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Panther Portrait: CABapalooza

Panther Portrait: CABapalooza

TONI FORTMANN Apr 22, 2019

Students filled the Maucker Union ballroom on Thursday, April 18 for CABapalooza, an annual event organized by the UNI Campus Activities Board. The evening was filled with games and activities. “We...

The Muslim Students Association at UNI has won multiple awards, including Program of the Year and Student Organization of the Year.

MSA to ‘Celebrate Identities’ at banquet

CECILIA MITCHELL, Copy Editor Apr 22, 2019

The UNI and Cedar Valley community are invited to join the Muslim Student Association for “Celebrating Identities: The Banquet.” This free event, held on Thursday, April 25 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in...

Walking out of the darkness for suicide prevention

Walking out of the darkness for suicide prevention

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Apr 18, 2019

This story contains content about suicide that some readers may find disturbing. Discretion is advised. “There’s a proverb that offers, tell me a fact and I will learn it. Tell me the truth and I...

“To Touch the Moon” is an immersive theatre experience meant to stimulate a sense of exploration and discovery in its young audience members.

Play created for kids on autism spectrum

COLBY WEBER Apr 18, 2019

An original play tailored to young individuals with developmental disorders or autism is the culmination of 18 months of collaboration between over 20 UNI students and faculty members. In many theater...

Theatre critic Cecilia Mitchell reviews UNI Operas production of Serse, directed by Mitra Sadeghpour.

‘Serse’ hits an operatic high note

CECILIA MITCHELL, Copy Editor Apr 18, 2019

G.F. Handel’s “Serse” is a three-act Baroque opera, first performed in 1738. On Saturday, April 13, I had the pleasure of viewing UNI Opera’s second, and final, performance of “Serse” in Bengtson...

Recycling changes coming to campus

Recycling changes coming to campus

ELIZABETH KELSEY, News Editor Apr 15, 2019

With Earth Day just one week away, environmental concerns are blossoming on campus. UNI community members may have noticed that the campus recycling protocol is changing. According to UNI Director of...

RodCon 2019

RodCon 2019

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Apr 15, 2019

Rod Library welcomed about 3,000 visitors from UNI, the Cedar Valley and beyond to celebrate all things geek culture during the sixth annual RodCon on Saturday, April 13. “It’s just really great to...

Daniel Franzese doesnt even go here

Daniel Franzese doesn’t even go here

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Apr 15, 2019

The third time really was the charm for Daniel Franzese as his “Yass, You’re Amazing” comedy tour made its long-awaited stop at UNI. Best known for starring as Damian Leigh in the 2004 cult classic...

Sigma Phi Epsilon launched off their annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week (SAAW) with a 24-hour See-SAAW event outside Maucker Union from April 8 to April 9.

SigEp raises awareness with See-SAAW

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Apr 11, 2019

On Monday, April 8, the UNI chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp) brought out their annual 24-hour See-SAAW event to raise awareness for sexual assault on college campuses. It was a bright and sunny day...

Rod Library will host the sixth annual Rod Con, a mini comic convention, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 13. The event will feature multiple vendors, panels, costume contents and more.

Library prepares for RodCon 2019

COLBY WEBER Apr 11, 2019

Superheroes of all kinds will be teaming up this Saturday as Rod Library hosts its sixth annual RodCon. “RodCon is a mini Comic-Con that is free and open to the public,” said Rod Library Public Relations...

Based on the 1963 horror novel by Stephen King, the second film adaption of Pet Semetary was released on April 5. Directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer, it received a 58 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

‘Pet Semetary’ is uneven horror experience

HUNTER FRIESEN Apr 11, 2019

What if you had the option to bring someone back from the dead? Would you seize the opportunity to get a second chance or would you turn away and leave the dead as they were? Author Stephen King posed...

The UNI Museum revealed the American mastodon tusk that has been in its possession since the 1930s at the Preserving the Past: Unveiling the Tusk exhibit opening at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3.

UNI Museum unveils mastodon tusk

CECILIA MITCHELL and SOFIA LEGASPI Apr 8, 2019

Nearly nine decades ago, a man in Hampton, Iowa was digging a gravel pit and struck something with his shovel. He discovered a 12-foot long, 600-pound mastodon tusk. “It was really a big deal in the...

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