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1 Kamala Harris visits UNI
Alldredge--Anna (Student--2019), Leitner--Gabrielle (Class of 2020)
Presidential hopeful Senator Kamala Harris visited UNI on her Iowan campaign tour. During her visit, she held a conference at the Maucker Union and invited questions from the audience; photo.
2 Sweet 16 team enshrined in UNI HOF
Potter--Jacob (Student--2019), Leitner--Gabrielle (Class of 2020)
The UNI men's basketball team from 2009-2010 returned to UNI and was inducted into the UNI Athletics Hall of Fame. The Sweet 16 team made UNI history when they beat the Kansas Jayhawks in March 2010; photo.
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3 President announces Common Read
Kelsey--Elizabeth (Class of 2021)
The UNI President's Diversity Common Read for fall 2019 will be Ijeoma Oluo's "So You Want to Talk About Race." The Common Read program, hosted by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), the Center for Multicultural Education (CME), and Chief Diversity Officer Gwenne Beary, facilitates reading, discussions, and deeper thinking among students and faculty on campus.
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4 Protists: rooting for biology's underdogs
Slomka--Emerson (Student--2019)
The author writes an opinion piece on the importance of the protista, or "protists," kingdom of life. Slomka discusses how protists, which don't fit into any other scientific category, affect human bodies and the environment; photo.
5 Words have a lasting impact
Bennethum--Abigail (Class of 2021)
Bennethum, a Conservative Christian, writes an opinion on how words can have a lasting impact on people and urges fellow students to respect each other, particularly in the context of religion on campus; photo.
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6 Panther Portrait: Open Melt Day
Legaspi--Sofia (Class of 2020), Cummings--Gabriella (Class of 2021)
The UNI Metal Casting Center (MCC) hosted their fall "Open Melt Day." This open house gave students the opportunity to watch faculty and students melt aluminum and be put into casts. President Mark Nook, Student Body President Jacob Levang, and other officials were also in attendance; photos.
7 STORC discusses leggings, ethics
McGuill--Lauren (Student--2019), Leitner--Gabrielle (Class of 2020)
The Study of Religion Club (STORC) had its first club meeting of the year on September 18 in Bartlett Hall. The topic they discussed was leggings (the clothing) and whether they were appropriate in places such as school, college campus, church, and so on; photo.
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8 'Ad Astra' tells human story on cosmic level
Friesen--Hunter (Class of 2022)
Friesen reviews "Ad Astra," 4.5/5; photo.
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9 Panther defense dominates in 13-6 win
Horning--Colin (Class of 2022), Leitner--Gabrielle (Class of 2020)
The UNI football team beat Idaho State Bengals at the UNI-Dome, 13-6. Head Coach Mark Farley praised his defense. Isaiah Weston scored the only touchdown in the game, during the third quarter; photo.
10 Panther women finish 1-2 in three-game stand
Kiewiet--Brielle (Student--2019), Anderson--Kati (Student--2018), Rublaitus--Lindy (Student--2019)
The UNI women's soccer team went 1-2 against Missouri-Kansas City, North Dakota State, and South Dakota state. They will next travel to Macomb, Illinois to play the Western Illinois Leathernecks; photos.