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Creighton proved to be too much for the upset-minded Huskers Thursday night as new Nebraska coach Tim Miles got his first taste of the in-state rivalry. The No. 16 team in the nation knocked off the Huskers 64-42 in front of a sold-out crowd at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

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Philip Schwadel poses in his office in Oldfather Hall on Thursday. Schwadel, an associate professor of sociology, studied changes in religious affiliation strength over the years and found that while many traditional religions like Catholicism have declined, evangelicalism has increased in America.

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STUDY CONDUCTED BY UNL PROFESSOR SHOWS THAT OVER THE YEARS, EVANGELICALS HAVE SEEN A RISE, CATHOLICS A DECLINE IN MEMBERSHIP

Finding Love online Are online dating sites favorable?

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UNL professor proposes new route for pipeline dan holtmeyer dn As Nebraska’s role in finding the best route for pipeline company TransCanada’s controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline nears its end, Roy Spalding, a University of NebraskaLincoln agricultural hydrochemist, has proposed a route he says would avoid the most risk to groundwater.

This route, slightly different from any current proposal, threads over areas in northeastern Nebraska where groundwater is already too contaminated by agricultural chemicals for consumption and is relatively deep in the ground – a sort of bestcase scenario to protect more pristine water elsewhere from the risk of an oil spill if the pipeline is eventually built.

Spalding, who teaches courses in water quality, developed the route with graduate engineering student Aaron Hirsh. Their guidelines for a “risk-managed” route were published in Tuesday’s issue of the journal Environmental Science & Technology and are available online.

Above all, Spalding said in a phone interview, the study is intended to help TransCanada and any other pipeline companies find the safest pipeline routes across the state, as well as the state of Nebraska.

“It was basically to introduce a new approach to siting pipelines,” he said. “It was written not only for the XL pipeline but also for any future pipeline proposals that are going to carry liquid fuel.”

TransCanada proposed the Keystone expansion project more than four years ago, intending to connect

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UNL PROFESSOR PROPOSES NEW KEYSTONE XL ROUTE TransCanada proposed the Keystone XL oil pipeline four years ago as an addition to the Keystone pipeline that already runs through the state. The company then bowed to pressure within Nebraska to move its route outside of the state’s Sandhills. UNL water quality professor Roy Spalding recently published a separate route proposal that minimizes the risk to groundwater.

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hanges in religious affiliation occur across time periods, not across generations, according to a University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociology professor.

Philip Schwadel, a UNL associate professor of sociology, recently released an analysis of the strength of religious affiliation in the United States.

Using data collected between 1974 and 2010, the study found that strong religious affiliation among Americans has remained stable throughout time.

But Schwadel said that doesn’t tell the whole story.

“The overall findings (of the study) weren’t tremendously surprising,” he said. “But this masks important changes.”

He noted while strong affiliation has remained constant in general, several individual religious groups have seen a shift in their support. Evangelical Christians have garnered more support in recent years, while strong religious affiliation among American Catholics has dwindled slightly.

As for the reasoning behind the change in Catholic constituency, Schwadel said there’s no definitive answer.

“I think there are various factors that probably went into that,” said Schwadel, who went on to say the decline in support took place during the mid- to late-1980s, when many American Catholics were discontent.

He said many sociologists cite the rise of birth control in the late 1960s, as well as the publicity surrounding sex abuse scandals within the church in the early 1980s, as possible reasons for the decline.

Logan Burda, a FOCUS missionary at the UNL Newman Center, said he thinks people’s inability to practice their beliefs in the social climate of today’s world is to blame for the decline in strong affiliation.

“It’s the social norms I think,” he said. “If you’re not allowed to take a stand for what you believe in, it ends up meaning little to nothing.”

Senior secondary math education major Mikayla Wagner agreed, saying the changes societal attitudes has lead to a decrease in understanding of the Catholic Church.

“It is the loss of an objective right and wrong,” said Wagner, who has been working as a secretary at the Newman Center for nearly three years.

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Sheldon teams up with community groups for concert

year allows the event to “really tap into the community in a new way and really make it less about Christmas, but to have it be both about that holiday and about all of the ways in which we can connect with each other at this time of year.”

The event centers on “Kindness Cards,” some of which are made kelli rollin of paper infused with wildflower dn seeds, Nosan said.

Positivity Matters and the CamThe Sheldon Museum of Art, in coleron Effect organized the project, laboration with the University of Ne- where people are encouraged to braska-Lincoln Chamber Singers, is write kind words or acts of compasholding its annual choir concert and sion they have done on the cards, festivities this weekend – but with which can be found at supporting a bit of a changeplaces such as First up. This year, the Plymouth Church, “I think Sheldon has also Hy-Vee stores, teamed up with the KZUM, Lincoln that makes Cameron Effect and City Libraries and Positivity Matters, it all the more the Sheldon. Nosan two community orsaid people will still meaningful.” ganizations that aim be able to fill out the to spread compascards at the event, greg nosan sion, for the Seeds of as Positivity Matdirector of education Kindness event. ters and the CamThe event ineron Effect will be cludes multiple there. The kindness activities throughout the weekend, cards will be collected and made into starting with the UNL Chamber “Kindness Quilts,” which will then Singers on Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 be displayed at the Sheldon. p.m. and various performances and In the spring, Nosan said the activities starting at 1 p.m. on Saturcards embedded with wildflower day. seeds will be planted.

“This year the opportunity preOn Friday the UNL Chamber sented itself to work with a project Singers will roam the art museum that’s been underway in Lincoln for while singing. a number of months, which is this 7 “It’s always so nice to always Acts of Kindness project,” said Greg be embraced in a wonderful way by Nosan, director of education and the Sheldon to be a part of this,” said publications at the Sheldon. Nosan Therees Hibbard, director of Chamsaid collaborating with the Cameron Effect and Positivity Matters this sheldon: see page 2

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Matt Zvolanek, a junior agronomy major, watches and participates in a presentation during the Pheasants Forever meeting Zvolanek is a founding member of the new RSO group.

Pheasants Forever holds second meeting, discusses lack of funds Demetria Stephens DN A new University of Nebraska-Lincoln club wants pheasants around forever.

The Big Red Chapter of Pheasants Forever held its second meeting Thursday evening in the Sunflower Room of the Nebraska East Union.

About 15 people attended, including six who are also members of other Pheasants Forever chapters.

The club joins other gun, hunting and habitat-related clubs, such as the UNL shotgun sports club, UNL Ducks Unlimited and the UNL Wildlife Club.

The meeting agenda included a discussion of hunting education, habitat management and plans for a pheasant hunt some time near Dec. 15.

UNL’s Pheasants Forever President Tony White started hunting with his dad in Missouri and has been a national Pheasant Forever member for nine years.

White, a junior biochemistry major, wanted to find others to hunt with at UNL. “We’re trying to build a family here, I guess you could say,” he told the group.

The biggest problem is getting funds for events.

Last week, White and club treasurer Tom Cowan, a senior management major, tried to open a bank account, but they didn’t have anything to put in it.

“Right now we have $0 in our account,” Cowan said. “We don’t techni-

cally have an account.”

Nebraska’s pheasant season started Oct. 27 and runs through Jan. 31.

White said there might still be some pheasants around in mid-December, when the group wants to have its hunt.

“If there’s nothing out that day, we’ll just get some clay pigeons and start shooting,” he said.

Pheasant populations have declined since the 1970s, White said.

Lack of land available for habitat and cold spring weather caused the decline, said Bruce Sprague, a Farm Bill Pheasants Forever biologist. A mild winter caused by the drought would help the pheasants in the short term, he said. But pheasants need more “ground cover,” grassy areas often the result of the United States Department of Agriculture Conservation Reserve Program, a program that pays farmers not to farm.

Nearly every county in the U.S. opened these grassy areas for grazing and haying because of the drought, according to a press release from the USDA. CRP would normally restrict haying and grazing practices for years.

Adding to distress, the CRP program expired with the farm bill in October, which means no new land can be enrolled in the CRP in the fiscal year 2013.

Pheasants Forever has a lobbyist to push for such programs, White said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

“Pop (of color) will be in the corridors and common spaces.”

Gildersleeve said the final Walls are being painted, counters decisions for wall colors, carpet and furniture are made by are being set and the new University Suites residence hall is on senior housing staff with help from Bahr Vermeer Haecker Arschedule to finish construction in chitects. spring 2013.

“We know we don’t know University Suites is one of two new residence halls at 18th and best,” Gildersleeve said.

Gildersleeve said when 19th and R streets. It will offer choosing finishapproximately 500 ings they take into beds for students account things We’re when it opens in like carpet durafall 2013. looking bility, how easy The new resiit is to clean and dence hall will be forward to open how easy it is to connected to Rob- yet another replace. ert E. Knoll ResiAnd they condential Center by building.” sult students. a glass enclosure, “We usually sue gildersleeve according to Sue unl director of housing grab a few stuGildersleeve, didents and ask rector of Univerthem, ‘Do you like sity Housing. this? Do you like that?’” GilderJustin Schulz, project managsleeve said. er for the two residence halls for Housing is building more Sampson Construction, said the housing complex is being com- suite-style dorms because of a high demand for Knoll, with pleted in two phases.

The second building will open more students requesting the hall than there were spots, Gildin fall 2014, Schulz said. Work is still being done to finish the ersleeve said.

Gildersleeve said she’s heard structural block of the building.

Schulz said the majority of from students that they like the privacy and more independent interior construction of University Suites will be done in May. living the suite-style housing ofThe weather will determine when fers.

“We’ve tried to provide difsidewalks and exterior plants can ferent types of halls,” Gilderbe installed. sleeve said. “Hopefully we can Schulz said they are currently get (students) into what they prepainting the suites and setting countertops. The will begin put- fer to live in.”

The room layout in Univerting in carpet in early January, Schulz said. He said the color sity Suites will be exactly like the rooms in Knoll, Gildersleeve said. scheme is similar to Knoll.

The differences between Knoll “More neutral colors, but we do have some accent walls go- and the new residence halls will ing down corridors,” Schulz said. mainly be in the common areas.

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Construction continues on the University Suites being built east of Knoll Residence Center. The two-building residence center will host 1,034 beds in suite-style housing. Suite-style and apartmentstyle housing are in demand among university students, and according to UNL housing director Sue Gildersleeve, the new facilities will provide updated, modern, energy-efficient and convenient housing that will meet UNL students’ expectations.

University Suites will also feature a new game room.

At this time, Housing has no plans to build a new dining hall near Knoll or University Suites.

“It would be nice to build a new dining center, but we have no plan at this point,” Gildersleeve said. “We’ve had discussions about it but do not have a firm plan.”

The $78.9-million housing complex is entirely paid for by student housing revenue, Gildersleeve said.

The new complex will replace Cather and Pound residence

halls, which are 49 years old.

Cather will close at the end of this academic year. Pound will close in fall 2014.

Housing will be providing information to students about signing up for University Suites, along with the other halls, in January. Gildersleeve said she took a tour of University Suites the other day.

“It’s going to be really nice,” Gildersleeve said. “We’re looking forward to open yet another building.”

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keystone: from 1 tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada to refineries along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

Almost since the beginning, groundwater concerns have held center stage and the original proposal’s crossing of the Midwest’s massive underground Ogallala Aquifer inspired passionate opposition throughout the region.

Nowhere has this been more true than in Nebraska, where the pipeline also crossed the Sandhills, an ecologically delicate and groundwater-rich region that stretches across much of the state. The Sandhills sit above one of the aquifer’s deepest areas, and many saw the risk of a spill as unacceptable despite assurances of safety from TransCanada.

Opposition from ranchers and environmentalists reached such angry heights that Nebraska’s State Legislature held a special session last year to find out if the state could change the route. In response, TransCanada agreed to a new route that would avoid the Sandhills.

Though President Barack Obama formally rejected TransCanada’s permit to build the Keystone XL earlier this year, he left the door open for the company to re-apply, which it did almost immediately. Obama has said he supports the project, particularly a segment connecting Oklahoma to the Gulf Coast.

The state government – specifically the Department of Environmental Quality – is in the process of reviewing that new proposal. The DEQ held its final public hearing on the new route Tuesday, and the opposition remained as passionate as ever, according to the Lincoln Journal Star.

But Spalding’s route is different. It reaches farther east toward Omaha before running south into Kansas along the same path of the original Keystone pipeline, which the XL would add on to. The route is about the same length as TransCanada’s and crosses one river – the Platte – instead of two.

Besides the already-polluted state of water there, Spalding said, running a pipeline through this area could take advantage of extensive aboveground irrigation, which could clear out petroleum chemicals released in accidental spills by diluting those chemicals and helping them evaporate.

Using principles like these for siting Keystone XL can also be generalized to other pipelines, even in other states, Spalding said.

“There’s several areas like this in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa (and) South Dakota,” he said.

Spalding said he sent his team’s findings to the DEQ long before they were published, but whether it will have any influence on the Keystone XL’s route is unclear.

The window for anyone to contribute to the DEQ’s review of TransCanada’s proposal closes Friday at 5 p.m., DEQ spokesman Jim Bunstock said. The department will then collect all public comments and testimony and deliver a report to the governor, who then reports to Nebraska’s State Department.

After that, the state’s input will join the larger federal review of the entire Keystone XL project.

“They can just plug that in as a component,” Bunstock said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

sheldon: from 1 ber Singers at UNL. Hibbard said the Sheldon is a beautiful place to perform and she is happy they are open to her new ideas for the choir to perform at the event.

Saturday’s activities offer “performances that are very family friendly,” said Ann Gradwohl, public relations and marketing manager at the Sheldon. The Seeds of Kindness event includes performances by Suzuki Cellists, Suzuki Strings and the Starstruck Dance Academy.

The goal of the event is to “give people an experience of visual art, mu-

sical art and in this case, a community spiritedness that they may not have anywhere else,” Nosan said.

In this way, Nosan said the museum can be used as a gathering place.

The collaboration with the Cameron Effect and Positivity Matters allows the Sheldon to take an ordinarily beautiful event, which is also related to the exhibitions, and import moral work in the community, Nosan said.

“I think that makes it all the more meaningful,” he said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Sophomore psychology major Rachel Horzewski and senior Kate Buennemeyer wear their ugly sweaters during Cocoa and Dickens in Andrews Hall on Thursday night. The event was hosted by the Literary League. During the event, attendees watched different versions of “A Christmas Carol,” originally by Charles Dickens, and drank hot chocolate.

religion: from 1 trum lies the increase in strong affiliation among evangelical Christians, a change Schwadel said also has a number of conceivable explanations.

Schwadel said the increase in the politicization of religion that took place when issues like abortion came to the forefront of the American political scene could have possibly shaped the change in evangelical support.

“As evangelical leaders came out more and made public and political pronouncements, that could certainly lead people to have stronger affiliations,” he said. “That absolutely could play a role.”

This increase could have also done a bit of role reversal, as Schwadel said there is a chance the rise

in strong evangelicalism could have influenced recent American politics.

“It is possible the growth of evangelical strengths of affiliation could be associated with some of the political movements associated with that community,” he said.

“The Tea Party is a good example, and probably the primary example at least in the last few years.”

Schwadel went on to stress that nothing is conclusive in these estimations, and that it’s too soon to really judge cause and effect.

“These are very recent occurrences,” he said. “It would be interesting in a few years to get a better retrospective look at these changes.”

A not-so-recent change, Schwadel said, is the number of young

people who associate themselves as being strongly affiliated with any of these religions.

This demographic has long been the least involved group when it comes to religion, and Schwadel said a common mistake is believing today’s young people are the only culprits of the overall decline.

“When you take a snapshot and say, ‘Oh those people who are 18 to 25 are less likely to go to church, therefore we’re seeing a generational decline in church,’ it’s overemphasized and misleading,” he said. “Because really that age group is always less likely to go.”

Most students at UNL fall into this age group, and Wagner said the

number of young people affiliated with a church reflects this phase of life.

“I think of college as a transitional period,” she said.

Wagner noted if students want to continue their faith in college they have to do it on their own and not “just because Mom and Dad said so.”

Going forward, Schwadel said he does not see a drastic change coming for this demographic, and he noted the changes in the evangelical and Catholic denominations are “evident, but pretty small.”

“I hesitate to say that I really expect any major changes in the near future,” he said. “Americans are a highly devoted population.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Traditional dating norms cannot be forgotten in a society where online dating is becoming more popular and widely accepted

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hat would life be like without the Internet? For many of us, it would mean actually giving our friends a call and meeting with them in person to stay in touch, having access to some encyclopedias instead of always relying on Wikipedia and perhaps even meeting our spouse in person for the first time instead of a chat room.

The last of the three is one of the most interesting. Online dating websites are thriving, claiming more than 35 million members between eHarmony and Match.com alone, as well as a $1.05 billion annual revenue. About 17 percent of marriages begin on an online dating site, and 20 percent of “serious relationships” begin there, too.

Perhaps I’m old-fashioned, or maybe haven’t given up all hope on meeting someone in person, but I would hate to meet my significant other online. I’m not saying relationships that begin online are illegiti-

mate in any way, but they just aren’t for me.

I always prefer to romanticize about my first encounter with a significant other.

I want to describe to my kids how my world froze when their mother walked into the room, how she smiled at me and I mumbled some- t h i n g stupid, and how we were both swept off our feet.

With the Internet, perhaps I can tell them how my screen froze when their mother signed in, how she sent me a smiley icon, to which

RYAN DUGGAN I replied with a few nervous, misspelled words, and we were both swept off our chairs.

Or perhaps for those who don’t believe in the whole love-atfirst-sight thing, perhaps this scenario would be better fitting: I’d rather have that good friend who knows everything about me, who I have had many great memories with. Then, someday we both realize there is something more between us, try dating and the rest is history. We were just slow to realize what we were searching for was right in front of us the whole time.

Instead, perhaps we could chat for a

while, read each other’s blogs and be longtime Facebook friends before realizing we’re more than that.

Yes, it’s a hopelessly romantic desire, but it shouldn’t be any less

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Big Ten Conference one of strongest in country, not ‘mediocre’ This letter is in response to Andrew Ward’s Dec. 3 column titled “NU collapse leaves fans grumbling,” which stated the Big Ten was “mediocre” this season (in football.)

I don’t agree the Big Ten is that mediocre. Purdue, who finished middle of pack, nearly beat Notre Dame earlier in the season. The Big Ten does not get high rankings in football that often, because it’s just a tough league.

I’m a Wisconsin fan (OK, revealed myself) and froze in Camp Randall for four years in the late 1980s watching the Badgers lose

a lot as the league’s doormat. Yet, there would always be a surprise game upset. I will never forget the Ohio State upset in that time which kept them from going to the Rose Bowl. Why? There are no gimmies in the Big Ten. There never has been and there never will be.

Undefeated records are actually rare, even for historically dominating teams like Michigan and Ohio State. You have to bring it every game or watch out. In my mind, that is what happened Saturday to Nebraska.

My observation is you have good fans and hope the team can bring you all a major upset win at Capital One Bowl Game to enjoy as well.

Go Big Ten!

Theresa Thompson

valid of as reason as to why people wouldn’t want to date online.

Aside from that, maybe it’s just a phase people are going through for meeting others. Before long, if not already, the Internet will be no different than the bars or any other public place.

In fact, I would go so far as to say the Internet would be a lot easier to meet people were it not for its users, who are lying about themselves. You can shape your personality and characteristics much easier online through words than you can through real actions in person. Also, people get way more time to respond online, allowing them a chance to formulate how they want to present themselves and consciously shape who they are.

Meeting someone in person may allow for misrepresentations of one’s self through nervousness, but it is still portraying exactly who they are in real time. You can get a sense of who they are right away. With online dating, you obtain a foggy perception of who the other person is, and then have to wait for a date to find out who they really are.

A c c o rd i n g to StatisticBrain. com, 10 percent of sex offenders use online dating, and 53 percent of online dating site members date others simultaneously.

I know there is potential for this in real life, but I feel that the online dating system allows for dating others simultaneously more than conven-

tiona l dating.

One is constantly being offered new dating opportunities through the website, and the temptation is entirely too easy to give into. In conventional dating, the process of finding new people, talking with them and eventually obtaining a date seems a lot more time-consuming and difficult than receiving emails for potential dates.

Of course, there is always the exception of the confident, handsome guy who can go to a bar on any night and find a date, or the drop-dead-gorgeous woman who can pick any guy she wants at a bar or public outing. These two might have the same ease to acquire simultaneous relationships as those using online dating, but not everyone can be like that.

Furthermore, online dating seems to make the whole process more of a business transaction for finding a significant other.

You receive applications, from which you narrow it down to a few promising ones. After that, you contact them for interviews at a coffee shop or restaurant.

Depending on how well they do at the interview in meeting your expectations, you either “hire” them as your boyfriend or girlfriend, perhaps ask for a second interview or go back to more applications.

Again, I know I’m old-fashioned, but online dating just seems so lackluster and not nearly as fulfilling as meeting someone in person, making the move to ask them out and then going on your first date.

Ryan Duggan is a senior English and Classical Languages major. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

Online dating offers cheaper, often more successful alternative to in-person dating, gives its users the chance to meet different people

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ou never hear anything good about online dating. It’s commonly thought of as the last resort for people who can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to relationships. Users of online dating services are often ridiculed by even their closest of friends. Match.com and eHarmony are used as the punch lines for “forever alone” jokes.

MTV’s new show “Catfish” documents the lying and deceitfulness that is associated with online dating. Episodes show peoples’ reactions as they meet those who they think they’ve fallen in love with on the Internet. In the eyes of many, searching for a relationship online and crazy stalkers go hand in hand.

Despite online dating’s stigma, it’s still worth a shot. Online dating is more efficient than traditional dating because it saves time and doesn’t cost any more than traditional dating. Online dating also makes finding a compatible match easier and leaves less room for humiliation.

Face it, traditional dating is a hassle. Finding a suitable partner is basically a numbers game. You have to engage multiple people in conversation in order to weed out who you’re interested in.

Not only is traditional dating time consuming, it’s exhausting. Can you imagine trying to keep interesting conversation

flowing with multiple people each night you go out?

Internet dating is basically traditional dating from the comfort of your home. You can talk to multiple people at one time. You could even have a cliche message saved to send to people who interest you in order to make online dating even more efficient. In less than an hour you could know several people’s names, interests and background.

People who oppose Internet dating think it is a waste of money. However, dating online costs the same amount of money, if not less, as traditional dating.

While there are some free dating chat rooms and websites, usually there is some sort of monthly fee.

Internet dating sites can cost anywhere from $35 to $50 a month.

It seems a little impractical at first to spend money trying to find a date on the Internet, but you would be spending the same amount of money if you chose to date traditionally.

Sure, you can meet people at work and school, but you really can’t get to know a person in these settings. With traditional dating, you generally take a person out to eat, for a cup of coffee or a drink downtown. This helps let the person know that you are interested in being more than just co-workers or friends.

It also allows you to get to know the person better. According to msn.com, 51 percent of men in the United States spend more than $100 a month on dates and 29 percent spend more than $150.

With online dating, you don’t have to take a person out on multiple dates to get to know them.

All you have to do is exchange a few messages, phone calls and

JOVANNA BALQUIER video chats. It will be clear in due time whether you are compatible with each other.

In order to make finding a compatible match faster and easier, there are now online dating sites which focus on certain quali t i e s and characteristics in people. For example, christiansingles. com is an online dating site for marriageminded Christians. Another example is farmersonly.com, a dating

s i t e f o r l o n e l y farmers. 420Dating.com has the motto, “Why toke alone?” and is a dating site for smoker-friendly singles. Whatever your interest or passion is, there is probably a dating site out there for you. Using these sites is like going to a bar where everyone there is already tailored to your interests.

Nobody enjoys rejection, especially when it is brought on by someone you find attractive – it’s embarrassing and humiliating. Speeches about how you can still be friends add more insult to injury. Nobody enjoys rejecting people, either.

It’s awkward and uncomfortable. Online dating allows you to distance yourself from these things. You can stop reading after the first sentence when he or she decides you are no longer the right person for them. You don’t have to see the sad expression on the face of the person you just rejected.

Online dating makes reject i o n a n d breakups less humiliating

and easier to overcome. Before you even consider signing up for an online dating site, you should be aware there are frauds who frequent them. These people may use fake pictures in order to attract other online dating site users. They may significantly lie about the size of their salary or waistline. In order to prevent falling in love with a fraud, it is necessary to schedule a first date right away. Likewise, it’s important to be 100 percent honest when making a profile. You want to find someone who likes you and not the fake persona you have fabricated.

According to Discovery.com, Internet dating is successful and there are more than 10 million American couples to prove it. A survey done by Reuben J. Thomas, an assistant professor of sociology at CUNY City College, states that roughly 23 percent of couples who met from 2007 to 2009 met online.

Online dating is becoming more and more socially acceptable and for good reasons. Online dating is more efficient t h a n tra-

d i tional d a t i n g because it saves time and money, makes finding a compatible match easier and leaves less room for humiliation.

We live in a crazy, fast-paced world.

There is no need to be embarrassed for choosing the convenient and efficient route when trying to find love.

JoVanna Balquier is a freshman English major.

Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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can cameron mount Fall 2012 will live on as the season when Ben Affleck finally proved his directorial successes weren’t flukes, “Looper” showed what a Christopher Nolan movie with a sense of humor would look like and Daniel Day-Lewis shined in a decidedly boring remake of “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.”

With many of its biggest strides found in big-budget blockbusters, this fall has been a satisfying season with a few clues for what 2013 will bring.

With the exception of “Hugo,” the best of 2011 were mostly lowbudget or understated releases: “Melancholia,” “Take Shelter,” “The Tree of Life,” “Martha Marcy May Marlene,” “Drive,” and “Another Earth.” 2012, on the other hand, has reached many of its most creative heights in the form of blockbusters. “Cloud Atlas,” though arguably too ambitious for its own good, is dazzling. “The Cabin in the Woods” smartly deconstructs horror with impressive special effects. “Skyfall” is perhaps the best Bond movie in its 50 years and features fantastic cinematography.

The equally brilliant “The Master,” “Argo” and “Moonrise Kingdom” found creative success with more traditional methods, but the overall trends show big-budget technology is being used in increasingly more creative ways.

“Life of Pi” perhaps best represents this direction, and satisfied a question that has been left open since “Avatar” in 2009: Can 3-D serve a creative purpose in a movie that is more than a visual marvel?

“Avatar” was a visual feast, but frustrat-

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ingly narrow in just about every other department.

“Life of Pi,” by contrast, is just as visually ambitious and employs 3-D with artful subtlety, but is also emotionally moving, well-acted and thrilling.

It showcases that despite some inevitable stumbling on the way to honing its potential, 3-D is worth creative exploration.

2012 has brought exciting advancements to big-budget cinema, a trend that will likely continue into 2013.

Next week, “The Hobbit” will be released in 48 fps 3-D, which is double the frames per second of virtually every other movie. While that may seem like an obvious benefit, early screenings have drawn mixed reactions. Because we’re only used to faster frame rates in hand-held cameras, 48 fps can at first feel somewhat like a home movie. At this point, this and video games are our only basis for understanding this frame rate, and the result can be jarring.

“48 fps is a lot closer to what life looks like with your eyes,” critic Jeffrey Wells wrote last week after the movie’s review embargo was lifted.

“It’s much clearer and sharper and more vivid than 24 fps, which looks like that special Neverland called ‘cinema.’”

Whether that “Neverland” aura we’re used to is ultimately a detriment or part of the experience is up for debate. Another critic complained of being distracted by the crystal clear realism of the fire, smoke and water on-screen in first installment of “The Hobbit.” Others have criticized the shots for feeling too real, as if entering the “uncanny valley” problem faced in CGI movies like “The Polar Express.”

This may be the first big example of recent generations rejecting a technological advancement in filmmaking. For movies to be filmed at a higher frame rate to more accurately portray reality is only logical, and the technology is said to eliminate 3-D technical issues like motion blur and dark colors, as well.

For children who grow up exposed to low and high frame rates, criticisms like “too realistic” will likely generate eyerolls. For those with an established mindset for how movies should look, however, this may take time to get accustomed to. It may be a slow process

Electronic dance outfit Icky Blossoms is currently on tour with The Faint to promote its self-titled freshman album.

Icky Blossoms’ fanbase growing outside Omaha gabriella martinez-garro dn

lights. It kind of throws you into this weird flashy, strobe-y world on stage, so it’s an interesting band to perform Icky Blossoms is making its hometown with. We just try to give it our all.

DN: Since touring have you guys proud. started any fun traditions?

After becoming staples in the Sarah Bohling: I think we’re goOmaha music scene, the breakout alternative band and Omaha natives, ing to try to have one ‘YOLO’ moment at least once per tour. Last tour released their well-received and selfwe jumped off this cliff into freezing titled debut album on Saddle Creek water, the coldest water I’ve ever felt.

Records in July. The electronic dance band has since garnered recognition Everyone was really scared, but we all did it. I think we’re going to try and do from Pitchfork and Rolling Stone. something really cool, kind of scary evKnown for its distinct sound and ery tour. We’re going to open up each energetic live shows, the band has other eyes, we’re going to blow each been on tour across the country with acts including fellow Omaha break- other’s minds.

DN: How does playing all of these outs Tilly and the Wall and The Faint. shows on the East and West Coasts Currently on tour with The Faint, The Daily Nebraskan was able to catch compare to playing back at home in Omaha? up with the band durNF: We’ve been ing their East Coast We’re going playing Omaha for tour with Tilly and the about a year now, so Wall. to open up we’ve definitely built Daily Nebraskan: So I know you each others’ eyes, up a reputation there and people come guys are performing we’re going to knowing what to exsome shows with pect. I kind of feel like Tilly and the Wall and blow each others’ the stage where we next up is your tour minds.” were in Omaha a year with The Faint. How’s ago is kind of where your touring going so we are everywhere far?

Sarah Bohling else in the United Nik Fackler: I icky blossoms member States. The more that think everything is we can play venues going really well. across the U.S., the We’re definitely seeing more and more more people we can attract to come to people come out to shows, and know the shows. So hopefully by the end of the words to our songs. When our rethe touring cycle, if we play as much cord was first released we were kind as we can, we can have the same reacof introducing ourselves to people tion that we have playing in Omaha, and we’re still doing that, but people everywhere else. That would be the are starting to come to shows and they know who we are and I’m hoping that main goal.

DN: The music video for “Heat it’s going to grow and grow.

Lightning” was recently released and DN: You guys have definitely built up a reputation in Omaha for putting has been featured on various sites, on fun shows and interacting with including RollingStone.com. How did you guys come up with the visuyour audience. What can fans expect out of your live performances on tour? ally unique and vibrant concept for the NF: We try and do that for every video?

SB: Well, initially we had a differshow. I mean, we really challenge ourent idea in mind, but we really wanted selves, physically, every show we play. to release it soon because we felt that We put as much energy onto the stage as possible so that when we’re done, we needed a push, or something to keep us relevant on the Internet. We we’re all covered in sweat. That’s what we expect of ourselves and we want had to make do, it was a really quick idea, so we just went to this place with the audience to expect the same thing. a green screen and just pretended like We want to be able to dance and freak it was a live show. We went sent it to out, it’s much better than sitting beour friend and he kind of took it and hind a desk.

DN: Since it takes a lot of high en- we gave him adjectives to adhere to, like, “acid-trail-y, psychedelic, hulaergy like you said, how does performhoop-y, chrome-y.” I think it fits well ing with Icky Blossoms compare to with the other videos even though it’s other projects you’ve been in? a little different, a little trippier.

Derek Pressnall: Performing with DN: Your music can be pretty dark Icky Blossoms is very blinding. We have these bright lights that are flash- at times, but almost always has an uping in our faces the whole time and beat, dance-like tempo despite darker themes. How would you describe that’s an element that I’m still getting your sound? used to. On stage we can’t see anything because of all of these flashing

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At some Big Ten schools, libraries close much later, some stay open 24 hours emily kuklinski dn With Finals Week looming, university libraries around the country are extending their hours to help prepare students for the oncoming storm of tests and projects.

However, with University of Nebraska-Lincoln libraries, some students aren’t entirely feeling the love.

For Finals Week, other Big Ten libraries have chosen to extend their hours of availability. Ohio State University features a twohour extension during Finals Week and the main buildings at Michigan State University and Iowa University have gone so as to stay open for 24 hours. The main library at Northwestern University is open 24 hours throughout the year.

“A considerable number of students … take advantage of our late-night hours during finals,”

said Arlene Weismantel, Michigan State University Libraries head of human resources.

Each year, Michigan State keeps a count of students who use the libraries to judge whether they need to stay open late each year. Since last year, when more than 300 students remained in the library until 4 a.m., they’ve kept up with the program.

One Michigan State librarian, who would not give her name, said the facilities maintain this offering simply to assist their students when the academic going gets rough.

“It’s something that students need … to help them out a little extra when they need it,” she said.

Next week, UNL’s Love Library plans to keep its doors open for an additional hour three nights during finals. For some students, this is a meek effort in comparison to other Big Ten schools.

“Absolutely not (enough time),” said Tick Leow, a UNL senior actuarial science major. “During finals, (I) always come to the library to study. I don’t like how (Love) closes early because it’s a hassle. As soon as I get there, I need to leave a few hours later because they don’t stay open late.”

Junior biology major Tess Hansen also said Love Library should stay open longer during Finals Week.

“There’s nowhere else to study,” Hansen said. “It’s noisy at home, and I like Love because it’s quiet.”

If Love were open later, Hansen feels that it would better accommodate her study habits.

“I need to study at night because it makes me feel more awake and feel the pressure to study,” she said.

“It’d be awesome if the library stayed open longer, especially for finals, if not any other time.”

However, some library users were ambivalent, perhaps speaking to the logistical reason Love can’t accommodate its detractors.

“I generally like going to bed at an earlier time

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December First Friday Gallery Pick Chris Garza Antelope Center, 2501 South St. when: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Chris Garza killed a woman when he was 16 years old. He began serving a life sentence without parole in 1990. Now Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning, Governor Dave Heineman and Secretary of State John Gale hope to commute the sentence to 50 years before parole is available. Despite the possibility Garza will spend the rest of his life in prison, he continues to create works of art, which he either sells or gives away. There will be three pieces for sale tonight, but there could be more on display at the Antelope Center. Garza creates realistic interpretations of nature, animals and people. where:

His human subjects are particularly captivating because they are almost a separate living presence in the room. Whether you’re there for 20 minutes or two hours, it’s going to be hard to walk away from the night without being moved.

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rience a successful one, perhaps this will cheer you up. Research from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the University of California indicates that by shaking your wallet empty for concessions, it actually helps keep ticket prices lower.

Concessions account for 20 percent of gross revenue, but add up to about 40 percent of the theater’s profits. That’s because what they make from tickets has to be shared with film companies and distributors, but the concessions are all theirs.

So next time you’re digging into that laundry-sized bag of gummy worms, instead of lamenting how much you paid, just imagine you’re saving someone’s job.

Americans love traditions. The tradition of combining popcorn, pop, candy and a movie will never go away, no matter how much they charge.

Instead of incessantly complaining about it though, do something. Americans have a checkered history with sharing (see: socialism), but feel free to share your oversized snacks with your friends. Or, do the most American thing of all, go around their backs and bring your own snacks from outside. andrew larsen is a senior film studies major. reach him at Arts@ dailynebraskan.com sa

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a need and if people come in,” she said.

Whether hours will be extended in future Dead Weeks to come, Barnes acknowledged the need for available studying facilities, especially this time of year.

“We are aware that we need more group study rooms and we’re always interested in improving our study areas,” Barnes said. “In the campus master plan, it states Love Library as part of the focus. We’re looking at a lot of things that we’re trying to change and improve for students so they have a great study environment.”

Love Library will be open until 1 a.m. the Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of Finals Week.

Thursday and Friday, the library returns to a standard midnight closing time. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

At the Ross:

You’ve heard it.

Whether it’s one of your family members, your friend, or even a complete stranger you’re eavesdropping on because it’s your only connection to the outside world, you’ve heard it: “OMG, movies are so expensive!”

“I know, it’s like, what’s the point of even going?”

My goal is to unchain the American consumer from his or her false belief that a trip to the movies is a futile one that must break the bank.

We’re all aware that movie ticket prices aren’t cheap. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the national average for a ticket is at an all-time high of $8.12. In 1995 the average was $4.35.

Still, there’s an intangible quality to going to see a film on the big screen that you just can’t quantify. When we go to the movies, we’re engaging in a shared, collective experience that is not replicable in any other environment.

Sure, a lot of people have amazing home theater setups with giant HD televisions and surround sound, but they’re still missing that communal feel. There’s really nothing like seeing a highly anticipated film at midnight or an opening-night showing. There’s a giddy buzz in the air that makes movies magical. Also, take that girl you’re trying to impress to the movie before the dinner for matinee prices. Boom, just saved $4. Plus, then you have an obvious talking point during the meal.

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anyway, so when Love closes at 1 a.m. during Finals Week, it doesn’t bother me as much as it might for others,” said freshman English major Annie Stokely.

Junior global studies major Parsla Lasis also finds the limited studying hours to be a non-issue. She said studying in the Nebraska Union is better accommodates her studying habits, but recognizes why others would prefer a greater time extension at the library.

“I think that it could benefit other students because the library can provide an alternative study space,” Lasis said.

Nearly 10 years ago Love Library extended its hours until 2 a.m. and kept them for several years, but the library’s statistics showed a limited student turnout that late in the day. Moving back to that system or a different finals week schedule is always a possibility, depending on demand.

“A suggestion in consideration at this time, which we may try in the spring semester, is having more extended hours during Dead Week,” said Circulation Librarian Deb Pearson.

“This is being considered in response to student requests.”

Development and Outreach Librarian Joan Barnes made a point to ask students, who would like to have additional study hours at Love Library, to submit a request.

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I know popcorn, soda and the cinema go together like America and apple pie, or like Captain and Tennille. Between the incessantly loud popping, the helpful reminders they put on the screen and the sickly sweet, buttery smell, there’s no escaping the allure of the concession stand.

But next time you set foot in a theater, just take a step back and ask yourself, “Self, do I really need this jumbo bucket of popcorn that I’ll end up throwing half of away in disgust?

Do I really need 48 ounces of sugary soda to wash it down with so I’ll hate myself even more?”

For many, no matter how expensive it is, the answer will be, “Hell yes.” Americans seem to treat the concession stand as a birthright. We’ll complain about the prices until our faces are red, but then we’ll fork over the money anyway. There’s a very simple way to be an agent of change.

Speak with your dollars instead of your words.

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DN: What plans do you have for the future, especially after this tour is over?

DP: So, we’ll be on tour with The Faint until the end of December and

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that will take us into the holidays.

We’re just going to spend time with our loved ones and just chill out since we’ve basically been touring since the record came out. After that, 2013, we’re going to go into the studio in January and hopefully record some new songs and then go on tour in February and March and hopefully finish the record after that. But things always change when you’re in this kind of business, so who knows? arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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AIDS crisis story truly envelops viewer Documentary follows AIDS victims, activists fighting for access to shelby fleig dn At the time most current college students were learning to ride our bikes and write our names, a fatal virus with no cure – a plague – was infecting hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. Most of these people lived in New York City, which was considered the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic through the 1980s and early 1990s.

“How To Survive A Plague” tells the story of AIDS victims and activ-

ists fighting for fundamental medical attention from government agencies, like the Food and Drug Administration and the Reagan and first Bush administrations.

When the disease was first found in the United States in 1981 in both drug users and gay men, no treatment existed. AIDS started spreading rapidly, killing more than 6 million people before any drug potent enough could compete with its ugly symptoms, including cancerous skin lesions known as Kaposi’s sarcoma, a failed immune system, blindness, deafness, weight loss and night sweats.

“How To Survive A Plague,” directed by New York Times best-selling author David France, is a compelling look into the world of two activist groups, ACT UP and Treatment Action Group, whose efforts alone gained access to drugs at a time when the FDA

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Expectations for a film can change the entire experience of it.

Anyone who expects that “Price Check” will just be another “Employee of the Month,” “Win a Date with Tad Hamilton,” “One Hour Photo” or any other grocery store movie is in for it.

Peter Cozy (Eric Mabius) works at a slowly dying supermarket chain. His new boss Susan Felders (Parker Posey) promotes Peter and becomes friends with his wife Sara (Annie Parisse).

The struggle to earn more money, continue to be a family man and follow his true dream of running a record label is a constant battle for Peter. As he spends more time with Susan and travels to Los Angeles, leaving with a possible job offer, events transpire that turn Peter ’s life upside down.

Susan first walks on screen after she takes over as Peter ’s boss and joins a meeting. Parker Posey’s physique is so similar to Ally Sheedy (“The Breakfast Club”) that it’s almost hard to not visualize Susan as a grownup Allison, the ever-shy, quirky, quiet one from the teen cult classic.

Except here, Allison is no longer shy and constantly lying about her life. Susan is still just as quirky, but she is also a little overbearing, well-dressed and no longer dating the captain of the wrestling team. After this vision is created, the character of Susan instantly becomes the best part of the movie.

It’s a movie, though, that is

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Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center million people worldwide and more than 1 million Americans still do not have access to any treatment.

“How To Survive A Plague” gives voice to one of the most politically silenced groups of all time to enunciate their fight for health care as a basic human right. People can only benefit from seeing this film, as viewers will deeply understand the social and political history of the brutal virus that continues to kill 2 million people each year – four people each minute. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

for filmmakers to jump on board, but with directors like James Cameron (who considered using 60 fps for “Avatar 2”) enthusiastically in support of the transition, it’s only a matter of time.

Like 2012, 2013 will have ups and downs, solid bets and surprises. “Oz: The Great and Powerful,” “Man of Steel,” “Pacific Rim,” “Elysium” and “Ender’s Game” all have massive

potential, as well as significant power to disappointment. Still, only “Prometheus,” “Brave” and – to an extent – “The Dark Knight Rises” were the major disappointments of 2012, and in general the year brought surprising ambition. With any luck, 2013 will do the same.

Cameron Mount is a senior English Education major. Reach him at arts@ dailynebaskan.com.

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used a slow drug trial process that devastated thousands of people living with AIDS, waiting years for a possible cure or effective treatment.

A former Wall Street bond trader diagnosed with AIDS in 1985 leads the documentary as the main voice of ACT UP and TAG in negotiations and confrontations with hospitals, politicians and corporations. His speaking skills rally the activists’ message even in unthinkably devastating times when the impassioned group seems to hit every roadblock possible before finding any hope for their cause.

The film leads into one of the most substantial accomplishments of ACT UP, when AIDS became a topic of discussion in the 1992 presidential campaigns between the Bush administration (portrayed here as clumsy and stagnant on the issue) and challenger Bill Clinton. Clinton most impacts the documentary when archive film shows him proving his dedication to solving the AIDS epidemic in a yelling match with another main character, AIDS victim and ACT UP member Bob Rafsky.

Rafsky’s story evolves throughout the documentary back and forth from scenes with his young daughter and leading ACT UP meetings and protests, most memorably speaking out against the white-collar medical executives and political characters who halted the development and availability of effective and affordable treatments.

Documentaries are meant to re-tell history in a personal and relatable way, but “How to Survive A Plague” pulls the viewer into the story so much the audience cannot help but feel invested in the health of the suffering community of AIDS victims and stigmatized gay community, even despite the 20year time lapse from today, where 28

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Parts of the film become a little creepy. Susan invites herself to Peter and Sara’s son’s preschool Halloween party. Picture a grown woman in what appears to be a barely-there Pocahontas costume dancing around with 3- and 4-year-olds. Just thinking about it is a little unsettling. This is the moment where little voices begin to speak. She is wearing fishnet tights and a crop top around children. Throw the red flag for advanced sight gags.

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Husker wrestlers to take on Arizona State, Wisconsin Nebraska matches up against two former opponents this weekend Zach Tegler DN Jake Sueflohn has already wrestled Wisconsin’s Cole Schmitt once this season. The Nebraska sophomore defeated Schmitt 9-2 last weekend at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas.

But Sueflohn relishes every chance he gets to wrestle against the Badgers, and Sunday afternoon at the NU Coliseum, he will get another shot at Schmitt.

“I’m from Wisconsin, so it means even more to me when we destroy them,” Sueflohn said.

“I’m not saying it’s personal or anything, but it’s always nice putting the beating on your home state.”

But before the No. 9 Nebraska wrestling team takes a crack at Big Ten foe Wisconsin, it hosts Arizona State on Saturday night.

Both the Badgers and the Sun Devils wrestled at last week’s Cliff Keen, and five Huskers – including No. 10 Sueflohn – had previews of their opponents for this weekend.

At 165 pounds, Nebraska redshirt freshman Austin Wilson beat

up after redshirting last season. first round to ASU heavyweight Levi Cooper 4-0.

“Different year, different NU coach Mark Manning said team,” Manning said. “Our even for the Huskers who did team’s different too.” wrestle this weekend’s opponents And though neither of the last week, the experience will not Huskers’ opponents this weekend help significantly. is ranked nationally, Sueflohn “It’s really not gosaid he and his ing to. It’s all about teammates will It’s always what we do come not get caught match time,” ManHe nice putting sleeping. ning said. “I think evpointed out that, eryone tries to make the beating on no matter what, some adjustments, your home state.”

Arizona State but it’s about getting and Wisconsin your mind right and are still Division getting into your best I schools in powJake sueflohn positions and scorer conferences. sophomore wrestler ing.”

“They’re To Manning, good.

They this weekend’s dual might not be a meets against Arizona State and top-echelon team, but they’re still Wisconsin do not relate to his good,” Sueflohn said. “So we’ve team’s experiences with the two just got to go out there and take schools a week ago. care of business.”

“Just another opportunity to The Wisconsin dual, with see if we made any gains in this postseason consequences on the last week,” Manning said. “That’s line, is especially important to how I look at it. Keep it pretty Nebraska. simple.”

“It counts in the seedings Last season, the Huskers dein March. That’s a long way off, feated Wisconsin on the road, 36and that’s a lot of improvement,” file photo by val kutchko | dn 0. Even if he doesn’t invest much Manning said. “So you’ve got to thought in past results, Manning make sure you can get your hand Sophomore Jake Sueflohn wrestles in a dual match at the NU Coliseum. The Husker wrestlers take said he hasn’t been thinking raised on Sunday afternoon. Each on Arizona State and Wisconsin at home this weekend. about replicating the shutout.

Big Ten dual is important because The Badgers have improved since they have an impact on how last year, Manning said, and that you’re going to do in March.”

5-4 decision against Kevin Rad- dith 10-2 in the 197-pound brackASU’s Parker Madl 3-0. Senior sports@ includes returning former AllJosh Ihnen, No. 6 in the country, ford at 184 pounds. Caleb Kolb et, and Husker redshirt freshman American Tyler Graff to their linedailynebraskan.com Donny Longendyke lost in the also defeated a Sun Devil with a fell to Arizona State’s Jake Mere-

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“My goal always is to do better than I did last year at this time,” said junior triple jumper Anna Weigandt.

ANGELA HENSEL As the Big Ten Champion for DN triple jump in the outdoor season, Weigandt will look to lead the It’s assessment time for the NeHuskers in the jumps category braska men’s and women’s track along with senior Mara Griva, and field teams. who was the Big Ten Champion The Huskers kick off their for triple jump in the indoor seaseason Friday with the Nebraska son.

Intrasquad meet. Although they With some high expectations won’t be competing against other for both the men’s and women’s teams, NU coach Gary Pepin said teams heading into the indoor Friday’s meet will be a good opseason, improvement portunity to let the will be necessary for teams see how they both teams to have are developing so far. success.

“It’s a little bit of As last year ’s Big an evaluation period, Ten Indoor Champijust like when you ons, Pepin said the take your final exwomen’s track and ams,” Pepin said. field team may have While Pepin said a tough road ahead as both teams have been it lacked a strong reworking hard up to cruiting class this year. this point, he said it’s Along with some inhard to tell where they juries to distance and weigandt really are until they middle distance runget into the meet-like ners, Pepin said it may format of the intramake it tougher for squad. Pepin said by having Fri- them to repeat as Big Ten champiday’s meet, the athletes will not ons. But despite these initial setonly get a chance to see where backs, he said it is quite possible they are at, but coaches will have for the women to still have a sucan opportunity to see how they cessful season. can help their athletes improve.

“We have some real good athEven though it’s just the beletes, the question is to whether

creighton: from 10 “Our new guys played like new guys,” Miles said. “Anybody that was new to the program was looking around like ‘Man, there are a lot of people in here. This must be a big game.’ I didn’t think those guys played well.”

The sellout crowd of 13,368 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center was energized throughout the night. Even as the game was slipping out of reach for Nebraska in the second half, there was enough excitement to capture the crowd’s interest.

“When you are warming up and you look up … I don’t know how many people were here, but it was packed,” Nebraska center Andre Almeida said. “It was exciting, and that’s what college basketball is about.”

When a loose ball early in the second half resulted in a scrum, it ignited fans of both sides. McDermott threw his hands into the air

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or not we have enough real good athletes on the women’s side,” Pepin said.

On the men’s side, Pepin said a strong recruiting class for them has put them in contention for a Big Ten Championship after finishing third last year. Along with some strong incoming freshmen, the Husker men will look to some key veterans in junior Chad Wright and senior Bjorn Barrefors. Wright is coming off the outdoor season as the NCAA Champion for the discus while Barrefors had a stronger indoor season by finishing fourth at the NCAA championships in the heptathlon.

But as the Huskers still have a long season to go, Pepin said that there are still many areas for improvement that all of the Huskers can work on.

“If something’s not getting better, you better look at why it’s not getting better, try to find out what the reasons are,” Pepin said.

While the Huskers may have a month until their next meet, they want to make sure they get some of those mistakes fixed in short order.

“This is one of the most important parts of our training this next month, because it’s kind of the make or break for how we’re going to do in the meets building up to the conference,” Weigandt said.

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following the play in an attempt to get the arena even louder.

“That’s just two guys playing hard, really,” McDermott said. “I mean it’s Creighton and Nebraska, a rivalry. That kind of sets the tone from here on out. It’s good clean basketball, and there is no hard feelings. It was good to see that.”

Husker guard Mike Peltz – who played aggressive defense on McDermott most of the night – fought for the loose ball with Creighton’s Grant Gibbs and Avery Dingman well after the whistle had blown for a jump ball.

Later in the game, a no-call on what Husker fans thought looked like a travel and the subsequent technical foul on Miles had boos echoing down from the rafters as well. Thursday’s matchup was one both fan bases wanted badly.

Miles – getting his first taste of the in-state battle – liked the energy from the crowd, but Creighton’s supporters were too vocal for his taste.

“You hear the chants of some of that Creighton stuff,” Miles said. “You don’t really like to hear that in your gym.”

On the court, Nebraska let Creighton pull away near the end of the first half. The Huskers couldn’t find the basket for nearly six minutes, and the Bluejays took advantage.

“I think when things start going wrong, we need to do a better job of sticking to the plan,” Almeida said. “We didn’t do a very good job just climbing the mountain.”

Nebraska struggled to get anything going offensively.

Guard Dylan Talley led the team with 14 points, and forward Brandon Ubel added 10.

Creighton’s depth and numerous weapons were the difference in this game, Miles said; Creighton coach Greg McDermott had too many options at his disposal.

“If you are playing chess, you feel like sometimes he has two or three queens and two or three bishops, and we just have the regular set here,” Miles said.

“You feel like when they put it here, they put it there. That’s to their credit. That’s why they’re successful.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Flag football team to play in nationals Jacy Lewis dn The Nebraska Flag Football League is going far in the intramural flag football world.

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Nebraska women’s basketball coach Connie Yori talks to her players during a break in the action at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers look to rebound after a loss to Creighton Wednesday night.

Huskers look to rebound against top-25 team Nebraska will face nationally ranked Florida State on Saturday Staff Report dn All-American Jordan Hooper was held scoreless for the first time in her career on Wednesday night’s match against Creighton in Omaha as the Huskers fell for the third time this year. The Bluejays defeated the Huskers 66-57. Creighton is the second unranked team to beat Nebraska this season, the first being South Dakota State in mid-November.

Heading into Saturday’s top 25 match-up with undefeated Florida State, Nebraska is 6-3 on the season.

Florida State (7-0) comes into the game as one of the hottest teams in the country. The Semi-

noles, just recently voted as No. 24 in the country, have a plus 25 scoring margin, and shoot 49 percent from the floor on average. Their offensive attack is even across the board, with all five starters averaging over 13 points per game, led

by Leonor Rodriguez, with 15.9.

Nebraska forward Hailie Sample picked up some slack on Hooper ’s poor shooting night (07) and doubled her career-high to 20 points on 9-14 shooting.

Creighton’s suffocating defense put two defenders on Hooper on most of her touches, and put extra help defenders in the lane to stop Lindsey Moore’s penetration, leaving Sample open for jumpers and on the low block. Sample, who averages just more than five points a game, was a dominant force for the Huskers in the post throughout the game. Moore had a solid game for Nebraska as well, adding 15 points and six assists.

Creighton’s main success came from a high shooting percentage Wednesday night. The

Jays shot 56 percent from the floor and 40 percent from three. The Nebraska defense will have to fix their pressure and hone in on all five starters to knock off Florida State, one of the best shooting teams in the country. They’ll have to especially try and stop Rodriguez, who is No. 3 in the nation in three-point shooting, at 62.5 percent. She also shoots 63.6 percent from the floor, and 93 percent from the free throw line.

The Huskers will also need more production from Hooper, who’s average for the year dropped from 19 points per game to 15.9 after Wednesday’s contest.

The All-American will be looking for help from fellow All-Big Ten performer Moore, who has stepped up for the Huskers, with a 3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.

Tip off against the Seminoles is 2:05 p.m. on Saturday at the Devaney Center and the game can be heard at Huskers.com. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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From Dec. 29 to 31, they will compete in the ACIS Flag Football National Tournament at the University of West Florida in Pensacola, Fla., hosted by the University of New Orleans.

Throughout the year, the team has competed in regionals around the Midwest, including a Nebraska regional in early November.

Nebraska has not won a ACIS National Championship before. The Nebraska Flag Football League would be the first team in the ACIS National Championship’s 33-year history to win from Nebraska.

“At the Nebraska Regional, we played against UNL teams, a UNO team, an Air Force team and Angelo State – who we lost the championship to,” said Jamaal Hale.

They won the Arkansas Regional, where they competed against Central Arkansas, Arkansas State, Henderson State and many other teams. This year, they have a 24-1 record.

Last year, they made it to the national tournament for the first time and placed third. “(Last year) we barely lost to the top-rated team in the nation,” said Wyatt Godfrey, the team’s coach. “We lost in the last seconds of the game when they scored a touchdown.”

That team, the University of Florida, later went on to win the tournament. This year, the Nebraska Flag Football League has better prepared themselves for nationals. This will be their second time competing in the tournament and this time they want to walk away as national champions.

Nationals will have up to 27 teams competing. Potential teams they could play against are Air Force, Texas State and Florida State.

“A lot of the best teams will be competing at nationals and they are teams we are now familiar with,” Godfrey

said.

He thinks their loss last year was due to not knowing the other teams. They have gained a lot of experience from last year. Their history with the teams will be essential for playing at nationals.

The road to the national tournament is hard to travel on their own, but the Nebraska Flag Football League’s sponsors have picked up the slack for them.

“Our sponsors are going to help us go to nationals,” said Hale.

The team is sponsored by Playmakers Bar and Grill, The Office Gentlemen’s Club, Sid Dillon and Main St. Bar. The team is eager to go to Florida over break and show how Nebraska plays flag football.

“This year the goal is to win it all,” Hale said. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

volleyball: from 1 heartbreaking loss two years ago, said she can’t wait to play the Huskies in front of the home crowd this time around.

“Our fans are amazing and we’ve said for so long they’re basically our seventh man,” the outside hitter said in the team’s press conference Monday. “They give us energy, and to have that in Omaha is definitely beneficial to us.

“This is our state – we got to represent.”

The last time Nebraska played in Omaha was in an ear-

Our fans are amazing and we’ve said for so long they’re basically our seventh man.”

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ly regular season match against Notre Dame. In that match, the Huskers trounced the Fighting Irish 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-13) in front of 7,386 fans.

Cook will take any advantage from the crowd that Nebraska can get this weekend, he said.

“This is where we want to be,” the coach said. “We’ve been talking about a great opportunity; this is where we need to play our best.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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There have been many millions of refugees in the Over 850,000 Jews were driven from Arab countries, wake of the Second World War. With only one most of them in 1948, at the birth of Israel. Most of the exception, none of those refugee groups occupy the remainder were chased out during or immediately interest of the world and of the United Nations in a following the Six-Day War in 1967, when, in fury major way. That one exception are the Palestinian about the disastrous defeat, the “Arab street” erupted refugees. In fact, a special branch of the United and subjected its Jewish population to bloody Nations (UNRWA) exists only for the maintenance of pogroms. Israel received every one of those Jewish those “refugees.” In the over sixty years of the refugees from Arab countries with brotherly open existence of this agency it has cost many billions of arms; it housed, fed, and quickly integrated them into dollars, most of it – you guessed it – contributed by Israeli society. They and their descendants now make the United States. up more than one-half of the country’s population.

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Creighton’s Doug McDermott pivots around Nebraska’s Dylan Talley during Thursday night’s game.

McDermott finished the game with 27 points to lead all scorers. groove.”

But it wouldn’t take long for Creighton to get warmed up in the second half, especially Doug McDermott.

He scored six of the Jays’ first eight points to extend their lead to 30-19, and he was just getting started.

After a Brandon Ubel jumper and a Shavon Shields 3-pointer cut Nebraska’s deficit to 40-28, McDermott replied with his first 3-pointer of the game to give Creighton a 15-point advantage.

And it wouldn’t be the last time McDermott would stifle any kind of Husker momentum.

The Nebraska defense pled no contest to the 2011-2012 Lute Olson Player of the Year.

After a pair of baskets by McDermott of the layup and dunk varieties put CU up 55-35, Miles was forced to call pressure defense with seven minutes on the game clock. Unfortunately for the Husker coach and his players, the press wouldn’t be enough.

We haven’t played against a scheme like that before. They had a good game plan coming in and they executed it.”

Branden ubel

senior basketball player

“We haven’t played against a scheme like that before,” Ubel said. “They had a good game plan coming in and they executed it.”

McDermott, who began the game with Creighton’s first four points, went on to close it with the last five points to give the Bluejays their second double-digit victory against the Huskers in as many years.

Creighton finished the game shooting 46 percent, including an 8-for-17 showing from behind the arc. McDermott shot 7-for-10 in the second half, including a 2-for4 showing from downtown.

Ubel, who finished the game with 10 total points, said the NU defense allowed too many easy shots.

“We just didn’t get matched up in transition, then they’d hit a wide open shot,” he said. “That happened way too many times.”

The rivalry matchup, which began with roars of boos, quickly ended with chants of “Let’s Go Jays”. After going 1-1 in a pair of matches at home, the Huskers will head west to face off against Oregon next Saturday. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Jewish refugees from the Arab countries are the forgotten refugees. The world, and especially of course the Arabs, claim compensation from Israel for the Arab refugees and insist on their return to what has been Israel for over 60 years. The Jewish refugees from Arab countries, all Israelis now, have no desire to return to their ancient homelands, where they had been treated so shabbily and so brutally. But if there is to be any compensation, those forgotten Jewish refugees are certainly entitled to such compensation as much as the Arab refugees. Anything else would be an outrage and a great injustice.

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men’s basketball

Bluejay star comes up big

sports pecking

Creighton claims in-state bragging rights for a year as it ends the Huskers’ upset bid Thursday night

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story by lanny holstein | photo by morgan spiehs

All-American Doug McDermott makes his presence known Thursday night Nedu Izu Dn The Creighton Bluejays ran on the court of Bob Devaney Sports Center and were greeted with an uproar of boos. And who could blame the Husker fans?

In 46 matchups between Nebraska and Creighton, the Huskers hold a 25-20 advantage, with the Jays winning last year ’s game 76-66 in Omaha. The outcome would end up being similar Thursday night as the Bluejays trounced the Huskers 64-42.

In order to pick up their seventh win on the season, the Huskers (6-2) knew they’d have to contain Creighton’s leading scorer, Doug McDermott.

In last year ’s Bluejays victory, McDermott dropped 24 points to give his team the double-digit victory over Nebraska.

Husker coach Tim Miles used many of his players – guards and forwards – to cover the Creighton forward, but none were able to stop him from his 52.6 percent shooting Thursday night.

“You got to double him,” Miles said. “And that’s what we tried to do … but it didn’t help us.”

McDermott finished Thursday night’s matchup nailing 10 of his 19 shots en route to a game-high 27 points.

The forward recorded the game’s first basket to put the Blue Jays up 2-0 40-seconds into the game. Besides a 3-pointer by Nebraska’s Ray Gallegos, the Jays would hold on to the lead the rest of the first half.

McDermott would go on to tally three free-throws and a couple more field goals to lead all scorers with nine points at halftime.

Although Nebraska nearly surrendered double digits to McDermott, they did hold the Jays to a 37.0 percent shooting performance in the first half.

“Nebraska did a good job of taking us out of our offensive flow in the first half,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said in the post-game conference. “We just never had a rhythm and certainly that played a role in our inability to get in any kind of

Nebraska senior guard Dylan Talley gets his shot blocked by Creighton’s Ethan Wragge during Thursday night’s matchup at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Creighton held Nebraska to 32.1 percent from the field during the game.

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he Nebraska men’s basketball team (6-2) just couldn’t find enough offense to hang with Creighton (8-1), losing 64-42 Thursday night.

In what resembled a backyard brawl more than a college basketball game, the Huskers scrapped for everything they got, diving for loose balls and playing physical defense. But Creighton’s top players – Doug McDermott and Gregory Echenique – were too much for the upset-minded Huskers. The pair combined for 39 points and 16 rebounds.

“This is a disappointing loss for Husker fans,” Nebraska coach Tim Miles said. “We wanted to come out and compete and find a way to make it close down to the end, and we didn’t. That’s beyond disappointing to me.”

The Huskers got the low-scoring game they wanted in the first half. They held the Bluejays to 28 points before the break, but they couldn’t capitalize on the offensive end. Nebraska shot 32 percent as a team – not enough to beat a top-25 opponent, according to Miles.

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Tim Miles’ halftime tweet Tim Miles @Coach Miles We have to get better on offense, rebound better and limit their 3

POINTS:

NU TALLEY, 14

CU MCDERMOTT, 27

REBOUNDS:

UBEL, 8

ECHENIQUE, 12

ASSISTS:

PARKER, 5

GIBBS, 10

creighton: see page 8 basketball: see page 9

Nebraska looks to protect home court in regional Husker volleyball will play at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha on Friday Nedu Izu dn After defeating Northern Iowa last Saturday, Lauren Cook was asked who she would want Nebraska’s first opponent to be in Omaha for the third round of the NCAA tournament. Although she first answered “whoever,” there was one past opponent that later crossed the setter ’s mind.

“It would be cool to play Washington because we lost to them in 2010,” Lauren Cook said during the second-round postgame conference. “We still have some unfinished business with them.”

The tough loss the senior alluded to was Dec. 10, 2010 in Seattle.

After five lead changes and 13 tied scores, the Huskers were up 27-26 in the fourth set and needed just one more kill to punch their ticket to 2010’s regional final.

However, on the next play, Washington’s Kindra Carlson blasted the ball near the back line.

The line judge called it in, which tied the set at 27-all. The Huskies would go on to win the match two points later and end the Husker season.

After the match, Nebraska coach John Cook and Washington’s Jim McLaughlin met to shake hands, but shortly after had to be separated after nearly throwing punches.

“I told him the ball was out,” Cook said after the 2010 regional

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NU senior outside hitter Hannah Werth celebrate a point in a volleyball match at the NU Coliseum. The Huskers will play Washington in the semifinals of the Omaha region in the NCAA Tournament Friday. match. “Then I told him nice match.”

Cook walked back toward the locker room, but his words must

have infuriated the Washington coach as McLaughlin had to be

restrained by an usher to halt the post-game feud.

Neither coach has spoken about the incident since.

The hometown atmosphere may have played a role in Washington’s 3-1 victory two years ago. But Friday night at 6 p.m. at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, the Huskers will have their chance at home-court advantage.

“This is what we’ve been working for for a year,” Cook said. “We have a great opportunity to be at home for a regional and we’ve been talking about this is the weekend we have to play our best volleyball.”

In its last five matches, NU has swept four of its opponents, demolishing its last two, Maryland East Shore (25-14, 25-10, 2518) and Northern Iowa (25-21, 2516, 25-21).

Nebraska’s offense has pounded its counterparts with hitting percentages of .455 and .371 in the first and second round, while its defense has held its opponents to .083 and .191 showings.

The pair of miraculous performances has given senior Hannah Werth and her teammates reason to feel confident playing the Huskies this Sunday.

The senior, who has the second-most kills on the team (341), said she’s thrilled the team is staying in Nebraska for regionals.

“It’s going to be a great match,” Werth said. “I remember going to Washington my sophomore year – it was just a mess trying to figure out homework and all that. Sleeping in our own bed and having our own routine is very nice.”

The all-time series between the two 25-6 teams is tied at two apiece.

Werth, who had 16 kills in the

volleyball: see page 9