Northern Iowan — October 8, 2018

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1	UNI professors show their roots	Professors David May and Michael Fleming discuss the plants they keep in their offices; photos.
1	UNI hosts First District Debate	UNI hosted the first Iowa First District debate between Abby Finkenauer and Rod Blum, both of who are running for the House of Representatives seat.
2	UNI's enrollment decreases	UNI is introducing new programs to increase enrollment after a several-years trend of lower enrollment; photo.
3	UNI receives voter turnout award	UNI received the Silver Seal from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge for high voter participation in the 2016 presidential elections. 67.5 percent of the UNI student body voted, putting UNI second in the country for voter turnout.
4	Online echo chambers reinforce politics	In the author's opinion, in order to be informed citizens, people need to be mindful of social media echo chambers and deliberately seek out other viewpoints; photo.
4	The trouble with Kavanaugh	In the author's opinion, Brett Kavanaugh's appointment to the United States Supreme Court will be detrimental to the nation. Stekl argues against the USA's current liberal-electoral democracy; photos.
5	'A Star Is Born' hits every note	Friesen reviews "A Star is Born," 4.5/5; photo.
6	Panther Portrait: Sienna Schilling	Freshman Sienna Schilling sang in Maucker Union as part of the Maucker Union Live series; photos.
7	Swim and Dive sunk by Nebraska	The women's swimming and diving team won their first meet of the season against the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks, 157-143, then lost to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 166-77. Event winners included Madison Rinaldi, Katie Taylor, Moriah Ross, Crystal Florman, Kylie Engstrom, Lauren Havertape, Abby Meter, Jayden Lovell, Natalie Nelson, and Lauren Kacmarynski; photos.
8	Panthers fall to NDSU run attack, 56-31	The UNI Panthers football team lost to North Dakota State University, 56-31; photos.