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Members of the UNI Orchesis Dance Company performed multiple routines throughout their fall show.

Panther Portrait: Orchesis Fall 2020 Show

ANTHONY WITHEROW, Campus Life Editor Nov 16, 2020

The UNI Orchesis Dance Company held their annual fall show on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13 and 14 at the Oster Regent Theatre on Main Street in Cedar Falls. Seating was limited and masks were required...

TheatreUNI presents virtual 10-minute plays

SARA QUALLEY Nov 12, 2020

Theatre UNI will present virtual 10-minute plays from Tuesday, Nov. 17 through Sunday, Nov. 22. Amy Osatinski, a theatre professor at UNI, teaches a directing class each semester that presents these plays,...

Rod Library is holding an exhibit showcasing the 1918 influenza pandemic. The exhibit will run until Friday, November 20.

Bringing pandemics to life across all generations

ELIZABETH KELSEY, News Editor Nov 12, 2020

It was the comparison that everyone was making as the COVID-19 pandemic began to sweep the world in the spring of this year: This has happened before. In 1918, an influenza pandemic killed more than...

Film Critic Hunter Friesen previews multiple films releasing during the winter break.

The films to come during winter break

HUNTER FRIESEN Nov 12, 2020

While there hasn’t been much to look forward to within 2020, we can at least count ourselves lucky that we live in an age where escapism is easy to come by. The winter months of November through January...

Singer-songwriter and American Idol season 16 winner Maddie Poppe will be performing two shows at GBPAC in December.

Maddie Poppe performing at UNI

ANTHONY WITHEROW, Campus Life Editor Nov 9, 2020

Tickets are still available to see Iowa’s own Maddie Poppe showcase her musical talents at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. Originally a single appearance scheduled for Dec. 11, a second...

UNI math teacher Douglas Shaw will be hosting the worlds largest virtual rock, paper, scissors tournament on Tuesday, November 12.

Rock, paper, scissors tournament to take place on Zoom

ABIGAIL KRAFT Nov 9, 2020

UNI mathematics professor Douglas Shaw has organized a free online Rock, Paper, Scissors (RPS) tournament for students, staff and the world to participate in. This event has been created with the goal...

The Varsity Mens Glee Club will be releasing a CD of old and new Christmas songs this holiday season in place of the Variety Show.

The show goes on for Glee Club

EMMA'LE MAAS, Executive Editor Nov 5, 2020

With November rolling in, the holidays are just around the corner, but one merry staple will be missing at UNI. The UNI Varsity Men’s Glee Club will not be holding its annual Christmas Variety Show...

A virtual race will be taking place later this week to raise awareness for children in foster care.

Cedar Valley Angels to host “A Race to Embrace”

TEHYA TOURNIER Nov 5, 2020

UNI student Ryan Van Maanen was given an assignment for one of his classes to put together an event for an organization in the Cedar Valley area.  Being a volunteer within the community, Van Maanen knew...

This past Halloween saw the first appearance of a worldwide blue moon in 76 years.

Blue moon lands on Halloween

SARA QUALLEY Nov 2, 2020

On Halloween, the world viewed a special phenomenon: a global blue moon. Contrary to the name, this moon did not appear blue. “Blue moon” is a term for two full moons in one calendar month. The Farmer’s...

Jeffrey Copeland read his book Lt Elsi Otts Top Secret Mission in a Virtual FTRS installment.

Final Thursday Reading Series goes virtual

KAYLA LAWRENCE Nov 2, 2020

This past Thursday night, the Final Thursday Reading Series, which hosts Cedar Falls' most dedicated writing community, could not be stopped by neither cold temperature nor a pandemic. Like many other...

Austin Camahan brought his show Wounds Run Deeper to life through a live script reading.

“Wounds Run Deeper” at the Interpreters Theatre

AASHITA VADHERA Nov 2, 2020

On Thursday, Oct. 29, the UNI Interpreters Theatre released a YouTube Show titled “Wounds Run Deeper.” The show was written and directed by Austen Carnahan, a Bachelor of Liberal Studies student. The...

Students gathered in the Maucker Union ballroom for the annual CAB Fall Fest.

Panther Portrait: Cab Fall Fest

ANTHONY WITHEROW, Campus Life Editor Nov 2, 2020

The UNI Campus Activities Board hosted their annual Fall Fest in the Maucker Union on Thursday, oct. 29. This was the organization's first in-person event of the semester. Students were treated to music,...

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