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LETTERS FROM THE EDITORS

Hello, Husker Nation

Ever since I can remember I have heard the phrase “There is no place like Nebraska.” I heard it at all the major holidays when I was little, at Husker football parties and even more when I enrolled at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Until my senior year, I didn’t fully appreciate the phrase as much as I do now. Last fall was my season covering the football team. When I started, my dad would jokingly tell me to ask Bo Pelini what his favorite color was. But I wanted to be serious as I was writing about a subject that’s more popular in my family than anything else. I wanted to make sure I did a good job. My first Big Ten Conference trip was to East Lansing, Michigan, a few weeks later. Instead of flying, I had to ride in Lanny Holstein’s car for 11 hours. We got in around midnight and were hosted by some students at Michigan State. I called someone I never met or even talked to until a week before, said I was from Nebraska and asked to crash at his place for the weekend. As we pulled up, he was throwing a house party. As we entered the living room of the house, everyone knew we were Nebraskans. Through the night, people were constantly walking up to us, seeing if we fit into the stereotype of niceness that other states supposedly have about us. All in all, we had a pretty nice welcome in an unfamiliar place. The rest of the night we all had fun, and I ended up sleeping on some foot rests that I combined into a bed. I experienced the same warm welcome when I went to Northwestern’s campus two weeks later. That weekend I was given a futon in a studio apartment next to the subway, which brought me back to scenes from Blues Brothers as it passed by every 15 minutes or so. After I situated my things I was able to meet more students who lived on the campus. Everyone was just as nice; one girl saying she has the best time when she drives through Nebraska, which I didn’t think was a sentence up until then. She said people were just the nicest when she stopped for gas and that’s why she thinks everyone from Nebraska is great. I laughed a little bit and didn’t

think about it much. But after a while I understood why everyone treated me so politely. I was able to meet so many different people and virtually all of them were welcoming to a stranger from Nebraska. Every trip gave me different stories; stories I’ll tell for the rest of my life. My biggest takeaway was that it might have been different if I wasn’t from Nebraska. Everyone was genuinely interested to hear about where we were from. I always hear there’s no place like Nebraska when I’m in Nebraska, but I didn’t fully buy into it until I had people from out of state actually tell me so.

Sincerely, Josh Kelly Online Sports editor

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Izzy Dominguez kicks off Lincoln Exposed at Duffy’s Tavern on Wednesday. Lincoln Exposed is a four-night festival which features 62 local bands and takes place at Duffy’s, Zoo Bar and The Bourbon.

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STORY BY ERIN MANSUR Rachel Tomlinson Dick uses her difficult past to inspire her music and challenge gender inequality

he line that separates politics and punk fades away with each note Rachel Tomlinson Dick performs as Miniature Horse. A product of the girl power movement’s collision with a conservative upbringing, Miniature Horse combines feminism, vulnerability and self-empowerment to create her music and stage presence. Miniature Horse is Rachel Tomlinson Dick’s most recent musical endeavor. She sings and plays guitar. Music has always been the driving force that encouraged her to question and exploit social boundaries. Tomlinson Dick was homeschooled and came from a fairly male-dominated culture growing up. She said the power dynamics and inequality didn’t feel right. Out of this sheltered childhood, Tomlinson Dick found that she was able to express her feelings by writing songs. “Sometimes I look back on it and think, ‘That’s kind of sad, what a lonely little kid,’” Tomlinson Dick said. “But then I also look back and am glad because it made me cultivate a lot of interests and made me develop a sense of imagination and creative possibilities found in that repressive environment.” The magnitude of society’s gender inequalities began to physically and emotionally wear on Tomlinson Dick throughout her teens. For years she suffered from an eating disorder and was sexually assaulted when she was 18 years old. These experiences lead her to start going to an in-patient treatment

center. There, she met other women who had been abused by a culture that promoted gender inequities. “I was having a lot of issues and never talked to anyone about it, because I was in a very shaming culture when it came to sexuality,” Tomlinson Dick said. “I had then internalized the idea that this was my fault. So, I talked about it in this hospital with four other women who were like, ‘Yeah, that’s happened to me too.’ And I was like, ‘Fuck, I have to try to change the culture we live in.’” Tomlinson Dick said this moment was a turning point and put her current personality and beliefs in motion. With this perspective, she saw the world’s underrepresented people as something that she needed to understand and dismantle. She said this became the roots of her feminist perspective that allowed her to love herself as a woman, performer and activist. Over the years, she has been spotlighted as an eclectic and engaged artist by the Lincoln and Omaha music and fashion scenes. Tomlinson Dick was lead guitarist in the band Hers and creates her own clothes. She has also worked with the Omaha Girls Rock Summer Camp and Omaha Women’s Art Collective. All of these activities are based on giving women the ability to express themselves. Throughout her experiences, Tomlinson Dick said self-determination has been the key to her survival. Even in instances where doubt creeps into her thoughts, she works to combat the negativity. “It took me a very long time to feel comfortable with myself,” Tomlinson Dick said. “You know about how you feel about other people and how you feel about the world and how, ideally, you want to feel about yourself. Sometimes you’ve just got to catch yourself from talking shit about yourself. It took me a long time to advocate for myself and be brave enough to do the things I wanted to do.” ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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Rachel Tomlinson Dick, also known by her moniker, Miniature Horse, plays singersongwriter styled music locally around Lincoln and Omaha. She is also a strong supporter of feminism within the local scene. Tomlinson-Dick believes more women should play key roles in bands and venues alike.

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14 tips for the ultimate concert experience 11. ALWAYS BRING AN EXTRA HAIR-TIE.

1. DO YOUR RESEARCH.

If you’re going to a concert where your favorite artists are playing, this might not be necessary. However, standing in a venue filled with thousands of people screaming every lyric word for word can get awkward. Even if you only know the chorus, it’ll make a world of difference. Find the set list online and find which songs you can jam to; if you don’t like one, use that as an excuse for a bathroom break.

2. PLAN AHEAD AND GET THERE EARLY.

Don’t wait until the last minute to leave your house before the concert. The traffic will be insane and you don’t want to miss the opener. Especially for General Admission tickets, the earlier you arrive the closer you can get to the front (and no one likes a pusher).

3. PUT DOWN YOUR PHONE.

After the first two songs, Snapchat will understand where you are. You don’t have to post a 350-second story for people to know what you’re doing. Try putting your phone into “Airplane Mode” during the set. You’ll be able to pay attention and enjoy the music while saving your phone battery for the ride home.

4. BE PREPARED TO GET BUMPED AND ELBOWED AND LOVE IT.

You will get pushed and shoved, but that’s all part of the experience. Don’t take it personally and don’t be scared to push back. And if you’re the one doing the bumping, say “excuse me” or “sorry.”

You and/or your friends will get extremely hot and sweaty. Having an extra hair tie will keep your hair off your neck and allow you to cool down.

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5. DON’T TAKE ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES FROM PEOPLE YOU DON’T KNOW.

Seriously. You will get offered drugs/alcohol and it’ll seem like fun at the time. This is never a safe option, no matter what they tell you. The concert will be perfectly enjoyable without risking your health. If you decide to bring your own intoxicants, use them in moderation. You’re in public. Don’t ruin the show for yourself and the people around you.

6. DON’T JUMP ON STAGE.

Unless you’re personally invited, don’t annoy the performers. They’re trying to do their job by entertaining you and hate getting interrupted. Don’t be the guy that gets escorted out of the venue for harassment.

7. WEAR CLOSE-TOED SHOES.

Your feet will get stepped on multiple times. Don’t let your toes suffer the horrible mistake of getting crushed by moshers.

8. CROWD SURF WHEN APPLICABLE – YOU WON’T REGRET IT.

You’ll feel like you’re on top of the world. This in-the-moment experience will help you better connect to the artist while having the time of your life flying through the crowd. Prepare to feel violated. Don’t keep valuables in your pockets.

9. STAY HYDRATED.

Drink lots and lots of water. Make sure you bring extra water bottle caps from home because the vendors are instructed to keep them. If you have your own, you can open and close your water bottle as you please.

10. STICK WITH A SMALL DRAW STRING BAG INSTEAD OF A BACKPACK.

Your backpack will get in the way. The draw string bag is easily transportable and won’t bother other people at the concert. Only take the necessary items, otherwise the weight will hurt your back.

For the record, we don’t think this is a good idea. You shouldn’t spend your concert experience staring at a tiny screen. You can do that any other time. And you risk ruining the experience for others. But maybe that’s what you like to do, maybe you run a blog or you’re nuts or something. If that’s the case, don’t take video or photos on your phone. Invest in a decent handycam, or a GoPro with a quality microphone.

13. DON’T BE AFRAID TO SING/DANCE.

You’re probably going to look or sound like an idiot. Maybe you don’t know the words; maybe you don’t know how to dance. But who the hell cares? You paid top dollar to be here. Enjoy yourself. Cut loose. Live in the moment.

14. DON’T LET WEIRD PEOPLE GET YOU DOWN.

Lots of people at concerts act like turds. They talk to their friends, take pictures or video on their phones, throw their arms in the air continually and block your view of the performer. It sucks. But you can’t do anything about it. You can only control the way you act, so act like you’re having the time of your life even if you’re not. Fake it till you make it. —COMPILED BY STEPHANIE CAVAZOS ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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Editors say iPhones don’t take the pictures themselves TYLER MEYER DN Desperation. Without hesitating, Ted Kirk, the Lincoln Journal Star’s photo editor, said desperation is the only instance in which a photojournalist should use an iPhone instead of his or her digital single-lens reflex camera. “If you have to have a really fast news picture and you need to send it right away, (iPhones) work,” Kirk said. “You can’t shoot sports with them. They’re pretty crappy at night, too.” Reporters’ use of iPhones, on the other hand, is a different story entirely. At the Omaha World-Herald, reporters use iPhones in all kinds of situations. They’re not just limited to breaking news, either. “For example, in the business department, the reporters there, when they go to a new business or something like that, will shoot their own video clip of a walkthrough through the business,” Director of Photography Jeff Bundy said. In a smartphone-enabled world, everyone is a potential content gatherer, Bundy said. The Chicago Sun-Times agrees with Bundy’s viewpoint. In fact, the Sun-Times agrees with him so much that in May 2013, the newspaper laid off its entire staff of 28 photojournalists in order to stay afloat in the competitive field of journalism. To replace this gaping hole in the staff, the Sun-Times gave its reporters iPhones so they could make their own photographs to accompany their stories. “I think everyone knew what was going to happen,” Rob Hart, a former Chicago Sun-Times photographer, said in a phone interview. “It doesn’t take a smart person to know that the quality was going to go down. I don’t know if anybody really noticed.” Hart worked at the Sun-Times for 12 years. This eradication of an entire newsroom component follows a festering trend in newsrooms all over the United States. The Times-Herald Record of Middletown, N. Y. eliminated its four remaining

staff photographers in November 2013, according to an article published the Times-Herald Record . Back in November 2011, CNN laid off four photojournalists, saying, “Small cameras are now high broadcast quality. More of this technology is in the hands of more people,” in a letter written by CNN Senior Vice President Jack Womack. In December 2008, Newsday sacked its photography staff of 20 and then allowed them to reapply for new multimedia jobs. All because of smartphones. Still, even photojournalists manage to find smartphones useful at times. At the World-Herald, every photographer is equipped with an iPhone, Bundy said in a phone interview. Bundy expects every World-Herald photographer on an assignment to snap a quick photo or two with his or her iPhone so Bundy can post them on the web as soon as possible, only to replace them later with higher quality photos the photographer made with his or her DSLR camera. The World-Herald’s reporters are also trained to use iPhones as news-gathering tools for both still images and video in the event that they’re the only ones available to do so. They also know how to edit the video and upload it to the newspaper’s content delivery network straight from the iPhone. “Journalists are no longer one-dimensional,” Bundy said. “You’re not just a photographer, or just a reporter or just a copy editor. You do a variety of tasks in your job. I mean, photographers still shoot video, they gather audio and they build showcases. That’s all a part of being a journalist today.” Less than 8 miles from the Chicago Sun-Times, a situation similar to that of the World-Herald’s takes place in the Chicago Tribune. Jane Hirt, former managing editor for the Tribune, University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumna and Daily Nebraskan veteran, said in a phone interview that both photographers and reporters need to be well-rounded and capable of performing each other’s duties in certain situations. “Photographers often are the first on the scene,” Hirt said. “They can often file themselves, so we want our journalists to be well-rounded. If

they’re somewhere and something’s happening, they shouldn’t just stick with their platform. They should report the news. On the flipside, it’s great to put iPhones in the hands of reporters because that just extends our visual staff, but I wouldn’t ever call that a replacement.” While the jack-of-all-trades nature of the iPhone as a newsgathering tool can be handy in several situations, Gary Kebbel, a UNL professor working with mobile media and its applications in journalism, said it’s a master of none. “Should all reporters be trained how to use iPhones, and take photos and videos? Yes, but you have a photo staff for a reason, just as you have reporters for a reason,” Kebbel said. “It’s a good thing to train everybody in everything, generally, so they can at least represent you and cover the news, but at the same time, I think photography is a specialty and you should, when you have the choice, have specialists do it.” If Kebbel were a newspaper editor, he would never consider the opposite idea of firing his reporters, giving his photographers iPhones and having them record while talking to people to be transcribed later, he said. “There is a special skill involved in each part, and I think we need to pay attention to that, too,” Kebbel said. At the same time, Kebbel said he believes mobile media, such as smartphones and tablet computers, can have a useful presence between reporters and photojournalists in a newsgathering environment. During a three-week module in his mobile media class, Kebbel gives his students the chance to experience what it’s like to shoot, edit and publish news from an iPad Mini. The skills from this module can be transferred to smartphones with ease. Describing himself as a “tool agnostic,” Kebbel said he thinks the best camera is the one you have in your hand. While he is uncertain of the future of DSLRs, he is confident that a dedicated photo staff will continue to have an edge over reporters carrying smartphones, forever securing a spot in the newsroom.

Rob Hart, now a freelance photographer and an adjunct photojournalism professor at Northwestern University and Columbia College in Chicago, on the other hand, said he thinks the cheaper alternative of reporters using smartphones all the time is inevitable because of the trends he sees on the internet. “How many really shitty cell phone videos do you see your friends share on Facebook? A lot,” Hart said. “But is the content there? If this is what people are expecting, if this is what they’re seeing, what they’re sharing, I think we’d be stupid not to think that this is what’s going to happen to newspaper videography.” Even so, Hart is still trying to improve the quality of cell phone videos through his storytelling class at Columbia College. In the class, Hart allows his students to use any kind of camera they want. Like Kebbel, Hart believes the tool being used to capture the story is irrelevant. Rather, his basic class challenges students to focus on the story’s content. From a business perspective, it makes sense to Hart that owners of newspaper companies would be interested in spending less if there was no incentive to keep the visually compelling pictures that, currently, only a photojournalist with a DSLR is capable of making. “A reporter honestly could have shot a lot of what I used to do for the most part besides sports,” Hart said. “A photo of a chef holding a plate of food: you could probably sit down with a reporting staff and say, ‘the stuff that our photo staff used to do, you guys could do a lot of it.’” Kirk has similar feelings. “There was a period of time when the people that owned newspapers—they cared about the money, and they cared about it a lot—but they also had a passion for journalism,” he said. “That’s not true in a lot of cases anymore. You know, corporately owned newspapers, the people that are stockholders in the corporation, don’t care. They only care about their return.” ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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Realistic love story hits Haymarket Theatre stage MADISON WEINBERGER DN The first 2015 mainstage show for the Haymarket Theatre is set for curtain call. Starting Thursday, the Haymarket will feature the awardwinning production, “Almost Maine.” The romantic comedy will run through Saturday and next Thursday through Saturday. Before the stage lights, audience members will be served desserts and complimentary wine to complete the “night at the theatre” experience. Jen Luke, artistic director of “Almost Maine,” described the play as a realistic take on nine different love stories. Not the gushy, sappy romance genre, she said, but rather a complex mixture of witty, humorous quirks of intimate relationships along with the heartbreaking frustration of love gone wrong. “This play isn’t just talking about love in the bright-hearts-and-glitter-Valentine’s way,” Luke said. “I think it reveals very honest characters and shows that love isn’t this pretty, perfect thing.” Set in a northern Maine township, the coupled characters are set up with nine non-linear plots. Each scene reveals different time frames of first love, long-lasting marriage, withheld intentions and break-ups. Jesse Snider and Christa Ostdiek portray teenage lovers and an awkward transition from stolen kisses to love spoken promises. Ostdiek said this is her first performance at the Haymarket Theatre. Watching her fellow actors transform into the characters has inspired

Ostdiek to ameliorate her acting skills. “We all have different acting experiences,” Ostdiek said. “(In the play) the interactions reveal the steps as couples ease into a relationship.” Ostdiek said she believes that the response to the play will be diverse. “I think there’s going to be a large array of responses,”Ostdiek said. “Overall, the audience will reflect on the joys and hardships of love.” Actors that will follow Snider and Ostdiek in order of the scenes are Dillon Kirby and Gabby Ayala (Her Heart), Wesley McCord, Tarrah Oliverius and Summer Smeester (Sad and Glad), Melissa Wilson and Snider (This Hurts), Elizabeth Stauffer and Ian McKercher (Getting It Back), Snider again in Interlogue, Aden Marshall and Roy Gonzalez-Lobato (They Fell), Travis Tagart and Racehl Gar-El (Where it Went), Margy Ruan and Michel De Cicco and Judy Thiem and Walter J. McDowell III. General admission is $15 per person and $12 for students and seniors. Tickets can be reserved at www.haymarkettheatre.org or at the box office one hour before the show. Students are welcome to audition for future productions at the Haymarket Theatre. Auditions for the upcoming production “Anatomy of Grey” will be held on Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Callbacks are scheduled for Wednesday. Students who are interested can sign up for a slot on the Haymarket Theatre website. If you’re unable to access the sign-up sheet, please contact Jen Luke at Jen.Luke@haymarkettheatre.org. ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM COURTESY PHOTO

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ASUN made right decision funding DailyER If you didn’t make it to Wednesday night’s Association of Students of the University of Nebraska meeting – and we wouldn’t blame you, it was about four hours long – here’s what you missed: Senate turned down the Committee for Fees Allocation’s recommendation that the DailyER, UNL’s satirical newspaper, receive a 25 percent funding cut. Instead, the students voted that the DailyER should receive its full funding request of $6,400, the same amount it’s received for the past several years. What a relief. The Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board has already spoken out in favor of the DailyER receiving full funding. In our last staff editorial, we wagged our fingers at CFA for its senseless decree that the DailyER should be weaned off its funding, an argument that originated from a damning misunderstanding of the importance of satire. Debate on the DailyER appropriations bill was long and, at times, tedious. One senator argued that the DailyER isn’t vital to campus because she found in an informal survey of her classmates that they hadn’t heard of the newspaper – if that logic were applied to the Campus Recreation Center, the Daily Nebraskan or even ASUN itself, those organizations wouldn’t be worthy of fees, either. Another stubborn tendency was to hold the DailyER to a statement its founder

made six years ago that student funding for the paper would be temporary. But in the end, sense prevailed among the senators. After all, despite words spoken when most of UNL’s current student body was in high school, the DailyER has proved itself to be an enriching part of campus. That means the paper inherently qualifies as a fee user and should receive funding for the service it provides to students. We’re grateful to ASUN for reversing CFA’s misstep. We’d also like to express our appreciation to a few of the senators who actively voiced their support of the DailyER and contributed to the senate’s majority opinion. Sen. Ignacio Correas headed efforts to preserve full funding for the paper. Sen. Erin Cooper voiced her support for the publication and pointed out ASUN’s history of supporting young student publications (like the DN). Sen. Thien Chau, amid assertions that the DailyER has been financially negligent, brought the senate’s attention to the paper ’s continual increase in advertising revenue. Sen. Nasrati Leemah argued it would be more beneficial to the DailyER’s growth to allow student fees to supplement its steady growth in outside revenue. And Sen. Grant Thomas, a member of the CFA subcommittee that recommended the funding decrease, went as far as changing his position and advocating for full funding.

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Religion isn’t exempt from criticism Kayla Simon

heoretically, I should be focused on the Super Bowl. Instead, my eyes are screwed onto the cascade of hands reaching tortilla chips into a community bowl of salsa. Again, and again. The same chip, covered in someone’s personal biological drippings, lovingly scrapes in leaving little pieces of itself embedded for the next lucky dipper. Double dipping is a faux pas that’s as commonly known as ignored. I’m no

stranger to the phrase, “loving the sinner, but hating the sin.” As such, I have no personal problem with religious people, except that they tend to be double dippers. Take the pope. He seems pretty low key. He does his Robin Hood thing with the poor and is negotiating peace all over the world; even I can appreciate that. However, when asked about the Charlie Hebdo attacks, he acknowledged freedom of speech before qualifying it with, “You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others.” I disagree. If an idea is morally objectionable, we not only have the right, but the obligation to address it. Religious leaders tend to dismiss arguments against religion with the wave-away phrase, “*insert religion here* is based on faith and can’t be proven.” That’s an acceptable argument, as long as religion stays away from the rational world. More often than not,

religion tends to worm its way into scientific discussions, public arenas and politics. It refuses to stay separate from our logical world, so why do we grant it such immunity from discussion? Sharp criticism is one way of addressing the inequalities caused by religion. What people don’t realize is that religious people are the majority. A survey by Pew Research found that the number of unaffiliated people has double the number who say they weren’t affiliated with any particular religion – 16.1 percent. However, the percentage of Americans who identify with a religion is still way more than half – 83.1 percent. While religious discussion takes place between religious affiliations, the legitimacy of religion on the whole is never questioned. The commentary presented in Charlie Hebdo’s “offensive” cartoons and protests isn’t directed toward Muslims, Christians or Jews. People who already agree with the

arguments or are on the fence are the target group. Printing a picture of Mohamed is controversial – but if there’s a group that opposes it, they can respond by not buying it. Biting commentary attacking religion, not individuals, is admissible. If you try to calmly explain the facts to someone, they’ll nod their head and go on with their lives. Nothing has changed. In the short-term, it may spur heated responses. Good. We need to get this stuff out of the shadows and into the realm of acceptable discussion. Let’s start with the obvious: Religion is given an overblown pedestal in society. We give churches tax breaks. It factors into Supreme Court cases, even when the evidence is clearly flawed scientifically. The Supreme Court Hobby Lobby case allowed religious employers the argument that the morning after pill causes abortion, despite scientific

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Religious discussion requires skepticism, respect Vicki Klafter

he pope’s a bro.” This is how one of my good friends summed up the political, social and human qualities of the current leader of the second-largest religious denomination in the world. It’s pretty accurate. I think the world could benefit from a little more “bromance.” Not “bromance” as in the heterosexual male’s label for a close friendship with another male that he doesn’t want anyone to mistake for being a romantic relationship. I mean bromance as in a straightforward and fraternal understanding that”s based on logic and compassion. Pope Francis’s recent statement about religious provocation backs up this bro image. When asked about his opinion regarding the Charlie Hebdo attacks, the pope unapologetically and clearly expressed his belief that faith is a topic out of the boundaries of acceptable mocking. “You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of oth-

ers.” In a stellar move of bro-ness he gave the example of his friend insulting his mother and the “punch” he could expect from the pope in return. Even though that punch would probably look more like an albatross struggling to take off because of Francis’ flowing frock, we get the picture. This simple approach to understanding acts of dastardly evil makes Pope Francis quite pleasing to the masses. Before I go further I should probably clarify my meaning of the word bro. Unlike the Urban dictionary definitions that mostly consist of some jerk whose vehicle is the primary expression of his manhood, I consider bro to mean a relatable, if somewhat simple dude, who goes with the flow but understands human nature from a perspective of common sense. He tries to get along with everyone and be a decent human being, but he’s also not the brightest bulb in the tool shed. UNL is bro capital. Specifically, I have noticed some of my professors who have to either address religion in their classes or whose classes are centered on religion. These professor-bros also abide by the same of sort of laissezfaire approach and tout respect as the primary directive when addressing matters of religious controversy. These professors bring a special Midwestern vibe to this important bromance. The instructor of my “Israel: The Holy

ART BY DUNCAN REED | DN Land” history and religion class represents these ideals on a daily basis. On the first day of class I asked him what religion he practices personally, and he willingly told me he’s Lutheran. Because Martin Luther was

blatantly anti-Semitic this put me on edge, and I was concerned that I would see some of that same sentiment from my professor

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Video game industry should stop alienating women Tegan Colton

have a confession: I’m a gamer. Ever since I was a little girl I craved video games, next-gen consoles and glossy, high-resolution action like I craved chocolate and Happy Meals. But who can blame me? Video games are plain fun; not much compares to hearing that satisfying jingle when you solve a Zelda puzzle or finally defeating Bowser after he kicked your butt for three weeks straight. Even as an adult I’ll admit to hacking-and-slashing virtual hordes as a guilty pastime and lamenting being too poor and too busy to buy myself a PlayStation 4. I’m sure many of you can relate. According to Pew Internet Research, up to 70 percent of college students say they play video games, and more than half will confess they play them enough that it interferes with their studies. Even so, I still haven’t escaped the looks of combined shock and disbelief when I admit the same thing to my peers. It’s amazing to me that people genuinely believe women don’t like video games. It’s a belief that’s persisted despite the evidence. In November 1998, Nintendo aired a commercial for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time that asked potential players:

tune, go as far as to completely shun women “Willst thou flee? Or fight? Willst thou finish? Or die trying? And in the end, willst from the market, advertising the games as for “Male Gamers Only.” Presumably, this thou get the girl? Or play like one?” Despite it being clearly offensive, Nintendo seemed will make a pixelated strategy game more shocked at the backlash it received. The enticing to the perceived audience. But why company quickly changed the punch line to, would they continue to believe this, despite all available evidence? “Willst thou sour? Or willst thou suck?” to Throughout my research I found only make up for their mistake, but it was already one answer: Our society continues to cling to clear who the company envisioned playing their game. Nintendo must have genuinely false gender stereotypes. In 2012, Nintendo launched a campaign for the 3DS console in believed women weren’t interested, which is hopes of reaching a supposedly new marwhy they projected no loss of profit by openket: women. The campaign featured female ly insulting them. But their assumption wasn’t based on celebrities proclaiming, “I’m not a gamer” while holding glittery pink 3DSes and playany solid research. In 1996 (two years before ing fashion, makeup and puzzle games. Ninthe game’s release) the Interactive Digital tendo’s vice president of sales and marketSoftware Association published a study that ing said the commercials were an innovative found more than 40 percent of the gaming market was female. If that’s shocking to you, way to reach women, hoping “young girls you should know that the number has only and women of all ages will enjoy hearing what (the commerrisen since then. Last year cials) have to say about the Entertainment SoftNintendo and their favorite games ware Association pubother companies and activities on Ninlished a survey showing that 48 percent of gamers persistently market games tendo 3DS. According to Nintendo, women’s are female. Yet despite the favorite activities are facts and despite the very with only men in mind.” all pink, glittery and obvious loss of potential fashion oriented. profit, Nintendo and othIf this is the enthymeme our culture has er companies persistently market games with only men in mind. Even though nearly half of accepted, then it makes sense why the gaming community has expressed disbelief and the gaming market is female, only 15 percent even outrage at ESA’s claim that about half of games contain playable female characters. And even when these games are made, they of the market is female. Many believe the majority of these female gamers must be typically receive only half of the marketing “middle-aged moms playing mobile games budget that male-only games do. like Candy Crush and Kim Kardashian: HolThe myth of the supposedly male-domlywood,” refusing to accept women actually inated audience is so widely believed that enjoy hardcore games. some games, such as the online game War-

But again, the data doesn’t support this view. In 2013, The Computer Games Journal published a cross-sectional study questioning the gaming habits between genders. It found that not only is there “no statistically significant difference between the amount of time men and women spend playing video games,” but also that “there is no statistically significant differences between video gaming preferences of men and women.” Despite the deliberately sexist mocking disbelief by the gaming market and community alike, women have consistently proven their interest in video games of all types. There’s simply little data to support the myth that women don’t like video games. And yet the belief lives on. Few people recognize how pervasive (and false) gendered stereotypes may be. But the unwillingness of the video game industry to equally represent women in its games despite all available evidence makes it clear that our culture struggles to understand people outside a stereotype. Moreover, it proves that we struggle to understand that our stereotypes are more often false than true. Yes, women play video games. Yes, many enjoy Candy Crush and yes, many others enjoy a gory virtual swordfight in Assassin’s Creed as well. It should no longer be shocking that women have diverse preferences. I am a gamer. I am a woman. But this in no way makes me special, and I’m certainly not this elusive urban Big Foot as some people seem to believe. I am simply a woman who happens to like video games. And yes, there are a ton of us out there. TEGAN COLTON IS A SENIOR ENGLISH MAJOR. REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

YouTube provides more relevant news than CNN, Fox Emily Kuklinski

don’t watch the news … on television anyway. More often than not, I read or listen to my news stories online. However, if you were to ask me what my favorite news source was, I would have to say YouTube. On Jan. 22, President Obama was interviewed by three YouTube creators: Hank Green, GloZell Green and Bethany Mota. The three of them were approached to have an open forum with Obama, asking him postState of the Union questions such as cyber security, racial profiling in law enforcement and college affordability. Each YouTuber had

about 15-20 minutes to speak with the president on these issues, and the video currently has more than 3 million views. After the interview, Obama and the YouTubers eagerly gathered for a selfie. However, the traditional media outlets don’t share their enthusiasm. Immediately, people within the 24-hour news cycle began to criticize the White House’s choice of interviewers. Fox News opened up the segment by showing a clip from “GloZell’s Cereal Challenge” where she swims around in her milk-and-cereal-filled bathtub. When asked how the interview went, Howard Kurtz said the interviews “… just seemed beneath the dignity of the office.” The backlash even arrived on Twitter. Rupert Murdoch took to the social media platform and tweeted: “POTUS hard to follow saying no ‘available’ time for Netanyahu and then hours today with weird YouTube personalities. Strange timing.” Hank Green swiftly replied to this with his own tweet: “Watching you become less relevant is one of the principal joys of my life.”

Reddit for news stories. I’ll also read online It’s one of my greatest joys as well. There’s a social stigma against the Internet, articles in the New York Times or USA Toand the reason for it’s fear. Variety magazine day, but truthfully, I prefer SourceFed and the VlogBrothers. I find myself going to the posted an article last year about how more U.S. teens are familiar with YouTube stars Internet to get an approach to news that isn’t than A-List celebrities. According to the Pew being marketed at me but delivered for me. Research Center, gaining news online is be- When I find myself locked away in the Nebraska Union and Fox News or CNN starts coming a growing trend. A combined 58 percent of Americans watch news and political playing on the TVs, their news doesn’t seem authentic. Sure, they videos online, and the traditheir audiences tional news media is beginMore often than not, ask for polls, but they ning to incorporate independent videos published I check YouTube and don’t do anything about it. They don’t on YouTube into their own Reddit for news stories. ” care about what it segments. is we want to hear Then why does tradiabout so long as they tional media continue to bash YouTube? Because of fear. Although get to hear themselves talk. Not to mention major news corporations like Fox News have that most news corporations have an ulterior no problem publishing stories with the use motive, enforced by a company that has its of YouTube content to help deliver their own own political associations, influencing how news stories, they’re afraid of “weird You- certain news stories are presented. And they don’t hide it very well. Tube personalities” taking over their jobs. And they should be. KUKLINSKI: SEE PAGE 14 More often than not, I check YouTube and

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SIMON: FROM 11 evidence to the contrary. In higher education, religious studies and theology are degrees given the same theoretical weight as those in concrete social studies. In our own communities, believers spend millions on churches to glorify God while fellow humans overseas live on dollars a day. Still, many complain about their inability to say “Merry Christmas,” as if our society doesn’t give them every other advantages. I don’t discount the value of learning about religion, or even participating in it. Religion can provide guidance, comfort and a community. UNL’s class on the monotheistic religions is thought provoking and presented fairly neutral. Plus, when a religious community works together, it has the potential to enact real change that other groups can’t. This summer, I worked for a Christian nonprofit. The other employees were kind, supportive and truly believed in the cause they were working for. Although our codes of morality differed, they led us to the same end. It’s clear that secular humanists have a hard time cultivating the same following that a religion does, however. Just look at the secular humanist group on campus – great intentions, little execution. The ability of a common idea to bring people together for a greater good is an aspect of religion that other ideologies cannot compete with.

Europe’s neat display case of historical religious buildings is undermined by an obscured history. Unfortunately, religion has spawned great evil. The Spanish Inquisition forced conversion to Catholicism. The Thirty Years War pitted Protestants against Catholics, creating the opportunity for rampant death and disease to sweep involved nations. Any idea can wreak this kind of havoc, religious or otherwise. That’s why we need to question all ideas, even if they seem sacred. A seemingly ignorant cartoon is at the very least a conversation starter. The benefits to questioning what seems to be fact in our community goes both ways. Nonreligious people feel validated that their individual voices are being heard within the larger group. Religious people can acknowledge hypocrisies inherent in their religion and work to eliminate them. God may be perfect, but people are surely the opposite. Religion is based on faith, not logic. I’m fine with that. They’re two separate spheres of influence. If they don’t stay that way, we must include it into factual discussions. We need to start questioning the assumptions behind our common arguments – religious or otherwise. KAYLA SIMON IS A JUNIOR POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR. REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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in his instruction of Judaism. Gratefully, I have noticed nothing of the sort. Because he has to thoroughly discuss the origins and goals of multiple religions – Judaism, Islam and Christianity – he balances on a tight rope of respectfulness and tries not to plunge into the chasm of bias or judgment. While we haven’t covered much history of Islam yet, I’m looking forward to it eagerly because I know he will also present it respectfully, fairly and truthfully. He reminds me a lot of the pope because as a religious man he knows the sacred elements of his faith. Just as much as he doesn’t want his God or beliefs to be insulted, he knows not to do the same thing to others. This doesn’t mean that these people don’t encourage questioning of their beliefs though. We must remember that mockery and questioning are two different behaviors entirely. Approaching religion with healthy

questioning and mutual respect is good because it’s inclusive rather than exclusive. It allows for co-existence rather than selfish subsistence. To actually co-exist, people have to put some effort into the “co” part and not just exist completely independently. This cooperation is achieved by agreeing to respect that other people have different beliefs and although you may believe that your ideology is the one real truth, other people have a right to practice their beliefs peacefully as well. This approach promotes conversation rather than condemnation. Conversely, insult is hurtful and unproductive. Calling out a group or religion on hypocrisy or unjust practices is a good thing. Making fun of their ideals – like drawing a cartoon Mohammed with derogatory connotations – isn’t conducive to meaningful conversations about real issues. None of this means I condone the ter-

rorist attacks in response to the Charlie Hebdo illustrations. Unfortunately, being a bro only works with people who are willing to be rational and brotherly as well. Put simply, terrorists aren’t bros. But because Pope Francis fits so well with the laid-back and understanding demeanor of a bro, he wants to believe that everyone can fall under the same category. In the end, Pope Francis shouldn’t be condemned as anti-free speech but rather encouraged for his fraternal spirit. We all need to put more effort into the action of co-existing because it isn’t something we’ll achieve by twiddling our thumbs and hoping for the best. Be doubtful, skeptical and respectful. Follow the golden rule, but know that silence isn’t golden. VICKI KLAFTER IS A FRESHMAN JOURNALISM MAJOR. REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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Additionally, commentators, more often than not, bash their fellow commentators or the issues they’re commenting on. I usually have to turn off the television because their squawking gives me a migraine. I’m looking at you, Sean Hannity. Places such as YouTube and other forms of social media, although they have their faults, tend to be more sympathetic to the news they deliver. They don’t have news stories centered around things that aren’t important, their viewers don’t have time for that. They find stories that matter to their audiences, and they report on it. Whenever I watch a Vlogbrothers video, or CrashCourse, at the end of each video, they always ask me what I want to hear about next. They ask me to ask questions about things I don’t understand in the videos, and they comment in the video comments or leave links on their Tumblr pages to resources to give us a better, un-biased view of the issues or stories they’re presenting to us. And that’s what makes me keep coming back: the idea that I am worth their time. Without the viewers, YouTubers die. Without the viewers, news corporations get more funding and a new jumbo, high-tech computer screen. YouTubers care about their audiences, not just out of necessity, but because they want to make the community they’re fostering flourish. News corporations only want sponsorship and money. As the president said to Bethany Mota in regards to bullying: “This is one area where ... your voice is more powerful than the president of the United States.” I would contend that each of these YouTubers also has a more powerful voice than Fox News, CNN and ABC combined. YouTube creators shouldn’t be bashed, they should be what traditional media aspire to become. Sure, sometimes they swim around in a bathtub full of cereal, but at least they listen and respond to their audiences. Who knows, maybe a good soak in some cereal will be the lucky charm that wins us back. EMILY KUKLINSKI IS A JUNIOR ENGLISH AND THEATRE MAJOR. FOLLOW HER AT @THEFUNNYEMILY. REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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Thursday, Feb. 5

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PLAN YOUR WEEKEND Friday, Feb. 6

The TADA Theatre’s production of puppet play “Avenue Q” opens on Thursday night. Tickets are $18 and the Thursday show starts at 7:30 p.m.

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, considered one of the best in America, is performing at the Lied Center on Friday. Tickets range from $25 to $90 and the show starts at 7:30 p.m.

Great American Comedy Festival winner Kris Covi is performing Thursday night at Brewsky’s in the Haymarket. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $5.

Life in Color, the purported World’s Largest Paint Party, is coming to Pinnacle Bank Arena on Friday night. The event starts at 8 p.m. and tickets range from $38.50 to $60.75.

Saturday, Feb. 7

Sunday, Feb. 8

Morrill Hall’s “Dinosaurs and Disasters!” event will be taking place from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Price of admission will stay the same: $6 for adults, $3 for children, and free for children 4 and younger.

Clark Potter and the Trans-Nebraska Players will be performing live music to the 1909 silent film “They Would Elope” at Kimball Recital Hall on Sunday. The show starts at 3 p.m. and tickets are free. Ramos Pizza on 48th Street is hosting an open mic event. A guitar is available if you don’t have your own. The event is free.

Nebraska Wesleyan’s production of “The Servant of Two Masters” hits the Miller Theatre stage again on Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.

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LOOKING BACK AT KARMA | PHOTOS BY TYLER MEYER

Karma Nightclub and Cabaret was a booming spot every Thursday night. After the events of the weekly amateur strip night came to a close, the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s occupants were free to dance the night away both on the floor and on the stage.

Cece McQueen performs on-stage at Karma Nightclub on Friday, Jan. 30, the day before the building burned down.

Karma Nightclub, formally known as Club Q, was a staple in the LGBT community of Lincoln. Performers are now looking for new venues to continue their shows.