Last week’s meeting between President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro signified a historic step in the American-Cuban normalization process. No longer the Cold War communist state of Fidel, Cuba’s slow march to embracing capitalist business practices has rapidly accelerated in recent years. The fears of corporate American corruption have been quelled as Obama […] Read more
Another year, another revolutionary product is to hit store shelves from Apple Inc. The recently debuted and highly popular Apple Watch is scheduled for an April 24 release in the United States, and Apple fans are preordering in record numbers. As usual, this new addition to the Apple product family has been a hit with […] Read more
On April 1, 2015, Harvey Perlman announced his resignation from the position of Chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, effective after the 2015-2016 academic school year, “for a variety of reasons, both personal and professional.” Among his professional reasons is the beginning of a historic presidential campaign bid. Despite the unfortunate choice of date to […] Read more
(Above) Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark) practices Sousaphone during Iranian Negotiations with Congress In what the Obama administration called an unprecedented violation of proper diplomatic procedure, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark) began playing sousaphone feet away from the Oval Office entrance. Senate Republicans clarified that the young senator is merely practicing his instrumentality and developing a healthy appreciation for […] Read more
It was a tense three hours for the administration and staff at Henry Elementary School when third grade student Preston Johnson, the most prominent of the school’s many bullies, went missing. “I was worried, first and foremost, for the safety of my students,” Principal Donna Poppert said. “But I also wanted to ensure that the […] Read more
Let me tell you, what Hillary Clinton has been hiding in her private email is nothing compared to the stuff I’ve got on my own server. I think a lot of the reason I get these emails is because I’m the vice president and people know I’m committed to helping others through my office. This […] Read more
If you’re anything like us, losing NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” was like losing a friend. We laughed, learned and loved with the local government of Pawnee, Indiana. Even a week after the finale, it’s tough to imagine a TV season without our favorite cast of characters. Luckily, you don’t have to. The DailyER has assembled […] Read more
Following the legalization of marijuana in Washington, D.C. earlier this week, many have speculated how it would be implemented in our nation’s capital. Congressional Republicans have tried to limit the ballot measure going into effect by including limiting clauses in important funding bills. This past week, the Senate debated a bill to fund the National […] Read more
“It’s been three years since I’ve cleaned the gunk out of here,” said senior psychology major Jerry Leaky, his body facing the aged red Mazda 3. It was clean-up day for Leaky’s car Tuesday afternoon, which turned into a minor excavation to find any discarded wife beaters or scraps of Runza in the nooks and […] Read more
Local resident William Meyers, 29, has it good. He found a good job immediately out of college, has a nice downtown condo, has plenty of friends, and is even engaged. However, there’s one thing his life is missing: Twitter notifications. “I just don’t get how it works,” Meyers said. “Am I supposed to ‘tweet’ jokes […] Read more
