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Sophomore broadcasting major Katie Rios makes a snow angel Thursday outside of The Village. Rios is from Florida and this is her first snow day.

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he University of Nebraska-Lincoln followed dozens of municipal organizations and public school systems statewide when it announced that it would close Thursday because of snow.

The announcement came in the form of tweets, text messages and news updates that flickered across thousands of screens at about 10:30 Wednesday evening. At press time Thursday night, it was unclear whether campus would re-open Friday. A university press release stated that the school would make its decision later in the evening or early Friday morning.

Lincoln Public Schools, Omaha Public Schools, Millard Public Schools, the University of Nebraska at Kearney, the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Nebraska Wesleyan University were among the closures. The storm that caused it all, dubbed “Winter Storm Q” by the Weather Channel, has been the focus of conversations during the past week. A Weather Channel meteorologist, Jim Cantore, was stationed at 10th and Q Streets reporting on the storm.

The low-pressure system came from the southwest, combining arctic air with moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. The result was widespread snowfalls from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Lakes. As the National Weather Service updated its forecasts, the timing and intensity of the storm fluctuated. Forecasts early in the week had snowfall totals ranging from 12 to 14 inches, but as the storm approached estimates gradually decreased to less than 9 inches around Lincoln. The shifts in snowfall totals tend to occur

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Shanshan Zhu, Ziyin Dang, and Siying Zhao, all junior finance majors, take advantage of the slippery sidewalks Thursday during the univerisity-wide snow day.

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The Tree of Life table seen here is part of an interactive touchscreen installation at the University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History in Morrill Hall, slated to open Friday.

The ultimate call is, unforunately, mine.”

Morrill Hall opens interactive exhibit Whitney Carlson DN All living things share common ancestors. A new exhibit opening Friday at the University of Nebraska State Museum at Morrill Hall shows you how.

The new installation, called “The Tree of Life,” explores the relationships of 70,000 species on an interactive multi-touch table that allows users to search the phylogenetic tree.

Users can travel through more than 3.5 billion years of evolutionary history, compare two species to find a common ancestor and shared traits and look at experiments to see how life changes and evolves over time.

Liz Mayfield, a frequenter of the museum, said she’s excited to show her three children.

“It’s something that I’d take my kids to,” she said. “It’s something that relates science to technology, which makes it seem more relevant to them.”

A grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) made the Tree of Life a possibility for the museum. It was a multi-institutional collaboration that included Judy Diamond, curator of informal science education for the museum. During a conference that Diamond had organized, she met Chia Shen from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University. Together with Shen, Diamond and two other colleagues wrote a grant proposal to the National Science Foundation. Their goal: to teach

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if you go “The Tree of Life” interactive exhibit

what: an interactive touch-screen table that allows users to explore the relationships of 70,000 species where: University of Nebraska State Museum at Morrill Hall when: Opens Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. how much: free for UNL students, staff and faculty

the public about evolution and the common ancestry that connects all life. The NSF funded the project for three years at $2.3 million.

Diamond said the Tree of Life exhibit is pertinent to the museum’s mission to improve public understanding of science.

“The tree of life is a central organizing principle for all of natural history, but it is not easy to understand,” Diamond said in a university press release. “This exhibit gives users the opportunity to playfully explore the tree of

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Lauren Wilson, a sophomore food science major, plays in the snow with her Alpha Delta Pi sorority sisters Thursday afternoon. UNL students enjoyed a day off from classes Thursday because of a winter storm that came through. when forecasting large storms, said meteorologist Cathy Zapotocny of the National Weather Service in Valley.

Dry air located north-northeast of Lincoln and Omaha slowed down the precipitation as it approached Thursday. The snow began accumulating around noon. Zapotocny said the majority of significant snowfall would fall during the day Thursday, while some flurries would continue Friday morning.

“This will give enough time for the city to clean up on Friday,” Zapotocny said.

The largest amount of precipitation fell on Kansas and Missouri. Wichita, Kan., had accumulated more than a foot as of Thursday afternoon.

Prior to UNL’s announcement, many had assumed classes would not be canceled. Chancellor Harvey Perlman sent a letter explaining his intentions.

“If the major part of the storm passes through on Thursday, our plan is to remove the snow overnight and be ready for UNL to be open on Friday as usual,” Perlman wrote. “Mother Nature may change her plans; therefore, we may be modifying ours as well.”

UNL will make determinations whether to close classes based on whether Landscape Services can clear away the snow, interim news director Steve Smith said.

Partly inspired by the letter, a wave of complaints emerged on social

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Sorority sisters, Audrey Clauson, a senior sociology major, and Abby Mussack a sophomore, hospitality major, have fun in the snow outside of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority house on Thursday.

New CBA building budget features $87,000 for art Cristina Woodworth DN Art students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln may be envious of the College of Business Administration once its new building is completed.

Project developers have allotted $87,000 to go toward the purchase of artwork for the new building, according to the project’s budget.

“Based on past experience, we anticipate this budget would cover

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one significant piece of art and a few minor pieces,” said Brad Muehling, lead project manager for the CBA building project.

The new building, which will be built entirely with private funds, has an overall budget of $84 million. This means the artwork budget makes up about 0.1 percent of the total cost of the new building.

Muehling said the artwork budget includes all of the actual art pieces along with the administrative costs for obtaining the artwork.

“As the plans are developed, an Art Selection Committee will be formed,” Muehling said. “The (committee) will review plans to determine where the art might best be showcased and what types of art will be acquired.”

Most of the university’s building projects include a budget for artwork. For example, the budget for Jorgensen Hall, the physical sciences replacement building at 16th and Vine Streets, had an artwork budget of $261,000 when the program state-

ment was approved in 2006.

Matt Boyd, director of development for the new CBA building through the University of Nebraska Foundation, said individuals are able to donate specifically to the artwork budget for a project, but said no one has done that yet for the CBA building.

“It’s not out of the realm of possibility,” Boyd said. “We do have a couple of people who are very enthusiastic about art and we anticipate having those potential conver-

sations in the coming months.”

Boyd said the foundation also accepts donations of actual pieces of artwork for buildings, although he said it doesn’t happen very often.

“A very select few donors will be interested in doing that,” he said.

“It’s also not a certainty we would take (the artwork). It would depend whether it would fit in with the building or not.”

So far, Boyd said about $24 million has been raised for the CBA building.

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Although the CBA project is privately funded, university building projects using a certain amount of state funds automatically have 1 percent of the appropriated construction costs go toward the acquisition of artwork through Nebraska’s 1 Percent for Art law.

If a new university or other state building has construction costs of $500,000 or more or renovation costs of $250,000 or more, the 1 percent

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ASUN drops funding amendments for DN ASUN approves fee boost for UPC, follows CFA’s funding plans for other Fund A users Conor Dunn DN The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska debated a series of student fee allocations at a Wednesday meeting that lasted five hours – the longest senate meeting duration in recorded history, according to ASUN President Eric Kamler, a senior agricultural economics major.

The senate addressed student fee allocations for five organizations, including: the Lied Center for Performing Arts, the Dailyer Nebraskan, the Daily Nebraskan, University Program Council and ASUN. UPC was the only organization for which ASUN increased student fee funding. The senate voted 14-11 to approve UPC’s budget request of $250,734 – nearly $50,000 more than its 2012-2013 allocation.

Sen. Eddie Hanline, a senior business administration major, said he was against increasing student fee funding for one event. The funding increase from last year ’s budget would help UPC fund a larger Homecoming concert on East Campus in the fall. Hanline also said he was uncomfortable with students pay-

management major. taking money from its contingening more money for an event that Sen. Adrian Corral, a junior cy funds. not all of them will attend. business administration major, “If you want us to use more of But saying that not all stusaid ASUN shouldn’t increase dents will attend the concert is that, you’re just going to see our funding for the DN. He said 50 a poor argument, said Sen. Mike funds deteriorate faster,” Dickpercent of students don’t apinson said. “Without a change in Dunn, a senior communication prove of the DN, citing last year ’s student fees and just asking us studies major.

ASUN elections. to spend our own money – that’s “Not everyone reads the DaiDickly Nebraskan. Not everyone uses just a quicker way out, i n s o n the Rec.” Dunn said. “What fund that’s not a solution.”

Why are said the Many senators said does everyone use?” the DN is an independent Student life is a large recruitwe blaming s e n a t o r s shouldn’t newspaper and thus needs ment factor for why students base their choose to go to certain universi- to complete its goals of them now that decision transitioning to the digital they have a plan ties, Dunn said. off that age on its own.

And Sen. Alli Morton, junior to change?” informa“They’re failing to perpsychology major, agreed. tion be“College is more than just form as a business,” said Mike Dunn cause only Sen. Claire Eckstrom, a juacademics,” she said. senator 17 percent nior textiles, merchandise ASUN also voted down two of the stuand fashion design major. amendments to increase funddent body “Are we going to continue ing for the DN. The first amendvoted in last year ’s elections. ment was to allocate $140,329 of to be a safety net for them?”

Senators also said the DN Eckstrom said the DN’s budneeds to back away from its the DN should’ve get request of $158,974. But it Are we going already found a print edition and move to the Web. However, Dickinson said a way to increase its failed. Senators to continue large source of the DN’s revenue revenue. Dunn said then proposed comes from its print advertiseASUN asked the DN to allocate to be a safety net ments and so both the print and last year when it was $132,800, but digital editions are necessary. struggling to come that amend- for them?”

ASUN voted 25 for and one back with a plan this ment also Claire Eckstrom against to allocate $121,500 to the year to increase its failed. senator DN. revenue.

DN ediASUN voted unanimously to “It was their fault tor-in-chief allocate $140,000 to the Lied Cenlast year,” Dunn said.

Andrew Dickter for the 2013-2014 academic “Why are we blaming them now inson, a senior journalism mayear. The Lied Center made a that they have a plan to change?” jor, stressed that the DN needs $180,000 budget request to help Other senators argued that ASUN’s assistance with student it fund a new program called The fees to keep the newspaper from the DN needs to use its own funds, but ASUN also needs to Big Red Lied Experience. failing in the future because of The event would host two give the DN more funding in ordecreasing revenue. shows in the first few weeks of der to keep it from sinking in the Some senators suggested the the fall semester and would aim future.

DN take money from its continto increase student attendance in “This transition doesn’t hapgency funds instead of asking for arts performances. pen instantaneously,” said Sen. more student fee funding. But “Their goal is to give every Matan Gill, a senior construction Dickinson said the DN is already

student one experience at the Lied Center,” said Sen. Micah Wullschleger, a senior anthropology and English major. “You’ll never go to a Broadway show for 87 cents in your life.”

However, ASUN’s Committee for Fees Allocation said it didn’t believe the Lied would be able to inspire student attendance for the event and thus increasing student fees for the Lied wouldn’t prove beneficial. The majority of the senate agreed with CFA. ASUN also voted to allocate The Dailyer ’s budget request of $6,400 for 2013-2014. Wullschleger attempted to table the appropriation bill until next week because The Dailyer did not have any representation at the meeting to answer senators’ questions. The senate voted against Wullschleger ’s amendment and passed the bill with 23 senators for, one against and two abstaining.

The only budget decrease ASUN addressed Wednesday was its own. ASUN requested that CFA allocate the student government organization $476,495, which is an 11 percent decrease from its 2012-2013 allocation. The senate voted unanimously to approve the allocation.

Chancellor Harvey Perlman also attended the ASUN meeting.

He outlined some key points of the university’s proposed contract with Bryan Health to privatize the University Health Center.

He also said there will be a public forum to discuss the contract on Feb. 26. news@ dailynebraskan.com

Sheldon to host Vietnamese Lunar New Year festival Sarah Cohen DN More than 700 attendants are expected to celebrate the year of the snake at the Tet Festival at the Sheldon Museum of Art Sunday afternoon.

The festival honors the Vietnamese Lunar New Year with games, food, performances and activities from 2 to 5 p.m.. The Asian Community and Cultural Center is coordinating the event and providing authentic Vietnamese food for the Lincoln community – all free of charge.

Madoka Sato Wayoro, executive director of the Asian Community and Cultural Center, said the mission of this festival is to present Vietnamese culture to the mainstream community and celebrate the New Year.

“Last year we had about 680 people attend, but this year we are expecting 700 or more,” Wayoro said.

Sharon Kennedy, curator of cultural and civic engagement at the Sheldon Museum of Art, said a photography exhibition by California artist Binh Danh inspired the Tet Festival and partnership with the Asian Community and Culture Center.

“Here at the Sheldon, we are always trying to find transnational connections through art,” Kennedy said. “After hosting this photography exhibition and reaching out to the Asian Community and Culture Center, the Tet Festival just evolved

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Celebration of the Vietnamese Lunar New year where: Sheldon Museum of Art when: Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. how much: free from there.”

This will be the festival’s second year in Lincoln and first year at the Sheldon. Last year, the event took place at the Asian Community and Cultural Center on 2635 O St., and Kennedy said she only expected about 50 people to show up. Instead, about 600 did.

The audience can expect an elaborate dance performance in the Great Hall at the beginning of the festival, Wayoro said. Kennedy said there will be Chinese musicians, Vietnamese singers and food, Karen traditional dancers, Indian dancers and tai chi performances as well as crafts and games relating to the snake.

“The audience will be in for a treat,” Kennedy said. “It’s just going to be incredible. The audience is really going to be immersed in the culture.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

tree of life: from 1 life and learn how all life on Earth is related.”

The University of Nebraska State Museum is one of only four museums in the country to possess the exhibit. Eventually, the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco and the Harvard Museum of Natural History will each have a Tree of Life exhibit.

“We have spent the last two years developing this exhibit,” Diamond said. “Chia and her group at Harvard had much previous experience designing interactive science programs for multi-touch tables.”

Once the exhibit was designed, they tested it in San Francisco and Chicago.

Starting in the fall of 2013, the Tree of Life will be integrated into the museum’s educational programs to teach evolutionary concepts such as natural selection and

common descent. It will also be incorporated into the course sequence for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Biological Sciences in the fall.

“The exhibit allows users to simulate how a population of organisms can change over time and result in new species,” Diamond said. “These are fundamental and important ideas in all of the life sciences.”

The museum will open the exhibit on Friday in the Evolution Gallery. Its hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and Friday through Saturday; Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Regular admission is $6 for adults and $3 for children, but UNL students, faculty and staff are admitted free with an NU ID. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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(Left to right) Luis Sabillon and Bismirck Martinez, food science graduate students, conduct research for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR) in Filley Hall Wednesday.

IANR to hire more faculty members IANR has seen steady enrollment increases, prompting a need for more staff Staff Report DN The University of Nebraska-Lincoln recently announced plans to hire three-dozen new agriculture-related faculty members by 2014.

Ronnie Green, vice chancellor for UNL’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, said the move shows the university’s investment in helping solve future world problems like more efficient food production, improved water supplies and natural resources management. The world’s population is expected to grow by about 2 billion people by 2050, which Green said will contribute to these problems.

“We are absolutely convinced that as a university it’s time to double down in our investment

in these areas around food, fuel and water,” he said in a university press release. “All of the needs out there indicate that we need to expand our efforts to meet the challenges that are ahead.”

The hiring of 36 new tenure and tenure-track faculty members, which will increase the current agriculture-related faculty by 12 percent, comes after a decade of budget cuts and stagnant hiring for the university.

Positions will be available in a number of subject fields including science literacy, stress biology, computational sciences, healthy humans and healthy systems for agricultural production and natural resources, according to the IANR website. Another category of jobs labeled “core positions” is also listed on the website, referring to long-standing programs that still have open positions.

Specific positions to be filled include plant biotic stress biologist, animal functional genomicist, food and nutrition professor specializing in lipid metabolism and health and a food allergy risk assessment specialist, ac-

by 2017. cording to the IANR website.

Green and Ron Yoder, asso“(The positions) cover a fairly wide range of areas across the ciate vice chancellor at IANR, institute addressing contempocould not be reached for comrary agricultural and natural rement about how much it will source issues,” Green said. “We cost the university to employ the really have honed our focus to faculty members, but the Omaha where we think it will make the World-Herald reported the salabiggest impact.” ries for the new positions will Several IANR range from $2.5 job listings have almillion to $5 It’s time to ready been posted, million total, dedouble down and many of the pending on exnew hires will be our investment in perience levels. made by the beginThe World-Herning of the 2013- these areas.” ald also reported 2014 academic year. that additional Ronnie Green The increase in tuition revenue, ianr vice chancellor faculty comes after research dollars UNL’s College of and private conAgricultural Scitributions will ences and Natural Resources has help pay for the additional facseen steady enrollment increases ulty. for the past eight years. This “It’s a bold statement that year, CASNR had a 3.7 percent we’re making,” Green said. enrollment increase to 2,009 un“Some would say it’s risky to be dergraduate students, according taking on this much at once, but to university data.

I’d say it’s a calculated, strategic The hiring initiative also comove that’s going to pay off big incides with UNL Chancellor in the long run.” news@ Harvey Perlman’s goal to signifidailynebraskan.com cantly increase faculty and student enrollment at the university ››

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UPC hosts performance painter heather haskins dn The painter made broad, sweeping strokes, occasionally jumping to get parts of the large canvas that he couldn’t reach. Slowly, a face began to form.

To determine the identity of the face, one only needs to listen to the music the artist was dancing to: Adele.

The University Program Council (UPC) hosted “David Garibaldi’s Rhythm and Hue” Wednesday night to a crowd of clapping and cheering fans in the Centennial Room of the Nebraska Union.

Garibaldi is a performance painter who combines music and painting in hopes of creating a show. He said that Denny Dent, a rock and roll painter, inspired his style.

“I want to make the process of painting entertaining to an audience,” Garibaldi said.

Last year, Garibaldi’s talent act “David Garibaldi and his CMYK’s,” finished fourth place on the seventh season of “America’s Got Talent.”

Garibaldi is joining “America’s Got Talent” for its live Las Vegas show, which opens in late February.

UPC members were excited to host the event.

“Our students think that it is great to have an event like this that no one’s probably seen before,” said Steph Meyer, a graduate assistant for UPC. “(Garibal-

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David Garibaldi splatters paint on his portrait of Jay-Z during his performance, Rhythm and Hue, hosted by University Program Council in the Centennial Room in the Nebraska Union. di’s) so young too. He’s someone I think the students will enjoy and relate to.”

Judging from the reactions, Meyer was right.

“I thought it was amazing,” said Shannon Feagin, a freshman elementary education major. “It was way better than I expected.

I’ve seen him before (on TV), but seeing him live was a whole new experience. I’d definitely see him again.”

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major Kacey Christiansen was impressed by Garibaldi’s speed.

“It was pretty cool to see how he could do that in less than five minutes,” Christiansen said.

Garibaldi said that he draws inspiration from famous figures — anyone from religious leaders to pop culture icons to world leaders.

He painted four portraits during the show: Jay-Z, Adele, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Albert Einstein. The UPC will keep the

paintings and will possibly later donate them to the art department, Meyer said.

“People like Jay-Z (inspire me),” Garibaldi said. “He has transcended the culture he came from, which was … poverty. (People like) Martin Luther King, Jr. were figures that represented a movement of many people.”

Garibaldi said he taught himself to paint when he was 20, after dabbling in graffiti when he was younger. He began performing live painting in jazz clubs.

“I was at my last resort too, because I had nothing to lose,” Garibaldi said. “I had nothing at the time.”

In a pre-show interview, Garibaldi said he looked forward to entertaining people. “(I look forward to) meeting people that have never seen something like this before,” Garibaldi said. “I also love just sparking something in people.”

Before the event, Meyer said she was intrigued by Garibaldi’s paintings.

“I’m looking forward to seeing what David’s going to paint,” Meyer said. “He changes it up often.”

But there’s one thing that always stays the same: Garibaldi’s signature glasses. Without them, he said his look wouldn’t be complete.

“If I don’t have glasses on, it’s like I’m not wearing underwear on stage”,” Garibaldi said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

cba: from 1 law takes effect, said J.D. Hutton, artist services and communications manager with the Nebraska Arts Council. The CBA building has no requirements for public artwork because it is being funded by private donations.

Hutton said the arts program began in Nebraska in 1978 when people across the country were calling for more support for the arts.

“There was a really strong push nationwide at that time,” she said. “The intention was to beautify the public spaces and create buildings that were attractive and inspiring.”

In the past, the 1 percent program has provided the uni-

versity with several pieces of artwork, including a photograph collection of Midwest landscapes for the Department of Physics and Astronomy worth $5,000 and a commissioned mural worth $52,000, according to the Nebraska Arts Council website.

“Just because a project doesn’t trigger the 1 percent statute doesn’t mean that building won’t have artwork inside,” Hutton said. “There are a lot of artwork projects that don’t have anything to do with public funding. You just keep seeing more and more of it.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Wednesday. Soon after, hundreds of students followed suit.

“It just started like a joke,” Zvolanek said. “I guess I just gave them a hash tag to complain on.”

Another low-pressure system is headed for the Great Plains Sunday evening. The National Weather Service in Valley said computational models are returning mixed results, but snow might be a factor.

Perlman said Thursday afternoon that he planned to consider total snowfall and road conditions when deciding whether class would be in session Friday.

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Even though strides have been achieved, feminism’s work isn’t done until women are safe, comfortable and free in the same spaces that men are

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he XKCD webcomic “How it Works” shows two identical scenes side by side of a person writing down a math problem. On the left side is a boy and on the right, a girl. They’re both doing the same problem, and both of them are wrong. The classmate to the left of the boy says “Wow, you suck at math.” The one next to the girl says, “Wow, girls suck at math.”

History, media and society have shown, in my opinion, that this is indeed how it works.

As women, we’ve walked strides since the “sister suffragettes” (Mary Poppins, anyone?) and their protests for the right to vote. Women are no longer “stuck in the kitchen.” However, we have yet to achieve true equality in 2013. Feminism is still something that we, regardless of gender, should be striving for. Any notion that it isn’t, quite frankly, profoundly disturbs me.

Feminism sometimes gets a bad rap, mostly because people often don’t understand that there are many different types of feminism. Sadly, sometimes the loudest feminist voices are those that scream about hating all men and shaming any women who disagree with them.

This isn’t the feminism I’m defending, but simply “the ad-

vocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political, social and economic equality to men,” according to Merriam-Webster.

Political equality has been somewhat reached in that women can actually vote and be elected to office. The 2012 election yielded a record number of female senators and representatives.

However, female politicians are often met with questioning and criticism aimed at their gender. Hillary Rodham Clinton is a notable example. More than once she has been subject to media mockery, including sexist depictions on magazines and tabloid covers.

Most recently, an inquiry into the conservative group FreedomWorks found a video of a fake Hillary Clinton and a fake giant panda (two staff members in masks) simulating sex.

Not only is this disrespectful in that this was made at a time when Hillary Clinton was one of this nation’s top officials, but I venture that this would’ve never happened to John McCain or John Kerry without a huge uproar.

Economic equality also has yet to be reached. In October 2012, Chris Kirk posted an interactive map of the United States to the Slate website showing each state’s average pay gap between men and women. The worst state is Utah, with women making 55 cents to a man’s dollar. Nebraskan women make 68 cents to the dollar.

The American Association of University Women has also thoroughly researched the gender pay gap, instead using yearly salaries.

Social equality is a little bit harder to define. For my purposes, it means treating women with respect and making sure they feel as safe and as comfortable in a situation as a man would. Here’s where I think the biggest gap between men and women lies.

Female celebrities are criticized on everything from their weight to their dress. FOX news wasted more than four minutes on a post-Grammy chat about whether Adele and Kelly Clarkson need to lose weight. They even called in a specialist to discuss it.

Now, if your first thought is something similar to “They’re celebrities; they should expect a little flack,” that’s understandable. However, please know this isn’t a far cry from a more serious obstacle that women face: rape apology.

What is rape apology?

A Feminism 101 blog defines it as “any argu-

ment that boils down to the myth that rapists can be provoked into raping by what the victim does or does not do.”

This is equivalent to blaming the attack on drunkenness, the victim’s outfit or the fact that she was out by herself, among other factors. Being reckless with your safety isn’t smart nor is it something I’m encouraging. Still, it’s not a reason to be a target.

A very large portion of women don’t report their attacks because of either fear of not being believed or the general attitude that society has towards rape.

We’ve seen this in the news several times. In 2009, a seventh grader was raped by classmates. School officials subsequently punished her more than once, even forcing her to write an apology letter to her attackers.

When an 11-yearold girl from Cleve-

land, Texas, was attacked, her rapist’s defense attorney painted her as a seductress – in other words, the pre-teen was asking for it.

I’m not solely blaming men for this lack of equality, either.

Many women have a sick need to criticize other women for their clothes, their mannerisms – anything that can make them seem better. This happens everywhere from middle school cliques to politics, like when Illinois representative candidate Kimberly Small called Michelle Obama a “hoochie mama” for the skirt she chose to wear to the Kid’s Choice Awards last year.

To paraphrase Ms. Norbury from “Mean Girls,” we’ve got to stop calling each other sluts and whores. It just makes it OK for men to call us sluts and whores.

Now some readers may be thinking – men have problems, too! Certainly. Men can be raped, men can be judged for their appearance and they have their own set of obstacles to face. But as a woman, I can’t speak to those issues – so I will speak to some that I deal with regularly.

When I prepare for a job interview or think about future interviews with graduate programs, I wonder if

wearing a skirt will lead to the interviewer deeming me unprofessional. I worry if my future male colleagues will take me seriously. When I walk anywhere at night alone, I put my keys between my fingers, because I don’t want someone to tell me I wasn’t being safe if something happens to me. I’ll walk my female friend the short six blocks home from a party because I fear the same thing for her.

The Tumblr blog, “Who Needs Feminism?”, accepts submissions from users holding cards that say some variation of “I need feminism because _________.” Here are a few highlights: “I need feminism because I want to be a director, not an actress.” “ … because a guy on Facebook said that some women need to accept that they are going to be perved at.” “ … because I didn’t know I was being sexually harassed until one of my … friends pointed it out to me. I assumed his behavior was normal because that’s what my teachers, my parents, and the media taught me.”

Feminism is necessary because a female Ph.D deserves as much money and as much chance as her male colleagues. It’s necessary because a woman shouldn’t fear being discredited solely because of her fashion sense, her weight or gender. It’s necessary because a woman shouldn’t have to be afraid to walk home at night.

Feminism isn’t just about having the same chances or making the same amount of money.

It’s about safety, comfort and freedom. Until women are safe, comfortable and free in the same spaces that men are, feminism’s work isn’t done.

Ruth Boettner is a senior French and global studies major. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

Feminism has come a long way.

While one DN writer feels there is still a long way to go, another feels it’s reached its peak art by Gabriel Sanchez eminism has met its goals and women are now equal with men as they should be. We are truly beginning to see feminism change our economy, college campuses and relationships. However, an overreaching has begun to happen through feminism whether or not they realize it.

Feminism has achieved what it was set out to do, and now that women are considered equal, ‘feminists’ want more. The movement is ruining modern relationships, and it’s bringing about the downfall of men. This can easily be seen by the numbers on a college campus and in the modern economy.

The fact of the matter is: the rules of survival have changed. No longer do people need to be risk takers, strong and resilient to survive in the world. So, in an economy that relies on communication and thinking over physical strength, women are excelling, according to the Institutions and Development Database.

This is because the job market is better suited for women, and the idea that men are more competitive than women has all but disappeared. Business-women have started to eclipse men in many companies for pay and position.

For the first time in 2010, women made up a majority of the work-

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force, and in 2011 women held 51.4 percent of all jobs in management or professional positions, while holding 46.6 percent of all jobs in the labor force. The argument that women simply can’t make it in today’s economy is a fallacy as the statistics show; it’s the women who are on top now and increasing their numbers as Fortune 500 CEOs in the past years.

College and relationships, however, have a greater impact on the immediate student body. According to Hanna Rosin and her article “The End of Men,” women earn 60 percent of all masters’ degrees, 42 percent of all MBAs and 60 percent of all bachelor’s degrees.

Women have become equal in both the realms of education and economics, but feminists fail to acknowledge both of these statistics. So, they continue to push against the ‘evil man’ until they can push no further.

However, men also may not be adapting to an ever changing environment that we are now a part of. Markets that require typical male attributes were the greatest areas affected by the decrease of blue collar jobs during the recession. This has hurt men and the male egos. Still guys, we need to adapt, pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and claim our place on the pedestal next to women as equals.

The advancement of feminism past the

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point we’re at now poses dire consequences for women. Men have begun to adopt a habit where they are no longer being held to a higher standard, so they can slum it in college receiving C’s, while women would kill for an A. Don’t get me wrong; the blame shouldn’t be placed on women, as it isn’t their f a u l t t h a t m e n

chose to only half-ass it in school.

The grade difference may come from women wanting to prove themselves in a “men’s” world, whereas men may become complacent.

The gender gap favoring females has gotten so bad that many colleges are trying to bring more men in than women to keep enrollment equal. The rolls have flipped.

Men are now the minority in certain schools, and affirmative action may be swinging the other way.

Men have fallen behind by their own doing as well as overreaching feminism. Yet, women are the ones who are hurt the most when it comes to relationships.

Feminism h a s dis-

turbed the modern relationship and thrown equal relationships off balance. An equal relationship should be when two people work together to achieve a common outcome based on mutual desires. However, relationships today are based on who can get the last word in, who can outdo the other, essentially who comes out on top. Suzanne Venker the author of “The War on Men,” stated, “Feminism didn’t result in equality between the sexes – it resulted in mass confusion. Today, men and women have no idea who’s supposed to do what.”

This statement is best reflected in modern-day relationships, specifically between those of us who are in college, or leaving it for the real world. Instead of the ideal marriage feminists told you marriage would become, it has become nothing more than a last resort for many women who want to have kids but find themselves running out of time on their biological clock.

The fact is women have become so independent and focused on their work many have forgotten how to have a relationship based on mutual understanding and cooperation. Instead, it has become a competition, and feminism has turned relationships into a competition of equality as well.

According Suzanne Venker, men have it so easy when it comes to relationships. No longer are men required to buckle down and court a woman to receive some satisfaction for their ‘needs.’ Women, like men, are willing to have quick, easy relationships with little strings attached, or one night stands to satisfy them.

In regards to equality, there is

nothing wrong with this. However, this plays into the stereotypical male mentality – one which I disagree with and don’t think feminists should strive for. It is a mentality of promiscuity and conquests verses nurturing a relationship and respecting a woman for who she is.

The idea of equality can take on two forms. It can either be interchangeable, as when one perfect replica takes the place of the former.

Or it can take the shape of equality of value, as in a relationship. In our case, valuing the other sex as equals because they can provide traits you can’t, and vice versa. This doesn’t mean that women need to do gender-specific activities or men need to do their gender-specific set as well in their lives or a relationship.

All it means, is men and women in a relationship need to value one another equally and agree to their responsibilities to the relationship, together in mutual partnership.

In the end, women and men should be equal. Yet, being equal doesn’t mean pushing men off the platform. It means working together to create better relationships, a more lucrative economy for all, and encouraging stronger moral principles in our youth’s lives.

The notion that women should be protected, and have the door held open for them will always be something this writer places value on, which is not anti-feminist. It is in fact the opposite. A man who places value on a woman in a way such as this is anything but a pig, for we are not equal because we are interchangeable. We are equal because we value each other’s joys, sorrows and talents in a manner completely original to us, yet completely definitive of what a man and woman look for in each other.

Zach Nold is a Senior English major. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

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LEFT: The cast of “Candide” crowds the end of the stage during a musical number during a full dress rehearsal on Monday.

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TOP: Senior music major Kendall Reimer plays the part of Cunégonde in “Candide,” which will premiere at Kimball Hall Friday.

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ABOVE: Adam Fieldson, a vocal performance graduate student, and Ryan Rabstejnek, a junior theater major, rehearse their parts as Candide and Jacques the Anabaptist in a dress rehearsal at Kimball Hall on Monday.

UNL School of Music, Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film collaborate on musical production of Voltaire’s classic work stories by Madeline Christensen and Anna Gronewold

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nce every four years, the University of NebraskaLincoln School of Music and the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film put aside their opposite schedules and differing rehearsal methods to collaborate on one huge production.

This year, the stars have aligned and “Candide” is set to open Friday at Kimball Recital Hall. “Candide” is the story of the slow disillusionment of the character for which the play was named. It begins with Candide living in a paradise-like world where he mindlessly accepts the concept of optimism from his mentor, Pangloss. Over time, though, he experiences various hardships and slowly begins to reject optimism.

The show itself, adapted from Voltaire’s original novella, has been

through as many as nine major revisions since it was first produced for Broadway in 1956. “‘Candide’ has been revised so many times because people really believe in the source material,” director and music professor Alisa Belflower said. “They believe Voltaire’s written work is very rich with important valuable life lessons – a study of the human spirit, if you will. They also believe that Bernstein’s music is just something that’s magnificent and should be celebrated.”

To find a way to bring that together on a stage with theatrical and musical integrity is a rather large challenge, Belflower said.

So many creators have come up with their own versions of “Candide” throughout the years.

It was composer Mary Zimmerman’s recent adaptation that caught Belflower’s attention.

“To me, hers is the most amazing of all of them,” Belflower said. “I fell in love with her vision for the production and the script she wrote for it.”

Belflower contacted Zimmerman, and now UNL will see the regional premiere of her adaptation, as well as the first time it’s ever been heard with a full orchestra.

“This show hasn’t been fully staged in New York in over twelve years,” Belflower said. “It’s a very rare, once-in-alifetime opportunity to see a production like this that is so celebrated and loved.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk

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Freshman theater major Harper Anderson fixes her costume in a dressing room backstage before a “Candide” dress rehearsal.

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Timothy Madden, a senior vocal music research major, talks to fellow cast members in the men’s dressing area backstage while getting his makeup done before a dress rehearsal.

“Getting to work with theater students is an amazing experience,” Reimer said. “I’ve learned so much from them, just listening to them deliver Every time music graduate student Adam Fieldson their lines. At least for me, that’s something I’m enters the stage as Candide, he discovers new things not experienced with and knowledgeable about.” about his character.

“It’s nice to see what the theater department “Candide has a fantastical journey, you could brings to the table and what we (the school of musay,” Fieldson said. “He changes a lot throughout the sic) bring to the table,” Fieldson said. “To learn show; his view of the world goes from an ignorant, from each other is very inspiring.” optimistic view to a more realistic and practical view.

The two music students both agree that the diCandide really characterizes innoalogue in the production has been cence in youth.” the most challenging aspect.

I try to Coming into his character, “Knowing not just the truth of Fieldson said there is a lot to work figure out what you’re saying, but how the with and a lot to draw from. truth of what you’re saying affects “Onstage, I experience all the who Candide is your character is difficult,” Fieldsignificant events in his life,” he and who I want son said. “That’s the way that you said. “And I try to figure out who can really communicate on stage.”

Candide is and who I want Candide Candide to be.”

Reimer said dialogue coachto be.” ing from theater professor Stan adam fieldson Kendall Reimer, a senior music candide in “candide” Brown has been extremely helpful major, plays Candide’s love interest, throughout rehearsals.

Cunégonde.

“I would say, in big bold, the “Starting off from the beginbiggest thing I’ve learned from Stan Brown is to ning, Cunégonde is young; she’s a free spirit, she’s listen,” she said. “It’s something you really take smart and she’s well-to-do,” Reimer said. “Through- for granted, and you don’t really think about too out the show, it’s amazing to get to play the change of much until you’re reminded to do so. You can her character. I come on and off the stage as a different learn so much about not only your character if you person because of the trials that she goes through and listen, but your surrounding characters, too – and because of the more she learns about life, that it’s not yourself, personally.” necessarily the best world.” arts@ Fieldson and Remier said they have both enjoyed dailynebraskan.com the opportunity to collaborate with the theater deon twitter @dnartsdesk partment.

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Senior vocal performance major Jaimie Pruden applies makeup during the “Candide” dress rehearsal.

The Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film and the UNL School of Music collaborated on the show, which opens Friday at Kimball Recital Hall.

COSTUMES

Director Alisa Belflower said the costumes are essential to creating “Candide.”

“Candide” doesn’t have hydraulic “She has managed to absolutely lifts or rotating stages. It does have amazingly create costumes that are costumes though – more than 300 of able to transfer the audience and my them. actors to those places,” The operetta is, Belflower said. above all, a journey. It These are Prucha’s costume transports audiences work for “Candide” is a lot more to destinations such also her graduate theas Germany, Holland, elaborate than I’ve sis and her dedication Portugal, Spain, Parato her craft is evident. guay, Colombia, Venice experienced in Becca Duncan, and Turkey. a sophomore music the past.”

But the limited major and part of the space and resources in Becca Duncan “Candide” ensemble, Kimball Recital Hall ‘candide’ actor said the costumes exdon’t allow for a new ceeded her expectaset each time the plot tions from previous introduces a new location. To transi- productions. tion among a variety of places, cos“These are a lot more elaborate tume designer Mallory Maria Prucha than anything I’ve experienced in the created hundreds of costume looks, past,” Duncan said. “Mallory came in each themed toward a specific set.

with these concept drawings. In the Eldorado scene it’s all gold – everything is gold. In places like France and Germany, everyone has these towering wigs. One of the wigs literally has a boat in it.”

According to Duncan, the intricate costumes do present some challenges, however. The corsets worn by women in the 1700s were not made for breathing, much less singing. “We brought those (corsets) into rehearsals pretty early,” Duncan said. “Eventually they’d keep cinching us in tighter.”

Pantyhose, petticoats, full-length skirts and heels may be difficult to maneuver, but they set the stage for “Candide” to shine. Duncan said she wouldn’t have it any other way.

“It’s a lot to get used to, but it’s definitely worth it,” she said. arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk

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Senior music major Kendall Reimer performs as Cunégonde during a full dress rehearsal of “Candide” at Kimball Hall.

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‘candide’ coverage continued

New adaptation of ‘Candide’ music enhances storytelling Composer Mary Zimmerman uses Bernstein’s original score as springboard

libretto, of Bernstein’s work. Zimmerman has completely reworked the script, choosing from the many pieces that have, at various times, been part of the production to best serve her unique artistic vision.

“Bernstein has written so casey kettler much that Zimmerman takes what dn she likes, picking and choosing from a wealth of great material,” “Our noses were formed to sup- Adam Fieldson said, who plays port spectacles, therefore we have the lead character, Candide, in the spectacles. Legs are clearly de- show. vised for wearing pants, therefore Fieldson is outspoken in his we wear pants.” respect for Leonard Bernstein.

So says Pangloss, the eminent He describes his work as a transiphilosopher character in chapter tional force, marking an epistemic one of Voltaire’s “Candide.” change in musical theater in the Such a connection isn’t as ob20th century. vious when combining the me“I think of him as developing diums of 18th century prose and musical theater as an art form, as modern operatic musical theater. really important in taking AmeriThe successful union of these can musical theater to the next forms is precisely what Mary level, and also music more broadZimmerman and the Hixson-Lied ly,” Fieldson said.

College of Fine and Performing “The music wasn’t too difficult Arts will attempt for me,” added the Thursday evening vocal performance Bernstein at Kimball Recital graduate student.

Hall.

“But in songs like has written “Candide” the ‘Ballad of El Doraso much that operetta began as do,’ which features a project of influ- Zimmerman a 5/8 meter, it’s ential American nice to be a singer composer, conduc- takes what she with a background tor and musician, likes, picking and in musical theory.”

Leonard Bernstein.

Kendall Reimer, It has evolved dur- choosing from a who plays Cuneing the course of gonde in the operwealth of great more than 50 years etta, echoed these into the production material.” sentiments. here at the Univer“At its surface, sity of Nebraskathe music is not inadam fieldson Lincoln. credibly difficult,” candide in “candide” “Inspired and she said. “But if creative artists you dig a little bit have tried to adapt into the intricacies, the clever music that Bernstein you find ways to turn the diffiwrote to imbue it with Voltaire’s culties into character decisions, farce,” director Alisa Belflower to investigate why your character said. “(Creating such a union) has sings those words and especially been a struggle, and that’s why why they sing those notes.” people keep trying to reinvent it.

The unity of the music in Both are very consistently per- “Candide” lies is its diversity. formed, but the marriage of the Both Fieldson and Belflower said two is very difficult.” they are excited about the differ1998 MacArthur Genius Grant ent motifs that follow the regionwinner Mary Zimmerman is the al, temporal and emotional conauthor behind this iteration, or tours of Candide’s arduous global

Tyler White conducts the orchestra in the pit at the start of a full rehearsal of ‘Candide’ on Monday. voyage.

“The music varies greatly stylistically, the sonic palette and rhythms adapting to the regions where songs are performed,” Belflower said. “When they are in Cadiz (Spain), the music takes on a Latin dance rhythm. While in Venice, there is an underscoring gavotte and, yet, throughout the music is still distinctively Bernstein.”

What exactly that means might

be somewhat nebulous to those who haven’t heard his work, but Reimer did her best to explain.

“Bernstein’s main goal is to help to narrate and accompany the audience through Candide’s travels,” she said. “But it would be safe to say that he tries to make Voltaire’s wit and satire apparent in the instrumentation.”

Through the peaks and troughs of the epic, the orchestra will run the gamut of musical

technique and expression.

“The war sequence really is intense,” Fieldson said. “The brass is loud and frenetic. An earthquake is simulated with percussion, while soft strings are used for more intimate moments. Also near the end, there is a cello solo accompanying the narration that is in stark contrast to the other passages, but truly effective.”

Most important, according to Belflower, “Candide” is about the

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Alisa Belflower, the director of “Candide,” sits in her office. The operetta is being put on by the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film and the UNL School of Music.

DIRECTING Directing both music and theater students is a rewarding experience, Belflower said, but it doesn’t come without its challenges.

“When we began rehearsals for ‘Candide,’ there was some frustration from both sides,” Belflower said.

“It’s hard to adapt to one another’s rehearsal methods when you’re so used to your own but by the end of it, everybody’s on board.”

Belflower said after the initial obstacles, collaboration becomes a great thing.

“The music students are inspired by the theater students, and the the-

ater students are inspired by the music students,” she said. “Their learning is accelerated.”

Belflower said she concentrates her directing on getting the actors to be as specific as they can possibly be, from their choices of movement to their voices, as well as in their intentions as to what they want to accomplish on stage while in character.

Theater professor Stan Brown helped with dialects for each of the characters throughout the show.

“The dialects were important so each of the students could create characters that are specifically identifiable and feel and sound different than their other characters, even

when they’re played by the same person,” Belflower said.

When she wasn’t concentrating on how to get different factions of the ensemble to work together, Belflower was working on how best to portray the script on stage. She went back to basics with Voltaire’s original novella.

“It’s very interesting to note the parts in the written work that aren’t in the script, because it helps to maintain the development of the characters,” Belflower said. “Even though the audience doesn’t necessarily see it, it helps develop the story through time.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk

fusion of word and music in creating an emotionally stirring art form.

“In ‘Candide,’ Bernstein represents the indefatigable human spirit, the life-force that shows the range of what people can do when subjected to adversity,” she said.

“It is a testament to the effervescent human spirit.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk

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Timothy Madden, a senior vocal music research major, talks to fellow cast members in the men’s dressing area backstage while getting his makeup done before a dress rehearsal.

MAKEUP A great outfit is useless without proper makeup. This is why the costume designer for “Candide,” Mallory Maria Prucha, is also the primary makeup artist.

“Mallory is both the makeup and the costume designer, which gives us a holistic and wellintegrated approach,” director Alisa Belflower said. “If I had the choice, I would always choose someone to do both.”

The makeup for “Candide” is highly specific to each charac-

ter. According the Becca Duncan, a sophomore music major and member of the “Candide” ensemble, Prucha created individual sheets for each member of the cast, instructing he or she which features to highlight or minimize.

Though there are makeup artists on hand, most cast members, both male and female, have enough theater experience to do their own makeup. That doesn’t make it easy, though. Preparation usually talks at least an hour and a half, Duncan said.

“It’s probably more like two and a half hours total, but I pre-

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stage.

“I thought building all the curtains for the space was going to be a The set of “Candide” is going to be problem, but because of the wonderpretty. ful theater program at UNL, we were That’s because everything – cos- able to fulfill that need of the design tumes, set and lighting – is all part of and quickly overcame that challenge,” a unified idea, said theater graduate Stein said. student Clay Van Stein said the Winkle. curtains help create a Kimball is “It has a lot to do beautiful space that’s with color,” Van Wina recital not necessarily literal kle said. “The idea is for each scene and hall, so it’s an that we change locaadd a lot of interesttions with color, as interesting space ing line and movewell as set the mood. ment.

Anything to give a to design for.”

Van Winkle said feeling of place.” he has enjoyed the Michaela stein Since “Canfreedom with lighting graduate scenic designer dide” takes place in that “Candide” offers. so many locations, “I can take things the scenic designers really far,” he said. “I can use really needed to create a set that could facili- saturated colors; I can deal with a lot tate quick scene changes and had a lot of movement and really cool effects as of fluidity to it – all without being too well as creating a naturalistic feel.” distracting for the audience.

Van Winkle said he believes the “Kimball is a recital hall, so it’s an lighting will really help set the scope interesting space to design for; it’s not of the show for the audience. like a typical theater,” theater graduate “We’re going for kind of a theatristudent Michaela Stein said. “Since we cal feel, and all of the design elements can’t fly anything out – there are no work together to accomplish that,” he curtains – making the audience feel said. “The lighting is just one piece of that there is a drastic change in locathe puzzle of the whole concept.” tion was a little difficult.” arts@ Stein envisioned a set with handdailynebraskan.com made curtains instead of walls, as well on twitter @dnartsdesk as a series of platforms and an angled

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Michaela Lynne Stein, a graduate student in scenic design and scenic designer for ‘Candide,’ puts the finishing touches on the last piece of the show’s set.

curl my hair,” she said. “There’s a lot of really specific shading.”

As well as preventing actors from looking like ghosts under the theater lights, stage makeup in “Candide” amplifies characters’ emotions and statuses.

“At times the student (actors) need to look stressed, wealthy, poor, young or old,” Belflower said, “and the makeup goes a long way helping the students to portray those intricacies to the audience.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk

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UNL junior brings creativity to life through custom-made jewelry Rachel Houfek found her passion for jewelry making in the Wal-Mart craft aisle

unique. I can recreate something, but I’ll never get the same thing twice.”

Stones and beads are important pieces of Houfek’s jewelry, but her background in metalworking is what really makes the pieces come alive. cara wilwerding A coworker from an Omahadn based bead store taught Houfek silversmith basics in a three-hour Rachel Houfek’s custom-made span. Most people learn metaljewelry recreates Mother Nature’s working in a 12-hour class or work. during a six-week course. Houfek The junior elementary educasaid it’s been a learning process tion major said she draws inspira- since she learned basic techtion from nature and color when niques. working on her original pieces.

Houfek typically buys pearls, “(I like) looking at different sheet metal and wire online, but forms and seeing what colors go likes to handpick unique stones. well together and nature and see“I don’t stick with just silver, ing the different stones and their copper or brass,” colors,” Houfek Houfek said. “I said, describing mix a lot of differI can her thought proent kinds of metals cess when putting recreate together. I think I together a ring, have a good eye necklace, bracelet something, but for where things or set of earrings.

I’ll never get the should go, includHoufek said ing geometric her favorite pieces same thing twice.” shapes with somecome from a prothing that’s so Rachel Houfek cess called water unl junior unique or organic.” casting. After meltHoufek comes ing silver in a plasfrom a creative ter bowl, Houfek family and picked up jewelrypours the liquid metal into a making as an artistic outlet about bucket of water. This creates or- seven years ago. ganic forms and shapes that are “One day I was in the craft difficult, if not impossible, to aisle in Wal-Mart and saw these make otherwise. cool beads, put them together and “I will also pour it into a decided I was good at it,” Houfek bundle of pine needles so you get said. “I just like forming a piece of these linear structures of silver, art out of raw materials.” and it has a very natural feel to Houfek focuses primarily on it, which goes well with natural custom work and reconstructing gems that I use,” Houfek said. broken or unwanted pieces. Oth“When you do water casting or er times, she’ll make something pine needle casting, each piece is completely new. In addition to

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Rachel Houfek, a junior elementary education major, melts silver for her custom-made jewelry.

Houfek draws inspiration from nature and color when crafting her original pieces.

selling to friends and relatives, Houfek generates business on her Facebook page, Rachel Lee Custom Designs. Typically, she puts together about four or five pieces each month, unless she gets in a

‘Here’s why I should win’: Oscar hopefuls sound off The Oscars are in two days, so everyone from A.O. Scott to your mother has weighed in on the award show’s biggest category: Best Picture. But what if the nine nominated films could speak for themselves?

“Lincoln”

“If you’ll allow me a small indulgence, I’d like to tell you a story.

When I was a young lawyer in Illinois, one of my first defendants was named Oscar. He was the warmest, gentlest person I’d ever met. Unfortunately I wasn’t up to the task and I failed Oscar. He went to jail for a long time, because I couldn’t help him. If the Academy could find it in their hearts to award this little movie the statue for Best Picture, I’ll dedicate the victory to Oscar. God bless him and God bless you all.”

“Beasts of the Southern Wild”

“I guess it’s a pretty big world out there, and I guess I’m pretty little compared to all those other movies. But those other big and famous folks ain’t never seen a movie with giant yaks in it all of a sudden.

That’s what Daddy says, anyway.

Daddy always said, ‘Hushpuppy, as long as you got the Bathtub, you don’t need nuthin else, alright child?’ We have so many holidays in the Bathtub it don’t really matter who wins or who loses, cus we got each other.”

“Zero Dark Thirty”

“I don’t have time for these political games. If you want to give us the statue, that’s fine. If you don’t, I don’t care. I’M TRYING TO FIND OSAMA BIN LADEN. Why am I the only person who gives a shit about finding this guy? Nobody gives a damn about the Academy Awards.

All they want to do is chant USA after finding out we just killed public enemy number one. If you can’t get that through your thick skull, then I can’t help you.”

creative spurt, in which case the number can be as high as three to four pieces per week.

One of Houfek’s most special pieces was an engagement ring and wedding band for her former

roommate, Madison Creech, who graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2010. Houfek used diamonds that had been passed down through Creech’s husband’s family, along with a

pink coral. She also engraved the word “love.” into the ring.

“She made me a work of art,” Creech said, “How the stone set on the wedding band – it just fit around the stone. It interlocks in a unique way (with the engagement ring), so it almost looks like one ring.”

Creech said Houfek’s jewelry is unique in a number of ways.

Most notably, Houfek’s jewelry looks organic, which is ironic, considering most jewelry-making involves metalwork.

“She has a really great eye for matching different stones that’s not by the book,” Chreech said.

“She really takes on the wildlife and outdoors by bringing it to jewelry.”

Houfek described the task of matching stones as its very own form of art. “(I like) seeing all of its unique qualities because all stones are different,” Houfek said, “seeing its unique forms and how it takes on different colors in different lights. It’s really cool to see what goes with each stone.”

While the creative process is rewarding, Houfek said her favorite part of jewelry-making is seeing customer ’s reactions. “(I like) seeing the start to finish process, starting at the design stage where I just have random materials and I have to figure out what to do and be creative,” Houfek said. “Getting to a finished product and having that sense of accomplishment and then having people see it and love it and wear it is really cool.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk

Oscars judge on context, not merits I'LL HAVE WHAT HE'S WATCHING

cameron mount Celebrity worship, grievous nomination oversights and hosting so generic it offends. Why, then, do the Oscars carry so much weight and attention?

The Academy Awards remain relevant because they point to an ideal: Movies aren’t just good, they’re the most exciting art form going on today. They deserve public critique and consideration.

What defined 2009 more clearly: the engrossing, realistic Iraq War drama found in “The Hurt Locker,” or the visual leap forward of “Avatar”?

You may not agree on the winner, but the force behind this debate spoke volumes about the given cultural moment.

Or look back to 1994, where “Forrest Gump,” “The Shawshank Redemption” and “Pulp Fiction” all vied for the top prize. Creatively, “Pulp Fiction” certainly had the most far-reaching effect, and “Shawshank” currently sits as IMDB.com’s #1 film of all time. But it’s tough to argue that “Forrest Gump” (the winner) hasn’t claimed the most treasured place in Americans’ hearts. Another Best Picture nominee that year, “Quiz Show,” received universal claim and reviews touting that it was “historically important,” but is hardly remembered today.

There’s a misconception that the Academy Awards judge the best movie of the year. They don’t. They judge which films that uphold standards of “good movies” are safe and likely to have the most staying power. While frustrating, this isn’t always a bad thing.

“Annie Hall” was hugely influential, but surely not as much as “Star Wars” in 1977. Nor was “Dances With Wolves” as influential as “Goodfellas” in 1990.

These picks make sense in con-

text, though. “Dances With Wolves” won when sentimental, widesweeping epics were valued highly.

“Goodfellas” was too risky, too new, and thus Scorcese didn’t see an Oscar until “The Departed” in 2006. “The Departed” wasn’t a better movie, but the innovations of “Goodfellas” had proved their staying power.

There was now perspective that gave Scorcese merit.

The Oscars aren’t here to honor innovation. That’s the job of critics’ awards like the New York Film Critics, or festival awards like Sundance.

Risky art is created and honored all of the time by these organizations, but industry awards like the Golden Globes or Oscars are conservative.

A film like “The Dark Knight” had no chance of even a nomination in 2009.

It had made a splash, but it hadn’t upheld any time-honored film tradition like the Western or period piece.

It was a turning point for superhero films, not a culmination. With “Inception” in 2010, Nolan was building on a style he’d worked with in “Dark Knight” and “Inception” won four Oscars. There wasn’t enough cultural perspective to give it Best Picture, but Nolan is working his way there.

Science fiction is slowly earning its respect, and though it would have been nice to see “Looper” get a nod or two for adding to the genre, by Academy standards sci-fi isn’t there yet. The question for them isn’t ‘is this good art?’ but where does this piece stand in terms of mainstream American culture right now?

This isn’t to say the Academy is completely stuck. “Slumdog Millionaire” was a different kind of film, and now embodies today’s trend of ‘movies the Academy adores.’ Maybe in 10 years, “Slumdog” will be as reviled as “Dances With Wolves,” but its success marked a definite cultural shift.

What does that mean for this year?

“Life of Pi” is the most artistically innovative of the bunch and arguably the best story, but the Academy focuses too much on acting and direction to give its top prize. “Beasts of the Southern Wild” is a more likely contender than it’s being given credit for, especially as the Academy has been making small shifts toward recognizing independent cinema, but Best Picture is a long-shot.

“Zero Dark Thirty” would likely be the frontrunner if it hadn’t attracted so much controversy, but now has too much baggage attached.

So all eyes are on “Lincoln” and “Argo.” Though Affleck’s directorial appreciation is long-overdue, I’m not convinced that means he’s earned a Best Picture for the largely conventional “Argo.” Already winning a slew of Best Picture equivalents in most of the other industry awards, Affleck’s Iranian hostage crisis thriller has a strong chance. But considering Affleck was snubbed for a Best Director nominee, I’m doubtful the Academy believes much in him either.

“Silver Linings Playbook” has more of a chance than “Argo” with a rock-solid cast and a plot that handles mental illness with just enough progressive heart. Plus, it’s the only film nominated in every major category.

“Lincoln” still stands as the obvious choice and in today’s tense political climate, it certainly resonated with audiences. It’s the kind of movie that, looking back, won’t have much to say about 2012 culture beyond clichés about democracy and political heroism.

Sticking to predictable ideals about “good cinema” and only diverging in times of careful consideration defines the Oscars. Debating why those ideals are what they are, and fighting against them until they change is what makes the Oscars the fascinating and frustrating intrigue they are. cameron mount is a senior english education major. reach him at arts@ dailynebraskan.com.

2013 oscar nominations BEST PICTURE “Argo”

“Why should ‘Argo’ win? Because that’s our job. We go in, we make a suspenseful, yet funny and engaging thrill ride of a picture, and we get out. If you don’t think we deserve it, then you’re as clueless as the Iranians we just fooled. Oh, and Oscar fuck yourself.”

“Django Unchained”

“Certainly, yes, I’ll explain. I’ve been traversing your wonderful country for many weeks in search of a specimen I’m keen to acquire.

He’s a rather rambunctious sort, small and gold and not easily encountered, but would, shall we say, be of great service to a pair of weary actors.”

“Silver Linings Playbook”

“Listen, Mom, Dad, if I win this Oscar then I’m back on the right track, you know? I’m in a really good place right now and this little gold statue thing could be the thing that really seals the deal. I love you guys, alright?”

“Amour” “Argo” “Beasts of the Southern Wild” “Django Unchained” “Les Misérables” “Life of Pi” “Lincoln” “Silver Linings Playbook” “Zero Dark Thirty”

Actor in a leading role

Bradley Cooper — “Silver Linings Playbook” Daniel Day-Lewis — “Lincoln” Hugh Jackman — “Les Misérables” Joaquin Phoenix — “The Master” Denzel Washington — “Flight”

“Life of Pi”

“There were many wonderful films released this year, so just to be one of these lucky nine is a dream come true. If there’s one reason why we should win, it’s Richard Parker.

Just look at him. Isn’t he the cutest tiger you’ve ever seen? Imagine Richard Parker’s big paw holding the Oscar. Don’t get too close though, he will eat you.”

“Les Miserables”

“WHYYYYYYYYY WOULD I WANT A GOLD MAAAAAAN? I’D RATHER HAVE FOOOOOOOD!”

“Amour”

“...” (*stares in anguish)

compiled by andrew Larsen and Chance SolemPfeifer | Arts@ dailynebraskan.com

ACTRESS in a Leading Role

Jessica Chastain — “Zero Dark Thirty” Jennifer Lawrence — “Silver Linings Playbook” Emmanuelle Riva — “Amour” Quvenzhané Wallis — “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

Naomi Watts — “The Impossible”

ACTOR in a Supporting Role

Alan Arkin — “Argo” Robert De Niro — “Silver Linings Playbook” Philip Seymour Hoffman — “The Master” Tommy Lee Jones — “Lincoln” Christoph Waltz — “Django Unchained”

when to watch For a complete list of the Oscar nominees visit oscar.go.com. Tune in for the live show Sunday at 6 p.m. on ABC.

ACTRESS in a Supporting Role

Amy Adams — “The Master” Sally Field — “Lincoln” Anne Hathaway — “Les Misérables” Helen Hunt — “The Sessions” Jacki Weaver — “Silver Linings Playbook”

DIRECTING

Michael Haneke — “Amour” Benh Zeitlin — “Beasts of the Southern Wild” Ang Lee — “Life of Pi” Steven Spielberg — “Lincoln” David O. Russell — “Silver Linings Playbook”

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Every year we get banged up, but this year it seems like a lot more little bothersome injuries.”

The No. 10 Nebraska men’s gymnastics team travels to Iowa City, Iowa, to take on its conference opponent, the No. 8 Hawkeyes, this Saturday. The Huskers are coming Hedval will take the place of off two weeks of rest, but the break Chamberlain on rings. wasn’t as helpful as the Nebraska “We are starting to run out coach Chuck Chmelka would’ve of guys,” Chmelka said. “I never wanted. thought that would happen at the “We got more beat up with the beginning of the year.” weeks off, and that’s With all the injuries, really the first time the players are feeling that’s happened,” some added pressure to Chmelka said. “It do well. was not what I was “I feel extra preshoping for. I was exsure with all those guys pecting to come back getting hurt,” junior refreshed, but we CJ Schaaf said. “I feel I didn’t.” need to step up where According to the ever the line-up is lackcoach, the Husking.” ers are experiencing At Wednesday’s many small and linpractice, Chmelka felt it gering injuries. schaaf was turning around in “Just about evthe gym. eryone is hurt right “The last couple of now,” Chmelka said. “Every year days have been getting better for we get banged up, but this year it us. Today, [Wednesday] the guys seems like a lot more little botherseem fired up,” Chmelka said. some injuries.”

The eighth-ranked Hawkeyes Sophomore Josh Ungar hyperare coming off of their season-high extented his knee during the time score of 428.45, with a win against off, and will not compete this No. 7 Illinois. This will be the first week against Iowa. Freshman Sam meeting between the Huskers and Chamberlain also won’t be able Hawkeyes this season. to compete on the rings, but has “Iowa has been stepping it been cleared to do floor and paralup,” Schaaf said. “It would be lel bars. great to step into their home court Chmelka said junior Zach and beat them.”

Chuck Chmelka gymnastics coach

In past seasons, the Huskers and Hawkeyes have been trading victories with each other. Last season, the Huskers managed to defeat the Hawkeyes in both matchups. While Iowa edged out Nebraska at the Big Ten championship, the Huskers finished ahead of the Hawkeyes in the NCAA championships.

“They are either right behind us, or right ahead of us,” Chmelka said. “It’s has really been a backand-forth matchup.”

This season, the Hawkeyes are in front of the Huskers in national rankings with only a few points separating the two squads.

“A win is important for us, because we’ve only been doing average,” junior co-captain Mark Ringle said. “With a win and a big away score, it will really help us in the rankings.”

According to Chmelka, the Huskers will need to hit 75 to 80 percent of their routines, as well as stick their dismounts to come away with a victory.

“If we stumble around, they will win. No doubt about it,” the coach said. “We just need to go out and execute and score.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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ter that he goes through some drills and mechanics in order to get the same motion for every swing.

Living in Nebraska’s unpreWhile students at UNL prepare dictable weather has had a slight for a blizzard and attempt to stay impact on the golf team. Nebraska warm, Nebraska men’s golf team has been able to get is in Palm Desert, Caoutside about four lif. The Huskers will be times before snow hit. one of 17 teams comHowever, Nebraska peting in the Wyoming coach Bill Spangler Desert Intercollegiate, sees this as a blessing, presented by Cleveland rather than a curse.

Golf. The tournament “We’ve been forwill take place Friday tunate enough to get through Sunday. out and play three One golfer in pargood rounds of golf. ticular will be thriving The weather hasn’t in the warm weather. been too bad. We gave Kolton Lapa, a freshthe guys a couple of lapa man, is from Mesa, days off and have reAriz., and is looking forally worked on our ward to playing in warm mechanics in the indoor facility,” weather.

“I’ll be more in my element Spangler said.

Lapa also stays on top of his here. It’ll feel good to get back to outdoor game by spending time my roots a little bit,” Lapa said.

Lapa has been practicing as visually playing nine holes of golf much as he can for the spring sea- after his practices. He picks a fareson. Because of his schedule, he is way and driving range and goes able to go to class, eat lunch and get through an imaginary nine holes.

Both Lapa and Spangler feel around five to six hours of practice confident in the team’s short game, a day. Then he gets a quick dinner which is the putting and chipping and starts to study.

His typical practice starts off aspect.

The assistant coach, Tony Bediwith putting for an hour, then he works on chipping for a while. Af- ent, has also been working with the

team on their swings.

Spangler feels confident, and notices the team is confident in themselves. Although the Huskers are young, they are one of the more confident teams he has coached.

“They have a good attitude and solid confidence,” Spangler said.

“Overall, we’re feeling pretty ready,” Lapa said.

Lapa is also hoping he has improved on his putting game, which has been his weakest area. However, through all of his practice, he doesn’t feel nervous about it, just excited to see how he’s improved.

Spangler echoes this idea, saying each player has different weaknesses and strengths. They all have the talent, it just depends on how they execute.

“At this level it’s about keeping a positive mind set. If they do that, things should go in the right direction,” Spangler said.

Lapa added to this, saying that growing up his mom always helped him to grow up being positive.

“When you’re negative, it’s not going to turn out well. But if you practice well with an open mind, you can accomplish a lot,” Lapa said. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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a time of 6.80 seconds and Dexter McKenzie is tied for 12th with a record of 6.85 seconds. John Welk The Husker track and field team is ranked 16th with a time of 6.88 escaped Nebraska before the seconds. On the women’s side, Mara Weekes is ranked eighth snow storm hit. Safely in Geneva, with a time of 7.48 seconds and Ohio, NU will begin competing in Breunna McCarty is tied for 18th the Big Ten Indoor Championship place with a time of 7.65 seconds. starting at 9 a.m. Friday. The meet In the men’s 200 meters, McKwill last until Saturday.

The men’s heptathlon 60 me- enzie will be defending his first ranked spot with a time of 21 ters will kick off the meet and the seconds. Janis Leitis, Tim Thompfield events will start at 10:30 a.m. son and Ricco Hall are with the women’s pole ranked eighth (21.43 vault. On Saturday, seconds), ninth (21.44 the men’s heptathlon seconds) and tenth 60-meter hurdles will (21.45 seconds). start at 9 a.m. with the Tommy Brinn women’s high jump holds the third spot kicking off the field in the men’s 600 meevents at 10 a.m. ters with a time of Twenty-two teams 1:17.95. Cody Rush is are competing in the after Brinn with a time conference championof 1:18, and London ship.

Hawk is ranked eighth The Husker men with a time of 1:18.68. pepin are ranked fifth in the Tommy Brinn is the nation. Penn State is only Husker ranked in ranked seventh, Indiana ninth, Wisconsin 10th and the men’s 800 meters, at seventh place with a record of 1:49.11. JesMinnesota 15th. The Husker women are not ranked in the top sica Furlan holds the 15th spot on 25, but Illinois is ranked 15th and the women’s side with 2:09.40.

In the men’s mile, Trevor VidMichigan is ranked 17th in the nalak is placed 16th with a time of tion.

The team has changed its 4:05.55, and Furlan is ranked 12th goals slightly going into the Big on the women’s side with 4:47.07.

Ten Indoor Championship. Coach Vidlak is also ranked 10th in the men’s 5,000 meters with 14:13.62.

Gary Pepin would like to see the The Husker women are men and women finish towards ranked seventh in the 4x400 meter the top. relay with a time of 3:42.95, and “Right now I am hoping that our women can finish in the top they are ranked eighth in the disfour of the conference and that tance medley relay with a record the men can win the conference,” of 12:19.76.

James White holds second Pepin said. place in the men’s high jump at NU has many top athletes that 7-5.25. Carlos Hernanadez is tied will be trying to win the event for ninth at 6-11. In women’s high title in their specialties. jump, Marusa Cernjul is ranked Tim Thompson is tied for third at 5-9.75, while Jillianna sixth in the men’s 60 meters with

Scanlan is tied for fourth at 5-9.25.

Craig Driver is tied for eighth in the men’s pole vault at a height of 16-10.75. Christian Sandefer and Beau Simmons come in 15th and 16th with heights of 16-8 and 16-6.75. Tess Merrill is ranked fourth in the women’s pole vault at 13-0.25, while Maggie Maher is tied for fifth with a height of 1211.5.

Leitis and Patrick Raedler will be defending their top spots in the men’s long jump and triple jump.

Leitis is ranked first with a jump of 25-6 and Raedler is second with a leap of 25-5.25 inches. Nikita Pankins is ranked fifth with a jump of 24-3.75. Mara Griva is ranked first in the women’s long jump with a leap of 20-4.5, while Kari Heck is ranked tenth with 19-2.75 inches.

Leitis is also ranked first in the men’s triple jump with a leap of 52-10.75 inches and Raedler is second with 51-7. On the women’s side, Griva is ranked first again with 42-5.25. Anna Weigandt is ranked third with a leap of 417.25 and Ellie Ewere is ninth with a jump of 40-2.25.

This is Griva’s last season of indoor track and she wants this year to be a repeat of her first indoor season.

“First year, I won long and triple jump so I will consider it a successful competition if I do the same,” Griva said.

She wants to take this championship and do the best she can for her last performance.

As the storm passes over Nebraska, the Huskers will ride alongside it to Ohio, where they will attempt to unleash their power on the Big Ten Indoor Championship Meet. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

women’s golf

Weather will not be factor for NU in Arizona tourney Zach Tegler DN

the ball down the fairway, it’s a very score-able golf course, so it’s just a matter of trying to make a With a snow storm enveloping lot of birdies.”

Birdies didn’t come easy for Lincoln this weekend, the golfers on the Nebraska women’s golf the Huskers two weeks ago, when they shot a season-worst 962 en team are happy just to get out, go somewhere warm and play some route to a last place finish at the Lady Puerto Rico Invitational. Engolf.

That is, if they can get out tering that meet, Nebraska hadn’t when they leave Friday afternoon. played since October and had been stuck practicing in its indoor “That’s the first facility over the wingoal,” Nebraska junior ter. Krapfl and Neisen Steffi Neisen said. both noted the team The weather hasn’t showed some winter been much better in rust a couple of weeks Arizona, where snow ago, but they expect postponed a PGA Tour the on-course play to event this week. But improve this weekend. the outlook is sunny Neisen calls the rest of the weekend it “scoring on the in Peoria, Ariz., for the course.”

Huskers to play in the “Just having Westbrook Invitational played off grass once,” on Sunday and Monneisen Neisen said, “it only day. takes a couple times Neisen said nice and you’re used to it weather conditions could contribute to low scores at again, so I believe that this week will be a lot easier.” the event. Last year, the Huskers Krapfl said translating indoor shot their second lowest score of practice to outdoor competition the season (882) at Westbrook Vilmakes for a difficult transition – lage Golf Club. and not just physically.

“It’s a typical Phoenix golf “I want to see a mentally course. There’s not a lot of troutougher team,” Krapfl said, “and ble on it,” Nebraska coach Robin Krapfl said. “As long as you keep a team that goes out there and

plays with a little more confidence and trust.”

The 13-team field at the Westbrook includes five Big Ten teams, one of which is defending meet champion Illinois. The Huskers’ top finisher at the event last year, junior Katelyn Wright, shot a then-career best 218 to finish 15th. Krapfl hopes Wright displays a similar performance this weekend.

“She’s been battling an illness all week, so I’m not sure if we’re going to have her at 100 percent while we’re down there,” Krapfl said. “But it’s a golf course that fits her game, so hopefully she can overcome her illness and be able to play at that level again.”

Krapfl and Neisen both believe their team will be ready to play at a higher level than it did two weeks ago in its first event of the spring semester and that – if the Huskers are able to get to Arizona – they will be able to adjust to outdoor golf a little more easily.

“You learn a lot between your first tournament and your second one, and then the more times you’re outside, the more times the natural touch returns,” Krapfl said, “so I expect the scores to be a lot lower this time.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

michigan: from 12 The Wolverines didn’t score until the 14-minute mark in the second half, but by then the game was out of their hands.

Michigan (19-7, 8-5) shot just 27 percent from the floor for the

game and was held to their lowest point total of the year. The nation’s leading 3-point shooter with 95 three-pointers, Kate Thompson, shot just 1-10 from 3-point range.

“Michigan is tough to guard,” Yori said. “We did a good job on Thompson. We played smart.”

Nebraska saw production from Emily Cady, T’era Laudermill and Brandi Jeffery, who each had six points, and will now look forward to a home matchup against Iowa on Sunday.

“Every game is the biggest game of the year,” Yori said. “This was the biggest game of the year because it was today, and Iowa is the biggest game of the year because it’s the next game. That’s how we try to treat it and look at it.”

Nebraska, now comfortably in second place in the Big Ten, will need to win their next three games for a shot at the Big Ten regular-season title. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Huskers enter 35-team softball tournament Coach Rhonda Revelle says NU is ready for challenge in California event Josh Kelly dn This weekend the Huskers are competing in the largest and most competitive regular season tournament in Division I softball at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, Calif.

The weekend will consist of the top 35 Division I programs competing at the Big League Dreams Complex. For Nebraska coach Rhonda Revelle, it’s something that is neces-

The 9-1 Huskers are having sary for her team to participate in. “(We’re) ready for the chal- a solid opening to their season, lenge,” Revelle said. “Last week- which matches the best start in school history, with their end was solid. We only loss coming by one pitched well with run to No. 14 Arizona. timely hitting. We Last weekend at the need the challenge, Hillenbrand Invitational, we’re going to be a NU put up a 4-1 record better team this week including two shutouts and our youth are from freshman Emready for it.” ily Lockman. The rightNebraska begins handed pitcher enters play Friday against an elite group of Husker No. 2 Oklahoma, who players when she threw was the national runher first career no-hitter ner-up last season at lockman last Saturday against the women’s College Utah State. She believes World Series. Oklahoher and her young teamma will have already played three games before their mates are ready for the weekend. “(We) focus on the little things,” matchup with the Huskers.

We focus on the little things. We do as much as we can with the little time we have.”

Lockman said. “Do as much as we can with the little time that we have.”

Offensively, Nebraska is led by senior Brooke Thomason and junior Taylor Edwards, who each have at least three homeruns and 17 RBIs to account for in the first 10 games of the season. Taylor ’s sister, Tatum, also has three home runs on the season.

Earlier this month when NU faced Illinois-Chicago, all three players smacked a homer, the third time that has happened in their careers. The trio provides experience that is vital for such a young roster.

After Oklahoma, NU plays future Big Ten foe Maryland, who is currently 3-1 on the year.

Emily Lockman softball player

olympics: from 12

Gymnast returns to mat after injuries Matt Duren dn Hollie Blanske began on the runway as usual, hit the springboard and pushed off the table. As she was twisting through the air, she was on her way down and didn’t quite get parallel. She was still twisting as she landed and automatically felt a snap in her knee that didn’t feel right.

It would later be revealed she had torn her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and partially torn her meniscus.

Just like that, her high school gymnastics career was over.

“It was really discouraging,” Blanske said. “To miss the rest of my high school career and the state tournament was really hard, especially looking ahead to the rehab I would need to do.”

The support she had during that time from everyone was unwavering. But the support of Nebraska women’s gymnastics coach Dan Kendig, her future college mentor, stood out.

“Coach Kendig had 100 percent faith in me,” Blanske said.

“He wasn’t worried at all and thought I would come back strong.”

For Kendig, there was never a doubt in his mind about Blanske.

“I was concerned about it, and you never know how people will respond to that type of injury,” Kendig said. “But with Hollie, there was never a moment where I didn’t think she would come back strong. She’s a very hard worker, and I knew she would.”

Blanske committed to Nebraska in the fall of her junior year of high school. She was all set to join

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Husker gymnast Hollie Blanske poses for the judges at a recent event. Blanske is back in action after suffering an ACL and meniscus tear during her senior year of high school. the Nebraska team in the coming years.

The hard part was out of the way for Blanske, an Oak Grove, Minn., native, when she ended the recruiting process.

“It was a big relief to finally pick a school,” Blanske said. “It was a stressful time having to pick between all the colleges. I was really glad when it was over.”

Blanske picked Nebraska over Arkansas, Iowa State, Washing-

ton, Denver and Minnesota. A number of things drew her to the school.

“It was the whole atmosphere here,” Blanske said. “Nebraska had amazing facilities, great coaches, and the whole team was really close. Nebraska had everything I was looking for in a college.”

Her next hurdle was rehab.

Blanske had surgery in May of 2012 to repair the knee, gradu-

the WCWS, finishing third.

With four tough games this weekend, three of them being against WCWS teams from last year, the Huskers have a tough road ahead of them. But Revelle thinks this young squad is capable of a lot of things and could do some damage this weekend.

If things go well, then this year ’s team will be on pace for one of the best starts in school history. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

The next day the Huskers play one game against No. 9 Oregon, who finished fifth last year at the WCWS. Although the Ducks have three losses this season, they were all against ranked teams (No. 5 Florida, No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 19 Hawaii). Sunday ends with a double-header for NU that includes No. 23 Florida State and No. 8 California. Both teams are 7-2 so far this season. Last year, California was the No. 1 seed in

Which one can take the other down? No equipment, no props, no gimmicks. Just one person’s mind and matter against another’s.

And for a sport whose uppermost echelon comes at the Olympic games – something which actually can’t be said for all Olympic sports (look at basketball and tennis, just to name a couple) – taking the sport away strikes a blow not only to those in position to wrestle in the Olympics already, as Manning said, but also to those dreaming of getting there further in the future.

The IOC will hold a vote in May to decide if wrestling deserves to gar-

ated from high school in June, then immediately moved down to Lincoln to start the rehabilitation process.

She rehabbed five or six days a week. In a typical day, she would exercise and condition to strengthen her knee.

The process was hard, she said, especially in a brand new atmosphere.

“At some points the rehab got hard, but the trainers were great,” Blanske said. “I really had to keep a positive attitude throughout, and the trainers helped a lot.”

She sped through the rehab, and by mid-September, although she was limited, resumed activities in gymnastics.

By the start of December, she was back to gymnastics full time.

She would be ready for the season opener in mid-January.

In just her second meet of her career, Blanske put up scores that still stand as season highs.

Blanske scored a 9.85 on bars, 9.775 on beam and 9.90 on floor against Michigan State on Jan. 19.

Kendig said he has been pleased with her season so far.

“I think she has been solid,” Kendig said. “I think she wants more and expects more though.

But she won’t back down from a challenge.”

Blanske said she is just trying to contribute to the team.

Being only a freshman, Kendig sees a lot of potential in Blanske moving forward.

“I think she’ll be stellar,” Kendig said. “She has the skills, the passion, and she persevered through that injury like a champ.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

ner a re-proposal and re-inclusion in the Olympics, so the jig is not totally up for the sport.

Olympic wrestling should be salvaged, and it still could be (knock on wood).

But if it’s not saved for now, wrestling will be missed around the world. Young wrestlers won’t have the Olympics to strive for. They won’t be able to stretch the boundaries of their potential.

And they won’t see Olympic gold – the most prestigious gold in the wrestling world.

Zach tegler is a junior news-editorial major. You can reach him at sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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women’s gymnastics

Huskers come home for Masters Classic Matt Duren dn The No. 9 Nebraska women’s gymnastics team will return home to try for its sixth consecutive meet Friday night when it hosts the 23rd annual Masters Classic at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

The Huskers will be competing against the No. 16 Boise State Broncos and Iowa State Cyclones, with the meet scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. The matchup will also serve as the team’s Power of Pink event for breast cancer awareness.

Nebraska (5-1, 4-1 Big Ten) is coming off its fifth consecutive win at Arizona.

Sophomore Desire Stephens said the team has a lot of momentum coming into this meet.

“We have a lot of confidence right now,” Stephens said. “We have a big home meet on Friday with strong competition. We just have to keep proving ourselves each meet.”

Nebraska women’s gymnastics coach Dan Kendig stressed improving the important things during the short week of practice.

“We are trying to improve the things judges are looking for, whether that is handstands, presentation or landings,” Kendig said. “The energy has been really good this week.”

Boise State (6-1, 0-0 WAC) is

coming off its best performance of the year, scoring a 195.575 at the Perfect Ten Challenge in Oklahoma City, Okla.

The Broncos are led by sophomore Caitlin Mann who has collected three event titles on the year.

Meanwhile, Iowa State (3-5, 0-2 Big 12) snapped their fivemeet losing streak with a win over Northern Illinois last weekend.

The team also put up a seasonhigh score of 195.175.

The Cyclones are led by junior Michelle Shealy, who is coming off some of her best performances of her career, setting a career high on bars, and a season high on beam last weekend.

Stephens noted that they can only focus on themselves during this meet.

“We can only focus and improve on what we can do,” Stephens said. “This week we have focused on improving ourselves individually, whether that be our skills or encouraging our teammates. If we can do that, then the team will also improve.”

The Nebraska women’s gymnastics team would also like to invite all UNL students to be a part of the newest student section. The student section will be in section A3. This is the southeast corner of the Devaney Center.

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rifle

Rifle team heads to GARC championships in Mississippi Jessica West dn

the meet, Underwood believes her team is prepared, and she’s confident about the match.

“We’ve maintained the high The Nebraska rifle team will be traveling to Oxford, Miss., to par- intensity training,” Underwood ticipate in the Great American Rifle said. “I feel good about this weekConference (GARC) champion- end. It’s really exciting.”

The rifle team was officially ships this weekend.

There are seven teams in the qualified for the NCAA championconference, and nonconference ships Feb. 19, and Russell said this will play a major role guest Navy will also in how the Huskers participate. The tourcompete this weeknament will take place end. over the course of two “We are really exdays. On Saturday, each cited,” Russell said. team will be shooting “It’s my first time on the smallbore range qualifying, and I and the air rifle portion think it will be good of the match will take for the team to be place on Sunday. able to see some of Junior rifle team the teams we will be member Sunny Russell competing with at nasaid the team has been focused lately and exunderwood tionals.”

This meet is espects great results this pecially exciting for weekend.

“We’ve been mentally pre- Russell because her brother and former Memphis rifle team memparing ourselves,” Russell said. ber will be there to watch.

“We’ve been focusing on maintain“My brother is my hero,” Rusing the process we’ve established, sell said. “I’ve competed with him and we are definitely prepared.” in past years so it’s kind of sad that “We just had to use our time efficiently this week,” NU coach I won’t get to this year since he graduated. But I’m so excited that Stacy Underwood said. “We had he will still be there to watch me.” to make the most of the time we The team has traveled to Ole knew we had.”

Miss once already this season, and Despite the lack of preparation time because of traveling for Underwood believes the experience of shooting there before will

come in handy for her team.

“They have nice rifle facilities at Ole Miss,” Underwood said.

“We’ve been there and competed before so we know what to expect and that helps.”

For five members of the team, this will be their last match of the season. The NCAA championships require only five players to compete, so for those players this will be an excellent opportunity to prepare for that match.

“This weekend will be like a dry run of the NCAA championships for those five girls competing in them,” Underwood said. “They can test out the format of shooting one event each day like they will have to come championship time.”

The GARC championship will also crown individual title winners. The top eight shooters of the weekend will compete in both smallbore and air rifle for an individual title. There will be a banquet held on Friday for all of the teams, as well. Russell says this is a great way to bring all the teams together.

“GARC is fun because shooting is one big family,” Russell said.

“There are no hard feelings between opponents because shooting is all about yourself. We all get to know each other, and it’s a really good experience.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Mashing Michigan Nebraska beats the Wolverines 57-39 for their eighth straight win story by chris heady

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Jordan Burroughs walks off the court after being honored at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Burroughs won gold in the 2012 Olympic games.

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Nebraska took Michigan down 57-39 Thursday night in Ann Arbor. Pictured above, Moore looks for a pass during the Huskers’ win over Minnesota on Feb. 3 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln.

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he message before each game is clearly written on the board in the locker room.

“Play hard, play smart, play together and have fun.”

Thursday night, Coach Connie Yori said her team did all of those things in their 57-39 win against Michigan – their eighth consecutive win.

“When you do the first three things, you start having fun, and we did that tonight,” Yori said.

Nebraska (20-6, 10-3) won their fifth straight Big Ten game, something that’s only happened once before in the program’s history. Senior Lindsey Moore had one of her best games of the year with 15 points, eight assists and only two turnovers. She was helped by Jordan Hooper, who added her 25th career double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

It was a first half of runs for both teams. Michigan started it with a 6-0 run in the first two minutes thanks

to three straight turnovers to start the game by Nebraska.

The Michigan lead extended to 10-2 until Nebraska went on a 13-0 run for themselves, which was capped off by a laser pass from Rachel Theriot to Emily Cady for a layup, which made the Husker lead 15-10. From there, Nebraska ended the half 1-12 from the floor, and Michigan claimed a 22-18 halftime lead.

Nya Jordan led the Wolverines with 10 points and eight rebounds in the half, and Michigan shot just 32 percent from the field, with no 3-point field goals. Moore led Nebraska with four points and three assists in the half, and Hooper shot just 1-9.

The second half, on the other hand, was all Nebraska. The Huskers exploded out of the gate, starting off on a 21-0 run. During the run, Moore had eight points and three assists, including two 3-pointers.

“We were able to get the lead when we did a really good job on the defensive glass,” Yori said.

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baseball

Huskers to play 3-game set with old Big 12 rivals Staff report dn

of the four was able to get a win, but DeLeon gave Nebraska the best chance, leaving the Sunday game with USC having given up a Darin Erstad’s Nebraska baseball team may be in the Big Ten, but single run through four and twothirds innings. that doesn’t mean it won’t play The Huskers will go with against one of the school’s heated rivals. The Texas Longhorns host Pierce, DeLeon and Hander this Nebraska during the weekend for weekend with top starter Kyle Kubat still sidelined. a classic, three game series remiKubat is suffering from arm niscent of Nebraska’s stint in the soreness and the Nebraska coachBig 12. ing staff would like to ease him In an effort to beef up the nonback into the rotation. conference slate, NeThe sophomore was braska scheduled the arguably Nebraska’s Longhorns as an RPI No. 1 arm a year ago, booster. Texas will not posting a 2.63 ERA and fail in that role, as the a 5-1 record.

Longhorns moved into Texas is 3-1 after the top 25 this week at taking two games from the No. 25. The HuskSacramento State durers went 0-4 last weeking the weekend and end versus Cal State beating UT Arlington Bakersfield, Cal State on Tuesday. Longhorn Fullerton and USC. coach Augie Garrido’s Fullerton was ranked squad started the year No. 22, so the Huskers kubat outside the rankings, have seen top-25 coman anomaly for the petition already.

Longhorns, who are This weekend’s series will most likely be decided perennially one of college baseball’s best teams. on the mound. Nebraska is still The three-game set will feastruggling to find a consistent weekend rotation, and if it can get ture one game on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Nebraska will a strong performance out of those return home for a series with New guys, the hitting is there.

Mexico the following weekend, Last weekend, Nebraska used Brandon Pierce, Zach Hirsch, weather permitting. sports@ Ryan Hander and Christian Dedailynebraskan.com Leon as starting pitchers. None

All Jordan Burroughs sees is gold.

The former Nebraska wrestler’s Twitter handle – “@alliseeisgold” – is brash, cocky and backed up. Burroughs has won every tournament he has wrestled since the beginning of his senior season with the Huskers (and knock on wood, because he’s wrestling at the World Cup in Iran this week).

Among Burroughs’ gold medals is one from the 2012 Summer Olympics.

He plans on competing in the 2016 Olympics, also. And, after a decision the International Olympic Committee made last week, the wrestling competition at the Rio de Janeiro Games may be the last.

The IOC voted last week to eliminate wrestling – both freestyle and Greco-Roman – from the Olympics beginning in 2020.

As of right now, no wrestler will ever see Olympic gold again after 2016.

Nebraska wrestling coach Mark Manning, who coached Burroughs during his Olympic run and to NCAA championships in 2009 and 2011, released a statement following the IOC’s decision expressing the disappointment of the worldwide wrestling community.

“Removing wrestling from the Olympics would have a far-reaching

impact on our sport,” Manning’s statement said. “It not only greatly affects our current Olympic athletes and future Olympians, but it would also damage the sport at the collegiate, high school and youth levels.”

The press release added that 275,000 high school wrestlers make wrestling the sixth-most popular boys’ high school sport in the country.

But, this being the Olympics, the decision sends repercussions well beyond U.S. borders. Wrestling has governing bodies in 180 countries.

It’s the national sport in many nations, particularly in the Middle East and in former Soviet-bloc countries.

With more telegenic sports like basketball, track and field and swimming beginning to dominate Olympic media coverage, perhaps it’s not surprising the more traditional wrestling is being left in the dust.

The Olympics’ website said wrestling, along with track and field, is one of the world’s oldest competitive sports. It dates to 3000 B.C. and was in its first Olympics in 708 B.C. When the modern Olympics dawned in 1896, wrestling was there, as it has been in every Olympics since 1920.

I have been to every Nebraska home dual since Dec. 2011. I still remember the first one: a 19-15 Nebraska win against Wyoming. I knew basically nothing about wrestling before that; I hadn’t so much as attended a wrestling dual in my high school days.

But it didn’t take long for me to become a fan.

Not of the wrestlers I watched.

Not of the teams I saw.

Of the sport itself.

Is wrestling pretty? No. Is it fun to watch all the time? No. But is it awe-inspiring anyway?

You bet.

The sport is beautiful in its simplicity: one man versus another.

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Game is on for Huskers, Hawkeyes After rescheduling Thursday’s matchup to Saturday, teams will meet at 1 p.m.

Lanny Holstein dn Nebraska’s Thursday night game with Iowa is now slated for Saturday afternoon, after imposing forecasts convinced officials to move the game back. Each school had an open date during the weekend and decided it would be best to play on Saturday.

Nebraska coach Tim Miles said at his weekly conference teleconference he doesn’t care when the game is played. Basketball is basketball, and he will do what he is told.

“We are just like soldiers,” Miles said. “They might ask your input a little bit, but they (the administration) make the decision.”

When the two teams finally tip off, an important game will ensue for both squads. Iowa is file photo by bethany schmidt | dn playing for an NCAA tournament berth, and Nebraska is Nebraska coach Tim Miles is confused with a call at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers playing for the future. will take on Iowa Saturday in the first of two games in the next two weeks.

“You can’t look one, two, three, four, five, six games down the road,” Iowa coach Fran Mc- needs work, according to McCafabout it differently,” McCaffery sota or something, it feels like it is a Caffery said. “We are literally fery, but the opportunity is there said. “You don’t want to pretend rivalry game, and I think it’s really in control of our like it’s not there, like its not out should the Hawkimportant.” own destiny. It’s there because you turn on the TV eyes win out.

The Huskers get Iowa on SatWe could so cliché, but if M c C a f f e r y ’ s and they are talking about it. So urday and then again on March 9. play each we take care of what I try to do is simplify it.” biggest task is Miles has no problem with that. business and beat other three times The Huskers are gearing up for keeping his team He’s actually looking forward to the teams on our the Hawkeyes in the role of spoiler. focused against a playing them another time. schedule, we will in the next three They know they can take Iowa out Nebraska squad “Depending on what happens get in.” of the tournament picture with a that might not be as in the conference here, we could weeks.”

The Hawkcouple wins over the team from see them again in the conference talented as the rest Tim Miles eyes come into of the Big Ten. With Nebraska’s neighboring state. tournament,” he said. “So, we basketball Coach the game with a “It’s an important game for us,” a tournament berth could play each other three times 17-9 record and Miles said. “It’s our neighbor. Anylooming, it might in three weeks.” wins against Wisconsin and Minsports@ time you get a game with a team prove to be difficult. dailynebraskan.com nesota. Their tournament resume “I think a lot of coaches go that is your neighbor like Minne-