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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...

Women in Computing, along with the Management Information Systems Association and UNIdos, is hosting a hypnotist show in the West Gym on Saturday, April 21, at 7 p.m.

Hypnotist show coming to West Gym

KOREE DEERING, Staff Writer Apr 19, 2018

The Management Information Systems Association (MiSA), Women in Computing (WiC) and UNIdos will be hosting a hypnotist show headlining AnnaRose Anderson on Saturday, April 21, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in...

UNIs Textiles and Apparel program will be presenting their 26th annual Catwalk fashion show in Lang Hall Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 21.

TAPP students showcase work on runway

PEYTON HUSMANN, Staff Writer Apr 19, 2018

This Saturday, April 21, students can make their way to Lang Hall Auditorium to see the UNI Textiles and Apparel Program (TAPP) students’ presentation of Catwalk 26. The event starts at 7 p.m. and is...

Rod Library and the Kamerick Art Building hosted What Were You Wearing? exhibits from Monday, April 9 to Friday, April 13, for Sexual Assault Awareness Week.

Exhibit asks ‘What Were You Wearing?’

AMELIA DUAX, Staff Writer Apr 16, 2018

As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Week, Kamerick Art Building and Rod Library displayed outfits in an exhibit sponsored by Sigma Phi Epsilon called ‘What Were You Wearing?’ from Monday, April 9,...

A UNI directing class will present An Evening of 10-Minute Plays on Tuesday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Strayer-Woods Bertha Martin Theatre.

Directing class presents ’10-Minute Plays’

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Apr 16, 2018

On Tuesday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m., a UNI directing class will present “An Evening of 10-Minute Plays” in the Bertha Martin Theatre in Strayer-Wood. The event will consist of 11 plays, each directed...

Panther Portrait: Wall of Comic Art — Rod Library

Panther Portrait: Wall of Comic Art — Rod Library

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Apr 16, 2018

Starting on Sunday, March 25, Rod Library began a display of comic artwork by Cedar Valley artists. The exhibit will run until Monday, April 30. It coincided with the fifth annual RodCon, which was held...

TheatreUNI presented Doubt: A Parable in the Bertha-Martin Theatre from Thursday, April 5 through 8, and it will continue to run Thursday, April 12 through April 15 at 7:30 p.m. It is free to UNI students.

TheatreUNI explores ‘Doubt’

SHELBY WELSCH, Theatre & Event Critic Apr 12, 2018

“Doubt: A Parable” is a 2004 play by John Patrick Shanley. The play takes place in the fictional St. Nicholas Church School, located in the Bronx, during the fall of 1964. The driving theme of “Doubt”...

SigEp seeSAAWs for sexual assault awareness

SigEp seeSAAWs for sexual assault awareness

JACOB MADDEN, News Editor | [email protected] Apr 12, 2018

On Monday, April 9, at 12 p.m., Sigma Phi Epsilon kicked off their annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week (SAAW) with the traditional 24-hour seesaw. According to the Givebutter fundraising page for the...

John Krasinski, actor and director of A Quiet Place, has reached his artistic turning point, according to NI film critic Clinton Olsasky. The film has a 96 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

New horror flick silently shocks

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] Apr 12, 2018

The deafening silence that courses throughout the new horror film “A Quiet Place” is at once terrifying and spellbinding — resulting in an unapologetically unique cinematic experience that is likely...

RodCon 2018

RodCon 2018

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Apr 9, 2018

Over 3,000 geek culture fanatics traveled across campus, Iowa and the Midwest to attend RodCon on Saturday, April 7. This is Rod Library’s fifth year hosting the Comic Con-esque event. “I think that...

Panther Portrait: African Night – This Is New Africa

Panther Portrait: African Night – This Is New Africa

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Apr 9, 2018

The UNI African Union (AU) held their annual African Night on Saturday, April 7. The event started with a dinner held in the Maucker Union food court area, followed by a series of cultural showcases in...

Newman Civic Fellow recipient

Newman Civic Fellow recipient

AMELIA DUAX, Staff Writer Apr 9, 2018

Among 268 students, UNI’s own Ashley Sanchez was awarded the prestigious Newman Civic Fellows Award for 2018. The award was given by a Boston-based nonprofit organization called Campus Compact. The Newman...

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