College Headlines

80-year-old man to graduate from Doane

The Doane Line, Doane College , NE

6 hours ago by Jamie Helgren

Henry Bals will receive his bachelor's degree from Doane on May 18, more than 60 years after his first classes at the college. Bals' progress toward his degree was interrupted by military service and starting a family, which pushed him into a full-time job.

Four cars vandalized at Doane

The Doane Line, Doane College , NE

6 hours ago by Adrianna Choquette

Crete police have no leads on who caused more than $2500 worth of damage and stolen goods to four cars May 7. Senior Michael Tierney saw two men he thinks may have been responsible and reported their license plate number to the police.

Spring semester marks big changes for UNL

Daily Nebraskan, University of Nebraska, NE

1 day ago by Adam Ziegler

As students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln head home for the summer, administrators are wrapping up what Chancellor Harvey Perlman called one of UNL's busiest semesters in recent years.

60s influences remain in America's youth

Daily Nebraskan, University of Nebraska, NE

16 hours ago by Josh Swartzlander

The 1960s were dynamic times for college students in the United States.

A deeply unpopular war, combined with the civil rights movement, spurred a wide range of public civil disobedience - from protests to sit-ins to bombings.

Students watched as some of their friends came home in body bags while others were forced to ship out to the jungles of Southeast Asia.

'Zombie Wars' creates competition to kill undead again

Daily Nebraskan, University of Nebraska, NE

2 days ago by Adam Ziegler

I've come to the conclusion that I'm going to fail all my finals next week, but it's not because I haven't done my homework or skipped class. It's because of zombies. On Sunday, my bastard of a boss, Andy Boyle, introduced the Daily Nebraskan newsroom to the game "Boxhead - The Zombie Wars.

Tiger softball preps for Regionals

The Doane Line, Doane College , NE

1 day ago by Kolby Hamilton

The Doane softball team will head to Sioux City, Iowa Wednesday to begin the NAIA Region III softball tournament. The Tigers are fresh off a runner-up finish at the GPAC tournament last weekend.

Blackboard on students' phones

Gateway, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE

6 days ago by Jillian Whitney

Cell phones that only send and receive calls are fossils to many college students. These days, many services including e-mail, music and Internet are accessed by cell phone.

For UNO students, mobile cell phone classrooms might not be far behind.

Blackboard Inc.

WVU degree for governor's daughter 'seriously flawed'

Gateway, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE

5 hours ago by Ry Rivard

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (U-WIRE) - West Virginia University administrators "cherry-picked" information and pulled courses "from thin air" to award a degree to the governor's daughter.

The findings from a five-member panel said that Heather Bresch did not earn an Executive Masters of Business Administration in December 1998.

NCAA downplays Heels-Obama hoops issue

Gateway, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE

6 days ago by Robbi Pickeral

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (MCT) - North Carolina's men's basketball team on Tuesday had what a team official called an extraordinary chance to play basketball with presidential candidate Barack Obama.

It was so extraordinary that an NCAA rule appears to have been broken - and the NCAA is apparently going to ignore it.

Student bound for Germany with aid from Fulbright Scholarship

Reveille, Nebraska Wesleyan University, NE

10 hours ago by Brianna Christoffersen

Senior Katie Segrist recently found out that she has been awarded the Fulbright Scholarship for the following year. Segrist received a Teaching Assistantship to teach English as a foreign language at a high school in Germany.

The Fulbright Scholarship is a program of grants for international educational exchange for scholars, educators, graduate students and professionals.