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Inside Coverage

Trigger warnings

Literary launch

Faculty balance course content, student comfort

Student-run magazine drops 2014 issue

NU, Wisconsin put streaks on the line

The No. 19 Nebraska softball team takes a 10-game winning streak into Wednesday’s doubleheader at Wisconsin, which is riding a winning streak of 13 games. file photo by andrew barry

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UNL lacks 24-hour study areas, sending students off campus

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waitress approaches a booth in a diner and without a word sets down a pot of coffee and a mug. “I didn’t order the coffee,” says Kevin Crough, a first-year law student. “That server knew me because I’ve been in here so much. I come in here so often – to this specific Perkins.” Crough frequents many 24hour restaurants such as Perkin’s, IHOP and Village Inn to study. He and other students say they study at local businesses because the University of Nebraska–Lincoln doesn’t offer enough 24-hour study facilities. Late-night locations include: -Love Library, which is open from 7:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Thursday. Friday and Saturday hours are extended to 10 p.m. for dead week and finals week. -The C.Y. Thompson Library on East Campus, which is extending its hours from midnight to 1 a.m. Sunday through Tuesday. -The Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center, which usually closes at 11 p.m. Monday through Friday, will remain open until 3

a.m. through Thursday and again Sunday through Wednesday. -The Nebraska Union closes at midnight, and the Nebraska East Union closes at 11 p.m. -Neihardt Hall is open 24 hours for honors students. Seven Big Ten Conference schools offer at least one 24-hour library during the week, and the main Northwestern University library is open until 3 a.m. “Right now we’re not 24/7 mostly because of budget, staffing and because of our statistics,” development and outreach librarian Joan Barnes said. “Statistics from the past don’t show that students will come or stay that late in our current environment.” She said budgeting is an issue in particular because the university would have to pay staff to be there. Love Library’s hours extended to 1 a.m. from midnight at the start of the spring semester. “We extended to 1 a.m. due to ASUN and other student requests – actually, mainly comments through Twitter,” Barnes said. “If students follow us through Twitter and give us feedback, we’re willing to listen to feedback

Harrison Drake, a sophomore advertising and public relations major, props his feet up on the booth as he studies at the Hi-Way Diner, just off of Nebraska Highway 2. wherever we can get it.” Nevin Rajkumar, a 2013 alumnus, said he thinks the libraries have limited hours of operation to regulate activity and behavior. “I think they keep it that way because after midnight you get weird people doing weird stuff in the library – and hobos as well. So the library hours kind of regulate this,” he said. Crough disagreed. “The library here isn’t open 24/7, which is very odd,” Crough said. “At Arizona State, it was open 24 hours the entire semester. It never closed down, even through the summer they had staff there for people doing research projects. I don’t understand the library being closed.” Barnes said administration understands there’s a demand for a 24-hour study location, so it’s working to fulfill the demand. Staff is considering 24-hour access for the Love North Learn-

Many students, like Drake, go off-campus to find 24-hour options for studying. The Hi-Way Diner is one of those options, as is Perkins, IHOP and Village Inn. ing Commons, which’s tentatively set to open in fall 2015.

“We want to make that 24/7 so then you have access,” said

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Big Red Welcome to extend 6 weeks into fall semester McCartney martin dn Big Red Welcome is making some big changes. In previous years, Big Red Welcome is held the weekend before school starts with traditional events such as the Tunnel Walk, Husker Mania, Party at the Union, Women’s Center and LGBTQA Resource Center Open Houses, East Campus Welcome, Campus Nightlife events, University Program Council events and the Street Festival. This year Big Red Welcome will include all those events but will host them and more through the first six weeks of the fall semester. According to Jenni Brost, assistant director of New Student Enrollment, the changes will allow more activities for students and hopefully retain students to campus. “We decided that we wanted to transition because we wanted to have events on the calendar that would pertain to anyone on campus,” Brost said. “Hopefully they (students) will find somewhere where they feel welcomed earlier. Maybe they’ll see the calendar and find an event or a group that interests them earlier than they

would’ve.” Veronica Riepe, director of Student Involvement, said she also thinks students will find more activities on campus that pertain to them. “I think it will give students, especially those new to our campus, a better sense of the various activities and events that occur on campus on a regular basis,” she wrote in an email. “By including all of those events on one website, it will be easier to find the activities that are occurring and will help promote events that are a bit smaller in nature and may be of interest to our new students.” The traditional events held in the past years – Tunnel Walk, Party at the Union and Street Festival – will continue this year. During Tunnel Walk, the UNL Marching Band help form new students in a ‘N’ shape in Memorial Stadium before taking a picture. This year, Scarlet Guard volunteered to do so. The Street Festival is set to take place with booths from various UNL departments and student organizations, along with vendors from the Lincoln community. Party at the Union will also take

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UNL programs to cut back in summer Colleen Fell DN The summer semester is a quiet one for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. According to the Office of the University Registrar, the university currently has 7,372 students registered for this coming summer. Juan Gutierrez, an assistant registrar at the Office of the University Registrar at UNL, said it’s difficult to predict if there will be as many students taking classes on campus this summer as there were last summer. “It can vary all the time,“ Gutierrez said. In the summer of 2013, 8,574 students were enrolled at the university. That’s compared to an enrollment of 25,445 during fall 2013. The summer of 2012 brought 8,293 students to the university. On-campus events, such as those sponsored by the University Program Council and Student Involvement, decrease during the summer. Also this summer, the Daily Nebraskan will eliminate its weekly summer issues, aside from a visitor’s guide, New Student Enrollment issue and four issues during Jazz in June, a free outdoor jazz concert that takes place during four consecutive Tuesdays on the plaza west of the Sheldon Museum of Art, 12th and R streets. The reason for the cut-back is because DN officials are looking for ways to save money, especially when readership is low. This semester, the Publications Board announced plans

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content. Although most student organizations at UNL don’t have events during the summer months, that doesn’t

mean they aren’t busy. Veronica Riepe, director of Stu-

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DN CALENDAR

APR.

ON CAMPUS what:

Laurus Launch Party when: All day where: Andrews Hall, Dudley Bailey Library

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Mind and Body Stress Management (with CAPS) when: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. where: Love Library South, Room 110

IN LINCOLN what:

Jazz at the Moon with Jazzocracy when: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. where: Crescent Moon Coffee, 140 N. 8th St.

Faculty visit Washington for diversity tips REECE RISTAU DN The University of Washington may help the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with its diversity practices. Last week, 11 faculty members from UNL traveled to Washington to examine how UW recruits and retains diverse faculty and students. The trip was part of a campus diversity plan developed by Chancellor Harvey Perlman. The goals of the visit were to examine diverse faculty and obtain ideas about educating students on the importance of diversity and creating programs that do so. Andre Fortune, director of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center, was one of the attendees. He said UNL officials haven’t debriefed the group yet, and it hasn’t submitted recommendations for changes. But he said important distinctions between the two schools were made. “The University of Washington has done a very good job of making diversity a priority to its students,” Fortune said. He said this is something UNL could make sure it does across the board. Fortune said UW has consistently incorporated diverse faculty in all departments and has made attempts to educate students about diversity in all programs. Heather Ockenfels, director of the First-Year Experience and Transition Programs, also attended. Ockenfels said UW has infused resources related to educating students and staff about diversity and the value it brings to campuses. “Their (UW’s) student services is in one building, so it’s easy for students to go to academic advising to meeting with firstyear programs to multicultural

what:

KOAN Sound, Minnesota when: 9 p.m. where: Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St.

affairs,” Ockenfels said. Fortune said UW was chosen because it’s comparable to UNL in numerous ways – the sizes of the schools are similar, as UW has about 10,000 more students. Washington is also similar to Nebraska in that both states have bans on affirmative action. In 2008, Nebraska voters passed a constitutional ban on government-sponsored affirmative action, essentially barring the government from giving pref-

erential treatment to people on the basis of ethnicity or gender. Ockenfels said when the group submits its recommendation, it will likely include immediate changes UNL can make, as well as a look at five years in the future or further. The other UNL faculty members who went were: Amy Goodburn, associate vice chancellor in Academic Affairs and professor of English; Dan Hoyt, professor of sociology and associate dean for faculty in the College of Arts and

Sciences; Jeannette Jones, associate professor of history and ethnic studies; Kelli King, director of the William H. Thompson Scholars Learning Community; Patrick McBride, director of New Student Enrollment and associate dean of enrollment management; Deborah Minter, associate dean of academic programs in the College of Arts and Sciences and associate professor of English; Peter Pinnell, chair of Department of Art and Art History and Hixson-Lied Professor of

Art; Renee Batman, assistant vice chancellor in Academic Affairs; and Bill Watts, director of University Advising and Career Services. Ockenfels said she thinks diversity at UNL has a positive future. “We’re at a positive place to start making positive changes,” she said. “(UNL) hasn’t failed, we’ve done the best we could do at this point.” NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

Professors seek balance between course, comfort Mara Klecker DN

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NWU Jazz Ensemble Concert when: 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. where: Nebraska Wesleyan University O’Donnell Auditorium, 50th Street and Huntington Ave.

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Eleven faculty members traveled to the University of Washington to examine its recruiting process and how it retains diverse faculty and students.

Julie Hagemeier has to strike a careful balance in deciding what to tell her students about the plays she assigns them to see. As a professor of the Introduction to Theatre class and a publicist for the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, Hagemeier and other theater instructors must decide how to warn audience members of sensitive or offensive content, without giving away too much of the plot. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln allows each instructor to create their own guidelines about warning students of graphic content that may trigger flashbacks. These flashbacks can be experienced by students who have been sexually assaulted, seen combat or experienced other traumas. Just this year, several universities – including the University of Michigan, Rutgers in New Jersey, Scripps in California and Middlebury College in Vermont – all received requests for a trigger warning policy applying to potentially troubling readings, films,

lectures and works of art. There’s some opposition to trigger warnings, however. Some professors say the warnings represent hypersensitivity and aren’t necessary for college-aged students and take away from the purpose of provocative works. If taken too far, the opponents say trigger warnings represent a censoring that could threaten free speech. Hagemeier isn’t worried about that happening at UNL. “Our current chancellor is supportive of our artistic efforts and has never supported censorship,” she said. After a bit of experimenting, Hagemeier knows how to strike a balance of sensitivity and exposure in her courses. “I never want to give too much away so that the theater-going experience is lessened,” Hagemeier said. Even so, it’s crucial that audience members have enough information to make a personal decision about attending the play. One semester, Hagemeier had students read the scripts ahead of attending the plays, in part so they

could be alerted to sensitive content. “I got a primarily negative response to that,” she said. “They wanted to be surprised by what they saw and they didn’t want to know all the details. Again, it’s a balance of what you do reveal and what you do not.” A recent discussion of these issues came with the class assignment to see the play “Really, Really.” The production had scenes of a simulated sexual assault, which sparked discussions between the cast members and the campus Women’s Center. The cast worked to approach the subject with sensitivity and a discretionary warning was added to promotional material. Hagemeier had mixed student reactions to the play, but she said most students enjoyed the honest exploration of the issue. She had warned them of the content before they attended but hadn’t revealed any crucial plot details. “Personally, I had very few students who had content issues with the production in the sense that they were offended by the material,” she said. Lindsay Andrews, a graduate stu-

dent teaching a Gothic fiction course has had some of these discussions in her class as well, regarding assignments on the television show “American Horror Story,” the novel “The Virgin Suicides” and other readings. Andrews said some of the best in-class discussions have been about the more uncomfortable content from these assignments. She started the semester with a warning that the course’s assignments would have some graphic content. The students were allowed to opt out of certain assignments – especially “American Horror Story,” she said – after a discussion with her. A handful of students did. “Trigger warnings aren’t simply tools of avoidance that separate us from content that makes us feel uncomfortable or angry or disgusted,” she said. Rather it’s about being empathetic to a student’s personal experiences. In the future, Andrews said she’ll add a disclaimer to her syllabus that alerts students to the content while reminding them of on-campus resources like the University Health

Center’s Counseling and Psychological Services. “I think that this approach puts the power in the hands of the individuals whom I am most concerned about anyways – my students,” she said. Adding the disclaimer is Andrew’s personal choice and doesn’t represent any policy by the English department, which she said gives instructors a fair amount of freedom in teaching and approaching these kinds of assignments. If a student does have an issue or a specific trigger they’re worried about, Hagemeier encourages them to have a discussion with the instructor. It’s easy to find an alternate assignment, she said. It’s fully possible to get the full theater class experience while avoiding all potential triggers, Hagemeier said. “Students should not be afraid to speak up,” she said. “We invite discourse about productions and issues inside those productions.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Barnes. “Completion date is one year from the time we start. Right now it’s in planning stages.” Wendy Crouse, who’s worked for five years at Hi-Way Diner, another 24-hour restaurant frequented by college students, said the restaurant doesn’t mind having students study there. “Nobody’s too worried about them having to order food,” she said. “We actually kind of like the fact that we’re one of the places the kids can come and study at.” Crouse said students typically come in during the evening and overnight hours.

However, restaurants – unlike a library or other form of study location – typically play music and host customers who are having conversations, so they can get loud. “I’m from Arizona,” Crough said. “I got my undergraduate degree at Arizona State so that’s a college town, so everything’s open 24 hours. (Here), there’s really only these couple of establishments you can choose from, and there’s music at them.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

Big Ten Library hours Illinois – 11 p.m. Indiana – 24 hours Iowa – 1 a.m. (learning Commons open 1 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.) Michigan state – 24 hours Minnesota – midnight Northwestern – 3 a.m. Ohio state – 24 hours penn state – 24 hours purdue – 24 hours Wisconsin – 24 hours Nebraska – see above

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One of the Big Red Welcome traditions is the Tunnel Walk for freshman. This tradition will still occur during the weekend before classes begin in the fall. place this year with activities such as karaoke contests, improvisation actives, a dance and the midnight pancake feed. Big Red Welcome kicks off this year on August 22. The Big Red Welcome website was recently revamped and now has a weekly interactive calendar for events that are being held. Departments and student organizations can

also register their events on the new website. The announcement that Big Red Welcome would change its format came the week after spring break. An email was sent to different University of Nebraska–Lincoln departments letting faculty know of the changes. The departments have until Aug. 1 to register any events for Big Red Wel-

come. Brost said the change to six weeks will benefit departments across UNL. “Now all the colleges, departments, student affairs and academic affairs have a way to market their events,” Brost said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

dent Involvement at UNL, said the organizations aren’t necessarily inactive during summer, but organization members are doing more behind-thescenes work. “It’s mostly people working on projects and preparing for the next school year,” Riepe said. Not only are the organizations busy with planning, but there just aren’t enough students on campus to plan events around. Riepe said a big part of the reason for having few activities is the allocation of funds. “Organizations like UPC spend their money when more students are here,” Riepe said.

But for the smaller group of students who’ll be around campus this summer, there shouldn’t be concerns about finding activities. “It can be pretty quiet; it’s a different atmosphere here in the summer,” Riepe said. “But there’s still plenty of things to do.” For active students, the Campus Recreation Center offers multiple activities including classes and “Adventure Trips,” which take place in July. Travelers can go on a bike tour in Oregon and have the option to either stay in a hotel or camp. The Rec Center also offers some intramurals during the summer. Students can participate in outdoor bas-

ketball, sand volleyball, tennis and flag football for a small fee. As far as the number of activities on campus, Riepe said the small number isn’t usually an issue. “If more students were to come and ask for more activities, it’s definitely something we would look into,” Riepe said. Many students who attend summer class have their own busy schedules. “Most students who take classes have another job, some on campus,” Riepe said. “They’re usually focused on making money during the summer.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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5 students to conduct research as Fulbright scholars Fulbright scholars study, teach in 155 countries, only 1,600 grants are awarded to students yearly Five University of Nebraska– Lincoln students have been announced as Fulbright scholars for 2014-2015. The Fulbright Program gives recent graduates, graduate students and young professionals the chance to conduct research, study or teach in 155 countries. About 1,600 grants are awarded to American students each year.

Laura Peters

Laura Peters has aspired to earn a Fulbright scholarship ever since she heard of the program. The modern languages and literatures graduate student will return to the Germany next year with a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Scholarship. She’ll be an assistant in an English classroom. Peters has lived in Germany before and made good friends and memories while there, according to a university press release. When she returns, she plans to share American culture through swing dance lessons and socials. When she returns to the U.S., she and her fiance will move to New Hampshire. She hopes to teach German at a university.

kelleen browning

Teaching English in Germany runs in the family for Kelleen Browning. Browning, an Idaho native, will travel to Germany on a Fulbright English Teaching Assis-

tantship Scholarship next year. Her sister is currently teaching English there, too. The senior German and German secondary education major traveled to the country previously as part of UNL’s six-month Deutsch in Deutschland program. “I’m so excited to go back to Germany and interact more with German people and students,” she said in a university press release. Browning has her English Language Learning certification through Lincoln Literacy and has been a teaching assistant in Germany and Lincoln. She hopes to one day be a high school German teacher in the U.S. In Germany, Browning will host an English film night and conduct a letter exchange between U.S. and German students. She also hopes to join a local choir.

strong his record is,” said Amy Burnett, professor of history and Strass’ dissertation adviser. “This is a marvelous opportunity for him to work in one of Europe’s most important research libraries, and I’m looking forward to what he’ll discover during his research in Germany.”

many previously. “I would give tours to people in German and English, so my German did improve a lot while working there,” she said in a university press release. Upon her return to the U.S., Heineman plans to pursue a master ’s degree in German education.

Emily Heineman

abigail jameson

Emily Heineman wants to bridge the gap between German and American culture. Heineman, a senior German and history major, will travel to Germany on a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Scholarship next year. Like the other Fulbright teaching scholarship recipients, she’ll be an assistant language instructor in an English classroom. She hopes to work as a museum tour guide, a position she had when she traveled to Ger-

Abigail Jameson hopes to gain further understanding of global issues involving women’s health. Jameson, a senior nutrition and health sciences major, received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Scholarship to Indonesia next year. Her interest in health care and its accessibility led her to apply for the program and she has already traveled to Peru as part of a MEDLIFE (Medicine, Education and Development for Low-

Income Families Everywhere) team working in a mobile medical clinic. While in Indonesia, she expects to volunteer at women’s health clinics. While at UNL, she’s been a mentor and tutor at Clinton Elementary School and has been a student ambassador for EducationQuest Foundation. “Teaching and mentoring students through these organizations had a great impact on my passion

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Mickayla Doeden, a freshman psychology major, practices a relaxation sequence as a way to unwind from the stress of approaching finals.

Campus Rec to move Walk at Lunch indoors Madison Wurtele dn Campus Recreation is hosting its third-annual national Blue Cross/ Blue Shield Walk at Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. Originally, the walk was to be held outside of both the Nebraska Union and the East Campus Union. Because of weather concerns, the event will be moved inside. In the Nebraska Union, activities will take place in the ballroom, and in the East Campus Union, two physical wellness stations will be set up on each floor. As of Tuesday morning, 150 participants had already registered for the event but there’s concern about participation being affected by the weather. “I really hope they will brave the yucky weather for just a few minutes and join us,” said Kimberly Barrett, the assistant director for wellness services and fitness programs. This year’s Walk at Lunch will be different than past years. The Rec Center has taken feedback from past years and plans to incorporate things such as music to make it more enjoyable for participants, Barrett said. Last year, about 380 people participated in Walk at Lunch, which is free to UNL students, faculty and staff. “It was awesome because you saw a community doing wellness together,” Barrett said. Physical wellness stations set up throughout the walk include

yoga, a chance to ask questions about the UNL wellness community, games and smoothies. Participants will also be entered to win several prizes including gift certificates, T-shirts and a heart rate monitor watch. “The goal is to have a lot of camaraderie, to build a community, and to make it socially acceptable to go out and walk on a lunch break,” Barrett said, “Building that confidence to be active, and it can be anything – just moving, is really important.” Registration for the event is still open or participants can walk in. Many students use the excuse that they don’t have enough time to exercise but this event is designed to show that exercise doesn’t have to be hard or take up a lot of time, Barrett said. Participants aren’t required to stay the whole time. “It is completely on your own so you could be through in 15 minutes or you could be through in 30 minutes,” Barrett said. The event is designed to encourage incorporating wellness into an everyday lifestyle and to improve personal health, the Blue Cross/Blue Shield website said. The same attitude is being taken on by this year’s event. “I want to see a cultural shift toward wellness in the university and this will literally take us a step closer,” Barrett said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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paul strauss

The second time was the charm for Paul Strauss. Strauss, a doctoral candidate in history, will travel to Germany on a Fulbright Research Grant to conduct dissertation research next year. He plans to study 16th-century Christian sermons and texts to identify ways that Muslims and Jews are portrayed. His research will be conducted at the Herzog August Bibliothek in Wolfenbuettel, where he hopes to engage with the community through discussion groups and musical and educational activities offered by the churches. He also received a Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst fellowship and the Rolf Ursula Schneider Stifung Stipendium through the Herzog August Bibliothek to support his project. “The fact that he has been offered two prestigious yearlong fellowships shows just how

for equality with education,” she said. When she returns from Indonesia, she hopes to go to medical school with the goal of further alleviating health care and treatment disparities in the U.S. and abroad.

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Mickayla Doeden, a freshman psychology major, attends the Mind and Body Stress Management workshop Tuesday afternoon in Love Library. The free seminar offers students tips on how to destress in preparation for finals.

research roundup Study suggests smell of men scares mice

Mice may fear the scent of men, according to an article published online in the journal Nature Methods. Researchers at McGill University found that male experimenters cause increased stress levels in lab rodents. Female lab researchers didn’t have the same effect. Around men, rats and mice experience a stress response equivalent to swimming for three minutes or being restrained in a tube for 15 minutes. Researchers attribute the stress to men’s increased pheromones compared to women. The increased stress makes the rodents more pain sensitive, which may affect the results of lab experiments and skew data. The study marks the first evidence of rodents’ awareness of researchers.

Research finds walking boosts creativity Taking a walk may improve creativity, according to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology. The research found that the act of walking, not the environment, boosted levels of creativity compared to individuals who were sitting. The study consisted of 176 college students asked to complete tasks in different conditions – some sitting, some walking. The study found that a large majority of participants were more creative while walking than sitting. The peak of the participants’ creativity was sitting down after a short walk.

First-born girls more likely to be ambitious, study finds

First-born girls may be the most likely to be ambitious and successful, according to a recent study. The study was conducted by the Institute for Social and economic Research at the University of Essex and included 1,503 sibling groups and 3,532 individuals. According to the research, firstborn girls are 13 percent more ambitious than first-born boys and are more likely to further their education qualifications. The study also found that the larger the age gap between siblings (starting from at least four years), the higher the chance of those children reaching higher achievements. Hillary Clinton, Beyoncé and Oprah are all first-borns.

CDC reports medical marijuana legalization doesn’t affect teens smoking weed

The legalization of medical marijuana hasn’t led to more teenagers smoking weed, according to a study. The data, collected from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance Program, found no “statistically significant” differences in teenage marijuana use in a state before or after it legalized medicinal pot. The study found that about 21 percent of those surveyed had used marijuana in the past month, a percentage that hasn’t changed much in recent years, despite policy changes. Medical marijuana use is legal in 21 states and the District of Colombia with about a dozen other states considering similar legislation.

—Compiled by Mara Klecker news@ dailynebraskan.com

OPINION

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

DANIEL WHEATON

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

PROJECTS editor

RUTH BOETTNER

CONOR DUNN

opinion editor

news assignment EDITOR

AMY KENYON

ZACH TEGLER

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sports EDITOR

JACY MARMADUKE

KATIE NELSON

MANAGING EDITOR

assistant arts EDITOR

our view

Students need 24-hour facility on campus for studying The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is lacking in study spots available to students 24 hours a day. This forces many students to search off campus for suitable places to be productive. UNL Libraries is considering having the future Love North Learning Commons open 24 hours a day when it opens, which will probably be fall 2015. The Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board urges administrators to make this happen. UNL does offer some 24-hour options for certain students: Honors Program students have Neihardt Hall, art students have Richards Hall, engineering students have Othmer and Nebraska halls and journalism students have Andersen Hall. And of course, students living on campus have access to the study rooms in their residence halls. But these options aren’t available to every student in the campus community. Not everyone has 24-hour access to their college’s facilities. Residence hall study rooms fill up quickly during peak hours and peak times of the semester. And students who live off campus can’t even get into the residence halls. This is the first semester Love Library has been open until 1 a.m. rather than midnight. This added hour certainly helps, but it doesn’t help that much. Many students are working much later into the night and don’t want to have to move locations at 1 a.m. Library administrators say statistics don’t show that UNL students will come or stay very late “in our current environment.” But students need a place such as this. Some people against a 24-hour space might say people can study in their residence hall rooms or their homes. However, many students will tell you they need to be outside of their own space to study effectively – and an available place on campus would certainly provide that. Yes, having a 24-hour library or other facility would certainly require a transition period before students learn to make it a part of their habits. After this transition period, though, it would probably have success. Sometimes supply creates demand.

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US race issues require confrontation

onald Sterling has the name of a rejected “Mad Men” character and alleged views that would seem as regressive and backward in the 1960s as they do now. Despite earning millions from owning the Los Angeles Clippers, a basketball team with many African American players, The New York Times reports Sterling allegedly told his girlfriend, “It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you’re associating with black people.” After these comments were made, the NBA banned him for life and fined him $2.5 million. Cliven Bundy, a rancher who doesn’t recognize the federal government, has also recently been in the spotlight for his racist remarks. In an interview with the Times, Bundy openly wondered if African Americans were better off under slavery. In lieu of the response over these extremely incendiary comments, Bundy released a press release stating, “I am trying to keep Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream alive” and “I am standing up against (the government’s) bad and unconstitutional laws, just like Rosa Parks did when she refused to sit in the back of the bus.” Both of these examples border on cartoonish. They showcase the absurdity of racism in the U.S. But they do very little to advance the dialog on race in America. I’m white. I have the privilege of being able to pretend that racial problems in the U.S. don’t exist, or that they are the products of our nation’s past. When I do have to confront the racial tensions in America, they are usually

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presented to me in a way that separates me from the problem and makes me feel superior. When I’m shown examples of people such as Bundy or Sterling, I can immediately say I’m not at all like them. I don’t have to examine the prejudices I have and the micro-aggressions I may use around minorities. I can pretend I’m not part of the problem. Also, when I hear stories about people such as Bundy or Sterling, I pretend I’m one of the “good guys.” That somehow I deserve a pat on the back for simply being a decent person. As though by simply not being a racist, I deserve a medal. You don’t deserve praise for being a decent human being, and you don’t forward the discourse by just talking about cartoonish examples. While we’ve been talking about the antics of two rich white racists, two African American men were subject to a botched double execution. Clayton Lockett and Charles Warner were scheduled to be executed last night using a new secretly acquired drug cocktail. After the administration of the drug, Locket gasped

saying, “Something’s wrong,” according to witnesses, and died of a heart attack. Warner ’s execution has been stayed. Instead of TMZ articles about Sterling’s girlfriend or Fox News segments on Bundy, we could have talked about the injustices of our execution system – how death row inmates are being used to test secretive drugs that the state won’t disclose the source of. Beyond this botched execution we can look to a 2013 study by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which found that African Americans make up 41 percent of all death row inmates, despite being only 13 percent of the general population. I’m against the death penalty, and even if it was somehow equal, I still wouldn’t want it to occur. But it’s also unjust to say we should disproportionately kill black murderers but let white murderers live. These facts force us to examine race in ways the white U.S. population normally avoids. It’s avoided for the simple reason that it’s a difficult discussion that doesn’t give white U.S. citizens an easy out or easy answers. We can’t pretend that laughing at the ignorance of people such as Bundy or Sterling actually does anything. We have to be willing to do the difficult work of examining the United States’ problems in ways that make us feel uncomfortable – but in ways that will lead to progress. Walker Edwards is a junior philosophy major. Reach them at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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he end of my first year of college makes me look back at how the year has gone by. In one year, I’ve learned so many life lessons. I’ve changed, as a whole, as things have happened to me. And I’ve figured out what college is really about. People always told me the friends you make your freshman year will end up being your lifelong friends. This year, I’ve met some people that I would love to know for the rest of my life, but others that I’d rather not even know now. On the first day I arrived to UNL, I was scared that it would be hard to make friends because I’m so shy, but this is one of the easiest parts of college. My roommate told me she would help me make friends, but the people she introduced me to ruined the first month of college for me. Don’t assume your roommate will like the same people you do. The people you meet will see you at your best and worst. If they grow to want to see you almost 24/7, you will grow not to care what you do or look like in front of them. One morning after falling off of my lofted bed and going to the hospital for stitches alone, a few people decided to wake me up to find out what happened. I had dried, crusted up blood on the sides of my face and hair. I was wearing a shirt that had cute kittens on it with the same dried up blood all over it. Since I had stitches in my mouth, my bottom lip was swelled up about three times the size and I looked like I hadn’t slept in days. That was probably an extreme case, but like I said, your friends won’t care about those types of things. You will learn it’s OK to skip a class if you need some time off. Just don’t make it a regular thing. Don’t end up skipping an entire week of your classes, like someone I know. He’s not doing the best right now. And always make sure you know someone in that class. In fact, make it an obligation to know at least one person in each of your classes. That way you can help each other out. The partying thing isn’t for everyone. In the beginning of the year, I met some really amazing people at a party, whom I still hang out with daily. But now, every weekend consists of late night movies,

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laughing at other drunk people getting into trouble (some of these people are still our friends) and just spending time having fun doing whatever we can find to keep ourselves busy. Don’t be afraid to think about other majors, either. My entire life I wanted to major in biology until my junior or senior year of high school, when I changed that to journalism, but I still wondered if that was where I belonged. My very first journalism course here changed my entire decision. Every time I met someone new in the field or did a different project, I said to myself “That is what I want to do. This is where I belong.” College is definitely where I belong right now. Still, college isn’t for everybody. But those of us who do enjoy it have different perspectives. There are people that party and drink to eliminate their worries every night. There are people that want to go to class every day and want to be really involved with everything on campus. And then there are people like me. I just want to succeed in all of my classes, be involved with a few things I love and spend time with the amazing people that come from all over the world to do the same thing I’m doing. College is supposed to be the best time of your life, and you can make it that way if you remember the real reason you are here: to graduate and be able to do something you love for the rest of your life. Jennifer Rooney is a freshman journalism major. Follow her Twitter at @ jooney_13. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

very day, human beings give and hear hundreds of opinions. Most of them are simple, such as telling everyone your favorite food is grapes. Some opinions are very powerful, such as informing a radio host you absolutely hate homosexuals. Opinions of all shapes, sizes and strengths are a big part of what makes up our personality. Thanks to the First Amendment and this great country of ours, we have the right to voice all of those opinions freely and without worry of legal persecution. Freedom of speech is a wonderful tool, but it can also be a very dangerous one. Since there are few limits on this freedom, room is left open for all sorts of wacky voices to make their opinions known. As an opinion writer, I know everyone has an equal right to voice his or her opinion, but what many seem to forget is that they don’t have the equal right to be regarded as credible or to be acted upon. Let me give you an example: Recently, Rush Limbaugh came across a book written by Marlo Thomas on reinventing your life as you get older. Limbaugh wasn’t a big fan of the work based on his scathing backlash. He voices some pretty strong opinions about liberals, Oprah and race (he uses the term “these people”) and about economic inequality – and none of them are particularly kind. Limbaugh’s job is to voice his scathing and generally offensive opinions to the world, and he’s obviously popular enough to keep his schtick going. Limbaugh says whatever he wants and expects those listening to him to be completely fine with it. And all the while, everyone who isn’t a fan just accepts it. How about Sarah Palin? She is known for her strong personality and even stronger convictions. Recently she spoke before a crowd at a function for the National Rifle Association and stated “If I were in charge, they would know that waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists.” Her page on Facebook later posted that waterboarding is the only way to deal with “evil terrorists.” This is another very strong opinion from an equally well-known source. Palin calls for some pretty violent actions for someone who I’m guessing has never tortured anyone. She’s is a firm believer in a strong military budget and torturing terrorists, and she wants you to know it. Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, and

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everyone is also entitled to voice said opinion. The beauty of freedom of speech is that no matter how positive or negative an opinion is, they can be voiced. That’s our right. What isn’t a right is to have our opinions listened to. We all believe we can stand on our own personal soap boxes and have our opinions listened to by the masses. Information flows so quickly nowadays that everyone and their dog (yes, dogs have Facebook profiles now) can hear about a story and share an opinion within moments of the event occurring. It’s great! It also means we now have a million more opinions to fight with in order to have ours heard. This causes everyone to fight harder and harder to get people to listen. Negative and often hurtful opinions are voiced just as loudly as the positive ones, and those voicing them expect everyone to listen. We don’t need to give every opinion all of our energy. Every opinion is not created equally. The person shouting that all women are inferior deserves the same amount of consideration as the person who believes that Play-Doh is medicine. We don’t have to take the time to consider every opinion fully. If it sounds terrible, it probably is terrible. Pick and choose, use some discretion and certainly don’t believe it because a celebrity said so. I’m aware I’m also voicing an opinion right now, and it would be hypocritical to say I’m 100 percent correct but, I mean, obviously I am, right? As an opinion writer for a college newspaper, I clearly have all the answers. Jaz Schoeneck is a junior English and film studies major. Follow him on Twitter @jaz_schoeneck. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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Emily Burns, a junior English and graphic design major, edits the layout of the first issue of Laurus. The literary magazine has attracted many students at UNL who want to gain experience in their field as well as those who simply want to try something new.

here’s a dark edge to this year ’s issue of Laurus, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s undergraduate literary magazine, according to one of Laurus’ senior editors, Sarah Benal. “There’s a stereotype that English majors or artists are always writing darker pieces but that doesn’t mean it isn’t beautiful,” she said. Benal compares the latest issue to a haunted house, in that it feels like something will jump out at readers. After looking for ways to get involved in the English department, Benal, a junior English and global studies major, is in her second year as an editor of Laurus. The editors are divided into either the prose or poetry section and decide what

goes into the magazine and what edits need to be made. And though moody, dark work may be a stereotype of the artistically inclined, the editors of this 2014 issue are looking to break some perceptions. This will be the first year Laurus has published a script, which is titled “Hey There, Beastie.” “We realize that literary work isn’t always restricted to poetry and prose, and we wanted to see if anyone had something different they wanted to share,” she said. Laurus’ launch party for the issue will be on Wednesday and will have food, readings from some of the issue’s writers and displays of art. According to Benal, the editors of the magazine wanted to embrace the idea

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Laurus names student ‘Most Promising Author of 2014’ Sophomore music performance, English major’s poetry, prose earns spot in literary magazine Maranda Loughlin Dn After submitting five pieces to Laurus, sophomore Katie Cooley received an email back. Three of her submissions were accepted by the undergraduate literary magazine. One short story even won the English and music performance major the title of “Most Promising Author of 2014.” This was all new to Cooley. “Well, I had never submitted anything to anywhere before, so it was kind of a new experience,” Cooley said. “It was pretty incredible. I was mostly surprised. It wasn’t even like ‘Oh really? That’s so neat.’ I was thinking, ‘Wait, are you sure?’” Cooley was getting ice cream with a close friend when she received the email on her phone. Then she called her mother. “My mom said she was going to

get like 10 copies, and I was like ‘That’s not weird,’” Cooley said. “You could say she was pretty stoked.” Although Cooley wrote one short story she thinks people have been the most receptive about, she has had a longer relationship with poetry. In her junior year of high school, Cooley was able to take a poetry class that taught her a lot about writing, line breaks and gathering ideas to create poems and creative nonfiction work. “One thing my poetry teacher used to always tell us in high school is to ‘Always keep a notebook by your bed. It’s the only time you are thinking clear enough to figure out your lives. So write it down, so you can think about it tomorrow,’” Cooley said. So Cooley did just that, and she also kept a notebook with her at all times so that she could keep track of all the notable things that happened or that she heard during her day. “A lot of the times, the topics I end up writing about are triggered by something that someone says, or someone that I am close with will say something out of context, and it will sound really poetic,” Cooley said. “I think people say a lot of poetic things all of the time, and they just don’t realize it, and those things just kind of stick out to me.” That’s how writing often happens for Cooley, she said. Though, her short

story was … well … another story. “That was definitely just a very unique situation that I felt like I had to write down,” Cooley said. “Otherwise I wouldn’t really understand what was happening. It was a good way to organize my thoughts, and then it kind of just stemmed from there.” Just like any other student, Cooley doesn’t know exactly what she wants to do with the rest of her life or what her dream job might be. But she’s OK with that. “I’ve always known that I was going to write no matter what I did so, it’s always going to be a side effect of whatever I am doing, which is why I think it is so important for me to also keep pursuing music,” Cooley said. “Music is something that is also really close to me. I have always been really passionate about it, so I figured I should keep that as a focal point as well.” As for now, Cooley will continue to do exactly what she has been doing. “I’m just going to keep writing and submitting to places and building up a resume,” Cooley said, “And I don’t know what will happen, but it’s exciting. It’s not really scary to me that I don’t know what I am doing yet because it’s just wide open.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Katie Cooley, a sophomore music performance and English major writes in her journal at the Mill Coffee & Tea on Monday, April 14. Three of Cooley’s submissions were selected to be published in the Laurus magazine; two poems and a creative non-fiction.

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Many avid fiction readers may not expect a short story about an average grocery store worker and his personal life to be anything more than slightly whimsical. Yet, James Gruett, a junior English major at the University of NebraskaLincoln and a contributing author to UNL’s literary magazine, Laurus, proved his mettle and wrote such a tale in a way that earned him the award for the “Most Outstanding Fiction” in the 2014 issue. Since fourth grade, Gruett has written creative pieces. He began submitting pieces to Laurus as a freshman, though this year happened to be the first year his works, his award-winning short story and another short fiction piece were published. After writing a variety of works ranging from poetry, nonfiction, love stories to even a ghost story involving an unpopular teen who slowly becomes a ghost during a Halloween party, Gruett believes in the power the writing itself can have on the readers of a story. “I’ve never cried at a plot or a political message, but I have cried at how pretty a sentence is,” Gruett said. Gruett’s award-winning piece, “Get Over It – Meaning the Moon,” follows these aspirations of signature language that Gruett focuses on. The story tells of a simple grocery store employee, who, after being dumped by his girlfriend, receives comfort from

a friend who tells him an array of conspiracy theories. The specific writing style allows him to tell an unconventional, yet emotional tale, Gruett said. “It’s supposed to be about being sad without explicitly saying it,” Gruett said. “It’s supposed to give you an impression rather than a message.” Phil Power, a friend of Gruett, also finds the story’s strength in its presentation. “It’s a really good story,” Power said. “It’s a little unconventional. It doesn’t focus on plot more than style. James is really into style more than anything.” It was this unique method of story-telling – full of subtle humor and sadness – that piqued the interest of Laurus editor Eric Holt. “I think what drew me to it was its understated humor,” Holt said. “It wasn’t trying too hard to be funny; it was naturally funny.” In regards to its emotional aspect, Holt said the story never overstepped its purpose. “I didn’t feel it was cliché or, you know, self-pitying,” he said. “It was very honest.” With his story earning its “Most Outstanding Fiction” title, Gruett established himself as a writer with a huge appreciation on the importance of language in a story. “I like doing the best little bits of language,” Gruett said. “I like that better than the plot: the sound of the words and the rhythm of the sentences.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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James Gruett, a junior English major, is a contributing author to the 2014 issue of UNL’s literary magazine, Laurus, and recently earned the “Most Outstanding Fiction” award. Gruett’s piece “Get Over It - Meaning the Moon,” is a short story about the personal life of a grocery store worker.

Spanish major finds inspiration for Laurus poetry in nature Cassie Kernick Dn When writing poetry, it can be difficult to avoid clichés and topics that have been repeatedly used. But for sophomore Spanish major, Monica Claesson, creating intriguing and new content is as simple as taking a walk outside. “This is going to sound really stereotypical, but I do a lot of nature images,” Claesson said. “I know you’re thinking ‘Oh the girl with dreadlocks going for nature poetry.’ I’m a living, breathing stereotype.” It’s this connection with nature that has resulted in four of Claesson’s poems being chosen for publication in the 2014 edition of UNL’s undergraduate literary magazine, Laurus. As one of her poems was featured in the magazine last year, Claesson is no novice to the poetry world. “My mom would always read poetry to my sister and I when we were growing up, so I guess I was always surrounded by it,” Claesson said. While she has been writing since elementary school, it wasn’t until high school when she really began to fall in love it, she said. Taking an introduction to poetry course helped cultivate her talent. She produced three of her chosen submissions while taking the class, and, while the class helped keep her writing frequently, Claesson prefers not to force her poetry but rather write when she feels inspired. Although she jokingly admits to sounding cliché, Claesson finds herself most inspired when surrounded by nature. The connection she shares with the earth is evident as one reads through moments of her life. This deep association can help readers feel as if they are with Claesson in the moment she describes. Her engaging language was a large

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Monica Claesson, a sophomore Spanish major, has four of her poems selected for publication in the 2014 edition of UNL’s undergraduate literary magazine, Laurus. Claesson has been writing poetry since elementary school and has since continued to write whenever she feels inspired. factor in why Claesson’s work was chosen for Laurus. “We looked for poetry with clever or fresh word choice and imagery, but we also wanted the writing to be clear, so that the themes could have their full impact,” said Kelsey McIntyre, a Laurus submissions editor. “We also looked for poetry that really had something to say and didn’t just sound pretty.” Claesson said as she’s aged, she’s learned the balance of being descriptive without being overly flowery. Now that she has found a

style that works for her, she is excited to keep producing pieces in the future. Though she loves writing, she doesn’t plan on pursuing it professionally. “I don’t know if I necessarily want to make something that I do for fun into a job,” Claesson said. “It’s something I’ll always pursue but just maybe not as a career.” Whether one is writing poetry for leisure or a career, Claesson said continuing to write is important for society. She said although she

does not write about societal issues, there’s still a lot individuals can gain from reading others writing. “Poetry serves the purpose of any art form,” Claesson said. “It gives us a way to express ourselves and understand the creative and emotional experience of others, because, when we read other people’s poetry, we gain new perspectives. It just helps us think about our lives, our emotions and our relationships.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

‘Indie Cindy’ misses audience Three EP compilation album, ‘Indie Cindy’ offers worthwhile yet unbalanced rehash of Pixies’ best qualities Robert Specht Dn There are few topics more divisive within music than the intrinsic value of reunions. Everyone wants to see his or her favorite band reunite. But what if it isn’t everything he or she hoped it would be? The good shows of yesteryear become legend over time, and the longer these nostalgic daydreams are allowed to incubate, the taller the pedestal upon which these artists are placed stands. And then when these bands finally do bury their respective hatchets and reconvene for another go, will it be for the best? Will it be just some aged musicians chasing old shadows? Or will it be like they had never stopped, contributing fresh new ideas as interesting and innovative as they were in their prime? These kinds questions have plagued the Pixies for all of the band’s 11-year reunion, and its come into even greater light with the band’s first album in 23 years, “Indie Cindy.” There isn’t much to say about the band’s history that hasn’t already been said; the Pixies made four amazing albums in a short

span of time, but frequent feuding between guitarist Black Francis and bassist Kim Deal broke the band up in 1993. The band reunited in 2004 to great fanfare and has now been performing reunion shows for longer than its original tenure. In 2013, Deal left the band, and shortly after the Pixies released three EPs in short succession, which comprise “Indie Cindy.” The problem here is, of course, that after 23 years of not writing music and a history of bad blood and negative press, most people aren’t really looking for new Pixies music. The Pixies were some of the ’80s greatest weirdos; a surf rock band from Boston that had sunny-yet-abrasive, idiosyncratic-yet-catchy songs that were unforgettable to all who listened, and the band made a notable, unavoidable footprint in American rock. Most Pixies fans don’t want anything tarnishing their original godlike vision of the band, and that album would have enormous shoes to fill trying to live up to the likes of now-classic albums “Surfer Rosa” and “Doolittle.” Frankly, most people don’t want to hear it, they would rather just dismiss the new album entirely. That’s a shame, because “Indie Cindy” isn’t that bad. In fact, a lot of it is pretty good, even standing in the shadows of past albums. Had Francis and Deal learned to acquiesce their differences back in the early nineties, this album could have fit pretty comfortably into their discography after “Trompe Le Monde.” Though Francis’ voice has

softened and mellowed with age, his instrumentation is as noisy and strange as ever. Even though his lyrics seem to have gone from compellingly-idiosyncratic to frustratingly-insipid at times (the titular track “Indie Cindy” is, sadly enough, actually about a girl named Cindy), there is little about Black Francis’ sonic palette that has changed. Deal’s absence from the album, however, is far from unnoticed: her chunky, unforgettable bass lines and vocal harmonizations are greatly missed. It’s also puzzling to see a band as established and revered as the Pixies release an album made up of three already-released EPs. That’s often something new artists do to compile their best demos for a debut, not for a band with one of the strongest discographies of the last 25 years. It raises the question of the cohesion of the four works: are they better as EPs or as a combined album? The album is fairly inconsistent in quality, some tracks could easily have fit within older Pixies’ albums, others feel haphazardly thrown together and arbitrarily placed within the album. One could attest to the absence of original members or the bizarre release format, either way it makes the album feel a bit heavy on filler. Much of the argument for and against “Indie Cindy” comes down to necessity and purpose. The question of “Does this need to exist?” is as present in the public mindset as “Is this good?” Really, who are we to say what musicians do and don’t release? Black Francis obviously wanted to write and record this music, and Kim Deal

“INDIE CINDY” Pixies obviously didn’t want any part of it, and those were both perfectly fine choices on their part. The only choice we have in the matter is to just listen to the thing. Like most reunion albums, there’s nothing on here that will ever live up to the nostalgiasweetened music of the past. But taken as its own entity, “Indie Cindy” is exactly what one might expect: there’s enough to keep any Pixies fan interested and plenty of memorable songs that will get stuck in your head as easily as the band’s classics. It won’t radically change your perspective on the Pixies or rock music either way, but if you give it a chance, it’ll stay with you more than you or anyone else might like to admit. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

LAURUS: from 5 of taking a break from studying for finals to participate in the celebration of Laurus’ 2014 issue. “Everyone needs a break,” Benal said. “Why not get some culture and delicious cookies while you’re at it?” Laurus will also be giving out cash prizes to selected writers and artists. The editors chose five writers out of those who submitted, and a panel of English grad students chose three winners out of the five. The winners of the art category were chosen and voted on by the Laurus editors. As for what gets into the issue, the editors split into their sections and read each submission on their own time. The groups then get together on Wednesdays to discuss what they feel belongs in the magazine. “A lot of arguing goes into the selection process, especially for pieces we feel strongly about, but that’s what makes it fun,” Benal said. “Personally, I love the time spent selecting the pieces.” They proofread the stories for grammatical mistakes, and sometimes they might take out or switch a sentence around so the piece makes more sense. But ultimately, Benal said, she looks for voice. While editing poetry pieces, sophomore English and graphic design major Sam Greenfield looks for well-grounded and strong language, as well as content. She said the poetry of this year ’s issue takes on interesting subjects in interesting ways and are in no way cliché.

She said the benefit of reading Laurus is taking interest in and celebrating the work of UNL peers. “We want to reach outside of the English department,” Greenfield said. “Readers can look forward to reading really interesting work by their peer group, which is underrepresented in publishing. These are 18- to 20-something-year-olds going through the same things. People can look forward to a community spirit within Laurus.” According to Laurus editor and junior English and art history major Emily Burns, part of reaching outside of the English department means trying to get more art students involved. UNL art students submit their designs for the issue’s cover art. This year, Burns said, the editors tried harder to get more art students involved in submitting and succeeded. The 2014 cover is “Out of Sight, Out of Mind” by senior art major Ashley Ryba. Benal said readers will be able to tell the writers and artists genuinely care about their pieces in the 2014 issue. “It takes a lot of bravery to send in a poem or a story that you’ve put a lot of work into,” Benal said. “The entire process can be nerve-wracking. When we accept a piece, we get responses that say ‘thank you,’ but really, we should be thanking the submitters for taking the time and finding the courage to show us their work.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Damon Albarn surprises fans with ‘Everyday Robots’ Keith Finn DN Damon Albarn is quite the British artist. While vocalists such as James Blake and Sam Smith are receiving high praise from their many fans across the Atlantic, people shouldn’t forget about one of England’s favorite Brit-pop singers. The lead singer of Blur and the mastermind behind the virtual band Gorillaz, Albarn, released his newest solo project “Everyday Robots.” Before I listened to the album, I thought it was going to be similar to his previous projects, similar to the indie or alternative sounds used in Blur and Gorillaz. I was wrong. Albarn brought a newer sound fans of the man probably didn’t expect to hear. Quietly strummed guitars, an array of orchestral strings and assorted piano chords make up the structure of the album’s sound. Albarn’s signature British-accented voice makes the songs bring his personal effect to every track. The album’s first and namesake track, “Everyday Robots,” is a testament to the worldwide infatuation with technology. He states “We are everyday robots in control or in the process of getting sold,” which has some undertones of a few people in the world controlling the masses of populations through technology. “Lonely Press Play” is a wonderful track that incorporates percussion instruments, such as cowbells and blocks, with a conglomeration of bass, piano and soft electric guitar. This track integrates sadness in the lyrics, which is pretty normal in Albarn’s songwriting. He describes his depressed feelings and how he listens to music to feel better, which is shown throughout the songs with a sample of a cassette

“EVERYDAY ROBOTS” Damon Albarn tape being put in and taken out of a stereo. Some tracks on the album include peculiar sounding instruments. “You & Me” is a seven minute ballad that uses a steel drum and acoustic guitar over hip-hop sounding drums. On “You & Me,” he uses overlapping vocals that really sound similar to a James Blake song. “Hollow Ponds” has some very noisy synthesizer at the climax of the song, which I did not expect at all. “Everyday Robots” is different than Albarn’s other projects, but in the best way possible. The dude is a talented producer and an even better singer/songwriter. His voice illuminates and soars over the album’s softer sound. The melancholy and chilly sense of “Everyday Robots” is perfect for any rainy day listening. Even though new and excellent British singers are starting to reach opulence, Albarn shows us that he’s still got it after more than 20 years of making music. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Arts columnists’ summer music picks Ladies and gentlemen, this school year is over. We hope you enjoyed yourselves, and we’ll see you all again in the fall, to paraphrase one of my favorite scenes from the movie “Almost Famous.” It’s the scene just before everyone starts singing Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer.” The truth is we’ve spent all our pretty, witty phrases and can barely muster the will to write anything other than catchy movie quotes in an effort to distract you, as we meticulously construct

Blondie “Ghosts Of Download” May 13

This two-in-one album features a disc of brand new material, as well as a disc of greatest hits. What more could you ask for? Blondie has always been my height of guilty listening decadence, whether I was starting my evening with “Heart of Glass” YouTube videos or literally passing out on the floor next to the phonograph playing the 1979 album “Eat to the Beat.” For Daft Punk fans, this is your re-education for funky music.

Alex Lucke Dn Junior art major Ian Tredway is bringing back a childhood classic and making waves in the process. As the Laurus literary magazine’s current first place winner for visual art and winner for previous years, Tredway has established a dreamlike style that’s unmistakably his. Kalisa Schweitzer, the Laurus’ poetry editor, recalls the first time she encountered Tredway’s work. “I remember when we were voting on which piece to give top prize to, the senior editors last year were all really enthusiastic about his work,” she said, “He has a really developed style, especially his most recent piece he submitted to us.” Influenced by Claymation and stop-motion and inspired by Tim Burton and Henry Selick, Tredway’s art is nostalgic, playful and thought provoking. For his latest submission to Laurus, Tredway aimed to transform his dreams into a tangible reality. “I was creating a simple setting using homemade craft items,” Tredway said, “(a) peaceful cottage out in

our summer drinking lists. I don’t know how far along others’ lists might be, but I’m on page eight, each item alphabetized and indexed. It’s just a shame I’m not getting academic credit for the amount of work I’m putting in. Oh well, as the Irish say, póg mo thóin (rough translation is “kiss my ass”). I’m ready for a summer full of guilty pleasures. Lucky for all of us there’s plenty of groovy new tunes to choose from.

Echo & The Bunny- Kitten men “Kitten” June 24 new blast from the “Meteorites” June 3 pastIt’sthata brand kicks serious ass. If you

Still no word on the upcoming Tool album, but every summerhaven’t heard of Kitten yet, then look should have an extra helping of ethe-up the song “Like A Stranger” and real bliss. And, more importantly, it’sbask in the luscious sound of new not Coldplay. Grab your Frank thewave. Lorde isn’t the only artist under bunny doll, paint your nails blackthe drinking age capable or rocking and let Echo & The Bunnymen takeyour socks off. Chloe Chaidez, who your sonic troubles away with theis the talented front woman for the post-punk groove you’ve been miss-band, is likely to be the artist ruling ing. Such as Blondie, and fine wines,the radio waves in the near future. To some bands just get better with age. paraphrase John F. Kennedy, the torch has been passed to a new generation of musicians. I feel a lot better now that Kitten is here.

After their last two albums received many accolades, including a few Grammys, it is safe to say Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney know what they are doing. For their upcoming album “Turn Blue,” The Black Keys received help once again from producer Danger Mouse. They’ve released a single, “Fever,” which has a great psychedelic feel to it and hopefully is a precursor for the new album.

Jack White Conor Oberst “Lazaretto” June 10 “Upside Down MounTurns out, Jack White has been tain” May 20 doing things other than touring and breaking the Guinness World Record for the fastest released record. His follow-up to the critically acclaimed “Blunderbuss” will hit the shelves this summer. The new album, “Lazaretto,” will be out in June and, according to the already released title track, will include some intense rock and roll.

Omaha’s music poster child will be releasing a solo album this summer. The indie rock legend and Bright Eyes front man just signed to a major record label in Warner Brothers and will be releasing “Upside Down Mountain” in late May. Going off of the singles he has already released, the album incorporates blues and folk, which is something Oberst fans are sure to enjoy.

Kanye west The roots “UNTITLED” Someday “… AND then YOU Kanye West keeps saying he has shoot YOUR COUSIN” an album in the bag – a short one, May 13 similar to “Yeezus,” that could be a

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of feminism at every age. When explaining to Cady why she can’t talk to Aaron Samuels, Gretchen eloquently explains “… ex-boyfriends are just off-limits to friends. I mean that’s just like the rules of feminism.” Gretchen makes a valiant, if not completely incorrect definition on the word “feminism” (which is the joke of the comment). However, the film is riddled with girls calling each other sluts, whores, skanks and bitches. Halloween is reserved as the one day when girls can dress however they wish and not be reprimanded by their peers for it. This all accumulates into what Fey, as her character Ms. Norbury, calls some “girl-on-girl crime.” Gossip spreads like wild fire across every clique of the school, and the anger and resentment, and even the fear, that the girls feel toward each other simply perpetuates the cycle of calling each other names that are rooted in misogyny. And as Fey explains “… you all have got to stop calling each other sluts and whores. It just makes it OK for guys to call you sluts and whores.” Re-watching this film in 2014 has prompted me to understand just how important Fey’s sentiment is. With rape culture coming into the public eye and quite literally becoming a part of everyday conversation, the labels women use for each other suddenly feels heavy on my tongue. Perhaps what it all comes down to is that girls can be mean. Boys can be mean. Hell, high school is a mean place but only because it has been allowed to remain one. The Plastics of North Shore aren’t that different from any other popular clique in the average U.S. high school. But the difference lies in the fact they have someone similar to Ms. Norbury to explain that slut shaming is not OK. And Cady Heron’s inner monologue comes to the conclusion that being mean to others, especially other girls, will not change anything about yourself. Rather, in order for there to be peace in “girl world” (read: feminism), we have to accept one another. While it is a cliché and campy notion, Fey and Waters’ work is timeless and can potentially be considered a feminist film fueled by women. And even though it doesn’t pass the Bechdel test, “Mean Girls” has proven that it can stand the test of time. Even though it’s not perfect, “Mean Girls” is still one of the greatest films ever made. Even if you don’t appreciate it for its social commentary, you can still love it because Aaron Samuels’ hair looks sexy pushed back. And that is so fetch. Amanda Stoffel is a senior films studies and communications major. Reach her at arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Amidst the infinite plethora of blockbuster hits, try-hard sequels and indie flicks that make their way to the silver screen within any given year, there are those which stand out with moving narratives, Oscar-worthy performances or groundbreaking technological advancements. Some films go on to win awards. Some are doomed to be forgotten until they make their way onto cable television two years after their initial release. But some receive the high honor of being deemed “cult classics.” Filled with quotable lines, relatable (if not often exaggerated) situations and characters who inspire GIF sets for decades to come, the cult hits of the past 30 years have made their way into daily conversation and pop culture references. The ’80s are able to claim “Heathers,” with Winona Ryder as the embodiment of teen angst and the darkest and deadliest humor. The ’90s had “Clueless,” and it was like, so great. Like, how cute were those outfits though? And Cher Horowitz is the poster child for the “Valley Girl” lifestyle. But perhaps it was the fateful 2000s that changed the face of the female driven cult classic – and maybe even feminism – for all eternity. “Mean Girls” was released on April 30, 2004, making this Wednesday its 10th anniversary (and if you’re reading this column but not wearing pink, then you can’t sit with us!) Based on Rosalind Wiseman’s book “Queen Bees and Wannabes,” Tina Fey’s brain child film immersed audiences into the audacious, but all too real, world of girls and their struggles in the arena of high school. Now, 10 years later, it’s important to know what “Mean Girls” means, you know, aside from being a demonstration of just how popular velour sweat suits used to be. After seeing this movie innumerable times, I think it’s safe to say I, along with most of my social circle, quote the film a minimum of once a week. There’s a certain magnetism to the dialogue that goes on within the hierarchy of North Shore High School, the film’s main setting. Just as “Star Wars” lines can be recognized by most people, even those who have never seen the series, “Mean Girls” offers lines that somehow are applicable to any situation, for those of all ages. And when math teachers make jokes that “the limit does not exist,” something went right (or wrong?)

somewhere. But aside from easily being the most quoteable movie of the past decade, “Mean Girls” made waves in the real world of high school, for girls, guys and even those who are well beyond their teen years. Wiseman’s book has the subtitle of “Helping your daughter survive cliques, gossip, boyfriends, and the new realities of girl world.” “Mean Girls” director Mark Waters, along with Fey, took this subtitle to heart when creating the world of North Shore. The phrase of “girl world” is repeated multiple times throughout the film, proving the point that high school girls exist within a reality separate from actual reality. Anybody who has gone through high school knows that, at the time you’re going through it, high school seems like the only thing in the world. Both Waters and Fey worked to capture the true spirit of teenagedom; it’s not all angst and parent hating. Instead, high school is a fight to find a clique, fit in and, if you’re lucky, find some people you can actually call friends. When my parents saw the film, they were thoroughly entertained by it because, well, it’s comedic gold. But they also understood that, although exaggerated, the tropes of the dumb blonde, the gossip, the bitch, the weirdo, the jock, the gay one and the new girl all exist in some capacity. Can you imagine what would have happened if John Hughes would have gotten his hands on this script? “Mean Girls” is basically “The Breakfast Club” minus the pot smoking. Even though my parents knew the film was just a movie, they were still prompted to ask me if girls actually do some of the things in the film. And the answer is yes. The dialogue about bullying has undoubtedly shifted within the past decade. What was agreed about the way kids treat each other was that it’s just a phase. However, as the Internet became accessible to almost anyone, so too did the relentless taunting and teasing of peers. The idea that bullying is simply physical harassment no longer exists. “Mean Girls” came into view only a short while before this major shift in the discussion about bullying happened, but it still demonstrates what bullying can look like. Obviously, three-way calling is a thing of the past and “The Burn Book” would most definitely be an anonymous blog (much like “Gossip Girl”), but the truth of the matter is bullying, teasing and gossip-fueled rumors plague most teenagers. By using humor and grounding most of the film’s narrative in reality, “Mean Girls” created a lens to begin to understand the psyche of the high school food chain. But perhaps what Fey does best in her adaptation of Wiseman’s book is demonstrate the necessity

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Daily Nebraskan and enjoys the challenges of illustrating for something more structured. “Working at the DN, having to read someone’s story and come up with art for it is like an extra challenge, which is fun,” he said. Tredway doesn’t consider these illustrations art, though, because of their nature and structure. “They’re more like graphic design,” he said. “I wouldn’t consider putting that up on a gallery wall.” His artwork, on the other hand, has been published by Laurus for years. The pieces he submits to Laurus have two specific qualities that the magazine’s editors expect out of submissions to maintain their established caliber. Schweitzer said Laurus seeks out pieces that are “first visually, really appealing and then, secondly, have something more going on that you can delve into.” Tredway’s art has consistently provided new layers to explore and provide its audience with the opportunity to find themselves amidst a comfort in surrealism. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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this surreal world.” Tredway’s art combines reality with fantasy, but his use of everyday materials allows him to create a sense of comfort for his audience. “Recently, I’ve been trying to experiment with a lot of materials and using cardboard and string,” he said. “(They) make it more comforting to look at.” Tredway’s use of color and unique concept, transforms these ordinary objects into something out of this world that develops a story of its own. “Something about (his work) is really well curated,” Schweitzer said, “The attention to detail and the way they tell a story. Also the color in them is something that is really striking and interesting.” With so many elements and layers of complexity, Tredway often finds himself straying from his originally intended story and gives his art free reign in developing its own. “I usually start out with somewhat of a story in mind, and then, when I’m creating it, it kind of gets lost,” he said, “By the end (the piece) creates its own story that the audience can figure out and put together.” Tredway also illustrated for the

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The No. 69 Nebraska men’s tennis team finished its last match of the season in East Lansing, Mich., where it faced Big Ten Tournament host No. 61 Michigan State. Although the Huskers played their best at the ninth seed, they were eliminated in the first round of the competition, losing 4-0. Early on in doubles play of the competition, MSU’s Harry Jadun and Gijs Linders beat Nebraska sophomores Dusty A LOOK INTO THE RECENT HUSKER SPORT SCENE TH Boyer and Marc Herrmann 8-2 in the No. 2 position. The No. 3 position was no different, as Husker senior Tom Blackwell and sophomore Scott Elsass were defeated 8-2 by Spartans Brett Forman and Aaron Pfister. Singles play ended with MSU’s Drew Lied beating Boyer 6-4, 6-2. In addition, seniors Brandon Videtich and Blackwell both were defeated in their final match as Huskers.

THREE Nebraska volleyball finished out its spring matches on a high note, defeating Creighton 3-0 in Wayne, Neb., with set scores of 25-15, 25-19 and 25-22. Junior outside hitter Kelsey Fien contributed 12 kills on 24 attacks for the Huskers, while sophomore outside hitters Amber and Kadie Rolfzen each had 9 kills. In addition, senior setter Mary Pollmiller assisted her teammates 33 times. Sophomore libero Justine Wong-Orantes and sophomore Melanie Keil helped the Huskers defensively, with Wong-Orantes’ 15 digs and Keil’s 6 block assists. Nebraska was able to hit and dig better than Creighton with a .265 hitting average and 4 extra digs in the match. Nebraska’s previous spring match was a 4-0 win against Iowa State.

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The Nebraska bats shutout Michigan State over the weekend in a three-game series, with a total score of 16-0 against the Spartans. Senior pitcher Tatum Edwards and sophomore pitcher Emily Lockman worked together during the series to create the shutout wins for Nebraska. Friday’s matchup led to a 2-0 win to start off the series, despite the 5 hits allowed by Edwards. As the weekend progressed, the Huskers defeated the Spartans 6-0 and 8-0. Edwards contributed offensively with a home run along with sophomore infielder Hailey Decker in Sunday’s game to give the Huskers a total of 14 hits during the game. NU heads to Wisconsin to face the Badgers on Wednesday.

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Nebraska baseball faced Michigan this weekend in a three-game series in which the Huskers were able to defeat the Wolverines in the first two games. Five Huskers hit doubles in the first game, including senior outfielder Michael Pritchard, who had a game high 3 RBI to give senior pitcher Christian DeLeon his fifth win of the season, with a score of 6-4. The second game didn’t have as many runs as the first, but the Huskers were able to come out victorious with a 3-1 win. Having beaten Michigan by 2 runs in both the first and second game of the series, Nebraska went into game 3 hoping to accomplish the same results. The Huskers fell short the third game, losing by 2 runs with a score of 7-5 against the Wolverines.

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The Nebraska women’s golf team competed in the Big Ten Championships in French Lick, Ind., at the French Lick Resort. Although Nebraska had a hot start at the 6,200-yard, par-72 Ross Course, the Huskers ended the tournament in 10th place out of 12 teams. Friday’s competition started out well for the Huskers with a team score of 302, putting them in second place behind Ohio State. Sophomores Cassidy Stelzmiller and Morgan Smejkal shot 72 and 75 and were fourth and fifth on the leaderboard after day 1. Unfortunately, Saturday’s events didn’t hold more of the same for Nebraska, which shot a team score of 322, the poorest score in the field by 8 strokes. It dropped Nebraska from second to 10th place. Although Nebraska’s team score improved to 307 on Sunday, it wasn’t enough to improve its standing in the competition.

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Nebraska’s baseball game at Creighton, originally scheduled for Tuesday night, was postponed because of weather. The game was rescheduled for May 13 at 7 p.m. at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha. The game will be the second of a Creighton doubleheader. The Bluejays will take on the Stephen F. Austin State Lumberjacks before hosting the Huskers, who hold a 2-0 edge in the season series and are seeking their first season sweep of Creighton since 2008.Tickets for Tuesday’s game will be valid for the May 13 contest.

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The men at Nebraska need to step up. The women have been doing their part, and now it’s the men’s turn to reach the standard that’s been recently set by female athletes at Nebraska. Women’s basketball won a Big Ten Championship this year; women’s soccer won a Big Ten Championship in the fall, and the volleyball team continues to set the standard for consistently getting to the postseason. Now it’s time for a men’s team to compete for a Big Ten title. I’m going to turn to the big three programs at Nebraska: football, basketball and baseball. For baseball, the end of the season is nearing, and the Huskers are in desperate need of a few breaks to make it into an NCAA regional, despite having a high-octane offense. So that narrows the quest for a league crown down to football and basketball, next year. You can make the case that Tim Miles is getting the program close to it, but it would still take a lot for the team to get to the Big Ten Championship. Wisconsin returns many of its starters, including Frank Kaminsky. Michigan State and Michigan will continue to be at the top of the conference, competing for the top spot in the prestigious conference, and Iowa is also on the rise. The fact you can include Nebraska in that conversation makes it a possible case for the Huskers, but there are way too many factors going against them right now, and it’s too early to tell on how the team will do. That leaves football. The conference realignment is in Nebraska and Wisconsin’s favor after the two schools were put in the West division that includes Iowa, Northwestern, Minnesota, Illinois and Purdue.

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Quarterback Connor Cook returns to reigning Rose Bowl champion Michigan State, which will challenge NU in November. That’s more than manageable for the team to remain at the top of the conference. Nebraska football needs to return to Indianapolis to set the standard for the program. When you look at both of Nebraska and Wisconsin’s schedules for the fall season, it weighs in favor of the Badgers. Wisconsin is going to get a gut check against LSU in its first game, but that doesn’t play a factor in conference play. Besides the LSU game, there really aren’t any games where the Badgers are the underdogs. The team’s two cross-division matchups are against Maryland and Rutgers. You might as well give them the slot for the Big Ten Championship, right? Not necessarily. It’s tough to be optimistic for the Huskers in any season, but they have a better chance to reach that stage than the basketball and baseball teams do. Or at least it’s simpler. This season the Huskers don’t have to play their toughest games back-to-back. The two games Nebraska might be considered as the underdog are against Michigan State and Wisconsin – games both on the road. The first one against Michigan

State will be tough, but the Spartans do lose a lot of pieces on defense that gave them a push into the Rose Bowl, and it also helps the Huskers that Connor Cook is a pocket quarterback who isn’t known to escape for a run. Nebraska should be able to escape with a victory against Michigan State. Between that and the Wisconsin game, Nebraska must face Northwestern, Rutgers and Purdue. That should give the team a breather and a steady amount of competition before the ever-so-important game against Wisconsin, which will be the West Division Championship. Even if Nebraska loses one of its conference games before facing Wisconsin, the Huskers can take the division with a victory and hold the tiebreaker. It’s hard to imagine that the Badgers will lose any of their other conference matchups. You can make the case that football, basketball and baseball are on the rise, but when it comes to all the obstacles, the football team has the fewest when it comes to reaching the biggest stage in the conference. Josh Kelly is a junior journalism major. You can reach him at sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Nebraska women’s basketball coach Connie Yori announced the signing of junior college forward Anya Kalenta on Tuesday. Kalenta, an All-American at Vincennes University in Vincennes, Ind., became the seventh member of a recruiting class that was already the best class in Nebraska history. Kalenta, who will be a junior in the 2014-15 season, averaged 20.8 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.1 blocks, 1.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game, shooting 51 percent from the field and 41 percent behind the arc. A native of Minsk, Belarus, Kalenta played a year at Broward College in Florida before transferring to Vincennes. “I really like her – not just as a player but as a person,” Yori said. “She can definitely help us at forward with her ability to score and rebound, and she will give us some depth at a position where we needed it.”

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streak: from 10 to play some more Nebraska softball.” On Monday, Edwards was nominated the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week for her performance against Michigan State. This is the fifth time in her career she’s received this honor. Following the doubleheader against the Badgers, the Huskers will turn around for a three-game series against the Indiana Hoosiers to wrap

up the regular season. The Big Ten Tournament is being held in Evanston, Ill., on May 8, so the Wisconsin and Indiana games will be the Huskers’ last chance to show off before the postseason. Nebraska currently has a halfgame edge over No. 18 Minnesota for the No. 2 spot in the Big Ten. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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honor: from 10 then she would’ve let Brenden, her husband, sleep for two hours and then would’ve got in the car so that they could be here in the morning … so she could do Andrea’s hair and makeup. “She would drive seven hours to spend one day with us here,” Renea Rush said. Gallagher never got the chance to come down and see her nephew race in the two years he has been at NU. Gallagher battled cancer and bouts of relapse for four years before her death. Cody Rush first got the idea over winter break this year, when Gallagher’s health was rapidly declining. He researched where he could order iron-on ribbons online. He bought a bag of stick-on ribbons the week before the Huskers’ first scored meet of the season, the Mark Colligan Memorial at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Jan. 25. He asked for his coach’s permission before placing one on each of his red and white jerseys, opposite of the Adidas logo at the base of the shoulder strap. Renea Rush said she planned to visit Gallagher in Belle Fourche that weekend. Cody told her to let Gallagher know he would be wearing a ribbon during the meet to support her. Gallagher died in hospice care three days before the meet, on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Rush’s mother never got the chance to tell Gallagher he would be wearing the ribbon during his race. Rush ran in the Mark Colligan Memorial that Saturday, competing in the 400 and the 4x400. He won both, and he ran the sixth-fastest time in NU history in the former. “It was definitely heavy on my mind,” Rush said. “It was definitely one of the toughest meets that I can remember that I ever ran.” Rush and his mother may not have gotten the chance to let Gallagher know in person that he began wearing the blue ribbon as a sign of support, but Rush said she knows he does it anyway. “I’m just thankful, you know?” Rush said. “Because I definitely know she is always there watching out for me and helping me any way she can. I know she is up there.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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The No. 19 Nebraska softball team has won 10 straight games in a streak that started April 9 and includes seven shutouts. The Huskers’ opponents on Wednesday, the Wisconsin Badgers, have a 13-game winning streak with only one shutout.

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he Nebraska softball team is back on the road. After shutting out the Michigan State Spartans in a three-game series in East Lansing, Mich., the No. 19 Huskers are preparing for their first mid-week away series against the Wisconsin Badgers. In Madison on Wednesday, Nebraska will put its 10-game winning streak on the line against Wisconsin’s 13-game streak. The Badger ’s record stands at 30-15 overall and 12-5 in the Big Ten Conference. The team’s last loss came against Minnesota on April 6, when it lost 3-0, but in the game prior, the team beat Minnesota 2-1. Most recently, Minnesota defeated Purdue and Penn State in two three-game series. Against the Nittany Lions, the Badgers came out with 15 runs over the course of three days, while the team’s opponent had 5. A week later, Minnesota once again had 15 runs while allowing Purdue to score 9 runs. There isn’t just one aspect about this Big Ten rival Nebraska coach Rhonda Revelle is worried about. Revelle said the Huskers will need to be top-notch in every category. “They’re playing really well,” she said. “They are well-coached, well-trained, talented. We’ll have to put together our best team.” The Badgers put up a .281 batting average and a 2.76 ERA, while the Huskers put up a .300 average and a 1.96 ERA.

“They pitch well; they defend well,” Revelle said. “We’ll have to bring our A-game.” In batting, senior outfielder Mary Massei leads the team with a .397 batting average from starting all 45 games this year. Close behind her is senior infielder Michelle Mueller, who averages .373. In Nebraska’s last time out, the Huskers defeated the Michigan State Spartans. Over the course of three games, the Huskers grabbed 16 runs, while not allowing any for their opponents. Revelle said the key in that game was the Huskers’ pitching and defense. Senior pitcher Tatum Edwards only allowed 5 hits and no runs in the first game, while her teammate sophomore Emily Lockman allowed only 2 hits and no runs in the second. Then, Edwards took the circle and pitched another complete-game shutout in the third game. Edwards said her “pitcher chemistry” with Lockman helped the Huskers, but overall it was a team effort to keep the offense from scoring and continue to make it to home plate. Edwards said in the game against the Badgers the same strategy will be used. “We just want to come out and play our game,” Edwards said. “We’ll have to make quick adjustments since it’s in the middle of the week, but we’re excited

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Cody Rush (left) ran the sixth-fastest 400 time in school history at the Mark Colligan Memorial.

Sophomore runs with ribbon to honor aunt Mike Shoro DN When sophomore sprinter Cody Rush lines up at the starting blocks before each race, he wears Husker red with a touch of blue. Rush has worn a small blue ribbon on his red track jersey every race he has competed in since Jan. 25. He wears it to honor his aunt, Tracey Gallagher, who died of colon cancer in January at age 51. Rush primarily competes in the 400-meter dash and the 4x400-meter relay. While the 4x400 is more of a team event, the sport of track really isn’t, especially in the 400. For Rush, wearing the ribbon means more than what meets the eye. “It’s just you out there,” Rush said. “No one else is going to be able to help you. It’s just you and God. The feeling

of putting that ribbon on, you know there’s someone else, you know, that’s kind of watching you. It’s very calming.” The three-time All-American has helped Nebraska finish second in the 4x400 at both the Big Ten Indoor Championships and the NCAA Indoor Championships, ran the sixthfastest indoor 400 ever ran by an NU athlete and twice helped NU to set a school record in the 4x400 this year, all while grieving the loss of the woman whom he referred to as his second mom. “The holidays you aren’t supposed to get gifts and stuff, you know on your Valentine’s Days, St. Patrick’s Day and Halloween,” Rush said. “You could always count on a card from her in the mail with a $5 Dairy Queen gift card in it.” Gallagher put everybody else’s

needs before her own. She lived in Belle Fourche, S.D., a town of 5,600 about 15 minutes from the Wyoming border. She was a hairdresser who used to give Rush all of his haircuts. “She was always calling, wondering how I was doing, when my next meet was and always telling me how to ‘run like the wind,’” Rush said. “That was her favorite saying.” Renea Rush, Cody’s mother and Gallagher’s sister, said her daughter, Andrea, just got married over the weekend, and Gallagher’s loss was noticeable. “If my sister was still here, the weekend would’ve went like this,” Renea Rush said. “She would’ve gotten up Friday morning and went and saw MacKenzie [Gallagher’s daughter] be in her play Friday night and

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In the game of baseball, speed kills. The attribute can make a measly groundout into an infield single. It can stretch an ordinary single to a sliding-in-safely double and place a runner in scoring position. It can make the third base coach’s job easier when deciding to send a runner home. These actions are all things the Nebraska baseball team has been able utilize with freshman Ryan Boldt the past three weeks. Since moving up to the leadoff spot on April 11, the Red Wing, Minn., native has bumped his run total from 21 to 34 and his extra base hit total from 10 to 14. He ranks fourth among all Huskers with 51 hits (.307 batting average) and has led the team with 6 stolen bases since moving up in the order. Although Nebraska coach Darin Erstad was known for his quickness on defense and on the base paths, he sees the signs of a better college athlete in Boldt. “He’s faster than I was; he has a better swing than I do,” the coach said during an interview with Baseball America earlier this month. “He runs the bases better; he has a better arm.” Over the weekend against Michigan, Boldt stringed together a 4-for-9 performance at the plate and scored twice in the first two games to assist the Nebraska team in clinching the series. Boldt finished the weekend with five hits and four runs, which helped him earn his second Big Ten Freshman of the Week award on Monday.

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Nebraska is 8-3 since April 11, when Ryan Boldt was moved from the No. 6 spot in the Huskers’ lineup to the No. 1 spot. Boldt was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Monday. Though his recent success might not be showing it, Boldt has noticed a difference between facing high school pitchers and college pitchers. “At the plate, I definitely feel it,” Boldt said. “The ball jumps a little bit more.” Although leadoff hitters generally accumulate fewer RBI compared to their teammates behind them, Boldt has increased his RBI total from 16 to 22 since coming from the No. 8 and 6 spots in the lineup. With Boldt as the No. 1 hitter in the lineup, Nebraska has gone 8-3, including a sweep at against his hometown’s Big Ten Conference team – the Minnesota Gophers – and another conference series win against the Michigan Wolverines. His ability to crush a ball deep over a centerfielder or between the right and left field gaps for four triples has ranked him in a five-way tie for first in the conference. Boldt’s presence hasn’t only affected his run scoring total, but it has also improved the numbers of the guys hitting behind him.

No. 2 hitter and sophomore infielder Jake Placzek has increased his RBI total from 15 to 20, while Michael Pritchard has tallied 10 for a team-high and career-high 34 in the three hole. In the cleanup spot, second baseman Pat Kelly has already passed his total last season, spiking his RBI total from 26 to 36 since Boldt’s bump in the lineup. The senior expanded his margin above his 2013 total of 33 RBI when he crushed a 2-run home run in the seventh inning against Michigan on Sunday to score himself and Boldt. The evidence is there – Boldt’s presence at the leadoff spot has helped make his teammates’ figures better. For the team, he’s anchored them to a possible No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament next month and has proven that the future for Nebraska looks bright, helping the Huskers to a better record than their 29-30 finish last season. Oh, and he’s got three years left at Nebraska. sports@ dailynebraskan.com