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Ask the Arboretum: Send in your tree questions
by NATHAN ANDERSON, WSU Landscape Arboretum director The Winona State University campus was designated a landscape arboretum in 2014, serving as both a university and regional educational resource in the Driftless Area of the Upper Midwest. Our 75-acre campus, located in the heart of Winona, is home to more than 1,100 trees and a diverse collection of unique gardens. The arboretum also stewards Garvin Heights and Krueger Woods—50 acres of nearby bluffland used for education and recreation.
ECMO holds focus group on diminishing hate, suggests diversity education
The Executive Council of Multicultural Organizations held a focus group Tuesday, Feb. 13, for University of Nebraska-Lincoln students to brainstorm actions they think the school and students should take in the effort to diminish hatred on campus. Following UNL’s refusal to remove a white nationalist from campus, this forum is among several emboldened responses from student organizations to combat racist ideology and expand inclusiveness on campus.
UNL advising conference provides training to help marginalized students
The Academic Advising Association at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is hosting its fifth academic advising conference this week, touching on themes influenced by current political and cultural tumult. The event, held Wednesday, Feb. 28, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Nebraska East Union, started as a UNL-specific advisor training event, but has expanded to include 250 attendees from various in-state and out-of-state universities.
Nebraska Board of Regents names new chairman and vice chairman
The University of Nebraska has a new Board of Regents chairman and vice chairman. The Board of Regents is comprised of eight elected members, who serve six-year terms, representing the citizens of Nebraska. The vice chairman is elected annually by board members and sits a one-year term before automatically succeeding to the chairman position for a one-year term. Additionally, four non-voting student regents, representing the university’s four campuses, sit the board.
UNL students share their plans for spring break
Every year, spring break roughly marks the halfway point in the spring semester at campuses across the country. This time allows for students to visit family or vacation with friends. With the break fast approaching, The Daily Nebraskan asked University of Nebraska-Lincoln students how they plan to spend their time away from campus.
Term limits: are they detrimental to the Legislature?
The Nebraska ballot measure establishing legislative term limits that intended to weed out career politicians worked. But according to some, the outcome means living with an inexperienced government and increased gridlock.The ballot initiative, dubbed Measure 415, passed in the 2000 election year. It took effect in 2006 and limited senators to a maximum of two four-year terms.
Theobald offers platform for 3rd District bid
Labeling himself a citizen politician, Paul Theobald said he supports an agenda that will stabilize the population in small Nebraska communities by focusing on middle and working-class people.The rural Pierce County resident is the Democratic candidate for the 3rd District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and is running against Republican incumbent Rep.
UNL master’s student preparing to graduate advocates for persecuted Yazidi
Master’s student Hadi Pir is, like many students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, on the cusp of graduating this May. But unlike most, his journey to cap and gown was rife with warfare and fear of religious persecution.“I saw a lot of people get killed” he said, growing sober. “I was a soldier, basically.
UNL global studies program to host final panel discussion on feminism
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln global studies program will host its third and final panel discussion in its series on feminism in a globalized world later this week.The roundtable discussion, titled “Translating Women, Translating Feminism in a Globalized World,” is organized in partnership with the women’s and gender studies program and is scheduled Thursday, April 12, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Colonial B room of the Nebraska Union.The final panel discussion will include three UNL...
Out of the Darkness uses flags to represent lives lost to suicide
Out of the Darkness will host its third annual “Out of the Darkness Walk” Sunday, April 8, to raise awareness for suicide and mental health.The event, in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s local chapter, will begin at the Nebraska Union green space at 1 p.m.In preparation for the walk, Out of the Darkness, a recognized student organization at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, placed red and yellow flags in the green space for students to see.
March For Our Lives movement commemorates Parkland shooting on UNL campus
The March for Our Lives movement used school-desks outside the Adele Hall Learning Commons earlier today to represent the 17 students killed in Parkland, Florida in February.With the display, set up on the one-month anniversary of the deadly shooting, March For Our Lives hopes to continue public engagement in the discussion for new gun legislation with the goal to make schools safer by cutting down, or eliminating, mass shootings, said Kieran Wilson, a local coordinator for March for Our...
LPS students join national movement for gun control with planned walkouts
It’s Valentine’s Day and shots scream out from an AR-15 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The bullets leave in their path blood and bodies that can be seen lying in classrooms and littering hallways. When the calamity ends, 17 students are dead and 15 are left wounded.The shooting, spanning just five minutes, is one of the deadliest school shootings in the United States and is another example of recurring gun violence in schools nationwide.
Annual climbing festival hopes to bring people together for rock climbing
The Flatland Climbing Festival will host its annual two-day event beginning March 2 to promote community togetherness through shared activities.The climbing festival begins Friday at 7 p.m. with a speaker event at the Nebraska Union in the Colonial Room.
Nebraska legislation would eliminate sales tax for feminine hygiene products
A sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products will take effect this year if legislation heard Wednesday, Feb. 21, at the Nebraska State Capitol becomes law.Legislative Bill 798, introduced by State Sen. Mike McDonnell of Omaha, Nebraska, would tax-exempt all feminine hygiene products beginning Oct. 1.“I believe feminine hygiene products deserve a sales tax exemption because they address a biological need,” McDonnell said in his statement to the Revenue Committee.
Driverless vehicles on Nebraska roads wheel closer under two bills
LINCOLN--Autonomous vehicles traveling Nebraska's roads would become a possibility under two bills heard Tuesday by the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee.If passed, Legislative Bill 989, introduced by Sen. Anna Wishart of Lincoln, would open Lincoln roads to a driverless vehicle pilot program initially targeted to operate in the downtown area. And LB 1122, sponsored by Sen.
UNL students respond to recently proposed budget cuts
The University of Nebraska system will be staring down more tough choices if Gov.
NU President Hank Bounds thanks students, faculty for opposing budget cuts
University of Nebraska President Hank Bounds thanked students, faculty and staff for opposing university budget cuts in an email sent Thursday.In the statement -- given on NU’s 149th anniversary -- Bounds acknowledged those who have supported the university’s fight against Gov. Pete Ricketts’ proposed budget cuts.
Students share opinions on Daniel Kleve’s right to free speech
+5 Protestors hold up signs at the "No Nazis on UNL Campus" rally hosted by UNL Against Hate on Feb. 7, 2018, at the Nebraska Student Union in Lincoln, Nebraska.
UNL Chancellor says Daniel Kleve is protected by First Amendment
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green sent an email this morning to students, faculty and staff addressing concerns surrounding the controversial Daniel Kleve video.In the email, Green said Kleve will not be expelled, citing First Amendment protections.Green also said campus safety is his top priority, and the UNL Police Department is closely monitoring the situation.
UNL students imagine what they would do if elected governor
All 18-year-olds could soon be eligible to wield the governor’s “supreme executive power” if one constitutional amendment makes it to the ballot this fall.If approved by voters, Legislative Resolution 18CA would strike language in the constitution requiring individuals to be 30 years old and allowing those who have attained the federal voting age eligible to hold the governorship.LR 18CA is a carryover bill from 2017, and one that was previously introduced in 2015 as LR 26CA by Sen.
Nebraska legislative bill proposing sexual assault climate surveys heard
Legislation heard at the Capitol Tuesday by the Education Committee would require all postsecondary educational institutions to conduct sexual assault climate surveys beginning Sept. 1, 2018.If passed, Legislative Bill 898, introduced by Sen.
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