story thin near the beginning of the third act.

Fortunately, the film quickly recovers and deliver a beautiful ending.

Supporting the vast amount of set pieces and action sequences is some great animation that is slightly improved over the first film.

Computerized effects are used in restraint in favor of more

practical-looking effects, and even when used, the computer effects are creative and fit well within the story.

Writing: 4/5 Even though they passed on directing, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller returned as scriptwriters for this sequel.

The pair proves yet again that they have a natural talent for witty dialogue that works best when it’s able to parody itself.

The script for this film closely resembles the first as it preaches the value of being yourself and accepting oth-

ers. This retread of familiar material does strip the story of surprising moments, but the rapid-fire meta jokes about this fact make up for the conventionality.

One thing this sequel does better than the original is flesh out the real world story of the brother and sister that control what happens in the LEGO world. The addition of this element provides some touching moments that connect well with anybody who remembers having fights with their sibling over childhood toys.

said. “Are you choosing to read the same old stuff […] or are you taking that as an opportunity to read about multiple perspectives and multicultural topics?”

Te m p l e t o n and Montgomery said they love how the exhibit makes art easily accessible to everyone.

“Because these illustrations were created with the audience of children in mind, you don’t have to be an art critic to consume them mindfully,” Templeton

said. “Because sometimes we walk into an art museum and we’re like ‘I don’t understand,’ but these were created for children they were created for young eyes, so everyone can enjoy it.

I think just the opportunity to look at something through a child’s eyes and to feel that is special and enjoyable for everyone.”

When the exhibit’s time at Rod Library concludes, it will make two more stops in Cedar Falls: Schindler Education Center from

Feb. 21 through March 8 and the Cedar Falls Public Library from March 12 through 31, due to a grant from the Cedar Falls Tourism and Visitors Bureau.

Montgomer y added that Nathan Arndt of the UNI Museum and the Rod Library staff played important roles in setting up the exhibit.

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Acting: 4/5 With both returners and newcomers, the voice cast does a great job of supplying the laughs and heartstring-tugging moments.

Chris Pratt is exceptional as Emmett. His upbeat voice and ability to connect emotionally with the audience makes him a fantastic leading character.

Elizabeth Banks does a great job as Lucy, whose imprisonment forces her to look in a mirror and decide who she really is.

Will Arnett is perfect as Batman, who is still full of himself and offers hilarious material in a supporting role.

Tiffany Haddish is the standout as Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi. Along with being uproariously funny, Haddish surprisingly lends her voice to some new songs, most notably “Gotham City Guys.”

Overall: 4/5 Five years after the original, “The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part” surpasses all expectations and captures lighting in a bottle again. With heart and humor to spare, this tale for all ages is yet another awesome experience that is able to take its small pieces and build something extraordinarily larger than life.

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‘Night at the Apollo’ celebrates empowerment ELIZABETH KELSEY Staff Writer

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Students danced, sang, rapped and recited poetry at Black Student Union’s “Night at the Apollo” talent show on Friday, Feb. 8.

As part of their celebration of Black History Month, UNI’s Black Student Union (BSU) hosted a “Night at the Apollo” talent show at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8 in Lang Hall Auditorium.

Over 100 students and community members packed the auditorium to show their support for the night’s 15 acts, which included singing, dancing, rapping andmotivational poetry.

“Tonight is all about showcasing the talent that UNI has,” said Paris Haywood, sophomore marketing major and BSU president. “We also have a lot of performers from the community, so it’s a chance to connect the Waterloo community with the UNI campus.”

Between acts, hosts Nova and ShinDigg kept the crowd engaged with a raffle and a few rounds of “Black Card Revoked,” a game in which audience members were called onstage to answer trivia questions about African-American heritage. Contestants shouted out answers to questions such as “In what city was Martin Luther King, Jr., assassinated?” and “How many fights did the Fresh Prince get into?”

At the show’s end, Nova and ShinDigg brought all the acts back onstage to decide the evening’s winners. One by one, performers stepped forward and were greeted by cheers and applause from an appreciative audience.

Based on audience response, junior psychology major Mahlia Brown and

junior social work major Ryan Frank took home first place for their duet vocal performance, with Frank on piano. Camry Stewart received second place for her high-energy hip hop dance performance, while brothers King TyQ and King Davis were awarded third place for their dance.

The final decision was challenged by the brothers and their exuberant fans, with audience members supporting King TyQ demanding a dance-off. Both competitors exhibited their best moves for a second time while the crowd — with everyone on their feet by this time — cheered and whistled their approval.

In the end, after one final vote, Camry retained her second-place spot. After sharing a hug with the brothers, she left the stage to tumultuous applause.

Brianna Lyons, a freshman early childhood education major, expressed her approval of the final verdict.

“I’m a big fan of Camry,” she said. “I was cheering the loudest at the end for her.”

First-place winners Brown and Frank said they chose their song, “The Kids are Alright,” as a message of optimism even in difficult times.

“We just saw a lot of students going through a lot of stress, given the political climate of our nation,” Brown said. “And a lot of times people just feel hopeless, and we just wanted them to know, the kids will be all right.

We’ll be all right. Things go on.”

This message of hope

and positivity pervaded the entire event. Earlier in the evening, junior vocal music education major Shannon Jones performed a rendition of the song “I’m Here” from Broadway musical “The Color Purple.”

“As a black individual, I feel like this song has a really important message to be shared,” Jones told the crowd before her performance. “Not very often do you hear that black is beautiful, and black is beautiful.”

Stazsa Phillips, who performed a musical interpretation of Maya Angelou’s poem “Phenomenal Woman,” shared a similar sentiment before her performance.

“Empowerment comes from being confident in your own female skin,” she said.

Live for your culture, and don’t be ashamed of that.

Mahlia Brown

Junior social work major

BSU will have many more events throughout Black History Month. Their next event is a poetry slam in the Maucker Union Hemisphere Lounge at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 11, featuring guest poets Queen Gabby and Jalesha Johnson.

The Night at the Apollo event and all upcoming BSU events offer students an opportunity to express their cultural pride, said Brown.

“Live as who you are,” she said. “Live for your culture, and don’t be ashamed of that.”

Panther PORTRAIT: ISA VALENTINE’S DANCE SOFIA LEGASPI

Campus Life Editor

S t uden ts enjoyed food and fun in the Slife Ballroom in the Commons

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on Friday evening, Feb. 8, for the International Student Association’s annual Valentine’s Dance. This year’s theme was “Once Upon a Time.”

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Panthers drop two conference contests PATRICK HANSEN

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The Panthers hosted Bradley University before traveling to Des Moines to take on Drake University for a two-game stretch this past week.

The purple and gold fell in both contests, losing to the Braves, 79-71 and to the Bulldogs, 83-77, dropping to 10-15 overall and 5-7 in conference play.

The first game of the two-game stretch consisted of UNI hosting Bradley in a Missouri Valley Conference battle.

In a press conference, Coach Ben Jacobson said he knew the Braves had improved since the Panthers faced them five games prior.

So much so, that they looked like a different team.

But, in another response, Jacobson stated, “We don’t worry about the standings, we just want to have a good

week of practice.”

The Braves started out strong as they got out to a 12-0 lead, not allowing the Panthers to score with their strong man-to-man defense.

UNI scored for the first time with 14:57 left in the first half.

The Panthers proceeded to battle back quick, tying up the game at 27-27 with 4:50 remaining in the first half.

Bradley came back extending their lead to 36-32, but the crowd in McLeod got pumped up going into halftime as the Panthers hit a shot just as the buzzer sounded, and headed to the break down by just two, 36-34.

UNI came out quick and dominant as they took their first lead of the game, with the score at 39-38 and 17:58

the Panthers hit from deep to pull themselves within three points, trailing 70-67.

But, in the final seconds, The Braves’ defense showed to be too strong for the Panthers offense as the Braves knocked off the Panthers with a final score of 79-71.

AJ Green led the way in scoring for the cats with 24 on the night.

Wyatt Lohaus was the only other Panther to score in double figures, as he added 12.

On Saturday, Feb. 9, the Panthers traveled to take on the Drake Bulldogs, looking to take down the in-state rival for the second time this season.

However, the Bulldogs were ready for redemption as they were able to even the series on the year at one win each.

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remaining on the clock.

The contest continued as a back and forth affair, recording eight lead changes in the following minutes.

With 1:38 left in the game,

Both teams started out strong as the first half was full of lead changes.

Although the teams traded shots back and forth all half long, the Panthers went into halftime trailing 40-36.

UNI started out hot in the second half for the first minute, but then were not able to gain the lead until 9:21 was left in the game.

With 8:42 remaining, Drake tied it up at 61-61, but the Panthers were unable to reclaim the lead, falling to the Bulldogs, 83-77.

Green and Lohaus were once again the only two UNI men to reach double digits in scoring. Green put forth 19 while Lohaus added 16.

The purple and gold will head home to host Illinois State University, looking for redemption after having suffered a loss to the Redbirds earlier this year.

The game will tip-off at 7 p.m. Feb. 13 in the McLeod Center.

WRESTLING

Grapplers head west, regain Big 12 momentum COLIN HORNING

Sports Writer

On Friday, the 17th-ranked UNI wrestling team traveled out west to the Beehive State, taking on the Utah Valley University Wolverines for a Big 12 Conference matchup in Orem, Utah.

The Panthers were coming off a tough road defeat at the hands of Big 12 rival Oklahoma State earlier in the week. The matchup at Utah gave them a chance to return to their winning ways before senior night at home and the start of the Big 12 Championships.

UNI was able to come away victorious with a 29-12 win,

moving their overall record up to 6-5 and their Big 12 record to 6-1.

Senior Josh Alber got his 14th win in a row, due to a forfeit by the Wolverines.

Drew Foster, another senior, and number six in the 184-pound weight class, defeated 26-ranked Will Sumner by a decision of 11-6.

Freshmen heavyweight Carter Isley was able to pick up a fall for the second time this season with a pin of Benjamin Andrew at 3:31 in the round.

Jay Schwarm of the 125pound weight class moved into eighth all-time on UNI’s career falls list with a pin of Josh Jensen. He also got his

22nd first-period pin with that fall.

Schwarm, Isley and 149-pound Max Thomsen were able to get bonus points for UNI with their victories.

Thomsen won by tech-fall in his match.

Overall, the Panthers came away with six individual victories on the night.

The men of UNI will return home to the West Gym this week for senior night, taking on their in-state rival Iowa State Cyclones on Thursday, Feb. 21.

This will be their final

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duals matchup of the season, and all fans are being asked to wear purple for support.

Following their final reg-

ular-season match, they will head to Tulsa, Oklahoma for the Big 12 Championships from March 9-10.

TRACK AND FIELD

UNI athletes compete in Iowa State Classic FRANK WALSH Minnesota were also partici-

Sports Writer

UNI’s track and field teams hit personal bests and took home a few second place finshis this past weekend.

The Panthers’ squad traveled to rival territory in Ames, Iowa for the Iowa State Classic. Teams such as Nebraska, Tulsa, Iowa and

pants in the competition.

The men’s shot putters put forth a great effort this weekend, as Keegan Tritle was able to take second place at the meet, with a throw of 18.42 meters. Another top-placing performance for the throwers was Darius King, as he tossed a 17.96 meter throw to capture fourth place.

The UNI men’s 4x400

relay team was able to sprint to a second place finish as well with a team comprising of Bryce Newcomb, Evan Long, Conor Blough and Sven Van Den Bergh.

Their final time was 3:10.61, improving their already firstranked time in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Waterloo native Tayshaun Cooper also placed second in the 60 meter dash with a time

of 6.88 seconds.

In the women’s 400 meter dash Maddie McCalla was crowned champion with a gold medal finish. McCalla was able to get a result of 55.10. She also placed second in the 200 meter dash with a time of 24.67.

Allison Griffin also competed on the women’s side, grabbing a personal record by two feet in the weight throw.

The toss of 59-9.75 feet landed Griffin in second place.

Up next, the Panthers will head north to Wisconsin for the Shell Shocker Classic, taking place Feb. 15. This will be the last regular season meet of the season.

Following their trip to Madison, UNI will return back to the Dome to compete in the Missouri Valley Conference meet.

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