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  • In response to the article 'If she's a woman, than what am I?

    I have never met Natalie C. McGovern. I have never seen what she looks like, how she acts, what clothes she wears, nor observed her thought processes. And yet, despite this, I can safely say that she is, indeed, a woman.

  • A Good Year for the Lost Ones

    LITERARY

    “Fellas, coincidence and fate figure largely in our lives.” -Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) “Twin Peaks” The story of my travel through time is rather anti-climactic. There was no blue box that was bigger on the inside or a mad scientist with a really cool 80s car.

  • Ode to a vertical personnel transport device

    LITERARY

    The Painting “Elevator” by Jeremy Ripley Couldn’t you wait for the next elevator to our punch card hells? Or was the stairway to heaven too steep to trek with a mouthful of small talk and a cell phone full of unanswered e-mails and invites to meetings that keep you silent at dinner? If you’re going to share this elevating four by four space with me, could you at least ask me how I am? Because I have no one to roll over to in the morning and express how good it would feel to sleep in.

  • Rise and shine

    LITERARY

    Early morning, I found myself down by the lake. The reeds sway a greeting upon my arrival. A soft wind ghosts across my face. I spread my palm and the water Shivers through my fingers. Through the glassy surface, I see Tiny creatures dancing around my feet.

  • Another Tomorrow

    LITERARY

    How often do we long for solace in a world that’s left us feeling hollow A chance to escape the pressure or mundane things that follow When you can’t see in front of you or you feel undone Take a trip down memory lane Lift your face towards the sun J

  • No humans were harmed during the making of this apocalypse

    LITERARY

    The Jeep swerves as I slam it through a hairpin turn; I yank my foot off the accelerator to compensate and then punch the accelerator on the other side.  Our pursuers are less skilled; gravel and dirt fly and almost hit the rock face as their tires break traction.  They manage to stay on the road, but they’ve lost ground on us.  I’ve got the advantage here.  The mountain roads around Helenville, New York are my turf.

  • What would you do with $5.3 billion?

    Five point three billion dollars.  That’s how much was spent on campaigning in the 2008 election year.  That’s more than the GDP of 65 of the nations on Earth.

  • Ladies, did you know we’re in a war?

    “No wonder we’re going broke, we’re fighting like 18 different wars,” Jon Stewart said on a recent show.

  • gatewayopinion The cost of a decision

    In the grand tradition of politics, if you don’t get what you want through the democratic process, use control of funds to get the same result. 

  • romney Things Ann Romney will never understand

    Last week, Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen caused a bit of a kerfluffle with some comments she made about Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.  By way of dissecting Mr. Romney’s statement that he relies on his wife to keep him apprised of “women’s issues,” Rosen said that Ann Romney doesn’t understand the pressures and challenges other women face because she had, in Rosen’s words, “never worked a day in her life.”

  • romney American Idol: White House edition

    When we live in a society where more people would rather vote for the “American Idol” than the American President, we should expect to be given just that choice.

  • What happened to professionalism?

    So continues the evaluation of social media’s presence in news media.

  • martincase Social media and the Trayvon Martin case

    A violent struggle, cries for help and a single gunshot that split the night at the Retreat at Twin Lakes community and ended the life of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

  • warrenbuffet My night with Warren

    A student account of spending an evening among the elite

    As a student, you hope for a point in your college career that will inspire you.  For years I’ve been the student who didn’t know what I wanted to do right out of college.  But after spending this weekend among some of the most influential people in Omaha, it became clear where I want to belong.

  • The G word

    In four weeks, many students will be celebrating the end of their college careers and the start of life in the real world.   I will be putting more celebration into never having to participate in an unpaid group project again.  Over the past years I’ve had at least one group project each semester, if not more.

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.

Hockey/Tennis

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Ehlers leads Equestrian club

Sarah Ehlers has been riding horses for 12 years. As a student at UNO, she’s kept her love for the sport alive with UNO’s Equestrian club.

Basketball/Track

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.

Music

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UNO professor destined to be drummer

Not many people can say they are working their dream job, but Thomas Roland can do that every day.

TV and Movies