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Calling all Barack Obama and John McCain wannabes.
The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska and the University Program Council are planning a mock presidential debate in which students will speak on behalf of the candidates.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have the opportunity today to vote for who they want to see elected to the White House.
Well, at least they can practice.
UNL's Young Democrats is hosting a mock election today on the fountain side of the Nebraska Union, which will also double as a voter registration drive.
Sports
Nebraska volleyball Coach John Cook doesn't need a young team to make him worry about potential letdowns through the season.
"I always worry about that stuff, I don't care what team we have," he said at Tuesday's press conference. "That's just coaches being paranoid.
There was no rain in sight on Tuesday for Nebraska's make-up soccer match with Drake.
The two teams were supposed to square off last Friday, but Mother Nature soaked the field and created poor playing conditions.
However, not even Tuesday's sunshine was enough to help Nebraska prevail over the Bulldogs.
Opinion
There's a wonderful little quote from Anne Lamott that both political parties should plaster over every inch of their respective national headquarters. The quote goes like this:
"You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.
The '60s are over, but the fight for civil rights continues. One group scored a major victory last week: not African Americans or women, but transgender Americans, a group so discriminated against that our nation has only just begun to acknowledge its existence.
Features
Dating has gone from the traditional "dinner and a movie" to something entirely different. The onset of the Internet ushered in a crazy generation of online romances, with dating Web sites tailored to any type of person.
The art of breaking up has changed as well. While some people still prefer to just drift apart or use the popular "I think we need to talk" speech, others dare to be original in embarrassing their soon-to-be exes.
Melissa Midwest never expected to become an entrepreneur.
"I wasn't one of those girls who wanted to rule the world or even run a business," the pornographic actress (real name Melissa Harrington) said.
But six years after getting into the adult entertainment industry, the Lincoln native has built something of an empire, wherein she owns multiple Web sites, real estate and a hair salon.