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Inside Coverage
Under pressure Men’s basketball prepares for Wisconsin game
10 Something smells fishy
Keys to the city
Zach Watkins rehearses at Duffy’s on Sunday with the hiphop/soul group AZP. Although Watkins plays piano for the group, he considers himself first and foremost, a percussionist.
Just can’t get enough Experts say recent snowfall provides drought relief, but not enough
UNL reacts to report of fish being mislabeled
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Info session to address health center plans Chancellor Perlman will respond to privatization concerns Tuesday Cristina Woodworth DN
Bearing all Minus the Bear opens up about new album, tour
6 Fighting back in final round NU women’s tennis takes 13th at invite
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Snow melt outside Lincoln provides much needed moisture to help fight the drought. But some say the few inches of snow last week will not be enough to make an impact.
story by James Pace-Cornsilk | photo by Nickolai Hammar
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hile some have welcomed the added moisture provided by Thursday’s snow, others say it did little to affect Nebraska’s ongoing nine-month drought. The snow accumulation, ranging from a modest few inches in the southeastern portion of the state to deeper drifts in the west, fell upon frozen ground, preventing it from reaching thawed soil and eventually trickling down and recharging the groundwater supply. “It’s a shot in the arm, very beneficial, but we still have some ground to make up,” said Mark Svoboda, a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center, located on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s East Campus. Nebraska is experiencing a water deficit of approximately 12 to 15 inches, according to Brian Fuchs, another climatologist with the center. This places Lincoln in the extreme category and Western Nebraska in the excep-
tional category. Thursday’s snow accumulation amounted to less than an inch of moisture, according to Svoboda. “When you’re in a drought you’re never going to say that a precipitation event was not helpful,” Fuchs said. “But in the big picture, did it make a big dent in the situation? Not really.” Though the water from the recent snow is unlikely to reach the soil moisture profile, once the snow melts, it can help other areas stressed by the drought. The soil moisture profile is the capacity of soil to hold water. The moisture here is what sustains vegetation during a dry spell. Svoboda analogized the top few feet of frozen ground to the top few inches of a frozen sponge. If you were to pour water onto the frozen sponge, the water would run off rather than be absorbed. The water can run off the hard, frozen ground and into streams, rivers and other
reservoirs, which have seen a shrink in capacity over this drought’s span. “The good news is, we’re just a few days away from March, and when you get into March, you start thinking, ‘OK, we’re going to thaw out those soils,’” Svoboda said. “Once you do that, it’s going to start working its way in.” According to Fuchs, both runoff from melted snow and precipitation that reaches the soil moisture profile are important depending on the time of year. “We really look to the Rocky Mountains this time of year for snow conditions that will lead to runoff going into the Platte River Basin,” Fuchs said. But the Rocky Mountains will not be purveying as much moisture as in years past. The New York Times reported that snowpack has been so thin in the Rocky Mountains that
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Leaders at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will host an informational session Tuesday evening to address concerns about the future of the University Health Center. UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman will answer questions during the session slated for 5:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union Ballroom. “The information session is an opportunity for students to learn more about the facts of this proposal before they vote in the election on March 6,” perlman Perlman said in an email. “We have put information on the Web, but if that information has generated any questions I will be happy to respond.” University officials proposed a plan last semester to privatize the health center through a partnership with Bryan Health. Officials say that privatization would allow a new health center to be built at no additional cost to students. Bryan has proposed building a new $14.4 million health center and has said it would maintain the majority of current health services offered to students. Some controversy has arisen, though, during the process the university has taken in deciding to privatize the health center. The UHC governing board, which includes university administrators, faculty, students
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ASUN debate to focus on student concerns ASUN party hopefuls will face off in second debate of the election season James Pace-Cornsilk DN
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Executive candidates and their respective parties vying for control of the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska will engage in the second of three debates on Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Nebraska Union Crib. The debate, hosted by the Daily Nebraskan and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Civic Action Committee, will focus on ASUN’s accessibility to students and how ASUN can improve its
communication with students. “(They’ll discuss) how the parties are going to represent all of the different communities and groups of students on campus, and how they’re going to bring those communities together,” said Dillon Jones, chair of the UNL Civic Action Committee and a junior English major. As a prelude to the debate, the DN and Civic Action Committee have organized a mixer from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. to give students an opportunity to speak with ASUN candidates one-onone. “We think it’s important that students have a relationship with their government at a local level, a state level and a national level,” Jones said. “Especially in a school community, where they can have a more immediate influence.”
...It’s important that students have a relationship with their government at a local level, a state level and a national level.”
dillon jones
junior english major
The Revive Party, Engage Party and Sense for ASUN are the contenders in the March 6 election. The Revive Party’s platforms are to increase student involvement in ASUN, return block seating to Husker games, make college more affordable, start the discussion of serving alcohol at the Haymarket Arena, emphasize student philanthropic events and create a “Resources” tab on Blackboard to educate students about ways to seek academic help.
The Engage Party’s platform, like the Revive Party’s, seeks more student involvement in ASUN. The party also aims to establish a student orientation program for international students, streamline the process of gaining recognized student organization status, enhance sustainability and establish another college prep outlet in South Omaha. Sense for ASUN’s platform is heavily invested in sustainability. Ideas such as making ASUN meetings paperless, establishing a green revolving loan fund pro-
gram at UNL, and gauging student opinion on converting UNL into a designated smoking area campus make up the party agenda. They also look to shorten the ASUN election season to four weeks, establish an “American Cultural Emersion” program for international students and translate ASUN bylaws into multiple languages. Moderators from the DN and the Civic Action Committee will ask the parties questions regarding environmental sustainability and how they plan to coordinate with groups on campus who are already working toward such feats, Jones said. But sustainability won’t be the only topic of discussion. “We really want to get questions in there that get to the heart
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UNL REACTS TO report of fish mislabeling
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One-third of seafood labels can’t be trusted, according to an investigation by Oceana, an ocean conservation organization. The investigation, which analyzed about 1,200 fish samples from retail outlets in 21 states, found that 33 percent of them were mislabeled. The organiza-
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tion used DNA testing to analyze the samples according to U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines. Mislabeling was most rampant among snapper and tuna samples — 87 percent of snapper and 59 percent of tuna samples were mislabeled, the study found. “Our government has a re-
sponsibility to provide more information about the fish sold in the U.S., as seafood fraud harms not only consumers’ wallets but also every honest vendor and fisherman cheated in the process — to say nothing of the health of our oceans,” read a Oceana press release.
do you trust the fish found in nebraska grocery stores and restaurants?
on campus what : Free Tax Preparation Assistance for International Students and Scholars where : Georgian Suite Nebraska Union when : Noon to 6 p.m. more information : Jamie Unger 402-4724646
DN FLASHBACK Feb. 26, 2007 UNL file sharing addressed
Last week, the Recording Industry Association of America released a list of the 25 universities that received the most copyright complaints this school year. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln was ranked third behind Ohio University and Purdue University. Illegal use of copyrighted material is a problem that officials at UNL are finding difficult to solve because of the university’s policies toward illegal downloading and its network. UNL had a reactive policy toward copyright infringement, according to Kent Hendrickson, the associate vice chancellor for information services. UNL only investigates copyright infringement at the request of the copyright holders.
Feb. 26, 2001 Football fans face hike in ticket prices Yes — I’ve not had a reason not to until now. It’s just my nature to trust.” CYLE FORNEY
I don’t get fish. I just don’t like it. I don’t think the fish is fresh enough because Nebraska is so far away from the coast.” soyoung jung
visiting parent
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I do, just because I eat a lot of fish. I was a pescetarian for a while. I’ve never thought about it deeper. That’s kind of scary that there were that many that weren’t labeled correctly.”
Yeah. ‘Cause I’m not that familiar with the fish, but (in) our family it’s against our religion to eat catfish and lobster and stuff, so we have to know what kind of fish it is. We trust the person. They’re the professionals; it’s what they do.” heba al-mugotir
senior psychology major
junior biology major
Feb. 26, 1993 UNL good for state’s economy, study says I only buy the premade because it’s easy for me to prepare. (Do I) trust it? At least it’s better than fast food.” moath AL-QAOD
luke wells
geology graduate student
senior psychology major
The University of Nebraska announced Thursday it would raise season ticket prices for three of its seven home games next season. NU’s games against Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Kansas State will cost season ticket holders $50 each. The Huskers’ other four home games are $40 apiece, raising the average ticket price for the 2001 season to $44, a 12.6 percent increase from last year and a 25 percent increase from the 98-99 season. The price hike, coupled with the news that season ticket holders who are also donors will now be charged to park in lots that were once free, has some fans worried that the university is forgetting its roots.
Investment in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a wise decision, according to an economic study. Charles Lamphear, director of UNL’s Bureau of Business (Research), said the resources that taxpayers, students, parents and benefactors had invested in UNL were returned time and time again. “They see benefits not only in economic growth, but also in better quality of life,” Lamphear said.
Feb. 26, 1981 Encounter center popular place for Morrill Hall’s tour groups
Ebadi to speak at E.N. Thompson forum Iranian human rights activist will also be presented with award Staff Report DN Human rights activist Shirin Ebadi, the first Iranian and Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, will receive the University of NebraskaLincoln’s Willa S. Cather Medal before speaking at the last E.N. Thompson Forum Tuesday night. UNL Chancellor Harvey
Perlman will present Ebadi with O’Connor, William Rehnquist and Ruth Bader Ginsberg have the honor before she takes the been some of the stage inside the Lied past recipients. Center for Performing In her speech, Arts and gives her Ebadi will conspeech, “True Islam: nect the efforts she Human Rights, Faith, has made regardand Women” at 7 p.m. ing women and Since 2000, the religious minoriCather Medal has ties to the world or been awarded to inreligious freedom, dividuals who, in maintaining a tie to their actions and human rights. words, have upheld Ebadi received the “highest values of the Nobel Peace humanity and service ebadi Prize in 2003. On to the world at large,” her road to the Noaccording to a univerbel, she earned a sity press release. Harlaw degree from the University ry Belafonte, Desmond Tutu, Mikhail Gorbachev, Sandra Day of Tehran and served as presi-
dent of the Tehran City Court from 1975 to 1979 before the Iranian Revolution forced her to resign from her position. As a lawyer, Ebadi argues for an interpretation of Islamic law that balances vital human rights such as democracy, legal equality, religious freedom and freedom of speech, the release said. Her lecture is free and open to the public, but it does require a ticket. Tickets may be reserved through the Lied Center at (402) 472-4747 and may be picked up in person or ordered online at the forum’s website, http://enthompson.unl.edu. News@ dailynebraskan.com
Never again will people have to “look at everything behind glass” at a museum said Jean Uhrlaub of the Nebraska State Museum’s encounter center. The encounter center, on the second floor of Morrill Hall, offers anyone of any age the kinesthetic as well as the visual experience of visiting a museum. The center houses stuffed animals, birds, fossils, “discovery boxes,” aquariums and even sharks’ teeth or museum visitors to come see, feel and smell.
Feb. 26, 1975 Semester may be bankrupt
Students who experience one or two “bad” semesters may declare “academic bankruptcy,” as a result of UNL Faculty Senate action Tuesday. The proposal was part of the senate Grading Committee’s recommendations presented at the Feb. 11 senate meeting. The provision will allow a semester’s grades to be removed from consideration in a student’s cumulative grade point average (GPA) upon his request.
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health center: from 1 if you go what: University Health Center Info Session where: Nebraska Union Ballroom when: 5:30 p.m. more information: Open to students, faculty and staff
and community health care professionals, recently drafted a statement for the University of Nebraska Board of Regents asking the regents to delay a vote on the privatization proposal until more questions are answered. The Board of Regents is scheduled to vote on the health center proposal at its March 16 meeting. Dr. James Guest, the health center ’s director, questioned whether all other options have been explored before turning to privatization. “The questions not answered, or maybe not being asked, are ‘Is this truly the only option?’” Guest said. “‘What would other options offer?’” Several survey questions relating to the privatization of the health center will also be included on the ballot for the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska elections on March 6.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman will address student, faculty and staff concerns regarding the future of the University Health Center Tuesday night. Last fall, Perlman proposed privatizing the health center, and Bryan Health has plans to build a new health center seen above. Students are especially encouraged to attend tonight’s informational session after low student attendance at past open forum events about the health center.
“Students need to get as much information as possible to vote intelligently,” Guest said. “This is a decision that affects future generations of Cornhuskers. Once this decision is made, you have
a building in place for 50-plus years, a location set and a paradigm of medical care provision, once instituted, will take years to change.” Perlman said new information
will also be presented at the informational session that is relevant to students. “We have only within the last two weeks completed our negotiations with Bryan Health so we
now know the details of their proposal and what it will mean for students and their health care,” Perlman said. news@ dailynebraskan.com
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Study: Morning-after pill sees rise Lis Arneson Dn Women’s use of emergency contraceptives nearly tripled between 2002 and 2010, according to a study by the National Center for Health Statistics. Eleven percent of sexually active women ages 15 to 44 surveyed reported having used morning-after pills in their lifetimes when surveyed for the study between 2006 and 2010. In 2002, only 4 percent surveyed said they had ever used emergency contraception. Lee Heerten, wellness educator for sexual health at the University Health Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said the increased use of emergency contraceptives is likely because they can now be purchased without a prescription. In 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved over-the-counter access to Plan B for those 18 and older; in 2009, over-the-counter access expanded to 17-year-olds as well. “Access is really important when we talk about sexual health and contraception,” Heerten said. He added that some of the misconceptions about emergency contraception are being cleared up. “People are realizing that it’s safe, that it’s reliable,” Heerten said. “And people are starting to use it because of that.” Heerten said emergency contraceptives, like Plan B, are available at the University Health Center.
ian tredway | dn “We want students to have as many tools at their disposal to take control of their own health,” he said. Terry Thomas, a nurse practitioner at the health center, said the decision to use Plan B rather than other forms of birth control is about convenience.
“Women (and especially young women) don’t always know other options than the pill are available, and they also fear the cost and potential side effects,” Thomas said. “Sexual responsibility is very important. There’s a bit of a hook-up culture in young people, and conse-
quences aren’t always well thought out.” Plan B works mainly by stopping the release of an egg from the ovary, Thomas said. It is possible that Plan B may also work by preventing the fertilization of an egg and/or by preventing its attachment to the uterus. Plan B must be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex or birth control failure to be effective, according to the Plan B website. According to the NCHS study, most women who reported use of emergency contraceptives were between the ages of 20 and 24 and unmarried with some college education. Taylor Dailey, a senior family and consumer science education major, said she thinks contraceptive use is highest among college-age women in part because of their alcohol use. “In college, alcohol use is higher,” Dailey said. “When inhibitions are lowered, people are going to have a higher propensity for having sex.” Plan B is also a backup to other contraceptive methods, she said. “Condom use is higher on college campuses,” Dailey said. “If you don’t have that on hand and there’s alcohol involved, that’s the next step you go to — using Plan B the next morning. People would rather be safe than sorry.” News@ dailynebraskan.com
drought: from 1 the government has declared an extreme drought situation. Svoboda explained that Nebraska has been down 2 to 4 inches of water just since October — critical inches that have not been replenished because of an unusually dry fall, a time where the soil moisture profile typically is recharged. “That doesn’t include the hot, dry summer we had,” Svoboda said. “That doesn’t even count toward chipping away at the drought during the summer of 2012.” Alex McKiernan, co-owner of Robinette Farms in Martell, Neb., explained that farming vegetables requires constant irrigation to have a consistent crop, and because of last summer ’s drought, he was forced to increase irrigation. “We pumped twice as much water in 2012 as we did in 2011,” McKiernan said. Reservoirs also took a hit during last year ’s drought, according to Fuchs. However, going into an arid summer in 2012, the soil moisture profile was completely full because of three good years of weather, Svoboda said. “We had an insurance policy, if you will, a savings account that we tapped into,” Svoboda said. “That helped buffer the impacts of drought in year one.” But as temperatures cooled after a brutal summer, that soil moisture profile had been tapped out. “We don’t have that savings account going into 2013 like we did last year,” Svoboda said. A late March snow could be the biggest precipitation blessing this winter could offer. With a snowpack on the ground as temperatures warm and soil thaws, the snow will contribute more to the soil moisture profile. But the chances of seeing that are slim. Though snow is in the forecast in the coming days, both Fuchs and Svoboda said this spring’s predictions are dismal as the drought nears the one-year mark. “Right now, it’s not looking overly favorable,” Fuchs said. A drought can bring on many problems, the most immediate being its effect on farmers. The alternatives to supplying crops with water are not cheap if a well runs dry. “You can truck it, which I imagine is pretty expensive, you can drill another well, which is also expensive,” McKiernan said. Another alternative would be to plant fewer crops or plant crops that are less water-dependent, according to McKiernan. While he said the wells on his property never got so low last year they couldn’t pump water, if the
I am sure you have received many responses to (Zach Nold’s) column. As a recent Alum, it saddens me to see this kind of column even published. I am sure it is hard to compete in journalism for a voice and attention, but this is not the way to get it. This kind of column, though an opinion, hurts the DN’s integrity. People are always free to say and print whatever they want. However, to give a bigger platform to an column too devoid of reason is irresponsible. Please stop giving a mouthpiece for such terrible argumentation. It reflects poorly on our university.
Justin Lowndes UNL Alumnus
Nold article attracts upset reaction from feminist advocates While I appreciate Zach Nold’s can-
Eating Disorder Awareness Week to educate, support Week’s events will promote healthy body image, environment
clude a broader range of topics, including personal appearance and gender identities. “(We want to encourage) support of a healthier environment on campus,” Miller said. “(We want) students to look beyond just how they look.” Heather Haskins The mission statement of DN Eating Disorder Education and Prevention is “to move toward National Eating Disorder an accepting attitude of body Awareness Week began Monsize and shape; to educate in day, and the University of the areas of eating disorders, Nebraska-Lincoln is helping body image and wellness; and spread the word. to provide resources and referAll week, events will be rals on campus.” held on campus with the goal Jamie Mullen, a junior nuof education about and support trition and health sciences mafor eating disorders, as well as jor and the group’s president, promoting a positive body im- hopes the week will spread age and a healthy environment awareness. on campus. “I want students to be more The theme of this year ’s aware that eating disorders are awareness week is “Imagine something Me, Beyond What You that still See.” The week is sponIt is really happens,” sored by UNL Eating Mullen focusing Disorder Education and said. “It’s Prevention. on individuals something Some of the events that’s not include an athletic pan- for who they are t a l k e d el to discuss body imabout very rather than their age at 7 p.m. Wednesoften.” day and a talk on male body image.” Mullen body image at 7 p.m. said that Thursday, both in the Jamie Mullen this year ’s Nebraska Union. Frijunior nutrition and health t h e m e sciences major day, members of Eating focuses Disorder Education and on who Prevention will hand people are out free cookies and discuss deep down. healthy eating habits and body “It is really focusing on image at a booth in the union. individuals for who they are All of the week’s events are rather than their body image,” free to UNL faculty, staff and Mullen said. students. Each event is geared On Monday night, a free toward a different audience. Zumba class helped students “We want participants to get healthier in a reduced-stress maybe learn a little more about environment. eating disorder prevention and “It is a really fun way to look for opportunities to be inget in shape,” Mullen said. “It volved,” said Karen Miller, cois more focused on having fun ordinator for Nutrition Educathan trying to lose weight.” tion & Wellness. news@ The themes extend beyond dailynebraskan.com just eating disorders and in-
debate: from 1 ASUN PARTY PLATFORMS REVIVE PARTY
ENGAGE PARTY Create international student orientation program at UNL
Gauge student opinion on transitioning UNL to a “designated smoking area campus”
Make college more affordable
Establish a third college prep program in the South Omaha area
Shorten election season to four weeks
Bring back block seating at Husker games
Enhance sustainability program at UNL by increasing student involvement
Establish an “American Cultural Emersion” program for international students
Start discussion of serving alcohol at Haymarket Arena
Streamline process of becoming a registered student organization
Translate ASUN bylaws into multiple languages
Place a stronger emphasis on student philanthropic events
Create a community of RSOs
Make ASUN Senate meetings paperless
Place a “Resources” tab on Blackboard to give students information on help centers, tutoring sessions and review groups
Increase involvement in ASUN
Invest time into student-led research on sustainability issues
NICKOLAI HAMMAR | DN
drought persists, those wells could run dry. “We have three different wells on the property, two of them are domestic wells and one is an irrigation well,” he said. “I don’t know how they’ll all hold up.” A severe drought and little snowfall can increase the risk for wildfires as vegetation dries up, according to Fuchs. As trees dry, even if they are not killed by the drought, they can easily be toppled over by roaring winds, posing danger toward homeowners. Fuchs also explained that a depleted reservoir, such as Lake McConaughy, can stifle recreation, causing a decrease in tourist dollars flowing into Nebraska. Drought affects those living in urban areas as well. Dead, falling trees and a not-so-green yard are not the only things homeowners worry about. Drought can cause the soil to shrink away from the house, potentially causing foundation problems. As spring nears and farmers begin to plant crops they hope to harvest in the fall, sentiments are weary. “We’re definitely worried about it. We don’t know how long our wells will hold up, and if they don’t we’re in big trouble,” McKiernan said. News@ Dailynebraskan.com
DROUGHT MONITOR February 19, 2013
dor in his piece “Feminism hurts modern-day relationships,” I want to make a few points in response. First, I would caution Nold against making sweeping generalizations about feminism, considering the enormous diversity of feminists and feminist movements. Nold’s classification of feminism as monolithic ignores the unique objectives of, say, women of color and queer women. Second, Nold’s brazen claim that women have obtained true parity is false. This year, the Bureau of Labor found that women are paid, on average, 80 percent of their male colleagues’ wages. Studies (e.g. Williams 1992, Hultin 2003) have found that white men in female-dominated fields (e.g. nursing, primary education) tend to be promoted over female and minority male colleagues. According to the FBI and CDC, men commit 98.9 percent of all rapes and the vast majority of sexual assault victims are female. As Ruth Boettner discussed in her opposing opinion piece, rape myth and culture almost exclusively penalize women and girls. Nold quoted Suzanne Venker to illustrate the evils of the
SENSE FOR ASUN
Increase student involvment in ASUN
Water flows out of a gutter in the Haymarket as snow melts in Lincoln. Twice as much water was pumped in place of rainfall in 2012 than in 2011.
Establish green revolving loan fund program at UNL
D0 Abnormally Dry
D3 Drought-Extreme
D1 Drought-Moderate
D4 Drought-Exceptional
D2 Drought-Severe
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letters to the editor from opinion DN urged to be more careful about what is being published
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destruction of gender stereotypes: “Today, men and women have no idea who’s supposed to do what.” I think such confusion and destabilization is productive — and fabulous. It means men and women are more free to pursue their aspirations without being denigrated and alienated. It means both men and women can be stay-at-home parents and engineers, rugby players and knitters, sensitive and strong. It means I have the freedom to self-actualize, to be me, to be a whole person.
Catherine Tran
Senior Women’s and Gender Studies major
Attention to detail proves to be focal point for readers I am writing to express my disappointment in the Daily Nebraskan after you published the now-infamous opinion piece by Mr. Nold. Please do not misconstrue this sentiment; although I find his viewpoint repugnant and his research lacking, I don’t dispute that he is free
to express any opinion he chooses. In fact, I live in hope that Nold was attempting some social commentary à la Jonathan Swift. Instead, I am very disappointed by the quality of the column itself. In this piece I see spelling errors, incomplete sentences, run-on sentences, poorly organized paragraphs and misused punctuation. There is no excuse for an English major and an editorial staff to miss rudimentary mistakes like mixing present tense with the past tense in a single sentence, or choosing the word “rolls” when one wants to say “roles.” By all means, use the opinion page to provoke debate and encourage independent research. The article has already gone viral and UNL is certainly a focal point for humor that agrees and disagrees with the basic premise outlined in the editorial. I congratulate Nold in getting attention; that’s not easy to do in 2013. Next time, I beg you, give the critics fewer genuinely stupid errors to laugh at.
Sarah Imes Borden
Johnny Carson School and the Honors Program
of what’s important to stu- one minute each to respond to dents,” said Andrew Dickinson, the question. Daily Nebraskan editor-in-chief Section two, lasting 15 to and a senior journalism major. 20 minutes, will give parties a After each executive team chance to direct two questions presents its opening statements to the other parties. Candidates during a twowill be given two minute time peminutes to reWe really riod, the debate spond. will be broken During section want to get three, into three seclasting 10 to tions. questions in there 15 minutes, parSection one, ties will field three lasting 30 min- that get to the questions from the utes, will con- heart of what’s audience. Candisist of general dates will have a and party-spe- important to minute and 30 seccific questions. students.” onds to respond. The questions “We encourage will be directed andrew dickinson people to come to toward individthe debate having dn editor-in-chief ual candidates. looked the parties The candidate up on Facebook or will receive one minute and 30 get familiar with their platforms seconds to respond to general and come with questions,” questions and two minutes to Jones said. news@ respond to party-specific quesdailynebraskan.com tions. Other parties are given
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Tonight’s events offer awareness opportunities Tonight, two important events will happen on campus. First, at 5:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union Ballroom, an informational session will be held regarding the potential privatization of the University Health Center. Student involvement on the issue of UHC privatization has been too low throughout the year. Students will vote in a survey through the March 6 student elections that will serve as an indicator of student opinion on the privatization of the UHC. Make sure you’ve done everything you can to inform yourself before the vote comes around. And if you’d like to ask executive candidates from this year ’s three ASUN parties about UHC privatization, or any other topic, the DN, in collaboration with the Civic Action Committee, will hold an ASUN debate tonight from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Nebraska Union Crib. The debate will consist of three parts: questions from a panel of moderators, audience questions and questions from one party to another. This is your second debate opportunity, out of four, to involve yourself in the ASUN election process. The event will also be broadcast live on the DN’s website. If you can’t attend but would like to send in questions, feel free to tweet @DailyNeb. Both events fall on the same evening, and both are decidedly important to the future of UNL. Chancellor Harvey Perlman is making an effort to be transparent and answer students questions, just as executive candidates for our student government are making themselves available in front of their constituency. Take advantage of that, and we’ll see you there.
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Stop hackers by limiting resources
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hat would you do if your Facebook got hacked? I’m not talking about when you leave your Facebook account open and later find out one of your friends had posted an embarrassing status update on it. What if someone sends you an email that makes your computer crash all in the interest of getting personal information? I’m talking about a complete invasion of your privacy. Earlier this month, Facebook found out it wasn’t hack-proof. The company announced in a statement on Feb. 15 that hackers targeted its systems. Students should take the opportunity to learn how to protect themselves from hackers and should also know what information they give out to social media sites. Facebook took the matter seriously. Even though user data wasn’t compromised, the site reported the incident to law enforcement and informed its users. So the hacker could have gotten the email addresses of a billion Facebook users. What’s the big deal? All it means is more spam email, right? Wrong. Getting the email addresses of Facebook customers would open up the possibility for more serious hacking. And it’s all thanks to the information you gave to the site when you initially signed up. Facebook requires all users to give their full name, email address and a birthday before they hit the create account button. The website might even have a phone number. A lot of users sign up to receive access to the site from a cellphone. This means hackers could attack personal computers by sending an email virus. That’s a lot more serious than a status update. Facebook wasn’t the only social media site hacked the past few weeks. Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr also reported that their sites were hacked. Unlike Apple and Facebook users, the social media websites reported that the hacker downloaded several user email addresses. Social media sites weren’t the only targets of the hacking. Major news organizations such as The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post reported an information breach, reportedly by the Chinese government, on their websites. Among all others both Apple and Microsoft were hacked. Even at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, our student records aren’t immune from being hacked by
KIM BUCKLEY computer-savvy users. Just last year, a student hacker proved that online security might have may not be enough to stop someone from violating student privacy at UNL . Just like students can learn how to better protect their privacy online, the government and the hacked businesses can learn how to better protect thier customers. They can achieve this by finding out which security measures worked and which ones didn’t. President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union address on Feb. 12 that something must be done to boost cybersecurity. He has also issued an executive order that ordered the government to give more information on “cyber threats” and implemented a framework to reduce those threats. After the executive order, the Obama administration released a policy strategy that calls for businesses to share their best practices in protecting information. The policy paper also restated the commitment of federal security agencies to fight the hacking of trade secrets. In short, it calls for businesses and the government to collaborate with each other to solve this hacking problem. You too can take action to protect your online privacy. A great way to do this is to install malware protection program. Facebook, Apple and Microsoft all reported that the hacking attacks came from malware. There are also three simple steps to protecting private information with passwords. 1. Create strong passwords. A strong password generally uses a mix
of numbers, letters and symbols. 2. Don’t share that password with anyone. This is probably obvious to many computer users, but it never hurts to repeat it. 3. Sign up for different social media accounts using different passwords. While the hackers targeted information such as user names and passwords, users should know what is shown online. Online privacy is still an issue Internet users worry about in terms of what can be seen on a profile page. While there are lots of privacy options, users might not be aware of what can be seen publicly on social media. For instance, users are unable to opt out of things like Facebook’s new Graph Search, controlling what can and can’t be seen online is harder than ever. College students should be aware of what they post on social media, for both safety and professional reasons. More employers are asking job applicants for Facebook passwords . Young adults have to walk a fine line between being, well, social and overly social on platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. Being overly social may be a bad thing when it comes at the cost of privacy. There are many good reasons for some users to have increased privacy compared to their friends or followers. Some Facebook users allow things to be seen by only friends while others make their entire profile public. When I first got my Facebook account, I opted out of being searched. I didn’t want creepy strangers friending me. Just the thought of complete strangers knowing what I look like and other information made me nervous. On the Internet, it’s hard to tell if someone is who they claim to be. But it’s still important to remember that keeping your information private won’t stop hackers from trying to access personal information. Social media has given us new ways to interact. These hacking incidents took advantage of that. So to the hackers, please let me enjoy social media without having to worry about my personal privacy. Kim Buckley is a senior news-editorial major. Follow her on Twitter @kimceebee or email her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.
Being flirtatious doesn’t have to be awkward, scary
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he month of February is known for a few things: chilly weather, Black History Month and romance (in the form of Valentine’s Day). While the big holiday of the month has passed, there’s no reason why the love train has to stop. Why not engage in a little witty repartee with a sexy person? (I.e. flirting!) Single or coupled, there’s no reason why we shouldn’t enjoy this. By flirting I mean any sort of banter with a deliberate sexual subtext between two or more people. If your speech was transcribed as text message, these sentences would all end with winky faces. For example, “If I said I liked your body, would you hold it against me? ;).” There are people out there who think you, dear reader, are sexy as hell and would love to banter back and forth with you. Those people might be on this very campus or in this city. Isn’t that awesome? Good flirting can, at the very least, put a spring in your step and, at best, may lead to a date. However, we live in a sexist and deeply sex-negative culture. So, this may be a tall order. Too often what’s intended as playful flirting comes off as creepy and deranged. In order to combat this problem, I’ve compiled 10 helpful tips to make your next flirting flamenco a good time. But first, readers, we need to have a quick, serious chat. Let’s talk about something important: attitudes about gender and gender stereotypes. If all your past flirting sessions/ relationships have been a bust and you chalk up all of these people to greedy bitches and/or bastards who just want to get into your pants, the problem might be you. You, dear reader, are the common denominator. Sexist and misogynistic attitudes aren’t attractive. It’s possible that these people you’ve been flirting with have picked up on your misguided values and turned tail ASAP. If this sounds like you, I would encourage you to visit the Women’s Center and/or pick up a copy of Jessica Valenti’s “Full Frontal Feminism.” To quote Second City’s Sassy Gay Friend: “Look at your life; look at your choices.”
Now back to easier problems you may have.
Tip No. 1 Smell nice
Nothing kills sex appeal quite like the stench of week-old gym socks and cigarette smoke. Personal hygiene is a must. You’d think such things would be totally obvious, but alas, this isn’t the case. I’m not saying you have to sterilize yourself before you go out, just, you know, use deodorant, wear clean clothes, brush your teeth and take a shower. Simple stuff. If you smell like ass, don’t expect to get any. Also, consider investing in some sexy perfume or cologne. Guys, I highly recommend Armani’s Acqua Di Gio. It smells amazing. Girls, Coach’s Poppy is lovely.
Tip No. 2 Beware of small, enclosed spaces
A sexy person has just entered the elevator. Do you A). Look the person up and down and say, “Hey, baby” B). Begin the Wiggle Dance from LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know It” or C). Smile politely and give a nod of acknowledgement? The answer is C, obviously. Elevators and other tiny spaces with no immediate means of escape aren’t sexy. In fact, it’s super creepy to have a person hit on you in a place like this. If you do, the person you’re flirting with will feel trapped and scared. The right thing to do is what everyone else does on the elevator: Be polite and try not to make the elevator any more awkward than it already is. Forget Aerosmith’s “Love in an Elevator” for a moment. If the person is really attractive, wait until you’re both out of the elevator and then chat the person up.
Tip No. 3 Have confidence, but don’t be an arrogant jerk
This issue is two sides of the same coin. On the one hand, you don’t want to act like you’re telling the person you’re flirting with that you’re sick and dying. On the other, you don’t want to come off as a self-important douche. No one cares if you own a copy of “Don Quix-
RHIANNON ROOT ote.” So what do you do? Be friendly and complimentary. Talk to the person like a human being. Radical stuff, I know.
Tip No. 4 NO Too soon “jokes”
The following is a real situation that happened to me a few years ago (Deeply paraphrased, of course, because I didn’t have a stenographer with me). The scene? I’m having lunch with a classmate who invited himself along. We had maybe one five-minute conversation before this. Me: So what’re you doing next week? Dude: You, hopefully. Me: (nervous laughter before bolting out of the room.) Can you say it with me readers? EWWWW. Not OK. Worse yet, he meant it, but he had to wrap the sentiment up in a faux joke. In any case, it wasn’t a kosher thing to say. Worse yet, for him, because he’d said such a stupid thing, I never spoke to him again. What can we learn from this experience? There are just some things you shouldn’t say when you’ve only exchanged a few hundred words.
Tip No. 5 Mind the bubble
Personal space is a wonderful thing to have. Some of us need a little more than oth-
ers, but generally, most people have a “bubble” wherein you shouldn’t cross unless you have permission to do so. Groping another person and expecting him or her to enjoy it is beyond stupid. Don’t do that, it’s insulting and it won’t work. There are other aspects of the bubble, namely clothing. A friend of mine had the “Naked Man” play (from “How I Met Your Mother”) pulled on her not too long ago. For the uninitiated, the Naked Man is when you strip down to your birthday suit while the other person is out of the room and wait for him or her to return. Instead of the play working, she ran screaming out of the room.
Tip No. 6 Getting his/her name wrong
Maybe this is because I have an uncommon name, but few things are more annoying than when someone attempting to flirt with you can’t pronounce your name. Names can be tricky, don’t get me wrong, but if you’re unsure of it, just ask. Or simply ask if he or she has a nickname. Adding to the name game weirdness, bad puns on the person’s name aren’t funny or sexy. At all. Sorry, I don’t have a sister named Ginger or Square.
Tip No. 7 Grand pronouncements on the nature of men and women are silly
Few things are less sexy than a person who holds rigid gender norms up like they are universal truth. Guess what? Philosophers have been debating about the subject of what makes men and women different for centuries and there are still few good answers. You, a 20-something college kid, aren’t going to get any closer than they are. Repeating bad, lazy ’80s comedy routines isn’t going to win you any points. You’re better than that.
Tip No. 8 Be yourself
Look, if you’re running around pretending to have an accent you don’t naturally have or trying to erase your past, you’re not cool. Not
at all. Own your past and your personality. Everyone has things in their past they wish they’d done differently. Everyone has a little skeleton or two in his or her closet. Everyone has experienced shame or humiliation. You can either let this bad thing own you or you can move on and move past it. Unless you’re an awful person, in which case, become a better person. Just don’t pretend to be someone you’re not. People will find out and catch you. And if you’d just been honest in the first place, you’d find that people probably would’ve liked you anyway.
Tip No. 9 Stalking isn’t OK
I shouldn’t have to say this, but alas, here I am saying it: Stalking isn’t OK. It’s not sexy. It’s not even cute. Don’t do it. Yes, I know, romantic comedies have protagonists who do this a lot. Guess what? Those movies aren’t remotely close to reality. If you have feelings for someone, stalking isn’t going to make him or her love you. It’ll do the opposite. Really. Stop it.
Tip No. 10 Take “no” for an answer
Not everyone feels like flirting all the time. Most people are busy and look for a reason not to talk to more people than they have to. The person’s bad day may have nothing at all to do with you or what you’re saying. The most important thing you can do is let people who don’t want to be flirted with escape from the situation with their dignity intact. That’s why trapping them in a small space or making them feel bad isn’t a good strategy. With any luck, these 10 tips will not only improve your dating life, but the dating and flirting lives of everyone. So get out there and have some fun. Treat others with respect and don’t freak ‘em out. Rhiannon Root enjoys long walks in the park, fine perfumes and ridiculous action movies. Follow her on Twitter @rhiannonroot and reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com
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Keys to the
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city s t o r y b y m ad e l i n e ch r i s t e n s e n Three local pianists infuse individual musical genres with piano
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here’s something about a set of ivory and black keys that has mesmerized musicians for generations and generations. Maybe it’s the instrument’s simplicity or its versatility, but the piano plays an important role in the process of creating music for artists from a broad spectrum of genres. Powerful Science’s sci-fi synth, AZP’s soulful jams and Sons of ’76 and the Watchmen’s country-blues have one thing in common: it all begins with the pianist.
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Zach Watkins rehearses with AZP at Duffy’s on Sunday. Watkins plays keyboards and is also a vocalist for the hip-hop/ soul group.
ZACHARY WATKINS
Growing up, Zachary Watkins listened to old records, played around on a keyboard and wanted to be Stevie Wonder. Now a front man for the alternative hip-hop group A to Z Pro (AZP), Watkins spends his time with a piano and his own soulful lyrics. “Being the pianist, you kind of have this class,” Watkins said. “You get looked at like, ‘Yeah, he’s the one that makes it happen.’” When Watkins was 9, his family encouraged him to begin piano lessons. “I remember my grandma and grandpa told me I had piano fingers,” Watkins said. In junior high, Watkins took a class and began using the piano as a tool for his own songwriting. However, Watkins considers himself a percussionist first.
“I’ve always been a drummer,” said Watkins. “I went to Berkeley for jazz percussion right out of high school, so drumming has always been my main instrument. But I think what attracted me to the piano was being the front man, in a sense. I didn’t just want to sing; I wanted to play.” As a songwriter, Watkins said he always starts with the piano, and the melody always comes before the lyrics. “I’ll figure out chord progressions, and then I’ll start humming a melody,” he said. “A lot of people go off of words, but I like to find the melody.” In fact, most of AZP’s songs come from Watkins and the piano. “I play something on the piano and everyone else puts their own twist on the chord progressions,” Watkins said. “That’s kind of how a song is formed. And it all starts with the piano.”
JOSH HOYER
Pianoman, soprano sax, vocalist and all-around musician Josh Hoyer lays down bluesy tunes with Sons of ’76 and the Watchmen, among other groups. “I’m a sax player, originally, and it’s hard to write songs on the sax,” Hoyer said. “I started tinkering around on the piano to get notes for bass parts and melodies and just started piecing everything together.” Hoyer said he’s pretty much self-taught. “I had a band called Electric Soul Method years ago, and I used the piano to write most of the music,” Hoyer said. Hoyer took over as the keyboardist for Sons of ’76 in 2005. “Playing piano in front of an audience is nerve-racking,” Hoyer said. “In Sons of ’76, I’m kind of the guy that has to hold everything together. And as a singer, I’m thinking about the lyrics, and I try to stay focused on what the song is about. That was hard at first, but I think I’ve grown into it in the last eight years.” As far as his musical aspirations go, Hoyer said he just wants to keep playing. “Some tunes I can play in my sleep, but if you kind of get stuck playing a song the same way every time you’re not really growing,” he said. On the piano, Hoyer said he’s drawn to playing New Orleansstyle R&B. “I think it’s very joyful music,” Hoyer said. “I just feel very at home with the rhythm of New Orleans music. It’s soulful.” Among his pianist inspirations are Dr. John, Ray Charles and Professor Longhair. Even though he plays a mean saxophone, Hoyer has found a certain joy in the piano. “I think that as an instrument, it allows you to set the tone and vibe of a song better than any other,” said Hoyer. “It allows for me to have more control over the song.”
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Josh Hoyer, pianist and vocalist, performs a blues song with his band the Sons of ’76 and the Watchman at the Zoo Bar on Mon Feb. 25. Originally a saxophone player, Hoyer started singing and playing the piano with the band in 2005.
JOSH MILLER
In 1992, Josh Miller began taking piano lessons. Now, his skills are out of this world. Seriously. Once classically trained, the keyboardist and vocalists for alternative sci-fi pop band Powerful Science now experiments with poppy tunes and synthesizers. “I’m attracted to the piano because I like how visual it is,” Miller said. “I feel comfortable with it. It’s the instrument I know the best.” Miller began writing songs in high school and didn’t stop. He said the inspiration for a new song can come in many ways, but begins with the basics. “Sometimes it will come from a riff or a chord,” Miller said. “Generally, I’ll hear it in my head and bring it to the piano.” However, singing and playing at the same time takes practice, Miller said. “It’s like playing three instruments,” Miller said. “Your left hand plays the bass line, your right plays the melody and then you sing, too.” Although Miller plays a synth and keyboard at Powerful Science shows, he likes to keep his piano playing fresh with organ hymns and other sheet music. “I think what I like about the piano is that it’s slightly rhythmic, it’s a percussion instrument,” Miller said. “It’s a mixture; you can feel a lot of vibrations when you play — it’s a very organic instrument. I can come out of playing with a better understanding of music.” arts@dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk KAT BUCHANAN | DN
Josh Miller, a classically trained pianist, plays the keyboard and is the lead vocalist for alternative sci-fi pop band Powerful Science. Miller is also a member of Lincoln band Sputnik Kaputnik as well as his project Prints of Apple Island.
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this week in music
Non-local band generates local following gabriella martinez-garro dn
Live Shows: Minus the Bear w/ Rah Rah and Eighteen Individual Eyes
when:
Thursday, 8 p.m. where: The Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St. how much: $17 (in advance), $20 (day of show)
What Made Milwaukee Famous w/ Rock Paper Dynamite and Freakabout!
when:
p.m.
Wednesday, 9
They may be fairly new in town, but Guilty Is The Bear is ready to become a staple in the local music scene. The rock band, helmed by vocalist and guitarist, Braun Pacheco, first began through a series of ads and inquiries beginning when Pacheco was attending college. After meeting and starting the band with bassist Ian Smith, the college band cycled through various members before drummer Jarvis Davis joined the band in 2011. That’s when the band truly began to take off. “I was just looking for a band to join and saw that Braun was looking through musicians through HearNebraska, and it was just kind of gold from there,” Davis said. “We played a few gigs and over a year later, here we are now.” After giving the band a name, Guilty Is The Bear, the three began to work on music until Jim Rhian joined the band a few months ago after answering an ad through Craig’s List. “This lineup is the final lineup.” Pacheco said. “Everyone is committed. We weren’t really Guilty Is The Bear until, like, August or September of 2011. It’s been consistent with me, Ian and Jarvis but I would definitely say that this is the final lineup. Jim is our guy.” Since only one member of the group, Rhian, is from Nebraska, Pacheco said finding a fanbase has been a slow-moving process. Unlike many local bands, Guilty Is The Bear had no
network of family or friends to come out and support them at their live shows when they first began. “It’s not like we formed within the state, and we have all of our high school buddies or the people we grew up knowing come out and support us,” Pacheco said. “The fanbase is a true fanbase, I guess you could say, because it’s not anybody that we know at all.” Though over half the band is from out of state, the group said they’ve begun to make connections with other local artists both in the Lincoln and Omaha area. Pacheco said he has experienced support from local Nebraska bands such as Freakabout!, Rock Paper Dynamite, Good Show Great Show and Universe Contest. After releasing their first EP in late 2011, Pacheco said opportunities began to open up to the band. Though he said he’s proud of Guilty Is The Bear’s first EP, he said he’s excited and ready to release the band’s debut album, hopefully in late May, and show people what the band is capable of. Pacheco also said the group is taking a different approach to completing their album. “We’re not going through a studio to do the album, we’re actually doing it ourselves,” he said. “We’re recording it and mixing it between the four of us, we have the right skills and the right knowledge. We’re still going to send it off to get mastered but as far the recording goes, we’re going to do it all ourselves. It just makes us more selfreliant for the future. Obviously we’re not going to be able to go to a huge, nice studio but we have the right space
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Guilty Is The Bear is new to the Lincoln music scene. They will release their debut album in late May. to do it in and the right tools to do it with. We’re not gonna rush it because we want to turn this into a really, really well-made record if we take our time.” Davis said the band’s strive for quality on their debut album is a throwback to an older time when bands took time to put out a solid album. “We’ve been working on it for about a year now, and we want to go back to the old days of rock ‘n’ roll where the album was the experience. That’s what we’re about.” Though the band will be spending the majority of the next few months working on their album, the group has some shows booked for the near future, including a show on March 1 and another on St. Patrick’s Day. Besides earning money from touring, Pacheco
said the band has also taken to the Internet for funding. “We recently got a good portion of money that was funded through Kickstarter,” he said. “That helped us get the equipment that we need, so we’ve been able to be more selective of our shows as we’ve gotten better, especially now that we have that final piece, that final member.” Touring has also provided Guilty Is The Bear with experience. Pacheco said a recent tour stop in Sioux Falls provided the band with one of their best performances despite a neardeath experience before hand. “The last show we played in Sioux Falls, the van spun out of control and we ended up okay, we glided into this chain-link fence, there was no damage to the car and nobody was hurt,” he
said. “And then that night we played like we should’ve died — we played excellently. I was driving the thing so it’s just so, so lucky that we didn’t roll over or anything. We all realized how lucky we are how to just be alive.” With the band’s debut album on its way and multiple shows coming up in the future, Pacheco said audiences should prepare themselves for the band’s unique stylings. “We’ve got something that can really resonate with a lot of different kinds of people. It isn’t tied to a genre,” he said. “It’s not just rock ‘n’ roll, it’s got an array of things in there. Our sound is a lot of different things coming together. Be expecting something different, very different.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk
where:
Duffy’s Tavern, 1412 O St. how much: $8 (21+)
Universe Contest w/ Gordon (early show) and Powers (late show)
when: Saturday, 6 p.m. (early show 18+), 9 p.m. (late show 21+) where: Duffy’s Tavern, 1412 O St. how much: $5
New in Albums: “Good Songs and Great Friends”
artist:
Bret Michaels label: Poor Boy Records genre: Glam metal
“Old Yellow Moon”
artist:
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell label: Nonesuch genre: Folk
Ever Green strives for high production value Ever Green offers fans unique concert experience while keeping studio sound
“A big part in our music is that it’s theatrical and dramatic in a pleasing way,” Alex MacAlpine said. “A lot of bands just really want to get their music out there, and I think we do just a little bit more as a production, a little more as a show, and it’s a real occacynthia todd sion.” dn Ever Green is focused on giving its audience a precise, perSometimes being in a band means fected sound, something that goes going beyond the music in order beyond laying down tracks and to build a name and, more impor- calling it good to go. tantly, to entertain. “Both myself and Cameron are Ever Green, also known by graduates with audio engineering its bar band name BigFoot & The degrees, so our skills go beyond Freedom Express, is on the road to just playing our instruments,” making music together as a collec- Moudry-Cooper said. “We are tive group while taking advantage very involved with the sound of of each member’s strengths in or- our band.” der to produce a stand-out sound. The band members’ educaMembers include lead guitartional backgrounds have only ist and vocalist Alex MacAlpine, added to their desire to focus rhythm guitarist and vocalist Camon the production aspect of the eron MacAlpine, bassist Matthew group’s sound. The band has even Emerton and drummer Karrington invested in a lighting system to Moudry-Cooper. amp up live shows for the audi“Myself, Karrington and Camence. eron all grew up with each other “If this were five or 10 years and threw this band together just ago, this would almost be imto mess around and so, this has al- possible,” Moudry-Cooper said. ways been our default whenever “Technology has advanced so far something else wasn’t going on,” so everything is at the tip of your Alex MacAlpine said. “All the fingers and a push of a button.” bands we’ve been a part of were All the extra work the band all amazing and puts into its proprovided us with a duction aspect A big part of lot of great opportakes time, but all tunities, but I think our music is said it’s worth it. this band is going to “We’re trying to give us the satisfac- that it’s theatrical go beyond the mution that we’re all and dramatic in a sic,” Moudry-Coocollectively looking per said. pleasing way.” for.” When playing The members shows, the group Alex Macalpine agree that their reaims for a cohesive ever green lationship with each and unified sound other is the very reato put the whole set son this band will together opposed to “playing bits stick and work to its full potential. and pieces of a song.” “There’s a groove between us, “We’re not just going to wake and we know each other so it just up from bed at one in the mornsort of flows together,” Alex Maing and head to the show with cAlpine said. our white T-shirts on and head on Most of the members also have stage,” MacAlpine added. “It’s a backgrounds in theater or speech performance, and we’re trying to that play a major role in the band entertain.” when it comes to sound quality Audience response has also and performance.
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Matthew Emerton is the bass player in Ever Green, an up-and-coming local band. The group is comprised of two brothers and two friends, some who have been playing together for about 10 years. encouraged the band to continue to keep up with the lively performances. “When it comes to the Internet, TV — anything — people expect a visual with the audio,” MoudryCooper said. “It’s something you can’t help but watch and be fascinated with, and our audience appreciates the time and effort that goes into it.” Along with its dedication to performance, the music itself also sets Ever Green apart from others. “We’re the opposite of rock ‘n’ roll,” Moudry-Cooper said. “We’re not a garage band, and we take our sound very seriously. It’s very melodic.” The band is working on playing more live shows over the next month and plans to record an al-
bum are in the works. “We’re looking into recording at studio PH and then we’re heading up to Wisner to record at Power Base Studio,” Moudry-Cooper said. “Hopefully within a week we’ll be in the studio to hammer it out.” For now, though, Ever Green has devoted a lot of time to creating a real concert experience for its audiences and band members say the extra work pays off. “When you invest as much time and care as professional groups do — as we do — you can’t miss that,” MacAlpine said. “It just flows out, you can’t hide it, and people enjoy that type of thing.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk
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beginning March 6. The DN spoke with lead vocalist Jake Snider about Minus the Even if you’ve never heard them, Bear ’s latest album, its upcoming there are probably a few songs shows and allowing music to fly by Minus the Bear in your mu- free of interpretation. Daily Nebraskan: Starting sic library. With five full-length the 27th in Sioux Falls, you have albums, a gaggle of EPs and a consistent touring schedule, the non-stop shows for the next two Seattle-based indie rock band has months, everywhere from Des worked diligently during the past Moines to London. Are you ready? Jake Snider: Yeah, totally. We’re decade to permeate its genre. always ready. We were born ready. Not that Minus the Bear limDN: The majority of Minus the its itself to the confines of any one genre. Described by SPIN Bear has been together since 2001. magazine as “vast, expansive and As you all evolve personally and musically, how does the band acid-washed,” Minus the Bear ’s sound is difficult to match. Some- keep moving forward? JS: Um, I think just being able times ambient, sometimes poppy, sometimes carried by finger-tap to be flexible musically and make music we find inguitar and other teresting ourselves times by intricate I don’t think and go from there. drumbeats, the Sometimes it can band simply “plays music has be a challenge, but music we think is I think we still have cool,” according to have a specific fun. We like to play to frontman Jake message as a a variety of stuff Snider. throughout our For the band’s whole...” catalog when we fifth album, “InJake Snider play live — makes finity Overhead,” minus the bear it fresh and fun. Minus the Bear DN: Minus the reunited with forBear is famous for mer member and producer Matt Bayles. After ex- being genre-elusive. How do you perimenting with a smoother describe your sound to new lisstyle in 2010’s “OMNI,” “Infinity teners? JS: I generally just say rock Overhead” is a triumphant return ’n’ roll. It’s a tough thing to nail to guitar-centered rock. Lincoln’s Bourbon Theatre is the second down. DN: “Infinity Overhead” stop on Minus the Bear ’s Spring dropped late last year. What was 2013 tour, in which the band will the vision for this album? co-headline with Circa Survive JS: It just kind of happened.
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Minus the Bear recently released their fifth album, “Infinity Overhead.” Lincoln is their second stop on their Spring 2013 tour. We started writing, jamming together. It just started coming together. We don’t generally write with a theme or direction in mind. DN: “Infinity Overhead” sounds harsher, more demanding, than 2010’s “OMNI.” How do you think reuniting with Matt contributed to this album? JS: Yeah, he just knows us so well. He has a nice aggressive recording style that works for all of us. Getting back together with Matt was a lot of fun.
DN: You write the lyrics, primarily, but how do other members speak into the music-writing process? JS: Everyone has a say in terms of the song structure and what we’re going for. We just kind of hash it out in the studio, everyone contributes ideas to everyone else’s parts. It becomes a pretty collaborative mish-mash. You can really hear everyone from the band. The parts are really recognizable.
DN: When you do a live show, what do you try to communicate to your audience through your music or performance style? JS: I kind of let the stuff go. A lot of times when I write the lyrics, I don’t really know what that song’s about. And I have kind of an idea as I’m writing it, but it will change as I write, or as things go, or a fan will tell me their interpretation and I think it’s a better interpretation. We just kind of try to bring ... I don’t know. There’s no “do a certain thing” or “do it a certain way.” When we play, it’s not specific. There’s no message. DN: Then why do you make music? JS: Because it’s fun. I don’t think music has to have a specific message as a whole. Each song has its own story. I don’t really write too many songs with a lot of directions: Here you go, you should do this, whatever, whatever. It’s communicating that feeling or that tone, more so than a message of some specificity. All stuff is up to interpretation. An artist’s work, once you put it out into the world, it’s no longer yours. Interpretations are going to be interesting, raw and ridiculous. For us, most times they’re just love songs and there’s not a huge statement to be made. DN: What are you most excited about for the upcoming tour? JS: Looking forward to playing with the Circa guys. We (Minus the Bear and Circa Survive) are maybe more compatible in that we don’t sound very much
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alike. I’ve met some of them, but actually get to hang out, make some new friends, play some markets we’ve never played or rarely played. Should be fun. DN: Have you ever played Lincoln before? JS: Is there a Lincoln Theatre? Are we playing the Lincoln Theatre in Lincoln? DN: You’re playing the Bourbon Theatre. JS: I don’t know if we have. We’ve always played Omaha. DN: Anything you’d like to tell your audience before the show next week? JS: They should all be safe in the winter weather. They should drive with care. Be careful; it’s windy and snowy and scary. arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk
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tyler keown Rivers Cuomo has my heart. Cut to me at age 11. I’m sitting in the backseat of our Toyota Landcruiser, my cousin Daniel sitting to my left. We both had our CD players in our laps, mine blasting Baha Men’s “Move It Like This” into my unassuming ears. I pop my headphones off for a second to ask my cousin a question (likely “Can you move it like this,
Daniel?) when I notice he’s listening to something loud. “Daniel, what are you listening to?” He takes off his headphones as well, and I repeat the question. “Weezer, dude,” he says in his cool 12-year-old voice. I ask him if I can listen to it for a while. He’s apprehensive. What if I scratch it? What will he listen to? 12 years old is too old for “Move It Like This” (and that album doesn’t even have “Who Let The Dogs Out?” on it) but eventually gives in.
He hands it to me. First thing, I notice the CD artwork is solid blue. I ask Daniel about it. “Yeah dude, that’s the blue album.” “But what is it called?” naive me asks. Cue a poor man’s Abbott and Costello “Who’s on first?” routine. I finally get it and fire the puppy up. “The Blue Album” opens with a short acoustic guitar bit, then explodes into “My Name Is Jonas,” and really, one of the best things I had ever heard. I sat in wonder, watching the countryside pass by as we flew down I-80. I audibly gasped when the whole band sings “Do you believe what I say now?” toward the end of “The World Has Turned And Left Me Here.” I bobbed my head along with “Buddy Holly.” I turned the volume down briefly during “The Sweater Song” when Rivers
sings “I’m me, baby, God damn,” bered. I could get into how the album out of fear that my mom would has held up 11 years after I initially catch on, but had to turn it back up heard it. I could try to explain my halfway through that song, because theory that this Weezer album is God damn. generally considered the best of Halfway through “Say It Ain’t its discography beSo,” Daniel nudged cause you can hear me and asked for the What I felt, a then-23-yearalbum back, clearly and still old Rivers Cuomo exasperated by the transitioning from smooth stylings of feel, when I listen boy to man as the the Baha Men. I reto that album is album goes on (an luctantly obliged emotional edge and we switched absolute wonder.” not found in any CDs. I listened to the of the band’s other Men again, but even albums, other than its sophomore with “Put the Lime in the Coconut” effort, “Pinkerton.”) I could try to playing, all I could think about were the blaring, almost-metal gui- express how the album is perfectly paced, with explosions of metaltars riffs and Rivers’ yelping vocals. infused guitars and cool downs I didn’t hear the album again guided by Rivers’ earnest vocals. until years later, when I saw it at a I won’t, though, because that now-defunct Hasting’s book store. wasn’t what endeared “The Blue I picked it up, and unsurprisingly, Album” to me. What I felt, and still it was just as good as I had remem-
feel, when I listen to that album is absolute wonder. For a kid who had grown up listening to oldies on the radio and whatever was popular at the time (hence the Baha Men), this was an experience I had no idea even existed. Forever, this album will be my childhood. When Rivers screams “The son is drowning in the flood!” leading into that kick-ass guitar solo in “Say It Ain’t So,” so do I. When the bass line kicks in during “Only In Dreams,” it’s near impossible for me to not close my eyes. When I hear “Buddy Holly” play on the radio, nothing else can matter until it ends. Rivers, thank you. When I was 14, listening to the album over and over, it felt like we were growing up together. And, really, we were. arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk
Yorke falls short of Radiohead glory with ‘Amok’ Yorke, Atoms for Peace create original, dance-worthy album casey kettler dn Thom Yorke has been running amok for two decades, his every move terraforming the landscape of music. With “Kid A,” Radiohead brought us to tonic immobility, pushing the boundaries of what music could be. “Hail to the Thief” pushed the percussive envelope metrically and sonically. And where “King of Limbs” failed to package these parts cohesively into another giant leap for music kind, it was one small step for one man toward another revolutionary genre-shattering album. Atoms for Peace’s new album, “AMOK,” marks yet another giant leap for the enigmatic frontman of Radiohead. Beginning from an unrivaled level of musical gravitas, Yorke brings the resulting particles of his collision with digital music technology to
life with help from a league of accomplished musicians. Flea, the bassist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead producer and keyboardist Nigel Godrich, Joey Waronker of Beck (and formerly R.E.M.) on drums and percussionist Mauro Refosco join Yorke in the band. Together they form what could accurately be called a “supergroup,” if not for the fact that Radiohead’s acclaim and accolades relegate Atoms for Peace to mere side-project status. It turns out that some time away from his high school chums has galvanized Yorke’s creative process. “Amok” effectively concatenates his musical achievements. Every sound glistens with the meticulous intentionality of “Kid A,” yet rhythmically retains an Afrobeat-inspired freedom. Surprisingly, “AMOK” is starkly different than Yorke’s 2006 solo album, “The Eraser.” It courtesy photo takes a step back from the glitchi- Thom Yorke, of Radiohead fame, and Atoms for Peace released ness that defined his previous their latest record, “Amok.” The dance album is part of Yorke’s latelectronic forays and the chopped up percussion of “The King of est musical endeavors. Limbs,” and instead approaches cally harkens back to “The Erasis the microcosmic success of the fluidity and cohesion of Raer,” filled with familiar melodic the album, musically channeling diohead’s monumental albums. The second track, “Default,” the movements of Yorke’s iconic themes and Refosco’s bongos filling in for the computer blips and dancing style. “Unless” stylisti-
bocks. Pervasive throughout the album, the sometimes-indecipherable percussive sounds — created organically and manipulated digitally — tug at puppet strings attached to the shoulders and head, evoking organic movement in anyone inclined to let go. In “Ingenue,” melodic droplets fall percussively behind a subdued bassline. Saw-wave synth lead and delicate vocals are layered on top, in a soft song that in previous albums would have taken on an ambient character. Here, the quiet song drives in a car with square wheels, keeping the album rolling in its rhythmic trance. “AMOK” never approaches the compositional originality of an “OK Computer,” but such a project has been off of Yorke’s radar for years. Such intra-song changes are jarring. If “Kid A” was about losing oneself in a melancholy, sonic, textural catharsis, “Amok” is the rhythmic equivalent. Hence, those looking for a lyrical masterpiece ought to look elsewhere. The few distinguishable passages lack the emotional connection of Yorke’s past work. As an instrument however,
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Ill Bill infuses Documentary exposes raw side of life counter culture with irony Latest installment of “Up” series brings out emotional side of subjects andrew larsen dn
jordan bates dn In the wake of this month’s Grammy and Oscar award ceremonies, rapper Ill Bill dropped his new album, “The Grimy Awards,” on Feb. 26. The album’s ironic title and release date reflect Ill Bill’s intention to subvert popular expectation with his own brand of award show. “The Grimy Awards” pays homage to a host of people who impacted Bill’s life, as well as to a variety of themes and subjects “THE GRIMY AWARDS” that don’t receive significant mainstream attention. Ill Bill In the first track on the album, Ill Bill tips his hat to the late American vocalist, Paul Baloff, a member of the thrash metal band are destroying it. Ill Bill’s style on the album is Exodus. As the album progresses, he acknowledges many more art- well-suited to his lyrics. He is aggressive and defiant in tone, delivists who influenced his work, such as Rakim, Gang Starr, Chuck ering rhymes rapidly in a slightly off-kilter rhythm, seemingly strayD and Jay-Z. Music legends aren’t the only ing from the beat only to return ones who find a place within Ill instantly with another punch line. Bill has earned his fan base by Bill’s lyrics. In “Acid Reflux,” he gives a nod to Timothy Leary, the staying true to classic East Coast roots, and the story is no different famous psychologist and icon of psychedelic drug counterculture. on “The Grimy Awards.” One can detect infusions of Big Pun, Mos He also devotes an entire song, Def, Nas and even “Exploding OcNotorious B.I.G. topus,” to the life (He) paints within Bill’s unique and ideas of Ted flow. his view of Kaczynski, betThe producter known as the the modern world tion of “The Grimy Unabomber, writAwards” is an ining, “What’s right and expresses his tegral aspect of or wrong?/Try to disdain for much of the album’s hardplay God, mail a hitting resonance. bomb to the CEO it.” Bass-heavy, futurisof a school or an tic and often eerie, airline./Do you justify murder for peace?/Do you the instrumental backdrop produces an ambience reminiscent believe technology is the beast?/ of a sci-fi drama with a distinctly Imagine if your iPhone disapdystopian flavor. This produces peared, that would be weird./ Could you function in the world an intriguing effect, giving one without technology, or would you the sense of viewing our modern reality as if it were the concoction be scared?” of a diseased literary genius. The Ominous, recalcitrant themes phenomenal production of the persist throughout the album, album is no accident, as Bill colas Ill Bill paints his view of the laborated with producers Large modern world and expresses his disdain for much of it. In “How Professor, DJ Premiere and Pete to Survive the Apocalypse,” Bill Rock, among others, to manifest his vision. explores a number of issues that Ultimately, “The Grimy could lead to global pandemonium and wonders aloud how Awards,” is a shining example of the underground hip-hop scene many of us would be prepared to survive. In “Darkside Justice,” that has remained active and sohe joins forces with Jedi Mind cially conscious since its inception. To the uninitiated or faint Tricks to portray how the scarcity of heart, Bill’s award show may of money results in desperate, seem off-putting or even morbid. violent mentalities for many who are trapped in inner cities. Other For true hip-hop aficionados and themes that receive consideration fans of Bill, though, “The Grimy on the album are death, nightmar- Awards” will be deliciously rough ish visions, psychedelic drugs, around the edges. arts@ government corruption and the dailynebraskan.com blindness of society to the ills that on twitter @dnartsdesk
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“56 Up” snuck up on me. I saw “49 Up” a few years after it was released in 2005, loved it, and then went about my life. The seven years between films comes and goes in an instant and like the time spent with the participants in the film, it’s all over too quickly. Starting in 1963 and every seven years after, Michael Apted has followed a group of fourteen Brits through their lives. “7 Up” started as a criticism on England’s class system. The film juxtaposed scenes of the more privileged kids talking about going to Oxford and which newspapers they read with kids in regimented children’s homes making their beds. It’s startling, yet not courtesy photo surprising, to see how our surroundings at age 7 can quite ac- “56 Up” is the latest installment from director Michael Apted. In 1963, he began following a group curately predict where we end up of fourteen British children, and has continued to film them every seven years. at age 56. John and Andrew were part of the “higher” class grow- political side rears its ugly head ing up and ended up becoming a once again in “56 Up,” however, successful judge and solicitor, rewith the recession hitting several spectively. Paul and Symon came people quite hard. With the UK from “lower” class backgrounds economy in dire straits, all benand both have bounced around efits were reviewed, including jobs throughout their lives, workthose of Jackie, who in an ecoing as builders, forklift operators nomic boon period was labeled and the like. unfit to work because of rheumaBoth Paul and Symon mentoid arthritis. Now, she’s suddention towards the end of the film ly eligible to work again, despite that they can’t blame anyone else not being able to use her hands but themselves for their lot in life. for any extended period. Lynn They’re both happily married and her husband were planning with kids and grandkids, but they on retiring to spend more time both look back on their younger with her kids but after numerous days and regret not working rounds of budget cuts, her job as harder in school, not pushing a librarian was made redundant. themselves just a Retirement now bit further. Neither seems like a distant Everyone one, though, had dream for many in this the innate advaninvolved with this courtesy photo tages with which film shows the film. John nor Andrew Another sad Director Michael Apted’s first film “7 Up” depicted British chilwere simply born. tenacity of spirit, a staple of the film is dren from upper-class and lower-class families. It’s easy to determination to divorce. Anytime see how much we Apted begins nar- an honest look at how we change, keep going.” change from 7 to rating a person’s how we don’t change, how we 56. We have giant story with details love, how we grow out of love. A hopes and dreams on their marriage, few of the participants claim they as a child that most likely will we’re just waiting for the other only remain in the films to promote never come to pass. Our views on shoe to drop and for the dreaded a band or various charity works religion and marriage may change word divorce to emerge next. It’s or out of some odd loyalty to the drastically. Yet, what’s so imporbecome almost a cliche to discuss camera. One thing they all have in tant about the “Up” films is that how half of all marriages end in common, though, is their drive. Evthe series shows us how little we divorce, yet after seeing “56 Up,” eryone in this film shows a tenacity change as well. A few of the kids it feels completely true. A strong of spirit, a determination to keep led very unexpected lives, but the counterbalance to all that unhap- going. Through family deaths, di“56UP” majority of them turned out to be piness is the few tales of true love vorce, heartbreak and personal failwho we thought they were. When that have managed to stay togethSTARRING Michael Apted, ures, they all show the will to keep we’re kids, we’re told that we can er. Tony, Suzy and Paul have all chugging along. “56 Up,” like the Bruce Balden, be anything we want to be when been married for 30 years or more, rest of the “Up” series, isn’t just a we grow up, as long as we work Jacqueline Bassett proving that there’s nothing cuter standard film documentary. It’s a hard enough. “56 Up” shows how than a couple in love growing old documentary about the experience questionable an ethos that is. together. DIRECTED BY Michael Apted of being a human. As the years have gone on, “56 Up” isn’t all doom and arts@ Apted has made the films more Mary Riepma Ross gloom. Just as with life, the film dailynebraskan.com personal and less political. The shows us the good and the bad. It’s on twitter @dnartsdesk Media Arts Center
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women’s: from 10 eyes to give the Huskers possession again. A free throw by Hooper and an immediate steal and transition point from Brandi Jeffery quickly pushed the Husker lead to seven. Sophomore forward Katie Simon also provided a spark from the bench for Nebraska, recording six points in the game. “We got some scoring punch from Katie Simon coming off the bench, I thought T Laudermill hit a big shot for us, and Lindsey did her normal stuff,” Yori said. “They did a good job of trying to take our two leading scorers and have got to have other players step up.” At half, Nebraska had built a nine-point lead. When Iowa pressured, eventually coming within one point, Hooper hit her only shot from the field all game. The momentum didn’t swing into the hands of Moore or Hooper, though. No, the team turned to Theriot – the freshman. Theriot recorded a careerhigh 19-point game. Something Yori never suspected from the young guard, she said. “I didn’t know if there was ever going to be a day where she took 16 shots as a freshman,” Yori said. The built confidence of the Husker offense could be one factor of Nebraska’s recent success. But senior guard Lindsey
We kind of have a policy, if you’re open, you should shoot. It’s not that complicated.”
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Moore has a different explanation. “I think we’re really bonded together,” Moore said. “I think we’ve been doing a great job of getting to know each other and
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Freshman Denise Martin changes equipment during a match earlier this season. The Nebraska rifle team finished third at the GARC Championships and took home multiple honors. lead. I think that during air rifle I tried too hard, and that resulted in a loss of energy.” Underwood said this trip was a great success for the team and was a good opportunity to learn things, especially with the NCAA championships coming up, she said. “This was great prep for the NCAA match,” Underwood said. “The two matches are set up the same so the team understands what the NCAA match will be like. It was a
great experience.” Multiple awards were given out at the banquet held to kick off the championship match. Between three seniors and Underwood, Nebraska brought home five awards. Senior Janine Dutton had secondteam All-GARC honors in air rifle and honorable mention All-GARC accolades in combined shooting, while senior Katelyn Woltersdorf earned honorable mention All-GARC honors in smallbore.
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Senior Joyce Kim was one of the seven named Scholar-Athletes of the Year for her impressive academic record. Underwood earned Coach of the Year honors, an impressive feat for her first year as head coach at NU. “The banquet was a fun experience,” Martin said. “It was good to see our teammates and coach represent Nebraska and walk away with some awards.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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NU finishes eighth at Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate becca schollaert dn
Huskers finished eighth out of the 17 teams competing. The team ended the three rounds with a combined While University of Nebraska-Lin- score of 859, and the overall winning coln students were celebrating the score came from Texas Christian University with an 845. snow and the relaxation it brought, Freshman Kolton Lapa lead the the Nebraska men’s golf team was team to its eighth-place finish with stuck in the Denver his impressive perforairport, nervously waitmance. He finished fifth ing for the weather to in the individual results move out. Because of the with a combined score heavy snow, the team’s of 215, which was his original flight was canthird top-ten finish of celed on its way to Palm the season, a trend he Desert, Calif., for the hopes to continue. Wyoming Desert Inter“My goal will alcollegiate. ways be to finish in the They were able to top ten,” Lapa said. “If get a flight to Ontario, I finish top ten the rest Calif., and then drove of my freshman year, I an hour to get to their lapa think that’d be a pretty destination. However, amazing freshman year.” while the players made As an added bonus, it safely and not too far Lapa was able to share his victory behind schedule, their bags did not. with his parents. They traveled from They were not able to get them until Arizona to watch him. the next afternoon. Because of the deAlso competing were seniors lays, there were a few holes the men Kevin Gillick and Jordan Reinertson. did not get to practice. Despite all these setbacks, the Gillick finished with a 226, a score that tied him at 44th. Reinertson tied
After talking to Lapa, it’s imposfor 52nd with a score of 228. sible to miss the positivity in his voice Matt Record finished with four and responses. He credits his success bogeys and one double bogey in the final round, which had an unfortu- to his attitude and said having a positive attitude can really impact your nate impact on his score. However, performance. the junior birdied the closing holes Even though he is only a freshof each nine. His performance landman, Lapa hopes to be a role model ed him tied for 55th with a score of through his positive na229. ture. Sophomore Camer“There’s a quote I on Palmer tied for 88th always tell my team, with a score of 240, and ‘Good, better, best. Nevclosed the last round of er let it rest. Don’t stop the tournament with until your good is better his best score of the and your better is best,’” weekend. Lastly, Ross Lapa said. Dickson tied for 63rd He hopes to impact and competed as an inhis teammates and boost dividual outside of the their performance even Husker lineup. His total just a little by being posiscore was a 232. gillick tive. Lapa started off the The Huskers will tournament with the have the next few weeks goal of scoring as low as off before they return to the green possible. March 11. Lapa plans on continuing “Me and my coach always talk to practice the same way he has and about how you can lose the tournament on the first day if you shoot too hopes to continue to achieve his goal of finishing in the top 10. high,” Lapa said. “I was just focusing sports@ on a first good round, and that leads dailynebraskan.com to better rounds.”
Women’s golf fights back in final round of invite Team took 13th place at Westbrook Invite in Peoria, Ariz.
It wasn’t the start the Nebraska women’s golf team had hoped for when they traveled to Peoria, Ariz., for the Westbrook Invite, but a strong outing in the final round left the Huskers feeling a little better. Nebraska did not end with the result it hoped for when it opened on Sunday, playing 36 holes. The team sat in 13th place with a two-round total of 635 (315-320) after 36 holes. “It was a disappointing end result,” Nebraska women’s golf coach Robin Krapfl said. “We did some good things and made some improvements, but we still have a ways to go. I think consistency is the biggest thing.” Junior Steffi Neisen provided some consistency for the Huskers, however, as she produced back-toback rounds of 78 to lead the team on Sunday. Neisen, a New Prague, Minn., native, closed the first 36 holes at 156 to sit in a tie for 45th in the 75-player field. Fellow junior Katelyn Wright was just two strokes behind Neison in a tie for 56th at 158 (78-80). Neisen thought the team did some good things. “I thought driving the ball was one of our strengths today,” Neisen said. “We were hitting fairways and getting the ball on the green. But we have to clean it up on the greens and save some shots.” Krapfl echoed that, saying the team put itself in a good position but couldn’t finish. Arkansas was the leader in the clubhouse after posting a 36-hole score of 583 (296-287). Big Ten foe Wisconsin was tied for fifth Sunday with a score of 606 (305-301). As for individuals, Elin Arvidsson of Texas Tech was tied for first as of Sunday with SooBin Kim of Washington and Gabriela Lopez of Arkansas with a score of 142. Neisen said for the Huskers to
Tom Crean, Indiana:
On Michigan State game “Our entire team played at a really high level in that game, in what was one of the better environments that I’ve been personally a part of. That’s what you get in this league day in and day out, you get incredible games, and you got to have some high-level performances to win those games.” On Victor Oladipo’s work ethic “I always knew he was a hard worker when we recruited him. I knew he was in the gym a lot. This is nothing new with him, and it’s a great thing. Victor leads the way in all those extra things, and he brings that into the game.”
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Junior Steffi Neisen prepares to hit a ball during a tournament. Neisen has provided consistency to the women’s golf team with back-to-back scores of 78 during the recent Westbrook Invite.
improve in the final round, they needed the right mentality. “I think we just had to keep a positive attitude,” Neisen said. “We had to keep that confidence and belief in each other.” The Huskers took that to heart as they put together a score of 296 on Monday in the final round of the Westbrook Invite. Nebraska was led by Neisen with a score of 70 and Cassie Deeg chipped in a 78. “We played much better to-
day,” Krapfl said. “We made a lot of birdies early on and stayed strong throughout the final round.” Nebraska finished with a overall score of 930 (+66), 10 strokes behind Colorado State. The No. 15 Texas Tech Red Raiders put together a strong outing on Monday as they came back to win the invite. They put together an -11 score of 277. Texas Tech ended up -2 overall. No. 7 Arkansas finished second
in the invite with an overall score +3. As for the individual leader board, Gabriela Lopez, from Arkansas won first with an overall score of -8. She put together a strong performance in the final round with a -6. Nebraska takes a week off before traveling to Mesa, Ariz., to play in the Clover Cup Mar. 8. sports@ dailynebraskan.com
The Badgers aren’t short on skilled players either, according to Miles. Forwards Jared Berggren and Ryan Evans average 11.9 and 10.3 points and 7.0 and 7.6 rebounds per game, respectively. “I think they have more talent than people give them credit for, and obviously, they are really well-coached,” Miles said. “Bo,
you look at the success he’s had in the Big Ten, and he’s a model for a lot of us young guys moving up.” The Huskers — with four games left on their schedule — need a win or two down the stretch to enhance their own postseason resume. Beating Wisconsin would be significant. “We still have a goal of getting
to the postseason, whether that is the NIT or the NCAA,” forward Brandon Ubel said. “We still need to get a couple more, if we want to get to the NIT, but (beating Iowa) was the first step, and we took it.” A win Tuesday is the next step if Nebraska is serious about the postseason. sports@ dailynebraskan.com
Tom Izzo, Michigan State:
On two-in-a-row losses last week “Us losing two games in disappointing fashion, we did not finish the job. We’ve had some injuries, and some guys have played through them, and sometimes that isn’t the best policy. We’re regrouping a little bit, going through our gauntlet like many teams have in this league.” On better use of time “We have to focus in on getting some guys to play at the level they were playing at. When you don’t have a lot of depth, sometimes you let people play through things.”
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Bo Ryan, Wisconsin:
On Nebraska game “Saturday against Nebraska, a team that I think continued to improve and impress. Played really well for a half and they played a lot better than us in the second half, and that’s a credit to their program and their coaching staff.” On Purdue’s improvement from their last meeting “They played pretty well against us that day. I’ve just been impressed with them. I’ve always considered them to be one of the best teams in our league.”
On consistency of winning more than ten conference games “I think obviously the players are the ones that have made that happen. I think the group has bought into what we struggled with early. They at least realized they weren’t good enough or experienced in some areas. They were intelligent enough to get better.” On Tim Miles “Tim’s a ball coach. He’s a guy that a person like me can identify with very easily. I’ve always appreciated Tim’s openness in conversations. I think he’s brought his team along very well. For me it’s not surprising at all.”
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On Illinois win “We were really pleased with how we played against a really good Illinois team. That was the best of how we looked overall and the way we want Michigan ball to be played.” On changes made in practice “We have more opportunities in games because we’re a much better defensive rebounding team and the other team is that we’re a better passing outlet team. Put that together with Trey Burke and the ball skills of Tim Hardaway, that’s what helps us.”
Tim Miles, Nebraska:
On current losing streak “Tough week for us. We’re going through a rough stretch right now, and what we’re trying to do is coach our guys in practice and let the younger guys see what we do well on tape. A lot of pressure on our defense.” On Ohio State “We’ve played some good games in Columbus (Ohio). It’s a school you want to play good against because of the history and the presence that they have.”
On Shavon Shields earning freshman of the week “He’s really embraced on what we’re trying to do, and he’s found ways to be successful and be productive and that says a lot about him and a lot about his future and potential.” On team’s confidence “We’re a little bit of a roller coaster in all of those areas. We’ll do well for a while and then not do so well for a while. We’re just not at the point in time in our life cycle to put ourselves in the like of Wisconsin. We’ll build off of that second half against Iowa.”
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men’s basketball: from 10 team’s next opponent. “They are good,” the coach said. “They are underrated because they are so fundamentally sound, hard to beat. They are very talented, but because they play so well together, and they just share the ball, move the ball, I think they are underrated as individual players.”
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On Michigan loss “(We’re) coming off a loss against a terrific Michigan ball club. I thought we made too many mistakes at both ends of the floor, mental mistakes that you can’t make against a team like Michigan which resulted in 27 Michigan points off of turnovers. They have depth and are well coached.” On Senior Day this week “Obviously it went by fast. I’ve enjoyed coaching this team, and obviously the seniors are a big part of that. Those guys mean a lot to us, mean a lot to the university and the program.”
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On Michigan “For us, we’re a little more familiar with them because we play them so close together. The thing about Michigan, they’re a team that’s gonna do what they do, they’re not really gonna change or adjust a lot. Interesting to see if they make any adjustment.” On Illinois loss “I think for us, our kids are playing harder. Our kids are really focused and locked into what we’re doing on the offensive end. Our energy is at a high level.”
Matt Painter, Purdue:
On Iowa game this week “Obviously we have a big week this week. Trying to get ready with the two days prep for the game against Iowa. This will be a big test for us. Iowa is coming off a tough loss, and they’ll be ready to play. We need to take care of the ball against Iowa.” On preparing for matchups late in the season “We just try to get them to go hard in practice like we do all the time. We have more reps than what Northwestern will do. Not anything different. Something you’re always trying to get your guys to compete.”
On Aaron Craft earning Academic All-American “It means an awful lot to Aaron and an awful lot to me as his coach. It’s his second straight year he’s been an academic All-American. Coming into Ohio State, he had a plan on what he wanted to do.” On boost that Aaron Craft gives to offense “It helps when he is such a threat, when he gets the ball into his hands a lot. Heck of a point guard line for us.”
Tubby Smith, Minnesota:
On diversity in SEC coaching “From a recruiting standpoint and a demographic standpoint, you’re going to have AfricanAmerican coaches. They’re not just African-American coaches, but they’re coaches who have regional ties as well. You see the changes in college athletics.” On Victor Oladipo “He’s always been an athletic player. You always have to have people elevate their game. He’s committed to being better, shooting 60 percent. He plays hard, smart, and he’s a very unselfish player as well, just like Dwayne Wade.” Compiled by Josh Kelly
Nebraska men’s tennis extends winning streak Team dominated doubles play, previously an area of inconsistency Mark disomma dn The Huskers men’s tennis team kept its winning streak alive Monday by beating Wichita State 4-1. The Huskers turned one of their best and most complete victories of the season as the team won the doubles point and only dropped one singles match. Doubles play has been an area of inconsistency over the past few weeks, but the duo of Andre Stenger and Marc Herrmann and the tandem of Brandon Videtich and Scott Elsass claimed the first two matches. Coach Kerry McDermott said he was very pleased with how well his players performed during the doubles point. “Doubles set the tone for the match,” he said. “We played probably as good of doubles as I’ve seen us play all year.” Wichita State quickly responded in singles play, as Tin Ostojic defeated sophomore Sebastian Flo-
rczyk 6-1 6-7 (4). But a trio of wins starting with Dusty Boyer stopped any hope of a Shocker comeback. Boyer defeated Tomislav Gregurovic in straight sets 6-3, 6-3. The win marked the seventh straight victory for the freshman from Ham Lake, Minn. “I struggled the first couple, trying to figure out college tennis,” Boyer said. “But once I figured it out, I’ve been playing pretty well ever since.” McDermott said he has been very impressed with Boyer’s play so far this season. “He can play at such a high level,” McDermott said. “If we can keep him focused every time he steps on the court and every game, he’s gonna be a very, very good player.” Boyer was not the only Husker to play well on Monday, though. Senior Eric Sock defeated Guillermo Nicol 6-4, 6-1 and Marc Herrmann clinched the game for the Huskers as he swept Llija Cuic 7-6 (3), 6-4. That victory marked the fifth straight victory for Herrmann, a freshman. Tom Blackwell, the only remaining undefeated player for Nebraska, won his first set but did not finish against Erick Reyes. Playing in the top roster spot, Andre Stenger also did not finish his hard-fought match against Matheus Pereira after splitting the first two sets.
This victory broke the Shockers’ four-game winning streak while extending the Huskers’ own to five games. “This team just beat Denver on Saturday,” McDermott said, “And Denver is a top 50 program, so we knew when they came into the match that they had some confidence.” The Huskers are certainly playing with some tremendous confidence now, after struggling at the beginning of the year. After a 1-3 start, the Huskers have rattled off five consecutive victories and look to be one of the hottest teams in the Big Ten. McDermott said he believes his team is beginning to come together. “The guys are starting to believe in themselves,” he said. “If we can continue to get better like we’re doing, continuing to get better each and every match, I think we’ll have some good success in the Big Ten and hopefully make the NCAA’s.” The Huskers will face No. 53 Denver March 2 in Colorado. This will be the Huskers’ last chance to make a statement before entering Big Ten play March 9 against Northwestern. sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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Freshman Marc Herrmann returns a ball during a singles match against Illinois State earlier this season. On Monday, Herrmann and Andre Stenger won their doubles match against Wichita State.
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Nebraska men’s basketball coach Tim Miles yells as a referee makes a call during the game against Ohio State in January. The quick turnaround between the team’s comeback win against Iowa Saturday and the Wisconsin game Tuesday puts more pressure than usual on Miles and staff, but it’s nothing they can’t handle, the coach said.
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resh off a 19-point comeback win against Iowa on Saturday, the Nebraska men’s basketball team is back in action Tuesday night against Wisconsin. The short turnaround between games puts a bit of stress on the Huskers as they don’t have much time to put into their Wisconsin game plan. Before the Iowa game was moved to Saturday, the Huskers had planned
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on using the weekend for Badger prep, according to coach Tim Miles. With the win Saturday, Nebraska is riding higher than it has in recent weeks. Miles hopes the success will carry over to Tuesday. “We have no time before Wisconsin, so I sure hope it does because they are a buzz saw,” the coach said. “It has to give the guys confidence, but it’s not where the goal is, so we have to keep winning to get to our goal.
We have to stay involved with the process.” The quick turnaround puts a little more pressure than usual on Miles and staff, but it’s nothing they can’t deal with, according to the coach. Having played the Badgers once already, the Huskers know what to expect. “The second time around I don’t think it’s as critical,” Miles said. “You know how to handle a back screen. You know how to handle a side screen, you know. Sometimes I
think we can overplay game planning. Let’s go out and compete and see how that goes for us.” Wisconsin comes into the matchup winning five of its last six games, including wins against then-No. 3 Michigan and then-No. 13 Ohio State. The Badgers are fighting for a top seed in the Big Ten tournament and in the NCAA tournament come March. Miles said he has a ton of respect for his
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NU bench breaks through in Iowa win By halftime of Sunday’s game, the entire NU active roster had scored kyle cummings dn Coach Connie Yori has the same policy for her 8-year-old son as she does for the Huskers. “We kind of have a policy, if you’re open, you should shoot,” she said. “It’s not that complicated. I teach my 8-year-old son that. If you’re open, shoot if you’re in your range; if you’re covered, pass.” That’s exactly how Nebraska took down Iowa Sunday afternoon, 65-46. At the final media timeout of the first half, with just more than three minutes left in the half, every Nebraska women’s basketball player who checked into the game had scored. That’s nine Huskers; the entire active roster for Nebraska. “We made some plays,” Yori said. “Just like any game, you’ve got to make plays, and it didn’t always come from our top players, so that’s exciting.” Almost two weeks prior to Sunday’s game, Nebraska survived a trip to Iowa City, Iowa, mostly thanks to junior forward Jordan Hooper ’s 29-point night. In the re-match, Iowa was pre-
pared to shut down Hooper. Iowa succeeded as Hooper failed to make a shot from the field in the first half. Her only point in the first 20 minutes came from a free throw. Coach Yori expected Iowa to focus on shutting down Hooper, she said. So she knew the Husker bench would need to break through, which it did, outscoring Iowa’s non-starters 17-8. Right off the bat, Nebraska found support from those who don’t usually carry the offensive load. Iowa had opened the game with an early bucket. Then, senior guard Lindsey Moore dished a pass to sophomore forward Hailie Sample who hit a jumper to put Nebraska on the board. Nebraska then recorded a stop and found Hooper open for the shot on the other end, but she missed. Sample rushed in, snagged the rebound and hit Rachel Theriot for the jumper to set the tone. “Tonight they chose not to guard Hailie, and Hailie got some stuff going to the basket early,” Yori said. As Iowa continued to push back keeping the Husker lead to two points, Nebraska broke into a rhythm sparked by a Tear ’a Laudermill three to put the Huskers up by five. Laudermilll turned around and forced a travel on the Hawk-
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Team finishes third in GARC Championships jessica west dn
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Sohomore guard Brandi Jeffery goes up for a shot against Iowa Sunday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Nebraska won 65-46.
The Nebraska rifle team finished third overall in the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) Championships this past weekend in Oxford, Miss. The Huskers fired a score of 4,647 and fell behind match champion West Virgina (4,705) and second-place Kentucky (4,690). “Everyone on the team was really trying,” freshman Denise Martin said. “We just focused on being consistent and shooting like we have been. We gave a great effort.” The two-day long match began on Saturday at the smallbore range. There, the team shot a season high of 2,312 and took a lead against Army heading into the air rifle portion. “We had a 15 point lead over Army going into the second day,” NU coach Stacy Underwood said. “It created a little breathing room for the team, which eased up a little tension.” On Sunday, the team competed in the second and final portion of the match, air rifle. They finished with a
score of 2,335 and ultimately took third place in the championship match. “We did a great job of predicting hang-ups,” Underwood said. “We knew where our trouble might be, and we controlled things. We did a good job of keeping our emotions in check, as well.” The team was led in air rifle by junior ReAnn Wilson, who fired a careerhigh of 589. “I am very proud of the performance she gave,” Underwood said. “She was 1 point from competing in the individual air rifle competition.” Martin was very satisfied with her team’s performance, as well as her own, she said. “Performance-wise I was great during smallbore,” Martin said. “I was on top of my mental game.” Martin said going in to the second day, it was a little bit harder to be on top of things. “Having the lead over Army was good,” Martin said, “But we wanted to make sure that we maintained that
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