I’ll let you in on a little secret of mine: I absolutely LOVE romaine lettuce. I’ll eat romaine lettuce with, quite literally, ANYTHING. Hamburgers? Throw on a handful of that good stuff! Chicken tenders? I’ll pass on the fries, give me a heaping helping of romaine lettuce instead! Pizza? Hey, at least it isn’t pineapple! […] Read more
“It’s over, babies. We’re bringing it back. We’re ending the war on beautiful, clean lead paint,” Margo Georgiadis, the new CEO of toy giant Mattel, said in a press release on Wednesday. The fateful year of 1978 has long been remembered as the year toys died in the hallways of Mattel. That year, a “corrupt […] Read more
Lincoln residents are celebrating a hero dog that saved its owner from what appeared to be a mysterious noise. On Friday, Feb. 23, Garrett Tilmen, a 27-year-old native Nebraskan, was saved by his dog, Hampton, after Hampton raised his head and barked while they were both lying on the couch together that evening. “I was […] Read more
University of Nebraska-Lincoln students can breathe a sigh of relief when it comes to emergency response on campus. After the recent announcement of the UNL Police Department removing the emergency blue phones scattered around campus, plans are already set in motion to add an emergency telegram service in case of any student or faculty emergency. Head […] Read more
A fun-filled Halloween night for kids around the country turned into a nightmare for a nine-year-old Lincoln boy and his family. Reports say Cameron Jenkins returned home after a night of trick-or-treating with his friends when his parents, Bryson and Willa Jenkins, checked his Halloween bag for malicious items, like razor blades and needles. While no sharp objects were found, Mr. […] Read more
People across the United States have been divided by the wave of protests that have emerged recently, but there is little divide over one University of Nebraska-Lincoln student’s stand against bikers on sidewalks. Anna Bonbon, a super-senior biochemistry major, pioneered this newest protest when she noticed too many people get cut off by the annoying […] Read more
Most see texting and driving as a heinous offense akin to getting behind the wheel drunk or eating messy foods while driving. However, new research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has shone a fresh light to challenge this commonly accepted belief. In a study conducted by the UNL psychology department, findings suggested that most people can […] Read more
It’s no secret that the proliferation of firearms into all aspects of American life is one of the National Rifle Association’s goals. Amidst growing concerns that the accessibility of military-grade weaponry is contributing to increasingly frequent rate of mass shootings, NRA leadership has voiced plans to steer their organization towards a more family-friendly message. “It’s […] Read more
The National Football League has a seemingly unsolvable problem: the nation’s most popular sport is destroying players’ brains. Rule changes and high-tech helmets aren’t helping, leading the NFL to take a drastic new step to address concussions. After success in overruling touchdown catches and officials’ bad calls, the NFL hopes its instant-replay system can also […] Read more
Smokey Bear, longtime mascot for the United States Forest Service, came under fire this weekend for advocating that children start using chewing tobacco. His new slogan, “Only Snuff Can Prevent Forest Fires,” is beginning to fill billboards, TV commercials, and magazine advertisements across the country. The new campaign, though promoting the same goal of preventing […] Read more
