Starving Actors' vice president Hunter Larrison, left, and treasurer Calen Calero stand in front of a picture of the school's namesake. Photo: William Whited, NewsNetNebraska
Starving Actors, a new University of Nebraska-Lincoln organization, feeds not students, but student art projects.
In September, 2008, Christian Stokes, Hunter Larrison and Calen Calero, all students at the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, dodged their school's red tape and formed the new group.
"We needed signatures to do events, and this slowed us down from doing what we wanted," said Calero, 21, group treasurer and a junior performing arts major. "You had to go through the network to do things like contact Campus Police for security or work with food services for food regulations. We thought it would run a lot smoother if we could cut the middle man out."
Ever wonder what happens to all the animals at the Lincoln Children's Zoo when the winter chill sets in? NewsNetNebraska's Allison Pane stopped by the zoo this week to find out. What she discovered was that most go indoors. Others, mostly birds, brave the cold weather outside.
Tyler Horning underwent Black Hawk Insertion Training at Fort Irwin in California. Photo courtesy Tyler Horning
Walking into the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Nebraska Union, Tyler Horning looks stressed. He throws his backpack, which is almost as big as he is, to the floor with a loud thud as he talks about his Spanish presentation and a few tests he has later in the week.
No matter, Horning has more on his mind than completing his degree in International Business: Once he graduates in December, instead of going from college to career, Horning transitions from soldier to a second lieutenant.
July, 2010, will mark eight years for Horning's service in the U.S. Army since he joined as a junior in high school. While still in school, Horning was sent multiple times to a National Guard unit in Hastings, Neb., to prepare for basic training in Fort Knox, Ky.
The Mueller Planetarium is displaying "Touching the Universe," a new exhibit that features images from amateur photographers as they portray a starry night from space. Courtesy Mueller Planetarium
When Galileo first used a telescope to observe the stars 400 years ago, he didn't know how much of the universe he was seeing -- or how much he was missing.
In honor of the Italian scientist, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Mueller Planetarium is displaying two mural-sized images of the Milky Way galaxy donated by NASA as part of an worldwide celebration -- the International Year of Astronomy.
The images on exhibit shed light on the little-understood center of the galaxy - something Galileo could have only imagined.
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