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Adrian Wisnicki, an associate professor of English, has recently used special lights and computer imaging to restore the manuscripts of David Livingstone, the famous 19th-century Scottish explorer, despite more than a century’s worth of damage. The 1871 field diary provides insights into Livingstone’s time in Africa and how his actions affected the continent as we now know it.
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University of Nebraska–Lincoln professor is shedding light on an explorer ’s diary entries more than 140 years after they were written. Adrian Wisnicki, an associate English professor at UNL, is heading a project to use spectral imaging to examine the diaries and letters of David Livingstone, a renowned Scottish explorer and missionary from the 19th century. The project has been going on for years and includes the work of scientists from all across the world. “The way we work is that we are not bound by location,” Wisnicki said, “so we can pull in the people who would really enhance our work, whoever they may be. We can really collaborate at a distance.” Scientists used spectral imaging, technology that allows images to be seen in certain wavelengths of light, to read the fragile and nearly il-
legible texts. By going through the color spectrum – from ultraviolet to infrared – and then processing the raw data, scientists were able to recover the full text. The project is studying manuscript topography, which is the way the page lays on the surface, using spectral imaging. “There are other kinds of substances; there are lots of stains,” Wisnicki said. “And if we can find out what those are through spectral imaging, we can potentially learn about the environments in which these pages where created, transported and preserved.” All the findings of the David Livingstone Spectral Imaging Project can be found online at livingstone.library.ucla.edu, published by Livingstone Online and the University of California, Los Angeles Digital Library Program. The project focuses on three documents: a di-
The way we work is that we are not bound by location, so we can pull in the people who would really enhance our work, whoever they may be. We can really collaborate at a distance. “ adrian wisnicki
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Zeta Phi Beta UNL bicycle thefts increase in March suspended by national leaders Warmer weather traditionally sees increase in theft, particularly around Nebraska Union
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Zeta Phi Beta, a multicultural sorority at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, was suspended by the its national organization for an undisclosed incident. L i n d a Schwartzkopf, director of Greek Affairs at UNL, confirmed the suspension this week but didn’t say what happened during the incident. She said the incident involved some of the women in the sorority violating a national policy. The UNL chapter was given a cease-and-desist letter from the national organization. “It is the policy of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. to not comment on pending investigations,” wrote Stacye Montez, the executive di-
rector of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., in an email Thursday, The national organization is currently conducting its own investigation. It’s not clear what the ceaseand-desist letter was for, but Sgt. John Backer of the University of NebraskaLincoln Police Department said the letters generally act as an official notice that a behavior is unwanted or unwelcome. A cease-anddesist letter usually lays the foundation for a criminal or civil case, he said. Zeta Phi Beta has been on UNL’s campus since 1980 and has 12 members. The Daily Nebraskan reached out to the sorority’s president for comment but didn’t receive a response. news@ dailynebraskan.com
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Colleen Fell DN Spring weather means warmer days and more students outdoors. It also means an increase of bicy-
cle theft on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln campus. According to data from the UNL Police Department, bike thefts are highest in September and October and are lowest during the winter months. However, theft begins to increase once March hits. In March, there were nine bike thefts on campus, and there were two bike thefts during January and February combined. This is a relatively high amount of thefts in comparison to past March months. March 2013 had only two bike thefts, while 2012 had seven thefts and 2011 had two. UNLPD
has seen an average of 4.2 bike thefts in March since 2005. Police are also noticing that some locations around UNL’s campus have more cases of bike theft than others. In March, there were four incidents of bike theft from the racks outside of Canfield Administration Building. Each of the incidents involved UNLPD bait bikes and no cases involved UNL students. One case on March 20 involved a 49-year-old man switching his own bike out for one of the UNLPD bikes. The man, Tapia Santo Diaz, isn’t affiliated with
UNL and told police he switched the bikes out because he liked the UNLPD one more. Another case on March 16 involved Matthew L. Pangle, 21, not affiliated with UNL, taking one of the bait bikes, police said. Police found Pangle by the southwest corner of Memorial Stadium and he told police that he stole the bike because he was cold and wanted to get home faster. Sgt. John Backer said one reason why the Canfield bike racks may be such a hotspot for theft is that they are located next to the
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Red, blue gap grows nationally madison wurtele dn A recent Gallup poll found that more young adults are identifying as Democrats. The poll found a widening gap between young people ages 18 to 29 who identify as or lean toward Democrat and those who identify as or lean toward Republican. From 1993 to 2003, 47 percent of young adults identified as or said they were leaning toward the Democratic Party, and 42 percent said they identified with or leaned toward the Republican Party – a 5 percent gap. But since 2006, the average gap between the
two groups has grown to 18 percent, with 54 percent Democrat and 36 percent Republican. But the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Young Democrats chapter hasn’t seen an increase in membership. The group’s numbers typically fluctuate depending on the time of year and whether there’s an upcoming election, said Grant Thomas, a junior social science major and chapter president. While the group hasn’t seen a significant change in membership numbers, the organization expects to see a change in its contact with UNL students. “I think the biggest impact (the national trend) will have is
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our ability to communicate with students on campus,” Thomas said. UNL’s College Republicans organization hasn’t seen a negative change because of this national trend.
“When I joined College Republicans my freshman year, 2008, there were eight or nine students who regularly attended meetings.
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ON CAMPUS what: Baseball – Nebraska vs. Ohio State when: 6:35 p.m. where: Hawks Field
what: West Side Story when: 7:30 p.m. where: Lied Center for Performing Arts
more information: Tickets are $22.50 to $29.50 for students. $45 to $59 for adults.
what: Philharmonia when: 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. where: Kimball Recital Hall more information: Tickets are $5 for general admission, $3 for students, seniors.
UNL Academic Probation Program finds success Nam Tran DN The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Academic Probation Program is trumping expectations. More than 80 percent of undergraduates on academic probation have participated. When it began in January, the program had more than 1,000 students participating. Now, about 1,300 undergraduates have taken part. “Students are wanting to learn about probation and how to set up their recovery plan, how to identify a recovery coach and essentially get back to good academic standing,” said Nicole Smith, an academic success coach in the first-year experience and transition program. The academic probation recovery program went into effect the first week of January. It was designed and developed to reach out to students who have been placed on academic probation. In that first week there were more than 1,000 students who were placed on academic probation that attended intakes sessions. As of April 2, students have created 1,316 success plans with their recovery coaches. Smith said the program has been overwhelmingly successful. “We had a very high success rate in students that went from the initial intake sessions and came back and also made up a recovery plan, and so the numbers of students that have come to the intake sessions that have built a recovery plan and now even have completed a plan is just amazing,” she said. Before the Academic Probation Program went into effect, students who were placed on academic probation would receive a letter in the mail that informed them of their status and recommended they make time to come in and talk to their advisers. “Our intent was to build a program that would help students who had landed in trouble, see that the university cared and know that we were here to help them try and get back on good standing,” said Bill Watts, director of University Advising and Career Services. “Our real hope is that we’ve accomplished that and so far the trend says that 1,300 out of 1,560 students participating, we’re
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Paul Breikreutz (left), an exploratory program adviser, meets with Abbey Keishow, a freshman microbiology major, to discuss class options for the fall 2014 semester. feeling pretty good.” The academic recovery program helps students in a number of steps. One step is to put a registration hold on that student’s account until they’re able to attend a group intake session. Next, students would make a time to meet individually with a recovery coach and these sessions involve making a plan for success in order to get back on track. “For me to have that opportunity to get to know a student as much as they’re able to let me in or as comfortable as they are with that, that is essential for our relation for them to be able to be successful and I think it’s essential for them to be successful here as
well,” Smith said. When a student has successfully completed the necessary steps in their customized recovery plan the hold that’s placed on their registration will be removed and they’ll be able to continue registering for classes. Watts said program administrators are constantly reviewing the system and waiting until after priority registration to look at what they’ll keep or change with the program. The program will collect data on how probation students have done this spring term to a year ago. In late April and again in June there will be meetings with the academic recovery coaches to gather
feedback and see how the process has worked from their prospective. There will also be a session with students and a focus group this spring to get their feedback on what worked and what didn’t. “So we’re going to look at all that, but I can’t tell you we’re changing ‘X’ yet,” Watts said. “But we’re trying to be real thoughtful about using the student focus group, using feedback from the academic recovery coaches to help this improve and serve students even better.” The MyPLAN advising system also has played a large part in the success of the academic recovery program. The advising system enables advisers and staff to store
plans online and allows them to share and cooperate on records across various units. “The campus overall has been very receptive of the new program,” Smith said. “It’s been really neat to see the collaboration, from faculty, to staff, to advising centers, to just all of the different services … I think that’s a really cool thing to have on campus; I think it kind of brings our UNL community even closer.” For more information about UNL’s Academic Recovery Program, visit http://success.unl. edu/academic-probation-recovery-program. NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN
Bill legalizes Forum reveals library renovation details NU industrial hemp growth C.Y. Thompson Library on East Campus revamp will include testing center, visitors center
Tyler Williams dn University of Nebraska campuses are among a select group that can now grow industrial hemp for research. Gov. Dave Heineman on Wednesday approved LB 1001, which exempts NU and the State Department of Agriculture from federal drug laws. The bill, proposed by Cortland Sen. Norm Wallman, was introduced as a new way to help make crop rotations more economically efficient as well as move Nebraska toward the profitable field of industrial hemp production. “At this time the federal government only allows for research and pilot projects. States that are doing more are in violation of federal law,” Wallman wrote in an email. The bill is the topic of some controversy as some claim this is the first step to legalization of recreational marijuana. Some of those dissenters are in Nebraska legislature such as Sen. Beau McCoy, who compares the legislation to similar bills proposed in Washington and Colorado before their legalization of recreational marijuana. “Industrial hemp has such a low THC level that you cannot get high off of it,” Wallman said. “If you were to see both plants growing next to each other, you can tell a difference.” The plants that would be made legal under this bill are much taller than those used for intoxication and are grown for their stalks and long branches, whereas cannabis plants grown to intoxicate are harvested for the leaves and flowers, Wallman said. A key benefit of industrial hemp legalization would be its uses in crop rotation, said Timothy Kettler, a soil scientist in the Department of Agron-
omy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Crop rotation helps to break disease cycles that can be debilitating to farmer yields, Kettler said. The most common crops to be rotated in Nebraska are corn and soybeans, but hemp plants would provide a new more profitable plant to rotate in fields. But he said crop rotation does have drawbacks. “Crop rotation is not always in the best economic interest because profits are in corn and grains,” he said. In Canada, where the majority of U.S. imported hemp comes from, farmers report profits of $200 to $250 per acre of hemp, according to the Agriculture Marketing Resource Center. “Industrial hemp has thousands of uses,” Wallman said. “We have a company here in Nebraska who can process it. It will be another crop the farmers can grow and add it to their rotation.” Hemp can be used for multiple food and non-food purposes. Hemp oil can be used in food products such as pasta, tortilla chips and salad dressings. It can also be used to create non-dairy hemp beverages, which contain significant amounts of omega three fatty acids. Hemp can also be used as a natural fiber and in applications from clothing to automotive composites and is also starting to gain popularity as insulation. The Hemp Industries Association estimated a total retail value of $500 million for all hemp products in the U.S. in 2012. “After we do research and see what seeds would work in Nebraska and the federal government expands industrial hemp, I think this could be a product that any farmer could grow,” Wallman said. news@ dailynebraskan.com
McCartney Martin DN Upcoming renovations to the C.Y. Thompson Library on East Campus will include a testing center and a visitor’s center, Dean of Libraries Nancy Busch said at the open forum Thursday. Though the initial plans for the renovation were discussed at February’s open forum, more details of the C.Y. Thompson project were revealed. The $26 million project hasn’t been approved by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, but Busch said she hopes the board will give its approval in July. The board approved renovations to Love Library North in January. “We are optimistic that both projects are going to happen,” Busch said at the open forum. One of the project’s additions would be a testing center, which is in high demand on East Campus. The testing center on East Campus is currently located inside Biochemistry Hall, but students have complained about accessibility to the center and heating and cooling issues, said a forum attendee. The renovated library would also house a visitor’s center comparable to the Van Brunt Visitors Center on City Campus. An important addition along with the visitor center would be additional parking, which is a continuous issue for visitors on East Campus, according to forum attendees. “We want to pull the campus together,” Busch said. “We want to bring the community into campus and benefit from the things the university has to offer.”
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The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will vote in July on proposed renovations to the C.Y. Thompson Library on East Campus.
We want to bring the community into campus and benefit from the things the university has to offer.” Nancy Busch dean of libraries
A goal of the renovation is to create an aesthetic outdoor area, which includes updated paths and outdoor seating. The library would also see more resources for students. Plans include the addition of a coffee shop, 24/7 access and study rooms. Doris CardSmith, a reference desk associate at C.Y. Thompson, said she thinks the increase of study space is important. “Hopefully, there will be study spaces because we have a lot of students who study here,”
Card-Smith said. University Libraries must still raise the money for the East Campus project from a mix of campus and private funds before the regents approve it. If approved, the renovations on East Campus won’t take place until 2016 and could take up to two years. The Love Library project is moving ahead at pace, Busch said. Renovations to the Love Library North are set to begin in September. The C.Y. Thompson Library
was built in the 1960s and needs a new HVAC system as well as new wiring. The roof was redone in 2008 and won’t need updating. For these renovations to happen, the entire building will have to be evacuated and all materials will have to be temporarily relocated to a satellite location. The renovation will also include the addition of windows to the main level and an additional entrance to the back of the library. Omaha-based architecture firm Holland Basham is working on both Love and C.Y. Thompson’s indoor renovations while The Clark Enersen Partners will design all outdoor renovations. Busch said she plans to continue monthly forums pertaining to the libraries this fall and hopes to have sketches of the project to present to the community. news@ dailynebraskan.com
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Students learn about immigration in Colorado Alternative Service Break trip sends group to Denver for volunteer work, learning experience
bikes: from 1 Hands down, the best lock is a strong U-lock.”
staff report DN A group of University of Nebraska–Lincoln students spent their spring break in Denver on the latest Alternative Service Break trip. Each year, UNL’s Center for Civic Engagement hosts an ASB trip. These trips allow UNL students to travel to parts of the country that are facing different problems than one might see in Lincoln. These trips allow students to participate in short term, community based, service-learning projects. Through these projects, students from all majors are given the opportunity to be immersed in a new environment that allows them to learn about and help to amend problems faced by people around the country. This year, students visited Denver, where they learned more about the city’s immigrant and refugee population. The group chose to go to Colorado mainly because that is a popular destination that gains a lot of student interest, said Shelby Bates, a senior special education major who went on the trip. Ten UNL students participated in this year’s trip. “There have been more students in past years,” Bates said. “We normally have around 35 students.”
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The experiential learning impact of going and experiencing things is greater than classroom learning.” shelby bates
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The lower attendance is because of the Center for Civic Engagement’s collaboration with the E.N. Thompson Scholars Learning Community. This group had about 30 members in attendance and traveled to New Orleans to learn more about the city’s, and the United States, civil rights history and current issues. Students who traveled to Denver with the Center for Civic Engagement worked in an African community center and helped
immigrants work on resume and job development. Students also volunteered to help in one of the city’s thrift stores, which specialized in helping refugees prepare their future apartments. “The experiential learning impact of going and experiencing things is greater than classroom learning,” Bates said. The Center for Civic Engagement’s ASB trips have been taking place for more than a decade. Although this particular trip
only had 10 students, ASB’s trips in general continue to grow and become more diverse. The student groups have started to visit a variety of different cities and the Center for Civic Engagement hosted its first international trip to Guatemala last year. The group has also taken a turn toward connecting what students do on these trips to what they learn in the classroom. “This past year, the biggest change is connecting back to the curriculum and to the classroom,” Bates said. The ASB’s will continue to take place during next year ’s spring, winter and fall breaks. “There is a primary impact on the students in learning about an issue beyond Lincoln,” Bates said. news@ dailynebraskan.com
democrats: from 1 At our first meeting this year, over 125 students were in attendance,” former College Republicans cochairman Mairead Safranek, a senior political science major wrote in an email. “I would largely credit the recent increase in membership to a presidential administration that has consistently passed legislation that is harmful to young people.” The Gallup poll suggests increased ethnic and racial diversity is the cause of the increasing gap. Today’s youth is 54 percent nonHispanic white and 45 percent nonwhite. Another 2013 Gallup poll showed 62 percent of young adult nonwhite Americans identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party. “I don’t see the Democrat Party losing minorities as years go on, and since our generation is more diverse than previous generations, I think that the trend will continue,” Thomas said. However, the diversity of to-
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day’s young generation isn’t the only reason young adults seem to be identifying as Democrat. According to Gallup, there’s been a shift in recent years with people who previously identified as Republican switching to the Democratic Party. When it comes to switching po-
litical parties, UNL has a lot of people who grew up with conservative parents in more conservative parts of Nebraska, but some come to UNL and realize their views don’t line up with those of their parents, Thomas said. Both UNL organizations disagree on the future of this trend.
“If the party as a whole can get students to see past the stereotype and effectively communicate how its policies can benefit all Americans, I have no doubt that young people will embrace Republican ideals,” Safranek wrote. news@ dailynebraskan.com
Nebraska Union. “That area is a central gateway into campus,” Backer said. He said the area is easy for even a non-UNL affiliated person to access. “At least it’s nice to see that it’s not student-on-student crime,” he said. In order for students to keep their bikes safe from theft, Backer said they should keep them locked up – but not just with any lock.
“Hands down, the best lock is a strong U-lock,” he said. Backer said students should avoid using a basic chain because they can easily be destroyed by bolt cutters. He said students should also look for a lock system that can wrap around the wheel and part of the bike frame. “We see bike parts get stolen sometimes, as well,” he said. news@ dailynebraskan.com
diary: from 1 ary from 1871, a letter from 1871 and a diary from 1870. The diary was held by a repository called the David Livingstone Centre. Parts of the diary were held in the National Library of Scotland. The letter was held by a private owner from New York City. The documents were previously rendered illegible because of age, condition and the writing instruments used. According to Wisnicki, the 1871 diary is a particularly important document for two reasons. First, the diary provides more information about the massacre at Nyangwe. On July 15, 1871, Livingstone witnessed the massacre of the native population by Arab slave traders, and he changed his travels because of this. When his stories about the massacre reached officials in England, they were pressed to close down the Zanzibar slave trading market, once one of the largest slave trading networks in Africa. The diary also chronicles the months in Livingstone’s life leading up to his famous meeting with Henry Morton Stanley, a journalist who had been sent to find him. A number of scholars and historians see this moment as a turning point in how Europeans colonized Africa, switching from a progressive to an aggressive approach. “If he hadn’t made that turn (from Nyangwe), Stanley may have never found him, and potentially the subsequent 19th century history of Africa may have gone a very different way,” Wisnicki said. “So it was a big, big moment.” news@ dailynebraskan.com
key points of david livingstone’s life 1813 Born March 19 in South Lanarkshire 1836 Studied medicine, theology in Glasgow 1841 Left for Cape Town, South Africa 1851 Found Zambezi River 1855 Finds Zambezi falls, names it Victoria Falls 1871 Witnessed massacre of Nyangwe; met Henry Morton Stanley 1873 Dies from dysentery, malaria Source: Biography.com
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“Be curious, be engaged with your classmates, learn as much as you can from the faculty and build good habits of being a continuous learner, being compassionate for others and contributing to your community. Then, go out and do great things for the world.”
Dr. James Linder
UNL interim president-elect, on education
“We understood the deal as it was told to us: get an education, and you will lead a safe, middle-class life. While this was true several decades ago, it’s simply no longer the case.”
Devin Grier
Opinion columnist, on challenges for millenials
“Art is who we are historically, culturally, sociologically, psychologically. It is important to understand and learn what art tells us about ourselves, about our identity as a community, as a nation.”
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“It was one of the most courageous things I’ve ever seen as a wrestling coach. Robert Kokesh is the toughest student athlete at Nebraska.”
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Wrestling coach, on Kokesh competing with a torn ACL
“When asked for her thoughts, local tortoiseshell tabby cat, nicknamed ‘Cuddlethorp’ by a number of students, refrained from speaking to reporters. But her purring while lying on a November issue of the DN suggests her satisfaction with the print newspaper.”
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“Our grit and our toughness has been our strength all year.”
Connie Yori
Women’s basketball coach
“No one held my hand and told me which step I needed to take next. But college is about finding yourself, not about finding people to babysit you.”
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ASSISTANT OPINION EDITOR, ON EXPERIENCE IN THE HONORS PROGRAM
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an we just divorce the church from science already? I’ve seen shaky relationships like this before. They have a pretty bad history together, and I’m sure the children would universally agree that this would be for the best. Since Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s “Cosmos: A Space Odyssey” aired on March 9, religious groups called for a creationist theory to be applied to the premise of the show. Particularly, when Danny Faulkner of “Answers In Genesis” appeared on “The Janet Mefferd Show,” he said “everything is up for discussion – it’s all on the table – and I thought to myself, ‘No, consideration of special creation is definitely not open for discussion, it would seem.’” In response to this, Tyson has written off the creationist theory in saying that it doesn’t lie in the same field of thought as his sciencebased show. You can’t point-counterpoint with fact. In an interview with CNN, Tyson furthered this point and said, “You don’t talk about the spherical earth with NASA and then say let’s give equal time to the flat-earthers.” In the latest “Cosmos” episode, “A Sky Full of Ghosts,” the show addressed a further reason for excluding religious theology when looking at the world through a factual lens. Some biblical scholars argue the world is only about 6,500 years old. However, we can identify otherworldly nebulas that extend more than 6,500 light years away. Because of this information, Tyson looks to other theories of the world’s creation that are more accurate. Since the show has aired, people of the
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scientific and religious communities seem to be locked in an eternity of bickering. So, why can’t we separate the two? Science, as Tyson said, is fact. The world is round because scientific inquiry and observations have proven it so. Gravity accelerates at 9.8 meters per second squared because it has been tested and evaluated time and time again. The boiling point of water is 100 degrees Celsius because of science, that’s why. You can still say that God made all of those things so but, unfortunately, because you cannot prove the existence of this omnipotent being, science cannot recognize it. This relationship between science and religion is really nothing personal. It’s just cold, hard science. Although I’m a religious person, I feel as though using God to explain everything is the real life deus ex machina of discovery, or the easy way out. I can hear “Pocahontas” racing through my head. “How high can a sycamore grow?” “Only God knows for sure.” “Well, then I’ll never know.” I can pursue science religiously, but I can-
not religiously pursue science. The two are like magnets that successfully attract people but also repel each other with an equal force. In other words, to successfully evaluate the world around you, you must remove theology from the equation. Or, at the very least, you must not allow your dogma to get in the way of discovery. Religion is meant to help us make sense of the world we live in. It’s a theory, a theological explanation for what we cannot explain with certainty. In the realm of science, it’s no better than any other theory out there as to how the universe was born. There are no hard facts to support them just yet, which goes to say that religion’s explanation for creation is still a possibility, but not the sole one we should look to. The best way to save the marriage between religion and science is through acceptance. If you believe God created the earth and the universe, then see “Cosmos” not as slander against your religion. See it as a means of how he made all of these things come into being. If you believe in the Big Bang and in science, don’t accuse creationists of being out of their minds, but wrap your own mind around the idea that they’re more accepting than they might seem. The world can coexist with religion and science. It’s not the end of the world … but then again, maybe we shouldn’t bring up the apocalypse until we get this matter settled. Emily Kuklinski is a sophomore English and theatre major. Follow her on Twitter @TheFunnyEmily. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.
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ov. Dave Heineman recently vetoed $65 million from the state budget in appropriation bills that were sent to his desk at the beginning of this week. “I’m giving them back money that they don’t need including my own agency to apply for property tax relief. So this is pretty easy for them to do if they really care about property tax relief,” Heineman said. The legislature just overrode the governor’s veto on the appropriations bill, reinstating about $60 million the governor tried to cut, including property tax relief. Property tax relief is a vital issue to many Nebraskans and politicians. Heineman is concerned with giving money back to Nebraska taxpayers, but the usual methods for rearranging budgets have potential consequences for all citizens. According to Moody’s, an economic and consumer credit analytic organization, Nebraska has one of the highest property tax rates at an average of 2.15 percent per household. Lowering property taxes and reducing spending have been priorities for Heineman. As much as I would like to see property taxes decreased for small business, the metro area and farms across the state, cutting the budget may only provide a temporary solution, not actually solve the issue or provide outlets for economic growth and prosperity. The Connecticut General Assembly’s Legislative Research office has a list of pros and cons regarding this matter. For example: “Lower property taxes benefit local businesses and improve their economic competitiveness and reduce the chances that they will relocate to other states or communities.” On the other hand, a cap on the property tax level is a possible outlet for the legislature to reduce the property tax and lessens the burden on taxpayers. However, caps “do not address the underlying causes of property tax increases, many of which, such as employer health care, energy, and state and federal mandate costs, are outside the direct control of local officials.” Additionally, caps don’t reduce property taxes that are already too high. When I spoke to Heineman’s office, they didn’t explain how exactly they would lessen property taxes. They pointed to the language of the bills themselves, on which the governor exercised his line-item veto power. This means the burden of rearranging funding goes to the legislature, which is working within only a 60-day session. The rhetoric of lowering taxes and cutting spending is impeding the work of doing just that. To the na-
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ked eye, a headline such as, “Gov. Heineman trims $65 million from budget” looks fantastic. But simply taking money away from construction projects at the Capitol and telling legislators to cut property taxes doesn’t seem like leading the state’s government. It seems as though the governor is trying to support his agenda while at the same time relieving property tax owners. But he’s seeing the budgetary issue in black and white, whereas there are many sides to this issue. The puzzle doesn’t consist of cuts and tax relief, or vice versa. Many people agree with this, though, so Heineman is only following suit rather than being a trailblazer. I enjoy fiscal conservatism as much as the next person. But being economically stringent regarding the budget and cuts may not always have positive outcomes. I agree that policy outcomes could yield results in the first few years after lowering property taxes, but other areas of the budget could suffer subsequent to cutting and slashing the budget and lowering property taxes. For example, the Nebraska public school system thrives from property taxes that decide the amount that will be delegated to school districts every fiscal year. Therefore, we may see a decrease in the amount of money school districts have to function because we lowered property taxes. Essentially, this scenario has brought up the ”damned if we do, damned if we don’t” saying. If we don’t lower property taxes, we could see a rise, which could put a strain on Nebraska taxpayers, but if we do lower property taxes then that strain could be put upon our school districts and other vital areas of the budget. While most college students aren’t overly concerned with property taxes, they need to see how budget arranging affects multiple aspects of life in the state. We need to understand there are many sides to every issue, not just two. Mark Batt is a junior political science major. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.
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f money is speech, the richest Americans’ voices just got a little bit louder. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of the United States came out with a ruling that essentially lifted the ban on individual contributions to federal elections. The majority opinion in McCutcheon v. Federal Elections Commission struck down a 40-year ban that limited the aggregate amount an individual could provide to candidates and party committees. Once again American elections have been shaken up by a judicial system that simply isn’t concerned with the potential quid-pro-quo effects of financing campaigns. Four years after the controversial ruling in Citizens United v. FEC that allowed unlimited spending from outside organizations in elections, five of the most powerful judges in the U.S. have determined that money is speech and limiting the wealthiest Americans’ ability to influence elections is unconstitutional. Prior to the ruling, campaign donors were limited to giving as much as $48,600 every two years to federal candidates, but, with the ruling on Wednesday, individuals can now spend what they please to influence elections. While the Supreme Court maintained the cap on how much an individual can give to one specific candidate ($2,600 per election cycle), it opened the floodgates for an individual to give an unlimited amount to candidates across the country. This means Warren Buffett can’t give an unlimited amount to a single candidate of his choice, but he would be allowed to spend as much as he would like to influence campaigns across the country. The logic of the majority opinion is troubling. With Citizens United, the five Justices ruled that unlimited outside spending wouldn’t corrupt the democratic election process. Chief Justice John Roberts, who wrote the legal opinion for the new ruling, now seems to acknowledge this influence and wants to open financial power to individuals as well as corporations. Roberts, weary about the unlimited financing and lack of transparency regarding political action committees, said it would be easier if individuals were unrestricted on the amount they can give directly to political parties and candidates. As The New Republic’s Alec Macginnis said, “Once we’ve let the horses out of the barn, why not let out all the cows, too?” As a millennial, there’s no way that I can keep up with the richest Americans to influence elections. I’ll be working on several cam-
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paigns this election season, the most important being the Nebraska Senate. My work as a volunteer is for the candidate because I believe in their values, while a big-money donor is simply peddling influence with each financial contribution. Campaign volunteers put in hundreds of hours working for the candidate they believe in, but the donor is going to get the ear of the candidate when an important policy is debated. It would take hundreds of people across this country working tirelessly for various candidates to combat the amount of money determining whom we vote for at the polls in November. As the Supreme Court continues to embrace the overwhelming amount of money in campaigns and elections, we’re moving toward politics as sport. It’ll be something that Americans can consume for their own enjoyment but certainly not something that our actions will impact. To be taken seriously, a politician must be able to raise copious amounts of money to prove that they’re legitimate. A couple individuals could easily outspend a popular candidate prior to any primary election. When early financing determines who will be contesting a primary, do those without money have any say at all? One person, one vote is the foundational principle of our democracy, but the Supreme Court is increasingly embracing a shift toward plutocracy, a society ran by rich folk or “one dollar, one vote.” I used to argue with my brother about why he has a duty to show up to the polls, but with the Supreme Court’s rulings in Citizens United and McCutcheon, I’m no longer so sure. The candidates on the ballot are going to be chosen before we, the people, get an opportunity to view their policies. I’m starting to agree with him. “What’s the point?” Dave Gottschalk is a senior political science major. Follow him on Twitter @gawdchalk. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.
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aRTS & LIFE Latest Universe Contest album impresses ‘We are the Rattlesnake’ channels progrock angst, synth anthems Joe Wade DN
Universe Contest celebrates the release of their latest record, “We Are the Rattlesnake,” and kicks off their longest tour yet at 9:00 p.m. Friday at Vega. The Renfields, Cupcake and Jeazlepeats and Darren Keen will open for the band.
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Universe contest’s Joe Humpal talks with DN about new album, upcoming tour STORY BY Gabriella Martinez-Garro | PHOTO BY mARY-eLLEN kENNEDY sk any group of 20-somethings in Lincoln about their favorite local bands and one name is guaranteed to A show up multiple times: Universe Contest.
The local group’s stage antics and theatrics have made them fan favorites in the capital city, and Universe Contest will play Vega on April 4 to celebrate the release of their new album, “We are the Rattlesnake” and begin their national tour. The Daily Nebraskan talked with guitarist/vocalist Joe Humpal about the upcoming tour, album and the band’s DIY tour bus. Daily Nebraskan: You guys recently released music videos for three songs off of your new album, “Dirty Clean,” “Squirrels” and “The Day the Earth Took Pills.” They’re pretty awesome. Why did you guys decide to release all three at the same time rather than staggering them and waiting until the album was released? Joe Humpal: The videos were all kind of getting made at the same time, and they were getting made by different groups of people. The way I understand it is this just kind of happened when fans and different people liked the record, and we’re just kind of releasing them as we get them. They’ve just been all getting done around the same time. DN: Were you guys using them as teasers for your album? JH: Yeah, that’s what I kind of got from it. Hopefully people will be more interested in listening to the song if they have something to look at also. DN: Did you guys have any say in the concept of the videos or was that all done by the people who created them? JH: All of these videos are 100 percent the people who made them. We didn’t tell them to do anything in particular. I guess there is one for the song, “Dirty Clean” where
I knew the guys who were working on it, and I asked if I could have a cameo in it, and they were really receptive to that. They recorded just my face and projected me looking around in the background in one of the scenes in their video. DN: Will you guys be releasing any of those three songs as singles? JH: I’m not for sure about that. I think that “Pills” was already a single for the record before any of the videos got made, but that all comes down to what’s most popular on the record once it’s out. “The Day the Earth Took Pills” is the one that seems to be getting the most response. DN: How long had you guys been working on “We are the Rattlesnake”? JH: We spent most of the summer and the earlier part of last winter working on it out in Malcolm (Neb.) in a schoolhouse. We probably spent about three months tracking it and the rest of the time mastering it and adding in different parts that we wanted and kind of tweaking it a little bit. DN: Did you guys all contribute lyrically and musically, or did some members work separately on different parts of the album? JH: Usually me and Tim contribute most of the lyrics, and when Tim comes with the song, he’ll bring a guitar part and some ideas, but we all write our own parts to go along with it. The content of this record seems to be mostly about the last couple of years just being in the band, just traveling around and stuff. DN: You guys are also kicking off your tour on Friday. Is this the most extensive tour you all have been on? JH: This is absolutely the longest I’ve ever been out doing music stuff with anybody. I don’t know if any of the other guys have been out this long, I don’t think they have either. The longest tour we’ve been on is two weeks and
that felt like a long time also. DN: I saw that you guys have been building the inside of your tour bus. Tell me a bit about where you got that idea from and what you’ve been doing so far. JH: Well, as soon as Brent got the bus he wanted to make it as much like a tour bus that a band would have as he could. That means, kind of sectioning it off and giving it more of a living-space type of feel rather than a conveyance. So we’ve got bunks in there we can all lay down and sleep comfortably, and then in the front it’s more of a living-room-type situation with tables and chairs, and we can all face each other. Then in the back we have a more intimate area where we can make food or just be by ourselves. It kind of makes it more home-y. DN: Is the band nervous or excited about sharing close quarters, especially since this is the first time you’ve toured for this long? JH: Well, the last time we went out all we had was a gutted 15-passenger van. So it was quite a bit more cramped than it’s going to be this time. I just have to assume that the added comfort is going to make this easier for a longer time. DN: Since your new album is available to stream online, how has the reception been so far? JH: Well, it’s been mostly positive, but the majority of the feedback is coming from friends and people that we know, so we wouldn’t really expect them to tell me how bad they thought it was if they did. I think it’s generally getting positive response. At the record store when we did the pre-sale release, people were coming in and wanting to buy it there, but it wasn’t available yet. So that was kind of
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Universe Contest will embark on an epic tour in a few days, and some fans might be worried about the loneliness that comes with missing one of Lincoln’s most beloved bands while it’s away. Take as many deep breaths, and sigh longingly as many times as you need. Or, better yet, grab a copy of the band’s brand new album and spend your hours pining away in the warm, cozy embrace of your headphones. “We are the Rattlesnake” is being released Friday night at Vega, and this is one album that deserves having an intimate experience with. As the music from this indie rock band swirls around your brain with soaring synths, groovy drumbeats and grungy vocals, you might start to think of “We are the Rattlesnake” as an exceptional prog-rock album akin to Pink Floyd’s “The Wall.” Hell, it might even be better. At the very least it’s too good to be true. Something about the beginning of Universe Contest’s song “Doo Without Papers” gets my head singing the Pink Floyd lyric, “So ya/Thought ya/Might like to go to the show.” That’s probably just me though. Whatever the reason for my auditory hallucinations, “Doo Without Papers” is just one fantastic song out of nine visceral expressions of angst. Serious music fans will want to savor all nine, on repeat, so when Universe Contest returns to Lincoln on May 10 we can all sing along. I think it’s something in one of the guitar parts that has my booze-clouded judgment conjuring the sound of marching hammers. Despite what I have stuck in my head, the sound that’s going to churn your brain cells is the monstrous hook of a synth riff on the second half of “Doo Without Papers.” If you’re like me and listen to the album before bed, then that’s the sound you’re going to be drifting to sleep to – and probably wake up with the next morning. “Dirty Clean,” which I presume is the single from the album, is a straight up anthemic rocker for the ages. The light reverberation makes the vocals drift off into the ether, and the dystopian soundscape is filled with the hum of fuzzy feedback, a pounding bass drum and, at one point, the drums of a marching beat. Again the image of giant cartoon, goose-stepping hammers is in my head. Do hospitals still perform electroshock therapy? Other songs you must check out are “Crank Up The Release,” “The Day The Earth
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UPC sponsors production of ‘West Side Story’ Students have opportunity to see Broadway production for free, reduced pricing Vanessa Daves Dn Entertainment will be coming to Lincoln in the form of saucy Spanish tunes, a critically acclaimed love story and award-winning music written by some of the greatest composers in theater history. University Program Council is sponsoring the production of “West Side Story” at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts this weekend. There’ll be three performances: one on April 4 at 7:30 p.m. and two on April 5 at, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
courtesy photo After more than five decades in production, the Lied Center for Performing Arts will host three performances of the musical “West Side Story” on Friday and Saturday. UPC is providing 111 free tickets to University of Nebraska-Lincoln students on a first-come, first-serve basis.
UPC External Vice President Riley Vanek said he sat down with marketing managers at the Lied earlier this semester to figure out how
to contribute. Because Broadway shows have been popular in the past, Vanek said he thought it would be a good way to spend part of their
entertainment budget. “As far as I’ve seen, we’ve had a really positive response,” Valek said. “All the free tickets sold out
(Wednesday) afternoon and they’d only been on sale since Saturday, so that’s good.” The tickets can be purchased or reserved on the Lied Center website. Student tickets after the free ones sell out start at $22.50, and adult tickets start at $45. Broadway Associate Director David Saint will be reproducing the show created under Arthur Laurents’ Tony award-winning direction in the 1950s. The original choreography has been recreated by Tony award-nominee Joey McKneely. “West Side Story” tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers named Tony and Maria who are separated by ethnic identities and the judgment of their peers. With songs such as “Something’s Coming,” “Tonight,” “America” and “I Feel Pretty,” the Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim score is considered to be the one of the greatest of all time. It also features
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Ed Harris and Annette Bening star in “The Face of Love,” a film directed by Arie Posin. After the loss of her husband, Bening’s character falls in love with a man with similar looks.
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“Dark Souls II” contrasts bleak environments, unforgiving design and death with sun-stained vistas and fantastical architecture. It is the third game in the “Souls” series, each of which has emphasized the rewards that come after overcoming tremendous odds.
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After playing 25 hours of From Software’s “Dark Souls II,” I have died 113 times. I have been cut down by barbarians with ruthless vigor, sliced and diced by eerie, silent knights, stomped on by an imprisoned giant, blown away by a suicidal zombie, eaten by a hippopotamus ogre … thing, sat on by that same ogre, killed by an old foe, chewed up by decaying hounds, triple-teamed by golden statues, porcupined by a rigged treasure chest and, finally, killed after an idiotic fall into a well. Fans of the “Souls” series and newcomers to the sick, monstrous world of masochistic gaming shouldn’t be mistaken: the sequel to the widely acclaimed and notoriously challenging role-playing game “Dark Souls” will still mercilessly punish players with a wide, worm-filled smile on its face. Enemies, from the smallest, punylooking rat to the intimidating and otherworldly warrior who airdrops with smooth grace onto the battlefield by way of a giant hawk, will twist the very life out of players again and again. The bosses will remind players, with a helpful swing of a sword or dismembered armclub, that optimism and adventurism leads to nothing but blood, sweat, more blood, even more blood, still more blood and then a welcome death. Even the land itself, full of
small bridges, steep drops, narrow passages and suspiciously dark corners will expect players to tread carefully, lest they die of carelessness. Cautious and wise traversal is a must, one might say, for little guidance or direction is given by the cryptic characters players meet on their perilous journey. If one doesn’t die horrifically in the jaws of some menacing being, then they will at the very least become lost and alone. What players will find in “Dark Souls II” is something typical of a Souls game by now: an unforgiving, yet beautifully twisted, land where players’ skill and practiced timing are put to the test. Even with rumors before the game’s release about increased accessibility, i.e. easiness, for new players, the brutal difficulty and breathtaking scope remain untouched. In fact, the game brings some surprising new twists to make it even bleaker in its harsh treatment of the careless. For example, while player characters of the original game would simply become “Hollow,” a sort of undead or zombielike status, upon death with no real penalties, player characters in “Dark Souls II” suffer a much crueler fate: upon each death, a “Hollow” character’s maximum hit points/health is reduced slightly until, after so many rage and spitinducing deaths, the character has only half their total maximum. Sure, one can always burn a “Human Effigy” to remove the limited health, yet those items are rare at first, and, besides, using something called a “Human Effigy” for personal gain sounds creepy and wrong. But the pain continues even further, sadly (or luckily, in the bloodshot eyes of fellow sadomas-
ochists). Enemies this time around aren’t as mindless or catatonic as previous opponents – albeit still, at times, not the brightest. In “Dark Souls II,” foes big and small behave aggressively, fearlessly, unpredictably and with even less honor. It doesn’t help the matter for unprepared adventurers that enemies still hit pretty damn hard, too. This level of mechanical difficulty carries over to the bosses as well, who are just as brooding and seemingly impossible as ever. Some are simply armor-clad knights that test player strength with toe-to-toe encounters; others, that are nothing even remotely human, can and will easily slaughter silly little swordsmen with magic and claws. Even the simplest of bosses in “Dark Souls II” present an adequate challenge. Finally, as a side note for all those veteran and fresh masochistic gamers out there already starting to play this game and hoping for an even tougher time: find the Covenant of the Champions. Let’s just say that, in a secluded corner of the safe haven, far from the Lady beside the everlasting flames and the crestfallen soldier, lies a stone, embraced by vines and time. Upon pledging to that stone and joining the archaic covenant, an opportunity of glory will arise. Yet, in order to fulfill that glory, championing warriors will face harrowing obstacles and demons more ferocious than initially believed. However, not all the small improvements to the “Souls” formula bear fangs. The game, regardlessof the many dark threats lurking every-goddamn-where, is gorgeous to behold with its slightly upgraded graphics engine. From the sunset of Majula to the murky haze of the Lost Bastille, levels offer a spec-
tacle, if slightly less grandiose setting than the original “Dark Souls.” With so much crumbling architecture and foreboding forests with gnarled roots, the frame rate runs incredibly smooth as well; in essence, it’s the skidmark of a “Dark Souls” level known as “Blighttown,” a place with poisoned frame rate, decaying rending speed and a big swamp at the bottom. Player characters feel weighty, yet walk, attack and, ultimately, die and pass on to the other side with butter smoothness. Really these small changes, and the introduction of a new world in which to explore and suffer, make “Dark Souls II” a game that gets me giddy to play it just now, as I write this column. Sure, it’s admittedly less epic and jaw-dropping than “Dark Souls” and slightly less unforgiving than “Demon’s Souls.” Yet, the small improvements to the technical aspects and the way it still manages to impress really speak volumes about From Software. In the end, “Dark Souls II” stands as everything fans of the predecessors and fans of sadistic video games at large want: a game with a hellish nightmare landscape, daunting obstacles to defeat and an unsettlingly ambiguous setting. Which is, in latency words, “freaking rad.” Now, if you will excuse me, I am going to go see if those Ruin Sentinels and their fancy-shmancy armor and halberds will just die at my hands this time. Miles died again in “Dark Souls II” and a little bit in his own soul. Tell him how to kill all dem rascally demons at artsdesk@ dailynebraskan.com
Album offers array of musical sounds Joe Wade Dn In spite of the winter coat you’re still toting around downtown, across campus and everywhere else, the new release from Stonebelly is sure to get your temperature rising. It’s the kind of thing that makes the listener dream of a warm, sunny afternoon spent hanging out at your favorite screen-door-equipped dive bar or just sitting on the porch sipping on some groovy barley suds. The band’s sophomore album, “Perspectives & Perceptions,” will be available at their release party on April 12 at the Zoo Bar. This Lincolnbased rock, blues and psychedelic power trio is the musical staple for those looking for something truly groovy and sprinkled with a healthy infusion of ska, a blending of punk rock with a horn section. Right from the start, the music on this album sounds like something
from a Quentin Tarantino film. The bluesy first song, “Rising,” opens with juicy guitar chords, a walking bass line that will get you bobbing your head and drums that will get your feet moving. It’s not just listening pleasure, it’s a full-body experience. Basically, if you’re driving while listening it will either entice you to push down a little harder on the gas pedal or have you Googling for the closest place to get a savory smoked rack of ribs. Just don’t get barbecue sauce on the speeding ticket. One of the reoccurring elements on “Perspectives & Perceptions” that caught me pleasantly off-guard on my first listen was the reggaeesque-ska style. The first couple songs merely hinted at it with the slightest of guitar up-strokes. I used to be something of a ska fanatic and, thus, have a sixth sense for it. Then, in all ska glory, the third song blew my mind with exactly what I was be-
ginning to crave. It’s like the album knew exactly what I wanted, and right when I wanted it with “Right Back Where We Start.” Seriously, one by one, every song is just the right flavor at just the right time. You want a little country, there’s “Back In Time;” you want a little more blues with that wavy gravy psychedelic feel, there’s “Devil’s Mind;” and if you want some funky head-bobbin’ reggae, there’s “No Escape.” Stonebelly does it all, and they do it well. Overall, the album is simply a fun ride worth every cruising bass lick, drum fill and guitar-driven verse. The vocals are crisp enough to sing along with and sound eerily similar to Freedy Johnston. You might not know who that is, but – like Stonebelly – it translates into music you can sink your teeth into and pull out something tasty
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Stephen Colbert tells LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy, “There are only three ways to end your career as a rocker: overdose, overstay your welcome or write ‘Spiderman: The Musical.’” This rocker wanted to be done altogether. At the height of LCD Soundsystem’s success, Murphy, the band’s aging lead singer and founder, wanted to escape the limelight. In an unexpected move, the band announced their farewell tour with a final show at Madison Square Garden. Cameras follow Murphy and his bandmates at the time surrounding and during the final Madison Square Garden concert. The end result is “Shut Up and Play the Hits,” a unique rockumentary that exhibits the trials of one man coming to grips with his career ending. LCD Soundsystem’s last hurrah is shown brilliantly through the documentary’s unique storytelling that constantly switches from before, during and after the final show. Murphy’s emotions are illuminated through these final moments of his band’s career. One can sense that his feelings of regret are kicking in, and he seems quite unsure if he’s made the right decision. The storytelling only makes the movie good. The music makes the movie great. The concert portion of the film immediately grabs attention with the fun-loving crowd enjoying the band’s hit “Dance Yrself Clean.” LCD Soundsystem goes through a large portion of their catalog, including tracks like “All My Friends” and “New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down.” The band takes numerous breaks during the concert, so the viewer is able to pull the curtain aside and see how the band is really reacting to their last concert ever.
“PERSPECTIVES & PERCEPTIONS” Stonebelly every time.
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A few musicians hop on stage to perform with LCD Soundsystem for the special show, including members of Arcade Fire and Reggie Watts. Celebrities such as Aziz Anzari and Donald Glover (a.k.a. Childish Gambino) can be spotted in the crowd celebrating the occasion. It’s hard to imagine making a decision like this. Who would feel comfortable throwing a life of fame away? Most people spend their entire lives trying to reach the pinnacle of the music world, and Murphy is giving it up at his band’s eminence. This interesting circumstance of a musician giving up the dream life makes for a fantastic film. Combined with the storytelling and the genius music performed, “Shut Up and Play the Hits” makes for an enjoyable viewing experience. But all good things must come to an end. Luckily for us, LCD Soundsystem and James Murphy recorded this special moment for us to watch again and again. arts@ dailynebraskan.com
Bland script prevents film from shiningw Sean Stewart Dn The new film “The Face of Love” from director Arie Posin is about a woman who is devastated by the loss of her husband five years prior until she meets his doppelganger. If that sounds to you like the setup for a Lifetime movie, you wouldn’t be far off. The hardest reviews to write aren’t for blatantly bad movies. Those can actually be the most fun. Cutting apart the industry’s problems is extraordinarily satisfying. The reviews for the best movies aren’t bad either. I enjoy heaping praise on deserving films and talented filmmakers. The hardest reviews to write, the ones that I’m never quite sure I’ve finished or done justice, are for films that don’t leave a definitive impression in my mind. “The Face of Love” is one of those films. Despite its best efforts, when the credits rolled I didn’t feel anything. That is the most telling signal of a film’s failure. When a film is incredibly bad, I’ll feel some kind of disgust or outrage, but I suppose at least those films are memorable. They tried to do something, even if they failed. I couldn’t help but think “The Face of Love” didn’t really try to do much of anything. The film rides its one trick – the premise – to a sterile and predictable finish. Arie Posin and cowriter, Matthew McDuffie, don’t take any risks with the screenplay, as if the general idea for the story alone was enough to support the entire film. It isn’t. By the film’s straining climax nothing we couldn’t see coming has happened. The film is so disaffecting because of how familiar everything is. The film stars Annette Bening as Nikki, the widow, and Ed Harris as both her husband and his lookalike. Robin Williams plays a supporting role as Nikki’s neighbor and longtime friend. Bening’s performance is uneven, perhaps a victim of the shakiness of the writing. In any case she never achieves the strength or complexity this kind of conflicted role needs. In his few scenes, Robin Williams seems to be wondering what he is doing in the film. Indeed his presence as Nikki’s friend only succeeds in drawing attention to the film’s already absent foundation. Given so little substance to work with his casting seems like just an attempt to draw in viewers. The effort isn’t hard to see through. The only actor who’s able to do much of anything with the script is costar Ed Harris. He brings an impressive
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level of charisma, something the film could use plenty of, to his character considering the writing he is working with. While it isn’t enough to salvage the film, it’s still refreshing to see Harris do some heavy lifting. The nail in the film’s coffin is its score. It certainly doesn’t succeed in giving the film any emotional depth, but, boy, does it try. Sounding like something straight from daytime television, Marcelo Zarvos’ score grows oppressive. It tries to make up for the film’s lost ground but winds up being perhaps its most cringeworthy element. Despite some truly awful components, I’m not sure “The Face of Love” is an absolutely terrible film. I am sure, though, that it’s an absolutely blah film. To me, that isn’t any better. The film continuously plays it safe, refusing to commit to the disturbing nature of its premise. It winds up being essentially on the level of a daytime soap, albeit with a bigger budget. I won’t have to try too hard to forget “The Face of Love.” It already did the work for me. arts@ dailynebraskan.com
west side: from 5 some of the most well-known dance numbers in Broadway history. The set, costumes, sound and lights are also all designed by Tony nominees or award-winners. “I think it’s a good opportunity because seeing high-quality entertainment events like this can be really great experience, and a lot of students don’t have the money even if they want to,” said Nora Williams, UPC public relations coordinator. “I think it’s great that we can expose students to this kind of art and entertainment.” UPC has received a lot of positive feedback about their decision to sponsor the event. As soon as they announced free tickets were up for grabs, Williams said, 50 of the tickets went fast. They’ve also had some posts and
mentions on Twitter about it. “I think people are really excited about it,” Williams said. The mission of UPC is to provide “diverse, educational, and entertaining programs to enhance the UNL community.” UPC hosts several events every year, and they hold a meeting at the beginning of every academic year to decide what kinds of events to have. This year, UPC has hosted everything from musicals to comedians to feminist panels. “I think this will be an awesome opportunity for students to see worldclass entertainment without the cost of it,” Valek said. arts@ dailynebraskan.com
shedding: from 5 nice to hear. DN: Will the album be available on vinyl, CD and digitally? JH: Absolutely. We have the vinyl with us now, and we’ll sell that at the show on the fourth, and after that it’ll be available for purchase in Lincoln, I think at Lefty’s. We’ll definitely have the album for digital purchase, and I think we’re in the process of making some CDs. DN: How did you choose both the album cover and name of the album? JH: Well the cover was in a big frame, its a big photograph in Tim’s house. From the beginning of us recording it, he was kind of picturing that as the cover and nobody had any objections. So that was kind of Tim’s idea. The name of it, “We are the Rattlesnake,” I kind of feel like was my idea, but was kind of me and Brent tooling with that old story about that woman that finds the snake in the woods, brings it back to health, then it bites her. When she asks it why it bit her, he said “You knew I was a snake
when you brought me home.” That’s kind of the experience we get when we go out. People want to see that group of rowdy party guys, but then when they find out we’re really gonna do that for the whole rest of the night, they get upset. Even though they knew exactly who was coming to their house, you know? DN: So what do you guys have planned for the kickoff show on Friday? JH: We’re just going to make it one of those Universe Contest shows in Lincoln that has recently gotten really big and ruckus. I don’t know how much we’ll be able to do in terms of production, since we do have this looming tour. There may not be balloons or all the pageantry that we like to bring to the Lincoln shows, but there will definitely be a good energy, and we’re all going to be excited to start this off. arts@ dailynebraskan.com
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Flourless Nutella Mug Cake INGREDIENTS 2 tbsp of Nutella 1 tbsp sugar 1/4 tsp baking powder 1 tbsp heavy cream 1 large egg DIRECTIONS First, mix all of the ingredients into a mug. Second, stir the mixture with a small whisk until all of the ingredients are blended in the batter thoroughly. You especially want the Nutella blended. Next, microwave the mug for about art by natalia kraviec one minute and 15 seconds. Check to make sure the inside of the cake is done; the middle should be dry, yet slightly moist. Stick a toothpick in to make sure the batter is cooked. If the cake is still wet, cook in 20 second intervals. Be careful not to overcook the cake or else the batter may get too dry. Total cook time: One and a half minutes and no more than two. Treat yo’ self and add a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Voila! A la mode.
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while spray-painting all the vicious bullshit lies the he or she has heard in their lifetime. Y’know, things such as government shutdowns, commercials with eggs spouting nonsense about marijuana or getting dragged to court for a dollar slice of pizza. If that’s also the feeling you get
Took Pills” and “The Question Part II – Lousy Dreams.” Pretty much wherever you drop the needle (for audiophiles who get the vinyl edition) you’re in for a treat. There’s something with the overall feel of this album that exudes the anxiety of something serious. It’s as if the listener is meant to hear this album in a black room
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It’s 100 percent relatable. Okay, hear me out. I know that not ALL of us have been recently informed that we’re the future ruler of a small fictional country, but Mia Thermopolis is a totally relatable character nonetheless. Don’t try and tell me you never almost barfed into a tuba halfway through a speech in debate class. It features Julie Andrews. In case you forgot, Julie Andrews is a living legend and national treasure. Her performance as Queen Clarisse Renaldi rivals, like, every other performance. Ever. #OscarSnub
It’s the pinnacle of early 2000s teendom. Young Anne Hathaway AND Mandy Moore? Butterfly hair clips? Bedazzled jean jackets? Choker necklaces? This movie literally has EVERYTHING. Basically any Garry Marshall film is guaranteed to make you feel a little better, but “The Princess Diaries” really takes the cake. The movie’s ultimate message, encouraging people to celebrate their individuality, is uplifting and reassuring. But if you’re not into that mushy stuff, it also gives a little perspective: at least you didn’t get a country instead of a car for your 16th birthday.
You can make an afternoon of it. If you have the time, be sure to watch the sequel, “The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.” If you don’t have the time, make the time. Put on a tiara and bask in the glow of 2004 Anne Hathaway and Chris Pine. You’ll thank me for it, I promise. —COMPiled by hannah ratliff | ART BY randall owens
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Big ten homeroom 1. Michigan (26-6 Overall, 6-0 Big Ten)
5. Ohio State (17-15, 5-1)
9. Illinois (17-13, 1-5)
The No. 5 Wolverines are undoubtedly leading the Big Ten Conference at the moment. Michigan has yet to lose against a Big Ten opponent after facing both Indiana and Penn State, teams that both sit toward the bottom of the conference standings. Regardless, Michigan outscored Penn State 40-4 in the 3-game sweep last weekend. Michigan will be one of the tougher teams to beat in the conference. This season the team has only lost 6 games and only one of them came to an unranked opponent.
The Buckeyes definitely had a rough start of the season when playing away from home. The team went 12-11 at neutral sites earlier in the season, and after an explosive start to Big Ten play, the team is back above .500. The biggest part that has emerged for the Buckeyes has been offense. In their first 6 conference games of the season, the Buckeyes averaged 9.5 runs per game. The team has seemed to find the gap and get to second base with ease, ranking ninth in the country with 1.75 doubles per game this season.
2. Minnesota (274, 5-1)
6. Purdue (18-17-1, 5-1)
For No. 14 Minnesota, the pitching has been the biggest difference so far this season. The Gophers have a team ERA of 1.60, the best in the Big Ten. When you look at strikeouts, the separation is there. The team has combined to throw 294 strikeouts in 31 games this season. The next best team in the conference in that category are the Purdue Boilermakers, who have thrown 199 strikeouts so far this season.
3. Nebraska (24-11, 3-3)
Like Ohio State, Purdue has been able to get its own share of doubles, ranking 18th in the country in doubles per game with 1.64. Purdue has also found some momentum in conference play with five wins. Purdue has won 7 of its last 8 games and leading the team offensively is Andie Varsho, who has a .486 average, the second-best in the Big Ten. This upcoming weekend the team will host Indiana, who is 1-5 so far in Big Ten play.
7. Wisconsin (16-14, 2-4)
For a team that was in the Women’s College World Series last season, Nebraska is still working out some kinks halfway through the season. The Huskers have yet to win more than 3 games in a row this season. They started out the season as a top 10 school and now the Huskers are No. 20 in polls. There’s plenty of time to gain momentum with the Minnesota series in the books and no regular season meeting with No. 5 Michigan.
For the Badgers, they find themselves on the fence between the lower part of the conference and the established softball programs. Wisconsin only won 1 out of 3 games against both Northwestern and Iowa, and this weekend the team must face No. 14 Minnesota. The team has kept it relatively close in recent losses, having the largest margin be 3 runs in the last month. The end of the season will be the biggest though, with the two final series against No. 5 Michigan and No. 20 Nebraska.
10. Indiana (9-24-1, 1-5)
To be fair to Indiana, it did have to face Michigan in the opening conference series, followed by Ohio State. So far in Big Ten play Indiana has allowed 58 runs cross the plate. At this point in the season, the team is second to last in the conference in both team hitting and team pitching. Things aren’t going to get any easier for Indiana, and the Hoosiers seem to be one of those teams that will be in the drop-off zone in the Big Ten.
11. Michigan State (8-21, 1-5)
The Spartans fought hard in their series against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the opening conference series, but fell short in all 3 matchups to be swept by the Buckeyes. Then Michigan State allowed 10 runs against Purdue twice in the next series. Before Michigan State has to face in-state rival Michigan in a few weeks, the team will face lower-tier Big Ten schools such as Indiana and Penn State, which will land one of the schools at the very bottom of the conference.
12. Penn State (7-22, 0-6)
The Nittany Lions have to sit at the bottom of the conference with the way they are playing right now. With 8. Iowa (9-16, 4-2) the least amount of overall The Hawkeyes have had and conference wins, it’s some low points this tough to have Penn State season. This weekend any higher than No. 12 in though, they will have the Big Ten Conference. their first home series of Hurting the Nittany Lions the most is pitching. Halfway the season. Iowa’s final through the season the pitching staff has a combine 6.67 20 games include 13 home appearances, which can give the team enough push ERA, the worst in the Big Ten. The offense isn’t helping much either with the second least amount of runs scored to put itself in a good spot once the Big Ten Tournament in the conference with 85. begins in Evanston, Ill. The tough part for Iowa is that the team must face two ranked squads, Northwestern and —compiled by josh Kelly Nebraska, before the regular season is all finished up. sports@dailynebraskan.com
4. Northwestern (20-8, 3-3)
While the No. 23 Wildcats dropped the final 2 games in their series last weekend against the Huskers, they will be given some slack this weekend against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Northwestern did give up 23 runs in the two losses to Nebraska, but coming into the weekend Iowa is dead last in conference in runs produced with 74 runs in 24 games. The next lowest in the Big Ten is Penn State with 85 runs so far this season.
Huskers seek challenge at Indiana, Purdue meets Vanessa Daves DN The Nebraska women’s tennis team will be competing in its first two away conference matches this weekend against No. 43 Indiana and No. 37 Purdue. The Huskers will travel to Bloomington, Ind., to compete at 11 a.m. on Saturday; then they will go to West Lafayette, Ind., to contest Purdue on Sunday at noon. “The kids have had really good energy in practice this week, and we’re getting ready for, hopefully, a quality road trip to Indiana and Purdue,” Nebraska coach Scott Jacobson said. Assistant coach German Dalmagro said this week has been full of good practices, so he hopes the team will do well. “The girls are looking forward to a new challenge and competing again,” Dalmagro said. “We’re happy and ready to get back on the court.” Nebraska sits at 8-10 overall, while Indiana is 14-6 and Purdue is 7-7. Last season, Indiana went 18-10 and dropped out of the NCAA Tournament in the first round after losing to Vanderbilt, 4-0. The last time Nebraska competed against Indiana was last season, and Nebraska won 5-2. Purdue went 18-6 last season and 8-3 within the Big Ten Conference. The team was out of the NCAA Tournament in the second round after losing to Miami 4-0, who was ranked No. 6 at the time. Nebraska and Purdue competed against each other last season, which resulted in a 6-1 victory for Purdue. Nebraska is going into this weekend from a 6-match losing streak. During Nebraska’s last match, the team competed against Michigan in a 7-0 loss. Jacobson said he’s still proud of the team’s energy and effort every week. “The team has done a great job of exuding a great effort every weekend, so we want to make sure everyone continues with that,” the coach said. In that meet, Michigan’s No. 18 doubles team of Emina Betkas and Brooke Bolender defeated Nebraska’s freshman Mary Hanna and sophomore Maggy Lehmicke 8-1 at the No. 1 position. At the No. 3 spot, Michigan’s Laura Ucros and Kristen Dodge defeated Nebraska’s freshman Hannah Sulz and sophomore Lauren Wagner. The No. 2 court went unfinished. In singles, Michigan’s No. 119-ranked Bolender dominated Nebraska’s Hanna 6-2, 6-3 at the No. 3 position, while No. 123 Sarah Lee
While Illinois has lost 5 of its first 6 conference games so far, the team is No. 47 in the RPI rankings, joining Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska and Northwestern as the only Big Ten schools in the top 50. Illinois was able to break its 4-game losing streak after beating Illinois State 7-4 on Tuesday. This weekend the team will be faced with another ranked opponent as the Fighting Illini will host Nebraska.
women’s gym: from 10 “I’m not sure if it was nerves or what, but we could’ve done better,” Kendig said. “I learned some things in it, and they learned some things in it. I’m very optimistic going into this weekend.” Brink said spring break was a good time for the team to take advantage of down time and quality time together. “I think because of the activities we did as a team last week, the energy in the gym has been really good,” Brink said. “It helped us push through. They are getting to the point where they are holding themselves accountable and holding each other accountable.” If Nebraska places in the top two and advances to the National Championships, the team will compete in a three-day event featuring the top 12 gymnastics teams in the country. Team preliminaries will be split up into two sessions on April 18, and the top three contestants from each session will advance to the Super Six team finals April 19. On Sunday, event titles will be awarded. But first, the team will have to compete well this weekend. Though Kendig said he feels confident in the talent on the team, he said there’s no telling what could happen this weekend. “If March Madness showed you anything, there’s no telling what could happen out there,” Kendig said. “If we go in and do our job and hit all four events, we’ll be fine.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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Sophomore Hollie Blanske led the Huskers in the Big Ten Championships with a personal best all-around score of 39.600, placing second overall, just behind Minnesota’s Lindsay Mable.
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Freshman Mary Hannah (above) and teammate sophomore Maggy Lehmicke lost in a match against Michigan’s No. 18 doubles team last week as the Huskers lost to the team overall 0-7. won Michigan another singles match against Nebraska’s junior Izabella Zgierska 6-0, 6-2 at the No. 2 spot. At the No. 1 court, Michigan’s No. 9 Betkas won against Nebraska’s Lehmicke 6-3, 6-3. “We have had to deal with tough injuries throughout the whole year,” Dalmagro said. “Even some kids are playing a little banged up. The girls are preparing well and facing adversity really well, and that’s all you can ask for. They are staying really positive and just keep working.” Though the team suffered a loss in that match, Jacobson said he hopes to move forward in the season and stay positive.
“Every time you compete against outside competition, you have to have a positive effort,” Jacobson said. “You have to step on the court and improve on mental toughness. Our goal is to just keep taking steps in the right direction.” Dalmagro said as the Huskers go into their matches this weekend, he has a positive outlook on what could happen. “We have nothing to lose and a lot to gain,” Dalmagro said. “We’ve prepared well, so we feel that the chances are good. We just got to go out there and compete.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
break the trend and keep the momentum rolling for not just this weekend, but future games. “Hopefully, we can feed off what we did yesterday and take it into the rest of our season,” Kelly said. “Forget about the bad times and just kind of roll with the good ones and keep going.” The Huskers have the difficult task of facing the Buckeyes on Friday. “They’re a very solid club,” Erstad said. “They pitch very well. They scrap up and down their lineup.” The coach also said the team just needs to continue to play according to the game plan, and things will fall into place. “We’re not concerned about
other teams, what they do,” Erstad said. “We are focused on playing our game. The players have the mindset their coach wants them to going into this game. “Just like every other weekend,” Kelly said. “It doesn’t matter who is in the other dugout, we just got to go out there and take care of our business.” Kelly even takes his mentality about preparing for games a step further. “Every week we’ve got to take the same mindset and think of it as the Big Ten Championship game,” Kelly said. “As long as we do that, and with our best ability and give it our best shot, we’re not going to be holding anything back.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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again in preparation for the outdoor conference meet. “Really my mindset now is to continue to work hard in the weight room, continue to do the right things in practice, technically wise,” Wiedel said. “So when that time comes, everything will be set, and we’ll be ready to do that big jump when it counts.” Despite the kinks each team tries to work out early in the season, Wiedel said the Huskers won’t back down from the challenge Arkansas will likely pose. NU knows what to expect from the Razorbacks, he said. “Hopefully that just kind of allows us to raise the bar a little bit and really get out there and maybe surprise some people,” he said. sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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After in-state rival win, Huskers head to Illinois Josh Kelly DN For the second weekend in a row, the No. 20 Nebraska softball team will travel to the state of Illinois, this time against the Fighting Illini. The Nebraska team is riding a 2411 record after winning a mid-week matchup against in-state rival Creighton. The Huskers beat the Bluejays at home 5-2. Between the teams, there was only 10 combined hits. In a game where it was hard to find the outfield, sophomore pitcher Emily Lockman came into a rare situation to make her first career save as a Husker. For Nebraska coach Rhonda Revelle, it was a move that made complete sense and looks to do that more often with the sophomore. “Emily was ready to go, and we wanted to give Creighton a different look,” Revelle said. “She came in and did a really nice job.” For Illinois, the Fighting Illini are 17-13. While the Huskers are 3-3 so far in Big Ten Conference play, the Fighting Illini have had a rough start to the first couple series against Big Ten squads, going 1-5 in their first 6 games. Illinois was able to snag a win in their 3-game series against Iowa, but the next weekend they were swept by No. 14 Minnesota, who was also able to win 2 out 3 games against Nebraska a few weeks ago.
It’s all about finding a rythm. That’s pitching and hitting. Sometimes it comes easier than others.” Rhonda Revelle nebraska softball coach
Illinois was able to break its 4-game losing streak with a 7-4 against Illinois State. Even though the team has had many losses recently, the Fighting Illini come in at No. 47 in the RPI rankings. Only four other teams in the Big Ten are in the top 50 of the RPIs. Nebraska is No. 7 in the RPI rankings. Other Big Ten teams ranked in the top 50 of the RPI rankings are Michigan, Minnesota and Northwestern. Heading into the weekend senior pitcher Tatum Edwards knows the runs won’t come easy, and if the team’s able to get a lead, more insurance runs will take a lot of pressure off the veteran pitcher. “It’s huge. You go out there and work hard for the defense, and then you obviously want the offense to score runs for you,” Edwards said. “It’s great to have those insurance runs. You relax a little bit, and you get in your shoes a little bit more. It’s a lot easier.” In a conference full of pitchers,
Edwards has the third-best ERA with 1.67. So far this season offenses have combined to hit a .195 batting average against the senior. Last weekend Nebraska scored 23 runs in its final 2 games against Northwestern on the road, but this week after beating Creighton, Revelle brought up to her team that the runs won’t come the easiest and that will force the offense to play smart softball. “You’re going to have some nights where you won’t be able to find the gaps,” Revelle said. “It’s all about finding a rhythm. That’s pitching and hitting. Sometimes it comes easier than others.” The 3-game series between the two schools will begin with a Friday evening matchup followed by afternoon games on Saturday and Sunday. Following the Illinois series, Nebraska will begin an 8-game homestand against teams such as UNO, Northern Iowa, Iowa and Ohio State. sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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Senior pitcher Tatum Edwards has the third-best ERA of 1.67. Opponent offenses have a combined hitting average of .195 against the pitcher. Edwards helped the Huskers take a win to Creighton.
sports briefs Student Tickets
Student tickets for football, volleyball and basketball will go on sale starting next week. There will be seven home football games next season. At $23 per game, a student season ticket will cost $166. The team is offering something new this season. Students will be able to purchase one guest ticket per game at $45. This extra ticket must be ordered at least 10 days prior to the game. Volleyball games are $5 per match with 15 home matches, making student season tickets $80 each. Men’s basketball tickets will be $50 for the entire season. The Big Red Ticket encompasses season passes for all three of these sports at $281. Only 800 of these are offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
UNL STUDENT 2014-15 SEASON TICKETS Seniors (89+ hours): Monday, April 7 Juniors (53-88 hours): Thursday, April 10 Sophomores (27-52 hours): Monday, April 14 Current Freshmen (less than 27 hours): Thursday, April 17 Incoming Freshmen/Transfer students: Monday, April 21
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Senior Katelyn Wright shot a 3-under in Tucson, Ariz., last weekend for her best weekend of the year. Her 213 total tied with Husker teammate Cassie Deeg for second place. In the meet, Nebraska shot a 10-over par for a score of 874 and an overall win.
NU uses momentum for invitational Riley Bowden DN
The Nebraska women’s golf team will travel to Dallas on Friday to compete in the SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational. Nebraska will be a part of a 17-team field that includes eight top-50 teams. Oklahoma State, LSU and Wake Forest are all in the field and rank in the top 25. The Huskers are fresh off a win Saturday at the Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz. They shot a 10-over par 874 at Mountain View tying their second best three-round scoring output of the season. Senior Katelyn Wright had her best weekend of the year in Tucson shooting a 3-under, 213 total, tying with fellow Husker sophomore Cassie Deeg for second place. “It builds. We’ve been putting in so much effort this season
and working so hard,” Wright said. “Seeing the results from this past week helps us with the momentum going forward.” The win was an all-around solid performance from the Huskers, Wright said. To go along with the under-par rounds of Deeg and Wright, the team didn’t have a contributing score higher than 229, a 13-over performance from freshman Jordan Chael. Senior Steffi Neisen contributed a 3-over, 219 total, for the Husker squad. This weekend won’t be the first time Nebraska has competed at the SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational. Last year was the team’s most recent encounter with the golf course. The Huskers saw their worst scoring output of the 2012-13 season shooting a 982, putting them in 13th place of 15 teams.
Wright is one of two seniors on the team and her experience will be key as Nebraska faces one of the most daunting golf courses they’ve seen this season in the Dallas Athletic Club. “(Playing the course) is really helpful,” Wright said. “It’s a difficult golf course, a great golf course. Last year, we had a lot of similar conditions that we are looking at this year. I think that for the few of us that were able to play there last year it’s really helpful.” Wright tied for 52nd last year in Dallas, shooting a three-round total of 245. Deeg was the only Husker to break 80 last year, shooting a three-round total of 240, tying her for 38th. Deeg will be a part of Nebraska’s lineup on Friday. Twelve of the teams in this year ’s SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational are ranked ahead
of the Huskers. Nebraska coach Robin Krapfl said it will be a welcomed challenge. “We love the fact that there are teams ranked ahead of us,” Krapfl said. “We feel like we can compete with any of them, and in order for us to be successful and to achieve what we want to achieve, we need to prove ourselves against that level of competition.” Nebraska is ranked No. 74, according to GolfStat, and is part of the 12 teams ranked inside the top-75 in Dallas. The SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational is the first of the Huskers’ final three tournaments of the year. Krapfl said the stiff competition will be a good test for the team as they gear up for the end of the season. sports@ dailynebraskan.com
Hooper competes in dallas 3-point challenge
Senior forward Jordan Hooper competed in the State Farm College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships in Dallas on Thursday night. In the first round, Hooper started strong from the right wing, making the first 3 shots and the moneyball. She finished that round tied for third place with 14-made 3s. The Nebraska senior moved onto the semifinal round along with Duke’s Tricia Liston and Louisville’s Shoni Schimmel. Hooper started the second round a sechooper ond slow but still got off 13 3’s. That wasn’t enough to get to the final, though. Hooper sat the third round as Liston and Schimmel took the stage. Schimmel went first in the final and put up 22. Liston followed with only 16, six less than her previous round with 22. Schimmel walked away with the 3-point Championship title. sports@dailynebraskan.com
Bubble collapse, weather confine Huskers indoors No. 66 NU men’s tennis team practice inside to prepare for No. 69 Indiana, No. 33 Purdue this weekend Sydny Boyd DN This weekend, the No. 66 men’s tennis team is home and ready to play No. 69 Indiana on Saturday at 11 a.m. and No. 33 Purdue on Sunday at noon at the Vine Street Outdoor Courts. The match against Indiana was originally scheduled for Friday evening, but because of weather issues, the Hoosiers were unable to board their flight. Last weekend was tough for the Nebraska team, losing to both Michigan (4-3) and Michigan State (7-0). The losses changed the Huskers ITA standings and overall ranking. “We worked really hard this week,” senior Brandon Videtich said. “We’re really trying to rebound from a tough and disappointing weekend.”
After losing both matches last weekend, the Huskers are now 9-9 overall and 1-3 in the Big Ten Conference. A few weeks ago, the Nebraska Tennis Center’s bubble collapsed, leaving the Huskers without an indoor practice facility. With weather like Lincoln had this week, coach Kerry McDermott said it’s even more frustrating. “We couldn’t be outside at all this week for practice,” Videtich said. “But regardless of practice being inside or outside, we have had a really strong week.” The Huskers are bound and determined to play their best this weekend in an attempt to end their losing streak. “We refocused,” Videtich said. “It’s hard to move past a tough loss, but you just need to forget. Some guys did some extra things in practice that they felt they needed to work on this week. The preparation didn’t change; we just needed to change our mindset.” The No. 69-ranked Indiana Hoosiers are 18-14 and 6-5 Big Ten so far this season. Last year, Nebraska lost to Indiana 6-1 and is hoping to prevent the same situation this year. “We know that we are capable of coming out of this weekend
with some Ws,” Videtich said. “The match ups are going to be tough.” After taking on the Hoosiers, the Huskers will play the No. 33 Purdue Boilermakers who are 19-12 with a 3-8 Big Ten standing so far this season. “Last year, we went down to Indiana and played both teams,” Videtich said. “It ended up being a bad weekend, like the one we just had in Michigan, and we really don’t want that again. We have prepared well.” Both the Hoosiers and the Boilermakers are coming to Lincoln on winning streaks against ranked teams. Similar to Indiana, last season Nebraska lost to Purdue. “We just need to play good tennis,” McDermott said. “We need to get on top of the doubles point quick, that is key for our team.” After this weekend, the Huskers have a big week. They will embark on a four-match week starting with Iowa on Wednesday, April 9 at 2 p.m. in Iowa City, Iowa. They will return home to host Northwestern and Nebraska-Omaha on Friday, April 11 and Illinois on Sunday, April 13. “We have a lot coming up and a lot to look forward to,” Videtich said. “We need to stay focused.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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Senior Brandon Videtich said even with the bubble collapse and bad weather, the Huskers had a good week of practice before heading into the weekend of matches against Indiana and Purdue.
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Nebraska coach Darin Erstad hopes to add some consistency to the Husker play. Coming back from a split series against the Razorbacks, the Huskers head home to take on Buckeye rivals in a three-game series. Story by Eric Bertrand | Photo by Amber Baesler
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Senior hurdler Ellie Grooters competed in the Indoor Big Ten Championship where she placed third with a time of 1:27.89. She and the NU team are changing the focus to the outdoors.
NU switches to outdoor mode for Arkansas meet Nebraska regroups to compete against Arkansas, 6 other schools at Arkansas Spring Invitational Mike Shoro DN Eastbound and down, loading up and tracking. The Nebraska track and field team will visit Fayetteville, Ark., for the second time this year. This will be the first time the team competes together in an outdoor meet this season. The Huskers split their squad up and sent athletes to one of three different meets last week: the Emporia State University Spring Open, the Arizona State Invitational and the Texas Relays. This weekend, the Huskers will regroup and compete at the Arkansas Spring Invitational. NU will face teams such as Drake, Iowa, South Dakota, Oklahoma State, Arkansas Baptist and the host team, Arkansas. Arkansas should provide a tough test for Nebraska, as its men’s team is ranked first in the nation, and its women’s team is ranked 14th. Husker men enter the meet ranked 11th, and the women are unranked. While Arkansas will likely prove a challenge for most of the team, senior jumper Seth Wiedel said the Huskers are up for the task. “I think we’ve kind of proven that we can be competitive down there with them,” he said. “I know in the indoor season we had the talent to be able to do that, and
early on in the season, they may be resting some people.” Volunteer jumps coach Dusty Jonas said early on in the season, most teams and their athletes are on different levels in terms of preparedness. “It’s just hard to tell what people are going to do early in the season because you don’t know how hard they’re training now or when they ended their season indoor,” Jonas said. Jonas said the Huskers are still trying to get into the outdoor mode, and his expectations for the meet reflect that. “I’m not expecting a bunch of PRs or anything,” Jonas said. “Obviously, you would like to see somebody jump higher than they have in their life every meet. But if that were the case, we’d all be world-record holders. “I’d rather have no height this week and jump 7-2 at conference, you know what I mean?” he said. Wiedel also said the team is still in a bit of transition phase between indoor and outdoor, and the focus is working to get back into the swing of the outdoor season. “I think after an indoor season we try to peak at the conference meet indoors,” Wiedel said. “Then when you come back into the outdoor, it’s not like that first meet you’re expecting big things.” When the indoor season neared its end, most of the athletes cut down on their workload to be ready for the indoor conference meet. Wiedel said now that outdoor season has begun, he and his teammates have to gradually increase their practice workload
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NU learns from Big Ten meet for NCAAs Junior infielder Pat Kelly, who averages .322, scored a run in the second game against the Razorbacks on Wednesday to help the Huskers take home the 6-4 win. Kelly hopes the team will rebound from the up-and-down trend to win the series against OSU.
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he Nebraska baseball team kicks off a three- pitching will be working, but errors in the field and game series against Big Ten Conference foe, the base paths hurt the team. “We just haven’t pieced it together in all parts of Ohio State Buckeyes, on Friday at Hawks Field. The Huskers (16-13 overall, 1-2 Big Ten) the game,” the coach said. The Huskers need to keep working and sticking to are coming off a split series with the Arkansas Razorthe game plan to be successful, Erstad backs. said. In the first game, the Razorbacks “We’re a talented team,” Erstad said, had one big inning where the team put From our “but we’re not overly talented where we up 4 runs, and it proved too big of a standpoint, can just roll the balls out there and exdeficit for the Huskers to combat. pect to win.” But in the next game on Wednes- we’re showing The players try to keep a mindset day, Nebraska rebounded and got the that we can be when this kind of trend happens in the 6-4 win that Nebraska coach Darin Erseason, so the team doesn’t dwell too stad said was as good as it gets. pretty good.” much in the bad times. These two games show how this Darin Erstad “It doesn’t get too down,” junior season has transpired for the Huskers. nebraska baseball coach second-baseman Pat Kelly said. “We It has gone up and down. have to rebound, and we can’t hang our “Not too wild right now,” Erstad heads because we have to take it like a said. “From our standpoint, we’re man.” showing that we can be pretty good. And we’ve Even with winning, this thought process can be shown we can be inconsistent.” The coach said the squad hasn’t consistently put applied, Kelly said. “You have to keep a level head and focus on the together a complete game. Erstad said either the next game,” he said. pitching will be good and the hitters won’t have sucWith the win on Wednesday, the Huskers want cess at the plate or vice-versa, or both batting and
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Huskers are hopeful that Seattle Regional will lead to NU’s 23rd Championship showing Vanessa Daves DN The No. 9 Nebraska women’s gymnastics team is going to the NCAA Seattle Regional this weekend to compete against No. 4 Alabama, No. 16 Boise State, No. 20 Denver, No. 25 BYU and Washington. The Seattle Regional will also have an additional five all-around competitors and one individual event specialist per event. The top two teams and the top two all-around competitors that aren’t on advancing teams will continue to the 2014 NCAA Championships in Birmingham, Ala., on April 18-20. “I feel like we’re where we need to be,” Nebraska coach Dan Kendig said. “We just need to continue doing the right things.” The Huskers have appeared at the Championships 22 times in the school’s history, but last year they suffered a loss when they placed third by less than two-tenths of a point and weren’t able to advance. The Huskers left early Thursday morning for Seattle. They
have a practice day on Friday and will be competing the following day. The meet will take place at the Alaska Airlines Arena on the University of Washington campus at 6 p.m. The Huskers came in second place this year in the Big Ten Championships, breaking their three-year win streak at the annual conference meet. Nebraska’s score of 196.950 fell to Michigan’s 197.550. In third place was Minnesota (196.675), followed by Illinois (196.625) and Penn State (196.475). “Hopefully, they’ve taken what happened at the Big Tens and learned from it,” assistant coach Heather Brink said. Senior Emily Wong, junior Jessie DeZiel and sophomore Hollie Blanske were named to the Big Ten All-Championship team for finishing in the top three of an event. In the meet, Blanske led the Huskers with her personal best all-around score of 39.600, placing second overall behind Minnesota’s Lindsay Mable. Wong notched a 10.00 on the floor that day, making her only the second Husker in history to have achieved a perfect score in that event. After the meet, Wong was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year. Still, Kendig said he was disappointed with the loss in a meet he felt like they could have won.
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