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Homecoming ’25: ‘Louie’s Jukebox Jive’ rocks 1950s spirit

Gabreyella Pace Oct 16, 2025

paceg@lopers.unk.edu Homecoming at UNK is more than just a football game or a week of competitions. It’s a time when students, alumni and the community all come together to celebrate what it means...

The most violations have occurred in the Centennial Towers. Photo by Jenna Heinz / Antelope Staff

Student alcohol offenses up in residence halls

Kennadi Ureste Oct 3, 2025

urestek@lopers.unk.edu At the beginning of every fall semester, UNK enters “The Red Zone” for alcohol violations on campus. The UNK Police Department, Residence Life and health services staff are...

Student success starts with showing up

Student success starts with showing up

Antelope Staff Sep 19, 2025

Everyone wants to belong, and for freshmen, that means finding a place on campus. Joining clubs, cheering on a sports team or attending campus events are just some of the ways many look to create connections...

There are over 150 organizations on campus. Photo by Maryann Kassner / Antelope Staff

Student Organization Fair: Lopers explore campus clubs

Mary Chvatal Sep 12, 2025

chvatalm2@lopers.unk.edu Dozens of students crowded around various tables and booths outside the Nebraskan Student Union at the start of the semester. With over 20 organizations present for the Student...

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UNK targets growing Hispanic student population

Rachel Ostdiek May 2, 2025

ostdiekr@lopers.unk.edu Over the past decade, UNK has seen a steady and significant increase in Hispanic enrollment – a trend that mirrors national demographic shifts and is reshaping the campus community...

Alumni from the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance and current students came together to perform in the program's last musical production. Photo by Jenna Heinz / Antelope Staff

Final production brings together theatre alumni, students

Sami LaMarre May 2, 2025

lamarres@lopers.unk.edu UNK’s Music, Theatre and Dance Department is preparing for their final production, “and Happily Ever After,” a revue that marks the end of an era. After 30 years, the program...

Louie the Loper fooled 734 students into sending feet pics. Photo by Gabby Roche / Antelope Staff

Loper mascot busted for selling feet pics, students feel betrayed

Sixto Delgado Sandoval Apr 1, 2025

delgadosandovals@lopers.unk.edu Louie the Loper, UNK’s beloved mascot, has been accused of running a secret side hustle that has left students both amused and horrified. According to multiple sources,...

Graphic by Josie McCormick / Antelope Staff

Enrollment cliff imminent, preparations being made

Kennadi Ureste Oct 28, 2024

urestek@lopers.unk.edu UNK is one of the many colleges across the U.S. preparing for a drop in enrollment called the enrollment cliff. According to the UNK handbook, fall enrollment has been steadily...

Olivia Kvols and Karly Hanna, nursing students, took a field trip to Husker Harvest Days. Courtesy Photo

New UNK-UNMC building boosts healthcare enrollment

Travianna Tighe Oct 28, 2024

tighet@lopers.unk.edu Healthcare enrollment has grown by 15.5% since 2022, driven by the new UNK-UNMC Rural Health Education Building. This facility generates interest and offers students additional...

Putting the Disability Services for Students Office on the second floor means many students have to use the elevator. Photo by Jenna Heinz / Antelope Staff

Disability services on the second floor is a bad decision

Antelope Staff Oct 4, 2024

UNK’s student support services have moved to a new home this fall. The Loper Success Hub, which is on the second floor of the Calvin T. Ryan Library, unifies several campus resources by bringing them...

Marianne Zuniga connects with Jared Burgoon at the fair. Photo by Jenna Heinz / Antelope Staff

Major Discovery provides direction for undecided students

Lucas Ratliff Sep 27, 2024

ratliffl@lopers.unk.edu Last Tuesday, UNK held Major Discovery, a conference for students who are undecided on a major. At this event, representatives from many of the majors and minors that UNK offers...

Lopers Speak: What’s your favorite memory this school year?

Antelope Staff May 3, 2024

  Cali Erickson Industrial Distribution, Junior "My favorite was definitely the ice/snow storms that got us all out of classes for the day."           Hidaya...

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