Freshman economics major Tyler Adams was pretty excited when he heard there was going to be a jersey party on Friday at his friend Michael’s house. But after thinking about his potential jersey options, his enthusiasm quickly waned. “I just couldn’t think of a jersey that would make me stand out,” Adams said. “I knew that […] Read more
“The Matrix” is a film that has encapsulated and shaped our culture for better but also for worse in many ways. With its one-of-a-kind iconography, blending of different genres and subgenres, its themes of feelings out of place with time, space or even your body and the iconic “red pill” that awakes the main character, Neo, to […] Read more
In the coming months, motorists on Nebraska roads and highways can look to adjust to more than just road closures. The Nebraska Department of Roads announced last Tuesday that a special project will begin in the coming months to replace all “yield” signs with “eh, just go for it” signs. Transportation Director Kyle Schneweis said at […] Read more
When Tanner Clarkson III bought a pair of New Balance’s $179.99 “Made in the US 999” sneakers, a feeling of pride ran through his mind. As he walked out of Foot Locker with his collar popped and knee-high tube socks on fleek, Clarkson reached for his Oakley’s dangling from his neck by a neoprene strap. […] Read more
When The DailyER sent me to watch your 11-year-old daughter play violin in her 6th-grade orchestra’s Fall Concert at Mickle Middle School, my expectations were high. Sure, your daughter, Stephanie, has only played the violin for a few months, and this was her very first public performance. And with so many great violinists dominating today’s […] Read more
Fall is officially upon us, and most are welcoming the colder weather with open arms. A select few, however, never truly experienced the luxury of warmth in the first place. “I’m literally always cold, it doesn’t matter what season. I’m just always chilly. It’s wild,” Rebecca Birkenstock said. The 23-year-old Lincoln resident admits she can’t remember […] 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
“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
People across the United States have been divided by the wave of protests that have emerged recently, but there is little divide over one University of Nebraska-Lincoln student’s stand against bikers on sidewalks. Anna Bonbon, a super-senior biochemistry major, pioneered this newest protest when she noticed too many people get cut off by the annoying […] Read more
