Breaking news from Mills, Iowa indicates that an explosion caused by an internal fire at the Mills Power & Electric Plant led to a radiation spillage from the company’s Research and Design wing. Toxic spewage leaked into several of the town’s irrigation tunnels and has since infected many townspeople with varying degrees of radiation […] Read more
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s assistant football coach, who is responsible for training the Cornhuskers running back corps, said he was disappointed with his current crop of potential candidates. “As a good, Christian man, I find it offensive that none of these young lads have that good old-fashioned, home-grown toughness. Most of these boys look like […] Read more
Reports surfaced Wednesday that University Chancellor Harvey Perlman was seen aimlessly wandering the Arts & Sciences quad during the lunchtime class break designating UNL’s lecture halls with brand new, seemingly random names. “Quite a sight, I must admit,” said sophomore English major Kevin Styles. “It’s not often you get to stare directly into the eyes […] Read more
Story by Mitch McCann Following investigations into the New Orleans Saints’ allegations of “bounty hunting” among NFL players, in which players or staff offer large sums of money for questionable hits on opposing players, league officials have uncovered numerous instances of severe full-body tackling of individuals occurring nearly every Sunday during the 2011-2012 season. Officials […] Read more
News outlets were flooded last week when a video entitled “KONY 2012” made rounds on nearly every social media platform in the space of 48 hours. Since its first appearance, it has garnered over 20 million hits. The video is sponsored by Invisible Children, a charitable organization fighting the abduction and militarization of Ugandan children. […] Read more
So it’s about that time again. Apple has finally taken that next big step. Toward what? Who knows. Some call it total world domination, but that isn’t for me to say. Sometimes I don’t know see what the hype is about. Every year we crank out the newest iDoodad, which inevitably does the same thing […] Read more
Local news sources reported earlier this week that Karen Shiff, a sophomore chemistry major at UNL, who spent all day Monday expelling blood from a gaping hole on her side in the University Health Center lobby has been officially released. Shiff, a long time resident of Lincoln, was ejected from the Health Center with ointment […] Read more
New grandparents David and Doris Trimmel were on the scene at Bryan LGH when their daughter Trisha had a son of her very own this past Sunday. The entire Trimmel family came out to see the birth of the newest edition to their family, but not all members of the Trimmel family could agree that […] Read more
Students in Kyle Strait’s Philosophy 106 recitation section are more than familiar with the Teaching Assistant’s lengthy and spontaneous tangents. As a third year TA for the afternoon Philosophy & Current Issues, Strait considers the class a “playing ground of existential and metaphysical thought,” and is often critiqued for repeating concepts to an unnecessary degree. […] Read more
Courtesy Photo These days you can’t be too careful. As we’re getting closer to election time, it only takes one tiny slip up to end the campaign trail. Take me for example. A month ago I was the frontrunner for the Republican nomination. Then, a few memory lapses here and misquotes there and Santorum comes […] Read more
