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NU president bill set for first hearing they are not chosen as a finalist.

“Those people that are that Regents and Sen. good, aren’t going to want to their future to the risk of Galen Hadley defend expose rejection,” he said. “It’s a negaproposal to keep tive — too great of a risk.”

Cause Nebraska, president application an Common organization that advocates process confidential for open public records, said candidates applying for the presidential position shouldn’t be afforded the confidentiality that Colleen Fell the new bill would bring.

DN Jack Gould, issues chairman for Common Cause Nebraska, A bill that aims to draw the said the institutions where the shades on the University of Nepotential candidates are current braska president selection proemployees have a right to know cess will have its first hearing at if they consider leaving. the Nebraska Legislature Thurs“This might put other instiday afternoon. tutions in jeopardy,” Gould said.

The bill, LB1018, would Candidates’ employers withhold from the public appli- aren’t the only ones who need cation materials for all president to be aware of the candidates, ial applicants and keep their Gould said. identities secret until the NU “Students are concerned Board of Regents selects a final- about tuition increases,” he said. ist. Several other “Their voices Big Ten schools need to be heard.” use a similar proThe Daily Ne“The cess. Kearney Sen. braskan, Lincoln process was Galen Hadley inJournal Star, Ketroduced the bill fine for 10 years arney Hub and Jan. 22, a week Omaha Worldafter NU Presi- ago. Now it’s an Herald have all dent J.B. Milliken archaic kind of published editoriannounced he als criticizing the framework.” would leave his legislation. The post to become Wo r l d - H e r a l d hal daub the City Univercalled the move regent sity of New York a “blow to public chancellor. trust.” AdditionKeeping the ally, the League public – including UNL students of Nebraska Municipalities, and faculty – in the dark has its Nebraska Association of School benefits, Hadley said.

Boards, Media of Nebraska and “It offers a potential of getNebraska Press Association have ting a wider variety of good all spoken out against the bill. candidates willing to put their But there is one common names in, resulting in a better misconception of the bill, accordquality pool overall,” Hadley ing to Lincoln Regent Tim Clare. said.

Clare said once a finalist is Some regents say this shift in chosen, his or her identity will be the process would help the uni- made public. However, that fiversity stay modern and keep up nalist won’t be hired on the spot. with the competition.

The finalist will, for a period of “The process was fine for 10 time, be submitted to public disyears ago,” Regent Hal Daub cussion by students, faculty, staff said. “Now it’s an archaic kind and the general public. After of framework.” this, the candidate’s fate will be Daub said one of the biggest determined by the regents’ final drawbacks to the current process vote. is that potential candidates may not want their names revealed if bill: see page 2

Freshman Saud Naqi orders food from Subway in the Nebraska Union. Subway has remained open with regular hours throughout union renovations.

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Nebraska Union renovations result in relocated foods, expanded NU Market hours

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essica Yuma used to start her morning with a 90 cent banana and an orange juice from CornUcopia in the University of NebraskaLincoln’s Nebraska Union.

This semester, Yuma, a senior biology major, said her eating habits have changed. She said she doesn’t eat breakfast as often as before because she doesn’t know where to find the fruits she likes in the union.

But union officials want to assure students that even after building renovations removed CornUcopia and the snacks offered at the former Information Desk, there are still plenty of places for students to grab something quick to eat. In the wake of renovations, The Caffina Cafe and the NU Market – located in the union’s basement next to the University Bookstore – have expanded their offerings, and NU Market is now open until 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and until 5 p.m. on Sundays.

The market sells soft drinks, candy, chips, protein bars and other snacks as well as Hot Pockets, frozen dinners and noodles.

“We also have a ‘Better for You’ snack option,” said Derek Schuckman, director of the University Bookstore, in an email.

The “Better for You” snacks include nuts, baked chips, popcorn, beef jerky and other

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Junior music education majors Cameron Eckardt and Madeline Amenta eat Imperial Palace Express, another union staple. After food court restaurants close for the night, students can still grab snacks from the Caffina Cafe or vending machines.

RSO spreads joy through small actions Mara Klecker DN An 18-hour car ride back home from a spring break trip to Florida last year gave Brock Rezny and Derek VanLaningham an idea.

They started talking about what they wanted to do with their lives. Travel around Europe and meet new people. Change the world. Make people laugh. Make people smile.

“We decided we could actually do it, starting on a smaller scale of course,” said Rezny, an educational administration graduate student. “We could make people smile at UNL – help people think positively here.”

For Rezny and VanLaningham, a junior pre elementary education major, that idea grew into UNL SMILE – an acronym for “small moments in life everyday” – which became a Registered Student Organization in November at the University of NebraskaLincoln. The mission: Start with the little things to encourage positivity – a high-five, a hug, a conversation with a stranger. The

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UNL SMILE, an acronym for “small moments in life everyday,” held a pillow fight in front of the Nebraska Union during finals week. The RSO hosts events small and large throughout the year. motto: Make Today Great.

Meeting every Tuesday, the group has about 15 active members. So far this year, its larger events have included a pillow

fight in front of the Nebraska Union during finals week and a hot cocoa and hug giveaway last week. There are also smaller things for members to do more

regularly, including passing out encouraging sticky note messages or walking around campus to meet new people.

Two members, freshman journalism major Megan Skelly and sophomore biology major Liz Simoneau, turned that challenge into their own project, called Humans of UNL. Inspired by Humans of New York, a photo project that captures portraits and short life stories of people in New York City, Skelly and Simoneau have been going around campus with their own camera to find the diversity of life stories at UNL. So far, they’ve posted 11 photos on the UNL SMILE Facebook page and are looking to grow the project to include more photographers and more subjects.

The goal is to showcase diversity and encourage people to stop and talk to the person next to them, Skelly said.

“Walking between classes, people are always on their phones,” she said. “We just want people to start looking around and start a conversation with

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UNLPD arrests student for repeated indecent exposure Colleen Fell DN A string of indecent exposures in Burnett Hall dating back to November led to the arrest of a University of Nebraska-Lincoln student on Jan. 30 and stood out among January crime, university police said.

Carl J. Jernberg, 24, a senior

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art major at UNL, was cited on four counts of indecent exposure and disturbing the peace. According to the University of NebraskaLincoln Police Department, Jernberg’s antics began on Nov. 12, when police received a belated report of an indecent exposure.

Then, on Jan. 27, a female UNL student tweeted about seeing a man exposing himself in Burnett

It’s interesting that it made it to Twitter first instead of the police.”

John backer unlpd sergeant

Hall. Police spoke to the girl.

“It’s interesting that it made it

to Twitter first instead of the police,” Sgt. John Backer of UNLPD

said.

Police received another report

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of an exposure on Jan. 30 and said they were able to catch Jernberg in the act. The victim said Jernberg appeared to have been masturbating while sitting on a bench on the first floor of Burnett Hall.

After police arrived, they were belatedly informed of another exposure that had occurred on Jan.

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REECE RISTAU DN Student technology fees could increase by more than $20 per semester next year.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln students will pay $1.90 more per credit hour per semester if Chancellor Harvey Perlman approves the increase, which was approved by the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska on Jan. 29. It would be the first technology fee increase in more than six years.

Students currently pay $7.35 per credit hour per semester with a fee cap at 15 credit hours. The increase will bring the cost to $9.25 with the cap still existing. That means the student technology fee would increase a minimum of $22.80 per semester for full-time students, totaling at least $111.

Pamela Holley-Wilcox, director of the Office of Information and Technology Services, said the increase would serve several purpos-

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REECE RISTAU DN The deadline to file for student government elections has been moved to next Wednesday.

The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska voted to push back the date at the weekly senate meeting Wednesday. The original deadline was on Wednesday, so the extension gives students an extra week. All filing must be done by 4 p.m. in the ASUN office in the southwest corner of the Nebraska Union.

So far, only one party has announced candidacy for 2014 elections, which will take place in March.

Senators unanimously passed a resolution encouraging New Student Enrollment to create a skit to help new students better understand Achievement-Centered Education classes. Nick-

correction A Jan. 31 article in the Daily Nebraskan incorrectly reported University Program Council’s student fee request because of inaccurate information provided by UPC leaders.

UPC requested $5.50 per student for the fall and spring semesters from the Committee for Fees Allocation. Its funding decrease request would only affect summer student fees, which would be eliminated to account for the absence of summer programming.

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We need to be making investments in technology. Of course, technology is evolving rapidly — the university needs to keep up with changes.” pamela holley-wilcox

director of the office of information and technology services

find a major suited to their interests. It also is involved with MyRed, another program that could potentially receive funding from technology fees.

UNL is in need of more general updates as well. From some general-purpose classrooms not being up to technological standards to an increase in wireless internet-use by students, Holley-Wilcox said the demand for better network infrastructure is essential.

Eric Reznicek, ASUN president and a senior finance and marketing major, said the funding proposal

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es: investments in the technology behind undergraduate facilities, increasing technology for programs focused on student retention, the need for technology increases in general purpose classrooms and improving wireless internet on campus.

“We need to be making investments in technology,” Holley-Wilcox said. “Of course, technology is evolving rapidly — the university needs to keep up with changes.”

The last time technology fees increased was in the fall of 2007.

Holley-Wilcox said the university is making investments in undergraduate facilities and offered the C.Y. Thompson Library as a potential example. Such facilities require technology updates and money is needed to do so.

As for student retention programs, Holley-Wilcox said the fees could also go toward the technology employed by the Exploratory and Pre-Professional Advising Center. The center helps students

named “ACE” courses, these are the mandatory classes students must take that answer the question, “What should all undergraduate students — irrespective of their majors and career aspirations — know or be able to do upon graduation?” according to the UNL website.

The goal of the resolution is to help students navigate these courses more easily.

“It’s to help new students be more self-sufficient when they come to campus,” said Sen. Emily Davis, a senior biochemistry major.

The senate also passed a bill to help answer students’ questions about ASUN, as well as get feedback. The campaign will use guerilla advertising to attract the attention of students and see their opinion, the bill states. Such advertising will involve placing prompts in a mural-format for students to write comments.

Eric Reznicek, ASUN president and a senior finance and marketing major, said the official date for the “Create a Tradition of Care” week is March 31 to April 5, which will culminate in The Big Event. The week will focus on the following areas: Monday: respect, Tuesday: academics, Wednesday: health, Thursday: sustainability and Friday: safety.

Reznicek said the University Health Center, Campus Recreation and UNL police will all participate.

Speaking at open forum was PREVENT, a UNL student organization that works to end relationship violence and acquaintance rape through peer education. The group discussed the roles of men and women in relation to sexual assault and called upon senators to form a relationship with the group.

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rently fighting with one hand behind our back.”

The vote will ultimately be up to the Nebraska Legislature, and not all senators are in support of the bill.

Nebraska Sen. Russ Karpisek of Wilber said he thinks the presidential selection process should be more open.

“I understand if they don’t want to release names until it’s something like the final four candidates, but I just think it should be open,” Karpisek said.

He said if the bill goes up for a vote in its current state, he would vote no.

Clare said he hopes potential candidates will see what NU institutions have to offer and will be interested to apply.

“Milliken did a great job,” Clare said. “Now we have the opportunity to hire a new leader

to take us to the next level.”

Clare said he thinks this process will benefit the Nebraska public more than it hinders.

“We owe a duty to taxpayers, students, faculty and the entire state to bring the best person possible to the position,” he said.

The bill will go up to a vote after the Thursday hearing, with the earliest possible voting day being next Wednesday, Karpisek said, Despite the possible process change, the end goal remains the same, Daub said.

“This is a $2.5 billion business with more than 50,000 students,” Daub said. “We want only the best and the brightest.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

bill: from 1 Gould said he still doesn’t agree with this practice.

“It seems like it would be a little late for that,” Gould said.

“What, don’t like (the finalist) and we’ll start all over again?

Public input needs to be happening now.”

UNL is not the first institution to attempt to use the new confidential process.

Ohio State University chose a new president on Jan. 30 using the same confidential selection process.

Other institutions using the process include University of Michigan, University of North Carolina and Purdue University. Public universities have to get special permission from state government to conduct private searches.

“We need to fight with both hands,” Clare said. “We’re cur-

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crimes: from 1 29 — it was Jernberg, they said.

Each of the instances had occurred on Burnett’s first floor.

Police said a trend of indecent exposures began in October.

Since 2008, there have been 15 reports of indecent exposures on UNL’s campus.

“This isn’t a common thing,” Backer said.

Five counts of indecent exposures occurred from October 2013 to the end of January 2014.

“With that many happening within the timeframe, it’s likely they’re going to be related,” he said.

As for the other two cases of indecent exposure during the past few months, police aren’t able to determine a suspect.

Police said too much time passed between the incident and the reporting for them to be able to identify someone.

In Jernberg’s case, however, the method of exposing and personal characteristics were similar. news@ dailynebraskan.com

MAJOR CRIMES BY THE MONTH: JANUARY 2014 INDECENT EXPOSURE: 3 BURGLARY: 3 POSSESSION of NARCOTICS: 15

DWI: 8 FALSE FIRE ALARM: 8

PERSON SENT to DETOX: 10

TRESPASSING CASE: 4

VANDALISM: 7

LOST or STOLEN ITEM / LARCENY: 16

MIP: 29

was brought to ASUN’s Academic Fees Advisory Committee by university administration. After its approval last week, the request is now headed to Perlman for approval before finally being presented to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

“We’re just very, very behind with technology on campus,” Reznicek said. “There’s stuff we don’t see as well, like Internet infrastructure.”

Reznicek said that after going to other campuses, such as the University of Wisconsin-Madison and

the University of Minnesota, he has noticed the difference in technological standards.

The University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska at Kearney have raised technology fees more frequently than UNL has and thus have better standards, Holley-Wilcox said.

Both schools currently charge a $10 per-credit-hour technology fee.

“They have been able to do more with fees,” she said.

Holley-Wilcox said it isn’t a competition among the schools, but UNO and UNK serve as models for why fee increases are a positive.

Tyler Schmitt, a freshman political science major, said he doesn’t have a problem with fees increasing.

If it’s going to help us out, I don’t see why not,” Schmitt said.

“If they’re going to improve our technology, I don’t see a reason not to do it.”

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Inspired by the photo project Humans of New York, UNL SMILE created its own version, Humans of UNL, to capture photos and excerpts of the life stories of people around campus. someone they are walking by.

People are focused and stressed, but it’s such an easy thing you can do.”

Encouraging interactions and conversation between all types of people is a mission the university has emphasized with the Not Here, Not Now, Not Ever campaign, and UNL SMILE hopes to get involved. Partnering with the Multicultural Greek Council, the group has started to plan a SMILE Week, with daily challenges such as calling up an old friend or holding the door for someone. The last day would be a large event, although the details haven’t been determined yet. One idea, inspired by the SoulPancake video “Take a Seat, Make a Friend,” was to have a ball or foam pit where students could play and meet new people.

The executive team members practice what they preach. Rezny, the group’s president, told a story of a man he met on the bus, a student who has started making and selling vegan hand soap.

“What a unique story that I never would have known about had I not been willing to just start chatting with him,” Rezny said. “It’s those little interactions – you never know when an interaction is going to change your life.”

Positivity and an openness to meeting new people is a choice, Rezny said.

“I’ve always been a positive

person,” he said. “There’s no reason to be sad. My belief is that you can choose to be happy and you can control your perspective to find the positive.”

Becca Hurst, a graduate student in communications, handles the public relations and social media sites for the group. Like Rezny, she said positivity is just natural for her.

“Everyone has always commented on my positivity,” Hurst said, smiling. “I’ve been told I’m annoyingly positive, if that’s even a thing.”

Though the members’ positivity is nothing new, the opportunity to come together as a group is, Skelly said.

Hurst agreed and wants more positive people to take that opportunity for themselves. The meetings are fun and memberoriented and everyone is welcome, she said.

“Just come check it out – we are creating opportunities for people to encourage and engage with each other and we’d love to have lots of students doing that with us,” she said.

Skelly also encouraged new members to get involved. Details on group meetings can be found at facebook.com/UNLSMILE. “Positive people coming together with other positive people?” Skelly said. “Only good things can come from that.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

snacks: from 1 items, Schuckman said.

Schuckman said he has seen an increase in foot traffic at the University Bookstore and NU Market. Previously, the market was open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and closed on Sundays.

“We believe it is due to the renovations the union has made as well as our increase in selection and expanded hours,” he said.

Yuma said she didn’t know there was a market in the basement of the union, but even so, she said it’s too much of a hassle to walk to the basement for breakfast or snacks.

“It’s not convenient,” she said.

The Caffina Cafe, which closes at 10 p.m., now sells fruit, cookies, soft drinks and sandwiches that could previously be purchased at Information Desk. For after-hours snacks, though, students will have to opt for the vending machines near Wells Fargo, said Charlie Francis, director of Nebraska Unions. The vending machines are stocked with snack cakes, soft drinks, chips and other

nu market’s new hours monday-thursday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. friday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. sunday: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

items, but they don’t accept NCards.

Students can use cash, debit cards or credit cards.

Schuckman said the University Bookstore and the NU Market is always looking for new items to bring to their store.

“We’re always open to suggestions,” Schuckman said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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OPINION

thursday, february 6, 2014 dailynebraskan.com

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

DANIEL WHEATON

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

PROJECTS editor

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opinion editor

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The Subway Diet Before (Pre-Pizza)

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our view

ian tredway | dn

UNL needs gender-neutral housing

mike rendowski | dn

Technology fee increase would benefit students There’s a good chance student technology fees will increase next semester.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln students may pay $9.25 per credit hour for student technology fees, a $1.90 increase that awaits Chancellor Harvey Perlman’s approval.

So, if you’re taking 12 credit hours, you’ll paying $111, and at most — thanks to a 15 credit hour cap on the fee — $138.75.

That’s nothing to sneeze at.

The increases will fund technological improvements to undergraduate facilities, student retention programs andclassrooms as well as wireless Internet.

Unlike fees that fund the University Health Center and the Campus Recreation Center, technology fees actually go to something nearly every student uses daily.

The Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board supports increasing funding for technology. In just a few years, students have gone from only having one Internet-capable device to having several, adding more strain on the network, and only recently has the university offered wireless Internet for guests. Having stellar Internet access not only makes a good impression but ensures students can continue to use it without a glitch.

Even if you disagree with the fee increase, we encourage students to be informed about what their fees are going toward. Rather than just blindly paying for multiple semesters, ask questions and if you want to know more — shoot us an email. It’s why we’re here.

Even though it’s throwing more on an already heavy bill, at least you’re paying for the hours you’ve wasted on BuzzFeed during your 9:30 a.m. class.

Paying a little extra to stay connected makes sense.

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irls make the best roommates. Of the four different living situations I’ve had in the past four semesters, the best has been my apartment with three female roommates.

Unfortunately, this situation can’t possibly be replicated in an über-convenient, on-campus dormitory setting. Like most universities, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln follows the traditional one-room, one-gender model for its dorms: If you’re a male, you room with a male; If you are a female; you room with a female.

Apparently it’s to protect students. Apparently it’s to make sure young people, because they’re all necessarily sex-crazed heterosexuals, think as little about sex as possible, focus on their studies and don’t poke anything unwanted into their roommates’ private bubbles.

But what if, heaven forbid, someone didn’t fit perfectly in a nice little heteronormative box?

What if I were a guy who was attracted to other guys? What if I were to have a non-sexual relationship with a female? How would University Housing deal with such chaos?

As inconceivable as that may sound to the older folk reading this, I swear, it’s totally possible. However, their confusion is understandable.

Eighteen to 24-year-olds are about four times more likely than those aged 55 or older to have a best friend of the opposite sex, according to rense. com.

I took a change and moved into my current apartment without knowing any of my three female roommates personally. Turns out, our personalities meshed really well.

But issues of compatibility aside, the current policy leaves those who don’t fit the traditional sexual mold feeling even more awkward around their freshman roommates than normal.

As would be expected, the majority of the demand for gender-neutral housing comes from platonic amigos of the opposite sex with no interest in pushing their beds together. But the driving force behind the changes has been a spirit of inclusion and a commitment to respect for diversity on campuses.

Many LGBT students feel that the traditional residence hall environments are hotbeds of ha-

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rassment and discrimination especially because of the personal nature of the spaces.

Intersex and genderqueer people don’t strongly identify as either males or females and would likely feel uncomfortable being forced into an all male or all female dorm. Trans students may be put into a group they are transitioning out of. A gender-neutral option would provide an accepting space where no one is differentiated by their genitals or gender.

Only a few years ago, Tyler Clementi, a freshman at Rutgers University in New Jersey, jumped off a bridge into the Hudson River after his roommate used a video camera to watch Clemenit’s intimate encounter with another man. While that was the most extreme case in recent years, harassment of LGBT students happens every day.

Eventually all student housing ought to be made gender-neutral just as it is race-neutral, income-neutral and religion-neutral. But at this point, there’s still a lot of stigma out there. Such a move wouldn’t be practical, unless the students are OK with it, as in my case.

Setting aside a subset of housing a space for LGBT students to feel confident that they are in a safe space would be a relatively simple task, an issue undeserving of the hubbub that it’s caused.

Today more than 100 schools have quietly moved toward more inclusive options. At Grinnell College, admittedly a hyper-liberal oasis in a social climate much like Nebraska, the proportion

of campus housing which is gender-neutral shot up from 1 percent to 18 percent in the three years before 2011.

The Trevor Lifeline is a 24/7 free line for LGBT-crisis and suicide prevention services. They report that a “disproportionately high” percentage of calls come from Nebraska, along with Missouri, Indiana, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi. In almost every area of life, Nebraskans are remarkably tolerant and hospitable, but it seems acceptance of LGBT individuals certainly isn’t included.

That isn’t to say that UNL hasn’t taken some measures to ensure a more open environment for students. The LGBTQA Resource Center in the city-campus Union is a great place for students with similar backgrounds to meet and support each other. “Gender neutral housing, like gender neutral bathrooms are a vital step for the university in creating an inclusive climate for trans* students,” said Dizzy Roberson, a junior English and women’s and gender studies major and the OutSpeaking Coordinator for the resource center. “It gives trans* students a safer environment to express themselves, in addition to teaching inclusivity on campus.”

It is the duty of the university to make sure its students leave well educated and with meaningful employment opportunities. Lawmakers and university administrators say that students in mixed-gender dorms will become distracted and hence, will not be able to study as well as they could be. Yet this is precisely the reason why all students should be allowed to room with whomever they feel most comfortable, regardless of sex or gender. All students deserve a space that they can thrive in. Gender-neutral dorms are the next logical step toward a truly inclusive university.

Shariq Khan is a sophomore biochemistry major. Contact him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

Eventually all student housing ought to be made genderneautral just as they are raceneutral, incomeneutral and religion-neutral.”

Be opinionated, not indifferent

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used to tiptoe around my opinionated friends. I’d treat a conversation with them like a game of Russian roulette. I’d want to talk to them about things but always had to hold back. I was afraid of hitting a hot spot and sending them off on a rant.

Obviously, my tactics have changed since then. I went from being the apathetic gal to being the one who won’t shut up. It’s like I’ve been converted. The veil’s been lifted to reveal the truth: Opinionated people can be a huge pain in the ass, but they’re far better than those who rely on apathy. Apathy is not the way to go.

Opinionated people are the ones who get things done. It’s like whenever a group of friends get together to eat dinner. Picking a place to eat can be a nightmare when you’re all apathetic. “Where do you want to go?” “I don’t care, you pick.”

“Well, I don’t care, you pick.”

And on and on it goes. At least with an opinionated person, you get somewhere. They speak up and present actual options. (And then you all end up going to Chipotle anyway, but I digress.)

Valentine’s Day is coming up.

Imagine trying to date someone who won’t admit to having an opinion. The “I don’t care, you pick” dilemma gets 10 times worse when you’re trying to impress a significant other instead of a group of friends. Choosing a date night spot is hard enough as it is!

Really, if everyone went the apathetic route, we’d all be screwed. Our political system, as crazy as it is, wouldn’t work in the slightest if no one had an opinion. Those who show up make the decisions. Opinions are why voters vote. They’re why politicians give speeches. They help Congress pass bills (at

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least, that’s what Congress is supposed to do).

Our president’s State of the Union Address is essentially an hour-long stream of opinions.

People with opinions are the ones who inspire change, and they’re the ones who are remembered. The Martin Luther King Jr.s and the Harvey Milks aren’t namesakes because they sat down and stayed quiet.

Of course, opinionated people have a tendency to take a conversation and run away with it.

That can get just as old as talking to a troll. You try to complain about your job, but then get roped into a conversation about equal pay in the workplace. You mention the Super Bowl, but everyone else ends up talking about the oversexualized commercials (rather than, you know, the actual football game). Can’t a person just hold a conversation without someone else dragging it down?

Be that as it may, think of the alternative.

Apathy is just so boring. Just imagine if my coworkers and I only wrote columns that were three words long: “I don’t care.” I’ll admit that’d be hilarious the first time around. By the fifth repeat, though, it would get dull.

No matter how hard a person may try, there’s no escaping other people’s opinions.

So really, if you can’t beat the opinionated people, join them.”

Most day-to-day conversations can’t survive without an opinion or two anyway. Say you’re talking to someone about the weather.

The apathetic route involves two non-committal sentences about the temperature. The opinionated route features differing perspectives on the snow. Personally, I hate snow, but I have a lot of friends who love it. We’ve had many chats about the weather, and the topic hasn’t gotten stale yet. Hooray, opinions!

Anyway, no matter how hard a person may try, there’s no escaping other people’s opinions. So really, if you can’t beat the opinionated people, join them. You’ll fare better.

Now, don’t misunderstand me here. When I say “opinion,” I mean a point of view that actually is supported. People who make up their viewpoints on the fly aren’t helping any conversation. Stubborn people who offer up an idea at face value without anything to back it up shouldn’t scoff at the backlash they receive. And people who troll only for the sake of trolling are just irritating.

Here’s an example: Tumblr. That website is chock-full of social activists. Still, Tumblr users frequently get accused of getting excited about trivial things or for not properly researching their points. People freaked out about the whitewashed characters in “Frozen” and then the conversation turned into a research battle. If anyone tried to enter the fray with a flimsy opinion, they got smashed. Having an opinion is good; having a smart opinion is better.

Here’s how to stock up on good, informed opinions. Read anything and everything (like the Daily Nebraskan — hey-oo). Talk to people, anyone and everyone. Actually listen to your professors and classmates. Ask people questions. Remain open to the idea of other perspectives than your own. Basically, interact with the world, listen to what it’s saying, and then say something back in return.

Emme Grafton is a senior English major. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

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aRTS & LIFE

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After forming almost a year ago, Pure Brown takes the stage with their game-music inspired set.

Pure Brown recreates video game songs

makes people realize how well (they were) written.”

The complexity of the music they play entails excessive amounts of time spent on minute details. It means spending an hour practicing a twosecond part of the song or playing intricate chord progressions and drum beats. Both Carter and Adelman are in multiple other bands, but they said they think Pure Brown’s sound requires much more involvement. vanessa daves “It’s not challenging, just differdn ent,” Adelman said.

Carter said most bands can play “We’re Larry’s Armpit, everybody,” the same three or four chords in every Tom Adelman said to the crowd. song and keep it interesting by chang“Thanks for being here tonight.” ing the lyrics. Pure Brown has to hold The next time he stepped up to their audience’s attention by making the mic he called the band “Your the music more involved. They estiLeft Shoe.” After that, they were the mated that they “Sleeveless Steves. sing only two “I’ll announce songs per gig, so us as a random they spend a lot of name at gigs, time making their sometimes after music engaging.

Lincoln every song,” said “It’s much Adelman, guitarExposed more involved ist of Pure Brown. than my punk 2014 is “It keeps it fun band,” Carter and keeps the auunderway. said. “There are dience interested. lot of parts in They might be Pure Brown will persome of our songs. like, ‘I don’t rethere form Thursday night. Sometimes ally like this muare eight parts to sic, but I want to Let us know @dnarts- keep people captistick around to see vated.” what this guy says desk which bands you Carter said next.’” that the odd mixPure Brown are most excited to ture of sounds is a heavy power in Pure Brown’s see. rock trio consistmusic is a result ing of drummer of their different Hunter Carter, music tastes. guitarist Adelman and six-string “We didn’t start the band intendbassist Jay Weinand. The band will ing to play old video game music,” perform Thursday night at 11:30 at Carter said.

Duffy’s Tavern.

While Carter likes punk and “One meaning for the name (of the metal, Adelman likes classical music, band) is that we’re the brownest shit in progressive rock and jazz and Weintown,” Adelman said. and likes independent rock and heavy Pure Brown plays mostly instrumetal. mental music. Some of the songs they “We all have extremely different perform are original, while others are taste in music, but we come together covers of somewhat popular theme with this,” Adelman said. “Sometimes songs. that’s when the most interesting music “We play a lot of songs from video is created. Stylistically it’s pushed us all games, old NES games and TV show in different directions.” themes,” Adelman said. “It’s very Although Pure Brown has comwell-written music. A lot of people piled a large number of original songs, don’t realize the work people put into they doesn’t have an album yet. They composing the music.” hope to start recording within the next Pure Brown formed almost a year six months and get an album out in ago, and so far, they’ve written about one year.

20 original songs.

“Our main goal is to have fun and Adelman describes the genre as a for people to enjoy our shows and mix of rock and classical music. As an have a good time,” Adelman said. avid listener of classical music, he said “We’re doing something different. he thinks the two genres have a lot in There are really no other bands that common. sound similar to what we do. We’ll try “They’re both arranged very speto record music and play bigger shows cifically to be mathematically correct,” as time passes.”

Adelman said. “To hear those video arts@ game songs played by a band really dailynebraskan.com

Pure Brown combines rock, classical music genres to create something to interest audiences

The Rogers House Bed and Breakfast Inn was recently chosen to be the setting of a new TV series called “The Rogers House.” The series will center on guests of the bed and breakfast, employees and students attending college in Lincoln.

‘The Rogers House’ aims to portray Midwestern life through television’s popular ‘Downton Abbey’ format story by Grace Solem-Pfeifer | photo by Courtney Cain

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hen Alan Sands walked into The Rogers House Bed and Breakfast Inn last April, he was just was visiting his hometown for a two-week stay before returning to his London film project.

But he never left.

Nine months later, Sands has become a permanent resident of The Rogers House, which has become the focal point for his newest project: a “Downton Abbey”-inspired television series set in Lincoln.

The Rogers House, located on 22nd and B streets, was originally built as a family home in 1914, but has operated as a bed and breakfast by Nora Houtsma for the last 30 years. The house’s history, guests and staff have served as creative inspiration for Sands’ project.

“I believe that art should follow life, not vice versa,” Sands said. “So we’re using real people’s lives, real locations and a real city to really show the American culture.”

Culture is the centerpiece of Sands’ vision for “The Rogers House” series, which he hopes will present a positive portrayal of Midwestern identity. The show is being pitched as the Heartlands’ version of the BCC series “Downton Abbey,” which centers on the lives of an early 20th century British noble family and their servants. While “The Rogers House” will be set in modern day, Sands hopes to reflect a similar feeling of divided worlds through the stories of

guests within the house, and the lives of the student innkeepers who live there as permanent staff.

“The student world is really key to the success of the whole series and that’s why I really want to identify with students,” Sands said.

Students may recognize familiar Lincoln landmarks featured in the show, such as Russ’s Market and the Haymarket. Sands is also working toward his $157,000 fundraising goal in order to film a five-minute teaser trailer for the show, in which he hopes to feature student actors from ‘the rogers house’ executive the University of Nebraskaproducer Lincoln.

Alongside the university students, the main character of “The Rogers House” is Nora (inspired by the house’s real-life owner), who moves from California to Lincoln to run the bed and breakfast and discovers the house’s rich history and lively residents.

The three-story house, tucked away in the residential neighborhoods of central Lincoln, provides

I believe that art should follow life, not vice versa.”

Alan Sands

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UNL professor confronts intraracial issues in play ‘In a Smoke-filled Room, Color Matters’ exposes racial tension within African American society akua dawes dn

The issue of race in America is a constant social topic, especially so with February being Black History month. However, the prejudice that occurs within a race often gets overlooked. The onewoman play “In a Smoke-filled Room, Color Matters” seeks to address this issue.

“In a Smoke-filled Room, Color Matters” will premiere Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Haymarket Theatre. It tells the story of a lightskinned black woman growing up in the South, faced with the prejudices that accompany the debate between light- and dark-skinned people in the black community.

“The light-skinned-dark-skinned

issue takes root in slavery,” said Kwakiutl Dreher, the writer and performer of the play. ”So I took the perspective from a light-skinned woman, to get it across that she couldn’t help her color either.”

The premise of the play came to Dreher while she was completing graduate school in California.

A native South Carolinian who received her undergraduate from the University of South Carolina, she said she had many past experiences to guide her writing.

“I took the snippets of conversation that I heard growing up as a child from the women and the men on the church parking lot or when my mother had friends over and created this play from the pieces,” Dreher said.

Despite this being the fifth time performing the play, the new director, Chris Maly, said the maturity of “In a Smoke-filled Room” means this performance will differ from past productions.

“It’s like we have come full circle,” Dreher said. “The movements into drama in the play have become more poignant and more pronounced.”

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Kwakiutl Dreher rehearses the role of Azalea Lee Smith for “In a Smoke-filled Room, Color Matters” at the Haymarket Theatre.

Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Maly agrees that the rewrites and tweaks have made the play clearer and fresher.

“The script is tighter and bold-

er; the voice has found its place,” Maly said. “I have enjoyed this run of the show, because we have found some new moments we did

not recognize initially.”

Yet, no matter how many times it has been produced, performing this play is never an easy feat for the playwright and performer.

“Learning the lines and the stage directions is always the hardest part,” Dreher said. “It really is a lot (to) handle because I am a professor here on (the University of Nebraska-Lincoln) campus. I have to make sure that what I am doing does not impede other aspects of my job.”

Dreher said she believes her performance in the play is part of the triad of service, teaching and research that professors are expected to do as part of their commitment to the university.

“It is very exhausting work,” Dreher said. “I don’t like to say balance, because always, the scales are tipped.

The most important part is finding rest.”

Maly agrees that it is hard work, but also recognizes the benefits of such dedication.

“Kwakiutl has amazing instinct and an incredible work ethic,” he said. “She gives you all she has in a performance.”

Maly first heard of this play when Dreher approached him

If you go

“In a Smokefilled Room, Color Matters” when: Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m. where: The Haymarket Theatre, 803 Q St. how much: $15 general admission,

with a script and was immediately captured by the play.

“It is a voice seldom heard, one that expresses the complex issues that stem from oppression and the challenges of identity when the greater culture places consequences on gender and skin color,” Maly said. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Controversy overrides Olympic goal to unite countries amanda stoffel dn Every four years during the coldest winter months, a torch is lit and a flame burns, unopposed, for two weeks. Regardless of the country of occurrence, the Olympics represent a time of peace and unity among the nations, people and leaders of the world.

With the first official games held in Athens in 1896, the Olympics breached their centennial mark nearly two decades ago. The International Olympic Committee continues with its mission of bringing the world together, even if only for a short time.

However, with Russian president Vladimir Putin signing what is now known as “Russia’s AntiGay” bill, which prohibits any acts of homosexuality, turning the bill into national law in July 2013, the tension between the host nation for the 2014 games and the rest of the world reached astounding heights.

This has turned the Sochi Olympics from a symbol of peace to one of protest.

Germany claims that the designs for their team outfits were in place before the signing of the bill, but the rainbow-colored attire that the team will be sporting now holds a greater meaning.

A movement called “Uprising of Love” was created to raise money for the Russia Freedom Fund because the Russian government banned the establishment of a Pride House (traditionally a place for LGBT athletes and spectators to gather) in the host city.

Fashion designer Alexander

Wang created a beanie with the bold print of “P6” that stands for Principle 6 of the Olympic charter, as a symbol of solidarity with those who face possible persecution in Russia.

One of the biggest issues surrounding the 2014 Olympics, which are set to begin on Friday, is how a movement that has a principle (P6) that specifically states opposition to discrimination of any kind can support the continuation of hosting in a distinctly discriminatory country.

The answer is still unclear, but the bigger question now being asked is whether the United States should have boycotted the Olympics.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln history professor Tim Borstelmann said such action by the United States is drenched in historical hypocrisy.

“People shouldn’t be surprised that the Olympics are going to be hosted in countries with different policies and different governmental values, public values, than those that are used to in their own countries,” Borstelmann said. “You just need to look at the Beijing Olympics of 2008.”

As a communist nation, China holds different political and economic values than the United States, but U.S. attendance was encouraged and, after the games, was praised because of the success of American athletes.

The summer 1980 Olympics were also held in Russia, but the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan prompted the U.S. and other countries to boycot the games.

While the Russian Anti-Gay

art by michael johnson law purposefully places members and allies of the LGBT community in danger, Borstelmann said the hosting of the games in the United States in former games offered similar challenges to other countries.

The 1994 Olympics were held in Lillehammer, where there are governmental policies against the execution of living human beings, but the United States still has capital punishment.

“So when the U.S. hosts the Olympics, do these other countries go, ‘Gee, should we boycott the Olympics because they have different values than we do? They don’t respect human life,’” Borstelmann said.

But the condemnation of foreign government policies by the United States is one of omission.

“For Americans to act like the Russians are the only people who abuse human rights or who don’t respect equality is grossly inaccurate from a historical point of view,” Borstelmann said.

He added that there is the

continuous belief of American “rightness” versus that of Russian “wrongness,” which can be highly misleading.

Aside from such opposition by the general public of America, however, there stands the issue of how the American government treated the issue of LGBT rights domestically.

“I think it would be wildly hypocritical for the United States, which does not allow gay marriage in most of its states, to be lecturing some other nation about gay rights. If we were Canada, we’d have a different position,” Borstelmann said. “Here in Nebraska, we’ve got nothing to tell anyone about gay rights, except why are we still not allowing gay marriage?”

Assistant director of Student Involvement and director of the LGBTQA Resource Center at UNL Pat Tetreault said she agrees that finger-pointing by the United States is unfair. However, she said that the Olympics should not be held in Sochi because of the risks

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rogers house: from 5 If they’re going to take the time to find us, they tend to be people who are open and looking for new experiences.”

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it presents for LGBT members and supporters. “(But) President Obama doesn’t run the Olympics,” Tetreault said. “The ultimate responsibility is with the Olympic Committee.”

Even so, the civil rights of those that live in Russia and even those who will be there only for the duration of the games won’t see a drastic change, even with a large number of supporters.

“The reality is that if you are in a minority and a majority rules then, unless there’s protections in place for the minority, the outcome isn’t going to change dramatically or very quickly,” Tetreault said.

The issue of safety extends beyond the LGBT community, as well. There have been threats to kidnap Austrian athletes and American athletes have been advised not to wear their colors outside of the arenas due to potential terrorist activity within the city.

“It’s a sobering business to worry about personal security,” Borstelmann said. “It’s sad that that has to be a concern … especially for the Israeli athletes. Since the 1972 Munich Olympics, they know all about the dangers of the Olympics.”

If such attacks were to occur during this year ’s games, which many believe is a large possibility, Borstelmann said, it could form “de-facto” alliances among athletes. He added that, ultimately, the United States not boycotting for any reason, whether because of Russia’s governmental policies or potential safety hazards, is a difficult situation.

“It’s a very sticky situation.

How much do you only talk to

the people who agree with you on everything?” Borstelmann said.

“If you do that, you’re not going to have any international relations at all.”

Regardless of personal opinion on the matter of civil rights for LGBT members, however, the 2014 Sochi Olympics are giving the world a lot to think about. Tetreault said she is optimistic that such scandal may be the catalyst for change.

“Once you turn a light on, it’s very hard to go, ‘Oh, I’ve never seen a light on,’” Tetreault said.

“We’ve got a lot of problems. I’m hopeful that people will continue to realize that we’re all in this together and that the only way for us to deal with the numerous things that are happening is for us to all work together on the solutions.”

Borstelmann said he believes that the ultimate message of the Olympics still exists, even in a time of such division. “(The) more important bonding that happens in the Olympics … is between athletes who go back to their own countries with a rather different view of other nations,” Borstelmann said. “We need to be humble about this issue, rather than self-righteous.”

The Olympic torch will burn for two weeks in a country that is currently one of divide and danger. “(Any) type of engagement of the peaceful and productive kind makes for a stronger world and fights against any future attacks, no matter where they’re from,” said Borstelmann. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

What do you think the Olympics stand for?

“Just kind of unifying the countries and just getting people to get along.”

Kelsey Peatrowsky

junior architecture and art major

“(It’s) competition between groups with the best specimens they have and to see who is better. Being better is very important to humans. That’s the first thing they will deny, by the way.”

Ethan West lincoln resident

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By working with the owner of The Roger’s House Bed and Breakfast Inn, Alan Sands hopes to create a show that can reach a broad audience. The Roger’s House has been inn-keeping for 25 years. much inspiration for the show’s storylines.

Houtsma said The Rogers House frequently hosts weddings, anniversaries, business meetings and world travelers. To chronicle the experiences of her diverse guests, Houtsa has kept journals in each room for the past 20 years.

“People write all kinds of stories in the books,” Houtsma said. “Sometimes they’re just chronicling events or birthdays or weather, but other times people really open up in the journals.”

In the television series, Sands also features the journals as a way to incorporate the history of past residents through flashbacks.

Sands believes the show, symbolically set in the middle of the country, will bridge gaps between generations, regions and eras.

Houtsma recalls that long before Sands’ arrival at The Rogers House, she used to joke about scripting the lively events of the house’s residents. She said the atmosphere of a bed and breakfast provides an ideal location for interesting characters to cross paths.

“First of all, the people who seek us out (are) looking for an alternative,” Houtsma said. “If they’re going to take the time to find us, they tend to be people who are open and looking for new experiences. I think (The Rogers House) just naturally draws those people on its own.”

The house frequently wel-

comes academics, artists and performers visiting this university. While the names have been changed, many guests have inspired characters for Sands’ project.

To make his vision a reality, Sands has enlisted AcademyAward-winning screenwriter Paul Pender to help write the show’s pilot episode and teaser trailer. Omaha filmmaker Dana Altman has agreed to direct the teaser trailer.

To raise funds for the film, Altman plans to host a Ross showing of his film “Lovely, Still” in February. A community fundraiser for the project will be held at the Railyard Ice Rink on March 16.

After the teaser is filmed, Sands will take the pitch for the show to Hollywood, where he hopes the series will be picked up by a cable network.

While the project is still in its early stages, Sands said he is confident “The Rogers House” series and its Nebraska location has the potential to capture audience interests with its authenticity and focus on human relationships.

“Living abroad in London and Paris, I have heard so many times that people ask me, ‘Who is the real American?’” Sands said.

“Hollywood is not giving them the real American. They want to know the real American culture, and ‘The Rogers House’ will give them that.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Weed offers social, medical help ZACH FULCINITI

I used to get nauseated a lot. I thought maybe I was over-eating.

Then I noticed that even if I hadn’t eaten much or at all, I would still get nauseated. It would come in the middle of exams, long car rides or if there were too many people in the room.

It was easy to see after a while that I had anxiety problems. I went on several overnight trips for my high school news magazine, and every time I’d end up in the hotel bathroom, kneeling in front of the toilet, shaking, hoping that I’d make it through the night without spewing. Sometimes I’d lay a towel on the floor and fall asleep right there.

Those nights I felt like a second-grader again, kicking and screaming my way out of some poor teacher’s arms, trying to run home. I never even made it out of the classroom.

The first time I smoked weed in ninth grade it was purely recreational. When my mom saw an incriminating text message a few weeks later, I realized I was probably too stupid to try to get away with it, so I stopped for a few months. When summer rolled around, I spent a lot of time alone at my house, just me and my thoughts, and that wasn’t good for me. I’d get wrapped up inside my brain and the nausea would come back.

I had a few therapy sessions for

my anxiety and learned some techniques to calm myself. They were pretty hit and miss. Nothing could stop the rapid-fire thoughts, one after the other, building on each other until my brain was packed to the rafters.

I hadn’t even thought about smoking weed in a long time, but after hanging out with some friends I hadn’t seen in a while — friends who played a role in me smoking pot in the first place — I remembered how relaxing it could be. It relaxed my stomach, cleared my head and when the effects wore off I felt refreshed, reset.

So I started smoking again.

The sometimes-daily bouts of nausea decreased in frequency, and if it did happen I was lucky if I had weed on hand.

I noticed other positive effects.

I was more sociable. I was more comfortable being around large groups of people. I started to enjoy talking to strangers.

I didn’t have to be high to enjoy those effects. The positive impact marijuana made on me lasts to this day, whether I’m smoking or not. It helped me through a difficult time where I didn’t know how I wanted people to see me, and the thought of people seeing me at all made me uncomfortable. Now I’m happy being me, and I don’t care how anyone sees me.

Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy smoking pot, and I realize I was “self-medicating,” but the positive impact on my personality, my psyche, is something lots of people can attest to. We now have 20 states, plus the District of Columbia, that allow marijuana for medical purposes.

For cancer patients going through chemotherapy, the nausea and loss of appetite can be debili-

tating. For many, marijuana has restored their appetite and improved their quality of life. It can be effective in treating pain, muscle spasms or cramps. Many use it for this reason alone, but also because of prescription opioid painkillers that have a high potential for abuse and are the leading cause of drug overdoses.

Medical marijuana is now being used to treat children who suffer from seizure disorders, and for many, has been remarkably effective.

You can disagree about my experience if you’d like, but read about Charlotte Figi, and then tell me with a straight face that marijuana doesn’t have medical properties.

She is a 7-year-old girl with a rare form of epilepsy that caused her to suffer from hundreds of seizures a week. Since becoming the first child in Colorado to be treated with medical cannabis, her seizures have all but disappeared. Her parents are ecstatic; their daughter gets to live and play like a normal kid.

Charlotte inspired a marijuana strain called “Charlotte’s Web” that contains almost no THC, the psychoactive ingredient in pot, and a high level of CBD, the medical component. That means children can receive effective treatment, and parents don’t have to worry about their kid getting high. And these kids don’t have to actually smoke marijuana, they can use vaporizers or infused oils or edibles. Medical marijuana is as safe as any other legitimate medical treatment.

Charlotte’s story was also featured in the CNN documentary “Weed” and helped convince Sanjay Gupta of marijuana’s benefits after years of being against medical marijuana.

LEGITIMIZE IT

I urge you to read Gupta’s thorough, well-written, apologetic column. His evolution on the issue is heartening because he realizes, like many across the country, that making pot completely unavailable when it can help so many people is simply a moral transgression.

When I made the trek from Ohio to Nebraska for my first semester at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the anxiety I thought I had fought off long ago came roaring back. For the entire 13-hour car ride my stomach was in knots. I spent half the time with my head out the window. I didn’t want to throw up on our fancy rental car. I did anyway.

I would have loved a toke right about then. It would have calmed my stomach and my nerves. I probably would have been able to sleep.

But marijuana is classified as a Schedule I narcotic. According to the federal government that means it has “no currently accepted medical use in the United States, a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, and a high potential for abuse.”

But time and time again this has been proven false, and while we allow this policy to continue people will suffer.

How could you possibly stand for that? arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Wide Receiver

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Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri

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170

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Southlake, Texas Kansas State

A.J. Bush

Grandview, Mo.

Florida, Georgia, Iowa

Arkansas, Iowa, Michigan State

Illinois, Iowa, Kansas State

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Monte Harrison

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6’5”

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Texas A&M, Oregon, Oklahoma State

Marshall, Kansas State, Temple

Byerson Cockrell

Nick Gates

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Defensive End

Defensive End

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Kenosha, Wis.

Washington State, Iowa State, Duke

Wisconsin, Alabama, Oregon

Chris Jones

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Florida International, Indiana, South Florida

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Joe Keels

Plant City, Fla. Other offers:

Sedrick King

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Running Back

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6’3”

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5’6”

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Josh Kalu

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Jacksonville, Fla.

Luke Gifford

North Dakota, Ohio, Toledo

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175

Lincoln, Neb.

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New Orleans, La.

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Las Vegas, Nev.

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Hiawatha, Kan.

Alexandria, Va.

Baylor, Oklahoma, SMU

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Mikale Wilbon

Missouri, Vanderbilt, Illinois

Lineville, Ala.

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josh kelly

Coach Bo Pelini’s press conference Wednesday gave Husker Nation a few glimpses of what’s to come, but it’s the offseason moves within the program, conference and sport that will bring Nebraska the most positive of changes.

First, the new secondary coach, Charlton Warren, has already made major contributions on the recruiting trail early in his tenure. Second, a place of emphasis on recruiting needs to be in Texas and California.

And lastly, Pelini’s cat has done a bang up job on the road and is “fired up” moving forward with the program.

Just like every year on signing day, people wonder how much impact the players will have on the program while they’re on team, and that goes for any college football program.

How these players will stack up

team compete in Pasadena, but it was able to be a solid Pac-12 team Stanford.

If you look at what Michigan State has done to get players, you wouldn’t think it was a prominent program. In the four years leading up to the Rose Bowl, the Spartans were ranked 30th, 31st, 41st and 40th.

Husker fans bash on how recruiting is, but even Nebraska has produced better classes on paper than that.

In the last four seasons Nebraska was ranked No. 22 in 2010, No. 15 in 2011, No. 25 in 2012 and No. 17 in 2013. On paper that should be a team that remains in the Rose Bowl conversation.

The team has only been in the Big Ten for three full seasons now, and it is catching a tremendous break with the conference realignment breaking the Big Ten into the West and East divisions. Looking at this year’s recruiting class, the Huskers lead the division in the rankings just one spot ahead of Wisconsin.

With the East division looking like the more dominant division right now, the toughest opponent Nebraska has out of that division

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Class to lead way to bigger goals in Big Ten is still unanswered, but as Pelini said, the goal is national championships.

OK. Let’s look at the last year’s champs, Florida State, as a reference about what teams should strive for recruiting wise.

The Seminoles had the No. 10 recruiting class in 2010, No. 2 in 2011, No. 6 in 2012 and No. 10 again in 2013, according to Rivals.com.

With this year’s recruiting class sealed, Nebraska stands at No. 32 between Big Ten foes Michigan and Wisconsin, according to Rivals.

The 32nd spot isn’t terrible, but if we look at past national champions, there are virtually no parallels shown as far as recruiting goes.

Still, the Huskers can reach high points that have yet to be reached

by Pelini and his staff.

A nice start would be to compete in the Rose bowl, right? That is something that is more manageable for this roster and shouldn’t be a disappointing aspiration to have.

The perfect example for this is another Big Ten school: Michigan State.

Last summer, coach Mark Dantonio put out the video that said that his team would compete in the Rose Bowl, and not only did the

Houston, Baylor, Louisiana Tech

Position:

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Gretna, Neb.

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Larenzo Stewart

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Klein, Texas

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Lee’s Summit, Mo.

Columbus, Miss.

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Trai Mosley

Lincoln, Neb.

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240

Hometown:

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205

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Norcross, Ga.

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Kicker

Glenn Irons

D.J. Foster

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310

Highland, Ill.

Tanner Farmer

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315

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Drew Brown

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for the next two years is Michigan State, avoiding a regular-season meeting with Ohio State until 2016.

Another advantage given to Big Ten schools such as Nebraska is the newly placed playoff system because if that system was in place last season, then Michigan State would have been in a semifinal.

So with that in mind, it’s not far-fetched to place the Huskers in the conversation for something like the Rose Bowl. If Nebraska puts itself on that sort of stage, then it will be easier to recruit the players from California.

Now as far as the future classes go, there is something about the 2015 class that has already set itself apart from the past classes under Pelini.

The fact Nebraska already has more ESPN 300 recruits in 2015 than in 2014, with two prospects, shows the team’s promise.

If the Huskers make the most of their opportunities, then the 2015 class will go down as the best class the Bo Pelini has reeled in as the head coach.

Josh Kelly is a junior journalism major. You can reach him at sports@ dailynebraskan.com

I feel good about their potential on the surface of what they can become. This is a good group of young men.” bo pelini

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Blake McClain, who signed with South Carolina.

That miss doesn’t seem to have an effect on this class, though, as it has already begun to gel with Gifford leading the way.

The athlete started a Facebook group chat with other Husker commits and has already hung out with Darlington, who graduated high school in Florida early to enroll at Nebraska for spring practice.

Foster has seen an early bond in this class as well, saying the group chat eliminates some of the initial awkwardness the players experience when they meet. He also said Gifford plays a big part in that as well because he committed so early.

“Luke’s definitely taken a big piece of this recruiting,” Foster said. “Nebraska better be thankful for Luke because he’s done a lot for them already.”

Pelini seems already pleased with the help Gifford gave in the recruiting process.

“Luke committed for us first, and he was active all the way through,” Pelini said.

“That’s important in this age of social media.”

Gifford now has to work his charm on the 18 walk-ons who declared their intent to play Nebraska football Wednesday, Pelini said. Sixteen came from Nebraska with two out-of-state players. Pelini said he is confident some of them can make an impact.

But it’s too early to make any predictions now, Pelini said.

He’s just looking forward to a little rest. No matter how little.

“I’m not going to worry about anything,” Pelini said, grinning, “for at least a couple hours.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

sports briefs Green named to Hodge Trophy watch list

Nebraska junior James Green, 25-0 and ranked No. 1 in the country at 157 pounds, was named to the Sensational Six List of front-runners for the Dan Hodge Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding college wrestler of the year.

Among Green’s victories this season are four pins, three technical falls and six major decisions. Green defeated the reigning national champion, Iowa’s Derek St. John, in a 9-7 decision on Jan. 18.

Green, a two-time All-American, has won three tournaments this season and is 11-0 in duals.

The other wrestlers on the list are Oklahoma’s Andrew Howe (174 pounds), Edinboro’s Mitchell Port (141 pounds), Maryland’s Jimmy Sheptock (184 pounds) and Penn State’s David Taylor (165 pounds) and Zain Retherford (141 pounds).

The Hodge Trophy will be voted on by a 44-member committee, and the winner will be announced after the NCAA Championships in March.

Green is slated to face his sixth ranked opponent of the season, Michigan’s Brian Murphy, on Friday night. Green defeated Murphy in a 7-5 sudden victory on Dec. 12.

Rifle team moves up in rankings

The Nebraska rifle team lost to No. 1 Kentucky on Sunday, but a victory against No. 10 Murray State the day before helped the Huskers rise from No. 6 in the country to No. 5.

Freshman Rachel Martin shot 584 in smallbore against the Wildcats to earn the No. 2 spot in this week’s Top 20 Scores list, and junior Kelsey Hansen had a 591 in air rifle on both Saturday and Sunday to come in at No. 6 on that list.

Nebraska is 8-2 in the regular season, which concludes with matches against No. 15 North Carolina State on Saturday and No. 6 Army on Sunday.

Soccer signs 12-player class

After a season that ended with a Big Ten championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament, the Nebraska soccer team signed 12 players to join the program on Wednesday.

Among the 12 players is Haley Hanson, a midfielder from Overland Park, Kan., who is the No. 12 midfielder in the country and the No. 36 player overall, according to TopDrawerSoccer.com. Alli Peterson, a defender from Iowa City, Iowa, is the No. 29 midfielder in the country and the No. 113 player overall.

Also in the class are forwards Lia Baldo, Michaela Loebel and Savanah Uveges; defenders Brooks Brennan, Hannah Schafers and Nikki Turney; midfielders Emilee Cincotta, Amanda Hilton and Sami Reinhard; and goalkeeper Erika Johnson.

The players come from eight states, and Turney comes from British Columbia. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Nebraska junior 157-pound wrestler James Green (top) is one of six wrestlers on the Sensational Six watch list for the Hodge Trophy, awarded to the nation’s most outstanding wrestler.

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Lincoln native leads way for recruits Huskers sign 24 players in 2014 class, including three-star safety Luke Gifford from Lincoln Andrew Ward DN courtesy photo

Nebraska forward Leslee Smith (left) and forward Terran Petteway (right) battle Michigan’s Jon Horford for a rebound on Wednesday night in Ann Arbor, Mich. Petteway scored only five points as he was held to single-digit scoring for the second time this season.

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That includes the Nebraska men’s basketball team, as players found out Wednesday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The 10th-ranked Wolverines (17-5 overall, 9-1 Big Ten) used a 29-3 run and nine 3-point jumpers in the first half en route to a 79-50 win against the Huskers (11-10, 3-6), as Nebraska’s road woes continued. The team has won only one game away from Pinnacle Bank Arena this season.

“It’s embarrassing,” coach Tim Miles said in a postgame radio interview. “Once they came and they were all hitting 3, you got this sense we were just trying to keep up with them. We were reliving Ohio State and Creighton all over again.”

Nebraska struggled right out from the tip, as Michigan took a 10-point lead before the first media timeout. The Huskers cut the deficit to four at 16-12 eight minutes into the game, led by sophomore guard Shavon Shields, who scored 7 of the team’s first 12 points.

That’s when the Wolverine fireworks started, lit by Zak Irvin.

The freshman guard had a 9-0 run of his own at one point in the first half, scoring all of his 16 points before the break. Michigan’s run was far more than just Irvin, though he was the main

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The Huskers shot 35 percent from the field The Big Ten’s fourth-leading scorer, Nik Stauskas, dished out 6 first half assists — 8 for the and shot only 11 free throws, making 7 of them. game — to go along with his 9 points before the Nebraska was also outrebounded 35-26 while committing 11 turnovers in the game. break while Glenn Robinson III knocked down Shields provided almost all of the offense in two 3-point jumpers of his own before halftime. the first half, scoring 11 of the team’s 21 points.

Robinson finished with 23 points to lead all scorHe finished with 13 to lead the ers.

Huskers while freshman guard Before the Huskers knew it, I just don’t Nathan Hawkins added a career they trailed the Wolverines by 30 high 11. points in the first half, and Michisee the The Big Ten’s second-leading gan led 49-21 at the break. scorer, sophomore forward Ter“We came out angry today af- determination, ran Petteway, struggled the enter that loss to Indiana,” Michigan intensity and fire tire contest, scoring just 5 points coach John Beilein said in a TV when things go while turning the ball over four interview after the game. “Everytimes. one shot the ball well.” bad.”

“I just don’t see the determiThe second half wasn’t much tim miles nation, intensity and fire when better for the Huskers. men’s basketball coach things go bad,” Miles said.

Michigan continued to rain Miles said this loss is one down outside jumpers, as the to forget about quickly, as Nelead ballooned to 41 points with braska plays at Northwestern on Saturday. The 10 minutes to go in the game. The Wolverines quick turnaround gives the Huskers a chance finished with 13 threes, but it wasn’t just the for redemption, Miles said. outside jumpers working for them.

“Everybody’s got a game plan until you A combination of backdoor cuts, drives to the basket and fast-break buckets helped Michi- get knocked in the mouth,” Miles said. “We gan shoot 50 percent for the game. And Michi- got to bounce back.” sports@ gan made all 14 of its free throws. dailynebraskan.com On the other side, not much went right for

Luke Gifford wanted to make a statement.

So as he watched a spring practice at the Nebraska practice facilities in March, he walked up to Husker football coach Bo Pelini with one thing on his mind.

“I just said, ‘I’m in,’” Gifford said. “He said, ‘Welcome to the family.’”

That was almost a year ago, but it seems longer than that to Gifford, who committed just six days after Nebraska offered him a scholarship.

The three-star recruit — the first verbal commit of Nebraska’s 2014 class — wanted to get it out of the way early to focus on his senior year of high school at Lincoln Southeast. The phone calls, radio interviews and recruiting shows were already starting to get to him.

He can breathe a little easier now.

Gifford and 23 other scholarship recruits made their verbal commitments official Wednesday by signing to play Husker football on National Signing Day. “I was open to other places, but when I got the offer and had the opportunity to be the first one to commit, it made the decision a lot easier,” Gifford said.

Gifford’s Southeast teammate D.J. Foster (offensive line) also signed with Nebraska, while four-star recruits Zack Darlington (quarterback), Tanner Farmer (OL) and Monte Harrison (wide receiver) did the same.

In total, Nebraska signed four defensive linemen, five defensive backs, four wide receivers, four offensive linemen, two quarterbacks, two running backs, an athlete, a tight end and a kicker.

Overall, Pelini was pleased with this year ’s class.

“There was a lot of hard work put into this class,” Pelini said in a Wednesday press conference.

“I feel good about their potential on the surface of what they can become. This is a good group of young men.”

Nebraska hoped a few more players would commit on National Signing Day but was unable to pick up any surprise signees, particularly defensive end recruit

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Huskers outlast Badgers in back-and-forth overtime Cady’s free throw helps Nebraska sneak past Wisconsin on road in extra period to earn 3rd straight win Natasha Rausch DN The Nebraska women’s basketball team stuck in the shadows of the Wisconsin Badgers for most of the game.

But in overtime, an Emily Cady free throw and a 21-point game by junior guard Tear ’a Laudermill gave the Huskers a 71-70 win Wednesday in Madison, Wis. “Any win is a great win in this league,” Nebraska coach Connie Yori said. “Any win on the road is an even better win.”

The game started in an abnormal fashion for both Big Ten teams.

The Huskers, who average the third-fewest fouls per game in the country, put junior forward Cady on the bench with two personal fouls early on in the half. Senior forward Jordan Hooper and freshman forward Allie Havers followed in her footsteps with two fouls apiece.

Neither team was dropping score better than we did in the shots in the first half. The Huskers first half when Emily and Jordan weren’t on the floor.” missed 20 jump shots out of 30, Hooper and Cady came out in while the Badgers missed 15. the second half to redeem themAlthough the Huskers came out with a 4-0 lead within the first selves. After junior forward Hailie Sample shortened the Wisconsin couple of minutes, they allowed the Badgers to go on a 9-0 run. lead to three points, Cady and The next three minutes were a dry Hooper combined for eight points in the next three minutes to keep spell for both teams, until Hooper made a jump shot off a pass from the Huskers in the game.

Both teams avoided foul sophomore guard Rachel Theriot, who had 11 assists. Wisconsin im- trouble in the second half. With 13 minutes to go, Nebraska junior mediately followed with a jump shot from senior guard Taylor guard Brandi Jeffery was the only player from either team to pick up Wurtz to maintain the five-point a personal foul in the half. lead.

Jeffery turned A few minutes around to drop a lalater, Nebraska We knew yup off a Husker retook the lead with bound, followed by jump shots from that we a Theriot 3-pointer junior guard Laudcould score better to tie up the game ermill and Theriot 38-38. to make the score than we did in the With 10 minutes 14-13 with six minfirst half when left in the game, the utes left.

Badgers managed W i s c o n s i n Emily and Jordan to retake the lead by bounced back with one point as sophoCady and Hooper weren’t on the more Dakota Whyte on the bench, but floor.” dropped a threeLaudermill kept connie yori pointer. the Huskers in women ’ s basketball coach Another dry the game with a spell took over the 3-pointer to tie the scoreboard for two game 19-19. minutes until junior forward MiThe Badgers led at halftime, chala Johnson, who had 24 points, 26-21. made back-to-back layups to in“It was just a case that we had crease the Wisconsin lead to five, to survive to get to halftime,” Yori until Cady dropped a layup of her said. “We knew that we could

own to keep the teams neck and neck.

Laudermill dropped three 3-pointers in a two-and-a-halfminute span to gain a short-lived Nebraska lead.

“I’m really proud of T because she was able to fight through sickness because she knew her team needed her,” Yori said.

Hooper tied the game with a 3-pointer off a Nebraska timeout with 1:53 left. Wisconsin sank two free throws, but Theriot followed with a jump shot, and the game was tied 60-60 at the end of regulation.

“We got two defensive stops at the end of the game that really changed it up,” Yori said. “The game was just back and forth, back and forth.”

Johnson had an eight-point run for the Badgers, while Hooper and Laudermill put Nebraska in the lead with 10 points. After Wurtz tied the game once again on a layup with 1:22 to go, a free throw

by Cady gave the Huskers a onepoint lead.

With eight seconds left and the ball in Wisconsin’s possession, Cady stole the ball, clinching the overtime road win for Nebraska, 71-70.

“Coach knew it was going into Johnson,” Cady said. “Thankfully T bumped her on the low block so I had time to get to the ball.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Junior forward Emily Cady had 11 rebounds and 10 points, including the game-winning free throw, at Wisconsin on Wednesday.