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Courtesy Photos--President Barack Obama made a statement on Feb. 10 about the accommodation to allow employers to opt out of providing women free contraception if they believe it is morally wrong.

Birth control sparks political animosity

Both parties take stand over controversial campaign issue By Jay Omar President Barack Obama has ignited a string of ugly debates in the last month stemming from one of the most controversial pieces of his health care reform. Liberals and conservatives are divided over the mandated insurance coverage for birth control, firing up debate from conservative [...]

Photo by Adam Konruff - English adjunct professor Paul Skinner performs various material by Bill Maher and others during the Bad Love Poetry Reading.

English Honor Society hosts Bad Love Poetry Reading

UNK Antelope TV News Reporter Katie Wilson By Emily Seevers Bad love? Can anything really make the feelings of anguish funny and illuminating when viewed from the right perspective? The English Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta tried to do just that through the second annual Bad Love Poetry Reading Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Frank [...]

Geonhyeong Ki/ major in German/ Seoul, South Korea / senior(new exchange student for this semester)1.	Who is your best thankful person here?Professor Snider, a German dean. When I took German classes in English at first, I felt tough to understand both English and German. But, whenever I had some problems with the classes, he always helped me to choose the classes that fit my ability and to catch up the classes.2. What is the best tough thing to adjust here? The food! I love the American food, but sometimes I really miss Korean food which are un-greasy and spicy. It’s not easy to get Korean food in Kearney, so I wish that sometimes some of Korean food were in the Campus cafeteria.3. What is the best thing that you want to do here? The group activity like “Book discussion organization” , I love reading books, so maybe it will be interesting for me and I can develop my speaking skill also!

As an international student, what is the toughest thing to adjust to in America and UNK?

 

Photo by Yena Oh--There was a Korean night festival in CTE hall on Feb.8 8p.m held by Korean Students Association at Kearney. There were various kinds of Korean food and many special events to enjoy. They are taking picture with the Korean traditional costumes, Hanbokâ.

Korean Night Fever

Over 300 gathered to celebrate Korean culture, have fun, eat foods such as bulgogi By Eunjung Kwon Korean Night was held for the first time at UNK last Wednesday Feb. 8, in the CTE main lounge by the Korean Student Association of Kearney (KSAK). About 300 UNK students and people from the community came to [...]

Extreme Makeover: Union Edition

By Jay Omar Change is right around the corner for the students at UNK, and some of it is already underway. It doesn’t take many steps into the Nebraskan Student Union to see some differences. At the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year, the food services in the student union started to mix it up. [...]

SOPA

SOPA: On hold, for now

By Amanda Arnold Lately the media has been swarming with details and arguments about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) bill. It’s easy to jump to conclusions for or against the bill, and there are several reasons why. SOPA’s intentions are to block internet users from accessing and downloading pirated content, mostly small sites from [...]

Alpha Phi Red Dress Poker

The cards they play

Sorority members make poker tournament more than fundraiser By Kole Kluver Alpha Phi sorority members will be dealing out cards, prizes and a good time for their annual Red Dress Poker Tournament Thursday night, where the big winner is women’s cardiac care. “Not only does the money go to a great cause, but people are [...]

Student Body President Jordan Gonzales, a senior political science major from Morrill, started UNK's Bow Tie Wednesday. He said the idea that wearing bow ties came from a bet during last years election. He encourages all students to wear bow ties, or bow accessories on Wednesdays.

One-on-one with Jordan Gonzales

Student body president Gonzales committed to campus now and into future By Jay Omar For Student Body President Jordan Gonzales, a typical day is really anything but. Up before the sun hits the sky, Gonzales’ planner has little room for additions. Somehow in-between meetings, homework and dealing with a flood of emails about campus cable [...]

Photo by Emily Seever--Jenna Workman, Jessica Ferguson, Karen Gonzalez, Riley Wallace and Charisa Ramsey, perform the introduction to “The Vagina Monologues.”

‘Vagina Monologues’ captivates

By Emily Seevers Each year, students put on the play “The Vagina Monologues” in which they hip thrust, booty slap and moan in an effort to raise awareness for the fight to stop violence against females. The 2012 monologues sponsored by Women’s and Gender Studies, Queer Straight Alliance and Triota were on Feb. 2-3 in [...]

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Remembering J.R. Barnett

By Jay Sloan We often think of UNK as a small, tight-knit community, the kind of place where everyone knows just about everyone else. Greek or non-Greek, education or biology major, from a small Nebraska town or an exchange student from across the world, when one of our fellow Lopers is lost, we as a [...]