While scrolling through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bookstore website’s typical assortment of overpriced textbooks, students of Professor Derek Hammel’s introductory business administration class were surprised to see Scott Adams’ 2006 Dilbert collection “Try Rebooting Yourself” on the list. The collection of knee-slappingly relatable business gags was notable not only for its snarky title, but for […] Read more
In Ms. Niddleton’s English class at Lincoln Southwest High School, something happened that changed the way this country looks at essays. Student Chad Grossman got an A on his history essay about Abraham Lincoln. It’s not the grade that’s important here, it’s how he got it. Chad copy and pasted a picture of a puppy […] Read more
Four weeks into the semester and sophomore student Richard Holden is at a complete loss for words. “I don’t know man,” Holden somberly exhaled while gathering his thoughts. “You see, I’m taking this meteorology course to fulfill an ACE 4 requirement, but nothing the professor does ever makes any sense.” Standing up from his chair, […] Read more
After sprinting across the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus and arriving at Burnett Hall three minutes after her philosophy class’s start time, sophomore accounting major Julia Jacobsen was dismayed to see that, once again, the only open seats were those directly behind Lil’ Red, the Nebraska Cornhuskers’ 8-foot inflatable mascot. Begrudgingly, Jacobsen took her seat at […] Read more
After diving deep into his Renaissance to Modern Art class, sophomore James McDugger did the unimaginable. While amped up on inspiration, Mountain Dew Code Red and a heart full of edginess, he opened up his American history textbook. What happened next could only be described as a stroke of sheer genius as he drew a […] Read more
It was the first day of fall semester when life changed for Greg Thompson, a freshman physics major from Omaha. He sat in his astronomy class, getting ready to learn when he heard the professor call roll. He anxiously waited for the professor to call out his name, but was completely caught off guard when […] Read more
We all know that feeling. It’s class time and you’re glued to your couch watching Scooby, Shaggy and the rest of the gang of super sleuths ride around in the Mystery Machine solving mystery after mystery. You might think to yourself, “I really need to go to my economics capstone so I can graduate this […] Read more
Dave Pearson, a sophomore at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is finally on the market.
The new year means a new semester, a fresh time to start over and make a good first impression. Freshman Daniel Boon knows that things could have gone better during his first semester of college, but he is taking every precaution possible in order for this semester to be the best one yet. For a […] Read more
Phi Kappa Psi fraternity has received some bad publicity in recent days due to a video which reportedly contained evidence of hazing. The video in question allegedly showed a student, understood to be a pledge of the fraternity, being branded with the fraternity’s Greek letters. In light of this news chapter president Francis Gobbles gave […] Read more
