Feb 11 2016

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR ››EDITOR’S NOTE: The following letter, written by the College of Journalism and Mass Communications Dean Maria Marron, responds to a column published on Monday, Feb. 1 titled, “Where’s the J-school’s design program?”

Dear Alexa, Thank you for sharing your concerns about the graphic design options in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications and for giving me the opportunity to address this issue.

You’re correct: Our advertising and public relations major does train our students to use creative problem-solving and critical thinking to create and implement strategic messaging and evaluate it for success. As part of that major, we offer five emphasis options: account services, public relations, sports communication, digital communication and creative/interactive.

Under the current visual communications program, all advertising and public relations majors are required to take an introductory graphic/web design class.

As a student specializing in the creative/interactive or digital communication emphasis, you have the opportunity to take classes in design and layout, art direction, creative concepting and new media design. These classes teach the strategy behind graphic design for advertising and public relations as well as the basic principles of the discipline.

The graphic design area of study offered under the art major at the HixsonLied College of Fine and Performing Arts trains students in the visual and technical language of graphic design, according to its website, to prepare them for an array of professions, including but not limited to art and design positions in the advertising and public relations world.

To avoid duplication, our advertising and public relations faculty have developed a creative emphasis within the advertising and public relations

major that complements graphic design courses offered by the College of Fine and Performing Arts, as many of our students dual matriculate in art and advertising or art and public relations. Many of the creative courses offered in the advertising and public relations major have a strong focus on digital media, user experience design and strategy.

Therefore, if you would like more graphic design training in preparation for a career in advertising or public relations, I would offer the solution many of our students have chosen, which is to dual matriculate in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications and the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.

Thank you again for bringing your concerns to my attention. Please feel welcome at any time to address your concerns directly with me via a meeting, email or phone call and/or with members of the Student Advisory Board who represent CoJMC students’ interests to the dean, college faculty and staff. Please know that I make students my priority, and I will do everything possible to meet with you—or indeed any student—to discuss concerns or suggestions about your educational experiences at the CoJMC.

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Daily Nebraskan Arts & Entertainment Writer Tyler Keown uses a magnifying glass to further examine a clue he found during the A&E section’s successful attempt at Escape Lincoln, the third escape room in their saga.

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Three bands kick off Lincoln Exposed

Lincoln Exposed is starting its biggest year yet with a wide variety of genres and talent.

The Cadillac Men, Zoo Bar, 8:00-8:40 p.m.

The Cadillac Men came to Zoo Bar with the classic kind of jazz the venue is known for.

Although the Zoo Bar was only about half full, the quartet played like they were on the biggest stage in the world; with confidence and poise.

Lead singer and harmonica player James

Burke shined in this performance. His gruff but melodic vocals fit the tone of the songs, which were about life experiences and stories told. The best part of Burke’s vocals was when he talked about the rhythm of the song.

It highlighted his passionate delivery perfectly.

Burke’s harmonica playing was also excellent. He was playing through some distortion device, making the instrument louder and rougher than a typical harmonica, giving the blues band an edgy feel.

However, the standout performance of the group came from lead guitarist Matt Richardson This man is just a god at guitar. Every solo was full of energy and heart and his riffs really represented the emotions of the songs.

Even just when he was keeping the rhythm and not attempting anything fancy, it was still amazing to witness in person.

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The Cadillac Men Bassist Greg Interdonato plays with his band at the Zoo Bar during the first night of Lincoln Exposed 2016.

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Domestica play at Bodegas during the first night of Lincoln Exposed 2016. and were completely comfortable leaving it all there.

Their set ended abruptly, with the time flying by. However, it was a thoroughly enjoyable performance and a great start to Lincoln Exposed.

Toasted Ponies, Duffy’s Tavern, 9:20-10 p.m.

With perhaps one of the most interesting band names on the Lincoln Exposed lineup, Toasted Ponies brought their own special brand of bluegrass to Duffy’s Tavern.

Armed with traditional bluegrass instruments, each member was expert at their craft.

Upright bassist Jim Pipher was especially skilled with his instrument, playing complex and thumping parts throughout the set.

Another highlight was Terry Keefe’s violin. It added a layered and elaborate sound

and soulful delivery that was captivating to to the band.

The band had a sound that made you listen to.

All five members looked like they were want to stomp your feet and clap along.

Traditional bluegrass isn’t the only style the having a blast on stage and it really showed band fits in, there were Celtic, swing and in their energetic performance. It was hard to not get caught up in even gospel influences in the fun. their overall sound.

Song after song filled Toasted Ponies are filled with extremely talthe room; it was so Domestica, ented vocals throughout.

Bodegas, 9:20Four out of the five mem- loud that it could be heard bers sang during the set, 10 p.m. from across the street” which led to some aweDomestic came flyinspiring three and fouring into Bodegas at part harmonies between light speed and was the BEN BUCHNAT the members. best performance of the Daily Nebraskan A standout vocal night by far. performance came from The band describes Steve Hanson. Aside their music as “loud and fast” and that was from playing the banjo and various other definitely true. Song after song filled the instruments in the group, he had a spirited room; it was so loud that it could be heard

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across the street.

Pure punk energy flowed through the band’s instruments and vocals over the course of their set. Todd Johnson’s drums were furiously pounded and he could go toe to toe with any punk drummer in the game now. It made the performance an intense experience.

To add to that, Jon Taylor ’s splashy and punchy guitar work reminded me of some of the great ’90s skate punk bands like Lagwagon and the Vandals. It also showed a little more nuance and variety than usually associated with the genre.

Heidi Ore’s bass was more subdued and subtle but provided a nice compliment to Taylor ’s louder and more aggressive guitar work.

The vocals from Ore and Taylor were

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Smoking alternative at new hangout KEITH FINN DN If you see a cloud forming in a building on corner of 17th and O streets in downtown Lincoln, you don’t need to call the fire department.

Don’t worry, it’s just vape.

Generation V has opened a new location in the heart of the capital city. Located in the building where BB&R Pawn used to reside, Generation V is a vape bar that can be a one stop shop for all vaporizing needs.

Generation V is located at 1701 O Street and is open Monday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m..

The local business, that’s first location started out on 56th and South streets, carries personalized mixes of e-liquid, brand name e-liquids and vaporizers. Owner Sarah Linden started the business in a shop on the corner of two busy streets as well. Now, Generation V has two locations in Omaha, one near 78th Street and Highway 6 and the other near 144th Street and Maple Road.

The downtown Lincoln location will be the company’s fourth.

Generation V carries over 32 brands with over 200 flavors to choose from. Customers can sit at the bar and sample the many flavors such as Apple Crumb Bake, House Vanilla Custard and Grape Watermelon Hard Candy, known as “Bazinga.”

In addition to e-liquids, Generation V carries 300 devices with over 1000 variations available to purchase.

The bar atmosphere of Generation V gives the company a comfortable and social place for customers to get e-liquid and vaporizers. The bar puts the customer face to face with knowledgeable staff that’s number one concern is customer service.

“There’s something about a bar that makes people belly up and start talking,” said Davey Boardman, the manager of Generation V’s downtown location. “Through conversation we find out what kind of job you have, what kind of stress you have, what kind of lifestyle you have.

With the customization of the vape industry in terms of products and juice, that really just helps us do our jobs better.”

Generation V wants to get people off smoking cigarettes. Boardman himself used to be a one to two pack a day smoker.

“I remember how I felt waking up after I smoked a pack of cigarettes. I’d be hacking in the middle of the night,” Boardman said. “That doesn’t happen from vaping.”

Boardman believes because of the lack of non-alcoholic gathering places, Generation V can offer a place to socialize and hang out.

Whether someone is trying to stop using cigarettes or alcohol, Generation V can offer a meeting place for all walks of life.

“Let’s say you want to go out and meet people, but you don’t drink. Where do you go? This has really filled that niche for a lot of people, which is cool,” Boardman said.

Even if a person who has never vaped before walked into Generation V, the staff will be able to help out. Generation V hires staff that knows the products they are selling. The staff members are not paid on commission and make sure to keep up to date with vaping industry trends and studies so they are able to address questions given to them.

“That’s actually a focal point when we hire someone,” Boardman said. “Do you have knowledge of the product? Can you troubleshoot a device when it’s not working? Can you help a customer out in finding what their issue is even when they don’t?”

On a busy night at Generation V, every seat is filled with vapers. It was so busy during the opening night for the downtown location that

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Two men blow vape smoke at Generation V, a new vape bar on the corner of 17th and O streets. Generation V wants to bring people together and offer an alternative hang-out spot. the vapor emitted from the building was large enough to have the fire department called three times. People thought the building was going up in flames.

Thankfully, it wasn’t.

Generation V is an alternative to smoking located near the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s

campus. The company’s knowledgeable staff and relaxed, cloudy atmosphere can supply a smart and sociable spot for all kinds of vapers.

“I feel the daily benefit of vaping, and I want to share that with other people,” Boardman said.

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Performance goes beyond visual arts JENNIFER HARAZIN DN

First Friday tends to have a focus on visual arts, but it’s becoming more and more of a place in which nearly all forms of art can be found.

On Feb. 5, I was particularly fascinated by the community that formed within a small studio hosted by Mary Lawson where art was displayed, and some local performers shared their work. I was able to hear two solo musicians, Kyra and Daise, both who sang and played guitar.

The first performance began with Kyra sitting on the ground and the majority of the audience pressed against the opposite walls, uncomfortably far away. But eventually, the entire room was full of people sitting cross-legged, packed in as tightly as we could be. Not only did it help everyone fit within the tiny room, it created a sense of closeness beyond physical nearness, feeling more like we were sitting beside friends than strangers. It also removed the typical distance between those watching and those performing, allowing for a unique musical experience.

With a powerful voice, strong emotion and passionate guitar playing, Kyra easily filled the room with sound. The setting really amplified

just how heartfelt and authentic her songs were, especially without the normal barriers a typical concert setting has. Without a stage separating her from the listeners, it was much easier to feel connected what she was expressing. Daise’s set really managed to eliminate that separation as well. She had conversations with audience members and very much played off of the audience’s laughter at the jokes and relatable scenarios in her songs. She could bring everyone in as she sang tenderly and then switch to bold and intense, and the entire room changed mood with her.

I love going to shows at more traditional venues, but low-key settings like this demonstrate the incredible community of musicians and supporters of local music within Lincoln and how important they all are to each other. There was nothing but positivity and encouragement from the audience toward the singers. This show had more obvious audience/musician interaction than usual, but that support often shows through in the larger concerts in the bars and theaters around town too.

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‘Undertale’ presents emotion for players TYLER KEOWN DN This is not a column about a new game.

It’s instead about “Undertale,” a new-ish game that came to PC last September. It’s been written about much since, garnering critical acclaim from many publications and leading to thriving online community of fans.

I didn’t play this game until last week. I’d meant to, after reading the glowing review and seeing endless forum posts, but it took me noticing a Steam discount before I finally grabbed “Undertale.”

Which in hindsight is kind of ridiculous. The game is only $10, me spending $1.34 less on it meant nothing other than the developers got less from me. I regret this. I regret not playing this game when it came out and learning its secrets with the rest of the Internet, too.

But regret is a part of “Undertale,” so maybe it’s fitting. Though structured like a standard role playing game, you don’t actually have to kill enemies you fight. You can instead choose to “act,” which leads to you using your words and actions to dissuade monsters from hurting you.

When I beat the game for the first time I regretted it. I had killed two main characters early in the game, and the surviving characters had let me know of their contempt for my actions. Killing someone in this game changes everything. All the characters are intertwined and have relationships with one another and it was heartbreaking when the game presented the consequences of my actions.

But the game seems to be even more than that.

There’s a certain self-awareness to everything in “Undertale.” It’s big trick, the ability to harm no one, flies in the face of what drives most games: the drive to defeat foes and vanquish evil. Instead, the game only presents evil that you, the player, create. And while most games involve a cognitivedissonance between what’s happening in the story versus what you’re actually doing, “Undertale” avoids that.

Think of the “Uncharted” series, a massively popular franchise on Sony’s Playstation systems.

The lead character is nonchalantly cracking oneliners and flirting with his female companions, while killing hundreds of enemies often in brutal, harrowing ways.

“Undertale” treats the player like they are part of a world like our own, where we have dynamic relationships with one another and experiences don’t leave us. That’s why the game can cause so much emotion from the player when a big story moment happens. Everything changes.

That’s rare among games these days. Even large, story-driven games like “Fallout 4” and “The Witcher 3” stumble when trying to create perceived player impact in their worlds after big story events.

Because of the smaller scale of “Undertale,” the game is able to tell an entrancing story and present characters that you can actually prove you care about.

And if not, you will reap what you sow.

And that raises a bigger question about storytelling in games: can we create deep emotion through story with the player, the kind of emotion that exists in other mediums? “Undertale” attempts to do this, and it succeeds because it understands that the player will relate to characters and how their actions in games have consequences just as they do outside. It’s a powerful story meant to

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evoke emotion.

It’s an exciting game, really. It shows that a large budget isn’t needed to do something new.

Instead, look to core mechanics of games past and

tinker with them to find new experiences. And “Undertale” does exactly that.

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Escape rooms: Solve the puzzle to get out MADELINE CHRISTENSEN, TYLER KEOWN AND GABRIELLA MARTINEZ-GARRO DN

With one hour to save the world, steal back your loot or discover the secret to a missing person and escape from a locked room, the stakes are high.

Though make believe, escape rooms immerse participants into a themed room with a flushed out story of why each person must make it out within an hour. Last year, three escape room companies opened in Lincoln: Lincoln Escape Room, Smart Rooms and Escape Lincoln. Each offers plots and puzzles for customers to solve before their hour is up. Finishing quickly can earn teams spots on a leader board, while not finishing in 60 minutes means failure.

Three Daily Nebraskan writers, two photographers and one videographer tackled a different escape room from

each of the three companies. We miraculously made it out of all three within the allotted hour and lived to tell the tale. Below are our accounts and reviews of the three hours spent solving puzzles in each room.

Lincoln Escape Room

Our escape room adventures began in a sterile, white room.

We were spies tasked with finding a cure to a bio-terror attack that would wipe out mankind within the hour.

“The Cure” is one of three escape room options at Lincoln Escape Room, located at 3700 S. 9th Suite D. The other two are titled “Art Heist” and “Missing Musician.”

“The Cure” takes place in a small laboratory filled with locks, keypads and hidden messages.

The escape room proved to be linear, and when we were stuck, which happened multiple times, for a semi-long period, there wasn’t much that allowed us to progress. Luckily for us, a camera and monitor hung in the upper right-hand corner of the room, which allowed an employee to give us hints and help us along when we were stuck.

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Daily Nebraskan employees Madeline Christensen (left), Tyler Keown, Zoe Ursick and Gabriella Martinez-Garro work through the puzzles in the Lincoln Escape Room.

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Only one of us (myself) had done an escape room before. Expectations were high all around.

The mechanics and ambiance of “The Cure” were some of its highlights. I won’t go into detail on the mechanics of the room to keep from spoiling, but for ambiance, the room was filled with heartpounding orchestral music from beginning to end.

The monitor in the room was also cool as it showed a map of the world slowly turning black with death as the hour progressed.

Unlike some of the other escape rooms we tried, “The Cure” seemed to favor a smaller crowd.

Though we had six participating, only two or three of us would be primarily solving puzzles at one time. This was a common theme among all the escape rooms we tried out. One or two people seemed to take the lead on each puzzle. Teaming up, splitting up and focusing on whatever one thing we could, seemed to be the most efficient path.

We finished in just under an hour and were pretty proud of the fact we escaped at all. The room was fun and challenging, but once we were on a roll, the clues became much easier to connect.

- Gabriella Martinez-Garro

Smart Rooms

Smart Rooms, located at 134 N 13th, only features one escape room, unlike the other escape rooms we visited.

This serves to its advantage, though. With only one room to focus on, Smart Rooms has created a fun and mysterious room with its own personality.

Without ruining its secrets, the “Relativity Room” tells the story of a scientist gone missing after a breakthrough discovery. You’re tasked with searching his office for clues tied to his disappearance that will let you escape the room. Like the other rooms we visited, we were given an hour-long time limit.

What makes the room enjoyable is the sense of discovery. Clues are hidden cleverly throughout the room, and there were multiple moments where our entire team was reeling. The system for clues doesn’t force itself on you, which is nice, because they’re only there if you need them.

And of course, we did.

There were multiple puzzles at Smart Rooms that took longer to solve than we’d like to admit, and while we did escape the room, we only did so with a few minutes to spare. How in the world a Hudl team did it in about 35 minutes is beyond us.

Congrats on being on top of the record board.

An interesting aspect of Smart Rooms was its nonlinear structure. While you ultimately work to find a certain string of numbers, you can choose the order you find the numbers, meaning you can walk away from a stubborn puzzle and find another to work on. This let our team effectively split up to work on puzzles, which was nice compared to the other rooms, which sometimes felt a bit small for a group of six people.

Smart Rooms is cool, and offers a personal feeling. It’s spacious and feels like an office from the post-WWII era setting. The puzzles are intricate and good at making you feel smart for solving them.

- Tyler Keown

Escape Lincoln

Escape Lincoln is tucked away in the Haymarket next to Crescent Moon Coffee on 8th street. I had no idea it existed until we made it our third and last stop on our escape room tour.

Escape Lincoln describes itself as “small but mighty,” and I’d agree. Though the location is tiny, there are still three rooms to choose from.

We chose to do the classic “Heist” room, where you’re put on a mission to recover a data file containing several Swiss bank account numbers and access codes. We were pretty mad, too, because apparently the culprit was one of our old buddies and

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Daily Nebraskan employees Tyler Keown (left), Madeline Christensen and Gabriella Martinez-Garro decipher a clue in Escape Lincoln. The team successfully completed each escape room before their time was up. didn’t let us in on the heist.

So, palms clenched and a newfound anger flickering in our eyes, we set out to take back what was rightfully ours in under an hour. Our very nice Escape Lincoln guide backed out of the room slowly after setting a timer and asking us if we had any questions, but we had already begun tearing the room apart.

Again, without spoiling anything, the ambiance of this one was definitely the spookiest. Maybe it was the fact that Escape Lincoln is underground, amidst pipes and dark corners.

I have to be honest here, we almost didn’t make it out of this one with the data file in hand. We hit a few snags along the way and had almost given up by the time we miraculously figured everything out with barely a minute left.

Luckily, the Escape Lincoln staff members are pretty friendly, and they leave a walkie-talkie in the room so you can ask for a hint if the going gets rough.

That being said, The Heist’s difficulty is definitely what made it fun. And even after escaping two other rooms, we still came across some totally unique and amusing puzzles--sometimes dealing with a lock, within a lock, within a lock. Nothing like sweating the small stuff to really establish a feeling of urgency.

All in all, congratulations, Escape Lincoln, we barely made it out!

- Madeline Christensen ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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Daily Nebraskan Arts & Entertainment Editor Madeline Christensen finds a clue that was hidden in a locked drawer in Smart Rooms.

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6 ways to woo your valentine this weekend STEPHANIE CAVAZOS DN

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, procrastinators everywhere are freaking out about what to do for the special day. Men everywhere are scrambling to find the perfect place for their partner.

I’ve compiled a list for some stuff to do in Lincoln on Feb. 14, and I even threw in some treats for all you singles out there (including myself).

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Brunch Over Fourteenth, Feb. 14, noon to 2 p.m.

February’s featured chef is Sean Carmichael. On the menu this Valentine’s day is lobster bisque, red beans, rice and eggs, andouille sausage, sauteed onions, and for dessert: coffee beignet and chocolate strawberry macaroons. $10 for brunch and a mimosa, tickets sold at the door.

If themed events aren’t your cup of tea, there are a few things goin’ down that won’t be covered in pink hearts.

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Elk’s Lodge, Feb. 13, 5:30 p.m.

A reservation-only event. A special dinner for that special someone. Cocktails begin at 5:30 p.m., and dinner starts at 6:30 p.m.

Filet mignon, tossed salad, green bean almondine and dessert will be served during the event. $25 per person, must call by Feb. 11 at noon for reservations.

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FREAKABOUT with Holy White Hounds and I Forgot To Love My Father, Duffy’s Tavern, Feb. 14, 9 p.m.

Two local bands are hopping on stage following Lincoln Exposed. The show is 21 and over and $5 cover.

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Be-Mine Movie Madness, The Railyard, Feb. 14, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

This free event is open to everyone in Lincoln. Two classic ’90s rom-coms will be shown on the big screen, starting with “You’ve Got Mail” at 5 p.m. and followed by “Sleepless in Seattle”.

The Railyard Ice Rink, All Weekend The ice rink located in the Haymarket is open all weekend. The hours are: Friday 5- 10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday noon to 8 p.m. Skate rental costs $9 per person for adults, and $6 for children 12 and under.

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And for a little bonus, singles can enjoy a “Singles Blizzard Treat” from Dairy Queen. The restaurant chain announced the salted caramel, peanut butter cup treat Feb. 10. It was made to “honor single fans,” a Dairy Queen official said. There are three different Lincoln Dairy Queen locations at 760 W O Street, 2633 Whitehead Drive and 2136 N 48th Street.

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LINCOLN EXPOSED: FROM 5 a treat to listen to. Ore took the lead parts on many of the songs, but the best moments came from Taylor and Ore harmonizing. The vocals gave the band a melodic sound over the rougher instrumentals.

They also did a great job playing with quiet-loud dynamics. Technically speaking, they were never that quiet but the band knew when to really ramp up the volume and ferocity at the right moments.

No hidden tricks with this band, however, they do the “loud and fast” sound so well that it doesn’t matter at all.

There was only one downside to the set, it ended early. Domestica had gotten through most of their setlist before technical difficulties caused it to end one song early. That was a shame since the trio is quickly becoming a personal favorite of mine.

Domestica is a frantic and fun watch for anyone that likes their rock music loud, fast and uncompromising.

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Lent is a time for reflection, sacrifice MATT SERVER

Many from outside the church see the season as a time to give something up because the church tells you to.

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eb. 10 marked the beginning of the Lenten season for Christians. Ash Wednesday, marked by fasting and abstinence from meat (which will be continued every Friday during Lent), is celebrated by various Christian churches, but is primarily a Catholic tradition. As a Catholic, Lent is a period for sacrifice and inner reflection to which I look forward to every year. However, many from outside the church and those who don’t participate in the tradition wrongly view it as a time to give something up because the church tells you to. In fact, while Lent can mean different things to different people, it is primarily a period of self-reflection and sacrifice in preparation for Easter.

There are 46 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter; if you exclude Sundays, the count comes to 40. According to Catholic.

Org, the 40 days of Lent come from two Bibli- that it was Friday. Although it seems minor, I really wanted that hot dog. It would have cal passages: the 40 years the Israelites wanbeen easy for me to simply “take a break” dered the desert and the 40 days Jesus spent from the my promise and rationalize eating in the desert resisting the temptations of Sameat, but I settled for the cheese pizza. Lent tan. The season spans from Ash Wednesday will test you, even in what seems like relato a different day of Holy Week, depending tively small ways. But that’s a good thing. on who you ask. I keep my Lenten promises The important thing to consider duruntil Easter Sunday, but I know others who ing Lent is how it will force you to grow as consider Lent over on Holy Thursday. a person and as a Christian. You can’t grow While the common perception of Lent is that you “give something up,” there are without challenge and reflection. You reflect several things Christians can do that don’t to recognize your faults and face adversity so that by Easter you have, in some way, iminvolve simply abstaining from something. proved yourself. How you grow and improve Sometimes, the most effective Lenten habits actually involve adding something to your will vary depending on the person. Sophomore Ed Castillo said, for him, Lent is an oplife, such as prayer, quiet time or a holy hour. portunity to “look at (his) spiritual life and Or, I’ve seen others commit to quitting a see where (he) faltered and try to get better.” bad habit such as overusing social media or Sophomore Carissa watching too much Netflix.

Soukup, on the othThis doesn’t always mean Too often we get er hand, wants her completely giving it up but Lenten promise to be instead working on overcaught up in the hard in order to bencoming it. Some of the most efit her and her spiricreative ones I’ve seen are daily routine and engage tual faith. She views taking cold showers, sleep- in compulsive habits.”

Lent as “a time of reing without a pillow and flection … to evaluavoiding looking into a mirMATT SERVER ate where you are on ror during the day. While Columnist your spiritual jourLenten promises can differ, ney.” These mindsets here’s what important: that Christians use this time to grow in their faith. encapsulate the reasoning behind our Lenten promises. They are means to the end of growNon-Catholics often ask me, “isn’t it ing in our faith and are as much a personal hard?” And my answer is, absolutely. At journey as an obligation to God. least, it can be. Last year I went to Chicago Too often, we get caught up in the daily for the Big Ten tournament and on one of the mornings, a group of us went in to the city to routine and engage in compulsive habits. If we want something and can get it without explore. We got to the food court, and I had much effort, we take it. These habits fill our the strongest desire to finally taste a Chicago dog. I was standing in line when I realized lives, and we often neglect to do little things.

For Christians, those “little things” are often prayer and sacrifice. By making a promise to eliminate a compulsive habit or start a healthy habit, we make space in our lives for Christ, who should be the most important thing in our lives. 40 days may seem like a large commitment, but it might be the least we can do.

When we consider the end of Lent and the willing sacrifice of Jesus Christ for our sins, forgoing snacking between meals or warm showers for six weeks seems minor. It puts everything into perspective and forces us to evaluate how we live our lives. This promise is by no means binding. If I fail on my Lenten promise, the Pope isn’t going to show up at my door with an official condemnation, but it is an agreement I make between myself and my faith – between me and God. I realize I will be tempted, but I look forward to facing it knowing that through this temptation I will grow stronger. As my favorite Ash Wednesday song goes, “We rise again from ashes, from the good we’ve failed to do … To create ourselves anew.”

This Lent, I am giving up desserts, Facebook and sleeping in, and I plan to increase regular prayer. It may be hard at times, but I welcome the struggle. Bring it. For I know it is through the struggle of Lent that we grow in our faith.

MATT SERVER IS A POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR AND REGULAR MEMBER OF THE NEWMAN CENTER. REACH HIM AT OPINION@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR VIA @ DNOPINION.

Classrooms should learn to embrace technology

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tarting in middle school up until my junior year of high school, there was a no-tolerance policy for cell phones or any other technology in any of my classes. If a teacher saw you with a phone, it went to the dean’s office and you could have your parent pick it up after school. Then, suddenly, technology was all around me. The policy changed so you could use cell phones, and everyone in my high school got their own Chromebook.

Now there are so many options for technology that you can use to access informa-

tion, including tablets, laptops, iPads or even phones. We should be able to use these in classrooms.

Technology has become an increasingly important part of education. According to Education Week, public schools in the U.S. spend more than $3 billion annually on digital content .

Even here at the University of NebraskaLincoln, technology is everywhere. There are those nifty printing kiosks everywhere, UNL has a Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat to keep us informed about what’s going on around campus, and there are TV menus in the dining halls. Some professors

have started incorporating technology into their courses, such as online surveys and Smartboards.

Many professors ban technology in their classes. I can somewhat understand banning cell phones, because their primary purpose is for texting and calling. However, some students prefer using their laptops to take notes on Word, Google Docs or in a notetaking app.

I personally prefer taking notes on my laptop in Evernote, an awesome app where you can access all your notes on all your devices. I do this because I type a lot faster than I write, and it’s really hard to keep up with what the professor is saying when tak-

ing notes by hand. Plus, if you have to write a paper later in the semester, you can control-find in your notes and search for exactly what you’re looking for.

Taking notes on a laptop is helpful because you can also copy and paste your key terms into Quizlet flashcards and use those to study rather than wasting paper. Being able to use your laptop is also great because a lot of textbooks are online, so all of your study tools are together.

I have a few online textbooks this semester, and it’s nice to be able to look back to the reading when the professor is talking about it in class. For another one of my classes, the

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Another thing about being able to use your laptop in class is that you can look up outside resources to further in-class discussions. If everyone in the class just read the assigned reading, there are only so many points that can be brought up. Also, if you don’t understand something, you don’t have

to disrupt the class by asking the professor.

You can just look it up right then and there.

However, some people don’t use their laptops for these reasons.

While there are so many advantages to using technology in the classroom, there are some people who misuse the privilege of being allowed to use it. It’s hard for professors to allow laptops when some students are known to use them for social media while in class. Instead of following along on the Powerpoint, they’ll be surfing Pinterest or

Facebook. The main problem with this is that these students are probably paying around $1,000 for that class, yet they choose to waste their time goofing off online. However, this is their choice, and it shouldn’t affect the people who actually use their computers for things related to the class.

In a more technologically advanced world, we need to start using our devices to their full potential. If professors are able to use technology in class to teach us, we should be able to use it as a learning tool.

Incorporating digital technology into classrooms is a great way to take advantage of all the resources that can be provided to us through the Internet.

HOLLY KELL IS A FRESHMAN JOURNALISM AND BROADCASTING MAJOR. REACH HER AT OPINION@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR VIA TWITTER @DNOPINION.

CDC shouldn’t regulate women’s alcohol intake Statement says women who are not on birth control should not drink to avoid the risk of having babies with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

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he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently stated that “sexually active women who are not using birth control should refrain from alcohol to avoid the risk of giving birth to babies with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.” The statement included women who were not known to be pregnant. The CDC stated there has been no known amount of alcohol that is safe for a woman to drink at any stage of pregnancy, so women may unwillingly expose their developing child to alcohol. The statement suggested that women who are sexually active and not on birth control should completely refrain from drinking alcohol, which seems like a reverse in civil rights.

The CDC estimated that 3.3 million women between the ages 15 and 44 are at risk for exposing their developing babies to alcohol because they are drinking, sexually active and not using birth control to prevent pregnancy. Their report also found that three in four women who want to get pregnant do not stop drinking when they stop using birth control. Any alcohol use during pregnancy, even in the first few weeks before a woman knows she is pregnant, can have lasting physical, behavioral and intellectual effects over the child’s lifetime. These impairments are known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Alcohol can cause permanent harm to the developing child before a woman even knows she has become pregnant. This can be a It isn’t critical danger, as about took to the Internet appropriate to place half of women in the to express their reUnited States experience jection of the statesuch restrictions and unplanned pregnancies. ment. Some took to Anne Schuchat, CDC pressure on women” Twitter in outrage. principal deputy direcLyndsay Kirkham tor, said, “The risk is real. tweeted, “CDC JAZMIN TURNER columnist Why take the chance?” thinks I shouldn’t But should women drink booze *just* be restrained from norin case I accidentalmal activities? The suggestion of indefinite ly get pregnant. Nope. We aren’t incubators.” sobriety did not pan out well with most Sarah Weinman tweeted, “Today’s shaming women. Many media outlets and women of women, brought to you by the CDC.” The

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CDC’s statement seemed like a step back for women’s liberty. Ruth Graham wrote for Slate Magazine, “The latest recommendation to avoid alcohol completely is obviously out of step with the way many ‘pre-pregnant’ people live their lives,” and called it “swathyourself-in-bubble-wrap thinking.” .

Women have the right to be disturbed by the CDC’s statement. The CDC seemed to be generalizing all women’s drinking and sexual activities, but the solution is never that clear-cut. Alcohol can be responsibly and safely consumed by women. Women should

not feel pressured to stop normal activities when they are sexually active if they are not planning to get pregnant. Even women like myself who choose not to drink still feel their independence is too quickly determined by authorities. Women who choose to drink, be sexually active and not be on birth control have an obligation to practice safe sex for themselves to avoid a potential child that could be harmed by alcohol. However, not all birth control is 100 percent effective. So

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Dark zones on campus endanger students there wouldn’t be a need for the Husker Safe Walk program. Student safety and comfort Campus safety should remain should be a main priority for the university, these dark zones on campus need to be a priority at UNL, and focusing and eliminated.

Some problem areas are the green space on illuminating dark areas of near the Nebraska Union, walkways around campus is the first step.

Burnett and Bessey Halls, the Campus Recreation Center and the Mabel Lee Field area niversity of Nebraska-Lincoln across the street.

UNL’s campus may not be full of crime, students are fortunate to have such a beautiful campus, but but crimes still do occur and the areas on campus with poor lighting provide the perthe lack of lighting at night is a problem. Most students will fect places for these crimes to take place. The fewer dark spots on campus, the fewer areas have to be on campus after in which students may be concerned for their dark at some point during their time at UNL, and a common complaint is how dark City safety.

There have been efforts to identify probCampus gets at night. lem areas on campus, but lighting seems to On the surface, a lack of adequate lighting may seem like a trivial complaint when be a recurring issue for UNL. Two past Daily Nebraskan articles, one from 2005 and one the university provides so many resources for students on campus. But when it comes to from 2012, have focused on this problem as well. The 2005 article safety and students feelfocused on improving comfortable, the dark ing campus lighting Student safety and spots around campus can after a mugging near turn into a big problem. comfort should be the corner of 16th and The UNL Police DeR streets. At that time, partment offers the a main priority for the there were plans made “Husker Safe Walk” proto address the need for gram to all students and university” better lighting on camstaff on campus. The proRILEY SLEZAK pus even though the gram is designed to escort Columnist university was facing students, but the UNLPD budget constraints. website makes it clear that The 2012 article put if students know they will be on campus at night, they should arrange the emphasis on UNL’s campus safety walks that have been done since the 1980s. These for an escort or ride ahead of time.

While UNLPD providing Husker Safe walks focus on improving many areas of campus, including lighting, and are said to Walks to students is a nice step in solving the problem, it isn’t enough. If there were an have helped fix many of the concerns about increased focus on fixing lighting problems, campus. The campus safety walks now take

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Poorly lit areas continue to plague the back sides of academic buildings on UNL’s campus place every 18 months, and the last one was during the fall semester of 2015.

Even after all of these years of walks and focus on improving the quality of campus, as well as student safety, there are still problem areas on City Campus. Many colleges have problems similar to this.

University Police do a great job of giving advice, such as suggesting students use the buddy system and plan rides ahead of time when on campus at night, but is this enough?

Maybe rather than raising tuition rates to ex-

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High schools should require citizenship tests

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t’s not an anomaly when uninformed people shout their opinion over their more qualified peers. It’s psychology.

If you were bad at something, you’d recognize it, right? Wrong. David Dunning and Justin Kruger founded the tongue-twisting

notion that the most incompetent people are often unaware of their own incompetence, sometimes to the point of inferring their own superiority. Case in point: the feud about whether the earth is flat between rapper B.o.B and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Can you guess what side B.o.B took?

We’re all ignorant about something. That works well for Twitter fights, but when it affects real people, real policies, that’s a problem. Sen. Bob Krist of Omaha wants to put us in our place. Legislative Bill 868 would require Nebraskan high school students to take a civics test before graduation – the same test given to people hoping to become citizens of the United States.

Simply put, education improves democracy, and understanding politics is a name game. Like learning a language, politics is mainly about knowing the vocabulary – gerrymandering, Rand Paul and first past the post. That’s why the test would be effective – it asks about representatives or senators, people who should be recognizable to the common man.

Half of the fun of the news is picking up on the narrative. When I first started reading the New York Times, I thought (as the common default) that the Middle East was hopeless. Of course, that view would lead one to believe that the U.S. should just

throw up its hands and become a cook in someone else’s kitchen. That story doesn’t tell the part where we’re inextricably entwined by globalization. But ignorance doesn’t have to be shameful, unless one purports to know more than one knows.

One criticism of the bill was that Nebraskan students already have to take an American government class; it’s possible this legislation could be redundant. However, in my experience, it’s too easy to pass such a class without substantive knowledge.

When I was in high school, we were required to take a class on U.S. government. I have fond memories of trying everything short of the old folder trick to prevent my seat neighbor from cheating off me.

This girl was the staunchest liberal in the room, but she didn’t even know it. The dramatic irony was that every time she bubbled in a (probably incorrect) answer defining the Democratic Party platforms, she could’ve just referred to her own opinions.

I bet she graduated from high school, but she shouldn’t have. LB868 wouldn’t have given her the option to. There would be no way to get around the testing requirements, no extra credit for those who fail to meet a bare minimum of knowledge about who governs them.

The youth tend not to vote. Hell, even the older

generation is sick of our politicians. But, as Sen. Adam Morfeld rightfully pointed out, when people don’t vote, “our democracy will become less representative.” This apathy creates a cycle where no one takes responsibility for changing anything.

People are frustrated with the system, but I’m not convinced they know why. If they did, maybe we’d start getting some solutions.

Try this one on for size: currently, we ask immigrants to know more about our country than we do ourselves. Last fall, the citizenship test was given to 200 Nebraskan students, and 83 percent failed.

The questions range from something as simple as naming the governor of your state to answering why some states have more representatives than others. These questions at least prompt people to memorize important information, and at best may spark up a more personal interest.

And more importantly, as people become more informed, they realize that issues are nuanced. One party or policy can’t fix everything – it is the nature of living in a democracy. No one ever said it was efficient. If they did, it might just be the DunningKruger effect.

KAYLA SIMON IS A SENIOR POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR. REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR VIA @DNOPINION.

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CDC: FROM 11 even women who use birth control, are sexually active and drink face the possibility of getting pregnant. Whether or not a woman is on birth control, it is her responsibility to account for the health risks of both the child and herself if she should happen to get pregnant. But ultimately it is the woman’s own body, and she should make the choice she would like to make.

The idea of women refraining from drinking altogether is unrealistic. How would such restrictions be managed and enforced?

Would women need to report when they became sexually active while not on birth control to receive some type of documented restriction? Tracking women’s sexual activity at any given time and their changes in birth control or alcohol consumption is impractical. It isn’t appropriate to place such restrictions and pressure on women solely when the responsibilities surrounding the health of the child should fall on both parents.

The meaning behind the CDC’s statement is genuine, as the health of the child should be

a top priority for expecting parents. But the issue the CDC expressed could be approached in another way. Health care providers should advise women who want to become pregnant to stop drinking alcohol as soon as they stop using birth control and discuss with patients who are not on birth control and are sexually active the consequences of such actions.

FASD-related educational materials should be provided for women of reproductive age by health care providers and to the general public. Sarah Longwell, managing director of

the American Beverage Institute, said, “While the excessive use of alcohol during pregnancy clearly has harmful effect on unborn children, advising all fertile women to avoid any alcohol simply isn’t a realistic solution to this public health problem.” Her statement could not be any more appropriate.

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JAZMIN TURNER IS A SENIOR ANTHROPOLOGY AND GLOBAL STUDIES DOUBLE MAJOR. REACH HER AT OPINION@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR VIA @DNOPINION.

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No matter their age or gender, UNL students shouldn’t feel unsafe when walking around their campus at night. A college student’s campus should be their domain, a place where they can feel safe and an environment that lends itself to learning. A campus full of dark corners and walkways without the proper lighting do not meet any of these descriptions.

Students who don’t feel safe on their own campus need to speak up to help solve this issue. UNLPD and other UNL officials are there to hear students’ concerns. If you’re walking around campus at night and see an area that you think needs to be addressed,

the only way to make something happen is to express concern.

Planning all of the logistics of a college campus is not an easy job. That is why it’s important that students make note of this.

The campus doesn’t just belong to the administration, it belongs to every student and staff member.

When communication occurs and awareness is raised, we can solve issues of student safety and the overall comfort of campus for everyone who uses it. The strides UNL has made over the years to improve student safety and decrease crime on campus may not have solved all of our campus’ issues, but they have helped, and it’s important that progress continues to be made toward a more welcoming and safe campus.

RILEY SLEZAK IS A SOPHOMORE JOURNALISM MAJOR. REACH HIM AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR VIA @DNOPINION.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 11 Free Thursday nights at Morrill Hall from 4:30-8 p.m.

JumpStart Challenge Kickoff at Vega from 5:30-7:30 p.m., tickets are free but register at: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/ jumpstart-challenge-kickoff2016-registration-20979526328

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PLAN YOUR WEEKEND FRIDAY, FEB. 12 Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat at the Lied Center at 7 p.m. Tickets range from $9 for students and kids to $22 for the general public.

Lincoln Exposed at various venues in downtown Lincoln.

Tickets are $20 and most of the venues are 21+.

SATURDAY, FEB. 13

SUNDAY, FEB. 14

Flannel Channel: 90’s at Night Valentine’s Party at Vega at 9 p.m., tickets are $5 and the event is 18+.

Brunch Over Fourteenth at Chez Hay from 12-2 p.m., brunch and a mimosa is $10 but all ages are welcome.

A Romantic Evening with Jackie Allen at the Rococo Theatre at 8 p.m., tickets range from $20$40.

FREAKABOUT with Holy White Hounds and I Forgot to Love My Father at Duffy’s Tavern at 9 p.m., tickets are $5 and the show is 21+.

PHOTO BY ADAM WARNER | DN

Mike Semrad and the Likes perform at the Zoo Bar during the first night of Lincoln Exposed 2016.

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