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BOR proposes increase in funding for UNI JONATHAN HAUSLER

Staff Writer

A change in funding for the regents institutions could influence the University of Northern Iowa’s budget as

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Senior night stars help propel UNI to victory over Illinois State In their last regular-season home game, the Panthers overcame an early deficit and dunked their way back into the lead, topping the Redbirds 80-72. < See PAGE 8

early as next year.

Board of Regents President Craig Lang and Regent Bruce Rastetter discussed changes in funding for the three universities on Iowa Press on Feb. 15. Lang

asserted that UNI should get more “Iowa dollars” because more than 90 percent of its enrollment is from students who live in Iowa.

“What we want to do is recognize that over the last 20

years, dollars have followed the size of the university but not the kids that enrolled there from Iowa,” Lang said.

However, Lang recognized that changing the way the

Dance Marathon

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In its 2nd year, UNI students raised more than $100,000 for University of Iowa’s Children’s Hospital

OPINION

Apathy is the name of the game

Were you one of the 15 percent of UNI students who voted in the NISG elections last week? If not, columnist Ruane wants you to tune in. < See PAGE 4

ERIN KEISER/Northern Iowan

University of Northern Iowa students dance in Maucker Union at the second UNI Dance Marathon. The event raises money to support the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital.

MEGAN SCHAFER Staff Writer

Just before noon on March 2 at the University of Northern Iowa, students flooded Lang Hall hallways in lines that snaked from the north side THEATRE

‘Clogging the System’ takes on social norms

The Interpreters Theatre play takes on the accepted reality that is corporate America... with a lot of poop jokes for emphasis. < See PAGE 9

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of the building, through the tunnel to Maucker Union, all the way to the ballroom. Orange-clad students participating in the second annual UNI Dance Marathon filed into the room as they awaited the beginning of an event that

is one part dance party, one part fundraiser, but above all, a chance for UNI students to reach out to families with children who are patients of the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital.

As described in the

UNI PRESIDENT

UNI welcomes Ruud to campus LINH TA family in the

News Editor G a l l a g h e r Blue-Dor n The University of Performing Northern Iowa brought out Arts Center. the horns and trumpets for Recently William Ruud and his wife n a m e d Judy Ruud on Feb. 28, as hun- UNI’s 10th dreds of people from UNI p r e s i d e n t , welcomed them to the UNI Ruud spoke

to students, staff and faculty at a welcome reception about his excitement to start leading the university on June 1.

“I look forward to coming back, visiting some people in the Des Moines area ...

Remind them of the quality RUUD/COURTESY

< See RUUD, page 3

opening ceremony’s welcome video, Dance Marathon is here to “celebrate them, support them and let them know that there are people here at UNI that care about them.”

UNI was one college < See MARATHON, page 2

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Getting financial aid squared away JONATHAN HAUSLER

Staff Writer

Now that the spring semester is underway, it’s time to start preparing for next year, which means getting ready to fill out the 2013-2014 Free < See FAFSA, page 3

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out of 75 to have its first event last spring, and it raised a total of $56,473.01, breaking the 15-year-old Dance Marathon record for most funds raised at a first event.

This year, the sights were set even higher. Participation grew from last year. More than 900 dancers, volunteers and coordinators showed up with a goal to raise $66,000 while vowing not to sit or drink caffeine for 12 straight hours because disease doesn’t rest and neither would they.

Some of the children who inspired the event were also in attendance. The opening ceremony featured a parade of families who waved to the cheering crowd standing under brightly colored banners with the children’s names on them.

Ella Johnson, one of the children in attendance at last year’s Dance Marathon. returned to the event in improving health and was still passionate about helping other children, but this year she had a future dream to share with the UNI Dance Marathon dancers. Ella, who turns eight in two weeks, would like to be a doctor or nurse when she grows up so she can do even more to help sick children.

Brenna Lantz, junior fashion major, described her interaction with the child her group was supporting, Meara O’Brien.

“It was great just seeing her in such a good mood today and having a blast with her parents. Her parents were just the sweetest things and really inspirational because this girl has gone through so many hard times and we know that her parents still love her and support her no matter what. That just shows us that we have amazing people in this world who really do love others, and it makes you want to spread that love to other people.”

O’Brien was born with a brachio plexus nerve injury and bronchomalacia. She sported UNI sweatpants and was excited to dance. O’Brien told her Dance Marathon group that she was most excited for the Interlude Dance and that the robot was her favorite part. Her parents, Sara and Eric O’Brien, couldn’t say enough positive things about the program.

“We represent only a small portion of the families that are helped by Dance Marathon; this program makes such a difference in so many lives,” said Eric O’Brien.

His wife added, “It really

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Dance Marathon participants reveal the night’s fundraising total. UNI raised $101,379.02, shattering its previous record.

does make a difference, when you are young and going through a medical procedure you don’t understand, anything that makes the hospital seem more like home is a blessing.”

Sara O’Brien went on to list many of the services that Dance Marathon helps fund that have been of particular importance to Meara, such as a playground, computers with games in the waiting room and specialists who stay and entertain the children during medical procedures or other times that their parents can’t be present.

Freshman deciding major Sarah Stephany said, “I’ve been waiting for a long time to be a part of Dance Marathon.

I first heard about it in high school, but I read that it was only for college students so I had to wait a few years to come, but I’m so excited to

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... anything that makes the hospital seem more like home is a blessing.

SARA O’BRIEN

Mother and participant

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be here. The energy is great and it is so inspiring to hear all of the kids’ stories. I have a little brother and this makes me thankful that everybody in my family is healthy. I’m just really excited to be here.”

Many other students were just as excited to be there among a wide range of activities, from laser tag, video gaming rooms, a carnival room with blow-up obstacle courses, acts such as the Brazilian 2wins and food from Pancheros and Panda Express. Student body president Jordan Bancroft-Smithe had his hair cut onstage to be donated to Locks of Love.

However, many students said over and over again that none of these were their

favorite part of the evening.

When asked about her favorite part of the evening, junior TESOL major Allyson Berry said, “Seeing all the families and hearing all the stories. I get all teared up!”

Susan Graves, junior biology major, said, “There are just so many kids that don’t have a choice, and they have to be tired but they still are happy. I think that is what Dance Marathon is all about, understanding what the kids are going through, how they might be tired, but they are still happy.”

After a long day, Saturday’s Dance Marathon ended the same way as last year’s, with the “power hour” where everyone crowded into Ballroom B for a final, hour-long dance party.

Sophomore early childhood education major Hilary Ronnfeldt commented on the power hour.

“The rave in there is just awesome because you can feel the hype and the environment with everyone being so excited. Power hour is that last hour to get all of that energy out for standing up for the kids. It is just so amazing.” Ronnfeldt also added that while she enjoyed it, the power hour wasn’t her favorite part of the evening.

“My favorite part of Dance Marathon has definitely been meeting the families and just hearing their stories and hearing how strong the kids are going through it all and how spirited and how happy they are while overcoming these obstacles. They are happy, bright kids, and that’s what we want for them, for them to have a second chance,” she said.

After the power hour, the 12-hour marathon was declared over and the dancers sat down on the dance floor with a collective sigh.

After a wrap-up video and the recognition of the students that coordinated the event, a moment an entire year in the making arrived. It was time to announce the total raised for < See MARATHON, page 7

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RUUD

bringing to Cedar Falls.

“The third member of the UNI family is a 22 pound cockapoo, aptly named Fuzzy.

You’ll see him walking around with Judy and I both. He will want to go home with each and every one of you — maybe loyalty is not his strength,” Ruud joked.

After Ruud spoke, Bancroft-Smithe and Student Body Vice President KaLeigh White presented a purple tie

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and excellence that lives up here in Cedar Falls, Waterloo area,” Ruud said.

Iowa Board of Regents President Craig Lang and Regent Bruce Rastetter also attended the event.

Lang spoke to the UNI community, saying, “We want to thank all of you for your hard work and tireless dedication to the search process, your passion for this university and a job well done.”

Jeffrey Funderburk, professor of music and chair of the Faculty Senate, introduced Ruud to attendees.

“Bill and Judy, on behalf of the search committee, the faculty and staff, welcome to UNI. ... We are confident that together, we will continue to establish UNI as Iowa’s comprehensive university.”

Northern Iowa Student Government President

Incoming University of Northern Iowa president William Ruud hugs TK while Student Body President Jordan Bancroft-Smithe and TC look on at a reception event in Ruud’s honor Feb. 28.

Jordan Bancroft-Smithe also welcomed Ruud to UNI. “Students first. Our former motto is a philosophy, acting like a rhythm which gives this community vibrancy and energy. President Ruud is someone who is already in tune with that hum, with that rhythm, with that steady

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Application for Federal Student Aid. Students can start working on their FAFSA anytime they want, but the sooner it is completed the better, “to ensure full consideration for financial aid,” said Tim Bakula, associate director of the Office of Student Financial Aid. Because the University of Northern Iowa only has so much money to give out for grants and scholarships, it is important to get the FAFSA turned in fairly quickly.

According to Bakula, “85 percent of students receive some form of financial aid at UNI, which can be grants, scholarships, loans or work study.”

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institutions are funded to follow more Iowans could potentially hurt the University of Iowa.

Alongside that, Lang and Rastetter discussed the continuing push for a reformed budget to legislators which would freeze tuition and also continue to provide UNI an additional $4 million dollars.

The tuition freeze is contingent upon a 2.6 percent increase in funding for the universities.

Rastetter also assured that the pending tuition freeze would not cause whiplash in the future, insuring that the proposed budget was positive.

State Sen. Jeff Danielson

to William Ruud and a purple scarf to Judy Ruud, which they both donned.

“I look very much forward to working with you as the 10th president of this great institution. And I hope that we can tackle the challenges, create great successes and look back three to five to 10 years from now and just have great big smiles on our faces to say, ‘yes. That’s my university,’” Ruud said.

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drumbeat, and is for that reason that I believe students are already excited to be working with him, and to get to know him and his wife Judy. ... Welcome to the family,” Bancroft-Smithe said.

At the reception, Ruud joked about another member of his family that they are

Student Financial Aid helps students fill out the FAFSA if they are having trouble with it. He also warned that students should never have to pay someone to fill out their FAFSA for them.

Eric Carlson, junior public relations major and an employee at the office of Student Financial Aid, said, “Students who have filed their taxes can contact the financial aid office and set up an appointment with a counselor, which will take about 30 minutes and allow them to get an estimate of their financial aid.”

Carlson said the office can also estimate summer financial aid for students.

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talked favorably about the change in funding for the Regents and UNI specifically.

He believes the budget changes need to happen soon, and that in order for it to work it has to be fully funded, which could be a potential setback.

“No responsible person can predict success, but we made progress last year and I’m hopeful the current crop of legislators will provide additional resources again to deal with the formula inequity, regardless of whether we come up with a long-term solution,” Danielson said.

State Rep. Walt Rogers also chimed in about the funding and stated that he supports the change.

“My concern is keeping

UNI funded fairly, as compared to the other regent schools,” Rogers said.

Rogers went on to say that he thinks the proposed budget has a good chance of passing.

State Rep. Bob Kressig said that the case for the funding is there because out of state tuition is twice the amount of in state tuition.

“I support the additional funding for UNI, especially with 90 percent of the enrollment coming from Iowa,” Kressig said.

Danielson welcomed the BOR’s shift in thinking.

“I’m thankful the Board of Regents are showing leadership on this issue and making it a priority,” Danielson said.

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Apathy is the name of the game BLAKE RUANE ruaneb@ uni.edu

When I first stepped foot on this campus as a naïve and oblivious freshman, I had no clue what NISG was or even what the acronym stood for. Eventually, I found out that it stood for Northern Iowa Student Government, but even then the purpose of student government was a mystery to me.

When I thought of student government, I assumed it was the college equivalent of the junior high student council, where kids promised to advocate for more food fights in the cafeteria in hopes of being elected.

It wasn’t until my sophomore year, when my friends Spencer Walrath and Ian Goldsmith decided to run for student body president and vice president, that I started to take an active interest in NISG. Two years later, I’m now finishing up my stint as the writer for NISGElections. com, the Northern Iowan’s blog devoted to providing coverage of the presidential, vice presidential and senatorial elections.

Looking back, I realize

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that I was one of the lucky ones.

I’ve been fortunate enough to be involved with a group of friends who are among some of the most active student leaders on this campus, and I doubt I’d be even remotely interested in NISG if that were not the case.

Because I was surrounded by people who were so invested in NISG, I too became invested, because through them I was able to see the importance of student gov-

ernment and the impact it can make on the lives of students.

Unfortunately, I don’t think it’d be much of a leap to say that most of the students at this university do not seem to care about student government, especially when considering that only 1,746 students (on a campus with a fall enrollment of 12,273) voted in last week’s election.

That is less than 15 percent of the student body.

For those of you who might be unaware, the role

of NISG is to act on behalf of the entire student body in both university and nonuniversity matters and ensure that students are receiving adequate representation in the decision-making processes regarding tuition, financial aid, academics, student rights and more.

But the consensus among some non-voting students on this campus seems to be that student government does not affect them, so they feel no obligation or simply have no MCT CAMPUS

desire to vote.

To them, NISG is just another student organization, and if you’re not in it, then it has nothing to do with you.

To these non-voting students, NISG is nothing more than a bunch of self-serious people sitting around a table in suits and ties, pretending like they’re on a re-run of “The West Wing.”

Well, for those of you under living under that delusion, I have an unfortunate newsflash for you: it has everything to do with you.

Those things I mentioned earlier – tuition, financial aid, academics and student rights – apply to virtually every student walking this campus.

And these elected student representatives, whom you’re paying no attention to, will be advocating on your behalf in the discussion of these issues.

Wouldn’t you at least like to be sure that they’re the right person for the job?

Oh, right. I forgot. It doesn’t affect you.

Yet, last spring when majors and minors were being cut or restructured, suddenly droves of students were up in arms, pleading and screaming and yelling for NISG to do something.

The student government < See APATHY, page 5

‘That one time, in college...’

AUSTIN SMITH

smithacp @uni.edu

College students give a great deal of money to their learning institutions throughout their time in higher education. Tuition, room and board, dining plans, the works. All this is paid for the opportunity to learn and develop ourselves in order to prepare for the future.

But we tend to forget about some of the best learning experiences to be had in college: those that take place outside the classroom.

Universities and colleges are simply an environment where learning takes place, < See COLLEGE, page 5

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both in geographical location and in this time in our lives.

Classes in history, mathematics, technology and music are all great to increase our knowledge in these fields, but all of us are known to sit through classes that do not pertain to what we want out of life.

Music majors can suffer through Humanities and biology majors have to take Theatre, which may or may be something they put forth much effort in because it does not interest them and they don’t intend to spend their lives immersed in those subjects.

But how about the one subject we all must learn and study continually? Living is something we all have to learn and practice, such as making decisions and dealing with responsibilities.

Feel like skipping a class?

Ok, you’re an adult and they still get paid so go for it. Go play Halo with your roommate and learn what happens when you decide to do something like that. Learn when it is or isn’t appropriate and what consequences or results you’re willing to accept should the thought to do it cross your mind again in the future.

It’s okay to push your comfort zones and try new things here. That’s something you get to experience at your leisure now that you’re an adult.

Figure out how you react to stress, disappointment and/or opportunity when it’s a situation you put yourself in.

You’ll learn a lot about yourself, your friends and what you truly value in this world.

Get to know who you are and take steps to create memories and experiences that will shape who you want to become.

Go do something like drive to O’Hare International Airport in Chicago to pick up an old friend and drive back the same night (we left at 9:15 p.m. and got back at 8 a.m.) or

purposely take a wrong turn so that you find yourself on a spontaneous road trip to end up in another state where you end up doing nothing but stargazing and getting chased by raccoons in the dark.

Stay up late on a school night to comfort a worried friend or to get engrossed in a new television show if you know you have nothing due the next day. See how you respond and how the world responds to you when you do something a little out of your ordinary.

Take some time to make memories every now and again.

Don’t get bogged down in tests and papers and the stress that comes with a highly structured and effective school system.

Now, I’m not encouraging you to just say “screw it” during finals week and instead make home videos of your gang drunkenly shouting “YOLO!” at your iPhone camera. I mean, you can if you want, but it’s not recommended. Enjoy dealing with the aftermath of something like that.

But that’s part of the learning experience this column is trying to make you aware of.

I’m not trying to encourage you to be reckless, but to try practicing a calculated type of boldness and adventure.

You don’t want to look back at college in another 20 years and have your memories be faded because you never did anything outstanding. We all want to be able to look back at our time at UNI and the people here and say, “I remember this one time in college…” and smile to ourselves because we did something a little ridiculous.

Try and make some good memories that will still be fond and amusing after they’ve sat and aged in memory like a good wine. Because that’s the stuff that adds sweetness to life.

Austin Smith is a first-year

student in TESOL/Spanish teaching from Iowa City.

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come to their rescue.

It took a dramatic event to shock these people out of apathy, and yet still only 15 percent of the student body felt compelled to vote for their student representative in this latest election.

So where does the problem lie? In a student government that doesn’t seem to appeal to the masses, or a student body that doesn’t even seem to care?

I’m putting the challenge to you. Student government can be as transparent and acces-

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sible as possible, but it stills needs an active and engaged student body to build a solid working relationship. That’s on you.

Shake off the indifference and take an interest. Because someone has to, or the gap between NISG and the students it represents will only get worse.

In the words of Dr. Seuss, “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”

Blake Ruane is a senior in English from Cedar Falls.

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THEATER

‘Clogging the System’ challenges social norms ANDREW RUBENBAUER

Theatre Writer

What started out as a scene between two businessmen in a conference room for a playwriting class became an hour-long play about two businessmen in a conference room... and poop.

“Clogging the System” was conceived, written and directed by Harrison Postler, senior communication studies major.

Performed in the Interpreters Theatre Feb. 28-March 2, the show was free to University of Northern Iowa students and the general public. The small theater seated about 90 people and was almost at capacity before the show began.

The first scene started with two businessmen who learn they are going to be fired from their jobs. Tom, played by UNI student Michael Taylor, is a young worker fresh out of college who is full of wit, cunning and humor, but lacks perspective. Gil, played by Taylor Coons, senior history major, is a man who has worked at the company for the past 22 years, whose realism and stubbornness help him survive every workday.

The unlikely pair hit it off and became partners who proposed a company policy in which bathrooms would be replaced by public toilets.

“No public bathrooms, just toilets,” said an excited Tom as he looked toward Gil. “It’s a s----y idea,” replied Gil with a smile on his face.

After the proposal was accepted by a not-so-hardworking company owner, the idea of “synchronomacitation,” or public toilets, met backlash from employees of the company and a certain stay-at-home housewife.

“You two are going to hell,” retorted Marcia, played

by Coral Thede, communication studies major.

As time progressed, the open toilet policy started to have an effect on the company.

Employee happiness and production were higher than they had been in years.

“It’s like the new water cooler, but better,” said Gary, played by Luke Hansen, electronic media major. “I can poop in it and not get in trouble for it!”

Describing the toilet as his throne in the office, Gary had fallen in love with the toilets because he could catch up with a coworker, drink coffee

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and eat while doing his business.

Add in the catalyst of the girl high on shrooms who handcuffed herself to the toilet, and “Clogging the System” became a tangled mess that could only be defined as eloquently as the character Gil described: “What a s---storm.”

Full of puns about poop and explicit language, “Clogging the System” was not for the faint of heart. It may have been a comedy centered around poop, but it also explored the humanity of the employees within corporate America.

“I feel like there was a level of honesty within the simplicity,” said Sophia Landis, senior electronic media major and “Clogging the System” cast member.

The small cast took the simplicity of “Clogging the System” and, through experimentation, collaboration and practice, presented a piece with complex allusions about self-acceptance, hate, big business and, yes, poop. “ … For some reason humanity has yet to embrace itself fully. I don’t know if I’d love fully public toilets, but

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The poster for “Clogging the System” features a public toilet. The play, written and directed by Harrison Postler, discusses hate, big corporations, self-liberation and self-acceptance.

BLACK STUDENT UNION

‘Toast for Change’ tops off Black History Month, recognizes sponsors

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Time for a whole new hue Spring is on its way, and with it comes the desire to start over.

Gone will be the projects, arguments and clutter of the past year, and we will wish to match the new season and perhaps the new us with an outward expression of our newness.

For me, that expression is always a hair transformation.

There are few changes one can make to their appearance that are as easy, immediate and dramatic as dyeing one’s hair. With a few dollars and an hour or two of prep and dye time, you can become a different person, shock family and friends and express your new start.

With spring on the cusp of arrival, I felt the familiar burning need well up inside me – to acknowledge in my corporeal reality the growth, breakthrough and reinvention I have

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been feeling inside. “To make the intangible tangible,” as the old saying goes.

In past years, my hair color has run the gamut of naturally occurring shades, from my inherently chestnut brown to hayfield blonde to hennaed orange-red to the brown-black of fresh soil.

But this whirlwind year has gone above and beyond the trials and epiphanies of years past: a major breakup, new jobs and positions, try and fail and try again adventures in self-discovery and identity. To truly reflect this new start, I had to move away from the natural spectrum I’d been so hesitant to leave in the past and veer off in a hue direction as radical as had been the course of my inner self.

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AMBER ROUSE

Staff Writer

Black Student Union members, sponsors and other faculty and students celebrated another eventful Black History Month at BSU’s “Toast For Change,” held Friday night in the Commons ballroom at the University of Northern Iowa.

This formal event included a threecourse dinner, a speaker, presentation of awards, photo booth and dancing.

“It is so important to have people who stand behind us,” said senior social work major Cora Johnson about all of the people who help make the Black History Month events possible. Johnson is also a part of the BSU committee.

UNI alumna Maria Thomas was the speaker for the evening. Thomas now works as the chief administrative officer of the Collins Johnson group, an independent strategy, policy and communications firm, and she campaigned for then-senator Barack Obama’s candidacy.

Thomas spoke of her childhood, schooling and how she became involved in politics with her degree in accounting. Along with her career endeavors, Maria told of her journey to becoming healthy. In 2011 she was able to complete a full marathon with the Organization for Autism Research.

After Thomas spoke, Johnson handed out awards to various sponsors who make BSU possible, as well as to individuals who help support BSU. Johnson also expressed gratitude for all who are involved in supporting BSU. Then Johnson led the room in the toasting of unity and progression with ginger ale.

Last year, BSU was awarded the Program of Distinction award as well as the Student Organization of the Year award. Anyone is welcome to help support BSU and become a part of their events.

A short recap of BSU events held throughout February was provided as well.

Some of the events were a disco skate, a fashion show through black history, a talent show and the tunnel of oppression.

Following the presentation, attendees were invited to visit, dance and take pictures at a photo booth.

Before people began to boogie, Ben McClurg, head of UNI Entrepreneurs, informed the audience of UNI-Care, a program which has partnered with BSU. Both organizations are dedicated to getting clean water to parts of the world that don’t have this luxury.

Anyone interested in helping can check out the Facebook page UNI-Care or email McClurg at mcclurg@uni.edu.

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UNI’s second Dance Marathon.

Students filed onto the stage, each clutching a poster to their chest. Collectively, the posters spelled out “For The Kids,” a popular chant among Dance Marathon. But it was what was underneath these posters, a number per shirt to collectively represent the amount of money raised, that had everyone’s attention.

Zac Johnson, director of the national movement of Dance Marathon, had the honor of calling out the number. He chose to announce the numbers one by one, asking each student to drop their poster once he guessed the number on their shirt. Slowly, students revealed the numbers until one remained, the one on the shirt of the first student. The room buzzed with excitement as process of elimination ensured that last year’s record had been broken. Finally, Johnson called his final guess, the number 10.

The room was silent for a second before the realization hit those in attendance and caused 900 exhausted dancers to jump once again to their feet. UNI Dance Marathon raised $101,379.02 for the University of Iowa’s Children’s Hospital, making UNI one of the top 20 fundraising schools for Dance Marathon in the country.

“When we saw the number, the first thing I started doing was crying, because it was such an amazing thing and we didn’t expect it to be anywhere near that,” said Mckenzie Bruch, junior

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a lot of other natural things in life that society won’t yet accept,” said Landis.

Gary, the first employee in the office to use the toilets, adopted the idea because he no longer wanted to live his life in shame for something everyone’s body does naturally.

“If I could poop in public, what else was there left to feel?!” screamed a liberated Gary.

Through the use of comedy, satire and (of course) fart jokes, “Clogging the System” challenged the ideologies of various structures within Western society.

“All of this is made up,” said Gil in reference to corporate America. “Money is around because we need a made-up system to keep us from killing ourselves.”

“Clogging the System” described big businesses as companies where workers are treated like pawns, creating a divide between the common worker and the owner.

communicative disorders major, after the event.

Sadie Bohr, sophomore family services major, also with tears in her eyes, added, “I was humbled for my school. I have never been more proud to be a part of something for the kids, because I know they need it.”

Not every reaction was tearful, as Kelsey Kraus, senior social work major, excitedly exclaimed, “I can’t believe the number because it is so high, but I can believe it because UNI is so awesome and the students are so great and willing to fundraise and donate to such an amazing cause!

Go FTK!” This success didn’t come without hard work, according to Emily Hanson, senior leisure youth and human services major and the executive director emerita of UNI Dance Marathon.

“The process had been going so well, we have a great executive team. There are fifteen people on it and they have been working so hard on so many different aspects of it. It really is a team effort. We couldn’t do it without all of our execs. We couldn’t do it without all of the committee members, the dancers; they are what make this possible.”

With the unprecedented success, UNI Vice President for Student Affairs Terry Hogan’s words from the opening ceremony seemed all the more applicable at the end of the night.

“I know three things about Panthers: they work hard, they care and in the end they get the job done,” Hogan said.

“Jobs aren’t supposed to be fun,” said Gil. “I show up every day for the paycheck.”

Aside from workplace woes, self-liberation and acceptance were recurring themes in the show.

“You’re washing away hate in the corporation,” said Dandelion, played by Landis, as she handcuffed herself to the toilet in the corner of the office.

According to Gil, the toilets made employees feel “better, freer and lighter.”

“Being open and unashamed can bring great things if people are willing to accept it without judgment,” commented Landis.

The audience seemed receptive of these messages as they laughed during the funny moments and sat attentively during the more dramatic scenes.

“It took a very creative mind to come up with this,” said one audience member during the talk-back after the show. “And that’s a compliment!”

“So far I think they (the audience) have loved it, and that’s what makes it worthwhile,” said Landis.

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and indie hipster darlings alike with hair ranging the span of the rainbow. There was Katy Perry’s cotton-candy pink, which I considered, but it was a bit too bright, too obvious, too trendy.

The acid-green of the London punk scene caught my eye, but it too felt off – it was too abrasive, too alternative. To embrace it would be to claim an identity and pose as something I am not. I eventually settled on an intense lavender-violet color. It was ironic: a take on Panther patriotism.

It was both edgy and soft, the color by its strange nature seeming radical and yet derived of soft, fragrant spring flowers. It was different than anything I’d seen in the flesh, and indiscriminately masculine or feminine. In fading with every wash, it would both exist in a state of perpetual change and yet never un-become itself; lavender would not lighten up to anything other than simply a lighter lavender.

Perhaps indicative of my need for others to understand my inner

blossoming, I could not shut up about the new hair I had settled on. “I can’t wait to wear bright makeup and my vibrant spring clothes with it, it’ll be very Katy Perry,” I would say more than once a day, sometimes to the same people. Even best friends grew tired of my incessant insistence upon bringing the conversation back to my new hair.

Finally I got my hands on the materials that would make what had been my obsessive focus for several days: hair bleach, toner and purple hair dye. It took several hours to bleach my hair of its brunette color, tone out the worst of the brassy blond tones and apply the purple. At last I washed the dye from my hair and beheld my fresh start made manifest by the violet-lavender staring back at me in the mirror.

My new purple halo had ceased to be simply hair and had become a symbol, the dyeing a ritual, the entire process both an act of defiance of social norms but also an act of affirmation – each strand an embrace of myself and testament to my own inner spring.

Yet part of me could not

help but feel a bit let down and disappointed in the anticlimactic nature of the act. I had conjured into being an outer transformation from an inner one, yet to most all that would seem different was the shade of my hair.

I felt some frustration at the thought of my newness being seen as just the latest chapter in David’s hair escapades.

Perhaps we will always fall short when we attempt to find outward expression for that which is intimately personal. It could be that we may only feel what we feel and do our best to translate our inner truths into symbols and languages others can understand.

I do believe that my new hair is more about me than anyone else. To others who will stare, smile or scoff, I am just a kid with purple hair. But I will know exactly what this shade at this stage of my life is expressing.

Maybe it is enough to express it, even if no one else sees what I see when I look in the mirror.

Perhaps it is enough to be a kid with purple hair.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Seniors shine as UNI tops ISU 80-72 Panthers clinch 3rd place, rematch with Redbirds on Friday

undoubtedly fired up the crowd and got UNI back into the game.

The Panthers relied on their two big men in the first half as Koch and sophomore Seth Tuttle each reached double figures in scoring to help propel the Panthers to a 39-32 halftime lead.

Coming out of halftime, ISU seemed to be playing with a chip on their shoulders. However, every time the Redbirds scored, seniors Marc Sonnen and Anthony James had an answer.

Sonnen was just 1-for-6 in the first half of play, but finished 6-for-13, with all of his attempts coming from 3-point range.

“Sometimes when you miss a shot, you think about it, but when you have teammates that push you and keep encouraging you ... you feel more confident after you miss a shot,” Sonnen said of his second half shooting performance.

The Panthers extended their lead to as much as 12 points in the second half before the Redbirds closed the gap to one point at 62-61 with just under six minutes to play. However, UNI was clutch at the free throw line

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Senior forward Jake Koch (20) scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to record a double-double on Senior Night in the McLeod Center. UNI defeated Illinois State 80-72 to clinch third place in the MVC.

OPINION

A biased look at the upcoming MVC Tournament BRAD EILERS

Sports Editor

With an 80-72 victory over the Illinois State University Redbirds on Saturday night, the University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team will head to St. Louis this week as the No. 3 seed in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Their reward is a rematch with the No. 6-seeded Redbirds in the second round, a team they swept during the regular season.

Although the Panthers defeated the Redbirds by 10 points in Normal, Ill., back in January and won by eight points in Cedar Falls this past weekend, I really hate this matchup. I would have much rather seen Drake University secure the No. 6 seed instead of ISU. UNI and head coach Ben Jacobson seem to have Drake’s number, plus Illinois

State is one of the most athletic teams in the MVC. However, I tend to be pretty optimistic, so I say the Panthers will win a hardfought game against the Redbirds in St. Louis to complete the season sweep. UNI wins 65-61.

Next looms a likely matchup with the Wichita State Shockers, the No. 2 seed.

While I would have rather seen the Panthers be on the same side of the bracket as Creighton University, UNI could be catching WSU at the perfect time.

The Panthers have won seven of their last eight games against MVC competition, including a five-point win over the Shockers back on Feb. 2. WSU, on the other hand, has lost two straight games and five of their last < See MVC, page 9

Looking to end the regular season on a high note, the University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team defeated the Illinois State University Redbirds 80-72 on Saturday’s Senior Night. With the victory, the Panthers finished the regular season in third place in the Missouri Valley Conference.

After previously defeating the Redbirds in Normal, Ill., 70-60 in early January, the Panthers are slated to face them again for the third time this season on Friday night at 8:30 p.m. in the second round of the MVC Tournament.

After falling behind by as much as 11 points early in Saturday’s game, the Panthers (18-13, 11-7 MVC) shrugged off the deficit and rode their four seniors to victory. Senior forward Jake Koch recorded two dunks in the first half which seemed to shift the momentum in favor of the Panthers.

“I have seen it before, but we don’t see it very often,” UNI head coach Ben Jacobson said of the dunks.

While more than one dunk in the McLeod Center seems to be a rare occurrence, Koch

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Senior guard Anthony James (52) scored a team-high 19 points Saturday night against the Illinois State Redbirds. James missed UNI’s previous game against Southern Illinois due to a deep thigh bruise.

Senior center Austin Pehl (33) scored two points and grabbed four rebounds in 12 minutes of action against the Illinois State Redbirds on Senior Night. Pehl also helped limit ISU star Jackie Carmichael (32) to just five points during the contest.

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accomplish that feat.

The Bluejays will enter the MVC Tournament coming off of back-toback victories in which they looked almost unstoppable. However, before that, the Bluejays had lost three of their last five MVC games and five of their last 10, including a seven-point loss to the Panthers on Feb. 13.

The Panthers are the hottest team in the MVC right now, and I feel that the four seniors are determined to get

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nine games against MVC teams. This game could be the best of the whole tournament if it actually takes place.

UNI will need to double-team Carl Hall and shut down Cleanthony Early like they did in Cedar Falls to win this one. WSU has a history of faltering in St. Louis during the MVC Tournament, and I think that will

continue this year with a loss to the Panthers. UNI wins 58-55.

After winning two games in two days, the Panthers will be one win away from securing a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Their opponent will most likely be the Creighton Bluejays. I honestly don’t see Drake, Bradley University, Indiana State University or the University of Evansville knocking off the Bluejays.

Instead, it will be the Panthers who

back to the “Big Dance.”

UNI will limit All-American Doug McDermott to 15 points and win their third game in three days by six points or fewer. UNI wins 66-60 and secures a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

For those UNI fans who have never experienced the MVC Tournament, it is a great time and well worth the trip, especially when the Panthers cut down the nets.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

McDowell leads UNI to 70-57 victory; Warren gets win No. 100 RILEY UBBEN

Sports Writer

University of Northern Iowa head women’s basketball coach Tanya Warren picked up her 100th career victory Friday as the Panthers took down the University of Evansville Purple Aces on the road 70-57.

UNI junior Jess McDowell led the Panthers’ 3-point attack with a career-high 21 points while shooting 7-for-12 from behind the 3-point arc. McDowell’s seven 3-pointers tied the school record for 3-pointers made in a single game. The Panthers moved the ball effectively and efficiently on offense, recording assists on 20 of their 23 field goals.

Redshirt senior Jacqui Kalin helped the Panthers (13-14, 8-7 MVC) jump out to a quick 6-0 lead as she hit a pair of free throws to start the game and assisted on a basket moments later. Kalin finished with 20 points and a game-high eight assists.

A 3-pointer from Evansville senior Samantha Heck gave the Purple Aces their first and only lead of the game at 17-14 with 7:31 left in the first half. Heck finished with a team-high 20 points.

The Panthers answered with an 11-0 run sparked by back-to-back 3-pointers from sophomore Brittni Donaldson.

The Panthers kept the momentum throughout the rest of the half and went into the locker room holding a 32-26 lead.

The Panthers continued their 3-point barrage in the second half as Kalin knocked down her first 3-point attempt. UNI made 12 of their 30 3-point attempts on the night.

With 11:32 remaining in regulation, McDowell knocked down another 3-pointer to give the Panthers their first double-digit

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UNI head coach Tanya Warren (pictured) picked up her 100th career victory during the Panthers’ 70-57 win over Evansville on Friday.

lead of the game at 44-34.

The Purple Aces fought back with a 7-0 run that was lead by sophomore Kat Taylor.

Taylor finished with 15 points on the evening. The run made the score 52-47 in favor of the Panthers.

UNI relied on the hot hands of McDowell and Kalin down the stretch. McDowell put the Panthers back up by double digits with another 3-pointer and Kalin sealed the game at the free throw line, going 4-for-4 in the final minute of action.

Kalin was 10-for-10 from the free throw line and the Panthers shot a season-high 92 percent from the stripe.

UNI senior Amber Kirschbaum scored 13 points and added a career-high 17 rebounds.

Kirschbaum started her first game in almost three months as she finished with her third double-double of the season.

The Panthers defeated the Southern Illinois Salukis 74-60 Sunday.

UNI returns home to finish the regular season with games against Indiana State University and Illinois State University on Thursday and Saturday.

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down the stretch, sealing an 80-72 Senior Night victory. The Panthers finished MVC play winning seven of their last eight conference games.

The four seniors, Koch, Sonnen, James and Austin Pehl, made the most of their minutes Saturday night and ended their final home game with a bang. James scored a team-high

19 points, Koch and Sonnen chipped in with 18 points apiece and Pehl scored two points and grabbed four rebounds in 12 minutes of action.

UNI outrebounded ISU 42-26 with 19 offensive rebounds compared to just three for the Redbirds.

“I think this was the best senior night I’ve had. Obviously it’s the only one I’ve had, but it’s the best one I could ask for,” said Sonnen.

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By Nancy Black Tribune Media Services (MCT) Today’s Birthday (03/05/13).

An especially fun year lies ahead, with abounding love, confidence and playfulness. Creative education builds career skills. If you want to learn something, teach it. Out of the box thinking about finances allows for new opportunities. Your powerful team is with you.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -Today is an 8 -- Don’t go, yet.

Postpone the celebration. Take care of household matters first.

Share expenses, but don’t fund a friend’s experiment. Keep your temper, and everything goes ac-

cording to plan.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -Today is a 7 -- Invest personal energy in a career project. Passions demand attention, so give in to them and savor it. Don’t try to buy someone’s affection.

Postpone travel for a few days.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -Today is an 8 -- Impulsiveness causes accidents, especially in love and romance. It’s better to take it slow. Remember to do a chore you promised. Play by the book, despite annoying regulations. Focus on what you’re doing.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Don’t fall for a sob story, make expensive promises or impulsively purchase anything. Pour yourself into the

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Avoid an argument over a household issue. Don’t run away from the problem or overspend, even for good reasons.

Share private information in private. Change the agreement to suit. Gamble only for love.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Today is a 6 -- Take control of your finances. Study is required, and the possibility of error is high. Costs are up there, too. It’s not a good time to be flippant.

Apply your energies to your career.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Hold on to what you have, and defend your position.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- A domestic disagreement could disturb the peace. Don’t buy gifts or toys yet. Don’t sell or give away anything belonging to a loved one.

Hold your temper, and proceed with caution.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Work could interfere with travel. A partner provides elbow grease. Negotiations hit rough waters, but don’t spend out of guilt. Avoid speaking out in anger ... take a walk to cool down. Allow yourself a luxury.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Don’t tell everyone the news. Let another person represent you. Get with your partner now. You don’t need new stuff ... repurpose old stuff instead, and put savings aside. An old trick doesn’t work.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Run a reality check instead of forging ahead blindly.

Don’t forget to do what you promised. Watch out for hazards; easy does it. Avoid launches and communication blitzes; get into organization and planning.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is a 7 -- You love to win.

Restraint is advised, rather than rushing ahead. Success comes slowly today. Face it, and heal.

Create new financial options.

Wait for a better time to play.