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UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA CEDAR FALLS, IA THURSDAY, APRIL 5 VOLUME 114, ISSUE 42
CEDAR FALLS, IA
VOLUME 119, ISSUE 23
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2022
OPINION
CAMPUS LIFE
SPORTS
OPINION PAGE 3
CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 5
SPORTS PAGE 6
Opinion Columnist Nkasa Bolumbu argues that “The Little Mermaid” can be Black.
The UNI men’s basketball team falls to Richmond Spiders, 68-55.
UNI prepares for a week of celebrating international students, faculty and programs.
Panther volleyball back on top
International Education Week kicks off
CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN Staff Writer
COURTESY/UNI ATHLETICS
UNI defeated Missouri State in four sets on Saturday to clinch an outright Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship.
For the 20th time in program history, UNI crowned MVC regular season champions
CADEN SHEA
Sports Writer
The UNI Panthers are the outright Missouri Valley Conference champions after wins against Southern Illinois and Missouri State this weekend at home in the McLeod Center. This team has become the 20th team in school history to hold this honor. The team had an
amazing turn around from last year in which they placed eighth in the conference and had a conference record of 7-11. The Panthers have had an exceptional season so far and have finally capped it off by becoming the definitive champions of the conference for the regular season. Before the Panthers became the outright champions, they first clinched at
least a share of the conference title on Saturday night after a hard fought battle with the Southern Illinois Salukis. The Panthers came into this game on a mission to win a championship and clearly showed so in their gritty style of play. Emily Holterhaus came to play with a careerhigh 22 kills. See MVC CHAMPS, page 7
From the mountains of Colombia to the South Asian island of Sri Lanka, UNI’s International Engagement program hosts international students from 61 different countries across the world. These students will get the opportunity to showcase their country and culture during International Education Week, happening from Monday Nov. 14 to Friday Nov. 18. International Education Week is dedicated to celebrating international education across UNI’s campus, which includes international students, international faculty and departments implementing degrees and programs engaging global perspectives. Ava Deitrich, an Iowa native and UNI senior, is the Office of International Engagement (OIE) Student Programming Coordinator. “As Iowans we aren’t necessarily oriented to seek out those connections, but it really broadens your worldview,” Dietrich said. “It’s an awesome opportunity to open up your mind to other people and experiences, and there is a little bit of something for everyone.” See INTERNATIONAL ED, page 5
N.I. EN ESPAÑOL
Translation: UNI professor presents Spanish teaching panel MAYRA VILLANUEVA
Spanish Editor
YESSENIA RODRIGUEZ Translator
The Department of Languages & Literatures presented a Spanish Teaching panel on Nov. 8th in Rod Library at 7 p.m. This event was an invitation to students that are majoring in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Spanish Teaching as a foreign language and graduated alumni from the program to discuss their experiences of preparation at UNI to work in bilingual education programs, international studies and other settings.
The language advisor and instructor of Spanish, Elena Dobrila, talks about the number of students in the majors of Spanish: currently there are “nine students in the program of Spanish Teaching and TESOL, 25 students in Spanish without focusing on teaching and 20 students with a major in Spanish teaching.” Dobrila also mentioned that this is a great opportunity for alumni of the program to talk about their experiences and that students can learn more about future possibilities. Dobrila said, “For the students that are in the program right now, or those who are considering it, this is a great opportunity to get rid of any doubts
and understand more about the possibilities that this major offers.” The organizer of this event and Spanish professor Heather Jerónimo stated that the reason for this event was to celebrate the former students and their experiences after university. Professor Jerónimo said before the event that, “It is expected that the students learn about the experience of teaching Spanish in different types of schools. The participants are going to talk about the skills they have learned about the Spanish program at UNI and how they have had the opportunity to put these skills to practice in their careers.” See SPANISH PANEL, page 2
COURTESY/MAYRA VILLANUEVA
The Spanish panel helped current students learn about the different opportunities in the Spanish teaching profession and the different settings and roles that they can take in schools.