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Haunted Campus?

Haunted Campus?

KAYLEEN TURNIS, Staff Writer Oct 29, 2015

’Tis the season of colorful leaves on trees, decorative pumpkins, candy corn and Halloween spooks! Whether you believe it or not, legend has it that the UNI campus has been haunted for years by a few...

Drag-A-Ganza: spooky and sassy

Drag-A-Ganza: spooky and sassy

SHELBY WELSCH, Staff Writer Oct 29, 2015

Sugar, spice and everything sassy—those are the ingredients to a spook-tacular Halloween Drag-A-Ganza, sponsored by UNI Proud on Tuesday. The LGBT-sponsored drag shows have been a crowd favorite for...

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Halloween tradition dripping with antici…pation

KAYLEEN TURNIS, Staff Writer Oct 29, 2015

“Rice is thrown, water is squirted and newspapers are opened during this truly one of a kind show,” said Katie Schickel, senior social work major. Singing and dancing, along with the screening of “Rocky...

Sororities flourish, fraternities plateau

DANIELLE NARDINI, Staff Writer Oct 29, 2015

UNI’s four Panhellenic sororities have doubled in size in the past 5 years, a growth not experienced by their Greek male counterparts. Panhellenic Council President Anna Ryder attributes the sororities’...

Love Your Melon Day

Love Your Melon Day

JOSIE ROBERTSON, Staff Writer Oct 26, 2015

Students swarming around a tiny table outside of Mauker Union were greeted by a group of beanie-                       wearing, Love Your Melon members on Thursday. In celebration of Love Your...

Alumni rethinks cancer treatment

Alumni rethinks cancer treatment

KAYLEEN TURNIS, Staff Writer Oct 26, 2015

New approaches to cancer treatment were discussed at the 19th annual Leland Wilson Lectureship. It washeld on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Lantz Auditorium in McCollum Science Hall. “The aim of this lecture...

Students to ‘shred’ for Bernie’ at the Octopus on the Hill

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] Oct 26, 2015

On Saturday, Nov. 7, UNI Students for Bernie Sanders 2016 will be hosting an event that combines political campaigning with local, live music. The event, dubbed Shred for Bernie, will be held at Octopus...

Racial hostility plagues CV

Racial hostility plagues CV

NICK FISHER, Executive Editor Oct 22, 2015

“I didn’t think it would be a problem ... But then I come here and there are people that don’t like black people, and I’m not used to that,” said Alexis Tellis, freshman biochemistry major and...

Trouble with ticket policy

SHELBY WELSCH, Staff Writer Oct 22, 2015

For years, UNI students have enjoyed sporting events free of charge. But a new ticket policy may cost some sports fans more than they bargained for. In years past, students were able to obtain tickets...

Parade prevails in the cold

Parade prevails in the cold

JOSIE ROBERTSON, Staff Writer Oct 19, 2015

Participants rushed  around the Gilchrist parking lot assembling their floats for the homecoming parade Saturday morning. Despite the chilly 30-degree weather, golf carts quickly transformed into purple...

Hot Sardines bring the roaring 20s swing

Hot Sardines bring the roaring 20s swing

JACOB MADDEN, News Editor | [email protected] Oct 19, 2015

The Hot Sardines kicked off their Midwest tour at UNI on Saturday night. In the spirit of the swinging sound of the Hot Sardines, the Gallagher Bluedorn’s foyer was decorated with a small bar, volunteers...

Flex meal project to return

JOSIE ROBERTSON, Staff Writer Oct 19, 2015

Pi Sigma Epsilon plans to bring back their flex meals project mid-November. PSE is a co-ed national sales and marketing fraternity that takes on a wide range of service and for-profit projects each year. The...

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