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Northern Iowan

The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

Annual Juried Student Art Exhibit

Annual Juried Student Art Exhibit

AMELIA DUAX, Staff Writer Mar 22, 2018

UNI’s Art Gallery was packed with students, parents and faculty members on Monday night in anticipation of seeing the Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. This year’s exhibition began with an opening...

Pints, Profs and Philosophy will be held at the Octopus on College Hill on Friday, March 23.

Pints, Profs and Philosophy on the Hill

SARAH HOFMEYER, Staff Writer Mar 22, 2018

Given the national discussion on sexual assault sparked by the #MeToo movement, the UNI Philosophy Club invites students to join the discussion this Friday, March 23, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Octopus...

Opinion columnist Sam King discusses the tendency to blame violent media and video games in the wake of mass shootings.

Stop blaming violent media

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist Mar 22, 2018

It is exceptionally rare for me to write an article that has anything to do with politics. I much prefer writing opinion pieces about recent media events and discussing the impacts of them. This topic...

Steve Corbin pens a letter to the editor regarding the March for Our Lives march this upcoming Saturday.

LTE: do you care enough to join in the march?

Letter to the Editor Mar 22, 2018

Editor’s note: the following letter to the editor was submitted by Steve Corbin, professor emeritus of marketing at UNI. After the June 12, 2016 shooting spree in Orlando where 49 people were slaughtered,...

This is the mug shot of Pastor Richard Wurmbrand. He wrote the book, now movie, Tortured for Christ about his persecution under the Romanian communist regime.

Compelling story of joy through despair

LEZIGA BARIKOR, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Mar 22, 2018

The year was 1944 when the Soviet Union occupied Romania and began to establish a communist regime. The young pastor Richard Wurmbrand and his wife Sabina were among many of the religious leaders in attendance...

Panther eSports is going to hold their second annual Panther Gaming Convention on Saturday, March 24. There will be a mix of different consoles and board games.

Player one ready? UNI eSports holds Pan-Con

PEYTON HUSMANN, Staff Writer Mar 22, 2018

On Saturday, March 24, Panther eSports and Panther Tabletop Gaming will host the second annual Panther Gaming Convention (Pan-Con). This event will be held from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the West Gym. It is...

UNI softball is 16-10 in regular season

UNI softball is 16-10 in regular season

DYLAN PADY, Sports Editor | [email protected] Mar 22, 2018

The UNI women’s softball team possesses an overall record of 16-10. They began their season 4-1 in Cedar Falls after hosting the UNI-Dome Classic. They followed their initial performance with a 5-1 finish...

Kansas Udoka Azubuike (35) dunks over Seton Halls Ismael Sanogo.

2018 NCAA men’s basketball tournament

JOEL WAUTERS, Sports Editor | [email protected] Mar 22, 2018

After the first two rounds of this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament, a number of brackets have likely been devastated. The 79th edition of college basketball’s largest tournament has taken...

Drew Stensland & Kristen Ahart win runoff

Drew Stensland & Kristen Ahart win runoff

CLINTON OLSASKY, JOSHUA DAUSENER, and Mar 8, 2018

On Wednesday, March 7, a crowd of nearly 100 people gathered in Maucker Union, eagerly awaiting the results of the Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) presidential election after last week’s voting...

College Hill will be adding several new businesses, including Greenhouse Kitchen, ICON Donuts and Sweetery and The Shakery Smoothie Bar.

Greenhouse Kitchen come to the Hill

SYDNEY HAUER, Executive Editor | [email protected] Mar 8, 2018

A “flavor-focused and healthy” change is coming to College Hill this month with the addition of Greenhouse Kitchen, located in the retail space below Urban Flats. It is set to open on March 22, with...

University Book and Supply was acquired by UNI and recently reopened under the new ownership, bringing some new options for students.

Bookstore reopens under UNI ownership

KOREE DEERING, Staff Writer Mar 8, 2018

University Book & Supply has been a cornerstone business to College Hill and the UNI community for the last 80 years. From its location on 23rd Street, it provides the UNI and the neighboring community...

Muip Avdic, 21, of Waterloo, was allegedly found inside Masala Grill after the restaurant closed, with an undetermined amount of cash from the cash drawer.

Arrest made in Masala robbery case

JACOB MADDEN, News Editor | [email protected] Mar 8, 2018

On March 5, the Cedar Falls Police Department arrested Mujo Avdic, 21, of Waterloo, for burglarizing Masala Grill on 23rd Street. Avdic was reportedly inside Masala Grill after it had closed. The burglary...

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