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Northern Iowan

The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

Broadband brings Obama

Broadband brings Obama

AMBER ROUSE Jan 16, 2015

Cedar Falls, Iowa’s first city to provide access to gigabit Internet speeds, has not gone unnoticed by U.S. President Barack Obama. President Obama visited Cedar Falls Utilities Wednesday to acknowledge...

students and staff “Die-in” Maucker Union

AMBER ROUSE Dec 18, 2014

Thursday in Maucker Union at 12:05 p.m. marked the beginning of a four and a half minute Die-in as part of a grassroots student response against grand juries’ verdicts in the deaths of three African-American...

Guest column

Stressed?! According to the UNI National College Health Assessment, stress is the leading factor that negatively affects UNI students’ academic performance.  Stress is the pressure we feel...

Want your textbook for just a day?

AMANDA SHUELLER Dec 14, 2014

Packback, a textbook company offering pay-as-you-go textbook rentals, is making its way onto the University of Northern Iowa’s campus. Packback targets college students who spend money on required...

Union volunteers

Union volunteers

AMANDA WAGNER Dec 14, 2014

There are many popular pastimes during the holiday season. One such pastime is volunteering. University of Northern Iowa’s Residence Hall Association and Service and Leadership Council teamed up...

Holidays at Hearst

JOSIE ROBERSTON Dec 14, 2014

Many have heard that while merry bells keep ringing, may your every wish come true. Though members of the UNI Clarinet Ensemble do much more than ring bells, they still spread the same message as Bing...

Tickets of convenience

Tickets of convenience

CASSIDY NOBLE Dec 14, 2014

With the temperature dropping rapidly, many University of Northern Iowa students are trying to improvise parking spots wherever they can to reduce the amount of time they spend outside on their commute...

Finals take the stage in Lang

Finals take the stage in Lang

An advanced interpersonal communication course at the University of Northern Iowan will be hosting a performance as their final called “Inter’ception.”  Led by Communication Studies...

Hub replaced by Road

KAYLEEN TURNIS Dec 9, 2014

The era of live music on Main Street in Cedar Falls has come to an end. Because the music-friendly bar, The Hub, closed May 19 of this year; local musicians can no longer perform on the popular strip of...

UNI One Story at a Time

UNI One Story at a Time

NICK FISHER, Executive Editor Dec 8, 2014

Panther Jay Morales, deciding major, is working to capture the essence of the UNI student body with his Facebook page “Students of UNI,” modeled after the popular “Humans of New York”...

Synthetic death

Synthetic death

KAYLEEN TURNIS Dec 8, 2014

The University of Northern Iowa’s biology department will soon be able to enhance hands-on experience with synthetic cadavers.  The biology department will receive the four specimens in coffin-sized...

Glee Club Concert

Glee Club Concert

KATHERINE JAMPTGAARD Dec 8, 2014

The men of the UNI Varsity Men’s Glee Club were back to their holiday shenanigans for their 37th annual Christmas variety show. With one show on Friday and two shows on Saturday, the Glee Club, along...

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