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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Remembering 9/11 2 PC language 3 ARTapalooza 5

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“Iowa is welcoming.”

“Families belong together.” “No racism, no fear.”

“Immigrants are welcome here.”

These were just some of the chants that reverberated throughout Main Street this past Friday, as hundreds of Cedar Valley community members, many of whom were current and former UNI students, marched in solidarity to denounce the Trump administration’s ending of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

DACA, an immigration policy established in 2012 by the Obama administration, had granted individuals who had illegally entered the United States as minors a renewable two-year period of deferred

action from deportation. Most recent estimates place the number of people enrolled in the DACA program at around 800,000.

Friday’s march was organized to not only denounce the end of DACA, but to also call for the passage of comprehensive immigration reform.

The march itself began at Gateway Park and continued down Main Street across the Cedar River, culminating in a rally outside of US Representative Rod Blum’s office at the corner of Main and West 5th Street.

Throughout the march, participants carried signs that read messages such as, “We won’t go back into the shadows” and “I support dreamers.”

Several local organizations and advocacy groups came together to organize the event. Among these were Cedar Valley Advocates for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (CVAIRR), Americans for Democratic Action Iowa and Panthers for DREAM Iowa.

One of the many speakers at the march was Ashley Sanchez, president of Panthers for DREAM Iowa and senior psychology and Spanish double major at UNI. Sanchez, who kicked off the march with her speech at Gateway Park, stressed the importance of standing in solidarity on the issue of immigration.

“They say we are a burden to this country, but we make this country flourish,”

Sanchez said before the crowd of several hundred people.

“We do not plan to be silenced; we plan to be accepted.”

Panthers for DREAM Iowa is UNI’s chapter of DREAM Iowa, a statewide non-profit organization that represents undocumented Iowans through bipartisan solutions to issues such as immigration reform.

The group’s name is inspired by the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act – a legislative proposal that aims to qualify alien minors through a multi-step process that involves first granting conditional residency and, later, permanent residency.  See DACA, page 4

Tuition Task Force devises tuition plans KELSEY CHIDLEY Staff Writer

With the start of a new school year comes many changes, and this year, one of these changes was an increase in the cost of tuition at UNI. On Aug. 7, a committee known as the Tuition Task Force met at UNI to discuss this measure, which came as a result of state budget cuts to education funding.

“The Board encourages anyone to provide feedback at any time,” said Josh Lehman, a spokesperson from the Board of Regents. “The Tuition Task Force is a temporary commit-

tee to have the public discussion about tuition.”

The committee is made up of members of the Board of Regents, and the meeting served as a public forum for administrators to propose tuition plans for the next four academic years.

According to UNI President Mark Nook, some members of Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) and other student organizations received a preliminary viewing of the presentation beforehand in order to offer input from a student perspective, though there was little student representation at the meeting itself.

“It was mainly made up of administration officials from the university, some elected officials and one or two faculty,” said Cade Olmstead, a sophomore public administration major who attended the meeting. “I was the only student.”

Olmstead also serves as the UNI student liaison to the Cedar Falls city council.

The presentation stated that if state appropriations for education keep up with inflation, tuition will increase by 3.9 percent in the 20182019 school year, 2.7 percent in 2019-2020 and 1.75 percent in 2020-2022.

Two other plans, based on

whether state funding stays flat or is cut further, require higher percentage increases in student tuition. The three plans are based on university statistics from the past 10 academic years.

“We said, let’s keep our budget increase from [2008 to 2022] at no more than the consumer price index, so it inflates at the same rate as the things people buy,” Nook said. “And if we can get the state to simply increase theirs by the CPI each year, which is averaging about 1.75 percent over the last few years, then the increases to students will be manageable.”

One initiative suggested

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that in order to draw in more revenue at UNI, the university should increase out-of-state enrollment, since half of the total cost of attendance for in-state students is covered by state funds.  See TASK FORCE, page 2

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“I was like elementary school probably like first grade. We were just all having a normal day and we got calls from everywhere; from parents to just everyone you could think of talking about how the towers had been hit by who knows, we didnʼt know at the time, but that the towers were hit in New York City and that it could escalate to an all out war or something. We had no clue what was going on so we just expected the worst and heard the worst. It was a tragic day for everyone and we didnʼt know at the time who all was affected but we definitely felt it all around the world, especially here in Iowa. Weʼre not too close to New York but we could definitely feel the sorrow and sadness that was going on that day, and the following days we got further information on it but just down all week, all month. To this day I donʼt know too many close friends that have relatives or family members that had passed that day but we still all get that reminder of that sad tragic day, impacts everyone to this day too.

“Just, I guess, getting the feel for reality. At a young age realizing that the world around you isnʼt necessarily all good, there are some acts of violence and whatnot that kinda damper our mood throughout life, but thatʼs where we have to respond and rebound. I think thatʼs what we did too in a lot of aspects, we came together as a nation and responded.”

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VOLUME 114, ISSUE 05 to go up and up and up, there comes a point where continued from page 1 it’s unmanageable for you as “In-state undergraduates a student,” Olmstead said. represent 90 percent of our “I can know how to budget enrollment, and it is also my money as best I can, but the part that is most tied to if the amount of money I’m fluctuations with the state having to spend on tuition appropriation,” Nook said. and my student loans contin“As the revenue coming from ues to skyrocket, then it’s out the state declines, it’s more of my control to a degree.” important that we find a way The discussion about tuito bring in students who can tion plans became relevant pay that full cost to keep earlier this year, when Iowa the high quality of education legislature cut millions of going.” dollars of funding for Iowa’s public universities: U NI received 3.2 percent less funding from the state compared to last year, as stated by The Gazette.

In order to make up for these funds, the Iowa Board of COURTESY PHOTO Regents worked Cade Olmstead serves as student liaison to the with UNI Cedar Falls City Council. He was the only student in attendance at UNI’s Tuition Task Force on Aug. 7. ad m i n ist rators on the decision Also discussed at the to increase tuition for the meeting was the use of finan- 2016-2017 school year by cial literacy programs. $216.

Some representatives at According to Lehman, the the meeting praised them Tuition Task Force meeting for their ability to prepare was held over the summer students for budgeting their since the plans discussed at money and understanding the meeting are scheduled how student loans work, but to be presented to the board student opinion on these pro- at their meeting on Sept. 6 grams was more complex. and 7.

“When tuition and interest rates on loans continue  See TASK FORCE, page 5

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“I was in Chicago working at my job downtown, and I had just “At first, kinda shock, because gotten to work and I think I heard we initially didnʼt have much about it on the radio when I was information, but later that day I riding the bus and then when I got was scared to death because I had to work I checked the internet and two sons that were traveling at the then we all went to a level on the time in airplanes, and so until I second floor of the building where heard from both of them I was very they had tvs that everybody could very upset and concerned. watch and we watched there. And “That day as I understand it all then our office closed and we went home. It was a crazy day. It was a the planes were grounded when crazy day. the word got out but they had “It gave me a certain amount already apparently gotten to where of fear about things that could they were going, they had early happen and things that I thought flights. Yeah it was scary. would never happen...did. And “The threat of terrorism and it was a crazy day, I sat with that fear is always out there, I donʼt worry about it on a daily ba- friends and we watched tv all day sis. Iʼm not going to let it consume and cried and then we went and my life. But itʼs made me recognize donated blood and then we… we that there are people that want to just commiserated together.

“I still think about it. I still do harm to people in this country and other countries. I donʼt really think about those, I donʼt like to watch like the movies about it or understand the rational but itʼs watch even the footage of that out there and that event made me day. It still brings up a lot of the understand that terrorism is real sadness, deep deep sadness. I still and itʼs an ongoing threat. think about those planes hitting “I remember it every year. I and I think about what could hapremember where I was, and where pen again, that itʼs still possible. my sons were, and how I felt.

Itʼs not a perfect, we donʼt have a When I found out they were okay, perfect system but itʼs still possiI just lost it. I just broke down at ble, it could happen again. my desk and cried, because I was “I pay my respects, I do it by afraid they couldʼve been injured myself. I have a moment of respect or killed. So I look back and think by myself. I remember it and I about that.” acknowledge it and I recognize it.”

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Intl. student discusses PC language I moved to the United States roughly a year and a half ago from India. Cedar Falls welcomed me with bitter cold weather, but with a warm heart. My initial days here were some of the toughest, owing to the cold weather and exhaustion from the trip.

Most of my time here was typically spent on adjusting to the new environment, exploring the new culture and making new friends. I was in awe of how polite the community was in Cedar Falls. I often sensed an overtone in this politeness, which somebody later explained to me was “Politically Correct Language.”

Often, I have been asked by my colleagues or friends after they have cracked a joke, on whether the joke in any way offended me. Either that, or they have gratuitously explained that they were just trying to have fun, even though I had hysterically laughed at their jokes and was noticeably not offended.

This has made me wonder as to what gives me the right

to such entitlement, that my friends have to automatically make sure that I’m in no way offended. Is it my skin color, my international status or something else about me that have earned me this privilege? Would it have been different if I were a different skin color?

My first encounter with “PC” was in my first week here, although I was not aware of the term back then.

Being an international student, I wanted to seize every opportunity to make new friends. In a bid, I decided to show a couple Bollywood dance moves from a popular song in India to a student from a different county.

“That song is offensive to my culture!” yelled another student in that group. She was visibly furious. For a moment, I thought she wasn’t addressing me at all, but she quickly made that clear with more yelling at me.

I was quickly taken aback by the fact that I was expected to refrain from listening to a popular Bollywood song, which was on repeat on every radio and in every club in India, because it offended someone’s culture, who neither shared the same country as me nor spoke the same language.

My time of arrival coincided with the US Presidential Campaign. UNI had hosted both the major presidential candidates on campus. Although it did not concern me directly, I was excited to be in the US while they chose their next president.

However, this excitement did not last long, as it quickly became an ugly battle where there were no honest views being expressed. Some of my friends, who supported the Republican Party, refrained from speaking about it in public to avoid the consequential harassment that followed.

The general atmosphere became bad enough that almost all the international students I knew developed a political view in favor of the Democrats, as they felt that a Republican victory would mean the end of their stay in the US. I had an acquaintance cry in front of me the day Trump won because the PC culture had her convinced that this was the end of her education in United States.

All this occurred in an educational institution where ideas were meant to flow and not be suppressed.

In the Indian subcontinent, we don’t have the notion

In the context of racial inequality, I recently listened to a white, male professor suggest that people should focus less on how we

continue to fail underserved populations and more on the progress that has been made among them. Classic.

There are few things worse than a white guy making suggestions for efforts that he doesn’t at all support and/or participate in.

But even more cringe-worthy than that is the same person suggest-

ing that there is too much public discourse regarding criticism of the outright maltreatment and denial of opportunity afforded to marginalized groups — that somehow there is not enough celebration or patting ourselves on the back for working to eradicate in-your-face discrimination over decades.

A white guy. Requesting that progress be put on hold for congratulations.

Caudasity (noun): “Caucasian” + “Audacity”; The audacity of white people, persons, or privilege.

And aside from all of that, how much progress has actually been made up to this point? It’s 2017, and many people like to believe that the US is largely a post-racist society.

The era of overt, explicit racism and discrimination is over, as far as these people are concerned. Those days constitute a distant past that might be associated with great-grandparents or even great-great-grandparents.

It’s time for a change in

TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

Opinion columnist Kaushik Mahida discusses his experience with politically correct (PC) language since arriving to the United States from India.

of political correctness. Our leaders have tried it in the past but have failed miserably. So far, we have only been successful in migrating from the word “handicapped” to “challenged.”

The US has a more mature society than the ones found in the Indian subcontinent, and we’ve always looked upon the Western countries, such as the US, to lead with examples on freedom of speech, civil liberties and civil rights.

This is clearly lost when people aren’t allowed to give

their honest opinions or are scorned for something they support. Politically correct speech is important, and it is a moral and social responsibility of an individual to be wary of the feelings of other people.

But PC language should not obscure honest views or free thoughts and should be kept away from educational institutions, especially the educational institutions where opinions are to be respected and debated — not discarded and shamed.

perspective because this is out of touch, as that part of US history may not be as dated as people perceive.

Ruby Bridges, the first black child to integrate into an all-white public school in the South, just turned 63 years old on Saturday. Yes, this woman is only 63 years old. Ruby is too young to be my grandma.

It was 1960 in New Orleans, only seven years before my mom was born. A six-year-old Ruby Bridges was escorted by several bodyguards into her now-desegregated public elementary school.

I read through an article that contained Ruby’s story and the photos from that day, along with other photos from the 1960s that relate to desegregation.

There’s one of a group of white boys crowded around one black kid that’s participating in a sit-in. It’s a diner setting, the protestor is seated and the boys surrounding him are standing.

They appear to be about 15-years-old.

Those boys — boys that

likely harassed and even abused bodies of individuals based on the color of their skin — are now men in their early 70s. And I’m sure many of them are alive, well and still aggressively racist.

Last week, a photo of a group of gun-wielding, Confederate flag-flying 15-year-olds from Creston, Iowa surfaced. In 57 years, they will be men in their early 70s, and much like the boys in the black-andwhite photo from the diner, they too will serve as sore reminders of the fact that there is little to celebrate in terms of progress.

If your perspective has not yet been shaken, consider the fact that there are living Americans whose grandparents were born into slavery.

We aren’t far enough away — in terms of years or social equity — to embrace stagnation for the purpose of reminiscing on or relishing in progress.

Celebrating progress is a dangerous distraction from the heavy work of injustice that remains undone.

Much work remains for racial equality

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On Friday, Sept. 8, faculty, alumni, and students gathered at Anna B. Lawther Hall to enjoy the rededication ceremony, and to see the inside of the building for the first time since renovation began in fall of 2015.

For some, this was the first time they had set foot inside Lawther Hall, while for others it was almost like stepping back in time.

Lawther Hall was opened

77 years ago and has seen its fair share of history, such as the WAVES ( W o m e n Accepted for Vo l u n t e e r Emergency Services) women.

According to navy.mil, the WAVES were founded in 1942 as a way to KIRBY DAVIS/Northern Iowan put women in

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Given the proposal’s close associations with the DACA program, the 800,000 individuals enrolled in DACA are often collectively referred to as Dreamers.

DREAM Iowa co-founder Nilvia Brownson, an undocumented Dreamer herself, also spoke at Friday’s march, addressing the crowd in front of Blum’s office.

Brownson shared her story, recalling how she came to the United States at just 14 months old as her mother was escaping domestic violence in her home country.

“I am sick and tired of people demonizing our parents,” Brownson said to

thunderous applause.

Brownson also spoke about her current role as a mother and how the end of DACA could adversely affect families such as her own.

“My daughter and husband are citizens, and if I was deported, my family would suffer,” Brownson said.

Lisa Speicher Munoz, a representative from CVAIRR, spoke at the march and called for a realistic pathway to citizenship and a deeper understanding for the plight of immigrants.

“For too long, myths about immigrants have served to divide us,” Munoz said. “Immigrants and their families should not be scapegoats for what we don’t understand.”

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on-shore Navy jobs so that more men could ship off to fight in World War II. It was the first women’s naval reserve in the United States. The WAVES residing in Lawther would hang their bras and panties from the windows, according to Vice President for Student Affairs Paula Knudson.

“Some things have changed, some things haven’t. For any Lawther residents listening, no bras and panties in the windows,” Knudson said.

Window attire is not the

only thing to have changed in Lawther Hall.

The fourth and fifth floors, once considered “the attic” due to the lack of students living there, are now open.

The rooms on the fifth floor contain vaulted ceilings and window alcoves.

Along with room aesthetics, there are also a number of increased security measures, including ID-required locks on all doors, bathrooms and even personal locks inside the bathrooms.

“There are many different sized rooms and they all seem to have a lot of floor space and a lot of area,” said Kumari Kinrade, a Lawther Resident. There are a variety of rooms

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offered in Lawther, such as single room, double room and double suites.

Despite all of the elaborate features, Lawther will still be known as a “living environment that grows relationships and connections,” Knudson said.

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Itzel Ivon Chavez DACA Dreamer

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rededication ceremony lawther hall

Several hundred Cedar Valley community members, including many current and former UNI students, marched in solidarity on Friday to denounce the ending of DACA by President Trump.

Old and young, we want our pathway to citizenship. We are all one family.

Ashley Sanchez, president of Panthers for DREAM Iowa, was one of the many individuals who spoke at Friday’s march.

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Following Munoz, Thomas Kessler, coordinator of the Peace and Justice Center of the Cedar Valley, spoke about incorporating faith into the issue of immigration.

“To really make a difference, thought, prayer and express support must be turned into action,” Kessler said. “I challenge each one of us here this evening to work on a foundation of faith to support our fellow Dreamers […] Do not be silent during these defining times.”

Kessler closed his speech with a quote from Martin Luther King Jr, saying, “Ultimately, a great nation is a compassionate nation.”

Next, Umaru Balde, another CVAIRR represen-

tative, briefly addressed the crowd in front of Blum’s office.

“Thank you for choosing the right side,” Balde said. “My message is short and hopefully clear for the Dreamers: do not give up.”

Itzel Ivon Chavez, a Dreamer attending Hawkeye Community College, was the final speaker to address the crowd. She succinctly summarized the pervading theme for the evening.

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ARTapalooza invades Main Street ALLISON MAZZARELLA Staff Writer

Jazz music drifted through the streets in downtown Cedar Falls as crowds gathered on Main Street for ARTapalooza this past Saturday.

The annual fine arts event, which took place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., featured local vendors, their tents and booths lining the street, offering a variety of handmade crafts.

“It’s a good community event,” UNI sophomore and biology major Sarah Hanna said. “Everyone gets together and looks at local artists and musicians. They’re all unique and different.”

At one end of the block, bystanders grooved to a street musician, a jazz combo at the other end, and everything one could think of in between.

Booths laden with a variety of items for sale, all from wine tasting to wood carvings, handcrafted jewelry, stained glass, pottery, scarves, hats, metal sculptures and much more. Sun catchers shone and chimed in the wind, and colors abounded as a many of the booths contained bright

paintings, watercolors, and photographs. Each tent and booth was filled with passersby milling around and enjoying the local products.

The event celebrated Iowa and its lifestyle as many of the items for sale were portrayals of Iowa life. Cutting boards shaped like pigs or the state itself, paintings of rural countryside, cornfields, and barns, as well as photographs of the Waterloo and Cedar Falls downtown provided the event with a local feel.

“It’s cool to see all of the local artists,” said Maddy Husome, an interactive digital studies major. “It’s great to see everyone out. I think it’s really awesome how they [community events] get all of these people together.”

There was something for just about everyone and every age. Activities geared towards a younger crowd consisted of a tarp on the street that was filled with Legos for the creative mind to build, as well as face painting and an art booth that allowed kids to become artists. The booth served as an area for children to paint or draw a posing subject.

There was a styrofoam wall in the middle of the

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These are art pieces by Brad Howland. His company is called “Lightworks Art,” and their specialty is solar powered, kinetic sculptures made using repurposed electronics and other found objects.

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Tuition decisions will then be made in later meetings, possibly in November or December.

“I’d rather it didn’t increase, because it’s already hard to pay,” said Jessica Gard, a sophomore majoring in elementary education.

Gard expressed interest in staying informed on future changes to the cost of attendance at UNI. This year, NISG formed a new task force known as the Legislative Liaison Team, where students will collaborate with Iowa legislators on discussions about similar future issues. Olmstead cited

this as one possible way to bring student voices into the conversation on tuition, stressing the importance of speaking up and increasing awareness on tuition hikes.

“I think any sort of change on this issue is really going to have to come from the students,” Olmstead said. “We can organize [and] we can take coordinated action together to really highlight this issue and push the debate.”

Similar Tuition Task Force meetings occurred later in August at both Iowa State University and the University of Iowa. Tuition estimates from the meeting, as well as video of the event, are available on the Board of Regents website.

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Main Street was abuzz with activity Saturday, Sept. 9, for ARTapalooza. Stores propped open their doors, and vendors filled the street.

street that anyone could and food to offer. their work was evident on walk up to and add their The pride of the ven- their faces. artistic flair. The Waterloo dors over their products Each year, ARTapalooza Cedar Falls symphony had was easily visible. As they is slightly different, howan instrument petting zoo, engaged with their custom- ever, the main objective is which provided percussion ers in conversation, explain- the same — to feature local instruments and violins that ing their product, the detail artists, craftsmen and their children could pick up and and methods that went into work; and bring it to the play. making it, as well as possi- community for others to Even early on in the day, ble uses, their enjoyment for enjoy and share in. the streets were already b u z z i n g and crowded. Besides allowing community members to reach new people, this event also drew many into the stores along Main Street. With the shop doors hanging wide open, people could meander in and out of stores, which CARLY WEBER/Northern Iowan had their own Saturday’s ARTapalooza served as an opportunity for local vendors to offer a variety of m e r c h a n d i s e handmade crafts to Cedar Valley community members.

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“Old and young, we want our pathway to citizenship now,” Chavez said. “We are all one family.”

Silvia Pellegrino, junior global studies and political science major, was one of the many UNI students who attended the rally.

Pellegrino, who is an immigrant from Sicily, serves as the president of the student organization RISE (Refugee and Immigrant Support and Empowerment). She described her experience at Friday’s march.

“While we were chanting about a welcoming Iowa and

the importance of education for all, we walked past a café with people sitting outside clapping and encouraging us,” Pe l l e g r i n o said. “There was no counter protest as in CLINTON OLSASKY/Northern Iowan past rallies, Many of the several hundred marchers at Friday’s rally and cars carried signs featuring messages in support of DACA were pass- and comprehensive immigration reform. ing giving us thumbs up[s]. I felt wel- munity where these people comed [and] accepted […] are not afraid to speak up I am proud to live in a com- against unfairness.”

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UNI defeats Cal Poly in home opener DYLAN PADY Sports Editor

After losing their first game of the season to the Iowa State Cyclones in Ames, the Panthers returned home to defend the Dome against California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly).

It was a long game, but the Panthers were able to secure the victory after a 45-38 overtime effort.

UNI was unable to get any points on the board during the first quarter, but held Cal Poly to just seven. In the second quarter, however, Trevor Allen was the first to make it into the endzone on a 52-yard scoring run. In just 44 seconds, UNI went 51 yards to tie the game at 7-7.

Shortly after, Jared Farley recovered a Cal Poly fumble and took it to the house for 48-yards, giving UNI a 14-7

lead.

The Mustangs recovered, scoring off a 34-yard pass into the endzone. But UNI answered back with a 21-yard completion to Daurice Fountain for another seven points, and Sam Drysdale made the extra point.

It was a very back and forth game, and after going 75 yards in 3:43, Cal Poly tied the game again at 21-21 with just under a minute left to play in the first half.

But it did not take long for Eli Dunne and the Panther offense to reclaim the lead as he connected with Aaron Graham on the 31-yard touchdown completion. The second half would begin with UNI ahead 28-21.

Cal Poly opened the third quarter with a field goal, but the Panthers kept finding themselves in the endzone after another 36-yard completion to Fountain. There was not a lot of scoring in the third, as those

were the only notable efforts until the fourth quarter.

Drysdale made a 45-yard field goal to begin the fourth quarter, though UNI still led 38-24. Cal Poly then found themselves at the one yard line and were able to punch it in and narrow their deficit to 31-38.

Cal Poly sent the game into overtime with just five seconds left in regulation after a 53-yard touchdown pass.

It only took four plays for the Panthers to go 25 yards in overtime and put an end to a long game. Fountain caught a 13-yard pass from Dunne, and UNI advanced to 1-1 on the season and sent Cal Poly to 0-3.

10,246 fans saw what proved to be a very offensive-driven game. Cal Poly totaled 543 yards compared to UNI’s 419.

The Mustangs controlled the running game, with 305 rushing and 238 passing yards. UNI took to the sky and led with

325 passing yards and just 94 rushing.

Dunne finished the evening with 325 yards, four touchdowns and just one interception. Fountain had 75 yards and three of his five receptions were touchdowns. Briley Moore led the team with 99 receiving yards on seven receptions. Allen rushed eight times for 67 yards and recorded one touchdown.

Duncan Ferch led the defense with 15 total tackles, Adam Reth had 14 and Farley had 11, as well as the fumble recovery for six points on the board. Elijah Campbell was the one to force the Cal Poly fumble in the first quarter.

The Panthers will play their next two games on the road, facing Southern Utah, followed

by Southern Illinois before returning to Cedar Falls for their homecoming game against Western Illinois in October.

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Eli Dunne (14) gets the snap and looks for an open target against Cal Poly’s defense.

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Panther volleyball opens season with 7-3 record EMMETT LYNCH Sports Writer

The 2017 Women’s Volleyball season is underway and has already seen success for the Panthers.

The team kicked off the season with a three-game sweep at the Culver’s Governors Challenge in Clarksville, Tennessee a ga i n s t 1 9 - r a n ke d University of Missouri, as well as Middle Tennessee, led by Austin Peay.

In the matchup against Mizzou, UNI sophomore Karlie Taylor became the 26 th player in Panther histo-

ry to record 20 kills and 20 digs in a match. Taylor set career highs in kills (23) and digs (21) against the Mizzou Tigers. Piper Thomas led the team with 13 kills and a .765 hitting percentage.

Senior Heather Hook finished strong in the final game of the Governor’s Challenge with 7 kills, 45 assists and 13 digs in a triple double against Austin Peay.

The Panthers followed up those victories with another big win against an undefeated, 18-ranked University of Southern California (USC) at the Bluejay Invitational

in Omaha, Nebraska.

The victory marked the second win this season over a ranked opponent. Thomas and Taylor led the effort with 20 kill efforts each.

This is the second time this season that UNI has had two players with 20 or more kills in the same match.

Junior Bri Weber set a new season high with 18 digs as the Panthers closed out the Trojans.

UNI’s win streak ended at the Bluejay Invitational.

The Panthers suffered back-to-back losses against the University of Kentucky and Creighton University.

The Panthers bounced back with a 3-0 victory against Norther n Illinois on Superhero Night on their home court. Junior Kendyl Sorge led the team with 18 digs.

The team went on to create yet another threegame win streak with their two consecutive wins at the Kangaroo Klassic in Kansas City, Missouri against Rutgers University and the University of South Dakota. Taylor continued a great start to the season by leading the Panthers with 12 kills in the game against Rutgers. In the matchup

against South Dakota, the Panthers tied the school record of 107 digs in one match. There were five Panthers that reached double-figure digs: Kendyl Sorge, Taylor Hedges, Taylor, Weber and Hook in a historical victory against the Coyotes.

The Panthers couldn’t keep their hot hand for the final game of the Kangaroo Klassic and cut their two game win streak short with a 1-3 loss to UKMC. The Panthers are now set to take on in-state rivals Iowa State this Tuesday, Sept. 12, in Ames, Iowa.

New and improved facility updates at UNI OPINION

WILLIAM RIEPE Sports Writer

Big changes have happened around campus over the summer, including modifications to the UNI-Dome.

One of the new changes includes a five dollar increase in parking costs. This change has been a long time coming, as the free parking was not allowing the Dome to utilize the space to help cover overhead costs.

When asked about the parking change, senior Paige Dannenfeldt said, “I understand why it’s going up, and

the fee is not too high. I appreciate that student parking costs have not gone up, and I can still park with my existing pass.”

Running a football game has high costs, especially when you consider everything that goes into it. The athletic staff told the NI that this money will go to help covering the costs of things such as: police to maintain a flow of traffic and provide security, maintenance and the operational costs of the Dome.

Another noticeable change is the playing surface. AstroTurf has been installed in the dome.

AstroTurf is well known as a quality turf that will help

out the track and field, football and softball teams who all play there. The new playing surface will also make our stadium more accommodating to the Cedar Falls High School football team and to visiting teams.

Justin Schemmel from the UNI athletic staff discussed the new turf.

“At the end of last year we examined it [the turf] as a need and acted on it,” Schemmel said. “The AstroTurf is a great product, and we are really excited about it.”

The estimated cost of the AstroTurf is between $900,000 and $1,000,000 dollars once all expenses have been accounted

for.

The final update is one that will directly benefit students.

New tennis courts are being built on campus, adding on to our existing tennis courts.

These courts can be utilized by students and will be lit up at night.

When asked about this new addition, Dannenfeldt said, “That’s really cool that they will be lit up. It would be really cool if we can start hosting the state tennis tournament with this update.”

With a similar estimated cost of $900,000 to $1,000,000, these courts are a collaborative project between the city of

Cedar Falls, high schools in the area and UNI. “The project [tennis courts] has the Cedar Falls schools, UNI and the city all involved with it,” Schemmel said. “They will benefit our students as well as our rec, and sports teams.”

These facilities changes vary in their degree of effect on students. The five dollar parking fee isn’t exactly going to break the bank. But students who want to play tennis will have great, lit-up tennis courts to play on. These changes each affect different students and sports in different ways and reflect progress on behalf of UNI.

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