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Women, men basketball teams beat Iowa

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A bump in the night

Dancing at the Mardi Gras 2013 party included various line dances that got the crowd together as a group to dance.

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Drones, privacy debate heads to state Legislature Sens. Chambers, Schumacher propose act to prevent drone use REECE RISTAU DN “Drones” and “unmanned aerial vehicles” are no longer just “Call of Duty” terms. They’re now common in state legislatures, too.

Tension is growing in state governments about the legality of domestic drone use and invasion of privacy and Nebraska is at the forefront of the issue. The federal government is slowly looking into the concern, but states have begun to take matters into their own hands.

Domestic drones range in size from no bigger than the palm of a hand to the size of a small aircraft and many are equipped with a camera for surveillance purposes.

Journalists, farmers and law enforcement all have uses for domestic drones. They can help to get video footage, track crop growth and search for criminals.

Seth Dodds and Kelsey Isom both visit with a puppy trying to eat his leash at the “I Love My Dog Expo” at the Lancaster Event Center. Dodds has a dog at home, an Akita, and says he came to see and play with the dogs.

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he barking inside the Lancaster Event Center Sunday afternoon wasn’t coming from the vendors peddling goods or the customers milling. The barking was from the fourlegged poodles, pooches and pugs amassed inside the center for the “I Love My Dog Expo.”

Shelly Escamilla and her dog Finnegan, a 160-pound chocolate brown Newfoundland, were among thousands of other dogs and owners.

“It was great to see all the different breeds of dogs and extreme looks, like a poodle dyed pink,” Escamilla said.

The expo held Saturday and Sunday featured more than 60 vendors from the Lincoln area and drew more than 3,000 dog owners and dog lovers, according to event organizer Michelle Ashley.

The event was sponsored by DomestiPups, a volunteer-based organization that provides service dogs to the disabled and pet therapy programs. This is the sixth year they have sponsored the event.

“This has been the busiest year by far,” said Ashley, executive director of DomestiPups. “It’s a fun event for people to get involved with their dogs.”

There were different entertainment events each hour of the fair. Such events included doga, which is yoga for dogs, search and rescue demonstrations from Lincoln Fire & Rescue and “Muttalica,” a group of dogs dressed like the band Metallica.

Participants could view Earthdog demonstrations, where terriers and Dachshunds hunt for vermin underground. In these demonstrations, tunnels made from wood were set up with plexiglass-paneled walls, and the dogs could be seen hunting.

Domesti-Pups has multiple pet therapy programs it provides to communities in Lincoln, Omaha and St. Joseph, Mo. The group also sends dogs to schools, where children read out loud to them. Ashley said because dogs are not judgmental of reading ability, they act as a motivator for children

who struggle with reading.

There were dogs of all shapes and sizes, from giant Great Danes to tiny Dachshunds, from dogs with three legs to dogs with mohawks.

Vendors peddled caps, shirts, leashes and other pet items. Owners could get a caricature of their dogs drawn. There were also raffles participants could enter to win a variety of pet-related prizes.

Businesses such as Camp Bow Wow

and dog boutiques had booths set up. Domesti-Pups sponsored “Pawsitively Photos-To-Go,” where dog owners could get a professional photo of their dog taken.

“Getting to see the different breeds together and getting along was great,” said LuAnn Mozer, a volunteer at Pug Partners of Nebraska, an organization that rescues pugs from puppy mills.

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Drone usage in law enforcement agencies has state lawmakers most uneasy.

“State legislators are getting concerned about the technology outpacing the law,” said Matt Waite, professor of practice in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Waite heads UNL’s Drone Journalism Lab, and he said drones are like most new technology, and the law hasn’t yet addressed what is legal or illegal.

The Federal Aviation Administration is developing policies to cover the use of drones in U.S airspace, but it is doing so at a slow pace. The FAA explains that it will engage the public to decide what is best for the privacy of citizens.

But states are trying to push laws through faster than the FAA. Nebraska legislators are pushing for the restriction of drones, and State Sens. Ernie Chambers and Paul Schumacher are leading the fight. Schumacher proposed the Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act at a hearing last week.

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State considers buying plane from NU Foundation Cristina Woodworth DN

Tom Clements holds one of his many performing pets during the Muttalica Hoofn-Woof Roundup at the Lancaster Event Center on Sunday. Tom and his wife, Mary, had shows featuring their talented dogs and mini horses at the ‘I Love My Dog Expo’ and also are a headlining act at Worlds of Fun.

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the country,” Endacott said. “By far, the most common mode of transportation used by our fundraisers to visit donors is comNebraska legislators are considering purchasing an 11-passen- mercial aircraft and automobile.

Use of private aircraft comes in a ger twin turboprop aircraft curvery distant third place.” rently owned by the University Endacott said discussions to of Nebraska Foundation. sell the aircraft began after the The state is already in a foundation came under the lead$10,000-a-month lease-purchase agreement with the foundation, ership of interim CEO John Gottschalk in February 2012. Brian which ends on June 30, meaning Hastings was named CEO later the state must decide that year. whether to buy the “ T h e (The plane plane or let it go by primary that time. is) a time factor was The Legislature is the internal looking into purchas- machine in some discussion ing the plane for more on wheththan $2.16 million, respects.” er selling according to Andre ronnie mitchell (the plane) Aman, legal counsel state department of would have for the Nebraska Deaeronautics director any impact partment of Aeronauon our fundtics. raising abil“The Legislature ity and the conclusion was that will make the decision whether or not to purchase the aircraft,” it would not,” Endacott said.

“The trigger that began that Aman said. “That question is discussion was having a new currently before the LegislaCEO named on Feb. 1. When he ture’s Appropriations Commitcame, he initiated a review of tee.” various operational items and Aman said the aircraft is the aircraft use was one of those available for use in all branches of state government. It’s used to items.”

The NU Foundation’s decitransport the governor and other sion in June 2012 to sell the plane state officials when needed. also came shortly after the AsThe NU Foundation originalsociated Press published a May ly purchased the King Air B200 in 2001 to reach the foundation’s 2012 article about the more than $80,000 used for private flights donors, according to foundation in 2011 when the foundation spokesperson Dorothy Endacott.

The initial price of the plane has could have used less-expensive modes of transportation like not been made public.

“Our fundraisers work in the driving or commercial flights.

The AP article said the prifoundation’s offices in Omaha, Lincoln and Kearney, but our plane: see page 3 alumni and donors live all over

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Lincolnites differ on president’s minimum-wage plan Economists, businesses say pay raise may cause fewer hours, job loss DANIEL WHEATON DN Even with popular support for raising the minimum wage, unwanted costs may outweigh expected gains, according to some U.S. economists.

President Barack Obama announced his plans to raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour during his State of the Union address on Feb. 12, saying the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 is below what he deemed as a “livable wage.”

“Tonight, let’s declare that in the wealthiest nation on Earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty and raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour,” Obama said. “This single step would raise the incomes of millions of working families. It could mean the difference between groceries or the food bank; rent or eviction; scraping by or finally getting ahead.”

This move would create about a 25 percent pay raise for the roughly 15 million Americans who work

for minimum wage. Many of those working for the minimum wage or less are under 25, according to 2011 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Additionally, Obama said, the new rate would be better adjusted for inflation.

To keep the level consistent with fluctuations in the dollar, he supports indexing the minimum wage so it would automatically fluctuate with inflation.

Economists, however, aren’t entirely on board with the idea.

“It’s something economists like to say: It’s not the worst economic policy I’ve ever heard,” said Eric Thompson, an associate professor of economics and director of the Bureau of Business Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

He said raising the minimum wage could result in some job losses, describing a shift as a mixed bag that would improve the standard of living for some low-wage workers. But some businesses may not react to cost in the same way and instead turn a “$7.25 job” to a “$9 job” by altering working conditions or increasing expectations of productivity. Businesses might also switch forms of capital – such as a fast food restaurant investing in a self-service soda machine instead of hiring a worker to do the job.

Thompson said part-time Some companies have done the workers may face fewer hours beopposite. The wholesale retailer Costco gives raises to its employees cause of the change.

Kayla Simms, a junior combased on productivity. The Coffee munications major and manager House, located at 1324 P St., pays of Express in the Gateway Mall, its employees more than minimum said part-time workers would face wage. Mark Shriner, owner of The cuts in their hours Coffee House, pays with the increase. his workers at least Employees “At least most $8.25 an hour. are the of our associates “Employees are are college-aged the backbone of my backbone of my and part-time, business,” Shriner and their hours said. “Without them business. Without would be first to I wouldn’t be able to them I wouldn’t go,” Simms said. do it.”

Express, a He said he hopes be a ble to do it.” clothing retailer, the minimum wage bases its hours for will be raised, but he Mark shriner part-time workers has doubts there is coffee house owner on the amount of enough will in Conprofit the store gress to pass it. He makes. If labor said most opposition costs increased, Simms said, the to raising it is an example of corpocuts could go into effect. Many of rate greed. those decisions would be made at a “(CEOs) can afford to pay their corporate level, Simms said. employees more,” Shriner said.

But Simms still supports the The White House said the raise increase because of the high cost of would help offset income inequality that has increased in the past 30 living.

“What we pay people doesn’t years. According to data compiled match what it takes to live,” she by economists Thomas Piketty, at said. the Paris School of Economics, and With so many winners and Emmanual Saez, at the University losers, Thompson, the economics of California, Berkeley, the income associate professor, said it can be share of the top 1 percent has doudifficult to discern if raising the bled to 20 percent in 2011 from 10 minimum wage is a net gain or a percent in 1980.

loss. Politically, raising the minimum wage might be a tough sell.

Thompson said political pressure often rises when the real minimum wage is more than the federal minimum wage, meaning entry-level jobs pay more than the minimum wage. However, because of a relatively steady dollar, that pressure is not present.

The minimum wage was last raised in 2007, with Republican opposition. Current Speaker of the House, John Boehner, voted against the bill and he has said that he would not support any new legislation to raise it.

Some states and municipalities have higher minimum wages.

Washington state’s minimum is $9.19 an hour.

Thompson also disagrees with Obama’s claim that raising the minimum wage would help people get out of poverty. The net job loss could negate any gains made as well. Some of Obama’s plans, such as funding early childhood education, would have a more profound effect on people in poverty. The raise would also be accompanied by a general increase in prices of goods.

“The key is being careful that it won’t cause negative impacts,” Thompson said.

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drones: from 1 “The government does not need to have its nose over everybody’s farm or in their backyard, just because the technology is there,” said Schumacher to the Judiciary Committee, according to an article by the Associated Press.

The bill focuses on restricting law enforcement agencies from using drones to gather information on a person to be used in court.

Ben Kreimer, a senior journalism major and employee in UNL’s drone lab, said at the hearing that legislators were surprised to find out how easily a drone could be purchased.

“It’s concerning because the restriction of drones by private citizens has been brought up,” Kreimer said. “Legislators now see it as an issue that must be addressed.”

In addition to Nebraska, Missouri, Texas and many other states have proposed legislation about drone use by law enforcement. But those in favor of drone use are still raising questions on whether the FAA will be able to make the final decision.

“Domestic drones are endlessly useful,” Waite said. “It is naive to ignore the numerous economic benefits of them.”

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PHOTOS AND FEATURED PAGE 1 PHOTO BY MATT MASIN ABOVE: Inside the Crib in the Nebraska Union, DJ D-Luv spins songs from his DJ table for the Mardi Gras 2013 party presented by Afrikan Peoples Union on Saturday.

TOP RIGHT: Attendees dance, talk and text while listening to music at the Mardi Gras 2013 party.

BOTTOM RIGHT: DJ D-Luv scratches a record on stage during Mardi Gras 2013 party. With the party going from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., DJ D-Luv brought enough tracks to keep the party going on all night long.

9th annual winter flea market draws vendors from across state Vast array of antiques, collectibles presented colorful backdrop to market Tammy Bain DN Colorful bracelets and other jewelry filled Art Kuhr ’s table. Behind him, Kuhr ’s specialty paper paintings, including one of a boy looking out over the ocean and one photograph of a child, hung on display at his booth, the DNA Shoppe.

“I’ve been at it for 30 years,” said Kuhr, whose business is based in Hickman, Neb. Kuhr was one of more than 150 vendors who traveled from across Nebraska as well as from Iowa and Missouri to attend the ninth annual Winter Fest Flea Market and Antique Show held at the Lancaster Event Center on Saturday and Sunday.

Douglas Bellinger, owner of All American Sales, Inc., and expo coordinator, said flea markets are unlike auctions, where many proprietors find their items.

“You go to an auction and you have to buy a whole box of collectibles to get the one thing you need,” said Bellinger, whose business runs two other flea markets in Rapid City, S.D., and also owns firework stands.

He called a flea market just shy of an antique show, which is “more high-dollar, high-end stuff.”

On Sunday evening, Bellinger estimated about 2,300 came to the event. Patrons browsed items from the antiques to collectibles, jackets, books, cassettes and jewelry.

Some vendors had shops, while others worked out of their homes, Bellinger said. He said local businesses such as Timeless Treasures on O Street, as well as chains such as Sam’s Club and Village Inn, also had booths.

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Art Ritchey, a resident of Cedar Bluffs, browses a stand of assorted collectables at the Winter Fest Antique and Flea Market held at the Lancaster Event Center on Sunday.

For Kuhr, it’s the friends he’s met throughout the years that he

loves most. He first got into antiquing during his 33-year career

browse items, seeat NET. Now retired, he finds an- people tiques at garage sales and when ing what their grandmothers people bring the items into his and grandfathers had, he said. store.

“For me, it’s about finding odd Jennifer McColand unusual lough – an indepenstuff,” said KalIt’s about dent consultant for lemeyn, who has Scentsy, which marbeen collecting finding odd kets scented lamps, antiques from and Velata Choco- ... stuff. Finding private auctions late Fondue – agreed stuff is much more for the last six meeting new people years. “Finding was the highlight of fun than selling it.” stuff is much the weekend. more fun than larry kallemeyn selling it.”

She became invendor from ceresco, neb. terested in Velata It was Cassie through Scentsy and CJ Stout’s more than a year ago, first times at the she said, and now sells chocolate flea market. The husband and to melt over the Scentsy lamps wife purchased pies from Village along with scented wax. But when Inn’s booth as well as T-shirts asked about her business at the from the Sam’s Club booth. show, she said she wasn’t primarCassie Stout was impressed ily focused on sales. with the size and diversity of the “I get my name out,” she said flea market. about her relatively new product.

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under the

weather Bethany Schmidt DN When photographers look through the lens, they use just one eye to see everything. When that one eye is blinded by snow, it’s pretty hard to get creative and make interesting photographs. But with each new assignment photographers must find a new angle to see the world.

When Winter Storm Q hit Lincoln last week, white mounds of blinding snow were everywhere.

After the initial splendor of watch-

ing the snow fall had passed and the excitement of a snow day was ruined by classes the next day, people saw the snow as dangerous, annoying and ugly.

The DN photo staff took it as our mission to look at snow from a different angle. We trekked out in the fierce wind, wandered around in freezing temperatures and fought frost bitten toes (or at least it felt like it) to find what most people had forgotten to see in snow – beauty.

Here’s what we saw:

A flock of geese flies over the tennis courts at the Nebraska Tennis Center on Friday.

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TOP RIGHT: Senior economics and finance major Shannon Smith slides head first into snow outside The Village on Thursday.

MIDDLE RIGHT: Two Lincoln teens take a break while sledding at Pioneers Park on Sunday. Kids and parents alike took advantage of the last bit of the melting snow.

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Eric Howerter flies through the air on his tube while sledding with some friends at Holmes Lake on Friday. Howerter said despite it being his second snow day, it was his first day going sledding. Howerter was joined by a group of five taking turns sledding off a plastic ramp they brought to the busy sledding hill.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Quin Schultz, Neihardt resident assistant and junior biochemistry major, throws the football with his residents Thursday during the snow day at the Vine Street fields.

BELOW LEFT: Lincoln Public School District students enjoyed both Thursday and Friday off of school because of the snow storm that blew through. Unfortunately, many of the students had to clear out the snow that followed the storm.

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LPD: Software ‘wasn’t just like CSI’

plane: from 1 vate plane traveled 16,108 miles in 2011, which included trips to Chicago, Dallas and Des Moines.

Endacott said the AP article and the foundation’s decision to sell the plane were unrelated.

“The AP story was not a factor,” she said.

Ronnie Mitchell, state Department of Aeronautics director, could not be reached for comment but met with the Appropriations Committee earlier

this month to discuss the plane, the Lincoln Journal Star reported.

Mitchell said that the state would look to sell its own eightseat Piper Cheyenne plane if allowed to purchase the foundation plane, according to the Journal Star. That plane could sell for $500,000 to $600,000.

Although there are high costs associated with purchasing and maintaining an aircraft, Mitchell

told the committee that travel time for state officials is also a factor, according to the Journal Star. Having a private aircraft to use is often more convenient and practical than driving from Lincoln to the state’s panhandle, he said. “(The plane is) a time machine in some respects,” Mitchell told the committee. news@ dailynebraskan.com

from opinion letter: from 4 – the same rhetoric offered by the Obama administration in the early hours after the attacks.

Nold defines himself quite simply on his Twitter page: “I love God, Country, and Family.” It’s tough to argue with that. But the next line is somewhat suspect: “I am a conservative writer, and damn proud of it.” I would argue that Nold is not a conservative writer at all. Conservative isn’t really the right word. And also he’s not a writer. Argumentative writing is based on the idea of building an argument based on primary sources and using logic, emotion and reason to arrive at a conclusion. Nold doesn’t know how to do any of these things. He finds one sentence that feels is sort of important and then repeats it 50 times

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in surprisingly unvaried ways. Just reread the first two paragraphs of his latest op-ed—they’re nearly identical. And while most readers were probably overwhelmed with how difficult that style of writing is to read, I imagine it was also quite laborious to compose.

Zach Nold is quite simply a deeply frightened and disturbed human being looking to express some unpopular opinions. But much like a newborn child, he becomes frustrated with his own inability to communicate and begins to wail – his argument being lost in the process.

He’s frightened, as we all are, by things not working out the way he imagined. Like many college students, he’s nervous about finding employment with a B.A. in English.

But his fear is misdirected, unfortunately. Why Zach has picked women as his scapegoat, only the writer can say. But clearly no one warned Zach that if you write something really stupid and Jezebel picks it up, it becomes the first search result when you Google your own name.

My roommate, also a DN alumnus, reminds me that when you’re in college you’re young and stupid, so one hopes that this pseudo-scandal helps Zach Nold grow up in a big way and realize that his perspectives on life are completely unacceptable. Also, Robert Brooke used to teach a really good writing and rhetoric class. Maybe it’s offered this summer.

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Face-recognition technology has proved difficult for police to use Heather Haskins DN A year later, face-recognition software still isn’t helping Lincoln police catch its criminals.

The Lincoln Police Department has been using the technology since early 2012.

Because of an agreement with the state, police can only use the software for criminal investigation and prosecution, according to officer Katie Flood. They are not allowed to make an arrest based solely on facial recognition.

LPD uses the technology to compare images from surveillance videos to the 4 million photos in the state’s database. The database contains driver ’s license photos, state ID photos and jail

mug shots. When drivers get their license pictures taken, they are asked to only smile slightly for facial recognition purposes, according to Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicle officials quoted in an article in the Lincoln Journal Star.

But for the technology to work, the computer has to have a frontal shot to compare to the database photos. Most surveillance images do not meet the necessary criteria to come up with a match, she said.

“It really has to be the perfect storm,” Flood said. “Most (security) cameras are not mounted so they are in front of a person’s face. It’s a great technology, but it’s not quite there yet.”

A computer comes up with an algorithm for each person’s face shape in the database, said Betty Johnson, an administrator with the state DMV, which owns the technology.

If a computer comes up with several possible matches, then a person looks for distinguishing

features such as moles and freckles, Johnson said.

The reason the software hasn’t been used more is because it has to do with the surveillance images, not the software itself, she said.

“The problem is that the angle of the (surveillance) pictures aren’t perfect like driver ’s license pictures are,” Johnson said.

Johnson said that the technology should be viewed as an aide instead of an answer.

“It is a tool,” Johnson said. “It is not the answer to everything.”

Flood said that the police are realizing the realities of the technology.

“We were very excited at first,” said Flood. “But it wasn’t just like CSI.” The DMV also uses the technology to prevent people from getting multiple driver ’s licenses under different names. The Omaha Police Department and Nebraska State Patrol are also users.

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and white boxer, to get to meet other dogs.

“Watching her get to socialize with other dogs is nice,” Naber said. “It gives her experience.”

Ashley said the event helps

dogs get out of the house and out of the cold.

“This is the one event in middle of winter that people can bring their dogs to,” she said.

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dogs: from 1 Pugs are taken to vets and found new homes. The group had a booth set up where participants could pet pugs in need of homes.

Brad Naber, a dog owner, said it was great for his dog Lexi, a tan

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Daily Nebraskan refuses to censor ideas, opinions We at the Daily Nebraskan believe all ideas short of hate speech – which also still abide by the law – deserve a voice, no matter how offensive one might find them. The beauty of free speech is that it not only allows the voices we agree with and the voices of the oppressed, but it allows all voices. The good, the bad and the ugly – from every spectrum of society.

If we denied the publication of Zach Nold’s Feb. 22 column, as many have suggested, we would have gone against our principal belief of the freedom of expression. We would have been no better than censors, judging what we felt to be true, and rejecting that which offended.

It is no individual staff’s job to determine which opinion is right or wrong in a debate, and we should not decide what to publish based on our personal beliefs. Rather, we should approach truth by exposing ourselves to the unfathomable amount of ideas out there – picking, rejecting, refining and creating our own meanings.

We have taken strides in broadening our understanding of free speech as a nation, and it has provided many wonderful opinions and ideas to challenge our concept of truth. However, such a virtuous system of freedom and diversity has its vice. You are constantly going to find certain opinions disgusting and volatile alongside the ones you wholeheartedly agree with. But to pick and choose who to silence and who to give a voice would be a travesty to the fundamentals of free speech and our pursuit for truth in this world. We can pick and choose for ourselves, but not for others.

Perhaps you agree everyone has the freedom to say what they want, but a newspaper should be selective in what they publish.

That conflicts with our goal of unbiased media, which many lament.

If we fire Nold solely for the columns he writes, we are showing a bias in what we want to present to the audience.

Nold’s column was deliberately part of our weekly pointcounterpoint series, which presents two views on a similar topic. For those of you who didn’t realize, columnnist Ruth Boettner offered a feminist voice in opposition to Nold.

As for the writer’s conduct on social media sites outside of the DN, appropriate action has been taken to curtail that problem.

In regards to the grammar and incorrect words, the editors of the column claim blame.

We appreciate the criticism coming from both sides of the argument that present readers’ opinions by observations and reasoning, not insults and mockery. We have received some very well-put arguments for both sides, and we are grateful for that.

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letters to the editor Zach Nold’s column shows ignorance, fear, inexperience After reading Zach Nold’s Feb. 22 column titled “Feminism hurts modern-day relationships” and the furor it incited, would it be too much of a generalization to say that no one – and I mean literally no one on earth – can possibly read this article and agree with not only its jarring presuppositions but also its excruciating 1200-word argument? If one can, for argument’s sake, be so disconnected from the social discourse of our time to think that feminism has, in fact, reached a point where we can all universally nod our heads and say that complete and total gender equality has occurred, would the next logical step not be to crack open a cold one and celebrate with our gender-neutral, completely equal friends, but to violently pull back on the reins of progress and yell, literally, “Whoa, girl”?

As a former writer and editor for the Daily Nebraskan, can I simply write this off as just another ignorant op-ed piece written and edited by well-meaning, but ultimately naïve, undergraduates trying to do right by both the First Amendment and the collegiate right to express what are often unpopular ideas? As a former English major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, would it be wrong to devalue the education I received when encountering such a celebration of ignorance written by an individual who is in his fourth year of college-level education? As a man, am I allowed to continue believing in the intellectual valid-

ity of my gender when such an exceptional and unabashed piece of evidence emerges that seems to suggest that maybe not all of us are completely finished evolving from the knuckle-walking stage?

But enough questions – it’s wrong to generalize in such a fashion. And if one were to plot Zach Nold on a graph, he would emerge as such an outrageous outlier that he represents a universe almost completely separate from our own.

For this is what Zach Nold has suggested with not only this piece but with his entire oeuvre. Take for example the scathing indictment Mr. Nold presented as his comingout piece, claiming that if women didn’t look good in them – as defined by our society’s idea of beauty – they shouldn’t wear leggings.

Beyond the immediate misogyny of that thesis, I’m inclined – with his latest piece – to dig a little deeper and ask, “What is Zach Nold’s real endgame?”

After doing some additional reading, both on the Daily Nebraskan website and giving “Zach Nold” a cursory Google search, the answer becomes even more obscured. While I was eager to write Nold off as simply a rightwing nut, unfortunately I can’t: He supports changing legislation to improve civil rights for the LGBT community; he suggests a fiscally responsible tax plan that asks taxpayers to pay their fair share; he was even baffled by the attacks in Benghazi so much so that the misinformation the government originally fed us about some incendiary video inspired him to compose a column about Americans needing to unify for America’s core values

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here is no doubt China is competing against the U.S. in many areas.

However, this competition is very different from the one U.S. had with the Soviet Union. This time, America shares its prosperity with China through importing goods that are “Made in China.” On the other hand, a growing middle class in China creates a growing demand on American high-tech products and tertiary educations. The old mentality needs to be changed; the world is different today than 50 years ago.

Some people are used to treating their competitors as their enemies. Especially in international relationships, there are only two types of relationships: allies and enemies. If Western society agrees with the economic and political systems of a country, then those countries are part of their allies. The others are the enemies.

This model works greatly during the era of the war. Allies are helpful in winning battles and reducing losses. However, despite the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and regardless of the numerous drone strikes across the globe, the American economy doesn’t benefit from any of the above. The 21st century demands a new way of thinking in international relationships.

The competition in technology, education and economic development is not about who will be the winner, but making everyone a winner.

Different from the competitors in wars, China should be treated as a friend rather than an enemy.

Recently, Mandiant, a U.S. based information security company, released a report on China’s cyber-attack on the West. These reports are appealing to people who hold the old mentality that China has a very different system, and the Chinese are going to attack the West, especially the U.S., one way or another.

When talking about Chinese military’s threats to the U.S. becomes unattractive, it’s time to choose a new topic – the cyber war. Well, it’s hard to identify whether it’s true or not.

When the U.S. started a war against Iraq, many people believed in the existence of chemical weapons in Iraq. Reality told us a

JIAJUN (ABE) XU different story. The men and women in the uniform sacrificed for some “intelligent” mistakes. Tax payers have to use their tax money to rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan, while struggling to make ends meet at home. There must be something wrong. Unemployment rates won’t drop by spending to rebuild other countries. And domestic economic problems won’t be resolved by borrowing money to fight wars based on false information. Rather than finding the next enemy and fight it, America should pay more attention to possibilities to make new friends and work with them to achieve the common goals.

Even if the cyber-attack is true, China can still be a friend to America. Your best friend can sometimes break your heart, however, he or she would still remain your best friend.

Despite the media’s unfriendly comments and reports on China, there are many Americans who reach out to learn about China through first-hand experience. Some even choose to compete with Chinese workers in China’s job market. According to CBS News, more than 71,000 U.S. citizens work in China as permanent residents. And, hundreds of thousands more are working there with temporary visas. In fact, the Chinese government has simplified the visa process and extended the Chinese social security to all. That’s good news. When increasing the amount of young

Americans working in China, Americans can gain a better understanding about what’s going on in China.

According to Voice of America, there are 12 times more Chinese students in the U.S. than American students in China. You may argue that China has a larger population, yet it’s four times of the U.S. population, not twelve times.

Some people think of China as a country full of cheap labor and low-end manufacturing, but China is actually doing some things better than the United States. For example, the Chinese are learning about other country’s competitive advantages and imitating them in China.

The more Chinese people learn about America, the more they’re ready to implement in China the ingredients that made America successful. While the Chinese are spending time learning English and studying American history to gain valuable experiences, Americans shouldn’t be sticking with the outdated thinking style and bashing China based on ideological differences. Once again, those activities are not going to create real values for the U.S. economy. This is a problem the U.S. State Department is trying to fix. The “100,000 Strong Initiative” is a program that aims to increase the number of Americans studying in China. Holly Chang runs the Project Pengyou supported by the “100,000 Strong Initiatives.”

She says that the Chinese government offers to fund 20,000 scholarships for this program.

We shouldn’t rely only on the U.S. and Chinese governments to help solve the misunderstandings between them. Everyone is able to do something to help dissolve those miscommunications. So, next time when you get a chance to talk with a Chinese student, please stop asking him or her, “Do you want to stay?”

Instead, ask about something you don’t understand about China. Learning about China through them is free, but the impact may likely be huge.

Jiajun “Abe” Xu is senior double major in Economics and Finance, reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

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couple of years down the road, people will pull back the veil on the diurnal massacres in Syria with shame and dishonor. It remains a déjà vu sentiment for people in Rwanda or Bosnia, where the world witnessed two horrendous crimes against humanity in the wake of the Cold War, and world leaders stood complicit with their belligerent silence.

Rwanda still aches from the 100 brutal days where nearly 800,000 Rwandans – mainly from the Tutsi minority – were murdered. The story still rolls on screens and is taught in schools while the world today still mourns the human loss. Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan commented on the Rwandan atrocities with bitterness. “The international community failed Rwanda, and that must leave us always with a sense of bitter regret,” he said in 2004.

Not far-off, the horrors of the 1992-1995 Bosnian ethnic cleansing still shape the lives of thousands of survivors and refugees across the world. Each Bosnian still experiences a posttraumatic personal story of loss and survival, with more than 300,000 Bosniaks and Croats killed.

Speaking on the terrible war that tore Bosnia apart, U.S president Bill Clinton in 1995 described the horrors of “skeletal prisoners caged behind barbed-wire fences, women and girls raped as a tool of war, defenseless men and boys shot down into mass graves, evoking visions of World War II concentration camps and endless lines of refugees marching toward a future of despair.”

Indeed, what happened in Rwanda or in Bosnia happened in other places and could happen anywhere in the world, particularly on multi-ethnic grounds. Power tactics play the ethnic card to pit groups against each other and ultimately root out a sizeable part of the society.

It remains a matter of how credible international and diplomatic efforts halt disastrous

BALIGH BEN TALEB scenarios.

There is still doubt on the leading principles of military interventions, particularly those related to geopolitical interests. In those cases you see actions taken in a matter of days regardless of the UN resolutions, but when it comes to human tragedies, cynical negotiations make one question the importance of human lives in the eyes of those leaders.

Does it really matter if it happens in Rwanda, Bosnia or in Syria? Do human casualties matter in space?

Syria today has become a death clinic of more than 70,000 corpses while rhapsodic diplomatic efforts are granting al-Assad regime more time to walk on Syrian bodies.

After two years, the peaceful uprising has turned into a bloody quagmire. Sectarian hatred smolders minds and hearts while tens of thousands regard the future through a psychological mayhem. In a recent article, the Economist reported that so far “the regime has locked up 150,000-200,000 people. More than 2 million are homeless inside Syria, struggling to find food and shelter. Almost 1 million more are living in squalor over the border.”

If there is one thing to learn from the ongoing human disaster in Syria, it largely resonates in past crimes such as the abovementioned. While international powers such as China, Russia and Iran have been watchdogging any military action, President Barack Obama has suggested “saving lives alone is not a sufficient ground for military action.”

In fact, any military mediation now has taken a back seat because it won’t bring any good or an end to the calamity. The question at the back of many peoples’ minds, including President Obama’s, is “what offers the best prospect of a stable post-Assad regime?”

Neighboring countries are fearful of being sucked into the chaos. While Turkey has been ruling from behind toward a political sally, the Arab League has often been crippled to take any serious action vis-à-vis the political deadlock.

The Syrian president, in his fortified enclave, has made it clear he won’t step down and will run for next year ’s elections. Also, the Syrian national coalition has preluded negotiations with the president and his cohorts’ departure.

This is indeed a critical dilemma and it will continue to question the future of the country, but it will also grant more time for the al-Assad regime and the opposition to smother the Syrians’ aspirations of freedom and justice.

No one knows how many more souls it will cost to free Syria. Last Thursday, a renewed bloody attack took the lives of more than 100 Syrians in a car bomb in Damascus.

One still hopes it won’t take long for the international community to figure out that Syrian human tragedy will once again “leave us always with a sense of bitter regret.”

Baligh Ben Taleb is a former Fulbright scholar from Tunisia and a PhD student in history, reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

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ometimes big things come in small packages.

9th South Chargrill is a small, independently-owned restaurant, aptly named after the intersection where it lies. The restaurant lacks physical size, but is brimming with personality – and usually with hungry patrons, as well.

Now in its seventh year of operation, 9th South Chargrill has established itself as a staple in Lincoln’s restaurant scene. It recently placed in the Lincoln Journal Star ’s top 10 local restaurants of the decade. Thus far, its small size has not been an obstacle.

The diminutive restaurant features a relatively large menu, including steaks, sandwiches, pork, fish and salads. It boasts a modern and cohesive décor: track lighting, plentiful windows and outdoor seating make the space more cozy than cramped.

“The small size of the restaurant really simplifies things,” owner Brett Richardson said. “Everything you need is close by.”

South Chargrill is a community-minded operation.

Richardson is a graduate of the University of NebraskaLincoln agriculture program. This gives him a thorough knowledge of the Certified Angus Beef raised in nearby Wahoo and served at his restaurant. He is also the director of food at Phi Delta Theta fraternity. The restaurant features beer on tap from local brewery Blue Blood and Hopluia from Cortland, Neb. “It’s been my dream to own my own restaurant ever since I started working in the industry,” Richardson said. “I haven’t decided whether or not to expand. Our food and ambiance is what sets us apart.”

The small size of the restaurant also has a direct effect on the staff dynamics.

“It’s really like a family,” said kitchen manager Derek Scheffert. “It’s not like a corporate restaurant where there are 20 people (who) can cover for you. We’re a small, tight-knit staff, and if someone isn’t pulling their weight, it isn’t going to work.

“I like it,” he added, “even if we might be a little

Jesse and Laura Dotter enjoy their dinner at 9th South Chargrill on Sunday. Located at the intersection of 9th and South streets, the neighborhood restaurant was recently named one of the Lincoln Journal Stat’s top ten restaurants of the decade.

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85th annual oscars oscar award Winners: Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Christoph Waltz — “Django Unchained”

Best Animated Short Film “Paperman”

Oscars deliver cheap jokes, safe entertainment

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year “Brave”

Achievement in Cinematography “Life of Pi” — Claudio Miranda

Achievement in Visual Effects

“Life of Pi” — Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer, Donald R. Elliott

Achievement in Costume Design “Anna Karenina” — Jacqueline Durran

Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling

“Les Miserables” — Lisa Westcott, Julie Dartnell

Best Live-Action Short Film “Curfew”

Best Documentary Short Subject “Inocente”

Best Documentary Feature “Searching for Sugar Man”

Best Foreign-Language Film “Amour”

Achievement in Sound Mixing

“Les Miserables” — Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, Simon Hayes

Achievement in Sound Editing “Skyfall” — Per Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers “Zero Dark Thirty” — Paul N.J. Ottosson

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Anne Hathaway — “Les Miserables”

Achievement in Film Editing “Argo” — William Goldenberg

Achievement in Production Design

“Lincoln” — Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) “Life of Pi” — Mychael Danna

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)

“Skyfall” from “Skyfall”; music and lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth

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cameron mount If you like overblown musical numbers, racism and predictability, you loved the 85th Academy Awards last night.

Maybe that isn’t fair. Tommy Lee Jones cracked a smile, a “Sound of Music” gag was silly but surprisingly funny and the non-Seth MacFarlane musical performances were exceptional, almost making the four-hour ceremony worth it. Ninety percent was harmless, and there were some unexpected, welcome wins.

But the bad was particularly bad.

This included MacFarlane’s opening shot at Daniel Day-Lewis staying in character off set: “If you bumped into Don Cheadle on the studio lot, would you try to free him?” Or his comparison of the “unthinkable violence” of “Django Unchained” to a Chris Brown and Rihanna “date movie.”

A time-travelling William Shatner helped MacFarlane poke fun at himself with a copy of the next day’s paper that read “Worst Oscars Host Ever.” Unfortunately, MacFarlane proceeded to dig himself further down with a “We Saw Your Boobs” number.

Even going in expecting easy “Family Guy” jokes, MacFarlane’s low-blocks were particularly uninspired. Tarantino uses the nword so much because he “thinks he’s black?” Surely someone had to look over these jokes beforehand.

Even a normally reliable presenters Paul Rudd and Melissa McCarthy stumbled through their deliveries. Except for the documentary short winners of “Inocente,” Daniel Day-Lewis (most obvious winner ever) and a bumbling Ben Affleck, the speeches were almost impressively bland.

The focus, though, is the awards themselves, for better or

for worse.

“Life of Pi” was the biggest surprise, picking up four wins, including Best Director, Special Effects and Cinematography.

Ironically, this happened as more than 400 technicians protested the treatment of visual effects workers after the “Life of Pi” visual effects company was shut down.

Oops?

The other big surprise was “Django Unchained,” which, despite the controversial subject matter, won best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor. For a normally conservative Academy, the nods were refreshing and deserved.

More highlights: “Les Miserables” live, an “Avengers” reunion and a “peace out” from ultra-violent Tarantino.

More pitfalls: Russell Crowe was there, Scarlett Johansson wasn’t and Kristen Stewart’s violently uncomfortable expression throughout.

In the end, there were no big upsets. Michelle Obama made a surprise call-in reveal of Best Picture and MacFarlane toned down the crudeness as the night wore on (though the creepy aftertaste of CGI Ted presenting an award lingered for hours).

“Argo” predictably won Best Picture, despite Affleck being left out of a director nomination. And even though it was assumed that “Lincoln” would sweep just a few weeks ago, Day-Lewis took the only win for the film, showcasing how quickly industry opinions change.

It was one of the safer Oscars, possibly due to a strong pool of nominees. Remember that the mediocre “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” and “The Help” both made the Best Picture nominations list last year. “Silver Linings Playbook” and “Les Miserables,” both great films, were the worst choices for 2013.

After four hours, most viewers were probably antsy for bigger surprises (some “Beasts of the Southern Wild” love would have been nice, and personally I was pushing for a Denzel Washington win over Day-Lewis). Still, except for a rocky job by MacFarlane, this year ’s Oscars were a safely satisfying celebration of cinema. cameron mount is a senior english education major. reach him at arts@ dailynebraskan.com.

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Christoph Waltz wins Best Supporting Actor for being literally taken aback by his own harsh dialogue in “Django Unchained.” #Oscars2013 oscar tweets: see page 6

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Kindle Singles open e-reader world to shorter works

this week in art & literature New in gallery showings “A Place Both Wonderful & Strange”

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“Encounters: Photography” from the Sheldon Museum of Art

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“Strata” featuring Lana Miller and Maranda Allbritten

jordan bates In a publishing industry that’s been redefined by the Internet, Amazon.com’s brainchild, Kindle Singles, demonstrates Amazon has not yet sacrificed the vision and gumption made it a household name.

Kindle Singles, as defined by one Amazon press release: “Kindle books are twice the length of a New Yorker feature or as much as a few chapters of a typical book.”

The Singles are an attempt to carve out a new genre for 5,00030,000-word pieces of writing that aren’t well-suited to be fulllength books or standard-length articles.

The Kindle Singles marketplace on Amazon boasts more than 200 titles and is a virtual candy store for people who wish to read something substantive but who lack the time or patience for a full-length book. Priced between

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provide readers with an opportunity to quickly sample the work of established or lesser-known authors. At the same time, the length offers writers the potential to incorporate the legitimate buildup and complexity is difficult to achieve in shorter stories.

“Do No Harm: The People Who Amputate Their Perfectly Healthy Limbs, and the Doctors Who Help Them” by Anil Ananthaswamy, testifies once again to the diversity of the marketplace and the possibilities offered by the length. Combining journalism and narrative non-fiction, the author paints a picture of a little-known psychological disorder known as Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID). People with BIID disassociate themselves from one or more of their limbs and thus desire to amputate their appendage(s).

The author presents a history of the offbeat topic, supplemented by research in neuroscience, but primarily focuses on recounting the disturbing and, dare I say, heartwrenching narratives of BIID sufferers. The dynamic interplay of objective reporting and storytelling results in an engaging piece is both moving and enlightening.

Though it is clear that Kindle Singles can offer readers a plethora of intriguing and genreblurring parcels of words, some people may not be so receptive to the prospect of paying for such a quick read. When many fulllength Kindle eBooks are free or modestly priced, chipping out a buck or two to read for an hour may strike some as foolish. To ensure the Singles will retain value, Amazon has placed an emphasis upon hand-picking worthwhile additions to the marketplace. Fur-

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$0.99 and $2.99, Singles offer fruitful reads that can be digested in about an hour, all for the price of a Diet Coke.

Amazon reviews and selects the Singles themselves and thus far, the medium has created a unique space to showcase long-form journalism, narrative non-fiction and lengthy short fiction or novellas. Originally launched in 2011, Kindle Singles have already been purchased a reported 4 million times in the US, confirming their market appeal.

After taste-testing a few Singles, one begins to understand the versatility such a length offers.

“Why School?: How Education Must Change When Learning and Information Are Everywhere” by Will Richardson is one example of a Single accomplishes much within its slender 51-page frame. Published by TED, the book is able to explain how the web necessitates a revolution in education and what revolution might look like.

In candid and friendly prose, Richardson manages to pack thought-provoking ideas into a strong argument is further supplemented by an interwoven personal narrative revealing his ethos as an educator and father. The pacing is comfortable, and by the time the reader is finished, it does seem as if something significant has been absorbed.

Another single, “Phoenix” by Chuck Palahniuk, is a short 32-page story depicts, in glorious satire, the tensions and power struggles often await those who rush to tie the knot in the modern age. Palahniuk’s trademark devices are at work here: shockingly outrageous scenarios, twisted humor and characters who push the envelope of expectation.

Stories such as “Phoenix” can

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The fantasy concludes when Jenny boards the pirate ship and sails off into the horizon to live happily ever after, drinking and pillaging, In the wake of the “Gangnam I assume. Originally, the song was Style” dance craze, music fans part of “The Threepenny Opera,” are looking for something new to shake their booties. Luckily for which is a musical that opened in those fans that get seasick at the 1928 in Berlin. The song has also thought of the “Harlem Shake,” been covered by Nina Simone.

Much of the album is heavy on there is a tidal wave of pirate songs vocals and acoustic instruments to rock the boat. playing eclectic “Son of folk tunes. It lacks Rogue’s Gallery” It lacks the the modern beat is a compilation but holds its own modern by various artists with classical swagof pirate ballads, beat, but holds its ger. Essentially it’s sea songs and chanteys. The two- own with classical mood music to help the listener escape. disc album that swagger.”

This album is perdropped anchor fect for music fans Feb. 19 was prolooking for someduced in part by Johnny Depp and is the second compilation follow- thing different, but those hoping for blood-pumping rock will be ing “Rogue’s Gallery,” which was disappointed. released in 2006. “Son of Rogue’s The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan Gallery” is heavily loaded from bow to stern with songs from iconic opens with “Leaving of Liverpool,” a folk ballad dated back to artists. Tom Waits, Keith Richards, the 1800s. MacGowan gives the Iggy Pop, Macy Gray, Michael song a fresh coat of rum with his Stipe, Sean Lennon and Frank Zappa are featured on the album. Jack characteristic toothless mumbling and traditionalist, drunken enthuSparrow even plays guitar for Patti siasm. Fans of MacGowan will recSmith in a song. ognize his voice and talent, while The sleeping giant on the alnewcomers listen as Irish-punk bum is “Pirate Jenny,” performed embarks into pirate glory. It’s not

by Shilpa Ray with Nick Cave and “The Irish Rover,” as covered by Warren Ellis. It tells the story of a hotel maid, Jenny, who dreams of The Dubliners and The Pogues, but revenge on her mockers while she it starts the album off in the right direction. scrubs the floors. The song depicts Out of the 36 songs featured, a pirate attack on the town where the three most likely to gain attenthey kill everyone at her request. tion are “Shenandoah,” performed

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“Fall flat” does not even begin... #RuddMcCarthy #Oscars2013

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Every dashed American dream lives in Tommy Lee Jones’ face. #OscarCommercials

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“Innocente” delivers a heart-felt message about supporting arts in local communities. And also TAKEN!!!! #Oscars2013

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In this version of “Chicago,” old Richard Gere would be young Richard Gere’s puppet. #Oscars2013

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The “Les Mis” cast singing live?! But how do we even

know they can pull it off? #LesMis #Oscars2013

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Still no Streep. Where’s all the Streep at? #streep #oscars

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Just think, Chris Pine. In 40 years, you could have a cheeky bit part in an Oscar monologue. #Shatner #Unstoppable #Oscars2013

by Tom Waits and Keith Richards, “The Mermaid,” performed by Patti Smith and Johnny Depp, and “Asshole Rules the Navy,” performed by Iggy Pop and A Hawk And A Hacksaw. Iggy Pop is the vulgar fun, backed by accordions, keeping the album light on its feet and grounded in toilet humor, assuming “Asshole Rules the Navy” is meant to be taken literally. These three robust and strange tunes are doubloon-shaped candy to catch music fans’ eyes and captivate listeners’ ears. They are untouched by contemporary pop trends, just like music used to be. arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk

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Ang Lee wins best director for “Life of Pi.” People everywhere with perfect picks up until now collectively groan. #oscars2013

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Liev Schreiber looks at his wife more lovingly than anyone looked at that movie. #Watts #TheImpossible #Oscars2013

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Streep! The Streep is here! #streep

Amazon will continue to experiment with new ways to use the medium and, as non-traditional publishing gains traction, see ever-greater returns. arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk

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Quentin’s characters are the ones we’ll remember him for. Like all of those KKK guys. Just jumped off the page. #Django #Oscars2013

thermore, they have published “Kindle Single Exclusives,” such as Stephen King’s recent essay, “Guns.”

The success of Singles so far seems to indicate the Amazon’s investment in them is far from unsound. It is reasonable to predict

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blue valentine (2010) Most people dream of finding that perfect someone.

“Blue Valentine” (2010) tells the story of what happens when that perfect romance goes awry.

Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams play a modern-day couple who, despite a seemingly storybook relationship, face a crumbling marriage. The heart-wrenching film, directed by Derek Cianfrance, flashes back and forth from the couple’s passionate beginnings to the end of their relationship. Both Gosling, playing a husband who is still trying to cling to the love that’s left, and Williams, who was

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Adapted Screenplay

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Original Screenplay

“Django Unchained” — written by Quentin Tarantino

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“Life of Pi” — Ang Lee

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

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nominated for an Oscar for her role as a wife who has fallen out of love, deliver rip-your-heart-out performances.

If you’re in the mood for a light-hearted romantic comedy, look elsewhere.

“Blue Valentine” deals with love in an extremely realistic and gritty way. And while it may not portray the romance of our dreams, it shows us an understanding of the way people yearn for it – even, and especially, as it leaves. compiled by gabriella martinez-garro | arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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9th South Chargrill features a wide variety of American food, including chicken tenders, steaks, sandwiches, pork, fish and salads. dysfunctional sometimes.”

The South Chargrill family is diverse, and proud of it. Some attention has been paid to the fact that many of the employees are gay, but it was never Richardson’s intention to have a predominately gay staff. Instead it was simply a natural consequence of openness, acceptance and networking.

“It is kind of an obvious destination,” Scheffert said. “People want to work where they’ll be accepted. And we have a staff that is accepting of everyone.”

While this has drawn attention from some anonymous reviewers on the Internet, Scheffert holds that this is a non-issue.

“If the sexual preference of your waiter or waitress is an is-

sue, you can go somewhere else,” he said.

Scheffert has previously managed the kitchens of both Magnolia’s and JTK. He describes his culinary training as “Gordon Ramsay style,” and takes great pride in the food at 9th South Chargrill.

“I know that every time we put a plate up, it has my name on it,” Scheffert said. “Our food has to come out the same no matter who does it, and while it makes life harder for our cooks, our dedication sets us apart.”

The employees wear jeans, and the kitchen appears calm in spite of high demand in a small space. And though he is laid-back, some of Scheffert’s Gordon Ram-

say fire remains.

“I could straight up yell at a server – really ream her – and we could come into work the next day and be totally fine,” Scheffert said.

“Yeah, we could go out and have drinks that night and it would be fine,” waitress Jenn Rolling said.

The small staff and devoted following means long days and workweeks for Richardson and Scheffert, but for them, it comes with the territory.

“If I had any more room in back, I’d probably put in a cot,” Scheffert said. arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk

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men’s tennis

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No. 59 NU men’s tennis team hosts Wichita State Monday

Nebraska places 9th at Big Ten Championship

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a 4-3 win against No. 53 Denver on Feb. 23. The Shockers steamrolled their other two matches before that, against Lamar and McPherThe Nebraska men’s tennis team son, by a combined score of 13-1. will return to action after its strong The Huskers gain a slight adperformance last weekend with a vantage by playing the Shockers tough test against Wichita State. in Lincoln. Wichita State has not The Huskers broke into the ranking for the second time this lost a home match since April 23, 2011, when it fell to Drake 5-2. The spring season at No. 59 after winning four straight and beating three Shockers are playing better away from home in the past few weeks, ranked teams in the process. The though. Lamar, Air Huskers were ranked Force and Denver all at the beginning of a lost at home to Wichita season at No. 74, but State. a tough loss to No. 38 The Huskers must Louisville in their first also avoid looking match of the season ahead to a daunting Big dropped them out of Ten slate of matches, the rankings. plus their final non-conAfter starting out ference opponent, No. just 1-3, the season for 53 Denver. The Huskthe Huskers looked to ers’ schedule gets subbe nothing more than stantially tough during something to build the next few weeks. upon for next year. blackwell They open Big Ten play But since then, the at No. 41 NorthwestHuskers have rattled ern, then follow it up a off four straight victories and could easily be riding a six- few weeks later with a showdown game winning streak heading into against No. 4 Ohio State.

To beat Wichita State, Nebraska Big Ten play March 9. will need several strong perforBut Wichita State is in a good mances from a variety of quicklyposition to play the role of spoiler. improving players. Junior Tom The Shockers are also riding a fourBlackwell, the remaining undefeatgame winning streak, headlined by

ed player for the Huskers, will need to extend his personal winning streak to nine matches.

True freshman Marc Herrmann will also need to turn in a strong performance. Herrmann struggled to close out matches at the beginning of the year in the No. 1 roster spot, but a few weeks ago he was put in the No. 2 and, occasionally, the No. 3 spot. Since that switch, Herrmann has won his last four matches.

Herrmann also contributes in the doubles round, working mainly with senior Andre Stenger.

Freshman Dusty Boyer has assembled perhaps the most consistent resume of all the players on the Husker squad. Boyer has very quietly strung together six straight victories. Boyer and freshman Bradford Zitsch also hold the Huskers best doubles record at 4-2 during the spring season.

If the Huskers manage to keep their momentum going and beat Wichita State Monday, the Huskers will be one of the hottest teams going in to Big Ten play. A loss and Nebraska could easily find itself limping in to the toughest part of the spring season. sports@ Dailynebraskan.com

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Melisa Mexia finished 21st in the event.

In platform diving, senior Kailey Harmon and freshman Nicole Schwery both finished with career bests.

This past weekend, Nebraska swimSchwery came in 16th with a 260.05, ming and diving competed at Minneand Harmon came in 17th with a apolis in the Big Ten Championships 239.30. Also competing in diving was at the University of Minnesota Aquatic senior Amy Herman, who came in Center.

15th with a 265.57.

The women improved their score The women also cinched a fourth by 113 points from last year. They finplace finish in the 400ished in ninth place with yard freestyle relay.

195 points, a notable imThey also broke a school provement from their 11th record set back in 1998. place finish of 82 points last The team of Weech, year.

Hayley Martin, ShanThis weekend was a non Guy and Taryn Colweekend of record-breaklura recorded a time of ing times and career bests 3:18.10 to beat the previfor the Huskers. Junior Morous record of 3:18.46. gan Flannigan achieved a Minnesota won career-high in the 1,650the Big Ten Champiyard freestyle with a time of onship with a score of 16:48:48. Ariel Weech, a se831.5, and Michigan dufour nior, also earned her career State came in 11th with best in the 100-yard free style a score of 56. Nebraska with a time of 49.13 seconds.

Senior Ellan Dufour broke the re- was 83 points ahead of 10th place, and only nine points away from eighth cord previously set by Jane Glazebrook place. in 1998 in the 200-yard backstroke. GlaThe women have two more meets zebrook swam a 1:57.99, and held the this season. The NCAA Zone Diving record for 12 years. Dufour’s recordMeet will take place March 11-13 in breaking time of 1:57.77 also won the Houston. The Huskers will end their C Finals. season with the NCAA ChampionSophomore Natalie Morris moved ships at Indianapolis on March 21-23. up two spots in the butterfly. Her qualsports@ ifying place was 15th, and she finished dailynebraskan.com 13th with a time of 2:00.76. Freshman

baseball: from 10 gether a trio of quality starts.

“If you are going to take anything positive out of going 0-7 to start the season, it looks like we have a few quality starters that have done a pretty nice job of competing,” Erstad said.

The pitching staff also made strides mentally, according to the coach. They were able to stay focused during some of the more stressful parts of the weekend.

“Both Christian and Ryan did a nice job the last few days of fighting through some tough times where they could have got sideways,” Erstad said. “They made huge pitches in situations where they needed to.”

Nebraska will get back to work on the practice field this week with its next game scheduled for Friday at Haymarket Park. Weather permitting, the Huskers will host New Mexico for a three-game set. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

women’s: from 10 a pair of buckets to put the Hawkeyes within five. But a 7-2 Nebraska run, consisting of four points from Theriot and a three-pointer from Tear’a Laudermill, gave Nebraska a solid 10-point lead again.

Iowa coach Lisa Bluder then took a time out to break Nebraska’s flow. It worked, and Iowa turned around to produce a 7-0 run of its own, forcing a onepossession game for the first time since early in the first half.

A bucket by Katie Simon and an answered 3-pointer by Iowa sophomore Melissa Dixon knocked Nebraska’s lead to two points. But Nebraska rattled off a 9-2 run to regain a nine-point lead.

But in the final nine minutes, Theriot continued her tear, ripping down rebounds, dishing out assists and picking up seven points, giving Nebraska the last boost it needed to push the game out of reach.

Bluder said she felt a road win over Purdue last week prepared her team for the Huskers.

“We’re probably playing one of the hottest teams in the Big Ten at Nebraska. I think Nebraska and Penn State are just like predicted, the clear front-runners in our conference,” Bluder said in a press conference on Friday.

After the loss, Iowa is in a desperate need of wins over Northwestern and Indiana to be included in the NCAA tournament in March. sports@ Dailynebraskan.com

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Top: Charlie Sullivan, a junior mechanical engineering major, rappels down the rock climbing wall Saturday as a part of the Flatland Rock Climbing Competition at the Campus Recreation Center. Participants chose between two sessions of open climbing time between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and were judged on their skill and distance climbed.

Middle: Participants climb the rock wall routes designed by Adam Voshall, a biology graduate student and head route setter for the Flatland Rock Climbing Competition at the Campus Recreation Center Saturday. Climbers had to abide by the Collegiate Climbing Series rule book and were judged on their participation in the competition.

Right: Al Provorse, a mechanical engineering Ph.D student, descends from the top of the rock climbing wall at the Flatland Rock Climbing Competition on Saturday at the Campus Recreation Center.

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came in and said, “Should we send four guys back?’ I said the way we are running offense it doesn’t matter because it was so disjointed and random.”

The halftime pep talk in the locker room seemed to make a significant difference in the team’s offensive play in the game’s ensuing 20 minutes.

Shields kicked off the second half for Nebraska by drilling a 3-pointer to decrease the deficit to 13. Two minutes later, Talley would nail his first shot from downtown, cutting the Hawkeye lead to 10.

The 10-4 run got the home crowd to its feet. The Husker players finally got the momentum they were looking for.

Nebraska capitalized on its late game resurgence, pulling within seven points (44-51) with 10 minutes left to play in the game. As the successful shots began to progress, so did the crowd’s energy.

Shields said he enjoyed playing in the Devaney Center’s enthusiastic atmosphere.

“The way we came out in the second half and the way the crowd got into it made it so fun,” he said.

The freshman guard finished the game with 17 points.

After a Talley layup decreased the deficit to a single point, Shields banked in a fade away jumper to give the Huskers their first lead of the game with less than three minutes left to play. A jumper by senior forward Brandon Ubel on the next possession stretched the lead 60-57 and forced Iowa coach Fran McCaffery to call a 30-second timeout.

The break appeared to pay off as Hawkeye forward Aaron White hit a 3-pointer to tie the game up with 1:29 left to play.

After receiving a back-court pass by Shields, Talley held on to the ball and let the clock tick down until it hit zero.

The ball left Talley’s hand just before the buzzer, dropping through the net gracefully with a swish.

The late-game sinker was no surprise to McAffery.

“He’s one of those guys that once he gets going like that, he’s really tough,” the Iowa coach said. “You have to give it to the kid. He hit a great shot.”

The clutch shot was Talley’s second career game winner; his first came against the Florida Gulf Coast (51-50) on Dec. 7, 2010.

The senior guard said he fed off the crowd’s energy to help his shooting late in the stretch.

“Sometimes you get tired during the game, and the crowd gets into it and give you that extra boost,” Talley said. “We need that to finish off and keep on fighting. They played a huge role, and were important for us winning the game.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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track and field

softball

Women place 2nd, men 3rd at indoor

Husker softball team falls to 3 top 10 foes, wins 2 at Mary Nutter

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50-9. Leitis finished third in the long jump recording a mark of 25-6.

On the women’s side, Mara Griva won her third indoor Big Ten The Nebraska track and field team Championship in the triple jump flip-flopped Husker coach Gary Pepin’s prediction for the men’s and with a season-best leap of 42-11 1/2.

She is ranked sixth in the nation. women’s team results. Pepin had Anna Weigandt placed fourth with a thought the men would place first or second and the women would make jump of 41-10, and Elli Ewere placed seventh with a leap of 40-3 1/4. Griva it into the top five. went on to win the long jump with a “I thought it was a very competimark of 20-8 3/4. tive meet, and very disappointing, In pole vault, Craig Driver and particularly on the men’s side of Christian Sandefer tied for eighth the competition,” Pepin said. “The place with vaults of 16-9 1/2. Beau women exceeded what it looked like Simmons finished 12th with a vault we were going to finish of 16-9 1/2 as well. before the meet started Tess Merrill finished and such.” third in the women’s The Nebraska wompole vault with a en placed second at the height of 12-11 1/3.

2013 Big Ten Indoor Paula Andrie took Championships with 112 fifth, while Maggie points. They were three Maher finished eighth points behind conference with a vault of 12-7 championship winner Il1/2. linois. The Husker men James White took placed fourth with 86.66 second place in the points. Wisconsin won men’s high jump with with 90 points, Illinois furlan a leap of 7-3 3/4. Felcame in second with 87.5 low Husker Carlos points and Penn State took Hernandez placed third with 87 points.

10th with a jump of 6-9. In the “The men had events in which they had a chance to do better than women’s high jump, Jillianna Scanlan placed second with a height of what they did,” Pepin said. “They just did not compete up to their po- 5-9 3/4, while Marusa Cernjul came in fourth with a leap of 5-8 1/2. tential in their events.”

Chad Wright finished second Jessica Furlan was content with in the men’s shotput with a throw the women’s finish even though they were only three points from winning of 61-10 1/2, and Taylor Shapland placed 10th with a distance of 56the conference title.

9. On the women’s side, Annie “The women did a lot better than what was projected for them, so that Jackson placed fourth with a mark of 52-7 1/2 meters, while Veronica was really exciting,” Furlan said.

Grizzle finished eighth with a The Huskers won six event titles. throw of 50-9 1/2. Grizzle also comNebraska continued its legacy in peted in the women’s weight throw jumps, taking event titles in long and and placed 11th with a mark of 60-2. triple jump.

The Husker men’s 4x400 meJanis Leitis earned the men’s triple jump title with a leap of 52- ter relay had a stellar performance.

They took the event title with a 1/2, while Patrick Raedler won the men’s long jump with a jump of 50-9 time of 3 minutes, 6.67 seconds and broke a school, facility and meet re1/4 inches. Raedler also finished fifth in the triple jump posting a jump of cord. Nebraska’s time ranks them

at fourth in the nation. The women’s 4x400 meter team relay placed fifth recording a time of 3:42:37.

The men’s distance medley relay finished fourth with a time of 9:41:67, while the women placed 11th with a time of 12:9:19.

Furlan was an important contributor on the women’s team. She won her first conference event title in the 3,000 meter run posting a time of 9:19:66. Furlan recorded a personalbest time of 4:41:44 in the mile securing her second-place finish. In the 5,000 meter run, Furlan finished fifth posting a time of 16:19:98.

Furlan was able to sum up her performances during the weekend simply.

“It was all for the team,” Furlan said.

In the men’s 200 meters, Dexter McKenzie finished fourth with a time of 21.26 seconds, while Mara Weekes placed fifth in the women’s with 24.11 seconds. She also finished eighth in the women’s 60 meter dash posting a time of 7.52 seconds.

In the 600 meters four huskers placed in the top nine. Levi Gipson led the way with a time of 1:16:84 seconds placing him third, while Cody Rush finished fourth with a time of 1:16:89.

Shawnice Willaims took second in the women’s 600 meters with a personal-best time of 1:29:60, while Elli Grooters finished sixth with a time of 1:30:48.

In the women’s pentathlon, Jourdan Doffeny finished 10th with 3,467 points. Teran Walford finished fifth in the men’s heptathlon posting 5,456 points, his personal best.

After a long weekend in Ohio, the Huskers made it home safely to a not-so-snowy Nebraska. They will take the experience they gained over the weekend and apply it to qualifying for the NCAA Indoor Championships. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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a 11-2 victory against the Huskers.

After three games against tough teams, Nebraska would have to finish Sunday with two games against No. 23 Florida State and No. 8 California.

The first game against Florida State was scoreless until the fourth inning when Tatum Edwards hit a ground ball into right field to drive in two runs for the Huskers, which ended up being the only Nebraska runs of the game. Edwards also pitched a shutout, allowing only four runs from the Seminoles to give NU the 2-0 win. It was the first victory of the season against a ranked opponent for Nebraska as well.

The final game of the tournament against No. 8 California marked the end of the weekend. Pitching from freshman right-hander Emily Lockman helped NU that game, only allowing four hits in the game, but with no runs coming from the Husker offense and a sacrifice fly by the Bears, Lockman earned her first loss of the season in the 1-0 loss to California.

Nebraska went 2-3 on the weekend, all three of those losses coming against top-10 programs. The Huskers overall record is 11-4 and next weekend the Huskers will compete in the Preview Tournament in Oklahoma, where they will have a rematch against the top-ranked Sooners. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

four games left in California.

“Just kind of one of those things,” sophomore infielder Mattie Fowler The Nebraska softball team faced its said. “You gotta put the first game betoughest competition of the season this hind you and come out strong.”

Immediately following the game, past weekend at the Mary Nutter ColNebraska had to face future Big Ten legiate Classic in Cathedral City, Calif.

The 35-team tournament is “the foe Maryland. The team bounced back most competitive regular season tour- from its first game and came out firing, nament in Division I softball,” accord- putting up four runs in the first inning.

The Huskers scored in each of the ing to the Mary Nutter website. The first three innings, which helped fuel a best programs in college 8-1 win against the Terps. softball are invited to the All in all, Friday ended event each year. up being a great day, Nebraska began play according to Nebraska Friday against No. 1 Oklacoach Rhonda Revelle. homa. The Sooners, last “(I’m) really proud of year’s Women’s College our team and as proud of World Series runner-up, their recovery as the way were undefeated heading they competed,” Revelle into the tournament. said. “To turn around On the mound for the and play Maryland right Huskers in that game was away and set the tone veteran right-hander Taearly was great.” tum Edwards. The junior fowler The next day, Nebrashad a no-hitter going into ka had another ranked the seventh inning and opponent in No. 9 OrNebraska was tied with the Sooners 0-0 until a two-run single egon. The matchup against the Ducks

by Oklahoma gave them the lead and was the only game the Huskers would ended up being the only runs in the have on Saturday.

For NU, Saturday was a completegame. The Sooners beat the Huskers 2-0 and continued their undefeated ly different day from Friday, commitseason, while NU had its second loss ting early errors and only having two of the season. However, the Huskers hits in the game against the Ducks. couldn’t be down on themselves with Oregon took an early lead and held it throughout the entire game, leading to

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said. “It paid off tonight, but we can “I thought Brittany did a great job still do better in the event.” tonight,” Kendig said. “She had a great Nebraska then moved onto beam, bars routine and was very aggressive where they put together a stellar per- on beam.” formance. Jennifer Lauer and Wong Nebraska topped 197 for the secanchored the Huskers with a score of ond time this year, while Iowa State 9.90 each, en route to a couldn’t build off its seateam score of 49.175. Skinson high score last weekner also posted a 9.825. end.

“I can’t say enough The Cyclones (3-6, how good of a job Heather 0-2 Big 12) scored a 48.925 has done with the group,” on floor, their high score Kendig said. “She has for the meet. They were done such a great job with led by senior Elizabeth their confidence, skills Stranahan, who scored and technique. We are a 9.80 on floor, a 9.70 on reaping the rewards of the bars and a 9.725 on vault. hard work.”

Iowa State did however The Huskers took to finish with their secondthe floor for the last event best score of the season.

Wong of the night. Again, Wong Nebraska will host put up a solid score of conference foe Iowa on 9.925. DeZiel also added a Monday, March 4, in its 9.90. final home meet of the year at the DevKendig said although floor had a aney Center. The meet, which is schedstrong showing, they can still get betuled for 6 p.m CST, will honor seniors ter.

Giblin, Kassandra Nathe and Skinner The Huskers were led in the allas they compete in their final home around by Wong, who scored a meetmeet as Huskers. sports@ high 39.600. DeZiel added a 39.350, Dailynebraskan.com while Skinner chipped in a 38.650. This was Skinner’s first meet this year competing in the all-around.

The No. 9 Nebraska women’s gymnastics team cruised to its sixth straight win Friday evening with a 197.050194.850 victory against Iowa State in the 23rd annual Masters Classic at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

Boise State, which was scheduled to compete in the meet, was not able to make it because of the snowstorm that blanketed Lincoln just days earlier.

The Huskers (6-1 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) swept all four event titles and the all-around to win their 17th straight Masters Classic in front of a crowd of 1,421.

“The crowd was just great tonight, especially with the addition of the student section,” junior Emily Wong said. “It gets us pumped up with the energy they give off. I think that was the first time I have ever seen the wave done at a gymnastics meet.”

The win came at a cost, however.

Junior Jamie Schleppenbach injured her right foot while warming up on floor. It’s a tough loss for the Huskers as she played a key role on the team.

Nebraska women’s gymnastics coach Dan Kendig was pleased with the performance overall, though.

By Wayne “Last week in Arizona, we didn’t Gould break 49 in any of the events, but toEvery row, day we did in all four,” Kendig said. column and 3x3 “It was a great week of practice and box should the girls earned and deserved it.”

The Huskers started the evening contain the on vault, where they put together a numbers 1 thru 9 strong score of 49.175. Janelle Giblin with no repeats led the way with a 9.875, while Wong across or down. added a 9.85. Hollie Blanske and Jessie DeZiel each scored a 9.825.

The first rotation of the night took Yesterday’s Nebraska to bars. The team put toAnswer gether a solid overall score of 49.325.

Wong had a strong showing, scoring a 9.925. Blanske also added a 9.85, tying her career-high in the event. Brittany Skinner posted a 9.825.

Kendig was pleased with the result on bars, but noted that there is room for improvement.

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Eric Schryver prepares to finish a routine on the pommel horse earlier this season at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Schryver and the Huskers fell to Iowa this weekend.

Hawkeyes outperform NU men’s gymnasts in Iowa City Eric Bertrand DN The No. 10 Nebraska men’s gymnastics team came up short against the eighth-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes last Saturday in Iowa City, Iowa. Even with the Huskers falling during routines, the team kept it close until the Hawkeyes emerged victorious with a final score of 427.5-425.4.

The Huskers scored a season high in this meet, but it still wasn’t enough. The Huskers had setbacks on almost every event, according to the Nebraska coach Chuck Chmelka.

“It was a real disappointment.

The first guy, five of six events, had a big mistake on their routine,” Chmelka said. “It is important that the first guy hits to start off the event, or else it just adds pressure to the next guys to do well.”

The Huskers also were struggling with their dismounts, the coach said.

“Some guys had really good routines up until the dismount,” Chmelka said. “We just have to finish.”

With Husker gymnasts falling during their routines, Nebraska was forced to count five scores in which a

fall occurred.

“Those five falls were essentially five points,” junior co-captain Eric Schryver said. “It is unacceptable if we want to be a top-tier team.”

The Huskers’ struggles began on the first event, the pommel horse, but it would start to turn around on the floor exercise.

Ringle earned a score of 15.05 on floor, which was enough to tie for second with sophomore Grant Perdue. Sophomore Louis Klein grabbed first place on the floor exercise with a 15.20, a career high.

Ringle changed some skills in his floor and parallel bar routines, and it added the consistency he was looking for.

“My floor and parallel bar both went well in execution with the changes I made,” Ringle said.

Tt was a roller coaster match where the lead was never safe until the end, Chmelka said.

“We started horribly, then we got the lead, but then we gave it back,” he said. “We got the lead only to give it back. Then we came close to getting it back, but just missed it.”

Schryver also had a strong performance against Iowa, and it was

the outing he was hoping for.

“It was definitely a confidence booster,” Schryver said. “It was exactly what I needed to recover from the last time out.”

Schryver led the Huskers in the pommel horse and the high bar with scores of 14.60 and 14.50, respectively.

He also was apart of the late surge on the parallel bars with a score of 14.60.

Freshman Sam Chamberlain led the Huskers in the final event with a score of 14.85, and he was followed up by junior co-captain Mark Ringle who posted a score of 14.75. Chamberlain received second in the event, and Ringle took third overall on parallel bars. The comeback effort came up just short.

The match ended on a high note for the Huskers, according to Schryver.

“Our best event overall was parallel bar,” Schryver said. “We just had too many mistakes overall, but we still saw how close we were to victory.”

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Dylan Talley backed up Rivers’ block with a jumper, cutting Nebraska’s deficit to eight. Nebraska and Iowa traded a few baskets before Nebraska went on a 5-0 run of rebounds.

Shields sunk two free throws. Talley drained back-to-back jumpers. Nebraska trailed by just a point.

Iowa missed a 3-pointer and Ubel hauled in the rebound.

Shields grabbed Iowa by the throat with a mid-range jumper; the Huskers overcame the secondbiggest deficit in school history and took a 58-57 lead. 2:29 remained in regulation.

Iowa’s Aaron White almost bucked Nebraska’s death grip with a minute and a half to go, draining a 3-pointer and tying the game at 60.

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ka had a mind of its own, though.

White’s clutch three paled in comparison to the most memorable shot of Dylan Talley’s career, as he put it.

The play design was simple – get the ball to Talley and let him make a play with less than 15 seconds on the shot clock. Talley got the ball deep in the backcourt, dribbling to the top of the key.

He jumped awkwardly – one foot in front of the other with a Hawkeye hand in his face – from a distance good for three in the NBA, no less.

A mere second remained as the ball floated toward the basket. The hand in Talley’s face? It belonged to Gesell, of course. Talley’s shot looked too shaky to fall.

“When I saw the release after the shot I said ‘I need to get an offensive rebound,’” Ubel said. “I

mean, that was a prayer.”

Talley’s three bounced inconspicuously off the back of the iron and down through the net.

63-60 Huskers.

Nine seconds remaining in regulation. The obligatory inevitabledenying fouls stretched the game an extra three minutes, and Nebraska’s lead to the eventual final score of 64-60.

“I think I just yelled,” Ubel said.

“I might have said five or six words.

Who knows. I kind of blanked on that.”

“I was yelling,” Talley said. “I had no idea what I was yelling.”

Tim Miles created a monster.

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Dylan Talley is mobbed by a teammate after Nebraska’s comeback win against Iowa on Saturday.

Talley and the Huskers came from 19 points down to the win their fourth Big Ten game this season.

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Freshman Rachel Theriot goes up for a basket during Nebraska’s 20-point win over Iowa on Sunday.

Theriot led the way with a career-high 19 points in the Huskers’ ninth-straight win.

hawk season Nebraska bursts Iowa’s bubble with comeback win Nedu Izu DN Shavon Shields threw the inbound pass to Nebraska teammate Dylan Talley with 20 seconds left on the game clock.

The Huskers were tied with Iowa at 60 each. The shot clock dwindled down to zero, forcing Talley to throw up a long-range jumper from behind the 3-point line.

“The clock was winding down, and I had to do it,” Talley said.

The senior guard’s desperation shot swished through the basket.

The Sea of Red was filled with jubilation.

Talley’s tie-breaking shot, followed by a foul shot made by Ray Gallegos, assisted Nebraska (1314 overall, 4-10 Big Ten) to a 64-60 comeback win against the Hawkeyes (17-10, 6-8) Saturday in front of 11,849 fans at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

The 19-point comeback was Nebraska’s largest since its 20-point, come-from-behind win against USC in 2010.

ed,” Miles said. “I just kept thinking However, Talley’s shot from downtown wasn’t exactly the play ‘We drew all of this up, right?’

The two neighboring states had Nebraska coach Tim Miles said he a back-and-forth clash off the dribwas looking for. ble, combining for 10 turnovers – six “We didn’t run it,” Miles said after his team’s win. “First of all, of those coming from the Huskers.

On offense, Iowa out-shot Nebraska (Iowa) did a good job staying in screening options, and sometimes from the floor (43.8 percent to 34.4) when teams do that to us we just and made all nine of its free-throw shut down … So Dylan made a attempts compared to Nebraska’s 1-for-5 showing play.” from the foul line.

Talley finished The way we Three conSaturday’s matinee leading all Husker came out in secutive 3-point baskets by Hawkscorers with 18 eye shooters gave points, helping Ne- the second half them a 41-22 adbraska shoot 62.5 and the way the vantage with one percent in the seccrowd got into it.” minute to play in ond half against the the first half and Hawkeyes. Howevshavon shields sent them into er, a possible Husker freshman basketball player the locker room comeback appeared with a 41-25 lead dim after the first 20 against the Huskminutes. ers.

Nebraska struggled to begin the The inconsistent play from Negame on both ends of the floor. And as the first half’s minutes reduced, braska worried its coaches.

“I really thought offense was so did the team’s efforts for ball conmore of a problem,” Miles said. trol.

“One of the coaches at halftime “We just looked discombobulat-

Husker women win 9th straight, rout Hawkeyes kyle cummings dn An hour before anyone called a play, drew a foul or snagged a rebound, Nebraska coach Connie Yori walked on the court.

Looking around the building before facing Iowa for the second time this season, she saw a herd of fans piling into the Bob Devaney Sports Center, she said. The 7,374 fans that showed up, the largest crowd the women’s basketball team has had at home this season, enjoyed a 64-46 Husker victory over the Hawkeyes.

“I assumed we were going to have a good crowd for a lot of reasons,” Yori said in a radio interview after the game. “It’s a Sunday afternoon game, we’re winding down at the Bob, today was the second to last opportunity to be in this building and watch a women’s basketball game. We appreciate the fans coming out and they make a difference.”

Almost two weeks ago, the Nebraska women’s basketball team squeaked out a one-point win

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Huskers respond to halftime speech, dominate Hawkeyes in second half

grant muessel Like Nebraska, I was way too complacent in the first half.

I spent too much time coming up with clever ways to write about how Nebraska native and Iowa guard Mike Gesell would get the last laugh after receiving boos every time he touched the ball. Yes, every time.

Gesell nailed his first two jumpers. The boos were nearly equaled by cheers from the substantial chunk of Iowa fans in the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

Nebraska had shown about as many signs of life as a morgue by halftime. When Iowa built its lead to 19 before halftime, I almost mailed it in. I prepared to watch pitchfork-wielding Nebraska fans chase the black and gold shirts out of Lincoln.

“How dare you, Mike Gesell?” was the line I had selected. “How dare you come to the school you spurned and walk out with a win?”

As if able to see my screen, Ne-

braska issued a swift “no thank you” to Iowa’s lead over the next 20 minutes of game play.

You see, no one told these Huskers they were far enough back on their heels to topple backward. No one told Nebraska that it can’t just flip some switch and bring a corpse back to life.

Instead, Nebraska spent the early minutes on the second half on the offensive, ignoring the black and gold boot on its throat.

“Coach came in at halftime, got rid of his keys for the second half, and said ‘none of it matters unless you play with energy,’” Brandon Ubel said.

Miles had supplied the lightning, but it was David Rivers who threw the switch.

Five minutes in, Gesell drove the lane, aiming for his seventh and eighth points of the game. He laid up a shot accompanied by the usual chorus of boos.

Rivers blocked the layup, and lightning struck the crowd.

It’s alive.

“On a scale of on to 10, it was probably a 15,” Shavon Shields said. “The way we came out in the second half and a the way the crowd got into and everything, it was just a great atmosphere.”

If Gesell had been booed after getting stuffed by Rivers, you wouldn’t have heard it. The crowd decided to

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against Iowa on the road. Sunday afternoon, the Huskers piled on huge runs in the second half to blow away their cross-state rivals.

With the win, Nebraska secured a top-four seed in the Big Ten tournament. A seed in the top four means that Nebraska has a first round bye in the conference tournament, giving the Huskers at least one day’s rest. “(That’s) absolutely huge for so many reasons,” Yori said. “Last year the Big Ten tournament impacted us in a positive way because we made it to the finals, but it impacted us extremely negatively, because we came out of there with two stress fractures.”

Without a first-round bye last season, Nebraska had to play four games in four days in a second place finish in the tournament. Yori said the bye gives the team much needed rest.

On top of a securing a bye, the Huskers tied the second longest winning streak in program history with nine games.

Iowa, now 6-8 in the Big Ten,

had NCAA tournament implications on the line against Nebraska.

But a career-high 19 points from Husker freshman Rachel Theriot and a solid defensive performance from the Huskers, may have closed the door on the Hawkeyes’ chances for making the NCAA tournament.

Junior Jordan Hooper, who had 29 points in the last game against the Hawkeyes, was held to only one point in the first half. But eight other Huskers recorded points to keep Nebraska in control and up 29-20 at the end of the half.

“We had to get some scoring from some other players,” Yori said.

After a big game against the Hawkeyes last time, Yori knew Hooper wouldn’t get many good looks. With Hooper shut down, Theriot made her impact, Yori said.

“Rachel was aggressive and I didn’t think I’d see the day, at least in her freshman year, when Rachel Theriot was taking 16 shots,” Yori said. “I mean we kind of had to beg her to shoot earlier in the year.”

To start the second half, Iowa center Bethany Doolittle knocked in

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NU drops 3 at Texas, Erstad still positive Huskers lose late in three tightlycontested matchups with Longhorns lanny Holstein dn After seven straight losses, the Nebraska baseball team is not exactly where second-year coach Darin Erstad would like his bunch to be, but the head man is still waxing positive.

Nebraska stayed with Texas in all three contests this weekend, losing 8-2, 4-3 and 2-0 in each, respectively.

The Huskers had a chance to win all three games – including the Friday night opener – until the decisive eighth and ninth innings favored the Longhorns. Erstad isn’t happy with the results, but he is happy with the fight his team showed against a top 25 opponent.

On Friday, Nebraska was only down a run when Texas batted in five runs in the bottom of the eighth to pull away. Then on Saturday, the Huskers took the Longhorns to the bottom of the ninth, where Texas shortstop C.J. Hinojosa hit a walk-off single to end the game. Sunday’s contest was a pitcher’s duel. Both Nebraska’s Ryan Hander and Texas’ Nathan Thornhill kept the opposition off balance at the plate, but Thornhill was able to outduel Hander as part of a staff effort that blanked the Huskers.

“Quite honestly, he just threw a lot of fastballs,” Erstad said in a postgame radio interview. “We talk a lot about dominating the fastball, and today, we did not do that. It just seemed like we hit either groundballs or fly

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Nebraska baseball coach Darin Erstad meets with an official and an opposing coach before a game last season. Erstad’s Huskers are 0-7 to start the 2013 season. balls. We didn’t square it up too often, and that’s a credit to him.”

Nebraska struggled against Texas pitching for much of the weekend. Its combined five runs across the threegame set didn’t give starting pitchers Brandon Pierce, Christian DeLeon and Hander enough support to get a win.

“We need to reset,” Erstad said.

“The guys are frustrated because offensively we have seen some good arms, and I think they are getting beaten down a little bit. But that’s part of the game, and I think they understand that we have seen some quality teams.”

Even with the struggles, Erstad

was upbeat. Improvement from week one to week two was there, according to the coach.

A week ago, Nebraska’s starting pitching failed to get through the fifth inning in four attempts. This week, the team saw its three guys put to-

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