Great Plains Studies major Anton Kaplan has been turning heads in lecture halls around campus over the last week with his new desktop wallpaper: a Blue Eyes White Dragon so sick that it distracts any student who sits behind him in class. Kaplan created the wallpaper with the help of photoshop and the fine people […] Read more
Senior marketing major Shannon Baughman has given a whole new meaning to pest control, as a very large spider has been living on her couch for the past three months. Baughman discovered the spider skittering around in the basement of her home at 48th and A streets, but didn’t think much of it besides its […] Read more
Hey man, you’re seeing this, right? You’re never going to believe this. Holy hell, this dude straight up brought his dog to campus. I’m not even sure if this is allowed. I don’t know the rules, but I never see a dog here. This is just way out of the ordinary for me. What could […] Read more
Citing “those terrible creatures that haunt me in my sleep,” University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green has refused to leave his office for the last week and a half. Sandra Armstrong, a longtime office assistant to the chancellor, said that this problem was “unexpected, to say the least.” “Harvey never made us put up with […] Read more
In this month of October, many people’s attention turns to supernatural and scary creatures – goblins, werewolves, witches and vampires. But not all monsters are of the paranormal variety. In fact, many walk among us without our knowledge. Senior economics major Connor Elliott may not have any supernatural powers connected to the moon or weaknesses […] Read more
Emma Peters looks forward to the Halloween season every year. From the costumes to the parties, the last few weeks of October are some of her favorite weeks all year. This past weekend, however, Peters got more than she bargained for. A party at her coworker Nate Kelley’s house had one of the most terrifying […] Read more
Sophomore English major Jeremey Reed was on his way to his British Literature Before 1800 class yesterday to take his midterm exam. The exam was to be three passage identification questions followed by a long form essay– a fairly easy test depending on whether students had actually read any of the material. “Yeah, I didn’t […] Read more
After relentlessly searching Yahoo Answers and Quizlet for solutions to her online biology homework and coming up empty handed, Liz Stevenson, a sophomore biology major, decided to drop LIFE 120. Rather than going into her professor’s office hours to get help, Stevenson found it easier to drop the class and spare herself the condescending comments. […] Read more
This will just make your heart melt and your eyes well up with tears. Somehow, through pure coincidence, sophomore biology major Carla Wilkinson managed to sign up for the same classes at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as her own grandmother, Holly Wilkinson, 87, who wants to finally finish college. Not only that, but on every […] Read more
UNL is known for bringing in some of the brightest students from Nebraska and around the world to its campus to study anything from Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design to Agronomy. But did you know that these less common majors are also offered? 1. Butter Churning You butter believe it! 2. Outdoor Whispering I bet […] Read more
