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(From left to right) Radio UNI members: Music Director Erin Murphy, General Manager Mikayla Capman, and Radio UNI DJ Danielle Sunseri at the Radio UNI open house hosted on Jan. 28.

KULT becomes Radio UNI

BAILEY KLINKHAMMER, Executive Editor Feb 5, 2025

KULT 94.5 FM, UNI’s only broadcasting radio station, has announced a new name and a change in their services alongside their 70th birthday — now Radio UNI, the student-run radio station, is streaming-only...

UNI Proud students gathered Jan. 29 to protest recent DEI rollbacks at universities and more.

UNI Proud protests peacefully on campus

JO BRAHMS, News Editor Feb 5, 2025

On Wed. Jan. 29, UNI Proud held a peaceful protest in response to the new language in UNI’s proposed strategic plan update. Proud is UNI’s social and political LGBTQ student organization on campus....

UNI enfrenta una queja por violar el Título VI, el Título IX y la 14ª Enmienda con sus becas. La Oficina de Derechos Civiles investigará la presunta discriminación en becas de UNI. UNI entre más de 50 universidades acusadas de preferencia racial y de género en becas.

UNI accused of racial and gender based scholarship discrimination

BAILEY KLINKHAMMER, Executive Editor Jan 22, 2025

The Equal Protection Project, an anti-affirmative action group, filed a civil rights complaint against UNI last week based on 13 scholarships that the Equal Protection Project alleges violates Title IX...

College Eye Broadcast | Episode 2

College Eye Broadcast | Episode 2

GABRIEL SALAZAR, Videographer Dec 17, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJZi3gwQQwM Join Gabriel Salazar and Mason Cole on today's episode for Wednesday, Dec. 11, where they discuss Coach Farley's last game, a day in the life of a hardworking...

Prolific is a student-run magazine that focuses on cultivating a creative
space for minority students across campus.

‘Prolific’ pioneers with first print edition

BAILEY KLINKHAMMER, Executive Editor Dec 11, 2024

​​Following the digital release of Prolific Magazine’s first issue in May, the magazine celebrated its first ever print release of their second issue last week. The multicultural magazine was founded...

Todd Stepsis will be Head Coach of the UNI Football Team following Mark Farley's retirement.

Todd Stepsis is UNI Football’s head coach pick

INSIDE UNI and UNI ATHLETICS Dec 4, 2024

University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook and Director of Athletics Megan Franklin announced on Tuesday that Todd Stepsis has accepted the UNI Football head coaching position. Stepsis joins the Panthers...

Uprising Magazine has released Issue 18, titled "Interlude."

Uprising Editors in Chief talk ‘Interlude’

BAILEY KLINKHAMMER, Executive Editor Dec 4, 2024

This week marks the release of Uprising Magazine’s 18th issue, the “interlude” themed issue, helmed by UNI seniors Jakob Watson and Quincy Griffin. Watson and Griffin serve as co-editors-in-chief...

The Maucker Union staff are working with outside contractors to redesign the rooftop to be more engaging for students.

Maucker Union reno talks trickle

BAILEY KLINKHAMMER, Executive Editor Dec 4, 2024

For students who traverse through Maucker Union either to get to class, eat, or study, you may have noticed buckets that adorn the walkways every so often. These buckets are placed there by university...

Campbell Hall, one of just seven dormitories on campus, has sat vacant since 2020. The hall was used as isolation space during the COVID-19 pandemic, but now sits empty with its future unclear.

Rising student enrollment, dwindling housing options

ALLI WEBSTER, Guest Writer Nov 20, 2024

For the second consecutive year, the University of Northern Iowa has seen a rise in enrollment numbers. While this increase is a victory for UNI, it also is faced with a relatively significant problem...

UNI Accounting tops CPA exam passing rates

UNI Accounting tops CPA exam passing rates

BAILEY KLINKHAMMER, Executive Editor Nov 20, 2024

Continuing its streak of success, the UNI Accounting program was ranked sixth amongst mid-sized schools for single-pass rates of the certified public accounting (CPA) exam by the National Association of...

The Board of Regents (BOR) met on Nov. 6  in the Maucker Union Ballrooms.

Board of Regents provides updates on DEI services

BAILEY KLINKHAMMER, Executive Editor Nov 13, 2024

On May 9, Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law a code that prohibits regent universities from “establishing, maintaining or funding a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or hiring an individual...

Every show put on by TheatreUNI is meticulously planned. Costumes are one of the most essential parts of a production.

Behind the curtain: A look into TheatreUNI’s Costume Studio

LILY MUNNIK, Staff Writer Nov 13, 2024

Tucked away in the basement of the University of Northern Iowa’s Strayer-Wood Theatre, the costume studio is lively and busy. With shows like Ordinary Days and The Tempest, there’s always something...

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