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Northern Iowan

The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

SGE installs LED bulbs for Latham

SGE installs LED bulbs for Latham

NICOLE BAXTER, Staff Writer Apr 8, 2019

For a brief moment on the afternoon of Thursday, April 4, the hallways of Latham Hall were dark. Students from Sigma Gamma Epsilon (SGE), a student group that provides Earth Sciences programming on campus, ...

Panther Portrait: Drag Ball

Panther Portrait: Drag Ball

MICHAEL OASHEIM, News Editor Apr 8, 2019

Scores of students and community members alike gathered in Maucker Union on Friday, April 5, to attend the annual Drag Ball for UNI’s Pride Week, hosted by UNI Proud. The show started a little after...

College Hill adds Finishing Touch

College Hill adds ‘Finishing Touch’

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Apr 4, 2019

While Romeo and Juliet may have pondered what’s in a name, Jay Barber’s contains his profession. The 25-year-old Waterloo native opened “The Finishing Touch” with his neighbor-turned business...

The newest film in the DC Extended Universe follows the origin story of the superhero Shazam. The film stars Zachary Levi (pictured left), Asher Angel (pictured right), Mark Strong and Djimon Hounsou. It received a 93 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

New DC film ‘Shazam!’ fizzles out

HUNTER FRIESEN Apr 4, 2019

If you had told me that we would get both a “Captain Marvel” and “Shazam” film in the same year, I would have called you crazy. But stranger things have happened, which is something we’ve had...

Panther Portrait: UNI-WADE

Panther Portrait: UNI-WADE

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Apr 4, 2019

The UNI West African Drum Ensemble (UNI-WADE) performed during Maucker Union Live at noon Wednesday, April 3. The group’s performance included singing, drumming and dancing. UNI-WADE is offered as...

The Center for Multicultural Education (CME) hosted Dunking for Diversity, a three-on-three basketball tournament promoting diversity education.

CME dunks for diversity at tournament

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Apr 1, 2019

Students and Cedar Falls community members came together for a basketball tournament unlike any other. Student program coordinators from the Center for Multicultural Education (CME) held a “Dunking...

UNI Proud and GSS present Pride Week 2019

UNI Proud and GSS present Pride Week 2019

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Apr 1, 2019

Inclusivity is the theme of this year’s Pride Week, which begins on Monday, April 1. “We want to get everyone who wants to come to come,” said Adri Kelly, a senior majoring in political science...

Panther Portrait: Young Puppeteers Showcase

Panther Portrait: Young Puppeteers Showcase

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Apr 1, 2019

Puppets designed by local elementary students are on display in the “Young Puppeteers Showcase” in Kamerick Art Building. The project was part of a lesson plan designed by UNI students in a Methods...

EatStreet launches in Cedar Valley

EatStreet launches in Cedar Valley

COLBY WEBER Mar 28, 2019

A newly arrived company in Cedar Falls is hoping to make it easier for individuals to get the food they want when they want it. EatStreet is a Midwest-based online food delivery service, according to...

Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss and Tim Heidecker star in the new horror-thriller “Us,” written and directed by “Get Out” creator Jordan Peele. The film received a 95 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

‘Us’ provokes through terror

HUNTER FRIESEN Mar 28, 2019

When you hear the name Jordan Peele these days, you instinctively think of his 2017 breakout hit “Get Out.” Through impeccable directing and writing, Peele created a pop culture moment around a film...

NI wins CMBAM award

NI wins CMBAM award

SIERRA STEEN, Managing Editor | [email protected] Mar 28, 2019

The Northern Iowan recently took home an award from the 47th Annual College Media Business and Advertising Managers (CMBAM) convention. The national newspaper convention was held in La Jolla, Calif.,...

College Republicans revived at UNI

College Republicans revived at UNI

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Mar 14, 2019

While most people would love nothing more than to escape political discussions in our current climate, one group of UNI students wants to do just the opposite. After the group fizzled out last semester,...

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