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Northern Iowan

The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

The newest film by the Coen brothers, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, is available on Netflix. The six-part Western film received a 93 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Coen film inconsistently explores Wild West

HUNTER FRIESEN Dec 6, 2018

Joel and Ethan Coen are two directors who can always be depended on to make a wildly original film. Their work contains an offbeat nature mixed with highbrow comedy that either ends up making a splash...

Students de-stress before finals week

Students de-stress before finals week

PEYTON HUSMANN, Staff Writer Dec 6, 2018

Dead week: A time when every college student needs something to take their mind off the mountain of work that has piled up throughout the semester. “De-Stress Days” provided UNI students with activities...

Sports editor bids farewell to the NI

Sports editor bids farewell to the NI

JOEL WAUTERS, Sports Editor | [email protected] Dec 6, 2018

It is often said that sports is the greatest form of entertainment because it cannot be scripted. After two and half years of studying to become a sports journalist, I still find the idea as true as ever...

Students A GO GO to Vertigo

Students ‘A GO GO’ to Vertigo

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Dec 3, 2018

Hundreds of students and community members gathered in the UNI Gallery of Art on Thursday night, Nov. 29 for the art department’s biannual performance art showcase, “Vertigo: A GO GO!” Dozens of...

Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson and Sylvester Stallone star in Creed II, directed by Steven Caple Jr.

Caple Jr.s ‘Creed II’ packs a punch

HUNTER FRIESEN Dec 3, 2018

The first “Creed” film was an entertaining surprise that was able to be both of fan service to the “Rocky” franchise and a great standalone story filled with rich characters and relationships....

She Kills Monsters fun 90s romp

‘She Kills Monsters’ fun 90’s romp

ADRIANA MIENE, Staff Writer Dec 3, 2018

TheatreUNI went back in time to 1995 Athens, Ohio, for their production of “She Kills Monsters,” written by Vietnamese-American playwright Qui Nguyen. Audiences in Strayer-Wood Theatre were exposed...

Idol winner Maddie Poppe to sing for the kids

‘Idol’ winner Maddie Poppe to sing ‘for the kids’

COLBY WEBER Nov 29, 2018

Some musicians perform for fame. Others for money. Still more do it for the love of the craft. During an upcoming concert sponsored by UNI Dance Marathon, however, ABC’s “American Idol” winner Maddie...

Students in UNIs SME chapter are designing a tractor that will be entered in the International 1/4 Scale Tractor Competition next summer.

Students to enter tractor design competition

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Nov 29, 2018

As harvesting season draws to a close for many Iowa farmers, one UNI student organization is just beginning to design and build their very own small-scale tractor. The UNI chapter of the Society of Manufacturing...

Panther Portrait: Shannon Jones

Panther Portrait: Shannon Jones

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Nov 29, 2018

Those lunching in the Maucker Union on Tuesday, Nov. 27 enjoyed their meals with music from Maucker Union Live performer Shannon Jones. A junior vocal music education major, Jones accompanied herself...

Founded in 1987, the Institute for Decision Making is housed in the Business and Community Services building.

Institute helps clients plan and strategize

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Nov 29, 2018

Those who dare venture beyond the beaten path of UNI’s campus and wander south of University Avenue will find the Business and Community Services building. On the first floor is the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial...

Cedar Valley gets a Taste of Culture

Cedar Valley gets a ‘Taste of Culture’

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Nov 15, 2018

Rod Library was teeming with UNI students, faculty and Cedar Valley community members at the International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) “Taste of Culture” event on Monday, Nov. 11. “It’s...

Fede Alvarezs The Girl in the Spiders Web, a sequel to the 2011 crime thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, was released on Nov. 9. The film received a 41 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

‘Spiders’s Web’ is as lifeless as its setting

HUNTER FRIESEN Nov 15, 2018

After watching “The Girl in the Spider’s Web,” all I could think about was how badly this film tried to be a James Bond movie. There’s the dark protagonist who uses questionable methods to serve...

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