Students at Nebraska universities may have to start pinching a few more pennies to pay for their education due to the 5 percent tuition increase the Board of Regents passed during its meeting Friday.
For the past 140 years, the Nebraska State Fair has been an integral part of the state's history and tradition.
A rainbow of color will file through Omaha's Old Market on Saturday morning as part of this year's Heartland Pride parade, the culmination to a weekend of activities and entertainment.
While the LGBTQA and faith communities may seem to be at odds, the First Plymouth Congregational Church is helping to merge the two groups.
Heartland Pride June 23-25 | Omaha June 23 Harvey Milk Candlelight Vigil when: 7 p.m. where: Douglas Country Court House Steps June 24 "Pure" White Block Party when: 8 p.m. where Flixx PRIDE Festival Grounds (10th and Pacific streets) how much: $10 in advance, $15 at the door June 25 CommUNITY PRIDE Parade when: 11 a.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is continuing to monitor an area on campus for bedbugs after an incident on June 9.
Magazine covers across the country display the faces of girls from MTV's "16 and Pregnant" and "Teen Mom."
Comedy is about taking it to the extreme. Haven't you heard? We're living in post-racism, post-sexism, post-ism America. All boundaries are demolished. Instead, we can focus without reservation on what comedy is about: making us face the uncomfortable head-on.
Well, it's that time of year again.
Time for the University of Nebraska Board of Regents to pass its annual tuition increase, and time for students to shoulder a little more of the burden of budget shortfalls. For 2011-2012, the magic number is
5 percent. The Board of Regents met Friday to approve the increase. Last year, tuition went up 6 percent, and the year before that, 4 percent.
If Nebraska's music scene were the universe of "Star Wars," Tim McMahan would probably be Emperor Palpatine. He has been the publisher and editor of the online music magazine Lazy-i since 1998 for chrissakes. That's the same year Google was born.
Explaining the popularity and success of hardcore hip-hop collective Odd Future (officially Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, or OFWGKTA) is tough to do. Its lyrics include references to murder, necrophilia, rape and cannibalism.
So far this blockbuster season, we've been a little spoiled. "Thor" and "X-Men: First Class" have been pretty fun entries into the comic-book movies subcategory of the summer movie season. Don't get me wrong, they're not without their problems and foibles: They don't always excel at punctuality or emotionality and no, they can't be directly compared to "The Dark Knight" or "Iron Man." But they maintain credibility, remaining fun and forgiving.
The worst part of being in a band is when it ends. There is no such thing as a band that lives forever — everything will end.
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