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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, directed and written by Martin McDonaugh (pictured), has a 94 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Heartfelt dark comedy a success

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] Dec 7, 2017

With themes of retribution and redemption coursing through its deceptively simple story, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” offers a wholly satisfying depiction of loss and the often unexplored...

The Rider Hall Residence Life Coordinator (RLC) position has been vacant since early September when the returning RLC took a new position.

RLC vacancy in Rider Hall filled

AMELIA DUAX and LEZIGA BARIKOR Dec 7, 2017

Soon, Rider Hall residents will be welcoming a new Residence Life Coordinator (RLC) after the departure of Ellie Hail-Langer, who had been Rider’s RLC at the start of the fall 2017 school year. According...

This year the UNI Mens Varsity Glee Clubs 40th annual Christmas Variety Show play was titled Revenge of the Elves.

Glee says ‘Text Me Merry Christmas’

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Dec 4, 2017

This last weekend marked the 40th annual Christmas Variety Show featuring the UNI Varsity Men’s Glee Club. All three performances — at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday —...

There are numerous resources available to aid students studying on campus during finals week.

Finals week preparation: the do’s and dont’s

MONIQUE SMITH, Staff Writer Dec 4, 2017

Finals are fast approaching, and the library is beginning to fill with students cramming for their tests. Despite the exams, projects and final due dates coming, students may feel tempted to procrastinate. ...

TheatreUNIs Mother Courage and Her Children featured Professor Cynthia Goatleys final performance.

Triumphant ‘Mother Courage’ play

SHELBY WELSCH, Theater and Event Critic Dec 4, 2017

“Mother Courage and Her Children” is an anti-war play that was written by Bertolt Brecht in 1939. The German playwright and poet wrote the script in resistance to the rise of fascism and nazism and...

The student-run magazine Uprising released released their fourth issue this fall on Monday, Nov. 27. They plan on also releasing a spring issue in 2018.

Uprising to publish in fall and spring

SARAH RITONDALE, Staff Writer Nov 30, 2017

Uprising Magazine released their fourth issue on Monday, Nov. 27, on UNI’s campus and throughout the Cedar Falls area. “I really want people to grasp the whole social issue concept [when reading...

The TheatreUNI Production of Mother Courage and Her Children is an adaptation by Matthew Weeman of Bertolt Brechts play.

TheatreUNI ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’

SYDNEY HAUER, Executive Editor | [email protected] Nov 30, 2017

TheatreUNI will be presenting “Mother Courage and Her Daughters,” an adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s “Mother Courage and Her Children” at Strayer-Wood Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 29, through Saturday,...

The new Pixar film Coco has received critical acclaim and currently carries a 96 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

‘Coco’ expertly plucks heartstrings

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] Nov 30, 2017

Inspired by the Mexican holiday the Day of the Dead (more commonly referred to by its Spanish name of “El Dia de los Muertos”), the new Pixar animated film “Coco” may be one of the heralded studio’s...

Tomas Gonzolaz-Torres is a former NASA employee and current Iowa State University professor and assistant director for the ISGC (Iowa Space Grant Consortium). He spoke on Nov. 28 about NASA internship opportunities.

NASA opportunities discussed on campus

ALLISON MAZZARELLA, Staff Writer Nov 30, 2017

This past Tuesday, Nov. 28, a group of about 15 students and faculty heard from former Space Station Flight Director Tomas Gonzolaz -Torres.  Torres is an Iowa State University (ISU) graduate with a BA...

The Taste of Culture fair was held in the Commons Ballroom to celebrate International Education Week on Tuesday, Nov. 13.

UNI gets a ‘Taste of Culture’

MONIQUE SMITH, Staff Writer Nov 16, 2017

On Monday, Nov. 13, the Commons Ballroom was packed with people of all ages enjoying the food, cultural music and general excitement of the Taste of Culture Fair. The event celebrates International Education...

Murder on the Orient Express, Kenneth Branaghs remake based on the popular Agatha Christie novel of the same name, has received a 58 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

‘Express’ remake goes off the rails

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] Nov 16, 2017

The year is 1934, and Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is the most famous detective in the world. Shortly after solving a theft in Jerusalem, Poirot boards a train travelling from Istanbul to London, only...

Amelia and Vince Gotera are a father-daughter duo who performed from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15, during Maucker Union Live.

Family band Groovy News’ second debut

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Nov 16, 2017

Amelia and Vince Gotera of “Groovy News” had their second debut performance on UNI’s campus as a part of Mauker Union Live on Wednesday, Nov. 15, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Groovy News is a father-daughter...

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