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Inside Coverage

University unplugged

American roots

Competition aims at reducing energy use

Music shop celebrates jazz, blues, bluegrass

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‘Help my people’

Women’s basketball season in review

Nebraska players begin to celebrate toward the end of its 72-65 victory against Iowa in the final of the Big Ten Tournament on March 9 in Indianapolis. file photo by andrew barry

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Bakhita Gum, a South Sudanese student at Lincoln High School, speaks about her past in South Sudan and informs students about how they can help the Save South Sudanese Orphans and Widows student organization during the group’s first donation benefit in the Heritage Room of the Nebraska Union.

Save South Sudanese Orphans and Widows student organization seeks donations for South Sudan story by Diego De Los Reyes photos by Shelby Wolfe

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he Save South Sudanese Or- Mason, a professor in the agronomy dephans and Widows student partment.

While he never has been in South organization is searching for people to help it give aid to Sudan, Mason mentioned his experience working in projects in West Africa, South Sudan.

The organization works to including water management in Burkina raise money to work with Doctors and Faso.

He also talked about the importance Dentists Without Borders to provide of helping communities become self sufmedical support to South Sudan, as well ficient, instead of just relying on aid and as helping provide access to basic education and free, fresh water are also im- relief.

Some of the problems in South Suportant issues. On Tuesday, the organization held its first donation benefit in the dan are the lack of clean water and the prevalence of diseases like Nebraska Union Heritage malaria and dengue fever.

Room at the University of Mason questioned the auAs a kid, Nebraska-Lincoln. dience on how productive Jacob Manyang, a seit was they would be if they had nior agronomy major, to work and survive unSouth Sudanese student really hard. We der those conditions. and president of the orgasometimes went 2 Rut Lem, a freshman nization, spoke on the civil war conflict in Sudan. to 3 days without civil engineer at the University of Nebraska at Sudan has been emOmaha from South Sudan, broiled in civil war for foods.” grew up in a UN refugee most of the last 50 years.

Rut Lem freshman civil camp.

A region of Sudan gained engineering major “As a kid, it was really its independence in 2011 hard,” he said. “We someand named itself South times we went 2 to 3 days Sudan. However, it is still at conflict. According to a United Nations without food.”

Lem remarked the importance of doreport last Thursday, more than 800,000 nations to organizations, such as the UN people have been displaced within the and the Red Cross, that help refugees. country, and more than 250,000 people “One day we were in a refugee camp, had fled to neighboring countries.

The event’s first speaker was Stephen with my mom and my sister,” Lem said.

Jacob Manyang, president of the Save South Sudanese Orphans and Widows student organization, tells students stories about his family in South Sudan.

“We ran out of food and we had nothing to eat. It was hard, we didn’t know what to do. We went to the refugee base and got food from them, and so I think it’s a good idea to give back because we experienced how hard it was.”

When asked by an audience member if he thought the food situation had changed, for better or for worse, he replied that it had deteriorated.

“I think it’s getting worse right now,” he said. “There’s a big war, so more

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UNL male to NU hopes to hire president by 2015 female ratio defies national data madison wurtele dn

Diego de los Reyes DN Women outnumber men in college nationwide, but that’s not the case at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and it hasn’t been for at least 16 years.

According to UNL’s Institutional Research and Planning, total student enrollment during the fall of 2013 consisted of 52.7 percent men and 47.3 percent women. The greatest percentage of women since at least 1997 was 48.48 percent in 2002.

This puts UNL on par with other Big Ten schools, which fluctuate between the University of Minnesota, with a nearly 50/50 split, and Purdue University, which is 57 percent male undergraduates and 43 percent female undergraduates.

Information from the National

Center for Education Statistics paint a different picture of American universities as a whole. In fall 2009, the most recent semester for which statistics are available, women made up 56.8 percent of students at all four-year Title IV eligible institutions.

The Daily Nebraskan reached out to UNL administrators and the Women’s and Gender Studies program, but no one was willing to speculate as to the reason for UNL’s discrepancy.

In Nebraska, women and girls make up 48.8 percent of the 15 to 24 age group, according to 2010 census data. That’s a bit less than the 2012 national value of 49.4 percent.

Data from Nebraska’s Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, which conducts research

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reach and Advisory Committee is responsible for seeking input from stakeholders and the private secThe University of Nebraska Board tor on what qualities a university of Regents hopes to hire a new president should possess. Isaacson, Miller — the executive search university president in six months firm appointed by the regents — to a year. will work with this committee to “We would like to find somefind candidates who one in the next six to possess these qualities nine to 12 months, but and meet the regents’ it has to be the right criteria. person,” said Regent The candidates Tim Clare, co-chair will then be presented of the Presidential to the Presidential Search Outreach and Search Screening and Advisory Committee Selection Committee, — one of two comwhich is in charge of mittees the regents reviewing applicant appointed members information and conto on March 21 to asducting interviews. sist in the search for a This committee will clare new president. “This select at least four is an extremely imporcandidates to present tant decision, and it’s a decision that we are not going to to the regents as public finalists, make by a certain deadline just to who will then make the final defill a seat. The priority is finding cision on whom to hire after pubthe right person who is going to lic forums and university visits.

The Presidential Search Outtake the university system to the reach and Advisory Committee next level.”

The Presidential Search Out- will meet in the near future and

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the Screening and Selection Com- Screening and Selection Committee. mittee will likely begin meeting this summer, Clare said.

Shaffer said she is interested in Unlike regents meetings, the seeing what her fellow committee committee meetings will not be members think about undergraduopen to the public because the ate education and campus life. She search is a personnel matter. also thinks it’s important to have However the committees will enrepresentation from all University gage in an extremely of Nebraska campuses transparent process, because each campus Clare said. has different needs.

Committee mem“I hope to be a facbers were nominated ulty voice on the comby faculty, adminismittee,” Schaffer said. tration, students and ASUN presidentregents, and consist elect Kevin Knudson, a of faculty, adminisjunior political science tration, students and major, will also serve members of the prion the Presidential vate sector.

Search Outreach and The regents Advisory Committee. looked for a diverse “I think it is imporKnudson group that covered a tant for University of wide geographic area Nebraska-Lincoln stuin order to get a variety of viewdents to be represented because points, Clare said. its campus is the flagship of the “I think it is a very important university system, and it reprecommittee,” said Julie Shaffer, a sents the largest percentage of the biology professor at the Universtudent body,” Clare said. news@ sity of Nebraska at Kearney and dailynebraskan.com member of the Presidential Search

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what: OutSpeaking Orientation when: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. where: Nebraska Union, Room 200

what: Sci Pop Talks: Discovering the Hidden Truth — Forensics when: 7 p.m. where: Love Library Mezzanine Study Room 201

what: Lied Center Presents: Elizabeth Streb: “How To Become An Extreme Action Hero” when: 7:30 p.m. where: Lied Center for Performing Arts

Privacy of records raises questions for students Mara Klecker DN Privacy and data protection are topics of heavy controversy. The idea of attendance and involvement records stored with academic records is raising a national discussion.

Will future employers start digging and asking for detailed data on a prospective hire – how many book reports did he or she turn in? How many classes did the student skip at the end of their senior year?

The clouds of big data available are undeniable. It’s a topic explored at length in a recent Atlantic magazine article headlined “Your High School Transcript Could Haunt You Forever.”

The idea of an inescapable permanent record is a bit exaggerated and a bit one dimensional, said Chris Timm, associate director of Career Services.

“Employers are looking at if you can do the job,” Timm said.

Part of that looking may include requesting academic records, though a student would have to approve of the release of the information before any data were accessed.

No one outside the university is allowed to access any records without written permission from the student, said Steve Booton, associate director of the Office of the University Registrar. Melissa Clanton, assistant director of the SIS project with the registrar’s office, doesn’t remember ever handling a request by an employer to access a high school transcript.

Most of the requests come from students who need records for scholarships or graduate school applications. When they come into the office, they must present a photo ID or send written permission with a signature before the records are released.

one screw-up and more about lookEven for somebody within the university, access to the records ing for behavioral patterns, Timm said. is limited to situations where the Career Services sees students knowledge is critical to carrying out their job, such as an academic who come in with questions about how to explain a past mistake to adviser. their prospective employer. The “It’s a controlled thing,” Booton questions usually lead to a consaid. “You have to have written perversation about how to prove to mission or an educational need to employers that the mistake was an know, otherwise they aren’t seen by isolated incident and not suggestive anyone.” of a pattern of repeated behaviors.

High school transcripts are scanned upon a student’s admission From that conversation, someone from Career Services will host a to the university, and the image is mock interview to kept in the student’s practice the stupermanent file. If a It’s a dent’s explanation. future employer did controlled Timm isn’t too want to access the worried about the transcript into the thing. You have future of permafuture, it would be nent detailed data available, Clanton to have written that will haunt said. permission or students long into Besides acatheir careers. It’s demic records, em- an educational likely an exaggerployers also look at need to know, ated prediction and criminal histories UNL students don’t and results of drug otherwise they have much to worry tests. Some will look aren’t seen by about, she said. at credit histories.

“I wonder why The release of this anyone.” employers would information, howChris timm need to look for ever, also has to be associate director of stuff like that,” approved by the apcareer services Timm said. “In orplicant. der to get into UNL, Wi t h h o l d i n g records or denying a test may raise you have to be a good student in suspicion, Timm said. It’s the same high school.”

College is also much different way with social media. It’s almost certain an employer will pull up from high school and from realworld careers, so a grade in a class Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn a student took at 15 shouldn’t – and profiles. If there’s not a profile to be probably won’t – continue to hurt found, employers may wonder if that represents a lack of social media their career goals, she said.

“College is a chance, overall, to awareness or an effort to hide somerestart,” Timm said. “We hear that thing illegal or unprofessional. from students here, who are just try“We are seeing more and more that people are actually conspicu- ing to reinvent themselves and don’t want their past to haunt them going ous by their absence on these sites,” forward.”

Timm said. news@ Looking at these records is less dailynebraskan.com about dredging up old data to find

UNL to flip switch on energy saving gabrielle lazaro dn The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will take part in its first energy-saving competition starting Wednesday.

UNL Unplugged is a three-week competition aimed at reducing energy use in residence halls. The competition is being conducted through the Campus Conservation Nationals, an electricity and water reduction competition program for colleges worldwide.

“We’ve been working hard this year to create a sustainability program that encourages environmentally sustainable behavior and a culture of stewardship on campus,” said Matan Gill, a community and regional planning graduate student and member of the ASUN Environmental Sustainability Committee, which is helping organize the event.

“This can have a large impact on our consumption of energy resources.”

Participating residence halls include Abel, Sandoz, Burr, Fedde, Cather, Pound, Harper, Love, Neihardt, Schramm, Selleck and Smith.

The residence hall with the largest reduction of energy consumption will win the Green Cup and a chocolate fountain dessert party. Three in-

dividual students can also win prizes based on how active they are in the competition. These prizes include a $100 gift card to the Campus Recreation Center, a tablet and a wireless speaker.

Resident assistants will decide three student winners based on their own observations.

Residence halls as a whole will also compete for a plaque and bragging rights against other Big Ten schools including Minnesota, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Penn State and Illinois.

Daily electricity readings will be collected from each building and displayed on UNL’s interactive energy website, buildingdashboard.net/unl.

The site enables visitors to track daily electricity consumption and obtain energy reduction tips, and it provides opportunities for social media interaction.

“If we said, ‘Today we used 50,000 kilowatts,’ we want to help students understand what that means and get a grip on what that energy consumption is,” Gill said.

“On the online dashboard, they can convert it to how many dollars, etc. It helps them conceptualize the amount.”

This event is being used as a test

of what strategies can effectively increase energy-conscious behaviors, he said.

“The hope will be to use the lessons learned in this competition and apply it to the campus at large,” Gill said.

The Campus Conservation Nationals are also currently working with a New York-based company to create a mobile app that will have prompts reminding students to turn off the computer or other energyusing devices.

In the past, many students have asked for a similar competition in the residence halls, Gill said, but it wasn’t until now that the Campus Conservation Nationals provided the committee with the appropriate platform.

“This is something that promotes a sense of pride on campus and that’s improving sustainable practices at school,” said Julia Burchell, a senior biological systems engineering major and sustainability committee member. “The effects of the event can really have an effect on our awareness levels and contribute to a sustainable environment.”

Three additional events organized by ASUN’s Environmental

Sustainability Committee and UNL Facilities Sustainability staff will be open to any UNL student to further promote UNL Unplugged.

–Energy and Conservation Trivia Night: Friday, 5:30 p.m. Teams compete in trivia for a chance to win a $300 cash prize. The event will take place in the Colonial Room of the Nebraska Union. Food will be provided.

To register a team, click here.

–Dodgeball in the Dark: 9:30 to 11 p.m. April 10. The event will take place on the greenspace. First 20 participants will receive a free T-shirt.

Teams will form prior to the game.

–Photo Scavenger Hunt: April 15 to 17. Winners will receive prizes based on how many points they get.

Follow @GreenUNL on Twitter and “Like” on Facebook for more information.

“The events are designed to be fun and to give students many opportunities to get engaged and win prizes,” Burchell said.

UNL Unplugged is sponsored by Whole Foods and the Residence Hall Association. More information can be found @GreenUNL on Twitter and on the Green UNL Facebook page. news@ dailynebraskan.com

gender: from 1 on higher education, shows that 39 percent of male college students in the state attend UNL. Only 33 percent of women attending college in Nebraska are UNL students.

Chantal Kalisa, director of the Women’s and Gender Studies program at UNL, said the national trend of more women attending college presents some interesting questions.

“What are the choices these women are going to have once they’ve become professionals?” she said. “How does it affect her economic relationships?”

Kalisa said although more women may be receiving college degrees, it doesn’t mean their prospects are the same when graduating as the men’s.

“You can go study, get your degree, but what’s in place to help you become successful?” she said. “So there are issues that go beyond being able, being capable as a scientist,” she said, citing the dominance of men in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers as an example.

Another issue that could keep some women from seeking degrees is pay inequality, Kalisa said.

“Women’s rights include women’s economic rights, and that’s a term most people don’t use,” she said.

“I’ve been in this country for almost

FEMALE ENROLLMENT BY THE NUMBERS

47.3% of UNL students are women

33%

of female college students in Nebraska attend UNL

1,339 59%

difference between male and female UNL students

of undergraduate students will be women by 2019, according to a National Center for Education statistics projection

56.8%

of American college students were women in 2009

39%

of male college students in Nebraska attend UNL

Sources: UNL Institutional Research and Planning, National Center for Education Statistics, Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education

24 years, and I keep hearing the same statistics. Women earn 70 cents to a (man’s) dollar. Maybe some are discouraged because they wouldn’t be making as much.”

Jan Deeds, director of the Women’s Center, said UNL looks to admit men and women equally.

“Enrollment is really fluid,” she

said.

Another important factor is retention rates. Amy Goodburn, associate vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, said retention rates for women are on par with national figures.

Retention rates for the 2013 spring semester at UNL were at 92 percent for women and 90 percent for men.

“The university has been working very hard to improve student retention and graduation rates,” she said. “This year we created First-Year Experience and Transition Programs, staffed by a director and two academic success coaches.”

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PRSSA to work with businesses for PB&J Day Student PR group, local restaurants use classic sandwich to raise funds for city organizations Staff Report DN A University of Nebraska-Lincoln student organization is kicking off a sweet fundraiser Wednesday.

To celebrate National PB&J Day, UNL’s Public Relations Student Society of America chapter is partnering with local businesses and restaurants to collect peanut butter and jelly, as well as monetary donations, for Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach and St. Monica’s Behavioral Health Services for Women.

The 10 restaurants participating in the fundraiser will serve PB&J-inspired dishes on Wednesday. HF Crave, 2801 Pine Lake Road, will serve a chunky peanut butter and bacon-stuffed burger with salted caramel chocolate sauce and strawberry jam on a toasted glazed donut.

Sebastian’s Table, 126 N 14th St., will serve PB&J bread pudding.

Several local businesses will also hold week-long food drives to collect PB&J, including Cline Williams, Lincoln Children’s Museum, Nebraska Department of Insurance, Cornhusker Bank, Knudsen Law Firm, Assurity Life Insurance Company, Arbor Day Foundation, Jacht Ad Lab, Iasan & Sebastian Studio Salon and Frontier Bank.

“I am definitely grateful for all the businesses and restaurants that have decided to participate with us,” said UNL PRSSA president Ben Preston, a senior advertising and public relations and journalism major.

“They obviously see it as helping the community and so do we, but I would also like to point out that people working on this program are not all seniors and juniors. Most of them are freshmen and sophomores, and they have been working like crazy to make sure that everything is going according to plan.”

Last year, the group collected 1,322 pounds of peanut butter and jelly, as well as $1,028 for the Nebraska Food Bank.

This year the group hopes to increase its collection to 1 ton of peanut butter and jelly, as well as $1,200.

UNL PRSSA was founded in 1998 and seeks to advance the public relations profession by nurturing generations of future professionals. It advocates rigorous academic standards for PR education, the highest ethical principles and diversity in the profession.

“This is a public relations student group, so a lot of the stuff we like to do is to teach our members how to effectively use public relations,” Preston said. “And one way we do that is campaigns; by using different aspects of campaigns to show members how to make a press release or how to make social media content effective. So this

Restaurants serving PB&Jinspired dishes Wednesday hf crave

(2801 pine lake road): Chunky peanut butter and bacon-stuffed burger with salted caramel chocolate sauce and strawberry jam on a toasted glazed donut honest abe’s burgers and freedom

(854 n 70th st): Reading Rainbow burger with roasted grapes, chunky peanut butter, cabbage and bacon sebastian’s table

(126 n 14th st): PB&J bread pudding single barrel

(130 n 10th st): Blackened pork chop topped with housemade bacon, jelly and peanut butter sauce white or wheat sandwich shop

(2840 S 70th St #8): Classic PB&J sandwich the lodge at wilderness ridge

(1800 Box Canyon Cir): Pan seared foie gras with pistachio butter, toasted brioche, pickled watermelon rind, watermelon gastrique, kumquat marmalade and a house-made cronut filled with peanut butter mousse, blackberry jam, wine reduction and toasted peanuts carmela’s bistro and wine bar

(4141 pioneer woods dr #110): Creamy PB&J bread pudding with homemade vanilla whipped cream, warm peanut butter anglaise and fresh strawberry Source: UNL PRSSA

is definitely a great way for our members to get experience. And also we do it to help benefit local organizations that need a little more publicity.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Tony DeRose, senior scientist and lead of the Research Group at Pixar Animation Studios, covers the topics of computer technology, geometry and applied mathematics using examples drawn from Pixar’s feature films at the 2014 Howard Rowlee Lecture on Tuesday night. The event took place at 4:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union auditorium and was free and open to the public.

Pixar scientist brings movies to life with math Jason Shaneyfelt DN The annual Howard Rowlee Lecture Series can now add an Academy Award winner to its list of past guest speakers.

Tony DeRose, a senior scientist from Pixar Animation Studios, spoke on “Math in the Movies” in the Nebraska Union Auditorium on Tuesday afternoon. The hourlong event was sponsored by the Howard E. Rowlee Jr. Fund and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln math department.

DeRose won the Scientific and Technical Academy Award in 2006 for his work on surface representations and was a major contributor for the Oscar-winning short film “Geri’s Game” in 1998.

He began the lecture with an overview of the process of making animated Pixar movies before elaborating on the roles of math and science in the making of animated films. The average Pixar film takes about four years to produce from the time when the story artists first get to work until it is released, DeRose said. Pixar films begin with a team of two or three story artists who begin the process with several digital sketches of the film’s characters and settings. It is then the job of the animators, through the use of geometry, subdivision and calculus, to bring the sketches of the characters to life.

“It’s really astounding to me how animators can bring life into these characters,” DeRose said.

“From a mathematics and science point of view, each of these characters is a black box that takes input

Veteran caregivers need more support, study says

Earl grey tea could reduce heart disease risk, reports Italian study

The estimated 1.1 million civilian, volunteer caregivers of wounded and disabled veterans need more support, according to a study conducted by RAND Corp. More than half of the post-9/11 caretakers have no support to help them with the responsibilities.

The veterans from the two recent wars are more likely to have mental heath and substance problems, adding to the stress on the caretakers – 40 percent of which are young spouses ages 18 to 30.

Tasked with juggling housework, meals, transportation and providing medical care with family life and work, the military caretakers often feel overwhelmed by the strain on their relationships and workplace duties.

Many suffer depression.

The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense are looking to expand services to caretakers.

Drinking earl grey tea may lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk for heart disease, according to a study from the University of Calabria in Italy.

The tea includes extracts from a Mediterranean citrus fruit called a bergamot, found to be as effective as statins to increase good cholesterol and decrease bad cholesterol.

The report suggested a daily supplement of bergamot fruit extract as a treatment for the nearly 71 million Americans with high cholesterol.

daylight savings time increased heart attack risk, colorado study suggests

and produces an output. That’s not how they think about their jobs, of course. They think of themselves as actors. They’re acting through these characters rather than acting through their own bodies.”

Several times during the presentation, DeRose used a scene from Pixar film “Finding Nemo” to illustrate the progression of the scene from a rough collection of sketches to a fully animated scene. This was done using a story reel, which is the initial scene made up of hand-drawn sketches.

Once the story reel is completed, the animators create a three-dimensional marionette of the characters that can be rigged by the animators. Rigging is the process of using software to move or manipulate the character much like a puppet. These movements could be things such as the degree of which the character’s jaw is open or the degree of which their eyebrow is angled. Overall, a character will typically have about 1,200 controls, and the face alone can have more than 300 different controls.

“I’m told by those that study human physiology that real humans have about 30 degrees of freedom in their faces, so we’re 10 times better than real,” DeRose joked with the audience.

DeRose wrapped up the 18th annual Howard Rowlee lecture by showing a quick example of how to use software to animate things such as grass or skin using open subdivision software. Pixar has made this software freely available for anyone to use at http://graphics.pixar.com/ opensubdiv/. news@ dailynebraskan.com

Daylight savings time and the one-hour of lost sleep it caused raised the risk of heart attack by 25 percent, according to a study by a researcher at the University of Colorado in Denver.

In general, heart attacks occur most often on Monday mornings. Though the risk of heart attack increased the Monday following the time change, it fell back 21 percent on the Tuesday when the clock’s returned to standard time.

The study is not the first to link lack of sleep to heart attack risk. The results excluded patients who died of heart attacks prior to hospital admission or intervention.

Research in Czech republic relates facial expression to intelligence level A man’s face may reveal clues about his intelligence, according to a research conducted in the Czech Republic.

The study found that people associate certain facial traits with high intelligence. Those traits aren’t proven to be linked with brain power but the results did find that unidentified visual clues predicted intelligence.

The study included 160 participants who looked at photographs of 80 Czech university students’ faces, which featured a neutral, non-smiling expression and no makeup or jewelry.

Each student pictured completed an Intelligence Structure Test. Participants rated all 80 faces on either intelligence or attractiveness. Raters were able to more accurately rate men’s faces on their intelligence than women’s faces.

Though researchers can’t explain the findings, they said a genetic or developmental association related to hormones could explain why males traits are more visually recognized links to intelligence.

—Compiled by Mara Klecker news@dailynebraskan.com

sudan: from 1 people are returning to refugee camps.”

Bakhita Gum, a South Sudanese student at Lincoln High School, came to the U.S. when she was 10. Being in the U.S. made her realize how important it was to give back to her family back home, she said.

“Even as a child, I wanted to do something to help my people of Su-

dan,” Gum said.

Manyang took to the stand then, and told his story. He was displaced as a child during the war, and lost both his parents at a young age. He crossed the border to an Ethiopian refugee camp with his uncle, where he lived before coming to the US. Manyang, echoing Mason’s words, said people can’t expect to

perform well and improve their situation if they don’t have basic necessities.

He also discussed how simple items such as mosquito nets make a huge difference.

An audience member asked Manyang for the best way to help people in South Sudan. He answered that money is the best way to help, as people on the ground

can use that to address specific needs.

The group is always looking for people to help, either as volunteers or as donors. It can be reached though its Facebook page, “Save South Sudanese Orphans and Widows” or by emailing its president at jmanyang@huskers.unl.edu.

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OPINION

wednesday, april 2, 2014 dailynebraskan.com

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

DANIEL WHEATON

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RUTH BOETTNER

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Students should take advantage of UNL Earthstock events The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska’s Earthstock events kick off Wednesday, and the Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board encourages you to be a part of it.

Earthstock, a series of sustainability education events and activities, will take place throughout April. Yes, it’s basically an extended version of Focus Nebraska. And yes, the expansion sounds like it’ll be worth attending.

Each week, Earthstock will host a few small events and one main event in the Nebraska Union greenspace. Wednesday, students can learn how many Earths would be needed to sustain a world of people with their carbon footprints. The month will conclude with an all-day block party on Earth Day. The DN commends those responsible for organizing Earthstock and encourages students to take advantage of the opportunities it will bring to campus. It’s said over and over but can never be emphasized enough: environmental awareness is important. Sustainability is important. If we don’t recognize the impact we have on where we live, one day, we won’t have anywhere to live. If we aren’t mindful of the limits of our planet’s resources, one day we won’t have any resources left.

A big part of getting something meaningful from your university experience is taking the time to attend events such as these, opening your mind, learning and questioning the choices you and those around you make.

At the very least, Earthstock’s Bikefest on April 16 will get you a bike tune-up. If nothing else, you and your bike can get behind that, right?

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ABA therapy deserves coverage

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ast year, I wrote a column about the need for insurance companies to cover autism-related treatments, including Applied Behavioral Analysis. ABA is a therapy for children with autism that uses classical conditioning and other methods to modify behavior. The practice has shown great results so far.

Last year, families spent about $50,000 a year or more on ABA therapy, according to Autism Speaks. This, however, could have increased over the last year.

My nephew Trenton is 9 years old, and Nebraska is just one of the few states not requiring insurance companies to cover autism- he has a type of autism in which he is unable to speak. Some children with autism can related services. Many families are then forced to move out of state to seek the treatment be- learn this skill over time, while others can’t. cause of financial problems. According to the My nephew is incredibly intelligent but lacks social skills. He’s gotten better over the years American Speech-Language-Hearing associaand has even learned a bit of sign language, tion, 34 states have state insurance mandates but he’s nowhere near where he could be if for autism-related disorders. Being that many given ABA Therapy. With its help, my nephew of these states have this treatment covered, it could live a more independent takes the financial burden off life, and he wouldn’t have to rely of the families, thus making Autism is on services as he enters adultit easier to get by. Sen. Colby hood – thus saving the governCoash proposed a bill LB505, a growing ment money. which would require insurSome people say the burden ance companies in Nebraska issue that affects should fall on schools to help but to provide up to $70,000 worth more and more they can only do so much. They of coverage for children with autism. The bill has been in- people each year.” treat autism as an educational issue, but it’s a medical diagnosis. troduced several times but According the American Medical continues to be stalled in the Association, autism is a developmental disSenate Banking, Commerce and Insurance ability. It can only be treated and diagnosed by Committee.

When I wrote this column, one in 88 chil- medical professionals. Schools don’t necessardren were affected with autism. That num- ily have the tools to effectively treat children ber has now increased to one in 68 children, with autism, so they can’t be the only ones according to the Centers for Disease Control confronting it. We need more momentum than and Prevention. That number is only going to that.

Most states already have laws in place increase over the years. It’s time we started dosimilar to the one that LB505 would create. ing something about it.

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Families get the help they need, premiums don’t increase by a large margin and children get to live normal lives without relying on assistance the rest of their lives. For example, Kristin Mayleben-Flott had to move her family to North Carolina to receive the treatment for her son Jack. Since receiving ABA therapy, Jack is now in a mainstream school.

According to Autism Nebraska, with the help of early intervention services such as ABA therapy, people with autism become less dependent on lifelong assistance. It can save families with autistic children up to $2.5 million. Autistic adults won’t necessarily have to use programs such as Region V, an organization that helps serve people with developmental disabilities in southeast Nebraska. They possibly won’t have to reside in assisted living. The lifelong benefits of early intervention outweigh the costs of providing the services.

It’s a win-win situation.

Sen. Mike Gloor said passing this bill might be possible in the future and to be patient. But why wait? Why wait while the number of children being affected with autism continues to increase? These children aren’t burdens, and they didn’t ask to be born with autism. Passing LB505 is a necessary first step to making lives of autistic children in Nebraska more enriched.

Every time I see my nephew’s wide grin and hear his vivacious giggle, I see the potential in him. I see him reaching out and wanting to communicate, and I see what he can become. Autism is a growing issue that affects more and more people each year. It’s time we started taking it seriously.

Christianna Friedman is a senior secondary education major. Follow her on Twitter @ChristiFriedman.

Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

Censorship’s subjective 1-size-fits-all view limits standards stifle messages mental health treatments

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, like many of you dear readers, listen to the radio. Whew, that was hard to admit. Yes, I do listen to the radio, and the more I listen to it, the more I realize an incredibly terrifying trend: the radio has begun to censor the word penis. I’ll give you a moment for your respective gasps.

A recent song, “Talk Dirty,” by Jason Derulo and 2 Chainz has a line that says “Dos Cadenas, close to genius, sold out arenas, you can suck my penis.” In every radio edit I’ve heard, the stations have edited out one protruding word: penis. I’m not a fan of censoring by nature (and by the nature of my job here at the pletely censored out of the live broadcast. That line Daily Nebraskan), but I figured since it was limited isn’t as blatantly sexual as “suck my penis,” but it to f-bombs and sexually explicit content, there was at was completely removed. The audience wasn’t even least some misguided logic. Yet when I heard this adleft words to assume from; it was just silent. This almittedly catchy song, and stations censored the word ready clearly highlights a confusing issue in what is penis, it got me thinking about just how confusing censored and what isn’t. From that same Grammy and overreactive our country’s views on censorship show, Macklemore used the word “faggot” in his song can get.

“Same Love,” and it wasn’t censored. Faggot is a slur, Penis is a pretty common medical term. My doctor so why isn’t it censored? From what I can tell, it comes has used the word, and I wasn’t offended in the least. back to context.

Maybe penis is too strong a word. What if 2 Chainz So how important is context to the Federal Comhad used the word phallus instead? That’s an even munications Commission? Actually, it’s everything. more scholarly appropriate word. Yet, I have a feeling Its definition of indecent broadcasting is “language it would have gotten the silent treator material that, in context, depicts or ment as well. I mean, if we’re going describes, in terms patently offensive as to be consistent, we have to block out Everyone measured by contemporary community cock, penis and phallus because they standards for the broadcast medium, has the right all share the same meaning right? sexual or excretory organs or activities.”

After all, terms for breasts are con- to say things how There we go – that’s the magic definition. stantly censored so all of the bases The language must be contextually ofare covered (in yellow caution tape). they please.” fensive. So a medical show can say penis 2 Chainz could have spoken all it wants, but throw one “suck my” in about a doctor visit, and they probably would have front of it, and that’s the last straw. censored the word. So what about the context? 2 Censorship is confusing. Sometimes we can say Chainz does say “suck my penis.” That is a pretty penis and sometimes we can’t. Sometimes we can use crass phrase, and by modern censorship standards, I gay slurs and sometimes we can’t. I can’t say I like can easily see why it was deemed inappropriate. So censorship. I’m all for speaking appropriately in a why don’t they block out “suck my …?” That seems to situation, but that should be up to the intelligence of be the offending part of the phrase. If the word penis the person speaking. By allowing subjective double is always going to be censored, why don’t they censtandards to rule over our culture we end up sacrificsor out the whole phrase? Most people can figure out ing the messages of some for that of others. I think what 2 Chainz is saying, regardless of the inclusion of everyone has the right to say things how they please. the word penis.

Most people can be smart enough to be respectful. But This brings up the confusing nature of censorperhaps I’m just being a penis head. ship. At the most recent Grammy Awards, Beyoncé Jaz Schoeneck is a junior English and and Jay-Z performed “Drunk in Love” and one of film studies major. Follow him on Twitter the lines, “We woke up in the kitchen saying ‘How @jaz_schoeneck. Reach him at opinion@ the hell did this shit happen, oh baby’” was comdailynebraskan.com.

JAZ SCHOENECK

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espite how far scientific research has come in the past several years, people with mental illnesses still face unnecessary stigma. The symptoms of mental illness are often undetectable, so those who don’t have them often have trouble understanding. Outsiders will frequently try to offer simple “cures” for “bad moods” or “anxious feelings,” such as a better diet or just changing one’s outlook on life.

Last Thursday, The Atlantic published an article showing evidence that exercise can be sufficient treatment for depression. It cited multiple studies, including an experiment from 2000 that showed almost 90 percent of patients in the study recovered from their depression after a six-month regimen of solely exercise, compared with those on medication alone (about 50 percent) and a combination of the two (about 60 percent). Some people also argue that simply working hard to change your outlook and remain positive are enough to combat anxiety and depression.

We live in an era where many people are excessively medicated. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, antidepressants are the third-most prescribed category of drugs today. But there’s a big difference between over-medication and telling people who are legitimately sick that they should abandon drug regimens that help them. For some, simply exercising or trying to control your thoughts will never be enough.

Examples of oft-misunderstood disorders are those that fall under the anxiety umbrella. The Mayo Clinic lists some basic symptoms of anxiety as feelings of apprehension or powerlessness, sweating or feeling weak.

But this doesn’t really communicate how debilitating these disorders can be. For instance, in post-traumatic stress disorder, a particular trigger can cause the sufferer to feel as if they are reliving their traumatic experience.

I’d venture to say that dissociation like this probably won’t be helped by force of will alone.

The 2000 study mentioned above also has some issues. For one, its results are based off only 10 months of observation. Relapses with mental illness, as with most diseases, can happen at any time. Also, the study only examined 156 volunteers. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 14.8 million American adults have Major Depressive Disorder, and it’s the leading cause of disability for people ages 15-44. There’s a good chance that not all 14.8 million people affected by depression will be able to cure it with regular trips to the gym.

RUTH BOETTNER

I have an anxiety disorder and sometimes rapid cycle between hypomania and depression. I also underwent treatment for major depression from age 16 until my second year of college. I take medication and see a doctor, and in the past, I’ve seen a therapist. Over the years, I’ve been given a lot of advice to help me cope with my symptoms: to exercise more, to pray or to simply have the willpower to change. One person even shamed me for taking medication when I could be more effectively treating my illness by going vegetarian. I didn’t know bacon caused panic disorders.

For a while last year, yoga helped me relax, and I felt noticeably happier. But after I hurt my back and the summer ended, I had little time, energy or money to dedicate to it. And besides, for the most part what I’m doing now is working well.

Pro-fitness folks are mostly right: exercise can be a great help to raise energy levels and improve moods alike. I’ll be the first to admit I really miss doing yoga, and it would probably be an additional boost for me. But when applying this to the treatment of mental illness, they must keep in mind the nature of mental illness itself.

When you’re depressed to the extent that major depression entails, it can take a huge amount of effort just to pull yourself out of bed in the morning. When you’re manic, you can lose hours of sleep at a time. When you’re having a panic attack, you might vomit or cry until you can’t breathe. And there are much more severe manifestations than these.

Simple steps such as exercising more and improving one’s outlook will certainly help some people, but we can’t assume they’ll work for everyone. Recovery is not – and never will be – one-size-fits-all.

Ruth Boettner is a senior French and global studies major. Follow her on Twitter @ruthen1. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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Roots Music Shop, founded in 2012, rests at the intersection of Antelope Valley Parkway and Q St. The shop hosts a series of local artists every First Friday.

AMERICAN roots music shop acts as not only music store, but simple music venue

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n some Friday nights, right across Antelope Valley, behind the fire station and beside Monkey Wrench bike shop, there’s a music venue that plays blues, bluegrass, soul and jazz.

You may not have heard of it because it’s a music shop, too.

Roots Music Shop, founded in 2012 by Ryan Larsen, Lincolnite, drummer and proud bluesman, is a full-fledged music store with drums, guitars, horns, woodwinds and plenty of music gear every musician could need. On top of that, it carries vintage instruments polished and hung on display in the store.

It’s not the biggest music store – essentially one medium-sized showroom. The brick walls are half painted, and the shelves, furniture and the checkout kiosk are visibly handmade. The Roots Music Shop has a certain DIY look to it, a look Larsen wasn’t too sure would go over well with customers more used to a sleek environment.

Larsen was particularly worried about the kind of environment the shop had, especially for musicians coming in to play gigs.

“This is a very humble, modest gig, very down home.”

Larsen said. “I was worried about people thinking it’s too ‘ghetto’ to play in, but it’s been just the opposite. There’s no pretentiousness here.”

“It’s just a fun experience and the perfect environment to do it in,” said Alex Miller, 17, an employee at Roots Music Shop.

Larsen, Miller and whoever else is on staff (usually

story by Kekeli Dawes photo by Cara Wilwerding

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under three: Larsen runs a tight ship), quickly convert the music shop into a venue, with seats and a bandstand area before every show. Sometimes they have more than one a week. The showroom, packed with full sets of vintage drums, guitars and other musical accessories are neatly hidden away or stashed to the side, making room for patrons to come in, have a drink or two and listen to everything from bluegrass to jazz, performed by Lincoln musicians.

This Friday, the shop will host another First Friday show showcasing art from local artists and will have a performance from The Blues Messengers, for whom Larsen plays drums.

Once the show’s over, close to midnight, Larsen and the Roots team pack it all up again. It takes a good while.

“It’s a helluva lot of work, but it’s a good thing,” Larsen said. “There’s a reason why I do it.”

The reason is simple – to be apart of what he believes is the music of American culture – roots music.

“We have one of the coolest cultures of any country,” Larsen said. “And it’s only because we are a melting pot.

It only could’ve happened in America, and I know there’s a lot of bad bullshit that went down, but this music was a sustaining factor in it. Whether it’s jazz, blues, country, rock or folk, it’s all music about the human condition.”

Larsen spends much of his time thinking of the cultural condition of America and how it’s rapidly changing.

He accredits this cultural falling out to the instant gratification culture that puts the country at risk of losing or

devaluing the rich culture that America already has in it’s music. Music that’s for all people from all walks of life.

“At a certain point I realized that human condition music is roots music, and we all have the same needs,” Larsen said. “We wanna feel like we have accomplished something in life, we wanna feel love. So, as I started pursuing music more and appreciating what American roots music had to offer, I realized it only could have happened here.”

So as Larsen worked as a musician, he still wanted to be a part of that in some way.

“There are certain things that just came about that were just natural, and I just went with it,” he said.

He considered working at or starting a bar, but he understood that bars had a clear downside.

“I remember thinking, ‘There are a lot of regulars at this bar I’m playing, but they have a cloud over their heads.’”

He didn’t like seeing substance abuse – though it’s a reality, especially among musicians and artists. The performance of music was still important to him, so regardless of what he did, he insisted there was a venue, a space to share roots music.

“I was adamant about it. I had to play music [at the store],” Larsen said. “I’d love to have another room this size just set up as a venue all the time.”

The ability to perform music became a core principle and focus of the store.

“To me, the music thing is so important; the store is

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Rock ’n’ roll band Sci Pop Talks! to explore forensics gives fans ultimate KISS experience What we do is based on real science, it’s not flashy.”

UNL professor will discuss true forensic science, relationship with pop culture in 5th lecture of series

KISSology will perform in Lincoln on Friday night, with iconic costumes, makeup of legendary KISS band Joe Wade DN Long before Lady Gaga was strutting around in high heels and Miley Cyrus was sticking her tongue out onstage, there was one band that amassed an army by doing those same two things, along with wearing lots of makeup.

That band coined the phrase, “I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day.”

On Friday night, rock ‘n’ roll fans have the chance to party with the tribute band KISSology. The band formed in late 2012 and has donned the iconic costumes and makeup to give fans “The Ultimate KISS Experience.” Members of the band are: Richard Schultz as (Almost) Ace Frehley; Jeff Decker,\ as (Just About) Gene Simmons; Scott Chandler as (Practically) Paul Stanley; and Brian Chandler,\ as (Pretty Much) Peter Criss.

“I wasn’t prepared for the impact we have on some of these fans,” Brian Chandler said. “That’s one

really awesome thing that comes out of these shows. KISS means so much to their fans that they pour their hearts out to you. I had a girl come up to me, telling me we had played a show that was a year to the day that her dad had passed away, and he was a huge KISS fan. I almost cried with her. It’s something I didn’t expect.”

KISSology formed after Scott Chandler had seen an ad, which was posted by Decker as a way to find a Paul Stanley. Scott has been a member of the band The Labels for more than 20 years.

“Kiss has always been one of my favorite bands, and I thought (the ad) was kind of intriguing, but I didn’t really think anything would come of it,” Scott said. “To me it was kind of a have fun and goof around for a little bit. I went over there and sang some songs. It was really fun, and he was into what I was doing, so we started playing together.”

However, the band needed a drummer, and a couple months later Scott’s brother, Brian, filled the role of Peter Criss.

“They had a drummer but he quit before I was ever able to jam with him,” he said. “I asked Brian ‘If you had a chance to play in a KISS tribute band would you be Peter Criss?’ keeping in mind that he hadn’t played drums since he was in high school. He was like ‘What are

kissology: see page 7

ashley hall

entomology professor

Staff Report DN If you watch TV, you might think you know something about forensic science. DNA, blood spatter, bite marks, that kind of thing.

Every police procedural under the sun has its cops using black lights and fingerprint databases to nab the bad guys. Is that actually how it’s done? Is it even possible to solve a crime without finding traces of the suspect’s semen and saliva first?

Absolutely, said University of Nebraska-Lincoln entomology professor Ashley Hall.

Hall, who teaches forensics and biochemistry classes, is giving the fifth talk in the Sci Pop Talks! lecture series Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Love Library South.

Her talk will outline the differences between what fictional “CSI” and “NCIS” investigators do and what real forensic investigators do.

“What we do is based on real science, it’s not flashy,” Hall said.

Forensic science involves gathering information and evidence in order to put together a picture of what happened in the past. Forensic investigators analyze evidence to find out how a crime was committed and who

ally frame | dn was responsible.

According to Hall, the prevalence of forensics in the media has had a real-world impact on how crime is prosecuted. It’s called the “CSI” effect.

“Juries expect more forensic evidence than they’re going to be seeing,” she said. “It can get

in the way of them truly understanding what happened. It’s not always necessary to present DNA evidence, but juries expect it.”

Before forensic evidence rose to legitimacy, prosecutors relied more heavily on circumstantial evidence and testimony. Because

of the way media portrays criminal investigation, Hall said, the standard of proof has shifted and juries give less weight to circumstances and more to things such as DNA and fingerprints even if they aren’t necessary to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that someone committed a crime.

Beyond that, Hall said, popular fiction tends to leave out many of the details of the process, causing people to believe crimes can be solved much faster than they actually are. It can take months for a forensics lab to return results on a DNA test, but TV investigators only have 40 minutes to find their perp and walk off into the sunset. The shortened time frame causes people to believe forensics scientists have greater technological capabilities than they actually do.

“There’s some advanced technology on TV,” she said. “I wish we could do all that, but not today.”

Hall’s lecture will attempt to separate fact from fiction and give people a glimpse of how real scientists work, something fiction tends to get wrong, but documentaries get right.

“They play what’s actually happening in the lab rather than sensationalizing it,” Hall said. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Availability of music challenges value of album, songs Kekeli Dawes

Check this out: the Wu-Tang Clan has a new double-album out, and it’s only pressing one copy. It’s going to cost millions of dollars.

Millions.

Once I found out, all the excitement I had for the new Wu album kind of faded, the same kind of way you suddenly crave a candy bar less once you realize it’s way more expensive than you remember. It’s a shame because the Wu-Tang Clan is a historic ensemble of phenomenal artists, and its work is always worth checking out.

But now, when most of us have the “download now, buy

later” attitude when it comes to music – even the measliest $5 digital albums – it seems absolutely outrageous to get excited for what seems to be a wildly overpriced record.

Is it worth it?

The stunt (well, it’s more than a stunt; this is actually happening, guys) does have us asking the right questions, according to The RZA, the mastermind of this endeavor and leader of the rap ensemble. He said music has been undervalued for years, and it’s about time someone makes the push for music to be seen as art again. The group plans to tour the album in museums – right up there with the Mona Lisa and stolen remains from the Acropolis – and then it will sell it like a UNESCO World Heritage artifact.

“We’re making a single-sale collector ’s item,” said the Abbot (aka The RZA). “This is like somebody having the scepter of an Egyptian king.”

Wild, I know. At first, I thought this was a great social experiment showcasing how virally music is shared today by releasing just one hard copy pressed in vinyl and seeing it downloaded by the millions in the next hour by MP3 on ZippyShare.

But that’s actually the last thing the Wu wants. These guys want to challenge the value we place on music. The narrative about the radical accessibility of music because of the Internet that we usually hear (spouted by “music journalist” types like myself) is that the Internet has largely been a good thing. Music can reach more people, anywhere they are, and all kinds of music is shared.

The last time I wrote here, that was all I could talk about.

The RZA thinks differently.

He thinks music has been, “… devalued and diminished to almost the point that it has to be given away for free.” Which is true. And that’s not such a good thing. Just

last month, De La Soul released its entire discography for free on its website. Everything it had recorded, it literally gave away for free. On Dropbox. That shouldn’t happen.

So I guess in a time when artists have resorted to such extremes, a move such as this from the Wu doesn’t seem too outrageous. Why don’t we listen to original Beatles tapes at the Tate?

Or why hasn’t the entire city of Detroit been named a national monument for the decades of important music it has given to this nation and the world? We do name albums “classic,” “historic” or “monumental,” but all “Thriller” gets is a gold five stars and a special edition extended release with remixes from Will.I.Am. And I could’ve ripped that album for free.

Less of us are going to record stores. Less of us are going to concerts. You can’t really make a living as a musician anymore. We

It’s easy to overlook years of hard work and artistry put into an album that you downloaded, skimmed and tossed in 10 minutes.”

used to be unionized, if you can believe that. Music is becoming immaterial, no matter how much we repeat the romantic sentiment that music lives forever.

It does. That hasn’t changed.

But how we consume it, use it and critique it has changed.

It’s easy to overlook the years of hard work and artistry that was put into an album that you downloaded, skimmed and tossed in 10 minutes. If someone handed you “Water Lilies” on a 10x3 pamphlet, you’d spend much less time

thinking about how Monet painted it. You can’t see – or almost touch – the texture of the paint on the actual canvas at all. Even if you can respect the work of art it is, when printed on folded white computer printer paper, still a bland image with bad resolution.

Now I’m starting to see why The RZA had this record encased in silver.

Kekeli Dawes is a junior architectural studies major. Reach him at arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Mac Demarco matures as artist with album ‘Salad Days’ Keith Finn Dn Mac Demarco said in an interview with Pitchfork that he wasn’t a perfectionist.

Artists constantly try to make their music flawless before releasing it to their audiences. Demarco isn’t one of those people. The imperfect human element added to his music gives it a personal inflection, and this inflection is prevalent on Demarco’s new album “Salad Days.”

Demarco used his goofy lyrics and new wave-like guitar riffs to reach popularity in his last album “2.” For “Salad Days,” he uses the same styles of music but changes his lyrics to more mature content.

Instead of the funny indie songs heard in “2,” the songs in “Salad Days” are more introspective.

The opening line on the album is “As I’m getting over, chip on my shoulder/Rolling through life

with “Let My Baby Stay,” which into roll over and die.” This appears on the album’s title song “Salad cludes lightly played acoustic guitars and quiet percussion.

Days,” which is at the same time An obvious high point of the happy and melancholy. Demarco’s scat hook, his ability to make joy- album is “Passing Out Pieces.” The ous sounds with his electric guitar track features an array of synthesized instruments and his bleak lyrics with a driving bass make the song an These line that sounds ironic piece. flaws are like a Tame Impa“Brother” is la song. Demarco another track that what makes sings, “Passing out combines slick guitar playing with down- Demarco’s music pieces of me, don’t you know nothing to-Earth writing. He so unique.” comes free?” Demarsings to the listener, co points out how “You’re no better off living your life and dreaming at he puts his life out for everyone to see, and it’s starting to take a toll on night.” With this song’s lyrics, Demarco advises listeners to live the life him.

Demarco has matured as an they want and not be unhappy.

There’s some interesting struc- artist. The self-reflecting lyrics in ture to the track “Goodbye Week- “Salad Days” show he is no longer end.” The overlapping guitar riffs consuming his time with songs sound off pitch during the verses, but about cigarettes. The writing, guitar-playing and imperfections Demarco makes the sound work to his advantage throughout the cho- put into “Salad Days” make something truly beautiful. rus to make a fantastic track.

Sure, Demarco has a few He strips down to simplicity

“SALAD DAYS” Mac Demarco flaws. These flaws are what makes Demarco’s music so unique. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Mac Demarco, known for his quirky lyrics, uses the unpolished quality of his music to lend it a more human, personal sound.

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Cloud Nothings’ latest album, “Here and Nowhere Else,” features some of the band’s most personal subject matter paired with still-fun and fast instrumentals that lend it a multifaceted power.

Cloud Nothings find balance in jagged sound, emotion Cloud Nothings release 4th album, ‘Here and Nowhere Else,’ giving fans new, refreshing sound Robert Specht Dn Considering contemporary rock and punk’s recent obsession with all facets of slackerdom, it’s easy to find plenty of new bands playing fast, loose rock music that focuses on positivity and fun.

What’s more difficult to find is that same sort of music with a more pained, honest intensity; most bands that attempt to inject emotions and feelings into their music end up sounding trite and disingenuous, or even worse, slow and boring. It’s nice to see that Cloud Nothings have maintained its on-the-brink jagged sound with its fourth album, “Here and Nowhere Else.”

Though the Cleveland band originally focused on fuzzed-out powerpop, 2012’s “Attack On Memory” threw those ideas aside right from the get-go, with darker, rougher tracks and an immediate intensity difficult to imitate. The album is a stellar mix of grunge, punk and indie rock that solidified frontman Dylan Baldi’s cred

as a compelling songwriter.

With its new album, Cloud Nothings shines through the stoner haze of its peers with a remarkably refreshing urgency. Each track on here is fast, dirty and over before you know it. Clocking in at just 31 minutes, “Here and Nowhere Else” doesn’t overstay its welcome. Baldi’s vocals, lyrics and riffs hit you right in the face and make you wonder what the hell just happened, and it’s easy to find oneself listening to the album multiple times to figure that out.

Baldi’s instrumentation is limited; there’s virtually nothing extra besides guitars, bass and drums. While the production itself is clean, there’s definitely nothing sanitary about it. There’s not much broadening of the band’s sound on this album, and the production is appropriately similar to “Attack On Memory.”

Sometimes the ideas here feel a bit familiar in the face of this album: “Pattern Walks” is a bit too reminiscent of the long, jamming track “Wasted Days” from “Attack on Memory.” While that track was an excellent reminder of how powerful a stretched out, repetitive climactic passage can be, “Pattern Walks” is weak in comparison. But immediately after this comes the closing track, “I’m Not Part Of Me,” which proves a stellar finish and one of the band’s best songs to date.

While the album makes no efforts to tighten or radically change

“HEAR AND NOWHERE ELSE” Cloud Nothings the band’s sound, the dark, personal intensity present throughout makes every song thrilling, and the shades of doubt and frustration that linger in the music give Cloud Nothings a different kind of humanity than many of its contemporaries.

“Here and Nowhere Else” works on multiple levels and can be listened to as such, for either a quick, fun listen or a more active, intimate experience, and this album proves Baldi has a lasting energy that will surely see him in critical favor for years. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Steel Magnolias:

To begin your romance with the lovely lady Julia Roberts, witnessing her with this powerhouse cast is a must. She goes from long hair to short hair, and her southern sensibilities and sass speak for themselves. Bonus: Sally Field is flawless, and the rest of the women in the cast are equal parts maternal instinct and spitfire. This classic will begin the journey through Julia’s scarlet tresses perfectly.

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JULIa ROBERTS MOVIES for the perfect marathon

Runaway Bride:

This is the perfect follow-up film to keep the flow going.

Not only is Ms. Roberts in one bride film, she rocks two. And then, she is paired up with Richard Gere in a comeback flick nine years after their road to Hollywood fame started with the classic hit “Pretty Woman” (more on this romance later). This film is both funny and sweet and filled with the big, bodacious smile of the curly-haired beauty. You see the wonders of wedding possibilities as Roberts lets her feet do the talking in this rom-com of uncertainty. Jovial Julia shows that love can be found with Gere in small towns with quirky friends to help along the way.

Plus, Julia’s platypus impersonation is eerily accurate. Trust us, we know.

My Best Friend’s Wedding:

This film shows both the best and worst of JR, making it the perfect middle ground of your marathon. While it may be easy to sympathize with Julia’s plight of fighting to ruin her best friend’s wedding, being green with envy does not play well with Julia’s particular shade of red hair. Filled with plenty of awkward encounters, laughs and a young Cameron Diaz, this flick is two parts comedy and one part mediocrity.

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Erin Brockovich:

Bold, empowering and motivating, this in-your-face flick is filled with Julia’s badassittude and charm. Not to mention blondie Aaron Eckhart and his golden parted ponytail, tattoos and Harley that scream “America!” at the viewers. This movie is filled with cleavage, suspense and a touch of romance which ramps up perfectly to the grand finale

Pretty Woman:

Although Erin Brockovich won her the golden statue, “Pretty Woman” is the perfect finale to your day with Julia. If there was ever a doubt about the existence of a scientific formula for her and Mr. Gere’s movie magic, “Pretty Woman” stands as all the proof that’s needed. And nobody makes thigh high leather boots look quite as good either. Just think of it as a fairy tale. Just with more money … and more prostitution.

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ally frame | dn you talking about?’” show can expect 7-inch heels, fire Brian said learning to play breathing and blood spitting, Brian drums again was a long process, said. KISSology also has special efwhich involved practicing an hour a fects such as pyrotechnics or simulated fire effects, depending on night and taking time away from his what a venue allows. family. But he said it was worth it.

“It’s 10 times harder than doing “Scott was always a big KISS normal band shows,” Scott said. fan, and he got me into KISS,” Brian Some of the things the band said. “When you’re kids, they’re almembers have to account for while most like comic book heroes. Back onstage are the super high heels, in the early ’80s, late ’70s you had your KISS records. If you had a bad which could cause them to trip; the makeup, which they could smear day, you’d go up in to your bedif they sweat too room, crank up your stereo, throw on People were much; and knowing where they are at in ‘KISS Alive II,’ hear standing the song – playing that live sound, and guitar and singing, you’re just buried up, pumping their he said. Another in that. It takes you fists, and I felt like thing the members away.” of KISSology have Scott and Brian’s I was a true rock to be aware of, demom used to do their makeup for star at that point.” pending on the venue, is when the Halloween.

Brian Chandler concussion bomb “There were a kissology member goes off. couple years in a “You have to row where I went out as Peter Criss and Scott went know, ‘OK, I can’t mess up when that bomb goes off,’ even though it’s out as Paul Stanley,” Brian said. very easy to” Scott said.

One of the appealing aspects The band has played about 15 of KISS was the amount of energy during the band’s live shows. Most shows since it began. KISSology’s rock bands merely play their songs first show was in early June 2013, at and hope the audience gets some- a venue in Grand Island.

“It was a cool feeling,” Brian thing out of it, Scott said.

“When you see a KISS concert said. “My brother and I are used to you see these guys running out playing in cover bands and, basion stage, and they’re all over the cally, when you play in a cover band place,” he said. “They’re running most of the people just ignore you and dance. This show, people were around. They’re spitting fire and spitting blood. They realized that standing up, pumping their fists, it’s a show, and you need to kick and I felt like I was a true rock star people’s asses while you’re doing at that point.” arts@ it.” dailynebraskan.com Audience members at Friday’s

kind of secondary,” Larsen said.

“Obviously, I need to make money; it is a retail store, but keeping the music alive is what’s important.

We’ve been around for a hundred years now, and we’re really starting to appreciate our heritage. Duke Ellington is our Bach, Jazz music is our classical music, and I want to be a part of that, and obviously I have a lot riding on it. We use the name, Roots Music Shop.”

Larsen was particularly wary of music shops, but after working in two franchises, he decided to do it his way. He valued local businesses over massive chains and seized the opportunity to have one of his own, to serve people who appreciated supporting local businesses and musicians as he did.

“Those are the people I really want to be here for,” Larsen said.

“Like Open Harvest or any other locally-owned business where people realize that we’ve done the megamart, mass production of things, and that isn’t the right way to do it: not to rag on Guitar Center, the Wal-Mart of music stores.”

To Larsen, Lincoln has welcomed the Roots Music Shop with warm support, and he especially values the music scene in town.

“There’s a young energy I think music just brings,” Larsen said.

“There’s vibrant life in it, and when you’re young and green there’s a fire you bring to your playing, but old guys have a laid back ability.”

Larsen, a proud self-proclaimed blues man, has played with many bluesmen from Lincoln and around the country. He had many stories

to tell of lessons he’s learned. That generational connection is another aspect of roots music Larsen wishes to preserve through the music shop and sees in Lincoln.

“I like the camaraderie of it all, things like Lincoln Exposed,” he said.

Miller, of a younger generation, agrees.

“Working here you get a lot of cool experiences,” Miller said.

The acclaimed western swing band Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys dropped by the shop while on tour. Miller got to meet the musicians and chat with them – as well as snag a few autographs.

“That wouldn’t happen at a grocery store or a fast food restaurant, working there,” he said.

Miller’s glad he’s working at a music shop. He comes in right after school at 4 and works until 8 almost every night.

“It’s a lot of fun,” Miller said.

Miller said meeting all sorts of musicians adds to the job he already enjoys.

“Especially at a younger age, it’s really cool having the older guys come in and to ask them questions, and they’ll answer you and give you advice on what to do in certain situations,” he said. “It’s an enriching experience.”

Miller finds that Roots Music Shop offers an experience that’s hard to find in elsewhere, especially in music stores.

“I can’t think of too many places that have concerts more than monthly, and we tend to

attract a lot of cool vintage instruments, and I’d like to think we know what we’re talking about most of the time,” he said.

Miller has been working with Larsen since the store first opened in 2012. Larsen values teaching and working with those younger than him, just as his blues idols were willing to work and teach him.

“It isn’t like you gave them anything, what you’re doing is just passing the torch,” Larsen said.

“You’re keeping it alive; you’re nurturing the person, the music and the culture. Not once do I feel it is because of me. I’m just happy to be a part of it, because it’s way bigger than all of us.”

Larsen does admit that running a music store feels like a pretty big deal sometimes.

“It’s a scary venture; if this tanks, I’m devastated,” he said.

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“Thought three years in I would be more used to it,” Larsen said. “Some things I am, but I don’t know. It’s weird. I try to perceive how I would evolve with it … most of it’s good. But some days I worry. I’m a worrying person.”

But even on his most stressful days, there are moments when he even forgets to worry.

“It’s awesome when I’m here after hours, and I crank it up and you hear that ambient, natural reverb of the room,” Larsen said.

“You do feel this sense of accomplishment. I still think ‘Wow, this could crumble on me at any moment.’ But,” he pointed to the walls behind him, “this is brick and mortar.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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The Nebraska women’s golf team traveled to Tucson, Ariz., A THE RECENT last LOOK Friday INTO for the Mountain View Collegiate Invitational, where the Huskers placed first in the tournament. Saturday’s competition put NU 3-over par after 36 holes and a stroke total of 579. The Huskers’ last round of the tournament was worse than their 3-over par score with a 7-over par team score of 295.

But overall, Nebraska’s team score of 874 tied for its secondbest total of the season. The win was NU’s first tournament win since September.

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As the Nebraska wrestling team’s season came to an end, the Huskers finished fifth and 11th at the Big Ten Championships and NCAA Championships, respectively. Overall, Nebraska competed and earned a win-loss record of 234-96 USKER SPORT THROUGH AasSTATISTICAL LENS among the 10 SCENE starting wrestlers, as well a 12-2 team finish in duals, losing only to Michigan and Iowa. Although the Huskers could’ve tied for the conference title had they beat Michigan, the coaches and team have positive attitudes looking forward to next season.

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The Husker softball team defeated the Northwestern Wildcats twice in a three-game series with the help of an 8-run inning. Although No. 23 Northwestern outplayed Nebraska in the first game, winning 10-2, the No. 18 Huskers came back in the next two games to redeem themselves. In Saturday’s game, Nebraska scored 5 runs in one inning against Northwestern, which helped NU’s 13-3 victory in the second game of the weekend. Despite Northwestern’s 1-0 lead in the fourth inning on Sunday, Nebraska answered back with 8 runs in the fifth inning. Nebraska was able to continue its double-digit-margin winning streak in the third game, beating Northwestern 10-1.

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seniors Wright and Steffi Neisen, but her consistency has not been at the level of her older teammates. Deeg acknowledged her inconsistency and poor rounds this season and cited her mental game as the biggest issue.

“A couple of tournaments I had some bad rounds and shot 77, and I was confused because my swing felt really good,” Deeg said.

“I think my mental game is really what makes the difference.”

She hopes to carry the momentum from this tournament by playing with more focus for the rest of the season.

“I think having a purpose for every shot has really, really helped me,” she said. “I had that last week, and I’m going to try to continue that.”

Deeg and the rest of the Nebraska team will look to keep the momentum from last weekend’s win in Arizona when they take the course for the Dallas Athletic Invitational hosted by SMU on Friday in Dallas. Deeg said the win last weekend will help the team going into Dallas, where the field will be stronger than the team is used to.

“There’s a lot of really good teams here,” she said, “so I think we need to mentally prepare knowing that we’re just as good as these other teams.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Nebraska sophomore Cassie Deeg shot three rounds of even par or better at the Mountain View Collegiate. The Huskers won both tournaments in which Deeg finished in the top two this season.

rounds of even par or better in the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, tying for fifth in the tournament.

Deeg has proven to be important to the team this season. In the two tournaments the Huskers have won this year, she finished in the top three overall. Deeg’s stroke average is not far behind

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Club broomball competes nationally There are many clubs the University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers to its students. One of the newer club teams is the broomball club team.

Although broomball may not be as popular as other sports on campus, the club’s level of competition and athleticism is like any other team here at UNL. Every Thursday from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m., club president Blake Adams, along with his 13 teammates, takes his gear to the Ice Box to practice the club sport.

“It’s basically like hockey, except we don’t wear skates,” Adams said. “The goals are larger, and we have a small, plastic ball. We use sticks that are called brooms, and they’re similar to a lacrosse stick.”

Although the team has been successful this year and in previous years, it has been having trouble gaining new members.

“Our club is not very old,” Adams explained. “We’ve been around for four or five years, so we’re still pretty new. It’s been tough to get new members because most people don’t know what broomball is or how it works. They’re not really open to joining a club sport.”

So far this season, the team’s record consists of five wins and one loss in its league in Omaha. In addition, the team placed second in its league tournament this year.

During spring break, the broomball team traveled to the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine, Minn., where it competed in the National Championships. With four men’s divisions, two co-rec

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year in September with a threeround score of 213, she followed with a score of 237, 8 strokes higher per round than the previous week. The next week, Deeg failed to break 80 once in a three-round tournament in Kansas. Two weeks after that, she was in top form once again, shooting back-to-back

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The Nebraska baseball team faced UNLV on Sunday and ended its three-game losing streak. Although UNLV took the first two games of the series at Hawks Field, the Nebraska team was able to come back with a 5-3 win in the last game. Junior starting pitcher Aaron Bummer (pictured) tossed 7.2 innings, allowing 3 earned runs on 10 hits and striking out five. Junior outfielder Christian Cox came through for the Huskers at the plate, going 2 for 3 with 2 RBI.

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Through her first six rounds of the spring season, sophomore Cassie Deeg shot even par or better just twice. During the Mountain View Collegiate Tournament on March 28 and 29, that number quickly rose.

Deeg shot an even-par 72 on Day 1. She followed that up with a 2-under 70 in the second round and closed the tournament with a 1-under 71. Deeg finished the tournament tied for second overall with senior Katelyn Wright, leading the Huskers to a firstplace finish in the tournament, the team’s first tournament victory since Sept. 9.

Even though Deeg, who is third on the team in stroke average, had not played at an elite level early in the spring, it was no secret that a run like this was coming.

“My mental game this tournament and earlier in the season was really good.” Deeg said. “If I feel comfortable with my swing and have a good mental game, it’s hard to miss.” Anyone who has ever set foot on a golf course knows staying consistent is one of the hardest things to do; the same held true for Deeg during NU’s fall season. After winning the team’s first tournament of the

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The No. 8 Nebraska sand volleyball team played in Waikiki, Hawaii, in the Chaminade Hawaii Invitational during spring break. Although USC and Hawaii defeated Nebraska, the Huskers were able to win their next three duals against three other teams in best-of-five matches. Nebraska defeated Arizona, Arizona State and Grand Canyon with the same match scores of 3-2. Freshmen Melanie Keil (pictured) and Justine Wong-Orantes won the Chaminade Hawaii Invitational.

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divisions and the collegiate division participating, the Championships were a big competition for the Huskers. Nebraska played several games in the collegiate division on Saturday and Sunday.

“All of our games were really close,” Adams said. “All of the schools that were there had a lot of talent since there were a lot of players who grew up playing hockey. For us to even be competitive was pretty awesome.”

The Huskers played two games on Saturday morning: a 1-0 win against University of Minnesota Duluth and a loss against North Dakota State. Nebraska faced Miami University later on Saturday and came out victorious with a 4-3 win. Although Sunday morning consisted of a 2-0 loss to North Dakota State, the Nebraska club president said it was a close game.

“The last goal they scored was after we pulled our goalie, so it was really close,” Adams explained.

“Our goalie, Jeff Schwaller, played really well.”

With some history against North Dakota State, Adams said the team played better than it has before against its opponent.

“At one of our tournaments when we played North Dakota State, they beat us 6-1,” Adams said. “But then just this last weekend when we played them twice, it was pretty neck-and-neck the whole time, and we had a very good chance of beating them.”

Although NU hoped for a higher place, the Huskers placed third in the tournament in Minnesota. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Senior forward Jordan Hooper’s .364 3-point shooting percentage and 80 3-pointers this season earned her a spot in the Buick Women’s 3-Point Championship.

Hooper to participate in 3-point contest

Nebraska senior forward Jordan Hooper, after a season in which she set the school record for 3-pointers in a career with 295, will put her shooting stroke to the test at the Buick Women’s 3-Point Championship on Thursday in Dallas.

The competition is part of the festivities leading up to the men’s Final Four, which is being played in nearby Arlington, Texas.

Hooper, the Big Ten Player of the Year, shot 36 percent from behind the arc this season, making a team-high of 80 3-pointers.

The Women’s 3-Point Championship, which will be held at Moody Coliseum at Southern Methodist University, is part of the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships. The event will air Thursday at 8 p.m. on ESPN. After the competition, Hooper will travel to the women’s Final Four in Nashville, Tenn., as 1 of 12 finalists for the Wade Trophy and 1 of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, which will be announced during the women’s Final Four. Hooper is also a strong candidate to be named to the WBCA All-America team, which will also be announced in Nashville.

Two Huskers earn AP All-American honors

Hooper was named a second-team All-American by The Associated Press on Tuesday, and sophomore guard Rachel Theriot was an honorable mention, giving Nebraska two All-American honorees for the second straight year.

Theriot, the MVP of the Big Ten Tournament, averaged 14.1 points and 7.1 assists this season. She led the conference with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.7 to 1. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Arkansas stifles Nebraska bats, beats Huskers Nedu Izu DN In its last series against UNLV, Nebraska had trouble manufacturing any kind of momentum with its bats.

Going into Tuesday night, opponents outscored the Nebraska team 38-34 in its last two series and onegame contests against Wichita State and Kansas State. The lack of production has resulted in five losses in its past eight games.

Its woes at the plate continued Tuesday against Arkansas (18-10, 4-5 SEC) in Fayetteville, Ark., as the Nebraska team fell 4-3 to drop its fourth game in five contests. Relief pitcher Zach Jackson earned the win, and Michael Gunn picked up his fifth save, while Nebraska’s Jake Hohensee picked up his third loss of the season.

Although they out-walked Arkansas 8-2, only three Nebraska runners crossed home plate, and the Huskers were outhit 7-2 to drop to 15-13 this season.

“When you play a quality team, you can’t stub your toe,” Nebraska coach Darin Erstad said after the game. “You have to do the little things in the game to win those type of games, and when you don’t you lose.”

Erstad, hoping to brew up some kind of offensive rhythm, bumped sophomore Jake Placzek to the leadoff spot for the first time this season.

Although the third baseman and the Huskers went 1, 2, 3 to begin the first inning, Nebraska made noise in the second.

After junior catcher Tanner Lubach and freshman outfielder Ryan Boldt began the inning with a single and walk, freshman first baseman Bryce Only put down a sacrifice bunt to set up junior Steven Reveles.

The .274-hitting shortstop came through with a line drive into left field to bring home Lubach and Boldt and give Nebraska an early 2-0 lead.

But if you were to ask Erstad, he’d tell you his team had several chances to capitalize at the play all game long.

“We had probably 74 fly balls, or weak fly balls, multiple 2-0, 3-0 counts where we had we contact,” he said. “That just can’t happen.”

Hohensee struggled with command the following two innings.

Prior to the game on Huskers Sports Radio, pitching coach Ted Silva said keeping Hohensee’s nerves in check would be key to a quality start.

“He’s definitely going to have to control his emotions today,” Silva said. “If he can go out there and trust his stuff, it should be a good day.”

Although Hohensee was able to shut down Arkansas in the first inning and escape the bottom half of the second after allowing three runners to reach base, he allowed the first three Razorbacks to reach on singles to start the third.

With the bases loaded, Arkansas’ Tyler Spoon drilled a double to tie the game at 2-2. Krisjon Wilkerson and Eric Fisher followed with backto-back sacrifice flies to Nebraska senior right fielder Ty Kildow to give the Razorbacks a 4-2 lead.

Hohensee, however, bounced back in the bottom of the fourth, retiring the side in order before being replaced by sophomore left-hander Austin Christensen.

Erstad said he was impressed with Hohensee’s poise.

“Outside that (third inning) I thought he did alright,” Erstad said.

“Somehow we found our way out of that (second inning), I’m not sure how. But again, it’s another step in his growing process.”

Christensen, who started 19 games at first base and has one appearance on the mound this season, sat down six straight Arkansas batters to keep the Huskers in the game.

The bullpen’s work didn’t go unnoticed by their head coach.

“I thought Austin Christensen threw the ball fantastic, and (senior) Zach (Hirsch) did what he always does,” Erstad said. “They gave us a chance to win.”

Although the pair of southpaws provided Nebraska with shutout innings from the bullpen, the Razorbacks pitching replacements proved clutch as well in the games wearing on. Entering the game the Razorbacks posted a 15-0 record when leading after seven innings and continued that trend in Game 1 of the

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Sophomore Austin Christensen (right), who has 19 starts at first base this season, pitched 2 scoreless innings of relief against Arkansas on Tuesday. Christensen retired his last six batters.

Kyle Kubat (1-1, 4.91), who was originally penciled in to start Tuesday night, will start Game 2 against

series when Jackson and Gunn allowed 0 runs in 4.2 innings of combined work.

the Razorbacks’ Alex Phillips (2-0, 1.29) on Wednesday. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Huskers to face challenge against Bluejays starter NU hosts Creighton, veteran pitcher Becca Changstrom in midweek matchup at Bowlin Stadium Josh Kelly DN The No. 20 Nebraska softball team is set to face in-state rival Creighton in an all too familiar matchup against the Bluejays.

Nebraska is building off of a series where they won 2 of 3 games against Big Ten foe No. 23 Northwestern. The offense exploded after losing Game 1 by answering with a combined 23 runs in the next two games to retake control of the series against the Wildcats.

“I felt like we really went back to work as far as making adjustments,” coach Rhonda Revelle said. “We stuck with it, and we kept chipping away, and that’s how good things happen.”

The Huskers have a 23-11 record, while the Bluejays are 19-13 so far this season. Nebraska has faced Creighton nine times since 2009 and has won eight of those games.

Revelle faced Creighton when she played for Nebraska is the early 1980s. Revelle’s team in 1982 went to the Women’s College World Series along with Creigh-

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Sophomore infielder Hailey Decker went 2 for 6 with a home run in two games against Creighton starter Becca Changstrom last season, when Nebraska swept the season series. ton.

After facing the Bluejays in the 1980s, she knows what kind of relationship the two in-state schools have with each other.

“There was a rivalry then, and that was a long time ago,” Revelle said. “So it’s just been persistent throughout the years. There’s been so many games, not only in the regular season, but in the post-

season. They’re always closely contested ball games.”

Expected to make the start for Creighton is veteran pitcher Becca Changstrom, who was Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2013.

Halfway through her senior season, Changstrom ranks in the top 20 in the country in career strikeouts, shutouts and wins

among active pitchers. Revelle She’s a great opponent, and she said the team rallies behind her every time she makes an appearthrows well against us every time ance. we go against her. It’s always a “She’s really been the heart and soul of that program,” Revbattle with her.” elle said. “I feel like whenever she hailey decker is on the mound, they are competsophomore infielder itive and can win any ball game when she is on the mound.”

The Creighton pitcher has appeared in the 22 out of the team’s said. “It just helps us stay visually season.

32 games, accumulating a conferstrong and physically strong.”

“We’re growing every day,” ence-leading 1.74 ERA. During her The Huskers are at the midDecker said. “I think we’re doing time as a Bluejay, she has thrown well as a team and we’re going to a complete game in 5 of the last 6 way point of the season, and Decker said the team is staying on keep growing from here.” outings against the Huskers. sports@ course in terms of what it wants The Nebraska offense knows dailynebraskan.com to accomplish for the rest of the it will be tested, and it has a set approach to the pitcher, according to sophomore infielder Hailey Decker.

“We had a really good team talk and got things figured out,” Decker said. “She’s a great opponent, and she throws well against us every time we go against her.

It’s always a battle with her. We have a plan, and we’re going to stick to it.”

Wednesday’s game against Creighton will mark the second mid-week matchup for the team.

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consecutive Big Ten games, including a 20-point win against No. 8 Penn State.

In the upset against Penn State, junior guard Tear’a Laudermill was the key. With her brother in the stands for the first time, Laudermill led the team in scoring and put up a career-high 27 points.

“Our grit and our toughness has been our strength all year,” Yori said. “I can’t ask to work with a better group of women.”

The Huskers went into the Big Ten Tournament with a No. 3 seed.

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Once No. 4 seeded Nebraska entered into NCAA Tournament play, it made it past Fresno State in the first round, but then lost to BYU in the second round, marking Hooper’s last game as a Husker.

“This group has been phenomenal to work with,” Yori said. “Jordan’s a leader. She’s been this kind of person for us all four years. Not one time in four years have I had to question her on her character or work ethic. I’m so proud I had a chance to coach them every day.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Women’s Basketball Year End Review Offensive MVP

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Senior forward Jordan Hooper puts up a layup in Nebraska’s victory against Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament. Hooper scored 33 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the game. file photo by andrew barry | dn

The Nebraska women’s basketball team poses with the Big Ten Championship trophy after winning the first conference tournament title in school history. The Huskers finished the season 26-7 and won their first-round game in the NCAA Tournament.

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wo-time Big Ten Coach of the Year — win the Big Ten Championship and make it Connie Yori fainted with 12 minutes into the NCAA Tournament. left in the neck-andThe team did both, but its neck game against Intournament run would only last Our grit diana. two games, unlike last season and our Just as the Huskwhen the Huskers made it to the Sweet 16. ers pulled ahead for the first time toughness has Going into the season, the 52-50, Yori had to leave the game, Huskers were ranked first in the and assistant head coach Sunny been our strength Big Ten and named the predictSmallwood took the wheel. all year.” ed winners of a conference title.

The Huskers returned from As the season progressed, a 4-point deficit at the end of the connie yori however, this prediction seemed second half to win the game 76-61 women’s basketball coach to slowly slip away. on Feb. 16.

In the first games, Yori was Most of the season went just working on rotations, but then for most of the like that for the Huskers — being in a slump and then making a comeback. That’s how it was in season, the starting five carried the team.

“We’re asking these guys to play 40 minutes the overtime wins against Minnesota and Wisgame in and game out against really good comconsin. And that’s how it was as the team started petition,” she said. “We substitute very little; we the year struggling with depth but then finding a way to win the Big Ten Championship and wish we had a little bit better depth.”

Sophomore guard Rachel Theriot led the land a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Overall, the Nebraska women’s basketball team in assists throughout the year and often dropped double-digit games of her own. After team did what spectators expected this season

the Big Ten Tournament, she was named the most valuable player.

Leading the team on defense was junior forward Hailie Sample, who stopped key players throughout the season and eventually made the Big Ten All-Defensive Team.

Junior forward Emily Cady put up eight double-doubles in a row during the season and tied with senior forward Jordan Hooper in rebounds per game at 9.2.

At the beginning of the season, the Huskers moved up to a No. 10 ranking after beating opponents such as UCLA and Alabama. But after a loss to Michigan State, an overtime win against Minnesota and back-to-back losses to Purdue and Northwestern in January, Nebraska dropped out of the top 25.

But Yori didn’t care. She said rankings were the last thing on her mind. Instead she stuck with the season mantra.

Take it one game at a time.

Then, Nebraska stepped up play to win nine

There’s no way the offensive MVP could be anyone other than No. 35. Senior forward Jordan Hooper cemented her place in the Nebraska record books as the No. 1 3-point shooter (295) and the No. 2 scorer (2,357) and rebounder (1,110) for the program.

This year, Hooper earned 672 points on the year while averaging 20.4 points a contest, which led the Huskers.

Her shooting percentage on the season finished at 44 percent from the field. As a 36 percent shooter from behind the arc, Hooper was third on the team in that category.

Her shooting percentages are on the lower end because Hooper out-shot her team. Hooper took 533 attempts on the season, which is 165 more than sophomore guard Rachel Theriot, who was second on the list.

Hooper put up 220 3-point shots, which is 55 more than the next highest, junior guard Tear’a Laudermill. She was heavily guarded this year, but she still

managed to put up these numbers.

Not only could Hooper score, but she also contributed in other facets of the offense.

Ranking third on the team in offensive rebounds with 62, Hooper gave the Huskers’ offense a second chance on many possessions.

She also occasionally dished out an assist to her teammates, as she notched 40 dimes on the year.

Her best scoring efforts came against Utah State on Dec. 8, and against Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament. In both competitions, Hooper totaled 33 points.

Another memorable game this season for Hooper would have to be her senior night on Feb. 27. She compiled 29 points, 9 rebounds and 5 3-pointers. With all the stats this year, Hooper is deserving of almost any offensive accolade in the country, and it won’t stop at the Daily Nebraskan. Hooper has earned the offensive MVP. Compiled by Eric Bertrand sports@

defensive MVP

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outlook The Huskers will be putting up the same front next year — just without their vital player, senior forward Jordan Hooper.

But the team has already seen what it can do without her.

Hooper sat the bench for more than six minutes in the first half of the semi-final game of the Big Ten Tournament against No. 3 seeded Michigan State. Hooper played a total of 23 minutes in that game — far less than the prior game, when she played 37 minutes.

With Hooper on the bench, freshman forward Allie Havers took the spotlight. She put up a career-high 17 points, while sophomore guard Rachel Theriot and junior guard Tear ’a Laudermill put up 18 and 20 points, respectively. The Huskers pulled ahead of the higher-ranked team to take an 86-58 win.

“It was a great team win,” coach Connie Yori said in the post-game press conference. “We scored 86 points, and Jordan only scored 15 of them. We got contributions out of a lot of kids in that stretch when Jordan had two fouls. I’m thinking that’s what we’re going to have next year with a few more contributors coming in.”

With Hooper graduating this year, the Huskers have to get used to playing without their top scorer and rebounder. But seeing how the team played with Hooper on the bench against the

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After practice, she gets an extra 20 or 30 minutes almost every day.” connie yori

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Freshman forward Allie Havers, who played 10 minutes a game, may have to pick up some slack left by senior Jordan Hooper’s departure. Havers scored 17 against Michigan State on March 8.

Spartans, Yori said there’s a lot of hope for next year ’s team.

Junior forward Emily Cady will pick up the rebounds, con-

sidering she’s already tied Hooper in average rebounds per game with 9.2. Laudermill and Theriot will pick up the points. Lauder-

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mill exploded this season to average 11.8 points per game, while her Big Ten Tournament MVP teammate Theriot averaged 14.1 points.

Next season could be the Huskers’ chance to get even more contributions from the bench and build the team’s depth — something Yori said the team lacked this year.

The two-time Big Ten Coach of the Year will be looking to Havers to increase her scoring average and pick up Hooper ’s missing points.

“She is putting a lot of extra time in the gym to try to get better,” Yori said. “After practice, she gets an extra 20 or 30 minutes almost every day.”

The Huskers will be getting a couple new recruits to possibly increase the team’s depth also.

Until then, Nebraska will just have to get used to not seeing Hooper on the court.

Compiled by Natasha Rausch

Grades

An A- is the lowest grade the team could earn. The squad took home the Big Ten Tournament crown and made it out of the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Nebraska was stumped by BYU in the next round and took an early exit from the NCAA Tournament. The bigger disappointment in my book is not claiming the Big Ten title in the season, as Nebraska was upset in the final season game against Purdue. For that reason the grade gets knocked down to an A-.

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Junior guard Tear’a Laudermill (1) plays defense against Penn State in Nebraska’s 20-point win Feb. 24. Laudermill recorded 2 steals and 1 block in the game.

This was a tough decision because multiple other players deserved it. But when it comes down to it, junior guard Tear’a Laudermill steals this one away.

Her stats may be lower than some of the other deserving players’, but take a look at what she managed to put up.

First off, she didn’t start three games this season and didn’t average more than 30 minutes playing time.

The 5-foot-9 Riverside, Calif., native racked up 38 steals, which is one behind the team-leader, sophomore Rachel Theriot. She mustered up 11 blocks on the year from her guard position. She also managed to nab 69 defensive rebounds.

Though she fouled a lot during the year because of her tenacious defense, she only fouled out once.

She would pick and choose the right times to go for the ball. The biggest reason for her claiming this award is her defense against the then-ninthranked Penn State Lady Lions.

Laudermill gained the obligation of guarding one of the top three shoot-

ers in the conference: Maggie Lucas.

Lucas finished the season averaging 21 points a game, and against the Huskers, she could only reach 17.

But that doesn’t sound like good defense, does it?

Well, in the first half of the game, Lucas went into the locker room with zero points by her name on the stat sheet.

Why? Because of No. 1 on the Huskers.

Laudermill used her speed and aggressive defense to harass Lucas and forced 2 steals and a block. But her defense was also responsible for a large amount of the Penn State turnovers. The game turned into a blowout because of Laudermill’s offensive show in the game.

An even bigger factor was holding Lucas to nothing in the first half.

Throughout the season, Laudermill played with ferociousness in the defensive and transition game, and that’s why she earned the defensive MVP award.

Compiled by Eric Bertrand

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For the first time in school history, the women’s basketball team captured a Big Ten Conference title. The team lived up to its early season predictions with the championship win and the nine-game win streak. But the team’s fame didn’t last far into the NCAA Tournament. The No. 4 seeded Huskers couldn’t return to the Sweet 16 as they did last year, so the team’s season ended in the second round of the tournament.