Northern Iowan — November 30, 2017

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1 UNI football advances in the playoffs The football team recently defeated Indiana State University, Missouri State University, and South Dakota. In their first playoff game of the season, they defeated Monmouth College, 46-7; photo.
1 Changes coming soon to campus living The Department of Residence (DOR) will be implementing changes in residence halls across campus, including to Panther Village, all-gender housing, and cost; photo.
2 NISG clarifies policy on candidates Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) clarified policies on bringing speakers and political candidates on campus. Student organizations outside NISG are allowed to host political candidates; NISG are considered university representatives and must remain nonpartisan; photo.
3 Speaking up amidst allegations Wolfe discusses rape culture, sexual harassment and assault, and discrimination, as well as personal experiences, including on campus; photos.
3 LTE: Talking politics in the age of Trump Friel writes a letter to the editor in response to Tanner Schrad's November 13 Northern Iowan column "Why is everything politicized?". Friel recounts a personal discussion with Schrad and recurring themes of their conversation on how to hold political discourse to a higher standard; photo.
3 LTE: Tax bill spells disaster for grad students Olmstead writes a letter to the editor criticizing the current tax reform bill in the House of Representatives and its impact on those pursuing postgraduate degrees; photo.
4 Uprising to publish in fall and spring The latest edition of Uprising magazine was published on November 27 and focused on the LGBTQ+ community and mental health; photo.
4 Theatre UNI "Mother Courage and Her Children" Theatre UNI will present "Mother Courage and Her Daughters," professor Matthew Weedman's adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage and Her Children," - November 29 - December 2 in Strayer-Wood Theatre; photo.
5 NASA opportunities discusses on campus Former NASA employee, Iowa State University Professor, and Iowa Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) assistant director Tomas Gonzalez-Torres spoke about ISGC and opportunities with NASA on November 28. Student Jessica Wayson also shared her experience with ISGC; photo.
5 "Coco" expertly plucks heartstrings Olsasky reviews "Coco," 4.5/5; photo.
6 Villanova ends Panthers' five game win streak The basketball team won a five-game streak, defeating Wartburg College, 73-45; Chicago State University, 82-44; Southern Methodist University, 61-58; and North Carolina State University, 64-60. They lost to Villanova University, 64-50; photos.
6 Will sub-.500 teams make the AFC playoffs? Dausener discusses the American Football Conference (AFC) and NFL playoffs.