UNI visual and performing arts students adjust to COVID-19
ELIZABETH KELSEY, News Editor
April 7, 2020
As the world is reeling from the widespread closures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the many hard-hit industries is the visual and performing arts. In a business that depends on in-person collaboration, artists worldwide have struggled to continue their craft in a world of social distancing...
UNI students adjust to online classes
ELIZABETH KELSEY, News Editor
April 7, 2020
Two weeks into the sudden switch to online-only operations due to the spread of COVID-19, UNI students are adjusting as well as can be expected. As in-person classes became Zoom meetings or recorded lectures via Panopto, professors and students have had to adjust on the fly. Professors have turned in-...
UNI eliminates student evaluations, extends deadlines due to COVID-19
ELIZABETH KELSEY, News Editor
April 3, 2020
UNI students will not be evaluating their professors through the customary student assessments in spring 2020, due to the changes brought by COVID-19. The elimination of student assessments was announced by Provost Jim Wohlpart in an email to faculty on Monday, March 30, along with other updates o...
UNI releases statement on U.S. Census
ELIZABETH KELSEY, News Editor
March 31, 2020
On Tuesday, March 31, the UNI administration and the Black Hawk County Complete Count Committee both released information to help UNI students register and be counted on U.S. Census Day, Wednesday, April 1. The U.S. Census is conducted every ten years and is completely confidential. Aggregated information...
UNI releases update on reimbursements, credit/no credit classes and spring commencement
Gabrielle Leitner, Executive Editor
March 30, 2020
On Monday, March 30, the UNI administration released an update regarding U-Bill credits, course grading extensions and spring commencement. According to the statement, students who moved out of the dorms by March 23 should expect to see a refund for 47 nights, or 39.17% of the spring semester. Stude...
Students move out of dorms amid coronavirus threats
ELIZABETH KELSEY, News Editor
March 25, 2020
Standing in his half-dismantled dorm room in Campbell Hall, sophomore history major Evan Heggen packed clothes into a suitcase. “I was really upset,” he said. “All of my friends don’t live close to me, so this is the time we get to spend together, and it’s getting cut a month and a half sh...
UNI moves remainder of spring semester online
ELIZABETH KELSEY, News Editor
March 19, 2020
As the number of cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iowa reached 29 on Wednesday, March 18, the three Regents institutions took steps to stop the disease from spreading on the campuses of Iowa’s public universities. UNI, along with the University of Iowa and Iowa State University (ISU), made the...
Coronavirus: Updates on the pandemic
ELIZABETH KELSEY, News Editor
March 12, 2020
The situation surrounding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is changing moment by moment. As of Wednesday, March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the virus a pandemic. According to the CDC on Wednesday, there were 938 total cases of coronavirus in the United States and 29 total deaths. The CDC...
UNI student Tyler DeBondt wins ‘NBA 2K20’ Global Championship
COLBY WEBER, Staff Writer
March 12, 2020
On February 22, UNI junior physical education major Tyler DeBondt won the “NBA 2K20” Global Championship. After competing with players from around the world in Burbank, Calif., he won the grand prize of $100,000. The tournament featured eight qualifiers that faced off in best-of-three matches in the...
UNI Seven honored on 50th anniversary
ERIN KAMP, Staff Writer
March 12, 2020
On March 9, the Center for Multicultural Education (CME) honored the 50th Anniversary of the UNI Seven in the Maucker Union Ballrooms. This event helped raise awareness of the events that took place on campus half a century ago when UNI students took action against the administration for failing to ...
UNI cancels international travel, COVID-19
ELIZABETH KELSEY, News Editor
March 9, 2020
In less than four months, the term “coronavirus” has become a household name. With three new confirmed cases in Iowa, as announced Sunday evening, the virus has already made a significant impact on the UNI community. Last week, students and faculty received notice that all university-sponsored interna...
Special election raises issues of PSO
ELIZABETH KELSEY, News Editor
March 5, 2020
The Cedar Falls City Council has undergone upheaval in the first months of 2020, beginning with the resignation of council member Rob Green on Jan. 2 to serve as Cedar Falls’ new mayor. Council members voted to fill the vacated seat with Nick Taiber, but Cedar Falls residents submitted a petition...
UNI visual and performing arts students adjust to COVID-19
April 7, 2020
UNI students adjust to online classes
April 7, 2020
UNI eliminates student evaluations, extends deadlines due to COVID-19
April 3, 2020
UNI releases statement on U.S. Census
March 31, 2020
UNI releases update on reimbursements, credit/no credit classes and spring commencement
March 30, 2020
Film critic gives top five films to watch while social distancing
March 25, 2020