Jack and Dan
Story and photos by James Wooldridge Jack Anderson wasn’t going to let Dan Walker win. No way. Not a chance. The two college students swung the Wii remotes up and down in front of...
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Since the Hurricane: Julian’s Story
Story and photos by Elsie Stormberg Hidden within the mountains of Lares, Puerto Rico, was a tiny, dilapidated shack along a sharp turn in the road. Within this broken-down home was a man, one...
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When God comes for me: Those left behind after Hurricane Maria
Alberto Cabrera, 61, and Aurea Gonzalez, 60, are the two youngest people in the small village of Media Luna located near the northern coast of Puerto Rico. Only someone related to the Cabreras can...
Puerto Ricans criticize recovery efforts after Hurricane Maria
By Elsie Stormberg After Hurricanes Irma and Maria, hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico required aid. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, along with religious groups and grassroots organizations provided supplies,...
School closures in Puerto Rico worry residents
By Sabrina Sommer In 2017, the Puerto Rican government closed 167 schools. This summer, 265 public schools on the island found out in April they were scheduled to close over the summer of 2018....
Lack of affordable housing is a growing problem in Lincoln
Everyone agrees that the city of Lincoln has a shortage of affordable housing, but city government, community organizations and homebuilders have differing ideas on what to do about it. City officials said they will...
Food insecurity in Lincoln affects children the most
For one Lincoln college student, hunger was common in her household growing up. Her mother battled alcohol addiction, leaving the student to look after her brothers, beginning in elementary school. But despite a troubled...
From the brink: Saving the Puerto Rican parrot
Ricardo Valentin works at the Rio Abajo Aviary, which is part of a program working to breed and release the endangered Puerto Rican parrot. The parrot is indigenous to Puerto Rico and used to...
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lincoln in need of volunteers
Heartland: Big Brothers Big Sisters is undergoing some big changes. After having the same name and brand identity for 20 years, the company is rebranding across the country as the organization struggles to find...
The Weekly Grind: Nov. 11 – Nov. 17
Drink in the week’s most important stories — all in one place. In the time it takes to drink your first cup of coffee, we’ll help you get caught up.
The Ghost Church
Nick Cave Revives An Abandoned Church For City-Wide Art Project Genesis The Church of the Risen Christ quietly looms on the busy residential street is presides on. The church is old and grey, jaded...
The History of Hazing
Hazing isn’t a trend started by bored fraternity men but a tradition deeply rooted in history. You look into a dark room lit by candles and full of men in long, black-hooded cloaks. You...
UNL student finds passion through required course
Maddie Schultz, an Advertising and Public Relations major at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln discovers a passion for promoting sex trafficking awareness through a required course project. In the fall of 2017, Maddie was...
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