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Inside Coverage

Scavenger Method

Extended hours

A look at the life of speech coach Amy Arellano

StarTran offers select evening bus services

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Northern baseball left in the cold

Nebraska and other cold-weather schools have disadvantages when it comes to baseball, but they hang with the SEC, ACC and Pac-12 statistically. photo by jake crandall

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UNL Libraries, CAPS offers de-stress programs during dead, finals week to help students power through to the end

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ead week and finals can be stressful, but students at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln have several options to help them relax and better prepare themselves for the coming weeks.

UNL Libraries is one of the departments making changes to accommodate student needs. Love Library will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. this week, Monday through Thursday. On Friday and Saturday, it will extend its hours until 10 p.m. The C.Y. Thompson Library on East Campus will also extend its hours until 1 a.m. Sunday through May 6.

But students will not only enjoy extended hours, they might also get refreshments. A table will be set up on the second floor of Love South, in room 222, also known as the Talk Zone, this Tuesday through Thursday. UNL Libraries will be offering beverages and snacks twice a day – mid morning and late afternoon.

Branch libraries will also be serving refreshments.

Student might also want to try the “really quiet room” in Love Library South 224, which is something UNL Libraries is trying out for the first time.

“It was a suggestion based on feedback I got from the Undergraduate Advisory Board to the UNL Libraries,” said Joan Barnes, community engagement librarian for UNL Libraries. “We originally suggested putting puzzles, crafting supplies and games out, but the students on the board told us to create a place where there would not be noise or stimulation.”

Barnes recommends the Talk Zone and the Link area of the Love Library to students who don’t mind to study with some noise. Those who do might try the really quiet room, or the new Mezzanine study room on the second floor. There are also study rooms with technology students can use, after asking for the key on the Media Services desk.

Another way students can de-stress is by attending the Mind and Body Stress Management Workshop, hosted by staff from the First-Year Experience and Transition Program along with the University Health Center’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).

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ABOVE: Raye Novich, a senior biology major, and Markus Schoof, a senior history major, play a game of bean-bag toss during the Yard Fest & Pinterest Party on the Nebraska Union greenspace Monday.

RIGHT: Novich and Schoof play soccer with a beach ball during the Yard Fest & Pinterest Party on the greenspace.

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Lyft’s Thursday launch could see end come May 8, police to pull vehicles over for criminal activity Melissa allen DN After May 8, drivers sporting a pink mustache on the front of their cars may be pulled over for civilian or criminal activity.

On Thursday, a new drive-sharing smart phone application, called Lyft, was launched in Lincoln and Omaha as part of a nationwide effort to reach more people. Known for the trademark pink moustaches on its vehicles,

the drive-sharing service, which started in San Francisco in 2012, operates in 60 cities, including the addition of 24 new cities as of last Thursday.

Until May 8, the service will be free 24 hours a day. But according to the Nebraska Public Service Commission, the service will then be illegal and pink-moustache’d cars will be pulled over for civilian or criminal activity.

“It’s possible that tickets could be issued to drivers, and they could be subject to civil or criminal citations,” said Mark Breiner, the director of the Transportation and Railroad Safety Department of the Nebraskan Public Service Commission. “We’ll have the authority to impound the vehicles in service. There are some avenues being looked into also, but we don’t have these things figured all the way out yet.”

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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln student body is using its rec center more than many other student populations’ throughout the United States.

In a 2013 Student Voice Benchmark survey, 83 percent of UNL students used Campus Recreation Center facilities, programs or services.

This was higher than the national average, which fluctuates between 60 and 70 percent at other schools, according to a 2013 NASPA Consortium Campus Recreation study.

Christopher Dulak, assistant director for marketing and development at Campus Recreation, said it’s not just students using the weight room but also the various activities offered by the Rec that contribute to the above-average percentage.

“You can’t take that as ‘coming to the Rec Center and working out,’ because we’re much bigger than that,” he said. “It could be that they are playing intramural sports and are using the fields at 17th and Vine; it’s that they play tennis and they’re using an outside tennis court. It could be that they don’t come to the rec center but they participate in Outdoor Adventures trips, or they use our bike rental

Dulak said the survey also showservices.”

There are a variety of factors that cases positive feedback from students, contribute to that high percentage of such as the 92 percent who reported students who use the campus recre- improved feelings of well-being by participating in campus recreation or ation facilities, Dulak said.

90 percent who would recommend it “So for the University of Michigan that has over 60,000 students or to others.

“And then here’s another that Ohio State University the same, they it’s on the very flipside of that, same would never be able to approach that (number),” he said. “Because their survey, ‘do we have enough cardio equipment?’” Dulak student population said. “And only 33 is so much diverse.

You can’t percent say yes, and Yes, they could have again, that’s some(more) enrolled stutake that thing that we’re trydents but students ing to work on with could also just be tak- as ‘coming to the the expansion and ing online classes.”

Rec Center’ and things like that.”

UNL’s demoworking out.”

Dulak said he graphics help mainwould encourage tain the number of campus recreation ChRIStopher dulak students to do more assistant director for cross training, meanparticipants high. marketing and development at ing, trying different “I think that’s campus recreation sports other than one of our benefits the one they usually here, that we also train in. He mentioned have a high percentage the Purely Pink event, which was of students who live either right here aimed toward women and taught on campus or in the vicinity of campus.” Dulak said. “Lincoln is kind of a them how to appropriately use the strength training and conditioning compact city – it’s a growing city, but room, which houses weight lifting most students live within the area, so it’s still easy for them to come back to equipment.

“On the flipside to it, we would campus and participate outside their like to see guys doing more fitness academic life.”

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type classes, everything from indoor cycling classes to even Zumba,” he said. “We have TRX, which is our small group training, which is using your own bodyweight for strength training.”

Dulak said that cross training prevents body damage from repeating the same exercises.

“Because even if you just go to the weight room all the time, and that’s all you do, you an only improve it so much by doing the same exercises, you have to try different things before you plateau,” Dulak said.

Dulak said that while students come to UNL for education, and that academics is first for them, the campus recreation team want to support their lives by giving them a balance.

“We’re encouraged by the numbers, and we try to listen to students and what they’re saying,” he said.

“Yes, you want more cardio equipment; we’re working on that. Please be patient as that happens, because it just doesn’t happen overnight because we just have to work through the system and try to do the best we can. But keep coming to see us, and we’ll keep having great things for you.”

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ON CAMPUS what:

Mind and Body Stress Management (with CAPS) when: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. where: Love Library, Room 110

what:

Entomology Lecture when: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. where: Nebraska East Union

what:

Jumping Ship: Industry Switching as an Employment Strategy when: 2 p.m. where: College of Business Administration, Room 222

IN LINCOLN what:

Dwight Smith and Julia Lucille when: 9 p.m. to midnight where: Vega, 350 Canopy St.

what:

Jazzocracy when: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. where: Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St.

Rec to give sneek peek of new facility Tyler Williams DN Campus Recreation is offering a sneak peek of its new Outdoor Adventures Center on Friday.

“Were having the sneak peek to build excitement and just have everybody come and check it out,” said Jordan Messerer, assistant director of the Rec. The sneak peek will begin at 2 p.m. and last until 6 p.m. It will include guided tours of the facility by staff, and the opportunity to try the indoor climbing gym for free.

Then on Monday, the Outdoor Adventures Center will open at 10 a.m.

“The biggest difference is that we are in a space that is designed for the program that we are offering,” said Outdoor Adventures coordinator Todd Grier.

The physical differences in the new center are expanded rock walls and climbing capabilities, including areas for “Bouldering,” which is a unique form of rock climbing that doesn’t use ropes or harnesses. There will also be rappelling platforms for more advanced climbers.

In addition to expanded rock walls, the equipment rental facilities will be more spacious and consumer friendly. The selection of rentals is also set to expand with the introduction of stand up paddle boards, which Grier explained can be a fun way to get into water sports.

“If you can stand and keep bal-

ance, all you gotta do is learn how to paddle,” Grier said.

The new center will also make UNL a more bike-friendly campus by providing “end of ride” facilities for bikers. These include showers, lockers and bike racks that students who commute via bicycle can utilize, Grier said.

The new center will also offer a variety of classes related to outdoor recreation, including Wilderness First Aid and Wilderness First Responding, both of which are part of nationally certified programs.

“We specialize in classes that don’t fit inside a classroom,” Grier said.

Other classes include wall climbing instructor training, back packing and rock climbing, which range from novice to advanced technical repelling courses. Grier also said the rock wall is not just for the adrenaline rush or highly skilled climbers. The wall is also for beginners just picking up the hobby and wanting to learn more and improve themselves.

“I see this as a gateway for adventure in Nebraska,” Grier said. “If Nebraska wants to increase its student population, we need to have programs that attract out-of-state students,” Grier said he hopes the Outdoor Adventures Center will not only be a space UNL’s population can be proud of but also be one that stands out in the Midwest.

The facility will require more staff to attend sign-in tables and new

expanded rental facilities. Campus Recreation is looking to expand its existing staff of 50 by about 10 to 12 positions when the Outdoor Adventures Center opens. Available positions are

posted on Husker Hire Link and the Rec website, www.crec.unl.edu/outdoor.

“Were really excited to be in a space were we can serve students in

a space that is designed for what we want to do,” Grier said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

UNLPD to continue tweet-along night patrols Colleen Fell DN The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department had a Friday night full of traffic stops, assaults and hashtags.

“Welcome to the first ever UNL# PD tweet along! You’re riding with Ofc. Wilmes and Kelly tonight. #UNLFive-O” read UNLPD’s Twitter page at 9:15 p.m. Friday before two officers left for their night patrol.

The tweet-along took place until Saturday morning and kept the UNL community in the loop about what crimes were happening on campus in real time. But UNLPD was using #UNLFIVE-O, and because of the hyphen, the hashtag wasn’t fully functional.

Koan Nissen, education and personnel officer for UNLPD, has been running UNLPD’s Twitter account since it was activated in August. He said the event itself was a success, as UNLPD gained about 200 new Twitter followers and had several hundred likes and retweets. Because of this success, Nissen said UNLPD would conduct more tweet-alongs in the future to make them a regular thing.

UNLPD is joining the trend of police departments conducting tweetalongs, which has been a growing trend across the country. Kansas City Police, @kcpolice, began the tweetalong experiment in April 2012, and its most recent tweet-along was April 11, using the hashtag #kctweetalong.

The University of Tennessee Police Department, @UTPolice, conducted their own tweet-along on Feb. 28 with the hashtag #UTPDBeat. Fellow Big Ten member University of Wisconsin-Madison’s police department, @UWMadisonPolice held its own tweet-along on April 20 with the hashtag #tweetalong.

Koan Nissen, education and personnel officer for UNLPD, has been running UNLPD’s Twitter account since it was activated in August.

Nissen said he uses the social media device as a positive community outreach tool. He got the idea for the tweet-along after attending a social media in law enforcement conference.

“It gives to real time, quick access to what we are doing,” Nissen said.

The response to the tweets was mostly positive and let the community see the more human side of police, Nissen said.

“We want to let the community

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The Daily Nebraskan reached out to Lyft, but the company didn’t respond before press time.

“As long as they’re not charging for service, it’s all right,” he said.

“When they start charging, they become a business to be regulated.”

One issue the commission has with Lyft is insurance coverage of the drivers using the service.

“One thing we have concern about is the safety of the public, because there’s some major issues with the way they operate on insurance,” he said.

One difference between a regular taxi service and Lyft is how the insurance policies affect the customers and the drivers. Unlike most taxi services, Lyft relies on the driver’s insurance to cover any damage or harm that may come to the customer, Breiner said.

“In most instances, most people’s automobile insurance on Lyft doesn’t cover this,” Breiner said. “There’s a lot of things to be sorted out.”

But the commission’s stance on the service may translate to a bad reputation for startup businesses in Lincoln, according to Paul Jarrett, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumnus and co-executive director of Bulu Box, a business with a focus on health-nutrition boxes sent out to customers. The company started in San Francisco in 2012 and has since relocated to Lincoln to establish its headquarters.

“It sends a bad message to the rest of the United States,” Jarrett said.

“When people and businesses do research on Lincoln, it’s going to be the first thing that pops up, is this. It gives the perception that it’s hard to start up here. That’s why I’m passionate about this. I love it here, it’s home for us, and where we’re growing our company.”

And some students at the Uni-

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Campus Recreation is offering a sneak peek of its new Outdoor Adventures Center Friday. The new facility will then officially open at 10 a.m. Monday.

see what it is we do,” he said.

Seeing the personal side of police is exactly what some students want.

Nels Holmquist, a freshman advertising and public relations major, said UNLPD members should use their Twitter to reach out to the community and make themselves seem more human.

“If we could see the more personal side of them, it would be interesting,” Holmquist said.

Holmquist said he uses Twitter but doesn’t follow UNLPD. However, Holmquist said if UNLPD were to do another tweet-along, he would be interested in following it.

“I probably would have followed if I would have known about it,” Holmquist said. “You see their cars around campus all the time, and I’m curious about what’s going on and what they’re doing.”

In addition to their tweets, UNLPD posted photos with some of their updates during the event. However, Nissen said he follows a set of guidelines when posting the photos.

“We post images that are designed to inform but not embarrass,” Nissen said. “We’re not out there to out anyone’s face on there.”

UNLPD took measures to protect

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UNLPD gained about 200 followers after its first tweet-along last Friday night, where it tweeted crime in real time. identities in ways such as blurring out license plates or showing only the hands of the arrested in handcuffs.

“Even though it’s public, we

don’t want to embarrass anyone,” Nissen said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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The Lyft ride-sharing service is free 24 hours a day until May 8, after which it will become subject to police enforcement. versity of Nebraska-Lincoln agreed.

“It reflects poorly on Lincoln,” said Nolan Gallagher, a graduate chemistry student. “It makes us look nonprogressive, but that’s nothing new I guess.”

The service could be especially useful for students over 21, he said.

“It will probably help to cut down drunk driving if people can get free rides,” Gallagher said, who said he would Lyft because he likes to go out and have his occasional drink.

The service can also be useful for students going back and forth between City and East campuses after the buses stop running for the day, said Rose Christiansen, a senior English major.

“Everything in Lincoln is so spread out,” she said. “So after the buses stop running, it’d be nice for students who don’t have cars to have (Lyft), I think.”

Fatimah Barnawi, a junior chem-

istry major, said she’s going to start using the service while it’s free. Barnawi walks about 20 minutes to campus from her home, and sometimes stays late.

“I really need it,” she said. “I prefer to take a cab than to walk home.”

The service might prove to be successful in Lincoln if they can stay competitive with traditional cab services by having a faster, more convenient mode of transportation, Barnawi said.

“If they find ways to be competitive with taxis, they will be successful,” Barnawi said. “Especially if they don’t make you wait too long to pick you up.”

Although the service could be rendered illegal after May 8, the Nebraska Public Service Commission is “not telling (Lyft) to go away, just to be certified like everyone else.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Kane Znamenacek, a graduate student in nutrition and exercise, and Lauren Catangui, a junior marketing major, hand out free soda and bubble wrap to students so they can “pop the stress,” during the University Health Center’s Yard Fest & Pinterest Party event on the greenspace Monday.

Students will learn to identify stressors and manage stress, along with tips on avoiding stress and what to do if they are already stressed out.

“We will also talk about the importance of sleep and making sure to schedule some relaxation time into student’s schedules during finals week,” said Nicole Smith, from the First-Year Experience and Transition Program.

“These next few weeks are about making good decisions and keeping a strong balance.”

Smith will lead the presentation,

which will include a progressive muscle relaxation activity.

Charlie Foster, mental health practitioner at CAPS, mentioned the importance of personal health care during these stressful weeks.

“Stressed out students need to remember to take care of their bodies during this time – making time for eating, sleeping and taking a moment to breathe sets a student up for more success than burning both ends of the candle,” Foster said.

She also recommends students

to set appropriate boundaries with friends and family so one can study if needed, and to recognize when stress becomes too much.

“At those times CAPS staff is available to help students manage problems with anxiety or depression,” Foster said. “We like to remind students that CAPS is here to help students be successful. One does not have to wait until they are falling apart to seek help with managing their problems.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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big ten roundup Michigan State students create blanket for jaundiced babies

Engineering students at the Michigan State University have developed a prototype of a blanket for jaundiced babies.

About six in 10 babies are born jaundiced – meaning they have excess bilirubin in their blood. Bilirubin is found in bile, produced when old red blood cells are broken down by the liver.

Jaundiced babies are currently treated with exposure to a special light that helps eliminate the excess bilirubin.

The MSU students started a project called Swaddlemi-Bili and created a blanket-like device that wraps around the baby and breaks down the bilirubin molecules.

The students hope the device will allow mothers to hold their jaundiced babies during the infant’s treatment.

The prototype won a student business model competition and will be presented at the International Business Model Competition in May.

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StarTran Bus Service is now offering evening shuttle services Thursday through Saturday from 6:45 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. The new service will operate through July 12 and runs on a continous 15-minute schedule.

StarTran expands evening rides Nam Tran DN StarTran Bus Service is now offering an evening shuttle service three days a week.

On April 18, Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler announced during a press conference that the city is offering new options to make parking easier for those heading to events downtown at the Pinnacle Bank Arena or the West Haymarket. To utilize existing garages, the city worked with StarTran to design the evening shuttle service.

Evening shuttles will take passengers on a route that includes many of the Park and Go garages in the city. The shuttle operates from 6:45 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. The service will run through July 12. It will run on a continuous 15-minute schedule.

For passengers who present a Park and Go ticket or a current bus pass, the ride will be free; otherwise the fare is 25 cents.

“We’re really running the service to assist with giving more options for people on the weekends,” said StarTran transit manager Michael Davis. “Being able to park at multiple garages to be able to go to events at the arena or Lied Center or any other places that are having events in the downtown area.

There are some parking garages that have yet to open up near the arena so we’re kind of testing this at the current time to see how well it works and then certainty if it works well we may consider doing that past the July 14th date.”

New parking includes 2,100

spaces that have recently been created or will be made available later in the year.

The service is a pilot program that is designed to see how interested the public is. If the program continues, city officials will talk to business owners and arena staff to see whether the service should continue when the new garages open.

During the pilot program, the service will be available for the major concert events happening downtown and will help with the busy traffic and congestion happening. The service will also run on the Paul McCartney concert on July 14.

“Everything on this is open to testing,” Davis said. “If we don’t have a lot of people riding those later trips, then we could cut it back. If we hear there’s a big demand to run later we certainty would consider that as well. I think the cut-off time was mainly orientated around arena events and Lied Center events pretty much getting those people back to their homes or cars.”

Other options being looked at are safe, affordable and convenient options for the 300 to 400 employees of Haymarket businesses to park.

Parking maps will be distributed to businesses in order to help educate customers about their parking options.

The city will also expand its use of message boards to assist people in finding available parking and to avoid traffic congestion during major events.

Lincoln Parking Services is

We’re really running the service to assist with giving more options for people on the weekends.” michael davis startran transit manager

also developing an app for smartphones to help users find the best available parking based on vicinity and capacity.

“The app is designed for people to be able to find available parking,” said Wayne Mixdorf, city parking manager. “This will be for our garages only, in the beginning, we hope to ultimately expand it to all of our on street parking, but the on street parking requires the installation of sensors and that’s not something we’re prepared to do at the moment. But in the beginning what we hope to be able to do is simply be able to let people know where the available garage and surface lot parking is.”

Mixdorf said that the app will be on both iOS and Android devices and that the decision hasn’t been made on whether the app will be free or not.

“We’re still looking into that but my inclination is for it to be a free app,” he said.

“We want people to be able to have multiple options, be able to use multiple parking garages,” Davis said. “Also people that want to go out to eat at one restaurant and then maybe go over to another place to enjoy a party,

evening service bus routes • 11th & J • 13th & J • 14th & J • 11th & L • 14th & O • 8th & P • 10th & P • 11th & P • 14th & P • 10th & Q they can move around on the weekends and enjoy that. Maybe they want to go to a movie, go out to dinner and then go to a movie but don’t want to keep moving their car around to do that.”

For stop times and a map of the route, visit: http://lincoln. ne.gov/city/pworks/startran/ routemap/evening/route55.htm.

More information is available at startran.lincoln.ne.gov and parkandgo.org or by calling 402-4761234 (StarTran) or 402-441-PARK. NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.com

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A “well done” May Day basket is set on display as an example for crafters.

Northwestern, Memorial Hospital honored for LGBTQ community contributions

Northwestern University and Northwestern Memorial Hospital were recognized for their contributions to the LGBTQ community through research, education and health services.

The university and hospital were honored at the Center on Halsted’s 2014 Human First Gala. The university has partnered with the Center on Halsted to expand health research on the LGBTQ community. Brian Mustanski, associate professor of medical social sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and director of the IMPACT program, accepted the award on the university’s behalf.

The IMPACT program conducts research on the sexual and physical health of sexual minorities. The program is in the Center on Halsted, a large HIV testing program and youth program. The IMPACT program and Center on Halsted collaborate on HIV prevention studies such as Keep it Up! and ChiGuys.

Illinois researcher finds giving is better than receiving in teens

A study lead by a researcher at the University of Illinois found that teenagers who enjoyed donating their time and money were less likely to become depressed.

According to the findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 15- and 16-year-olds who found more pleasure in giving money to family members were less likely to develop depression than others who enjoyed taking risks or found pleasure in keeping the money.

The study focused on the ventral striatum, the pleasure-regulating region of the brain that responds to rewards. Other research has shown that this region is more pronounced in adolescents, suggesting that teens experience higher levels of pleasure – perhaps explaining teenagers’ risk taking behaviors.

Those risky behaviors may account for higher levels of depression.

But in teens whose ventral striatum was activated by the rewarding feelings of giving to others, the risk of depression declined.

The new findings show that ventral striatum activation might have a positive role in the adolescent brain. The study team included researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, and research was supported by the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation.

Iowa Native American Student Association cancels annual Powwow

The University of Iowa Powwow has been canceled but not indefinitely.

The Powwow was founded in 1990 as a showcase for Native American students on campus.

The Native American Student Association, previously known as the American Indian Student Association, decided to cancel because the group didn’t have enough people to organize and raise funds for such a large event.

The university has had a decline of Native American students in the past few years, which as had an effect on the student association and the Powwow planning, according to Kyleshawn Sted, association president. In fall 2009, 133 students identified as Native American. In 2011, 99 identified as Native American and 59 in 2013.

This is not the first Powwow cancellation, as it went on hiatus for four years in 2005 so the association could recover from an $8,000 debt carried over from previous years. Stead said this year’s cancellation is because of the same issue. Last year, the total cost for the Powwow was $55,000.

UNL students gathered in the Nebraska Union Crib on Monday afternoon for May Day-themed crafting activities.

—Compiled by Mara Klecker news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Lyft needs to put on brakes until it solves insurance issues Last Thursday, Nebraska was thrown into the national spotlight because of current regulation surrounding ride-sharing programs. Lyft, the drive-sharing smartphone application, allows riders to catch a ride with anyone who has offered to drive.

But, as the Nebraska Public Service Commission said, Lyft needs to play by the same rules other taxi services do.

Because the service is currently free, Lyft drivers and riders won’t be hunted down by police cruisers, but once Lyft starts charging – on May 8 – they’ll be breaking the law.

The Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board believes this is the right course of action. Unlike taxi services that have insurance to cover all of the vehicles in the fleet, Lyft drivers assume risk, and riders may or may not be covered by whatever insurance they have. While we can always hope for the best or believe an accident won’t happen to us, comprehensive car and company insurance shouldn’t be dismissed lightly.

Leaving it up to individual drivers puts unnecessary risk on Lyft riders, and until Lyft adopts an insurance policy like established taxi companies, it shouldn’t operate in Nebraska.

The concerns coming from the startup community are valid.

Lyft operates in a number of other states and could be appealing to students who live on campus and don’t have regular access to a car. However, current laws shouldn’t be interpreted as reactionary policy but instead an increased commitment to safety.

The board hopes lawmakers will have discussions on Lyft, and craft policy that both protects drivers and allows for these services to operate.

For now, let’s put on the brakes and put Lyft in park.

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Advantage Act fails to solve problem

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he Nebraska Advantage Act was intended to create jobs in Nebraska. Essentially, companies would agree to a hiring quota and then would need to meet that quota in a certain amount of time. Now, there are companies in Nebraska that are taking advantage of tax credits and incentives by agreeing to hire more people but are just having their current employees work more hours.

For example, Gallup – a Washington, D.C.based polling firm – earned $2.5 million in tax credits in 2013, according to Nebraska Watchdog. Even sadder, there were no new employees hired at this firm in correlation with the Nebraska Advantage Act. State tax commissioner Kim Conroy and Gov. Dave Heineman have both applauded the legislation as it provides economic development and helps bring business to Nebraska.

While there is some growth from companies such as Tejas Tubular Products – a Texas-based manufacturing firm that will begin construction in Nebraska in 2015 – at what cost do we allow companies to receive a tax credit and not even add any new jobs to the economy?

Heineman is a tax hawk. He constantly discusses saving taxpayer ’s money and reducing tax rates for property owners. On the contrary, Heineman seems to only be interested in reducing the tax rates for large corporations.

Additionally, his office declined to respond to questions regarding any specific plans the governor had for reducing property tax rates in response to his vetoing three appropriations bills near the end of the most recent legislative session. It seems if we reduce the corporate tax rate, this will in turn help out the medianincome households. Of course, if your boss has

College allows time to find your path in life

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t this time last year I was beginning the final leg of my senior year of high school. Although it seems like forever ago, I remember distinctly when I finally graduated I didn’t know what to do with myself. I’d finally reached the finish line, and, besides attending college in the fall, my life plan had essentially finished. I was launched into a scary void where the steps weren’t laid out in front of me, and I could actually make important decisions about my future. What happened next was suddenly up to me, and there were so many different ways I could go. So I focused on most pressing things.

I picked a major, and I made sure I passed all of my classes – but while these things are important, they’re only details in the bigger story.

If I could talk to myself a year ago, I’d tell the younger version of me to figure out what I wanted and go after it. This might seem like an obvious task when faced with a fork in the road, but somewhere along the line I forgot about it. Although I’m certainly not a college expert, here’s my advice: Don’t let this happen to you.

There’s one very good reason. If you do things just for the sake of doing them, an inevitable question eventually appears. Why should I? We grapple with this question all the time, debating whether things are worth our valuable time and effort or if we’d be better off taking a nap. (Let’s be real, nothing happens in class on Fridays.) This is only natural in an environment where most of the things we do have no inherent importance. What is it, then, that drives us forward?

Although it’s probably a little bit of boredom and a few higher ideals, the realist answer has to be money. Making money is really why we’re all here because if you don’t have enough cash you can’t do much of anything besides try and make some more. But money is an empty promise. It will make you comfortable – and you need a certain amount of it to survive – but it won’t satisfy the restless urge for something

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more. This is evidenced by my perpetual struggle to find motivation in calculus, even though I know there’s a pot of gold waiting for me at the end. There has to be something else behind all of my time and effort – and the good news is it isn’t too hard to find if you’re looking for it.

What I’ve been building up to here is finding a purpose. If you don’t have an awesome reason to get up at 8 a.m. for that required class every other day, chances are you probably won’t do it unless you absolutely have to.

But how do you find this mysterious purpose?

First and foremost, you have to figure out what you care about. Some days you might feel like a blob, but I’m positive that you’re passionate about something out there. It doesn’t matter if it’s science or politics or art or just being a good friend. I feel really cheesy writing this column, but if you don’t know what matters to you or what you want, you could end up anywhere.

The point is we will always have to do stupid things that waste our time, and without the important things to keep us centered, we can lose track of the real life goal. Happiness is different for everyone. There isn’t a path set out in front of you or a checklist to follow, you have to figure it out for yourself. Don’t get caught up in the details or a flash in the pan and forget about the real deal. Don’t worry too much either because it helps to believe things will turn out all right in the end, no matter what.

Devin Grier is a freshman biological systems engineering major. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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lower taxes, then they will want to pay you more and be able to hire more people. Wrong.

The Nebraska Advantage Act incentivizes employers to add hours not add people.

Many people feel if we provide tax credits for these businesses, it will begin a trickle-down process in which employers will be able to pay employees more for working more hours. If a person works 30 hours per week and their employer bumps them up to 40, they will have less time to stimulate the economy any more than someone who already works 40 hours per week. They’re spending time at work, not shopping for groceries or clothes to put money back into circulation. The Nebraska Advantage Act is intended to create jobs, which is a chief component of economic development. However, companies such as Gallup are getting $2.5 million for adding hours to already-existing employees. This is a lazy way to develop the state’s economy and a shady way to receive a tax credit that should have been directed to the hard-working employees of this state – not their bosses.

If we’re delegating millions of dollars to companies not completing their hiring quota like they agreed to, this is where I draw issue.

You’re darn right adding hours to part-time

employees will help them. More hours equals more money. But Gallup agreed to a quota they failed to meet, finding a loophole in legislation that’s still supported by our governor and tax commissioner. Reducing taxes is important. Reducing taxes has the ability to help out median-income households, but not when it’s applied to multi-million-dollar industries that take advantage of the Nebraska Advantage Act. Nebraska’s unemployment rate is 3.9 percent, which is considerably lower than the nation’s 7.3 percent. Nebraska isn’t in an employment crisis by any means, but we need to be wary of companies taking advantage of such legislation. Otherwise we may soon find ourselves in the position of some states such as California, which is sitting at an 8.7 percent unemployment rate. Taxes are an important issue, and reducing them for businesses and households can help enhance many sectors of our economy, but we should look closely at companies such as Gallup who are taking advantage of economic legislation aimed at job creation. This is a problem that needs to be addressed and fixed.

When college students graduate, they’re going to be looking for full-time jobs, not the part-time work they’re used to. Companies are taking what jobs could be available and just overworking their current employees. Building the economy around already-existing employees won’t work forever, and it’s time we realize this tax credit needs to be revised for the next generation.

Mark Batt is a junior political science major. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

Higher education doesn’t always define success

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s an English major, I’m often asked what I want to do with my life. I do my best not to be offended when someone skeptically questions my career plans because the English major is so diverse.

Like flour, it’s commonplace and pretty bland, but it’s included in hundreds of recipes as the glue that holds everything together and adds substance to the meal. Still, not too many would want to lick a spoonful of plain ol’ flour, and people ask me how many years of schooling I intend to spice up my dish with. But I can say right now, upon almost completing my sophomore year, I will be content with my bachelor ’s degree. I don’t want to continue my education further – and isn’t it funny how I’m embarrassed and almost apologetic to admit it.

We live in a society that values a higher education.

Practitioners and lawyers proudly display their diplomas in the high, bright places of their offices. Many students pour out years of their time, money and energy to be able to write a few letters before or after their names.

The problem arises when students feel so pressured to advance their education that they use money that isn’t theirs to keep moving forward.

In theory, student loans are a good idea. You borrow some money to attend a college or university for anywhere from two to 10 years and work toward a reputable education that will, presumably, launch you into a successful career. A good chunk of your paycheck from said successful career is used to pay back the original loan until all debts are fulfilled.

In practice, though, the road isn’t so smooth. Sometimes it takes a little longer than expected. According to Americanprogress.org, approximately 20 to 40 percent of students require extra time to graduate. And even for those who persevere through their degree programs and eventually graduate, the degree is anything but a ticket to employment. Last year, an online poll showed that 40 percent of students graduating college were unemployed. A study from 2010 showed an employed graduate is likely to be working a job that doesn’t require a bachelor ’s degree, or even a high school diploma. All that time and energy has gone to a not-sosuccessful job, and those not-so-helpful student loans weigh heavily on us as we try to make ends meet.

Organizations such as the Peace Corps and Spon-

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sorChange.org offer an alternative to the traditional payback method. By volunteering their time at certain nonprofits that need manpower, college grads have their hours of community service reimbursed by sponsor donations toward their loan debt. In one respect, this method’s a great way for grads who’re struggling to find a job to gain some work experience while paying off their loans. In another, it’s kind of upsetting. It’s a shame that our society looks down upon drop-outs and the degreeless while also expecting graduates to accumulate an inhuman amount of debt on their way to meeting society’s expectations. These statistics and organizations also show how our exalted diplomas can’t take us as far as work experience can. Makes me wonder where as a country our priorities really lie. What do we value? What do we dream of? What can we do to make it more achievable?

This achievable education debate has gone on for years, and the arguments are worth considering. But for many of us, the proposed changes to the educational system won’t happen fast enough to help us out of student loan debt. What we as students need to consider, then, is not only the cost of our education but its value.

Are our lives really so incomplete without a master ’s or a doctorate? Can we only be satisfied by the expensive, extravagant or exotic? Perhaps we should reevaluate ourselves and see if we could be content with what is foundational, what is simply enough, even if it’s plain. Like flour. My English major won’t take me to a six-figure salary, but it’s what I love, and that’s worth everything.

Annie Stokely makes a mean pie crust.

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How speech coach Amy Arellano has built, and then rebuilt, a life

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Amy Arellano, one of three graduate students who coach UNL’s speech team, is in her second year of graduate communication studies.

Arellano found her passion for speech after her prospective career in softball was ended by a torn ACL. Arellano won a national speech championship while at the University of Texas at Tyler, and was part of the U.S. debate team as they competed throughout Europe.

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ook at Amy Arellano, ready to scribble as fast as she can.

Reece Ristau bows his head, seconds from starting his speech. He takes a focusing breath but interrupts himself and looks up.

“Do you want to do a start-stop or just go through in full?”

Arellano, a graduate assistant coach at the University of NebraskaLincoln, picks the former. She’ll halt his speech here and there to nitpick. The state tournament was in Omaha that weekend, Feb. 15, and she wants the team tight.

Ristau, a junior journalism major and Daily Nebraskan staff writer, is practicing his communication analysis, a speech in which speakers take an artifact from society and view it through a rhetorical lens.

He starts, his speech focusing on an advertising campaign that supports rape culture and an anti-campaign that uses the same aesthetics to point out the theme of victim blaming in the original.

She glances up from the purple construction paper she’s using for notes and stops him. He’s halfway through a segment explaining the idea of “bricolage,” when she offers her own definition.

“The point of bricolage is to take all the pieces of something and rebuild it,” she says. “It’s a scavenger method. You want to change the meaning.”

This is a story about how things are taken from Amy Arellano.

Her softball dreams leaving where the field meets the centerfield wall, a gun in her face as her wallet is emptied, burglars leaving her house for the third time, photos of Arellano’s past in their hands. She’s become familiar with disadvantage and unexpected turns, teaching her how to scavenge through the ruins, building something different and larger than what her original blueprints ever suggested.

It’s the idea of bricolage – of building a Lego dinosaur with three heads when the instructions are for a spaceship – that has defined much of Arellano’s path.

Look at Arellano in 1995, sweating through a muggy summer evening in Orlando, Fla. The crowd gathers to watch a semifinal game of the 14-and-Up American Softball Association Championships. Arellano plays second base, and she’s good – a scholarship to play for Baylor University on the table. She loves the position. It’s where the action is.

Final out of the game. Her coach moves her to the centerfield to help defend a big hitter at the plate.

Playing outfield in the ASA is different from lesser leagues, where fielders swat mosquitoes and watch bullfrogs catapult. Every at-bat holds potential for Arellano to make that diving catch teammates will talk about for weeks.

Of course, the ball is hit deep in her direction.

She makes the catch, holding on as the outfield wall gets in her way.

Recruiters in the stands watch her collapse to the ground. Both the ACL and meniscus in her left knee are torn.

There’s that telltale pop athletes always talk about with ACL tears. It’s an awful sound – like stepping on a snail, Arellano describes it – that signifies a turn down a dark road.

No one in her family has gone on to higher education; the trail was hers to blaze. The money that could have been saved for school was used to make Arellano into the second baseman with a range bigger than Texas itself.

But that future just ripped with her ligaments.

Look at Arellano deal with the aftermath.

She’s not doing her stretches as often as she should, in part the dampening effect of losing her collegiate softball career, in part the frustration that comes with a slow healing period.

Working as a bank teller, Arellano’s mother makes enough money for the family to be dirt poor. Her father is out of the picture.

But in high school, her path diverges. She takes a speech and debate class as a junior and joins the team soon after.

A young Arellano goes outside and shoots free throws – 150 of them in a row, trying to create that smooth flick and high arc. She has her own batting cage and a net to work on pitching for hours. This is what she does – practice in hopes of perfection.

Perhaps it’s her afternoons striving for ideal release points and mechanical repetition that makes debate click. The 7-year-old flinging 3s from behind the arc painted on her driveway still present as Arellano accepts a scholarship at the University of Texas at Tyler. The satisfaction of hitting a perfect pull revisits when she wins a national championship, later making the U.S. debate team and competing throughout Europe.

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Arellano talks to University of Nebraska-Omaha coach Ryan Syrek at the speech meet held at Hastings College. In only her second year as assistant coach of the speech team, Arellano has a strong devotion to the team, referring to them as her family. Each year, Arellano makes a mixtape for the team that has a song to represent each member of the team.

Look at Arellano get her first tattoo at 15 years old.

She’s with friends at a Cinco de Mayo festival when an artist approaches her, offering a free tattoo as long as he gets to pick the design. She ends up with a cat face on her left breast.

Arellano has since been inked up with either 51 or 76 tattoos, depending on whether the sleeve on her right leg is considered one solid piece or 26 smaller ones. She thinks of it as one, the smaller tattoos not as important as the overall picture.

Look at Arellano with blood on her hand.

In college, Arellano takes on an apprenticeship with a local tattoo parlor throughout most of school. She does all kinds of designs, though refuses to ink names or faces because of the uncertainty of the future and the potential distortion of faces over time.

She gets in an argument with a philosophy professor about the effects of broken homes on the human psyche. His argument that broken homes lead to inescapable personality flaws and mental disorders have Arellano on the brink of yelling. She leaves his office enraged and, wanting to release steam, punches a wall.

She shatters her drawing hand. Another injury, another future evaporating.

After recovery, she still has concerns about her drawing ability and leaves her job.

No point in ruining someone’s skin, she figured.

Look at Arellano explaining what happened to police.

She stops a gas station before a night class to buy a bottle of water. Walking to the counter, she notices the man with a gun.

It’s a holdup. He wants money.

He turns away from the worker and looks her in the eyes. He takes her cash, gets his fistful of money from the cashier and disappears.

She misses class, giving details of the robbery to the police officers.

She’s pissed but not shaken. She’s just thirsty.

Look at Arellano, the hopeless romantic.

She’s bustling during the Bronco Bash speech meet at Hastings College. She has huge headphones wrapped around her neck used to ward off people she doesn’t want to talk to, her focus on the team.

Finals are posted on the wall, six competitors in each event vying for medals.

UNL has a good showing, teammates finaling in nearly every event, and Arellano is excited. She walks up to a booth and high fives Christina Ivey, a fellow coach.

She leans over the table to talk to Ivey, who cups Arellano’s face in her hand and

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Literary contest encourages students’ work Vanessa Daves DN When Caitlin Wilson started writing poetry in the margins of her notebooks during class at the beginning of the semester, she didn’t think much of it.

When Wilson realized they were all centered around one theme and directed at her mom, she didn’t think much of cleaning them up either.

So when Wilson entered her series of poems into an undergraduate poetry contest at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she wasn’t sure what to expect.

But about a month after entering her writing about how her mom stopped talking to her after Wilson came out as a lesbian, she was both nervous and excited to

stand in front of 17 other contest winners and read her second-place piece.

“It’s validation that what I’m writing is worth being written and worth reading,” the senior English major said. “That feels good. It’s kind of a fun thing, especially to see what other people have written.”

On Monday afternoon in the Dudley Bailey Library of Andrews Hall, winners of various writing competitions within the English department read their essays, short stories, poems and other writings to faculty and students. There were contests for both undergraduate and graduate students. Though some awards were specifically for English majors, others were open to all university students.

On Wednesday, they’ll be honored in a ceremony where they’ll receive certificates for their work.

“For one thing, it gets your Some winners will also receive work recognized,” Page said. “It’s money for their awards. an opportunity for your Michael work to get assessed by Page, contest qualified judges, and, coordinator if you win, there’s a and lecturer financial reward.” for the English A w a r d s department, ranged from said this $75 to year’s un$2,000 for dergraduthose who ate complaced in petitions the contests. were underStudents turned represented. in their entries Page said around the in the combeginning of ing years, he March. hopes to refoFreshman cus on public michael johnson | dn English major relations and Natalie Wieget the word belhaus entered an essay she wrote out to more students because it’s a for an English class in the Gaffney good opportunity.

Undergraduate Essay Contest and won first place. Titled “Communication Among Classes in Elizabeth Gaskell’s ‘North and South,’” her 10-page essay discussed the novella and Gaskell’s ambitious goals for women in early times.

“She was a pretty progressive woman for her time,” Weibelhaus said. “She wasn’t advocating democracy; she advocated education and things like that. She also believed in giving respect to everyone.”

Cody Fischer, a junior English and Spanish major, also entered an essay into the same contest as Wiebelhaus, and he placed second.

His essay, “Molded from Clay: The Duality of Human Nature in ‘Frankenstein,’” is about prevalent themes of nature and humanity in the novel “Frankenstein.”

In his essay, he said “both na-

ture and humankind have both good and bad qualities, which essentially links the two and says humankind cannot escape the realm of the natural world.”

“It’s definitely an honor to be awarded something like this,” Fischer said. “I guess it’s just something to pay off for all the classwork that you do, to see something good come of it – something tangible.”

Briley Moates, a freshman biology major, was awarded first place in the Ted Kooser First-Year Writing Competition for an essay nominated by her professor, Jacqueline Harris.

Moates’ essay is entitled “A Not-So-Modest Proposal,” and she said she worked hard to make it well-written and was honored when Harris emailed her saying

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Crafting fails to get rid of stress Cassie Kernick dn A Pinterest Party sounded like a fun event.

Even more exciting was the event’s objective was to help students relax and take a fun break from studying. Sounds like a wonderful oasis, right?

Well as someone who frequently feels that I cannot control my flailing, awkward limbs, crafting has never really been something I thought of as fun, easy or relaxing. However, dead week is a desperate time, so I decided to give it a go. Maybe the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s version of crafting would really turn things around for me.

I walked in and was immediately flooded with relief. No canvases.

Canvases are to me what Kryptonite is to Superman. The last time I attempted to paint a canvas I was so upset by the outcome that I actually punched through it. I missed and cut up my hand, but the sentiment remained.

I sat down at a table in the Nebraska Union Crib that’s slightly elevated, my first mistake. All of the event coordinators could see me clearly. If I’m going to be bad at something, I’d prefer to be alone and hold onto some shred of dignity.

It was this line of thinking that caused me to go to the event by myself. Plot twist: This was actually my second mistake. I definitely should have brought a friend to ease the tension of sitting alone on the raised

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Cassie Kernick decorates a piggy bank during Pinterest on the Plaza, held at the union on Monday afternoon. platform under the bright lights.

Oh, well. No turning back now. I scanned the table and saw little planters, glitter and foam stickers. I started to relax again. Foam stickers? I was the queen of foam stickers in second grade, surely I could regain my title.

I grabbed a pot that I decorated with a foam face and butterfly, but it needed more pizzazz – it needed more angst. So I used the glitter to make a thought bubble and have it say things such as “fuck skewl” and “I need a drink.” Getting these inner thoughts down on paper did relieve some stress.

I was on a roll so I went to reach

for a plastic baggie filled with items that were supposed to build a little foam flower bouquet. I went to tear it open, and it wouldn’t budge. I tried to use my nails to make an incision but I’d bitten my nails down to nubs during the past few weeks. I started to get upset, so I ripped the plastic apart as hard as I could. The contents of the bag flew across the table as I muttered dammit to myself.

I didn’t think they heard me curse but now everyone thought I talk to myself. Great. This attack brought over a few spectators who complimented my design work. One lady said, “Wow I can tell you’re

crafty.” Crafty? My planter and flowers looked like something either a 4-year-old or someone on acid would create.

Had she tried to be cruel or ironic? No, this was worse – this was pity, I thought.

I couldn’t sit under the microscope any longer. I got up and noticed a smaller, more private table where I could color a little piggy bank.

I sat down and smiled. I could definitely do this. Right as I tried to draw a straight line, I remembered that my hands always shake slightly.

Dammit, no straight lines for me.

Maybe the curvy lines could be abstract? I’d convinced myself that this was the angle to go with when someone from high school walked up to me.

I hadn’t seen this particular individual in years and, to be frank, didn’t really want to catch up on three years’ worth of happenings.

Luckily, and unluckily, after about a minute of small talk, he cut to the chase. Yep, he asked me about my religion. I kind of chuckled. I was supposed to be crafting to relieve stress, and now was being interrogated about spirituality. I found the quickest exit to the conversation and got the hell out of there, ultimately, feeling way more stressed than when I got there.

Moral of the story: Crafting may be fun, but only if it’s in a non-public space where people cannot talk to you. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Students should respect student union Kekeli Dawes

Each first day of a new semester, the Daily Nebraskan has a tradition where the new editor-in-chief pens his or her first editorial as the head of the paper, addressed to the students and the readership. Some express thanks, some are hopeful and look forward to the upcoming year, and some don’t say much at all. Sometimes, they’re genuinely idealistic. “...it shall be the staff’s aim to so portray and represent undergraduate life and interests that the Nebraskan will become a vital part of every student’s university experience.”

The last time those words were printed in an issue of the DN was 79 years ago, written by then-senior Jack Fischer.

I know this may be a strange way to start an architecture column, but trust me, this has everything to do with the designed world around us – our world, The University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Because without words like that from that man, our commute to class every day would look very different.

The Nebraska Union, as we know it, wouldn’t be there if it weren’t for Fischer and students like him. Considering that we’re talking about one of the most important structures on campus, it seems more than relevant to tell this story in an architecture column.

The last time I wrote in this slot I mentioned in passing that “students built the student union.” It was demanded by the students, for the students, and the school, on behalf of the Board of Regents, vehemently opposed it. In fact, the school didn’t even support it well after it opened in 1938. The union was its own autonomous identity, independently run by students, along with faculty and alumni. Hard to imagine a time when the heads of the university didn’t concern themselves with the union, now that they’ve gone so far to literally turned the floors red just to reach the

Chancellor Harvey Perlman’s goal of 30,000 students.

And like Perlman, whose harsh budget cuts for the university were recently axed, those in the Board of Regents in the ’30s were proudly fiscally conservative. Unlike Perlman, these guys were rabidly so and for absurd, Tea Partyesque reasons they hated President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his government handouts, so they’d never consider applying for a Public Works Administration grant to fund the union’s construction that the student body so desperately needed.

Until the union we know was built, students had nowhere to chill and have meetings but in a building that started crumbling since the first cornerstone was laid in the 1800s.

They had to wind down in a building we’d today call blighted that was already 85 years old to the class of ’36.

Imagine being a UNL student at that time, in serious, obvious need of a place for students to call their own but at the mercy of a petty, but powerful, administration that not only denied their needs but outright avoided and ignored the issue for almost a decade.

Now imagine taking them on.

And winning.

Working in the dingy DN offices in the basement of the decrepit University Hall, Fischer likely grew tired of the games the staff regularly played, chasing rats out of corners of DN headquarters and dared to dream of a day when future writers could proudly share a desk with no rodent.

In 1936 he wrote about how jealous he and other students were of Kansas’ bustling Kansas Memorial Union. He saw no reason why UNL couldn’t have better.

He felt the same way about the school’s then-abysmal library, but that required the approval of the state legislature, a feat that even he considered impossible.

He made it his mission at the school to do something about this student union problem and voiced his distaste for the administration’s policy once he earned a spot on the DN’s editorial staff. Fischer wrote about many policies around campus, but his editorial work on the campaign for a student union especially resonated with the student body, partly because of his words, but the

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The two met at West Texas A&M when Ivey was new to the team and Arellano was an assistant coach.

Ivey couldn’t stand her, thinking her rude and too vocal.

But this is Arellano – the way things appear at first are always misleading.

Look at Arellano at work.

She prides herself on having strength when she needs it. She admits she has problems sharing her emotions well at times, but Ivey loves to point out the softie under the rough exterior.

The passion for those she cares about spills over into her coaching.

Before their being together, Ivey is having a rough Thanksgiving with her family. She contacts Arellano, and two hours later, Arellano was there to drive her back to her apartment, taking care of Ivey her first priority.

When she can tell students are having a rough time at home, she extends a hand to help them out. If a break is coming, she’ll offer them a job catsitting so they have a reason to stay in Lincoln. She doesn’t want people to be where they don’t want to be.

For students without home concerns, it’s much more than helping develop their prose and straightening ties. She wants the speech team to be a home, a safe zone, saturated with love and respect. Each year, she makes a mixtape with a song that represents each teammate, though she never tells them who is represented by each song, the focus on the team holding much more girth than the individual.

Look at Amy Arellano.

Look at her tattoos, her short and spiky hair, her neon-colored sneakers she dug out of the bargain

bin. Each one a microcosm for her personality – sharp tufts sticking out of the top, rainbows on the bottom – Arellano somewhere in between.

Teaching at Kansas City Community College, she’s robbed three times in less than a year and a half.

She’s chosen to live in a rough neighborhood despite having the finances to live elsewhere because she feels it’s important to live among the community she teaches.

She has photo albums stolen.

Her past, like her future when she was younger, taken from her.

She’s not upset.

You can’t take tattoos, she says. They’re stuck there, memories intact.

Her left knee lacks ink, marked by healed cartilage instead. She’s had numerous follow-up surgeries for her ligaments, and more may be lurking.

When they’re dealt with, though, there’ll be ink making an appearance.

The design won’t be a softball covering her kneecap – God, please, don’t get a softball, Ivey teases her – but of course it won’t.

She’s nearly finished with her doctorate in communications.

She’s headed to Portland, Ore., – a city Arellano has fallen in love with – this summer to renew her vows with Ivey at Voodoo Donuts, helping create a positive memory surrounding their marriage. They’ve talked about adoption.

Nearly 20 years ago, Arellano’s future was lit by beam lights surrounding the diamond.

Now it’s a future illuminated by the glow of the dashboard at 1 a.m., driving her team home after a meet in a UNL passenger van on eastbound I-80 after a meet. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

action he put behind them.

Looking through the dusty yellowing 100-year-old archives of the DN in the newsroom, they don’t say how he did it, but Fischer successfully led a campaign by the DN to gather a petition of 3,000 students and a slew of donations from virtually every club on campus, enough to make the administration take notice – something that even alumni allies, such as Ray Ramsay, couldn’t manage to do on his own.

He wrote in a letter to a fellow alumnus a year or so after the union opened, “On October 22, 1936, students of our Alma Mater forgot all about football. And small wonder, for on that day President Roosevelt approved a $180,000 grant for a Student Union.”

The student body shook things up enough here that even the president felt it – and the Board of Regents was so stubborn, that’s what it had to take.

Fischer understood he had to be just as demanding, because it wasn’t smart to expect any proactive behavior from the administration, namely the board, the student and alumni group proposed the first floor plans of the union with an architect they went to themselves.

When the design wasn’t satisfactory, he made it known to those who made the bad decision. “Let’s build a real Student Union building … To have a real Union building, we must have a theater.” Fischer found that the “E-shaped” plan proposed by the board didn’t have room for one, and that the ballrooms were too small to party in. He said that the building should have utility as a priority but should go beyond, and do some things out of the ordinary – things that other unions didn’t have.

“If the building we want and need cannot be built for $400,000, let it be built-in units,” said Fischer in 1936.

“If the students will work and keep interest in the building alive … as a result there will be a Student Union building of which we can all be justly proud.”

So on both fronts, with the DN to voice to the students, and with the Student Council to back that up with action and to give the students some agency, the union’s future was secured in the fall of ‘36.

In his farewell editorial, he echoed many of the values held in his first as editor. He still pushed for holding the administration accountable for serving its students, but above all, he emphasized the power of the student. “The Nebraskan favors placing greater responsibility in the hands of students for conduct of their own affairs, giving them at least an opportunity to solve and handle their own problems before being forced to submit to arbitrary rules from above,” he wrote.

Even though he spoke on behalf of the editors and staff of the DN, those values were his own. He had wild ambitions for the school and firmly believed that as a student, he had the power to make them happen – with the rest of us.

So seeing more students using the union means a little more to me personally now that I know this.

More of us should know this. The Nebraska Union, though it looks like a spaceship and will be grossly dated in a few years, means a great deal to us as students. We just didn’t know about it.

This is our last week of the semester, so as old editors and writers leave and new step in, I can’t think of a better way to wrap things up but with words from Fischer’s last entry. It should remind us, as students, what we are capable of and what we should strive for.

“There is no reason Nebraska should not be the best university in the middlewest … Much we could have done to further realization of that ideal we have neglected; some small portion of it we may have achieved. We have differed with the administration, with the faculty, with our fellow students. Sometimes we have been wrong. We have been accused of criticizing for the sake of criticizing. This is what we deny and submit the semester’s record as evidence. We have enjoyed this semester and say farewell now with regret that our regime is ended, but with confidence our successor will ably serve the student body and the university in every possible manner.”

Here’s to the better semesters ahead, friends. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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“American Pop” uses a rotoscope style of animation, in which the actors are filmed traditionally before artists take the footage and animate over it.

‘American Pop’ uses rotoscope to tell 4 stories Jack Forey

Few movies take on such wide a scope as Ralph Bakshi’s little-discussed “American Pop.” Released in 1981, it covers a span of about 80 years, beginning with a Russian immigrant boy named Zalmie, following him into adulthood, then transitioning to his son Benny, who fathers a son named Tony. Tony goes to San Francisco with flowers in his hair, then descends into drug abuse and abandons his son, Pete, who becomes a drug dealer living on the edge in New York City. These stories all flow out of each other organically, behaving more like an anthology than a single narrative.

Each of our four main characters (Zalmie, Benny, Tony and Pete) find passion in music and performance.

Zalmie takes burlesque and vaudeville jobs to feed himself and his mother. Benny takes after his father’s illustrious career and becomes a jazz pianist. Tony is an angsty rebel who tries to find success writing songs in the counterculture scene in San Francisco. All of them are looking for glory or appreciation until we get to the abandoned Pete, who writes music because he has to.

Each of them represents a distinct time in U.S. history, corresponding to the music of their respective eras.

Zalmie represents the melting pot of immigrants and vaudeville in the Roaring ’20s, while his son, Benny, despite being talented, is looking for something more meaningful than a glitzy lifestyle. He’s killed in World War II, during one of the film’s more tender scenes; he discovers a piano among some ruins in a destroyed German town and begins to play “As Time Goes By.” A German soldier sneaks up on him. Even though he doesn’t make a sound, Benny knows he’s there, and begins to play a German folk song. The soldier says, “Danke,” and guns him down.

Tony’s left fatherless throughout his childhood, and as he sees his grandfather Zalmie on a prosecutor’s bench on TV, under fire for mob-related activity, he loses faith in any generation before his own. His music will be the edgy rock ‘n’ roll of the counterculture. The unique circumstances of young Pete won’t be discussed here. Suffice it to say that the boy, by the end of the film, has no family but his devotion to Bob Seger and the Sex Pistols.

“American Pop” is an epic of distinctly American flavor, showcasing some of the best music of all genres to come out of the country in the first three quarters of the 20th cen-

tury. It was animated using a unique method called “rotoscoping,” a semiphotographic process in which actors are filmed performing the actions of the characters, then animators draw the final product over the filmed image. Think of it as a sort of precursor to motion capture. The result’s an incredibly lifelike image with a realistic sense of proportion and movement.

Imagine a comic book come to life.

The use of rotoscoping for a film such as “American Pop” simultaneously provides limitations and freedoms for Bakshi and his group of animators. The characters’ movements are lifelike, but the animation style can seem jarring at first. Rotoscoping is also “terrible for subtleties,” as Bakshi once said. It doesn’t show up here – “American Pop” is full of subtlety when it feels like it. The rotoscope animation endows the film with an uncanny atmosphere. We always have the feeling that we’re watching only half reality, seeing things more or less how they were, but with a slight personal bias from whichever character we’re following at the time.

The way the realistic-looking characters merge with the abstract scenery is marvelous. During a scene in the ’60s set to “Somebody to Love,” a character begins to hallucinate and sees disturbing visions all around him. A scene late in the film finds the last main character in the bloodline dealing drugs at a seedy nightclub, but we don’t actually see the nightclub. What we do see are several figures dancing around against a background of grotesque punk rock abominations as our main character passes out bags of coke, all set to “Pretty Vacant,” by the Sex Pistols.

Rotoscope was not the only method used in the film. Bakshi implemented water colors, archival footage, some live action, original animation and even computer graphics in the production of “American Pop.” What we’re left with is an utterly original pop-art collage of a film that looks to the music of the time to tell a story. Bakshi has demonstrated a knack for animating distinctly American stories in the past. His animated Blaxploitation film “Coonskin” offered a fascinating, if controversial and incendiary, look at African American oppression.

The story being told in “American Pop” has a bittersweet ending, and I won’t spoil it for my readers here. Just know that the ending in a film so full of colorful and fascinating images is hardly the best part. I can’t say if the ending is sad, happy or bittersweet. More accurately, it’s just a fact of American pop culture.

Young Pete enjoys a victory, and an epic one at that, but wouldn’t he rather have had a father? arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Film fails to create realistic plotline “God’s Not Dead” offers faith-driven plot but lacks diversity, realistic view of the world outside religion Kekeli Dawes Dn I watched “God’s Not Dead.” And it wasn’t great.

Did I watch it ironically? Sure.

Yes, I can see how that could be seen as disrespectful, but I guess it’s more than fitting for a disturbingly narrow film.

The movie follows Josh Wheaton, a devout Christian forced to renounce his faith in his first philosophy class by the cruel Professor Raddison, who really seems to have a bone to pick with the big man upstairs. He forces every student to write and sign “God is dead” for the first assignment.

Here you are, really watching the writers scramble to devise a situation where a white American Christian male from ages 18 to 45 is actually oppressed, and, apparently, it’s in the college classroom (ignoring the fact he had enough privilege to give a lecture on his own. For a week. About whatever he wants. And expected everyone to listen, which they did).

Everyone seems to turn on poor Wheaton. And by everyone, I mean his strangely irrational girl-

friend who threatens to put their future together on the line because he might get a C in the class.

Luckily, Wheaton finds the courage to help Jesus out and stand up for the old guy. And – spoiler alert – he rocks it.

But don’t fret, my friends, there are a few other side missions in the film, and one of them is about a rabid liberal journalist that lives to slander ignorant conservatives and post it all over the Web. I don’t see the irony here.

Unfortunately, if you can’t ride with the ideology, you won’t be able to find refuge in good writing or character development. The motives of each person in the film are morally exaggerated to the point that nothing in the movie seems real – which wouldn’t be a problem for a Disney flick but is for people who really do have similar serious problems to deal with and for a movie that’s all about the real-life answers.

There’s a subplot that follows two women in abusive relationships: one emotional and one possibly physical. The latter follows a girl who hides her faith from her devout Muslim father out of fear.

Two legitimate, real issues that are reduced to claim women are inherently selfish, insecure and needy and that the Muslim faith is inherently intolerant.

The truth is this film does faith little justice. The repeated anecdote, “It’s hard, but it’s simple,” doesn’t really apply. Faith is real, regardless if you believe in a God or not, and it exists in our real world peacefully, more often than

you’d think, when not drenched in dogma as it is in this work.

If you’re a massive Newsboys fan, as I was, you’d like to see this film. But what proved to be the only high point in the movie was tinged when Michael Tait, the dreadlocked lead singer of the Newsboys, gives a heartfelt shout out to “Duck Dynasty” star Willie Robertson at a concert.

That aside, the only way the film works is if the viewer is willing to step out of reality for a good two hours (far too long) into a fictional world where all women are reduced to emotionally needy beings and where there are actually women underneath those hijabs (wow!)- as long as they take them off.

Sorry to say I don’t have much to say about how they handled black men in the movie (not one black woman in sight, by the way). The only black fellow with more than two lines was a 6-foot generic “pastor from Africa” who was so uncomfortably unthreatening it’s as if they designed the perfect (read: only) black man to cast in the film outside of Z-Dog, the delinquent student with a line in the first and last 10 minutes of the film, and Tait of the Newsboys.

But looking at how they developed everyone else, it’s probably best they kept those characters supporting and boring.

At the end of the day, like any other film, “God’s Not Dead” does try to send the viewer into another world – a world with it’s own principles, morals and rules. The atheist/theist argument is run into

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The fact that it’s badly written, acted and developed doesn’t make this a film watching. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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“I didn’t think there was a chance I would win,” Moats said.

“I just thought it was cool to be nominated. When I got the letter, I was very surprised, and I felt good about myself. I worked hard to improve my writing senior year (of high school), so it feels like it all paid off.”

Harris, an English and women’s studies professor, said Moates is a hard-working student who deserved the recognition.

“She is a very dedicated and conscientious student,” Harris said. “Her writing in that essay was very eloquent and deserved to be recognized. I always think my students have a good chance, so I was very happy to see one receive the award that I think they all deserve.”

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‘The Lunchbox’ gives twist to traditional romantic storyline through settingdriven story Sean Stewart DN “The Lunchbox” is the feature film debut of Indian director Ritesh Batra.

It’s about a mishap in the Mumbai lunchbox delivery system that results in the meals a woman makes daily for her husband being accidentally delivered to a different man. The film’s premise sounds like some kind of food-based “You’ve Got Mail,” and that comparison is inevitable and reasonable. “The Lunchbox” is, in its essence, very grounded in the romantic comedy genre.

Unlike most romantic comedies, however, “The Lunchbox” is much more than just a product of its formula. The film manages to hit most of the expected romcom notes and, yet, by consciously sidestepping a few others, feel incredibly fresh.

For a debut, “The Lunchbox” showcases an immeasurable amount of singularity of purpose. Batra’s direction succeeds in marrying the sterile with the chaotic. He achieves this paradox by making full use of Mumbai as the film’s setting. Many films get their city based on tax breaks or convenience – the location in the end not making a substantial impact in the visual or human narrative. Virtually every stitch of this film, on the other hand, is sewn into Mumbai. Or perhaps it’s more accurate to say the strand of this film is taken from the larger piece of cloth that is Mumbai.

“The Lunchbox” is impossible without Mumbai. In fact, part of what the film does so effectively is offer a breathing portrait of one of the world’s most kinetic cities. Batra constantly grounds the action in the streets or transit systems of the city. The score is virtually absent, being replaced

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“The Lunchbox” has drawn comparisons to “The Notebook” for its plotline and use of romantic comedy tropes. The film, starring Irrfan Khan, was shot in Mumbai. instead by the city sounds. The constant pulsing of the din – whether composed of car horns or clapping hands – crafts a beautiful cacophony that lends “The Lunchbox” distinct character.

Contrasted with this bedlam is the workplace of Saajan – the male protagonist. Saajan, a widower, works in a rigid government office, essentially the extreme opposite of the world outside. His job, in no small way, echoes the place in life Saajan has reached at the film’s outset. Alone since the death of his wife, Saajan has become a man of habit – earning a reputation in his office for his callous demeanor.

Ila, the female protagonist, is similarly downtrodden at the film’s beginning. Despite her earnest attempts, Ila is unable to return love to her marriage with her husband, who she soon learns is having an affair. After discovering her lunches are being wrongfully delivered, she begins sending and receiving letters to and from Saajan.

What follows is an orchestrated escape. Though the dialogue begins simply concerning the food, the lunchbox soon grows into a means of prison break from the drudgery of each character ’s

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This film is very much like its titular lunchbox. Saajan opens it expecting the same drab meal prepared by half-interested hands.

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As Saajan and Ila struggle with the monotony of their lives, Batra warns of the dangers of complacency. In one of his letters to Ila, Saajan writes “I think we forget things if we don’t have anyone to tell them to.” The statement

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softball Big ten homeroom 1. MICHIGAN (39-9 overall, 17-3 Big Ten)

After dropping Game 1 in its series against Illinois during the weekend, Michigan responded by winning both games in its doubleheader Saturday.

The Wolverines are the highest ranked team in the Big Ten Conference, coming in at No. 15 in the most recent poll. Sierra Romero has continued to be a nightmare for opposing pitchers, leading the conference with a .504 batting average and 55 RBI. Michigan’s next game is Friday at Wisconsin.

2. MINNESOTA (36-8, 14-5)

9. IOWA (15-26-1, 8-12)

5. NORTHWESTERN (29-14, 11-9)

The Hawkeyes have struggled at the plate this season, batting .241 as a team, which ranks 11th in the conference. The team pitching has fared better, as it’s tied for sixth with a 3.75 ERA. The team’s defense has been a point of concern, as it has a fielding percentage of .949, which is last in the Big Ten. Iowa’s next game is Tuesday against Western Illinois.

The Wildcats’ six-game win streak came to an abrupt halt after they were swept by the Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus during the weekend. The Wildcats allowed 6 runs a game in the sweep, and their team ERA has risen to 3.80, which is seventh in the conference. The Wildcats are still the second best hitting team in the Big Ten with a team average of .329. Northwestern’s next game is Wednesday against DePaul in Chicago.

10. INDIANA (15-35-1, 5-15)

The Hoosiers lost two 1-run games in their series against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the weekend.

The Hoosiers’ pitching has been their downfall this season, as their team ERA is 4.74, which is 11th in the Big Ten. The team is also eighth in the conference in batting average and runs scored, hitting .253 and scoring 217 runs on the year.

The team’s next games come in a doubleheader Wednesday against Valparaiso.

6. OHIO STATE (25-23, 11-9)

Minnesota swept Penn State during the weekend, winning the three games by a combined score of 26-2. Minnesota has been able to shut down opponents at the plate this season, as its team ERA is second in the Big Ten at 1.87, and senior starting pitcher Sara Moulton is second individually with an ERA of 1.70. Minnesota’s next game is Wednesday at home against North Dakota State.

3. NEBRASKA (36-13, 14-4)

Nebraska finished off a sweep of Michigan State on Sunday to claim its 10th straight victory. The Huskers were led

by Tatum Edwards, who was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week after going 2-0 with two shutouts. She also helped her cause at the plate, going 5 for 8 in the series. Edwards and the rest of the Husker pitching staff are third in the Big Ten with an ERA of 1.96. The next time the team takes the field will be Wednesday for a doubleheader in Madison against Wisconsin.

4. WISCONSIN (30-15, 12-5)

The Buckeyes have won five in a row to pull their record back above .500. In the streak, Ohio State has held opponents to 2.5 runs per game, which is a positive because the team’s pitching has struggled all year and still has 4.02 ERA despite the past five games. The Buckeyes are hitting .284 as a team, and Evelyn Carrillo is leading the way with an average of .376. The team’s next game is Friday at Iowa for the beginning of a three-game series.

11. PENN STATE (14-31, 5-15)

The Nittany Lions have lost eight games in a row and have scored only 8 runs in those games. They have also had problems stopping teams from scoring, as the team ERA is far and away the worst in the conference at 5.46. Lexi Knief has fared well for the team this year, as she is in the top 10 in batting average at .387. Penn State will play a doubleheader at home against Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

7. PURDUE (25-25-1, 12-8)

Purdue has now lost four in a row after getting swept in Wisconsin over the weekend. Andie Varsho has remained a bright spot, as she leads the Big Ten with 70 hits and is second batting .438. As a team, the Boilermakers are tied for third in the conference hitting .300 and are fifth in pitching with a 2.83 ERA. Purdue’s next game will be Friday at home against Minnesota.

12. MICHIGAN STATE (12-33, 4-16) After winning 2 of 3 in Iowa two weekends ago, Michigan State couldn’t follow it up, losing to Nebraska without scoring a run during the weekend. The team’s struggles to score start with not being able to get runners on base, as it’s last in the Big Ten with a .221 batting average. Michigan State’s next game is Friday as part of a three-game series at Northwestern.

8. ILLINOIS (20-25, 4-16)

The Badgers are one of the hottest teams in the conference, winning their last 13 contests. Michelle Mueller was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after hitting .714 with 4 RBI in the team’s weekend series against Purdue. Mueller leads the team with a .373 batting average on the year.

However, outside of Mueller, the Badgers have struggled to get hits, as their team batting average ranks seventh in the conference at .281.

Illinois has lost 12 of its past 14 games but managed to get a win over a top-10 Michigan team on Saturday. As a team, Illinois ranks fifth in the Big Ten in batting average, hitting .285. Illinois has fared far better at neutral sites this season, as it’s 12-5 at those sites but 5-10 at home and 3-10 on the road. The Illini won’t play at a neutral site again until the Big Ten Tournament.

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Junior pitcher Kyle Kubat lasted only 4 innings in his March 19 start against Creighton, but he went 6 innings and allowed 5 runs to pick up a win in his last start, April 16 against Nebraska-Omaha.

Besides Nebraska’s freshman Ryan Boldt and senior Michael Pritchard, who have produced consistently as of late from the top of the lineup, sophomore Taylor Fish and junior Austin Darby have given them a surge from the bottom half of the lineup as well.

Since replacing Tanner Lubach behind the plate because of an injury, Fish has picked up 3 clutch RBI since playing Northwestern on April 19. The catcher has since raised his RBI total to 12, while throwing out two base runners trying to steal.

Against Creighton in Nebraska’s last matchup, Fish walked and crushed a single to left field to tie the game in the eighth and start the late-game comeback.

Since moving down in the order from the leadoff spot, Darby

That’s how you have a consistent offense, and when we get everybody rolling at the same time, it’s fun to watch.” darin erstad continues to be one of Nebraska’s more consistent sluggers, hitting better than .300 (.306) while recording 11 extra base hits.

Creighton will send Will Bamesberger (2-1) to the mound for his first start of the season. The sophomore left-hander will enter with a 3.86 earned run average and has 8 strikeouts and 14 walks on the season. His counterpart,

Kubat, will trot out to the middle of the diamond with a 5.68 ERA and a 3-2 record in seven starts.

After their trip to TD Ameritrade, the Huskers will travel 19 miles farther west to Werner Park to square off against NebraskaOmaha (21-16) for the final nonconference contest of the season. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

after they scored a school-record 14 runs in the second inning.

I was at that game, and only one word came to mind: wow.

Everything was working for the Huskers in that game, and since then, the team has shown no signs of letting up. It’s hard to think this team can lose right now.

The team is hitting better than ever and is relying on the consistent showings it’s getting from pitchers Tatum Edwards and Emily Lockman.

Why should a team worry about getting knocked out early when it’s on a huge winning streak?

It’s hard to imagine a loss, and that’s the mindset the Huskers need in every game leading up to Oklahoma City.

It’s hard to not set a high ceiling when that’s been the expectation all season long.

Josh Kelly is a junior journalism major. You can reach him at sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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softball: from 10 only has two seniors and one junior.

The Huskers have seven shutouts in their run, including shutouts in the past five games. It’s not just the defense and pitching putting up impressive numbers, though.

In the final game of the team’s series against Iowa earlier this month, Nebraska’s offense was on a tear, making a historic performance in Lincoln.

The Huskers beat the Hawkeyes 18-0 and got the series sweep

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sean flattery | dn the NCAA to make changes to ries. make the season start in lateCold-weather states have won 10 College World Series ti- March or April, but this got shot down. tles. These states include Oregon, As it should have.

Kansas, Ohio, Massachusetts, At the same time, Delany Michigan and Minnesota. wanted there to The last time be two automatic a cold-weather If a program bids to make it to school won the Omaha for coldentire thing was from the weather schools. in 2007, when the This also College World Se- frigid northern was not allowed, ries championship states puts which was the went to Oregon right call.

State. The team together a solid If the teams also won it in club, the respect just play ball, and 2006, as well. do it well, the Before that, it gets should be respect will be Wichita State won doubled.” earned. the College World Are the northSeries in 1989.

Big Ten commissioner Jim ern schools at a disadvantage?

Yes. Delany in 2011 was fighting for

This is why if a program from the frigid northern states puts together a solid club, the respect it gets should be doubled.

Should Indiana be ranked higher than No. 24? Yes. No other Big Ten school even has received a vote to be ranked.

Only four of the 11 Big Ten schools do not have an overall record above .500 percent.

Where’s the respect?

I’m left with more questions than answers in this one.

All I can say is be a hipster for this one and don’t follow the mainstream talk of the idea that the Big Ten isn’t a strong baseball conference.

Eric Bertrand is a sophomore journalism major. You can reach him at sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Maike Zeppernick went 19-11 in singles and 9-15 in doubles as the only senior on the Nebraska women’s tennis team. The Huskers will have only one senior, Izabella Zgierska, next season also.

Many factors contribute to tough season Zach Tegler DN When the Nebraska women’s tennis team opened up its spring season on Jan. 21, it did so ranked No. 25 in the nation, coming off a season in which the Huskers advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Championships.

A month into the season, the Huskers had dropped out of the top 50. Then they fell out of the rankings completely.

A season that began with reasonably high expectations ended in a 13-dual losing streak. Nebraska wrapped up an 8-17 season with a loss to Illinois in the first round of the Big Ten Championships on Thursday. The Huskers entered the tournament as the No. 12 seed after going winless in conference competition.

And Maike Zeppernick, the lone senior on the squad, said some of the struggles were to be expected.

“I mean, we know that this year, we wouldn’t have a great chance to win the Big Ten,” she said. “But of course we expected to do better.”

To start, Nebraska lost four seniors from its 2013 NCAA Tournament team. The Huskers went from having four players with senior experience to one, and they played with three freshman in the starting six for most of the season.

“For me, it was something totally different because, even last year, I belonged to the younger girls,” Zeppernick said. “And this year was actually the first time I was kind of in a leading role.”

She said although stepping into the leadership role was a challenge, she enjoyed having the chance to show the team’s younger players – including freshmen Lisa Andersson, Mary Hanna and Hannah Sulz – how to approach matches.

“It’s more liking comparing apples to oranges because last year, it was much more experienced,” Zeppernick said.

On top of the departures of four seniors and the ensuing drop in team experience, Nebraska also experienced bad luck with injuries and saw one freshman, Brittany Brewster, leave the team.

“Obviously we lost four of the best kids in the school’s history, so

that was challenging,” Nebraska coach Scott Jacobson said. “But I think this team with healthy bodies, the end result would have been better even at the end of this year.”

The Huskers were led by sophomore Maggy Lehmicke, who played at the No. 1 singles spot in all of their competitions this season after playing at the No. 4 and 5 spots as a freshman. She compiled a 22-13 singles record and a 17-16 doubles record playing with Hanna.

“She approaches every day with a great attitude, positive mindset, so she’s a great leader both on and off the court,” Jacobson said. “And I couldn’t be more proud of all she accomplished this entire season.”

Junior Izabella Zgierska, the only junior on the team, ended her season with a 13-20 record at the No. 2 singles spot.

After Zgierska came three freshmen – Hanna, Andersson and Sulz – along with Zeppernick to round out the Huskers’ regular lineup.

“The main thing is that our freshmen grew,” Jacobson said.

And that will set Nebraska up to succeed in the future, he said.

Especially when new players Spurti Shivalingaiah and Katerina Matysova, along with recruit Macarena Olivares of Chile, have chances to compete for lineup spots.

“Three kids that now will be freshmen,” Jacobson said. “And we feel like those three will all play in our top six next year, and we’ve got everybody coming back but Maike. And so we’re going to be stronger, and I think it’s going to be a good year.”

Zeppernick said even though a look at the numbers would indicate the Huskers had an unsuccessful season, she doesn’t see it that way. And she will still remember the year as being fun, just as her entire career in Lincoln has been.

“It could have been better, but I think we made the best out of it,” Zeppernick said. “We still practiced hard every day. We did the best in our matches. We were close to a lot of ones. There were a couple of matches where it was just a few points, a few games, that we could have actually won the match.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

sports briefs Boldt earns another Big Ten honor

Nebraska outfielder Ryan Boldt was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the second time this season on Monday.

Boldt had 5 hits in the Huskers’ three-game series at Michigan during the weekend, including a triple on Sunday. Boldt also scored 4 runs in the three games, which included two Nebraska victories.

Edwards keeps NU honor streak going

The Nebraska softball team garnered a Big Ten weekly award for the fifth straight week Monday when senior pitcher Tatum Edwards was named the league’s Pitcher of the Week. The award is the fifth of her career.

In Nebraska’s three-game sweep at Michigan State during the weekend, Edwards threw two scoreless, complete games. She pitched 13 innings and struck out 11 in not only holding the Spartans scoreless but also letting no base runners past second base.

Edwards has now pitched 22.2 straight innings without allowing a run. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Six-foot-three, 220-pound cornerback Stanley Jean-Baptiste (left) has the physical attributes to excel at the next level, but there are some questions about his tackling ability entering the NFL Draft, which begins May 8.

2 Huskers have high draft hopes andrew ward

Let’s get back to the gridiron.

It’s a long way from the start of the football season, but talk is starting to heat up with the NFL draft a little more than a week away. And yes, there are other players in this draft besides Johnny Manziel or Jadeveon Clowney.

Nebraska has a couple prospects who should be drafted and a couple more who are at least in the discussion. Here is my ranking of former Husker stars’ chances of getting drafted:

Stanley Jean-Baptiste, defensive back

The 6-foot-3 cornerback has catapulted onto the NFL draft scene after a couple of impressive performances at the NFL Combine and Nebraska’s Pro Day. Jean-Baptiste is a massive

corner, and the NFL now has a fetish for huge defensive backs since Richard Sherman jumped into the picture after this year ’s playoffs. Jean-Baptiste has some phenomenal playmaking ability for any secondary because he’s a converted wide receiver. There are some red flags here, though.

He doesn’t have that great of athletic ability. He only ran a 4.640 time at the Combine, but then he told reporters he was running a consistent 4.45 at his pro day.

I’m thinking the Combine report is probably more accurate. But even with that slow time, he’s a projected second- or third-round pick.

Spencer Long, offensive line

Who wouldn’t want to pick this guy? Long was the glue of the Nebraska offensive line for three years, winning All-Big Ten honors all three of them.

He’s tough, and he can run and pass block as well as anyone in the draft. The only knock scouts give him is his athleticism. He’s a 6-foot-5, 320-pound guard, so his range can be limited, especially in some complicated blocking

schemes. However, he’s smarter than everyone on the field – he got into medical school for crying out loud. Don’t be surprised if he ends up getting picked higher than Jean-Baptiste. He’s a projected third- to fourth-round pick, though.

Jeremiah Sirles, offensive line

Another one of those glue guys for the Huskers the last four years, Sirles is a genuine human.

Unfortunately, his lack of talent will hurt him in this draft, but his hard work and positive attitude will impress NFL general managers enough to at least take a look at him. Plus, it’s kind of hard not to at least consider a player who played every year in college. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone picked him up late in the draft, maybe in the sixth or seventh round. If not, he’ll sign a free agent contract for sure.

Quincy Enunwa, wide receiver

Enunwa might be the most intriguing prospect Nebraska has. I’ve changed my mind on

him so much throughout the course of the season and offseason, and I think NFL scouts have done the same. One week, he’s a fourth-round pick. The next, he might not even get drafted.

That’s where I’m at right now.

Enunwa has an NFL body at 6-foot-3, 225 pounds. And his athletic ability is outstanding.

But his hands have always been a question mark for him. He just has too many drops. It’s hard to play receiver when you can’t catch. Look for him to fall to the seventh round or maybe even out of the draft completely.

Those are the players that have the best chances of hearing their name called in a little more than a week. Some other players could make a last second push as well. Quarterback Taylor Martinez and corner Ciante Evans in particular interest me, each in their own way.

The bottom line is, no one really knows where these players are going to end up. But that’s what makes it exciting.

Andrew Ward is a senior broadcasting major. You can reach him at sports@ dailynebraskan.com

NU takes positives to next year Huskers leave some goals unreached, focus on accomplishments as they finish in top 70 Sydny Boyd DN The Husker men’s tennis team started out its 2014 season ranked at No. 60 and ready to fight. Finishing 2013 at 10-14 and ranked No. 62, the 13 Huskers were ready to improve and attack this season.

In January, head coach Kerry McDermott was excited for the coming season and proud of what the team had accomplished.

“This season they are going to fight hard and battle hard for that ‘N’ on their chest,” McDermott said. “Our mental toughness has gotten better over the years, and we are ready to show that.”

McDermott took that yearn to fight, and the team hit the court ready to battle hard.

During the fall, the team traveled to the Georgia State Invitational, the ITA All-American Championships Invite, the ITA Central Region Tournament and the Big Ten Indoors Invite in West Lafayette, Ind. The Huskers had strong showings at all of the tournaments and improved their game to prepare for tougher opponents this spring. In Georgia, the team went 9-3 in doubles matches in the two-day event, while senior Beau Treyz made a run to the quarterfinals at the Big Ten meet.

The spring season’s start in January marked the last season for seniors Brandon Videtich, Tom Blackwell, Treyz and Sebastian Florczyk. All of the seniors had high expectations for the 2014 season.

“Our coaches set us up with some great teams, which gave us the opportunity to beat some of the teams and get a higher ranking.” Videtich said.

Through all of the practices and matches this season, McDermott stressed the importance of physical fitness and stamina. The team made goals for its season.

“I think that I met most of my personal goals this season,” Blackwell said. “I wanted to get 15 wins this year. I also wanted Second-Team All-Big Ten, which I didn’t, but I was pretty close.”

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Tom Blackwell finished his senior season 22-15 in singles and 7-9 in doubles. After upsetting No. 45 Tim Kopinski of Illinois, he lost the last six matches of his career.

As important as personal goals are, there were team goals as well.

“We had a lot of ups,” Blackwell said. “We didn’t meet all of our goals, but it wasn’t a negative season.”

Before the Big Ten Tournament during the weekend, the Huskers were ranked ninth in the Big Ten. The team suffered losses to No. 36 Florida State, No. 53 Texas Tech, No. 49 Louisville, No. 45 Drake, No. 50 Minnesota, No. 46 Michigan, No. 33 Purdue, No. 34 Northwestern, No. 11 Illinois, No. 22 Penn State and No. 1 Ohio State while toppling No. 52 Denver, Wisconsin twice, when the Badgers were ranked No. 66 and No. 58, and No. 69 Indiana.

“I think we will be much better next year as the kids coming back have gained valuable experience this year,” McDermott said. “I realize that we are right there with a lot of the top teams in the Big Ten, but we need to be more consistent from day to day, and our guys will need to play a lot of tournaments this summer and continue

I think we will be much better next year as the kids coming back have gained valuable experience this year.” kerry mcdermott men’s tennis coach

to commit themselves to getting better.”

At the Big Ten Tournament, the Huskers lost to the Michigan State Spartans in their first round of the tournament. They ended their season 12-13, 5-6 Big Ten. “We thought going into the match that our chances were really good with winning since we played a very close match against them earlier in the year indoors, and this time we would be playing them outdoors,” McDermott said. “We felt like if we could get the doubles point and get a little momentum going into singles that we could win the match.”

Going into next season, the Huskers two new recruits, fresh-

men Linus Erhart and Chris Hobgarski, will be added to the roster.

“I think they are only going to get better,” Blackwell said.

Leaving a sweet ending to the Huskers 2014 season, sophomore Dusty Boyer received First Team All-Big Ten in East Lansing, Mich., on Thursday. Boyer was a critical player this season playing singles for the Huskers holding the No. 1 spot and holding a ranking in the ITA Top 125 rankings.

The Huskers will start their 2014-2015 season in the fall and are anticipating a good season ahead. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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The Nebraska baseball team, dressed in sweatshirts and coats, watches from the dugout during the Huskers’ extra-inning win against Creighton on March 19. The temperature at the time of the game, which was postponed a day for weather, was 52 degrees.

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ERIC BERTRAND

The Big Ten is a respected sports conference.

In football, it may not be the top, but it’s up there in quality.

In volleyball, the Big Ten is the premier conference. In basketball, the Big Ten is one of the strongest conferences.

In baseball, well, it’s there.

This is the popular perception

of the Big Ten when it comes to baseball, and this season, the conference deserves a little bit more respect.

The Big Ten has two teams hitting better than .300 percent on the year as of Saturday: Nebraska and Iowa. The Huskers’ and the Hawkeyes’ offenses rank in the top 25 in the country. The Big Ten is hitting .271 percent as a conference.

The Pac-12 and the ACC both have 0 squads hitting above .300 percent.

The powerhouse SEC also has only two squads with a batting average above .300 percent.

When it comes to pitching, the

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Big Ten has two teams that have a team ERA below 3. Indiana and Illinois lead the conference with ERAs of 2.49 and 2.84, respectively. The conference average ERA is at 3.86 on the year.

The Pac-12 also has just two schools with ERAs lower than 3.

The ACC has three programs pitching well with ERAs lower than 3.

The SEC shows its dominance in this category, as seven of the 14 teams in the league have ERAs less than 3.

How many Big Ten schools are ranked nationally?

Just Indiana.

How many are ranked from

the SEC, ACC and Pac-12?

16.

Statistically, the Big Ten can hang with the so-called power conferences of college baseball.

But when it comes to national perception, Big Ten schools get left in the cold.

Are cold-weather programs just at a disadvantage?

Baseball cannot be played in the snow, and the schools in the Big Ten just don’t have the sun rays year around such as the schools in California, Texas and Arizona. Those three states have accounted for 39 of the 66 College World Series crowns. That’s more than half of the College World Se-

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Tear has NU set for postseason josh kelly

If only it were the postseason.

If that were the case, the Husker softball team would be ready for what it’s been preparing for all season, which is returning to Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series.

The Huskers are on a tear right now. Nebraska is ranked 19th in the country and has a 3613 record after sweeping Michigan State during the weekend, which added to the current 10game winning streak.

Coach Rhonda Revelle’s squad hasn’t only been playing well at the late point of the regular season, though; it’s been looking scary good against its recent opponents.

During their 10-game win streak, the Huskers have outscored opponents 82-4. file photo by andrew barry | dn That’s pure domination on Sophomore pitcher Emily Lockman is 17-4 this season, including four complete games. Lockman both sides of the ball. has thrown complete-game shutouts in her past two starts.

This season, the softball team has been on a mission, and it’s more determined than ever right until they lost to the Mavericks the team is currently riding into The longest win streak the now. Ever since the team was at home. UNO defeated Nebras- the final five games of the regu- team had in conference action: knocked out of the ka 3-2 in a game lar season against Wisconsin and four.

Women’s College where the HuskIndiana, which aren’t top-tier Despite a successful NCAA World Series in During ers’ high-powered programs when it comes to soft- Tournament run, Nebraska lost 2013, the team has offense wasn’t ball. seven games against Big Ten their 10been hungry to reable to muster up If you look at this unreal schools and lost to Minnesota in turn. game win streak, a run until the fi- binge by the team, there’s no re- the Big Ten Tournament, which At the beginnal inning of the cent comparison you can make. was in Lincoln last year. ning of the season, the Huskers in-state matchup.

Even last year ’s team didn’t have Does that mean this win it didn’t seem like have outscored That game will this much success heading into streak is indicating a deep run the Huskers were be pointed to by the postseason. for the Huskers this year? on course to get opponents 82-4.” the entire team as The longest win streak last Most definitely. back to Oklahoma the turning point year ’s team had was an eightThe team has shown no signs City. They already had eight loss- for this year ’s squad. game winning streak that came of immaturity for a roster that es before Big Ten play began.

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Huskers look to sweep series against Bluejays Nebraska, which won 2 previous meetings this season, seeks 1st season sweep of Creighton since 2008 Nedu Izu DN The last time the Nebraska baseball team played in Omaha, fireworks ignited both on and off the field. Figuratively and literally.

Besides seeing sparklers lit beyond TD Ameritrade Park’s outfield bleachers on April 8, the Huskers (28-17 overall, 10-5 Big Ten) created a 3-run spark in the eighth inning down 2-1 to come back and beat the Creighton Bluejays, 4-2.

After snatching the first two games of the season series, Nebraska will be looking to earn the sweep in its final meeting against Creighton (23-13-1) on Tuesday night in Omaha.

“We got to take care of business at home,” Ed Servais said after his team’s 4-2 win against Butler on Saturday.

While Creighton will enter Tuesday night with a three-game winning streak, Nebraska will come in hungry for a road win

after having its seven-game roadwinning streak snapped Sunday to Michigan, 7-5.

The last in-state meeting may be tough to top, especially considering that Nebraska coach Darin Erstad described it as the best Husker game since being hired as head coach three years ago.

But if Nebraska plans on winning its final contest against Creighton on its home turf, starter Kyle Kubat will have to carry over his last start against UNO onto the mound against the Creighton bats.

Against the Mavericks on April 16, the junior left-hander earned his third win by striking out a season-high five and allowing 3 earned runs on 7 hits and a walk. UNO tagged him for 6 total runs, but he was backed up by a boisterous season-high 17 runs by his teammates.

What’s assisted the Huskers to a current second rank in the Big Ten Conference standings is its players’ explosiveness throughout the lineup, Erstad said.

“We don’t rely on just one or two guys,” he said. “We’re getting production in more than one or two spots in the order, and ultimately, that’s what we want to do.

That’s how you have a consistent offense and when we get everybody rolling at the same time, it’s fun to watch.”

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