Letter from the Editor: Being a journalist isn’t easy, but it’s worth it
Published in The Daily Nebraskan 02/10/2023
I love being a journalist — and I’m proud to be one — but I’m terrified for my future in this industry.
Honestly, for the longest time I didn’t even know what I wanted to be when I grew up. The constant nagging question when we were kids almost always turned into a game of who could come up with the coolest job.
I somehow landed on pirate-haircut-mommy.
I wish I knew how I decided to mash together three of the most unrelated jobs into one, but I think it goes without saying that this dream died one day, similar to my later dreams of becoming a teacher or a doctor.
BREAKING NEWS: Mickey Joseph arrested on multiple charges
Published in The Daily Nebraskan 11/30/2022
Previous Nebraska Football interim head coach, Robert ‘Mickey’ Joseph was arrested in Lincoln Wednesday afternoon on multiple charges.
The Lincoln Police Department was called to a residence near South 34th Street and Tree Line Drive around 2 p.m. Wednesday for reports of a domestic disturbance. Police located Joseph, 54, at another location, where he was arrested and lodged in Lancaster County Jail for strangulation and domestic assault of the third degree.
Joseph has been placed on administrative leave, according to Trev Alberts, Director of Athletics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
UNL closed due to heavy snow, officials hope to reopen Friday
Published in The Daily Nebraskan 02/16/2023
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln canceled classes Thursday due to high levels of snowfall, alerting students shortly after 8 a.m.
The decision to close campus is typically made between 5-6 a.m., according to Deb Fiddelke, the chief communication and marketing officer for the Office of University Communication. However, when officials from the Office of the Chancellor met Thursday morning to discuss the snowfall, they chose to continue on with classes as normal.
“At that point this morning, roads were passable. Our facilities team was clearing campus and felt that the campus would be safe for students to walk around,” Fiddelke said. “We made the decision to stay open.”
BREAKING NEWS: UNLPD responds to suspicious items near Hardin Hall
Published in Omaha World-Herald 02/02/2023
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department sent an alert to the campus community after staff members found suspicious items near East Campus’ Hardin Hall Thursday morning.
The items were found in a suspicious placement on the side of the road shortly before 8 a.m. at the intersection of 34th and Holdrege Streets, according to Cap. John Backer.
The area was cleared and traffic was rerouted until a fire inspector with Lincoln Fire and Rescue was able to recover the articles. UNLPD announced that the case had been resolved around 30 minutes after the initial alert.