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Vertigo Mini

Vertigo Mini

KIRBY DAVIS, Staff Photographer Apr 24, 2017

Last Thursday, April 20, performance art students bared it all at their annual spring showcase known as VertigoMini. As with many performance art shows, audience members aren’t always sure of what to...

CABapalooza on the horizon

CABapalooza on the horizon

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] Apr 24, 2017

This Thursday, April 27, UNI’s Campus Activities Board (CAB) will be hosting their annual “CABapalooza” on Lawther Field from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Chelsea Miller, junior management organizational leadership...

Into the Woods hits high notes

‘Into the Woods’ hits high notes

SHELBY WELSCH, Theatre & Event Critic Apr 24, 2017

“Into the Woods,” a musical famously known for being tricky to put together, was executed wonderfully by UNI’s Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC), School of Music and Theatre UNI....

PANTHER PORTRAIT: TAPP Catwalk 25 Around the World

PANTHER PORTRAIT: TAPP Catwalk 25 Around the World

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] Apr 24, 2017

On Saturday, April 22, the Textiles and Apparrel (TAPP) department held their 25th annual fashion show in Lang Hall Auditorium. The theme for this year’s show was “Around the World in 60 Minutes.” The...

Pictured above are the four Bachelor of Fine Arts students whose work will be displayed in a group exhibition in the UNI Gallery of Art, located in the Kamerick Art Building, from Monday, April 24, through Saturday, May 6.

Graduating students exhibit artwork

SYDNEY HAUER, Executive Editor | [email protected] Apr 20, 2017

This Monday, four Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) students  will have their first experience of installing their artwork in professional spaces. The BFA group exhibition, presented by the UNI Gallery of...

The new heist comedy film Going in Style, starring Alan Arkin, Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine, currently carries a 47 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Go in ‘style,’ leave in disappointment

JOSHUA ROUSE, Film Critic Apr 20, 2017

When senior citizen Joe is at the bank dealing with inflated mortgage payments and other hidden fees, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a bank robbery. This experience gives him the idea to rob...

UNI hosts citizenship naturalization ceremony

UNI hosts citizenship naturalization ceremony

KIRBY DAVIS, Staff Photographer Apr 20, 2017

Yesterday, April 19, the Maucker Union Ballroom hosted 90 individuals from 36 different countries with their friends and family for a life-changing occasion. Individuals came from all over the state of...

Theatre UNI will be presenting three performances of the musical Into the Woods  this upcoming weekend at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. Pictured above are the costume renderings characters in the show, such as the Bakers Wife, Little Red Riding Hood, and Cinderella.

Theatre UNI heads ‘Into the Woods’

SARAH RITONDALE, Staff Writer Apr 17, 2017

This upcoming weekend, the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC) will undergo a magical transformation as Theatre UNI brings the widely-acclaimed musical “Into the Woods” to campus. The...

Senior communications major Taylor Peterson swabs his cheek at the Be the Match table in the Union to see if he qualifies to donate bone marrow.

Org advocates for marrow donors

SYDNEY HAUER, Executive Editor | [email protected] Apr 13, 2017

UNI Be the Match is holding their first annual “Cheek Week” event this week, from April 10 to 14. The purpose of the event is to spread awareness of the organization and to help students sign up to...

Kong: Skull Island, starring John Goodman, serves as a reboot to the King Kong franchise. The film has garnered generally positive reviews from most critics, as it currently holds a 77 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

‘Kong’ not exactly a barrel of monkeys

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] Apr 13, 2017

You know the old saying: If it ain’t broke…go ahead and break it. Oh, wait. That’s not a saying? Well, nonetheless, that must have been the motto that director Jordan Vogt-Roberts had in mind when...

Brandon Lynch (left) and Alex Crum (right) see-saw during Sigma Phi Epsilons 24-hour See SAAW event on Monday, which marked the beginning of the organizations fifth annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week.

Panther Portrait: Sexual Assault Awareness Week

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] Apr 13, 2017

On Monday, April 10, Sigma Phi Epsilon (SipEp) kicked off their fifth annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week (SAAW) with a 24-hour See SAAW. Members of the organization see-sawed outside of the Maucker...

UNI students gather in the McLeod Center alongside alumni and community members to participate in Relay for Life on Saturday, April 8 in an effort to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

Relay raises money, honors survivors

ALLISON MAZARELLA, Staff Writer Apr 10, 2017

UNI students, alumni and community members joined together this past Saturday, April 8, at the McLeod Center for Relay for Life of UNI, a 10-hour fundraising event held through the American Cancer Society....

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