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Northern Iowan

The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

Students tell all at UNISTA event

Students tell all at UNISTA event

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Sep 24, 2018

At 10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21, the University of Northern Iowa Student Theatre Association (UNISTA) hosted “UNISTA Tells All!” in the Communication Arts Center. Audience members were invited to sign...

The Human Rights and Social Issues exhibition is on display in Rod Library.

Exhibit explores human rights and social issues

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Sep 20, 2018

A “Human Rights and Social Issues” exhibition is currently on display in the Learning Commons of the Rod Library. The exhibit corresponds with the Frederick Douglass Power of Words Festival taking...

Directed by Shane Black and starring Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn and Sterling K. Brown, the sci-fi action film The Predator was released on Sept. 14. The film received a 34 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

‘The Predator’ falls prey to laziness

HUNTER FRIESEN Sep 20, 2018

The original “Predator” from 1987 was a film full of mindless action done in a smart way. Every other sequel, spin-off and reboot following has just been mindless action done really dumb. “The Predator,”...

According to their website, the goal of UNI ScholarWorks is to showcase the knowledge, creativity, and innovative spirit of UNI.

UNI ScholarWorks: 12,000 works and counting

COLBY WEBER Sep 20, 2018

Institutional repository UNI ScholarWorks has recently reached a total of 12,428 works published and over 400,000 downloads. “The whole purpose of UNI ScholarWorks is to collect, preserve and make available...

Panther Portrait: Student Org Fair

Panther Portrait: Student Org Fair

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Sep 20, 2018

The Student Organization Fair took place in the Maucker Union ballrooms on Tuesday, Sept. 19 after being forced indoors by a downpour of rain. Of the 272 student organizations listed on UNI’s online...

College Hill hosts third annual Oktoberfest

College Hill hosts third annual Oktoberfest

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Sep 17, 2018

A piece of Germany visited College Hill last Saturday evening during the third annual Oktoberfest. Those in attendance were able to enjoy music provided by the Octopus, beers from Single Speed Brewery...

The Study Abroad Center offers both long and short-term programs in over 25 countries, according to their website.

Traveling the world with study abroad

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Sep 17, 2018

On Wednesday, Sept. 19, the Study Abroad Center will conduct its biggest recruiting event, the Study Abroad Fair. The event will be held at the Old Central Ballroom in Maucker Union from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m....

Panther Portrait: Pear Fair

Panther Portrait: Pear Fair

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Sep 17, 2018

College Hill saw hundreds of visitors on Saturday, Sept. 15, for the eighth annual Pear Fair. The indie craft fair, hosted by local business Mohair Pear, featured over 30 vendors selling goods ranging...

$5 Pizza becomes Nicks Pizza Co.

$5 Pizza becomes Nick’s Pizza Co.

AMELIA DUAX, Staff Writer Sep 13, 2018

The Hill, a hotspot for college students to go for low-priced food, recently underwent a big change.  $5 Dollar Pizza, once a popular place for pizza lovers, has been newly reopened as Nick’s Pizza...

Reconnecting with nature at Three Pines Farm

Reconnecting with nature at Three Pines Farm

COLBY WEBER Sep 13, 2018

On Sept. 15, the Three Pines Farm Folk School and Heritage Farm will be hosting a talk by two artists and a tour of the dye lab that they have worked in.  During the event, Hartman Reserve Nature Center...

Directed by Corin Hardy, The Nun was released on Sept 6 and received a 26% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The supernatural horror film follows the investigation of a young nuns death in 1952 Romania.

‘The Nun’ is an unholy abomination

HUNTER FRIESEN Sep 13, 2018

Over the last five years, the “Conjuring” universe has taken the horror genre by storm. This has been made possible by great directing and inventive scares that defy expectations. “The Nun,”...

YAF plants flags for 9/11 memorial

YAF plants flags for 9/11 memorial

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Sep 13, 2018

On Tuesday, the 17th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, nearly 3,000 American flags fluttered on the Campanile lawn in rememberance of those who died. “The exact number is 2,977 flags that we...

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