2008 Woodie Awards
On the front page of the Monday edition of the Daily Nebraskan, we quoted a sophomore who said he wasn't going to vote because he didn't register. He said the issues didn't compel him enough. "I'm not that concerned," he said. Well, you know what Mr. Non-voter? You and the rest of the non-voting 18- to 24-year-old demographic are a complete embarrassment to yourselves, your generation, your parents, your grandparents, your country and your government teacher. (0) comments
On Oct. 9, Lincoln's City Council and the Lancaster County Commissioner voted to approve a suicide prevention grant focused at gay and lesbian youth. The approval of this much-needed grant has in no way rendered the issue moot. The opposition to the grant from Councilwoman Robin Eschliman and Commissioner Bob Workman has fueled an ongoing debate. (2) comments
It's Halloween, but in political circles, there's no time to trick-or-treat. There's spin to be spun, speeches to be spoken and last minute donations from horribly anti-agriculture special interest groups to be accepted (here's looking at you, Adrian Smith). (0) comments
Police should be called only for serious offenses On a bright sunny Sunday afternoon, I was sitting outside my dorm taking a break from putting up fliers for my business Web site, smoking a cigarette and minding my own business trying to figure out how I was going to layout my term paper for my mythology class. (0) comments
Halloween is the Devil's Holiday, at least in the South. When children dress up and go knocking on their neighbors' doors asking for candy, Satan gives a hearty chuckle and an evil, proud cackle - his maniacal plan for world domination has moved one step forward. (0) comments
Not a rainbow, but a moody Bruegle landscape unfolded along the highway the other night when I drove to the little town of Panama, near Lincoln. Dark clouds were pushing together into evil formations, with an ominous intensity rarely seen, and wicked October winds were throwing things across the land in wild and unpredictable ways. (0) comments
Today is about myths and monsters, ghosts and ghouls, the undead and the unbelievable. Across the country, countless preteens will dress as the scariest characters their minds can conjure, hoping to impress and terrify onlookers into handing over the goods. (0) comments
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of watching a 20-minute castration scene. I can thank David Slade's "Hard Candy" for this. The movie revolves around a young girl, played by Ellen Page, who turns the tables on an online predator, played by Patrick Wilson. (2) comments