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Part of the vision plan includes finding ways to bring more retail and dining options to College Hill. Other initiatives
mentioned in the document are making the neighborhood more walkable, creating more outdoor gathering spaces and connecting more cohesively to the area bike trails.

The upHill climb

NOAH HACKBART, Staff Writer Nov 1, 2023

Editor’s note: Noah Hackbart currently serves as the Director of Governmental Relations for Northern Iowa Student Government.  The future years of College Hill were looking hazier after the Cedar...

Students will have the opportunity to see the Plain White T’s, best known for their 2006 hit song “Hey There Delilah,” in concert on Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC).

CAB to host Plain White T’s for fall concert

Hope Schulte, Staff Writer, Graphic Designer Oct 30, 2023

University of Northern Iowa students are no longer a ‘thousand miles away’ from seeing a certain band in concert. Students have the opportunity to see the Plain White T’s, best known for their 2006...

Basking in the Candlelight

CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN and ERIN MCRAE Oct 26, 2023

Under the flicker of candlelight at the historic Masonic Temple in Waterloo, Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC) will present a new “Candlelight Concert” series featuring the student-led...

Pumpkins grow outside of Campbell Hall.

Creepin’ on Campbell Hall

ESTELLE JOHNSON, Staff Writer Oct 26, 2023

Campbell Hall has been eerily silent this fall. Rarely do you see anyone walking in or out of Campbell Hall. The trees and bushes have come to take over the landscape of the building, along with somewhat...

The bookstore featured big sales and deals during their last few weeks open before Follett took over operations. While Follett will fully manage and operate the store, the university will continue to own the space.

Turning a new page

JO BRAHMS, Staff Writer Oct 26, 2023

Watch out Panthers, the winds of change are blowing across campus this week. This week marks the beginning of the Follett Higher Education Group’s managerial role of the UNI bookstore. A Request for...

David W. Wilson shakes hands with UNI President Mark Nook at a ceremony Friday morning celebrating Wilsons $25 million donation to the College of Business.

$25 million donation opens new chapter for College of Business

MALLORY SCHMITZ, News Editor Oct 21, 2023

Students, faculty and community members gathered on the South Curris lawn Friday morning to celebrate a Panther success story and a step in a new direction for business education. 1970 UNI alum David...

PHOTO SLIDESHOW: The Amazing Race

PHOTO SLIDESHOW: The Amazing Race

Oct 19, 2023

All photos by Isabelle Bradley

184-pound wrestler, Parker Keckeisen, competes in last year’s home meet
against Iowa State. Over these past few months as the team was forced
to change training facilities, he says the team has come together and has
each others’ backs.

No derailing the Panther Train

MALLORY SCHMITZ, News Editor Oct 18, 2023

It was bittersweet news for the wrestling community when UNI recently announced the proposition for a new wrestling training facility to be built after the historic West Gym was vacated this past July. “I’m...

The Rave Guardian app is meant to serve as a more practical public safety tool in this day and age. It includes a call directory to various area resources, the ability to call UNI Police or 911 with the touch of a button and safety timers, which prompt a check-in from the user’s family or friends when the timer expires.

Keeping Panthers safe and informed

MALLORY SCHMITZ, News Editor Oct 18, 2023

At the end of September, UNI Public Safety released its annual Security and Fire Safety Report, publishing summaries and statistics from the 2022 calendar year regarding safety at UNI. The report is...

A rootin’ tootin’ time

A rootin’ tootin’ time

TAYLOR NOHRENBERG, Staff Writer Oct 18, 2023

Yee haw! The University of Northern Iowa 2023 Panther Homecoming will be a rootin’ tootin’ time with plenty of fun and spirit for all. Tuesday officially kicked off 2023’s Homecoming Week with the...

The tallgrass prairie is located behind UNI’s Residence on the Hill (ROTH), and is home to eight acres of trails for students to explore. The prairie celebrated its 50th anniversary of its restoration.

Celebrating 50 years of UNI’s tallgrass prairie

JENNA WESTENDORF, Staff Writer Oct 18, 2023

The Daryl Smith Prairie Center recently celebrated its 50th anniversary of prairie restoration at UNI. To commemorate this milestone, an event was hosted by the Tallgrass Prairie Center (TPC) and the...

The City Council and Mayoral debates were moderated by Jayme Renfro, a University of Northern Iowa political science professor and Andy Milone, a City Government Reporter for the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier.

Cedar Falls’ candidates debate and discuss issues

CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN and MALLORY SCHMITZ Oct 15, 2023

Community members and UNI students gathered in anticipation this past Wednesday at Cedar Falls’ City Hall to witness a debate between the candidates for Cedar Falls City Council and Mayor. The debate...

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