April 15

dn 10 5 the

Double trouble

Family time

Edwards twins lead effort at plate in big Nebraska win

City Clock Company spans generations

dailynebraskan.com

tuesday, april 15, 2014 volume 113, issue 133

Eddie Walters, a junior criminal justice major, ran in the Boston Marathon last year and, like 124 Nebraskans, plans on running again in the coming marathon.

just keep running

One year after the Boston Bombing, students gear up to compete in next week’s marathon

s t o r y

b y

N am

T r an

|

p h o t o s

b y

S t a c i e

He c k e r

T

wo Boston Marathon medals hang on the wall of Eddie Walters’ apartment. A black stripe runs across the front of the 2013 medal to remember the events of April 15, 2013.

This comes from a tradition that derives from police officers and firefighters. When a colleague dies in the line of duty, it’s done to show a sign of support and solidarity.

“You think about (the event), too, when you go for a run obviously,” the junior criminal justice major said. “You know, think about where you were and if you were running a little slower or if you were much faster, but yeah it definitely comes day to day.”

Walters was one of the runners from Nebraska participating in the Boston Marathon and Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of the bombing.

At 2:49 p.m. Eastern time, two pressure cooker bombs tore through the crowd near the finish line about four hours after the race began. The explosions resulted in three deaths and about 264 injured.

Walters had already finished the marathon about an hour before the bombs went off. He was already on the subway going back to his hotel when the panic occurred.

He said people were ordered to evacuate the

walters: see page 3

NASA scientist SMILE Week aims to spread joy explains space ocean discovery Madison Wurtele dn

Jacob Elliott dn A senior research scientist from NASA is using satellite images to see if there are entire bodies of water on other planets, which may help discern whether life also exists in places other than Earth.

Robert T. Pappalardo, a senior research science in NASA’s Planetary Science Section, Science Division, gave his lecture entitled “Ices and Oceans in the Outer Solar System” in the Nebraska Union Auditorium on Tuesday.

By using the images and data gathered from the Voyager, Galileo and Cassini-Huygens satellites, Pappalardo and other scientists have been able to hypothesize whether certain planets have water or other bodies of liquid on them.

One of the ways scientists have been able to assess whether a planet has water is by looking at its magnetic field. Certain moons,

such as Europa and Ganymede, create counter fields to combat Jupiter’s massive gravitational field.

However, to create this field, a conductor is required. Pappalardo said this conductor may be salt water.

Another way of finding water is by examining a moon’s geysers.

Moons such as Enceladus have geysers that spray out various elements and chemicals. During one of the passes of the Cassini-Huygens satellite, these chemicals were examined after being expelled from the geysers.

The chemicals found were determined to be the building blocks that could be used to help create life, including oxygen, hydrogen, carbon and nitrogen. By examining these elements, along with a close examination of the gravitational pull near those areas, scientists where able to hypothesize that there might be water near the

The University of NebraskaLincoln knows them best from “High-Five Fridays.” But this Friday, UNL SMILE is giving students something bigger than high fives.

The group is giving students a giant ball pit, and it’s all part of UNL SMILE Week, a week dedicated to bringing smiles to campus. The ball pit will be in front of the Nebraska Union on Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is part of UNL SMILE’s biggest event of the year – “Take a Seat, Meet a Husker.” Students are encouraged to sit in the ball pit and create positive interactions with one another.

“You can never have too much positivity,” said Aaron McVay, a freshman pre-science education major and member of UNL SMILE, the student organization that hosts about two events each month solely to bring more smiles to UNL. Hosted by UNL SMILE, the UNL Character Council and the Multicultural Greek Council, UNL SMILE Week is a week full of challenges that encourage stu-

SPACE OCEANS: see page 2

SMILE: see page 2

cara wilwerding | dn

Derek VanLaningham, a junior elementary education major (middle), hands a UNL Smile challenge to Riley Vanek, a junior biological systems engineering major, while Aaron McVay, a freshman marketing major sits at the RSO’s booth. Monday’s challenge was to call someone that’s made a difference in your life and thank them.

@dailyneb | facebook.com/dailynebraskan

2

dailynebraskan.com

tuesday, april 15, 2014

DN CALENDAR

APR.

15

Archrival seeks students for UNL TV spot Marketing firm, admissions join forces to create 2nd national commercial aimed at prospective students

ON CAMPUS

Melissa Allen dn

what: Searching Hathi Trust when: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. where: Love Library South, Room 111

It’s been two years since students represented the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on national television. But now the youth marketing agency Archrival is back and is teaming up the Office of Admissions once again.

Archrival and the admissions office once joined forces to create a commercial aimed at prospective students looking into joining

what: Managing your Student Loans when: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. where: Love Library South, Room 110

what: Jazz Combos when: 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. where: Westbrook Music Building more information: Free admission.

IN LINCOLN what: NWU William Kloefkorn Nebraska Writers Series when: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. where: Olin B Lecture Hall, 50th Street and Saint Paul more information: Admission is free. Event will be followed by a reception and booksigning.

what: The Hoot Hoots with Friends and Family when: 9 p.m. where: Duffy’s Tavern, 1412 O St.

the university.

“We did the previous recruitment commercial that has been running since 2012 and had a great turnout of student support,” said Sarah Yost, the account manager at Archrival, in an email. “Thirty seconds is a short amount of time to show all the incredible things happening on campus, so it’s important to cast a wide net to show the diversity of the student body.

Students can get their headshot photo taken from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Temple Building to sign up to be cast in the commercial. Students can apply for the commercial at go.unl. edu/casting.

The commercial will be shot between June 1 through June 7.

Students will be paid anything from $50 to $100 depending on the kind of role they play, Yost said.

“The real win is seeing their face as part of a campaign across

If you are passionate about the university and your experiences here, it’s an opportunity to give back and influence the next generation of students.”

Sarah yost

archrival account manager

camera crew in a high-resolution video, Williams and Yost said.

“Students get a cool behindthe-scenes look how national commercials are shot and edited,” Yost said. “It’s a chance to give back to their university and potentially the opportunity to see themselves on national television.”

Archrival and the Office of Admissions are looking for students from all majors, cultures and walks of life, said Williams.

“We encourage students to send us their headshots so we can get as many applicants as possible,” Williams said.

Students won’t regret applying for the commercial, Yost said.

“The actual experience of shooting the commercial will be an inside look at how a commercial comes together,” She said.

“It’s a fun day with lots of other fun people involved.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

UNLPD teaches ‘run, hide, fight’ model in crises Colleen Fell DN As a part of a national event, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is recognizing Active Shooters Awareness Week through Friday.

The UNL Police Department will be holding a series of presentations throughout the week focusing on the topics of what to do in case of an emergency.

Koan Nissen, education and personnel officer for UNLPD, is giving the presentations this week.

The first presentation took place Monday on East Campus and focused on what to do in an active shooting situation on campus. A second presentation will happen Tuesday afternoon in the Nebraska Union.

Nissen spoke about a “run, hide, fight” model that victims should use in a shooting situation.

If people are near a shooter, their main goal needs to be to get away from the situation.

“We have a mostly adult population,” Nissen said. “In that situation, people would luckily be pretty self-sufficient.”

FILE PHOTO BY MATT MASIN | dn Nissen said one mistake vicThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department is hosting an emergency preparedness tims make during a shooting situapresentation Wednesday as part of the nationally-conducted Active Shooters Awareness Week. tion is making a call to emergency crews a priority.

“The most important thing Because of this tactic, Nissen likely you miss stray bullets,” Nisfied as a hate crime. is you, get yourself out and then said officers can’t always give im- sen said.

During the presentation, call,” he said. “Your things aren’t Being proactive is another tacmediate attention to the victims.

Nissen said important – you “The immediate goal is to in- tic people should have under their the nature of are.”

Shooters will tercept the shooter so they can’t belts. Nissen said people should shootings has The national have plans in place of where to go harm anyone else,” Nissen said. in recontinue to kill changed event is in light Nissen said if victims aren’t in case of an emergency, such as a cent years since of recent and and maim and injure the Columbine designated safe room. able to run away from the situapast shootings at Kara Danforth, an administration, they should hide and space High School as long as they are schools and comtive associate in agronomy and themselves from the shooter. shooting in munity locations. allowed to.” horticulture at UNL, has seen He suggests victims go where 1999. However, One of the most they aren’t as visible or behind a her fair share of school violence. police still keep recent shootings closed door. Barricading a door Danforth attended Hastings Setheir focus on koan nissen took place this can be a worthwhile tactic for vic- nior High School and remembers education personnel officer shooters, not past weekend at a many gun threats, bomb threats tims. victims, during Jewish community and fires.

“Locking or barricading a door these events. center in Overland Danforth recalled one time will make a shooter’s job very “It’s up to regular patrol ofPark, Kan., when a 73-year-old ficer to intercept that threat,” he time-consuming, which isn’t what when she was unaware of a shootman allegedly shot and killed er in her school parking lot until they’re looking for,” he said. said. “Shooters will continue to three people outside of the center. she saw him and quickly hid unIf nothing else, get low. kill and maim and injure as long The shooting has since been classider to car to escape.

“That will at least make it more as they are allowed to.”

walters: from 1

what to do if in a shooting situation 1.) Have a designated safe room in case of an emergency.

2.) Use the “Run, hide, Fight” model.

• If near a shooter, run. Don’t immediately worry about making a phone call until safe.

• If unable to run, hide and barricade any closed doors.

• If unable to run or hide, don’t freeze.

Fight. Aim high and use any nearby objects to cause injury to the shooter.

“Sometimes you just have to let your instincts take over,” she said.

UNLPD is a partner of the UNL Threat Assessment Partnership, which is designed to intervene before any real emergency happens. Nissen said if a person believes someone on campus is seriously troubled, he or she should inform someone.

“It’s designed to help the people who are not getting the help they need,” Nissen said.

UNL Student Affairs and the Lincoln Police Department are also members of the partnership.

Nissen made a point to tell audience members they work in a safe place, but emergencies happen.

“Don’t live paranoid,” he said, “just live informed.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

space oceans: from 1

I was really distraught by the events, and it was really upsetting, but it wasn’t something that acted as a barrier for me to want to sign up and keep training hard for it.” shawn zajicek

senior nutrition and health sciences major

trains and weren’t told what was going on – many people were without information until family and friends from states had alerted them to what was going on.

“I think a lot of people were just standing around in disbelief like ‘this isn’t really happening,’” Walters said. “So to an extent it was frantic, but for the most part we were just like, ‘What is going on right now?’”

Families and people will come together and remember the events of last year, to connect and move on stronger than ever. There will also be people who will be spending their day training in preparation for this year’s marathon, which starts next week.

Shawn Zajicek, a senior nutrition and health sciences major, will be participating in this year’s Boston Marathon – her first one ever.

Running the Boston Marathon has been a goal of Zajicek’s since she was a college freshman.

“I was really distraught by the events, and it was really upsetting,

the country,” Yost said.

Archrival and the admissions office are looking for students who emulate the campus culture and diversity, said Amber Williams, director of the admissions office.

“I think that firstly, this is a great way to show pride at UNL,” Williams said. “It gives students an opportunity to showcase their experiences of Nebraska to others through a cool video.”

Yost agreed.

“This commercial is a snapshot of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to the rest of the world,” she said. “If you are passionate about the university and your experiences here, it’s an opportunity to give back and influence the next generation of students.”

Partaking in this commercial will give students the opportunity to work with an experienced

but it wasn’t something that acted as a barrier for me to want to sign up and keep training hard for it,” she said.

Zajicek said she was following the marathon on Twitter when she was notified of the bombing.

“I think what really hit me the most was that running is something where people showcase all their hard work and for someone to put such a horrible event on the face of running,” she said.

About 85 Nebraskans – 19 from Lincoln – participated in the 2013 Boston Marathon. This year, 124 Nebraska runners – 38 from Lincoln – will be running the 118th marathon on Monday.

“I have a Nebraska jersey I wear, so there’s always these, ‘Go Big Reds’ and ‘Hey, I’m a Husker fan’ or ‘Hey, I know you,’ so I’ve actually ran into a couple of people that I’ve known from back from Nebraska that go out to school, there so seeing all of them is always a good goal,” Walters said.

According to data from the

Boston Athletic Association, about 36,000 runners will participate in this year’s race. This will be an increase of 9,000 participates from 2013, and will allow runners unable to finish the 2013 race to participate. There will be an increase in security personnel at the marathon, and twice as many police officers will be on hand at the event. More than 3,500 officers will be stationed at points across the marathon path.

“Honestly what happened last year will be in the back of people’s heads, thinking about it,” Walters said. “But overall I think people are going to come together and just prove to people that this is the greatest race there is and this is how we’re going to celebrate it.

Because the day after Boston, I still tied up my running shoes and went out the door for a nice run. Things don’t change because of one stupid person. We just proved that we’re stronger and better than we were before.”

NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.com

southern pole of the moon.

Titan, a moon of Saturn, is an example of a moon with liquid on the surface. Using infrared light and x-rays, scientists were able to pierce the thick fog covering Titan. Underneath the fog, there were lakes and channels, some of which were revealed to have lakes of methane. A majority of these lakes were found in Titan’s northern atmosphere. The active creation and loss of certain lakes may suggest that there is rain occurring on the moon.

“I’ve already learned a lot about the solar system,” said Hannah Martin, a senior elementary education major. “I feel that this delves into a deeper facet into it, learning more on discoveries that they’ve made. I’d like to keep up to date in what’s going on in the universe.”

Whether water or the building blocks of life are on other planets leads up to the next question: Is there life elsewhere in the universe? For there to be the possibility of life, four major things are required: a solvent such as water, essential elements used in the creation of life, a chemical reaction and stability.

“A question people have always asked is, ‘Are we alone in the universe?’” Pappalardo said. “So if we could find evidence of habitable environments and potentially life itself in our own solar system it would be enormous for under-

jennifer gotrik | dn

Robert Pappalardo, senior research scientist in NASA’s Planetary Science Section, speaks on the topic of ices and oceans in the outer solar system on Monday evening in the Nebraska Union Auditorium. Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa is currently the most promising candidate for a potentially habitable ocean beyond Earth’s surfaces. standing our place in the cosmos – how common is life or how rare is it.”

While some of these moons do show promise in their ability to sustain life, it is still unsure whether they are able. Europa’s 80 km ocean may be a possible breeding ground for it, but scientists guess

that it is only about 40,000 years old so whether life could have formed in that time is still unknown.

Pappalardo is giving another presentation Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Jorgensen Hall, room 136, which will focus more on Europa. news@ dailynebraskan.com

daily nebraskan editor-in-chief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402.472.1766 Hailey Konnath managing editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402.472.1763 Jacy Marmaduke ENGAGEMENT EDITOR. . . . . . . . . . . . 402.472.1763 Nick Teets news. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402.472.1763 associate editor Frannie Sprouls

Conor Dunn assignment editor Daniel Wheaton

projects editor opinion editor Ruth Boettner

Amy Kenyon assistant editor arts & life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .402.472.1756 co-editor Katie Nelson

Nathan Sindelar co-editor Tyler Keown co-editor sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402.472.1765 editor Zach Tegler

Natasha Rausch assistant editor Eric Bertrand assistant editor

Design chief Alyssa Brunswick

photo chief Matt Masin

copy chief Danae Lenz

web chief Hayden Gascoigne

art director Natalia Kraviec

Sean Flattery assistant director general manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . .402.472.1769 Dan Shattil Advertising. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .402.472.2589 manager Penny Billheimer Chris Hansen student manager publications board. . . . . . . . . . . . . 308.520.9447 chairwoman Kelsey Baldridge professional AdvisEr . . . . . . . . . 402.473.7248 Don Walton

Founded in 1901, the Daily Nebraskan is the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s only independent daily newspaper written, edited and produced entirely by UNL students.

General Information The Daily Nebraskan is published weekly on Mondays during the summer and Monday through Friday during the nine-month academic year, except during finals week.

The Daily Nebraskan is published by the UNL

Publications Board, 20 Nebraska Union, 1400 R St., Lincoln, NE 685880448. The board holds public meetings monthly.

Subscriptions are $115 for one year.

job applications The Daily Nebraskan accepts job applications year-round for paid

positions. To apply, visit the Daily Nebraskan offices, located in the basement of the south side of the Nebraska Union.

Check out DailyNebraskan.com for access to special features only available online. ©2014 Daily Nebraskan.

dailynebraskan.com

tuesday, april 15, 2014

UNL to present Spring Research Fair Diego de los Reyes DN Paper has become a thing of the past for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Spring Research Fair this year.

Thanks to the Great Plains Institute, undergraduate and graduate students can now present their research on televisions as opposed to the paper posters used in previous years.

“This year is the first year we’re also doing electronic posters,” said Justina Clark, director of graduate recruitment in the Office of Graduate Students. “We’re really excited to see what students show us this year. We’ve told students that it’s really about ‘What do you think is the best way to present your research? It’s wide open, you tell us what you want to do,’” she said.

Some students will show an animation or a short video presentation. Clark said some research topics might be easier to convey in an electronic poster than in a print one, and hopes people will use those in the future.

The fair, which will be held Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Nebraska Union, is held every semester as an opportunity for students to see what others are doing and perhaps find areas where their research connects.

A record number of graduate students will present their posters Tuesday, while the undergraduates will do the same on Wednesday.

“We have students representing all disciplines; from art history to sociology to chemical engineering,” Clark said. “We’ve got a wide variety of students showing the work that they’ve done.”

“We definitely invite students who have not participated in research to come and see what is being done on campus,” said Clark.

“It also makes it approachable for them to say, ‘If this student’s doing this, I could do this, too.’”

The event, which is also organized by the Office of Research and Economic Development, will host a Nebraska Lecture on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Stephen Behrendt, a professor of English, will give a lecture titled “What Good Are The Humanities, Anyway?”

“There’s been a lot of talk in the media, both print and electronic, in the past year or so about the decline in the humanities, areas that include primarily literature and language – English and other languages – as well as history, philosophy, art and art history, music and music history, theatre, religious studies, and so forth,” Behrendt said.

Behrendt said decreases in funding for education and pressure in American society to see as specialized vocational-technical training prevent students from

3

Required suicide prevention training bill nears final vote Tyler Williams dn

courtesy photo

if you go what: UNL Spring Research Fair when: 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday where: Nebraska Union

courtesy photo

For the first time, students presenting their research during the 2014 UNL Spring Research Fair will be able to do so electronically thanks to televisions provided by the Great Plains Institute. being exposed to a broad variety of subjects. Lately, the fields that are getting the greatest emphasis and funding are the science, technology and engineering and mathematics areas, also known as STEM. “Interestingly, though, it is not the people in the STEM disciplines who are the opponents of the humanities; in fact, some of the strongest supporters of the humanities are in those areas.”

Behrendt said. “This is one of the things I’ll be talking about, the fact that scientists and technology people want their students to study the humanities.”

Behrendt said experience in the humanities is a “portable skills set” because it’s relevant everywhere, and the humanities have looked at big issues such as ethics of science and medicine, environmental issues, social inequality, among others.

“I have worked hard to make my lecture interesting and accessible to people of all sorts and from all backgrounds,” he said. “Ultimately, I’ll be talking about living actively in this world of ours and not just walking through it passively in search of some narrowly specialized career.”

As the final activity of the

what: Nebraska Lecture: What Good Are The Humanities Anyway? who: Stephen Berendt, UNL professor of English when: Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. where: Nebraska Union Auditorium

event, Clark will host a workshop on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. about applying to graduate school, aimed at freshman, sophomore and junior undergraduates. The workshop will explain the difference between undergraduate and graduate programs, finding the right fit for the student and will walk through the application process.

NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

professors will help students schedule appointments at the psychiatric department of the A bill could require all public UHC, even walking students up to the offices personally. school teachers, nurses, princi“Just helping people find pals and other personnel receive hope for the future is one of at least one hour of suicide prethe biggest things,” Davis said. vention training per year.

“Even just finding something for Lincoln Sen. Amanda McGill proposed the bill, LB923, in Jan- them to look forward to.”

There are warning signs that uary, and it’s moving to a final vote. If approved, the legislation a person may be at risk, such as would implement this training mood. If a person is feeling depressed and sad more often than by 2016. normal, this can be Training will prosomething to look vides public school out for. However, employees the tools Davis stressed that necessary to identify being depressed is children at risk and not the same as berespond with the aping suicidal and not propriate attention as every depressed persoon as possible. Curson has self-harming rently, there are no urges. state statutes requir“Sadness is ing any personnel insomething everyside Nebraska public body experiences, schools to receive any and it might be hard form of suicide premcgill to really distinguish vention training. the typical blues “I believe educathat occur from time tors need to be able to see and to time from an episode of decatch onto the signs of suicide,” said Dylan Mahoney, a freshman pression,” said Samantha Frieelementary education major. denberg, assistant director of “If teachers and other staff are the Psychological Consultation trained in suicide prevention, I Center.

Other signs include extreme think it will help lower the fuchanges in behavior such as ture suicide rate.” normally social and outgoing The National Alliance on people becoming isolated and Mental Illness reports that each withdrawn, also drastic changes year approximately 2 million in eating and sleeping habits can adolescents attempt suicide. Of those, about 2,000 individuals be indicators of someone who may be at risk between the ages Davis said. of 10 and 19 end One thing I’d “The biggest their own lives. thing I’d say is Risk factors like people making your for suicide and friend feel supsuicidal behavior to know is, take it ported and not include prior sui- seriously.” judged,” Davis cide attempts, a family history of Samantha friedenberg said.

She said that suicide, parental assistant director of the talking to a friend psychological consultation psychopathology center who may be at and a history of risk and asking physical or sexual what thoughts he abuse. or she is having about self harm “For some kids, teachers can become a sort of second par- is very helpful. But friends tryent to them and because of that ing to help people should try we need to be able to recognize to help get their friend to professional psychiatric services those harmful behaviors early on,” said Emily McCain, a fresh- or counseling as they are best man elementary education ma- trained and equipped to handle situations of that nature, Davis jor.

Jaclyn Davis, psychology said.

“One thing I’d like people intern at the University Health to know is, take it seriously,” Center, said professors and facFriedenberg said. “I think a lot ulty at UNL are given “the big of times, youth or young adults red folder,” which along with might say something that others other information details warning signs that students may be at don’t take seriously, and we just risk for self harming. Davis said brush it off.” news@ there have been instances where dailynebraskan.com

smile: from 1 You can never have too much positivity.” aaron mcvay

freshman pre-science education major and member of unl smile

dents to complete random acts of kindness.

“SMILE stands for ‘small moments in life everyday,’” said Derek VanLaningham, a junior elementary education member and president of UNL SMILE. Each day this week, the organizations will be handing out 200 cards with daily random acts of kindness challenges from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside or outside of the Nebraska Union, depending on weather. Once students take a card, they are encouraged to complete the act, and then pass the card to another student who will do the same.

VanLaningham and Brock Rezny, a graduate educational administration major, started UNL SMILE late last year. Their goal was to encourage students to enjoy the little things in life to create positive interactions and to spread positivity on campus through events.

Since its start, UNL SMILE has tried to do just that by putting on one to two events each month. Events they have done so far include making sticky notes for students with positive messages written on them in February, handing out hot chocolate and hugs and even organizing a pillow fight to relieve student stress in December during finals week.

SMILE Week is off to a positive start. All 200 of Monday’s random act of kindness cards were handed out to students.

These cards encouraged students to call someone who has been influential in their lives and thank them.

After competing their daily random act of kindness challenge, students are encouraged to share their experience through social media outlets. UNL SMILE can be found on Facebook and Twitter. Several students have already shared their random act of kindness through Twitter using the hashtag #smileweek.

“We hope that people will take these to heart and be positive,” VanLaningham said. “The goal is to make people smile.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

big ten roundup Minnesota thanks police for crowd management during riots

Officials at the University of Minnesota released a statement after a rowdy gathering of young people in Minneapolis’ Dinkytown neighborhood after the school’s hockey team lost in the NCAA Frozen Four championship Saturday night.

The university’s statement said that of the 50,000 students at the Twin Cities campus, “only a small percentage of those gathered and even a smaller number engaged in unacceptable behavior.”

This riot follows the first riot last Thursday, which occurred after the Gophers defeated North Dakota. Saturday’s riot began about 9:30 p.m. and streets were mostly clear by 1 a.m. Police arrested at least 19 people, and there were at least two incidents of arson. Police had spent almost two months preparing for both riots, recalling similar riots in 2002 and 2003.

The statement also thanked the police department and city and public safety officials who helped with crowd management. Students who participated will be disciplined through the student conduct code procedures, according to the statement.

Astronaut, alumni to give Illinois commencement address

This year’s graduates of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will hear alumnus and U.S. astronaut Michael S. Hopkins give the Commencement address.

Hopkins recently spent more than five months in the International Space Station. He graduated from the university in 2011 and went on to earn his master’s degree at Stanford.

He was accepted into the astronaut program after applying for 12 years.

Indiana University to raise minimum wage to $8.25

Indiana University will raise the minimum wage for its employees to $8.25 beginning July 1. This increase will affect about 8,750 university employees across the state. More than two-thirds of those employees work on the Bloomington campus, where housing and dining operations employ part-time and seasonal workers, including students.

IU last raised its minimum wage in 2009 to $7.25, which is the last time the federal minimum wage went up. State House Democrats proposed increasing Indiana’s minimum wage to $8.25 per hour, but a majority of Republicans defeated the proposal.

Wisconsin study: More green space makes residents happier

The more green space in a neighborhood, the happier its residents are, according to data collected by the University of Wisconsin.

The study used satellite images to analyze the amount of vegetation on a residential block.

People who lived in a neighborhood with less than 10 percent tree cover were more likely to report symptoms of depression, stress and anxiety. For example, a poor person living in a

national forest would – according to the study’s findings – be happier than a wealthy person living on a treeless block in a large city.

The study supports previous research included in the book “Last Kid in the Woods.”

Researchers suggest a simple solution would be planning grass and trees in urban neighborhoods.

Iowa expels student for sexual assault

The University of Iowa expelled and permanently separated a student after his alleged sexual assault of another UI student on Jan. 15, according to a document obtained by the Press-Citizen. This is the first expulsion in at least a decade.

Dean of Students David Grady sent a letter to the victim stating that the alleged student had violated the university’s misconduct policy and withdrew the student’s spring 2014 semester registration. The investigation into the alleged sexual assault ended Feb. 24, and the student waived his right to an administrative hearing on April 1. There is a no-contact order in effect between the victim and the expelled student, and the expelled student is prohibited from entering UI property at any time for any reason without Grady’s permission.

A UI press release states the expulsion was a result of a pattern of predatory behavior that involved an act of forcible fondling and a separate incident that involved forcible fondling in addition to forcible sodomy.

Suspensions have been the common disciplinary tool for violating a UI policy, and this action marks the first expulsion for sexual misconduct in at least a decade. Tom Rocklin, UI’s vice president of student life, said the expulsion can be directly tied to UI President Sally Mason’s Six Point Plan to Combat Sexual Assault, which was announced in late February.

Thirteen timely warnings have been issued by UI this academic year, including one timely warning for two unrelated incidents on April 3. Of those, 12 were initially reported as sexual misconduct.

Penn State raises more than $2 billion

For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students raised $2.158 billion in private funding, exceeding its $2 billion goal.

More than 603,000 donors gave – 167,500 of whom were alumni. Penn State is one of only 12 public universities in the nation to have exceeded such a goal.

Of the funds raised, $519 million was pledged for undergraduate student scholarships and $65 million will support the construction of the new Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. More than 91,000 new individual scholarships and awards were distributed to students during the course of the campaign. Of those scholarships, more than 16,000 scholarship recipients are first-generation college students.

The campaign’s figures nearly double the last fundraising efforts – A Grand Destiny, lasting from 1996 to 2003 and raising $1.4 billion. The For the Future campaign launched Jan. 1, 2007 and has been directed toward a shared vision of Penn State as the most comprehensive student-centered research university in America. The campaign will officially close June 30.

—compiled by Mara Klecker, news@dailynebraskan.com

4

OPINION

tuesday, arpil 15, 2014 dailynebraskan.com

d n e d i to r i a l b oa r d m e m b e r s HAILEY KONNATH

DANIEL WHEATON

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

PROJECTS editor

RUTH BOETTNER

CONOR DUNN

opinion editor

news assignment EDITOR

AMY KENYON

ZACH TEGLER

assistant opinion editor

sports EDITOR

JACY MARMADUKE

KATIE NELSON

MANAGING EDITOR

assistant arts EDITOR

our view

Schools should implement suicide prevention training College is designed to prepare us for future careers. Yet, as the world changes, the requirements of our careers change as well. This creates a continuing need for awareness and training in multiple fields.

A bill in the Nebraska Legislature is attempting to address one of those future concerns in public schools. LB923 would require public school teachers, nurses, principals and related personnel to participate in one hour of suicide prevention training a year.

Teachers and other education professionals are asked to devote considerable amounts of time to curriculum and lesson planning; district, state and federal testing; classroom management; staff meetings and professional development. We may not want to add to their list of concerns, especially with a sensitive topic such as suicide prevention. But this isn’t a topic that can be ignored, and one hour a year is perfectly reasonable. Adolescents spend a majority of their time each day in schools. School professionals should be able to identify and address personal problems with their students and get them the resources they need as soon as possible.

LB923 calls attention to the need to educate professionals and develop resources for the future. It doesn’t currently affect university-level professors and staff. Institutions such as UNL tend to look to the University Health Center and other campus resources to provide help with suicide prevention. As with public schools, though, professors see students more regularly and could be utilized more.

In considering bills such as this, the DN Editorial Board encourages institutions to think about how they can actively provide resources for students and educators. Don’t shy away from discussion on touchy topics. Prepare everyone to address them openly. Students in all fields should also consider what tools they will need for the ever-changing future. Find opportunities outside the classroom and after graduation to help yourself be as prepared as possible.

opinion@dailynebraskan.com

editorial policy The editorial above contains the opinion of the fall 2013 Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, its student body or the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. A column is solely the opinion of its author; a cartoon is solely the opinion of its artist. The Board of Regents acts as publisher of the Daily Nebraskan; policy is set by the Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board.

The UNL Publications Board, established by the regents, supervises the production of the paper. According to policy set by the regents, responsibility for the editorial content of the newspaper lies solely in the hands of Daily Nebraskan employees.

letters to the editor policy The Daily Nebraskan welcomes brief letters to the editor and guest columns but does not guarantee their publication. The Daily Nebraskan retains the right to edit or reject any material submitted. Submitted material becomes property of the Daily Nebraskan and cannot be returned or removed from online archives. Anonymous submissions will not be published. Those who submit letters must identify themselves by name, year in school, major, and/or group affiliation, if any. Email material to opinion@ dailynebraskan.com or mail to: Daily Nebraskan, 20 Nebraska Union, 1400 R St. Lincoln, NE 68588-0448.

michael johnson | dn

Try experiences outside classroom

M

any writers spend a great deal of time sitting alone in a room, talking to people who don’t exist. It takes a lot of effort for the introvert to leave the hamster ball of personal space, even to be with close friends. So, what brought more than 100 of us out to chat and socialize? Two words: Writers Conference.

Run by the Nebraska Writers Guild, the annual spring conference at Mahoney State Park is a treat for writers of all genres and walks of life. On weekends such as this, writers can step out of their own worlds and learn more about the craft.

My decision to go to the spring conference was so last minute they didn’t even have time to print me a name tag. The end of my spring semester is nearly here, and when it gets down to crunch time, it can be difficult to allow myself to do anything that doesn’t involve homework. But going to the conference this year was a great decision, even if it means I’ve given up a lot of work time. I’m an English major intending to pursue a career in the publishing industry, and while college is necessary, it’s no guarantee of employment. Many of us have realized this, no matter our field of study: Education will only get us so far. There comes a point where experience and skills are the deciding factors in whether we get the job. The conference taught me several things that trans-

C

late to more professions than writing.

First is to recognize you have to learn all you can about your chosen vocation, both in the classroom and beyond. Remember that what you learn in a textbook is important, but also stagnant. Without realworld experience, you could move into a field and realize too late you know nothing about it. My own career path is heading straight to chaos as the publishing world tries to find the balance between printed and digital works.

If I don’t stay up to date on changes in the practice, my knowledge of the field is moot. Luckily, it’s easier to keep up with the changing work environment than we seem to think, from subscribing to an academic journal to resisting the urge to delete those weekly major updates from your adviser.

Don’t be afraid to start somewhere small or seemingly unrelated to your goal. C. Hope Clark, founder of the FundsforWriters News-

Keep your mind open to new ideas, new techniques. And when someone claims you can’t do something a certain way, prove them wrong.”

Revamp Internet comment section for better feedback ommenting. You like it. You love it.

But at the exact same time, it’s a cesspool for Internet trolling. I tend to avoid reading feedback on YouTube videos, news stories and the like. I don’t need to read other people’s thoughts on something I already know I hate or love. It’s also not my cup of tea reading through how people mercilessly attack others for expressing their thoughts with the world. Besides, braving the comments section isn’t worth the penalty of spam messages or perpetual singledom. Those “like this comment or else you will die in three days” posts freak me the heck out, and I’d like to eventually get married, thank you very much.

The comment sections originally were a way to receive feedback and to help promote “thoughtful sharing and discussion” online, according to BBC. It kept news sources and entertainers up to date with what followers wanted to hear and helped meet their demands. However, it has since been made into a bad joke by Beliebers, bigots and idiots. Those once-high dreams of online collaboration have become as scary as forgetting to save your Word document. According to a study published in The Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, this ruthless online behavior has been proven to not only polarize readers but to change the reader ’s thoughts on the actual story.

So, why keep comments sections alive? Why not just get rid of them and end the torment?

Popular Science has. The website, that is. In September 2013, PopSci.com decided with a heavy heart to cast their comment system into the same trash heap they probably threw Pluto’s planetary status into. Suzanne LaBarre, the magazine’s online content director, wrote the decision was made for the 141-year-old science magazine because although it wanted to encourage “lively, intellectual debate … and spreading the word of science,” the comments section was deterring that mission because of spambots and trolls.

And yet, this seems a bit extreme of a precaution to me. Do I find comments useful? Not particularly, but maybe I could. Let’s say I’m a content creator who makes cover videos of popular songs.

If I were to post a video, listening to feedback of people saying they love my songs can be a motivational boost for me to post more videos. Even comments criticizing my work are important tools for me. Without a comment system, I wouldn’t know

annie stokely

Emily Kuklinski

what is keeping potential viewers away from my videos, or that I could use a higher quality microphone.

There’s no need to get rid of the comment box.

The system is just out of wack. The world’s comment threads are living in a state of anarchy these days. If we gave them a more systematic state, perhaps they could actually become thought-provoking pools for thought. And thankfully, some websites are willing to listen to this article’s comment on commenting.

Both YouTube and the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper are adopting the ideas of having a rewrite of their commenting regulations. YouTube has enabled content creators to weed out language that they’d rather not see on their comments. It’s not a means to prevent criticism but rather to avoid having excessive vulgarity and demeaning language wallpaper the comments.

The Chicago Sun Times, in the mean time, has shut down their comment section entirely … for now. Craig Newman, the Chicago Sun-Times managing editor said the comments section will be back up and running as soon as they can create a system that works to “better serve Chicago” and “foster a productive discussion rather than an embarrassing mishmash of fringe ranting and illinformed, shrill bomb-throwing.”

“LOL, as if. That is soooo stupid of a idea.”

Some Internet trolls might be unimpressed by these new procedures. But who knows? Maybe if we just wait and see, we’ll not only prove those guys wrong but keep them under the murky bridges where they belong, not making fun of my favorite celebrities any more.

Emily Kuklinski is a sophomore English and theater major. Follow her on Twitter @TheFunnyEmily. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

letter, reminded us at this weekend’s conference that “your book will not make you somebody.” She meant you can’t expect immediate success in your field. For most of us, success is a struggle. We spend most of our time doing menial tasks that make it difficult to see how they will aid us in any way. The guy heating up canned food in the kitchen of a retirement home doesn’t see how learning the layout of a kitchen now will help him on his way to becoming a renowned pastry chef in New York.

The intern stuck delivering coffee has at least gotten her foot in the door. Point is: Be diligent. Be patient. Every little thing you do now can contribute to your claim to fame.

Finally, you are never done learning, even when you find your niche, your audience, whatever. It’s cliché to say there’s always room for improvement but that doesn’t make it any less true. Keep your mind open to new ideas, new techniques. And when someone claims you can’t do something a certain way, prove them wrong. As Ray Bradbury writes, “If they give you ruled paper, write the other way.”

A lot of this is nothing new to most of us, but it’s still useful to be reminded. As an introvert, it can feel all too comfortable to pursue my career from the sidelines, through a textbook, safe in the hamster ball. I encourage you all to step out of your comfort zones, to seek out people who are on the same career path – or who have already achieved success. You’d be surprised at how much you learn just by making the effort to try something new.

Annie Stokely is a sophomore English major. Follow her @ Anna_Bee_94. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

Whistleblowing shouldn’t threaten US Constitution

O

n Monday, the Washington Post and The Guardian won the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism in the category for Public Service for their reporting on the surveillance programs conducted by United States intelligence agencies. Make no mistake, this shouldn’t serve as validation for Edward Snowden’s actions or a critique of the policies of the national security establishment.

Instead, it should reinforce the need to engage in dialogue about the tension between privacy and security.

By now, most people know about Snowden. Some call him a whistleblower, hero or villain. He indiscriminately released enormous amounts of classified material to Glenn Greenwald of The Guardian and to the Washington Post.

Among the information leaked was domestic spying programs administered by the National Security Agency and other agencies that have drawn criticism from many politicians, world leaders and the media representing various ideologies.

Although his intentions seem benevolent, some of Snowden’s actions have assailed his credibility. He contacted Greenwald before his employment with Booz Allen Hamilton, the contracting firm that hired him. This suggests that Snowden’s actions were premeditated, and he had planned to release classified documents for some time. According to the Washington Post, he also lied about his salary.

Greenwald, perhaps too zealous in his journalistic efforts, incorrectly reported that the government had direct access to tech companies’ databases and files through the PRISM program. Yet, The New York Times reported that the government required the consent of companies such as Google, Twitter and Facebook.

He indiscriminately released enormous amounts of classified material that weakened our security operations. As cliché as this sounds, he endangered the lives of countless people. Terrorist groups have altered their strategies in response to these reports. We hear about the bad news where the terrorists complete their mission, but we’ll never hear about the successful operations. The newspapers published these leaks, including dubious reports such as the American strategy to repel Chinese hackers from Bloomberg.

There must be accountability on Snowden’s actions, but much more importantly, there needs to be accountability on our lawmakers, oversight committees, intelligence organizations and media outlets.

The duty of all Americans is to be vigilant against illegitimate encroachment by the government in any realm, one’s privacy most of all. The Fourth Amendment guarantees the right “against unreasonable searches and seizures.”

We need responsible and transparent oversight that affirms the legality of our government’s actions. We need judicial

OLIVER TONKIN

and legislative wisdom to incorporate the Constitution with the current era and modern technology. Whistleblowing is an important function of any democracy. Instead of imputatively associating individuals with whistleblowing, we must amend our current policies to protect whistleblowers and take their claims seriously.

The greatest test of our democracy is to endure the threats imposed on our Constitution. If we must suffer another terrorist attack of such profound magnitude and consequence as those of September 11, 2001, then so be it.

Our country’s greatness can only be measured by how well we respond to these threats in accordance with our founding principles. If we crumble to the pressure and compromise our Constitution, then we cease as the United States of America. Why fight for something that no longer exists?

The Snowden revelations threaten the legitimacy and moral authority of our intelligence community. The people who work for the FBI and the NSA are sworn to uphold the explicit and implicit framework of our Constitution and protect our country. We need to empower them with the resources necessary to protect and advance our interests. Yet, we must never cross the ethical line and betray the Constitution to which we are bound. We have separation of powers in place to mitigate precisely that which is under fire from those critical of the surveillance programs.

By awarding the Pulitzer Prize to the Washington Post and The Guardian, we are in danger of recognizing Edward Snowden as hero. He is not. Nor is he a villain. He is a whistleblower, but not an ethical one. He believes the ends justify the means; however, with regard to our Constitution, we can allow no such doctrine. The biggest question is not what illegal actions our government did, but what legal actions our government did. The burden now rests on us and Congress to reform our laws to best reflect our values.

Oliver Tonkin is a senior Political Science, Global Studies and Latin American Studies major. Follow him on Twitter @ thebrutalwolf. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

5

tuesday, april 15, 2014 dailynebraskan.com @dnartsdesk

aRTS & LIFE

Established in 1953, City Clock Company is Nebraska’s largest clock shop. The showroom holds close to 1,000 clocks, Deb Burkey said.

family time City Clock Company centers around family, relationships with customers

A

story by Vanessa Daves | photos by Cara Wilwerding

ll clocks have a story to tell, according to Mark and Deb Burkey – and so does every person who walks through the door of

their store.

With more than 1,000 clocks ranging from $25 to $6,000, City Clock Company is a family-owned retail and repair shop that’s home to Nebraska’s largest selection of clocks.

And for Mark and Deb, it’s more than

just a store – it’s a way of life.

They come to work every day and spend 12 hours listening to the dings and dongs of their clocks. And at the end of the day, they go home to their personal collection – the clocks that have special stories behind them.

Mark’s father, Wayne, founded the store in 1953. Through various amounts of growth, innovation and changes of location, the store has remained in the family.

Taylor Burkey repairs clocks in the back room of City Clock Company. Taylor works at the shop with his parents Mark and Deb Burkey.

Mark started working for his father when he was about 20 years old, and he’s worked in the shop ever since. Now his son, Taylor, is working as an apprentice under his father.

“There are so many things out there where you get instant gratification,” Mark said. “That’s probably the hardest thing with teaching Taylor is to slow down and take time to do the job right.”

The Burkeys like to stay true to the

essence of the store and do things the “old-fashioned way.” For them, that means treating each customer the way they would want to be treated and relying mostly on word-of-mouth to get their name out there.

While Deb handles the customers, Mark and Taylor spend most of their time in the back of the store working on repairs.

CLOCKS: see page 7

Mark Burkey works on a broken clock in the back room of City Clock, located at the northwest corner of 48th and Old Cheney.

Coffee house offers ministry to students Staff Report DN On the edge of the North Bottoms near the University of NebraskaLincoln is a red brick building.

The building, more than 100 years old, is clearly visible from across the railroad tracks at the residence halls of Harper-SchrammSmith. It has a rugged look that comes with an aged-brick exterior topped with several modern updates. Inside, you’ll find a coffee house.

Welcome to Destinations Coffeehouse.

The coffee house, founded in 2010 by Wes and Judy Meisner, exists to minister to students through personal relationships by introducing them to Jesus Christ and equipping them for discipleship with the message of hope, according to the Destinations website.

Though Destinations’ “Mother Church” in Lincoln is Connecting Pointe Church of the Nazarene, located at 1901 S 70th St., the coffee house is nondenominational.

“The vision was to create a place where people can connect with students and pour into their lives,” said Rich Confer, associate director of Destinations.

The relationship-based ministry approach of Destinations has been a way for the coffee house to be involved with the community of college students in the city of Lincoln, providing ways to interact with students outside the traditional realm of Sunday church.

“It takes a lot for (ministries and churches) to get people to come to their building, but with a coffee shop that’s happening naturally,” Confer said.

Already having a solid group of

Chris dorwart | DN

The Lutheran Center currently hosts the Beta Sigma Psi fraternity, but the fraternity will be moving to another house soon.

Despite being houseless, fraternity remains strong David gass | dn

Destinations Coffeehouse located in the North Bottoms gives students an environment to relax and catch up on their studies. regulars consisting of area college students and others, Destinations is beginning to see a significant rise in numbers.

“It’s really cool,” Confer said.

“The volume of people coming through here is growing, like, exponentially. Everyday I’m here, somebody comes in where it’s their first time.”

On a weeknight basis, Destinations plays host to a variety of

Bible studies by Campus Crusade, Navigators and Christian Student Fellowship organizations. Destinations directors Chris and Abbey Cole also conduct multiple Bible studies throughout the week, Confer said.

With the many Bible studies and fellowship opportunities available every week, Destinations is a spot for college students to connect with one another over a cup of cof-

fee that won’t break the bank.

“The biggest thing that sets us apart is that we’re not for profit, so the prices are far better than anywhere else you go,” Confer said.

“We have a lot of freedoms because of that.”

Much of the freedoms are provided by Destinations’ workers, which consist mostly of volunteers.

destinations: see page 7

Hannah Ratliff DN It can be easy to feel like you’re close with someone simply because you’re living with them.

Being in a physically close proximity means it’s easy to catch up, share stories and be an active part of each others’ lives. Living together can be a large part of what helps many of fraternity brothers feel connected to each another.

Beta Sigma Psi hasn’t had that luxury for the past nine years, but the brotherhood hasn’t suffered from it one bit.

Since being recolonized in 2005 after their chapter was temporarily closed in 1996, the Lutheran fraternity has used the upper room of the Lutheran center as a chapter room while living in groups of two or three together in dorms or off campus. But their distance hasn’t prevented them from growing together and strengthening their bonds.

Adam Yankech, the chapter’s athletic chair and senior history major, wasn’t looking for a fraternity when he joined Beta Sigma Psi. “I recently joined, not because I

beta sigma psi: see page 6

6

dailynebraskan.com

tuesday, arpil 15, 2014

Vantage points allow different perceptions

‘Magnolia’ weaves storylines together Jack Forey

Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1999 masterpiece, “Magnolia,” begins in a way movies aren’t normally supposed to begin.

The five-minute opening sequence, which has nothing to do with the characters of the main film, is narrated by Ricky Jay who relates to the audience a few outlandish chance happenings that have occurred in the last century or so. These outlandish cases of happenstance set the stage for the lives of the many characters “Magnolia” will introduce to the screen, each with their own intermeshed stories and struggles that connect by random chance.

The film boasts an all-star cast, including Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, William H. Macy, John C. Reilly and the late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman. The combined acting power of these people is extraordinary.

See Cruise slither around on screen, promoting his sleazy “Seduce and Destroy” program. See Hoffman grimace as he pokes a morphine shot into a dying man’s gums. See Moore erupt on a pharmacist after he suggests some harder drugs to her. Watch Macy shudder, his teeth smashed and bloody, as he has an emotional breakdown in front of Reilly’s character.

The story threads and character arcs are mostly parallel, with a few that intersect and a few that share common elements. A little boy is pressured by his father to win a game

GIMME

FIVE

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

credit | dn show. The host of that game show, an alcoholic, is dying of cancer. The game show host’s daughter, who alleges that he molested her, is a cocaine addict and is being romantically pursued by a clueless cop. There’s also the story of the dying man played by Jason Robards, his wife, his estranged son and Quiz Kid Donnie Smith. Remember that it has been raining all day; subtitles appear from time to time to remind us of this. All of these characters are introduced in the first five minutes, and we being to swing back and forth between their individual storylines.

“Magnolia” is a very unconventional film. It has no recognizable three-act structure. The title clearly doesn’t mean anything. The characters are linked either by happenstance, and not some catalytic (artificial) plot device. Sometimes, the only thing that links the characters is the fact they’re all watching the same TV show. There is fourth wall breaking: in an moment of urgency, Hoffman’s character tells someone over the phone, “This is like

a movie. This is the part of the movie where the guy calls someone to help him out, and I think they put that stuff in movies because it’s real. It actually happens, and you need to help me now.”

What Hoffman said here is linked to the climax of the film, which many have found mystifying; it unites each of the characters on a deep, thematic level, as they share a profoundly odd, but true to life, experience.

The result, however, is brilliant.

“Magnolia” is indeed a mystifying experience, and not obviously brilliant at first glance. Anderson wrote and directed the film when he was 28, already having directed two feature films, one of which was the smashhit “Boogie Nights.” Here, he directs with the heedless freedom of a young man with something to prove, and all the resources to make his vision reality. The script heaps on a heavy load of character arcs and story threads, old wounds and unresolved demons between parent and child. It could have been an indulgent hodgepodge

of a film, but Anderson’s tight grasp of visual style, pacing and resonant characterization make it work magnificently.

Besides being a cinematic construction of considerable power, “Magnolia” is deftly paced and easy to watch. I am reminded of Robert Altman’s 1993 film “Short Cuts,” another fractured anthology film (and just as masterful), which is as much about violence against women as “Magnolia” is about the troubled relationship between parents and their children. Like “Short Cuts,” “Magnolia” balances its dark scenarios with quirky, honest characters and an undercurrent of ironic humor. The entire story is based on the pretense of chance. The lives of many characters are changed forever in this story, and all because of one chance occurrence.

“Magnolia” doesn’t wear its heart on its sleeve. Its inner workings are obscured by an alluring gloss of technical prowess, fluid storytelling and terrific acting. Beneath all the show and shining stars, there’s an unshakable humanity about it. This film is rough, yet graceful and sincere. It may take some time to get to know how a movie like “Magnolia” thinks, such as the most interesting people you meet in life, but the time you put in will be worth the wisdom you get back.

Jean-Luc Godard once said a film should have a beginning, a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order. “Magnolia” is a film that moves in a cycle, never quite beginning or ending. It drops viewers in the middle of a rich collage of stories, all different but all the same, each representing the cycle of abuse and betrayed trust that exists between parent and child. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Sick ‘yo momma’ burns

1. Yo’ momma is so fat she has a fungal infection on the back of her leg, but because of her reduced flexibility and fat-induced nerve damage, she has yet to notice it and, as such, is at risk for further complications.

2. Yo’ momma is so poor she can’t afford to get that aforementioned fungus infection checked out, even if she noticed it.

3. Yo’ momma is so smelly—likely in part because of that fungus infection. It’s really, really gnarly, and it’s only getting worse because it’s tucked behind her left knee, which is usually folded because of how often she sits down, creating the perfect moist environment for the infection to spread.

4. Yo’ momma is so single, except for the infection. She has that to keep her company once it spreads around her leg, and she can actually see it.

5. Yo’ momma is so ugly. This one is less to do with her infection, more with way the her weight has morphed her already genetically unsymmetrical face, but it’s not as if the fungus is helping.

—COMPIlED BY TYLER KEOWN | ART By michael johnson

Kekeli Dawes

Let’s talk about facades for a bit.

A facade is the exterior wall of a building – from the perspective of the user, it’s the building that exists on the outside.

Just about every building more than two stories high has some kind of first floor or storefront facade. Even ancient Roman apartments had their first floor facade built differently. Why? It’s the only part anyone can touch or have in his or her standard plane of vision. Whatever exists above our heads is somewhat of a different realm – we can only look up at it.

You get an extreme sense of this in densely populated cities.

If you could slice off the top of all the buildings in a city and leave just the first 20 or 30 feet, generally speaking each half would have different scales and levels of detail because only so much of a very tall building is visible from the street below.

Even though Lincoln doesn’t have any 100-story towers, all buildings are designed with principles of the facade in mind. Details are designed as if they are to be viewed from 20 feet below, and sometimes their proportions are warped in such a way they don’t look too strange when looking at it. This technique, called “entasis,” was used by the Greeks when building their temples so that their towering columns would look straight as an arrow when in reality the columns bulged in the middle.

Buildings are designed to be seen and experienced in certain ways. But sometimes interventions are made that allow us to see what was once familiar in very different ways, making for a new experience entirely. The Link, or the atrium of Architecture Hall, does just that.

The Link, finished in 1987, puts you less than 6 feet away from what you’d otherwise be looking up to. Standing on the third floor, you’re on height with the very crown of the old law school’s facade. Looking out from the fourth floor, you’re above it, looking down at a space once untouched since it’s construction, now close enough to throw paper planes (and toilet paper rolls) on.

There’s detail put right before you that’ll make you’d wonder whether it would still be visible 30 feet away. Chances are it takes some time to notice the changes in the brick patterns of the law building’s facade or to look into the eyes of the wise owl perched just beneath the atrium’s roof.

Though the Link gives some excellent views of these two old buildings, the western wing of Architecture hall really allows you to experience the scale, detail and texture of the exterior of the former College of Law.

The new building is built into and around the gutted shell of the College of Law. Tucked away in the northwest corner are the new studios that used to house the additional stacks for the Law Library. Between the stacks and the offices and studios housed inside the former College of Law, the old facade of the building remains exposed.

The same concrete and dark red clay brick of the Law building one can see less than 6 feet away, looking out from the windows of the Link, becomes the walls of a very narrow hallway that you can physically touch.

It gets you thinking about the last people who were afforded this view of these two buildings, before the Link was built. The last hands that touched the western facade of the College of Law were likely the same hands that laid the bricks – and now I drag my hands across them each day as I walk to my studio class. What was once an untouched facade, only to be seen and shield from the elements, is something that I and others now intimately interact with on a daily basis.

We don’t get to experience facades such as this very often.

Beyond the first floor of some structures, the facade can become a wall with only one side. The form and scale of patterns, details, molding and masonry were designed to be viewed from tens of feet below; it’s something else when you can feel how they fit in your hand or how its rhythm of movement feels when traced by a fingertip.

This may seem like an extreme meditation on otherwise mundane architectural details, but it’s really an exploration of the foreign parts of what we find familiar. We’ve climbed ladders to fetch baseballs stuck in gutters before and suddenly realized how different our driveway looks from just 5 feet higher up – the same driveway we’ve played on so often we know the width and depth of every last crack in the pavement.

We’ve snuck out of bedroom windows and skinned our knees on rough roof shingles that definitely don’t feel as soft and smooth as they look in the midday summer sun from 15 feet below.

Our perception of scale, texture, light, space and sound, is so dependent on the vantage point; it all depends on where you are. We know how skyscrapers look in two ways — looking upwards from its foot and looking at it from miles away. Imagine what the massive scale of a skyscraper means to a window washer. Their experience is something else entirely, and that experience isn’t always designed.

In that same way, the architects of the old university library or the College of Law didn’t design their building to be viewed so close, from 10, 20 or 30 feet in the air. They didn’t think about the texture of the higher portions of the exterior facades. But now I can graze my knuckles on rough brick on the way to studio each day. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

BETA SIGMA PSI: from 5

APP OF THE WEEK Doughbot

courtesy photo

Hannah Eads DN “Doughbot” is just about as cute as a doughnut app can be.

The purple and pink app with its logo of a green robot behind a pink doughnut lets its owner know of the nearest doughnut shops using both a map and description boxes with the store’s name, address contact information and how close it is to the user. Users can swipe through the multiple locations closest to them.

When using it in my residence hall, it lists LaMar’s Donuts, The Doughnut Hole, and several other stores up to 4 miles away. But my favorite part of the app is its map. Every doughnut shop is marked by a small pink doughnut with sprinkles and a bite taken out of them. It also shows the users location using a black dot.

For each doughnut shop, there are Yelp reviews,

a star rating based on those reviews, pictures of the store’s doughnuts powered by Instagram, the shop’s address and a “tell your friends” option that lets users share the shop on their social media accounts or through messages and email. For any doughnut lover looking to get acquainted with the local doughnut options, “Doughbot” is definitely the app to use. Even though I already knew about my options in Lincoln, “Doughbot” will be convenient for me as I travel to Denver this weekend and also, as an out-of-state student, for my long ride back to Ohio in May. “Doughbot” also has a twitter account that constantly retweets doughnut shop accounts’ tweets about their featured doughnuts of the day. The app will soon have the ability for users to search for shops in other cities as well.

It’s clear that the makers of “Doughbot” care as much about doughnuts as their users do. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

wanted to join a fraternity but because I wanted to join a community of brothers who would support me and also give me a group to interact with and give my own support to,” Yankech said. “I’m looking for that community-based aspect of the organization. We’re a very close group.

We all know each other. There’s a lot of fraternities where you might not even know some of the guys’ names.

But here, you know more than just their name; you know their backstory.”

That kind of relationship is what the group hopes will draw in more members next fall. Justin Perkins, the chapter’s president and junior English major, hopes the fraternity will grow past its current 24 members next year, especially since it will have made major changes by then – the fraternity will move into the old Alpha Delta Pi residence at 16th and G streets this fall.

“We just recently acquired a house off campus for our chapter to live in next year,” Perkins said. “So with that, we’re hoping to use it as a major asset for our group to rejoin in brotherhood and hopefully attract more members to our chapter.”

Though having a physical house should help the group members strengthen their bonds with one another, they’ve already created a strong, sympathetic community centered around their Lutheran faith.

“I would say the spiritual aspect (makes us different),” Perkins said.

“It’s a group that comes together to support each other in community and to use each other’s experiences to guide our faith and keep ourselves rooted, in the spiritual tradition we have now and to use that to reform and shape our lives in meaningful ways.”

With that faith in mind, Beta Sigma Psi committed to its new philanthropy, “Wings of Hope,” which is an organization that works with disabled children in an orphanage in Haiti. After a member took a trip to the orphanage in 2012, he came back to tell the group about his experience and how it related to his faith.

Now, the chapter has set up an annual “Wings for Wings” event, which raises proceeds for the orphanage, as well as a bi-annual trip to Haiti, in which five of the fraternity members

CHRIS dorwart | DN

Justin Perkins, president of Beta Sigma Psi and junior English major, stands in the room at the Lutheran Center on campus that currently houses his fraternity. The fraternity has been based out of the Lutheran Center for several years and will soon be moving into a house near 16th and G streets. will be participating this May. “I’m excited,” Yankech, who will be going on the trip this summer, said. “It’ll be a chance to experience a different culture and do what I can to comfort a few people that may be going through emotional insecurities or experiencing social injustice.”

Though faith and service are two of the fraternity’s most important values, academics and scholarship are paramount as well. After being named the No. 1 fraternity in grades last semester at the university, Beta Sigma Psi has become aware of its academic success – but it’s not something the members worried about having to consciously maintain.

“For the most part, our guys are pretty self-motivated to get really high grades,” past president and current alumni relations chair Mitchell Goedeken said. “We don’t really have to pull anyone’s teeth to get good grades.”

Though they’re proud their high academic standards and social involvement on campus, in the end, it’s their faith-based brotherhood members value most.

“We give our guys really good opportunities to explore faith through service and other means,” Goedeken

said. “Through Bible studies and through just communicating with one another and not being afraid to ask questions and talk about it. Right now we have guys that are Methodist, guys that are Protestant. Other chapters have guys that are Catholic.

We’re not going to exclude. We are a Lutheran fraternity because we’re involved with Lutheran churches and always will be, but we’re not going to turn anyone away because they have a different belief than we do.”

It’s this kind of passion for faith is what drew Adam White, the chapter’s spiritual adviser and honorary member, to the group to the first place.

“I think Beta Sig has really lived into their identity as being a fraternity that is a Christian fraternity,” White said. “It’s quite serious about being part of the Lutheran tradition.

Honestly, in a lot of places, men are not involved actively in the life of the church. Especially young men, holy cow. And to have an opportunity to work with young men who are excited about their spiritual lives in Christ is a huge opportunity as a campus pastor.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

dailynebraskan.com

tuesday, april 15, 2014

destinations: from 5

CLOCKS: from 5 “Everybody has their own little niche,” Deb said. “Sometimes, I’ll go through the day, and at the end of it I’ll say to Mark, ‘I don’t think I even spoke to Taylor today.’

We’re all kept busy with our own work.”

What’s unique about City Clock Company is the clientele, Deb said. The store used to have a sign hung up in one of the older locations that said, “All who enter as customers leave as friends,” and the family tries to follow that policy with everyone who walks in the door.

Early in Mark and Deb’s careers, they made friends with John and Darlene Patterson, a couple who had no children. The Pattersons started to see Deb as a surrogate daughter and when she had Taylor, they saw him as a grandson.

When Darlene started suffering from symptoms of Alzheimer’s, and John got diabetes and had to have both of his legs amputated, they made Deb their legal guardian. She took care of them in their

1031 Charleston, 3bdr/2bath, $900/mo + deposit. One year lease. Amazing Location! AvailableJune 1st. N/P/S, w/d. 402-730-8743

Account Executive

The Daily Nebraskan is seeking an Account Executive to join their Advertising team. Gain hands-on experience that will give you real world experience in the Advertising field. This is a comission base with added bonuses. Fun team-based enviroment. 10-15 hour work weeks, orgnizational skills, and self-motivating requirement. Experience in Adobe Creative Suites a plus. Training available. All interested can apply online at dailynebraskan.com or in-person at 20 NE Union 1400 R St.

Duplexes For Rent

Farm van. 1988 Chevy Van 20. Runs good.

Well maintained. Mostly rebuilt. 350 engine.

Rough body. (816) 585-6832.

Main level of house 10 mins. east of East Campus. Your 925sf includes 2/bds with full-sized closets and new carpet, 1/ba, lvg/dng rm, kit., plus full-sized closet in hall. Only the kit. and laundry are shared (I live separately downstairs with my own entrance). $700 +1/2 elec. and gas. Includes cable, internet, laundry and yard care. N/S, N/P 402-472-7556

Housing Roommates

Apts. For Rent

Great house in a nice neighborhood. Located just a few minutes north of downtown and easily accessible to the bike trail to campus. I’m looking for someone to rent out a first floor bedroom that is reliable, career focused, and respectful of community space. All utilities are included in rent which is $550/month. Please inquire for more details. Contact via email at charliecharliebronson@gmail.com

Deliver Papers Next Fall Do you like to exercise and get paid for it? De-

liver Daily Nebraskans on Monday and Thursday mornings. You can deliver a route in about an hour. Must have own vehicle, ability to lift and carry 30 lbs, be a UNL student and not have classes before 9:00 a.m. For more information or to apply, contact Dan at 402-472-1769, 20 Nebraska Union. dshattil@unl.edu.

Holroyd Investment Properties, Inc.

1-2 & 3 Bedrooms

Looking for two roommates that are willing to live with two clean girls. Rent is $300 plus utilites. We have open bedrooms for Summer/Next school year/Both. The house is located in a convenient location, two blocks south of east campus. Contact Tiffany The atNew tiffanywieser@yahoo.com.

Apartments, Townhomes and Duplexes

Graphic Designer/Artist

402-465-8911 www.HIPRealty.com

The Daily Nebraskan Advertising Staff is looking for an experienced Graphic Designer to add to their staff. Must have prior experience, York Times Syndication Sales Corporation and expertise in the Adobe Creative Suites 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 (Photoshop, InDesign, etc.) Weekly logged hours, orgnization, and creativity a must. Begin For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 on comission and will be promoted to Roommate ads are FREE in print and online.

E-mail yours to dn@unl.edu and include yourFor Release Saturday, February 16, 2013 part-time comission beginning Fall 2014. Apply online at dailynebraskan.com or in-person at name, address and phone number. our office located at 20 NE Union, 1400 R St.

Jobs

Crossword 32

35 36

37 38 39 40

43 44 45 47 48 51

“If you can find a better car, buy it” pitchman Like some fake redheads “___ Heart” (1988 Whoopi Goldberg film) Fit for the road, say Promising location ___ macchiato “Deo vindice” was its motto: Abbr.

In the wrong business?

Litter critter Ooh and aah, e.g.

Big 12 sch.

Emulates Chicken Little Pico Mountain innovation of 1940

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE M A N X A M I R S P L A Y C A P E O W E D M A R P I S T T I C A B B O N Y A R G S O U R I N L O N O F E

C I T E S

A G T S

R H O O L K E E Z M I O N V E E S

T H E S I T U A T I O N

S T R I P E S S P O O F E D

D I C R E O S S E M T A T U A D S T A O L N D E A

A N D E R B E R I A L O U D S E N E T O K R A C U D U S I C R T A N S B L O P F E T A N U D E S U R K H E R O E A R E D D T R E E

TAS TE

DN

OF

DN@unl.edu

W HERE?

UNL

GREEN SPACE IN F RONT OF T HE NEBRASKA UNION

TO

EAT FREE FOOD!

Samples from: Vega, Buffalo Wild Wings, Big Sal’s Pizza, Qdoba, Super Saver and MANY MORE!

AP RIL 16T H 2PM-4PM

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Houses For Rent

Vehicles For Sale

reward 9 Amount of olives 15 Not nervous at all 17 They might make a dog run 18 On-air hobbyists?

19 Inspire warm feelings about 20 Aristotle’s “___ Rhetorica” 21 Select 23 Suffix with cannon 24 Oil deposit problem 25 Sports org. with the Colorado Rapids 26 Jester’s locale 29 Shortbread flavorer 30 Much paperwork 31 Be in the can

true purpose later in life.

$9.00/15 words $5/15 words (students) $1.00/line headline $0.15 each additional word Deadline: 4p.m., weekday prior

(402) 472-2589

For Sale

ACROSS

Luncheon: Thursday, April 24 Ron’s earliest recollections of life began in the back of an abanBreakfast: Tuesday, April 29 doned church in an intercity Where: Grand Manse, 10th neighborhood. His story is one of and P Info: Lincoln.cbmc.com the prodigal son, leaving home to RSVP: lincolncbmc@gmail.com seek his fortune, and then nding

classifieds

dailynebraskan.com

1 Birder’s

Lincoln CBMC invites you to hear Prof. Ron Hampton, Director, Executive Education, UNL CBA.

402.472.2589

TIME

52

55

56

57

1992 chick-lit best seller set in Phoenix “Different strokes for different folks” Like many measuring spoons Air

Edited by Will Shortz 1

2

3

chief

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

41

42

16

17 18

19

21

22

25

26

20 23

27

24

28

29

30 32

2 Promising

36

3 One

38

start? of Macbeth’s thanedoms 4 Jack or forklift 5 Exaggerated workload 6 Key 7 Foreign refusal 8 Look-sees 9 “Aladdin” villain 10 Smoking, say 11 Wood or Underwood 12 Thick base for pizza 13 Connection requirement, at times 14 Fell off 16 Activity with traps 22 Green jam ingredient?

24 Fortune 100 company named after a smoker 27 “The Two Towers” army 28 Portrayer of June in “Henry & June” 29 Weigh

5

15

DOWN 1 Algonquian

4

No. 0112

33

31

34

35 37 39

43 47 52

40

44

45

48

49

50

53

46 51

54

55 56

57

Puzzle by DOUG PETERSON AND BRAD WILBER

30 31 32 33 34 35 37

Venture Dimple Sad sack’s lament Earmark Wear for some superheroines Like chop-shop cars Element

39 40 41 42 44 46

Pair in a cage Place to change trunks Barista’s injuries Stationary Did a rush job on?

Code of conduct

48

Anti-cavalry weapon

49

___ Hamels, 2008 World Series M.V.P.

50

Move through a market

53

Body image, briefly

54

Vintage Jaguar

For answers, call 1-900-285-5656, $1.49 a minute; or, with a credit card, 1-800-814-5554.

Annual subscriptions are available for the best of Sunday crosswords from the last 50 years: 1-888-7-ACROSS. AT&T users: Text NYTX to 386 to download puzzles, or visit nytimes.com/mobilexword for more information.

Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more than 2,000 past puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year).

Share tips: nytimes.com/wordplay.

Crosswords for young solvers: nytimes.com/learning/xwords.

an open house and decorated the store, setting out a timeline of newspaper clippings and announcements from the past six decades. Friends and clients alike came to visit, dropping off gifts like flowers, wine and cards.

“I’m really proud of how far we’ve come,” Deb said. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

From the Ghetto to the Boardroom: God’s Plans and Favor for my Life

EAT

“We’re always developing new entertainment and services.

“Every Friday night we have drinks,” Confer said. “Our seasonlive music in some way, shape or al drinks are really big.” form,” Confer said.

Some seasonal drinks have With Easter coming this weekincluded the likes of a pumpkin end, Destinations latte and a caramel to honor the apple chai latte, The biggest plans holiday this Friday which Confer said thing that night by showing is probably Destithe movie “Passion nations’ most pop- sets us apart is of the Christ.” ular drink.

Destination D e s t i n a t i o n s that we’re not now doubles as coffee carries a lo- for profit, so a church on the cal flavor to it, as the prices are weekends. The cofwell. fee house hosted “We use local- far better than its first service for roasted beans,” a new nondenomianywhere else Confer said. national church Destinations you go.” called The Gatheroffers deals such ing last weekend. as half-off specialty The weekly service RICH CONFER drinks or a free cofassociate director is on Sundays at 4 fee with the purp.m. and continues chase of a pastry into Destinations’ via its Pickit app regular evening hours. and a punch card program for With Destinations flourishing beverage purchases. During the coming weeks, Destinations will in the present, Confer only looks provide a deals during dead week. ahead to the coffee house’s future “You can come here during with excitement, especially toward dead week and study and pay a the development of The Gathering.

“I’m looking forward,” Confer dollar for waffles,” Confer said.

In addition to drinks, deals said. arts@ and treats, Destinations is continudailynebraskan.com ing to open its doors for weekend

old age, helped them find a nursing home and organized funeral arrangements when they died.

And in John’s last will and testament, he said Deb was like the daughter he never had.

“We make a real point to remember everyone who walks in the door,” Deb said.

Last year, they celebrated 60 years of business. Deb hosted

T HE

David gass | dn

Students find a quiet place to study at Destinations Coffeehouse, located in the North Bottoms.

The common vision for the coffee shop among employees has them excited to be at work versus a normal business operation that has employees working solely for the paycheck.

And the customers appreciate the Destinations concept.

“I think I’ve probably been here about four times total,” said sophomore criminology major Will Fankhauser. “It’s a cool feeling knowing that it’s a nonprofit and it’s not some commercial chain. It’s a cool building, and (you) can’t beat the prices.“ The employees are serving up drinks and treats that differ from the norm. The headquarters of M&M are located in the kitchen of Destinations, often providing a fair share of its delicious treats to the coffee house. Cookies, muffins, biscotti, pie and brownies are all also staple items at Destinations.

Though much of the menu is simple, Destinations boasts a variety of specialty drinks. Baristas use Ghiradelli chocolate in the white and regular mochas and make several types of smoothies with all-natural fruit.

The Destinations staff members enjoy concocting their own creations for menu items.

7

Help Desk MacPractice, a growing software company located in the Haymarket, is hiring for part time software support positions. Perks include a casual work environment, on site fitness center, and flexible schedule between the hours of 8 am - 5 pm Mon-Fri. Must have excellent customer service skills; previous troubleshooting and Mac experience is helpful. Please send resume to: resume@macpractice.com.

Join the CenterPointe Team! Part-time positions available in residential program working with substance abuse/mental health clients in a unique environment. Must be at least 21 years of age and be willing to work a varied schedule including overnights and weekends.

Pay differential for overnight hours. For more information visit: www.centerpointe.org.

Morning Greeter Mon-Fri 8:30-12:30, Sat 8:30-12:00. Location at 4638 W St. Basic clerical skills required. Email resumes to msailors@linconefcu.org.

Part Time Teller

Part Time Teller positions available at West Gate Bank. Multiple shifts and locations. Visit westgatebank.com/careers.aspx

Quick Nick’s Technician

Full time position only. Hours open are 7:30-6:00 Monday-Friday. 7:30 - 2:00 Saturday and closed Sunday. Hourly wage plus bonus program. Job Requirements:Perform general maintenance on vehicles including oil changes, filter replacement, fluid replacement and minor repair work. Minor mechanical skills. Interacting with customers and recommending repairs.

Attention to detail. Multi-tasker.On-The-Job training will be provided. Benefits: 401K Plan, Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Supplemental Insurance.

To apply go to www.walkertirequicknicks.com - Contact Us Employment and fill out questionnaire. Also there is a link to fill out a survey. Takes 5 minutes. Be sure and finish it once you start it.

Misc. Services

Help Wanted THE WATERING HOLE IS LOOKING FOR AN AWESOME LINE COOK!.

Willing to pay top dollar for experienced, dependable, responsible line cook. Advancement opportunities available. Meal discounts and tips available. Must have current food handlers permit. Apply in person at 8300 Holdrege, 1550 S Coddington, or 1321 O Street. No phone calls please.

Help Wanted

DN@unl.edu Help Wanted

Paycheck Advance is looking for outgoing detail oriented individuals to work in a fast paced environment. We are seeking applicants available to full and part time positoins Fill out an application at www.delayeddeposit.com or stop by any one of our eight locations!

We are currently seeking part-time and full time employees for our remediation crews. Need to have a valid drivers license, be detail oriented, and on time. Construction background helpful.

Contact Dave at 402-474-6653.

Help Wanted

8

dailynebraskan.com

tuesday, april 15, 2014

football: from 10 I think that one thing I’ve been working on is my cuts and making my feet faster. I think my footwork is something I’m trying to stretch this spring.” imani cross

junior running back

file photo by anrew barry | dn

Coach Bo Pelini holds a cat while leading the Nebraska football team out of the tunnel before the spring game, the latest in a series of events transforming Pelini’s image.

Pelini shows transformation from old self He had shown signs of it before.

There was the “Harlem Shake” video back when those were funny. There was also the prank he played during a team meeting last year. And, of course, there was Jack Hoffman’s touchdown run last Remember Nov. 29, 2013? spring.

Let me jog your memory.

But he had yet to show anyIowa had just embarrassed thing like what he displayed Nebraska in Memorial Stadium.

I’m talking a 38-17 beat down. walking into Saturday’s RedAt home. And it wasn’t even White game.

You all know about the cat. that close.

Pelini holding her up in Bo Pelini stood at the podium in his postgame press the air like Rafiki holds Simba in “The Lion King” to lead his conference that day. He had just dropped a “chickenshit” to de- team out. Oh, and all that was because of the fake Bo Pelini scribe some of the game’s officiTwitter account. Now that ating when someone asked him doesn’t sound like the Pelini I about his job security. used to know.

“If they want to fire me, go And how about that throwahead,” he said, shrugging his ing contest with Kenny Bell? Or shoulders.

Boy, that seems like a long letting cheerleaders call plays during the game? time ago.

“We were just trying to have In fact, it’s a Gator Bowl win a little bit of fun,” against Georgia, Pelini said after a selfie with CBS We were Saturday’s game. columnist Greg Well, that fun just trying to Doyle and a cat is something that in the tunnel have a little bit of hasn’t been there walk later. the last couple Pelini has fun.” years. Or at least completely Bo Pelini from my position. changed his imfootball coach And it might be age this offseahelping the proson. gram.

He’s gone Nebraska has from the guy who almost hit a already received verbal comreferee in the face while swingmits from nine recruits in the ing his hat in disgust of a call to helping a soldier surprise his 2015 class, including four 4-star players. That’s unheard of for wife while taking a tour at MePelini’s program this early for morial Stadium.

And that gesture was just recruiting a year later.

I’m not saying the other the beginning of his transformaPelini was bad. It takes a certion. tain personality to be a football He seemed different in Floricoach. And Pelini had certainly da for the bowl game. He talked about his personality – which is proven himself on the field, a rarity – when Doyle came to winning at least nine games in each of his six seasons with Netown to write his column. He now seems to give more thought braska.

But in today’s age of Twitter, to his replies when answering Facebook, Instagram and every questions from the media, when he used to give a simple “we other form of social media, image is important. Pelini is starthave to execute” response.

Gone is the scowling coach ing to realize that.

And now, it seems he can be pacing the sideline looking for his next victim, usually an un- convinced to do anything from lucky referee. Gone is the guy snapping a selfie to impersonating his fake Twitter account. poking his finger into Taylor “They tried to get me to put Martinez’s chest during a game a sweater on it, but that wasn’t at Texas A&M three years ago. happening,” Pelini said.

Instead, a man with a funWell, almost anything. loving personality stands in his Andrew Ward is a place. senior broadcasting Wait. major. You can reach him Did I just use “fun-loving” at sports@ to describe Bo Pelini? dailynebraskan.com

ANDREW WARD

books, Armstrong said he believes his offense will be a cornerstone in the Big Ten Conference.

“I feel like we can be the best offense in the Big Ten next year,” he said. “Our offense has done a lot against the veteran guys on defense. We’re improving a lot, since Day 1 of spring ball.”

Really making his mark on the spring game was junior running back Imani Cross, who went for 100 yards on 6 carries. Cross also led the team with 2 rushing touchdowns, one that went for 20 yards and one that went for 39 yards.

Cross, who has been described as a power back, was finding the holes instead of creating them on Saturday. After the spring game, Cross said he’s been working hard during spring practice on his speed and techniques so that he can play a more prominent role in the fall season.

“I’ve just been trying to get more explosive in the weight room,” Cross said. “I’m working hard, and I’m doing my squats.

I’m really pushing hard when I’m doing sleds and trying to push so when I get into open field it’s not as long of a transition to get to full speed.

“I think that one thing I’ve been working on is my cuts and making my feet faster. I think my footwork is something I’m trying to stretch this spring.”

It wasn’t just the experienced players who were shining in the spring game, though.

Sophomore wide receiver Brandon Reilly made his presence known with 92 yards receiving on 4 grabs on Saturday.

The most notable play Reilly made was the reception in the second half when he went for 51 yards, going from one side of the field to the other before being taken down.

Coach Bo Pelini said he knew

file photo by matt masin | dn

Sophomore wide receiver Brandon Reilly led all Nebraska wideouts with 92 receiving yards on 4 receptions in the spring game Saturday. Reilly’s longest catch and run went for 51 yards. the receiver was putting in everything he had during spring practice.

“Brandon Reilly’s had a good spring,” Pelini said. “I thought he had a good fall last year. He started to come on, and he continues to just get better. It wasn’t just exclusive to today. He’s had a good spring.”

Also showing flashy bursts of speed was the senior duo of Jamal Turner and Kenny Bell. Turner went for a 25-yard touchdown that

ended with a dive into the end zone.

As for Kenny Bell, although he only had 1 reception, he went for 20 yards and juked sophomore safety Nathan Gerry out of his shoes before he was tackled. Bell, along with senior running back Ameer Abdullah, took it all in during the final spring game of his Husker tenure.

It’ll be a while until fall practice begins for the Huskers, and even though Nebraska has its share of of-

fensive weapons, Pelini doesn’t want a single player thinking it’s all up to them.

“We have a lot of playmakers on this offense and a lot of guys who will play well around the quarterbacks,” Pelini said. “They don’t have to have that feeling where they have to go out there and win a game by themselves.

“I think that understanding is coming.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

softball: from 10

TWIN BATS On Saturday against Iowa, seniors Taylor and Tatum Edwards combined to bat in 9 of Nebraska’s 18 runs. Here are the situations the Edwards twins faced at the plate and the results of each of their at-bats in the 18-0 victory.

SOLO HOME RUN

TATUM EDWARDS

Score: 0 - 0 Inning: First Outs: 0 Count: 1 - 0

FLY OUT Score: 1 - 0 Inning: First

HIT BY PITCH

Outs: 0

Score: 3 - 0

Count: 2 - 1

Inning: Second Outs: 0 Count: 0 - 0

GRAND SLAM Score: 4 - 0 Inning: Second

HIT BY PITCH

Outs: 0 Count: 1 - 1

Score: 12 - 0 Inning: Second Outs: 1 Count: 0 - 0

REACHED ON ERROR Score: 12 - 0

baseball: from 10

Inning: Second

WALKED

Outs: 2 Count: 0 - 0

Score: 15 - 0 Inning: Fourth Outs: 1 Count: 3 - 1

3-RUN HOME RUN Score: 15 - 0 Inning: Fourth

TAYLOR EDWARDS

Outs: 1 Count: 2 - 2

file photo by amber baesler | dn

Junior shortstop Steven Reveles was 1 for 3 with 3 runs in Nebraska’s 10-6 loss to Kansas State on Wednesday in Lincoln.

The Huskers play the Wildcats again Tuesday.

Nebraska last week and will enter Tuesday night on the opposite of Nebraska’s successful run: with a three-game losing skid.

Expected to take the mound for the Huskers will be junior Austin Christensen, who enters 1-0 into his first career start.

In four appearances, the lefty holds an 0.00 ERA in 6.1 innings and has allowed just 3 hits and a walk this season. His season

debut from the bullpen came against the Wildcats in their first meeting, where he pitched a scoreless inning.

Christensen will be looking to salvage a win against Wildcats’ right-hander Colton Kalmus (3-1, 3.68) and avoid Nebraska’s sixth straight loss to Kansas State, a streak that stems from last season. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

sean flattery | dn hits and big moments,” Revelle said. “If there’s one person that really led us, it was Tatum.”

Tatum Edwards hit 2 home runs in the game, her second coming from the bottom of the fourth, when she forwarded herself and two others to home plate.

Tatum left the pitching to sophomore Emily Lockman and got 8 RBI in the game, while Lockman allowed zero runs for the Hawkeyes.

Although Tatum was the “spark plug” for the team this weekend, Revelle credits Taylor

with starting the team off with the first home run in the first inning.

“Taylor started it off in the first inning, and we just built on that,” Revelle said. “Emily came out and threw a really nice game and kept throwing strikes. It was fun because we got some kids in that don’t normally play.”

Taylor said that was the plan all along in every game – to get as many people up to bat as possible.

She said that’s how the team was able to notch its longest inning in history.

“It was just a good team win

on both sides of the ball,” Taylor Edwards said. “Whenever you can do that as a team, it’s just unbelievable.”

Tatum Edwards gives the credit for the Huskers’ recordbreaking inning and the win to the fans who went out for the home game.

“We love when fans come out,” she said. “That’s when we want to give them a great game and give them something to cheer about. When they have great energy, it gets us going and gets us ready to play.”

Revelle said with the win, the Huskers are able to not only improve their record but also their consistency. Revelle said she’s hoping with the weekend sweep and the win against the University of Northern Iowa, Nebraska is able to turn itself around before the post-season, which is less than a month away, she said.

“Knock on wood, we’re getting there,” Taylor Edwards said.

“Hopefully, we can hit our peak just in time for the post season.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

dailynebraskan.com

tuesday, APRIL 15, 2014

9

sports briefs Hooper selected in wnba draft

Former Nebraska forward Jordan Hooper was selected by the Tulsa Shock with the 13th overall pick in Monday night’s WNBA Draft. The Shock chose Hooper with the opening pick of the second round, one pick behind where former Husker Lindsey Moore was selected in the 2013 draft.

Hooper helped Nebraska to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances, scoring more than 2,300 points, grabbing more than 1,100 rebounds and draining a school-record 295 3-pointers. She is the fourth WNBA draft pick from Nebraska in the past five years.

Wong, wiedel win Medal of honor

file photo by stacie hecker | dn

Nebraska senior Eric Schryver had a career-best score of 14.90 on the high bar against Minnesota and Illinois on Feb. 1. Schryver ended his career with the Huskers by qualifying for the second day of individual event competition at the NCAA Championships.

NU ends bumpy year on high After enduring low scores, injury, flu, men’s gymnastics team performs well down stretch Eric Bertrand DN The No. 11 Nebraska men’s gymnastics team capped off a season littered with highs and lows on Saturday.

“It was definitely the biggest emotional roller coaster,” senior Eric Schryver said. “For starters, because our team had so many issues with injury and illness but also because it was my last year.”

The first peak for the team came in the first competition, the Rocky Mountain Open. By scoring a 423.7, the Huskers improved on the meet score by almost 5 points from the previous year.

“It was like yeah, we’re going to be OK,” Nebraska coach Chuck Chmelka said. “Actually, the second meet we did very well as well.”

The expectations grew, but then disaster struck.

The flu spread throughout the team, and the injuries mounted.

“We knew that if we do the things right, these guys that don’t have season-ending injuries, if we do it right, they’re going to be back,” Chemlka said.

Schryver was one of the few Huskers not to experience the flu, although he said he did get a little sick before the Minnesota meet.

“I think a lot of people had some issues with mentally dealing with that plague that we faced, but I think it made us a little bit stronger,” Schryver said.

The next three meets in a row, the Huskers failed to come close to the first score they set.

The lowest of the low came when the Huskers were trounced by the eventual national champion, Michigan.

The score was 443.600416.050, and the Huskers’ score would be their lowest of the season.

“I was embarrassed,” Schryver said. “I know we have a talented team, and we did not show it.”

Then, gymnasts began to regain health and started to compete again. Just in time for the Arnold Classic on March 1.

“That was the first meet where we kind of got on a roll of hitting,” Chmelka said. “It’s just

Almost every team ahead of us said, ‘Oh my God, you guys look great. I can’t believe how you pulled it together.’” chuck chmelka men’s gymnastics coach

like the light turned on, and the sun came up. They were fired up.

Everybody felt so much better about themselves.”

The Huskers had finally eclipsed the score from the first meet in the Arnold Classic, as they posted a team score of 424.750.

The team then went on to face the Oklahoma Sooners, and the squad faired well by posting a 422.05. But the real momentum came in the next meet at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

The Huskers earned their highest score on the season with a 428.450. Schryver said the team started to see the team performing the way they could.

“I think it was validation,” Schryver said. “We put in the hard work and the effort in the gym.”

The team then kept the high score going into the Big Ten Championships, as they scored

another 428.

For Chemlka, the team finished the season on a great note.

The Huskers were the 11 seed going into the NCAA Championships, and the team placed eighth, had Wyatt Aycock grab all-around All-American status and had junior Grant Perdue make the finals on both the vault and floor exercise.

“Almost every team ahead of us said, ‘Oh my God, you guys look great. I can’t believe how you pulled it together,’” Chmelka said. “It was very nice of them to say those things. It makes it pretty rewarding after all the stressful situations that we had.”

The Huskers will head into next season with high expectations.

“I don’t see any reason why we can’t score 430 next season,” Chmelka said. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Nebraska senior gymnast Emily Wong and senior jumper Seth Wiedel weren’t only named Nebraska’s Female and Male Student-Athletes of the Year at the Student-Athlete Recognition Banquet on Sunday. They were also named Nebraska’s 2014 recipients of the Big Ten Medal of Honor, which is awarded annually to one female student athlete and one male student athlete from each Big Ten Conference school for a combination of athletic and academic excellence.

Wong led the Husker women’s gymnastics team to this week’s NCAA Championships by winning the Big Ten title on the floor with a perfect score of 10.0 and on the beam with a career-best 9.95. She was named the Big Ten Gymnast of the Year. Wong is also a threetime All-American and academic All-Big Ten honoree.

Wiedel’s the runner-up in the long jump at the Big Ten Indoor Championships on March 1 with a season-high jump of 24-7.25. He’s a two-time academic All-Big Ten performer.

NU collects 2 Big Ten awards

Nebraska sophomore pitcher Emily Lockman was named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season Monday, and freshman third baseman MJ Knighten was awarded Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors for the second week in a row.

Lockman improved file photo by andrew barry | dn to 15-4 on the season with a 3-0 week, pitching a total of 15 innings and allowing 1 run on 6 hits. She pitched two complete games against Iowa on Friday and Saturday, one of which was a shutout.

A week after going 7 for 13 with 6 RBI to earn her first freshman of the week award, Knighten went 6 for 12 with 2 RBI and had an on-base percentage of .700 during Nebraska’s weekend series sweep of Iowa. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

baseball Big ten homeroom 1. Nebraska (23-14 Overall, 7-2 Big Ten)

The Huskers continued their conference hot streak last weekend with another Big Ten Conference series sweep. Senior Christian DeLeon threw another complete game, and the bats staged another comeback win in late-inning fashion. The Huskers’ hitting did slump down to second in the conference behind the Hawkeyes, but they still lead the Big Ten in total hits with 377. Even with the spike in complete games thrown for the team, the pitching still sits in the middle of the pack, with a team ERA of 3.99. Junior right-hander Chance Sinclair still leads the team in ERA at 1.76.

2. Indiana (21-11, 8-1)

The Hoosiers didn’t take on a conference opponent last weekend, but they will battle with Michigan State this weekend. Although the pitching has cooled down since its tenacious sub-2 ERA start, the squad still remains as the top pitching staff in the Big Ten. Now the team ERA is at 2.81, and the Hoosiers have recorded the second-most strikeouts in the conference with 217. The hitting is also still ranked as third in the Big Ten, and the Hoosiers have the top two bats in the conference in Dustin DeMuth and Sam Travis.

Demuth’s batting average is at .400 percent, while Travis’ comes in at .376 percent.

3. Penn State (17-16, 5-3)

and when they lose, it’s typically a close game. Six of the team’s losses have come by just a run. The offense can put up a fair share of runs as well. The team has scored 6 or more runs in a game 13 times this season.

5. Michigan (16-19-1, 6-6)

The Wolverines racked up two wins last weekend, and now they will get a shot at Purdue. This could be the time to bolster the Big Ten record to increase the chance for postseason life. If they’re going to do this, it will be because of the guys on the mound. A reasonable 3.49 ERA puts them at fifth in the Big Ten, but this team knows how to mow down opposing hitters. The Wolverines lead the way in strikeouts with 259. The bats do need to show more life than their .251 percent batting average now.

6. Iowa (20-13, 5-7)

There’s a new top dog in offense in the Big Ten, and it’s actually better to say top bird. The Hawkeyes’ batting average reached .300 percent to surpass the Huskers. Iowa also comes in tied for second in the long ball, as it has amounted 14 home runs on the year, and the Hawkeyes have scored the most runs in the conference with 221.

If the pitching staff could catch up to the offense, this would be a dangerous team. Until that time comes, the Hawkeyes will remain as an average Big Ten team.

7. Michigan State (20-13, 5-4)

The Nittany Lions suffered two big losses to Ohio State during the weekend. They lost by 6 runs or more in each defeat. This weekend’s opponent, Illinois, won’t be easy, but Penn State does play at home. That proves to be a big factor for the Nittany Lions, as they’re 8-0 at home this season. The offense needs to get runs any way they can against the Fighting Illini. The .267 percent batting average for the Nittany Lions may not cut it, unless the hits and runs come in bunches. The coming series will prove whether Penn State is a contender or pretender.

It could appear that the second-best pitching team in the conference struggled last week with the Boilermakers but only because they set a precedent.

The Spartans gave up 12 runs to Purdue in the three-game series, and possibly because they overlooked the Boilermakers. In any case, the pitching is vital to the success of the Spartans. Without it, the offense fails to strike much fear into the opponent, as they’re only averaging .267 as a club. The Spartans will take on the top pitching team in the conference this weekend in Indiana, so expect three 1-run games.

4. Illinois (18-13, 6-3)

8. Minnesota (17-14, 5-7)

The Fighting Illini are a solid club.

That’s the best way to describe the fourth-best offense and third-best pitching staff in the conference.

If all continues for the rest of the season, this squad will easily make waves in postseason play. The 3.18 ERA shows this team keeps hitters at bay,

The Golden Gophers were swept by the Huskers last weekend, and now the team is on a four-game losing streak.

Minnesota’s offense needs to pick up the production if it wants to turn things around.

With a .239 batting average and just 246 hits, the team

lacks the run support and offensive prowess to make a push for postseason berth. With the team ERA clocked in at 4.01, there also needs to be some improvement in that area as well, but not as much as the offense needs.

The team matches up against Iowa, and this will be the Gophers’ chance to turn things around.

9. Ohio State (21-15, 4-8)

Nothing makes sense when looking at this Buckeyes team. It did pick up two wins against Penn State, but for a team that’s ranked fifth in the conference in hitting and fourth in pitching, how are they not better than a 4-8 Big Ten record? The fielding can be a little suspect for the squad but not enough to where someone could put the blame all on the defense.

This team bats .274 percent, which is very respectable, and the pitching seems to be getting it done with a 3.42 team ERA. Let’s just chalk this up as a cold stretch for the squad. They take on all nonconference opponents this week.

10. Purdue (7-24, 3-6)

It took extra innings, but Purdue earned a win against Michigan State. Unfortunately for the Boilermakers that was the only win of the series. The Boilermakers are keeping the bottom of the conference spot in batting and pitching all to themselves. Wins are going to be few and far between when the team ERA is at 6.03, and the team batting average comes in at .226 percent. This weekend, the squad will host an average Michigan team, so maybe the Boilermakers can squeak out one game in the series.

11. Northwestern (6-24, 2-9)

The Wildcats accomplished something they haven’t done since March 22: they defeated a conference opponent.

The squad took 1 of 3 against the Iowa Hawkeyes. The offense is producing a .272 percent batting average, but the pitching is totaling a 5.37 ERA. Even if the team were batting better than .300 percent that wouldn’t be enough to compensate for the pitching woes. It gets worse this week for the Wildcats, as they take on the hot-handed Huskers in Lincoln.

Northwestern offers the second-worst pitching staff in the conference, and the Huskers bring the second-best offense to the table for this match-up.

—Compiled by Eric Bertrand sports@dailynebraskan.com

DOUBLE TROUBLE

10

sports

tuesday, april 15, 2014 dailynebraskan.com @dnsports

file photo by amber baesler | dn

Senior catcher Taylor Edwards led off Nebraska’s 18-0 win against Iowa on Saturday with a solo home run. The hit gave Edwards her only RBI of the game, but she walked three times and scored 4 runs in the game - once for every time she went to the plate.

EDWARDS TWINS STAR IN BLOWOUT VICTORY AGAINST IOWA story by Natasha Rausch

N

file photo by jake crandall | dn

Senior pitcher Tatum Edwards, who was the designated player in Saturday’s victory against Iowa, allowed 2 runs on 5 hits in a complete game against the Hawkeyes on Friday.

ebraska coach Rhonda Revelle wants her players to make every at-bat the most important at-bat of their lives.

And that’s exactly what senior pitcher Tatum Edwards and senior catcher Taylor Edwards did against Iowa on Saturday.

At the bottom of the first inning against the Hawkeyes, Taylor Edwards started things off by hitting her 13th home run this season to put the score at 1-0.

Her sister one-upped her in the bottom of the second with a grand slam to claim her ninth home run of the season.

“The ball happened to go over the fence, and that’s awesome,” Tatum Edwards said. “I just really wanted to try to make sure that I was getting hard hits.”

The Edwards twins are leading the team in home runs this season – but the battle for the most home runs has become more of an unsaid competition.

“I think it’s one of those quiet competitions where you don’t talk about it, but you know about it,” Tatum Edwards said.

Revelle said Tatum Edwards was the start of the Huskers’ 14-run second inning, which had 18 Nebraska batters step up to the plate.

“I think Tatum was a complete spark plug because she not only had big hits for us, she had big

softball: see page 8

baseball

NU to host Kansas State for 2nd straight week Huskers to face Wildcats, only team to beat Nebraska in past 9 games, riding 3-game win streak Nedu Izu DN If there’s one word to describe the Nebraska baseball team’s play as of late, it’s streaky.

On Sunday, coach Darin Erstad’s squad picked up its third straight victory when it beat Minnesota in an extra inning affair, 3-2, the Huskers’ eighth win in nine games. The feat marked the first time in eight years the Huskers (23-14 overall, 7-2 Big Ten) have swept consecutive conference opponents.

Their recent play isn’t going unrecognized around the nation either. According to WarrenNolan.com, Nebraska’s fifth comeback win in two weeks bumped it up to No. 36 in the RPI. But how have the Huskers’ late-inning rallies affected their coach’s health? According to Erstad, his heart rate’s just fine.

“I get a lot of enjoyment sitting there and watching these guys battle through a lot of different elements of the game,” the coach said after Sunday’s win. “To come out on top and to overcome

To come out on top and to overcome a lot of things - I thought they did a fantastic job.” darin erstad baseball coach

a lot of things – I thought they did a fantastic job.”

But if there’s one team that has had their number this season, it’s their next opponent, Kansas State, which Nebraska hosts for the second straight week on Tuesday.

The Wildcats took the crown in the first two battles earlier this season, with their most recent being a 10-6 victory at Haymarket Park on Wednesday, which snapped the Huskers’ five-game winning streak.

Although they got trumped by 4 runs, Nebraska associate head coach Will Bolt said he saw positive signs from his guys at the plate.

“From the standpoint of our at-bats, I felt like they were more competitive up and down the lineup,” he said after the game, in which he took control of coaching duties after Erstad was ejected in the sixth inning.

If the Huskers are hungry to avoid the season sweep to their former conference foes at home, they’ll have to reciprocate the same composure on the mound that helped them sweep the Go-

phers during the weekend.

Although they crept back against Kansas State in their last outing after being down 6-1 at one point, Nebraska pitchers surrendered 9 walks, which proved costly late in the game. This came two games after Husker starters pitched 27.0 consecutive innings and three complete games.

One player who’s played a role in settling down the pitchers in Nebraska’s most recent streak is junior catcher Tanner Lubach, Erstad said.

Besides carrying a .296 average, 18 runs batted in and a teamleading 2 home runs into Tuesday’s game, Lubach has been a work horse behind the plate.

“He was an absolute wall behind the plate the entire weekend, blocking balls on a lot of those strikeouts,” Erstad said.

Thankfully for Erstad, Nebraska will be matched up against a Kansas State team that will be coming into Lincoln vulnerable.

Brad Hill’s ball club hasn’t won a game since its win against

baseball: see page 8

file photo by jake crandall | dn

Junior running back Imani Cross, who ended Saturday’s spring game with 100 yards on 6 carries, showed off improved speed on touchdown runs of 20 yards and 39 yards.

Spring game displays weapons on offense Josh Kelly DN Aside from all the entertainment at the Nebraska football spring game Saturday, there were actually some big plays made by the offense. The running backs and wide receivers on the team were

showing quicker reflexes than coach Bo Pelini’s cat.

For sophomore quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. the transition he’s making as a full-time starter is even more reassuring with the weapons that the offense presents him with.

“Honestly, I think this offense is great,” Armstrong said.

“We had a bunch of guys who are injured, and we had a bunch of young guys that stepped up, too. Honestly, we’re in the best position right now. I think we’ve learned a lot this spring, and our offense has come a long way.”

With spring practice in the

football: see page 8