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tuesday, april 9, 2013 volume 112, issue 133
Inside Coverage
Touched by an angel
The new veteran
Cherub plans tour stop at Bourbon Theatre
Senior transfer stands out in spring season
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Josh Ferryman, a die-hard Husker fan from Omaha, blows a fireball at a tailgate on Saturday morning. Ferryman was one of many Husker fans who decided to tailgate before the Spring Game. He has been doing this fireball stunt for about two years and is always eager to show it off to new people.
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NU tuition freeze remains within reach Budget increase would stop tuition increases for two years Staff Report DN
Students walk past a small group of pay phones in the Nebraska Union Monday afternoon. Windstream, the company that owns the pay phones on campus, has removed many of them.
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phones pay phone use fizzles out across unl’s campus story by mara klecker | photos by brianna soukup
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ifty cents. That’s all it takes to make a call on one of the about 100 pay phones spread throughout the various buildings at the University of NebraskaLincoln. But the pay phone receivers often sit on their hooks untouched as college students and faculty buzz by each day. And as 99.8 percent of college students own a cellphone, according to a 2010 Ball State study, many UNL students and staff wonder about the future of pay phones at the university. Scott Morris, a spokesman for Windstream, the telecommunications company that supplies and maintains the pay phones, said it has removed about half the phones since last August. “We will leave a few phones on campus for security purposes,” MorEveryone ris said. has a cell In 2010, Lincoln represented the largest pay phone market in Windphone, so pay stream’s 16 state-coverage area, acphones don’t cording to the Kentucky Press News Service. matter much.” Though Windstream declined to thomas gardels disclose the revenue brought in by the on-campus pay phones, Morjunior agribusiness major ris said because of the rise in cellphones, “revenue from the (pay) phones is very low and declining.” Mike Leupold first came to UNL in 1966. Leupold, the former assistant director of the Nebraska Union, remembers a time when the coin-fed phones in the union were frequently used. Thirty years later, Leupold still saw the relevance of the phones. “When I came to work at the Nebraska Union (in 1996) the pay phones were used fairly regularly and the revenue from the phones was worthwhile,” he said. Leupold, who retired at the end of February, said discus-
Although their futures are in question, about 100 pay phones still exist around UNL’s campus. sions on the relevance of pay phones came up on multiple occasions during his time on Nebraska Union staff. In 1999, the renovation and expansion of the Nebraska Union upgraded the phones in the north half of the building, Leupold said. He sees exclusion of pay phones in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center, built in 2010, as an indication of the university’s move away from incorporating pay phones into building plans. The union’s campus phones — from which anyone can make a free call to any university number — will likely remain, Leupold said, as will the blue campus emergency phones that directly route calls to UNL’s
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A tuition freeze is still a possibility for University of Nebraska students after a legislative committee meeting last week. The Legislature’s Appropriations Committee tentatively approved on April 3 an increase in state funding for higher education that would allow for a two-year tuition freeze for Nebraska residents attending NU and Nebraska State College System schools. The committee voted 6-3 to give the NU system a 4 percent increase in each of the 2013-15 budget years. Originally, the committee had recommended a 2.25 percent increase in 2013-14
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unl on plan b access Starting early next month, females of all ages could have over-the-counter access to emergency contraception. The change comes after a federal ruling to overturn a 2011 decision that made sale of the “morningafter” pill illegal to those 17 or younger, USA Today reported. The “morning-after,” or “Plan B,” pill prevents pregnancy if taken up to 72 hours after sex. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in 2011 overruled a Food and Drug Administration recommendation to make the drug more widely available. “When a woman fears she might become pregnant after
I think if a young woman is old enough to decide to have sex and fears that she might be pregnant and isn’t ready to have a child, that she’s old enough to make the decision to use the contraception. I don’t think she should have to ask her parents or get a prescription from a doctor to do that.” Valerie Bender
her contraceptive has failed or she has had unprotected sex, she needs fast access to emergency contraception, not delays at the pharmacy counter,” said Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood president, in a statement. Anna Higgins, director of the Family Research Council’s Center for Human Dignity, said the ruling endangers young girls. “Making Plan B available for girls under the age of 17 without a prescription flies in the face of medical information and sound judgment,” Higgins said in a statement. Justice Department officials are reviewing the ruling, USA Today reported. news@ dailynebraskan.com
You want to leave it up to the person because it’s their choice and their personal opinion, but I think if it could be monitored I’d feel more comfortable with that.” Mitch Kwapnioski senior agribusiness major
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I couldn’t imagine needing it younger than (18) so to think that a 12-year-old could just walk into a store and get it is kind of upsetting in a way.” Leandera Murray junior art major
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and a 2.75 percent increase in 2014-15. The recommendation would translate to an increase of $60.5 million for the University of Nebraska for the two-year budget, compared with the previous recommendation of a $36 million increase, according to the Lincoln Journal Star. Gov. Dave Heineman originally suggested a $62.1 million increase over the 2012-13 funding appropriation. The university currently receives $498 million in state funding. NU President J.B. Milliken said he is happy to see the Legislature showing more support for higher education. “The committee’s proposed budget addresses critical needs of the university – after five years of relatively flat state funding for operations – providing a level of support that will allow the Board of Regents
It depends on the maturity of each person. I think overall it’s better to just wait till you’re older. Even if you think you’re ready, I think you need more time.” Mario Lopez junior criminology major
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History Harvest focuses on Nebraska refugees Events include Twitter discussions, a Google Hangout and a seminar
on campus what: “Silhouettes” runway show where: Sheldon Museum of Art when: 5:30 p.m. more information: 402472-2911
in lincoln what: Preservation Association of Lincoln Brown Bag Series where: Museum of Nebraska History, 15th and P streets when: Noon more information: The Strauss Brothers’ Eastridge: The Trend Home for the Baby Boom” by Ed Zimmer. Contact 402-471-4754
ON THIS DAY 1990 Nuclear Activist Protests Waste Dump
Nuclear activist Hugh Kaufman said he and associate Lynn Moorer are out to help Nebraska citizens who are concerned about Nebraska’s proposed low-level radioactive waste dump. But Lawrence Grimm, a radiation safety specialist, said that what Kaufman and Moorer are requesting is a step back in safety and that their confrontational methods are detrimental to the public.
1954 Theft Admitted By Three NU Men
Wednesday three University students were turned over to the dean of student affairs after they admitted taking three lawn chairs from fraternities on Nebraska Wesleyan and the University campuses. The youths, two 18 years old and one 20, were referred to the dean by County Judge Herbert Ronin. They admitted taking two chairs from Phi Kappa Tau and a chair from Alpha Gamma Rho Tuesday night.
1915 Greeks Place Ban On Use of Cabs
Fraternity and sorority representatives vote against their use for social functions. The final action on cabs was taken last night at the Intersorority Council Meeting. A committee of girls went before the interfraternity meeting Tuesday night to give the opinion of the girls on the subject. —compiled by Colleen Fell news@ dailynebraskan.com
kelli rollin dn After nearly two semesters of labor, the harvest is over. In the coming days, University of Nebraska-Lincoln‘s History Harvest Blitz Week will reflect upon and publicize the stories of refugees living in Nebraska, told in the form of 311 items and interviews collected this year. History Harvest, a course started by faculty members Patrick Jones and Will Thomas, teaches students to make digital archives of local history. The COURTESY PHOTO project focuses on a special top- History Harvest is an open, digital archive of historical artiic each year and holds a harvest facts gathered from communities across the United States. day, which invites community This earthenware tea set — consisting of a teapot, creamer members to share stories and and a sugar bowl that used to belong to Betty Wilberger’s artifacts. The blitz week’s events in- grandparents — is featured in the digitized archive for the clude Twitter discussions of History Harvest. daily topics, a Google Hangout and a seminar led by Thomas, a history professor and chairman, and Jones, an associate professor of history and ethnic studies. The digital archive, found at historyharvest.unl.edu, includes hundreds of items and interviews. Items range from original song lyrics and bank statements to baptismal cards and Homestead Act documents. Also included in the digital archive is an intricate, decorative mahogany piece made in Culbertson in 1901 that was acquired by Rose Garey’s grandfather in exchange for a three-piece suit. History Harvest students reached out to community members, radio stations, newspapers and other media to invite people to bring items and stories to harvests. Students COURTESY PHOTO also worked with local organizations to set up the History One of many photographs featured on the History Harvest digital archive, this modern copy of a 19th century original Harvest. This year, History Harphotograph pictures Arnold Eickhoff’s family. Eickhoff had vest focused on refugees, and Jones said the Center for People two children with his first wife, and 21 children with his secin Need was a main collaboraond wife, who had two sets of triplets and a set of twins. tor. Technology is used to digitally create artifacts by taking and understand the importance munities that may not always video or pictures so owners can of certain artifacts by being ininteract,” Lasley said. “And I keep their items. believe this project shows that volved in this project. “We thought holding this “It is amazing to sit down we all have a lot to learn from History Harvest Blitz Week and talk to someone who comes each other.” through digital means makes from the opposite side of the Taylor Meyer, a senior histhe most sense to reach the most world as you, who has had so tory major, said he wanted to people and have digital convermany diverse experiences, and be involved with the History sation about it,” Jones said. Harvest to “get away from trastill be able to connect with Thomas said via email he them and find common bonds ditional classes” and use his likes how the project gives the all people have,” Lasley said photography skills. He said community an “opportunity to History Harvest also gave him via email. participate in history” and techBrittny Ofstedal, a junior an opportunity to make a differnology makes it possible. history, Spanish ence in the world. “I like the “The History Harvest Blitz and medieval reway the project I believe naissance stud- Week is a great way to advouses digital not cate the project and to display a ies major, said the History to displace but inmodel for a new, hands-on type History Harvest stead to enhance Harvest is an of field work and experience for is a rewarding face-to-face exhistory classes,” Meyer said via experience and change,” Thomas innovative way to email. differs from said. “We would teach a class...” Meyer and Ofstedal said most history not do this with the purpose of blitz week is to courses, which the tools we had, Bryan lasley discuss how history is taught is what drew her senior history major even a few years and to encourage universities in. ago.” to start undergraduate history “This past Jones has harvest classes of their own. year in particutaught the History Harvest “History Harvest is a great lar, since we were working with course for the past two years Lincoln’s refugee community, project, but it could be even it’s been offered. it was awe-inspiring to have greater if there were more peo“It’s really technology that people come out and share ple participating all over the enables us to do this in the most their stories,” Ofstedal said via country, and I think that’s what effective way possible,” he said. email. “The History Harvest the blitz week is all about,” OfHe said the “innovative stedal said. class is much more interactive; approach to teaching history” you’re actively planning an Jones said the blitz week is leaves behind a great public event, interacting with the com- a sign that the History Harvest resource, values the experience munity and producing tangible “is maturing to a new level.” of everyday people and shows results.” He said the overall vision is they are an important piece of for History Harvests to be held Lasley said he’s excited for history. blitz week and feels it’s a good all around the country and to “What’s gratifying is seeopportunity for people to look create one large archive. ing the student work here being For more information and to at history from a different pershared with a broader national view the blitz week’s schedule, spective. community,” Jones said. visit historyharvest.unl.edu/ “I believe the History HarBryan Lasley, a senior hisvest project is an innovative news. tory major, said he’s been able news@ way to teach a class and is a to hear many inspiring stories great way to connect with comdailynebraskan.com
pay phones: from 1 Operations Center and UNL police. A bank of pay phones near the union’s Caffina Cafe has three pay phones and three red campus phones. Thomas Gardels, a junior agribusiness major, studied right across from the phones. He said had noticed them but never made a call from them. He said he didn’t think he would ever have to. “I have a cellphone,” Gardels said. “Everyone has a cellphone, so (pay phones) don’t matter
much.” Freshman pre-health major Jennifer Yanagida didn’t even know there were pay phones on campus. “I’ve never used a pay phone in my life,” Yanagida said. “I actually saw one the other day and I was like, ‘Oh, those exist in Nebraska?’” Yanagida got a cellphone when she was 16 and said she doesn’t know anyone without one. “It just seems like pay phones would be obsolete,” she said.
After seeing the changes in the ways UNL students communicate during a period of more than four decades, Leupold agrees. “It seems as though everyone on campus — students, faculty, staff and guests — have their own cellphone and don’t really need the pay phones,” Leupold said. “The cellphone has certainly taken the place of the pay phone.” news@ dailynebraskan.com
the 10 This Saturday, students across the nation will be volunteering in The Big Event. For one day every year, students give back to their communities in a variety of ways through local nonprofit organizations and private residences. “Volunteering helps a person develop a greater sense of purpose and explore different interests to align better with their academic or career aspirations,” said Seth
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Barnes, a graduate student majoring in higher education administration and graduate assistant for the Center for Civic Engagement. Although registration for The Big Event sign-up is closed for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, there are still numerous volunteer opportunities students can participate in on Saturday, or any time throughout the year, as listed by volunteer programs around Lincoln.
The American Cancer Society has volunteer opportunities in its Road to Recovery program, where volunteers drive patients to treatment appointments. For more information, contact Christine Bleich at (402) 423-4888 or email christine.bleich@cancer.org
Food Bank of Lincoln is looking for 20 to 25 volunteers to participate in the Feeding America Hunger Study, which started this month and runs through August. Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age and able to travel throughout southeast Nebraska. Volunteers will meet with clients and administer a survey at their partner agencies. Volunteers must meet qualifications which include: the ability to work well with individuals from diverse backgrounds, computer skills and good communication skills. For more information, contact Cheri Lawrence at (402) 466-8170 or email clawrence@lincolnfoodbank.org
The Sheldon Museum Store at the Sheldon Museum of Art wants volunteer associates to assist with merchandise display, sales, inventory and other miscellaneous duties as needed during store hours throughout the week. For more information, contact Monica Babcock (402) 472-2463 or email mbabcock1@unl. edu.
Heartland Big Brothers Big Sisters is in need of volunteer mentors willing to meet with school-aged children two to four times a month for at least a year. Volunteers are matched with a Little Brother or Little Sister according to personal preferences, shared interests and proximity of residence. Matches participate in activities they enjoy, such as hiking, biking and watching movies. For more information, contact Melinda Way-Stone at (402) 464-2227 or email mwaystone@hbbbs.org
The Nebraska AIDS Project is looking for volunteers in its HIV testing and counseling program. Volunteers will be responsible for speaking with clients about sensitive information and are committed to confidentiality. Volunteers are needed every Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and six months of at least one shift per month. For more information, contact Stephanie Hummer at (402) 476-7000 or email stephhum@ windstream.net
Tabitha Health Care Services is seeking musical volunteers or groups of volunteers to play for elderly patients for a half an hour to an hour with flexible timing, BINGO host volunteers for nursing home patients and Meals on Wheels deliverers with a schedule from 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. weekly or monthly. For more information, contact Margo McKendree at (402) 4868563 or email margom@tabitha.org
Foundation for Lincoln City Libraries wants volunteers to sort books for sale and box books for storage. For more information, contact Gail McNair at (402) 4410164 or email foundationforlcl@gmail.com
Nebraska Italian Greyhound Rescue has about 40 volunteer opportunities for cleanup at local dog parks that have been littered with trash left by visitors. For more information, contact Scott B. at (402) 486-8563 or email lincolnnigs@yahoo.com
Capital Humane Society is looking for volunteers willing to provide foster care for young puppies or kittens that need time to grow and mature and care for an adult animal that needs medical attention or socialization. For more information, contact Charlene Engberg (402) 441-4483 or edvol@capitalhumanesociety.org
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Lincoln SCORE is looking for volunteers to be orientated to SCORE principles and procedures and provide counseling and mentorship to people who are interested in starting a business or improving businesses who are having trouble. For more information, contact Doyle Hulme at (402) 261-4833 or email dhulme@ neb.rr.com Melissa Allen | dn
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On Saturday, the annual Red-White Spring Game took place at Memorial Stadium. Before the game where 7-year-old Jack Hoffman scored his famous 69-yard touchdown, Husker fans flocked to downtown streets, restaurants and grassy knolls to grill-up burgers, brats and anything else that can be grilled. Bean bags were tossed, vodka was turned into fire and beer filled the stomachs of many as fans got their first glimpse of next season’s football team. The Daily Nebraskan photographers went out in search of what tailgaters were up to. Here’s what we saw.
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Melinda Miller, a senior nursing major, plays a game while tailgating with her friends in the North Bottoms before UNL’s annual RedWhite Spring Game on April 6 at Memorial Stadium.
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Blake Warren, 3, left, attempts to throw a bean bag into the target hole while his older sister Isabella Warren, 7, watches as they tailgated with their family at a parking lot in the North Bottoms.
Alex Wallin, a freshman nutrition and health sciences major, tosses a football with a friend while tailgating at the North Bottoms before UNL’s annual RedWhite Spring Game. Ryann Lynn | DN
Suzette Perrin and Kris Hansen hand out flyers outside the Nebraska Athletic Store for fans to get autographs from members of the football team.
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Exhibit showcases modern designers
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Layla younis dn For the exhibition that opened at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Architecture Friday, size matters. Dozens of pieces of tiny furniture are on display on the west side of Architecture Hall as a part of “Diminutive Design: Modern Miniatures from the Vitra Design Museum.” The exhibit features pieces made in Germany by the Vitra Design Museum. Many of the pieces come from the late Eloise Kruger, a Lincoln resident and lover of small-scale architecture. Kruger donated her collection of more than 20,000 miniatures to UNL. Exhibit curator DiAnna Hemsath said the exhibit is divided into three different blocks, each containing six boxes that she made to hold the mini-furniture. Each block is divided by models made by various designers who made their pieces of wood, plastic and metal, which are all one-sixth to scale, Hemsath said. “Paimo,” designed by Alvar Aalto in 1930-31, was the first piece that involved bending wood to design a chair. It started a trend called the Danish Modern. “Modern designers used new material in new ways,” Hemsath said. Sara Westerman, a junior interior design major, said the “Organic Armchair” by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen stood out to her as she walked through the exhibit to get to class. The “Organic Armchair” is made of rosewood and leather, Hemsath said. “It’s unique from other modern pieces because of its cost,” Hemsath said. On the center wall panel, they exhibit showcases furniture made of plastic, Hemsath said. The “Panton Chairs” designed by Verner Panton, is the first chair that molded plastic to form furniture. “It’s easy to manufacture and you might see it in a café,” Hemsath said. On the right wall panel lies the block that showcases chairs made of metal. The “Wire Chair” by Charles and Ray Eames was developed by weaving thick and thin wires. Charles Eames also created the first-ever mass-produced aluminum chair, called the “Aluminum Chair.” Along with the pieces from the Vitra Design Museum, the exhibit
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Gov. Dave Heineman proposes a $62.1 million increase in state funding for the University of Nebraska system, which would be enough of an increase for a two-year tuition freeze for Nebraska students.
The Appropriations Committee recommends a $60.5 million increase for the NU system, which would allow for a two-year tuition freeze for in-state students to take place.
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Small installments of modern miniature furniture are displayed on the west side of the College of Architecture as part of the Kruger Collection.
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Each block of the miniature furniture display at the College of Architecture is divided by models made by various designers who built their pieces out of wood, plastic and metal, all of which are one-sixth to scale. features pieces from three interior design students. Erica Frederiksen, Sara Wolfe and Allison Placzek won a class competition in designing a miniature model based on the garden outside the Sheldon Museum. Students had to do background research on different designers, and one was Philip Johnson, the architect who designed the Sheldon Museum. Votes from classmates and professors determined the winners, Westerman said. Placzek made her chair by lasercutting single plywood chipboards pieces, a little bit thicker than paper, and then putting them back together, Hemsath said. Placzek was inspired by the railing outside and inside the museum.
She used the railing to frame her chair. Wolfe’s piece was made of two pieces of wood connected by rubber discs. The students had a few weeks to work on their projects. “They had to think about the view of the person sitting on the furniture,” Hemsath said. This is the first time the exhibit showcases modern designers, Hemsath said. “They still hold a lot of value and are popular among students and architectures,” Hemsath said. The exhibit is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. news@ dailynebraskan.com
The Appropriations Committee recommends a $36 million increase for higher education funding in its preliminary budget hearings, citing a need to focus on some of the state’s more pressing needs such as retirement fund obligations. to hold the line on tuition for Nebraskans over the next two years,” Milliken said in a statement. University officials had said that the tuition freeze for in-state students would not have been possible with the preliminary budget recommendation from the Appropriations Committee. The proposed tuition freeze would apply to students attending the University of NebraskaLincoln, the University of Nebraska at Kearney, the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, as well as students at Chadron State, Wayne State and Peru State colleges. NU students have seen annual tuition increases for more than 25 years, with tuition costs increasing 92 percent since 2002, according to university data. Instate students currently pay $216 per credit hour for the 2012-13 school year compared to the $112 per credit hour paid in the 200203 academic year. “This is a very positive step and welcomed by thousands of Nebraska students and their families,” Milliken said. The committee also approved a recommended appropriation for the construction of a College of Nursing facility in Lincoln. The project would be paid for with an $8.5 million savings from the Veterinary Diagnostic Center project cost, additional state funding of $3.5 million and private or other funding of $5.7 million. Milliken said the committee’s support for the nursing facility, which has been a top priority of
the university for the past several years, will help address the growing need for highly trained nurses in Nebraska. “We are grateful for this continuing commitment to our Building a Healthier Nebraska initiative,” Milliken said. The nursing facility project was left off the state funding list
in 2012, when the Legislature approved funding for several other large projects, including a College of Nursing facility at UNK and a cancer research center at UNMC. The budget plan is due to the Legislature by May 1 and lawmakers must finish work on the plan by May 20. news@ dailynebraskan.com
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Roads would be safer without texting
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Teenager access to contraceptives will help sexual health Teenagers have sex. But not all teenagers have access to emergency contraceptives without a prescription. That could soon change, if a federal judge’s ruling survives the political backlash. The judge ruled to make the morning after pill, commonly known as “Plan B,” available to all ages over the counter by May 5. The decision is long overdue. U.S. District Judge Edward Korman of New York, who ruled on the case, said the Food and Drug Administration has been engaging in “agency filibuster” by putting off a ruling on Plan B access. “After eating up eleven months, 47,000 public comments, and hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars,” Korman wrote in his 59-page ruling. “It decided that it did not need rulemaking after all. The plaintiffs should not be forced to endure, nor should the agency’s misconduct be rewarded by, an exercise that permits the FDA to engage in further delay and obstruction.” Young girls who become pregnant can’t afford to wait around while the government drags its feet. And arguments that open access to Plan B will endanger young girls miss the point of Korman’s ruling. The point is this: Teenage girls need access to contraceptives without exception. Becoming pregnant could change a girl’s life forever, so she should hold the power to prevent it if she so chooses — without a prescription, without having to tell her parents. Those obstacles could be the difference between a positive and a negative sign on a pregnancy test. Korman’s ruling isn’t the only contraceptive issue in the news lately — Boston College recently threatened administrative action against students handing out free condoms to encourage sexual health. The Daily Nebraskan encourages the federal government and higher education officials alike to remember that blocking access to contraceptives won’t stop young people from having sex — it will only make them less likely to do it safely.
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letters South Carolina Man impressed by Huskers’ generosity toward young child Prior to the football national championship game in January 1982, as my Clemson Tigers were preparing for the match-up with your great university, I told friends that there were two givens about Nebraska:
The good-heartedness and downto-earth qualities of its people, and the classiness of Tom Osborne. The years since have not changed my thinking. When I saw the video of the generosity of the team and fans extended to Jack Hoffman, I immediately thought: “My faith in the humanity of mankind has been restored.” Well done, Nebraska. Well done.
Harry Tinsley
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magine a world where everyone texted while driving. There would be a lot more car accidents and deaths. The roads wouldn’t be safe for drivers anymore. Society is getting close to this kind of reality. About 11 teens die every day because they get into a car crash. According to the Institute for Highway Safety, these teens aren’t drinking and driving. Instead, they’re texting. April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. A recent survey by AT&T shows that adults, not teens, need this month’s reminder to stop driving while distracted. Drivers of all ages need to stop texting when they get behind the wheel. More and more adults are texting while driving, including college students. Recently, AT&T released a survey of driving habits. Out of all the people surveyed, more than half of the adults admitted to texting while driving, a higher percentage than young drivers. Almost all of them said they knew that the habit could be dangerous. Adults aren’t the only people who need to be reminded to stop texting and driving. About half of all college students text while they drive, according to a 2009 Fresno State study. The habit can be a problem, especially on campus where lots of students ride bicycles or walk. When getting behind the wheel of the car, teenagers are told to watch out for other teenagers being irresponsible. What they aren’t told is to watch out for adult drivers, too. College students should care about teenagers texting while driving, especially if they have younger siblings. Even if you don’t drive, you still share the road with drivers walking to and from classes. How many times have you seen someone texting while driving? Odds are it’s a common sight. In 2009, more than a million drivers got into an accident because they were using their cellphones or texting, according to the National Safety Council. In fact, drivers are more likely to get into an accident when they text than if they drink and drive. Yes, your smartphone can be more dangerous than alcohol when you’re behind the wheel. The problem of texting while driving has gotten worse, especially when drivers have the ability to check Twitter or Facebook on their phones. Many people have seen drivers pick up their cell phones once they stop at a red light or a stop sign. They may just be checking for any missed text messages. They’ll probably answer it if they see that one of their friends just texted them. They may just hear a sound of an incoming text message and pick it up to see who it is. No matter the intention, it’s still dangerous to text and drive. Adults who text and drive set a bad example for teens. A lot of times, teens see adult drivers
KIM BUCKLEY texting and assumes that it’s OK. In fact, 77 percent of teens notice adults texting and driving “all the time,” according to an AT&T teen driver survey. It may not be their parents, but they still see other adults text and drive. The perception that adults can text and drive means young drivers will continue to text and drive as they grow older. Especially because bad driving habits transfer from drivers to children. About half of children age 12 to 17 say they have been in a car where the driver was texting, according to Pew Research Center. Furthermore, 15 percent surveyed said they have seen their parents text and drive. Most Americans think these behaviors are dangerous. According to the AT&T teen driver survey, almost all of the teens surveyed said texting while driving was dangerous. They continue to text and drive because they believe they won’t get into an accident. The overconfidence of some drivers can lead to a car crash with serious consequences, like multiple injuries or even death. Studies have shown that texting or talking on the phone distracts drivers. A lot of people think texting while driving is easy, but it takes the driver’s eyes off the road. It also increases the amount of time teen drivers spend driving outside of their lane. Organizations have tried several ways to encourage drivers to stop texting. Last week in Philadelphia, the streets department sent mimes and clowns to startle drivers who were playing with their phones. While it got the attention of the drivers, the tactic won’t work in the long-run. First off, mimes and clowns are creepy. Secondly, public scolding is likely to just make those drivers mad. Also, lobbyists have encouraged the passage of legislative bills to make texting and driving against the law. Some of these laws ban the outright use of cellphones while driving. Despite the
increase of laws banning texting while driving, teens ignore them. In Nebraska, it’s illegal to text and drive. If caught, drivers can get ticketed and fined. Drivers under the age of 18 are also banned from using a cellphone at all. Lawmakers and public officials aren’t the only people who can encourage safe driving behaviors. Parents can, too. Adult drivers can set an example for teens, and they don’t even have to turn their phones off. Many drivers believe that driving safe means turning off their cellphones or ignoring text messages or phone calls. Both options can be seen as being rude, especially when the sender doesn’t know that the receiver is driving. Society can help curb the number of drivers texting by changing societal expectations. Many people believe phone calls or text messages will get answered immediately. By changing that expectation, drivers would be encouraged to keep their eyes on the road instead of their phones. However, drivers don’t have to sacrifice politeness to be safe. The first option they have is to travel with a buddy. If drivers get a text message or a phone call, they can have their friend in the passenger seat respond. If the driver is alone, he or she can also pull off to the side of the road or the nearest convenient place to park. The second option also works if a driver keeps the cell phone is a hard-to-reach place to help them resist the temptation to be on the phone while driving. Both options let drivers respond to emergency texts or let people contacting them that they are on the road. Furthermore, drivers can also download apps to help break the habit of texting and driving . While apps can distract drivers, these were made to do the opposite. Companies have designed apps to block text messages from getting through or send automated replies to the sender letting them know that the driver is behind the wheel. While some of these apps cost money, there are some free ones, like DriveOFF and DriveMode. Adult drivers should start driving safer and not text and drive. They can help make the roads safer for themselves and their children by taking precautions. Adults, please keep your hands on the wheel when driving. Not your phone. Kim Buckley is a senior-news editorial major. Follow her on Twitter @ kimceebee or email her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com
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e must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances.” The late Roger Ebert once said that. The man who lost his lower jaw to cancer. The man who was part of a profession that prides itself on being opinionated. Just the other day, someone asked me who Roger Ebert was, and I got so exasperated because I had no idea where to even begin. How do you describe a legend in a way that does them proper justice? “He was a film critic,” I said. “THE film critic.” Every time I made plans to go see a movie, one of the first things I’d do was check out Ebert’s review. It was the equivalent of getting advice from your intelligent, interesting uncle when your parents had no answers for you. Thanks to Ebert, I avoided seeing the second Transformers movie and several Twilight movies in theaters. Thank God for Ebert. Ebert started out as the Chicago Sun-Times’ film critic in 1967, and went on to write 200 reviews per year for 46 years. In 1975, he became the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize. He also co-hosted the popular review show, “Siskel and Ebert At the Movies,” until 1999. Simply put, the man lived and breathed movies. His thumb made or broke movies. I mean really, 200 reviews per year? I can’t even write an opinion column once a week! Ebert had an admirable sense of determination. Even when his fight with cancer caused him to lose his lower jaw, his response was, “I can’t talk, but I have a voice as long as I can write.” Cancer took Ebert’s ability to talk, eat and drink. Yet he didn’t give in. Instead, he made extensive use of social media — including his blog, website and tweets in order to keep writing reviews and stay connected with his readers. According to a profile by Esquire, he ended up writing more
EMME GRAFTON than 500,000 words in his online journal. “There is no need to pity me,” he once wrote. “Look how happy I am.” So, instead of giving up, Ebert kept living. Ebert was a movie philosopher. He was the one who made statements like, “if you have to ask what it symbolizes, it didn’t,” and “every great film should seem new every time you see it.” I’m thoroughly convinced that a poster company could keep its entire business running from his sayings alone. He had an elegant, witty take on life in general. In an essay in his book, “Life Itself: A Memoir,” he tackled all kinds of deep topics. With religion, all he required was that “it be tolerant of those who do not agree with it.” For politics, he said that, “‘Kindness’ covers all of my political beliefs. No need to spell them out.” And on death, he simply said that his own death was “in the nature of things,” and that he had no desire to live forever: “The concept frightens me.” Overall, many have admired Ebert’s distinctive writing voice but haven’t found a way to imitate it. His scathingly harsh reviews rang with complete truth and were incredibly entertaining to read, too. In fact, his review of “Freddy Got Fingered” (2001) is probably No. 1 in that respect:
“This movie doesn’t scrape the bottom of the barrel. This movie isn’t the bottom of the barrel. This movie isn’t below the bottom of the barrel. This movie doesn’t deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence with barrels.” Ouch. My favorite Ebert review has to be for “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” though. In that one, Ebert kindly offered a way to save a viewer from buying a ticket: “Go into the kitchen, cue up a male choir singing the music of hell, and get a kid to start banging pots and pans together. Then close your eyes and use your imagination.” Of course, Ebert did more than criticize bad films; he also praised good ones. For example, the last movie review he filed before his death was for “To the Wonder” (2013), and Ebert credited the director (Terrence Malick) for attempting “to reach more deeply” for a film that evokes rather than supplies the viewer. Ebert also stated that the character motivations weren’t clear, but that that was all right because “why not? Why must a film explain everything?” Ebert mattered because he showed the world that it was OK to get ridiculously excited about movies. He made it OK to sit there in the movie theater with the biggest grin on your face because what you’re watching is so spectacular. He showed how easy it was to respond to movies and talk about them with other people. He made fangirling about movies sound intelligent. If Ebert, a famous 67-year-old film critic, can excitedly scribble notes while watching “Broken Embraces,” then I can freak out while watching “The Hobbit.” In his April 2 blog post, Ebert’s last statement was: “So on this day of reflection I say again, thank you for going on this journey with me. I’ll see you at the movies.” Eloquent as always. Roger Ebert served as a daily reminder of why movies are so special and why people should keep creating them. Emme Grafton is a junior English major. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.
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Throat singing provides alternative to musical norm I WANT MY MTV ...BACK
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Lincoln-based Cherub hopes to release a full-length album by the end of the summer. They are currently on the “Age of Reason” tour and will make a stop at the Bourbon Theatre Tuesday night.
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herub really loves two things: making music and partying with fans. The duo, conisting of Lincoln-native Jordan Kelley and Jason Huber, recently released the follow-up to its debut album with the EP, “100 Bottles,” and is currently touring with Herobust as an opening act for Gramatik on the “Age of Reason” tour. The Daily Nebraskan spoke with Jordan Kelley in anticipation of the band’s coming show at The Bourbon Theatre. Daily Nebraskan: So how’s your tour going so far?
Jordan Kelley: This has been the most fun tour we’ve been on so far. Like, attendance-wise, as far as the number of people coming out for shows, and response. Just in general, the people on the tour bus that we’re with are just really, really nice and funny people. DN: Ever since your newest release, “100 Bottles,” I feel like there’s been a lot more buzz around you guys. Have you noticed a lot more fans coming out or trying to meet you after the show? JK: Yeah, like the other night, some girl cried when she saw us. I never re-
ally expected that, and I didn’t know how to react to that, except give her a ton of hugs, because she was legitimately crying and it was very strange. But it was nice, she was like, “I swear I’m not drunk, I’m just really excited.” DN: I guess I wouldn’t know how to react to something like that either. JK: I was just like, “Can I buy you a shot?” So stuff like that and taking a million pictures with people. DN: Do you guys go out with friends that you take on tour or do you guys party with fans and locals after shows? JK: That’s actually most enjoyable
and the funnest thing to do. We enjoy kicking it with fans and stuff; we love partying with everyone. It’s been really cool. People who have come to the shows have been nice enough to take us out into their cities and let us eat really good food and take us to spots we would’ve never gone to, or known about, if we’d just gone through the city and not met anyone. So it’s been pretty badass. DN: So on this tour have there been any cities or shows that have really stood out? JK: The funnest show for me so far has been Madison, Wisc. So many
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joe wade People have been known to listen to some strange things while waiting for a new trend or a beloved artist to release new music. For me, I usually find myself listening to throat singing. Tool Fans, at least from what I’ve observed, are the best example for this phenomenon of searching. The band keeps its fans waiting years for new releases. The most recent album, “10,000 Days,” was released in 2006 and fell into rhythm with the band releasing an album every five years. Sadly 2011 didn’t see a release from the band, hence the waiting. Part of the band’s appeal is the highly structured rhythms used in the music. The influence of numerology on the band, which is a system of belief based on numbers, has widely been acknowledged as the culprit. It’s music that inspires the question-everything philosophy. As such, beyond the influence of numerology with non-standard time signatures, Tool has been granted a special place by music fans who regard the band in an almost spiritual context. Fanatics of anything tend to overanalyze, and so it’s no wonder that I’ve begun to entrance myself with pulsating, binaural beats out of a curiosity for opening my third eye. No luck there; nor have I had any luck with Kundalini yoga. I’ve always seemed to be able to reach a much higher plain by sitting on the couch with a bag of fast food, bottle of something and a marathon of bad movies. Anyway. Binaural beats, or binaural tones, are similar to throat singing,
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Local musicians provide insights on critics, genre labeling Artists discuss what aspects good critics embody, give insight about why genres aren’t all-important Joe Wade DN As a musician, it can be a real bummer to be mislabeled, misquoted or just misunderstood. Most musicians understand that there are benefits to having their name printed in the media. A well-written review can boost a local band’s album sales by providing exposure. Likewise a preview for coming shows can increase the number of fans at the next gig, but words can still hurt if taken out of context Local musicians Sam Segrist, of Dude Won’t Die, Joe Younglove, of Time Hammer and Jason Meyer, of Talking Mountain, shared their insights regarding music critics and album reviews.
As a musician, how would you describe a music critic?
“They are generally thoughtful and opinionated. They have to be relatively tough-skinned, I think, since there’s bound to be backlash or dissent at times,” Younglove said. “I find it fascinating to learn about the different ways music can be interpreted, especially when I’m reading about music I’ve already spent a lot of time with and love dearly.” Overall music critics are good, according to Younglove, because of the critic’s point of view on music. Younglove defines music as a “subjective subject.” because of the multiple ways an individual could interpret it. For Segrist, “there are two kinds of music critics.” The first is a music lover who writes within a context of appreciating the music. According to him, that type of critic wants to see how a new song interrelates with everything else. “Their primary way of demonstrating that love is writing about
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Local musician Joe Younglove of Time Hammer appreciates when music critics use humor in their writing, even when the criticism is negative. He explained that critics should also consider both the music’s good and bad qualities. it and placing the music they hear in a new context,” Segrist said. “The context of the art’s ability to change the world and then the way the world causes the art to change. There had to be electric guitars before there could be rock ‘n’ roll; there had to be PA amplification before there could be the mass-event of Woodstock.” The second type of critic, according to Segrist, is “the journalistic and literary equivalent of a sound guy” or, worse, the type that tries to denigrate the art by purposefully grading it negatively. “As a musician I know how much time, money, equipment and self-doubt goes into the creative process,” he said.
How should music be described?
“If the music wasn’t working for me I’d often try to figure out who would it work for,” Segrist said. “Sometimes I listen to stuff and think, ‘This is really good metal, really well-played. The 31-yearold Sam Segrist it’s not doing anything for me, but if I was 15 and learning to play guitar this would rock my world.’”
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Local musician Sam Segrist of Dudes Won’t Die says labels are a bad way to describe bands, as they reduce musicians to one genre, and often come with negative connotations.
of music as well as a tool serving Segrist suggested that music the evolution of music.” should be described in a way that For him, critics are better if enforced the listener’s appreciathey use humor, even when the tion of an artist, especially an artist criticism is negative, but only as he may have overlooked because long as it is well-written. Meyer of their “tabloid reputation.” He shares Younglove’s opinion about added that, despite the current the importance of a well-written ease for a listener to form his or critique but tends to prefer the her own opinsensational aspect of ion about an negativity. artist via webI find it “I like it when they sites such as don’t like an album and fascinating YouTube, the they tear it apart because critic should to learn about the it’s funny to read, espestill find a way cially if it’s well written different ways to describe and they have a good the music in music can be argument about why words for the something sucks,” Meysake of histori- interpreted...” er said. “It’s like how cal documenpositive world news Joe younglove tation. time hammer isn’t as interesting to “There are read as, like, a serial killcollections of er on a rampage, eating Lester Bangs dogs. However, everybody needs and people can read that as one to get away from that. It’s sensaperson’s account of music of a certionalistic to be negative.” tain time,” Segrist said. Meyer added that, when “I think music should be de- critiquing music locally, critics scribed colorfully, with considshould be more constructive beeration for both its good and bad cause of the impact it can have on qualities,” Younglove said. “A muthe artist. sic critic’s job is to make a piece of “If you’re writing about a nawriting that serves as a celebration
tional band, like Metallica, no big deal, but if there’s a local band with a girl and you can’t understand a word she says ... why even do that to that girl,” said Meyer. “She’s like 18 years old, and now she’s going to quit doing music forever because you wrote that.”
Are genre labels important?
“I’m OK with music being labeled as a genre, because it can serve as a tool for certain music fans in finding a certain type of music they want,” Younglove said. “I find it hard to place any music I make into a pre-conceived genre, but I do enjoy making up new genres like ‘cosmic dumpster jazz’ or ‘psychedelic gospel hop.’” The importance, again, is context and, according to Younglove, some critics take labels too seriously. “I don’t want someone to be turned off to a certain band because the reviewer declared them to be ‘alt-country’ when they may not sound like that at all to most people,” he said. Labels are bad, according to Segrist, when they “reduce a band” to merely that label. Some
labels have a negative connotation associated with them, he added. “I’ve never met an emo band that wanted to be called an emo band,” he said. “If an artist is doing his or her job, they are creating something that can’t be reduced.” However, Segrist said he thinks that categories used to classify music are useful and “would go away” if they didn’t help music fans by having a reference when looking for music. Segrist also thinks that, despite their usefulness, if a critic were to classify Dude Won’t Die as “just a rock band” there is something left out of the description. “While that’s accurate, yes, we are more rock than any other thing, there is also something else going on, and I’ll leave it for other people to figure out what that is,” he said. Part of the frustration for an artist, according to Meyer, is a critic that doesn’t take the time to develop an understanding of the artist he or she is writing about. He added that his band, Talking Mountain, has been described as electronic, which he thinks was an inappropriate description. Meyer describes his sound as “pop” or “fuzzy pop.” “I don’t program or sequence anything. I play with electronic equipment, but I’m not an electronic artist,” he said. “There are acoustic guitars, and there are real drums on the album (‘Mysterious Knowledge/Unknown Colors’). It’s just the way I present it live that is similar to, like, a DJ.” One thing Meyer has learned, according to him, about being better represented in the press is taking the initiative to better inform the critic about the songs and the genre. “I made a press handout with a description of the process and what the songs are about. So rather than leaving it up to chance, I sent an email with notes about how to listen to it,” he said. “That way there is no confusion. It’s not like they are doing it on purpose; it’s their job and they have to describe it in their own words.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk
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this week in film Live shows: Jefferson Starship w/ Jerry Pranksters and Aneya Little Fire
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The Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St. when : Thursday, 8 p.m. how much : $30 (in advance), $35 (day of show), $45 (reserved seating)
Motion City Soundtrack w/ And We Danced and FREAKABOUT!
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The Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St. when : Friday, 6 p.m. how much : $15
The Pines w/ Brad Howshaw
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The Slowdown, 729 N 14 St., Omaha when : Saturday, 9 p.m. how much : $8 (in advance), $10 (day of show)
New in albums: “Overgrown”
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James Blake Universal Republic genre : Electronica label :
“Machineries of Joy”
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British Sea Power label : Rough Trade genre : Indie rock
“Shaking the Habitual”
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The Knife Mute genre : Synthpop label :
‘Mad Men’ premiere starts slow, paves way for new story lines tyler keown dn “Mad Men” has always been a stone’s throw away from television immortality. If it had been able to keep up its steam like it did during the first four seasons, when it won back-to-back-to-back-to-back Outstanding Drama awards, among various other accolades, it would already be there. Unfortunately, it was a very telling sign at last year ’s Emmy’s when the show picked up 17 Emmy nominations and went home without a single one. That was the case for “Mad Men” all last season. While you can definitely see why the show is a marvel, both in its acting and in its style, there was a constant feeling of been here, done that. So sitting down to watch season six’s two-hour premiere, “The Doorway,” there was apprehension. Will this just be another season of Don Draper (Jon Hamm) being charming, Peggy Olson (Elizabeth Moss) becoming Don more and more and Roger Sterling (John Slattery) realizing how little he cares about the world? Yes and no. With twice the space to work with than a traditional episode, “The Doorway” starts storylines for nearly every character. Without spoiling anything, Don is still Don, Peggy is on her way to becoming Don and Roger might have more emotions than initially thought. The biggest problem with this episode, though, is the problem “Mad Men” has always had: it’s a slow burn. Millions of “Mad Men” fans constantly decry that complaint, saying that it isn’t slow, it’s just filled with subtlety, and that’s probably true. Everything every character says has a deeper, usually sexual subtext, but when you’ve already watched five seasons of that, it gets hard to not want something to happen. Certainly, the past seasons have had things happen (espe-
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AMC’s “Mad Men” premiered Sunday night. The show continues to be iconic, even in its sixth season, with its only downfall being its slow pace. cially last season), but walking away from “The Doorway,” it felt like two hours were spent telling a story that only needed 45 minutes. The premiere of a season plays a big role is setting the scene for the rest of show, and this episode got that job done. It just took the scenic route. And that’s what might make “Mad Men” come up just short of its quest for immortality: the tempo. The show’s AMC brethren, “Breaking Bad,” has garnered the crazed following it has in part because its timing is immaculate. It makes you wait just long enough, then rewards you with a payoff scene. Often, “Mad Men” makes its viewers wait just a few moments too long, and it negatively affects the show. This isn’t to say “The Doorway” was a bad episode. The show is still the fantastic drama
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Talking Mountain satisfies despite melancholy emotion joe wade dn When Talking Mountain performed at the Black Market last October, the raw power of the amplifiers, fog machine and laser lights blew the make-shift venue’s fuse box and left fans waiting for more. The song “Abdominal Snowman” was so much fun that autumn evening, it begged for an encore. Finally, that encore is here. Omaha-band Talking Mountain, easily recognized in live performances by its over-the-top light show and wall-of-sound synthetic compositions, released “Mysterious Knowledge/Unknown Colors” on March 26. Talking Mountain is currently a solo project by Jason Meyer but has existed since 2004 in various incarnations. Audience members in 2010 saw Talking Mountain perform as a full band but, sadly, the band broke up soon after. Meyer briefly considered quitting music altogether. Thankfully, that didn’t happen. Compared with “The Nature of Magic and the Magic of Nature,” released in 2010, “Mysterious Knowledge” uses similar keyboard leads and synth-laden musical hooks to keep the listener swimming in the beat. However, the new album packs a little more of a melancholy punch.
Despite the bright melodic tones and rich ambiance on the surface of the songs, there is a deeply rooted hollowness, in a good way, for the listener to fall into. One of the most gorgeous songs on the album, and perhaps in all of pop music, is “Here Comes the Wizard (and There’s Nothing I can Do) Pt.III.” It’s a perfect example how much an artist can do with a minimalist approach. The keyboard and guitar hypnotize the listener’s ears with a descending pattern and never rise to more than a matter-of-fact tone. Without words, the listener feels the resigned attitude of the chorus, which is, “There’s nothing I can do.” The minimalist approach with the music allows the vocal part to remain a steady, drifting whisper. Balancing the synth ambiance on “Realistic Feel” is the light fingerpicking of an acoustic guitar. The breath of the acoustic-vibe and moderatepaced rhythms bring the song, as well as the album, to organic, emotional life. Meyer’s vocals solemnly coo and chant the lyrics similar to The Smashing Pumpkins song, “Thirty Three.” Although most of the songs are focused on the subject of loss and are drenched in weighty harmonies, Meyer’s voice breaks through with a subtle inflection of hope. Overall the album sounds like it has come out of a place of hurt but
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Paramore is back and sounding stronger than ever. The band’s self-titled album is full of surprises as it clings to the band’s alternative-pop roots while dipping into daring, unexplored sounds. After a four-year hiatus and the exit of two crucial band
members, Paramore is coming back strong with a 17-track album including the record’s first single, “Now.” “Paramore” includes haunting interludes that transition from the four different sides of the record. Each side can almost be distinguished as a different style of music, each experimenting with different sounds.
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Side A includes tracks such as “Fast In My Car” and “Daydreaming” that provide hardcore Paramore fans with comfort that the trio is still in touch with its pop-rock sound. Although the band is delivering the style of music they are known for within the first couple of tracks, the album quickly turns the tables and throws listeners for a loop. “Ain’t It Fun” includes the help of a church choir, which is different from what the band has done in the past, only pushing limits within their genre while providing a strong track for listeners. Power ballads seem to be popular in this record, and lyrically, they don’t disappoint. The band has managed to put together a multitude of songs that explore a more mature, deep storyline that can definitely work in their favor as most fans have grown up with the band. Not to worry, though, the punchiness and quirkiness the band is known for in past records is embedded within this album. Tracks such as “Still Into You” and “Be Alone” resemble the youthful image Paramore has painted with past hits. including “Misery Business” and “That’s What You Get.” The musicality behind this record can’t go unnoticed. The band has obviously worked its way into the music industry with Billboardworthy tracks, but the use of various percussion instruments, strong guitar breaks and synths provide force behind Hayley Williams’ crazy vocal range. No doubt Williams has a oneof-a-kind voice, but it is thoroughly showcased in every song on this record. “Still Into You” is just one
I first heard James Blake in Pound Hall. My friend was nonchalantly flaunting his music collection as the soundtrack to our alleged study session, and I was only marginally impressed. But when “Limit to Your Love” trickled through the MacBook’s speakers, ECON 212 was a lost cause. Blake’s haunting falsetto mingled with heavy synth and bass like nothing my ears had ever experienced. Similar to the first time I tried Indian food, it was a combination of flavors so deliciously foreign, I couldn’t help but indulge. Blake, a London-based producer, hooked audiences in 2011 with his self-titled debut album. The former dubstep DJ combined soulful beats with world-weary vocals to craft an internationally intriguing musical conundrum. Blake released “Retrograde,” the first single from his sophomore album, Feb. 8. The eerie electronic ballad sent shivers down spines of fans and critics alike. Blake seemed to have sunk even more into himself, a lonelier, fiercer form of the intimate electronic genre he invented. Two months later, the release of “Overgrown” proves them right. The title track opens, not as a showstopper, but as a cautious primer to the electric energy within the rest of the album. The song builds on a subtle bassline, eventually to a soaring instrumental production. “I don’t wanna be a star/But a stone on the shore/Long door, frame the wall/When everything’s overgrown.” The lyrics aren’t the focus; they are vague enough to complement, without detracting from, the individual layers. Blake’s music is interspersed with quiet piano-driven tracks like “Dlm,” a near duplicate in style and structure to 2011’s “Give Me My Month.” The simplicity of the stripped down, hymn-
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like chords allows listeners to escape the intricacy overload still reverberating from previous tracks. And then there’s “Digital Lion,” a sonic masterpiece with fewer lyrics, more quirks, less clarity and more urgency than anything seen previously from Blake. Listeners don’t know what a “digital lion” is, nor do they care. They are too busy wondering how a blend of foghorn, guitar and clattering percussion just brought them to tears. “Overgrown” is addicting because it’s confusing. It’s simple sounds that loop to overwhelmingly complex levels. It’s electronic music that stirs some dormant sector of the soul. It’s limited lyrics that communicate universal emotions. I didn’t actually fall in love with James Blake until seven months after I first heard him in Pound. While walking home from a late shift at work one evening, I plugged in my headphones on a whim. “Limit to Your Love” rebounded back and forth from one ear to the other, a brilliant dynamic completely flattened by the speakers on my laptop. These tiny complexities permeate “Overgrown,” creating a fascinating listen with unlimited potential for discovery. arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk
“MYSTERIOUS KNOWLEDGE/ UNKOWN COLORS” Talking Mountain
has found a sober footing to reflect from. “Am I a Water Bubble? (How Do I Know?)” takes the position of floating through life and asks, “Are our lives meaningless?/Who do we ask/and how do we know/that what they tell us is real?” It seems like a dark and heavy thought to be carrying around. However, after a few listens, it starts to shine like a golden reassurance of confidence and moving forward. Despite the moodiness on the album, this listener feels a lot better for hearing it. arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk
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example of how much control she has on her pitch and range. She is able to transition from each note while keeping a steady tone, which is commendable. Needless to say, the passion and hard work is noticeable in this album. Sometimes it’s hard to tell whether or not someone is singing from the heart, but the emotion is smacking listeners right in the face. With four years to work on it, there is no doubt a lot of thought went into this record. With such a large canvas, Paramore was able to share their maturing image with fans while experimenting with different sounds within one album, something most artists wouldn’t dare to attempt. The strategy of keeping it comfortable with familiar music and adding little surprises here and there easily makes “Paramore” some of the band’s best work. arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk
The ocean can be a cruel mistress. That is, unless she’s playing “Return to the Sea,” the 2006 album from Islands. Straight out of the famous Canadian indie scene, Islands is one part ex-The Unicorns members, one part indie rock and one part nostalgia for the planet. “Return to the Sea” actually expands beyond the parameters its title gives it, instead serving as a poppy tribute to all of Earth, not just the 71 percent covered by water. In the opening track, “Swans (Life After Death)” lead singer Nicholas Thorburn uses his falsetto to ease into lyrics about “being thirsty, but all I see is sea” as guitars and drums begin to build around him. The track serves as a great introduction for the rest of the album, both lyrically and in theme. In “Don’t Call Me Whitney, Bobby,” the band pokes fun at the idea of superficial Hollywood icons as they sing, “Bones, bones, brittle little bones. It’s not the milk you seek, it’s the sun you need.” These lyrics, juxtaposed against a jingly, happy tune, make the track good to listen to with the windows down on a Friday afternoon or as it rains on a Monday afternoon.
“Where There’s a Will, There’s a Whalebone” is a personal favorite. There’s a sinister feeling to it, with a slowed down beat and synthesizers roaring around in the background, and when Thorburn whispers “Laying low in a tropical hideout; if anyone finds out, I’ll turn their lights out,” it’s hard not to get a goofy smile of your face. The rap bit in the middle is a bit hokey, but so it goes. “Volcanoes” best exemplifies the album’s feel as a whole. Despite the odd-ball talking intro in which a man named Oscar introduces himself as a demon who died decades back, the song itself is gorgeous. Lyrically, the song is all about the earth being changed by an unnamed set of Gods, set to a twangy pop song backed by strings. Eventually, the song picks up as Thomson sings about noticing magma for the first time. As it gets louder and louder and the song describes an exploding volcano, you get not only the climax of the song, but of the album itself, the perfect parallel for what’s happening in the song. “Return to the Sea” is fantastic, but really, for that last moment alone, this album is my jam. arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @ dnartsdesk
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wade: from 5 or overtone singing, both of which singer is able to utilize his or her own vocal physiology to produce deal with multiple tones simultaneously. Basically, binaural tones are a harmony without the need for accompaniment. Although with two different tones played in stereo accompaniment the music is more and are best listened to through appreciable. Check headphones; one out “Khan Altai” tone in the left ear, I wanted an by Altai Kai or “Aaone in the right and Shuu-Dekei-Oo” let the brain sort it experience by Huun-Huur-Tu out. The difference for a reference. between the tones, different from I was first inmeasured in hertz, what popular troduced to throat will be perceived singing by a friend by the listener’s culture was many years ago brain as a pulsating providing...” (cough, before sound. It’s like an YouTube) and was optic illusion, only astounded by what I heard. The for ears, and is supposed to induce a meditative state. It’s fun but, un- singer was able to produce a low droning tone, a mid-range hum like throat singing, it’s not really and still whistle. At the time, the music in the strict sense. Throat singing, which is tra- experience was a novelty similar to watching homemade videos of ditionally found in the Mongolia, Tuva, Altai, etc., regions of Asia, UFOs, and I forgot about it until I saw Kongar-ol Ondar perform however, is not an illusion. Practiced individuals are able to pro- on Letterman in 2007. Thus began my formal introduction with throat duce more than one tone with their voice at the same time. Sounds, singing, and I scoured the internet for more examples and information in essence, are merely vibrations about it. What I found was a deeper which produce sound waves, again understanding of the musical expemeasured in hertz. That is the borrience and the universe in which ing science part, but the interesting music exists. facet to this concept is that a throat
This was around the time I was into Tom Waits and learned how he achieved his iconic, gravel voice by screaming into pillows. I don’t recommend doing that because first, Tom Waits has been known to take legal action against copycats, and second, distorting vocal cords, like Waits, can be permanent. My appreciation for throat singing, as a music fanatic, started as a mere curiosity for finding what else was out there instead of the droning of more pop tunes. I wanted an experience different than what popular culture was providing, I wanted something ultimately alternative, and as far as I could tell, nobody else was trying to sing along with a throat singer while driving down the highway. Trust me, alone in the car along some God-forsaken stretch of road is the best place to practice. I’d already been well-versed in the traditional folk songs of my own country and understood the meaningfulness of what they represented as a pseudo-spiritual connection to the land that formed the individuals living there. Ondar’s performance and throat singing, in general, provided an open door
into a meaningful consciousness foreign to the western culture I grew up with. It wasn’t Tool, but it was definitely alternative. Music is a form of communication similar to a conversation between individuals or the electrochemical communication within the human nervous system. The open-minded awareness of this trait in music was as profound as discovering I had a second arm or that listening to two sounds, one in each ear, at the same time produces a singular, unique sound I’d never actively noticed. It’s spiritual and it’s beyond the feeling expressed by Taylor Swift singing about her most recent ex-boyfriend. Like all trends, this thought process and hearing something like throat singing is a novelty. The newness of it’s the part people grab a hold of and appreciate. Once it’s no longer new, an individual usually moves on to something else but, if profound enough, will always have an appreciation for the artistic quality of it. Hearing a throat singer now is no longer a strange novelty; it’s just cool. arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk
DN: On this tour, how has the response been to the new songs? JK: It’s been really awesome, they’ve been really familiar with it. They’ve been singing all of the songs, and it’s awesome to see that so quickly after the release. These new songs are a bit of a jump from our last album, we’re focusing more on songwriting and catchiness. We’re just trying to make good songs that can be remembered. DN: What made you decide to start focusing on lyrics? How did you make that transition? JK: Well, I was scared to write lyrics for a while, because I had never done it before. I used to just play the guitar, I mean I played the guitar at Knickerbockers until my senior year of high school, dude. I was scared to be a singer so now I think what sticks in my head is the lyrics and what they say and how they make me feel. So, it’s just been kind of a growing process for me to get better at that.
DN: Are you guys planning on releasing a full-length album soon? JK: We’ll probably be releasing a full-length toward the end of summer. I’m really stoked about it. It’ll probably be 11, 12 tracks. We’re trying to get an hour’s worth of music so then we’ll be able to have an hour, to a twohour set which will be cool. I’m excited about that. DN: Are you looking forward to be back in Lincoln for your next show? JK: I’m stoked, dude. I think the last show we played in Lincoln was opening for Mike Posner on campus. I’m excited to see who will come out. Obviously, I have a whole bunch of friends who live in Lincoln that come for me, and that makes me really happy. But it’s also a Tuesday night, so I’m interested to see who will come out. arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk
GIMME 5: Reasons why Paisley’s ‘Accidental Racist’ is Accidentally Racist
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Roommates Looking for roommates for 5/Bed, 3/Bath house in Bicentennial Estates, only 5-10 minutes north of UNL City Campus depending on how fast you drive. Great neighborhood, and the house is large and was built in 2006. It’s on a corner with plenty of parking. Rent is $300/month plus utilities. Email megank2288@google.com if interested! Looking for someone to take over the lease for my apartment this summer at The View Apartments, 301 W. Charleston St. Lincoln, NE, May - August 1st. It is 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, Unfurnished. Rent is $309 per month plus utilities (cable, electric). Rent payments are on an individual room basis so you are just paying for your room within the apartment. The other 3 rooms will be filled randomly. Washer/Dryer in the apartment. Refrigerator, Dish Washer, Microwave and Private Balcony included, 24 Hour Fitness Center, Free Tanning Machine at the Clubhouse, Swimming Pool, Hot Tub, Basketball Court, Sand Volleyball Court, Barbeque Grills. This has been a good place to live while I have rented here, I’m just moving home for the summer. Very Safe, no issues with security, haven’t had any problems with our appliances not working. Also, the other rooms will need to be filled so if you are looking for a place as a group or just yourself I can help you accommodate either way. If interested please contact Matt at matthrdlicka@gmail.com or 402-677-7866.
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The Past Doesn’t Stay in the Past: The idea that we ought to let bygones be bygones, that because it was previous generations that owned slaves or practiced Jim Crow, we should stop “seeing” race is insidiously racist. Such a view disavows the continued systemic segregation, demographic impoverishment and unequal representation resulting from these past injustices. From LL Cool J’s verse: “RIP Robert E. Lee, but I’ve gotta thank Abraham Lincoln for freeing me/ you know what I mean.” So much for setting history aside. 5. Framing of the Narrative: “But it ain’t like I can walk a mile in someone else’s skin.” Here Paisley addresses the hypothetical “check your privilege” argument, yet again, fails to acknowledge that the past has had some bearing on the way things are now. It isn’t about knowing what it’s like to be black. It’s about knowing what it’s like to be human. No one is calling anyone a racist to rekindle the conflicts of the Civil War or to oppress whites. It’s about acknowledging ongoing systematic obstacles to the American Dream disproportionately affecting minorities and more specifically, blacks. Paisley may have again been accidentally racist, but his song amounts to, at best, an insincere apology. Here’s hoping Paisley can learn how to avoid being an “Accidental Racist” soon. compiled by casey kettler | art by ian tredway
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6. Michigan (16-14, 4-2)
Last week the Wolverines swept in-state rival The Hoosiers took home Michigan State. In one of their third Big Ten series its three wins, freshman but loss their first conferEvan Hill stepped up on ence game against border the mound pitching eight rival Illinois. Up until the series finale, the No. 15 team strong innings allowing one earned run against in the country had owned the Spartan lineup. Hill was also named Big a NCAA-best 18 game win- Ten freshman of the week. ning streak. Now the team gets a fresh start on the road with games 7. Michigan State (19-9, 2-4) against Evansville, Michigan State and Ball After being swept by Michigan, State. the Spartans look to bounce back this week in an in-state contest with Western Michi2. Nebraska (13-17, 7-2) gan followed by a tough series Looking to get up to .500, against No. 15 Indiana where the Huskers had another the Spartans will look to sophostrong showing by taking a series against Iowa more outfielder Anthony Cheky, who’s been that started out with reg- hitting a team high .545 in conference play so istering 12 runs in each far. of the first two games while the team also lost 8. Northwestern (14-10, 4-5) its series finale against the Hawkeyes in a Earning Big Ten honors recently 6-5 loss. Darin Erstad’s squad comes back for the Wildcats are junior Jake for a homestand that begins with a game Straub and freshman Zach against Creighton followed by a Big Ten seJones who helped their team ries against Ohio State. take two out three games in a series against Purdue. Straub garnered Big Ten player of the 3. Minnesota (19-13, 4-2) week after hitting .667 against Minnesota, comthe Boilermakers, while Jones ing off a successful weekend versus Ohio was named Big Ten co-freshman of the week State, can give thanks after hitting .522 during the weekend series. to junior left-hander DJ Snelten who 9. Purdue (11-18, 4-5) pitched an amazing The Boilermakers will one-hit complete game shutout against the not have to travel far Buckeyes. The victory was only his second until a series in Lincoln of the season, but the performance earned against the Huskers him Big Ten pitcher of the week regardless. starting April 19. This week, Purdue has five games including a home game against Ball State, a road game versus 4. Ohio State (19-10, 5-4) After losing two of three Indiana State and a road series at Illinois. games against Minnesota, the Buckeyes con- 10. Iowa (11-15, 2-7) tinue with home games Things were looking against West Virginia dim for the Hawkeyes and Marshall followed in last weekend’s seby a road series against ries against Nebraska in Nebraska. Pitching this Iowa City. After allowing week for Ohio State is senior Brian King 24 runs in the first two who, although lost to Minnesota in the fi- games, the Hawkeyes were able to muster up nale, had allowed one earned run and three a win in the finale with a score of 6-5. Iowa will hits in the seven innings he pitched against continue at home with a series versus both the Gophers. Kansas and Kansas State.
5. Illinois (19-9, 2-4)
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Junior runner provides leadership on and off track Sarah Plambeck uses Fellowship of Christian Athletes as motivation
wanted, and we felt like we acmuch more enjoyable.” complished it.” Coach Gary Pepin said Plambeck is a good good leader beShe also tries to do her best in cause of her talent and expericlasses too. She holds herself acence. countable in academics because “Age doesn’t matter when it she understands education is the comes to the ability to lead,” Pemain reason she is at Nebraska, pin said. she said. Plambeck was on the jacy lewis Plambeck enjoys competing Big 12 Commissioner ’s Honor dn in both cross country and track, Roll in the spring of 2011 and fall she said. Each sport has unique of 2010. She made the Nebraska For track and field middle-disaspects that draw her to both. Honor Roll in the fall of 2011 tance runner Sarah Plambeck, She prefers the smallness of cross and spring of 2012. In 2012, she coming to Necountry because she can also received the Big Ten Distinbraska for school deepen her friendships guished Scholar award. wasn’t a difficult with her teammates. Fellowship of Christian Athdecision. The difHowever, running letes (FCA) is also an important ficult decision was shorter distances are part of Plambeck’s life, she said. deciding if she more appealing than She has contributed to FCA lowanted to run for the long distances in cally by speaking for a video seNU’s cross county cross country. ries called Game Day Interviews. and track team. “In cross country I Her strong faith motivates her to “I knew I was like having a smaller excel in all parts of her life, but going to go to team (because) it is FCA has helped her develop how school at Nebraska, more family-oriented. I she competes in sports. but I wasn’t really like competing in track “Basically the mission of it plambeck sure if I wanted to more because I enjoy (FCA) is to teach us how to do do track,” Plamracing on the track and our sport in a way that is gloribeck said. “After doing the 1,500 and mile fying to God in the light of the praying about it for a long time, over running a 5k.” Gospel,” Plambeck said. “It’s I just thought that this is what Plambeck bebeen awesome God was leading me to do.” gan her outdoor having a comThe junior from Lincoln is I just knew season at the munity of people one of the oldest women on the Spring Razorwho are trying to that it was track and field team and the back Invitational, learn how to do cross country team. She has willwhere she secured my role to lead that together.” ingly stepped up into the leadera first place finish No matter the younger girls ship roles that were open. At the in the 1,500-meter what may seem Razorback Spring Invitational, run. She warmed — there wasn’t to daunt her, Plambeck won the women’s up and prepared Plambeck keeps 1,500-meter unseeded section. for the race with any pressure.” in mind what She placed 15th in the women’s fellow teammate sarah plambeck FCA has taught 1,500-meter run at the Crimson track and field runner Isabel Andrade, her, she added. Tide Invitational last weekend. a junior distance “We just get “I just knew that it was my runner. to encourage role to lead the younger girls “We just wanted to have a each other in trying to keep an — there wasn’t any pressure good mindset and not feel a lot eternal mindset and run in light or anything,” Plambeck said. of pressure. We wanted to run to of what Jesus has done on the “It has been really fun with the the best of our abilities, to glorify cross,” Plambeck said. girls; they are great. My teamsports@ God,” Plambeck said. “Whatevmates have made running so dailynebraskan.com er the outcome, this is what we
11. Penn State (6-21, 0-6)
Turning the most heads last After suffering six week in Big Ten play were the consecutive conference Fighting Illini who, although losses to start out Big Ten they lost the series, handed play, the Nittany Lions No. 15 Indiana its first conferdidn’t have any Big Ten ence loss of the season in a competition. Instead, the 3-2 win in the final game of team had a series at home with Wright State the series. Illinois will have where Penn State was only able to claim one an easier task at hand this win out of the three games in the series. Compiled by Josh Kelly week at home against Purdue.
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Freshman Sam Chamberlain completes a routine on the still rings during a gymnastics meet. Chamberlain placed third at the Big Ten Championships last weekend.
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Senior Ryan Hander pitches during a game earlier this year at Hawks Field. The baseball team returns home Tuesday for its game against in-state rival Creighton.
Nebraska returns home to face No. 30 Creighton Huskers hope to use 7-0 record to its advantage during Tuesday’s game staff report dn After taking two out of three games against Iowa on the road this past weekend, the Nebraska baseball team (13-17 overall, 7-2 Big Ten) will host No. 30 Creighton (18-6) Tuesday night at Hawks Field. A pair of right-handers will take the mound for the first
matchup of the year between the two in-state rivals, as junior Brandon Pierce (1-3) will battle against Bluejays’ freshman Tommy Strunc (4-0). The Creighton pitcher currently leads his team with 36 strikeouts and will enter Tuesday night with a 3.23 ERA. Pierce, on the other hand, will step on the mound with a 6.00 ERA and has walked (15) nearly as many batters as he’s punched out (18). In his last appearance, the Gunter, Texas, native allowed two runs in three innings of relief pitching against Northwestern March 30. Tuesday’s home matchup won’t be any easier. Through their first 24 games,
the Bluejays have hit for a monster .303 team batting average and are currently on a four-game winning streak. At the last matchup between the two teams in 2012, Creighton pummeled the Huskers 8-1 on May 8 after the Huskers won the first two matchups 5-3 and 4-1 to avoid a season sweep. Although the Bluejays will enter the game with a far more impressive record, Nebraska will look to use its 7-0 record at home to its advantage. After the midweek matchup, the two in-state rivals will next meet up on April 26 and May 14 in Omaha to finish its season series. sports@ dailynebraskan.com
As one of just four competing freshman, Sam Chamberlain knows he is lucky to play such a big role in the Nebraska men’s gymnastics team. “It’s pretty nerve-racking at first, and I was kind of intimidated,” Chamberlain said. “I’ve definitely grown into the role and feel like I fit in pretty well. It’s really cool being able to compete as much as I do.” Coach Chuck Chmelka says it’s not often the team acquires an athlete of Chamberlain’s talent, especially as a freshman. Chamberlain was originally recruited as just a parallel bars specialist. He took third in the parallel bars at the Big Ten Championships last weekend. “It’s rare we get a guy as good on one event as he is,” Chmelka said. “So we got a great surprise
when we saw that he could perform really well on other events to. If you would have told me at the beginning of the year that Sammy would be competing on floor and rings and as a back-up for vault as well I would have said ‘Nah,’ but now he’s providing great depth for us.” Chamberlain helped the Huskers come from behind to win against Illinois in the last regular season meet on March 23. “It’s not everyday that a freshman can catapult a team like that,” Chmelka said. “His routine on the parallel bars not only helped us win the event, but the meet as well.” The transition into collegiate gymnastics has been exciting for Chamberlain. Aside from new teammates and coaches, Chamberlain says having so many fans is a really big motivator. “In high school no one really knew what I did, like no one had ever seen me compete,” Chamberlain said. “It was a little weird coming here and seeing all of the supporters we had and the amount of people that come watch meets but it was really ex-
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citing. I always knew I wanted to do college gymnastics.” Chmelka recalls the struggles of not always knowing what high school recruits are going to actually make great collegiate athletes. “You just never know exactly what kind of person they are,” Chmelka said. “They may be talented but like if they are lazy or unmotivated you won’t know that until later. Sammy has definitely excelled in every aspect of what we’ve asked of him and comes in every week ready to work hard and do what we need him to do. And I mean, we still have seniors who haven’t figured out how to do that yet.” Chamberlain said he looks to extend his time as a gymnast as long as he can. “Everyone has their big and small goals,” Chamberlain said. “My coach and I have talked about the Olympics and obviously that’s something to strive for. But right now I just want our team to make top-six at the NCAA’s and maybe make AllAmerican on the p-bars.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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Team falls short with two consecutive losses to put together an 8-5 win during the weekend, played well against the doubles point, but Nebraska the No. 28 team of Isade Juneau and Sam Monette. Their match was couldn’t build upon it in singles stopped at 7-6 after Indiana won the play. All six Huskers were swept in other two doubles matches. Juneau scored the first singles the singles round, something not point for Indiana with his sweep of even the formidable Ohio State Blackwell 6-0, 6-1. Stenger fell next, Buckeyes were able to achieve mark disomma in straight sets to Monette 6-3, 6-3. against Nebraska. Freshman Marc dn Chris Esseck sealed the victory for Herrmann went down first, losing the Hoosiers with a sweep of Zitsch 6-3, 6-2 to Purdue’s Pawel PoziomThe Husker men’s tennis team ski. Fellow freshman Dusty Boyer, 6-4, 6-2. struggled through one Sock was the fifth defeat for Neplaying in the No. 2 spot of its worst weekends braska Sunday, as he was defeated for Nebraska, was defeatthis spring. With the by Daniel Bednarczyk 6-3, 6-2. Hered 6-4, 6-4 shortly after by chance to solidify a rmann scored the lone victory for Purdue’s Mark Kovacs. spot in the NCAA tourNebraska, as he outlasted Dimitrije The victory was for nament, the Huskers the Boilermakers as Ma- Tasic 64, 5-7, 1-0 (10-8). dropped their game Boyer played almost an identiteus Silva felled freshman against No. 63 Purdue Bradford Zitsch 6-2, 6-2 cal match to Herrmann but couldn’t on Friday 7-0 and then pull out the win, losing 6-4, 6-7, 1-0, in the No. 6 spot. Sophowere defeated by No. (10-8). more Sebastian Florczyk 69 Indiana on Sunday Boyer, like McDermott, said the and junior Tom Black6-1. The Huskers only Huskers suffered from a lack of prepwell, arguably the most took three matches the aration. consistent entire weekend. sock “Obviously player for Coach Kerry Mcwe weren’t quite NebrasObviously Dermott said his team prepared as we ka, both we weren’t as didn’t seem mentally prepared for could’ve been,” Boylost in straight sets. the tougher opponents it faced this er said. “No one was Stenger narrowly lost quite as prepared weekend. really playing up to to Szymon Tatarczyk as we could’ve “I just think we ran into a little their potential for 7-5, 7-6. tougher competition than what the weekend.” The weekend did been.” we played against Iowa and Penn not get any better The Huskers State,” he said, “I don’t think they for Nebraska, as the will now enter andusty boyer expected a tougher match than what freshman tennis player other tough portion team lost 6-1 to Init was gonna be.” of their schedule diana. The Hoosiers The weekend started off slowly this weekend with dominated the game for the Huskers with the loss to Pur- from start to finish. Indiana took the matches at home against No. 34 due. The No. 63 Boilermakers won doubles point with wins in the 2 and Michigan and No. 49 Michigan State. the doubles point, winning matches 3 slot. The duo of Stenger and Sock, sports@ in the 2 and 3 spot. Seniors Andre perhaps the one bright spot from dailynebraskan.com Stenger and Eric Sock were able
Huskers struggled all weekend, winning only three matches against two teams
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Freshman Dusty Boyer said the men’s tennis team suffered from a lack of preparation this weekend against Purdue and Indiana. The team won only three matches the entire weekend.
Women’s tennis struggles with consistency
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Team’s lack of experience is a contributing factor, coach says bailey neel dn The Nebraska women’s golf team finished 13th against 14 other teams at the SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational this weekend. “I was a bit disappointed by how we played the first two days,” coach Robin Krapfl said. “It was a hard course, and we just weren’t mentally committed to make some of the shots that it required.” Aside from the course being difficult, Krapfl said the team has struggled with consistency throughout the season. “You can’t really put your finger on exactly what went wrong or where it went wrong because we did have some great shots,” Krapfl said. “It’s just trying to get them to be consistent with doing that.” The team consists of five freshmen, three redshirt freshmen, and just two juniors competing this season, something Krapfl said may be another contributing factor in this season’s low finishes. “They are almost all underclassmen, and so the experience just isn’t there yet,” Krapfl said. “It’s no question that they have the physical ability it’s just being able to stay positive and play with confidence that they are lacking,” she said. “Since they are all coming back next year so it’s just a matter of time before they reach that point where they can play as well as they practice.” The highest finisher for Nebraska was freshman Cassie Deeg who tied for 38th place with a 240 for the overall tournament. “I was hitting pretty well and struggled a little on putting,” Deeg said. “I mean it was a challenging course, but that’s no excuse. As a team we didn’t do well, and I think that experience definitely plays a role because
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Freshman Cassie Deeg tied for 38th place at the SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational this weekend. The team has struggled with consistency because of its lack of experience. you travel so much in college and get to play on all kinds of courses, and we just aren’t used to that yet.” Deeg played the first day of competition alongside the defending national champion Chirapat Jao-Javanil from Oklahoma. “I was really excited and intimidated by her at first,” Deeg said. “Sometimes really good players don’t talk to you very much and just keep to themselves, but she was really nice, and I kept up with her pretty well the first day. It was definitely a motivator, and I was able to
They are almost all underclassmen, and so the experience just isn’t there yet.” Robin krapfl women’s golf coach
watch her play and see what she does.” With the regular season now complete, the team is preparing for the Big Ten Championship on April 26-28 “We now have a little bit of time to continue and try to develop as a team,” Krapfl said. “Weather permitting, we can hopefully do
that on the course to hopefully get the girls a little bit more used to course playing outdoors on a real course the next couple of weeks. That’s just something we’ve been lacking all season with the weather and that would really help us prepare for the Big Ten.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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Quarterback Ron Kellogg III looks to pass during the Red-White game April 6. The senior gave a solid performance, coaches said. (drills), I just enjoy pumping everybody up,” he said. “I’m like that little guy that tries to eager on the fights.” Besides his actions on the field, Kellogg said it’s also important to show a loose side of himself to his teammates. “What I bring to the table is just a sense of humor,” he said. “When things get tough, I want my teammates to rely on me. Whenever that opportunity presents itself, I can prove that to fans and everyone else that I can do it.” It may have just been another
annual Husker scrimmage. Or another spring practice. Or another game that didn’t matter in the books. But Kellogg did show the coaching staff his solid performance Saturday, Beck said. If Martinez gets hurt or needs a breather, the Huskers can be sure to count on No. 12. “Ron gives us a lot of confidence to know that we can put him in (any game),” Beck said. “It’s what I expect of him, and he did exactly what we needed him to do.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
robinson: from 10 tice here, and I understand why.” Robinson is thankful for the training here and sees how every player wants to keep improving her game. Because of this, she doesn’t want to just be handed a starting spot. “It’s hard going to a program and then know that I might not have a spot to play,” she said. “I’m going to be fighting for that position, and that was the mindset I went into being here.” Robinson also said it has helped her raise her level of play on the court. Cook thinks Robinson has had to work for everything she has earned. “Robinson is an undersized outside hitter that has had to learn how to work hard to be great,” Cook said. Cook feels her work ethic is something the coaching and training staff need to figure out. “She works so dang hard,” Cook said. “And that’s one of the things we need to figure out is how hard to train her and let her recover.” Cook also feels she is one of those players to never tell people when they are not 100 percent. “She looked a little tired to me tonight (Saturday),” Cook said. “She won’t ever say anything. She’s just one of those tough kids.” Both Robinson and Cook feel she is a player who wants the ball in clutch moments. “That was the player I was at Tennessee, and I’m not afraid of
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Nebraska’s Kelsey Robinson attempts to block an Iowa State spike in the first set on April 6. NU won 3-1. that role and being on that stage,” Robinson said. “I just think I have big shoes to fill with all the Nebraska outsides, and being in this
program, you have to be able to put the ball away when it counts.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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Senior outside hitter Kelsey Robinson laughs with sophomore middle blocker Meghan Haggerty during a recent game. Coach John Cook said Robinson, as an undersized outside hitter, has had to work for everything she has earned.
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Senior transfer stands out in spring season story by Eric Bertrand
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Senior outside hitter Kelsey Robinson stands on the sand volleyball court during a practice last month. Robinson transferred from the University of Tennessee, where she was received multiple accolades, including the SEC Player of the Year award.
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he Nebraska women’s volleyball team is midway through its spring season, and one player is starting to stand out. Outside hitter Kelsey Robinson has been impressing the team and the fans with her effort, ability to kill a ball and her jump serve. In two spring matches, Robinson has converted 30 kills on 72 attempts with only seven attacking errors. She has been a big reason why the Huskers have won both their spring matches. “Robinson has a veteran presence,” Nebraska women’s volleyball coach John Cook said. “That helps players like Alexa (Strange) and (Sheridan) Zarda relax, and let those guys play.” Cook also feels Robinson uses her presence to illustrate how the game should be played. “She is like a blessing from the heavens for Amber and Kadie (Rolfzen),” the coach said. “They need to learn from her on how you need to play this game and go about your business, and how you work.”
I spent three years at Tennessee wondering why we never got to beat a Big Ten team. And then one day of practice here, and I understand why.”
The senior transfer had plenty of success at the University of Tennessee. She was awarded the SEC player of the year award in 2011, a first team All-SEC player last season and was selected to the SEC All-freshman team in 2010. She emerged as the Lady Vols go-to player, Robinson said. “I would’ve gone into my senior year being a leader, and I was a leader for three years,” she said. Even with all her accolades at Tennessee, Robinson decided to transfer to play for the Huskers. “Its surreal, and I didn’t ever think I would be here,” Robinson said after her debut against South Dakota. The Huskers beat South Dakota 3-1. Even after only a few weeks of training with Nebraska, Robinson notices a difference. “I spent three years at Tennessee wondering why we never got to beat a Big Ten team,” Robinson said. “And then one day of prac-
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Nebraska’s Kelsey Robinson and teammates, from left, Alexa Strange, Morgan Broekhuis and Hayley Thramer celebrate a point in the first set of the Iowa State game. Nebraska beat Iowa State in three straight sets at the NU Coliseum on April 6.
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Senior Kelsey Robinson sets a ball at a sand volleyball practice at Spikes in Lincoln.
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Kellogg proves to be solid backup quarterback for NU Quarterback emerged as top player during RedWhite game nedu izu dn Ron Kellogg III isn’t going to be the starting quarterback for the Nebraska football team this season. The senior from Omaha may not even be the second option on the depth chart with highly touted Tommy Armstrong Jr. in the mix. But on April 6, Kellogg looked like the star signal caller for the Huskers. He played better than any quarterback during the Spring Game and, arguably, anyone on the field. The stellar showing by Taylor
man King Frazier to provide the Martinez’s backup didn’t go unnoticed by the Nebraska coaching game’s first touchdown. After missing his first pass atstaff. tempt of the game to Sam Burtch, “You don’t get a lot of reps, Kellogg went on to complete the you don’t get a lot of opportunities, but when you get out there rest of his 11 tosses to finish the with a game-high 148 you got to go out there yards. and do it,” Nebraska His outstanding offensive coordinator showing has caused Tim Beck said. “And Bo Pelini to reevaluate he did it.” his depth chart at the It didn’t take long quarterback position. for Kellogg to settle in “I think Ron had a as the Whites’ starter good day,” the Nebrasin Saturday’s scrimka coach said. “I think mage. coming out of the Kellogg threw a 45spring, I would probyard pass to tight end ably say Tommy was Jake Long followed by a little ahead of Ron at a 5-yard run to place kellogg the end of the spring. his squad on the oneI’ll have to look at the yard line. The game’s opening drive was then complet- spring game and see.” Prior to the Red-White game, ed with a run-in by redshirt fresh-
I think if we focus on converting on third downs a lot more and score more points, we can have a lot more success for victory.” Ron Kellogg III quarterback
Kellogg had accumulated just one touchdown and 22 passing yards for the Huskers all last season. He doubled his passing totals and matched his end zone figure in just two quarters of play. Going into the scrimmage, there weren’t many goals Kellogg had in mind to meet. But for the season, the quarterback said his outlook this season is to help the offense out in any way it needs him. “The spring game — in my eyes — is just another practice,”
he said. “The only goals that I had for spring camp was being able to hit the check down when we needed to and converting third downs. I think if we focus on converting on third downs a lot more and score more points, we can have a lot more success for victory.” Beck compared his position on the team to one in baseball. “He’s got to be that guy; he’s a relief pitcher,” he said. “You got to go in there in tough situations and bail us out.” And being a solid backup
quarterback isn’t the only asset Kellogg brings to the Huskers, according to Beck. “He just has fun playing the game,” Beck said. “He makes it easy for our guys in our room, too. He brings that laughter and a little bit of character into our room as a quarterback.” Besides the scrimmage, the Huskers also participated in short drills in between plays, including a blocking drill where two offensive lineman would block a defensive end from coming in contact with their running back. On the sidelines, there seemed to always be one player seen jumping up and down, rooting on his team. Each time, it was none other than the animated Kellogg. “Whenever we have those
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