Day 22- Nebraska Vs. Missouri Game

Dear UNL,

     What a game this was!  We can say the student section has greatly improved since our last letter.  So many things to talk about with this game. Good things, bad things, and some overall HuskerNation ness things.

     First of all, the student section was loads and loads better and more respectful that at the last home game.  Yes, of course there was your usual potty mouthed, "nothing is ever fair" fan who thinks every call from a ref is fixed.  But besides that, the student fans were hyper, ecstatic, and great fans of football.  We were proud to sit in the student section this time.  Well done.

     Secondly, the Huskers started off the first quarter with a BANG! Which was completely and utterly fantastic!  Just minutes into the game, 2:44 PM to be exact, Roy Helu Jr (who we'll get to in a moment) ran a 66-yd touchdown for Nebraska!!!!  The student section, to say the least, went bezonkers!  And the game just kept getting better from there!  We had alot of really great tackles from the Nebraska Blackshirts (and yes, we had some misses as well) and DeJon Gomes really played his part this game. 

     One of the things we noticed, YET AGAIN, was the opposing team, in this case Mizzou, throwing the bones.  WHAT THE HECK?!  Why does every team we play, think they can throw the bones?  That's ours and ours alone.  It's kind of aggrivating.  Also, many of Mizzou's players had little bouts of anger, and their anger management doesn't work very well.  Roughing our players infront of the refs?  Missouri, there is no reason for you to shove and hit our players on the field.  Period.

     Yet, some of the good things we saw on the field are as follows.  Missouri Sports Medicine trainers running out onto the field to help Huskers Defensive Back Ciante Evans when he was taken down in the endzone.  Moments like those show it's not all about winning the game, it's about having a good time and making sure people are ok.  Also, out of nowhere, COURTNEY OSBOURNE TACKLES MIZZOU QUARTER BACK!!!!!!  That was awesome!!! The fans, including us, went willlld!  And maybe Mizzou isn't such a bad team.  Player #85 of the Tigers leaned down to give Roy Helu Jr. a hand up after he took him down.  Good sportsmanship, Tigers!

     Some of the crazy stuff that happened at this game are as follows.  "The Cornhuskers played without quarterback Taylor Martinez in the second half after he came up hobbling following a hit from Kenji Jackson on a run late in the second quarter. Zac Lee took over to start the third quarter."- Huskersillustrated.com.  Luckily for most of the Nebraska Husker fans ( we like all of our players), Martinez is expected to be ok for next week's game.  Also, "Helu was sensational carrying the offensive load whether Martinez was in or out of the game. He totaled 228 yards after his first 10 carries on his way to breaking the Nebraska record of 294 yards set by Calvin Jones against Kansas in 1991."-Huskersillustrated.com.  Nebraska Cornhuskers Running Back, #10, Roy Helu Jr. was amazing this game.  It was heard several times around the student section that he was this games "MVP".  We just have to agree with that.  Did we mention, HE BEAT that record by Calvin Jones!!!! A whopping 307 yards in a SINGLE GAME!! The plays he made were fantastic. The team was doing a great job playing as a team and Helu was able to make some runs and take some hits that ended up giving us the game!

     All in all, it was a great game.  Stay classy, UNL.  We will always love you (and players like Roy Helu Jr.).

Sincerely,
killa & barney

    

    

Day 21- New Parking Meters

Dear UNL,

     Why do you insist on throwing ugly, nasty surprises on us at unsuspecting moments? For instance, in the Animal Science parking lot, there are approximately 20 parking spots that are coveted by students, up along the curb. About 14 of those spots are monitored by a meter.  The other 6 are prime spots to park and we love them. Imagine our surprise when we pull up to park in our usual spots and they are the new homes for brand, spankin' new meters or darkness. 

     Why must you take away some of the only free joy we have here on campus? We really enjoy pulling into the parking lot and seeing one spot left of the prime 6.  Cackling in joy and mischief as we pull into that spot, reveling in the knowledge that we got the spot and no other college student will have the joy of comfort and ease of parking for the time being.  It gives us a way to feel evil and mos foul  in a non-evil and foul way.  Don't tell us that you don't secretly rejoice when the best parking spots are open and you are able to take them.  Now we can't do that unless we feel like plugging the meter (which is technically illegal and the parking enforcement will come get you... read our other letter....), which we don't feel like doing.

     Although, one thing we do like about these new parking meters, is the new time limit.  These used to be only 2 hour limit meters.  These nifty, red little stickers have replaced the old, blue ones with the words "4 Hour Limit".  That in itself, is a Godsend.  The 2 hour time limits were horrible if you had to park and the meters were the only spots left that were still on campus.  Now, at least we have ease of mind, knowing that our 2 and a half hour lab won't get us a ticket.

     Frankly, we would like it if you would just abolish all meters on East Campus, but, alas, we know it's not likely.  Stay classy, UNL. We will always love you (and cry over our taken spots).

Sincerely,
killa & barney

Day 20 - The Red/White Blur

Dear UNL,

Beware! The celebrity known as the Red/White blur can be seen SPRINTING through the commuter parking lot near Memorial Stadium.  No, it is not Clark Kent, the Red/Blue Blur....it is none other than the Husker-Adidas clad Niles Paul.  We have no idea the reason for his urgency through the parking lot, but we are sure it was very, very important.  Like saving a life, or catching a stray football flying from Memorial Stadium.

Stay classy UNL, and...just be careful walking through the parking lots.

Sincerely,
barney & killa

Day 19-Mexican Chocolate

UNL estimado,   

Nosotros hemos experimentado algo interesante.  Un par de días hace, fuimos a la tienda de productos lácteos en el campus de este.  Ahora, antes de que lleguemos realmente a lo que íbamos a escribir nuestra carta sobre, simplemente digamos esto.  Nunca sabíamos que el almacén de productos lácteos tenía un Happy Hour!!!!  Buena trata de 2: 30-3: 30.  Y que sabía de la tienda de productos lácteos más que acaba de helados?!  Es una locura.  De todos modos, fuimos a la tienda de productos lácteos, y afortunadamente lo suficientemente para nosotros, llegamos allí justo a tiempo para Happy Hour. Tuvimos suerte de obtener Buy One, Get One Half Off.  Por lo tanto killa decide ser aburrido y sólo obtener Banana Chocolate Chip.  Pero barney decide jugar un poco diferente.  El helado opta es, chocolate mexicano.     ¿Qué es mexicana chocolate, pedís?  "Es un más oscuro, más rico helado de chocolate con especias, mezclados.  En su mayoría canela y un poco de pimienta de Cayena. " Dice al empleado detrás de la inmersión en gabinete.  Pimienta de Cayena asiste  Es la tienda de productos lácteos flippin' LOCO?!?!?!  ¿Quién quiere algo picante en su helado?  Bueno, ni que decir tiene la pimienta de Cayena es apenas perceptible y el helado no es caliente en absoluto.  No hay necesidad para que se ejecute a la fuente de potable para apagar la boca de burnig.  El helado estaba delicioso y a pesar de que la tienda de productos lácteos pueden plantear algunos sabores de freaky deaky, resultan bastante oleaje.    Ir a probar algo nuevo.  Elija un sabor que nunca ha tenido, o ir a cierta regularidad. Estancia elegante, UNL.   Siempre amamos su helado y usted! 

Atentamente,

Killa & barney

Day 18- Nebraskan Layers Part 2

Dear UNL,

     We've come to a conclusion.  First of all, we are guilty of the 17 layers, ourselves.  Secondly, the weather lately is the reason we comply to such craziness!  We have learned that UNL students wear 17 layers because when they wake up, its 40 degrees!  We move on in the day and (the same day, might we add) it's 85 degrees!  Unless you feel like changing your entire outfit 13 times a day, this is the only reasonable solution.

Sincerely,
barney & killa

Day 17- Nebraska vs. Texas Game

Dear UNL,

     We are very disappointed in you, today.  Now before you say everyone in the state of Nebraska is sad and upset, let us explain why.  Yes, we know we lost the game today, but what went on at the game is what we would like to ...talk about.

     First of all, the student section at the football games are uber packed, just in case you didn't know.  Let's sure hope that whoever is sitting in those particular sections are not claustrophobic.  Everyone attending as a student will have to be ok with their "personal bubble" being somewhat poked and prodded.  We are all one big happy family for the 4 hours of the game. 

     Secondly, you should probably teach your students the meaning of respect.   Even if it means singing Aretha Franklin over and over and over again until they get the picture.  Sure!  It's all fine and dandy to cheer for your team.  Who doesn't want their team to beat the other one?  But that doesn't mean that our student fans need to yell obscenities to the other team before the game even starts. 

     When the game is going, please don't yell about how Niles Paul "needs to loose his scholarship" or how they need to "run the flippin' dog bat ball".  (Now please understand, at the moment, we are substituting some not so lovely words with others.  We don't want to offend our followig.)  Yeah, get into the game. That's part of what makes football so awesome!  You can get into the game and sometimes, it's like you're right on the field, in the middle of all the action.

     But we shake our heads in disappointment, as we turn to look at those students who are being immature and stupid in the stands.  Yeah, this particular game was not our shining moment.  But we doubt if those particuar students had been on the field instead of the current players, it would have been more of a mess up.  Niles Paul does not need to loose his scholarship and we did run the ball a little.  So stop your stupid students, who are screaming about how they are "so angry they're gonna kick puppies.  Even babies, it they're ugly.".  We don't want to hear that and neither does anyone else in the stands.  Shut your foul potty mouth and stop using the F-bomb against every Husker play.  Grow up.

     UNL, it makes us sad when we hear other student fans wishing that the Texas cheerleaders would break their arms and how they are ashamed to be Cornhuskers.  It reflects badly on those students (like us) who like the enjoy the game in a ...shall we say healthy?  way.  We're just as sad as those students, but we can watch the game with respect for the other team.  In fact, we don't clap and cheer when a Texas player is hurt or boo when said player finally gets up to walk, or in his case, hobble, off the field.  Thankfully, there were other students in our section today who had enough of his trash talk and had said some stuff to him, that shut him up, at least temporarily.

     Now, Texas has some rude moments of their own.  First of all, if the HUSKER MARCHING BAND is playing the UNL Fight Song, TEXAS BAND!  STOP PLAYING OVER US!  We don't do that to you!  There is  no reason to try and out play the UNL fight song.  Especially if you guys are winning, dumb dumbs.  And to be the Texas Football player who "threw the bones" after he tackled the Husker player?  Yeah, so not cool.  The Cornhusker Defensive line and fans can throw the bones.  Just us and ONLY us.  Got it?  Good.

     Yes, we admit this game was depressing and Mr. Eric Hagg gave us some false hope.  But all in all, it could have been worse. Stay classy, UNL and clean up your act.  We will always hate student fans like those (and hopefully love you).  GO HUSKERS!

Sincerely,
killa & barney

Day 16- Parking

Dear UNL,

     Oh, UNL, let us take a moment to shake our heads at you.  Among the several things we would like to change on campus, parking is towards the top.  We aren't sure what goes on in that little mind of yours, but we would like some things explained.

     First of all, i you are going to sell parking permits to students, maybe get them to their respective homes quicker?  Having to start the semester is a real pain in the butt, if you don't have the permit you paid for.  Strangely enough, if you have a parking permit, but campus hasn't sent it to you and hasn't told you to come pick it up (so it isn't in your possesion), and you have to park at a meter on city campus, you will get a ticket.  That's just life.  Because your car is registered with the University and permits are not allowed in parking meter spots.  Now, UNL, we're sure you're hitting your forehead right now, muttering "Doi!" under your breath, but just hang on.  So, unlucky students, get your wallets out and kiss goodbye to $30 buckaroos.  Yes, you read right.  $30 bucks for parking in the only place you thought you could!  It's a proverbial parking limbo.  You can't park on campus AND you can't park at a meter for fear of a possible ticket.  UNL, if your one wish was to confuse the last, possible, minute logic out of our brains, Congratulations!  You did it!  And don't even start to say "You could ride the campus bus" or "Ride your bike!".  Because! For some of us, our bus passes come with our permits.  If we don't have our permits, there is no way we'll have a bus card!  And if we had our bikes on campus, we would probably be riding them.  We probably should stop this little mini-rant and catch a breath, take a breather, hit the pause button.

     Another thing that has us a bit miffed, is the whole permit area thing.  Yeah, you know what we are talking about.  The whole Faculty-Commuter-Resident  Red-Green-Blue tag... ... thing.  Yeah.  We went there.  Ok, so we understand how it all works.  You have this color coded/word labeled tag.  You park in the lot with the sign that matches your tag.  Yaddah, yaddah, yaddah.  In the words of Ke$ha, Blah, Blah, Blah.  If your tag does NOT match, oops! sorry, you CAN'T park here.  AND, here's the kicker.  If you're a resident (or student living on campus, for those of us not caught up on the lingo) and you want a friend (who does not live on campus) to visit, you must find a place to hid and stash their car.  For, believe it or not, they are not allowed to park anywhere on campus EXCEPT the meters!  If you are somehow lucky enough to get a hidden spot or park in the faculty lot, then props to you and we applaud your smarty pants-ness and sheer luck.  You are in the small, smart population.  The remainder of us will hang our heads in shame.

     It pains us, UNL, that we can't spend time with our friends on campus, with out the fear of your strangely, unfair parking enforcement breathing down our necks.  Stay classy, UNL.  We will always love you (and try to figure out new ways to buck the system).

Sincerely,
killa & barney

Day 15- Lincoln Police

Dear UNL,

     Lincoln is a city of few policemen.  We always think that a city of this size would have more keepers of the peace.  That, maybe, possibly, Lincoln would be more like, oh let's say, Omaha or Council Bluffs, or Des Moines.  But *shrugs* guess not.  The Lincoln Police are far and few between, here in the Star City.

     Since we started at UNL, a year and so many months ago (something like 3), we have only seen a handful of cop cars in the area.  Now, granted, Lincoln is not a city of much violence and destruction, but our traffic?  Oh our goodness!  The traffic really is horrible.

     Maybe not as bad as some places.  Take New York, for instance.  But we, at least, thought we would see cops everywhere.  Unfortunately, we must hang our heads in sadness.  Looking for cop cars whilst driving around Lincoln, is like looking for a wooly mammoth in Texas.

     Strangely enough, there seem to be bi-monthly "keepers of the peace" meetings in the parking lot on City Campus, by Memorial Stadium.  Why they gather there, we shall never know.  UNL, if you find out, please fill us in!  We are very curious.  When the city police, campus police, sheriff's posse, state patrol, highway patrol, and rent a cops have a little pow wow, we start to wonder.... We suppose that Lincoln is crazier than we ever thought.  Who knew?!

     Keep us safe, crazy patrol men!  Be your sneaky, little ninja selves.  Stay classy, UNL.  We will always love you (and wonder where in the world the Po Po's are)!

Sincerely,

killa & barney

Day 14- Sno Rush

Dear UNL,

     We would like to share something with you.  Way back when, last year, there used to be this nifty fifty, little place at the mall.  A little place of beauty, deliciousness, and amazing-ness.  This little "hole in the wall", as some might put it, was our little place of leisure.  It kept us sane and gave us an out.  NOW, IT'S GONE!  Whatever will we do?

     What was this place?  You ask.  It was Sno Rush.  An awesome sno cone place with CHEAP sno cones.  We even used our Pogo Cards to get free snocones!  There were millions & millions of different flavors.  You were able to choose just one OR combine them!  We would always  try something new.  To make it even better, they always played really really good movies while we waited.

      Imagine our surprise when, we walked into to the mall, and *le GASP*  It's GONE!  killa and I just about died right there in the walkway.  Our favorite little spot to swap our gossip!  We were even KNOWN!  And it was ripped away from us.  We weren't even asked.

     Unfortunately, there isn't anything we can do about it.  Buut we will find a new place.  Another place that will serve as our amazing, mall-walking refreshment provider.  It may take a couple of tries, but no worries, UNL.  We'll take care of it.  Thanks for nothing..... :/  Stay classy, UNL.  We will always blame you!!

Sincerely,
killa & barney


    

Day 13- Campus Squirrels

Dear UNL,

     Many a student have said you have a rodent infestation.  We, however, think that the current population in question, is in fact, one of the reasons we look forward to class everyday.  The population that we are talking about is not the abundance of football or basketball players(though we do enjoy campus celebrities), or students who have appeared to have dressed in the dark.  We are in fact talking about.... wait for iiiit!  SQUIRRELS!

     Yes, the small animal that has made it's debut in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.  The small creature that eats acorns and has a fluffly tail.  The adorable animal that Merlin turns into in Disney's The Sword in The Stone.  Do you know what we are talking about?  A tad bit bigger than a common, domesticated rat, short ears, paws and bouncy hind legs with a FLUFFY tail!

     They are everywhere on campus and provide hours upon hours of entertainment for us.  killa has a squirrel admirerer/stalker who sits outside the window and tries to share it's dinner or talk about it's life.  It seems to know when the window is open and sits on the tree branch exactly level with killa's window.  It doesn't seem to care if we respond or not, content to just sit and nibble on it's acorn with practiced ease.  We do not, however, know if it is a boy or a girl, so naming it is on hold for the time being.  Bare with us, UNL, we will name it soon.  PROMISE!

     barney on the other hand, has a squirrel that loves to attack with acorns.  For some reason, everytime barney walks by this particular tree, acorns rain down with incredible accuracy towards her head.  Acorn welts have been present on barney and we don't seem to understand it.  The cute little squirrel chitters and squeeaks and talks.  Then out of nowhere, a battle cry is heard and the attack is started.  barney has tried to walk around the tree a different way, but alas.  Little devil squirrel has far aim.  barney has even tried talking to the manipulative squirrel.  But the squirrel must be crazy, for it will take no offers of surrender whatsoever.  barney just has to watch out for the crazy squirrel when on campus.

     Now we have heard some talk about students drop kicking the squirrels if they run across their path.  Please, UNL, talk to your squirrel representative and have them read this letter, so they are aware of the dangers of scampering across the path of the stressed out and somewhat narcacisstic student.  If they are drop kicked, who knows where they will end up.  Texas, Kansas, maybe even Washington.  And that would be horrible.

     Despite the acorn launching problems, we will still love the squirrels.  Stay classy, UNL.  We will always love you!

Sincerely,
killa & barney

Day 12- Campus Celebrities

Dear UNL,

    Imagine with us:  you're walking down the sidewalk in front of Memorial Stadium and you notice a group of athletic looking guys walking in front of you.  You know the type, sport logo'd backpacks, longsleeve shirts, school lanyards dangling from the pockets of their basketball shorts or slouchy sweat pants, and socks with their adidas slides.  You think nothing of it until you see the little, laminated football helmet dangling off a guy's backpack, fluttering in the breeze.  You admit, your interest is slightly piqued now and you hasten your walk just a bit so you can read the tag of the football player looming in front of you.  You read the number, 90.   90....hmmmm, it kind of rings a bell in the deep, dark recesses of your college-fried brain.  WAIT!  You read the small, dark type under the helmet.  Alex Henery.  ALEX HENERY?!  You find yourself walking behind Alex Henery.  A UNL celebrity in his own right.  What do you do?  You scramble in your pockets to get your phone out so you can frantically text your friend  "I'M WALKING BEHIND ALEX HENERY!  OMG!"

    Yeah, this is kind of a true story.  We find ourselves texting each other everytime we see either the campus celebrities themselves, or their vehicles.  UNL athletes and coaches are celebrities here in Lincoln.  Whether it be meeting Bo Pelini or almost blindsiding Ndomukong Suh as you whip around the corner of Memorial Stadium.  Its a rush for some, likened to running into someone such as Oprah Winfrey, Brad Pitt, or Johnny Depp. After all, they play for the BEST and GREATEST football team of all time!  Why wouldn't you feel special to see one walking by you on Campus?  We most certainly do!  It makes our day sometimes.  Honest engine.


Stay classy UNL! We will always love you.


Sincerely, 
killa & barney

Day 11- Parking Enforcement

Dear UNL,

     Let us just start out by saying, this letter might get a little heated.  We consider this fair warning.

     We have a bone to pick with UNL Parking Enforcement.  We guess it's not so much with your ticketing habits (which we will get to, no worries) but with your overall manners.

     Just because you get to wear those shirts with "Parking Enforcement" printed across the back, doesn't mean you guys are the almighty!  Yes, you have a little more power than the average, vehicle driving student.  BUT it doesn't give you a pass to act like a jerk!

     Now, don't get us wrong.  Not all parking enforcement employees are jerks.  That is simply not true.  Some of your employees have been quite nice to us.  But there are a select few, we've seen multiple times.  Who we are definitely not fans of.

     Sometimes you guys throw caution and care to the wind and park your truck.... or bike... wherever the heck you want to!  Then, yes there's more, leave it there for more than 5 minutes as you go inside to quench your "manly hunger", as you have put it, with as much masculinity as you could muster.  Your truck, out in the middle of the street, is a real pain in the butt!  Go park your stupid truck and then go eat like a man.

     ALSO! If you're going to give tickets out like a little masculine, ticket-giving fairy, BE CONSISTENT! If two vehicles are parked in front of the meters, have been there the SAME amount of time, they both have commuter student permits, and one still has time left on the meter (barney's car), wouldn't it make sense to give the ticket to the one who was parked at the EXPIRED METER?!?!?!  Yeah, that's what we thought.  We saw you (well, barney saw you anyway) walk over to barney's car (who still had 25 minutes left, we might add) check it out, slap a nasty yellow envelope of doom under the wiper and move to the other said car.  barney witnesses in confusion as you look at the car,notice the expired meter, and walk away.

     WHAT THE HECK?! Was that really necessary?!  We're already broke college students as it is!  We think you must be Texas Longhorns in disguise.  We're on to you....

     Please be fair when ticketing.  We don't enjoy unjust monetary payments.  Stay classy, UNL.  We will always (well, maybe not always) love you.

Sincerely,
killa & barney

Day 10- Nebraskan Layers Part 1

Dear UNL,

     You Nebraskans!  You gotta wear like 17 layers! A cami under a tank top under a t-shirt under a long sleeved shirt under a vest under a cardigan under a sweater under a zip up hoodie under a sweatshirt under a softshell jacket under a windbreaker under a heavy coat under a winter coat.... At the end, everyone looks like the Michellen Man and no one can walk straight.

    We shake our heads in wonder.  Stay classy, UNL.  We will always love you and your strangely dressed inhabitants.

Sincerely,
killa & barney

Day 9- Clothing

Dear UNL,

     Did everyone lose the ability to dress themselves after high school? Seriously. We have never seen more clothing catastrophies than walking around city campus, UNL.  Since when is the "Cowgirl-gangsta-chic" look in?  Yes my friends, we have seen several who are sporting this new trend.  One cowboy boot pulled up and the other cowboy boot slouched down.  Oh, did we mention these were suede cowboy boots?

     If you are a guy, shorty-shorts are a no no.  However, if you are upwards of 60 years of age.....DEFINITELY a NO-to-the-NO, absolutely, no way in all that is zombie.

     Buuuuuuut....Fashion kill of the week (or to those of our followers who are on the elite side of things, faux paux) goes to, drumroll please...LEGGINGS AS PANTS!  Yup, you read right.  We have actually witnessed this phenomenon several times at UNL.  WHO COULD POSSIBLY THINK THIS IS ATTRACTIVE? 

     Please UNL, for our sake....wear pants.  *Sigh*  Stay classy, UNL.  We will always love you (and hate leggings as pants).

Sincerely,
barney & killa

Day 8- Cell Phone Bathroom Etiquette

Dear UNL,

     PLEASE TEACH YOUR STUDENTS SOME MANNERS! ANSWERING YOUR PHONE IN THE BATHROOM IS RUDE, GROSS, AND SOMEWHAT DISTURBING!

Sincerely,
killa & barney

Day 7- Anthony M. C/O UNL

Dear UNL,

     You are very smart to hire nice people to work in City Union eatery. More specifically, at sbarro, the Italian eatery.  Yes, on a side note, we do love the word eatery.  Eatery, eatery, eatery.  Back to our letter of thanks.  At the sbarro on City campus, is a very nice Assistant Manager named Anthony M. 

     Mr. Anthony M, YOU ROCK n ROLL!!  Why does this Anthony M, "rock n roll", you might ask?  We were strapped for cash. Ok, actually, barney was strapped for cash. More specifically, she thought she had $6.00 and killa was a team player and lent barney her last dollar in her possesion.  So barney thought she had $7.00... and some change.  Logical, right?  Welll, turns out barney is stupid and she had one less dollar than she thought.  But didn't realize this until after she had her food and drink cup and Mr. Anthony M had rung her up. 

     She goes to get her money for her total, $7.68.  But alas, she only had $6 dollars and some change.  Mr. Anthony M.  (the rockstar) takes her money, not like a mugger.... that would be sad, and gives her the drink..... Wait for ittttt!  FOR FREEEEEEE! Barney is forever indebted to Mr. Anthony M.

     Mr. Anthony M. You get the "Awesomest, sbarro worker EVER" award.  Stay classy, UNL.  We will always love you!  ( and Anthony M too... barney promised)


Sincerely,
killa & barney

Day 6- Corner Deli, ECU

Dear UNL,

All throughout our academic lives, up to this point (elementary - high school), we've been subject to food that is subpar and less than amazing; at most of our schools anyway.  We cross our fingers & click our heels in hopes that our university food will be beyond our highest expectations.

For those of us who don't live on campus, we are lucky.  We are not forced to endure food that might possibly be, to put it plainly, disgusting.  But alas.  Those of who are "trapped" in a dorm, are the ones who are allowed to eat in the university cafeterias.

UNL Students! Have NO FEAR! We are here to slowly, letter by letter, shed some light on places that are delicious.  The first stop on our Food Train is the Corner Deli, East Campus Union.

The quaint little eatery is located on the first floor of the East Campus Union, across from the bowling alley.  Just looking into the place from the outside is a feast for your senses.  Colors your eyes see & scents your nosed smells.  Already it seems 3,000,000 times better than our high school cafeteria.  Major Brownie Points.

If you want something prepared, step forward to the counter.  The menu boards offer many choices to quench your hunger.  Pizzas, sandwiches, paninis, for meat lovers & vegetarians alike! Something here for everyone.  Prepared just for you, just the way you like it (most of the time).

Then choose your drink.  Do you want the soda fountain (which offers only Pepsi...) or a vast array of bottled beverages?  So many choices for the very indecisive college student. Then you turn around & the choices grow into a mountain of difficulty.

Do you want to add soup? Or maybe popcorn perhaps.  Skittles, snickers, or twix?  No, no most definitely not.  The 2-for-1 cookie deal catches your eye.  That's the one! You grab it, pay & head out.

this place really is a little hidden treasure.  So many options that you never really have to eat the same meal twice.  It doesn't take a chunk out of your wallet & it's quick & delicious! Promise you won't be disappointed!

Thank you, UNL, for offering a delicious alternative.  Stay Classy UNL! We will always love you!

Sincerely,
killa & barney

Day 5- DJ Gomes, C/O UNL

Dear UNL,

     Yes, sometimes we have our blonde moments.  After all, who doesn't?  You don't have to actually be blonde to have these moments, though, unfortunately.

     One of these "such moments" happened a while back, but it wasn't until recently, that we realized how dumb we really were.

     We were on City Campus, in the parking lot by Memorial Stadium, driving around aimlesly when We decided to finally pull into a space.  As the car was turned off, we looked around at all the cars and noticed a black charger with the plates "DJGOMES".  Cool plates, right?!  Obviously, the driver of the vehicle was a radio personality or skilled  at providing music at a party.  If only it was that easy.

     Killa is the smart one of the two of us.  DJ Gomes is not a cool, hip personality Disc Jockey name.  It's DeJon Gomes, senior safety of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cornhusker Football team.  He's a football player.  We had no idea at first.

     DJ Gomes, we are truely sorry.  Our moments are more than some.  We hope this doesn't throw off your game.  Keep going strong!  Please accept our sincere apologies.

     UNL, it was an honest mistake.  Don't hold it against us.  Laugh with us instead.  Stay classy, UNL.  We will always love you!

Sincerely,
killa & barney