The smell of warm, gooey homemade brownies will no longer permeate the University of Nebraska at Omaha's campus. Nor will its students and faculty members ever experience the sensation of messy puppy chow on their fingers again. Citing health and safety concerns, last week UNO banned selling homemade food items at campus fund raisers. (2) comments
The Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory first opened its doors in 1919. It was created because a member of the Nebraska Legislature, who was a farmer, had a tractor break down on him. The bill required tractors to be inspected on a test track or they could not be used in the state. (1) comment
With homecoming week nearing its end, some of its biggest festivities are only just starting. And one of those is the homecoming parade, organized by the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska. The parade takes months to plan and costs thousands of dollars to put on. (0) comments
Gary Dunham says that thinking inside of the box is not for him. He loves new. Born in a Maine village with a population of 17, he was a first-generation doctorate recipient with a full scholarship. He excavated early Roman sites in Italy and Monacan tribal artifacts in Virginia. (1) comment
The deadline is up for the Communications Committee, the Special Topics Committee, the Government Liaison Committee and Student Legal Services. It's time students know what progress has been made on behalf of students in response to the Recording Industry Association of America campaign. (0) comments
Fraternity vandalism, fire under investigation A university fraternity house was vandalized twice in the last week. The front door of Beta Theta Pi fraternity was vandalized last Friday, said Capt. Carl Oestmann of University Police. A 4 foot by 12 foot piece of the door was broken out by a group of people between 2 a. (0) comments
Researchers spend days and sometimes years doing their projects. Then they spend countless hours writing, retooling and rewording text until it's good enough for the world to see. And if they don't have a publisher, it can be hard for others to reap the rewards from the researchers' hard work. (0) comments
Barbara Weinstein made a stand Thursday night by calling for the prevention of government intervention in the academic community. Weinstein, a history professor at New York University, spoke as part of the sixth annual Carroll R. Pauley Memorial Lecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, calling out restrictions set by the government on records, visa applications and other limits to academic freedom. (0) comments
Medical graduates are sticking around for a few years after graduation. The Rural Health Opportunities Program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has been successful at its goal of keeping graduates in the state, according to a report published by UNMC in September. (0) comments