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Poets on the prairie

Poetry interest grows as Lincoln hosts multitude of readings, performances

There is no better time to be a poetry fan in Lincoln. Local businesses, like Indigo Bridge Books and Crescent Moon Coffee, offer regular readings with dedicated community support.

Nebraska sees increase in financial student aid awards

The state of Nebraska saw about a 10 percent increase in the total amount of student aid given from 2009-2010, according to the National Association of State Government Grant and Aid Programs. Craig Munier, director of scholarships and financial aid at UNL, said that number doesn't tell the entire story.

Irrigation Field Tours educate farmers on water efficiency, agricultural production

Water is essential to agricultural life in Nebraska. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension is trying to help save this vital resource.

Eight University of Nebraska students receive prestigious Presidential Graduate Fellowship

Half of the fellowship recipients are from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Two students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and two students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center also received the award.

Community Desk, July 25

The happenings on and around the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.

DUGGAN: Lying, exaggerating on resumes places honest applicants at disadvantage

I want you to write down all of your most positive attributes in a single Word document. However, you cannot use all of the space — you must use bullets and spaces between all sub-points and categories in order to make the page aesthetically pleasing and easy to scan over.

MARSHENKULOVA: Clarify happiness for yourself, and it becomes more attainable

The word "happiness" used to sound a little vague to me. What is it? Can we put it in the pocket and carry it with us all the time? Or is it something so fragile that the second we notice it, it goes away? I have thought about it for a while. Then I asked around, and it appeared that it was vague not only to me.

SMITH: Republican presidential nominees unite over most conservative issues

As we look at the 2012 Republican presidential nomination race, one thing is clear: The field is wide open. This isn't a partisan, Democratic thing to say. All you have to do is take a look at polls, where contender lists run over 10 candidates and few voters indicate concrete support for any one candidate.

STAFF ED: Wedding contest winners represent acceptance among Lincoln voters, newspaper

Last Monday, the Lincoln Journal Star announced the winners of its Ultimate Wedding Giveaway contest, which awarded more than $20,000 in wedding-related goods and services to the couple with the most votes. The winners were Mitch Lee and Ryan Lowry.

Q&A: Digital Leather frontman derives inspiration, advice from deceased musician, friend

To preface, let's simplify a fictional concept and say horcruxes are merely pieces of one's soul, created intentionally. Let's also take the real world and superimpose this fiction upon it, for what are songs if not pieces of one's soul, forever representations of personality and creativity that live so long as the memories that hold them. Let's say, in other words, dead is not dead.

‘Captain America’ carries the weight of Marvel movie series

How do you sell a World War II period piece about a star-spangled super soldier to a modern audience without it looking cheesy, simplistic and almost comically over patriotic?

ORIANS: Bands must use celebrity for social change

We Are The Union was supposed to play a show in Wichita, Kan., the other night. When the group showed up, it happened upon the sound engineer and show promoter engaged in a homophobic conversation, throwing slurs around.

Final ‘Sisterhood’ novel offers fulfilling conclusion to series

When I was in elementary and middle school, the "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" book series by Ann Brashares was extremely popular among my friends. We read them all when they were released, and then we reread them a few months later.