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photos by Amber Baesler Le Nutzman, an employee of Generation V E-Cigarettes and Vape Bar, blows a cloud of vapor on Tuesday evening. Nutzman smokes one of Generation V’s custom flavors called “The Burbs.”

E-cig shop sees successful grand opening as regulation legislation remains uncertain staff report DN Talk of government regulation didn’t stop shoppers from visiting Lincoln’s newest electronic cigarette shop, which held its grand opening Sunday.

In fact, Generation V E-Cigarettes and Vape Bar, located at 5540 South St., had the biggest day of sales the chain owner has ever seen.

“We were packed,” owner Sarah Linden said. “We had four employees working, and I

A customer at the Generation V E-Cigarettes and Vape Bar tests out various flavors the Lincoln store has to offer vapers.

UNL glass not recycled for cost, safety reasons Gabrielle Lazaro DN The University of Nebraska-Lincoln recycles a lot of things, including cereal boxes and printer cartridges, but not glass.

This has raised questions with students as to why glass isn’t recycled and why there are glass-recycling bins in the student residence halls if the glass is just thrown away.

These glass-recycling bins can be found in various residence halls such as Cather, Abel-Sandoz and Smith Halls.

UNL doesn’t recycle glass because of university policy, said Neil Tabor, the UNL recycling coordinator and a community and regional planning graduate student.

Residence Hall Association president Matthew Knapp, a junior advertising and public relations major, said glass bins were in the residence halls not for recycling but perhaps for separating glass from other materials in case it breaks.

The residence halls have trash chutes on each of the floors, but glass would break once it hits the bottom.

Glass is also a relatively lowcost commodity.

For Recycling Enterprises of Nebraska Inc., the company that partners with UNL for recycling efforts on Husker gamedays, recycling glass costs $25 to $30 a ton, said owner Chris Zegar.

“There’s no money in it or rebates,” he said. “There’s not as much glass as before in packaging, either.”

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The store contains a 12-foot long vape bar where customers can try various e-liquids and socialize. Unlike smoking, vaping is the act of inhaling water vapor through an electronic cigarette, or e-cig. The water vapor, or e-liquid, is comprosed of two base ingredients that make up the liquid called vegetable glycerin and propylene glycol, flavors like watermelon and peach and can include nicotine and distilled water.

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Hardin Hall’s hotel transition Nicole Rauner DN

Hardin Hall is the hub for The School of Natural Resources students, faculty and staff, but it hasn’t always been that way.

Hardin Hall used to be The Nebraska Center for Continuing Education with built-in dorms and hotel rooms.

Since the building’s rededication in 2006, the former hotel and education center has been part of The School of Natural Resources’ growth in enrollment and course offerings.

The building was built in 1961 under Chancellor Clifford Hardin to hold conferences, workshops and seminars for Nebraskans. What are now classrooms and offices used to be a 98-room hotel, according to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s historic buildings website. The building also had a banquet hall that could seat 800 people along with a restaurant, dormitory and cafeteria.

“The dormitories were the north wing and that had the least amount of renovation to it,” said Christine Steggs, assistant to the director for adam warner | dn the School of Natural Resources.

Hardin Hall was originally a 98-room hotel until its renovation in 2006. It is now the center of the “That space is now used for offices.”

School of Natural Resources and has been rededicated to former UNL Chancellor Clifford Hardin.

When Chancellor Hardin was at the university he was well liked and tripled student enrollment. Bedown, said Steggs. The first floor a home for the students, faculty and in 2006. It took several years to decause of his successes and efforts the University of Nebraska Board sign the renovations for the build- has just a few offices, and the hall- staff.” way south of that was renovated Kuzila said that he wanted the ing, Steggs said. of Regents wantbuilding to be a welcoming home to A lot changed in the with several classrooms. There are ed to name the It was a very three years it took to also laboratories on the second floor students, which is why you’ll find a youth building in of the building. lot of chairs and lounge areas on the complete renovation. his honor, but he positive “We had to add classrooms, labfirst floor.

“The building from asked the regents oratories, classes, conference rooms, “It’s a great building and we rething for this every floor above the not to do so. everything,” she said. ally appreciate that we could come second floor was torn While the school.”

Before the building was turned together,” Kuzila said. out,” said Mark Kuzila, center was a into Hardin Hall, School of Natural Steggs embraced the change that professor in the School successful eduChristine steggs came with the renovation. of Natural Resources Resources classes were scattered cational facilassistant to director for “It was a very positive thing for and director at the time across East Campus. Now, nearly all ity, it didn’t make school of natural resources of renovation. “Ev- faculty and staff have a place in the this school,” she said. “Sometimes enough money change is very good.” erything is brand new building. in the hotel businews@ “We’re all together,” Kuzila above that.” ness. It was used less and less until it dailynebraskan.com The hotel tower was stripped said. “We can collaborate and have was gutted in 2003 and rededicated

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ON CAMPUS what: UNL Wildlife Club Bake Sale when: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. where: Hardin Hall main lobby

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iPad Roundtable when: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. where: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center

Fit@Work challenge promotes daily exercise quarter mile lap, followed by a strength or flexibility moveCampus Recreation ment and then another lap. The participants set the pace of the offers free fitness course, which can be completed challenge to engage in workout gear or work clothes.

“If you have 20 minutes, you UNL community can get it done in 20 minutes or in routine activity less,” Barrett said. “But if you want to go through it twice you can, or if you’re walking it could take you 30 minutes.”

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The Fit@Work event at the CamThe event started as a pipus Recreation Center is invit- lot program last summer, with ing University of Nebraska- one session on East Campus Lincoln students and faculty and one on City Campus. The and staff to move more during event started small, but Barrett the day. said about 30 people attend the “ F i t @ Wo r k monthly events was designed and she hopes the What we’re for us to get number will grow. going to active during “I think there the day, even if show you is stuff was a misconcepwe didn’t have tion that it was time to come that you can take only for faculty or into the gym staff and it’s reback to your and do a normal ally for anybody.,” hour workout,” room and do with Barrett said. “Anysaid Kimberly body can come in, little or minimal Barrett, assisthey just need to tant director for equipment, if at have their ID.” Wellness ServicShe added all.” es and Fitness at that they change the Rec. of the exerkimberly barrett some F i t @ Wo r k , cises each month, assistant director for a free fitness so people who go wellness services and fitness at campus recreation challenge, will more than once take place on take away someThursday from thing new.

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Gregory Nathan, special Cook Pavilion in the Rec. projects manager in the UNL The course is done in the communications department, Cook Pavilion during winter agreed. and outdoors when the weather “Exercise is not about the is warmer. design and the program, it’s The course will consist of a about what you want to put

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into it,” Nathan said. “So you can make it as hard or as easy as you’d want for yourself.”

Nathan has participated in two Fit@Work events and has encouraged coworkers to do so as well.

“The first time I went, I put on my workout clothes and I made it harder. The second time we went we just wore our work clothes and walked and did it leisurely,” he said.

Barrett said the event also encourages participants to exercise on their own time.

“What we’re going to show you is stuff that you can take back to your room and do with little or minimal equipment, if at all,” she said.

Nathan mentions that he attends the event despite already exercising regularly.

“I think it’s a great program, and not just that event, but getting involved in other ways too,” he said. “Because exercising once a month is not enough.

It’s an introduction to see what the program is about.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

Tennis table in Abel Hall vandalized

Abel Hall housing staff discovered damage to rec room equipment on Monday afternoon.

Police said a rollaway tennis table in George’s Room on the first floor of Abel was totaled. The support beams on the table were bent and broken, with damages totaling about $1,000.

Police haven’t identified any suspects but believe the vandalism was an intentional act.

Officer escorts intruder from Smith Hall

An unwelcome guest after hours in Smith Hall prompted a phone call to UNLPD. Early Sunday morning, a male non-student entered Smith Hall and did not check in at the desk, as is policy after midnight. A desk worker attempted to get the man’s attention to stop him, but he kept walking, police said.

Police later confronted the man, who was inside a residence hall room. He was escorted from the building and given a UNL Trespass Policy Letter.

1,600 pounds of Copper cables reported stolen from Textron Building The Textron Building reported a $5,000 robbery on Sunday afternoon that university police believe occurred during the weekend.

Police believe someone made off with about 1,600 pounds of copper cables. Crews are currently dismantling the Textron Building and salvaging copper and other metal.

Police said they have one suspect in mind, but are not sure if more are involved.

Student reports punctured tires

A UNL student contacted UNLPD after she saw that her tires were punctured several times.

Police said the tires had several large puncture marks, but they didn’t see anything on surveillance cameras that would prove the tires were intentionally damaged.

The student said she noticed the damage while at home, so police don’t know whether the incident happened on campus.

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FCLA looks to add community tables to campus dining halls REECE RISTAU DN Students who eat alone in dining halls will be able to find a friend or two under a new plan by Freshman Campus Leadership Associates.

The plan, called “Community Table,” is a table that will be implemented in University of Nebraska-Lincoln dining halls to promote camaraderie among students. The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln passed the resolution at its meeting Wednesday.

FCLA members Gabriella Parsons, a freshman journalism major who also writes for the opinion section for the Daily Nebraskan, and A.J. Orth, a sophomore theater major, presented the resolution.

“A lot of students sit alone at

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Workers drive forklifts around a pile of glass bottles. In addition to glass, Recycling Enterprises also recycles aluminum cans and foil, tin cans, plastic and all paper products. es still recycles glass because of tradition: It was the first material to ever be recycled, going back to the days when milk was delivered to doorsteps in bottles.

City of Lincoln recycling coordinator Gene Hanlon also said that glass isn’t worth much.

“Glass doesn’t make any money for the city drop off program,” Hanlon said. “Glass is made from sand, which is a pretty low-value commodity. It’s easily available, so the price that is paid isn’t very high.”

During the last fiscal year, the City of Lincoln collected about 925 tons of glass from the public through the recycling drop-off program. Glass represented approximately 16 percent of all recyclables collected, he said.

“The price of green glass might have a value of $8 a ton, flint (clear) glass might be $30 a ton and brown glass might be $20 a ton,” Hanlon said. “The prices fluctuate month to month.”

For other recyclable materials, the value is much higher, Zegar said - Aluminum cans are worth $0.60 to $0.70 per pound or $1,200 to $1,400 per ton - Tin is worth $0.10 per pound or $200 per ton - Office paper is worth $0.06 to $0.07 per pound or $120 to $140 per ton - Newspaper is worth $0.02 to $0.03 per pound or $40 to $60 per ton Hanlon said the city is not being paid for glass nor is it making any money off it. On the other hand, it

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The pile of glass bottles at Recycling Enterprises grows every day. When it’s big enough, another recycling company comes to pick up the glass. doesn’t cost the city to recycle it.

“For facilities that have single stream collection there are some restrictions,” he said. ‘It can be viewed as a contaminant if it does get broken.”

The recycling drop-off program run through the city has 23 recycling drop-off sites that accept glass from the public. Within the city-county offices, it’s up to the digression of housekeeping crews and facilities if they want to manage glass unless there’s a special request by the building.

“There’s not a whole lot of glass

generated in office buildings,” Hanlon said. “Most housekeeping crews have elected not to add glass because of breaking issues, (but) there is one or two that do have glass collections.

One of the concerns that’s been expressed is worker safety. If glass is broken and they’re reaching into containers to clean things out, they could get cut.”

Most of the glass discarded in city buildings comes from employee break rooms, not public areas. news@ dailynebraskan.com

lunch or dinner,” Parsons said. “Maybe it’s because they’re trying to get to class on time, but maybe it’s because they don’t have anyone to sit with.”

Once the plan is worked out with dining hall officials, Orth said he hopes it can be expanded.

“It will be a trial run at first,” Orth said. “The hope would be to pick a dining hall to have a table at all times or put one in every dining hall, depending on the success of it.”

The pair said they have been talking to Pam Edwards, assistant director of Dining Services.

The resolution passed unanimously.

Senators also discussed plans for the Creating a Tradition of Care Week. Student Legal Services and UNL police will participate on the safety day said Sen. Kevin Knudson,

a junior political science major. There will also be an unnamed academic speaker on the day devoted to academics.

Eric Reznicek, ASUN president and a senior finance and marketing major, said New Student Enrollment will conduct a social project during the Care Week that will record student opinions on a variety of issues on video. The video will be implemented into New Student Convocation.

Sen. William Stock, a junior history major, said he and other senators, lobbied this week for LB740, which provides veterans with in-state tuition if they are registered to vote in Nebraska and show intent to be a resident of Nebraska, within two years after leaving the military.

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e-juice, in a September Daily Nebraskan article. “A lot of the juice is made in China in large batches, and it’s not as high of quality as those made here in the States. Everything we sell is made in small batches.”

For Generation V’s part, the business doesn’t sell its products to minors, a stance similar to most area e-cig shops. Linden said Generation V self-regulates because the company believes it is wrong to sell its products to minors. Linden said she believes regulation of e-cigs will come soon, making it illegal for minors to use them.

Linden said the company is more interested in converting smokers than getting new people to vape.

“We don’t want anyone to start a habit that costs money,” Linden said. “We’re more interested in helping people transition to a healthier habit from an unhealthy one.”

Generation V caters mostly to the beginner or intermediate vaper, Linden said.

“We help (customers) enjoy vaping so that they can get off cigarettes altogether,” she said.

Linden believes with that with strong customer service and quality products, Generation V will stand out from similar shops that have already been established in Lincoln. She said that Generation V only offers brand name devices, all of the store’s e-liquid is American-made and

all of it is USP, which means it’s food and pharmaceutical grade.

Linden said Generation V creates its e-liquid in a food-grade lab to ensure that every e-liquid sold doesn’t have anything unwanted in it and that all ingredients are from the U.S. “We really take the time to find out what they need and we show them how different vaporizers work and how to fill the liquid when (customers) get home,” Linden said.

Generation V also troubleshoots for customers and has free servicing of equipment even if the product wasn’t bought from Generation V. Linden said there is also a money-back guarantee on all Generation V products.

The chain has four locations, with three in southern California.

Linden said she’d like to expand to other parts of Nebraska. When opening the store, Linden said that Lincoln was very accepting of e-cigarettes. Linden said she is happy that the senators were open minded and willing to work with them rather than against them.

“They’re fully supportive of e-cigarettes because it’s a healthier alternative to smoking,” she said. “If you can stop one or two or three or five people from dying of lung cancer, you would think you would have to do everything that you can to make that happen, right?” news@ dailynebraskan.com

e-cigs: from 1 E-cigs have grown in popularity both locally and nationally – a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found that their use among middle- and high-schoolers doubled between 2011 and 2012 – but the products have seen some backlash from Nebraska government. Wilber Sen. Russ Karpisek introduced a bill in the legislature last month that would add vapor products to the list of tobacco-based items that children younger than 18 can’t legally purchase.

Meanwhile, Lincoln’s health department has heard complaints about people using e-cigs inside businesses as well as calls from the businesses themselves seeking a ban on indoor use, according to an Oct. 8 Lincoln Journal Star article.

The health effects of e-cigs remain unclear. A French study released last fall found that three in 10 e-cigarettes contain carcinogens and other hazardous chemicals, including the same amount of formaldehyde as traditional cigarettes and diethylene glycol, a chemical found in antifreeze.

But the CDC has yet to release any official findings on the health risks of e-cigs, and some say that current research may be inaccurate.

“The thing about most studies is that they’re done on multiple manufacturers,” said Jeremy Spencer, one of the owners of GNS Vapor, another local store specializing in e-cigarettes and

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One Billion Rising to raise sexual abuse awareness tyler williams DN

Meadow Lark Coffee & Espresso hosted poetry readings on sexual violence.

“Rise, Release, Dance and Demand Justice” will take place from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at Bethany Park Shelter, and Gratitude Cafe & Bakery, 1551 N. Cotner Blvd., will host another poetry reading from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Ensler, author of “The Vagina Monologues” and founder of the international organization, selected the name “One Billion Rising” in reference to the statistic reported

by World Health Organization that one in three women – or one billion women – have at some point in their life been raped or otherwise sexually or physically abused.

“I want to highlight the importance of men in this issue,” said Lawrence Chatters, a doctoral student of counseling psychology at UNL and Men@Nebraska program coordinator.

Chatters participated in the group’s events last year and plans to participate this year as well.

“Overall, men are a major part of the violence that effects women even if that is not what we talk about in discussing this issue,” Chatters said.

Hargesheimer urged people to learn about the following agencies: Voices of Hope, Fresh Start, Friendship Home, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and the Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition.

“Another way people can help is to write to your representative at the Nebraska Legislature in support of Sen. Amanda McGill’s bills LB933 and LB934, expanding on last year’s

An international organization’s call for an end to violence against women is resounding in Lincoln with a series of local events this week.

Events for One Billion Rising For Justice began Wednesday and will end with a public rally Friday afternoon at the Bethany Park Shelter on 66th and Vine streets. University of Nebraska-Lincoln groups including the Women’s Center and Men@ Nebraska are supporting One Billion Rising by gathering volunteers to help with events and promoting

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Jamie Porter, a senior psychology and Spanish major; Robert Specht, a junior art major; and Samantha Lunde, a junior women’s and gender studies major, are members of PREVENT, a student organization that works to end relationship violence and acquaintance rape through peer education.

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The Problem With LB807 So, yeah, I can’t tell if this guy is texting, or GPSing, or changing Pandora, or digging through the glove box, or unwrapping a sandwich, or getting something out of his pocket, or just petting his cat...

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University should recycle glass regardless of costs Recycling containers — you probably see them every day on campus, whether you’re walking outside between classes or in various buildings. You may have even noticed what looks like a place for glass in some of these recycling containers. But the University of Nebraska-Lincoln doesn’t recycle glass.

The Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board thinks this is a problem that needs fixing.

Sources interviewed for today’s story discussing glass recycling at UNL seemed to put a lot of focus on the costs of recycling glass — $25 to $30 a ton, according to Chris Zegar, president of Recycling Enterprises of Nebraska, Inc. It also yields very little profit when people recycle it in Lincoln (anywhere between $8 and $30 a ton, depending on the type), compared with aluminum ($1,200 to $1,400 per ton) and tin cans ($200 per ton), office paper ($120 to $140 per ton) and newspaper ($40 to $60 per ton).

We recognize the need to take the costs and profits into account in this context. But on the other hand, should profit really be the priority when it comes to recycling? The most important part of this action is sustainability: protecting the Earth and its environment.

UNL already has work to do when it comes to recycling.

According to RecycleMania’s statistics from its 2013 RecycleMania tournament, UNL ranks 92nd out of 273 colleges and universities, with a recycling rate of 34.1 percent. That’s not bad, but also consider that the Grand Champion winner, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, had a rate of 86 percent. We can do better than 34.1 percent, and having the ability to recycle glass on campus certainly wouldn’t hurt.

If we shift our focus from money to the real issue of sustainable living, perhaps we can actually make this campus just a little bit greener.

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Intramural sports enhance leadership

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hen you go to the Campus Recreation Center, you can appreciate the variety of facilities and classes offered.

We have basketball courts, a weight room, an indoor track and full indoor football field and soccer pitch. Fitness classes are offered every day for students and members. But there’s another resource at the Campus Recreation Center that few people take advantage of. Campus Recreation supports more than 30 student-run sport clubs that give members the opportunity to play, train and compete in a variety of athletic activities. More students should join sport clubs and take advantage of these opportunities.

Sport clubs are organized student groups that manage their own practices, play and competitions. They are more organized and long-term than intramural teams that may only last a few weeks. Members often pay dues, travel to competitions and have official jerseys and equipment. Sport clubs emphasize athletic competition but also student leadership. Every sport club is governed by a club constitution and is a member of the Sport Club Council, also supported by Campus Recreation.

Sport clubs offered at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln include baseball, volleyball, soccer and swimming. Perhaps you were a high school soccer athlete who isn’t interested in playing NCAA soccer where the time and skill demands are high. But the casual intramural environment isn’t for you either.

You want to still play soccer but also be competitive and belong to a structured team. The men’s or women’s soccer sport club could pro-

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vide that.

On the other hand, you could take something you play casually and join a sport club where it’s taken more seriously and offers intercollegiate competition. Many students have probably played Ultimate Frisbee while at college or at least thrown around a disc outside their residence hall. You might find the game fun and want to play it more often with other people who are also passionate about the sport. Ultimate is a growing intercollegiate sport, and UNL has both a men’s and women’s Ultimate sport club. These members are able to take a seemingly playful game and turn it into a competitive sport that requires practice, skill, training and a committed team mentality.

As president of the crew club at UNL, I’m very grateful for the sport club system offered.

The university doesn’t have a strong rowing tradition and while other schools in the Big Ten have competitive NCAA rowing programs, UNL doesn’t. However, we’re still able to offer the sport on this campus by being a sport club.

Unlike some other student organizations whose advisers might be in name only and not have much involvement in the management

of the club, sport clubs have full-time staff through Campus Recreation to support them.

Sport clubs can make free facility reservations for practices and events that give them a consistent place and time to train and compete.

Besides the athletic experience, sport clubs also offer opportunity to gain student leadership experience. Despite all the support from Campus Recreation, sport clubs are heavily based on students to lead and manage club activities. Instead of an athletic director or coach to organize team travel, plan practices and order new equipment, student leaders of that sport club are responsible for making those arrangements. It can be stressful but also tremendously rewarding to learn about those aspects of running a sports team.

Another great thing about sport clubs is that you get to meet with your group several times a week or even every day for practices and competitions. They’re not like other clubs that might meet briefly once a week or even less. You’re not only gaining athletic skills but also forging friendships that will last throughout your collegiate career and beyond. The bond between teammates as you’re all striving toward a common goal is one of the most enduring kinds of human friendship.

Sport clubs are an invaluable part of Campus Recreation and this university, and I encourage all students to explore them. It could be a way to relive the high school glory days or excel in something new entirely. Being a part of a sport club will enrich your life and make you a better leader and athlete.

Jane Seu is a senior political science major. Follow her on Twitter @jane_seu. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

Embrace melting pot culture Valentine’s Day isn’t an by remembering your roots excuse for casual sex

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wo recent experiences got me thinking about what it must be like to immigrate to the United States. The first took place in my Spanish class a little more than two weeks ago. My professor drew a map of the world on the board and asked us, “Where are your ancestors from?” Many people gave answers such as Germany, France, Ireland and Czechoslovakia. He pointed out that we have ancestors from all over the globe, but we are all still Americans. The second question was more interesting. “Who is the most recent person in your family to immigrate to the United States?” Many didn’t know. My professor reminded us that these newcomers often weren’t welcomed with open arms; many of them didn’t know English and held different beliefs and traditions than the people already living in America. He then threw this out before he dismissed us for the day. “Remember,” he said, “the way your ancestors who immigrated here were treated is very similar to the way people who immigrate here today are treated.”

I went home after class and called my mom to ask if she knew who in our family immigrated to the U.S. most recently. My mother was unsure and advised me to call my great-aunt and ask her. I learned from my great-aunt that my great-great-grandmother was the most recent person in my family to come to the U.S. She left Germany in 1903 when she was 12 or 13 years old. “Your great-grandpa used to tell me about how his parents spoke German on the (rural Kansas) farm when he was growing up, usually only when they didn’t want my dad to know what they were talking about,” she said. “They were Catholic, and at that time most of the people in the country were Protestant, so people weren’t always friendly to them. Especially during World War I, the only thing they did was go to church and to the store. They kept their heads down.”

I also learned from that conversation with my great-aunt that my relatives changed their last name in order to seem more American, and often the only time they ever talked to anyone outside of the home was at church, where other German immigrants worshipped as well.

The second thing that got me thinking was a recent disagreement I had with a cousin of mine,

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brought on by the much-discussed Coca-Cola Super Bowl commercial. Put nicely, he said people who weren’t born in America aren’t really Americans. He added that people who don’t speak English should leave because they’re not like us. I tried to remind him that just a couple generations ago, our own relatives heard many of the things he was saying from people in their communities, but he was convinced that “back then, it was different.”

This ignorant and hateful idea my cousin expressed shocked me like offensive and ignorant words haven’t done before. The emotional connections we make to those around us and lessons we learn from them seem to be lost as time goes by. Neither my mother nor I knew who in our family most recently immigrated to America, much less heard from them personally what it was like to live in a place where it felt like everyone despised you because of the language you spoke, the religion you practiced or the traditions your family shared. Could it be that many people today are so harsh toward immigrants and so quick to judge because they never learned what it’s like to be in that position? In our generation, there is no living relative to tell us how it felt to be marginalized by those around you in a place that was supposed to be “the land of opportunity.”

Before you are so quick to pass judgment on people you perceive as “foreign,” take a look at your family tree and find out where your roots are.

Chances are it probably didn’t start growing here.

Travis Eubanks is a freshman SpeechLanguage Pathology major. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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itting at a desk in one of the Love Library North stack levels, I can’t help but notice the graffiti on the steel divider in front of me. A plump heart floats beneath the caption, “What women want.” Beside it, a similar heart is upside down with the words, “What men want.” Around this crude little cartoon are agreements, objections and satirical advice. While I’m certainly no advocate for defacing school property, I think this penciled conversation speaks volumes. The anonymous reactions scribbled around the doodle are from other students here, students trying to make their way through a culture that uses their sexuality to socially exalt them and, in many ways, harm them. We are told that we don’t have to wait for a binding commitment to explore sex. We are told that it’s fun, that it doesn’t have to mean anything, that it’s “casual.” No matter where your preferences or experiences lie, I’d like to remind us, in lieu of romanticized (and eroticized) Valentine’s Day, that sex is anything but “casual.”

In this hyper-sexualized society, those who save their virginity until marriage or a legal union are seen as inexperienced, immature and old-fashioned. At the same time, those who decide not to wait are often viewed as damaged or less valuable, particularly women. This isn’t much of a revelation. But that flower of virginity we uphold has grown into something more like a Venus flytrap. Nolan Feeney, a writer for The Atlantic, wrote in his Feb. 7 article how many women go through unhealthy and painful surgeries or enhancements in order to regain the illusion of virginity. He quoted Laci Green, a YouTube vlogger and sex-ed speaker, who laments the number of young women who comment on her videos that they were “terrified” at their first sexual encounter.

Not all young adults look at sex with a sense of fear, but I think we can all agree that no one is neutral about the subject. This is what makes the idea of “casual” sex so wrong to me. The word “casual” denotes a sense of informality. It’s unimpressive.

Unimportant. Do we really mean that? As Christian blogger Matt Walsh writes, “Denim is casual. … Sex can only be viewed in this same vein once we have dehumanized ourselves enough to see human sexuality as something no more significant than a pair of jean shorts.”

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Many women go to great lengths to convince their partner of their virginity. Many men boast of their sexual escapades. I think it’s safe to say we as a culture value our sexuality, in some form or another. We identify with it. Somehow virginity, or its absence, is intrinsically linked to our personal worth. So why are we encouraged, practically in the same breath, to treat it “casually”?

Last Valentine’s Day, Ian Kerner, writer and sexuality counselor, posted an article on CNN with some alarming statistics: 85 percent of men and women have high expectations of sex on Feb. 14, to the point where 40 percent of the 2,000 people polled said they would have sex with anyone if it meant not being alone for the holiday. And that statistic turns those heart-shaped chocolates bitter in my mouth. I am hurt to think that so many people are willing to partake in what should be the most intimate, personal experience two people can have – and act like it’s just something to check off their holiday to-do list. I am hurt that people would be so “casual” with something so highly valued simply because it’s Valentine’s Day. And St. Valentine, whose Feast Day is Feb. 14 and who gave his life for the sacrament of marriage, would be hurt as well.

You’ll soon have enough “Happy Valentine’s Day” wishes to make you puke Necco Wafers, but I really mean mine. I hope your day is significant, whether you have a significant other or not. I hope you don’t end it feeling like the person who drew on that desk.

And I hope, whatever you do tomorrow, you won’t do it casually.

Annie Stokely is a sophomore English major. Follow her on Twitter @Anna_Bee_94. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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Tj Saddler plays a soulful set at the Zoo Bar on the last night of this year’s Lincoln Exposed concert series. Saddler’s performance was well-received by the crowd Saturday.

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These Friends of Mine is a local band composed of Lincoln Southeast students Brennan Hill, Nick Bohlke and Collin McCarthy, Lincoln North Star student Nate Teselle and Southeast Community College student Sean Hansen. The band launched on April 1.

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our boys squish together on a leather couch grabbing slices of hamburger pizza to fuel themselves for a jam session. A fifth boy, Sean Hansen, sits, relaxed, on an adjacent couch looking around the basement. There are stacks of vinyls sitting in the corner and picture frames lining the walls that hold onto childhood memories. In the middle of the memories lies a commemorative plate featuring Jackie and John F. Kennedy.

This is the band’s studio. “‘Fancy’ is the theme,” Hansen said.

These Friends of Mine is a local pop-punk band that will soon celebrate its one-year anniversary of making music together. But before then, these high school students will be playing at Vega, Knickerbockers and other pit stops around Lincoln to gear up for a to-beannounced CD release launch concert.

Until then, the band will practice in the comfy basement of drummer Brennan Hill’s home, which is also his parents’ house. “(Hill)’s parents have been totally awesome by letting us practice together in their home,” said Nate Teselle, one of the band’s guitarists. “(Hill) asked his mom if they could turn it into a practice space, and she immediately said ‘yes.’”

On April Fool’s Day last year, the band united for the first time under one roof. Literally. The band practiced in the attic.

“It was actually a really cool space, you know,” Teselle said. “It was pretty tight and super hot up there, because it was almost summertime. If you weren’t wearing ear plugs up there, you would be done for the rest of the day — you wouldn’t be able to hear a thing.”

Since then, the band has relocated twice within the Hill home.

Because of a couple noise complaints, the band was kicked out of

the attic and then the garage. They finally settled into the basement where bottles of wine were once stacked from Hill’s parents wine cellar. Now the walls are lined with sound proof insulation, making any noise inaudible from outside of the room.

This actually might be a good thing, because for the first 30 minutes of practice, the band likes have a “ridiculous jam session” to let loose and relax, according to Teselle.

These Friends of Mine This jam session includes two acoustic guiis a pop-punk band. tars, one bass guitar, one What kind of music mic stand and a drum set filling the space of a walkdo you and your in, closet-sized room with music. friends listen to? Tell “I think most of the us @dnartsdesk. riffs and cool drums that Brennan throws in and the harmonies that we make and stuff just come from jam sessions. You know, somebody’s at home, playing something, trying to make a new sound, and they’ll wind up recording a voice memo and sending it around to the band,” Teselle said. “Then we come to practice and talk about it. We might say ‘Oh yeah, that was really cool.’ I don’t think we’ve come across many riffs where we are like ‘Eh, I don’t really like that.’”

Writing lyrics takes a similar process for the band.

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Film highlights LGBT struggles miles rothlisberger dn Even with numerous states legalizing same-sex marriage and many Americans supporting gay rights, many gay men and women still struggle within society.

Slurs and intolerance suppress any drastic progress. Despite setbacks, however, people in media have realized they can influence the world’s perception of homosexuality. Everything from books to movies helps provide vital new viewpoints for audiences.

The movie “Flyover Country,” directed and shot in Nebraska, tries to provide its own take on the gay community. In the movie, the main character, Russ, a conservatively raised young man with an abhorrence toward the gay community, unknowingly befriends Todd, a gay man. After Todd reveals his sexuality and attraction to him, Russ becomes agitated and caught up in a whirlwind of emotions as the values taught to him conflict with the values he’s developed after interacting with Todd.

As a drama, the movie provides a unique plotline that delves into the ethics and circumstances of being gay in today’s society.

The movie primarily focuses not only on the struggle between the gay community and a corrupt and sexist system but also on the personal turmoil of Russ. He comes

to terms with his own values and times. In the beginning, the diastarts to question his own sexual- logue seems like part of a clichéd ity once he realizes Todd’s affec- awareness campaign on how antitions for him. He also begins to gay people think. However, for the most part, the movie achieves feel disgusted and guilty to even its purpose. For all of its successes come into contact with such “sinful” and “unholy” behavior. Yet, and minor failures, the ending he shows compassion and con- will definitely be an emotional sideration toward Todd as well as hit.

Technically speaking, the sympathy toward other members movie performs its job. No shootof the LGBT community, despite the actions of his zealous grandfa- ing flaws or acting issues, though ther. Russ’ character development again, the actors and dialogue may sometimes come off consteals the show, and the bouts of trived. Additionally, the film nevdoubt and adamant denial that he experiences make for a very er takes advantage of dramatic interesting and moderately emo- lighting or any other special eftional movie. In fact, some scenes fects, which many dramas implement to emphasize key areas in can become intense as Russ acts out while trying to define him- the plot. Yet, the simplistic style self. The gay themes create a re- of “Flyover Country” helps give alistic and deep message about it an individual flair. Finally, the movie intensifies how LGBT people certain areas, are treated in society.

He comes to in and these speIt also offers details terms with cific scenes posabout the lengths sess indefinite people go through to his own values emotional power, deny their personaliwhich allow them ties and attributes to and starts to to strike exactly be accepted by othhow obsessed ers and themselves, question his own Russ (and the so they don’t expe- sexuality.” rest of the world) rience the pain of can become over prejudice.

Sure, “Flyover Country” hits sexuality.

The fact that the film “Flyover and misses at times with its emotion or message. Outside of Todd, Country” chose to tackle the issue who plays a likeable man just try- of the perception of homosexualing to find love as well as friend- ity suggests that people have not only become more open-minded ship, the other characters may act a little forced and stereotypical at but are also willing to use media

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Making music at the highest possible level means focusing both positive and negative energy into taking the next step, according to local musician and music producer Tj Saddler.

Saddler made his Lincoln Exposed debut Saturday night at the Zoo Bar. The 31-year-old rhythm and blues singer, along with his business partner Lucas Kellison, who also performed Saturday, are the owners of SadSon Music Group, a purposebuilt recording studio at 3235 N. 33rd St. The studio recorded artists such as George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, Dead Prez and Leela James. Saddler is also in the process of recording his debut album, which he plans to release later this year.

Saddler is a Lincoln native and the son of a pastor. He has been singing in choirs since he was 3 years old.

“Ever since I can remember, I’ve been singing,” he said. “In high school, I was in every vocal musical group possible. I just fell in love with being able to project my voice.”

After graduating from Lincoln High in 2001, he considered going to a culinary arts school but changed his mind after visit-

ing the Full Sail University campus located in Winter Park, Fla. “The studio just blew me away,” he said. “I just happened to see Full Sail first, and I didn’t even want to see the cooking school after that.”

But the recording industry hasn’t been an easy journey. Saddler met Macklemore backstage at the Big Boi concert at University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2010.

“Outkast is my favorite group ever, and I’m sitting there chomping it up with Macklemore, showing him my studio,” Saddler said. “He gives me his phone number and says, ‘Hit me up.’ I totally fluffed on it, and that’s the thing: You have to follow up, relentlessly, because ‘Thrift (shop)’ could have been mine. That was probably the dumbest thing, musically, I’ve ever done.”

Earlier that year, Saddler and Kellison opened the doors to their “purpose-designed–notrenovated-like-a-house-or-basement” recording studio, according to SadSon Music Group’s company website.

“This is the closest thing you are going to get to your superstars in Lincoln,” Saddler said. “I don’t care what any other studio in Lincoln says, this is the closest,

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New film breaks ground with LGBT themes akua dawes dn

you know, the things that he’s gone through, especially with his family.”

DN: I found it really inter“Flyover Country” is a new inesting how the main characters dependent movie written and directed by Jim Fields. It tells the Todd and Russ don’t end up together at the end. Why did you story of a young man who befriends a classmate, but trouble decide to make this move?

JF: We didn’t want to make arises when he finds out his new just a Hollywood movie. We refriend is gay. The story treks one ally tired to ground (it) from the young man’s struggle to find his path and the confusion that fol- characterization of the people and what is believable and how lows it. The Daily Nebraskan sat down with Fields to talk about people would react. At the end of the movie, you know, Russ the controversial nature of the doesn’t come out and say that film and how it came to be. he’s gay. He says he doesn’t Daily Nebraskan: Where did know; he’s still questioning and you get the idea of the movie, and why did you feel it was a trying to find out for himself.

But I think, to me anyway, if you story that needed to be told? look at Russ at the beginning of Jim Fields: Well, the movie the movie, he is very homophois actually based on some people bic, and he doesn’t think that two my cowriter and I know. We just men can love each other. By the felt that this is a story that needed end of the movie, he really realto be told because, you know, we izes that he really loves Todd and live in a very conservative state, not just the physical stuff, but for the most part. I don’t think true love. So he grows as a charthat people really understand — unless they’re directly affected acter; he’s changed from the way by somebody who is question- he was in the beginning.

D N : ing their What was sexualthe one ity — how thing about important directing a “Flyover Country” sexual orimovie that entation is addresses sexual you were and how not expectdifficult orientation in ing? it can be JF: Well, Nebraska. Tweet us for somethis was my one who your thoughts on the first time doesn’t doing a quite fit subject @dnartsdesk. low-budget in, whose film, so my f a m other movily (and ies are documentaries. It was friends are) conservative, and it can cause problems. So we really different working with actors and having a set to work on thought it was an important story rather than going out and filming because of that because it already real people. I love the process of resonates with a lot of people. filming, and I really love working DN: How have people rewith actors. We had a great time ceived the film in the places you with the cast; everybody had so have premiered it? much energy and ideas, and they JF: We’ve had our premiere and shown it in Sioux Falls. People come up to us saying, “Yeah flyover: see page 6 I know someone just like Russ,

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Comprehensive sex education key to health DIRTY TALK

hannah eads

I have a toothpick-like stick in my left arm.

You probably can’t tell that it’s there, but it is.

It’s an effective form of birth control called Nexplanon that lasts three years, which is convenient as I am an out-of-state student. I don’t have to go to the doctor for prescriptions or a shot every few months. Actually, until 2016, I don’t have to do anything.

There are many different options for women when it comes to birth control: the pill, the shot, the patch, the sponge, the vaginal ring, intrauterine devices, etc.

The important thing to remember is to do the research and choose the right birth control for you.

If you’re a woman with a health plan through your employer, state marketplace or other private company and if you have an FDA-approved prescription of birth control, your contraceptive is free under the Affordable Care Act. Unfortunately, I knew next to nothing about birth control as a high school student, which is when I started having sex, like the rest of the 48 percent of 17-year-olds who do. That number increases to 61 percent for 18-year-olds and 71 percent for 19-year-olds.

Almost five years ago, I sat in my freshman year health class waiting for a guest speaker to come in and talk about sex education. I remember the first thing she said was something along the lines of, “When you get married, don’t you want to have mountain-moving sex?”

And it went downhill from there.

To teach us about how to prevent sexually transmitted infections, the guest speaker had every student swish water around in their mouth and then spit into a cup with another student’s spit. Then there would be more swapping and the guest speaker would say that these cups were now contaminated with (fake) STIs. Eventually, the conclusion came to be that STI prevention means not having sex with more than one person or not having sex at all as an adolescent.

I was never told about birth control options, how to use a condom or about consent.

I was never told that while marital sex is OK, so is pre-marital sex so long as it’s also safe sex.

I was never told that sex isn’t a big deal, unless you make it a big deal.

Abstinence is a choice. If you want to wait, then that choice is yours, and that choice should be respected. But just like any choice, you can’t force someone to make it.

Simply telling someone not to have sex is not an effective or logical strategy against problems like teen pregnancies and STIs. People will do what they want to do.

In 2011, researchers at the University of Georgia conducted a study of 48 states in the United States and determined that abstinence-only education does not reduce the number of teen pregnancies.

“If teens don’t learn about human reproduction, including safe sexual health practices to prevent

unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, as well as how to plan their reproductive adult life in school, then when should they learn it and from whom?” said Kathrin Stanger-Hall, one of the analysts from University of Georgia.

Both Mississippi and New Mexico don’t require sex education classes to be taught and also have the highest rate of teenage pregnancies. Mississippi requires abstinence-only education when sex education classes are used, and New Mexico has no requirements at all.

According to a Guttmacher study of contraceptive knowledge in 1,800 young and unmarried men and women, more than half of the men and a quarter of the women received low scores. And six in 10 underestimated the effectiveness of oral contraceptives.

Teens who are educated about contraceptives, in other words, those who receive comprehensive sex education, are 60 percent less

likely to get pregnant or get someone else pregnant.

Not only should these classes cover contraceptives, they should cover the issue of consent, too.

Part of the responsibility that comes along with having sex is being able to respect your partner.

That means, if they don’t want to do something, don’t force them to do it.

No means no, stop means stop, etc.

One of the many problems of abstinence-only education is that, while it only tells students not to have sex as a method of preventing pregnancies and STIs, it also doesn’t mention the respect necessary for both having sex and not having sex.

Comprehensive sex education does not mean telling teenagers to have sex. It doesn’t increase the likelihood that they’ll have sex.

It gives them answers. hannah eads is a freshman journalism major. reach her at arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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“Broken Age” is a video game constructed from funding from money from video game enthusiasts. So far, only Act 1 has been released, but Act 2 is due out at the end of this year.

‘Broken Age’ revives point and click genre First act of Kickstarter-funded video game combines nostalgia with challenging puzzles nathan sindelar dn

It’s been nearly two years since more than 80,000 people offered up their cash for what was promised to be an old school, point-and-click adventure video game.

These people, myself included, donated their dollars in tiers ranging from $15 to $10,000 to developer Double Fine, and the famous creators of such titles as “Monkey Island” and “Grim Fandango,” both of the puzzlesolving, mouse-clicking adventure genre.

With an initial goal of $400,000 for its Kickstarter crowd fund, the Double Fine Adventure project blew up among fans the world over — fans that had been craving a game of this nature for many years.

The donations exceeded $3.3 million in a one-month span, and with that excess, came loftier aspirations on director Tim Schafer ’s part. A longer, more complex game, developed in multiple languages with voiceacting talent and more.

Originally to be a small title by a small team for what in game developing is considered a miniscule budget, “Broken Age,” the project’s official title, was not completed in the promised sixto-eight month time period. In fact, now 24 months past, those who laid their money down have only received the first half of the game, its Act 1.

And yet, I cannot feel cheated.

“Broken Age” is a luscious, magical adventure ripped from the days of yore — of soft-lit af-

ternoons on Mom’s Windows 95 spent clicking and puzzling over quirky mysteries.

Nostalgia was a major factor in the game’s Internet reception.

Of a genre thought to be dead in place of today’s best-selling Candy Rush shooters and action titles, “Broken Age” feels like a warm hug from the past and, BROKEN AGE simultaneously, a refreshing palette cleanser for an oversaturated present.

It’s simple, elegant, engagDouble Fine ing and, in expected Tim Schafer fashion, downright charming.

PC The tale centers on two characters: a young girl, Vella (voiced $24.99

by Masaso Moyo), from a world in which young girls are offered to a roving monster in return jacks and vomiting trees fosters for their village’s safety, and an unending sense of mystery young boy, Shay (voiced by Eliand keeps each puzzle and the jah Wood) who lives in a roving ways to solve it from becoming spaceship that holds him hostage tedious. in the name of his own safety.

The only real complaints with Both seek to escape the pre- Act 1 are the, at times, difficult dicaments of their seemingly dis- moments in which level design associated lives, and both end up and perspective make clicking exploring new places and meet- certain items an unnecessary ing an array of curious characters challenge and the unbalanced along the way. time spent on each character ’s It takes the player from a restory. ligious cult based in the sunsetAct 2 is slated for release by colored clouds to a series of faux- the end of 2014, and it will absoadventure lutely take both piecsimulations es together to truly that includes gauge the value and It’s simple, ice cream quality of the game. elegant, avalanches But, for now, surprise hug “Broken Age” is evengaging attacks.

Not erything anyone who s u r p r i s i n g l y, and, in expected funded it could’ve players can Tim Schafer hoped for. While it’s at any point disappointing that fashion, downright switch bethe game took this tween the two charming.” long to get here, and characters’ we won’t see the secperspectives, ond half for another solving their individual puzsignificant period, this gorgeous zles and stories whenever they pastel journey brings the laughs, please. It’s a smart move that puzzles and, most importantly, keeps the moments someone adventure fit to satisfy any old might feel stuck to a minimum, gamer ’s nostalgia. allowing the effect of fresh eyes And for the newcomers, to aid the split worlds.

“Broken Age” is the perfect inWhile short, easily complettroduction to a historied genre ed in about four hours, “Broken on the rise once more.

Age” is certainly sweet. The fanarts@ dailynebraskancom tastical world of hipster lumber-

flyover: from 5 were really great at improvising.

The actually filming — it was a lot of work — but it was also a lot of fun. We didn’t have a lot of money to work with, so we had to be very creative in how we did things because we had to build the movie from $1,500. But I’m really happy. I think our cinematographer did a really fantastic job, and the movie looks like it has bigger budget than it really does.

DN: What’s next for you?

What project are you looking forward to starting or finishing?

JF: We are taking the movie on tour. Tomorrow is the start of our statewide tour, so we are taking the movie to Grand Island.

We’ve also entered it into about 20 film festivals, so we will probably be showing it throughout the summer. But now we are in preproduction for a new movie called “Amplifier.” It’s about a young female singer-songwriter trying to break into the Omaha

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“Flyover Country” was filmed on a budget of $1,500. It will be shown across Nebraska. music scene. I’m really excited that we are writing it right now, and we hope to start filming this summer. I like to stay in Nebraska; a lot of the people who reviewed “Flyover Country” said

that it’s really refreshing to see a movie set in the Midwest because everything’s always set in New York or L.A. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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These Friends of Mine defines itself as a pop-punk band. Hill plays drums, Bohlke plays rhythm guitar, McCarthy is lead vocals, Teselle plays bass, and Hansen plays lead guitar.

“We all have similar thoughts about writing,” Teselle said. “Once we have our mind set on one piece, we just run with it and keep going until we get something out of it. It shows a lot of dedication to what we do and shows that we all have a lot to bring to the table.”

“We write about girls and pizza,” added Nick Bohlke, another guitarist in the band.

Because the band is made up of four high schoolers and one high school graduate, the stability of the band is compromised because of undetermined post-graduation plans.

Each member has his own direction his is headed after high school.

Bohlke and Hill will be living together after they graduate from Lincoln Southeast this May. But that won’t stop them from continuing with the band.

“For me, ideally, the band would get signed, it’d take off, we’d sell albums and we’d make money,” Hill said. “That’s what I would love to do because I have always wanted to do music for a living. So I am going to try my hardest to make that happen.”

“We all are,” Bohlke added.

While Bohlke and Hill will be going to school in Lincoln, Collin is still leaving his options open for potential colleges. Teselle will still be attending high school next year and might be taking a different route then the others once he graduates. He said he plans to be in the military as well as take some time to go to school.

“After all of that, I would really like to dedicate my time to being with these guys and try to get on the road a little bit and make a name for ourselves,” Teselle said. “I think within this next year there are going to be a lot of decisions that will be made. Honestly, I’m just kind of seeing where things go and what opportunities come my way.”

“Which is kind of the idea and name behind our EP ‘This Time Next Year,’” Hill said.

“And the reason we put that name on it is because we wanted it to do something for us. Maybe work some magic,” Teselle added. “Maybe a year

I think within this next year there are going to be a lot of decisions that will be made. Honestly, I’m just kind of seeing where things go and what opportunities come my way.” nate Teselle these friends of mine guitarist

from now we will look back and see that we have come quite a ways and done some things with the band and kind of wrapped our lives around it.”

However, this isn’t the sole reason the title of the album is special. Not only is the album title symbolic for the future of the band, it’s representative of their present lives as well.

“This year, not just to say that typically your senior year is something special, but it is,” said Colin McCarthy, the lead singer. “And being with these guys has made it even more fun — just being in a band and being able to play shows.”

Typically, the band plays at Knickerbockers and has built up a small fanbase of parents, friends and other local bands that come out to watch it perform.

“We literally have played so many shows there that this kid hit us up on Facebook, saying that we should make shirts that say, ‘These Friends of Mine Tour.’” Teselle said. “On the back, it would list all of our tour dates, which would all be at Knickerbockers.”

Occasionally These Friends of Mine has played at Vega, and they have played at one particular house show, which they unanimously agree is their favorite.

It was a New Year’s Eve party that originally was only supposed to have about 50 guests. But almost triple that amount showed up to hear the band rock out.

“It was so much bigger than I thought it would be, and there was so much energy,” Hill said. “(Hill) said the funniest thing to me. Oh gosh. After the second song, he looked at me and said ‘I don’t

think I am going to make it,’” McCarthy said.

The couch shook from the five boys’ laughter, and half of the pizza remains untouched as they recount that night.

“Dude, it was all so wet,” Bohlke said. “It was gross, and it smelled terrible.”

“My friends were standing by the windows that were on the other side of our set up and saw these kids trying to crawl through the windows to get into our show,” Teselle added.

Hill admits 90 percent of the people that show up to the band’s performances are from their own high schools. But sometimes other local bands show up to support the young group.

“It’s so cool seeing a hundred kids that you have known for years watching you while you are performing on stage, and it’s also something really special when you look out and see other local bands at your shows supporting you,” Teselle said. “It’s very supportive. There’s nothing like it.”

The band’s next show is on March 1 at Vega. These Friends of Mine will be playing alongside Rust Belt Lights, Second to Last and No Tide, all of which are local bands.

But the boys are already planning their next gig.

“Keep eyes and ears open for news on a CD release show; that’s going to be something we want to be huge,” Teselle said. “We just finished recording about a week ago, and we are going to go back and do some finishing touches on it before we master it. Then we will be ready to play a killer show.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

saddler: from 5 because the design of the room is pro. It’s a science going on in here.”

One of this studio’s unique aspects is Saddler himself, according to Amy Dawn Parker, director of artist development at SadSon Music Group.

“I think he gives the equipment too much credit, because his ears are a piece of equipment that nobody else has,” she said.

“That’s probably one of the best gifts that this studio has because it takes those special ears to mix a hip-hop song versus an instrumental band. He knows how to treat different genres.”

One of the validating moments for Saddler was when he recorded the horn players from George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic for Kellison’s song “Take It Make It.” “(During) the whole recording process, the two horn players kept chuckling,” Saddler said. “I thought I was messing up, like moving too slow or they didn’t hear something in their headphones. But, when they came out of the booth, he was like ‘Man, you’re the fastest engineer I’ve

ever worked with.’” tistical,” he said. “Music itself is For Saddler, catering to the pretty pure and to embark on that needs of the artists who come into journey with somebody else, you the studio is one of the most imhave to let that ego go because portant things. He said it is espethey are coming to you with some cially important if he is working intimate stuff. People hold their with new artists. crafts real close to their heart, and “It’s the new journey aspect you have to open yourself up to that takes me to a place where I receive that. was that same person,” he said.

“That’s the most beautiful Along with the thing ever.” time he spends at Part of the apPeople just the studio, Sadpeal of collaborating dler also works at with musicians such run into Northeast High as Saddler and KelSchool as an au- each other from lison is the “barberdio-visual technienvironment purely being here, shop” cian. He is also at SadSon Music employed at Saint and it’s all love.”

Group, according to Paul United MethParker. amy dawn Parker odist Church.

“It’s good for director of artist development S a d d l e r music. People just doesn’t limit himrun into each other self to working from purely being with well-known musicians. He here, and it’s all love,” she said. also works with local musicians “Egos really do get checked at such as Alicia Opoku, director of the door here. People come in contemporary music at Saint Paul, here and they just want to create. which allows both Saddler, and It’s the coolest experience in the the person he’s working with, to world to just sit here and watch it experience “something so deep.” all happen.” arts@ “Music is very selfless, and dailynebraskan.com we’ve turned it into being ego-

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dn Big ten homeroom 1. Michigan State (20-4 overall, 9-2 Big Ten)

5. Wisconsin (19-5, 6-5)

9. Nebraska (13-10, 5-6)

The Spartans looked like they got back on track after a 64-60 loss to Georgetown with an 82-67 victory against Penn State on Feb. 6, but a road trip to Madison, Wis., proved otherwise. The game was tied 58-58 going into the final two seconds of the match, but Wisconsin’s junior guard Traevon Jackson hit the gamewinning jump shot to hand Michigan State its second conference loss. The Spartans host Northwestern on Thursday and Nebraska on Sunday.

The Badgers counteracted their two-game losing streak by going to Champagne, Ill., and taking out Illinois 75-63 on Feb. 4 and scoring an upset victory at home against Michigan State on Sunday. Before those two games, Wisconsin had lost five of its past six games and fell out of the top 25 from a No. 3 ranking. Now ranked No. 21, the Badgers will look to continue their newfound winning streak when they host Minnesota on Thursday.

2. Michigan (18-6, 10-2)

6. Minnesota (16-8, 5-6)

10. Purdue (14-10, 4-7)

3. Iowa (18-6, 7-4)

7. Northwestern (12-12, 5-6)

4. Ohio State (19-6, 6-6)

8. Indiana (14-10, 4-7)

After starting conference play 8-0 and reaching a national ranking of No. 10, the Wolverines lost 2 of 3 games, with a 29-point win against Nebraska and an 18-point loss at Iowa on Saturday. Michigan came back with a 70-60 victory at No. 22 Ohio State on Tuesday. The team has a fiveday break before it hosts Wisconsin, its third ranked opponent in a row, on Sunday. An in-state rematch with Michigan State awaits a week after that.

The third-place Hawkeyes continue to give chase to the Michigan schools as they entered last week three games behind the Wolverines for the Big Ten lead. After suffering a loss to Ohio State, Iowa bounced back against Michigan as senior guard Roy Devyn Marble scored 22 points in the first half to lead the Hawkeyes to an 85-67 victory. They go on the road to Penn State on Saturday and Indiana on Tuesday to play two games in four days.

The Golden Gophers spiraled into a three-game slide with a triple-overtime loss to Purdue on Feb. 5.

However, they were able to snap the worst losing streak of their season by pulling out a 66-60 victory in Minneapolis against Indiana on Saturday. The Gophers will go on the road for a rematch with Wisconsin, a team they have already defeated 81-68, on Thursday before a road trip to Evanston, Ill. for a game with an improving Northwestern team.

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A triple-overtime win against Minnesota ended a four-game losing streak, the second-longest losing streak in Big Ten play this season. Three days later, the Boilermakers were beat up by an Ohio State team coming out of a tough stretch. After last Saturday’s loss in Columbus, they had a week-long break before hosting Indiana this Saturday.

11. Illinois (14-11, 3-9)

Illinois slumped to an eight-game losing streak with a loss against Wisconsin on Feb. 4. Then the Fighting Illini met up with fellow cellar-dweller Penn State in State College, Pa., and a 19-point performance from freshman guard Kendrick Nunn led the Illini to a 60-55 victory to snap the losing streak. This marked their first victory in more than a month, when they defeated Penn State, 75-55. That victory was followed by a loss at Nebraska on Wednesday night.

Once left for dead in the tournament landscape, the Wildcats have begun building a longshot run at a bubble spot in the NCAA Tournament by taking out No. 14 Wisconsin on Jan. 29 and Minnesota on the road on Feb. 1. However, with a 53-49 loss to Nebraska at home on Saturday, their unlikely run at the tournament was more than likely put to an end before it began.

Things don’t get any better, as Northwestern travels to No. 9 Michigan State on Thursday.

Behind 27 points from sophomore guard Yogi Ferrell, the Hoosiers upset No. 10 Michigan on Feb. 2, and their hopes for the tournament had been rejuvenated. However, as impressive as the Hoosiers have been at home, they still needed to come up with a road win against Minnesota, and despite what was at stake, the Hoosiers weren’t able to pull through, as they lost 66-60 in Minneapolis on Saturday. Indiana lost at home to Penn State on Wednesday.

Ohio State is on a three-game win streak, defeating four of its past six opponents. They took down Purdue at home 67-49 Saturday. Senior guard Lenzelle Smith Jr. made his 100th career start against Purdue, and he hit 4 of 7 3-pointers and put up 16, while junior forward LaQuinton Ross complemented that performance with 17 points. After taking a four-point lead going into the half, Ohio State gave up 44 in the second and lost to Michigan on Tuesday.

The Huskers entered a twogame road trip in the grasp of a 12-road-game losing streak.

Their road woes appeared to be as consistent as ever, as they were decimated in Ann Arbor, Mich. by Michigan, 79-50 on Feb. 5. Things changed when they took on Northwestern on Saturday, when a stingy defense led the Huskers to their first road victory of the year.

Nebraska backed it up with a 67-58 win against Illinois on Wednesday.

12. Penn State (13-12, 4-8)

Just as the Nittany Lions built a three-game winning streak, they ran into the top team in the conference. A road trip to No. 9 Michigan State sent them crashing back down, as they fell 82-67 to the Spartans. After losing by five to Illinois on Sunday, Penn State dropped into a tie for last place in the Big Ten. On Wednesday, a layup from senior Tim Frazier with six seconds left lifted the Nittany Lions over Indiana.

Compiled by Thomas Beckmann sports@ dailynebraskan.com

rec feature

Hockey club nears end of season Kimberly Merk DN The University of Nebraska-Lincoln men’s hockey club started in 2005.

Nine years later, the team has 24 players and is nearing the end of its season.

This year, the hockey team has played 25 games and currently stands with a record of 17-4-4. The team practices three times a week at the Ice Box and is hoping to perform well at the American Collegiate Hockey Association regionals on Feb. 21 and nationals in March.

When it comes to game plans and strategies, the team comes together with its coaches to figure out how to approach each game.

“We set up a game plan and scout the other team,” said Zach Miller, a junior forward and the president of the club team. “We see who their top scorers are. We look up their scores based off of who they played. Then our coach gets a game plan and sets up lines for that week.”

As in any sport, teamwork is a key factor to a successful season.

“We clicked early as a team, and we’ve seemed to figure out how to adapt well,” Miller said.

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Junior Jennifer Lauer competes in the bars against Minnesota, when she earned a 9.90 in the event. Lauer posted a seasonhigh score of 9.925 on to win on the beam at Penn State. knows what I can give,” Lauer said.

“She knows what I expect of myself so she doesn’t want me to settle for less than my best, so that’s really helped me.”

You would never know she used to hate the beam by the way she performs now, Kendig said. Kendig said he’s always thought Lauer was a good beamer, and he’s excited to see her grow on the beam and in other

events during the rest of her time at Nebraska.

“She was good at what she did and she had an opportunity and had success,” Kendig said. “Being the perfectionist that she is, that success turned into confidence and confidence inspires what she does every week.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Another asset to the team is senior defender and one of the team captains, Garrett Weber.

“This season, the talent is throughout the team this year,” Weber said.

“We have three really solid lines that always show up to work. That’s made a big difference: a lot more depth this season than we’ve had in the past.”

With nationals approaching, the team is focused on using different strategies during practice.

“We just need to work on bringing it all together in nationals,” Weber said.

“For practice, we do a lot of line drills to build up team chemistry as opposed to personal skills.”

In addition to line drills, the team is also focused on its power play.

“We had a bunch of new guys on the power play, and at the beginning of the year it wasn’t great, but now our power plays really been clicking,” freshman forward Ross Johnson said.

Johnson also commented on the team’s ability to step up their game while the timer is going.

“We need to play a full 60 minutes of hockey,” Johnson said. “We can’t just play one period and then take a period off. The games where we play the full time, we’ve beaten teams pretty bad.”

Young Huskers play pivotal role Austin Pistulka DN The Nebraska softball team ends every game and practice the same way.

The team circles up, and each person has to say something positive that the team did. It is Nebraska’s way of ending on a positive note. The squad’s two seniors lead this tradition, but most of the positive statements come from underclassmen.

The Husker softball team is not what many would call seasoned. With only four upperclassmen on the team, freshmen and sophomores need to step up.

And as the No. 8 Huskers got off to a 3-1 start this season, many underclassmen did just that.

“We only have four upperclassmen, but they are leading in their own way,” coach Rhonda Revelle said. “I have to tip my hat to the freshmen and the sophomores because they are seeking information and they’re taking it to heart. They’re working to be great followers and even to lead themselves in their own way. I think there’s a lot of trust in what the upperclassmen are telling the underclassmen and the underclassmen following that.”

The freshmen have had to deal with the transition to a faster paced game and to college life. Many students struggle with college, let alone having to juggle the stress of being an athlete.

“You have to have more focus,” freshman third baseman Marjani Knighten said. “I can’t just put stuff

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Freshman outfielder Kat Woolman scored 2 runs as a pinch runner in No. 8 Nebraska’s first four games of the season, including the winning run in a 4-3 victory against No. 12 Florida State. off. I have to do everything right now, on time. I can’t fall behind and play catch up.”

Opening weekend for the Huskers showcased just how well the underclassmen can do. Sophomores Kiki Stokes and Hailey Decker had a home run and three RBIs each. Stokes added two stolen bases to her strong performance at the plate.

Knighten had four hits, including two doubles, for the Huskers during the four games. The only person

to have a better batting average than those three was senior catcher Taylor Edwards, who happens to hold a combined seven NCAA and Nebraska batting records.

“I’ve watched them (the freshmen) play for a long time,” Revelle said.

“They are just athletic and they work really hard. They are still adjusting to the speed of playing at the college level, but they are doing a great job so far.”

The underclassmen appear to be holding their own, both in games and

in practice.

“It looks like from practice turning into the game, it’s like the freshmen aren’t new,” freshman outfielder Kat Woolman said. “We all just mesh together. We all have really good chemistry. It feels like we have been playing with them the whole time.”

With Big Ten Pitcher of the Year senior Tatum Edwards ready to lead the team in her senior season, sophomore Emily Lockman may go overlooked.

During the opening weekend, Lockman went 1-1 with a 2.50 ERA. She threw one shutout and was given the ball to take on No. 12 Florida State. It was not the performance she wanted, giving up five runs, but Revelle has confidence in the young pitcher.

“Emily’s a competitor,” Revelle said. “She will get the ball again Friday night, and she will come out competing.”

The Huskers are trying to work the kinks out early in the season, and everyone on the team is confident moving forward.

“I feel like if I put in my effort and do what my coaches ask of me and what my team wants me to do, I feel like we can be strong,” Knighten said.

“I have confidence in what this year has to hold.”

Even though the freshmen are doing well, they will not be safe from embarrassing traditions.

“We have some fun little things in store, like singing on the first bus trip,” Revelle said. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Johnson is also the team leader in goal scoring with 22 goals and 28 assists for a total of 47 points.

“The chemistry has been good,” he said. “I got put on a line right away with a fifth-year senior captain and a third-year junior, and they just took me under their wing and made it easy.”

Anyone looking to join the team can go on to the Huskers’ hockey website, www.huskerhockey.com, and contact Miller for details, he said.

“You have to have previous expe-

rience as a hockey player, and then we go through a tryout camp to see if you can play with us,” Miller said. “And then if you can, you can decide to join.”

To Johnson, the club is more than just a hockey team, and the connections to the other players began before the season in tryouts.

“It’s a great way to meet people,” he said. “You always had people to hang out with.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Sophomore guard Shavon Shields went 8 for 12 from the field and 15 for 15 from the free-throw line to score nearly half of Nebraska’s 67 points in its victory against Illinois on Wednesday night. Shields had not scored more than 20 points since Dec. 8 against Creighton.

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he game didn’t start out well for Shavon Shields. The same goes for his Nebraska teammates.

The sophomore guard let an Illini player drive around him to score. Then he let another one step into and knock down a 3, forcing coach Tim Miles to call a timeout.

The Huskers trailed 9-2 three minutes into the game, and Shields had enough. He gave Miles a look in the timeout.

“He just said, ‘OK, now I’m ready,’” Miles said.

He didn’t need to say more.

Shields scored a career-high 33 points Wednesday night and led Nebraska (13-10 overall, 5-6 Big Ten) to a 67-58 win against Illinois (14-11, 3-9). The win gives the Huskers five victories in their last seven games.

“I was just aggressive tonight,” Shields said.

“My teammates did a good job of finding me and putting me in positions to score.”

“Shavon was incredible tonight,” Miles said.

And boy, did Shields get things going.

After that first timeout, Shields sparked a 10-3 Nebraska run, scoring all 10 points by himself, including a couple of 3-point jumpers. Other than Shields, the Huskers struggled, keeping the game close throughout the first half.

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Senior guard Ray Gallegos scored a bucket at the first half buzzer to give the Huskers a 31-30 lead heading into halftime. Shields and sophomore forward Terran Petteway had 24 of those 31 points.

“We weren’t at our best tonight, but some of that is what Illinois did at the beginning,” Miles said.

The second half started a lot like the first, but this time it took Shields a little longer to get going.

Illinois opened up a six-point lead at 40-34 in the half’s first five minutes.

That’s when Shields found his rhythm again.

A mid-range jump shot here, a layup and a foul there. Splash in a school record 15-of-15 from the free-throw line and Shield’s career night had the Huskers rolling.

A 10-0 run gave the Huskers the lead for good at 44-40 with 12:46 to play in the game. But Illinois hung around for a little while longer behind by junior guard Rayvonte Rice’s 23 points, including a nifty layup around Nebraska’s sophomore forward Walter Pitchford.

The game went back and forth for a while with both Shields and Petteway — who finished with 16 points of his own — making big shots.

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However, it was a 3-pointer by Pitchford with eight minutes to go that gave Nebraska its biggest lead of the game at 52-47 and sparked a 13-3 Husker run, putting the game out of reach for the Illini.

“We played hard,” said Illinois coach John Groce after the game. “But it reminds of the line in Christmas vacation with Chevy Chase when they look at the Christmas light and the daughter says to the grandpa, ‘But dad worked hard on those lights.’ And he says, ‘So do washing machines.’

“We worked hard, but execution is big at this level, too.”

Other than Shields, Miles praised the efforts of bench players junior forward David Rivers and sophomore guard Benny Parker, who each played more than 23 minutes for the first time since November on Wednesday. Parker made all four of his free throws while Rivers led the team with 7 rebounds.

Nebraska travels to Michigan State on Sunday for a showdown with one of the Big Ten’s best teams. Miles said not to take everything for granted, though.

“The one thing I’ve learned about this league: my house, your house, the playground; it doesn’t matter, it’s going to be a scrum every night,” Miles said. “We’re just going to take it one game at a time.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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I just have a more aggressive mindset than I did previously.”

More aggressive Emily Cady leads No. 21 Huskers on trip to Michigan Thursday night

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Natasha Rausch DN Junior forward Emily Cady runs on a game-by-game mentality.

“As a team, we just need to keep on winning game by game and do what we need to do,” Cady said.

Cady has averaged 13.5 points per game this season — the secondhighest on the team. She said this scoring explosion can be attributed to the fact that she’s gotten more aggressive.

“I think I’m just looking to score more,” Cady said. “I’m being more aggressive on driving and getting rebounds. I just have a more aggressive mindset than I did previously.”

Even with her five-game streak of double-doubles in scoring and rebounding earlier in the season, as well as her nine points in Nebraska’s 22-0 run against Michigan State on Saturday, Cady doesn’t look at her stats or the upcoming NCAA Tournament, but rather the next game.

Right now, that means she has her eyes set on beating the Michigan Wolverines (15-9, 6-5) on Thursday when the No. 21 Nebraska women’s basketball team (17-5, 7-3) travels to Ann Arbor, Mich.

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Junior forward Emily Cady, who had double-doubles with points and rebounds in five straight games earlier this season, had 13 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists in Nebraska’s win Sunday. time,” said Cady, who had 12 points and 7 rebounds against Michigan earlier in the season. “We’re going to try to do our best and beat them again, hopefully.”

In the first time against Michigan, the Huskers had a lot going for them — home court advantage, former player Kelsey Griffin’s presence and two straight losses to make up for.

The game ended with Nebraska on top 84-51.

Now Cady is looking to take home the win again but this time on the Wolverines’ home court. In Saturday’s game against Michigan State, Cady and sophomore guard Rachel Theriot implemented a new pick-and-roll play that notched a 20-point Nebraska win.

Cady is hoping a few other new

offensive plays will help in beating Michigan.

“We put in a couple of new plays just to see if we can get them off guard,” she said. “We just keep working on our offense and making sure that our defense is clean and sharp. We’ve just been getting in the gym every day and working together.”

Coach Connie Yori said Nebraska’s advantage lies in its fourth-player shooting. With junior guard Tear’a Laudermill taking on the role of the fourth scorer, the Huskers have been able to stack up more points on the scoreboard.

“We’re just passing the ball so well, but I think that comes with good spacing because we have that fourth scorer,” Yori said. “T knows we’re counting on her. She’s be-

come more reliable. She knows we need her. When she does not play well, it hurts us. And when she plays well, she knows how important that is to us.”

Freshman guard Siera Thompson, junior guard Shannon Smith and junior guard Nicole Elmblad lead the Wolverines in scoring with 13.9, 13.8 and 12 points per game, respectively. In the first meeting this season with Nebraska, Elmblad dropped 16 points, while Smith had the second most with 10.

“They have two really good shooters that you have to look out for and a really good defense,” Cady said. “We’re going to have to work really hard on offense to score.”

The Huskers have five conference and regular-season games left before the Big Ten Championship, followed by the NCAA Tournament. After taking on Michigan on Thursday, the Huskers will head back home to the Pinnacle Bank Arena to prepare to play Indiana for the first time this season on Sunday at noon.

“We’re not in a locked position in the NCAA Tournament,” Yori said. “We have to keep winning.

There’s a lot to play for in these last games.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Vanessa Daves DN Junior Jennifer Lauer used to hate the balance beam. It was her worst and least favorite event. She dreaded rehearsing her beam routine in practice.

She loathed performing it at meets.

But when she joined the women’s gymnastics team at Nebraska, her attitude toward beam changed.

“One time, (coach) Dan (Kendig) told me one of the reasons he recruited me was for beam, so that kind of changed my mind,” Lauer said. “I turned it into something I enjoyed, and now beam’s my favorite event.”

Lauer was named the Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week for her beam routine at Nebraska’s away meet on Saturday against Penn State. This is Lauer’s first award during her gymnastics career as a Husker.

She notched a season-best score of 9.925 against the Nittany Lions, tying her for the event title. It earned Lauer her fifth event title this season for No. 7 Nebraska. In the national rankings, Lauer moved to fourth with an average beam score of 9.895.

When she found out about the honor, Lauer said she was excited.

“It made it seem like some of my hard work started to pay off,” Lauer said.

Lauer said she felt confident after Saturday’s beam performance at Penn State, but she still knows there’s room

for improvement. Lauer said she’s a perfectionist and she’s going to keep working until she improves the wobbles she had last week.

Assistant coach Heather Brink, who is in charge of coaching beam, said she’s seen Lauer grow as a gymnast over her time at Nebraska.

“She’s become much more confident in her own skin,” Brink said. “I think she’s embraced what she’s good at. I think the first year she wasn’t as comfortable, so I think I was kind of on her a lot. When you’re a coach, you kind of see things in them that maybe they haven’t quite grasped themselves, or maybe they don’t quite see themselves.”

Brink said that during Lauer’s freshman year, she had an opportunity to compete on the beam and since then, she’s never been out of the beam lineup. Having that opportunity, Brink said, “skyrocketed her confidence.”

“She’s really worked hard in the off-seasons, and I think she knows what she’s trying to go after,” Brink said. “She’s set some goals for herself personally, not just on balance beam but all-around. I think she’s really worked hard to try and get there.”

Lauer said working under Brink’s instruction has helped her realize her full potential on the balance beam.

“She knows how to push me — she can push me to my limit and

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