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Community Celebration Day 2

Access to feminine products 3

Hypnotist show 4

Women’s golf 6

The state of inclusion on campus BLAIR HINES Staff Writer

On April 12, 2018, then-Northern Iowa Student Government ( NISG) Director of Diversity Darvel Givens presented the results of a survey regarding diversity that was sent to students at the end of October 2017.

The results were recently presented in multiple sessions in the Maucker Union Ballroom.

“Diversity being the number one priority from the university’s strategic plan of student success, we definitely need to gauge where we stand as it pertains to diversity and inclusion so we’re not just making unrealistic assumptions,” Givens said of the survey’s goals. “We need to have a strong foundation.”

Givens went on to speak about how the survey actualizes facts about diversity and inclusion. He said that the

survey demonstrated that there is work that still needs to be done regarding inclusion at UNI. Givens then discussed the process of creating this survey. According to Givens, the goal was to figure out how to support diverse students as a representative of students.

Givens met with 50 student organization officers over the course of last summer. After the meetings, Givens analyzed qualitative data through survey instruments to find which type of survey to send to students.

Once selecting the survey instrument, it was revised

by Gwenne Berry, the chief diversity officer, and Jamie Chidozie, the director of the Center for Multicultural Education (CME).

After this, Givens was given the approval to send out the survey.

3,004 students completed

the survey.

According to the presentation given by Givens, stu-

dents were asked to respond to 19 demographic questions and 45 actual questions

regarding diversity.

upset.

A petition was created on Change.org for students, faculty and anyone else to sign. It was created to call for reopening the search in order to allow Pershounin the opportunity to earn the tenured position.

The petition was created by a past student of Pershounin who feels he has earned tenure for his extensive work at UNI. The student directed the petition toward Provost Jim Wohlpart, the Dean of CHAS, John Fritch, and director of the School of Music, Jeffrey Funderburk.

As of press time, the petition has a goal of 500 signatures and currently has more than half of that, at 252.

According to Clayton Ryan, a senior student in the bass studio, there were two

candidates for the position.

Ryan said the petition was created before any information about the situation was disclosed as an immediate response from students, so the petition did not portray the situation accurately.

Fritch canceled the pursuit to fill the position after being given information regarding problems with the search process on both sides of the candidates.

“The bigger concern is that the students and faculty — including Dr. Pershounin — have been left without answers, and students don’t trust the administration,” Ryan said.

According to Funderburk, the average amount of music majors in the UNI School of Music is between 300 to 325, which doubles if the number

of students participating in the various vocal and instrumental ensembles is included.

Pershounin has been a professor of bass studio and a director of jazz studies at UNI for four years.

Before he began teaching at UNI, Pershounin performed classical music and jazz all over the United States and Europe. He has also performed and composed pieces at well-known music festivals in numerous places such as Switzerland, Belgium, Finland and New Orleans, and collaborated with renowned artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, Bob Berg, Conrad Herwig, Ray Charles and others.

According to UNI’s webpage, he earned his Doctorate in Musical Arts and a Master’s of Fine Arts

degree from the University of Southern Mississippi, and a Master of Fine Arts degree and a Bachelor of Music degree from the Gnessin State Musical College and Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, the most prestigious music school in Russia.

According to the reasons for the petition, since Pershounin began his career at UNI, he has helped the bass studio grow to larger numbers. Before that, he played in UNI’s bass ensemble band in one of the top ensemble positions until enough bass players joined and were ready to take on those positions themselves. He has also taken over many classes and rehearsals when they could not be covered by others.

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Then-Northern Iowan Student Gorvernment Director of Diversity Darvel Givens presents Diversity Survey results in the Maucker Union Ballroom.

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School of Music petitions for tenured professor

KOREE DEERING Staff Writer

UNI conducted a search for a new assistant professor of Bass and Music Theory.

The search was recently closed by the dean of College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences (CHAS), leaving some past and previous students of current bass professor Alexander Pershounin

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UNI to celebrate community engagement SOFIA LEGASPI

Staff Writer

The work of UNI and Cedar Falls community members is being celebrated on Thursday, April 19, during the First Annual Community Engagement Celebration Day. Free and with no RSVP required, the event runs from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m in the Maucker Union Ballroom.

“One of the really important parts about community engagement work is that you schedule time for celebration — you recognize the efforts of students, of faculty, of staff, of community partners and the development of students and the change in the community,” said Julianne Gassman, director of community engagement.

Gassman has been doing community engagement work at UNI for over three years. She and her team have been planning this event for about 10 months.

“We’ve been doing community engagement work across this campus for decades; it’s rooted in the history of what makes UNI excellent,” Gassman said.

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“But we’ve never said as a community, as a whole, let’s pause and celebrate this work.”

The day of celebration will showcase 71 different projects entered in eight different categories, ranging from international service initiatives to local research projects.

We’ve been doing community engagement work across this campus for decades; it’s rooted in the history of what makes UNI excellent.

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Dir. of Community Engagement

Categories are divided by the origin of each project: coursework, student organizations, community research, and individual students and staff or faculty commitment to service.

Two categories, social justice and sustainability and environmental awareness, are theme-based. There will The background information of these results included 84 percent people work-

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Darvel Givens, then-director of diversity for NISG, discusses where diversity and inclusion are on campus and where they are headed in the future.

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also be a people’s choice award, decided by attendees’ votes.

“We originally expected and would [have been] happy with about 40 projects being showcased, and we’re at 71,” Gassman said.

“So we are just overwhelmed with the excitement across campus for people to share their work.”

The first two hours of the day are a time for spectators and judges to browse through the different projects.

“There are about 45 judges,” Gassman said. “We reached out to members in our community and across campus.”

Prominent figures present will include the mayor of Cedar Falls, the superintendent of the Cedar Falls school district, members of the UNI administration and all of UNI’s college deans.

Projects by student organizations range from Puerto Rico hurricane relief and Art for El Salvador to a Healthy Kids Day partnership with the YMCA. Research projects include playground safety, immigrant experiences with Waterloo housing and youth

in the community.

Gassman emphasized the all-inclusive nature of the celebration.

“This is not about saying, that’s worthy of showcasing and celebration, but that isn’t — but to really lift up all sorts of varieties of projects, from individuals to groups, from students to faculty and staff,” Gassman said.

For projects that do not fit into any other categories, students were able to enter in the individual category. One such project is Cedar Valley’s Little Free Pantries — similar to the Little Free Library initiative — where people can take or donate food items in designated areas around their communities.

The last hour of Community Engagement Celebration Day features a program. In addition to revealing winners in each project category, the program will include a performance by the Spectrum Project and the release of the Off ice of Community Engagement’s civic action plan.

Finally, recipients of the Veridian Credit Union

Community Engagement Fellowship Grant and the Koob Fund for Student Community Engagement will be recognized.

Encouraging students to attend, Gassman said: “Come and think about how you can be engaged and how you can take an active role in your learning and development,” Gassman said.

“Research indicates that all of the ways we’re showcasing work on Thursday is high-impact, high quality, and student learning is signif icantly better in these scenarios than in a traditional lecture classroom style.”

ing towards their bachelor’s degree, 13 percent working towards their master’s degree, one percent pursuing a doctoral degree and two percent pursuing more than one. Of those pursuing these degrees, 86 percent were full-time undergraduate and seven percent were full time graduate students. The remainder were part-time students.

“I was really surprised by the questions he had and the percentage of the results he had,” one UNI student said in attendance.

The presentation went on to report experiences of diverse students on campus, including: sexual minorities, transgender people, non-na-

tive English speakers, people with disabilities, women and people with an array of political views. These populations were the basis of the rest of the presentation, and of these people, 90 percent of students have not heard faculty make derogatory comments and 97 percent of students have not heard administrators or staff make derogatory comments to students. Furthermore, 37 percent of discriminatory remarks were from students and eight percent were from faculty.

According to the presentation, there were many other points of improvement to be made for diversity on campus. Only 56 percent of students of color reported that

they felt like they received adequate support from campus. Additionally, 20 percent of students reported that they did not understand the different types of loans they had regarding financial aid.

Givens went on to comment about what improvements need to be implemented on campus.

“Sometimes it’s not an issue of diversity and inclusion but more or less quality customer service. So, when people step into your scope of control, how are you making them feel when they step into that space?” Givens said. “I think tying quality customer service is a great place to start for diversity and inclusion.”

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Syrian strikes not the solution I believe the world is a dark, complicated place.

I think we can all agree on a few things regarding the conflict in Syria: it is an atrocity for a leader to chemically poison their own people; it is an atrocity for ISIS to attack a country already undergoing internal conflict and it is an atrocity for innocent civilians to lose their lives because we try to think of a simple solution to a dark and complicated conflict.

It’s even more atrocious when we think of ourselves, the United States, as the loser — just because we have a rash and impulsive president.

They have a sticky situation going on in Syria — ISIS is running rampant in their country, creating domestic tragedies left and right. But Syria’s president, or dictator, is leading the genocide of his own people.

Assad has been trying to

extinguish an internal rebellion against his government by chemically gassing his citizens.

We Americans are not the victim here. In our role as citizens of the world, what is our responsibility? What action is our obligation?

The victim here is Syria and its citizens, the civilians who are dying every day because their home became a battlefield between the rebellion, the government and ISIS. Assad is the one using chemical weapons he has stockpiled for years.

So, while Trump’s missile strikes don’t paint the U.S. as a very thoughtful actor on the world stage, we can’t pretend we’re the biggest losers here.

Now with all of that clarified, Trump’s missile strikes on Syria are terrifying. Why? Because all Trump is really doing is scaring the few aid organizations on the ground in Syria who are trying to help provide food, shelter and water to the people in need.

What happens when aid organizations fear for their lives so much that they leave Syrians to fend for them-

selves, without reliable food, water and shelter?

As a result, in direct, but unintended ways, the actions of the United States have contributed to the body count in Syria.

Since we aren’t on the ground in Syria, it’s not our job to decide how to handle this conflict, and it’s unimaginable to understand what Syrians are going through right now — fleeing their homes out of fear for their lives and hiding in tunnels underneath the city to avoid airstrikes from who knows what nation.

So, if missile air-strikes aren’t beneficial, what is? I’m not claiming to have a perfect alternative answer. But I know that we need to listen to Syrians.

While Assad and his government control the media and communication of the country, the aid groups in Syria have found alternative ways of passing on knowledge, through Facebook and YouTube.

Spokespeople from the organizations have been able to share updates on the aid efforts in Syria through

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Opinion columnist Albie Nicol argues that President Trump’s missile strikes have contributed to the body count in Syria.

Facebook and share the complex situation all Syrians are facing, such as how the airstrikes aren’t helping anyone.

The Preemptive Love organization has feet on the ground in Syria and is working to deliver food and medical supplies to Syrians.

Another one of these organizations, the one that helped me write and inspired this article, is called the Syrian American Medical Society.

If the tragedy taking place in Syria moves you, I recommend giving to the Syrian American Medical Society.

You can do so by looking them up on Facebook and clicking the donate button.

The world is a dark and complicated place.

The situation in Syria is complicated.

But taking action without considering the lives and situations of Syrian civilians is reckless. We should be listening to them, not attacking them.

Let’s make the world a slightly less dark and complicated place by listening to Syrians and the organizations that help amplify their voice.

their productivity in school.

An article in Newsweek published on April 20, 2017 by Jennifer Wolf and Dasha Burns states that no one should have to miss school, risk their health or compromise their dignity because of menstruation.

Furthermore, the Tax Foundation identifies some states with high taxation on these products. Some of these states include, but are not limited to, California, Indiana, Rhode Island and New Jersey.

This could be seen as an issue for students in college who struggle financially in these specific states.

Every day, many people who live off and on campus struggle with funds to access period products because of the price.

According to a USA Today article published on Jan. 4, 2017 by Rachel Falek, tampons and pads can cost someone $7 to $10 per month.

Over someone’s lifetime, however, it can amount to more than $18,000. In 2015, U.S. consumers spent up to $3.1 billion on pads, tampons and liners.

As opposed to UNI, UI has implemented free access to menstrual products in all bathrooms (men’s, women’s and gender inclusive), according to an article by Marissa Payne that appeared in the

Sept. 22, 2016 edition of the Daily Iowan.

Furthermore, the Daily Iowan quoted the Feminist Union co-head at UI, Caitlyn Strack, as saying, “I think it would be great for [transgender students], not just for awareness, but because […] pads and tampons are very expensive, and that shouldn’t interfere with your attending class.”

Anna Nett, a former UNI student who is now a junior Spanish education major at UI, spoke about her experience at both universities.

“Having gone to a university with and without free period products, I can say the difference is night and day,” Nett said. “At UNI there was panic, and you had to ask for help; menstruation was far less discreet. At Iowa, all I need to do is find a bathroom.”

Nett went on to talk about the importance of having free products on UNI’s campus.

She felt it was disruptive to women and queer people’s learning to have to change their undergarments or to have to search for feminine hygiene products.

Nett stressed the importance of access to menstrual products on UNI’s campus, saying, “People with periods could feel like they [are] being treated with humanity.”

UNI needs access to feminine hygiene products BLAIR HINES Staff Writer

UNI students do not have free access to feminine hygiene products in public bathrooms on campus, even though other universities statewide, including the University of Iowa (UI) and Iowa State University (ISU), do provide them.

Shelley O’Connell, health promotion coordinator of Student Wellness Services, commented on the lack of funding UNI has in regards to free menstrual products.

“We do not offer free period products, and this is based on being unable to fund this

initiative,” O’Connell said.

Many students, including the Northern Iowa Feminists (NIF), are talking about the lack of products for individuals who have their period. NIF has an event each year called “The Red Basket Project.”

According to a Northern Iowan article published on March 23, 2017, this project serves as a function to provide people with options for menstrual products in unfortunate situations. NIF holds various meetings about the disadvantage of the lack of access to these products.

Women have a slightly higher vulnerability to bacterial infection during their

period, according to a Body Form article. They suggest that changing products four to five times a day is necessary for proper hygiene, or more frequently depending on how heavy a cycle is.

According to the Tax Foundation, the need to change products could be an issue for those who experience their period because of the high cost. This is due to the taxing of these products in particular states, including Alaska, Delaware, Montana and Oregon.

Former first lady Michelle Obama stated in a speech that a girl’s inability to afford menstrual products can affect

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Staff writer Blair Hines pens a guest column about the lack of access to feminine hygiene products on campus for UNI students and efforts like the “Red Basket Project” to make such products more available.

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A dazzling dystopian dog film CLINTON OLSASKY

Executive Editor

Combining his love for visually inventive animation, deadpan humor and, well, dogs, director Wes Anderson (“Rushmore,” “Moonrise Kingdom,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel”) may have made his most effortlessly enjoyable film to date.

“Isle of Dogs” is set in a dystopian Japan in which all dogs have been banished to a nearby island after an illness known as “snout fever” has spread among the archipelago’s canines.

The film follows a young boy named Atari who travels to the titular isle in hopes of finding his dog Spots, who was banished several months earlier.

Although “Isle of Dogs” is an ostensibly heartwarming comedy about the love between a boy and his dog, it is also arguably Anderson’s most politically charged film in his career.

Indeed, the beloved auteur takes care to inject a number of startling parallels in his seemingly saccharine storybook between the characters therein and the actions taken by real-life world leaders of both the past and present day.

What results is a singular piece of filmmaking that is as predictably steeped in Anderson’s unique aesthetic vision as it is refreshingly fearless in its willingness to take on political opponents — both large and small.

Directing: 5/5 For “Isle of Dogs,” Anderson returned to the

same stop-motion animation style he employed in his 2009 Academy Award-nominated film “Fantastic Mr. Fox.” Nine years later, Anderson has only seemed to improve at his ability to craft inimitable masterworks of visual beauty with an impeccable eye for detail.

Everything from the loose strands of fur on the miniature mutts’ muzzles to the mountains of trash piled high on the dogs’ eponymous island is beautifully rendered by hand, with each and every frame of Anderson’s film serving as an absorbing window into the director’s obsessive creative process.

Beyond the film’s immaculately executed animation, Anderson’s camera retains many of the filmmaker’s trademark visual cues that have been established throughout his filmography.

Opting for symmetrical compositions, snap-zooms and long lateral tracking shots, Anderson allows his camera to freely move about his imaginatively minuscule landscape with the same idiosyncratic tendencies for which he has become so recognizable.

Writing: 5/5 The story of “Isle of Dogs” is at once comfortably familiar and shockingly daring.

To tell his story, Anderson borrows many of the best aspects of the archetypal hero’s journey, especially as it relates to the young Atari’s search for his long-lost pup.

However, Anderson elegantly elevates the otherwise conventional narrative beats

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Directed by Wes Anderson, “Isle of Dogs” was released on March 23 and has received a 91 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

of his film through endearing characterizations, genuinely surprising reveals and the aforementioned use of politically charged symbols.

In particular, Anderson positions his expelled pooches as the socially oppressed minority of the dystopian Japanese culture in which he situates his film — drawing implicit parallels to the Holocaust and even more recent acts of mass slaughter, such as the Cambodian and Rwandan genocides.

Now, drawing such grisly parallels could have very well compromised Anderson’s distinctive humor, which, in the hands of a lesser filmmaker, would have likely resulted in an incredibly downbeat and, ultimately, ineffective outing.

Fortunately, Anderson is able to find the perfect balance between quirky charm and social commentary to create an exceptionally wellpaced animated adventure that is just as entertaining as it is thought-provoking.

Acting: 5/5 As is typical with any Wes

Anderson film, the acting in “Isle of Dogs” is decidedly muted in an effort to underscore the screenplay’s deadpan humor.

Despite the intentionally subdued delivery of much of the dialogue, though, many of the characters still convey a great degree of emotional resonance — thanks, in large part, to the star-studded cast of considerably talented voice actors featured in the film.

Bryan Cranston deserves particular praise as Chief, a stray dog who reluctantly joins Atari on his journey. Cranston, who is likely best known for his volatile role as Walter White in the acclaimed television series “Breaking Bad,” brings the same acerbic wit to his quadrupedal character — as well as a surprising amount of warmth.

Next, Bill Murray and Edward Norton should rightly be singled out for their portrayals of Boss and Rex, respectively. Both actors have frequently col-

According to her website, Anderson customizes each of her shows to better fit each of her audiences in the different settings she performs.

Aside from performing hypnosis for entertainment, Anderson also performs hypnotherapy certified by the International Association of Counselors and Therapists.

She uses hypnotherapy as a form of mental coaching for a number of things, such as helping others quit smoking, lose weight or cope with stress.

Anderson also coordinates cognitive mind-mapping workshops and meditation, where she teaches people how to grow personally and professionally and shows them hypnosis techniques that are tailored to their personality

type.

Another student, Madison “I am really excited to Boever, a psychology and go see AnnaRose Anderson’s family services double major, hypnosis show on Saturday,” said, “Seeing AnnaRose said Shelby Loomis, a fresh- Anderson is going to be man at UNI double majoring super entertaining.” in psychology and criminolo“Just seeing the process of gy. people going into a different “She seems like she will state of mind is extremely be really energetic and fun interesting from a psychotoward the crowd in her logical point of view,” Boever performance,” Loomis said. said. “I can’t wait to see how “And since I am a psychol- she’ll do it.” ogy major and love to see how the brain works, I am interested in seeing hypnosis and hypnotheraCOURTESY PHOTO py up close Women in Computing, along with the Management Information from her this Systems Association and UNIdos, is hosting a hypnotist show weekend.” in the West Gym on Saturday, April 21, at 7 p.m.

laborated with Anderson in the past, and the two veterans are quietly funny — and ridiculously cute — as their canine counterparts.

Lastly, it should be noted that Greta Gerwig delivers an inspired performance as Tracy Walker, the strongwilled foreign exchange student who aids Atari in finding a cure for “snout fever.”

Overall: 5/5 Now 22 years removed from his directorial debut, Anderson has not missed a step in crafting some of the most visually intoxicating and unabashedly eccentric films of the past quarter century.

With its eye-popping animation, talented voice acting and heartwarming tale of oddballs and misfits, “Isle of Dogs” has all the makings of another Anderson classic — proving, once and for all, that the acclaimed director is truly one of the top dogs in moviemaking today.

Hypnotist show coming to West Gym KOREE DEERING Staff Writer

The Management Information Systems Association (MiSA), Women in Computing (WiC) and UNIdos will be hosting a hypnotist show headlining AnnaRose Anderson on Saturday, April 21, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the West Gym on campus.

“Women in Computing has been collaborating with MiSA since the beginning of the school year, planning a technology conference scheduled for October 2018,” said Morgan Brus, vice president of WiC. “With this new connection between the two organizations, MiSA asked us, WiC, if we would be interested

in partnering with them to host a hypnotist towards the end of the semester,” Brus said. “Women in Computing thought the idea was great, and a perfect distraction before students start the final week of regular classes.”

According to her Facebook page, Anderson is from Dubuque, Iowa, where she attended Loras College to be trained in hypnosis while also earning a degree in international studies with a double major in public relations and politics. After graduating from college, she began her career as a hypnotist and mentalist and started performing hypnosis on stage in venues such as high schools, fundraisers, colleges, fairs, corporate events and casinos.

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TAPP students showcase work on runway PEYTON HUSMANN Staff Writer

This Saturday, April 21, students can make their way to Lang Hall Auditorium to see the UNI Textiles and Apparel Program (TAPP) students’ presentation of Catwalk 26. The event starts at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

The theme of this year’s event is “UNI Fashion Week,” which plays off of New York Fashion Week.

The first section will be called “The Streets” and is based off people walking around outside on their way to shows.

The next section will be called “The Dress Room” and is inspired by the fashion week models getting ready in the dressing room before the show starts. The final section will be “The

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The Northern Iowan (NI) reached out to Pershounin, but he declined to comment due to how personal the situation is to him.

“Dr. Pershounin is not leaving UNI. He will be returning to UNI in the position he held this year in the double bass studio,” Fritch said.

“I plan to meet with some of the students in the School of Music this week. Dr. Jeff Funderburk, director of the

Runway” and acts as the runway show that would be seen during Fashion Week.

“Students can expect to see clothing designs made by students form the Textiles and Apparel Program from all different levels of experience,” said Jordan Caruso, executive director of the show and a senior at UNI. The show will have 25 designers with about 70 designs being showcased.

Students can expect to see pieces either patterned and sewn completely by the student and pieces made by non-traditional construction in a creative design class.

The planning for the show starts at the beginning of the spring semester with the Fashion Promotion class, according to Caruso.

The class then divides into groups for promotion, stage and models to begin creat-

ing that show based on the theme.

To get involved, students have to sign up for the Fashion Promotion class, which is offered in the

spring semester of every year.

“This is a great event for everyone to come see all of the hard work that the Textiles and Apparels stu-

dents have done through the past school year,” Caruso said.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and it is advised to arrive early.

School of Music will be at the meeting as well,” Fritch said.

“In the meeting, I will discuss the concerns of the students with them. I look forward to meeting with them and listening to what they have to share as we all work to make the School of Music as strong as it can possibly be.”

“All of our faculty searches go through a standard process that must be adhered to if our searches are going to be fair,” Wohlpart said. “We do not grant tenure to individuals as a result of petitions, as that

would violate our handbook and standard procedures.”

Wohlpart said that the UNI Faculty Handbook lays out all the procedures for giving professors tenure. They can be found in Section 3.6, titled “Principles, Standards and Procedures for Promotion and Tenure.”

According to the handbook, there is no guarantee or right for a person to be given tenure.

Pershounin has been an instructor at UNI for four years, which fulfills the min-

imum time requirement to be promoted to assistant professor. As an assistant professor, he would need to serve at least six more years to be promoted to associate professor and then six more years to be promoted to professor.

Some of the requirements to be tenured is to have a documented record of accomplishment in one’s field, a doctorate degree and recommendation from colleagues.

“Students understand that protocol needs to be met to keep these searches fair and

beneficial to the university, but to be kept in the dark for two months, and to not be able to hold anyone accountable has been frustrating to say the least,” Ryan said.

“We are still awaiting a formal statement to the students that the position was cancelled,” Ryan said. “And the students have a right to know who is making decisions on their behalf and why the decisions are made.”

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UNI’s Textiles and Apparel program will be presenting their 26th annual Catwalk fashion show in Lang Hall Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 21.

— Campus life editor, Leziga Barikor, contributed to this story NI ARCHIVES

Panther|Preview interpreters theatre Performance power hour

UNI Opera showcase

idt dance company spring performance

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GOLF

Women’s golf surges to second at MVC DYLAN PADY

Sports Editor

The UNI women’s golf team finished the 2018 portion of their season strong, finishing second place at their last three meets and, before the Bradley Spring Invitational was cancelled in March due to weather, took first place at the ORU/SFA Spring Break Shootout in Trophy Club, Texas.

Their first-place finish featured an impressive team score of 922. Second place, belonging to UT-Arlington, trailed behind the Panthers with a team score of 94.

Maddie Bertsch and Sydney Eaton defeated Illinois-Chicago and Green Bay when they competed in Macomb, Illinois.

They took second place, only falling to a single team of two from Western Illinois.

The Panthers took second place again as a team in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Freshman Emily Snelling took first place with a final score of 147 and became the first female golfer at UNI to take first place since Paige Van Dyk on Oct. 12, 2015.

Finally, in Newton, Kansas, the Panthers took second place at the MVC Tournament earlier this week after going into the final day in sixth place. The Panthers surged into second place to be named MVC runner-up.

As a whole, UNI has only earned second place in MVC history five times: 1983, 1985, 1986, 2002 and 2018.

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The UNI women’s golf team surged from sixth to second place on the final day of the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Golf Championships held in Newton, Kansas.

Bertsch finished three under par and one away from her season low of 68. Van Dyk finished her UNI golf

career with an even par-72.

Two double bogeys hurt her score, but she focused in and recovered.

The UNI women’s golf team will begin their next regular season in September 2018.

TENNIS

Panther tennis drops three of last four meets JOEL WAUTERS

Associate Sports Editor

From April 6 to 15, the UNI women’s tennis team faced off against four opponents as their 2018 schedule winds down. The Panthers have struggled this season, having only won three of their first meets.

Since their last meet on April 15 against Illinois State, the purple and gold have dropped to 4-11 on the 2017-2018 campaign.

On April 6, the Panthers travelled to Muncie, Indiana to take on the Ball State Cardinals. Gisela Kemper and Reghan Lynch competed in a tight number one doubles match but fell by a score of 7-5.

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While the Panthers snapped their five meet losing streak at Valparasio, UNI has continued to struggle and has dropped their last two meets.

Claudia Toledo also made the number three singles match close but also fell short 6-4, 7-5 as the

Panthers were swept 7-0 by the Cardinals.

While still in the state of Indiana, UNI stopped by

Valparaiso for a dual meet on April 8. Toledo claimed victory in the third singles spot by a score of 6-1, 6-2. While the number two and three doubles teams of Harri Proudfoot, Valentina Caro, Claudia Toledo and Savanna Hunt won, snapping the Panthers five meet losing streak.

The Panthers returned home on April 14, this time, playing host to the Bradley Braves. While the meet started well for UNI with Caro and Proudfoot taking victories in their respective singles matches, the Panthers struggled in other singles matches.

Proudfoot, Caro, Toledo and Hunt were able to clinch wins in their doubles

matches but lost the meet by a lose 4-3 margin.

In their most recent meet on April 15 against the Illinois State Redbirds, the struggles continued as the Panthers only claimed victory in two matches as they fell 5-2.

Toledo defeated Illinois State’s Jana Kustkova 6-1, 6-2 in number three singles, while Caro defeated Valerija Gercar in a tight three set match 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

As the season nears its end, the Panthers will hit the road this weekend for their final two matches of the regular season, taking on the Missouri State Bears on Saturday, April 21, and the Missouri-Kansas City

NBA PLAYOFFS

Boston youth leads Celtics to 2-0 advantage JERRIUS CAMPBELL Sports Writer

After a rough game one for the Miami Heat, Dwayne Wade showed why he is a Hall of Fame player and a Heat legend. At 36 years of age, Wade came off of the bench in All-Star form.

Going 11 of 16 from field goal range and grabbing seven rebounds.

The 76ers missed Joel Embiid in this one, but still kept the game close in the fourth quarter.

Rookie Ben Simmons would score 24 points and nine rebounds in their first loss since March 13. The

final score in game two was 112 to 103 in favor of the Heat.

In game one, the Celtics showed the basketball world that they are still a threat in the East without their stars Kyrie Irving and Gordan Hayward.

Al Horford had 24 points and 12 rebounds for Boston.

In his first career playoff start, Terry Rozier added 23 points and four rebounds to his stat sheet.

Rozier also hit a three pointer in the final seconds to put the Celtics up by three with 0.5 on the clock. Khris Middleton would get one last shot to tie the game, but

the Celtics defense was too much.

Rookie Jayson Tatum added 19 points and 10 rebounds to seal the win for the Celtics. Celtics would win in overtime 113 to 107.

In game two, the Bucks would fall behind early and never seemed to get their groove back. In the first quarter the Celtics scored 33 points while the bucks would try to keep up with 22 points.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points for the Bucks on 17 shot attempts and also grabbed eight rebounds.

Terry Rozier and Jaylen

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With the help of Terry Rozier (12), Jaylen Brown, and Jayson Tatum, the Boston Celtics lead the Milwaukee Bucks 2-0 in the first round.

Brown both ended up in double figures at the end of game two. Brown scored 30 points in game two, making him the first Celtic to score 30 in his first career playoff.

Rozier had a great game, scoring 23 points and eight assists. The final score was lopsided 120 to 106. Boston now leads 2-0 in the best of seven series.

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Today's Horoscope

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