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Student Government installs new president, vice president

Student Government installs new president, vice president
UNO students have two new representatives in Student Government: president and student regent Neal Bonacci and vice president Kevin Huddleston. Bonacci and Huddleston were sworn in at an installation ceremony in the Milo Bail Student Center Ballroom on Jan.

Web site makes policies easier to find online

Students wondering about some of the finer pointers of university policies - or just wondering what the requirements are for organizing a bake sale - can now go to one centralized Web site to find what they need. The university launched a directory for policies at www.

Students prepare to celebrate Obama's inauguration today

The election has been over for months, with the precedence-defying victory of the junior senator from Illinois heralding change after eight years of the Bush administration. History will be made at 11 a.m. today, with President-elect Obama's swearing-in ceremony expected to set records for attendance and nationwide viewership.

Classes canceled early after snow on first day of spring semester

Classes canceled early after snow on first day of spring semester
Poor visibility and blowing snow caused evening classes to be canceled on the first day of the spring semester, Jan. 12. All students, faculty and staff were instructed to go home by text alerts and intercom messages put out by the university. The decision to cancel classes was made around 4:15 p.

UC system cuts freshmen enrollment due to legislature budget restrictions

LOS ANGELES (UWIRE) - Citing severe budget cuts and over-enrollment during the past year, the University of California Board of Regents reluctantly voted in favor of limiting freshman enrollment by 2,300 students. The plan comes at a time when the university is struggling to cope with steep budget cuts from the state, leaving little room to accommodate for any over-enrollment.

Crime Log

Friday, Jan. 9 10:52 a.m. Staff member reported the theft of university property from the Center Street location. The date and time of the incident are unknown. Sunday, Jan. 11 5:50 a.m. While on patrol, Campus Security witnessed an unconscious individual in a vehicle.

Student's laptop stolen from Milo Bail Student Center

A student's laptop was stolen from the information desk of the Milo Bail Student Center on Jan. 12, according to an Omaha police report. The computer, worth approximately $700, was stolen around 3 p.m. when its owner left it unattended under a desk for a few minutes, according to the report.

RIAA backs away from suing students, begins targeting ISPs

RIAA backs away from suing students, begins targeting ISPs
BOSTON (UWIRE) - Since 1999, when former Northeastern University student Shawn Fanning ignited popular peer-to-peer file sharing by developing Napster in his residence hall, the phenomenon has spread from the Northeastern campus outward like an unstoppable epidemic.

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