Watch out Neihardt Residential Center, you aren’t the only haunted building on campus giving ghost tours this year! Chuck O’Connor, Dean of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, announced Friday that Halloween ghost tours would soon be given at Richards Hall to showcase the ghosts of art majors’ hopes and dreams. “These tours are […] Read more
On Friday, a teacher’s assistant was admitted into the hospital after going into an extreme state of shock upon seeing a picture one of her Math 101 students drew on the marker board before she arrived at her recitation. Thomas Depe asked his friends if he should do it, but they insisted he just sit […] Read more
Neihardt Hall at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is definitely not haunted, reported a voice from inside the closet of room 341 in the 80-year-old residence hall. Sources reported Thursday that the disembodied voice was assuring the room’s resident, freshman history major Nicole Collins, that the dorm was not inhabited by the spirits of those who […] Read more
TRICK: Fellas, I’m gonna be frank with you: we’re the worst football team in the history of the great state of Nebraska. We can’t even flinch without getting a penalty and our defense is pretty much like a jail with paper walls. But you know what? None of that matters if you cheat, and cheating […] Read more
In a shocking announcement Wednesday, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Honors Program revealed that they were officially spooked out of Neihardt. “After over 25 years of residing in this building, the Honors Program administrators and I have agreed that Neihardt is far too spooky of a building for our staff and students,” explained Honors Program director […] Read more
A fun-filled Halloween night for kids around the country turned into a nightmare for a nine-year-old Lincoln boy and his family. Reports say Cameron Jenkins returned home after a night of trick-or-treating with his friends when his parents, Bryson and Willa Jenkins, checked his Halloween bag for malicious items, like razor blades and needles. While no sharp objects were found, Mr. […] Read more
The Babadook: Evil spirit, gay icon, sophomore? Is the Babadook a manifestation of our deepest fears as a community or is he in your COMM205 class? Jack O’Lantern: Senior. With only one semester left at UNL, Mr. O’Lantern will be the first squash in the family to graduate college. Lauren Cobbweb: Senior Lance Jimenez: Junior […] Read more
With Halloween just around the corner, The DailyER staff has spent a number of weeks searching for what spooks people the most. From ghosts to goblins to vampires, people are united in their fear of that which they do not understand. While many of the Halloween festivities center around fabricated horror, one genuine revulsion stands […] Read more
Halloween is the scariest day of the year. The fall holiday is fast approaching, and many are gearing up for the spooky season by scouring the Internet for the best blood-curdling costumes or rushing to theaters to see “It” for the third time. I, however, will be satisfying my spook cravings with some good old-fashioned self-reflection. A […] Read more
“I live in fear and I can’t tell anyone,” said one University of Nebraska-Lincoln student, who wishes to remain anonymous. “My cat is a murderer.” Sources close to The DailyER confirmed last week that an 84-year-old woman was stabbed to death in her daughter’s home. Police have yet to confirm any solid leads on the perpetrator because […] Read more
