A recent survey of several campus groups has revealed a surprising lack of diversity in UNL’s RSOs , even RSOs that advertise themselves as accepting communities. The most shocking expose was the revelation that the UNL underwater basket weaving club has been passing off local white guy Chad Wilkens eating Tex-Mex as a Mexican member […] Read more
For minimum wage workers across the country, President Obama’s recent executive order to increase the federal minimum wage to $10.10 was seen as the first step towards a national minimum wage increase. This is either a move towards bolstering the lower class or a threat to youth employment rates but as to be expected, very […] Read more
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
What should have began as a normal transaction between Daily Nebraskan newsstand and undergrad student soon became an epic battle for the fate of Seven’s soul. Steven only wanted to read the Top 5 Section on his way from the CBA to Knoll, but the weather had other plans. The wind picked up as he […] Read more
When Governor Dave Heineman signed a Nebraskan Stand Your Ground bill into law on Monday evening, no one could have predicted that there would be tragic consequences. The new self-defense-law, intended to make Nebraskans feel safer when around life threatening situations or black teenagers, has instead lead to a massacre of several thousand University cyclists. […] Read more
Summer heat is upon us and with the increased temperatures comes the flock of moviegoers looking for temporary relief from the troubles of the outside world by experiencing the magical worlds of Krypton, Oz and Sanford, Florida. This year’s most popular screen release is in fact the George Zimmerman murder trial, a thrilling drama that […] Read more
Yesterday was Career Day in Miss Hoffman’s Kindergarten class, and if this year’s class is anything to go by, there’ll be a lot of depressed people at the class reunion. “Oh you know, Career Day. You get the usual crop of policemen and firefighters, a couple mailmen here or there. Those kids are fine; I […] Read more
In what proved to be a miraculous day for local Arby’s employees, former employee Jesse Clemons returned from college and blessed the minimum wage job with his knowledge. Clemons spent the past ten months at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln but made his long-prophesied return to his birthright after classes dismissed for the summer. Gracing the […] Read more
Every Presidential race promises ups and downs for the nominees, and the 2012 race has been no exception. Only three weeks from the finale, the candidates still continue to struggle for a clear lead in the polls. The resounding success of Mitt Romney in the first Presidential debate may have damaged Obama’s standing, but he […] Read more
The annual release of Starbucks’ pumpkin spice latte is an event typically met with mild interest and casual curiosity. But local loser Scott Phillips is no typical man. In fact, if unconfirmed reports from sources close to Phillips are to be believed, he is an “unbelievably pathetic excuse for a man with no redeeming qualities.” […] Read more
