More than three decades after the introduction of its namesake meal, Runza announced late Monday that they would be changing the recipe. Runza spokesman Robert Jamison explained the company’s reasoning. “The Runza has long been our most successful product,” said Jamison. “However, a recent change in health laws, and specifically the enforcement of these laws, […] Read more
Local resident Steve Yoaks wondered aloud yesterday where his life had gone wrong while sitting alone at Shuang Cheng Restaurant. “I just can’t seem to pinpoint exactly when I got to the point where eating alone at a sit-down Chinese Restaurant was an okay way to spend an evening,” Yoaks said to literally no one. […] Read more
Fred Williams, a senior broadcasting major at UNL, has an incredibly moderate talent. Ever since the ninth grade, Fred’s voice has been recognized among his peers as “really good” or, every once in a while, “booming.” This unwieldy amassment of praise has led Fred to pursue a career in broadcasting and radio. Left: Fred Williams […] Read more
Sarah Palin visited the Nebraska town of Norfolk on Saturday afternoon to sign her new book, “America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag.” A well-known advocate of “Small Town USA,” Palin spent much of the day expounding upon the fact that she thoroughly understood the lives of the people living in a town […] Read more
The head referee at the Big 12 championship game has drawn intense dislike from Nebraska fans after he apparently allowed Oklahoma to do what Texas did in 2009 – snatch the championship victory straight out of Nebraska’s hands. In this year’s game, however, Oklahoma clinched a win in three quarters that were added back […] Read more
Ever since eighth grade, Jason Taylor said he has felt comfortable removing his shirt in almost any public situation. Now a junior agricultural business major at UNL, Taylor’s bare-chestedness has begun to serve as a discomfort for many fellow students. “He doesn’t even drink that often. It’s not like he’s tearing it off in celebration […] Read more
Local Student Allen Rills announced, to no one in particular, that he was really enjoying the summary to Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The 2 and a half page summary from SparkNotes was recommended to Rills from his best friend and classmate who had read it the night before, stating “it’s a totally in-depth summary with all the […] Read more
Exotic dancer Amber Horton, 24, has recently retired from a long career at Lincoln’s most illustrious gentlemen’s club, Shakers. Photo illustration by Dylan Bliss. Horton thoroughly explained the rocky transition from psuedo-starlet to retiree, “At this age, you have to take inventory and plan for the future. I’ve got an entire chest full of ones […] Read more
This story was originally published on October 5, 2010 Superintendent of the Omaha Westside School District, Jacquie Estee, announced Monday that the district would be implementing a wave of program and staff cuts in an effort to cope with current financial woes. Among the cut staff were Westside High School Principal Pat Hutchings’ personal masseuse, […] Read more
In America, wherever there is a demand to be met, often times a tactful and money-minded individual will take action to fill the economic void. Josh Peterson, an ambitious young business major here at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln noticed an extreme shortage of sleeves present on the T-shirts of many men and women participating in […] Read more
