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If minimum occupancy is not maintained, chapters could lose access to private lounges and study spaces. Photo by Grace McDonald / Antelope Staff

Fraternities discuss future of Martin Hall occupancy

Grace McDonald May 16, 2023

University officials are asking fraternities to fill 30-35% of the 113 beds in Martin Hall this fall. But when occupancy agreements were released near the beginning of April, no fraternity presidents signed...

Judges crown Connor Wiehn the King of Hearts after his original rap. Photo provided by Kylie Schwab / Antelope Staff

Contestants wow audience at King of Hearts fundraiser

GRACE McDONALD Nov 30, 2022

mcdonaldge@lopers.unk.edu Fourteen contestants graced Kearney High School’s stage at the 10th annual King of Hearts pageant. Nearly $7,000 was raised at the event for the Alpha Phi Foundation,...

Will Keller paints animal skulls with customized designs. Photo provided by Kylie Schwab / Antelope Staff

‘Primal’ art paves way for student’s small business

GRACE MCDONALD Oct 25, 2022

  mcdonaldge@lopers.unk.edu Will Keller brings skulls back to life with carvings, barbed wire, paint and gunpowder. His canvases are grizzly bears, longhorn cattle, bighorn sheep,...

Don Swem, 82, clears bird nests and feathers out of the UNK Bell Tower before he retires. Photo provided by Kolton Maturey / UNK Staff

Bell Tower worker visits campus one last chime

GRACE MCDONALD Oct 5, 2022

  mcdonaldge@lopers.unk.edu https://youtu.be/Fuqw3f88VeU Don Swem calls himself a “ding-a-ling.”  Once a year, the 82 year old harnesses himself into a cherry...

The Louie the Loper tryouts involved showing Loper Pride alongside the UNK Cheer Team song.

Second tryouts introduces Louie the Loper team

GRACE McDONALD Apr 14, 2021
Five students sported the UNK mascot costume at the Louie the Loper tryouts last week to compete for the $1,000 scholarship. For the upcoming semester, UNK Athletics formed a Louie team, consisting of two identities and two managers.
The Cushing Pool was built in 1962 and decommissioned in 2016. Since then, the UNK swim team commutes to Kearney High School’s pool for practices.

Cushing Pool renovation means new facilities for UNK Wrestling

GRACE McDONALD Mar 29, 2021
The Cushing Pool will be remodeled into a new wrestling facility following five years of disuse since it was decommissioned in 2016. The $2-2.5 million project will fulfill the wrestling team’s need for more space.
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