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Sophomore business marketing major Moriah Panter, left, sits with her sister Cecilee Panter, a senior at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Panter died unexpectedly on the morning of April 13 because of a pulmonary embolism, or a blood clot in the lungs.
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Geoff Perks, a history major at Creighton University, runs a 6-mile segment of the 60 miles from Lincoln to Omaha. The two chapters of Phi Delta Theta, raising money for the ALS Association started around 5:30 a.m. Sunday morning.
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RUNNING Phi Delta Theta fraternity members run from Lincoln chapter house to TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha to raise money for ALS Association
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ne day after severe storms reigned in the Midwest, Phi Delta Theta fraternity members ran from Lincoln to Omaha in support of a good cause. On April 15, 40 University of NebraskaLincoln students and 20 Creighton University students ran in teams to raise money for the ALS Association. According to Phi Delt philanthropy
chair Josh Van Ornam, a sophomore financial advising major, the event raised almost $17,000. Runners had months to train and find sponsors to pledge donations for the run. The Creighton chapter raised a total of $7,600 and the UNL chapter raised $9,300. And Van Ornam said fundraising won’t stop there. The total distance from the Phi Delt
house at UNL to the finish line, TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, was about 60 miles. Each member of the 10-person teams ran six miles, which could be split up however they liked. According to Keith Wysocki, Phi Delt alumni adviser, half of all money raised by Phi Delt for charity is donated to ALSA.
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An audience with the Prince Former Husker discusses how he balances faith, football Daniel wheaton Daily nebraskan
A large crowd gathered on the Nebraska Union greenspace Friday afternoon to hear from former Husker football player and current New York Giant Prince Amukamara. Amukamara was invited to speak at “I Agree with Prince” on behalf of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Campus Crusade for Christ. Harvey Langrehr, a senior education major, said Cru often looks for athletes and other professionals to speak about how faith has altered their lives. Chris Hruska, a campus
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minister and Lincoln resident, emceed the event, asking Amukamara questions about his faith. “Prince is the most honest, open and authentic person I know,” Hruska said. The two are old friends. Amukamara met Hruska while playing basketball at the Campus Recreation Center. Amukamara said he was raised in a religious family, and his faith was tested as he entered college. “I promised myself not to drink, have sex or do drugs or anything like that,” Amukamara said. In his sophomore year of college, while struggling with football and loneliness, he said he turned to Hruska.
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Sophomore business marketing major Moriah Panter had planned almost every detail of her future. She knew she would start her own clothing boutique. She knew she would adopt twin girls from Africa. She knew whether she’d wear a veil at her wedding and what music would play as she walked down the aisle. “I wish that she would be here to experience all of that,” said sophomore interior design major Mackenzie Merritt, Panter’s best friend. According to University Police Sgt. Jeff Hohlen,
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At the last University of Nebraska Board of Regents meeting of the school year, the board reflected on the success of the Building a Healthier Nebraska initiative, discussed a differential-tuition proposal for the College of Architecture and approved renovations of some undergraduate labs in Hamilton Hall. And judging by a presentation by Budget Director Chris Kabourek, University of
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Nebraska tuition is likely to see another increase at the board’s June meeting. Kabourek gave an overview of spending areas and state funding decreases at the April 13 meeting, pointing out the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s tuition rate, which is about $2,000 less than that of the average among 10 major universities. The regents have raised tuition yearly for the past 12 years. “The legislative session hasn’t gotten out yet, and we’re already planning for next year in terms of how we’re going to address financial issues and run the university,” Regent Tim
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Chris Hruska asks former UNL football player Prince Amukamara a question during the “I Stand with Prince” event outside the Nebraska Union on April 13. Campus Crusade for Christ hosted the event.
Panter passed away Friday morning due to natural causes. Merritt said Panter showed up to her 7:30 a.m. Spanish class in Oldfather Hall and went to the restroom because she was feeling dizzy. According to police reports, a student found her unresponsive in the restroom, and she was transported to the hospital, where she was later declared deceased. Autopsy results revealed that Panter had a pulmonary embolism, or a blood clot in the lungs. Panter’s sister Cecilee, a senior at
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