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Prairie center gets a face-lift

BLAKE FINDLEYStaff Writer

The Tallgrass Prairie Center at the University of Northern Iowa

recently underwent some reno-vations to its labs, office spaces and storage facilities, as well as various other improvements.

“It’s going to be much better facilities for research and gradu-ate students,” said Daryl Smith, the director of the Tallgrass Prairie Center. “It was pretty bare-bones before, but now it is a little plusher. Our shop is just

going to be much more usable.”The center “restores native

vegetation for the benefit of soci-ety and environment through research, education and technol-ogy,” according to its website.

The renovations include remodeled graduate offices, conference center and research lab; an expanded shop area that includes a mezzanine, green-house, updated storage facility and dust cleaner; and a storage shed outside the center.

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BRANDON BAKER/Northern IowanPeople converse in the completed conference room and research lab during the open house on Oct. 12, which showcased the renovations made to the Tallgrass Prairie Center at the University of Northern Iowa.

Conference to address global trade issues

CAMPUS EVENTS

On Monday, Oct. 17, the Global Trade Issues Conference, hosted by the University of Northern Iowa College of Business Administration, will give students a chance to learn about interna-tional trade issues and provide them networking opportunities.

“Past events have been very successful and draw great oppor-tunities for those involved in inter-national relations, while provid-ing valuable experience for those looking to network with busi-ness professionals,” said Christine Schrage, the event director and UNI global opportunities direc-tor.

The all-day event will feature a number of international speak-ers, including two from Brazil and one from Japan. Keynote speaker Tatsuhiro Shindo will address the progress Japan has made since the earthquake and tsunami disaster that occurred in March 2011. The Brazilian speakers will discuss economic development and trade developments of the 21st century.

In addition, Allen Patch, direc-tor of the Iowa Export Assistance Center, U.S. Department of Commerce, will discuss the increased significance of America’s free trade agreements. A number of business executives from companies like UPS, Doerfer, John Deere, ESP International and Phoenix International will lead a panel discussion.

According to Schrage, the conference will likely become an annual occurrence, based on past success with the event.

The event is open and free to all students, but preregistration was required by Oct. 3.

COREY GROVERStaff Writer

CAMPUS ISSUES

Alumni, students react to closing of BartlettBLAKE FINDLEY

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Current and former University of Northern Iowa students are reacting to the news that Bartlett Hall will no longer be a residence hall after 2012.

Bartlett, built in 1914, was the first residence hall on campus. It will be renovat-ed starting this summer to accommodate faculty offices currently housed in Baker Hall, which will then be demolished.

Sarah Range, junior com-

munication and public rela-tions major and current Bartlett resident, is disap-pointed that Bartlett is clos-ing and thinks it is a “bad idea” for the university to do so.

“Bartlett offers things to students that other dorms

can’t,” Range said. “The con-ditions of living in the build-ing are great and, on top of that, Bartlett is a piece of history that should be around for people to enjoy.”

Range also said that Bartlett is the only reason she is still living on campus

and that she would continue to do so if Bartlett were still available next year.

“My life in Bartlett has been great. There are so many good things about Bartlett,” Range said. “If I had to pick one (thing) that

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really affected me in a positive way was (that) as a freshman last year, Bartlett forced me to go out and meet people all over campus because there wasn’t a dining center connected right to it. Because of that, I made many great friends.”

Andrew Gregersen, UNI alumnus, is also disappointed that Bartlett will no longer be a residence hall.

“Living in Bartlett was one of the best parts of my life,” Gregersen said.

Andrew Harken, another alumnus, lived in Bartlett for all four years of his under-graduate career at UNI.

“(I’m) sad to see they are closing it to residents, but happy they are keeping the building,” Harken said.

Craig Weltha, Alumnus, shared his experience with Bartlett Hall on the Northern Iowan website.

“My grandmother, my mother and I all lived there during various parts of the 20th century,” Weltha said. “(It’s) sad to hear it is clos-ing. (There are) many fond memories.”

Kayla Rethwisch, a sopho-more psychology major and current Bartlett resident, isn’t living in the dorms next year, but the closing caused her to reminisce about the good and bad times she has spent in Bartlett.

“It’s the first place I lived while (on campus), so it is the place (where) I’ve changed to become the person I am today,” Rethwisch said.

Rethwisch doesn’t have any plans to make this last year special because “every year in Bartlett is special.”

“I just plan on living this year to the fullest and having the time of my life living the college life,” Rethwisch said.

The closing of Bartlett as a residence hall means that next year, Shull Hull will change all double-as-single rooms to double-occupancy rooms to help compensate for the loss of rooms in Bartlett.

Nicole Combs, a junior res-ident assistant in Shull Hall, thinks the switch is logical.

“I would’ve been surprised if Shull would’ve remained singles,” Combs said. “However, from the point of view of a student, it will be

very close quarters.”Shull has large vanity

sinks that were added when Shull switched to singles-only, Combs explained. Because the sinks take up the same amount of space as a desk, which is most of one wall, it will be more difficult to fit two people in a Shull room compared to other campus dorms.

Combs described the posi-tive aspects of the current setup in Shull Hall that will be lost when it is no lon-ger composed of singles for upperclassmen.

“It is great that it provides upperclassmen the opportu-nity to still live on campus in the residence halls, but it also gives them a quieter environ-ment to focus on their aca-demics,” Combs said.

The RA jobs in Shull will change with the switch as well. According to Combs, being an RA in Shull’s cur-rent arrangement is unique because the staff is smaller and the students’ needs are somewhat different. With the switch to doubles, however, there will be an increase in RA staff and the environment in Shull will be more similar to the other residence halls on campus.

Despite the changes, Rethwisch think it’s “pretty cool” to think that she’ll be the last person to live in her Bartlett Hall room. Range is set on enjoying the rest of the school year in her current home.

“I am very happy that I was able to live in Bartlett for this year,” Range said. “I love Bartlett.”

graduate assistant at the Tallgrass Prairie Center, is happy with the renovations.

“The renovations have pro-vided me with an excellent work space,” Schlumbohm said. “Before the renovations, we were trying to share com-puters, share desks and get our work done in an organized manner. Now, I can just sit down at my desk, grab some papers and start working instead of finding something else to do while another stu-dent uses a computer or stor-ing my files in a box in my trunk.”

Schlumbohm also said the new lab has a great layout with ample counter space to allow several students to work at the same time.

Anna Abney, another grad-uate student at the center, said even the improvements unre-lated to her day-to-day work are “exceedingly beneficial” as well.

“Before the extra space was added to the shop and the out-building was added, we would have to shuffle vehicles and equipment around constantly to make sure that the ones that were needed that day were available,” Abney said. “With the added space, there is plenty of room; all the equipment is easily accessible as our focus changes through the year.”

According to Abney, the fil-tration system that was added to the seed-cleaning lab will help with the harvesting and cleaning of seed. She also said the cooler will make a huge difference in the storage of produced seed.

Smith feels the renovations to the seed storage and clean-ing facilities are especially important, as seeds cannot be stored in humid or high tem-peratures. In addition, the dust cleaner for the seeds helps pro-tect students and staff from inhaling excessive dust.

According to Smith, the original development of the center cost $850,000 and the new improvements cost approximately $950,000. The funding for both projects came from the Transportation Enhancements Fund, which is administered by the Federal Highway Administration.

“The renovations are very worth it,” Schlumbohm said. “Productivity has increased among the graduate students simply because it’s a very prac-tical space and we aren’t con-stantly in each others’ pockets. It looks great, too.”

Schlumbohm hopes the ren-ovations will attract visitors to the center and help it “grow as a respected establishment.”

“It reflects well on the Tallgrass Prairie Center when people visit and see what a nice, organized, productive estab-lishment we are,” Schlumbohm said.

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In response to ‘The damage of capitalism’ In his Oct. 11 column, Nick Krob correctly identi-fies the symptoms of a dys-functional economic system, but he is mistaken about the cure. He points out that we are a largely greed-driven, compassionless society that is more interested in busi-ness than friendship. But people like this actually exist? Outside of our one-dimensional caricature of bankers and investors, most of my friends and family are fairly compassionate people, who are interested in mak-ing money, but not to the extreme degree that Nick’s opinion piece suggests. Who is actually this single mind-ed? The much-reviled and

rarely understood moral phi-losopher Adam Smith wrote at length about the virtues of capitalism as the sys-tem that best directs human nature towards social good, sometimes unintentionally. It forces us to provide goods and services to others in order to serve our own needs. You can appeal to altruism all day, but that isn’t what drives the complete strang-ers who provide the food we eat and the clothes we wear. At its core, capitalism is the best system discovered so far for generating wealth, encouraging innovation and rewarding hard work. Of course there are prob-lems – our current system is like a soccer game where the referee never showed up. We have many regulations, some

good and some bad, and a great number of which are inadequately enforced. Capitalism functions best with those checks in place. That is fundamentally what Nick demonstrates: the failure of the government to create and oversee those vital programs and regula-tions. However, that does not mean we should throw the baby out with the bathwa-ter. We do need stricter regulations and more robust enforcement, a stronger social safety net, greater access to healthcare and less corruption in government, but we also need capitalism.

Michael DippoldJunior economics major

Smoke stack. Yellow teeth. Slave to Marlboro. All of these words and phrases are associated with smokers. For

my entire life, society taught me to be better than these people with phras-es like “Live above the influence” and “Just eliminate lies.” Ever since my elementary school days, these sensa-tionalized slogans have determined my perspective on smokers. Society demonizes cigarette addicts. Smoking was allowed on cam-pus my freshman year. I remember angrily walking to class in a haze of carcinogens. The next year, the campus banned smoking. We decided to turn smokers into pariahs and ban them from university property. But does this ban really help or does it just pretend to? On the outskirts of campus, one can easily spot the not-so-smoke-free zones. If you don’t see some-one smoking, you see the mountains of cigarette butts left behind. This reveals the policy’s two problems. First, this policy is unenforced. On a daily basis one can walk by a smok-ing violator and inhale a full breath of bitter disobedience. Second, the policy inadvertently promotes pollu-tion. The second provision under the heading “University Owned Buildings and Leased Space” of the University of Northern Iowa’s smoking policy states, “There shall be no ashtrays or similar receptacles in University-owned or leased build-ings or other spaces where smok-ing is prohibited.” It’s pompous to assume smoking students and fac-ulty lack the intelligence to dis-pose of their butts when provided a receptacle. This policy bars a viable opportunity for smokers to dispose of their butts in an ecologically friendly manner. Instead, litter piles up and we are all reminded how futile this policy is. I feel the university should pro-vide cigarette receptacles in the not-so-smoke-free zones. Some will argue this will promote smoking on campus. I disagree. I feel smok-ers will remain on the outskirts and dispose of their litter responsibly. It’s easy to demonize these people and their habit. We must be slow to dehumanize smokers. If we stop patronizing smokers and start work-ing together, we can reach a practi-cal and environmentally responsible solution.

The Tea party entered the politi-cal scene in early 2009. The energy

they have injected into the political climate has been at least notable. They have ral-lied to support conservative candidates all over the country. Some politicos even submit that several recent Republican victories are a result of Tea party efforts. Others say they are a group that is simply playing off of the racist ten-dencies of American voters. What is the Tea party, any-way? I myself attended a Tea party rally in Waterloo on April 15, 2009, where I threw tea in the Cedar River. Do I consider myself a Tea party Member? I don’t really know, because it is not like they hand out membership cards. If you follow the political news you will see mixed reviews char-acterizing Tea party mem-bers as anything from racist demagogues to patriotic foot soldiers fighting for the fiscal security of our nation. I once had a professor tell my class that the Tea party is noth-ing more than a thinly veiled public movement to return to the segregated south. Pretty strong assertions, but I’m still not certain as to the basis of those assertions. On its website, www.the-teaparty.net, the Tea party

describes itself as a group of regular citizens who seek limited government, stand for individual freedoms, believe in free markets and want more power returning to the states and the people. Oh, there it is! Because the Tea party wants states’ rights, that must mean they organize and protest so they can return to Jim Crow and the practice of segrega-tion. Well, maybe some people buy that conjecture, but I’m not quite as vulnerable to non-sensical propaganda. So why is the Tea party racist? Because they seek a fis-cally responsible government that will not mandate that they buy a health insurance policy or get fined $2,500? I’m sure the fact that President Obama is biracial plays into that logic, because anyone who has substantive policy differences with our current president is certainly racist. It is just like Representative Andre Carson from Indiana said: “Some of them in Congress right now of this Tea party movement would love to see you and me hang-ing from a tree.” Yeah, because an informally organized polit-ical movement has a handful of politicians in Congress that are determined to see spend-ing cut; that must mean they are racist. No, Representative Carson, if you want to recog-

nize bona fide racists in con-gress, why is it that you never called out the late Democratic Senator Robert Byrd, an “Exalted Cyclops” of the Ku Klux Klan? I guess I can’t find any evidence of the Tea party’s alleged racism. There is plen-ty of material to be found on the Tea party’s dislike for President Obama. Seeing as President Obama has spent U.S. money like we have a leak in our piggy bank, why would the Tea party like him? I per-sonally cannot stand Harry Reid – does that make me rac-ist towards Caucasians? Not to mention the fact that African-American Representative Allen West (R-Fla.) and presi-dential candidate Herman Cain (also African-American) are some of the more visible Tea party members. As a mat-ter of fact, when Tea party members were recently polled for the 2012 Republican candi-dacy, Cain has been picked as the new favorite. Also, if we are on the topic of racism, how is it that Lawrence O’Donnell got a break when he attempted to grill Herman Cain for not being a civil rights activist in the ‘60s on his MSNBC show when he said, “Mr. Cain, in fact, you were in college from 1963 to 1967, at the height of the civil rights movement,

exactly when the most impor-tant demonstrations and protests were going on. You could easily, as a student at Morehouse between 1963 and 1967, actively have partici-pated in the kinds of protests that got African-Americans the rights they enjoy today.” We basically have a lib-eral television host telling an African-American presidential candidate that he is not a good black politician because he focused on his studies during the ‘60s rather than getting arrested for being a part of the dangerous nature of the civil rights movement. The whole line of questioning is insulting and even moreso racist. I think the fact of the mat-ter is that the racism that has been alleged about the Tea party is nothing more than a false ad hominem used by liberal media to combat the energy and enthusiasm that the Tea party has and is inspiring among conserva-tive Republicans, and it is that energy that has them throw-ing any punch they can, racist or not.

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“Guernica,” which opened last week-end at the University of Northern Iowa Strayer-Wood Theatre , is a philosoph-ical journey that explores the topics of human suffering, the relationship between teaching and being taught, and the motivations behind art. “Guernica” is the first play to be per-formed in the Strayer-Wood Theatre’s 2011-12 series called “Renewal: Emerging Beyond Struggles.” “As this fall was the 10th anniver-sary of 9/11, I knew that ‘Guernica’ addressed such issues as the madness of

war, the creative process (and ultimately) ‘beneath-the-surface’ education - which unfortunately continues to be about poli-tics and not the student,” said Steve Taft, the director of the play and an associate professor of theatre. “Guernica” begins with an art student, Eric Brody, played by freshman theatre major Benjamin Tremmel, who faces a common human situation. He doubts his

A little over a year ago, Cara Schmitz was raped by her then-boyfriend while intoxicated. Now, 15 months later, Schmitz “can’t seem forget the night that I can’t even remember.” “Rape isn’t just a stranger attacking you from out of the bushes or in a dark alley,” Schmitz said. “Rape can hit close to home, in more ways than one.” Schmitz was one of several stu-dents who shared their struggles with depression, suicide attempts, self-inju-ry and traumatic experiences during “Living Your Story,” an event hosted by the University of Northern Iowa chapter of To Write Love on Her Arms on Oct. 3. TWLOHA, a nation-wide non-profit organization that seeks to give hope to those struggling with these and other issues, hosted the event to provide an outlet for students to share their voices and tell their personal stories, incor-porating art, music and conversation, in honor of National Mental Illness Awareness Week. “It was nice speaking with a group of people whom I know actually care. Who want to listen. Who want make me feel good,” said Schmitz, a senior family services major. After finding out that one of her closest friends was raped shortly before

the event, Schmitz almost chose not to speak. However, inspired by the honesty of Emory White, a freshman music major who also shared his story during the event, Schmitz described her struggle with depression that began when she tried to starve to death at the age of 9. “I got picked on by my family mem-bers for being ‘chubby’ and was often told not to eat or drink this certain thing, or I’d have food taken away from me,” she said. “And I’ve had an eating disorder for 13 years now.” White’s story began with his parents divorcing when he was approximately 6 years old. He attended a Christian elementary school at the time, where he was picked on for not “fitting in.” He was eventually kicked out of the school in fifth grade as a result of behavioral problems. Being kicked out of the school made White “feel so insignificant,” because the staff and students at the school had not made attempts to understand his point of view. After enrolling in public school, White began to attend counseling and life seemed to be looking up. However, after the end of a high school romance his sophomore year, he became suicidal. “It was the lowest part of my life and I had never felt more alone,” said

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Past relations of any type, shape, form or satisfaction should never be left in the dark. Leaving that to be found out later is a recipe for disaster. That said, you and your current girlfriend were separated at the time and you shouldn’t feel that what you did during that time was wrong. You were doing your thing while she was doing hers. There is no sense in hid-ing something like this. Telling your girlfriend what you did in those months’ time gets every-thing out in the open. She is then aware of it, and the two of you can progress as a couple. Not to mention, she may have had some hookups during that

time as well, so she can then share hers and you are both on the same page. The hope when this situ-ation arises is that the other person doesn’t freak out about your being with other people. If this happens, you might as well call the whole thing off. Nobody has ownership over anyone and when you are broken up, you are broken up. Expecting someone to wait and mope around until you come back is incredibly naïve and immature. You are back to being an individual after a breakup and no one is respon-sible for your actions except for you. I hope things will be suc-cessful for you this time around and I just can’t stress enough that you leave nothing in the

shadows. Even if your signifi-cant other is upset with the people you’ve been with, it is history and there is nothing either of you can do about it. Hence, there is no reason to dwell on it. Both of you can move forward, knowing that you had the respect for each other to be honest.

She said:

The time in between break-ing up and getting back togeth-er is a fuzzy area. Technically, you’re not inclined to tell her anything because she had no “claim” over you during the time you were apart. I think it would be ridiculous for the two of you to share every-thing that has happened with

each other. I also don’t think there’s anything wrong with being with other people while you’re not dating – you broke up for a reason and there was no sure sign you were going to get back together. She can’t honestly expect you to stay by yourself the whole time and never hang out with or hook up with anyone else. If you two decide to tell each other who you both were with, then I think that you should promise to not get upset with each other when you find out. Chances are, she may feel slightly jealous and if she’s also hooked up with people, you will probably feel jealous as well. That’s honestly why I don’t think you should tell her. You’re not obligated to.

It may sound bad, but I don’t think you should bother her with stuff that’s not relevant. You don’t want to cause a fight over nothing. What matters now is that the two of you are together again and everything is how it should be. Now the two of you can have a fresh start and move on from the past. Whatever reason you broke up is in the past and whoever you two got together with in between each other is in the past. Relationships will never move forward if mistakes that happened in the past con-tinue to be brought up. I prom-ise you it will hinder any prog-ress you’ve made or are making. It’s best to live in the now and look forward to the future.

My girlfriend and I broke up for a couple months, but now we’re back together. In the time we were apart, I hooked up with a few different girls, but is that something I should talk to her about or just keep to myself?

To Write Love on Her Arms event brings students together to heal

DELANEY PALENStaff Writer

‘Guernica’ performance a philosophical journey

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OLIVIA HOTTLEFine Arts Writer

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White. Change was right around the corner for White, though. A friend invited him to a youth group, changing his life dras-tically. White became involved rather quickly, making many friends along the way. White says he still feels pres-sures and worries the same as anyone does, “but I know now that I can live without having to haul the pressure and pain on my back by myself.” Like many of the stories shared last Monday, White and Schmitz’s stories began at a young age, as did that of a student who wished to remain anonymous. When the student was 14, she began having many emo-tional problems that “were more of an issue than just regular teenage hormones.” This student attended coun-seling for a period of time, but quickly decided it was not for her and stopped going. “I started scratching at my wrists … with anything I could find around the house – like safety pins or broken bobby pins, just for something to make a small mark on myself so that I could get my mind off my pain,” she said. When she was 15, she began to use a shower razor to cut at her ankles. “I kept my marks hidden or made up a story of cut-ting myself shaving if anyone noticed,” she said. During the summer before she turned 16, the student was diagnosed with major depressive disorder. She was put on medica-tion and closely monitored by a doctor. After being put on the medi-cation, the student decided that she “did not want to live any-more,” and began to make more severe cuts on her wrists and ankles with the razor. After her 12-year-old brother received a concerned phone call from the student’s boyfriend, the brother found the student “sob-bing on the floor with a razor in one hand and blood running down the other.” The brother called their par-

ents, and the student was admit-ted for inpatient treatment in the mental health department of the hospital. The student has received unsuccessful treatment since the suicide attempt, but has pushed herself day after day to “not think negatively or let myself get down.” After com-ing to UNI, the student sought treatment through the UNI Counseling Center. “To Write Love, as well as my younger brother, have been my inspiration to keep going,” said the student. Last Monday was helpful for many students and advocates for TWLOHA. Schmitz especially took refuge in TWLOHA that evening. “To be honest,” Schmitz said, “Monday night was very life-changing for me, and I hope that I can use my horrible experience to help benefit others in some way. I hope I reached out to at least one person in that crowd Monday night. If I did, then I feel accomplished.”

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abilities as an artist and, for inspiration, turns to a museum exhibit of Picasso’s “Guernica,” a painting based on the horrors of an act of terrorism on a small Spanish town during the Spanish Civil War. There, he meets a woman, played by senior theatre performance major Rachel Russell, who claims she is Picasso reincarnated. “Picasso” offers to teach Eric more about the emotion behind the “Guernica” in the hope that he will become the artist who is needed to complete Picasso’s unfinished work on the painting. This journey results in growth for both Eric and Picasso as they face the reality of human suffer-ing and doubt. The play is simple in its set. Though there is strategic cos-tuming, intense light and sound effects and a rather huge recre-ation of Picasso’s “Guernica” painting as the backdrop of the action, the play is moving because of the emotion behind the words and the interaction between characters. “I think it’s a really differ-ent kind of play that we’ve done since I’ve been here,” said Russell. “It’s very deep, very philosophical, very talky, not a lot of action going on ... I think that the diversity of this show compared to the others that we

usually do (is a draw for audi-ences).” “Guernica” was written by Cody Daigle, a former student of Taft’s at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Daigle will be attending the Oct. 14 performance of the play and will host a talkback after the show. Tremmel accepts that some of the things in “Guernica,” including his portrayal of Eric, may not be exactly how Daigle imagined. For example, the role of Picasso, played by a woman in UNI’s version, was originally intended to be played by a man. However, Tremmel says some of the discrepancies between the writer’s, director’s and actor’s views of a play is “the beauty of theatre.” “It’s not just about the direc-tor’s vision. It’s not just about the writer’s vision. It’s not just about the actor’s vision; it’s about what people see,” said Tremmel. “Each person in the audience is going to see ... a different show than the person sitting next to them because of their given life circumstances. Everything in their past that has brought them to this point. Each line is going to mean something different.”

Tremmel gives credit to his professors for teaching him this mindset, which is another topic explored by “Guernica” — the relationship between teacher and student. “As faculty, we need to chal-lenge our students, hold them to high standards, encourage them to take risks in the classroom or studio and allow them to fail, yet also be there to support them and actually reward them for being brave enough to stretch themselves. And ultimately, we may need to step aside and let them go,” said Taft. Even though the play is a drama, Tremmel believes that it’s “nothing so heavy that no one can handle.” “It’s very relatable text,” Tremmel said. “It’s about us, and you know what, it doesn’t matter if you’re a theatre student, an art student – a biology major or a mathematics teacher – there’s a chord of truth that resonates in each person and they go ‘yeah, you know what, maybe I just need to trust myself and trust in what I love.’ ... At the end of the day, if you aren’t doing what you love, there’s no way your life is going to be as fulfilling as it would be otherwise.”

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(4-1, 3-0 MVFC) (2-4, 1-2 MVFC)

MEN’S BASKETBALL

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The UNI Panthers defeated the SDSU Jacks in last year’s match-up 24-14. Tirrell Rennie (10) threw for a touchdown and rushed for two more in the game.

The University of Northern Iowa foot-ball team is currently ranked No. 2 in the Football Championship Subdivision and stands atop the Missouri Valley Football Conference standings with a 4-1 overall record and a perfect 3-0 record in confer-ence play. Saturday, the Panthers travel to Brookings, S.D., to face MVFC foe South Dakota State University. Although the Jackrabbits (2-4, 1-2 MVFC) have strug-gled this year, UNI head coach Mark Farley still feels that they pose a threat to his team. “South Dakota State has done very well against us over the years. They play very sound defense and their offense is struc-tured in such a way that they don’t want to beat themselves,” said Farley. UNI leads the all-time series between the two schools, 26-17-2. Although the Panthers hold the lead and have won four of the last five meetings since resuming the series in 2006, SDSU has managed to keep the score close, being outscored by just 7.6 points per game in the last five meetings. By definition, this is a “trap game” for the Panthers. It is sandwiched between the UNI’s hard-fought Homecoming vic-tory over No. 21-ranked Indiana State University and their upcoming match-ups against MVFC rival Southern Illinois University and the No. 4-ranked Bison of North Dakota State University. The

Panthers cannot afford to overlook a team like the Jackrabbits, who will surely be fired up to play the No. 2-ranked team in the nation. “Execution will be key, and just because it’s South Dakota State, it kind of has to go to another level since they’ve done very well against us,” said Farley. “We’ll put the extra effort in just because of what they have been able to do to us over the years.” One bright spot for the Jacks has been quarterback Austin Sumner, who has com-pleted 59 percent of his passes for 909 yards, five touchdowns and just two inter-ceptions five games in. “They have been very productive with what they have done,” said Farley. “They have a very high pass efficiency with their quarterback and they have that very sound gap-oriented defense. When you put those two things together, it comes down to us out-executing them.” Once again, the Panthers will need to win the turnover battle to be successful. UNI is second in the FCS in turnover mar-gin with a positive mark of 2.2 per game. The Panthers have forced 15 turnovers in five games while only giving up the ball four times. UNI is one of only four FCS schools in the nation that has not thrown an interception this season. Senior quar-terback Tirrell Rennie has completed 56.4 percent of his passes for 825 yards and five touchdowns. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. The game will be televised online at ESPN3.com.

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ERIC CLAUSEN/Northern Iowan

Ben Jacobson is 109-57 in his five years at the helm of the UNI men’s basketball program. Under Jacobson, the Panthers have won two MVC regular season and post-season titles.

Algonquin, Ill., native Johnny Moran is the lone senior on the 2011-2012 University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team. Moran is accompanied by 16 other student-athletes, nine of whom are either true freshmen or redshirt freshmen who have never seen a second of action at the colle-giate level. “I think we’ve got (12) freshmen and sophomores, which seems like a pretty big number when you add them all up. The emphasis will be on the juniors and seniors to lead the way,” said UNI head coach Ben Jacobson at UNI’s annual media day. As Jacobson noted, with such youth, the three returning starters — junior guard Anthony James, junior forward Jake Koch and Moran — will play a big role in the development of this team throughout the season, particularly from a leadership role.

“I don’t know that we could be in better hands than with Johnny Moran as a senior and the guy who is going to be the focal point of our leadership,” said Jacobson. “He’s been around long enough. He’s been a part of a couple of championships and a couple of NCAA Tournaments. “He brings it every single day. There isn’t going to be a day of practice, there isn’t going to be a game where anybody on our coaching staff, anybody on the practice floor or anybody in the gym is working harder than Johnny is,” said Jacobson. “I have always tried to lead by example, but one thing I’m trying to do more this year is be more of a vocal leader,” said Moran. “I need to try and help these younger guys come in and have some suc-cess.” While the Panthers may be young and inexperienced, that doesn’t mean they don’t

Youthful Panthers expect to compete for MVC crownBRAD EILERSSports Editor

See BASKETBALL, page 7

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have the talent to compete right away. Two true fresh-men who will likely see lots of playing time this year are highly touted recruits Deon Mitchell, an athletic point guard from Pflugerville, Texas, and Seth Tuttle, a lanky 6-foot-8 forward from Sheffield, Iowa. “The (freshmen) have a lot of talent. They’re eager, they’re excited to play and they play hard,” said Koch.

Mitchell chose UNI over other some other big-name college basket-ball programs such as the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, University of Colorado, Marquette University, Texas A&M University and Texas Christian University. “I could see Deon Mitchell coming in right away and having a positive impact on our team,” said James. ESPN.com ranks Tuttle as UNI’s highest-rated recruit; they rate himas the 62nd-best power for-ward in the national recruiting class of 2011. Tuttle chose UNI over the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, Indiana University, Colorado State University, Creighton University and the University of Wisconsin. “In that freshman and sophomore class, we’ve got some good players. There’s some guys in that incom-ing group, there are some guys who redshirted and there’s a couple guys who played a little bit last year who we feel are very good players,” said Jacobson. “My best guess is that we will redshirt a couple of (the freshmen). Deon will not redshirt… and Seth probably will not redshirt. Of the six true freshmen, two, three, or four of them most likely are going to play (this year).” Another thing that will

likely help the underclass-men progress faster is their ability to play togeth-er, exhibited this summer as UNI took part in an overseas basketball tour in Brazil. The Panthers got to play five games in 10 days against various Brazilian teams. UNI ended the trip with a perfect 5-0 record.

“In some ways, it was a much-needed trip for the team that we’ve got with the number of freshmen and sophomores we’ve got on our roster. It was a great trip. We found some things out about our guys in terms of basketball, but we found out more about them and where they’re at from a team-building standpoint,” said Jacobson. “We learned about our leadership. We learned about our young guys … they’re very will-ing to learn.”

The biggest ques-tion at media day seemed to be whether UNI can be a legitimate Missouri Valley Conference con-tender this season with Creighton, Wichita State University and Indiana State University returning a majority of their players from a year ago. Jacobson thinks the team has a shot if they continue to get bet-ter throughout the season. “It applies to each and every year; our goal is to be playing our best basketball when we get to February. If we’re doing that, we will

be in a position to win (an MVC) championship,” said Jacobson. “We want to compete in the conference. We want to win the conference regu-lar season and tournament and then go to the NCAA Tournament and do some damage. That’s our goal every year and I think we can accomplish that this year,” said Koch. The Panthers put together another chal-lenging non-conference schedule that is high-lighted by games at Old Dominion University, St. Mary’s College, Iowa State University and the South Padre Island Invitational. UNI also hosts the University of Northern Colorado, University of Wiscons in-Mi lwaukee and Colorado State, all of whom played in the post-season last year. In addi-tion, the Panthers host

intrastate rival Iowa on Dec. 6. “I don’t know how many of you have taken a look at our first few games, but we’ve got a fun and excit-ing opening weekend that is going to be a heck of a challenge,” said Jacobson. “Old Dominion and St. Mary’s are teams that are in the NCAA Tournament just about every year and are teams that will be fight-ing for their league cham-pionships.” The Panthers will tip off the 2011-2012 sea-son in an exhibition game against Northern State University on Oct. 30 in the McLeod Center. UNI’s first regular season game is Nov. 12 when they travel to Norfolk, Va., to play Old Dominion.

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Johnny Moran, Jake Koch and Anthony James are the three returning starters to the 2011-2012 UNI basketball program.

The (freshmen) have a lot of talent. They’re eager, they’re excited to play and they play hard.

“”Junior forward

JAKE KOCH

Returning Starters:Johnny Moran (Sr.) - GuardAnthony James (rJr.) - GuardJake Koch (rJr.) - Forward

Other Returning Players:Austin Pehl (rJr.) - CenterMarc Sonnen (Jr.) - GuardMatt Morrison (rSo.) - GuardTyler Lange (rSo.) - ForwardChip Rank (So.) - ForwardMax Martino (rFr.) - GuardJarod Syndergaard (rFr.) - GuardNate Buss (rFr.) - Forward

Incoming Freshmen:Deon Mitchell (Fr.) - GuardMatt Bohannon (Fr.) - GuardJevon Lyle (Fr.) - GuardSeth Tuttle (Fr.) - ForwardChris Olivier (Fr.) - ForwardMarvin Singleton (Fr.) - Forward

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