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Bernie urges youth to vote JOSH DAUSENER Staff Writer

HAPPY MEDIUM Self-made millionaire and UNI alumna Katie Patterson visits campus.

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ALL-STAFF NI columnists share their opinions on the upcoming election.

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VOLLEYBALL UNI lengthens their winning streak against Drake.

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UNI received an end-of-election surprise from the Hillary Clinton campaign on Friday afternoon: a visit from Vermont senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

Sanders drew a crowd of over 300 people as he spoke on the Maucker Union rooftop. Northern Iowa Democrats President and junior political science major Jackson Ave said the event was originally scheduled to take place in the Maucker Union Ballroom but was moved to the rooftop due to the high expected turnout.

Sanders spoke on a variety of issues, including voter suppression, campaign finance reform, raising the minimum wage, unions, pay equity for women, paid family and medical leave, healthcare, trade deals, education, climate change and taxes.

Sanders also strongly urged UNI students to get involved with politics, both during the election and beyond.

“The people who have money in this country, the people who own a lot of our economy, who are trying to buy the United States government – the billionaires who have endless amounts of money – you know what they want?” Sanders said to the

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US Sen. Bernie Sanders stumped on the Maucker Union plaza for Hillary Clinton on Friday, Nov. 4. Sanders was accompanied by local Iowa Democratic candidates.

crowd. “They want young people to think politics is irrelevant.

They want you busy out partying, ‘Oh politics is all BS, no one pays any attention, let’s ignore it, we got other things to do with our lives.’”

Sanders continued his argument by emphasizing the large role government plays in American life, including availability of decent jobs, climate change and the availability of healthcare.

“Please do not let your friends tell you, ‘Oh I’m too busy, I’m not going to vote, who cares?’

That is what the billionaire class

wants,” Sanders said. “Because at the end of the day, they want to be able to control not only our economy, but our political life as well. And together, we’ve got to stand up to them and say, ‘Sorry, you will not get it all. This country belongs to all of us.’”

Sanders took several shots at Republican nominee Donald Trump while speaking on Clinton’s behalf. Sanders slammed Trump’s stances on trade, climate change, immigration and Trump’s admission of not paying federal income taxes.

“Mr. Trump, as some of you may know [and] some of you

may not, after all of his rhetoric about trade and outsourcing, he has factories in Bangladesh where he pays workers 33 cents an hour,” Sanders said. “He manufactures his clothing line in China and in Mexico, and his furniture in Turkey. So I say to Mr. Trump: stop giving speeches. Bring those jobs back to the United States of America!”

Ave said Sanders came to UNI because of the divisiveness that appeared to still exist between Sanders and Clinton supporters.

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Offerman brings his “Bush” COLLIN MATTOX

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Nick Offerman, comedian, actor and woodworker, performed Friday, Nov. 4 in the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. He joked about topics ranging from the election to his personal full bush.

I think it would be hard for one to say the name “Nick Offerman” in conversation on a college campus and not elicit some kind of response.

The 46-year-old actor is best known for his portrayal of Ron Swanson on the hit TV show “Parks and Recreation.”

His role as the government hating head of a government branch bought him huge recognition and also branded him as one of the more unique talents out there today.

Complementing this, Offerman is also a woodworker, author and stage performer.

Offerman came to GallagherBluedorn on Friday as part of his newest tour, “Full Bush.”

After watching his Netflix special “American Ham” and thoroughly enjoying his work on “Parks and Recreation,” I thought I knew what I was

getting into when I went to his show. He’s not a stand-up comedian per se; what he does cannot really be called jokes.

He played guitar and actually sung a lot, which surprised me. And while his songs were definitely funny, there was always some wisdom or something deeper behind them.

His rant about Facebook was particularly poignant.

After the show ended, I found myself struggling over what Offerman was actually doing on stage. His act mostly consisted of insight about life: What direction to follow, thoughts on love, sex, modern beauty standards, social media, technology, politics and so on and so forth.

In some ways the performance was something of a contradiction. Offerman rails against technology and social media even though he admits to using them both.

I imagine some people in attendance were dismayed last

night by his stance on his fans, which I thought was sort of beautiful. He said that people often ask him to take a picture or sign something for them and he refuses – not because he doesn’t have the time or is being rude, but simply because he would prefer to shake the person’s hand and get to know them a little.

His stance seemed to be that he doesn’t want an interaction with another human being to just be for their Facebook page. He asserted that people often miss things these days because they’re too focused on what it will look like on social media.

Make no mistake; although he does share hobbies with his mustachioed, TV counterpart, Offerman repeatedly stressed that he is not Ron Swanson.

Ron is a fictional character that he played on television for seven years.

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Group raises climate awareness NICOLE BAXTER

Although the organization claims to be nonpartisan, one student questioned their promotional tactics.

“How can they claim not to support a particular candidate when they are clearly bashing the Republican nominee?” said Lauren Swan, a sophomore Spanish and biology double major. “That doesn’t look like a nonpartisan group to me.” Swan was referring to the #StopTrump slogan that NextGen has taken on.

Lengeling affirmed that the group is nonpartisan but explained the need to support candidates who recognize the adverse effects of climate change.

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As many students have likely noticed by now, there is an abundance of orange clipboards and T-shirts around campus. The political action group NextGen Climate has made it their mission to turn out young voters and bring climate change to the forefront of this election.

“Millennials will have to deal with the worst effects of climate change,” said Tessa Lengeling, Next Gen Climate’s Iowa communications director. Lengeling urged young voters to recognize the importance of their vote and pick a candidate who has a plan to combat global warming.

“The only candidate who has a strong clean energy plan and knows how critical it is to combat climate change is Hillary Clinton,” Lengeling said.

Lengeling went on to say that if Donald Trump were to become president, his plans would counteract the efforts made thus far to tackle climate change, saying that it would be “disastrous for our environment and our economy.”

When asked what members of NextGen will do if Trump gets elected, Robert Sales, the president of NextGen’s UNI chapter, said, “I do not know at the time, but the continued battle to raise awareness of climate change will continue.”

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No matter the outcome of the election, NextGen Climate is adamant in their efforts on UNI’s campus and across the state to turn out voters. Some students, however, are impartial to their presence.

“They go a little overboard with their p ersi stenc e ,” said Allie Ma r che s a no, a sophomore Courtesy Photo English edu- The political action group NextGen Climate has fought cation major. to make climate change a focal issue of this election.

Marchesano said she likes what the group is change and transition to a clean promoting, yet is slightly put off energy economy,” Lengeling by their strategy. said.

Recently, the group has The group launched its cambeen putting on events featur- paign in 2014 with the main ing cookie and pumpkin deco- focus of preventing climate rating, inflatables and puppies. change through public poliLengeling said they see highly cies, according to the NextGen enthusiastic students show up to Climate America website. Since these events who are engaged then, they have focused in on and pumped up to vote. key states where the millennial According to the Pew vote is critical in determining Research Center, millennials the outcome of this election. make up approximately 31 perAs Iowa is known to be a cent of the population that is swing state, NextGen Climate eligible to vote. That is roughly has established themselves in 69.2 million people across the several locations across Iowa, country. NextGen’s objective is including college towns Ames, to educate those potential voters Iowa City and Cedar Falls. The about how they can get their organization has a presence on voices heard.

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All-staff opinion column

Columnists address voting in the 2016 election

Much has been said this election about why you should not vote for [insert candidate here], and I’m sympathetic, having said much of that myself. But I wish to get away from the negativity, if only briefly, and talk about reasons to support certain candidates.

I’m proud to vote for State Representative Walt Rogers, whose hard work for six years has succeeded in enacting key transparency legislation, restoring sanity to the state budget, and putting UNI on a slow but steady path toward fairness in state appropriation without receiving proper credit for his effort (looking at you, Panther PAC).

I’m proud to vote for US Representative Rod Blum, who has spent his first term doing exactly what he promised Iowa’s First District he would do: pushing for reforms to chip away at cozy life in D.C., which has cost him sup-

port from his own party.

Whether it’s sponsoring legislation to end public funding of first class travel and luxury car leases for legislators, or to abolish the congressional pension system, Blum has worked (often across the aisle, despite his membership in the House Freedom Caucus) and voted to make public service in D.C., well, public service once again.

I’m proud to vote for US Senator Charles Grassley, whose decades of service to Iowa have been a mighty force for good in D.C. From founding the Whistleblower Protection Caucus to bringing congressional members and staff under the same employment regulations Congress places on private-sector employers and employees, Grassley is a rarity: a true D.C. “outsider” who has managed to stay that way despite being there for over three decades.

Whether you agree with my votes or not, you can and should be encouraged by this.

Despite the true awfulness of contemporary American

politics, there is much good to celebrate and support. I hope you get to a place where you are voting for some good rather than merely against some evil.

This 2016 presidential race has been lengthy, and there’s been no end to the spread of vitriol on all sides, and the negative comments have gotten blatantly disgusting.

Partisanship aside, I have a lot of sympathy for the families of both candidates. To a very small, rather even miniscule, extent, I sort of know what it’s like to have a family member in politics.

It was around 2011 or so that I found out my uncle Jonathan Goodluck was the

current president of Nigeria.

It was about the first time I even considered paying attention to the politics in my home country. And then promptly shut it off because then, now former, President Goodluck was not well liked in the media.

It turned out that Goodluck broke an unofficial rule according to CNN, by taking power while being from the same party as the previous president. Also with the constant religious tensions in Nigeria, the fact that Goodluck was a Christian only heightened discontent.

The national tensions in the US aren’t going to be any better for whoever takes office next January. The New York

Times stated on Nov. 4 in a poll that “many [voters] harbor doubts that either major party nominee can unite the country.”

Maybe being fully united is too much to ask for right now.

I think we could benefit from more civility of discourse. I think we expect it – not only from the politicians themselves, but from those around us. Goodluck wasn’t a perfect president, but he was human.

I think American politics could benefit if they stopped looking at politicians as either heroes or villains, but rather, the national to local public job interview that it is. And if they sucked at the end of their terms, we’re the ones who get to say it: “You’re fired!”

During the 2010-11 academic year, I was Director of Governmental Relations for the University of Northern Iowa’s (UNI) Student Government. My fellow officers and I visited the Iowa Capitol in the spring of 2011, each wearing a UNI button that supported stopping educational funding cuts.

A colleague of mine approached Walt Rogers, Republican House District 60.

They introduced themselves

and asked Mr. Rogers if he supported UNI. Without a word, Mr. Rogers took out a marking pen and wrote on the button, “UNI: stop the cuts wasteful spending.”

Mr. Rogers is seeking his fourth election and on the way to becoming a career politician. A recent television advertisement features him saying that UNI is “finally getting the money it deserves.” However, Rogers voted against additional sup-

port for UNI and other state universities. He also voted against expanding support for Iowa’s 15 community colleges (Education Budget FY 2016, HF 658, HJ 956 and HJ 964; April 30, 2015).

The inconsistencies displayed by Mr. Rogers are a testament to his quality and trustworthiness as a candidate. The Blackhawk community deserves a candidate with true panther pride.

-Jennifer Nulty-Lyons

Many American voters have dreadfully anticipated Election Day’s arrival and it is finally upon us.

It’s important to keep in mind that for those planning to vote in the presidential race, their decision has already been made. And from what I have observed over the past year-and-ahalf, the process to reach the decision was probably not an easy one.

Take caution during last-minute discussions regarding voting. And whatever you do, don’t bully someone into participating in the election and do not

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pressure people to support your favored candidate.

Between now and Election Day, it seems especially important to refrain from directly telling others which candidate they should vote for. Unless such advice has been elicited by an undecided voter, it is best to keep these suggestions to oneself.

It may be one thing to advocate for a particular candidate or issue in a general setting, such as social media, but to offer unwarranted suggestions or directly engage an individual by pressuring their support one way can be perceived as aggressive.

It is not your place to suggest a presidential candidate that’d be best for someone else’s interests.

This coercion becomes more problematic and inappropri-

ate when a white American voter suggests that one candidate is best for people of color or to consider telling a rape survivor that they have to choose between a rapist and a rape apologist.

Don’t do this to yourself and don’t subject others to this treatment.

At this point in the process, the decision to vote and who to cast a vote for is sensitive for many. Substantive conversation regarding tomorrow’s outcome is likely to be riddled with emotionally-charged defense, as for many this decision has become intensely grueling.

The current political climate here has made the choice more personal, as political polarization and harassment have become very real experiences.

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He even went so far as to perform a song called “I’m not Ron.” This is not to say that Offerman does not appreciate “Parks and Recreation.” He stated that those seven years were some of the best times in his life because he found a tribe, a group of people that understood and challenged one another.

The closest comparison to Offerman that I can think of is a man who was referenced several times during the show – Mark Twain. Twain might not be the first person one thinks about in regards to comedy, but in his later years, he often toured theatres giving lectures about life.

He would talk about his own work but also offer humorous observations and commentary.

What makes this special is that there really hasn’t been someone who is able to bring the ideas of comedy and wisdom together since Twain, until Nick Offerman.

I truly believe that Offerman is one of the most interesting people out there today. He has a very “Average Joe” aura to him, but it’s clear that he thinks about the bigger things. Even as I write this now, words fail to describe the kind of person he is.

In this age in which people only show themselves on Facebook or Instagram, it’s hard to find someone that truly expresses all of themselves –

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their opinions, their frustrations, their queries and their concerns.

One word keeps jumping to mind when I think of Offerman – genuine.

Nick Offerman doesn’t really fall into one category. In the end, he is just a very honest and compassionate person with a love for the simpler things in life.

If I had to pick an idea from his show that hit me the hardest, it was something that a former professor told him: “Always maintain the attitude of a student.”

Keep your mind open to everything. Don’t be afraid to fail. I’m not saying that the world would be a better place if everyone was like Nick Offerman, but I will say that it is a breath of fresh air to see someone so real.

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“We were able to get Bernie Sanders to come here because we knew a lot of our campus felt divided, especially during the Iowa Caucus,” Ave said.

The Clinton campaign sent Sanders to mend old wounds and to stir up support for the Democratic nominee.

Sanders handily defeated then-rival Hillary Clinton at UNI during the Iowa Caucuses on Feb. 1, besting her 5-1 in the delegate count in both UNI precincts.

Where the support of Sanders voters would go has been a story throughout the election cycle. An August poll from USA Today indicated the majority of former Sanders

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supporters would vote for Clinton. In the poll, 71 percent of former Sanders supporters said they would vote for Clinton, 11 percent said they would vote for Donald Trump and the remaining 17 percent either didn’t know or wouldn’t vote. Third party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein were not included in the poll. No recent polling has been done on the subject.

Sophomore psychology and communication double major Claire Guderjahn said she is a “diehard Bernie Sanders fan,” but quickly decided to vote for Clinton after the Democratic primary.

“I was able to choose Clinton over Trump right away,” Guderjahn said. “Of course I’d prefer Sanders, but

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Evan Stock, bassist for the local band Dishwater Blonde, performed at the event hosting Bernie Sanders last Friday on the Maucker Union rooftop.

given my options, I think this was best.” Guderjahn cited women’s rights and availability of birth control as important issues to her.

Alexander Fox, sophomore computer science major, was a pro-Sanders precinct captain during the caucuses. Fox said he invested many hours into volunteering for the Sanders campaign. Fox was disappointed by the result of the primary but eventually moved to Clinton’s side.

“To quote Cornel West, Clinton is a ‘neoliberal disaster,’ and I would much rather have voted for Jill Stein,” Fox said. “But your vote actually means something in Iowa, and Trump could send progressive movements back 10 to 15 years with his choices for Supreme Court judges.”

Fox said he has already voted for Clinton, but added, “I went home to take a shower because I felt dirty.”

Sanders was introduced by former Senator Tom Harkin.

Also in attendance were Democratic candidates Jeff Danielson, Gary Kroeger, Bob Kressig and Chris Schwartz.

Pre-rally entertainment was provided by Cedar Falls based band Dishwater Blonde.

The band played several songs, including a song with improvised lyrics called, “We Love Bernie Sanders.”

Election day is this Tuesday, Nov. 8. Polling stations are open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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Patterson returns to share stories of success LEZIGA BARIKOR Copy Editor

“The back of my phone should say, ‘I’m not rude, I’m tweeting,’” Katie Patterson said at the opening of her lecture, “Finding My Happy Medium.”

On Tuesday, Nov. 1 Patterson – a UNI alumna and founder and CEO of Happy Medium and Happy Boards, visited Curris Business building to share her experiences in business and leave students with advice for the coming years.

The event was hosted by the UNI Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) in collaboration with the American Marketing Association (AMA), the American Advertising Federation (AAF) and the Digital Collective.

“We wanted to collaborate with three other student organizations to cross the bridge between the communications studies department, as well as the school of business administration and basically bring both schools together,” said junior vice president of PRSSA, Trevor Rayhons.

Patterson shared her enthusiasm of being back at

UNI, but she was not a fan of the room in which her presentation was being held. “[In] this room I started as a business major at UNI, and this is the room I failed out of microeconomics,” said Patterson whose company has earned a revenue of $3.8 million last fall according to Business Record. “I turned out okay, so it’s fine.”

Patterson spoke for around 50 minutes on the five things she wished she knew while she was in college and before she started her business. She shared anecdotes about the early years before starting her company and the issues she had to overcome making Happy Medium into what it is today.

By the help of gifs on her PowerPoint presentation, and statements such as “I was the best damn phone answer that agency had ever seen,” Patterson kept an audience of over 70 students fully engaged.

“I thought it was very informative. Very inspirational too, especially as someone who has entrepreneurial aspirations,” said electronic media production and leadership major, Devin Harschnek.

Throughout the talk, the hashtag of the night was

#MyHappyMedium, which put students in the running to win prizes.

Patterson encouraged students to use social media during her presentation, and even took a selfie with the audience at the end of her presentation. In a July 14 publication on the Iowa Biz site, Patterson wrote about Snapchat being the next biggest frontier for brands.

“We [Happy Medium] always have to be on to that next thing and […] how to win at that next big thing,” Patterson told the Northern Iowan.

“It was very inspiring to hear another female entrepreneur speak,” said senior interactive digital studies major, Katelyn Kozak.

Patterson shared an inspiring story about one of her earliest blunders with her fledgling company. She was in her first three to four months and running the social media for a car company called Ramsey Auto. The Des Moines Register gave her an opportunity to auction off tickets to the Iowa vs. Iowa State game using the Ramsey Auto Facebook account, but she misread an email, leading her to auction off more tickets than she had.

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Katie Patterson is the CEO and founder of Happy Medium and Happy Boards. Patterson is also an alumna of the Northern Iowan.

“I was bawling and called my friend and I was like ‘That’s it, the company’s shutting down. I just can’t,’” recounted Patterson. “I don’t have the several thousand dollars to replace these tickets.” But her friend encouraged her to not completely give up.

“And so, I took a deep breath, and I took a shot of vodka,” said Patterson receiving audience laughter. “And then I took another shot of vodka and then I called the Register.” Much to her surprise, they managed to attain the needed amount of tickets, and her company survived.

“Keep pushing even when you just feel like you can’t anymore,” said Patterson.

“You just have to get up and you have to keep going.”

“I think the thing that stuck out to me the most […] was that piece of artwork where it said ‘Dream Bigger,’” said Harshnek.

“Like she said originally it was supposed to say ‘Dream Big’ and that’s what everybody says […] It was pretty cool how she approached it ‘Dream Bigger,’ one step beyond.”

After her lecture, Patterson answered questions students had about working in the professional business world, stressing the importance of sending hand written notes after interviews and telling the business what they can offer them.

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Panthers earn MVC tourney bid VOLLEYBALL

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McLeod was 1983.

The first set went fairly smoothly for UNI, and despite an early deficit, UNI took a 6-5 lead and never really looked back. The second set saw a strong UNI attack at the start; mid-set however, saw a back and forth battle that saw multiple ties and lead changes.

A 7-0 run by UNI permanently gave them the lead at 20-14. The third set saw UNI gain a 1-0 and they never squandered it. An 8-0 run early on gave UNI a 12-3 advantage.

That run also saw senior Amie Held serve three of her four aces. For the third set in a row UNI won on the first set point.

Along with the four aces, Held tallied a double-double with 10 kills and digs. Her four

aces were only a fraction of the total aces scored. Senior Ashlee Sinnott tied Held with four aces and the last two were recorded by sophomore Bri Weber.

It was the most aces a Panther team has recorded since 2010.

The only other Panther with a double-double was sophomore Heather Hook who gathered in 28 assists and 13 digs.

Next weekend will be the end of the regular season in Cedar Falls. UNI plays Loyola on Friday, Senior Night will be Saturday versus Bradley.

UNI has defeated both of these teams earlier this year, they swept Bradley 3-0 and edged Loyola 3-2.

The seniors that will be honored Saturday will include; Amie Held, Ashlee Sinnott,

and Jaidyn Blanchfield.

Other possible seniors that might leave after graduation are redshirt seniors Kayla Haneline and Lindsey Schulz.

Both still have a year of eligibility left. UNI will still have two more games after next weekend, at Indiana State and at Illinois State. With two weeks left UNI is currently in fourth place in the Valley, the team has now reached crunch time.

The next two weeks ANTHONY SCHULTES/Northern Iowan are important for posiBri Weber (4) and Ashlee Sinnott (8) set up for a spike. The Panthers secured an invitation to tioning and will give the Missouri Valley Conference tourney with a UNI a chance for a speweekend match win. cial run.

that took place during the drought to put into perspective just how long it has been: both radio and television were invented, Haley’s comet passed Earth (twice), and 14 teams were added to Major League Baseball.

Not only did the Cubbies get their prestigious World Series title, they won it in an epic series. The Cubs were down 3-1 in the series before they caught fire. After barely winning game five in Chicago, they traveled to Cleveland where they would have to win two games to be crowned champions. The Cubs won game six 9-3, setting up a highly anticipated game seven. Game seven lived up to the hype, and will arguably go down as the best baseball game in history.

The game was controlled

by Chicago right off the bat as Dexter Fowler (first batter of the game) cranked a leadoff homerun off Corey Kluber.

After the top of the fifth inning, the Cubs found themselves up 5-1 and it seemed as though Chicago could start popping

champagne.

That was far from the case, the Indians battled back and tied up the game in the bottom of the eighth inning with a Rajai Davis two-run homer.

You could just feel the deflation of every Cubs fan out there.

From that point on it seemed as though the world stood still, just awaiting the conclusion of this game.

After a 17-minute rain delay, extra innings got underway.

The Cubs were rejuvenated coming out of the delay and put up two runs in the top of the 10th. Cleveland fought hard, but were only able to get one run across making a final score of 8-7, Cubs win.

Ben Zobrist won World Series MVP in large part due to coming up big in crunch time. His clutch go-ahead double in extra innings was a pivotal moment in the game. He batted .357 in the series with two doubles, a triple and two RBIs. Whether you are a fan of baseball or not, this was truly a great game. Tip your hats to

The Chicago Cubs celebrate their World Series victory along with their devoted fans. The win ends a 108-year championship draught.

president of the Panther eSports club, Sean Dugan, over email. You Sports Columnist may, or may not have known that our school has an eSports club, but Video games. Everyone loves since the start of this semester the them. Video gaming has become club has risen in membership. a staple in an American’s everyday “At the start of the semester life. According to polygon.com, the club was considered inactive it is estimated that 155 million and has less than five members.

Americans regularly played video We’ve been getting new members games in 2015. The majority of every day ... but we are well over American households have a gam- 100 members at this point and ing console. It is also not a stretch we expect to double or triple that for me to say that most of you number by the end of the spring who are reading this have either semester,” Dugan said. a PS4 or Xbox One in your dorm Dugan said he has been a huge room. fan of videogames since the age I had the chance to chat with the of eight, and recalled playing his

favorite game, Warcraft III. He also loves the games “Asheron’s Call, World of Warcraft, League of Legends, Eve Online, and Mass Effect.”

People often see video gaming as a lazy hobby. Playing video games is often tied to living in your parent’s basement until you’re 30, eating frozen pizza for every meal.

There is sort of a negative connotation to video games. Often, hardcore video gamers are playing online, with thousands, if not millions of people. It provides you with an opportunity to connect with people from across the country and even the world.

With the eSports club here on campus, Dugan and company have provided students a platform to do what they love, but also compete with fellow students across the country. They have plans to “give opportunities to members to attend gaming conventions and competitions around the country,” Dugan said.

Whether you are a hardcore or casual gamer, if you are looking to get involved on campus, the Panther eSports club is for you.

Dugan said his “goal has always been to keep the requirements of being a member at a minimum.”

“There are no entrance fees

Sports Writer

The UNI volleyball team was able to secure an invitation to the Missouri Valley Tournament, which UNI is hosting starting Thanksgiving Day. They secured the invite by guaranteeing that they’ll finish at least sixth in conference play this year.

With a 3-0 sweep of the Drake Bulldogs, UNI made sure the host will be at the party. It is the 32nd straight year that UNI will be in the tournament. UNI won by a set score 25-16, 25-20 and 25-13. This was the 40th straight win versus Drake for UNI. The last time Drake beat the Panthers was in 1996 and the last time Drake beat UNI at

Cubs fans rejoice as 108-year draught is over

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RYAN HERRING

Sports Columnist

“Hey Chicago whaddaya say? The Cubs are gonna win today.”

We’ve all heard this phrase plenty over the last week.

Cubs fans all over have been singing their victory anthem loud and proud ever since the their 8-7 game seven win over the Cleveland Indians last Wednesday. The curse has been broken. The Cubs won their first World Series in 108 years, which was the longest World Series drought in baseball. Now, the longest drought (ironically) shifts to Cleveland, 68 years and counting.

Cubs fans have been waiting a very long time for this moment. The Cubbies and their fans had not had a title to celebrate since 1908. A lot of suffering has taken place by their fan base, and so many people have lived and died without seeing the Chicago Cubs win the World Series.

Here are some other things

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Panther eSports club brings gamers together OPINION

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to any events, all meetings and events are optional, we do not ask anything from our members except for a positive attitude!” he said.

If you are interested in getting involved, the club hosts events around campus, and they would love more people to join who share the same interest, and help improve the club in any way.

If you would like to know more information, you can get in contact with Dugan by email ing him at dugansaa@uni.edu, uni.panther. esports@uni.edu or contact him on the Facebook page, Panther eSports.

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