After 28 years of middling service and disgruntled employees, former video rental giant Blockbuster has been brought to its knees, and local dad/VHS aficionado Steve Milton has never been happier. Renting a copy of Basic Instinct 2 after hearing a co-worker mention a scene where Sharon Stone exerts her feminine charms, Milton grabbed a copy […] Read more
University of Nebraska sports are rich in tradition. The tradition doesn’t stop with the series of nicknames that has adorned Husker players and coaches for decades. Jerry ‘Legend… Wait For It… Dary’’ Baird, his father and his grandfather have been behind the biggest nicknames in Husker sports since Bob ‘Hootenanny’ Devaney. Baird is the wordsmith […] Read more
– My girlfriend of three years just left me. How do I get over the feeling of crippling loneliness and move on with my life? – Shawn T, sophomore biology major We all gone through heartbreak bud, if you lonely gimme a ring, we can go get drunk an dump some used motor oil down […] Read more
The Village dorm resident Dillon Alexander confirmed reports early Tuesday morning that his roommate Jeff Holcomb would in fact be going home again this weekend. The news comes after six consecutive weekends in which Holcomb traveled back to his hometown of Nebraska City until the following Monday. “It’s become a habit of his,” Alexander stated. […] Read more
Foreign language has never been sophomore Michael Hunt’s strongest subject. “When I was in high school, I accidentally proposed to my German teacher during a failed exam,” said Hunt. “I have no idea how, but I did it.” Though he initially hoped that he could fake his way through UNL’s foreign language requirement, Hunt enrolled […] Read more
Some clothing just isn’t worth the price tag. In the case of the Abercrombie & Fitch Mid Rise Vegan Leather Jeggings, they aren’t even worth a five-finger discount. Raechel Hanson, 28, was caught stealing those very jeggings yesterday evening in the downtown Springfield, Illinois location. The store’s on-duty manager, Tanya Lambert, caught Hanson in the […] Read more
Review by James Crowl Photos coming soon Anything that comes out of Portland, Oregon is bound to be experimental in some way, which is why it’s no surprise that The Portland Cello Project is probably unlike anything you’ve ever heard. With their Wikipedia page listing their genre as literally everything from folk rock to heavy […] Read more
Review by Patrick Wright [dropcap]T[/dropcap]hursday was a pretty rotten day for me. I was facing a severe lack of sleep, and anything that could’ve gone wrong that day did in a spectacularly amazing fashion. So when I walked into Vega Thursday I wasn’t really in the mood to sit around and listen to bands all […] Read more
Review by Samuel Egan Photos by Patrick Wright [divider height=”40″] I went to Vega, the new concert venue in the Railyard, and I must say I was impressed with what they had to offer. This was their second big concert, and Vega’s role in Lincoln is starting to take form. The night started off with […] Read more
[dropcap]V[/dropcap]ega is the new trendy concert venue in the Railyard, and its first notable concert kicked off Tuesday evening with bands that didn’t quite seem to fit—in more ways than one. Though Vega boasts a bustling bar, gourmet hotdogs that are to die for, and windows which provide a pleasant downtown view, the actual stage […] Read more
