Owen Reimer

Lincoln, Omaha

Assistant News Editor at The Daily Nebraskan

UNL ‘26 | Reporter for @dailyneb and @nenewsservice | probably listening to Smino

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Articles

UNL faculty, students respond to sweeping DOGE cuts to humanities grants

2 weeks ago | dailynebraskan.com | Owen Reimer

On Wednesday April 2, Andrew Jewell, co-director for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, sat in his office and opened an email from the university’s grants office. Attached was a letter from Michael McDonald, the acting chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The email contained a letter addressed from McDonald.
UNLPD investigates sextortion, theft in less busy week of campus crime

4 weeks ago | dailynebraskan.com | Owen Reimer

Following a busy week of crime on campus, police at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln reported a slight decrease in crime in the past week. Officers are investigating another case of sextortion, a crime UNL Police Department Assistant Chief Marty Fehringer said is unfortunately frequently reported on campus. Sextortion is a crime that occurs when someone threatens to distribute explicit photos if a victim doesn’t provide them with money.
UNL sees hate crime arrest, hit-and-run, sextortion cases

1 month ago | dailynebraskan.com | Owen Reimer

As the spring semester hits full bloom, so has crime across the campus at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. UNL Police Department Assistant Chief Marty Fehringer said that in the last few weeks, crime across campus was slightly higher, but full of typical offenses like underage drinking, fake IDs, hit and runs, and driving under the influence. Officers arrested 21-year-old Cale Wacker of Norfolk Thursday, April 3 in relation to a hate crime against a student.
UPC says it won’t change its mission amidst DEI ban

2 months ago | dailynebraskan.com | Owen Reimer

Since The United States Department of Education issued a letter Feb. 14, effectively banning programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion on college campuses, students and faculty are left questioning exactly what these bans will affect. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s University Programing Council President Nancy Tran said the student-run organization will not be changing its dedication or approach to diversity on campus amidst federal policy changes.
Crime blooms on campus as spring arrives

2 months ago | dailynebraskan.com | Owen Reimer

As Spring begins to bloom across campus, so has crime. UNLPD Assistant Chief Marty Fehringer said the University of Nebraska-Lincoln saw a slight rise in crimes over the past two weeks, which he said is consistent yearly with the rise in temperatures. An officer saw a man littering, throwing a bottle on the sidewalk, Monday, March 10 at 14th and P Streets, and stopped his car to intervene.
Crime awareness: Students should take the “run” out of hit-and-run

2 months ago | dailynebraskan.com | Owen Reimer

Imagine, a student reversing out of their spot in the Abel parking garage, moved too close to the car next to them and accidentally scraped the side of the vehicle. After doing this, the panicked student had two options: leave a note with their contact information or leave quickly and hope no one noticed. This is a situation many students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln find themselves in, according to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department Capt. Aaron Pembleton.
Sheldon Museum of Art’s sculpture has unlucky day in UNL crime log

2 months ago | dailynebraskan.com | Owen Reimer

In the fifth week of the spring semester, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police department searched for multiple stolen coats, a smart watch and the person who dumped water over a student's belongings. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department cited a nonstudent with careless driving around 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb 19 after a person backed into a sculpture on the sidewalk outside of the Sheldon Museum of Art, according to UNLPD Assistant Chief Marty Fehringer.
Police chase, attempted burglary & false fire alarm highlight UNL crime log

2 months ago | dailynebraskan.com | Owen Reimer

An icy sheet of snow caused campus to temporarily stand still in the fifth week of the semester. Rain or snow, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department never stands still in the fight against campus crime. A UNLPD officer took part in a chase alongside Lincoln police Feb. 16, after 41-year-old Timothy Washington allegedly shot and killed a man, stabbed another person and took off in a stolen car, Fehringer said. Washington fled from officers and was later caught.
UNLPD deals with multiple crimes during frigid times

2 months ago | dailynebraskan.com | Owen Reimer

An icy sheet of snow caused campus to temporarily stand still in the fifth week of the semester. Rain or snow, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department never stands still in the fight against campus crime. A UNLPD officer took part in a chase alongside Lincoln police Feb. 16, after 41-year-old Timothy Washington allegedly shot and killed a man, stabbed another person and took off in a stolen car, Fehringer said. Washington fled from officers and was later caught.
UNL professors find election news linked to anxiety, lower engagement

2 months ago | dailynebraskan.com | Owen Reimer

Two University of Nebraska-Lincoln political science professors, Dr. Kevin Smith and Dr. Dona-Gene Barton, spent the last few years studying the emotional and civic toll overwhelming amounts of political news takes on the American public. Both professors began researching the impact of political news on Americans following the 2016 election.