LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 25 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * After 43 years, Sayre still squeezin' his way through Husker game days * For 43 years, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Sea of Red has swept past as Chris Sayre's accordion carries a joyful welcome to game day. The tradition of Nebraska's "accordion guy" began in 1982, when a friend dared Sayre to try busking to burn off energy on home football game days. "The team was so good back then, the who  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 24 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Grosse lights up campus with his work, friendliness * Duane Grosse likes to stay busy and engaged with people, which is why his job as building systems technician at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln brings a smile to his face, and he makes it a point to make others smile, too. "Meeting people and talking with them is my favorite part and feeling like I'm part of a team," he said. "I think that how w  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 24 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Large beetle collection donation helps spawn 'Goliaths' exhibit * In early 2024, MJ Paulsen received a phone call. Michael Ritterbrown was sorting through his late mother's possessions in Wyoming and wasn't sure what to do with her extensive natural history collection, for which she'd left no instructions. Nova Young was an excellent amateur botanist, but her late husband Ron Young collected scarab be  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 24 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Project aims to better communication, quality of life for children with impairments * For children with severe speech and physical impairments, the inability to share their thoughts and feelings can deeply affect their quality of life and well-being. Researchers and engineers continue to seek new ways to help these children communicate, including an experimental technology that enables thoughts to con  more

WAYNE, Nebraska, Nov. 26 -- Wayne State College issued the following news release: * * * Wayne State College Winter 2025 Commencement The graduate and undergraduate ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, in Rice Auditorium. * Wayne State College will hold a commencement ceremony for graduate and undergraduate students at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, in Rice Auditorium. A total of 245 degrees will be conferred. Those students receiving their diplomas will include 172 undergraduates and   more

WAYNE, Nebraska, Nov. 26 -- Wayne State College issued the following news release: * * * Plains Writers Series Features Jim Reese on Dec. 4, 2025 Jim Reese, an alum of WSC, will read at 2 p.m. in the Humanities Building, followed by the Fiction Slam at 7 p.m. at The Max. * Wayne State College alumnus Dr. Jim Reese, author of "Coming to a Neighborhood Near You: The Business and Repercussion of Crime and Punishment," is the featured author in the next installment of Wayne State's 2025-26 Plai  more