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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Currently there is a browning banana hanging from the ceiling above my computer in the Arts & Entertainment section of the Daily Nebraskan. Within my reach are a horse mask and an electronic dog that barks when you turn it on. My co-editor and I don’t know where either came from. On our Editor-in-Chief’s desk there is a framed photo of himself that reads “#1 Dad” and a Camp Ivanhoe mug without a handle that he keeps his Expo markers in. On our Managing Editor’s desk sits a yellow Care Bear. In the windowsill above the News section there are nearly 100 plastic snow globes from Nashville to London. We have a whole set of craft scissors, but sometimes it’s hard to find a pen.

Welcome to a student-led newsroom. Newsrooms like this are the only ones I’ve ever known: wonderfully messy and weird and way more fun than you’d expect from a publication that puts out such impressive content.

Next semester is the first time I’ll work for a newspaper that is not run entirely by people my age. Although I’m excited to get a taste of what the “real world” of journalism is truly like, I have a feeling that the newsrooms of the professional world are a little different than this one.

Other newsrooms don’t have the ugly faded blue couch I sit on as I write this. Other newsrooms don’t have the distinct musty smell I’ve grown accustomed to. Most importantly, other newsrooms don’t have the friends who I’ve gotten to laugh with (but mostly at) in our little home in the basement of the Nebraska Union. I’m hopeful that the community in newsrooms everywhere is similar: a group of misfits bonded together by a love of storytelling and a lack of sleep. But I’ll miss this particular community more than I think I’ve realized yet, hanging banana and all.

See you soon,

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Andrew White III misses a shot against Creighton in Omaha in Nebraska’s 83-67 loss last night. The Nebraska men’s basketball team has now lost 10 games in a row against Creighton in Omaha.

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Junior vocal performance major recently starred in UNL Opera’s production of “Don Giovanni.”

Complex music, foreign lyrics and high soprano melodies: it’s enough to make anyone nervous. These characteristics of opera would normally scare the average person away, but for Kate Johnson, it’s her passion.

The Omaha native is a junior vocal performance major with hopes to become a professional opera singer. This past fall, Johnson got one step closer to that dream when she was cast in UNL Opera’s production of “Don Giovanni” as Zerlina.

Music has always been an integral part of her life. After growing up singing at church services and family events, she moved on to perform in musicals, plays and choirs during high school.

“Don Giovanni” tells the story of the famous Don Juan and his attempts to seduce the women he meets. Zerlina is a village bride and one of the women Don Juan hopes to win over.

Johnson said when picking a major for college, studying music felt instinctive.

“Music has the capacity to, among many things, inspire, heal and bring joy to people,”

she said, “I think those qualities alone make it an important and worthwhile endeavor.”

Johnson studies voice with Professor Kate Butler at the UNL Glenn Korff School of Music.

She said as she continues to learn more about music and vocal performance, her passion for it grows.

Last May, she was cast in the opera, which allowed her to prepare for the production all summer.

Kristen Swenson, a fellow cast member from

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UNL film student pursues dream

Relationship column: when it just doesn’t work ANONYMOUS DN

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MAURA GILLAN DN When Natalia Hernandez was 10 years old, her mother and siblings followed their father’s career from their home in Mexico to a new life in Illinois.

“A lot of people say I don’t have an accent,” Hernandez said. “My family in Mexico think I sound American.”

Hernandez is a junior at University of Nebraska-Lincoln studying film and new media.

She’s also a member of Cinema 16, UNL’s moviemaking club. Hernandez has always had a love for animation and much of her major is focused on special effects, but she also enjoys producing.

She began her education at UNL studying editing, but switched sophomore year after taking on the role of editor for a fellow classmate’s film.

“I hated it,” Hernandez said.

Since then Hernandez has studied special effects which she’s enjoyed a lot more.

“They’re different, but they go together,” Hernandez said. “Editing is a lot of cutting and taking things out. Special effects adds something to it.”

Hernandez came across the Johnny Carson film program when she Googled “Big 10s with film schools.” Though her family didn’t want her to go far way, they supported her choice.

“I really wanted to go to a Big 10 school because I really love football,” Hernandez said. “I visited places in Chicago, and I didn’t want to go to California. I didn’t like the city type.”

That year over spring break, Hernandez and her mother visited UNL. “Mom asked me ‘What do you think?’ and I told her ‘This is it,’” Hernandez said. “The only thing that sucked was that it was so far away.”

But despite the distance, Hernandez and her family have made it work. Her father drops in at

least once a year to attend a football game.

“My family’s been great,” Hernandez said.

“We’re very close, my family and I.” With 17 credit hours and several final projects in the works, Hernandez has a lot on her plate, but she does her best every day, not just for herself but for her family.

“Family means a lot to me,” Hernandez said, “Everything I do is to make them proud.”

Hernandez’s motivation comes from her parents’ support and the sacrifices they made growing up. Before she was born, Hernandez’s mother dropped out of school to help her own mother support her siblings. Natalia calls her mom every day.

“When my mom calls she talks to me in Spanish and I talk to her in English,” Hernandez said. “When we go down to visit family I can feel myself forgetting words. It’s something I have to work on.”

During these phone calls her mother tells her to speak in Spanish more often so as not to forget.

The last thing Hernandez wants to do is forget.

“Who I am, is from the culture in Mexico.”

Hernandez said.

Right now, Hernandez doesn’t plan to take as many credit hours next semester, and hopes to start a new filming project – one made outside of class with friends. They’re already starting to brainstorm.

“It’s sort of a dance piece,” Hernandez said.

“It’s about a ballerina whose mother passed away, and she performs the seven stages of grieving through dance.”

Hernandez is keeping her options open for after graduation. Places like California, Seattle or Canada are all viable options.

“The independent film industry is really growing there,” Hernandez said. “Right now I’m just going to see what happens.”

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We rode bicycles; you took me on picnics, and we watched handfuls of pirated movies while eating pretzel M&M’S and only the blue Sour Patch Kids. We fought over dinner locations; I crashed your car, and you never bought me flowers unless I hinted at it. A clash of opposites. A dreamer and a realist. My wind blew your flames. Maybe it got too hot too quickly, like when you put your hand near a stove and know it’s going to burn. It’s unfortunate that our ego-centered personalities have created fires so furious, some that we cannot seem to put out.

When we both respectfully declined the continuance of a committed relationship, it was hard because we were young and in love. Some of the best and worst moments of our lives were spent together, and you can’t forget the memories we made together overnight. I still spend most of my time thinking about those memories – trying to make sense of them. They sort of feel like these fragments of time strung together, and I don’t know what to think about them anymore.

The good. The bad. Thinking you were the one – being disappointed when I thought you might not be. The distance has grown between us

each day. I’m removed from you mentally even though we remain physically close. It feels as if you are galaxies away, yet we live less than two miles from each other. We must be friends now. We must sit through a class together. When you call me, I have to either act cool – answering, “What’s up,” or not answer at all because for so long we were a lot more than just friends.

It’s hard to act less than that. Thanks to caller photo ID, I’m forced to look at your terribly cute face for 30 seconds. When this happens the memories flood through my head of when this photo was taken. I remember you picked me up from the airport that day. We went on a sushi date. You look happy. This photo of you used to make me smile. Now every time you call it just reminds me of the place I’m not: with you, at a sushi bar with chopsticks in your mouth like a walrus. I miss being a walrus with you.

I distance myself from you so it’s easier for us.

I ignore most of your calls now. It’s hard to let go of what we can’t have, especially when it’s all that we want. But being together, acting cool, trying to be friends. It’s terribly painful feeling: wanting to be together, but knowing deep down it just isn’t right.

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Best of 2015: Movies, music, TV, games “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)

The second season was filled with jaw-dropping suspense and one hell of a final twist. The show has one too many characters, but the plot beautifully develops backstory and relationships for each one. Annalise, played by Viola Davis, struggles to keep the crimes committed by her friends and colleagues under wraps while her career as their lawyer is in jeopardy. The season leaves you hanging with each episode, and wins my vote for drama of the year.

TV

BY STEPHANIE CAVAZOS

Most shows tend to fizzle out after being on the air for a long time. After being on the air for 18 years and a few lackluster seasons, South Park was heading that way. The show had an incredible bounce-back year in 2015. Satirizing everything from PC cultural to advertising, South Park pulled no punches. The show did a brilliant job of adapting to the times; it even called out its own caricatures of Asians. However, the show kept a good sense of humor about itself the whole time. The integration of serial-style plot provides an engaging build-up to what is hopefully a thrilling conclusion. All of this, plus the fact that the writing is as hilarious as ever, makes South Park my show of the year.

BY BEN BUCHNAT

“Nathan For You” (Comedy Central) Nothing

“Master Of None” (Netflix)

Aziz took the reins and made a realistic, funny TV show that pulls at the heartstrings. Dev, played by Ansari, his friends and his parents navigate life in New York. They deal with love, heartbreak, the perfect text and fear of the future. “Master Of None” is like getting a glimpse into Ansari’s life, one-liners and all. Plus, the soundtrack is worthy of a “best of” by itself.

BY ALEX LUCKE

“Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain”

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“South Park” (Comedy Central)

The first time I rode in a helicopter armed to the teeth through Afghanistan blaring “Take on Me” while an eyepatch-wearing canine companion sat by my side was during “Metal Gear Solid V.” This is my favorite game of the decade so far. It’s the unbelievable open-endedness and addictive gameplay loop that kept me playing “Metal Gear Solid V” for (literally) over one hundred hours - and I’m still itching for more.

The tight stealth gameplay along with awesome base-building mechanics make this my favorite game of the year, and one of my all-time favorites as well. It’s the perfect send-off to the incredible visionary that is Hideo Kojima.

BY WADE RONSPIES

on TV was as cringeworthy or laugh-out-loud hilarious this year as “Nathan For You.” In its third season, host and mastermind Nathan Fielder creates some of his most avant-garde concepts yet, including staging a play based off everyday interactions at a bar to make money.

Because, as Fielder says, “You can make millions off a hit play.” Other business ideas include raising Holocaust awareness through a line of sports jackets, creating a fake workout movement to invoke free labor and creating a soundproof box for children so their parents can have sex with their kids in the room. The season has been as outrageous and brilliant as ever.

BY GABRIELLA MARTINEZ-GARRO

“The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt”

The year’s best RPG was, without a doubt, “The Witcher 3.” I came to the series with only a basic understanding of the past two games, and ended my 97 hour journey feeling attached to dozens of main and side characters inside the Witcher’s world. Even nearly 100 hours in, I know I’ve barely scratched the surface of side quests and monster contracts.

BY GABRIELLA MARTINEZ-GARRO

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“Me, Earl and the Dying Girl”

“The Martian”

It’s everything like “The Fault In Our Stars,” but not at all. It’s honest about grief, self-deprecation and just trying to make it in this world. A really phenomenal film – one that received a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival – that’ll have you talking about it through your tears for longer than it should.

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“The Martian” was an uplifting (albeit a bit cheesy) film about a man’s struggle to survive on Mars. The film was praised for Matt Damon’s powerful performance as the main character and the scientific accuracy throughout the film. As the Oscar season begins to heat up, this film is a frontrunner for many categories and rightfully so.

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“Mad Max: Fury Road”

“Only the mad survive.” In a post-apocalyptic Australia, where fuel is as valuable as water, it’s only natural for things to get a little crazy. The truly crazy thing, though, is that George Miller made an action movie that I believe is worthy of the Oscars. Stunning cinematography, high-octane action and fantastic acting make this one for the history books. The ludicrous amount of quality found in “Fury Road” is something you just don’t see in action movies anymore.

BY WADE RONSPIES

“Coming Home” by Leon Bridges

Bridges decided to “try” music and blessed us with a beautiful album inspired by old-school soul. His vocals are velvety smooth and his live performances are equally as dreaming, making “Coming Home” my album of the year and Bridges my man of the year. (Mac Demarco’s “Another One” and Tame Impala’s “Currents” are both very close seconds.)

BY ALEX LUCKE

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“Mister Asylum” by Highly Suspect

I stumbled onto Highly Suspect while browsing Spotify – as one does – and found the album I never knew I wanted. I’m a huge fan of both hard rock and alternative rock, and “Mister Asylum” finds an amazing fusion between the two that suits me perfectly.

The titular track, “Mister Asylum”, opens the album with an explosion of energy that actually changed my taste in music a little bit. I need more of this stuff. It raised the bar for what I want from rock and alternative artists. A truly impressive album, especially as a debut from a trio.

BY WADE RONSPIES

“The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us” by Beach Slang

There was not a more honest or more heartfelt record this year than the debut full-length from Beach Slang. Heavily influenced by bands such as the Replacements, front-man James Alex combines crunchy guitars and gruff vocals with a sense of sincerity that rarely is found in modern music.

The listener can tell Alex truly means everything he’s singing, making it nearly impossible to not get hooked on this band. Tracks such as “Noisy Heaven” and “Bad Art and Weirdo Ideas” are perfect examples of what this band is about; loud, aggressive, and genuine. No punk band of 2015 created a more enthralling album than Beach Slang, which makes it my album of the year.

BY BEN BUCHNAT

“Ivy Tripp” by Waxahatchee

Katie Crutchfield’s third solo album as Waxahatchee is both raw and upbeat. Her lyrics never fail to reveal the more intimate, authentic aspects of life and love.

At times, her words and her sound seem paradoxical, but in this way, she highlights the beauty and mystery of living. It’s a perfect album to listen to alone on a late winter night.

BY ANNIE HIMES

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Niendorf: College students’ identity is rooted in home NICK NIENDORF DN What makes up your identity?

You probably ran through a list of words that you’ve grown accustomed to anchoring yourself to in college. Your major, your year in school or maybe the school you go to. But, what’s so scary is how volatile all those words are. I’ve already changed my major once and who knows what I’ll be studying in three semesters.

Our year in school is supposedly rooted in consistent change, but what happens to that arbitrary notion when you factor a fifth year or a grad program into the equation? As far as school goes, if my financial aid package isn’t enough for next year, I’ll be finding myself starting anew at a totally different university.

As college students, we aren’t akin to some rock in a stream, slowly being smoothed to perfection over years and years. We’re a landscape undergoing an earthquake, dealing both with

the actual quakes themselves and each of their aftershocks. The ground is cracking under our feet, and oblivion is only a step away, yet we still cling to these morphing labels.

These past few months, I’ve began to throw away my focus on things of which I have such little control. Increasingly, I find myself looking back to the only thing that’s remained consistent throughout my life: home.

Born and raised in the southern sprawls of Chicago, I’ve spent all 18 years of my life in the same home. When I dropped out of computer science, I was still from Illinois. When I started looking into potential transfer schools, I was still from Illinois. For better or for worse, it’s a fact that I can’t change and I find comfort in such stability.

This feeling is only magnified by the fact most of my friends here are out-of-staters. Our map is dotted by Detroit, Rochester, Manchester and Bristol, among others. We’re all out of place and that only makes us feel more at home together.

I’ve been asked about where I come from so many times, yet I’ve rarely taken the time to actually reflect about it.

It’s unbelievably refreshing when you finally go home and see all those faces you’ve taken for granted, all those streets you’ve paid no mind to and the local chains you’ve always loved (looking at you Portillo’s). I don’t think I was ever really proud of where I came from until I came to college.Growing up, everyone was from the Chicago area so would I be special? It’s very easy to forget about something so integral to your life until you’re transplanted away from it.

Heading back for Thanksgiving break made me realize why I don’t mind talking about home anytime somebody asks me that unoriginal question, “So, where are you from?” It’s a part of me that I’ve grown incredibly attached to as I’ve moved away from it.

I miss being able to hop on a train anytime I want and seeing the looming skyscrapers and taking a stroll through the Field Museum with

my family.

As many of you prepare to head home for winter break, whether home is in Omaha or San Francisco, spend some time taking it all in. Look for those little things that make you smile when people ask you to talk about home.

Very few things in your life will ever be certain. Your major is temporary. Who knows where you’ll work when you graduate, heck you’ll probably even get fired a few times when you do find work. But you will always be able to take comfort in the fact that, barring some nuclear war, your home will still be there next summer and the summer after that.Truth be told, your identity really never stops changing.

Starting a career, getting married, having kids and having grandkids will all change that. But what will never change is where you come from, your roots and I take great pride in that fact.

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‘10 String Symphony’ creates haunting melodies With a complex array of violins and voices, ‘10 String Symphony’ gives the listener a haunting harmony.

ALEX LUCKE DN With winter break right around the corner, students are dreaming of the light at the end of the tunnel – open roads headed home.

The 10 String Symphony’s “Weight of the World” is a dose of homegrown Americana and the perfect soundtrack to close the semester and the year.

The duo, Rachel Baiman and Christian Sedelmyer, both play five-string fiddle.

Baiman is an Illinois state fiddle champion, Sedelmyer a classical trained fiddle player with a passion for rock ’n’ roll.

They created 10 String Symphony as an outlet for something new – two violins, two voices and epic music.

“Weight of the World” captures their talent, letting their fiddles steal as much spotlight as their tantalizing vocals. It sounds homegrown, it even features a thank-you letter inside the album. The two explore their talent with fiddles, vulnerable lyrics and subtle honesty. “I’m Not Lonesome” touches on the desire to be anything but alone, even when it’s unavoidable. The duo sings “I’m not lonesome, the city holds me

near. I’m not lonesome, I could disappear,” over plucked strings and haunting harmonies.

Then the album grips listeners with the jubilant fiddle in “Even A Dog Has Dreams.”

The two instruments, accompanied with a shaker, lead the listener in by the hand.

The repetitive melody hypnotizes listeners, genuinely convincing them that “even a stone can love.” It’s a seemingly hollow hope breathed full through Baiman and Sedelmyer ’s soothing vocals and undeniable command of fiddle.

“Shine,” the closing track, rides in on the heels of “Even A Dog Has Dreams.”

Sedelmyer ’s vocals are reminiscent of an Americana Sufjan Stevens. “Why does a man risk everything to know the mind of a broken lover?” he begins, whispery and conversational. “Shine” is a quiet track. The fiddles mimic Baiman and Sedelmyer ’s hovering vocals, contributing occasional plucks acting like percussion – keeping the song moving with a steady heartbeat. It ends with fiddle, swelling in the empty space.

“Weight Of The World” is an intimate and warming winter album. Although it was released in October, the album sounds like a Midwest winter. It’s light and haunting and honest and unexpected. “Weight Of The World” is going to spill into the new year, and this is just the beginning for Baiman and Sedelmyer ’s 10 strings.

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Netflix Pick: ‘Heathers’ is ‘Mean Girls’ with murder

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MADDIE STUART DN 17-year-old Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) wants nothing more than to fit in with the cool kids. Her hall pass forging skills

win her the attention of the most elite clique in school: The Heathers.

Even once she’s part of the popular crowd, though, Veronica can’t quite get on the good side of Heather Chandler, the head bitch in charge.

The morning after a drunken hookup

with mysterious bad boy, JD (Christian Slater), Veronica and her new beau accidentally kill the leader of the pack, and it all goes downhill from there.

“Heathers” is like “Mean Girls” with murder. The 1989 cult classic satirizes the stereotypical high school cliques and makes

you wonder if you may have taken some of those teenage relationships a little too seriously.

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lin this summer, she befriended a student from Italy named Andrea who helped her practice.

With Andrea’s help, Johnson was able to refine her Italian.

The text can be challenging for some, such as sections called recitative texts. Recitative texts are sections of the opera sung in a speechlike manner.

Rehearsals for the opera began in fall and called for rehearsals five days of the week for around two hours, depending on the role of the cast member. This schedule continued until the

Nov. 13 opening date grew closer, which led to a more rigorous schedule for the performers.

“Not only was the music incredible, but the collaboration involved was superb.” Johnson said, “It’s incredible how many people are vital to the success of an opera production.”

Johnson does more than just sing. She is also a Resident Assistant at UNL and is pursuing a minor in German.

During the semester Johnson has to balance classes, work, rehearsals, competitions and performances. Johnson credits her the support she

has had from those around her for giving her guidance when life gets busy. “Although the study of music is a lifelong commitment, doing something you love passionately makes the ‘work’ a joy,” Johnson said.

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JOHNSON: FROM 4 “Don Giovanni” and a second year master student in vocal performance, said she was grateful for the time given to prepare for the opera. “’Don Giovanni’ is a very vocally demanding opera, and it was helpful to have those extra months to get the roles in our voices,” Swenson said.

The opera is set in Italian, so over the summer Johnson memorized the music while also learning the pronunciation and translation of the text.

While Johnson was studying abroad in Ber-

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Start conversations, not text messages

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top Googling things and worrying about who did and didn’t write happy birthday on your wall. Let’s just put our phones down and talk. Let’s use all of our facial expressions, hand gestures and dead-on impressions. Face-to-face interaction is turning into something that creates anxiety rather than something that brings us together. You’re probably reading this article while sitting next to people whose faces are also being illuminated by a tiny, brightly lit screen. Don’t be afraid to snap them out of their trance of mindless scrolling to pass the time. It’s becoming too easy to stay fixated and silent rather than simply saying, “Hello.”

I remember getting my very first flip phone as a 13-year-old in middle school. I felt I finally was catching up to the rest of the world. I now had 100 texts a month at my disposal. A text message toward the end of the month was a truly worthy text when only a few messages of my allotted 100 remained before the new month’s cycle started.

Those days remind me I didn’t need my phone for everything. Anything I needed to do was done in person or by a phone call. Now argu-

ments of, “Who starred in that action movie?” and “How do you think they made that dessert?” are answered by the “click” noise of someone swiping to unlock a phone to tell you what the Internet has to say. All this is done before anyone can even start a dialogue to figure it out among themselves. The dust has settled before a lively discussion could even get off the ground. Everyone in the room holsters their phones until the next uncertainty comes along. And nothing makes us more uncertain than our own social media accounts.

According to a recent study, 72 percent of men and 76 percent of women using the Internet also use social media. In an effort to stand out on social media, people typically post the highlights of their life. You only ever get to see the pictures when everyone is smiling. This highlight is a small glimpse into the best part of people’s lives. I’m sure they would tell you that things aren’t always as nice as the beach house they stayed at last week – in person. They wouldn’t dare share that info on their social media. You might not know that three weeks ago, they got some really bad news about a family member and decided to take the beach trip to get their mind off of the situation at home.

Seeing these big moments happen in our friends’ and families’ lives on social media can make us feel insecure about our own. It makes us ashamed that we don’t have something equally as great in our lives to share in a post. When we finally do post something worthwhile, it’s up to our friends and family to like our content validating our social media presence.

Social media allows us to “stay connected” to our friends and family 24 hours a day. By liking a post, we feel like our job is done, and we have done our duty as a friend. I recently saw Facebook added the ability to say you are interested in an event rather than the normal options of “Going” or “Not Going.” Now we don’t have to commit to anything. Saying we’re interested in the event doesn’t mean anything. Your friends don’t know if you are going to be there or not. It makes it easy to back out of plans to go to that concert or attend that morning yoga class. Online, no one can nag you to come along, even if it’s outside your comfort zone.

Look, I wish this wasn’t the case. I have never had a class where I walked in the room on the first day to see everyone talking and getting to

know each other. Instead, people sit quietly, looking down at their phone screen to see what their friends are doing online. They opt for virtual interaction over in person exchanges. New research shows that those who check Facebook less are actually happier people. I have made a conscious effort to limit my social media and log out after I scroll. Putting an effort toward meeting with my loved ones in person makes me care less about how I’m perceived online. Don’t get too wrapped up in keeping score of Internet points. Your happiness is more important.

Next time you’re in a room surrounded by all of your friends, take notice and see if people in the room feel compelled to sit on their phone in silence rather than enjoy being able to share an experience together. Snap them out of it. Tell everyone to put the phones down. Say something to each other. Learn about the person sitting across from you. Life happens when you look up.

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Consume several media sources for full coverage of issues

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hile reading The New York Times after the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, I came across no fewer than nine stories about Islamic State involvement in Paris and the implications of the attacks for both France and the United States in a single edition. I found myself disappointed with the newspaper I enjoy reading almost every day.

After the attacks, I watched the outcry on several social media platforms by people critical of how media outlets covered the events that led to the death of 130 people.

In large part, the reason for this seemed to stem from a common belief that an unfair amount of attention was given to the attacks in Paris compared to similar attacks – such as the bombing in Beirut that killed 43 people and injured 239 the same month. And many people referred to an attack on Garissa University College in Kenya, asking why the shooting by Al-Shabab that left 148 people dead didn’t get the same amount of coverage.

A post on Twitter included a photo from a bombing in Beirut nine years earlier, said, “No media has covered this, but R.I.P. to all the people that lost their lives.” Numerous Instagram photos were captioned with sentiments blaming racism and capitalism as the reason for the skewing the coverage toward the attacks in France.

Regardless of the validity of the issues

these people pointed out, the overwhelmingly consistent takeaway was that news organizations don’t pay attention to similar, devastating attacks in other countries like they do those in Western countries such as France and the U.S. In a piece published by The Washington Post, Brian J. Phillips said comments coming from Lebanon suppose that “Arab lives mattered less,” in the eyes of Western media.

He cited research saying U.S. media outlets are more likely to cover terrorist attacks with U.S. victims, and that media in general tend to dedicate more coverage of disasters of all kinds in wealthier countries. He referred to the commonly taught journalism truism that “dog bites man” isn’t a story, but “man bites dog” is, trying to explain that news media cover unusual events.

Last year, he noted more than 200 terrorist attacks occurred in Lebanon, killing 114 people, and in Kenya there were 100 terrorist attacks, killing more than 300 people. However, in France, one person died from terrorism events that year. He makes the point that terrorism is far more common in Lebanon and Kenya than it is in France; therefore, the same event occurring in France is more likely to be covered.

Just because the trend exists in some news outlets doesn’t make it true for all media.

While many people on Facebook asked why

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Republicans should value diversity in party

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his is the column I didn’t want to write.

This is the column I hoped I wouldn’t have to write. But after all that has happened since my last column on the GOP race for the nomination, I feel obligated to write it. I have to call to many in my party to stop playing on fear and anger and start taking the process of nominating a candidate seriously.

If you go on Facebook and look under the comments section of any post on a conservative page regarding the presidential race, all you’ll likely see are comments supporting specific candidates and completely rejecting any others.

For instance, on a post by the Republican National Committee that asked if people preferred Trump or Christie one of the top comments was “Trump ... Is Christie even a Republican?”

On the Washington Examiner’s weekly power rankings where it shows the candidates who the paper thinks are in the best position to win the nomination, one commenter said “If you are a ‘Moderate Republican ie RINO,’ Hillary is your clear Pick.” There are countless examples I could have pulled from social media and personal experiences, but they all highlight the same thing. Many on the far right have let their anger overshadow clear judgement.

Why is someone who doesn’t support building a wall on our border too liberal to be a Republican? Why is someone who once tried to work with

Democrats on a bill that never passed not a conservative? My problem is that instead of supporting conservative values and respecting other opinions, many on the far right want all or nothing. Often, anyone who even slightly disagrees with them is labeled a false Republican. They have turned the term RINO, which stands for Republican in name only, into a derogatory name for someone who isn’t 100 percent conservative 100 percent of the time.

This is ironic because they’re technically all RINOs. After all, Republican is an affiliation, not an ideology. There’s no test for someone to be a Republican; all someone has to do is register as one.

Don’t get me wrong, Republicans certainly share values such as lower government, strong national defense and fiscal responsibility. However, the Republican Party is meant to be a broad tent party. With a guiding set of principles, Republicans can come to different conclusions and different proposals on how to better our country. George Pataki is just as much a Republican as Ted Cruz, even though Pataki is moderate and Cruz is conservative. They just have two different sets of beliefs within the tent of being a Republican. Both bring valuable points of view to the table, and we need to listen to both. That’s not happening with many people right now.

Instead of accounting for and appreciating the breadth within our party, many are declaring Trump and Cruz the only viable candidates and using adhominem attacks against any other candidates to

shut them out. In essence, a significant portion of the Republican Party has the “No True Scotsman” syndrome.

“No True Scotsman” is a logical fallacy based upon the idea that only one idea is truly representative of a group. For example, if I were to say “No true Star Trek fan could like the new movies,” I would be narrowing Star Trek fans into my own defined category, without considering there’s no qualification for being a Star Trek fan. When conservatives completely disregard anyone except for their favorite candidate, they’re doing the same thing.

Why is this dangerous? Because as conservatives, we want the White House. We should want the most conservative candidate who can win against the Democrat nominee. We can debate the merits of the two party system on a later date, but as the system is, only two parties have a realistic shot at winning the presidency. Splitting most of Americans into two parties leaves us with diverse opinions on both sides. No one ideology is going to get its way all the time. We have to compromise and have an honest discussion about who the nominee should be. We need to listen to the diverse opinions within the Republican Party. We can’t do that if you call everyone who isn’t completely conservative a RINO. Now, I’m certainly not saying you shouldn’t vote for Cruz if you think he’d make the best president. I’m also not saying we always need to nominate a moderate candidate. That’s going to vary by election. Furthermore, I’m not advocating for 100

percent party loyalty. What I’m arguing is that we have to stop shutting out voices in the Republican party just because they differ from what the loudest section of the party says at the moment.

Let me also be clear that moderates shouldn’t escape blame. The more conservative wing has felt betrayed from years of being disregarded by the establishment. The establishment has called them names, dismissed them as radicals and failed to follow through on promises. In fact, much of the current anger in the far right is directly related to the failure to win by the establishment. We nominated John McCain and Mitt Romney, two establishment candidates, and lost. There’s reason to be angry, but we can’t let that divide us. Each faction needs to take into account and appreciate the diversity in the Republican party so we can nominate the candidate who will best represent the whole party in 2016.

Conservatives often accuse the other side of shutting out opposing voices simply because they differ from their own. I urge us not to let that happen within our own party, lest we become what we preach against.

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Mass shootings problem has clear solution Nikoel Hytrek

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oday is Dec. 10. It’s the 344th day this year. And to this day, there have been 355 mass shootings in the country. To put it another way: on average the United States has had more than one mass shooting every day this year. On Dec. 2, it was in San Bernardino, California. Tomorrow, who knows?

A 2013 congressional research service report defined a mass shooting as an gunrelated incident that results in the death of four or more people. That means four or more people have been killed every day this year. In 12 years, more Americans have been killed by guns than by war, terrorism, drug overdose or AIDS. There’s clearly a problem.

But it’s a problem that has a solution. Just ask Australia.

In 1996, a shooter at a resort killed 35 people and injured 23 on an Australian beach. This wasn’t the first or the only mass

shooting Australia had, but it was the worst.

And 12 days later, the government instated sweeping gun control measures that greatly reduced violent crime and gun-related deaths. There hasn’t been a mass shooting since.

But if we want that kind of improvement, Congress has to be willing to do something.

If various tweets after news of the shooting broke are any indication, this isn’t the case.

Instead of doing anything, our political leaders tweet empty statements about their thoughts and prayers being with the victims of the shooting every time this happens.

The sentiment is nice, but even the Bible says faith without action is meaningless.

Many people feel the same way. Last Thursday, however, the Senate continued to do nothing.

If legislators really cared, they would pass legislation to protect the American people such as Austrailia did in 1996. That’s their job, after all.

They’re reluctant to do it, though. Congress won’t even provide funds for research.

We have very little information about gun violence available to us because for almost 20 years, there’s been a gun research ban on the CDC. They aren’t specifically banned from doing the research, but they can’t use federal funds to promote or suggest gun control.

This language comes from pressure from the National Rifle Association. For fear of losing more funding, the CDC stopped all

gun violence research.

So we don’t know much about who’s prohibited from having guns, how people get them illegally, why people buy guns or the exact number or types of guns in the U.S. And the reason for that lack of information is largely due to the incorrect interpretation of the Second Amendment. It was 2008 when the Court first ruled that the Second Amendment dealt with individual gun ownership. Before then, and what most lawyers and analysts still argue, it was agreed that the Second Amendment was written about state militias and the federal government not being able to abolish them. In 1840, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled as much.

This amendment came from the fear that a central government could become too powerful, and the states might have to protect their rights, as was evidenced by the recent revolution and the secession from Britain.

But the amendment wasn’t written so individuals could fight back, it was to protect the existence of a “well regulated Militia.”

Now it’s become increasingly clear that mass shootings can and do happen anywhere.

The San Bernardino shooting occurred in a facility for people with developmental disabilities. And we’ve seen that schools and churches aren’t out-of-the-question sites for mass shootings, either.

Maybe with all of the coverage this year and the stark number of mass shootings we’ve had, things will start to change. People

have made a greater effort to point out how often mass shootings happen in this country, and it’s definitely sparked outrage. The New York Times ran an editorial concerning this problem on the front page of its Dec. 5 print edition. It hasn’t had an editorial on the front page since 1920. It’s a good read; I highly recommend it.

In many other countries, being killed by a gun is highly unusual. Here, no place is removed from this public safety concern.

But American politicians are more concerned with being re-elected and having money to run campaigns than with protecting us. Of course, a lot of this money is conveniently supplied by the NRA. As The New York Times said, the only way this problem will be solved is if our leaders do something. In other countries, criminals do get guns, but their governments try to prevent them from doing so. We’re not even trying.

I was wondering if I should write about this. Maybe I should collect my thoughts and do it another time. Then I realized that I probably wouldn’t have long to collect my thoughts before this happened again, so I sat down and opened a Word document.

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College offers rare friendship building elements

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just finished the last presentation I will ever do in front of a class. In 10 days, I won’t have to worry about finding a parking spot before a 9:30 a.m. class ever again. I won’t ever rent another textbook or register for another class. I’m graduating.

The realization that graduation is so close has an uncanny way of making us wonder what we’ve truly accomplished in the past few years.

Of course, college is an essential stepping-stone toward higher education and career paths, but there are plenty of other critical reasons to stick it out here.

Arguably one of the most significant benefits of attending college, especially while living on campus, is personal connection. Making friendships is something we don’t really think too much about when we’re in college. It just sort of happens. Creating connections and maintaining friendships is going to get a lot more difficult after we leave campus, and there’s a very specific reason for that. Many sociologists agree that a college campus is one of the most perfect friendshipmaking environments because it almost always involves three necessary elements for connection building: proximity; repeated, unplanned interactions; and a setting that encourages people to let

their guard down and confide in each other.

In college, we’re constantly in close proximity with the same people. We generally spend at least some time living in the same building as our classmates. We all maintain the same basic schedule throughout the week for at least few months at a time, meaning we’re continuously interacting with the same people on campus, whether in class, grabbing a coffee in the morning or studying in our favorite spots. Since we as college students all live near or on campus for the most part, our favorite places to hang out and socialize at are usually the same ones as our peers.

To build friendships, it’s also essential to be in an atmosphere that encourages letting one’s guard down. I don’t know if I’m the only one who had a Resident Advisor passionately dedicated to forcing our floor to get to know one another freshman year, but it worked. I was given free pizza in a room with other kids who wanted free pizza, and we ended up getting to know each other, if only out of obligation. I lived in Knoll my freshman year, a residence hall that didn’t require much bathroom sharing, but other residence halls such as Abel-Sandoz or Harper/Schramm/Smith obligate students to spend time with one another during relatively intimate situations such as showering or brushing

your teeth before bed.

Some of the most trying times I’ve experienced in my years on campus have been in classes, specifically during group projects. We all hate them, but year after year we’re forced to participate in groups to accomplish a unified goal in classes. Many of my personal memories involving group work are absolute nightmares, but there have been a few occasions that I’ve built strong relationships and learned a lot from the people I worked with. Even if you’re always the Paul McCartney in a group of George Harrisons, there will inevitably be some sort of interaction that pushes you all to confide in one another in order to accomplish your goal.

I’ve been lucky enough to be in number of discussion-oriented classes wherein individual opinions are juxtaposed, and students get to know one another on much more personal levels. I’ve seen people open up to a class full of strangers about relevant, but very personal information to start a conversation and provoke discussion of a topic.

Environments such as this, where we’re encouraged to open up and confide in people who aren’t already close friends, are extremely rare.

Relationship building manifests itself even more intensely on college campuses when you consider factors such as the Greek system, clubs,

sports teams and roommates. Being placed in a situation that herds a specific group of people together in one place to participate in a shared activity will no doubt result in the formation of friendships. On top of that, these activities involve common interests, emotional events and stressful situations which require intimate knowledge of how each person functions, making the likelihood of a true friendship even stronger.

This campus offers a perfect combination of the elements that are required to create friendships, and it’s extremely unlikely that something like this will occur at any other point in our lives.

As I walk up to get my diploma in a couple weeks, I won’t just be thinking about how glad I am that I won’t ever have to put together another Prezi about the past five books I’ve read. I’ll be remembering all of the terrible, wonderful, awkward, stressful, beautiful moments that helped create the awesome melting pot of human beings I get to share my life with.

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International students crave authentic food

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ood. I don’t know about you, but when I travel abroad, one of the things I look forward to most is the food. But what if the food isn’t the stuff you’re used to? What if you’re put in a situation where you eat unfamiliar foods for all three meals everyday for a year, maybe even four?

That’s often what it’s like to be an international student and eating in the dining halls.

Having lived in traditional residence halls for the first three years of my college life, I’m no stranger to dining hall food. It didn’t take me long to realize the dining hall was where we would spend most of our social time, and hence, that it was a great place to meet people and hang out.

My friends and I often planned our schedules so that we would have the opportunity to eat meals together, and Selleck dining hall quickly became home.

However, when we would get to the dining hall, we were often immediately disappointed.

You see, the options were infinite, but rarely was there food we were actually hungry for. Growing up in Southeast Asia with a mother who was nothing short of a master chef, I was spoiled in terms of food. I missed my mother’s cooking and the delicious international menu served on our table on a daily basis. Selleck was now home, and the food was good, but it wasn’t food I would eat in my actual home.

There were days I would walk into the dining hall after class, but not quite understand the food being served. You see, mealtime looks a little different around the world. Breakfast here seems to often be sweet, while this isn’t the case back in India. Breakfast in Indian houses tends to be savory, usually a combination of vegetables and lentils. Dinner frequently featured meat and pota-

toes here, which was another thing I never quite got used to. I was used to eating different types of breads with curries, vegetables or rice. Therefore, there were many days when I would return to my room unsatisfied. Many times, I would end up needing to go out for dinner, and lucky for me, I always had hungry friends to go with me.

The dining hall staff and managers noticed this, and they tried to make international students feel more at home. Chinese food became frequent.

Every couple of weeks, they would serve some Indian food. On special occasions, we would get some Japanese sushi. During the Brazilian festival of Festa Junina, there would be Brazilian food.

Selleck tried, and I respected this. However, as we ate this food, we were still disappointed. They made our food, but it wasn’t authentic. The Indian food being served featured beef, which I found particularly odd since India as a country tends to avoid beef. The Chinese food was highly Americanized, and the sushi wasn’t very authentic either. It was still better than nothing, and we truly appreciated the effort.

Three years later, the dining halls are now expanding their selection of international foods to include more countries and to make this food available more frequently. As an international student who knows what it feels like to live thousands of miles away from home, I’m all for this idea. Because food is such a critical part of our lives, it’s important for us to have food that we are familiar and comfortable with. American food is good, but over time, we can grow tired of it. Therefore, serving food from different cultures more often is a fantastic idea. However, adding more dishes isn’t the solution. While improving the quantity and frequency of these dishes is crucial, it’s also important to increase the quality and

FILE PHOTO | DN authenticity of these dishes. There are many ways we can do this well.

As international students, we should be more open to pointing out dishes that are incorrect or could be improved, and we should also highlight authentic and delicious dishes, so the kitchen is continually receiving feedback.

The dining hall staff can learn how to cook the food from students or faculty and staff who are either from these countries or have lived in them. Obviously, a tried and tested version of a recipe will be better than any found on the Inter-

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HAMMAR: FROM 10 no one was covering the attacks in Lebanon and Kenya, news outlets around the world already were. Maybe we’re just not looking hard enough.

Vox reporter Dylan Matthews wrote that the bombing in Beirut was “the most serious since the end of Lebanon’s civil war 25 years ago.” The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, The Washington Post, NPR and the State Department all wrote breaking news stories about the attack.

CNN, ABC, Yahoo, FOX, The New York Times and USA Today all wrote about the shooting at Garissa University College in April.

Still, I had my own criticism of how the almost simultaneous events in France and Lebanon were handled in U.S. news outlets.

I had coffee with a man I frequently talk with about how the U.S. media covers events we think are important, and he began to talk about his brother, who lives back home in Mosul, Iraq, a city of 2.5 million, controlled by the Islamic State since 2014. He told me his brother, an outspoken academic, had been put under house arrest by ISIS and threatened with death if he left home or spoke out against the self-declared caliphate any more. He said his family in Mosul has essentially forgotten about electricity because it has become so expensive and is only available two to three hours a day.

We spoke of our disappointment with

the lack of coverage by The New York Times and other news outlets’ lack of coverage on areas such as Iraq and Lebanon. Our discussion led me to look at these patterns in coverage through a different lens, shifting my blame from the news outlet to the news consumer.

A person who wants to be a consumer of global news from different regions should be a consumer of different global news sources.

There’s truth in Phillips’ assertion that U.S. media tends to cover events in wealthier countries and places closer to home. So why even look to The New York Times for coverage of a bombing in Lebanon? Maybe we should be shifting our focus to different news outlets for different topics and events. Next time consider outlets such as The Jerusalem Post, Al-Jazeera, Haaretz, Al-Monitor, The Independent, BBC and The Daily Telegraph for your source of international news.

Perhaps the voices closer to the story will provide us with the story we’re looking for, instead of relying on what we already know.

net. Plus, it always helps to have someone who can teach it to you and would know what it’s supposed to taste like. The students and their parents should be involved in the process of selecting which food to cook and serve. It might be helpful to ask students to recommend foods and provide a recipe they think would work well.

Dining halls should use traditional ingredients in their international dishes, as the taste of the food can change a lot if traditional ingredients aren’t used.

Finally, foods should be tested before they’re served, both with a panel of international and domestic students. This way, we can ensure the food is authentic and tastes right, but we can also make sure the dishes selected for serving will be eaten by domestic students.

Serving more international foods in the dining halls is a wonderful idea, as long as the food is prepared and served in the most authentic way possible. Increasing the availability and authenticity of cultural food would help international students feel more at home and welcome in the residence halls. It would provide domestic students with opportunities to learn about other cultures and countries. It would be food that we not only survive off of, but live with and enjoy.

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START YOUR CAREER - Locally owned restaurant chain is seeking an individual that is looking to make a commitment to the hospitality industry and looking at making hospitality their career choice. The individual should have genuine desire to provide great customer service.

They should have an out-going personality while still being mindful of the task at hand.

They should be able to multi-task, effectively communicate to not only guest but staff as well, and demonstrate good organization skills, mindful of budgets and scheduling. Hospitality industry provides a challenging experience with many dynamics coming into play so individuals that looking for an easy job please do not apply, but if you are looking for something rewarding and have the desire to be proud of the work that you do this might be the right opportunity for you.

Work Requirement: Depending on experience this path may be adjusted. Individual hired should expect to work! all shifts to have better knowledge of the restaurant and the ins and outs of the business.

They will be required to cover shifts if employees are missing in tandem with the manager.

Primarily the individual will work specific hours unless having to cover for other individuals. Individuals should have a flexible schedule to perform this job adequately. Weekends are must as this is the busiest part of the week for restaurants. If you do not have the means to make these commitments please do not apply as we are looking to promote this individual to general manager over time.

We are seeking a very hard working and committed staff of professionals. Applicants should display a strong hospitality mentality, good knowledge of wine and spirits, and enjoy working in a professional fast paced restaurant environment. Growth potential with our locally owned and operated restaurant concepts is unlimited. Must be available to work Sundays. If you fit these qualifications please fill our our easy online application:

Experience: Previous restaurant-related or customer care experience desired. We are willing to train in all aspects if the individual fits our needs and demonstrates a willingness to learn and improve. Please email your resume in PDF format to offcemochara@gmail.com

https://mochara.formstack.com/forms/job_ application

Nebraska Book Company is currently hiring temporary seasonal workers. Earn CASH and FREE TEXTBOOK RENTALS!! If interested, visit www.nebook.com and click on the Careers tab to apply under “Temporary Warehouse Team Member”.

Qualified applicants will be contacted within 24 hours.

THE WATERING HOLE WEST 1550 S Coddington THE WATERING HOLE DT 1321 O Street THE WATERING HOLE EAST 84th & Holdrege

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$5/15 words + $.15 additional word Discounts for additional issues Email ad to dn@unl.edu or place online at DailyNebraskan.com

Help Wanted

The Parking Advisory Committee will meet Friday, December 11, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Parking and Transit Services, 625 Stadium Drive Suite A.

Photography Classes

For details visit www.rocketshipgallery.com Design students, Journalism students, Photography students welcome.

Meetings Alcoholics Anonymous meeting Mondays 7:30 p.m. at University Lutheran Chapel, 1510 ‘Q’.

Open Speaker Meeting. Public Welcome.

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PLAN YOUR WEEKEND

UNL Jazz Orchestra and Big Band perform at Kimball Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $5 for general admission, $3 for students and seniors.

TADA Productions presents “Driving Miss Daisy” at the TADA Theatre Thursday to Sunday. Thursday through Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Friday Dec. 11

Saturday Dec. 12

Hinder performs at the Bourbon at 8 p.m.

Tickets $22.50 for all ages, $28 the day of the show.

Cornhusker Marching Band Highlights Concert at the Lied at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students and seniors.

Love, the Locals craft show at Wyuka Stables from noon to 6 p.m.

Holidays in the Haymarket from 6-9 p.m., featuring horse and carraige rides as well as Holiday-themed entertainment.

UNL student artists host annual clay sale at Richards Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Holiday Harvest Farmer’s Market at Park Centers Banquet Hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. will feature local food and produce for winter.

Sunday Dec. 13

Vocal ensemble Take 6 presents “Take 6: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” at the Lied Center at 7:30 p.m.

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Alex Tobias Alex Ryan-Bailey Amy Kula Anthony Zoucha Benjamin Frodyma Brenan Anspauch Bryce Burnett Bryce Tarletsky Caleb Noonan Callin Ledall Cayd VanAckeren Celia Karweik Chaeli Quandt Christian Gallardo Colton Jones Connor Griep Courtney Van Hoosen Dalton Heim Dalton Kenning Daniel Jungren Darci Kaufman David Bangert David DeBolt David Moss Derek Von Seggern Derek Ziemba Derek Jundt Destin Sombke Diana Shulyak

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Evan Beachly, a master student in computer science at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, works on a drone designed to make controlled burns safer and more efficient. Beachly works at NIMBUS, Nebraska Intelligent MoBile Unmanned Systems, on the south side of Memorial Stadium on UNL’s city campus.

Eliezer Fernandez Emma Olney Enrique Cano Eric Wilhelm Eric Policky Erich Nickman Erin Griffiths Felipe Almazon Firas Askar Gerae Novak Grant Anderson Grant McGill Haley Solberg Halle Unger Harlan Jones Hayden Byrd Hoang Nguyen Ingo Miranda Jack Davis Jacob Lock Jacob Dean Jacob Stinson Jenny Watson Jessica Aerts Johnathan Knobbe Jonah Bolin Jordan Cookus Jordan Brus Joseph Werning

Joshua Meyers Josh Smith Joshua Valdez Joshua George Kaleb Hueftle Kayla Jordan Keelan Chapman Keith Finn Kevin Ryan Kyle Cook Kyle Brown Landon Verkamp Luis HernandezAlarcon Madeline Galucia Marcie Rohlfs Mark Hutton Matthew Sleister Megan Gould Meggie Coffey Michael Cook Nathan Williamson Taylor Ash Nick Moor Noah Bolin Olivia LeDuc Peter Hansen Quinton Mrkvicka Rachel Kermmoade

Rebecca Lang Ryan Neill Ryan Sievers Sammy Nagel Sandy Le Sarah Thomson Scotty Paseka Selwan Fadhil Senad Salja Steven Bartz Tanner Jones Taylor Doggett Theresa Beach Thomas Glaser Timothy Sanders Trevor Harrison Trevor Wulf Troy Dixon Tyler Bienhoff Tyler Morton Tyler Van Cleef Zachary Granfield Zach Thavenet Zach Birkel Zach Peterson Zane Petersen

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