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Heidemann to be new lieutenant governor DANIEL WHEATON DN

in which I believe deeply. I am looking forward to my time traveling our state, meeting with our citizens, visiting our Lavon Heidemann is a rising businesses.” political star. He was elected to the Board In less than half a year, Heidemann was elected to the of Regents in 2012. Prior to his time as a regent, Heidemann University of Nebraska Board of served as a state senator for legRegents, and now he has a new islative district 1 from 2005 to title: lieutenant governor. 2012. As a member of the legisGov. Dave Heineman announced Nebraska’s new lieu- lature, he served as chairman of the Appropriations Committee tenant governor at a press conference Wednesday afternoon. for six years. He is an anomaly of state-level poliNebraska Secretary of tics; he does not State John Gale swore hold a college dehim in after the govgree. ernor made the anAt the Univernouncement. sity of Nebraska“I’m pleased LaLincoln, the anvon has agreed to nouncement came serve the people of as a surprise. Nebraska as the lieu“The names tenant governor,” already sound Heineman said. “He confusing,” said is a proven, dedicated Rebekah Sutter, a public servant for the sophomore broadheidemann citizens of Nebraska. casting major. He will complete this Eric Kamler, a term as lieutenant governor with integrity, and I look senior agricultural economics forward to working with him as major and president of the Aswe continue to move Nebraska sociation of Students of the University of Nebraska, said Heideforward.” Heidemann replaces former mann’s departure will mark a Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy, who re- change in the Board of Regents. “I’m just as surprised as evsigned on Feb. 2 after an investigation by the Omaha World- erybody else,” Kamler said. He said he feels Heidemann is fit Herald found he had made 2,300 phone calls to four women for the job. Juan Franco, vice chancellor who were not his wife. Following Sheehy’s depar- for Student Affairs, said he supports Heineman’s pick. ture, Heineman said it would “I’m assuming he must be take several weeks to find a rean acceptable person for the placement and insisted on findjob,” Franco said. ing someone who would not Heidemann’s election now run for his post in 2014. Several names, including Heidemann’s, leaves a vacant seat for the NU Board of Regents. Heineman floated during Sheehy’s vacanwill appoint someone to fill cy. Heidemann’s seat until the next “I am excited for this opelection. portunity to serve the people NEWS@ of Nebraska,” Heidemann said. DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM “Public service is something

message bottle Porridge Papers hosted its sixth annual Love on the Run event last weekend. Anyone could come to the paper mill and make their own valentine for free.

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‘Love on the Run’ event encourages meaningful, original valentines story by Lis Arneson | photos by Nikolai Hammar

his Valentine’s Day, 594 Lincoln residents will receive something slightly different than a traditional card – a hand-typed valentine in a bottle from Porridge Papers’ sixth annual “Love on the Run” event. “There’s a little bit more sentiment to this method than there is to buying a card,” said Christopher James, owner of Porridge Papers, which is a papermill and letterpress studio. During “Love on the Run,” participants type original love notes during an open house on one of about 16 antique typewriters that James has collected over the years. If they need some inspiration, participants can refer to a library lounge set up with various poetry books as they wait for an available typewriter. The open house took place at Porridge Papers, 1422 South St., on Feb. 9 and 10. “This requires the person to take time out of their day to come in,” James said. “It takes on average a half-hour. They really have to think about what they want to say. With this, what somebody is receiving, the person had to put thought into it.” After typing their notes, participants roll them up and place them in small glass bottles. The bottles are placed in paper gift bags, which are addressed to each receiver, James said. After composing their notes, people write the names of their respective valentines on the front window of Porridge Papers. “The window is just filled with names and hearts,” James said. The open house featured live music from the Gettin’ Hipper Fun Bunch,

On Valentine’s Day, some 60 volunteers will hand deliver almost 600 of the notes in small glass bottles. Each Valentine includes a polaroid photograph and a note typed on a typewriter.

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Legislators stall tax reform plans Heineman’s plans will be put on hold after two submitted bills suffered opposition daniel wheaton DN Gov. Dave Heineman thought tax reform could be realized by the end of this year ’s legislative session. Now, legislators aren’t so sure. Heineman announced in January his plans to overhaul the Ne-

braska tax system by cutting billions of dollars of tax exemptions, with the aim of ending the state income tax. His legislative allies, Sens. Beau McCoy and Brad Ashford of Omaha, submitted two bills, LB405 and LB406, which act on Heineman’s plan. At the hearings for the bills on Feb. 6 and 7, the proponents suffered harsh opposition from businesses, farmers and college students. Reconsidering their strategy, the senators have proposed a “working group” of business interests to help hammer out the details. But the group is still receiv-

ing criticism from state senators. “This requires a process that is more thoughtful than trying to put something together in a month or two,” said Omaha Sen. Steve Lathrop. Omaha Sen. Heath Mello agreed with Lathrop’s contentions, noting the need for a yearlong study on tax policy and a debate in the following year. That decision is up to the Revenue Committee. Following the same theme, Sen. Paul Schumacher of Columbus introduced LB613. This bill would create a long discussion on current and future tax policies.

The public hearing will be held on Feb. 19. Renee Fry, executive director of OpenSky Policy Institute, said she was glad last week’s tax hearing stalled the process. OpenSky released data on Feb. 1 that analyzed how the current plans would harm individuals. The shift from a generally progressive tax to a regressive tax would cause lower income people to pay a larger share of their income in taxes. Fry said the burden would fall hardest on low- and middle-

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Contractors propose North Bottoms apartment development Elsey Partners want to build apartment complex for UNL students to live in Elias Youngquist DN A Manhattan, Kan., contracting company is eyeing the North Bottoms neighborhood for a multimillion dollar apartment complex. Chris and Bryan Elsey, twin owners of Elsey Partners, met with local residents and property owners Wednesday night at Welfare Society Inc. social hall, 1430 N. 10th St., to discuss the feasibility of the project. But the proposed project didn’t go unopposed. “I’d rather the university gets (the land),” said John Schmidt, a resident of the North Bottoms. “There’s just no space for that

to purchase 5.4 acres owned by many units.” Capital Steel between 8th and 10th Chris Elsey proposed a threestreets and Y and W streets in the phase, roughly $90 million project. North Bottoms. Each apartment would have two “I don’t think our chances of stories of parking, topped with stopping it is very good, but we four stories of living units. just have to delay,” one commu“I think it has an attractive nity member said location because it’s to the hall before within walking disIt has an leaving early. tance to the universiattractive Community ty and the Haymarket members’ conentertainment,” Chris location because cerns included Elsey said. an increase in Elsey Partners it’s within walking traffic, an aging currently owns sev- distance to the sewer and water eral apartment units system, an inin Manhattan, Kan., university.” crease in crime, and is in the process the apartments of finishing up a comchris elsey clashing with plex in Stillwater, owner of elsey partners the current style Okla. of homes in the “While we were North Bottoms in school, we bought and the apartments blocking the a duplex and finished the baseview. ment,” Bryan Elsey said. “And it “This is how they typically snowballed from there.” go,” Bryan Elsey said. “It’s posiThe company currently hopes

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A Kansas contracting company is proposing a multibillion dollar apartment complex development in the North Bottoms neighborhood targeting students. tive we had people here; we’ve had ones where nobody shows up.” If everything goes according

to plan, construction could begin on phase one in August 2014 and students could move in August 2015, Chris Elsey said. If the first

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phase is economically sound, the other phases will follow. However, Elsey Partners still has to acquire the land before planning further. “Next, we’ll get with the city council and talk with Mr. (Frank) Sidles, the owner of Capital Steel,” Chris Elsey said. According to Chris Elsey, the apartments will tentatively have studio apartments for $600 a month, one-bedroom apartments for $850 a month and twobedroom apartments for $1,100 a month. The complex will also have a central, open-air area in the middle of the complex with a pool for students to gather, Chris Elsey said. In order to improve access to campus, the Elsey brothers are talking about adding an additional walkway to campus east of the complex. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Professor of practice of journalism Matt Waite is one of the first 15,000 to own the new Pebble E-Watch. The watch can be snyced to a smart phone and receive texts and alerts. Calls to a smartphone can also be ignored using the watch.

what: Sexual responsibility wellness booth, sponsored by Health Education and Outreach where: Nebraska Union when: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

what: Heartbeat: A Valentine’s Day Jazz Concert where: Sheldon Museum of Art when: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. more information: Each $30 ticket includes dessert and a glass of champagne

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Alexandria Velder, a sixth grader at Lefler Middle School, sits in the front row observing the “Are You Smarter Than a Lambda?” trivia game at the Latina Youth Leadership Conference held in the Nebraska Union Ballroom Wednesday. This is the seventh annual event.

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In Lincoln what: “One Billion Rising” poetry reading and dance benefit where: Gratitude Cafe & Bakery, 1551 N. Cotner Blvd. when: 7:30 p.m.

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On Monday, the University Nebraska-Lincoln’s Lambda Theta Nu Sorority hosted the seventh annual Latina Youth Leadership Conference. More than 100 young women from seven different Lincoln middle schools attended the all-day event. “The purpose of Lambda Theta Nu and this conference is to open doors of opportunity to Latinas in our community,” said Lizzette Osorio, Lambda Theta Nu community service chair and a senior psychology major. “Our primary focus is meeting the needs of Latina women into higher education.” Osorio coordinated a great deal of this event. The women of Lambda Theta Nu send invitations for this event months in advance to every middle school in Lincoln, and this year, the turnout was double last year’s. Lambda Theta Nu president and junior political science major Shams Al-Badry and the women of Lambda Theta Nu host this event to reach out to young Latina women and to emphasize the importance of academics and achieving higher education. “Most of these girls are a part of a minority group, so our goal at the Latina Youth Leadership Conference is to empower middle-school-aged girls to come and see that they are able to overcome any obstacle and seek higher education,” Al-Badry said. Guest speaker Raymond Ramirez, who works in the UNL Office of Admissions, kicked off the

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Haili Bullock, an eighth grader at Irving Middle School, gets a pat on the back from her teammate Aubreana Cordova, a seventh grader at Pound Middle School, during the “Are You Smarter Than a Lambda?” trivia game. conference. He emphasized the importance of going to college and the difference higher education can make in one’s future. “I know this seems a little early, but your education is an investment worth making,” he said. “Education will never depreciate, so the sooner you make that investment, the better off you will be.” In addition to guest speakers, the conference included several workshops such as self-image, anti-bullying, nutrition and future academic goals. The University Health Center presented a workshop on making

healthy choices, and government program Upward Bound presented a workshop on higher education goals and academic planning. The young women participated in activities while interacting with the sisters of Lambda Theta Nu. Along with dancing, a scavenger hunt and a campus tour, the women of Lambda Theta Nu prepared a stroll-off performance. At the end of the conference, the college women and middle schoolers played a round of “Are You Smarter Than a Lambda?” news@ dailynebraskan.com

ASUN discusses 2 upcoming events Conor Dunn DN The Association of the Students of the University of Nebraska didn’t address any legislation at its Wednesday meeting. Committee members discussed upcoming events. One of those events is a conference for the Nebraska State Student Association, which is a collaboration of students at universities across Nebraska. “This is the very first year this is happening,” said Speaker of the Senate Natalia Santos, a senior nutrition and health sciences major. Six schools will attend the conference: Peru State College, Hastings College, University of Nebraska at Omaha, University of

Nebraska at Kearney, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Nebraska Wesleyan University. The event takes place Friday and Saturday. Students from each of the schools will give presentations about their school’s demographics, student government issues, international student relations, campus safety and government advocacy. “One of the main points of NSSA is having a stronger student voice,” Santos said. NSSA gives students a unified voice on controversial issues of their concern, according to Santos. “We can bring something that says all these students from all these universities feel strongly about this,” she said. The senate also discussed the upcoming Friends Beyond Borders

event. Friends Beyond Borders is an ASUN program that matches international students with American students who are interested in hosting them in their homes for the weekend of March 1 to March 3. Sen. Mike Dunn, a senior communication studies major, asked how the event’s coordinators are addressing the Residence Hall Association’s concerns for the students’ safety. ASUN internal vice president Kaitlin Mazour, a senior English and history major, said one of the event’s coordinators will serve as an emergency contact for the students signed up for the event. The students can call an emergency hotline any time during the weekend. “There’s only so much we can

do before we say, ‘Use your best judgment,’” Mazour said. Since Friends Beyond Borders is a voluntary event and ASUN is not providing transportation, ASUN holds no liability, according to Sen. Kendra Haag, a senior biological sciences and sociology major. The deadline to sign up for Friends Beyond Borders is Feb. 22. ASUN will likely have a busy meeting next week, according to ASUN President Eric Kamler, a senior agricultural economics major. The senate will address the University Programing and Facilities Fees Fund A appropriations at its meeting next week. The senate will also address a change regarding The Big Event in its bylaws. news@ dailynebraskan.com

community to local business.” This year was the first year Porridge Papers has run out of glass bottles, James said. Because it depends on donations and volunteer efforts, James said he plans to keep the event around the same size next Valentine’s Day. On Valentine’s Day, about 60 volunteers will hand-deliver the valentines throughout Lincoln. Volunteers set out in the morning and are usually finished distributing valentines by mid-afternoon, James said. Volunteer coordinator Kaitlyn Bright said “Love on the Run” sets Lincoln apart. “It reaches out just to try something different for Valentine’s Day,” Bright said. “(It gives) the handmade

industry a different view.” Volunteer coordinator Sarah Erdlen, who moved to Lincoln a year and a half ago, said she volunteers for “Love on the Run” because she values positivity and investment in the community. “Chris (James) holds this event for the good of Lincoln residents, not for his own profit,” Erdlen said via email. “In fact, he removes most of his inventory from the store to make way for the typewriters.” Erdlen said “Love on the Run” isn’t a marketing scheme – it’s about creating meaningful connections across the city. “The dividends in the community are hundredfold,” Erdlen said. “The

volunteers, the senders and the recipients all get a sense of connection, that lovin’ feeling from just the act of spreading caring gestures.” According to Erdlen, James is pursuing a trademark for the event to more effectively bring it to other cities across the nation while maintaining his original mission. Erdlen encouraged those unable to participate in this year’s event to “spread the love in small gestures.” “Tell someone you appreciate them, be kind to folks in the service industry, pick up a stray piece of litter – anything that elevates this community beyond just a plot on a map,” she said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

love: from 1 treats from Bread & Cup and Honest Abe’s Burgers & Freedom and a photo booth from Leekers’ Photography. This year marks the sixth year that Porridge Papers has hosted the free event. James said the idea behind “Love on the Run” came from an event in Austin, Texas. “It wasn’t a Valentine’s event, it was more of an art project,” he said. “They would come in and type a note, and then the note would be delivered that day.” James said “Love on the Run” is a way for him to give back to the Lincoln community. “I’m grateful to have been a business in Lincoln for 20 years,” James said. “(Lincoln is) such a supportive

New watch syncs to smartphones kelli rollin dn Watches don’t just “tick-tock” anymore. Now, they have the ability to sync to a smartphone and act as a computing device, too. Pebble Technology recently released a smartwatch called the Pebble E-Paper Watch. The company started campaigning for the product last year and sent out its first pre-order shipments of the watch on Jan. 23. The $150 watch allows users to download the Pebble app on their smartphone that syncs to the watch. Alerts and text messages from the phone appear on the watch. About 85,000 of the watches have been sold, according to the Pebble website. Matt Waite, a professor of practice in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is a new owner of the Pebble watch. Waite said he was attracted to the watch because he has always been frustrated by the limitations of a normal watch and wondered what other things could be done with it. “I’ve always been curious about what you could do with a computer on your wrist,” he said. “When this came out, and I saw that you could both control your smartphone from your watch, messages from your phone would appear on your watch and that this thing was a wearable interface to your phone, it really intrigued me.” Waite, who received his watch last Saturday, said he is still trying to become familiar with it. “It’s not perfect, and it’s taken some getting used to,” he said. He said a downfall of the watch is how only one message can bee seen at a time. For example, Waite said if he were to get five emails, only one would be seen on the watch, and he wouldn’t know that he had four others. Because of this, he said people still have to check their phone now and then. Grecia Lopez, a freshman exploratory major, said she would be weary of buying the Pebble watch right away. Lopez said she would want to wait to see how the product catches on and see how she could fit it into her life. “I feel like maybe if I had ex-

tra money and it’s something that I would use, I probably would (buy it),” Lopez said. Though the Pebble watch is said to be waterproof and scratchand shatter-resistant, Lopez said she would be skeptical about it breaking easily. But it would make it so people don’t have to check their phones as often, she said. Waite said he has a problem with constantly checking his phone. “I and most people who own smart devices are guilty of staring at them too much,” he said. “Me with a wife and children, I get caught at the dinner table looking at my phone, and my kids get mad when they are trying to tell me about their school day.” He said he is trying to break the habit of checking his phone, and the Pebble watch may help with that. “I’m hoping it will lead to me paying attention to my surroundings more and not staring at my phone all the time,” Waite said. Waite said there have been other watches similar to this, but they didn’t catch on because they were too complicated. “This thing works because it is simple,” he said. “It is really straightforward and easy.” Pebble Technology said there are more apps in the works that will be available for the watch. Lopez said she usually associates watches with older people, but the Pebble E-Paper Watch seems like it would reach a broader audience because it allows users more options, such as controlling the music on their smartphones. “I feel like that’s what will grab younger people’s attention,” Lopez said. Waite is curious and excited to see what other things the smartwatch will be able to accomplish. He said no one knows for sure, but possibly in the second and third generations, the watch will be able to track health data and other useful information. “It’s the dawn of this wearable computing age that we are increasingly doing more and more of our computing on mobile devices,” Waite said. “I think the real change it’s going to usher in is getting us comfortable with the idea of wearing computers.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

cops briefs student cited for using girlfriend’s facebook

On Feb. 4, freshman agricultural education major Curtis Nelson was cited for accessing his exgirlfriend’s Facebook account without her permission, university police said. Nelson accessed the account several times, according to police. When approached by police officers, Nelson admitted to accessing the Facebook account without authorization. He was cited for unauthorized access to a computer system network.

hit and run in lot north of richards hall

A hit-and-run accident occurred in the parking lot north of Richards Hall on Feb. 5, university police said. James Robinson, a junior business administration major, struck a 2013 Honda Accord around 6 p.m. while parking his 2002 silver Hyundai. Witnesses saw Robinson hit the other vehicle, police said. He then parked and walked away from the scene. The accident is estimated to have caused $1,600 in damages. Robinson was cited for leaving the scene of an accident and failure to furnish information at the scene.

—Compiled by Lis Arneson news@dailynebraskan.com

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UNL hosts event on domestic violence It’s important in looking at the intersection between racial and ethnic identity and relationship violence.”

Brittany Schave DN Fathers matter. That was the theme of the seventh annual Nebraska African American Domestic Violence Action Committee Conference held in the Nebraska East Union Wednesday. The conference dealt with issues facing men and women in the African-American community such as AfricanAmerican men and domestic violence, the damages of children witnessing violent behavior, support groups for black women and keeping women and children protected post-separation. Abuse comes in all forms, said featured speaker Johnny Rice, senior program associate with the Vera Institute for Justice. “The person that smiles, that’s very cordial, could be the same person that’s choking their partner,” he said. “It doesn’t mat-

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ter if it’s a tie; it doesn’t matter if it’s overalls; it doesn’t matter if they work at a restaurant or they work for a Fortune 500 company – batterers are very manipulative.” Rice spoke about how he relates to young men and fathers on issues of abuse. He said abuse is a learned behavior many men pick up from their fathers and abusive situations at home. Rice engaged with the audience, allowing them to ask questions at any time during the conference. East Campus Student Involvement, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Women’s Center and the Office on Violence Against Women hosted the conference.

Jan Deeds, director of the Women’s Center, said historically the conference has had a bigger impact on the community of Lincoln rather than the university. But as it’s been held at the university the past couple of years, she is seeing interest among students growing. The Women’s Center works with Voices of Hope to provide a part-time victim advocate, someone who knows campus and is able to help assist people who are having problems with abuse. “I think it’s important in looking at the intersection between racial and ethnic identity and relationship violence,” Deeds said. “There are other factors – not all domestic violence

looks the same.” Other speakers at the event included Renita Robinson, a UNL doctoral student of sociology and project director of the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project; Michelle Simpson; Toni Hill, an associate professor of family studies at the University of Nebraska at Kearney; and Latoya WatsonTaylor, founder of It’s-n-ME for Women of Color, which works to empower women through career planning, education and life coaching. Additional sessions included: “Cyber Stalking In Teen Dating Violence,” “Faith Leaders Working to ‘Stop The Violence,’” “Children Witnessing Violence: Implications for the African/ African American Community,” and “Men @ Nebraska: College Men Empowering Their Peers to Lead Successful Lives.” The conference was free to all students, faculty and staff of the university. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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said. “It’s because that’s how people get their news.” However, Konnath said the DN will continue to produce its print The Daily Nebraskan Publications edition because that is where its ad Board at the University of Nebrasrevenue comes from. ka-Lincoln voted on Wednesday to She hopes to push for more appoint DN associate news editor breaking news online throughout Hailey Konnath as the newspaper’s the day and develop apps for smart2013-2014 editor-in-chief. phones and tablets. She “Hailey is focused hopes to find low-cost on the university comways to develop apps munity and really getusing resources such as ting stories out there UNL’s Jeffrey S. Raikes that are for the benefit School of Computer Sciof students,” said Daence and Management. vid Bresel, chairman Konnath plans to of the board. raise revenue for the DN Konnath, a junior by working closely with journalism and global the newspaper’s advertisstudies major, was the ing department to spononly student to apsor events around camply for the position of pus, such as concerts and editor-in-chief. konnath speeches. She also wants She has worked to push online videos and for the DN since her sell ad spots before the videos. freshman year and started out as a The challenge next year will be reporter for the news section. Durconvincing the Committee for Fees ing her sophomore year, she was Allocation and the Association of promoted to news assignment editor. Konnath currently works as as- Students of the University of Nesociate news editor. She has also braska to fund the DN’s online initiatives, according to Bresel. interned with the Council Bluffs Konnath wants to give students Daily Nonpareil and the San Anto“a reason to pick up the DN.” She nio Express-News. Konnath has three main points plans to emphasize investigative in her vision for the newspaper in pieces on the university that no other news outlets will be working on. the fall: raising readership, raising revenue and keeping content cam- Konnath plans to limit coverage of news that the Omaha World-Herald pus-focused and student-driven and Lincoln Journal Star report on while maintaining quality visuals. in Lincoln and the state, instead conShe wants the DN to become a centrating more on campus news. more integral part of daily campus “Students are going to come to life. Specifically, Konnath wants to the DN for their campus news and establish a more prevalent and innothing else,” she said. teractive online presence. news@ “It’s not because we’re strugdailynebraskan.com gling, although we are,” Konnath

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income wage earners because they spend more of their disposable income than do people with higher incomes. Students would end up paying more for college, dorm rooms and nearly every other product under the plan. Fry said OpenSky hasn’t done any research into how students’ spending would be affected by the bills. Meg Brannen, a senior advertising and public relations major and president of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Residence Hall Association, testified against LB405. She said she was glad the process appeared to

be stalled and she agreed with OpenSky’s findings. Shifting the tax base to lower and middle class incomes is “incredibly unfair,” Brannen said. As discussions continue, Brannen said she hopes the Revenue Committee keeps protections pertaining to college students. “I really hope they don’t negate the tuition freeze,” she said. Although Fry opposes the current plan, she does agree changes should be made to the tax code. “We support a long-term process,” Fry said. “We need to mod-

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ernize the tax code, but we spent seven months on studies looking at the impact of changes.” During her testimony, she repeatedly said the plan “violates the principles of a sound tax policy.” Fry defined a sound tax policy as simple, efficient and promoting growth in the middle class. The current system is based on a less service-heavy economy. “We tax a night at the movies, but not a day at the spa,” Fry said. Agreeing with Heineman’s intentions to simplify the tax code, Fry said his plans had too

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many unintended consequences. John Anderson, a professor of economics at UNL, said eliminating all exemptions would result in some instances of double and triple taxes. This is known as “pyramiding” and would increase costs for manufacturing and other industries. “These kinds of reforms take time to play out,” Anderson said. If the legislature is serious about tax reform, Anderson said, tangible reform could be reached in the next legislative session. NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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changeof Being single on Valentine’s Day doesn’t mean you have to drown your sorrows in chocolate or romantic movies

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Don’t let a holiday ruin your day; if nothing else, show your friends and family how much you love them

f you happen to be single on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14 is usually a day to condemn love and romance as you watch the happy couples flirt around. You might spend it excessively celebrating the holiday out of irony. Somehow, being single becomes a harsh condition and distinction on Valentine’s Day. However, the only people making it a suddenly lamentable situation are single people. Valentine’s Day isn’t out to wage war on those without JANE SEU a lover of their own, so single folks shouldn’t fret and certainly lovers depend too much on the shouldn’t waste the energy pro- events of the day itself. claiming their singlehood as a On the surface, there are satirical cry for help or despera- many things to resent about Valtion. entine’s Day. Most conversations I’ve spent every Valentine’s begin with its over-commercialDay, including this one, of my ization of something traditionalyoung life as a single woman, ly special and intimate. Love and but I’ve never felt compelled romance shouldn’t be exploited to condemn it. I’m sure if I had by cards, candy and companies. the opportunity to spend it with I agree, and someone special in I don’t supa significant way I the But sometimes port might find it much pink aisles in our busy more pleasurable. and the However, I’ve never lives, we forget just grossly exhad a worse day on aggerated Valentine’s Day just what love can and heart boxbecause of the co- should make us do.” es, but it’s incidence of being harmless. If single. In fact, I find these things Valentine’s Day, for don’t suit you or your lover, all its faults, does give us somedon’t buy them. As a single perthing legitimate to celebrate and son, you don’t have to face the enjoy. dilemma of the V-Day gift at all. For everyone else, it seems Some resent the capitalist Valentine’s Day is the holiday exploitation of Valentine’s Day everyone loves to hate. Even because true love should be some in relationships seem to expressed every day anyway, loathe Valentine’s Day because and today just forces couples of the unnecessary pressure it to make grand, empty gestures. puts on couples. We do someBut sometimes in our busy lives, thing about it for fear of disapwe forget just what love can and pointing someone important or should make us do. So someto make ourselves feel better. times, once a year to be exact, we Lovers everywhere fear not liv- need a fluffy, pink, commercialing up to expectations or having ized reminder. It doesn’t mean their well-intentioned gesture we have to abide by those expecbackfire. tations and purchase the overHowever, this pressure is sized stuffed bears or eat at the only manufactured by Valen- nicest restaurant in town. But it tine’s Day observers everywhere. gives us some prompting to look If you feel like your relationship at someone and say hey, I love hinges upon an infallible V-Day you. experience, then there is someI see Valentine’s Day as a way thing within both of you that to celebrate optimism. It reminds needs attention that is much us love exists and we care about more important than the color it. When other commercialized of the roses. This is the only real holidays or occasions, such as St. danger of Valentine’s Day. While Patrick’s Day, Fourth of July and I believe the holiday can foster Mardi Gras are just about large positive interactions, it can proparties, Valentine’s Day gives vide an illusion of love when us the chance to celebrate the

intimacy of our own humanity. It allows us to escape from the day-to-day routine and consider the role of interpersonal relationships and love in our lives. In a weird way, Valentine’s Day and all its commercialized hype pushes us to want to give and to love. This is where the frustration for single people really lies. If you’re single now and you’d rather not be because you want someone to love you, you’re missing the point. What we’re really looking for is someone to give our own love to. The feeling of loneliness and deprivation that plagues your conscious is because you feel there is no one to accept your willingness to give. But actually, there are plenty of people and opportunities in your life to love. Reach out to your family, your friends, your dog. Give to them. Not just physical gifts, but your attention and your heart. This is really what satisfies our human condition. And actually, this will thrill the most important person in your life: yourself. Fighting the entire holiday won’t do you any good. Wasting this evening on red wine or fudge ice cream isn’t going to make you love anyone or yourself. Being single isn’t a curse or a disease, but it doesn’t change easily. It’s also not inherently worse than being in a relationship. If you feel the pressure to find someone, that’s not coming from this holiday or anyone else. It’s only coming from within yourself. As a single woman or man, you might feel more alone today when it seems everyone else has a special dinner date or a gift to give or receive. For a brief second, the grass might be greener on the other side. But the bottom line is, you likely won’t be any more or less single than you were yesterday or that you will be tomorrow. At worst, it’s just another February day. And if today isn’t a great day, you will no doubt have one in the near future. It just might not have a national title, which actually means you won’t have to share it with the rest of the country, either. Jane Seu is a junior political science major. Follow her on Twitter @ jane_seu and email her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

Ditch the Valentine’s Day pessimism and indulge your inner man with booze, bacon and action movies

hat do your Va l e n t i n e ’ s Day festivities need? A heavy dose of testosterone. Allow me to explain. Every year, we single people go through a downward spiral, consumed by negative thoughts. We wonder why we can’t find a date. Our inner, overly-romantic teenage girl is disappointed. To harden the blow, we watch romantic comedies and eat a box of heart-shaped DAMIEN CROGHAN chocolates … alone. I have a proposition: Turn that what’s going to be entertaining frown (and your Valentine’s Day to you. Why sulk when you can sobfest) upside-down. Out with watch Woody Harrelson kill the the romance, in with car chases undead and find the world’s last and explosions! Trade chocolate Twinkies in “Zombieland?” for buffalo wings and an ice-cold Speaking of Twinkies, you’re beer (or mixed drink). going to need some food durIf you’re a beer fan, try an ing this solo Valentine’s Day celEmpyrean. They’re brewed loebration. Avoid anything heartcally and some of the seasonal shaped or covered in chocolate. recipes are on sale. Broaden your Replace those estrogen-generathorizons and get a little tipsy (if ing foods with man-food. Think you’re of age!). If you’re like me steak, fried chicken, anything and don’t enjoy beer much, mixed that is 99 percent meat and 200 drinks are the way to go. percent manly. My current favorites: spiked Need more suggestions? Arnold Palmer ’s or screwdrivers. Check out Epic Meal Time onBe careful not to drink too much, line. These calorie though! Drunkbombs, such as the enly reflecting on As a former bacon weave, are why you’re single sure to mend your Valentine’s will just make heart at the price of you feel worse. a potential heartDay hater, I Switch out burn. your romantic know it’s hard to As a former Valcomedies for ac- reprogram your entine’s Day hater, tion flicks. That I know it’s hard to ridiculous rainfall brain to actually reprogram your makeout scene in enjoy this holiday.” brain to actually “The Notebook” enjoy this holiday. needs to stop It makes sense to playing in your bash its over-comhead. Replace it with a scene of mercialized nature. When browsLiam Neeson beating up wolves ing Hallmark cards, you mentally in “The Grey.” poke fun at their cheesy dialogue. Watch something with miniI still do from time to time. mal plot or substance that isn’t But it came to a point where I mentally stimulating. This is realized I can choose to be misergood! Continue watching until able or I can have some fun with you’re too bored. it. And sometimes, fun entails While you’re trying to figure killing a few brain cells for the out the plot holes in “Driver,” sake of your sanity. you’ll be too busy to remember Rather than putting down how much you hate Valentine’s your friends who are happily Day or to dwell on how long it’s dating, focus on yourself. Avoid been since your last date. shaving. You have no one to imValentine’s Day is all about press today, so take advantage of love, right? And we often generit. The lack of razor burn will help alize the word “love,” thinking it ease the sting of being single on only refers to being in love, or has the one day that celebrates relato pertain to a significant other. tionships. What does that mean? SelfIf you’ve ever participated in love is the best love. Focus on

“No Shave November,” you’ll understand just how liberating it is to not groom. Those who haven’t, it’s time to discover this aforementioned liberation. Go on a Quentin Tarantino film binge. This will benefit you in two ways. One, you’ll get to watch some great movies. Two, you’ll get to sound smart when talking to film buffs, hipsters and anyone with good taste in movies. Broaden your horizons with some foreign cinema. Nothing screams “screw you, Valentine’s Day!” like watching Chow Yung Fat leap across buildings while throwing midair punches in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” On that note, keep on with the martial arts kick, but switch over from movies to video games. Nothing is better than a buttonmashing session of “Street Fighter” or “Tekken.” Get all nostalgic with the Super Nintendo version or kick some ass online in the newest edition on Playstation 3. If you want to enhance your nostalgia binge, bust out an old video game console. If you own a Sega Genesis, revisit Sonic the Hedgehog. Your inner child will be thrilled, and your inner romantic will be silenced. It’s a win-win. Avoid all contact with the outside world. We’re often consumed with Facebook creeping, which leads to Facebook envy. Build yourself a man-cave, and ignore the mushy posts girls are updating. Deal with those tomorrow. No need to lose friends over your pessimistic comments on their “OMG I <3 my beaux! 4 months strong!” post. Essentially, you’re putting yourself into a solitary confinement, complete with a video game console, variety of junk food and a cell phone put on silent mode. If you must enter the real world, only do so if it involves releasing some aggression. Check out Laser Quest or take the time to gather some friends and go paintballing. Spending Valentine’s Day alone doesn’t have to be sad. Especially if it’s lacking estrogen and anything heart-shaped. Damien Croghan is a senior news-editorial and global studies major. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

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L.A. Theatre Works is a company known for its radio theater shows. They will perform “Pride and Prejudice” at the Lied on Saturday.

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Pride Lied Center brings radio theater version of classic story, ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ to its stage story by Ally Phillips

he story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy has stood the test of time, moving from the pages of a book to the screen and stage over the years. This year marks the 200th anniversary of “Pride and Prejudice” being published and for some people, this will be a year to celebrate. The Lied Center for Performing Arts plans to jump into the local festivities by bringing a radio theater production of the play to its stage. “We anticipated that the community would be excited about (“Pride and Prejudice”) because it’s just a classic literary piece and to have it on stage, people would really respond positively to it,” said Bill Stephan, executive director of the Lied Center for Performing Arts. L.A. Theatre Works will return to Lincoln to perform their rendition of “Pride and Prejudice” Saturday night. The company is known for their work in radio theater, a production in which characters present their material on a radio show, with only period piece costumes, microphones and video projections as a set. “We think it’s just as theatrical

and just as exciting as Spider-Man flying through the air with millions of dollars of sets,” said Susan Loewenberg, director of L.A. Theatre Works. “It’s just thrilling to watch it. It’s a high theatrical experience, and I think they’re going to have a good time.” Stephan said he thinks presenting a classic story in a different medium will broaden Lincoln’s horizons in the world of performing arts. “The best place to experience a story from my perspective is on the stage,” he said. “To take one of the best stories of all time on the literary experience and see it and hear it theatrically is something we think will be a wonderful experience for students in the community.” Whether Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy fall in love in front of an audience on stage or in the pages of a book, Loewenberg said the message is the same. “People love to see that story played over and over again,” she said. “I think people love it when love conquers all in the end. No matter how many barriers these people put up, they find their way to one another.” Martha Bildt, regional chair for the Jane Austen Society of North

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Actors wear period costumes and say lines in front of digital backgrounds for L.A. Theatre Works radio shows. America (JASNA) Nebraska Region, also said she believes the classic love story and words of Jane Austen are what drew those in the theater and film business to create a variety of versions of “Pride and Prejudice.” “It’s done so well and has such silly good stuff they want to support it,” Bildt said. “Everybody wants to get in on it I think.” The Nebraska region of the JASNA has was established eight years ago, and meetings and other events are held in Omaha. “We don’t have any other great purpose other than to love and spread Jane Austen’s great literature,” Bildt said. One of the reasons why Bildt said she fell in love with “Pride and Prejudice” is because of Jane Austen presentation of the fantasy. “(Austen’s books) are always uplifting and she has a real message in her pieces,” Bildt said. “It doesn’t hit you in the face; it’s gentle. And you want to agree with her. Or get upset and disagree, which is great discussion.” Laura White, professor and vice chair of English and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said she also admires Austen’s style of writing. “The ironies of every sentence are so beautiful, controlled and so witty,” she said. “It’s just sort of an endless

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reward reading.” White has written numerous articles and books on Austen. “I think she’s awaken great genius, so I think she rewards study,” White said. Bildt and White both said “Pride and Prejudice” is still appealing to many readers and viewers alike 200 years later because of the nostalgia of the love story. “I don’t know a single modern young woman who would actually want to live under the strictures of (the) social requirements, but there is something very appealing about it because is seems if you know exactly what you’re supposed to do then you

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1. “Full of Fire” — Al Green 2. “Living Inside Your Love” — Earl Klugh 3. “Sex On Fire” — Kings of Leon 4. “Secondhand News” — Fleetwood Mac 5. “Doing It All For My Baby” — Huey Lewis & The News 6. “Keep Gettin’ It On” — Marvin Gaye 7. “Work It” — Missy Elliot 8. “Tip Of My Tongue” — The Civil Wars 9. “Green Light” — John Legend, feat. Andre 3000 10. “Whip Appeal” — Babyface 11. “Whatta Man” — Salt-nPepa & En Vogue 12. “Give It To My Baby” — Rick James

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cute:

1. “Puppy Love” — Donny Osmond 2. “Achy Breaky Heart” — Billy Ray Cyrus 3. “How Sweet It Is” — James Taylor 4. “Have I Told You Lately” — Rod Stewart 5. “Beautiful Soul” — Jesse McCartney 6. “Accidentally In Love” — Counting Crows 7. “Happy” — Never Shout Never 8. “Candy” — Mandy Moore 9. “Ordinary Day” — Vanessa Carlton 10. “Kiss Me” — Sixpence None The Richer 11. “Kissin U’” — Miranda Cosgrove 12. “Hero” — Enrique Iglesias

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“I don’t have plans the day of, but this weekend I’m just going out to dinner with my boyfriend. I don’t dislike it, but I’m not like ‘Oh my god, Valentine’s Day.’ It’s fun, and me and my boyfriend will go out and have dinner, but we go out and have dinner anyway. And our one-year is soon, so we’re kind of just celebrating that at the same time. It’s nothing special to me.” Nicole Malene

sophomore nutrition exercise and health science major

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BLUE SKY ANGEL PARADE

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“I’m from a different culture and this is my first time here, so I’ve never experienced anything like this. Obviously, it’s great. Back in Kuwait, we don’t have similar things and something like this is usually between a man and a wife. Here, it’s different. I’ve noticed stores have started to have fancy stuff to be sold and [there are] many advertisements.” Abdullah Albisher

senior computer engineering major

GOOD SHOW GREAT SHOW Duffy’s Tavern 8:00 p.m. - Lori Allison & Her Philosophers 9:15 p.m. - FREAKABOUT! 10:30 p.m. - Good Show Great Show 11:45 p.m. - The Renfields 1:00 p.m. - Jodie Loves Hinckley

TOUCH PEOPLE Bourbon Theatre’s Rye Room 7:30 p.m. - Addis Browne Band 8:45 p.m. - Ghost Town Radio 10:00 p.m. - Touch People 11:15 p.m. - Blue Sky Angel Parade 12:30 p.m. - Omni Arms

Zoo Bar 9:30 p.m. - Dude Won’t Die 10:45 p.m. - Mark Thornton Band 12:00 p.m. - Life Is Cool

“I think it’s all stupid, pointless. Maybe I’m just bitter, but I’ve always thought it’s really shitty. It’s one of those bullshit holidays that doesn’t actually come from anything. I think the stereotypical answer is to say it’s created by the card companies or whatever; I just think it’s kind of stupid. I just think it’s because I’m single and bitter and always have been or whatever. I’ve always just found it really pointless, I just don’t get into it.” Sam Sullivan

senior english major

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time you paid homage to the Hallmark gods?

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Wasn’t Socrates killed for that?

Before I had money to buy real gifts.

we’re not lost in each other ’s souls the entire time, what’s the point?

andrew larsen ››Editor’s note: Just like you, the DN Arts & Entertainment staff could use some love this Valentine’s Day week. To prove we’re more than just a pretty byline, see if anything in our staff dating profiles piques your interest. Send flowers and chocolates to arts@dailynebraskan.com.

Favorite part of the human body?

What are your plans for this Valentine’s Day?

Romantically speaking, which U.S. president would you be 1) in a fancy restaurant, 2) behind closed doors?

Class, then waiting tables. Best case scenario: A hot couple takes me home for a ménage a trois.

If you could be serenaded by anyone this Thursday, who would it be?

Alicia Keys, because I’m a boy and I’m on fire.

What’s a dating deal breaker for you? Breaking

eye

contact.

Whatever part you want it to be, girl. I aim to please.

What’s your dirty little secret?

I’ve never known true love.

Fancy restaurant: JFK, so I could order “chowda.” Closed doors: Obama. You know why.

What’s love got to do with it, got to do with it?

If you were on a Valentine’s Day date with Harvey Perlman, what would you talk about?

The rent is too damn high!

What’s the most romantic spot in Lincoln? My bedroom, 24/7

Are cooties real and, if so, what’s the best way to avoid them?

Cooties are a government conspiracy designed to keep us isolated, scared and alone.

Have your Valentine’s Day plans changed since you started filling this out?

With Valentine’s Day? Not much. With life? EVERYTHING.

Yes, I’m now married with two kids. We’ll be ordering a heart shaped pizza.

When was the last

arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk

time 9:35you AM paid homage to the Hallmark gods?

architecture is annoying.

joe wade ››Editor’s note: Just like you, the DN Arts & Entertainment staff could use some love this Valentine’s Day week. To prove we’re more than just a pretty byline, see if anything in our staff dating profiles piques your interest. Send flowers and chocolates to arts@ dailynebraskan.com.

What are your plans for this Valentine’s Day?

Despite my mountain of homework, I’ll probably drink sake and watch samurai movies.

If you could be serenaded by anyone this Thursday, who would it be?

Dirty Talker for sure. I like the way those guys think.

What’s a dating deal breaker for you?

All I ask is that they are old enough to drink and argue responsibly. Also fondness for Mesolithic

cupid: from 5

Favorite part of the human body? Elbows.

What’s your dirty little secret?

I still tear up when listening to Nelly Furtado’s “I’m Like A Bird.”

Romantically speaking, which U.S. president would you be 1) in a fancy restaurant, 2) behind closed doors?

Fancy restaurant: Grover Cleveland with just a sprinkling of Jefferson Davis. Behind closed doors: Theodore Roosevelt.

What’s love got to do with it, got to do with it?

Love affects everything. It’s kind of like The Force or Spike Lee. At some point, it hits you. Then you gotta say, “What the hell,” and just go with it.

When was the last

If you were on a Valentine’s Day date with Harvey Perlman, what would you talk about? You have a lot of nerve to ask this question. Obviously we’d talk about the academic advantages of building a thunderdome and raising tuition in order to fund research on post-apocalyptic mating rituals.

What’s the most romantic spot in Lincoln?

Tavern On the Square, in the Haymarket.

Are cooties real and, if so, what’s the best way to avoid them?

Whiskey, cigarettes and get a mullet. Getting a Guns N’ Roses tattoo is also acceptable for preventing cooties. Trust me, I’m an expert.

Have your Valentine’s Day plans changed since you started filling this out? Depends. Is that an offer, ladies?

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DEALING WITH LOSS

GIMME 5: Unconventional Valentine’s Day Gifts

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Your actual beating heart. Symbolic hearts are for suckers; if you want to give your special someone your heart, do it. What would happen if you tried to buy something real with Monopoly money? You’d be laughed out of the store. Go big or go home.

Kylie Arment

“I feel like boys should celebrate their love for the one that they love every day of the year. For Valentine’s Day, my friends and I have this whole thing planned out: We’re making homemade pizza and eating cookie dough.”

iPod

dark:

1. “Suicide Season” — Bring Me The Horizon 2. “A Little Piece of Heaven” — Avenged Sevenfold 3. “Bitch Went Nuts” — Ben Folds Five 4. “Idiot” — Deaf Pedestrians 5. “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” — Taylor Swift 6. Anal Cunt discography 7. “Somebody That I Used To Know” — Gotye feat. Kimbra 8. “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” — The Smiths 9. “Heartache Tonight” — Eagles 10. “I Hate Everything About You” — Three Days Grace 11. “Take This One From Me” — It’s True! 12. “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” — Kelly Clarkson

sophomore nutrition exercise and health science and dietetics major

A carton of eggs that you purchased on the day you and your sweetums started dating. Not only will they be pleased that you remembered your anniversary, but they’ll also see that you’re able to keep a delicate and potentially messy thing intact for a long time. One of your shoes. This is for the practical romantic. You save money by giving your wubble-wubble something you already own, but you also seem capable of sacrificing something you care about. Plus, you could probably say something like, “Wherever you walk, I will walk,” and be gettin’ it in no time flat. A crumpled piece of paper. It’s another cheap gift you need to give verbally if you’re going to go this route with your love dove. I would recommend saying something in the vein of “Like a piece of paper, we are a vessel for ideas and love to spread. Let us never crumple.” Bam. Gettin’ it. A pamphlet detailing how to deal with loss. Your saltysweet sucrose will think you’re breaking up with him/her/ it, and when they learn that you’re not, they’ll be so overcome with alleviation, they’ll likely forget that you probably should have gotten them a real gift instead of taking my advice. compiled by tyler keown | art by chris rhodes

“My girlfriend goes to school in St. Louis. In the past, we’ve gotten together on Skype and have dinner at the same time. That’s kind of the best we can do. She was in town last weekend, and we kind of exchanged gifts then. I think [Valentine’s Day] is a nice way of promoting affection and making sure they feel good. I have nothing against it.”

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junior philosophy major

pride: from 5 work within, as Elizabeth does so intelligently,” White said. “There is a yearning for a world where things … make a lot more sense, even if it came with a loss of freedom.” Bildt and White also said Austen would be surprised to know her work was still celebrated today and according to White, that’s because today’s culture is completely different from the one in which Austen lived. She also explained that, if Austen were to have watched Beyonce’s Super Bowl Half-Time show, Austen would’ve had to respectfully walk away and cover her eyes.

“I think she would have to try and find an island if she did,” White said. “The culture is just so saturated. She would be amazed that people could like her world at the same that they also like the world inhabited by Beyonce.” Whether the reader is a teenager or a senior citizen, the message of “Pride and Prejudice” hasn’t changed. “(Austen) writes so delightfully,” Bildt said. “Her wit, her term of phrase, it just thrills me.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk

Kai Chong Lin sophomore business administration major

“I’m going with my girlfriend to the movies and then to get some Chinese cuisine at home. I like the holiday, of course. At the supermarket, I’ve seen a lot of advertisements, and online. But mostly I see lots of Chinese Valentine’s Day advertisements.”

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1927 Fairfield, 4 bed/2 bath, 1 car garage at $1080/month. Call Sarah at 402.502.1000 ext. 113

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Wanted roommate to take over lease til July. Northbrook Apts, rent is $348.52 plus utilities. Pets okay. Looking to move ASAP. Contact Lia at (402) 617-7652

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Three nifty dudes looking for a fourth nifty person to fill a room. Nice house, very close to campus, a block east of Traigo park, near 22nd and Vine. 4 Bedrooms, 2 Bath. Washer and Dryer. No additional applicances or furniture necessary. Contact Joseph: 308-631-7602 or josephjameskozal@gmail.com

4 BR, 2 BA, 5234 Leighton, $800 All C/A, Parking. Call Bonnie: 402-488-5446

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2005 G St, 3 bed/1 bath at $895/month. Call Sarah at 402.502.1000 ext. 113

Part-time positions available loading and unloading trucks. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday from 5-7:30 a.m. Wages are $9.00/hour to start with $1,500 tuition assistance after 60 days plus an additional $0.25/hour after 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 9 months. Paid holidays and paid vacation after 6 months. Apply in person at 6330 McCormick Dr. Join the CenterPointe Team! Part-time positions available in residential program working with substance abuse/mental health clients in a unique environment. Must be at least 21 years of age and be willing to work a varied schedule including overnights and weekends. Pay differential for overnight hours. For more information visit: www.centerpointe.org. Opening Soon! Floria’s Italian restaurant. Hiring; bartenders, hostesses, servers, kitchen help! Apply in person at former Bennigans Hwy 2 and 87th. 402-817-9903

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Retail landscape company looking for full time loader/operater drivers. Class A CDL required. Apply in person 10901 S. 14th. St. or call, 402-420-1477

Close to campus. 4/5 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 stall attached garage, $1150 + utilities. 402-432-8485.

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Paycheck Advance is looking for outgoing detail oriented individuals to work in a fast paced environment. We are seeking applicants available to work evenings around 25 hours a week, including 1 weekend day. Fill out an application at www.delayeddeposit.com or stop by any one of our eight locations! The Watering Hole is in need of experienced Servers, Bartenders, & Line Cooks. Meal discounts and tips available. Day and evening shifts available. Must have current Food Handler’s Permit and pass a background check. Apply in person at 1321 0 Street. No phone calls please.

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Marusa Cernjul clears a jump earlier this season during a meet at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Cernjul is from Slovenia and is one of many foreign athletes on the Nebraska track and field team.

Foreign jumper stays in touch with family Marusa Cernjul grew up 5,000 miles away from Lincoln, succeeds on the field Jacy lewis dn Marusa Cernjul is more than 5,000 miles away from her home, Celje, Slovenia, but that doesn’t stop her from keeping in touch with her family and friends. She started high jumping in elementary school. Her teacher asked her if she wanted to pursue high jumping, so she went to the club in her town and found a coach. In high school, Cernjul placed 10th at the 2009 European Team Championships in Bergen, Norway. Also during the 2009 year, she placed 22nd at the IAAP World Youth Championships. She went to the European Team Championships again in 2010 and placed ninth. In 2011, Cernjul jumped her indoor personal-best of 5-feet, 11 1/2 inches and won the Slovenian national title. After her high school career she had many schools recruiting her from the United States. “At first I wasn’t interested at all because I was scared to go to another country to study, especially because everything was in English,” Cernjul said. Her mother helped her with

like the fresh air.” deciding to move to the United Cernjul starts her second year States and go to college while high jumping for the Huskers. She jumping competitively. has stayed consistent most of the “My mom has supported me year in clearing heights. At the a lot, she said it was a great opHoliday Inn Invitational, she won portunity and I thought so also,” the even title Cernjul said. with a jump Even with being so At the of 5-8. Cernjul far from her mother, placed fourth Cernjul talks to her beginning i at the Adidas everyday, sometimes Classic with the more than twice a day. was kind of sad. I same height. At Keeping in touch with really missed my the Arkansas her family and friends Razorback Inhas been important to friends and my vitational, she her. coaches and just placed sixth “At the beginning with a mark I was kind of sad,” everything about of 5-7.75. She Cernjul said. “I re- home.” placed seventh ally missed my friends at the Frank Seand my coaches and Husker just everything about Marussa cernjul vigne Invitational, home.” nebraska high jumper jumping 5-8 Last season she again. At the made it to the Big Ten Mark Colligan Championships in Memorial, she took second with a both indoor and outdoor compeseason-best jump of 5-9.25. tition. During the indoor champi“I want her to progress duronship, she jumped 5-9.25 to place fourth. At the outdoor champion- ing the remainder of her season,” ship, Cernjul won the event title Nebraska assistant coach Dusty with a jump of 6-0. She earned Jonas said. “She progressed well last week and I would like to see All-American status for the 2012 her get the next higher bar.” outdoor season. Cernjul also Cernjul has had a great experimade the Nebraska Honor Roll ence during her time in Nebraska. for the fall 2011 and spring 2012 She has made many new friendsemesters. ships, while staying close with She admits she likes to compete outdoors over competing her friends from back home. “I would do this again if I had indoors. “I know that sometimes the another chance,” Cernjul said. sports@ wind isn’t doing us a favor,” dailynebraskan.com Cernjul said. “But it is fun and I

Nebraska junior rifle team member ReAnn Wilson earned two career-highs in both smallbore and air rifle in the loss against Army this past weekend. While she is thrilled with her performance, she is glad to say rifle has changed her life off the range just as much as on it. During the smallbore portion of the match, Wilson shot a score of 577. At the time, she didn’t realize how well she did. “When I was shooting, I wasn’t thinking about my score,” Wilson said. “The monitor ahead of us shows our running total, but good competitors focus on their mental game during the match, not the score.” Immediately following smallbore, Wilson competed in the air rifle portion and earned her career-high of 586 and finished third overall in the match. Afterwards, Wilson got the chance to revel in how well she did. “I was exhausted,” Wilson said. “After being mentally focused for so long, it wears you out. But I was really excited to learn how well I did because I had worked so hard in practice the week before.” While Wilson has certainly grown on the range, she says rifle plays a big part in how she has grown as a person as well. “I’ve been shooting for 11 years,” Wilson said. “Shooting is essentially an individual sport, but I think it’s a team sport for me. I like for the girls to keep me accountable, and for me to keep them accountable for how they do. I like to think I’m a positive person both on and off the range and that I’m someone the girls can talk to.” Wilson enjoys spreading her knowledge and positivity about rifle to other people. Last summer she was an instructor at a

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Nebraska rifle coach Stacy Underwood teaches one of her shooters during a meet. Underwood leads her Huskers to the NCAA Regionals this weekend. summer camp put on by the Civilian Marksmanship Program. The program teaches high school age kids about rifle, and Wilson hopes to get the chance to do it again this summer. “ReAnn is the type of athlete every coach wants on their team,” Nebraska coach Stacy Underwood said. “Her attitude and work ethic both on and off the range is amazing. She is a great teammate, and a great person. Just from knowing her since August, I can see how much she’s grown. Her confidence has shot up.” Wilson will get the chance to show how much she has grown this coming weekend as the Huskers compete in the NCAA Qualifying Match on Sunday in Murray, Ky. The Huskers will have the chance to compete against all of the other teams in their division. The top eight teams will proceed to compete for the national title.

“I am very hopeful,” Underwood said. “This is a very big match. We really have to incorporate the things we’ve learned in training and make the link between training and the competition.” After the loss against Army, the rifle team has been training and their focus has been solely on this qualifying match. “In rifle, you can’t focus on the other teams,” Underwood said. “We have no control over how well they do. We can’t stop them from shooting well. The only thing we can control is how well we shoot. As long as we focus on that, our chances are good.” “I’m really excited for the weekend,” Wilson said. “The team has come a long way and it will be great to show that during this match.” sports@ Dailynebraskan.com

Men’s Basketball: from 10 became an 11-point deficit at the break. “I thought we had a pretty good pace for a long time but their 3-point shooting took a toll on us and separated the game,” Miles said. “You look up, and all of a sudden the lead is nine. That will hurt you.” The Hoosiers held the Huskers at arm’s length for the rest of the game, never letting them get within 12 points and gradually adding to their lead. Miles tried to make adjustments, and Indiana coach Tom Crean said he didn’t let the Hoosiers off easy. “(Miles) is not locked into just one way to play the game,” Crean said. “He’s not just ‘we do it this way, we do it that way.’ You see a lot of things from him, and that’s what makes him such a difficult opponent.” All adjustments aside, Indiana had its way with Nebraska, and it was the usual suspects doing most of the damage. Forwards Cody Zeller and Christian Watford along with guard Victor Oladipo crashed the boards and did the majority of the scoring for

highest Husker – and leading the the Hoosiers. Zeller ended the game with 16 team up and down the court. Afpoints and five rebounds while ter the game, Miles commended his senior. Watford and Oladipo combined “Dylan did a good job,” Miles for 26 points and 19 rebounds. Zeller actually got the majority said. “There’s no question about it. It was a tough of his production environment toin the second half, night, and we having fouled his We needed that.” way to the bench couldn’t Moving forin the first period ward, Nebraska of action. take gets No. 8 MichiFouls were a gan State at home problem for a few advantage of Saturday. After the Huskers as well. Zeller being out game, Miles was Forward Brandon anxious to start Ubel fouled out on fould because thinking about the and wings David we had to deal prospects of that Rivers and Shaone. von Shields each with out own foul “I’m excited reached four. trouble.” to line it up with “It was like beMichigan State and ing the captain of Tim miles have a chance to the Titanic,” Miles nebraska basketball coach get the bad taste said. “We couldn’t out of our mouth,” take advantage of the coach said. “We Zeller being out on need to get a win over one of fouls because we had to deal with these ranked teams. That’s what our own foul trouble.” I want to do.” Guard Dylan Talley was the sports@ lone star for Nebraska, scoring 16 Dailynebraskan.com points – twice as much as the next

Ohio State: from 10 and I think a lot of it was because we weren’t having fun with each other and we weren’t doing the things we normally do.” Since that player ’s meeting, Nebraska has been one of the hottest teams in the Big Ten and Hooper has been on a roll, finding her stroke, as she has picked up back-to-back Big Ten Player of the Week honors. “Hoop is just being Hoop, honestly,” Moore said. “It’s just so fun to see what she’s doing out there and how much confidence she’s playing with.” Hooper went through a bit of a cold streak earlier in the season, but recently found her rhythm again, the junior forward said. Her 24.3 points per game through Nebraska’s six-game win streak is highly dependent on her teammates, Hooper said. While she feeds off teammate’s rebounds and assists, they are feeding off her confidence. “It’s contagious,” Moore said.

“If one person starts hitting shots, then the next person might start hitting shots.” Because the Huskers played Iowa on Monday, Nebraska is set to face the leading scorer in the Big Ten, Tayler Hill, and Ohio State Thursday night on a shortened practice week. “We talk about Jordan scoring in a variety of ways,” Nebraska coach Connie Yori said. “Well, Tayler Hill has been scoring in a variety of ways for a lot of years. She can get baskets in transition, she can put the ball on the floor at the half court, she can shoot the three.” Nebraska played the Buckeyes last on Jan. 31. While the Huskers were able to take a 62-53 win on the road, Hill still proved to be the dominant scorer she is, producing 22 points on the night, slightly above her 20.9 average per game on the season. In Thursday night’s rematch, Yori predicts Ohio State to bring

an even more solid squad. Senior guard Amber Stokes returned to the line-up one game before playing Nebraska, but wasn’t at her full capability, Yori said. Along with a healthy Stokes, Yori said the Buckeyes have been playing better since their last match-up. “They’re playing better,” Yori said. “They’ve won three in a row. That says something in this league because it is not easy to win.” The last three Ohio State wins were against Indiana, Wisconsin in double overtime and Northwestern. The Buckeyes are 4-7 in the conference and tied for seventh in the standings, whereas Nebraska is alone in second place in the Big Ten with an 8-3 record. Thursday night’s 8 p.m. tip-off at the Bob Devaney Sports Complex features the Play 4 Kay game, which promotes cancer awareness. sports@ Dailynebraskan.com

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Wyatt Baier flexes after he sticks a landing earlier this season at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Baier and teammate Andrew House both suffered season-ending leg injuries this year.

Nebraska rallies behind injured gymnasts Eric Bertrand DN In Stanford, Calif., Nebraska gymnast Andrew House prepared for the meet just like any other. The sophomore had a good warm-up on vault just before the event took place. There was no thought of anything going wrong. It was time for his routine. House sprinted down toward the vault and launched himself into his routine. Everything was still going just like he had practiced. House looked to spot his landing and he went for it, but when he hit the matt his right knee turned in and went out. House suffered a torn ACL with small damage to his meniscus. “I knew right then and there what it was,” House said. “It was the same feeling I had when I tore my left knee.” Even with House going down with an injury during a meet, the team rallied together and turned the vault into the best event of the tournament for the Huskers. “The team responded like champs,” Nebraska coach Chuck Chmelka said. “They could’ve easily folded at that point.” House is out for the year and will be using his normal redshirt because he already used his medical redshirt.

He is not the only Husker gymnast to have a season ending injury. Senior Wyatt Baier broke his leg while training for the Stanford Open. Baier also sustained the injury on the vault, but his came from the board breaking. “I felt a pain in my legs while I was working on the floor exercise, but I just kept pushing through it,” Baier said. “When the board shattered on the vault, my leg was definitely broken.” Baier is applying for a medical hardship to come back and compete in his sixth year. Chmelka knows injuries are a part of sports, so you must plan for them when they occur. “We have the depth chart and we try to keep 10 players per event,” the coach said. “We have had this plan for the past four years.” Even the last person on the depth chart needs to be ready to perform since you never know what is going to happen, Chmelka said. “The No. 8 guy, some years will be used when things like this happen,” Chmelka said. “They don’t need to have the mentality that they won’t get a chance to compete just because they are low on the depth chart.” According to Chmelka, the team doesn’t try to put players into events

they are not used to doing. “Just let the guys do what they do,” Chmelka said. The coach feels the team, as a whole, suffers more mentally than they do physically when injuries take place. “When key guys go down, the overall psyche of the team goes down,” Chmelka said. “We just gotta keep moving forward and focus on our routines.” House and Baier have the same mentality of moving forward. Both players are still going to practice everyday to support and help the team, Chmelka said. “I gotta help push the people taking my place,” House said. “I feel like I need to help push the team to a higher standard.” Each event in gymnastics requires 10 or 12 different skills and, according to Chmelka, those are either 10 or 12 chances for error or success. “Gymnastics is a very difficult sport,” Chmelka said. “There are just so many different skills for each event, which makes it hard.” Chmelka will try to keep the team at 100 percent as it continues practicing for its next meet on Feb. 23. “Hopefully, the injuries are done for the year,” Chmelka said. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Bloomington

Blowout No. 1 Indiana uses athleticism, home crowd to rout the Huskers Wednesday night Story by Lanny Hosltein

t was the same old song and dance for the Nebraska basketball team Wednesday night in Bloomington, Ind. The Husker bench sat silently through much of the game struggling to find positives, while Indiana’s bench did the wave time and time again after made shots. The Indiana athletes were just too much for the overmatched Nebraska roster to stay in the 76-47 Hoosier win. “They are as good of a team as I have seen in a long, long time,” Husker coach Tim Miles said in a postgame radio interview. “I mean they are really good. I can see why people are talking about them as a Final Four team. They are a complete team and can hurt you on multiple levels.” The Huskers came out of the gate with their hair on fire looking to pull the upset, and they actually led until the 8:15 mark in the first half. But the game got away from the them after that. What was a one-point Husker lead with under nine minutes to go before halftime quickly

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Tim Miles’ halftime tweet Tim Miles @Coach Miles We have to handle the ball better and quit fouling to put them on the line.

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Nebraska’s Dylan Talley (24) and Shavon Shields (31) attempt to block Indiana’s Victor Oladipo (middle) Wednesday night in Bloomington, Ind. The Hoosiers almost shot 50 percent in the blowout.

Med student closes out wrestling career Zach Tegler DN When Michael Klinginsmith applied for medical school last year, his decision had effectively been made for him already. If he got in, he would be obligated to forgo his last year of wrestling eligibility and attend the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. If not, he told wrestling coach Mark Manning, he would love to come back to compete one more season. “I’d try to stick around maybe another year and see what I could do,” Klinginsmith said. “Maybe finally get that chance to wrestle on varsity.” But his decision was made in early October. He was accepted into medical school. “The rest of my senior year’s been in coast mode. I just have to graduate and I’m in,” he said. “It’s a big weight off my shoulders because it’s been a lot of work the last four years to try to build up to that.” Klinginsmith first found an interest in surgery as a junior at Kearney Catholic High School in Kearney when he began shadowing a surgeon who is a friend of his dad’s. When he came to Lincoln – after three high school wrestling state championships – he continued observing surgeries, including an open heart surgery. “They let you stand right over the patient. Next thing I know there’s an open, beating heart right in front of me, and the doctor was pretty cool,” Klinginsmith said. “He was doing a bypass and he asked the nurse to turn the music up a little bit because “Back in Black” by AC/DC came on. I thought that was the coolest freaking thing ever. I was like, ‘I want to be like that guy someday.’ Where he can be so good at what he does that he can focus in on stuff and still take enjoyment out of it.” He has learned from watching doctors work the value of teamwork, a quality he has been able to apply to wrestling – a sport many believe is strictly individual. Klinginsmith knows this as well

You can’t sit around and mope that you’re not going to be the guy. It’s a team sport as much as it is an individual sport.” Michael Klinginsmith former nebraska wrestler

as anyone. In his three years on the Nebraska wrestling team, he never became the varsity starter in his 165-pound weight class. “It’s never fun to hear that you’re not going to be the guy,” he said. “You can’t pout about it. You can’t sit around and mope that you’re not going to be the guy. It’s a team sport as much as it is an individual sport.” So Klinginsmith has taken on a different role, one of pushing his teammates and helping them accomplish their goals. “He’s a tremendous competitor in the wrestling room, and that’s a tremendous aspect of being part of our team,” Manning said. “Obviously not everyone can start. It’s about contributing in different ways.” Klinginsmith went 39-28 in three seasons wrestling in open tournaments with the junior varsity team, including a fall victory in his final match in December. Since then, his contributions to the squad have taken place behind the closed doors of the wrestling room. He was honored alongside roommates Tyler Koehn and Ross Grande on the team’s senior night even though he is not a senior athletically. After 15 years of wrestling, Klinginsmith only has a month left. And he wants to push his teammates toward reaching their potentials. “I know that guys in the room want to be national champions, and they’ve still got that opportunity,” Klinginsmith said. “I know I only have a short time left. It’s about four or five weeks left in my career, ever. I’m going to get the most out of those four or five weeks that I can.” Just as Klinginsmith carried lessons over to wrestling from shadowing doctors, the reverse has happened.

He said Manning preaches taking lessons learned in the wrestling room and applying them outside it. “We’re taught you should be upset if somebody takes you down,” Klinginsmith said. “You should want to get back in there and always give 100 percent.” He displayed that idea in preparation for a biochemistry final last semester. He only needed a score of 55 percent on the test to keep an “A” in the class, but he locked himself in his room and studied for a few hours the night before anyway. “My roommates were making fun of me for that,” Klinginsmith said. But a part of his pride was on the line. Whether it involves working hard in the wrestling room despite not being a starter or toiling over a final despite already being admitted to medical school, Klinginsmith wants to give a complete effort. That’s part of the reason he got a 35 on his ACT and the reason he has carried a 4.0 GPA in many of his semesters in college. “I’d say he’s probably the smartest student-athlete here at Nebraska,” Manning said. So even though teammate and roommate Grande prodded him a little bit about studying for a test he didn’t need to pass, Klinginsmith worked anyway. “He’s like, ‘You’re in med school. Even if you don’t take this test you’re going to get a B,’” Klinginsmith said. “He’s like, ‘You could go in there and spit on the paper and get an A.’” Klinginsmith passed the test. He got a 93. “It’s just important for me and my pride,” he said. “I don’t want to give anything less than my all.” sports@ Dailynebraskan.com

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Junior Jordan Hooper drives around a defender at the Bob Devaney Sports Center earlier this season. Hooper won her second straight Big Ten Player of the Week honor this week.

Red-hot Huskers host Ohio State Thursday Nebraska looks for its seventh straight win when it plays the Buckeyes at home kyle cummings dn The Nebraska women’s basketball team held a players meeting

just before playing Minnesota for the first time earlier in the season. Then the Huskers rattled off six-consecutive victories. “Honestly, I think after that meeting, you could definitely see us come together and gel more,” junior forward Jordan Hooper said. At that meeting, Hooper said, the team talked about sorting out any focus problems and

correcting team chemistry issues. Once those problems were put to rest, the team is finally able to enjoy playing, she said. “There was a stretch in the beginning where we weren’t playing our best basketball,” senior guard Lindsey Moore said. “We weren’t doing the things that Nebraska normally does

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