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Democratic figure Jason Kander visited UNI to encourage young people to vote.

Kander hosts voting event

JOSHUA DAUSENER, Copy Editor | [email protected] Aug 27, 2018

“Eat your vegetables and vote,” national Democratic figure and potential 2020 presidential contender Jason Kander told a crowd of about two-dozen students on Thursday evening in the Elm Room in the...

Richard Leipold, senior movement and exercise science major, taught East Coast swing and waltz lessons for UNI Ballroom/Swings annual Welcome Ball last Saturday, Aug. 18. UNI Ballroom/Swing provides free lessons every Tuesday and Thursday from 7-8 P.M.

Ballroom/Swing Club hosts Welcome Ball

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Aug 23, 2018

Students and community members danced the night away on Saturday, Aug. 18 at the UNI Ballroom/Swing Club’s fifth annual Welcome Ball. About 50 people gathered in the Maucker Union Ballroom for lessons...

Students enjoyed games and food at the Panther Block PAWty on Main Street and College Hill on Friday, Aug. 17.

Main Street, College Hill welcome students

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Aug 23, 2018

The sidewalks on College Hill and Main Street were teeming with new students Friday, Aug. 17, as Welcome Week festivities were underway. Students were given wristbands as they entered the designated “Panther...

The UNI Varsity Mens Glee Club will be holding their fourth annual Welcome Home concert in Lang Hall Auditorium on Friday, Aug. 24 at 6 P.M.

Glee Club to hold Welcome Back Concert

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Aug 23, 2018

At 6 P.M. on Friday, Aug. 24, the UNI Varsity Men’s Glee Club will perform their fourth annual Welcome Home concert. The concert will be  held in Lang Auditorium and last approximately one hour. “We...

Panther Portrait: Maucker Union Live

Panther Portrait: Maucker Union Live

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Aug 23, 2018

On Friday night, Aug. 18, new and returning students alike flocked to the Union to enjoy Maucker Union Live, a late-night UNI Now event. Live music was provided by Amelia and Vince Gotera of the father-daughter...

Directed by John Curran and written by Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan, Chappaquiddick hit tehaters on April 1 and received 77 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

‘Chappaquiddick’ adequately delivers

HUNTER FRIESEN Apr 26, 2018

The date is July 18, 1969. Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy is speeding down the moonlit road on Chappaquiddick Island. In the passenger seat is 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne, who was a presidential...

Panther Portrait: BYOBrass

Panther Portrait: BYOBrass

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Apr 26, 2018

During the lunch hour on Wednesday, April 25, the Maucker Union food court was filled with music from the newly-formed band BYOBrass for the final Maucker Union Live perfomance of the semester. The...

Tropical celebration day at UNI

Tropical celebration day at UNI

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Apr 26, 2018

On Monday, April 23, the UNI community celebrated Tropical Celebration (TC) Day following a presidential proclamation issued by President Mark Nook. Students, faculty and staff alike donned tropical shirts,...

The UNI School of Music is presenting their second PRISM Showcase which displays collaboration between students and faculty.

School of Music PRISM showcase

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Apr 23, 2018

On Monday, April 23, UNI’s School of Music will present their second PRISM Showcase in the Great Hall of the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC) at 7:30 p.m. The performances are free and...

This years Bachelor of Fine Arts group exhibition is being revealed Monday, April 23. It opens with a reception at 7 p.m.

B.F.A. art exhibition honors student talent

AMELIA DUAX, Staff Writer Apr 23, 2018

Tonight in UNI’s Gallery of Art, the Bachelor of Fine Arts, or B.F.A., group exhibition will be revealed to the public. An opening reception will begin at 7 p.m. Three students will be highlighted:...

Panther Portrait: UNI Textiles & Apparel Catwalk 26

Panther Portrait: UNI Textiles & Apparel Catwalk 26

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Apr 23, 2018

The UNI Textiles and Apparel Program (TAPP) students presented Catwalk 26 on Saturday, April 21. The theme for the runway show this year was “UNI Fashion Week,” which drew its influence from New York...

Directed by Wes Anderson, Isle of Dogs was released on March 23 and has received a 91 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

A dazzling dystopian dog film

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] Apr 19, 2018

Combining his love for visually inventive animation, deadpan humor and, well, dogs, director Wes Anderson (“Rushmore,” “Moonrise Kingdom,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel”) may have made his most...

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