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FALLINGSHORT Despite a small dip in enrollment deposits, UNL officials stand by recruitment efforts Haley Dover Daily Nebraskan After a grand entrance into the Big Ten, administrators at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln may not be seeing the enrollment numbers they’d hoped for.

Enrollment deposits from the University of Nebraska Board of Regents show a decline in new student enrollment numbers this summer compared to last fall’s enrollment.

After Chancellor Harvey Perlman announced UNL’s growth initiative last fall, many expected higher numbers.

While the administration’s recruitment efforts have increased out of state interest, the number of students from Nebraska has fallen short.

“We saw a decline in the number of students from Nebraska this year,” Alan Cerveny, dean of admissions, said.

“Part of it is there is less students graduating from Nebraska high schools each year.”

This comes at a time when UNL is trying to be more competitive with its peers. UNL reported having 24,593 students enrolled in fall 2011, while Ohio State University, one the largest Big Ten schools, reported 56,867 undergraduates in the same year.

Cerveny said this decline in Nebraska students has developed over the past 10 years with students interested in staying closer to home. With fewer Nebraska students to go around, UNL has put more effort into recruiting students from other Big Ten states including Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois.

Trends in recruitment don’t seem to show any changes.

Universities tend to recruit the most in their home states through their high schools.

“We’re still a relatively new player in the national recruiting scene,” Cerveny said. “It takes some time, but I think we’re really pleased with the things that we’re seeing. People are taking notice of Nebraska.”

University of Illinois junior, Caitlyn Kelleher, said there haven’t been any announcements of an enrollment decline, but she has noticed more out-of-state students making the move to Champaign for the business school.

“U of I has gone through a rough patch these past few semesters with changes in our leadership, sports coaches and

budgeting,” she said. “I could see a slight decline in admission or retention because of this, but I think this school still remains a very popular choice amongst Illinois high school graduates.”

With UNL’s name spreading across the nation, students from other Big Ten states are beginning to notice Nebraska.

Sam Meier, a sophomore business management and marketing major from Hartland, Wis., said he wanted an out-of-state, quality business school.

“I think ‘opportunity’ is the key word when it comes to Nebraska,” he said. “If you are willing to put in the effort, you will be matched.”

Since coming to Nebraska, Meier said he has been able to hold a position with the business college communications department, be a learning community leader and a barn dance instructor because of his involvement with the Ballroom Dance Club.

“If you have the passion, I think UNL has the resources to link you with that,” he said.

The recent announcement of the 3.75 percent tuition raise doesn’t seem to be a factor in UNL’s enrollment decline, because it’s still one of the lowest prices.

“Looking at the national picture, the increase we had this year, it is absolutely one of the smallest that people will see across the country,” Cerveny said.

With all of the additional resources being put into recruitment for the 2013-2014 academic year, Cerveny said it’s easier for the Board of Regents to keep the tuition as low as possible.

“Compared to a lot of places, it will be easier for our students to continue at the university,” he said.

Even the smallest raise in tuition can mean a lot to out-of-state students who pay almost

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Missing UNL professor expected to return Weston Poor Daily Nebraskan ■ EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally written last Thursday. As the story continues to develop, go to dailynebraskan.com for updates.

Weixing Li

Officials at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced last Wednesday that a professor who went missing in China will be returning home.

David Wilson, senior

international officer at UNL, announced that Weixing Li, an assistant professor of practice management, made contact with his family and will be returning to the United States.

“We learned late on June 19 that Professor Weixing Li has called his family to say he will be returning to the U.S. as soon as flight arrangements can be made,” Wilson wrote in his statement. “We have no further details, and our attempts to reach him have been unsuccessful. We are glad he is safe.”

Li went missing in early June after completing a study abroad trip with students in China.

In an interview Monday, Kelly Bartling, news director for the Office of University Communications, said Li’s family reported he may have been detained by Chinese authorities.

Bartling said the study abroad program included internship opportunities. Ten of the 18 students who were part of the program obtained internships in China after the first portion of the trip. All

students were notified of the situation and informed there was no reason to worry about their safety.

Li has dual citizenship with China and the United States.

According to Bartling, if he entered China on his Chinese passport, he can be detained by authorities without them having to divulge any information.

According to Bartling, the university expects Li to be in Lincoln within a couple days.

The family has shared little information with UNL

other than having made contact with Li, which the university reported early Wednesday. UNL is still speculating the details of Li’s detention and hope to find out more upon his arrival back in the states.

“We have no reason to believe that Dr. Li is in bad condition,” Bartling said.

“His family would have said otherwise if things weren’t OK.” University officials expect to have more answers after Li’s return.

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Eye-catching tattoos affect presentability in work force Kevin Moser Daily Nebraskan Tattoos are an expression of the individuals who wear them – permanent display of ideals, memories or dreams.

It’s also a form of expression that’s growing. Using data from a Harris Interactive poll, the Food and Drug Administration estimated that nearly 45 million Americans have tattoos.

However for these individuals, this form of expression may affect their chances of getting hired.

Emily Wilber, assistant director for Career Services at the University of NebraskaLincoln, said many employers expressed concern over students with tattoos.

“It’s a problem for them,” Wilber said. “They ask us ‘why would a student get a tattoo if they are going into a career where you need to be presentable?’”

Wilber works constantly with students on hiring practices and ways to increase employment chances. She said that many of the students who come to her for help ask about tattoos.

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Wilber said the difference between getting hired or not with a tattoo could depend on the occupation.

“You really have to think about where you see yourself going. Some fields will be less receptive to (tattoos),” Wilber said.

It’s a reality most people who get inked are aware of, said Timm McKenny, UNL graduate and Sioux City, Iowa, tattoo artist.

“People who get tattoos in hyper-visible places like hands

New K.R.I.T. album displays maturity Bryan Colbert Daily Nebraskan “Like saved souls and warm welcomes at front doors, don’t let your problems weigh you down. Don’t let them burdens slow your pace. The quickest way from A to Z is straight.”

“Live from the Underground,” is the debut studio album by southern rapper and producer Big K.R.I.T. “Live from the Underground” features artists such as 2 Chainz, 8 Ball and MJG, Ludacris and even R&B artist Anthony Hamilton.

This album is K.R.I.T.’s first attempt at moving from underground rap and mixtapes to the mainstream.

With his southern slang and “chopped and screwed” type style, K.R.I.T.’s first album is refreshingly southern to the core. K.R.I.T. comes with a style similar to southern rap group Outkast.

The album starts with a spoken-word intro where K.R.I.T. showcases his poetic side.

“Don’t let the struggle outlast you, even if society outcasts you. Stand strong in your belief. The mountain top ain’t hard to see, when you let God and let be.”

The intro makes a personal connection between K.R.I.T. and his fans and shows his ambitions of being on the top of the rap game.

Anybody who has struggled to reach his or her dreams and ambitions can connect with this albums intro.

Throughout the album K.R.I.T. continues the theme of chasing his dream. Tracks “Don’t Let Me Down” and “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” depict aspects of K.R.I.T.’s life and his struggle to make it out of the hood.

Perhaps his most impressive track on this album is “Praying

and necks are in a position where they are aware what they are putting themselves in,” McKenny said.

Of all the tattoos McKenny has done over six years, he estimates that 40 to 50 percent of them are considered visible (hands, neck, forearms and calves).

But even these visible tattoos aren’t a concern for some employers.

For Lincoln business owner Scott Hatfield, tattoos are commonplace among his

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Man.” K.R.I.T. teams up with famous blues guitarist B.B. King to bring a track about the unsettling topic of slavery.

“See I heard there’s people free, not that far but far from me. To be running from these dogs with no shoes up on my feet. I heard of this railroad that ventures underground and takes my kind of people to a place that we can’t be found.

And I been wounded for some miles, so I decided to rest my head, I guess they let me go cause they assumed that I was dead.”

K.R.I.T. steps out of his comfort zone, rapping over smooth guitar strums and melody, and tells a story through a slave’s eye.

This album shows K.R.I.T.’s versatility and proves his lyrics have substance and aren’t just about money, cars and clothes.

The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 500 and sold 41,000 copies in its first week.

Hopefully we see K.R.I.T. continue to improve and bring fans albums of this prominence.

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employees at Duffy’s Tavern.

“I might be the only staff member without a tattoo,” Hatfield said laughing. “It’s a personal decision and it doesn’t have any impact on my bar.”

Hatfield said Duffy’s only hiring policy on appearance is the employees have to look and smell clean. “(Tattoos are) such a common thing, it would be ridiculous and impossible for us to have a policy on tattoos or piercings,” Hatfield said.

Still, Hatfield’s bar represents an environment where tattoos may be more accepted.

Wilber said she doesn’t believe every field is as accepting toward tattoos.

All Business, an online resource for small businesses, notes that many companies have written policies against visible tattoos.

Still, Wilber said if you have to get inked, you definitely need to think about where you will get it.

“If you see yourself going into a more conservative type of field just make sure it’s somewhere not visible,” Wilber said.

After you read this book you’ll end up never, ever wanting to go anywhere near the Lone Star State.

Gail Collins, a New York Times opinion columnist, details just how messed up Texas truly is in “As Texas goes…:How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda.” She writes powerfully about how the state’s particular eccentricities have leaked across state lines and into government policy.

Collins delivers a small but concise and well-researched book. She argues that Texas is so strange because it was formerly a rural state and still has what she calls an “empty-place ideology.” Basically, this means that if you live in an empty place people tend to go about their business and are resistant to regulations.

This is contrasted with the cities where rules and regulations are seen as ways to ensure fairness.

With this empty-place mindset, a lot of money and a large population, Texas has taken over parts of government policy including: financial regulation, sex education, schooling and the environment. Collins argues this is incredibly dangerous to the rest of the country. To further illustrate her point, Collins uses a lot of rather ironic statistics, e.g. Texas is second in the nation in overall birthrate but the state rigorously promotes abstinence only sex education.

AS TEXAS GOES...: HOW THE LONE STAR STATE HIJACKED THE AMERICAN AGENDA Gail Collins Liveright Publishing

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“As Texas Goes…” is neatly divided into four sections and further divided into tightly constructed chapters that stick to one subject. One nice quirk in the chapters is they’re split up into tiny sections and separated by interesting quotes. The division works well and keeps the pace fast and holds the reader’s attention. The subject material can be dense at times and these particular style choices work to keep the reader interested.

Collins’ writing is crisp, humorous and always entertaining. She infuses life into what could easily be a slew of dry statistics. She digs deeper and finds irony in the state and pokes fun at many of its leaders.

For fans of Collins, people of thinking of relocating to Texas or people who like interesting narratives, this book is essential reading.

The research and the appendix are incredibly useful pieces of information by themselves. The book may be small, but it packs a mighty punch.

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Film balances laughter, fun with substance Rhiannon Root Daily Nebraskan Watch out Disney princesses, Merida might just oust you from your thrones. “Brave” has a cool, spirited and rebellious princess.

“Brave” tells the story of Princess Merida (Kelly Macdonald) who fights to change marriage customs in her Scottish kingdom. She cleverly fights for her own hand in an archery shoot-out against her three lackluster suitors.

Instead of the desired effect of obtaining her freedom, it causes a rift among the four clans. Her mother, Elinor (Emma Thompson), is incredibly embarrassed by her daughter’s defiance. Elinor has been training her daughter for quite some time. She barks orders at her daughter such as: Princesses don’t chortle, doodle, stuff their gob and put weapons on the table.

Mother and daughter regularly clash over these issues and it all comes to a head after Elinor confronts Merida after the archery contest. Merida then runs away and finds the mysterious Will O’ the Wisps, which are said to lead people to their destinies. The wisps lead Merida to a woodcarving witch who gives Merida a spell to change her fate.

However, the spell (in the form of a pie) isn’t what Merida expected and it turns Elinor into a bear. And that’s a particularly dangerous thing as Merida’s clan hunts bears and one chomped off part of her dad’s leg. There are a bunch of bear-hunting men visiting the castle, too.

Mama Bear and daughter go on a journey to fix Elinor’s ursine condition. If they don’t remedy the situation within two sunrises, Elinor will stay a bear permanently.

“Brave” delivers laughs and tugs on your heartstrings, too.

The animation is gorgeous and has wonderful textures, especially in the hair and clothing.

The mother is, for once, a fully developed and complex character who isn’t pushed to the sidelines. There isn’t a half-baked love story for Merida, either, which is a major point in the movie’s favor.

The most enjoyable parts were with Merida teaching her mother forest survival. The queen tries to retain her dignity and manners as a bear. All of these scenes are hilarious, as are the scenes with Merida’s three tiny brothers, they get into all sorts of shenanigans.

If the movie stumbles it’s because the plot isn’t terribly original. Sure, it’s set in Scotland and executed extremely well, but it’s a bit cliche.

Mother and daughter have to go through an ordeal in order to truly understand and appreciate one another. And then there are the obvious kilt jokes, haggis jokes and assorted jokes about Scotland.

But if you’re a kid just

BRAVE Disney-Pixar Starring: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson

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learning about Scotland, all these stumbles probably won’t matter much to you. And if you’re a grown-up, it’s fun enough where you won’t be terribly distracted by these things.

“Brave” is an excellent mother-daughter movie. If you’re at home with your parents or have a younger sibling, go see this movie. You won’t regret it.

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Potential drop in enrollment not a sign of failure, yet

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ome wasn’t built in a day.

The same should be said of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s newest recruitment efforts.

After announcement of an expected enrollment decline for Fall 2012, efforts by UNL to recruit more students and be competitive with other Big Ten schools came into question.

At the Daily Nebraskan, we find the enrollment announcement disappointing, but still commend the university’s efforts to increase recruitment.

With the move to a new conference, an increased emphasis has been placed on recruitment in Big Ten states. While UNL may not be seeing immediate results from these efforts in numbers, we believe these efforts go a long way in increasing awareness about the newest member of the Big Ten. In terms of affordability, UNL is unmatched among its peers. Undoubtedly, this fact will soon become apparent throughout the Big Ten states, As student debt continues to rise, students will be more concerned about affordability in the years to come. With a mild tuition increase slated for next year, the University of Nebraska Regents made huge strides in keeping affordability a priority.

It’s just going to take some time to get that word out.

These recruitment efforts cannot be judged yet – there hasn’t been enough time to gain a strong footing.

If UNL continues to see enrollment declines in the years to come we can start raising flags.

Until then, we need to give admissions time to work.

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Tattoos link ink and memory on the skin, carry deep meaning P

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eople have used poems, songs and literature as outlets of expression for centuries.

But these days, people are using a different way to express themselves. Tattoos are becoming increasingly popular in our society.

Whether it’s a scripture, a song verse or a unique work of art, tattoos are seen everywhere.

Although they have taken the masses by storm, tattoos have a number of critics who

don’t support the idea of inking your body permanently or don’t understand the purpose of tattoos.

Tattoos have multiple purposes — each tattoo for every person has a story and a reason.

A tattoo isn’t a trend, but a way for people to separate themselves from everyone else. It’s a form of art that uses the human body as a canvas.

It’s a way for someone to pay tribute to a memory, idea or a person by keeping them on their bodies for life.

The colorful ink makes a person’s memories a part of them not only internally but externally as well.

Society attempts to lead us to view people with tattoos in a negative light. Movies show people with tattoos as gang affiliates or bad guys.

Society puts fear into people’s minds that tattoos can keep you from having a respectable job and damage your chances for a solid career.

That is clearly not true anymore. Parents, lawyers, soldiers and even our professors have one or more tattoos.

Granted a tattoo on your cheek of an ice cream cone wouldn’t get you much respect in a boardroom, but those aren’t the tattoos I’m talking about.

There are plenty of places to put a tattoo that don’t have to show when you are wearing a button-up shirt and pants.

I agree that some people choose “questionable” areas to put their tattoos, but it’s hard for me to believe that any one would go through the pain and spend the money on a tattoo above the neck with out

thoroughly considering the consequences.

Although certain tattoos may look silly and dumb to us, it means something to that person, and that’s the point of a tattoo.

I currently have 10 tattoos that can’t be seen when I’m wearing a normal T-shirt and each of them tells a story about my life.

Other people may not understand them but they are important to me.

Not every one understood Shakespeare and his plays, not every one understood Leonardo Da Vinci and his historical painting “The Mona Lisa,” but they didn’t have to.

The purpose of art isn’t to make sense to everyone but to hold a deeper meaning to the artist and the beholder.

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Visible tattoos hinder personal earning potential Jiajun (Abe) Xu

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arning: Please think twice before you get a tattoo. Chances are you might regret it.

To people who dislike economics, this may sound crazy.

However, after taking enough economic classes, you will start to make decisions based on marginal benefits and marginal costs analysis. The following are some reasons why getting tattoos don’t make sense economically. For starters, it costs

a lot.

You have to pay someone to do the work for you. There are many tattoo shops in town and these businesses have to charge someone to stick around. Obviously, the amount of money you pay is a part of the cost for getting tattoo.

It depends on what kind of tattoo or the size of the tattoo you are getting, but for however long it takes, you stay unproductive. If the person getting a tattoo earns an hourly wage, then the time spent getting tattooed is a cost factor.

You’re losing however many hours multiplied by your hourly wage.

Next, the cost of the pain a person has to go through to get a tattoo. I don’t know many people who are big fans of pain — it’s not something

you should enjoy and rational people would like to avoid it.

If you get hurt accidently, you feel unlucky. If you get hurt by some individuals or organizations, you might seek compensation for the pain.

Tattoos are a different story. You pay someone to shoot color into your skin. Some people would call that art, because it’s cool and unique.

So, it’s worth it, as the chance of running into the exact same tattoo isn’t very high. However, that piece of art is in a human being’s skin. You can’t actually resell it. As a result, the economic value of that art is very limited. What’s more, a tattoo’s color will fade over the years. And as people age the skin gets loose. The original shape of the tattoo may

have some unpleasant changes. Instead of carrying a piece of “art” around, you are carrying a scar with interesting color and shape.

To keep your art fresh, you have to do maintenance. All the costs listed above will occur again and you are losing money constantly for that initial investment. We call these depreciation costs.

To sum up, getting a tattoo is like owning a home. It takes money to get it and it takes time and more money to maintain it.

Unfortunately, in this case you can’t sell it.

Tattoos are like many things you can get in your life and don’t stay cool as you grow up. Something you think is cool 10 years ago may not be appealing to you anymore. It’s sad, but it happens. What if

you don’t like your tattoo after you get it? There are ways to get rid of a tattoo, but again, it will cost you more cash or credit and more time. You also have to go through some pain as well.

Is it worth it? Maybe you are creating more jobs for tattoo artists. That’s good for the economy, but are you creating opportunities for yourself?

Imagine, when you grow up, you have to find a real job. You hope it pays well with good benefits. When you interview for these types of jobs, would that piece of art on your skin be a bonus to you?

In this case, having a tattoo is like having a relationship. It requires commitment, it’s not easy to get rid of and it’s painful when you have to break up. If it’s not a very

good relationship, it hurts your reputation. The good thing is you will never have to see each other once you break up.

Please think twice before making any tattoo-related decision. You can always take more economics classes to improve your decision-making skills. Also, you can ask your academic adviser to see how much credit you will get from getting a tattoo or talk with a human resource professional to see how valuable it is professionally to maintain a tattoo. Last but not least, consult with your parents to see how much they are willing to invest in your new assettattoo.

Jiajun (Abe) Xu is a senior finance and economics major. Reach him at jiajunxu@dailynebraskan.com.

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Artist connects with diverse clientele at Big O tattoo shop Kekeli Dawes Daily Nebraskan The Big O tattoo shop was silent last Thursday. One could have heard a pin drop if it weren’t for the whir of the air conditioning blending with the periodic buzz of the tattoo machine.

BJ Nigh’s warm, loud voice broke the quiet hum of the Big O lobby.

Nigh, the shop’s sole tattoo artist, discussed tattoo artists he admires.

“My favorite is Robert Williams,” he said. “He’s a ‘60s artist who was part of the ZAP Comix collective. I also like Ed Roth. He did all the Hot Rod stuff back then.”

Before Nigh came to Lincoln nine years ago, he took all the art classes he could in high school in Phoenix, Ariz. Nigh came to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for an art degree after graduating. Through his work with pencils, acrylics and airbrushing, he began to lean toward the art of tattooing. However, he found it difficult to get into the line of work.

“I kind of wanted to get into tattooing, but back then it was a who you know kind of thing,” Nigh said. “It was hard. It took me a little bit to get into it.”

On a whim, Nigh got the opportunity to show his portfolio to Joseph Bowen, a top artist at the Big O. Bowen taught Nigh for two years, but later

left Lincoln to make knives. Nigh said he was in awe of his teacher’s talents.

He said he isn’t much of a “jack of all trades” like his former teacher - he just sticks to tattooing.

“I like stuff that catches the eye, something that pops,” Nigh said.

He makes sure to get anything that catches his eye inked on himself.

“If I see something I like, I get it,” Nigh said. “It doesn’t really have to mean anything to me. Then I will go to the artist and say, ‘That’s what I want, draw something up.’ Whatever they come up with, I’ll go with that.”

Nigh isn’t that flexible simply to make the job easier for the artist. He wants them to be creative, too.

“I want them to be into it too, not just me. I’m into it, but I want the guy or girl doing it to be into it, as well.

That’s when you are going to get the best stuff.”

Nigh said the connection between the artist and the client is important, especially after one particular client of his.

“I tattoo a lot of people who are in the medical field - nurses, caretakers,” he said. “They brought someone down with Lou Gehrig’s disease.”

At this point, Nigh is close to tears.

“They couldn’t speak. The caretakers were rolling through the alphabet, and she just blinked for which letter, so she could spell out a sentence. I got to tattoo this little lion on her and

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when I was done, and she saw it — it’s making my hair stand up right now just talking about it — she kind of smiled.”

Nigh smiled too.

“It was just a little hour-and-a-half tattoo, a little lion. It just jerks you up a bit.”

Toward the back of the shop, Nigh’s assistant Heather Murphy listens in on the story. She has been working at the shop for a year, and they are the only two running the show right now. Murphy said she has

seen Nigh connect with the clients, and it is that connection that Nigh has missed lately.

“People are getting used to the fact that we only have BJ, and he’s booked out until next year,” she said.

“It’s hard for us, because it sucks having to turn away others.”

Nigh has people regularly approach him to do art for their firm, business cards, posters and t-shirts, but he is busy and has to turn them down.

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Former sailor trades doodles for ink mastery Kekeli Dawes Daily Nebraskan

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Almost one decade ago, Nate Deal walked through the recently opened doors of Iron Brush, determined to be a tattoo artist. He had been in the Navy for four years and spent time as a bartender, but Deal set his heart on tattooing.

“I always liked getting tattoos and was always interested with that. I met the right guys and started helping around the shop and drawing a lot ... ended up getting an apprenticeship,” Deal said.

Deal sits in the back room of Iron Brush Tattoo at a table covered in licorice wrappers. He stresses he wasn’t an artist before he stepped into Iron Brush.

“I drew a bit before, but it was years ago,” he said. “I had to re-learn how to draw. I’d always doodle a bit but nothing serious.”

Things started to change after he spent time helping at the shop.

“Being surrounded by the guys at Iron Brush was really good, because they were all accomplished artists outside of tattooing, too,” Deal said. “It made me strive to paint, so I do a lot of painting outside of tattooing.”

Deal didn’t say this casually. He really does paint — a lot.

“I just had a big art show a couple months ago,” Deal added. “I paint weekly.”

Deal pulls ideas from his work on the canvas into his tattooing.

“It kind of helps you work out different color theories,” he said. “You can experiment all you want on paper. It creeps its way into your tattoos.”

He said it’s a nice release even though he enjoys the creative challenge of working with clients to make their ideas a reality. Deal said he has ideas of his own he wishes to express.

“It’s whatever idea comes in my head for the paintings,” he said. “I can do anything. People have specific ideas of what they want for a tattoo, and it’s my job to work that into a tattoo. Whereas, for a painting, it’s anything and everything.”

Deal said it took him some time to build a connection with clients to work with their vision.

“It took me a little while. While apprenticing, I worked up front.

And that’s where you learn to make the connection because you are the first person they see when they come in the door,” he said.

Deal made sure he wasn’t unapproachable. Thanks to his years bartending, it wasn’t hard for him to do.

“I was already pretty good working with the public,” Deal said.

“So I didn’t really have a problem there.”

Deal said he can’t bartend anymore

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With the popularity of body modification on the rise, the Daily Nebraskan takes an in-depth look at the culture and implications behind this art form.

Liquid Courage finds success in Omaha Kelsey Newman Daily Nebraskan Tattoo artists never experience the same day twice — each and every tattoo is unique.

“The tattoo industry is not like the dramatic shows that are on TLC,” artist Jason Brown said. “The environment I work in is courteous and friendly, we are family.”

Liquid Courage, located in Omaha, is one of the few shops that are by appointment only. The average wait for a customer to get a tattoo is five to six months and the average appointment takes up to three hours.

“We endeavored to do something different,” Brown said. “Instead of having a selection of tattoos posted on the wall we customize everything, each individual gives a generalization

of what they want, and we sketch them all up differently.”

Brown started tattooing when he was 16 years old and has been working full-time since 1999.

Liquid Courage opened when Devin Ferguson, Johnna McCreary and Brown decided it was time to open a shop of their own in May 2000. The shop has been steadily busy so the three partners decided to open another shop in Benson called Sailor’s Grave.

“There are people with tattoos, and there are tattoo collectors,” Ferguson said.

For the more impulsive demographic, those that get an idea and immediately want it tattooed, Ferguson and his partners opened Sailor’s Grave. All 10 artists working at Liquid Courage rotate to work at Sailor’s Grave in two-week intervals, Brown said.

In addition to the new location, Liquid Courage has a T-shirt shop inside where customers can find limited designs created by the artists.

Ferguson, 38, has been tattooing since 1997. Initially, the shop was going to be named The Ink Well, Ferguson said.

“I was working on this tattoo for this customer and he wanted to get the album cover tattooed, the band was some working class skin-head band,” Ferguson said. “It’s a spin off those people that get one tattoo causing their ego to boost, it was perfect.”

Customers like to joke and give the artists a hard time when they relate the name to alcohol, he said.

“The best part is the clients, it is rewarding to know that my work is appreciated,” Brown said. “I get to work

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Think before you ink Research portfolios, artists, safety practices prior to getting a tattoo

Bea Huff The art of skin marking has been a part of human history since the dawn of man. Tattooed mummies have been found all over the world, including a tattooed iceman who dates back to 3300 BC. Many ancient and indigenous cultures use tattoos as a right of passage or symbol of cultural status.

This tradition of body modification is pretty different from the modern art of tattooing. These days, anyone 18 or older can walk into a tattoo parlor, throw down some cash and walk out with fresh ink.

But just because you can get a tattoo on impulse, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t think before you ink.

In fact, you should do much more than just think, you need to do some research before you go get that “My Little Pony” tramp stamp.

There are hundreds of shops and artists out there who claim to be the best option for your body modification needs, but you shouldn’t just take their word for it.

Tattoo and piercing shops are regulated in the state of Nebraska under the Cosmetology, Electrology,

Esthetics, Nail Technology and Body Art Practice Act. First and foremost, this act regulates the licensing of “body art facilities.” Every tattoo shop must go through a health and safety inspection to acquire a facility license and each practitioner must obtain an individual license as well.

So, step number one of getting a safe tattoo: make sure the shop you’re at and the person tattooing you have licenses to do so. These licenses must be openly displayed in the shop, so if you don’t see a license, don’t get tattooed there.

Absolutely never get tattooed in someone’s house, garage or any place other than a licensed shop. I know you may have a friend of a friend who “knows all about tattooing” or “just needs someone to practice on” but that is no excuse for getting tattooed in unsanitary conditions.

An infection will not only cause you serious health problems, but it will also ruin that brand new tattoo.

All you’ll have accomplished is paying for a potentially nasty scar and a trip to the doctor.

Licensed artists are required to complete an exam that covers safety, sanitation and sterilization techniques as well as infection control practices and requirements. This ensures your artist knows how to take care of his or her equipment and you.

However, having a state license isn’t the end all, be all of sanitary body art practices. It’s important as a customer to educate yourself on safe,

sanitary practices before getting a tattoo so that you can protect yourself from bad artists and infection.

Before starting your tattoo, your artist should disinfect the work area with an EPA-approved viricide and cover spray bottles and any surface your fresh tattoo may touch with plastic or some other protective barrier in order to prevent cross-contamination between clients.

Your artist should be wearing medical-grade gloves at all times. This means they should be thick latex, or vinyl if you have latex allergies. If those gloves get punctured, torn or otherwise compromised during the procedure, your artist should wash his or her hands and put on a fresh pair immediately.

Most of the items your artist uses, like the needles, razors and anything used to sanitize your skin should be single use or pre-sterilized. Anything that gets contaminated before or during the procedure should be replaced with a new, sanitized item.

The tube, the part of the tattoo machine that surrounds the needle and holds the ink, can also be a concern for sanitation because it comes in direct contact with the needle before and after it enters your skin.

Ideally, your artist should be using a one-time use plastic tube to ensure sanitization. However, many artists use metal tubes. These tubes should be cleaned and then sterilized in an autoclave, a pressurized heated steam unit often used in hospitals.

Any item that has been sterilized in

an autoclave will be in a sealed pouch that the artist should open in front of you before starting your tattoo.

If you are ever unsure of your artist’s sanitation practices, be sure to ask questions about them. If your artist doesn’t know, or doesn’t seem to have good practices, don’t get tattooed by him or her.

Sanitation isn’t the only thing you should be worried about. While it’s possible to remove a tattoo, it will take several expensive sessions under a laser, and even then, you may be left with unsightly scars. It’s better to go in with the mentality that this will be on your body for the rest of your life than to get something you think you might not want in the future.

To help ensure that your tattoo is something you will want to show off for the rest of your life, you better start looking at artists.

It’s extremely important to look through your artist’s portfolio before letting them tattoo you.

You want to look for clear shots of healed tattoos. Photos of fresh tattoos may give you an idea of your artist’s ability to illustrate, but healed tattoos will give you insight into their tattooing skills and how his or her work stands up over time. It also lets you know that the artist has a good enough rapport with his or her clients to get them to come back to take photos.

Some people may think the

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BODY MODIFICATION VOCABULARY GUAGE: a unit of measurement used to determine the diameter of a piece of jewelry or a piercing.

A “standard” ear piercing measures between 20ga and 16ga. After 0ga, which is about 5/16”, jewelry is measured in inches.

Bea says: “Incorrect uses of this term include “gauges” when referring to stretched piercings or large guage jewelry and “guaging” when referring to stretching a piercing.

BLOW-OUT: In tattoos, a blow-out refers to ink that has reached a lower layer of the skin and dispersed, giving the tattoo a fuzzy or blurred edge.

In piercing, a blow-out refers to extra skin that pushes out of the piercing, creating a flap.

Piercing blow-outs are usually the result of improper stretching or stretching too quickly.

Bea says: It’s best to wait around three to four weeks after stretching to stretch again in order to avoid blow-outs and scar tissue.

For more information on these and other body modification terms, visit the body modification wiki at bme.com.

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Huskers leap to Big Ten product of desperation Lanny Holstein Daily Nebraskan When Nebraska made its move to the Big Ten conference, everyone applauded. It made sense.

The Husker Athletic Department needed a way out of the crumbling mess that was the Big 12 in the late 2000s, and the Big Ten offered them just that. It offered stability. The conference has been around since 1896 and has no plans of calling it quits. The Big Ten also offered tradition and location. Nationally recognized and right in Nebraska’s backyard, it made perfect sense for the Huskers.

Who wouldn’t want to be in the Big Ten at that point? The Big Ten offered everything that the Big 12 didn’t.

One aspect was particularly appealing to Husker fans: no Texas. It’s hard to refute all the conspiracy theories coming out at the time of the Nebraska conference move. Although most theories went too far, there is something fishy about the way the conference gradually moved to the side for Texas upon its induction in 1996.

The first act of betrayal came at the formation of the conference when Arlington, Texas, became home to the conference headquarters. To Husker fans, this symbolized the shift of power from themselves and old Big Eight rival Oklahoma to the newly added southwest conference schools.

In 2009, the Big 12 championship football game moved on a permanent basis to Jerry World in Arlington. The championship game previously rotated between a northern site (usually Kansas City) and a southern one (Dallas or Houston) every two years. When schools voted 11-1 in favor of moving the game to Texas, Nebraska had a right to cry foul. It was the only school voting to keep the rotation.

That doesn’t make a lot of sense for a number of reasons. Why would the other five northern schools vote against a rotation? Why would they want to send their champion into enemy territory each year?

The result of that vote should be split 6-6 down divisional lines every time but somehow, the South persuaded the North to turn on its divisional rival, Nebraska.

The move was necessary.

Under the circumstances, Nebraska had no choice. It was either leave for the Big Ten or take your chances in the southern-favoring Big 12. With the old conference crumbling, Nebraska happily moved out.

But the Big 12 didn’t crumble. It added Texas Christian University and West Virginia in place of departing Nebraska, Missouri and Texas A&M. It signed a deal for a new bowl game pitting its champion against that of the SEC, the premier football conference. It rolled with the punches and appears to be just fine.

Is Nebraska still happy with its departure a year later after looking at what the Big 12 has done in its absence?

The Big 12 is a stronger athletic conference than the Big Ten. It provides more opportunities for success with its stronger competition, marquee match-ups and national attention. Admittedly, the Big 12 has its problems but it’s a better fit, from a purely competitive standpoint, than the Big Ten. Nebraska had an extremely advantageous position in the Big 12, something many fans and administrators might have overlooked. Sitting as kingpin in the North Division, it had an easy route to a football championship every year. The school gained national recognition for playing in a top tier conference but didn’t face the full brunt of the conference’s might. With Michigan and Michigan State in the Legends Division and an annual crossover game with Penn State, the Huskers won’t be getting that benefit in their new arrangement.

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NU move from Big 12 gave teams more stability Nick Myers Daily Nebraskan In case you were in a galaxy far, far away, the Nebraska Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten Conference last year.

The move was, is and will continue to be the appropriate path for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and its athletic department.

The Big Ten is a much more stable conference than the Big 12. The original Big 12 only lasted for 16 seasons.

The Big Ten has been around since 1896, with only two recent changes — the additions of Penn State in 1990 and Nebraska last summer.

With all of the changes happening across the conference landscape, it’s better to be a part of something that has proven it can stand the test of time. The Big Ten is the company you want to keep.

Let’s face it, the Big Ten is a better football conference.

There is more depth in the Big Ten as far as opponent quality is concerned, and the programs are more stable as well.

Looking for traditional powers in the remaining Big

12 schools, after Texas and Oklahoma, where do you go?

Oklahoma State’s legitimate contributions to football can be summed up in a name: Barry Sanders. A&M has had its moments but have always been looking at the Longhorns from behind, at least psychologically.

None of the remaining schools have any staying power to speak of on the national scene. Sure they have had their years, like when Michael Bishop led K-State to a No. 3 ranking (only to stumble against A&M and then again to an unranked Purdue team in the Alamo Bowl).

Traditional powers in the Big Ten include Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State and Penn State; all four are in the Top Ten in wins and winning percentage. The Big 12 only has two schools that appear on the same list: Texas and Oklahoma.

When it comes to men’s basketball, the Big Ten wins again. They have 20 Final Four appearances in the last 30 years, compared to only 12 for the Big 12 (including Big Eight and SWC stats prior to 1996).

As far as national titles are concerned, the Big Ten has had four in the last 30 years while the Big 12 has two — both of those Kansas teams.

Wrestling is next on the list, and it provides an intriguing situation. Only four schools

in the Big 12 even have wrestling — Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Missouri and Oklahoma.

Granted, three of those schools are pretty good.

Iowa State is the cellar dweller in wrestling. The Cyclones used to be a national power, back when undefeated, four-time national champion and Olympic gold medalist Cael Sanderson was at the helm. Then he wanted to make some changes, and instead of listening to the Michael Jordan of the wrestling world, the Cyclones showed Sanderson the door, and Penn State was waiting with open arms. Sanderson has been coaching in Happy Valley for two years, with two national titles to show for it.

Then there is Iowa, who won nine straight team titles, from ’78 through ’86. The Hawkeyes have 23 national titles all time, which is behind only Oklahoma State, who has 34. Five schools from the Big Ten have notched team national titles on the mat.

Recruiting for wrestling will be helped out immensely by the move to the Big Ten, as well. The Iron Belt (and part of the Corn Belt) is the wrestling recruit equivalent of California, Texas and Florida in the world of football recruiting.

Giving Nebraska a chance to wrestle the schools that are in prospect hotbeds will help them in recruiting battles down

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New football regulations diminish spirit of game Lanny Holstein Daily Nebraskan There will never be another Dick Butkus.

The old-school Chicago Bears linebacker terrorized opposing offenses during his reign in the NFL. He would go after running backs with such ferocity that by the time the fourth quarter rolled around some of them were out of the game. Some left with injuries, but others simply didn’t want to be out on the field with him any longer.

Butkus went hard to the whistle and often times beyond it. He came after anyone toting the football and with blood in his eyes. He knew that if he could land a few solid blows, the offensive players would

start thinking twice about coming through him.

Butkus was a great linebacker, most would say the greatest.

He racked up 1,020 tackles in his nine year career from 1965 to 1973, and the stories of his playing days are legendary.

Those stories, though, never would have happened had Butkus played in today’s world.

The kind of things he did on the field are grounds for suspension now.

Rules added in the last 10 years make it illegal for defensive players to do much of anything in the vein of intimidation. This needs to change.

Defenders have to keep everything within the white lines (a respectable but unrealistic goal) and are allowed to attack offensive players only in a few select ways in today’s game. This makes it extremely difficult for defenses to keep up with their offensive counterparts physically. It’s unfair to ask them to defend the whole field and slant the rules against them as well. The new stipulations on “safety” and

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“protection” take the element of intimidation away from the defense. For old-school defensive players like Butkus that is a major blow.

The offense, in the NFL and NCAA alike, has always had the upper hand. Offensive players know where they are going. They are the initiators,

and defenders are reactors.

That slant is a natural part of the game and can’t be avoided.

Slanting the rules, however, is unnecessary and punishes players who are giving maximum effort trying to intimidate on defense. The recent measures taken to protect “defenseless” players are meant with good

intentions but are a deterrent to good football.

When a receiver comes across the middle of the field on a slant route, it’s the right, or more accurately, the responsibility of the middle linebacker to knock that receiver out. When referees throw flags for hits on those receivers

claiming they were “defenseless,” it promotes poor defense.

There is no such thing as a defenseless player. If a player is on the field, he knows he’s in harm’s way. He signed up for it. When these flags are thrown, it promotes hesitation and takes away the advantage that tougher players normally have over cowardly ones.

In Butkus’ day, football was a sport for tough guys. It was a grind it out, be tougher-thanthe-man-across-from-you type of sport. Grit and toughness were rewarded, and cowardice was punished.

The NFL now protects its quarterbacks like they are some sort of endangered species. Yes, they are the most important players on the field, but they are still players on the field. They should be treated, in the rules at least, just like every other player.

Why is it illegal to slam a quarterback to the ground as he’s throwing a pass? Running backs can be hammered by

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defenders when they don’t even have the ball, yet quarterbacks are afforded protection when they are in the pocket.

Today’s football rulebook is babying down the game.

There are even stipulations on how defenders are allowed to make a tackle. It used to be that a defender could do whatever it took to get a player to the ground, but now rules prohibit leading with the

head and hitting too high on a player’s body. These rules are ridiculous for a number of reasons.

It’s hard enough for a defender to get in position to make a tackle, but now there is the added difficulty of making a legal tackle as opposed to making any kind of tackle he can manage. Telling a player that he can’t make helmet to helmet contact on a tackle is like

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because he doesn’t have the time, among other reasons.

“Bartending was fun,” he admits. “But it’s a young man’s game.”

Deal continues to use the people skills he acquired while bartending to work with clients.

“If you are standoffish or if you are like, ‘Your idea is dumb,’ they won’t want to get tattooed here. No matter how good the artist.”

In Deal’s eyes, Tyson Schaffert, another tattoo artist at Iron Brush, is one of those artists.

“Tyson will take whatever idea a client has and make it into a fantastic tattoo. That’s what I strive to do. I want to make their idea a work of art.”

Schaffert took Deal under his wing 10 years ago as his first apprentice. Schaffert emphasized the importance of artistically expressing oneself outside of work.

“That’s what makes or breaks a tattooer,” Schaffert said. “You’ve got your inside work, your eight-hour day, and then you have your outside work. The more time you spend outside, the

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telling him to fit a square peg into a round hole. It just doesn’t work. In general, players’ helmets are on the same plane, and they are going to collide with each other. Whose fault is it they collided?

It’s nobody’s fault. It’s just simple physics.

We as football fans need to realize that football is a dangerous game. Players are going to get hurt, and that’s

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better you are going to be.

And that’s what I’m looking for.”

That’s what he saw in Deal 10 years ago.

Schaffert remembers his early student fondly.

“Nate was like, ‘I want to learn how to do this, and I want to learn to do it right,’” he said. “That’s like one in 10,000 people nowadays.”

Deal said he looks up to his teacher’s work, but it’s something when the apprentice excites the teacher. Deal didn’t emphasize his accomplishments, but Schaffert did.

“He is coming in with things I have never seen him do,” Schaffert said. “I’m like ‘Where did you do this?’ and he says ‘Oh, I painted it in my room last night.’ He’s up until three in the morning painting this stuff, not once in a while, every day.”

Schaffert said he admires Deal’s passion and work ethic.

“When Nate came in, I saw someone who is going to be a master, because he was willing to put in that work.”

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chair-side manner of their tattoo artist doesn’t matter, but I disagree. Getting a tattoo by someone with a bad attitude is just going to be a constant reminder of what an asshole that individual was.

Finally, don’t bargain shop for tattoos. Most good artists will charge about $100 an hour, or the shop minimum, which usually ranges between $30 and $50, for tattoos that take less than half an hour. It may be tempting to go to an artist who will charge you less, but remember you always get what you pay for.

And always be sure to tip your artist. Most artists have to pay for their own supplies and for their place in the shop. Plus, if they’re taking care of you and giving you something you love, shouldn’t you take care of them, too?

The most important thing to remember is that getting a tattoo shouldn’t be an impulse decision. This work is going to be on you for the rest of your life, so do a little research before hand to make sure it’s something you won’t end up regretting in the future.

just the way it is. A concussion may be a bad deal, but if somebody doesn’t want a concussion he should stay off the football field. The guys that choose to strap up each weekend know the risks and accept the responsibility. The rules need to reflect that.

Football needs to be built back up, or there will never be another Butkus.

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“I’m not going to get angry about it, I’m already sold on UNL,” he said. “I think they will run into problems with outof-state students that aren’t on

out-of-state scholarships.”

Cerveny said the administration wants to be focused on inand out-of-state students while making any changes over the next year and says he’s confident that the numbers will grow.

“It’s not a significant decline,” he said. “At this point, we are projecting that we are up to our normal numbers in the fall.”

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somewhere. Retired.”

In a way he really means that.

“I don’t own a shop yet, no extra income,” Nigh said. “I don’t have any benefits, insurance, no retirement plan, so I think I will just tattoo until the end, until I can’t do it anymore.”

And he loves the sound of that.

The shop opened at the right time when tattooing in the mid ‘90s boomed and became such an admired concept, Ferguson said. All of the staff holds tattooing in a very high regard, Ferguson said.

“It’s a job where likeminded people come to me,” Ferguson said. “For great shared love of tattoos.”

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line of work. And then the other guy ... it was just his time to go.”

It might sound sudden, but she said she doesn’t think so.

“It kind of happened randomly and by coincidence,” Murphy said.

Nigh agreed.

“It didn’t happen at once,” he said. “It was gradual.”

Three of the artists had been at the shop for four years before Nigh arrived. Nigh and Murphy are just waiting for the right people “to join our little family” Murphy said.

However, Nigh doesn’t get impatient waiting.

“I’m pretty laid back,” he laughed. “I like it by myself. It’s more relaxed. I don’t have to worry about anyone else’s stuff.”

Nigh finds it hard to think of anything else he’d rather be doing. He said he enjoys his work but paused to think of an alternate career anyway.

“I guess probably everyone else’s dream: (I would) just want to do nothing and sit on a beach,” he said. “You know, I could be a fisherman or something on a boat

with my friends in a creative environment where there are no rules, and I have personal freedom.”

There aren’t many jobs where a person can do, say or wear they feel like, Brown said.

“I can’t cook, I just can’t do anything else,” Ferguson said. “Also, corporate deadlines just didn’t appeal to me, and I curse like a sailor.”

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FROM PAGE 4 “I can’t really do it,” he said, laughing. “I’ve got so much stuff to do.”

Nigh’s voice trailed off as he looked out the Big O’s windows but he immediately returned.

“A little distraction,” he said, smiling.

Nigh’s attention had been caught by a woman walking past his shop.

Another silence filled the lobby but was soon filled with Nigh’s laughter. It’s that kind of laughter Murphy says she doesn’t hear often these days.

“It does get pretty quiet,” Murphy said. “Sometimes I think he misses it when there were three and four artists back there, cackling back and forth, having a good old time, telling jokes.”

Until about a year ago, there were five artists at the Big O. “One guy left to move with his girlfriend to Omaha,” said Murphy. “Then, we had another guy move to another shop. He wanted to do more traveling and convention work. Then, another guy left just to do a whole other

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Everything comes down to football at Nebraska — it really does. The Big Ten offers a better product on the basketball court than the Big 12 does. Last season, four Big Ten teams made the Sweet 16 compared to only two from the Big 12, but that does not matter.

The Big 12 still offered enough

competition for the Huskers, a non-basketball school, to be competitive nationally (if they had the talent), something Big Ten baseball did not offer them this season.

The decision to change conferences is complex. On one hand, Texas took control of the Big 12 and treated Nebraska

poorly but on the other hand, the Huskers sat in command in the North. The breaking point in all of this was the stability factor. The Big 12 appeared headed for disaster in late 2010, and the Huskers were the first to jump ship.

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the road.

Baseball is a tough one to call. With all of the new stages this year, it was difficult to judge how much progress was made with a first year coach and the first year in a new league. Yes, competition-wise

and trips to Omaha, the Big 12 wins in a landslide.

A lot of those appearances came from warm weather teams. Texas has 34 appearances alone, and the Big Ten only has 27 combined. The move was a good one for NU

baseball because now it will be playing against teams that have the same climate.

The Cornhuskers chose wisely in their move to the oldest conference in the country.

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Clean, quiet, private house at 1st and F street. Partly furnished. Great for grad students. Ask about our “grad” discount. $500 + utilities + dep. 402-730-3427.

Sam’s Club Career Opportunities

We’re looking for motivated, career driven individuals to join the Sam’s Club team in its new South location. Stop and apply in person at The New York Times Syndication SalesDr, Corporation 8600 Addermatt in front of the Wal-Mart on 84th andYork, Hwy 2, or 10018 online at Samsclub.com.

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Court reporting service needs someone to assemble and bind documents, deliver to clients, and other miscellaneous office duties. Ideal for law student, but legal background not necessary. Flexible hours. (402)477-8425.

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3 bedroom, 2 bath. NICE. N/P, N/S. East Campus/City Campus location. On FaceBook at Starr Street Apartments (402) 430-4253.

300 S. 16, studio apartment, $350. Three blocks to campus. One bedroom: $400 Jablonski.Joe@gmail.com. 503-313-3579.

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1234 S. 20th nice area. 1 BR. Oak floors. Central air. Common laundry. No smoking. Cats okay. $410. 402-450-8175.

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$295 per month. Room mate invited to share nice 4 bedroom house in Country Club near bus route and bike path. Garden space available. Owner of house is native German speaker and German teacher licensed in Nebraska; she is also a former non-trad student and Daily Nebraskan columnist. All utilities paid. I can email pictures or just let you take a look at the house. Call or text Angelika at 402-450-4024.

Looking for 2 roommates for a 4 bedroom house starting in August to July. House is located at 23rd and Holdrege, close to campus!

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Looking for a roommate for nice spacious house on 1550 N 31st St. 68503. Walking distance to East Campus and Close to City Campus. Room available in June. More Info 402-416-8386 Looking for a roommate starting mid-july/August. Wanting to find an apartment that each would pay $300-400. I have all living room furniture and kitchen stuff. Would have to get along with my small dog. If interest call Alysha 402-957-4953

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