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Numbers spike again this week, and UNI sees highest positivity rate this semester.

FSL kicks off annual Greek Week to celebrate the four community pillars.

The Purple and Gold go for the sweep against Indiana State.

McCollum mechanical issues cancel class ELIZABETH KELSEY News Writer

Due to the failure of two bearings in the fan which serves the air handling system in the central part of McCollum Science Hall, all classes normally held in that part of the building have been canceled or moved online from Wednesday evening, March 24 through Tuesday, March 30.

“It will be down through Tuesday, and then hopefully it will be back up by Wednesday,” said Kelly Stark, UNI’s Energy Engineer, on Friday afternoon.

“We’re still uncovering things to find out the actual situation.”

According to Mike Zwanziger, Assistant Vice President and Director of Facilities Management, the failure of the system meant that air could not be circulated to the central part of the building to the level necessary to meet CDC guidelines.

McCollum also experienced mechanical issues in August

2020 when the motor which powers the largest of the building’s five ventilation units failed, causing a loss of air conditioning. Projected high temperatures of above 90 degrees led the university to cancel classes in the building for one afternoon and evening.

Zwanziger said the current issue is not directly related to the August issue, but “not completely unexpected” due to the age of the system.

“Much of the equipment that serves the original part of the building is original, now 53 years old,” he wrote. “These are large bearings that needed to be ordered, and the change out process will take some time.”

Zwanziger anticipated in his email that parts would not arrive until Monday. However, the bearings actually arrived on Friday, and by 1 p.m. that day, a team of UNI employees was already starting the installation.

The fan and the associated heating and cooling system are located in the base-

ment of McCollum, a massive 12-foot-tall unit in the center of the building.

Amid the clanking of chains and the whirring of motors, Mike Henny, the university’s HVAC Supervisor, described the magnitude of the project ahead.

“This is the biggest fan we have on campus,” he said of the 200-horsepower fan. “We have some 100-horse ones, but we don’t have anything close to this in size.”

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UNI blazes through Leathernecks COLIN HORNING

The game started about as well as it could for UNI, as wide receiver Isaiah Weston The UNI football team took the first play from scrimlooked to return to the win colmage to the house off a 75-yard umn this past Saturday when touchdown pass from Panther they faced off against Western quarterback Justin Fomby.

Illinois in Macomb, Ill. Coming Fomby, who struggled in his in at 2-3 on the season and folfirst start last week replacing lowing last week’s 13-6 defeat at starter Will McElvain (who the hands of Missouri State, the was out for the two games Panthers were matched up with due to COVID-19 protocols) looked much more relaxed and engaged in his second career start.

The Leathernecks knotted up the score at the start of the second quarter following a 10-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Connor Sampson to wide receiver Daniel Bender. The game remained tied for much of the duration of the second quarter, when the Panthers cashed in two quick scores. Following a 28-yard field goal from UNI kicker Matthew Cook which put the Panthers up TONI FORTMANN/Northern Iowan

UNI defensive back Benny Sapp III looks to the sidelines before a play in 10-7, WIU received the ball back with about 30 secthe Panther’s game against Illinois State.

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the struggling Leathernecks.

WIU came into the game winless on the season with an 0-4 record and had been having a tough time getting their rhythm together all season long. The Panthers proved to be too much for their Missouri Valley Conference opponents, as they never trailed in the game en route to the 34-20 victory.

Mike Henney stands next to one of the 250 pound bearings to be installed.

onds remaining in the half.

Attempting a long, 62-yard field goal right before the half, UNI’s Omar Brown blocked the kick and ran it back to the house to give UNI a 17-7 lead heading into the locker room at halftime.

Northern Iowa remained in control for the second half.

Running back Tyler Hoosman ran for two touchdowns (one in the third quarter and one in the fourth) while the UNI defense kept the Leathernecks out of the endzone until the final minute when the game was out of hand and only allowed two field goals. The stifling defensive effort was key for UNI as they sealed the game with a 34-20 win.

Despite allowing 355 passing yards to Western Illinois quarterback Connor Sampson, UNI was able to keep their opponents in check with a strong red zone defense.

They held WIU to three field goals and two touchdowns, with one of the scores being

in the final minute after the game was basically decided.

Riley Van Wyhe and Spencer Cuvelier had 11 and 10 tackles, respectively, to lead the UNI defense.

Fomby looked much better for the Panthers in his second career start. He went 15-23 for 218 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions.

Hoosman ran for 84 yards and two touchdowns, while running back Dom Williams ran for another 71 yards to help pace the Panther offense.

With the win, the Panthers even up their record at 3-3 overall and in MVFC play, while WIU drops to 0-5 overall and in the conference. Up next, UNI will head to the Dakota Dome in Vermillion, S.D. for a matchup with the South Dakota Coyotes on Friday, April 2.

Their next home game will also be the final regular season game of the year on April 10, when UNI hosts North Dakota State.

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NEWS

ELIZABETH KELSEY News Editor

COVID-19 on campus: numbers spike again MARCH 29, 2021 |

ELIZABETH KELSEY News Editor

After a week of low numbers, the COVID-19 data for the UNI campus once again spiked dramatically last week, with the semester’s highest positivity rate and case counts so far.

According to data released Friday, March 26 at noon, the 90 tests conducted from March 22-28 through the Student Health Center resulted in 14 positive cases, for a 15.56% campus positivity rate.

This is a substantial increase from the less than six cases and 4.76% positivity rate seen from March 15-21.

However, the positivity rate may decrease slightly today when the Student Health Center updates last week’s data to include any tests conducted on Friday.

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updates only include data collected through Thursday, Friday numbers are added to the weekly total by noon on the following Monday and are therefore not included in the NI’s weekly analysis.

The university also reported six student self-reported cases of COVID-19 from March 22-28, with one from an employee. However, these self-reported cases may also be counted in the Student Health Center weekly totals and therefore, the numbers cannot be combined for a grand total.

In other pandemic-related news, UNI sent an emailed survey to the campus community on Thursday, March 25 to gauge interest in on-campus vaccinations.

The survey helps identify campus community members who meet current vaccination guidelines due to an underlying medical condition as determined by the CDC. However, even those who do

MECHANICAL ISSUES continued from page 1

The new bearings, each weighing more than 250 pounds, must be installed on each side of the fan. A rigging system to support the fan and fan shaft had been set up on Thursday to prepare for the installation of the bearings when they arrived.

Although the early arrival of the parts will certainly facilitate the process, Henny said they still expect repairs will not be completed before Tuesday.

“Everything’s big, everything’s heavy and it just takes time. And of course, not everything comes apart like you want it to, either,” he said. “It’s still a process.”

Classes in the new sec-

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not have an underlying condition are still asked to complete the survey by March 31 in order to help the university and Black Hawk County prepare to host on-campus vaccine clinics. These clinics

are tentatively planned for the spring to early summer and will be open to students, employees and immediate family members, depending on factors such as vaccine supply and distribution.

“We’re excited vaccines have become more widely available and we encourage everyone to get vaccinated at their first available opportunity,” the COVID-19 Response Team wrote.

tion of McCollum can still meet as scheduled, since the building has multiple

air handling systems. This includes the western part of the building, the audito-

riums at the eastern end of the building, and rooms 11, 21, 101, 103, 001, 201, 37, 39 and 137.

In the initial announcement on Wednesday, not all of these classrooms were included on the list where classes could safely be held.

However, on Thursday, when the building closure was extended through Tuesday, the list was expanded.

“We were able to better define the exact areas that this air handler serve (sic), and allow classes to continue in the areas that are served by other air handling units,” Zwanziger wrote.

“We are working with Environmental Health & Safety and the departments affected to come up with other strategies to mitigate the issues for classes.”

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A 12-foot ladder leans against the side of the fan in one of McCollum Science Hall’s air-handling systems, which is undergoing repairs following the failure of two bearings last week.

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Letter to the Editor: Stand with your AAPI Panthers PIEER (PANTHER INITIATIVE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND RESILIENCE) Guest Columnist

The hate-fueled attacks and harassments targeting Asian Americans are appalling. PIEER students condemn the series of recent hate-motivated events against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, otherwise known as AAPI populations. Such acts are unacceptable and we must all ensure a safe environment for our AAIP community.

We in PIEER remain determined and deeply committed to upholding and realizing our equity and social justice values.

According to Pew Research, the Asian American population is a diverse community. Twenty million Asian Americans trace their ancestral roots back to more than 20 countries in East and Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent, each with their own histories, cultures, languages and other

characteristics.

As Americans that contribute to the diversity and strength of their country, they make up an important part of our everyday life and deserve the same amount of respect, safety and freedom as promised by the U.S. Constitution to every citizen. Our visitors also deserve respect, safety in movement and freedom from harassment and harm.

The pandemic that has struck the entire globe is a crisis of humanity. It is not the “fault” of any particular culture or race. It arose out of scientifically understandable changes in viral populations that are part of the processes of life on this planet. While there is action we can take to reduce the chance of pandemics taking hold again, they are for humanity to solve together without blame or scapegoating.

To understand and be an ally for racial justice, the first step is to educate ourselves on the history of anti-Asian racism and

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Guest writer PIERR representative discusses the importance of protecting Asian American students at UNI following racial injustices and attacks across the country.

understand how stereotypes, racial bias and xenophobia have been impacting wellbeing. The UNI administration and community should show support and solidarity with the Asian community and also take protective measures for its students’

safety and well-being. We request UNI to create a safe space for Asian and Asian American students to advocate for themselves in the face of racial crisis. This trend of hate crimes has to end for the wellbeing of all our community.

If not a member of the AAPI community, please be a friend and ally to those you know who are; reach out and show support. Let’s show the AAPI community that they have support here.

LTE: Active Minds to host group creator, Alison Malmon ACTIVE MINDS

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Active Minds is a mental health organization on campus that is dedicated to changing the conversation surrounding mental health.

On Thursday, April 1 at 6 p.m., we are hosting a guest speaker, Alison Malmon,

via Zoom. Malmon is the founder and executive director of Active Minds and a sought-after mental health expert. We would like to open this event up to all students, faculty and staff, as we believe Malmon can have an impact and bring hope to those who may be struggling during these unprecedented

times. Many professors in the mental health department are receiving emails and are granting students extra credit for attending this event, so people should be on the lookout for that announcement in their emails.

Malmon suffered the loss of her only sibling, Brian,

to suicide and started the Active Minds organization in 2003 as a 21-year-old college student. Malmon created the group on her campus at the University of Pennsylvania to end the silence that caused her brother to suffer alone and ultimately take his own life.

She also hoped to promote

open dialogue around mental health.

Since the creation of the organization, Active Minds has grown into the country’s foremost mental health organization for students and young adults with more than 550 chapters located at colleges, universities and high schools nationwide.

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FTR series celebrates Women’s History Month EMMA KOEHLER Staff Writer

As a recognition of women from previous generations, author of “Ogadinma: or, Everything Will Be Alright,” Ukamaka Olisakwe was the guest star of March’s Final Thursday Reading Series on Thursday, March 25 via Zoom. Olisakwe says the novel is meant to represent women of her mother’s generation and the hardships they endured.

“While for some (women) of my mother’s generation, early marriage worked well for them, but for others it was disastrous,” said Olisakwe. “This book is sort of my tribute to my mother’s generation to document their journey.”

Olisakwe read two different passages from her novel along with a poem, all relating to issues women face in African culture.

She recalled scrolling Twitter and stumbling upon a tweet about women being impatient and easily walking away from their marriages. She felt angry that someone should make such an accusation when she knew some of the tough situations her mother and other women endured. She decided she wanted to highlight many of the things that African women allow to go unnoticed.

“My mother’s generation did not walk away.

They stayed in their marriages, they persevered, they endured and they made their marriage work,”

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Olisakwe said. “We wrap too many things in silence; we don’t talk about it because we are not encouraged to talk about it. We often talk about marriage in the good light; we talk about how to make marriage work.”

As a mother herself, Olisakwe had her first child early in her life. Following her child’s birth, she decided she still wanted to do more in her life.

Today, she is regarded as a well-known Nigerian novelist, short-story writer and screenplay writer. In 2014, she was recognized

by UNESCO World Book

Capital – a part of the Africa39 Project – as one of Africa’s most promising writers under 40. In 2016, she joined the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program.

The Final Thursday Reading Series is a cooperative effort of Final Thursday Press, the Hearst Center for the Arts and the University of Northern Iowa College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences. As March is Women’s History Month, this month of readings was co-sponsored by the UNI’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program.

March’s installment in the Final Thursday Reading Series featured Ukamaka Olisakwe, author of “Ogadinma: or, Everything Will Be All Right.”

L a n g u ag e s and Literature’s Department Head, as well as founder and host of the Final Thursday Reading Series, Jim O’Loughlin, has high hopes that the current virtual series will return to somewhat in-person next month.

He is hoping to gather outside in a socially-distant environment as well as broadcast on Zoom for those who wish to continue joining virtually. The series brings together cre-

ative minds to showcase their work and accomplishments and provides openmic opportunities.

The next installment of the Final Thursday Reading Series will occur on Thursday, April 29 at 7 p.m. in the Hearst Center Sculpture Garden. The event will be moved to Zoom if the weather is not ideal. The guests include UNI’s own professor of astronomy Thomas Hockey and professor of mathematics Doug Shaw.

History department discusses witch hunts, language use EMMA PISTARINO Staff Writer

On Wednesday, March 24, UNI’s history department came together for a lecture titled, “Many Women, Many Witches: Women, Language and Power.” Hosted by the head of the department, Professor Jennifer McNabb, the event was part of the department’s regular Phi Alpha Theta Lecture Series in recognition of Women’s History Month.

McNabb’s lecture focused on the correlation between language and power, specifically how it was reflected in women’s lives in mid 16th to 17th century England. She has been researching this time period for decades, using legal documents and other primary documents to situate different cases of language offenses in

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UNI’s Department of History hosted a lecture to discuss language and power among women in early modern England’s witch hunts.

England.

The lecture addressed particular cases in which the terms “witch” and “whore” were used against women in the years when suing people for defamation became popu-

lar. At a time when reputation was a person’s most valuable belonging, inflicting injury on someone’s good name became very important in the country’s legal processes.

“Although the legal pro-

cesses of the time were dominated by men who served as judges, canon lawyers and registrars, it was women who ruled in the world of defamation as plaintiffs, defendants and witnesses to defamatory

speech,” McNabb said.

The lecture was informative in describing the way in which the age of witch-hunting in England differed from continental Europe and the United States. Conviction rates during witch trials in England were only 23% because of a prohibition of the use of torture in the country. It also represented the goals and effects legal processes and lawsuits had at the time McNabb studied.

“Legal process was about trying to bring recognition to error and reconciliation, the restoration of good order,” she said. “When people had a falling-out, they had an individual rupture, but these had community ramifications. It was a wound in the community that needed to be healed.

Lawsuits facilitated healing, allowing people to let the conflict go.”

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CAMPUS LIFE

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FSL kicks off annual ‘Greek Week’ ANTHONY WITHEROW

Campus Life Editor

A week of inclusive activities, friendly competition and giving back to UNI’s campus and the Cedar Valley begins Monday, March 29 as members of the Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) community kick off Greek Week.

Greek Week is an annual series of events that strives to create a positive image on UNI’s campus for FSL, recognize Greek students as leaders, provide a space for members to showcase their pride for their organization and create opportunities to meet new people.

The celebratory week will consist of different activities each day that represent the four community pillars of scholarship, friendship, leadership and service. Taberie Van Boening, 2021 Greek Week Advisor, hopes these activities will best showcase what the FSL community stands for and what experiences it has to offer.

“Ultimately, focusing

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Members of the Fraternity and Sorority Life community will be celebrating its annual Greek Week beginning on Monday, March 29.

on the community pillars educates the campus community more about the fraternal experience and unites current fraternity and sorority members together in their common values,” she said.

Monday, March 29 and Tuesday, March 30 will both focus on the “service” pillar. Students will have the opportunity to volunteer at the Cedar Valley Foodbank from 1-3 p.m. FSL members will also be hosting a food drive throughout the

week that can be found at the FSL office located upstairs in Maucker Union. On Tuesday, FSL members are asking students to write “thank you” letters to health care workers who have been working throughout the pandemic. These letters can then be dropped off at the Student Life desk or the FSL office between 5-6 p.m.

The “scholarship” pillar will be the focus of a virtual trivia night on Wednesday, March 31, as

well as a study session for all students in Rod Library. In accordance with COVID-19 guidelines, students will be expected to socially distance from each other and wear face coverings.

Thursday, April 1 will focus on the “leadership” pillar with a virtual sexual assault awareness presentation. Finishing the week on Friday, April 2 will be the “friendship” pillar.

Students are encouraged to participate in a “Greek God and Goddess social

media showcase” by posting a photo with a fraternal friend and tagging @UNIFSL in order to be reposted.

By focusing on the four pillars, FSL members hope to offer students a chance to find a network of belonging and support at UNI. Van Boening believes that joining a fraternity or sorority will provide a space for students to explore their individual interests and grow alongside others who possess similar values.

“I hope (students) are able to learn more about the FSL community and the value of the membership experience,” she said. “Being a fraternity or sorority member provides opportunities for leadership positions, lifelong friendships, professional and career development, academic support, accountability and campus-wide connections.”

She continued, “At UNI, FSL challenges the negative media stereotypes and enhances the collegiate experience of hundreds of UNI students.”

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Women’s team falls short in WNIT

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This past Friday the UNI Panthers women’s basketball team competed in the semifinals of the 2021 Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) at My Town Movers Fieldhouse in Collierville, Tenn. After getting wins over Dayton, Creighton and Saint Louis, the Panthers entered with a season record of 17-12.

Their opponent, the Ole Miss Rebels, entered 14-11, having defeated Samford, Tulane and Colorado on their path to the semifinals. Despite a tough fight through all four quarters, the Panthers exciting postseason run came to an end, falling 60-50.

The game was tight through the opening minutes, with both teams trading baskets and keeping things within a couple points. The pace changed with 5:01 left in the opening period when the Rebels went on an 8-1 run, closing the quarter with a 20-11 lead.

The Panthers didn’t manage to score for the opening three minutes of the second quarter, but they DAVID WARRINGTON

did manage to put together a nice stretch of back-toback buckets to get within six points with six minutes remaining in the half. The Rebels managed to stop the Panthers from taking over the momentum, and going into halftime UNI trailed by the score of 31-23.

The Panthers fought hard to try and reclaim the lead in the third quarter, but every time UNI got a basket, the Rebels would follow suit with a score of their own.

UNI did manage to outscore Ole Miss in the final quarter, 13-11, but it was too little, too late, as the Rebels came away with a 60-50 victory to earn a spot in the WNIT Championship.

The leading scorer for the Panthers was senior guard Karli Rucker, scoring 16 points while adding a team-high five assists.

She was followed by redshirt senior forward Megan Maahs. In her final game with the Purple and Gold, Maahs managed to score seven points to go along with a team-high eight rebounds.

The loss represented the end of an outstanding career for Megan Maahs.

The fifth-year senior finishes her UNI career sitting 15th on the all-time scoring

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The UNI women’s basketball team looks forward to next year’s season following the end of this one.

list with 1,140 points, as well as second on the alltime rebounding list with 882 rebounds.

The Rebels were led in scoring by Shakira Austin, finishing with 18 points and eight rebounds. Austin was followed in scoring by

Madison Scott. Scott finished with a double-double, scoring 14 points to go with 11 rebounds.

The loss marks the end of the 2020-21 women’s basketball season for the UNI Panthers. The Panthers finish the year with a 17-13

record capped off with an exciting, unprecedented run in the WNIT tournament. The Panther women will now turn their attention towards the upcoming 2021-22 season.

WOMEN’S SOFTBALL

UNI softball goes for sweep, lands flat against Indiana COLIN HORNING Sports Editor

The UNI softball team had three games this past weekend down in Terra Haute, Ind. against Indiana State. UNI had a .500 win percentage coming into this weekend with a record of 11-11 thus far on the season. The Panthers had to play Indiana State three times in two days this weekend, with a doubleheader on Saturday.

The first game this weekend was Saturday morning. The Panthers won the first game by a score of 6-4 with Erica Oler getting her third win as a pitcher this season. UNI had runs in during the fourth, sixth and seventh innings on Saturday. They took the lead in the fourth inning and did not look back from there.

Game two took place right after the first game on Saturday, and the Panthers continued

their winning ways. They won by a score of 3-2 with Kaitlyn Packard getting her eighth win on the season as a starting pitcher. UNI was down most of this game until they scored in the seventh and eighth innings to take a 2-1 lead. Then in the ninth inning Brooke Snider broke the 2-2 tie and hit a home run to put UNI up by one run with an inning to play.

Game three of the series took place Sunday morning, with the Panthers going for the sweep. The Sycamores scored a run in the third and again in the fourth, and would retain the 2-0 lead for the rest of the game. The UNI bats stayed quiet, only mustering three hits and no runs in the game.

The Panthers will return home April 2-3 when they take on Evansville for three games in two days. The games will be played at the RobinsonDressler Sports Complex in Cedar Falls.

UNI softball had a promising start at Saturday’s game, but fell short in Sunday’s.

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FUN & GAMES

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1 Fights (for) 5 “Whip It” rock band 9 __-slapper: funny joke 13 On the road 14 Biblical paradise 15 Dr. Hahn on “Grey’s Anatomy” 16 Hesitation from Sylvester?

18 Center of activity 19 Fireplace receptacle 20 Accomplishment by Porky?

22 Former Fox TV series set in Newport Beach 23 Curly cabbage 24 Minor flap 25 Ringing organ, at times 26 Detergent brand 28 ‘60s hallucinogen 30 Pierre’s negative 31 Near-failing mark 33 Reach its destination, as

a trip 35 Slim candle 37 Affirmative from Tony?

40 Royal crown 42 Slim fish 43 Tech sch. near Albany, N.Y. 46 Win, place or show 47 Seasonal shelf sitter 49 __ moment’s notice 51 Curved shape 53 “Frozen” sister 55 Charged particles 57 One of Crayola’s hundreds 59 Story from Remy?

61 Greek goddess of wisdom 62 “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” musical 63 Water source for Simba?

65 Fainthearted 66 Fairy tale heavy 67 Out of the wind

1 Obey an eviction notice 2 “He scammed me!”

3 Neon diner sign 4 Food service giant 5 College faculty head 6 End of a professor’s URL 7 Italian scooter 8 Playwright Eugene 9 Emmy winner Steve of “60 Minutes” 10 “Good shot!”

11 Quito’s country 12 Crayola Factory’s Pennsylvania home 15 Trains over the street 17 Running rate 21 Unified whole, in psychology 23 Film title “Citizen” 27 Trappings of royalty 29 One of a calendar septet 32 Incoming flight info 34 “The Chronic” rapper, familiarly 36 Each 38 Rage 39 Red and Yellow 40 Israeli port on the Mediterranean 41 “The hour has arrived” 44 Brewpub draft 45 Unexpected turns of events 46 Special Forces headgear 48 Abide by 50 Plays a part 52 Construction site sights 54 “The Lord of the Rings” actor Sean 56 Horse’s mouthful?

58 “Not again!”

60 Smidgen 61 From the top 64 Portland’s st.

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If you want to get the word out about a business, job openings, places for rent/sale, etc., advertising in our paper that is available to every UNI student is a great way to do so!

We have options for print, website, app, and social media. For pricing and other inquiries, please cotact either Managing Editor Karla DeBruin (debruik@uni.edu) or Chris Martin (christopher.martin@uni.edu).

We are looking for our 2021-2022 Editor Staff!

Executive Editor Art Director News Editor Photographers Writers

Be a part of UNI's campus and then write about it.

All majors welcome!

If interested contact Chris Martin at martinc@uni.edu