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Music class performs as The Mod Squad

Music class performs as ‘The Mod Squad’

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Nov 15, 2018

The Mod Squad performed at 12 p.m. during Maucker Union Live on Wednesday, Nov. 14. The six-student band, which includes guitars, a bass, a cello, percussion and vocals, was brought together by the class...

Directed by Bryan Singer and starring Rami Male,, Bohemian Rhapsody follows the journey of the band Queen and its lead singer, Freddie Mercury.

Queen biopic is an entertaining mess

HUNTER FRIESEN Nov 12, 2018

Making a biopic about Freddie Mercury and Queen is a truly difficult task for anyone to accomplish. Condensing the life of this legendary lead singer into a feature-length film is next to impossible. Bryan...

As part of International Education Week, the International Students and Scholars Office will host a Taste of Culture fair in Rod Library on Monday, Nov. 12 from 4 to 6 p.m.

ISSO to offer students a ‘Taste of Culture’

SARAH RITONDALE, Staff Writer Nov 12, 2018

The International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) will be hosting a “Taste of Culture” fair in Rod Library on Monday, Nov. 12 from 4 to 6 p.m. It is one of several events organized to celebrate...

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Twilight Saga, a costume contest and a screening of the first film will be hosted in the Interpreters Theatre on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 13.

‘Twilight’ to be screened for saga’s 10th anniversary

CECILIA MITCHELL, Copy Editor Nov 12, 2018

The year was 2008. The majority of current UNI students were in elementary or middle school when “The Twilight Saga” jumped from the pages of a book and onto the silver screen. In celebration of the...

Panther Portrait: UNI-Con

Panther Portrait: UNI-Con

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Nov 12, 2018

UNI’s annual gaming convention invaded the Maucker Union all day on Saturday, Nov. 10. UNI-Con was hosted by Panther eSports, Panther Tabletop Gaming and Dueling Panthers. The event included everything...

The School of Music will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1 with ARMISTICE, featuring the Glee Club and Wind Ensemble.

Concert to celebrate end of WWI

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Nov 8, 2018

On Sunday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m., UNI will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I with music. The Varsity Men’s Glee Club and the Wind Ensemble will be performing in the “ARMISTICE” concert...

Panther Portrait: LowRay

Panther Portrait: LowRay

ADRIANA MIENE, Staff Writer Nov 8, 2018

Twin Cities band LowRay played at the Octopus on College Hill last Thursday, Nov. 1. Band members Daniel Fowlds and James Irving created LowRay in 2015 after they had both taken a break from the music...

In anticipation of their upcoming production She Kills Monsters, TheatreUNI hosted Meet the Monsters, an event showcasing various behind-the-scenes aspects of the play.

‘Meet the Monsters’ previews play

EMMA KOSSAYIAN, Staff Writer Nov 8, 2018

The UNI Theatre Department hosted “Meet the Monsters” at 6:30 p.m. on  Oct. 31 in the Strayer-Wood Theatre. The event provided a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming production “She Kills Monsters,”...

Students flocked to Strayer-Wood Theatre on Friday, Nov. 2 for a showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

UNI does the Time Warp, again

CECILIA MITCHELL, Copy Editor Nov 5, 2018

Many “creatures of the night” made their way onto campus Friday night for an annual Halloween treat: a screening of the 1975 cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” At 10 p.m. on Friday,...

The Panther Marching Band will perform at PMB Live! in the Great Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m.

From football field to stage at ‘PMB Live!’

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Nov 5, 2018

On Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 P.M., the Panther Marching Band (PMB) will perform “PMB Live!” in the Great Hall of the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. The band is under the direction of Justin...

Robert Redford stars in The Old Man & the Gun, written and directed David Lowery. The crime comedy is based on the real-life story of criminal and escape artist Forrest Tucker.

Redford shines in ‘The Old Man & the Gun’

HUNTER FRIESEN Nov 1, 2018

Robert Redford has built a successful decade-spanning career as a charming actor who can play any type of character with a heart of gold. It seems fitting that in his final performance in the new film...

Kerry Hopkins, Piazzas food service supervisor, donates decorations and props for the annual Nightmare in Piazza event on Halloween.

‘Nightmare in Piazza’ spooks lunchgoers

ADRIANA MIENE, Staff Writer Nov 1, 2018

Students having lunch in the Piazza Dining Center on Halloween ate amongst severed heads, creepy clowns and other ghoulish decorations. “Nightmare in Piazza” began seven years ago as a titleless Halloween...

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