Reports surfaced Wednesday that University Chancellor Harvey Perlman was seen aimlessly wandering the Arts & Sciences quad during the lunchtime class break designating UNL’s lecture halls with brand new, seemingly random names.

“Quite a sight, I must admit,” said sophomore English major Kevin Styles. “It’s not often you get to stare directly into the eyes of stress-induced dementia.”Perlman, self-reportedly “under the influence of the Husker Spirit,” took several campus tours with prospective new students, informing them of the new namesake paradigm.“I christen thee… Ramathorn!!” Perlman decreed at the once-named College of Business Administration, surrounded by a group touring campus on a day trip from Millard West High School.Students made the best of the news, eventually joining the Chancellor on his stroll across campus. “…and you shall be henceforth known as Phoenix!” he cried in the general vicinity of the math and computer science building, previously Avery Hall.

Among other naming rearrangements, Perlman rebranded each of the Arts & Science buildings as a house from the famous Harry Potter franchise. Andrews was designated “quite obviously Hufflepuff,” Burnett Hall was “a Slytherin if I ever saw one,” and Oldfather and Bessey were dubbed Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, respectively.

No word has yet been heard on whether the administration intends to follow through with the chancellor’s newly mandated weekly Quidditch match.