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Alumna leads entrepreneurship programs

Mario Crispin May 7, 2025

crispinm@lopers.unk.edu Sara Bennett left her seven-year service at UNK, but she was always asked how she could be brought back to campus. When an opportunity opened up in 2023, she returned as director...

Sayuli Cantreras performs with United in Dance at the Latin Fair. Photo by Gabby Roche / Antelope Staff

Latin Fair : Carnival and culture collide

Ann Daily May 2, 2025

dailya@lopers.unk.edu United in Dance, in partnership with the Hispanic Student Association, hosted a Latin Fair on April 21. Students from different backgrounds came to explore the Latin world through...

Nanette Hogg critiques a student's story board for their website in the Web Design II class. Photo by Gabby Roche / Antelope Staff

Comm professor retiring after decades of teaching

Muryn Haight May 2, 2025

haightm2@lopers.unk.edu For Nanette Hogg, chair of the Department of Communication, creating the first UNK website with a student is just one of the many achievements she can look back on. After joining...

Sam Schroeder is sworn in as the 2025-26 student body president and student regent. Photo by Jenna Heinz / Antelope Staff

Student Government Inauguration: Student senators sworn in and set to serve

Sami LaMarre Apr 25, 2025

lamarres@lopers.unk.edu UNK Student Government held its annual inauguration ceremony on campus. The returning President Sam Schroeder and newly elected Vice President Paige Oltmans were sworn in, along...

Jashna Samuel dances with the Sparkling Blue group at Korean Night. Photo by Jenju Peters / Antelope Staff

Korean Night : Students host celebration to give back to Kearney

Sami LaMarre Apr 11, 2025

lamarres@lopers.unk.edu The annual Korean Night, hosted by the Korean Student Association of Kearney, gathered people from all backgrounds to experience Korean culture. Attendees had the chance to immerse...

Students looking for love are auditioning for the hit show "Love is Blind," coming to UNK this fall. Photo illustration by Rachel Ostdiek / Antelope Staff

UNK selected for Netflix series’ inaugural college season

Sami LaMarre Apr 1, 2025

lamarres@lopers.unk.edu UNK is about to experience love like never before, proving that love is beyond physical attraction. The Netflix reality TV dating show “Love is Blind” has chosen UNK as the...

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...

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...

Julisa Quinteros, Silvestre Vargas and Naela Resendiz participate in an ice breaker for National Trio Day. Photo by Gabby Roche / Antelope Staff

TRIO recognizes Loper accomplishments

Ann Daily Mar 7, 2025

dailya@lopers.unk.edu As a first-generation college graduate and TRIO adviser, Christina Stevens understands students' challenges and helps connect them with resources for success. The federal outreach...

Wagon Spicka plays Barbra, a scientist working in a museum in "boom." Photo by Jenju Peters / Antelope Staff

‘boom’ : World ends but love endures

Muryn Haight Mar 5, 2025

haightm2@lopers.unk.edu As the UNK Theatre Department prepares to close its curtains in May, the last standing production “boom” is set to hit the stage Wednesday. The production follows characters...

Carter Cochran, Chris Jacobs, Jayne Heimer and John Mulholland have a five-minute speaking lesson at the Italian language table. Photo by Micah Torres / Antelope Staff

World Language Week

Kersie Delaney Feb 28, 2025

delaneyk@lopers.unk.edu UNK’s Modern Languages and International Studies Department hosted its annual World Language Week earlier this month. The event offered students, faculty and staff a chance...

Jordan Peglow stuffs a dinosaur plush at the Loper Programming and Activities Council's annual stuff-a-plush event. Photo by Preston Larson / Antelope Staff

Stuff-a-Plush

Ann Daily Feb 21, 2025

dailya@lopers.unk.edu The Loper Programming and Activities Council held its annual Stuff-A-Plush event at the Nebraskan Student Union. Students from all over campus came together to spend a few minutes...

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