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Photographer to present on role of water locally

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Erin Clement, a senior political science major, travels in front of the Nebraska Union on Dec. 5. Clement has had trouble passing in front of the union, because her wheelchair has gotten stuck on icy sidewalks causing her wheels to spin out.

First snowfall frustrates students with disabilties Clement said that on Dec. 5 she got stuck three separate times while going from the Nebraska Union to the University Health Center. In addition, she faces trouble every day with her commute. Clement, who lives off campus, is driven to the UNL campus and said she has had to be dropped off at more inconvenient locations because of snow. “I really don’t (think Landscape Services clears enough snow),” she said. “I’ll get stuck and spin out on the ice.” Eileen Bergt, director of Landscape Services, said that many efforts are taken to clear the sidewalks sufficiently enough for students to move around on campus.

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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. This is a sentiment many University of Nebraska-Lincoln students are rejecting. As snowfall builds up on sidewalks and streets on campus, it’s becoming more difficult for some students to get to class. Many students question the effectiveness of snow removal measures on campus. For Erin Clement, a senior political science major, the snow buildup causes more than a simple inconvenience. Clement uses a mechanical wheelchair and said she sometimes finds getting around on a snow- and ice-covered campus frustrating.

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In the final E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues of the semester, Michael Forsberg will speak about conservation from his standpoint as a nature photographer. The lecture, “Pulse of the Plains: A Photographer’s Journey Connecting Water, Wildlife and Landscape” is Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. This year’s E.N. Thompson lecture series is on water and global security. There are two more lectures in the series in the spring semester. “This is just a midpoint in the series,” said Katie Cervantes, E.N. Thompson Forum coordinator. Forsberg, a native Nebraskan and UNL alumnus, was chosen to speak on the series because he has shown his understanding of the role of water in the region through 15 years worth of nature

Bergt worked with Veva Cheney, director of Services for Students with Disabilities, and Christy Horn, compliance officer for the Americans with Disabilities Act or ADA, to create pedestrian snow removal routes. These paths run all over campus to ensure there is a passable route to the handicap-accessible entrances on every campus building. These routes are available on the Landscape Services website. Clement said she believes there is an accurate representation of snow removal many days after the initial snowfall but that several of the paths indicated

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Michael Forsberg brings an environmental conservation photographer’s view to the forum,” Katie cervantes

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photography. His work, with National Geographic — and other publications such as Audubon, National Wildlife and Natural History — has focused on the Great Plains. The region is changing, as people interact with nature. Sandhill cranes and the Platte River Basin are two of Forsberg’s major projects that can show people the motivation for so much interest in conservation and water issues. This isn’t in contrast to other speakers in the lecture

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Activists against human trafficking urge state action

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Sen. Amanda McGill (right) reacts to a question posed by fellow Judiciary Committee member Steve Lathrop to Leticia Bonifas, who testified on human trafficking Monday as a member of the Nebraska Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition. She focused on her knowledge of labor trafficking in Nebraska, including on farms and meatpacking plants. trafficking had appeared in the line of duty. The connection can be difficult to prove because of uncooperative witnesses, they said, but prostitution, escort services and strip clubs often function as channels of exploitation

and human trafficking. As an example of exploitation of vulnerable people, prostitution bears the hallmarks of trafficking, said Tom Casady, Lincoln’s public safety director and former police chief. The women

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through Omaha and Lincoln on its way from San Francisco to New York City and is an ideal conduit for traffickers. “Overall, there has been a rise in human trafficking victims in the United States,” said Joy Panigabutra-Roberts, an assistant professor in the University of NebraskaLincoln Libraries. Panigabutra-Roberts works with several other professors for UNL’s annual Human Trafficking Conference. Panigabutra-Roberts listed locations of recently reported cases: Michigan, Minnesota, Washington, D.C., and Omaha. “Human trafficking is one of the biggest money-making schemes in the world,” said Al Riskowski, executive director of the Lincoln-based Nebraska Family Council, a Christian organization that counts human trafficking among the issues it works to address. “Sen. McGill, thank you so much for doing this.” Hayes and several other law enforcement officials described how often human

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Human trafficking reaches into Nebraska, even Lincoln. That was the message Monday afternoon, when several dozen Nebraskan officials, professors and ordinary citizens testified to the State Legislature’s Judiciary Committee to explore the movement, trade and exploitation of human beings for profit within Nebraska’s borders, as well as the state’s options for fighting it. The hearing was meant as a kind of crash-course on human trafficking and a time to gather ideas to address it, said Sen. Amanda McGill of Lincoln, who’s taken a particular interest in the issue. It wasn’t the committee’s first encounter with the subject, as the senators had heard testimony on a related, ultimately doomed bill earlier this year introduced by Sen. Mark Christensen. “I think most of us had our eyes widely opened through that hearing,” McGill said.

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“This is a very worthy cause for us to investigate.” And as law enforcement officers and nonprofit advocates often lament when discussing human trafficking, the first task remained convincing people that such trafficking actually happens in the Midwest. “It is always kind of a constant thing that’s going on,” Omaha Police Chief Alex Hayes told the several state senators before him. “It occurs. It continues to occur.” Human trafficking is an umbrella term for a multibillion-dollar international industry, a vast network that feeds the global demand for people for agriculture, construction or sex. Several nonprofit organizations, including the Washington, D.C.-based Polaris Project, refer to human trafficking as modern-day slavery, and estimate its victims number about 27 million worldwide. The U.S., Midwest and state of Nebraska are all pieces of that network as well, several testifiers said Monday. Interstate 80, for example, passes

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campus briefs Gaughan Center seeks participants for diversity forum Students interested in diversity issues can register to participate in a diversity forum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center will host the UNL Empowerment Forum. The forum is open to all faculty, staff and students. The forum will give participants a place to hear other people’s thoughts and perspectives on challenges facing the university in terms of diversity. It will also help participants understand other cultural views and differences. The forum will take place Jan. 27 in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Students, staff and faculty can register at http://go.unl.edu/o9e. There is no set deadline to register yet. Faculty Award nominations accepted until Jan. 13 Students can help honor teachers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln who have made a difference during their college careers. UNL is seeking nominations for the Griesen Award and the NU Foundation/Builders Award. Both awards honor individuals who have served UNL students, whether it be a teacher, an adviser or a faculty member. All faculty and staff can be nominated. To nominate a faculty or staff member, visit http:// stuafs.unl.edu. The deadline to nominate a candidate for either award is Jan. 13. Outdoor Adventures rents out ski equipment Students who ski can rent ski sets from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Outdoor Adventures gear shop. Skis, boots and poles cost $10 a day with discounted rates given for extended rentals. Students can rent ski equipment daily from noon to 5 p.m. For more information, call 402-472-4777 or visit http://go.unl.edu/ski_rentals. UNL World Energy Project to host fundraiser at Noodles & Company Students, faculty and staff at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln can help hospitals and schools in Africa become more energy independent by eating dinner at Noodles & Company Dec. 7. The UNL World Energy Project is raising money to install solar panels on a women and children’s hospital in Koutiala, Mali, and a girls’ school in Kapkemich, Kenya, in 2012. The group will travel to Africa to do this. The UNL community can help the student organization by mentioning “World Energy Project.” Noodles & Company will then donate 25 percent of the proceeds to the World Energy Project. University Bookstore expands locations, hours to buy back books Students will have more opportunities to get cash for their textbooks during dead week and finals week. The University Bookstore will buy back class textbooks at stations in the Nebraska Union store, Abel Hall and Smith Hall from Dec. 5 through Dec. 9. Students can also return books for cash at the store, Abel Hall, Henzlik Hall, Knoll Hall and Smith Hall from Dec. 12 through Dec. 16. For store hours, visit http://go.unl.edu/unl_bookstore. UNL Horticulture Club to hold poinsettia sale The UNL Horticulture Club will sell poinsettia plants in the Nebraska Union and East Campus Union Dec. 7 and Dec. 8 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The club members grow the plants for the sale, which raises club funds. Student Involvement Information Strategies to showcase services in open Studio Students involved in recognized student organizations can learn about how Student Involvement Information Strategies can help them publicize events. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s SIIS is hosting an open house so student clubs can learn about its services. SIIS will begin offering its design services to all RSOs in January. The showcase will take place Dec. 8 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Nebraska Union. Class reserve lists due Dec. 16 Faculty and graduate students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have until Dec. 16 to turn in class reserve lists to the University Libraries. Teachers can make online content available to their spring class through reserve lists. Requests can take one to four days to process. The electronic reserve form can be printed out at http://library.unl.edu/screens/reserve.html. — Compiled by Kim Buckley kimbuckley@dailynebraskan.com

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UNL Intramurals to host Human Battleship game DANAE LENZ DAILY NEBRASKAN

It’s almost like the classic board game Battleship. But instead of sitting across a table from an opponent and trying to keep a poker face, players are in a canoe in the middle of a pool and throwing buckets of water at other teams’ boats. The goal is to sink the opponents before they sink you. “We give them buckets and they try to fill the other teams’ canoes,” said Chad Schultz, graduate assistant for intramural sports at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. While Human Battleship is a popular intramural, it’s not widely played at campuses across the United States because it tends to be more

dangerous than most. “Not every university has it because it is such a big risk factor,” Schultz said. However, no big injuries have been cited during the sport’s tenure at UNL. As an extra measure to make sure nothing happens, Schultz said staff members are in the water to make sure the boats don’t hit the sides of the pool and to make sure everything stays under control. Keith Krueger, a fifth-year senior electrical engineering major, has worked at the event the past couple of years and said he thinks it’s a tradition that should be continued. “It’s one of my favorite of the intramural sports,” he said. Although he hasn’t had a chance to play it himself since

he has worked the event, he said he would love to get the chance to jump in. “It is a lot of fun, that’s definitely true,” he said. The carnage is set to ensue Sunday at the Campus Rec Center pool. The last day to sign up is Tuesday. The only thing students need to bring is their swimsuit. Everything else — canoes, buckets, sponges and life vests — will be provided. Last year, 42 teams in total signed up for the tournament. So far this year, only seven teams had signed up as of Monday night. But Schultz said he was certain they would get a lot of last-minute sign ups because the event has been so well-received in past years. The entry fee is $15 and

each team must have four members. There are three divisions: men, women and co-ed. Each co-ed team must consist of two men and two women. Participants can sign up at the City Campus Recreation Building or at the East Campus Activities Building. For more information, go online to http://go.unl.edu/im_ sports or call the intramural office at (402)472-8383. The UNL Intramurals Office doesn’t have videos of the event online, but if you’d like a taste of what the competition is about, the University of Alabama has a YouTube video of its Human Battleship event online at http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=GchP9s-z4Lo.

grade for its trafficking laws from Washington state-based group Shared Hope International, Sen. Steve Lathrop joined McGill and other committee members in asking, “Where’s the hole in our laws?” Panigabutra-Roberts was ready with a dozen points of action for the senators, including commissioning a statewide study of the problem, creating a state task force devoted to it and promoting the National Human Trafficking hotline. “There’s such a lack of research on this issue that everything you hear is hearsay,” another UNL professor, Sriyani Tidball, told the committee before challenging them to create a slave-free Nebraska. Casady stressed training

for law enforcement to help officers find and help trafficking victims, and called for increased services for victims once they’re found. Such local services, he said, are “woefully underfunded,” yet he has seen them work. After the hearing, McGill said she would be formulating potential bills for the legislature from the material gathered at the hearing. She wasn’t certain of its eventual form but emphatically affirmed she would introduce at least one bill next year. What’s important is that some action is taken here at home, Tidball told the committee. “Until we can protect our kids in Nebraska right here,” she said, “we can’t get anywhere.”

learn more about.” While Forsberg’s presentation at the Lied Center is free and open to the public, a private reception for the E.N. Thompson International Scholars learning community will be held earlier at 5:30 p.m. in the Van Brunt Visitors Center. Linda Major, assistant to the vice chancellor of Student Affairs, said that the Q&A session has been a part of the

lecture series for the past six years. “Students have been preparing for this event for weeks,” she said. Forsberg and his wife, Patty Forsberg, run a photography gallery in the Lincoln Haymarket. Free tickets for the event are available by calling the Lied Center or visiting its website: http://www.liedcenter.org.

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hearing: from 1 up addicted to drugs and the perfect target for exploitation. The average age of entry into sex work is about 13, which automatically qualifies as human trafficking and is usually coerced, other officials pointed out. “None have said they intentionally and willingly sought a life of prostitution,” said Weysan Dun, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Omaha field office who also works in the Innocence Lost Task Force, which focuses on sexual exploitation of children. “They saw no other alternatives.” Other forms of trafficking also leave their mark on Nebraska, said Leticia Bonifas from the Nebraska Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition. “The sex

trafficking of women and children is huge, but we have to look at labor trafficking,” she said. Bonifas pointed to meatpacking plants and farms as common destinations for laborers and immigrants who can be promised a good job and instead get exploitation, extortion or otherwise illegal working conditions. Labor trafficking often blends into sex trafficking when farm or store owners demand something extra on the side, she said, citing hundreds of victims who came to the coalition for help. Several of those who testified also focused on potential solutions for the legislature to consider, including stiffer penalties for traffickers and customers. Despite Nebraska’s recent failing

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forsberg: from 1 series. It is a complement, as people don’t all have the time, or camera equipment, to document changes in the plains. The Platte River Basin, which runs through the Sandhills, was documented in a time-lapse photography project by Forsberg, along with Michael Farrell, a special projects manager for NET Television. The multimedia project will be featured in Forsberg’s

presentation, along with other photography works. “Michael Forsberg brings an environmental conservation photographer’s view to the forum,” Cervantes said. “He’s not only a local success, he brings a wealth of knowledge about the Great Plains.” The Keystone XL pipeline brought a lot of attention to the Sandhills of Nebraska. Cervantes said conversation topics are “things we can all

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Campus should be navigable for all during winter The first snowfall of the season is often accompanied by relearning how to navigate snow-covered roads and icy sidewalks. But at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, even simple transportation seems challenging this year. Perhaps the snow was just wet enough to cause a mess. Maybe the pre-snow measures were ineffective this time around. Or the heavy foot traffic of a Saturday on campus packed the snow on sidewalks into slick ice rinks. Whatever the case, UNL seems particularly marred by ice this year. With seemingly almost all of the campus’ sidewalks coated in ice or thick slush, going places on campus is difficult. And getting from point A to point B isn’t just a challenge, it’s a safety hazard. It’s dangerous for even the average UNL student or faculty member to go anywhere without getting injured. But what about people using wheelchairs or crutches? Without sidewalks properly cleared, getting around campus is nearly impossible for UNL’s disabled. Sidewalks with long stretches coated in three inches of uneven ice and slush are simply not navigable. The university needs to make it a priority to make campus navigable for its entire population, not just those physically capable of strapping on some ice skates for the journey to Nebraska Hall. If whatever measures Landscape Services took didn’t work this time around, better measures must be tried next time. It isn’t fair to limit mobility for an entire segment of UNL. And it isn’t conducive to learning. Clearing sidewalks and roads may seem trivial, but it’s important. It’s vital for safety and a reasonable commute time. And it’s essential to make sure UNL students, faculty or staff with disabilities can get to school. opinion@dailynebraskan.com

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Friends outweigh popularity

hanksgiving has passed and the Christmas season is upon us, but I still find myself counting my blessings. This year I’m reminded of how thankful I am for my friends. I wouldn’t be able to be the person that I am without their support. And yet, I sometimes find myself wanting more. Sometimes, I find myself wanting more than just my close friends. Sometimes, I want to be “popular.” Face it: We’re social creatures. We feel a need for acceptance. If you’ve never heard of Maslow, look him up on Wikipedia - he developed a hierarchy of human needs. It’s not the definitive source of human behavior, but the hierarchy expresses the need for love we all feel. We desire a comfortable social atmosphere where we can feel like we belong. But being popular is hard. I think I’d go crazy if I were a super popular person – the amount of energy and work I’d have to expend to stay popular would drive me insane. It’s hard enough for me, as an introvert, to make one friend. I can’t imagine trying to maintain likability for a large group of people. It’s no wonder we often think of people who maintain incredible popularity as the most insecure – they’re probably constantly worried that their huge social pyramid will collapse on top of them and bury them alive. And there’s nothing worse than being buried in a social pyramid. Think Egyptian mummy curse, but now add in Facebook. It’s not a pretty sight. I sometimes wish I liked being unpopular. I don’t mean that in a sad way, either. Think about the happiness we get when we realize someone likes us. Now, imagine you could feel that way when someone doesn’t like you. Imagine a little thrill running up your spine, knowing someone possibly despises you. Because isn’t it infinitely easier to be unpopular? I think I could be really good at it. In fact, I made a list of five things I could do to make myself completely and irrevocably unpopular. No. 1: Pee on someone. Let’s be honest – it’s really hard to like someone if they pee on you. Try it sometime. Not so easy, huh?

jason frye No. 2: Do something mean to a cat. You may or may not know this, but the Internet, and by extension the entire world, is obsessed with cats. Deep down inside, each of us secretly aspires to be as awesome as the nearest feline. I own a very dumb and fat cat that produces an exorbitant amount of poop, and I still admire him for his brilliant lifestyle (a.k.a finding a family to lovingly dote on him, as mine does). I would trade places with him in a heartbeat. By doing something awful to a cat, I would ensure that the entire world would forever equate me with the word “evil.” The only problem with this strategy is that I, too, would see myself as evil. Which is a bit unpopular, even for my tastes. No. 3: Seek out eye contact with people while using a public restroom. This is also scientifically proven to leave a terrible impression, which is an important step to becoming unpopular. No. 4: Become the President of the United States of America. The difficult part for this one is that you first have to convince at least 50 percent of the country to like you. But once you actually enter the office, it’s surprisingly easy to cause that 50 percent to immediately regret their decision. The easiest way, once elected: issue an executive order banning cats. You’ll probably be impeached and deposed within the day. No. 5: Lick someone on the face. While I know some people find this to be arousing, I imagine the situation playing out this way: Stranger on airplane: Hello, it seems we’ll be sitting next to each for this eight hour flight. Perhaps we should get to know each other. Allow me to introduce myself— Me: *licks Stranger’s face*

Stranger: Oh, wow, that was awkward. Please, next time if you think I have food or something on my face, just– Me: *licks Stranger’s face again* Stranger: Seriously, stop. I don’t appreciate this. You are invading my personal space by– Me: *once again licks Stranger’s face* Stranger: If you do that one more time— Me: *goes in for another lick* At this point, I assume they would either scream for assistance, the other passengers would attempt to restrain me, or they’d proceed to beat me up with their carry-on bags. Either way, the commotion that would ensue wouldn’t ingratiate me with a host of people, including the airline industry. The only downside is a story this strange would inevitably find its way to the Internet, where people have a penchant for enjoying the strange and unusual. They’d probably still like me. Solution: Find those people. And pee on them. The list could go on. As you can see, being unpopular, even reviled, isn’t that difficult. But the problem is that eventually you will be unpopular with everyone. Which will make you completely and utterly alone. Which will, eventually, make you sad. And no one likes being sad. Because if you liked being sad, that would make you happy, which is a paradox. Life would be easier if we didn’t focus so much on our popularity and instead learned to be thankful for the friends we have. These are the people who will stick with us no matter what happens. Instead of worrying how others are thinking about us, we should spend time with our friends and build the relationships that count. Also, I’m not so sure I’d enjoy it if people began to take an active pleasure in making themselves unpopular. After all, as much fun as it is to pee on other people, who actually enjoys being peed on? Don’t answer that.

jason frye is a senior music education major. follow him on twitter at @lewisjlf and reach him at jasonfrye@ dailynebraskan.com.

Columnist sheds Scrooge ways, gives gifts

s the Christmas trees are assembled, presents are wrapped and the anticipation of opening them builds up, remember that Christmas is about giving, not receiving. This holiday season, I realized I’ve been a superficial Scrooge. I convinced myself every year that people owed me a gift just for being my awesome self. The occasional gift was bought for close family members, but theirs always topped mine. It’s possible that I was a greedy, self-centered 22-year-old. Key word: was. When Christmas comes around, like most people, I get really excited. I’m mesmerized by Christmas lights; I walk around downtown Omaha’s Gene Leahy Mall in the bitter cold just because it’s lit up at night. Most Christmas music is annoying, but I listen to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” on repeat. Embarrassing? Definitely. Christmas cheer is contagious, especially when I center it on me. Because I’m addicted to online shopping, I click “add to cart” too often. These online shopping carts will eventually

turn into extensive Christmas lists. Getting the items in the shopping carts isn’t a simple process. The lists are made, but I have to think about who to ask to ensure I get these items as gifts. It dawned on me that I was a self-absorbed tool, in love with the commercialization of Christmas. I had to change this. On the eve of Lincoln’s first snow, I went shopping – for everyone but myself. One of my best friends back home gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, to which I’m the proud godfather. I ran around town, scouring the racks at TJ Maxx and other stores to find onesies and other baby clothes. Another one of my friends is studying abroad in the spring. I found the perfect photo album for the pictures he takes abroad. I almost bought a Spanish dictionary, but realized that he will pick up the language while he’s in Spain. My brother has helped me more often then I’d like to admit. His Christmas list, however, consisted of “comfy clothes.” Puzzled, I found grosslooking pajama sets in abundance. I finally stumbled upon a pair of navy blue pajama pants with a grizzly bear print. Those will have to do. I also

damien croghan bought him a flask (everyone needs one). My girl friends were simple enough to shop for. I bought picture frames and books that suited their personalities, complete with a “sentimental” note written on a Post-It. My guy friends took a little more thought. Buying picture frames or sentimental stuff for men isn’t a route I go down. Instead, I bought them copies of Tucker Max’s “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell” and “Assholes Finish First,” among other manly things. I would tell you what I bought my parents and sister, but since they read my column, I’m going to keep that a secret. After my charitable shopping spree, I found myself in front of Gateway Mall. There was a man, standing in the bitter cold, ringing a bell. The

sight of a Salvation Army volunteer is familiar, but what’s different now is that I have a pocketful of spare change. Instead of keeping it in my pocket, I pulled out a handful of quarters and put it inside the bucket. I got home, looked in my closet and decided to downsize my wardrobe. Clothing is my vice. Parting with 15 shirts and two pairs of jeans was difficult. I won’t lie, I’m slightly materialistic. I felt attached to the frivolous things I purchased with my hard-earned money. But I did it, and I dropped the bag off at Goodwill. Some thrift shopper will be dressing fly pretty soon. You might wonder what heralded my change of heart from selfish to generous. For me, 2011 was a year of change. I was used to supporting myself, financially and otherwise. Yet I found myself needing assistance. Because I don’t have a car on campus, I hitched rides from my friends to run all of my errands. Grocery shopping wasn’t possible without someone picking me up. Every time my friends gave me a ride, they insisted I didn’t give them gas money.

My parents are great people, too. They’ve never had any problem with helping me out, even this far into my adulthood. As much as I’d like to pretend I’m making it all on my own, I would be lying if I said so. Several of my bills have been paid with the assistance of my mother. Bless her soul. Finally, it hit me: Without this network of people surrounding me, I would have nothing and would be destitute. Despite doing well in school, that’s all I’ve really done; attend school. Can I say I’ve done anything profound with myself? No. Can I say I’ve given much back to these great people? No, but I’m starting now. Buying gifts isn’t the only way I’ve expressed appreciation. Simply saying “thank you” after someone does me a favor works, too. My newfound awareness of people’s kindness has caused me to reject my previously abominable disposition. This Christmas, I’m giving back. Rather than focus on what I’m getting as gifts, I’m reciprocating my friends’ and family’s selflessness.

damien croghan is a senior news-editorial and international studies major. reach him at damiencroghan@ dailynebraskan.com.

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All semester long I’ve been trying my best to give my opinion without the pretension that comes with knowing my opinion is better than yours, the reader. It’s a heavy burden to bear, but I wear this title of “state university student paper columnist” with pride. For my final column of the semester, I figured I would streamline the entire process.

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Is it a someone? No . . Yes I can read you like a book. How long has it been?

Drop this paper right now and grab a book. You like Ke$ha too much for anyone’s good.

A week or 2.

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Trick question, there’s never enough pop.

Damn near 10 years.

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A self-centered, calculated lie

Are you ever worried that you’re “not black enough?” Every day

Gregorian Chants. Because I hate you almost as much as you clearly hate yourself. Really? Architecture in Helsinki? People like you make me feel better about myself. But anyways, Ratatat is a good way to go. But you’ve probably already heard them and stopped listening to them after they sold out. Wear that mustache with pride, Mr./Miss Hip.

Do you like Darren Criss?

The JV Allstars. You enjoy the result of a hard day’s work and appreciate the work of those who do what they love because they love it rather than for the success it brings them. Also, you’re OK with settling and/or giving up when it becomes appropriate to do so.

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Motion City Soundtrack. You’re a dork, but not the type of dork that goes to Star Trek conventions or argues whether Frank Miller or Alan Moore did Batman better. You’re the socially acceptable, Ray-Banwearing dork. You like dinosaurs; listen to an album full of them.

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Here I am presenting a flowchart to help guide you into what music you should listen to. Perhaps you are holiday-shopping for someone and need to find a musical gift that will speak to them. Or maybe you’re just as confused as the rest of us as to what you like. Hopefully this chart will help you figure out exactly what music your eardrums are desiring.

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Katy Perry. Because if I didn’t include her, I would have lost a bet. You like repetition with an actual-decent-yet-totally-crazy vocalist. Just stop trying to make Jessie J happen. She’s not going to happen, get over it.

Neil Orians is a senior fine arts major and that’s it. Reach him at neilorians@dailynebraskan.com.

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Great Plains Massacre band Members Derek Wilson (left) and Paul Knapp practice in their studio on Monday. The Band’s next performance will be at Knickerbockers on Tuesday evening.

Great Plains Massacre uses name, talent to draw listeners place,” Derek Wilson said. “We’d be lying if we said Daily Nebraskan the nights spent smoked In this past year, a slew of out and drunkenly huddled Lincoln bands have come over my mom’s old record and gone, some just a blip collection didn’t help.” The Great Plains Massaon the radar and others cre, a Lincoln-based band, became mainstays of classic Lincoln venues such as consisting of high school Knickerbockers, Duffy’s buddies Paul Knapp and Derek Wiland The son, has Bourbon. For All my friends g o n e Paul Knapp were in bands, through and Derek the bumps Wilson, their and they all had in the road folk-inspired hardcore-sounding that every rock band, names.” dedicated The Great musician Derek wilson Plains Massagreat plains massacre battles cre, is biding through in it’s time, waiting for a break to go their search of their perfect musical ensemble. way. “I’m 20 and Derek is 23,” The Great Plains Massacre is the kind of band Knapp said. “We both grew you’d love to hear in a up in southeast Nebraska darkly lit corner of a cozy and lived in towns that coffee shop; amongst the were 10 minutes apart.” Wilson added, “When I low light and soft voices, its lovely acoustic tones was 18 and Paul was 15, and silky-smooth harmo- we decided that no matter nies make for perfect first how many failed bands we were in, we would always date music. “If we write a song, gen- come back to Great Plains erally it’s based around one Massacre.” The band takes hints specific situation, feeling or

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from some of music’s best artists. When listening to Wilson describe his influences, it’s hard not to hear a bit of The Great Plains Massacre in all of them. “A few that stand out are The Early November, Alkaline Trio, Death Cab for Cutie, Bob Dylan… the list is never ending,” Wilson said. In recent months the band has played a few memorable shows at Knickerbockers but they hope a full length album is in their future. “In the near future we’re going to write and release a full-length album, hopefully in the next year,” Wilson said. As far as the zany name, Wilson insists it was purely a reaction to his friends who were always trying to come up with heavy names for their new musical projects. “All my friends were in bands, and they all had hardcore-sounding names,” he said. “It almost felt like you couldn’t get anybody to listen to you or take you

seriously unless you had a really heavy name. So I came up with the idea to have our softer sounding folky-style band have a name that would fit in perfectly on a hardcore show flyer.” His unconventional reasoning was an attempt to rise above the importance of a band name and to try to show his fans that they’re a step ahead of their peers. “By the time people actually heard our music they would have to like us for being so different,” Wilson said with a laugh. With a promising sound and optimistic attitudes, look for The Great Plains Massacre at a venue near you. Derek Wilson and Paul Knapp are two musicians who don’t get caught up in the theatrics of being a “rock and roller.” They truly do it for the music, and if The Great Plains Massacre’s success can be measured by the quality of their music, these two will do just fine. matthavelka@ dailynebraskan.com

Zoo Bar event features local poetry, music poet show it

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If you want to play loud heavy metal music, you can do that. If you want to read a soft and somber piece of prose, you can do that, too. “Poet Show It” is an open mic event that caters to all types of performers, taking the audience down an ever-winding path of entertainment. About two years ago, Lincoln musician Joe Younglove had the idea to host an open mic. He shared this with his friend and fellow musician, Travis Davis, who fully supported the idea. Younglove and Davis teamed up with mutual friend Scott Hawkins to start hosting Poet Show It. Tuesday the Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St., will host Poet Show It. “It’s gonna be a mix of poetry and prose reading,” Davis said. “Some local musicians are gonna be down there as well.” All three hosts are actively involved in the Lincoln music scene. Younglove takes on guitar and vocals in Time Hammer, a three-piece band that delves into a variety of genres including metal and hip-hop. Davis and Hawkins play together in the local band Birds. Each of them most certainly plan to play Tuesday night. Poet Show It actually started

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Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St. when: Tuesday Dec. 6, 8:30 p.m. how much: Free, donations accepted.

within the local music scene. Since it started two years ago, the open mic has been held at Younglove’s house south of downtown. Twice a month it takes place, drawing gatherings of diverse performers. “Having a variety of people makes it fun,” said Younglove. “We get a lot of college students and older people, as well as younger kids as young as seven.” Having the Zoo Bar host Poet Show It this week gives them more exposure, while broadening the audience. It also reinforces the performance aspect of the event. “When another band has played there before, you can feel their creative spirit,” Davis said. Davis also points out that Poet Show It is usually promoted by word-of-mouth. Still, they always get a great, diverse crowd of people. “I think that speaks volumes to how fucking cool Lincoln is,” Davis said. Poet Show It starts at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Zoo Bar.

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Bartenders form bond through work Bethany Knipp Daily Nebraskan

For Tony Demma, a former University of NebraskaLincoln student, and Zach Blume, a senior anthropology major at UNL, bartending’s flexible hours gives the two the freedom to make their own schedules. But more importantly, working at O’Rourke’s Tavern, 1329 O St., Saturday nights together has made them best friends. “Tony is my best friend in the whole city,” Blume said. Not only has the pair bartended together at O’Rourke’s, but they also used to work together at the Zoo Bar on 14th Street. They even live five blocks away from each other. Demma said that bartenders are a tight-knit community in Lincoln with a real sense of camaraderie. And the bars themselves are close with other bars. “Certain bars get to know

each other and become brother and sister bars,” Demma said. Demma said the Zoo Bar, where he also bartends, and O’Rourke’s would be an example of a brother and sister bar. For Blume and Demma, double teaming on Saturdays at O’Rourke’s has its benefits, especially if things get rough. “(Blume) always has my back if I have to kick somebody out,” Demma said. Blume is bigger than Demma, and more intimidating, Demma said, so those qualities of Blume’s are helpful when bartending, not that Demma can’t handle things himself. “I used to be kind of a timid person, but bartending thickened my skin,” he said. While Demma and Blume are coworkers and friends, they both have busy lives and other endeavors. Blume is a 34-year-old UNL student graduating next

month. He’s also a bicycle mechanic at Cycle Works on 27th and Vine streets. Blume said he has been working on bikes since he was 15 years old and bartending since he was 21, things he will keep doing after graduation. “I always say that if I end up in a town where there’s no bar or no bike shop, I’m in the wrong town,” he said. For Demma, a 33-year-old former UNL sculpture and printmaking art student, bartending allows him to make time for his artwork. He meshed the two endeavors when he installed a place for a gallery at the Zoo Bar so he and other artists could have shows. But Demma said that though bartending is viewed as a “rockstar job” because of flexible hours and good money (on great nights, a bartender can make $20 to $30 an hour, Demma said), it can be rough and something one has to become used to.

“Being a bartender can be tough, because you make the most money on weekends.” Demma said that Friday through Sunday he works 32 hours, so his time off is during the week. Another thing Demma said that can be difficult about bartending is dealing with rude customers and overly intoxicated people, but that comes with the job. “I never understand why people mess with their bartenders because they won’t get served,” he said. “If you’re nice and tipping, your bartender will serve you first and be your friend.” Being overly intoxicated might be the point of going out for some, Demma said, but that’s not the purpose of bars. “Getting wasted isn’t what it’s all about. It’s a social experience.” Blume agreed and said that going to a bar is about spending time with your

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friends and having some drinks with them. As long as customers want a great relationship with their bartender, they should remember one

thing, according to Blume: “I’m a lot more than just the guy who brings you beer.”

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Despite tasty sushi, Dozo lacks relaxed atmosphere

Samantha Rae Kabourek Daily Nebraskan

The proper way to hold chopsticks when eating sushi is far more complicated than one would imagine. According to freshman Yao Liu, Chinese foreign exchange student majoring in biology, Americans have definitely “Americanized” the way to hold chop sticks when eating out at a sushi restaurant. In China the chopsticks are held toward the end of the stick and not so close to the tip. “You are not supposed to hold the chopsticks so close Mary-ellen Kennedy | daily nebraskan to the end you put into your Downtown workers Matt King (left) and Josh Ferguson enjoy mouth,” said Yao Liu. Most Americans, including lunch at Dozo Sushi in the haymarket on Nov. 16, 2011. myself, hold them near the tip that goes into the mouth. Though the “American” technique is incorrect it makes it easier to control the food so that it doesn’t fall onto our laps when we go in to take a bite. Sushi is one of the few foods with which Americans use chopsticks, and that being said, it should be a priority to learn how to use them before going to a sushi restaurant. Since opening on Halloween night 2011, Dozo Sushi Grill and Lounge, 151 N. 8th St., has welcomed a steady Mary-ellen Kennedy | daily nebraskan flow of customers who enjoy Asian cuisine. The own- a similar atmosphere, roll seDOZO SUSHI AND ers of the eatery are David lection and service.” Another guest described LOUNGE Shu, Andy Zhao and Weijay Wang. This new restaurant her meal as very satisfying 151 N. 8th St. has a long way to go to be and very tasteful. She went $10-$15 compared to the famous su- twice to Dozo with adequate shi restaurant Blue, which is service catered to her. “I’ve been there twice and located in downtown OmaGrade ha. Blue has a history of pro- the first time I was at a taducing excellent sushi. Since ble and the waiter was very Blue produces fine quality friendly and approachable,” suggested the California sufoods, Dozo will have to step said Diana Lee, a freshman shi roll, the Spider specialty up its game to be considered majoring in early childhood sushi roll, the Dozo Crunch outstanding. Though Dozo development. “The food, ser- sushi roll and any of the fried has only been open just over vice and environment was sushi rolls. Liu and I decided to order the cucumber sushi a month, manager Weijay great.” B r i g h t rolls and the Dozo Crunch Wang says an lights and hip rolls. The food was served array of cusEven though caught about 15 minutes after the tomers have Dozo’s workers music my eyes as order was given and refreshbeen served Liu and I ments were offered a couple since its de- are new to their stepped into of times throughout the dinbut, but not jobs, they will soon Dozo Su- ner. As the evening went on, many col- improve. shi Grill and the waiter attended to the lege students guests who ordered larger Lounge. have taken “I think the meals instead of us because the time to Weijay wang r e s t a u r a n t our order was so simple in dine at it. co-owner of dozo sushi grill style is total- comparison. Overall, the ser“ W e ly different. vice was fairly average and haven’t gotten so many college students In China, we usually do not the food was good. “(Dozo’s Crunch sushi roll) yet, but overall we have seen play loud or rock music, and a number of customers every there are more lights, too,” is very delicious,” said Liu. The cucumber sushi roll is night since opening,” Wang said Liu. Dozo definitely has a wel- a good selection for somesaid, “So far the most popular dishes are the California coming atmosphere, but it one new to sushi. It has a sushi roll, the Spider special- has a lot to live up to in or- plain taste making it a safe ty sushi roll, and the Dozo der to match Blue’s reputa- choice, consisting only of Crunch sushi roll. Crunchy tion. This restaurant was in- cucumber and rice. I didn’t rolls are a specialty; we are viting, but there was a sense particularly like this sushi one of few restaurants that of disorder because it’s such role because of its lack of flaa new eatery. The workers all vor. The Dozo Crunch sushi carry them.” One customer went as seemed to be so caught up roll was packed with flavor far as saying that Dozo was in doing well that they forgot and had crab salad, avocado, nearly as excellent as Blue. how to portray a laid-back cream cheese, temp crunch She ordered the caterpillar environment. Despite this, and sweet chili sauce in it. roll, spicy tuna roll, avocado Wang has high expectations This roll was much more flavorful than the cucumber roll roll and the rainbow roll. for Dozo in the future. “Right now everyone is because of the multitude of She said her waiter was very knowledgeable of the menu. caught up trying to do their ingredients within it. Though Dozo requires “My waiter was really nice best. Even though Dozo’s and outgoing and knew a lot workers are new to their some improvement, I have about each roll, which was jobs, they will soon im- hope that it can someday become a high-class sushi surprising. The restaurant re- prove,” Wang said. Being seated and served restaurant as long as it conminds me a lot of Blue,” said Alyssa Brown, a freshman right away was a positive tinues to produce quality pre-med and biology major. way to start out the evening. delicacies and improves its “Blue is my favorite sushi The waiter gave good recom- service to all customers (not restaurant I have ever been mendations on what to try just the ones who had large to, and Dozo seemed to have for first-time customers. He orders).

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‘El Camino’ continues Keys’ cool, casual style Katie Fennelly Daily Nebraskan

Chevrolet first introduced the El Camino in 1959. A coupe, the El Camino had a smooth two-door body and was used for racing. The car’s effortless sense of cool makes “El Camino” the perfect title for The Black Keys’ latest album. In the past year, the band has won three Grammys for its previous album, “Brothers,” and was the musical guest on NBC’s Saturday Night Live twice in 2011. It’s enough to drive anyone’s ego through the roof. But it’s obvious the band, comprised of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, can’t take itself too seriously. Although the album is named after a sleek

muscle car, the album’s cover is graced with a beat-up Dodge Caravan that’s straight from the ‘90s, complete with wood paneling. Cool, right? While the jury’s still out on the album art, it’s the music that makes “El Camino” so memorable. The band’s seventh album is infused with sounds from the early days of rock and roll and Motown soul, but the 11 tracks are clearly rooted in the same blues that fans of The Black Keys have come to expect. The album begins with the upbeat first track and single, “Lonely Boy.” The dizzying guitar riffs and addictive chorus make the song danceable, as demonstrated by its music video. What follows tends to be much heavier, laden with gritty guitar melodies.

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Even the partially acoustic “Little Black Submarines” is submerged in the blues. And for a band that (technically) doesn’t have a bassist, there’s an incredible backbeat fueled by Carney’s cutting drumming, especially on “Gold on the Ceiling.” Yet the album retains a casual feel. At a time when most music feels forced, “El Camino” pays homage to oldschool rock and roll while keeping in time with The Black Keys’ style, which is indisputably its own.

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Lincoln natives shine for Huskers in Iowa J.C. Reid Daily Nebraskan

Two Lincoln natives shined for Nebraska’s diving team this weekend at the Hawkeye Invitational. Leading the way for the Huskers in Iowa City was Payton Michaud — a sophomore out of Lincoln Northeast — who recorded Michaud two fourth place finishes in both the three-meter and one-meter dives. Her 306.50 total in the threemeter dive shattered her previous best of 284.63, a score she reached in November’s matchup against in-state rival University of Nebraska at Omaha. In the one-meter dive, Michaud finished a little more than 13 points behind Minnesota’s Margaret Keefer. “Payton had a very solid performance,” said head diving coach Natasha Chikina. “She had a personal best, so I think she is moving in the

right direction.” Michaud wasn’t the only Lincoln native to make an impact at the University of Iowa Aquatic Center. Perhaps the best overall performance of the night came from Lincoln Southwest graduate Amy Herman. In Sunday’s platform dive, Herman recorded a personal best and finished second overall. She finished a mere 19.65 points behind Minnesota’s Sarah McCrady. Both Lincoln graduates are aware of their roots. “It’s just really personal,” Michaud explained when asked about what it means to represent the city of Lincoln as a Husker athlete. “We both represent Nebraska, literally, so it means a lot.” Back in high school, the two competed against each other quite frequently in club events. Now that they are on the same team, the rivalry has blossomed into more of a supportive companionship. “It was really fun watching her on the platform,” Michaud said. “She kept nailing her dives, so I enjoyed seeing her do so well.” When asked about what the two Lincoln natives have

meant to the team, Coach Chikina stated, “Both Amy and Payton show a lot of leadership in both practices and matches.” The two Lincoln natives weren’t the only Huskers who showed well in Iowa, though. In Saturday’s final round of the three-meter dive, junior Kaitlan Walker didn’t finish far behind teammate Michaud. Her 282.50 was enough to land her at sixth place. However, her performance didn’t live up to the standards she set earlier last month. In the November UNO duel, Walker scored 8.22 points higher than she did at the Hawkeye Invite and she finished first overall. Two other Huskers showed well in the platform dive. Junior Alyson Ramsey and sophomore Kailey Harmon finished fifth and sixth, respectively. Ramsey finished only 9.70 points out of fourth place. Next on the agenda is the Dec. 15 U.S. Diving Nationals. Teammates Michaud, Harmon, Ramsey and Walker will all be participating. The regular season will resume after the holiday season with a Jan. 14 dual at Kansas.

turn things around. “We got mentally tough on that road trip despite the loss,” Hooper said. “We are going to

use that toughness throughout the rest of the year and that will help us a ton.” andrewward@ dailynebraskan.com

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2. Wisconsin (6-2) vs. Green Bay (4-4) Despite losing its last two games, Wisconsin is still the second-best team in the conference. The Badgers took No. 5 North Carolina to the wire at Chapel Hill and then lost another heartbreaker to No. 16 Marquette at home. The Badgers have a break from top-25 competition when it hosts Green Bay. 3. Illinois (8-0) vs. St. Bonaventure (3-3) The Illini are one of three teams in the Big Ten that are undefeated and entered the coaches poll for the first time in 2011. After an impressive win against its first opponent in the top 25 in No. 18 Gonzaga, Illinois now has four straight games against non-BCS conference schools. If it goes according to plan, the Illini could be 12-0 when it faces No. 10 Missouri on Dec. 22. 4. Michigan (6-2) vs. Oakland (6-2) Michigan had a disappointing performance in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in a loss at Virginia. The Wolverines seemed to be on a roll until the matchup with the Cavaliers after finishing third at the Maui Invitational and a strong performance against thenNo. 6 Duke in that tournament. However, Michigan should bounce back from the loss, as the remainder of its schedule appears easier than the beginning of the season.

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The atmosphere at the CenturyLink Center shows that basketball isn’t just an offseason distraction from football. For Creighton fans, it’s an opportunity to support a strong team. I walked into the complex through one of the eight totally unnecessary doors in the main lobby, a room that seems big enough to hold a crowd from the Devaney Center. I turned right, and was presented with the option to head up the glass staircase and step into NU coach Doc Sadler’s office, a room that features a leather couch and chairs with a giant big screen TV plastered to the wall. Or I could turn left through

a hallway with basketball light bulbs that light up red as you walk by and step onto the practice floor that has an “N” the size of Papillion stamped onto the floor, along with hoops on the side that illustrate NBA range for potential one-anddone recruits. And as an afterthought every player gets a custom iPad to carry around, (Spencer brought his to a post-game interview after the CU game) and Huskers can listen to music through

their shower heads. Plus in fall 2013 Nebraska will get a brand new arena down in the Haymarket that will probably dazzle recruits even more. So the Bluejays’ No. 17 ranking in the coaches’ poll shouldn’t have NU fans feeling down. It should show fans that when a program gets support, basketball can succeed in Nebraska.

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1. Ohio State (8-0) at Kansas (5-2) The Buckeyes have been the most impressive team in the Big Ten by far in 2011. They have two wins against top-10 competition, including a drubbing of No. 4 Duke. All-American candidate Jared Sullinger has lived up to the hype while the leadership of senior William Buford has been superb. OSU travels to Lawrence for another showdown against a college basketball power in Kansas.

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road trip: from 10 Despite the struggles on offense the last few games for Nebraska, Hooper said the team is still confident it will

5. Michigan State (62) vs. Central Connecticut State (5-2) Since opening the season with a pair of losses to a couple of pretty good teams from the state of North Carolina, the Spartans have won six straight. Once again, much like many other Tom Izzo teams, MSU has used strong rebounding to win games, as it leads the Big Ten with a plus-13 rebounding margin. A date against No. 22 Gonzaga looms later in December for MSU.

when it travels to No. 17 Creighton.

9. Minnesota (8-1) vs. Appalachian State (4-3) Minnesota is another one of those teams in the Big Ten that has a nice record, but just hasn’t played anybody. The Gophers lone loss of the year was against a decent-at-best Dayton team. Minnesota still hasn’t played a legitimate road game either in 2011. It seems that Minnesota will be favored in all of its games heading into the conference season as well, 6. Purdue (7-2) vs. so expect the Gophers not Western Carolina to lose many more game (5-4) The Boilermakers built a until then. 19-point lead at Xavier only 10. Penn State (6-3) to see it disappear as the Musketeers avoided a loss vs. Lafayette (3-4) Penn State hasn’t shot to upset-minded Purdue. the ball well all year. It Despite the disappointing ranks 311 out of 319 teams loss, Purdue has played well this season with se- in the nation as it shoots 38 nior Robbie Hummel back percent for the season. The in the lineup after missing Nittany Lions still find ways all of last season. Both of to win games, though, and its losses this season have put up a good fight against come against top-25 foes. then-No. 2 Kentucky. PSU As the Boilermakers look takes on Lafayette on to enter the conference Wednesday. season with just two losses. 11. Iowa (5-3) at Northern Iowa (7-1) 7. Indiana (8-0) vs. The Hawkeyes can’t deKentucky (8-0) fend anyone, as they are Indiana has been impresdead last in the Big Ten, sive thus far in 2011, winning all of its games by giving up about 68 points double digits. However, a game. Coach Fran Mconly one of those teams Caffery runs an up-tempo (NC State) has a record style, which has his team above .500. Hoosier fans, scoring points, but when if you want to be taken they give up almost 70 a seriously, you have your game, its hard to score that chance this weekend. Beat many points each game. No. 1 Kentucky at your Losses to scrub teams such house Saturday and people as Campbell are unacceptwill start to respect your able for a Big Ten school. team’s efforts.

8. Northwestern (7-1) vs. Texas Southern (1-6) The Wildcats were undefeated when they faced No. 8 Baylor Sunday. However, Northwestern was embarrassed on its home court in its first game against a legitimate top-10 foe. If Northwestern wants to make its first NCAA tournament in school history, it needs to have at least one significant win in the non-conference. Its last chance to do so won’t be until Dec. 22

12. Nebraska (4-3) vs. Florida Gulf Coast (3-5) Its inaugural Big Ten season could prove to be rough for Nebraska. The Huskers have had a rough four-game stretch, losing three of those matchups, including a heartbreaker at home to Wake Forest. NU played hard at No. 17 Creighton but the Huskers have to gain some sort of consistency if they want to have a successful run in their new conference. — Compiled by Andrew Ward

it’s a great honor to be following a legend like coach Schnellenberger,” Carl said. “I know how difficult it is to administrate a program and to be in charge of a football program at the Division I level, but to begin and start it from scratch and get it to

where it is today require countless hours of effort and a great commitment on his part.” Osborne referenced Carl’s intangibles as being vital to his success at the head of a program. “Carl is a very intelligent

coach, is detail-oriented and with his coaching experience, I believe he is ready to take the next step as a college head coach. We wish him well at Florida Atlantic,” Osborne said.

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women’s basketball 1. purdue (7-1) vs. Notre Dame (7-1) One thing’s for sure: the Boilermakers are sure good at home, where they beat defending national champion Texas A&M Sunday in the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge Sunday and haven’t given up more than 51 points in four contests. More worrying, however, has been PU’s play outside of West Lafayette, as the Boilermakers barely survived a road trip to Bowling Green and a neutral game with Kansas State, and lost at Duke. Still, you take down the champs, you get the top spot in the power rankings. A win against No. 3 Notre Dame on Saturday should keep PU there. 2. Ohio State (7-0) vs. Canisius (3-3) Hard not to give the No. 1 spot to the last unbeaten team in the Big Ten, but none of OSU’s seven wins are anything near as impressive as Purdue’s win against A&M. Still, the Buckeyes are one of just 15 unbeaten teams left in women’s basketball. With a road win against Oklahoma and home wins against Florida State, Temple and LSU, coach Jim Foster and crew should have a good argument if they happen to be on the NCAA Tournament bubble in a few months. 3. Penn State (6-2) vs. Virginia Tech (2-5) This is a fun squad – second in the Big Ten in offense, 10th in defense. PSU, however, stays here mainly because of one win: A 19-point blasting of North Carolina. With Maggie Lucas and Alex Bentley providing the scoring and Talia East hitting the glass, the Lady Lions figure to contend all year long. 4. Michigan (8-1) at Detroit (1-6) The stats aren’t too friendly to Michigan. Their offense ranks eighth in the conference in points per game, they have the worst rebounding margin and aren’t in the top five of either field goal percentage or field goal percentage against. They

have found a way to scrape close wins against tough teams like Florida, Utah, Seton Hall and Iowa State and were competitive in a tough road game against a great Maryland squad. A 12-1 record heading into conference play seems destined for Big Blue. 5. Nebraska (7-1) vs. Creighton (4-3) After a rough 13-18 season last year, the Huskers surprisingly find themselves with the best point differential in the conference and wins against USC and Florida State. Point totals for opponents who headed into Lincoln: 43,53,50,50,27. With that defense, one of the nation’s top point guards in Lindsey Moore and Jordan Hooper (17.5 points, 8.4 rebounds per game) in the post, Nebraska seems in line to win considerably more than the three conference games they had last season.

teams try very hard during the non-conference season to test themselves against top competition. Not the defending conference champion Spartans, whose six wins have come against non-BCS teams. The two major conference foes they took on — Villanova and Miami, very good squads — took them down by a combined 27 points. MSU also managed a loss at Florida Gulf Coast. Maybe the Big Ten’s top rebounding team, led by a league-leading 9.8 per game from Lykendra Johnson, will have more energy because of their easier schedule when Big Ten play starts.

9. Minnesota (4-5) vs. Air Force (4-5) Maybe scheduling away games against Baylor, Florida State and Wake Forest wasn’t the best of ideas, as the Gophers aren’t winning much right now. Still, with Air Force, Harvard, Alcorn State and NJIT heading into 6. Northwestern (6- town during the next two 1) at Loyola (IL) (4-3) weeks, that record should The Wildcats are the last look a lot better real soon. Big Ten team receiving votes in the AP poll. Beat- 10. Illinois (3-5) at Iling LSU and Missouri on linois State (4-3) Karisma Penn has had the road tends to get one noticed. Or maybe pollsters a strong year (16.1 points, have noticed the play of 8.4 rebounds) for the Ilfreshman point guard Karly lini, which, like in-state rival Roser, whose 7.1 assists per Northwestern, are having a game is tied for tops in the tough time drawing a crowd, Big Ten Conference. One with just 770 at 16,000-plus thing’s for sure: Not many seat Assembly Hall for their in Evanston have noticed – first game, a 19-point loss to the Wildcats are averaging a South Carolina. conference-low 677 fans per 11. Wisconsin (3-5) at game. Kansas (7-1) 7. Iowa (5-3) at Iowa The Badgers helped the Big Ten out with a win State (4-2) Nothing shameful in the against Boston College in Hawkeyes’ losses this year, the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. by 10 vs UNLV, by 16 to Unfortunately for this team, A&M in the Bahamas and however, it’s usually embarby three in OT at Kansas rassing the Big Ten, with State. Beating St. John’s was home losses to teams such a nice one, but the Hawk- as Oral Roberts and Washeyes could use a win on the ington State by a combined road against Iowa State to 35. keep up with the rest of the conference. Jamie Printy has 12. Indiana (2-5) vs. been a huge help for coach St. Bonaventure (6-1) Poor Hoosiers. Indiana Lisa Bluder, averaging 18 could so use a good team, points and almost four asbut wins against Belmont sists per game. and Murray State leads to the 8. Michigan State (6- paltriest of resumes among Big Ten teams right now. 3) vs. Detroit (1-6) — Compiled by Sean Most Big Ten Conference Whalen

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Nebraska linebacker Lavonte David became Nebraska’s 96th All-American. The senior is the third Husker in three years to be named an All-American.

Carl Pelini was named the new head football coach of Florida Atlantic Monday afternoon, making him the second head coach in the school’s history. He left after serving as Nebraska’s defensive coordinator for the last four years.

story by jeff packer | file photo by kyle bruggeman Pelini said he recognized the ‘great potential’ at FAU, takes the opportunity to lead a program that went 1-11 during the 2011 season

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ill Carl Pelini wear a full suit on the sidelines too? When Florida Atlantic came to Lincoln to open the 2009 football season, fans got a look at coaching legend Howard Schnellenberger’s wardrobe. Then a 77-year-old, Schnellenberger was decked out in suit on Tom Osborne Field. Owl fans may be getting used to a different fashion style on the FAU sideline with Pelini set to take over a program that Schnellenberger started and guided for the past 12 seasons. The news became official with a Monday afternoon press conference at the Sun Belt school. “I see great potential here at FAU to build a program of which the entire community will be proud,” Pelini said. “My vision for this program is to continue the mission of the university to prepare our student athletes for success well beyond football.” Talk of the move began as early as Thursday night with the NU Athletic Department remaining mum on the situation until after the announcement. NU coach Bo Pelini released a statement about his brother’s hiring on Monday afternoon. “Carl is very prepared to take the next step and become a head coach and I am excited for him,” Bo Pelini said. “He has all of the skills you need to be a successful head coach, and I think the opportunity at Florida Atlantic is one with a lot of potential. Carl has been a big part of our success here at Nebraska, and it has been great for the two of us to be

able to work together the past four years.” In his fourth year as the defensive coordinator with the Huskers, Carl has coached at the high school and college levels since the late 1980s. Bo brought his brother in during a cultural shift for the NU program as fans were concerned with getting back to a focus on defense. “Carl Pelini has done a fine job working with our defense here at Nebraska,” NU athletic director Tom Osborne said. “Our defense made excellent improvement in his first year as defensive coordinator, and over the past three years we have been among the nation’s best defenses. Carl led the Husker defense to improved heights in his first season as their coordinator. In 2009, often considered the best year under the Pelini Model thus far, Nebraska boasted the nation’s best scoring defense (10.4 points/game), pass efficiency defense and red zone defense. He’ll take the reins a squad that went 1-11 this season with its sole victory coming in a 38-35 barnburner against the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Schnellenberger led the program to back-to-back bowl wins in 2007 and 2008. The Owls managed four winning seasons in their time under him, the two most recent coming when the program was at the FBS level. “I’m the second head coach in the history of the university and

David named first-team All-American Dan hoppen Daily NEbraskan

A day after finishing fifth in the Butkus Award, Lavonte David was named a firstteam All-American by the Coaches Association. David led the Huskers with 122 tackles, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 11 tackles for loss. He was second on the team with 3.5 sacks. The senior linebacker was a second-team All-American last season despite setting the school record with 152 tackles. The numbers don’t truly describe David’s significance this season, however. He led NU in tackles in seven games this season and made game-changing plays in wins against Ohio State,

Penn State and Iowa. Despite that, David finished fifth in the voting for the Butkus Award, given annually to college football’s best linebacker – Boston College’s Luke Kuechly won the award. David is the 96th Husker to earn first-team All-American status and assured that NU will have a player honored for the third straight year after Ndamukong Suh in 2009 and Prince Amukamara in 2010. After the Iowa game, former NU defensive coordinator Carl Pelini called David “one of the best guys I’ve ever seen play college football.” “I can’t imagine there’s a better linebacker out there,” he said.

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Scoring came easy for the Huskers at the beginning of the year. Before a nine-day, threegame road trip, Nebraska led the Big Ten in scoring at 78 points a game. Now, the Huskers have dropped to third in the conference at 74 points a game. NU’s field-goal percentage has suffered as well after shooting less than 40 percent in each of its last three games. The Huskers now shoot less than 40 percent for the season at 39 percent; good enough for No. 9 in the Big Ten. Junior Lindsey Moore and senior Kaitlyn Burke are the only Nebraska players averaging more than 15 minutes a game with better than 40 percent shooting. That significant drop in scoring for Nebraska can be attributed to the long road trip. Sophomore Jordan Hooper said the routine on the road is just not the same when it’s at home. “Any other gym just doesn’t feel right when we are practicing in it,” Hooper said. “We have our routine here and it just feels better than on the road.” Hooper was the Husker player that struggled the most during the nine-day road trip. The sophomore entered those three games averaging 19 points a game, third in the Big Ten. Hooper’s average fell two points

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Jordan Hooper and the Huskers raced out to a strong start scoring. But after the team’s nine-day road trip, the team’s field-goal percentage has dropped to 39 percent. to 17 points a game, also percent from the field for turnovers a game on the dropping her to fifth place the first time in three con- season. in the conference. The for- tests, and Nebraska shot Though that amount may ward’s rebounding totals 38.3 percent, the closest it not seem terrible, espealso plummeted going from had been to 40 percent in cially for a young team, the 9.5 a game to 8.5 a game. three games. Huskers struggled on the Shooting percentage was “It felt so good to be road protecting the basketalso a problem for Ne- home,” freshman Katie Si- ball. In its three games on braska’s leading scorer. mon said. “The road trip the road, NU averaged 21 The forward shot just 33 was fun, but it was so turnovers each game. percent on the road trip, long.” Even back at home in the including an abysmal 25 When the Huskers were Bob Devaney Center Sunpercent from three-point scoring points in bunches day, Nebraska committed range. at the beginning of the year 21 turnovers against 2-7 Hooper said she felt fine all four of their opening Texas-Pan American. on the road, but being at games were at home. Ne“Have to fix our turnhome just has a better feel braska averaged 78 points overs and get that under for her. in those first four games, control before our next “I felt fine during the trip, then averaged 13 points game,” Hooper said. “We it’s just that it was such a less on the road with 65. played the scoreboard a long trip and it takes a toll Problems with scoring little on Sunday and got on you,” Hooper said. can also be attributed to sloppy, which is unacceptBack in Lincoln Sun- lack of protection of the able.” day afternoon, the shoot- basketball, according to Siing wasn’t good but better mon. Turnovers have been Road Trip: for both Hooper and her an issue for Nebraska all see page 9 teammates. Hooper shot 40 year as it averages 17.7

I thought that there wasn’t anything to sports in Nebraska other than Lincoln. I thought that the Huskers were king and Nebraska football was the only thing that mattered to the people of this state. I thought men’s basketball was simply filler for sports addicts until spring football started up after the bowl season. I was totally wrong. After sitting courtside at the Creighton-Nebraska basketball game Sunday afternoon while the NFL dominated the airwaves, I realized that basketball is a big deal to Nebraskans. Growing up, I went to Arkansas basketball games in my hometown of Fayetteville, Ark. I watched Nolan Richardson yell from the bench and looked up and saw Final Four banners and conference championships draping the rafters. Basketball was a big deal. Football would always be king, as Arkansas is an SEC school, but basketball was more than just something that was on in the winter. People cared. When I came to Nebraska I took one look at the Bob

Devaney Center and laughed it off. Where were the private luxury boxes people like Bill Clinton could sit in? Where are the banners showing off the glory of the past? The answer is in Omaha. The “mid-major” from Omaha has won 10 conference titles and been to the NCAA Tournament 16 times. Nebraska won a single conference title in 1994 (the same year Arkansas won the national title) and has played in a total of six NCAA Tournaments. The atmosphere was unlike anything I’d ever seen at a basketball game in Nebraska. The players were even taking notice. It’s hard to hear when you’ve “got 16,000 fans against us,” Nebraska guard Bo Spencer said. That was how I remember basketball from when I was a kid watching “40 Minutes of Hell” at Bud Walton Arena: An atmosphere that makes your spine tingle. CU is doing basketball right. But before all you Nebrasketball fans throw down the paper in disgust, think about what NU has done for itself toward building a competitive basketball program. Nebraska recently constructed an $18.7 million practice facility in the Hendricks Training Complex. And that place is more attractive to an 18-year-old kid than a year’s subscription to Playboy magazine.

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