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#PanthersVote kicks off JOSHUA DAUSENER News Editor

An afternoon thunderstorm failed to wash away the #PanthersVote initiative’s kickoff event. Taking place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept.

24 in Maucker Union, UNI students registered folks to vote and engaged students on the importance of participating in American democracy. #PanthersVote is a non-partisan collaboration of UNI student organizations, academic departments and Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) to push voter registration and engagement during the 2018 election cycle.

The event was originally meant to be a mix of voter registration/engagement and outdoor activities and games, until the rain forced organizers to move to plan B.

NISG Director of Governmental Relations Matt Johnson explained that he and others had to prepare a

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Student organizations, academic departments and NISG collaborated to organize the #PanthersVote initative.

During their kickoff event on Sept. 24, students were encouraged to register to vote.

last-minute inclement-weather plan after noticing the forecast.

“Yesterday we saw the forecast, and me and Brenna

[Wolfe] then informed each student org. to have a backup plan. We were also working with Event Services, we worked to make sure there

was a plan B.” Brenna Wolfe is a senior with the American Democracy Project and has been working with Johnson on the

#PanthersVote coalition.

According to Wolfe, there were nine volunteers across campus at Maucker Union and Rod Library registering students to vote. Wolfe noted that herself and Johnson had even worked to create a Snapchat filter to celebrate the event.

UNI’s Department of Political Science, the Black Hawk County Auditor’s Office, and organizations such as UNI’s Political Science Society, NextGen, the Northern Iowa Democrats, UNI Proud and Refugee and Immigrant Support and Empowerment (RISE) all had tables set up in the Union during the kickoff.

The Northern Iowa Democrats originally intended to host an outdoor dunktank by Maucker Union, but organization president Natalie Dean said that they had to cancel due to rain.

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President Nook discusses leadership in everyday life COLBY WEBER Staff Writer

When he isn’t working, UNI President Mark Nook can be found enjoying the outdoors or visiting his grandkids.

These are some of the ways Nook alleviates stress after making leadership decisions that could impact around 12,000 UNI students.

In order to make these decisions, Nook follows several principles which he shared during the “Leadership in Everyday Life” workshop hosted by the Service and Leadership Council (SLC) on Monday, Sept. 24.

“Always sit down and think about having a set of principles for your leadership,” said Nook.

Whether in the workplace

or one’s own life, Nook said people should have values that they never violate, regardless of the situation that arises.

When working with large and diverse groups, Nook said conflicts can make it difficult to lead. He said that listening is an important skill when dealing with adversity.

During the decision-making process, he tries to reflect on what others are telling him in order to make the best possible decision.

“This university has over 18,000 employees,” Nook said.

“When it comes down to it, I’m the boss of all of them.

It’s an extremely humbling thought. I try to take a few minutes to see what’s going on in their lives.”

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President Nook spoke to students at a “Leadership in Everyday Life” workshop hosted by the Service and Leadership Council on Monday, Sept. 24.

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Prof talks fundamentals of Iowa races PEYTON HUSMANN Staff Writer

Politics, parties, and personalities all came into play during a recent lecture at UNI. On Monday, Sept. 24 at 4 p.m., political science professor Chris Larimer gave a speech titled “From the State House to Your House.”

The lecture was sponsored by the American Democracy project, and was a part of the #PanthersVote campaign.

Larimer teaches political science at UNI and authors the “Politics in Iowa” blog hosted by KWWL. Larimer discussed what he viewed as five key points about Iowa politics and the midterm elections: the “fundamentals,” partisanship, political geography, incumbency and personal traits.

“Talking to more people now with the state legislative races or the gubernatorial campaigns, these are the things I think about,” Larimer

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“When we saw the forecast, we got tons of stickers, we got campaign literature, we got someone grabbing juice boxes and cookies, and we’re still going to register students to vote,” said Dean.

The effort to get students registered came with news indicating that it may soon be easier for on-campus residents to vote.

According to NISG Vice President Kristen Ahart, beginning on Oct. 1, UNI students living on-campus will be able to access proof of residence documentation on their phone via the MyUNI app.

Under the 2017 voter ID bill passed in Iowa last year, voters who are not registered before Oct. 27 are required to show a proof of residence in order to vote.

This portion of the law drew criticism due to the

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Larimer said the fundamentals for the gubernatorial race between Democrat Fred Hubbell and Republican Kim Reynolds include Iowa’s economy and presidential approval ratings. The fundamentals for state legislative races, on the other hand, include the state economy and challenger strength. It also includes partisan polarization - the phenomenon of conservatives becoming more conservative and liberals becoming more liberal.

Following that, Larimer went on to discuss the question: does public opinion matter for the state legislature?

“If nothing else, on this one I would say it just has minimal effect on vote share,” Larimer said. “And what’s probably more important is that it really has no effect on reelection.”

Larimer said that a state legislator could have a voting record that is contrary to what polls well among their constituents, and it would

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will it take for voters to abandon their party this November? Larimer talked about how party identification comprises a large part of people’s personalities. He said switching parties would be the equivalent of a Chicago Bears fan cheering for the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field.

“I see it as this ongoing experiment,” Larimer said.

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Professor Chris Larimer talks how the “fundamentals” play into Iowa politics during a Sept. 24 discussion.

“It’s basically a political science experiment in real time.

Because we’re seeing that voters have not abandoned their party yet, at least on the Republican side I think we still don’t know the answer.”

Larimer focused on the fact that, compared to federal elections — where voting and election trends are very predictable — state legislative elections have an element of unpredictability. He said

that more and more, he keeps going back to the the fact that everything is being filtered through people’s own partisan lens.

“It’s getting harder and harder to sway voters.”

Larimer said. “It’s getting harder to get voters to think about opposing viewpoints objectively.”

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UNI students work to register people to vote on Tuesday, Sept. 25 in the Maucker Union.

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under 100 students to vote on Tuesday. The campaign hopes to register many more in the coming weeks.

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Votes in local elections matter SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 |

nal race. The Cook Political Report deemed Iowa’s first congressional district as having one of the high est youth influences in the country. That means that the youth in Northeast Iowa Voting matters at UNI. can determine the results Not only is voting easy to of the race. That is a huge do on our campus, but it is deal! also really important. You In order to vote, you must are spending 4 plus years be registered to vote. If you of your life in Cedar Falls, have a valid Iowa ID, you and therefore, local politics can register to vote online affects you! Are you upset on the Iowa DOT’s webabout potholes or construc- site, under “Iowa Electronic tion? Well, that is local pol- Voter Registration.” itics, and who you vote for Once you are regiscan make a difference when tered to vote, you should it comes to issues you care vote! Early voting for the about.

2018 midterm elections State politics affect you starts on Monday, Oct. 8 and UNI! Our budget and and goes until Monday, your tuition are directly Nov. 5. During this time, impacted by votes in the you can go to the Black Iowa legislature.

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(Ward 4, Precinct 2) Quads, Lawther, Panther Village • Gilchrist Hall, Dakota St (On-Campus) (Ward 4, Precinct 3) If you do not live in any of the above areas, you can find your polling location on the Iowa Secretary of State website, on a page titled “Find Your Precinct/ Polling Place.” Just search on Google for: “Iowa Find Your Precinct.”

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sign an oath verifying identity. You do not need an ID if you are registered to vote and you have a right to a regular ballot.

When they check your ID, they are simply verifying the name on the ID matched the name you provided. They are not checking for your address, picture, or signature on your ID. Just the name.

If you have any questions or concerns about voting, please contact the Auditor’s Office at (319) 833-3002.

They know the law inside and out, and they are there to help you.

Simply stating, “A party at a house in Maryland” is not a sufficient answer.

A polygraph test, administered by a former FBI agent, was also given to Ford in August. This is questionable however, as the American Psychological Association has stated, “There is no evidence that any pattern of physiological reactions is unique to deception. An honest person may be nervous when answering truthfully and a dishonest person may be non-anxious.”

The FBI has been called upon to investigate the matter, with almost no evidence to investigate. The information they have is that the incident occurred 36 years ago, and that it happened in Maryland.

Lacking a specific time and place, with no contemporaneous accounts makes the evidence unsubstantiated and hard to believe.

There are other problems with the timing of the release of the allegations as well. Ford reportedly contacted Representative Anna Eshoo (CA-18) within days of Kavanaugh’s nomination and formally met with Eshoo on July 20th. After their meeting, Eshoo and Ford decided to bring the matter to Senator Dianne

Feinstein (D-CA) in late July/early August. With Senator Feinstein having knowledge of this information that early, why did she withhold the information for as long as she did?

Anonymity and confidentiality have been the go-to answer, but those could have been maintained had she released the information earlier. The real answer is simple: to delay the hearing as long as humanly possible.

Whether or not these allegations are even true, the fact of the matter is, the respect that Ford deserves throughout the investigation has not been granted to her by the people who brought her story to light.

They only care about the delay that can, and most certainly will occur, rather than the seriousness of her allegations.

Again, if Ford’s allegations are true Kavanaugh’s nomination should immediately be discarded. If not, then a man’s life and career are at stake on the basis of false accusations. If we want to get to the bottom of what really happened, we will have to hear Ford’s testimony on September 27, where she will testify under oath to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

LTE: Delay drives Kavanaugh accusation Editors Note: This letter to the editor was submitted by Lucas Boyer, Young Americans for Freedom chairman. It is in response to a column titled “Kavanaugh hearing must be postponed,” which ran in the Sept. 17 issue of the NI.

Content Warning: Explicit Description of Sexual Assault The confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh has been a hot-button issue since his nomination by President Trump in July.

Since then, serious allegations have been made against Kavanaugh by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford about an incident in 1982 where Kavanaugh allegedly forced himself on top of Ford while groping her. These allegations have significantly halted the confirmation of Judge Kavanaugh and an investigation concerning the assault has commenced.

Now, let’s get something off the table. Sexual assault is an issue that should be taken with absolute seriousness. If these allegations against Kavanaugh are true, he should not only have his Supreme Court nomination retracted, but should also resign from his current position on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

That’s if these allegations are indeed true.

In the time of the #MeToo movement, serious and credible allegations have surfaced against men in power. Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer, Roy Moore, and many others have all been credibly accused by multiple women with specific information regarding incidents in which they were sexually harassed, assaulted, and even raped.

It is great to see that these horrifying stories have come to light, and that predators like these can be put to shame once and for all. However, the #MeToo movement is not without its flaws.

With sex becoming casual over the course of the past few decades, a more promiscuous population has become almost careless with regards to sexual activity.

The casual approach to sex has also brought with it loosely defined boundaries, and with it, false allegations.

For example, in 2012, a female student accused members of a University of Virginia fraternity of “brutally gang-raping” her.

These allegations were investigated for four months and found evidence given significantly lacked credi-

bility. This was not before members of the fraternity were harassed severely, including spray paint damage to the chapter’s house, numerous windows being broken by bricks and cinder blocks, and members receiving “disparaging messages.”

A similar case took place when a woman accused members of the Duke University men’s lacrosse team of “dragging her into a bathroom, raping, beating and choking her for half an hour.” The subsequent investigation found no DNA matching the 46 team members tested in certain regions of the woman’s body, and that the accuser’s story contained numerous inconsistencies. Again, before all this was discovered, three students had been arrested, and numerous students and players were subjected to extreme harassment and in some cases threatening emails, despite little to no connection to the case.

Retur ning to the Kavanaugh case, we have a woman who has accused the nominee of acts that would be life-ruining if true.

However, there are certain details that need further questioning like, “Where did the incident occur?”

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For the love of ice cream SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 |

ANNA FLANDERS Staff Writer

Those looking to get involved with a student organization usually first look into Greek Life, academic clubs, intramural sports or other similar groups. But students may not have heard of one student organization at UNI that is devoted to a popular dessert.

Ben and Jared’s Ice Cream Alliance was founded in the spring of 2017 by friends Ben Hirdler and Jared Riter. The two came up with the idea one night while indulging in one of their favorite pastimes: eating ice cream together.

“We noticed that Ben and Jared’s sounds like Ben and Jerry’s, so it kind of started like a joke,” said Hirdler, who is a senior majoring in English and philosophy.

“Then I did all the paperwork and I said, ‘Hey, let’s do this!’

And then we just kind of did it.”

Although the organization has kept Ben and Jared in the name, it is no longer under the leadership of both its namesakes. Hirdler has taken over as the group’s president, and Jacob Levang has assumed the position of vice president, also known as president junior.

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Understanding the work and lives of others is a key aspect of Nook’s leadership style. He said that he prefers emphasizing the accomplishments of others over his own. Nook believes those in leadership roles should take responsibility for the problems within the group they are leading. By planning and putting systems in ELLY FLENKER/Northern Iowan

zation is just to bring people together and have a good time, eat ice cream, really enjoy themselves and just talk with people they might not have met before otherwise” said Levang, a junior business management major. “It’s really just about having fun, because [Ben and I are] both involved in organizations that are just like work, work, work all the time. So, we’re just like, ‘Let’s just take a breath, step back and just have a good time and not be so serious.’”

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Group meetings consist of members talking and eating ice cream together in a casual environment. They enjoy trying different flavors of ice cream and decide which ones are the best, Levang said. Although their name is a parody of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, the group does not discriminate against any other brands of ice cream.

“For the average college student, ice cream is just a

way to kind of get away from responsibilities sometimes,” Levang said. “I’d say for me the best thing to do on the weekend is to go out to eat and get pizza with friends and then get ice cream and just forget about everything […]

I remember I had a test last night—I have a night class— so me and this girl who’s also an RA in Bender with me, we went to get ice cream in Rialto afterwards and we enjoyed our ice cream and complained about our test.”

On Sunday, Sept. 30, Ben and Jared’s Ice Cream Alliance will hold their first formal recruitment event: an ice cream social on top of the Union. From 2 to 4 p.m., anyone is welcome to come and get a free ice cream treat.

If they’re interested in joining the organization, they can sign up to request more information.

During the fall semester, the group hopes to get together around once a month to visit local ice cream parlors. In October, they plan to go to Hansen’s Dairy Moo Roo in Waterloo, according to Hirdler.

Hirdler says that by being a part of Ben and Jared’s, he’s learned that he can get to know people even through a topic as silly as ice cream.

place, Nook tries to ensure that negative events happen infrequently.

Putting a spotlight on the achievements of others is a strategy some student organizations are employing.

“I think a lot of the leaders in organizations are doing a great job right now,” said Morgan Johnston, senior elementary education major and SLC Council co-president. “They are working on interacting with other o r ga n i z at i o n s and setting up events where o r ga n i z at i o n s collaborate, thus helping to make a larger impact on campus and bring in more attendees.”

Commitment and dedication were two other aspects of leadership Nook discussed during the workshop.

“I had no connection to UNI until they hired me about two years ago,” Nook said.

“My wife and I

decided that if I was selected, it was an all-in decision.

I’m here to make a difference in the university. I’m here to make a difference in your lives. I’m here to serve you.”

During the question-and-answer portion of the evening, Nook emphasized the importance of experience when it comes to leadership positions. In order to deal with criticism from others, Nook said he communicates problems as clearly as possible.

“One principle that I have is transparency,” Nook said. “If I know it, you’re going to know it.”

Lastly, Nook handed out copies of his private stationary and encouraged the audience to write a letter to someone who has made a difference in their lives.

“We live in a Twitter, email, Facebook and Snapchat world,” Nook said.

“Sending off an email is easy and everybody knows it. Sending off a ‘snap’ is easy; that’s why they call it Snapchat. What happens if you get a letter or a postcard? What does that say if somebody took the time […] to find paper, a pencil and a pen, an envelope and a stamp, and didn’t just sit down and mindlessly type a

Ice cream for me is kind of a de-stressor [...]

It’s that quintessential dessert snack.

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Ice cream enthusiasts Ben Hirdler and Jacob Levang serve as president and vice president, respectively, of Ben and Jared’s Ice Cream Alliance.

“Ice cream for me is kind of a de-stressor,” Hirdler said. “If I’m having a bad day, the first thing I’ll do to cheer myself up is go to Four Queens or something—it’s the first thing that comes to mind. It’s that quintessential dessert snack.”

Although Hirdler and Levang are open to all flafew characters into a computer where the words aren’t even spelled right? Not even all the letters are there cause you’re limited to 140 characters.”

“So, here’s the deal,” Nook continued. “I want you to think of somebody in your life. It could be your parents, but that’s the easy way out, right? Think of somebody who made a difference in your life—maybe today, maybe last week, maybe five years ago when you were in eighth grade. I want you to thank them, put the name and address on the envelope, and we’ll send it.”

vors of ice cream, Hirdler considers mint chocolate chip to be his favorite, while Jacob enjoys lemon and cherry nut.

“I hope [the organization] keeps going—just to kind of leave a legacy behind in a way,” Hirdler said. “I hope it’s like a resource for people to get together and destress and have fun.”

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Towards the end, Larimer left time for students to ask questions, ranging from if it was difficult spending so much time studying the unknown, to why all of this information was important for student voters on campus.

“To have an understanding of the political landscape is really important to understand what sort of policies should we expect,” Larimer said. “What type of candidate do you want to support based on the policies that you want to see put in place?”

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Entertaining Saturday night, live with David Spade LEZIGA BARIKOR Staff Writer

On Saturday, Sept. 22, David Spade was once again live in the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC), marking the start of the Fall 2018 Artist Series. The GBPAC also celebrated the launch of its 18th season with this show.

It is my deeply held conviction that Spade voiced the most underrated Disney prince of all time: Kuzco from “The Emperor’s New Groove.” As a big fan of that movie and others works featuring Spade such as “Benchwarmers,” “Rules of Engagement” and “Saturday Night Live” (SNL), I was very excited to hear he was coming to UNI. However, I’d never experienced much of Spade’s comedy beyond what I had seen on TV and in interviews, so I went in not knowing what to expect.

Spade’s style of observational humor is similar to most of the humor I encounter daily. He opened his show by thanking his opening acts — both of whom were personalities from the television channel Comedy Central — and quickly launched into some smaller bits on his travel experience and the last show he did. In particular, Spade mentioned how, at his show the previous night in Branson, MO, no one had seemed to want him there, so it was quite the underwhelming confidence boost.

One of his opening acts had done some crowd-surveying, and he got the general sense that some people hadn’t paid to attend the show. Spade noted the people sitting in the box seats of the GBPAC who were wearing shorts, saying that they probably would have

dressed nicer if they were attending a Jerry Seinfeld comedy show. My friends and I who attended did dress nicer, changing out of what we had worn to the football game earlier in the day, but we used our free student tickets, so I found his comment very ironic.

That brand of self-deprecating humor persisted for most of Spade’s set. I think what made a lot of his jokes funny was how easy it was to relate to his experiences despite him being a celebrity. One of his longer bits was about how he always likes name-dropping his friend Adam Sandler —for example, when he goes to McDonald’s and the McRib isn’t available.

“Adam’s not going to like this,” he quipped.

Spade went on to describe how he tried to use that phrase, unsuccessfully, to get out of minor inconveniences like undergoing physical examinations. While at the doctor’s office, he found out that he weighed 20 pounds more than he anticipated.

That’s when his doctor quipped back, “Adam’s not going to like this!”

It’s always interesting to hear actors talk about hanging out on sets. Recounting his time on the set of comedy film “Grown Ups,” Spade noted that Chris Rock was a less-than-sympathetic co-star. Spade dramatically brushed off Rock’s slight, referring to him as more of a work acquaintance than a friend.

Other topics Spade covered ranged from cramped airports, looking ugly in rooms with multiple mirrors, romance and celebrity culture. It seemed that Spade back-loaded any potentially controversial content, keeping jokes on the topic of Caitlyn Jenner towards the

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Comedian David Spade performed at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on Sept. 22, kicking off the Fall 2018 Artist Series.

last 15 minutes. He mainly steered away from political jokes, only mentioning President Trump once in his whole set.

One personal story I found quite entertaining was Spade’s description of his father taking him and his siblings out for dinner and driving them home drunk at

a time when driving under the influence was not yet a crime in the United States.

According to Spade, police officers were practically cheering his father on for having a good time while Spade cried in the back seat worrying about his safety.

There was quite a bit of X-rated content in Spade’s

show that I didn’t necessarily anticipate, but I also hadn’t done my homework beforehand about his comedy. In all other aspects, Spade’s show was very tame and enjoyable. I definitely think he’s far more entertaining than the recent SNL cast and worth checking out again.

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Panthers sweep back-to-back in MVC openers WILLIAM RIEPE

Sports Writer

The UNI volleyball team kicked off their Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) action this week against the Drake Bulldogs and the Indiana State Sycamores.

The Panthers entered MVC play after a harsh set of losses to the Creighton Bluejays and Illinois Fighting Illini in the Illinois Tournament.

The Bulldogs began their season springing to life with a 11-3 record, entering Friday’s match in Des Moines as favorites to defeat the 6-6 Panthers. However, the in-state rivalry ended in a huge sweep by the Panthers, taking all three sets.

A large reason for this victory was the four ace serves that the Panthers mustered from the service line, alongside a great five

block performance. The Panthers outscored the Bulldogs 58-38, and swept all three sets 25-21, 25-18 and 25-22.

Piper Thomas played a phenomenal game against Drake, tallying 16 kills and two blocks, accounting for a large portion of the Panthers’ offense and defense in the match. Karlie Taylor joined her with 13 kills and an ace. Many consider this to be one of the best performances by the UNI volleyball team this season.

UNI took to the court against Indiana State on Monday looking to carry the momentum from their previous match into their first home match. Things didn’t look great at first for the Panthers, as they fell behind early in all three sets.

However, this didn’t last for long as great defensive

plays allowed the Panthers to spring back into the lead and carry their dominant play throughout all three sets.

Taylor led the team with an impressive 16 kills, followed closely by Thomas with 13.

Defensively, the Panthers ended with 41 digs, holding the Sycamores to only 25 kills.

This, in combination with impressive blocking across the board, led to a recipe of success for the Panthers, who swept the Sycamores, 25-17, 25-21 and 25-18.

Courtesy Photo/UNI Athletics Next up for the Panthers UNI volleyball (8-6) pulled off big 3-0 sweeps of the Drake Bulldogs and is a trip to Chicago to take the Indiana State Sycamores to kick of conference play in the last week. on the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers in conference UNI-INDIANA STATE SCOREBOARD action on Friday, Sept. 28.

Loyola is off to a strong start this year, tied for the league lead at 3-0, their best start to conference play since 2004. First serve for the Panthers and Ramblers is set for 7 p.m.

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The UNI women’s soccer team opened up conference play Sunday, Sept. 23, when they hosted the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers at the Cedar Valley Soccer Complex.

In a tight match from start to finish, the Ramblers came out on top, defeating the Panthers 4-2, ending their unbeaten streak at home. UNI has not lost a home match since Sept. 10 of the last season.

The Ramblers started out quickly against the Panthers scoring on a penalty kick in minute 19 of the match. UNI answered nine minutes later when Kelsey Yarrow grabbed her second goal of the season, tying the match at one goal apiece.

Loyola took back the lead three minutes later with a goahead goal, and added another

goal in the next 13 minutes to take a 3-1 lead advantage over the Panthers into halftime.

It took some time for the Panthers to get back into their offensive groove, as they gave up another goal six minutes into the second half, putting their deficit at 4-1. The Panthers managed to find their way back into the rhythm when Brynell Yount scored her first goal of the season, assisted by Kelsey Yarrow in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, the late run wasn’t enough for the Panthers to get back into the game. The Panthers record now stands at 4-4-2, and 0-1 in Missouri Valley Conference play.

The Panther’s next match will be at home, but they’ll still face a challenge in the reigning MVC tournament champion. They will host the Missouri State Bears on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 1 p.m. in Waterloo.

The UNI men’s golf team finished their outing at the Derek Dolenc Invite hosted by Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, this week.

Freshman and New Hampton native Carter Stochl led the way for the Panthers with a final score of 223 to finish at 10

over par (+10) and cap the tournament with a tie for 43rd place overall.

Alex Pries was next in scoring for the Panthers with a 53rd place finish.

Pries finished the invite with a total score of 225 overall and 12 over par (+12).

Dominic Schepf, Sam Sacquitne and Andrew Wood finished with a sequential scoring order of 230, 231, and 232 respectively.

The final score for the Panthers as a whole was a 50 over par (+50), shooting 902. This put UNI at 15th place team out of 17 teams, ahead of Loyola-Chicago by three strokes and behind Murray State by one.

The Panther men bring their fall season to a close with the Zach Johnson Invite in Des Moines, which will take place on Oct. 1-2 at the Glen Oaks Country Club.

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The UNI men’s golf team took to the links at the Gateway National Golf Course in Madision, Illinois, just outside of St. Louis. The Panthers took 15th out of 17 teams.

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