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UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA CEDAR FALLS, IA THURSDAY, APRIL 5 VOLUME 114, ISSUE 42
CEDAR FALLS, IA
VOLUME 119, ISSUE 26
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2022
OPINION
CAMPUS LIFE
SPORTS
OPINION PAGE 3
CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 4
SPORTS PAGE 6
Douglas Burns from Iowa Capital Dispatch comments on how Kim Reynolds could become president.
UNI volleyball libero Sydney Petersen spends her final season at home.
Industry professionals gather on campus for Fast Forward Digital Media Workshop.
Panthers are dancing again
Student org ‘makes a Volleyball advances to 24th NCAA Tournament in program history change’ with supportive letters CADEN SHEA
Sports Writer
The UNI Panthers continued their phenomenal season by winning the 2022 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The tournament took place in Evansville, Ind. with the Panthers facing both the Evansville Purple Aces and the Drake Bulldogs. This conference tournament win solidified the Panthers entry into the NCAA Volleyball Tournament, the 24th in school history. The tournament MVP award was given to sophomore Olivia Tjernagle while the Elite 17 award was won by Kira Fallert. Tjernagle was joined by Carly Spies and Sydney Petersen on the MVC All-Tournament team. The Panthers first tournament win was a sweep over the Evansville Purple Aces in the semifinals. UNI started off hot in the first set with five different players tallying terminations for the team. Fallert and Emily Holterhaus kept their opponents on their toes by playing fantastic offense throughout the set. The Panthers took the first set 25-19. The second
BAILEY KLINKHAMMER Staff Writer
UNI defeated Evansville, 3-0, and Drake, 3-2, to win the 2022 MVC Volleyball Tournament.
set was a war of attrition as the two teams traded leads and ties throughout the grueling set. The Purple Aces would give the Panthers a way back in as they were unable to convert
their four shots at a match point. UNI ended the set with a gritty score of 32-30. Spies helped the team get off to a great start in the third and ultimately final set. The Panthers refused to let
her,” said Bulten. Bulten’s position, which he started in July, has him in charge of recruiting and training the CAB team, along with helping them develop events for students. Bulten explained how CAB picks an artist each year and how much time goes into planning the event. “We had a short list [of potential artists] that was developed based on student input, pricing, initial availability, etc.. We then took that list to a committee within CAB and did a vote. Through that vote we ranked our list and began reaching out to the artists with offers. We landed on Jax. Often, due to budget and wanting to keep the concerts free to students, our artists have past their prime with regards to popularity. One reason we were so excited about
Jax was because we thought she hadn’t hit her prime yet and would continue to grow,” he said. CAB concerts take a long time to plan, so artists are picked anywhere from three to 12 months prior to the show. Bulten also added that students can reach out to him if they have any ideas on events or potential artists for future concerts, and to keep an eye out for CAB’s Spring 2023 schedule, which will be coming out before break. Lanie Weber, a fourth year interactive digital studies major with a communications minor, is the creative content director for CAB and has been with the organization since May of 2021.
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Evansville back into the game and were successful as UNI won the match off of a 25-21 set. See NCAA BOUND, page 6
In 2018, the student organization Make the Change was established at UNI. Since 2018, Make the Change has written letters, completed service projects and crafting projects to make a difference in the lives of UNI students through small acts of kindness. Make the Change’s president Paige Parma defines the organization, “Make the Change strives to find ways on how to spread kindness around UNI’s campus. Make the Change conducts a letter bundle system to write letters to people who need a boost of support from others. The organization also hosts self service nights at different points during the semester where people are given the opportunity to focus on themselves, and do crafts or write words of affirmation.” See MAKE THE CHANGE, page 2
Jax takes the stage at CAB’s 2022 Fall Concert LAUREN MCGUILL Staff Writer
Campus Activities Board (CAB) never fails to give students exciting and fun events, and their 2022 Fall CAB Concert was no exception. This year’s concert hosted Jax, a pop singer who quickly gained popularity on TikTok and is most famous for her hit song, “Victoria’s Secret.” The concert took place on Nov. 16 in GBPAC, and students had a blast. Josh Bulten, who is CAB’s campus programs coordinator, said the concert was a success. “Jax was a great performer, sang really well and was great with engaging the audience. She even brought a few students on stage with her, including a young girl who sang ‘Victoria’s Secret’ with
See JAX AT GBPAC, page 5
STEPHEN STARK
Jax currently has over 12.7 million followers on TikTok. For the concert, she performed a combination of original songs and covers.