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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR We learn prepositions in Arabic, but Dr. Abla Hasan makes sure we also know the words for our dreams.

For 50 minutes every day, our Syrian professor’s upward inflecting voice coaxes out throaty Arabic letters with no English equivalent. Every person in the class is expected to bring in words to describe ourselves, our future professions and our dreams. When asked about our fears, one girl said she’s afraid of facing reality.

The reality is that more than 200,000 people have been killed in Syria’s civil war . And many more are fleeing the same fate, some to the United States. Bruce Rauner, from my home state of Illinois, and Pete Ricketts of Nebraska have said they will not accept Syrian refugees. Technically, the decision is up to the federal government. But if states decide not to cooperate, the process becomes more difficult.

I accepted this initially. Without numbers, it seems smart to avoid unnecessary risk. If even a few individuals could slip through security measures and create havoc, that’s something we should be careful with.

But we’re already doing that. It takes almost two years, on average, to process a refugee application. It may be even longer for Syrians, who face more intense scrutiny .

On Tuesday, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Great Plains National Security Education Community sponsored a panel on the Syrian refugee crisis, which Dr. Hasan was a part of . The moderator finished the panel with a statistic: The U.S. has taken in more than 750,000 refugees, and only two have been arrested on suspicion of terrorist activities.

If you fear the actions of a few which led to the carnage in Paris, I understand. With the massacres at Planned Parenthood and San Bernardino, the last thing we need is another security threat. But I think these numbers show that the danger of accepting refugees, much like the danger of shark attacks, is overstated.

Syrians, refugee or otherwise, possess a language and cultural background that will be invaluable in future dealings with the country. By accepting Syrians into our communities, we defy the anti-American message ISIS seeks to convey. By actively learning through language classes or educational panels at UNL, we transmit a new message, one that meets the standards of “Nebraska Nice.”

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Junior Miranda Knutson draws with chalk on campus, a hobby she’s turned into work. Knutson has been making chalk art since she was a freshman.

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›› Lincoln stirs awake to a constant tap. The rhythm resounds through the city famous for its local music scene. Drummers tap snares on the football field. Some play in the confines of a padded studio. Others fill the dark, neon-lit Zoo Bar with rhythm. While these drummers have their own unique sound and experiences, there’s one thing they have in common: the ability to keep a band’s heart beating.

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MIKE RHIAN

jazz percussionist

i forgot to love my father, the ambulanters, southeast high school

Mike Rhian’s love for the drums is rooted in his classical music upbringing. Beginning in fourth grade, Rhian learned how to read sheet music and took drumming lessons at Dietz Music. He’s had a love affair with music ever since. A senior at Lincoln Southeast High School, Rhian is involved with Southeast’s jazz band. He’s also involved with two local bands, I Forgot To Love My Father and The Abulanters. Being in several bands works to Rhian’s advantage. His classical music training enables him to play drums in different settings and across multiple genres. “If you can make any sound possible, or you can figure out how to make the sound, then you can play better in any genre period,” Rhian said.

By taking bits and pieces from different genres, Rhian incorporates a succinct style into his music.

While Jazz is his favorite genre to play, Rhian is adaptable, often molding his sound to the bands he’s playing with. “I like to think that I can make whatever sound is

necessary,” he said. Rhian is young musician who’s far beyond his years. He dreams of attending Northern Colorado at Greeley, eagerly awaiting his acceptance to the music college, which is one of the top five jazz colleges in the nation. With a love for drumming and a keen awareness for rhythm, Rhian doesn’t plan on quitting the drums anytime soon.

“I definitely think that I will be a drummer for the rest of my life,” he said.

ALEXANDER WOODSIDE drumline percussionist cornhusker marching band

Alex Woodside spends his Saturdays in Memorial Stadium. While most people in the football stadium anticipate the game, Woodside is more concerned with the halftime show. It’s there Woodside’s passion for drums and percussion come to life. As the Cornhusker Marching Band snare drum rank leader, Woodside leads fellow drummers through the motions he’s mastered since grade school. A junior music education major, Woodside is heavily involved in music across campus. Alongside the marching band, he plays in the UNL Percussion Ensemble and the UNL Symphonic Band, a concert instrumental ensemble. Woodside attributes his love for music to the experiences and relationships he’s created over the years.“There’s incredible people I’ve met through percussion and instrument playing,” Woodside said.

He plans to continue his involvement with drums beyond the collegiate level, and dreams of one day teaching music. “I’d really love to have the chance to work with a high school or middle school drumline,” Woodside said. “To show them how to be better drummers and better people.”

LARELL WARE jazz drummer the undisco kids

Larell Ware needed a hobby, so he turned to a phone book for answers. He flipped to a page that offered drum lessons and has been playing ever since. Currently he’s working on a project with the Undisco Kids, a modern funk and soul group that channels Al Green andMarvin Gaye soul with current lyrics and danceable thumping beats.

It’s music you can tap your feet to with Ware providing what he calls the heartbeat of the sound. “Just like the heart keeps you pumping, it keeps you going, the drums essentially help do that,” Ware said. His snare taps are what the listener keeps time with, the cymbals snapping a listener’s attention back to the swaths of melody.

“Jazz can be very technical,” Ware said. “But it can be beautiful at the same time.” His goal is to make listening to The Undisco Kids music an experience. Armed with drumsticks, Ware closes his eyes and plays.

JORDAN SALDIVAR

electronic percussionist, dj, producer Extra fresh

Jordan Saldivar takes the idea of a traditional drum kit and gives it a new life. For Saldivar, a music producer and DJ, drums are the foundation of each song he creates. With his computer and digitalized drum kit, Saldivar makes funky and downbeat tempos that pair nicely with his reggae and R&B influences. Saldivar describes his music style as genre-blending, and he’s always searching for the beat that will make people dance. Saldivar can be considered a one-man band. In fact, the conflicts that arose between old bandmates, including finding a time that everyone could practice, is what sparked his interest in DJing. Saldivar uses Ableton, a software program he says is popular right now for music producers, to create his music. This program gives Saldivar the ability to produce enhanced beats that are practically impossible to create with a traditional drum kit. “With live drumming you can only do so much,” Saldivar said. But Saldivar says that with digital drums, the possibilities are endless. “It’s perfect,” Saldivar said. “My drumming with digital drums is always going to be on time— it’s never going to mess up.”

Saldivar says that using computerized programming allows him to be creative and nontraditional.“I can do a lot more complicated rhythms that I could never dream of doing with a real drum set,” he said. Saldivar finds comfort in his studio, where he eludes to his extensive record collection and production equipment, including traditional turntables that he says aren’t used as often anymore in the DJ world. For Saldivar, who also plays the guitar and keys, DJing is an modern-day approach to authenticity. He takes real instruments and blends their sounds with electronic and digitally produced beats. Saldivar is currently working on his project Extra Fresh. You can find him mixing beats at the Downtown bar on Wednesday nights from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m

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Entrepreneurs find success in bike delivery service ality.

“When we started (QRC), we chose grey and black, trying to invoke that image of Quick Release Couriers, professionalism,” said Kettler, describing Picnicker team up to provide the couriers’ outfits. “But now with these new people, they’re colorful and have a lot valuable courier service to of personality and don’t dress head to toe in downtown Lincoln bicycle tights. That’s something we try to invoke with Picknicker. You are just providing a nice, convenient service to people, so it’s supposed to be lighter and more colorful.”

JP Davis, a sophomore journalism major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is one of those new people. He began working for ANNIE HIMES QRC/Picnicker a month ago.

DN “It’s been really nice because being on ›› a bicycle is my favorite thing to do,” Davis said in an email. “When I’m on the clock it Since Casey Kettler was a kid, biking has feels like work and play at the same time. been one of his favorite pastimes.

Any time I’m like, ‘damn dawg it’s really Over a year ago, Kettler transformed his cold.’ I stop myself and think, ‘But I’m on a hobby into a full-time job, incorporating his bike enjoying the city. It’s fine.’” business Quick Release Couriers (QRC).

As the Nebraska winter takes hold, KetQRC is a traditional bicycle courier sertler said he hopes more people will take advice, transporting any and all goods - from vantage of QRC/Picnicker ’s services. documents to inflatable boats - for clients “Previously before it got really cold, it around Lincoln. QRC’s sister service is Picseemed like people were tentative to order nicker, delivering food in downtown Linon days when the weather was bad,” Kettler coln. said. “It was almost like a sympathy - like I Just as a bicycle rides only when a mix- don’t want to use you guys right now - but ture of gears, levers and small parts work in we’re going to be out riding in it regardless, synchronization, QRC began due to a simul- so we’re happy to go out in any elements.” taneous string of coincidences tied together For UNL students, both QRC and Picby Kettler ’s dedication and passion for rid- nicker provide an especially convenient sering. vice in the heart of “A couple years ago, downtown.

I was looking for a job, “Whether (stuIt’s been really and I took a job deliverdents) are stuck nice because ing sandwiches at Jersey at the (Nebraska) Mike’s,” Kettler said.

Union studying or being on a bicycle “They had just started stuck at home sleepa new bike delivery is my favorite thing to do.” ing off a hangover, program. That’s actuthey can call us or ally where I met Benjamin contact us online (Mixan), my co-founder. and we will bring We talked about what it them literally anyJP DAVIS would be like to start our thing: food, drink, unl sophomore journalism major own delivery service.” cat food, etc.,” DaAs Jersey Mike’s bike vis said. “I can’t delivery program dwinwait for Picnicker to dled down to only two blow up within the riders, Kettler saw an opportunity. student body. I think a lot of students can “It got to the point where the only cybenefit off our service.” clists employed by Jersey Mike’s were me Kettler summarized the benefits of and Benjamin,” Kettler said. “We got our- QRC’s courier service in four short senselves incorporated and went for it.” tences.

Both QRC and Picnicker function simi“Deliveries arrive in under 30 minutes,” larly and simply. Customers can either place Kettler said. “The delivery fee is very cheap. an order online or with a phone call. CouriWe’re local. We have UNL contractors and ers are then dispatched to pick up the prodownership.” uct and deliver it quickly to the customer.

ARTS@ For QRC’s first eight months, the busiDAILYNEBRASKAN.COM ness was owned and operated only by the joint manpower of Kettler and Mixan. Although Mixan left QRC a few weeks ago, the business continues to grow.

“I’m the owner and do pretty much every facet of the business,” said Kettler.

“We’ve added independent contractors to help out doing runs.”

And as the business has added more contractors, QRC’s original aesthetic has changed to incorporate each rider ’s person-

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Natalie Dermann and Benjamin Mixan ride their bikes for Picnicker, a Quick Release Couriers team.

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Experiences inspire student’s dream of nonprofit work

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Abigail Miller, a sophomore International Studies major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, spent last summer studying in Russia. Next summer she plans on interning at the American Embassy in Moscow.

STEPHANIE CAVAZOS DN Abigail Miller fell in love with Russian culture because of her high school academic decathlon.

The decathlon required a 10-subject research project, and with the topic of Russian culture Miller was sent to the state championship for her work during her senior year.“I’m really passionate about culture, especially internationally,” Miller said. The Lincoln native said she decided to attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln despite wanting to explore Russia firsthand while studying. She said the global studies and Russian classes offered at UNL were perfect for her and began learning the language at UNL in the fall of 2014. During this past summer, UNL sponsored a study abroad program traveling to Perm,

Russia. “Before I went to Russia, I had this whole picture in my mind of what it was going to be,” Miller said. “It was completely different, in terms of image and culture.”After her trip, she said her eyes were opened to how different cultures are around the world. The sophomore political science, global studies and Russian major said she wants to work in international relations, specifically doing humanitarian work. “My dream is to start a nonprofit and bring youth of America to other countries,” Miller said. “The organization would unite them through culture and let them get to know people from other countries.” While learning more about international relations, Miller said she found herself becoming more interested in politics overseas. Right around this time, Miller added political science to her list of majors. “I think through politics you can open channels that

never existed,” she said. But the love for politics doesn’t extend to the United States. Miller said she hasn’t been following the 2016 presidential campaigns and focuses her attention on political issues across the world. This November Miller travelled to Washington D.C. for a youth climate change summit presented by World Bank Group.

The summit brought younger adults from various countries together to talk about climate change and its effects. “I think climate change is more of a human rights issue,” Miller said. “It was great to see commonalities around the globe.”The summit took place three days following the terrorist attacks on Paris. While Miller was there, she said her experience was incredibly unique. Grace Evans, another UNL student who attended the summit, said despite the threats and chaos surrounding Paris, the U.S. capital was able to remain calm.

“It functioned very normally,” Evans said. Miller attended a rally in front of the White House where the French ambassador spoke to the crowd about the attacks. “I think the entire experience relates a lot to what I want to be doing in the future,” Miller said. In terms of international relations post-tragedy, Miller said she believes in positive psychology.

“Terrorism is an ideology,” she said. “How do you approach getting rid of an entire mindset? The world needs to approach this positively.”Miller said she hopes to implement her own positive attitude into her humanitarian work in the future.

“As long as I love what I do I’ll be happy and I’ll be making an impact,” she said. “If you love life, life will love you back; that’s my motto.”

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Chalk champion finds inspiration in everyday life Miranda Knutson, junior artmajor at UNL, uses chalk art as a creative outlet, to raise awareness

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Miranda Knutson sits on the ground and draws her chalk drawing starting from the top and works her way down. Next, she goes in with black, white and grey to set the right lighting and shades. She pushes the small, worn pastel pieces into the concrete to get enough dust and color on to her surface. To spread out the chalk, she takes her paint brushes and wipes the dust around or pushes her fingers into the concrete to smear the colors.

Knutson focuses on the main details of her drawings and then works on the smaller ones. She throws in random, bright colors at the end to finish the piece. Stepping back and swiping her bright purple hair from her face Knutson can finally admire her finished piece.

Knutson, a junior art major, has been making chalk art all around campus since her freshman year. When she saw people around campus noticing her work, Knutson knew she could do more with it. Now, Knutson wants to use chalk to make statements and raise awareness for causes she’s passionate about.

“It made me really excited that I could get a public reaction and feedback from what I was doing,” Knutson said. “The chalk has always been for me. It’s kind of like a get away.”

Knutson doesn’t let anything stop her from creating. Whether it’s a citation from police for drawing on areas without permission or an allergy to the materials on the pottery wheel, limitations don’t faze her.

Knutson immediately acts whenever she finds inspiration. As soon as she gets an idea, she wants to create it. After Knutson listened to her friend’s presentation about Harvey Milk in class, she was outside of Richards Hall drawing the first openly gay man to be elected to a public office on a wall by the doors.

In addition to Harvey Milk, Knutson has also drawn Rosie the Riveter, Albert Einstein and herself on campus. Her self-portrait was in response to a professor telling her she couldn’t use chalk for a class project.

“People were literally taking pieces of wood, like railroad ties, and putting a single white streak on them and calling it paintings,” Knutson said. “I was like ‘Well what are the boundaries? What are the limits?’ If I can take my paint brushes to move around chalk on the sidewalk then that’s a painting.”

That night, Knutson drove to Richards Hall and used her car ’s headlights as her only source of light. She sat outside by the entrance her professor walked in and drew a

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Miranda Knutson, a junior art major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, colors the wall outside Richards Hall with chalk.

her own face with a disappointed grimace for climbed up on a bridge over Dodge Street in Omaha and made a portrait of Bob Marley. her professor to see the next morning.

“I like to think that I’m here for a purDepending on where the drawing is, Knutson’s drawings last for about three and pose,” Knutson said. “I think (art) will lead me to that.” a half months. Slanted surfaces and new All the chalk Knutson uses are soft pasconcrete tend to hold the chalk for shorter amount of time. Knutson also tries to rub tels she keeps in a plastic box filled with unthe chalk into the ground so the art lasts lon- cooked rice. The rice cleans the pastels and keeps hues brighter. Knutson hasn’t changed ger. As a result, Knutson’s hands are always the rice in her box for seven years. stained.

Chalk isn’t the “I look pretty crazy only medium Knutson when I go to the grocery I like to think that works with. Knutson store,” Knutson said. also creates oil paintKnutson especially I’m here for a ings and has recently enjoys using color and purpose. I think (art) will been working with figure in her art. She pottery and porcelain. picks out bright colors lead me to that.”

She said Richards Hall in everything she looks has become her second at whether it’s hints MIRANDA KNUTSON home. junior art major at unl of yellow in a concrete Originally, Knutwall or different hues son didn’t want to go on the glaze of her cofto UNL or anywhere in fee mug. Knutson’s penchant for figure comes from her love of Nebraska, but her scholarship offers from the university were hard to resist. Aaron Holz, people and making personal connections.

Knutson also uses personal connections the professor who recruited her, said he was for inspiration. For a friend’s birthday, she immediately impressed by her portfolio and

her character.

“She’s a terrific student,” Holz said.

“She’s a pleasure to work with and brings great energy to the program.”

Recently, Knutson has been given the opportunity to paint three different murals.

One will be at the Lincoln airport and the other will be in Dallas. She has also volunteered to paint a mural at The Bay. In the future, Knutson wants to continue to support herself from her art. But more important, she said she wants her art to have compassion and create change.

“I think that’s one thing everyone struggles with is having a conceptual meaning that really hits home with not just you but everyone,” Knutson said. “It’s really hard to get people on your team and on your side to fight for that stuff. Especially when we are being forced to regurgitate creation. No matter what I’m doing I just need to make sure I’m doing it with my heart.”

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Q&A: Afia Serena Nathaniel, director of ‘Dukhtar’ ALYSSA MAE DN Afia Serena Nathaniel is the director of the feature film “Dukhtar” (Daughter). The story portrays a young Pakistani mother who kidnaps her 10-year-old daughter to save her from a forced child marriage. “Dukhtar” has played in more than 20 countries and became the Critic’s’ Pick in New York and People’s’ Pick in USA. The first-time director has also won several awards including Audience Award for Best Feature at Creteil, Best World Feature at Sonoma, Best Director and Best Feature Film at the South Asian International Film Festival.

Daily Nebraskan: Tell us a little bit about your background. Where did you grow up and go to school?

Afia Serena Nathaniel: I grew up in Pakistan in a very big city in Lahore. It’s like a big urban city kind of like New Deli in India. I was trained as a mathematician and computer scientist, but I always wanted to write and make films. Growing up in Pakistan, there are no formal programs so to speak that cater to this. In our local industry, we don’t really have an independent film industry.

To put it in perspective, growing up we didn’t really have anything that paralleled with the Indian mega Bollywood industry.

We grew up in a kind of vacuum where there was no world cinema and there were no local films being made for the local industry. The only way I could train myself as a filmmaker was to come to New York. I got lucky. I was offered a dean scholarship by Columbia University. So I went to New York for film directing, and I never looked back. New York is my second home.

DN: What led you to switch from computer science to film?

ASN: Well, I was always a writer. I wrote short stories. I wrote poems. I started writing a novel, but I considered it a hobby until I realized it’s the one thing I truly love. Not just write, but to create life on the screen. In Pakistan, the closest inspiration came from TV series like “Star Trek.” I was an avid fan of the Star Trek series. Growing up and watching those kinds of stories, I found myself flying in my imagination. Computer science seemed normal. It seemed like an extension of what I loved, which is science fiction, fantasy. Those genres really inspire me a lot. I like reading about them and writing about them, and embodying them into my own work. It felt very natural to go and study science, but I realized it’s not so much the programming I want to do as writing film.

DN: What inspired you to create “Dukhtar?”

ASN: While at Columbia I started writing this idea for a feature film, which became “Dukhtar.” The film is inspired by a true story of a mother who runs away from the tribal areas in Pakistan. In the actual story she had two daughters, one was just a little baby in her arms. I was just struck by the idea of courage. I wanted to explore what that life would look like while she’s on the run with her daughter in a society that doesn’t really welcome single women or women living by themselves. The relationship for a woman is always judged in relation with a man. She’s always someone’s wife. She’s someone’s sister. She’s someone’s mother. I wanted to explore her life on her own terms even though she’s in the midst of a flight.

DN: Was it a challenge to get all the resources together to create “Dukhtar?”

ASN: Oh absolutely! So for one thing, in our local industry in Pakistan, it’s very tough to pitch any film idea that has a female protagonist, especially if the female protagonist isn’t sexualized or the story is grounded in realism. Our local industry has films where we have woman depicted in cinema but always in an objectified manner. It sort of caters to a local taste where the women on the screen exist to cater to a male fantasy. Really, that’s not so far away from certain other film industries, even Hollywood. It’s just more pronounced in our local industry where it is not expected to see or hear a woman’s perspective in cinema. So just the sheer idea of pitching this film became a huge battle for me especially as a female filmmaker, because people did not understand what I was trying to do. They thought I was making a documentary. They didn’t realize it was a feature film because they couldn’t wrap their head around it. It took of 10 years to make the film because of this challenge. Fortunately in 2012, we ended up winning a very prestigious film production grant from Norway, and that spurred everything. It helped us cinch all local deals in Pakistan. It also helped bring my producing partner on board, and he became the driving force in Pakistan for us to really lay down the groundwork for the film and make it happen.It’s the local film and cast that helped make this film. Most of us were first-time crewmembers on a feature film, so everybody who came and worked on the film did it with a real labor of love and passion and it really showed through for us.

DN: How did you go about casting the actors for the film?

ASN: We have a tremendous pool of tal-

ent in the country. Our TV industry is thriving. Our theater industry is great. The local advertisement and commercial industry is also thriving. There is a lot of talent that exist in various pockets, but there’s no one agency or management that deals with talent so you end up casting on your own as a director.

You really have to know the local talent. My producer also helped cast, and everyone in our crew had suggestions. I always knew the lead actress was going to play this role. I had her in mind from day one. She’s a very wellknown theater actress, but this is her first major feature film. She’s never really played a lead role in a feature film. When she came on board, it was easier to build the rest of the cast around her. The hardest part to cast was the little girl. It took me many many months.

It was probably the fourth month of casting when one of my friends suggested I audition this girl who worked on a TV show. The day Saleha walked into our office, it really was like night and day. She had this kind of energy and presence. After doing some improvisation exercises and pairing her with the actress who played the mother ’s role, we found the chemistry was so palpable. It felt so real.

This is Saleha’s first feature film and of debut in many ways. She’s a tremendously gifted child. The rest of the actors we cast from local television industry. The truck driver was a major actor in the television industry and a major heartthrob. He was looking to sink his teeth into something different that wasn’t the run of the mill, but more grounded and real.

When he came on board the trio was complete, and we went around casting everyone else around it. I’m truly grateful to have worked with such talented local actors and actresses in our industry.

DN: “Dukhtar” was filmed in the winter with below freezing weather conditions and in a largely disputed territory between Pakistan and India. Why did you choose to film at this time and in this location?

ASN: It was mostly me as the director saying this is the look that I want, and this is the weather that I want. I always imagined the film happening in late fall. I actually missed the window of fall, and we ended up filming more in winter than we should have, simply because our deadline kept getting shifted around. What I loved was the surreal feel of the landscape in this weather in this season. There’s a kind of loneliness in the landscape. These particular mountains, deserts and highways all formed what this road trip was going to look like and feel like and how the story would evolve.

DN: What kind of challenges did this environment give you?

ASN: When you’re filming out there, especially if you’re at the mercy of so many elements: the weather, the light and the social and political realities. It’s all changing really fast so you have to be very nimble to be able to deal with the changes to your story. Reality is shifting around you. We also not only dealt with the weather and the high altitude of the area, but we were in an area that has a lot of tension. There were a couple of bomb blasts while we were filming. We had to stay safe and be mindful of it, and we had to change plans according to when things became difficult in certain areas. You had to be factoring in all of this while making your filming day happen, and we made it happen.

DN: Did you have any difficulties being a first-time female film director-producer of an all-male crew?

ASN: My set was a great place to be a female director, and that’s partly because I worked with the crew before. We’ve worked together for several years so the dynamics were pretty clear for us. In that sense, I would say I had no problem with being with an allmale crew. If anything it actually helped that I was a female director because some of these places were very isolated. When you walk into a village, and you don’t speak their language, they tend to trust the woman more.

There were no restrictions for me to move around. Had I been a guy the dynamic might have been different. I also had a very young daughter, Saleha, on the set, and the father really trusted me. That’s really special, and I think part of the reason they agreed to come on board is because I was a female director.

They trusted me implicitly in a way that I think would have been difficult if I were a guy.

DN: What do you want viewers come away with after viewing “Dukhtar?”

ASN: Hope, maybe. To have some kind of hope. Also to have a window to a country that is not necessarily understood. I want to show that everyone is human. What I have often found is that Western audiences take away a much deeper and more complex understanding of what the country is. It isn’t just seen as just a country with problems, but also as a country that has social issues and real people, and real people that embody some kind of hope. I also think that in terms of the universality; people have been able to connect with “Dukhtar” in a way that is far more deep than just a piece of cinema.

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It’s estimated that there are more than 35 million people being held in human trafficking.

Fifty percent of them are children and 70 percent are women. In every state across the nation, people are being bought or sold like cargo, feeling stripped of any sense of dignity.

I’m often shocked to realize the terrible things that happen right under our noses. I’m left feeling helpless, like I don’t have what it takes to make things right, I don’t have to power to change anything. However, I recently discovered a movement that proves me wrong, and it’s sweeping the world. Dressember is spreading the news about human trafficking, and getting men and women involved in the advocacy against it.

Dressember began as a college student’s personal fashion challenge in 2009. Blythe Hill dared herself to wear a dress for 31 days, every day in the month of December. What began as a creative outlet from daily routine has become an international movement against human traffiking.

The first year, Hill was on her own. But the next year, her girlfriends joined her in her challenge. The next year, friends of those girlfriends joined her, and so the trend continued until Blythe realized that this challenge was becoming not just a trend, but a movement.

Hill too had a passion for social reform and human justice. Once she realized her little fashion trend was making an unexpected impact, she decided to attach it to a cause. In 2013, Hill combined her trend with International Justice Mission, an organization dedicated to fighting for human rights and rescuing those in slavery, to create the Dressember campaign.

Dressember calls all women and men to partake in the challenge. If you’re a lady, we ask that you wave your femininity flag and don a dress for 31 days. If you’re a gentleman, you can partake by dressing up for the cause by wearing collared shirts, tie or bow ties for the month.

Though at first it wasn’t intentional, Erica Thomas, a sophomore studying English education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has already began her Dressember advocacy.

“I was just wearing a dress on December 1st and I was scrolling through Facebook and found out that it was a thing that was working for an honest cause,” Thomas said. “It hasn’t been that big of a challenge. Honestly I want people to ask me why I’m wearing a dress in December. Then I can tell them about this.”

Hill recently gave a Ted Talk about the movement. In her talk she said, “I think it’s human nature to see injustice and think, ‘There is nothing I can do about this…I don’t have the

qualifications.’ Because we believe we can’t be super advocates, we stop advocating at all.”

We should consider every little decision we make as potential to make a change, and realize there’s opportunity for advocacy in everything we do. All it takes is an idea, and a little creativity.

In its first year as a campaign, Dressember raised $165,000, far beyond Hill’s original goal of $25,000. In 2014, the campaign raised $462,000.

Since its inception, Dressember has caught like wildfire and is partnering with two human rights organizations and more than 20 brands.

Elegantees has even designed a dress for the campaign, which you can purchase at the Dressember website here http://www.dressember. org/. There you can also check out Hill’s Ted Talk and find out more about Dressember.

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UNL Cultural ambassadors invite students to ball ››

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International students will have the opportunity to experience a prom-like dance – which they may not have experienced previously – at the Winternational Ball. The ball is for both domestic and international students and will feature food, music, and dance from around the world.

The ball will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight on Friday, Dec. 4, at the Van Brunt Visitors Center. Students can purchase tickets in advance (information on how to do so is on the UNL Cultural Ambassadors Facebook page), or at the door for $5. Tickets are limited, so they should be purchased early. “(The Winternational Ball) is for domestic and international students to come together to learn about each other’s cultures through food, dance and fun,” said Ashley Goosic, Events Coordinator of UNL Cultural Ambassadors. “We hope that students will be able to acknowledge each other’s differences, while being able to see the beauty and fun in them.”

The UNL Cultural Ambassadors aims to provide domestic and international students with opportunities to interact and learn about each other’s cultures.

“We wanted international students to experience something so critical to American culture - formal dances,” said Aakriti Agrawal, president of UNL Cultural Ambassadors. “But we also wanted to add our own twist. This dance is a way for us to do exactly that, plus it gives all of us the chance to de-stress with friends before finals and the end of the semester.”

Agrawal added that all students can learn dances from around the world for no additional cost through master classes held before and during the event.

“There will be dance lessons provided by the UNL Ballroom Club,” Goosic said.

The waltz and tango will be taught at 7:30 p.m. and throughout the evening, Brazilian and Mexican students will be providing danc-

ing demonstrations. Music played will include traditional American Christmas songs, various types of international music and American pop.

The decision to host the Winternational Ball began when the group’s social co-chair, Steven Mah, mentioned to Goosic that he wanted to start having dances throughout the year. As event coordinator, Goosic had been wanting to do have a winter-themed ball.

“I also knew that a lot of international students have never experienced a prom or dance, but really wanted to,” Goosic said. “A big problem we see is that international and domestic students don’t mingle very much, but we wanted to provide an opportunity for them to do so.

We both agreed that dance was a great way to bring people together, so, with the help of our other officers, Winternational Ball was born.”

The UNL Cultural Ambassadors are centering the ball around the idea that music can connect students from all different backgrounds.

“In light of recent events,” Goosic said, “we have realized that it is our duty as cultural ambassador members to provide a fun and yet educational opportunity to see the value in different cultures.”

Goosic said she hopes this event will encourage more domestic students to start conversations with international students and for them to be interested in differences, and not shy away from them or pretend that they don’t exist. She also hopes international students will feel a bit more connected to American culture, and to their fellow students and find security and fellowship within the diverse UNL student body.

“We’re really excited to start off a new tradition at our university,” said Agrawal. “We hope that this will grow to become an event that our student population will look forward to for years to come, such as the International Food Bazaar. We also hope that we are able to help those less fortunate these holidays through the coat drive that we will be hosting at the event.”

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Nebraska should look beyond Keystone success

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s a young advocate who is concerned about our planet’s future and wants to be civically engaged, it’s often hard for me to find concrete examples of success in the environmental movement.

I quickly learned through my work in advocating for our environment to find happiness in the small things. A tweet from a representative addressing resource conservation is what most of our successes look like, but as of Nov. 6, we have a major success to celebrate in the rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

The rejection of the KXL Pipeline has brought an end to a construction project that would have provided temporary jobs, but very few permanent positions. In return for this, we have extended the protection of our invaluable Ogallala Aquifer that provides irrigation for farming in our state and food for people around the world. As environmentalists, we have recognized that a short-term construction job isn’t worth the destruction of our economy and our sustenance. It’s also not worth the amount of carbon this extra dirty oil source would provide.

This is the culmination of four years of work from groups across the country. One of these groups, Bold Nebraska, was created by local farmers and landowners, and it has provided an opportunity for young adults like Sustain University of Nebraska-Lincoln members to get involved in the political sphere around us. Fighting the pipeline has given us a chance to protest, write letters to our members of Congress, have our message heard in media and have face-toface visits with our representatives. While we celebrate, we can’t rest at this point in time. The work isn’t done. There’s still the chance we will need to return to the fight over the KXL Pipeline, and we will be ready.

In the meantime, there are many more challenges ahead of us, starting with our campus.

According to the University of Nebraska sustainability page, UNL is only 19 percent proficient with environmental academics, and UNL received a 24.5 percent rating for environmentally-friendly operations based on the STARS program. Many of the other Big Ten schools carry a rating of silver or gold, while we have been rated at bronze.

At the next level within our local community, we aren’t improving how we protect and relate to the environment any better. Our local county planning board recently approved restrictions on wind power that are among the most stringent in the country, effectively prohibiting our ability to use an energy resource we have so much of. Members of Sustain UNL have done an outstanding job of participating in petitions and speaking out against these new restrictions, which we will continue as long as needed.

Our state as a whole has failed us and our environment. According to Forbes Magazine, Nebraska ranks 33 in the country for greenest states. The vast majority of our energy comes from coal imported from Wyoming, yet we have so many great resources available to us here.

We have barely tapped our potential for wind

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Two protesters outside of the Governor’s Mansion talk with one another during a rally against the Keystone Pipeline. The rally was scheduled just 48 hours prior. The rush to publicly demonstrate discontent for the pipeline came from studies that had come out about the pipeline’s expected effect on the environment.

and solar power, and we as citizens have done relatively little to support that development. I want Nebraska to become a leader in renewable resources rather than a state that resists change because our future has become politicized. Our future and our energy survival should never be politicized.

At the national level, Congress has set a challenging example for political leaders all across the country. Before “An Inconvenient Truth” set Democrats and Republicans against each other on the environment, it was seen as an issue that all of humanity needed to address.

This is a sentiment we must remind our representatives that we still have. A recent poll shows that 61 percent of rural Nebraskans support action on climate change. Our First District Repre-

sentative Jeff Fortenberry can follow the support of his constituents and set an example for his fellow Nebraska representatives by supporting the Gibson Resolution and PREPARE Act that recognizes our effect on the environment and calls upon our moral responsibility to take care of what we rely on for survival.

The Gibson Resolution opens the door for Congressional action on climate by committing the House to “working constructively, using our tradition of American ingenuity, innovation and exceptionalism” to address changes to our local and global environment. The PREPARE Act goes a step further by requiring government organizations to set up disaster preparedness plans with their existing funds to ensure there isn’t a breakdown in communications like we

saw in response to Hurricane Katrina.

Already, the global temperature has increased almost a full degree, and scientists predict we will continue to see more intense storms and sea level rise costing billions of dollars.

This sets a high bar for the action needed by the global community to protect our home and our future before it’s too late.

GUEST COLUMNIST ADAM FENTON IS A SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR WHO SERVES AS ORGANIZER FOR THE FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION ADVOCACY CORPS. REACH HIM AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR VIA @ DNOPINION.

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ho doesn’t love having a sleepover with their best friend? But if that best friend is of the opposite sex, you can’t do that in our University of Nebraska-Lincoln residence halls.

Students were so busy getting ready to go home for Thanksgiving break that they probably didn’t even notice the possible changes coming to their second home in the residence halls.

That’s right, the Residence Hall Association Senate voted 48-2 to change the opposite-sex overnight policy . For those who aren’t aware, in the residence halls the only people allowed to stay overnight in your room are people of the same sex.

This rule was made very clear at the beginning of the school year. Yet, I see overnight bags going into other rooms in my residence hall all the time. Even though there’s a rule in place, people aren’t following it because there’s no way for the resident assistants or anyone else to know if someone is sleeping over in someone else’s room. They could be from the floor above or just hanging out with friends until 3 a.m.

The RHA did a lot of research to come to a decision about whether or not the policy should be changed. The University Housing Administration will also conduct its own research and look at what other colleges are doing.

I originally thought the policy not al-

lowing opposite-sex guests was normal for colleges. However, UNL is the only Big Ten school that restricts the opposite-sex from staying over.

Scott Irvin, the RHA executive board president, said the policy will likely change partly because UNL wants to keep up with the other Big Ten universities. This is great because no one follows it anyway.

I first learned about the policy when my RA told us overnight guests had to be of the same sex at the beginning of the year. When someone asked if their brothers would be allowed to stay overnight, my RA immediately said no. A sibling should be allowed to spend a night with his sister who is away at college.

This is something that would be easily fixed by getting rid of the policy.

Right now, it’s impossible to tell whether or not someone of the opposite sex is staying over. We all know that because it’s happening now, and it would still happen if the RHA tried to enforce it. Getting rid of the policy

is a technicality because it’s basically already nonexistent.

I can understand why some people see a problem with a woman staying over in a man’s room and vice versa, especially parents. In high school, parents wouldn’t generally let their kids sleepover with someone of the opposite sex. But the thing is, our parents can no longer watch our every step. We’re all 18 or older and should be allowed to make our own decisions. College is a time of freedom, and whatever we do, we have to realize there are consequences for our actions.

We should be able to decide who we hang out with and until what time we want to hang out with them. It isn’t the university’s job to monitor our social lives. As much as I hate to say it, we are adults. I’m an adult who has to make my own decisions. If I want to stay up until 5 a.m. playing UNO or Catchphrase, I shouldn’t have to ask the university

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Podcasts offer diverse, free entertainment

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hunker down into a comfortable chair, close my eyes and press play: “A friendly desert community where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful and mysterious lights pass overhead while we all pretend to sleep. Welcome to Night Vale.”

These mysterious words were the first to greet my ears, launching me into my podcast addiction. From that point on, I would walk with podcasts. I would fall asleep with podcasts. I would even – though not very successfully – do homework listening to podcasts.

As a college student with a perpetually empty wallet, this form of entertainment has been vital. Completely free, podcasts can provide hours of entertainment without the guilt that comes with spending money on frivolous things. I just pop in my headphones and peruse iTunes, looking for my next drug of choice. Sure, podcasts are addicting, but luckily, all that stands between entertainment and me is the tap of a download button.

Podcasts have grown more mainstream recently, especially with “Serial,” a real-life murder mystery, gaining public interest.

Still, podcasts aren’t at the popularity level that services such as Netflix and Hulu are, which is really a shame. Like paid streaming services, podcasts offer a variety of genres for consumers with different interests. But unlike those services, you don’t need to pay a dime, a key feature for those of us on Ramen noodle diets.

Listeners can find podcasts like “Welcome to Night Vale,” the pseudo news show about a town that’s a little supernatural, a little Orwellian and very entertaining. And if fiction isn’t your thing, informational podcasts pop up everywhere you turn. “Stuff You Should Know” has taught me, well, the stuff

I should know. Most college professors won’t spend 45 minutes talking about what vocal fry is or how cult deprogramming works, but Chuck and Josh will lecture about those things in the comfort of your room, on your own time. You can even listen to one of University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s own educators without stepping foot on campus. Extension Entomologist Educator Jonathan Larson will school you in all things entomology in his show, “Arthropod.”

This is just the tip of the podcast iceberg.

More than 8 million episodes are out there, floating around in the iTunes store, and that was as of 2013 . Who knows how many are available for our enjoyment now? From language-learning podcasts to sports podcasts, it’s clear that listeners have an abundance of options.

We can use these options as a learning opportunity. Podcasts are a great self-teaching tool that presents content in a way that’s accessible for those of us who are constantly on the move. If you’ve ever walked from one side of campus to the other, you know it can get repetitive doing it day after day. As entertaining as the antics of the squirrels are, there’s only so many times you can watch them skitter around before you need something to halt the monotony of the daily grind.

Podcasts immerse listeners in another world while the current world turns slowly.

While we drive, do dishes or perform any mindless task, we can learn about the Great Emu War. I think that’s just beautiful. Other entertainment mediums just don’t allow for that level of multitasking. Podcasts, on the other hand, are perfect for busy college students.

But podcasts aren’t just for multitasking.

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Students with jobs face extra challenges

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chool, work, school, work. It’s a vicious cycle. You go to class in the mornings, try to squeeze in some homework and then head off to work. That is the life of a college student who has a job. Someone like myself.

Although I don’t work full time, I still feel that struggle of being a college student who also works a job five days a week. It’s difficult to do both, and it can sometimes be hard to make people understand what goes into being a working college student.

For some background information, I have worked at least 25 hours a week since I was a junior in high school. Having worked both in high school and in college, I definitely find it more difficult to work in college, even though my hours have remained similar to what they were previously.

What I’ve noticed here at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is that college definitely doesn’t cater to working students. It isn’t easy to be a working student for a variety of reasons. One of those is that it can be hard to coordinate two schedules. Your employer wants you to work at a specific time, and then you realize that a class you need for your major is at the same time.

That is only one of the many realities that we, working students, face. We also work on short deadlines for essays, projects and readings. It’s nearly impossible to finish what we’re given in the time allotted. You may be given the requirements for an essay less than a week before it is due, and you may also have half a book to read in the same amount of time. When is it even possible to complete it all?

Yes, we could just stay up all night and complete it all, but that’s not realistic. If you’re like some people, you may just sleep through all of your alarms the next day, and that wouldn’t be very beneficial. Even if you

manage to wake up, get ready on time and make it to class, that doesn’t mean class time will be valuable if you’re exhausted. You’re not going to retain anything staying up late trying to study, and you definitely won’t remember what your professor says when you’re half asleep during class. According to Inside Higher Ed, college students who work more than 20 hours a week report lower grades than those who work less than that or don’t work at all. This could be due to a variety of reasons, such as sleep deprivation.

I’ve had my days where I can hardly wake up in the morning, but I set about six alarms so I don’t miss class. I’m not saying students who work are the only ones who set that many alarms, but it’s definitely a necessity for many working college students.

Beside that, I can rarely do any extra credit for classes. A lot of professors make extra credit an event you have to attend. Usually, these events are in the evenings when I, like many other students, work. I know it isn’t necessary to do extra credit. It isn’t going to hurt my grade if I don’t do it, but I would at least like the opportunity to earn those extra points.

I know many people would enjoy some type of extra credit that isn’t as time dependent.

A majority of students have to work through this. They have to try to get off work to attend extra credit events, or they may be too exhausted to pay attention in class. According to the Business Wire, four out of five college students work, which I’m sure varies by school, state and other factors. A lot of us know the struggles of doing both. It doesn’t matter if you work 20 hours a week or 40, it’s still a tough thing to do.

No matter how hard it is, in the end, I believe it’s all worth it. Having a job while you’re in college helps brighten your future.

I’ve learned a lot at the two jobs that I’ve had, and not just how to do my work. I’ve learned a lot about communication, both how to talk

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with others and how to problem solve. Nothing can really get done in life without having this important skill, and it’ll be necessary to have no matter where life takes me.

Being in college and doing well is a lot of responsibility, but having a job creates a different type of responsibility. You learn how to take care of the money you earn, where it should go and how to spend wisely. You learn how to conduct yourself in a responsible way and help out others when they’re in need. It’s a learning experience. I’m not

saying that anyone should get different treatment based on if they work or not, but I do think that others need to be understanding of those of us who do.

KYLIE PHILIPPI IS A SOPHOMORE SECONDARY ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS EDUCATION MAJOR. REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR VIA @ DNOPINION.

Throwback Thursday: Professors not communist

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mProfessors are men who can’t compete in the business world and protect their weakness in academic freedom. Academic freedom to them means freedom to sponge off the public and freedom to think crooked.”

That is what Upton Close, columnist and author, recently told a group of Ohio Kiwanians. He went on to say that professors have mischievous instincts and like to do sensational things.

“If you want to destroy our society completely, just invite anyone you want to talk to our children in schools and colleges. Maybe we should bring in murderers and rapists and someone to preach free love and a free world,” he said.

Maybe Close has gone a little far in comparing college professors to murderers and rapists. Most professors are pretty human.

They represent all shades of opinion. Many professors are hopelessly wrapped up in their subject, to the exclusion of everything else. Some are unreasonable; you meet such people in all walks of life. My English professor once remarked jokingly that all English teachers are frustrated writers. This may or may not be true. But the fact remains that there are good instructors and bad instructors. You can’t point a finger at all of them and say “This is what all instructors are like.”

Louis Budens recently wrote an article for the American Legion magazine in which he charged that communists controlled American colleges. Such a charge, on its face, is ridiculous. Undoubtedly there are communist

professors teaching in American colleges today. But they aren’t nearly as numerous as some people would have us believe. To my knowledge, there are no reds on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty. There may be extreme liberals, but not communists.

Many American bigots would like to have the public believe colleges are dens of intrigue and conspiracy against the government. They feel that anyone who dares to disagree or try to look at different sides of a situation are dangerous people. They may charge that professors are weak-minded incompetents. If this is true, then it seems odd that so much weight is given to a college education by leading businessmen.

If professors are men who can’t compete in the business world, then how did it happen that much of the planning for Roo-

sevelt’s New Deal was done by leading college professors? How does it happen that the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission has entrusted some of the work on atomic projects to leading universities, among them Nebraska?

How does it happen that a number of these mischievous professors have been appointed to top jobs elsewhere? How does it happen that President Truman appointed John D. Clark, former head of the University College of Business Administration, to his council of economic advisers? The list is much longer.

Upton Close is all wet.

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The one thing they made sure to address is that “no resident or guest may use a restroom or shower facility intended for use by the opposite gender.” Well, duh. They’ll just have to go a floor up or down to use the bathroom, which isn’t a big deal. However, it makes sense that the RHA included this because there are some people who would be stupid enough to try going into a restroom not intended for them.

So really, nothing is going to change with getting rid of the “no guests of the opposite-

sex” policy. People already sleep over in each other ’s rooms. The only thing that will change is that they don’t need to be so sneaky about it anymore.

HOLLY KELL IS A FRESHMAN JOURNALISM AND BROADCASTING MAJOR. REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR VIA TWITTER @DNOPINION.

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With finals coming up, we all deserve mental breaks once and awhile. Stepping away from those projects and study guides is just as important as actually working on them.

The brain needs time to refresh, but I think we all make ourselves feel guilty when we use those breaks for watching the next episode of “Friends.”

Listening to an informative podcast can give our brains a break from our current homework without making us feel bad about wasting time. It gives us the chance to learn something new and maybe give us a new perspective on our current studies, connecting new ideas. Sure, Netflix has a pretty good documentary collection, but many of them are time commitments.

When you only have 15 to 30 minutes, pod-

casts are great time-fillers.

At this point, a lot of people have realized these benefits, and they’ve eagerly hopped on to the podcast bandwagon.

It’s time to embrace the hype. In between stretches of writing this, I began listening to “Serial” for the first time. Now all I can think is, “Why didn’t I do this sooner?” It’s turned my passing periods into an engaging maze of clues and lies, making me feel more like a detective than a pedestrian.

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We are seeking a very hard working and committed staff. Applicants should display a strong hospitality mentality, 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: https://mochara.formstack.com/forms/job_ application Qualified applicants will be contacted within 24 hours.

The Watering Hole West - 1550 S Coddington McFARLAND & SON’S IRISH PUB, a beautiful authentic Irish restaurant and pub, specializing in made from scratch traditional Irish fare, is looking for one additional bartender/server to complete our team. We are part of a locally owned and operated restaurant group that offers you the opportunity to have flexible hours, and a fun and safe place to work. MAY BE WILLING TO TRAIN THE RIGHT PERSON! We are seeking a very hard working and committed staff of professionals. Growth potential with our locally owned and operated restaurant concepts is unlimited. Must have open availability on Sundays. If you fit these qualifications please fill our our easy online application:

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SERVERS - THE WATERING HOLE offers you the opportunity to have flexible hours, A LARGE TABLE SECTION with great earning potential, a fun and safe place to work, an ever growing guest base that is friendly and fun.

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

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

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[*the 15th week refers to the last week of classes before finals week] (This policy replaces the former Dead Week Policy) Final examinations for full semester classes are to be given ONLY at time published in the Official Schedule of Classes or another time DURING FINALS WEEK mutually agreeable to all concerned.

The only examinations allowed during the last week (15th week) of classes are: laboratory practical examinations, make-up or repeat examinations, and self-paced examinations.

However, the following must be applied: Projects, papers, and speeches scheduled for completion during the last week of classes must have been assigned in writing by the end of the eighth week and must be completed no later then Wednesday of the 15th week. This refers to the project and its scope, but not the topic. Furthermore, ALL requirements, except for the final exam, must also be completed no later than Wednesday of the fifteenth week. If the instructor is replacing the final exam with either a project, paper, or speech, the due date can be any time during the 15th week or during finals week (providing that the assignment has been given by the eighth week.) The exception to this is a class meeting one day a week on a Thursday or Friday for which all policies/requirements are shifted to either a Thursday or Friday, respectively. The Fifteenth Week policy does not apply to classes offered by the College of Law. If there is a violation a complaint can be filed at the ASUN office, 136 Nebr. Union or call 472-2581.

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Friday Saturday Sunday Thursday December 3 December 4 December 5 December 6 Theatrix’s “Mary’s Wedding” will debut at UNL’s Temple Building at 7:30 p.m.

Student composers will showcase their work at Wet Ink in Westbrook Music Building at 7:30 p.m.

Bathtub Dogs Fall Concert is at 8 p.m. in the Nebraska Union.

UNL modern dance students will debut their choreography at Mabel Lee Hall at 7:30 p.m.

Here Come The Mummies will berform at the Bourbon Theatre at 7 p.m. $26 in advance or $30 day of show.

Cocoa and Carols will take place at Kimball Recital Hall at 3 p.m.

Pioneer’s Park will host a Holiday Greenery Workshop from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Ticket price is $25.

Booker T. Jones and Josh Hoyer will perform at the Bourbon Theatre at 7 p.m. Tickets are $32 in advance or $35 day of show.

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