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Northern Iowan

Opinion columnist Cristian Ortiz praises the new movie ticket subscription service MoviePass for its convenience and affordability.

MoviePass is transforming moviegoing experience

CRISTIAN ORTIZ, Opinion Columnist Nov 2, 2017

In the past couple of weeks, you may have heard of a service for movie-goers called MoviePass, the advertisements for which have recently flooded much of social media and other video streaming services. ...

Opinion columnist Sam King discusses Googles recently announced hands-free camera, the Google Clips, and the privacy concerns related to the new technology.

Google Clips raises privacy concerns

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist Oct 30, 2017

A couple weeks ago, Google launched a massive hardware push and showcased a variety of new products. Some of these products included the Pixel 2, Google Home Mini and the Pixelbook. Most of these products...

Steve Corbin, professor emeritus of marketing at UNI, pens a letter to the editor urging Iowa Congressional delegates to explicitly state whether or not they support President Trumps endeavors.

LTE: Is Trump unfit to be president?

Oct 30, 2017

Editor’s note: the following letter to the editor was submitted by Steve Corbin, professor emeritus of marketing at UNI. The following pieces of evidence are historic, sobering and summon Americans...

Opinion columnist Cristian Ortiz offers some advice to students who arent sure how best to celebrate Halloween this weekend.

Doing Halloween the ‘college way’

CRISTIAN ORTIZ, Opinion Columnist Oct 26, 2017

The leaves are changing colors and gradually falling off tree branches all over campus. The air’s getting cooler, and more jackets and sweaters are starting to appear on students as they hustle to classes. “The...

Opinion columnist Brenna Wolfe discusses the recent upsurge in gun violence in the United States and the NRAs lobbying influence on issues related to gun control.

Gun violence, gun control and the NRA

BRENNA WOLFE, Opinion Columnist Oct 26, 2017

This year in the United States, there have been 50,400 incidents relating to guns, according to Gun Violence Archive. Specifically, this year there have been more than 12,540 people killed and 25,900 people...

Opinion columnist Tanner Schrad discusses the Boy Scouts of Americas recent decision to allow girls to join the organization.

Did you just assume my scouts?

TANNER SCHRAD, Opinion Columnist Oct 23, 2017

Boy scouts. Wait, Girl Scouts? Girl, Scouts? Girl, Boy Scouts? If you’re a little confused reading that, join the club. In case you missed it, as of Wednesday, Oct. 12, the Boy Scouts of America recently...

Opinion columnist Abbi Cobb takes a look at the validity of some notable breast cancer campaigns, such as the NFLs annual awareness effort.

Breast cancer campaigns do little to help cause

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist Oct 23, 2017

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), one in eight women will develop breast cancer at some point in their lives. For 2017 alone, the ACS estimated that 252,710 new cases would be diagnosed and...

Opinion columnist Brenna Wolfe discusses the recent Me, too social media campaign on Facebook in which users who have been sexually assaulted update their statuses accordingly, like the one pictured.

Sexual assault campaign is problematic

BRENNA WOLFE, Opinion Columnist Oct 19, 2017

According to CBS News, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, there were 12 million Facebook posts, comments and reactions related to the “Me, too” campaign within 24 hours. This movement, started 10 years ago by Tarana...

Opinion columnist Sam King takes a look at the recent upsurge in Netflix original series, such as the popular show Stranger Things.

Netflix finds continued success in originals

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist Oct 19, 2017

Like most college students, I am an avid watcher of Netflix. I turn it on primarily for movies and the occasional TV series. However, the recent phenomenon of the Netflix original series only interested...

UNI Student Wellness Services pens a guest column emphasizing the importance of getting an adequate amount of sleep, which they say is critical to maintaining a healthy mind and body, especially for students.

How students can get enough sleep

GUEST COLUMN Oct 19, 2017

Editor’s note: The following guest column was submitted by UNI Student Wellness Services. In today’s busy society, it’s common for people to make “being tired” a competition. It is often unintentional,...

Apple recently released their iPhone 8 and 8 Plus models (pictured) in September. The companys next iPhone model, the iPhone X, is already slated for release in November.

New iPhone? more like WhyPhone

TANNER SCHRAD, Opinion Columnist Oct 16, 2017

Smartphones. It seems like everyone has one these days. Some of you may even be reading this off your own mobile device. If you are lucky enough to have avoided being sucked in by one major phone company...

Students have noticed that the shortage of microwaves in Maucker Union has led to long lines around lunch time.

LTE: micowave shortage

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Oct 16, 2017

Editor’s note: the author of the following letter to the editor requested that their identity remain anonymous. The Maucker Union normally has two microwaves in use, but one broke a couple weeks ago,...

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