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According to a Gallup poll from April, students are more likely than non-collegiate adults to believe First Amendment rights are secure in the U.S. today

Back to the basics of free speech

ANDREW HEPPEARD, Opinion Columnist Sep 19, 2016

Our campus has received a lot of talk about free speech, and what that means on a campus. This raises the question of what “free speech” is as defined by the Constitution, and what types of speech...

Columnist Baxter reflects on positive vibes that Throw Light UNI campaign is creating on campus.

‘Throw Light UNI’ illuminates campus positivity

NICOLE BAXTER, Opinion Columnist Sep 19, 2016

Have you ever walked by someone and wanted to say hi, but decided not to? I think the majority of us have been in a situation where we wanted to be friendly to the stranger walking past us, but instead...

Heppeard recalls the fragile experience of foreign language programs at UNI in 2012 following budget cuts. The program has since been revived, in a new form, by UNI faculty.

French program restored from ashes

ANDREW HEPPEARD, Opinion Columnist Sep 15, 2016

My time at UNI started in the Fall of 2012, just after the fall of many programs on campus. Unfortunately for UNI, many of the programs cut were language programs including French, German and Russian,...

NISG to register voters, launch health campaign

NISG to register voters, launch health campaign

Sep 15, 2016

Welcome back, Panthers! We hope your first few weeks of school here have gotten off to a great start! Each month we -- the Northern Iowa Student Government -- hope to update you on some of the initiatives...

During an MSNBC interview Sept. 8, Johnson failed to recall the Syrian city of Aleppo, which is considered the center of conflict in the country

Johnson unfit after Aleppo gaffe

SAM HAWLEY, Opinion Columnist Sep 12, 2016

One of the most common conversations on campus this Fall has been on the upcoming election and the distaste for both main party candidates.     “Who are you voting for?”     “I don’t...

Barikor is doubtful free speech is protected at UNI, and points to trigger warnings and UNIs yellow light ratings as signs for concern.

UNI free speech policies questionable, says organization

LEGIZA BARIKOR, Copy Editor Sep 12, 2016

With all the recent debate on trigger warnings on college campuses, I began to really examine what it means to have free speech. The highly polarized political climate in America this season has already...

LTE: Climate change will cost millennials

Sep 12, 2016

My generation—the millennials—is now as large a bloc of eligible voters as the Baby Boomers, giving us the power to demand real solutions to the most urgent problems facing our nation—but only...

Burkini part of unrealistic standard

‘Burkini’ part of unrealistic standard

KYLE DAY, Opinion Columnist Sep 8, 2016

By now, you’ve probably heard something or another about the “burkini” and the banning of it by European localities, especially in France. Chances are you’ve seen the viral clip of four armed French...

Labor Day isnt Veteran Appreciation Day

Labor Day isn’t Veteran Appreciation Day

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist Sep 8, 2016

Labor Day: The first Monday of September and yet another holiday that has been hijacked by American nationalism and patriotic ideals. Scrolling through my Facebook timeline on Monday irked me more...

Safe Spaces originated in LGBT circles, and allow respectful discourse, according to Heppeard

UC minces words over trigger warnings

ANDREW HEPPEARD, Opinion Columnist Sep 1, 2016

The world is buzzing over a letter sent by University of Chicago’s Dean of Students, John Ellison, to UChicago’s incoming students, and what it might mean to universities across the country. Ellison’s...

Both Democratic and Republican Presidential nominees face historically low favorability ratings from potential voters. Yet, Baxter argues sitting on the sidelines is not an option.

‘No’ vote not an option this election season

NICOLE BAXTER, Opinion Columnist Sep 1, 2016

I know politics may seem like a joke these days because there is no shortage of comedic digs towards the floppy toupee and polyester pantsuits, but this is still a serious matter. Election day is coming...

Barikor says back to school can feel like being thrown into the caverns of punk rock fandom: the mosh pit. The ever-increasing weight of assignments can make a student feel like theyre down in the trenches

So the mosh pit begins

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Aug 29, 2016

With the school year in full swing, I couldn’t help but think about how much I wish I was at a music festival instead. Not everyone may share my same sentiment, but my friends and I spent most of...

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