Cedar Rapids Gazette

[Panther-Sheik]

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Cool article. Though one very minor argument:


Is the West Gym really located on the edge of campus? I've always considered it to be in the middle.

East Gym is more in the "middle" of campus if you consider the union and library to be central.

[Mudrafan]

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Actually, no...this is just a "one off" column. For the Gazette not to assign a beat writer to UNI football & basketball is a joke. The paper is literally one hour from campus & UNI is one of three state universities in a state w/ no pro sports teams. On top of that, Iowa basketball has blown for years. UNI basketball is king & it is not even close. UNI football has proven itself times over again as well. There is no excuse for both the Rag & the Gazette not to cover UNI like a blanket. If the public wanted pro stories, wire stories, non-Iowa stories...they have the internet for that.

[DrewDog]

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Is the West Gym really located on the edge of campus? I've always considered it to be in the middle.

When the West Gym was built, it was on the very edge of campus, while the East Gym was more in the middle. If you have not been in either building in awhile, check them out. The West Gym has been kept in good shape. The East Gym now houses academic departments and ITS. They have done a neat job of maintaining the history of the East Gym.

[06panther10]

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When the West Gym was built, it was on the very edge of campus, while the East Gym was more in the middle. If you have not been in either building in awhile, check them out. The West Gym has been kept in good shape. The East Gym now houses academic departments and ITS. They have done a neat job of maintaining the history of the East Gym.

Don't try to tell banbasketball that.

[Newsbreaker]

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Actually, no...this is just a "one off" column. For the Gazette not to assign a beat writer to UNI football & basketball is a joke. The paper is literally one hour from campus & UNI is one of three state universities in a state w/ no pro sports teams. On top of that, Iowa basketball has blown for years. UNI basketball is king & it is not even close. UNI football has proven itself times over again as well. There is no excuse for both the Rag & the Gazette not to cover UNI like a blanket. If the public wanted pro stories, wire stories, non-Iowa stories...they have the internet for that.

You don't know what you're talking about, but at least you're certain of it.

[1988]

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Hlas wrote his column about UNI in today's paper. Good exposure except he said we beat teams from the big 10, big 12 and THE BIG EAST! We haven't beaten a Big East team. It was the ACC. Typical gazette crap.

[UNIpanther99]

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Hlas wrote his column about UNI in today's paper. Good exposure except he said we beat teams from the big 10, big 12 and THE BIG EAST! We haven't beaten a Big East team. It was the ACC. Typical gazette crap.

Well, if that's the worst thing about the article, it's hard to call it crap. Boston College was in the Big East for most of the last several decades, and moved to the ACC with the big shift a few years ago.

[1988]

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Well, if that's the worst thing about the article, it's hard to call it crap. Boston College was in the Big East for most of the last several decades, and moved to the ACC with the big shift a few years ago.

My point is that if you are going to be a sportswriter don't you think you should know what teams are in each conference? It was great for UNI to have front page coverage. But I think it embarassing for the Gazette to have sportswriters that don't fully know sports!

[UNIpanther99]

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My point is that if you are going to be a sportswriter don't you think you should know what teams are in each conference? It was great for UNI to have front page coverage. But I think it embarassing for the Gazette to have sportswriters that don't fully know sports!

I think Mike Hlas knows sports. One small error doesn't prove otherwise when you look at his work the last 20+ years.

[JayJ79]

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Actually, no...this is just a "one off" column. For the Gazette not to assign a beat writer to UNI football & basketball is a joke. The paper is literally one hour from campus & UNI is one of three state universities in a state w/ no pro sports teams. On top of that, Iowa basketball has blown for years. UNI basketball is king & it is not even close. UNI football has proven itself times over again as well. There is no excuse for both the Rag & the Gazette not to cover UNI like a blanket. If the public wanted pro stories, wire stories, non-Iowa stories...they have the internet for that.

Does the Gazette not run any UNI articles at all, or do they run articles from the Courier writers? (I don't subscribe to the Gazette, so I don't know).

If it is the latter, I have zero problem with that arrangement, just as I wouldn't have any sort of issue with the Courier using articles from the Gazette (or the AP for that matter) to cover Hawkeye sports.

[TH1974]

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If the public wanted pro stories, wire stories, non-Iowa stories...they have the internet for that.

Good point. As you said, if you want non-Iowa stories, you have the internet. Quit whining.

[Mudrafan]

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You don't know what you're talking about, but at least you're certain of it.

yes...i sure do.

[Mudrafan]

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Good point. As you said, if you want non-Iowa stories, you have the internet. Quit whining.

Why should UNI fans have to settle for that? If you are a UNI fan they why would you settle for that? If you aren't a UNI fan then why would you care?