Where are they now?

Josh Nichols

Aka: Nick

Then: Daily Nebraskan staff writer and Arts editor. That's him above in the Arts section circa 2000-01.

Now: Editor of the Grand Junction Free Press in Grand Junction, Colo.

Family status: Married to Katie (Perkins) Nichols. That's her with Josh on the right.

Current infatuations: Biking the 142-mile Kokopelli Trail from Grand Junction to Moab, Utah. He hopes to do it in four days.

Drives: An old Toyota pick-up with 230,000 miles on it.

Where are they now? Daily Nebraskan style

*This is the first of what I hope to be many then-and-now Daily Nebraskan features. I have a hunch Josh Nichols may be next.

Matthew Hansen

Aka: Matt, Smatthew, Smatty McSmatt

Then: DN sports writer, sports editor and opinion editor from 1999 to 2003. That's his column mug shot on the lower left.

Now: Higher education reporter at the Omaha World-Herald. That's his official OWH glamor shot on the right.

Family status: Living with former DN editor Sarah Baker.

Current infatuations: Hoping the Chicago Cubs make the playoffs and pestering his co-workers to join the Omaha Press Club and drink scotch on the rocks with him.

Drives: A VW Jetta