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Spartan Night Out

Spartan Night Out

Finley Paprocki, Staff Writer April 30, 2026

The lucky winners of Lincoln East’s prom royalty this year are Gavin Foust, Anna Barrett, Avery Nordhues, and Parker Whitmore. Prom took place on April 11th at the Scottish Rite Ballroom in downtown...

Nebraska Legislative Chambers, where laws are passed, including the minimum wage initiative or Initiative 433. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Raising the minimum

Cyan Seymour, Editor-In-Chief January 30, 2026

Part time jobs are essential to living the true teenage life. Going straight to work after a grueling day of school, only to get home at nine pm and have no time to do anything else. Schoolwork gets pushed...

Founders Emily Cancelmo and Andrew Altman smile for the camera at one of their pop-ups. Fundraising for Stray by the Bay is in progress since the dream formulated,, and this couple didn’t plan on stopping anytime soon.

Purr-fectly Poured Paw-ffee for a Cause

Livvie Austin, Staff Writer January 28, 2026

Many cat owners know the warmth of snuggling up with your furry friend and sipping a hot cup of your favorite drink. These individuals know firsthand that nothing beats a dreary day quite like tabby time...

Green sea turtles are no longer endangered thanks to conservation. Many things have caused harm and disproportionate death to sea turtles in the past decades, the efforts have to keep going to ensure future abundance of the species.

Globally going green

Sweet Pea Ratliff, Editor November 19, 2025

Green sea turtles have recently been moved up from “endangered” to “least concern” according to Earth.org. This is due to an array of conservation efforts and research, but there is still work...

An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., the central command for the Department of Defense.

The press pushes back

Lily McEntarffer, Staff Writer November 17, 2025

On September 18, 2025, the Pentagon released a new official media policy imposing tighter restrictions on reporters covering defense and national security. The new rules stated that journalists may not...

A protestor raises their sign in dissent. The No Kings protest heavily featured handmade signs and posters lifted over heads.

No Doubt with No Kings

Cora Jones, Staff Writer November 17, 2025

On October 18, 2025, over a thousand people gathered around the front steps of the State Capitol building in Lincoln, Nebraska to take part in the nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests. The protest was primarily...

The Heartland Athletic Conference stretches across Southeast Nebraska. The conference includes most Class A teams outside of the Omaha metro area.

New additions to the Heartland Athletic Conference

Lily Abele, Editor, Layout Editor November 4, 2025

August 20, 2025, the Heartland Athletic Conference announced they would be expanding their Class A conference to 12 schools, now including Lincoln Northwest and Standing Bear High School as they move up...

Junkstock uses vintage campers and western signs to decorate for their Camp Junkstock theme. Each year a new and unique theme is chosen, then brought to life using antique decorations.

Camp out at Junkstock’s fall festival

Kayla Wischhof, Staff Writer November 3, 2025

Junkstock returned for their 13th annual fall festival on the weekend of October 3 to 5 and October 10 to 12, held at Sycamore Farms in Waterloo, Nebraska. It once again brought the people of the Midwest...

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