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UNIs West African Drum Ensemble performed in Maucker Union this week.

West African Drum Ensemble

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Nov 2, 2017

Fast rhythms reverberated throughout the Maucker Union this past Tuesday, Oct. 31, when the UNI West African Drum Ensemble (UNI-WADE), performed from 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. “It sounded really neat,”...

Wellness Wednesday hopes to bring change

Wellness Wednesday hopes to bring change

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Nov 2, 2017

According to the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment II, stress is the number-one factor that negatively impacts academic performance. Nearly 25 percent of 1,274 participants...

The UNI Black Student Union is hosting a My Black is Beautiful week from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. The event is also a preview for Black History Month.

‘My Black is Beautiful’ week

MONIQUE SMITH, Staff Writer Oct 30, 2017

This week, UNI’s Black Student Union (BSU) will be hosting “My Black is Beautiful Week” to acknowledge African American students on campus. “The week is about celebrating us and what we have...

Theatre UNI premiered The Aliens on Thursday, Oct. 19 and finished running on Sunday, Oct. 29. The Strayer Wood Theatre performances featured the acting talents (pictured from left to right) of Jakob Reha, Sam Wiegens and Luke Van Cleve.

Heartbreakingly beautiful Theatre UNI play

SHELBY WELSCH, Theater Critic Oct 30, 2017

“The Aliens” is an off-Broadway play written by Annie Baker and is about two washed up dropouts who are trying to make sense of the world while under the constant influence of various drugs. The...

UNIs Interpreters Theatre put on the first theater adaption of Jen Wang and Cory Doctorows award winning graphic novel, In Real Life, on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Subsequent performances took place throughout the weekend.

A charming performance ‘In Real Life’

AMELIA DUAX, Staff Writer Oct 30, 2017

Sometimes it seems almost too easy to slip into a virtual gaming world and forget about real life. However, there are still consequences for actions in both worlds. In director Hannah Twitchell’s play...

Symphony harmonizes with horror for Halloween

Symphony harmonizes with horror for Halloween

SYDNEY HAUER, Executive Editor | [email protected] Oct 26, 2017

This weekend, UNI students will have the opportunity to enjoy some spooky sounds, along with horror-themed visuals in honor of Halloween. Waterloo-Cedar Falls (WCF) Symphony will be presenting Nachtmusik...

Battle of the Sexes, starring Emma Stone, has received largely positive reviews from critics and currently an 85 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

New biopic serves up inspiration

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] Oct 26, 2017

Forty-four years ago, an estimated 90 million people fixed their eyes on what would go down as one of the most famous tennis matches in history: the proverbial “Battle of the Sexes” between Billie...

Panther Portrait: Maucker Union Graduate Fair

Panther Portrait: Maucker Union Graduate Fair

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Oct 26, 2017

On Wednesday, Oct. 25, the Resistrar Office held the “Fall Graduation Fair” in the Maucker Union Ballroom from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fair featured various booths where students could check their graduation...

Jesse McCartney, 30-year-old singer-songwriter, performed in the Maucker Union ballroom Saturday, Oct. 21. McCartney was brought in by the UNI Campus Activities Board (CAB).

Jesse McCartney: still a heart-throb

SHELBY WELSCH, Event Critic Oct 23, 2017

The anticipation was wild. Oodles of college girls and the occasional college boy stood in a line that snaked all around the Maucker Union, anxiously waiting to fulfill their childhood fantasy of meeting...

The UNI IDT and Orchesis companies hosted their annual free fall show this Friday, Oct. 20 and Sunday, Oct. 22.

Orchesis and IDT fall show

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Oct 23, 2017

On Oct. 20 and 22, UNI’s Orchesis and International Dance Theatre (IDT) dance companies collaborated for their fall show. Both shows were in Russell Hall and offered free admission, drawing full audiences...

Panther Portrait: Maucker Union piano smashing

Panther Portrait: Maucker Union piano smashing

SIERRA STEEN, Managing Editor | [email protected] Oct 23, 2017

On Friday, Oct. 20, students walking by Maucker Union were invited to put on safety gear, grab a hammer and smash away at an old piano. The event was held by the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity, a Greek...

The Aliens by contemporary playwright Annie Baker is being performed by TheatreUNI today through Oct. 22, and again from Thursday, Oct. 26 through Oct. 29 in the Bertha Martin Theater located in Strayer-Wood Theater.

TheatreUNI beams “The Aliens”

SYDNEY HAUER, Executive Editor | [email protected] Oct 19, 2017

TheatreUNI will be performing “The Aliens” by contemporary playwright Annie Baker on Thursday, Oct. 19 through Oct. 22, and again from Thursday, Oct. 26 through Oct. 29 in the Bertha Martin Theatre...

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