2008 Woodie Awards
This column is a challenge to all professors and faculty members at UNL who teach. This column is a challenge to traditional ways of teaching and is a call to action as we usher in the Information Age. This column is a call to direct the way we teach and learn at UNL away from content, from memorization and vocabulary terms toward developing modes of critical thinking and understanding. (0) comments
In 1994, after years of racial tension, the country of Rwanda erupted into a sea of violence and bloody genocide. Some of the intended victims, however, did manage to survive, and, in a great paradox that is often the result of such events in history, their stories of survival and perseverance are as inspiring as their experiences are horrifying. (1) comment
A state senator from Wilber who describes himself as a "redneck" wants harsher punishments for people caught with marijuana. (1) comment