Students walking to class Wednesday morning stared with awe and teary expressions as local frontiersman and freshman ag-science major Rick Moon took his bicycle off-sidewalk near Love Library. “By God, what’s that insane bastard doing?” exclaimed sophomore economics major Martin Griffith, clutching his coat and watching as the pioneer bravely took his bike where no […] Read more
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, which has long been a dry campus, unveiled an innovative new program Wednesday designed to reduce alcohol consumption among its students. The school’s new “Alcohol Unawareness Program,” Chancellor Ronnie Green explained, will completely eliminate all acknowledgment of the existence of alcohol on UNL’s campus with the intention of keeping students from […] Read more
Point: Treat retail workers with respect this holiday season We’ve all been there: rushing around town last minute to find something you might be able to pass off as a thought-out and meaningful gift before you head home for the holidays. You’re met with packed parking lots, long lines, bad attitudes and Christmas music so […] Read more
Watch out UNL students: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has issued a total recall on its clickers, due to multiple reports of the device exploding. The recall, issued for the new i>clicker 2 models, urges students to pack up their clickers, and send them back to the University Bookstore. “This was a huge mistake on our […] Read more
Alabama senator and future Attorney General Jeff Sessions was not the most welcomed choice for the job by pundits and citizens alike. As a lifelong politician, Sessions has created a political platform based on anti-immigration and anti-LGBT stances, like banning books from schools that reflect Islamic values. Sessions is also a fierce denier of climate […] Read more
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, announced this week that its popular Google Earth platform will now feature a Flat Earth mode to accommodate those who choose to refute centuries of scientific knowledge. Google Earth, a service that allows users to view three-dimensional renders and satellite photos of anywhere on Earth, needed to accommodate a […] Read more
Three people were injured last week as a crowd of shoppers stormed into Jim’s Deli Mart, a locally owned grocer in Springfield, Massachusetts, as the store opened its doors for Small Business Saturday. The people were treated at a nearby hospital and released later that day. Witnesses said that the victims were trampled as the […] Read more
Although election season is well and truly over, the political intrigue is still hanging around. In Wayne County, things are really starting to heat up–three weeks removed from voting. An open seat on the Wayne Airport Authority is still up for grabs, which was vacated when incumbent Nicholas Roche skipped town after getting caught up […] Read more
