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Fuel station bars group healthy foods at UNL dining halls mcCartney Martin dn University Dining Services want students to eat at the bar.

A new University of Nebraska–Lincoln program is bringing a “fuel station bar” of healthy options to a different dining hall each Tuesday for lunch and occasionally dinner. The bar will feature healthy options that can already be found in dining halls placed together for convenience and ease.

The first fuel station bar was held Feb. 18 at Abel Dining Hall. It featured fruit salad with oranges and kiwi, apple cider chicken breast and baked lemon pollock. The next bar is scheduled for Tuesday at Selleck Dining Hall during lunch and dinner hours.

“Students really liked the idea of having (healthy options) in one area,” said Pam Edwards, assistant director of Dining Services. “It was awareness building as well, that this is something that we have all the time, but looking at it differently.”

The idea of this service is to promote healthy options to students, all in one convenient area. The fuel station bar program stems from the Fuel Your Story program, which began fall semester.

“The essence of (Fuel Your Story) is learning to use MyPlate,” Edwards said.

MyPlate is a government program that encourages people to follow healthy eating guides for the five food groups.

Lean proteins, fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy are included in the MyPlate guide to a healthy diet.

The fuel station bars include recipes for its featured dishes.

Also at the stations, students can find cards to fill out, listing information about their knowledge of the Fuel Your Story campaign, their favorite menu item from the bar and their general contact information.

Students who complete these cards are entered in a raffle to win a Fuel Your Story T-shirt. The dining halls are also marking healthy items daily in the dining halls to help influence students meal choices.

The foods provided in the bars on Tuesdays are no added cost to the university because they are configured into the budget. Not to mention, most of the items included in the bars are recipes that have been served before or are on regular rotation.

“These are established recipes that have been out in the system, but we’re just promoting them a little bit differently,” Edwards said.

Not only are the foods budget-friendly, but they’re convenient for dining hall staff to provide as well.

“There are a limited few items that take longer to prepare, but overall it doesn’t take much more for us to provide it,” said Adam Theesen-Fenton, a senior environmental studies major and dining service associate.

Students can find more information about the fuel station bars through posters located in UNL dining halls or by following UNL Dining Services (@UNLDining) on Twitter. news@ dailynebraskan.com

Students petition for journalism professor’s tenure Gabrielle Lazaro and Melissa Allen DN

Mary Kay Quinlan, an associate news-editorial professor, Barney McCoy, an associate professor »Editor’s » note: The report- of broadcasting, Ruth Brown, an advertising professor and Linda ers who worked on this story Shipley, an advertising professor. aren’t in the College of JourMcCoy, the chair of the tennalism and Mass Communicaure committee, declined to comtions. The editors who worked ment on the issue, citing privacy on this story have not worked policies. with or had class with Scott Rick Alloway, an associate Winter. professor of broadcasting, has been a member of the college On Aug. 6, 2013, Andrew Dicksince 1986. inson created a Facebook group “I have never heard of an with an initial post that read… instance of a journalism faculty “Welcome! Scott Winter is up for members denied support by the tenure this year. I’d like to make committee,” he said. sure he gets it.”

In 2005, Orn Bodvarsson, an The group eventually gatheconomics professor, was denied ered about 200 members and tenure even though he received resulted in Dickinson, a senior 700 signatures during a 48 hour journalism major who was the period. Bodvarsson didn’t re2012-2013 editor-in-chief of the ceive tenure due to a lack of reDaily Nebraskan, hand deliversearch initiatives, according to an ing a manilla envelope filled with email sent by Chancellor Harvey 36 student testimonies detailing Perlman to students apologiztheir support of Scott Winter, an ing for the decision after student assistant professor of journalism uproar. Other reasons stated in in the College of Journalism and Perlman’s email included lack Mass Communications. of funding opportunities for ten“Andrew sent me an email ured professors. saying ‘250 of us According to have come together, the Wordpress page we just want you titled “Scott Winter’s to know we care’ Tenure,” which was something like that,” created by Dickinson said Winter, who and Chris Heady, a was approached by sophomore journalthe DN for the story. ism major and former “My wife and I got Daily Nebraskan repretty emotional porter, the commitover the whole thing. tee’s reasoning beSince then a lot of hind the decision was professionals, alumthat, “while Scott met winter ni and students have the requirements in stopped by because I teaching and service, haven’t told anyone he did not in scholabout my situation.” arly and creative contributions.”

On Dec. 6, 2013, CoJMC’s Dickinson and Heady reCollege Promotions and Tenure trieved the committee decision Committee denied support of information from a source who Winter’s tenure candidacy after wished to remain anonymous. a 4-0 vote. Now the decision of This isn’t enough reason his tenure ultimately lies with El- to deny tenure candidacy, said len Weissinger, senior vice chanDickinson, who helped compile cellor of Academic Affairs at the 54 written testimonies from stuUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln. dents, alumni and faculty on the The CoJMC interim dean Jim site. On Feb 19. at midnight – the O’Hanlon chose not to overrule first day the site was launched the committee’s decision.

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Justice Jones studies in the Sandoz Hall conference room on Feb. 19. Jones, with the help of other students, is bringing back the Nebraska chapter of Delta Chi, which hasn’t been active since 1953.

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If all goes as planned, Delta Chi Fraternity’s first initiation since 1953 will be next fall. The organization still needs to reach 30 members with a cumulative 3.0 GPA, secure an adviser and become a registered student organization before it can be affiliated with UNL’s Greek Affairs.

Group founder Justice Jones, an advertising and public relations major, pledged to Delta Epsilon his freshman year, but he said he decided it wasn’t right for him. For the new fraternity, he’s looking to recruit out-ofstate students as well as students involved in all parts of campus, from Resident Housing Association to the bowling team.

Starting a fraternity isn’t an easy task – recruiting members and having resources have been a struggle for Jones.

Luke Bretscher, coordinator for fraternity life in Greek Affairs, said there are three main steps to start a Greek organization: a group of students has to show interest, find a national Greek lettered organization to be a part of and become admitted into a council.

Choosing a national Greek-lettered organization that wasn’t already represented at UNL wasn’t hard for Jones because a lot of his friends from high school were already members of Delta Chi. So he contacted Delta Chi’s expansion chairman Nick Stitt, who visited UNL last semester and met with UNL’s Greek Affairs.

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Delta Chi is currently in the process of Stitt will return to campus in April.

It’s easier for a Greek organization to becoming a recognized organization on campus, but it needs an adviser. come to UNL if it used to be on the campus, “Finding the faculty adviser has been the Bretscher said. Delta Chi used to be at UNL, most stressful (part),” Jones said. but was dismembered in 1953.

Jones said he’s meeting with Tim Alva“They have more alumni,” Bretscher said, who usually give the undergraduate rez, assistant vice chancellor for Student Affairs, to figure out who could be Delta Chi’s members help to start back up on campus. adviser.

The initiation won’t Along with finding an count through the office of adviser, Delta Chi needs 30 Greek Affairs, but it will be (We are) members who have a cumurecognized through Delta building lative 3.0 GPA for two conChi’s national board. secutive semesters, Bretscher “We have a lot of organi- leaders for said. Currently, Delta Chi has zations that have high stanbeyond.” about 16 members who are dards,” Bretscher said. “So interested. The group recentwe have high standards for Justice jones ly lost five members. junior advertising and public incoming organizations.” relations major All five members were With the Delta Chi’s apfriends who came to the orproval of his efforts, he’s ganization together and left working on getting admitted together. into the Interfraternity Council, or IFC. “I think they realized the amount of Bretscher said it takes at least two years to become an IFC member. There are three work (to be done),” Jones said.

With the increase in enrollment at UNL, other Greek councils at UNL – Multicultural Greek Council, Panhellenic and National Jones said he thinks it’s the perfect time to Pan-hellenic – and each one has a different start a fraternity. He’s not trying to start the organization to make UNL’s Greek commuentrance process.

Any group interested in becoming a nity stronger – he said it’s already strong – member of IFC has to have one semester but because he values Delta Chi. “(We are) building leaders for beyond,” where members build interest and another semester of being a Recognized Student Or- Jones said.

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Legal services looks to add part-time attorney A primary candidate for the position is Jeffrey White, said Eric Additional funding Reznicek, ASUN president and senior finance and marketing of $25,000 from ASUN amajor.

White has been a student to create position worker in the office for about a year and a half, Reznicek said. after co-director He graduated from the College retires in few years of Law in December and will take the bar exam soon, Stall said.

“He’s got an idea of how we do it, and he loves working here,” REECE RISTAU Stall said.

DN However, nothing is set in stone, Stall said.

The University of Nebraska–LinReznicek said the primary coln’s Student Legal Services will reason for creating the position is likely add a part-time attorney to to help with the caseload that the its staff. office accumulates. Whoever fills The Association of Students of the spot would help with drafting the University of Nebraska budand writing documents and repget requested additional funding resenting students at the courtto create a $25,000 salhouse. White has alary for the position. ready been doing such ASUN will vote on the tasks but would need funding increase at its no oversight from the meeting Wednesday attorneys after passing night. the bar, Reznicek said.

Student Legal SerOn average, Stuvices staff is looking dent Legal Services to hire another memassists more than 1,250 ber because co-direcstudents per year with tor and attorney Tom legal issues. RepresenKeefe is considering tatives meet or corretirement in the next respond with more few years. Because of than 3,000, according keefe student demand, his to a document from position will need to SLS. The services cost be filled by someone who understudents $3.39 per student per sestands typical student cases, said mester, Reznicek said.

Shelley Stall, attorney and co-diDuring the 2012-2013 school rector of Student Legal Services. year, the office advised 1,248 stu-

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dents and had contact with 4,204 cases, said ASUN Director Marlene Beyke. For the current school year, the office advised 1,165 students and contacted 3,400 students, Reznicek said.

Part of the decrease in cases can be attributed to how international students are handled, Beyke said. Student Legal Services used to send representatives to have international students sign a power of attorney, which counted as contact. This practice has been discontinued, as students sign the document when they come to campus. Stall also said after looking at the numbers, there were fewer students involved in legal matters in recent years.

The part-time position would roll into the open spot if Keefe retires. Reznicek said this would save money in the long-term because the overall funding going toward salaries would decrease, as there would be one fewer employee.

Beyke said with increasing student enrollment and number of cases the office handles, the position is necessary. White’s experience with students could be beneficial, she said.

“Bringing someone on who is passionate about working with students is totally a plus,” Beyke said.

Student Legal Services handles many different types of student cases. Stall said the most common cases involve alcohol and lease agreements. The services don’t include personal injury cases or felonies, although the office can provide information for resources for students to get such cases resolved. Stall said the attorneys can provide guidance on a variety of issues.

“We want to give (students) basic information but also let them know that we’re here as a resource,” Stall said.

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ON CAMPUS what: “A Prophet Without Honor? Malthus on the Great Plains” when: 3:30 p.m. where: Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St.

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“Bloodwork: The Ana Mendieta Story” when: 5:30 p.m. where: Sheldon Museum of Art, Auditorium

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The Story of Chocolate: Nutrition and Sensory Qualities when: 7 p.m. where: Love Library South, Mezzanine Study Room 221

IN LINCOLN what: Mardi Gras new Orleans Style WeekLong Celebration when: 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. where: Libations Downtown, 317 S. 11th St.

what: Jazz at The Moon with Jazzocracy when: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. where: Crescent Moon Coffee, 140 N. 8th St.

what: “Don’t Drink the Water” when: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. where: Nebraska Wesleyan University Miller Theatre, 51st Street and Huntington Avenue more information: Tickets are $10 for adults, $7.50 for seniors and $5 for students.

Sorority’s youth conference emphasizes ‘girl power’ Lambda Theta Nu’s 8th annual Latina Youth Leadership Conference focuses on higher education Jason Shaneyfelt dn More than 120 Lincoln middle school girls spent Tuesday celebrating girl power at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

The girls were part of Lambda Theta Nu sorority’s 8th annual Latina Youth Leadership Conference, which took place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Centennial Room at the Nebraska Union.

“Our goal is to empower middle school girls to seek highereducation,” said Shams Al-Badry, the Lambda Theta Nu president and a senior political science major.

The Latina Youth Leadership Conference is aimed toward middle school aged Latina girls

in the Lincoln area with a special emphasis on striving to achieve higher-education.

“A big part is to let them know that college is always in their future,” said Kelsey Sanchez, community service chair for Lambda Theta Nu and a senior psychology major. “We just really want to put that image back in their mind and say this is doable. We’re all here, and we’re all doing it, and you can be just like us in our shoes.”

The theme to this year ’s conference was “Girl Power.” The theme is geared toward inspiring young women to work together and empower each other.

“Girls can sometimes bring other girls down and be on a competitive basis, and that’s negative,” Sanchez said. “We wanted to say, ‘Hey we’re all girls, let’s all help each other and not try to bring each other down.’”

After having breakfast and introducing this year ’s theme, the girls split into three 30-minute rotations that featured workshops to boost self-image and instill confidence. The Women’s Center covered the first rotation with the theme “What kind

Career Services to host nonprofit, public service fair Maddy wurtele dn The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Career Services is hosting a career fair aimed at nonprofit and public service work for the first time in more than a decade.

The Public Service and Nonprofit Career Fair is from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Nebraska Union.

With 28 national and regional organizations signed up to attend, this career fair is designed to help highlight some of the smaller nonprofit and public service organizations that may have been overshadowed in previous traditional career fairs.

“One of our goals is to expose students to different types of organizations they may not have previously considered,” said Chris Timm, associate director of Career Services.

While nonprofit and public service organizations have previously participated in UNL’s larger career fairs, this fair will be held specifically for them. UNL is following the trend of other Big Ten Conference schools such as the University of Iowa, Northwestern University and the University of Minnesota, all of which have similar specialty career fairs planned for later this year.

Timm also said the fair will provide more visibility to government organizations and the public service sector. Some organizations that plan on attending are: the YMCA of Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and the Boys Town National Research Hospital. This career fair will be a small and focused environment where students can have meaningful conversations with organization staff.

Kim Schafers, a Husker Hire Link specialist for Career Services, said students will be able to network with professionals relative to their field of study, such as political science majors, who may get the

if you go what: Public Service and Nonprofit Career Fair where: Nebraska Union, room posted when: Wednesday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. more information: Students are encouraged to dress in business casual clothing and bring résumés

chance to meet U.S. District Judge John M. Gerrard and Court Room Deputy Marian Frahm.

Some students such as Kaitlyn Watermeier, a freshman hospitality, restaurant and tourism management major, have to attend the career fair as a requirement for a business class.

“I think it will be interesting to see what everyone is offering for current students and to see if there are any opportunities for freshmen,” she said, “because lot of organizations and employers aren’t looking for freshmen.”

Timm encourages students from all education levels to attend as there are part-time and full-time positions available as well as internship opportunities. Students who’re attending are also encouraged to dress in business casual clothing, bring copies of their resumes and be ready to market themselves to potential employers.

However, students shouldn’t be discouraged if they are unable to dress in business casual clothing.

Schafers said this event is intended to be a welcoming and approachable environment for all students.

“We would love to see a room full of UNL students,” Schafers said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Keynote speaker Chandra Diaz-DeBose talks in front of a group of middle school girls gathered at Lambda Theta Nu’s Latina Youth Leadership Conference. Diaz-DeBose, who is also the instructional coordinator at Lincoln High School and a commissioner on Nebraska’s Mexican American Commission, spoke on the importance of demonstrating leadership in young girls’ lives. of friend are you?” The Lambda Theta Nu sorority alumnae handled the next rotation with the theme “expressing yourself.”

This workshop aimed at helping the girls set personal goals. The government program Upward Bound also made a presentation

aimed at creating and working toward higher education goals for the conference’s third rotation.

After getting through the three rotations, the girls settled in to listen to the keynote speaker of the day, Chandra Díaz-DeBose, instructional coordinator at Lincoln High School and a commissioner on Nebraska’s Mexican American Commission.

The women of Lambda Theta Nu finished off the day with a little more fun and put on a strolling performance – a traditional choreographed dance routine.

“Now they decided after seeing our strolling that they wanted to do their own stroll competition,” Sanchez said.

Sanchez is confident in the impact that the Latina Youth Leadership Conference is having on young Latina women in reaching their goals of seeking a higher education. She said she feels the conference makes a lasting impression on girls.

“We now have girls recognize us as we go out, so that’s always fun,” Sanchez said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

UHC puts on awareness week Nicole Rauner dn University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s University Health Center and Healthy Outlook Peer Educators (HOPE) are looking to prevent eating disorders by raising awareness through events this week.

HOPE is hosting multiple activities throughout the week to help students healthily cope with stress and healthy ways to be fit.

On Wednesday, Cathy Jewell, UNL Eating Disorders Treatment Team member and fitness expert, is leading two yoga sessions for all levels in the Nebraska Union. The first session will be from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.; the second is 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

On Thursday, there will be creative activities to focus on handling stress from 11-2 p.m. in the Nebraska Union. Closing the week on Friday will be “If you want a cookie, have a cookie” and “Trash Fat Talk” happening on both campuses and Campus Rec. A booth will be set up in the Nebraska Union for students that have questions or want to learn more on Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Awareness isn’t something to take lightly with eating disorders, staff said. For many, culture is a big part of how people feel, so some may not even realize its harm.

“I think it’s definitely a psychological issue. First of all to address it we have to make people aware of it,” Nick Palmer, recruitment specialist for Campuspeak, Inc. said while visiting UNL. Ninety-one percent of women surveyed on a college campus had attempted to control their weight through dieting and 86 percent reported an onset of an eating disorder by age 20, according to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders survey.

It’s estimated that eating disorders impact the lives of 30 million Americans, both men and women, said Casey Tallent, coordinator of UNL’s Eating Disorders Treatment Team.

Eating disorders have a lot of misconceptions, the biggest being that eating disorders are a sign of personal weakness, Tallent said.

The National Eating Disorders Association collected data from 165 colleges and universities in the

Eating disorders awareness week events Wednesday

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Nebraska Union booth 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. – Yoga session (all levels) with Cathy Jewell 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – Yoga session (all levels) with Cathy Jewell

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Stress Relief Day 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Nebraska Union

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“If you want a cookie, have a cookie” and “Trash Fat Talk” 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Nebraska East Union 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Nebraska Union 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Campus Recreation Center

United States to create a database of services and programs available at colleges. Most of the campuses had an on-staff counselor specializing in eating disorders and body image issues, individual pyschotherapy to address eating disorders, pamphlets or information sheets available and websites with information on eating disorders.

Though 87 percent of respondents said it’s important to offer eating disorder screenings, about 22 percent offered year-round screening opportunities. Trained fitness instructors and dieticians were available at 22 percent of the universities surveyed.

“Eating disorders are one of the most difficult illnesses to treat, therefore it’s important to find a support team skilled in eating disorders treatment,” Tallent said. “UNL is fortu-

nate to have such a comprehensive eating disorders treatment team with therapists, medical providers, registered dietitians, psychiatric providers and exercise specialists who are all skilled in treating eating disorders.”

The power of awareness is simple, Palmer said: The more you know, the more you can educate others and be cognizant.

“The more people who can get aware of it and where to get help is the best solution,” Palmer said.

Tallent’s goal in both the Eating Disorders Treatment Team and HOPE is to educate and inform students.

“I hope to raise awareness,” she said. “Hopefully at least one person will feel empowered to get help or to talk with a friend of concern.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

UNL libraries to sponsor science, pop culture lectures Diego de los Reyes DN University Libraries is hosting a series of lectures called “Sci Pop Talks!” on the intersection between science and pop culture.

“Breaking Bad,” Harry Potter and zombies are some examples of topics the lectures will tackle.

The talks will occur weekly starting Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Love Library Mezzanine Study Room 221. They’re co-sponsored by the libraries, University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s chemistry departments and Doane College.

Wednesday’s lecture is titled “The Story of Chocolate: Nutrition and Sensory Qualities” and will be given by UNL professor Marilynn Schnepf. She’ll discuss aspects of chocolate such as its history as a food for the gods and its nutrition-

al benefits.

Rebecca Lai, associate professor in the UNL chemistry department, was part of the team that organized the lecture. The team included UNL Libraries faculty members Joan Barnes and Kiyomi Deards.

Barnes, Community Engagement Librarian at University Libraries, said she hopes students and the public are interested by the wide array of topics.

“We’ll assess how successful this is, and whether we’ll do it again in the fall, or again next spring,” she said.

Barnes also mentioned possible topics to address in the future such as talks by engineers on franchises like Transformers or by people from textile sciences on superheroes.

Deards, the library’s liaison for

chemistry, biochemistry, physics topics she’ll cover, Harry Potter.

“With this talk I would cover and astronomy, said the talks will alchemy,” she said. “Those who provide materials to attendants know about the first book, “Harry who wish to read more on the topic.

“Each talk will have a displays Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” that stone was said that features differto be able to transent things connected Each talk form any materials to the talk or to the will have into gold. It was not topic of the talk,” all developed by she said. “So you a displays that J.K. Rowling. A lot might pick up some of alchemists back fiction reading or a features different in the day worked movie for the week- things connected to try and achieve end,” she said. that.”

Said material to the talk or to Other Harry can be found on the topic of the Potter magical the “Sci Pop Talks!” items she’ll talk website at http:// talk.” about are fireworks unl.libguides.com/ Kiyomi deards and invisible ink. scipoptalks. unl libraries faculty member “Two objects at Lai, who is also least, the Maraudgiving two of the eight lectures happening this se- ers Map and Tom Riddle’s diary, use some form of invisible ink. So mester, expanded on one of the

basically, it’s a wide range of topics that relate the information in the books to chemistry,” she said.

Kristopher Williams, assistant professor of mathematics at Doane College, will give a talk on “Breaking Bad.” While chemistry is the most common subject associated with that show, in which a cancer-stricken man becomes a meth dealer, his talk will center on game theory.

“Game theory is the study of strategic decision making,” Williams said. “While many shows have characters that need to make important decisions, Walter White, the main character in Breaking Bad, makes a number of decisions that have lasting consequences for himself and others. While few of us need to find ways to get along with drug kingpins, we all have to find ways to work with those around

if you go what: “The Story of Chocolate: Nutrition and Sensory Qualities” lecture where: Love Library Mezzanine Study Room 221 when: Wednesday, 7 p.m.

us.”

As with the other lectures in this series, Williams will relate pop culture with real life.

“In my talk, I will try to show how many of the choices that Walt faces are similar to those we all face.”

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tenure: from 1 —– it received 3,165 views, Heady said.

“If it’s truly because Scott doesn’t have enough research, then the process is flawed,” Dickinson said in an email. “Who gives a shit about research when a teacher is excelling so much at connecting with the kids in his class, each and every one of them, in a way no other faculty member does.”

Universities would be better off if they had both teaching professors and research professors because then they wouldn’t intermix, said Brian Lehmann, a COJMC alumnus who graduated in May 2007 and freelance photojournalist.

“If I’m paying for my college tuition I’m looking for a professor to motivate me to do something great,” he said. “I think Scott has that. I don’t think many professors have that and that’s from both my personal experience with him from when I was at the college and when I’ve seen him on these trips and seen him from the professional side of things.”

If Winter is denied tenure, he will have one year left at the college.

“If I get tenure I’m excited to stay,” he said. “I think we’re in the process of really doing some amazing things in both sports journalism and international multimedia journalism in this college - beyond the great things we’ve done already, so I would stay.”

Tenure is a continuous appointment and a significant long-term commitment in a faculty member by the university. Faculty members under review for tenure must have a file compilations of the faculty’s best works through the university. Faculty members on track for tenure must complete at least six years of teaching through the university. Winter has taught for nine.

Both Weissinger and O’Hanlon declined to comment on the issue, citing privacy policies.

When asked further on past instances of faculty tenure occurrences, UNL news director Steve Smith declined to comment citing privacy policies.

This policy is cited under Human Affair’s confidentiality of UNL personnel records.

“Information other than directory information is accessible only to the employee, the department administrative personnel, UNL Human Resources, and other university offices with a need to know,” states the record confidentiality policy on UNL’s Human Resources website.

The Tenure Guide, under UNL’s Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs website states that records under the tenure file of the faculty, including the synopsis of the discussion, and the vote of the committee, can be by secret ballot. This means that the committee’s choice of vote can be kept confidential.

“At UNL, we hold tenure applicants to high standards of accomplishment in teaching and research,” said Smith in an email. “Student feedback

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Senate reviews bills on restructure, exec board compensation for next meeting

sophomore journalism major

is a central component of the documentation of teaching and advising effectiveness, and input from scholars at other universities is a key component of the evaluation of research.”

Winter came to Lincoln nine years ago when his wife began working at the Lincoln Journal Star. Winter was intending to get his master’s in English at UNL. “The editor of the (Lincoln Journal Star) said the dean of the journalism school wants to meet you — little did I know I was walking into a job interview,” Winter said. “They hired me as a recruiter and instructor and later hired me to teach upper-level classes.”

In his time at UNL, Winter has produced three student magazines and won two national awards from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

CoJMC has won 47 Hearst Journalism Awards since his arrival - 19

by Winter’s recruits and 40 of them who he taught at some point, according to the site. The Hearst Journalism Awards Program awards scholarships to students for outstanding performance in college-level journalism, with matching grants to the students’ schools, according to the program’s website.

When Alex Lanzt transferred to UNL from Southeast Community College as a journalism major, he wasn’t sure what direction he wanted to take his degree, the senior journalism major said. When Lanzt heard about the site and read through the testimonies, he decided to add in his own student testimony.

“I knew I had a story to tell about how Scott helped me get a job and help me get on track for my degree,” Lanzt said.

Winter helped Lanzt land a sports clerk position at the Journal Star. Now Lanzt is preparing for an internship as a Dow Jones News Fund sports copy editing intern at the Denver Post, also at the encouragement of Winter.

“This is a chance for us students to have his back the way he’s had our back,” he said. “It’s an opportunity to repay him for all that he’s done for us.”

One of Winter’s recruits, Faiz Siddiqui, a junior journalism major and former Daily Nebraskan projects editor, recently found out that he won a Hearst award on his story

detailing the exploitation of Dominican baseball players. This story was written during a trip to the Dominican Republic during winter break, which was overseen by Winter and news-editorial associate professor Bruce Thorson.

“If you work with Scott you’re pretty much guaranteed to succeed because that’s his standard,” Siddiqui said. “It’s a Hearst award standard. He will settle for nothing less and he’s not mean about it. He’s someone that wants the best out of you regardless of the situation.”

Siddiqui is just one of several students, alumni, faculty and staff who support Winter receiving tenure.

“It’d be something that they’d (COJMC) end up regretting in the future and the Hearst awards we win - they’d stop coming in,” Heady said.

Heady also said that the college would lose connections to some of the best high schools in the country through Winter.

“If you take Scott away, those pipelines are going to shut off,” he said. “People are going to stop looking at Nebraska and people look at Nebraska because of Scott. Scott means a lot to a lot of people. He’s pretty much the heartbeat of the college. If you take out the heartbeat you know what’s going to happen next.”

Matt Waite, a professor of practice in journalism, said he’s unsure of the tenure decision, but Winter’s interactions with students speaks for itself.

“I don’t know anything about the reasoning behind why they denied him tenure,” Waite said. “What I do know is Scott is a gifted and passionate teacher and that students have put together advocating materials for his tenure decision is amazing.”

If Winter doesn’t receive tenure, it will only put the college at a disadvantage, Dickinson said.

“If Scott leaves, you’ll see the effects of that down the road in the college, both in terms of awards, recruiting and future success of students,” he said. “Maybe the promotion and tenure committee really doesn’t get it, but without Scott, many of us wouldn’t be where we are.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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making up almost a fourth of oncampus students – 21 percent.

“Just the residents of HSS are almost enough to vote no on this,” he said.

Mulcahy proposed an agreement called the “Ten-Eight-Six Agreement,” which would decrease the cap to $10 for the 20132014 year, then $8 in 2014-2015 and then finally $6 in 2015-2016 and stay at $6.

Questions such as when this would take effect and what HSSRA spends its money on were brought up.

The agreement would take effect this academic year, and Mulcahy said HSS allocates $5,000 to floors funds per year, $1,000 to social committee per semester, $200 for programming budget and it also has larger projects to work on such as the purchase of new TV’s for HSS lobbies.

Pound Sen. Justin Kyser, a junior business administration major, proposed an amendment of not touching previously rolledover funds and then setting a cap on the funds received each fall.

A secret ballot vote was taken with 19 in favor of the original proposal of $3 per resident cap and 18 in favor of the “Ten-EightSix Agreement.”

Knapp said this proposal can still be amended next week. No amendment was made to the bill concerning executive board compensation, and the bill will be voted on next week as well. news@ dailynebraskan.com

Senate Bill 24: RHA Restructure and Senate Bill 25: Executive Board Compensation for 2014-2015 were both prior notice of bills that will be voted on next week.

RHA president and junior advertising and public relations major Matthew Knapp said this was simply a time for questions and concerns.

Knapp also said he added a few items to the bill.

RHA Restructure would put a cap on how much money a hall can have at the end of the semester at $3 per student. This would be put into effect fall semester of 2014. Money that exceeds this would be rolled over, returned to RHA and distributed evenly based on population to all halls.

In addition, local hall governments do have the option of formally requesting an exemption on a year-by-year basis by submitting legislation that defines the reason for exemption to RHA. The exemption requires a twothirds vote in favor for approval, and with that approval, the hall is disqualified from receiving additional rollover allocation.

Harper-Schramm-Smith Residence Association passed a resolution that said the clause referring to the amount-per-student cap shouldn’t be passed, said Seamus Mulcahy, freshman architecture major and HSS vice president.

He said HHS has eight representatives and makes up almost a third of the senate along with

Gabrielle Lazaro dn Three bills were brought to the table at Tuesday’s Residence Hall Association meeting: Recyclemania 2014, RHA Restructure and Executive Board Compensation for 2014-2015.

Senate Bill 23: Recyclemania 2014 is a campus-wide event held to raise recycling awareness through March 29. Residence halls will have a decorating competition among floors. The most appealing recycling bin will be voted on by the student body through “likes” on Facebook. The winners will receive a party in the second week of April.

The ASUN Environmental Sustainability Committee will be donating 10 to 15 recycling bins to be decorated and displayed on the Nebraska Union Greenspace, along with supplies.

University Suites president and freshman mechanical engineering major Taylor Bosch said because there wasn’t any monetary requirement with this bill, there was no reason not to pass it.

SB23 passed with a majority vote.

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OPINION

wednesday, february 26, 2014 dailynebraskan.com

d n e d i to r i a l b oa r d m e m b e r s HAILEY KONNATH

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campus pro-tips

Tips to succeed in the final semester before graduation March is mere days away, and that means graduation is rapidly approaching. My god, is it rapidly approaching. Don’t panic though.

You can succeed in your final semester as an undergraduate or graduate student, and you can enjoy it too.

1. Let’s just get this one out of the way: If you haven’t yet used your three free sessions with University of Nebraska-Lincoln Counseling & Psychological Services, this is a good time to utilize them.

This is a scary, uncertain point in your life. Also, when else are you going to have three free counseling sessions? (The answer is probably never.)

2. Indulge in UNL traditions. Go to the Dairy Store on East Campus. Go to sporting events and sit in the student section. Spend an afternoon in the Sheldon Museum of Art. Go to the planetarium in Morrill Hall. Eat in a dining hall one last time, even if you live off campus. When it’s nice out, hang out by Broyhill Fountain.

3. Use every student deal that exists everywhere. Seriously, everywhere. Bars, restaurants, movie theaters, concert venues, the zoo.

Milk this while you can. Use that Campus Cash book too.

4. Use 475-RIDE. This spectacular service is an example of something you’ll surely miss when you’re in the real world. Out late on a work night with too much alcohol coursing through your veins? You better believe that’ll mean a hefty cab fee after graduation. Call 475RIDE while you’re here and savor every saved penny. (Disclaimer: Don’t use it so much you find yourself on the unfunded riders list.

Yes, that exists.)

5. Still show up to class, at least sometimes. It’s highly tempting to skip every class from now until commencement, but then you run the risk of not being invited to commencement. Attend often enough to pass your classes and graduate. It doesn’t matter if you’re hungover, still drunk, still asleep, whatever - as long as you’re there.

6. Go to University Program Council events. They’re free, and they’re usually good. Being a real person means no more free entertainment every week. Live it up now.

7. Clean minimally. College means not having to explain all the empty PBR cans cluttering your kitchen counter. It means having your mom visit and expecting to see piles of dirty clothes as living room decor. But the real world requires respectable living situations, and that sounds just terrible. Enjoy living among last week’s dirty dishes for as long as possible.

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College offers more than spouses

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t’s a universally acknowledged truth: A single woman in college who is in want of a good fortune must also be in want of a husband.

Or something like that.

According to Susan Patton of the Wall Street Journal, college isn’t meant to be a breeding ground for furthering education. Instead, it’s only meant for breeding. As Patton puts it, finding an adequate man isn’t “impossible” outside of college, but it’s pretty hard nonetheless. University men are scholars. They’re not only young and motivated, but they’re dashing to boot. Men with those qualities outside of academia, however, are few and far between. If they even exist, ha! They wouldn’t even dare look at your 30-year-old body, regardless if it’s showing off some executive attire. The girl rocking the double Ds in that biology class you aced seems like a better catch than you.

I have to admit, I was a bit ignorant before happening upon this article. I always thought I was going to school to get a bachelor’s degree, when really I should be hunting for an eligible bachelor. Because evidently, being your own, independent and successful woman means nothing in the world of dating.

Patton does have a point, though. College is like a fully realized dating website. Sure, there’s a small fee you have to pay, and the university has to see that you meet its standards before letting you join, but it’s worth it. You’re put into a major to find people with similar interests as you, and each day it places you in a new chat room (i.e. a classroom) to socialize with other eligible folks. The best part is that if you don’t

How should women approach college? Should it be a place for finding a mate or a place for making a date with Mr. Charles Dickens? Despite how revolutionary Patton’s ideas of academia are, they seem a bit outdated.

Perhaps they would have probably been useful a few decades ago, when some of her claims rang true — and a bit less demeaning as well.

As Amanda Keenan wrote in the Daily Nebraskan in response to a similar article Patton wrote last year, “1950 called, and they want their ideals back.” find the men adequate, you sign up for another Last time I checked, it was 2014. Unfortusemester of school to meet even more people. nately for Patton, men and women don’t fit into Don’t believe me? Where else in the world do as nice of gender roles as they did in 1950. You you find condoms in vending machines or being can’t just put them into a category and expect given away for free? them to stay there. Marriage Coincidence? I think not. isn’t a necessity for women to Marriage Still, I can’t help but think get by in the world, now that that some of Patton’s points have they have so many opportuniisn’t a a few holes in them. Do men ties to live independently and necessity for really not like smart women? make a name for themselves.

“Men who are as well-educated Getting married is now somewomen to get by as you are often interested in … thing she can choose to do bein the world.” less challenging women,” Patton cause she wants to do it. It’s writes. Huh, I always thought not a necessity anymore. And they had a thing for hot teachers. regardless of her age, when By contrast, according to a Pew Research she decides she wants to find a partner, if her Center study, younger women with college de- significant other is intimidated by her intellect grees are just as likely to get married as those or power, then maybe he should be the one to without degrees. The same study also found that change his priorities.

Emily Kuklinski is a sophomore the average man doesn’t get married until he’s English and theatre major. Follow 28 — a good six to eight years after he’s graduher @TheFunnyEmily. Reach her at ated college. This makes Patton’s advice a little opinion@ difficult to live by. dailynebraskan.com And thus, we arrive at our little conundrum.

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Celebrities coming out opens Old-fashioned beliefs of sex doors for closeted people workers lead to hypocrisy

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would like to see every gay doctor come out, every gay lawyer, every gay architect come out, stand up and let the world know. That would do more to end prejudice overnight than anybody would imagine. I urge them to do that, urge them to come out. Only that way will we start to achieve our rights.”

Those are the words of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected public official in the United States.

While spoken in the ‘70s, they couldn’t be truer today.

The LGBT rights movement trudges forward as more people come out, creating a larger culture of openness and understanding.

Actress Ellen Page and University of Missouri defensive lineman/NFL prospect Michael Sam both came out recently. The response has varied dramatically. Some applaud them, and others wonder why it’s worthy of a headline.

For starters, coming out still has newsworthy value. Why? Because when you come out, you’re allowing the world to either accept or condemn you. And yes, the condemnation is very real.

Uganda passed a bill Monday that allows its law enforcement to jail gays for life. Russia has been all over the news because of outlawing “gay propaganda.” On our own soil, Arizona has passed legislation allowing individuals to refuse service to LGBT people on the grounds of “religious freedom.” Idaho is following suit, introducing similar legislation that would not only allow business owners to refuse LGBT people, but also giving teachers and doctors the legal right to turn away gays and lesbians.

The fact that these laws are even being introduced demonstrates that being gay is still not universally accepted. Being a member of the LGBT community can (and will) result in some kind of societal consequence. It’s being denied a marriage license in most states or being legally regarded as a secondclass citizen in Arizona or Idaho.

LGBT people risk alienation from their families, peers and possibly their workplace (depending on which state you live in). While alienation and discrimination can happen in any workplace for a multitude of reasons (e.g. sexual harassment, racial profiling, etc.), LGBT people in the workplace can’t necessarily turn to anyone for help resolving discrimination on the grounds of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Nebraska still doesn’t have any state-wide LGBT discrimination clauses written, though it’s important to note that our university does include sexual orientation and gender identity in its anti-discrimination clauses.

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Damien Croghan

There’s still stigma attached to LGBT people. The idea that being open about your sexual orientation makes you a deviant in our culture is widespread.

People are too interested in your sex life rather than just you (because apparently gay sex is an enigma, unlike heterosexual intercourse). If you’re transgender, people are more hung up on your genitals than your struggle – which was apparent in “Orange is the New Black” star Laverne Cox’s interview with Katie Couric.

But the Cox interview highlights my point perfectly. Cox shuts down the interview, takes control and makes it about what it should be: the struggles and acts of violence LGBT people face.

When celebrities come out, it allows their viewership and fans to humanize LGBT people. It also gives closeted and out LGBT people role models we can relate to. They’re demonstrating that being gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender is okay and that LGBT people can be wildly successful.

Coming out changes perspectives. It allows LGBT people to be viewed positively.

In the case of Mizzou football player Michael Sam, he’s challenging the machismo of professional sports. He’s demonstrating that he’s a talented football player — and gay. Other gay athletes can look to him as an example, and when other openly gay players enter the gridiron, they enter as part of a movement.

The headlines attached to the news articles regarding Sam, Page and others coming out? They destroy the sense of isolation LGBT people feel sometimes. It makes them feel interconnected, like others like them do exist. It helps foster a sense of community.

Coming out continues to be a courageous act worthy of headlines for the celebrities who decide to make their identities known.

Damien Croghan is a senior journalism and global studies major. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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elissa Farley, founder of the organization Prostitution Research and Education, told the Seattle Times on Tuesday that the overlap between homelessness and prostitution is 75 percent. If you were a sex worker, you would battle sexually transmitted diseases, substance abuse, psychological trauma and homicide. An estimated 14 percent of males in the United States have reported paying for sex at least once in their lifetime. Despite the existing demand for your work, you would live in isolation, forced to lie to family, friends and the rest of the world about how you support yourself.

No matter where you are in the world, society would treat you, at best, like common trash or, at worst, like a criminal.

Prostitution is universally seen as a social ill – a remarkably appropriate term for something that gives nearly everyone a queasy gut reaction. But how much of this queasiness is self-inflicted?

What we feel and what we think are often inconsistent with each other. Today, we are slogging through a deeply ingrained cultural milieu inherited from Victorian prudishness. Some of the strongest insults we have in English are related to sexual permissiveness and promiscuity. Yet, we find ourselves philosophically more accepting of casual sex: sex done for the sake of pleasure, without regard to emotional commitments. Sadly, the brain adapts more quickly than the gut, and so we find ourselves stuck in hypocrisy.

We high-minded people who look down on prostitution with either pity or vilification do more damage than anyone else. There is no inherent reason that paying for sex must take place against a background of violence and poverty. In fact, the physical and psychological abuse that many sex workers experience is a result more of society’s puritanism than of the act of selling sex in itself.

In a 2012 article in the Journal of Medical Ethics, Ole Moen systematically knocks down the nine most common arguments against the ethics of prostitution. Each, at its base, maintained it’s unethical because it “involves the commodification of something deeply personal and emotional.”

However, most of the people reading this would agree that sex need not be ”something deeply personal and emotional” for it to be ethically sound. If this is accepted, then it follows that if Sally wants to exchange money for sex, rather than pleasure for sex, then she’s not in the wrong for doing so.

She’s only converting the currency from pleasure to

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money, like going from euros to dollars. Collecting euros may be a bit of personal fun, but she still needs dollars if she wants to pay the bills.

The problems faced by sex workers are the same as those faced by any group which society marginalizes and makes vulnerable. It’s often the groups that we look at with revolt, disgust and otherness that we exploit the most.

A politician will make a speech against prostitution, then return to the Ritz for a quick blowjob.

While the more “progressive” among us take the view that if prostitution will always be around, we might as well regulate it and make it as safe as possible for everyone.

Both operate under the same assumption that prostitution is evil and undesirable. Both are steeped in a patriarchy that fears women taking control of their own bodies.

If it weren’t for the culturally sanctioned violence and stigma, prostitution could represent a viable economic opportunity, especially for the young and the resource-lacking, such as students.

In fact, for someone who is especially good at sex, taking a soul-sucking minimum wage office job instead of becoming a sex worker might seem irrational.

If prostitution were legalized and regulated tomorrow, as it has been in many countries, the physical well-being of sex workers would be dramatically improved, but the culture of shaming them would remain. Even Wall Street call girls making hundreds of thousands of dollars per year must keep their identities and their professions a secret.

It may take time for our gut feelings to subside and catch up to our brains, Until then, however, we will continue to punish and push sex workers into drugs, mental illness and untimely death.

Shariq Khan is a sophomore biochemistry major. Follow him on Twitter at @kshariqm. reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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aRTS & LIFE

wednesday, february 26, 2014 dailynebraskan.com @dnartsdesk

Listeners create close, false bonds with artists

TUESDAY NIGHT BLUES Mike Zito and The Wheel performed their brand of blues at The Zoo bar tuesday night

PHOTOS BY ADAM WARNER

Kekeli Dawes

Music gives audience personal connections with musicians through personal songs, feelings Let’s be real here.

Sure, we dig the music, but we are just as drawn to artists who we think would be cool. We are drawn to artists who we think are cool with us.

It’s a very personal statement to make, but let’s be honest — music is a very personal thing.

If you don’t have a strong, close relationship with music, this entire column isn’t really directed at you. But to those of us who do, it’s difficult to imagine ourselves, our personal aspirations, dreams and even our own self image outside of the music we are close to.

It’s tough to remove ourselves from the equation, when emotionally, we’re bound at the hip.

There’s a reason why certain lyrics “speak to us.” There are genuine reasons why we are drawn to works that are beyond aesthetics or how a piece might sound. Is there something wrong with that? Of course not.

I’ve known people who just dig through songs hoping to find one that can express feelings they cannot themselves.

But a problem rises when we pretend we don’t have that personal link and think we are better equipped to navigate certain moral scenarios. There’s a problem when, in reality, we end up coming up short when we take large moral strides and leaps because we act as if this personal baggage doesn’t exist.

This is something we all have, but it isn’t baggage. It doesn’t have to be a negative. What draws us to certain artists and music is specific to each one of us. We shouldn’t want to get rid of what makes music special to us.

There is also a problem when that emotional connection is believed to be reciprocal in some way. When we convince ourselves that how we feel is endorsed by an artist because it is the work of that artist that made us think or live a certain way. But you know the artist couldn’t give a damn about what you think. Of course he or she doesn’t know who you are.

Much of fandom is built on this presumption of reciprocity.

You agree with an artist’s principles, so, in a way, he or she agrees with you. You appreciate an artist’s work, and he or she

Mike Zito, frontman for the band Mike Zito and the Wheels, performs one of his guitar solos at the Zoo Bar on Tuesday night. The Wheels, whose members hail from different parts of the United States, came together in 2012 after Zito separated from his original band, the Royal Southern Brotherhood. This year they are up for a Blues Music Award for their album “Gone to Texas.” This would be the second BMA for Zito, who also won one in 2009 for his song “Pearl River.”

dawes: see page 7

Professor discusses population growth Madeline Christensen DN Knowing your roots takes on a whole new meaning this month at the Great Plains Art Museum.

Wednesday’s installment in the Paul A. Olson Seminars in Great Plains Studies will challenge population growth versus natural resources in the Great Plains, led

by Kansas State University history professor Derek Hoff.

Hoff is the author of “The State and the Stork: The Population Debate and Policy Making in US History,” a winner of the American Historical Association– Pacific Coast Branch’s 2013 PCB Award for best first book.

Hoff’s lecture will focus on the ideas of British pastor Thomas Malthus, who argued at the turn of the nineteenth century that population growth would eventually overwhelm natural resources — a notion that has become more and more relevant to life on the Great Plains today.

“The Great Plains are a fascinating place to think about the history of population debates in the United States,” Hoff said. “On the one hand, the region has been

It’s not just an overview of population change in the Great Plains, it’s about what it means for the future.”

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defined by the continual search for more people and the optimistic belief that technology can conquer nature. In this sense, it is the last place one would expect to see Malthusian views.

“On the other hand,” Hoff said. “Ecological fragility — of course above all, aridity — defines the region as well, and many have worried during the past 150 years that population and natural resources are out of balance on the Great Plains.”

Residents of the Great Plains have often welcomed population growth throughout the region, but as one of the few wealthy countries to experience positive and significant population growth in the 21st century, the U.S. is now

at a demographic crossroads, Hoff said.

Despite the increase, policymakers seem to turn a blind eye to many economic and environmental problems that seem to be on the horizon.

“It should be interesting for anyone who wants to understand where we are coming from and where we’re going,” said Katie Nieland, Center for Great Plains Studies publications specialist.

“It’s not just an overview of population change in the Great Plains, it’s about what it means for the future.”

Hoff has done research in the area where population and economics overlap, and the question he raises has become more timely

if you go A Prophet without Honor?: Malthus on the Great Plains

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“America is headed for half a billion people in this century, and yet — unlike the 1960s and 1970s — few Americans talk much about the connection between population growth and environmental quality,” Hoff said. “Many counties in the Great Plains are seeing their population decline, and yet, long term, some doubt that the region can sustain its current population if the Ogallala Aquifer runs dry.

“It’s a fascinating prism through which to study the myriad overlapping population debates in the United States today.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

St. Vincent’s album channels alt-rock gold Joe Wade DN Despite the fact that I can’t tell if this album is truly great or the work of a respected musician who’s trying too hard to be as iconic as the Beatles’ song “Let It be,” I know I’m better off taking the Beatles’ sound advice.

The self-titled fourth album

by St. Vincent was released Tuesday, and if you like alternative rock, you’re better off just getting it, whether or not you “get” it.

This isn’t one of those albums you can listen to once, or even five times, and really grasp. You have to want it. I suggest grabbing a bottle of something, a pizza or both and throwing a listening party. Besides, when was the last time

you had an album worth doing that?

One of the singles from the album, “Birth In Reverse,” is the song everyone must listen to because it is a balance of everything on the album. It’s the song I kept coming back to as I was listening and not just because I got the catchy chorus stuck in my head. Stylistically, all the guitars are nice and fuzzy. Rhythmically, it has a danceable, groovy funk, and lyrically, it sermonizes over the regression of society in America because of the complacency instilled from everyday life.

Frankly, I’m pretty sure Katy Perry wishes she could write a song like this.

Other songs to check out are

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Schoolboy Q proves impressive, despite comparisons Robert Specht DN

Comparing and contrasting artists on a label is a tricky maneuver.

Looking at an album based upon its own merits and standings instead of in comparison to other, more wellknown albums by related artists can be difficult, especially when the other artists’ albums have been runaway successes. This is quite apparent when looking at Top Dawg Entertainment artist Schoolboy Q and his fellow labelmate/crew member, Kendrick Lamar.

Lamar has, in the past year, become TDE’s breakout artist, reaching hip-hop stardom and attracting mainstream attention with his fantastic album, “good kid, m.A.A.d city.” The album was an instant critical darling, receiving near-universal acclaim and numerous accolades, as well as significant outcry from fans and critics alike when it was entirely ignored at the Grammy Awards. Naturally, an album carrying that much weight is going to affect all closely related albums released after it.

Take Schoolboy Q’s latest album, “Oxymoron.”

Q himself said about the album, “[Lamar] left me no choice but to drop a classic,” exemplifying Black Hippy’s desire for friendly but fierce competition. But aside from the artists’ connections, the albums are so wildly different that it would be irresponsible to simply compare the two because they happened to be released on the same label. It was already apparent from Lamar and Q’s previous releases (“Section.80” and “Habits & Contradictions”, respec-

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Schoolboy Q said his latest album follows the release of Kendrick Lamar’s on the same label and pushed the rapper to deliver “a classic.” tively) that the two are fundamentally different rappers, with different ideas and ambitions.

With “Oxymoron,” Schoolboy Q proves that his work is strong enough to stand alone.

For anyone who might still be confused going in on the notion

that Q’s work is going to be a different, the album quickly dispels any thought otherwise with the opening track, “Gangsta.” Q’s abrasive flow, rhymes about pimping, slow hazy beat and a sample of his young daughter saying “Fuck rap, my daddy’s a gangsta” set the tone for the

entire album.

Q’s rhymes are, as always, excellent. His flows are strange, but his cadences always work out. Even if some tracks don’t have the most inventive or interesting verses, there’s nothing in his rapping that detracts from the overall experience. Pimp-

ing, dealing, drug abuse and gang violence are common themes. And sometimes it’s difficult to figure out if he’s glorifying them, criticizing them or simply telling it as it is, as he does all three in short succession.

The more introspective times are when the album becomes its most interesting. The song “Prescription/ Oxymoron,” where Q discusses his addiction and its effects on his relationships, especially with his daughter, is the album’s central emotional weight. On the flip side, there are some pretty catchy bangers and dance rap tracks that will undoubtedly find circulation on hip-hop stations and at college parties across the country in the next year.

But in this diversity is thinness: the album falls short in cohesion and, more importantly, in production.

There’s so many ideas being tossed around that it’s difficult to find balance. There’s some so-called cloud rap beats, some old-school West Coast production, Neptunes-like production and a Tyler, the Creator beat that sticks out like a sore thumb in the middle of the album. There’s little instrumentally bringing these tracks together, and no matter how engaging Q’s verses are, messy production is messy production.

Hearing a typical Tyler, the Creator hook and production after one of the most honest, personal, and interesting tracks (Prescription/Oxymoron) is jarring at best.

The singles on the album feel almost forced; they seem like they were placed in — not out of — necessity to make album sales. This isn’t unique to Q, almost every major-label hip-hop album features this discord to some

“OXYMORON” Schoolboy Q degree, but the placement here is disappointing.

All in all, this album largely stays the course to what one would expect from someone of Q’s caliber. It’s a great example of how interesting and engaging hip-hop can be on a major label. There are times when it definitely needs some fine-tuning to help fuse the different ideas and parts together, but overall the album is a positive experience and shows Schoolboy Q as an excellent artist who can both move with dark introspection and create gleefully irreverent mayhem.

Regardless of comparisons, “Oxymoron” is a great major-label introduction for an artist on his way up. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Beck packages emotional songs in ‘Morning Phase’ Kekeli Dawes DN “Morning Phase” takes its thoughtful time.

Just like waking up well rested, things become clearer than before, you just come across them more slowly.

Beck sings of melancholy but isn’t bleak about it. Even sung notions on “Heart is A Drum” of fighting against adversity and repeatedly falling short, knowing this is a reality that you don’t suffer alone is comforting.

“You’ve lost your tongue; when you fall from the pendulum / your heart is a drum / keeping time with everyone.”

No resolution is posed. Living simply serves as reassurance.

Some songs aren’t direct lyrically, but powerfully convey emotion. “Wave” hauntingly speaks of hopelessness in few words.

When Beck repeats “isolation…” there are aspects of that emotion that don’t have to be conveyed in

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There are few textures on “Morning Phase.” Much of the album is dominated by swelling strings, but driven by Beck singing and strumming the guitar. More folk than the live and quirky side of Beck many are familiar with, “Morning Phase” is in the same vein as Beck’s 2002 release “Sea Change,” with much of the same players and instrumentation. This isn’t an album with a massive concept that intertwines songs with an overarching narrative. Each song, each idea, stands on its own.

They’re sparse, but direct. Time is given for them to build, swell and wash away. Each song is complete, musically and lyrically. Twelve solid, full, emotionally potent tracks makes

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“Dark Souls 2” “The sequel to one of the most grueling video games of the last generation” may not sound like a championing phrase, but put into the context of the Souls series, there’s nothing more flattering.

With the game’s engine streamlined and the focus remaining on dark fantasy masochism, From Software is looking to bring its atmospheric romp into the next tier of pop culture.

“Burial at Sea: Episode 2” The second half of 2013’s “Bioshock Infinite” expansion, “Episode 2” continues the story-driven intentions of the first. Some of the best aspects of the Bioshock series lie in its world-building exploration.

This expansion seeks to capitalize on that. Of course, there will be shooting, but it’s mood that matters on March 25.

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words, and Beck realizes them musically, just by beautiful strings arranged by his father, David Campbell, and Beck’s signature, echoing voice.

Though he doesn’t find himself to be quite the singer, Beck’s own voice can seem bigger than life on this album but become extremely personal, intimate and direct as well. “Don’t Let It Go” begins with Beck singing and strumming an acoustic guitar, his voice wavering and beckoning and small, compared to how he sung minutes before on “Wave.” “Don’t Let It Go” grows as well, peaking with Beck singing a refrain, double tracked, filling the room with reverb - larger than life again.

“Titanfall” There’s no denying the hype behind this one. Those who have seen the game in action want it, and those who have played it love it. From the people who made “Call of Duty” into a ubiquitous household name, Respawn Entertainment is dropping the giant mech, parkour and jetpack-fuled science fiction shooter on March 11.

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Each song, each idea, stands on its own. They’re sparse, but direct.

Time is given for them to build, swell and wash away.”

“Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes” The first part of the official game, “Ground Zeroes” plays on Hideo Kojima’s aspirations of video game “pilot episodes,” clocking in at around two hours.

Many of his games begin with a movie-length sequence that orients players to story background and gameplay features, and this one is important.

For the first time, the Metal Gear series will go open-world, and “Ground Zeroes” is the testing grounds before the final product come March 18.

“Infamous: Second Son” Sucker Punch’s breakout series on the PlayStation 3, “Infamous,” returns for the PlayStation’s latest model in bright, shiny new graphics. Following punk-as-shit protagonist Delsin Rowe, “Second Son” takes on the mighty role of PS4’s first mega-important title. Since the system’s mediocre launch lineup, it has needed a big game, and on March 21, Sony and Sucker sure hope to have it.

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“MORNING PHASE” Beck for quite an album.

And Beck presents all of this in such a warm, soothing package. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Beck’s twelfth record, “Morning Phase,” was released on Friday and has received positive reviews from many outlets.

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Iowa is the last place I would choose to visit on a vacation, let alone a road trip.

But there is no place I’d rather be on May 10 other than Iowa. I guess that’s the effect Dance Gavin Dance has on me.

Roughly eight years after its first release, “Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean,” and three vocalist changes later, Dance Gavin Dance has yet to release a flop.

Between the wellknown Jonny Craig, Kurt Travis and Tilian Pearson – the vocals on every album somehow remain consistent.

While the vocalists may have switched up on Dance Gavin Dance fans between albums, the mellifluous backbone of its posthardcore guitar riffs never goes missing.

An unorthodox mix, Dance’s screaming, rapping, varied guitar and drum pieces are fluidly held together by smooth transitions both instrumentally and lyrically.

And while each of its six albums holds its own merit, my personal favorite is “Downtown Battle Mountain II.” Before its release, Dance Gavin Dance experienced a handful of band member

changes, many of which were abrupt.

Despite these, the superlative shift was the rejoining of former lead vocalist Johnny Craig. Because of this “new” addition, “Downtown Battle Mountain II” is a stand-out album, each and every song shining with value thanks to Craig’s intense vocal styling.

There’s nothing as invigorating as the flawless transition from Jon Mess’ screaming to Craig’s polished singing verse on “Privilously Poncheezied,” and there is nothing quite like the sweet vocals of Travis as he sings about coffee, laundry and asking a girl to stay on “Strawberry Swisher Pt. I.” I can promise not anything exists that’s quite as sporadic or off-beat as the late-night call to interrogate a girl about the color of her eyes in the last thirty seconds of “Blue Dream.”

I still have yet to COURTESY PHOTO find a greater combination of lustful, angst-riddewn lyrics with off-the-wall guitar riffs and fluidity as I’ve found in Dance Gavin Dance. Because of that, Dance Gavin Dance will always remain the “Most Played” band on my iPod classic, hands down.

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vincent: from 5 “Digital Witness,” “Prince Johnny” and “Huey Newton.” According to an NPR interview with Annie Clark of St. Vincent, “Huey Newton” was inspired by a sleepless night while Clark was on Ambien, which is a sleeping drug prescribed to her to help with jetlag. Apparently if you take it and can’t sleep, it’s possible to have hallucinations, Clark said in the interview.

Kudos to Clark for conjuring one of the founding members of the Black Panther Party while in a drug-induced state, and kudos to St. Vincent for bestowing an album with delicious mythology for fans to discuss for years to come.

The more I listen to this album, the more I like it. In fact, the more I listen to it, the more it reminds me of all of those albums I grew up listening to. Bands such as Nirvana, Goo Goo Dolls and Counting Crows were the reason I fell in love with music. You were able to listen to those bands over and over again in your bedroom. Then, while listening, you could just lose yourself in the lyrics, internalize them and find a special meaning that was all your own. If I’d had “St. Vincent” to grow up with in the mid-’90s, it would have made the list too. Part of the appeal of this album is the quirky alt-rock lyrics, which seem simple enough at face value, but could be oblique enough that the listener can’t be sure.

For example, the first song on the album, “Rattlesnake,” is a narrative about wandering in a backwater wasteland. Musically, the song is built around a groovy bass line that sounds as if it was played by an 8-bit video game system, which is awesome. The narrator thinks she is the “only one in the only world,” but

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“ST. VINCENT” St. Vincent eventually hears the rattle of a snake.

She runs away, and I would too because snakes are scary, especially the ones that bite and have venom glands. Also, according to the interview on NPR, this song is based on real events.

Now, if this song is just a funky, retro bass line with an amusing story about walking through the desert naked, then it’s still a good song. But, what if it’s about life in the twenty-first century? A metaphor for individuals with lost inhibitions exploring the new frontier of the internet, but suddenly finding out that there are “motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!”

If the song is a metaphor, then this album is too great to pass up and, if not, it’s still too good to miss. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

appreciates your appreciation.

We do know it isn’t always so simple, but we often passively agree to this assumed symbiotic relationship between the artist and the audience when it doesn’t necessarily exist. Sure, an artist can say otherwise, but the idea of that fan-artist relationship is held on good faith by the fans.

There’s very little an artist can do about that.

This sort of attitude places a lot on artists. Nothing they ever asked for. According to this concept of reciprocity, the fan is to expect something in return, and since this notion of fandom is fabricated by fans, we expect positivity or something we are cool with. The moment artists stray from whatever standards we have held them up to, we split.

That’s unfair if those expectations were personally rooted, because the artist can’t do anything to change them.

When an artist doesn’t follow through, the fan has to deal with unwarranted disappointment and false feelings of betrayal. Ironically, these feelings are fabricated by the fan who feels betrayed by someone who has no idea who he or she is.

That’s some grief that none of us should end up putting ourselves through.

Now, artists do take advantage of this or feed into this idea of reciprocity. For most of Michael Jackson’s career, he had quarreled with no one, because all the man kept talking about was loving everybody and everything, from the children to the birds and the bees.

Mike loved you, I’m sure of it.

Beatlemania was Beatlemania because they all wanted to hold your hand. They really did.

you don’t know what they were Even the idea of a singer-songwriter is made to think that person- thinking when they were recording al connection is legitimized. These their music. It is an illusion. Don’t let are such private, personal songs that stop you from building a connection with these artists, but understand this artist is making public, so if you connect with these lyrics, you must connect with them as people.

Which may be true, to a degree, but the line of thinking, though appealing, is terribly false.

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The reality is, you don’t know these people. Unless they say it,

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what it is. It is your perception - your own personal connection that the artist has no control over, whatsoever.

So in a sense, this column is about the cult of personality. But it’s also about how it’s useless to talk about the artist. We should be spending time looking at why we as fans vibe to this and that.

It’s important to understand how powerfully personal music can be.

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But you know the artist couldn’t give a damn about what you think.

Of course he or she doesn’t know who you are.”

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dn Big ten women’s homeroom 1. Nebraska (21-5 overall, 11-3 Big Ten)

day against Northwestern.

The Huskers are currently on an eight-game win streak and are winning with defense.

They have allowed more than 70 points only once in the streak and are allowing a conference low of 62.3 points per game this season. The Huskers have had no trouble sharing the ball on the offensive end, as they are second in the conference with a 1.3 assist to turnover ratio. Nebraska also leads the conference in scoring margin, beating its opponents by 13.4 points per game.

Nebraska rose four spots to No. 13 in the coaches poll after a 20-point win against No. 8 Penn State.

5. Purdue (20-7, 10-5)

2. Penn State (21-6, 12-3)

The Gophers’ season has been the most up and down of any team in the Big Ten this season. After being projected to not make the NCAA Tournament last week, Minnesota is now projected to be in once again, despite its four-game win streak coming to an end against Purdue on Feb. 20. The Gophers have been led by junior guard Rachel Banham, who leads the conference averaging 22 points per game. They will play a game with big tournament implications against Indiana at home on Thursday.

The Nittany Lions are the only Big Ten team to crack the top 10, ranked No. 8 in the AP poll released Monday and No. 12 in the coaches poll released Tuesday. They have been led offensively by senior guard Maggie Lucas, who is averaging 21.6 points per game, including more than 22 a game in conference play. The team is not just about Lucas though. As a team, the Nittany Lions are third in the conference averaging 75.6 points per game. Penn State was undefeated on the road in conference play until Monday night’s loss to Nebraska in Lincoln.

3. Iowa (21-7, 9-5)

Following a win against Michigan on Saturday, Iowa has cracked the top 25 in the AP for the first time this season.

The Hawkeyes take care of the basketball better than any team in the conference with a 1.3 assist to turnover ratio. The team’s high assist to turnover margin has translated into easy baskets as the team leads the conference in both field goal percentage and points per game. Iowa takes on Ohio State at home on Thursday.

4. Michigan State (19-8, 11-3)

The Spartans (No. 21 AP) are currently a five seed according to ESPN’s Charlie Creme’s women’s Bracketology, their highest projection of the year.

Michigan State has been consistent on both ends of the floor, ranking in the top four in the Big Ten in both scoring offense and defense. The Spartans are one of two teams in the conference with two or more players in the top 10 in field goal percentage. Their next game is Thurs-

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softball: from 10 anymore. I think that’s one of the same time it’s kind of hard not to funnest parts, is just the times I be part of the routine team bondhave had not having to do actu- ing moments because those are al playing, but the relationship I kind of difficult and weird to deal with because I’m not a part of the have outside of the team.”

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Because Banda will have sevwe talk, including Gabby, and we eral options after this season, have something to talk about that day and Gabby always has great Revelle knows that everyone will insight. She’s shown a lot of ma- want to hire her because of her softball knowlturity.” edge alone.

Banda still “If she goes travels with the If it’s hit to back home, team and attends where I used there will be a all of the games. lot of girls who She is usually to play at third will want to be in the press box coached by Gabhelping make base, I wonder if I Banda,” Revthe team videos, could have got the by elle said. “If she but while she is stays in Lincoln, watching action ball.” there are already on the field, there gabby banda a lot of little girls are still some graduate assistant who want to be points when she coached by Gabby itches to be back Banda. There are out there in uniclub coaches and club programs form. around here that know she has “The weirdest thing would done some of that, so I would have to be visualizing whether think someone would grab her up or not I can make a play,” Banda said. “If it’s hit to where I used if she hasn’t been already.” sports@ to play at third base, I wonder if dailynebraskan.com I could have got that ball. At the

The No. 19 Boilermakers have the second-longest streak in the Big Ten, winning five in a row since Feb. 6. The team is fifth in the conference scoring 74.1 points per game and is led by the roster’s 3-point shooting, which is second in the conference at 38.2 percent. However, Purdue’s team defense ranks in the bottom three in the Big Ten and remains the team’s biggest issue this season. Purdue’s next game will be at home against Nebraska on Sunday.

6. Minnesota (17-11, 6-8)

7. Michigan (17-11, 8-7)

The Wolverines have won two of their past three to push them above .500 in conference play once again. In those three games, the Wolverines have been sound offensively, scoring 70 points in all three. Michigan is still off the radar in the NCAA Tournament discussion but has a chance to make a statement in its season finale at Penn State on Saturday.

8. Indiana (18-9, 5-9)

After once looking like a lock for the NCAA Tournament, the Hoosiers have struggled mightily, as they have only beaten one team with a winning record since Jan. 2. The team’s biggest bright spot has been freshman guard Larryn Brooks, who is averaging 16.6 points per game. They play at Michigan State and Minnesota to end the season, which will give them a chance to potentially play their way back into tournament contention.

9. Ohio State (15-15, 5-9)

Ohio State finally ended a five-game skid with a 71-62 win against Northwestern on Sunday. The Buckeyes were led offensively by sophomore guard Ameryst Alston, who scored 30 points against the Wildcats. Despite Alston bringing her season average to 18.5 points per game, the Buckeyes still rank last in the conference putting up just 65 points per game this season. The Buckeyes are only outscoring their opponents by 0.1 points this season, which ranks 10th in the conference. Their next game is at Iowa on Thursday.

10. Northwestern (14-13, 4-10)

The Wildcats’ loss to the Buckeyes on Sunday extended their losing streak to six games, the second-longest active streak in the Big Ten. Their poor performance on the court has been reflected in their attendance, as they rank last in the conference averaging just 1,339 people at their home games this season. Freshman forward Nia Coffey and sophomore guard Maggie Lyon are both in the top 20 in the Big Ten in scoring, averaging 15.5 and 13.6 points per game, respectively.

11. Wisconsin (10-17, 3-12)

Wisconsin has not won since Feb. 2, tying Northwestern for the second-longest active losing streak in the conference at six games. The leader for the Badgers this season has been junior forward Michala Johnson, who is averaging 16.5 points per game. They are averaging 65.1 points per game as a team, which is only 0.1 of a point away from being last in the conference. Wisconsin’s season finale is on Mar. 2, when it looked to defeat Northwestern and end itd season with a win.

12. Illinois (9-18, 2-12)

The Fighting Illini are currently in possession of the Big Ten’s longest active losing streak at eight games. Their struggles can be attributed to their defense, which is allowing a conferenceworst 71.7 points per game. The Illini have also struggled shooting the ball, ranking last in the conference shooting just 39.3 percent from the field. Illinois closes out its season with Iowa and Nebraska, so it will be an uphill battle to finish the year with a win.

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Huskers find way after rough start Men’s tennis team has won 5 of 6 matches after two early losses to ranked opponents Sydny Boyd DN

The spring season has been a successful one for the Nebraska men’s tennis team so far. The No. 59 ranked Nebraska team is 6-3 with 17 matches left before the Big Ten Championships after beating UAB and Georgia State over the weekend.

“We want a top-45 national ranking at the end of the year,” coach Kerry McDermott said. “So far the team has pretty much performed at the level we expected at this point in the season.”

The first trip of the spring season took Nebraska to Tallahassee, Fla., where the team took on Florida Gulf Coast and No. 36 Florida State. Nebraska beat FGCU 5-2 but fell to Florida State 2-5.

“I feel we competed hard that weekend,” McDermott said. “We needed to play smarter and more aggressive.”

Playing smart and aggressive makes the difference in winning and losing, McDermott said. file photo by BETHANY sCHMIDT | dn “The team has competed hard at all the matches we have Sophomore Marc Herrmann is 6-3 in singles and 5-3 in doubles along with junior Beau Treyz so played in,” McDermott said. “We far this spring season. The Huskers are off to a 6-3 start in their season. are doing the things necessary to get better and keep improving.” tice following the DU match, hard work and conditioning. He guys were still learning their The spring season’s first big the men’s tennis team prepared has high expectations for the team strengths.” tournament beN e b r a s k a themselves for a doubleheader before it gets to the Big Ten Chamgan with the ITA against the No. 49 Louisville Carwon its first pionships.

Kick-Off weekThe home match dinals and the Creighton Blue “Before the Big Ten Championend in Los Angeteam has Jays. against the 52ndships, I hope that we can continue les, Calif., where “We were ready for both ranked Univerto believe in ourselves and keep Nebraska took competed hard at sity of Denver by teams,” McDermott said. “We up the high standards in practice,” on No. 53 Texas all the matches knew both matches would be McDermott said. “If we keep doa score of 5-2.

Tech and No. 66 DU played hard, and we didn’t take that ing what we have been doing, I Wisconsin. The we have played in. similar lightly.” to the think we will get some solid wins Huskers lost 1-4 The Huskers lost to the Carway Wisconsin in the Big Ten Conference, and that We are doing the to the Red Raidand Texas Tech dinals 2-4 but swept the Blue Jays will help with a higher ranking ers, but came things necessary 7-0 to open a three-dual winning play tennis, so and more confidence as a team.” back with a 4-1 the Nebraska streak.

As long as the team stays foto get better and victory over the “It would be great to have had team felt precused on each match as it comes, Badgers. keep improving.” a big win over a Texas Tech or a the men’s tennis team can remain pared McDerThe ITA TourLouisville to add to our results,” mott said. on task as its season ends. So far nament would kerry mcdermott McDermott said. “But I can’t com“We were exthis season, the Huskers have set the Huskers men’s tennis coach cited for the first plain, as long as the team continproven that amid injuries, limup for the rest of home match,” ues to work hard, compete hard ited outdoor playing time and a the season, Mcsenior Brandon and always have positive energy tough schedule, they are here to Dermott said earVidetich said. “And it helped us in practice and in matches.” play Nebraska tennis and defend lier this spring.

So far this season, McDermott against DU.” that ‘N’ on their chests.

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The Nebraska women’s golf team finished fourth at the Westbrook Spring Invitational. The team sank 32 birdies during the tournament, pushing the Huskers toward a 5-over par finish as a team. Leading the team was sophomore Cassidy Stelzmiller, who finished all three rounds at even par.

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Nebraska baseball showed what it could do in a win over No. 1 Oregon State on Friday. Nebraska had 10 hits and forced Oregon State to use eight pitchers. With a strong outing from senior right-hander Christian DeLeon and three errors from the Beavers, Nebraska walked away with a 9-2 win over the top team in the country.

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The No. 16 Nebraska women’s basketball team dominated No. 8 Penn State, winning by 20 points. The final score of the game was 94-74. The big story of the night was how the Huskers scored their points. Only 22 of their 94 points were scored in the paint, while 48 came from beyond the 3-point line.

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The Husker rifle team set a new school record for air rifle competition at the NCAA qualifiers this past weekend. The Huskers topped the old record of 2,356, set in 2005 at the same event, by five points. The new record stands at 2,361. The record-breaking air rifle score helped pave the way for the Huskers to finish No. 2 at the NCAA Qualifiers.

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The No. 11 Husker softball team didn’t have the weekend it was looking for, going 2-3 with all three losses coming against ranked opponents. One of the reasons the team didn’t do so well is that batters 5-9 averaged only a .105 batting average in the losses. In the two wins, that average jumps up 109 points to .214. When the bats in the lineup are awake, this team can be scary.

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Theriot gets 2nd player of week award

Nebraska sophomore guard Rachel Theriot was named the Big Ten’s Player of the Week on Tuesday after a 26-point performance in her home state.

On Thursday, Theriot guided Nebraska to a comeback road win against Ohio State, leading the Huskers in scoring and adding seven rebounds and four assists. She played all 40

minutes for the third game in a row against the Buckeyes.

In 37 minutes of action Monday night, Theriot had 17 points and 8 assists as Nebraska beat Penn State.

Theriot contributed to the Huskers’ 16 3-pointers, going 3 for 3 from behind the arc against the Nittany Lions.

The award is Theriot’s second of the season and her career.

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Freshman Lisa Andersson is 6-2 in singles after winning her past four matches, and she is 4-4 in doubles playing primarily with fellow freshman Hannah Sulz.

Swede on win streak after adjusting to team Freshman Lisa Andersson riding four-match wave after starting singles season 2-2 Thomas Beckmann DN The recruiting class of 2013-14 for the Husker women’s tennis team brought in six new freshman to compete, and not a single one of them were born in Nebraska. In fact, the majority of the incoming class aren’t even from the U.S., as four of the six came from international countries.

Two of these freshmen have not only made the leap from beyond international borders but have secured a spot amongst the starting six. Hannah Sulz, from Qualicum Beach in British Columbia, and Lisa Andersson, who represents Varberg, Sweden.

Andersson has also climbed the ranks to secure the No. 4 spot, the highest starting spot held by any freshman. She often pairs up with fellow freshman Sulz, who holds the No. 6 spot, in doubles.

Andersson started the season with an 2-2 start in singles play, but she is undefeated since the start of February, as she worked her way back to a 6-2 record in singles play. Her record in dou-

standing her style, which is to play bles play stands at 4-4.

Traditionally, the toughest heavy and to take any opportunity that presents itself during long thing for Andersson was making points.” the initial adjustments of adapting Andersson said she realizes to American life, but with the help this is only the beginning. She can of a team riddled with other international students and other up- see that match after match, her perclassmen who know the initial game continues to improve and the best is still ahead of her. Jacobfreshman growing pains, Andersson knows she is only just beginson has eased into her role. ning to reach her potential and “Being so far away from home, said he sees that Andersson has a not knowing anyone here from the tremendous amount of upside to beginning,” Andersson said. “But for that, having a team with more her game, he said.

“She’s in the international stuearly stages,” he dents helped me to said. “She’s probfeel home and comShe’s ably at the second fortable. probably or third inning of “I would ala baseball game, if ways have some- at the second or you were to use an one to talk to on the analogy. She has team, and not only third inning of a such tremendous the international baseball game, if upside. She’s going students. … Thereyou want to use to grow exponenfore, everyone is tially long term.” understanding and an analogy.”

Andersson went helping because 4-0 on Saturday as they know how it is scott jacobson women’s tennis coach the Huskers beat to be a freshman.” both the Falcons Andersson is and the Panthers. still working to be“I feel like I play better for come more aggressive. every match,” Andersson said.

On Saturday, when the Nebras“Competing is the best practice ka hosted Air Force and Northern you could get to be able to get betIowa at the Nebraska Tennis Center. I think I’ll never be 100 percent ter, Nebraska coach Scott Jacobson said he felt Andersson had made a satisfied with my play.

“I always want to become betnoticeable improvement in playter and to play better. With hard ing with more confidence, which work our team gets better and betultimately led to her playing more ter for each day, but the best is still aggressively. ahead of us.”

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Junior guard Tear’a Laudermill drives against Penn State senior forward Ariel Edwards Monday night. Laudermill scored 27 points and helped hold Maggie Lucas scoreless in the first half.

Going into the game, Laudermill said the team had to maintain a level of focus if it wanted to improve upon last year ’s 22-point and 15-point losses to Penn State.

“It started way before the game,” she said. “We were all hyped. We were just ready and we came out fired up.”

Laudermill made strides on the defensive end as well with junior forward Hailie Sample at her side. This duo helped shut out Penn State’s top shooter and a nominee for Player of the Year: senior guard Maggie Lucas.

“I’m going to put Hailie on the ballot for defensive player of the year, or on the all-defensive team,” Yori said. “You have to be able to challenge shots and you have to make your opponent shoot tough shots. And that’s what Hailie does. T did a good job on her as well. We did a pret-

ty good job on her collectively.”

“They did a good job of tryLucas was unable to drop any ing to make Maggie take tough points within the first half as a shots, so she didn’t get a lot of result of Nebraska’s defense. She clean looks tonight,” Penn State didn’t start making any points coach Coquese Washington said. for the Nittany “Ariel was pretty Lions until 18:20 aggressive and did remained in the a good job of getT did a second half. Lucas ting to the basket good job on ended the game and making some with 17 points. things happen that (Maggie Lucas) “We just wantway.” as well.

We did a ed to stop her With Nebrasfrom getting hot pretty good job on ka’s third consecuand from getting tive 20-win season the ball,” Lauder- her collectively.” underway and a mill said. likely top seed in connie yori With Lucas postseason play, women’s basketball coach shutout for most the team will finof the game, seish the regular nior guards Ariel season with conEdwards and Dara Taylor had ference games against Illinois and to step up to carry the team. Purdue before heading into the Edwards and Taylor combined Big Ten Conference Tournament. sports@ for 34 of the Nittany Lions’ 74 dailynebraskan.com points.

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Graduate assistant Gabby Banda, a four-year starter in the infield for Nebraska, helps at the Huskers’ practice Tuesday.

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Banda said she ended her career in the best t’s the 2013 Women’s College World Series.

Nebraska senior third baseman Gabby Ban- possible way.

“I don’t think I could have asked for a betda’s life flashes before her eyes. The bases are loaded with one out against Florida in ter way to end it,” Banda said. “Who doesn’t the bottom of the seventh inning. The Husk- want to end their senior season that way? I was able to get a hit in my last at-bat in the World ers trail 6-4 against the Gators.

Series. I had a lot of good things After a deep sacrifice fly, to end on.”

Banda rounds third base and Before the team ventured heads home. After a throw Just down to Oklahoma City, Okla., home and a throw to second, being on coach Rhonda Revelle asked Banda dashes for home plate.

Banda if she wanted to stay on Then Florida relays the ball a different another season with the team. back toward home, where a Garelationship with Banda was honored by the tor dives for Banda with the ball proposal, and she amended her in her glove and tries to make coaches is cool.” school schedule to stay with the a tag. program.

As Banda dives head first gabby banda graduate assistant There have been high exinto home plate, she thinks pectations for the Nebraska she was tagged and was the fisoftball team ever since going nal out of the game to kick the Huskers out the World Series. But the fielder to the Women’s College World Series last seahad dropped the ball on the tag. Banda is lifted son. This season, the team has been receiving up by her teammates and is told that she was help from Banda, the team’s new graduate assistant. the tying run to force extra innings.

For Revelle, the decision wasn’t too tough Although Nebraska lost in 15 innings to Florida to be knocked out of the tournament, to select Banda for the open position. The big-

gest concern was making the distinction between player and coach.

“There a couple things when you ask somebody to stay on,” Revelle said. “You don’t just open the door wide open, even though they’ve been a player. You want to know that they can transition. There’s a grieving process that goes when your career is over, I think with any student athlete.

“My rule of thumb is that if they have any aspirations of coaching, even if it’s pre-kindergarten, we want to help them have that opportunity and see the game from a different perspective. We also want someone who knows how our program works so that they can help instill what our program is all about to the freshmen, and it helps when it’s not coming from me.”

It’s only a month into the season, and Banda is already looking at the team from a different standpoint.

“Just being on a different relationship with coaches is cool,” Banda said. “You get a different side of them when you’re not on the team

NU looks to build road streak Huskers go for 6th straight victory, try to earn 1st 3-game road winning streak since 1997-1998 season Nedu Izu DN The Nebraska basketball team has a problem most thought wouldn’t be imaginable when the conference portion of their schedule began.

They can’t stop winning.

Since beginning the conference 0-4, the Huskers have gone 8-2 against Big Ten Conference opponents and are currently on a five-game winning streak. In their stretch of wins, they’ve been checking off countless stylistic points off their to-do list.

Upset an NCAA top-25 team in Lincoln for the first time in two years? Check. Pick up a win on an away opponent? Check.

Beat a team that’s ranked No.8 nationally on the road? Check.

Win each game at Pinnacle Bank Arena since losing by 1 to Michigan at the end of January? Check.

With four regular season games left, Nebraska will be looking to knock becoming a topfour seed in the Big Ten Tournament and clinching an NCAA

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Nebraska junior forward Leslee Smith did not score in the Huskers’ 67-58 home victory against Illinois on Feb. 12, but he contributed three rebounds, a block and an assist.

Tournament berth off its checklist, too.

But before the post season matchups, the thing that’s most important to the Nebraska team right now is its game Wednesday at Illinois.

“We know people are talking about (the NCAA Tournament),” sophomore guard Terran Petteway said. “But we can’t worry about the outside noise and take it one game at a time.”

Sure, the Huskers know they’re on fire right now. Winning five in a row is a big deal, especially considering the pro-

gram hasn’t won that many conference games in a row since the 1998-1999 season.

Nebraska coach Tim Miles and his guys recognize that.

“It’s been fun for me and great to coach because of their togetherness,” he said. “Just dealing with them every day; there was a lot of frustration early in the year.”

Although Husker Nation and various college basketball outlets have praised Nebraska more over the last month than they did during the Huskers’ winless start to the conference slate, the

team can’t be content with just its latest production over its opponents, Miles added.

All of their latest victories are microscopic steps to the coach’s plan for the program now and for the future.

“If you want to look at the big picture, we’re going to have to make a run like a Big Ten Champion would make,” Miles said. “You’d have to go 10 out of 12 or 8 out of 10 or whatever it is. Not many teams in this league ever do that – that could be overwhelming.

“We know we’re not close to where we want to be yet.”

A big reason for Nebraska’s winning ways as of late is its improvement on defense.

Since its streak began Feb. 8 against Northwestern, the Nebraska team has held its opponents to 34.6 percent shooting and has allowed each to score an average 56.4 points a game.

“Our defense has vastly improved,” Miles said. “There’s no doubt about it. That’s why we are winning games.”

They’ve also compiled 34 steals during their winning streak, including 10 in its 76-57 victory Sunday against Purdue.

In their first matchup of the season, the Huskers took the ball away from the Fighting Illini six times to hold them to a 36.7 shooting performance. Sophomore guard Shavon Shields led Nebraska to the 67-58 win with

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Laudermill excels on both ends of floor in victory Junior guard tied 3-pointers record, blanketed Penn State star Maggie Lucas in Monday’s win Natasha Rausch DN With her brother, Theron Laudermill, in the stands watching her play at Nebraska for the first time ever, junior guard Tear ’a Laudermill lit up the court with her 3-point shooting.

“A couple hours before the game, my family just came to the game and then surprised me. I started crying tears of joy,” Laudermill said.

The junior guard drained 7 of 10 3-pointers — a school record — in Nebraska’s Monday win against No. 8 Penn State, 94-74.

Laudermill said the team had Penn State week in order to prepare for the top-25 matchup.

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thered her excitement.

“It was the first time ever that he got to see me in a college game.

It just added to it,” she said.

After seeing the first 3 go in, Laudermill knew something was going right for her, so she consecutively dropped five more to lead the Huskers to 16 3-pointers in the game, its highest total so far in the season and the second-highest total in school history.

“Anything is possible,” Laudermill said. “I’m thankful for my teammates and the coaches.

I’m really blessed. If it wasn’t for my teammates who found me, it wouldn’t have happened.”

Laudermill allowed the team to do exactly what Nebraska coach Connie Yori wanted them to do — make perimeter shots.

“Our players didn’t need coaching tonight,” Yori said.

“They just needed to go out and play. If you hit shots like that, it just makes the game easy. T hitting those shots really changed our spacing. It allowed us to then drive the ball. It allowed us then to be a cutting team. T, I thought, was really big.”

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