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Short agenda hijacked by calls for VP impeachment

What on paper looked like a quiet session of UNO's Student Senate became one of the body's most contentious meetings after the conversation turned to a possible impeachment of the vice president. President Lucas Seiler opened the door to the debate by asking senators to conduct a review of the executive branch while executive officers waited in the hall.

Another administrative position filled as summer session begins

Just as a sports team riddled by injuries gathers steam as key players return, UNO has filled another position in its administration. Michael Hilt was selected in May as assistant dean of the College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media, concluding another faculty hunt in a long list of searches.

Alum, family survive being tied up, threatened during home invasion

A UNO alum was knocked unconscious and bound alongside his wife and foster-daughter by a man who broke into his residence and stole several items before fleeing. Rudy Smith, 63, of Omaha graduated from UNO in 1969, becoming the first minority graduate from the Department of Communications.

Crime Log

Tuesday, April 29 4:07 p.m. Contractor reported the theft of company property from their construction office east of the Criss Library. The theft occurred between 3:15 p.m. and 3:35 p.m. Saturday, May 3 2:27 a.m. While on patrol, Campus Security checked on a vehicle parked in Lot 9.

Commencement signals end for graduates

Commencement signals end for graduates
More than 1,200 students received degrees and became alumni during the May 9 commencement ceremony. The students, who represented 23 states as well as 26 countries, swelled the Omaha Civic Auditorium with academic robes and flashing tassels. During the ceremony, NU Board of Regents member Bob Whitehouse addressed more than 5,500 graduates' relatives and friends.

New home for College of Business

New home for College of Business
The College of Business Administration will soon be housed in its own building on UNO's Pacific Street campus near the Peter Kiewit Institute. A groundbreaking ceremony, scheduled for yesterday, was held to honor the private donors and individuals involved in the project.
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