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So this is more of a me-being-annoyed thing than an actual problem – but these fences gotta go. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, just glance around campus. I do a little recruiting for the journalism college and a talking point I have to coax away my fellow Kansans from an in-state school is how easy it is to get across campus here at Nebraska. It really, truly, only takes about 10 minutes to get from one side of the campus to the other. Save the walk from Westbrook to Nebraska Hall, it’s about 10 minutes from one place to another. And it’s awesome. I get to roll out of bed at 9:15 a.m., throw on jeans and get to my History of Rock class by 9:27. That’s an awesome thing for people who like hitting the snooze button six too many times or for those of us not obsessed with our Fitbits. But these fences are messin’ with my route and my vibe. I was two minutes late for my Ancient Israel class on Wednesday thanks to 8-foot construction fences blocking my way. Before you bring up the fact that I could have left earlier, you can’t tell me you haven’t been at least a little irked that these fences are blocking our way. And I get it, it’s a beautification project for our campus and it’s for our safety to have those fences and blah blah blah, but what happened to notifying the student body before things happened that directly affected students? I work for a newspaper, for goodness sake, and I had to ask a bus driver where to stand to get on the 24 bus to East Campus since the original bus stop is within the jurisdiction of those darn fences.
The only real argument I have to offer is that there either should have been some sort of notification that sidewalks would be closed, or the construction should have waited until this summer when 20,000 fewer people will be walking on campus. In reality, it’s not a huge deal. They’re fences. I’m a little cranky today, and it’s no big deal. But it’s annoying, and I do think that when it comes to changes on our campus, we should know about it so we can adapt before we’re late for class.
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Hortencia Mateo Quimí takes care of her aunt, Maria Mateo Ramirez, who is nearly 100 years old, and is deaf, blind and mute. They live in one of the 64 weathered houses at the highest point of La Cienega, a vanishing town in southwest Ecuador often referred to as “the town with no kids.
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Trio finds fulfillment in belly dancing company CAIT THIESFELD DN Belly dancing is composed of a variety of movements made possible by women and men with limber arms and legs. A form of dance involving torso articulation, the art of belly dancing began in the Middle East. Continuing through generations of dancers, the performances have passed through multiple regions and into pop culture. Lincoln’s Jewel in the Lotus Dance Company specializes in creating its vision through belly dancing: the “improv-style Tribal” dance. Founders Cheryl Siedband, Paige Roswell and Sydney Watts got their start at Benu Dance Company. “I had been going to counseling up the street from Benu for about year,” Siedband said. “I had seen dancers before, and I just really looked up to how much confidence they had. It wasn’t just the stereotypical beautiful ladies, even though they were there. It was tall women, short women, fat women, skinny women, old women and young women. And they were all together there and they were having a blast. I was so shy and reserved, had two kids, so a few years into that I lost sense of who I was and was really trying to work through some issues. So I walked through (the doors) and met my teachers Michele and Barb, and they welcomed me instantly.” Siedband knew Watts from Lincoln Northeast High School, which they both attended. They lost contact after graduation but reconnected in early 2009. Watts introduced Siedband to Roswell and the three became close friends. Roswell and Watts first encountered Benu after watching the troupe perform at Bethany Park in August 2009. Roswell joined in February 2010. Her interest was partly because of a Disney-inspired performance of “Alice in Wonderland” that, at the time, still needed its Alice. She practiced two hours a day, four or five days a week for the performance. “I was a fast learner,” Roswell said. “The Disney show ended up not happening, but I’m glad that there was something that got me to join. This is what I want to do with my life – I don’t care what job I have, as long as it allows me to continue enjoying it.” Benu eventually closed its doors, and the trio was left to their own devices to find something that would fill the hole in their schedules and lives. They came together in 2011 to form Jewel in the Lotus, which has seen more than 20 members come and go within the last three years. “When our teachers retired, we just were really anxious with what we would do,” Siedband said. There were other troupes, but we had our own ideas of what we wanted to do with the dance, and so we decided ‘Well we know the basics, why don’t we teach beginner classes and then we’ll grow together.’” The troupe first moved to Roswell’s basement in January 2012. The next transition would take them to a studio above 17th and O streets in April 2013. The company moved to its current
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Cheryl Siedband and Paige Roswell perform as a demonstration before their class of students arrive on Tuesday. The bellydancing company, Jewel In The Lotus, instructs four classes a week for about two hours per session. location in October 2013. Jewel in the Lotus Dance Company is located at 3333 Cleveland Avenue. Beginner-level classes are offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesdays and Sundays 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Intermediate and expert classes are offered on the same days from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. In the first lessons, Siedband and her friends will take the student(s) through 10 basic moves of varying speeds. Although there are lots of schools of thought on how long it takes to learn the steps, Siedband has her students learn at their own rate. “It might take you longer to learn it, but you will learn it better,” Siedband said. Siedband and her troupe are proficient in their abilities, but like all dancers, are still learning. After their dancers reach a point of being
proficient in beginning and intermediate dance, the teachers and students work and dance together. “It makes us stronger, being able to learn together,” Siedband said. “Once people seem to be doing well, we try to move on to other things as quickly as we can.” Siedband said the troupe is also founded on intimacy. “The great thing about our community in Lincoln is that we are all friends with the other troupes,” Siedband said. “In other places, I’ve heard there is a more of a competition between groups. We don’t do that so much. We have fun with it.” Some of the places that Jewel in the Lotus has performed include The Grove, James Arthur Vineyard, Knickerbockers and Duggan’s Pub. One of the performances included the troupe performing to the soundtrack of “Night-
mare Before Christmas” at Duggan’s in 2014. The troupe has also performed at Lincoln’s Zombie Fest. Each of the co-founders said they had their own fears about walking through the door of Benu Dance Company, but each story ended with the realization they were loved and accepted. “The show is happening and you are in the moment,” Seidband said. “It is the best thing in the world. I certainly hope that I am able to help people find that – if that is their path. I would say that if you are scared or shy, the great thing about the dance community is that they accept everyone. It’s for professors, college students, drop-outs, stay-at-home moms, and weird assistant dog groomers like me.” As belly dancers, the troupe said they dance to feel empowered. “I find it more empowering than a sensual
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a choli, which is a fancy belly dance crop top, an ornate bra and then jewelry up the wazoo. We have so much clothes on, this is not stripping at all.” Roswell said she hopes to continue belly dancing no matter where life takes her. “This is what I want to do with my life,” Roswell said. “I don’t care what job I have, as long
as it allows me to continue enjoying it.” Siedband said belly dancing should be encouraged for any and everyone, particularly those who wish to feel free through movement. “I think that belly dancing is good for anyone,” Siedband said. “That’s what drove me to go out and do it. What I love about dance is that
it is something that gave me freedom. I believe that everyone should have a passion. It doesn’t have to be dance – but that happened to be mine. When the music is going, when you are with friends, there is nothing like it.” ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
Student plays union piano to combat anxiety LAUREN BROWN-HULME DN Jack Borden presses down on the stiff white and black keys of the Steinway. He closes his eyes as the brassy sound carries down the stairs of the Nebraska Union, heard by those studying or eating Runza on the first floor. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus of 25,000 strangers is daunting to him. But when he’s seated in front of the piano that’s nestled between the Student Involvement office and the balcony that looks over the Union Plaza, the freshman finance major feels at home. It’s nicer than the 100-year-old, out-of-tune upright piano he grew up playing at home in Naperville, Illinois. The one in the union is in perfect condition. He noticed the difference in the keys when he played it for the first time. He plays to distract himself from the loneliness, he said. His friends from Illinois go to school elsewhere, and his social anxiety keeps him from making new ones easily. So he plays the piano and is transported back to another time and place. “Nocturne Op 9 No. II” by Chopin reminds him of the times he would play classical music for family members after a hard day. “Gypsy” by Fleetwood Mac brings back memories of family road trips, when they would listen to the song in their 2004 burgundy Honda CR-V. “My Heart Will Go On” makes him think of his Uncle Damond – “Titanic” fan and talented piano player who passed away in 2004. Sometimes, he isn’t so nostalgic. He’ll play songs like “Uptown Funk” by Bruno Mars or “Stacy’s Mom” by Fountains of Wayne. Either way he plays once or twice a day. “I would definitely say my first year of college would have been a lot worse had that piano not been there,” Borden. “I get lonely very easily and I can either spend it A) doing nothing or B) spend it on the piano. It’s something I cling to and it makes me happier at the end of the day.” Borden said the more he throws himself into social situations, like playing the piano in public, the less of a problem his anxiety will be. He’s found that he doesn’t have to approach strangers, he just plays music for them and they’ll approach him. What better way to combat anxiety than by doing something he loves that can brighten others’ days, he said. One day Borden was playing a Five for Fighting song. His eyes were closed and he was singing along when a student slammed a $5 bill on the piano before walking away. Stunned, he pocketed the gift and kept playing. Another time, a group gathered around the piano while Borden played “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey. They stayed for 40 minutes requesting songs and singing along with him. Borden’s most joyful when he’s bringing other people joy, he said.
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Jack Borden, a freshman finance major, finds his home away from home playing the Nebraska Union piano. “If I can make someone’s day every day for the rest of my life than I know I’ve lived a good life,” Borden said. “Sharing music with people makes them happier. I consider that a success in my book.” He met his girlfriend, Becca Tully, in their sophomore year of high school when he was playing piano at a party hosted by a mutual friend. Tully heard Borden playing “Accidentally in Love” by Counting Crows and told him how much she loved the song. “Looking back it really makes me believe in destiny,” Borden said. “Had I not played that one song, I may have never had the chance to know Becca. She has had such a large positive influence on my life, and I am very thankful to
know her.” Tully is a freshman at Saint Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, so the two only see each other when they’re home in Naperville. She said she’s glad Borden has music to lean on while they’re apart. “He was overwhelmed by Nebraska and meeting people by himself,” Tully said. “Music was a good thing for him to stick with because he’s met people through that, whether that was on purpose or not.” As a New Year’s Resolution, Tully and Borden dedicated 2015 to stepping outside of their comfort zones. They’ll eventually go skydiving, but Borden started small by playing piano in public places on campus.
“He’s such an open and loving person but he holds that back because he’s scared,” Tully said. “But when he gets into his music he lets it all fly out and it’s out in the open. Music has meant a lot to him in his life and it’s really impacted him in a positive way.” Borden said his social anxiety has improved tremendously. In the midst of adjusting to a new environment and trying to survive his macroeconomics class, the Steinway keeps him happy. “Playing piano has definitely enriched my college experience,” Borden said. “It’s been a life-saver. Little things can compare to it, and I can’t imagine my life without it.” ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Night shift officers keep the status quo when the sun goes down KATJA DUERIG DN By 9 p.m. most classes are over and students are beginning to turn in for the night. Campus lulls as streetlights brighten and parking lots clear out. But this is the beginning of the day for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department’s night shift officers. At the UNLPD headquarters on 17th and R streets, night officers check out their equipment for the evening: flashlights, radios, squad car keys, etc. There are usually three to five officers and one sergeant on duty. Their 10-hour shift begins with a briefing. They gather in the conference room to review warrants and civilians linked to complaints in the area. Though they speak about what could be the biggest threats to their safety that night, the atmosphere is informal and friendly. Then it’s off to the patrol cars. Each is equipped with a radio and laptop that connects UNL officers to all police activity in Lancaster County. There’s also a camera in the car that records at the cue of the officer plus two minutes beforehand to catch any missed activity. Sgt. Zachary Byers is in charge of UNLPD’s vehicle technology. He said that, in a mid-size department, officers share the responsibilities that larger departments may have the staff for, such as training. This department consists of a chief, two assistant chiefs, seven sergeants and about 20 officers. When Byers is on night duty, he starts off by driving around and in between City and East campuses. He said that he likes to get a mental image of the area so he can tell if there’s anything different later. “As UNL police, we’re responding to any problems on campus,” he said.
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UNLPD officer Ricky Greene patrols the area around the Nebraska Union greenspace on Wednesday night. Night shift officers start their work around 9 p.m. and patrol for up to 10 hours. That means investigating calls for service made by UNL students, faculty or staff and any potential threats from outside the university. Common calls for service include fire
alarms, staff needing to get into locked buildings, noise complaints and medical attention for inebriated students. Most serious crimes committed on campus at night involve nonstudents,” Byers said.
As a sergeant with the UNLPD, Byers said he tries to promote proactive policing in the department. Even at night, officers are encouraged to take breaks from driving and patrol either by foot or bike to create a more casual presence on campus. He said the job of a police officer isn’t to hound students. “They’re learning the adult world,” Byers said. “We’re not trying to make it hard on them but show them some responsibility.” As police patrol the streets and walkways of campus, another branch of the UNLPD monitors the interior. Community service officers’ main job is to walk through campus at night, keeping an eye on student activity and responding to any misconduct. CSOs train in everything the police do over a five-week course. They’re a similar organization, but police are on commission while CSOs aren’t. CSOs are also present on campus year-round, even with the decline of student population over breaks. Officer Ricky Greene has been a UNL CSO for two and a half years. He said that a lot of the job is noticing when things aren’t how they should be. “You’re pretty much looking for everything,” he said, “From the wrong person being in the building, unlocked doors, doors being propped open.” Like the UNLPD, CSO shifts last 10 hours. Officers are assigned 1 of 11 areas of campus, or “posts.” They’re responsible for all of the buildings, especially residence halls, in their post. In the dorms, drinking is a problem seven days a week, Greene said. Whether a student comes back intoxicated and stumbles through halls or has a loud get-together in his or her room, CSOs are immediately able to respond. “All the things that occur in the dorms, we’re pretty much on hand right before it happens,” Greene said. ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
Professor writes about religion as a human response RAGHAV KIDAMBI DN
tic oriented dissertation. To publish and to research at a professional level in Biblical Hebrew, you have to really have that fire in your belly, you have to love what you’re doing Stephen Burnett, chairman of the Departbecause a lot of times, as you get ment of Classical and Religious involved in this, you’re not going Studies, gazed upon one of his to get rewarded much, and your Jewish history textbooks as he reward is the self-satisfaction of a prepared himself for an upcoming job well done.” religious studies class: 217 “Israel Burnett wrote his thesis on a the Holy Land.” Christian Hebrew scholar who Burnett started off as a Hebrew lived about 1600 A.D. This scholar studies major at the University of effectively wrote all of the textWisconsin, but one thing led to books on Hebrew, including a masanother and his interest swayed sive Hebrew dictionary in Latin, toward Jewish history instead. the first one of its kind that was in “What I research and write both the language of the Hebrew about right now is known as ‘the and in the language of the Talmud. BURNETT Christian study of Hebrew’ and “He was a very famous figure ‘Jewish Christian relations’ in who no one had ever studied; his Europe between 1500 and 1700,” family had sold all the family papers and the Burnett said. “I decided that I wanted to do library consisting of his works to a university something other than a very heavily linguis-
in Europe during the early 1700s , so now, all his work was there, at the university,” Burnett said. “They even gave me a special pass to go into the closed stacks of the university’s library. Most European libraries don’t have the habit of permitting anyone other than staff into the archival parts of the library. However, when I was let in, I was busy pulling out rare books and taking down notes for my research. Unlike other topics, this one was one of those topics where you get better at with age and definitely would fall in love with.” Burnett’s transition from Christian Hebrew studies to Jewish Christian relations happened when his wife was offered a job at UNL. He had yet to receive his Ph.D., but he was given the opportunity to teach a survey of Jewish history and he took it up and studied his way into Judaism. Burnett is professionally known for his works and publications not only in the United States, but also in Europe and Israel.
“If you’re going to be in the field of Jewish history, the Israelis have to know who you are, and, if you’re going to be anybody at all, they are going to have to be pretty impressed with what you do.” Burnett has been to Jerusalem multiple times for conferences and research related activities. He’s also made the decision to take his family along to show them how much religious related history that little piece of land the size of Delaware has. “Religion is a very natural human response to big questions,” Burnett said. “How do we explain the existence of the world and its continuance? How do we explain various types of natural forces? What kind of meaning does life have? Or does it not have meaning at all? It is just a natural part of human condition, and we just have to learn to embrace it in the subtlest way possible.” ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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7 students illustrate life in Ecuador through photo stories MILES ROTHLISBERGER DN University of Nebraska-Lincoln students will give members of the Lincoln community a glimpse into the lives and struggles of the people of Ecuador on Thursday night. Students from the College of Journalism and Mass Communications will present Global Eyewitness Ecuador at the Bourbon Theatre from 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets cost $5, and there will be a print auction to benefit the Ecuadorians featured in the presentation. Led by photojournalism professor Bruce Thorson, seven COJMC students captured still photography, video and audio to show the dayto-day lives and obstacles of a diverse group of Ecuadorians. By the end of the presentation, Thorson said, the experiences of these Ecuadorians will leave a lasting impression. “I think people who attend will see life in another country, and it will give them perspective on their own lives,” Thorson said. The presentation will act as a way to showcase the work of the students who chose various subjects within the country. Thorson said the stories of the Ecuadorians had a lasting impact on the students. “This is something they will carry with them for the rest of their lives,” Thorson said. “They get to experience a different country, different culture, different community. It’s a lifechanging event to see how people make a living; usually, they have very little to begin with.” In preparation for traveling to Ecuador, the
students spent five weeks researching ideas before leaving during UNL’s winter break. While abroad, the students witnessed and captured unique and influential moments. For example, junior journalism majors Mara Klecker and Shelby Wolfe wrote about La Cienega, a rural community of only 13 60-to-90-year-old people. “It was really surreal, a ghost town kind of feeling,” Klecker said. “It was like walking in a dream.” After writing about such an experience, an odd relationship forms between the journalist and his or her interviewees, Wolfe said. “Their stories have become a part of my life,” Wolfe said. “It’s a delicate relationship. You get to know these people and they let you in. Yet this is a strange relationship because you don’t form lifelong bonds.” Even once a story is complete, Klecker said that the desire for the best story possible for the people interviewed stays with the journalist. “At some point, you have to step back and ask yourself ‘Is this how they want their stories shared to someone who’s never been to Ecuador?’” Klecker said. With all their experiences and those of their Ecuadorian interviewees, the students said they hope to offer reflection on a different way of life through Global Eyewitness Ecuador. “That’s kind of the point of photojournalism,” said Allison Hess, a junior journalism major. “You show a different viewpoint that you don’t see on a regular basis. The stories are going to look different than what you find in your backyard.” ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Shelby Wolfe and Mara Klecker ride a gondola above the rainforest near Mindo, Ecuador. Wolfe and Klecker were selected by associate professor Bruce Thorson to
CAMPUS STYLE
FENGJI NIE SOPHOMORE MATHEMATICS MAJOR We love great style here at the Daily Nebraskan Arts and Entertainment section. That’s why this year, we’ll be scouting out the best-dressed students on campus to feature in our very first weekly street style section. We plan on featuring all interesting UNL style. Whether that be a stylish sorority girl or a man wearing a Scooby-Doo costume
on campus, we’re looking for the best and most unique fashion campus. So to all you trendsetters out there, your next outfit might be printed right here in the Daily Nebraskan. Jacket: G Star Pants: Evisu brand, from Japan Hat: Yankee cap, bought in Chicago
I like hip-hop style. I like Jordan shoes and most of my shoes are sneakers. I don’t really like jeans, these are joggers so they’re much looser. When I want to dress colorful, I will dress with everything colorful. When I just want to wear one color, I won’t mix any colors in my outfit.” —COMPILED BY GABRIELLA MARTINEZ-GARRO
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INTERNET RAP SENSATION, RIFF RAFF, WILL BE PERFORMING AT THE BOURBON THEATRE ON SUNDAY APRIL, 12. THE DN ASKED STUDENTS HOW THEY PREDICT LINCOLN WILL RESPOND TO THE SHOW. A lot of people started liking him this last year. And even though he’s a joke, I think he knows he’s a joke because he’s pretty entertaining.”
I’m sure people will like that. Especially college students are down for that kind of stuff.” TAYLOR ALBERT
JUNIOR GLOBAL STUDIES MAJOR
BRITTANY REED
SENIOR PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR
I think he’ll be accepted well. People here seem to like artists like J. Cole and Waka Flocka Flame and he’s right up there with them.” JAKE BRUYETTI
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MAJOR
My roommates won tickets last night. Lincoln’s a pretty diverse city, there are communities that will receive him well. There’s a conservative population but there’s also liberals so he’ll definitely have fans.”
I’m sure he’ll be accepted with college students but probably not anyone outside of that.” DANIELLE SHULTZ
JUNIOR PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR
He doesn’t belong here. His way of life isn’t like anyone’s way of life here. He should go to the coast.” CHARLIE MAURER
ACCOUNTING GRADUATE STUDENT
ERIK SONCKSEN
JUNIOR BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MAJOR
I actually like Riff Raff, I think he’s hilarious. He’s so hyper and he knows how to get a crowd going.” JON LOCARNI
ACCOUNTING GRADUATE STUDENT
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UNLPD needs to use alerts more effectively The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department failed to effectively use its emergency alert system – again. On Saturday at 7 p.m., a UNL assistant professor discovered a body half-submerged in Dead Man’s Run on East Campus. Two and a half hours later, after news of the investigation had already been shared by multiple media outlets, UNLPD alerted students via Twitter with a timely warning bulletin. That bulletin stated that police believed the man to have been deceased for some time. This isn’t what the Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board believes to be a timely warning bulletin. In January, the Chancellor’s University Safety Committee decided that UNL Alerts, an emergency notification system that alerts students via texts and emails when there’s an emergency on campus or nearby, will become mandatory for students. But we’re curious – what was the point? Although information released on Monday suggested that the man’s death showed no signs of violence, students weren’t aware of that at the time. What if the man had been murdered and the killer was roaming campus that night? Posting on Twitter more than two hours later isn’t an effective way of alerting students to an emergency. This isn’t the first time UNLPD has neglected to alert students to crime on campus. On Oct. 9, 2014, at about 4:30 p.m., two UNL students were walking to their car in a Harper-Schramm-Smith parking lot when a man armed with a handgun drove by and threatened them, the police report said. The man got back into the car and left, and no UNL alert was sent to students. Instead, UNL police vaguely posted the words “Timely Warning” on social media with a link to the bulletin.
“A more serious situation, such as a definite sighting of an active gunman on campus, would have prompted officials to ‘activate UNL’s alert system,’” UNLPD Officer Aaron Pembleton told the Omaha World-Herald. And in March, a UNL staff member told police that several males were waving what appeared to be a handgun on the basketball courts north of the Knoll Residence Center. The police report states that when the officer arrived, the males had dispersed and a witness told the officer that the handgun was “clearly a toy.” Even if it wasn’t an actual firearm, why does UNLPD need to wait until officers arrive to the scene of the crime to tell students to stay away from the area? Gun sightings don’t happen often at UNL, so when they do, students have the right to be worried and to be informed, whether there’s an actual crime or not. Several times UNLPD has done a great job of keeping students informed. For example in February, when a man riding a bicycle at 16th and R streets stole a stocking cap from a pedestrian. The UNL alert that went out said the man had a handgun and that students should avoid the area. Although no one was hurt during the incident and police apprehended the suspect, we believe UNLPD couldn’t have communicated better with campus than it did that day. This system has the potential to be useful for students, but it needs to be run efficiently. A thriving campus means students are spread across multiple buildings and activities. They need to know as soon as possible if something exists nearby that could threaten their safety or seriously disrupt the flow of their day.
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Boycotting Indiana denies state its right to open debate Annie Stokely
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e’re at a stage in our lives where everyone around us seems to be coupling off and getting married. Siblings and close friends ask us to be in their wedding party – or just show up and party with them. That’s all a wedding is, a party. It’s a social gathering that celebrates the marriage of two people, which is really just a piece of paper with some signatures on it. Whether you’ve got a bride and a groom or two brides and two grooms, the point of the wedding is for families and friends to gather in support of those newlyweds, to celebrate their new life together. Notice I keep using the word celebrate, not tolerate. The recent religious freedom law in Indiana has been criticized for supposedly legalizing intolerance. Beginning July 1, people – namely business owners, associations and institutions – are allowed to decline a service that would clash with their religious beliefs. Critics of the law claim it was designed to give businesses a loophole through which to discriminate against the LGBT community. I will admit that it’s worth objecting to some of the things this law could allow. The Actor ’s Equity Association opposes it on the suggestion that a hotel could refuse a room to a same-sex couple. But the accusations that this law was drafted and submitted as a reason to hate on same-sex couples strike me as a deliberate refusal to listen to one another. Memories Pizza, an openly Christian restaurant in Indiana, stated in an interview with ABC that, while they’re happy to serve a gay person or gay couple in their restaurant, they wouldn’t cater their wedding. Not because they hate gay people, but because – as we’ve all been reminded by recent events in Nebraska legislature – Christians don’t agree with same-sex marriage. Again, they don’t hate it, or hate same-sex couples, they just don’t agree. No one celebrates what they don’t agree with. I’m not going to do a jig every time someone wastes food. If my boyfriend asked me for an open relationship, I wouldn’t break out the confetti gun. And if someone was throwing a party for anything that went against my morals, I wouldn’t come bringing cake. This law doesn’t say businesses are allowed to treat same-sex couples with hate or intolerance, but that businesses don’t have to celebrate them. What kills me about all this is the jawdropping response of the LGBT community. Memories Pizza closed their doors and the
ART BY MICHAEL JOHNSON | DN owners went into hiding for a week to avoid a barrage of harassment, including a high school coach threatening to burn down the restaurant. I don’t know about you, but if someone told me they weren’t going to my wedding because they objected to my significant other, I wouldn’t go set fire to their house. (Cue Monty Python: “This is supposed to be a happy occasion…”) There have been some LGBT supporters who have reached out to Memories Pizza with a kinder hand, such as small business owner Courtney Hoffman, but their quiet apologies are very nearly drowned out by the outrage surrounding them. This outrage is directed at more than one little family-owned pizza joint – the entire state of Indiana is being boycotted. Various business conferences and sports meetings, including the NCAA, have been cancelled
or postponed, and several mayors temporarily placed traveling restrictions on cityfunded trips to the Hoosier state. Yes, the uproar has gotten everyone’s attention, and the wording of the law has been modified as a response. But refusing to visit or associate with a whole state in any way until they conform their beliefs is downright petulant. It’s not like all of Indiana is denying service to same-sex couples. Some businesses just don’t want to make a cake for a party they’re not even obligated to attend. Practically the entire rest of the nation has denied Indiana the right to open debate, the right to explain itself, and is now shunning one of its members simply for being a little vague. Most terrifying to me is this unwillingness to listen to supporters of the new law. On Ed Shultz’s MSNBC program, Ryan Anderson of The Heritage Foundation tried to
defend this more conservative view – and when I say tried, I mean he was talked over, ignored and eventually had his mic turned off. No matter what side of the argument you’re on, nothing is going to be solved if you refuse to even acknowledge there’s another side to the argument. With all that’s being said about Indiana, try to remember that wedding guest sitting awkwardly in the back corner, doing his or her best not to draw attention. It’s not an intent to be hateful. After all, there are plenty of people around who are brimming with support. But that particular guest just doesn’t want to be there. To shame him or her into staying is just cruel. ANNIE STOKELY IS A JUNIOR ENGLISH MAJOR. FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER @ANNA_BEE_94 OR REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Unfair conditions don’t equal religious persecution Vicki Klafter
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n Kenya, 147 people were killed because of what they believed. ISIS beheaded 21 Egyptian Christians in a video message to “People of the Cross.” Chinese and Laotian governments still enforce a state-relegated religion and discourage the practice of any monotheistic religion. These examples are persecution. Being a Christian in the United States while same-sex marriage is being legalized is not persecution. Being a Christian in the United States while same-sex marriage is being legalized is living in a democracy where the rights of more than just the majority are finally being addressed. There’s a contextual difference between discrimination and persecution as well. They aren’t the same. A group can be discriminated against and persecuted but the exclusive presence of the first element doesn’t justify the use
of the second term to be broadly spread over the group as a whole. It’s especially absurd to state that Christians are persecuted by the legalization of same-sex marriage. Persecution means to target an individual or group because of their identities or beliefs. Same-sex marriage allows other people to have the same rights as members of the majority. It doesn’t infringe on the rights of people who are opposed to it. They can still get married, pay taxes, raise kids and die respectfully within the confines of their own faith. As I peruse my Facebook feed I sometimes stumble upon a beehive of social media activism from the decidedly middle-age, conservative, white Christian demographic. Personally, I love most of these people to death, but a weird tidal wave of skewed sentiments seems to occur when momentum is gained easily by liking a status or commenting “Yes!” Very quickly a bunch of people are agreeing that “it’s so terrible that we have to raise our kids in such an oppressive nation” and that “the tables have turned and now the Christian faith that founded this country is being persecuted.” Christians in the U.S. have experienced some discrimination in the workplace for their views, especially when voiced in the office or classroom, but as a whole they haven’t experienced anything close to the cruelty shown to Christians globally.
Christians aren’t the only party guilty of trying to sensationalize things without looking at the global stage. With the recent uproar over the Indiana religious protection law, my social media platforms were flooded with outrage from the more liberal demographic of my friend list. They bemoaned the “cruel” treatment LGBT people were receiving and the “atrocities” the governor of Indiana was committing against them, before the bill was even signed into law. A law that allows private businesses to deny them service based on religious beliefs isn’t torture. It isn’t persecution. Gay people are persecuted in Iran where they’re publicly hung if discovered, or suspected, of engaging in homosexual activity. This isn’t to say that LGBT people don’t face persecution in the United States as well, though. The Human Rights Campaign publishes a report that keeps track of all the hate crimes against lesbians, gays and bisexuals, and the numbers are in the thousands annually. To be clear, I’m not discounting that maybe some particular Christians have been persecuted for their faith. What I’m saying is that the classification of legal efforts (no matter how misguided) to equalize the rights of different groups by promoting the rights of another isn’t a purposeful onslaught of violence or mistreatment directed at another group because of who they are or what they believe. In my column last week I discussed the re-
sponsibility that’s inherent to having freedom of speech. Being careful and sensitive can be inconvenient and annoying but it’s imperative for living a socially conscious life. Sadly, the same applies here. This all comes with living in a democracy. When politicians who represent people get to make choices and resolutions that will directly affect those people, a mosh pit of rights ensues. Some people will get hurt. This doesn’t justify unfair conditions, but I’m sorry to be your grandpa, life’s not fair. Sometimes what we can aim for is to keep people safe. Right now, we can’t keep transgender women of color safe. Still, we can try to equalize the rights of multiple parties. In Nebraska, same-sex marriage is on the road, albeit winding, toward legalization. In Nebraska, employers everywhere but in Lincoln and Omaha can fire a person because they’re gay. Rights go both ways. Withholding rights from one group and giving rights to another may “infringe” on the rights of the first but this isn’t persecution. Persecution is shredded lives, burned homes and dead bodies. A spoonful of global perspective helps the discrimination go down and the U.S. needs to learn to swallow some of its own medicine. VICKI KLAFTER IS A FRESHMAN ENGLISH MAJOR. REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
Feticide ruling poses warning to women seeking abortions Emily Kuklinski
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o one can deny the complexity of the abortion debate, regardless of the stance he or she takes on it. Since Purvi Patel of Indiana was arrested for her abortion, the issue has shifted into new, uncomfortable territory. According to the National Advocates for Pregnant Women, Patel will be the first woman to be arrested for feticide in the United States. After having a medically induced miscarriage (which she was accused of due to text messages received from her phone, although toxicologists were unable to confirm the use of drugs), Patel disconnected the fetus from herself, put it in a nearby dumpster and arrived at a local hospital for medical treatment. Authorities later found her guilty of two
charges of child neglect, for abandoning the dead fetus when there was potential of life after the miscarriage, and with killing her child, resulting in a 20-year jail sentence. What sets this case apart from other abortion cases is how it was handled. Feticide laws, as the Washington Post said, are intentionally set in place to protect “pregnant women from providers of dangerous illegal abortions and other sources of harm.” Even if a fetus isn’t successfully terminated, certain feticide laws such as the one in Indiana still deem the person guilty of the crime. However, these laws are being interpreted in ways to intentionally harm women instead, which makes Patel’s situation unsettling. The state of Nebraska, along with 38 other states, has laws to protect women against feticide. However, Nebraska is set apart from Indiana. Nebraska and 28 other states have feticide laws that apply to the earliest stages of pregnancy. For our state in particular, Nebraska defines feticide as the “murder of an unborn child in the first degree, murder in the second degree, manslaughter and motor vehicle homicide.” If Nebraska has stricter feticide laws than Indiana, could our state then begin to see even harsher punishments enforced on Nebraska women? So far, the way the laws are being interpreted appears
to be a back-alley way of finding fault with a woman’s choice to have an abortion stacked onto the initial crime. With Patel’s arrest comes the opportunity for other women to become frightened, even if they’re approaching abortion in a legal matter. As former Indiana Rep. David Orentlicher told the PRI: “Any time a pregnant woman does something that can harm a fetus, now she has to worry, ‘Am I going to be charged with attempted feticide.’ If you discourage pregnant women from getting prenatal care, you’re not helping fetuses, you’re harming fetuses.” What’s most disturbing about this report was the way the prosecutors went to charge Patel with superfluous crimes. Although the means that brought about Patel’s abortion weren’t done with the utmost care, it doesn’t mean that we must additionally shame her in court for what she has done. She was already frightened to go through with her abortion because of the already heavy burden laid upon her by her family and her family’s customs. As an Indian immigrant, Patel became pregnant out of wedlock and sought out illicit means to carry out the procedure because that was the only method she saw possible for what, to her, needed to be done. She was shamed into doing something she knew was
wrong, but the price for it was best when compared to her familial shame. Patel’s treatment was wrong, and as Orentlicher said, now poses a warning to others about what could happen to them if they seek an abortion. This case shows how the law is willing and has the capability to manipulate other forms of legislation as a means to shame and further punish those who are being prosecuted. It’s also people of power finding loopholes in existing laws to expose what they most want rather than asking themselves what is just. When I see this sort of thing happening, I don’t think of abortion. I think of a woman who had more struck against her than was necessary. Looking to Nebraska and the 28 other states who have strict feticide laws, there’s a lingering feeling that we could see even harsher punishments inflicted on Nebraska women. And now who is to say the same thing won’t happen to a woman who did things in a more legal light? Justice is about paying what is due, not being forced to pay additional fines to erase your dignity. EMILY KUKLINSKI IS A JUNIOR ENGLISH AND THEATRE MAJOR. YOU CAN FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER @THEFUNNYEMILY OR REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM.
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Negative media coverage impacts rape culture Amy Kenyon
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ike a majority of women who grew up in the United States, I have heard stories of violence against women my entire life. I, like others, have been told to be careful about where I walk, especially at night and especially while alone. As a freshman, a rape whistle was among the goodies I received at Big Red Welcome. When leaving the Daily Nebraskan office or the theater building late at night, friends have asked me to text them that I got home safely. I have heard many stories about sexual assaults on campuses across the U.S. Thankfully, I have neither faced a situation of violence myself, nor had a close friend tell me about an experience with one. That being said, sexual assault is frighteningly widespread and horrifyingly traumatic for victims. Alongside this personal violence, though, sexual assault is problematic because of the continued judgments made against victims. On a wide-spread scale, rape culture continues to tell women sexual assault is their fault and they
ought to keep quiet about it. This issue is bound in language as much as in action. I have never questioned the fact sexual assault is a social problem. Yet plenty of people, often using the voice of the internet, insist that accusations of rape are false as often as they are true. They claim victims who have spoken out only wanted the attention, had sex and then regretted it or used it to gain sympathy from friends or parents. However, as countless reports by publications such as The Washington Post will tell you, false accusations are in the minority. According to one study, less than half of sexual assaults are reported to authorities. Of those, less than 7 percent are false accusations. These numbers are also hard to verify because of the shame and judgment attached to victims of these crimes. That is why the increasing number of reports and conversations regarding sexual assault on college campuses have been encouraging. If we talk about it, we can talk about ways to fix it. Yet this progress has been undermined in the last year by the resurgence of doubts about the truthfulness behind these stories. In November of last year, Rolling Stone published “A Rape on Campus.” It detailed the alleged gang rape of a University of Virginia student during a party at a fraternity. Shortly after, questions about the truthfulness of the account began to surface. On Sunday, Columbia University released a report detailing how Rolling Stone failed to properly investigate the story. Rolling Stone cooperated
fully and has now officially retracted the story, but the damage has been done. I didn’t read Rolling Stone’s article when it was released. I remember hearing about the UVA campus protests, but I was glad for its attempts to raise awareness. With the article’s retraction, though, we add more fuel to the fire for those who want to excuse campus sexual assault as limited to a few, isolated, exaggerated reports, which leads us to wonder how Rolling Stone made such critical mistakes over such an important issue. I‘m not a journalism major, but I have worked and regularly conversed with journalists at the Daily Nebraskan for the last two years. I can tell you how much thought and time goes into content editing, fact checking and copy editing each story, which would suggest that the mistakes made in the Rolling Stone article should never have happened. However, I can also tell you about times when I’ve been exhausted. When I haven’t secondguessed and re-examined each point of a column as thoroughly as I should have. There are also times when we get so excited about a news release that we forget this time or ignore its absence. These feelings do not excuse the negligence of Rolling Stone, especially considering the impact it has had on this already struggling topic. Rolling Stone has apologized. Will Dana, the managing editor, in an editor’s note preceding Sunday’s report, said, “Sexual assault is a serious problem on college campuses, and it is important that
rape victims feel comfortable stepping forward. It saddens us to think that their willingness to do so might be diminished by our failings.” News outlets across the country continue to debate what this means for journalism ethics and sexual assault reporting. The conversations are promising, but the fact that this mistake has already created doubt cannot be ignored. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is not isolated from these discussions. UNL continues to be under Title IX investigation because it took months to investigate an accusation of sexual assault by a professor made last May. At the time, UNL did not have a Title IX compliance officer, and it took several more months to hire a new one. Campus administrators have largely remained silent on these events. We have to be careful. We have to be aware of our language and assumptions, both on small and large issues. We have to be careful about checking our facts and making sure we stay informed. Because whether in a national newspaper or a personal conversation, we will contribute to assumptions and misconceptions. These build into a culture that blames victims and refuses to create solutions. Be aware of what you’re contributing to. Your words have an impact. AMY KENYON IS A SENIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION ENGLISH AND THEATER MAJOR AND THE OPINION EDITOR. REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER @AMYKENYAWN.
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Game Day Security Officer
Signal 88 is currently accepting applications for the positions of certified police officers and non certified personnel for security at the Nebraska Cornhusker Football Home Games. Must be willing to work Saturdays in a loud environment and stand/walk for a minimum of eight hours/game. Start times for games will vary and will not be known until game schedules are set, usually the week before, by network television. Parking and transportation to and from the stadium will be provided. Roll call will include any additional paperwork needing to be completed as well as food and beverage prior to the game. You will be paid for 8.5 hours of work which will consist of briefing at the stadium, your post at the stadium and post game clearing of the field. Failure to show for assignment without notification will result in immediate termination. Failure to follow company SOP for assignment will result in immediate termination. Applications and answers to questions may be obtained by emailing Tom Spethman at tspethman@signal88.com, 402-463-9959 and www.signal88.com Signal 88 is an equal opportunity employer. Join the CenterPointe Team! Part-time positions available in residential program working with substance abuse/mental health clients in a unique environment. Must be at least 21 years of age and be willing to work a varied schedule including overnights and weekends. Pay differential for overnight hours. For more information visit: www.centerpointe.org.
Help Wanted Landscape and Tree Care Company has se sonal openings! Part-time school year and full time summer. Pay $9-$12 per hour depending on experience. Work includes landscape planting, landscape construction, nursery work, pruning and occasional irrigation work. Visit our website for information about our company. WWW.BEAUTYBYWESTFORK.com Contact Maggie at 402-430-5808 or email at Maggie@beautybywestfork.com LAZLO’S HAYMARKET Where quality is not just a word it’s a Culture. Now hiring the Best and Brightest Servers and Line Cooks. FT/PT positions available. Please visit our Careers page at: www.lazlosbreweryandgrill.com Come join our team! EOE Office Innovations has PT and FT/summer positions installing office furniture. Apply now at www.oinnovations.com. OMNI Behavioral Health is seeking a Therapist to provide mental health therapy to Families, Individuals, and Youth as well as functional and pre-treatment assessments, Comprehensive Family Assessments and interventions to individuals and families. Completion of treatment plans and the provision of evidence based treatment in delivering treatment to adults, children, and families in the home based setting. Qualifications: LMHP and family intervention experience is preferred. Professional Clinical supervision is provided. Travel required. Must have a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and must complete pre-employment background checks. Full Benefits Package! Please apply for this position on our website by using the following link: https://careers.omnibehavioralhealth.com /. OMNI Behavioral Health is seeking persons to work at a therapeutic group home for adolescents 14 to 18 years old with emotional/behavior disorders in Seward, NE. Part-time positions with benefits currently available. Applicants must be 21 years of age. Bachelor’s degree, undergraduates in psychology or related fields, or experience working with adolescents preferred. Please apply for this position on our website using the following link: https://careers.omnibehavioralhealth.com/ Paid summer jobs (May 20th - July 26th) at Carol Joy Holling Camp in Ashland, NE. Hiring high ropes instructors and counselors. Contact Kelsey at kellis@nlom.org or 402-944-2544. PM seating host wanted. Part-time hours. Must be available all summer and every weekend. Apply in person at 808 P St.
Sam’s Club Career Opportunities
We’re looking for motivated, career driven individuals to join the Sam’s Club team in its new South location. Start at $9.50/hour and up. Stop and apply in person at 8480 Andermatt Dr, or online at Samsclub.com. Questions call 402-975-6902. Seeking team members to deliver friendliness and cleanliness at Lincoln’s funnest candy store! Various shifts available. Bring resume to 601 R St.
The Fish Store
Part-time help. Flexible hours. Aquarium experience a plus. Apply at The Fish Store, 921 N 48th St. 402-466-7811.
Help Wanted The Nebraska Department of Roads is currently accepting applications for a Transportation Planner II in Lincoln. For a full job description and to apply, visit www.statejobs.nebraska.gov State applications are required and must be received by April 17. The Nebraska Department of Roads is an Equal Opportunity/Veterans Preference Employer. We are a professional couple looking for a caring, responsible and experienced nanny to care for our 2 children - a 7 year old girl and 11 year old boy. The schedule is usually 2-3 days a week (Monday - Friday) starting from 8 or 9 am until 5:30 or 6. The hours in the morning are a little bit flexible if have a class to work around. The responsibilities will include: preparing meals and snacks, taking the kids to their activities and watching them during the day. Please email if you are interested or have any questions and send a resume with details of previous nanny/ babysitting experience and references to KayCee Neil at kjneil30@ gmail.com Why not spend you Days/Nights at the Beach? Spike’s is looking for Servers and Door people. If you are a friendly and outgoing person with a good work ethic, please apply in person. At 2300 Judson, Lincoln. Flexible hour and a fun place to work. WORK AT CAMP THIS SUMMER! Get experience more valuable than an internship, change a child’s life forever, work outside, and have fun at YMCA Camp Kitaki. Visit our web site for descriptions of available positions and an application. It’s the best thing you’ll ever get paid to do! Visit our website to apply www.ymcacampkitaki.org/jobs.
Summer Jobs Lincoln Tent is looking for part time summer help and full time help. No experience is necessary. Work outside installing tents in various locations. Earn extra with overtime. Benefits available for full time workers. A valid drivers license is preferred. Stop in to get an application at 3900 Cornhusker Hwy, Lincoln, NE between 8 am to 4:30 pm Mon through Friday or contact Julie at jmiller@lincoltent.com or 402-467-4559.
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