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Northern Iowan

The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

Directed by Corin Hardy, The Nun was released on Sept 6 and received a 26% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The supernatural horror film follows the investigation of a young nuns death in 1952 Romania.

‘The Nun’ is an unholy abomination

HUNTER FRIESEN Sep 13, 2018

Over the last five years, the “Conjuring” universe has taken the horror genre by storm. This has been made possible by great directing and inventive scares that defy expectations. “The Nun,”...

YAF plants flags for 9/11 memorial

YAF plants flags for 9/11 memorial

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Sep 13, 2018

On Tuesday, the 17th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, nearly 3,000 American flags fluttered on the Campanile lawn in rememberance of those who died. “The exact number is 2,977 flags that we...

Rod Library will be hosting the Power of Words festival next week in honor of Douglass 200th birth anniversary.

Frederick Douglass festival coming to library

ALLISON MAZZARELLA, Staff Writer Sep 13, 2018

Rod Library will be hosting the Frederick Douglass “Power of Words” festival from Sep. 18 to 22. This year marks the 200th anniversary of Douglass’ birth. According to “The Baltimore Sun,” President...

The Panthers currently sit at 5-4 heading into the Illinois Tournament, which will be held Sept. 14-15 in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.

Volleyball dominates at Ball State Tourney

JERRIUS CAMPBELL, Sports Writer Sep 13, 2018

The UNI volleyball team hit the road this past weekend to play in three matches on Sept. 8 and 9 at the Active Ankle Invite at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. The Panthers would win back-to-back...

Sitting at 2-3-2 this season, the Panthers womens soccer team faces a tough road ahead with conference play right around the corner.

UNI women’s soccer drops three of last four

PRESTON JENSEN, Sports Writer Sep 13, 2018

The UNI women’s soccer team began their regular season on Aug. 19. Going into their season, the Panthers had high hopes. “We expected to be successful and to continue the path we were on last season,”...

Early Tuesday, Sept. 4, the sprinkler system was activated in the Rialto Dining Center, causing it to flood. The dining center is closed until further notice.

Rialto closed until further notice

ALANNA BYRNES, Staff Writer Sep 10, 2018

Around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4, a joint steam line in the steam tunnel underneath the Towers Center broke, causing its boiling hot content to spread around the building, including the Rialto Dining...

The Northern Iowan Student Government (NISG) created and is taking applications for the new lower cabinet director of gender violence.

New NISG lower cabinet position

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Sep 10, 2018

Applications have opened for the newly created Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) position lower cabinet director of gender violence. This position was created on Aug. 29 by executive order, and passed...

NISG penned a response to the Northern Iowans recent piece regarding student governments recent decision to cancel their subscription to the New York Times.

LTE: NISG responds to Times cancelation article

Letter to the Editor Sep 10, 2018

Editors Note: The following letter to the editor was submitted by Northern Iowa Student Government. The Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) recently took notice to an article published in the Northern...

Opinion columnist Sam King writes about the controversy surrounding shadowbans and censoring users on social media.

Alex Jones ban a good thing

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist Sep 10, 2018

If you’ve been looking at any news outlet lately, you’ve probably seen a few articles about how the Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, went before Congress to discuss online election meddling as well as some...

Sports editor Joel Wauters writes about Nike endorsing former San Francisco 49ers player Colin Kaepernick and the controversy surrounding it.

Kaepernick, Nike and the unnecessary backlash

JOEL WAUTERS, Sports Editor | [email protected] Sep 10, 2018

It’s been two years since NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem. His decision, as he explained, was to bring notice to police brutality and racial inequality in the...

ARTapalooza draws crowds to Main Street

ARTapalooza draws crowds to Main Street

SYDNEY HAUER, Executive Editor | [email protected] Sep 10, 2018

Community members and students gathered on Main Street on Saturday, Sep. 8, for ARTapalooza, an annual fine arts showcase. Local vendors working in different mediums such as ceramics, painting, jewelry...

Established in 1999, the Tallgrass Prairie Centers mission is restoring native vegetation for the benefit of society and the environment, with research, education and technology transfer, according to their website.

Tallgrass Prairie Center educates during field day

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Sep 10, 2018

On Thursday, Sep. 13 at 4:30 p.m., the UNI Tallgrass Prairie Center will host a field day at J.H. Roadman Memorial Park in Dike alongside Iowa State University STRIPS (Science-based Trials of Rowcrops...

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