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No- people that are not in the Greek system don't realize that we do so many good things and partying is a last proprity.

There are definitely a bunch of kids from small towns whose parents are working in agriculture so they also are majoring in various ag majors but not everyone. I would agree that pretty much everyone is a die-hard Husker fan and they have been grown up in homes supporting Huskers in all aspects. When I came to school people from home (Texas) would always ask if we hung out in the cornfields. That's not accurate though, I don't know that I've actually seen a cornfield come to think of it.

Not everyone is a football fanatic, though I'd say the majority of the students do care about the football team, at least marginally...most more than marginally. And for some of the students, during football season, "football is life." There are actually wonderful academic opportunities at UNL...despite (and occasionally because of) its location... Lincoln is actually a wonderfully-sized town, though I suppose that depends on where you're coming from. Though there are fewer opportunities for "culture" here than in, say, New York or L.A., there may be more than one would expect. Additionally, though East Campus residents (mostly ag students) make up a significant portion of the student body, they are by no means the majority. There are fantastic opportunities for scholarships in many non-ag-related fields.

It's interesting to see why those stereotypes exist. It's because that's what the media hounds, it makes a good headline. So yes, it's easy to be sucked into the party/binge drinking atmosphere of the campus (there are over 100 bars within 2 miles of City Campus). And yes, football is a serious bonding experience.

i don't think so. I mean yes you can get opportunities if you are in one of those groups that other people may not but i have had many opportunities and i'm not in a sorority.

People at UNL are very welcoming and friends. People are pretty normal or typical (for ex/ most people wear jeans and a sorority t-shirt or Nebraska sweatshirt) which sometimes makes it feel a bit cookie cutter like. But you will never find more quality people in terms of friendliness, polite and respect for others. Many people do have very conservative views.

The cornfed stereotype is a little over exaggerated. Just because we have a few corn fields doesn't mean we're all farmers or hillbillys. Kansas people don't get the stereotype of being wheatfed hillbillys so why does Nebraska get that stereotype?

Football does play a very important part to not only to the state of Nebraska, but to the students of UNL; as does vollyball, and baseball. Students always attend in great numbers and support the teams. As for being "right-wing rednecks", that decription could not be further from the truth. While yes, the state of Nebraska is considered a "red" state, a majority of the students tend to lean more to the left of center, as do faculity. However, I have not had a professor or associate professor stress their political opinions in class discussion or require students to agree with that opinion or have it affect their grade. If anything, they avoid those subjects. UNL is not a school full of "red-necks" or "hicks" which really is just a derogortory term anyway.

Yes, this is 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} true. I don't know why, or even what could be done about it, but UNL can truly be called a "predominantly white" campus. For some prospective students this can be a huge turnoff. There are academic and social groups available for most ethnic minority groups, but participation is limited because the comminities are so small. I will say that the faculty and staff here at UNL has become noticeably more diverse in the time that I've been here, which may help in recruiting a more ethnically diverse student body over time. However, if a student body with many "flavors" is what you are looking for...UNL is not the place for you.