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Hawkeyes leave Lincoln with trophy

Iowa won 38-17 on Nebraska’s Senior Day to take the third annual Heroes Game trophy. The game was the Hawkeyes’ first win in Lincoln in 70 years and NU’s second straight

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Brad Buresh finishes up the first stage of building an enclosure around the information desk in the Nebraska Union Wednesday afternoon. Renovations in the Nebraska Union will take place during winter break.

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ore than half workers the week of Nov. 17 of the student informing them about the renoworkers at the vation and other changes that information desk would occur until construction and Caffina Café is finished. in the Nebraska Union have The information desk tembeen laid off because of renovaporarily moved to the Rotunda tions to the space, which will reGallery in the Nebraska Union open Jan. 1. so construction could be done In October, 18 student workon the original desk and café ers worked at the information area. desk and Caffina Café. Now, Francis said student workseven students remain working ers who were laid off will hopeduring renovafully be without tions. Director of a job only for a We just Nebraska Unions couple of weeks Charlie Francis while construcdon’t have said he hopes to tion takes place, offer jobs back to near the space so the changes the students laid aren’t severely and the level of off once the space hindering them. re-opens next se- service that we “Our intent mester. was to try and were offering Nick Simpkeep as many son, a senior before this students as we advertising and could during public relations transition.” that time,” Franmajor, said rucis said. “We’ve charlie francis mors started been able to nebraska unions director spreading durdo that with a ing the summer number of our about the inforstudent employmation desk closing and work- ees, but we just don’t have near ers being laid off, but no one the space and the level of service knew what was actually hapthat we were offering before this pening. transition.” “I don’t really think my Simpson, who worked bosses really knew for sure what about seven hours a week at the was going to happen with all the information desk before the constudents,” Simpson said. struction began, said he liked his Simpson, who has worked job but isn’t sure if it will still be at the information desk for al- there after the renovations are most two years, said the lack of done. He said he doesn’t think communication between adminhis bosses know if students’ jobs istration and workers left him will be there after construction and others wondering if they either. would have jobs. A letter was sent out to renovations: see page 3

50/50 offers amenities for students CBA may launch accelerated MBA program in 2014 18th and R streets student housing complex advertises on-campus style, off-campus benefits

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Gabrielle Lazaro dn Developers behind the 50/50 student-living development are hoping to set the space apart with amenities such as tanning beds and themed study rooms as they prepare for the August 2014 opening date. They’ll hold an open house on Dec. 12 at the temporary office on 801 R St., Suite 3. About 80 applications have been submitted for the development’s 450 beds. Located at 18th and R streets, 50/50 draws its name from the best-of-both-worlds benefits its leaders tout. “It’s still close to everything and still connected with the university,” said Kevin McKeon, re-

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Construction continues on the 50/50 student living development on 18th and R streets. 50/50 directors are hoping to set the space apart with amenities such as tanning beds and themed study rooms as they prepare for the August 2014 opening date.

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The University of NebraskaLincoln’s College of Business Administration is looking to offer an accelerated Master ’s in Business Administration in 2014. The program will cater to students with various majors who have little business experience, and it may include recent graduates who are looking to gain a business background or students who are considering a career change, Associate Dean Gordon Karels said. “Our goal here is to provide a rigorous, sort of fifth-year program for students who have just graduated,” Karels said. Given feedback from the part-time program, Karels said some students are looking for faster, more intense curriculum. Amit Saini, an associate professor of marketing, said that although no formal market

research has been done, he believes there is a demand for this type of program at UNL. Everything is “still in the works,” he said. Karels and Saini said the program is still waiting on a faculty vote before it can move forward in the approval process. Karels said that if everything goes according to plan, they will start recruiting in January. The current phase of the process is somewhat of a standstill, he said. “We can’t sell something we don’t have,” Karels said. Karels said the accelerated MBA would be building off the success of the other graduate business programs at UNL. The curriculum will not differ considerably from the traditional MBA program at UNL. It will offer the appeal of a group experience and may be completed in 11 months, Karels said.

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On campus what: Excel-Fast & Fabulous Charts when: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. where: Architecture Hall, Room 107 more information: Register online at training.unl.edu.

what: “Silvopastures: A Cause of Range Wars or Peace in the Valley” when: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. where: Nebraska East Union

IN LINCOLN what: Nebraska Wesleyan University Woodwind Ensembles Concert when: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. where: Rogers Center for Fine Arts more information: Free event

Chinese students react to changing child laws paige osborne dn China’s revision to its one-child law has left Chinese students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln wondering about the future of China. The one-child policy, created in 1979, allows parents to have one child to every family, unless the baby is an ethnic minority or the couple resides in a rural area and the first child is a girl. But the revision enacted on Nov. 15 is now allowing a second child if either parent is an only child. China’s population has boomed to about 1.4 billion people. UNL attracted 912 students from China during the 2012-2013 school year, which is 3.8 percent of the total UNL population. Many of these students were supportive of the revision. Some were uncertain of its effects. “I can’t say if it’s good or bad. I think this is the best way to fix the problem immediately,” said Boning Wei, a freshman physics major. Wei grew up with cousins who replaced brothers in the countryside of the province of Gansu, China. Although there are exceptions, some families are able to afford the second-child fine of 20,000 yuan, or about $3,200. “How could (parents) pay the money at the end of the 20th century? The salary was very poor,” Wei said. “But I sometimes will say that I really wanted a sister because I have many boy cousins – too many,” he said. Wei pointed out the disparity between America’s tradition of multi-children families and China’s only child culture. Vice President of the Chinese Student and Scholar Association Linzhen Ruan said her life would have been very different if she’d had siblings. “My personality would be changed,” said Ruan, a junior marketing major. “I would be more outgoing or more considerate if I had siblings, I think.” A report by the University of California, Irvine and the University of Hawaii at Manoa indicated that an increase in life expectancy

news briefs Training session will teach electronic book publishing

An Apple Distinguished Educator and University of Nebraska-Lincoln associate professor will lead a training session on publishing electronic books Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Nebraska Union. Brian Moore, an associate professor of music education, will lead the session as part of the iPad Roundtable series hosted by Information Technology Services, according to a university press release. He has written an ebook that students use as the exclusive textbook for their music education classes with him. Moore said it’s important that ebooks are interactive, engaging and fun.

Fine arts college debuts redesigned website

rebecca rickertsen | dn can increase “the obligations of future generations to provide old age support either through public pension plans or as part of familial support systems.” Ruan said the revision would benefit younger generations, especially when it comes to caring for aging parents. “It will decrease the pressure,” she said. “For example, if I get married, all of our parents will depend on my husband and me. So there’s that kind of pressure, but if (parents) have more children, this pressure will decrease in general.” Shuai Xie, a board member for the Lincoln Chinese Cultural Association, agreed the revision will ease the pressure on the population aging problem, but thinks the baby boomers will still put pressure on China’s resources for the education and medical system. Another possible benefit of the revision is the decrease of abortions. China’s National

Health and Family Planning Commission said that 13 million abortions occur in the country annually. Hongxun Xia, a junior computer science major, said his mother had an abortion after finding out that a past pregnancy wasn’t a boy. “Having a boy gives Chinese families an opportunity to pass on their business, name and culture,” Xia said. “Having a boy is more important than girls. If their first child is a girl and the second child will be a girl, an abortion will happen.” Although the revision will help Chinese families who can’t afford the fine, Xia said this revision wouldn’t affect China for two decades. “I think there will be more effects later on. China depends on my father’s generation. Their generation didn’t have this policy so it hasn’t affected China much.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts chose to center its new website design around six students in different concentrations within the college. The website features profiles for each student, including text, video and pictures as well as links to the students’ social media accounts. “We wanted someone who was passionate about the arts and students who represented everyone,” said Jemalyn Griffin, assistant director of recruitment for the fine and performing arts college. “We want to show that it doesn’t matter who you are or where you’re from, you can do it here.” The design is a smaller piece of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s website re-design, the full version of which will launch in January. “This is definitely a website designed to inspire students,” said Amber Williams, director of admissions. “Our websites are the No. 1 thing students look at when they want to learn more about the university. Knowing that, this design is especially important as we continue to grow our student population.”

Lorie Line to perform at Lied Center

Lorie Line and Her Fab Five will play the Christmas show “Born in Bethlehem” at the Lied Center for Performing Arts at 3 p.m. on Sunday. The performance is part of her 38-show tour in 34 cities and will consist of musical arrangements, colorful costumes, stories, world-class musicians and bells performed by young musicians ranging in age from 20 to 23. Tickets are $49.50 for adults and are available online or at the Lied box office. Audience members are encouraged to bring bells to play along to the performance. Line has been classically trained since she was 5 years old and has been touring for 24 years. She recently published her 39th book of music and recorded a 46th album.

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CBA DEVELOPMENTS The College of Business Administration has added and improved several new programs recently, all part of its plan to expand enrollment and move to a new building in 2016. University of Nebraska Board of Regents approves $84 million CBA building

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Saini said the curriculum will focus on the functional areas of business administration, as well as emphasize team building and problem solving. Any business experience would be valuable, he said, but will not be required for admission. “Any work experience is always nice to have,” Saini said. Students will complete the majority of their coursework in the fall, begin an internship in the spring and complete their internship and any necessary coursework during the summer. “Everybody is required to have a two-semester internship experience,” Karels said. He said some students may even complete two internships, depending on the employer. Other schools are introducing more specialized programs as well, which are ideal for students who don’t want to invest two years, Karels said. The program would offer little flexibility in the classes students could take, Saini said. It would include classes such as supply chain management, financial accounting, business analytics and a variety of managerial courses. The program would not provide areas of specialization. The future career paths of the

CBA’s part-time Construction set Construction set CBA expects to MBA program to begin for completion reach enrollment ranks second in goal of 5,000 Big Ten students

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The accelerated Master’s in Business Administration program is one of several programs the College of Business Administration may launch as it prepares to move to a larger building, shown in a rendering above. students will depend largely on their undergraduate studies, and they may decide they want to explore the managerial sides of their majors, Karels said. The program is adding a set

of skills to what the students have already learned, and they may also utilize the career services offered at the College of Business, Saini said. The accelerated program will

expand employment opportunities for students of all majors. “The employment is going to be driven by the interest of the student,” Saini said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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big ten roundup penn state aims to put 1st university spacecraft on the moon

In 2015, the Penn State Lunar Lion team plans to land the first university-built robotic spacecraft on the moon. The Lunar Lion team is the only university-led team in the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition. The prize will be awarded to the first privately funded team to land a spacecraft on the moon, move it 500 meters and send back video and data before the end of 2015. Lunar Lion has paid its fully refundable launch reservation fee to Team Phoenicia LLC of Menlo Park, Calif., which is coordinating the effort. Ninety percent of the Lunar Lion team’s funding must come from private sources, according to competition rules. Through individual and corporate donations, the team was able to pay the fully refundable launch reservation fee. If the Lunar Lion wins the competition, it will be the largest spacecraft of the launch, accompanied by several Earth satellites. The winning spacecraft will be the first to land on the moon since the Soviet Union’s Luna landed in 1976.

Msu research says high-fat diet during puberty may speed up breast cancer development

Eating a high-fat diet during puberty may speed up the development of breast cancer, according Michigan State University research published in the online issue of Breast Cancer Research. Researchers at the Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program found that before cancerous tumors appear, cells grow and immune cells change. These changes persist and can lead to rapid development of precancerous lesions and breast cancer. In addition to accelerated breast cancer development, researchers found that a fatty diet produces a gene signature in basal-like tumors that are often more lethal. Early evidence indicates that consumption of high-fat foods in adolescence can have permanent effects, even if a low-fat diet is introduced later in life. A five-year $2.3 million federal grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Cancer Institute is funded the research.

indiana executive vice president to travel to South Korea

Indiana University Bloomington Executive Vice President Lauren Robel will travel to South Korea this week to build relationships with alumni and partner institutions. Robel will lead a delegation to visit universities and businesses to meet IU alumni and discuss prospective academic partnerships. She will visit Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) and Seoul National University. Of IU Bloomington’s nearly 6,000 international students, 840 are from South Korea. There are more than 1,000 active members of the Korea IU Alumni Association, and IU has more than 1,600 alumni living in Korea. The university also has a number of collaboration agreements with South Korean universities: SKKU, Seoul National University and Yonsei University. Reports and updates on the trip will be available on a new blog, A Week In South Korea, .

A parent’s level of concern for online safety issues may vary depending on race and ethnicity, according to research at Northwestern University. A study showed that white parents are the least concerned about their child’s online safety while parents of Asian and Hispanic descent are significantly more likely to worry. Black parents are significantly more likely to worry about their children meeting dangerous strangers or being exposed to pornography. The study included more than 1,000 parents from a nationally representative online survey of parents living with children ages 10 to 14. Socioeconomic status factors did have some influence, but seemed less important than race and ethnicity, researchers said.

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We understand that kids want to spread their wings and get away from campus — this kind of allows them to do that and still be connected.” Kevin McKeon

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gional vice president for America First Properties Management. “On the other hand, it’s also privately owned apartment-style housing that you would find similar if you were to live off campus.” McKeon said he sees a market for those benefits. “We understand kids want to spread their wings and get away from campus — this kind of allows them to do that but still be connected,” he said. “Because when you’re gone from campus you’re removed.” 50/50 offers residents tanning beds, a state-of-the-art fitness center, rooftop terraces for socializing, grilling or lounging and 11 themed study rooms. “One way to attract students is to have amenities – things they need and want when they go to school, just updated, modernstyle apartments,” McKeon said. “A lot of people are getting away from the dorm style and going more towards the suite style.” Residents have the choice of two bedrooms and one bath, three bedrooms and three baths, four bedrooms and two baths or four bedrooms and four baths. Much like other student housing facilities, residents are all on separate leases. Each unit is fully furnished with a full-size bed in each bedroom, a dresser and a desk. There’s a flat screen television in the living room, a couch, chair and coffee table. The complete kitchens come with granite counter tops, and each unit has its own washer and dryer, McKeon said. Free Wi-Fi, cable and utilities are more added bonuses, along with controlled access and three separate elevators, said property manager Jerry Shoecraft. “It’s a very unique project,” he said.

Open letter to Cameron Murphy, ASUN Graduate Senator Senator Murphy, Your recent invocation of racial slurs at the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska (ASUN) Senate meeting in an attempt to defend freedom of speech has disappointed, saddened and disturbed many graduate students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. We, the Graduate Student Association (GSA) executive committee, believe your decision to use such language in debate, no matter the reason, does not represent the interests of the graduate students at UNL. While we recognize the importance of freedom of speech, we do not believe that the resolution which you spoke against posed a broad threat to that freedom. Also, it is reprehensible that while speaking against that resolution you found it necessary to use offensive language hurtful to members of UNL’s student community, many of whom you represent. Furthermore, we believe that defending the use of terms like the n-word and Negro through historical contextualization, rather than

displaying your sensitivity to issues concerning racialized language, displays ignorance regarding the historical context from which this language emerged. Likewise, we assert that any attempt to defend such language also represents an attempt to, by design or accident, absolve the systems of violence, labor and discrimination from which these words and their meanings arose. The use and public defense of such language is conduct unbecoming of an ASUN senator and a UNL graduate student. With your recent behavior in mind, the GSA executive committee urges you to resign your position as a senator in ASUN. We believe your behavior has made it impossible for you to adequately represent UNL’s graduate students. Signed,

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The 50/50 student living development offers several different formats for students. The company America Group originally proposed the concept for the top five floors of this 10-story building. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln put out a request-for-proposal to find a developer to use the space, which was formerly a parking lot. The lower levels of the building will be for parking, the sixth and seventh floor will be des-

ignated parking for 50/50 residents, and the top three floors will hold the apartments. “As a freshman you have to live on campus, but then afterwards most people feel like they have to go off campus,” McKeon said. “We feel you can still have the same lifestyle off campus here.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

He said he likes the convenience of an on-campus job and working at the information desk because, “you could do your homework and work at the same time.” Maycher said he enjoys working at the information desk and hopes to keep working there after the renovations. He said if he were laid off he would be surprised. Because of Simpson’s job uncertainty, he said he planned to look for a new job during Thanksgiving break both on and off campus. He said he needs a job to pay bills and rent. However, Francis said some

student workers saw being laid off as a plus. He said with finals week coming up, some students were looking forward to having more time to focus on school and having more down time. Francis said being laid off will allow those student workers the opportunity to do that. He said good things will come out of the current changes to employees and construction. “I think that we’re creating a better environment for the entire campus community and it’ll be a place that we’ll see more traffic in,” Francis said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

renovations: from 1 “I did really like it while it lasted,” Simpson said. “It just kind of sucks now that I have to find a new job now, but it happens.” Alex Maycher, a political science graduate student, works 10 to 12 hours a week at the information desk, but as far as he knows, he isn’t laid off. Maycher, who has worked at the information desk longer than the other student workers, said he was informed that the new information desk wouldn’t be selling snacks but would be more of a visitation desk. If he had to look for another job, he said he would search for one on campus first.

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A Cohesive Society, a Flowering Democracy. Unique in the Middle East, Israel is a democracy on National Security. The balance of military power, the US model. That means a state of laws and of the as compared to its neighboring Arab enemies, is will of its citizens. Although a highly militarized decisively in favor of Israel. Israel’s military might is nation, and in contrast to all of its neighbors, there substantially greater than that of any combination has never been any hint of a putsch or of a coup in of its potential adversaries. It is highly unlikely that Israel. It has the same important institutions as our any Arab state would venture to attack powerful country, including the nation’s Supreme Court Israel. Military threats are more likely to come from playing an important and decisive role. non-state adversaries such as Hamas or Hezbollah. Despite having Israel’s non-state enemies are integrated armed with thousands of “Yes, indeed, the future of the successfully millions of people since the rockets, virtually all of them Jewish state for the next 60 to country’s creation in 1948 – supplied by Iran. But Israel’s sophisticated missile defense 100 years seems to be assured.” the population is essentially homogeneous, united by the systems would be fully Jewish faith. Even the large block of Soviet competent to intercept and incapacitate virtually all immigrants has been successfully absorbed. The such incoming rockets. large contingent of Ethiopians has had a somewhat The only credible threat would be an implacably more difficult adjustment. Many of the Arab hostile Iran. It is, however, certain that Israel, with citizens, even though all venues are available to or without the help or approval of the United States, them, have still not fully accepted their country. would not allow Iran to be in a position to attack. If Much work remains to be done. The most difficult worse came to worst, there is, as a last resort, remaining division is between the secular majority Israel’s own nuclear potential, which, though and the ultra-religious haredim. But even they are unconfirmed, is purported to be formidable. beginning to adapt and to integrate, with many of A Strong Economy. Next to military power, a the young haredim willing to serve in the IDF, the strong economy is a fundamental requirement for a country’s military. Israel is blessed with a successful future. Israel’s economy is vastly ahead of disproportionate number of college graduates – its neighbors – unique in the Middle East and equal probably the highest percentage of population in to most and superior to some European countries. the world. It has the highest number of Nobel Israel was admitted into the Organization for laureates to population and the highest percentage Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a of patents issued. union of the most developed countries of the world. International Relations. Even despite its The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has problems with Arab and Muslim nations, Israel has expressed its confidence in Israel’s long-term vitality. full diplomatic relations with 156 out of 193 U.N. Israel is a fount of productivity. Most major members. The only implacable enemy is Iran, American companies have subsidiaries and which, under the Shah, was one of Israel’s firmest research/development affiliates in Israel. Israel is a allies. Turkey, also a former close friend, is, under world leader in microchip technology, in medical its current Islamist government, in an ambiguous instrumentation, in missile defense, in robotics, in relationship with Israel. The two fastest growing unmanned aerial vehicles and in many other and most populace countries – China and India – categories. Although much effort has been are in friendly relationships with Israel. They are expended by Israel’s enemies to isolate it not infected by the anti-Semitic virus that has economically, that is a forlorn cause and will poisoned much of Europe. They think of Israel as an continue to be unsuccessful. ancient civilization, just like their own. But the As a result of ceaseless exploration, huge oil and most important international connection by far is gas fields have been discovered in the Israeli sector that with our country, the United States, which has of the Mediterranean, which, beginning almost been a strong and generous supporter of Israel from immediately, will fulfill its domestic demands and the very day of its creation and considers it to be will, in all likelihood, propel Israel to become an one of its most important and most reliable allies. exporter of such products. Yes, indeed, with its strong military, its flourishing economy, its cohesive population, and its firm international relations, the future of the Jewish state for the next 60 to 100 years seems to be assured. This message has been published and paid for by

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what’s for What benefits humans and their surroundings more: eating meat or going vegetarian?

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Eating meat harms environment, puts stress on the economy Others contend the treatment leading up to an animal’s death is ethically more important. Factory farming is a horrid existence. Chickens in some factory farms are so cramped in their housing units that many of them lose the ability to walk. Often they will peck each other to death, because they literally can do nothing else. Improving standards in factory farming is a nice gesture, but it’s hardly enough. Even if we resort to ethically sourced grass-fed animals raised in green utumn is the finest season pastures, they still die. Maybe their livof the year. The fleeting ing days are pleasurable; we still eat their moments of tolerable temflesh. peratures and foliage culMultiple studies have been conductminated with Thanksgived, reporting on the effect of the meat ing, where the company of family only occasionally rivals the amaz- industry on greenhouse gas emissions, ing food. However, not all is cheery and which is the main contributor to anthropogenic climate change, according fun. The plight of turkeys provides proof to the World Watch Institute. They also to our species’ indulgence assessed in a 2009 report of excess and unnecessary Most people that “livestock and their suffering. byproducts account for at This suffering isn’t can receive least 32,564 million tons of restricted to animals beCO2 per year, or 51 percent cause humans face a clear complete protein of annual GHG emissions.” and present danger from and amino acids The United Nations the proliferation of meat have aggregated variconsumption. If you’re if they eat a few ous studies in addition to interested in mitigating legumes, greens releasing their own and the challenges of climate found that the vast machange, ending world and vegetables.” jority of studies indicate hunger, enhancing the byproducts of the meat ineconomy, sustaining biodiversity or the well-being of animals, dustry account for 10 to 25 percent of all GHG emissions. The severity of this imthen a vegetarian diet is for you. plication is impossible to ignore: Humans Some may argue that some sort of eating meat is the highest single source of spiritual mysticism has bestowed on us greenhouse gas emissions. the dominion over animals. Others say In addition, the Food and Agriculture because they aren’t moral agents capable Organization (FAO) of the United Naof understanding and doing great or tertions reported the meat industry contribrible things, they do not warrant such moral consideration. They argue humans utes two-thirds of all ammonia into the atmosphere in the United States, which deserve more consideration by virtue of results in acid rain. The FAO also assimply being human. sessed that the meat industry operates on Let’s hope an advanced alien species doesn’t suddenly visit us and think more than 30 percent of all usable land similarly. A being’s capacity to feel pain in the world. Agriculture in general acis enough to prohibit killing them. It’s counts for 92 percent of all fresh water use in the world, according to research by wrong to unnecessarily harm a being. Arjen Hoekstra and Mesfin Mekonnen. Causing pain and killing an animal are In 2006, the United Nations released examples of unnecessary harm. a report stating most crops produced in There are exceptions to this mandate: the world are used to feed animals, not only imminent, existential threats to one’s people. With the artificial inflation of anilife or a physical need for animal protein. mal population, we feed them more than If a brutal wolf suddenly attacked me, I’d what we feed humans. If we re-priorifight for my life. If I were living on a glatized land, water and food distribution, cier north of Svalbard with no alternative we could go a long way toward solving than to devour the flesh of a walrus or some of the emerging challenges of the dive in for some plankton, you’d better believe I would. But like most of you, I’m 21st century. The actual cost of meat is unreasonable to live off a plant-based diet.

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able if we consider total cost and resources. The cost of producing one kilogram of meat protein is the equivalent of six kilograms of plant protein, according to a study done by G.L. Francione. Lives t o c k s u c h as cattle a n d h o g s cost bet w e e n 3 and 30 times as much money to produce on a per gram of protein basis than crops like corn, soybeans and peanuts, according to a study conducted by Jayson Lusk and F. Bailey Norwood of Oklahoma State University. Congress has procured $292.5 billion in subsidies to farms, most of which goes to factory farming, further deflating the sticker price — but we’re still paying more in taxes for meat. Not eating meat also promotes cardiovascular health. An analysis of five studies by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that vegetarians and vegans are 26-34 percent less likely to develop ischemic heart disease. Health care costs would likely go down if fewer people ate animals. If you don’t want to become vegetarian to save other people’s lives, become vegetarian to save your own. Switching to a meatless diet may necessitate evolution in industry and jobs. This may bring initial distress to some communities, but in the end, the amount of money saved in healthcare costs, climate change mitigation and land yield production would be enormous. Most people can receive complete protein and amino acids if they eat a few legumes, greens and vegetables. I won’t pass moral judgment on any-

one who e a t s meat. I can’t justify it for myself, but I think no less of anyone who does. While I believe eating animals is wrong, contributes to the degradation of the environment, hurts the economy and poses significant human security risks, there are plenty of other vices I indulge in. However, I contend that an omnivorous diet is indefensible if you are able to live a healthy life

without consuming animal protein. I remember visiting a wildlife preserve where I came across a rafter of turkeys, who then gobbled their annoyance with my presence, surely remembering their comrades who fell at the hands of other humans. The heartland has built a culture of meat consumption that’s difficult to change. If you can’t muster eliminating meat completely from your diet, consider eating less of it. You’ll do your part in saving the world. Oliver Tonkin is a senior political science and global studies major. Reach him on twitter @thebrutalwolf or at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

Meat industry contributes to human health, provides jobs for Americans

anching has been a part of American culture for hundreds of years, and before America was a republic, animals of every sort were used as meat. Meat was an expensive commodity and an item that showed wealth in Biblical times. Livestock was traded and bartered with, sacrificed and sold. Livestock, and meat in general, has been a staple of the human diet for years, and

rived. As more settlers came to America, over time it has become more affordable. more livestock arrived as well, and the What meat offers us is necessary for us to livestock reproduced, which over time survive as individuals and as a country. made the U.S. one of the biggest meat It’s not only an important staple to our producers in the world. Today there are diet, but an important staple of our econmore than 30 million head of cattle in the omy. There are many reasons to love meat U.S., according to the Environmental Proand many reasons to support its role in tection Agency. our world — even if one is a vegetarian. For each dollar of livestock sold, there Meat is important for one’s body, and are another $5 of business it’s tough to get all nugenerated, as well as the 1 trients meat gives you For each million jobs that are directly without touching it. created because of it. The For instance, your body dollar of jobs and money created by needs amino acids to livestock sold, the cattle industry don’t lie. synthesize proteins that Without it, America would are needed for your very there are another hurt economically and the survival. Many amino lives of many Americans acids can’t be produced $5 of business would be destroyed. The beef by the body on its own, generated.” industry is so important that so we get those amino in the 2000s, it produced $49 acids from meat. These billion annually in direct economic outamino acids, and in turn proteins, are put, according to the EPA, and that is just used to make new blood cells and manuthe beef industry. We haven’t even begun facture antibodies. On top of the importo take into account the pork, chicken and tant amino acids found in meat, one will other industries that provide our world also find an ample supply of B vitamins. with meat. These vitamins are important to the cirSome would argue that the life of the culatory and nerve health. According to animal is more important than the money the National Institutes of Health, meat produced, jobs created and the nutrients is often considered one of the main gained. Yet they seem to forget meat is suppliers of B vitamins. Even more affordable than supplements these though you can often replace days, and without it, many low-income some of these nutrients with families and people wouldn’t be able to supplements, one can never get essential nutrients. Stores which sell replace the entire T-Bone. vegetarian and vegan products are great Livestock is also very for those who choose to use them, but important to our economy. they aren’t for everyone — including Livestock such as cattle those who can’t afford to buy what’s in were not native to the them. United States before the Stores such as these are notorious for first settlers arbeing more expensive than regular convenience stores, and the products one would need to buy to replace meat are more expensive than meat as well. This is because the demand for products isn’t as high as the demand for meat. Because meat is in such high demand, more of it is produced, which forces prices to be lower; organic products are more expensive because fewer of them are available. Another reason meat is cheaper is because of government subsidies. With these, ranchers can keep their costs down, which drives the price of

zach nold meat down, something organic supplements don’t receive. Unless demand for non-meat products goes up drastically and organic farmers receive substantial subsidies, one will not see non-meat supplements undercut meat. Many complain that the food industry in the United States is cruel and inhumane to animals. There are various videos out which “prove” the cruel practices committed on animals in the United States. However, these videos are often questioned for their credibility, and it doesn’t seem likely that the EPA and the FDA would miss the cruelty portrayed in these videos. We haven’t always had a way to monitor how Americans killed animals for consumption purposes, but the slaughtering of animals has always been important to the survival of many Americans. In the past, a gun was used to supply food for the family, and it evolved into basic procedures of euthanizing animals on the family farm. Now we have meat packing plants that do the job for us. Either way, outside of a few anomalies, we have always kept the life of the animal sacred and killed the animal in the quickest way possible. As our country has evolved, so has the way we produce meat. It’s a part of the American foundation economically and socially. The numbers don’t lie, and neither do amino acids and vitamins. If one really wants to change a majority of individuals to vegetarians, they would have to make it affordable, more nutrientrich and economically sound. I don’t see that happening in the near future, nor do I see the people of this meat-crazy nation changing their tune any time soon. Zach Nold is a senior English major. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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Weaving angles F Mary Zicafoose creates textiles, tapestries, which will show on East Campus Story by Cassie Kernick | Art by Inge Johannsen

or Mary Zicafoose, tapestries are more than just faded tribal designs hanging in the back of smoke shops. Zicafoose, a Michigan native, has been weaving since 1980. Some of her most recent work will be displayed on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s East Campus at the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery from Dec. 2 through Jan. 17. Zicafoose’s “Mountains & Ghosts” exhibit includes both Ikat tapestries and prints. She will be on East Campus at the home economics building at 6 p.m. on Jan. 15, offering a public lecture on these ideals and extrapolating more specifically on the current exhibit being displayed. “The theme of the show is basically exploring and elaborating on the archetypal shape of a triangle,” Zicafoose said. “You can call the triangle a temple, you can call it a pyramid, you can call it the trinity, but it’s that three-pointed shape that I’m filling up and decorating.” Her passion is making textiles, and her love of making tapestries has been many years in the making. She attributes the beginning of her love affair with fabric to a piece of Ikat cloth she received as a result of an aunt’s trip to Indonesia. Ikat is a dyeing technique similar to tie-dye. “It was just an incredibly beautiful fabric — there were so many layers that interested me in it,” she said. “It was the first I had ever thought of cloth as art. It really impacted me so I kind of filed it away.” Even though it was then that she discovered Ikat, it took many years for her to finally connect this to a lifelong career. One undergraduate art degree later, Zicafoose still felt like something was missing. During this time, she had moved from Chicago to Nebraska, following love. While working on a bachelor ’s degree in clay, she observed a fellow student in the college who was working with a loom. It was then that everything clicked, as Zicafoose realized what had been missing. “When I started weaving I was a carpet weaver actually,” she said. “I was sitting at the loom one day, and I just kind of threw down my shuttle and went, ‘Ah, this just isn’t it. I want to make cloth. It’s much more transcendental.’ And that’s when I thought of that Ikat cloth and finally made the connection,” Zicafoose said. Although she had reconnected with her childhood love of fabric, things still didn’t instantly come together. “I went to the library to get a book on Ikat and nothing had ever been written.” After much searching, she was able to find a small pamphlet that had been published by a graduate student. While it was only six pages, it was enough to inspire Zica-

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The theme of the show is basically exploring and elaborating on the archetypal shape of a triangle.” Mary Zicafoose textile artist

Laurus Magazine offers creative outlet for students The undergraduate literary journal publishes different creative works by UNL students Gabriella Martinez-Garro DN Since its conception in 1983, Laurus Magazine has provided University of Nebraska-Lincoln students with a place to proudly display their creativity. Laurus Magazine is the undergraduate literary journal for the university. The magazine publishes a variety of things, including poetry and prose, from student-submitted work. Under the faculty supervision of Michael Page and a staff of student editors, the magazine is published

yearly during the spring semester. Editors spend the fall semester advertising for the magazine and preparing for submissions. Sarah Benal, a junior English major and senior editor for the magazine, said Laurus has been responsible for organizing various events on campus for those who may be both familiar and new to Laurus. “This year we’re trying to give Laurus more of an image, and so we’ve organized a few interactive activities, such as selling back issues in Andrews Hall and a movie night,” Benal said. “We’re also having a ‘Writers Circle’ at Andrews where students can come to work on their final papers and projects as well as pieces they’re thinking of submitting to the magazine. We’ve invited a bunch of graduate students to come and give advice to the students throughout the evening.” After returning from winter break, the Laurus staff will spend time choosing submissions for the magazine and give an objective opinion on whether or not the piece

should be published in the spring. “Once we have all the pieces we want to publish, we notify the authors and spend the rest of the spring semester designing and organizing our magazine,” Benal said. “We’re able to present it to the public within the last few weeks of classes.” To become an editor of the magazine, prospective students must apply in the fall semester and are chosen soon after. As an English major, Benal said she was interested in seeing the other side of literary work and decided to apply to join the Laurus Magazine’s editing staff. “I’ve always been interested in the process of getting an idea to publication,” Benal said. “As an English major, I’ve been on the side of acceptance and rejection many times and I wanted to see what it was like for the ones doing the editing.” Daley Eldorado, a junior English and Spanish major, first joined

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Music brings about different nostalgic feelings TYLER KEOWN

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Background singers honored in documentary ‘20 Feet From Stardom’ shows the lives and importance of background singers Hannah Eads dn “Remember when we tried to sound white?” Darlene Love, Fanita James and Gloria Jones laugh. They were known as The Blossoms, one of the first groups of black background singers in the music industry. Now, even as 70-year-old women, they harmonize again. “20 Feet From Stardom” is not a depressing movie. The documentary about background singers focuses less on the fact that most of their solo careers did not take off, and more on the importance of background singers and the pride they put into their work. Lisa Fischer won a Grammy for her song “How Can I Ease the Pain,” as Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and in her speech thanked Luther Vandross for pushing her forward. The film also shows Fischer working with other famous musicians such as Sting and The Rolling Stones.

Despite the downfall of her solo career, the documentary films her continuously smiling and singing with the same amount of passion. There’s a scene where Fischer begins to riff by herself, the camera closed in on the pure, emotional expressions on her face as she continues to create her own melody. Her face scrunched up, her hands motioning along with the highs, the lows and the fades. It’s easy to tell that for Fischer and for the other singers singing is an enlightening experience. Another of the interviewed singers says what the entire movie is trying to evoke: the voice is the purest form of expression and these background singers are experts. But what the movie also does is provide a history lesson on the evolution of background singers from the first group of black women, The Blossoms, to the Ike and Tina Turner singer and women’s liberation era Claudia Lennear, to more recent stars, such as Judith Hill. One of the sadder stories is that of Lennear who was first praised as part of Ike and Tina Turner’s eye-candy group, and then as part of Leon Russell’s Shelter People, and also as a friend of Mick Jagger. Later, she would pose for Playboy before her career slowed to a stop. She was on the shelf, her solo records never took off. Now, she’s a Spanish teacher.

Earlier in the film, Love explains that at 18 years old, around the time she recorded “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” she was taken advantage of by the music industry and more specifically Phil Spector, who recorded her voice for other bands without giving her credit, eventually leading to her quitting music for a while. What the movie does well is it gives the audience an emotional high very early on, letting the audience relive the memories of these singers, before breaking down to the unfairness that often comes with the reality of working for other people in the music industry. But there is a constant uplifting feeling during the movie that these background singers can go through disappointment and still remain completely in love with music. For Fischer, marriage was never an option because, other than the fact that she confesses she has never had a serious relationship, it just isn’t for her. She is more in love with what she does. This movie is hopeful in that a passion for music will continue to push people, and more specifically background singers, toward their own happiness. This isn’t the type of documentary that reveals a long hidden secret. It honors the work and impact that these singers have put into the music industry.

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It’s Christmas time, dang it. I know because ABC Family told me so. We’re in the 25 days of Christmas now. It’s time to watch a ton of awful movies (sorry, Mom) and soak in the real meaning of the season, maybe. Driving back from my hometown after Thanksgiving break, I guess watching bits of “Family Man” had me in the mood, and I wanted to listen to Christmas music. I put in my favorite album for the time, Sunset Rubdown’s “Random Spirit Lover.” The thing is, that album isn’t a Christmas album at all. It’s a weird hodgepodge of explosion guitars, Shakespeare-inspired lyricism and loud drums. Christmas is never mentioned, there’s no religious themes, and overall, it’s just an indie album. I’ve associated it with Christmas for years, though. It’s because of when I first listened to it: junior year of high school, first semester winding down. I was in our living room, slogging through math homework and listening to the album for the first time on my green iPod mini. It was early December, and my mom had decked out our house for the season. Candles, wreaths and all kinds of other artifacts and stuff she found at whatever flea markets she haunts. It was snowing, too. Thick flakes were emphasized by the street lights. The kind of snow Ansel Adams dreams about. And for whatever reason, the music fit the scene. It added mys-

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Black Friday takes thanks out of holiday MARIA BARMETTLER

Working in retail shows how people change attitudes from Thanksgiving to Black Friday Thanksgiving. The holiday of endless food, football games I never watch, sitting by the fire and eating pumpkin pie. Spending time with your family and the ones you love and remembering how blessed you are. That is what it’s all about, right? But let’s not forget what comes after Thanksgiving, or even late Thanksgiving night — Black Friday. I walked into my aunt’s kitchen this past Wednesday to see mountains of piles of ads from the newspaper. Sears, JC Penney,

Best Buy, Old Navy, Gordmans, Younkers, Scheels, you name it. My aunt has always been big on Black Friday shopping and always insists my cousins and I join. She prints out maps of the stores and figures out where the items she needs will be. She writes out a schedule of which stores we will go to at which times. She even packs snacks and drinks to bring in her minivan so we don’t have to stop for food. Sounds crazy right? Well, actually it could be a lot worse. I never realized how crazy people can get on Black Friday until I started working in retail. It may be the worse day of a person’s life in retail. Lines will start five or more hours before the stores open, and once they do, there is a chance you could be trampled to death. Everyone wants the newest trends, the best deals, the most recent technology or anything they think is, “one heck of a deal.” However, some people go too far to succeed in their Black Friday goals and missions. The Post-Standard reports there were numerous accidents on this Black Friday. In New Jersey, a man was pepper sprayed and arrested after getting into an argument with a Wal-Mart manager on Thanksgiving night. The man attacked a police officer and was

arrested for disorderly conduct. In Virginia, two men were arrested after a stabbing in a fight over a parking space at a Wal-Mart. In Las Vegas, a customer who bought a big-screen TV at Target was shot in the leg while walking back to a nearby apartment complex causing him to drop the television. In Southern California, more than two people were arrested after a fight broke out at a Wal-Mart over line-cutting. Once again, at a Wal-Mart, which was in North Carolina this time, there were several brawls and fights over a television on sale. Not only were customers harmed in these incidents, but police officers as well. There were a large amount of police officers all over the country who were stabbed, shot or injured from trying to break up fights or stop shoplifters. Working at the new outlet mall in Gretna, Nebraska Crossings, my first-hand experience will tell you people are crazy. Thankfully, there were no stabbings or shootings or officers getting injured. However, I did see how upset people got over not getting what they wanted or how obsessed they became with the deals and merchandise. The thing people tend to forget is Thanksgiving is about being

thankful for what you have and giving back. I am one to shop ‘til I drop and get a handbag or dress or whatever it may be, but I am not about to fight a stranger over it. That is not what this holiday is about. One rising problem we may have is stores keep opening earlier and earlier each year. Obviously, they want to one-up each other, but when is enough enough? It is almost like this Black Friday day of shopping is ruining Thanksgiving. Stores opening at 8 p.m. are getting lines starting at 6 p.m.: what about the family dinner? The merchandise and products will always still be there. Even the day after Black Friday and the day after that. The “deals” people are getting are not even far from the original price. We live in a consumer world where people are obsessed with buying and purchasing. Some people are forgetting about what truly matters on this lovely holiday. And that is eating endless amount of food, watching football, sitting by the fire and being thankful for all your blessings. Oh and of course, pumpkin pie. Maria barmettler is a sophomore textiles merchandise and fashion design major. reach her at arts@ dailynebraskan.com

mountains: from 5 As the world gets faster and faster, it’s harder to rationalize spending months and months on a single piece, but that’s why it’s so special. It involves more care and intention than anything gets anymore these days.” anna greer former assistant

foose to attempt to finally pursue her passion and work with this undocumented fabric. “I took a board and put a nail at one end and a nail at the other,” said Zicafoose. “I stretched some yarn, I cut up a garbage bag, and I wrapped some of the fiber with the garbage bag and I put it in a dye pot and that was it. That was the start of it.” While that description makes the process sound very simple, the actual process of preparing to weave is nothing short of tedious. Before sitting down at the loom, it’s not uncommon for Zicafoose to have invested more than one hundred hours of preparation. “It is kind of like very complicated, sophisticated tie-dying,” she said. “But it’s not like a big cloth that is already woven, I’m taking it

thread by thread and wrapping it, dying it, and then unwrapping it. Then when I weave it all together if I’ve done my math correctly, the pattern falls into place.” Even though she loves doing this, she always has a studio assistant to aid in the prep work. Zicafoose always tries to find an assistant who can benefit from this kind of work in their future endeavors. This was exactly the case for Anna Greer, a former assistant who now owns her own clothing store. While she said she loved the experience she gained working with Zicafoose, sometimes tasks were more grueling than many would assume. “The worst parts of the job were when your fingers turned numb from wrapping Ikat for three weeks straight, or when you

wove a few lines too tight and had to take out a bunch of weaving,” Greer said. Greer does not work directly with textiles currently, but she hopes to purchase a loom in the future and pursue her love of textile making. She loves textiles, but can understand why there has been a decline in textile making in the past centuries. “As the world gets faster and faster, it’s harder to rationalize spending months and months on a single piece,” Greer said. “But that’s why it’s so special: It involves more care and intention than anything gets anymore these days.” Zicafoose is optimistic about the future of textiles. Through traveling, she has studied other cultures forms and functions with

tery to the scene, sort of. It’s hard to explain, I guess. But I remember feeling a sense of peace. So I drove back to Lincoln listening to “Random Spirit Lover,” that same sense of peace splashing into me as I sang along. It’s weird how nostalgia works like that. While I like that album a bit, it’s probably not even in my top 25. It didn’t matter, though — that was the right music for that scene. I started thinking about how hearing music at different times has changed my music taste. For example, my favorite song (Jai Paul’s “BTSTU”) was essentially a perfect storm for me. I first heard it at a time where most music was getting boring for me, because I couldn’t stop listening to the same things all the time. A friend showed it to me, and everything just clicked. It didn’t sound like anything else. And when I hear it, I’m still brought back to that night and my astonishment and this new song. Maybe what I’m saying is kind of obvious. Nostalgia holds a lot of power — sites such as BuzzFeed would die without. We like when positive memories are brought up. That’s kind of a no-brainer. I just like how music can sometimes work like it does in the movies. It can serve as a soundtrack to the better parts of our lives. With each note, a memory can be refreshed a bit more, until you’ve gone back in time. It can also have the opposite effect — hearing certain songs can bring back rough patches, be it failed relationships or family problems or whatever. Not on my drive, though. As I weaved through traffic on I-80, it wasn’t 54 degrees out and sunny; it was winter, I was in a candle-lit room and everything was great. tyler keown is a junior journalism major. reach him at arts@ dailynebraskan.com

cloth and observed the techniques of indigenous people. It is from these observations that she believes humans will always strive to wear and display beautiful works of cloth in their home, and thus the future of textiles is bright. Although Zicafoose is hopeful that textiles will thrive in the future, she is certain the art of tapestry making will always be preserved. “Textiles have always been a benchmark of the consciousness of a civilization and I think that will continue to be the case,” Zicafoose said. “You can’t hold the human down. The human has a propensity to embellish and wants to be surrounded by opulence and that comes in the form of cloth.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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One Direction stays unoriginal with new album Keith finn dn More like ‘N Stink! Watch out world, because there’s a new boy band superpower in town. The highly anticipated third album, “Midnight Memories” from One Direction is exactly what lovers and haters of the band thought it would be. The album sold 237,000 copies in its first week and shot to No. 1 in the United Kingdom. With pop verses and choruses backed by a variety of instrumentals and five-part harmonies, One Direction showed the world what corporate-driven music can really sound like. Whether you’re a fan of the heart throb Harry Styles or the more sensitive Liam Payne, these boys will give you brainhemorrhaging hooks that have the power to drive any teenage girl into an utter frenzy. The album starts out with the incredibly modest “Best Song Ever.” The song is a dedication to a night where a boy meets a girl whose dad is a dentist. I’m not sure of the meaning behind telling us the father’s occupation, but I digress. The chorus goes, “We danced all night to the best song ever, we knew every line but now we can’t remember.” Even though the title is misleading, this is not the best song ever. It is a song about the best song ever. It is a tribute. That’s right; One Direction pulls a fast one on all of us by making a hit song with something Tenacious D was doing 11 years ago. The album’s title track “Midnight Memories” shows off the group’s harder side. With prominent hard rock riffs, this song is straight out of the ’80s. But watch out, because this track is lyrically frightening. One verse goes, “Big house party with a crowded kitchen, people talk ‘shh’ but we don’t listen.” People need realize One Direction clearly doesn’t care about the “shh” you are talking about. They are throwing parties so crowded the average person could not navigate through the kitchen (a clear fire hazard), yet people are still talking “shh.” These singers obviously are a force to be reckoned with. “Story of My Life” is a track that reaches down into the Mum-

MIDNIGHT MEMORIES One Direction ford and Sons twang that lives inside every British person. The song begins with the soft plucking of a guitar and is accompanied by the single bass drum and stringed instruments. “Story of My Life” combines the pop music the One Direction boys know and love with a boxcar hobo-folk sound. The formula for this song paved the way for One Direction with a clear shot for the top of the charts. One Direction started a second “British Invasion” that was not only forced but much less original. “Midnight Memories” has songs that sound amazingly similar to tracks from artists such as DJ Sammy and Def Leppard. One Direction gives the populace what they want with their clear unoriginality and their catchy tracks. Just when we all thought the dark days of boy bands were a thing of the past, groups such as One Direction prove to all of us that terrible music can still be relevant. Also, one of the members is wearing a Wisconsin shirt on the cover of the album, as if I didn’t have any other reason not to like them. I have been a big “shh” talker, but the music One Direction is putting out is slowing down the progress of popular music. There will be a day where true musicians will get the recognition that One Direction has, but until then, we will just have to live with them. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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the literary magazine’s editing staff last fall because of her desire to become an editor after graduation. “I became involved with Laurus last fall because I wanted to be more involved in the English department and have some experience in the editing and publishing world,” Eldorado said. “I would like to be an editor, so I thought it fit very well with my plans.” Even though Eldorado is currently abroad in Spain, the senior editor said she will return to her position of co-vice president when she returns to Lincoln. For those looking to get their work published, applications can be found online through Laurus’ website. Though not every submission will make it into the magazine, Benal said simply submitting work can get students more involved in the English and publishing communities. “Whether an author gets published or not, it’s great experience to get involved in the publication

She has been ungodly good at Scrabble lately. You know how she’s usually pretty awful, playing three-letter words and playing more just to hang out with us? Last game, she played “ubiquitous,” “genial” and “portmanteau” out of nowhere. I’m scared.

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Huskers edge rallying Huskies Late comeback not enough for Northern Illinois as Nebraska remains undefeated at home with win Nedu Izu DN To foul or not to foul? That was the question Nebraska men’s basketball coach Tim Miles was faced with when Northern Illinois guard Travon Baker stepped behind the 3-point line with two seconds left in the game, the Huskers holding a 6158 lead. “Too early to foul in that case,” Miles said in his news conference after the game. “I felt confident in our men.” Miles saw his decision pay off as Nebraska (5-2 overall) escaped with a 63-58 victory after Baker missed his attempt to tie the Huskies (2-4) with the Huskers and potentially earn a comeback win. “Yeah, I’m glad they didn’t make it,” Miles said. “That game needed to end.” Junior guard Deverell Biggs and junior forward Leslee Smith led the Huskers with season-high performances, scoring 18 and 13 points, respectively. Nebraska may have squeaked by with a victory to keep its home win streak intact, but the Huskers’ mistakes made them look nearly unworthy, according to Miles. Nebraska finished Saturday’s game shooting 3-for-15 (20 percent) from behind the arc, shooting 40 percent from the field and converting 20 of its 33 free throw attempts. “We got careless,” Miles said. “Our guys need to understand

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Nebraska junior forward Leslee Smith (right) goes up for a layup in a game against South Carolina State on Nov. 17. Smith led the Huskers against Northern Illinois with 9 rebounds. that you need to stay on the attack, stay aggressive, and you have go out there and do your job.” Although the Huskers were down through the game’s first 10 minutes, they finished the first half on a 19-10 run to head into halftime up 35-28. However, keeping control of the ball became a problem in the second half. “I’m very disappointed we let them back in the game but more

the way we let them get back into the game,” Miles said. “We just had some turnovers that were uncharacteristic of this team. Loss aversion is a big deal.” The Huskers committed a season-high 16 turnovers in the game to help Northern Illinois get back in it, cutting Nebraska’s lead to 57-55 with a minute left in regulation. And to add insult to injury, the majority of Nebraska’s

starters weren’t sinking in most of their shots or found themselves in foul trouble. Sophomore guard Shavon Shields fouled out after scoring 7 points in the contest. “He ended up fouling out right when he got back into the game,” Smith said. “So it really does (knock) that aggression out of the game. So you have to play a little behind.” However, what they lacked in consistency and discipline, they made up for with their contributions from the bench. “Leslee has been more consistent. Deverell was really the spark tonight,” Miles said. The pair of juniors contributed 31 of Nebraska’s 35 total points off the bench, while also combining for half of the Huskers’ 10 steals. With less than a second left, Biggs knocked down both of his free throw attempts to put the Huskies away and send them home with their first road loss of the season. Although Nebraska escaped with its fifth victory, Miles said his team must clean up its mistakes if it expects to finish the same way in the Huskers’ next game Wednesday against Miami. “I was disappointed we didn’t finish the game out when we had our biggest lead and have it end up bigger than that,” Miles said. “We just got to get everybody on the same page and we’re not. We have to get there sooner than later because it’s a huge week.” Smith agreed with his coach. “We are going to take this game as a learning point,” Smith said, “and see the mistakes we made as well as the good things we did and make some corrections. We will have to get better in these next coming days and get ready for Miami and Creighton.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Senior forward Jordan Hooper scored a game-high 24 points for the Huskers but was held scoreless for the 1st 12 minutes.

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went down by way of a pin halfway through the first period. The Huskers earned the points back with a pin by sophomore The Nebraska wrestling team Anthony Abidin with only 17 secstayed undefeated in duals this onds left in the second period at year, sweeping its duals on Satur141 pounds. The Huskers went on day in Stanford, Calif. Nebraska showed why it is ranked No. 10 to win all but one match the rest of the dual, Sueflohn and Green in the nation, winning all three of winning by major decisions and the duals by large margins. Kokesh winning by a technical “It was good,” coach Mark fall. Manning said. “It The third dual was some differJust getting was a blowout. The ent competition as Huskers routed far as their styles, out of the California State and so I think it’s University, Bakersgood for our guys. Midwest helps field, beating the Just getting out of them get better in Roadrunners 42-0. the Midwest helps All but three them get better in competition.” matches were won competition, and with bonus points not having them Mark Manning added to the team nebraska wrestling coach wrestle the same score. Redshirt people is going to freshman Collin benefit our guys Jensen (heavyweight), No. 15 down the road.” redshirt freshman Tim Lambert The Huskers started off the (125 pounds), Abidin and Green day with a win against Utah Valall walked away with major deciley by a score of 36-6. Utah Valley won the first and the third match- sions. Sueflohn added a technical fall, and Kokesh and Dudley both es but failed to put points on the added pins to the team score. board after that. This may have been an imNebraska freshman TJ Dudley pressive routing but Manning had the only pin in the dual at 184 pounds, but he wasn’t the only doesn’t see it that way. “I just look at it as each indione to earn his team six points. vidual taking care of business,” No. 4 juniors 174-pounder Manning said. “We’re going to Robert Kokesh and 157-pounder James Green both won their look up in the end and see a W. So the deal is making sure that matches by forfeits. Adding a major decision into the score was ju- each guy gets better each time out, keeps improving. I look at the nior 149-pounder Jake Sueflohn, little things more.” ranked No. 5 in the country. No. 15 Lambert, Abidin, No. The second dual pitted two ranked opponents against each 5 Sueflohn, No. 4 Green, No. 4 Kokesh and Dudley all had perother: No. 10 Nebraska versus No. 18 Stanford, with the Husk- fect days Saturday. Kokesh scored the most team points with 17, and ers coming out on top 28-12. The two teams traded wins in the Dudley wasn’t far behind him first two matches, but the Husk- with 15. “Our guys did a great job ers took a big hit when freshman managing the day,” Manning 133-pounder Colton McCrystal

said. “They really got up for each match, and it was a long day for them wrestling three matches back to back to back, and I think it’s good for our guys.” The Huskers travel next to Las Vegas for the Cliff Keen Invita-

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volleyball: from 9 State. The play was set and tipped back to the Nebraska side. A Husker dived and dug the ball, and it sailed over the net back to Penn State. Penn State tried a slide play, as the ball turned into a rocket off the hands of the Penn State player. Again, a Husker dug the kill attempt, but it went back to the Nittany Lions’ side. A play was set up by Penn State. The Nittany Lions sent yet another shot at the Huskers, but again, it was dug. This time it was kept on the Huskers’ side. Junior setter Mary Pollmiller got the ball and set it for the lone Husker senior on the court. Robinson wasted no time and sent the shot to the floor of the Nittany Lions’ side of the court for the kill. Robinson competed for the Huskers for one season, but she said senior night still meant a lot to her. “It was really special,” Robinson said. “It’s just sad that it’s almost over, but not yet.” Overall, Cook said the Huskers played well. “I’m really happy with how our team competed tonight,” Cook said. “I think we learned some valuable lessons going into this NCAA Tournament. I think our team now realizes that we can play with anybody.” Both teams had three players in double-digit kill numbers. The Huskers had Robinson, Amber and Kadie Rolfzen with 12 or more kills. The Nittany Lions had sophomore

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Nebraska junior James Green, ranked No. 4 in the country at 157 pounds, won all three of his matches on Saturday, including major decisions against Stanford and Cal State Bakersfield.

For the No. 10 Nebraska women’s basketball team, when things were clicking, nothing could stop it from making lengthy scoring runs. Against UMass-Lowell on Wednesday, the Huskers dominated. But in their matchup Saturday against Washington State, the Cougars shot their way to a victory, setting the tone offensively and forcing the Huskers to play catch-up for most of the game. In Nebraska’s victory on Wednesday, the team was able to start the game exactly the way it wanted to: a 34-2 scoring outburst UMass-Lowell wasn’t able to overcome, leading to a 77-42 win. Although the Huskers started things out on the right foot, coach Connie Yori wasn’t satisfied with how things ended against the outgunned opponent. “Great start, not a great finish,” Yori said. “It’s kind of been the story for these types of games. “It’s going to be different on Saturday.” And for the Huskers, Saturday had a different result. In the opening minutes of the game on Saturday against Washington State, everything was going right for the visitors. The Cougars hit six strikes beyond the arc in the first 10 minutes to put them ahead early, and they held senior forward Jordan Hooper to zero points in the first 13 minutes. Heading into the third Pac-12 game of the season, Hooper anticipated it was going to be an offensive showdown on Saturday. “We knew they could shoot. We knew that was their bread and butter,” Hooper said. “I don’t think we were really surprised they made them all. We knew they were going to come out and shoot, but it was kind of surprising to see every single one of their shots go in. For them, too.” At one point in the first half, Nebraska was down by 15 points, but after a 16-0 run, the team was

able to grab its first lead of the game. After a few more 3-pointers by Washington State, the Cougars took the lead into halftime, up 45-38. By halftime, the Cougars hit more than 50 percent of their 3-pointers, hitting 9 while Nebraska was only able to make 1 out of 11 attempts. In the second half, the Huskers faced another deficit, down 63-44 to Washington State. But the Huskers were able to get on another comeback run to stay in contention with the Cougars. The Huskers went on another 16-0 run to put themselves within 3 points of Washington State, and momentum was on their side with eight minutes to go. During the final minutes of the game, the Huskers weren’t clicking as much as they were during their earlier scoring runs, which forced them to start fouling their opponents in the closing moments. Washington State pulled off the upset against the Huskers 7672 despite the open looks Nebraska was getting toward the end of the game. After missing a 3-pointer that would have given NU the lead with about 30 seconds left, Hooper was frustrated with the failed attempts late in the game. “It was just like the rest of the game,” Hooper said. “Nothing went in.” Yori was impressed by the runs her team made and the fact that the players refused to give up despite being down by 19 at one point in the game. “I credit our player’s resiliency in fighting back, both in the first half and the second half,” Yori said. “They made a great run. It just wasn’t enough down the stretch.” The Huskers will face No. 11 North Carolina on Wednesday in the annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Tar Heels beat Illinois on Saturday after losing to Arizona State on Friday in overtime 94-81. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

setter Megan Courtney, senior outside hitter Deja McClendon and senior right side Ariel Scott all posted double-figure kills. Scott earned a match-high 17 kills and four block assists on the night. Amber Rolfzen totaled 16 kills on the night, which was the most for the Huskers. Cook said he was impressed with her level of play in the match. “Amber showed up tonight,” Cook said. “She played big time.” The Huskers also took on Iowa on Wednesday and swept the Hawkeyes. Cook has said all season long that he wants his squad to serve tough and win the serve and pass game. The Huskers had their serving game going against the Hawkeyes. The team put up 11 aces to 3 service errors. Robinson and freshman libero Alexa Ethridge both blasted four aces, and Pollmiller marked two aces. Robinson led the Husker attack with 13 kills and a hitting clip of .320 percent. She also recorded a double-double by adding 10 digs. Pollmiller paced the offense with 29 assists. Senior outside hitter Rachael Bedell commanded the Iowa offense with 10 kills. Sophomore right side hitter Erin Radke added 9 kills and an attacking percentage of .467 percent. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

48 receiving yards, said turnovers have been the Achilles’ heel for Nebraska for a while. “Same story, different week,” he said. “We got to get it fixed; players have to figure it out. It’s gotten to the point that … there’s not much more the coaches can do for us. It’s a frustrating thing as a player knowing that we’re making mistakes to lose those football games.” Besides taking the ball away from the Huskers via interceptions, the Hawkeyes also were able to stop its biggest threat on offense – Ameer Abdullah. Iowa held the junior running back to just 16 yards rushing on 10 attempts in the first half. And what Nebraska lacked on the ground, the Hawkeyes gained. Junior running back Mark Weisman, who stands at 6 feet tall and weighs 236 pounds, bulldozed through Nebraska defenders throughout Friday’s matinee on 12 carries for 46 first-half yards. His 1-yard touchdown run with 5:15 helped Iowa to an 11-point lead heading into the locker room. It wouldn’t be until the Huskers stormed out of the tunnel to begin the third quarter that they’d create magic of their own in the end zone. After being stifled through the first two quarters, Abdullah trampled past Hawkeye defenders for 30 yards on a drive that ended in a touchdown to shrink the deficit to 4. His contribution on the opening

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Total offense Rushes – yards Passing yards Completions – attempts First downs Third down conversions Time of possession drive helped him become the fifth Husker to eclipse 1,500 rushing yards in a season. Although Nebraska’s opening drive of the fourth quarter rang similarly when Kellogg connected with senior wide receiver Quincy Enunwa for a 15-yard touchdown pass, the scoring plays were too little, too late. Iowa put up 10 points and 14 points in the third and fourth quarters, respectively, to beat Nebraska for the first time since 1981. Despite his team’s inability to prevail and win its ninth game, Pelini said he was proud of the way his seniors went out in their final home game. The coach knows fighting through injuries and off-the-field distractions

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good direction. If you choose not to think so, that’s your prerogative. All I know is that myself, the staff, the people associated with this program since I’ve been here can look at themselves in the mirror and feel good about what they’ve done.” Senior offensive lineman Jeremiah Sirles agreed with his coach and said that although he won’t be here next year, he can’t imagine anyone else as Nebraska’s coach. “I’ve spent five years with this guy, and he’s made me the best man that I could possibly be,” he said. “I’m the best man possible because of that man upstairs and what he’s done for this program.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Nebraska coach Bo Pelini has come under fire from many Husker fans after four losses this season, but Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst said Pelini will stay on as the Huskers’ coach.

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Nebraska junior wide receiver Kenny Bell is tackled by Iowa defensive back Desmond King. Bell led the Huskers’ passing attack with 7 catches for 67 yards on Friday, including a 25-yard grab on a flea flicker on Nebraska’s first play from scrimmage.

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which Iowa took advantage of with two touchdowns. “Those mistakes plague any football team,” Pelini said after the game. “When you turn the football over, you’re going to have some difficulties.” Kellogg started his first ever game as quarterback over senior Taylor Martinez, who is recovering from an injury. The Omaha native had a rough start, as his fourth pass of the game was picked off by Hawkeye senior linebacker Anthony Hitchens. Kellogg would throw another pick on Nebraska’s next drive to set Iowa up at Nebraska’s 25-yard line. The field position was good enough for Iowa quarterback Jake Rudock, as the sophomore found senior tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz for the game’s first touchdown. Junior wide receiver Kenny Bell, who finished the first half with

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It’s official: Bo Pelini isn’t going anywhere. “Bolievers” can heave a sigh of relief. A statement issued by Nebraska Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst on Saturday morning said Pelini is expected to remain the Huskers’ head football coach for their bowl game and in the future. Eichorst said he supports Pelini and looks forward to seeing Pelini continue to lead the program. Eichorst said he doesn’t like to comment on coaches’ jobs until their seasons are complete. “However, given the volume of unfounded speculation and conjecture about our head football coach, I want to reaffirm what I have said many times since I have arrived at the University of Nebraska,” he wrote. “That I positively respect, appreciate and support our football student-athletes, coaches and staff, as we do everyone in the Husker family. We very much look forward to our upcoming bowl game and Coach Pelini continuing to lead our program in the future.” Two days after a 41-21 loss to UCLA on Sept. 14, Deadspin. com released audio of Pelini using expletives while bashing fans and two Omaha WorldHerald reporters. Throughout the season, rumors have swirled questioning the security of his job. Later on Saturday, Pelini re-

leased a statement of his own. “I apologize for reacting emotionally yesterday and for showing frustration both with the game officials and the media,” Pelini wrote. “I fully understand and respect their difficult jobs, and I regret any and all actions or words which may have shed a negative light on our program and university. Accountability is a core belief throughout our program, and as the head coach, I must set and maintain a high standard. Our football staff is hitting recruiting full throttle and looking forward to the upcoming bowl game. We are committed to working with Shawn and our entire department staff to continue to build this program and bring championships back to Nebraska.” Since being hired in 2008, Pelini holds a 57-24 (.704 percentage) record as a head football coach, including his first victory in 2003 when Nebraska beat Michigan State in the Alamo Bowl, 17-3, when he was interim coach. Pelini has carried the Huskers to 17 wins in the Big Ten Conference, three conference title games and a 3-3 record in bowl games. Nebraska ended its regular season with a 38-17 loss to Iowa on Friday at Memorial Stadium. The Huskers finished with an overall record of 8-4 and 5-3 in the Big Ten Conference. The Huskers will learn what bowl they will play in on Dec. 8 during Selection Sunday. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

volleyball

Huskers clinch top-10 seed in tournament staff report dn The Nebraska volleyball team earned the No. 8 overall seed in the NCAA Volleyball Championship and will host Fairfield in the first round on Friday. The Huskers (23-6, second in the Big Ten) play the Stags (19-12, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champions) at the Bob Devaney Sports Center at 7 p.m. At 4:30 p.m., Miami (19-11) will play Oregon (19-11), which defeated Nebraska 3-1 in the Omaha regional

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Nebraska freshman outside hitter Amber Rolfzen led the Huskers with 16 kills in their 3-1 loss to Penn State on Saturday night. Rolfzen also hit one of Nebraska’s 12 service errors in the match.

Penn State sneaks past Nebraska in four Eric Bertrand DN The No. 10 Nebraska volleyball team wrapped up its regular season with a win against Iowa on Wednesday (25-16, 25-18, 25-18) and a loss to the Big Ten champion Penn State on Saturday (22-25, 25-23, 26-24, 2624). The fourth set in Saturday’s match between the Huskers and the Nittany Lions was a battle, as there were 12 ties in the set. Nebraska created separation after a service error from Penn State’s redshirt freshman Paulina Prieto Cerame and two con-

secutive blocks, which brought the score to 23-20. No. 2 Penn State mounted a comeback with a 4-point run on two kills and two Husker attacking errors. This gave the Nittany Lions match point. Freshman outside hitter Amber Rolfzen earned a kill, giving the Huskers a chance by forcing another extra point set. Penn State wasted no time in the deuce set by recording the next two points on a service error from Amber Rolfzen and a kill from junior outside hitter Nia Grant to seal the set and the match.

Coach John Cook said late-game points are crucial in any match. “You got to make plays at the end,” Cook said. Though the match lost its value when the Nittany Lions clinched the Big Ten title in a sweep of Ohio State on Wednesday, the Bob Devaney Sports Center had 8,561 fans in attendance. With the Huskers leading 19-15 in the first set, senior outside hitter Kelsey Robinson flung the ball up in the air, and then jumped and blasted her serve. It was dug by Penn

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last year to book a trip to the Final Four. The winners of the games will play each other on Saturday at 7 p.m. Defending national champion Texas, which dealt the Huskers their second loss of the 2013 season in a five-set match in Austin, Tex., is the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament and is opposite No. 8 Nebraska in the Lincoln regional. The regional will take place at the Devaney Center on Dec. 13 and 14. Big Ten champion Penn State, which defeated Nebraska on Sat-

urday, earned the No. 2 seed and will play in the Lexington region of the bracket. Washington and undefeated Missouri, the only team without a loss in the country, earned the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds, respectively. The other seeded Big Ten teams are Minnesota (No. 10), Wisconsin (No. 12) and Illinois (No. 13). Nebraska was a combined 6-0 against those three teams this season. Also in the field from the conference are Purdue, Michigan and Michigan State. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

NCAA Volleyball Championship 1st and 2nd Rounds (Games in Lincoln) OREGON (19 -11)

MIAMI (19 - 11) Friday 4:30 p.m.

FAIRFIELD (19-12)

No. 8 NEBRASKA (23-6) Friday 7 p.m.

Saturday, 7 p.m. Bob Devaney Sports Center

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Iowa running back Mark Weisman runs against Nebraska on Friday. Weisman ended the game with 72 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries.

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one 85 Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah ran for 85 yards on 23 carries. It was Abdullah’s lowest rushing output of the season by 13 yards, and the Huskers were held to 89 yards rushing on the day.

The Huskers’ first points of the game came on a Pat Smith field goal with 31 seconds remaining in the second quarter. The last time Nebraska was scoreless for longer in a game was at Missouri in 2009, when the Huskers did not score until the fourth quarter in a 27-12 victory.

Nebraska’s 21-point loss was its largest defeat at home since 2007, when the Huskers lost 52-17 to Missouri at Memorial Stadium.

For the second straight home game, the Huskers’ first two offensive possessions ended in turnovers. Against Michigan State on Nov. 16, Nebraska fumbled and threw an interception on the first two drives; against Iowa on Friday, quarterback Ron Kellogg III threw interceptions on the first two possessions.

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Iowa players celebrate a first quarter touchdown by tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz (center) that gave the Hawkeyes a 7-0 lead.

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Iowa beat Nebraska in Lincoln for the first time since a 33-13 win in 1943. In the 11 games the schools played between 1943 and 2013, the Huskers won eight, including all five in Lincoln.

Nebraska coach Bo Pelini is flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct during the third quarter.

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game balls Michael Rose

Michael Rose may be a redshirt freshman, but against Iowa, he played like it was his last game on Senior Day. Before Friday’s game, his career high for tackles in a game was 11. In Nebraska’s last football game of the season, the linebacker recorded a game-high 16 tackles against the Hawkeyes, the most by a Husker this season. Rose’s performance included seven solo tackles and four tackles for loss.

Nedu Izu, football beat writer

Iowa senior linebackers

Though Nebraska’s 23 seniors were honored on Friday before the game against Iowa, it was Iowa’s senior linebackers who made the difference in the game. Senior linebackers James Morris and Anthony Hitchens each recorded an interception off quarterback Ron Kellogg III, which helped secure Iowa’s 38-17 win. Fellow senior linebacker Christian Kirksey led the Iowa defense with 11 tackles, including 3 tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble.

Kyle Cummings, assistant sports editor

Mark Weisman

Iowa junior running back Mark Weisman triumphed over the Husker defense Friday. Weisman rushed 24 times for 72 yards and two touchdowns. His longest run was 11 yards, but Weisman dominated Nebraska linebackers on third downs and short-yardage plays. Weisman has 937 yards rushing on the season with 7 touchdowns.

Chris Heady, football beat writer