News You Can Use 4-21-11
News you can use
“Further review” reverses mayor’s pipeline support
After "further review" and consulting with others, Ralston Mayor Don Groesser retracted previous support of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline expansion in an April 13 letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Christensen: UNO ‘stands ready’ for new president
University of Nebraska Omaha administration and faculty will support and offer aid to new Student Body President/Regent Liz O'Connor and Vice-President Bret Harrell, said Chancellor John Christensen at the April 18 inauguration ceremony.
Mammel Hall opens its doors
When Mammel Hall opened its doors last August, business students were introduced to an environmentally conscious, technologically advanced building.
University of Nebraska braces for $50 million in system-wide budget cuts
The economic downturn sweeping the nation hasn't missed UNO.
Students elect O’Connor/Harrell in substantial turnout
UNO voters took to the polls March 8, electing junior political science major Liz O'Connor as UNO student body president/regent and her running mate, senior sociology and political science major Bret Harrell, as vice president. The duo defeated opponents Ryan Tefft, a senior geology major, and Eric Hansen, a senior accounting major, by a 727 to 326 margin.
UNO moves to Division I
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents voted unanimously March 25 to accept UNO's invitation to join the Summit League, moving the University to Division I athletics.
UNO eliminates summer commencement
To the dismay of some students, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents voted Jan. 28 to eliminate the August graduation commencement ceremony and host the two remaining May and December ceremonies on campus.