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

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US education system needs change for student

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college degree doesn’t mean what it meant 10 years ago.

Only 46 percent of Americans complete college once they start. A recent Gallup poll found that 14 percent of Americans – and only 11 percent of business leaders – strongly agree college graduates have the necessary skills and ability to succeed in the workplace.

All things considered, it’s time to rethink the way we look at education and what comes after (or perhaps instead of) college.

The United States has the highest dropout rate in the industrialized world, putting us behind 18 other countries surveyed, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Four-year institutions aren’t doing a very good job of keeping students’ attention. Actually, they’re losing it at an incredible rate. We’ve fallen far behind our peer nations. If we want to keep our students in the classroom, serious changes must be made.

According to U.S. News and World Report, the University of Nebraska-Lin-

coln has held an average 84 percent freshman retention rate over the past several years. These are the students who return to school their sophomore year. This year ’s freshman class was one of the largest in UNL history (4,420), which brought the total enrollment to a whopping 24,445 students. And while this figure is substantial, I’m not here to talk about those students. I’m here to talk about the other 16 percent: the 700 freshmen who will have left UNL by the fall, alongside the 54 percent of Americans who won’t finish college as they expected.

But why did these non-returning freshmen and non-grads decide to leave in the first place? There’s no single reason why the U.S. dropout rate is so high, but there are some factors. First, a four-year private college education nearly tripled in price between 1980 and 2010, the study finds, and student loan debt for a bachelor ’s degree now averages more than $23,000 per student borrower. A Pew Research Center survey found two-thirds of young Americans stopped their education in order to support a family, while 48 percent said they couldn’t afford the

don’t always go hand in hand. In an essay for The Wall Street Journal, Glenn Harlan Reynolds wrote, “When you could pay your way though college by waiting tables, the idea that you should ‘study what interests you’ was more viable than it is today when the cost of a four-year degree often runs to six figures.”

Almost all of the net job growth since the 1970s has been in occupations that require some sort of post-secondary education. That kind of demand has more high expense of college. school graduates enrolling in college than These figures are alarming. As someever before. However, not one who is paying my every student is prepared way through college for the rigorous course work If we want solely with student loans, college entails, and they I understand the dropout to keep our that don’t necessarily want to be decision as a simple costthere, either. The economy is benefit analysis. I often students in the ask myself if dropping classroom, serious screaming at students to get a degree, but once they get out will put me financialon campus, many don’t last ly ahead of where I’ll be changes must be past the first year. after accumulating four made.”

There is hope, however. years of student loan The good news comes from debt. There’s always a the Gallup poll that found a majority (88 toss-up between studying what interests me and seeking a degree that will allow percent) of business leaders would like to collaborate with higher education institume to pay back my student loans. The two

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Bystander effect holds true in college situations

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f you see something happening that you have the power to change or see someone suffering and can help, do so. You might save a person’s life.

Elie Wiesel said during his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech on Dec. 10, 1986, “I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides.

Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” In history there have been several instances where onlookers remained silent, such as the Holocaust and the Civil Rights Movement. The murder of a New York woman named Kitty Genovese in 1964, witnessed by 38 people but reported by none, prompted a study of what is now called the bystander effect by Bibb Latané and John Darley in 1969.

Why is the bystander effect important today, and does it even apply to students? For college students, understanding the bystander effect is important and does relate to daily life – namely with regard to sexual assault. April marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and one goal of the month is to spread awareness about bystander intervention.

Latané and Darley’s study examined several variables – ambiguity, cohesiveness and diffusion of responsibility.

The ambiguity of the situation and the cohesiveness, or relationships between those studied, aren’t the variables that were most shocking to me. The diffusion of responsibility, essentially the number of people witnessing a situation, was alarming. The study found that the more people there are around a situation, the less likely one is to help someone in need or in an emergency. The assumptions of the bystanders led them to believe someone else would help or that others witnessing a situation, such as doctors and police, were more qualified to help.

This dangerous assumption that someone else will help is one that’s all too easy to make in a situation that maybe doesn’t seem quite right. For most college students, this situation is at or after a party on a Friday or Saturday night, when people have been drinking. Your friend has had quite a bit to drink, but she still seems OK. You see a guy at the party lead her back to another room and close the door, but you think nothing of it because she’s been flirting with him the whole night. You find out the next day she was raped while she was blacked out in the room. You remember seeing her go in the room with the guy, and now wish you hadn’t left her alone in the first place.

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Bystanders often don’t intervene when the situation seems unclear, but sometimes they don’t get involved even when the situation is obvious, which is what happened during the 2009 rape of a 15-year-old girl outside of her high school dance. More than 20 people witnessed the crime that took place over two hours. Some even took photos, according to a CNN report from 2009. All initial witnesses failed to report the crime to police, but one woman decide to call police as soon as she learned what was happening.

Though it’s hard to know what to do in circumstances that are unclear or don’t seem right, don’t just assume someone else will make the decision to help someone.

Don’t just observe from the sidelines, thinking “it’s not my business” or “someone else will help.” Regardless of the situation – bullying, discrimination, sexual assault – step up and say something. You may save someone from a situation that you would need help in. You may even save a person’s life.

Though this example and many of the situations college students experience aren’t on the same level as events such as the Holocaust or the Civil Rights Movement, the bystanders who choose not to act and remain neutral are the same.

The next time you’re at a party and see a friend about to make a decision that will likely turn out bad, say something. Even if you don’t know the person, step in and make the decision to act. For more information on Sexual Assault Awareness Month and how you can prevent sexual assault by being an engaging bystander, visit the National Sexual Violence Resource Center’s website at http://www.nsvrc. org.

Travis Eubanks is a freshman advertisingpublic relations major.

Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

tions through internships and apprenticeships. That kind of collaboration could lead to a more relevant way of learning, which could simultaneously keep students in school. If we lead students in an education that can be applied to their life, they will likely find college more valuable and apropos.

The skills gap that exists between the moment a freshman enters college and the day they graduate is significant, and these surveys are a wake-up call. While there are some cases of successful dropouts such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg, the majority are not so fortunate. So if you’re thinking about not coming back to school in the fall, be sure to weigh all the odds first. If you’re returning, you ought to remember what you’re paying for, and make sure it’s worth it.

Gabriella Parsons is a freshman journalism major and a member of Freshman Campus Leadership Associates. Follow her on Twitter at @gab___i (that’s 3 underscores). Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

Personal development matters more in college

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’ve got a big family, both nuclear and extended.

With seven siblings and 31 cousins, I’m consistently approached with questions regarding what degree to pursue. My best advice in choosing a major: Let your passion guide your degree. Follow your interests and start focusing on yourself because the time spent here is less about your resume and more about personal development.

I write these words four years after stressing out and switching majors three times in two years and losing my mind over a degree I assumed would determine the rest of my life. With graduation looming, I still can’t say for sure what this degree will do for me.

However, I’m confident and comfortable with expressing my appreciation for everything the university experience has given me.

The years spent here are less about becoming a sellable, manufactured product and more about finding ourselves.

Too many people argue about the value of college.

Professionals, parents and politicians discuss the rising costs and growing skills shortage that is leaving even college grads outside of the market. Academic standards are debated, and the worthiness of specific degrees make anybody with a Bachelor of Arts feel as if they somehow missed out on preparing for a real job.

In this greater dialogue of whether or not one should pursue higher education, we alienate the student from the person or what makes them unique or fulfilled. Then we strive to manufacture a standard product – one that will conform into the market, fill the available jobs and keep the machine running. Graduation day is, in the end, a statement of job readiness.

The modern understanding presumes this will enhance a person’s worth to the human cause, confusing job status with individual personality. It’s what you can bring into the capitalist market that defines who you are. Our material culture turns life into a calculated game in an economic framework. We live to work.

I rarely hear anybody discussing the best possible way to bring the most out of the university experience.

What makes a student feel fulfilled – not in terms of rewards, resumes and accomplishments but in terms of our beliefs, depth and sense of internal value?

I’m a political animal. Friends and acquaintances will bring up topics simply to watch me roll into a

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ramble and walk myself into a wall. I went with a political science degree but have no idea if I can wear a mask long enough to work my way through the ranks of the superficial world. But the classes I took gave me the skills I need to do a variety of work or even be my own boss. College isn’t just about accomplishments and the success of landing a good job – it’s about creating and establishing personal character.

Spend your time here to explore your interests and passions. You may think you have direction, but passion alone will guide you through life, opening more doors than any time spent getting coffee for the boss could.

I wouldn’t consider myself a journalist, but after creating a blog nine months ago, I have found a love for writing that I thought I had lost in high school. Working at the student newspaper has also assisted in my development. I only wish I had gotten involved earlier.

After spending my time embracing schoolwork and preparing a plan for the future, I neglected the writing that kept me sane – the craft that allowed me to explore myself and develop a personal philosophy. It’s strange when I think about it: I spent so much time looking out at the world, finding ways and means for my future, but forgot to look in. College is too short to make that mistake.

Not everyone is a writer, but within every student is a passion for something that needs to be embraced.

Time spent at a university, regardless of your major, should be about finding what makes you unique – because that’s more sellable in the job market than any major can ever be.

Dave Gottschalk is a senior political science major. Follow him on Twitter @ gawdchalk. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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Training Table offers unique eating options Grace Solem-Pfeifer DN Behind the heavy glass doors on the west side of Memorial Stadium, past gleaming trophy cases and through halls of immaculately white walls and scarlet furniture is a dining center that is one of University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus’s best kept secrets.

The Lewis Center Training Table provides high quality food to fuel the nutritional needs of student athletes.

Part of the $8.7 million renovation to the Nebraska Student Life Complex, the Training Table is open during lunch to the general public (for a $10 charge) and is free to all university students with a meal plan and advanced reservations.

The Training Table operates not unlike traditional dining halls with a salad bar, pasta bar, main entrée, sandwich bar and fresh fruit options.

The difference, many students say, is the quality and variety of the food.

Junior Malorie Drapal, a nutrition and health science major, began eating at the Training Table the second semester of freshman year and immediately preferred it to standard dining hall fare.

“The food at the other dining halls is really good, but the Training Table has variety that I’m not used to,” Drapal said. “It’s a fun treat, because you get to treat it like a restaurant. If you’re going to make a sandwich it’s not just regular deli meat. They have grilled chicken, sprouts, guacamole,

anything you could want.”

Non-student athletes such as Drapal must make reservations prior to eating at the Training Table. It’s only a one step process, but one that can be difficult to navigate without guidance. Students with a UNL meal plan can make reservations for single day or a range of dates by going to Huskers.com, and finding the Sports & Nutrition page under the Athletics tab.

Drapal, like many students, first learned of the Training Table by word of mouth.

“It’s kind of under the table, the whole idea of making reservations to eat at the Training Table, but it’s pretty easy once you figure it out,” Drapal said. “I probably wouldn’t have known about it by myself if someone hadn’t told me.”

For student athletes and athletic faculty, the Training Table is open for both lunch and dinner free of charge.

When the university first opened the Training Table in 1985, it was one of the first to offer specific dining facilities for athletes. Today, it continues to be one of the more unique features of the Nebraska Athletics program.

Sophomore Nicole Schwery is a diver at UNL. When she toured potential college athletic programs, she was surprised to find that the UNL was the only one to offer a dining feature like the Training Table. Today, she eats there twice a day and said the offerings and labels help her stick to her nutritional guidelines.

“At dinner, they normally try to

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Freshman track athlete Christian Hodson talks with sophomore Payton Davidson and freshman Allexis Menghini at the Lewis Center Training Table located inside Memorial Stadium. The Training Table offers healthy food alternatives for students and athletes looking for a balanced meal through the university. “It’s a buffet; it’s healthy food, and to be an athlete, you’ve gotta watch your diet,” Hodson said. have one chicken, one beef and one fish dish,” said Schwery, a biological systems engineering major. “With all the choices it’s easy to maintain healthy eating habits.”

For student athletes, who receive advice from athletic nutritionists, the Training Table identifies every food item with its portion size, calorie

count and nutritional information.

The Training Table is also the only dining facility with its own executive chef, Michael Steele, who collaborates with sports nutritionists on food production and recipe development.

On any given the day, the featured entrée could be citrus trout or curry Thai chicken or bacon wrapped pork

DN Arts Desk picks favorite spots for food as late at night or early in the a.m. as one might want

Hi-Way Diner:

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Cultiva: Cultiva is a little spot just a few blocks north of campus on 11th Street, and it’s as much for its coffee and espresso as it is the delicious menu of custom crepes and Johnny Cakes. Crepes come in savory or sweet, depending on your mood, and offer ingredients from feta and garlic sauce, spinach and ham to cookie butter, Nutella or things such as salmon and cream cheese. The rich atmosphere and constant noise of a great record player make it an ideal spot for intimate dates and extended study sessions.

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An after-party classic and a steady source for hangover cures, D’leons and all of its 24/7 glory offers some of the best/worst Mexican food around. All-day breakfast burritos are a favorite but the menu also features plenty of common fare. With several locations relatively close to campus, all anyone needs is a sober friend and a ride, and they’ve got themselves some uber-cheesy, greasy goodness.

This is another, perfect 24/7 spot for gut-bombs and diner staples. Located just off HHighway 2, this one’s a little further away, but it’s worth the trip.

With raging chicken phillies, dishes called “topless strippers,” endless coffee and cushy booths, the Hi-Way Diner combines the best elements of a productive study getaway or, as with D’leons, a soothing trip to the hangover-whisperer. Plus, you get to enjoy the sights and sounds of a quite colorful patronage.

Toppers Pizza: Pizza is always a welcome component of any healthy diet, and when we can get it until 3 a.m., that’s even better.

Thankfully, we have Toppers Pizza right along P Street for that. When breakfast burritos, diner fare and fried chicken fail to appetize, pizza is generally the answer.

Raising Canes: While not exactly a breakfast joint, Raising Canes is open later than many of its culinary competitors in the downtown area on any given weekend. Located at the corner of 14th and P streets, this is a hotbed for students both too young and old enough for the bar scene. Come 2 a.m., the chicken is flying and the crowds are surging but nothing beats satisfying a late-night craving for some chicken like an early Canes run.

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Things UNL might really taste like

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln sure has a lot of options for food. Whether it’s the Nebraska Union’s offerings, the dining halls or downtown hotspots, we’re surrounded by a variety of tastes. But we’re wondering what our school might really taste like, what flavors the UNL’s halls and sidewalks, greenspaces and statues might hold for experimenting young students. We are in a time of great transition and change here.

Subway Pizza Express Though the Nebraska Union is flooded with thousands of students daily and holds several food joints, ever since we mistakenly brought a Subway Pizza Express in, even the tiles of the floor have been infected with its all-permeating taste. Try licking any surface in the union – its new chairs, the computer shop windows, anything – and you’ll discover the true power of 90-second pizza made your way.

Vom UNL is always on some list for binge drinking and probably all college students have broken down in a heap of tears at some point – some probably while binge drinking. Put those two together, and we’ve got ourselves a UNL-mixed drink any bartender worth his or her salt should craft.

Money What with ever-increasing tuition rates of college across the board, why wouldn’t that intense desire for expansion create some sort of atmospheric flavor in the mouths of those wandering the walks of higher education?

Pig skin Some people like to call footballs “pigskins.” We don’t get it. But we here at UNL like us some football, and the wrinkled folds of hog hide it must take to make those oblong balls create an inescapable energy as some fans call it. We call it a taste, a taste of UNL.

Cement, duh It’s everywhere on campus. It’s probably gonna taste like cement.

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shoulder. The staples of the menu, such as the sandwich bar and the daily servings of Dairy Store ice cream are equally beloved by Training Table regulars.

Walking into the Training Table on any given afternoon, the most striking first impression is the colors: nearly every piece of clothing, furniture, tray, and wall is Husker red. Schwery said athletes from specific sport tend to sit together, admitting it can making for an initially daunting first impression for the general public.

“It looks a little cliquey at first, but honestly, no one cares whether or not you’re a student athlete,” Shwery said.

Dinner at the Training Table, which is open only to student athletes and athletic faculty, is considered an important time for team bonding and communication.

A year after first discovering the Training Table, Drapal still tries to make her lunch reservations once or twice a week. She recalled being intimidated on her first visit to the Student Life Complex, but said for her, the quality of food quickly outweighed the inconvenience.

“The fact that the Training Table is meant for athletes scares some people a little bit, but if you act like you know what you’re doing, no one will notice you, and it’s so worth it for the food,” Drapal said. “The trick is that you just have to know about it.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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taste of unl Hungry University of Nebraska-Lincoln students rejoice. The Daily Nebraskan is hosting its second Taste of UNL Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. on the Nebraska Union greenspace.

Local restaurants and businesses will provide free food and handouts for attendees. Vendors include: -Jersey Mike’s Subs -Sam’s Club -Buffalo Wild Wings -Sun Valley Bar and Grill -Super Saver -Big Sal’s Pizza & Subs -Qdoba Mexican Grill -Schlotzsky’s -Juice Stop -Vega -Papa John’s Pizza -Wahoo’s Tacos and More -Biomat USA -The View

UNL student looks back on dining memories ››Editors Note: This a guest column. ››Walter Bircher

of this beloved hangout? “I think The Lounge is losing money,” said a Lounge employee. “The Lounge isn’t losing money, but it’s unsafe,” replied a CPN Dining Hall adminAs a little freshman dork living istrator. “I am a money-hungry dein Neihardt back in 2010, I knew mon, and I eat babies and children,” one thing for sure: every night was screeched my archenemy. grilled cheese night.

Actually nobody said that.

Finally, I received the real anThanks to The Lounge. swer from Housing Director Sue That’s right, when Wally was Gildersleeve. She said The Lounge hungry after an hour of “studywas not losing money but it wasn’t ing,” he would waltz his way down as profitable as a grab ‘n go sandthe stairs into The Lounge, where wich option, and because the unihe was welcomed with a warm, versity is a business, The Lounge melty, delicioso and cheesy morsel. would be replaced with something (My mouth is watering just thinkmore profitable. ing about it.) I spent so much time Alack, the gears of bureaucracy in The Lounge that I quickly bewere turning, and I had little time to came a regular. All I had to do was halt their progress. Almost immediwalk into the room, and my friend ately, concerned Lounge supporters Joe started assembling my grilled printed flyers, sent emails in mass cheese instantly. Three dollars and protest and designed a website to 27 cents would buy me a grilled organize the effort (still in existence cheese and some fries - truly a cutoday at www.jonhlambert.com/ linary masterpiece, but no amount savethelounge.php). Unfortunately, of money could buy the good times nothing could stop The Lounge’s I’ve had there. transformation.

The Lounge was By the time everyso much more than The Lounge body returned from a “grab ‘n go snack break, The bar” (to borrow the was so much winter Lounge was forever uninspired terminolput to rest. “But ogy of UNL hous- more than a ‘grab there will be new ing administrators). ‘n go snack bar’...” vending machines, The Lounge was a supplying a grab ‘n diverse community go snack option,” hotspot - one of the few places on administration proudly declared. campus where students from Greek Realistically though, anybody houses, dorms, religious groups, claiming that a vending machine study groups, international student sandwich is comparable to a hot conversation groups and even rangrilled cheese is wildly misinformed dom people off the street came to and should probably be forced to hang out, play pool, study and order eat cold, slimy, non-expiring vendRazzles in a relaxed environment. ing machine sandwiches for a week OK, The Lounge might not have straight. been the safest place on campus, but Now, years later, I am a wise it sure had more soul than Subway college senior only weeks away Pizza Express ever will, and it was from graduation. I can’t say I would without a doubt more intimate than have as many great friendships as I the Union. For Neihardtians, it was a do now had I lived out my first colspecial getaway that all were proud lege years without The Lounge as a to call a part of the honors dorm. center for community. As the uniFlashback to December 2011. A versity grows larger and larger to flyer on the wall reads, “The Lounge meet the chancellor’s goals of one is to be replaced by a Husker Hoamillion students by 2050, I can only gies-style establishment.” My heart hope they create another Lounge so broke into pieces, and one million future students can find the same thoughts filled my head. “This must sense of community I found, and be a joke,” I thought. “Why the heck most importantly, a source of late is everybody obsessed with hoanight melted grilled cheeses. gies?” Jimmy John’s, Jersey Mike’s, Walter Bircher is Firehouse Subs, Pickleman’s, Suba senior mechanical way, Bison Witches, Doozy’s and engineering major and is Husker Hoagies all exist within still very bitter that you a half-mile of campus. Who is retook his grilled cheeses sponsible? I was going to get to the away, unl. Reach him at bottom of this, so I started asking arts@ questions. What would be the fate dailynebraskan.com

Humanities studies offer benefits other than high pay Grace Solem-Pfeifer Dn Senior Kyle Kettler majors in economics and math, is an active member of the Ethics Bowl team and participates in the University Honors Program.

But, when Kettler tells people about his third major, he often braces himself for the reaction.

“When I tell people I’m studying philosophy, there is a particular face they give that says ‘What are you doing with your life?’” Kettler said. “Philosophy as a major is not usually considered to be one that is useful in the real world.”

Philosophy, as well as other disciplines within the humanities including: classics, English, linguistics, music, religious studies and the performing arts are often the first departments on the chopping block when education budgets are stretched.

According the New York Times, last year the House Appropriations Committee proposed to halve the funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities, which is currently a mere $155 million of the overall $3.5

billion federal government budget.

In fact, a quick Google auto-fill for the phrase “The humanities are” supplies a grim diagnosis. Two of the three top results: “The humanities are useless,” and “The humanities are dead.”

But students and faculty within the fields maintain the value of the humanities not just within academia but also for its use in conjunction with other disciplines and its appeal within the job market.

“The humanities are often threatened because (administrators) don’t translate a humanist education to dollars, whether it’s grant money or salary after graduation,” said Vanessa Gorman, professor of history and classics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

“It just makes it easy to quantify, but that doesn’t mean it’s being judged well. When you are trying to reduce the humanities to dollar signs, you’re asking the wrong question.”

Professor of classics and religious studies Mike Lippman said an academic culture of standardized testing has taught many students to seek black and white answers and focus only on skills specific to certain fields. The humanities, he argues, teach students

how to think in a different way.

“If you’re going to college with the goal of just getting a job and getting the immediate skills to be marketable, the humanities don’t look good that way,” Lippman said. “Nobody directly cares if you know Latin or Greek. But it’s about learning the language for the way it trains your brain to be a good problem solver.”

Lippman said most of his students who are classics majors don’t find work in classics but apply the skills to a variety of other fields. Two of his former students currently work at Google, he said.

Humanities majors also have advantages for pursuing further education: religious studies, English, history and classics majors all routinely rank in the top 15 scoring majors on the GRE and LSAT Exams. Philosophy majors score the second best overall.

“Philosophy has made me better able to follow the line of thought of different people and opened my eyes to the fact that people can disagree reasonably,” Kettler said. “If the only thought processes you’ve ever encountered are black and white, cut and dry, you will find it really difficult to ad-

dress the shifting moral and political weigh world views, and in economics problems we encounter everyday.” there are lots of different evaluations In addition to critical thinking for agreed upon outcomes,” Kettler skills, humanists tend to be skilled said. “For example, with Obamacare communicators, which is a serious ad- everyone knew it was likely some pricvantage in any potential job field. Gores would be raised. The reason there man said the most essential tangible was a such a backlash was different skill she gives her history students is qualifications for what would be fair, the ability to write effectively. and philosophy helps tackle issues like “I can teach (students) as a hu- that with in open mind.” manist how to organize The junction of the thoughts, muster an humanities and STEM argument and express fields (Science, Technolthemselves clearly,” Gorogy, Engineering, Math) man said. “There are very is also represented in the few jobs where you don’t growing field of digital have to write the occahumanities, a field which sional memo. If you can’t applies computing and inexpress yourself clearly, formational technology to grammatically and say traditionally offline disciwhat you want to say, plines. Digital humanities you’re in trouble.” initiatives of UNL faculty Kettler has been surhave included archiving Lippman prised by how much his all of Willa Cather’s letters philosophy major has online and creating cominformed his other disciputer programming to plines. He hopes to study economics at analyze the syntax of ancient authors. a graduate level and said his humaniThis is the first year the university ties education has fueled that goal. is offering a minor in the digital hu“Philosophy as a discipline makes manities. you consider other opinions and “One thing that is very interesting

in the digital humanities is that students who are engaged in it are provided not only with a strong background in things like writing and research, but also in technology,” said Katherine Walter, professor and chair of Digital Initiatives and Special Collections in the UNL Libraries. “So that gives them a broader range of skills to apply to their studies.”

As humanists are routinely asked to justify the relevance of their fields both as students and professors, the final answer is far more complex than the benefits in higher education and careers. At the heart of the humanities is the pursuit of a richer human experience.

“What is the value of the humanities?” Gorman said. “The answer tends to be ‘I can’t put it into words’ or clichés. To use a cliché though, it’s what feeds our souls. It’s what makes us human beings and teaches us the experiences of the world and humans that aren’t us. And hopefully, it makes us more humane and empathetic to know there is a whole lot more out there than our next paycheck.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Final Sci Pop Talk to spotlight Breaking Bad Zach Fulciniti Dn Walter White made calculated decisions at every turn. Would you like to see his equations?

Kristopher Williams, a math professor at Doane College, will present the penultimate Sci Pop Talks lecture of the semester, “Game Theory and Breaking Bad,” at Love Library at 7 p.m. Wednesday. His lecture will look at the tale of fictional meth kingpin Walter White through the lens of game theory, the mathematical study of strategic decision making.

A fan of “Breaking Bad” himself, Williams said the show is an ideal candidate for a game theory break down because it’s about the decisions characters make and the consequences of those decisions.

“Our main character begins the show by making a decision to become a drug dealer, which not a lot of us would make,” Williams said. “We know he’s an educated guy; he’s intelligent. But he always makes these risky decisions. How can someone who’s so smart go into these dangerous situations and things still work in his favor? Overall, he does accomplish a lot of his goals. Right from the beginning, I was always interested in how Walter made his decisions and how they could be justified using more rational thought than just instinct.”

Not only will the lecture apply math to Walter White’s decisionmaking process, said Doane College chemistry professor Raychelle Burks, it will use that math to determine

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what may have happened if Heisenberg had chosen a different course of action.

“Walt chose A, but what would have been the impact of choosing B, C or D?” she said.

Being a chemist, Burks said she watched “Breaking Bad” with two minds: as a fan and as a professional.

She added that, because of the by and large accuracy of the show’s depictions of science, she’s more than willing to excuse certain creative liberties, such as blue meth.

“They include some things that people know aren’t real, but they’re not presenting the science badly,” she said.

Burks developed Sci Pop Talks! along with UNL chemistry professor Rebecca Lai, and as the semester winds down, their attention has shifted to future plans for the lecture series. Turnout has been great, Burks said, and for the upcoming fall semester, they are planning a small number of themed talks, such as a football or Halloween lecture. Another full set of lectures is planned for Spring 2015.

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Lecture series to look at humanities Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture series to analyze how humanities advance creativity Staff Report Dn

Professors of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are continuously researching and working to build the knowledge bases of their fields of expertise.

For those able to call themselves distinguished, the opportunity to share their work with a larger audience is awarded once in the spring and fall semesters with the long-standing Nebraska and Chancellor Lecture series.

This semester ’s lecture, entitled “So what good are the humani-

especially because there’s a live ties anyway?” will take place in the Nebraska Union Auditorium streaming link for those not in the area. She said Wednesday’s on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. The lecture is anticipated lecture will be preto draw in students, sented by professor members from the of English Stephen general public and Behrendt and will be university faculty centered around how from the hard and humanities research physical sciences, aids in creativity and as well as humanity discovery. fields.

Vicki Miller, di“Part of the criterector of research and ria for selection is the economic developability to translate rement at the Universearch in a way that sity, said the selection it’s applicable to all process for the lecpeople,” Miller said. turers is conducted Sephen “They’ve run the through a nominaBehrendt gambit on topics over tion process by the the years.” research council and Miller said reis a way of recognizsearch topics ranging from HIV ing professors who have set themto quilt studies to football have selves apart. made appearances in the lectures.

“It really is an honor for any Wednesday’s lecture will be faculty selected to do a presentafollowed by a reception in the tion,” she said.

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“It dovetails nicely from professorial work to the work of current students,” Miller said. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Autumn Lemmer, a freshman agricultural business, bank and finance major, and Skyler Adamek, a freshman animal science major, walk outside of Burr Hall on East Campus Monday evening.

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new residence hall will likely open on East Campus in fall 2017.

The new hall will replace the two current residence halls on East Campus, Burr and Fedde halls, which were both built in or around the 1950s.

Although the specifics for this new residence hall haven’t been determined at this time, the new residence hall will most likely be a combination of the styles of residence halls already on campus, University Housing Director Sue Gildersleeve said.

“We’re working on more specifics throughout the summer,” she said. “And we’ll know more by fall, specifically.”

As enrollment grows in the University of Nebraska– Lincoln’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, so grows the need for East Campus housing, Gildersleeve said.

“There’s a strong feeling that it’s important to have students living on East Campus just for the vitality of East Campus,” she said.

Senior agriculture economics major Jeremiah Fichter agreed with plans to build a new residence hall as long as it’s of higher quality.

“Burr and Fedde could use an upgrade,” he said. “Just some of the rooms are older. I lived in Harper Hall freshman year, and everything was a lot nicer.”

Freshman mechanized systems management major Brady Shipley also agreed that building a new hall is a good idea.

“I think it’s a pretty good deal,” he said. “New facilities – I don’t think anyone could complain about that really.”

Gildersleeve said administration has been aware for a number of years of its options: to build a new residence hall, renovate the existing ones or do away with East Campus housing altogether.

“There’s been some discussion, and we just did a study of those buildings several years ago that indicated that renovating the two buildings – what we call critical measures – bringing them up to meet code, wouldn’t make them nicer buildings and would cost $6 million to $7 million,” she said.

The study, which began in fall 2012 and was completed in spring 2013, involved bringing in a consultant to survey students on what type of residence hall they’d prefer. The planning process has been going on since last

APC invites students, staff to public hearing Budget committee seeks university community feedback on proposed $4.65 million budget cuts

ADDRESSING THE DEFICIT STUDENT AFFAIRS Lowering state funding in the Office of Student Affairs by $475,774. This would cut four graduate assistant positions and would shift expenses from state funds to student fees.

Units that receive fees would have to reduce operational costs to mitigate potential increases for students.

FLOORS Reducing weekly burnishing of floors to once a month, saving $100,000.

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staff report DN The Academic Planning Committee is all ears.

A public hearing on Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the Nebraska Union will give University of Nebraska–Lincoln students, faculty and staff a chance to speak out in response to Chancellor Harvey Perlman’s proposed $4.65 million in budget reductions.

The committee is responsible for monitoring and leading the budget reduction process and is tasked with reviewing the chancellor ’s proposed budget reductions. Throughout the review process, the committee will take into account possible impacts the proposed reductions might have on UNL’s academic goals.

The committe can approve the proposed budget reductions or recommend other methods that will meet the budget reduction goals.

“It’s a place where faculty representatives and student representatives can hear reasoning of administrative decisions and question administrators, and we have the responsibility of asking questions of administrators that ordinarily other people don’t get to ask,” committee chairman Stephen Lahey said. “It’s a delicate position.”

Reducing educational media support by $406,000.

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Eliminating $200,000 in support for summer session programs.

CHANCELLOR’S BUDGET Cutting $318,226 of discretionary resources for strategic initiatives.

SALARIES Withholding 1 percent of the estimated 3 percent salary increase pool, resulting in $3.2 million in savings.

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file graphic | dn The APC is encouraging those who may be affected by the proposed budget reductions to come and share information and voice concerns. These presentations can be made in person at the hearing on Wednesday or can be submitted in writing to the committee in care of secretary Bill Nunez via email at bill. nunez@unl.edu.

Some of the budget reduction recommendations are: • To withhold 1 percent of the anticipated 3 percent salary increase pool in order to initially cover the majority of the budget shortfall. This will be institution-wide and accounts to $3.2 million.

• To reduce discretionary resources for strategic initiatives from the Chancellor ’s Office’s budget by $318,226.

• To eliminate $200,000 from the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs’ support for the summer session programs.

• Reducing by $406,000 the support of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources’ Educational Media • To save $100,000 by reducing campus floor burnishing to once a month from once a week.

• To reduce the state funding in the Office of Student Affairs by $425,774, eliminating four graduate assistant positions and shifting other expenses from the state funds to student fees.

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summer, Gildersleeve said.

“It’s never a done deal until you go to the Board of Regents,” she said. “They have to look at specific plans and approve and say ‘Yes we want to go ahead and go forward on this.’”

What exactly will become of Burr and Fedde is unknown at this point. The location of the new residence hall has yet to be determined and could potentially be where Burr and Fedde are currently located.

If the new residence hall isn’t built at Burr and Fedde’s current location, Gildersleeve said there’s a chance students could continue living at the two halls until the new hall is ready.

“The Board of Regents, I believe it was in 2006 or 2007, set an expectation for all campuses that all student residence halls would be fully fire-sprinkled,” Gildersleeve said. “We have not yet fully sprinkled Burr and Fedde. We have until 2017 to get that done, and once we start doing the fire sprinkling project, it causes a lot of other necessary renovations. So we don’t expect to be using those halls after that deadline.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

Nebraska’s dry climate to continue into spring months Winter’s high level of dryness and low temperatures could result in drought risk for Nebraska Madison Wurtele dn Nebraska saw a significantly dry winter and will continue to see a very dry spring.

Nebraska saw its 18th driest winter and its 11th driest March since 1896, said Al Dutcher, the state climatologist.

This extreme lack of precipitation has affected Nebraska’s risk for fire danger. Snow is relied on to compress dry grass to help prevent it from catching on fire. The lack of snowfall this winter meant Nebraska saw an increased risk of fire, Dutcher said. Precipitation isn’t only critical in reducing fire risk, it also plays a huge part in agriculture.

“We need to see normal precipitation going forward to reduce our drought risk,” Dutcher said.

If there isn’t average to above average precipitation up through planting season, there could be a significant impact on agriculture, which could then affect Nebraska’s economy, he said.

Along with a high level of dryness, this year’s winter was exceptionally cold and those low temperatures seem to be continuing into the spring months.

In 2014, Nebraska saw its 45th coldest winter since 1896, said Brian Fuchs, a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center through the University of Nebraska– Lincoln School of Natural Resources.

That cold continued into this year’s spring with preliminary data indicating that it’s been significantly colder than normal with possible near

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Michael Rogers, a computer science graduate student, walks to his car after swim club practice at Mabel Lee Hall during Sunday night’s wintry mix. record cold temperatures.

Part of the reason for these low temperatures can be contributed to Canada’s winter season. Canada had a significant winter so cold air that comes from that region brings cooler temperatures, Dutcher said.

UNL students have also noticed the rise in cold temperatures.

“The weather this winter was awful,” said Sophia Connot, a senior communication studies and art major.

Along with the extreme cold, this spring has seen dramatic changes in weather from day to day.

The recent swing in temperatures is normal for Nebraska. Different wind flows bring different weather. Wind flow from the north tends to be cooler while wind flow from the south tends to bring warmer temperatures and more moisture. Nebraska should expect to see patterns of warm and cold for at least the next month and a half, Fuchs said.

“Until we get into a warm pattern,

we still have this opportunity for cold air,” he said. “Last year we had snow into the first week of May.” Whether or not this spring will see warmer temperatures is uncertain.

“There hasn’t been any predictability in the forecast beyond a few days,” Dutcher said.

UNL students recognize that Nebraska’s spring can’t be counted on to stay warm for long.

“I expect it to snow in May again because it did last year,” said Kevin Thor, a senior communication studies and management major.

Students also said the shift in weather patterns isn’t out of the ordinary.

“I think it’s typical Nebraska,” Connot said.

If nothing else, spring will be keeping Nebraska residents on their toes.

“In the short term, we are going to continue to see this rollercoaster,” Fuchs said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Senator: Anti-discrimination bill still alive McCartney Martin dn Nebraska Sen. Danielle Conrad’s anti-discrimination bill is gone for now, but she said it won’t be forgotten in next year ’s legislative session.

On April 7, with only four days remaining of the 2014 session, a filibuster from Sen. Mark Christensen of Imperial and Beau McCoy of Omaha stalled the bill, which aimed to prohibit workplace discrimination against gay and transgender people in Nebraska. Conrad, of Lincoln, presented a motion to invoke cloture, which is the conclusion of debate and an immediate voting on a bill. The bill needed 33 votes to end the filibuster but only received 26.

Conrad made this bill her priority when it was first introduced in 2013. While Conrad will be gone from office by next session because of term limits, she has confidence the fight for the bill will continue through returning senators.

“Sen. Ernie Chambers has indicated willingness to put something forward,” Conrad said.

The City of Lincoln could see its own anti-discrimination policy in the near future.

In 2012, the Lincoln City Council passed an ordinance 5-0 to prohibit discrimination based

For seven hours on Thursday, the Selleck greenspace will function as an encampment site for Union soldiers in the Civil War. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., reenactors from the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will be living as a solider would have 150 years ago. An information booth will be in the Nebraska Union, and an exhibit of wartime artifacts and reproduction weapons will be held in the union auditorium from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The event is sponsored by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the National History Honor Society. The group brought in the actors last year for a presentation on Civil War memorabilia, held in Bessey Hall auditorium. The turnout and interest was so great the group expanded the event for this year.

The goal of setting up the encampment in the middle of campus is to get students engaged, said Brittny Ofstedal, president of the society and a senior history, medieval and renaissance studies and Spanish major.

Ofstedal said she’s used to people telling her that her history majors are boring. But learning about the past doesn’t have to be, especially when it’s interactive, she said.

Ken Winkle, history professor and faculty advisor for the Phi Alpha Theta chapter, agreed.

The Civil War was the greatest conflict in American history, Winkle said. Three million men served on both sides – 10 percent of the nation’s population.

Ninety percent were volunteer

“Sen. Ernie Chambers has indicated willingness to put something forward.” danielle conrad nebraska senator

on sexual orientation or gender identity; however, conservative opponents collected four times the number of signatures needed on a petition. With the signatures objecting the bill, City Council must put the matter before voters.

“City officials will be making a decision in the near future to make a ballot,” Conrad said.

This could be seen as early as fall 2014 or spring 2015, she said.

Omaha passed a city ordinance in March 2012 that made it unlawful for Omaha employers to fire or withhold employment on the basis of sexual orientation or sexual identity.

Employers across the state, including the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, have individual policies that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Other Nebraska lawmak-

ers who could bring forward a statewide antidiscrimination bill include Sens. Jeremy Nordquist and Sara Howard.

Nordquist and Howard both presented bills in March 2013 that would prohibit discrimination against gay and transgender people in the cases of adopting or fostering children. Nordquist’s bill aimed to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from discriminating on the basis of race, sexuality, sexual identity, nationality or disability when determining the suitability for a child’s out-of-home placement. Howard’s bill aimed to make unmarried couples eligible for adoption.

Neither bill advanced to a vote.

Conrad said possible incoming senators could also continue the fight against workplace discrimination.

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A senator listens to debate of Sen. Danielle Conrad’s bill to outlaw workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill failed to pass.

Lincoln-based non-profit Outlinc has been fighting to end workplace discrimination in the state of Nebraska. Outlinc president Abbigail Swatsworth said she wasn’t discouraged by last week’s events “It’s positive that we had such broad support for the bill although we couldn’t overcome the filibuster,” she said. “It’s nice to know we had the support that we would’ve needed to pass it.

We just need to continue building our community and connecting people together. When we organize, we are stronger.”

Swatsworth also hopes to see another senator continue the fight to end workplace discrimination.

“It’s really something that needs to be statewide,” she said.

“I’d love to see another senator step forward to champion the bill.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

ASUN senate gauges next step for programs New senators start looking at WTF UNL, Good Samaritan policy to create plan of action for next year REECE RISTAU DN For a year, student government leaders kicked off programs such as WTF UNL, Earthstock and “Do It in the Dark.” But now that a new senate has taken over, the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska must evaluate its next course of action.

While many of the past senate’s projects were completed, some fizzled out, such as a plan to offer a free class on Fridays at the Campus Recreation Center. Former ASUN President Eric Reznicek, a senior finance and marketing major, said the goal was to offer students the ability to try classes before paying for them, but communication with Rec Center officials wasn’t carried forward.

Some projects will continue to be improved by the new senators and committees. Some of the overarching projects of the last senate, such as updating the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Good Samaritan policy and revamping ASUN’s social media accounts, will remain in the crosshairs of the executive team, consisting of Kevin Knudson, ASUN president and a junior political science major, Christina

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soldiers. More than 620,000 soldiers died from combat, starvation or disease.

“The Civil War was the defining moment in our history,” Winkle said. “It reaffirmed the value of America as a nation.”

It’s worth a few minutes to see and interact with that history, Winkle said.

Ofstedal wants students to know there’s something at the event to interest everyone.

Whether it’s the tents, the flags, the costumes, the weapons or the discussion on the social issues of the time period, everyone will find a takeaway from attending, she said.

“It’s all so fascinating,” Ofstedal said. “It’s so important that people engage with history, and this is a great opportunity to do that.”

Ofstedal and Winkle want students to stop by and talk with the reenactors rather than just walking by the encampment.

There are few opportunities such as this to learn about history in such a tangible and visual way, Winkle said.

“It might be kind of intimidating to walk up to a guy in uniform trying to talk to you about the war, but students should be excited,” Winkle said. “These guys are excited and they want to teach people.”

Learning is the goal of the event, Winkle said. For non-history majors especially, learning about the Civil War might be kind of dry if it’s not presented in an interesting way, he said.

“This is a chance to step into the past,” Winkle said. “It brings history back to life in a way that we can’t do in a classroom or a book or a show on the History channel.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

Guthmann, external vice president and a junior international business and Grant Garrison, internal vice president and a junior biology and psychology major.

“What-to-Fix UNL,” or WTF UNL, is one program that the new administration is looking at to revamp, Garrison said.

“I don’t think campus awareness of it has been very active,” Garrison said. “Since the launch it has kind of stagnated.”

WTF UNL is a Facebook page that was launched after winter break. The purpose was for students to easily report issues on campus, such as broken elevators or problems in the residence halls. However, WTF UNL made its last post on March 17 and Knudson said the name has been criticized.

“The name can kind of turn people off of it,” he said. “It’s colloquially referred to as WTF UNL — as it is at other schools, but by using the official name, when you’re interacting at New Student Enrollment with parents and on tours, you can use a much more formal name.”

Another plan the executives plan to reshape is what will eventually be a TEDx event for campus. Knudson said the last senate organized an event call Learners and Leaders for Today and Tomorrow, which allowed educational speakers to present during the Nebraska Cares Week.

Reznicek said the event was excellent but needs a lot of work, as not many students came.

Reznicek said a committee was formed for the next senate that will focus on morphing the event into a TEDx event. He said the speakers at Learners and

file photo by cahner olson | dn Association of Students of the University of Nebraska members applaud during the initiation of new senators and executive officers for the body this month.

Leaders, such as Scott Winter, a news-editorial assistant professor, were “incredible.”

Knudson said ASUN plans to turn the event into either a yearly event or every other year.

Another large project the new executives plan to continue is updating the Good Samaritan policy. Jeff Story, former external vice president and a junior Eng-

lish and political science major started this project last fall to allow students to report unsafe alcohol situations where friends may need help, without fear of repercussions. Knudson said the new executive team has taken the reigns.

“We just had a meeting last Tuesday with Union College and Nebraska Wesleyan College,” he

said. “We’re working on bringing a proposal to the city and the county attorney to see how we can move forward.”

Other programs and plans the new senate will continue or improve upon is the Environmental Leadership Program and communicating with recognized student organizations.

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research roundup Drunk vole study shows insight on relationships

Tipsy male prairie voles like meeting new voles, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Because prairie voles usually mate for life, researchers gave the animals a 10 percent alcohol mix to see if they would prefer their partner or a stranger while under the influence.

The alcohol percentage would be equivalent to a small glass of wine.

The male voles that were given a non-alcoholic solution preferred their partner. The males who drank the alcohol wanted to spend time with stranger voles. Researchers also noted changes in the neural system.

The alcohol had no effect on the amount of mating between the voles. Instead the different between the male and the females had to do with anxiety levels. In males, alcohol seemed to decrease anxiety but in females it seemed to increase it. Therefore the females were more likely to seek out their partners than the males.

Mice study show caffeine might prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Caffeine may prevent Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers in France and Germany. The study was published in the U.S. journal Neurobiology of Aging.

In mice, regular doses of caffeine blocked the growth of a protein associated with affecting the brain cells in Alzheimer’s patients. The mice were given the equivalent of two cups of coffee per day for humans.

The mice that were given the caffeine had less buildup of the protein and had fewer symptoms of memory loss.

Previous research has found older people are less likely to suffer cognitive decline if they consume regular, moderate amounts of caffeine. Other experiments have found that caffeine slows memory loss in mice.

Music mentioning alcohol affects adolescent drinking decisions

Exposure to alcohol references in the media may affect adolescents drinking decisions, according to researchers

Dartmouth College and the University of Pittsburgh.

In the 2.5 hours of music adolescents are exposed to daily, adolescents hear about 28 references to drinking and eight references to specific brand names.

Researchers surveyed 2,541 15- to 23-year-olds and asked them if they liked the song, owned the song and if they could identify the brand mentioned. They also looked at whether participants had ever drunk a whole drink, if they had ever binged, if they binged monthly or whether they’d ever experienced injuries or memory loss after drinking.

The survey found that those who scored highest on the receptivity to alcohol references in songs were three times as likely to have ever had a drink and twice as likely to have binged.

Sneezes travel 200 times faster than thought

The droplets from a sneeze can travel up to 200 times father than previously thought, according to a study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The distance the droplet travels depends on size. The smallest droplets, less than 50 micrometers in size, can stay in the air long enough to be picked up by ventilation systems. Each droplet is accompanied by gas clouds, which allow the droplets to travel greater distances.

The study was published in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

US Census Bureau predicts future population’s racial makeup

The United States’ racial makeup is drastically different from 50 years ago and will be very different a century down the line, according to data and predictions from the Pew Research Center. Racial minority groups will make up the majority of the U.S. population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest projection.

From 1960 to 2010, the percentages of non-white Americans increased from 15 percent to 36 percent.

Within a century, white Americans will have gone from making up 85 percent of the population to a mere 43 percent. In the next 15 years, Hispanics will make up 31 percent of the U.S. population.

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RHA approves funds for spring festival, fundraiser Gabrielle Lazaro dn Proceeds from an on-campus carnival next week will benefit a former resident assistant who was recently injured in a car accident.

The University Suites Spring Carnival will take place April 24 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. outside University Suites on the basketball and volleyball courts. The carnival will feature a dunk tank, inflatable rockclimbing wall, cotton candy, a fried food station, face painting, a bean bag toss and other assorted carnival games.

Although this event is free, it’ll also act as a fundraiser for former resident assistant Mitchell Higgins, who was injured and received brain trauma from a car accident over winter break, which led him to resign.

The fundraiser will help in paying some of his medical bills.

Students’ NCards allot them three tickets, and after that, they can purchase two more tickets for $1, which will go toward the fundraiser portion. Activities such as tug-of-war and the bean bag toss are free.

The Residence Hall Association approved at its Tuesday meeting the allocation of $750 to this event to go toward inflatables and prizes for the event, with the remaining money going toward the Higgins’ family.

Originally, the allocation of funds was $500, but Taylor Bosch, University Suites president and freshman mechanical engineering major, motioned to move it to $750.

“I know Mitch and another RA in the accident as well, and I want to help them,” he said. “I know medical expenses are nowhere near cheap.”

Also at the meeting, RHA ap-

proved funding for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) 5K, which will take place May 3 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The 5K walk/run will start in front of the Nebraska Union and go throughout campus and around Memorial Stadium.

The large-scale event required the approval of spending 40 percent of the budget lines for both RHA Programming Council and the RHA Events Committee.

RHA events committee chairman and sophomore biological sciences major Ethan Schwarten said the event cost is yet to be determined because it depends on how much posters and Tshirts will cost, and he estimated the cost to be a few thousand dollars.

RHA also approved Senate Bill 46: Love Memorial Hall’s constitution and bylaws and Senate Bill 48 and 49: The approval of Eastside Suites startup funding and constitution.

Love Memorial Hall’s constitution and bylaws simply needed updated, said Love senator and freshman English major Clara Edwards.

RHA allocated $1,000 to the new residence hall to open in fall of 2014 – Eastside Suites.

The University Housing staff will be hosting a large-scale opening program promoting the opening of the building during the beginning of the 2014 academic school year.

“We want to do a large opening program to get funds allocated in an account,” University Suites Residence Director Alan Frizzell said. “We want to help them get started – for large event

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or welcoming gift. This gives freedom to the local government to actually do stuff.”

Both University Suites and Knoll received this same type of start-up fund when they opened.

“I think if we did it for other dorms, we should keep on with the tradition and help them,” said Sam Hogan, Courtyards president and a sophomore criminology and criminal justice major.

Bosch said this start up money helped University Suites go a long way with planning and getting them on their feet.

The Eastside Suites constitution was also approved. The hall’s local government will become operational beginning in the 2014 academic school year.

“Now that you’ve given us money, we need a framework to decide how we’re going to spend that money,” Frizzell said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

al costs to assure that there isn’t an increase in student fees.

More budget reduction information can be found at www.unl.edu/ucomm/ chancllr/2015budget/.

“For this year’s budget reductions, I think the biggest controversy is the lack of pay increase,” said Lahey, who’s also a classics and religious studies professor. “That’s what I’m hearing most about from other professors. One of the questions was, ‘Well, will the administrators get this as well?’ And the answer is, absolutely, yes the administrators get this as well. Everybody is taking a pay hit.”

According to the chancellor’s proposal, if enrollment increases result in revenues that exceed expectations, a full or partial reinstatement of the salary pool will be looked at in January 2015.

Lahey said he hasn’t heard any complaints about the cuts to student services.

“Harvey framed these budget cuts in terms of, we’re either going to have across-the-board salary reduction as well as some student services rearrangement, or we’re going to have to cut academic programs,” Lahey said. “And because he framed it in those terms, we’re

constrained to say, ‘We either approve this or we invite you to start cutting academic programs.’ I have no interest in that. So what this is, this is the better of two evils.”

In addition to Lahey, the Academic Planning Committee consists of: • Eight faculty members who are elected by the Faculty Senate • One at-large faculty member selected by the UNL Graduate Council • Two academic deans • One undergraduate student and one graduate/professional student who are both se-

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men’s golf: from 10 “I never had a problem hitOmaha) but I always wanted to ting far enough or things like play for Nebraska. I flew under that. I really had to learn how the radar in high school,” Siwa to score,” Siwa said. “Playing said.

The lack of interest from Division 1 golf, it doesn’t matNebraska or any other Big Ten ter how far you hit it or how close you can hit to the hole. If Conference school led Siwa you can’t make putts to South Mountain you’re not going to Community College, score well.” a school in Phoenix Siwa has adjustthat has produced 12 ed well to the Diviprofessional baseball sion 1 level using players since 2010. his length off the tee, After one year which he said is the in Phoenix, Siwa best part of his game, returned home to to earn a 76.40 stroke Nebraska, where he average. He has also practiced with the played three of his NU baseball team in 15 rounds under par, the fall but wasn’t which ranks fifth on on the roster when siwa the team. spring came around.

“It’s been a big learning Following his unsuccessful curve so far, but I have learned walk-on attempt on the diaa lot,” Siwa said. mond, Siwa said he contacted Even though his baseball Nebraska golf coach Bill Spangler and asked if he would con- career didn’t go the way he had tact him in case a spot on the planned, Siwa said his time playing college baseball has team opened up. helped him become a better “I had every intention of hopefully playing for the team golfer.

“I learned how competitive someday,” Siwa said of his atyou have to be to play consistempt to get recruited. tently at the college level,” Siwa Last summer, Siwa saw said. “Things like your competihis goal come to fruition when tiveness and desire to win transhe finished seventh at the Nefer from baseball to golf.” braska Amateur Championship Siwa and the rest of the and third at the Metro Omaha Husker golf team will head to Championship, ultimately earnthe Oak Hill Intercollegiate in ing himself a spot on Spangler ’s Rochester, N.Y., on April 21 and team.

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Underdog Bearkats overcome NU Kimberly Merk DN Nebraska: 2. Sam Houston State: 4.

Although Saturday’s NCAA Championship didn’t give the No. 2 Nebraska team the fifth national title it was hoping for, it did give No. 8 Sam Houston its first in the history of the university.

Sam Houston State started its bowling program just four years ago and has attended the NCAA’s three times. While Nebraska may have the upper hand in experience, never having missed a tournament since the NCAA’s debut, this year’s tournament proved that experience could only achieve so much in a highly competitive setting.

While comparing the two finalists may have been perceived as a David vs. Goliath situation with the Huskers’ experience and talent at hand, the Bearkats proved they were a force to be reckoned with. Both teams battled in a best-of-seven Baker series, in which five bowlers from each team alternated frames. Most of the matches were close in scoring but lower in normal point totals.

The lower point totals and environment, according to Nebraska coach Bill Straub, had somewhat of an effect on the physical game.

“It was just the dramatic changes in scores,” Straub admits.

“This particular time the scores for the Huskers. While she sat out for Nebraska for the remainder of were very low, and the players did the best they could. The environ- her freshman year, she came back last year and contributed to the ment was so erratic that it was difHusker’s 2013 championship title ficult to showcase talent.” as a sophomore.

Sam Houston State coach Brad “As far as differences in coachHagen said another factor that ing, everything is set proved to be a chalin its ways at Nebraslenge regarding the ka because it’s been lanes themselves. around and they’ve “Going into that had success a certain sixth game, the left way,” Bolton said. “At lane was playing exSam Houston, it was tremely tighter than more developing our the right lane,” Haways in how we algen explained. “We ready were, and just knew that to have any trying to get better. We chance of winning, we practiced Baker a lot had to win that left more in my time there, lane.” whereas coming into Despite these small bolton Nebraska we did more setbacks, Sam Houston drills and more things State was able to overcome its challenge. Although the that Nebraska has already been Huskers fought to their best abili- doing. We were always perfecting ties, their game tactics and strate- our physical game. Either way, gies didn’t work well enough this they’re not in a bad way.”

Bolton said that for bowling, time around. there isn’t another team like the So what really made this comHuskers. petition so close?

“We put in so many hours of According to former Sam hard work,” she said. “We worked Houston State and Nebraska bowler Elise Bolton, the two so much harder than a lot of other teams. I know other teams pracschools have very different ways tice hard, but we just put in that of coaching, which could’ve been extra time that makes us the best.

Sam Houston’s advantage, or NeWe went above and beyond what braska’s demise. is expected from a team.”

She bowled with the Bearkats In addition, she also menher first semester of her freshman year, then left to come and bowl tioned how the championship win

for Sam Houston was a remarkable one, considering how much time the team has been around.

“The coach at Sam Houston put this all together in four years, and it’s really amazing that he was able to bring home a national championship after four years” Bolton said. That’s why it hasn’t been done before, because it’s really hard to build a program.”

Hagen explained how humbling the experience was to win a national title for the first time.

“The feeling was quite overwhelming, but humbling at the same time, that we not only wrote NCAA history for our sport, but most importantly, we wrote history for our university and athletic department,” Hagen said.

“Which, at the end of the day, to me, is what’s most important other than the idea that we actually won. We’ve absolutely changed the culture of the university by bringing home its first division one national title.”

Despite the loss, Straub referred to the Bearkats’ victory admirably.

“They were the Cinderella story,” Straub said. “They haven’t been anywhere near this successful in the past. Things went their way, but it wasn’t like they weren’t deserving. They worked real hard.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

he says, ‘I’m out recruiting for the next Emily Wong,’” Kendig said. “And God, I hope we have more like her. She’s an absolutely amazing you lady, that she can turn a negative like that, or a challenge like that into a positive — it’s amazing.”

Emily has been awarded more than 10 Big Ten honors this season and won every all-around title she was eligible for except for one. She’s nominated for the AAII and won Big Ten Gymnast of the year.

“She’s even more of a happy person than she was before it happened, which is so awesome and so hard to believe because she was so happy to begin with,” Schleppenbach said. “She really appreciates everything in her life because she knows how quickly it can be gone.”

But Emily doesn’t credit herself for the success and joy she’s had this season.

“I think just with each performance, I do it to glorify God and

my dad,” Emily said. “I just feel like I’m trying to show His presence through myself, and I feel as though when I perform, that’s what I’m doing.”

wong: from 10 knows that God has a way bigger plan than what’s here on this university or what’s on earth.”

And Emily realized she couldn’t take life for granted, and she started using her loss as fuel to make her better.

“The moment she realized that, the fire started to come back,” Brink said. “Her zest for life started to come back. I think she’s really embraced that this year, not just in living, but in the gym as well. She takes every turn with everything she’s got, right then.”

The night before their first meet of the season, Schleppenbach, came to Emily and told her she had something for her.

Schleppenbach went out to eat with her mom a few weeks earlier, and her mom had come up with the idea to create bracelets to remember John that said, “J. Wong Strong.”

“It embodied everything that needed to be said in a short little phrase,” Schleppenbach said.

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“This is gymnastics, but it’s more than that. We’re doing this for Emily’s dad and for Emily and for her family. The bracelet is just a little reminder.”

So she brought the bracelets to Emily the night before they competed against Northern Illinois in January, unsure of what to expect.

And when she gave them to her, Emily broke down and cried bittersweet tears.

“It just meant so much,” Emily said. “My team has been there through everything and definitely given me the support that I need.

My gratitude can’t be described in words for how much it means.”

Kendig said Emily is a oncein-a-lifetime athlete, someone he’s treasured having on his team the past four years. From her academics to her athletics, she’s motivated and committed to everything she does, Kendig said.

Kendig said he recently talked to a former Nebraska assistant who coached Emily for a year.

“When he’s out recruiting,

Let your light shine for him.

Emily completes her passes, sticks her landings and dances to the beat of the music with sass and character. Around her, people clap to the beat of the music and cheer her on with “J. Wong Strong” bracelets rattling on their wrists.

As she finishes up her routine, the crowd goes crazy. The judges give her a score of 9.95, which wins her the event title, and Nebraska defeats Northern Illinois to win its first meet of the season.

And Emily’s dad was there to see it.

“We know we had a guardian angel out there watching over us tonight,” Kendig said. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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The Wolverine squad is still undefeated at 12-0 in Big Ten Conference play as it nears the midway point of the conference season.

Only one team has been within 6 runs of the Wolverines in the Big Ten this year, and Michigan has won its last 10 games by a total of 97 runs. Sophomore Sierra Romero is continuing her high level of play, batting .515 with 45 RBI and 10 home runs already this season.

The team is on the road at Central Michigan on Wednesday before returning home on April 18 to start a three-game home series against Minnesota.

2. Minnesota (32-6, 10-3)

the Week for the second time this spring. Nebraska starts a 9. Iowa (10-23, 5-9) three-game home series against Ohio State on Friday.

The Hawkeyes retained their 5. Wisconsin (22-15, 6-5) ninth place spot from last The Badgers have two more week, despite losing their games left in a seven-game home past five games. Iowa has stand that began April 9. They struggled to produce on ofhave won their past five games fense, scoring 3 runs in their and moved up a spot in the Big past five games. The HawkTen rankings. Pitching has been eyes’ abysmal .237 batting key for Wisconsin, as their 2.82 average ranks 11th of 12 teams in the Big Ten. Iowa has also ERA ranks fourth in the Big Ten. struggled on defense with a league-worst fielding percentage Base-running has been important of .942. Iowa looks to snap its losing streak on Wednesday as it for the Badgers as well, as they faces Missouri in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday. lead the Big Ten in stolen bases with 81 successful attempts 10. Indiana (12-29-1, 4-10) this season.

The Hoosiers have lost eight of their past 11 games and have struggled in all 6. Northwestern (23-11, 6-6) aspects of the game this season. IndiThe Wildcats dropped two spots in the ana ranks in the bottom three of the Big rankings this week after losing three of Ten in batting average, ERA and fielding their past four games on the road. The percentage. Indiana will look to carry Northwestern offense continues its hot the momentum generated from a walkstreak at the plate, ranking second in off single by sophomore Kassi Farmer both batting average and total runs. The on Sunday against Penn State. Indiana Northwestern bullpen has held them back, will face Ball State in a doubleheader though, as its 4.14 ERA ranks ninth in the Wednesday before returning to conferBig Ten. Northwestern plays Loyola (Chience play in Evanston, Ill., for a three-game road series against cago) on Loyola’s home field Wednesday and then returns home Friday for a three-game series against Northwestern.

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11. Illinois (18-18, 2-10)

The Golden Gophers have won 5 of their past 6 games and can thank good defense for the team’s success this season. The Gophers are second in the conference with both opponent runs scored and team ERA, sitting at 81 and 1.80 respectively.

The Gophers look to improve on offense as they get deeper into the season, as their team batting average sits at seventh in the conference at .284. The team is back in action Friday as it travels to Ann Arbor, Mich. to take on Michigan. 7. Ohio State (20-20, 6-6) The Buckeyes have lost five of 3. Purdue (22-20-1, 9-3) their past six Big Ten games after Purdue has improved starting conference play 5-1. The two spots from last week squad, enjoying a 6-2 record, has as they went 2-1 at Ohio played eight home games so far State last week. The Purthis season. However, the team due offense has been firhas struggled on the road, accuing on all cylinders lately, mulating a 2-7 record. The Buckas they lead the Big Ten eyes travel to Lincoln on Friday to face the Huskers and look to in at-bats and their .306 batting average is third in the league. Purdue ranks fifth improve their record away from Columbus. in the Big Ten with its ERA sitting at 2.83. Purdue begins a 8. Penn State (12-23, five-game home stand Friday against Illinois.

5-7) The Nittany Lions started 4. Nebraska (30-13, 8-4) off Big Ten play 0-6 but The Huskers are the highest since then have won 5 of nationally ranked team in the 6. The team’s 5.65 ERA is Big Ten dropping from No. 7 the worst in the conferto No. 13 this week in the RPI. ence, and its .258 batting The team has won its past four average also ranks in the games outscoring opponents bottom half of the Big Ten. With the exception of an 8-7 36-3, including an 18-run vicloss to Indiana on Sunday, Penn State hasn’t allowed tory against Iowa. MJ Knighten more than 3 runs in its past six games. The team looks was named Big Ten Freshman to continue its hot streak Wednesday, playing in a douof the Week on Monday, and bleheader against Bucknell. sophomore Emily Lockman was selected as the Pitcher of

Nebraska seniors play for last time in Lincoln

The Fighting Illini started the season winning their first eight games but have not enjoyed the same type of success in conference play.

Illinois is currently on a five-game skid being outscored by opponents 37-14. The lack of offense is a surprise for a team that is in the top five of the Big Ten in batting average at .292 as a team. Illinois returns home for a game against DePaul on Wednesday, when the team looks to end its losing streak.

12. Michigan State (9-28, 2-12)

The Spartans continue to struggle this year, ranking last in the Big Ten in batting average at .227 and 11th in ERA at 5.15. Michigan State has dropped nine of its past 10 games, scoring 20 total runs during that streak. Junior Stephanie Sanders is the only Spartan with a batting average above .300, as she is hitting .304 on the season. Michigan State gets a one-game break from conference play Wednesday as the team takes on Eastern Michigan at home.

Freshman helps NU look forward amid tough year

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On Sunday, the Nebraska men’s tennis team took the court for its last home match of the season against No. 11 Illinois. The rain moved the match to the Nebraska Tennis Center, but that didn’t stop the 13 players’ families and friends from filling up the metal bleachers. Even though the Huskers lost 6-1, it didn’t matter. Sunday was about celebrating the three seniors and the last time they would play in Lincoln.

“It was bittersweet,” senior Brandon Videtich said. “It didn’t really hit me until I got home.”

Videtich used his sixth year of eligibility this spring. Since becoming a member of the men’s tennis team, Videtich has had his fair share of injuries, including a shoulder surgery as a freshman and knee surgery to repair a torn ACL two years ago.

“Technically, I have had two times before this that I could have hung up the rackuet,” Videtich said. “I realized I won’t be playing competitively for this program anymore. Overall, I am still excited about coming here and everything that I have done.”

Senior Tom Blackwell was also proud of the team’s accomplishments. At the beginning of the season, Blackwell said goals would carry the team through the year. One of his goals was to lead his team.

“I just try to play as hard as I can for the school,” Blackwell said.

On Sunday, that’s what he did, scoring the single point for the team. In singles, Blackwell beat Illinois’ No. 45-ranked junior Tim Kopinski 6-2, 6-2 at the No. 2 position.

“It’s been my favorite year out of all four,” Blackwell said.

As a senior, he has led the team both on and off the court.

“The seniors have done a good job of showing the new guys what it means to wear the N on your shirt and be prepared to represent

In a season with many struggles and disappointments, the Nebraska women’s tennis team is focusing on the positives.

“Our team motto is we’re working toward the future,” freshman Hannah Sulz said.

Sulz, a Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, native, said although it’s been tough to lose as many matches as the team has, she knows the Huskers are close to winning.

After playing in several tournaments to start the season, Nebraska beat Creighton 7-0. Nebraska then played two ranked teams, Georgia Tech and Texas Tech, in the ITA Kick-Off Classic and lost both games. However, the Huskers didn’t dwell on those losses for long. They narrowly lost to the Kansas Jayhawks in their next match, but then caught fire, winning their next four and seven of their last eight.

Their great season and all of their momentum came to a screeching halt, though. The Big Ten Conference schedule has proven quite difficult for the Huskers, who have lost 10 straight duals and haven’t been able to get that first win of conference play on the board.

However, Nebraska coach Scott Jacobson said he’s proud of his players and how they’ve worked through everything the season has dealt them.

“They’ve stayed united through quite a bit of adversity this year,” he said.

Now, with just one weekend left before the Big Ten Championships in Evanston, Ill., the Huskers are trying to get that elusive first win.

Sulz said during their 10-match losing skid, the coaches have preached perseverance and ensured players their future is bright.

“They tell us it’s not happening now, but it will,” says Sulz. “Every match we go in with the attitude that no matter the outcome, we’ll get better.”

Despite the team’s struggles,

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Senior Brandon Videtich lost in his final doubles match at home on Sunday. Videtich takes a 10-16 doubles record this season into the Huskers’ final two duals of the regular season. your school with honor and distinction everyday on and off the court,” coach Kerry McDermott said.

Senior Beau Treyz was a new player not long ago. A transfer from North Florida, Treyz only had two years of eligibility playing for Nebraska.

“He has done some great things here in his short time and is our first ever Big Ten Indoor Doubles Champion for Nebraska,” McDermott said. “He is a great kid who has been a joy to work with.”

Junior Sebastian Florczyk was also honored on Sunday. He participated in the 2011 NCAA Team Tournament alongside Videtich and Blackwell. During the 2014 season, he applied for a medical redshirt due to an injury.

“I think each of the seniors have grown in the sense that they know that they are responsible for their own actions and choices that they make every day,” McDermott said. “When they leave the program and school after graduation, they are accountable for themselves and hopefully will

make good choices throughout their lives.”

Even though the Huskers played their last home match, the season isn’t over. The team will take on No. 16 Penn State and No. 1 Ohio State, and McDermott is confident in his team.

“As crazy as it sounds, I think we could pull an upset,” McDermott said. “We keep telling the team that rankings are just things on paper and winning matches comes down to competing on game day and showing up ready to play. So we will be ready to play this weekend and ready to compete.”

The seniors have few opportunities left to play Nebraska tennis, but there’s no doubt they will show up ready to play.

“I just hope they realize how tennis has helped them throughout life and that college tennis has been a great ride.” McDermott said. “But life goes on beyond the tennis court and what they have learned here will help them in the real world.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

at the plate all game long, the game for the Huskers’ starting pitcher didn’t go as well.

Austin Christensen stepped onto Haymarket Park’s mound untouchable in his first four appearances this season.

In 6.1 innings, the sophomore left-hander had given up 3 hits and a walk, and he entered his first career start with a 0.00 ERA. But Christensen was hittable by Kansas State batters Wednesday as the Wildcats tagged him for 4 runs before the Huskers could even step to the plate.

The rocky start was aided by Kansas State’s bats more than Christensen’s lack of command, Ernstad said.

“They’re just a good hitting team,” he said. “They’ve kind of had their way with our left-handers this season. Austin’s pitched really well. But they were aggressive and attacked some pitches.”

In his only inning pitched, Christensen earned two of his outs via the strikeout but allowed 4 hits and a walk on 38 pitches.

But his teammates picked him up at their turn at bat by scoring 2

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Freshman Hannah Sulz is 6-16 in singles play this season, playing mostly at the No. 5 and No. 6 spots in Nebraska’s lineup.

The Huskers enter their last two duals on a 10-dual skid.

Sulz said she’s enjoyed her freshman campaign at Nebraska.

“I really like the college atmosphere and getting that American college experience,” she said. “It’s really cool.”

Sulz added although she’s played in the states before, she really loves Nebraska and the atmosphere of the big, football-loving school.

With just one senior, one junior, two sophomores and five freshmen, including Sulz, the Huskers know gaining some more experience and confidence will help them greatly in the future. With the team’s lack of experience, the upperclassmen have played bigger roles in terms of teaching and supporting their younger teammates, in addition to their work on the court.

“They’ve kind of paved the way,” Jacobson said, “showing the freshmen what it takes.”

Sulz also recognizes the importance of the team’s upperclassmen.

“We rely on them a lot,” Sulz said. “We look to them for advice.”

However, Sulz and the Huskers still understand how important and

gratifying a win or two this weekend would be.

“It would mean a lot,” she said.

“That would end our season in a good way, and we could go in (to the Big Ten Championships) feeling good.”

With that being said, the Huskers would love to have a large crowd of fans cheering them on this weekend. Sulz said having the stands full makes a big difference to the players.

“It really does,” Sulz said. “It’s fun to play in front of the crowd and have a support group at home.

It gets us pumped up.”

Nebraska plays Penn State on Friday at 3 p.m. and finishes its regular season on Sunday against Ohio State at 11 a.m. Both matches are scheduled to be played on the Vine Street Varsity Courts, but the duals will be moved indoors to the Nebraska Tennis Center in the event of inclement weather.

Regardless of the outcome, Jacobson’s not worried.

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baseball: from 10 into postseason play is what he was most satisfied with after the game.

“It doesn’t matter who it’s against, we got to win baseball games,” Erstad said. “We found a way to win the game, and we pretty much need to win everything from here on in. It was a good start.”

The Huskers’ 22 hits marks the most in a nine-inning affair since its 2012 matchup against Louisiana Tech, when they belted 24. Their 14 runs also matched their previous season-high set against St. Johns on March 9.

Although they were successful

runs in the bottom of the first two cut the deficit to two.

Nebraska let Christensen off the hook of a potential first loss in the fourth when sophomore third baseman Jake Placzek scored on an Austin Darby groundout to tie the game at 4 apiece.

Pritchard said he trusted his teammates to pick Christensen up with the offense.

“AC’s never started a game,” the left fielder said. “You feel bad for a guy like that because he just grinds so hard. He’s such a hard worker, and he’s a big part of this

team but we had his back the whole time.”

After a wild pitch assisted the Wildcats in taking a 5-4 lead, the Huskers responded once again in the fifth when Pritchard’s bunt single scored Placzek and gave Nebraska a 6-5 lead.

The Huskers went on to score 2 more runs in the fourth inning thanks to a two-run home run by Tanner Lubach, and Nebraska put up four-spots in the fifth and eighth innings to seize control.

Erstad said he was pleased with his hitters’ fight all game long.

“When you have a lineup from top to bottom that has the type of approach, that’s that relentless attitude we want to have,” he said.

“We had an opportunity to pick up some pitchers, and we did just that.”

Sophomore Colton Howell earned his first win on the season, pitching 3.0 innings of relief work.

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Shining her light Senior gymnast Emily Wong turns loss of father into fuel for final season at Nebraska story by Vanessa Daves photo by Matt Masin

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t’s the first meet of her senior season, and Emily Wong beams as she starts her floor routine.

It’s the fourth rotation, the final event of the night, and Nebraska is in the lead.

Emily hears the voice of her best friend and roommate, Jamison Schleppenbach. She hears the voices of her coaches, Dan Kendig, Heather Brink and Dan Miller. She hears the voices of her mom, her sisters and her brother from up in the stands.

But there’s one voice she doesn’t hear — the deep, booming voice of her father isn’t there like it has been every other time she’s competed. He was always the loudest one at her meets, and now it just feels empty.

Let your light shine for him, Emily thinks, remembering what her boyfriend texted her right before the meet.

Emily was at a preseason practice in September, and the team was about to head to the weight room when assistant coach Brink In her senior year for the Huskers, Emily Wong won 32 event titles and 10 all-around pulled her aside. titles, helping Nebraska reach the NCAA Championships, which begin Friday. Wong won Emily’s mom, Karen Wong, had called third place on the floor at the 2013 NCAA Championships.

Brink and left her several voicemails that Sunday morning. Emily’s dad, John Wong, had a Head coach Kendig was able to get a bus so catching Northern Pike and Walleye. stroke, and Karen didn’t want Emily to find She remembers how they went on a basethe team could come to the funeral. out from another source. So Brink told her.

“It was a load to all of us,” Kendig said. ball tour together, trying to reach his goal of “It just seemed like the world stopped,” “He’s been at every one of her meets, through going to every baseball stadium in America.

Emily said.

They may not have finished while he was her club days when I was recruiting her to Emily’s boyfriend, Mark Hilderbrand, picked her up from the gym and took her to every one of her college meets. And I still see alive, but it’s still on Emily’s bucket list, and pictures, and it’s still weird to me to think that she’s halfway there. her apartment.

The funeral wasn’t hard until it came time he’s no longer with us.”

Emily called her dad several times that day.

Schleppenbach had been texting Emily all to close the casket and put it in the ground at She told him she loved him, and that she’d talk to him again tomorrow. But when the next day week, waiting for the moment when she could a cemetery just a few 100 yards away from the gym where Emily trained as a child. That’s finally see her. came, his condition had worsened. when it became real.

Brink said the girls would’ve done any“You need to go home,” Hilderbrand told “I think that the hardest part for me was thing to make it to the funeral. Everyone knew her. “If you need me to drive you, I will. But John, and everyone loves and respects Emily watching somebody who had so much fire you need to go home.” and so much drive and so much joy for life go So Emily found a flight home to Grand as a leader of their team, Brink said.

“Not only did it put life in perspective through such a hard time,” Brink said. “The Forks, N.D., that Monday afternoon and went fire was not there. You didn’t hear that laughstraight from the airport to the hospital, where for them, but I think they rallied around their teammate and wanted to be there to support ter. You didn’t see that smile.” she stayed for the remainder of the week.

Coming back to school was even harder. her,” Brink said. “It’s like a sisterhood. They Emily rarely left her father ’s side. Dozens Kendig remembers when she first came depend on each other. For them, of people were in and out of his back to school, and he talked to her about the it was never a question of if, it room in the ICU, whether they It just was just how, and just knowing things that would happen — the firsts she were workers from the restauseemed like that when Emily needed them would have to go through. His dad passed rant her family used to own or away 30 years ago, and he knew how she felt. they would be there.” friends from her small home- the whole world “My dad’s been gone as long as he has, but The funeral was held in the town. there’s not a day I don’t think of him, and that’s church where Lindsay would Time didn’t seem to make stopped.” a positive thing,” Kendig said. “The memories have her official wedding cersense after that. Days blurred Emily wong are what you have. She has tremendous memoemony just a few days later. together. Emily’s teammates senior gymnast ries with her dad, and so she should cherish “There was a rock song would send her encouraging that was played and one other them.” texts throughout the week but Hilderbrand had been dating Emily for church song that was played,” she could barely find it in her to Emily said. “It was the way he would want it nearly three years, and he was hearing things respond.

Emily never said before. Usually, she had such Emily’s sister, Lindsay, whose wedding to be. It was sad. But it was definitely a cela passion for life but she didn’t want to go to was scheduled for the following weekend, ebration of his life.”

For Emily, that’s what made it so memo- class or even to the gym. threw together a last-minute wedding in the “She wasn’t herself,” Hilderbrand said. hospital on Tuesday so their father could be rable. She remembers the stories people told about him. One of her favorites was from her “The joy wasn’t there. The smile wasn’t quite there. the same. You could tell it was always on her dad’s restaurant.

Early Wednesday morning, Hilderbrand mind.”

“One of the servers came in and said, drove up to stay with Emily and keep her comAnd gradually, something changed.

‘Someone’s choking in your restaurant,’” Empany.

For Emily, it all boiled down to her faith.

On Thursday, the doctors told the family ily said. “So my dad went out there. It was a bigger lady, and my dad’s, like, really small, She went to church every Sunday and Bible there was nothing more they could do. study every Monday. And she realized that, no And on Friday, Oct. 4, they pulled the life so picturing him giving her the Heimlich was matter what happened, God had a plan. support. Emily crawled into his hospital bed pretty funny.”

“She has the strongest faith of anybody I She has her own stories, too. with him, savoring her last moments with her know,” Schleppenbach said. “I think someShe remembers all the concerts they went father. John died that evening, with friends to together. Van Halen. AC/DC. ZZ Top. Aero- times it was a roller coaster and she would and family surrounding him and all of his chilquestion why this was happening. But she smith. KISS. dren holding him. always stayed strong and knew that God had She remembers their fishing trip to Canada The following Sunday was the wake, and with his friends where they spent the week a reason for it. She wasn’t faking that. She Monday was the funeral.

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NU redeems loss in blowout victory Nedu Izu DN The Nebraska baseball team made noise with its bats against Kansas State in its first two meetings of the season but not as flamboyantly as Tuesday night.

The Huskers scored 6 runs in two matchups with the Wildcats earlier this season but allowed their counterparts to outscore them with double digits and clinch the season series.

On Wednesday, however, the Huskers (24-14, 7-2 Big Ten) ended up on the opposite end of both previous trends to win 14-5 and extend its winning streak to four games.

Five Nebraska hitters recorded three or more hits, including senior Michael Pritchard and freshman Ryan Boldt, who tallied 5 and 4 hits, respectively.

Although coach Darin Erstad is thrilled his team snapped its five-game losing streak against the Wildcats, the Nebraska coach said his team continuing its success

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Men’s golf

Senior finds golf calling after end of baseball career Mike Siwa earns spot on Nebraska golf team after transferring, trying out for baseball team staff report DN

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Freshman center fielder Ryan Boldt steals second base in the fifth inning against Kansas State on Tuesday. Batting in the leadoff spot, Boldt was 4 for 5 with 3 runs scored and 1 RBI.

If this were 2011, things would be very different for Mike Siwa.

He would be practicing and doing drills with the South Mountain Community College baseball team in preparation for a weekend series. Three years ago, Siwa was

also practicing for a goal greater than just junior college ball.

The Omaha native was trying to achieve his dream of one day playing baseball for the Huskers.

Now it’s 2014, his senior year, and he has hung up his bat and glove and picked up his driver and putter as a member of the Nebraska golf team.

Golf was never part of the plan for Siwa. He was a baseball standout at Burke High School, hitting .529 with 55 RBI his senior year to earn All-State honors. Despite those numbers Siwa didn’t receive any looks from Division 1 schools.

“I took a couple of visits to UNO (University of Nebraska at

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