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STAFF ED The chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has fired and hired Athletic Directors, cut the university’s budget and addressed the suggestions of the campus’ Black Lives Matter movement.

These are just a few of the many responsibilities a chancellor must shoulder. Chancellor Harvey Perlman’s retirement brings up two questions. One, who the new chancellor should be? Two, how should he or she be selected?

With the first question in limbo, the Nebraska Legislature is choosing to grapple with the second. LB 1109 would allow the University of Nebraska to withhold the names of all candidates applying for the positions of president or chancellor, except for the selected finalist. This finalist’s information would be made public 30 days before he or she is hired by the Board of Regents.

We’re shaky on whether this particular legislation would provide more benefits than costs. The Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board recognizes the theory behind the change in procedure. If some candidates are hesitant to engage in a public process, NU could miss out on more qualified people for the position. If there is a significant amount of candidates refusing to undergo an open process, such legislation might make sense.

However, we pose the question: Will more applicants guarantee a superior candidate? We think it’s unlikely. And the possibility of a slightly more qualified candidate does not justify obscuring the process.

A process that only publicizes the final candidate takes what little veto power the public has out of its hands. Yes, the Board of Regents and Hank Bounds will ultimately make the decision, but Nebraska students, faculty, staff and residents should have the right to inspect how the decision was made. A vetting process cannot be held accountable unless it’s transparent. Student participation in the forums is already low – why undercut participation by obscuring major details?

Besides, students and taxpayers both make financial investments in the university. We have a right to know who we’re trusting with our money. Selections for chancellor and president don’t just affect students. Both leaders handle administration for a university that adds more than $3.9 billion to the Nebraskan economy each year.

Ultimately, the DN Editorial Board fears the precedent such legislation could set. If passed, the next step could be closing the process from the public altogether.

The intentions behind walling off the process may be pure, but we fear that actions taken behind closed doors might not be.

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Nebraska’s Jessica Shepard (32) goes up for a jump shot as Indiana University’s Rachel Blackburn (43) defends at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Wednesday, February 24, 2016.

Indiana won 79-68.

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Coffee shop manager masters the perfect cup NICK NIENDORF DN

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ach weekday morning, Ken Kavanaugh enters The Mill and begins his day.

Grabbing an order list, he inspects what he’ll be roasting. The warehouse where he has perfected his craft is attached to the coffee shop and holds the equivalent of an oversized oven.

By the end of his shift, he’ll have completed 20 different batches and roasted 225 pounds of coffee. By Friday night, over 1,100 pounds will have gone through his hands and out to The Mill’s customers.

Kavanaugh is in his 21st year at The Mill and knows the ins and outs of just about anything that is remotely related to coffee within the shop.

“I’ve made a few 100,000 drinks, so I hope I know what I’m doing at this point,” Kavanaugh said.

His journey to The Mill spans decades, beginning in Oklahoma.

“I had my first cup of real coffee when I was about 14,” Kavanaugh said. “But my first cup of good coffee didn’t really come until I was in my mid 20s.”

He initially attended the University of Oklahoma, but eventually transferred to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to study sociology.

After settling into Lincoln life, he and a friend started a small coffee shop on campus near the present-day engineering college.

Kavanaugh’s exposure and love for coffee began to grow as he learned what separates good coffee from great coffee. The duo bought supplies from The Mill, but eventually had to shut down the business.

He moved on, running a kitchen in a restaurant down the street from The Mill for a year and a half – slowly inching his way closer to destiny. Each morning he bought coffee from the shop until someone eventu-

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Q&A with Sheldon’s curator of American art The Sheldon Art Museum’s current exhibition “Re-seeing the Permanent Collection” showcases the museum’s collection in a new and innovative way. Sculpture, photography, painting and furniture populate the show’s many galleries, and space is used in a strategic and dynamic fashion. “Re-seeing the Permanent Collection” will be on display through July 3.

ANNIE HIMES DN Jonathan Frederick Walz, the Sheldon’s curator of American art, spoke to the Daily Nebraskan about this exhibit from creative and curatorial perspectives.

Daily Nebraskan: Can you explain your role at the Sheldon?

Jonathan Frederick Walz: I currently serve as the curator of American art at the museum. The bulk of my responsibilities include proposing and developing exhibitions using traditional and nontraditional approaches. I also research and produce content for related exhibition and education publications, and present lectures and gallery talks.

DN: What was your role in curating the new permanent collection exhibit? How would you describe the new permanent collection exhibit?

JFW: For the Salon-style gallery, I worked closely with the curatorial associate to propose, research and lay out the installation; I generated the idea, texts and layout for the Brancusi installation; I proposed, developed and laid out the wall of photographs of nudes; I initiated, researched and laid out the works in the “minimal aesthetic” gallery.

DN: What was the artistic/curatorial inspiration and vision behind the new permanent exhibit?

JFW: Sheldon’s director and chief curator, Wally Mason, would like to make clear to campus that the museum is interested in engagement and collaboration. Additionally, the installations in the permanent collection galleries will be transformed more frequently than in the past. Thus, we hope that visitors will make repeat visits to see what has changed in the galleries.

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DN: Why did you all, as a curatorial team, decide to leave some walls blank while others are hypersaturated with art?

Is there power in leaving such vast blank space in a gallery?

JFW: The director is very interested in setting up circumstances that enhance “slow looking.” By reducing the number of objects per gallery, the staff hopes that visitors will develop a deeper relationship with single (and singular) objects from the collection – rather than just “grazing” through a large number of items.

DN: In your mind, how does the current organization of the permanent collection compare to its previous organization?

What adjectives would you use to compare the two layouts?

JFW: When I arrived in 2014, I inherited the previous installation of the permanent collection, which had been set up by former curator, Brandon Ruud. Dr. Ruud successfully met several goals: to highlight the paintings in the collection (of 12,000 objects!) and to group works thematically, to help visitors understand the context in which the canvases and panels arose. This was a very

“traditional” and straightforward approach that received positive reviews. Once Sheldon’s current director arrived in late 2015, he envisioned a dynamic suite of galleries, displaying works in ways that would inspire and perhaps surprise visitors. Or provide new contexts for works that visitors felt that they “knew” already.

DN: What are the curatorial challenges in organizing a permanent collection (i.e. in comparison to traveling/special exhibits)?

JFW: The challenges are quite similar: selecting from a large amount of items and whittling it down to a smaller, coherent amount; doing research and writing the educational materials; making sure that the objects are in good shape for display; overseeing the layout and installation to make sure that the individual objects look good but also work well within the larger narrative of the show/project.

DN: When you walk through the current permanent collection, what are your reactions (emotionally, intellectually, visually, etc.)?

JFW: Surprise, satisfaction, curiosity.

DN: Has the permanent collection even

been curated in a similar way during your tenure at the Sheldon?

JFW: No. As I mentioned, when I arrived, the six south-side upstairs galleries (usually dedicated to permanent collection) were installed in a more traditional way, and that installation stayed in place until the summer of 2015. Curatorial associate Ashley Hussman, who took the lead on the presentation of the Salon-style gallery, is fairly certain that Sheldon has never displayed nineteenth-century paintings in such a manner before.

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Easing the transition for international students Sophomore works to eliminate barriers for students both socially, academically on campus

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When Mohammed Hussain first came to Nebraska, he stayed in a hotel for 20 days because he didn’t know where to find an apartment.

He didn’t know where his classes where, what resources were offered to him as an international student or how he could access a doctor through the University Health Center.

Even though he was originally drawn to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln by its friendly atmosphere and affordable tuition, he often found himself confused and angry.

Yet, he was also motivated. Hussain wanted to make sure no other international students would ever feel the same way he did in his first weeks.

Since 2014, Hussain, a sophomore

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chemical engineering major, has worked with the ASUN diversity committee to create a resource center for international stu-

dents on campus. According to Hussain, the final proposal is expected to be submitted to the Vice Chancellor of International Affairs

by the end of March.

“I’m not scared to talk,” Hussain said. “I feel university is a time to get experience.

If I [fail] then I tried, but if I [succeed] then I’ve made a difference, and I will never forget it in my life.”

One of the main challenges Hussain sees international students struggle with is the layout of the university. He’s noticed that several of the offices and resources international students need are located in different buildings on different sides of campus. Instead of trying to navigate around campus, Hussain said it would be easier to include everything an international student might need in one central location.

Hussain wants the center to help international students not just academically, but also socially; he hopes it could help international students get more involved on campus. He also wants it to be a place where international students can practice whatever religion they want and to feel culturally accepted.

“Diversity is different people from different countries and races and religions coming together in a lovely environment,” Hussain said. “That’s what I want from an international center.”

Hussain is no stranger to diversity.

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Great Plains Game Festival begins Friday JACOB ELLIOTT DN Ready your dice and clear off your character sheets: the Great Plains Game Festival is coming to town.

The Great Plains Game Festival starts Friday at the Lincoln Firefighters Reception Hall, located at 241 Victory Hall. Over 400 titles will be available for play, from strategy board games to paper and pen role playing games.

Alongside several play-to-win events and prize supported tournaments, there will also be open gaming sessions as well as several “how to play” sessions.

The price of admission is $10 both Friday and Sunday, and $15 for Saturday. A three-day pass is available for $30. Games will run from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday The event started three years ago when Ken Versaw and three others decided it was about time Lincoln had its own gaming festival. Last year the festival brought in over 140 people, and this year more than 200 are expected.

“I’ve always sort of loved tabletop games,” Versaw said. “And I’ve been to game conventions in larger cities. And I just had a complete blast, the best weekend of my life. I just started talking with some friends who were into tabletop gaming and we asked, ‘Why isn’t there something like this in Lincoln ….’ We came to the realization that if we wanted it, we would

have to do it. And we put it together.”

Rather than having an auction, the festival will have a “play-to-win” style raffle, where players will be able to play games for a chance to win them. The “Play to Win” game entries are free with the price of admission. Some of the games up for grab are Area 1851, Diamond, and Between Two Cities.

There will be a $5 entry fee for the tournament. It will focus on the living card game, Battle for Sularia. The game has some local roots, as John Kimmel, the game’s creative director, is an alumnus of University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

The group Double Exposure is helping to make sure the players, the convention organizers, game store owners and publishers are all on the same page.

“I have a humongous collection of games, and I like to have people play them,” said Matt Bach, event organizer and Double Exposure member. “And instead of having 50 to 60 people come over to my house, it’s nice to just have a day where people just come to play games.”

The festival will not have forum style discussions on game design or planned trading card game tournaments. Instead, the festival will focus on its namesake, with board games, living card games and paper and pen RPGs. ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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Whip out that leather with Plack Blague

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TYLER KEOWN DN Leather.

It’s sweaty, and it’s clinging to his skin. It’s Saturday night, and he’s giving the audience members all they can handle.

It’s Plack Blague.

Lincoln’s resident extreme musician has been exploding around the scene for years now, his face behind a mask as he mystifies audiences with noise and movement. He’ll put you on edge, in both a good and bad way. He’ll make you think about him long after the show has ended.

And this Saturday evening, he’ll shock crowds at the Zoo Bar at 9 p.m.

The Daily Nebraskan spoke with the musician through e-mail prior to his show, hoping to pick the mind of one of Lincoln’s more unique artists.

Daily Nebraskan: Do you think winter’s

over?

Plack Blague: Who cares as long as it’s

still leather weather.

DN: Who should be in the Zoo Bar this Saturday?

PB: If you feel like you don’t fit into the mundane, normal, conservative social standards of Lincoln, Nebraska, then you of all people should definitely be at the Zoo Bar this Saturday.

DN: What should they expect?

PB: You should expect to get a kick in the ass from Nebraska’s most bizarre artist happening right now. You should also expect an aural assault of electronic industrial beats, throbbing dark dance music, party vibes, sweat, leather attitude and a little skin if you can handle it.

DN: Where does your power come from?

Do you control your music, or vice versa?

PB: My power comes from controlling the audience with my body and my beats.

DN: What have you wanted to sing about lately?

PB: Lately I have been wanting to sing about partying, dancing, leather, men and humorous perverted subject matter, so basically it’s what I am always singing about.

DN: How do you stay in shape?

PB: I stay in shape by wearing 30 pounds of leather on stage under a bunch of hot lights while dancing on a box, flexing my muscles and screaming into a microphone. You wouldn’t believe the amount of sweat that comes off of my body after a performance. It’s basically erotic aerobicizing.

DN: What other bands should your fans listen to?

PB: Any band that’s not on the radio, television commercials or defined as intelligent and/ or smart. You’ll find your musical tastes expanding before you know it. Also, bands or artists like Sylvester, Throbbing Gristle, Hard Ton, Youth Code, Masonna, Men’s Recovery Project or RuPaul are good for starters. Anything that sounds like breaking glass or a skipping record is amazing.

DN: What do you think about when you’re falling asleep?

PB: Usually sleeping, but that depends on where I am at the moment.

DN: What’s your favorite thing about Lincoln so far in 2016?

PB: It’s a toss up between the overabundance of parking garages downtown or the overabundance of grocery stores around 48th and O (otherwise known as “Supermarket City”).

DN: Who do you look up to?

PB: Rob Halford and anybody taller than me.

DN: Where do you get your leather?

PB: Saira Huff is my seamstress, who currently resides in Los Angeles, California. I have also inherited some of my leather from Butch Dick and various Leather Daddies.

DN: Anything else on your mind?

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Singer-songwriter to release 1st EP

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ANNIE ALBIN DN Lauren Bydalek wrote her first song when she was a high school sophomore. Now, as a sophomore at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the music education major is finishing her first EP. The EP, to be released in March, happened by chance for Bydalek. She took a break from songwriting, but picked it back up as a way to express herself. A friend on Facebook posted about how he had a recording setup and would work with anyone who needed his services, and Bydalek took the chance.

“I was like, ‘Hey, why not?’” Bydalek said, “I want to do something with these songs. I want to share them with people be-

be found on her SoundCloud page, laurencause they mean a lot.”

Bydalek spent the summer recording and by95.

Because it’s Bydalek’s first piece of work, songwriting and continued working on into she’s had a lot of time the school year when to experiment with she found time on I want to be able to her sound. While she the weekends. Somedescribes it as singertimes finding time just help people through songwriter, it has an didn’t work, though. hard times and help feel acoustic pop sound.

There was a twoMost of Bydalek’s month stretch where more positive about life.” tracks draw inspiration Bydalek wasn’t able from different songto record because both LAUREN BYDALEK writers, ranging from she and her producer sinnger-songwriter Sara Bareilles and Inwere too busy with grid Michaelson to Jon classes and recitals.

Foreman.

Now Bydalek is Writing a song for Bydalek usually starts close to finishing the EP. Each song is almost complete, and she’s going to try and work at the piano. She’ll come up with an idea and with a third party to make it available on write the lyrics as she goes. Then she’ll go to iTunes and Spotify. For now, her music can the studio and from there, changes will be

made to the song to make it work.

While Bydalek uses songwriting to express her emotions, she said she also hopes her listeners can relate to her music and feel comfortable while listening to it.

“I want to be able to help people through hard times and help them feel more positive about life,” Bydalek said. “I just want them to feel happy and chill while they’re listening to it.”

When Bydalek isn’t in class or working on the EP, she can be found arranging music for Boots & Cats, UNL’s all-female a cappella group.

“Arranging is totally different from writing something,” Bydalek said.

When Bydalek arranges a piece for

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KAVANAUGH: FROM 4 ally asked him, “Why don’t you just come work here?”

Starting as a barista, he worked parttime three to four nights a week while taking classes. He moved on to the night shift manager after a few years and eventually became the sole daytime manager, staying in that position for a number of years.

He trained on the job with the roast machine for a lengthy period of time before taking over the reigns when his coworker retired. This is the position he has happily held since and the one that continues to fuel his passion for coffee. Along with roasting the coffee, some of his days involve training new staff members to run the espresso machines and to brew different flavors.

“I’m a food nerd, so roasting is just like cooking to me,” Kavanaugh said. “The free

coffee is a nice perk too.”

Kavanaugh also enjoys providing coffee to a variety of people. From the average Joe who lives in the area to folks around the country, Kavanaugh’s coffee has a wide reach. Many people who leave Lincoln continue to order the coffee online. In fact, a big part of that continued customer base lies within The Mill’s personality.

“We always say that we sell atmosphere,” Kavanaugh said. “Yeah, the coffee’s good, but it’s really about the place and the location. We’ve always been an inclusive shop.

People always ask what our customer base is, and it’s really just all over the spectrum.

I’ve worked a lot of different jobs in my life, and it’s definitely a unique place. It’s always felt good to me to be here.”

With no desires to go into other busi-

HUSSAIN: FROM 6 Born in Saudi Arabia, Hussain also lived in Dubai, Belgium and the United Kingdom before coming to Nebraska. Overall, he wants to help international students feel the same acceptance as other students.

Hussain also created a Facebook group for international students to use as an open forum to make connections with each other and to discuss challenges they might be facing. He uses social media as a platform to listen to international students and bring their concerns to the university’s attention.

Hussain is a member of ASUN’s diversity committee, as well as a member of nine other registered student organizations.

“I don’t sleep, honestly,” Hussain said.

“It’s just beautiful to be around people.”

Being involved in the community is another area Hussain sees international students struggle with. To help solve this problem, Hussain created Us to Nebraska.

Us to Nebraska takes international stu-

dents downtown every Friday afternoon to help distribute food to the homeless and give them high fives. The organization also partakes in several other volunteer opportunities, such as the Big Event, throughout the year. In the organization, there are over 17 different languages spoken.

“Helping people now is really going to make your life so easy in the future,” Hussain said.

In the future, Hussain wants to continue helping people. Once the proposal for the international center is submitted, Hussain said he will have to wait and see what happens, but he plans on continuing to make his dream of creating this center a reality.

“People have told me 60 times this is so difficult; this is impossible,” Hussain said. “But I say every ‘impossible’ becomes a ‘possible’ someday. I’m going to graduate anytime, but it’s great to have this beautiful thing [I] worked so hard for [keeping] these people happy for many

BYDALEK: FROM 8 Boots & Cats, she normally listens to the song on repeat until she knows the melody by heart. From there, she can build chords for the group and give them their four-part sound.

Alex Mabry, a junior art and advertising major, is president of Boots & Cats.

“Lauren is such an important leader in our group because she notices things that many of us don’t,” Mabry said. “Whether that’s a note we aren’t getting to or a dynamic that isn’t strong enough.”

Bydalek uses Boots & Cats as a way to prepare for becoming a music teacher someday. While she wants to teach, she said she doesn’t want to do it in a traditional sense. She would rather teach students about music theory or music technology, especially to help other young songwriters.

“There’s so many students I feel like

who would love songwriting and want to record their own stuff, but they don’t know how,” Bydalek said.

In the future, Bydalek said she would like to teach part time as well as work on her own recording career. Ideally, she would like to move to Los Angeles or Nashville and continue pursuing her career.

Once her EP is released she plans on arranging a band and having performances at local coffee shops.

“I think that definitely, to me, it’s just something I’ve grown up doing, and it’s just kind of become a part of who I am,” Bydalek said. “It’s just something that feels natural. I can’t imagine a world without music. It would be weird.”

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ness, he said there’s really no reason why he would leave The Mill.

“I couldn’t leave now,” Kavanaugh said.

“This is my family. This is so personal to me now that it’s just such a huge part of my life.”

His connection with both the shop and the Haymarket is deeply rooted after so many years. He met his wife, who worked across the street at The Oven, in the area.

He would go for lunch there, and she would come to The Mill for coffee. Countless friendships, both with coworkers and patrons, have also been forged at the shop, and he’s become cemented in the community.

“It’s kind of amazing because I’ve been here long enough where I’ve seen another generation come through here,” Kavanaugh said. “Even the people who used to come here when I first started, I’ve seen their kids grow up and come here as teenagers.”

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LGB Nebraskans still lack basic protections

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hen people think of the terms Republican or red state, they may think that this label defines the state and its people on almost all political issues. The residents of such states must lean toward disliking gay, lesbian and bisexual people, right? Wrong. At least according to a recent survey of Nebraskans older than 19.

The survey was conducted by University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologists Emily Kazyak and Matthew Stange from June 2013 to August 2014.

The results of the survey showed that “74 percent of Nebraskans favor laws protecting lesbians, gays or bisexuals from job discrimination. In addition, 72 percent favor outlawing housing discrimination, and 60 percent support a legal relationship recognition for LGB people,” according to a Feb. 16 Daily Nebraskan article.

Another encouraging part of the survey is that it was conducted before gay marriage was legalized nationwide in June of 2015. Following the

ruling, it’s possible that even more people possess a favorable perception of the LGB community in Nebraska.

These results should encourage Nebraskans who are supportive of the LGB community and also show that you can’t always predict the way citizens of conservative states such as Nebraska think. But, these results aren’t the entire story for Nebraska and its treatment of members of the LGB community.

I’m not saying the results are flawed, but to really understand the state’s climate surrounding LGB people it’s necessary to look deeper into this issue than simply analyzing people’s responses in a survey.

When talking about job discrimination on the basis of sexual identity, for example, the results of the survey say that a large majority of people oppose it. Yet, fewer than 24 percent of Nebraskans live in a community that protects them from this discrimination. Nebraskans who were polled may have a negative view of discrimination aimed at

LGB workers, but it seems as if those workers aren’t being protected accordingly.

Another example of how Nebraska has stopped short of actually embracing the LGB community with open arms, as the survey alone would suggest, is the tabling of a bill to protect LGB workers in May 2015. The state legislature didn’t show that it had any intention to pass the bill and as a result, instead of LGB workers being ensured vital workplace protections, they were told to wait a year. “Better luck next time” is the message the state legislature sent, a message that differs from the opinion of the majority of the state.

The image of Nebraska among the LGB community and its supporters is not where it should be for a state that, according to the survey, supports them and their efforts. The Human Rights Campaign rated 408 U.S. cities in their annual Municipal Equality Index, using a scale that goes up to 100. The national average for the Dec. 2015 ratings was 56. Lincoln scored a 54, while Omaha scored a 71. This high score can most likely be attributed to

the fact Omaha has laws that protect its LGB workforce; this type of ordinance should be passed statewide. This is direct evidence that not having laws to protect the LGB community hurts the image of Lincoln and all of Nebraska, excluding Omaha.

If you look at the UNL survey alone, it would also appear rural communities feel favorably toward LGB-friendly policies. The survey showed that, “among rural Nebraskans, 65 percent favored policies protecting against housing discrimination, and 69 percent favored protections against job discrimination.” The survey used “rural Nebraskan” to describe anyone polled who was not from Lincoln or Omaha.

Places such as Bellevue, Kearney and Grand Island would all fall into this category. The same Dec. 2015 Human Rights Campaign index gave all of these Nebraska cities a rating of 18. When a major organization such as the Human Rights Campaign is rating Nebraska cities this low, it’s hard to look at

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Judge’s ruling in Kesha case promotes rape culture

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he verdict is in. And in response, the #freekesha movement has gotten even bigger and badder.

To get you up to speed, Kesha has been fighting to get her contract with producer Dr. Luke terminated after claims that he had allegedly sexually and mentally abused her as well as drugged her. Kesha’s claims were countered

by Dr. Luke, who has tried to sue for defamation. We haven’t heard anything on Dr. Luke’s case because it was decided that Kesha’s case would go first.

The judicial system failed Kesha this week when a judge ruled she couldn’t break her contract because there wasn’t enough evidence against Dr. Luke. Kesha broke down in the courtroom when the court gave the decision.

Now, before you go off on me, I respect that there’s always the possibility Kesha’s claims are untrue. However, it’s highly unlikely. And here’s the thing: Kesha isn’t asking for him to be put in jail or even prosecuted for the horrendous things he did. She just wants to be as far away from him as possible and continue her music career without him as her producer. Why would she spend so much on court and lawyer fees if it didn’t happen? Think about that.

Okay, now for the billion and one things that are wrong with this situation.

The courts have taken this case and shown that the financial well-being of a multi-billion dollar recording company is more important than the safety and well-being of Kesha. It all came down to his word against hers, and look where that got her.

The fact the court left Kesha attached to Dr. Luke, who could be a huge threat to her, has fostered rape culture in our society.

This incident shows people that their word isn’t good enough, and that if you get raped and abused in private and are too scared to come forward right away, you better have a freaking picture of it or you’re screwed. And people want to know why so many rape and abuse cases go unheard.

For those people who say she could have come forward right after it happened, I have one extremely basic phrase that I don’t fully understand but I think works in this situation: Bye, Felicia. This suggestion is just insensitive because the people who are making it clearly haven’t taken the time to think about why she may not have spoken up.

One, she was probably scared out of her mind. Can you imagine trying to tell someone that a person who has power over you did something like that? She probably thought there was no way in hell people would believe her over him. She finally couldn’t handle it anymore and got brave enough to speak out. The backlash she’s received since coming forward serves as an explanation for waiting as long as she did: she was afraid of an outcome like the one she got.

Two, she was in the rise of her fame at the time the abuse began and loved what she did. In the midst of being manipulated, taken advantage of and scared out of her mind, she was also facing the fact she could lose everything she’d worked toward.

The fact that a piece of paper, legally binding or not, is what is helping to hold her in her own personal hell disgusts me. Yes, I

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understand the reason for written contracts and their legality. I get that we “can’t just go around ripping up legal pieces of paper because of something that happened, and that’s what the judicial system is for,” as someone tried to argue with me, but COME ON. This is a serious situation, and she has a right to

not be abused. Sorry, but no piece of paper or a word is going to change my mind.

As for the judicial system, well, you see how well that worked. The sad part is that in the case of the piece of paper, if she were

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Initiate, maintain dialogues about social justice issues Keeping the conversation going is needed in finding a permanent cure for the problems communities face.

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his weekend, 12 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students and I trekked across the Midwest for a conference hosted at Purdue University. The Midwestern Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference provided the space and time to have difficult conversations about issues in and surrounding the queer community. This includes discussing racism within the community, the lack of representation among LGBT individuals and the ladder of power within the community. On the incredibly long car journey back, I contemplated the experiences I’ve recently had.

Last week, I had the pleasure of listening to Alicia Garza, co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter. This opened up a conversation about what the movement stands for and cleared up misconceptions. Garza also offered suggestions on how our Eurocentric society can do better, such as telling the white folks in the room to start having conversations about racism with other white folks. I am grateful UNL offers so many opportunities to start the conversation on the issues our community faces.

However, sometimes these topics make us uncomfortable. Sometimes it’s exhausting when you don’t see change on the large scale.

I volunteer for a social justice organization a few times a year, and I’m often frustrated we’re still talking about the lack of human rights or discrimination. Despite all the work we do, there are still names being added to the list of disarmed black folks who have been killed by police officers, and queer and transgender people can still be fired from their jobs.

And there are only so many times we can “start” this conversation. There are only certain times when people pay attention to these discussions. Usually, it’s after something serious happens, and talk fades away as quickly as it came. Maintaining a healthy dialogue on what we need from one another to feel safe, respected and loved is needed in finding a cure for many of the problems our communities face. Avoiding or being afraid to talk about discrimination only perpetuates it.

Sadly, we don’t live in a world where we can all come together and sing “Kumbaya.”

Unfortunately, there will always be room for improvement, especially as you learn what works and doesn’t work in the social justice conversation. Many of the people around me know I’m ready to jump on hot topics and talk about all of the problems in the world.

However, I’m guilty of not making space for others, especially those who are new to the conversation. I often use social justice jargon that I’ve picked up over the years, and that can sometimes be exclusive. What’s worse is that I just lecture sometimes, instead of allowing others to process at a comfortable

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pace. It’s imperative we make space for new voices, but most importantly, for the voices that need validation and support.

Ageism can come into play with these conversations as well – never assume someone is too young or too old to have a conversation about discrimination. Oftentimes, we as a younger generation are discredited for our knowledge and “lack of experience,” and older folks are “too old” to understand modern issues.

Another thing I know I need to work on is recognizing intention and effort. We’re going to make mistakes along the way. People should be made aware of when they make mistakes, but having a healthy and polite conversation on how to fix mistakes will help people be more receptive toward feedback.

The next step after talking about these issues is to be an active ally. Start simple, then if it’s safe, continue to do things on the next level. On the individual level, we can speak up when those around us say something harmful. On the local level, we can participate in local rallies and events and support local businesses that are owned by people of color. Volunteering as often as we can gives us more experience in these dialogues. We can also work on the national scale – let’s vote for underrepresented candidates and write to senators about discriminatory legislation.

The Midwestern Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference, Alicia Garza’s talk and numerous other activism events sponsored by UNL certainly provide

the foundations of a new age of social awareness. Our generation is one of the most openminded as of yet, and we can pave the way for change. Together, we can start, and more importantly, maintain conversations on social justice issues. Being the best ally we can takes time – and we will have our off days – but the result will bring our community together. Love for one another is important in a world where hate seems to thrive.

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ur state senators need a pay increase. Many of them – in fact, nearly all – are rather wealthy, either from their own private businesses or from vast fortunes they’ve inherited from their families. This is exactly why they need a pay increase from $12,000 a year to something more like $25,000 a year, plus health insurance and a retirement package. Giving these already wealthy folks a pay increase today could be well worth it tomorrow. Does this sound counterintuitive? Let me explain: Unfortunately for us Nebraskans, legislators voted down a pay increase for themselves in 2012.

To no surprise, they voted it down because conservatives believed it would cost our state too much money.

Our senators make just $230 over the federal poverty limit, but this isn’t typically a problem for them because, again, many have earned their wealth outside of the legislature.

This is an issue, however, if you value equal representation. Making just $12,000 a year bars any low, or even middle-income persons from hold-

ing office. This exceptionally low salary, one of the lowest in the nation, is not enough money to entice low to middle-income individuals to run for office.

And, as you can probably guess, this hurts minority communities in Omaha and Lincoln.

Now-U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer was in the state legislature and voted against the salary increase in 2012. She said she was proud to have a Nebraska Legislature made up of citizens that does not create career politicians. Ironically, even if Fischer does not run for a second term as a United States senator, she will have held the title “senator” in some capacity for 14 straight years. And before she was even a state senator, Fischer was on her town’s school board, served on the governor’s Ag Advisory Council and held many other positions. I don’t condemn a life in politics and public service such as Fischer’s. Rather, I envy it. What I don’t like, though, is the hypocrisy.

Fischer is not a millionaire, but if she can afford to make $12,000 a year without benefits while maintaining a ranch near Valentine and raising three kids, then she and her family are clearly wellto-do. Therein lies the problem. If she, or any other

senator for that matter, can make barely above the federal poverty limit and still be financially comfortable, our state government will continue to be a body for the rich and retired, rather than representative of our local communities.

One of our two African-American senators, Sen. Tanya Cook, of Omaha, is being term-limited out this session, leaving Sen. Ernie Chambers as the sole African-American voice in our legislature.

Moreover, there has only been one Hispanic senator in Nebraska’s entire history. If our senate were exactly proportional to our state population as far as race goes, we’d have roughly 10 minorities holding office.

While we’re unlikely to achieve exact representative proportions, we should try to get close. After this session, there will only be one minority holding office. In other words, about 98 percent of our legislature will be white in 2017, whereas about 80 percent of the state population is white.

I’m not claiming that raising our senators’ pay and benefits would directly result in more minorities in the legislature. That said, it could be one factor that might encourage more minorities to run for

office in minority-heavy areas of Nebraska such as North and South Omaha, Grand Island and Lexington. I’m not the only person who thinks this, either. Sen. Bob Krist, who voted for the bill in 2012, believed raising senators incomes would vastly improve diversity within our legislative body.

If a minority argument isn’t convincing enough for you, when speaking on the 2012 pay-increase bill, then-Sen. Mark Christensen, of Imperial, believed a pay increase would boost middle-class representation within the Unicameral as well. Also, then-Sen. John Harms, a moderate from Scottsbluff, wanted a pay increase because the senators out west have a hard time convincing people in their district to run for office when they have to drive seven hours every week to Lincoln for only $12,000 a year. Even then-Speaker Mike Flood, a Republican, supported the pay increase because he knew an increase to about $23,000 a year wouldn’t be enough money to make someone a career politician, a fear many Nebraskans and senators share.

There are various ways to pay for a pay in-

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Workers of thankless jobs still entitled to respect

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hen it comes to basketball, I am the kind of player and fan who gets immersed in the game. I am naturally passionate and competitive. I love to play and cheer, loud and proud. Sometimes, that includes yelling at the referee and getting disgusted with calls. I don’t necessarily mean to get that intense; I simply become wrapped up in the heat of the game.

The phrase “Don’t judge someone until you walk a mile in their shoes” never meant more to me than when I started my job as an intramural basketball referee. It’s easy to yell at the referee, official or umpire when you’re in the stands or watching from the comfort of your living room. The job of a sports official is difficult and nearly thankless.

Think back to the last time you watched a sporting event. When was the last time you acknowledged a good game on the part of the officials? If they call a great game, it’s expected, whereas, if they make one mistake, they’re vilified.

Take, for instance, Lance Easley, the replacement referee who made the infamous “Fail Mary” call in the 2012 game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers. After making a bad call that cost Green Bay a win, Easley was ridiculed by fans, players and coaches. In fact, after that game, his life fell apart. According to a piece by Yahoo columnist Dan Wetzel, Easley has since received death threats and been banned by unions from officiating sports at any level. He has separated from his wife and fallen into severe depression. Because of one call, his life changed forever.

This, of course, isn’t to say sporting officials shouldn’t be held accountable for their performances. Whenever I make a bad call as a football or basketball official, I put twice the effort into making sure I learn from my mistake. Referees, much like players, take their job seriously. They watch tapes, discuss performances and grow from poor performances.

ART BY DUNCAN REED | DN What seems obvious after the fact rarely translates in the heat of the game. All we as fans and players want is for the refs to be perfect and, if there’s a bad call, for it to be in our favor. Not too much to ask, right? In reality, sports officials do the best they can in a difficult, fast-moving position to

make good calls. If they make a few bad calls, yes, it’s frustrating. I’ve been there, but it’s not the end of the world. There are certainly worse things that can happen.

Of course, this situation is not exclusive to sports officials. There are several professions whose

members do hard and often thankless work. Retail workers, fast food employees, janitors and, my personal favorite, campaign volunteers, are just a few who come to mind. Once again, most people

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our state and say that it has transcended party lines on this issue.

Believing that states are entirely defined by their political labels is naïve; even more dangerous is believing that Nebraska doesn’t have more work to do just because a large majority of Nebraskans say they are against LGB discrimination. The division between Nebraska’s government and its citizens’ opinions on this issue is highly discouraging.

Public opinion has an effect on policy, but when it comes to Nebraska this hasn’t been the case.

Again, the survey’s results are encouraging, but the reality LGB workers face seems to be different than the survey would suggest.

Laws and public opinion alone won’t stop all discrimination, but it will show the LGB community that their state has their back. Imagine knowing the state you live in has no legal protection for your workplace rights; it isn’t a very comforting or welcoming thought at all. What will send a stronger message than the results of this encouraging survey is people across the state standing up and calling on

Nebraska to give equal protection to LGB workers.

It’s important to consider that if the majority of Nebraskans feel this way, then they must also be showing it in how they interact with the LGB community. For this reason the survey results alone should give hope, but until laws are put in place it shouldn’t make people feel as if Nebraska is immune to these types of discrimination.

I hope these survey results are used as a starting point toward ending discrimination of LGB Nebraskans. Hopefully, as a result, legislation to stop this discrimination is no longer delayed and avoided, but rather seen as vital for our state’s LGB community to feel welcomed and safe.

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

to violate it, guess who wins that case? Dr. Luke. Because you know, a record deal is WAY more important than someone’s safety.

But because so many people have realized the messed up logistics of this situation, Kesha has gotten support from tons of celebrities and people like us with a GoFundMe page to help buy out her contract.

Taylor Swift just gave Kesha $250,000 dollars to help with financial hardships from court costs and to free her.

Demi Lovato ended up getting a little irritated with Taylor Swift’s actions saying that something more needed to be done besides just giving money. I love Demi, and she has a relevant and awesome point about starting a campaign for women to help them come forward, but taking it to Capitol Hill isn’t going to do anything for Kesha at this point. The decision has already been made and unless an appeal

goes through, the legal system isn’t going to help Kesha.

Kesha should be free; there’s no doubt about it. She still has to face the allegations of running a “smear campaign” against Dr. Luke. She’s been through enough. No matter what, the judicial system has failed her and bowed down to rape culture once again. So I stand with Kesha. #freekesha.

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MORRIS: FROM 12 crease. Although it would almost certainly have to come from some sort of tax increase (sorry, conservatives), racial and economic diversity within our state’s governing body is worth a few extra bucks.

There are many benefits we as citizens could gain from minorities and middle-class citizens holding office, and with such a volatile, unpredictable political season on our hands, maybe this is a change we could actually see. While our already-wealthy senators will only get wealthier with an immediate pay raise, I think the potential long-term benefits outweigh the short-term pitfalls.

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SERVER: FROM 12 never notice when these people do good work, but complain if one thing goes wrong.

As a frequent campaign volunteer, I can tell you making phone calls and going door to door is one of the more thankless jobs you can find. People hate being disturbed from their day and are often rude and short with me. While you will get the occasional “OK. Thanks,” the more frequent responses are “Stop calling me’s, quick hang ups or door slams. Just once, I want someone to say “Thank you for calling and helping to make me a more informed citizen.” Just once.

Imagine if you were a low-level volunteer trying to make a difference in something impactful that you felt passionate about. Volunteering for political campaigns isn’t always pleasant, but

it needs to be done. We don’t volunteer because we have nothing better to do. On the contrary, we make time to volunteer because we feel obligated to make a difference. Trust me, if we didn’t have to make calls to rude people who swear and hang up on us, we wouldn’t.

This same principle goes for any thankless job. Fast food workers wouldn’t keep flipping burgers for minimum wage if they didn’t have to earn a living. Janitors don’t scrub bathrooms in their free time. And sports officials wouldn’t be the lightning rod for people’s anger at sporting events if they didn’t enjoy being a part of the competition.

The next time you want to complain about the referee, remember they are humans with the

same imperfections as the rest of us. The next time you want to yell at a political caller during the 2016 election, remember the person you’re yelling at is a volunteer who wants to make a difference in his or her community. The next time you want to complain about someone, put things in perspective. Maybe they deserve your unpleasantness. But, more likely, they’re doing their best to do a good job.

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MATT SERVER IS A SOPHOMORE POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR. REACH HIM AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR VIA @ DNOPINION.