The Daily Nebraskan

The Daily Nebraskan, which began its journey in 1871 under the name Monthly Hesperian Student, serves as the student newspaper for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. While it employs numerous journalism students, it operates independently from the University's College of Journalism and Mass Communications. The entire newspaper is created and run by students, with support from a dedicated professional business manager, Dan Shattil, who has been with the publication for many years.

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UNLPD investigates sextortion, theft in less busy week of campus crime

1 week 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

2 weeks 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.
BREAKING: Catalyst wins ASUN executive race

2 weeks ago | dailynebraskan.com | Justin Diep

After another week of campaigning, Catalyst secured all three Association of Students for the University of Nebraska executive positions. Libby Wilkins and Benjamin Morgan won 58% or 1,841 votes to be the next ASUN President and Internal Vice President. Luke McDermott and Reem Ahmed, Ascend UNL’s candidates for President and Internal Vice President, got 42% or 1,322 votes. Misha Jalali will be the next external vice president, winning 58% or 1840 votes will be the External Vice President.
Nebraska lawmakers shut down winner-take-all bill, ‘blue dot’ survives

2 weeks ago | dailynebraskan.com | Justin Diep

The bill to take Nebraska back to a winner-take-all system is effectively dead after lawmakers failed to overcome a filibuster Tuesday. Sen. Loren Lippincott of Central City failed to reach the 33 votes needed to end the Democrat-led filibuster on Legislative Bill 3, which he introduced at the request of Gov. Jim Pillen. The motion to end debate, which needed 33 votes, failed on a 31-18 vote.
BREAKING: Catalyst responds to Ascend UNL statement on alleged exclusionary culture

2 weeks ago | dailynebraskan.com | Justin Diep

Ascend UNL released a statement on Instagram Monday morning alleging that former Freshman Campus Leadership Associates Co-Directors and current Catalyst Internal and External Vice President candidates Benjamin Morgan and Misha Jalali “cultivated an exclusionary and inappropriate environment that undermined the mission of the program, the values of ASUN and their role as mentors for a young cohort.”Morgan and Jalali served as FCLA co-directors for the 2023-24 school year.
BREAKING: Nebraska guard Gavin Griffiths enters transfer portal

2 weeks ago | dailynebraskan.com | Anthony Rubek

A day after winning the College Basketball Crown, the Huskers lost their first player to the transfer portal in sophomore guard Gavin Griffiths, according to On3. Griffiths had trouble breaking into the rotation in his only year in Lincoln, averaging 2.1 points and 1.6 rebounds per game in 16 contests. The 6-foot-7 forward transferred to Nebraska after playing 32 games as a freshman at Rutgers, including three starts.
Nebraska regents to honor John Cook with statue, naming arena at Devaney

2 weeks ago | dailynebraskan.com | Justin Diep

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will vote next week to rename the home of Husker Volleyball to the John Cook Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The renaming would go alongside building a bronze statue of Cook outside the sports center. Cook retired this year after 25 years with the Huskers, during which he won four national championships with 12 NCAA semifinal appearances, nine Big 12 titles and five Big Ten titles.
ASUN to lobby Nebraska lawmakers to allow UNL to stock epinephrine

2 weeks ago | dailynebraskan.com | Justin Diep

The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska passed a bill to lobby Nebraska lawmakers to enact a law to allow public institutions to carry allergic reaction medication without a prescription.
BREAKING: Nebraska men’s basketball adds first transfer in Iowa forward

2 weeks ago | dailynebraskan.com | Anthony Rubek

Nebraska men’s basketball made its first addition through the transfer portal with Iowa sophomore forward Pryce Sandfort announcing his commitment on X Friday morning. The 6-foot-7 forward averaged 8.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game this past season, appearing in all 33 contests for the Hawkeyes. Sandfort had two of his best games of the year against the Huskers, including a 16-point outing on March 9 where he shot 4-of-6 from 3-point range.
KROGER: ‘Minecraft,’ ‘Drop,’ ‘The Accountant 2,’ movies to watch in April

3 weeks ago | dailynebraskan.com | Jalen Kroger

There are still a couple of months to go before blockbuster season, but April has some upcoming film releases that should be sure to entertain. From two different video game movie adaptations to a sequel of a nearly nine-year-old movie, this month has something for everyone. The biggest release for the first week of April is definitely “A Minecraft Movie,” a movie plagued by development issues, being originally announced over 10 years ago.