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Bright new blue and yellow chairs appeared outside of the Nebraskan Student Union last month as part of an ongoing campus beautification effort. These chairs give students new places outside to enjoy the nice weather and chat with friends.
The Hostile Terrain 94, a participatory art project sponsored by the Undocumented Migration Project (UMP), a non-profit research-art-education-media collective, is being displayed in the Calvin T. Ryan Library April 1-20. The exhibit shows the struggles of those who have tried to immigrate to the U.S.
Ever since the start of COVID-19 hate and discrimination toward members of the Asian and Pacific Islander communities has been on the rise. In the past several weeks, there has been an increased national awareness of anti-Asian hate crimes following several mass-shootings in Atlanta targeting Asian citizens.
Underneath the G.W. Frank House are tunnels that connect to other buildings on the university campus. During a tuberculosis epidemic in the 1900s, these underground passages were created to connect the hospital to campus. This hospital was repurposed, known today as West Center, but the tunnels remain as relics to a darker time.
This year, UNK students don’t have a spring break to look forward to, so we must find other ways to recharge between classes without a week off. To help with stress relief, students can participate in activities to help them relax.
The Loper Programming Activities Committee held a decades-themed trivia night Feb. 26. Contestants answered questions about history and pop culture from 1960-2010.
In college there are some meals that qualify as necessities, such as instant ramen, TV dinners, cereal and mac and cheese. For those who enjoy mac and cheese, The Crafty Dog is definitely a restaurant to check out.
Ever since the creation of the internet, technology has grown in all parts of society, including education. Now students carry laptops with them to classes and public schools are starting to provide laptops for students. Students use computers for taking notes, completing assignments and conducting research. The internet is helpful, but it shouldn’t be something students rely on too much.
One of Disney Plus’s first Marvel original series, WandaVision is the start of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s phase four. Beginning a few weeks after the events of Avengers: Endgame, Avengers Wanda Maximoff (Elizebeth Olson) and Vision (Paul Bettany) find themselves married, living the perfect suburban dream in the 1960’s — but not everything is as it seems.
We are getting to the time of year when the temperature is getting cold and where warm or spicy food is something on a lot of people’s minds, and for good reason. Food with a little heat to it is really comforting when it is freezing outside.
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“Among Us,” released in 2018, is a mobile game that recently gained massive popularity over the past few months. Its explosion in popularity was kickstarted by Twitch Streamers...
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Last week the Art and Design Department and the College of Arts and Sciences held a pumpkin carving competition. The organizers of the event, which was open to both students...
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“October isn’t only the month for pumpkin flavored foods— it is also the time to watch thrilling and scary movies and TV shows.
“Ratched” definitely falls...
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Last Friday, the Loper Programming Activities Council held a trivia night in the Nebraska Student Union. For social distancing purposes, the teams gathered in the seating...
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