After struggling out of the gate to a 3-6 record and a recent loss to Purdue, Coach Mike Riley is refuses to let the bad times get the best of him nor his players. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln athletic department announced that today that Riley is giving his players participation trophies in a move intended […] Read more
by Willy Braesch Spooky Season is upon us, and you know what that means! It’s time to stay out late turning tricks with your friends and get candy from strangers at Treat-In’s. It can be real spooky out there, though, so here a few tips to stay safe, have fun and sweeten your young meat […] Read more
University of Nebraska-Lincoln students can celebrate Halloween in a new way this year, as the technology department announced Monday it will be providing every student with a free spooky clipart CD-ROM. “We’re so excited to be giving students over 1500 spooky ghosts, skeletons, witches and pumpkins for their documents and PowerPoint presentations,” said UNL technology […] Read more
A house with broken windows, creaky doors and squatters that angrily wield power tools would generally be considered haunted by most. This past week, tenants and neighbors were surprised when it was discovered that this was not the case. A Near South home mistaken for a haunted house was revealed this past week to be […] Read more
After a controversial two weeks in which presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson said that he would not welcome a Muslim president in the White House and that religion should be a probable cause for searches, many have called for the suspension of the doctor’s campaign. Carson, however, has repeated that he is not one to […] Read more
In a stunning turn of events, Chancellor Harvey Perlman announced at a press conference Wednesday that the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will open registration for the spring 2016 semester to 5,000 Syrian refugees. “It’s a humanitarian crisis over there,” Perlman said. “They have so many people and they just don’t know what to do with them […] Read more
Today at the Lincoln Zoo, irony was chokingly strong in the air. At the primate exhibits, where apes and monkeys were trapped in metal cages, other apes laughed at their distant relatives’ imprisoned state and other limitations despite being trapped in metaphorical cages. For nearly seven hours, advanced apes that were practically suffocating from their […] Read more
Cinema buffs gained a new film-viewing option Tuesday, as DVD rental kiosk company Redbox announced an instant streaming service that allows customers to watch entire movies directly on the Redbox screen. “Starting today, our full library of classic and modern films is available to stream instantly on any Redbox machine,” Redbox president Mark Horak said […] Read more
Well, shucks, Nebraska lost again. But look on the bright side, instead of focusing on the embarrassment of a last-second loss, just remember that there are many other ways this season could be even worse. 5. Half the football team is hired to be writers on “The Simpsons” Wow, who would have thought we had […] Read more
Aw geez. What a game. What a piece of trash game. This is just awful. Just real bad. See, if I were head coach. I would’ve done something different. Not what they did. Not that play. Nuh-uh. No way. Not-WHAT THE HELL FOTZ MY DOG CAN KICK BETTER THAN THAT. Sorry I’m a little loud. […] Read more
