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  • Student finds new mode of transportation

    The last time Jolene Holland rode a bike was when she was a child. When she outgrew bike riding, her bike got buried away in the garage.

  • News You Can Use 4-26-12

    UNO, OPS Students Interview Citizens About Malcom X On Wednesday, April 25, community members and leaders will meet at the Malcolm X Memorial Foundation (MXMF) to be interviewed by University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and K-12 students about their personal experiences during the civil rights movement and reflections on Malcolm X as part of a P-16 service learning project.

  • hulachio Chi Omega sorority helps make wishes come true

    Chi Omega held its annual Hula Hoop-a-Thon to raise money for “Wish Kids” of the Make-A-Wish Foundation on Wednesday April 11.

  • leahy1 Claussen-Leahy Run & Walk

  • oconnell2 Eclectic Trappings

    An Art History Professor's Digs

    Because of the low light emanating from a single light source in the room, Bonnie O’Connell’s first-floor office could be mistaken for a library or an art museum.

  • internationaloffice International Studies and Programs, Insight into the dean's cultural world

    Subdued yellow light filtered out of the open doorway to the office. The fluorescent ceiling lights were off, leaving lighting to the tall, narrow, plant-adorned windows and a series of squat, shaded lamps.

  • reed1 Interior Design holds significance and special meaning

    Atop the row of cabinets that line the wall behind Senior Vice Chancellor B.J. Reed’s office conference area sit multiple photos of Reed’s favorite travel destination – Scotland.

  • Piano man

    Johnson's Steinway tells a story

    Most people decorate their offices with pictures of their families and children, but James Johnson’s office is furnished with two Steinway & Sons pianos.

  • office1 Window into a College Professor's Soul

    Interior Decor

    A professor’s office is much more than just a space to do his or her work and meet with students. An office can be a window into his or her personality, as well as a marketing tool.

  • New changes at Peter Kiewit Institute causing student complaints

    Possible construction, which is in the final stages of planning, at the Peter Kiewit Institute has some students upset.

  • hikingrefugees Hiking to Help Sudanese refugees

    A refugee camp in Doro, Southern Sudan, currently accommodates 25,000 refugees. Half of the new arrivals are children; nearly 2,000 are unaccompanied by adults.

  • News You Can Use 4-17-12

    UNO Partners to Create Community Change Through Global Youth Service Day Activities The University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) will host a Hike to Help Refugees event as part of series of Global Youth Service Day projects on Friday, April 20, at the Turning Point youth services center located at 3223 N.

  • adoptee Adoptee and mentor, student Lewandowski shares Indian heritage

    Andrew Lewandowski comes from a heritage that is both meaningful, different and rich in tradition. Lewandowski and his sister Sarah, both UNO students, were adopted from a young age. Lewandowski was adopted as a baby from Calcutta, India and Sarah, was adopted from Daejeon, South Korea. 

  • canit Raising carboard to raise awareness, funds

  • kony Kony 2012 plans to “Cover The Campus” at UNO

    A screening of the non-profit film KONY 2012 was open to UNO students on Monday, April 2, in the Milo Bail Student Center to raise awareness of the upcoming “Cover the Campus” campaign.

Sports

Milliken heads UNO bass fishing club

Ben Milliken started a bass fishing club at UNO because he enjoys fishing and the competition it provides. When he is fishing, Milliken said, he thinks about where the fish will be, how to line up the next cast and whether to stay or go to a different location on the water.

Entertainment

UNO student dishes out on-air laughs

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.