2008 Woodie Awards
Vote Absentee
Fewer students will have front-row seats in the south section of Memorial Stadium starting on the date of Nebraska's first home game against Western Michigan. In addition, block seating will be eliminated (3) comments
Hand washing is a simple way to help prevent illnesses (0) comments
Student government officials will have a runoff election next Tuesday in order to select next year's student government president and internal vice president. Unofficial results for the election of the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska showed there wasn't a clear winner for the two top posts. Presidential candidates and internal vice presidential candidates run together on the ballot. A package of two candidates needed to win by at least 10 percent more of the vote than its closest competitor, and 2,816 students voted this year, meaning the presidential candidates needed to win by 282. (0) comments
Last Friday, Joel Elson used his NCard to open a newspaper box near Love Library, hit up the Campus Recreation Center and get into a dining hall, just as thousands of other University of Nebraska-Lincoln students are able to do. (0) comments
editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series on the Higher Education Act, a multipart piece of legislation renewed by the U.S. House in February. While tuition costs have dominated many discussions on the rising price of attending college, increasing textbook prices have largely been ignored. (0) comments
Like bees attacking an intruder in their hive, student loan lenders are rushing to keep the sub-prime mortgage crisis from infiltrating their industry. Late last month, lobbyists for the student loan industry began coaxing Congress to pass legislation that would authorize the government to inject money into the student loan market, which has struggled to raise enough capital from wary investors who fear the spreading mortgage crisis. (0) comments
During the last week, various Nebraska Democrats have announced their candidacies for the U.S. House of Representatives. Richard Carter, 30, announced Monday he was running for the Democratic nomination in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District. The 2nd District covers all of Douglas County, which consists of the Omaha metropolitan area, and the urbanized areas of Sarpy County. (1) comment
Angela Kaipust wants to keep students' bank accounts safe. The Wells Fargo spokeswoman advises students to sign up for online banking to help avoid fraudulent charges and identity theft. The possibility of fraud is raised when bills or bank statements are stolen from the mail, Kaipust said. (0) comments
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln administration has taken a step toward becoming a little greener. During the Faculty Senate meeting Tuesday, UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman reported on the initiative to create a Sustainability Commission to make the university more environmentally friendly. (0) comments