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The semester is nearly over. Is your life, too? Use this flowchart to determine how successful your fall was.

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Look back at your semester.

Well, good luck with everything.

Good semester, bud!

OK.

2.0 GPA So you get to keep your scholarship?

Yep!

3.0 GPA

HOW WELL DID YOU DO?

Real bad.

Did you do well in class?

Yes.

HOW BAD DID YOU DO?

No.

Yeah.

4.0 GPA

GREAT JOB!

Maybe we should be reading your flowchart.

Did you party a lot?

Maybe.

Yeah.

!

Thanks

One of what?

Does your mom still love you?

Pretty bad.

ARE YOU GOING TO STAY IN SCHOOL? No.

Oh, you’re just one of “those...?”

DID YOU NOT GET INVITED?

No, I did.

You know what?

Never mind. Let’s just say you had a good semester.

No

There’s a 50/50 chance this is either the start of a great journey or the worst thing to ever happen to you.

Yeah!

Nope.

DID YOU DRINK RESPONSIBLY?

Not that I know of.

Not even one?

Get better friends!

I mean, some do.

My friends don’t party.

Why not?

No.

For shame!

Bad semester!

Yes.

That’s good of you.

I don’t know.

So, bad semester?

OK.

Bad semester.

Everything in moderation.

Chill with them.

Good semester because it ends with promise.

Maybe next semester will be better.

Did you read the DN regularly?

Bad semester.

See you in hell.

No.

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Wait, big question.

What?

Great semester. We mean it.

Have a great break and see you in January!

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Renovated cafe, crib will re-open Jan. 13

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On campus what: Mountains & Ghosts: New Ikat Tapestries & Prints when: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. where: Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery

what: “A Christmas Tribute to Mannheim Steamroller” – Lincoln Community Concert Band when: 7:05 p.m. where: Kimball Recital Hall

layla younis dn Renovations to the new Caffina Café and The Crib in the Nebraska Union will be completed by Jan. 13.

The Crib by the union’s south entrance will keep the existing fireplace, but the stage will be shortened, one set of doors leading to Runza will be removed, and new furniture will be added.

“Maintaining the fireplace was important to us,” said Ryan Lahne, assistant director of the Nebraska Union.

The second set of doors leading to Runza will remain to avoid traffic.

The coffee shop will be more open, with new wood flooring starting at the coffee shop and ending at the Union’s south entrance

by Wells Fargo. The wood flooring will not be done by Jan. 13, but the coffee shop will be open.

The goal of reconstructing the Nebraska Union is to retain history, but modernize the building, Lahne said.

The south entrance is the gateway the community sees when first entering the Nebraska Union, but it is prone to traffic. During Red Letter Days, guest turn right and then left over and over again, Lahne said. A new wood path will guide them to wherever they need to go.

“In its current state, it was unwelcoming and dark,” Lahne said.

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Renovations to the Nebraska Union, which began early this semester, will wrap up – for the most part – on Jan. 13 when students return to class. The Caffina Cafe and the Crib will be re-opened.

LED lights will brighten the space, and old lighting will be removed. The four chandeliers that were in the Crib will be moved to the south entrance. The stained glass windows, which used to be in the south entrance, will be saved

and put into the Crib to keep the union’s historical roots.

Runza will see some changes, too: new furniture, countertops, flooring, lighting, condiment bar and ceiling. The space behind the counter and kitchen will stay the

same, Lahne said.

The wood path will lead into Runza and the rest of the union, which will boast new booths and new furniture. The rest of the renovations should be done by March or April.

“The new furniture will be the last thing to arrive, and the finalized schedule for that arrival has not been completed,” Lahne said.

To make the Nebraska Union more appealing to students and guests, student organizations have painted murals to highlight their group mission, Husker pride or anything else they wanted.

More than 30 organizations participated, and the mural will be preserved and given back to them.

The cafeteria area of the Nebraska Union has not been renovated, but will be outdated compared with the rest of the union after renovations, Lahne said.

“This will need to be addressed at some point soon,” Lahne said.

The replacement of Sbarro with Subway Pizza Express was not part of the Nebraska Union renovations, but Subway Pizza Express will be able to renovate the space it has leased, Lahne said.

Lahne said there might be more renovations five or 10 years from now.

“All renovations can be changed easily,” Lahne said.

Libby Lemke, a senior telecommunications major, said she came to the Nebraska Union a couple days ago to grab coffee, but forgot that it wasn’t open and under construction.

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Library leaders welcome changes to space ASUN outlines ‘tradition of care’ spring campaign Mara Klecker DN

REECE RISTAU DN Association of Students of the University of Nebraska will focus on a campaign called “Creating a Tradition of Care” in 2014, after an eventful semester that included an impeachment hearing for a controversial senator and a senate full of new faces.

ASUN President Eric Reznicek officially announced the campaign on Nov. 25 and outlined five pillars, which have since changed. Now there are four pillars: inclusivity, sustainability, communication and one that encompasses both health and safety.

Reznicek, a senior finance and marketing major, said the campaign will focus on taking action.

“Basically, it’s still the same major themes but really focusing on not so much of the campaign-(public relations) aspect, but really just action items,” he said.

The actions that ASUN has planned in relation to the campaign focus heavily on the inclusivity aspect. Reznicek said ensuring ASUN is open to all students is a primary concern. “(We’re) working to get any student on campus involved,” he said.

“If you want to be involved with ASUN, you have the opportunity to run or apply.”

ASUN already held one actionfocused event Dec. 6: a workshop teaching students how to run for ASUN. Reznicek said the group will host at least one more identical event next semester. The meeting taught students how to apply for office and the various rules of the election.

Additionally, ASUN is looking to hold diversity roundtables, which Reznicek said will be continuous throughout the semester. He hopes the forums can maintain an open dialogue and phase out reactivity to issues of diversity on campus.

An initiative intended to coincide with the communication pillar is the “WTF-UNL” Facebook page, which stands for “What to Fix-UNL.” Reznicek said the page is ready to roll out and should launch during winter break. Students will be able to post their concerns about campus on the page, anything from a broken elevator to questions about how to run for ASUN. The page will be monitored not only by ASUN, but also by the Residence Hall Association and other organizations on campus, Reznicek said.

There are many events planned to contribute to the sustainability pillar. During the entire month of April, UNL will host an event called Earthstock. Sen. Reed Brodersen, the chairman of ASUN’s Environmental Sustainability Committee, said Earthstock will include many

activities and events to highlight the sustainability work that ASUN is doing. He could not give specifics yet for the event.

“Going off of last year, there’ll be events that engage students: large visual displays, interactive activities and more traditional things like speakers, documentaries, things that can get a niche crowd,” said Brodersen, a senior environmental studies major.

Alyssa Cody, a sophomore advertising and public relations and journalism major and director of the Environmental Leadership Program, a subgroup of the Environmental Sustainability Committee, said the group is planning a political forum for Earthstock that will bring in senators from Nebraska to discuss sustainability issues.

Reznicek said the health and safety pillar will be handled mainly by the Campus Recreation Center and University Health Center, but ASUN will provide necessary legwork.

One component of safety ASUN is handling itself is a plan to test a smartphone application called Lifeline, which could help students monitor their safety on campus and report incidents. ASUN plans to launch a beta test of the app, allowing a small percentage of students to test it for a year before it would be launched in full.

This past semester, ASUN gained statewide attention when Sen. Cameron Murphy, a graduate student in nutrition, cited a sketch by comedian Chris Rock that used the N-word. Murphy then used the N-word again and made comments about Mexican-American students and the Irish.

In response to Murphy’s comments, an impeachment hearing was held, but the executive committee was one vote short of the super-majority required to have him removed.

ASUN also took steps to reform student government elections, which resulted in elections being shortened to seven and a half weeks. Candidates will now need only 50 signatures, from students in any college, to get on the ballot.

The senate has also taken action in regard to its sustainability platform. Senators unanimously approved a bike share program that will likely go into effect for the 20142015 school year. Students will be able to use their NCards to check out community bikes from stations around campus. Additionally, the group has been planning a campaign called “Do It in the Dark,” which will encourage students to conserve energy. The campaign will go into effect next semester, alongside Earthstock.

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Students have seen changes in Love Library this semester and have more to look forward to in the coming year.

Recent additions to the library include a new self-checkout station, five new study rooms, 30 new touchscreen monitors in the computer lab and the relocation of programs such as the Education Abroad and International Engagement offices to the library. Love Library South has also been re-carpeted, painted and furnished with new rolling chairs.

This semester, the library welcomed therapy dogs during midterms and finals for students to visit and de-stress, a program the library hopes to continue.

Many of the changes coming to the library next semester originate from faculty, staff and student feedback during the library forums.

Student suggestions from the forums and from ASUN led to the decision to extend hours one hour next semester, staying open until 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday.

But the big changes are still in the planning stages, said Joan Barnes, community engagement librarian. Construction of the new 32,000-square-foot learning commons on the first floor of Love Library North is scheduled to begin fall 2014, with completion set for fall 2015.

The Learning Commons will offer study areas, a café and a 200seat e-testing center. The commons will add 400 seats in an open-study area and 124 seats in 22 enclosed areas.

At an October forum, students and staff expressed concern regard-

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Love Library North will soon introduce a Learning Commons, a 32,000-square-foot space offering study areas, a cafe and an e-testing center. Construction begins in Fall 2014. ing where the books currently in Love Library North will be relocated. Nancy Busch, dean of libraries, clarified that the lesser-circulated items will move to Love Library South and only the least-circulated items will be taken to the off-campus satellite. Though the exact location of the satellite has not been determined, Busch said it will be as close to campus as possible and will be free and open to the public.

The addition of the learning commons is part of the universitywide effort to increase enrollment, said library professor Jeanetta Drueke. Other Big Ten schools have

similar spaces, she said. “(The Learning Commons) will compare well with other Big Ten universities,” she said. “It will be a space to be proud of, to show off to visitors — potential students, parents, candidates for positions and corporate recruiters.”

The University Libraries plan to continue the public forums into next semester and will update the blog, transformunllibraries. blogspot.com as the Learning Commons planning continues. Next semester, the University Libraries will also have an undergraduate advisory board in addition to

reinstating the graduate advisory board. Peer guides will also be hired to help library visitors and promote services.

The ASK US program will continue to allow students to contact a librarian directly by phone, email, instant message or text.

“The feedback has been really good, and the participation has been really good,” Barnes said.

“We need our community involved with the library because they are your libraries. We are all very happy that people are interested and hope they continue to be.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

RHA expands programs to engage students gabrielle lazaro dn The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Residence Hall Association plans to make diversity a primary goal for next semester.

RHA president Matt Knapp, a junior advertising and public relations major, announced the goal at the last RHA meeting of the fall semester last week. It’s unclear how exactly the association will make the push.

“I am excited to see where the push for diversity on campus will lead, but feel that diversity is one of those things that can’t be forced,” said Justin Kyser, Cather-Pound Residence Association senator and a junior business administration major. “We must educate ourselves and others so that we together may become more cultured and more accepting of other cultures. … I feel that we should strive to eliminate the thought of ‘groups’ of people on

campus and realize that we are all in this together. We are UNL.” RHA also has plans to work closely with the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska next semester on various projects, including the ASUN Environmental Sustainability Committee’s spring conservation campaign, installing new bike stations near residence halls on campus as a part of Bike UNL and helping launch the WTFUNL campaign, which will improve means of communication with residence hall governments, Knapp wrote in an email.

University Housing made progress with several projects this semester, Housing Director Sue Gildersleeve said.

Study stops, the expansion to weekend hours at Husker Heroes, the successful opening of University Suites and the expansion of learning communities were among those achievements.

“The Study Stop” – hosted at

Love Library and Abel and Harper dining halls during different days of the week – began in September, offering free learning consultants and coffee to students.

“I’ve heard that’s been very successful with getting students out of their room to study and if they have a question about something,” Gildersleeve said. “This is an effort to get students more aware of resources and put resources where they are.”

The study stop schedule can be found at success.unl.edu.

The expansion of learning communities was also something to be proud of, according to Gildersleeve.

“Many more students are involved in learning communities, and we’ve expanded the variety of learning communities,” she said.

Learning communities can be joined by first- or second-year students, and participants take a class together every semester and partake in events and programs related to their major.

“We want to help them have more focus within their major group and to help build that community – to have people to study with,” Gildersleeve said. “This helps students feel more part of a group which we know, from research, is very important.”

As for next semester, housing doesn’t have any concrete plans but will continue to work on opening the new suite style residence hall, continue to look for better ways to use space and resources and make sure students take advantage of programs that are offered, she said.

“I’m pleased with how we continue to look for ways to improve what we offer and how to help students in different ways — to help students feel engaged on campus and to have a college experience that is more than just going to class and going home at night,” Gildersleeve said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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UNL police plan safety programs for students clearly Lincoln does not have a level of gang-related crime Although crime close to similarly sized cities, a significant number of teenagrates remain low, ers and adults claim to belong UNLPD will host to gangs.

In 2013, LPD investigated outreach programs four deaths, three murders and for students one suicide, all related to gang violence. In 2012, there were 295 gang-related incidents reported and 184 from January Colleen Fell through November of 2013.

DN Violent crime accounted for 20.34 percent of gang activity in The University of Nebraska2012. But from January through Lincoln Police Department is November of 2013, it was acplanning a series of campus countable for 23.37 percent of outreach events to get students all gang activity. involved with public safety Flood said gang intelligence through the end of 2014. is consistently monitored and The calendar of events will evaluated. LPD also increased follow national safety trends the number of investigators in such as study abroad safety and its gang unit. summer sporting safety. The In 2008, LPD revised the department will be bringing in gang strategy it had develexperts on topics that it typioped in 1996. Another revision cally does not handle, Assistant is planned for 2014. This past Chief Todd Duncan said. year, the LPD gang unit was The series will come after moved from the Lincoln/Lana relatively average semester caster County Task Force to the for crime on campus. This past Criminal Investigations Unit. year, UNL expeWhen the rienced a crime gang unit was Gang unit trend of what deinvestigators originally Duncan called veloped, Flood theft by opportu- know they have a said, gangs had nity. a strong con“It’s been busy year ahead.” nection to narpretty consistent cotics.

Now, year to year,” Katie flood gang activity lpd spokeswoman Duncan said. “It’s has changed to mostly people more robberies, stealing things burglaries and like bikes or backpacks.” felony assaults.

Duncan said the most prom“Gang unit investigators inent place for the theft on camknow they have a busy year pus is in the Campus Recreation ahead,” Flood said. “It takes Center locker rooms. UNLPD little time for gangs to gain a does not expect to see this trend foothold in the community.” change within the next year.

Flood said, however, gang As for campus itself, Dunactivity control is not the sole can said UNL provides a very responsibility of the police. safe atmosphere.

When people live in an area “We have a low crime rate, with frequent gang activity, she and our violent crime rate is said, residents are more likely very low,” he said. to stay in their homes and not In the City of Lincoln, linger outdoors with neighbors rates for violent crimes involvor children. This, however, can ing gangs are on the rise, even actually make the area more apthough according to data from pealing for gangs, Flood said.

LPD, non-violent gang activity Instead, Flood encourages is actually on the decline. residents to notify police of LPD has identified roughly any suspected gang activity in 30 active gangs with 849 memneighborhoods such as graffiti bers, collectively. or rumored conflict.

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Nebraska Innovation Campus is proceeding on schedule with construction. During the 2014-2015 school year, its first four buildings will be completed as part of Phase 1.

1st NIC buildings will be completed in 2015 Staff Report DN Four Nebraska Innovation Campus buildings will be completed in 2015 as part of Phase 1 of the campus’ 25-year construction plan.

The four buildings – the Companion Building, the Conference Center, the Wetlab building and the Cyber Building – will cover a total area of 350,000 square feet.

Since November, electrical wiring and drywall have been installed in the Conference Center, and by the beginning of 2014, the Conference Center’s infrastructure should be completely sealed in.

Construction of the many research labs at NIC will also begin in early 2014. NIC’s Cress and Cyber buildings are also having their infrastructures installed.

In spring of the 2014-15 school year, NIC’s Companion Building as well as the Conference Center will be completed. By 2015, the

Wetlab building for scientific research will also be completed.

NIC will serve as a new research campus for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, acting as a physical connection between UNL’s City and East Campuses, said community engagement and operations manager Kate Engel at an October conference.

NIC also will allow UNL research facilities to collaborate with interested companies, such as ConAgra Foods, which has taken an interest in NIC’s emphasis on food sciences and agricultural research.

According to Engel, NIC’s research will focus on three primary areas in food and agricultural sciences: food, fuel and water. The development of more efficient irrigation techniques will be explored at NIC’s facilities upon its completion, as will biofuels and wind energy. NIC will also feature a facility in which certain crop plants will be subjected to differ-

Collaboration to take main focus for research The Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior isn’t the only recent As Rutgers, Maryland research program at the university.

This July marked the beginning join Big Ten, officials of a new three-year partnership besay research tween Omaha Public Schools and UNL’s Center for Science, Mathedynamics will change matics & Computer Education. The among conference program, focused on producing an effective model for mathematics teacher education, is funded by a $5.5 million grant from the SherMara Klecker wood Foundation and the Lozier DN Foundation.

Associate English professor Research collaboration will contin- Andrew Jewell’s book, “The Seue to be the focus of the University lected Letters of Willa Cather” was of Nebraska-Lincoln after the Uninamed to Time magazine’s Top versity of Maryland and Rutgers 10 Nonfiction Books of 2013. The University join the Big Ten Confernaming is a measure of UNL’s sucence and research consortium in cess in digital humanities research fall 2014. and Willa Cather scholarship, MillThough research at UNL is er said. ongoing, this semester’s research A record number of six UNL highlights include UNL’s new faculty members were also named Center for Brain, Biology and Be- as fellows of the Association for the havior, an interdisciplinary center Advancement of Science this year. partnered with the athletic departLooking ahead to next semesment to study sports-related conter and beyond, Miller said she cussions. expects the focus to remain on “This athleticscollaboration and research partnerextending UNL’s We see ship positions research initiatives.

UNL as a leader in Though research forward research to underfunding is harder stand the human progress or big to come by because brain and perforof federal cuts and picture changes mance,” said Vicki increased compeMiller, Office of Re- on campus.” tition, Miller said search communicashe expects UNL’s Meg lauerman tions director. “No faculty to continue director of university other university in to contribute to recommunications the nation is consearch. ducting research in The expansion this way.” of research at UNL The findings will be used to is something for students to get inform collegiate athletics world- excited about, said Lauerman, wide, Miller said, leading to new though she encourages patience. recommendations for assessing “We see forward progress on head injuries and safety measures. big picture changes on campus, Meg Lauerman, director of beyond research even — the union University Communications, sees renovations, the library, Innovathe Center for Brain, Biology and tion Campus — and we all wish Behavior as an important compothose could get done as soon as nent of UNL’s involvement in the we think of the idea,” she said.

Big Ten research consortium.

“Though it will take a little pa“UNL is leading this collaboratience, the changes will serve the tion among other Big Ten universtudents very well.” sities in research on the human As UNL continues to seek rebrain, and it’s positioned us as a search opportunities and grow as leader,” Lauerman said. a research university, working toShe predicts that the addigether is key, Miller said. tion of Maryland and Rutgers will “We’ll continue our strong change the Big Ten research dy- commitment to building research namic, but she sees it as another partnerships and collaborations,” chance for research partnerships.

Miller said. “Today’s societal chal“I look forward to the collabo- lenges demand it, and we can acration,” she said. “So much of what complish more by working togethwe do is long term, and I don’t see er.” us shifting course in our major ininews@ dailynebraskan.com tiatives.”

ent environmental stresses, such as drought or extreme cold, in order to determine how these stress factors impact those plants, Engel said.

NIC has also seen new additions to its development team this year.

Engel is a recent addition to NIC’s staff. She accepted her position on the NIC team late this year.

Also new to the NIC team is Terence Bowden, who directs NIC’s business accelerator program. Bowden is originally from Dublin, where he headed the Propeller Venture Accelerator at Dublin City University’s Ryan Academy for Entrepreneurship, Europe’s seventh-ranked business accelerator.

A business accelerator is a program which helps young companies starting at NIC get on their feet. This program will provide these young companies with financing, workshops, office space and mentors.

Companies can also get feedback on products they design, allowing companies to better design and market their products.

In September, Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler and UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman announced that non-drinkable water from Lincoln’s Theresa Street Wastewater treatment plant will be used to heat and cool buildings at NIC. This heating and cooling system will form a Central Renewable Energy System (CRES) for NIC. Though Phase 1 of NIC’s construction is well under way, NIC’s completion is still more than two decades away. However, NIC’s progress is steady and is proceeding on an exact schedule, Engel said.

“The construction of Innovation Campus is a well-planned process,” Engel said. “We have a 25-year build-out plan which we’re following very closely.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

Perlman stays mum on enrollment ...Our original timeline put us on a path to grow too quickly.”

University moves forward following chancellor’s extension to 30,000-student enrollment goal

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Kelli Rollin DN University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman doesn’t have much to say about how he plans to increase enrollment.

“There is no ‘what’s next’ other than to say that we will continue to work hard to increase enrollment,” Perlman wrote in an email Saturday.

Originally, the goal was to have 30,000 students enrolled by 2017.

But last month, Perlman changed the deadline to 2020 to have more time to prepare and meet the needs of students.

In a Nov. 7 letter to campus, Perlman wrote that more resources, such as more instructors and increased number of facilities, are needed to operate with increased numbers of students. An increased and improved infrastructure could better serve students’ needs, such as ample study, housing and classroom space.

The projected growth rate for 2014 is a 2 percent increase in enrollment. Since 2011, UNL enrollment has decreased by 148 students. But Perlman said the decrease is because

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At his State of the Union address in September, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman remained committed to his enrollment goal of 30,000 students by 2017.

Since then, he’s extended the deadline to 2020. of large graduating classes.

According to a Sept. 27 Daily Nebraskan article, UNL’s fall 2013 enrollment increased by 1 percent from fall 2012. This was because of a large freshman class.

“UNL just enrolled the largest freshman class in 30 years,” Admissions Director Amber Williams said in a Sept. 27 article.

Williams said UNL Admissions is working hard to increase new student enrollment, and this year’s freshman class size is a testament to those efforts.

UNL had the largest freshman

enrollment increase at 12.3 percent from 2009 to 2013. The University of Nebraska at Omaha had a 7.1 percent increase and the University of Nebraska at Kearney had a 10 percent decrease.

In a Nov. 15 article, Ellen Weissinger, senior vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, said that the enrollment goal extension was the right decision.

“Conversations with deans, associate deans and department chairs gave us a growing sense that our original timeline put us on a path to grow too quickly,” Weiss-

inger wrote.

Perlman said in a Nov. 15 article that the university doesn’t announce goals it doesn’t think it can achieve.

However, he also wrote that the university is “ambitious.”

In the Nov. 15 article, Nebraska Regent Bob Whitehouse said once he looked at the reality of the original enrollment goal, he was glad administration made the three-year extension.

“I think that the Academic Affairs Committee folks felt that these were more reasonable and more in line,” Whitehouse said.

But the enrollment goal extension doesn’t mean less work for administration and admissions. The recruiting pace remains the same as it was with the goal of 30,000 students by 2017.

“We’ll all have to work just as creatively and effectively to recruit and support students as we have in the last few years,” Weissinger said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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our view

Husker fans should stay loyal despite losses As of Friday, Nebraska football fans had bought fewer than 3,000 tickets to the Huskers’ Gator Bowl Game out of an allotment of more than 12,500.

Nebraska’s opponent in the Jan. 1 game, Georgia – which is within driving distance of Jacksonville, Fla., the location of the bowl – has distributed more than 7,000 tickets. Last week, a flight slated to charter Nebraska fans to Jacksonville to see the facilities of the Gator Bowl was canceled because there was not enough interest in the trip.

Husker fans had loftier expectations for their football team this season than a Gator Bowl appearance. But the year did not go as expected, and that doesn’t mean the “Greatest Fans in College Football” should stop supporting their team. Husker Nation should support its team with greater enthusiasm, even if the enthusiasm is difficult to muster.

Two years ago, Nebraska fans had snatched up about 8,500 tickets out of 12,500 within a week of the announcement of the Huskers’ Capital One Bowl berth. The last time Nebraska played in the Gator Bowl, in 2009 against Clemson, Husker fans bought more than 11,500 tickets in the first two weeks after the bowl announcement.

Nebraskans have a national reputation for traveling well to away games. Exceptions should not be made because a football season disappointed. Fans shouldn’t only go on trips to bowl games for their own enjoyment. They should go to back the student athletes who worked hard for months to get to the season-ending game.

At the end of the day, a trip to watch Nebraska play in one of its biggest games of the season is not only an excuse to desert cold, snowy Lincoln for the sunny beaches of Florida, but a chance to show – not just say – that Husker fans are as loyal as their national reputation claims.

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Stop worrying about Santa’s race

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anta Claus is coming to town, but you might not recognize him. Jolly Saint Nick is an elusive man, whose magic is far too grand for any of us mortals to comprehend, so it’s understandable why he tries to stay on the down low. But because we rarely see his face, some people have been getting a bit antsy about what he looks like. And I’m here to say: Who gives a roasted chestnut of a care?

As I’m sure you’ve all heard by now, there’s been a surplus of news pundits commenting on Megyn Kelly’s opinion that Mr. Claus is a white man. It’s been disputed on CNN, FOX and even on Comedy Central via The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. Scientists have determined that if you were to look to the actual man, and not the fantastical man we’ve made out of him, Saint Nicholas isn’t white. He was born in what we now consider modern day Turkey, and from what geneticists have gathered, he would have had a darker complexion than we’ve come to popularize. Although Kelly has defended herself, saying that she was only reiterating that Santa has become white through commercialization, the backlash from people is what speaks the loudest.

Somehow, even in 2013, people tend to think that those who don’t look like them are unsettling. Well, someone ring the silver bells and sound the alarm, because at least this time, the “War on Christmas” is allowing us to talk about something of actual importance.

It’s not racist to think that Santa is black.

It’s not racist to think he’s white either. It’s not racist to see him as an Asian, Hispanic or Mediterranean man. Although Santa Claus is based off an actual human being, he’s become something more than that. He’s become folklore, and if you start looking at regional folk tales, peoples’ perceptions of characters in these stories change wherever you go.

Take Cinderella for example. Although the most popular version we’ve come to know of is Charles Perrault’s version with the tale of the

around people who share similarities with ourselves.

This mentality isn’t racist. It’s simply us all wanting to have a sense that we belong.

To make us feel that we’re included in on the celebration. Cultural diversity is what makes holidays all the more fun and interesting to partake in. It’s taking something familiar to us, and gives us a window into how others interact in environments other than our own.

This mindset only becomes injurious when we cinder-faced girl, the tale is found all across try to take people’s power of inclusion away the world. In China, she goes by the name of from them.

In the United States, we’re not all white.

Yeh-Shen, and her story outdates every other version by nearly 1,000 years. She has tradi- We’re not all Christian either, but that doesn’t mean that we all can’t be a bit more jolly this tional Chinese features and goes through similar struggles as her French counterpart, but time of year. If that means allowing a black Santa to walk around the streets of Lincoln, earns her wishes through being kind to a magthen let him get down with his ical fish. You can find other jolly self. As a white, Christian variations all over the world, This mindset woman, I can recognize that I’ve and each time she changes her never really had to feel left out only appearances to fit in with that of American cultural traditions. country’s cultural identity. becomes injurious But I can also recognize how this Santa is no exception. “cultural normality” has been There are different versions when we try to what prevents us all from coming of him everywhere. In Brazil, together this time of year. If the he’s known as Papai Noel and take people’s because Christmas happens in power of inclusion United States is supposed to be such a melting pot, why not mix their summer, they have him in a few different Clauses into the wear red silk robes to pre- away from them.” usual lineup? vent him from getting overWe all need a little Christmas heated. In Hawaii, he goes now. In a world of network news by the name of Kanakaloka, and not very punny pundits, we and sometimes rides into the islands on a surfboard pulled by waves made by dolphins. all need an opportunity to be happy. Kerfuffleing about what Santa Claus is supposed look Which, let’s all admit, is pretty gosh darned awesome. If Nebraska had their own version, like isn’t what we should be doing right now, he’d probably give out corn to kids and ride in and I’m sure this type of behavior is exactly what would land us on the naughty list. So on a tractor. How corny. let’s all just bring out the holly and have a Regardless of where we find him, his aplittle holiday cheer already, regardless of howpearance and habits change wherever he flies off to, and why? Other than being magical, ever it’s celebrated.

Emily Kuklinski is a sophomore this is done to create a sense of familiarity. It’s English and theatre major. Follow done so that he can be welcoming to children. her on Twitter @TheFunnyEmily. Reach No matter how much we hate to admit it, we her at opinion@ more often than not feel more secure hanging dailynebraskan.com.

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Leadership often overshadows other important skills

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ike most kids of my generation, with all due haste.

Part of the reason I was caught off I grew up thinking J.K. Rowling’s word was tantamount guard was because our society’s connotation for leadership is being the presito law. So when Dumbledore dent of a club, starting a charity or being said some deep, poignant shit, elected to student government. While I you remembered it. I wasn’t feel secure in expressing ideas and taklike Harry (besides my perfectly round ing the lead during group projects, I feel glasses), but when Dumbledore told him that “those who are best suited to power perfectly content playing second fiddle if there’s an actual leader. are those who have never sought it,” it Actually, it seems like we need fewer resonated with my tiny, adolescent heart. leaders and a few more followers. I mean, Since high school, I’ve realized that “leadership” is one of those buzzwords we have about 500 registered student organizations on campus, and that people throw out although some are hugely when they’re trying popular, many seem underto pinpoint someone’s There’s populated. The September character. To get into a reason UNL Club Fair event page college, they tell you to boasted about 150 clubs. do a limited amount of you don’t hear Where were the other extracurriculars and to about Gandhi 350? I’ve been to club meetget a “leadership posiings where people just quit tion” in them. Doesn’t being president because they didn’t get electmatter if you get picked, ed to the executive board. or if your peers elect of his college Some clubs and organizations you, or if your title ba- government: You are obvious resume padding, sically means having don’t need that to and I resent the implication to pick the club T-shirt; that someone running a ramyou put that on your be successful.” shackle club has more potenresume and feel safe in tial than someone who joins a your choices. club they’re interested in with the intenDuring my first career fair at Nebrastion of becoming more well-rounded. ka, I was taken aback when the first quesIt bothers me that if you have many tion the interviewer asked was if I had leadership experience. Being quick on my interests, you’re artificially forced to narfeet, I stammered out a couple of “uh”s row them in an attempt to “commit” for long enough to get a leadership position. and then a “no.” She looked at me like I had just told her Runzas were expensive There’s no incentive to be an underling when being a “follower” is viewed as inHot Pockets and ended the conversation

Kayla simon ferior. But there’s so much you can learn from participating in groups, even if you don’t get to claim credit for the over-arching decisions.

The word “follower” shouldn’t imply a sheep-like mentality. A follower is someone who can take directions and advocate for their opinion in a group but ultimately is willing to make compromises to accomplish a goal.

There’s a reason you don’t hear about Gandhi being the president of his college government: You don’t need that to be successful. Some of the most successful leaders the world has seen have been start-ups, people who took an idea and ran with it. The concept of leadership has been grossly oversimplified. It comes in different forms, some tangible and some not. It’s so subjective that it seems ridiculous to base anything as concrete as awards, jobs or graduate school applications on it.

Extroversion is prioritized when picking leaders, and although they are more likely to attain leadership positions, their

social intelligence more accurately predicts their effectiveness, according to a study in Psychology Today. I remember sitting in Pre-Vet Club watching the election process last year. Essentially, each person had 30 seconds to sell themselves to the room, a process which boiled the victors down to the people who had brought the most reinforcements. And who knows if they were the best choice?

They could’ve just been the loudest.

This view also disadvantages certain groups who may not exhibit resume-worthy leadership. For the underprivileged, leadership positions can be hard to come by when so much time has to be spent at minimum-wage jobs. Typical leadership positions require a level of experience that is impossible to fulfill if you spent your high school years saving up for college. This cycle naturally continues throughout college, as those with the desired experience are able to progress more quickly than those still trying to find a foothold.

Additionally, despite the positive growth society has made in the areas of women and minority rights, bias is still present in our perception of effective leadership. Women (and especially short women) are not seen as effective as men at leading, according to the Group Processes & Intergroup Relations journal. In addition, an article in the Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies indicated that participants were more likely to get positive ratings to white leaders with black subordinates, affirming outdated

societal stereotypes. How can we claim we’re picking the best candidate for the job when unconscious bias is influencing the decision? It’s ridiculous to put all this emphasis on a factor that isn’t even in our control. Some people have a certain charisma that makes them phenomenal leaders, even if they aren’t the smartest or most creative. All three of those traits are important, but leadership is put on a platform to the detriment of others.

For people who shudder at the idea of trying to run for an office, there are tons of ways to play the leadership game that aren’t typically considered. Mentoring kids in elementary schools or coaching sports is a good way to practice leading smaller groups. Tutoring someone requires knowledge from class and the social intelligence to know how to teach it.

By emphasizing “leadership,” companies and colleges are failing to take into account more important factors, such as the ability to work well in groups, creativity, hard work, etc. When I imagine all of these “leaders” working for the same companies, I wonder how long it will be until they’re butting heads to determine who’s head ram.

There are so many qualities that we should be looking for in determining a person’s potential. The current definition of leadership doesn’t broaden our horizons, it pigeon-holes us.

Kayla Simon is a sophomore Communication Studies major.

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New Lincoln shop Higher Glyphs provides eclectic assortment of new, used items to expand people’s minds

Ben Jones, the owner of Higher Glyphs, sits in his shop Sunday evening in downtown Lincoln. The store, located in Parrish Studios, opened this December. Higher Glyphs sells spray paint, art supplies, art, custom furniture and design work, books, instruments, among other things.

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n an ideal world, Ben Jones would be painting sunsets in a “Kanye West color palette.”

Instead, Jones paints murals with political messages behind them — artwork that can be found all over Lincoln and Omaha.

As a prominent local artist, Jones is helping the culture of Lincoln grow by opening Higher Glyphs, a shop with the goal of “getting you higher.” Higher in thought, higher in health and higher in creativity.

The shop is an eclectic assortment of new and used items including graffiti supplies, books, clothing, organic food and artwork.

Although Higher Glyphs is currently restrained to one room

inside Parrish Studios, Jones said he is currently in talks with an organic food distributor to convert his connected workshop space into a place for people to purchase organic groceries.

Jones found inspiration for his unique store while touring his art on the East Coast.

“Seeing other graffiti shops on the East Coast, it was mouthwatering,” Jones said. “Culture is sky-high; skateboarding competitions, poetry open mic nights and the graffiti shops. There’s this other graffiti shop called ‘The Underground Railroad.’ It took me quite a while to think of a name that was anywhere near as dope.”

Jones used graffiti terminology combined with his fascination of massive works of art, including the Egyptian pyramids, to help create the theme for Higher Glyphs.

“In graffiti terminology, ‘getting up’ is sort of equated with doing it big or getting famous,” Jones said. “It’s a double entendre. ‘Getting up’ literally started because these kids on the Brooklyn Bridge would climb and keep putting their names up higher and higher and whoever got their name up the highest became the king of the game until someone else topped him. With that in mind, in combination with me wanting to be a scribe, we just took that concept and just kind of kept moving with it.”

Tony Broadway, the other half of Higher Glyphs, helped Jones put the shop together, which included decorating the store and building custom furniture for sale inside.

When thinking of the aesthetic choices and content for the store, Jones decided to make the store something that he himself

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How to cash in the Christmas cheer as a rich guy TYLER KEOWN

Tyler Keown reflects on the meaning of Christmas and the happiness that comes with being rich I’m a mean one, usually.

I steal things, such as drinks at Runza and glances across the room with pretty girls.

I don’t consider the feelings of others often, if ever. Oh, you’re crying? I’m not, plus I’m dressed better than you.

Hell, I don’t even really obey traffic laws. The only person preventing you from turning left at a red light is yourself. Push the pedal. See what it’s like to define your life and what happens in it.

It’s Christmas time, though, and with it comes a weird power over me. I feel … sentimental, like

one of those movie guys or a poet.

It makes me think about what really matters during this holiday season.

And what really matters is money.

I love the stuff. I love its smell, its texture. I love the handsome dudes from history that adorn our currency. They smile back at me as if to say, “If you can see me right now, you’ve done some things right.”

And boy, have I. There are a thousand reasons to love money year-round and a thousand more during this time of year.

One of the greatest things about having it is the extravagance of the gifts you buy for those you want to impress and/ or demean. I’ve been watching a ton of “Frasier” lately, and if I’ve learned anything, it’s that having money and status is just as important as making sure others around you are aware of all your (visually quantifiable) success.

I’m a pretty rich dude. That puts me in a predicament for holiday shopping, though. The knee-jerk reaction is to buy gifts that don’t fit the situation — a new set of golf clubs for my mom, for instance. But what if I take the inverse and buy her something measly and unremarkable? A new

With a certain amount of monoven mitt, for instance, would ey, you can set up the situations say, “Hey, I have enough to buy you 100 of these without wincing, you need for life-long memories. Are you really going to tell but I didn’t.” Which would show me you remember that time li’l my dominance more?

3-year-old Kevin rode the dog That’s only one con to the around like a horse more than the sea of pros that come with montime you visited Italy and met the ey, though. And really, it’s a fun problem to have. Any problem prime minister? Really?

Furthermore, Christmas is a dealing with me finding a way to holiday built on better tower over othrespect. Respect ers is a good one.

I feel ... for Santa, Jesus Others try to argue with me. “Tyler, sentimental, and each other.

You’re (sadly) the meaning of Christnot going to get mas is memories that like one of those more respect can’t be bought,” or, movie guys, or a than either of “Tyler, no one is that poet.

It makes me the first two, but impressed with the you can defiTokyo drift you just think about what nitely earn more did around the culrespect than de-sac with your Bu- really matters gatti Veyron Super during this holiday other humans, and there’s no Sport.” real secret to it But the thing is season.”

— more money that they’re wrong. directly corresponds to more reFirst off, that drift was awesome, and you know it. The jeal- spect.

Christmas is a magical time, ously is palpable. especially for the rich. It’s nice to Second, everything can be bought. Let me point out that I’m finally be able to kick back with a cup of cocoa, watch the snow fall adopted. I didn’t come to my famand realize how lucky you are. ily by natural causes. They literBecause you’re rich. That’s ally paid a price to be in my preswhere the luck comes from. ence for going on 23 years now.

Tyler Keown is definitely I haven’t seen a penny of that 100 percent rich. Find out money, by the way. Just for the how rich he is at arts@ record. dailynebraskan.com

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Gift ideas for your loved ones maranda loughlin

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Childish Gambino’s new album sets him apart from the crowd “Because the Internet” is no exception to artist’s impressive discography Amanda Stoffel dn Childish Gambino (aka actor/ BECAUSE THE comedian Donald Glover) experiments, especially in the last few INTERNET years, as he’s finding his voice in the rap industry. But it’s with his newest album, “Because the Internet,” that Gambino is letting his Childish Gambino true intentions show.

His second album holds the same catchy beats Gambino is feelings about the legacy we leave so good at producing. But rather behind. In “V. 3005”, Gambino than the usual hard-hitting, bassfinds mortality, articulating “And breaking hits, “Because the Interwhen I’m long gone, whole crew net” has a mellow, soulful flow, reminiscent at times of Frank sing a swan song/Cause we all just ticking time bombs.”

Ocean’s “Channel ORANGE.” Some of the most poignant This works, with Gambino broadlyrics that Gambino produces, ening his creativity through his however, are those that he creates mixing abilities and rhythmic layin his collaboration ering. The soulwith Azealia Banks. ful sound of the Childish The song “II. earth: album encourthe oldest computer Gambino ages listeners to (the last night)” is hear Gambino’s is always in a nearly apocalyptic. words while also Gambino’s fast raps constant state of demanding muland articulations latiple listens to transformation.” ment the possible fully grasp the end of the world, crydepth. ing out “Progress the Gambino only thing that will last/3005. has time and time again demonThe year that we fear, only God strated his lyrical capabilities, will survive/To be alone is alive.” and “Because the Internet” is no exception. With songs such as “II. Along with the well-stated verses, shadows” where Gambino tells of the song has a beat that demands constant listening and repetition, the falling apart of his relationmaking it a pinnacle of the album. ship, saying “Love is Russian Childish Gambino is always roulette, I had the safety on” and “Man I can’t tell her/The fear that in a constant state of transformaI feel man it might kill her,” Gam- tion, each of his albums offering new material and better raps than bino allows listeners to relate to the last. This album is no excephis darkest feelings, creating an tion, except that Gambino reveals intimacy that isn’t always poshis mind and his heart more than sible on a rap album. before, making the album a series And while Gambino has nearly perfected the art of creat- of intimate conversations and revelations that should be given ing narratives for romantic relaclose attention and respect. tionships through both his prior arts@ albums and his current one, “Bedailynebraskan.com cause the Internet” also expresses

M.A.D. DADS gives bikes to better community munity members to save children, neighbors and themselves from social issues that impact neighborhoods. During the years the organization has evolved and grown, but there’s one thing that has stayed the same — it’s always been about the kids.

The organization hosts many community service events throughout the year but the chapNavannah Slezak ter is known for its annual bike dn give-away program on the Saturday before Christmas. This year, As you walk down the aisle, the way 309 children from 21 Lincoln Pubthe paint glistens in the sun catches lic schools have been chosen to your eye. That’s the one, and it’s receive a bike free of charge. everything you had ever imagined.

“The benefit to all of that is You jump on to take it for a spin and to be here when we give them the cool winter air brushes against their first bicycle,” Coleman said. your face. This is pure happiness. “Nothing can buy a smile like that For the first time, this is something and the feeling that those kids get you can call your to say that ‘this is own. mine.’ They get to The benefit Bicycles are walk out there in the true essence of to all of that that sea of bicycles childhood, inexand pick out their tricably linked in is to be here when own bike, and it with joy and free- we give them their belongs to them.” dom. No one forThis experience is gets their first bike, first bicycle.” not only rewardunless they’ve nevRev. Don Coleman ing for the children er had one.

LINCOLN M.A.D. DADS founder but it’s what keeps That’s where Coleman and the Rev. Don Cole10 dedicated volman steps in. It’s unteers coming in daily. very simple: kids need bikes and “This is one of those types of M.A.D. DADS has them. Rev. jobs that if you love what you’re Coleman is the founder and board doing, you’ll go rain or shine,” president of the Lincoln chapter Coleman said. “It’s the kids that of M.A.D. DADS and has been get these guys up and in here six providing refurbished bicycles to days a week, 60 hours a week for low-income families and underno pay. That’s the way it is here.” employed adults for the past 20 M.A.D DADS has donated years. more than 8,000 bikes. Coleman The Lincoln chapter was said he’s learned that there is alfounded in April of 1993. M.A.D. ways someone that you can help, DADS is a non-profit organiza- and if it’s a bicycle that will pertion that stands for: Men Against petuate change, he’s OK with it.

Destruction, Defending Against “Kids will remember who Drugs and Social disorder. The gave them their first bike.” program’s mission is to bring arts@ positive change by seeking out, dailynebraskan.com encouraging and motivating com-

Charity organization strives to gift kids with their first bikes, a feeling ‘nothing can buy’

For your overly proud father who still manages to embarrass you on the regular: The easiest place to find ideas for dad swag is a trip to Eddie Bauer, a store notorious for its innovative 2-in-1 gadgets. Namely, the “Pop-up” light that combines a flashlight and pop-up lantern because both are necessary, and also the vast array of head lamps with elastic straps in case your dad is really into spelunking here in the Midwest.

Bottom line — every dad loves feeling like a champion of the outdoors, so make him feel like the handy man he’s always wanted to be.

Cop-out gifts that really show your dad you don’t know the man who raised you at all: Movie: “Red 2” CD: “Life, Love, and Hope” by Boston Gift Card: Home Depot Coffee mug: “iDad.. There’s a cap for that.” (As seen on Zazzle) If all else fails: Fishing gear. Including a festive button-up from Goodwill. And live worms.

For your sweet, sweet Mama Bear: Do not buy a candle. Nothing says “Mom, I don’t actually know who you are” more than a gingerscented candle. The best gift to give a mom is one from the heart.

So look up “cheap gifts for mom” on Pinterest. Turns out, there is so much you can do with a mason jar and minimal effort these days. For one, you could put all of the ingredients for the main woman in your life to pamper herself: bath salts, nail polish with toe separators, emery boards and hand lotion. Fill the extra space with Hershey’s kisses.

And buy that fabulous woman a bottle of wine! She deserves it.

Bottom line — if it comes down to it, buy the damn candle.

Cop-out gifts that really show Mom your lack of thoughtfulness this holiday season: Movie: “About Time” CD: “The Truth About Love” by P!nk, to channel her inner bad girl.

Gift Card: Bed Bath & Beyond Coffee Mug: “Mom > Bacon, Cake, Beer” as seen on Etsy If all else fails: Your favorite childhood book that she read to you when you were a little babe such as “Love You Forever” by Robert Munsch or “Guess How Much I Love You” by Sam McBratney.

For your bratty sibling whom you still love dearly: The best part about buying Christmas presents for a sibling is that you both are undeniably broke, and therefore can make an awesome pact to only spend a certain amount of money. I recommend $10. With $10 you can buy a lot: a 24-pack of the cheapest, most piss-like beer, or a Sam’s club box of Sixlets candy and an Austin Powers movie that can be found at every Goodwill location (hell, they might even give it to you for free). If you are feeling rather sentimental, a framed copy of their worst school picture is also great.

Bottom line — there is nothing quite like sibling love. Keep it cheap, keep it cheeky, keep it childish.

Cop-out gifts in case your love isn’t enough: Movie: “Tommy Boy” CD: Queen Beyoncé’s new album, which men and women alike go hot for.

Gift Card: To your house. They can have anything in your room that is less than $10.

Coffee Mug: “Sister from another mister” as seen on Etsy, or “B+ brother.”

If all else fails: Just a couple high fives will suffice.

For the most gentle creature on the planet, who will always believe in you; Grandma.

This woman deserves nothing but the best. You must shower and lather her in the best grandmaesque gifts possible. But make sure it is something that is useful to her, because otherwise your well thought-out gift will stay sitting unopened in the attic. Possibly covered in a plastic protector. Get that woman a fancy bedazzled teeth cage, or denture case, or whatever.

Maybe even an eyeglass chain. Find her a life-size cut out of Elvis Presley at some party warehouse or thrift store. Anything with the king of rock-and-roll will get her in the Christmas spirit.

Bottom line — just spend time with her. Make her feel “hip.” Show your G-Ma how to download Tetris on Windows 95.

Cop-out gifts for the symbol of unconditional love: Movie: Anything with Marlon Brando, or all six seasons of “Golden Girls.”

CD: ”Elephunk” by Black Eyed Peas, to show her what our generation is really all about.

Gift Card: Don’t bother, she doesn’t know what these are.

Coffee Mug: “Knit Happens” as seen on Etsy. Grandmothers around the world enjoy this thread and needle sport.

If all else fails, bake some homemade treats, and label them “Made with love.”

For the one who always loved you unconditionally, even when you left him outside, your dog: This gem. This ever-happy little pup. Let him wake up to his own puppy tree adorned with those smelly pig ears, and trimmed with “Pup-peroni” sticks. If you’re feeling especially sappy for the mouth breather, or happen to have a lot of free time before Christmas, make him a puppy treat house with dog cookies from Petco.’s treat bar.

Think of all the tail wagging! If you’re short on time, buy him a spa package at Petco. Here, your pup can undergo a “Breath Refresh Service,” a blueberry-scented “Doggie facial” and frolic in a “Silky Show conditioner.” He will thank you by humping your new significant other’s leg on Christmas day.

Cop-out gifts that even your dog can see right through: Movie: “My Dog Skip” CD: “Who Let the Dogs Out” by Baha Men. Gift Card: Chipotle Dog Bowl: “Kosher” If all else fails, let him sleep in the bed tonight. You sleep outside to see how it feels.

No one’s buying Maranda Loughlin a gift though. send her one at arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Film provides nostalgic holiday tradition Jack Forey

Many people have a favorite movie or special they watch as a tradition each Christmas: “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” “It’s A Wonderful Life,” “A Christmas Story,” “Die Hard.”

The list goes on. For me, that movie is Ron Howard’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”

The 2000 adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ beloved children’s book and TV special is a fun movie, if just a little odd. It was one of the first movies I can remember seeing in the theater.

When I first saw it, I was 7 years old, and Jim Carrey was my favorite movie star. I still enjoy seeing him on the big screen, whenever he bothers to make an appearance.

Carrey, annoying to some and a treasure to others, makes a fantastic Grinch. He’s always been able to disappear into manic, insane characters before, but in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” he’s unrecognizable behind Oscar-winning makeup. Carrey snorts, sneers and snarls his way through the movie, a lively misanthrope, going to absurd lengths to show just how miserable the Grinch really is. He’s a living, breathing cartoon character, and I can think of nobody else who could play a live-action Grinch nearly as good as Carrey.

The story is familiar. It is set in the town of Whoville, a town like no other — it was built upon a snowflake. It is populated by tiny creatures called Whos, who look very much like humans but with plump, upturned red noses. They all love Christmas.

Then of course there’s the Grinch, who hates Christmas. He’s isolated himself from the town, and lives alone with his dog Max, on top of Mt. Crumpit. Why there’s a mountain on a snowflake, I don’t know, but there it is. The Whos are terrified of the Grinch. He tells kids to run with a hacksaw he gives them as a “gift.” He belches into a policeman’s face, then he visits the back room at the post office to mix up everyone’s mail as he snickers with delight.

During the Grinch’s mischiefmaking at the post office, he meets Cindy Lou Who. At her tender age, she is already questioning the consumerist frenzy the whole town is perpetually caught up in. After the Grinch saves her from being horribly mangled in an accident, Cindy tells him he must not be all bad.

Then the Grinch wraps her up like a present. Carrey’s quips as he gift wraps Cindy are priceless: “Excuse me, could I borrow your finger for a second? Max, pick out a bow!”

After her bizarre encounter with the fuzzy green mountain dweller, Cindy sets out to learn more about the Grinch. This is where the movie expands on the original story, by telling us just why the Grinch hates Christmas. And it’s an interesting backstory, relevant as ever with its bullying overtones. But, as Roger Ebert said about the fuzzy, bearded young Grinch: “Show me the child who would not pick on such a classmate, and I will show you Baby Jesus.”

After Cindy tries to get the Grinch to reconnect with the people from town, things go south and the Grinch vows to ruin Christmas for everyone. One night, he builds a creaky, monstrous sleigh and swoops down every chimney in town, miraculously stealing every present, stocking and decoration in Whoville. The Grinch has stolen Christmas, or has he? Maybe, but you can’t steal a

Courtesy photo state of mind.

All of Dr. Seuss’s stories had some underlying political or social message. The subtext of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” should be obvious: People get really worked up about buying things on Christmas, and the “true meanings” of Christmas — good will, empathy, charity and compassion (and these are just the secular ones) — get lost in this flurry of consumerism. Ron Howard’s film version stays true to that message, without coming off as preachy or condescending.

This subtext is humorously summed up in one of my favorite scenes, where the Grinch assumes the role of a movie director in order to get his dog Max to act like a reindeer. The Grinch gives his dog a list of motivations, then shouts, “Action!” Max paws off his bright red nose. The Grinch bolts out of his seat: “Brilliant! You reject your own nose, because it represents the glitter of commercialism!” Then he looks right into the camera, and says: “Cut, print, check the gate, moving on.”

None of this writing does justice to the visuals of the film, which are spectacular. They remind me of something Tim Burton would have done if he didn’t see the world through a thick veil of mascara and tears. Whoville is a real winter wonderland, with improbably designed buildings, dazzling lights, a parade of colors and fantastic townspeople who walk around with lights and trees adorning their bodies.

I love this movie. I love Jim Carrey, I love the way the story is told, and I love the way the movie looks, both in its cinematography and its production design. But I have to admit, it’s a sentimental thing.

I saw this when I was young and I’ve watched it probably every year since. It left an impression on me, of warmth, fantasy, whimsy, humor and magic. Writing this makes me want to watch it all over again. And I will, because tradition is one of the things Christmas is all about. the grinch stole half of jack forey’s glasses. Send him another half at arts@ dailynebraskan.com

“Mother of George” embraces cinematography Vince Moran Dn “Mother of George” is a beautifully photographed, dramatic portrait of an immigrant Nigerian family.

Director Andrew Dosunmu’s second film is the story of a newlywed couple Ayodele (Isaach De Bankolé), the owner of an African restaurant, and Adenike (Danai Gurira), his bride. They share what appears to be a loving early marriage, until tradition and an unbearable mother-inlaw impose on their happiness.

In an early scene, Adenike’s mother-in-law Ma Ayo (Bukky Ajayi) wishes her a happy life, fruitful marriage and son, the unborn “George” of the title. However, when Adenike fails to get pregnant and her husband refuses to go to the doctor for tests, she is forced to make a decision that dramatically shakes every relationship within the family.

These age-old themes are brought to new and vibrant life by Dosunmu, who unflinchingly examines the catastrophic and unnecessary results that come from decisions made to conform to outdated traditional patriarchal values.

Dosunmu’s direction and Bradford Young’s cinematography (who also worked on this year’s “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”) turn what sounds like a conventional story into an ambiguous and artful experience.

The film is shot with precise lighting and vibrant shades. The beautifully colored African clothing the women wear pop from the screen and immediately separate the characters from their less extravagant backgrounds, which are shot with darker, colder colors, such as blue or gray.

Dosunmu also utilizes sharp focus to its full capacity. The focal points of his shots are the only objects in fo-

Courtesy photo cus, separating them from everything else in the frame, which instead become part of a blurry other-land. This isolates the characters of a shot from the rest of the world, and if the actors move even marginally their proportions become immediately blurred.

Shots that take place outside on the streets of New York are filmed in similar extreme focus, where only one of the main characters is in focus, while the street, and every detail and person within it are impossibly unrecognizable. This is like a visual representation of daydreaming: One gets lost in his or her head, and the outside world disappears.

The composition of each shot is often split into halves and sometimes thirds, insinuating how disconnected and alone each individual feels within this community. The camera is often unmoving and stationary, capturing the actors’ similarly stoic performances. There are several instances when Dosunmu frames his characters so that only fragments of their body or

face are contained in the frame, splitting their physical body into puzzle pieces that are put together in subsequent shots. This, paired with the brilliant color contained in each frame, gives the film a photographic feeling, as if every shot was initially designed as a photo to be framed in a gallery.

Though everything about the film plays a secondary role to Dosunmu’s visuals, the acting from the entire cast is well done. De Bankolé and Gurira play their characters with sufficient intensity, and Ajayi creates one of the most despicable mother characters in recent memory. Yaya Alafia also stands out as Adenike’s friend who lives a more conventional American way of life and is suspicious of the traditional lifestyle Adenike leads.

While the visual aesthetics of “Mother of George” are intriguing and original, they also are somewhat alienating to the audience. The pace of the film is slow, and becoming accustomed to Dosunmu’s unconventional direction can be difficult. At

MOTHER OF GEORGE STARRING

Isaach De Bankolé, Danai Gurira, Yaya Alafia

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Andrew Dosunmu

one hour and 47 minutes, the film feels surprisingly long, and Dosunmu’s long takes sometimes outstay their welcome.

In the end, Dosunmu offers a beautiful, painfully close examination of a mostly unknown faction of immigrant culture in America that is artistically satisfying yet slightly distancing. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Mariah Carey “Merry Christmas” The album has classical holiday hits like “Silent Night,” but the real pinnacle of the album is, of course, “All I Want for Christmas is You.” Although retail workers begin to thoroughly loathe the song by the time the holiday season is over, it is a classic and a necessity for the merriest season.

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The first “A Very Special Christmas” The album is an ode to the ’80s and holiday style. With contributors such as Eurythmics and Whitney Houston, it should shoot to the top of your “Must Listen” list. Most importantly, the album boasts the brilliance that is Run-D.M.C’s “Christmas in Hollis.” They rap about Santa. It’s easily one of the coolest holiday songs ever.

would enjoy.

“There’s nothing in the shop that I wouldn’t want myself,” Jones said. “I was kind of thinking, if all else fails, I’ll fucking use this paint, I’ll read these books. I’m not going to carry books I disagree with or aren’t worth reading. I would consume all of these products.”

Jones said he finds it important to cultivate an artistic culture in Lincoln and wishes artistic creations, including graffiti, were more prominent and accepted.

“It should be everywhere,” he said. “It should be the default.

Somehow Americans don’t mind being bombarded by advertisements, its just a blight if real human beings paint something in some space. We’re talking about public spaces and there should be art, but instead there’s advertisements, propaganda.”

Though Jones’ mural work is legal and typically commissioned by certain organizations, he said he recognizes the local illegal graffiti scene and the “incognito-type cats” that keep the local scene vibrant.

“It’s like a war between the people and the powers that be,” Jones said. “That’s how I see

Louis Armstrong & Friends “What a Wonderful Christmas” A soulful celebration of the holidays, “What a Wonderful Christmas” will make you want to dance all night and sing along with Armstrong’s crooning voice. “Cool Yule” is fun, and the only acceptable version of “Santa Baby” is the one that is sung by Eartha Kitt.

Elvis Presley “Elvis’ Christmas Album” Swinging songs and The King himself make this album one to be loved by youths and grandparents everywhere. His song “Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)” brings the foot-tapping and his rendition of “(There’ll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)” is enough to melt any Scrooge’s heart.

N*SYNC “Home for Christmas” If you don’t listen to this album at least five times throughout the month of December, you don’t deserve presents. The harmonies of this ’90s album will make you want a reunion tour.

“Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays” fully encapsulates the spirit of December with plenty of catchy lyrics and a capella singing accompanied by clapping, making it perfect for a drunken sing-a-long. And if that’s not what the holidays are about, I don’t know what is.

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graffiti. You’ll see graffiti artists who just want to destroy shit, but there’s cats like me who want to create.”

Jones said the creative side of graffiti and artwork is a reason why he opened Higher Glyphs, a shop that aims to free the individual from a specialized world.

“We all have fingerprints,” Jones said. “You’re the best in the world at having your fingerprint. You’re the best in the world at being you, but we don’t get to be us because we’re postmen and factory workers and whatever. Sub-categorized, filtered blah-blah-blah. The concept of a renaissance man is really an absurdity. We live in a world that doesn’t let us be.”

Jones, who supports organizations such as the Girl Scouts of United States of America, hopes to use his space to support nonprofit organizations and the less fortunate in the future.

Jones also hopes to use his space for other artists as well.

Higher Glyphs will feature live music for January’s First Friday event and will host a live-graffiti competition in February in its quest to cultivate the local artistic community. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Huskers to follow busy week with Reno meet Huskers, but one the athletes believe they can handle.

No. 9 Nebraska to “We already have a practice schedule set up for the week,” No. return to Nevada 6 149-pound junior Jake Sueflohn for tournament after said. “Our coaches are really flexible with the schedule during fipreparation during nals. We try to get as many guys finals week in the room at one time as we can.”

The Huskers have seven wrestlers in the top 20 in their respected weight classes according to Austin Pistulka Intermatwrestle.com. With more DN than half of the team ranked, the Husker wrestling team is gaining With finals week looming, the No. more and more attention as the 9 Nebraska wrestling team has one season goes on. Manning does not extra thing to worry about as it look at rankings, though. prepares for the Reno Tournament “It doesn’t mean anything to of Champions in Reno, Nev. me, and I don’t know about the Coming off a second-place finguys,” Manning said. “I didn’t ish in Las Vegas at the Cliff Keen even know that. I don’t even worInvitational, the Huskers look to ry about that. It’s just someone’s continue their opinion, and I don’t success with worry about anyone’s Our coaches the momenopinions. We got to tum they have are really control what we can gained.

This control, and that is our flexible with the will be the first effort, and our hustle time that the schedule during and our work ethic on Huskers will the mat.” finals.” compete in the With this being the To u r n a m e n t first time the Huskjake sueflohn of Champions. ers will go to the Reno junior wrestler The tournaTournament of Champiment may not ons, many wrestlers are be stacked with thinking about it as just another a number of ranked teams, but tournament. with No. 18 Stanford and No. 23 “The feeling is about the same Oregon State, the Huskers will not as it is for any tournament,” Suejust be handed the team trophy. flohn said. “You have to approach “It’s just a tournament,” coach it like it’s any other tournament.

Mark Manning said. “We’ve never Nationals are held in a different attended it before. There will be place every year, so it’s kind of the 20 or so good teams there. We are same concept going to the different looking for good competition be- venues. It’s going to be big tournafore Christmas.” ment with some good teams, but I Finals week is not a great week think it will be good for us.” for any student, let alone for a No. 4 157-pound junior James wrestler. Wrestlers have to main- Green is looking to continue his tain their weight, practice, study dominance after coming off a firstand take finals this week. This place finish at the Cliff Keen Inviweek will be a tough one for the tational. No. 18 sophomore Antho-

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Nebraska junior 149-pounder Jake Sueflohn finished as the runner-up in the No. 9 Huskers’ last meet, the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas. Sueflohn, ranked No. 6 in the country, will help lead Nebraska at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday. ny Abidin, Sueflohn, No. 4 junior Robert Kokesh and No. 11 redshirt freshman TJ Dudley all are looking to make it back to the finals.

But this time, they want to walk

away with gold medals instead of the silver medals they won in Las Vegas.

After the tournament Sunday, the Huskers will get a short

break before going back to work as they prepare for the rest of the dual season. During the break, the Huskers will take on Wyoming, Indiana and Penn State. None of

these teams are currently ranked, but the Huskers will not overlook them as they continue on with the season. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Georgia bio box Georgia Bulldogs stadium:

Sanford Stadium Florida, Georgia Tech and Auburn overall record: 768-406-54 national titles: 2 (Last: 1980) conference titles: 12 (Last: 2005) heisman winners: 2 (Last: Herschel Walker, 1982) notable current players: quarterback Aaron Murray, running back Todd Gurley, wide receiver Chris Conley and linebackers Ramik Wilson and Amarlo Herrera notable former players: cornerback Champ Bailey, running back Knowshon Moreno, defensive end Richard Seymour and cornerback Brandon Boykin mascot: Uga IX, a live English bulldog descended from Uga I, who was the mascot from 1956-66 record against nebraska: 1-1 rivals:

Coach: Mark Richt

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126-44 (13th year) Georgia (2001-present) notable assistant coaching stops: Florida State (quarterbacks coach/offensive coordinator 1990-2000) hometown: Omaha, Neb. head coaching career:

University of Georgia established:

1785 Athens, Ga. Public university students: 34,538 (Fall 2013) what makes it unique: UGA is known for being the first public, state-supported college in America. The Eugen P. Odum School of Ecology was the first school of its kind when established in 2007. location:

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Junior running back Ameer Abdullah carries the ball against Southern Mississippi on Sept. 7. Abdullah, who was named the Huskers’ Most Valuable Player at the squad’s banquet on Sunday, had 48 yards rushing against Georgia in last year’s Capital One Bowl.

Nebraska set for bowl rematch Chris Heady DN Nebraska will travel south to the Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl to play in a rematch game from last season’s Capital One Bowl against Georgia (8-4). The Huskers are seeking their ninth win of the season for the sixth year in a row and looking for a seasonending win that will give them a good taste in their mouths after their 38-17 loss to Iowa ended the season.

“A bowl win changes everything,” junior running back Ameer Abdullah said. “It gives us great momentum going into next season.”

Nebraska comes into the Georgia game following a whirlwind of controversy just behind them after coach Bo Pelini’s job security was in question. But players and coaches alike don’t think that will halt Nebraska in the game against Georgia.

“We all knew what was going to happen,” senior wide receiver Quincy Enunwa said. “We know what goes on inside this program. We knew we were going to be playing with coach.”

With coaching distractions aside, focus shifts to Georgia.

Though Husker fans may be upset for the rematch, players are ready for the challenge.

“They’re a good team, an SEC defense, so we’re just excited for the challenge,” Enunwa said.

Georgia comes into the game off of a two-game win streak against Kentucky and Georgia Tech. Georgia won those two games without senior standout quarterback Aaron Murray, who

will be out with a torn ACL for the game. The Bulldogs beat Georgia Tech 41-34 in two overtimes in their last game and are 2-0 since their loss to Auburn, which ended on a miraculous touchdown catch for the Tigers in the closing seconds.

Georgia’s losses this season include a 3-point loss to Clemson in the season-opener, a 41-26 loss to Missouri at home, which put Missouri on the map in the SEC, and a shocking 31-27 loss to Vanderbilt the next week.

Just like Nebraska, the Bulldogs are riddled with injuries across the board, with four offensive starters from the first game out, including Murray and freshman backup running back J.J. Green, who took over for standout sophomore Todd Gurley early this season.

Georgia’s backup quarterback Hutson Mason has been impressive in his three appearances as quarterback this season, mak-

Dec. 28

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W 41-34 2OT vs. Georgia Tech 38 (21) 29 (82) 490 (17)

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ing up nicely for Murray, who was a Heisman Trophy candidate early in the season. Mason threw for 299 yards on 22-of-36 passing in Georgia’s win against Georgia Tech. He also threw for 2 touchdowns in that win.

According to Red and Black reporter Ben Wolk, Mason has been groomed to come in for Murray for the past two years.

Mason was a redshirt two seasons ago so when Murray graduated, he would be the quarterback for the Bulldogs.

Abdullah will have his hands full against Georgia’s run defense, which ranks fifth in the SEC this season, but Enunwa has no doubt Abdullah will still be able to perform.

“Of course. He’s Ameer. He’ll perform,” Enunwa said. “There’s not too many running backs like him. He produces against any defense. Michigan State couldn’t stop him, and they were supposed to be the top defense in

176 (57) 314 (16) 149 (43) 233 (67) the nation.”

With each team limping into the game scheduled on Jan. 1, the same day as marquee games such as the Rose Bowl (Michigan State vs. Stanford), there hasn’t been much hype going into the game. Earlier this week, reports of canceled flights from Lincoln and Omaha to Florida for a tour of the Gator Bowl facilities arose. Another report last week said Husker fans have only purchased around 3,000 of their allotted 12,500 or so seats for the bowl game.

Though fan support may not be there, Pelini and the team are excited for the opportunity.

“I want to play a good football team and a team that has a lot of tradition,” Pelini said. “I don’t know why anybody would complain.”

The Gator Bowl is set kick off 11 a.m. Central Time Jan. 1. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Men’s basketball at No. 23 Iowa

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Jan. 3

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Bob Devaney Sports Center 7 p.m.

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Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio 11 a.m.

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Jan. 9

Women’s basketball at Michigan State

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6 p.m.

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Michigan

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Jan. 10

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Bob Devaney Sports Center 7 p.m.

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Jan. 11

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6 p.m.

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Jan. 11

Women’s gymnastics vs.

Northern Illinois

Bob Devaney Sports Center 6 p.m.

TV: None

Jan. 12

Women’s basketball at Illinois

State Farm Center, Champaign, Ill. 1 p.m.

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Hot start carries NU over ASU Nedu Izu DN The Nebraska men’s basketball team turned the ball over 16 times and allowed Arkansas State to shoot 50 percent in the second half. Sophomore guard Terran Petteway also exited early for the second straight game because of foul trouble.

But the good outweighed the bad in the Huskers’ 79-67 victory against the Red Wolves (5-3) on Saturday at the Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Sophomore guard Shavon Shields led Nebraska’s four double-digit scorers with 15 points and 3 steals to improve the team’s record to 7-3 and get their sixth consecutive win at home.

Coach Tim Miles said he was proud with the way his team bounced back after its mammoth loss to Creighton last weekend.

“I thought we practiced well all week,” he said after the game. “Just a lot of different things happened, whether that was hitting 3’s, in-transition shots, the ball just moved well.”

Unlike their last outing, the Huskers began the first half shooting hot at all areas of the floor.

Although Arkansas State recorded the game’s first basket on its first possession, Nebraska responded with a 10-0 run, forcing coach John Brady to use his first timeout.

“We did not have any continuity to us offensively, and then defensively we had some problems,” the Red Wolves’ coach said. “(Nebraska) made 3’s early on and then continued to. I guess we allowed them to get into a rhythm of play.”

The Huskers went 5-for-10 from the 3-point line, leading to half of their first-half points. The 50 points posted

by Nebraska before the break were the most since Doc Sadler’s squad did so in 2008.

After its first basket 27 seconds into the game, Arkansas State’s next basket wouldn’t go in for another three minutes when senior guard Melvin Johnson III registered his first 3-pointer of the game.

Going into Saturday’s game, the senior guard led his team, scoring 17.9 points per game. Nebraska held Johnson to a 2-for-6 shooting performance and 6 points in the first half.

Miles said holding ASU’s leading scorer to 18 points Saturday was a group effort.

“I thought (senior guard) Ray (Gallegos) did a good job tonight, but I thought Terran did a great job on him, too,” Miles said. “(Sophomore guard) Benny (Parker) just really bothered him. I thought (Johnson) was a frustrated guy when Benny was there.”

The Huskers’ physical defense forced Johnson to cough the ball up four times. Nebraska finished the

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Sophomore forward Terran Petteway had 11 points, 3 steals and 2 rebounds before fouling out of Nebraska’s 79-67 victory against Arkansas State on Saturday. game with 7 steals, with three of the takeaways coming from junior guard Deverell Biggs.

On the other side of the floor, redshirt sophomore forward Walter Pitchford led Nebraska to a 23-point halftime lead, scoring 10 points, 6 of which came from behind the 3-point line.

The 6-foot-10 forward said it was important for the young team to jump out with a massive lead against their veteran opponents.

“Mainly I think for the whole team that was something we needed to get done,” Pitchford said. “We need to come out like that every game.”

Just like in the first half, senior forward Kirk Van Slyke sunk in Arkansas State’s first points of the second half to stir up an 8-2 run to cut Nebraska’s

lead to 17.

The sudden surge brought on by Arkansas State in the second half was not surprising, according to Miles.

“They are a tough-minded team that was not going to go away,” he said. “I thought we lost our intensity when they came back, and we started second guessing ourselves a little bit.

We just cannot play like that.”

Although Van Slyke finished the contest with a game-high 27 points, his notable performance wasn’t enough to overcome Nebraska by himself.

Besides Shields team-leading performance, Gallegos, Pitchford and Petteway tallied 13, 12 and 11 points, respectively, to coast Nebraska to a 12-point victory.

The Huskers will wrap up the month with its last two non-confer-

ence matchups against The Citadel on Dec. 21 and Cincinnati on Dec. 28 before beginning conference play Dec. 31 against Iowa.

Miles said the odds are against the Huskers to win their next five games, but added that it is crucial for the Huskers to carry the momentum from Saturday into its coming games in order to prove their competitors wrong.

“There are a billion people who are going to pick us going 0-5,” he said. “You can go all across the world and you can ask people, they will look at the schedule and they will say the Huskers are not winning any of those.

“This week is going to be crucial to keep it up because, like I told the guys, ‘It is on.’” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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The Nebraska swimming and diving team wrapped up the fall semester with two wins during the weekend.

Sophomore Alexandra Bilunas and freshman Anna Filipcic led the Huskers to a 195-105 win against Northern Iowa on Friday and an 86-34 win against Nebraska-Omaha on Saturday. NU won all 16 events against Northern Iowa and won six of nine relays and eight events overall against Nebraska-Omaha.

In spite of a tough week in terms of travel, athletic and academic stressors, coach Pablo Morales said he was impressed with the girls’ performance.

“We kind of got back to some hard training this week, and they were tired and sore, and they’ve got finals coming up,” Morales said. “I thought it was a really good showing on Friday against Northern Iowa.”

NU and Nebraska-Omaha agreed the meet on Saturday would be a relay meet, something different from what they had done in the past, Morales said.

Bilunas won the 50-yard freestyle on Friday at Northern Iowa with a time of 24.30, close to Northern Iowa’s pool record of 23.94 set in 2007. She also contributed to wins in the 200-yard medley relay race on Friday and the 400-yard medley relay on Saturday.

The Huskers’ relay team of senior Megan Ziemann, senior Shannon Guy, junior Natalie Morris and Bilunas finished in 1:48.33 on Friday, and the relay team of sophomore Jacqueline Juffer, senior Kristin Strecker, Guy and Bilunas finished in 3:54.55 on Saturday.

The B-team 400-yard medley of Ziemann, Guy, Morris and Bilunas finished 1.64 seconds ahead of the A-team consisting of junior Rebekah Land, sophomore Bria Deveaux, Juffer and Strecker, who finished second at 1:49.97 on Friday.

Filipcic won the 1-meter diving event with a score of 278.7 and

the 3-meter diving event with a score of 303.4 against Northern Iowa.

Sophomore Nicole Schwery scored 268.27 for NU in the 3-meter diving event on Saturday in Omaha. Schwery placed fifth in the same event against Northern Iowa with a score of 262.5 on Friday. The Saturday score did not officially count, however, because Nebraska-Omaha did not field any divers.

But that did not stop the diving team from getting practice in.

“I think it gave us an advantage of getting the feeling of competing our new dives we’ve been working on, even though we didn’t actually compete them,” Schwery said. “But it was a good way to get them off the boards while there’s people watching us or while the meet was going on so we can have that feeling of a competition-like atmosphere.”

On Saturday, the Huskers followed their 400-yard medley relay victory with a victory in the 600-yard freestyle relay. The relay team consisting of senior Morgan Flannigan, senior Bailey Pons and Morris finished in 5:47.86.

Morris won the 200-yard freestyle race in a time of 1:56.42 and finished fifth in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 25.93 on Friday.

Guy won the 100-yard IM event on Friday with a time of 59.56.

The team of Guy, Morris and Strecker finished second to Nebraska-Omaha in the 300yard medley relay with a time of 3:05.02.

NU’s record for the season sits at 3-2-1. The Huskers will not compete again until their annual training competition on Jan. 4. The location and time of the competition has yet to be announced.

“It’s very key for the second half of our season for the girls to stay fit during finals week this week,” Morales said, “but also when they go home to stay on top of their training as they come back for a very important phase of our training.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

4 meet records broken in track and field intrasquad Previous marks broken in track events by relay team, freshman 200-meter runner on Saturday Kyle Cummings DN To start off the indoor season, the men’s and women’s track and field team broke four meet records at the Red-White Intrasquad meet on Saturday.

In the women’s 200-meter dash, freshman Kadecia Baird notched a meet record with the time of 23.85, while senior Dexter McKenzie clocked 21.16 in the men’s 200-meter to claim a new meet record.

The men’s 4x400 meter relay team of sophomore Jake Bender, sophomore Christian Sanderfer, junior London Hawk and freshman Jackson Barbour recorded a new meet record of 3:14.83 in the last event of the meet.

Junior Chantal Duncan kicked off the meet by recording a meetrecord time of 1:32.74 in the women’s 600-meter, helping the Red squad to a 137.5-136.5 win.

“I’m in pretty good shape, so I feel good after the race,” Duncan said. “That’s all that matters.”

As Duncan crossed the finish line, the men’s pole vault took action. Eventually, there were three competitors left: Sanderfer for the White squad and freshman Steven Cahoy and sophomore Beau Simmons for the Red team.

All three cleared the height of 16-07.50, but only Cahoy advanced higher, as the freshman won the event with a vault of 17-01.50.

“It felt really good,” Cahoy said. “The one before that, my jump didn’t feel too good, and I came to my teammates and asked them what I should do better, and I just followed what they said and wound up making it.”

On the women’s side of the pole vault competition, sophomore Paula Andrie cleared 12-01.50 and 12-07.50 on her first attempts to secure the win but failed to clear the height of 13-01.50 – a height, she said, she has not attempted very often.

“A little bit less than happy, but not bad,” she said about her performance. “It’s the second time I’ve jumped at that height, and the last time was at indoor conference last year. I feel like I’m actually beginning to get better.”

On the other end of the track, the mixed long jump neared a close. On the first attempt, senior Patrick Raedler leaped 7.49, a length long enough to secure the win.

Next to the long jump pit, the throwers competed in their events.

While junior Carlie Pinkelman won the women’s shot put with a throw of 15.69 meters, and senior Veronica Grizzle claimed the women’s weight throw with a throw of 17.68 meters for the White squad, sophomore Will Lohman won the men’s shot put with a throw of 18.15 meters for White, and freshman Chris Daniels won the men’s weight throw with a 19.01-meter throw for the Red team.

“I was throwing a lighter weight today than all the other guys but three other people, just to work on technique and stuff like that,” Daniels said.

Though he was throwing a lighter weight than some of the competitors, he said it was fun to compete against his teammates in an atmosphere that felt like an actual meet.

A little later in the day, after a round of races for youth in the eighth grade or younger, the running competitions continued.

In the men’s 1,000-meter run, freshman Jacob Holtmeier cruised to the win for the Red team with a time of 2:30.00.

“I felt really solid out there,” he said. “It was a really relaxed pace, so I felt comfortable. I took the lead with like 4:50 to go, and I felt real comfortable there and I just finished strong.”

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A runner competes in the Nebraska track and field team’s intrasquad meet, won by the Red team 137.5-136.5, on Saturday.

Because the track is indoor, the curves round uphill, which can make the strategy different, Holtmeier said.

“All the turns kind of kill the momentum, and it makes it a little more strategic, like you have to pass on the straights,’” he said.

“You can’t really pass on the turns, so it makes it a little more fun.”

Shortly after Holtmeier’s run, freshman Anna Peer clocked a 10:51.80 time in the women’s 3,200-meter run for the win.

“I’m really happy about it,” Peer said. “My PR (personal re-

cord) in high school – we run a 3,000 in Iowa, so I’ve never ran a 3,200 – so this time converts a little faster than my PR. I’m pretty happy about that.”

Peer also said the indoor track took adjusting to, specifically because it’s much shorter than a

standard outdoor track.

“In your head you have to think, ‘OK, so I have two laps left, that’s just a 400 – one lap, and you think you have to go hard then and focus,” Peer said. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Volleyball: from 10 Freshman middle blocker Melanie Keil got into the action early in the first set.

“I felt like Cici (Cecilia Hall) was starstruck,” Cook said. “And I thought Meg (Meghan Haggerty) was getting frustrated.”

Keil did not remedy the blocking effort, but she posted 5 kills and brought positive energy to the Huskers’ side of the court, Cook said.

Robinson said the blocking game of Texas had a big impact on Nebraska.

“As an outside hitter, you don’t get to hit your favorite shot,” Robinson said. “Obviously, for the outsides, it’s a little difficult playing against that kind of a block.”

The Huskers did find success in the attacking game when tooling the blocks, Robinson added.

With a match-high 21 kills, Robinson controlled the majority of the Husker attack. Robinson also took 50 swings on the night and recorded a hitting clip of .300 percent.

The Huskers also saw a large contribution of kills come from

freshman outside hitter Kadie Rolfzen, who notched 12 in the match.

Eckerman led the Longhorns with 14 kills on 49 swings, and she also recorded 15 digs. The Texas offense had immense help from senior outside hitter Bailey Webster.

She posted 12 kills and a hitting clip of .500 percent. Webster did not have an attacking error in the match.

Cook said Webster was the “XFactor” when preparing for the Longhorns.

Obviously, for the outsides, it’s a little difficult playing against that kind of block.”

Kelsey Robinson senior outside hitter

“There’s nobody like her,” Cook said. “If you do everything right, it doesn’t matter.”

The match was composed of

many long rallies with clutch digs, covered blocks and plays saved by diving players. Cook said Texas won the majority of the long rallies.

With this being Robinson’s final match as a Husker in her one-anddone year, Cook said she compiled one of the best single seasons in Nebraska’s history.

Looking to the future, Robinson left a projection for Nebraska volleyball.

“These freshmen are going to be amazing when they’re seniors,” Robinson said. “So everybody better watch out when they’re seniors, because they’re going to win it all.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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BURNT Senior outside hitter Kelsey Robinson had a game-high 21 kills and hit .300 for Nebraska in Saturday’s regional final match against Texas, who advanced to the Final Four after Robinson hit a service error on match point.

story by Eric Bertrand | photo by Morgan Spiehs 1 day after defeating No. 9 San Diego in sweep, No. 8 Nebraska is unable to stifle Longhorn attack as Huskers’ season ends in three-set loss to No. 1 Texas in Lincoln Regional final

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he match was on the line. The Nebraska volleyball team needed one more point to force a deuce set with No. 1 seed Texas.

Senior Kelsey Robinson received the signal from coach John Cook. She tossed the ball up and jumped as she let the serve go.

When she came back down, Robinson immediately grabbed the collar of her jersey with both hands.

The ball was still in flight, and Longhorn junior outside hitter Haley Eckerman said she and teammate senior libero Sarah Palmer followed the serve all the way to the ground.

The serve was long, and the Longhorns completed the sweep of the No. 8 seeded Huskers (25-19, 25-22, 25-23).

Robinson ended her Big Ten Player of the Year season on a service error.

“It’s tough,” she said, fighting back tears.

“It’s tough.”

When the final call was given, Robinson was still in the same spot, but her hands shifted to her hips. All the Huskers seemed frozen in place for a few seconds after the point was announced.

The realization of the situation kicked in, and the Huskers headed into the locker room, while the Longhorns sang “The Eyes of Texas” with their fans in the stands and advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Championship.

The Huskers earned the match against the Longhorns by sweeping the San Diego Toreros on Friday.

In that match, the Huskers were firing on all cylinders. The attack was not fazed by the block-

ing game of the Toreros, and the Huskers controlled the net.

The key in the competition was Torero service errors. As a team that racked up 12 aces to 10 service errors in the first two rounds of the tournament, the Toreros put up 10 service errors against Nebraska alone. The Huskers won the match against No. 9 seed San Diego 25-20, 25-23, 25-22.

The Huskers were ready to face the Longhorns, but the success did not carry over from the previous competition.

The Huskers struggled with hitting around the Texas block. With 14 total team blocks, the Longhorns out-blocked the Huskers by 11.

The Nebraska middles could not find any rhythm in the blocking game, as only two block assists came from middle blockers.

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Huskers stifle Bluejays in blowout victory Natasha Rausch DN For the second game in a row, senior forward Jordan Hooper didn’t make any 3-pointers for No. 19 Nebraska.

She made a field goal and 3 free throws, adding up to 5 points for the game.

But Creighton’s game plan to shut down Hooper didn’t work, according to junior forward Hailie Sample. In the rivalry game on Saturday, Nebraska held Creighton to its lowest scoring game of the season, and the Bluejays lost to the Huskers 63-38.

Sample, who walked away with 13 points and 4 rebounds, said Creighton’s strategy to shut down Hooper opened up opportunities for the other players.

“Whenever we know that any team is going to take away Jordan, it really just puts pressure on everyone else to just step up and do the things we normally do just to get shots for ourselves,” Sample said. “If they’re chasing Jordan around everywhere, that’s one less defender to be in the help side.”

The game started off with a 2-point jumper by sophomore point guard Rachel Theriot, giving Nebraska the first points of the game. The Bluejays quickly responded with a jumper by senior center Alyssa Kamphaus to tie the game, but Theriot took the ball again for her second consecutive jump shot.

Sophomore guard Marissa Janning made a 3-pointer to pull ahead of the Huskers. The 3-pointer was one

of seven made by the Bluejays out of 31 tries as they shot 22.6 percent from behind the arc.

After the 3-pointer, Hooper missed her first jump shot and soon after missed a 3-point attempt. Hooper made her first point off a free-throw shot after being fouled by senior forward Sarah Nelson on a breakaway layup.

The teams were neck-and-neck throughout the first 10 minutes of the game until the Huskers began to pull ahead with back-to-back layups by junior forward Emily Cady and junior guard Brandi Jeffery. The Bluejays had five missed shots in a row, giving Nebraska the chance to take the lead 1712.

“First of all, we wanted to take away their 3-pointers, so we had to stay closer to the range,” said Jeffery, who had her best game of the season with 11 points and 4 assists. “You could tell they were getting frustrated in the second half because they weren’t going as hard as they were in the first half.”

Along with Creighton, which shot 23.1 percent from the field, Nebraska, which had a 44 field goal percentage, also had a lot of missed shots, according to coach Connie Yori.

“Our players did a fabulous job of dictating what we wanted to do on our defensive end,” Yori said. “Last year, I felt like we got attacked, but this year we were the attacking team on both ends. I know we missed a lot of shots, but I thought we made them miss a lot of shots.”

Coming off an 8-point lead after

the first half with a score of 35-27, Nebraska had four missed shots, three by junior guard Tear’a Laudermill and one by Hooper. Neither team made any points in the first couple of minutes until Hooper was able to get a jump shot off a turnover by Janning.

Although this was Hooper’s only jump shot of the game, she still managed to contribute to the Husker win with 15 defensive rebounds.

In the second half, Creighton started getting into foul trouble, with backto-back fouls by Janning and junior guard Sammy Jensen. The Bluejays ended the second half with 11 team fouls, giving the Huskers a chance to shoot 13 free throws, out of which they made 12.

Nearing the end of the game, Cady, who had a game-high 14 points, was able to make a free throw after being fouled by redshirt freshman forward Brianna Rollerson on a made layup. The game ended 63-38, Nebraska.

“It’s a little bit of a chess match when you play Creighton,” Yori said.

“I thought our players did a good job of knowing what we were looking for.

We’re not perfect on offense, but defensively we did a really good job of following the game plan.”

The Huskers took a day off on Sunday to prepare for the next game against South Dakota this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in the Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Nebraska will have two more home games after South Dakota before opening Big Ten play against Michigan State in East Lansing on Jan. 9. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Junior guard Brandi Jeffery scored 11 points and had a career-high 4 assists to go with 3 rebounds and 2 steals in No. 19 Nebraska’s victory against Creighton on Saturday.