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The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

Students in Jennifer Cooley’s Advanced Conversation and Reading in Spanish class researched and created the border-crossing simulation.

Crossing the border with HSAB

ELIZABETH KELSEY, News Editor Feb 28, 2019

“Are you ready to cross the border?” Approximately 20 students nodded in response to the question posed by Jennifer Cooley, professor and head of the UNI Languages and Literatures Department. They...

Eric Fluegge began the “Kick It Thomas!” campaign to support his 13-year-old cousin, Thomas Wichmann, who was diagnosed with brain cancer.

‘Kick It!’ campaign uplifts kid with cancer

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Feb 28, 2019

While many 13-year-olds have been spending their winters enjoying snow days and playing video games, Thomas Wichmann spent his in the hospital. In December 2018, after a series of seizures, Wichmann discovered...

The UNI Muslim Students Association celebrated World Hijab Day on Monday, Feb. 26 in Maucker Union.

MSA celebrates World Hijab Day

COLBY WEBER Feb 28, 2019

Students passing through Maucker Union had the opportunity to learn about the hijab and how to wear it on Monday, Feb. 25. The event, celebrating World Hijab Day, was organized by the UNI Muslim Students...

Panther Portrait: Groovy News

Panther Portrait: Groovy News

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Feb 28, 2019

Music from Groovy News sounded throughout Maucker Union during the lunch hour on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Vince Gotera, a professor of languages and literatures, played guitar while his daughter Amelia Gotera...

A new burger joint called “Oh My Grill” will be opening in April on College Hill, in the former location of Nick’s Pizza.

Oh My Grill coming to College Hill

SARAH RITONDALE, Staff Writer Feb 25, 2019

Come April, Cedar Falls residents will be able to grab a burger on the Hill with the opening of #OMG - Oh My Grill. Oh My Grill currently has one other location in Iowa City. Owner Omer Noorwala decided...

Students from the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance at UNI won several awards for their work at the Alliance Management Institute’s national conference in Florida last January.

UNI NLA wins awards at national conference

COLBY WEBER Feb 25, 2019

In early January, several UNI students attended the Alliance Management Institutes national conference and won awards. Sophomore Katelyn Brockmeyer and juniors Madison Gaffney, Mikaela Heikens, Jenna...

Staff writer Cecilia Mitchell reviews TheatreUNIs production of Legacy of Light. The play will continue to show through March 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m. and March 3 at 2 p.m.

‘Legacy of Light’ shines on stage

CECILIA MITCHELL, Copy Editor Feb 25, 2019

TheatreUNI’s production of “Legacy of Light” opened Thursday, Feb. 21, in Strayer-Wood Theatre. Students and community members alike were greeted by an array of hanging lights over the stage as they...

Best Adapted Screenplay nominee BlacKkKlansman.

Film critic predicts Oscar wins

HUNTER FRIESEN Feb 21, 2019

This Sunday, Feb. 24, will mark the 91st edition of the Academy Awards, as it honors what it deems the best films of 2018. As the ceremony draws near and the ballot process closes, here are my predictions...

Singer-songwriter and Iowa native Elizabeth Moen performed at the Octopus on Sunday, Feb. 17. Katie Sin opened for Moen.

Elizabeth Moen performs at Octo

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Feb 21, 2019

A winter storm rolling into Iowa can sometimes mean canceled plans and events, but not at the Octopus on College Hill. About 50 fans and general local music show-goers came out to see Iowa native Elizabeth...

Theatre UNIs production of Legacy of Light will show in Strayer-Wood Theatre from Feb. 21 through March 3. Main characters include Voltaire (Jakob Reha, left), Emilie du Châtelet (Dani Schmaltz, middle)  and Saint-Lambert (John Schaeffer, right).

‘Legacy of Light’ empowers women

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Feb 18, 2019

Science, comedy, romance, history and even some sword-fighting combine in Theatre UNI’s upcoming production of “Legacy of Light.” The show premieres in the Strayer-Wood Theatre on Thursday, Feb....

Released on Feb. 14, Alita: Battle Angel stars Rosa Salazar and is directed by Robert Rodriguez. The action film is based on Gunnm, a cyberpunk manga series by Yukito Kishiro.

‘Alita: Battle Angel’ malfunctions where it matters

HUNTER FRIESEN Feb 18, 2019

In the 23rd century, a colossal war known as “The Fall” took place and wiped out a majority of the people and resources on Earth. The only two places that remain are the poverty-stricken wasteland...

Panther Portrait: BSU Skate Party

Panther Portrait: BSU Skate Party

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Feb 18, 2019

Hundreds of people laced up their roller skates on Friday evening, Feb. 15, for a skate party hosted by UNI’s Black Student Union (BSU) and Hawkeye Community College. Skaters decked out 1999-2000s fashion...

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