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The Campy Neil is being introduced today, with the first 35 customers to purchase this sandwich to receive a free t-shirt with the Campy Niel logo.

The new Campy Neil inspired by friendship

ANNA FLANDERS, Staff Writer Sep 7, 2017

The latest addition to Erbert and Gerbert’s (E&G’s) menu was inspired by a UNI alum’s memories from college, and now students today can have a taste of those experiences. Today, E&G will...

Logan Lucky, starring Channing Tatum (left) and Adam Driver (right), has received positive reviews from critics. It currently holds a 92 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

“Logan” flick pushes its luck

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] Sep 7, 2017

After a four-year hiatus from feature films, Steven Soderbergh (“Sex, Lies and Videotape,” “Traffic”) returns to the director’s chair with “Logan Lucky,” a high-energy action comedy set against...

Ya Like Jazz?

Ya Like Jazz?

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] Aug 31, 2017

Senior jazz studies major Clayton Ryan intently plucked the strings of his standup bass, his hands dancing like a spider, as the triumphant roar of a saxophone and the rhythmic pounding of drums spontaneously...

The Propaganda? Truth, Lies & Spin in Art exhibit currently being shown in the Kamerick Art Building features art pieces researched by UNI art history students.

Propaganda at UNI

SYDNEY HAUER, Executive Editor | [email protected] Aug 31, 2017

The UNI Gallery of Art, located in the Kamerick Art Building, is featuring “Propaganda? Truth, Lies and Spin in Art,” an exhibition curated by gallery director Darrell Taylor and Charles Adelman, professor...

Scarron Clayton was 70 when she passed away. Clayton came to UNI in 1991.

Remembering Scharron Clayton

JACOB MADDEN, News Editor | [email protected] Aug 31, 2017

Scharron Clayton, associate professor of ethnic and cultural studies, passed away on June 11 of this year at the age of 70. According to the UNI website, Clayton was an educator for 45 years and was well...

The 11th and 12th floors of Bender Hall are empty this year.

Lawther opens, while some halls remain empty

SARAH RITONDALE, Staff Writer Aug 31, 2017

Students of Bender Hall may notice the elevator never going up to the top two floors this year. Due to Lawther Hall finally being able to house 401 students, some of the residence halls have entire floors...

According to the Guttmacher Institute, dilation and extraction abortions comprised 0.2 percent of all abortions in the US, as of 2000.

Understanding “late-term” abortions

BRENNA WOLFE, Opinion Columnist Aug 31, 2017

First, let me tell you about my views on abortion and how they have evolved throughout my college career. When I walked onto campus as a freshman, I was 100 percent pro-life with no exceptions. My thought...

Dennis Clayson, marketing professor at UNI, criticized what he sees as administrators and politicians inability to think outside the box to solve the issues surrounding UNIs recent tuition hikes.

LTE: Marketing prof calls for tuition solutions

Aug 31, 2017

Editor’s note: The following letter to the editor was written in response to a story that appeared in the Aug. 24, 2017 edition of the Northern Iowan, entitled “Reynolds criticizes tuition hikes.” ...

The new crime drama Good Time, directed by Ben and Josh Safdie has received considerable critical acclaim. The film, starring Robert Pattinson, currently boasts an 88 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

New crime drama is a “Good Time”

CLINTON OLSASKY, Executive Editor | [email protected] Aug 31, 2017

Despite its misleadingly amiable title, Ben and Josh Safdie’s new crime-drama “Good Time” is anything but for protagonist Connie Nikas (Robert Pattinson). The film, which has received critical...

The Department of Communication Studies production of In Real Life will run from Oct. 26 through 29.

Theatre UNI auditions “In Real Life”

ALLISON MAZZARELLA, Staff Writer Aug 31, 2017

This past Tuesday and Wednesday, student auditions were held in the Interpreter’s Theatre for the Department of Communication Studies’ upcoming production of the play “In Real Life.” The play...

UNI professor Andy Anderson speaks about his climb of Mount Everest.

Summiting Everest

SARAH RITONDALE, Staff Writer Aug 28, 2017

On May 22, 2017 the unthinkable occurred. Two men ascended Mount Everest’s Northeast Ridge in a 52-day expedition. The climbers, assistant professor of management at UNI Andy Anderson, as well as his...

Students gathered at Panther Plots last Thursday for the fifth annual Harvest Festival, where they feasted on vegetables from the garden and enjoyed live music.

Fifth fall Harvest Fest

NICOLE BAXTER, Staff Writer Aug 28, 2017

The fifth annual Harvest Festival, hosted by UNI Green Project, did not let a bit of rain dampen their celebration of cultivation. As nearly 500 people gathered at Panther Plots, located behind the Biology...

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