As the University of Nebraska entered its third week of classes, freshman Paul Foster began to notice something a little strange. Foster’s roommate, fellow freshman and Education major James Orrin, set off for class, once again, without showering. “I thought maybe he had a long weekend, and just didn’t have the energy to do it […] Read more
Fans of the Nebraska Cornhuskers congregated outside Memorial Stadium late Sunday evening for what was the first day of a long candlelight vigil in memory of the victims of the Husker’s 40-7 victory. Following the athletic slaughter, seventeen visiting fans from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Mockingbirds were rushed to the hospital with embarrassment-related injuries. None […] Read more
For the budding youth at Camp Weehawken, Iowa’s longest running young-adult oriented summer camp, awkwardness is not a new concept. Counselors are prepared by the staff to anticipate strange situations and are equipped with the emotional tools to help their growing campers. But no one could have expected the events following last weekend’s All Night […] Read more
I am writing to assuage any fears you may have, as residents of a great state, about the Keystone XL Pipeline my company plans to install a few years hence. I would like to assure you, from the bottom of my heart, that I and my team of TransCanada colleagues are scientists; the aquifer fish […] Read more
It has been a tough year for Toyota. On Monday, CEO Akita Toyoda announced the latest in a series of embarrassing recalls for the auto company, offering his apologies to the public. “I am afraid I must tell you that the 2011-model Japanese Prime Minister, known by the popular name ‘Naoto Kan,’ is under recall,” […] Read more
