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Opinion 3 Campus Life 4 Sports 6 Games 7 Classifieds 8

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Regents oppose abortion bill 2

UNI has a diversity problem 3

Veridian closes 4

MLB spring training 6

NISG hosts 2018 election debate JACOB MADDEN News Editor

JOSHUA DAUSENER Copy Editor

This past Thursday, Feb. 22, Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) candidates faced off in the annual NISG Debate. The debate, held in Maucker Union, ran from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

The debate was moderated

by Vice President of Student Affairs Paula Knudson.

Prior to the presidential debate, NISG Senate candidates from each of UNI’s colleges had an opportunity to take the floor and express their ideas to the crowd of roughly 100 attendees. According to the NISG Constitution, each college is allotted one senator to represent them in the Senate, with an additional senator added for every 750 students enrolled in that college.

Here is the Senate breakdown for this coming year, and the candidates running to fill those seats: The College of Business will have four seats. The can-

didates include Amela Music, Adalberto Castrejon, Lucas Gremler, Hugh Zehr, Laura Jimenez and Jacob Levang.

The College of Education will have four seats. Trevor Fletcher is the only candidate running.

The College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences will have six seats. The candidates include Angela Speltz, Jacob Stites, Conner McMillen, Carlos Aldape Jr., Kristin Rasmussen, Nathan Salts, Thomas Rowe and Katie Wempen.

The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences will have three seats. The candidates include Jacob Harberts, Mahlia Brown, Michael Richardson Jr. and Issak Esperson.

The Graduate College will have two seats; however, no one has declared candidacy.

Undecided, General Studies and Interdisciplinary students will have two seats. The candidates are Ryan Frank and Caleb Gipple.

After the Senate candidates had spoken, the debate moved to the presidential tickets: Drew Stensland and Kristen

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Vice presidential and presidential candidates Chad Schafer and Seán Dugan, Cole Malcolm and Tristan Bernhard and Kristen Ahart and Drew Stensland debate important issues at the NISG debate on Feb. 22.

Ahart, Tristan Bernhard and Cole Malcolm and Seán Dugan and Chad Schafer.

Each of the tickets focused on different aspects of their platform.

Stensland and Ahart focused on their proposal for a “Panther 101” class.

“We’re under a current revisioning of the current LAC core,” Ahart said. “Drew and I saw this as a perfect opportunity to bring in a class that would streamline the information that our students in class are getting in regards to student success. This would be

available to transfer and first year students. That would bring in involvement of student organizations, local community and all of the things that are important for our first year students to know.”

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“Renaissance” and “Rock.”

Nichole Crockford, who is earning her graduate degree in leisure, youth and human services, was the grad assistant coordinating the event.

Crockford highlighted the work students had put into competition-planning.

“Pretty much everyone that runs this is students. [. . .]

For about a week and couple of days we are just constantly thinking about route-setting — putting the holds up for the climbers — as well as school, as well as our jobs on top of it,” Crockford said. “Thursday and Friday is when we come into the place and stay up really late. [. . .] And it’s all volunteer, which is amazing.”

“They’re not getting paid to do it; they’re doing it because they have a passion for doing it,” Martin said. “And the money we generate from the competition then goes back into the climbing community to purchase climbing holds.”

This year’s Rock Revolution was the first to feature monochromatic holds, Martin explained. Each route had color-coded climbing holds, whereas previous years had

required extensive tape to distinguish a route.

The announcement of the new holds drew a cheer from competitors before the event commenced.

“This is the first year we’ve had enough holds to make it happen, so we’re excited,” Martin said.

All participants, regardless of their final place in the competition, received a T-shirt and a raffle ticket to be entered in a drawing for prizes provided by sponsors. Finalists received medals fashioned from climbing rope.

Students from schools across Iowa traveled to UNI to join the Rock Revolution.

“We held a climbing competition at [the University of] Iowa a couple of weeks ago.

Everyone from UNI who came were like, come to our competition!” said Natalie Rapp, a sophomore environmental science major from the University of Iowa. “So we got a group together and were like, yeah, let’s go try out different walls.

I’ve never climbed at a different university before.”

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Rock Revolution beckons climbers to WRC GABRIELLE LEITNER/Northern Iowan

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Climbers and spectators gathered at the Wellness and Recreation Center on Saturday, Feb. 24, for the 19th annual Rock Revolution competition.

“I like to view it as a gathering of climbers from the Midwest — mainly Iowa, but from the Midwest — for a good time, a fun competition,” said Andrew Martin, Outdoor Recreation Coordinator.

Martin has been involved with the Rock Revolution every year since its inception.

Seventy climbers vied for the top spots in three categories divided by skill level.

Combining top-rope climbing and bouldering, the competition was in a redpoint format, with climbers given a choice of different routes that each contained different point values.

In honor of this year’s theme, “Pirates of the Carabiner,” several competitors wore bandanas — a couple of eye patches could even be spotted. The climbing community voted for the pirate theme last semester, beating two other options:

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Former ambassador visits UNI JOSHUA DAUSENER Copy Editor

UNI’s political science department welcomed former diplomat John Dinger to campus on Monday, Feb. 19, for the lecture “What’s Happening at the State Department.” Dinger spoke to students regarding the condition of the State Department and potential career opportunities students can pursue after graduation.

Roughly three dozen students and faculty, predominantly within the political science department, crowded into the Plaehn Seminar Room in Sabin 201 to listen to Dinger speak.

Dinger was born and raised in Iowa and graduated from UNI in 1974. After his time at UNI, Dinger went on to enjoy a lengthy career

in the State Department.

Dinger worked for 35 years as an active duty Foreign Service Officer, during which he served a three-year tenure as the United States Ambassador to Mongolia from 2000 to 2003.

Following three and half decades of active duty work, Dinger worked another five years inspecting embassies overseas. Dinger has just recently retired from the State Department.

Dinger was frank when giving his take on today’s condition of the State Department.

“What’s happening is, Rex Tillerson, former CEO of Exxon Mobile, is destroying the State Department,” said Dinger, referring to Tillerson’s policy of pushing out career diplomats, slowing down hiring and leaving

many State Department positions unfilled.

“The State Department is a huge bureaucracy […] Every Secretary of State has tried to decrease inefficiencies, make it work better around the edges,” Dinger said. “That’s not what Tillerson’s doing.

He’s basically attacking it and trying to dismantle it, as far as I can tell. I was on the State Department for 35 years. [There has never been] anything like Tillerson is doing. Nothing. Not even close.”

Dinger told students that despite the condition of the State Department, today may still be a favorable time to apply. He cited a decrease in applicants to the State Department and a 50 percent decrease in college students taking the Foreign Service Exam, a test used by the

State Department to screen applicants.

Senior political science major Josh Gulick attended the lecture because he is interested in joining the State Department after he graduates.

“I heard about it from Dr. [Evan] Renfro. It seemed really interesting. It might be something I pursue in the future,” Gulick said.

Senior political science major Ashley Madsen attended the event to get more involved with UNI’s political science department.

“I’ve been trying to get a little more involved in the political science department this year,” Madsen said. “It’s always interesting to have someone that comes from Washington D.C. to come and talk.”

According to political sci-

Pregnant persons must then sign a form acknowledging an ultrasound occurred and whether or not a heartbeat was found. Pregnant individuals cannot be held criminally or civilly liable for any illegal abortion they receive.

The sole exception for legal abortions, after a fetal heartbeat is detected, is a medical emergency as determined by a doctor’s “reasonable medical judgement,” according to the committee approved version of the bill.

The Board of Regents (BOR) opposes the bill because of the possible effects it could have

on the University of Iowa’s (UI) medical program. Josh Lehman, a BOR spokesman, said Iowa’s Obstetrics and Gynecology department could lose its accreditation with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

“In order to receive ACGME accreditation, UI’s obstetrics and gynecology program is required to provide family planning training, including all forms of contraception and training in the provision of abortion — if the student so chooses. If this law was passed, limitations on abortions in Iowa

would eliminate the ability to meet training requirements,” Lehman said in an interview with the Des Moines Register.

Pro-choice leaders often argue the fetus inside of a woman’s body is not an individual person, but rather is part of a woman’s body and should be treated as such.

Lily Wibe, a sophomore emergency medical services major, disagreed with the state senator.

“The first and most important [reason a fetus is part of the mother’s body] is that the fetus has yet to be born,” Wibe said. “It is still dependent on the

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Former ambassador to Mongolia and UNI alumnus John Dinger visited UNI last week.

ence professor Evan Renfro, Dinger spoke at UNI to try and give back to his alma mater. Rather than UNI trying to get Dinger to speak on campus, Dinger reached out to UNI. “He reaches out to the [political science] department,” Renfro said. “He was a student at UNI, and he tries to give back.”

Board of Regents opposes ‘Fetal Heartbeat’ bill CALEB STEKL Staff Writer

On Feb. 12, the Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee approved Senate Study Bill (SSB) 3143, which would criminalize abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, should the bill be signed into law.

Under the bill, physicians performing abortions in violation of the law would be charged with a class D felony. The bill requires physicians to perform ultrasounds to search for a fetal heartbeat, then verbally inform the pregnant individual of the results.

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woman carrying it, making it a part of her.”

Jason Schultz, chair of the judiciary committee which approved the bill, disagrees.

“The child has their own DNA; they have their own fingerprints and their own heartbeat,” Schultz said in an email.

“The culture, courts and legislature have all acted in ways that recognize the individuality of the child, outside the debate over life versus choice.”

Proponents of reproductive rights fear the negative consequences of the bill will be greater than just more limited access to legal abortions.

“The amount of back-alley and improperly performed abortions will skyrocket, causing mass amounts of injuries or deaths to those women trying to reverse a mistake,” Wibe said.

“The system already has copious amounts of children who need homes; this bill will only make those matters worse.”

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Cultural impact of ‘Black Panther’ For me to say that “Black Panther” is doing an amazing job in box offices around the world would be a gross understatement.

According to Boxofficemojo.com, as of February 25, 2018, the latest Marvel Studios film has made an estimated $400 million domestically and $700 million worldwide off of a $200 million budget.

If you don’t really understand commerce in the film industry, let me just say that it’s succeeding in grand ways, making a ton of money and breaking a lot of records while doing so.

Not only is the film making a huge profit for Marvel Studios, but it is also currently the center of a lot of much-needed progress for diversity in the entertainment industry. Best of all, it’s also moving people to do things like donate tickets or even buy out full theaters for underprivileged kids who might not have been able to watch the film on the opening weekend.

“Black Panther” is direct-

ed by Ryan Coogler and it is written by both Coogler and Joe Robert Cole. Coogler is also known for his other two well-received films: “Fruitvale Station” and the highly successful “Creed,” which also turned in huge profits and was praised by audiences.

I believe that there are a couple of reasons for the film’s vast, rising and largely unexpected success.

Not only is it simply one of the best and well-crafted films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, thanks to Coogler’s ingenious direction and his beautiful passion for storytelling, but there is a lovely theme of progress that is threaded throughout every aspect of the film.

Not only were there amazing, very talented and diverse creatives behind the production and the creation of the film, but “Black Panther” also marks the most diverse cast of any Marvel Studios film produced to date.

The story itself also heavily involves strong, intelligent black women who are leaders in Wakanda’s military force and tech departments.

In fact, Letitia Wright and Danai Gurira’s performances were some of my favorites in the film.

All of these things are very important. They play a

pretty big role in helping the world move forward towards more inclusion and equality.

I recently saw a video of Jordan Peele (director of Best Picture nominee “Get Out”) speaking to UCLA students that black people are making some of the best stuff right now. I totally agree with him. And the success of these films prove that.

This year has been very progressive in many aspects for the film industry, with some female directors like Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”) and Patty Jenkins (“Wonder Woman”) making highly successful films that have been both commerically successful and loved by audiences.

Ryan Coogler is no exception when it comes to progress for the entertainment industry. He and Jordan Peele recently showed Hollywood and the world that black directors are more than capable, and the current box office records are nothing to them but a stepping stone to further pursue their art and help better the world with their stories.

Films like “Black Panther” have helped open the world’s eyes and showed us that there is an uprising — a new creative renaissance for film and the arts.

That’s why I love art mediums like film and literature.

UNI’s Strategic Plan states an aim to “Attract and retain diverse students, faculty and staff who are integrated into the campus community.”

At the Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) candidate forum this past week, the issue of “diversity and inclusion” was raised many times. A lot was said, many ideas were mentioned and it became evident that we are failing to name the problems that are staring straight at us.

According to the 20162017 Fact Book created by

UNI’s Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, 82 percent of undergraduate students are white.

We have a grand total of 273 black or African American undergraduate students, out of around 10,000 students.

Out of our 755 faculty, 658 are white. 20 are black or African American, which amounts to 2.6 percent.

Some context for those numbers: According the U.S. Census Bureau, Iowa’s population is between 86 to 91 percent white, depending on how white is defined (this relates

to intersections between race and ethnicity, particularly within the Hispanic and Latinx communities).

Black Hawk County, home to UNI, is 85 percent white.

So, we are — perhaps by a very, very narrow margin — only slightly more diverse than the state of Iowa, and certainly not more diverse than the community we live in.

In fact, the community in Iowa with the highest percentage of black or African American people is Waterloo.

Waterloo is one of the most

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Opinion columnist Cristian Ortiz discusses the commerical success and cultural impact of the new Marvel Studios film “Black Panther.”

They revolve around stories, and if you think about it, everything revolves around stories.

Ryan Coogler and his film “Black Panther” show us that we need to listen

to everyone’s stories because they impact the world in grand ways. Stories like these impact culture.

So, let’s embrace these stories, instead of ignoring them.

diverse communities in our state and, depending on how you use your GPS, it is a grand total of 14 minutes away.

UNI teachers are employed in all 99 counties in Iowa. In Black Hawk County, there are 1,210 (as of June 1, 2016).

So, if anyone is responsible for the college readiness of students of color in Iowa, we certainly are.

Also, according to the same Fact Book referenced earlier, our 273 black or African American undergraduate students is less than the amount we had in 2005, 2006, 2007,

2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

We had less black or African American undergraduate students last year than we had in the previous 11 years.

UNI is an overwhelmingly white institution neighboring a breathtakingly diverse and vibrant community. We have a racial diversity problem, and it’s time we start saying it out loud.

LTE: UNI has a racial diversity problem

— Danielle Templeton, senior elementary education major

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Veridian Credit Union to close SYDNEY HAUER Staff Writer

Veridian Credit Union has made the decision to close their Maucker Union branch upon the end of their lease in June. In addition to the branch closing, the ATMs on campus will be leaving.

Many students have expressed concern over the change.

“I started my Veridian account because I don’t have a car. I live on campus as an international student,” said Carson Zhou-Sun, a senior marketing and interactive digital studies double major.

He chose to bank at Veridian because of the convenience of the location and the readily available ATMs all over campus.

Zhou-Sun said he is concerned for other international students whose modes of transportation might be limited, as well as student organizations who chose to bank with Veridian because of the convenience.

The Maucker Union branch served as a location that all students could access, regardless of their transportation situation for almost 10 years.

“If we go back to when

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Bekah Stevens, a senior social work major, discussed the possible side effects.

“If the pregnancy is gone through with [sic], mothers might still choose to do away with it,” Stevens said. “If our social [services] structure still is the way it is, it could put a huge damper on the economics of our country.”

One of the sharpest points

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Stensland and Ahart also mentioned the need for contracts and other documents on campus to be in more than one language. The two also called for an expansion of current sexual assault educational programming.

we opened in fall of 2008 and take a look at the way members are using the credit union, it has just really changed and evolved a lot, especially the millennial generation who have really taken off on digital banking,” explained Mark Koppedryer, Veridian’s senior vice president of retail.

Koppedryer said that many of the services that people used to have to come in for are now available online and through mobile banking, and that the demand at UNI for a physical branch is less high because of the demographic.

“As Veridian’s lease was set to expire this coming June with the option to renew, the time was right for us to adapt to our members’ behavior changes and make the transition,” Koppedryer said.

Emily Baenzinger is a freshman deciding major, and she chose to open an account at Veridian when she arrived at UNI in fall of 2017.

“It kind of sucks because it’s so convenient having it on campus,” Baezinger said.

“It’s so close to home.”

“It affects me a lot,” Zhou-Sun said. “I have been

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The Veridian Credit Union located in Maucker Union will be closing at the end of their lease in June. When this branch of Veridian closes, many of the on campus ATMs will be removed.

pretty loyal to them for years. I like their services, and they have been super helpful. I’ve been there a lot in the last week, and I’ve noticed that every time I’ve been there I’ve always been in a line. I just don’t understand why they are taking it away.”

Meredith Miller is a senior public relations major who has banked at Veridian since her time at UNI began.

“Veridian is my main location for banking, so I am upset that it’s leaving,” Miller said. “The location was really convenient for students, but I realize there are most likely underlying reasons behind the change.”

In addition to the branch in Maucker Union, Veridian has sponsored many sporting events through efforts such as the Kickoff Payoff at home UNI football games.

“We have a great partner-

ship and relationship with the University of Northern Iowa,” Koppedryer said. “I don’t see that changing just because we don’t have an on-campus branch there.”

Veridian Credit Union has nine branch locations throughout the Cedar Valley. The closest to campus includes the one located inside of College Square Hy-Vee, as well as the Thunder Ridge location on 1st Street.

of disagreement between the pro-life and pro-choice camps is when a fetus is designated as alive, and whether the fetus is part of a mother’s body.

“As we all know, when a heartbeat stops, someone has died,” Schultz said. “When a heart is beating, someone is alive, and among the highest purposes of government is to protect the citizen’s right to life.” “[The abortion] goes

beyond [the mother’s] body,” Stevens said. “The mother has a right to her body, but the fetus also has a right to its life.”

Eliza, a senior communications major, does not agree that women should have abortions, but does not believe her view should be forced upon others.

“I am not personally a fan of abortions and think that women should never seek that way out, but that is

not my decision,” Eliza said.

“That isn’t a belief that I am going to shove down someone’s throat when she may think that [abortions are] virtuous.”

The most recent abortion bill, passed on May 5, 2017, made it illegal to have an abortion past 20 weeks of fetal development. That bill left exceptions for women with a variety of unique situations. This bill would eliminate exceptions for “psycho-

logical conditions, emotional conditions, familial conditions or the woman’s age.”

Current abortion law in Iowa prevents minors from obtaining abortions without parental consent. After an abortion is consented to, there is a mandatory 72 hour waiting period before the abortion can be performed.

Abortions are also not eligible to be covered by Medicaid except in extenuating circumstances.

Dugan and Schafer focused on the need for expanded and improved transfer student programs.

“Chad and I are both transfer students,” Dugan said.

“One of the things that we experienced first-hand at UNI is how that transfer experience is not up to par with the freshman experience. One

of the things that we would like to work on is making sure that we bring the same orientation, the same introductions, to our universities for every incoming student and not just the ones coming straight out of high school.”

The two also aim to improve diversity in student organizations and mental health on campus.

Bernhard and Malcolm called for continued lobbying efforts at the state house.

“A big part of this is our lobbying initiatives,” Bernhard said. “Those are the experts we trust the most, because although it’s not something that students see all of the time, having a lobbying presence at the state capital is absolutely vital to

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The Vice President of Student Affairs Paula Knudson moderated the Northern Iowa Student Government debate on Thursday, Feb 22.

continuing to do what we do so well on campus.”

Bernhard and Malcolm also spoke about revising the Liberal Arts Core and improving accessibility and

inclusion of students living off-campus.

Polls will open Tuesday, Feb. 27, at 7 a.m. and will close on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m.

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Eating disorder awareness on campus ANNA FLANDERS Staff Writer

On Feb. 26 through Mar. 2, UNI will participate in National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Events will be sponsored by Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness (BIEDA), Alpha Sigma Tau and Student Wellness Services.

“We like to provide awareness of eating disorders and body image issues — they stand in the way of many students and interfere with life joy and academic success,” Health Promotion Coordinator Joan Thompson explained. “So, with providing some information during Eating Disorder Awareness Week, it’s our hope that students are sensitive to the issue, become aware of their own concerns, as well as concerns for others and know that there is help available.”

To kick off the week, on Monday, Feb. 26, there will be information tables in the Union about BIEDA, which is in its first full year as a student organization here

at UNI. The group is part of the Eating Disorder Coalition of Iowa (EDCI) and is working on becoming an official branch.

“We just raise awareness about eating disorders and body image issues,” said Alexandra Eldridge, the president of BIEDA. She is a senior social work major.

“We aren’t a support group, and I think that’s the biggest thing that people think we are. So, you don’t have to have an eating disorder to be a part of our organization,” Eldridge said.

“We organize events related to eating disorder and body image issues and then also connect people with resources if they need those.”

The table will also have a variety of items meant to promote body positivity.

There will be small mirrors with sayings like “You were born to be real not perfect” and “You are more than this tiny image.” Students can also weigh themselves on a scale that will give them an encouraging result like “I deserve to be loved” and

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The Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness (BIEDA) is sponsoring the National Eating Disorder Awareness Week from Feb. 26 to Mar. 2.

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“[Climbing] pushes you to your limits,” said Andrea Reutzel, a junior biochemistry major who first started climbing this year. “When you have a route that you can’t get and you struggle on, and you clear your head and come back another time, and then you get it — it’s just a really good feeling knowing that you accomplished something.”

“It’s a great community, too,” Crockford said. “We have a great climbing community. If you want to meet more people, it’s a great way to do it. Because you can’t really top rope without talking to someone else,

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“Imperfections make me perfect.”

The tabling will also direct visitors to the “Lunch and Learn” about intuitive eating in the Presidential Room at 12 p.m.

“Intuitive eating is a philosophy based on the premise of becoming more attuned to our natural hunger and fullness cues instead of keeping track of calories, carbs, fats,” Thompson said.

She will be leading the “Lunch and Learn.”

“Intuitive eating is creating a healthy relationship with food, mind and body,” Thompson said. “It’s rejecting the diet mentality and using one’s own wisdom to choose food. In the ‘Lunch and Learn’ we’ll be talking about the different steps of becoming an intuitive eater.”

On Tuesday at 7 p.m., speaker Jessica Setnick of the EDCI will be giving a talk titled “Stop Bullying Your Body” in the Maucker Union ballroom. Setnick is an expert on eating disorders.

She will speak about her own experiences and invite guests to challenge their own thoughts about body image issues.

Students will have the

opportunity to participate in the Labyrinth Walking Meditation on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in WRC 185.

“Practicing self-care with any mental illness is extremely important, and a lot of times people do find that meditation relaxation is a very important selfcare routine,” Eldridge said.

“Another [reason for the walking meditation] is just to introduce people to the idea of thinking about what’s going through your mind and challenging thoughts as they happen.”

Then on Wednesday, there will be a “Love Your Body Zumba” in the University Room of the Union at 4 p.m.

This event is meant to change some of the negative connotations surrounding exercise.

“Movement is so important,” Thompson said. “A lot of times we look at movement as burning calories and helping to achieve a certain look when movement is so important for so many different reasons. It can help with anxiety, with a mood disorder, with feeling alive.

It can help lower blood pressure and achieve good cholesterol.”

On Thursday, there will be a showing of the film “To the Bone” in the Maucker Union Oak Room at 7 p.m. The drama follows a character through her struggle with anorexia. After the movie, there will be a discussion.

The week will conclude with the Gene Project/Body Image and Self Acceptance display in the Union all day Thursday and Friday. This is a visual display of different sized jeans that have been donated by students, encouraging everyone, regardless of size, to love not only their blue jeans but also their biological genes.

“You’ll find that it’s really about body image as well as eating disorders, because when someone has a poor body image that is a risk for developing an eating disorder, because they might start doing some unhealthy things to achieve this body image that they would like,” Thompson said. “Someone could be at risk of developing an eating disorder by dieting, by having some strict guidelines as far as what they’re eating. So, you’ll find information at tables about eating disorders, but you’ll also find a lot about body image.”

due to safety. You always have to have a belayer.”

The Rock Revolution is hosted by the UNI Outdoors program.

Aside from the climbing wall, UNI Outdoors has an equipment rental program, an instructional clinic program and sponsors adventure trips of various lengths to a range of locations.

“People stay indoors too much, so they should experience the outdoors. It gets them outside their comfort zone many times, outside their box,” said Martin. “So they go out there, they learn new skills, they see really cool places, and I think for the students here at UNI, they meet new friends.”

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Men’s team closes up with two wins JERRIUS CAMPBELL

Sports Writer

GABRIELLE LEITNER/Northern Iowan

Klint Carlson plays defensively as the Redbird defender sizes up.

All season long senior Bennett Koch has been a leader for the Panthers.

Game after game, he has improved his play and helped carry the Panthers to some notable wins at home.

The 6’10 forward redshirted his freshman year and has improved every year since then. In his final season at UNI he reached a milestone in points.

On Feb. 20, the Panthers traveled to Valparaiso, Indiana to face off against Valparaiso University on their home court.

After a 11-game losing streak, the Panthers snapped out of it on the road.

At the end of contest, UNI walked away with a win over Valparaiso, 68-63.

Koch led the way for the Panthers, scoring 25 points and seven rebounds in 29 minutes of play.

Draining eight of eight from the field and nine free throws, senior Klint Carlson also reached double digits, scoring with 11, as well as adding in five rebounds.

The Panthers held the lead the entire game and the Vals could not keep up. The men’s team ended up with a season best in shooting percentage with 55 percent from the field while scoring 32 points in the paint.

The final game of the regular season has come and gone.

As the Panthers closed out their season at home, four players were recognized on senior night for all of their hard work and accomplishments.

UNI would send the seniors off with a big win at home versus Missouri State.

In their previous match up, Missouri State walked away with the win on their home floor, 62-55. The Panthers came back for revenge at home in their

final game of the season.

Offense was key for the Panthers, shooting 51 percent as a team.

After the Bears missed 12 shots in the first half, the Panthers took over. At half the Panthers led 39-25.

The Bears only brought the lead down to eight points before the Panthers ran off with the won in the second half. The Panthers’ win at home saw a final score of 71-56.

Klint Carlson scored 16 points and seven rebounds in 36 minutes of play. Hunter Rhoades scored 13 points and three rebounds, knocking down three three-pointers along the way. Wyatt Lohaus came off the bench with 11 points.

After a long season, the Panthers look to carry their recent momentum into the MVC Tournament in St. Louis. The Tournament will begin March 1 at the Scottrade Center. UNI will most likely be an eighth or ninth seed.

OPINION

Spring welcomes the 2018 MLB preseason WILLIAM RIEPE

Sports Writer

The 2018 season is weeks away, marking the beginning of Spring Training.

This sees the sports media’s focus shift to Arizona, taking advantage of unrivaled player access during that time.

However, spring season results have very little to do with what we will see throughout the regular season.

Instead, it is used as an indicator for which teams, and more importantly, players to look out for when the season starts on Mar. 29.

Headlines are already developing only one week into training.

Shohei Ohtani is a 23 year old rookie pitcher from Japan with unbelievably high expectations for both his ability in pitching and hitting.

Ohtani failed to make a splash in his Spring Training debut, giving up numerous hits and multiple runs in the one and a half innings he pitched.

Ohtani only managed to fool two batters with pitches and looked shaky. When asked about his debut, Ohtani said, “Besides the results, I had a lot of fun out there, so I think it went well.” Most would disagree, as Ohtani looked abysmal.

The Chicago Cubs dominated in their first game of the year, running the Rangers over, 6-1. Kris Bryant found success after smashing a homerun to center field, proving why he is one of the greatest.

The Cubs won the World Series in 2016 with probably the greatest playoff run I have ever seen. They came back from a 3-1 series deficit.

In an offensive mismatch, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Mets 10-5, but were unable to replicate because, as of press time, the Cardinals were being destroyed by the Astros 4-0 in the first inning.

The Cardinals have been up and down as of the last two seasons, going from World Series Champions a few years back, to not even a playoff contending team.

After the first week of Spring Training, we’ve seen the first future betting odds released, with the Dodgers and Yankees leading the ranks. Currently as the worst team in the MLB, betting on the Miami Marlins will net you thousands of dollars on a low bet.

This is a good season for baseball. We have many great teams with fantastic rosters. We will see how it will play out as the season begins in late March.

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The Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers in Spring Training.

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FUN & GAMES

FEBRUARY 26, 2018 |

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Across 1 Fitting the season 7 Innermost part 11 Gp. known for travelers’ checks?

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56 Bouncing effect 58 See 45-Down 60 “Spring forward” letters 61 À la mode 62 Confessor 63 Enzyme suffix 64 Watch word?

65 Word on a lost-dog poster

Down 1 Airport surface 2 Galápagos lizard 3 With 17-Across, where the Duma sits 4 Hebrides language 5 French narrative poem 6 Like closing financial reports 7 Legislative impasse ... and what occurs at this puzzle’s circles?

8 “Oh Yoko!” dedicatee 9 Or so 10 __ nous 11 Stand 12 Long key 13 With 23-Across, where the Hellenic Parliament sits 22 Bit of butter 24 Enter cautiously 26 Cat call 30 Platform for Siri 32 “Cookin’ With __”: rapper/ chef ’s web show 35 Overconfidence 36 Bridge entrance structure 37 ATM code 38 One-swallow drink 40 Pakistani port 41 Railroad maintenance vehicle 42 With 52-Across, where the Assembleia Nacional sits 44 Bumped into 45 With 58-Across, where Parliament sits 46 Library patron 47 “The Canterbury Tales” inn 49 Campaign poster word 54 White flakes 57 Hawaiian Punch alternative 59 Hail, to Caesar

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