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LETTERS FROM THE EDITORS

Dear reader,

Nobody wanted to write today’s letter from the editor.

At our budget meeting, the print news editor suggested someone write about body image to go along with the news package on the same topic.

Cue crickets.

So we did something else: All the editors wrote on a Post-it note one thing they like about their appearance and one thing they dislike about their appearance.

I had a hard time deciding what to write on my Post-it. “Dislike” was easy – I’ve been self-conscious about my protruding stomach since I was a kid frolicking on the beach in a two-piece swimsuit. “Like” was more of a challenge because, as I realized mid-deliberation, I have plenty of features I’m A-OK with, many I hate and a precious few I genuinely like. In the end, I just wrote “eyes” because it was easy and, come on, who doesn’t like their eyes at least a little bit? Eyes are cool.

Sifting through the pile of 16 yellow Post-it notes, I discovered five of my coworkers are also members of the eyes club. The other likes were across the board, ranging from “my smile” to “my skin color lends itself to wearing all different shades of undershirt – except brown” to “them luscious curves.”

The only dislike that got repeated was “thighs.” Of the rest, some made me laugh (“my nipples are huge”; “Adam’s apple is an Adam’s mango”) but most of them made me sad.

The weird part is how specific the dislikes were, especially compared to the general nature of the likes. When it comes to complimenting ourselves, we stick with the familiar territory of eye color and hair and smiles. When it comes to tearing ourselves down, we come up with “boy wrists,” “pig trotter feet” and “shoulders too broad to shop at Target” – markedly specific quibbles that might sound kind of funny to the outside observer but become very real when you’re the one scrutinizing your wrists or feet or shoulders in the mirror.

I shuffled the Post-its and tried not to read any until I’d collected all of them, so aside from staffers whose handwriting I recognized or who wrote their names on their notes, I’m not sure who each one belonged to. That’s the other weird part: The physical characteristics that my co-workers dislike

enough to select and present to our readers, the qualities that cause them anxiety and hinder their self-worth, are primarily things I never even noticed.

Most people probably don’t.

I don’t want to dish out advice on self-love and body confidence because I know I’m not there yet, and it will be a long time before I am. But I bet we’d all be a lot happier if we spent as much time thinking about the things we like about ourselves as the things we don’t.

In lieu of advice, I’ll leave you with my favorite note: “I don’t like my thighs, but one day I hope to.”

That’s the spirit.

Sincerely, Jacy Marmaduke Editor-in-chief

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An apple a day, and little else: living with anorexia COLLEEN FELL DN It was a late Chicago night in fall 2013 when Biz Steinauer sent out a call for help.

She had just returned to her room after a night out with friends when she texted her younger sister that she had been losing weight. Lots of weight. And there was no end in sight.

But it didn’t start out that way, said Steinauer, now a junior global studies major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Steinauer said she was trying to make gradual, healthy changes in her life as she began her sophomore year at DePaul University.

“I was thinking, ‘I’m gonna be healthy and get my shit together, and eat some vegetables and maybe clean my room sometime,’” Steinauer said.

Gradually, Steinauer started cutting certain foods from her diet until, she said, things got out of control. She lost more than 30 pounds.

“It shifted from, ‘I don’t want to eat that’ to ‘ I physically can’t bring myself to eat that,’” she said.

“That’s when things got really scary.”

Steinauer felt increasingly isolated, didn’t want to eat in front of other people and had an extremely restricted diet – all signs of an eating disorder. She was later diagnosed with restrictive anorexia.

Steinauer’s story is a familiar one in a world where advertisers and the media are constantly attaching body image to self-worth. According to the National Eating Disorders Association, about 20 million women will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their life. Eating disorders affect both men and women, but rates of eating disorders among women and girls are 2.5 times higher than among men and boys, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.

Body image can play a large factor in the development of eating disorders, said Dr. Casey Tallent, a psychologist at UNL and the coordinator for the Eating Disorders Treatment Team at UNL. “It can be a way of coping with other stresses in life,” Tallent said. “Then, society sets up people perfectly with the message, ‘Change your body, improve your life.’”

For Steinauer, the eating disorder was used as a means for distraction. During fall 2013, she said she felt lost and aimless about her personal life and school career, especially when she saw her friends leading successful lives.

“It was something to take your mind off of it and something to focus on,” Steinauer said.

“There’s no other room in your brain when that’s all you’re thinking about.”

Steinauer said her days became very structured, with all activities centered around when and how much she was going to eat next. During a typical day, she would wake up, drink an “insane amount of coffee” and eat an apple. Then, she would be at school all day and she might pack a snack for work later on. When she got home at night, she went straight to bed. Her diet was restricted to fruits, vegetables and coffee.

Later on in the semester, Steinauer reached her breaking point. She was with her roommates late one night and told them that she was losing a lot of weight.

“They just said, ‘We know,’” she recalled.

Steinauer’s friends encouraged her to tell her parents, but Steinauer kept the matter private until her mom and sister visited later on in the semester.

“One of the first things my mom said to me

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Eating disorders affect all genders, but women and girls are 2.5 times more likely to suffer from them.

was, ‘Where is your butt?’” Steinauer said. “It’s kind of funny now, but looking back, that was really awful to hear.”

When Steinauer returned home for Thanksgiving break, her family refused to let her weight loss go ignored any longer. After Christmas, she began a day program in Chicago that was supposed to help reintroduce foods into her diet and get her to eat at more normal, regular intervals.

However, this made the issue worse, as Steinauer said she felt like she had to overcompensate for eating during the week.

“Weekends were really hard,” she said.

After a while, Steinauer was told she needed a higher level of care. That same day, she was admitted to an in-patient mental hospital in Chicago.

“I remember sitting in there my first night thinking ‘This is rock bottom,’” she said. “I was pretty emotionless most of the time... and that night I couldn’t stop crying.”

Steinauer found no success at the hospital and was transferred to the Eating Recovery Center in Denver in March 2014. She said her driving force to getting better was the desire to get back to her life.

Though it’s not always the case, there’s usually a correlation between body image and eating

disorders. One factor that can play into body image and self-perception is societal pressure. Carly Woods, an assistant professor of communications studies and women and gender studies at UNL, said women often get mixed messages.

“We celebrate all bodies, but the media shows just one type,” Woods said. “You open a magazine and you don’t see diversity.”

Woods said it’s important for all people to have a critical eye when viewing media and advertisements.

“It’s difficult to do… there’s no one ‘real’ woman or one ‘real’ man,” she said. “It’s all fake, everyone is performing.”

But body image wasn’t the driving force behind Steinauer’s eating disorder. She saw the numbers on the scale drop, but it didn’t make her feel any better or worse.

“Sometimes, I didn’t believe what the numbers said,” she said.

The program that Steinauer completed in Denver was multi-disciplinary, somewhat similar to what is offered by UNL. Tallent said the programs offered at UNL are unique because anyone can enter at any stage in their disorder. UNL offers multiple therapists and psychiatric providers, two on-campus dietitians

and a movement specialist. Tallent said those who need help can start where they feel most comfortable – usually with a dietitian, and then they can move on from there. It depends on the person.

“There’s no one-size-fits-all package,” Tallent said.

The need for care is extremely important, Tallent said, but it can be difficult to bring up with friends. She said the best way to talk about it with a friend is to come from a place of concern and to not be accusatory. It helps if a friend is specific about the issue and offers to go to an office or make a phone call with them to get help.

Steinauer said it was a struggle to give up control and receive the help she needed.

“It’s not a lifestyle. It’s not a diet gone wrong,” she said. “You know it’s a disorder when one summer, you’re going to McDonald’s at 3 a.m. and a few months later you can’t eat anything.”

If nothing else, Steinauer wants people to be able to see past misconceptions.

“It’s not who I am, it’s not who anybody is,” Steinauer said. “It’s a disorder, and it’s sad that we make that connection that having an eating disorder says something about you.”

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Millennials eat more healthy, quality food MELISSA ALLEN DN Millennials are eating healthier than their parents.

According to a 2014 study by the International Food Council (IFC), millennials have the highest awareness of food sustainability of any age group and they’re more willing to pay more for sustainable groceries.

Since arriving at the University of NebraskaLincoln in 1996, Pam Edwards, the assistant director of Housing Dining Service, has seen a change in student eating habits.

“It’s a very positive change,” Edwards said.

“Students grew up with promotion of eating healthier through social media and parents. It’s an age thing.”

Awareness is one thing, but putting that knowledge into practice is a whole other game, she said.

“I see the gamut,” Edwards said. “I certainly see people still wanting hamburgers. But there’s greater awareness of the importance of fruits and veggies. There’s a difference there.”

Jena Rasmussen, a sophomore economics major, caught on to healthier eating in college by learning about her friends’ food choices.

“My family didn’t eat the best when I was younger because there just wasn’t as much education about food,” Rasmussen said. “There’s so much information available now.”

The dining halls offer a variety of food options, but eating healthy can be difficult, she said.

“I think the dining halls are too convenient,” Rasmussen said. “It’s too easy to get off track with the choices available.”

Some Nebraska-produced food items are available at dining halls in Cather/Pound/Neihardt, Abel/Sandoz, Harper/Schramm/Smith and Selleck residence halls and at East Campus Union Dining Service, as part of the Good, Fresh, Local initiative.

GFL was started in 2005 by a coalition of farm-

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Millennials take part in eating healthy with leafy greens to strengthen their bodies.

Grocers such as Whole Foods sell a variety of fresh options.

ers, manufacturers, producers, the University Dining Service, the Food Processing Center on East Campus, the Nebraska Cooperative Development Center and the Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society.

“It’s a real team partnership,” Edwards said.

“We would never be able to do it on our own without our partners and everyone bringing some-

thing unique to the table.”

Once a month, the CPN dining hall provides an entire GFL meal for students to enjoy. Last Thursday, the dining hall served Nebraska-made spaghetti and meatballs, grilled potatoes, coconut cream pie and a variety of other dishes.

“It’s a totally different way of doing food service,” Edwards said. “(2005) was a challenging

first year, because students didn’t know what was going on. This was before the word ‘local’ caught on as a trend.”

Millennials’ diet changes are having real effects: Last August, McDonald’s reported a 13 percent decline in consumptions for people between the ages of 19-21 since 2011.

But healthy eating habits aren’t entirely responsible for this drop, according to data collected

by Technomic Inc. for the Wall Street Journal. McDonald’s is now competing for customers with growing franchises like Chipotle and Five Guys.

Both restaurants market local producers and sustainable food items, which better appeal to the millenial palate.

Lincoln is a part of this taste-based shift as well.

In September 2011, Jim Larsen established Grateful Greens Gourmet Chopped Salads in Lincoln after seeing similar restaurants in Denver.

“We had planned to do hamburger and french fries,” Larsen said. “I just happened to see more salad-based restaurants in Denver. It’s a different market there. But, I thought Lincoln was ready for something like that.”

Grateful Greens offers 75 topping options for their build-your-own salads and also serves sandwiches. The restaurant sees a variety of customers from all over Lincoln, including students and UNL faculty and staff.

“We have a little something for everyone,” Larsen said. “There’s a misconception that we’re vegetarian. We are first and foremost a restaurant that provides the best quality food and customer service.”

Since arriving at UNL, Edwards has seen a shift toward local and health food firsthand, to the point where it has become a sort of a norm.

“Your age group has grown up with this now,” Edwards said. “They’re seeing stuff about local and sustainable foods, and that’s the expectation now.”

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Fad diets don’t encourage healthy lifestyle New disorder orthorexia nervosa is an unhealthy obsession with eating healthy that is on the rise KATIE KNIGHT DN Although it isn’t formally recognized in the medical world, there’s a new eating disorder on the rise.

It’s called orthorexia nervosa: an un-

healthy obsession with eating healthy. Anne Wigda, the University Health Center ’s registered dietician, said the media reports a new “miracle diet” every week that college students believe will be a cure-all for their health problems.

“I don’t know if there’s any one trend (with dieting),” Wigda said. “It’s more of everybody looking for that one perfect way to eat what will give them the perfect weight, the perfect energy level and the perfect health. I think there’s just so much more time and energy being spent on that.”

All of that time and energy focusing on food and healthy eating can actually lead to bigger issues, Wigda said.

“What we’re actually seeing more of, not just in college students, is a condition

called orthorexia,” Wigda said. “It is an unhealthy obsession with having to eat things that are perfectly healthy or perfectly clean or perfectly organic. Now people are taking healthy eating to such an extreme that their whole life is consumed with it, they’re thinking about it all the time.”

Wigda said these fads just don’t work.

When it comes to dieting, Wigda isn’t a fan of anything that requires eliminating an entire food group, as is done with the paleo diet.

However, eating more fruits and vegetables, eating at fairly regular time intervals and eating less-processed foods are more effective ways than any of the dieting trends that are currently popular, Wigda said.

“Instead of orange juice, eat an orange,” Wigda said. “The way mother nature makes

foods without any processing has been the way to go for many years.”

Another key to healthy eating, Wigda said, is having everything in moderation.

“If we’re eating a variety of things, we maximize getting the positive things of the food we eat and we minimize any negative thing that they might discover down the road that they don’t know now,” Wigda said. “Variety and moderation of everything is kind of a safe way to go. Scientists are learning new things everyday about food.”

College students face the challenge of eating on their own for the first time and adjusting to a new lifestyle, Wigda said.

“That’s a real struggle for college students, to suddenly be thrown out on their own and they don’t have somebody plan-

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DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM Whenever he’s tempted to have a piece of ning their meals for them,” Wigda said.

“They have all these different foods that are cake at the dining hall or to skip a workout, Rempe reminds himself of why he started in available, and a lot more stress and less time. the first place.

There are so many things that affect how stu“What I think about dents eat.” is what I want my future Freshman nutrition People are either body to look like, and and health science major what I want to be like in Jackson Rempe is a selfoverly concerned the future,” Rempe said. proclaimed health nut.

“I don’t wanna be overWhen he was a junior about food or they’re not weight or not fit. (Eating in high school, Rempe well) affects my overall was unsatisfied with even thinking about it.” being.” his weight and went ANNE WIGDA Wigda sees students on a mission to become uhc registered dietician struggling with their healthy. Between eating eating habits every day what he saw as healthy and wants them to know foods and working out on a daily basis, Rempe lost 42 pounds. Even that there are better solutions than fad diettoday, nearly three years later, Rempe still ing.

“We have people at two ends of the specfaces temptations. trum,” Wigda said. “People are either overly “The biggest challenge is sticking with it concerned about food or they’re not even because there’s temptations all around you, thinking about it. I just want them to know especially eating in the dining hall,” Rempe said. “And (eating with) friends who don’t that there are a lot of well-educated food experts on campus if they’re looking for some have the same lifestyle as you. I’ve done it long enough that I’m pretty good at resisting help.”

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Masculine ideals leave men with a low self-image JUSTIN PERKINS DN At some point in their lives, about 10 million men in the United States will suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder.

Traditionally, males were believed to comprise approximately 10 percent of individuals seeking help for eating disorders. In recent years, however, mental health professionals have come to see this number as significantly underrepresentative of the problem.

While reports of body image dissatisfaction, along with the number of eating disorders, may be less prevalent among men than women, current research has also shown that eating disorders in males are clinically similar to eating disorders in females.

According to the National Eating Disorders Association, 33 percent of adolescent males engage in some form of unhealthy weight control behavior and up to 43 percent of males can feel dissatisfied with their bodies.

Michael Butchko – a third-year graduate student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln who has worked for two years at UNL’s Counseling and Psychological Services with the Eating Disorders Treatment Team – said that men make similar evaluations about their body shape and image.

For men, these self-evaluations, and the disorders linked to them, are shaped both physically and psychologically by the pressure to conform to heteronormative ideals of masculinity. These attitudes are often reinforced in society by pervasive images of action heroes as well as in fitness magazines and athletics.

“Men from a very young age are told that

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More than 40 percent of men can feel dissatisfied with their bodies, the National Eating Disorders Association says. in order to be a man and display masculinity, they need to not only display the characteristics of being competitive, hostile, stoic and aggressive, but also they need to be bigger, faster and stronger,” Butchko said.

Brett Haskell, athletic psychologist for

UNL’s athletic department, said these ideals don’t take into account a person’s natural genetic factors.

“Often the culture around nutrition and body sculpting emphasizes appearance rather than the body’s performance to the tasks at

hand,” she said.

Within the subculture of athletics, Haskell said an athlete’s performance can suffer when they attempt to align a perceived ideal that contrasts with their natural body composition.

Trends such as the use of general nutrition supplements, many of which aren’t approved by the Federal Drug Administration, often aren’t effective in improving performance and can even lead to some psychological and physical complications.

“Controlling and manipulating one’s body to force it to be something outside of its natural composition will often lend itself to body dissatisfaction and, ultimately, struggles with overall self-worth,” Haskell said.

Butchko added that when heteronormative ideas of masculinity become perpetuated among friends and social groups, this can bring dangerous consequences with how men relate to women.

A common trend among college males, Butchko said, is men using depictions given in pornography that promote a machismo image and become perpetuated among friends as a guide to intimate relationships.

“Men being dominant, men being aggressive, men objectifying women and women seen only as submissive… unfortunately these typically become implemented on college campuses,” Butchko said. “Then we do see an increase in sexual assaults, physical abuse and psychological abuse within intimate relationships.”

And when the need to maintain this ideal image pairs with latent issues of anger and frustration, this often leads to problems like substance abuse, excessive exercise, binge

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Custodial department has an unlikely leader JUSTIN PERKINS DN Zainudeen Popoola spends his days in a mostly windowless, industrial building at 940 N. 22nd St., part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Facilities Maintenance and Operations. He works in a four-walled office not much larger than a cubicle.

Popoola is proud of what he does, proud of his master ’s degree in Public Administration from Portland State University and feels greatly blessed by his wife and kids.

Walking into his office, one can easily sense that his life goes beyond the job. In the photos on his walls lies the story of a life filled with vitality.

On one wall there’s a picture of him embracing Michael Douglas and King Sunny Adé, a world-renowned Nigerian musician.

A few years ago, Popoola helped arrange a meeting between the two. Next to pictures of his children – including one of his sons who served in the United States Marine Corps – there are pictures of Popoola dressed in a flowing traditional Nigerian garment typically associated with high-class status.

In Nigeria, where Popoola was born in 1950, he’s heir to the name of Aromire, which means “the son of the owner of the land.”

Popoola comes from a royal home. His grandfather was the sixth king of Lagos, the former capital of Nigeria. His father was an ambassador for Nigeria, and he has a younger brother who’s now also a king in Lagos.

Before British rule in Nigeria, the landowners held power over the land. And this is a power still recognized today in a democratized Nigeria with a central government.

Popoola said the traditional rulers are respected because, among Nigerians, it’s still recognized that they own the land.

“Everyone knows the palace of the king, not everybody knows where the governor is living,” Popoola said.

And for Popoola’s family, that land is part of the city of Lagos which, with more than 17 million people, is one of the most populated and commercially rich cities in Africa. As Popoola puts it, “If you’ve been to New York City, then you’ve been to Lagos.”

But to anyone who were to meet him today, Popoola would prefer to just be known as “Deen.”

“There, the people who know me by that name, they bow, they do all that nonsense, which is uncomfortable for me, but that’s the tradition. Here, when I introduce myself to people, I say I am a custodian, and that’s it,” Popoola said, his warm face turning to a smile.

Though he was born into royalty and has the potential to live a life of luxury, Popoola has chosen to forge a life dictated by his own will in the United States, one with an affinity for the common, while always striving to be a leader and pioneering in his work.

“I always prefer to talk about what I work for rather than what was given to me,” Popoola said.

In 1973, when he was 23 years old, Popoola was sent by his parents to the United States. Like the 15 of his other siblings,

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Zainudeen Popoola descends from Nigerian royalty, but he gave up everything when he decided to move to the United States to pursue an education and employment.

I always look at what kind of legacy you can leave behind. I want to show them they have some kind of role model, that ‘if this individual can go to America and be able to do this and is bringing this to us, maybe I can aspire to do the same thing.’”

ZAINUDEEN POPOOLA unl custodial director

their parents instilled the maxim that “to be somebody, you have to get an education.”

They saw the United States as the prime place for this opportunity.

As he prepared to leave Lagos, Popoola’s father had only one request: Protect the family name. Ever since then, Popoola said, he has lived each day by those words.

However, in the U.S., Popoola, who uses the name Popoola – meaning “plenty of wealth” – in place of Aromire, sought new ways to envision his family name.

Popoola said that for all his life, he was troubled that he had earned a position of privilege in society without having to work for it. In America, Popoola found new opportunity and purpose to gain an identity as an American citizen by working to earn his role.

After fulfilling his parents’ wishes to gain an education, Popoola went on to become the first black person in leadership positions for

five institutions, from work in hospitals and environmental sustainability across Oregon, Washington, Minnesota and North Carolina.

In 2009, he also became the first black director of Custodial Services at UNL. His wife, Marquita Popoola, was the first black female police officer in Duluth, Minnesota, when they lived there for a time.

While in Oregon, fresh from his time as a graduate student, Popoola became the first black president of his local Rotary Club. It was during that time he chose to dedicate himself to the Rotary Club’s motto “service over self.”

While at UNL, one of Popoola’s missions – along with the managers who work under him – has been to give a sense of empowerment to his staff. With more than 60 languages spoken among employees at Custodial Services, Popoola said his goal has been to bring people together to understand their individual importance.

“Pretty much, we are invisible workers,” Popoola said.

But Popoola sees it as their job to take care of the treasure of UNL, the places of learning.

Today, Popoola sees the greatest blessing in providing students a quality atmosphere to gain an education. It’s how he continues to honor his family name in the U.S., though it may not be through royal power.

Under Popoola, UNL’s Custodial Services was the first in the Big Ten Conference to be certified by the International Sanitary Supply Association. The department also earned ISSA’s Green Building certification for its efforts in environmental sustainability.

“It’s been part of his vision,” said Jim Jackson, executive director of facilities maintenance and operations at UNL. “We’ve been going through a lot of changes recently. But he’s helped develop an organization of expertise. He’s excellent at what he does with the staff, and his ability to listen and put himself into other people’s situations.”

Alem Tewelde had worked as a diplomat in Kenya for his home country of Eritrea until he came to America for asylum in April 2013.

After decades of work as a government official, Tewelde eventually took a position as a custodian at UNL to support his family.

Though Tewelde sees fulfillment in providing a clean learning environment for students, he often found the everyday physical labor and solitary routine could have its effects.

But in his time at UNL, Tewelde said he found encouragement from managers and staff, all a testament to the spirit Popoola has championed. The opportunity to share his experience as an immigrant with others on staff, he said, has given him hope for his future.

“I’m the one person at the university who probably speaks Tigrinya, and Deen took the time to try and learn how to greet me in my own language,” Tewelde said. “He knows you are important, he tries to tell us that we don’t have to bow our heads but we can raise them.

“And he doesn’t gain that by sitting in the office and doing the theoretical work,” Tewelde continued. “He is very practical. He knows how the custodian feels.”

Hard work and education have defined Popoola’s life thus far. Now, he wants to leave behind a legacy that inspires others to reach beyond what’s given to them.

“I always look at what kind of legacy you can leave behind,” Popoola said. “I want to show them they have some kind of role model, that ‘if this individual can go to America and be able to do this and is bringing this to us, maybe I can aspire to do the same thing.’”

Glancing around his office, across the four white walls and over the photos stirring glimpses along a string of memories, his eyes brightening, Popoola says one more thing, “They say Nebraska is the home of the good life, and for me this is true. I like my life here.

And at the same time, you have to be humble with everything you do. I’ve been very lucky in America.”

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University bus use on the rise, officials say ALEX ARAYA DN With bus use by students steadily increasing in the past four years, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Parking and Transit Services is expanding bus routes to meet demand. The change comes in anticipation of the Nebraska Innovation Campus’ scheduled opening next fall.

Last spring, Parking and Transit Services decided to add two new bus routes to accommodate students taking classes at NIC next fall. Recently, the Parking Advisory Committee voted to help fund the new routes by increasing costs of parking permits by $1 each month. Ultimately, permit purchasers will spend an additional $9 next year.

According to Passenger Ridership Data from Director of Parking and Transit Services Dan Carpenter, StarTran has seen a steady increase in the amount of students who use buses in the past four years. Based on this information, neither StarTran nor Parking and Transit Services have any reason to doubt that adding two more bus routes, especially bus routes getting students to a new location with new classes, will be a success.

The new NIC routes will run from both city campus and East Campus to make sure students on both campuses will be able to get to their classes on NIC. In the 2010-2011 academic school year, the oncampus total bus use was 568,787 rides. In the 20132014 academic school year, on campus bus use was 743,000 rides. The total cost of the upcoming fiveyear deal between StarTran and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is $4,146,000. The contract adds two bus routes and four buses. Currently, eight buses operate for two bus routes traveling between

city and east campus. In the first two years of the deal, $412,000 will go toward new bus acquisition charges.

For years three through five, $1,442,000 will be used for new bus funds. The first year of the inclusion of NIC bus routes will cost $637,473.

Carpenter said campus funds will pay for half of the bus service in year one, $318,723.

The remaining cost will be met by the increase in fees for parking permits as well as the discontinuation of the on-call perimeter van service. Carpenter said the new Innovation Campus Route 23 duplicated the majority of the stops to the Perimeter parking lots, making the on-call service unnecessary.

One alternative to increasing permit fees included adding $6.95 to student fees.

“This is the first time in the past three years that permits are increasing and faculty permits are increasing as well,” Association of Students of the University of Nebraska President Kevin Knudson said. “In my opinion, this is by far the best option given the alternatives.”

On Feb. 17, the Committee for Fee Allocations voted against recommending the Parking and Transit Service’s student funding budget request for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. The increase they proposed was $1,277,000, which would increase student fees by $1.22 to a rate of $26.31 per student per semester. The current agreement with StarTran has been in place since 1994 and expires in August 2017.

It includes two routes through the academic year maintained by eight buses, running from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. During the summer, four buses run between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.

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eating to “bulk up,” excessive alcohol consumption and other mental health concerns such as depression and suicidal thoughts.

Because traditional masculine ideals promote emotional restrictiveness, Butchko said, men often find it unsafe to display emotions such as sadness, affection or even love. Out of shame, this may prevent many men from acknowledging struggles with body image, eating and social habits because it can show signs of weakness and vulnerability.

For many, this often leads to an inability to cope successfully with these issues.

Such latent emotional conflicts can also have a major impact on mental health, and often breed feelings of anger, frustration and a cycle of destructiveness to a person’s identity and their relationships with others.

“That’s the unfortunate thing, is that men, just like women, are vulnerable to try and strive for an ideal that it never quite attainable,” Butchko said. “And it’s never quite enough, and they keep continuing with these behaviors, and it just leads them down a path where they feel very isolated, feeling like they’re doing something wrong.”

But both Haskell and Butchko see this trend changing.

In the past 15-20 years, more men in general have been willing to come into

counseling, Butchko said.

Haskell has worked to help athletes feel confident in their bodies and more accepting of their genetic framework and body type in order to maximize performance and prevent personally abusive behaviors.

Haskell, along with NCAA officials, has been working to promote athletes’ awareness of mental health resources and to show the need to ask for help as a sign of courage.

In addition to resources like CAPS, along with outreach presentations by the Eating Disorders Treatment Team, Butchko said groups are forming around campus to discuss these issues and provide access to resources.

One group, Men at Nebraska, has been holding regular meetings on Wednesdays this semester from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the UNL Women’s Center. Both men and women are welcome to discuss issues of how masculinity affects their everyday lives.

“There is a big correlation between what men are seeing, who their role models are, what they’re talking about with friends, and actually what they experience within themselves and interacting with others,” Butchko said. “We need more men having these discussions and having these conversations.”

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Struggles on offense continue for Huskers The Nebraska loss on Sunday was the largest margin of defeat since Pinnacle Bank Arena opened NICK WILKINSON DN The Nebraska men’s basketball team had its worst loss of the season at home Sunday afternoon, losing to the Iowa Hawkeyes 74-46.

“We didn’t show any pride,” coach Tim Miles said. “The stats don’t matter. I looked at the game plan, that doesn’t matter either.

Iowa remembers when we knocked them out of the NCAA tournament last year, they know what they’re fighting for. They looked like a team with pride.”

Early in the first half, Iowa took an 18-5 lead off an 8-0 run. From the huddle, Miles called out his team for playing slow and not alternating anything the Hawkeyes were doing.

The Huskers started off the first half shooting 2-11 and had three turnovers.

“A lot of leagues have two or three teams at the bottom that you can beat up on. That is not this league,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. “I think the game ended the way it did today because of our defensive more so than our offense.”

Nebraska struggled defending Iowa, who went on a 21-2 run over the last five minutes of the first half. The Hawkeyes made 10-11 shots as the first half winded down. Only Husker junior guard Terran Petteway – who was 3-11 – made more than one shot for Nebraska in the first half.

“Scoring on first four possessions was good, but we really dug in,” McCaffery said.

“It all starts with Petteway and (Shavon) Shields, and we did an excellent job of keeping those two guys under control.”

Miles told his team he was “disgusted” by the 21-2 run at the end of the first half, and the Huskers continued to struggle as Iowa scored right out of the gate in the second half. Iowa started on a 6-0 run because of four Nebraska turnovers accumulated in the first three and a half minutes.

“I thought we showed a softness and a lack of leadership and a lack of willingness to listen to leadership,” Miles said. “It’s unacceptable.”

Nebraska finished the day shooting 33 percent from the floor. Petteway scored 16 points on 5 of 15 shooting and 1 of 8 from 3-point range.

“Iowa wasn’t shooting much better than we were,” Miles said. “But they kept coming at us when they missed shots while we

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Coach Tim Miles lectures Terran Petteway, Shavon Shields and Tai Webster during the Huskers’ 74-46 loss to Iowa at home on Sunday afternoon. Nebraska shot just 33 percent from the floor for the game.

We didn’t show any pride. The stats don’t matter. I looked at the game plan, that doesn’t matter either. Iowa remembers when we knocked them out of the NCAA tournament last year, they know what they’re fighting for. They looked like a team with pride.”

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would drop our heads and give up.”

Iowa senior forward Aaron White led the Hawkeyes with 18 points on 7 of 11 shooting and had 11 rebounds. Iowa shot 50 percent from the field and was 5 of 10 from 3-point range.

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It was the largest margin of defeat in Pinnacle Bank Arena’s history with the previous margin being 10 points.

“When’s the last time we saw a 50-20 game?” Miles said. “About that time I started thinking about recruiting. I’m not willing to

blame everything on that yet, maybe at the end of the season. I’m just so disappointed.

That performance is not what we represent.”

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Homegrown Nebraskan reaps benefits of hard work Though he’s scored just 10 points in four years, walk-on guard takes pride in assisting teammates with advice

JOSH KELLY DN During every timeout at a Nebraska men’s basketball game, there’s one player who shows the same amount of energy every single time.

Whether it’s a high-five or a pat on the back, senior guard Trevor Menke is the first off the bench to show support for his teammates.

In the Huskers’ 74-46 loss to Iowa, Menke was able to come in for the last three minutes.

He didn’t take any shots. He elected to not be selfish as he brought his minute total for the season to 11.

His selflessness is one of the many reasons why Nebraska coach Tim Miles decided to give him a scholarship this semester.

“There’s a guy that’s comfortable in his own skin as there is,” Miles said.

Menke, who graduated last May, decided to come back and suit up for the Huskers. Even though he’s only scored 10 points in his entire career, the decision to return was a no-brainer.

“A lot of the relationships you build, you just don’t want to give it up,” Menke said.

One of the teammates he stuck around with was senior Kyle Kurkowski, who roomed with him freshman year at Schramm Hall. Both are Nebraska men, Menke coming from Beatrice, Kurkowski from Grant.

Kurkowski wasn’t the only Husker to connect with Menke. Menke soon found out there were no rough patches sewn between the players.

“You notice a lot of respect between everybody,” Menke said. “You can go to anybody in there with any questions or concerns.”

Aside from a free throw during the 20122013 season, Menke scored all his points on three-pointers. His career point total is 10. None of that matters to him. He’s not the type to look at the box scores.

“I just want whatever’s best for our guys,” Menke said.

Growing up in Beatrice, Menke was all about Husker sports. He and his parents would drive up for any Husker game, whether it was basketball, football or baseball. He said he would have gone to Nebraska regardless of his spot on the basketball team.

“Talk about no ego,” Miles said. “He’s been a true Husker the whole time. Although he doesn’t get a lot of minutes in games, that doesn’t even show how valuable he is to our program.”

Menke said he wants to play hard when he’s on the floor and help his teammates any way possible.

“I like talking to the guys, giving them a little advice if I see anything,” Menke said. “Everybody’s really good about listening to others.

There’s a lot of high character guys in our locker room.”

Menke caught the bug for helping others

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Senior guard Trevor Menke’s selflessness and work ethic don’t go unnoticed, as coach Tim Miles honored the walk on’s efforts with a scholarship in his final semester.

early, which is why he’s an education degree. playing time; it says a lot about his character.”

Immediately after the season Menke doesn’t He wants to become a high school social studies have any particular plans career-wise. In Auteacher and basketball coach. gust, he’ll be marrying his longtime girlfriend, Everything he’s taken away from college basketball, he wants to transfer into the class- Traci Knobel, who has supported him ever since they both attended Beatrice High School. room and to a basketball court that he wants to She followed Menke to Nebraska and was one day run. in the student section for “I’ve learned a lot every game, even when through college basketball He’s been a true he didn’t play. Even and different teams,” Menthough she has already ke said. “There’s been a lot Husker the whole graduated with a politiof coaches come through time. Although he doesn’t cal science degree and is here, strategies, plays.” working in Washington, Menke said Miles was get a lot of minutes in D.C., she has still been a good model for him beable to attend Nebraska’s cause of the way Miles games, that doesn’t even road games against Penn is able to challenge his show how valuable he is State and Maryland to players while also buildsee her fiance. They will ing trust with them at the to our program.” be reunited on senior day same time. The honor roll TIM MILES when the Huskers host student always had an uncoach Maryland on March 8. derstanding of what’s exIt was challenging pected from a player and for him to balance everyMiles admires it. thing going on in college, but Menke said he “He’s a true winner,” Miles said. “He’ll do managed to have his basketball responsibilities, anything to help the team whether it be scout classwork and relationship work together with team or talking guys through actions. For him the help of his soon-to-be wife. to stick around and still grind it out with us on It’s tough to assume Menke will reach 100 a daily basis, without the reward, without the

minutes of gameplay at Nebraska, but coach Miles said that the senior is ready to take the next step in life – the married life, the career, all of it.

The Huskers are 13-14 after a loss to Iowa, but Menke expects the team to be great after this season. They’ll continue to receive support from him.

“The future is really bright,” Menke said.

“We’re definitely going in the right direction.”

Senior day is less than two weeks away for players such as Menke. His parents will make another 45-minute drive up US-77 to see their son suited up in a Husker jersey for the final time at Pinnacle Bank Arena and his fiance will be leaving her job in Washington D.C. for another Nebraska game.

Menke has received a lot of support from those close to him, and his coach said it can’t be for a more well-deserving individual. In a season with so much uncertainty, Miles can confidently pinpoint what it means to have players like Menke.

“He’s a team leader, and he’s a great voice for the team,” Miles said. “He represented all the right things about college basketball and being a student-athlete.”

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Olympic swimmer finds home in Nebraska A hobby turned passion takes UNL Swim Club swimmer to 2012 London Olympics and beyond BECCA MANN DN College is the first real taste of freedom for young adults. It means taking on new responsibilities, learning lessons and making a few questionable decisions along the way.

Leaving home doesn’t just mean being away from family and friends, it’s also a change in the structured lifestyle that most students aren’t used to.

Nebraska freshman Annie Hepler is 6,000 miles away from her home in the Marshall Islands. Away from her main support system and from the structured life she grew up in.

Hepler chose to attend University of Nebraska-Lincoln because it was close to her grandparents, who are two of her biggest fans.

They’re coming up on one of her most challenging endeavors yet: swimming in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Hepler’s mother introduced her to the sport, which she quickly fell in love with at just 2 years old. By the time she was 4 years old, Hepler was swimming on a competitive team. Her first international meet was at the Arafura Games when she was in seventh grade, and in 2012, at 16 years old, Hepler swam in her first Summer Olympic Games.

In addition to being a long distance from home, Hepler’s journey to Nebraska brought many other changes. Because the island is so small, most people don’t worry about locking their doors – something that isn’t so common in a city like Lincoln.

“Everybody knows everybody, and no one’s worried about crime; there’s really no crime out there,” Hepler said. “That idea of freedom and staying safe here is different, which takes getting used to.”

Hepler takes responsibility in college to a whole new level. In addition to normal student duties, she’s a member of the UNL Swim Club while also managing a personal training schedule.

“On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I have classes starting at 9:30 a.m. then class right after that at 11 a.m., and again at 2 p.m., then I’m free until swim at 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays are actually my busy days,” she said. “I don’t have classes on Monday, Wednesday or Friday.

I don’t really do anything on those days besides swim and workout on my own.”

Swimming for the club team at UNL allows her to have some structure, but she’s still in control of the majority of her training.

“We have a president of the club, but I don’t have a coach that says, ‘Come to practice at 6 a.m. and swim,’ so deciding to continue to swim, not just on the UNL Swim Club but competitively for the islands, I’ve taken on a lot of responsibility regarding doing workouts and stuff on my own,” she said.

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Freshman Annie Hepler maintains contact with her coach from the Marshall Islands in hopes of returning to the Olympics for the second time.

Hepler isn’t your typical college freshman; up.

Hepler said from fourth grade up until she didn’t have a choice when it came to learnninth or 10th grade, she had a slump where ing how to manage her time.

“I have a meet coming up in Papua New she didn’t enjoy swimming and wanted to give up. Her mom said it Guinea in July and along wasn’t her choice and with swimming three From 10th grade up she wasn’t going to stop times a week with the UNL until now, I started swimming. swim club, I have to go to “I didn’t want to the (Campus Recreation to really like swimming. I practice; I didn’t want Center) on the off days of to do that extra trainswim club, and I do a lot was given this gift; I didn’t of land workouts by myself see why I needed to throw ing where I had to commit where sometimes because I have to. I don’t I’d miss weekend stuff have that extra push from it away. It finally started to with my friends because a coach.”

I would have to be at The combined motiva- hit me.” the pool from 5 p.m. to tion from phone calls from 8 p.m. instead of being her coach back home and ANNIE HEPLER outside,” Hepler said. video chats from her mothfreshman swimmer Then suddenly er are what keep Hepler on something changed, and track.

Hepler began to change her outlook.

“I like doing it on my own,” she said. “I do “From 10th grade up until now, I started to miss my teammates and a coach saying ‘do this really like swimming,” she said. “I was given and do that,’ it’s a lot of responsibility on my this gift; I didn’t see why I needed to throw it part, and dedication and commitment, and disaway. It finally started to hit me.” cipline too. I think it really helps me grow.”

Hepler swam in the 2012 London OlymThe most amazing part about Heplers’s journey isn’t just what she’s accomplished, but pics for her home country when she was just 16 rather that she seriously considered giving it all years old.

“It was awesome,” she said. “To be honest, it was a little overwhelming.”

Hepler said she felt the pressure of not only representing her country in the Olympics for the second time but had to breakdown the stereotypes that women only have children and take care of household deeds.

While she’s redefining the stereotypes, she continues training for a race in Russia this August, which will help her chances of competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Since the last time she has competed for her country, she has inherited more competition as there are more women representatives.

Hepler’s attitude regarding the Olympic Games is much different from the last time she competed. This time, instead of being the only swimmer eligible for the games, Hepler will have to fight for her spot on the team.

“Now, one of my best friends is up for the spot, too, and is right on my tail,” she said. “It’d mean a lot more to me if I made it to Rio. I’m older and more mature and know what I want regarding swimming so instead of being forced, I’m choosing to swim. I think it’d be a different experience but definitely still a good one.”

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The Huskers hope to ride the success of their 16 individual awards and win into the Big Ten Championships.

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Husker teams finish regular season strong SETH KORTE DN The Nebraska track and field teams wrapped up their regular season slate of indoor meets Friday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center Indoor Track. The Huskers took home 16 individual titles at the Nebraska Tune-Up Meet.

An array of Husker track and field athletes are poised to compete for top spots at the Big Ten Indoor Championships next Friday and Saturday.

For the men, freshman Kaiwan Culmer nabbed the top spot in the triple jump with his leap of 48-4. Sophomore Davon Clark and senior Corey Winston also finished second and third, respectively.

“I mean it’s always good to win, but I just really wanted to go out and work on some issues that need to be fixed before the Big Ten Indoor Championships,” Culmer said. “I always set high goals for myself, but my coach Gary Pepin always tells us not to chase marks. He says just go out there and try to win, and with that mentality the marks will surely come.

“I just want to go out there and do my best and try to win, and whatever the results turn out to be, I’ll just thank God that I went out there and gave it my best to win.”

In the 600-meter run, junior Levi Gipson took the title with the time of 1:18.34. Freshman Sam Bransby was second and sophomore Edgar Propst was third in the event.

“I was using this meet to prepare myself for next weekend,” Gipson said. “I want to win the relay at conference, and compete well at nationals.”

He said he remains adamant his goal is winning the 4x400 relay next weekend.

Junior Oladapo Akinmoladun won the

60-meter hurdles ahead of teammate Sean Pille.

Akinmoladun tied his season-best time of 7.91 seconds while Pille finished with a personal record of 7.94.

The Huskers claimed 3 of the top 4 spots in the men’s weight throw. Sophomore Jake Pinion won the event with a personal record of 62-5 3/4. Freshmen Nick Perry was third with 59-11 1/2 and Christopher Daniels was fourth with 55-3 3/4.

In the men’s shot put, junior Allen Davis won with his throw of 54-9 1/2.

In the 200-meter dash, freshman Malcolm White finished first with a time of 21.50.

For the women, sophomore Brena Andrews posted a 24.49 in the 200-meter dash to place first.

Senior Shawnice Williams won the 600-meter run ahead of teammate freshman Haley Harsin. Williams’s time of 1:32.55 is the 11th-best time in the Big Ten this season.

Junior Tristen Sharp won the women’s shot put, with her throw of 48-0 3/4.

Junior Paula Andrie won the women’s pole vault and currently holds the fourthbest mark in the Big Ten. Andrie’s personal record of 13-6 1/4 is tied for the sixth best in Nebraska history.

The Huskers women finished the night with a win in the women’s 4x400 relay. The team made up of freshmen Kristen Dowell, Harsin, Williams and junior Morgan Woitzel earned a time of 3:45.05.

The Huskers travel to Geneva, Ohio, next weekend to compete in the Big Ten Indoor Championships.

The first event starts Friday morning.

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NU bats come alive to win series against BYU MICHAEL DIXON DN Husker sophomore outfielder Ryan Boldt took it on himself to jump-start a stagnant Nebraska offense that scored five runs on opening weekend.

Boldt went 10 for 15, and the Huskers took 3 of 4 in Peoria, Arizona, against Brigham Young University in their second series of 2015.

Overcoming a poor start in the series opener on Thursday afternoon, Nebraska rebounded to score 18 runs during the four-game stretch, giving up only eight BYU runs and improving to 4-3.

Game 1: Nebraska 6, BYU 3 Senior third baseman Blake Headley knocked a two-out, bases-clearing double with the game tied, 3-3, in the top of the ninth inning propelling the Huskers to a series-opening win.

Headley’s double came after the Huskers mounted a two-out rally in the ninth, kept alive with two-strike hits from both senior outfielder Austin Darby and senior infielder Steven Reveles and an intentional walk to Boldt.

Nebraska pitching rebounded well after sophomore pitcher Derek Burkamper gave up three first-inning runs. Burkamper, along with the bullpen, gave up seven hits during eight scoreless innings after the opening frame.

Freshmen relievers Reece Eddins and Jake McSteen combined for 1.2 shutout innings, while sophomore reliever Jeff Chestnut (1-0) added 1.1 innings and senior closer Josh Roeder notched his second save of 2015.

Game 2: BYU 8, Nebraska 3 Nebraska senior starter Chance Sinclair (11) struggled, giving up seven runs during five innings, allowing the Cougars to even up the

four-game set.

Despite a strong start, Sinclar gave up five runs on five hits in the fifth inning.

Trailing 3-0, BYU used that five-run fifth and a two-run seventh inning to cruise to their first win of 2015. Cougar senior starter Jeff Barker (1-1), who gave BYU six innings, earning his first win of the year.

Again, the Nebraska bullpen performed well. Freshman reliever Garett King gave up just one run in three innings, while freshman reliever Nate Fisher pitched a scoreless ninth inning.

Game 3: Nebraska 3, BYU 1 (11 innings) For the second time in as many days, Headley came through for the Huskers, lifting Nebraska to a split of Friday’s doubleheader.

With one out in the 11th inning, and runners standing on first and second, Headley roped an RBI double to score Darby and give the Huskers a 2-1 lead. Then, senior catcher Tanner Lubach, who has started the season 1 for 20 with nine strikeouts, lifted a sacrifice fly that scored Boldt, extending the Nebraska lead to 3-1.

Nebraska used only three pitchers in the 11 innings. Senior starter Kyle Kubat gave the Huskers 7.1 strong innings, surrendering one run while striking out six. Junior reliever Colton Howell (1-0) threw 2.2 innings, giving up a hit, while Roeder pitched a perfect 11th inning for his third save of 2015.

Game 4: Nebraska 9, BYU 1 For the first time of the season, Nebraska’s offense broke out for a blowout win in the series finale.

After scoring nine runs in the first three games of the series, the Huskers plated nine runs in the first six innings en route to a 9-1 win.

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Husker sophomore infielder Ryan Bolt went 10-for-15 during Nebraska’s four-game series against BYU to raise his batting average to .520 and help the Huskers take three out of four.

notched a 3-for-5 performance out of the leadoff spot, while sophomore designated hitter Ben Miller went 2-for-3 with five RBI. Sophomore pitcher Max Knutson, in his

second career start, went 3.1 innings, giving up four hits. Yet again, the Nebraska bullpen was stellar, adding on 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk.

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Softball goes 2-3 in California, still below .500 Frustration begins to mount as Huskers aren’t able to return home with an above .500 record BRETT NIERENGARTEN DN The Husker softball team followed a 0-5 weekend by going 2-3 in a weekend of games against teams who entered the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, California, 44-7 overall.

In Game 1 against San Diego State, the Huskers scored eight runs in the first two in-

nings en route to a 10-0 run rule win against the Aztecs.

The eight runs matched the total amount they scored in five games in Tallahassee last weekend.

Nebraska got to SDSU ace and reigning Mountain West Pitcher of the Week Erica Romero early by getting the first seven runners of the game on base.

The big hit in the first inning came courtesy of sophomore third baseman MJ Knighten, who delivered a three RBI triple.

“I know my bat wasn’t so hot last weekend,” Knighten said. “I was just working and trying to get my mind right and be mentally tough for this weekend.”

Romero was pulled in the second inning after allowing eight runs on eight hits.

“The real explosive first inning really set the tone offensively,” coach Rhonda Revelle said.

Junior shortstop Alicia Armstrong continued her tear by going 3 for 3 with an RBI and Emily Lockman picked up her second win on the mound, tossing a complete game and four hitter.

In Game 2 against the 15-0 Louisiana State University Tigers, Nebraska found itself on the other end of a big first inning.

LSU scored all 10 of its runs off freshman Kaylan Jablonski in the top half of the first frame. Those runs would be all the team would need as it took care of the Huskers, 10-2 in five innings.

Sophomore Cassie McClure took over in the circle after Jablonski’s rough first inning that featured five hits and five walks. McClure went on to throw a perfect 4.1 innings after the Tigers’s big first inning.

“That was a real bright spot in the day, and she came right back and had a real quality save against Tennessee,” Revelle said of

McClure’s pitching.

After the blowout loss against LSU, the Huskers had to play less than an hour later against another SEC foe, No. 10 Tennessee.

This game was much different than the LSU game. Nebraska was powered to a 5-2 win behind two of Kiki Stokes’s homeruns.

Revelle said she wanted her team to keep playing with the energy they played with at the end of the LSU game because she felt they built a little momentum.

The first came in the game’s first at-bat, the second was a two-run shot in the top of the seventh, which pushed a one-run lead to a three-run lead.

“Kiki’s (Stokes) just really dialed in,” Revelle said. “She’s playing to the level that her coaches always knew she had in her, and that’s really wonderful to see that blossoming for her.”

The Volunteers pitching staff had allowed

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DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM just one homerun the entire season before the egon State scored the winning run on a Knighten throwing error in the bottom half game against Nebraska. of the inning.

Nebraska’s pitching had another good Revelle was disappointed that the team outing. Lockman picked up another win by allowing just two earned in her 4.1 innings of didn’t play with the right intensity through work. McClure took it from there, recording the first six innings.

“The loss to Oregon her first save of the seaState really felt like a son. She allowed one hit We need to get on kick in the gut,” she in 2.2 innings of work to end the game. the fast train to turn said.

The Huskers On Sunday, the Huskdropped their final ers fell to Oregon State the season around. I’m game of the weekend 11-10 in their first of two hoping everyone has a to No. 12 UCLA, falling games against Pac-12 in pretty sour taste in their 5-1 to the Bruins. their final day of play.

All of the games After a back-and- mouth that we’re below runs were scored in the forth first four innings, third inning. the Beavers pushed three .500 15 games in.”

Lockman allowed across in the bottom of all five runs and took the sixth to take a comher second loss of the manding 10-4 lead.

RHONDA REVELLE day bringing her record The Huskers rallied Coach to 3-5 on the season. in the top of the seventh.

Overall Revelle said The first three batters of the inning got on to load the bases and the she’s calling the weekend a push.

“We need to get on the fast train to turn Husker hit parade began.

A two-run double by Dawna Tyson made the season around,” Revelle said. “I’m hopit 10-6. Jablonski scored Taylor Otte on a sac ing everyone has a pretty sour taste in their fly, 10-7. An Armstrong single, 10-8. McClure mouth that we’re below .500 15 games in.” two run-double, tie game.

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Despite the inconsistency on offense, the Huskers’ pitching staff has kept them in most of their games.

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WHO Junior forward Terran Petteway

WHAT Attempting to get an offensive rebound

WHEN Sunday at Pinnacle Bank Arena against the Iowa Hawkeyes

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Offensive struggles plagued the Huskers as second chance points were out of their reach.