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Hannah Buell, a UNL alumna and member of the Nebraska Family Council, raises her fist and cheers with other Freedom March participants at supportive honks from passing traffic on Centennial Mall Wednesday. Buell and about 100 others marched from the Nebraska Union to the Capitol in support of anti-human trafficking legislation.

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nna Woita, president of Nebraska University Students Against Modern-Day Slavery, paused on the sidewalk, a large banner grasped in her hands. The walk sign came on. “OK, here we go,” the University of Nebraska-Lincoln senior advertising major said. B e hind

her, the column of about 100 UNL students, professors and other Lincoln residents set in motion. Together they made up the Freedom March, an event organized to call attention to human trafficking within the state and support state legislation to address it. At the time of Woita’s pause, the crowd was about halfway between the Nebraska Union and its destination at the north steps of the Capitol. Human trafficking is an umbrella term for the global trade in an estimated 27 million people in total — ensnared by coercion, fraud or violence and spirited across any political border — for work in construction, agriculture and sex, including street-level prostitution of men and women alike. Several of the marchers had become familiar with the term just in the past several

Kristy Childs, a human trafficking survivor and victim advocate from Kansas City, speaks to the march from the Capitol steps. She stressed that support for victims must extend beyond punishing their traffickers and clients to helping the victims gain skills and safety for a new life.

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State Sen. Brad Ashford talks with Sen. Rich Pahls during the last of the legislative session. Ashford’s bill to give cities the opportunity to raise sales taxes by one-half cent successfully overrode Gov. Dave Heineman’s veto with another vote.

Legislature overrides two vetoed bills Jacy marmaduke Daily Nebraskan

In the final day of a contentious session, the Nebraska Legislature voted to override two of Gov. Dave Heineman’s vetoes but failed to override his veto on two other bills. The body garnered enough votes to pass LB599, a measure to restore prenatal care for low-income mothers who lost coverage two years ago, and LB357, which will give cities the opportunity to increase sales taxes by one half-cent by vote. Speaker Mike Flood of Norfolk elected to postpone the session’s final day from April 12 to April 18 in order to give senators time to react to Heineman’s vetoes, which were forewarned. To override a veto, the body had to secure 30 approving votes — five more than necessary for passage in the traditional route. Sen. Kathy Campbell of Lincoln introduced the prenatal care bill because of a 2010 Medicaid policy change that resulted in the loss of prenatal care for thousands of low-income mothers, some of whom are non-citizens. Although Heineman denounced LB599 as an illegal immigration bill, Campbell said

LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UP ··The body overrode Gov. Dave Heineman’s veto of LB599, a measure to restore prenatal care for lowincome mothers who lost coverage two years ago. ··The body overrode Heineman’s veto of LB357, which will give cities the opportunity to increase sales taxes by one half-cent by vote. ··The body failed to override Heineman’s veto of LB806, which would have allowed betting on historic horse races. ··The body failed to override Heineman’s veto of LB1020, which would have funded an initiative to put health centers in schools.

the purpose is to protect unborn babies that receive the benefit of the care. “With mere dollars, we can provide Medicaid and

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Expert to offer two cents on student-debt history Frannie Sprouls Daily Nebraskan

Student debt rests at the forefront of many students, whether they attend college on the east coast or in the heart of the Midwest. As a part of the Thomas C. Sorensen Policy seminar series, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Public Policy Center is hosting “College Tuition and Student Debt: Historical, Policy and Global Perspectives” tonight at the Nebraska Union at 6:30 p.m. The Association of Students at the University of Nebraska, the College of Education, the College of

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Arts and Sciences and the Center for Civic Engagement are co-sponsoring the event, which is free and open to the public, students, faculty and staff. The featured speaker of the event is Edward St. John, the Algo D. Henderson Collegiate Professor of Higher Education at the University of Michigan. St. John wrote “Refinancing the College Dream” in 2003 and “Public Funding of Higher Education” in 2004, along with participating in studies such as “Breaking Through the Access Barrier” with Shouping Hu and Amy Fisher in 2010. “We’re really excited to

have him,” said Tarik AbdelMonem, Public Policy Center research specialist. “He’s one of the nation’s foremost experts on the topic.” Abel-Monem said the presentation will be an educational opportunity, not only for students but for faculty and staff who attend as well. “People might not understand the context of what’s driving the cost of tuition,” Abel-Monem said. “We’re hoping this is an opportunity for people to learn those basics ... A lot of students, they know the impact (of student debt) but they may not know the history.” The forum is also a part of

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ASUN’s “Occupy the Voting Booth,” an overall movement getting more students engaged with civic involvement, said ASUN President Eric Kamler, a junior agricultural economics major. Kamler sat down with former ASUN President Lane Carr and Abel-Monem to discuss a variety of issues on students’ minds. Student debt was the No. 1 issue. After brainstorming different event ideas, Kamler said they raised the idea of bringing in an outside speaker to address the issue. That’s when Abel-Monem found St. John, Kamler said. “We thought, well ... we

can bring him to Nebraska and have students and faculty alike come,” Kamler said. Kamler said he hopes the event draws 40 to 50 people and that there is an even mix of students and faculty. The College of Education was one of the event’s main partners for bringing in faculty and ASUN assured student participation, he said. The event will be held in the Heritage Room in the Nebraska Union from 6:30 to 8 p.m. tonight. “(Student debt) impacts everything ... the quality of life, the ability to buy a home, credit rating ... it’s a whole impact,”

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Abel-Monem said. “It’s a big issue; it really is.”

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UNL students sweat out their stress Students endure long, early morning runs to prepare for half, full marathons in May Cristina woodworth Daily nebraskan

Alex Dostal ran 21 miles on Tuesday. And that was before his 11 a.m. class. It was just another day of training for Dostal and other University of NebraskaLincoln students who are running the Lincoln Marathon or Half Marathon on May 6. “It’s been pretty intense,” said Dostal, a junior secondary math education major, who started training for the full marathon in January. “You definitely have to work at balancing training with all your other priorities.” The Lincoln Marathon is sold-out with 10,000 runners signed up. The race begins at 7 a.m. on May 6, with the participants winding through Lincoln and finishing in Memorial Stadium. This will be Dostal’s first full marathon, although he said he has run two halfmarathons in the past. “It’s kind of a bucket list thing to say you’ve finished a full marathon,” Dostal said about deciding to go for the full this year. Dostal said he will be excited when the marathon is finally over. He also stressed the large time commitment that goes in to training for a big race. “The hardest part of training is just being able to devote enough time to get your runs in,” he said.

“(Long runs) can take almost four hours on the weekends — plus a warmup and a shower. That’s a big time commitment at a time when most students would rather be sleeping or studying.” Other UNL students agreed that marathon training is tough, but rewarding. “Sometimes I feel overwhelmed and would rather sleep in than wake up early to run before class,” said Miranda Norfleet, a sophomore political science major, who is training for her seventh half marathon. “But I always feel better if I get up and do it.” Corinne McGill, a sophomore family science major, said training is all about prioritizing. “It’s just a matter of taking time for runs,” she said. “If that means getting up a little early or finding a friend to run with you at night, then that’s what you have to do.” Dostal said sometimes he even puts training before schoolwork. “If you have a big run coming up, you might not be able to study for that quiz as much as you’d like to,” said Dostal, who usually does his long runs at 6 a.m. on the weekends. “You’ve got to get to sleep because you’re waking up at 5:15 the next morning instead.” Each student had their own reasons for deciding to train for such a big race. “I think it’s a good stress reliever,” Norfleet said. “It’s a great way to stay in shape. For me, having a schedule, something to train for, keeps me motivated. I like having a goal to achieve.” McGill said she wanted

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(Left) Carolyn German, a sophomore secondary education major, and Miranda Norfleet, a sophomore political science major stand in front of the Pi Beta Phi house before their training run on April 17. The pair ran two half marathons last fall and are preparing to run the Lincoln National Guard Half-Marathon together in May. to become better at following through with her goals. After printing out training schedules for several other half marathons, but never actually signing up for the races, she said she finally got the guts to commit to the Lincoln Half. “I didn’t have that element of follow-through that’s required,” said McGill of her past attempts to run a half-marathon. “This will be a big symbol of following-through for me and show my ability to commit

to something.” McGill said she chose the Lincoln Half Marathon after a family friend highly recommended it. “My dad’s friend has run the Lincoln Marathon for the past four years,” McGill said. “He said the feel of the race is really fun and light and everyone is there to support all of the runners.” The Lincoln Marathon will feature a free spaghetti feed for runners and their families the night before

the race. There will also be free massages offered to participants at the finish line on May 6. “I can’t wait to cross the finish line in Memorial Stadium,” Dostal said. McGill agreed. “Seeing the look on my friend’s face when we finish — that’s what I’m looking forward to most,” she said. Norfleet said she is looking forward to finishing as well, but also to the excitement of the big day. “I just like the atmosphere

of races,” said Norfleet, who plans to run her first full marathon in Vancouver next spring. “It’s pretty cool and everyone is excited about running.” Norfleet added that she is planning on running another half-marathon in Kansas City in September and might even do a triathalon this summer. “I just feel all around happier and better when I’m running regularly,” she said. cristinawoodworth@ dailynebraskan.com

LEGISLATURE: from 1 prevent what could be a costly (intensive care) visit after birth,” Campbell said. Campbell said that prenatal care is ultimately cheaper than post-birth care because it assesses health issues early. Sen. Brenda Council of Omaha agreed. “We’re saving the dollars of the tax payers, but more important, we’re saving the lives of unborn children,” Council said. But Sen. Tony Fulton of Lincoln said he couldn’t support the bill because it is “wrong-minded” and would provide care to individuals who are “breaking the law to be here.” He suggested other agencies provide prenatal care on a charity basis. “There is an opportunity here for the faith community and the private sector to stand up,” Fulton said. But private agents can’t be relied upon to bear the full brunt of the prenatal costs, Campbell said. Sen. Ken Schilz of Ogallala said the legislation presented a quandary because of its fiscal impact. “We have to remember that nothing comes for free,” he said. “It does cost money, and we’re the ones who are going to have to write the check.” The legislation required Sen. Bob Krist of Omaha, who identifies himself as a Republican, to reflect on his personal values. “If you’re pro-life and you’re Republican,

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State Sen. Kathy Campbull listens to her colleagues during Wednesday’s session. Her controversial bill, LB 599, will reinstate funding for the prenatal health care of pregnant, low-income women, including undocumented immigrants, after overcoming Gov. Dave Heineman’s veto.

remember what your doc- Ashford of Omaha introtrine says,” Krist said in ref- duced with small communities in mind. erence to “Let’s trust the Repubpublic oflican party Let’s trust public ficials to profession officials to put put forward to protect forward a plan for a plan for the rights their cities,” of the untheir cities. Let’s Ashford said born child. continue to think when he beThe body about how we gan the devoted 30bate. “Let’s 16 in favor can enable our continue to of the precommunities to think about natal care make their cities how we can bill, with 3 enable our present but vibrant. communinot voting. ties to make S e n a sen. brad ashford their cities tors also Omaha vibrant.” secured 30 S m a l l votes to override Heineman’s veto communities need the auon LB357, which Sen. Brad thority to raise sales taxes

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Mary Johnson (left) and Katie Zulkoski, both lobbyists, wait in the Capitol Rotunda outside the legislative chamber in support of LB 599, the prenatal health care law. to fund projects like water treatment plants and swimming pools, Ashford said. He emphasized that the bill would present options to community members, who would have to vote in favor of the tax increases. Sen. Dave Bloomfield of Hoskins disagreed, arguing that the average small farmer would have few options. “(The tax increase) is laid in front of him and he’s forced to pay,” Bloomfield said. Attempts to override Heineman’s vetoes of

LB806, which would have allowed betting on historic horse races, and LB1020, which would have funded an initiative to put health centers in schools, both failed. The move to override the veto for LB806, which introducer Sen. Scott Lautenbaugh of Omaha called a “jobs bill” that would help preserve the horse-racing industry, failed by a single vote. “This is not a subsidy,” Lautenbaugh said in response to arguments that the bill was extended

gambling. “This is us getting out of the way of the industry. This came to me from the industry as a way to save the industry.” Lautenbaugh’s move to reconsider the vote also failed. With the final vote, dozens of green-shirted supporters of the bill rose from the observation balconies above the chamber and left. “I can’t let this go, and I never will,” Lautenbaugh said. Jacymarmaduke@ dailynebraskan.com

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Campus Rec plans for future construction ASUN hears plans for August construction of adventures center elias youngquist daily nebraskan

Food was on the minds of the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska as Wednesday’s meeting kicked off. “Can’t we propose that someone brings cupcakes each week?” said Kyle Wroblewski, a junior civil engineering major and ASUN’s external vice president just before the meeting began. ASUN members then proceeded with the roll call by asking each member what restaurant they would like to see move into the soonexiting Planet Sub. While Chick-fil-A, Jimmy John’s and Blue Sushi topped the list with the highest number of supporters, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Juan Franco had something else in mind: Five Guys Burgers and Fries. After working the food envy out, ASUN heard the new plans for the recreation centers to be built on East and City Campus. Ground work will begin May 8 on the Outdoor Adventures Center to be located between Mabel Lee Hall and the outdoor recreation area on 14th Street. “We’ll actually be excavating about six feet down and bringing in new dirt, then building it up three feet higher than the parking lot currently to keep it out of the flood plain,” said Stan Campbell, associate vice chancellor of Student Affairs and director of Campus Recreation. According to Campbell, the construction will start in August and should be open by August 2013. The planned building features taller climbing walls than the City Campus Rec currently has and more than four times the capacity for climbers. Currently, the

walls can be used by six people, but according to Campbell, up to 25 people will be able to climb at one time in the Outdoor Adventures Center. The center will also feature bouldering, artificial boulders in lieu of the typical handholds, for a few of the climbing areas. In the front of the building will be an outdoor climbing rock modeled after the spire of Chimney Rock. The ceiling lights of the center may also be able to change color, according to Campbell. “We were thinking, wouldn’t it be a great tradition if, maybe after a win, the lights all turn red?” Campbell said. Besides including room for storing Outdoor Adventures’ equipment and a room for classes, the center will feature bike lockers for students especially concerned for their bikes’ safety. The plans were also revealed for the new East Campus Recreation Center, which will be built using the existing shell of current center. “We’re going to be able to get more recreation for our buck,” said Bill Goa, senior associate director for Campus Recreation. The new building will feature a golf simulator, jogging track and a MAC, or multi-activity court. The jogging track will run through the old and new portions of the building, as well as through a section featuring a wall of windows to the outside. “Our goal is to get 100 more cardiovascular equipment, half on East Campus, half on City Campus,” Goa said. ASUN President Eric Kamler, a junior agricultural business major, was absent from the meeting because he is in Washington, D.C., for the Big Ten on the Hill Conference to advocate with other student government representatives for issues important to students. eliasyoungquist@ dailynebraskan.com

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Prospective members for the Global Unification group watch a YouTube video of comedian Russell Peters and a skit on diversity at a the first annual public meeting in the Regency Suite at the Nebraska Union Wednesday evening.

Club aims to unify global students Global Unification unveils plans to enhance study abroad programs Demetria Stephens daily nebraskan

Many American college students travelling to other countries to study abroad experience a culture much different than their own. The same happens to international students coming to the United States. Last November, two students from India formed “Global Unification” with one idea in mind: Students planning to study abroad should know students attending UNL from those countries. Wednesday night was the group’s first meeting. Leenoy Rajkhowa, a junior mechanical engineering major from India, founded the group along with Hardikkumar Patel, a junior computer science major also from India. The idea came from personal experience. When Rajkhowa came to UNL, he said he didn’t

know so many restaurants themselves and gave a close before 11 p.m., which 15-minute PowerPoint is dinner time in Assam, presentation of their idea Rajkhowa’s home state in to about ten people. The East India. meeting was the first time “I used to eat at the din- the group met with other ing halls really late because students as well as the last I’m not really used to it,” meeting of the semester. he said. Rajkhowa said the group He added is growhe wasn’t ing, but UNL students prepared slowly. The show a lot for extreme executive of interest in w e a t h e r committee c h a n g e s members diversity, so within 24 are planthat’s why our hours, bening on long-term goal cause the being at weather is UNL for at is to establish a more modleast anconnection with erate where other year the world. Rajkhowa is so they from. have time eric lim Wa n t i n g to help junior industrial engineering to gather inthe group major and global unifications’ ternational grow, Rajksecretary students in howa said. order to get “UNL stuto know one another, Ra- dents show a lot of interjkhowa began the group est in diversity,” Eric Lim, a on Nov. 1. He became the junior industrial engineerpresident of the five-stu- ing major and the group’s dent executive committee. secretary, said. “So that’s “We’ll take anyone from why our long-term goal is Nebraska to the North to establish a connection Pole,” Rajkhowa said. with the world.” The group’s execuRajkhowa said the varitive committee members, ous international student dressed in suits, introduced organizations at UNL are

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Elise Polly, a freshman sociology and psychology major, handles a cluster of light blue balloons outside the Nebraska Union shortly before the march. months through friends, churches and conferences. Connections of chance, it seemed, had brought them all together for the march, which the students of NUSAMS had been planning since early this year. “We’re all just our own little informal groups that are supporting each other to get awareness out

there,” said Tara Sherman, who came with her 4-yearold son, Rowan, and others from her church. “It’s crazy to me how there really is an issue right in our backyard.” And that was one of the messages repeated again and again throughout the day: human trafficking reaches around the world,

including here. “(Human trafficking is) in this country, in this city, in this state right now,” said Paul Yates, director of involvement for Tiny Hands International, a Christianbased organization that combats sex trafficking in Nepal. Yates spoke to the crowd before it set off from the Union. “I really believe it’s been silenced for too long, and it’s time for us to say, ‘Enough is enough,’” Yates continued. “We can be a leader in this country. We can, and I think we will be.” The march coincided with a period of heightened scrutiny on the issue — and related state law — within Nebraska. State Sen. Amanda McGill of Lincoln led the charge at the State Legislature this year, introducing two bills related to trafficking. One, LB 1145, creates a statewide task force to research the extent of the problem and provides for training of public officials. The bill was passed without opposition. “This was an issue that, until about a year ago, I knew nothing about,” McGill told the crowd from the Capitol steps. “I plan to come back next year and build on this legislation ... I think we’ve taken some good steps, but more needs to be done in terms of services.” Advocates of trafficking victims have long said in addition to punishing

perpetrators and traffickers more harshly, the issue requires more resources devoted to helping victims escape their world. “The problem is men that are buying women and girls,” said Kristy Childs, a human trafficking survivor who ran away from an abusive home at age 12 and entered Colorado’s underground world of prostitution as a way to survive. “We want to do something about demand,” Childs told the crowd spread across the tower’s sandstone steps. After dampening the demand side of prostitution’s business equation, Childs said, local governments must give victims a way out. She’s also director of Veronica’s Voice, a Kansas City-based organization that aims to do exactly that. “The biggest thing that women and girls need is safety,” she said. “If she doesn’t get other skills to move forward with her life, she’s going to do what she has to do to survive.” Childs, drawing on her 24 years of personal experience and years more of working with other women, also had sharp words for anyone who called prostitution a victimless, consenting arrangement that’s separate from human trafficking. “I want you to know,” she spoke into the microphone, “women that are in it are going to wear that mask that says, ‘Oh yeah, I

love what I’m doing.’” Under that mask is something quite different, Childs said, adding that after doubting she’d make it to 20, she was grateful for her 50th birthday Tuesday. Her testimony left an impression on Zach Christensen, a sophomore biochemistry major and self-described “adopted member” of NUSAMS. “Sometimes you see a lot of statistics thrown around,” he said afterward. “That’s the first time I’ve heard from a victim.” And gatherings like Wednesday’s were the way to make a change in cultural attitudes, knowledge and government policy, said Ron Hampton, a retired UNL professor who has undertaken extensive research in human trafficking in Ukraine and elsewhere. “Even as we stand here today, our research suggests that there are 2,000 people enslaved in our state,” Hampton said to the assembly. “It’ll take people like yourself to come together with a voice loud and clear ... It takes us in our cities to make a slavefree city, and then a slavefree state.” At the march’s conclusion, participants released about 100 light blue balloons they’d carried from UNL’s campus. Then the marchers dispersed in the same way. danholtmeyer@ dailynebraskan.com

detached. The group’s presentation revealed what they referred to as a “secret mission,” to set up a kind of United Nations at UNL with student representatives from each country. The group would focus on hunger, poverty and human trafficking issues, according to the group’s PowerPoint. The group does not have much money in its account, only having only raised $70 at a career fair and spending $10 on food for the meeting. Hardikkumar Patel, a junior computer science major from India and the group’s treasurer, said the group is starting from scratch, unlike the Nebraska University Malaysian Student Association, of which Patel is also the treasurer. Global Unification consists of mostly international students. “We always wanted to do something for UNL,” said Felipe Alves, a junior agricultural engineering major and the group’s public relations chair. “The university has done a lot for us.” demetriastephens@ dailynebraskan.com

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Unicameral protects rights with final votes

It was a good day for the Nebraska Legislature, but only a half-good day for Nebraska. Yesterday, the Nebraska Legislature ended its session one week late due to a series of contentious vetoes from Gov. Dave Heineman. Among the bills vetoed by the governor: LB 599, a prenatal care bill aimed at restoring coverage to low-income mothers; LB 357, which allows municipalities to vote on a one-half-cent sales tax increase; LB 806, which would allow gambling on previously recorded horse races; and LB 1020, which aimed to fund health centers in public schools. At the end of its session, the Legislature succeeded in overriding the first two vetoes, granting prenatal coverage to those who lost it two years ago and allowing Nebraska cities a say in their sales taxes. The Daily Nebraskan supports these initiatives. LB 559, which saw a protest at the Capital in its defense, will provide women across the state with necessary medical support. Heineman argued adopting the bill would promote care for undocumented mothers as well, but even if that’s true, it’s still a petty reason to deny all mothers their support. LB 357, meanwhile, seems a common-sense step in preserving community voices in Nebraska. The Daily Nebraskan opposes the governor’s veto of the two other bills. LB 806 would have acted merely as an extension of currently available gambling. Horse racing is valued by many Nebraskans, and on a practical level, its passing would have provided a new source of revenue for the state. Putting health centers in public schools should also seem a common-sense choice. Heineman’s arguments against the bill included its use of lottery money, but why that should affect a reasonable addition to public schools is unclear. Adding the centers would have been a significant benefit to students. In all, the Legislature did an admirable job of supporting the bills Nebraskans needed, and it made the right choice extending its session to do so. The Daily Nebraskan hopes to see this dedication continue into future sessions, regardless of what issues arise.

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Democrats wage war, not GOP

olitical scientists know the success of a candidate depends on whether or not he or she can control the “scope of conflict” — that is, which issues are fought over in a given election. Politicians seek to focus the public’s attention on issues they feel they can win, and away from issues they worry they won’t win. A glance at recent history demonstrates the importance of controlling the scope of conflict. Bush won in 2004 because Kerry let him center the debate on foreign policy, and McCain lost in 2008 because Obama wouldn’t let him do the same. Being able to determine what the issues are in an election year is the political equivalent of “home-field advantage.” The Obama 2012 campaign is well aware this is a bad year to run as an incumbent president. Unemployment remains above 8 percent. The U.S. housing market is worsening. Gas prices have spiked 64 cents since the beginning of the year. Most Americans support repealing Obama’s signature legislative accomplishment — the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — and the Supreme Court might even rule all or part of it unconstitutional. For President Obama, who trails Romney by three percent in a recent Gallup poll, the situation couldn’t be worse. Rather than confront the status quo, Democrats are trying to shift the scope of conflict away from jobs and the economy and toward an issue they feel more comfortable debating: the “war on women” allegedly perpetrated by Republicans. I, for one, don’t remember the Republican Party — or anyone for that matter — declaring a war on women. If the Republicans are indeed behind this nefarious war, we should expect them to be inflicting the most casualties. But the policies that have led to 54,559,615 abortions since 1973 (half of which were probably performed on unborn females) were supported by Democrats, not Republicans. No GOP policy stance can match that fatality rate. If Republicans really are conducting a war on women, they’re doing a poor job of it. While the term “war on women” sounds rather broad, it really boils down to one issue: the Health and Human Services mandate that forces insurers to

BEN KANTACK provide coverage that includes contraceptives. State-level issues (like Mississippi’s failed “personhood” amendment) aren’t known or national enough to constitute an all-out “war” without the contraceptive mandate. If they were, Wisconsin’s labor fights would be similarly described as a war on unions — but nobody is crying “class warfare” on the Democratic side of the aisle. If the war on women exists, the reaction to the controversial HHS mandate is, without question, the war’s primary offensive. But it’s still a reaction — which means someone else must have fired the first shot of the war. The Catholic Church wasn’t scrambling to ban or restrict access to birth control before Secretary Sebelius announced the new policy. Even after the mandate was announced, the Catholic Church focused all efforts, not on removing the mandate entirely, but on extending the exception to include religiously-affiliated organizations that would have similar ethical qualms about distributing birth control. Catholic hospitals and employers who don’t want to personally cover the cost of contraception aren’t part of a war on women, just like Indian restaurants that don’t want to serve beef aren’t part of a war on burger-lovers. If anyone is at war with anyone here, it’s the Obama administration at war with the Catholic Church. Why should one religious group be targeted while others are left alone? Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t approve of blood transfusions — are they part of a war on blood donors? What about Quakers who object to military service – are they engaging in a war on war? Why are the Amish and members of the Christian-based “Medi-Share” program exempt from the Affordable Care Act while Catholic hospitals are forced to toe the line? Luckily, the “war on women” isn’t likely to sway female voters to the

Democratic side, since they (like men) consider the economy the most important issue facing the United States. But what’s behind Democrats’ insistence on bringing this phony war to light? Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen hinted at the answer when she told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, had “never worked a day in her life.” Rosen has since apologized for her remarks, but the fact she made them in the first place betrays a disturbing ideology that is all-too-common in the United States today. The Democratic Party loves to pretend all Republicans are 1950s-esque chauvinists who believe a woman’s proper place is the home. This is, of course, woefully inaccurate, but what’s more important is many Democrats’ positions on women are just as wrong-headed as this fictional Republican platform. What kind of person believes Ann Romney, who raised five sons, battled multiple sclerosis and breast cancer and won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the charity Operation Kids, has “never worked a day in her life”? The kind of person who believes women who choose to be stay-at-home moms aren’t actually working, is who. The evergrowing acceptance of women in the workplace has brought many opportunities for women who choose to work outside the home. But with this laudable achievement has come the widespread perception that women who choose to stay home to raise children are failures, squandering their opportunities and setting feminism back decades. “What, you had nothing better to do than be a homemaker? Where’s your pride in women’s liberation?” Anyone who believes Republicans are at war with women is basing his or her assumption on a flawed conception of the Republican Party. Women should be free to choose the type of work they want, whether it takes place inside or outside the home. Democrats, like Hilary Rosen, who condemn stay-at-home mothers are, in fact, just as elitist and misguided as the imaginary Republicans they think they are fighting. Benjamin Kantack is a senior political science and Spanish major. Tweet him at @benjaminkantack and reach him at benjaminkantack @dailynebraskan.com.

Journalism caters to inattentive readership

his opening sentence will be short. It will be snappy, interesting and it will make you want to read the next 700 words. Don’t worry — they won’t be difficult. You won’t stumble over challenging words or long sentences. Anything that would make you furrow your brow will be removed. The lack of an Oxford comma will be alarming, but everything else will be simply put and all contractions will be pre-made. To keep your interest, there will be lots of references to recent pop culture. I might even quote a hiphop song. And there will surely be a great ending line that makes you feel like a better person for reading this opinion piece. I wrote all that, with no topic, and you’re feeling better already. In journalism, the writer is supposed to assume the reader is disinterested and unintelligent. There need to be outrageous headlines and bold introductions. Pictures

really ought to be required. Because journalists know you have the attention span of a dim-witted goldfish. In a way, I suppose, it’s kind, thinking of others like that. It certainly isn’t easier for the writer, all those small words and short constructions. It’s got to be mostly vanity, really. Writers want you to read their work. The quality of information can be forfeited in order to gain readership. Because if you aren’t reading their work, they aren’t relevant — but as long as you’re reading, the relevancy of the information is somewhat diminished. Of course, it’s the readers who are in control. They create the demand journalists need to supply. And they’ve certainly created a market for it. There’s lots of money to be made writing about nothing. Just look at teen literature. And this problem extends far past the media. We look for ways to make things less intelligent and less work every day. We’ve been bitten by the technology bug, and it just

KALEY COOK seems natural. But then people whine that kids aren’t reading and test scores are low and China will crush us under the weight of their large brains. It shouldn’t be shocking. We settle for simplified in almost everything — including the way we get our news. Even the stuff about China. This isn’t something that happened overnight, and it hardly snuck up on us. We didn’t wake up one day and say, “We’d like to make the world dumber.” We just sort of did. In theory, writers should probably just get over it and write at the level appropriate for the story. In

reality, capitalism’s holding it tight. The status quo is better than a risk. Insisting you’re stupid is far more lucrative than trying to prove you’re not. Changing journalistic style is undoubtedly unrealistic. There’s a stylebook for it already, and those things are tricky to reprint. And, also, we have finals. But be aware of what you’re reading. And what you’re watching. And what you’re saying. Be aware of these as you are of your surroundings. You see, we’ve already been pegged. We want information, as long as it’s interesting. We want news, as long as it fits in a tweet. We want to know, we guess, but not if it’s going to take long and not if it’s going to be boring. That glove fits us pretty well — and other people are taking note. Journalists have a method of catering to our dwindling attentions and we can’t blame them for using it. Not when we allow it to be so

effective. But that method might slip over into other areas. And that might have harsher consequences. Consider the fact that we are in college now. Consider the fact, in a few years (give or take a stint in graduate school), it’s going to us out there, in the work force, running things. Consider the fact that a lot of people don’t think we can – and they might be right. It’s not that there aren’t forces working against us. Maybe we want to be better, but technology just isn’t letting us. And, yeah, iPhones and their many apps are fun. But we’ve got a university that majors in football, a media that wants to talk down to us, and a previous generation already shaking their heads at our life choices. At some point, we might want to convince some people that we can read real sentences — ones that last more than six words.

Kaley Cook is a sophomore international studies major. Reach her at kaleycook@ dailynebraskan.com.

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or Mark Lundholm, personal experiences with substance abuse from ages 7 to 29 ended up helping shape his future career. Almost 25 years later, Lundholm is a successful comedian who has been on TV networks like Comedy Central, using his past to help other alcoholics and drug addicts recover. Lundholm will perform a benefit show Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Rococo Theatre to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Lincoln’s Houses of Hope, which provides residential treatment and support for Nebraskans recovering from chemical dependency. “Professionally, I’m a comic; emotionally, I’m a damaged kid and former street guy,” Lundholm said. “At 29 years old, I was 120 pounds, homeless and in a detox center with the shakes all day.” Looking back to that rough time in his life reminds Lundholm why he began

doing comedy. “It seemed ironic to me that I was not a stupid person, but kept making stupid choices,” Lundholm said. “I kept ending up in jail or in trouble and I stopped doing that by paying attention to the truth. The truth is really funny when you stop lying about it.” At that point, Lundholm began to make fun of his own mistakes as a way of coping. He used to volunteer to do stand-up in recovery centers and has returned to similar locations ever since. “I get to give back a bit of karma or good grace because I have a pretty good life these days,” Lundholm said. “My primary purpose is to entertain them, but if anything else comes out of it, that will be a bonus for them and my pleasure.” Because Lundholm himself has been in rehabilitation centers and prisons, he understands the struggles of others living in such places. Knowing the dreary atmospheres has added to Lundholm’s desire

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to revisit them as a comedian. “I have spent time there and a lot of it was dark mood-wise and serious message-wise,” Lundholm said. “The most attractive part for me was when there was something fun available and I want to provide that, since there’s not a lot of it.” Between time spent volunteering and his professional career, Lundholm has performed at more than 1000 treatment centers, he said. Although he knows substance abuse is difficult to talk about very well, Lundholm bases many of his jokes on the fragile subject, without being concerned about offending audience members. “When it comes to that particular topic, I am not an expert, but I am not ignorant either,” Lundholm said. “I don’t set out to harm anyone, but comedy illuminates illness and if they don’t find it funny, it’s because they’re damaged somewhere.” Throughout his comedy, Lundholm tends to focus on relationships, trauma

For the Yuval Ron Ensemble, a group whose members’ roots are in the Middle East and Asia, music and other art forms are a means of expressing spirituality and conveying a message of peace among all religions. The group will perform “Mystical Music of the Middle East” on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. They will also direct a free workshop that day at 2 p.m. at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Westbrook Music Building. “Our purpose is to inspire people to better their lives by moving from materialistic means to spiritual means ... from individualism to community,” said Yuval Ron, the ensemble’s artistic director, who is from Israel. The ensemble, which was founded in 2000, creates Middle Eastern, North African and Asian styles of music. They also incorporate dance, theater, poetry and storytelling into performances. “It’s not just music,” Ron said. “The word ‘concert’ is too narrow — it’s more of an experience.” The Yuval Ron Ensemble uses Middle Eastern instruments, such as the oud, which is somewhat similar to a guitar, and the kanoun, which resembles a harp. They combine instrumentation and vocals with dancing and Sufi whirling, which is a form of physically active meditation. “It’s very different than the Western music system,” Ron said. “It has to do with psychology, human expression and spirituality.”

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‘Spidey Project’ stirs attention for local theater brandon perchal daily nebraskan

Almost nine years and $65 million since its conception, “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” finally hit Broadway and is now known as one of the most expensive musicals ever produced. In only 30 days and almost no cost, Justin Moran, creator of “The Spidey Project: With Great Powers Comes Great Responsibility,” produced a musical with the same subject matter that became famous overnight. Lincoln’s TADA (The Arts Deserve Attention) Theatre at 7th and P streets hosted the Midwest premiere of the “The Spidey Project” last Thursday, which will continue its run at TADA until May 5. In addition to the musical premiering in Lincoln after a series of sellouts in New York City shows, Moran is scheduled to visit the TADA Theatre on April 28. The musical comedy is about the true origin of the superhero and is also a parody to the Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark.” “Everyone will probably be thinking that I’m playing Mary Jane from ‘Spider-Man’ because of my red hair, but I’m actually playing Gwen Stacy,” said Amanda McGill of TADA Theatre. “She was Spider-Man’s first girlfriend in the comic book series and is actually blonde.”

McGill, who has been a lifelong fan of superheroes, stated the “The Spidey Project” is more similar to the original comic books than the movies and the Broadway musical. “It’s like a dream come true to play a comic book character,” McGill added. In New York, the musical parody became wildly popular and caught the attention Robert Rook, the director of TADA and this production. Rook contacted Moran to obtain the rights to produce the musical in Lincoln. “It just shows how TADA has a good name outside of Lincoln,” McGill said. “The regional premiere was an exciting opportunity for our state. TADA has done a wonderful job at once again acquiring a production to help showcase our city.” The TADA Theatre will be the third theater in the country staging the parody since its appearances in New York and Los Angeles. According to Rook, the musical sold out all showings in New York, even one shown at 3 a.m. He hopes Lincoln audiences will see how important it is to have “The Spidey Project” here. Rook dispelled the idea that staging “The Spidey Project” outside of New York would induce added pressure. “I have done regional premieres before,” Rook said. “You

if you go “The Spidey Project: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility” when: Tonight, 7:30 p.m. (Runs through May 5) where: TADA Theatre, 7th and P streets how Much: $10 (students), $20 (public)

want to be true to the creators of the show and still put your own spin on it. I was a standup comic for 12 years working with folks like Lewis Black and Norm MacDonald. That time in stand-up made me a better director and this show is right in my comfort zone.” One of the ways Rook is putting a local spin on the parody is by having local comic artist, Bob Hall — who has worked for DC and Marvel Comics as an illustrator — do the artwork for the set of the musical. Unlike most parodies (known for their short shelf lives), McGill and Rook feel this show will continue to be produced in numerous theaters for years to come. “I think this show stands alone because it’s such a funny musical,” McGill said. “It’s also just very well-written.” brandonperchal@ dailynebraskan.com

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Ten years after her debut album, “Come Away with Me,” singer-songwriter Norah Jones is still breaking hearts. Her fifth studio album, “Little Broken Hearts,” will be released May 1 on Blue Note Records. A collaboration with Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton), “Little Broken Hearts” displays a darker mood than Jones’ previous offerings. Jones opens with “Good Morning,” a track that gives the early hours a slower, more sentimental feel than “Sunrise” from her 2004 album “Feels Like Home.” Simple piano, slow guitar and steady vocals coalesce to introduce listeners to an album that breeches Jones’ comfort zone. “Happy Pills,” the lead single from “Little Broken Hearts,” was released digitally on March 6. It tells the story of Jones freeing herself from a relationship and enjoying the single life. Some reviewers describe “Happy Pills” as jazzy and upbeat, but it’s really nothing special. Jones takes no risks with the lyrics and Burton is just as careful with the melody, which is repeated to exhaustion. However, the ninth track, “Out On The Road” preaches a truth all listeners can relate to, appealing to the hitchhiker in all of us: “I never wanted to be taken, but now I’m feelin’ so left out, so I don’t care where I go, I’m leavin’, yeah I’m leavin’.” In Jones’ attempt to run from her pain, she ironically displays independence and strength. While all 12 tracks on “Little Broken Hearts” explore different wounded

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emotions, the album progresses quite naturally. Drummer Joey Waronker, bassist Gus Seyffert and guitarist Blake Mills accompany Jones and Burton in their exploration of parting, mourning and healing. After her last album, “The Fall,” Jones went through a tough breakup, exposing deep emotions to be captured now in “Little Broken Hearts.” “We’d have these great conversations about love and relationships and the endless attempts to understand that stuff, and somehow they just seeped into what we were doing,” Jones said of her relationship

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with Burton in a press release. “That’s one of the great things about music, you can take the anxiety and anguish that you’re living and turn it into something that might really lift up somebody else.” Fans can hear the album “Little Broken Hearts” in its entirety on National Public Radio’s (NPR) First Listen. carawilwerding@ dailynebraskan.com

Video killed the radio star, and now, pop culture may be wrapping its fingers around the theater star’s throat. Unfortunately, many in our society have closed their minds to the idea of acting outside the realm of the generated explosions and airbrushed perfection of Hollywood. And it seems that if an actor is not on the silver screen, then they don’t exist. However, it’s necessary to understand many of the starts these big names were offered originated on the stage. In fact, a lot of the names we know now began on stage or in independent films. There is such a thing as going to L.A., Chicago or New York to strike it big, but there is also such a thing as starving. I was once told, in an interview, only a fraction of an actor’s job is the actual acting part. The rest of an actor’s time is spent auditioning, taking classes and finding other ways to promote him/herself. However, if you’re a triple threat, meaning you can sing, dance and act, you may be picked up by Broadway. And there are several stars who have graced the silver screen who have also danced their way across America’s most notable stage. It’s common knowledge that Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe just finished his run in Broadway’s “How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying.”

As a side note, I was pleasantly surprised by the performances I saw and a little not-so-pleasantly-surprised by the how short he is. But I digress. Brooke Shields will be taking the role of the Baroness in “The Sound of Music” for an April 24 performance at Carnegie Hall. And this is not the first time she’s been on Broadway. Since the 1990s, she has been in big-name shows such as “Chicago,” “Grease” and “Cabaret.” And just to throw a third example into the mix: Idina Menzel, who is notable for her work in “Wicked” and “Rent” has moved from the stage to the big screen and, now, television, with her role on “Glee.” So while many actors may not be featured in People just yet, it doesn’t mean those who are acting on stage haven’t made a name for themselves. Keep in mind, there are some who only to perform in live theater. Looking back over the previous list, I want to add: All mentioned are triple threats (Radcliffe’s acting may have fallen flat while fighting the Dark Lord, but none of his notes did in his performance) meaning, once again, they are qualified to move from the stage to the screen. Recently, I have noticed growing trend, either on Broadway or in musicals, that producers are looking more for the names than for the talent. Samuel L. Jackson was hired to play Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in “The Mountaintop,” and

Tom Cruise is expected to star in “Rock of Ages.” But the real kicker is Taylor Swift was offered the role of Eponine in “Les Miserables.” Pick and thank some higher power because the role was rightfully turned over to Samantha Barks, who has played the part two times previously. While some part of me desperately wishes I could have seen Jackson’s performance in “The Mountaintop’s” tragically short run, the rest and more logical part of me is glad I didn’t purchase that ticket. Unfortunately, we are living in a world where Hollywood star power is a powerful force, and theater is gradually drifting by the wayside. One of my friends is taking “Introduction to Theater,” a requirement of which is students attend two local shows. She told me a group of girls from her glass drank themselves into an oblivion before going to “In the Heights” at the Lied Center, because they didn’t want to be bored during the performance. Have we really gotten to the point where we have to drag in people with big names over people with big talent to fill the seats of a live theater show? And for what? Taylor Swift is not an actor, let alone one of the triple threats. She struggles with singing, for goodness’ sake! That alone shouldn’t make her eligible for a role in a musical. Children’s theater is cute; community theater is fun, but exceptional theater requires all on stage to be talented. And in order to keep the art form around, it needs to remain that way. Katie Nelson is a sophomore broadcast major. Reach her at katienelson@ dailynebraskan.com

vuvelron: from 5 Through their music, the Yuval Ron Ensemble tries to communicate a feeling of oneness between the artists and audience. “The reason we do that is because we are all connected — we are all one,” Ron said. “If we help our neighbors, it’s ultimately going to help us.” The group’s main focuses when creating their work are a sense of unity and also a push for peace among all faiths. “We can start understanding the idea by looking at our changing environment,” Ron said. “Being one with the environment is what ultimately leads to peace.” At the end of the group’s shows, Ron said he hopes audience members are inspired by these ideas and willing to adapt their lifestyles. “That is really the purpose

of the concert and of all the work I do,” Ron said. The group performs at theaters, community houses, churches and universities. There are 10 members, but the amount that participates in a concert depends on the budget and space of the venue. For the Lincoln show, seven will perform. On Friday morning, the ensemble will attend the Mayor’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast at Embassy Suites. “I’m looking forward to the breakfast, where there will be both civil and religious leaders,” Ron said. “I will have the opportunity to give a short talk and we will give a demonstration of our music.” For the workshop Saturday afternoon, Ron plans to talk about and display the ensemble’s Middle Eastern style of music, comparing it to Western music.

if you go When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Where: First Presbyterian Church, 840 S. 17th St. How much: $8 for students “The purpose is to open a window ... to a world of music theory and spirituality,” Ron said. “It will be very interesting for UNL music students who play any instruments or are vocalists.” The concert on Saturday night is part of the First Presbyterian Church’s fifth season of their “Arts for the Soul” series, which consists of musical groups and speakers from different cultures and religions. “They are a very unique group musically,” said

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the series at First Presbyterian Church. “They have a mystical, somewhat meditative quality.” Pfoltner said he hopes the group will appeal to a diverse crowd so that people can learn more about each other.

“The Yuval Ron Ensemble uses their music as a bridge between cultures and faith,” Pfoltner said. “They can help bring people together through this.” kelseyhaugen@ dailynebraskan.com

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lundholm: from 5 and drama, though he said audience members can enjoy his work without having been through or even knowing about substance dependence. “The audience can expect the truth delivered with no apologies,” Lundholm said. “On stage, it’s absolutely unnecessary to lie because the truth is too funny to tell otherwise.” Jason MacRay, who has been Lundholm’s personal manager for three years, sees a unique quality in him as both a comedian and motivational speaker. “He has a way of moving people, wherever they are emotionally, to a new way of looking at problems, especially addiction,” MacRay

said. “Mark pinpoints those issues in a completely nonthreatening way, by getting people to look at themselves by laughing at him.” After listening to Lundholm, people often walk away thinking they can make better choices, MacRay said. “Having gone through it (addiction) himself and recovering shows stamina,” MacRay said. “He’s also funny all the time, even through basic business conversations. He just likes to make people laugh.” At Thursday’s performance, Lundholm said he will talk about anything; there will be no boundaries whatsoever. He looks forward to the audience’s

reactions and also supporting a good cause. “Places like Houses of Hope provide a lot of opportunities for people who don’t even know what ‘opportunity’ means,” Lundholm said. “In the nine shows I’m doing in five days, the Thursday audience will get 100 percent of my energy.” kelseyhaugen@ dailynebraskan.com

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track & field: from 10 so far this season, the Kansas Relays offer competitions for high school athletes. “We’re looking for kids that are maybe 2013 grads,” Grimes said. “But, we’re always looking for the kid we can add to our roster now.” Nebraska has already announced 26 additions to the 2013 team, including seven that were late announcements on April 12. “You’re always looking for that one last one you can add to the roster,” Grimes said. All-American athletes like Pinkelman are less worried about having a stellar week in Kansas. Pinkelman said he wants to focus on the little things in his game and continue to improve. The Kansas Relays offer that, while also allowing him to get a bit of a break. “Every track athlete would like to meet where the most competition is,” Pinkelman said. “But it is a lot easier on the body travel-wise.” Grimes said the team wanted to send certain athletes to Mt. SAC to improve significantly this weekend as athletes. As for the rest of the team, Grimes said the close proximity meet allows the team to grow as athletes while still maintaining as students. “We’re talking about student athletes,” Grimes said. “When we have the opportunity to have a good competitive competition close to home, we’re going to take advantage of that. “They’re serious about being students.” chrispeters@ dailynebraskan.com

Without star player, NU looks for team effort After NU’s leading scorer from 2011 transferred this offseason, the team will need to make up for lost goals Angela Hensel Daily Nebraskan

As the Nebraska women’s soccer team starts to prepare for its fall season, it will be looking to fill a big hole in the roster. The Huskers lost AllAmerican Morgan Marlborough in the offseason after she decided to transfer to Santa Clara University for her senior season. Besides leading the Huskers with 20 goals last season, Marlborough was a dominant force throughout her career. Marlborough led Nebraska in goals scored in each of her three seasons and was only 11 goals away from being the all-time leading scorer at Nebraska. With a record below .500 last season and the loss of a strong offensive power in Marlborough, NU is looking for more players to step up across the board. “It’s now more of a team effort in being aggressive and winning the games we should win,” senior forward Jordan Jackson said. In addition to needing more effort from all players, the women’s soccer team will also be looking for a new leader to take control offensively. This past weekend, Jackson appeared to emerge as one of those leaders. Nebraska took on South Dakota State Saturday in Lincoln to help prepare for its fall season. Last season, Jackson

ranked second on the team in goals scored with eight. She had three goals in the Huskers’ 4-1 victory over the Jackrabbits on Saturday. Despite Marlborough’s transfer, Nebraska is looking to improve upon its record from last season after its rough transition into the Big Ten. Nebraska won seven games last season, marking only the second time in the past 18 seasons that the women’s soccer team was held below 10 wins on the year. But both Jackson and junior forward Stacy Bartels agreed that the Huskers weren’t far away from winning more games last season. “We need to finish games,” Bartels said. “The last minute of the game we’d lose it.” Along with Jackson, Bartels could be looked at for another leader on the offensive side. Bartels was just behind Jackson last season with seven goals on the season. “I need to just step up more as a leader,” Bartels said. “With a lot of younger girls on the team I need to make sure to be in that leadership role.” While looking for more leaders, Nebraska is also returning to the basics. “We’ve been stressing communication all throughout the spring,” Bartels said. “We played out wide today and have been working on more of those connecting passes.” In Saturday’s game against SDSU, these fundamentals seemed to be beneficial. Nebraska’s communication on the field and wide play led to offensive control, holding the Jackrabbits to minimal shots on goal. It will be that kind of offensive control

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After the transfer of leading scorer Morgan Marlborough, NU senior forward Jordan Jackson and the Huskers will need to step up entering their second Big Ten season. Nebraska will be looking for heading into this next season. “We need to be more of a threat and have people step up more offensively,” Bartels said.

Although it seems like a long checklist of tasks the Huskers are looking to accomplish, they believe they can return to their winning ways. Just two seasons ago, Nebraska was at almost

double its wins from last season with 13. “It would be great leading my team to NCAAs for my senior year,” Jackson said.

look at these three national championships I was involved with.” But he wants the University of Nebraska Athletic Department and the University of Nebraska to prosper in all areas. And I think that’s pretty cool stuff. DN: Is there any coach from your career or you’ve seen on TV who you try to take their style and use it for yourself? TM: Not knowingly. Maybe unconsciously, coaches steal ideas and those sorts of things from everybody. We just kind of try and do our own thing and we’ll try and look at what the most successful teams are in the Big Ten and see what they’ve done continually to be successful in this conference. Take Michigan State, why are they so good? What is going on with those teams that do well in the league and get to the NCAA Tournament and win when they get there? I think that’s a big deal. DN: Have you had a mentor along the way? TM: A lot of people have helped me out along the way. I don’t know that there’s one guy. But a guy that I recently got to know in the last five years is Terry Pettit. Terry was a volleyball coach here at Nebraska and he’s got a unique perspective on things ... Terry is a guy who we struck up a friendship with, started just having coffee. He was teaching leadership to our student athletes and I just really enjoyed his perspective. He was really helpful in a lot of things. And I think he was very influential in me getting this job. It’s relationships like that, when you look at how you’re going to craft your team or how you’re going to deal with young people or what’s the next step in the bigger picture. I thought Terry in the last five years has been one of those guys who has been really helpful in my career. DN: You keep rising in the ranks like a rocket. Is NU your destination job? TM: Where do you go from here? Who has got more to offer than the University of Nebraska? I just feel like it’s the upper-Midwest, which is me, my family. I want to do

things here that nobody has ever done. We have the opportunity, so let’s go do it. DN: Why do you want to put your stamp on this place? TM: I came down here when I was in college or just out of college. I had some friends in school down here, law school, and another guy just beating the bushes working and we spent time down here. Then one of those friends was killed in an auto accident, so his brother was down here, so we had a golf tournament down here as a fundraiser for his daughter. I just spent time down here and I loved the energy around the athletic department. Certainly football is the deal, but I thought that was cool. At that time Danny Nee had it going, I think they were going to the NCAA Tournament, just not winning in the NCAAs, so I just felt like it was a place that big time sports and big time athletics is supposed to be about. DN: So what’s your longterm goal here? TM: To establish a consistent winner. DN: Do you first do that by winning an NCAA Tournament game? TM: We do it by first winning our first game. We’ve got a lot of work to do. Obviously that’s the big elephant in the room — that Nebraska hasn’t won a tournament game, you’ve got to get to the tournament first. You have to figure that out and then try and win as soon as possible. But we have a long way to go to build the consistent winner that we need to have in place and that comes with organizing our team, training our team, getting better physically, getting better conditioning-wise. I think that’s an important deal. I think that we need to add more talent. We’ve got good players, we need to add more of them. And that’s staffing, me getting my guys in place. I think when all those things shape out, we’ll be OK. DN: How’s this team going to be next season? TM: Hard to tell. Ask me in November.

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miles: from 10 and bring energy and we play well, then those things will happen. Nobody likes to stand there and watch bad basketball, including me. If we’re not playing well, we’re just not going to have the same energy level. But I promise you we’ll play hard. DN: Are there any schools you’d like to emulate with fan energy? TM: I just know this year I think we were 14-1 in Moby (Arena) back at CSU, and the students were the number one reason I think we were able to do that. The guys just played harder, played better. The student energy made it harder to play against us. I just think all of those schools out there that you see, the fans finding ways to have an impact on the game, finding ways to do it the right way. I want our guys to have fun. I want it to be classy and use sportsmanship. But I want us to be a factor and I think our student fans can be the number one factor in creating that home court advantage. DN: How did you make Moby Arena such a tough place to play then? TM: We tried to get involved and we tried to connect with everybody. I stood in the dining hall and handed out schedules. “No, you can keep it coach.” There’s a

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certain amount of rejection school. And thank God for all men face and at the end that. I think that’s a great of the day I think we try to thing. Any time you have reach out, whether it be so- big-time football, you can cial media or just in contact. have big-time all sports. I Again, letting them know think that really is a driving that you can make a differ- force. It starts the school ence. I think when the fans year out right. Everybody understand they can make a is charged up and you have difference and help win, I success and everybody is think they buy in and they fired up and it continues come more eagerly and on throughout until you get more readily and they come into the heart of basketball. a lot louder. All those things And I think that’s a good thing. I think basketball can matter. DN: I know you had stu- benefit from that, but I think dents in Hendricks last it also can add to it. week. Do you have any DN: Are you going to use football for recruiting kind other plans like that? of like you did TM: I’ll during the spring do whatObviously that’s game? ever (Asthe big elephant TM: Absolutely. sociate We’ll use football M e d i a in the room — for recruiting and Relations that Nebraska we hope they can Director) hasn’t won a use us for recruitShamus ( M c K tournament game, ing. When they’re doing their onnight) you’ve got to get campus visits oftells me to the tournament tentimes it’s right to do in the heart of usually. first. our conference Usually. HopeWe will Tim Miles season. fully the fans are continunu basketball coach packing Devaney ally conor Pinnacle Bank nect with our fans. It probably won’t Arena and when football happen again until next fall, coaches bring them to the but we’ll try and get out games they see the energy right away, and you know across the board. what, I think that our trade- DN: What is your long-term mark is our ‘N.’ Our hall- goal for recruiting? Is it getmark sport is football, that’s ting AAU kids or Nebrasawesome. I want our guys kans? out supporting all the ath- TM: Everybody is an AAU letic teams as much as we kid. It’s permeated throughcan. At the same time we out basketball. AAU and need to use that vigor and high school basketball are that fever about Nebraska essentially the same deal, athletics for men’s basket- different seasons. So we’re ball and we need to find going to recruit every conways to connect with our ceivable way possible. We’re going to make sure in our fans. DN: What do you say to region we’re going to do as people who say “Nebraska well as possible recruiting. That those guys who can is a football school?” TM: We are a football simply drive here come for

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an unofficial visit and see what we’re all about and when they have the opportunity to do so, they’ll be blown away by what we have to offer. DN: Do you consider Creighton a big-time competitor for talent? TM: They’re a top-25 program, so absolutely they’re a big-time competitor. They’ve got a program in order that we don’t have right now. So I think you have to commend Creighton and coach (Doug) McDermott and know they’re always going to be a factor. They recruit well, they have outstanding fan support and they have success on the floor. That’s always going to be a factor regardless of what their league affiliation or ours’ is. DN: When you came in you said the primary difference between yourself and Doc Sadler and Barry Collier was timing. Could you elaborate on that a little bit? TM: I don’t think they had the benefits that I have. We’re coming in at a time where we’ve established ourselves as being a Big Ten member. It’s not about to happen, we’re not seeing how this is happening. We’re in it. Now it’s in the rear-view mirror and so we have the premier conference affiliation, the facilities. It’s just beginning. They were planning for them with Barry and Doc. Doc just was getting into them, but we are in them. I think that nature of timing with conference affiliation and facilities and the things I’ve met with Dr. (Tom) Osborne and Mark Boehm about in terms of budget that maybe weren’t going to be in place, they’ve told me they’re going to be in place and I expect that to happen. So if our budget is right, the way it should be, then we’ll be in great shape. DN: How does a guy like you rise in the ranks through coaching? TM: I was born under a lucky star apparently. You feel blessed, you feel fortunate, it was good timing. I want to work hard for Dr. Tom Osborne. It would be easy for a legendary football coach like that to sit there and say, “I was a football coach, that’s good enough,

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Huskers take aim at NCAAs Michelle O’Donnell Daily Nebraskan

The Huskers have one last chance to show what they’re capable of, and they have never felt more confident. The No. 10 Husker men are in Norman, Okla., preparing for their final competition of the season: the NCAA championships. The NCAA competition takes place during the course of three days. Today is the team competition, which consists of two sessions. The top three teams from each session qualify into the Saturday’s competition, along with the top competitors from each event. The second day consists of the teams and individuals who qualified competing in all six events. The top ten athletes with the highest score on each event then move on to the third day. On the final day, the eight competitors with the highest score on each event are named All-Americans. Junior Wyatt Baier, who is currently ranked No. 8 nationally on vault, has high hopes for this weekend’s competition. “It’s a good feeling for me, going into NCAAs with that ranking,” Baier said. “The two guys ranked right above me, No. 6 and No. 7, are both probably going to be on the Olympic team and they’re beating me by a fraction of a tenth of a point, that makes me feel like I’m up there, and right with them.” The Huskers have had two weeks off from competition to prepare for NCAAs, and this time they decided to use their time in a different way. “We’ve been taking it a little easier than we have been,” coach Chuck Chmelka said. “We backed down on the number of routines, making each turn focus on quality instead of quantity. We’ve just been trying to perfect everything and we’re in great shape now; we have to go out there and do our jobs.” At the Big Ten Championships two weeks ago, the Huskers received their highest hit percentage of

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the season with a 91 percent, but still ended up in last place. “I’d love to hit the same, we just have to do better pommel horse, it’s as simple as that,” Chmelka said. “We have to fix the deductions, we’ve been getting too many this season.” NU dedicated a lot of their practice time to work on pommel horse dismounts, an area that has been causing them trouble throughout the season. Every week the team works on routines, but sticking pommel horse dismounts has been a major focus for the Huskers this year, and the gymnasts have risen to

the challenge. “They had a kind of breakthrough this week Their dismounts are really improving,” Chmelka said. “We’ve been working on them so long, and pommel horse is the last event we compete on Thursday so we just have to go out and nail it.” The last time an NU gymnast received an All-American title was two years ago. After not having any gymnasts earn that distinction last year, the Huskers are even more ready to bring home as many AllAmericans as they can. “If our team doesn’t advance, we want to send

as many guys individually as we can,” Chmelka said. “From there we just need to hit again and try to get as many guys in the event finals as we can.” All three days of the competition will be available to watch live on a webcast by the University of Oklahoma on SoonerSports.com. The team is slated for a 1 p.m. start today. “I think we’re going to have a great meet this weekend. Everybody on the team is excited and we all feel really good,” Baier said. “We just have to put our best foot forward and keep up the intensity.”

him for the rugged Big Ten season? When I talked to the younger backs, they were both confident and ready to take the hits this fall. I believe they are ready to take the hits. However, the one thing lots of reps do to a young running back is help them hang on to the football. Injuries plagued the defensive tackle position this spring. This forced the younger guys to take a lot of reps. They made the most of their opportunities though. Pelini said they learned in the heat of battle, which will

give them confidence if they play on Saturday’s next fall. Of course, all three of the things I mentioned could end up being completely changed in the fall. But those were the themes of the spring, like them or hate them. However, we won’t find out if they have any substance for a quite a while, so sit back and wait patiently for college football.

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spring game: from 10 some great, healthy competition. Pelini is high on Joseph and said he has done a great job with the secondary so far. The new defensive line coach Rick Kaczenski has also been a nice addition to the Husker defense. He is a fiery guy who has coached in the Big Ten before. Pelini praised his talents this spring as well. Under the leadership of new defensive coordinator John Papuchis, both coaches should make the Husker defense better after a disappointing 2011 season.

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NU junior Jordan Reinertson shot a season-best 3-under-par last weekend

Junior Wyatt Baier, currently ranked No. 8 nationally on vault, has high hopes heading into this weekend’s NCAA Championships.

3. Younger players got a lot of reps: Young players need experience, and what better way to do that than to give them reps in practice? Two areas that saw a lot of young talent were at running back and defensive tackle. Both backup I-backs, Ameer Abdullah and Aaron Green, received the majority of the first-team carries this spring. Let’s face it, that’s a good thing. We all know Rex Burkhead is an animal with the ball, but why give him reps now when the team can preserve

An unexpected golfer led the Huskers after the first round last weekend at the Hawkeye-Great River Entertainment Invitational. Junior Jordan Reinertson, playing the Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City for the first time in his college career, shot a 3-underpar 69 in his first round. The score was his lowest as a collegian, and put him ahead of reinertson s e n i o r Scott Willman for the first round. Willman had previously lead the Huskers after every round of the spring season. “It was pretty exciting,” Reinertson said. “I’ve been putting some hard work in this year with the coaches and on the course. It was good to see those results out there (last) weekend.” Husker coach Bill Spangler said he was not surprised by the success Reinertson had in the opening day of golf at Iowa. “I think he has been playing well all season,” he said. “He just made a bunch of birdies on Saturday, and that resulted in a low score for him. It was sure fun to see him run off all those birdies like that.” The third and final round of the Hawkeye invitational didn’t go quite as well for Reinertson, as he finished his 18 holes with a couple bogeys and a double bogey, but his strong first two rounds were still enough to put him at No. 28 on the final leaderboard. It was his career best final placing and according to him, came as a result of his constant adjustments.

“I think it’s a combination of things,” he said. “It’s a process of trying out new things that I learned in the fall, and just making the little adjustments that my coach gives me. Those things have been falling into place.” Spangler said having Reinertson on the team has been essential to the Huskers’ success thus far. The energy that he brings to the rest of the team is a positive influence, according to the coach. “He’s just got a great attitude,” Spangler said. “I wish every one of our guys would show up to the course each day with the attitude that Jordan has. A team full of Jordan Reinertsons would be good for anybody.” Growing up in the small town of Gibbon, Neb., Reinertson said he was a big time Husker football and basketball fan. When the college wanted him to come play golf, he couldn’t say no. “It’s been a dream come true,” he said. “Growing up I always wanted to play college golf, and to do it at Nebraska is pretty special to say the least.” With the departure of Willman this year, there will be a void in the leadership department next year for the Huskers. Spangler said Reinertson is a top candidate to fill it. “I definitely think he fits right into that,” the coach said. “He is a guy that has the kind of attitude that makes your team better. I think he will definitely be a leader for us next year.” Along with assuming leadership duties, Reinertson could assume the role of top player in the Husker lineup next season. Spangler said he has no problems with that. “I don’t think anybody would have thought Jordan would be this good a year ago,” Spangler said. “He could be very good for us next year. I wouldn’t count Jordan Reinertson out. No way would I count him out.” lannyholstein@ dailynebraskan.com

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softball: from 10 fast the ball was hit. Taylor came up with a clutch hit and that’s what good hitters do.” “We had a tough time scoring runs but it’s a victory in extra innings and you’ll take that anytime you can get it.” It was Edward’s 36th RBI on the season and, similar to her 2-for-3 day against the UNO pitcher March 20 at Bowlin Stadium, the sophomore finished the night 2-for-4 at the plate, Edward’s said it felt good providing the winning run for her team. “I was just trying to put the ball in play and not overdo it,” she said. “With two outs I was just trying to make something happen and it felt good.” Hagemann closed the game with her 17th strikeout and improved to 19-13 on the season. It was the 11th double-digit strikeout game for the senior this

season. Edwards said she was impressed with her battery mate’s complete game. “She was in rhythm all night,” she said. “She kept (the UNO hitters) off balance and it looked like she was having fun. She did very well and made it look easy.” Revelle agreed with her catcher and said that her four hit outing didn’t come as a surprise. “She came up big for us and had great innings all night,” the coach said. “She stayed ahead of the count and that was the key tonight.” The senior’s counterpart didn’t make the Huskers’ first trip to Omaha easy either. Elsasser, who leads UNO with 16 starts, finished the game with no walks, three strikeouts and threw just 24 balls on 93 pitches. “She’s a really good

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Catcher Taylor Edwards broke the 0-0 tie in the eighth inning with an RBI single on Wednesday. pitcher,” Revelle said. “She threw hard and kept balls down in the zone. Overall, they played us hard and I tip my hat off to them.” Edwards agreed with her coach and said she hopes to take the momentum from the extra-inning dramatics into this weekend’s

competition against Ohio State. “It took eight innings and we just grinded out,” she said. “We just kicked it into second gear and we’re hoping to carry this momentum into Ohio State.” neduizu@ dailynebraskan.com

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Quantifying Tim Miles’ journey to Nebraska takes more than just distance. From his start at NAIA Mayville State to Big Ten Nebraska, he’s seen it all.

probably have an eye poked out by the time I get back. DN: But even though you don’t have your family with you, are you liking Lincoln so far? TM: I love the atmosphere around the University of Nebraska. This athletic department is a cool place. There’s tremendous fan support, a great energy level. I think we have phenomenal resources. So I think there’s a lot of energy around here and I enjoy being around that. DN: Have you been out on the town then? TM: I eat dinner in the Haymarket when I get done working at about 9 o’clock every night. But other than that we haven’t been around much. I’m looking for a house, and I’m getting closer to knocking that out too. DN: What are you doing until 9 o’clock? TM: I don’t really know if I can prove I’m doing much at all. But I feel like we’re gaining ground on recruiting, staffing, organization, all that fun stuff. DN: There hasn’t been a lot of excitement around this program in years past. How are you going to get respect for this program from the fan base? There seems to be a certain level of apathy around Nebraska basketball. TM: Any time you’re in a situation where there’s a lot of people that are highly successful, the included example is every other sport at Nebraska, and you’re not keeping up, of course there’s going to be interest elsewhere.

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im Miles’ office is sparse. Aside from the pictures of his children, a plaque commemorating his Emmy for a MountainWest Sports Network reality show and a baseball bat he received after throwing out the first pitch of a Nebraska baseball game, there isn’t much else. But venture into NU’s new head hoops man’s bathroom and you’ll find something a little more interesting — a flat-screen television, and Miles guarantees the TV is bigger than one in any NU student’s living room. The 45-year-old Miles was brought in March 24 to bring balance to the NU basketball program, which has struggled since the 1990s, including a 4-14 record in the Big Ten last season. The Daily Nebraskan caught up with Miles in his office at the Hendricks Training Complex for an exclusive interview Wednesday morning before he had to catch a flight home to visit his family and then hit the recruiting trail later that day. Daily Nebraskan: So you’re going home (Wednesday) to see your family. How hard has it been to have them behind? Tim Miles: Well, that’s the hardest part. My 7-year-old son said to me last week, “Dad I missed you on Tuesday, I missed you on Wednesday and I miss you today. When are you coming home?” So I promised him I’d come home and I think we’re going to go to “The Three Stooges,” so I’ll

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Our job is to find a way to be successful. We also want to find a way to connect to our fans and let our fans know and at least help them understand they can make a difference. They can help get this thing cranked out too. I think it’s got to be a collaboration. The first thing we want to

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do is understand we need to do this together. I have to do the other part of my job, which is coach these guys and recruit more guys and get my staff going in the same direction too. DN: How important are students to getting excitement? TM: I think the students are vital. I think they’re integral. I think they’re the ones that create energy. They’re the ones that can make our home court a place that opponents dread. And if they can do that, if they come

to be a part of what we’re doing.” The Kansas Relays also present a recruiting opportunity. Unlike every meet

track & field: see page 8

spring game: see page 9

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Recently hired as NU’s head basketball coach, Tim Miles has had a long journey to what he considers a destination job at Nebraska.

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The last time the Nebraska softball team played in Omaha was a decade before any of the current NU softball players were born. Like the road trip in 1979, the matchup Wednesday also resulted in a win as the Huskers defeated the Mavericks 1-0, improving NU’s series record to 13-10. Both pitchers showed why their respective team ERAs ranked near the top in the nation as NU’s Ashley Hagemann and UNO’s Dana Elsasser allowed just 11 hits combined in the game.

The two hurlers continued their domination in the circle into extra innings as neither offense could figure out the opposing pitchers during regulation. “It was an opposite night compared to some of our other games,” Nebraska coach Rhonda Revelle said of the pitching. Through seven scoreless innings the Husker hitters left five runners on base while striking out just three times against Elsasser. Junior outfielder Brooke Thomason said the offense squandered too many opportunities to start the game. “I think that we could have

came out fighting earlier in eighth inning with a single. the game,” she said. “We had Lead-off hitters Nikki Haget runners on but and Gabby we just had Banda then trouble scorfollowed We had a tough ing.” with a sactime scoring runs Despite the rifice bunt but it’s a victory early chances and ground to gain a lead, out to move in extra innings the offense Fowler over and you’ll take made sure not to third. that anytime you to let their opThe exportunity pass ecution was can get it. them by in exall sophoRhonda RevellE more Taytras. nu softball coach It took just lor Edwards one extra inneeded to ning for the provide NU bats to come alive what would turn out to be against UNO’s ace as fresh- the game’s only run. man Mattie Fowler began the Down one strike, the

Husker catcher pulled a linedrive single to left field to give her team a 1-0 edge. The RBI proved to be plenty as Nebraska went on to improve its record to 27-16 on the season. Revelle said the small ball display by the NU bats in the eighth inning was a great example of how to execute on offense. “You have to give credit to each batter that came up that inning,” she said. “If we didn’t move (Fowler) up, I don’t know if we would’ve gotten her in because of how

softball: see page 9

Weekend of relays ahead for NU Chris Peters Daily Nebraskan

Nebraska’s heptathletes have a chance to step up this weekend. They are among a select group of Husker athletes heading to Walnut, Calif., for the Mt. SAC Relays. The rest of the team will head to Lawrence, Kan., for the regional Kansas Relays. “They’re at a very critical point,” NU assistant coach Kris Grimes said. “We wanted to make sure they had good conditions and a very good competitive opportunity in relation to the field.” Light winds, higher temperatures and favorable track conditions all make the Mt. SAC Relays an appealing meet for Husker athletes to post strong scores. Combined events athletes Jordan Stiens, Anne Martin and Rachel Butler will join a number

of distance runners in competing at Mt. SAC. “They need an opportunity to perform really well,” Grimes said. While the Nebraska women competing in the heptathlon are heading to Mt. SAC, the men’s combined events athletes, who compete in the decathlon, are staying closer to home. Grimes said this is because the women have more ground to make up at this point in the season. On the men’s side, while All-American Bjorn Barrefors hasn’t reached a nationally qualifying score yet, Grimes said he is confident Barrefors will get there in a later competition. “He doesn’t have to prove anything,” Grimes said. The competition level at the regional Kansas Relays is expected to be higher than last week’s

K.T. Woodman Classic, but lower perhaps than the Mt. SAC Relays. Both meets have their own strengths to offer, which is why different athletes are heading different directions this weekend. All-American shot putter Luke Pinkelman said both meets present a challenge. “Anything that says ‘relays’ is going to be a big deal,” Pinkelman said. Still, Grimes said the benefit to going down to Lawrence for the weekend is to put the team in a “low-key” meet where some athletes can bring home first place finishes. “You can’t underestimate the value of winning,” Grimes said. In addition, the proximity to home gives the team another week to breathe after a fast-paced start to the season featuring two trips to Arizona and one

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Bjorn Barrefors has yet to reach a nationally qualifying score this season. to Arkansas. The outdoor season includes only two stop-offs in Lincoln, compared to the eight home meets the Huskers had in the indoor season. “It’s close to home,” Grimes said. “It gives us an opportunity for our families

Andrew Ward Let the waiting game begin. And boy, it’s going to be a long wait. The spring football season is over. Now we wait nearly four months until practices start up again, five months until the first game. That wait is going to be even more agonizing for Husker fans after the spring game was canceled Saturday. Now no one knows what the 2012 version of Husker football will look like until Sept. 1 when Nebraska hosts Southern Mississippi. The questions won’t change until then. Can Taylor Martinez improve? Can Nebraska beat a top10 team? Will the Huskers make a BCS game? Now, I could attempt to answer all of these questions for you, but unfortunately whatever I’d answer would still leave you wondering what the real answers will be come fall. The best I can do is give my opinion on the Nebraska’s spring practice, period. So here are the three main things I took away from the Huskers’ spring: 1. Coaches are optimistic about Taylor Martinez’s progress: Let’s be real here; everyone knew that Martinez needed to work on his technique. I knew it, you knew it and Martinez and the Husker coaching staff knew it. And what did Martinez and that coaching staff do this spring? They went out and fixed it. This spring was different though. For the first time since I’ve been here, it seemed Martinez actually made a legitimate effort to work on his technique. He went home for spring break and worked out with a well-known quarterback coach, who has worked with the likes of Cam Newton and Jake Locker. Offensive coordinator Tim Beck and coach Bo Pelini said Martinez has made great strides with his footwork and passing techniques. From what I saw of him, which wasn’t much, he did seem to look more comfortable in the pocket. However, the scout team isn’t exactly a Big Ten defense. But it seems the spring was good for the Huskers’ starting quarterback. 2. New defensive coaches fit in well: The first practice I went to this spring, I observed the cornerbacks for a while. New secondary coach Terry Joseph had just been hired earlier that week, but no one on the field could tell. The players were looking right at him, listening to him coach. And Joseph wasn’t disappointing them. That’s the vibe around the new defensive coaches right now. Everyone is listening and no one is guaranteed a spot. The new coaches are looking at their positions for the first time. No one’s starting spot is secure, which has developed into

Miles: see page 8

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Without spring game, questions remain