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UNK provides random testing as well as testing for students with symptoms of COVID-19.

UNK custodial team adapts to COVID-19 procedure changes

JAKE PUTNAM October 28, 2021
he UNK custodial team keeps our campus clean as they enter Phase 3 of COVID-19 protocall. Staff continues to take proactive measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and keep our campus clean.
The Public Health Department suggests maintaing social distancing and wearing masks.

Riding the pandemic’s learning curve as a college reporter

September 23, 2021
homas Jefferson said, “If I had to choose between government without newspapers, and newspapers without government, I wouldn’t hesitate to choose the latter.”
Mask requirements at UNK will be re-evaluated when the fall semester approaches.

UNK to require face masks in classrooms, labs

September 14, 2021

UNK students, faculty, staff and visitors will be required to wear face masks when in classrooms and labs, starting Wednesday and ending Oct. 6. Todd Gottula, the senior director of UNK Communications...

UNK’s Big Event returns to provide community service

UNK’s Big Event returns to provide community service

KENNY MITCHELL April 14, 2021
Last year, many campus events were shut down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic response. The Big Event, a flagship community service days for students to ge into the Kearney community and volunteer, was one of the events cancelled.
On Tuesday, Biden announced that the vaccine will be available to anyone that wants it.

Vaccines, the path to normalcy should be voluntary

April 7, 2021
As vaccination opportunities start becoming more available to students, a looming question is whether the university will require students to prove immunization before attending classes in the fall semester.
Spread love, not germs cartoon

STUDENT CARTOON BY GRACE MCDONALD

February 17, 2021
Spread Love - Not Germs
UNK football keeps bowl hopes alive with win

Football, basketball to play in conference games

MITCHELL LIERMAN October 8, 2020

liermanm2@lopers.unk.edu UNK officials announced that the football team will play a limited schedule of four live games this fall. The news follows a canceled conference schedule and comes as the MIAA’s...

UNK mask

Keep following safety precautions during Phase 2

October 8, 2020

As UNK moves into Phase 2 of its COVID-19 procedure, we should all take a moment to feel proud that we have handled this pandemic so well up to now. The disease’s presence on campus has thus far remained...

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Video @ The Antelope, Ep. 2

September 30, 2020

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Video @ The Antelope, Ep. 1

September 11, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL0gxZHGP4w&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=Video%40TheAntelope The first Antelope News episode for the semester contains various stories about life on the UNK...

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UNK fights COVID-19 with ‘peaceful’ accommodations

September 3, 2020

Jadyn Horner returned to campus two weeks ago with allergies, but then, she struggled to breathe at Nebraskat swing choir rehearsal. As her symptoms intensified, the Campus Clear app and a coronavirus...

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Sorority life adapts to an online recruitment year

KAT KRAMER September 3, 2020

kramerkj@lopers.unk.edu Sororities were forced to think outside the box as they figured out how to recruit for the 2020 fall term. Because of COVID-19, recruitment was held via zoom and 135 potential...

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