Despite being initially discouraged from the music industry, a UNO instructor followed his dream of being a musician because he could not see himself doing anything else.

Age is no barrier to success. Perform in a band, write field guides, attend college and perform an on-air comedy show are just a few items on Ben Tompkins’ list of daily activities; items most people would only find on their bucket list. Tompkins seems to be a real-life Energizer bunny.

If you want to know the plot of the new Luc Besson-produced action movie “Lockout,” put yourself in a late 80s, early 90s mindset and imagine movies like “Die Hard,” “Escape from New York” and “Blade Runner” all mashed together.

Hit the Prez. Win a prize. The last production of “Assassins” Saturday evening invited the audience in with the revels of faded glory, a wooden plank stage and carnival-esque scenery.

The semester’s almost done, so for our final Hello World! of spring I thought we’d turn to a slightly more practical application, one that Python is extremely well suited for. In fact, what we’re discussing this week is one of the oldest uses for computers, cryptography.

Film Streams, together with the Natan and Hannah Schwab Center for Israeli and Jewish Studies at the University of Nebraska Omaha, is screening a film series which offers moviegoers an opportunity to increase their knowledge about Israel and learn valuable life lessons.

This spring, Rad Kadillac Productions loaded their schedule with some of the top names in electronic dance music and a few more “traditional,” in the instrument sense, artists to warm up dance floors for the summer. “I’m excited for all the shows,” Justin Kadlec, co-founder and CEO of Rad Kadillac, said.