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UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA CEDAR FALLS, IA THURSDAY, APRIL 5 VOLUME 114, ISSUE 42
CEDAR FALLS, IA
VOLUME 119, ISSUE 40
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2023
OPINION
CAMPUS LIFE
SPORTS
OPINION PAGE 3
CAMPUS LIFE PAGE 4
SPORTS PAGE 6
Opinion Columnist Abigail Saathoff discusses the recent challenges in visiting national parks.
“The Jean Project” promotes body acceptance around campus.
Carter Morton awarded most valuable athlete at MVC Indoor Track and Field Championships
UNI student’s writing takes the international stage “What Were Senior Mykel Townsend to present creative writing at internatonal convention NKASA BOLUMBU Staff Writer
A UNI student will present his short stories about life in the army to an international and national audience. Mykel Townsend will be presenting his very first piece from his collection, “Fort Hudson,” a set of short stories about his experience in the army. “Fort Hudson” is based on stories about Townsend’s drill instructor that he made up or heard from others. “Lots of people were scared of him. But all drill instructors are scary,” Townsend said. “Hudson made a big impact on my life during basic training. He’s like my David Goggins.” Goggins is known to many as an inspirational figure for his heroism as a Navy SEAL, his weight loss of 125 pounds to become a Navy SEAL and is considered to be one of the world’s top athletes for marathons and ultramarathons. “When I ran into Hudson in Alaska during my station, it felt like a full circle moment,” Townsend said.
You Wearing” exhibit aims to spread sexual assault awareness CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN Staff Writer
Trigger warning: This article discusses sensitive topics such as sexual assault and violence.
COURTESY/MYKEL TOWNSEND & FACEBOOK
As a husband, parent and veteran, Mykel Townsend’s college experience has looked different from most. However, he has found his place in Sigma Tau Delta, a worldwide English honor society. With support from faculty, Townsend will be presenting original work at Sigma Tau Delta’s international convention.
Townsend is a senior majoring in teaching with a minor in creative writing. He is a veteran, husband and father. He is also the only UNI student who will be attending Sigma Tau Delta’s international convention in Denver, Colo. from March 30 to April 1. Sigma
Tau Delta is an English honor society that has over 900 chapters both abroad and in the United States. Its main goal is to promote service to society through literacy. Jesse Swan, an English professor in the Department of Languages and Literatures
at UNI, leads UNI’s chapter for Sigma Tau Delta. Swan was an instrumental part of Townsend’s journey into applying for Sigma Tau Delta and submitting his piece to the convention. See WRITING ON THE ROAD, page 2
From sweatpants, sweatshirts, pajamas and formal dresses, the Office of Compliance Equity Management’s (OCEM) “What Were You Wearing?” exhibit showcases outfits worn by sexual assault survivors along with their stories with the purpose of educating the viewers about the pervasiveness of sexual assault and how, “the act of shedding the clothes can never provide enough peace or comfort to survivors.” See
“WHAT WERE YOU WEARING”, page 2
N.I. EN ESPAÑOL
Traducción: La exhibición “¿Qué llevabas puesto?” tiene el objetivo de difundir la conciencia sobre la agresión sexual CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN Escritora
MIREYA PATINO
Traductora invitada
Nota de la editora: Mireya Patino es estudiante del curso SPAN 3159 Translation for Heritage Speakers, dirigido por el Prof. Juan Carlos Castillo. Advertencia de contenido sensible: Este artículo habla de temas sensibles como la agresión sexual y la violencia. Desde pantalones de chándal, sudaderas y pijamas hasta vestidos formales, la exhibición de la Office of Compliance and Equity Management (OCEM por sus siglas en inglés) “¿Qué llevabas puesto?” muestra ropa usada por sobrevivientes de agresiones sexuales, junto con sus historias, con el propósito de educar a los espectadores
sobre la omnipresencia de la agresión sexual y cómo “el acto de despojarse de la ropa nunca puede brindar suficiente paz o consuelo a los sobrevivientes”. Isabella Johnson, Asistente Graduada en Prevención de Agresiones Sexuales de UNI, explica que la exhibición se fundó en 2013, y UNI asumió el proyecto en 2018. “El propósito es básicamente animar a los espectadores y a la comunidad a reconocer que no se trataba de la ropa que llevaban puesta”, dijo Johnson. “Hemos tratado de asegurarnos de que, como comunidad, nuestro campus reconozca que es un problema aquí, y que estamos tomando medidas para demostrar que no se trata solo de mujeres, sino de toda la gente”. La exhibición estará abierta al público en abril, el Mes de la Prevención de la Agresión Sexual, en Kamerick
Hall, así como en otras seis ubicaciones satélites en otros edificios académicos. Si usted desea entregar una pieza a la exhibición, visite equity.uni. edu y navegue hasta la pestaña “Prevención y Educación”. Se aceptan entradas anónimas. Johnson reconoce que esta exhibición puede herir la sensibilidad de algunas personas, pero enfatiza su importancia. “Esta exhibición le parece abrasiva a mucha gente”, dijo Johnson. “Entendemos eso, pero ese es el objetivo. Habrá ropa de niños, disfraces de teatro y trajes que podrían herir la sensibilidad de algunas personas. El punto clave es darse cuenta de que no estás solo y que está sucediendo. Necesitamos unir a la comunidad, ya sea que se sienta incómodo o no”. Ver “¿QUÉ LLEVABAS PUESTO?”, página 2
COURTESY/ISABELLA JOHNSON
El exhibición “¿Qué llevabas puesto?” trata de educar a la gente que las agresiones sexuales pueden pasar a cualquiera en cualquier momento, sin importar lo qué llevan puesto. La foto de arriba demuestra presentaciones de años anteriores.