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What the shuck is happening?
What the shuck is happening?
What the shuck is happening?
Fear, anxiety, stress and the nasty smell of an elderly person's home consumed my senses as I took my first steps into the Piper wing of Neihardt Hall, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s isolation housing, on Friday, Sept. 11. I lugged my stuff into my room and took a second to absorb the weird smells and run-down room before breaking into tears as the emotions of the events that led up to my isolation suddenly hit me like a ton of bricks.
When Black athletes have to carry the pain of watching those who look like them be unjustly killed, it does not matter if watching sports is your personal escape from the world. Black people aren’t always afforded that same privilege.
Pam Edwards, assistant director of Dining Services at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said in an email that there are plastic bags for students, faculty, staff and guests to use at Selleck Dining Center and the plastic bags say they are compostable. However, Edwards said UNL does not have a composting site, therefore the bags that are compostable are not being composted.
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