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The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

En la imagen arriba es estudiante de primera generación, Jesús Lizarraga-
Estrada, quien es el Director de Éxito y Retención Estudiantil.
Pictured above is first-generation college student, Jesús Lizarraga-Estrada, who is the Director of Student Success and Retention.

Jesús Lizarraga-Estrada iniciado en el Iowa Latino Hall of Fame

KARINA ORTIZ, Spanish Editor Nov 29, 2023

El Iowa Latino Hall of Fame fue creado por el Iowa Commision of Latino Affairs, que es una organización que ayuda a reconocer a individuos Latiné que son modelos a imitar quienes ayudan a mejorar la...

The new Botanical Center Fund for Excellence will help support student projects and equipment for the facility.

Botanical Center leaves blossoming legacy

KRISTIN MOOS, Staff Writer Nov 29, 2023

The UNI Botanical Center hopes to expand its goals through the new Botanical Center Fund for Excellence, created by Gaylord Stauffer, a member of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls community.  “We’re primarily...

The Students for Sensible Drug Policy chapter at UNI is the first one in
Iowa. The international organization has over 300 chapters in 32 different
countries.

Students advocate for drug education

KORBYN RYAN, Staff Writer Nov 29, 2023

“I don’t know about you, but in high school my drug education basically consisted of ‘don’t do it,’” says Elijah Switzer, a junior here at UNI. Switzer founded a Students for Sensible Drug...

Plain White Ts rock GBPAC

Plain White T’s rock GBPAC

Nov 19, 2023

Hosted by the Campus Activities Board, the Plain White T's, best known for their 2006 hit song "Hey There Delilah" visited campus Nov. 15 at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center.

A student holds up a handmade sign in support of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs.

Regents approve DEI recommendations

CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN, Executive Editor Nov 19, 2023

After two days of student protests, six months of review from a regent DEI Study Group and a lengthy discussion by regent members, the Iowa Board of Regents (BOR) voted to approve the recommendations made...

Students express support for DEI program in protest

CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN, Executive Editor Nov 15, 2023

As the Campanile bells struck noon, UNI student Archer Trip took the stand in front of a growing group of students on steps leading to The Commons. Armed with a small pride flag, a pair of aviator sunglasses...

Above is one of the many shelves filled to the brim with books in The Nook. Abby Olson, co-owner, wants to
expand the collection so that there is a book for everyone in the store.

Book it to The Nook

BAILEY KLINKHAMMER, Campus Life Editor Nov 15, 2023

Abby Olson and Brandon Conrad, business and life partners, opened the brand new storefront for The Nook this past Saturday. They were met with a line that wrapped around the block on Main Street. From...

BSU Vice President Celia Emunah (pictured left) and BSU President Randy
Whitfield (pictured right) table for BSU at the beginning of the semester.
Both Emunah and Whitfield hope Melanin Week will help support and
encourage students of color on campus.

“See My Color”

CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN, Executive Editor Nov 15, 2023

“See My Color” is the theme of this year’s “Melanin Week” hosted by Black Student Union (BSU). The week consists of many events created by the student organization – all of which everyone is...

The highly-anticipated in-state matchup between the Panthers and the No. 3 ranked team in the country, the Iowa Hawkeyes, marked the first time the McLeod Center has sold out for women’s basketball in program history.

UNI Hoops History

MALLORY SCHMITZ and CADEN SHEA Nov 15, 2023

6,790 fans crowded into the McLeod Center on Sunday to witness UNI women’s basketball history. The highly-anticipated in-state matchup between the Panthers and the No. 3 ranked team in the country,...

El sábado pasado, una escaladora escaló la pared en la competencia llamada Boulder Bash de UNI.

Boulder Bash

JACOB KURT, Staff Writer, Sports Photographer Nov 13, 2023

This Saturday, the University of Northern Iowa's Wellness and Recreation Center (WRC) was abuzz with excitement and the sound of climbers cheering each other on. The occasion? The much-anticipated Boulder...

Maddie Palmersheim, 2021 UNI grad, holds her vendor booth at the Cedar Valley Farmers Market.

UNI grad’s ‘Moos Bakery’ on the rise

BAILEY KLINKHAMMER, Campus Life Editor Nov 8, 2023

Maddie Palmersheim, a 2021 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, currently owns and operates Moo’s Bakery, an online bakery that’s completely dairy and egg free. Palmersheim’s entrepreneurial...

Gender and Sexuality Services is located near the Panther Den. Their goals are encapsulated on the board above.

Exploring UNI’s Gender and Sexuality Services

HOPE JACOBS, Staff Writer Nov 8, 2023

Many universities around the United States have created programs and services to help cater to those struggling with parts of their identities. The University of Northern Iowa is no different.  It has...

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