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NEBRASKA PRENATAL CARE DEBATE

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State Sen. Jim Smith, whose bill to restart the Keystone XL pipeline review was approved Wednesday, speaks with another senator in the legislative chamber shortly before the day’s session began.

Bill to revive Keystone XL route review

Neb. legislature votes to restart negotiations with TransCanada dan holtmeyer daily nebraskan

Canadian pipeline developer TransCanada and the Nebraska state government are set to begin working together, once again, on the final route of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Wednesday afternoon, the State Legislature voted 44 to 5 to approve LB 1161, a bill that will kick-start a $2 million route review process. The state’s Department of Environmental Quality will be at the helm, with the Public Service Commission ready to jump in if needed, according

to PSC director Mike Hybl. The bill’s passage and likely signature from Gov. Dave Heineman appear to settle, at least for now, a months-long saga over the controversial pipeline and its path through the state. “I’m hopeful that the laws that have now passed are going to satisfy the needs of Nebraskans,” said State Sen. Jim Smith of Papillion, a member of the Natural Resources Committee and the bill’s sponsor. “At every turn we’ve tried to address the concerns that were brought up.” TransCanada proposed the pipeline to the U.S. State Department almost four years ago because it would’ve

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drawing a line in the sand photo by chris dorwart report by dan holtmeyer

Surrounded by supporters of LB 599, a bill that would reinstate funding for prenatal care for low-income women, Executive Director of Building Bright Futures John Cavanaugh speaks to news media Wednesday evening on the west steps of the Capitol Building. Earlier that afternoon, the State Legislature approved the bill with 31 votes, sending it to the governor for approval. The bill restores funding that was removed two years ago and has sparked controversy because undocumented, pregnant immigrants would be eligible for the prenatal care. Gov. Dave Heineman has promised to veto LB 599 because of the provision, while health care officials and anti-abortion groups — typically allies of the governor — have lined up against him in support of the bill. Most of the funding for the prenatal care of more than 1,000 illegal immigrants and about 40 prison inmates would come from the federal government. Heineman has protested the financial break for “illegals,” saying the cost will only go up when the policy attracts more immigrants. Opponents counter that prenatal care is cost-effective, using less funding than emergency medical care for births with complications. If Heineman carries through his veto threat, LB 599 will go to a second vote next Wednesday. It takes 30 votes to override a veto. If the votes remain the same as Wednesday’s, an override will succeed.

One week after Internet fame, UNL professor still rolling along emily nitcher daily nebraskan

Tom Winter has kept his head right where it belongs, despite newfound Internet glory: in the clouds. While a photo of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor skateboarding continues to circulate on the website Reddit.com, Winter is partaking in another one of his favorite hobbies, flying over Nebraska in his 1967 Cessna 150 personal airplane. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln classics and religion professor garnered Internet fame last week when Marisol Saldana, a junior international business major, snapped a photo of Winter skateboarding to class and uploaded it to Facebook. “I was walking from Burnett Hall, and I had my phone in my hand and just took the photo,” Saldaña said. “It’s not everyday you see a 68-year-old man in his work clothes on a skateboard, and that’s why I took the picture.” Kevin Luparello, a junior political science major, saw the photo on Facebook and uploaded it to Reddit, a social news and link-aggregate website on April 4. By April

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Professor Tom Winter stands next to his 1967 Cessna 150 at Silverhawk Aviation on Wednesday. “I never make a habit of leaving an airport too early,” Winters said. 5, it became the top item on the site, spawning its own meme and hundreds of image macros. “I’m pretty proud of it; It’s just this feeling of overwhelming happiness,” Luparello said. “It’s another reason for UNL to be this big amazing school. Look, we have a 68-year-old who skates. I wanted to show

how cool he was to everyone on the Internet.” Winter isn’t sure what all the fuss is about. “There’s something about seeing a person of my years skateboard; that makes people happy,” Winter said. “I couldn’t tell you number of times I’ve gotten the feedback, ‘It makes my day.’ I can roll, but I can’t hide.”

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James Brown, a sophomore mechanical engineering major, saw Winter in Andrews Hall and asked if he was aware he was famous. Winter just laughed. “I freaked out when I saw (the photo) was from Nebraska,” Brown said. “I’m

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With one day of negotiation left, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature is nearing its close, but the conflicts are far from over. In response to numerous vetoes, both threatened and realized, from Gov. Dave Heineman, Speaker Mike Flood elected to delay the Legislature’s final day from today to April 18 — effectively giving the body the last word on a number of controversial bills. After bills are delivered to the governor, he has five days to veto them. Heineman has used that right for several bills and threatened to use it for even more. The body may then override Heineman’s veto with 30 votes. LB 806 — Historic Horse Racing Vetoed by the governor on Monday, this bill would permit gambling on horse races that have already taken place, through the form of machines at racetracks. Heineman said he vetoed the bill because he

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viewed it as an expansion of gambling, but Sen. Scott Lautenbaugh of Omaha said the bill would preserve the jobs and revenue associated with horse racing. Lautenbaugh said he would attempt to override the veto. LB 599 — Prenatal Care Heineman has promised a veto on this bill, which legislators advanced Wednesday with a 31-15 vote. The measure would provide prenatal care to women who lost coverage in 2010. The governor has dubbed it “an illegal immigration bill” because undocumented mothers would be included in the affected group. Supporters say the mothers deserve coverage regardless of their citizenship status and that their children deserve coverage because they will be American citizens. LB 357 — Sales Tax Increase This measure would allow cities to potentially increase

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Student tech job provides career experience toner or replacing projector bulbs. DAILY NEBRASKAN “I like that each day is difSteven Craig, a sophomore ferent than the day before,” management major at the Craig said. “Sometimes a reUniversity of Nebraska-Lin- quest takes multiple days to coln, is teaching the people complete, but a fresh perwho teach him. spective helps me tackle the Every year during the sec- problem more effectively.” ond week of April, the NaHis job also gives Craig tional Student Employment an opportunity to get to Association (NSEA) encour- know professors, which is ages all colleges and uni- especially valuable because versities to hold a Student most of his classes are large Worker Appreciation Week lectures, he said. as a show of gratitude for At UNL, student workers students with on-campus are recognized by a breakjobs. fast, banner, certificate of Craig claims appreciation he has one of or features I am very the coolest stuon departimpressed with dent jobs of ment weball. sites, deSteven as a Craig compending on person and as an pleted his first the departemployee ... He is ment, acpaid computer repair when he cording to a very reasonable was 10 years Emily Wilemployee who old and deber, assisfrequently goes signed his first tant director paid website at career above and beyond of age 15. Today, services. the call of duty. the 20-year“Dependold Hartington, David Hartline ing on the Neb., native senior biochemistry major student, puts his knack on- and offfor computcampus jobs ers to use as a Help Center are chosen according to the technician in the College of student’s interests and lifeBusiness Administration. styles,” Wilbur said. Craig works about 20 For Craig, the people he hours a week assisting and works with are the best part educating CBA faculty on of his job. computer and technical isDavid Hartline, a sesues, as well as solving any nior biochemistry major, classroom and lab problems is Craig’s supervisor. He’s that arise. Tasks range from been a role model and fixing large-scale malware guide for Craig over these attacks to changing printer last few months, Craig said.

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Hartline is one of the many reasons Craig chose to stay with CBA during the summer, rather than completing an internship with a company, he said. “I am very impressed with Steven as a person and as an employee,” Hartline said. “He is a very reasonable employee who frequently goes above and beyond the call of duty.” Hartline said Craig once stayed hours past the Help Center’s closing time to help diagnose an issue with a video conference. “My experience with Steven shines a great light on the work study program,” he said. The Help Center is staffed solely by undergraduate students, but Craig said the level of professionalism, hard work and knowledge they brought to the college has astounded him from the day he started there. “I feel that I have a lot to learn before leaving (the College of Business Administration),” Craig said. “The college and my supervisor are facilitating the means for me to continue learning about corporate computer systems and networks while allowing me to enhance my professional communication skills.” His job goes hand in hand with his career goals, he said, and he is able to work around his class schedule, even if the extra hours can be stressful. He said his freshman year

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became so difficult, between a demanding class load and work, he decided he needed to learn to enjoy life. A little over a month ago, a drunk driver killed one of Craig’s best friends. Since then, Craig said he has made monumental changes in his life. He has placed more emphasis on spending time with family and friends and relaxing. “I still plan to work just as hard in all my classes, but if

my GPA suffers a little, that is one change I will (have) learned to accept,” he said. Eating healthy and going for late-night runs have helped Craig manage his stress levels. A quote from Albert Einstein keeps him going, he said: “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” He said these words taught him to do the best he can each day and to worry less about some of

the trivial things in life. Craig thinks Student Appreciation Week draws attention to the number of students who balance a professional work life with their social lives and classes. Student workers allow faculty and staff in higher authority to focus on the true demands of their jobs, he said. “It’s nice to have a week where we are recognized,” Craig said. KASSANDRAJORDAN@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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asun meeting, april 11 bills Senate Resolution #2: 2013 MACURH No Frills Conference

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A quick roll-call question of, “What band should sing a song about the University of Nebraska?” marked the beginning of the second meeting of this year’s new Association of Students of the University of Nebraska administration. “Bon Jovi,” said Eric Kamler, president of ASUN and a junior agricultural business major, after some deliberation. Other notable suggestions included “Megadeth,” from Michael Dunn, a junior communications studies major, and “T-Pain,” from Natalia Santos, a junior nutrition and health sciences major and speaker of the senate. The Wednesday meeting featured only one piece of emergency legislation and was mostly devoted to showing the new members the ropes of how a meeting is organized. The emergency legislation was a lastminute voice of approval from ASUN for the Residence Hall Association’s bid for the 2013 Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls No Frills Business Conference. After the first round of bidding went by without any entries, RHA decided to place a bid to host the

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Steven Craig, a sophomore management major, works on a remote assistance program at his office inside CBA. The program allows Craig to work on students’ computers without actually touching them.

Affirms ASUN’s support of RHA’s bid to host the 2013 Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls No Frills Business Conference. votes Resolution passes

regional conference. The conference brings residence hall associations from universities around the Midwest to share ideas. “Basically we’re just asking for your support on this and to support your student leaders,” said Megan Brannen, a junior advertising major and RHA president. According to Brannen, the event would not cost the university anything, though various departments would likely sponsor the event. By Monday, RHA will know if UNL made it into the top three and the winner of the bid will be announced by the end of May. The bill was passed nearly unanimously except for one abstaining vote. Wielding a red Sharpie and a large pad of paper, Santos explained to the fresh senators how to submit a bill, how to understand the legislation and why attending ASUN meetings is important. A large number of

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appointments were approved — 29 in total — as committee seats and chairs began to fill up. Next week, the Environmental Sustainability Committee will be holding Focus Nebraska, a weeklong Earth Day celebration. Events will include crafts in the Nebraska Union Square on Monday, a wildlife display in the Union Plaza on Tuesday along with speaker Joel Sartore, a National Geographic wildlife photographer, and a free yoga class in the Selleck Quadrangle greenspace and tree-planting on Friday. After hearing about the planting of trees, bushes and flowers around campus, Kamler couldn’t help but ask, “How about some corn?” eliasyoungquist@ dailynebraskan.com

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sales taxes by half a cent. The legislature advanced the bill to the governor last week on a 30-15 vote, and Heineman, a vocal proponent of decreasing taxes, has promised to veto it. The sales tax increases would be up to voters in each city. The current limit

is 1.5 cents per dollar. LB 1072 — Child Welfare Contracts Last week, Heineman vetoed this bill, which would pay subcontractors that the state didn’t compensate after ending a child welfare contract with the Boys and Girls Home and Family

Services. But the legislature overrode the veto, securing 31 votes in favor of paying about $2.5 million to subcontractors. Heineman had argued the state already met the requirements of the contracts and should not have to pay. jacymarmaduke@ dailynebraskan.com

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Ailani Segura and her brother, Jaylen, stand with other opponents to LB 1161, holding signs accusing several senators of voting for the bill as a favor to TransCanada. The company announced it would soon restart the process of working with the state on a route for Keystone XL. crossed the United States-Canada border on its way from Alberta’s extensive oil sand mines to oil refineries in Texas. The proposed route took it diagonally through Nebraska, which became a flash point of opposition to the project. Landowners, ranchers and environmentalists alike were concerned with the pipeline’s potential effects on the groundwaterrich and ecologically sensitive Sandhills across the state and the Midwest’s massive Ogallala Aquifer. Some called for the route to change; others wanted the project scrapped entirely. During a special session of the Legislature called to tackle the problem, TransCanada agreed to move the pipeline out of the Sandhills, and Nebraska set up a review process for the Keystone XL and future pipelines. But as one hurdle for the project was cleared, another appeared at the national level. Congressional Republicans, seizing on energy security concerns and the several thousand temporary jobs the project would bring, compelled President Barack Obama to come to a decision on the pipeline’s permit ahead of schedule. In February, Obama turned it down. The review of a new route through Nebraska needed more time, he said, but TransCanada could still reapply or begin building other pipeline segments within the U.S., which wouldn’t require government approval. That’s when Nebraska’s Department of Environmental Quality, which had been preparing for its role in that review, was stuck in its tracks. LB 1161

amends the route review bills chamber to voice similar critithat came out of the special cism. “It just kind of confirmed our session to get the ball rolling suspicions that this bill was on again, Smith said. “Things have happened on behalf of TransCanada,” said the federal level that we can’t Ben Gotschall, a rancher from control,” said Sen. Amanda northern Nebraska and energy director of Bold McGill of Nebraska, a politLincoln, who I think they ical organization voted for the could’ve still that has rallied bill. McGill reapplied and (the the pipeline’s opsupports reposition. newable enspecial session “We’re disapergy alternabills) would’ve pointed, espetives to oil, still applied to cially with the she said, but kind of hurry-up, she echoed them. last-minute efSmith in saying the Annette DUbas forts some of our senators gave,” state needed state senator Gotschall said. to follow “We’ll have to through on the process set up in last fall’s see how it all shakes out.” In a statement, Shawn Howspecial session. “We still need to make sure ard, a spokesman for Transwe have a working process Canada, said the company was ready to resume the prohere,” she said. But the bill’s opponents re- cess within Nebraska’s bormained unconvinced the bill ders. “We will be consulting with was necessary. Many saw it as little more than a favor to the the (DEQ) very soon to discuss next steps and to present Canadian company. “From the very beginning, them with our thoughts on a I didn’t feel we needed to do re-aligned route around the Neanything,” said Sen. Annette braska Sandhills,” Howard said. Dubas of Fullerton, Neb., who “Our customers are solidly bejoined Speaker Mike Flood, hind this project, and TransCanSen. Ken Haar of Lincoln and ada remains strongly committed two other senators in voting to seeing both the Keystone XL and Gulf Coast Project built.” against the bill. The bill’s opponents said “This was a mess that was made by TransCanada and they were as resolute. “There’s a lot of citizens politicians in Washington, D.C.,” Dubas said. “I think against it and who will continue they could’ve still reapplied to be against it,” said April Seand (the special session bills) gura, a Lincoln mother of three would’ve still applied to who stood with other opponents in the Capitol. “The pipethem.” About a dozen opponents line fight isn’t over.” danholtmeyer@ gathered in the Capitol’s rodailynebraskan.com tunda just outside the legislative

PHOTOS AND REPORT BY CHRIS DORWART | DAILY NEBRASKAN University of Nebraska basketball coach Tim Miles held a meet and greet at the Hendricks Training Complex for University of Nebraska-Lincoln students Wednesday evening. Free pizza and drinks were provided for the first 250 students to arrive, as well as door prizes. Students toured the Husker men’s basketball locker room, Hawks Players Lounge and Bus Whitehead Practice Court. The event also gave UNL students a chance to purchase 2012-2013 Red Zone Men’s Basketball tickets for only $40 as part of the Early Bird Basketball Special offer. After the tour, Miles introduced his staff, consisting of Ben Johnson, Ronald Coleman, Jayden Olson and Jim Shaw and took questions from the student-filled audience. Miles was introduced as the head basketball coach for the Huskers on March 23. He comes to the Husker program with 17 years of experience under his belt — most recently five years at Colorado State University. In 2011-2012, he led the Rams to 20 victories and their first NCAA Tournament berth in nine seasons. Coleman and Olson both previously worked with Miles at Colorado State, while Johnson hails from Northern Iowa and Shaw was the first member hired on when former coach Doc Sadler first came to NU.

winter: from 1 mad someone beat me to it.” Sidnie White Crawford, a classics and religious studies professor who has known Winter for 15 years, said she and others who know Winter have found the entire thing entertaining. “It’s great publicity for the university — we’re trying to increase our enrollment,” said Crawford. As long as Crawford has known Winter, she said he’s always been on the move. “He’s always riding his bike or skateboard,” Crawford said. “Some of it is for ecology reasons, but he always gets around under his own power.” Winter said he didn’t know who the photographer was, but has no hard feelings about his Internet fame. He finds it quite amusing. “It’s a great picture. I’d be proud to take that picture,” Winter said. “The big risk with the skateboard is having to have one knee bend and have the other one scooting and the transition from the propulsion to the ride. The photographer caught that deep moment of transition. My hat is off to the nameless photographer.” Saldana has never taken a class from Winter and didn’t even know what he taught at UNL. “I wouldn’t mind talking to him,” Saldana said. “I thought about stopping by his office, but what would I say?” Winter drives to work and parks off-campus, then

Winter closes the hangar containing his 1867 Cessna 150 at Silverhawk Aviation on Wednesday. skateboards to class. He used to ride his bicycle to work but realized a skateboard would be more convenient and, more importantly, more fun. “I started realizing I was having fun,” Winter said. “I started wishing I had parked further away so I could have more fun. At that point I treated myself to a new board. Arbor Pocket Rocket and it just fits inside a desk drawer. Slick. My parking place is a steel-cased drawer.” Winter estimates he’s been skateboarding for 12 to 15 years, and he said he doesn’t

believe he’s been out of shape in any of his 68 years. He finds vigorous activities that he loves and loves to do — even though he broke one of his ribs doing a wheelie on his skateboard once. “In my 20s, it was tennis,” Winter said. “I cured my tennis elbow by quitting tennis. The next was swimming. I lapped up my lunch for years, and then my skin rebelled from all the chlorinated water, so I gave that up. Then I discovered racquetball, then handball at 40. Then the hip joints forced my retirement from all court games. The

next fun vigorous exercise was skating.” In addition to his vigorous physical exercises, Winter has performed in seven plays at the Lincoln Community Playhouse, played violin in the Lincoln Civic Orchestra and he is the founder of Linc-InLiners In-Line Skating Club, to highlight just a few of his numerous accomplishments. “Live long enough and you get around to everything,” Winters said. “I didn’t get my pilot’s license til my mid 50s.” Winter, in his 42nd year at UNL, has no plans to stop skating or to stop teaching

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anytime soon. “Well, I think the students and I are still having fun learning,” Winter said. “I’m still learning new things in my field and making new realizations. If I read Homer for maybe the 60th time, and get nothing new out of it, then I’ll know it’s time to retire.” If the comments on Reddit are any indication, Winter can except students to flock to his classes in the fall. “I’ve had many people say ‘I don’t care what class he teaches, I want to take that class,” Saldaña said. For now, Winter said he

Live long enough and you get around to everything.” Tom Winter unl classics and religious studies professor

will keep rolling with his Internet and campus fame. “I’m living my life the only way I know how to live my life,” he said. “Gee, it’s not my fault — I could quote Lady Gaga — ‘Born This Way.’” emilynitcher@ dailynebraskan.com

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Martin case shows overdue development

The most publicized incident of what’s been called a racially motivated miscarriage of justice since the Rodney King beating of 1991 took a step toward conclusion Wednesday evening. Forty-five days after Sanford, Fla., teen Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watchman has been charged with second-degree murder. It’s a decision that has arrived in the wake of a month characterized by national media frenzy about whether unjust racial politics played into Martin’s death and the absence of charges filed against Zimmerman. Superficially, it’s disconcerting to think the publicized opinions of everyone from President Obama to the Miami Heat swayed Florida officials, despite claims from prosecutors that they didn’t. But what’s far more apparent than the perception that law enforcement can be swayed by public and celebrity opinion is that local prosecutors and the Sanford Police Department voided the claim that they could be objective when Zimmerman went uncharged in the weeks following the shooting. But this too-little-too-late trend seems to be the case with the handling of Martin’s death as a whole. Florida State Attorney Angela Corey, who was recently appointed as a special prosecutor in the case, still maintains that law enforcement officials displayed no racial bias. But if charging Zimmerman was the correct choice in the eyes of the law in the beginning, what forces accounted for the six-week delay? There’s no question that even barring the racially motivated hate crime that many claim took place, the shooting of Trayvon Martin was a fatal escalation of an incident of violence only Zimmerman himself claims took place. A claim of sorrowful ineptitude from the Sanford Police and the original prosecutors would be the rosiest they could muster at this point. Practically, of course, the charging of Zimmerman, who was taken into custody on Wednesday, is a step toward justice and closure for Trayvon Martin’s family and community. The Daily Nebraskan encourages students to continue to follow and discuss this incident and what it entails for both race and law relations. We just shouldn’t have seen this day in the first place.

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Humanities studies prove useful

’ve learned something recently: tell a person you’re a humanities student and prepare to be laughed at. Once they get over the laughter, you’ll then be asked how you plan to find a job after graduation. It seems the humanities, because these subjects don’t have a clear path that leads directly into a corporate position, are thought to be less valuable than other disciplines. Other than the obvious, that is, pursuing an academic career — career options for humanities students are not clear to many people. Neither are the reasons for which people pursue these degrees. But the opportunities are great, and the beauty is the development of a wide range of skills applicable to many jobs. One of my previous philosophy professors had a career as a journalist before settling into academia. His degree prepared him to approach stories objectively and to look at political issues from both a practical and a theoretical standpoint. His experience as a journalist also helped him with his teaching. It gave him real world experience that allowed him to see the value and influence of academia. This helped him both encourage students to pursue what they were interested in and gave him a unique teaching method. And as for the worries regarding employment, most of my friends with humanities degrees have taken on quite interesting roles, including financial advising, teaching and administrative roles in various corporations. They’re employed. A degree in the humanities also prepares the student for professional

stephanie shipp school. These disciplines develop problem-solving and analytic thinking, which help on entrance exams such as the GRE, LSAT and MCAT. These skills are also valuable to employers. Constantly completing papers also develops strong writing skills and articulation. All of these points can be effectively used in an interview. Of course, it’s probably a good idea the student have some technical background, strong computer skills or a non-humanities minor, if he or she plans on pursuing a corporate position. It’s also important to realize internships and work experience count. It seems most employers are more interested in a candidate’s work experience than the subject of his or her degree. Hence, the employment situation isn’t really as bleak as people like to think. A humanities degree is valuable for personal reasons as well. These skills develop objective thought and teach students to judge situations and other people’s views from a third-person perspective. This helps in adjusting to new environments and cultures, especially when living abroad. They also help you justify your own belief system. You come to college to gain independence, not just physically, but also intellectually. You have the chance to explore the belief system in

which you’ve been raised and decide if it’s coherent or whether you just believe it because that’s what you’ve been taught. The humanities teach students to think independently. It’s not that students won’t learn these skills in other degrees. It’s just, as a lawyer once told me, “the humanities teach people how to think.” I concede that it might not have the obvious career path that other disciplines offer, but it allows the student to be creative and choose their own path. It’s also easier to argue your case for a seemingly unrelated job through transferable skills. The point I wish to make is that the humanities are valuable both an intellectual and practical standpoint. They shouldn’t be disregarded just because they don’t have a path that directly leads to some business or corporate role. We should value knowledge, and the humanities teach us to do this. And, as I mentioned, they’re also valuable for personal development. Clearly a college education should be well-rounded, which is an advantage to taking courses in other subjects. The humanities contribute to this well-roundedness in the university system. It adds to the diversity of subjects available and teaches students to think on their own, which helps with other coursework. So the next time you start to mock your friend who studies history, step back and think about the valuable skills he or she is obtaining. Understand the reasons he or she is pursuing his or her degree. Appreciate his or her love of reading and writing. And, please, try not to laugh.

Stephanie Shipp is a Ph.D. candidate in philosophy. She can be reached at stephanieshipp@ dailynebraskan.com.

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ast week, Google announced Project Glass, an ambitious new project that aims to attach a smartphone to your eyes. Google released a concept video for Project Glass via a Google+ page. The video displays a day in the life of a hip, young New Yorker (let’s call him Rob), augmented by Google’s new glasses. As Rob yawns and begins his day, a heads-up display (HUD) plinks into his peripheral vision, a row or two of chic little icons. Rob goes through the motions of his day, and the glasses assert helpful reminders such as, “See Jess Tonight — 6:30.” The glasses check the weather. Text messages pop into Rob’s visual field and he dictates his replies out loud. The glasses are controlled by a reportedly intuitive system that senses specific head motions to scroll through menus and select items. They also respond to vocal commands reminiscent of the iPhone’s Siri. Thanks to the Google glasses, Rob’s alerted of a subway closure, is given on-screen alternative walking directions, photographs street artwork and checks in to the locations he visits — all with his face. Rob’s life becomes a streamlined, sleek version of its former self. My first reaction to Project Glass was to assume an April Fools’ prank gone a bit too long. Google’s augmented reality tech recalls stuff of the film “Minority Report,” with

its ocular scans, face-recognition software and floating, manipulable HUDs. Project Glass’ Google+ page puts it this way: “We think technology should work for you — to be there when you need it and get out of your way when you don’t.” Google wants to integrate a gamut of technologies into one hands-free device. Reports from Google and its employees as to when Project Glass might make the jump from mere concept to mass-market product vary. Some report as early as this winter. Others say they are still months or years away. The indistinct timeline is ideal for Internet pundits, who have already taken to the web and seized upon Project Glass. Many Internet commenters and article writers have declared the glasses terrible things. One fears that those people who yak and text on cellphones behind the wheel will happily, terrifyingly switch tech, wearing the Google glasses on the road. If the public gets ahold of them, Google’s glasses may turn driving on public roadways into a homicidal affair, full of vehicular negligence and woe. A second concern is privacy. The glasses possess face-recognition software that would allow the glasses to identify the people around you. In theory, this technology could be used to pull up all kinds of information about you. For example, a job interviewer could

marc koenig peruse an applicant’s social networking history and other information with a literal glance. Positive applications include never having to worry about forgetting what’sher-name’s name again. It gets better. The glasses also scan to see if any of your friends are nearby, based on locations provided via things like Facebook, Foursquare or Google+. The implications for the erosion of privacy are enormous. A third concern is advertising. Project Glass’ concept video presents the glasses as an adless experience, but the fact is Google’s profit stems largely from ad revenue. This awareness has generated several video parodies in which Rob’s eye movements and spoken words trigger Google-generated ads in the corners of his vision. These parodies are effective because they’re probably close to the truth. Google would benefit enormously from the ability to tailor adverts based off both your spoken and seen input. Fourth, a poetic concern — the loss of adventure. With

satellite-based directions, Wikipedia, friend locators and a video camera available at the twitch of your head, where’s the room for chance? Our fortuitous discoveries, run-ins and confusions are part of what makes life worth living, part of the daily excitement and unknowing. Finally, many say the glasses aren’t pretty enough. These people will likely wait to endorse augmented reality glasses until Apple perfects an alternative gadget that comes first in black, then switches to white when iGlass 1.5 is released. So, should you be afraid of Google’s big dreams for 21st century eyewear? Probably not. All of the concerns above — from the practical ones regarding privacy to the poetic loss of spontaneity — are real, important and worth being conscious about on a daily basis. But we already have to navigate these same concerns every day. Smartphones already provide instant directions, intrusive text messaging and plentiful distraction on the road. GPS units require you to look away from the road and manage navigation in a potentially more dangerous way than an HUD would. Serious concerns about privacy and autonomy are already justified in our current social networking climate. While many don’t realize this, several free apps exist to compile public Facebook profiles’ Foursquare check-ins, then use them to

display the live locations in the app user’s area. The potential for abuse of this public info is staggering. If you’re logged into either site, Google and Facebook have a huge amount of latitude to track your activity online and use it to fine-tune their advertising. Employers can look up your public Facebook profile, embarrassing wall posts and pictures, Project Glass or none. Google’s glasses represent a powerful way to meld all of these dubious effects in an especially acute way. But ultimately, the glasses are on our faces. Individual consumers dictate the way and extent that technology impact our lives. It’s easy to demonize new technology. It happened to cameras, television and microwaves alike. Whether Project Glass succeeds as a product doesn’t change the fact that a very similar product is the likely culmination of PalmPilots, smartphones and tablet PCs. People are the ones who use technology, responsibly or not. We need discretion, awareness and selflimitation either way. Project Glass won’t fundamentally change human nature. We’ll still be capable of infringing on each other’s privacy, autonomy and safety. But we’ll also be capable of discretion, of using our tools to improve and elevate lives, and if necessary, choosing to forgo those tools entirely.

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onight the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film’s final Mainstage performance of the season will open with “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” in the Howell Theatre at 7:30 p.m. It will run through Saturday night, as well as next Wednesday through Saturday. The play possesses a “Clue-esque” ambience, as all the characters gather in the mansion of the wealthy Elsa Von Grossenknueten to convince her to help fund their production. The ensemble consists of actors, a producer, director, composer, lyricist, tenor and comedian. The show begins with a bang when Von Grossenknueten’s maid, Helsa, is murdered. The play covers a span of 24 hours in which the characters begin their hunt for the Stage Door Slasher and try

to answer the timeless narrative question: “Whodunit?” “One of the things that we do when we decide on a season is we make sure we are teaching our acting students the skills they need to go out in the world and get work,” said director Carrie Lee Patterson, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln theater professor. “I proposed because it (“The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940”) really does teach you the rules of comedy.” But theater students aren’t the only ones whose skills will be featured in the show. Patterson also enlisted the help of School of Music graduate student Matthew Holman to score the production. Performers also worked with Harris Smith, an associate theater professor, on stage combat for the play. Patterson said she worked especially hard

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From left, Emily Martinez (a senior theatre and management major), David Rubio (a junior vocal performance major) and Mike Lee (a senior theater-performance major) portray actors in a play within a play at a dress rehearsal Tuesday for their upcoming show, “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940.” to make sure each character was devel- will be enjoyable with its combination of oped beyond their comedic stereotypes and physical comedy, word play and, of course, murder. punch lines. “You might see some violence,” she said “It’s been tricky,” she said. “I’ve really been working with them throughout the process with a smile. “It’s a combination. There’s something about live theater that isn’t quite on creating real people as characters.” But the long hours put into the rehearsals like anything else, and there’s a sense that and technical design are for one thing: the anything can happen.” katienelson@ audience. Patterson said she is sure the play dailynebraskan.com

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Josh Rajaee, a technical design grad student and prop master, teaches the cast of “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” various props Tuesday at the Temple Building.

Maggie Austin (a sophomore theater directing, management and performance major), who plays Marjorie Baverstock, applies foundation before dress rehearsal Tuesday at the Temple Building.

SET DESIGN Just as important as any actor on the stage, the set of “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” provides the tone for every scene. After designing and building the set for nearly five months, Aja Jackson, junior theatrical design and production major and assistant scenic designer, said she thinks the set will thrill the audience. “The set in this murder mystery is a

COSTUME/MAKEUP When “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” opens tonight, Julie Douglass’ skills will be displayed on stage — on the bodies of the actors. Douglass, a graduate theater arts major, began working on the show’s costumes on and off last spring, but crunch time set in last November. Long before actors are cast, multiple steps

character in and of itself,” Jackson said. “The actors interact with the set as if there was a constant dialogue between them and the borders. This looming mysterious library gives the actors a place to tell their twisted but humorous stories.” Laurel Shoemaker, assistant professor of lighting, said the scenery contributes to the mystery of the play. “This play is a ‘whodunit’ that has many

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are taken to make sure the department can begin sewing as soon as they have people’s measurements. Douglass began her hunt for costume pieces last summer, knowing it would be similar to a treasure hunt. “Back in the 1940s, people were smaller; their feet were narrower,” she said. “People have just changed, evolved.” Like each character, each costume has a unique personality on stage. Douglass began

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Mike Lee (left), a senior theater-performance major playing struggling comic Eddie McCuen, flirts with fellow performer Emily Martinez as Nikki Crandall. The two characters are searching for their big break throughout “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940.” ACTING Theater-performance majors Mike Lee and Devon Schovanec agree that acting is largely about the in-depth creation of a character, how to channel different energies and being convincing. Lee recalls a story that an old director used to tell about being convincing. There was a play set in England. The joke was that the character asks for coffee. Everyone thought it was hilarious

because people in England typically drink tea. As time passed, the amount of laughs that the actor was getting started to dwindle. As he began to realize that he was no longer making people laugh, he approached his director. “Why is nobody laughing at this funny line anymore?” the actor asked. The director explained the performer was asking for the laugh and not asking for the coffee.

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Director Carrie Lee Patterson instructs the cast of The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 which consists of, left, Maggie Austin, Mike Lee and Jenny Holm, senior theater and Spanish major, at dress rehearsal on Tuesday at the Temple. DIRECTIng The directors of any production make all final decisions, large and small. Carrie Lee Patterson, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln theater professor, is the lead director of “The Musical Comedy of Murders of 1940.” Patterson started developing ideas for the play last summer and has since been involved in every detail of the production. “Anything that ends up on that stage is because we either helped come up with it ourselves or because we said ‘yes’ to somebody,”

Patterson said. Last summer, Patterson read over the script and started giving ideas to set designers. In January, a cast was chosen that now rehearses 24 hours each week. Jake Denney was chosen as the only undergraduate assistant director this year and helps Patterson think of ideas and suggestions for improvement. “It’s nice to have an intelligent sounding board to bounce ideas off of,” Patterson said. “The most challenging thing is that there’s

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Last year they brought Big Boi to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This year, the University Program Council will settle for nothing less than a star-studded spring for UNL students. Mike Posner and The Brain Trust will perform on the Nebraska Union green space on Thursday at 8 p.m. “We made a huge step in the right direction with Big Boi last year,” said Jason Dunn, a senior film studies major and one of the main coordinators of the event. “We wanted that to continue and we wanted an even bigger name.” A few students suggested Posner and after looking into other options, it seemed Posner’s name was just the right size, Dunn said. Last year, Big Boi brought a crowd of more than 5,000 attendees and UPC is hoping for an even bigger turnout this time. Posner was discovered as a musician while he was a student at Duke University. In 2010, he graduated and released his album “31 Minutes to Takeoff.” Three of

the album’s tracks were hits: “Cooler Than Me,” “Please Don’t Go” and “Bow Chicka Wow Wow,” which features Lil’ Wayne. In addition, Posner was nominated for an American Music Award for Breakout Artist. Originally from Michigan, 24-year-old Posner has traveled across the United States and around the world, but he said he feels at home when he’s performing on university campuses. “(I) absolutely love to play shows at universities,” Posner said. “In my heart, I feel like I’m still a college student and sometimes I wish I still am. It’s really nice to play with my peers.” The show will be open to members the public, as well as students. Posner has played in Nebraska once before with a show in Omaha, but he said he expects tonight’s performance to be “a bit crazier.” “And that’s a challenge,” he said. “Shows are like moments in time. I look forward to creating that moment with the students.” The show is also being sponsored by the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural

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Center, the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska, the Residence Hall Association, the Student Money Management Center and 106.3 KFRX. Before Posner takes the stage, the Gaughan Center will have a DJ in front of the Union from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. as part of Gaughan Week. In addition, KFRX will be doing a live broadcast from the event. Dunn said one of their disc jockeys is expected to sing as well. “I’ve heard it’s very highenergy,” Dunn said of Posner’s concerts. “I’ve been told he likes to play to the crowd a lot.” But Posner said his show will not be restricted to the stage. “Let’s just say I’m not a stranger to university basketball courts,” Posner said,

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adding he may be hanging out around UNL campus until show time. However, he wouldn’t reveal much more. “I apologize for my ambiguity, but it’s ambiguity by

design,” he said. No matter where Posner will be during the day, the audience on Thursday night can expect to see him on stage, rain or shine. “If students want to

continue to get big concerts, they need to come out and support it,” Dunn said. “It’s going to be the hopping place for the evening.”

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Luke Thiele, a freshman theater student and assistant master electrician of the production, seen here facing the stage, controls more than 170 individual lights on the set.

LIGHTING/SOUND When thinking about professions in theater arts, most people consider the actors, musicians and directors, and often fail to appreciate the workers behind the scenes. The collaborative team of designers, technicians, directors and performers all play an integral role in creating a performance. “People don’t realize that doing lighting is more than just turning a light switch on,” said junior theater major Chris Stepanek, the lighting designer for “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940.” “We put in a lot of hours to get things to look the way they do and I

acting: from 5 “The actors on stage cannot know that they’re funny,” Schovanec said. “It’s important to make big choices and then make them come to life and look real.” Lee and Schovanec have been honing these skills and working on “asking for the coffee” in their upcoming roles in “The Musical

Comedy Murders of 1940,” a wild tale about a creative team trying to solve the murders of fellow actors. The rehearsal process starts as soon as the actor is awarded a role, before set rehearsals even start. The actor decides how the character holds himself, what his energy is like and whether he has a specific

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For Stepanek, selecting the different colors for each scene is the most difficult part of being in charge of lights. “Choosing color for the lights is very important because lighting helps set the feeling and mood for the show,” Stepanek said. “Color can make or break that feeling. The color needs to work well with the set, as well as the costumes, but also provide effective mood and face lighting. The task of a lighting designer spans from making the color choices, deciding on light cues and deciding where the lights are hung. “No one show will look the

same (as another),” Stepanek said. Lighting, sound, set production and costuming all play into whether the audience member feels a part of the era and scene. As the designer of the scenery for the show, Shoemaker was charged with the task of adapting the large scenic demands of the setting into a small space. “The challenge is to provide for all of the requirements of the play in an artful manner and can function well for the production team,” Shoemaker said. ingridholmquist@ Dailynebraskan.com

set design: from 5 dialect. “Once you define the character’s desires and his life experiences, you can decide the way he is, the way he talks and the way he carries himself,” Lee said. In some cases, the characters have psychological reasons for why they do what they do. Other playwrights are simpler and more visceral about defining the characters. Carrie Lee Patterson, the show’s director and a professional actor, said the energies are a large part of defining a character. “Energies are a character’s tempo-rhythm,” Patterson said. “Not everybody moves, thinks or speaks at the same tempo as everyone else. That would be incredibly boring.” Both Lee and Schovanec are playing characters with different energies and tempo-rhythms than their own. “The character that I’m playing has a little bit more of the energy in his hips,” Schovanec said. “The way that he moves is different from the way that I move, so I really need to get involved with the character.” Schovanec said it has been a blast creating “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940.” “I might walk into rehearsal in a bad mood, but I’ll leave smiling and joking with the cast,” Schovanec said. “We have so much fun performing it and I don’t know how anyone could come and not have a great time.” ingridholmquist@ dailynebraskan.com

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think some people just don’t realize it’s an art that required lots of thought.” “The Murder Comedy of Murders of 1940” is set in a mansion on the East Coast. Laurel Shoemaker, lighting and sound faculty adviser, did extensive research on the time period and studied the architecture. The preparation for “The Musical Comedy of Murders” started before winter break. The rehearsals began with a read-through of the script, making notes on technical changes in the story, while the lighting designers would jot down which colors corresponded best with each scene.

plot twists and turns,” Shoemaker said. “So the atmosphere that the lighting designer and I, along with the performers, create helps to keep the audience wondering what will happen next.” Using mostly wood, foam, paper and molding, more than 20 students helped design and build the scenery. The set is made to look like more expensive materials — rich cherry wood and marble

the project by delving into those personalities by reading the script “several million times.” She then began extensive research on clothing from 1940, looking for images of regular people as well as learning as much as she could about the movie stars of the time. But history threw yet another wrench in her way — war. The play is set in 1940, right on the brink of World War II. Clothing in America — specifically women’s clothing — was changing. Skirts were shorter and narrower due to fabric rations in Europe. And so, to keep some of the glamour around, Douglass rolled back the clock by one year and based most of her costume off of 1939 styles and even some from early 1940. “The glamour era, as you can see,” she said, pointing to the various pictures taped to makeup mirrors. “The movie stars were really big and the

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makeup was really overdone and the guys’ hair was slicked back. It’s really a glamorous time.” After completing her research, Douglass took the images to director Carrie Lee Patterson and the two worked to combine their visions for the costumes. Then it was time to design. She created a series of preliminary sketches and, once again, had them approved by Patterson. By the time the show was cast, Douglass was ready to begin sewing. All women’s costumes in “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” were sewn and the college rented or bought all of the men’s suits. But an actor in costume is only half-ready to take the stage. Junior theater major Amy Avila is in charge of actors’ makeup and hair for the show. Although the show is about actors, directors, producers,

etc., Avila wanted to keep the makeup natural, but she did add red lipstick for all female characters. Fortunately, most of the actors in this show have taken classes on how to do their “basic corrective” makeup. “Instead of doing actual makeup charts, I hung up pictures of movie stars around the dressing room,” she said. However, hair is an entirely different matter and Avila has armed herself with a crew of five makeup and hair artists who are up for the challenge. She said the hardest part of the show is keeping the women’s hair from looking the same. “We practiced with the hair last night and it looked pretty fantastic,” she said. “I sat through a performance yesterday and I was like ‘wow, they all look so glamorous.’” katienelson@ dailynebraskan.com

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play because there’s singing, choreography and set pieces that all need to work together. “This has been a great group of people to work with,” Patterson said. “The students that have been in every rehearsal put forth so much energy and focus to this piece. They don’t complain, they do their work and they work well together, so this has all been very cohesive.” shelbyfleig@ dailynebraskan.com

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The Interdisciplinary Arts Symposium will continue to follow its yearlong theme of immigration, migration and transplantation when it welcomes “This is Tango Now: ‘Identidad’” to the Lied Center for Performing Arts. “This is Tango Now” is a creative collaborative project by tango artists Fernanda Ghi and Guillermo Merlo, as well as musician Alfredo Minetti, dedicated to performance and education in the tango dance style. The three-day event will feature a series of tango history lectures by Minetti, a handful of demonstrations and a final performance. Rhonda Garelick, director of the symposium, said tango is a far-reaching dance

Argentine tango used in “Identidad” is a personal approach to the dance with partners moving chest-tochest in many dances. There will be an open session to teach the finer points of tango to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus and local community. The tango class will be held today at 4:30 p.m. in Westbrook Hall, room 119. Minetti will offer a lesson today in history and background of the genre, along with a demonstration by the “Identidad” dancers. “The goal of the Interdisciplinary Arts Symposium is always to educate and inform people about the arts, to create a deeper, more critical experience.” Garelick said. “Therefore, we always present the performing arts in a context.” Tickets for the capstone Lied performance, held Saturday at

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PRACTICE NOTES FOOTBALL Pelini squashes arkansas rumors ESPN reported Wednesday that Nebraska coach Bo Pelini was a possible candidate for the vacant Arkansas coaching job. When asked about it after practice Wednesday, Pelini said he was surprised to hear he was mentioned for the job. “I didn’t even know my name got thrown around,” Pelini said. “I don’t even know how that stuff happens. I’m here and I’m happy to be here.” Pelini said he had not received any calls from Arkansas on the matter. He also said he doesn’t know why anyone would think he would leave Nebraska. “I always say this is a destination job and they can throw my name around but at the end of the day we are trying to win a championship here,” Pelini said. Huskers finish out good week before spring game Nebraska will take the field today with no pads as Wednesday was its last fully padded practice before Saturday’s spring game. After Wednesday’s practice, Pelini said he was pleased with the way the Huskers finished out the week. “Thought it was a good week,” Pelini said. “Good Monday, good Wednesday, I thought we really came out and practiced well today. We are ready to go for the spring game on Saturday.” The Huskers will just be divided up evenly for Saturday’s game. When asked about a potential draft with the coaches, Pelini said they would not be doing that. Pelini said because the game is being broadcast on television, Nebraska will play a very simple game Saturday.

“We’re going to be as basic as you can get and we aren’t going to run our full stuff on both sides of the football,” Pelini said.

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Players ready for Saturday’s game Junior Cole Pensick is ready for Saturday’s game. “I’m excited and ready to have some fun,” Pensick said. Pensick is not the only one with that thought. Many other players expressed their readiness for Saturday’s game after Wednesday’s practice. Senior Tim Marlowe said it has been nice to get back to the fundamentals, though. “Spring is a time for younger players to develop and older guys to perfect their skills,” Marlowe said. “It’s a big fundamental period and great time to grow as a football player.” One player developing at a new position is sophomore Braylon Heard. He made the switch from running back to cornerback this spring and he is ready to showcase his new talents. “I’m sure everyone is excited with the game being on TV and all,” Heard said. “It’s the spring game and everyone is always excited for the spring game.” Other notes: •Pelini said starting quarterback Taylor Martinez would most likely play just a quarter in Saturday’s game. •Pelini said I-back Rex Burkhead would see limited action as well to take a look at the younger backs. •Defensive linemen Thaddeus Randle and Kevin Williams will not see action on Saturday because of injuries, according to Pelini. — Compiled By Andrew Ward

multiple disciplines in conversation over our current daily nebraskan social condition.” The last lecture in this Casarino’s lecture “Uniacademic year’s Humani- versalism of the Comties on the Edge series is mon” will respond to other geared toward engaging its speakers from this year, audience with a new spin particularly Michael Hardt, on some old ideas. who presented at the ShelCesare Casarino, a pro- don earlier this month. fessor at the University of “Some of my work is in Minnesota in the depart- dialogue with some of the ment of cultural studies other thinkers that have and comparative literature, been invited throughout will present his lecture this year,” Casarino said. “Universalism of the Com- “We arrive with each othmon” on Thursday night at er’s works in mind, in a 5:30 p.m. in the Sheldon back-and-forth response to Museum of Art auditorium. each other.” Casarino works in the difCasarino and Hardt share ferent disciplines of phi- some common ground and losophy, literature criticism their theories and both and the cinema in line with have coauthored books the series’ goal of promot- with philosopher, Antonio ing cross-disciplinary dia- Negri. logue. In the lecture, Casarino Launched in the fall of will define the concepts 2010 by UNL English pro- of “the common” and unifessors Marco Abel and versalism. Casarino said Roland Vegso, the Humani- the common, which he deties on the Edge is a cross- fines as “thought, language disciplinary and affect,” speaker has been The capacity for series fofrequently talking, speaking cusing on discussed theoretical and affecting and in different research disciplines, being affected, or in the huparticularly having emotions, manities. political phiThis year’s are shared losophy and theme is theory. common features biopower “I don’t beof human beings. and biopolilieve there tics. is such as a The latCesare casarino thing as an ter refers to individual university of minnesota professor philosopher thought or Michel Fouindividual cault’s argulanguage,” ment that Casarino said. “We may expower in contemporary so- perience them in this way, ciety happens at the level but the capacity for talkof life and populations. ing, speaking and affecting Jessy Ohl, a graduate and being affected, or havcommunication studies ing emotions, are shared major, said the lecture will common features of hube a relevant cross-disci- man beings.” plinary affair. Casarino’s definition of “The shift to biopolitics the common is a human is associated with many one, not of nature. important issues that imIn the second part of the pact our everyday lives,” lecture, Casarino will adOhl said. “The broadness dress universalism. and significance of biopolHe said the concept has itics creates an excellent garnered a bad reputation opportunity to connect

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for good reason, as a means for the continued consideration of white Europeans as being the ideal human being. Casarino argues that it’s time to rethink universalism. “We need concepts (that speak to) how we are all united and interconnected,” Casarino said. “We need some universal thoughts to bring us all together.” Casarino proposes the idea of the universality of the common and what humans share is potential. He said Karl Marx called the common “labour power,” or the ability to work and reproduce ourselves, and this basis might make universalism conceivable. Furthermore, the speaker said he feels capitalism and individualism pit humans against each other and that the common is just the opposite. The concept of the common used to be related to communism. Casarino is now rethinking it and its political possibilities. Casarino claimed previous attempts at communism have largely been “disastrous.”

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“But I think there is potential in those ideals that might have potential nowadays,” he said. Josh Ewalt, a graduate communication studies major, said lectures like those hosted by Humanities on the Edge are important intellectual opportunities for all students. He said the series has the potential to strengthen our intellect and critical thinking capacities. “This is an unbelievable opportunity,” Ewalt said. “Students get to listen to and engage with some of the most prominent thinkers in our world. That is an intellectual privilege we should not take lightly.” tomhelberg@ dailynebraskan.com

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the defense they’ll be able to remember and apply to game situations. “I just want our guys to gain a better knowledge of overall what we’re doing.” Papuchis said. “We can get better in a lot of the aspects of what we’re doing on the mental side of things.” But Papuchis wasn’t hired to be the defensive coordinator of a Big Ten program because he could write a good test. According to NU coach Bo Pelini, he was promoted from within after the departure of former NU defensive coordinator, Carl Pelini, because he went through the school of hard knocks and earned an opportunity at coaching the defense. “You have to play to your strengths and work on

weaknesses,” Bo Pelini said. “J.P., when you think about it, has had a pretty meteoric rise in this profession. He has earned getting to where he is today.” “Meteoric rise” is no hyperbole. Papuchis earned his bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech in 2001 and his master’s in sports administration from Kansas in 2003 while serving as a graduate assistant for the Jayhawks. Afterward, Papuchis left Lawrence, Kan., for the 2004-05 season to serve as a graduate assistant at LSU under Les Miles. And that’s where Papuchis met Bo Pelini, who arrived a year later to serve as the Tigers’ defensive coordinator. During that time the two bonded, along with

Joseph who also served on the staff as a graduate assistant with Papuchis in 2006. And the relationship Joseph built with Papuchis and Pelini during that time played a major role in his decision to come coach in Lincoln. The people who wanted to keep Joseph at Tennessee before his departure to Nebraska wanted him to remember that Pelini and Papuchis would probably still treat him like a subordinate instead of as an equal at NU, Joseph said. But Joseph and Papuchis had stayed in contact and he never lost sight of what Papuchis and the Huskers had to offer. “So that made me want to come to Nebraska,” Joseph said. “Because Bo never

treated us like (graduate assistants), he let us coach and teach. It was a big step in my career because he let us coach so much at such a young point in our careers.” Pelini was so fond of his graduate assistant Papuchis that when the time came for him to take the Nebraska job, he took Papuchis with him as NU’s defensive line coach and special teams coordinator. And that’s where Papuchis sat until Carl Pelini left the Huskers to take a coaching job at Florida Atlantic this offseason. This left his brother Bo Pelini in a tough spot. He turned to Papuchis in his time of need, and Papuchis was there to take the job. A job that won’t be easy. Nebraska is looking to replace its leading tackler Lavonte David, defensive tackle Jared Crick and a projected early round draft pick Alfonzo Dennard at corner. “Obviously there’s a void

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there,” Papuchis said. “But it won’t be just one guy who steps up and fills each spot. It’s going to be a group effort. And I think we have a few guys looking to progress during the spring and fall camp and I’m looking forward to see their progression.” But one thing Papuchis won’t do is take a whole lot of credit for how the Blackshirts operate. His Huskers are part of a bigger whole, and Papuchis will stay humble for his squad. “I wholeheartedly believe in the team and the we concept of what we do,” Papuchis said. “I’m going to perform my role to the best of my ability ... hopefully that is the result of our effort. “I’m not interested in putting my stamp (on the defense) I’m worried about winning. And if that’s the result of our effort then we’re doing the right thing.” Robbykorth@ dailynebraskan.com

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Sprinter Mara Weekes is trying to elevate her talents to the national level. The Nebraska sophomore, who runs in the 100-, 200- and 400-meters, is building on a successful indoor season that featured a third-place finish in the 200-meter dash at the Big Ten Championships. “She’s got a world of potential,” NU assistant coach Matt Martin said. “She’s just got to unleash it.” In two meets this season, Weekes posted two personal records in the 100- and 200-meter dashes. “Right now we’re worried about her being consistent and running consistent times,” Martin said. “She just needs to continue to work on her sprint mechanics.” Martin said Weekes has the potential to run in the low 23-second range in the 200, her top event. If Weekes can improve her starts and work on reducing fatigue in her short runs, Martin said she can reach that time. Weekes came to Nebraska after competing at the Junior World Championships as high schooler in Barbados. “The experience that you get running for your country in the Caribbean Islands is good,” Martin said. “You get a sense of what a big meet is like.” For Weekes, there was a pretty big change between Barbados, where they don’t run indoor track, and Nebraska, where aside from this year’s unseasonably warm spring, the Huskers practice outdoor track indoors for the first month. For fellow sprinter Miles Ukaoma, the change wasn’t as drastic. Ukaoma came to Nebraska from Maize, Kan., only a 215-mile move compared to Weekes’ 2,931-mile trek. In his first season with Nebraska in 2011, Ukaoma earned second-team All-American honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. “He’s a person with AllAmerican potential,” Martin said. Through three meets, Ukaoma sits in the No. 6 spot nationally in the 400-meter hurdles, an event in which he placed 16th at the NCAA’s last season. Martin said the experience of competing at the NCAA meet as a freshman is a huge boost to a young athlete’s confidence.

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Nebraska sprinter Mara Weekes has set two personal bests so far this outdoor season. NU heads to Witchita for the K.T. Woodman Classic this weekend. “It makes all the difference in the world,” Martin said. This week, Ukaoma will likely stay in Lincoln, resting from the previous three weeks. Martin said Ukaoma is focusing on fixing technical issues with sprinting and hurdling in his week away from competition. Meanwhile, the rest of the team is heading to Wichita, Kan., just minutes from Ukaoma’s hometown, for the K.T. Woodman Classic. Martin said the team will bring its full travel roster to the event except the jumps squad, which will be heading for the University of Texas at El Paso for the UTEP Invitational. “Some of what we do is to chase performance,” Martin said. “Coach (Gary) Pepin felt like that was a good place for that group.” The reason the jumpers are heading to UTEP, Martin said, is because the altitude and tailwind, which produce ideal conditions for high marks in jumps events. That isn’t the case for every event, Martin said, so the rest of the team will head to Kansas. Although this weekend’s competition likely won’t feature any athletes competing for spots in the Olympics like the last few meets have, Martin

maintains the meet will still be competitive for Nebraska. “Like any meet we go to, there’s somebody who’s good in every event,” Martin said. The K.T. Woodman Classic provides the Huskers with a chance to compete near home. Most meets require lengthy bus rides, with only two home meets this outdoor season (one is a mini-meet). For athletes like Weekes who are trying to work toward a Big Ten Championship, spending less time away from home can help tremendously. The shorter travel time allows for more sleep and less fatigue as the team approaches the home stretch of the season. “That’s always our goal — seeing how far we can get before conference,” Weekes said. “Right now I’m ranked fourth in the 100 and second in the 200. The season is still young. That can change.” Martin said Weekes has the ability to be great at Nebraska. The possibility of taking the conference crown in the 200-meter dash from Illinois’ Ashley Spencer or edging out Ohio State’s Christina Manning, though, might be another story. “Time will tell,” Weekes said.

Liz Kuhlkin might be living her dream this weekend. A freshman on NU’s bowling team, Kuhlkin will compete at the NCAA Championships in Cleveland, which start Thursday and run through Saturday. Kuhlkin has seen the action before. She watched senior Valerie Calberry and NU win the national championship in 2009 on television. “She always comments on my reactions,” Calberry said. Then she watched NU place second the next year. “She said she watches them all the time and just has a ball watching them,” Calberry said. “And that’s her dream. She’s really passionate about it.” Along with Kuhlkin, two other underclassmen will be competing: sophomores Yan Ling and Amanda Burau. The youth of the team will not affect how NU will compete. The women continued to grow throughout the season despite adjusting to new starters after four seniors graduated last year, said coach Bill Straub. Calberry notices the growth too. “I think now there’s more communication between us and within ourselves and with the coaches,” Calberry said. “I think we’ve become better friends as well, with the new girls coming in.” NU heads into the national

championship coming off a first place finish at the Music City Classic in March — its only win of the season. In the past, NU has always been a top competitor throughout the season. After taking first at the national championships in 2009, NU placed second in 2010 and tied for third last year. NU heads into the tournament ranked third behind Arkansas State and Fairleigh Dickinson. Kayla Johnson feels the pressure to win. Being a senior, it’s Johnson’s last tournament and her last chance for a national title. “Individually, I just want to be able to go out there and walk away from my last tournament knowing that I’ve put everything out there that I can and hopefully that benefits my team,” Johnson said. “And I want a national title. That’s one of the reasons I came to this school was they’re winners and I haven’t had the opportunity to win a national title and so for me knowing that this is my last chance I want it more than anything. And I know that it takes not just me, but me and all of my teammates.” And it’s not just the tradition of winning for NU bowling that will help them this weekend. Everyone has been doing their part to prepare for the national championships, Johnson said. “Everyone is just clicking,” Johnson said. “We’ve all worked hard on the lanes putting the extra hours for our fundamentals

and it’s really paying off. And I think that we’re going to be able to make the shots that need to be made this week. In the long run that’s all we can do — make up our shots and hope that that puts us in the right spot.” N U needs to adapt to the “scoring condicalberry tions” and control its thoughts, actions and reactions in order to succeed in Cleveland, Straub said. He said if the Huskers do just that, “they get to come home with their head held high regardless of the outcome.” A trophy isn’t necessary for a ticket back to Lincoln. It might make the trip home more upbeat, but NU is looking to reach its potential as a team. “Our goal is team-oriented. If we play well as a team and we do everything that we can do and we don’t win, then we’ll be satisfied,” Calberry said. “We will be content with our results if we bowl to our potential as a team. The tournament has nothing to do with individuals; it’s all about our team and how our team does. And so if we happen to bowl the best we can and win the national championship, that’s amazing.” sarahinds@ dailynebraskan.com

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Nebraska football fans will get a taste of the Memorial Stadium experience at Saturday’s Red-White Spring Game. wants to wrap up spring practice on a high point, but also that the team has clear focal points for the spring game. “We should be at our peak, but we kind of pull back in the game plan. We run basic plays,” Marlowe said. “We just want to be real crisp in our execution.” Because the team is not displaying its full arsenal, Reed said the scrimmage is not a good gauge of regular-season performance. “It’s a game, but it’s five months before the first game,” he said. Marlowe concurred, saying the game is more important for other reasons.

“It’s all about the execution — the fundamentals. We’re not showing much of our playbooks on either side of the ball,” Marlowe said. “So it really has no real correlation to next season, but it’s just a way for us to get fundamentally better.” He also mentioned the major directive the coaching staff has for him and his teammates. “No mental errors,” Marlowe said. “That’s what the coaches are really focusing on, so hopefully Saturday we’ll have a clean game and put on a good show for the fans.” And that’s important to the Huskers. NU coach, Bo Pelini, said being able to strut their

stuff for the fans does have meaning for his team. So while the Red-White Game does not carry the excitement of a season opener, the excitement of a rivalry game or the weight of a conference contest, it does have a fair amount of significance to the players and coaching staff. At its core, the spring scrimmage is an opportunity to showcase the fundamentals the Huskers have worked on throughout the spring. “Spring game’s just pretty much another practice,” Reed said. “Just happens, the fans are able to come out and watch us.” zachtegler@ dailynebraskan.com

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lash back to the end of the 2011-12 Nebraska football season. Halftime is coming up fast. The Huskers are about to head into the locker room up 13-9 on a top 10 SEC South Carolina team. All they have to do is keep the Gamecocks from scoring on a last second heave to the end zone to close the half. South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw drops back and unloads a bomb toward the end zone. South Carolina receiver Alshon Jeffery pulls down the pigskin just shy of the goal line and dives in to score a touchdown with zeroes on the clock. That infamous play might

have cost NU the game. Afterward, South Carolina had all the momentum and a 1613 lead headed into the locker room. From then on, the Huskers looked flustered as the Gamecocks scored two more touchdowns and won the game 30-13. But why did that play happen? It was the result of a blown coverage, something NU’s first-year defensive coordinator John Papuchis has no intention on allowing this year. That’s why since the start of the offseason, Papuchis, alongside secondary coach Terry Joseph, have been mixing it up in NU’s secondary meeting room. “A lot of things have

changed since he’s got here,” senior safety P.J. Smith said. “The way he’s teaching us now is totally different. We have a test when we go in the meeting room.” The tests have three questions and are all short answer. The tests ask players how they should react in a certain situation — like how to defend a receiver when he’s streaking down the field in a Hail Mary situation. The tests are designed like something from a “political science 101” course. They’re supposed to teach the defensive backs something about

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Nebraska coach John Papuchis joined the Husker staff when Bo Pelini took over as head coach in 2008. Papuchis served as special teams coordinator and defensive line coach. He was promoted to defensive coordinator earlier this year when Carl Pelini left for FAU.

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Fundamentals Nebraska shuts out Jays key to spring game, practices Hagemann strikes out 14 as Huskers keep home win streak alive

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Saturday afternoon, a taste of game day will return to Memorial Stadium. Football fans will file into the Red-White Spring Game in swarms for the first morsel of Nebraska football since November. To the Husker faithful, the scrimmage presents an opportunity to reunite with their football team and get a glimpse of the program’s future. But for the team, the spring game takes on a different kind of significance. “It’s definitely a time to show out and show our coaches what this spring was all about and how hard we worked,” senior wide receiver Tim Marlowe said. The contest is the culmination of spring practice for the squad, and although it lacks the excitement of a regular-season game, the players find a large amount of value in the RedWhite Game. “I think all the players put a lot of stock into it,” Marlowe said. “Everyone wants to do a good job and show the coaches that they’re ready for the fall.” Senior tight end Kyler Reed added that spring practice has even more importance for younger players on the roster. “A lot of guys get reps,” Reed said. “Young guys that don’t know exactly what they’re doing, it’s a chance for them to learn. It’s 15 extra practices for guys to learn what they’re doing.”

You want to just finish the spring strong. You don’t want to leave on the last day with a lot of mistakes,” Kyler Reed nebraska tight end

Reed said the game itself is more valuable for the players who lack experience. “As a young guy, it helped me get used to being in a game situation as much as possible before you can actually step in a game,” he said. One of the outstanding differences between the regular season and the spring game is the fact that it has a focus on getting back to the fundamentals. “It’s a good time to work on the basics,” Reed said. “We put in a good percentage of the offense, but it’s not everything. This is a good time to get a lot of people reps, get some fundamental work, get a good start for the season.” Marlowe and Reed said they place additional stock in the spring game since it’s the last chance the football team will have to practice until the summer. “You want to just finish the spring strong. You don’t want to leave on the last day with a lot of mistakes,” Reed said. Marlowe agreed, saying he

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An unfortunate sickness turned into a positive Wednesday night at Bowlin Stadium for the Nebraska softball team. The flu has infected many of the Husker players, including junior Brooke Thomason, who wasn’t even in attendance for the team’s matchup against Creighton. Her absence left the door open for true-freshman Jordan Bettiol. The last time Bettiol started a game for Nebraska was March 4 against Texas State. In that game the freshman went 1 for 2 with a stolen base in the loss against the Bobcats. Her performance against Creighton on Wednesday looked similar, but the results were far from the same. In Wednesday night’s showcase against CU, Bettiol went 1 for 3 with an RBI to assist in the Huskers (2514, 7-2 Big Ten) victory over the Bluejays, 3-0. Nebraska is now 79-36 all-time against its in-state rival. NU coach Rhonda Revelle said she was pleased with her decision of starting the freshman. “(Bettiol) didn’t know she was going in until this afternoon,” Revelle said. “We’re pleased with how she contributed today.” Bettiol didn’t know she was starting until she

received a text from Revelle a few hours before the game. The freshman said she was far from nervous when her coach told her to play right field. “I was very excited,” Bettiol said. “Any chance I get to be on the field I’m there. When I got the text from coach I said, “‘Absolutely, I will be there.’” Bettiol, who added nerves are part of the game, showed none as she knocked in an RBI with her single in the second inning that gave the Huskers a 2-0 edge over CU. “She came up with a clutch RBI which was huge at the time,” Revelle said. “She’s fast. She’s our first or second fastest kid on the team so her speed also gave pressure to the pitcher.” In the circle for Nebraska, Ashley Hagemann did something she’s done all season, according to Revelle — she pitched with consistency. The senior pitched a complete game, blanking the Bluejays on one hit and two walks through seven innings of scoreless softball. Hagemann’s 14 strikeouts tied her season-high, her first being set against another in-state team, University of Nebraska at Omaha. The win improved the Elkhorn native’s season record to 17-11 on the season. Bettiol said her teammate’s outstanding pitching helped calm the offense down at the plate. “Whenever you can have a solid defense and good

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Nebraska pitcher Ashley Hagemann winds up for a pitch Wednesday night at Bowlin Stadium. pitcher that’s in rhythm, that just gives the offense a boost,” she said. Although Bettiol recognized that the 115th match-up between the two Nebraska teams had some significance, she said she treated the game like any other with the mind-set to win. Revelle was pleased with how the team performed under the sudden health circumstances they’ve been facing. “This is a great rivalry and I feel it was a great softball game tonight,” the coach said. “With both team’s having the offensive gears they’ve had all year and to see a pitcher’s duel was probably something the fans weren’t expecting. “Both pitchers through very well. Hagemann had great command tonight and I tip my hat off to Becca (Changstrom, CU starting pitcher) as well.” Hagemann’s counterpart

pitched six innings and allowed just two earned-runs on five walks while striking out four NU batters. Although the sickness comes as bad news to the Huskers, there was also good news after the final pitch — another victory. The win extended the team’s home winning streak to 11 on the season, and 14th overall, a streak that began at the end of last season. The victory set a new record for most games won at Bowlin Stadium since the field was built in 2002. Bettiol said she’s enjoyed the win streak and added whether it’s as a starter or coming off the bench as a pinch runner, she’s thrilled to contribute in any way she can for Nebraska. “I’m where I’ve wanted to be for years,” Bettiol said. “Every opportunity I get to help this team I’m there.”

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Wichita State vs. Nebraska | NU Coliseum | Saturday, 5 p.m.

NU back home for first time since season-ending loss Andrew Ward daily Nebraskan

Many things start to grow during the spring. Flowers, trees and other plants bloom during the months of March, April and May. For the Nebraska volleyball team, spring is a time for players to start growing into not just good, but great players. Senior Hayley Thramer could be that player this coming fall, according to assistant coach Dan Conners. “This being her fourth year with us, she is looking very comfortable on the court so far this spring,” Conners said. “Look for big things out of her come fall.” This spring, Thramer has shown she is ready to build

on her already solid career at Nebraska. Her stats in the first two spring games are solid, highlighted by a 10kill performance in Norfolk on Saturday against N o r t h Dakota State. Teamm a t e P a i g e conners Hubl said Thramer could be good enough for not only all-conference honors, but All-American honors. “Since she has a Big Ten season under her belt now,

she can be a go-to player for us in addition to her already good leadership,” Hubl said. Both Thramer and the rest of her teammates now look to continue a strong spring with two more matches on the schedule, the first of them this weekend. The Huskers return to the Nebraska Coliseum for a match Saturday for the first time since being upset in the second round of the NCAA tournament last season. Nebraska hosts Wichita State in a match that will be a little old school, according to Conners. “We spoke with their coach earlier this spring and we are going to play a little differently Saturday,” Conners said. “The teams will

only be able to score if they serve and each game will go to 15 points. The rally point is taken away as it’s set like the old rules used to be so the players can experience what it was like.” The players don’t really care about the old rules, though, according to Hubl. She said they are just happy to play at home again. “We are really excited, there is no place like the Coliseum,” Hubl said. The Huskers’ opponent won’t be scared of this strong Nebraska team, though. Wichita State was an NCAA tournament team last year. It played in the Coliseum and lost to Kansas State, the same team that beat Nebraska, in the first round. Conners

said this team could give the Huskers problems. “Wichita State is a nice team,” Conners said. “They took us five sets last spring before we beat them, but we are going to treat them just like any other Big Ten opponent.” That match Conners mentioned was played in Grand Island, and all of the sets were close until Nebraska finally pulled away in the final set to get the victory. The Shockers also have a Nebraska player who will be playing with a little more motivation in her home state. WSU’s Chelsey Feekin is from Papillion, Neb. and was recruited by the Huskers before choosing the Shockers, Conners said.

If the rest of the Shockers rally around Feekin, Nebraska could have difficulty stopping the WSU attack, according to Hubl. “They are a good challenge for us,” Hubl said. “They’ve played in the Coliseum before and they have some offensive threats. The Nebraska girl will want to play big against us as well so we have to be prepared for that.” Hubl said the fan support will help the Huskers against any type of surge by the Shockers. “We get such great support in the Coliseum, it’s hard not to play with emotion so we will be ready,” Hubl said. andrewward@ dailynebraskan.com