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monday, august 27, 2012

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You’re my superhero Comic book characters inspire, teach readers

5 Steppin’ for tradition UNL fraternities, sororities compete in Friday stroll-off

2 Lance Armstrong, American hero Cyclist deserves victories despite allegation

Till undeath do us part

Shay Wilhite and Gray Wilson, both Lincoln residents, share a kiss outside of the Pershing Center prior to the annual Zombiefest in downtown Lincoln on Saturday evening. The event, which began in 2007 with 132 participants dressed as zombies, drew thousands of zombie enthusiasts and spectators this year. The walk begins at the Pershing Center, snakes through the downtown business district, and ends with a battle between zombies and a NERF gun-wielding army in the green space north of the Nebraska Union.

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Milliken approves chancellors’ salary increases for third year running

niversity of Nebraska President J.B. Milliken approved salary increases of as much as 2.5 percent for all four NU chancellors last week, including a 2.3 percent increase for University of NebraskaLincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman. The pay for five of the top university system administrations increased for the third straight academic year, through a mix of both public and private funding, according to the university. The NU Board of Regents in June approved salary increases for university faculty and staff of as much as 2.5 percent. In a statement, Milliken said the raises were necessary to help keep each of university leaders in charge of their respective campuses. “Leadership matters, and the University of Nebraska must be competitive for top talent if we are to maintain momentum that is serving Nebraskans well,” Milliken said. “Our chancellors are providing strong leadership for their campuses, and they should be compensated accordingly.” Regents and other university officials have said past pay increases were an effort to keep top administrator pay in line with the average compensation for the university system’s peer institutions. At the Sept. 14 NU Board of Regents meeting, the board is expected to pass a 2.3 percent salary increase for Milliken. Salary increases for the four chancellors are: -University of Nebraska at Omaha Chancellor John Christensen 2.5 percent, to $268,756, including $11,194 in private funds -University of Nebraska Kearney Chancellor Doug Kristensen 2.4 percent, to $231,480 including $17,532 in private funds -University of NebraskaLincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman, 2.3 percent, to $341,053 including $55,716 in private funds -University of Nebraska Medical Center Chancellor Harold Maurer 1.9 percent, to $443,367 including $98,523 in private funds The majority of the salary increases will come from state funds. In 2008, the NU regents approved a change to allow a portion of Milliken’s and the chancellors’ salaries to be paid through private funds through the NU Foundation. The increases include a 2.5 percent increase in the administrators’ state-funded salaries and a 1.5 percent increase in their privately funded salaries. After the board increased the administrators’ salaries last year, Regent Jim McClurg of Lincoln told the Daily Nebraskan that such raises “never come at a good time,” but that the university does not want to wait to increase administrator compensation until it’s too late. “We’re fortunate that we haven’t had to be in the market for campus leadership recently,” Milliken said. “Because in some cases, we are clearly not as competitive as we should be.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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steppin’ up sororities, fraternities celebrate tradition with stroll-off story by rachel kermmoade | photos by dan holtmeyer

Members of the Lambda Theta Nu sorority strut their stuff on the stroll-off stage Friday evening. Hundreds of students and alumni packed the union’s Centennial Room for the event, which capped off the Multicultural Center’s Open House that afternoon.

hen the sororities and fraternities finally took the stage Friday night, the crowd went crazy. Multicultural Greek houses gathered for the annual OASIS stroll-off competition, which took place inside the Nebraska Union because of stormy skies. The winning fraternity was Iota Phi Theta and the winning sorority was Zeta Phi Beta. WeAreWeMajor, an up-and-coming rap group from Omaha, kicked off the night. Each house’s dance number had a theme and traditional moves specific to the Greek organization the members were representing. The women of Lambda Theta Nu performed in superhero attire, while the men of Iota Phi Theta imitated an “America’s Got Talent” audition for their routine. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln teams were judged on everything from crowd reaction to the use of their traditional moves. The Alphas have the “Alpha train,” and there’s an “Omegas jump.” “The Omegas jump a lot during their performances,” senior civil engineering major Moses Pacheco said. “This stems from the civil rights movement. They weren’t getting enough exposure so they started jumping at rallies to draw attention to their cause.”

Pacheco is a member of Sigma Lambda Beta. Strolling is much more than just a way for the multicultural Greeks to gain exposure on campus. Although the strolls had modern elements and were set to current popular songs, the traditions of strolling reach far into the past. “Strolling, or rather, stepping, as it was previously known, began in the mines of Africa,” Pacheco said. “Miners were not allowed to communicate verbally because of the mine owners’ fear of revolt, so they improvised and started to communicate with their bodies.” David Pacheco, a senior mechanical engineering major and member of Sigma Lambda Beta, said stepping began at the university level in Washington, D.C. “Howard University was the first university to have a step team,” he said. One house wasn’t able to compete this year. The ladies of Sigma Lambda Gamma were put on probation for hazing and were not allowed to be recognized at the stroll-off. “It is really an unfortunate incidence,” Moses Pacheco said. “No one wanted that to happen, and no one wants to have to deal with that reputation either.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

Bee DeBose, a sophomore broadcasting major, dances the “Wobble” with other audience members before the stroll-off officially began.

Eddie Marrs — a member of local hip hop group WeAreWeMajor, which includes UNL students — performs Friday evening in the Nebraska Union Centennial Room during the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Stroll-off, a dancing competition between UNL’s multicultural fraternities and sororities.

Gavin Monroe (foreground), a graduate of Iowa State University and a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, performs with his fraternity brother in Friday’s stroll-off. Iota Phi Theta won the fraternity competition, while Zeta Phi Beta took the top spot among sororities.

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Hazing investigation continues elias youngquist dn

what’s next for sigma lambda gamma

The Alpha Nu chapter of Sigma Lambda Gamma will The Alpha Nu chapter of Sigma come before the Office of Student Judicial Affairs in Lambda Gamma received a oneacademic-year suspension this the near future, according to NU spokesperson Kelly summer by its national headquarBartling. The chapter will also be suspended for one ters, and the chapter faces accuacademic year by Sigma Lambda Gamma National sations of hazing that range from making members carry a live fish Sorority Inc., and may resume sorority activity June to meetings to prohibiting mem2013 if they comply with the Sigma Lambda Gamma bers from using elevators, accordNational Headquarters Office. ing to a university spokesperson. Beyond the one year of academic suspension, the case will also be before the Office of Student Judicial Affairs in the com- quit or didn’t follow through But that’s not all, she said. ing weeks. The members were prohibitwith the initiation process. The way this hazing punished from using elevators or taking “When they reviewed the ment was handed down signishortcuts. They weren’t allowed reasons, they heard from one of fies a recent trend in how Greek to touch pink and purple, the sothe women in the sorority that organizations handle discipline, she had been treated hurtfully rority’s colors. said Interfraternity Council PresAnd, according to Bartling, and that they had apologized to ident Tyson Johnson. the sorority members were rethem for that,” Bartling said. “For us, this quired to carry an egg at all times She said the beis an issue that and bring a live fish to meetings. havior, described by has started beFor us, this The use of social media, such at least one woman, ing dealt with as Facebook or Twitter, was proincluded “hazingis an issue by the national hibited — as was talking to men. type behavior.” o r g a n i z a t i o n s that has started And, finally, members weren’t So far, according rather than the allowed to smoke, drink or skip to Bartling, the allebeing dealt with u n i v e r s i t y, ” classes. gations include: said Johnson, a by the national Bartling said it was not clear - forcing memsenior political whether these restrictions were bers to do calisthenscience and eco- organizations only during pledge week or conics nomics major rather than the tinual. - requiring memand member of Hazing issues last arose on bers to stay up until university.” Pi Kappa Phi. 2 a.m. to learn re- campus at UNL in 2009 when Accordnearly a dozen members of Sigma quired information tyson johnson ing to Kelly Chi fraternity were charged with and depriving their interfraternity council president Bartling, UNL hazing misconduct after they almembers of sleep news director, legedly verbally and physically - forcing memthe National abused pledges. Those abuse albers to be blindfoldHeadquarters of Sigma Lambda ed and wear black during meet- legations included charges that Gamma began reviewing the ings victims at Sigma Chi were penAlpha Nu chapter in April 2012 etrated by a stripper with a vi- providing only one binder after the chapter had two disbrator. containing sorority information continuations, two members that “Obviously that was before for all the members to learn from.

any of us were in place in the council,” Johnson said of the incident. “Whenever that happens, it makes you look at your rules and how you enforce them. One thing that it did force us to do was to address the issue more head on, rather than push it back into the corner.” The University of Florida, Gainesville’s Sigma Lambda Gamma chapter fell to accusations in 2009 when the chapter was suspended for five years for hazing. According to the Independent Florida Alligator, new members were made to do push-ups, run, deprived of sleep and had Facebook-use restricted. The UNL student code of conduct defines hazing as “any activity by an organization or by a member of an organization in which a member, prospective member, pledge or associate of the organization is subjected to acts which cause harm or create risk of harm to the physical or mental health of the member, prospective member or pledge.” This varies from the Sigma Lambda Gamma’s national definition of hazing, which includes significantly more situations. The national headquarter’s definition encompasses requiring stunts and costumes, harassing, personal services or deprivation of sleep, road trips or any mental degradation of any member. A press release on Aug. 23 said members of the Alpha Nu chapter of Sigma Lambda Gamma will be required to go through a “re-education” session where risky behaviors and practices will be evaluated. news@ dailynebraskan.com

Buddhist temples facilitate learning Lincoln organizations provide outlet for community, discovery of different culture

Deep in the heartland of America, learning about Eastern philosophies may be easier than expected. Since the 1990s, a variety of groups have formed in Lincoln to give Midwesterners places to learn about Buddhist teachings. They include Jewel Heart — a Tibetan Buddhist chapter — Lotus Zen Temple and Linh Quang Buddhist Center.

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Professional Development Day for Educators

LGBTQA Resource Center Open House

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Monday, Aug. 27, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. where: Nebraska Union auditorium what: Education candidates seeking initial certification are invited to attend. The day is designed to help with the education job search process. Topics include web searches for education jobs, education resumes, cover letters and Nebraska certification applications. contact: Becky Faber at 402-472-3145 or rfaber1@ unl.edu

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Tuesday Talk: “Planning and Designing the ‘Indigo Gives America the Blues’” Exhibition

when: Tuesday, Aug. 28, noon where: International Quilt Study Center & Museum what: Quilt Study Center staff will discuss the “Indigo Gives America the Blues” exhibition. contact: The International Quilt Study Center & Museum at 402-472-6549 or info@quiltstudy.org

when: Tuesday, Aug. 28, 5:30 p.m. where: Sheldon Museum of Art what: Video artist Jennifer Steinkamp will discuss and show excerpts of her work in addition to participating in a short conversation with Sheldon curator Sharon Kennedy and UNL assistant professors Jeff Thompson and Marissa Vigneault. A reception will follow the lecture and conversation. contact: Sheldon Museum of Art at 402-472-2461

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Jewel Heart, the Tibetan Buddhist study group, meets Sunday mornings for a live Skype session with the organization’s founder, Gelek Rimpoche, a reincarnated Tibetan monk, or lama. Members meet in the basement of the A&E Inc. building. Along the back wall, a projector displays Rimpoche as he gives his weekly teaching. Strings of lights are the only thing illuminating the Tibetan prayer flags that hang from the ceiling. After the Skype session, members talk about what they learned. Rimpoche also visits Lincoln about once or twice every year to give lectures, said Don Mazour, a member of Jewel Heart since it first opened in 1991. Rimpoche’s next visit is Nov. 2 to Nov. 4. Mazour said he heard about Jewel Heart through a radio advertisement. Other members

bea huff | dn discovered the group in similar ways: newspaper articles, advertisements for classes offered by Jewel Heart and announcements of Rimpoche lectures. “There’s a seed that each individual came across,” said Roger Renken, a member of the group for about seven years. “Then that person, based upon their curiosity from that opportunity, continued to learn more.” This trend seems common among people first learning about Buddhism. For Emma Reid, a sophomore mathematics major, it was a world religion class in seventh grade that sparked her interest in Buddhism. She soon decided she wanted to be a Buddhist herself. “At the time I didn’t really know what that meant,” Reid said. “As I’ve kind of grown, it really does fit with my belief system and my lifestyle.”

Wednesday, Aug. 29, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. where: Selleck Green what: Pie a member of Theta Phi and raise money to benefit the Theta Phi Alpha Foundation. Your name will be entered in a raffle for a real pie for each pie you buy. cost: $5 for one pie, $4 each if you buy multiple.

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Ray Paul, a member of Jewel Heart, said Buddhism is all about “decreasing negativity, increasing positivity and controlling your own mind.” “It’s just good values everyone should believe in, just put into a religion,” Reid said. Reid does not attend any groups in Lincoln, but said she would be interested in joining someday. She plans to take one of the Buddhism courses offered at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. For people interested in Buddhism, Melchizedek said the best way to learn is to try it for yourself. “How do you describe to someone how an apple tastes to someone who hasn’t had it before?” he said. “You have to experience it in order to know what it’s about.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

when: Thursday, Aug. 30, 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. where: Nebraska Union, Room 346 what: Learn about all of the resources the LGBTQA Resource Center has to offer at an open house.

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In the early 1990s, Vietnamese families who had moved to Lincoln began meeting in a converted house known as the Linh Quang Buddhist Center, according to an April 2006 article in the Lincoln Journal Star. Last year, a new temple was built south of Pioneers Park to accommodate the growing Vietnamese Buddhist community. Outside the red-roofed Linh Quang Buddhist Center are tall blue and yellow columns and dragon statues. Wind chimes jingle in the wind, swaying in front of circular windows that line the sides of the building. Inside, a large room is filled with padded benches that sit only a few inches off the ground. They face an ornate display of a Buddha statue, filled with lotus flower decorations, bowls of oranges and in-

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Fajian Michael Melchizedek poses for a portrait in his home in Lincoln Sunday afternoon. Melchizedek, originally from Germany, is currently trying to raise money in hopes of leasing out a space for a new Zen Buddhist temple.

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Fajiàn Michael Melchizedek, from Germany, moved to Lincoln in 1986 to be a minister at a Greek Orthodox Church. When Melchizedek first arrived, he was involved in the Lincoln Interfaith Council that accepted non-Christian faiths. “Nobody ever could find any Buddhists to join because there just weren’t any,” he said. “Or, at least, they were very well hidden.” After decades as a minister, Melchizedek wanted to do something for himself, and Buddhism always intrigued him. “It was the openness and the idea of what Buddha stood for is more to my liking,” Melchizedek said. Melchizedek retired from the church in 2007 and took a class about Zen Buddhism. Shortly after, he became a temple priest for the Lotus Zen Temple and he is now known by members of his Sangha, or Buddhist community, as Fajian Shakya. He said his transition from Christianity to Zen Buddhism wasn’t a denial of the Christian faith, but an expansion of his beliefs. Jesus and Buddha taught similar lessons, Melchizedek said. “They don’t exclude each other,” he said. “They complete each other, rather. So I see more of a synthesis of the two.” Today he has about 15 to 20 students and he even uses Skype to hold face-to-face sessions with students who don’t live in Nebraska. “These people would be stranded,” he said. “They’re living in areas where they cannot get to a Zen temple or a Zen meditation place.” The Lotus Zen Temple currently has no official temple, but members are working to raise $2,000 for their own place. Melchizedek hopes it would give him space to teach Tai Chi.

when: Wednesday, Aug. 29, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. where: Nebraska Union Plaza what: Students can register to vote in the Nov. 6 election. contact: Andre Fortune at 402-472-5500 afortune3@ unl.edu

Get the Scoop on M@N

when: Wednesday, Aug. 29, noon to 1 p.m. where: Nebraska Union Plaza what: Students interested in the Men @ Nebraska program can get more information. Free ice cream is included.

UPC and Second Chance Cinema present ‘The Avengers’

when: Wednesday, Aug. 29, 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. where: Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center what: The Ross will have a screening of “The Avengers” for UNL students. cost: $1 for UNL students with a valid NCard

COMMUNITY DESK

Women’s Center Open House

when: Thursday, Aug. 30, 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. where: Nebraska Union, Room 340 what: Meet the Women’s Center staff and learn about the resources. Refreshments will be provided.

Young Art Circle’s Screening Art

when: Thursday, Aug. 30, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. where: Sheldon Museum of Art what: The Sheldon’s Young Art Circle will discuss video art and tour several video works in the exhibition “Turning Inside Out: Video Art by Joan Jonas, Nam June Paik and Jennifer Steinkamp.” The group will talk to local video artist Michael Burton and learn how he creates and sells his work. cost: Free for Sheldon Young Art Circle members, $10 for non-members

Kappa philanthropy

when: Thursday, Aug. 30, 10:30 p.m. where: Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter house, 616 N. 16th Ave. what: Kappa Kappa Gamma will host a benefit with proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. cost: $5 contact: Hannah Luber at 308-390-8435 or hannahluber91@gmail.com

Wundernosis: Comedy Stage Hypnosis Mania

when: Friday, Aug. 31, 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. where: Nebraska Union, Centennial Room what: Hypnotist Edward Wunder will entertain the audience by hypnotizing volunteers from the audience.

Campus Observatory Public Night

when: Friday, Aug. 31, 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. where: Stadium Drive Parking Garage what: Stargazers can use the 16-inch dome telescope or the 8-inch rolling telescope to look at the stars, planets and moon. For more information, visit http://astro.unl.edu/ observatory/.

—Compiled by Kim Buckley community@ dailynebraskan.com

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our view

Teachers deserve treatment equal to administrators Since the University of Nebraska-Lincoln joined the Big Ten, we have constantly heard about our need to improve. We have far fewer students than most other Big Ten campuses. Our library is in desperate need of an update. And despite the ever-growing list of improvements, we continue to bend over backward, making changes right and left that will make us “acceptable,” or, to put it eloquently, “competitive.” We started by wiping out the state fairgrounds to begin construction on Innovation Campus. Additionally, the university is working to bring in the best professors in each field so students can leave with a top-notch education under their belts or, at least, a Big Ten education. Unfortunately, top professors and administrators require top salaries. Even if you’re not up to date on the paychecks your administrators and professors are bringing home, you can bet it falls short of other Big Ten institutions. During the past two years, several salary increases have been made. Now it’s happening again. But this time, it’s administrators who are looking to receive extra cushion in their wallets. Chancellors at the four University of Nebraska campuses (UNL, University of Nebraska at Kearney, University of Nebraska at Omaha and University of Nebraska Medical Center) are receiving increases in their pay between 1.9 and 2.5 percent. Not only are their state-funded paychecks going to have larger amounts on them, but privately-funded salaries will also increase. We at the Daily Nebraskan do not support this. Although administrators are an important part of our university, it is necessary to improve education beginning in the classroom. This means raises should be provided for all professors, assistant professors and other members of the teaching staff. Let’s keep in mind that a university is an educational institution at its base. Therefore, educators are the most important part. Although administrators are important, they are not the ones who are directly affecting students. It is teachers, not administrators, who are turning out scholars and preparing us for the world beyond UNL’s campus. How can we consider ourselves competitive if we don’t offer good pay for all educators, especially since most professors are not tenured when they are first employed? It is not to say that certain jobs are more difficult. However, by offering consistent raises to those deemed higher employees and not to others, we are defeating ourselves. We cannot become competitive members of the Big Ten if we don’t give professors incentive to start (even if it is at square one) with us. If ever UNL looks to receive respect in the Big Ten, we are going to have to be more conscious of who receives pay raises and why. opinion@dailynebraskan.com

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Athletic awards can’t be erased

he majority of college students couldn’t care less about competitive cycling, but which one of us hasn’t proudly worn a yellow Livestrong bracelet at some point in our lives? That’s why it hurts to hear that Lance Armstrong, the most notable participant of the sport and one of the greatest American international athletes of all time, has thrown in the towel against his U.S. Anti-Doping Agency accusers. “There comes a point in every man’s life when he has to say, ‘Enough is enough.’ For me, that time is now … The toll this has taken on my family and my work for our foundation and on me leads me to where I am today — finished with this nonsense,” Armstrong said. The inane government agency will recommend to the International Cycling Union to strip Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles, ban him for life from the sport and will likely revoke his bronze medal from the 2000 Olympic Games, as well. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is taking Armstrong’s statement as an admission of guilt. His only chance of retaining his titles is by appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. However, American athletes have won only two of 60 appeals. After fighting stressful doping allegations for a dozen years, I wouldn’t want to go up against those odds, either. Why is our own government harassing its athletes and taking away their accolades, especially with no real proof? Would China or Russia punish their athletic stars based entirely on speculation and seek with such intensity to strike their accomplishments from the record books? Very unlikely. The U.S. is the only country in the world that persecutes its own athletes with such fervor. The notoriety of shooting up in cycling is well known, and as such, Armstrong was tested more than 500 times between winning his first Tour in 1999 and his last in 2005. That equates to about six times a month. After testing him, on average, one-and-a-half times per week for seven years, he was never found to be using

ward cancer support, research and outreach since he founded it in 1997 on the heels of surviving testicular cancer that spread to his lungs, abdomen and brain. He wasn’t supposed to survive. Not only is the USADA prosecuting an elite athlete, but an inspiration to cancer patients, survivors and their supporters everywhere. Speaking of money, your tax dollars are going toward stripping American cycling’s favorite son of his victories. Similarly, like when Roger Clemens went before Congress on doping allegations, too much taxpayer money is being thrown at a frivolous and dishonest venture. With a huge national deficit and a tough BENJAMIN WELCH economy, the last thing we want to hear we’re paying for is the bullying of our role models. How long is it before they come after Michael any enhancements. Phelps, the world’s most decorated athlete? This “witch hunt,” as Armstrong rightfully Give it a few years. describes it, comes seven years after his last Continuing this kangaroo court for an athmajor accomplishment and mostly stems from lete long out of his glory days, during which he French cyclists who couldn’t stand the thought was never found guilty of wrongdoing, is disof losing their nation’s biggest comgusting and should sicken petition to the fat, lazy Americans. fans of every sport. It’s the It’s the Ten former teammates have allegedly ultimate tarnish on one of threatened to testify against him, but the world’s greatest athultimate it would surprise no one if, at best, the letes and shows the govcyclists were jealous Armstrong re- tarnish on one ernment doesn’t want us to ceived all the credit or, at worst, they have heroes anymore. of the world’s would be let off the hook on their own “I know who won those doping charges if they cut a deal with greatest athletes.” seven Tours, my teammates the USADA. know who won those seven No due process. No juries. No exTours and everyone I competed against knows planation for why a U.S. agency has power over who won those seven Tours … Nobody can the International Cycling Union, which is head- ever change that,” Armstrong said. quartered in Switzerland. This is a sad day for Armstrong’s achievements will not be dijustice and a holiday for crooks and corruption. minished for those who remember the swellI’m not the only one who opines this. U.S. ing national pride when he won his seventhDistrict Judge Sam Sparks wrote, “USADA’s straight Tour. His name can be erased from the conduct raises serious questions about whethrecord books, but it can’t be erased from our er its real interest in charging Armstrong is to memories. They can take our heroes’ legacies, combat doping, or if it is acting according to but they will always be remembered. less noble motives.” Benjamin Welch is a graduate Armstrong is a good person, regardless student of journalism. Contact him of what he may or may have not done. His at opinion@ Livestrong charity has raised $470 million todailynebraskan.com.

Social media can ruin mourning

eath hasn’t changed much since the first Homo sapiens keeled over, but how we mourn certainly has. In the past decade, how we inform others about the passing of a loved one has changed drastically. Not even Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, a pioneer of understanding death and grief, could have predicted how we mourn in the digital age. That’s not to say that certain aspects of death are different. Everyone dies. Period. The end. Funerals are always an awkward experience. Nobody really knows how to behave or what to say. Perhaps the saddest part of any funeral is wondering how many more times you’ll have to sit in a pew and bury someone else you love. And worse yet, how many people will cry for you when your time comes. The funeral is the easy part – it’s how we find out we’re going to attend a funeral that’s become tricky. The Internet and social media have changed how we find out someone has died. Instead of picking up a phone, many of us log into Facebook or Twitter (or insert favorite social media platform here) to share that someone has died. Often, this is immediately after finding out the person in question has died. The change is an unwelcome one. Instantly sharing this information online is foolish, selfish and ultimately destructive. Instead of taking a moment to reflect and talk to a human being, we’re heading online to receive speedy sympathy. Instead of cultivating in-person relationships and relying on emotional support, we want instant “OMG I’m so sorry” comments on our Facebook pages. Readers, had I checked Facebook last Christmas or this past May at a certain time, I would’ve found out on Facebook, rather than from a person, that my stepfather and grandfather died. Dumb luck is the only reason I found out from a human being rather than online. Indeed, there were non-family members who knew my stepfather had died before I did. My cousin found out through Facebook, rather than from a family member ’s call, that our grandfather died. How disturbing is it that in the same place where we share silly cat photos is the same place where some of us find out loved ones have died?

RHIANNON ROOT The madness needs to stop. Immediately. In journalism, most news organizations have a rule about publishing the name of a dead person. You don’t publish the name until the family has been informed. Period. It doesn’t matter if this person is a celebrity, a janitor, a Tilt-A-Whirl ticket taker or an ultrapowerful CEO. You don’t publish the name in print, online or wherever, until the family knows. A similar rule should apply among families, friends and loved ones for social media. That’s not to say you should never share on your Facebook page that someone close to you has died. Instead, what I ask is that you wait until everyone who needs to be informed of a loved one’s passing has been informed by a human being. By all means, if you wish to inform your not-as-close friends that someone close to you has died, do so — just wait until you’re sure the rest of your family and loved ones know. Then give it a day or two before posting. Share a few private moments with your family and loved ones before you announce to the whole world that someone’s died. There’s something to be said for keeping a little privacy. What you do after 48 hours is your business. But the least you could do as a human being mourning a death is be considerate of the feelings of others who will mourn the same person. However, Katie Couric and Bruce Feiler, a

New York Times columnist, think some forms of digital communication are OK when announcing someone’s death. Couric and Feiler said in a Yahoo! Video that sending out a mass email is an all right move because it gives the writer time to compose his or her thoughts and answer questions. But Couric and Feiler don’t really make the distinction between close friends, family and everybody else in this piece. And that’s an important distinction, since a coworker of a few years doesn’t have the same kind of relationship as a friend of 10 years or a sibling. The two also suggest sites such as CarePages.com and CaringBridge.org, which are designed to connect loved ones of a person who’s near death. The sites offer the ability to send out health updates to subscribers. These sites aren’t a bad option if you have a relative in hospice, but what are the rest of us supposed to do? Sherry Turkle, a psychologist and sociologist who studies technology’s impact on human relationships, said it best in her April 2012 Technology.Entertainment.Design Talk, “We remove ourselves from our grief and our reverie and go straight into our phones.” And with that in mind, we’re on our cellphones all the time, how is it that we don’t know how to make a call? Turkle argues in her presentation that we’ve lost our ability to communicate with one another. Our collective conversational abilities have deteriorated. She even goes so far as to say that we expect more from technology than we do from actual people. In trying to move our immediate grief online we’re trying to remove the humanity out of one of the most fundamental experiences we’ll ever have. Yes, grief is an awful, soulcrushing experience. Grief is rarely, if ever, an easy experience to endure. But it’s one that’s very human and we need to have solid connections to other real-life people to fully cope with the emotions we’re dealing with. We deserve better than a Facebook status update. We deserve better than a tweet. Loved ones deserve a human connection when someone passes. Rhiannon Root is a senior news-editorial and history major. Follow her on Twitter @rhiannonroot and reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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ABOVE: As an end to the fifth annual Zombiefest participants performed a flash mob to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” dance Saturday at the Nebraska Student Union. TOP LEFT: Zombies walk along O Street in downtown Lincoln on Saturday during Zombiefest 2012.

MIDDLE LEFT: Caleb Larson, 4, peeks out the window of Lazlo’s in the Haymarket as the undead walk by during Zombiefest on Saturday. LEFT: Alexander Voegele (left) lets out a final battle cry with his brother Nathaniel Voegele during the last stand on the Selleck Quadrangle on Saturday.

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Schooner embraces digital format UNL’s literary journal aims for expansion, collaboration with recent additions kelsey Haugen DN The digitizing of the publishing industry is, among other things, a gradual process. Publications and publishers take their first steps toward the digital realm with varying degrees of confidence. Prairie Schooner, a national literary journal published by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s English department, is making big changes and additions after 85 years of being an exclusively print journal. From a Kindle version of the journal to a new online collaboration called Fusion, Prairie Schooner is attempting to take a significant step toward increasing and diversifying readership. “We’re seeing some literary journals (released) over eReaders, and we wanted to be ahead of the game by making the journal more convenient to read,” said Marianne Kunkel, Prairie Schooner ’s managing editor.

“It’s an exciting and quick way to improve the image of the journal.” Prairie Schooner, which is published quarterly and comprised of fiction, poetry, essays and reviews, launched the first Kindle version of the journal in the summer 2012 issue. “We knew there was a desire for it and that a lot of younger readers are using Kindles,” Kunkel said. “It’s not replacing our print journal, but we want to broaden readership.” Because Prairie Schooner has been made available digitally, there’s been interest from regular readers, but also new customers, including international subscribers. Alterations and additions to Prairie Schooner ’s website and web services have allowed for an increase in the number and scope of submissions considered for the journal. Kunkel said the website makes it is easier to include different features in the magazine that aren’t available in the print version of the journal. One addi-

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print journal, that fuses Prairie Schooner perspectives with international perspectives,” Kunkel said. “We find, say, 15 poems that fit a theme and another country finds 15 poems that fit that theme. Then we put it all together in an online form.” By combining Prairie Schooner pieces and those from writers in other countries, the journal creates a way for readers to communicate globally, while sharing ideas and literature. “One of my primary mandates was to expand the Prairie Schooner ’s international reach and to have more international writers,” said Kwame Dawes, the journal’s editor-in-chief. “We want to expose a wider population (to Prairie Schooner) and the digital approach makes us more able to do innovations.” A trip to Macedonia for an international poetry festival helped to spark Dawes’ thinking about expanding the journal in this particular way. “I thought it might be a great

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Superheroes teach struggle to be good COMIC CASSEROLE

Bea huff Superheroes are cool. From the first tales of the man who can leap over buildings in a single bound to the slew of superthemed movies that hit theaters recently, it’s hard to deny the appeal of humans who are a little bit more than human. Superheroes are the reason why I first fell in love with comic books. I still remember my first super hero comic. During the summer after third grade, my brother and I walked four blocks from my grandma’s house to the comic shop every week to buy Pokemon cards and play arcade games. One fateful week in July, I saw “Supergirl #11” sitting in the

racks that I normally just ignored on my way to the Addams Family pinball machine. The cover featured a stark black field behind a crazed Silver Banshee clutching Supergirl’s tattered cape. Even then, I was a sucker for a well-designed villain, and Banshee’s black and white frame with that splash of the red and yellow cape enthralled me immediately. I scraped together the remnants of my allowance to purchase the issue. I had never read a comic book before, but I had seen the 1984 “Supergirl” film. She was just as powerful as Superman but was a kick-ass chick I could look up to. I only bought a few issues here and there during the next few years but the comic-nerd

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Messy plot puts brakes on ‘Premium Rush’ ally phillips dN Action movies can be hit or miss. If it’s a miss, it’s because the film doesn’t have any point other than blowing things up or the chaos of the action scenes are too distracting from the plot. “Premium Rush” creates its own category for a disappointing action movie: an absurdly confusing plot accompanied by great action scenes. Wilee, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, is a bike messenger in New York City. The film follows Wilee as he delivers what appears to be a simple envelope to help a friend. Along the way, he encounters a cop who owes the Asian mob loads of gambling debt money. The audience also has a glimpse into Wilee’s personal life as he struggles to reconnect with his girlfriend (Dania Ramirez), a fellow bike messenger, who doesn’t quite understand his fixie-inspired life motto: “Fixedgear, no brakes, can’t stop, don’t

“Premium Rush” creates its own category for a disappointing action movie: an absurdly confusing plot accompanied by great action scenes.” want to either.” To make things more complicated, she’s constantly hit on by their co-worker, Manny (Wole Parks). It’s almost too confusing to try and sum up. A ticking, but nonchronological clock is emphasized throughout the film to exhibit the importance of time in the messengers’ high speed lifestyles. “Premium Rush” begins with later events and alludes to earlier times to help unravel the plot, like a hyper-active nod to the calendar in “500 Days of Summer.” The way director and writer, David Koepp, sets up the timeline was too much to try and follow. Whenever a new time appeared on screen, it was followed by an entirely new background story. At the end of each time seg-

ment, a short scene from earlier in the film was shown to try and connect the various movements of the movie. Halfway through the movie, the audience discovers what is really in the envelope and why Wilee was asked to deliver something so important. From then on, the movie is shown in chronological order and it slowly becomes more cohesive. Knowing the contents of the all-important envelope helps the audience become more connected to the characters and finally want to see how the movie ends. Honestly, there are only three great parts about the movie. The first are the action scenes. Watching the bike messengers navigate their way through the crazy traffic of New York City gives audiences

reason to sit on the edge of their seats. Undeniable is the amazing soundtrack composed by David Sardy. The score provides the perfect build-up and tension during the intense bike-riding scenes. The last, but most definitely not the least, positive takeaway from the film is a very minor character without a name. Though the sidekick to the Chinese money launderer never says a single word, his facial expressions, mannerisms and his last appearance in the movie help to provide comedic relief. Needless to say, this is not one of Koepp’s best movies. He is better known for his writing credit on “Mission: Impossible,” “Jurassic Park,” “Spider-Man” and “Secret Window,” just to name a few. Unlike his previous efforts, “Premium Rush” lacks chronological sensibility and connection with the characters. In “Secret Window,” the audience becomes involved in Mort Rainey’s (Johnny Depp) life and writing process. This kind of in-

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Hero’s Journey important, Story of teenage love redundant in pop culture lacks development, commanding plot

a man who had a close relationship with the hero’s parents? Combine that with the fact that both Luke Skywalker and Eragon’s fathers are the rulers of the Empire and their mothers are deceased and it gets even more ridiculous. And that’s just a small taste of the similarities between the stories. If “Eragon” had been based on practically any other movie, it would have been a prime target for RACHEL STAATS a copyright lawsuit. Unfortunately George Lucas doesn’t have much For the longest time, I simply of a case. Lucas’ story is one of the couldn’t figure out why the movie best-known examples of Joseph “Eragon” was so awful. Campbell’s monomyth. The book by Christopher Paolini This term, coined by Campwas one of my favorites, so it just bell in his book “The Hero with a seemed strange that I disliked the Thousand Faces” in 1949, means movie with such intensity. “one myth.” The monomyth, also At first I thought it was just beknown as the Hero’s Journey, is cause the movie didn’t live up to my theorized by Campbell to be the vision of what it should have been pattern which all myths and epic like, but that wasn’t a satisfactory stories follow. reason. I never prefer the movies There are a number of steps to the books they are in the Hero’s based on, and this was Anyone who Journey, but in no exception. However, short, the hero it aggravated me far has ever is forced out of more than any other his or her home tried to be one of book-to-movie adaptaby some kind tion I’d seen before. those visionary of force, usuMy next thought ally because was to blame the cast- writers who is of a perceived ing, but who can dislike able to create threat to the a cast that includes Jerhero or their something brand emy Irons? homeland, into Eventually, I gave new knows the a supernatural up on my attempts to time or space figure it out. I didn’t like task is next to where they batit, and that was that. impossible.” tle crazy stuff Cue epiphany: I and make the had already seen this world right again. movie a million times. The monomyth is usually split Maybe a million is a bit of an into three definite segments: the exaggeration, but I grew up with departure, the initiation and the an older brother who loved “Star return. Additionally, the sections Wars,” and the two trilogies are have a number of events that gennearly identical. erally take place. Each story is a bit Come on. A blonde farm boy more complicated than that, but raised by his uncle realizes he has you get the general idea. to defeat the Empire by using suAnyone who has ever tried to pernatural powers taught to him by

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CLASSICS IN SESSION

be one of those visionary writers who is able to create something brand new knows the task is next to impossible, which is why most writers are inspired and influenced by writers of the past. Trust me. Reworking a theme that has already been done is exponentially easier than attempting to develop your own. Whether this imitation is conscious or unconscious, arguments can be made that every story has already been told. This is why the monomyth is such a common occurrence in literature and film. One of the most famous examples of the Hero’s Journey is the “Lord of the Rings,” in which Frodo is given a ring of power by the wizard Gandalf. If he does not complete the task set before him — destroying the Ring of Power — the entire world will be controlled by darkness. Right now some of you are probably thinking, “Cool, Rachel. But we aren’t all nerds like you. I’ve never seen the ‘Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Eragon’ or ‘Star Wars,’ let alone, read the books.” No worries. The monomyth has reached far into pop culture, as well. Most famously, “The Lion King” and “Harry Potter” are almost exact representations of the classic monomyth. Whether you believe Campbell’s theory or not, there is no denying it has at least some credibility. Some stories are better done than others, which is why “Eragon” makes me cringe and “Star Wars” and “Lord of the Rings” will forever be considered classics. The point, however, isn’t whether Campbell’s exact theory is correct. The point is that since the beginning of time, stories have been so similar that in the 20th century, a guy was able to study them and find so many similarities that he wrote a book about it. Please don’t think your favorite book is an exception just because I didn’t mention it here. If I took up enough space to mention every book that borrows from the Hero’s Journey, you wouldn’t get to read anything else in the Daily Nebraskan today. And as we’ve already seen, the repetition gets old. Rachel staats is a senior journalism major. reach her at arts@ dailynebraskan.com

‘Mosquita y Mari’ shows growth of teen lovers in Los Angeles Hispanic community

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Ingrid Holmquist Dn While the film “Mosquita y Mari,” written and directed by Aurora Guerrero, lacked both a hard-hitting plot-line and in-depth character development, these flaws were overshadowed by the intriguing slice-of-life narrative of Mexican immigrant teens in Los Angeles. “Mosquita y Mari” follows an unlikely friendship between two Latino high school students: Yolanda (nicknamed Mosquita), a student very dedicated to her schoolwork, and Mari, who is tryPREMIUM RUSH ing to make ends meet financially. After an drug-related incident STARRING Joseph Gordonat school, Mari (Venecia Troncoso) Levitt, Michael and Yolanda (played by a mostShannon, AasifPineda) Mandvi ly-static Fenessa form a charming, yet odd relationship. DIRECTED BY David Koepp What starts as study sessions results in chaste, romantic escapades. The comparison of Mari and Yolanda’s lifestyles — the former a gorgeous teenager, hiding from the world via anger and the occasional joint, and the latter an adored, quiet teenager who feels awkward at parties and keeps her nose in the books — is both unexpected and beautiful. The unlikely pair inevitably fall in love during their teenage years — the most maladroit coming of age. “Mosquita y Mari” is an indie attempt at showcasing teenage angst. It’s an uncomfortable reminder of what it’s like to feel peer pressure, lust and looming parental expectations at the age of 15. Yolanda begins to have questions about love and asks her mother about her parents’ first interactions; her mother snaps at her, reminding her to keep her focus on school alone. Like many young relationships, their young minds start to wander as the girls become less focused on the things that originally were most important to them. Yolanda’s grades start to drop and she starts to display some of Mari’s rebellious qualities and, with Yolanda’s afflatus, Mari begins to succeed in school. The two women inspire each other and make each other better: Yolanda is able to break out of her

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comics: from 5 seed had been planted. My true comic obsession didn’t bloom until many years later when a college roommate of mine gave me free access to his impressive comic library, and I devoured everything I could get my hands on. Now superheroes may have been my jumping point into the world of comics, but they’re definitely not the only gift they have to offer readers. Not into capes in cowls? That doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy comics. The relatively recent boom in comic book popularity has caused the comic industry to rapidly expand into other genres. Western, sci-fi, fantasy, non-fiction, horror, mystery, these are just a few of the non-super comics available. Comic books are the perfect blend of art and text. They have the advantage of being able to use both words and images to tell a story, allowing them to overcome the limitations of other purely visual and purely text media. The art of the comic book has advanced rapidly in recent years. Comics have come a long way from the flat four-color strips of their past. Revolutions in printing technology have allowed artists to render comics in new and more realistic ways. This has birthed a

Super heroes show us that we all have the potential to be better. Maybe you can’t fly or shoot concussive beams from your eyes, but there is still something to learn from those fictional furies. new generation of comic illustrators who are transforming the medium into a serious art form. Artists such as Alex Ross (“Kingdom Come”), J.H. Williams III (“Promethea,” “Batwoman”) and Darwyn Cooke (“Parker,” “New Frontier”) blur the line between traditional comic illustration and fine art. And writers like Grant Morrison (“All-Star Superman,” “Batman and Robin,” “New XMen”), Alan Moore (“Watchmen,” “V for Vendetta”) Robert Kirkman (“The Walking Dead,” “Invincible”) and Jonathan Hickman (“The Nightly News,” “Fantastic Four”) push the boundaries of visual story-telling and human drama. That’s really what it comes down to in the end. No matter what the conditions or genre of the story, it’s all about the human condition. Superhero stories are not just about meta-human champions beating on baddies. They’re about the struggle to be good and just.

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They’re about triumphing over impossible odds, whether they’re a heard of flesh-craving zombies, an enraged, gamma-powered mutant or a just a genius-gone-evil scientist. But most importantly, it’s about finding the human in someone who is a little bit more. Superheroes show us that we all have the potential to be better. Maybe you can’t fly or shoot concussive beams from your eyes, but there is still something to learn from those fictional furies. If I can impart a fraction of the love and respect that I have for comics and comic creators on even just one of my readers this semester, I feel like I will have done my job as a comic columnist. And if not, at least I’ll have fun nerding-out every other week. Bea Huff is a senior fine arts major and an avid super-fangirl. Follow her on twitter @zombea and reach her at arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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schooner: from 5 idea to have a collaboration between Prairie Schooner and some of these international journals and Fusion represents that,” Dawes said. “Now people from other countries can engage with Prairie Schooner and (writers published in Prairie Schooner) can engage with them.” Although the UNL literary magazine has made these digital moves in the interest of broadening readership, Dawes said there’s more to it than that. “I don’t think we’ve been doing it long enough to see a huge increase in readership, but we have gained some new readers,” Dawes said. “In terms of publicizing, we have to move to ways to promote the journal digitally because people tend to use what’s close and easily accessible to them.” Next on the journal’s agenda is developing a Prairie Schooner application for smartphones. “We’re getting more ideas of other digital things to do,” Kunkel said. “I really like this scope we’re using: working to attract young readers and technologically savvy readers.” Dawes said he is excited for the creation of this app and hopes it will be another step toward using 21st-century technologies to realize and support the journal’s goals. “It’s a fantastic idea that Marianne came up with,” Dawes said. “It’s an attempt to show people that we publish writers from all over.” Arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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zombies: from 5 TOP: Amanda Noble (left) gets fake blood splattered over her in preparation for a walk through downtown Lincoln on Saturday.

GIMME 5: Broyhill Drained Things to do in the fountain while it’s drained.

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Get your gear and climb on the rocks! It’ll be like the first fifteen minutes of “127 Hours.”

Grab your skateboard/BMX bike/Razor scooter and do some tricks. But be quick ‘cause otherwise old man Perlman might catch you!

Be a responsible citizen and warn others about the indoctrinating forces on campus, but do it from the fountain to make more people notice you. You might have to yell a bit louder.

Go looking for coins others have thrown in there. Money for parking meters and laundry machines is more important than some little kid’s wish.

MIDDLE: Brian Moum, a long-time participant of the Zombie Walk, strolls past the Sheldon Museum of Art during Zombiefest 2012.

Pretend there’s still water in there. Others will be impressed with the strength of your imagination and ask you to be friends.

BOTTOM: Andrea Bartzatt applies fake blood to Derek Notaro’s face before the Zombie Walk commenced Saturday afternoon.

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Housing Roommates 1 roommate needed for school year perferably until lease ending in May, rent is on the low side. Location close to both campuses, 1541 Whittier. Contact j_haddy09@hotmail.com if interested. 3 Female UNL students looking for one female UNL student over age 21 for a house located in the area of 11th and Van Dorn. Easy access to campus from either 13th or 10th St. Rent is $335/mo + utilities/internet/cable (total cost split between all roommates) with lease from August 2012-August 2013.Possible roommate must be serious about academics. For more information, please contact Brooke at either 402-679-3067 or brookeh815@gmail.com. Looking for a roommate to share a house. Totally furnished. Minimal storage space. $500 a month plus half utilities. Location at East Ridge area. Contact Ron at 402-560-9554. Looking for roommate for 2 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment at 54th and Adams. Close to east campus and Weslyan. Rent is $280 a month plus electricity and internet/cable. Call or text Lis at 402-321-3260 My name is Brittany Weber and I am looking for 2 roommates to live with me at 4206 Knox St. This is a 3 bedroom/1 bath house located in a quiet neighborhood. The house is just off of 41st and Adams, and is within biking distance of east campus. Rent is 310 a person + utilities. The house has had new windows installed which helps with the cost of utilities. If anyone is interested please contact me at (308)-380-6405 Room for rent in fully furnished, two bathroom, house. Free laundry facilities. $395 utilities/internet included. Call or text Erin 402.601.0190 Roommate ads are FREE in print and online. E-mail yours to dn@unl.edu and include your name, address and phone number.

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The Office of Admissions is looking for a marketing copywriter intern to work closely with the Electronic Communications Coordinator for the fall semester. This position will be responsible for creating/editing/proofing written content on the Admissions websites, social media outlets and help with maintaining ClubRed. The ideal candidate would have previous experience with creating written content for web. Internship will begin in mid/late September. 10-15 hours/week, $10.00/hour. A resume and writing sample should be submitted to the Office of Admissions, 1410 Q St, no later than September 14th. Please contact Mike Sammons for more details. msammons2@unl.edu

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Wisconsin’s Ball starts Heisman campaign before first snap Monty Ball hopes to become a Heisman finalist for the second straight season Lanny holstein dn Wisconsin running back Montee Ball is not shy about his intentions for the 2012 season. He wants to win the Heisman Trophy. The Badger senior decided to return for one final go-around at the collegiate level. Ball even passed on an opportunity in the NFL Draft because he said had unfinished business at Wisconsin. Ball told reporters at Big Ten Media Days he was evaluated for professional readiness and scouted as a third-round draft pick. That was not high enough to lure him away from the opportunities Wisconsin gives him this season. “I came back to get an education, be a leader for this team, be a team captain and go undefeated,” he said. “We left a lot on the field last year, and obviously for my individual self, I want to break more records and win the Heisman.” Badger coach Bret Bielema is behind Ball all the way and is leading the running back’s charge to New York City.

“It’s our goal and our intention, obviously he’s going to be up for the Heisman, so I’d love to be a head coach that coaches a Heisman Trophy winner,” Bielema said. “Our offensive line would love to be an offensive line that blocks for a Heisman Trophy winner, and everybody in our program is going to try to help him win that award.” Ball returns to Wisconsin as the nation’s leader in Heisman votes from last year. The three players ahead of him in the voting, winner Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck and Trent Richardson, all ended their collegiate careers last season. If he is to make it back to the ceremony in New York this December, Ball will have to do it under a new offensive coordinator. The mastermind of Ball’s breakout 2011 campaign, Paul Chryst, left his position at Wisconsin to be the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh. He took with him many of Wisconsin’s other offensive coaches, leaving Bielema to reconstruct the staff. “I like them,” Ball said. “I was lucky enough to keep my coach. Keep Coach (Thomas) Hammock, the same coach I had last year, but speaking for the other players that have coaching changes, the common thing I keep

Without team success, I won’t be in New York.” Montee Ball uw tailback

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Last season Montee Ball managed 33 touchdowns with 1,923 yards on 307 attempts. This year the senior hopes to be sitting in New York come Heisman Trophy time. hearing around the locker room is that they are very easy to talk

to. They’re willing to step right in and help us, help each player

become better and play their best games.”

Ball will also play with a new quarterback this season. Russell Wilson, the one-year wonder, is gone, but Ball said he is not worried. “We are not looking for (Danny O’Brien) to be like Russell Wilson,” he said. “We’re looking for him to play like Danny. Play in your shoes, play like you’re capable of playing and that is well over enough for us.” Ball said he thinks the Badgers are headed for big things as a team this year and he knows the importance the team’s success has on his candidacy for college football’s highest award. “I would be lying to you if I said that wasn’t in the back of my mind, but like I said, it’s in the back of my mind,” he said. “What’s in front is team success, (to) go undefeated. Without team success, I won’t be in New York.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

volleyball: from 10 “Lauren Harris, our strength and conditioning coach, has really worked on us,” she said. “I think we’ve all felt really good throughout preseason and in the summer we just got stronger in being able to go the next day.” The training seemed to pay off as Thramer finished Sunday’s match with seven kills and increased her hitting percentage from .125 the night before to .467. Cook said he was pleased with how his team displayed perseverance throughout the match against Notre Dame’s offense. “We really broke the spirit of Notre Dame in that third game,” he said. “You can just tell that they didn’t have much left.” In the beginning of the third set, the Irish showed some fight, tying the game 5-5 early in the set. But NU junior Morgan Broekhuis stopped the tug of war from ensuing when she took over as server. The Colorado Springs, Colo., native assisted NU with three service aces to climb ahead to 14-5 before a Notre Dame timeout. Broekhuis finished the match with nine kills, four aces and six digs. Senior Gina Mancuso led all attackers with 15 kills. But this was just one match.

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Senior Hannah Werth notched 12 kills against No. 1 UCLA in a dramatic five set victory at the NU Coliseum. Cook said the Huskers were impressive all weekend. In the season opener against St. Louis on Friday, seniors Lauren Cook, Hannah Werth and Mancuso assisted in a first set 25-13 victory and never looked back from there. The seniors set the tone combining for 23 kills and helping their team finish victorious in three sets (25-13, 25-17, 25-18). Werth and Mancuso only increased their kills as the weekend progressed. In what looked like a possible NCAA Tournament matchup four months from now, Nebraska was challenged by UCLA, this time in five sets (25-20, 25-23, 23-25, 1925, 15-13). After capturing the first two sets, the Huskers quickly found

Personally, I would have been happy to have won two out of three this weekend.”

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themselves even with UCLA at 2-2 after losing sets three and four. After two crucial kills by Broekhuis to begin the fifth set, NU never looked back as they squeezed out a nail-bitter to take the victory. Werth and Mancuso finished the match with 27 combined kills to lead their team to its second victory of the season before securing the victory on the road Sunday. Cook said he couldn’t imagine a better start than this from

his players. “Personally, I would have been happy to have won two out of three this weekend,” the coach said. “I expected (the Notre Dame match) to be tougher than UCLA. But this weekend showed me a lot of things. “It showed me that they’re trusting what we’re teaching them and how we need to play to be successful.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Freshman Meghan Haggerty impressed in her first weekend as a Husker. NU’s newest middle blocker hit .441 and totalled six blocks in three victories.

“A lot of those sets are behind. They don’t even see each other, so there has to be a connection, communication level and a trust level that has to be at a very high level for them to be that successful,” coach Cook said. Haggerty said getting a lot of opportunities to attack boosts her confidence. “It makes me feel good that they trust me,” she said. Cook said it’s not just Haggerty’s attacking he is impressed with but also her blocking. “With most freshmen, that’s the toughest skill at this level,” he said. The NU coach also said beyond

her physical talents, Haggerty is a smart, level-headed player. “She’s very calm,” Cook said. “She doesn’t get too worked up, one way or the other.” In her first three games as a Husker — against Saint Louis on Friday, UCLA on Saturday and Notre Dame on Sunday — Haggerty racked up 24 kills and six blocks in addition to hitting .441. “She did a heck of a job for this first weekend,” Cook said. So far, so good for Meghan Haggerty. She’s nailing it. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Meghan Haggerty Weekend stats: • 24 kills • 4 errors • .441 pct • 6 blocks (1 solo and 10 assisted)

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cornerbacks: from 10 seph could still be looking at different starters a few games into the season. That necessarily isn’t a bad thing, he said. “Competition is what’s going to breed the best from those guys,” Joseph said. I want them to know we are competing and evaluating. I love them all, but the best guys are going to play eventually.” For Mitchell, the competition doesn’t bother him so far,

he said. He just wants to keep working to get back on the field and do whatever he can to help Husker football. He doesn’t want to miss another bowl game. “All the boys in the room, we’re good friends so we help each other out every play. If you’re not the guy out there, you’re at least helping the guy who is. We just want to win.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Junior Jason Ankrah solidifies a defensive line that’s loaded with talent and experience for the 2012 Blackshirts. Ankrah is a projected starter alongside senior Cameron Meredith.

Position battles rage before NU opener Huskers are jockeying for position on depth chart in several spots Chris Peters DN

Wide Receiver Nebraska’s wide receiving corps is loaded. The team returns 100 percent of its passing yards from last season and most of its receiving yards, short only Brandon Kinnie from the starting lineup. Add in freshman Jordan Westerkamp’s sticky hands, sophomore Tyler Wullenwaber ’s outstanding athleticism and Alonzo Moore, a safety recruit coach Bo Pelini moved from defense, and it’s starting to become clear just how murky this season could be for receivers. Wide receivers coach Rich Fisher is sorting out the group is by focusing on blocking. “In our offense, we spend more time blocking corners than we do catching passes,” wide receiver Kenny Bell said. “That’s something that we take great pride in. “If you turn on the film from last year, I think you will see that we are pretty dominant on the perimeter with our blocking.” From there, experience comes into play. Bell, Quincy Enunwa, Jamal Turner and Tim Marlowe all return starting experience. “Me, Timmy, and Kenny – we all really know every spot. We’re all kind of swing men,” Turner said. “It just depends on who is going to start. Me and Kenny could both start at X and Z and Timmy could be the swing man. (Enunwa) could come in and get me. We could do it like that. The spots are still up for grabs.” Turner said Westerkamp, who is the only receiver yet to drop a pass in practice, has been working as the No. 5 receiver. Quarterback Taylor Martinez added that Wullenwaber, thanks mostly to his speed, is an up-and-comer who should see the field this fall.

Center The chase for the starting center positions has developed into the

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Wideout Kenny Bell is one of the top receivers for a corps that returns lots of talent. Bell and company will be concentrating on blocking on top of improving the air game.

playing time with him in that first most enticing position battle of and second spot. We’re slowly this offseason. starting to work certain guys into Early favorite Cole Pensick was challenged in the spring with that one spot now.” If Jackson holds on to the defensive tackle Justin Jackson starting spot, there is moved back to cena chance Pensick could ter, a position he held see some action at early in 2011. Other guard. names entered the mix, “He’s always but only Mark Pelini’s played a little bit of name remained among guard,” coach Bo Pelithe competitors. ni said. Now that fall camp For whoever takes has wrapped up and the reins as the starter prep work for Southat center, Beck said ern Mississippi has they’re going to have a begun, the starting very important role in lineup is beginning to the offense. take shape. Jackson “We have to be “Right now it’s Jusable to handle our tin,” offensive coordiown against the topnator Tim Beck said. “He’s come a long way. He’s notch guys,” Beck said. “I know last year, everyone has those big such a young guy and because of that in his development, he’s got a guys. Like in anything, you got to be strong up the middle. That’s lot more room to grow.” Jackson took advantage of his your centers, your quarterbacks, your running backs; you got to reps in the offseason, which were be strong at those positions.” split evenly among Pensick, Jackson and Pelini. Word out of fall camp said Pensick and Jackson are distancing themselves from Defensive line Pelini, with Jackson being the The Blackshirts defensive line fell most consistent of the two. “It’s been pretty impressive short of expectations last season. At times, the unit failed to with what he’s been able to do in a generate sufficient pressure, alshort amount of time,” Beck said. lowing quarterbacks more time “It’s put him in a good position right now. Those guys are still bat- to dissect pass coverage. When no receiver was open, those quartertling. Cole and Mark are sharing backs could take off, often for a

first down. Entering 2012, the unit is still led by most of the same personnel, losing only Terrance Moore at defensive tackle. Seniors Cameron Meredith, Eric Martin and Baker Steinkuhler, junior Jason Ankrah and sophomore Chase Rome all return with significant experience in a unit looking to elevate its game back to a dominant level. Now, a week before the first game, is the time where talent evaluation is coming to a close and the time has come to choose starters. “There’s a lot of guys beyond the first three guys (at defensive tackle),” defensive coordinator John Papuchis said. “The questions still remains who four, five and six are. That battle is still ongoing.” Papuchis mentioned Thad Randle as the other player in the top three, with Kevin Williams as a potential No. 4. True freshmen Aaron Curry and Vincent Valentine are also in the mix. At defensive end, the Huskers have a lot of depth, with four upperclassmen clogging the two-deep, Meredith and Ankrah are the anticipated starters, with Martin taking the field for passing downs as a pass rush specialist. Joseph Carter, a junior-college transfer last year, will provide depth, along with the possibility of true freshman Avery Moss entering the fold. Coach Pelini confirmed that Moss will not be redshirted, but when asked about his plans for working Moss into the crowded rotation, Pelini offered little more insight. “We’ll see about that,” Pelini said. Although the decision to redshirt players won’t likely be made until week three or four, Papuchis said if the season were to begin today, Curry and Moss would likely play this year rather than redshirt. “I think Avery Moss is as far along as any freshman defensive end that I’ve ever had,” Papuchis said. “He doesn’t technique-wise always do the right things, but he seems to make plays and find his way to the football, and that’s something you can’t really teach. I don’t try to predict the future, but I think he has a pretty bright one.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

football practice notes Huskers wrap up camp, move to game prep Nebraska finished camp on Saturday with a one-hour walkthrough at Memorial Stadium, leaving one week for coach Bo Pelini to prepare his team for Southern Miss on Sept. 1. “I have a lot of work to do between now and Saturday,” Pelini said. “What’s next is to get our football team to be ready. We’ll be ready.” One of the biggest challenges preparing for Saturday’s game, Pelini said, is to try and figure out a Southern Miss team that is working in a new head coach, Ellis Johnson. “There are a lot of challenges that come with (facing a new coaching staff),” Pelini said. “We don’t know exactly what they are going to do on either side of the ball. You have your guesses, but it does become even more of a challenge.” Unlike previous years, NU is fully healthy heading into the first week. Pelini said there are starters enduring injury issues and that cornerback Mohammed Seisay has recovered from an ankle injury. Offensive lineman Jake Cotton also resumes practice Monday, putting the team back at full strength. “It has been a lot of work getting ready to play. I think the team is anxious to stop hitting each other and get ready to play a real game. It’s about that time.”

Sorting out the DBs At safety, Pelini said that P.J. Smith has done a good job of grasping the defensive scheme. Pelini sounded confident in Smith, but did say that Harvey Jackson has made a push for the starting safety spot next to Daimion Stafford.

“Mentally, (Smith) has a really good handle of what we’re asking him to do, and he’s played pretty well,” Pelini said. “Harvey Jackson is right there with him, so we have a lot of options at the safety position, guys I have a lot of confidence in.” Jonathan Rose, a cornerback transfer from Auburn, joined the team in Lincoln last week, Pelini confirmed. Rose played in nine games as a freshman at Auburn and will use his redshirt year as a transfer year, giving him three years of eligibility when he steps onto the field in 2013. “I watched him coming out, he’s a very talented young man and a good corner,” Pelini said. “He’s a good get for us and we’re happy to have him.”

Backup quarterback battle still in progress

The starter at quarterback is clear cut – it’s Taylor Martinez. But beyond Martinez, a three-man battle is ongoing for the No. 2 spot. A name gaining a lot of traction is Tommy Armstrong, Jr., a true freshman from Cibolo, Texas. Armstrong has to battle senior Ron Kellogg III and sophomore Brion Carnes for the spot. Pelini addressed the hype around Armstrong. “Everybody is trying to anoint him,” Pelini said. “Nothing has been decided as far as the No. 2 position is concerned. He has had a nice camp, and I have confidence in him, but nothing has been determined how that’s going to play out. “Just because we say a guy is having a good camp and is far along, let me tell you, he has a long way to go. He still has a lot to learn, he’s a true freshman. How that all plays out, I don’t know, I don’t have a crystal ball.” – compiled by Chris Peters

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Freshman Jaylyn Odermann notched a goal and an assist in Nebraska’s first victory of the season on Sunday over New Mexico as part of the Husker Classic.

Huskers capture first win of season over UNM NU loses to VaTech in overtime but takes care of business against New Mexico Angela Hensel Dn It took a few games, but the Nebraska women’s soccer team finally got the win it was looking for. This weekend Nebraska hosted the Husker Classic. The Huskers fell to Virginia Tech in overtime 3-2 on Friday but came back to shutout New Mexico on Sunday, 2-0. In the first game of the weekend, the Huskers had a tight battle with the Hokies after a scoreless first half. Virginia Tech then came out right after the half and scored a goal, but the Huskers soon answered with two quick goals from midfielder Hannah Dittmar and forward Mayme Conroy to put them up 2-1. But it wasn’t enough as a goal by Virginia Tech’s Ashley Manning in the 71st minute sent the game into OT. Manning then scored on a cross that deflected off the fingertips of NU goalie Emma Stevens in overtime to give the Hokies the victory. “I was expecting a hard game,” Dittmar said. “I knew it would be a fight.” Although the outcome for the Huskers wasn’t what they wanted, NU managed to come back Sunday and finish strong. At the start of the match, it looked like New Mexico would be another tough fight for Nebraska after the Lobos managed 10 shots during the first half. The Huskers continued to rely on staying wide with long passes. The persistence paid off as freshman midfielder Katie Kraeutner put the Huskers up with her goal late in the first half. Freshman Jaylyn Odermann also had a good game; the de-

fender extended the lead for the Huskers with her goal at 55:14 to put them up 2-0. Odermann also assisted Kraeutner on her goal in the first half. Leading the way for Nebraska this weekend were the newcomers. Three of the four goals scored this weekend were from players that had their first career goals. Dittmar, Odermann and Kraeutner all had their first scores as Huskers this weekend. Coming off last weekend, Nebraska was hoping for some quicker starts and complete games. The Huskers were able to do just that against Virginia Tech on Friday, matching the Hokies offensively with five shots on goal in the first half. “It gave us an idea that we would stay in there the whole game,” Dittmar said. Although Nebraska couldn’t finish out its game with a win on Friday, it was able to win Sunday, in spite of New Mexico’s strong first half. “We just had to make sure that we always take looks behind our shoulders, because there are players that can always come up from behind,” Odermann said. “We had to get down on every shot, always give it our all.” With the confidence of getting their first win in the books, the Huskers hope they can keep momentum heading into next weekend as they hit the road against Baylor and Cincinnati. “We know we can play hard and put up a good fight,” Dittmar said. But even with that confidence, Odermann wants to make sure that the Huskers still bring the tenacity that came out this weekend. “Once you get a win you just can’t be satisfied, you always got to want the next one,” Odermann said. “But having our first win of the season will definitely help give us a little spark that we needed.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Freshman notches 17 kills against No. 1 UCLA in NU’s biggest test Zach Tegler DN OMAHA — Meghan Haggerty nailed it. It was a big kill, too. Haggerty and the fourthranked Huskers were trailing No. 1 UCLA 9-5 in the fifth set of a hotly contested match Saturday night at the NU Coliseum. In the following point, NU outside hitter Hannah Werth passed a UCLA volley to setter Lauren Cook, who laid the ball over her head to Haggerty. Haggerty sprang right to get a bead on the ball, took flight and cocked her right arm. Then she pounded the ball to the ground, past the raised hands of UCLA outside hitter Rachael Kidder and beyond the diving reach of UCLA libero Bojana Todorovic. Although the Huskers would lose the next point, Haggerty’s spike ignited a 10-4 NU rally to win the set 15-13 and take the match from the Bruins. With its back against the wall against the defending national champions, Nebraska turned to Haggerty, a true freshman playing in her second game. “We weren’t just going to lay down and die,” she said after the match. “We were going to give it our all.” But her performance against the nation’s top-ranked team went beyond a clutch put-away. Haggerty, a middle blocker from Lisle, Ill., led the Huskers in both kills (17) and hitting percentage (.600). NU coach John Cook said UCLA’s strategy enabled Haggerty to take center stage. “Their game plan was to stop Hannah and Gina [Mancuso], so she was one-on-one,” Cook said. “We tell our players, ‘You’re oneon-one, you’ve got to kill the ball.’ That’s why she led our team in kills.” He added that since Haggerty arrived in Lincoln in July, she has been building trust with senior setter Lauren Cook. The relationship between those two is vital because of their interaction on the court. “Lauren pretty much is going to fire her the ball in any situation because she knows Meghan’s going to do something with it,” John Cook said.

Meghan Haggerty (center) celebrates a point in a victory over No. 1 UCLA on Saturday. The Huskers beat the defending National Champion in five sets, including a dramatic fifth set that NU captured 15-13.

Nebraska volleyball opened its season with three big wins over St. Louis, UCLA and Notre Dame story by Nedu Izu | photo by Valerie Kutchko

MAHA — If the Nebraska volleyball team’s weekend matchups were any indication of what’s to come the rest of the season, future opponents are in for some trouble. The No. 4 Huskers beat St. Louis, No. 1 UCLA and Notre Dame this weekend, to begin the 2012 season 3-0. NU coach John Cook said he liked what he saw from his team all weekend. “I told the team (after Sunday’s win) that they should feel good about the way they played this weekend,” he said. “Wins and losses aside I’m really pleased with their performance and I’m more confident going into the rest of the season.”

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Cook’s team had just come off a grueling comeback win, 3-2, against the 2011 defending champion Bruins Saturday night at the NU Coliseum. The Huskers were gassed out. But there wasn’t any time to rest before their next match. In less than 24 hours the squad would face off against the Fighting Irish at the CenturyLink Center. However, the NU women showed no signs of fatigue from the night before as they went on to sweep Notre Dame (25-19, 25-21, 25-13). Cook said he was unsure how his team would perform after fighting through five sets the night before, but there was nothing to worry about, junior Hayley Thramer said.

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Question marks remain for five Husker cornerbacks Josh Mitchell and four other d-backs are competing for two starting spots Andrew Ward DN Josh Mitchell didn’t play in last season’s loss to South Carolina in the Capital One Bowl. He wasn’t even watching from the sideline. Then a freshman, the 155-pound cornerback didn’t even make the trip to Orlando with the Nebraska football squad, surprising for a player that played in eight regular season games. After starting the third game of the season against Washington, Mitchell faltered as a member of the Husker secondary. The NU coaching staff decided to reduce his role with the team and chose to leave him behind for the bowl game. The decision gave him a little more motivation this summer, he said. “Missing the bowl game really just humbled me and forced me to get my priorities straight,” Mitchell said. “Summer really helped me get better. I was able to get in the weight room and focus on the playbook.” The work paid off for Mitchell, who is one of five players battling for two starting cornerback positions. NU secondary coach Terry Joseph said all five will see significant playing time when the Huskers take the field against Southern Miss on Saturday. Junior Andrew Green leads the group as the incumbent starter, while Mitchell stands as a close No. 2. Joseph said he’s impressed so far by all the “flying around

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Josh Mitchell might have been left at home for Nebraska’s bowl trip last year. But this season the sophomore is competing for a spot in NU’s starting lineup. and making plays” during practice. Juniors Stanley Jean-Baptiste and Mohammed Seisay and senior Antonio Bell also remain high on

Joseph’s list for potential starters. Jean-Baptiste, Joseph said, has “tremendous size and speed,” while Bell’s on-field smarts have been impressive.

Seisay is dealing with an ongoing ankle problem. However, the junior-college transfer received a lot of hype heading into camp and coach Bo Pelini said he

could make a huge impact for the Husker defense this fall. Joseph said he is comfortable playing any of the five cornerbacks.

“It’s five guys I feel we can play and win with,” Joseph said. “We just got to keep this battle going to see who gives us the results we need.” A player not in the mix for the starting corner position is junior Ciante Evans. Evans started seven games at corner for the Huskers in 2011, but will be taking on a different role for the Blackshirts in 2012. The Arlington, Texas, native is playing the nickel position for NU. Pelini, earlier in fall camp, compared Evans to former Husker Eric Hagg, who now plays for the Cleveland Browns in the NFL. “We require a lot out of that nickel spot,” Pelini said. “Ciante is growing into it well and is really starting to understand that position.” Even with Joseph’s top five players and Evans, Nebraska’s secondary still raises a lot of questions, especially with its lack of experience at corner. Green is the only player with significant starting experience. Jean-Baptiste played in nine games last year, starting one, but Bell saw time only on special teams and Seisay sat out last year because of his transfer status. However, senior safety P.J. Smith said what the secondary team lacks in experience, it makes up for in knowledge of the game. “All the young guys surprise us by how well they grasp the defense so fast,” Smith said. “It makes it easier on the older guys. We don’t have to sit there for hours and go over the same thing.” The competition helps bring along the experience as well. Jo-

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