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Faculty present goals for new campus Forum members cite importance of early research results to gain public traction jacy marmaduke daily nebraskan

Nebraska Innovation Campus is not just a place. It’s a state of mind.

That mentality prevailed Monday at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Faculty Exploratory Forum, an event planned to give faculty members a hand in Innovation Campus development.

Innovation Campus will be a breeding ground for both basic and applied research, which focuses on practical results, in three key areas: food, water and fuel. Mary Uhl-Bien, an Innovation Campus Faculty Advisory Committee member, said applied research is about “completing the process” of research.

“Our research is a push for relevance,” Uhl-Bien said. “A lot of basic research has been done before, and it’s time to move forward.”

Faculty members presented proposals for research in life sciences, multidimensional separations and analysis, digital research in humanities and biofiber development.

Uhl-Bien said the research topics are elaborations on big issues in a variety of fields. Any faculty member can develop a research proposal to present at future faculty forums.

At the end of the day, faculty members reflected on the day’s proposals and their ideas about Innovation Campus. Allan Vyhnalek, an extension educator in Platte County, said Innovation Campus will have to show “quick success” in research to convince Nebraskans of its merit.

“We have to show the average person in Timbuktu, Neb., that the research has immediate impact,” Vyhnalek said. “If it doesn’t, they’re going to say, ‘Why did they take away our state fairgrounds?’”

Faculty members suggested tours of Innovation Campus and publicity for its research developments could increase public support. Uhl-Bien suggested that concerned faculty members complete proposals for those ideas and

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Joining the conversation DIVERSITY TALKS MUST INCLUDE PARTICIPAnts FROM ALL GROUPS

A recently transplated Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia x soulangeana) absorbs sunlight at its new location on campus Monday, just outside Burnett Hall.

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n March 16, while students were looking forward to spring break and a reprieve from their academic duties, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Landscape Services was just starting a new project: the replanting of trees that would otherwise have

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Thirty-three trees have found new homes on UNL’s City Campus as of April 3, according to Landscape Architect Emily Casper. All fewer than 3 years old and less than 4 inches in diameter across the trunk, the trees were getting

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Landscape Services finds new homes on campus for more than 30 trees displaced by city project

in the way of construction along Antelope Valley.

Lincoln Electric System’s Central Lincoln Reliability Project is making way for a power line that will increase the reliability of central Lincoln’s electricity, Landscape Services manager Kirby Baird said.

This project requires a high-voltage power line running through the area previously occupied by these trees.

According to Baird, replanting the trees was not a difficult project.

“It’s a fairly simple process,” he

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Ban limits number of blood donors An FDA regulation prohibiting gay and bisexual men from donating blood reduces the pool of possible donations

like it regulates drugs, put the ban in place in 1983.

The local chapter of the American Red Cross and the Nebraska Community Blood Bank, which are hosting this week’s blood drives, hope to have 200 students donate each day at the Harper-SchrammSmith Dining Hall, with each pint of donated blood potentially going to three dan holtmeyer patients somewhere in the daily nebraskan country.

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campus briefs UNL recycles old phone books The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is trying to make green out of yellow — the Yellow Pages at least.

University faculty and staff can recycle outdated telephone books at dumpsters on both City and East campuses. Some dumpster locations are between Love Library and the College of Business Administration, the west side of the Nebraska Union, the west side of Oldfather Hall, the East Campus Mall and the southwest dock of the Animal Science Complex. The dumpsters will be in place through April 20.

Faculty and staff can contact Linda Geisler at lgeisler1@unl.edu or 402-472-3713 if they have any questions.

UNL seeks donors for Blood Drive The American Red Cross and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are encouraging students to donate blood this week.

The Cornhusker Chapter of the American Red Cross is hosting the UNL Spring Blood Drive Tuesday through Thursday. Students can donate blood at the Harper-Schramm-Smith Dining Hall from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Donating blood takes an hour and saves up to three lives. Interested students can make an appointment by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or visiting redcrossblood.org. executive vice president and provost candidates sought The University of Nebraska is looking nationwide to fill the position of executive vice president and provost.

Linda Ray Pratt, the current executive vice president and provost, will step down on June 30 to return to teaching English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. NU President J.B. Milliken said in a press release he hopes to name the new executive vice president and provost this summer.

Susan Poser, dean of the UNL College of Law, will head the 10-member search committee.

UNL launches Nebraska App The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has added another way for students to access university resources on the go with the Nebraska App. The app lets students check grades, access course content, browse the course catalog, use the campus map, watch videos and listen to podcasts of lectures.

The app is available in the Apple App store and the Android Market.

— Compiled by Kim Buckley kimbuckley@dailynebraskan.com

said. “We’re not really disturbing (them).”

He said the reason for this is the relatively small size of the trees. UNL has a 44-inch tree spade, a claw-shaped machine that assists in the transplanting process. The tree spade can’t safely uproot a tree with a diameter of more than about 4 inches, Baird said. UNL only rescued the trees small enough to be safely moved.

Some were also left because they were too close to utilities and couldn’t be accessed or were not in good enough condition to make a transplant worthwhile, Casper said.

And Casper was

responsible for selecting the new locations to plant the trees.

There are several trees across City Campus, but it would have been an inefficient use of time management to put any on East Campus, she said, because doing so would have required going back and forth between campuses.

Some of the tree locations are to the north of Love Library, on the south side of Nebraska Hall, surrounding the Nebraska Hall parking lot, near the Beadle Center and to the north of the Mabel Lee fields, Casper said.

Baird said trees adapt well to being relocated because when transplanted

correctly; almost their entire root systems are taken with them. He described roots as the critical part of the process and said that if too many are cut, there’s a risk the tree will die.

Now that the trees have been successfully replanted, Baird said they may have to be watered a few times, after which point they can be expected to survive naturally.

He said he doesn’t expect to lose any of the trees and that they should all survive.

“When we have to move (trees) … we like to do whatever we can to salvage them,” Casper said.

Baird estimated that

about 16 hours of labor were put used in the transplanting process. According to Casper, trees were replanted on March 16, March 19, March 20 and April 3.

The Antelope Valley project has been in progress for about five years and serves as a way to improve roads and relocate water drainage in order to help decrease the chances of flooding in central Lincoln, Baird said.

He said that while some trees were in the way of the Central Lincoln Reliability Project, everything else would continue to operate the same as before.

in someone’s body, Wood said.

“It’s a very sensitive test to pick up the nucleic acid, the viral RNA,” he said.

In fact, the test is so sensitive rare false alarms are more common than misses, he said.

Each pint of blood is screened for HIV and other diseases in this way, said Oppliger, the Red Cross spokeswoman. The advances in detection have led other countries, including the UK, to reduce the lifetime ban to a year without sexual activity. The Red Cross is calling for the same here.

“We believe the current lifetime deferral ... is unwarranted,” Oppliger said.

In 10 interviews with students, most weren’t aware of the policy. All thought it should be changed or thrown away.

“Another person might die,” said Aziz Dosari, a freshman political science major. Denying donated blood, he said, was a “crime.”

Carletta Griffin, a freshman psychology major, called the policy “outrageous” and “outlandish,” adding that she thought the policy treats “being gay like a disorder.”

Spencer Smith, a sophomore elementary education major, agreed.

“They’re not the only people that have (HIV),” he said, referring to HIV’s spread through shared needles, drug use and heterosexual sex.

Black heterosexual women, for example, are second only to men who have sex with men in new HIV infections each year,

I was really shocked. I even offered to go to my doctor and get a note.”

administrators will have to face the realities of funding and logistics.

“We’re going to have a lot of great ideas, and we’re going to have to match funds to those,” said Dan Duncan, executive director of Innovation Campus. “That’s where the rubber’s going to hit the road.”

Steve Goddard, Computer Science and Engineering Department chair, said Innovation Campus is “both everything and nothing” — more concept than action.

“There’s nothing any

bigger today than there was yesterday,” Goddard said.

“It’s still a real estate deal.”

But Andrew Benson, a professor in the Food Science and Technology Department, said faculty should think big when it comes to research proposals, although plans for Innovation Campus are still in the works.

“You don’t build a rocket without shooting for the moon,” Benson said. “Let’s figure out where our moon is right now.”

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blood drive: from 1 or bisexual men, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. With each donor theoretically able to donate hundreds of times, a significant amount of blood is banned by the FDA’s policy.

Lyle Janicek, a sophomore studying architecture, said he would donate blood if he didn’t fall on the wrong side of the ban.

“I get phone calls from the local blood banks encouraging me to donate about every other month,” he said in an interview on Facebook. “Each (time) I have to decline.”

Alice Edwardson, a transgendered person who was born physically male but identifies as a woman, discovered the ban when her blood was denied last year.

“I was really shocked. I even offered to go to my doctor and get a note,” she said, to prove she was healthy.

But the blood banks and Red Cross have their hands tied by the ban. It was meant to prevent human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, from being transmitted through blood donations to uninfected patients.

HIV can be spread through blood, shared needles or sexual contact. The virus attacks cells that protect the body from viruses and bacteria and sometimes progresses to AIDS, which leaves the body’s defenses severely weakened.

AIDS has killed millions worldwide — mostly straight people — and first came to American consciousness in the 1980s, when a mysterious, deadly

disease appeared mostly among gay men. In response, the government banned them from donating blood.

“That was the argument when (the ban) was first initiated,” said Charles Wood, director of the Nebraska Center for Virology and a professor of biology who helped start an AIDS clinic in southern Africa.

But while HIV continues to be a problem among several groups, including gay and bisexual men, it’s not the mystery it once was.

“We know a lot more, and I think this is an antiquated policy,” Wood said. When the decision was made, he said, scientists “didn’t even know (HIV) was a virus.”

Wood joins several health and blood bank officials in calling for the rule to be changed, and Janicek provides a clear example of why: Janicek is single, isn’t sexually active and gets tested for sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, every few months, he said.

But despite this caution, under the FDA’s rule his first donation more than a year ago was also his last.

Even if a potential donor had HIV, Wood said, detecting the virus has gotten much more refined in the past 30 years.

“We can detect infected individuals very easily, and it’s very accurate,” he said.

Screening tests can detect either HIV’s strands of RNA — which act like an animal’s DNA code to allow the virus to multiply — or the body’s response to the virus’s attack. RNA can be detected two or three days after the virus gets

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according to the Centers for Disease Control. Some critics have suggested asking about someone’s sexual habits, such as using condoms, instead of who they’ve had sexual contact with.

“That is a more accurate way,” said Wood, the virology center director. “That type of question, I think, would be revealing in terms of risk.”

The FDA decided in 2010 to keep the ban in place, despite the objections of the Red Cross and national blood bank organizations.

“We can’t control the decision,” said Joyce Halvorsen, Nebraska Community Blood Bank’s communications director, adding students unhappy with the policy should contact the FDA instead of withholding donations in protest.

“That hurts patients right here in the community.”

The decision to keep the ban two years ago also came under criticism because of the constant need for blood.

“Presently, blood products are being distributed to hospitals as fast as they’re coming in,” Oppliger said.

With a fifth of donations coming from high schools and colleges, she said, “every pint that we collect at UNL is important.” danholtmeyer@ dailynebraskan.com

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Gaughan Week raises awareness of diversity Multicultural Center events aim to show diversity isn’t just about race Frannie SProuls Daily NEbraskan

The Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center is for everyone — not just for minority groups — said Andre Fortune, director of the Gaughan Center.

“There’s too many people that think that they can’t come to the multicultural center for whatever reason,” Fortune said. “We really want to let people know this is a building for everyone.”

This week, the Gaughan Center is hosting Gaughan Week to bring students to the building and to raise awareness of diversity. A variety of events, ranging

from luncheons to the Mike Posner and the Brain Trust concert, are available from April 10 to April 13.

A full schedule of events can be viewed at http://bit. ly/IbCMkp. When planning events for the week with the student and staff committees, Student Involvement Events Coordinator Bianca Harley said the groups tried to cover the different aspects of diversity.

“Typically when we say, ‘Oh, we’re the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center,’ people think race, ethnicity,” Harley said. “So we wanted to make sure we were covering ableism ... gender issues.”

Students have the option of participating in the different luncheons throughout the week: An athletics and diversity panel, Crossing the Line with Robert Page, Guy Code/Real Talk and Disabling Disablism,

which is a different format than the other luncheons.

Thursday, students will get to view “Toy Story 3” at the Mary Ross Media Arts Center as if they have a seeing disability.

“I think sometimes we take for granted that we can have that luxury of going to movies and sitting down and watching a movie,” Harley said. “For those of us who don’t have the ability to see, that’s a totally different experience for them.”

The movie will be enhanced with a narration of what exactly is happening, such as “In walks Woody and jumps over a ball” or “A star shoots over the castle,” for the Disney logo, Harley said.

“It brings an appreciation for something that we take for granted,” she said.

For Fortune, the event students should take advantage of is Tuesday night’s “Tunnel of Oppression” at Abel

Hall. UNL has not held this seen or experienced. event on campus for 10 or “If you’re going to go to more years, from what For- anything (this week), go tune has heard. to that,” said Maricia Guz“That’s a man, a sophreally good omore jourWe have lots of opportunity nalism major. for people “It’ll get studifferent things to step out dents to start that have to do of their comthinking ... with diversity and fort zone,” (about) what he said. “It’s they haven’t multiculturalism not just fot h o u g h t because culture cused on about.” doesn’t necessarily race when it Guzman, come to opwho helped mean you’re a pression.” with the planminority or what The event ning of the your race or exposes stuevent the past dents to diftwo years, said ethnicity is. ferent sceit will raise the narios, some bianca harley issues of the that actually minority comstudent involvement events coordinator happened in munity. real life, and T h e the different Gaughan Cenforms of oppression, Harley ter collaborated with varisaid. ous groups on campus: the Students will also have the Women’s Center, the LGopportunity to talk about BTQA Center, the Afrikan some of the issues they have People’s Union and the

Gaughan Center’s diversity enhancement team.

“It’s kind of like a collaborative effort and really coming together to just really create awareness,” Harley said. “It’s an opportunity to see, experience and talk about things that you don’t typically talk about every day or that some people might find challenging.”

Both Fortune and Harley were excited for the events throughout the rest of the week, whether it’s seeing the reactions of students who have never watched “Crash” before or the reception featuring former student-athlete Ryan Anderson.

“We have lots of different things that have to do with diversity and multiculturalism because culture doesn’t necessarily mean you’re a minority or what your race or ethnicity is,” Harley said.

“It’s so much more than that.” franniesprouls@ dailynebraskan.com

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Walk the walk

Freshman culinology major Aron Sanders and freshman broadcasting major Kyera Woods-McClendon go through a shoeless obstacle course Monday at the Gaughan Multicultural Center, promoting “One Day Without Shoes.” The event was part of the first day of multicultural week. The week is dedicated to shedding light on the struggles and triumphs of multicultural students.

Junior advertising major DeLores Allison paints her feet before she puts her footprint on a T-shirt supporting “One Day Without Shoes” at Multicultural Week.

Tonight, the week continues at Abel Hall with the Tunnel of Oppression, a testimonial to the classroom and campus through the eyes of multicultural students.

Allison gets ready to decorate her shirt with a painted footprint in support of “One Day Without Shoes.” “One Day Without Shoes,” which lasts all day today, supports an effort by TOMS to raise awareness to the amount of children who live without shoes each day.

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Outdated blood donation rule should change Healthy gay and bisexual men should be able to donate blood. This shouldn’t be a controversial statement; this should be a reality. Yet it’s 2012 and healthy gay and bisexual men can’t donate blood. Such a restriction prevents millions of gallons of blood from hitting the veins of those in need.

The FDA restriction began in 1983 as a result of HIV and AIDS emergence into public consciousness. The ban specifically prohibits men who have been sexually active with other men since 1977.

This rule stops many of our peers at this university from donating blood and saving lives.

Thankfully, today we know more about sexual health. Our science and technology has progressed to a point where scientists can identify unhealthy blood accurately.

Pairing that knowledge with the national shortage of available blood and the ban isn’t just silly — it’s potentially dangerous. It shouldn’t have to be said, but being gay or bisexual doesn’t automatically taint one’s blood. One would think the FDA would be aware of this.

A lot of things have changed since 1983, and it’s time for this obsolete rule to be removed.

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Healthy food efforts fall short

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expect two things from meals: that they taste good and that they’re just healthy enough to not kill me.

These are both reasonable requirements that should be relatively easy to achieve. Yet, after almost a year of eating in the campus dining halls every day, I’ve discovered that sometimes one or both of these are called into question.

I don’t mean to degrade the dining halls, and I truly appreciate the work that their staff do. I’ve enjoyed some truly excellent meals there, especially the monthly Good Fresh Local meals offered in Cather-PoundNeihardt. Even on regular days I may find a specific dish that brightens my meal. Many other days, though, I shovel some form of sustenance into my mouth with only the notion that I need to eat something.

Perhaps I’m being overly cynical, but after seven days a week of looking at the same meat and potatoes, over-cooked vegetables, boring salad bar and surplus of desserts, I feel a desperate plea for change — and a couple of vitamins.

This year, I gave up desserts for lent, and I’ll admit it was a tough 40 days. Setting aside the religious connotations, it was a wise nutritional decision. Before this, I’d fallen into the nasty habit of eating multiple desserts at the culmination of each meal.

During the last 40 days, I instead sought out more nutritious substitutes, such as yogurt and fruit. Certainly I missed out on some special desserts, but I felt better and less guilty after each meal. However, I also began to tire of eating the same few substitutes at each meal when I could see there was a wider and tastier variety of desserts.

What I find most ridiculous in this sugary, nutritious comparison are the

amy kenyon signs which recently appeared on the doors to the dining halls. They bluntly forbid students from taking fruit out of the halls and insist that ice cream cones are the only “food” that can be removed. Multiple comment cards outside CPN complain about the replacement of whole fruit with slices of apples and oranges floating in oddly-tinted juice.

The replies to these cards explain that this was done to keep pieces of fruit “fresh” and to make them more accessible to students who wouldn’t otherwise wish to eat an entire fruit.

Yet a bowl of juice-drenched fruit is far less accessible and convenient than an ice cream cone. In what way does this encourage better nutrition?

I understand the dining halls have to protect themselves from theft and students stockpiling the food they’ve smuggled out. However, recommending students take an ice cream cone instead of an apple is ridiculous.

This brings me back to the GFL dinners. The GFL program promotes local producers and sustainable agriculture, which is admirable. The meals are generally delicious, and I truly appreciate the work that goes into them.

However, a lot of that work seems to center on providing a variety of desserts. I’ll be the first to admit I love them, but it seems half of my meal is composed of sugary confections.

The recent Good Nutrition Counts

program ought to address many of these issues with its slogan, “Every Body is Different, so Make My Plate Your Plate.” This program encourages the creation of balanced meals to suit individual activity levels and nutritional needs.

Yet on days when my choices for a meal are a hamburger, chicken strips or a lifeless salad, it seems impossible to fulfill these suggestions. What’s more, placing balloons over a tureen of plain yogurt doesn’t make it more appealing than the array of tantalizing desserts.

Housing is working valiantly to develop these programs and to post nutrition information in the halls and online. These steps show its working to educate students about proper meal choices. However, the information isn’t consistent among meals or dining halls. The ideals presented by these programs also don’t coincide with the foods that are actually offered.

I get through the line and discover everything on my plate is a vague tan color. I ignore the soggy-looking apples in favor of the golden cookies and exciting soft-serve flavor. I’m offered more beef and cheese for my salad than green peppers or tomatoes. I could scrounge the dining halls for every vegetable I can find, but there are days when it’s just not worth the effort.

To truly encourage good nutrition, Housing needs to reexamine the variety of food its offering. This means one more vegetable dish instead of another kind of meat or a little time on creating fruit concoctions instead of sugary desserts.

And for goodness sake, can I please take an apple for dessert instead of an ice cream cone?

AMY KENYON IS A FRESHMAN ENGLISH AND SECONDARY EDUCATION MAJOR. REACH HER AT AMYKENYON@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

Diversity discussions should include majorities

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hen we think about diversity, the picture that tends to pop into our heads is the quintessential college brochure showing people of all colors of the skin-tone rainbow acting chummy.

Universities go a long way to show just how diverse they are.

Fellow Big Ten school University of Wisconsin-Madison doctored a photo for its 2001 brochure, adding a black face into the student section of a football game. Midwest schools are so desperate, they forge these images.

Of course, UWM isn’t the only school or organization guilty of messing with its image of diversity. Diversity is becoming a genuinely desired trait rather than something intuitions should strive for out of obligation. As a result, they fake it.

The real issue begins not with a lack of diversity, but rather a lack of understanding about what true diversity is. To many, the word implies a numbers game.

As a result, diversity becomes an extremely superficial idea. A

group of people who are of different skin colors and ethnicities isn’t inherently a diverse group.

Diversity goes beyond that; it encompasses the individuals themselves.

A group of multi-colored people with the same beliefs and interests is hardly a diverse group.

In the same sense, a group of people from a similar ethnic group with various upbringings, experiences and interests can be diverse. Yet we still see the first group as more diverse because of its members’ skin color. This superficiality leads us onto a slippery slope of misunderstanding.

Often, discussions of diversity exclude persons within a majority group. I can understand where that comes from. As a gay male, I’ve noticed a lot of resentment from the LGBT community toward those who identify as heterosexual, and I can understand that.

Simply put, we’re jealous. We’re jealous that some get rights we don’t because they were born differently than us. I worry daily whether I should be out and how it will affect me — anxiety that heterosexuals have the privilege

neil orians of never experiencing. And that makes me jealous.

If I were straight, I wouldn’t have to worry whether I should display a picture of my partner on my desk at work, hold hands with my girlfriend in public or even if I will have a job tomorrow. My life wouldn’t be a political talking point. I wouldn’t have to deal with prominent leaders in this country referring to me as a sexual deviant or any of the struggles I have from growing up in a religious household.

People in other minority groups (racial, faith, gender, etc.) are in a similar position. I almost never have to worry about discrimination based on my race and skin color. I have the privilege of being in a position of power as a result of something I didn’t earn.

With my experience of being an openly gay male, I can identify with the sense of resentment others may feel toward me for my race. While my struggle isn’t the same, it’s similar to the point where I can empathize.

But being white shouldn’t exclude me from discussing what diversity means. Even if I were straight, I’d still bring a voice to the discussion. I argue sometimes the voice of the majority is one of the most important to hear. The fact is without white allies, the Civil Rights movement wouldn’t have been as successful as it was. In the very same sense, the LGBT community needs those in the heterosexual world to fight with us for our rights.

People in the majority don’t always see themselves as a part of diversity because, quite frankly, we’re told we aren’t. It’s assumed we lack any struggle because of our dominant group status and as a result we can’t possibly discuss or understand diversity.

The problem is that becomes an oppressive idea itself. To assume I’ve never been harassed because of my skin color or that I’ve never experienced

oppression because I’m male is ignorant. All individuals have the capacity to empathize with each other’s struggle.

To say it’s OK to harbor negative feelings against a majority group because of its past or present discrimination is merely attempting to justify bigotry. As minorities, we aren’t special.

We don’t get to hate someone because of discrimination associated with his or her group. Our hate isn’t justified. Our feelings of resentment, as logical as they may seem, are in the same boat as those felt by true bigots.

Diversity must include those in groups with social power.

Christians need to be included in discussing faith-based discrimination. Males need to be included in female struggle for equality.

I could continue listing these examples, but the point is a real attempt at making a progressive change needs to include those doing the discrimination. True diversity doesn’t exclude any group for being in a social majority, because no discrimination is good discrimination.

Neil Orians is a senior fine arts major. Reach him at neilorians@ dailynebraskan.com

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here’s not much to prove when you’re the biggest indie band on the planet. Death Cab for Cutie has been selling out venues and producing well-received albums for nearly 15 years now. Its latest album, 2011’s “Codes and Keys,” received a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album.

The band will be headlining the Omaha Music Hall this Wednesday.

The Daily Nebraskan had a quick chat with the band’s bassist, Nick Harmer, about his relationship to Ben Gibbard’s lyrics and how they respond

to criticism a decade and a half after their founding.

Daily Nebraskan: Did the success of albums like “Transatlanticism” and “Plans” free you up to explore musically on “Narrow Stairs” and “Codes and Keys?”

Nick Harmer: I don’t know that the success of those album necessarily affected the way we went about writing our next albums. I think that as we make albums, we do our best to capture how we’re feeling and where we are as players. It’s a snapshot of who we are as a whole. I really feel

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like we try to not look backwards too much. We’re always trying to look forward. Having a successful record takes some pressure off, but I’m not sure it affects our music.

DN: What role do you play in the songwriting? If “Codes and Keys” was a potluck dinner, what did you all bring?

NH: I think I play the role of editor more than anything. What happens is Ben brings a bunch of demos to us and we sit down, listen and decide what’s exciting to us and which ones we react to, then make a suggestion

here and there. Really, it’s a team effort. We’re all making choices on the way things sound and how songs present themselves. I’m fortunate to be in a band with three other people who all have great ears — we all add our two cents in the process at some point. Sometimes a lot more and sometimes a lot less. But my role is definitely editing, you know? We’ll say you need to change this or work around this. It’s a good relationship.

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Contest features female bands kelsey haugen daily nebraskan

Omaha girls will be hoping for good luck as they perform songs about superstition in a music competition on a very unlucky day — Friday the 13th.

The “A Week and a Song Contest” will be held at the Slowdown in Omaha Friday at 9 p.m. with bands chosen

by Hear Nebraska and Omahype. The event will also feature local groups, such as The Betties, Gus & Call and Howard and Sun Settings.

“Omaha Girls Rock is an institution doing something (Hear Nebraska) cares deeply about, which is teaching young women to love and play music,” said Andrew Norman, editor and director of Hear Nebraska, who was brought in to select and book the bands.

For the contest, the Omaha groups participating will have one week to write an original song pertaining to a chosen theme. This year, the topic is ‘superstition.’ Portions of the writing process will be captured on film and posted online prior to the Friday show.

Norman is excited to be involved with Omaha Girls Rock and to hear the girls’ unique superstitious music.

“The songs will all be different depending on what the theme means to each band,” he said.

Although there is a specific theme to be implemented by each group, Norman realizes it is a difficult task for anyone, not only young girls.

“It’s really tough to write a song in one week because it can seem restrictive,” Norman said. “I’d find it challenging myself, so I’m interested to see how they handle it.”

With this obstacle in mind, the artists will carefully prepare a competition song, which will be played at the

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end of their set list. The audience will vote for the best song and the winning group gets to send one member of their choice to the Omaha Girls Rock Camp this summer, which is for girls ages 8 to 18.

“It’s a fundraiser for Omaha Girls Rock, which provides opportunities for young women,” Norman said. “It is important that this organization and camp continue.”

All proceeds from the Friday concert will go toward the institution, with a mission to help girls be confident in using their voices through music education and

performance.

Because aspiring musicians are significant to Norman, he wants to help keep Omaha Girls Rock going strong.

“They represent the future music scene here, which is very exciting,” Norman said.

“There are some wonderful local women musicians, but they are outnumbered and I would like to see the numbers grow.”

Val Nelson, who volunteers for Omaha Girls Rock and is the booking manager at the Slowdown, helped to put this event together.

“It is a fun twist on the classic benefit show,” Nelson

if you go “A Week and a Song Contest” when: Friday, 9 p.m. where: Slowdown, 729 N. 14th Street, Omaha, NE 68102 how much: $10 (all proceeds to Omaha Girls Rock) said. “I’m looking forward to hearing all of the brand new songs.”

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Attention all hip male and female supporters of the downtown music and art scene: An old favorite has opened its doors to something new and is inviting you to participate in Yia Yia’s grand entrance as a music venue.

Beginning last month, a local musician, music promoter and Yia Yia’s employee Darren Keen hosted a special three–venue musical event that included the gourmet pizza place located at 1423 O St. The Second Fridays monthly musical event officially kicks off this Friday at 11 p.m. with performances by Her Flyaway Manner and Carrot Carrot. This show is free, however you must be 21 or older.

“It started with Darren approaching me about doing some shows,” Yia Yia’s owner Nader Sepahpur said. “It seemed natural because we’ve always had the talent on hand.

We’ve talked about it over the years several times (but) I could never imagine the back of the room holding an audience and a band.”

Despite the limitations on space, the plan was set in motion. March 9, Yia Yia’s hosted eight bands at the Good Speakers Fest.

“When we did that a couple of weeks ago the feel of it was like the perfect basement

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this week in music

Duo discusses no-shoes style

Live Shows:

StereoFidelics brings musical friendship, Indie-Fusion style to Lincoln

Death Cab for Cutie

when:

Wednesday, 8

p.m.

kekeli dawes

where:

Omaha Music Hall, 1804 Capitol Ave., Omaha how much: $34-$43

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Scammers w/ Green Trees, David Ozinga and Darren Keen

when:

p.m.

Wednesday, 9

where:

Duffy’s Tavern, 1412 O St. how much: $5 (21+), $7 (18-20)

The Avett Brothers

when: Thursday, where: Pershing

8 p.m.

Center, 226 Centennial Mall South how much: $35, $25 (students)

No Tide with Tierra Park, Stay Close

when: Friday, 6 p.m. where: Knickerbockers,

901 O St.

how much:

$5

Otis Gibbs with The Betties

when: Saturday, 9 p.m. where: Zoo Bar, 136 N.

14th St.

how much:

$8

New Releases: “A Wasteland Companion”

artist: M. Ward label: Merge how much: $14.98

“Boys & Girls”

artist:

Alabama Shakes label: Rough Trade, ATO how much: $13

“Slipstream”

artist: Bonnie Raitt label: Redwing how much: $9.99

“Underwater Sunshine”

artist: Counting label: Collective

Sounds

how much:

Crows

$8.99

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song contest: from 5 For the bands, the concert is essential in working toward a chance to go to the summer camp, where they will learn more about music and self-expression through workshops and one-on-one consultations with female mentors.

“It is important to the bands that the camp still exists,” Nelson said. “(The girls) were happy to help by being so generous with their time.”

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If people still sold CDs, you would find the StereoFidelics under “Indie Fusion.” Its sound is a high-powered clash of indie garage rock, funk and ’70s art rock with a dash of violin and smooth vocals. The power duo of Chris Padgett and Melissa McGinley book their own shows, design their own merchandise and album art and even make their own clothes for shows. On top of that, they perform, which entails playing two instruments while singing. Padgett plays the guitar and bass and McGinley plays the drums and violin.

The StereoFidelics are also known for touring year-round, but Padgett was able to find some time while on the road to Lincoln to chat with the Daily Nebraskan.

Daily Nebraskan: When did you start playing the guitar?

Chris Padgett: I started about 10 years ago. (I) sort of just picked it up out of necessity. I was in high school, and, you know, I went to the most boring high school in the most boring place imaginable.

There was not much to do, so I just fell into the guitar. When I went to college, I was still pretty fresh at it. Looking back, that was a really great way to still be new enough with the instrument, to be malleable enough while getting exposed to good new music. I did it at an accelerated pace for a couple of years.

DN: What kind of music did you start playing along to?

CP: I was kind of limited to what I knew about as a sixteen-year-old growing up in the suburbs. It was mostly — and I’m not ashamed to admit because they are extremely good guitar players — a lot of Ben Harper, Dave Matthews.

Being a high school kid, that was about the extent of what we had at the time. Acoustic guitar was my primary at the time. It wasn’t until a couple years later I got into people like Steve Howell and Frank Zappa ... some of those monsters in guitar. I kind of like it too because I have a strong passion for acoustic music and acoustic guitar but we mostly use the electric guitar in our project here. It’s almost like an amalgamation of my love and respect for the acoustic instrument but also expressing myself on an electric instrument too.

DN: Why do you try to avoid using electronics and loops and stick to using live instrumentation?

CP: I really don’t think what we do is cool or uncool, but I like how we are doing it and the way the instruments are playing. We technically could’ve done that years ago — forty years or more. I’m playing the bass pedals, a technology that’s been around for forty years. There have been pickups to put on your violin for God knows how long. I

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really like the fact we are try- tastes in music; we both like ing to write new music and each other’s style.

DN: Do you have a favorite contemporary stuff but like I said, we’re not using Able- musical duo?

CP: We’ve encountered ton Live or a Mac or something like that. I have nothing some pretty fantastic duos. As against those things — I think far as the big leagues, I guess they are great — but for us, Fiery Furnace is the only one it made more sense for us to that really comes to mind. Obhave more of that retro feel, to viously I like and appreciate feel what we’re trying to play. all the larger and more popular duos, but I think it gives I don’t really it that personsee us beality that we’re We’re friends and ing a good striving for. we spend a lot fit. There’s a DN: How duo — if I did you and of time together could name Melissa Mcand we both have drop — I Ginley get a relationship know they together to have toured make this hapoutside of music. quite a bit. pen?

We are really good They’re CP: We friends so we try called mr. were friends G n o m e for a couple to keep that alive from Cleveof years first. while we’re out land, Ohio.

For anybody here doing this.

They’re fanwho’s trytastic.

It’s ing to form a Chris Padgett sort of a goal band, make stereofidelics singer/guitarist/bassist of mine to sure you like see us do a them (band members) outside of music show with them because they and you are going to have a are a guy-girl duo as well. It really strong foundation as the would be a kind of a neat little music goes on. But we were couple’s night out.

DN: You record and play good friends first when we decided to go into this and we barefoot often. Is it imporboth used to be in our sepa- tant to keep it relaxed at your rate groups, blah blah, and shows?

CP: We do that for a lot of we decided to play together.

We’ve been steadily evolving. reasons. Technically speaking I mean, we’re still not quite — at least for me — I can’t there yet but we sort of had play my instrument with my this idea in mind of making a shoes on. I can’t do it. It’s like lot of noise with two people trying to sew with mittens and also, playing the kind on, you know? It’s really hard of music we each wanted to and really clunky and it’s replay. We had a lot of similar ally difficult to get that feel.

I’ve pretty much abolished the hippie inside but I still have (a) little hippie left in me from college. Playing barefoot for me ... there’s nothing separating me from the stage or the instrument or whatever.

Just having that zero-barrier between what I’m doing or where I’m at is kind of a cool thing too. I just like the freedom of being barefoot. You can kind of walk like a ninja if you’re barefoot. You don’t have to worry about making noise or scuffing your shoe ... and Melissa is kind of in that same vein. She plays better — practically speaking, we perform better — but the cooler answer I guess is all that hippie shit.

DN: You’ve dubbed this tour the “Mustache Tour.”

Why? CP: We’ve been on too many tours now (we love doing it, don’t get me wrong), but every time (it is), “Hey, we’re on this tour!” or “We’re on nationwide this tour!” So we decided we are going to start theming our tours. We are going to make a fun little scavenger hunt either for us or for people who have been so nice to become a fan of the band. Anybody that has a sweet piece of lip as they come to the show ... can take a picture with us and it will eventually go up on the Spring 2012 Mustache Tour Wall of Fame with all these people posing with us with their sweet mustaches. We have commemorative mustache T-shirts at every show as well. But there’s really no deeper meaning than

if you go The StereoFidelics when: Sunday where: Duffy’s Tavern,

1412 O St. how much: At the door that — it’s just fun. This summer we’re going to do “Posing With Wildlife” as a theme, so be ready for that one. Hopefully we can come through Lincoln again and anybody who has pictures of them posing with antelope or whatever.

DN: Do you and Melissa have any fun running gags or jokes you pull at shows and on tour?

CP: No dude. We both have, like, zero sense of humor ... I’m just kidding.

I remember, one time I put some sticky, gooey stuff on her kick drum pedal ... and she rewired all my stuff on me one time. It was like a serious show and we would load in really early. Everything will be set up and we’d leave. And then she would sneak back on stage and rewire all my stuff so nothing works and she thinks that’s just fucking hilarious. We just have fun with each other. We really do have a good sense of humor. I think you have to. We’re friends and we spend a lot of time together and we both have a relationship outside of music. We are really good friends so we try to keep that alive while we’re out here doing this. kekelidawes@ dailynebraskan.com

death cab: from 5 DN: A lot of people focus on lyrics with Death Cab. What is your relationship to them?

NH: Ben (Gibbard) does all of the lyrics. My relationship to them is definitely different from Ben’s. The ones I

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relate to most are the ones where Ben writes things that are very memorable or nostalgic to him. In a way, I have the same feelings as him, because the lyrics let me reflect on my life and apply the words to situations I’ve been in myself.

The most powerful songs for me are the ones where I hear the lyrics and I can instantly overlay them on my own life. Lyrics can be such a universal thing, which I why I think fans like them so much. I feel like they change over time, too. There’s songs that have turned into memories of us being in a band together. The lyrics have definitely evolved over time.

DN: If there’s a song that’s personal for Ben and he’s not in a place where he wants to play it, how does the band reconcile that? Is it Ben’s call,

or has he never put you guys in that position?

NH: All the songs that Ben’s writes are personal, but none of them are literal.

There’s a certain amount of character that goes into songwriting. I think all the songs are partially based in what’s happening and partially based in what’s happening around us. The narrator of the songs are definitely more spoken as a character instead of a literal voice that’s just recapping what has happened to Ben. A lot of the songs are completely fiction.

DN: Has the way you receive and interpret criticism changed since you started?

Are you more inclined to listen to it and make changes or just blow it off and do what you want to do with the music?

NH: I think all artists listen

to criticism and use it to make themselves better at music. Certainly, there are people that are throwing out criticism just trying to tear others down, and those people you just ignore completely, but there are people also offering valid opinions on how we could improve.

The true nature of criticism is a hard thing to grapple with, though. You can’t ignore it, but you also can’t let it rule what you do. We definitely don’t let it change the shape of our music.

DN: Each of you has had side projects throughout the years. Is it nice that you guys can step aside to work on other projects when you want? And does that give you inspiration for when you get back together?

NH: I think all of our side projects have really been

a driving factor in the longevity of our band. We’re all creative individuals, and there’s times where we need to just do our own thing. I think having our own things where we’re encouraged to explore helps tremendously, because when we come back together, we all have neat ideas that we’d probably have never thought of otherwise. It helps us to be better players and to push ourselves.

DN: What does the future look like for the band?

NH: We’re going to be touring hardcore until August. Then we’re taking a rest, but we’ve already started work on another album.

We’ll lay out plans for that and just start working again.

That’s the future as far as I can see it. tylerkeown@ dailynebraskan.com

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Lincoln group to be featured on Rock Band CatsMelvin considers music a mix of folk, rock Joe Wade daily nebraskan

Most music fans and video game aficionados are aware of popular games such as Guitar Hero, and the more musically inclusive Rock Band, which allow players to strut their stuff to many of the biggest rock ‘n’ roll hits ever. An upcoming release from the Rock Band Network will include the song “Wrong Side” by Lincoln’s own hardcore–folk band, CatsMelvin.

The band has an upcoming album release scheduled for June 15, paired with a show in Fort Collins, Colo. Local fans and newcomers alike who are unable to make the trek across our fair state will also get a chance to see the band live at red9 on June 16.

Performing with CatsMelvin on the red9 stage, located at 322 S. 9th St., is the band FreakAbout. The show starts at 5 p.m.

“The Melvin part is from the band I used to be in called Garth Melvin,” said vocalist Mike Amend. “Then we were playing in a bar in Texas and this bartender kept referring to us as Cats.”

Along with Mike Amend, CatsMelvin is currently composed of Tim Kechely on guitar and Jason Morris on bass. The band is in the process of auditioning for a new drummer, but in the meantime that position is filled by friends and studio musicians.

“We took a lot of our old songs and changed the music around,” Amend said.

“They were all my songs and I kept the words the same, but we changed the arrangements around to what they are now. We’ve written several since then, like (our)

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song ‘Wrong Side’ that went on Rock Band Network.”

The band began under the name CatsMelvin in December of 2010 and immediately set out on a tour across the United States.

“We (started) that December. The next month we went to New York, and then the next month we went to Seattle and San Francisco,” Amend said. “We don’t mind playing here, but we try to go to bigger markets because it’s more of a challenge where nobody knows you and the level of competition is higher.”

According to its Facebook page, the band has categorized itself as hardcore-folk, a genre that adequately describes the versatile range in the music it produces.

“Hardcore-folk is kind of like Black Sabbath meets Bob Dylan and hangs out with Neil Young and the Foo

Fighters for an afternoon,” Kechely said.

Having been performing for more than 20 years, the members have acquired methods and a little wisdom in the way they approach their time spent in the studio in order to maximize their productivity and professionalism.

“We were at the First Avenue in Minneapolis,” Kechely said, “and I told Mike the band was a little loose on our beginnings and ends, and that when we get back home we should start formatting our songs. So we ran a series of demos against a clicktrack to get things locked in. We were able to format everything we did prior to going into the studio so we weren’t coming in and trying to create in the studio.”

The collaboration, hard work and versatility paid off with the song that was

selected by Rock Band Network for use in an upcoming new installment of the video game series.

“In ‘Wrong Side’ I had a basic guitar idea,” Kechely said. “Jason had a riff, and I altered mine to match his.

Then we started putting chord changes in and it started evolving.”

This collaborative energy resulted in the production of two other songs. Then CatsMelvin began marketing themselves.

“We recorded three songs and then I started sending it out to everybody,” Amend said. “The publisher that picks the songs for Rock Band, I sent it to her without knowing her, and she said that it was perfect.”

At the time those three songs were sent out not everyone in the band was sure it was the best idea.

“He actually sent out some

rough mixes,” Kechely said.

“And it was like: ‘What are you doing?’ But then they called and I was like, ‘Nevermind.’”

Because of its success, the band recently wrapped up a tour promoting itself and its involvement with Rock Band Network. Currently, the band is continuing work on its upcoming studio release, a new website and improvements to the way it promote itself.

“Since this all started, we’ve been working with a publicist,” Kechely said.

“And (we) are going to start working with somebody to help manage the band. We would like to try to get better shows. Not that our previous shows were bad, but there are venues you can get into if the right connections are there — places you won’t normally get into unless you are running promotions.” joewade@ dailynebraskan.com

Emo-pop album falls short despite notable songs joe wade daily nebraskan

The Used released its fifth studio album March 26 titled “Vulnerable.” This album is filled with catchy songs that are upbeat and familiar.

Delivering energetic, distortion-driven emo-pop, “Vulnerable” is a nostalgic and fun listen. However, it might be just a little too nostalgic.

Falling in line with many other bands from the early 2000s, The Used probably will not attract many new listeners with this album. It caters more to its die-hard fans and offers little in the way of innovation many new performers are bringing to the stage and studio today.

Despite its limitations, this album is not without its gems. It is still saturated with all the teen-angst emo fans adore. Hot Topic cliched witticisms aside, nearly every track on this album is layered with some enjoyable synth-flavored harmonies and counter-melodies. The last song on the album, “Together Burning Bright,” is a hypnotic ballad reminiscent of a symphonic Beatles-esque quality. Also noteworthy is the opening

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song “I Come Alive,” with anthem-arousing punk-rock musical hooks during the chorus. Each of these songs is masterfully crafted and well-placed on the album — which is what makes this album work overall. Sandwiched between these two TAYLOR songs, though, the album ALLDERDICE is a hit and miss, giving the listener the opportunity to Wiz Khalifa skip around without having much to really sink your teeth into.

Grade I admit to having never given The Used much of a chance before, but after listening to this album I almost regret not getting into the band sooner, perhaps giving me a better appreciation for this album. If you happen to catch a song or two from this album on the radio don’t be surprised and feel free to enjoy them there. Still, you are not going to miss out on much if you don’t run out and get this one.

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party,” Sepahpur said.

“The space worked out of necessity, which is fantastic when it is that way.

It was intimate (and) the energy was fantastic. So yeah, you watch that for two minutes, catch the bug and say let’s do more of this.”

Keen, who organized the event, was met with the satisfaction of his boss concerning the evening’s events and insight into the spirit of what the event will hopefully become.

“One of the last things that happened that night,” Keen said, “was I saw Nader around two in the morning leaving the bar, huge smile on his face, and he said to me, ‘This was like the perfect house show ... the best house show you could possibly have.’ He was totally right.

It was the culmination of a bunch of artists hanging out, making music for each other and having fun.”

Not wanting to encroach upon the well-established monthly First Friday event, the organizers of Second Fridays are hoping that hosting the event on a different night will cater to its own audience and allow for broader participation.

“The original idea was to do First Fridays, of course,” Keen said, “but Yia Yia’s already has so much communication with the art scene that no matter what, on First Fridays we’re packed. The shows themselves are a little bit of a phenomenon, and so Second Fridays seemed like a really good idea because we can promote it on First Friday.”

One of the key and most articulated aspects of this venture is the desire to let it grow naturally.

“I don’t want to force it,” Sepahpur said. “I don’t want to push it, I just want to see what kind of energies it has on its own before we start pushing and directing it in ways maybe it doesn’t need to go. (By) watching this grow organically, letting it do its own thing and not be forced, made me (consider) what the possibilities are.”

As a way to resolve previous concerns regarding the space available at Yia Yia’s, improvements to the “new” venue are currently underway using its own resources and personnel.

“We are building a small stage,” Keen said, “and getting a small PA. I’m not sure if that will be ready for this show, but it will definitely be ready for May. Nader contracted some of the employees who are more crafty to build the stage. Everything is inhouse.”

Along with a free show, Second Fridays will be offering limited edition T-shirts for each event for $12. And if that is not enough to whet your appetite, perhaps VULNERABLE $1-off tap beers will.

“This is the first time The Used in Yia Yia’s history we’ve ever offered a beer discount,” Keen Gradeduring the said. “Only show, though.”

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Wiz Kalifa album presents more of the same kekeli dawes daily nebraskan

After “Rolling Papers,” Wiz Khalifa needs to renew his legitimacy.

At least, that’s the message he says he’s been hearing ever since the admittedly pop-like album debuted last year. He responds on his latest mixtape release, “Taylor Allderdice,” saying “I’m not a ‘pop rapper.’”

Is Khalifa still legit? In truth, he always has been.

“Taylor Allderdice” is in the same vein as “Kush & OJ,” “Paper Planes,” “Northern Lights” and anything the

Pittsburgh emcee has released since his come-up.

Any fan of Wiz should be pleased to hear the emcee they got into years ago. If you are looking for “Black And Yellow: The Sequel,” or “I Roll Up: The Remix,” you will be disappointed.

“Allderdice” is full of the laid back, smoked-out vibe, fused with the hyped southern-trap production Khalifa is known for. “Never Been Part II” is a significant highlight of the free release.

Khalifa’s flow is still silky smooth, with elongated phrasing that seems to reach across eternal bars. He can

still carry a good hook — as an emcee with a decent pair of lungs, Wiz Khalifa is a rare breed. This all pairs well with the flowing vibe of the production, but as an emcee he lacks growth.

It’s difficult to see any progress in Khalifa’s wordplay or style. He still rhymes about that purple and getting that green. While he repeatedly speaks on the importance of growth and progress, Khalifa still finds it important to pop the most bottles in his hometown club, outshining cats who have no chance of competing with his international

success. It seems Wiz is trying to remind us that he’s a top-notch rapper — a big kahuna — but he’s only comparing himself to all the minnows in the small pond he thinks he’s in.

So at times he misses. His hooks are juvenile in “Rowland,” and his rhymes are nothing short of elementary on “Grinder.” There are only so many ways one can talk about weed. Unfortunately, the entire mixtape seems to fall off in its second half.

But this is still a mixtape.

So it is okay that not all the tracks are coherent. Many of them are. The album does

it’s job. It reminds us that Wiz Khalifa never left, he just made some bad decisions. He even admits that on the album. This is still a must listen for Khalifa fans and any doubtful hip-hop fans who thought the emcee was an instant sell-out. If you never liked Wiz khalifa, don’t bother. There’s nothing new here. But if you have been missing this season’s Taylor Gang digest, check it out if you already haven’t.

“When you talk about longevity, you can’t base that on one year, or six months ... really I’m just speaking to

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anybody who’s been riding with me for the long run.

Who’s looking for the next thing for me to do.”

So as Khalifa starts to move forward, it’s good that he has his eyes set past the horizon. But growth is a bit more than spending five stacks on champagne. kekelidawes@ dailynebraskan.com

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The book’s back sleeve said: “Your mind is your most valuable piece of equipment, your strongest muscle — and your best shot at peak performance for life.”

Compton said he put a lot of stock into the book and started to practice mental exercises in offseason workouts and spring football. One of the exercises involves visualizing a moment from the past that brought success, which aids in calming the mind.

“You’re so tuned in to yourself mentally that you can smell the turf and feel everything around you,” Compton said.

Other exercises like practicing performance cues and giving self-pep talks have helped Compton to ease the stresses on his mind.

As he approaches his senior season, expectations for Compton are higher than in any of his previous three seasons, which can weigh a heavy amount of stress on a 22-year-old.

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Coach Bo Pelini said Compton is showing growth and has had a good spring outing so far.

“I think he’s going to have a heck of a year for us,” Pelini said. “He’s playing good football.”

This season, Compton is the Huskers’ leading returning player in tackles and tackles for loss. He registered 82 tackles in 2011, which more than doubles his previous career-high.

While he might be playing “good football,” Compton is preparing himself to play great football while also preparing himself to lead a defense with high expectations. “(I’m trying) to do it for the guy next to me and all the people in the locker room instead of just thinking about myself,” Compton said. “That goes a long way when you get that sort of thing in your head.”

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As the NCAA tennis season winds down, the Husker men’s team started heating up. After winning three of the last four Big Ten matches, the team might be on the verge of igniting right before the N CAA lindheim Championship tournament.

The Huskers’ hot streak stretched to three-straight Big Ten Conference victories Saturday when the Huskers took down No. 72 Purdue 4-3 in a close match in front of an audience featuring former-Husker and current Washington Redskins running back Roy Helu Jr., as well as tennis pro Jack Sock, brother of NU junior Eric Sock.

Against Purdue, the match ultimately came down to NU senior co-captain Benedikt Lindheim on the No. 2 singles court for the Huskers after they won the doubles point and two singles points, leaving the match tied 3-3.

Lindheim lost the first set and found himself down in the second set before rallying back to win both the second and third sets, clinching the point and match for the Huskers.

The aforementioned doubles point was clinched by Nebraska when the top two Husker doubles pairing of Lindheim and Christopher Aumueller won 8-4, while Robert Schulze and Andre Stenger won 8-4 as well.

Purdue’s win on court three came too late when it defeated NU’s Sock and Stefan Gollner.

Aside from the doubles point and Lindheim’s thrilling singles win, the Huskers tacked on another point on the No. 1 court featuring Aumueller. Playing one spot

lower than usual, Stenger defeated Purdue’s Krisztian Krocsko on the No. 4 singles court. Both Aumueller and Stenger defeated their opponents in straight sets.

Unfortunately for Nebraska, the winning streak came to an end Sunday when No. 33 Indiana edged out the Huskers in a nail-biting 4-3 win in Lincoln. Like Saturday’s match, the NU loss came down to a single set on the top singles court.

IU grabbed the early lead, taking the doubles point by defeating Nebraska on the No. 1 and No. 3 courts. The Huskers fought back with singles points by Lindheim, Schulze and sophomore Tom Blackwell. The match would be decided on the No. 1 court by Aumueller and Hoosier No. 1 Isade Juneau.

Aumueller took the first set, but couldn’t hang on as Juneau fought back to take both remaining sets 6-2 and 6-4, clinching the point and match for Indiana. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

TENNIS: from 10 didn’t come out on the winning side Saturday,” Jacobson said.

In addition to the strong play by the No. 3 doubles team this weekend, Weatherholt maintained consistency this weekend and added to her stellar Big Ten season. Weatherholt is currently ranked No. 40 among singles players nationally and has remained undefeated in Big Ten play.

“Mary Weatherholt has just been striking it well,” Jacobson said.

Continued consistent play from Weatherholt and the rest of the Nebraska women’s tennis team will be a theme for the Huskers in their matches next weekend. Nebraska returns home to take on Michigan Friday followed by Michigan State Sunday. Friday’s match against No. 15 Michigan

could be one of the biggest matches of the year. A win for the Huskers could provide a confidence boost and decide whether or not the Huskers are at the top of the Big Ten. “We need to play with the same level of confidence we have before,” Jacobson said. “Whatever the result is, it is.”

PRACTICE NOTES FOOTBALL Defense focuses on performance, not scheme Defensive coordinator John Papuchis said Saturday’s Red-White Scrimmage is just another practice for coaches and players, but that the game is “a great attraction” for fans and recruits.

He also said while the team has been working on particular defensive schemes in practice, he doesn’t expect to reveal much, if anything, in Saturday’s scrimmage.

Instead, he wants to see his players perform. He said his biggest focuses are on gang tackling and generating turnovers.

Papuchis also alluded to a first team starting to take shape in the defensive backfield.

He named six defensive backs who are performing well, including Daimion Stafford and P.J. Smith at safety. Papuchis listed Ciante Evans, Antonio Bell and Andrew Green, also mentioning Harvey Jackson in the dime and at safety.

Running backs improve in Burkhead’s absence Rex Burkhead isn’t likely to see the field much in Saturday’s scrimmage.

Nebraska’s top rusher from last season has been sitting out full-team scrimmages to allow sophomore backs Ameer Abdullah and Aaron

Green to get more reps.

Burkhead said both backs are picking up on things and are doing better in the film room.

“It’s unbelievable,” Burkhead said.

Although he hasn’t participated much in practice scrimmages, Burkhead said he hopes the coaches will give him a series or two in Saturday’s scrimmage.

“I’ll hopefully get in there at a couple series, just to get in that game environment,” Burkhead said.

Most of Burkhead’s time has been in nine-on-seven drills and position-specific drills this spring, so he said a gameday environment will be “fun.”

Offense reduces mistakes in nohuddle Offensively, Burkhead said the Huskers have improved on their no-huddle mechanics and have been lining up more quickly.

He said the team is building on the experience of running the no-huddle last season and has gotten more familiar with the signals coming in from the sideline. Burkhead also said Martinez is looking more comfortable in the passing game.

While the passing attack ranked outside the top-100, the rushing attack ranked in the top-20 in yards gained in 2011. Burkhead said more success in the passing game could help boost Nebraska’s already-potent rushing game.

Nagging injuries still hold back Huskers Jamal Turner, last year’s hero in the spring game, isn’t 100 percent healthy.

After injuring both hamstrings this spring, Turner said he has been much more stressed and is having less fun than he did last season. However, Turner will play on Saturday, and he was a full participant in Monday’s practice.

Injuries to defensive tackles Thad Randle, Todd Peat Jr., Chase Rome and Kevin Williams, however, will keep the bunch out of Saturday’s scrimmage.

Papuchis said the remaining defensive tackles will likely split reps for both sides.

Notes *Papuchis said defensive tackle Kenny Anderson has made strides this spring and could compete for playing time after moving from defensive end. *Kicker/punter Brett Maher and NU’s coaches have not made any adjustments to the kicking game after the NCAA’s rule changes regarding kickoffs. *Gates 22 and 23 as well as select gates on East Stadium will be closed Saturday due to construction. *Reserved ticket sales currently sit at 47,500 with a significant amount of day-of-game ticket purchases expected.

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baseball: from 10 to a 17-12 start. In fact, the best thing NU may have going for it is a win against No. 15 RPI New Mexico State, a squad ranked No. 25 in the coaches poll, in a game early in the season in Minneapolis.

The Huskers appear at No. 36 in this week’s coaches’ poll, and No. 19 Purdue is the only other Big Ten team to earn even a single vote in the poll. The Big Ten’s RPI ratings, outside of Nebraska and Purdue, range from 40 (Ohio State) to 249 (Northwestern, who took a series from NU).

Nebraska’s next two series may well decide its atlarge hopes.

After Creighton tomorrow, NU travels to Ohio State and then hosts Purdue. If the Huskers can take four of those six (a very tall order), the wins, plus the NMSU win, would make up the meat on the Husker resume. Couple those four wins with a potential sweep of Creighton, three wins in the four other nonconference games and a 6-3 record in the other Big Ten games (six on the road) and NU suddenly looks good for the tournament at 38-18 overall, 15-9 Big Ten. As Erstad indicated a couple of weeks ago, 40 wins may not be enough to reach the NCAA Tournament out of the Big Ten Conference.

In the SEC, you pretty much have to go .500 for a trip (Georgia made the field last year and finished the season 33-32), but a Big Ten team needs to be around 20 games more than .500 for an at-large berth. Of course, the Huskers could go into Columbus and win the Big Ten Tournament and qualify automatically.

For either scenario to happen, the Huskers must get more out of their pitching

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NU coach Darin Erstad’s squad fell in an early hole with opening weekend losses to No. 27 Gonzaga. staff and more consistency on offense. The hitters seem great, averaging 7.5 runs per game in Big Ten play, but have four games with four or fewer runs — NU lost all four, and is 2-10 in games where they’ve put five or fewer runs on the board.

Simply put, the pitching staff needs to do a better job. The Huskers have a great season ERA — 3.78.

But in nine Big Ten games, the staff has surrendered nearly six runs per game and has only won once in conference play with less than nine runs of support (7-4 at No. 249 Northwestern). A major reason is a lack of strikeouts — NU has 187 in 305 innings pitched, the second-worst ratio in the Big Ten. Teams are hitting .282 against NU, also second-worst, making it a minor miracle more runs

haven’t been scored.

The Husker staff has allowed 486 base runners and only 158 runs, meaning the Huskers have stranded 67.5 percent of base runners, a completely unsustainable percentage. The pitching staff has to allow fewer base runners, particularly the starters, as that will allow them to work more innings and take pressure off of the bullpen.

Can the Huskers make the NCAA Tournament? Absolutely. But, to do so, they have to go on a huge run in the regular season or win the conference tournament.

Right now, they probably wouldn’t make the cut and without improvement, especially from the pitching staff, they won’t in late May either. sean whalen is a senior news-editorial major. reach him at seanwhalen@ dailynebraskan.com

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baseball

brain games

Huskers at-large NCAA bid hopes fading

story by chris peters | file photo by morgan spiehs Will Compton is looking to improve upon the mental element of his game after a career year in 2011

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Will Compton is using to the book “The Mental Edge,” to give him an advantage on the field and improve on his 82 tackles last season.

ill Compton has a secret weapon.

It’s not his tackling technique. It’s not his increased muscle mass. And it’s not his three years of starting experience.

Compton’s greatest tool is his mind.

“You wouldn’t believe how mental everything in life is,” Compton said.

For him, the mental aspect of the game was where he struggled the most last season. On the field, he would pray not to mess up instead of focusing on success.

Toward the end of last season when the team was flying to a game, Compton saw running back Rex Burkhead reading a sports psychology book. The two were having conversations about the mental aspect of the game, and when Compton saw Burkhead reading “The Mental Edge,” he asked to borrow it.

Right around the time Compton began to talk to Burkhead about mental football, his stats and influence on the field spiked.

In the third-to-last game of the regular season, a game played at Penn State, Compton registered a career-high 13 tackles in the team’s win.

“I was starting to catch on to the mental side of things,” Compton said. “Thinking more positively ... going out there, making plays, attacking the football, playing and having fun.”

After the season was over, Burkhead loaned the book to Compton, who has “been in it ever since.”

“You’ve got to train your mind,” Burkhead said. “That’s going to help you improve in all areas of the game.”

When the offseason finally rolled around, Compton had the time to tear into the book. And immediately, it had an effect.

brain games: see page 8

NU sweeps NDSU in Norfolk match andrew ward daily nebraskan

The spring remains hot for the Nebraska volleyball squad.

The Huskers won their second spring match Saturday, sweeping North Dakota State in front of a sold-out crowd at the Cox Activities Center in Norfolk.

“Any win is a good win obviously,” senior Paige Hubl said.

“We always want to make sure that we play at a level that we are expected to play at.”

Nebraska came out aggressively and jumped in front right away. It took a 10-5 lead right out of the gates and did not surrender the lead the entire set.

NDSU did cut the lead to 14-11, but Allison McNeal and Morgan Broekhuis recorded two consecutive kills to give the Huskers a five-point lead again. NU finished the set with 25-16 win led by the solid play of Broekhuis, who recorded five kills on the Huskers’ first 12 attacks.

In the second set, Nebraska stifled NDSU, using a 10-point run to go up 21-5 at one point.

NU went on to win the set 25-9.

The Bison’s hitting percentage was just .040 in the second set, Assistant coach Dan Connors said the team played good volleyball in the first two sets of the match.

“The offensive attack was on most of the night, especially in those first two matches,” Connors said.

The third set provided a little more of a fight from NDSU. The Bison took an 8-4 lead to start the set and fought to a tie with the Huskers at 15.

Hannah Werth gave Nebraska a lead with a kill though, and the Huskers won the final set 25-22.

Broekhuis led the Huskers in kills with 12 for the match while Lauren Cook had an impressive outing, recording 32 assists and 10 digs. Nebraska finished with a .333 hitting percentage.

Werth led the Husker defense, which held NDSU to a .133 hitting percentage, with 18 digs. Nebraska out dug the Bison 55-53.

The story of the night though was senior Hayley Thramer.

She impressed a crowd of family and friends in Norfolk, which is just an hour drive

from her hometown of Ewing.

Thramer was spectacular, according to Hubl.

“Every time she touched the ball something good happened for us,” Hubl said. “It was good for her because she was playing in a place so close to her hometown.”

Thramer finished the game with 10 kills on 14 attacks for a .643 hitting percentage from her middle-back position Both Thramer and her teammates though have some areas to work on, according to Connors. He said Nebraska needs to work on cleaning up some defensive discipline, but it isn’t too worried.

“We focus on that stuff every day,” Connors said. “There is a little less intensity, it’s a little looser in the spring. We have still made strides in practice.”

Hubl agrees that Nebraska has gotten better in the summer.

“Spring is a good opportunity to build our foundation for the fall,” Hubl said. “You start focusing on your goals like winning a national championship.” andrewward@ dailynebraskan.com

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Lincoln native Paige Hubl looks to impact Nebraska as a defensive specialist next season. Last year Hubl recorded 63 blocks in a limited role with the Huskers.

Sean Whalen It’s hard to believe, but the college baseball season is well past the halfway point.

After Nebraska takes on Creighton Tuesday night at Hawks Field, only 21 games will be left for NU until the Big Ten Tournament in late May. While all eyes will be on tomorrow’s rivalry game, beating CU won’t get Nebraska any closer to its goal of qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. A loss, however, will be another blemish on a resume that can’t take too many more if NU wants to be playing in June.

To reach a regional, the Huskers have a lot of work to do. While NU is 22-12 and 5-4 in the Big Ten Conference, NU’s RPI was 74 as of last Tuesday, before it went 2-1 against RPI No. 230 Iowa.

The new rankings, which release Tuesday, should keep NU around the same level — which is nowhere near the usual at-large cutline. Creighton offers little help. At 14-15 overall and 2-7 in the Missouri Valley Conference, even a sweep of the No. 180 Jays would do Nebraska few favors.

The four other nonconference games feature three against No. 161 Cal State Bakersfield (under .500 for the season) and one game against 19-15, No. 91 Wichita State, all at home. Simply put, even a 7-0 record against the three opponents will not be enough to significantly strengthen NU’s hopes for an at-large bid.

The tough part of NU’s nonconference season is over. The Huskers will regret not taking a win against No. 27 Gonzaga, who spoiled coach Darin Erstad’s debut in the first weekend of the season.

Taking two of four against California is not nearly the boon it was expected to be – Athlon Sports ranked the Bears 12th in its preseason poll — as Cal has struggled

baseball: see page 9

Nebraska approaches school record for wins Angela hensel daily nebraskan

As the Nebraska women’s tennis team starts to think about the end of its season, the Huskers continued their strong Big Ten play this weekend with victories over Purdue and Indiana.

After trailing the Boilermakers early, the Huskers came back to beat Purdue 5-2 on Saturday. Nebraska then traveled to Bloomington on Sunday to secure a win against Indiana, again with a score of 5-2.

“I think it was a really good weekend for us,” NU senior Mary Weatherholt said. “We faced some tough teams on the road and took care of business.”

Even with the tough part

of the Huskers’ season in progress, they have managed to stay consistent and confident in their matches to fight off fatigue.

“We were a little concerned about the legs (on Sunday), but they played even better against Indiana,” NU coach Scott Jacobson said.

By winning both matches this weekend the Huskers improved to 20-2 on the season with a 6-1 Big Ten record.

This season is shaping up to be one for the record books. At 20 wins, the women’s tennis team is only two wins away from tying the Nebraska season record for wins, which was accomplished during the 2010 season when NU captured 22

victories. Its national ranking of 17th is also the highest in Nebraska history.

And with only one loss in Big Ten play so far, the players have their eyes set on making a name for themselves in the Big Ten. “Our goal is to still win the Big Ten Championship,” Weatherholt said.

Part of the success from the Huskers this season has come from their ability to maintain composure under high-pressure situations.

With strong doubles play from Purdue, Nebraska was tested against that composure on Saturday.

While usually having strong doubles teams, the Huskers dropped two of their three doubles matches

against Purdue. It was only the second time this season that Nebraska has lost two doubles matches against an opponent, putting them behind Purdue heading into singles play.

“We were a little disappointed after doubles, but we knew they had good doubles teams,” Weatherholt said.

But after the break, the Huskers came back out to win five of the six singles matches to stop the Boilermakers in their tracks.

“We went out there with passion and were ready to win,” Weatherholt said.

On Sunday against Indiana, the doubles teams got back to their winning ways as the Huskers secured victories at the No. 2 and No. 3

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Senior Mary Weatherholt is undefeated in Big Ten play this season as the Huskers approach a school record 22 wins for their 2012 campaign. doubles positions.

“No. 3 doubles both days played well, even if they

Tennis: see page 9