Author Archive for ryan r



Blog-A-Thon to Celebrate the Blog’s Birthday

This Wednesday (November 9th) marks the first anniversary of the UNO College Democrats Blog.
To celebrate this occasion, we are having a Blog-A-Thon. So what exactly is that? Well, we are going to have 24 posts in 24 hours.
The 24 posts will be made by a variety of people (elected officials, candidates, […]

Senator Barak Obama to speak in Omaha

Inspired to serve - Omaha World-Herald

On Monday, October 24th, Senator Barak Obama will speak in Omaha at a “Lunch for the Girls” (a fundraiser supporting Girls Inc). The event is completely sold out. Although I’m not a girl, I have the good fortune of being able to attend the event.
I still remember the […]

Our website is inspirational

While surfing the internet several weeks ago, I stumbled across the new and improved University of Kansas Young Democrats website.
At first glance, something immediately jumps out at you. It looks very similar to our website. So, I decided to email the webmaster and find out if he found some inspiration at the UNO […]

Did you miss the meeting last night?

Many people can’t make it to every Monday night meeting. In the past, people have requested that the College Democrats post the meeting minutes online so those that missed the meeting won’t be out of the loop.
Well, your wish has come true. Starting today, we will begin to post meeting minutes online for […]

Harkin Steak Fry

Yesterday, the president and vice president of the UNO College Democrats traveled to Indianola, Iowa to attend the Harkin Steak Fry. Senator John Edwards was kind enough to pose for a picture with Chad and Cody. For additional pictures from the event, check out the photo gallery.

Evolution Schmevolution

During this entire week, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is having special reports on the evolution vs. intelligent design debate.
Thanks to technological evolution, I was able to watch last night’s show this afternoon with my Cox DVR. If you missed the show last night, you can catch some of the segments online at […]

UNO Student Government Elections

If you are interested in running for a position on Student Government, the deadline for application is Wednesday, September 14th at 12 Noon. Applications will not be accepted after that time.
You can fill out the application online at the UNO Student Government website.