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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

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...

President Bill Ruud sat down with The Northern Iowan to discuss playoffs, Ferguson, Regent Carroll’s resignation and tuition freezes.

AMBER ROUSE Dec 4, 2014

Northern Iowan: So, football playoffs, Panthers made it in! How do you feel about that?   President Bill Ruud: Two things: number one I feel great for the football team because it’s, uh, you...

Speech team fundraising

CASSIDY NOBLE Dec 4, 2014

On Monday and Wednesday, the University of Northern Iowa Speech Team was granted an opportunity to raise money with Buffalo Wild Wings, which donated 10 percent of order prices to help send parts of the...

GBPAC received $10k

FATIMAH ALRUBH Dec 4, 2014

The Iowa Council gave the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center a project grant for $10,000 to fund a performance series for K-12 students and teachers called “the Kaleidoscope Series.”...

Winter driving tips

AMANDA SCHUELLER Dec 4, 2014

University of Northern Iowa’s Public Safety Department urges students to be careful driving in winter conditions, as snow and ice is on its way this winter. Lt. Joe Tyler of UNI Public Safety knows...

“New home-grown music”

“New home-grown music”

KATHERINE JAMTGAARD Dec 4, 2014

Davis Hall swelled with the sound of nine fresh compositions written by UNI students on Tuesday. Students from the School of Music performed the peices. According to professor Jonathan Schwabe, who teaches...

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