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Hannah Hooper from GROUPLOVE dances onstage at the University Program Council’’s annual spring concert in the Colisuem Thursday night.

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A woman holds up a T-shirt in support of the Keystone XL pipeline at the state department hearing in Grand Island Thursday. The state department hosted the only public hearing on the route of the Keystone XL pipeline, allowing individuals to have their comments included in the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.

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bout 1,000 people traveled to Grand Island Thursday to attend the only public hearing on TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline – more than one-fourth of them signed up to

A supporter of BOLD Nebraska in a polar bear suit and a Keystone XL pipeline supporter listen to the public comments at the state department hearing in Grand Island Thursday. BOLD Nebraska supporters showed their opposition to the pipeline by donning “Pipeline Fighter” arm bands and apparel and standing up when fellow opponents testified.

testify.

They braved near-blizzard conditions Thursday morning to attend the hearing, hosted by the U.S. Department of State.

The hearing, held in the Heartland Events Center, was meant to include public opinion in the department’s Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.

The Keystone XL pipeline is reaching its political endgame as the approval process nears completion. Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman approved a new route of Keystone XL in January, allowing the

state department to move forward with the project.

On March 1, the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement gave the project a thumbs-up.

Kerri-Ann Jones, assistant secretary of state for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, has been coordinating the state department’s dealings with Keystone XL. Speaking to reporters, she said she felt positive about the developments in the project and that the department is excited to hear comments from the public.

She did warn that the state department is mostly concerned with the wider implications of the pipeline, which include national security concerns and economic benefits.

“We’ve received 800,000 comments so far,” Jones

Work is underway on a mixed-use redevelopment project at 35th and Holdrege streets, located across from the University of NebraskaLincoln’s East Campus.

According to Will Scott of WRK, LLC, the project is an investment into Idylwild Drive and the nearby park. The redevelopment site, which encompasses about three blocks, will include two three-story buildings, with ground-level retail or restaurants, and apartments and office space above, Scott said.

“We are really excited about our East Campus project and hope it helps provide much-needed services and amenities to the university while enhancing the surrounding neighborhood,” Scott said.

The first building, slated for completion in December, will include more than 26 studio-style apartments, Scott said.

“Urban living in a mixed-use project provides the resident a different experience,” Scott said in a March 5 interview. “Having the option for suburban and urban living adds to our quality of living and strength of our community.”

Valentino’s at 3457 Holdrege St., which opened in 1957, will relocate to the first building when construction begins on the second building in early spring 2014, Scott said.

“The plan is for a seamless transition; so no downtime,” Scott said. “It is a real opportunity for Valentino’s to update and create more efficiencies.” The second building could contain more apartments, Scott said. “(Residential space) will be open to everyone but very attractive to grad students that want their own space and no room-

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Study: False memories could deter drinking Researchers found they could implant negative memories of beverages andrew barry dn Implanting false memories into the human mind is nothing new, but researchers may have discovered a new use for the practice: making people drink alcohol less.

Elizabeth Loftus, a psychology professor at the University of California, Irvine, and her colleagues conducted a study with

147 undergraduate psychology student participants. The team was able to manipulate 20 percent of the participants into believing they had a memory in which a certain drink made them sick. The majority of those participants in turn had a reduced preference for that drink.

“They asked these people to try to remember, and with some folk, after a while, they start to draw up images of something that never happened,” said Robert Belli, a University of NebraskaLincoln psychology professor and false memory expert. “It feels like any other memory that they would have had on their autobio-

graphical path.”

In the study, which was published in Acta Psychologica, Loftus had her volunteers answer a series of questions about the history of their food and beverage choices before age 16. They returned a week later and were given profiles, supposedly based on their previous answers. For some of the students, these profiles included faulty information about getting sick from rum or vodka when they were younger.

Those students included in the false memory groups then had their knowledge of these memories tested, and they were asked to retake the survey again afterward.

It’s kind of a way of brainwashing. I think with the use of drugs and alcohol it’s not as bad.”

melissa hilgenkamp

secondary math education major

Belli said he thinks the numbers released in the study were not only statistically significant, but also conceptually significant because those numbers suggest one out of every five people developed a false memory.

Because of the nature of false memories, the ethics of research like this have been debated but largely differ from person to per-

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“People need to grow up with the truth and live their own life and know their own experiences,” said Melissa Hilgenkamp, a junior secondary math education major.

“It’s kind of a way of brainwashing. I think with the use of drugs of alcohol it’s not as bad.”

Brainwashing might not be the best way to describe this

phenomenon, especially because even Belli admitted he thinks he has created false memories for himself. According to Belli, the human mind is malleable, and memories, no matter true or false, are relatively similar.

“A false and true memory have the same properties in terms of how people make judgments of their acts and remembering something from the past,” Belli said.

“It’s only that a true memory has greater veracity with something that really did happen, and a false memory has less veracity in terms of what really did happen.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Penn State president Graham Spanier visited the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Monday to discuss the academic side of the university’s transition into the Big Ten Conference, as well as to offer advice to faculty and staff.

Spanier, who has served as chair of the Big Ten Conference Council of Presidents, touted the advantages of joining the conference to a room full of faculty and staff at the Sheldon Museum of Art auditorium. This is the second and final forum sponsored by the Faculty Senate and Academic Planning Committee examining the university’s move to the Big ten Conference.

on campus what: University Theatre: The Taming of the Shrew where: Howell Theatre when: 7:30 p.m. more information: General Admission $16, Faculty/Staff and Senior Citizens $14, and Students $10.

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Lavender Graduation, Chancellor’s Award and Crompton Scholarship Reception where: Nebraska Union Regency Suite when: 5 p.m. more information: Everyone is welcome to attend.

In Lincoln what:

UNL Rodeo Lancaster Event Center 4100 N. 84th St. when: 7:30 p.m. more information: Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. You can watch the livestream of the rodeo at www.spurradio.com where:

housing: from 1 mates,” Scott said.

The Holdrege and Idylwild redevelopment project was approved by the Lincoln City Council in September, according to the city of Lincoln website.

“The city has been deliberate in efforts to increase density, knowing the benefits of maximizing existing infrastructure toward greater sustainability, and avoiding sprawl like many other communities,” Scott said.

David Landis, director of Urban Development in Lincoln, said mixed-use redevelopment is a good model for the future.

“This particular project has value in that it serves not only a satellite business area but a revitalization of some existing property,” Landis said.

Mixed-use redevelopment repurposes older commercial areas that could be more intense and multifaceted and could support office, retail and housing units, Landis said.

There is potential for 8,000 new housing units to be located within the existing developed portion of Lincoln by 2040, according to the Mixed Use Redevelopment chapter of the Lincoln-Lancaster County 2040 Comprehensive Plan.

Half of the 8,000 new housing units are slated to be located in mixed-use redevelopment buildings, according to Lincoln’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan.

“A mixed-use project usually has some kind of business or office space, some kind of retail component, and some type of living component so people are living close to services,” Landis said.

This makes it possible for people to walk to work and to walk to a number of services, Landis said.

“Having a three- or four-story building that does that is better than having several one-story buildings spread out,” Landis said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

April 19, 2010 CENTER OF ATTENTION michael miller | dn

Alan Nelson, Michael Garner and Michael Sindelar of the Multicultural Cookie Club hang out behind the Union. The Cookie Club is a newly formed social club which gives students of all backgrounds an opportunity to get together, socialize and eat cookies.

Multicultural Cookie Club aims to foster diversity melissa allen DN A new University of NebraskaLincoln student organization is anything but cookie-cutter.

The Multicultural Cookie Club is a weekly, informal club in which students socialize and eat cookies.

Justin Elwonger, a freshman math and geology major and the public relations executive of the organization, said the club’s purpose is to bring people of different backgrounds together to enjoy tasty desserts from all over the globe.

“Our purpose is a social one,” he said. “We wanted to have a place for students to get together, share ideas and enjoy cookies. We’re aiming at having deserts from different cultures, as well as pulling in students from different cultures represented here on campus.”

The Multicultural Cookie Club meets in the Pewter Room in the Nebraska Union from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Fridays.

This Friday, the organization will have its recruitment drive in front of the union, giving out free Girl Scout cookies from a booth and informing students of their club from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“Our goal for membership is 300 people,” said Michael Sindelar, a junior agronomy major and vice president of the organization. “We had 16 people come to the first meeting,

It’s a way to promote multiculturalism and diversity through something really simple and universally loved — cookies.”

chris bourke

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and it’s more than double that now.”

Elwonger said the idea for the organization started when him and his friends, including Michael Garner, president of the club and a sophomore computer science major, would get together while working at UNL Information Services and eat cookies.

“Originally, the idea of turning into a cookie organization was a joke, like, ‘Haha, we should make this an RSO (recognized student organizations),’” Garner said. “But then, we actually got the paperwork, got an advisor and now we’re a full-fledged club.”

Chris Bourke, adviser for Multicultural Cookie Club and a lecturer of computer science and engineering, said he was more than happy when approached by Garner to be the advisor for the organization.

“I thought it was a great idea with a unique angle,” Bourke said. “It’s a way to promote multiculturalism and diversity through something really simple and universally loved – cookies. I think that is what sets it apart from other organizations.”

Along with weekly meetings in which free cookies will be provided to members, Garner said the club has plans for baking contests and fundraising events next year.

“We are trying to partner up with Cookies for Kids’ Cancer to do some fundraising for pediatric cancer patients,” he said. “Our main goal is to learn something new about different cultures through cookies, and to increase global awareness.”

Bourke said the best part of this club is that there’s a lot of potential for what students can do.

“Depending on what the students want to do, they can have big serious events or initiatives or keep it simple and just eat cookies,” he said. “You can’t go wrong with cookies.”

For now, the club is focusing on one thing at a time.

“This year we are just working on continuing to grow and increase membership,” Elwonger said. “We’re getting that initial membership started, to get us up and on our feet so we are ready to hit the ground running for next semester.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

Lavender Graduation to honor LGBT students, supporters Kelli Rollin dn Students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will show their true colors during the fifth annual Lavender Graduation on Friday.

The graduation will be held at 5 p.m. in the Regency Suite room in the Nebraska Union.

The Lavender Graduation ceremony will be combined with the Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to the LGBT Community for the second year and with the Louis Crompton Scholarship presentation for the first year.

The ceremony recognizes graduating students on their academic accomplishments and for being an ally or member of the LGBT community. The event also recognizes supportive advocates, who are nominated by the Lavender graduates.

This year, seven students will participate in the ceremony and two advocates will be recognized for their work and support.

Michael Ioerger, now a graduate student at Colorado State University, participated in Lavender Graduation in spring 2011 as an undergraduate at UNL. Ioerger, who was involved in the LGBTQA Resource Center during his time at UNL, said he was hesitant to participate in the

graduation at first, but he felt it was a positive experience and is glad he did it.

“The biggest thing for me in doing Lavender Graduation was getting to celebrate with other members of the LGBT community,” Ioerger said.

He said it was nice to see people who support the LGBT community come together for the graduation. He said many supportive figures were present at his Lavender Graduation, which brought a personal feeling and sense of community.

Ioerger said the graduation helps students feel accomplished and recognizes the people involved in their life.

Pat Tetreault, director of the LGBTQA Resource Center, started Lavender Graduation at UNL in 2009 and said any student can participate in or attend the graduation.

To participate, graduating students fill out a participation form and at the Lavender Graduation they receive a certificate signed by the chancellor and a rainbow tassel, which students can wear during graduation at the university.

Tetreault said she wanted to start the graduation for many reasons, but she really wanted to recognize and commemorate students for being an LGBT supporter, which can be tough.

“It takes a lot for LGBT stu-

dents in our current world to continue to go on and go ‘I’m going to go to college,’” Tetreault said. “There’s still a certain amount of courage it takes to be open or openly LGBTQA, and that includes our straight allies.”

She said American culture has few coming-of-age or traditional celebrations, but “having Lavender Graduation is one of those ways of marking an achievement.”

Annie Pigaga, a junior advertising and public relations major, attended one ceremony and said she plans to participate in Lavender Graduation in the future.

“It’s a good way to recognize that we have LGBTQA students graduating, since we have no way to track that,” Pigaga said.

She said the graduation is fun and likes the ideas of the rainbow tassel and recognizing people who have helped advocate for people throughout the years.

Tetreault said the graduation is very meaningful to her and to participants, since it’s part of a particular community versus general graduation.

“It’s a proud moment for them (participating students),” Tetreault said.

For more information, contact Pat Tetreault at lgbtqa@unl. edu or (402) 472-1652. news@ dailynebraskan.com

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln community gathered in front of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center on Friday to celebrate the opening of the facility, as well as thank the Gaughan family.

Chancellor Harvey Perlman wlecomed those attending as well as the Gaughan family. Gaughan is a Nebraska native who became a casino owner and operator in Las Vegas.

Perlman then spoke about Gaughan and his success as a business man, saying Gaughan wanted to hire the best people for his business regardless of race.

April 19, 2004 Mental health reforms top success list

Casinos could be opened, mental health regional centers might shut down and children may be safer under proposals passed by the Legislature this year.

But nothing is for certain.

The impact of some of the most significant bills passed by lawmakers this year won’t be known for months, or even years.

While the Legislature passed a constitutional amendment legalizing casino gambling, it must be approved by voters Nov. 2 before it can happen. And even after that, it’s up to a local county vote of approval before a casino can be built.

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Morrill Hall to host Astronomy Day James Pace-Cornsilk DN

Hyde Memorial Observatory, 3701 S. 70th St. in Holmes Park, will hold a “star party.” If the sky is clear, participants will be able to look This Saturday, Morrill Hall will through the high-powered telehost the annual Astronomy Day in scopes and discover constellations. its Mueller Planetarium from 9:30 Admission to Morrill Hall is $6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for adults and $3 for children ages The planetarium will be lit up with regular screenings of a docu- 5 to 18. Admission to the documentary feature is an additional $3 for mentary feature called “Lasers of Astronomy,” which will be pro- adults and $2.50 for children. Admission to Morrill Hall is free for jected using lasers and will demonUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln strate how lasers are used in everystudents, but the showing of “Laday life as well as astronomy. sers in Astronomy” is $3.

“That show still contains some Dana Ludvik, public relations entertainment pieces, but it’s difcoordinator for Morrill Hall, said ferent from a classic rock show, like The Beatles or something, which is Astronomy Day is Morrill Hall’s strictly music interpreted in light,” longest standing event, one where all three floors of the museum will said Jack Dunn, planetarium cobe filled with interactive displays ordinator. “This is a documentary for people to take part in. feature.”

“I am not a scientist, so things Laser shows like this used to happen frequently at the Mueller like this event are good ways for me to learn about something I Planetarium, Dunn said, but the wasn’t interested in planetarium no lonin the classroom,” ger has the necesI am not a Ludvik said. sary equipment.

Astronomy Day “In this case, scientist, was established in we got a hold of 1973 as a national some equipment so things like this event by the Astrofor one weekend, so event are good nomical League in again it’s your only partnership with chance for a while,” ways for me amateur astronomy Dunn said. to learn about clubs across the In addition country. It origito the documen- something I nally began as a celtary, this year’s As- wasn’t interested ebration of amateur tronomy Day will astronomy but has showcase the cor- in in the evolved to include nerstones of an as- classroom.” space exploration tronomy event such among other things, as telescope demdana ludvik according to Dunn. onstrations but will morrill hall public relations In the late 1980s, coordinator also feature small, Dunn brought Asair-compression tronomy Day to rocket launching that will take place outside Morrill Morrill Hall. It has since expanded to include more about engineering Hall. Inside, the UNL chapter of the and physics.

American Institute of Aeronautics “So we still have the core of and Astronautics will have bigger telescopes on display and explainrockets on display. ing the basics of astronomy, but we “Obviously they’re too big; they can’t launch them inside the also have rocketry now and people from the microgravity team of building,” Dunn said.

UNL talking about their activities,” The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics will also Dunn said.

Dunn said even those without bring a lunabotics robot that they have designed that participants can knowledge of astronomy will find ride. There will also be demonstra- the event interesting.

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Larsen Tractor Museum seeks renovation funding Staff Report DN Housed in an inconspicuous, offwhite building on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s East Campus, Larsen Tractor Test and Power Museum staff recently kicked off a fundraising campaign to conduct major renovations on its nearly 95-year-old building.

Lance Todd, manager of the Larsen Tractor Museum, said the museum is hoping to raise several million dollars to renovate existing exhibits and bring in new exhibits, as well as renovate the overall interior of the aging building.

“A lot of the interior needs updating for aesthetic purposes and for the exhibits,” Todd said.

One of the primary renovation projects will be the Bill Splinter Memorial Art Gallery, which will display agriculturerelated artwork done by UNL students and artists from around the state, said Todd.

The museum has raised about $20,000 toward the $35,000 total cost for the art gallery, according to Todd.

Fundraising for the rest of the museum renovations officially began at an open house for the museum on April 13, but Todd said donations from that

painting the interior walls.”

The tractor museum’s building originally housed the University of Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory, which is now located next to the museum. The tractor testing lab is the only lab of its kind in the United States, according to the lab’s website. More than 2,050 tractors have been tested there since its creation, the website said.

Todd said the museum and testing lab are attributes that set UNL apart from other universities.

“It’s such a unique place,” he said. “We’re the only test lab in the United States. Part of this fundraising effort is to try to capitalize on that uniqueness, so when visitors come to this museum they’ll get to see things that you wouldn’t be able to see anywhere else.”

From June 2012 to December 2012, the museum saw about 2,200 visitors, according to Todd.

Besides the art gallery, Todd said fundraising efforts will also help the museum add to their collection of tractors and tractor components. He said the museum wants to acquire some early Caterpillar-type crawler tractors as well as some newer types of individual tractor components like engines.

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event have not been counted yet.

A larger-scale fundraising campaign coordinated by the University of Nebraska Foundation will begin in fall 2013, with the museum renovations scheduled to be completed in the next several years.

“Hopefully, we can tap into some donors through the foundation that we can’t really reach on our own,” Todd said.

Since its construction in 1920, the Larsen Tractor building has seen minimal updates, according to Todd.

“When it became a museum in 1998, they redid the roof,” he said. “But that’s pretty much the only updates besides

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Tractors are parked inside he Larsen Tractor Test & Power Museum on Tuesday. This museum on East Campus was established in 1998 to teach the history of engines and vehicles that shaped agricultural technology. broad scope of tractor history,” he said. “We want to add new items to our exhibits that are more

unique to the collection than what we currently have. This is really an all-encompassing goal to bring the

museum to the next level.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

Amy Pettit eats at the End of the Year Tailgate Thursday afternoon at the Wick Alumni Center. The tailgate was sponsored by the Scarlet Guard for students to renew or join the organization, all while enjoying games and food.

Shane Manning looks at a scrapbook with friends during the End of the Year Tailgate Thursday afternoon. Manning along with others took part in the event hosted by the Scarlet Guard.

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hearing: from 1 said to reporters. “We had over 1 million during the previous comment period.”

Divides on opinions were also apparent in the apparel of the crowd: TransCanada’s business attire contrasted the boots and jeans of the pipeline’s opponents.

TransCanada and several labor groups have largely supported the project, citing the possible economic benefits and the need to expand the supply of oil.

BOLD Nebraska led the opposition to the pipeline. Members of the advocacy group wore “Pipeline Fighter” T-shirts and black armbands in protest. BOLD had a colorful coalition of opponents – including a man in a polar bear suit.

The proponents included TransCanada, business leaders and various labor unions, several members of Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA), and the United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters, Welders and HVAC Technicians sat on the sides of the room, but their numbers were smaller than BOLD’s.

Brigham McCown, a federal transportation and pipeline expert and first full-time deputy administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, reiterated the safety of pipelines and that spills are rare.

“There is no safer way to transport oil,” McCown said in TransCanada’s press conference and in his spoken testimony. “Pipelines are 99.9999952 percent effective. I’d ask you to do the research and find another industry that has that safety record.”

Ron Kaminski, business manger for LIUNA in Omaha, advocated for the jobs created by the project. He said during his testimony that his business has “trained hundreds of Nebraskans for the construction of pipelines.”

During testimony for the pipeline, opponents expressed their discontent by holding armbands in the air while proponents spoke and stood up while other members of the group gave their testimony. The opposition filled more than half the event center’s floor. Pipeline propo-

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Jane Kleeb, executive director of BOLD Nebraska testified against the Keystone XL pipeline Thursday afternoon at the state department hearing in Grand Island. Kleeb energized the opposition to the pipeline as she questioned the state department over water concerns and property rights. nents began to copy BOLD’s tactics, holding up orange T-shirts while the opponents testified.

While civility was largely maintained, the state department asked the crowd to settle down several times.

“I know that there are very, very strong views held on both sides, and we’re here today to listen to everyone,” said Teresa Hobgood, presiding official for the public hearing.

“If you can please be respectful, it would be greatly appreciated.”

BOLD’s fiery opposition was supplemented by residents of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Mayflower, Ark., two communities affected by pipeline-related oil spills.

Jane Kleeb, executive director of BOLD, said in her testimony, “Our message to the president is very clear: It revolves around people being the change that we want people to see.” Kleeb energized the crowd as she questioned the state department over water concerns and property rights.

“We’re telling President Obama that it is his turn to be the change

that (Obama has) talked about,” she said.

Anita Sanchez, a member of the Yankton Sioux, argued that the pipeline violates the rights of indigenous tribes and the revised route crosses the Ponca Trail of Tears. “The majority of these farmers are feeling what we have felt for many generations,” Sanchez said.

Some of BOLD’s testimony included the singing of a lyrically altered rendition of Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” and a musical prayer from a member of the Rosebud Sioux. Helan Winston, a 16-year-old student at Millard South High School, testified against the pipeline with slam poetry. Her poem criticized TransCanada and referenced the diversity of the opponents “We are the farmers, the ranchers, the teachers, the taxpayers,” Winston said.

Proponents for the project responded to BOLD’s pathos with business, security and economic arguments.

Andy Black, CEO of the Association of Oil Pipe Lines, said the risk of

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An estimated 1,000 citizens braved near-blizzard conditions on the way to Grand Island Thursday morning to make their opinions heard on TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline at the state department hearing held at the Heartland Event Center. A recorded 267 people signed up to testify at the public hearing. a spill is negligible. Statistically, rail and vehicle transportation is more risky.

“Pipelines are simply the safest way to deliver crude oil,” Black said. He said the 57 safety standard requirements are proof of TransCanada’s commitment to safety in the event of a spill.

David Barnett, member of the United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters, Welders and HVAC Technicians, said the environmental impacts have been overblown and “would not affect water quality and aquifers.”

Testifiers on TransCanada’s side emphasized the existing environmental studies on the pipeline. Both the national government and the

state of Nebraska have found the new route to be safe. Nearly every proponent demanded construction to start soon.

Ron Sedlacek of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said the chamber supports the pipeline because it would benefit the statewide and national economy.

“Construction is in our country’s best interest,” Sedlacek said.

Corey Goulet, vice president of the Keystone pipeline projects for TransCanada, said the pipeline would enhance energy security and will increase the supply needed for refineries along the Gulf Coast. Also, he said it would create 9,000 construction jobs in the short term.

Citing the most recent report

from the government, Goulet said “the project will have no significant environmental impact.” The crowd heckled him with shouts of “liar” and “c’mon.”

Public comments can be added to the official report until April 22 through a form on the state department’s website. While emotions ran raw in Nebraska, the final say over the pipeline rests in the hands of President Barack Obama. Speaking at an opponent of the pipeline’s home on April 3, he said the politics of the pipeline “are tough.”

An announcement is expected sometime in the fall, according to estimations from the state department.

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a matter of

life and death Should the U.S. death penalty be abolished or left as a part of the judicial system?

Most of the world has already abolished the death penalty, U.S. should do the same because killings are fueled by revenge

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he death penalty should belong in history books only.

Hanging, poisoning, electrical shocks to the point of death – would anybody support that? Yes. There are those who consider the death penalty a legitimate tool of justice.

Does this happen only in Third World countries, and before modernity? No. It happens nowadays in many countries, and its main justification seems to be the thirst for revenge, sated only with death.

America has a death penalty tradition that survives today in 33 states, including Nebraska. In most cases, the convict would pay a murder with his own life – an eye-for-an-eye kind of policy. But other crimes, such as first degree kidnapping (Idaho) and capital drug trafficking (Florida) can also be enough to justify such a procedure.

In the first situation, killing a murderer would only make sense if he were still armed, staring at you and ready to shoot. But killing him in a room with lethal substances purchased with our taxes just so you can delight yourself watching him fry to death is not only sadistic but also inhumane and savage. Will that make you sleep better at night?

A modern country should protect people from savage behaviors such as murder and revenge. But the 33 American states that support this barbaric punishment aren’t any better than the criminals they kill.

A country must build its justice system around protection of the citizens, and that only happens if it breaks the chain of violence.

The eye-for-an-eye logic is considered medieval and counterproductive. You kill my father, I kill your daughter, you kill my mother … and so on. No legal system should be part of that chain because it has no end. Let’s say you agree on killing killers. So, what about rapists? Will you set up a rape with the victims watching the rapist being forced to have sex? And how about pedophiles? The logic behind the death penalty is as repulsive as it sounds, and no state should allow it.

We also need to put into consideration that murder is not the only crime that can have you killed by an American state. If your crimes are first degree kidnapping or capital drug trafficking, that would also make you an excellent candidate for the death row in certain states.

So, if you kidnap a person in the state of Idaho, they are permitted by law to administer toxic substances into your bloodstream until you die. And, in order to ensure the procedure, they will resuscitate you if you happen to get a heart attack before the lethal substances reach your system: “A portable cardiac monitor/defibrillator will be readily available on site in the event that the offender goes into cardiac arrest at any time prior to dispensing the chemicals; trained medical staff shall make every effort to revive the offender should this occur.”

The state of Idaho will do its best to keep you alive until the day and the time of the execution where the witnesses will be there to watch. Very considerate. Procedures also determine that there has to be enough space, light and organization in order to make everything work. And the victim’s relatives are allowed to watch you until you die.

Many cultures consider this a logic and fair way of dealing with crime. Several politicians and religious leaders stand for the right of killing those who kill – or kidnap or deal drugs. Has this position eradicated murders in the United States?

Will it, eventually? Does it make the establishment better than criminals?

Or did they do the same thing the criminal is being punished for? Is it “murder” only if a citizen performs it but it’s “justice” if the state does it?

If this method were so effective, there wouldn’t be any murderers to punish by now.

The fact that the death penalty is disappearing in most countries of the world means that some

María Antonia García de la Torre countries like China, Japan and the United States – who still stand for it – are on the wrong side of history.

Only 21 countries practiced the death penalty in 2011. More than 70 percent have abolished it since 2003 according to Amnesty International.

Even if it’s less and less popular around the world – every year, two countries on average abolish the death penalty in their prison system – it still takes too many lives: 24,172 in the past five years.

This is in addition to thousands of unreported executions in China. And, in case you wonder how many prisoners have died in America in the past five years, the answer is 504.

A state killing its citizens may sound acceptable for some people. But it’s unacceptable for others.

Should citizens be punished if they break the law? Yes. But killing them for the comfort of the victim’s family in a “very well illuminated room, with a color screen where the medical team can watch the convicted death” is just twisted and unnecessary.

Death as a legally accepted punishment should be part of history books only, to remind us how much we have learned from our former mistakes. It shouldn’t be part of our daily news. This practice is nothing more than the modern version of the medieval Auto-da-Fé, where non-catholics were burned alive in front of a fascinated crowd.

Therefore, the death penalty mocks the concept of modernity, and drags us back to the Middle Age. It’s synonymous of a failed prison system; it’s not a matter of justice, it’s a matter of revenge.

The United States is a worldwide example and it moves tendencies forward – or backwards – such as the abolition of slavery and women’s rights. This country makes a huge impact, even when it’s not the pioneer. It inspires other cultures, for good and bad. That’s why its punishment system is not affecting Americans only, but it will also justify the killing of thousands of prisoners in countries like China. As long as the death penalty exists in the United States, Obama won’t have moral authority to question any regime that uses it. If the U.S. became a death penalty free zone, it could constitute the final push toward a universal abolishment of it in countries such as China and Japan.

This is why it’s so

dramatic that so many American states still consider the death penalty as a reasonable way to deal with murder. It expands and multiplies it all over the world.

Every person is free to have an opinion on this topic, of course.

I will just ask you to answer this simple question: Will you be comfortable taking the life of somebody else? Would you inject lethal substances into somebody’s veins and then walk home with a smile on your face? If so, then feel free to support the death penalty. And one more question – wouldn’t that make you a murderer, too?

María Antonia García de la Torre is a Ph.D. student on Spanish literature.

Follow her on Twitter @ caidadelatorre or reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan. com

Studies by scholars show that the U.S. death penalty prevents future homicides, remains a integral benefit of our judicial system

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ou’re sitting in a courtroom watching a man or woman dressed in orange testify about how he or she killed a member of your family. Maybe it was your mother or father, or a wife or husband. Maybe it was one of your kids; all you know is you can’t imagine why someone would commit such a heinous act. The person on the stand has either pleaded guilty or been found guilty by a jury of his or her peers. Now, justice will be served, or so you hope.

The death penalty in most states is a form of justice on the table for those who murder others. However, until you or I find ourselves in such an emotional situation where we must cope with the loss of a

ZACH NOLD loved one at the hands of another, we can only speculate as to our reaction. In my case I know I’d want them to meet the ultimate form of justice and once proven guilty, be put on death row. I realize some people may not feel this way, and I hope they never have to go through a situation that forces them to cope with such a subject personally.

Aside from the emotional struggle, we also worry about the innocence of those o n death r o w who have pleaded notguilty. This shows our society is caring and actually takes the feelings of those who have been convicted guilty of committing horrible acts against humanity into consideration.

This is well meaning, but a misplaced sense of consciousness.

Our judicial system is not flawless, but it has many systems of checks and balances.

It also has ways to appeal sentences and verdicts; it’s arguably one of the best judicial systems in the world.

However, the fact still stands that some people who are convicted of a crime are indeed innocent.

Since t h e death penalty was reinstated, 142 people on death row have been exonerated out the thousands of criminals that have been sent e n c e d to death. I think any innocent life lost is a waste, and I hate to break human lives down into numbers, but it’s a negligible number when compared to the number of convicted murderers overall. The knee-jerk reaction that comes from the consciousness associated with the placement of innocent lives on death row tells us to throw out the death penalty. Sadly, people only see it as detrimental to society in a very emotional sense, but within the last 10 years, significant evidence has surfaced supporting that the death penalty curbs murder and acts as a deterrent. The studies are based on scientific and statistical analysis, and have

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come to conclusions even some of the most adamant anti-death penalty advocates struggle to argue with.

The studies by scholars from colleges such as Emory University, University of Houston, and the University of Colorado demonstrate that the death penalty deters homicides. Between four different studies, it has been shown that for each murderer put to death, between 3 and 18 homicides are prevented. This is a significant number, and one we as Americans must look at logically. A convicted killer who has admitted to the crime deserve no rights because they have taken away another ’s right to life. So, if killing a convicted murderer prevents homicides, then we are socially obligated to use the death penalty.

Naci Mocan, a professor at the University of Colorado, coauthored a 2003 study on the effects of the death penalty, and re-examined the evidence in 2006. He is an opponent of the death penalty, but his analysis of the death penalty shows there is a deterrence effect. He knows he can’t argue with the data, and he has even re-examined it for accuracy. This study by an antideath penalty advocate shows the death penalty does deter future homicides. He does state, however, that the death penalty has many significant issues surrounding it. Essentially, statistical analysis is not the only variable involved. Many will refute Mocan’s findings and others like it because they simply do not agree with the results. I urge them to truly contemplate these findings without bias or emotion. Proving statistical analysis wrong is one thing, but to refute a conclusion based on emotion doesn’t give one a valid argument.

Another study by Michael Summers, a doctoral professor of management science at Pepperdine University, shows capital punishment deters crime.

His studies examined the relationship between the number of executions and the number of murders committed in the U.S. over a 26 year period from 1979 to 2004. For every one execution the following year, there were 74 less murders. Although correlation does not equal causation, it is still a strong and consistent indication.

These studies address a simple idea expressed by many people. When the price of something becomes too high no one will buy an item. In reference to the death penalty, if it’s often used then future criminals will be less likely to murder because the price that comes from being caught is too high. Without the death penalty, convicts may not view the consequences as detrimental. A simple theory examined, and applied to a polarizing topic makes it easy for even the most stubborn anti-death penalty advocate to understand that the death penalty is really a benefit of our judicial system.

Emotional arguments aside, the death penalty as a deterrent has been supported by scholars from many colleges to prevent homicides. It is time for all of us to sit down, and read the statistics ourselves and evaluate our stance on the death penalty through a scientific lens.

Through this lens I ask you to truly consider how you would react if your mother or father were murdered. I would bet that it isn’t with an open and forgiving heart. However, with all emotion aside, the death penalty is not a form of revenge, but a form of justice. At the end of it all, it’s our responsibility to use the death penalty on convicted killers, because if we don’t, then we will fail to deter future murders.

Zach Nold is a senior English major. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

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GROUPLOVE ROCKS STUDENT CROWD THURSDAY NIGHT AT UPC SPRING CONCERT

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Sarah Bohling, singer and synth player for Icky Blossoms, performs at the NU Coliseum on Thursday night. The Omaha band opened for GROUPLOVE.

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Megan Cable, a freshmen advertising and public relations major, and Taylor Hough, a sophmore communications studies major, cheer as GROUPLOVE comes on stage Thursday night.

GROUPLOVE performs at the University Program Council spring concert Thursday night. The indie pop quintet is currently on a national college tour.

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Icky Blossoms, a native Omaha band, plays for a largely student crowd at the NU Coliseum for the University Program Council’s annual spring concert.

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Nik Fackler of Icky Blossoms plays guitar at the NU Coliseum on Thursday night.

Blockbuster runtime trends inundate audiences, pigeonhole storytellers Movies regularly hitting three-hour mark reflects recent industry practices Cameron Mount DN “Zero Dark Thirty”: 157 minutes.

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”: 169 minutes. “Django Unchained”: 180 minutes.

A cursory look at recent box office and critical successes shows a clear common feature: Films today are long. Movies surpassing two and a half hours aren’t anything new (take the 220 minute “The Ten Commandments” or 224 minute “Ben-Hur.” And if you were squirming by the end of last year ’s “Les Misérables,” consider that the 1934 adaptation was a full 280 minutes.) But with everything from biopics to superhero films now routinely pushing three hours, are moviegoers’ expectations changing? And if they are, do these expectations come at the risk of creative success?

“Most people go to the movies to escape,” said Wheeler Winston Dixon, professor of film studies at the University of NebraskaLincoln. “They don’t really want to think. They want something

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2012 holiday releases and Oscar contenders, like “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Django Unchained” and “Les Miserables,” drew popular attention for running times that routinely exceed two and a half hours.

that’s long that will take them out of their daily lives and that will allow them to not have to think about daily concerns like the mortgage or rent or whatever.

They want something that’s escapist.”

This idea has existed in cinema since the emergence of “double features,” which from the be-

ginning of the twentieth century attracted customers by showing two films for the price of one.

From Pixar shorts, to “Twilight” and “Toy Story” double features to Tarantino’s “Grindhouse” films, it’s clear that the phenomenon, while now rare, is not without appreciation.

“If you notice, after coming

out of the theater after seeing one of these incredibly long films, it almost feels like a voyage,” Dixon said. “With the other side, often you feel ripped off.”

Dixon said the perceived value of the length of films often masks unsubstantial content.

“They’re going to feel more or less like a Big Mac, that they’ve

gotten a lot for their money,” he said. “But just like a Big Mac, it has no nutritional value. It’s fattening. They’re Big Mac movies for the mind. They’re empty, full of calories, but they give the illusion of being satisfying.”

According to film studies professor Marco Abel, the more lengthy movies there are, the harder it would be to reverse the trend.

“The more such long movies occupy screen space, the more viewers are habituated to them and their narrative aesthetics,” Abel said. “Ultimately, it’s making even harder than it is already the case to sell different narrative aesthetics to such viewers, who might be more open to different narrative aesthetics if they were just exposed to more variety.”

Abel cites possible explanations as poor editing, Hollywood targeting toward teenage audiences “who generally would prefer for such movies never to end,” or an implicit desire to seem more culturally relevant.

“It certainly used to be the case that “epic” films were Hollywood’s attempt to market its products as ‘high’ culture,” he said, “trying to counteract the common accusation, by certain cultural elites, that cinema is mere entertainment or ‘low culture.’”

Though it may serve to meet

certain expectations, runtime alone doesn’t determine quality.

“I’ve seen 90 minute movies that bored me out of my mind and three-hour movies I could watch again immediately,” said Ryan Syrek, film editor and review at The Reader. “As much as there is a sense that ‘epic’ films must adhere to a longer running time, that’s more a by-product of having to cover more ground to make it feel appropriately ‘epic.’ So if they succeed, you barely notice the time as much as you notice the height and depth of what is covered.”

Though audiences have come to expect more lengthy runtimes, perhaps paradoxically, these films are also a gamble for studios.

“Theaters and studios actually benefit financially from shorter films, as they can play more times in a day and generate more revenue,” Syrek said. “The only way you make more for a longer film is if it is packing the audience in.

This is why you rarely see threehour indie films but see threehour-plus blockbusters repeatedly.”

Dixon echoed the sense of risk, though box office numbers prove the approach pays off.

“Normally if a movie was

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‘fishing for hope’ Visit dailynebraskan. com for the link to donate to the ‘Fishing for Hope’ cause.

For Wesaam Al-Badry, a camera isn’t just a camera.

Growing up in a refugee camp in the shadow of war, it was hope.

Facing a violent path in adolescence, it was an escape. Now, it’s a way for the 29-year-old photographer to show the world what strength, resilience and the human spirit means through his own lens.

And he’s not going to sit still and let the world pass him by.

CHILD OF WAR

Al-Badry was born in Nasiriyah, a city in southern Iraq, in 1984.

When he was seven years old, the first Gulf War forced Al-Badry and his family out of the city amid executions, cries of women being raped and families getting torn apart.

Al-Badry’s mother took her family – the youngest only three days old – for miles on foot in search of safety at the border. After three days, they ended up at a refugee camp in Rafah, Saudi Arabia.

From 1991 to 1994, Al-Badry lived in a 5-feet-wide, 7-feet-long tent with his family of six. These four years would impact his perspective on humanity for life.

“I didn’t choose to grow up with war, or live in refugee camp,” Al-Badry said. “I didn’t choose that life, but that life chose me.”

Growing up in the camp, AlBadry remembered photojournalists who came to take pictures of the refugees.

To him, they represented hope, Al-Badry said.

Al-Badry received his first camera – 35 mm and no film with it – after trading a bag of marbles, a button-down shirt and a few VHS tapes at the camp.

Although he couldn’t take any pictures, Al-Badry said he was fascinated with the idea of storytelling through capturing images.

“I think there was a mutual understanding between me and the camera,” Al-Badry said. “A camera always needs to be clicked, it wants to move on to the next thing, tell another story.”

Life in the refugee camp wasn’t easy, and Al-Badry grew up in a hostile environment, fighting for his family’s survival.

When his family was relocated to Lincoln after winning the immigration lottery in 1994, Al-Badry arrived with a hardened perspective of freedom and the future.

“I didn’t grow up an angel,” AlBadry said.

And coming to Nebraska was a total culture shock, he said. After moving, Al-Badry’s father walked out on his family, leaving his mother with a family of five, and Al-Badry – only 14 – the man of the house.

Adapting was a struggle, and Al-Badry found himself in fights that expelled him from school and got him in trouble with the law. In moving past the violence and delinquency, he was inspired by his own mother’s strength. Al-Badry watched as she became indepen-

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Wesaam Al-Badry holds his camera in the Haymarket on Tuesday. The Lincoln resident and former refugee uses photography as a means of furthering his deep interests in international social justice. dent and cared for the family on her own. To him, that was true strength and resilience.

And Al-Badry’s fascination with photography was still there – a way out of a darker path.

‘FISHING FOR HOPE’

Al-Badry has since devoted his life to “giving a voice to the voiceless” through photography.

His exhibit last year called “Portraits of Iraqi War Refugees” told the story of the thousands of Iraqi refugees that resettled in Lincoln, and focused on the strength of women and the marginalized. AlBadry wanted to show resilience in the refugees and the ability to overcome.

From this project sprung several others, all tied to Al-Badry’s background and passion for social issues – documenting the impoverished and elderly residents of the Ogallala Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, as well as the residents of the lower Mississippi Delta. Now, AlBadry is ready to journey back to where he came from.

A documentary called “Fishing for Hope” will follow him as he returns to his homeland, where he fled just as the Marsh Arabs began an insurrection against Saddam Hussein.

“Fishing for Hope” is a metaphor for the resilience and rebuilding of life in the marshes after Hussein brought the rebellion to a halt and drained the marshes, creating one of the worst man-made catastrophes in the world.

“The whole world stood by and watched,” Al-Badry said. “I’ll challenge anyone who thinks (Americans) tried to help – no one tried.

None of the famous environmentalist groups, none of the big organizations.”

Walking around the marshes, it was a massive grave of fish, animals and human beings, Al-Badry said.

“I think this is one of those stories that has to be told,” Al-Badry said. “The world has sat around long enough.”

Although “Fishing for Hope” will document Al-Badry’s own journey, the focus is on the resilience of the human spirit, Al-Badry said.

“What makes it interesting is that it is told from an Iraqi perspective, it’s not told from a Western perspective,” Al-Badry said. “There is a certain connection, even in journalism, when a person is from a location and knows what is happening there and can relate to the people. The people will relate back to him in return.”

The documentary will be produced by David Martin of Timeline Productions. Al-Badry asked him to be a part of the project after hearing of Martin’s experience producing documentaries for CNN. “Wesaam is a natural storyteller, but hadn’t directed any documentaries before,” Martin said. “I jumped at the chance.”

Martin said the idea of capturing Al-Badry’s first trip back to Iraq and seeing the country through the lens of the photographer he has become seemed like the makings of an amazing documentary.

“The marshes and its people are only now beginning to bounce back from this environmental and humanitarian catastrophe,” Martin said. “The trip will be a journey of

discovery for Wesaam. I hope the documentary will also take viewers on a journey of discovery. A good documentary should entertain. It should also broaden our understanding of the world. This one will do both.”

A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

Al-Badry said he likes to consider himself a documentary photographer.

“It’s difficult because as a journalist, you can tell a story or go photograph an area, and you leave,” Al-Badry said. “That’s something I never wanted to be.”

Although his medium is photojournalism, Al-Badry sews roots wherever he goes.

So the journey back home won’t be difficult, he said, but leaving will.

“I think there’s something as human beings – we all have ties to one another,” Al-Badry said. “You never want to leave friends behind, but when you’ve grown up in wars you have to pick up and leave all the time.”

Because of this, Al-Badry is passionate about the relationship between the photographer and his subject.

“People open up to me because we have a lot of the same stories,” he said. “They see I am genuine. I don’t just start snapping photos.”

Al-Badry begins his photography with simple conversation. This, he said, allows him to photograph a person without any walls up, completely raw.

“I’m not a journalist in the sense that I stand across the street with a 400 mm lens to tell a story that I

have nothing to relate to,” Al-Badry said. “I meet people. You have to be close enough for them to welcome you – they shouldn’t be afraid of you or threatened by you. You have to relate to the person in some way, whether it’s because of something beautiful or a horrible struggle.”

Al-Badry always shows the people the images, so they are able to see themselves and agree with what they see.

“I don’t photograph these people looking weak or pathetic or hungry,” he said. “They look strong and resilient and proud.”

Al-Badry simply asks them, “How do you want to be seen?”

“It’s always the same,” he said.

“No human being wants to look weak, and that’s something to think about.”

Having these personal ties to his projects offers a different perspective of storytelling, Al-Badry said.

“I look at war photography, and it’s images of people suffering and dying,” he said. “What about the other side? Why don’t we see their beautiful side?”

After a war destroys a country, all the journalists pack up and leave, Al-Badry said. He strives to show the true resilience of the people who have to stay behind.

“They are left to rebuild communities and homes and themselves while the rest of humanity gave up on them,” Al-Badry said.

“That’s something I’ve always had a connection to.”

CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP

After the documentary, AlBadry will leave Lincoln for work on another project just weeks after returning.

“I can’t stop because there is so much injustice in the world, and photography is the medium that allows you to keep going,” Al-Badry said. “I don’t understand taking a break.”

As soon as he finishes one project, there is another group of people getting hurt and tortured, he said.

“What am I going to do, sit down and be happy about it because I have 20 international newspapers to publish my work?” Al-Badry said. “I have no interest in that. My interest is helping other people, and that’s my purpose. I can’t really sit still.”

For Al-Badry, photography is much more than a hobby. It’s a need.

“How am I supposed to stop and let the voiceless not have a voice?” he said. “If we’re going to sit and let everything pass us by, if we don’t do anything to change the world, then we’re no better than the people who are destroying it.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk

this week in film At the Ross: “Trance”

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• Saturday – 12:30 p.m., 2:40 p.m., 4:50 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:10 p.m.

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Sympl thrives on art from all mediums, looks to inspire others Shelby Fleig DN No boss. No deadlines. No busy work.

Nobody has to be told what to do, and nobody has the authority to do so.

Passion projects consume the brains and time of a group of artists, all with one mission –­ bring positive change to the culture of Nebraska.

Sympl is an art collective made up of a steadily changing and growing group. They produce music, film, fashion, videos and photography. Based inside The Bay Skatepark, they’re dedicated to pushing the boundaries of everything they put their name on.

No single aesthetic defines Sympl. The mixed media setup allows everyone to be creative individually but supported as a whole.

“I feel like a group like this shows that people our age really are trying to get stuff out there,” said Benito Sanchez, a senior film and new media major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. “It’s cool to have like-minded people around you, especially artists, so that we can all share each others’ energies.”

Sanchez, who does film, directing and photography work

at Sympl, said being able to rely on the group for resources, equipment and feedback improves the quality of Sympl’s mission.

“We can do much more as a group than what any single person can envision,” he said.

Collectively, the group is inspired by how Generation Y is portrayed in media.

“A lot of it was parts of our culture moving backwards in terms of what’s good and what’s bad,” said Jordan Riggs, who does film work for Sympl.

Riggs, 24, said he produces what he wants to see.

“Things of the past are getting watered down and we’re trying to bring that back – stuff that’s dense and intelligent,” Riggs said. “And a lot of times we’re doing stuff that’s not dense and intelligent because we like to do ignorant shit.”

Because Lincoln doesn’t offer the diverse platform ideal for artistic endeavors like Sympl, artists’ work is sometimes misunderstood or unappreciated.

“We exist here and we’re valid and there’s something to us that’s of value and I want to show that to the world,” Sanchez said. “I want to portray truth and this is the truth that I know.”

Sophia Cunningham, a 22-year-old singer and songwriter, said Sympl gave her a group of

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(From left) Members of the Sympl art collective Jamal Chinn, Jordan Riggs, Gypsi Aponte, Robert James Taylor, Benito Sanchez and Mary-Ellen Kennedy pose on the roof of The Bay Skatepark.

Sympl focuses their energy on creating original music, film, fashion, videos and photography. people to relate to artistically and culturally.

“Being part of group is like a safe haven for me,” she said. “It’s encouraging. To be honest with you, it was comforting there were a lot of minorities. It’s a sad truth here.”

Without being told to do any-

thing, the group has produced music videos, promotional videos, music, clothing and photography.

When someone produces something impressive, other take notice and work harder.

“Our drive comes from each other,” said Gypsi Aponte, who

works on fashion and design at Sympl.

And when someone needs feedback, the group is there to be honest.

“I think that one thing that works for us is that none of us are on a hierarchy of ‘I’m better than you,’” said Aponte, 29. “We critique ourselves and work off that creative energy.”

Jamaal Chinn moved from Denver three years ago to attend grad school at Doane College in Crete. Founder of Hers Brand Company, Chinn soon made friends with a few Sympl artists after seeing their work on YouTube.

Chinn joined Sympl to work on fashion design and said he felt like he was simply joining his friends in creating what they love, no matter how others perceive it. “There’s more to it. You have to let your mind outside of that box,” Chinn, 27, said. “Do what you want. Do what you feel.

We do what we like. We like what we like.”

The group credits Mike Smith, owner of The Bay, for giving them the space to make art. Sympl said they recognize not everyone has the opportunity to make the art they want, let alone share it in a supportive, safe space.

“That helps us all to not be alone in the dark in all this,” said

Nick Brown, a 20-year-old music producer at Sympl.

As their work from the last couple years gains popularity on YouTube, Tumblr and Instagram, the group plans to keep up their pace and keep producing socially relevant content for the new generation.

Other members of the Sympl team include Clyde Johnson, Christiann Gilchrist, Mary-Ellen Kennedy, Andy Butler and Derrick Sloan.

Individually, they said their work may take them to L.A. or New York, but Sympl will continue to grow even larger.

“Who has the most drive?“ Riggs asked.

“That’s what it comes down to.”

Sympl’s mission to push the limits of what Nebraskans consume all comes down to staying connected to what people like, and the group is adamant to include anyone who shares in their vision of positive change.

“If humanity does it right and uses the tools we have to connect us and take the time to understand why we’re different and how that enriches our lives, which is what Sympl is about, the future could be really bright,” Sanchez said. “We just want to inspire.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk

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movie length: from 5 under two hours you could get six shows in,” he said. “So now you’re getting three or four shows in. But now many of them are in 3D and they’re hiking the ticket prices. Last year was the biggest year in terms of box office in motion picture history. They took in more dollars, even though those films cost more, than any other time in history. So, the strategy is working.”

Dixon said studios have an incentive to uphold blockbusters in a way that caters to expectations.

“It’s the big budget movies where the studios have a lot at risk, that are going to get the ad dollars behind them,” he said.

“The interesting films are not going to get that kind of backing.

Advertising people don’t care whether it’s a great film or not.

They just care ‘how many dollars do we have into it? Oh my god we’ve got to put the money behind it to push it.’”

Like Syrek, Dixon highlighted that runtime itself doesn’t determine quality. He cited the acclaimed “Melancholia” from 2011 as a movie that justified its length.

“Lars von Trier said he wanted to make a film in which the outcome was known from the beginning, but still was suspenseful,” Dixon said. “He managed to pull it off. It opens up with this view from way in outer space, of the planet Melancholia colliding with the Earth in super slow motion, and then fades out. This is the opening five or six minute montage, and the whole movie goes through everything leading up to that. You would think there would be no suspense, but in fact it’s a stunning piece of work.”

In his forthcoming book to be released in May, “Streaming: Movies, Media and Instant Access,”

Dixon tackles the ways in which instantaneous services like Netflix have changed the film landscape, sometimes for the worse.

“They’re dumping the quality of films,” he said. “It’s set up this two-tiered system. Back in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, and in all of cinema history until the digitization of the medium, everything had to open up in the theater to make back its money. Now, that’s no longer true. If a film is too problematic or doesn’t have enough money invested in it, the studios are going to keep going for the big budget films.”

Dixon said the changing roles of filmmakers is also pushing these decisions.

“Directors are no longer in control,” he said. “Producers are in control. The money people are in control. It’s extremely rare that a film gets a wide release now in which the director has the clout to do what he or she wants.”

According to Syrek, changes in vision, too, are driving some of these trends.

“The more important issue isn’t a trend in minutes, but a movement toward expansive content in terms of scope,” Syrek said.

“Marvel set up ‘The Avengers’ for almost a decade! I could care less about the number of minutes, but care deeply about the quality of each 60 seconds.”

There may not be signs of reversal in this trend, but Syrek uses its growing prominence as a reminder that quality should always be a filmmaker ’s focus.

“The runtime of a film is like the experience of life,” Syrek said.

“It’s less about how much you get and more about what you do with it.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk

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Kill County conjures open road images Madeline Christensen DN It’s no secret that Kill County is a long-distance band.

Since their first album release in 2007, the members of the Lincoln Americana group have scattered all over the map –­ but their sound never strays far from home.

The lead vocal duo, Ringo and Josh James, wrote their latest album, “Dust In Wire,” separated by over a thousand miles between Texas and Michigan.

“Dust In Wire” has the same raw, country-folk fusion that Kill County brought to the table in past albums.

For long-time listeners, it’s like an old friend.

Imagine you’ve been driving through the Midwest all night, and the sun is barely rising. The landscape is unchanging, the sky is clear and it’s just you and your thoughts – reflecting on your past, trying not to think about the future. When you’ve been driving all night and tomorrow becomes today, life tends to come into perspective. The feeling is melancholy, but not sad. If it had a soundtrack, it’d be “Dust In Wire.”

The album opens up with the perfect early-morning track, “I805AM.” It sets the tone for the record, and gives it a feeling of place.

You get the image of a barren landscape – dry, dusty, not a building in sight – it’s isolating, but comforting.

Right away, it’s apparent Kill County’s sound has matured. The track is simple, but a fuller sound than past albums – effortlessly creating the dark, folksy style that defines the band.

The album is genuine and raw, like you’re listening to an impromptu jam session on your front porch. It’s the self-made sound that gives Kill County’s brooding vocals and slowdrinking acoustic backing something you won’t tire of putting on repeat.

Kill County always makes for a refreshing album because of the difference in Ringo and Josh James’s vocals. While Ringo puts out a softer,

risen from “Citzen Ruth” to “The Descendants,” and pays tribute to his home state in “Nebraska,” starring Bruce Dern, Will Forte, cameron mount and Bob Odenkirk. The blackand-white father/son road-trip comedy is lower budget than Promising works Payne’s most recent works, but include ‘The Great Nebraska locals in particular should appreciate the personal Gatsby,’ ‘Nebraska,’ touch.

‘Only God Forgives’ Roman Polanski hasn’t directed anything approaching “The Pianist” since his 2002 entry, though he hasn’t yet cast any doubt on his The 2013 Cannes Film Festicourtesy photo val is almost a month away, but talent, either. His entry this year, Despite travelling hundreds and thousands of miles to reunite in Nebraska, Kill County released “Venus In Fur,” stars Mathieu Thursday’s lineup announcement their new record, “Dust In Wire,” in Omaha and Lincoln this month with live shows. marked the start of the buzz. Amalric and his wife EmmanuAlong with (and perhaps more elle Seigner in a dark comedy than) January’s Sundance Festi- adaptation of the Broadway play. folk sound – like in “I805AM,” James of guitar twang behind some great Standing out as Polanski’s first val, Cannes showcases work that, brings in heavy country counterpart vocals from Ringo. while mostly unheard of now, non-English film in forty years, it If the record is a day on the road, in later tracks. Together, it’s a match will reap awards and stir conver- might stand his best chance in re“Black Moon” is what’s playing made in whiskey-soaked heaven. cent years at making waves. sations for the coming year. when the sun begins to set again.

Moving through the album, Sofia Coppola directed one The top prize, the Palme d’Or, The final track is slower then morning turns to a long, hot afterwent to “Amour” in 2012 and of the finest films of the last deanything Kill County has done benoon with “My Friend Dirt.”

“Tree of Life” the year before. cade with “Lost in Translation,” fore, but it’s one of the best. The band Josh takes the vocals on this but since has divided critics with Since Cannes’s first year in 1946, one – it’s a song about love, loss and takes a minimalist approach with “Pulp Fiction,” “The Pianist” “Marie Antoinette” and “Somemoving on. It’s simple, contempla- heavy space and a raw folk sound. where.” This year ’s “The Bling and “Taxi Driver” stand as other With stoic reflections and harmotive and backed with a slow rocking Ring” stars Emma Watson, Taissa Palme d’Or highlights. country sound and some great har- ny, Ringo and James come together Farmiga and Leslie Mann as teenOpening the festival is “The for a bittersweet ending. And Kill monica. agers who rob celebrities’ homes, Great Gatsby,” Baz Luhrmann’s “Maggie” is another favorite. County is all about the bittersweet – stylish, 3D take on the novel. and opens the Cannes “Un CerIt’s spirited and feeling, contrasting for a band that doesn’t really associStyle over substance is always a tain Regard” section. Heavily ate with location, it feels like coming with the melancholy rhythm of the worry with Luhrmann, but with stylized not unlike “Marie Anrecord. Perhaps the most country- home. a Jay-Z-produced soundtrack and toinette,” it’s difficult to put too arts@ based track on the album, it’s well Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mul- much confidence in “The Bling dailynebraskan.com produced with percussion and layers ligan, Tobey Maguire and Isla Ring,” but there’s enough originality and talent Fisher starring, it’s here to prove a sucpromising to be an Featuring cess. event.

The James both proven The Coen baseball: volleyball: from 10 Franco-directed Brothers won the talent and signs “As I Lay Dying” Palme d’Or in from 10 adaptation has 1991 for “Barton of creative, been kept mostFink,” still one of unpredictable ly under wraps, their best works, with no signs it and are back this territory, the had even entered I thought he year with “Inside 2013 Cannes post-production Llewyn Davis,” set did fantastic. until the Cannes in the 1960s New lineup looks to announcement inI thought he took York folk scene cluded the title. and starring Carey be one of the a big step here at Though Franco has Mulligan, Justin more glamorous taken risks with his Nebraska.”

Timberlake, Osimage – his “Spring car Isaac and John and promising of Breakers” role is Darin Erstad Goodman. Though recent years.” baseball coach almost surreal, and its first trailer in 2011 ventured isn’t as brilliantly into selling inviscrafted as some of mound to face Boilermaker their other films (2009’s “A Seri- ible art – but he’s also expressed right-handed pitcher Robert ous Man” in particular), every- that the Faulkner project is one of Ramer (2-2, 4.64 ERA). thing about the film itself screams passion. With support from the On Saturday, the Huskers Faulkner estate, there will be a lot quintessential Coen Brothers hit. will have left-handed hurler of attention directed toward “As I Nicolas Winding Refn may Aaron Bummer (1-0, 2.51 Lay Dying”. not spark much name recogniERA) on the mound, who acClosing Cannes is “Zulu,” tion, but his 2011 Cannes precording to Erstad, seemed to miere “Drive” was one of the a police thriller starring Forest do everything right in his last Whitaker and Orlando Bloom. year ’s most talked-about entries. time out but get the win.

For “Only God Forgives,” Refn The “Cannes closure” gets attenAgainst Ohio State last has teamed up again with Ryan tion for its placement, but rarely Saturday, the sophomore has much reliability in terms of Gosling, who stars as a boxing pitcher allowed just one run quality.

“The Tree,” “The Beclub owner in Bangkok fronting before leaving with a 5-1 lead a family drug-smuggling opera- loved” and “Thérèse Desqueyafter five innings of work. roux” have closed recent years, tion. Two (not safe for work) trail“I thought he did fantasers have sold this movie as tense, each solid but underwhelming tic,” Erstad said of his southentries. violent and as must-see as Refn’s paw’s start. “I thought he took file photo by morgan spiehs | dn As if to support the clout of last. a big step here at Nebraska.”

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meet is going to be like.”

Despite this meet being set up differently than other meets the The Nebraska track and field team Huskers have competed in this season, Weekes has been keeping the finished up the second day of competition in the Kansas Relays Thurs- same training routine. She can’t say what type of meet layout she preday. fers. Weekes would rather focus on In the women’s heptathlon, Magdeveloping her own skills. Beside it gie Malone finished fourth jumping just being cold outside, the wind also 17 feet, 3/4 inches, and Jourdan Doffney placed behind Malone in fifth plays a factor in the athletes’ performances. place with 17 feet even. Malone then “It is going to be windy too, so it went on to secure her second event will have the ability win in the heptathtarnish your perlon in the javelin Those were to formance,” Weekes with 126-3. Doffney pretty good said. finished second, Some Huskthrowing 109-8. results for this ers have also been Malone finished competing in the third in the 800 time of the year.”

Mt. SAC Relays/CA meters posting a Invite Multi-Events.

Gary pepin time of 2 minutes, Jordan Stiens and track and field coach 34.82 seconds, while Anne Martin are Doffeny placed fifth competing in the in 2:35. Doffeny is in heptathlon and finished the day with second place with 4,629 points and 2,961 points (16th) and 3,159 points Malone is in fifth place with 4,369 points. The sprinters will start com- (seventh) on Wednesday. Teran Walford is competing in the decathlon peting Friday in the relays.

Coach Gary Pepin simply wants and finished his first day with 3,737 to have the sprinters run as best as points (sixth).

“Those results were pretty good they can in the weather tomorrow. for this time of year,” Pepin said. “I “I want them to run fast,” Pepin was glad to see all three of them besaid. ing competitive.”

Mara Weekes will be running the Steins has been having back 100 meter sprint, the 4x100 meter relay and the 4x400 meter relay in the problems, so her ability to practice Kansas Relays. Working up to the has been suppressed. Pepin was glad meet has been difficult because of the to see her be able to compete and do weather, but Weekes has been up for well, particularly in the javelin.

The Huskers will end the long the challenge.

“The weather hasn’t been good, meets on Saturday only to start preparing for other meets with similar and it isn’t going to be good here schedules. either,” Weekes said, “But we have sports@ been working outside, and it has dailynebraskan.com been a good simulation of what this

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Nebraska sprinter Mara Weekes rounds the corner at the Bob Devaney Sports Center indoor track. Weekes will be running the 100, 4x400 and 4x400 meter races this weekend at the Kansas Relays.

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Husker tennis player Patricia Veresova returns a serve at the Nebraska Tennis Center. Veresova is one of four seniors playing their last regular season matches this weekend.

Husker seniors to play final regular season matches this weekend Weinriech, Weinstein, Veresova and Weatherholt finish their careers staff report dn A busy weekend is in the Nebraska women’s tennis team’s future; they compete both Friday and Sunday this weekend. They will travel to Minneapolis, Minn., to face Minnesota on Friday and will return home to compete against Wisconsin on Sunday.

For seniors Janine Weinreich, Stephanie Weinstein, Patricia Veresova, and Mary Weatherholt, this weekend’s matches will mark their last regular season game play.

The trip to Minnesota will be the third-consecutive away match

for the Huskers. Last weekend they traveled to East Lansing and Ann Arbor Michigan. But, as the saying goes, there is no rest for the weary.

The tennis season is on its final stretch and the Huskers are hoping to go out with a bang.

Ranked at No. 14, the Huskers will have to win these next two matches in order to have a chance at keeping their current position.

Neither team is ranked, although both are thirsting for a win.

Minnesota lost to Purdue on Friday, making it their third consecutive loss. If the Huskers have a bad day, there is no doubt that the Gophers will pounce on the opportunity to defeat a conference team.

As for the Wisconsin Badgers, they too find themselves in a loselose situation, with a much-needed opportunity for a win. Currently, they have a nine-match loss streak,

which they can’t seem to break.

Both Minnesota and Wisconsin are unranked, and two of the five Big Ten teams to have a losing season.

What does this mean for Nebraska? It’s the perfect opportunity to gain two wins to their conference record and potentially boost their national ranking.

Most importantly, this weekend will be the Husker’s warm-up to the Big Ten Championship, which will be held April 25 through the 28. Playing two teams from the Big Ten will most likely be to their advantage.

“Our goal is to win the Big Ten,” freshmen Maggy Lehmicke previously said. The Huskers are well on their way to their goal and starting this weekend, they have the chance to prove they are worthy. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Nebraska men’s tennis gets a shot at revenge this weekend.

Multiple shots at revenge, actually.

The Huskers open the weekend Friday at home against Big Ten rival Minnesota before a oneday turnaround trip to Wisconsin to play the Badgers. Freshmen Dusty Boyer and Scott Elsass of Nebraska both came by way of Minnesota, but neither got scholarship offers from the Gophers.

They don’t just want to get back at the team that overlooked them but also to do whatever they can to avenge Wisconsin’s 70-38 trouncing of Nebraska in the Big Ten football championship game.

“One of the first things I did when I found out I was gonna be on the team was that I kind of looked at our schedule,” Elsass said. “I saw that we were playing Minnesota at the end of the year.

I didn’t know how I was going to fit in yet, but my goal was to be in the lineup by that match.”

Nebraska’s recent matches with Minnesota actually date back to its Big 12 days. The Huskers lost 6-1 to the Gophers in 2010 and 4-3 the following season. Next season, after Nebraska joined the Big Ten, Minnesota handled Nebraska 7-0 at home. Neither Elsass nor Boyer were around for those matches.

“Every day (junior Tom Blackwell) mentions how he wants to beat them really bad because he just can’t stand them,” Boyer said.

Boyer also has a bone to pick with Minnesota: it was the tennis team he wanted to play for in college. He said he and fellow Minnesotan Wyatt McCoy wanted to play for Minnesota, but Gopher coaches didn’t offer him and McCoy as much scholarship money as in-state recruits. McCoy ended up at Notre Dame, Boyer at Nebraska.

“It was kind of a slap in the face,” Boyer said. “Time to get a little revenge on them I guess.”

Elsass was never recruited by Minnesota, he said, but he knows plenty of guys on the team. He

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Nebraska tennis player Tom Blackwell takes a swing at the Nebraska tennis center. Blackwell and Nebraska play Minnesota and Wisconsin over the weekend.

Every day (Tom Blackwell) mentions how he wants to beat them really bad because he just can’t stand them.”

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said most players from Minnesota played each other in high school tournaments at some point, but they don’t all get along.

“We’ve been playing each other since we were like 10 years old,” he said. “I’ve definitely been looking at this one on the schedule.”

Elsass, who’s mostly played on the No. 3 doubles court this season, said he’s been keeping an eye on the play of Eric Frueh – a Rochester, Minn., native. Like Elsass, Frueh has also played No. 3 doubles.

“I’ve just been kind of keeping my eye on how he’s been doing,” Elsass said. “I hope I get to play him on Friday.”

After the Friday afternoon match, the Huskers will be in the unique situation of a one-day turnaround before playing the

Badgers in Madison. Like with the Gophers, the two freshmen said their older teammates have some not-so-fond memories of playing Wisconsin as well.

Boyer said the Huskers can’t possibly look ahead to the Wisconsin match, especially considering what’s on the line against Minnesota. Friday’s outcome will affect the weekend trip however, he said.

“It’s hard, especially if you lost the first one,” he said. “You’re not as excited, and the energy’s not as high.”

Back-to-back wins would put the energy on high though, if the Huskers can go 2-0 during the weekend, according to Boyer.

“Nothing’s too much sweeter than that,” he said. “I would be smiling for two days straight.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Gymnasts earn No. 10 seed despite ‘lousy’ performance at Big Tens Nebraska will compete against 11 other teams at its NCAA regional Bailey Neel dn The Nebraska men’s gymnastics team will finish the competitive season at this weekend’s NCAA Championship. The Huskers enter the meet as the No. 10 seed in the nation with twelve teams competing overall.

“Believe it or not, our ranking stayed the same even after we did pretty lousy at the Big Ten,” Nebraska coach Chuck Chmelka said. “That’s giving us some confidence because it showed that even with mistakes we could still maintain that national ranking. At this point, we have everything to gain and nothing to lose.”

With that mindset, the team will compete both today and tomorrow in University Park, Penn.

– a destination that the team had a difficult time getting to.

“It’s been crazy trying to get us all here,” Chmelka said. “We spent a number of hours at the

Lincoln airport and then in Chicago waiting for the lightning and storms to stop. Eventually, we just rented some vans, but it took hours longer than we expected, and we got in really late at night.”

Stanford was willing to switch practice times with Nebraska on Thursday, so the travel weary Huskers could rest.

“We had an early practice time, and Stanford was nice enough to switch with us,” Chmelka said.

“It gave our guys an extra three hours of sleep, so we really appreciate it. We would have done the same for anyone else, it’s just good sportsmanship.”

Travel woes aside, the Huskers are confident in their skills and routines. For a little over a week and a half the team has been working to fix what went wrong at the Big Ten Championship.

“We rearranged the lineup a bit, but mostly just kept them focused,” Chmelka said. “The guys have just kind of gelled, and everyone’s feeling really confident about this weekend, even the pommel horse, which gave us problems at Big Ten.” Pommel has been the one event in which Nebraska has struggled all season. The event

will be third in the Husker rotation, after high bars and floor.

“It’s going to be a large hurdle,” Chmelka said. “If we can start strong and make it past pommel without problems, then it’s smooth sailing from there because we close with our three strongest events.”

Nebraska wants nearly every routine to hit in order to be one of the six teams in the finals.

“We have confidence in the team’s ability to hit, there’s no doubt about that,” assistant coach John Robinson said. “We are pushing the guys for top six because we know they can do it if they just do what they do in practice.”

Nebraska will take on all seven of the Big Ten teams they recently competed against in the conference championship. In addition, Oklahoma, Stanford, California, Air Force, and Temple will be competing.

“It’s going to be that much more meaningful when we hit,” Robinson said. “It will be our chance to show that the Big Ten Championship was a fluke and we really can hang with the tough teams.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Nebraska gymnast Grant Perdue goes into his routine at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Perdue and the Huskers are the No. 10 seed this weekend in their NCAA regional.

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ichael Pritchard still can’t believe his team beat the 10th-ranked team in the na-

tion.

“It’s still kind of like ‘did that really happen’ feeling,” the Nebraska outfielder said.

“Nobody expected us to beat Arkansas.”

After throwing a combined no-hitter to capture both wins over the Razorbacks in Tuesday’s double-header, the Huskers (16-19 overall, 8-4 Big Ten) will travel to Purdue (11-22, 4-8).

The Nebraska baseball team will be entering its next series against the Boilermakers with the highest confidence of the season.

With Arkansas pitching better than any team in college baseball and Nebraska playing below .500, there’s no question that the odds were against the Huskers escaping the series with a win.

“A lot of people expected them to come up here and take two easy wins,” senior outfielder Rich Sanguinetti said.

But Darin Erstad’s ballclub proved all the skeptics wrong and cruised to 3-0 and 4-2 victories over the Razorbacks.

“For our guys to experience that, that’s what it’s all about,” the Nebraska coach said. “To be part of a no-hitter and to be able to win two games against a nationally ranked opponent at home – those are memories you’ll have forever. That’s why you play this game: to beat the best.”

Its latest two victories were the type of confidence boost the team’s been looking for, Erstad said.

“The more success you have in those situations, the more confident you’ll be,” Erstad said. “That doubt you had maybe earlier in the year starts to disappear. That you’ve climbed over that so called hump and you get into situations where we need to execute in pressure situations, and you’ve done it. That just creates confidence.”

For its series opener on Friday, the Huskers will send right-hander Christian DeLeon (4-2, 3.70 ERA) to the

baseball: see page 3 Third baseman Blake Headley warms up before Nebraska’s second game with Arkansas Tuesday night. The Huskers took both games from the No. 10 Razorbacks.

Revelle, Nebraska won’t overlook Purdue Huskers sits at No. 2 in conference, but Revelle says Purdue is still threatening

the two teams have squared off in conference, the Big Ten foes are very familiar with each other after facing off in the finale of the Hillenbrand Invitational earlier this year where the Huskers came out on top 4-3.

“We played them in preseason Josh Kelly earlier this year, and we beat dn them, but just because we won doesn’t mean that we’re not going This weekend the No.18 Nebraska to be prepared for them the secsoftball team continues Big Ten ond time around,” Thomason said. play with a road series in West LaIn the first matchup where the fayette, Ind., against the Purdue teams could call each other conferBoilermakers. ence opponents, Nebraska overSunday’s matchup will mark came a 3-0 deficit and defeated the the 11th consecutive game against Boilermakers after Brooke Thomaa Big Ten opponent for the Husk- son scored on a sixth inning sacers, who are second in the con- rifice fly to left field off the bat of ference standings after defeating freshman Hailey Decker.

Minnesota twice in a doubleheadHeading into this weekend, er earlier in the week. the Huskers are 32-9 overall and Purdue is 20-23 overall, cur- 10-3 in conference play. The team is rently sitting at continuing a confereighth in the constretch which ference standings Just because ence includes Iowa, Wiswith a 7-7 record, consin and Minnesowe won but Nebraska ta where the squad coach Revelle doesn’t mean we went 6-2, improvis aware of the ing to second in the strengths that the won’t be ready for Big Ten behind No. Boilermakers pos- them.”

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Huskers and Wol“ W i s c o n s i n , Brooke Thomason verines – who are Nebraska outfielder Minnesota and undefeated in conPurdue are at the ference - will play a top of the league three game series at as far as putting people in motion Bowlin Stadium later this season. and running. We’ve kind of been On the mound for coach Revpreparing for all of them,” Revelle elle’s squad are junior Tatum Edsaid. “They are the ones who get wards and freshman Emily Lockon base and we expect the unex- man. Edwards currently holds a pected. Those are three teams that record of 20-6 after defeating Minif they get people on, then they’re nesota in a game where she was able to put them in motion.” also able to find the fence, hitting Although this is the first time

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Nebraska outfielder Brooke Thomason rounds second base at Bowlin Stadium. Thomason and the Huskers have a much better record than their opponent this weekend, but they are still focused. a grand slam to bring in the team’s only runs of the game. Lockman has also put up a 12-3 record on the mound with an ERA of 1.52, the second best ERA nationally by a freshman.

Purdue has some confidence heading into the series where they face a ranked opponent in

Nebraska. The Boilermakers have won four of their last five games against Indiana and Penn State where their offense was able to post at least seven runs in each game.

Due to a canceled game against Kansas, Nebraska believes time is on its side, and it will be

able to prepare for the weekend series in West Lafayette, Ind. “We’ll be practicing and getting ready for their pitching staff and just seeing what they have,” Thomason said. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

bowling

Mickelson to play in singles semifinal staff report dn Husker Bowler Kristi Mickelson, who threw a perfect game in the quarterfinal round, will roll once again this Saturday in the semifinal round of the NCAA singles bowling championship.

Nebraska, the reigning national champion after its 4.5-2.5 win over Vanderbilt on Saturday, had a pair of bowlers qualify for the individual championship, but Liz Kuhlkin lost to Vanderbilt’s Jessica Earnest in the quarterfinals Tuesday 641-519.

Mickelson defeated Clarke’s Morgan O’Brien 758661, perfect game included, to move on to the semifinals. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

volleyball

Huskers build team unity through preseason Cook says exhibition games give his team chance to unify Eric Bertrand DN The Nebraska women’s volleyball team has placed importance on building team unity these past few weeks.

The Huskers have done this with a beach volleyball program and a mini season to get them ready for the fall.

“It’s just about getting experience and learning how to play together and building that team,” Nebraska coach John Cook said.

With the sand season done and over with, now the mini season is also coming to an end as the Husker squad will wrap up its final spring season game at Wichita State on Saturday. This was the lone road game scheduled for the Huskers in its four-game spring season.

For some players, this will be their first experience of what a regular season roadtrip will be like, and they have been excited for the opportunity of building a better relationship with the other teammates.

“I’m looking forward to it,” freshman Amber Rolfzen said. “It will be interesting to see what we do in the off-time with the team.”

The Huskers are 2-1 with wins over South Dakota State and Iowa State, but had a disappointing five set loss to in-state rival Creighton last week, according to the coach.

“Once everybody starts missing serves, it just spreads.

Everybody gets tentative,” Cook said. “That’s the stuff that’s disappointing because we are just giving points away.”

The Huskers gave away 15 points in their battle with the Blue Jays in service errors alone, not to mention the 37 attacking errors also committed by the Huskers.

“Creighton played really well. You see a team that has three DS’s out there and an experienced setter, and they just made us pay,” Cook said.

Cook feels the team needs to use the loss as a learning experience in order to do well in the team’s upcoming match-up.

“They are not used to having a team pressure us like that, so this will be a great learning match,” Cook said.

“I hope we learn by the time we play next Saturday.”

The Huskers’ troubles

volleyball: see page 3