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Uprising, Issue 21 [Spring 2026], University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

What Came First? --- 10
Nothing --- 20
Playlist --- 22
Eraser --- 23
Physical Media --- 24
Echoes of You --- 34
Think Again --- 35
Blue Jeans --- 36
Asking for an Echo --- 48
Performers --- 50
Another Year --- 60
AI Girlfriend --- 62
Crossword --- 72
2016 Trend --- 73
Behind the Scenes --- 75

Uprising, Issue 20 [Fall 2025], University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

Bagel Steak & Bluff Street --- 8
Which Band Member are You? --- 18
My Vine --- 20
Feminine Devine --- 22
Butterfly Effect --- 32
Glass Women --- 34
Artist --- 35
Artist Spotlight --- 36
Braided --- 46
Tied Together --- 48
Reflection of Self --- 58
Feeling out of Tune --- 59
Amalgam --- 60
Girlhood --- 69
Solitude --- 70
Games --- 72
Behind the Scenes --- 75

Uprising, Issue 19 [Spring 2025], University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

Lasting Light --- 10
Timeless Allure --- 12
In Its Tenth Year --- 20
Remember Me --- 21
Enduring the Season --- 23
Capitol Charade --- 24
Political Fashion and the Conservative Cultural Shift --- 30
Untitled Poems --- 31
Blackout Poetry --- 32
Tin-Iversary --- 34
What does Uprising mean to you? --- 42
Wattpad Girl --- 44
Eccentricity --- 46
A Celebration of Genres and Girls: A Three-Way Interview --- 54
Senior Spring --- 56
My Life My Choice --- 57
Fate in Focus --- 58
Speak Up: Speak Up! --- 66
Sapphics --- 68
Tattooed Narratives …

Uprising, Issue 18 [Fall 2024], University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

Playful Prologue --- 08
Eclipse --- 14
Tall Order --- 16
Layers of Me --- 18
Apple Slices --- 26
Sapphic Souls --- 28
Going Home --- 29
A Spectrum of Self --- 30
Girls and Braids --- 38
The Other Shoe --- 41
Wave --- 42
angelinterlude.mp3 --- 43
You Remember Camp Fondly --- 44
Tangled Realities --- 46
Flowers as Love Letters --- 52
A Mom’s Promise --- 54
Tempting Mortality --- 55
moments in time --- 56
Before I Do --- 58
Department Store Windows --- 64
ADHD and the Menstrual Cycle --- 66
The Gift …

Uprising, Issue 17 [Spring 2024], University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

The 60s
Beyond the Apron --- 8
Art of the 60s --- 9
The Sea Itself --- 10
Menaces --- 13
It Girl --- 14
Behind the Blonde --- 16
Dandelion Child --- 19
The 70s
Glam Rock --- 21
Art of the 70s --- 22
Glitter, Guitar Riffs, and Glam Rock, Oh My! --- 24
Menaces --- 26
Peace: Echoes of Change --- 27
The Smell of Lavender in the Morning --- 28
What if UNI had a Dress Code Today --- 31
Metamorphasis --- 32
The 80s
Delinquent Love --- 34
Menaces --- 36
Art of the …

Uprising, Issue 16 [Fall 2023], University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

Letter from the Editors --- 5
Still Water in the Sink --- 8
Ripple Effect --- 10
Everyone Needs a Butch --- 16
On a Walk --- 18
How to be Your Own Gardner --- 20
In Limbo --- 22
Where is Home? --- 26
My Friend Claire --- 28
Dream Meanings --- 30
Brain, Heart, and Courage --- 32
Hide and Seek --- 36
phonographic memories --- 38
Funny Quotes --- 40
Bleeding/Performance Art --- 42
Sweet 16 --- 44
Social Atrophy --- 50
Sweetest Honeys --- 52
Church Hurt --- 54
Time Paradox --- 58
Spilt Latte …

Uprising, Issue 15 [Spring 2023], University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

Letter from the Editors --- 5
Switching Lenses --- 9
Leaving Room for Perspective --- 10
Third Eye --- 12
Flipping the Script on Fashion --- 18
I Only Read Queer Books for a Year --- 20
Disconnect --- 22
The Rabbit --- 27
Mighty Microtrend --- 28
Redefining the Color Wheel --- 30
More Than Meets the Eye --- 32
iSpy --- 34
Closet Poems --- 42
Perceiving Your Self Worth --- 44
The Houses We Live In --- 47
Confessions of a Tall Girl --- 48
Witches of the World --- 50
Long Live --- 52
Living …

Uprising, Issue 14 [Fall 2022], University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

Adoration of Art --- 7
Parallel Play --- 9
Diving, Painting, Dancing --- 13
Filter Face/Buy Our Product --- 15
Soul Meets Body --- 17
Untitled Poem --- 21
Painted Faces --- 23
Opposing Elegance --- 24
Untitled --- 28
Love Letter --- 29
Ode to Femininity --- 32
A Feminine Affair --- 33
Water --- 40
A Historic Glance of Women in Sororities --- 41
Our Julia --- 43
Letter to Singles --- 47
Uprising Book Club --- 49
The Grey Area --- 51
UNIted in Style --- 53
Blitz --- 61
Makin My Inner Teenager Proud --- …

Wage Inequality Amongst Artists, Raegan Christianson

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

Presents research on hypotheses on pay differentials for artists.

Uprising, Issue 13 [Spring 2022], University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

Our Undeniable Deception --- 9
The Last Straw --- 10
The Cost of Sustainability --- 18
Clean Slate --- 20
Feet in the Grass --- 24
Birth Flowers --- 26
Bloom --- 28
The Grass is Greener Where You Water It --- 32
Apartment Sized Gardens --- 36
Putting Ability into Sustainability --- 38
This or That --- 40
Sustainability for All Sizes --- 42
Stable Ground --- 44
Perpetuating Harmful Trends --- 50
Her Unconditional Love --- 53

Weird Critters: A Visual Narrative Inspired By Paleontology And Teratology, Kate Murray

Honors Program Theses

Attempts to fuse fantasy and science fiction art work tend to be unidirectional. The artists begin with things that don’t make sense and then force them to make sense to the audience. This can be accomplished in a variety of ways. In some images, dinosaurs are given mechanically sound contraptions; dragons are given tendons, and basilisks are drawn with surprising accuracy. It applies science to the fictional to create an image that is plausible. However, my experience with developmental biology and paleontology suggests that it is equally possible to take it in the other direction and begin with things that …

Uprising, Issue 12 [Fall 2021], University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

Letter from the Editors --- 5
The Renovation --- 9
Intelligent Enjoyment --- 10
Exile of Gender Norms in Fashion --- 18
Beauty Revamped --- 20
Angel Numbers --- 25
Protect Your Energy --- 26
Within the 13% --- 34
Work from Home --- 36
Minimalism vs Maximalism --- 38
Bend the Rules --- 40
Gilded Gold --- 46
Skewed Perspective of Social Media --- 48

Uprising, Issue 11 [Spring 2021], University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

One Mile Wear --- 6
Looking Inward to See Outward --- 12
Nourish --- 16
SPEAK UP: Words Matter --- 20
Color Theory --- 22
An Introduction to Enneagrams --- 32
Make Your Style More You: A How To --- 34
Blocking Self-Doubt --- 36
Just Like Magic --- 38
To Those Who Had Courage --- 44
Simply Tolerated --- 45
Pattern Play --- 42
The Power of the Mind --- 46

Pasting Our Past: Cultural Memory, Family Photographs, And Ephemeral Street Art, Isaac Wilson Campbell

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This thesis examines ephemerally pasted vernacular photograph murals positioned as artifacts of cultural memory. The creative method portion of the thesis, in partnership with the Department of Communication and Media at the University of Northern Iowa, and funded through a Cedar Falls Community Betterment grant and an Iowa Arts Council project grant, includes the Spring 2021 production of a series of nine pasted murals of vernacular photographs sourced from the Fortepan Iowa archive. The creative component of the thesis project is a public art exhibition preserved through a photographic record of the installation process, the completed murals, and a framework …

Artistic Expression, Permanence And Change In A F*Cked Up World: Coping With The "Sounds Of Silence", Brianna L. Pruitt

Honors Program Theses

I believe my role as an artist is to process the world around me and articulate my analysis in visual forms that are aesthetically interesting. My proposed project will manifest as sculptures, painting, performance, sound, video and installation art combined to create a visual representation of my mind and emotions in the present. The central element of this work, which happens to be my car “Kevin,” will set the stage for three humanoid sculptures to be displayed. Each figurative sculpture represents a different type of motion: permanence, change, and coping. I will be creating performances with the sculptures separately where …

Bridging The Gap: A Guide To Help Design Students Become Design Professionals, Sarah Westholm

Honors Program Theses

In talking with many professional designers in the last year, I have noticed how much time they spend talking about their process, research, and planning. All of this comes before the visualization of the actual design. Design is truly becoming more human-centric and is used as a tool to solve problems. This means that many things must be considered beyond color, typography, and composition. Traditional design education gives students the tools they need to know how to create visually successful designs. However, students also need to understand how to use those technical skills and apply them to a design that …

Uprising, Issue 10 [Fall 2020], University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

Y2K.20 --- 6
Vintage Reimagined --- 10
A Moment Away --- 12
Revival in Rights --- 18
Still Here --- 20
Small Businesses --- 24
Sunday Best --- 26
Powwow Ways, Frybread Days --- 36
The World Looked at Me --- 38
Artist to Watch --- 39
Simply Sustainability --- 40
Pattern Play --- 42
The Great Conjunction --- 48
Great-Grandfather Clock --- 51

Uprising, Issue 9, [Spring 2020], University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

Proximity --- 6
The Rise of Uprising --- 7
Move Up --- 12
Finding Beauty in Nature (and Your Skincare Routine) --- 16
Journey to Serenity --- 18
Swatches --- 21
5 Signs You Should Take a Social Media Break --- 22
I Love Me --- 24
For Emma --- 30
Love me Slowly --- 31
SPEAK UP: A Call for Universal Design --- 32
#UNIisnotanAlly --- 36
Retrograde --- 38
Wasting Away --- 46
Designer to Watch --- 48
Inspired Beauty --- 52

Uprising, Issue 8, Fall 2019, University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

Investigating Success --- 5
Advocating for Female Empowerment: Dean Leslie Wilson's Perspective --- 7
Move Up --- 9
Simply Happy --- 15
Instinctively Creative --- 19
Poem: Morning Motivation --- 20
Strong: My Only Option --- 22
Speak Up: Prosperity in Survival --- 27
Poem: Success --- 31
How to Build a Capsule Wardrobe --- 33
Green is the New Black --- 35
Penthouse Views --- 39
Poem: A Toast to the Girl in the Short Skirt --- 46

Democratizing Knowledge: Using Wikipedia For Inclusive Teaching And Research In Four Undergraduate Classes, Angela L. Pratesi, Wendy Miller, Elizabeth Sutton

Faculty Work

In preparation for the spring 2018 semester, the three of us came together to develop a Wikipedia-based project using feminist pedagogies in their teaching practice. With different assignments, students in the four courses collaborated in this effort to improve the diversity, breadth, and quality of information in the free encyclopedia in English. Moreover, the assignments challenged students' research and information literacy skills via an authentic learning experience, specifically editing Wikipedia on art- and diversity-related topics while engaging with the Wikipedia community and teaching other students how to edit Wikipedia on underrepresented topics--the “social responsibility of a collective struggle” for inclusion …

Uprising, Issue 7, Spring 2019, University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

Poem: Untitled --- 6
Through the Looking Glass --- 7
The Way I Talk To Myself --- 12
Honey Swell: A Cross Country Collab --- 14
Speak Up: Under Fire --- 16
Poem: White Picket Fence --- 19
Anomaly 'Chic' --- 20
Designer to Watch --- 27
Artist to Watch --- 28
#AuthenticallyMe --- 29
RegiMEN --- 29
Poem: Untitled --- 31
Swole --- 32
Eating Green --- 34
Dare To Be You --- 37
Seance Clothing --- 42
Poem: Sunshine Girl --- 47
Defaulted --- 48

Vinyl Advertisement In The Uni Bookstore Windows, Emma Wilker

Honors Program Theses

At my initial meeting with my client representative we discussed his interest in a perforated vinyl advertisement. We met at the UNI Bookstore so I could see these windows in person. The UNI Bookstore windows are divided into sections by thick bars. There are equalsized divisions vertically while horizontally they are divided into three sections: a large middle section and smaller top and bottom sections. He envisioned perforated vinyl on the middle sections of the windows, possibly all of the north facing windows and half of the east facing ones.

Uprising, Issue 6, Fall 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

Women Power --- 6
YE is in the Building --- 10
The Last Straw --- 12
Playing Doubles --- 14
White Noise --- 16
October --- 19
Artist to Watch For --- 20
Player One --- 22
Better Off Without You --- 29
Humanize My Hoodie --- 30
Remember --- 34
Untitled --- 36
Speak Up: A World Women Fear --- 37
Unappreciated --- 41
Cloud Nine --- 42
Doll Face --- 43
Addicted --- 46

Early Dutch Maritime Cartography: The North Holland School Of Cartography (C. 1580-C. 1620)., Elizabeth Sutton

Faculty Work

No abstract provided.

Uprising, Issue 5, [Spring 2018], University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

Spring Awakening --- 6
Artist to Watch for --- 10
Music --- 12
Fashion Forward --- 20
Shades of Grey --- 24
After Hours --- 26
#METOO --- 36
Planned Parenthood --- 42
Raw --- 44

Uprising, Issue 4, [Fall 2017], University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

Viva la Bonita --- 6
Metro Records --- 11
Self Service --- 16
The Misfits --- 22
Power Surge --- 36
Going Back to Your Roots --- 44

Uprising, Issue 3, [Spring 2017], University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

Urban Nations --- 6
Vintage Revival --- 18
Music --- 28
Athleisure --- 34
Feminism --- 40
Black and White --- 48

Eco-House: Creating A Space For Eco-Arts Education, Angela Waseskuk

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

The beginnings of Eco-House were formed through conversations I had with undergraduate students enrolled in Elizabeth Sutton’s art history course “Art, Ecology, and Empire” in the fall of 2015. The discussions always began with great enthusiasm for the content, and then turned towards the depressing reality of what that content meant for the future of our planet. Significantly, the students also understood the surprising closeness of issues presented in class—extractavism, water quality and availability, animal exploitation, and Native American displacement and colonialism—on their own lives and the local ecology of the Cedar Valley. I heard passion, anger, and frustration in …

Homo Humanus: An Installation Investigating The Omnipresence Of Self-Documentation, Ashley Elizabeth Jones

Honors Program Theses

Historically, human beings have always been interested in documenting themselves and the world around them. Early humans left hand prints on cave walls, marking their presence for the future; royalty throughout history have commissioned portraits of themselves to leave their immortal mark on the world; Polaroid pictures and letters kept in parents’ closets record the earlier days of their lives. Today, humans document their daily lives digitally through social media platforms like Snapchat and Facebook. Images posted to these sites pervade our lives: they are constant, everywhere, and range from photographs of meals to quick snapshot self-portraits – “selfies” – …

Uprising, Issue 2, [Spring 2016], University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

Will Boelts --- 12
Urban days --- 16
Boudoir Reverie --- 32
Wildfire --- 44