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Welcome to the first full-length Arts and Entertainment issue of the Daily Nebraskan. Exciting, isn’t it?

With three editors leaving and three new ones taking their spots, the arts and entertainment section is starting the 2014 school year with a new vision: to explore themes within our print issues but also to expand interaction between print and online. You could say we’re growing up.

This week, A&E reporters worked to bring you the partying tales of the 50/50 building, the life of a Cornhusker Marching Band member, and the past of local musician MC Nicson, among other stories. We hope that should you ever catch Nicson live or see the marching band perform at a Husker game, you look at them differently knowing what goes into each of their performances. You could say that’s our job. To help you, the readers of the Daily Nebraskan, look at the culture of Lincoln a little differently with each piece of content we produce.

Like campus and the city of Lincoln itself, this week’s issue is a smorgasbord of ideas and characters. This collection of stories is a perfect introduction to campus life – the good and bad – and Lincoln’s vibrant music scene. Both are vital to life as a UNL student and Lincoln resident.

This first Thursday, official issue also serves to introduce our newest style series. Each week, A&E will feature one of UNL’s best-dressed, or most uniquely dressed, students in our print issue.

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THE 50/50 CLUB COLUMNIST CHECKS OUT LIFE AT THE NEW COMPLEX STORY BY KEKELI DAWES | ART BY MICHAEL RENDOWSKI

e all know generally nothing about what is going at the 50/50 building. I still don’t, and I’ve been there. I’m the very last person you’d expect to find his way in there, but it doesn’t take much to get in at all.

One would think otherwise, given once you’re past the elevators, every door to get into the place requires a resident card scan entry. But it’s no secret: you just have to play the waiting game to get inside.

Last Friday, I waited outside the locked doors of the 50/50 no more than a minute until one kind gentleman walked over and opened the door. The following day, I waited about two minutes, but I didn’t mind. It adds this cool sense of exclusivity, which shouldn’t be surprising – the apartment has a nightclub’s name, for Pete’s sake. It’s an obvious move by the investors of the $42-million high rise apartment to draw comparisons with Jay Z’s successful nightclub chain, The 40/40 Club. I mean, I feel like I should have to wait to get inside this place.

And people have.

A half hour before I checked out the apartment’s now famous 8th floor courtyard, 25 to 30 kids waited in a neat line outside of the courtyard’s door. Kyle Kelley was the guy who let them in (well, he didn’t let them in – they quickly followed him through the door once he scanned in).

“It was pretty strange,” Kelley said.

The junior mathematics major saw them queued up along the hallway Friday night. He said it added to the growing list of the strange sights and sounds one commonly comes across when living at 50/50. However, Kelley’s fonder tales of the residents of 50/50 are far less tame.

A disclaimer: I reached out to the 50/50 management the day I turned in my column, and I should’ve given them more time to respond to some of the tales I heard from the students who live there.

Outside in the courtyard, there’s an unfinished wooden bar. When it’s finally built, I’m sure it’ll be a great place to lay down your PBR coozie while high-fiving your broski for that rad joke he just made, but until then, it’s just a pile of lumber. Fodder for pure drunk antics.

“I saw some kid break a piece of wood off it,” Kelley said. “Just started swinging it around.”

I can understand how that sort of thing would be strange to see, when done so casually.

The casually strange is the most interesting part of 50/50. If you look down some of the hallways of the complex, you’ll notice big apartment room numbers are missing.

No, this isn’t an unfinished part of the building.

“People have been tearing them down off of everyone’s doors,” Kelley said. The inner circle of his apartment’s big block 9 is just gone. “They’re just missing all along the hallway. Through our window, across the courtyard into someone else’s apartment, on the other side of the building, into their living room window, we could see one of these huge, 3x4 9s that they had torn off a wall and posted in their living room. On the wall. They have an entire f---ing nine on their living room wall, right now, through the window everyone can see in the courtyard. So, I don’t know – that’s not probably an intelligent thing to do, [but] whatever floats their boat.”

Some residents don’t really care about that kind of thing.

Kelley himself doesn’t think it’s so serious, either. He thinks the novelty of stealing room numbers should wear off in a few weeks. It’s all a part of a larger attitude that one has when living in the 50/50.

“I think it’s just the whole mob mentality when you have so many people out there getting crazy, at once, in the courtyard, in what is essentially a freshman dorm,” Kelley said.

“No one’s really worried about consequences at two in the morning when you black out.”

And what consequences are there? Sure, the management of the 50/50 barred the courtyards for a week, following the Saturday UNLPD came to shut it down. Even the cops aren’t prowling outside of the complex waiting to dole out some good discipline.

“We’re not looking for anything,” said Sgt. Douglas Peterson of UNLPD. Monitoring 50/50 isn’t exactly a priority for them, or LPD. “Basically, if we get called (by 50/50 management or residents), we’ll go. We’re not patrolling.”

Peterson said 50/50 will never have a CSO situation like in the dorms, who patrol the premises nightly. Peterson said they haven’t received more than a few loud party calls. No matter how much I prodded, Peterson didn’t jump to any conclusions. I even asked if the department thinks there’s a little problem with the complex so close to university dorms (a skip and a jump for minors cooped up in the University Suites to get boozed up freely), but Peterson said they don’t have enough information to make any fair comment.

“There’s no established trend,” he said. “As of now, we can’t say. It’s only been two weeks.”

And he’s right. It’s only been two weeks. I could sense Peterson found all of this extrapolating on my part a little premature. Two weeks doesn’t make a trend. What’s that – two weekends? Six days? You can’t gather data from that.

“Call us back in three months, and we might have a lot to talk about,” he said as we wrapped the interview.

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It’s a warm, late-August Monday night in Lincoln. Out in the backyard of a house that some of the band lives in, drummer Josh Kornbluh is cooking up some brats and asparagus on a charcoal grill.

Nearby on lawn chairs are fellow band members Sam Eschliman, bass and vocals, and Andrew Nelson, guitar and lead vocals.

The two chat and sip beers while the food is prepared. It’s a casual, easygoing atmosphere. And that’s just the way the new Lincoln-based rock ‘n’ roll band by the name of Handsomer Jaws is.

Though the band is relatively new to the Lincoln music scene, a few of its members have a history dating back to Kornbluh and Nelson’s freshman year at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

“I really wanted to be in a band,” Kornbluh said. “I walked around with this djembe drum almost all the time. Everywhere.”

Kornbluh’s persistence soon paid off.

“I was walking around in Selleck my first year and Andrew was on the second or third floor,” Kornbluh said. “I heard Andrew playing guitar and went up with my drum, and we started jamming.”

Along came Sam Eschliman. A connection Eschliman made with Nelson ultimately led to the two teaming up later in HandsomCOURTESY PHOTO er Jaws.

Andrew Nelson, Josh Kornbluh and Sam Eschliman perform as Handsomer Jaws, a new group to come out of Lincoln. The alter“I had known Sam from working at sumnative rock band recently released a self-titled EP, which its members recorded at Studio PH in Lincoln. Though the band has mer camp,” Nelson said. “We connected muperformed at multiple venues across Lincoln, Eschliman said the band has a lot of growing to do in order to reach its full potential. sically there.”

The three-piece band’s inception came last Halloween when they first played a show In addition to getting together several learned a lot about a lot of things, but this broad musical background. at their house under the name “The Creeps.” times a week to practice and collaborate on “Both of my parents are music teachers. I is a new experience. I have never played in a The band decided against keeping their Halcreating new music, Handsomer Jaws has group like this before.” grew up that way,” Eschliman said. loween-themed name and soon settled with stayed busy performing at multiple venues Eschliman and the band have made the Eschliman graduated in May of 2013 with the name Handsomer Jaws. a degree in music edu- necessary adjustments without missing a around Lincoln.

With a smaller Although Handsomer Jaws calls Lincoln cation from Doane Col- beat in the development of the band. Handband, the members home, the band certainly doesn’t shy away somer Jaws recently hit the recording studio lege. have relied heavily on I have never played from the idea of setting their sights on goand released a self-titled EP. “I’ve sung and one another to maintain in a group like this ing on tour or playing at a festival down the “We had about five songs that we really, played a lot of instrutheir unique sound. really enjoyed so we recorded it in an EP,” road. ments my whole life,” “A lot of it is the before.”

“Lincoln’s awesome, but it’d be awesome said Eschliman, who Eschliman said. vocals and a lot of it is to see how we’d do somewhere else,” Nelson The band began the process in January teaches choir at Linhow deliberate everySAM ESCHLIMAN said. before ultimately finishing with Doug Van coln Lutheran. thing needs to be,” Kohandsomer jaws Eschliman looks to the band’s future Sloun from Focus Mastering to prepare the Eschliman said rnbluh said. “There’s with excitement.

EP to be released. even with his many only three of us, so “Even after playing together for a year, I “It sounded great. That (Van Sloun) is musical experiences there’s no one to really hide behind with your instrument. If you there has been a learning curve transitioning an expert,” Nelson said. “It was kind of an still feel like we’re only barely what we could be,” Eschliman said. “There’s a lot of growhonor having him mix it.” into being in a rock band such as Handsomer mess up, it’s in the forefront.” ing yet we’re capable of.”

After taking some time to promote their Jaws.

Individually, the band has a unique ARTS@ album, Handsomer Jaws officially released “I think that it’s helpful and challenging makeup. Kornbluh and Nelson’s prior band DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM experience has intertwined with Eschliman’s at the same time,” Eschliman said. “I have their self-titled EP in late May.

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A day in the life of a Cornhusker band member (Marching band) got me more out of my shell... you form a lot of friendships that last a long time.”

Follow junior tenor saxophone player Tae-Woo Kim as he chronicles a Husker gameday with the band

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MILES ROTHLISBERGER DN This Saturday, the fabled “Sea of Red” will prepare to flood Cornhusker Stadium with its multitude of Lincoln residents and University of Nebraska-Lincoln students. All will pine for an excellent game.

As the red-clad fans march to the stadium from their bannered houses or smoking tailgate parties, another sea of people will prepare to march themselves.

Tae-Woo Kim, a junior nutrition, exercise and health science major, will ready his tenor saxophone and perform before the game with his siblings in musical arms in the Cornhusker Marching Band as preparation for the game and their halftime show performance on Saturday.

“Every time we do pregame and we hear the fans – loud – and then the drumline, oh man,” said Kim. “[When] they drop the beat, that gets me going.”

Kim, now standing as a rank leader over the tenor saxophone section in the Cornhusker Marching Band, is preparing for the band’s first pregame and halftime show at Cornhusker Stadium this year, his third since arriving at UNL. Before the final moments of stepping onto the field and into the public eye, he will assemble his saxophone, warm up his lips, and stretch his muscles before rehearsing.

Though, in reality, he has rehearsed much more before the game.

In fact, he and the other members started their practice for band before college.

Before his freshman year, Kim had to try out and meet certain standards in musical skill to become a member of the band.

After succeeding, he printed out his sheet music and practiced before arriving at UNL a week before classes to participate in the marching band’s camp, where he learned the drill, which is how he would march over the smooth stadium turf.

For his three years as a tenor sax player, his routine with the band involved more work as well as early-morning rehearsals that many college students would pale in the face if they were forced to abide by such hours.

From the days of the marching band camp onward, every week Kim and his fellow marchers would wake up earlier than many, fight any possible urges to sleep in a cozy bed and trek to the stadium to practice from 7 a.m. to 8:20 a.m.

“You’re sleep deprived sometimes,” Kim said.

Besides being able to tolerate the morning routine, Kim and his fellow marchers needed to show effort as well as punctuality.

“It takes a lot of work and dedication,” Kim said. “Gotta be a fan of football, sports

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Tae-Woo Kim, a junior nutrition, exercise and health science major, poses with Joe Bruin, the UCLA mascot, before a marching band performance. Kim and other band members will practice their routine for up to six hours before each game. in general, the marching program.”

When gameday finally arrives, and as the band readies for its part, Kim and the other members practice pregame as well as the halftime show five to six hours before the

game. Then Kim leads the fellow marchers through a “dynamic lap” warm-up before they eat and finally march to the stadium.

As the sun beats down upon the white and red uniformed students, heat will begin

to bake the people inside.

“I tell the new members that it’s hot when it’s hot, and it’s cold when it’s cold,” Kim said. “In the summer, it’s like carrying an oven with you.”

From the moment the uniformed musicians enter the stadium, one may see them displaying the traditional pregame show and, afterwards, in-game musical numbers and eventually the halftime show.

The marching band is not just a band of strangers, but a banded bunch of people brought closer together. “[Marching band] got me more out of my shell,” Kim said. “Coming into college and getting to know a lot of people, you form a lot of friendships that last a long time.”

“We’re just one huge family of, like, 300 people,” Kim said.

For weeks, members of the marching band put forth sweat, blood and effort side-by-side in order to make the final product a cooperative success. Much like an army platoon is said to gain an understanding between its members, so does the Cornhusker Marching Band at a certain level. And these bonds are not only what decide the ultimate success of the halftime show, or any other show, but also what keeps members in the band family.

“I tell them often - and say about them that ‘their enthusiasm drives the bus,’” said Cornhusker Marching Band director Anthony Falcone. “The bonds that they form, and their working together towards a common goal, keeps them in the band.”

Within this large platoon of musicians resides Kim’s tenor saxophone section who, as a sort of bonded team, shares its meals and laughs together.

“We’re pretty close, especially the sections,” he said. “Like the tenor saxes: We all hang out, we eat lunch and dinner. We’re close, during band and after.”

Outside of Kim’s own section, many other individuals of the band can be seen with their sections, enjoying themselves and joking around. As the tenor saxophones pal around together, so do the trombones and baritones.

“They’re pretty hilarious, the tubas and trombones,” said Kim. “They’re ‘out there.’”

Once Saturday comes upon Lincoln, those who plan to attend the Huskers’ first home game will be able to see Kim, his posse of tenor saxophone players and the rest of the Cornhusker Marching Band family finally present their first pregame and halftime show.

“I equals 300,” Kim said, referencing a popular phrase within the band. “Yeeyee.”

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KEKELI DAWES DN It’s Wiz’s first No. 1 album. The question is, did he make it to that spot doing more of the same, or with some new sounds and an innovative approach? Of course you’ve heard the single, “We Dem Boyz,” you already know the answer.

Blacc Hollywood offers less of the same, on Khalifa’s part, and more of the sounds that have been occupying the pop, hip-hop, and R&B charts for the past year. Looking at the first three tracks, Khalifa serves up a spoken word intro, “Hope,” which reaches hopelessly for Top Dawg Entertainment-like heights, and the third cut, “Promises,” is your typical alt-rap love song, complete with auto-tuned choruses of cliches like “Let’s get caught in the moment,” and soggy, uninspired rhyming and production.

Khalifa must have caught the Nothing Was The Same chill, with a much lower-tempo, ambient, and melodic album. This offers less of anthemic Wiz, with lively, large beats rhymed with his familiar sense of humor and trademark smirk. He opts to ride on low-impact trap production, like on “Raw,” which relies on casually patterned rapping and the familiar style of the beat to be listenable- lyrically, it’s hardly striking.

At its core, Blacc Hollywood is a mellow pop record, with soft-trap vibes. It is a rap album, though Khalifa failed to lay down any solid bars on it.

The chosen direction does work at times, like on “The Sleaze,” where the fun musicality of words like “sleaze” and “ease” are milked by Wiz to make for verses that roll off the tongue with ease. Tracks like this do offer a smart take on the popular trap vibe by opting to emphasize slickness rather than impact. The production builds a flowing beat around a slick fuzzed synthesizer lick but is still somewhat subdued, compared to a thematic Rick Ross track or a brutally grimy Chief Keef cut. Blacc Hollywood won’t rupture your subwoofers, but might set you into a sort of chance. Call this your “weedman’s trap.”

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6. Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble at the Lied Center, Oct. 24 An American-born, Ukrainian-raised dance company will continue its efforts to promote a cultural exchange between Ukraine and the rest of the world when they bring their high-energy, meticulously choreographed routines to Lincoln this October.

2. “Elf the Musical” at the Lied Center, Nov. 10-11 “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” Another screen-to-stage adaptation, Buddy the Elf will travel from the North Pole to the Lied Center Main Stage to bring you the spirit of the Christmas. So don’t be a cotton-headed ninny-muggins.

Make sure to get your tickets for this holiday musical.

7. The Golden Dragon Acrobats at the Lied Center, Sept. 18 A Chinese acrobatic company will take the Lied Center’s stage in a one-night-only performance. In a collaboration between UNL and the Confucius institute, the Chinese performers will bring their cultural dance and acrobatics to Lincoln.

3. “Into the Woods” at the Haymarket Theatre, Nov. 13-23 Despite the appearance of classic Grimm fairy tales adaptations, this Sondheim musical doesn’t care about a happy ending. The Tony-award winning musical centers around the downfall of classic characters such as Cinderella and LIttle Red Riding Hood after greed consumes them. In addition to being a popular stage adaptation, the musical will be made into a movie starring Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick and Chris Pine.

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4. “Rocky Horror Picture Show Live” at the TADA Theatre, Oct. 16 Nov. 16 “Dammit, Janet!” If you happen to be a Rocky Horror virgin, then you’ve already missed out on too much. This cult classic is a hit for all who dare to witness the sexual exploits between a pair of newlyweds, a few zany characters and a sweet, sweet transvestite beyond the gates of Transylvania.

9. “Mary Poppins” at the Lincoln Community Playhouse, Sept. 19Oct. 5 Everyone’s favorite flying nanny is coming to Lincoln. After a popular run on Broadway and through national touring, the stage production will be performed with a local cast at the Playhouse. In a stage production filled with daring sets and large musical numbers (think Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious big), Mary Poppins is just as magical as your childhood remembers.

5. “Love’s Labor Lost” at the Temple Building In an adaptation directed by Melora Kordos, UNL’s theatre students will perform this Shakespeare comedy later this semester. The play follows a king and his three lords after they swear off love. In true Shakespearean tradition, tragedy and twists occur once females enters the men’s lives.

10. “The Outsiders” at the Haymarket Theatre, Sept. 18-21 If the phrase, “Stay Gold, Ponyboy,” stirs something inside you, then be sure to catch “The Outsiders,” at the Haymarket Theatre this fall. Directed by Jordan Deffenbaugh, this adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s classic novel will showcase rival gangs and the friendship that bonds a group of young men.

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Home grown MC Nicson makes music for the next generation

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Ehrisman describes himself as a lyrics guy who enjoys writor some hip-hop artists making it big means here and ing whole songs, instead of repetitive, fragmented verses about now. But others knocking at the music industry’s door how cool his shoes are. see it another way. Waiting decades while they perfect “If I’m not writing something every day, I slowly start to their craft for the next generation to enjoy seems more slip into a little depression. The outlet of the writing songs is the precious to MCs, such as Nicson, than having product endorsemost rewarding, best part of the whole thing,” he said. “Espements in this lifetime. cially if I just wrote a dope-ass verse, it’s like mental masturbaNicson, born Nic Ehrisman in 1980, is a local musician who grew up in T-Town – near 23 and Y streets. His most recent al- tion. I’ll even get to the point where I’ll put a Facebook status saying, ‘I just wrote a verse that people won’t like for 30 years, bum, “Rhimelyne,” dropped over the summer, and is a chronoI’m ahead of my time suckas.’” logically laid out mixtape with lyrics During Ehrisman’s early years his rapped over dubstep beats. The album dad was the lead singer for the cover was engineered locally at SadSon Music “Instead of actually band Street Legal and was listening to Group and is comprised of songs written informing these kids, bands such as Cinderella and Poison. At from 1996 to 2013. Also, the song “Long 6 years old his parents divorced, and he Road Home” – by Ehrisman and the helping them out, giving moved to Lincoln from Beemer, NebrasDankNewells – was featured in the film them understanding, ka to live with his dad.

“Through These Gates,” which is about “It was a huge culture shock, the Cornhusker football fans. He’s currently taking on bigger things only black people I’d seen were on the working on his next album and is in the they just go off of the Cosby Show. I had prejudices about process of putting together a band. black people, but I thought they were all “If I only listen to Nebraska music, instant gratification.” upper-middle class – really nice to each I’d be fine. I like to compare music to other and funny as hell. There wasn’t food. The shit on the radio is fast food, ADAM KADAVY any fear there,” he said. “So, then we’re it’s garbage and easy to obtain,” Ehrisclose friend of mc nicson in the freakin’ hood in Lincoln, I’m bareman said. “It’s a guilty pleasure. But if ly getting along with people and this you’re not too lazy to walk downtown dude, who was my mentor – he was like to the farmer’s market, or places such as Duffy’s, to hear some home-grown, natural, no GMO music, 6 or 7 years older than me and used to babysit me when I first met him – brings over some Heavy D. I started liking it.” you’re going to feel better about yourself.”

Ehrisman said he remembers once when he was having a Great music takes the listener on a ride, Adam Kadavy said, slam-dunk contest with some other kids from the neighbora close friend of Ehrisman. Great bands do the same thing.

“They take you on a ride. They don’t put you in one place hood. They had a boombox playing music, girls cheering them on and then his dad came outside. and hit you with the same thing over and over. They start a “Then dad just, out the door, ‘turn off that rap crap.’ He song, pull you up like a roller coaster, then drop you till your guts come up and you become queasy,” he said. “It’s uncom- couldn’t stand it, but there was a time when he kinda broke a fortable when you first hear it, but as you listen to it, you start little bit, I was 12 or 13,” Ehrisman said. “He said, ‘look, there’s to see that it is natural. For an MC, there are not many that have a big difference between ‘I wish I was a little bit taller/I wish done that for me but he does. I think he wants people around I was a baller…’ – Skee-Lo ‘I Wish’ – and ‘Face down, ass up/ that’s the way we like to…’ I’m like, ‘what song is that?’ I didn’t him that respect the level that he’s trying to achieve.”

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Nic Ehrisman, a local artist who goes by MC Nicson, sits outside The Zoo Bar. He has performed there twice and said he prides himself on mixing dubstep with hip-hop.

even know what song that was. My dad was sneaking listens to 2 Live Crew, Tupac and all that shit, before I was.”

This last Christmas his dad cautioned him against pursuing a career in music because of issues within the industry. The song “Punk Rock Sucks,” which was a Street Legal original, was ripped off by Huey Lewis and the News for their song “I Want a New Drug,” Ehrisman said.

“He begged me not to do it, and it’s not because I wasn’t good. I think he’s got a bad taste in his mouth because of what happened to him,” he said. “I keep telling him, I’m making music for the future. I don’t

think anybody is going to like my shit until long after I’m dead. I have these really lofty ideals of what my music is going to do long after I’m dead, and hopefully no sooner.”

Ehrisman started out in a small rap crew when he was 15 years old. The group consisted of four people, the two older members would rap while Ehrisman and one of the member ’s brother sat by, he said. One of the things he learned was the importance of cadence by free-styling over beats, and this is also where he got his stage name.

“Basically, who I considered to be the leader of the group was my mentor. My name is Nic, and he

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looked at me like a son, and called me Nicson. It stuck,” he said.

Kadavy had heard Ehrisman’s music prior to meeting him through a mutual acquaintance and was impressed with his voice and style, which he said have only improved.

“He’s got a soothing baby voice, he’s got a sultry ladies-like-it voice, and he’s also got the dudes-respect-it voice,” he said.

Something that troubles Kadavy about the current state of music, specifically rap, is that it has fallen into a pattern of giving listeners the same thing.

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ly after the courtyard shutdown compared I’d say expect a follow up in three days.

We all know gameday is coming up, and Kel- to te 50/50’s inaugural weekend, which she ley noticed the management at te 50/50 lifted remembers quite vividly. “It was just party, party, party, all the time,” she said. “The secthe ban on the courtyards earlier this week. ond I moved in.”

“Oh have they? Do you know which one She’s not kidding. it is?” asked junior advertising and public The very night after she moved in, waitrelations major Zoe Ursick, in a phone intering for an elevator to view I had with her this grab some grub with week after I gave her the No one’s really her roommate, a bunch news. She seemed pretty of guys stepped off with excited at the possibility worried about a full keg, and rolled it of a gameday weekend down the hallway past in the courtyards. Ursick consequences at 2 in the them. has an apartment with morning when you black Though that was friends with a window unexpected, Rogers overlooking a courtyard out.” knew she was stepping as well, and she doesn’t into a party-central mind it in the least. She KYLE KELLEY apartment complex said she’ll definitely be junior mathematics major from the beginning. there.

“If you’re living in a Her roommate, Meg building where it’s tarRogers, seems to be vaguely down for the party life. She’s not as get toward all college students, I feel like you gung-ho as her roommate, but she doesn’t should realize that it is going to be loud, and there are going to be parties,” she said. “So if turn up her nose at it. Sure, early nights may be rough, but at the end of the day, she said you’re not into that, I would not recommend she doesn’t mind most days, depending on living there.”

Ursick said she knows some people aren’t her mood. “If I’m in a bad mood, I’ll be like, ‘Well, shit. I don’t want this,’” she said. Oth- too enthusiastic about the lifestyle as well.

She said she also knows she is definitely not erwise, she has no major quarrels.

“I like it, it’s still fun, but sometimes it’s one of those people.

“Things don’t really go bad,” Ursick said. kind of annoying because it’s a lot going on,” Rogers said. She noticed it has been chill late- “I think it’s fine. I’ve been having a great

time.” She audibly shrugged. It’s important to note that this is her first year in Lincoln.

50/50 is Lincoln for her. Let that sink in.

For the sake of fair comparison, the basement of Heppner in Neihardt was my Lincoln, four years ago. That’s how wildly different of a living experience 50/50 can offer UNL students. You can’t blame a student for seizing that kind of opportunity.

Ursick is admittedly making up for lost time at her old school, where she “didn’t really party much.” To be honest, I can’t really think of a better place to party much.

The only thing keeping her away from returning next year (if the joint is still standing, of course), is the price tag. An apartment there could dock you down a cool $665 a month, a price Ursick said isn’t so financially stable, “For me, at least,” she said. “But if I could, I would want to live here again.”

Roger and Ursick both planned for a year of “crazy, luxurious living” together, and for two semesters, Rogers says it’s worth it. “For a year I think it will be fun. It will probably be the nicest place I’ll live for the next 10 years of my life.”

And that, my friends, regardless if 50/50 is still standing in three months, is the only thing that really matters. The 50/50 is pretty nice. And apparently, it’s a pretty good time.

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“Instead of actually informing these kids, helping them out, giving them understanding, taking on bigger things they just go off of the instant gratification,” Kadavy said. “They go off of the commercialization – the idea that money is power, is respect, is fame, is everything that you’re looking for. I think that, from the beginning, you could see that (Ehrisman) was bringing shock, humor and wit to it.”

Aside from humor, Nicson also writes songs such as “What’s Left” – from “Rhimelyne” – which was written for a hospice about death, and how to deal with it, Kadavy said. The song gives him goose bumps every time he hears it because it takes on the pain and suffering, as well as the understanding anyone in that position can take from someone dying when they shouldn’t have.

“How many people put that in music and have the emotive quality to make you feel that deeply? That’s what music is about,” Kadavy said. “That’s why he needs to be heard by the masses because the masses need healing. He sees a lot of problems in the word, and I don’t think he’s afraid to take them on.”

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Ice challengers should educate themselves ANNIE STOKELY

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hree.” You clench your fists at your sides. You and your friends have been planning to do this all day. You can’t back out now that there are three smartphones filming your reaction.

“Two.” This better be worth it, you think.

You hold your breath.

“One.” Ice water drenches your head and shoulders. You knew it was coming, but the temperature still manages to take you by surprise. Your eyes scrunch shut and your shoulders hunch as that breath you were holding escapes in a startled shout. Laughter ricochets around you. Stepping out of the icy puddle at your feet, you swipe the cold, wet strands of hair out of your face. Once your friends have quieted down, you stare down one of those smartphones and dare a handful of other people to endure a bucket of ice water over their heads or to donate $100 to the ALS Association. During all that, did you pause to consider that those small, impulsive movements are no longer possible for many people suffering from ALS? We’re all familiar with the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge by now. Videos of friends and celebrities spreading awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis have been cluttering social media newsfeeds all summer long.

And awareness is certainly spreading: Time Magazine reported donations broke the $50 million mark last Thursday. These viral videos are clearly effective. But are they enough?

ALS, commonly called Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a steady and incurable deteriora-

tion of motor neurons in the central nervous system. During the two to five years after diagnosis, an individual gradually loses control of both voluntary and involuntary movements – to the point where remembering to breathe is a struggle.

An article in Slate attempts to trace the beginnings of the Ice Bucket Challenge, but like most Internet fads, the one true origin has fallen down the rabbit hole.

Though clearly intended to be a light-hearted fundraiser, the challenge has rubbed some the wrong way.

Since the beginning of 2013, Californian reservoirs have been shrinking under a scorching drought.

Using both water and ice at such a time feels wasteful. And let’s not forget, the lack of clean drinking water is a cruel reality for many third world countries, and we’re using gallons of it for a thirtysecond video.

Others are more opposed to the ALS Association, or more directly, their research. The ALS Association actively incorporates embryonic stem cell research into their search for a cure.

Stem cells have the amaz-

ing capacity to become any other cell in the body, from bone cells to skin cells. Unfortunately, it’s the roughly three-foot motor neurons that are affected

by ALS. Embryonic stem cells grow and regenerate much faster than adult stem cells, and though those diagnosed are want for time, this treatment poses an intense ethical issue. Without getting into yet another pro-life/ pro-choice debate, let’s just say many object to the idea.

Still, we see videos of Californians participating, using a shot glass of water rather than a bucket. And the ALS Association is not the only group determined to find a cure: organizations like Project ALS who don’t advocate embryonic stem cell research have also received donations in response to the Ice B u c k e t Challenge.

The ice keeps falling, and the

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money keeps rolling in, but my first question remains: is it enough?

Few experts seem to think so. An NBC News article calls the money raised “a figurative drop in the bucket compared to U. S. Government funding.” While the donations from soaked and shivering people around the world are impressive, they are still in the millions, whereas the National Institute of Health can deal in billions. Because of budget cuts and an inability to keep up with inflation rates, however, the NIH’s funding of ALS research has dropped by a third since 2010. NIH director Dr. Francis Collins said, “The resources to carry [ALS research] forward are severely constrained right now,” and Dr. Jonathan Serody of the University of North Carolina emphasizes the need for constant monetary support for researchers to find a cure. That requires more than a single $100 donation and an ice bath.

But maybe these experts are underestimating the power of social media. A glance at the ALS Association’s recent news articles shows an increase of nearly $10 million in donations daily. The struggle is continuing that kind of support when support is no longer trending.

While the late, great Robin Williams taught us that laughter can ease so many pains, chuckling at ice water is not going to cure Lou Gehrig’s. It’s important that we remember these videos are not just meant to be amusing. They’re advocating the research, funding and determination needed to find a cure for this terrible disease. If you choose to take the Ice Bucket Challenge, leave more than a watermark. Continue donating. Call your Congressional representative – for most of you Nebraska natives, that’d be either Jeff Fortenberry or Lee Terry, depending on your congressional district – and request better funding for the NIH. Make a real difference in the fight for ALS. ANNIE STOKELY IS A JUNIOR ENGLISH MAJOR. FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER @ANNA_ BEE_94 OR REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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Clean energy project benefits utility companies DEVIN GRIER

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ow that summer vacation is over, a lot of us have moved into dorms or apartments for the school year, and one of the first things we do is crank the AC. Air conditioning is by far the appliance in our homes that accounts for most of our energy use. When we all use it in the summer, it presents utility companies with a challenge. Utilities are expected to provide electricity during times of both high and lowenergy usage, and when everyone is using more electricity than usual, utilities have to meet the extra demand. Many companies have peak power plants that only come online during peak energy usage. These peak plants are expensive to run, which causes a spike in pricing for consumers such as you and me. However, new technology has the potential to render these extra plants unnecessary, and the research run by Pecan Street Inc. is helping to make it happen.

Despite the start-up costs, a more sustainable society is ultimately in the interest of both providers and consumers. Sustainable energy practices help keep our planet clean and can also result in lower prices for consumers. Plus, the new area of demand opens up exciting opportunities for businesses, which creates new jobs.

However, sustainability is often dismissed in favor of short-term needs. There’s a lack of infrastructure to support a move to sustainable practices, making them very expensive to implement on a large scale. Thus it’s ultimately not a priority for many companies, especially utilities. Like the rest of us, they have to act practically and deal with immediate challenges first.

That doesn’t mean we should give up on sustainability.

The problem is, many companies don’t even know where to start, as there is surprisingly little energy use data to work with. That’s where the Pecan Street Research Institute comes into play.

Pecan Street Inc. is a research organization affiliated with the University of Texas that is running the most extensive energy-tracking study in the United States. Their research is carried out in the Mueller community of Austin, TX. Homeowners in this community participate by tracking their energy use so that they can make more intelligent and cost-effective energy choices. They “test an integrated clean energy smart grid of tomorrow in the homes of today.” The term “smart grid” refers to the movement towards a more high-tech electricity

grid that can better respond to changes in demand.

Residents of Mueller can also participate in testing the effect of new technologies on the grid, such as plug-in electric vehicles, smart appliances (such as a thermostat that can adjust automatically when you’re out of the house), green building (thermal efficiency), distributed clean energy (e.g., solar panels), energy storage techniques, new electricity pricing models for utilities (they might give you a monetary incentive to use less AC) and more.

Since its inception by the city of Austin in 2008, Pecan Street has already made two intriguing discoveries that could be put into use across the country.

First, it’s been long-standing knowledge that south-facing solar panels maximize production; however they also pose a challenge for utilities because they produce a lot of extra electricity that has to either be stored in large batteries (not very practical for most consumers) or added back to the grid.

Utilities aren’t currently in a good position to deal with this addition of energy from decentralized points on the grid. But what if solar panels produced their electricity during times of high energy usage, meaning less extra energy has to be put onto the grid? Pecan Street tested this theory, and they found that solar panels facing west generate more electricity at peak-use times – putting less pressure on utilities to change their infrastructure.

There has also been a long-standing fear that the rise of electric vehicles will cause a spike in electricity usage after people get home from work.

Contrary to this sentiment Pecan Street found that, in practice, people plug in their vehicles at all different times. Consumers also respond when their utility provides an economic incentive to plug in cars during off times, such as overnight. This opens up a new electricity market for utilities, creating demand for more electricity at times that were previously low usage.

And this data is just the beginning of what Pecan Street is working on. Among other things they’re even testing a system that would allow electric cars to store excess solar power during the day so that you can use it at night to power your home for free. At its core, the Pecan Street project is intended to “not only ‘smarten’ up the utility’s grid, but find true benefits that energy customers want.”

It’s potentially a win-win scenario. It could make more money for utilities, cost less for the community and even help us take a step toward a greener society. But it isn’t going to happen by itself. As students, most of us aren’t in a position to buy a house or a car, but when the time comes it’s worthwhile to consider purchasing an electric vehicle or a home built with solar panels or thermal efficiency in mind. There’s a lot of work that needs to be done, but if we as consumers make it a priority, utilities will respond and, hopefully, save us all a little money in the end.

DEVIN GRIER IS A SOPHOMORE BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MAJOR. REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM.

Nebraska needs to raise minimum wage MARK BATT

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he minimum wage has been a hotly contested issue in recent history. We have seen many states and cities raise their minimum wages; notably, the minimum wage is now nearly $15/hour in Seattle, Washington. Most recently, Gov. Heineman came out in opposition to a Nebraska minimum wage increase . However, there are those who argue raising the minimum wage – at least to keep up with the cost of living – is a necessary facet of membership in our society. Both arguments carry some weight, but public policy should be aimed at helping as many people as possible, and I therefore believe the minimum wage should be raised and voters should approve the ballot initiative in November.

Raising the minimum wage can positively affect the average worker in many ways.

A higher minimum wage would increase the ability of these workers to contribute to our economy and provide for their families.

However, there are many types of business that are exempt from federal wage such as the agricultural sector. This amounts to onethird of Nebraska’s current employment.

One-third of Nebraska’s current employment is farm-related, which is exempt from standards set by the federal government.

Therefore, up to two-thirds of the state’s employees are subject to minimum wage standards. There are approximately 100,000 other jobs unrelated to farming that are also exempt from minimum wage requirements.

Because Nebraska’s unemployment rate is so low, this means there are nearly 1 million people in Nebraska who meet the threshold for the minimum wage. Nebraskans for Better Wages have recently pushed a ballot initiative to raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour over the next two years in Nebraska.

The initiative has recently made the threshold for a vote by the people in November.

The minimum wage hike may not affect as many people as intended, thus making this ballot initiative and similar policies futile. Contrarily, any raise in the minimum wage that’s at least somewhat consistent with the cost of living should be seen as a positive action, and efforts to raise the minimum wage are positive policy. This action, however, should only be implemented if the

effect on business owners in the state of Nebraska is at least not negative – even though it may not benefit them greatly.

We can raise the minimum wage all we want, but if business owners are unable to hire people or had to cut back their number of employees, this policy could in essence hurt more than it helps. We need to recognize this as a legitimate argument, separate from any ideological inconsistencies, and implement positive public policy. The minimum wage is supposed to help workers live with what they’re paid, but somehow this standard hasn’t been met with a consistent attentiveness to the rise of the cost of living.

Therefore, we’re allowing workers to become disenfranchised members of our society and economy.

The minimum wage should be raised incrementally over a short period of time but without hurting business owners. The Nebraskans for Better Wages initiative to raise the wage to $9/hour over the next two years does just that. However, we should be aware of this raise’s impact upon businesses and their owners. Business owners and their employees have always been a vital facet of our economy, whether at the federal, state or local levels. Government and business need to work together in order to provide the best environment for employees, businesses and government to coexist in the U.S. economy.

This can be deemed a bipartisan effort that

we have not seen recently from our unpopular members of Congress.

Citizens need to recognize the importance of this debate and think strongly about what their vote should be in November. This everturning circle of both private and public relationships need not be hurt but strengthened as well as understood to the fullest extent, which may stem from personal experiences.

I have worked for the minimum wage before, and I’m sure you have as well. Many have asked, why do we need to raise the minimum wage at all? Some will say the minimum wage is only for college students, and that it’s good for the younger generation to understand the value of a dollar. According to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, however, 40 percent of fast food workers are more than 25 years old. Trying to raise families and make ends meet on less than $10 an hour is impossible. Even so, there are some people who still feel adults working for the minimum wage should advance themselves, whether through education or skills training, but that’s not the responsibility of our government. I want to live in a state and a country that helps the disenfranchised the most, that aids citizens in need instead of lining the pockets of the best-off citizens.

MARK BATT IS A SENIOR POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR. REACH HIM AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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Students deserve increased modern housing JENNIFER ROONEY

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his year, more than 4,000 new students are living on campus for the first time. A new class of incoming students means more pressure placed on University Housing, which is something the university wasn’t quite prepared for. Pound Hall has reopened for one more year because of the demand for housing by new students.

Pound Hall prepared five out of its 12 floors for living space for 100 to 200 more students. Last year, Cather Hall reopened because of the increased demand for on-campus living space. Previously, when housing requests have surpassed the number of students able to live on-campus, students were

assigned to study rooms or lounge areas in traditional halls temporarily.

Does it make sense for some students to be “punished” to living in a study room or lounge area for a small amount of time?

After the university finally tells these students there’s a room to live in, these students have to get up and re-pack the things they have scattered on the floor. We all know the hassle of packing and moving to a new place. It’s not fun.

This student is paying for an actual room that the university has to offer. They should pay less for the inconvenience of having to live somewhere they didn’t apply to live in. The university tries to meet every student’s needs, whether it’s about living options, education help or activities the student is interested in. Before I was a student here, I knew the university could handle any problem I would have. On every tour I went on or every meeting I attended,the university made it clear this is a place where we can be comfortable and be involved in the things we love. But is living in a lounge area or an outdated hall comfortable?

How does the university pick the people that have to live in the 51-year-old Pound Hall this year? Did they pick the people that

applied last or pick random people that applied for traditional halls? Pound and Cather are less recently renovated housing options compared to Abel-Sandoz or Harper-Shramm-Smith. Last year, I lived in Sandoz, and some of the rooms looked brand new, even though I knew they weren’t. This is how every student should feel.

The university tries to find living options with your specific needs, whether it’s just a traditional hall, a suite-style option or an apartment-style option for people who want to be more independent. Some of the housing options are newer than others. For example, Knoll opened in 2010, and the East Side Suites just opened in 2014.

New apartment living options have also opened up off-campus to students, which helps the housing occupancy the university can supply. These apartment living options include Parkhaus, The View and the 50/50 building, which opened this year and is still being worked on. And next year a new student-focused apartment building called The Latitude Building will open.

With more than 40 fraternities and sororities, the university reaches out to more students. Seventeen percent of UNL students are involved in the Greek system. You can’t

live in the Greek house all four years, either.

Because girls must rush a year before, the number of housing applicants is especially high. Some sororities have so many active members that you have to apply to live there, and some only allow you to live in the house your sophomore and junior year. Each fraternity and sorority have their own rules and regulations for housing because the number of students who want to be involved in the Greek system and live on-campus or very close to campus exceeds their capacities.

Having a place to live will help with the academic success of the student. Stressing over a new home is not a way to spend your years as a college student. I believe the university should have more living options because the population is growing and won’t stop any time soon. With the demand of students wanting to live on campus, there should be more dorms with living options with fair conditions and fewer outdated dorms that re-open with unfair conditions inside.

JENNIFER ROONEY IS A SOPHOMORE JOURNALISM MAJOR. REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER AT @JOONEY_13.

Police body cameras improve accountability It’s been a tough summer for law enforcement.

From the chokehold death of Eric Garner to the shooting death of Michael Brown, police everywhere are facing greater scrutiny for excessive use of force and racial profiling.

And when it rains, it pours. The American Civil Liberties Union released a report on Tuesday singling out Nebraska as a state where racial profiling leads to a disproportionate number of black people being stopped, searched and arrested.

The report includes numerous anecdotes from people who have been detained and harassed by Nebraska police. One such victim said, “How can a minority male succeed in life if every time he sets foot in his car, he’s a target?”

On Emmy night, a black film producer named Charles Belk was detained in Beverly Hills on suspicion of robbing a bank. Police held him for six hours. They didn’t present

charges against him or allow him to make a phone call or talk to a lawyer.

White drivers, the ACLU said, have a one in 48 chance of being arrested, while non-white drivers have a one in 13 chance.

They’re 72 percent more likely to be searched by police.

These numbers are frustrating, but they aren’t surprising. If Belk’s experience was an isolated incident, it would still be unacceptable, but this report, and many others, indicate serious and systemic problems among law enforcement.

Police training fails to prepare officers for positive interactions with members of their community, and police fail to hold officers accountable when they abuse their power.

It’s imperative people are able to trust the law enforcement in their community. With so many instances of abuse of power, abuse of force and racial profiling, the level of trust between police and civilians is at an all-time

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The next move for police departments all across the U.S. has to be one that restores our confidence in law enforcement.

The Daily Nebraskan concurs with the ACLU that the most effective policy change police can make is to adopt department-wide body cameras to be worn by officers at all times, which must be turned on whenever an officer interacts with a civilian.

This isn’t just to protect civilians from abusive police or to protect police from frivolous lawsuits and complaints. The concept behind body cameras is to ensure that all interactions between police officers and civilians are filmed. It’s about maintaining an objective record of those interactions. Complaints against police often come down to the complainant’s word against the officer’s, and judges and juries more often trust the word of police above all. This policy is about always knowing what truly happened.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln police officers wear body cameras at all times. They are far ahead of the curve in this practice, and it shows in the positive interactions the UNLPD has with students on campus. It’s time for the Lincoln Police Department – which doesn’t require its officers to wear body cameras according to June Omaha World-Herald article – to follow suit.

Several other police departments in Nebraska, such as Omaha and Bellevue, have begun testing body cameras. A police department in Rialto, California, outfitted half of their officers with these cameras and in the first year saw an 88 percent drop in complaints against officers, as well as a 60 percent drop in the number of times officers used force. Who exactly this vindicates is impossible to tell, but what is painstakingly clear is that body cameras make everyone safer.

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Quotes of the week “Do what makes you happy, not what you think you need to do based off movies and TV shows written by people who went to college 20 years ago.”

JACY MARMADUKE

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, WELCOME BACK LETTER

“There’s never an easy way to address social issues. But sometimes the solutions that come together in the sweetest harmony are achieved when we listen to the audiences we are targeting.”

EMILY KUKLINSKI

OPINION COLUMNIST, ON SATIRE IN MUSIC VIDEOS

“I think we all really enjoy having fun with a crowd because we have the best fans, so we want to play well for people who support us. I don’t think anyone else in the country has that many fans.”

MELANIE KEIL

SOPHOMORE, WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

“I’m pretty darn excited. I get to fill my role now, and I get to go out there and just have some fun.”

GREG MCMULLEN

SOPHOMORE, HUSKER FOOTBALL

“That’s why we do what we do. If we can improve one life with this art, then we’ve done our job well.”

SCOTT RIEKER

BIG RED SINGERS DIRECTOR

“Next time, I’m going on a vacation without email.”

JANOS ZEMPLENI

ON RECEIVING THE NEWS OF HIS RESEARCH GRANT THIS SUMMER

“These kinds of books leave scars, good scars, like the one on my knee from the time I ran too fast down the sidewalk.”

HANNAH EADS

ARTS COLUMNIST

“We’ve been planning on taking down the building, we just didn’t know when.”

“Traveling by yourself makes you a lot friendlier than you’re used to. I found myself attempting to engage ticket operators, other diners and now this pigeon aficionado.”

KAYLA SIMON

ARTS COLUMNIST

SUE GILDERSLEEVE

HOUSING DIRECTOR, ON REOPENING POUND HALL

“Turns out journalists, like everyone else, enjoy writing about themselves.”

BEN CURTTRIGHT

OPINION ASSISTANT EDITOR

“I’m excited for this year. We’ve got a lot of guys coming back, a lot of experience and a couple of new guys that are going to help us out. I expect a great year for us.”

JOSH REINERTSON

SENIOR, MEN’S GOLF

“Just wait a few more years and UNL might be able to purchase our very own outdated hardware at a discounted price. Maybe if we’re lucky, we’ll snag an F-35 jet or an M1Abrams tank to go along with out local MRAP.”

OLIVER TONKIN

OPINION COLUMNIST, ON POLICE MILITARIZATION

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Roommates Looking for a roommate to share a 2br/2bath apartment at Chateau Meadows (61st & Vine St). Rent is $395 and includes master bedroom with private bathroom & walk-in closet, cable, washer/dryer, and more. Lease ends Dec 2014. Call/text 402.430.9670 or email jcepeda@huskers.unl.edu for more info.

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Help Wanted

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The updated kitchen offers new appliances in addition to modern counter-tops and cabinets.

This home has hardwood floors throughout and offers a finished basement, washer/dryer hook-ups and off-street parking. Dogs ok, but no cats. $1195/mo. Call for a showing! (321) 872-8201 Don’t miss this wonderfully updated 3 bedroom townhouse! This one has it all! walkout basement, beautiful commons area, modern finishes, plenty of storage and more! Inside you will find quality finishes and updates throughout the entire home. Enjoy an open concept layout with great views and rare privacy. The commons connects to Max E Roper Park - a short walk to disc golf and great trails.

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Houses For Rent Townhouse for rent. 910 Newport Blvd, Lincoln. 2+ Bedroom, 2 Bath house in north Lincoln, easy access to downtown and University Nebraska Lincoln. Finished basement. On quite street, yard work and snow removal covered by HOA fees. No animals. Available now. $1150 a month. Please contact Mary Kaiser at 402-430-1338.

Duplexes For Rent 2 Bedroom Brick Duplex between city and east campus. 1210 North 26th Street. $550/month.

1 year lease required. 402- 560- 9792

Apts. For Rent Attractive 3 BR, all appliances, W/D, 2540 W, $695/month. (402) 416-3820

Help Wanted “Are you awesome at explaining schoolwork to friends? Come be a tutor at a student-owned and operated business! $12-$15/hour + Make your own schedule. (402) 915-2048 or NUTutoringCompany@gmail.com”

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Vincenzo’s Restaurante now hiring days and evening cooks and dishwasher. Apply in person 808 P st. Mon-Fri. 9-11 a.m. and 2-4 p.m.

402-435-3889 After school care needed for a five year old girl.

Two to three hours three or four days a week and weekends as needed. Must have experience caring for young children. A phone interview with three references is necessary. Call Ruth at 402-432-4101 for interview. Have references available when you call.

Carlos O’Kelly’s

is now hiring at 4455 N. 27th St., Part-time servers and line cooks for nights/weekends.

Apply at CarlosOKellys.com CEDARS is currently hiring for temporary, part-time and full-time positions. Please visit our website at www.cedars-kids.org for a full listing of our current positions and to apply on-line.

Integrated Life Choices

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Jobs Help Wanted 2nd Shift, Full Time and Part Time Positions Available (hours range from 1p-11p) Job Requirements: 1-2 years of previous reception or related experience is preferred; Typing skills of 40 words per minute required.

Candidates must be customer focused, possess good verbal and written communication skills, have an outgoing phone personality, ability to multitask, be highly motivated, punctual, reliable, be a team player, and have a positive attitude. The ability to interact and communicate with people appropriately in stressful situations is essential. Strong interpersonal and communication skills required.

Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including a weekend shift and possible holidays.

PT $8.50/FT $9.50+. Call 402-473-2801 to apply.

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Inspiring Opportunities Integrated Life Choices supports people throughout every stage of life by providing exceptional service from a quality team.

Core Values: - Dedication: We are determined to provide the best person-centered supports to meet people’s needs throughout their lives.

- Innovation: We create unique supports to meet each person’s needs.

- Support: We encourage people to live a fulfilling life through independence and self-advocacy.

- Integrity: We act ethically and honestly without compromising the truth.

- Professionalism: We are a qualified team that is equipped to support people with respect and dignity.

Full Time and Part Time positions available.

Come be a part of a continuously growing company as a Direct Support Professional! If you want a rewarding career in human services, ILC is just the place for you! We are looking for dedicated people at the DSP position to provide day-to-day opportunities which support and guide individuals in achieving personal goals for maximum living. This can involve modeling productive behavior as well as teaching life improving concepts and day-to-day functional skills to individuals with developmental disabilities. Direct Support Professional position also involves introducing and supervising individual activities necessary for routine living, personal and home care/safety. As a member of a residential or vocational team, this person must work cooperatively with all team members within the work environment to ensure individuals receive the right support and protection.

Opportunity to earn up to $1 raise after successfully completing your 6 month introductory period.

Requirements: minimum of 19 years of age. High School diploma or GED required. Valid Driver’s License and proof of continuous car insurance. Successfully complete and pass all checks including: DMV, and Nebraska Adult and Child Protective Services Central Registry. We are determined to provide the best person-centered supports to meet people’s needs throughout their lives.

To learn more about the Direct Support Professional position and apply: Visit ILC’s website at http://www.integratedlifechoices.com

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Midwest Farmers Cooperative has openings for seasonal harvest positions to start working ASAP. Candidates will unload grain trucks at elevators, bins or flat storage areas; operate elevator equipment; perform routine general maintenance and cleaning of bins and/or elevators and may perform fertilizer preparations for post harvested fields. High school diploma or equivalent and agriculture background preferred and a valid operator’s license is required. Please use the link under the ‘employment’ tab at http://midwestfarmers.coop and complete the application & email it to mike.carroll@midwestfarmers.coop.

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Thursday Aug. 28 A sampling of deals and events Back to School Party with Falcons b2b Hoodboi, 9 p.m. at the Bourbon Theatre Thirsty Thursday — 50 cents off any size coffee, all day at Lincoln Espresso

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Sunday Aug. 31

Lincoln Saltdogs vs. Sioux City explorers, 7:05 p.m. at Haymarket Park

$3.50 bloody Marys and $3 Samuel Adams beers all day at Brewsky’s Food & Spirits

The Super Epic Comedy Extravaganza of Extreme Awesomeness, 8 p.m. at Duggan’s Pub

Football watch party, 1:30 p.m. at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Free admission.

Hawthorne Heights, New Empire, Laguna Sunrise, Famous Last Words, 9 p.m. at Knickerbockers. Tickets $18 in advance, $20 day of show

Friday Aug. 29

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