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A UNI directing class will present An Evening of 10-Minute Plays on Tuesday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Strayer-Woods Bertha Martin Theatre.

Directing class presents ’10-Minute Plays’

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Apr 16, 2018

On Tuesday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m., a UNI directing class will present “An Evening of 10-Minute Plays” in the Bertha Martin Theatre in Strayer-Wood. The event will consist of 11 plays, each directed...

Panther Portrait: Wall of Comic Art — Rod Library

Panther Portrait: Wall of Comic Art — Rod Library

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Apr 16, 2018

Starting on Sunday, March 25, Rod Library began a display of comic artwork by Cedar Valley artists. The exhibit will run until Monday, April 30. It coincided with the fifth annual RodCon, which was held...

Junior Courtney Krodinger (3) steps into the batters box against the Iowa State Cyclones last Thursday in the UNI-Dome.

Panthers fall to Cyclones in extra innings

JOEL WAUTERS, Sports Editor | [email protected] Apr 16, 2018

After playing their first 35 games away from UNI’s campus, the Panthers’ softball team returned home to Cedar Falls to take on in-state rival Iowa State on Thursday night. Wet weather and poor field...

Tampa Bay center Cedric Paquette (left) collides with New Jerseys Stefen Noesen (23) during their first round playoff game on Saturday.

Puck drops in the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | [email protected] Apr 16, 2018

The 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs are here and as of press time, all teams are only two games into their respective series except for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Washington Capitals. The Blue Jackets...

Penn States Saquon Barkley (26) runs away from a Maryland defender last season.

Barkley and Darnold among NFL draft favorites

EMMETT LYNCH, Sports Writer Apr 16, 2018

The 2018 NFL Draft is rapidly approaching, and many college football stars’ dreams of being on an NFL roster will soon come to fruition. This  year’s draft will be held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington,...

Singing for a mission trip to Kenya

Singing for a mission trip to Kenya

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Apr 12, 2018

On Sunday, April 20, at 7 p.m., Celeste Bembry, student retention and recruitment coordinator for the College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences, will be performing “An Intimate Eve of Modern Jazz” at...

UNI football finalizes their 2018 season

UNI football finalizes their 2018 season

JOEL WAUTERS, Sports Editor | [email protected] Apr 12, 2018

After weeks of speculation and concern of whether it would be filled, the UNI football team has scheduled its 11th opponent for the upcoming 2018 season, completing the lineup of games for the Panthers...

Based on UNIs Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, stalking is one of the growing crimes on campus, defined by a pattern of conduct that causes another person to fear for their safety or suffer substantial emotional distress.

Stalking a growing problem on campus

ALANNA BYRNES, Guest Writer Apr 12, 2018

Editor’s Note: The following story was submitted for publication by a news writing for media  student at UNI. Each student at UNI could be a victim of the most common crime trend on campus: stalking. According...

Opinion columnist Sam King discusses positive aspects of social media amidst the recent Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal.

The pros and cons of social media

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist Apr 12, 2018

So, if you’re like me, you’re probably tired of the Facebook doom and gloom blasting through the news cycle. It has gotten so bad that every major media news source is spewing dozens of articles...

Steve Corbin urges readers to aid in the fight against hate crimes by encouraging interfaith dialogue among their respective faith leaders.

LTE: addressing hate crimes through unity

Letter to the Editor Apr 12, 2018

Editor’s note: the following letter to the editor was submitted by Steve Corbin, professor emeritus of marketing at UNI. Since 9/11 (2001), hate crimes have steadily increased year after year. The...

TheatreUNI presented Doubt: A Parable in the Bertha-Martin Theatre from Thursday, April 5 through 8, and it will continue to run Thursday, April 12 through April 15 at 7:30 p.m. It is free to UNI students.

TheatreUNI explores ‘Doubt’

SHELBY WELSCH, Theatre & Event Critic Apr 12, 2018

“Doubt: A Parable” is a 2004 play by John Patrick Shanley. The play takes place in the fictional St. Nicholas Church School, located in the Bronx, during the fall of 1964. The driving theme of “Doubt”...

SigEp seeSAAWs for sexual assault awareness

SigEp seeSAAWs for sexual assault awareness

JACOB MADDEN, News Editor | [email protected] Apr 12, 2018

On Monday, April 9, at 12 p.m., Sigma Phi Epsilon kicked off their annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week (SAAW) with the traditional 24-hour seesaw. According to the Givebutter fundraising page for the...

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