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The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

CME restructure underway

JACOB MADDEN, News Editor | [email protected] Nov 5, 2015

After the departure of long-time director, Michael Blackwell, UNI’s Center for Multicultural Education is switching gears and attempting to restructure itself as a better resource for students and faculty...

NISG contingency find running dry

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Nov 5, 2015

Low funding has been an issue discussed in nearly every NISG meeting so far this year. The NISG contingency fund is not substantial enough to meet the funding request for the full academic year, according...

CCHS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES FIRST INTERNATIONAL CCHS DAY

Nov 4, 2015

  Encinitas, CA, [Sept. 18,2015]— The CCHS Foundation proudly announces the first annual International CCHS Day on November 14, 2015. The CCHS Foundation is the fundraising arm of the CCHS...

CSA Hosting Resume Workshop

Nov 2, 2015

For Immediate Release   CSA HOSTING RESUME WORKSHOP CEDAR FALLS--Iowa, Having a professional resume can set you up for success. The Communications Student Association (CSA) will host...

CABtoberfest

CABtoberfest

SHELBY WELSCH, Staff Writer Nov 2, 2015

What better way is there to get into the Halloween spirit than shooting zombies and eating your weight in caramel apples? On Thursday, the Campus Activities Board and the Veterans Association teamed up...

Museum roars back to life

Museum roars back to life

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Nov 2, 2015

The UNI Museum reopened on Oct. 31 featuring three new exhibits. Jessica Cruz, who prepared the exhibit, said this re-opening has been in the works for three years. According to Nathan Arndt, the museum...

PR class plans to paint the town red

JOSIE ROBERTSON, Staff Writer Nov 2, 2015

An event planning class at UNI has been working all semester to put together a week-long fundraiser event. Those involved in the course hope their work will lead to the implementation of a new event planning...

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...

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