Issue Contents

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1 NISG holds presidential elections: Boeding and Greene
Kelsey--Elizabeth (Class of 2021) 		Elle Boeding and Rachel Greene are running, currently unopposed, for Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) student body president and vice president. They discuss their backgrounds and platform. NISCO elections will be held February 25-26; photos.
2 Outdoor Rec Center hosts ski event
Witherow--Anthony (Student--2020) 		UNI's Outdoor Recreation Center will be hosting a Valentine's-themed cross country skiing event on February 13. Nicholas Chell, graduate assistant at UNI Outdoors, discusses cross-country skiing and events held by the center; photo.
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3 Sinn Fein and political counter-trajectories
Rawwas--Mohammed (Class of 2021) 		In the author's opinion, the recent election in Ireland shows a counter-trajectory to the rise of far-right politics in other parts of the world. Rawwas discusses how the Sinn Fein party won the election and will likely form a coalition government instead of the previous Fine Gael and Fianna Fail parties, and their victory is a response to Brexit in the UK and indicates a likely forthcoming referendum on Ireland and Northern Ireland will go in favor of reunification instead of establishing a border.
4 Synesthesia: feeling and tasting the color red
Slomka--Emerson (Student--2019) 		Slomka explains synesthesia, a neurological disorder relays intangible concepts as sensory input, and how even those without synesthesia may find creating associations via "induced synesthesia" valuable for memory; photo.
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5 Friesen: Oscars were predictable
Friesen--Hunter (Class of 2022) 		Friesen reviews the 92nd Academy Awards and concludes that "Parasite" made history, Bong Joon-ho had the biggest night, the show itself wasn't very good, it was a pretty predictable night, and history was made on all fronts; photo.
6 Ninja U to host "Ninja Warrior" competition
Weber--Colby (Class of 2020) 		Local Cedar Falls business Ninja U will host a competition similar to American Ninja Warrior for UNI students as an intramural obstacle course event. It is open to all genders and skill levels and will take place February 16; photo.
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7 A tale of two English professors
Legaspi--Sofia (Class of 2020) 		English professors Jim O'Loughlin and Julie Husband met in graduate school, married, and moved to Iowa to teach at UNI. They discuss their backgrounds, lives, and work; photo.
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8 AP top 25 poll: why aren't the Panthers ranked yet?
Kiewiet--Brielle (Student--2019), Fortmann--Toni (Class of 2022) 		In the author's opinion, the UNI men's basketball team should be ranked in the AP Top 25 rankings due to their 21-3 overall record, No. 1 rank in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), and perfect 13-0 home record; photo.
9 Panthers take down Southern Illinois in overtime
Hansen--Patrick (Class of 2024), Fortmann--Toni (Class of 2022) 		The UNI women's basketball team won against Southern Illinois in the final minutes to end the game in overtime, 71-66; photos.
10 UNI takes final two games of UNI-Dome Classic
Horning--Colin (Class of 2022), Fortmann--Toni (Class of 2022) 		The UNI softball team ended the Doc Halverson UNI-Dome Classic with a 3-3 record after rallying during both games to defeat DePaul University and the University of South Dakota; photos.