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Architecture Hall will address their five-year decline in enrollment in the Architecture Hall gallery at 3 p.m. Friday. Full-time, undergraduate enrollment for the architecture college was just below 350 in the fall semester of 2012.

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Architecture school deals with decreased enrollment story by james pace-cornsilk | photos by morgan spiehs MORGAN SPIEHS | Dn

Architecture students converse with each other during their second-year design studio for architecture and interior design majors in Architecture Hall on Feb. 21.

he University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Architecture on Friday will address a five-year slump in its student population with a new initiative to increase enrollment and retention. The announcement will be in the Architecture Hall gallery at 3 p.m.

Kim Wilson, interim dean of the college, said the

initiative will consist of increasing learning community opportunities for freshmen, increasing recruitment through web-based material and printed material, offering new courses in collaboration with the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management to establish a more interdisciplinary approach to science and technology and hiring faculty for a new in-

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Cuts loom over Nebraska, nation Obama, Congress scramble to impede March 1 sequestration DANIEL WHEATON DN With a name almost as frightening as its actual effects, this Friday’s possible across-the-board spending cuts, known as the sequestration, would have the federal government’s budget looking incredibly different.

Public schools, research, defense spending and thousands of jobs are all on the federal government’s chopping block. In one way or another, the cuts will be felt from Washington D.C. to Lincoln.

THE CREATION OF THE SEQUESTER

The sequestration is the result of a nearly three-year-old political battle over how to deal with the rising federal deficit. When the government was nearing the debt ceiling in 2009, Congress came up with a deal.

The compromise included a combination of tax hikes and spending cuts, which later became known as the fiscal cliff. That deal was meant to force action on both parties: Republicans are adverse to tax increases and Democrats aren’t willing to cut funding to social programs. Instead of compromising to solve the fiscal cliff on Jan. 1, Congress made another deal to raise taxes on individuals making more than $250,000 a year and to put off the $85 billion in planned spending cuts – the seques-

tration – until March 1.

Friday.

“The Congress and the White House have created the dumbest idea in the history of the Congress known for dumb ideas,” said South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham on Fox News.

President Barack Obama has spent the past two weeks emphasizing the harms of the cuts, stressing the job loss. He issued a plan to fix the cuts three weeks ago, but House and Senate Republicans rejected it. ”Are you willing to see a bunch of first responders lose their job because you want to protect some special interest tax loophole? “ Obama said at a White House event. “Are you willing to have teachers laid off or kids not have access to Head Start or deeper cuts in student loan programs just because you want to protect a special tax interest loophole that the vast majority of Americans don’t benefit from? That’s the choice.

That’s the question.”

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CUTS affecting nebraska

According to the White House’s memo, 4,000 civilian defense jobs will be cut in Nebraska, reducing gross pay by $25.1 million.

Roughly 200 work-study jobs in Nebraska could also lose funding.

Emily Wilber, assistant director of Career Services, said the loss of funding could create fewer opportunities for work-study recipients.

“It would be unfortunate if we lose some funding,” Wilber said.

The process of awarding students work study would remain the

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ASUN delays UHC ballot question vote

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Students may not be able to voice their opinions regarding privatization of the University Health Center on the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska election ballot March 6.

On Feb. 6, the senate unanimously passed legislation to include the question “Do you support the Bryan/ University Health Center proposal to privatize the University Health Center operations?”

However, because ASUN President Eric Kamler, a senior agricultural economics major, submitted the legislation as a government bill, the legislation didn’t meet the deadline requirement of 30 days to make it onto the ballot.

“It was two days late getting in,” said ASUN Director of Administration Marlene Beyke. Thus, the legislation wasn’t valid.

And so the senate was to address the legislation again as a senate bill at its Wednesday meeting, which would’ve allowed the question on the ballot.

Four other pieces of emergency legislation regarding the health center were to be brought to the floor as well, according to Senate Speaker Natalia Santos, a senior nutrition and health sciences major.

But the senate failed to meet quo-

rum, which meant it couldn’t address legislation.

Nineteen senators were missing from the meeting, six of them unexcused, including: Matan Gill, a senior construction management major, John-Robert Bloom, a junior economics major, Edward Hanline, a senior business administration major, Derek Mettenbrink, a junior fisheries and wildlife and grassland ecology and management major, William Duden, a sophomore business administration major, and William Stock, a junior pre-social science major, according to Santos.

Two more senators were needed at the meeting to meet quorum.

In order to vote on the legislation, senators signed a petition to hold an ASUN meeting Thursday at 9 p.m.

Senators receive the legislation that will be on the meeting’s agenda the Tuesday before the meeting. If a senator has class, is sick or has a family emergency, he or she is excused from attending senate.

Santos said she didn’t think the unexcused senators had meant to stall the legislative process.

Even if the senate addresses the legislation and approves it, there is still concern regarding the deadline to put the question on the website that hosts the election ballot, Beyke said.

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On campus what: “China Revealed” documentary screening where: Hardin Hall, Rm 107 when: 5 p.m. more information: Contact Brian Baskerville at brian.baskerville@huskers.unl.edu

in lincoln What: “The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must” lecture Where: Nebraska Wesleyan University, Olin B. Lecture Hall, 51st Street and St. Paul Avenue When: 1 p.m.

More information: http:// www.nebrwesleyan.edu

DailyER debate to bring humor to elections Satirical newspaper to host light-hearted ASUN election discussion DANIEL WHEATON DN As the innuendo in the name suggests, the third of four Association of Students of the University of Nebraska debates will combine humor with politics.

The DailyER Nebraskan’s Mass Debate will be held in the Nebraska Union Crib Thursday at 8 p.m. and will challenge the three parties to depart from their traditionally prepared responses.

The debate will be moderated by three of the DailyER’s editors: Mitch McCann, the editor-in chief and a senior psychology major, Daniel Stier, the entertainment editor and a junior English major and Alex Wunrow, sports editor and a junior exploratory major.

The Mass Debate will take on the tone of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” by using humor as a rhetorical tool to lighten the ASUN campaign.

McCann, who organized the debate with the other moderators, said he hopes the debate will be both entertaining and informative.

“The point is not to ambush them with questions or make them look bad,” McCann said,

“but it’s to get at the issues using humor.”

The goal of the Mass Debate is to attract students who wouldn’t normally attend a more serious debate. McCann estimated last year ’s Mass Debate drew a crowd of roughly 125 students.

On McCann’s docket are questions about the privatization of the University Heath Center, Sense for ASUN’s designatedsmoking areas plan, diversity and the “Do it in the Dark Campaign,” a campus-wide initiative to lower energy consumption. McCann said the debate will force the parties to actually answer questions posed to them by the moderators. He said after the Daily Nebraskan and Civic

Action Committee debate, he felt some of the party’s plans and platforms were not thoroughly explained.

Even though the debate is meant to create a more human and extemporaneous delivery from the three parties, all the students running for president have been informed about the structure.

“We want them to look good and not merely silly,” McCann said. “But we’re still going to have fun by making them do skits or say their platforms in a haiku.”

McCann estimates the debate will last 90 minutes but it could change depending on the reactions. The DailyER editorial staff will serve as comedy hosts, mak-

ing sure energy in the room remains high.

Wunrow said he plans to make sure all three parties can state their platforms.

“We really just want them to avoid canned answers,” Wunrow said.

He mentioned a “lightning round” where the parties will be asked between 40 and 60 oneline questions, some relevant and some off-the-wall.

“We really just want to make sure the candidates don’t take themselves so seriously,” Wunrow said. “It can be really easy to do in the middle of the campaign.”

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Awesome Camp encourages ideas, networking Lis Arneson Dn Students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will have the opportunity the share ideas and talk about their passions March 1 and 2 at Awesome Camp, a participant-driven “unconference.”

This is the first year that HIVE, a student technology training program at UNL, is one of the sponsors of the event.

HIVE program coordinator Bode Alabi said Awesome Camp is split into 30-minute slots in three different tracks: entrepreneurship, technology and creativity. It is a first-come, first-serve basis to be a speaker. If students

don’t wish to speak, they can just come to listen and network.

Alabi said he is looking forward to hearing the ideas that will be shared at the event.

“How often do you get to meet up with people as passionate as you and share your ideas and thoughts?” Alabi wrote in an email. “This will be one of the best sharing experiences in Lincoln.”

All students are welcome.

Awesome Camp is an opportunity for students to express their passion to an interested audience, Alabi said.

“This type of exposure with the local professional community may lead students to find great

How often do you get to meet up with people as passionate as you and share your ideas and thoughts?”

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connections to people in their field that are passionate about their ideas,” Alabi said.

Sourabh Chakraborty, outreach coordinator with HIVE, said students should attend regardless of whether their area of study falls under one of the three Awesome Camp event tracks. “(It) doesn’t mean someone studying law or (who) has a local business in dry cleaning couldn’t attend,” said Chakraborty, a se-

nior computer engineering major, via email. “It’s all about the spirit of shared learning from each other ’s stories and insight and not what major or college you belong to.”

Chakraborty said Awesome Camp is called an “unconference” because there are very few rules. The event organizers let the crowd determine where the day’s events are heading rather than planning it weeks in advance and

not taking into account the new developments in the industry, the weather or the mood of the room, he said.

Awesome Camp kicks off Friday at red9, 322 S. 9th St., with a meet-and-greet at 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s event will last from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Other event sponsors include: Neebo, NUtech Ventures, Argyle Octopus Press, FOTObrations, Think Do Be Create, GitHub and New Traditions Home & Realty.

Tickets to Awesome Camp cost $20. To register, visit www. awesomecamp.com. Registration ends Friday at noon. news@ dailynebraskan.com

Study: Alcohol use could be linked to increased cancer risk Andrew Barry DN Alcohol consumption may have just joined tobacco on the growing list of substances that have been linked to cancer.

A recent study conducted by Dr. David Nelson, the director of the Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program at the National Cancer Institute, suggests a dangerous association between alcohol use and cancer. According to the study, alcohol has a role in about 3.2 to 3.7 percent of all cancer deaths in the U.S. For men, the majority of alcohol-attributed cancer deaths were from forms of upper airway and esophageal cancers, while breast cancer took precedence in the deaths among females.

Because a study linking alcohol and cancer has not been conducted in 30 years, some hope this study will bring a new awareness to the possible connection.

“Everybody knows somebody who’s been affected by cancer,” said Brendon Henning, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln freshman marketing major and Students Together Against Cancer vice president. “People will now correlate alcohol and cancer.”

The study, published by the American Journal of Public Health, did not include much information on why the correlation exists, but Dr. Apar Ganti said the effects differ based on the individual and the type of cancer.

Ganti, an associate professor of medicine in the oncology divi-

Binge drinking has significant sion at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, said he prevalence in the U.S., especially among college students: one in six thinks people should be cautious about their alcohol use for many adults binge drink about once a week, according health reasons. to the Centers for “If you look at Disease Control cancer globally, if Everybody and Prevention. you are a moderate knows Binge drinking drinker, you have brings someone’s about a 5 percent in- somebody who’s blood alcohol creased risk, but if been affected by concentration to you’re a heavy drink0.08 percent or er it’s anywhere from cancer.” greater during a 20 to 30 percent,” Ganti said. “So if Brendon henning two-hour period, freshman marketing major according to the you want to drink, it National Instineeds to be less than tute on Alcohol a drink a day.”

Abuse and Alcoholism. But HenThe study also suggested ning said awareness of the study drinking in small quantities regis unlikely to change students’ ularly causes less damage than binge drinking occasionally. behavior.

“Some students might drink less, some students of course are going to completely disregard it,” Henning said. “But overall, it’s not going to make students drink more, which is at least a good thing.”

Ganti said there are several other outside factors that may increase cancer risks. Smoking and drinking could be especially detrimental to public health and increase the risk of cancer significantly, he said. He also said that while he would never recommend alcohol consumption, he does not want to rule out its benefits.

“Alcohol has other benefits with heart disease and things like that,” Ganti said.

A moderate relationship with alcohol has been shown to de-

crease the risk of heart disease, dying of a heart attack, diabetes and several other medical phenomena, but the risks of alcohol still shouldn’t be taken lightly, according to both Henning and Ganti.

Henning said he believes cancer prevention is important, but students should not let the fear of getting cancer become overwhelming.

“We should all be concerned about lowering our risk for cancer,” Henning said. “If you’re living your life every single day worrying about not getting sick and doing things to not get sick, then you can’t enjoy the life you’re trying to preserve.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

UNL unions, Gaughan Center install phone-charging stations kelli rollin dn The new phone-charging stations around the University of NebraskaLincoln campus saved Katyra Remmenga’s life – her battery life, that is.

The sophomore criminal justice major’s phone died shortly into her first class Tuesday, and her laptop died a few hours later. Then her car got a flat tire in the morning. She didn’t have any chargers with her.

Fortunately for Remmenga, the Nebraska Union, Nebraska East Union and Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center now all have phone-charging stations for student convenience.

“I was desperate for a ride home,” Remmenga said. “I was really worried because I didn’t have anyone’s phone number memorized, but then I remembered my friend showing me those chargers this weekend, so I was like, ‘Oh, good!’”

She said a station allowed her to charge her phone to call for a ride home.

Charlie Francis, director of Nebraska Unions, said the stations have been in place for about a month. He said the unions have two stations each and the Gaughan Center has one. The Nebraska Union stations are both located along the building’s north wall, near the Caffina Cafe.

The phone-charging stations include about 10 different plugs compatible with both Android and iPhone technology. Francis said the cords for the plugs are only six to eight inches long, but a shelf allows students to rest their phones in the unit.

Francis thought of bringing phone-charging stations to UNL after he saw them at another university.

“I thought, ‘What a neat idea!’”

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This new phone charging station in the Nebraska Union caters to a variety of different phone types. The phone chargers are free of charge and available to all union users.

Francis said. “I’ve talked with a couple of colleagues at other universities, and they had been very popular with their students there.”

He went to a conference in October where the vendor Quickboost was demonstrating the units. After he brought back information, Francis said he put it as an agenda item for the Nebraska Union Board to discuss.

He said the stations, which cost about $1,600 total, are beneficial and convenient for UNL students.

The Nebraska East Union and Gaughan Center stations have gotten a lot of use, Francis said, but not the Nebraska Union. To draw attention, signs have been posted.

Eliza Barr, a junior exploratory major, said she hadn’t noticed the sta-

tions until yesterday.

Though she hasn’t used one yet, she said the stations seem like a good addition.

“I think it’s a good idea, especially for people who may not live on campus,” Burrs said. “Their phone might be running low, and if they have to be here all day, they can come in, charge it and go on their way. They don’t have to worry about carrying around a dead phone.”

Burrs said she doesn’t see leaving her phone unattended as a big problem.

“I don’t really see anybody bothering it,” she said. “I think if (people) didn’t want anybody to mess with their phone, they wouldn’t mess with anyone else’s.”

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Sophomore psychology major Claire Ruhlman studies near the new phone chargers in the Nebraska Union. The phone chargers are a recent addition to the union and are located at various locations around City and East campuses.

As of now, Francis said he and the union board haven’t yet considered getting more charging stations, but they won’t rule it out.

“I guess we would see if there was a heavy enough demand and we would consider that, but at this point we just thought we would add these

as a convenience to our students,” he said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Campus NightLife creates winter fun with synthetic ice rink tammy bain dn One room in the Nebraska Union is about to get an arctic makeover.

On Thursday night, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Centennial Room will become an iceskating rink complete with a DJ. Students can skate for free from 8 to 11 p.m.

Loreal Robertson, an educational administration graduate student and graduate assistant for Student Involvement who works with Campus NightLife, said Per-

fect Parties USA, a company out of Massachusetts, will lay down a tarp topped with a blanket of synthetic ice on top.

In the Centennial Ballroom next door, students can play air hockey, skiing and ice-skating games on a Wii and Xbox, make snowmen out of socks and drink hot cocoa. The UNL Student Money Management Center will also provide a “money machine,” an inflatable device participants can jump in while trying to collect prizes.

“We want to play out the

idea of winter without it being so cheesy and generic,” Robertson said.

She said the idea came after students involved in Campus NightLife wanted to put on a water event last fall. When that plan didn’t work out, the group began to brainstorm winter ideas, she said.

Reshell Ray, assistant director for Student Involvement, said last year’s event had a Valentine’s Day theme, but this year, Campus NightLife decided to let the theme go.

“They wanted to do something that had never done before,” Ray said.

When the idea of ice skating was first brought up, “it was funny,” Ray said.

But Campus NightLife did some research and found synthetic ice-skating rinks that could be provided year-round.

Wayne State College used Perfect Parties for its own temporary ice-skating rink in November, and the programming board only had positive things to say about it, Ray said.

Fundraiser to benefit families of cancer victims

One challenge Campus NightLife faced was the constraints of the temporary rink — only 35 to 40 skaters can be on the ice at a time, Robertson said.

Campus NightLife decided to provide the free activities in the ballroom for those who are waiting to get on the ice, she said. The activities and rink will be separate from each other to prevent overcrowding.

Along with the Student Money Management Center, sponsorship came from the Association of Students of the University of Nebras-

ka and Scarlet Guard, Ray said.

Ray said Campus NightLife events usually see around 500 to 700 people, so she hopes for attendance to be “somewhere in that range.”

While Campus NightLife spends the day decorating for the winter event and setting up, Ray said she’s thankful for the snow outside to play up the winter theme.

“It looks like we’ll have a lot of fun,” she said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Whitney Carlson DN Nicole Pavlish will never forget the support of her friends and family when her father passed away from pancreatic cancer while she was in high school.

“The best way I can repay them is by being there for someone else,” said the junior international business and Spanish major. “One of the biggest benefits from my involvement is just the feeling you get by impacting someone’s life.”

Now she’s involved with the LisaMom Foundation, a studentrun non-profit organization that supports families affected by cancer. The organization will hold a fundraiser at Raising Cane’s, 201 N. 14th St., Thursday night from 6 to 9. A portion of all the sales will be donated to LisaMom to benefit local families affected by cancer.

LisaMom is run by Enactus, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln student group dedicated to entrepreneurship and community outreach. Formerly called Students in Free Enterprise, the group recently changed its name to what they say is a more accurate description of their yearly activities. By combining “entrepreneurial action,” and “us,” Enactus embodies a group of students with a commitment to business and community. The group manages numerous community-outreach projects with a business mindset to assist people in need.

The LisaMom Foundation is designed to assist mothers who have been diagnosed with cancer.

It supports the families with nanny services, meal donations, cleaning services and a support network.

Lisa Braddock, the foundation’s namesake, died of breast cancer at age 35. She is survived by three children and a husband, Mark, who had difficulties carrying on without her. Lisa’s nurse Connie Davison began the foundation to assist families who were struggling with the devastation of cancer.

Braddock’s daughter Marisa, a junior biological sciences major, joined Enactus in 2011. The following year, Enactus began to manage the foundation. It aids families in Lincoln and Omaha and works to increase cancer knowledge and

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Senior pre-architecture major Steven Severson hangs his project up along with another student during a class in Architecture Hall on Feb. 21. Architecture Hall has the lowest number of students than any other UNL college.

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LisaMom Foundation members collaborate on fundraising ideas. From left: Mara Schwarting, marketing major; April Xinchi Zhang, AD/PR and marketing major; Peter Bock, management, entrepreneurship and marketing major; and Murphy Larson, finance marketing major.

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In addition to outside fundraising, the LisaMom Foundation raises money from selling Teddy Bears for $10. All proceeds benefit families in Lincoln affected by cancer. awareness.

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political briefs SENATOR filibusters bill for three hours

Omaha Sen. Ernie Chambers engaged in a three-hour filibuster of a bill on Tuesday that involved tacking on an anti-discrimination amendment and criticizing Gov. Dave Heineman, the Catholic Church and government corruption. The original bill, LB52, would allow the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services to lease out labor services at the McCook Work Ethic Camp to charitable, fraternal or nonprofit organizations. Chambers’ amendment said the organizations that participated in the program could not discriminate against LGBT people. The amendment passed 29-5, with three abstaining and 12 senators excused from the chamber. Chambers plans to continue his filibuster on Monday, according to a Nebraska watchdog article.

LINCOLN GAY RIGHTS ORDINANCE NOT ADDED TO may BALLOT

The Lincoln City Council voted Monday to put two issues on the ballot in May for voters to decide — but the gay rights ordinance was not one of them. This action has irked the 10,000 people who signed the referendum to put the issue on the ballot. The ordinance, much like Omaha’s, would grant the same anti-discriminatory protections to LGBT individuals as other minorities. The referendum was removed from the ballot days before Charlie Rogers’ alleged hate crime hoax shocked Lincoln’s gay community. Rogers recently entered a plea of no contest.

OMAHA STATE SENATOR CITED FOR DUI

Omaha Sen. Scott Lautenbaugh was ticketed early Tuesday morning for driving while intoxicated. The Douglas County Sheriff said Lautenbaugh was driving strangely at 2 a.m. near 147th Street and West Maple Road in Omaha. He was pulled over and had a 0.234 blood alcohol content – nearly three times the legal limit. Lautenbaugh has since released a statement expressing his embarrassment and will take “full responsibility” for his actions. Lautenbaugh’s court hearing is scheduled for June 26 at 9 a.m. His hearing has been delayed because lawmakers cannot be prosecuted for crimes 15 days before or after a legislative session.

—Compiled by Daniel Wheaton news@dailynebraskan.com

Asun: from 1 putting the health center survey question on the ballot, according to Santos.

She said the people who are against the ballot question think students are uninformed about the privatization process.

“An uninformed voter is a dangerous voter,” she said.

But there are also students who are taking the time to understand the health center’s privatization, she said.

Those students would be upset for not getting a chance to vote, Santos said.

“There’s definitely both sides to the argument,” she said.

Dr. Nate Haecker, the health center’s chief of staff, spoke to the senators about the UHC employees’ concerns with privatizing the health center to local provider Bryan Health during open forum.

One concern Haecker mentioned was the fact current health center employees were not included in the privatization planning process be-

fore Chancellor Harvey Perlman announced his plan on Sept. 11.

University administrators also portrayed the health center as being inefficient and under-staffed by comparing it to private practices, not national college health data, Haecker said.

“The data used by UNL to compare us to private practices is not comparing apples to apples,” he said.

Haecker also said he wasn’t aware if other sources of funding for a new health center were explored, such as seeking donations.

“There are other options to fund a new building without raising student fees,” he said. “Bryan Health is a fine organization and very well-respected in the community. This is not about Bryan Health. It’s about whether privatization is in the best interest of the students.” news@ dailynebraskan.com-

actus and a junior management, entrepreneurship and marketing

major, said the LisaMom foundation serves an important purpose, although it may not directly benefit UNL students, “It proves to the Lincoln community that UNL students care about families that suffer from cancer,” he said. “We are aware of the issues that families face here in Lincoln, and we are doing all that we can to help them in their time of crisis.”

Murphy Larson, a junior finance and marketing major and the LisaMom Foundation project manager, agreed.

“LisaMom is important because it challenges students to reach out to the community members that are going through a very difficult time in their lives, times that many of us have personally experienced,” she said. “LisaMom provides students real business and nonprofit skills while actually making a difference in the community.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

sequestration: from 1 same, but there could be increased competition for the remaining opportunities.

Along with nationwide cuts, federal funding for research could be lost. Chancellor Harvey Perlman expressed his concern in an email.

“While it may be premature to conclude exactly what will happen, the sequester will certainly not be good for the university, let alone the country,” Perlman wrote.

“We are hopeful that ultimately Washington will conclude that the country’s future depends on the proper funding of education and research.”

Association of the Students of the University of Nebraska President Eric Kamler said he was disappointed that political gridlock in Washington would harm the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

“It’s sad we can’t come to a compromise on something like this,” said Kamler, a senior agricultural economics major. “A number of grant programs will be ‘sequested’ – for the lack of a better word.”

Prem Paul, vice chancellor of Research and Economic Development, said the competition for research grants will become much more intense.

He said roughly 75 percent of UNL’s research comes from some form of federal grants – and those funds are at risk of a 90 percent reduction.

“We’ve been aggressively exploring new sources of funding,” Paul said.

Because research funds are awarded at different times during the year – much like scholarships – the effects won’t be felt immediately like the rest of the sequestration.

“I really hope the cuts won’t happen,” Paul said. “But it’s very hard to predict.”

JOURNEY TO THE DEADLINE

There was little talk in Congress between the fiscal cliff deal and the sequestration deadline about how to avert the planned cuts. Saturday, Obama released a detailed report analyzing the stateby-state cuts associated with the sequestration. Beyond the initial shock of the $85 billion cut, the first effect of the sequestration, begins a decade-long series of cuts that would trim $1.2 trillion from government expenditures.

Specifically for Nebraska, public schools, defense contracts, work-study jobs and funding for drug courts are some of the pro-

grams on the chopping block.

As Washington enters the endgame, Obama summoned congressional leadership to work out a solution Wednesday.

House Speaker John Boehner, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have all been asked to begin deliberations about the impending cuts.

CONGRESS’ APPROACH

The Senate is expected to unveil two plans, one Republican and one Democratic, to avert the sudden cuts and give Obama more room to divert the sequestration. The measures will be voted on Thursday, but both are expected to fall through.

Senate Republicans, generally in support of reducing federal spending, are mulling over a measure that would grant Obama more power to manage the cuts.

But more conservative members of the party are vehemently opposed to this idea. Obama and Reid are against the plan.

On the left, the Democrats are working on a plan that is a diminished version of the sequester.

The plan includes some spending cuts and a 30 percent minimum tax hike on millionaires.

Republicans are unlikely to support this plan, given they already conceded on tax hikes in January by allowing the payroll tax cuts to expire and increasing taxes on individuals making more than $250,000.

“Mr. President, you’ve already got your tax increase,” Boehner said Wednesday.

Obama, however, has insisted that new means of revenue be a part of a sequestration fix.

McConnell released a statement Wednesday reinforcing his previous statements about the importance of reducing federal spending.

“With a $16.6 trillion national debt and a promise to the American people to address it, one thing is perfectly clear: We will cut Washington spending,” McConnell said. “We can either secure those reductions more intelligently or we can do it the president’s way with across-the-board cuts.

But one thing Americans simply will not accept is another tax increase to replace spending reductions we already agreed to.”

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said, the faculty did not try to disguise dustrial design major.

The College of Architecture is the the difficulty of architecture school.

“I knew it was going to be difonly college at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that has seen a steady ficult; it kind of gets that rap,” Chapman said. decrease in enrollment since 2008, This difficulty is what first deaccording to the 2012-2013 UNL Fact Book. terred him from pursuing a degree in Full-time, undergraduate enrollarchitecture; his first year at UNL was ment for the architecture college start- spent as a general studies major. After ed at 503 in 2008. For fall semester of transferring to architecture, the long 2012, the number sat just below 350, nights of work began to wear on him. making it the smallest college at UNL. “There would definitely be times “This is not a new story,” Wilson where I was frustrated because I was said. “This is an old story … all archispending more time at Arch Hall than tecture schools are down.” where I was actually paying rent,” he Wilson said architecture enrollsaid. ment is down because the economy Late nights and even all-nighters is down. When the economy is down, are not uncommon at Architecture fewer infrastructures are going up.

Hall. Sandquist said that every week, An article in The Atlantic Cities: Place he spends about three to four nights Matters from September 2012 reportworking at school until anywhere ed that gross revenue at architecture between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. But on firms fell from $44 billion to $26 billion a week when a project is due, those between 2008 and 2011, and more than three to four late nights usually turn 28 percent of positions disappeared. into three to four all-nighters.

“Parents and students don’t want Chapman explained that the type to enroll in programs where job secuof thinking required of architecture rity is low,” Wilson said. students is different from the ways But some architecture students students have been taught to think blamed the program itself for its throughout their lives. shrinking population.

“We’re not doing They cited a heavy as many art classes workload, countless This is not a in high school or aball-nighters and the stract thinking classnew story. challenges of the new es,” Chapman said. way of thinking that This is an old story At the end of one the program required. semester, he received … all architecture “Second year is a “terrible” grade, when most people schools are which prevented switch (majors),” said him from going on to Rex Sandquist, a se- down.” the next studio class. nior interior design That’s when he beKim Wilson interim dean major. Sandquist said gan to consider alterone of the four secnate majors. tions of the college’s Chapman and second-year studio course started out Sandquist suggested that perhaps the with more than 20 students and ended diminishing population of architecwith seven. “Every section had at least ture majors may not be such a probfour or five people drop.” lem.

Wilson said the drops are an issue “I think it could look bad because that the college is working to address. people are leaving,” Chapman said.

College administrators are working “But then again, maybe the students to establish a mentoring network for are doing better.” incoming freshmen to help with difSanquist said students could benficult coursework like the first studio efit from a lower faculty-to-student course – “to help them transition to ratio. this culture,” Wilson said.

“You definitely get more attention Sandquist said the work load is and more one-on-one time with the the main deterrent from the architec- teachers,” he said. “So there are pros ture college. and cons.”

“It’s just a different work load Wilson expects that enrollment in from high school,” said Sandquist, the architecture college will increase who will graduate in May. “To go in future years. A Feb. 22 article on the from something where you can just American Institute of Architects webcoast through to something that de- site reported January 2013 as having mands so much of you from the be- the strongest growth in Architecture ginning.”

Billing Index – a measure of nonresiAfter a short stint studying archidential construction activity nationtecture at UNL, senior Logan Chap- wide – in five years. man began to doubt if he had the But during the steady five-year ability to create buildings outside the decline in enrollment for UNL’s arvirtual world. Now, he’s a marketing chitecture program, enrollment for major. its community and regional planning “I know some people who flat out program has increased. in the middle of the semester are like “When you’re not building, ‘I’m done,’ and they left,” Chapman you’re planning,” Wilson said. said. He also noted that the critiques After a few rough years, both the of student work could be hard to hear architecture program, and Chapman, after a sleepless night’s push to get a see hope in the future. project in on time.

“I think that whole experience “Maybe you did stay up all night was part of what I was supposed to doing it, and then they say, ‘Well, this do to learn more about myself,” he could be better,’” Chapman said. said. “I still have a huge appreciation Chapman first gave UNL’s archifor architecture.” news@ tecture college a look during a high dailynebraskan.com school visit – a visit during which, he

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Architecture program makes necessary change College is tough. No one will argue that, but some University of Nebraska-Lincoln students might actually say it’s too tough to handle. Students enrolled in UNL’s College of Architecture are dropping out of the college at an alarming rate. Since 2008, enrollment has dropped from more than 500 students per year to just under 350. University officials blame the drop in enrollment on the economy and the fact that prospective students and parents make the decision not to enter into a market that might not lead to a job after graduation. But students are saying that’s not the case, and instead blame the heavy work load, which can include several all-nighters within a week, and even the unique thought process required for the program. College shouldn’t be easy, but when statistics are showing growth in nearly every other college on UNL’s campus and dropping enrollment rates only in the College of Architecture, something needs to change.

We applaud the College of Architecture’s decision not to take the easiest and most readily available route and dumb down classes. Instead, they are offering freshmen opportunities to be part of learning communities or to have mentors. Additionally, the architecture college plans to collaborate with the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management to offer a more diverse platform of courses so students can vary their degrees and, hopefully, be more hirable.

These are the correct steps to take toward changes in the college, but it’s also important that the faculty continues to listen to students. If these changes aren’t working, they should consider further changes. opinion@dailynebraskan.com

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DN did not make responsible choice in publishing column On Monday, Feb. 25, the staff of the Daily Nebraskan published a letter defending their choice to publish a badly written piece of misogyny by Zach Nold, arguing that they didn’t have the moral authority to censor Nold’s freedom of expression, and that they were obligated to present an unbiased view of the issues (on their opinion page).

Setting aside the fact that this argument executes the neat trick of defending a decision while denying any agency in making it, the DN editors are helpless to filter what makes it into their paper because free speech. I will point out that there are certain questions which exit public discourse because overwhelming evidence in favor of one answer

makes an equivocator look ridiculous or morally suspect. The earth is round, racial discrimination is wrong, society has not yet sloughed off its legacy of sexism – you are welcome to argue the opposite point of view, but you may end up looking stupid, backward or a bit of an ass. Later, someone may see your stupid, backward or asinine piece of writing and decide that they wouldn’t want to associate with or hire the person responsible for it.

Speech should absolutely be free. But free speech does not equal consequence-free speech, or responsibility-free speech. It’s really a drag to see that the DN is willing to publish something purely in the interest of “teaching the controversy” without even considering how it may affect the way the world views UNL and its graduates.

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efore looking for career-type jobs, today’s college graduates are expected to have as many internships as possible under their belts. If a graduate doesn’t have an internship or two, he or she is less likely to get a job. That’s the hard truth. However, the even harder truth is that many of the best internships around are unpaid, creating a frustrating rift between lower-income and higherincome students. Both categories of students are looking to better their chances of employment; one has an unfair advantage.

Companies with unpaid internships say they’re selling experience. They’re selling a DANAE LENZ different sort of education – one that can only be taught in the professional world, not in the our way through college. We do, however, laclassroom. No one is denying the truth behind ment that the fact we have to work for money those statements, but using those truths to excludes us from some of the greatest interndeny payment to students is wrong. ships in our industries.

College students and recent graduates Unpaid internships are technically illegal have new, valuable ideas. They can bring a unless the internship is educational in a way fresh perspective to the work environment no that a vocational school would be. The training matter what their financial background is. Uncan only be beneficial to the fortunately, the students with the intern; interns can’t replace most money (or, more likely, the regular employees; and the Companies students who have parents with employer can’t gain anythe most money) may or may not thing from the intern. Howwho don’t be the most qualified for a certain ever, many employers tend pay interns are job, but with the current national to disregard that law and trend of unpaid internships, they instead use unpaid interns disregarding a are the only ones who can even for personal and company huge portion of consider taking a job that pays a gain. Basically, it’s slave grand total of $0. Especially in big young people who labor. However, 5.5 million cities such as New York City or young people are out of could be just as Los Angeles where the cost of livwork. They are desperate. ing is so high, there is no chance Students figure at least they talented – or more someone with a lower income can get some experience.

– than those who could make the move.

That doesn’t make it OK for I am blessed to have three companies to exploit them. can afford to live jobs. I am blessed to be able to Derek Thompson of off their parents’ live on my own and pay all my The Atlantic requests that bills on my own. As a 22-yearpeople ask themselves the cash for an entire old, I take pride in being selffollowing three questions sufficient and working my ass off summer.” before ridiculing the unto pay my way through college. paid internships laws as However, there isn’t much monones that are just asking to ey left over. And there certainly isn’t enough be broken. “(1) Is there no overlap between money for me to take an unpaid internship, no paid and unpaid work at your company? (2) matter how much it may better my education.

Can you deny that unpaid internships deny to My story is not unique. Many people in my so- low-income students an experience that many cial circle are going through the same thing. employers consider mandatory? (3) Would We’d all love to take unpaid internships in the a minimum wage salary paid to a handful of cities of our dreams, but the funds aren’t there. students compromise your company’s finanWe don’t lament the fact that we have to work cial position? I cannot imagine an honest per-

son with passing knowledge of unpaid internships in America answering any of those three questions ‘yes.’”

Paying a couple people minimum wage probably won’t break any company, and if it does, they’ve got bigger fish to fry.

There has lately been a lot of debate in this country over the divide between the rich and the poor. Those who defend unpaid internships are only increasing that divide. Companies who don’t pay interns are disregarding a huge portion of young people who could be just as talented – or more – than those who can afford to live off their parents’ cash for an entire summer. If those lower-income students never get an internship, they may never get a job in their fields of study, and a whole section of brilliant thinkers may have just gone to waste. Is that really what we want as a society?

Should unpaid internships be done away with? Absolutely. Will they ever really go away? Probably not. There is hope, though, for those college students who can’t afford an unpaid internship but still need the internship experience. Paying internships exist. You may just have to look a little harder to find them. I don’t know about the other departments at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, but the journalism college is terrific at helping its students find paid internships. Ask an adviser or a professor. They’re there to help.

Getting your very first internship is the hardest because of the typical job catch-22: You need experience to apply for a job, but to get experience you need a job. This standard has long been lamented by college students who are just looking to step a foot into the professional world. There’s nothing more disappointing than reading up on an internship you really want and realizing it requires all applicants to have had a previous full-time internship. My word of advice? Start smaller. Go work at a small-town newspaper or business for a summer. It’ll give you the required prerequisite for that internship you really want and you’ll be even better prepared when you have that internship interview.

Be on the lookout for opportunities and don’t give up – even if you have to take a parttime internship with no pay and have a job on the side.

Danae Lenz is a senior journalism major. Reach her on Twitter at @ danaelenz or at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

Wisdom is not a matter of age

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ast week I was talking to someone about my novel. “A novel, you say.

What’s it about?” I then proceeded to tell them about my work, explaining to them that it’s a coming-of-age story. Their response: “No offense or anything, but no one is going to take a 22-yearold writing about life seriously.” My instant reaction was defensive. How could this person say this? They haven’t even read my work. How can they possibly assume my work is meaningless? It made me think: is this true? Does someone’s age determine how much experience they have?

The common explanation is, “When I was your age, I thought I knew everything the CHRISTIANNA FRIEDMAN world has to offer. You can’t know everything William G. Perry’s model states how we at your age.” I concur; we don’t have all the answers and our gaining of knowledge and ex- gradually go from dualistic (stage 1: simply perience never stops. It’s an ongoing process of believing in right and wrong) thinking to commitment (stage 9: believing that all knowledge trial and error. Our perspectives change, everyis relative). Perry claims this growth doesn’t thing isn’t black and white. However, the probalways occur to everyone lem with this argument is that and that many engineering it’s based off of one person’s perThe problem students remain in positions spective. The person isn’t basing 3 and 4 after graduation deit off of every 22-year-old’s expeis there spite their intelligence. Age riences; they’re basing it off their has very little to do with this. are still many own. “I didn’t know everything The engineering students had at your age, so neither do you.” people who think high levels of intelligence but Or “I’m older than you, therefore weren’t very far along in rethat because of have more experience and am gards to Perry’s model. This wiser than you.” But knowledge your age you’re just goes to show that knowland experience is relative to age. edge, understanding and age somehow less We learn through experience. are not directly correlated.

For example, a teenager who has experienced or So now we can say knowllost their parent and has had to edge and experience aren’t age work to make ends meet might less mature than based. The problem is there have more life experience and a someone in their are still many people who more mature outlook on life than think that because of your someone in their 20s who hasn’t late 20s, early age you’re somehow less exendured much. Everyone has 30s.” perienced or less mature than different experiences at different someone in their late 20s, earpoints in their life; this means ly 30s. In a column by Jenna one who has lived for 15 years Goudreau in Forbes Magazine entitled, “Why could easily have learned what took another 20 We Need To Take 20-Somethings Seriously,” she years.

writes of the importance of taking 20-year-olds seriously. According to the column, “80 percent of life’s most significant events take place by age 35, making the 20s a ‘developmental sweet spot.’ Two-thirds of lifetime wage growth happens in the first 10 years of a career. So those who wait until their 30s to get going in a ’real’ job will never catch up.”

Waiting to grow up and gain more experience only delays our development. According to Goudreau, we should demand to be taken seriously. This is our time to get serious about what we want to do with our lives, and others shouldn’t be telling us to wait.

What if Beethoven had been told to wait a few years before starting to compose music?

This may have put him behind, and perhaps he would not have been able to compose as much music.

This is the time in our lives where we really have to think about what we want to accomplish and demand to be heard. Some of us will be applying to grad school and some of us will be starting our careers. If this bogus notion about age and experience is true, then, quite frankly, a bunch of us are screwed. Just because we might be young, that doesn’t mean we’re not just as qualified or knowledgeable as those who are older and have been around longer.

Is there a certain age when someone can start taking you seriously? At age 16, you’re allowed to drive. At age 18, you’re considered an adult and are allowed to vote and fight for your country. At age 21, you can gamble and drink alcohol. At 25 years old you can rent a car. But what’s the age for finally having your opinion valued? 30 years old? 35 years old?

Or is it when you finally take off those “Star Wars” bed sheets and start quoting Tolstoy?

Christianna Friedman is a Junior Secondary Education major. You can follow her on Twitter at @ ChristiFriedman or email her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

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Associate professor Harris Smith instructs a stage combat class as Shade Ingraham (left) and Ryan Rabstejnek, both junior theatre performance majors, follow his lead. “Teaching is so rewarding,” Smith said. “I tell people often I probably have the best job in the world because I get paid to teach people how to find their inner child and how to have fun and discover and observe and embrace life.”

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arris Smith knows how to hit someone with a sword without leaving a mark.

As an associate professor at the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, Smith has been teaching students the art of stage combat and movement for 13 years now, after joining the faculty in 1999, but he spoke with the enthusiasm of someone on the first day of a new job.

“Teaching is so rewarding,” Smith said. “I tell people often I probably have the best job in the world because I get paid to teach people how to find their inner child and how to have fun and discover and observe and embrace life.”

Before coming here, Smith was on the stage himself and he looks the part. He’s in his early fifties, but with his Hollywood smile and excitable demeanor, it’s easy to think he’s 15 years younger.

Smith has another big role: fatherhood. He has four children and in a sense, has adopted hundreds more.

“I think I come at teaching with a different approach from someone who hasn’t had kids,” he said. “My students are just like my children; if I say something, they’ll all take it with a grain of salt, you know, ‘it’s just professor Smith talking.’ If a different artist comes in and talks about the same idea, all of the students are like, ‘Wow! Brilliant!’ and I’m sitting over in the corner, scratching my head like,

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‘Extravaganza’ mixes various art forms in one show emily kuklinski dn

Third annual Aimless Entertainment event presents variety Wandering haphazardly into a show isn’t always acceptable, but Aimless Entertainment’s Third Annual Arts and Music Extravaganza encourages it.

This Friday’s event at the Bourbon Theatre will give some of Lincoln’s artists an opportunity to showcase their talents to the public.

“Aimless Entertainment was founded in an effort to help give the local arts scene a stronger voice,” said Tyler Reynolds, Aimless Entertainment founder and president. “The idea behind our extravaganza is to provide people the entertainment they love but also to expose them to art forms they might not otherwise be accustomed to.”

What makes this event stand out among others is its celebration of various art forms. Audiences can filter in throughout the night and are encouraged to interact with the performers, rather than simply sit and watch them.

“Generally people go to an

art gallery to see art, a bar to hear music and a recital to see dance.

Our show is different because we have it all under one roof for you to experience all at the same time,” Reynolds said.

The evening showcases several different art genres. Artists Ben Jones and Jed Dunning will be live painting throughout the show, and other pieces will be on display from a variety of artists, including Richel Jordan and Nathan Sanks. There will also be performances by the Edge Dance Academy, Guilty is the Bear and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s own a capella group, the Bathtub Dogs.

“Aimless Entertainment is helping us market our brand to a different audience,” said Brady Foreman, a senior music education major and Bathtub Dogs business manager. “We usually perform for people on campus, and with this opportunity, we get to market our music to new people who may not have heard us before.”

Stumbling upon the show will not only give audiences an excuse to have a good time but provide them with a newfound appreciation for local artists.

“As artists, we want others to appreciate what we do, as well as

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Aimless Entertainment’s Friday night event at the Bourbon Theatre will include various visual, musical and dance acts, inculding local artist Ben Jones (top left), Bathtub Dogs (bottom left), Edge Dance Academy (top right) and Guilty Is The Bear (bottom right).

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Sony pioneers next gaming generation with new console NEW GAME PLUS B

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Playstation 4 unveiling promises greater social connectivity, access to games So it begins: another cycle of video game systems and another round of console war battle cries from steadfast fans.

It’s been more than seven years since Microsoft’s Xbox 360 kicked off the HD generation and last Tuesday in New York City, Sony unveiled its champion for the looming confrontation. Set to release during the coming holiday season, Playstation 4 comes out swinging.

“Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality,” read a massive screen as the conference began. “But to win, we don’t need to fight. We need to play.”

A collage of moments from the most memorable games and experiences in Sony’s past prepped a throng of journalists for a refreshing two-hour show of down-to-earth ideas, goals and achievements.

It began with a vision: Play anytime you want, anywhere you want.

Executives, publishers and developers took the stage one by one, reiterating and reinforcing the conceptions driving the new hardware.

Simplicity. Immediacy. Social.

Integrated. Personalized.

Sony shoots for simpler functionality: instantaneous game sessions and experiences that are connected to the people in our lives and integrated into the mediums we use every day. Whether it’s the Playstation 4, computers, tablets or phones, Sony wants to personalize our interaction with gaming and media at

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The best part of these promises, targets, was how they were presented. These ideas weren’t declared as guarantees but, instead, were conveyed in earnest. Throughout, the tone said, “This is what we want to do with Playstation; this is what we’re working towards.”

And it worked.

Instead of lavish cheerleading and grandiose statements, the event informed, entertained and highlighted the possibilities gamers can expect in the following years.

Mark Cerny, lead system architect, stood in front of the crowd detailing the components powering the PS4 and showing off its new controller, the Dualshock 4. This time around the gamepad is heftier than its predecessor and comes with a touch screen, light bar and share button.

The light bar will correspond with Sony’s new stereo camera that tracks the controller, presumably used for motion input. The share button serves as an integral part in Sony’s plan for social connectivity, allowing players to record and upload their gameplay clips to the Playstation community.

It is “a platform for game creators, by game creators,” Cerny said.

Sony approached several developers over the past five years, asking them about the things they wanted and needed to make better games. The goal is to open the system, make it as simple to work with and as power-per-dollar friendly as possible.

The most impactful announcements of the night concerned the Gaikai, a cloud-based gaming service that Sony purchased last year.

With the cloud features integrated in the PS4, these creators plan to beat backwards compatibility forever.

No more blowing in dusty Nintendo cartridges and praying that “Super Mario Bros” successfully boots up. No more wasted space with Playstation 2 DVDs. With Gai-

kai, Sony hopes to stream all of its games, from PS1 to 4, from the Playstation Cloud.

This service could extend outside of older games too, allowing players to try any game from the network before buying or even downloading it. Certainly the bandwidth needed for the streaming will be extensive and David Perry, Gaikai CEO, understands this.

Sony and Gaikai need to create the fastest global network possible, Perry said. “This is an investment into the millions of loyal Playstation gamers around the world who would love to have all the past, present and future games at their fingertips.”

The first game showed off, “Killzone: Shadow Fall,” assuredly impressed with its visuals, but outside of their beauty, failed to represent anything new in terms of actual play.

Though a live demonstration of the “Share” button after the demo illustrated how recording and uploading gamplay will work. And, considering their infamous “Killzone 2” trailer, which was hawked as in-game footage later discovered to be faked, a more honest approach was appreciated.

Highlights like Jonathan Blow’s “The Witness,” Media Molecule’s incomprehensible 3D sculptinganimating-game-building-thingy and Ubisoft’s open-world “Watch_ Dogs,” displayed a range of innovation that should grace our gaming industry for the next several years.

Plus, to quell fears, Sony said that it will not prohibit used games on its system, something many gamers worried about after the company patented a technology to prevent just that.

So, Sony strikes first, illustrating its vision of what “next-generation” entertainment can be. A domain recently purchased by Eventcore, “xboxevent.com” suggests a similar announcement will follow from Microsoft.

Only time can tell which system will reign supreme.

Let the games begin. nathan sindelar is a junior journalism and english major. follow him on twitter @nopenotnate arts @dailynebraskan.com

Aimless: from 5 learn something from other artists and create a community of support,” Foremansaid. “Art and music are so important to culture and history, and this is a great way to support that and the new variations and styles of art or music.”

With the bands booked, the painters in place, and the dancers warmed up, Aimless looks forward to seeing how attendees will react to their shindig.

“The most rewarding part of these shows for me is, after all the planning and stressing is done, when I can sit back and watch people escape reality for a while,”

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Reynolds said. “I love watching them forget their problems, get lost in the art and wrapped up in the music.”

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Smith leads Maggie Austin and Claire Carl, both junior theatre performance majors, through a mock duel. Harris teaches all students to fight with sticks, swords and knifes, as well as the importance of body movement.

‘Didn’t I say that last week?’

“But I’m used to it – having kids,” he added with a grin.

Smith said there are many parallels between teaching and fatherhood, which includes instructing both his kids and his students about human movement.

He’s coached his kids’ basketball and football teams before, which makes sense: Smith is an athlete. Growing up in Bothell, Wash., Smith was a self-described “jock” in high school and went on to Montana State University on a football scholarship, where he played strong safety.

After graduating, however, he found himself unsure of what he wanted to do. He wound up in graduate school at the University of Washington, where he started studying theater.

“Usually actors have this ah-ha! moment where the clouds part and the sun shines upon you, and you know acting is for you,” Smith said.

That moment came for him during “Terra Nova,” a play about one of the first expeditions to the North Pole.

Smith played a petty officer who eventually died of exposure.

“We had been rehearsing for four or five weeks and hadn’t really thought about it,” Smith said. “But during the performance I started hearing members of the audience crying when my character died. And I thought, man, I had an impact on someone’s

life. I was able to get them to forget about their worries outside of the theater.

“They dropped their cares and I had my ah-ha! moment.”

That moment lead to a Master of Fine Arts from UW’s School of Drama and a career filled with curtains, blocking and stage cues.

He was also certified as a stage combat teacher by the Society of Fight Directors in 1998.

Smith’s passion for theater is immediately noticeable. He said he can’t pick a favorite play because “there’s too many of them” and he often references different roles and plays naturally during conversation.

“In theater, it’s people coming together to share their art, to share a message, as part of a community,” Smith said.

Virginia Smith, a fellow associate professor in the Johnny Carson school, has her office right next door to Harris Smith. Even closer is their bond.

“He’s one of my best friends,” Virginia said. “About 10 years ago, our department went to Poland to put on a production during an experimental theater festival. The airline assumed we were married because we have the same last name, so we ended up sitting by each other for the flight there and back and became fast friends.”

Virginia Smith and Harris Smith have been colleagues for 12 years now, all the while supporting each other in both workrelated and personal affairs.

“He listens really well,” Virginia Smith said. “He has a gentle patience and understanding to him, and has been so supportive toward me.”

She said the support she’s felt from Harris is also present for his students.

“He listens to what the students want to do with their lives,” she said. “Then he does everything he can to help them achieve that.”

Looking forward, Harris is dedicated to making the Johnny Carson school stronger.

“A big thing I want to do is make the group of students we have more diverse,” he said.

“More ethnic backgrounds is going to lead to better theater.”

Smith said while he has loved teaching, he still has the itch to act.

“Because of my kids, I’ve had to turn down work and put a lot of things on hold,” he said. “But in a way, that’s made my passion stronger. `I can’t wait to be back on that stage.” arts @dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk

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Young tennis players provide spark mark disomma dn The Nebraska men’s tennis team won its fifth-straight game and jumped to No. 40 in the rankings this week. The Huskers success has been based around a core group of young, talented players who have been hot recently.

Dusty Boyer won his sevenstraight match Monday. Marc Herrmann won his fifth-straight while Tom Blackwell is still undefeated on the season, standing at 8-0. Herrmann and his doubles partner Andre Stenger have been solid since being paired up almost a month ago.

Perhaps what is most interesting here, though, is the fact that only one player, Stenger, listed above is a senior. Blackwell is a junior, and Herrmann and Boyer are both freshmen. The Huskers rely on a young team to produce and it appears that this team is beginning to come together.

Nebraska coach Kerry McDermott said his team has bonded quickly, especially the freshmen.

“I think the thing that really helps us is just the chemistry with all of our young kids,” he said. “They know what their role is. There’s no egos involved. Everybody wants to win for the team.”

The Huskers did struggle at the beginning of the year, starting out 1-3. The Huskers’ youth really showed, as many players failed to close out matches. Boyer dropped

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Marc Herrmann returns an opponent’s shot earlier this season at the Nebraska Tennis Center. Herrmann is one of many underclassmen contributing for the Huskers this season. his first two matches of the season, while Herrmann lost his first four.

“The first couple of games I was really nervous at the beginning of the matches,” Herrmann said.

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many, native, also said the quieter atmosphere during college matches was hard to get used to. He was a highly-touted recruit last year, and his five-straight wins has helped fuel the Huskers’ winning streak.

Even though he struggled initially, Herrmann said he knew he would win matches eventually.

“When I started 0-4, I knew that I could definitely win more matches, but I didn’t expect winning five matches in a row,” he said.

The Huskers have been expecting production out of Herrmann since the season started, and he hasn’t disappointed.

Another top recruit who has paid big dividends for the Huskers this season has been Dusty Boyer, of Ham Lake, Minn. Boyer was possibly the best high school tennis player ever to come out of his home state, as he is the only person ever to win four state titles. Boyer has continued to play at a high level this season. He has not lost a singles’ match in almost a month.

Boyer also plays alongside Bradford Zitsch to form a formidable doubles team. They are 4-2 this season, and have not dropped a match since Feb. 3.

McDermott said he has been impressed with their play so far this season.

“Dusty and [Zitsch] make a good combination,” he said. “They have good energy. They play kind of loose and gel off each other.”

Thanks to the dynamic play of two talented freshmen, the Huskers are competing at a high level and appeared almost unstoppable in a convincing win against Wichita State Monday. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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C.J. Schaaf performs on the pommel horse earlier this season at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Scaaf is finally becoming the player coach Chuck Chmelka wants him to be.

Schaaf battles through injuries, improves in all-around events After a disappointing freshman season, Schaaf is coming into his own this year

could have done.

“I just lost focus in [the gym] a lot, and I wasn’t keeping healthy,” Schaaf said.

Schaaf attributed the lost focus to being away from his parents and being in the same gym rifles for a long time.

Eric Bertrand “I was in the Cypress AcadDN emy of Gymnastics from when I was four to a senior in high Last match, Nebraska gymnast school,” Schaaf said.

CJ Schaaf recorded a careerChmelka feels Schaaf has with us, and that motivates us. She “This was a team award,” Unmy name being called.” high score competing in the all- matured not only in the gym, spends so much time at the range.

Prior to this year, Underwood derwood said. “I didn’t do it alone. around with a total of 83.6. He but also in life.

Her coaching strategy is phenomeThe desire for these girls to have a was the assistant coach at the Uniearned a score of 14 or better “He thinks things through nal and it’s a big reason why we had versity of Kentucky. Wilson said top team and their worth ethic makes on four of the six events in the now, where as before he would a successful season.” even the Wildcats couldn’t hold back what I do easy. I couldn’t have done Iowa match. go off on a whim,” Chmelka Underwood was a member of this without them. The credit doesn’t their excitement when she won the In every competition this said. “He now makes decisions the NU rifle team during college, just belong to me.” award. season, Schaaf has scored at an for what will be a positive outand she said that apart from her Wilson said she “The entire banquet 80 or above. The junior gymnast come.” team, this school is a big reason for speaks for the entire hall gave her a standing feels he is performing what he is While Schaaf has rebounded her success as a coach, as well. team when she says Unovation,” Wilson said. capable of doing. and is performing well this sea“This team and school was welderwood is the biggest “Even the people of “I just get in a mode like son, he gives the credit to somecoming,” Underwood said. “And I reason for their success.

Kentucky were so hapthat where I’m just completely one else. can’t be a good coach without the ex“She came in with py for her. We were exfocused,” Schaaf said.

“Johnny has had my back,” cellent athletic department that the a coaching style all her cited and thrilled for her Staying foSchaaf said. school has.

The passion of NU athown,” Wilson said. “She and that everyone there cused, and zoning “We have a lot I just get in letics makes my job better and more had expectations and was supporting her.” out everything else respect for goals for us and that’s enjoyable.”

“Well, they progoing on, the gyma mode like of each other and Wilson said when it came to dewhat we needed.” nounced my name nast moves from we work well scribing coach Underwood, it could With a team of 10 wrong so everyone was one event to the that where i’m together.” women, the personali- be put into a few simple words. laughing,” Underwood next. As soon as just completely Schaaf is “She is the true definition of a and work styles of said, “but I’ve been told the event is over, underwood ties referring to focused.” good coach,” Wilson said. “It’s as each person are different. my face was as red as he clears it from his Nebraska’s assimple as that.”

Wilson said Underwood the shirt I was wearing. head and moves on sistant coach C.J. SCHAAF “I love my job,” Underwood does a great job of being I was surprised.” to the next one. junior men’s gymnast John Robinsaid. “I’m blessed to do what I do, who each person needs her to be.

As any good coach would be, “This process son. He took “She caters to everyone’s dif- and to have this wonderful team.”

Underwood was humble about winis awesome, and over coaching sports@ ferent needs,” Wilson said. “She ning and gave most of the credit to it’s what I compete Schaaf at the end of last year. dailynebraskan.com holds us accountable. She works out her team rather than herself. for,” Schaaf said.

According to Schaaf, this is According to Nebraska when it started to turn around coach Chuck Chmelka, Schaaf for him. is doing what he was recruited “We worked toward getto do; be an all-arounder for the sofTBALL: from 10 ting me back into the all-around team. spot,” Schaaf said. “He has been “He grew up,” Chmelka helping me push toward my full erything is starting to click together.” through. That’s how some current For Dawna Tyson’s family, it is said. “He is doing everything potential.”

Yori agrees, and says it’s the little Huskers joined the program. all softball. Her older sisters both right. To what he does everyday With the new five up and things that have the Huskers on a While the Edwards sisters, played Division I softball with her in the gym, and to what he does five counting rule coming into roll.

Taylor and Tatum went to high older sister playing for Washingon Fridays at home.” effect this weekend, Schaaf has “The game really is about doschool in Murrieta, Calif., they ton and her other sister also playSchaaf competed as an allbeen showing Chmelka the coning more things right than your opstill played for the powerhouse ing for the Huskers as a pitcher arounder for the Huskers the sistency he needs to see when ponent,” Yori said. “We’re doing a softball program durand outfielder from beginning of his freshman year, putting together the line-ups. better job of paying attention to the ing the summer. Both 2008 to 2011. but injuries and adjusting to the “I now know, day in and day details in the game.” players drove a half Tyson’s father, college atmosphere interfered. out, exactly what I will get out On offense, All-American canhour from Murrieta to Marty, first coached Schaaf felt there was added of him,” Chmelka said. didate Jordan Hooper has been the Corona to practice and the oldest Tyson alpressure on him his freshman According to Schaaf, he constant, now averaging 18.5 points in the summer of 2009, most 17 years ago. year. competes well in all the events per game. Freshman Rachel Theriot they went on to play He is a former mi“Chuck put a lot of trust in and he doesn’t prefer one event has also stepped up her role, even in the national tournanor league baseball me as a freshman all-arounder,” over another. scoring 19 points in Nebraska’s ment. player for the ChiSchaaf said. “I felt I had to per“I like to keep all of them at 20-point victory over Iowa on Feb. After last weekcago Cubs and is now form well for the seniors and the same level,” Schaaf said.

24. end, Nebraska earned a renowned hitting the older guys.”

The ultimate goal Schaaf “We have shot the ball better, a spot in the NFCA coach and has been After competing in a few has for this season is keep comYori said. “We’re making more open coaches’ poll at No. coaching the Corona meets as an all-arounder, the inpeting in all-around and make tyson shots that we weren’t at the begin25, something that Angels ever since he juries started to occur for Schaaf the second day of the NCAA ning of the year.” young players like chose to coach his oldand he was also struggling to Championships, even though With a win, Nebraska will finDawna Tyson appreciest daughter. He has consistently make the line-up coaches feel he could earn Allish the year on a six-game road-win ate for the first time in their young coached all of his daughters, infor events, Chmelka said.

American. streak, the second-longest in school career. cluding Dawna.

“He was either hurt or not “Johnny has been putting history.

“It’s exciting,” she said. “(I’ve) Marty can say almost all of in shape,” the coach said. “He it in my head,” Schaaf said. “It “They’re gonna give us a really his players earn scholarships af- never been part of something like couldn’t do the routines that has just been adding fuel to the good game,” Moore said. “We need ter high school ball. He does this this. It’s great to have all the hard make the Syndication team.”

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Underwood wins conference coach of the year jessica west dn As a first year head coach here at Nebraska, it’s no secret that Stacy Underwood has done great things with the rifle team.

The squad is currently in a winning season, has qualified for the NCAA Championships and finished third in the conference championships, quite a turnaround from a season ago.

So when Underwood won the Coach of the Year award at a banquet during the conference championships, junior ReAnn Wilson said it shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone.

“We definitely weren’t surprised,” Wilson said. “She has all of the qualifications of the coach of the year.”

While the team may not have been surprised, Underwood said she couldn’t believe it.

“I did not expect it,” said Underwood. “I was very surprised to hear

BASKETBALL: from 10 Wisconsin hasn’t won since Feb. 10 against Indiana, who is 2-12 in the Big Ten. Wisconsin is 1-5 in their last six games, but have made it close in most all of them, their last loss coming against Northwestern 54-52. The Badgers have been one of the potential deadliest teams in the conference.

“Nine of (Wisconsin’s) losses were within two possessions, they’ve played everyone in our league close, all three of their wins in the Big Ten are at home,” Yori said. “I’m sure they’ll give us a good challenge.”

Wisconsin is also the only team to beat No. 7 Penn State in conference play this season. The Badgers shocked everyone with a 63-61 win on Jan. 31 “We simply can’t look past them,” Moore said.

But if Nebraska plays defense the way it has, the Huskers should put themselves in a good spot to win. The Huskers have held their last three opponents to season lows in points: 39 for Ohio State, 39 to Michigan and 46 to Iowa.

“We’ve grown to be smarter as defensive players,” Moore said. “Ev-

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GYMNASTICS: from 10 coln in 2010. the rotation. She competed as During the last four years, an all-around performer for the Giblin has scored career-highs on Huskers in every meet, placing vault and bars with a score of 9.95 ninth in the all-around (38.85) at multiple times. She has also been the 2009 NCAA Southeast Renamed first and second-team Allgional. Nathe was also a standout American in bars and vault at in the classroom, and numerous least once since her arrival. times over the past five years Just like Nahas earned academic the, Giblin has also honors. The next three earned multiple acayears she would be demic honors. waylaid by misfor“I have learned a tune, competing only lot about myself as a in limited fashion due person and as a gymto injuries to her elbow nast,” Giblin said. “If and achilles. you give something a This year, Nathe chance, it can really has been limited to change your perspeconly competing on tive. Nebraska did bars and beam. Kendig that for me. I have said he didn’t want to had a great time see her go through anskinner here.” other injury again.

Kendig de“The last five scribed Giblin as years have gone by so being a “steady-Edquickly,” Nathe said. die”.

“It has been crazy. It’s “When we need sad, but it’s time to it the most, she has start the next chapter a knack for sticking of life. I have met awethe landing,” Kendig some people here, and said. “She is comfortall of us have a special able in beam, and has bond.” great ability in bars Nathe has meant and vault. She has a a lot to the Nebraska’s lot of confidence in program, Kendig said. nathe everything she does, “The work ethic, and is another great the demeanor and the team person.” focus she has had is fanAnd last, but not least, Brittastic,” Kendig said. “It has and tany Skinner. She has also earned always will be team above self for numerous All-American awards.

Kassandra.”

In 2010, as a freshman, she earned Janelle Giblin and Brittany first-team All-American on vault.

Skinner each competed for the In 2011, she earned second-team same club team in California, and All-American on beam. both committed to Nebraska the Skinner has also been reliable same day. They arrived in Lin-

for the Huskers. Not once has she missed an extended period of time due to injuries.

Just like Giblin, Skinner described her time in Lincoln as a learning experience.

“My time here has been great,” Skinner said. “I can thank all of the coaches for that mainly. Dan (Kendig) has been like a father figure to me.

We have a really good relationship.”

Kendig had high praise for Skinner as well.

“Brittany is enormously talented,” Kendig said. “She wants to finish her career on a high note. She has earned it too.”

The three seniors said the thing they will miss most is the relationships they have made over the years. They each described the team as being like a family.

Kendig has seen each one of them take great strides in their development as gymnasts.

“All of them are hungry,” Kendig said. “They are in search of that perfect routine.

They are perfectionists and take great pride in it.”

But over all, seeing each of them develop as a person is the best thing Kendig said.

“I’ve seen, in all of them, their faith (religiously) coming around,” Kendig said. “It is just awesome to see. To watch them come in as freshman, and see them mature is remarkable. It is what I love about this job the most.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Holstein: Keep an eye on the Big Ten

senior gymnasts reflect on final season, prepare for emotional last meet

lanny holstein In a season where no team is safe, just making the NCAA tournament is the end goal for many squads.

In the Big Ten though, that’s not the case. The league has its postseason field pretty well locked up. The conference will send seven teams to the big dance. Michigan State, Michigan, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota and Illinois have all punched their tickets with impressive records and enough quality wins.

Minnesota and Illinois are the conference’s last teams in, but they should still have no problem garnering a spot come tournament time. In the latest edition of Joe Lunardi’s “Bracketology,” Illinois is a 9-seed, Minnesota is an 11-seed and neither is in any danger of slipping away.

Iowa sits on the outside looking in. The Hawkeyes had an outside chance to pick up the Big Ten’s eighth tournament spot, but when they blew a 16-point halftime lead Saturday against Nebraska, their NCAA hopes were blown along with the it.

The Hawkeyes are 17-11 on the year, but are without a win over a ranked opponent. Games with Indiana and Illinois remain opportunities for the team, but even a win in one of those games probably won’t do the trick.

So barring an improbable run in the Big Ten tournament by one of the bottom five teams, the Big Ten is simply jockeying for positioning at this point.

Indiana, a projected No. 1 seed, needs to batten down the hatches and hold on. The Hoosiers’ loss to Minnesota Tuesday hurts them greatly, but with

Janelle Giblin raises her hands in the air after landing a routine while volunteer assistant coach Owen Field celebrates. Giblin and two other senior gymnasts compete in their final meet at the Bob Devaney Sports Center Monday against Iowa.

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here is a saying that all good things must come to an end.

For the three seniors on the Nebraska women’s gymnastics team, that end will soon draw near. It will start to hit home this coming Monday, when Janelle Giblin, Kassandra Nathe and Brittany Skinner compete in their last home meet at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Giblin, a native of San Ramon, Calif., doesn’t know how she’ll feel.

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“All I have to say is that we will wait and see,” Giblin said with a laugh.

Nathe, a native of Sartell, Minn., has tried to come to terms with this being her last year.

“I don’t know how I will respond,” Nathe said. “I’ve tried to prepare myself for it, but I don’t know what my emotions will be.”

Skinner, a native of Los Altos, Calif., said it hasn’t quite hit her that it will be her last year as a Husker.

Nebraska women’s gymnastics coach Dan Kendig said to bring the tissues, because it could be an emotional night.

“You never know what you will be feeling,” Kendig said. “I started getting emotional when I talked about it (senior night) at our last meet. But I think it’s good to have feelings and emotions.”

Nathe came to Nebraska in 2009 and automatically earned her spot in

gymnastics: see page 9

Florida, another No. 1 seed hopeful, losing to Tennessee, there is still a bit of cushion for the team.

Holding on to the top spot in the rankings has been a tough task for just about everyone this season, as it seems like new teams are shuffled in and out each week. Indiana may look like the Big Ten’s best shot at a No. 1 seed, but Michigan State and Michigan are lurking close behind if another shakeup were to happen.

The Spartans and Wolverines are projected No. 2 seeds at this point, and each have a pair of opportunities to add to their resumes before season’s end. Michigan State gets chances against No. 4 Michigan and No. 17 Wisconsin, and Michigan plays No. 9 Michigan State and No. 1 Indiana, teams the Wolverines lost to earlier this season.

Beyond the top-tier, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois will all be in the tournament as mid-range seeds.

For those teams, the rest of the season is huge. The difference between earning a No. 5 or 6 seed and a No. 8 seed is a big deal. The No. 5 seed gets a much easier route to the sweet 16 and Final Four than the No. 8 seed, who most likely will get a No. 1 seed as its opponent in the third round (after the play-in games and the second round).

The Big Ten schedule has been a gauntlet for the conference’s teams. In my mind, the Big Ten is the best league in the country, and it will show come tournament time. Look for those top-three teams to make deep runs and for one or two of the middle-seed teams to surprise.

I’m looking for a team like Wisconsin – which is rolling right now – to knock off a team or two it isn’t expected to.

The Big Ten has beaten itself up all season, but when March Madness hits, those teams will be prepared better than any other group in the nation to handle the stress and intensity of the big dance.

Keep an eye on the Big Ten. Lanny hosltein is a junior broadcasting major. you can reach him at sports@ dailynebraskan.com.

4x400 team records Nebraska best Jacy Lewis dn

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Lindsey Moore dribbles around an Iowa defender earlier this season. Moore and the Huskers look to win their 10th straight at Wisconsin Thursday.

Huskers remain focused on Badgers Chris Heady dn Nebraska women’s basketball coach Connie Yori won’t let her team overlook its matchup with Wisconsin Thursday.

The 11-16 Badgers have lost threestraight games and are second-to-last in the Big Ten with a 3-11 conference record. But Wisconsin’s poor record isn’t stopping Yori from making her players take their final road game seriously.

“They are very capable of beating us right now,” Yori said in a press conference Wednesday. “They have played well enough to beat a lot of teams.”

Nebraska (21-6 overall, 11-3 Big Ten) is on a nine-game win streak that

dates back to Jan. 20. With a win over Wisconsin and a Penn State loss Thursday against Minnesota, Nebraska could share a piece of the Big Ten title with a win over Penn State March 3.

That matchup with the Nittany Lions is growing in importance for Nebraska, which will not only close out their season but close out the Bob Devaney Sports Center for the women’s team and All-American candidate Lindsey Moore’s career. With the streak on the line, senior night looming and the biggest game of the year in sight, distractions surround Nebraska.

“We’re not worried about Sunday right now,” Yori said. “We haven’t even talked about Penn State yet. We’re focused on Wisconsin right now.”

BASKETBALL: see page 9

At the Big Ten Indoor Championships, the Nebraska men’s 4x400 relay team won its first event title at the conference meet since 1993.

The squad also broke the facility and meet records at the SPIRE Institute sports complex. Going into the conference meet, the Huskers were ranked fourth in the Big Ten. “I felt pretty good about that.

Not only was it a fast time but it was a very strong, competitive effort against some other real good teams,” Nebraska track and field coach Gary Pepin said.

Ricco Hall, Dexter McKenzie, Christian Sanderfer and Janis Leitis recorded a time of 3:06:67 in the event last Saturday. Hall led the charge in the race then handed it over to McKenzie. McKenzie finished off his leg and transferred the baton over to Sanderfer, who was passed for a part of his leg, but regained the lead at the end. Leitis finished the race in the lead despite two runners falling during his leg.

“We felt like that early in the year, we had the opportunity to have a pretty special 4x400 meter relay team,” Pepin said. “We not only had real quality in the group we had depth in the group and we there were competition for the positions on there.”

The team broke the old Nebraska school record of 3:07:64,

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Nebraska runner Ricco Hall makes the turn during an event earlier this season at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Hall and the 4x400 relay team recorded a school best time last Saturday. which was recorded in 1992. This time ranks the Huskers 4x400 meter relay team at No. 5 in the nation. Sanderfer thought the conference title was a great way to finish Big Ten competition for the indoor season.

“It felt awesome because I have worked hard for it all year,” Sanderfer said.

Over the year, the relay team has gone through changes in its lineup, but it was able to pull together at the conference meet to produce the fastest 4x400 meter relay teams in the Nebraska history.

“It changed week to week based on how people were feeling, depending on what meet it was and what competition was going to

be there,” Sanderfer said.

The relay team has been flexible when learning who would be running the event. They all want to compete, but they understand the importance of putting the best relay team on the track at each meet.

Sanderfer, who pole vaults for Nebraska as well, recently added the 4x400 meter relay to his roster of events this season.

“It is a new event for me so just going and being able to run with my teammates and set a new school record is just an awesome feeling,” Sanderfer said.

Training has been slightly different for Sanderfer this season since adding the 4x400. He has done more workouts on his bike in the preseason and has added more sprint workouts to his pole vaulting training.

The Husker men’s 4x400 meter relay team will not be running in the NCAA Qualifier meet.

“We are sitting in a qualifying position and we are hoping that we don’t get bumped out,” Pepin said.

“We just felt like it is fairly solid and we don’t want to take those people and have to run another hard race if we don’t have to before the national meet. Dexter Mckenzie is a little dinged up so if we had decided to run he wouldn’t have ran in it anyway.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

softball

Travel team produces many NU players josh kelly dn A powerhouse has been built in Southern California; it’s not the Los Angeles Angels though.

A half hour away in Corona, Calif., there is a softball program that produces talent year in and year out and for the Nebraska softball squad, the program has been beneficial for it. The Corona Angels, an 18 and under travel club that players participate in during the summer, has sent four players

who have made an impact for the Huskers this year.

The list includes juniors Taylor and Tatum Edwards, and freshmen Emily Lockman and Dawna Tyson.

All four, including the freshmen, have started for Nebraska in the young season.

Growing up in Corona, Tyson and Lockman were best friends.

While Lockman stands on the mound, her friend Tyson is supporting her in the infield. Both didn’t plan on going to the same college after high school, but it

happened and it is something that Tyson was ecstatic about.

“Emily and I are best friends,” Tyson said. “It just sort of happened when committing to Nebraska. The coaches are unbelievable and the place itself is just unbelievable. It’s amazing to be playing with your best friend.”

Lockman, who was highlyrecruited by other Division I programs, agreed with her friend Tyson that Nebraska was the right fit for her.

“The coaching and atmosphere

here is great, totally different from the other schools,” Lockman said.

“It was more family-oriented, they put academics before softball. It was a perfect fit.”

Most of the time, Tyson is playing at first base for the Huskers, contributing to a defense that only allowed one run against No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 8 California last weekend in the Marry Nutter Collegiate Classic, an hour away from her and Lockman’s hometown.

sofTBALL: see page 9