Greg Ferderer lifts his granddaughter Lexi, 2, up to to Archie, the bronze mammoth statue in front of the University of Nebraska State Museum at Morrill Hall.
The Ferderers visited the university from Australia during a trip to Nebraska to see their son and daughter-in-law. Greg, Lexi and Deb (left) all gave Archie a high-five, a campus tradition said to give good luck.
The sculpture is based on the University of Nebraska State Museum’s Columbian mammoth fossil display — which is also named Archie. Located in the museum’s Elephant Hall, the 14-foot-tall Archie is the tallest mammoth mounted on exhibit in the world. Archie is also the museum’s mascot.
Campus photos of the week
Future Huskers toured the College of Journalism and Mass Communications’ TV studio. Learn more at https://go.unl.edu/5b40.
Jack Thielen celebrated with 30 of his best friends — otherwise known as the New Student Enrollment team. Learn more at https://go.unl.edu/9mhw.
Future Huskers visited the Human Biology Lab in the College of Arts and Sciences. Learn more at https://go.unl.edu/sup9.
Layla, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Police K-9, retired from campus service. Learn more at https://go.unl.edu/hwvi.
Jessie Brophy is now president of the Staff Senate. Learn more at https://go.unl.edu/26j8.
William Belcher and his team assisted in a murder investigation on farmland near Omaha. The work was featured in the Lincoln Journal Star. Learn more at go.unl.edu/tcof.
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