Local child Austin McChoan is very excited for Christmas this year. Unlike previous years, this 8-year-old was able to write out a wish list, help bake cookies and put ornaments on the trees—things he was unable to do when he was younger. Another tradition McChoan is able to finally participate in is leaving out milk […] Read more
You’ve broken a lot of things in your life, you little freak. But there are still five things you haven’t totally demolished as of yet. The sound-barrier. You still haven’t moved quicker than 767 mph, thus breaking the infamous sound-barrier. It’s bound to happen eventually, but you might want to get on that sooner rather […] Read more
Recently retired chancellor Harvey Perlman, from the comfort of his well-heated home, announced today that there will be two weeks of snow days for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and that all classes will be canceled. Perlman was known for calling snow days very conservatively, much to the disdain of students across campus. A retired chancellor […] Read more
While some students have to worry about slow, clunky computers, sophomore Edgar Tucker doesn’t have to worry about anything. That’s because Tucker came to class yesterday with a new Alienware 17 R3 laptop, allowing him to browse websites like Blackboard at a blistering 120 frames per second. “I just wanted an advantage over all of […] 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
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
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
If the approaching winter has you bummed out, don’t worry; the story of UNL sophomore Tony Martin is the perfect thing to warm your heart. “I showed up to college bright eyed and bushy tailed,” Martin said, with a glint in his eye. “I never knew that I would end up reading all of those […] Read more
Sophomore John Stallworth is just like any other student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln: a mathematics major with interests in video games and Husker football. One would think he’s living the typical college experience. However, he is, in fact, the victim of the horrible dictatorial control of Chancellor Ronnie Green, the freshly ordained chancellor who […] Read more
Recent years have seen the questionable of use of force by police take center stage in the United States, with an unending number of opinions and groups pushing back and forth on the issue. In Nebraska, one police department is seeking to improve its image in the public eye. The Lincoln Police Department announced Monday […] Read more
