Uno Elections Fruitless for Student Involvement

UNO Presidential Elections Close

Lewis and Chapin victorious against themselves

The University of Nebraska at Omaha's student election polls are now closed and the results may surprise you. Brock Lewis and Amanda Chapin were elected by unanimous decision - because there was no one running against them. Also, some senator seats for other departments remain empty due to no one running for them. For the university, this is a major concern regarding the lack of student-involvement in these areas.

While perhaps many students do not feed into the student involvement on our campus. It is still an integral part of the experience and it is up to the students to keep them alive. If students want to continue to have a say in the university policy and decisions then organizations like this will have to be taken more seriously.

Art Gallery offers students a creative space

When you walk into the UNO Criss Library, you may have noticed an empty glass room on the main floor which is empty the majority of the time. Most people walk by this and think it serves no purpose, but to Seniors Evan Ludes and Eric Anderson, it serves as a place to show their creative side.

Ludes and Anderson are avid photographers and specialize in environmental and landscape photography. They have travelled the midwest over the past five years and have collected photos from every midwest state. The library approached the two about putting together the art gallery to display their work and of course the two agreed.

"It is really awesome to see all of the hard work you put in finally get recognized," said Ludes. "I've sold video and pictures to The View, Good Morning America and other organizations and I know Eric has work up in Borsheims and was approached by Apple for their Mavericks operating system. It's just nice to finally see your work displayed so that the students know what you have done."

Students will be able to walk through the gallery during all library hours. The gallery includes pictures from all over the midwest of various environmental events that the two shot. As well as photos, both students put together a video which is also run on a loop as you walk into the gallery. The gallery will open up on Sunday at 1 p.m. and will be open for the remainder of March.