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Colleges Math Club Partnership brings opportunities to high school students Against Cancer

TEHRENE FIRMAN Staff Writer

What do you get when you add up a hard-working professor, teaching majors who love being in the classroom and a lot of high school students excited to learn? The Math Club, also known as Mu Alpha Tau Eta, has become a hit this semester at West High School in Waterloo.

The Math Club takes place every Monday from 3-5 p.m. in the classrooms of West High. It is led

by University of Northern Iowa math teaching majors who are enrolled in the High School Math Teaching Methods class taught by Jihwa Noh, associate professor of mathematics education.

Noh, who originally start-

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Nick Bushkofsky, a senior chemistry education major and a math education minor, helps a West High School student with her homework as a way to complete his level III field experience in teaching.

ed the program, said, “When I was trying to figure out how I was going to structure the field experience component of the class, I got con-

nected with Rhonda Tiwari (Career Interest Academy Coordinator) and found out that there was a need for homework help, ACT prep

and just interesting activities to get students to think about mathematics as their See MATH CLUB, page 3

Ken Murphy opens up about blindness SARAH KELZER

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Ken Murphy, who suffers from glaucoma, shared his experiences with UNI students about being blind and the obstacles that he has had to overcome.

On Nov. 15, Ken Murphy spoke to the University of Northern Iowa community about his experiences with going blind and the obstacles it presents. Murphy’s presentation was coordinated by the student organization Awareness for Individuals with Disabilities.

Murphy has glaucoma, which according to glaucoma.org “is a group of diseases that can steal sight without warning or symptoms. More than three million Americans have it. Only half know.” His glaucoma, which is hereditary, has led to some amusing stories that he was happy to share.

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Celebrate, remember and fight back. That is the motto of Colleges Against Cancer, a group that does various activities in order to raise money for cancer research.

CAC groups exist all over the world, including right here at the University of Northern Iowa.

“Colleges Against Cancer has a huge impact on many people across the UNI campus,” said Sarah McCarty, co-president of UNI CAC. “If someone has not been directly affected by cancer, they are lucky. It is a terrible disease that has taken too much from too many.”

CAC is split into eight committees that work together to fundraise for all types of cancer.

“Many in the organization have been touched by cancer, others are just wanting to find a cure and some are cancer survivors themselves,” said Emily Droessler, vice president of CAC. The committees put on fundraisers that include having fun while raising money.

Kayleigh Green, a member of the entertainment committee of CAC, said the goal of CAC is to raise awareness to the point where CAC doesn’t even need to exist.

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ICBS hosts ‘Focus on Brazil’ CATHERINE AU JONG Staff Writer

The University of Northern Iowa International Club for Business Students hosted “Focus on Brazil” Nov. 16. Students experienced Brazil in various forms, including food, displays, dance and discussions.

The event attracted students from many backgrounds.

The committee provided foods from Brazil such as chocolates, snacks and coffee, as well as information

displays that helped students learn about Brazilian culture and businesses.

The UNI Capoeira team also colored the night with their performance and invited students to perform with them. After entertainment and treats, students started to talk to each other and shared information.

Members of the ICBS believe that holding events like this is really important for all students, not only for See BRAZIL, page 3

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Students participated in “Focus on Brazil,” which offered them the opportunity to experience Brazilliam food, dance and culture.

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Although Murphy is not considered completely blind, he can only see at 10 feet what people with regular vision can see at the end of a football field.

As a second grade teacher for 30 years, Murphy refused to believe that anything was wrong with his vision. However, he frequently called his kids the wrong names, could not tell who was in the back rows (or what they were doing) and was not even able to read the clock.

Murphy expressed that the most significant part of the ordeal was not being able to read his students’ expressions. It took many “uh-oh incidents” for him to finally admit he had a problem.

For example, when Murphy went to renew his driver’s license, he was a

bit wary about the vision test. It seemed like it was getting harder each time.

“Well, this time, I bent down to look at the vision test and I thought, man, I can actually see them this time! So I read A, F, L, G, H, V,” said Murphy. He then stood up proudly and gave the lady behind the counter a big smile.

“She then informed me, ‘Those are numbers ,Mr. Murphy.’ I laughed –– what else could you do,” said Murphy. Even at that point, Murphy did not acknowledge the fact that he had a vision problem.

The final incident that led Murphy to realize his glaucoma was actually worse than he thought was when he was the designated driver on St. Patrick’s Day one year. He was leaving the parking ramp and asked the man if the gate was up or down. The man informed him that there

was no gate.

“I could probably drive today if I had a GPS, there were not any people crossing the street, if there weren’t any stop and go lights … and probably as long as there weren’t any other cars on the road,” joked Murphy.

“I’ve done some things that I never thought I could do.

I am more confident now than I ever was, even when I was driving and I think I am a kinder person now than I was before.”

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When Murphy admitted he had a problem, he immediately received an associate to help him at school, which helped drastically. The associate corrected papers but he kept the job of reading his stu-

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dents’ journals with the help of a CCTV, which is a magnifying device.

“It was such a rich experience,” said Murphy. “The best part of the day was when I was reading their journals.”

To get help with his glaucoma, Murphy went to Des Moines for an eight-month stay that helped change his life for the better. Before that he was sinking into a depression, assuming he would just never leave the house again. The center helped him gain back his independence by offering five classes that could be incorporated into everyday life.

Each day involved shop class, computer work, Braille, cooking and travel lessons. Each class was done while wearing “sleepshades,” which is basically a big blindfold that prohibits people from seeing. Shop class involved power tools, the computer class had no monitors to go along with

their computers, and cooking class involved cooking a seven-course dinner for the final. Braille was the most difficult thing to learn, but Murphy eventually got it down.

“I empathize a lot more with children learning to read since I had that experience,” said Murphy.

Murphy uses special equipment to help him adapt to his new way of life. For instance, he owns a talking timer, a talking thermometer and a book reader. However, Murphy does not rely on technology alone and has learned to improve his other senses.

“I’ve done some things that I never thought I could do. I am more confident now than I ever was, even when I was driving, and I think I am a kinder person now than I was before,” said Murphy.

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future in the area.”

There hasn’t been an activity like the Math Club for students to get involved in for a long time, not because students and teachers don’t want one, but because creating a program like this takes a lot of time and energy for those involved.

The West High School students aren’t the only ones benefiting from their time in the Math Club. UNI teaching majors are benefiting as well, getting a lot of classroom experience and really enjoying their time spent with the kids.

“I like how the Math Club is after school and everyone that’s there is voluntary so they’re willing to learn and they actually have fun doing it,” said Nick Kuhle, a junior math education major. “It’s a fun, hands-on after-school activity and we’d love to get more people involved.”

“I like how we’re not constrained about the curriculum so we can do lessons we might find more interesting.

We’re able to explore some very unique activities,” said Matt Waldschmitt, a senior math education major.

“When we prepare activities there are four things that my students and I keep in mind — interactive, handson, investigative and reallife applications,” said Noh. “They spend enough time during the day just sitting in their chairs and we want

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Other members gave similar comments, saying the goal is to one day have a cancer-free world.

“This organization does not just raise money or give recognition to just a few cancers, but we try to do an event or something for each and every awareness month that there is during the year,” said Bart Upah, vice chair of the CAC entertainment committee.

McCarty believes CAC is a group worth joining.

“I have been involved since my freshman year … I have met some amazing and inspiring people through this organization, and they give me hope that one day no one will have to be told, ‘You have cancer.’ The passion and motivation that the committee members have in CAC blows me away every day. I know that we are a part of something much greater and that while our impact may seem small compared to what is being done worldwide, every action we take helps create a world with more birthdays,” she said.

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them to be able to become active learners and problem solvers.”

Some activities the students were able to get involved in during the previous Math Club meetings were a math version of Jeopardy, pentomino puzzles and even a game where the students had to figure out how to help Bruce Willis by measuring gallons of water.

Those unique activities give the West High School students an experience very different from the typical classroom feel.

“The Department of Mathematics is completely supportive of this program.

Outreaching with surrounding schools is something that we have not done enough of in the past and this program is getting students interested in mathematics and is letting them see the things you can do with math,” said Douglas Mupasiri, interim department head of mathematics.

The department hopes that this program has a significant effect on the students involved with it and that they ultimately study mathematics themselves someday. The program is something that the math department would like to continue into next semester and potentially years to come.

“It’s great for my students to get that interaction with high school kids,” Noh said. “It’s been a win-win process for everyone.” in helping with the fight against cancer can participate in the following CAC events: • Nov. 18 — Great American Smokeout. Students can go to Maucker Union and visit CAC’s table from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for information about lung cancer.

• Dec. 7 — Holiday cards for survivors. Visit the College Eye Room in the lower level of Maucker Union from 7-8:30 p.m. to write cards for cancer survivors that you know or that CAC is aware of.

• Feb. 24 — Relay for Life kick-off. Stop by the Hub to celebrate the Relay for Life event.

• April 8-9 — Relay for Life. This annual event is a walk/run event to raise money for cancer research.

This year, the relay is expected to raise more than half a million dollars for the American Cancer Society since the first relay held at UNI in 2003.

Students interested in joining CAC can fill out an application by contacting McCarty at mccartys@uni. edu.

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business students. They said there is an increasing trend of student awareness towards globalization and learning about other cultures, hence the ICBS offers a bridge for students to explore other cultures.

“Globalization is happening and business people need to tailor their business to suit the local culture they are in.”

Khidir Ridzuan Member of ICBS

“I did not know exactly what Brazil is about, except for the soccer,” said Khidir Ridzuan, a member of ICBS. “And I also did not know how the business culture in Japan is, but after “Focus on Japan,” I know there are certain ways they do things that other countries do not practice.”

As Brazil is also one of the countries that is economically developing, students

believed that it is important to learn its culture.

“Globalization is happening and business people need to tailor their business to suit the local culture that they are in,” Ridzuan said.

Therefore, the ICBS is planning to conduct focuses on other countries including Russia, France and Malaysia. Students may also nominate their home countries to be featured.

Although most of the people who came to this event are business students, the ICBS is expecting more students to take advantage of the events they offer.

“Usually we have more people that are interested in the culture, even more than the business aspect of it,” said Choekyab Tuladhar, an ICBS member from Nepal.

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Teaching to learn

Students from UNI and Price Lab collaborate

By KARI BRAUMANN Editorial Staff

For several weeks, students in Bettina Fabos’ Interactive Digital Communication class at the University of Northern Iowa and Julie Creeden’s sixth grade class at Malcolm Price Laboratory School have been getting together to work on a creative project.

The UNI students partnered up with the sixth-graders in the computer lab to explore Adobe Creative Suite programs such as Photoshop and Flash.

Each pair or group of three is using the programs to create and animate a scene from the book “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen. “(The sixth-graders) read the book in class ... (and) we were instructed of what each scene consisted of. And then it was up to them to help animate it, to give it some sort of lifelike touch,” said Tara McCready, a senior electronic media major in the class.

The collaboration is part of the Education unit of the Interactive Digital Communication class. “(The segment of the class) we’re in right now has (the UNI students) look at all the issues

UNI food drive gives back to community

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UNI communcation studies professor Bettina Fabos and UNI students Marissa Cory and Nana Simpson teach Price Lab student Kaitlynne Vaughn how to use Adobe Flash.

revolving around computers in the classroom, and teachers and digital literacy, and the importance of 21st-century skills,” said Fabos, an associate professor of communication studies.

“So this is a way to sort of immerse them in the topic.”

Before work on the projects began, Fabos had her students complete tutorials on Photoshop and Flash, so they were ready to teach the

sixth-graders what they knew.

When the sixth-graders came in, they had chosen scenes from “Hatchet” and began selecting images from the New York Public Digital Library.

Together, the UNI and Price Lab students edited the images with Photoshop and animated them with Flash. It was a learning experience for everyone involved.

“All of this is new to us too,

so it feels good that we’re able to teach it to another student that doesn’t know a lot about it,” said Nana Simpson, a junior communication major. “We’re learning a lot as we try to teach.”

“It’s cool because now we get to teach someone, and once you teach someone, it’s like, pretty much, you’ve got it.

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UNI Construction Management Team places third at regional competition

By MAGGIE DONOVAN Staff Writer

Six members of the University of Northern Iowa Construction Management Team recently placed third at a student competition in Nebraska City, Neb. The competition was hosted by Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) and was sponsored by McCarthy Construction.

The six team members were seniors Taylor Bombei, Brad Manternach, Dustin Bauman and Vaugn Miller, and juniors Tim Bratvold and Brendan Miller. The team was accompanied by a construction faculty member, M.D. Salim.

Prior to the competition in Nebraska City, the six team members were given a problem statement and company name for an approximately 70,000 square foot medical facility and were then asked to build a fic-

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UNI Construction Managment team members (from left) Tim Bratvold, Brad Manternach, Dustin Bauman, Vaugn Miller, Brendan Miller and Taylor Bombei took third at a regional competition in Nebraska City, Neb.

tional company. The team had three weeks to prepare a qualification package that consisted of the company’s history, staff, safety plan and methods of quality control. Students were also asked to address controversial topics such as Leadership

in Energy and Environmental Design Certification and Building Information 3-D Modeling.

While they were in Nebraska City, the team compiled a preliminary project estimate, construction schedule and site-spe-

cific project management plan.

The students were not allowed to contact any source of information outside of their hotel room during this time.

UNI Construction Management club president Ryan Koopmann believes that competing in a competition such as this gives students an edge when it comes to their futures.

“The six students that attended the competition can walk away not only with the experience but also with newlydeveloped industry connections, enhanced presentation skills and a better understanding of the construction process as a whole,” he said. “Placing third in this competition to two of the leading construction programs in the nation speaks volumes for the students’ capabilities and will give them a tremendous edge when they begin to look for jobs in the future.”

In Iowa, one in eight residents goes to bed hungry. Each year, at least 40,000 Northeast Iowa citizens, including almost 16,000 children, get help from the Northeast Iowa Food Bank and surrounding food banks.

With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, the University of Northern Iowa’s fall food drive is underway. Teamed with the Northeast Iowa Food Bank, Essentials in Maucker Union is hosting UNI’s food drive through Nov. 30. Students can drop off canned goods or donate money. Last year, Essentials collected 130 pounds of food and $266 in donations, and this year they’re striving to go beyond that. Even the smallest donation can make a difference -- just one dollar can buy $11 worth of groceries.

Essentials’ supervisors Seth Hoerner, a senior marketing and finance major; Alex Mark, a junior biology major; Stefanie Haxmeier, a sophomore business teaching major; and Shelley Pruess, Essentials’ retail manager, all lead the food drive and love giving back to the community.

“We’ve been doing the food drive since 2004 when we opened up,” said Pruess, whose love for getting involved grew when she and the Essentials employees saw the impact of the food bank, and since then they have turned UNI’s food drive into a tradition. “We started it because the employees wanted to give back.”

Pruess said the involvement is unifying for Essentials employees. “(It) brings us together, outside the workplace,” she said.

So far, Essentials has accepted more food items than last year, and about half the sum of monetary donations as last year. With one week left before Thanksgiving, the Essentials supervisors are fervently encouraging donations of either kind. For each donation a student makes, students on campus receive a discount, based on how much Essentials has accumulated so far. The more students give, the higher a discount they are rewarded.

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‘Morning Glory’ shows the humorous side of news production

By EMILY HEYER Film Critic

“Do you think you can do this job?” That is the premise of “Morning Glory.”

Becky Fuller (Rachel McAdams, “Mean Girls,” “Sherlock Holmes”) is a 28-yearold little engine that could.

Fired from her old job on a local New Jersey morning show, she lands herself at the fictional network IBS, as the executive producer of “Daybreak” – a failing morning show on its last leg.

On her first day, she fires the narcissistic creeper coanchor Paul McVee (Ty Burell, “Modern Family”), and begins looking for a new one. After some digging and some convenient contract loopholes, she convinces legendary anchorman Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford, “Indiana Jones”) to take his place. This is where the real conflict begins. According to her budding romantic interest, Adam (Patrick Wilson, “Watchmen”), Mike is the “third worst person in the world” and his hatred of the morning show proves him difficult. The movie continues with Becky’s story, her fighting to get Pomeroy to be a success, her fight to keep the show going and her romance with Adam.

There are some movies in which one can imagine different actors or actresses playing a certain role. “Morning Glory” is not one of them. It has a stellar cast, from its leading lady McAdams, to the cheesy weatherman Ernie Appleby (Matt Malloy, “Bounty Hunter”). The star, of course, is McAdams.

While the “Plastics” might call her a nervous, talkative wreck, she indeed makes Becky lovable from the very first scene

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The morning national news program, “Daybreak,” has a new producer, Becky Fuller (Rachel McAdams, left) who must contend with the show’s gruff host Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford) in Paramount Pictures’ comedy “Morning Glory.”

– a rather awful first date. Her quirks never overpower her personality.

The next best player in this movie is, naturally, Ford. As Pomeroy, a newsman who once “wiped Mother Theresa’s forehead with a damp cloth during a cholera outbreak,” he is grumpy, self-entitled and smart.

He bickers with his co-host Colleen Peck, a former beauty queen wonderfully portrayed by Diane Keaton, in a way that is reminiscent of Ron Burgundy and Veronica Corningstone in “Anchorman.”

Throughout the movie, Mike’s relationship with Becky buds, and the almost father-daughter relationship is one of the best in the film.

Of course, since this is a romantic comedy, there is a romantic interest. Adam, a fellow IBS employee, loves Becky for her quirks and works with

her through her workaholic ways. There are some speed bumps along the way, but everything (rom-com spoiler alert) ends up well.

The script, written by Aline Brosh McKenna (“The Devil Wears Prada”) is funny, smart and heartwarming. With an excellent cast and excellent direction by Roger Mitchell

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Because you can learn it and forget it.

Of course, you can learn it again, but once you teach it, you can always go back and do it again, so it’s good,” said Zach Ploeger, a junior electronic media major.

The Price Lab students enjoyed the project as well as their visit to the university.

“It was pretty cool because I’d never been (to) UNI before!” said Leighton Potter. “It was really fun. I’d never actually learned how to do stuff on the Internet before. Now I know how.”

“I thought it was gonna be cool. I wanted to learn about a new program. I think it’s fun because we’re making our own scene and it’s moving – I’ve never really seen that except for a couple of times,” said Phynnex Ambrose.

The students ran into several obstacles as they worked on their projects.

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Last week, Simpson’s group watched in surprise as their computer shut down without warning. They had to start over from scratch. McCready noted that the time they had to work together in class seemed very limited and was able to see “through a teacher’s perspective how they really try to stay on top of their syllabus and the class schedule.”

Ploeger enjoyed the troubleshooting process in his group.

“There’s always problems with Flash and Adobe and stuff like that. It’s fun because now we get to work with both him and ourselves, you know, three heads trying to figure out something ... (it’s) a whole other world, problem solving, not just only for Flash but altogether, as a group,” he said.

Creeden has noticed the project’s benefits for her sixth-graders and herself as a teacher.

“I see a lot of different benefits, both with the basic comprehension of the book, as well as learning 21st-century

skills ... It’s okay to learn something either through a tutorial or having somebody show you step by step, but it means so much more when you have a purpose to apply that right away.”

from Essentials, 23rd Street Market and Biscotti’s and can even donate excess dining dollars. This week, Essentials hit the 100-item mark, discounting Trolli Gummies to $1 per bag. For the next

120 people who donate one dollar or more or bring in food items, Essentials is handing out free snack bars. When the 150-item mark is surpassed, Essentials will give away 50-cent bags of popcorn.

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to have these kinds of experiences,” she laughed.

Fabos thinks the UNI students have benefited as well.

“I think this has probably been one of their most enjoyable units in the class so far. ... They’re problem-solving on a “(The segment of the class) we’re in level that they weren’t really required to right now has (the UNI students) look with my other assignments.”

Fabos co-directs a program called at all the issues revolving around Camp Multimedia for students in grades computers in the classroom, and 6-9.

According to its website, www. teachers and digital literacy, and the campmultimedia.com, it “promotes digiimportance of 21st-century skills.” tal skills and project-based learning.”

Bettina Fabos Fabos hopes to extend the opportunities associate professor of communication studies Camp Multimedia creates to K-12 classrooms in the future.

Creeden also worked on the project “What we’re actually trying to do and learned from the UNI students. She is transfer the skills, the pedagogy of believes the experience, which was chal- Camp Multimedia to Price Lab and ... lenging for her, will help her put herself then use Price Lab as a testing ground in her students’ shoes. to then spread this kind of teaching “It gives me a lot more empathy across the state of Iowa,” Fabos said. when it’s a situation where it’s not so “Isn’t that exciting?” easy for them. It’s good for us ‘old folks’ so involved. If the university community can see the teamwork … there’s more than just us,” Pruess said. “This is just a start, just a stepping stone. We hope to carry it on.”

Homegrown Panther music

By BLAKE FINDLEY Staff Writer

The University of Northern Iowa’s School of Music is hosting a Student Composers Concert showcasing the work of students on Nov. 18. The event will be held at 6 p.m. in Davis Hall in the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public.

“We would like to invite everyone from all across campus to come out and support these hard-working students.

Students will enjoy the homegrown music written by their peers,” said Jonathan Schwabe, a UNI professor of music theory and composition.

The concert will feature pieces by student composers that will span a wide array of musical styles and instruments -- including a string trio; a string quartet; a piece for a piano, bass clarinet and viola; brass quartets, an electronic and video piece, and many others.

Works by UNI music students William Beyer, Collin Braley, Michael Conrad, Aaron Hynds, Nicholas McGrath, Larry Reed and Kevin Whiteman will be performed.

Each student was personally instructed either by Schwabe or by Alan Schmitz, professor of music theory and composition.

“These students are among those few who find the art of composing music to be both challenging and rewarding,” Schmitz said. “It’s challeng-

ing to create new music and new sounds. It’s rewarding to finally get to hear the ideas and new pieces these young artists have created.”

Aaron Hynds, a senior music major, will be performing his composition, “Supermassive,” for solo tuba and multimedia. The piece was originally written for the solo tuba, but Hynds also created a video work to accompany the piece. Additionally, there is an electronic music track, sampled from a live performance by Reeperbahn, an ambient music group consisting of Hynds and his brother, Danny. “Supermassive” is intended to be a relaxing, introspective piece, and is also indebted to the work of composers Brian Eno and Ingram Marshall.

“The Student Composer’s Concert is a great way to hear some new music, and from what I can tell, there will be a lot of variety in Thursday night’s program,” Hynds said.

Another featured composer will be William Beyer, a double major in composition and theory and instrumental mass education with an emphasis in saxophone and piano. Beyer, also UNI’s carillonneur, will be presenting a work entitled, “Elegy for a Fallen Relationship.” The piece features the piano, bass clarinet and viola. The piece assimilates extended piano techniques and 20th century music compositional organization.

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Personal Wellness

Personal Wellness. It is a class that is part of the Liberal Arts Core. It is a class that every single University of Northern Iowa student must take in order to graduate. It is a ADAM HASELHUHN class that needs to go.

Since I was a freshadamh@uni.edu man I can remember student government leaders discussing fighting to have Personal Wellness removed as a single required class from the LAC. Last year as student body president I felt the same way and sent a letter to the Liberal Arts Core Committee. But I had more than just secondhand information to critique the class with – I was going to take Personal Wellness last semester. Let me share my experience with you.

Last semester, I was enrolled in Personal Wellness to fulfill Category 5 of the LAC. As the first few weeks of the semester went by, I quickly realized that this class was going to take up more time in my schedule than my three other classes, two of which were for my major. I was being asked to attend an impossible amount of required activities outside of the scheduled class time. While I never expected special treatment in my role as student body president, I did expect some level of flexibility from the professors when it came to out of class activities. When I asked to do the same level of work and the same type of activities around my own schedule, I was told by one of the professors “they could make no exceptions.” Realizing that I could not actually pass this class at UNI, I dropped

it and took the W. I have now enrolled in the Hawkeye Community College section of Personal Wellness. While this is something I did not want to do, I was left with no other options. I think it says a lot about a program when the former student body president encourages students to take this required class at a different institution.

My own personal thoughts on the class are that it is outdated. When talking with students, the most common complaint I hear about the educational experience at UNI is, “I had to take Personal Wellness.” It is becoming more and more difficult for students to graduate in four years.

The state of Iowa ranks highest in the nation for average student debt upon graduation. I’m not blaming this solely on Personal Wellness or the Liberal Arts Core by any means. But we must be selective and strategic in the courses we offer. What are students getting from taking a Personal Wellness class that has some of the largest class sizes on campus? Forcing students to take a class on Personal Wellness should not be a priority of our university. In my eyes, it is nonsensical to give students one option for a wellness class.

Other institutions offer more class options pertaining to health and wellness. I agree the class Personal Wellness should remain in the Liberal Arts Core, but it should not stand alone as its own category. Wellness education is extremely valuable, but in this day and age we must be bold and innovative in order to allow our students to succeed. If we stick with the current model of this class, we are not allowing for student success.

The rise of the new media MICHAEL DIPPOLD Michael.S.Dippold @gmail.com

Over the last decade or so, the media has been under constant pressure, and just as often, relentless criticism.

Readership for newspapers has dropped drastically during this period, and many papers have finally hit a breaking point and gone under. The cable news media has become increasingly partisan and obnoxious, opting for entertainment value and bickering over serious news or analysis.

This distinct lack of quality in the media would be a much more serious problem, but with the ever-increasing connectivity of people through the Internet, we have seen a wave of “new media” outlets over that same period of time that provide a comparable (and often superior) source of news.

In fact, you’re probably a consumer of this “new media” already without having giving its significance a sec-

ond thought. When was the last time you read a blog?

Watched an online TV show?

How about the last time you listened to a podcast? Many of these are created and run by ordinary people, but they can provide millions of people with cheap or free access to information that the traditional media either doesn’t want to or isn’t able to provide.

The popularity of blogging is a great example of this trend. Blogs used to be primarily personal or based in entertainment, but many now focus exclusively on news and analysis. Blogging, for those who are capable, can actually be a full-time job. With enough readers, bloggers can sell advertising space or solicit donations to enable them to do it regularly. Trends in blogging have been changing as well, and it’s been moving in the right direction.

According to a Pew report from earlier this year, the number of teenage and young adult bloggers has been dropping drastically, likely due to the draw of social media sites,

and the number of adult bloggers (30 years old and up) has increased over that same period of time. This shows a trend in blogging that seems to be largely positive. To put this into perspective, I would argue that many of the most respectable journalists working in the United States right now work for blogs, and their separation from other, traditional news sources allows them to maintain that journalistic integrity that’s so utterly lacking elsewhere.

Blogs are definitely not the only new media outlet that has increased in popularity over the last few years. Podcasting has become more mainstream, and for the content-hungry consumer, there is an almost endless list of podcasts to suit any need. The best numbers that I could find show that in the iTunes catalog alone, there are over million downloadable podcasts from 150,000 different authors. One that I listen to regularly features a former radio host turned full-time podcaster giving commentary on whatever political issues See NEW MEDIA, page 9

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From the editorial staff

L8er G8er

LOL..hey do u no ne1 goin 2 the game…LMK. If you can understand this sentence with no hitches, this article pertains to you.

According to the article “College Profs not LOL about Student’s Texting Lingo” in the Chicago Tribune, professors are not only telling their students to leave the lingo out of their academic papers, but may additionally advise students to stray from that type of language in less formal writing, such as e-mails. Faculty members are not impressed when they read the language of acronyms and abbreviations, and find the language dampers a student’s professionalism.

One such professor, Alejo Enriquez, at California State University-East Bay, clears the air and does not tolerate any text lingo. His syllabus reads, “Despite the fact that I happen to be perfectly capable of reading any incoherent drivel you may send to my (e-mail) inbox directly from your phone keypad, ‘wut up ya I cnt make it 2 class lol’ is insanely unprofessional.” Of all the ways to invalidate or tarnish your credibility as a student, word of advice: do NOT let inadequate writing in an e-mail be one of them.

While the youth of the nation call this lingo IMing or texting, the other generations call it IM-glish and E-illiteracy. In an effort to help you distinguish yourself from the students who begin an e-mail, “Yo, teach!”, here are some “e-mail netiquette” tips for successful communication with your professors.

Starting from scratch; first, utilize an official e-mail account. Your Gmail, Hotmail and Facebook accounts and e-mails from these unofficial addresses could be deleted, spammed or ignored. Most likely, they will not be read.

Next, establish who you are! Include your first AND last name. Many professors have several classes, so it would be ideal to also include the class title and section number.

Instructors have incredible e-mail traffic as they are committee members, may conduct their own research and teach multiple classes. In other words, be frank with your message so the professor may quickly understand what it is in reference to.

In the greeting and acknowledgment, maintain a sense of respect. Before you even begin type out an e-mail, review your syllabus to correctly address the professor and determine their prefix. If you are unsure about what prefix to use, use “Professor.” In the midst of your stare-down with the class syllabus, double-check to see if your question is answered to save yourself and the professor some time.

Remember, no matter how fly or laid-back your instructor may seem, never begin your message with “Hey, teach!”

The message itself should be organized and specific.

Leave out the scenarios, situations or elongated stories if possible. If you find your message evolves into a series of paragraphs and you are producing a small novel out of pure improvisation, perhaps setting up an appointment with the professor or visiting during office hours may serve you well.

When submitting assignments through e-mail, again, take pains to organize the material; use breaks and spaces when necessary and format the e-mail to ease the angst of reading.

Finally, end the message with appreciation. And one more piece of advice: do not use any instant messaging lingo or texting abbreviations. LOL. (Pretty abrupt, eh?) Some professors may take one look at the jumble of letters and think you zonked out at the end of the e-mail and found the keyboard made a comfortable pillow for your head.

Instead, a simple “thank you” will be satisfactory. Signing off with your full name (skip your middle name), as well as the course name and schedule again, will set the professor leagues ahead of other professors receiving a message such as this: hey, Jamison! wat up? i was hopin u could tell me y i did so bad on that test……? also, sry i cnt make it 2 class fri.

L8er G8er, Mary This editorial reflects the position of the Northern Iowan’s editorial staff: John Anderson, Leah Jeffries, Brad Eilers, Cassie Tegeler, Anna Schreck and Kari Braumann.

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the followers that by not following God, you are surely NICK doomed to eternity in hell. If KROB you don’t repent for your sins, nickkrob@ you will not be getting into googlemail.com heaven.

From the second you Let me just open up for join your particular religion, attack and say it: Christianity chances are that the teachings is propagated by fear, and ultiare scaring you into acting in mately exists only because of accordance with their wishes, the gullible nature of the folwhether you realize it or not. lowers. How else would Bill Otherwise religions would Wiese’s book “23 Minutes in quickly crumble. If there was Hell” be a New York Times nothing riding on them, peoBest Seller? ple would have no incentives Surely a man who claims to not to be critical. have been sent to hell couldn’t But when religions do have sold something bad over a million or nonsensibooks. Is this But it angers me that cal, the followreal life? Over someone honestly is ers just ignore a million it. They are having success scampeople honnaive to anyestly believe ming millions and thing bad in a man when that it is changing the their religion, he says, “I because they way people act. was horrified are scared to as I heard the disobey. Even screams of an when it makes them bigoted untold multitude of people and oppressive, they accept it crying out in torment”? In as God’s will. real life, we call a person like This fear, though, is not that crazy and delusional. Or natural. You are not scared to just a scam artist. question the Republican party.

Bill Wiese honestly claims Or the PTA. But religion? to have been taken out of his There are elderly ladies that body on Nov. 22, 1998 and would kill me for questionsent thousands of feet below ing the Catholic Church. But ground to the fiery pits of frankly, I’ll take my chances hell. There is no use for me to going to hell if that means I repeat his cliché babble, as he don’t have to believe a kook continues on about demons, like Bill Wiese. pain, fire, torture and no Yet I must be fair in saying escape. that not all Catholics believe The fact that a man honthis garbage. In fact, many estly claims to have gone to don’t. I just feel as though hell for 23 minutes is not there must be a reason to scary. That sort of claim describe why such nonsense, happens everyday. The scary claiming to be purely nonpart is that millions of people fictitious, is making waves believe him and are willing to around the country. And I change their lives because of find it hard not to blame reliit. gion as the culprit.

In the normal world, peoAside from religion, there ple are skeptical when othare countless articles pubers claim to have out-of-thislished tarnishing Wiese’s world prophetic experiences. credibility and exposing the Especially when they are tryinconsistencies of his book ing to make money off of that I find it pointless to their experience. But in the repeat. I just have this desire world of Christianity, it is in my heart that the book the word of God. Because itself will somehow cease to who dares question a prophet exist. of the Lord? Even if he is a Trying to prove why a guy questionable, lying opportunwho says he went to hell and ist. came back to preach the word If you have read the book, is lying is like explaining why I’m sorry. I tried, and failed.

Paul Bunyan doesn’t exist.

After a few pages of some But then I remember that nobody trying to scare me over 1 million people believe into praising the Lord and it. Who knows? Maybe they living a better life, I couldn’t know something I don’t, and take it. But it angers me that I’ll be sent to the place they someone honestly is having are so fearful of. But frankly, success scamming millions even if hell does exist, Bill and that it is changing the Wiese didn’t go there. Every way people act. person with any sort of comYet I believe religion today mon sense knows that. is unfortunately founded on this. And it is why I argue that religion can be, and very often is, a bad thing. Teachings tell

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he feels like talking about in a given week. He’s good enough at what he does that he has garnered a rather large community of supporters, and that allowed him to make the move to creating podcasts as a full-time job, and he continues to distribute them for free.

There are also news aggregator sites that don’t generate their own content, but pull in outside content from around the web and centralize it for the sake of convenience.

The Drudge Report did a lot to popularize these, though

I rarely use that site myself.

It was very influential in the beginnings of newspaperlike online news sites though.

There are also user-generated news aggregators like Reddit that allow users to post news, and upvote or downvote posts to bring the most interesting content to the top of the page.

Of course, none of this means that everything on the Internet is useful. For every good new media website, there will be a lot of sites that contribute nothing to the spread of knowledge.

Not all information on the Internet is trustworthy and not all blogs are worth read-

ing. That’s the nature of the beast and there isn’t a whole lot that can be done about it.

Fortunately though, the new media’s strength lies in its decentralization and its ability to provide quality content to people for only the cost of connecting to the Internet.

It’s not a perfect system and it won’t ever be, but in the absence of a useful traditional media, we now have a robust and thriving alternative. It’s my hope that this trend continues, and that the new media will continue to thrive in our ever-evolving technological world.

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UNI routs Coe College 84-45

James comes off the bench and ignites Panther offense

By BRAD EILERS

Sports Editor

The University of Northern Iowa Panthers led from start to finish in an 84-45 thrashing of Coe College on Tuesday night in the McLeod Center. The Panthers’ bench came up big, contributing 45 points of UNI’s 84 points. Sophomore guard Anthony James led the Panthers in scoring with a career-high 18 points off the bench.

“I really like (Anthony’s) aggressiveness and I really like where his confidence is at,” said UNI head coach Ben Jacobson. “He’s worked hard to improve his play and he’s playing at a high level on both ends of the floor.”

The Panthers (1-1) opened the game with an 8-2 run that was eventually extended to a 17-6 run after James nailed four straight shots.

“The difference from this year and last year is that that was my first year and I was just getting into (the system) and I was kind of shy at times and I didn’t want to mess up. Now I’m just going out there and trying to be aggressive and just help the team out the

best that I can,” said James.

UNI would add another 19-5 run before halftime to extend their lead to 25 at 36-11. The Panthers took a 43-17 lead into the locker room.

UNI would open the second half in similar fashion to that of the first half. The Panthers went on a 19-3 run over the first eight minutes of the second half to extend their lead to 62-20. UNI would grab their largest lead of the game at 75-27 with 7:16 remaining in regulation after a pair of Marc Sonnen free throws.

Sonnen added 14 points off the bench to finish second in scoring behind James’ 18 point performance. Senior Kwadzo Ahelegbe and sophomore Jake Koch each joined James and Sonnen in double figures. Ahelegbe finished with 11 points while Koch finished with 10.

Sophomore Austin Pehl and freshman Chip Rank each collected nine rebounds off the bench to lead the team in that category.

The 3,889 fans in attendance not only got to witness a Panther victory, but also the unveiling of the team’s Sweet 16 banner to commemorate the 2009-10

WHITNEY WILLIAMS/Northern Iowan

Anthony James came off the bench for the Panthers and scored a career-high 18 points against the Kohawks on Tuesday night.

Panther basketball team.

“It was fun to have that happen tonight and to have four or five minutes to think about that team that we had last year and to think about the accomplishments from last year,” said Jacobson.

“It was well deserved for our team, but it was as important or maybe even more important for our fans, our university and the Cedar Valley.”

With the victory the Panthers were able to

extend their winning streak in the McLeod Center to 16 straight games dating back to the end of the 2008-09 season. UNI’s home winning streak ranks as the eighthSee BASKETBALL, page 11

Panthers look to improve playoff status with a win against Leathernecks Saturday

UNI football travels to Western Illinois for final regular season game

By TIM GETTING Sports Writer

WHITNEY WILLIAMS/Northern Iowan

The Panthers travel to Macomb, Ill., to take on the Western Illinois Leathernecks. UNI head coach Mark Farley is 7-2 against WIU.

The University of Northern Iowa football squad enters their final regular season game at Western Illinois University as outright conference champions bound for the playoffs. But come their 1 p.m. kickoff in Macomb, Ill., Saturday, the Panthers will be looking to do more than just end the regular season with another win.

“There’s no question that there was a sense of relief last week, and it took a lot of pressure off this game for us. But at the same time, it’s business as usual because our expectation is that this

game is important to us and how we want to position ourselves,” said UNI head coach Mark Farley.

The 2010 Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs has expanded from a 16-team to a 20-team field this season, and, as a result, has generated more potential movement among the projected placement of teams.

UNI clinched a spot in the playoffs last Saturday, as their 38-14 win over Missouri State University secured an automatic bid.

However, where the playoff selection committee will place the 7-3 Panthers is still in question.

“It’s important for us to

win this weekend. At 7-4, even if we’re the automatic qualifier from our league, there will not be many 7-4 schools to host (a second round game). So I think our fate is in our own hands in great respect,” said UNI director of athletics Troy Dannen.

The top 12 schools in this year’s playoff field will receive first round byes, and eight of those teams will be guaranteed home games in the second round. The No. 13-ranked Panthers could be among those select eight if they defeat the Leathernecks Saturday.

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would get a bye in the first round, and I think our odds are good to host in the second round,” Dannen said.

UNI will have to earn an 8-3 record on the road against a Western Illinois team that has not lost a conference home game all season. The 6-4 Leathernecks are tied for second place in the Missouri Valley Football Conference and are hinging their playoff hopes on the outcome of Saturday’s contest. “...it’s business as usual because our expectation is that this game is important to us and how we want to position ourselves.”

Mark Farley UNI head football coach

“We have a smart group of young men, and they know that if we win this ball game, we at least have a possibility of being selected into the national playoffs. If we don’t win the ball game, that’s not a possibility at 6-5.

There’s no doubt we’ll put all our efforts into this game,” said Western Illinois head coach Mark Hendrickson.

“It’s like a first round playoff game (for Western Illinois). I’m sure that’s what Coach Hendrickson would be saying,” said Farley.

Western Illinois has experienced somewhat of a Cinderella season this year.

Coming into their 2010 campaign, the Leathernecks were projected to finish last in the MVFC standings.

They managed to do almost the exact opposite, however, as they climbed to first place in the conference for a few weeks during the middle of the season and were ranked as high as No. 18 nationally.

“I think what stands out about Western is how their quarterback has matured over the years,” Farley said.

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311.9 yards per game. He is considered to be among the best players in the FCS, recently being named to the Walter Payton Award Watch List.

“We have a smart group of young men, and they know that if we win this ball game, we at least have a possibility of being selected into the national playoffs.”

Mark Hendrickson WIU head football coach WHITNEY WILLIAMS/Northern Iowan

Tirrell Rennie, UNI’s junior quarterback, leads the conference in rushing at 121 yards per game. That mark has also earned him a top 10 spot nationally, making him the only quarterback to appear in the top 40 in the FCS as far as rushing.

Saturday’s match will kick off at 1 p.m. The game can be heard on KXEL radio (1540 AM) where long-time Panthers announcer Gary Rima will do play-by-play.

The FCS playoff field will be announced the following day at 9 a.m. on ESPNU.

UNI unveiled the team’s Sweet 16 banner on Tuesday night to commemorate the 2009-10 Panther men’s basketball team.

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best mark in the nation. The victory also marked the first regular season victory for the Panthers on their new home floor -- the same floor that the Panthers played on in the Sweet 16 in St. Louis last March.

UNI’s next basketball game will be Nov. 20 in Milwaukee, Wisc., where the Panthers will take on the University of WisconsinMilwaukee. UW-Milwaukee (2-2) is coming off a 20-14 season a year ago in which they finished tied for fourth in the Horizon League. “(UW-Milwaukee) is

coming off a real good season and they’ve added some transfers and some freshmen to a group that was already good,” said Jacobson. “They’re a good team and they’re very well coached.”

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