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Northern Iowan

The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

Opinion columnist Jordan Allen stresses the cultural impact that the new film Love, Simon has had in terms of LGBT representation.

LGBT representation in ‘Love, Simon’

JORDAN ALLEN, Opinion Columnist Apr 5, 2018

The coming-out story of the century is finally here, as “Love, Simon” hit theaters last month. Simon is a normal kid with a normal family, living a normal life, except there’s one small thing no...

Panther Portrait: UNI Pride Week Drag Ball

Panther Portrait: UNI Pride Week Drag Ball

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Apr 5, 2018

UNI Proud kicked off Pride Week 2018 with a Drag Ball. The Drag Ball was held on April 2 at 7 p.m. and featured both UNI students and professional drag performers. Pride Week will continue with a film...

The annual RodCon event will take place on Saturday, April 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be various events including sword fighting.

RodCon brings in all kinds of comic book fans

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Apr 5, 2018

On Saturday, April 7, Rod Library will host the fifth annual RodCon from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is a miniature version of Comic-Con that is entirely free and open to the public. Last year, the convention...

The UNI Jazz Band One concert on Friday, April 6, will be held in honor of Jeffrey Tower. Tower is being inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame.

Jazz Band One celebrates new hall of famer

PEYTON HUSMANN, Staff Writer Apr 5, 2018

This Friday, April 6, alumnus Jeffrey Tower is being posthumously inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame in Bengtson Auditorium in Russell Hall. The occasion is being celebrated by a Jazz Band One concert...

UNI tennis team falls to Drake, 4-3

UNI tennis team falls to Drake, 4-3

WILLIAM RIEPE, Sports Writer Apr 5, 2018

On March 31, the UNI women’s tennis team took on Drake in both singles and doubles competition at Drake University in Des Moines. The Drake women have shown a lot of promise this year, while the Panther...

Bennett Koch (25) goes up for a basket against Loyola-Chicago during last months MVC tournament in St. Louis.

Third team All-MVC Koch named 3x3U Tournament

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | [email protected] Apr 5, 2018

128 players, 32 teams of four, continuous three-on-three action and $100,000 were on the line for UNI’s very own senior Bennett Koch and other hoopers within the valley. Koch, forward for UNI’s...

Drew and Kristen look to connect with students

Drew and Kristen look to connect with students

SARAH HOFMEYER, Staff Writer Apr 2, 2018

In a spirited runoff election, the student body elected Drew Stensland, a junior political science and public administration double major, and Kristen Ahart, a junior English education and TESOL double...

Amnesty bill seeks to prevent student deaths

Amnesty bill seeks to prevent student deaths

SARAH HOFMEYER, Staff Writer Apr 2, 2018

A new bill in the Iowa Legislature, Senate File (SF) 415, could change Iowa policy in favor of good Samaritans in precarious situations — specifically, calling for amnesty for minors in possession of...

According to this 2014 Census report, IT workers make up an increasingly large portion of the United States now service-dominated economy.

UNI blazes trail for women in MIS

SKYLER SCHRUM, Staff Writer Apr 2, 2018

UNI is unique in a variety of ways, but one that some students may not know about is the diverse group of Management Information Systems (MIS) majors on campus. Around half of the MIS majors at UNI are...

Opinion columnist Sam King takes a look at the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal that impacted Facebook users last week.

FB data breach impacts users

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist Apr 2, 2018

Facebook is something I’ve written about many times. I prefer my media-based topics, and the largest social media platform is usually in the news. However, they’re usually in the news for some kind...

Opinion columnist Abbi Cobb discusses the issue of police violence against black Americans and the disproportionately low incarceration numbers for police officers involved in related shootings.

Police rarely punished for shooting black civilians

ABBI COBB, Opinon Columnist Apr 2, 2018

Last week, Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II proved yet again that American law enforcement officers are seldom held accountable for use of deadly force against civilians. Salamoni and Lake, two white...

The Universal Pictures film Blockers stars Leslie Mann, Ike Barinholtz and John Cena. The movie will be available for wide release on April 6.

Teen sex comedy transcends genre

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] Apr 2, 2018

Prom is the magical night in which all teenage girls fall in love with the boy of their dreams and enter into the realm of womanhood through the transformative act of sex. Or, at least that’s what...

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