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wednesday, august 28, 2013 volume 114, issue 004

Inside Coverage

Fraternity opens

Home sweet home

Phi Kappa Theta members move into new home

Several Husker sites receive an upgrade

En garde

The Lincoln Fencing Club teaches the complexity and elegance of swordplay. The club was founded in 1980 and is one of the only clubs in the Midwest to teach all three styles of fencing.

The Pinnacle Bank Arena pays homage to Nebraska’s history in several avenues such as this huge chocolate box display inside the south entrance. The chocolates are decorated with pieces of Nebraska’s history such as the Sower or the Omaha “O!” as well as some cowboy boots.

T Students coming to basketball games will be greeted by this view directly after exiting the student vomitory in the Pinnacle Bank Arena. The new arena places students on the sidelines instead of behind the hoop as they were at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

a courtside view Pinnacle Bank Arena ribbon cutting to take place Thursday story by Robby Korth and Chris Heady | photos by Matt Masin

im Clare pictures the lobbies and mezzanines filled with Nebraska fans socializing on basketball gamedays. He wants fans milling around, talking to each other while admiring the interior and then coming to notice something happening on the arena floor. “We want people to realize, ‘Oh there’s a basketball game going on,’” said Tim Clare, a University of Nebraska Regent and member of the West Haymarket Joint Public Agency. The arena features an open, airy public area to give people plenty of room to move around. The design draws on Sandhills themes with its Nebraska-based artwork and interior neutral colors. The hope is the arena will be a place to draw in Nebraskans from far and wide to admire the building. “I want to see traffic on I-80 increase from both the east and west coming into Lincoln,” Clare said. “This really is a project not just for Lincoln, but for all Nebraskans.” The project, a 470,400 square-foot, $179 million arena, is now ready for the admiration of the public, and its first opportunity to see the arena is at a 3:30 p.m. ribbon cutting Thursday. Tours of the arena will start at 4 p.m. The event will include remarks from Gov. Dave Heineman and University of NebraskaLincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman, as well as feature appearances from Husker men’s and women’s basketball coaches Tim Miles and Connie Yori. Self-guided tours will end at 10 p.m. Thursday, but the open house will continue Friday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m, and will continue again 11 a.m. Saturday, until the end of the Nebraska-Wyoming football game.

to read more about the new arena: see sports page 11

Small UHC staff Crowded Rec Center annoys students meets patient demand spike Sarah Cohen DN

UHC caregivers increase work flexibility while looking to fill physician openings WHITNEY CARLSON DN On Monday, Keegan McElroy had a fever. McElroy, a sophomore child, youth and family studies major at the University of NebraskaLincoln, went to the University Health Center to see what their physicians could do to help. Though she had been there for more than an hour, she had already seen at least three medical employees, including a doctor. “They’ve been really great,” she said. “You can tell that they genuinely care.”

A Daily Nebraskan reporter observed various other students pass through the clinic, but everyone got through rather quickly, considering the volume of people. While in the health center, the line always seemed to be about six people long. The health center has one physician on staff and a short-term physician’s assistant who will be at UNL for about nine months. Dr. James Guest, director of the health center, also spends about two hours a day helping patients in the clinic. The number of physicians is down considerably, with just one out of the four doctors the health center had last year, according to a Aug. 27 Daily Nebraskan article. Guest said he isn’t worried about the reduction in staff even though he said the clinic traffic is demanding at the beginning of the semester. “The first week through the end of September is really quite busy,” he said. “Most students need their immunizations by that time.”

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Seniors Jason Barker and Kurt Siebert hit up the City Campus Recreation Center at least three times a week. Barker, a business management major, is a regular user of the weight room and often finds himself standing alongside the strength training equipment and waiting up to 10 minutes to use a single machine. Barker and Siebert are among an average 3,785 students who visit the Rec Center every day and complaints have been echoing among the students who utilize the strength and training room — it’s often overcrowded and the wait lines to use equipment are too long. “Sometimes the wait takes a while, I think a mixture of more weights and better cardio equipment would make it easier to finish a workout,” Barker said. “Having more space for floor workouts like push-ups would also be a big help.” As a part of Yes 2 Better Rec Centers, a referendum passed by students in 2010, the expansion of the Rec Center will focus on lessening wait times and overcrowding for cardio and strength training equipment. A total of 92 new cardio machines were agreed to be added in the Rec Center and after the expansion is complete in the summer

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Students exercise in the crowded Campus Recreation Center on Monday. Many agree their workouts would be smoother if more strength training equipment was available. of 2015, the addition of more equipment is anticipated, said Christopher Dulak, assistant director for

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marketing and development for Campus Recreation. The waiting time is a problem

prevalent on every college campus, Dulak said.

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Phi Kappa Theta transitions into new campus home First ADA-approved UNL Greek house establishes residence on campus with 3-floor building LAYLA YOUNIS DN The new Phi Kappa Theta house, a member of the Interfraternity Council at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has opened and members moved in on Aug. 21. Matthew Keller, a junior computer and electrical engineer major and president of Phi Kappa Theta, said he has been giving tours of the new house all week, which is located at 17 and R streets. The first floor has a common area, chapter library and a house mother suite. The second and third floors are identical and have a total of 30 rooms that are like the dorms in Abel Hall. The basement has a full kitchen, a dining area, a music room with a piano, drums and other instruments and a recreation room with a foosball table and a pool table, Keller said. The house was built with the help of the Newman Center and it cost $3.8 million to build, the Rev. Robert Matya said. The music room was a special request from members of the organization and about 15 to 20 members use the room regularly, Keller said. The house is the first fully Americans with Disabilities Actapproved Greek house at UNL and is the only house with an elevator that goes to all three floors, Keller said. Phi Kappa Alpha held an alumni sleepover the weekend of Aug. 17 for members who never experienced what it was like living in a fraternity house, Keller said. Christopher German, recruitment supervisor of Phi Kappa Theta and a junior economics and pre-law major, said the alumni enjoyed the sleepover weekend. “They came in and were blown away,” German said. “They were really proud of what they accomplished.” The new Newman Center will share a backyard with Phi Kappa Alpha once it is fully constructed, Keller said. It will be the only Greek house with a backyard that is 75 feet long, Keller said. Phi Kappa Theta was revived eight years ago and members have been trying to open a house ever since, Matya said. They started with 24 members eight years ago but now have 64 members, he said. Fiftyfive members are living in the house and the house capacity is

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Tom Schumacher, a sophomore English and psychology major, watches his friends play foosball Tuesday night at the Phi Kappa Theta fraternity house. The house cost $3.8 million to build and is located behind the Newman Center on UNL’s City Campus.

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After recently moving into the their new house on campus, Phi Kappa Theta members enjoy their first year of having a house on UNL’s City Campus. The fraternity is affiliated with the Catholic Church, and has worked to build a house on campus since the fraternity was revitalized eight years ago. 68 people. German said he saw the construction of the house because he was in Lincoln during the summer and was amazed at the scope of it.

“In my opinion it’s the best looking house,” German said. Keller said he was grateful for the groundwork of the alumni – Jude Werner, the director of development of the Newman

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Danny George, a freshman mechanical engineering major, and Matt Keller, a junior electrical and computer engineering major, play pool in the Phi Kappa Theta fraternity house Tuesday night. The fraternity house’s construction began last fall and was completed for the fall semester. Center, and Matya – because they helped with the planning process and building the house. Now that they have a house, Keller said the goal is to change people’s perception of the Greek

community. “Our main goal is to try to bring back the dignity that Greeks had on campus,” Keller said. news@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

“Angry Birds” players restack boxes that were blown over by the wind. Each new tower was built to be more stable than the previous in an attempt to combat the breeze and opponent players.

Students at the University Lutheran Chapel replicate the video game franchise “Angry Birds” to celebrate the first gathering of the 2013 school year. Each colored ball was thrown in a different way to add difficulty to the next level.

photos by Courtney Cain

battle of the birds

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Students revive dormant sexual education resource groups S.A.G.E. and Students for Choice seek to spark dialogue, campus knowledge of sexual health Kelli Rollin DN Two students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are reviving two former student organizations that promote sex education and resources on campus. Meredith Cain, a junior women’s and gender studies major, and Audrey Nance, a sophomore journalism major, attended the Youth Organizing and Policy Conference in Washington D.C. in July. The conference is held for leaders of campus Vox groups across the country, which are groups endorsed by Planned Parenthood and offer resources to students on college campuses. Cain and Nance garnered inspiration and motivation from the conference to give Students for Choice and Stu-

courtesy photo dents Advocating Gender Equity a jumpstart at UNL. Students for Choice focuses on education and awareness of reproductive rights, health and choices. S.A.G.E., which is an extension from the women’s and gender studies program, aims to

provide a place for students to discuss and learn about feminism and gender subjects in the UNL and Lincoln community. Cain, president of S.A.G.E, and Nance, president of Students for Choice, said Students for Choice has existed for five years and S.A.G.E has been around for 20. However, neither organization has recently had a visible presence on campus. But once they saw the accomplishments of other groups at the conference, Nance and Cain wanted in as well. “We went to that and thought ‘Man, that is a killer idea. We should have one of those at UNL.’ And so we decided that that’s what we’re going to do, and that’s what we’re doing I guess,” Nance said. Nance said she and Cain talked to Rose Holtz, the advisor of the two groups, and proposed taking them over and revamping them. Cain and Nance said they finished filling out the official paperwork to take over the groups last week. Students for Choice and S.A.G.E. is a “spring board” to eventually having a Vox group on the UNL campus, Nance said. To be endorsed by Planned Parenthood and start a Vox group, she

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said an existing and active group have to be in place. “Planned Parenthood covers all sorts of sexual health topics, and that’s like what we want to do,” Nance said. “This would be like an on-campus Planned Parenthood resource.” Despite the groups’ names, Cain said Students for Choice and S.A.G.E aren’t about promoting pro-abortion rights and not everyone in the group supports proabortion rights. “It’s not just a choice of abortion or not,” Cain said. “You can be abstinent if you want, you can be sexually active if you want, you can use the pill if you want.” This year, Nance said the group plans to hold floor talks in the residence halls to discuss

contraception and go on “condom crawls,” where group members hand out condoms outside of bars to promote safe sex. They also plan to organize fundraisers to help local non-profits such as Voices of Hope, Friendship Home and Planned Parenthood, as well as go into fraternities and sororities to talk about date rape and various anti-rape ideas. Though the two groups are technically separate, they often work together. “The teamwork makes the dream work,” Nance said. On Sunday at Big Red Welcome, “Get lei’d with UNL Students for Choice and S.A.G.E” stretched across a banner on the table, which Cain and Nance were in charge of. Hoping to get

the word out, Nance said she and Cain stocked up on leis, Smarties candy and flyers. Cain and Nance said 25 total people signed up for the groups at Big Red Welcome and there are others who have voiced their interest in membership. But as of Monday, the groups consist of Cain and Nance. Nance said building a foundation of interested members is the first step in their process of leadership, so meetings and activities will depend on the members involved. “We want to take away the social stigma from sex, because you have to talk about it to do it right,” Nance said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

clinic by about six hours weekly. He used to only see patients a few times a month, but now he works in the clinic daily. The health center had an abnormally slow summer but saw a dramatic increase in patients the week before classes started when about 500 international students arrived on campus, some of whom needed vaccinations. On an average summer day at the clinic, health center

staff saw about 24 patients, according to UHC records. And on the first day of classes, the number of patients increased to 103. The pharmacy had a large increase as well, seeing 65 patients daily during the summer and 105 patients on Monday. The shortage of physicians stems from UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman’s proposed plan to privatize the health center. Three doctors

left because of the uncertainty involved with such a change in their employment, Guest said. However, he said new physicians will join the staff soon. Dr. Dwight Wigg, an Omaha native, is expected to start at the end of September and Guest expects to hire another employee by the end of the fall semester. news@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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Meredith Cain, a junior women’s and gender studies major, and Audrey Nance, a sophomore journalism major, are the presidents of S.A.G.E. Club and Students for Choice club, respectively. Cain and Nance attended a Planned Parenthood national convention in Washington, D.C., during the summer and decided to bring the once dormant clubs back to life.

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114 hospitality majors travel worldwide for internships Colleen Fell DN

the internship themselves,” A majority of the internships consisted of planning different events. Nika Zuerlein, a senior HRTM major, completed an internship with the Old Mattress Factory in Omaha. Zuerlein helped to plan the Omaha Baseball Village event, which takes place around the College World Series. “It’s amazing that just those two weeks take an entire year of planning and long hours of hard work,” Zuerlein said. Zuerlein said she was responsible for contacting vendors. “We would discuss pricing, allotted space, traffic flow of baseball fans… and more.” Zuerlein said.

Zuerlein not only walked away with work experience, but was able to spend time with a local celebrity as well. Along with her team, Zuerlein had the opportunity to escort Jack Hoffman (Team Jack) around the Omaha Baseball Village before he had his last chemotherapy treatment. “Meeting him was the highlight of my week,” Zuerlein said. Even with incredible opportunities, some internships are not as difficult to attain. Zuerlein said she was able to get in contact with her supervisor by means of her uncle’s friend. “Whoever said, ‘It’s all about who you know,’ knew exactly what

they were saying,” Zuerlein said. Melissa Olson, a senior HRTM major, said she was approached to be the director for a mission trip with Campus Crusade for Christ in Nebraska. She said she was in charge of planning all details for the trip to Pretoria, South Africa, including selecting team members and scheduling. During the 400hour internship, Olson worked with orphans teaching the Gospel. However, their trip was not all work and no play. On weekends, the team would play rugby or go on a safari. “Students are strongly encouraged to make tough choices when selecting internships that will chal-

lenge them to the greatest extent possible,” Rowen said. Such was the case for Olson. She said this experience helped to shape her goals for the future and she hopes to be able to plan fundraisers for non-profits in the future. The internships not only provide major requirements, but also help to shape the students as professionals. “Internships help a student build their resume, link what they’ve learned in the classroom with real-world experience, and to confirm their career interests,” Rowen said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Last summer, Jessica Howes, a junior hospitality, restaurant, and tourism management major, could have only dreamed that the mayor of Kensington and Chelsea would have accepted her event invitation. This summer, her London-based internship helped to turn her dream into reality. Howes, along with 113 other students in the HRTM department, completed internships across America and around the world over this summer. Students traveled to Germany, Ireland, France and China, among other countries.

During her internship, Howes worked for a charity called Blenheim CDP, which assists recovering alcoholics and drug users. She also helped to plan a launch event for the charity’s 50th anniversary. The degree in HRTM requires that students complete 700 hours of work experience in the industry. Shannon Rowen, an assistant professor for nutrition and health sciences, helps students in attaining internships. “We work with students to assess where they are and where they want to be,” Rowen said. “We share and seek out opportunities and will help them make connections, but students have to secure

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weight machines: from 1

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Students stand waiting to use a lat pull down machine in the crowded Campus Recreation Center on Monday. “We are aware of these problems. We try to provide the very best for students and as campus grows so will we,” Dulak said. “In the meantime we’re trying to accommodate the best that we can.” The referendum, led by the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska, increased student fees to finance the $22 million project that includes the construction of the new Outdoor Adventures Center, renovations to the East Campus Rec Center and the expansion of the cardio and strength room at the City Campus Rec Center. However, the Rec Center is responsible for purchasing any new strength training equipment. What is now the maintenance and equipment storage room on city campus will be moved to the current Outdoor Adventure Center location. Likewise, the current maintenance and storage 2,800 square foot area will be renovated to become the extension of the strength and conditioning room. “The previous East Campus Activities Center was very poor, even students who live on east campus came to the City Rec to workout,” Dulak said. With the renovation of an improved East Campus Rec, Dulak anticipates that student distribution will be divided and alleviate some of the population problems the City Campus Rec incurs.

Siebert, a business finance and marketing major, said his workout would be much smoother if the strength training room was bigger. “The space and amount of people trying to use the same machines is the problem, sometimes it feels like forever and our workout is being held up,” Siebert said. Schuyler Dervin, a senior veterinary science major, agreed that she would like to see more strength training equipment added to the expansion. “Some time slots are worse for long lines, but some workouts I always have to wait around for,” Dervin said, “Like if I want to deadlift there is only one place to do that specific lift in the gym.” Starting on Sept. 16 through Nov. 11, students can go to both the East and City Campus Rec Centers and test demo cardio equipment to provide feedback on which machines are preferable. This data will be collected and taken into consideration when the Rec Center purchases new equipment for the city campus expansion. In 2007, a comprehensive facilities needs assessment was conducted and the results revealed a similar need for more cardio and strength training equipment. Dulak confirmed that more strength training equipment will be added after the expansion is complete, but said it’s difficult to give an exact number

on what will be purchased because strength training equipment changes as technology advances every

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A student trains on a piece of strength conditioning equipment in the Campus Recreation Center on Monday. year. “When the expansion is complete in 2015, the Rec Center will

have to look into what strength training equipment is on the market,” Dulak said, “Some machines

work a single muscle group and some machines work eleven.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Events for arena’s opening came too early, too often When driving into downtown Lincoln on Interstate 180, the Pinnacle Bank Arena is a fresh, gleaming venue poised to host basketball games and concerts for years to come. The Daily Nebraskan believes that while, yes, the venue is big and shiny, fans eagerly awaiting its opening have drowned out any legitimate buildup to the arena’s ribbon cutting, which, by the way, is on Thursday. A slew of celebratory events and metaphorical crowd noise, likely equal to the literal crowd noise that will rock the new building, has the DN editorial board tired of the hype. The venue has already hosted an event. On Aug. 16, it held commencement ceremonies for University of Nebraska-Lincoln students. The arena has already been seen even though it isn’t officially open. There have been too many get-togethers honoring minor milestones throughout the building’s construction. On Dec. 12, 2012, a ceremony celebrated the raising of the last steel beam into the arena’s roof. The building was not yet fully enclosed and still had a dirt floor, but the celebration was complete with a visit by Nebraska’s pep band. Fans gossiped excitedly as the arena got a new name (Dec. 6, 2011), a booked concert (March 18, 2013) and a design for the basketball court (April 11). A media event at the arena was held Tuesday, and the building will officially open its doors Thursday. Friday and Saturday will host self-guided tours and a screening of the Nebraska football game against Wyoming. And throngs are sure to flow to the building during its opening weekend. Bottom line: people need to calm down a little bit regarding their excitement for Pinnacle Bank Arena. They can start screaming again on Sept. 13, when Michael Buble is in town and the arena is actually open.

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Cheetah Girl is into girls. And that’s okay. What isn’t okay is the backlash former “That’s So Raven” star Raven-Symone received after she publicly came out of the closet this month. On Aug. 2, the actress tweeted “I can finally get married! Yay government! So proud of u,” in reaction to the Supreme Court overturning the Defense of Marriage Act, thus relegalizing gay marriage in that state. After years of speculation, she confirmed that she’s a lesbian. In reaction, fans of the actress started tweeting with the hashtag #childhoodruined. Things that have the potential to ruin your childhood: living in poverty, coping with an incurable or deadly illness or maybe a loved one passing away. Things that do not have the potential to ruin your childhood: the celebrities you idolized as a kid coming out of the closet. We like to think that events like this aren’t newsworthy. And truthfully, they shouldn’t be. Yet even with songs like “Same Love” by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis playing on the radio to much fanfare, a climate of homophobia still exists in the entertainment industry. Coming out of the closet is difficult for anyone. You worry about alienation from your peers, family, coworkers and everyone else. Coming out as an entertainer only heightens that worry. You worry about upsetting your fan base. You worry about record and ticket sales. Coming out may compromise how people perceive your art or whatever it is you produce. Now Ellen DeGeneres is an acclaimed daytime television show host. But when she came out in 1997, she was ostracized by her producers. Ad companies dropped the show. Many turned the channel despite enjoying the show previous to her coming out. If you think much has changed for openly gay entertainers, think again. Singer Frank Ocean came under fire last summer when people questioned his sexuality over song lyrics that seemed to be discussing a potential love interest in another man. When he confirmed

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that his first love was in fact a man, much of the hip-hop community condemned it. Not that they needed to do much. Hip-hop lyrics are full of homophobic expletives. Rapper Snoop Lion (formerly known as Snoop Dogg) recently said that he believes hip-hop will never fully accept openly gay musicians due to the masculine edge associated with rap. It’s not just a problem in the hip-hop industry. This also occurs with pop music. Yet did we stop listening to that ‘90s pop Pandora station just because Ricky Martin of “Livin’ La Vida Loca” fame said he’s gay? Did we not appreciate the awesome ‘N Sync reunion at the MTV Video Music Awards this year, complete with openly gay member Lance Bass returning for the performance? Who Lance Bass sleeps with shouldn’t affect your ability to enjoy watching “Bye Bye Bye” live on television. While homophobia in the music industry is prevalent, it is also in the world of acting (which I find especially ironic). Acting is simply that: putting on a face, playing a persona. How does someone’s personal life affect the character they play? It doesn’t. If they’re portraying a character well, their real-life self isn’t shining through. We should focus on how believable their acting makes a character seem rather than the actor ’s sexual orientation. Furthermore, if we have issues with gay people portraying straight characters, should we find issue with the reverse of this? Does Jake Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger ’s heterosexuality compromise their role as a closeted gay couple in 2006’s “Brokeback Mountain”? What about Michael Douglas’ portrayal of Liberace in this year ’s HBO

film “Behind the Candelabra”? If Raven-Symone’s lesbianism somehow compromised the straight character she portrayed on her Disney show in the early 2000s, why don’t we critique others for the same thing (not that I believe we should)? Neil Patrick Harris, for example, is an openly gay actor who plays the womanizing Barney Stinson on “How I Met Your Mother”. Does NPH’s gay lifestyle compromise his character? I don’t believe so, and neither does the major following of “How I Met Your Mother.” As a gay adult looking back on my childhood and adolescence, I can’t help but wonder if having a few openly gay role models my age would have been nice. Maybe if Raven-Symone would have been out as a teenager, other LGBT teens could have had someone their age to look up to while watching the Disney Channel. I mean, it’s not like Raven-Symone went off the deep end like former Disney child stars Miley Cyrus or Lindsay Lohan (both of whom hopefully get the help they need). Yet do we hear anyone announcing they’ll stop purchasing Hannah Montana DVDs for their little ones? Has anyone begun throwing out their copies of “The Parent Trap” or “Mean Girls”? Thankfully, gay acceptance is on the rise in the United States. According to Gallup, 53 percent of those surveyed now support gay marriage, up drastically from just 27 percent in 1996. More states are legalizing gay marriage, and more people are speaking out in support of LGBT rights as a whole. Someone’s adult decisions, regardless of how famous they are, shouldn’t affect your opinion of their previous work as a child or teenager. More importantly, someone’s sexual orientation shouldn’t affect your opinion of them. Naysayers of Raven-Symone need to get with the times rather than bashing her on Twitter. I think the question we should be asking is when “That’s So Raven” or “The Cosby Show” will be on Netflix! That should be our focus rather than Raven’s same-sex attraction. Damien Croghan is a senior newseditorial and global studies major. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

Archaic lecture classes hinder student learning

he start of every new semester brings a new set of classes. These classes are invariably hit or miss, and it’s hard to tell which ones are going to be the most rewarding while flipping through the undergraduate bulletin or getting lost in the dark, confusing depths of MyRed’s incredibly clunky search system. Still, I always find myself being significantly more excited about some classes than others, and as I enter my third year, I’m starting to notice a trend. I really don’t like lecture halls. I have more than a couple reasons for my disdain. The environment of a lecture hall somehow manages to feel large and impersonal while also being physically cramped. Regardless of how or where I sit, my legs end up falling asleep by the end of the hour. Other students, potentially a diverse and interesting group of peers, fade silently into the background. And don’t even get me started on the perplexing inability of most college professors to design visually stimulating PowerPoint presentations. Actually, I take that back — please get me started on it. The PowerPoint presentation, supposedly a visual aid, has become a substitute for both instructor and textbook. I’ve had many instructors who projected full slides of complete sentences in front of the

class and then read these slides out loud as the class copied them verbatim. As much as I personally dislike the lecture hall format, I would be able to support it if I felt like it was a genuinely useful method of instruction. It isn’t. Every lecture hall class I’ve participated in has ended up being synchronized notecopying. At a university where 36 PERCENT of all classes have more than 30 students this is a serious problem. This isn’t an attack on taking notes. Writing something down in one’s own words is a useful form of secondary processing that can help one rehearse information and commit it to long-term memory. But is there really any benefit to sitting in a crowded auditorium with 100 other students and writing down every word that appears on the screen at the front of the room? The intuitive answer is, “Of course not.” As college students are generally a pretty intelligent bunch, most of them eventually arrive at a similar conclusion. In many lecture hall classes, the students with laptops open to Facebook, Reddit, Pinterest or Tumblr are only outnumbered by the ones who are still asleep in their dorms. And it isn’t surprising, because lecture hall classes offer no negative consequences for this behavior. That seems backward, right? But it’s true, and it’s mostly due to the limited utility of

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the lecture format. The lecture itself is designed for an expert on the topic, the instructor, to transmit knowledge to the less-educated learners. This method has been used since before literacy. From the speeches of Socrates to the sermons of Jesus to the guarded monks and priests of the Dark Ages, the best way to relay a lot of information to a lot of people was to make the one guy in the room who knew anything stand in front and speak loudly. Luckily, the Dark Ages ended. We now have much more efficient informationcarrying mediums than the loud voice, and with a little creativity, we can adapt teaching methods to better instruct every kind of student. One of the main drawbacks of a lecture hall class in today’s universities is, somewhat ironically, the easy availability of information. It’s way too easy to pass a lecture hall

class without going. Through access to textbooks, study guides and an occasional leg-up from one’s peers, it takes less effort to cram for a test than it does to show up for class every day. For smaller courses, one of the best ways to get something meaningful and lasting out of the class is to participate in discussions, thereby applying the information and forging relationships with the instructor and with one’s peers. Skiving off a smaller class would thus be incredibly harmful. In most lecture hall classes, both student-student and student-professor dialogues are nonexistent. When that many people are packed into one room, it’s impossible to sustain any sort of conversation, and stopping the flow of the lecture to ask questions, which should be encouraged, earns one the angry glare of hundreds. Additionally, the lecture component of the class provides virtually no challenge to anyone with the ability to read and write. Perhaps if the professor splurged on a grande coffee that morning, it can be difficult to keep up with the current slide, but should any class really be a test of handwriting speed? Yes, lectures have a certain set of advantages. They provide a way to present information both visually and auditorily. They allow expert instructors to add a bit

of personal flavor to their courses through anecdotes, in-depth explanations of difficult material and the like. But these advantages are far outweighed by the drawbacks of the lecture format. Students who find lecture hall classes boring aren’t distracted or unmotivated - they’re human. Recent research in educational psychology shows that the best way to maintain attention and encourage learning is to mix things up. Information should be presented in different and interesting ways – through interactive activities, questioning, discussion, application, and, yes, the occasional (shorter) lecture. Unfortunately, the practice of lecturing at hundreds of disinterested students for a full hour has persisted. It’s persisted for way too long. Let’s move even more classes online. Let’s make online lectures with weekly inperson recitations a thing. Let’s make lectures shorter and discussions longer. Let’s switch from reading to writing to listening to doing, as often as possible. We can do so much better than the 75-minute lecture hall class. It’s time to retire this archaic method once and for all. Benjamin Curttright is a junior English major. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

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The Lincoln Fencing Club, founded in 1980, is one of the only clubs in the Midwest that offers all three styles of fencing: sabre, épée and foil. The fencers challenge each other to short bouts over the span of about four hours.

En Garde F

rom the spectator’s box, there’s a cleanliness to fencing. The order, the poise. The Frenchness. The waspiness of the foils seems a bit dainty, once you learn of how harmless they actually are. It’s quick, but the touches are light. But on the fencing piste, the swift, beautiful fluid movements of the athlete become menacing. In the hands of an experienced fencer, the most delicate, slight twist of the wrist turns sinister. The seemingly effortless form of the fencer, low the ground, turns into a beastly, predatory crouch.

The Rules

Foil fencing was designed with combat and swordsmanship in mind, where only the torso is a target to hit. All hits are made with the tip of the sword, so motions are generally thrusts. The Lincoln Fencing Club, located at 2645 O St., is one of the only clubs in the midwest that trains with all three fencing weapons: sabres, epees and foils. Sabres are lighter, but one can hit with any part of the blade, including the sides, and any body part above the waist is a fair target, except for the hands. When fencing with an epee, the whole body is a target; historically, fights were to first blood. The foil is heavier and has a larger guard where the blade meets the hand, which helps guard the hand.

A Mental Game

It’s almost impossible for a non-fencer to fully follow a match between two seasoned op-

ponents. First, you look at the weapons. You try to follow the impossibly thin blades that only seem to be visible in flashes. You attempt to follow the footwork. You listen for the patter that should be coming from the quick feet dashing left to right, but a pair of fencers can dash about a 70 meter length in near silence. Sound does rupture the silence; loud slams and thumps coming from sporadic bursts from lunges or leaps that shake the floor, and blade does meet blade; the weapons gratingly scrape the metallic floor, ricocheting off the walls of the gym, but only sporadically with no rhythm, rhyme or reason-except to those suited up. “There’s tempo, there’s timing,” said Cassidy Kovada, head coach of the Lincoln Fencing. “You could be coming in and show your opponent an attack like boom-boom-boom and the next time you can go boom-BOOM-BOOM [the last two much quicker than before]. You can jump on them when they expect to wait and parry, and attack before they can parry because you’ve upped the tempo.” But since the tempo can whiz right past a casual onlooker, one could try to catch the moment when the athlete springs into motion from their very static or loose-prepared stance; that crucial point between static and explosion. It’s impossible to discern between the states: static and motion. Potential and kinetic. Anticipation and committal. Yet, though this happens dozens of times during a bout, the fencing is fluid. And quick. But there’s a point when it stops being about speed. Kovanda said that happens by Division I level, the highest class in international fencing. “Once you get to that level, everybody is super fast and can hit you just like that from

Current music seems to take from all genres WADING ROOM

joe wade Self-preservation comes readily to mind when considering upcoming albums from Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Justin Timberlake. Although Gaga’s upcoming album, “Artpop,” has potential as a creative, alternative throwback, it still smells of mainstream crap and may be merely a more pleasant alternative to One Direction. Yay. For the rest of us reclusive freaks, clinging to our sacred Nirvana B-sides, the upcoming new music to take note of is albums from Pearl Jam, Mazzy Star (check out the song “Fade Into You”) and Nine Inch Nails. However, even those artists have the potential to disappoint. Has the industry been so scarred by Miley Cyrus and rock-star wannabes from “American Idol” that the most these music geeks can hope for is not to be completely let down? Maybe. However, there is a duality when listening to music, a separation from what is contemporarily hip and what’s good because it exists for goodness sake - like Nirvana or The Beatles. I am one of those nay-sayers who thinks that mainstream music is mostly junk but, at the same time, I eagerly consume it and actually enjoy it. I still don’t really like Timberlake, blame that on early peerinduced contempt for ‘N Sync, but

I’ll contend that as an artist he has some merit. Get me drunk enough and I might even sing a chorus of “Suit & Tie.” Despite my preference for underground music of past eras, I can’t confidently say that mainstream music is all crap. In truth, I kind of like the new direction Katy Perry is taking with the song “Roar.” It has that really catchy bassline, which, if you look up Axis of Awesome, you’ll realize it has the same four-chord pattern used since the beginning of pop music, but that’s not important. One of the other new songs to take note of is “Wake Me Up” by Avicii. I’m not sure if I caught some country music bug that’s going around or if this Americana musical flavor is finally mixing with electronic-pop trends in a way that mainstream fans can stomach. So far I think I’ve listened to it as many times as I listened to “Gangnam Style” by this time last year. Overall, though, Avicii needs more than a billion views to catch up with Psy’s breakout hit. So what is getting all the views lately? As if you don’t know... Why is everyone fussing over Miley’s “twerking?” Is it really that offensive, or do we all just need that unified social media hoopla order to feel really and truly alive? Again, maybe.

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any position,” Kovanda said. “So then it becomes more about set up, distance, and making your opponent make that first mistake. If you’re the first one to throw yourself out there, you’re gonna be in trouble.” “It’s like poker,” said Kristian Anderson, Lincoln Fencing Club assistant associate coach. “You should not be out there showing anything. You can’t have a tell. The whole mental side of this is just fascinating.” Anderson said many compare the mentality one has during fencing to the thinking one does when playing chess. Just as a chess master actively reads and reacts to his opponents moves, a fencer must do the same. That means being aware the move they are making now alongside the moves they’ll have to make in the future. “You only have to think two or three steps ahead with an inexperienced fencer, but more experienced fencers have a lot more options that are more difficult to feel out and predict,” said Tim Marcuson, assistant coach. “It’s not that I think nine moves ahead; I think three moves and I know at this point I’ll be at this position or this position, and from there, as I’m fencing, I’ve got three more steps ahead developing, depending on how they’re reacting.” Though it’s not the easiest task, and doesn’t get easier the more one fences, thinking in this sort of way is another aspect of the sport that must be learned. “You’ve got a bunch of pure motor reactions that you’ve done so many times, but your opponent does, too,” Marcuson said. “So it’s a combination of this muscle memory with some sort of tactics.” “Fundamentals pay off in the moment when you aren’t thinking about it,” Kovanda

story by Kekeli Dawes photos by Nickolai Hammar Lincoln Fencing Club offers training in complex art of all three styles of fencing INCLUDING sabre, epee, foil

“It’s like poker. You should not be out there showing anything. You can’t have a tell. The whole mental side of this is just fascinating.” kristian Anderson assistant associate coach

said. “The club doesn’t give lessons a week before a tournament for that reason. After a while, you shouldn’t be thinking too much.” Kovanda pointed out that when a beginner is watching a bout, they are usually watching the hands and the brandishing of the weapons. “The more experienced fencer is watching their feet,” he said. “You should be watching the step they did right before they did that cool action, because that’s what made the action work. If you tried to do that exact same hand motion, you wouldn’t be able to hit the guy because you didn’t have him set up right.” Fencing’s emphasis on subtleties, detail and perfection leaves a mental imprint as well. “I’m pretty anal about things,” Kovanda said. “I think I’m pretty detail oriented with my students. A couple inches makes all the difference.” At first, the fencer’s movement looks strange without the suits; the grand extension of the body, the wide gait of the legs while squatting low to the ground, and the continuous back and forth movement up and down the narrow lane doesn’t quite look graceful. But look again and you see how every step is measured, aligned perfectly with the shoul-

ders. They aren’t just running or walking, they place their right ankle, then firmly roll onto their soles and re-position their left foot simultaneously. Unlike boxing, when fighters snarl and eye each other, often nose-to-nose, the face is effectively obscured in fencing, replaced by black orb of their masks. How one moves and carries themselves, the athleticism, the poise all of that isn’t hard to see from under the mask. In a sense, you could become more vulnerable in the armor.

Toybox

Anderson likens fencing to building with Legos. Basic moves can be combined creatively to make more advanced creative moves, some specific to a particular fighter. “There are quite a few techniques, but really, there aren’t many.” Kovanda said. “In a couple years you’ve pretty much learned all the things that you do in fencing. You spend the rest of your fencing life learning to master those techniques and use them in creative ways.” In fencing, the next fight against the most

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Building project to fight pipeline port clean energy,” Hamilton said. “If the pipeline is approved, they Bold Nebraska joins will literally have to tear down existing sustainable energy structures other groups in for the sake of Big Oil.” ‘Build Our Energy’ A group of 50 to 60 volunteers attended the groundbreaking event project to fight earlier this month on the construcKeystone XL pipeline tion site in northern York County, Neb.. An even higher volunteer turnout is expected for the upcoming construction events. The strucGrace Solem-Pfeifer ture will be built with a traditional, dn community barn-raising over the course of two weekends in SepBold Nebraska, a progressive polit- tember. The group has enlisted a ical action group based in Lincoln, private electrical and solar contracis undertaking a new project called tor to construct the solar panels and “Build Our Energy,” which will turbine. construct renewable energy sources For “Build” volunteer coordidirectly in the proposed path of the nator. Rachel Gehringer-Wiar, the Keystone XL Pipeline. pipeline is an issue that has united In coordination with the Farmdifferent demographics across the ers Union, the Sistate. erra Club and the “At the groundWe’re trying breaking, we had the Nebraska Easement Action Team farmers, we had ento send (NEAT), Bold Nevironmentalists, we braska is fundrais- a message to had hipsters… It’s ing and recruiting President Obama powerful to show volunteers from that Nebraska is a all over the state that he needs to conservative state, in order to build fulfill his promises but we can come toa self-sustaining gether on issues like s o l a r - p o w e r e d to support clean this,” Gehringer-Wibarn, as well as a er said. “Sometimes energy.” 29-foot-wind turpeople in Lincoln bine that would and Omaha dismiss zack hamilition immediately interthe rest of Nebraska nebraska farmers union fere with the route as just super repubof the pipeline. lican and conservaPart of Bold tive, and that’s not really fair to say. Nebraska’s mission is to hold politiEspecially on energy and things cians accountable and educate Nethat affect land and water, it doesn’t braskans on political issues. With matter if you’re a democrat or a re“Build Our Energy,” project leader publican. It’s their livelihood. It afand Nebraska Farmers Union staff- fects them.” er, Zack Hamilton, hopes to attract The Bold Project has received national attention to the effects of strong support from the Nebraska the pipeline on Nebraska farmers, Farmers Union, as well as many as well as the potential for alterna- members of the rural community, tive energy sources. who Hamilton said view the pro“We’re trying to send a mesposed pipeline as “a slap in the face sage to President Obama that he to private property rights.” The needs to fulfill his promises to sup- Harrington and Hammond family

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With the “Build Our Energy” project, Bold Nebraska seeks to undermine the Keystone XL pipeline’s progress with the construction of environmentally friendly energy sources directly along the proposed route. farm, where the barn will be built, lies directly in the Keystone XL pipeline’s projected path. “Build Our Energy” has fundraised half of its required budget of $60,0000, much of which has come from private donations of $100 dollars or less. The group has also received donations from those who

oppose the construction of Keystone XL across the nation. Bold Nebraska also promotes a “Pies Against Pipeline” campaign, encouraging supporters to fundraise with local bakesales and lemonade stands.

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Hershey Wood Shoot Good Dogs Tyler Keown DN YouTube is great. Thousands of videos are uploaded each and every day. We at the DN Arts Desk want to tell you about the best clips we find, but because the technology to show video on paper doesn’t exist (yet), we figure the easiest way to tell you about the video is to break it down through text, 10 seconds at a time. If you want to see the actual video, hop on the Daily Nebraskan website and check it out.

0:00: The clip opens with a man, presumably Hershey, wearing a wife-beater tucked into baggy jeans, sunglasses and a red bandana. He’s holding raw hot dogs in both hands. He waves around his fistful of hot dogs as he says, “Fastest hot dog shooter in the Northwest. I’ve never seen anybody able to do this. I can do it quick.” 0:10: He raises a hot dog to his mouth, presumably to eat it. Instead of biting it, however, he inhales quickly, sucking the hot dog into his lungs, or possibly the back

of his throat. “I’m just saying,” he proclaims, clearly proud of himself. He makes a guttural noise as he forces the hot dog back out, expelling it like a cannon into the air. It cuts to a quick montage of the man launching more hot dogs into the air. 0:20: Cut to Hershey yelling, “We’re going viral with this one!” He’s holding more hot dogs. Quickly, he inhales three hot dogs in a row. He then launches two of them out, leaving the viewer to wonder where

the third hot dog remains. The video changes to slow motion as Hershey inhales three more hot dogs, allowing the viewer to really understand what’s happening. A woman stands by in the background, a combination of mortification and bewilderment of her face. 0:30: Ten more seconds of hot dog inhalation and exhalation by Hershey. 0:40: More of the same. The video closes with the caption “Hershey Shoot Good Dogs.” ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

The “Build” project is the first of its kind for Bold Nebraska, an effort toward creative solutions to combat the work of TransCanada. “[Bold] volunteers are the happiest volunteers I’ve ever worked with,” Gehringer-Wiar said. “There’s been so much negativity surrounding the pipeline debate. It’s refreshing to see something positive come of it.” Along with construction, volunteer activities for “Build” also include painting colorful billboards to promote the group’s message. The team hopes to put 100 billboards along the pipeline’s proposed path. While optimistic, Bold Nebraska is cognizant of their opposition. The group is well aware that TransCanada is monitoring their activities, Gehringer-Wiar said. Without knowing when President Obama will decide

whether or not to approve the pipeline, the group is moving forward with the “Build Our Energy Project” to little local resistance. “We have faced some pushback from one member of the York city commission, but mostly folks understand this land is not owned by TransCanada,” Bold Nebraska founder, Jane Kleeb said. “[TransCanada] might never get a permit, so the family and citizens are not just sitting here waiting. We are taking action to build clean and local energy.” The barn, which should power itself, will be used as a meeting place for citizens organizing on the pipeline and other clean energy issues. The projected completion date for construction is Sept. 22. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

fencing: from 7 familiar competitor can be different, simply because of the sheer speed and pace of the matches, and the variables when it comes to human error and creativity. “You might beat a guy one day and he beats you the next,” Kovanda said. “That’s what keeps it cool. It’s not like you’re Usain Bolt and you can train and train and train, and no one’s going to beat you. You’ve got that human element; your opponent can use your strength against you.” Mistakes, slips, errors and losses still have their own degree of enjoyment. It may be because one spends time getting into their opponent’s head that a losing touch may feel like a win, even for a split second. There’s a huge duality when it comes to fencing, not only in their physical motion, but how the mind processes. “You have to have that strong leg strength while you have tight, finesse action up top,” Kovanda said. “So it’s kind of tough to separate the super strong, fast legs with more of a relaxed, light hand. That’s more of a mental thing you have to develop over time.” For as much as fencers have to exercise their bodies and minds, the fencing quickly becomes part of their lifestyle. “When I was starting out, I would be at the supermarket doing the footwork down the aisle, trailing my wife, and I could be doing my lunges in the cart with my wife embarrassed that I was doing it,” Anderson said.

Young Blood

The Lincoln Fencing Club gym has two rooms - one fully equipped with three fencing pistes, the other made for less intensive training and teaching. There, students break down simple motions, like the powerful rapid lunge, or run through footwork exercises, shadowing an instructor as

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The Lincoln Fencing Club, located at 27th and O streets, prepares nationally ranked fencers for competitions throughout the U.S. Fencers ages 8 to 80 train at the club. they move forward and backward on the strip. The back room of the Lincoln Fencing Club is full of seasoned athletes. Each fencer has their own stance; some use their free hand to pinch their shorts, some gently held them behind their back with poise, and one dangled it with such comfortable swagger, just above their waist. This particular fencer was fully dressed and a good foot shorter than the dozen athletes in the room. She was wearing Wonder Wom-

an socks. Mae Stokes is 12 years old, and has been fencing for “probably four years.” Her socks were brand new and she was very excited about wearing them that evening. She hopes she can wear them in competition. “It’s not like it’s going to change how I fence,” Stokes said. Stokes is confident about her fencing stance, even against adults. “People point it out to me a lot. I go back and forth on the strip; it’s

like a confusing method,” she said. “I fence a lot of adults, so the small movements are what counts to beat them.” She almost says it works all the time, but clarified, “I fence foil most of the time, but right now I’m fencing epee; so it works a lot in foil.” Intimidation isn’t an issue either in bouts with competitors her age. “I get the first touch and then from there on they’re like ‘Okay, stay away.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Long set to lead younger tight ends

football practice notes Nebraska nearly ready for Wyoming

Nebraska has two more practices and a walk-through before hosting Wyoming on Saturday, and defensive coordinator John Papuchis said the Huskers are ahead of schedule. Typically the team spends time during Tuesday’s practice learning material for the upcoming weekend game. Tuesday’s practice, though, was a lot of overlap from Monday, Papuchis said. “I think we’re more than halfway through,” he said. “Today was a little bit more of a review on some of the things we put in yesterday, because we are a couple of days ahead.” While the defensive coordinator feels confident with where the team is so far, there are still some errors to be cleaned up, he said. Captain receiver Quincy Enunwa said most of what needs cleaned up are mental errors. “Physically we think we’re ready, but mentally there’s still a couple bugs to clean up in there,” Enunwa said.

Jake Long back to 100 percent

After going down with a knee injury early in fall camp, Jake Long returned to practicing at full-go this week. Long is the only returning tight end with significant playing time for the Huskers. Tight ends coach Barney Cotton said Long was practicing full speed with no restrictions again on Monday. “Against the defense, against the scouts; Good against good. He’s good to go,” Cotton said. While the tight end leader has been sitting out, Long said the

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younger guys have been able to hold their own. “They’ve done well,” Long said. “Some of the young guys like Cethan (Carter) kind of got thrown in the fire. He’s been learning from it, and they’ve done well.”

Jake Long’s time was almost here. After the tight end rotated in for a number of snaps last season, Long was mostly an afterthought at the tight end position behind former Huskers Kyler Reed and Ben Cotton. That type of experience and firsthand work with current NFL players made Long a sure leader at the youthful tight end position. “(Long’s) a very experienced guy, he’s been in the room with Ben and Kyler and those guys for a long time,” tight ends coach Barney Cotton said. “And Jake played probably 15-20 snaps a game last year, so Jake’s a proven veteran, and he leads fine vocally or by example.” Then, in one of the first days of fall camp this year, Nebraska’s only tight end with significant playing time left practice with soreness in his knee. After having an MRI, Long was told he would need surgery. Long could no longer lead by example for most of fall camp. “It feels frustrating, but having done it a couple times, I know it’s not a season-ending thing, it’s not a major thing,” Long said. “It’s just another obstacle.” Still, coach Bo Pelini wasn’t worried about Long. He knew he would be back for game week. And he was. The younger players were able to benefit from the added reps with Long out, though, Cotton said. While Long sat out, many of the younger tight ends had to learn everything on their own. But with that slot open, competition behind Long became intense. “Everyone is competing for a spot; the room is up for grabs,” sophomore Ben Sutton said. Sutton played in games against Southern Miss, Arkansas State and Idaho State last season. “Ben and Kyler, they were great tight ends for us, and they’ve obviously graduated, and now it’s time for some people to step up, because there are definitely some positions open in the room,” he said. During his time out of practice, Long said he was impressed with how the younger tight ends were progressing along. The furthest tight end along, Cotton said, is freshman Cethan Carter. “He’s really got good hands, and he’s a really good blocker,” Cotton said. “Little by little he’s become more physical as a blocker. We plan on giving him extensive production on Saturday.” Carter, the Louisiana recruit, even turned the head of senior quarterback Taylor Martinez. “I think he has a knack for the game, just knowing how to get open,” Martinez said. “And he’s learned a lot of plays the past two or three weeks in fall camp.” Martinez said he is not worried

Young players to be tested on Saturday

This Saturday will be the first time Husker fans will see a number of the young defensive players this year. After a challenging camp for the defense, Papuchis feels good about the freshman playing Saturday, he said. ”I feel like we’ve had a tremendous advantage in the sense that we have the chance to go up against our offense,” the defensive coordinator said. “I feel like our offense is going to be one of the better ones in our conference and possibly in the country. Having the opportunity to go against those guys each and every day certainly prepares you for what you’re going to see on Saturday’s.” Junior receiver Jamal Turner remembers shaking during his first game, he said. Now, as Turner points out, with the East Stadium expansion, the freshmen will have it even worse. “I’m excited to see how the freshmen are going to take that,” Turner said. “With it being even louder than when I first came, I want to see their reaction and see how they come out and play.” During that first game, Turner said he forgot a few different plays while he was on the field, but hopes this year’s younger players will be more prepared. —Compiled by Kyle Cummings

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Senior tight end Jake Long finds open space during the Red-White Spring Game last April. Long sat out the majority of fall camp, but is the lone tight end returning with significant field time.

Long’s a very experienced guy, he’s been in the room with Ben and Kyler and those guys for a long time.” Barney Cotton tight ends coach

about which tight end is in the game. He has confidence in any of the players recruited to Nebraska. It’s not uncommon for Nebraska

to switch around tight ends either. In fact, last year Cotton and Reed were rotated consistently, based on the play. Cotton was known for his abil-

ity to open holes for a back, and Reed would gain playing time and fan attention for his receiving ability. Working under those two players, who are working in the NFL, has been a huge asset to both Long and Sutton. “They were both great tight ends, and obviously they’re both in the NFL now, so for the two years that I was here with them, I felt that I picked up a lot and its stuff that I’ve been able to put in my repertoire,” Sutton said. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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performance of the previous field turf was exceptional, but the visual aspect wasn’t as appealing. So the new two-toned field was installed just before the season. A top-layer of cork will help keep the field up to 20-30 degrees cooler, Ingram said. But football isn’t the only group benefited by the project. Nebraska’s Athletic Performance Lab (NAPL) and the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior (CB3) research facilities were installed in the East Stadium addition also. Nebraska Regent Tim Clare calls the labs a win-win, as the work will impact athletics and

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academics at the university. More than 28,000 square feet of research facilities are connected by a bridge directly above the East Stadium entrance. The bridge is meant to symbolize a roadway between academic and athletic research, said Dennis Molfese, the director of CB3. Windows line the hallways of the laboratories, overlooking the preserved side of old East Stadium, which was built in 1923. In CB3, researchers will work with imaging technology that captures high-resolution brain images, which will help assess injuries to improve athletes’ safety and de-

velop a database with concussion research findings. CB3 researchers will work in collaboration with faculty, neurologists and other specialists throughout the nation to study the merging relationships between brain development, language and cognitive processes. Across the bridge, NAPL includes a variety of playing surfaces, where athletes can be tested by a research team. Installed throughout the facility are cameras that will record detailed movement of the athlete and scales embedded in the floor to test speed and running style. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Sandhills Bar-B-Que is one of many uniquely named concession stands that are in place at the arena. The stands all correlate to Nebraska’s history as well as many of its landmarks.

“The brisk ticket sales for concerts Buble will kick off the arena’s conand Husker basketball indicate cert series on Sept. 13, and Jason the excitement this state-of-the Aldean will be in town on Sept. art facility has generated. And 19. the arena’s construction has been Other top performers include even more of a catalyst for devel- The Eagles, Miranda Lambert, opment than we envisioned.” Pink and Jeff Dunham. Missing any Tickets can be of the action at bought at the arena’s This really the arena will be box office or at Tickdifficult. is a project etmaster.com. A 363-squareSMG will also use foot scoreboard not just for Pinnacle Bank Arena will be featured Lincoln, but for all as the place to sell above the court, tickets for the PershNebraskans.” as well as 288 ing Center. flatscreen televiAlong with a Tim Clare sions scattered new basketball floor, nu regent throughout the which features an arena, according outline of the state to Tom Lorenz, of Nebraska around manager of the Pinnacle Bank a red N, the students will have a Arena. HuskerVision will be in new view from the student seccharge of the content on the TVs. tion. To save costs, HuskerVision Instead of the behind-thewill continue to use its studio in basket seating that students exMemorial Stadium for gameday perienced at the Devaney Center, operations, Lorenz said. student seating will be on the The arena will host more than sidelines behind the bench. The just Husker sports. The arena anstudent section spans entirely nounced to media Tuesday that across the east side of the lower Sir Elton John will be performseating bowl in the arena. It feaing at the arena Saturday, Nov. tures more than 400 seats with a 23. John is just one of a long list front row only six feet away from of high-profile performers that the teams’ benches. will perform at the arena. Michael Carl Gausman, a 1995 gradu-

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A construction worker paints a wall in the upper level mezzanine of Pinnacle Bank Arena. Cosmetic work is still underway as well as the pedestrian footbridge that leads to the festival space north of the arena. ate, saw pictures of the new placement of the section on Twitter and was pleased to see the students back down near the floor, as was the case when he was a student. “We had a great time in those seats when I was there,” Gausman said. “We used to talk to Roy Williams and other coaches and actually felt like we had an effect on the games sometimes, and there’s no better advantage in college basketball than a good student section. Miles understands what it takes to get a program back and the best way to do that is to get the students closer to the floor.” Gausman was also pleased

I think it looks gorgeous, it looks like they put everything into it like they needed.” Carl Gausman 1995 nebraska graduate

with the layout and design of the new floor and arena as a whole. “I think it looks gorgeous, it looks like they put everything into it like they needed,” Gausman said. “I loved the Devaney,

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ity project will provide much-needed on-campus practice and competition facilities for our women’s soccer and men’s and women’s tennis programs,” Eichorst said. “It will immediately improve the practice and game-day experience for our student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans. Furthermore, the new facilities will assist each program in recruiting the nation’s best and brightest prospective student athletes to the University

of Nebraska.” North of the soccer field will be 12 outdoor, lighted tennis courts and six indoor courts, with seating for a combined 1,400 spectators. The tennis facility will replace the men’s and women’s teams’ current indoor home at the Nebraska Tennis Center and their outdoor courts near 17th and Vine streets. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Senior Brent Qvale tries to contain defensive end Avery Moss during the Red-White Spring Game. Quarterback Taylor Martinez said Qvale and the offensive line is the strongest unit this year. offense thought to be among the best in the nation this season. Becoming better at pass protection and seeing offensive numbers improve across the board are Qvale’s biggest goals this season. “We’re all just working hard at coming together as an offensive line,” the senior said. “We keep him clean at pass protection and making big holes for all our running backs.” And his leadership to his team-

mates has not gone unnoticed by the coaches, either. “I like it when you hear about some of the leadership on the offensive side and guys that have been around holding guys accountable,” Pelini said. The Nebraska coach knows that with all the new faces on the squad who may play their first collegiate career game Saturday, there are bound to be a few errors. But he believes the communication brought

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what it was in the Coliseum, with sky boxes and standing room only sections. Attendance can reach upward of 8,000 people. “Our biggest thing moving here was, how many fans can we get on the court like the Coliseum?” Cook said. “It felt like fans were pretty much on top of you.” With only the Red/White scrimmage having been played in

the new arena so far, players and coaches don’t feel that they have heard how loud the Devaney Center will get. “It was really quiet tonight, but I feel like that’s always the Red/ White game,” Broekhuis said. “From experience, those five-set games against Penn State, it’s rocking in the Coliseum. And we’ve doubled the amount of fans, so I

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on by the seniors can help ease their debuts in Memorial Stadium this weekend. “When you start hearing lineman say, ‘Hey, lock the football up,’ you understand that the emphasis you are looking to get is pretty apparent,” Pelini said. “Like I said I have confidence in this group. I think our leadership has been really good.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

can’t wait to get an exciting game going in here.” With all the changes and new additions, Broekhuis feels blessed to have the experience to play in this venue. “College volleyball players should not have a facility like this,” she said. “Words cannot describe it.” For Cook, one of best aspects of the new Devaney Center is something he has not had in his 14 years of coaching at Nebraska: a locker room to himself. In past years, he has had to share with other managers and assistant coaches. “I have my own locker room now, like Bo does, or Coach Miles,” Cook said. “Those little things mean a lot.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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I just walked into the gym and went in circles looking at it. It makes you so thankful for what we have.”

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Devaney: from 12 “The thing for me is the court. You walk in, and you just look around and see the banners and the sky boxes,” the right side hitter said. “This is unreal.” Another aspect of Coliseum represented in the Devaney Center is the brick. Some of the interior walls were made using the bricks just to give off the sense of the old arena. Not only does the new Devaney Center show off the history of the program, but it also adds new technology not found in the Coliseum. There are video monitors that play videos and show highlights of players, as well as new video scoreboards. One of the more prominent upgrades from the old venue is the capacity. The seating is almost double

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Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini made it clear this week that one position he’s not concerned with leading up to Saturday’s seasonopener against Wyoming is the quarterback. “I think our offense is doing a really good job of protecting the football right now, and that obviously starts with Taylor (Martinez) at the quarterback position,” he said. “I think Taylor has come so far and he continues to grow.” The numbers don’t lie. Although Martinez completed a dismal 56 percent of his passes in 2011, the Corona, Calif., native bounced back his junior year for a career-high 62 percent completion rate. And according to Pelini, he believes those numbers will only increase this season. “I think he’s had a good camp. I think he’s continuing to grow,” Pelini said. “I think he’s more efficient than he’s been. I think every year his understanding of what teams are going to do (has gotten better).” But those future improvements, according to Martinez, all start with the guys in front of him. “I’ve been saying it since Big Ten Media day: I think this is going to be one of Nebraska’s best offensive lines we’ve ever had,” the senior quarterback said. The line’s protecting of its quarterback assisted Martinez to his first 1,000 rushing and passing season, while also helping him set new single-game highs in passing yards (354 against Southern Mississippi) and rushes (20 against Georgia). “There are so many good players up there, and strong guys who have played in big games,” Martinez said. “I’m excited to see how they do. They are going to be the strong point of our offense.” One of those players the quarterback is talking about is lineman Brent Qvale, who said he appreciated his teammate’s praises. “It’s a big compliment coming from Taylor, one of the best quarterbacks Nebraska’s ever had,” Qvale said. The veteran will lead a Husker team that returns three other senior lineman – Jeremiah Sirles, Cole Pensick and Andrew Rodriguez. The linemen will lead a Nebraska

but it was time to move on.” Student tickets are already sold out for men’s basketball games this season, and the 15,200 season tickets for the men’s squad have sold out as well, and sales

for the women’s team are also doing well, Lorenz said. “We’re blown away by how much support we’ve gotten from Lincoln,” Lorenz said. “We’re already seeing hotels in the area filling up on concert nights and gamedays.” Basketball action will begin Nov. 8, when the women’s team starts its season off against UCLA. Later that day, the men’s team will play its season-opener against Florida Gulf Coast, who made the Sweet 16 last year as a 15-seed. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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The recent expansion of Memorial Stadium’s east side included adding 6,000 new seats, 38 suite rooms and a club level. It also holds the new Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior which will be home to UNL researchers studying concussions and their effects on athletes.

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n almost absolute certainty, Nebraska’s game against Wyoming on Saturday will host the largest crowd in Memorial Stadium history. For the first time since 1923, Memorial Stadium added non-premium seats to East Stadium. The 6,000 new seats will increase attendance to more than 91,000, which will rank Nebraska’s stadium fourth in the Big Ten. “I think that Tom (Osborne) is not only a great football coach and a great leader here at the university, but to have the foresight to understand performance, concussions and tie the academic and athletic research together,” Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany said. “Obviously, the timing is right. That’s the kind of collaboration we need.” The $63.5 million expansion project gives East Stadium a new height of 165 feet, matching the height of West Stadium. With an even stadium height, project administrator John Ingram said the addition gives the stadium a complete horseshoe look. The added seats include backs, are 20-inches wide and each row will have a rail in front for support. Nebraska’s ongoing record of 325 consecutive home game sellouts should

not be affected, Ingram said. Even with the additional seats, there is still a wait list for tickets. In addition to the non-premium seats, 38 suites were included in the project. But that will not affect the sellout streak, either, Ingram said. He noted the new suites are sold out for at least the next year. Each suite includes granite counter tops, a full kitchen, a balcony overlooking the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s campus and, depending on the suite, 20 seats. With the additional 38 suites, Memorial Stadium now holds 101 total suites. The next floor down is the club floor, which includes a few large circular tables for dining, a fireplace with views of Tom Osborne field and the UNL campus. Ingram said events like recruitment dinners will be held on the club floor. Another escalator ride down runs into the balcony level. The balcony level, club floor and non-premium stand seats all have their own restrooms and concessions in order to keep congestion to a minimum. In total, 36 new restrooms and 12 concession stands were added in the project. In addition to the stadium, the field was also updated this year. Ingram said the

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New volleyball home has players ‘giddy’ The Nebraska volleyball team had its first chance to play in Devaney during a scrimmage Saturday

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Eric Bertrand DN At 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, the day of the Nebraska Red-White game, the Nebraska volleyball players got their chance to move into a new home in the Bob Devaney Sports Center. “I just walked into the gym and went in circles looking at it,” said senior Morgan Broekhuis. “It makes you so thankful for what we have and the support Nebraska volleyball has.” According to Nebraska coach John Cook, his team couldn’t contain its excitement to play in the new arena. “They were giddy tonight,” the coach said. “They were literally giddy in the locker room, and giddy coming out. They were just super, super excited.” Coaches and players alike are astonished by the new interior of the Devaney Center. “There are times I just go out there and stare at this,” Cook said. “You are just in awe. It’s almost unbelievable.”

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After hosting men’s and women’s basketball for years, the Bob Devaney Sports Center will now host the women’s volleyball program. Players moved into the Devaney last Saturday.

The Huskers are making the transition from the NU Coliseum this season, and with theme of honoring the past, the Devaney Center ties in some of the old

characteristics of the Coliseum. The court itself looks just the same. It still has a band of red around the outside of the court and “Nebraska” written at each

back line. To Broekhuis, the court was the best place for her.

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On July 18, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved the program statement and budget to build a $20.4 million soccer and tennis facility, which will be under construction beginning in May 2014. The first part of the complex that will be completed will be the soccer field, which is slated to be ready for the fall season next year, and many players in the program including newcomers to the team, like freshman forward Jaycie Johnson, couldn’t be more eager for it. “I’m very excited about it,” Johnson said. “It’ll be our own stadium and, more importantly, it’s something that we can call our own soccer field.” The 73,900-square-foot facility, which will be on the former state fairgrounds off North Antelope Parkway and Cornhusker Highway, will feature dressing rooms, meeting rooms and showers for both home and away soccer teams. Also included on the grounds will be a satellite sports medicine treatment area and exam room for the players, as well as restrooms and concessions for fans attending the matches. Parking will not be an issue for the facility, as it will be able to hold 600 to 800 parking spaces for visitors. The outdoor, lighted soccer field

is able to seat 2,500 people, which is a huge recruiting tool, according to players such as junior forward Mayme Conroy. “It’s going to be really good for us,” Conroy said. “Football and basketball have their own stadiums where they play at, and our field that we play on right now is nice, but with the new field we’ll be able to play under the lights, and there’s more seats also. It’s a major step for us so that we can expand our program.” Since 2005, Coach John Walker’s soccer squad has competed at the Nebraska Soccer Field, located next to Memorial Stadium inside the Ed Weir Track and Field Stadium. With the new facility located adjacent to the developing Innovation Campus, the soccer and tennis matches can have the unique atmospheres that come with their respective sports. Nebraska is the only team in the Big Ten Conference that currently does not have any lighting, and it’s also the smallest competition field in the conference. Earlier this summer, Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst released a statement reflecting his excitement about the new facility and what it will bring to the table for the soccer and tennis programs. “This soccer and tennis facil-

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