heinzj@lopers.unk.edu Photo identification will be required in a Nebraska election for the first time in the statewide primaries on May 14. The new requirement comes from Legislative Bill 514, passed...

torresm@lopers.unk.edu The new “Centro America” restaurant just opened earlier this semester on March 7, replacing the previous Komal Mexican Taquería. I went and tried it with my roommate...

highj4@lopers.unk.edu UNK is planning to build a 200-car parking garage in place of Lot 10, where the Otto C. Olsen Building once stood. This addition is meant to remedy the over 100 students who...

berglunds@lopers.unk.edu UNK Student Health and Counseling paid for a new online resource called “Togetherall” where students can post anonymously about mental health struggles. The office...

mcdonaldge@lopers.unk.edu What was once parking Lot 32 is now green space with workers laying down sod throughout the week. Perched at the edge of this landscaping is the new antelope statue.  The...

willetsfi@lopers.unk.edu The conversion of Martin Hall is the most recent major renovation to the University of Nebraska at Kearney and is set to be completed by January 2023. This project will...

hammekea@lopers.unk.edu It’s a big shift from living in the hills of Appalachia and Western Pennsylvania to the Sandhills of Central Nebraska, but it won’t be too big of one for Kristen Lynn...

UNK started construction in March to install Planar video boards into the Health & Sports Center. The boards are expected to be completed by the end of the week with a ceremony to celebrate the corporate...

ramirezy@lopers.unk.edu UNK held its annual inauguration ceremony to swear in Emily Saadi and Zach Zavodny as student body president and vice president, along with the new student senators.  The...

baral2@lopers.unk.edu Louie the Loper has been UNK’s beloved mascot for years. After almost a century of having the same mascot, UNK has finally decided that it is time for a change. A new mascot...

putnamjb@lopers.unk.edu Brix is the newest bar in Kearney and opened in the spring of 2021. The bar has rapidly emerged as a favorite in UNK nightlife.  “I always enjoy going to Brix because...