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The Loper wrestling team finished with eight of their ten wrestlers as All-Americans at the Division II National Championship. Photo courtesy of UNK wrestling

Wrestling dominates the mats at nationals

Jon Willis Mar 16, 2025

willisj@lopers.unk.edu After qualifying all 10 wrestlers for the Division II National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana for the second time in school history, the UNK wrestling team won their fifth...

Video games’ storytelling goes beyond its gameplay

Video games’ storytelling goes beyond its gameplay

Mario Crispin Mar 15, 2025

crispinm@lopers.unk.edu Video game lore is the history of its world that gives the audience more context of the game they are playing. It is a different way of storytelling that sometimes isn’t outright...

Students in the Japanese Association performed dance routines and musical numbers. Photos by Jenju Peters / Antelope Staff

Japanese Festival : Culture embraced with food, history, performances

Susie Bovaird Mar 15, 2025

bovairds@lopers.unk.edu The Japanese Association at Kearney hosted the 24th annual Japanese Festival last week in the Nebraskan Student Union Ponderosa Room. The festival explored the Heisei era of...

A performer from the Dueling Pianos Road Show sings 'Don't Stop Believin'.' Photo by Gabby Roche / Antelope Staff

Students join interactive piano performances

Sami LaMarre Mar 15, 2025

lamarres@lopers.unk.edu Pianos were blazing in the Nebraskan Student Union last week during a high-energy, interactive dueling pianos show. The Dueling Piano Guys, hosted by Loper Programming and Activities...

There is a career and internship fair every fall and spring.  Photo by Jenju Peters / Antelope Staff

Alumni return to UNK for career, internship fair

Sixto Delgado Sandoval Mar 15, 2025

delgadosandovals@lopers.unk.edu The Academic Advising and Career Development Office invited 127 employers to gather at the Health and Sports Center last week for the Career and Internship Fair.  UNK...

Emma Huggins followed in her sister Elizabeth's footsteps. Elizabeth served as editor-in-chief of The Carillion last year. Photo by Gabby Roche / Antelope Staff

Student-led literary magazine nears 40 years of publication

Yahaira Mendoza Mar 15, 2025

mendozay@lopers.unk.edu The Carillon, UNK’s longest-running literary magazine, is preparing to release its latest issue on April 25. This will be their 39th year of student-driven poetry, fiction...

Photo by Muryn Haight / Antelope Staff

7-Brew serves up sweet signature drinks at new location

Muryn Haight Mar 15, 2025

haightm2@lopers.unk.edu 7-Brew, a franchise coffee shop, has recently made its way into the Kearney community. With different drinks on their menu such as coffee, smoothies, sparkling water and energy...

'Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else' tells a sweet story

‘Sorry I’m Here for Someone Else’ tells a sweet story

Kersie Delaney Mar 15, 2025

delaneyk@lopers.unk.edu American singer-songwriter Benson Boone released his new single, “Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else,” in late February. The track marks his latest drop since the launch of...

Professors should be more understanding with attendance

Professors should be more understanding with attendance

Antelope Staff Mar 15, 2025

A family emergency. Bad weather. Car troubles. Feeling under the weather. Something coming up at work. There are many reasons out of a student’s control that may affect their class attendance. According...

Independent animation is the next big thing in television

Independent animation is the next big thing in television

Ann Daily Mar 15, 2025

dailya@lopers.unk.edu  Indie animation, or independent animation, hasn’t been around that long, but it has taken the world by storm. Several indie animated shows including “The Earth Guy,” “The...

Proposed bill would do little in limiting phone use in schools

Proposed bill would do little in limiting phone use in schools

Bryce Grothman Mar 15, 2025

grothmanb@lopers.unk.edu LB 140, a bill that would ban the use of cell phones on high school campuses and on field trips in the state of Nebraska, advanced on March 3. The bill would allow only a few...

After transferring from Fort Hays, Kia Wilson played her last two seasons at UNK averaging over nine points per game. Photo by Jenju Peters / Antelope Staff

Memorable seasons come to end for basketball

Kade Mohr Mar 15, 2025

mohrk@lopers.unk.edu The Loper basketball teams both fell at the MIAA Tournament. The woman lost to Washburn 78-65 and the men fell to Pittsburg State 96-63. The Lopers got down but were able to...

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