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Loper track reaches new heights at nationals
The Antelope
[email protected]  With two national champions and eight All-American honors, UNK track and field completed its season at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Emporia, Kansas. The women scored their most points at nationals since 2006, while the men had their best team finish since 2012. With 11 qualifiers (two women, nine men), their..
Loper golf closes out historic season at second-ever trip to NCAA nationals
The Antelope
[email protected] [email protected]  The UNK golf team closed the season on Thursday with an appearance at the NCAA Division II Championships at the PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The Lopers returned to the national stage for the second time in school history, competing in a pool of 18 teams during the three-day, 54-hole..
The Antelope helps students find their voice as professionals
The Antelope
[email protected] The Antelope has grown over the past eight years, and the students working at the newspaper have received professional development in the field of journalism and beyond. The newspaper won several Golden Leaf, College Media Association and Associated College Press awards in the past year. Jenna Heinz, the editor-in-chief of The Antelope, s
Loper golf claims second MIAA title
The Antelope
[email protected] For the first time since 2022 and the second time since joining the MIAA, the UNK golf team is conference champions. The Lopers were tied for first after the opening round of the three-day tournament, and after being down by two strokes heading into the final 18 holes, shot a 298 to secure the...
Letter from the editor: Reflecting on four years at The Antelope
The Antelope
[email protected] I wasn’t at UNK long before I went from being a student to a student journalist. It was my first week of college classes, and I received an email from the student newspaper adviser. In total honesty, this wasn’t my first email from him. He’d sent me an email over the summer welcoming me...
Lexington after Tyson: From the high school principal
The Antelope
[email protected] Eric Bell serves as the principal at Lexington High School. Bell sat down with The Antelope to share how Lexington Public Schools and its students are doing since the Tyson plant closure.   “Do you anticipate that enrollment numbers will decline after the school year ends because of students’ families having to relocate?” We...
Owning up to my most-controversial college habits
The Antelope
[email protected] Everybody has their own toxic traits and being able to recognize those traits is what matters most. Self-awareness is something we all claim to value, until it involves admitting the habits we know are not exactly helping us.  The truth is, most college students have at least a few questionable tendencies, and chances are...
Theater professor takes final bow at UNK
The Antelope
[email protected] Janice Fronczak wrote her first full-length play in 2001 when she arrived at UNK to teach theater. Nine years later, “Corn Man” premiered at the Miriam Drake Theatre in the Fine Arts Building.  The production won Fronczak several awards from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Attending the regional festival was
Roundup: Track and field dominates Loper Invitational
The Antelope
[email protected] UNK Athletics had a standout weekend, highlighted by a dominant track and field showing at the Loper Invitational, along with strong performances from golf and softball. Track & Field The UNK track and field teams led the way, winning 11  events at the annual Loper Invitational at Kearney High School. The meet, which fe
United in Dance celebrates Hispanic culture
The Antelope
[email protected] Color, music and the smell of fresh tortillas filled the Ponderosa room in the Nebraskan Student Union last week as United in Dance hosted its final event of the year. The Hispanic Festival, inspired by flower festivals in South America, drew in students and community members with traditional Latin games and folk dances.  Senio
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