At a local coffee shop, student Calvin Shaw was seen reading Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” and looking, as other patrons described him, “pretty deep.” Shaw reportedly spends his time here alternating every few minutes between reading intently and “just staring off into space,” his mind filled with ostensibly insightful thoughts and observations on the […] Read more
James Chesterfield is a man of modest height with a pleasant demeanor. Unfortunately, for the past two and a half years, neither of those traits has led him to find employment. Things might soon be changing, though, as Chesterfield recently reported that his job interview at Hy-Vee “went well.” “It’s not the greatest paying job, […] Read more
In a move sure to anger many world leaders, North Korea released a statement outlining their intent to test the patience of the rest of the world. “It is our goal,” the statement reads, “to see how far we can push the boundaries with the restrictions other nations try to put on us, whether it […] Read more
Facebook is constant in its pursuit to appeal to everyone. Now, this extends to the broken-hearted. After months of tweaking in beta form, Facebook revealed its new “Days Since She Loved You” feature, a small box that keeps time, to the second, since the last time she truly felt she loved you. Facebook engineer Kathryn […] Read more
Splattered with the life matter of thousands of virgins, UNL student Kevin Ballock is having trouble focusing in his contemporary math course. “It’s in my eyes,” Ballock, a senior sociology major, said. “My eyes are burning kind of badly.” Ballock is among thousands of students questioning UNL’s decision to remain open this past Monday despite […] Read more
