Northern Iowan

05/10/2025

Final from the UNI-Dome.

04/10/2025

The Northern Iowan editorial team (missing a few) had a FANTASTIC time at the UNI homecoming parade today! We hope you all had as much fun as we did, go Cats! 💜🐾 (featuring a photobomb from our UNI president!)

04/10/2025

On Friday afternoon, some of the Northern Iowan editorial team spent time decorating our homecoming parade golf cart! We are so excited to see everyone there! (P.S. - we will be handing out FREE Northern Iowan t-shirts at the parade!)

Photos are courtesy of our head photographer, Maci Swanson!

03/04/2025

AI's big weakness is it doesn't understand parody. This piece (along with many others) from the Northern Iowan college newspaper's annual April Fools issue slipped into the news feed of national AI site, Newsbreak. See the headline!

06/03/2025

Tonight, Alli Webster and Gabriel Salazar were announced as the next president and vice president of the Northern Iowan Student Government.

"We'd like to thank our supporters and the students in general," said Salazar. "We're by the panthers and for the panthers and that's who we're here to serve."

04/03/2025

NISG election voting is now open for UNI students! To access you ballot, students must access their personalized link emailed to them this morning, March 4, from Hunter Van Beek. From there, students can vote for the NISG student body and senate candidates.

To learn more about the respective candidates, students can read the Northern Iowan's candidate profiles and the debate recap on the Northern Iowan's website under the 2025 NISG election tab.

26/02/2025

Check out the latest edition of the Northern Iowan, on stands today!

19/02/2025

UNI's wrestling team broke the all-time McLeod attendance record while defeating the No.14 Cyclones on Senior Day.

Read more about the impact of this win at the link below!

Colin Realbuto looked as if he was going to drop his match on Senior Day. With about a minute left in the third period, Realbuto trailed Iowa State’s Paniro Johnson, 7-2. As he entered the down position, his mind caught something that was sitting in the stands: His 4-month-old daughter, Georgia. ....

14/02/2025

During the Super Bowl, Nike unveiled one of its first Super Bowl commercials in years featuring iconic female athletes, including Iowa's own Caitlin Clark

Read sports writer Nicole Waters' analysis of the commercial at the link below!

The highlight of the Super Bowl every year is seeing all the fun ads that companies can put together in hopes of capturing the hearts and minds of viewers. One that made an impact was Nike’s all-female ad that included former Hawkeye basketball star and current Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark. Th...

12/02/2025

The Northern Iowan won nine awards at the Iowa College Media Association, taking home first place awards in Sports Photo and Special Edition Front cover.

Read more about the Northern Iowan's awards at the link below!

Students from the Northern Iowan student newspaper and Digital Media program at the University of Northern Iowa received nine awards at the annual Iowa College Media Association awards presentation in Des Moines on Feb. 6. “The students at the Northern Iowan continue to do impressive journalism as...

07/02/2025

Before the UNI Swim and Dive team prepares to dive into the MVC tournament, the team made a splash at invites in Sioux City and Omaha, setting school records and championing multiple events.

Read more about the Panther's successes in the pool at the link below!

The Panther swimmers headed to Sioux Falls this past weekend to compete at the Coyote Invite and brought home six titles. Swimming kicked off the two-day meet with the 200-yard free that saw Abby Lear, Morgan Meyer, Hannah Nedder, and Elyse Brayton take second (1:36.06), as Faith Larsen, Waren Graev...