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MLK Day of Service draws crowd JACOB MADDEN Staff Writer

“WOMEN’S WORK” UNI faculty and guest artists present a unique ceramics exhibition.

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PRESIDENT TRUMP Columnist receives “vision” of President Trump’s State of the Union.

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BASKETBALL

Women’s basketball currently has a winning season with more games to come.

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While many students enjoyed a day off on Monday, over 300 volunteers spent a day “on” according to sophomore leisure, youth and human services major and director of the Days of Service committee on the UNI Service and Leadership Council, Shelby Yates.

“Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is a national event,” said Yates. “Making a day off, a ‘day on.’”

The event kicked off in the Maucker Union Ballroom with a handful of speakers reminding everyone in attendance the reason why they were there.

Lauren Fink, representative from the Volunteer Center of the Cedar Valley, was the first to speak, followed by Barbara Prather from the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. Finally, former UNI professor and former director of the Center for Multicultural Education, Michael Blackwell, spoke about the vision of Martin Luther King Jr. as an active vision for a progressive future.

Blackwell emphasized the importance of taking initiatives such as the MLK Day of Service beyond just one day and working to affect as many people as possible. After the speakers finished, the volunteers moved on to activities, starting with

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Sophomore health promotion major Ellie Herzberg seals a packaged meal. Herzberg attended the event with other members of the women’s basketball team, which was one of the many campus groups to volunteer their time.

packaging meals.

The goal of the day was to package 25,000 meals of soy, macaroni and cheese powder for food insecure households in Iowa, according to Yates.

Yates explained that all meals packaged on Monday would be going to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank to help people in communities like Cedar Falls.

The number of volunteers

has nearly doubled since 2014, according to Yates, who reported that 175 people volunteered in 2014.

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Student Government (NISG) and political science department are hosting UNI’s first-ever Mock Caucus, or “Mockus,” on Jan. 27 in the Maucker Union ballroom.

According to Danielle Massey, chair of external relations for NISG, the Mockus will be almost identical to a real presidential caucus. The only difference is that the Mockus won’t be using the real presidential candidates and will instead be using fake candidates like

TC, TK, Purple and Gold to keep things nonpartisan. They will also be teaching how to caucus for both major political parties, as the Democratic and Republican caucuses are ran differently.

Since Iowa is unique in the sense that it holds caucuses instead of primaries, Massey expressed the importance of learning the fundamentals of the caucus.

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The mock caucus event will be held on Jan. 27 in the Union. The “Mockus” is the first of its kind at UNI and is to help students prepare for the caucus.

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It’s that time of the year again; phones are off the hook, the Maucker Union is full of political booths and presidential candidates are flying in across the country giving speeches.

That’s right, the election is right around the corner.

For those looking to get more involved in politics, look no further. The Northern Iowa

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“By attending our mock caucus, you are able to learn about the Iowa caucuses--a unique experience we are privileged to partake in being Iowa citizens,” Massey said.

Senior public administration and political science major, Samuel George, is attending this event for a variety of reasons. Although he sits in the lower branch of the student government as director of local governmental relations, he believes that anyone who is able to attend the Iowa caucus should attend.

George said that this will be a great practice round before the real caucus rolls around come Feb. 1.

“If you’re unsure of which candidate to support or what issues matter to you, several political student organizations will be present to share their thoughts and opinions to help you develop an idea of who to support,” George said.

Many students have already confirmed they are going to this event via its Facebook page. One student is sophomore gerontology major, Rachel Rohwedder.

Rohwedder has been looking for ways to educate herself about the elections, as this year is the first presidential election in which she’ll be able to vote.

“This is the perfect opportunity to get involved in the elections and interact with other students who have the similar ideologies,” Rohwedder said.

The event is open to all students, and the NISG and political science department is opening the invitation to community members as well. There will also be free food and drinks provided.

According to George, this election in particular carries with it significant importance.

“This election is more important than ever to set the tone for the near future of American politics,” said George.

UNI provost Jim Wohlpart continues to work toward fulfilling his promise of campus-wide change by offering webinar opportunities on diversity to university faculty and leaders.

“We’re all colleagues in this and trying to figure out how to do things better and different,” said Wohlpart.

The first webinar, “Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington on Training Staff to Respond to Racial Climate Challenges,” will take place Jan. 26, in the University Room in Mauker Union, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

According to Wohlpart, the webinar is intended to aid UNI faculty and leaders who have witnessed incidents on campus regarding discrimination, helping them to respond and turn these incidents into teachable moments.

An open discussion will take place after the webinar, led by the Diversity Advisory Committee.

This committee is made up of faculty, staff and students.

According to Wohlpart, the

32-member committee responds and works with the Diversity and Inclusion Councils that advise the President.

The second webinar, “Yik Yak and Anonymous Social Media,” will take place in the University Room on Feb. 18 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wohlpart feels this will help the campus think proactively about the issues brought about by anonymous social media in order to prevent future incidents.

Wohlpart acknowledged that the webinars serve as the groundwork to the change the administration promised in the November open forum. He noted that this change will come in time, as it is a long process.

Among the changes sought on campus, Wohlpart hopes to integrate diversity into the university curriculum, educate students and create a diverse and inclusive culture.

“Honestly, I don’t know if they’ll really make that much of a difference,” said Christine Rogers, senior business management major.

Rogers feels that students could benefit from the webi-

nars if they have personally witnessed the wrongdoings on campus but are unsure how to respond. She does not plan on attending the webinars, as she actively tries to persuade those around her to refrain from using hurtful language.

Cavan Finn, NISG senator for the college of business, was involved in the open forum that took place back in November.

He feels that President Ruud and Provost Wohlpart are keeping their word to create change within the university’s culture.

Finn noted the great lengths the administration has taken to keep the student body informed via email with regard to the changes and newly formed goals on campus.

“This [the webinars] is another good step forward,” Finn said.

Finn plans to attend both webinars and encourages UNI students to do the same.

“If students show up, it shows faculty and staff that we really care about this issue. This is something we need to be at just to show our support,” Finn said.

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“Teaching students how to participate is a way to ensure our generation has a strong voice in politics,” said Massey.

The idea of holding a mock caucus started with NISG director of governmental relations, Elizabeth Lynch. Lynch said that she found the idea from the Campus Election Engagement process, which is a resource for campuses and students to plan and implement events such as a Mockus.

Lynch and the external relations branch of NISG thought it would be a good event to host, seeing as this may be students’ first opportunity to take part in a caucus.

According to Lynch, learning about each of the candidates, as well as how the Iowa caucus works, is just as important as participating in the political process and elections.

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Bo Burnham, a comedian known for his work on Comedy Central, will be coming to UNI in February.

At the age of 18, Burnham was the youngest person to record a half-hour Comedy Central special, and now several of his specials are featured on Netflix.

Burnham will be performing at UNI as part of his nationwide “Make Happy Tour.” The show will take place on Feb. 3 at 8:00 PM in the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC) with doors opening at 7:30 PM. The Campus Activities Board (CAB) was able to bring Burnham in through their concerts committee. Neil Corkery, a

Jamiee Ohm, senior psychology major, described Burnham’s comedic style as “witty and fastpaced.” Ohm also spoke about Burnham’s unique incorporation of music in his routines, saying how Burnham’s comedy is “different in that he uses music instead of just stand up.”

According to Ohm, a major incentive to attending Burnham’s show will be “getting to see him actually perform live and not just watching him on YouTube or Netflix.”

Corkery encourages students to attend the event, even those who haven’t been to a CAB event before or those who don’t know who Burnham is.

“My things that I hope they take away is, one: that they had fun first and foremost. That’s what the point of CAB is,”

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Comedian Bo Burnham, youngest person to record a half-hour show on Comedy Central, is coming to UNI.

senior textiles and apparel major, serves as CAB’s concert executive.

“After last semester when the We the Kings concert fell through because of scheduling issues, we decided to look at different people,” Corkery said.

“And […] my committee, they really wanted to bring in Bo, because we know he had sold out at other universities in the area, and he has a pretty big following.”

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Corkery said. “But also, I hope that they find if they haven’t seen [Burnham] before, I hope they find a new comedian that they do like. And thirdly, that Campus Activities Board does put on a lot of events and most of our events are fun to go to.”

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“My fellow Americans,” from President Trump I must admit, dear readers, that, although I am not an overly spiritual person, I believe I’ve had a vision.

Like any proud Iowan, I have been filled with trepidation as the time of the Iowa caucus approaches. With the weight of this responsibility on my broad, peasant shoulders, I reached out to the spirit realms and asked the Spirit of Democracy to show me a State of the Union address under President Donald J. Trump.

Here it is, faithfully reported just as the Spirit conveyed it to me: Mr. Speaker, Ms. Vice President Ivanka—my daughter Ivanka, stand up Ivanka, doesn’t she look amazing? She’s got a great body—members of congress, my fellow WINNING Americans, I’ve come here to tell you about the amaz-

ing stuff I’ve got planned for us. We are gonna start winning with President Trump! Won’t it be nice to be winning for a change?!

First, let me tell you about how we’re doing on the wall. The people I have working on this wall deal, let me tell you about them. They’re winners.

I’ve got my best people on this; they’ve done deal with Mexico before. And you know Mexico, we can’t trust any of them.

Speaking of illegal immigrants, I want to take a minute to say hello to our friend, you know him, our friend, Ted Cruz. Of course, he will be watching this on his TV, because we had him deported back to his real country, Canada. I wish him well, I really do. When he was running for president, I said, “I hope he gets this figured out in court, so we can be sure we’re electing an American for president this time. I hope his visa paperwork goes well.”

Back to the wall. I’ve seen the plans, and let me tell you, they are beautiful. This is gonna be a big,

beautiful wall, and we’re gonna call it “Trump Wall.” It’s got a ring to it, don’t you think? It’s got a ring to it just like “President Trump.”

And speaking of beautiful, have you all seen my daughter? She’s probably the best vice president we’ve ever had.

She’s definitely the most beautiful.

I haven’t heard what Joe Biden is up to lately. He might be on one of my IRIS FRASHER/Northern Iowan golf courses. I would Trump draws his supporters together for a rally at UNI on Feb 12. invite him, I actually would. I have the lion loan from my father, It’s business. That’s why best courses in the world, this president gig would be I’ve repealed and replaced so I’d say, it’s likely that’s a real bad business decision the big lie, Obamacare. where he and the other guy for me. What can I say? I’m If you want healthcare in would be now. You know a servant. I’ll take a pay-cut America, you can pay for it who I mean, the other guy. if it means making America yourself. That’s what I’ve Did we ever prove that he’s great again. I’m selfless. always done, and I’m the an American citizen? There So, in order to up the president! were a lot of questions salary of this office to a The gravy train is over, about that, you know, when living wage, I’ve cut social folks. We’re gonna make he was president. security, SNAP and the America great again, and I took a real pay-cut Department of Education. we’re gonna do it without when I became president, Because we got to make this these handouts for food you know that? I have to country rich. and healthcare. TRUMP! say, if I didn’t have what’s Somebody said, “Oh, T R U M P ! T R U M P ! left of that small, $1 mil- that’s crass.” It’s not crass. TRUMP! TRUMP!

Diversity Officer will hopefully speed up change

The university I attend, the University of Northern Iowa, began to address racial issues that have been long-suppressed this year. In policy debates, reforms are often opposed with the sophomoric, “Why?” The question does not always lack merit, so I want to spend some time addressing one such response. The university would like to hire someone to fill a new position of chief diversity officer. Why? There are legitimate concerns with rising administrative costs in higher education, and the coddling of students and the declining resilience of college students. These things are not all caused solely by hiring for one new position, but I grant them that a chief diversity officer would require office space and other associated costs.

One could argue that administrative costs suffer a death by a thousand cuts, with this new position adding to the burden.

These may be valid counter-arguments, reasons why there should not be such a position, but the objections don’t raise the affirmative argument, which I would like to add to the debate.

Take the position of general counsel – or chief legal officer – which often

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reports to the chief financial officer in a business. I’m not sure why this occurs so often, though I speculate that as companies grow organically, creating a legal department and appointing a C-level legal officer occurs long after other positions.

This organizational structure seems benign, but there is a problem: it could land a new CEO in jail.

Ben Horowitz, co-founder of venture capital firm Andreesen Horowitz, wrote in his blog, “Why I Did Not Go To Jail,” a story of how an enterprising CFO’s plan to increase employee compensation with stock options almost led to him serving time. The stock option plan seemed benign, had been approved in other companies, and in these companies, the CFO made the call. A different structure in his company played a pivotal role

To guard against employees purposely or accidentally breaking the law in pursuit of their goals, I took two broad measures. First, when we started the company, Marc and I agreed that the company’s General Counsel would always report directly to me.

This is different than in many technology companies where the General Counsel reports to the Chief Financial Officer. That way, there would be no way for another executive to subvert the law in pursuit of the number. …

[CFO] Michelle ultimately served 3½ months in jail for her part in the other company’s stock option practice—the same practice that we nearly implemented at Opsware. Since we had the same head of finance, we almost certainly would have been investigated. I obviously don’t know what happened at the other company, but I do know that Michelle had no intention of breaking any laws and no idea that she’d broken any laws. The whole thing was a case of the old saying: “When the paddy wagon pulls up to the house of ill repute, it doesn’t matter what you are doing.

Everybody goes to jail.” Once the SEC decided that most technology company stock option procedures were not as desired, the jail sentences were handed out arbitrarily.

In retrospect, the only thing that kept me out of jail was some good luck and an outstanding General Counsel, and the right organizational design.

A fundamental issue in organizational design is who-reports-to-who. When the general counsel is placed under the financial office, legal concerns more easily run subordinate to financial concerns.

When a university advertises itself to students, it’s easy to check the box of mentioning diversity and inclusion. It’s easy to create a committee, as our university has several, including a Diversity Advisory Committee and a Diversity Council. As I’ve written, though, “Committees Are Slow, Action Isn’t.”

These committees may be created with the best of intentions, but they’re inefficient. They don’t ensure the institution is appropriately addressing concerns from students, but they do provide cover in creating the appearance of action. The administrators on these committees hold offices which, due to their org chart, have an innate hierarchy of concerns.

Like the position technology companies have put themselves in by having the

general counsel report to the financial officer, universities may fail to address endemic racism and suffer problems as my university has. That is where a chief diversity officer comes in: they are the person whose position on the org chart makes it a primary concern.

It’s fair to say that in the wake of protests across the country, addressing the concerns of minority students plays a significant role in campus climate and education. Whether this position is the best way to resolve these concerns, I can hardly say. What’s indisputable is that addressing minority student concerns is vital for maintaining an institution’s standing.

A business with no legal representation will doubtless run afoul of the law, despite good intentions. A school with no one advocating for diversity will doubtless fail to meet the needs of minority students, likewise.

If no one has the job of advocating for diversity, it won’t be done, and if it is not a C-level position, ensuring minority students are treated fairly ends up subordinate to the all-important numbers of enrollment and retention – or in private schools, the more base measure of profit.

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en’s basketball team. The Salt Company also attended, with 70 members present, according to senior accounting and finance major, Mitch Van Es. There were a number

familiar faces, with President Bill Ruud and his wife, Judy, continued from page 1 in attendance, as well as Miss Iowa Taylor Wiebers Multiple campus groups and NISG president, Katie attended the event in orgaEvans. When volunteers nized numbers, including: weren’t packaging meals, the tennis club and the womthey were experiencing what Yates called a ‘hunger simulation’ and discussing the issue of hunger on the main floor of Maucker Union.

The hunger simulation meal included JABCOB MADDEN/Northern Iowan one cup of Over 300 volunteers package food items to be donated on the MLK “Day On” of service in the rice and one Maucker Union Ballroom. half cup of

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According to Yates, this is “the average meal for food insecure people who receive help.”

Van Es said that he was surprised at “how small it was and [how] they don’t get it very often.” Van Es discussed hunger with fellow Salt Company members senior, Jake Kuesel; junior, Trevor Heimbaugh and senior, Brady Ellenbecker.

Ellenbecker said that the meal was “very plain, I can see eating it because you need to, but not because you want to.”

The event featured speakers discussing the problem of hunger extensively. Yates expressed this concisely in her ‘head, shoulders, knees and toes’ model.

“We want volunteers to know local problems about

hunger, feel what its like to be hungry and go out and make a difference,” said Yates.

The volunteers even made a competition out of packaging the meals the fastest, with the women’s basketball team competing against each other to fill their boxes.

The volunteers expressed an overwhelmingly positive attitude about the event.

Junior Myna Tamaka described the event, saying that it was about “ education about the world and getting involved.”

For those who missed the event or were unable to join due to the event being sold out, Yates recommended visiting the Student Leadership Council website or the Volunteer Center of the Cedar Valley for more information.

Ceramists bring “Women’s Work” to UNI DANIELLE NARDINI Staff Writer

“Women’s Work: An Insight into Nature, Beauty

and the Domestic Object” hit the UNI Gallery of Art on Monday, Jan. 11 and will continue to be on display through Tuesday, March. 1.

“Women’s Work” is an invitational group exhibition of ceramic artists curated by UNI professor of art, JoAnn Schnabel, and features art-

ists from across the country.

Artist Virginia Scotchie will present a lecture at 7 p.m. on Jan. 19 in the Kamerick Art Building, room 111. An opening reception will follow.

Participants include: Lesley Baker, Susan Beiner, Kim Dickey, Erin Furimsky, Kristen Kieffer, Jae Won Lee, Liz Quackenbush, Amy Santoferraro, Virginia Scotchie, Bonnie Seeman and Schnabel herself.

Darrell Taylor, director of the UNI Gallery of Art, looks forward to the influence the gallery will have on the community.

“The exhibition was created for the benefit of UNI ceramics students, students in general and patrons of the Gallery who follow, or are intrigued by, up-and-coming ceramics artists,” said Taylor.

“All the work on display is new work by successful working ceramists, who in essence provide examples for our students on how to be a career artist.”

A variety of work will be featured in the gallery, but all include a common theme.

“All the exhibitors are women who are creating artwork dealing with perceptions of beauty, depictions of nature, and everyday domestic objects,” said Taylor. “Viewers can look forward to seeing challenging, colorful and ambitious artwork in a wide variety of styles. Some work is bold and humorous, some work is quiet and intricate; some work is abstract and highly textured.”

Later this spring, the Gallery will present “Race and Social Justice,” a UNI Permanent Art Collection exhibition curated by students from associate professor Elizabeth Sutton’s Early 20th Century Art course. It is associated with the campus-wide Reaching for Higher Ground “And Justice for All” programming. It will open during the “Women’s Work” exhibit and then March 21 - April 16 and April 25 – May 7.

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Lady Panthers basketball starts Missouri Valley strong KEVIN DEITRICK

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With the basketball season in full swing, there have already been many crazy moments, especially in the state of Iowa. If you haven’t heard, all three major Iowa men’s college basketball teams (UNI, Iowa, Iowa State) have upset a No. 1 ranked team.

Among the craziness that is men’s basketball, the women’s basketball team has held steady and are putting up a solid year so far. Before the season started, the women’s basketball team returned four starters and were ready to improve on previous years.

How have they been doing this year?

Coming off a year in which they finished 12-6 in the Missouri Valley conference and 17-15 overall, the team look to have an even better year and perhaps make the conference title.

That’s precisely what they have done. The lady Panthers are tied for first with the Drake Bulldogs at 5-1.

Riding a four-game win-

ning streak, UNI’s gained some momentum riding into their showdown with Drake on Sunday. During that fourgame winning streak, they averaged 59 points per game, beating their opponents by an average of 10 points.

As stated before, the Panthers are returning four starters, and that means experience, which means much when it comes to conference play and NCAA Tournament. That experience has paid off with a 5-1 conference record.

So who are these leaders?

To start, there is Madison Weekly, junior, leading the team in scoring with 16 points per game and minutes with 34 per game. Next up is Amber Sorenson, senior, who averages 14 points per game.

Averaging 10 points a game and leading the team with seven rebounds is Jen Keitel, senior. Keitel has been huge for the team this year on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. On the offensive she has a total of 44 rebounds, twice as much as Weekly, who is second with

22. Those 44 rebounds go with her 180 total points.

On the defensive side of the ball, she leads the team with 76 defensive rebounds and 23 blocks.

With the grind of a long basketball season, there are going to be ups and downs.

There will be nights where a team goes out, plays to their abilities and has a heck of a game. Other nights it’s going to feel like you are not doing anything right. I don’t care how good of a team you are, you’re going to have some bad games.

With that being said, let’s talk about the Panther’s best win and worst loss.

Personally, I like to get the bad news out of the way first. The worst was against North Dakota on December 5. UNI shot just 38.5 percent from the field and finished 9-29 from the arc. It was a game in which the Panthers were +3 in turnover differential, with North Dakota racking up nine steals. It was a game to forget.

Now for the good news!

Their best win came against South Dakota on Nov. 17.

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Madison Weekly leads the Lady Panthers with 16.1 points per game. The Panthers play Drake in Des Moines on Jan. 24.

South Dakota, who is currently 13-5, did not have a good game. The Panthers held them to 28 percent shooting (16-57). Jen Keitel had the best game, shooting 50 percent with 15 points and four blocks.

In college basketball, it comes down to experience.

Sure, it’s nice to get the best recruits, but experience is

vital if you want to make a run at a national title.

The Panthers have exactly that. With a solid start in conference play, they will look to continue their success as the season progresses. They have many games left to cement themselves as the team to beat in the Missouri Valley, most notably this Sunday at Drake.

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Flag football competes for title in Florida

“We went into regionals with a swagger that really showed Sports Columnist throughout the tournament,” Over Christmas break, Team said Martin. “It was truly a team UNIted represented UNI effort to bring home the trophy. in the National Intramural- In all honesty, regionals was just Recreational Sports Association a reminder. A reminder that we (NIRSA) Flag Football are still the best washed-up athChampionships in Pensacola, letes in the Midwest region and Florida. arguably throughout the nation Tickets to enter this tourna- as well.” ment were not bought, they Martin definitely had great were earned. The teams that control of his offense, but we won their regional bracket auto- all know it is defense that wins matically qualified for nationals championships. and got their entry paid for.

Matt Streb led his defense Other teams could enter the with his consistent flag pulling, national tournament, but they which resulted in a (rumored) would have to pay. record of 37 flag pulls in the Team UNIted won their championship game. regional tournament in “Big time players step up in Nebraska back in November, big games,” said Streb of his making them UNI’s first team to performance. win the Midwest region. They After the championship was played against some of the top sealed in Nebraska, it was time teams in the Midwest and ended for UNIted to shift their focus to up going an impressive 6-0. nationals.

Creighton, Air Force and Iowa The NIRSA Flag Football State were just some of teams Championship was scheduled UNIted took down. from Jan. 2-4. The team made Patrick Martin, quarterback their way down to Florida a of UNIted, commented on the few days before the tournament team’s impressive showing. just as an NFL superstar would RYAN HERRING

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for the Pro Bowl. The guys experienced some unfortunately cold weather in Florida, but, ultimately, it wasn’t a big deal because, for them, it was a business trip. Simple math suggests: less time on the beach equals more touchdowns.

The format of the tournament involved teams beginning by competing in pool play. There were three to four teams in each pool, and the top two teams from each entered bracket play.

UNIted was pooled with Southern University and Pensacola State. They defeated Pensacola in a thriller, winning, 28-27, but fell short to Southern University. This was enough for the UNI squad to move into the bracket of the final 16 teams.

UNIted lost to a tough University of Southern Florida team, 28-6, in their first elimination game, but that did not take away from a successful season.

They were the first UNI team to win their region and the first to make it to nationals bracket play.

Being a part UNIted is a lot more than just playing football.

The team is filled with strong friendships with guys who love spending time together. They enjoy each other’s company, whether it be fundraising for their trips, running routes or just hanging out.

Martin summed up the team’s incredible year of traveling around to compete.

“We came, we saw and we conquered both on and off the field.”

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