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Wellness Services: homecoming safety tips

Wellness Services: homecoming safety tips

Guest Column Sep 30, 2019

Editor’s Note: This guest column was submitted by Student Wellness Services. As the centennial homecoming celebration draws near, consider making a homecoming safety checklist to ensure you are able...

9th Annual Pear Fair and College Hill Oktoberfest

9th Annual Pear Fair and College Hill Oktoberfest

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Sep 30, 2019

College Hill buzzed with activity this weekend as two annual events drew crowds from the UNI and Cedar Valley community alike. The Pear Fair, an open air indie craft fair organized by local boutique Mohair...

Oh My Grill grand opening

Oh My Grill grand opening

SIERRA STEEN, Managing Editor | [email protected] Sep 30, 2019

A newcomer to College Hill hosted a “DJ Night” from 7 to 11 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26 to celebrate its grand opening. Oh My Grill, a new restaurant which opened over the summer, specializes in halal...

Panthers fall to Weber State Wildcats, 29-17

Panthers fall to Weber State Wildcats, 29-17

PATRICK HANSEN Sep 30, 2019

Following a 13-6 win over Idaho State giving head coach Mark Farley his 151st career win, the ninth-ranked Panthers made the trip out west to Ogden, Utah, for a top-ten matchup with No. 6 Weber State. ...

Heims, Mitchell representing UNI globally

Heims, Mitchell representing UNI globally

BRIELLE KIEWIET Sep 30, 2019

UNI Track and Field is on the global stage after Jessica Heims’ world record and with freshman sprinter Onal Mitchell set to compete at the IAAF World Track and Field Championship in Doha, Qatar, on...

Panther women advance to 8-8 on the season

Panther women advance to 8-8 on the season

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor Sep 30, 2019

It has been an up-and-down season so far for the UNI volleyball team, as they’ve had their fair share of victories and defeats leading to a 6-8 record heading into Friday night’s conference opening...

The IRTS Lab in Schindler Education Center is showcasing a display of challenged literature in observation of Banned Books Week from Sept. 22 to 28.

Keep the light on for Banned Books Week

SOFIA LEGASPI, Campus Life Editor | [email protected] Sep 26, 2019

Rod Library and the College of Education are observing Banned Books Week alongside the rest of the nation this week from Sept. 22 to 28. This year’s theme is “Censorship Leaves Us in the Dark: Keep...

UNI-Dome hosts Bands of America

UNI-Dome hosts Bands of America

COLBY WEBER Sep 26, 2019

High school marching bands will gather at the UNI-Dome on September 28 from across the Midwest.  Instead of coming together for a football game, they’re going to be competing against one another for...

Young adult author Jo Knowles is visiting the Cedar Valley this week, giving advice to students at UNI and Bunger Middle School as well as reading from her latest book.

Author Jo Knowles shares stories, advice

LAUREN MCGUILL, Staff Writer Sep 26, 2019

Young adult author Jo Knowles is visiting campus this week as part of UNI’s author-in-residence program. Knowles is a renowned Vermont-based author who has written nine books. Her most recent book,...

The gift of western democracy

The ‘gift’ of western democracy

MOHAMMED RAWWAS Sep 26, 2019

You wake up late one Saturday morning. You get out of bed and brush your teeth. You step outside to grab your mail. As you open the door, you vaguely see something gliding in the pale blue sky of spring...

Professor Emeritus Steve Corbin explains the importance of female voters in the 2020 election.

Women’s rights is a logical deciding factor

Letter to the Editor Sep 26, 2019

Editor’s Note: This Letter to the Editor was submitted by UNI Professor Emeritus of Marketing, Steve Corbin. Passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920 gave women the right to vote, yet they remained relatively...

Executive Editor Gabrielle Leitner reviews the 71st Emmy Awards held on Saturday, Sept. 22.

Emmys prove awards shows’ descent

GABRIELLE LEITNER, Art Director | [email protected] Sep 26, 2019

The best of the best in television were honored at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday, Sept. 22. One thing the Emmys proved this year was that awards...

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