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TheatreUNI’s production of “You Can’t Take It With You” opened this Wednesday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Strayer-Wood Theatre. Its eight-show run continues this Thursday and Friday night and March 25-29. Actors in this production include (L-R) Steve Taft (Martin Vanderhof), Abigail Chagolla (Mrs. Kirby), Collin Ridgley (Tony Kirby), Mikayla Wahl (Alice Sycamore), Alex Overturf (Henderson), Hannah Twitchell (Penelope Sycamore), Kyle Chizek (Paul Sycamore) and more.

Preview: ‘You Can’t Take It With You’

CECILIA MITCHELL, Copy Editor Mar 12, 2020

TheatreUNI opened their production of the award-winning Kaufman and Hart farce “You Can’t Take It With You” at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11 in the Strayer-Wood Theatre. The show will continue...

Burnt City’ comments on U.S.-Iran relations

‘Burnt City’ comments on U.S.-Iran relations

ANNA ALLDREDGE Mar 12, 2020

This weekend, UNI Interpreters Theatre presented three performances of “Burnt City: A One-Persian Show about U.S.-Iran Relations” at 7:30 in Lang Hall on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. The show...

Panthers beat St. Thomas, get third win of 2020

Panthers beat St. Thomas, get third win of 2020

PATRICK HANSEN Mar 12, 2020

This past Saturday, the UNI women’s tennis team squared off with the 6-4 Tommies of St. Thomas, Minn., at home. The Panthers were looking for revenge coming off a two-game losing streak and got exactly...

Hoops in the Heartland: MSU comes in as favorites

Hoops in the Heartland: MSU comes in as favorites

BRIELLE KIEWIET Mar 12, 2020

The 2020 MVC women’s basketball tournament “Hoops in the Heartland” beginning on Thursday, March 12 is without a doubt going to bring some tough match ups for teams in the Valley. Missouri State...

Uduoka Azubuike and the Kansas Jayhawks look to be the top-seeded team in this year’s NCAA tournament. They will look to win their first championship since 2008.

Selection Sunday: who will cut the nets in Atlanta?

NICHOLAS SCHINDLER Mar 12, 2020

Selection Sunday is just three days away and after five months of play, teams now wait to see whether they will make it into the Big Dance or if their season is now over. There are 32 automatic teams that...

UNI cancels international travel, COVID-19

UNI cancels international travel, COVID-19

ELIZABETH KELSEY, News Editor Mar 9, 2020

In less than four months, the term “coronavirus” has become a household name. With three new confirmed cases in Iowa, as announced Sunday evening, the virus has already made a significant impact...

Arch Madness, Panthers fall to Drake

Arch Madness, Panthers fall to Drake

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor Mar 9, 2020

Having clinched the number one overall seed in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament in St. Louis and regular-season title, the UNI Panther men’s basketball team were the heavy favorites coming...

Opinion Columnist Emerson Slomka discusses CRISPR and the future of gene-editing in medicine.

CRISPR and the future of gene-editing

EMERSON SLOMKA Mar 9, 2020

Since its discovery in 1993, the CRISPR family of DNA sequences has made headlines on a near-constant basis, cited as a revolutionary development in gene technology. With CRISPR returning to headlines...

UNI’s Film Appreciation Club, Philosophy Club and Green Project cohosted the second annual Mountainfilm on Tour event on Friday, March 6 in the Kamerick Art Building.

‘Mountainfilm’ comes to UNI

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Mar 9, 2020

Mountainfilm on Tour stopped at UNI on Friday evening, March 6 in the Kamerick Art Building. Celebrating its 41st year, the annual festival based in Telluride, Colo., is one of the longest-running film...

UNI alumni Zach Lowe, Alissa Cornick and Jessica Bamford-Love (L-R) discussed careers in libraries at a roundtable discussion hosted by Professor Jim O’Loughlin (far right) on Friday, March 6.

UNI English alumni roundtable event discusses library careers

ANNA ALLDREDGE Mar 9, 2020

On Friday, March 6 at 2 p.m., several UNI English program alumni returned to campus to discuss their work in community and academic libraries. This roundtable event was held in Bartlett Hall 1017 and students...

Local Food and Film Festival held at Hearst Center

Local Food and Film Festival held at Hearst Center

ALEX JOHNSON Mar 9, 2020

On Saturday, March 7, the UNI Center for Energy and Environmental Education (CEEE) co-hosted the Local Food and Film Festival. The event was held in Hearst Center for the Arts and was free and open to...

Panthers finish third in Big 12 Championships

Panthers finish third in Big 12 Championships

NICHOLAS SCHINDLER Mar 9, 2020

Over the weekend, the Northern Iowa Panthers Wrestling team traveled down to Tulsa, Ok., to compete in the Big 12 Conference Championship.  Oklahoma State was heavily favored going into the tournament,...

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