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Heineman proposes tuition freeze Governor’s proposal follows several years of nearly flat state funding Cristina Woodworth DN

After more than 25 years of annual tuition increases, students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln may soon experience some temporary relief from the rising costs of college as part of a proposed increase in state funding for the University of Nebraska.

Gov. Dave Heineman recommended that the University of Nebraska state appropriations committee increase from its current level of $498 million to $541 million in fiscal year 2015. Funding for the Nebraska State College System would also increase from $45.5 million to $49.6 million in fiscal year 2015. These increases would allow NU and NSCS to freeze tuition prices for two years.

“I think it’s outstanding,” said Eric Kamler, Association of Students of the University of Nebraska president and a junior agricultural economics major. “The fact that we can have the option of a tuition freeze in our state is a

great deal. It’s going to encourage people to come to the university.”

Heineman’s proposal follows several years of nearly flat state funding for Nebraska’s postsecondary institutions. State appropriations at UNL fluctuated about 0.1 percent from 2009 to the current academic year. UNL currently takes in about $230 million in state funds.

The proposed tuition freeze would apply to students attending UNL, the University of Nebraska Kearney, the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, as well as students at Chadron State, Wayne State and Peru State colleges.

Tuition at UNL has increased more than 92 percent since 2002.

In-state students currently pay $216 per credit hour for the 201213 school year compared to $112 per credit hour in the 2002-03 academic year, according to UNL Institutional Research and Planning.

“In Nebraska, we understand that education is the great equalizer, and that’s why education is a priority for me,” Heineman said in a press release. “Investing in education is important to Nebras-

President Barack Obama nominated Chuck Hagel, a former Republican senator from Nebraska, as the next secretary of defense Monday afternoon.

But Hagel may face opposition from Republicans because of his willingness to defy views of his party.

If the Senate approves Hagel, he will be the first Vietnam War veteran to fill the position. Hagel has been a part of the Obama administration since October 2009, when he was appointed the chairman of the President’s Intelli-

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Hagel represented Nebraska from 1997 until 2009. His seat was then filled by Mike Johanns.

During his tenure, Hagel voted against the USA PATRIOT Act and the No Child Left Behind Act. He was also an early critic of the Iraq War in 2003.

His toughest critics are some Republicans and pro-Israeli politicians.

Hagel has opposed sanctions to Iran and advocated for communication with groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah. Republican Sen. John Cornyn

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Students, faculty, staff and others offer their two cents on Hagel’s prospective nomination He doesn’t toe the party line, regardless of if it pisses off the rest of the party.” erin brown senior sociology major

It’s nice to have someone who has served in the Department of Defense.” chris ware senior cyber security major visiting from the university of texas at austin

I think he has a lot of merit; I’ve been a supporter of his for a long time. It is a shame that things said long ago (are) still relevant.” linda rabbe

nebraska union sales clerk

It’s exciting to see Nebraska put on the map.” brittany reed

junior management major

He is going to understand the cost of warfare and veterans’ needs. He is a pragmatic leader who puts it all on the table. He’s definitely a good pick.” tyler white political science lecturer

Brooke Welsh-Appleby, an undeclared freshman, directs John Ruelas, a senior biology major, as he climbs the rock wall in the Campus Recreation Center on Monday. The Rec experiences an increase in traffic during the start of the second semester, often because of New Year’s resolutions.

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his week will be a busy one for the Campus Recreation Center.

About half of Americans make a resolution every new year, according to data collected

by The Week, and losing weight tops the list of most common commitments.

Christopher Dulak, assistant director for marketing and development for University of Nebraska-Lincoln Campus Recreation, estimates that about 5,000 to 6,000 students will use the Rec this week.

At the end of the week, the numbers will be compared to last year ’s data.

“We see this cycle every year,” said Dulak. “January on a day-to-day basis is by far our busiest month. As (students) get more and more involved in their semester, their participation and sticking to those resolutions can sometimes fall to the wayside.”

Senior civil engineering majors Amy Jewell and Brett Priebe met up with senior biological systems engineering major Eric Farris Monday morning to start a twice-weekly workout schedule together.

Jewell’s schedule will focus on cardio while Priebe and Farris will work on their strength training. Though Jewell and Priebe were admittedly skeptical about the group maintaining the commitment throughout the semester, Farris was more confident.

“I think we’ll stick with it,” he said.

Erika Davis, a marriage and family therapy graduate student, was also confident in her ability to achieve her workout goals. Though she said it wasn’t part of a

Students run in Campus Recreation’s treadmill loft on Monday. There is often a wait for cardio equipment during peak hours at the Rec in January.

New Year ’s resolution, she is looking to start a 12-week half-marathon training program this semester.

“I’ve done it before,” Davis said. “It’s just with graduate school, I feel like my schedule been a little off balance, so I wanted a goal to work toward.”

Dulak encouraged students to block out a time in their day for exercise in order to stay committed. That can start with attending one of the 74 group fitness and mind-body classes offered for free this week, he said.

“The biggest piece of advice we can

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Arena lot to be multifunctional Elias Youngquist DN A new, 500,000-square-foot sea of asphalt could be the next draw to the Haymarket District, second only to the Pinnacle Bank Arena sitting just to its north. If events go according to plan, avid Husker fans, barbecue ribs and bicycle races will frequent the tar terrain.

Tom Lorenz, general manager of the Pinnacle Bank Arena, announced in late December 2012 that the parking lot, due for completion this September, will be available to use for festivals and tailgating.

“It will first always function as a parking lot,” Lorenz said. “But there’s a lot of potential to use that space.”

Lorenz said he hopes to host a “Taste of Lincoln” event and bicycle race as well as move Ribfest to the lot.

Already, a Mustang car show has contracted the spot for August 2014.

“We have to first get it built,” Lorenz said. “Once we get an idea of when it will be completed, we’d love to do something out there in September or October of 2013. If that’s not possible, we’ll try to use it in 2014 for parking and hopefully some events.”

To better cater to the festivals and tailgaters, the lot will try to get a liquor license. Talks are also in place to provide power for RVs and festival events Lorenz said.

Pinnacle Bank Arena organizers will be pre-selling parking spaces year round to use for tailgating and parking for the game. According to Lorenz, the spaces are not yet available for purchase and prices per space haven’t been decided.

Connecting the lot to the Pinnacle Bank Arena and the rest of the Haymarket District will be a 16-foot-wide pedestrian footbridge that crosses the railroad tracks.

“That’ll allow us to move a forklift, small pickup or a mule with a kart

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It will first always function as a parking lot. But there’s a lot of potential to use that space.”

Tom Lorenz

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from the festival space to the arena for service,” Lorenz said.

While the parking lot offers a new area to be utilized for Lincoln events, it remains unclear if the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will use the space, according to university spokeswoman Kelly Bartling.

“I think that it’s probably too early to know,” Bartling said. “I certainly haven’t been on any conversations about it, but it seems like a great idea.”

According to Bartling, when the university does require large open spaces, it typically turns to the Mey-

er Commons between the Nebraska Union and Kauffman Academic Residential Center or the loop in front of Memorial Stadium. Once Innovation Campus is finished, there will also be a number of wideopen spaces that could be utilized for larger events.

“I suppose it depends on what kind of activities and events make sense for the university to be involved in and whether or not it makes sense to have activities on campus or off campus,” Bartling said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Report: NU’s financial worth increased State audtior says tinvestments, insurance and cost savings contributed Conor Dunn DN The University of Nebraska expanded its financial worth this year, according to an annual state auditor’s report released last December.

In the fiscal year ending last June, the university’s unrestricted net assets increased by 10 percent to $902 million. NU now holds $2.7 billion in total net assets, which is an increase from its $2.5 billion the fiscal year before. The university accomplished its asset gains through a series of investments, insurance and cost savings, the report said.

“We think the report demonstrates that we continue to manage

our resources prudently and effectively,” said Melissa Lee, communications manager for the University of Nebraska.

The university generated $7 million through its partnership with the Nebraska Medical Center hospitals in Omaha, according to the report.

Property, general liability and employee health insurance balances also increased by $17 million.

As part of the university’s effort to reduce expenditures during the year to conserve state-aided resources, the university increased its cash reserves by $5 million, the report said.

The largest increase in revenues came from tuition, which increased by $29 million on a net basis in 2012. The Board of Regents approved a tuition increase of 5 percent, which combined with a 1 percent increase in enrollment to yield a 10 percent increase in revenue, the report said. Growth in online distance education classes rounded

highlights from the report • 10 percent increase in unrestricted net assets to $902 million.

• Nebraska Medical Center partnership generated $7 million.

• Property, general liability and employee health insurance balances increase of $17 million • NU’s cash reserves increased by $5 million • Scholarships and fellowships decreased by $2 million.

• $56 million spent on finishing projects also helped to expand assets out the total increase.

NU also expanded its assets this year by finishing several construction projects, including the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s $15 million VolteKeegan Nanoscience Research Center, $23 million in renovations to UNL’s

Animal Science Complex and a $16 million addition to the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

Compensation and benefits for employees increased by 2 percent this year, compared with a 6 percent increase in 2011 because of university

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ka’s future.”

Heineman still stressed, however, the need for Nebraska’s postsecondary institutions to control their costs through efficient resource management.

NU Regent Bob Whitehouse of Papillion said he’s excited about Heineman’s proposal.

“We’ve seen fairly flat funding in that area over the past few years,”he said, “so I think most of us are excited the governor would consider something like this.”

Regent Tim Clare of Lincoln said the proposed tuition freeze emphasizes the state’s priorities for the coming legislative session.

“I think it underscores the importance the state is placing on higher education and the importance it has on our taxpayers,” Clare said. “We’re excited about the prospect that we’ll be able to fund the programs we’re looking at and continue to provide a topquality education for students without having to raise tuition.”

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management’s efforts to offer competitive compensation while reducing other costs, the report said.

Scholarships and fellowships decreased by $2 million. The level of student aid awarded during 2012 is because of NU’s efforts “to provide adequate financial aid to students yet operate within the current level of available revenues.”

Expenses for supplies, materials and utility costs decreased partly because of a decrease in energy costs after windows and chillers were replaced to improve energy efficiency in buildings. “The increased efficiency offset the cost of consumption,” according to the report.

Efficient and transparent management of resources is a very high priority, according to Lee. “We know that our students, employees, Nebraskans and others make a significant investment in the University,” she said.

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hagel: from 1 Tuition increases at UNL since 2008-2009 Students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln may soon see the first tuition freeze at the university since 1987, as part of a budget proposal

by Gov. Dave Heineman that would increase state funding for the University of Nebraska by $43 million in fiscal year 2015. The increase in funding would allow NU to freeze tuition prices for two years.

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percent this year, the lowest increase since 1997. During the past five years, tuition for Nebraska students has increased about 5 percent.

Despite these increases, UNL boasts the lowest tuition among all Big Ten universities.

“We have the lowest tuition costs in the Big Ten, and I don’t

think we’ve necessarily been seeing the rewards for our low tuition,” Kamler said. “I think the tuition freeze is going to play a role in seeing those rewards.”

Kamler said he realizes the decision to increase funding for the university might be a difficult one for the legislature.

“From the legislative perspective, it may be a tough sell,” he said. “All the other entities of the state will be asking for more money as well. It’s going to be a balancing act for sure. It certainly has a lot of traction since the governor is behind it though.”

Whitehouse said he believes a tuition freeze would be beneficial for all parties.

“It’s a win-win in my opinion for all involved,” Whitehouse said.

“For the parents, the students, the state and the economy. It would be great to be able to continue to have students be provided with what I believe is a top-notch education.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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of Texas, Senate minority whip, said in an interview with Politico that his stances “disqualify him for such an important job where America needs to lead and not just follow.”

The Log Cabin Republicans, a conservative LGBTQ organization, have attacked Hagel for his 1998 opposition to the nomination of an openly gay ambassador. He has since released an official apology.

Following his nomination, Hagel spoke with the Lincoln Journal Star.

“I fully recognize that confirmation is up to the Senate,” he said. “All I ask is a fair hearing, and I will get that.

I am very much looking forward to having a full, open, transparent hearing about my qualifications and my record.”

If nominated, Hagel will have to deal with planned cuts to the Defense Department. Across-the-board spending cuts set to occur in two months, known as the sequester, would cut $10 billion from the Department of Defense during the next 10 years.

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Campus Recreation patrons retrieve items from lockers on Monday. The single-use combination lockers often fill up fast in January as students try to find a safe place for their possessions.

give to individuals is to actually a chicken sandwich, fettuccine alfredo and garlic toast. “I’m put it on their schedule when they are going to the gym,” he doing (the resolution) with one of my friends, and we said. “Write keep saying we will it on the January on start it next week.” schedule. a day-to-day Aberle does know That helps the positives of stickyou keep basis is by far our ing to a goal, however. track and Last year she lost 30 say ‘yes, I’m busiest month.” pounds by cutting out going to do Christopher dulak snacking. it.’” assistant director for crec Davis’ advice for F o r marketing and development those with resolutions: freshman Don’t get discouraged. animal sci“You may to expect ence major Angela Aberle, keeping her res- to see results after about a week, olution to get healthier wasn’t with whatever goal you have set for the New Year, but it usually about finding the time to work out. She said procrastination it takes a lot longer than that to see change,” she said. may be more to blame. news@ “I’m failing already,” she dailynebraskan.com said after finishing her lunch of

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Christian Reynolds (left), Daniel Jerina and Chance Counts wait in line to buy books at the University Bookstore on Monday. Counts, a junior history major, says he usually spends upwards of $400 on books every semester.

Lauren Tarvin, a freshman advertising and public relations major, searches the stacks of the University Bookstore on Monday afternoon.

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Possible tuition freeze much needed for students, UNL Gov. Dave Heineman gave a well-deserved nod to higher education Monday when he recommended an increase in state funding that would allow for a two-year tuition freeze for many Nebraska college students.

Heineman suggested the state increase University of Nebraska funding by $43 million in fiscal year 2015. The funding increase would leave NU some wiggle room in the form of a tuition freeze for 2013-14 and 2014-15. The freeze could save each student $1,000 in two years, according to NU president J.B. Milliken, and it could help attract students to fulfill the university’s much-touted enrollment increase goal.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln students shell out almost double for tuition today than they did 10 years ago, the product of more than 25 years of annual increases. Heineman’s plan offers a much needed break to our pocketbooks.

But first, the plan will have to pass through the Legislature — and the $43 million price tag won’t be an easy sell. Education won’t be the only area demanding more money from the Legislature this year, and despite the plan’s obvious benefits, it could slip between the cracks in the chamber.

It’s high time that the Legislature gives some love to higher education, though. Nebraska needs to retain its high school graduates to meet university enrollment goals and bolster the state as a whole, and the tuition freeze — which would also apply to Chadron State, Wayne State and Peru State colleges — could be the way to do it. With tuition rates skyrocketing nationwide, Heineman’s plan could put Nebraska on the map for prospective students looking for a bargain — and it would send a message to in-state students that their government does care after all.

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How to finish New Year’s resolutions

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ecrets don’t make friends, but they do make New Year’s resolutions come true.

What was your New Year’s Resolution? If you’re like most people, it probably involved losing weight. Or getting a promotion at work. Or maybe it was as vague as your daily horoscope (“be happy” is an example of this).

Now, we set unrealistic goals. But they’re not unrealistic because they’re unattainable. It’s simply that our willpower is lacking, and pessimistic friends bog down our motivation. Want your New Year’s Resolution to come true? There are four steps to ensure 2013 will be the year it does!

Step One: Make sure your resolution isn’t too vague!

According to History.com, New Year’s resolutions started 4,000 ago with ancient Babylonians vowing to pay off debts from the previous year and begin the next year with renewed vigor in order to please the gods they worshipped.

What was your resolution last year? Chances are, you’ve forgotten. If you do remember, it likely didn’t come to fruition. And it likely didn’t involve pleasing the mythological gods of Babylon.

Maybe you posted a Facebook status about how in 2013, you’re not going to make a specific resolution, since they never happen. Instead, you’re going to focus on being happy.

The definition of happiness (or any emotion) varies greatly among people. That’s the problem with vague resolutions: You can never be sure you accomplished them at all, which makes it more difficult to stay motivated.

Your public announcement on social media will likely result in many people “liking” your status update. This is good, right?

Then they’ll start checking up on your resolution, usually on days of peak sadness. Ever been single on Valentine’s Day, for instance? Your friends will ask about how close to happiness you are while you’re scarfing down a pint of ice cream all to your lonesome self.

Step Two: Keep your resolution a secret!

After realizing it’s easier to lose 15 pounds than it is to find happiness, you now have a concrete goal. But don’t mention this goal to friends or family.

It’s sort of a paradox. You tell your friends,

DAMIEN CROGHAN who are supposed to be your support group, about your goals and ambitions. And while your friends are supposed to keep you grounded, this can hinder your resolution.

For example, you tell your best friend your resolution is to lose some weight. They’ll support you with words of encouragement. Maybe they’ll convince you to put back the box of Little Debbies and grab a bag of rice cakes instead.

Then it happens. Your best friends begin inviting you to McDonald’s and Five Guys on a more-than-regular basis. If you turn it down, you’re a bad friend. If you don’t turn it down, your resolution goes out the window for a while.

“Don’t worry,” you think to yourself, “I’ll get back to dieting tomorrow.”

Tomorrow turns into a week, a week turns into a month and a month turns into a full semester. Summer break begins, and you’re as close to having a sexy summer body as you were on January 1st.

Your friend didn’t mean to sabotage you: It’s subconscious. If you never mention your goal, then it’s all up to you to fulfill it. Your friends won’t critique your resolution if they’re unaware of your resolution’s existence.

With your concrete goal in mind, and without saying a word to anyone, you are ready for the next step (which seems contradictory to the last step, but it’s not).

Step Three: Change habits, not yourself.

When deciding on a resolution, many of us get into this mindset that we need to fix every unflattering part of our personality. Maybe you

make an extensive list of things to improve on, like being less flaky friend. In correlation with being too vague, being “less flaky” implies that flakiness is a personality trait.

Rather than telling yourself you’ll be less flaky, make a list of what you can do to be less flaky. Returning phone calls and text messages more regularly is an example of this. Changing a habit (not paying attention to your cell phone) is a more attainable goal than changing yourself (your flakiness).

If you manage to become more responsive with cell phone communication, you’ve become a less flaky friend. The abstract goal is completed in a concrete way. As long as you’ve made an improvement with yourself, you should be satisfied.

Which leads me to the final step:

Step Four: Don’t be too specific with your resolution!

So, it’s December 2013, and you really worked hard to accomplish your resolution. Maybe your goal was to lose 15 pounds, but you lost 10. Or you wanted to get a book published, but instead you’re stuck writing Chapter 10.

The initial disappointment clouds your judgment. You wrote 10 chapters of a book! Who does that?! You should be excited by what you’ve accomplished rather than bogged down by not completing your goal.

Most resolutions fail by February 1st, according to a recent Forbes article. We oftentimes find excuses to either put our resolution on hold, or give up on them entirely. Maybe we blame our work schedule or obscenely difficult college courses for why we can’t reach beyond the cubicle or academia.

By following the four steps mentioned above, you can make your resolution a reality rather than a distant, melancholic afterthought.

The purpose of a New Year’s resolution is to make yourself a better person than you were a year ago. Showing perseverance and pushing yourself demonstrates success, not failure. Even if you were a few pounds shy of your weight loss goal (or a few chapters away from finishing a book), the point is in 365 days, you bettered yourself. And that’s worthy of celebrating.

Damien Croghan is a senior newseditorial and global studies major.

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Despite costs, study abroad offers valuable experience

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tudy abroad may seem like though, I suggest you do your research first. Here’s some friendly survival adyour wallet’s worst enemy, but it can also be your future’s best vice from someone who’s been there.

Out-of-state scholarship students like friend.

When I first made the tran- me face a particular monetary obstacle. sition from being a psychology Our scholarships often cover the difference between in- and out-of-state tuition. major to French education (and later, just French), my advisers told me that study- However, they can only be applied when this tuition difference exists. The majority ing abroad was necessary, although not technically mandatory. I looked at sev- of programs have one fee for everyone. eral different program providers and Have no fear, though — if this is your found the $14,000-plus price tags incred- biggest concern, look into exchange programs. These programs charge you your ibly daunting, especially when taking into account the restrictions of my scholarship. I current university tuition to study abroad. almost did a program in Morocco, as it was Therefore, you can continue to pay what you always have. a few thousand dollars This option will come with cheaper than the proThe first a lot of extra work. For one, grams in France. Sadly, there are more papers to fill that program ended up few days out, and the provider website cutting its advanced are always the will not likely give you the French courses. In the exact courses you have the end, I chose a semester- hardest. Don’t opportunity to take. They will long exchange in Caen, freak out, and direct you to the website of France. the foreign university instead, Despite the ups and don’t pre-judge which may not be in English. I downs of my experience, your experience speak French at an upper interI heartily recommend mediate level, but navigating that every university based on the my French university’s webstudent study abroad, site was a nightmare. Unless especially foreign lan- beginning.” you do some serious digging, guage majors. Studyyou probably won’t find out ing abroad is a resume builder and a perfect opportunity to be exactly what classes you can choose from exposed to new cultures. NAFSA: Asso- until you arrive.

If you’re a language major, you will ciation of International Educators also cites its ability to educate students in the benefit in some manner regardless of arenas of foreign policy and national se- what classes you take, as you will speaking the language on an everyday basis in curity.

If you’re going to make the trip, class and on the street. But if you’re any

RUTH BOETTNER other type of major, make sure you do thorough research on exchange programs so you have a decent grasp on what to expect.

Make sure that there isn’t a language requirement; a lot of exchanges in nonEnglish-speaking countries will put you in classes with students who speak the official language fluently. Unless you’ve been taking that language for several years, you probably can’t live up to the same standards.

Quick sidebar: If you’re a language major and can swing studying abroad for an entire year, do it. A semester is great, but many people will tell you that it takes around three to four months to start feeling integrated with the country and the new language. In regards to my experience, this was 100 percent true. Sadly, a year-long stay wasn’t an option for me.

Remember you’re not in an American

university, and that there will be obvious differences you’ll have to face. After all, you’re not abroad just to get the same education from back home with a more valuable currency.

The people and organizations that help you prepare for study abroad can’t possibly prepare for you for the shock you’ll feel when you first arrive, whether it’s culture shock or just the fact that you’re thousands of miles away from home—possibly for the first time.

When I arrived in Paris, alone and toting almost 100 pounds of luggage, I had quite a bit of trouble. I cried my first two nights in my dorm room. But as your advisers and many others will tell you, the first few days are always the hardest. Don’t freak out, and don’t pre-judge your experience based on the beginning. Orientation will start soon after your arrival, and you’ll start to meet new friends. Nothing builds solidarity like mutual unfamiliarity.

Your studies are the most important factor in your experience abroad, but if you spend all your time in class or in your dorm or host family’s house, you’re missing out. Most universities will offer opportunities within the school and the community for you to interact with locals from all walks of life, which is especially great if you don’t live with a host family.

I was lucky enough to have a famille d’accueil (welcome family) from our city hall that spoke English pretty much fluently. They took my friends and me around Normandy, the Loire Valley, and to London together.

Find groups you can go out with in the evening, and (within reason) don’t be afraid to talk to new people. They are some of the best resources for picking up the language, and

many will also want to practice their English with you. A bar in my city had “English Table” on Wednesdays where everyone could buy a drink and speak English together.

Try to hang out with your classmates, especially if they aren’t American. If you’re a language student, the language you’re speaking in class may be the only language you have in common, so you have ample opportunity to work on it. Regardless of languages, these students will also offer you perspectives on new cultures. My French classes were made up mostly of students from various Asian countries: China, South Korea, Thailand, etc. After classes were over, we had a party in a dorm kitchen, and I got to eat authentic Chinese and Korean food. So delicious!

If you have the money, travel to other nearby countries. A $100 cost may sound like a lot of money out of context, but remember that that same trip would cost you thousands of dollars if you came from the United States.

If you have the time, take a bus, ferry or train to travel. Flying is significantly more expensive and can sometimes take up more of your time than you think. A bus often costs less than $50. If you absolutely must fly, look for discount flight websites.

Above all, remember why you went abroad in the first place. Study hard, but make sure you experience things. Eat new foods. Go to the market by yourself.

Go to the next country over. Remember that sometimes the best education is outside the classroom.

Ruth Boettner is a senior French and global studies major. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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Trampled By Turtles recently recorded their newest album “Stars and Satellites” in a cabin outside Duluth, Minn. Lincoln is the band’s first stop on their winter tour.

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f neo-folk artists are on the short was the best way we could have track to popularity in 2013, done it. If we were a band that had Trampled By Turtles is zooming a huge hit, things would probably have, all of a sudden, been a lot past the pack. easier for us as far as ... everything.

Not because fame has come easy to the Duluth, Minn.-based folk But what would probably happen is quintet. On the contrary, the group we’d have a huge hit that gets overhas made its name touring small played on the radio, all of a sudden Midwestern venues for the better we’d be playing huge venues and about a year and a half later, our part of decade. Instead it is because they, quite literally, play harder band would break up. Where as where we’re at now, it’s definitely and faster than everyone else. With raging fiddles and mandolins, the hard work, and we’ve never had a band’s breakneck approach is ap- lot of money and resources, but the parent in their biggest hit, 2010’s slow steady climb was the way to “Wait So Long,” and the five al- go for us. To most people, I think, we’re like the unbums leading up to derdogs. They’re on “Stars and Satellites,” To me, this our side and like us, the group’s sixth stuand they’re routing dio album, which record for us. marked a turn toward DN: Is there increased musicality sounds prettier ... something that and minimalism. this record has a might resonate with Trampled By a Midwestern audiTurtles introduced chilled-out vibe to ence about that sort mass audiences to the it.” of “paying your slower, more melodic Ryan Young dues” success story? tones of “Alone” and trampled by turtles fiddler RY: There might “Walt Whitman” on be. It’s hard to say the summer 2012 fesbecause The Mintival circuit, making appearances at Lollapalooza and utemen from San Pedro, Calif., is a band I’ve loved for a long, long the Newport Folk Festival.

The folk rockers, now showing time. They’re whole thing is doing things econo. But as far as that attheir softer side, will kick off their winter tour this Wednesday at 8 titude, that sounds Midwestern to p.m. at the Bourbon Theatre with me.

DN: Let’s move to “Stars and honeyhoney.

Ryan Young, the Trampled By Satellites.” The consensus story Turtles fiddle player, took time with this record is that you guys away from his holiday touring were looking for a turn toward what Erik (Berry, mandolin) called break to discuss the origins of the a “more minimalist” record and Da“Stars and Satellites” album.

Daily Nebraskan: Even if it’s a vid (Simonett, vocals/guitar) called it “more personal.” Take me back to tough route to finding notoriety, is that cabin where you recorded outthere a benefit to the grind-it-out, touring road to success you guys side of Duluth. Why did you guys choose to shy away from a more trahave taken through the years? ditional studio space?

Ryan Young: I think, for us, this

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RY: It was mostly because Erik had just had a baby, so we knew he wouldn’t want to come down to the Twin Cities or fly somewhere else to record. We rented this little cabin right by his house – like a 15-minute drive – and it turned out it was awesome. We got to eat, sleep and record all in the same place for about five days. We basically turned the living room into the recording studio and the kitchen into a control room and there was a fire pit outside and wolves howling. It was pretty homey.

DN: How do you think we hear that “homey,” comfortable experience on the record?

RY: To me, this record sounds prettier. There are more slower tempo songs compared to our old ones.

I think the atmosphere we were in lent itself to that. If we had rented out a normal studio and were paying by the hour ... sometimes recording studios have a doctor ’s office feel to them where you’re in a hurry because you’re paying and you’re in a strange space you’ve never been before. This place was chilled out and this record has a chilled-out vibe to it.

DN: Now, I’ve heard David say when you guys did the live set on NPR this was a more personal record for him. How do you, as a part of the band, relate to these songs in the sense that they mean something different to David, as the writer, than you, as a fiddle player?

RY: Dave writes all the words for our songs, and he’s not interested, even to us, in saying what the songs mean. I hear him get asked that question all the time, but I’ve never heard him explain a song. He usually says, “I’d just rather let you decide what it means.”

DN: And that holds true for

The Saint Christopher statuette wobbles on the dashboard of the Subaru. I’m lost on Highway 75 somewhere between Christmas and New Year ’s, and the flattened, spearmint-flavored adhesive on Chris’s shoes has frozen in the night. He won’t be standing there for long. The sticky, gooey mechanism should be like cement, giving Chris a firm hold on reality, but I suspect the layer of nicotine inhabiting the interior surfaces of the vehicle has other motives.

Whatever.

I’ve got “Frank’s Wild Years,” which is my favorite Tom Waits album, humming on the blown-out speakers and my fingers are drumming on the steering wheel. It was also the only CD I had with me, and I haven’t bothered to recharge the battery of my iPod Shuffle in five years. My only real thought is how much I wish I would’ve

taken up my sister ’s offer of burning me a copy of Awolnation. Waits has defied music trends for years and become one of the most respected artists in the music industry. A must-have if you are into that kind of thing, but, while popular among select fans, he has never quite become the sensation as other artists. The new indie/electronic sounds may not have the same command with paring consonance and dissonance, however, the brooding, imaginative flood of sound is damn catchy.

Chris slides off the dashboard about the time I reach the intersection just south of Nebraska City and cozies up to a cheap bottle of whiskey — a belated Christmas present or early birthday present, depending on how you perceive the idea of gift-giving. The bump of a patch of snow that caused him to fall was sailed over, thanks to allwheel drive, something my late rear-wheel Crown Vic wouldn’t be able to comprehend. That

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Reproduction of Broadway classics cuts it too short ‘Les Miserables’ soundtrack presents stifled version of classic score katie nelson dn Since its publication in 1862, Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables” has been considered one of the most influential books of the 19th century. In the 1980s, ClaudeMichel Schonberg, Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel took a shot at condensing the nearly 1900-page novel into a two-anda-half-hour Broadway show. Remarkably, they were so successful that “Les Miserables” has been translated into more than 40 languages, won three Tony awards and experienced numerous revivals. Despite the fact that only two characters make it to the final number alive, there is something about the play’s underlying themes of heroism, justice and religion in a changing world that keeps audiences coming back for more and better stocked with tissues the second, third and fourth times.

Beyond the Broadway show, there were attempts at film adaptations as early as the ’30s.

However, each was long, sometimes exceeding four hours. So when director Tom Hooper, of “The King’s Speech” fame, decided it was time to turn “Les Miserables” into a movie and beat the three-hour mark, expectations were high. Or rather, expectations of failure were high.

And it’s no wonder. After all, it did almost fail.

Casting got off to a bit of a rough start when Taylor Swift was originally offered the role of Cosette. Later, she mysteriously disappeared from the cast list to be replaced by Amanda Seyfried. But that near train wreck illuminates something important: The soundtrack is the main part of this movie. When taking a performance written for the stage and turning it into a movie — and a musical no less — sacrifices are going to have to be made, the main one being vocal quality. Stage actors are not film actors. While better vocal quality would be guaranteed with actors from Broadway’s stage, they are trained to appeal to a live audience. Their performance on film would be awkward and resemble that of the collection of 1960’s Shakespeare films. So Hooper sought out some of the best (or, at least, classically trained) voices Hollywood had to offer.

As far as musicals go, “Les Miserables” is on steroids.

Aside from a few spoken lines, the entire movie is sung. In most films, this usually means actors pre-record the songs, then lipsync during takes. But Hooper came up with an incredibly tough solution to keep the singing from looking cheesy. He,

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Schonberg, Boublil and Cameron Mackintosh rearranged the original Broadway score to prevent the need for an intermission. They shortened original songs and even wrote a new one (“Suddenly”) for the film. The three wrote rough piano compositions of each song. In order to sing live on set, actors wore special ear pieces that allowed them to hear the piano outlines of their songs. Later, full orchestra parts were written and added to those recordings.

If I were to stop here, I would tell you it was the very technique I just described that made the film a success. Hooper and his team of technicians, musicians and actors pulled it off.

Unfortunately, that’s only half of the production.

The songs were then cut and remixed a final time for the “Les Mis” soundtrack. While the movie was a near triumph, the soundtrack falls miserably flat — comparable to a Great Illustrated Classics version of the full score.

Don’t worry, the classic, brilliant orchestration of Broadway’s “Les Miserables” is still there, just in moderation.

The album only has 20 songs, and no track exceeds seven minutes, some are even as short as two minutes. Compared to the time and energy demands of the nearly 50-song, two-disk Broadway “Les Mis” soundtrack, this is a cakewalk.

Anyone who has ever sat through a Broadway show soundtrack knows it is likely no track will run less than four minutes because of all the spoken lines and musical interludes that help carry the plot and characters from scene to scene.

The “Les Mis” soundtrack listens more like a contemporary album — a short one at that.

As the music was originally recorded during live takes, most tracks include other sound effects that were worked into the scene. “The Final Battle” is peppered with bits of shotgun blasts and swords clank throughout “The Confrontation.”

Besides that, the singing is riddled with emotion. Anne

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Hathaway’s heart-wrenching performance of “I Dreamed a Dream” does its job, even if you’re not actually watching her cry as she portrays Fantine at her lowest point. While Hathaway’s solo isn’t the only emotional track featured, it’s one of the few that actually made it to the album.

In creating a soundtrack that is more of a highlights reel of the movie, the producers seemingly took a guillotine to it. Close to 45 minutes of music was taken out through shortened or cut songs.

Both the charm and complexity of “Les Mis” is that the show is entirely sung. People don’t simply break into song and dance in the middle of the street; they are singing the whole time. And no one is dancing – it’s the French Revolution, for God’s sake.

Look at it this way: You and your friends go to a movie in theaters and you absolutely love the snippets of music you hear throughout it. You decide to buy the full soundtrack in order to hear the rest of each of the songs. Now imagine you’re listening through the album and you realize that all the producers have put on the album is the very snippets you heard during the movie. To make it worse, some of them aren’t even there! That’s what it’s like to listen to the “Les Mis” soundtrack, except it is far more disappointing because you have heard all of the music on the film.

But that doesn’t justify cutting out large portions of songs

was the result of one of those accidents, not unlike “Smells Like Teen Spirit” sparking the ’90s alternative scene. Music today is like driving an AWD vehicle; it lacks some of the fun nuances but gets you where you want to go.

All the music trends dominating the airwaves since the ’60s were based out of a feel for taking risks and the music industry curtailing the riskiness into what sells. The standard, set by the industry, is where the extra control comes in. Eventually we all get bored with what we are sold and need an explosive bump in the road. Those old James Brown, Jackson Browne, Jackson 5 and Rick James albums still put the boogie in “boogie nights,” but what about new music to heat up all 50 shades of the twilight hours? What’s next? Those old scratchy discs were new at one point. Is the sound of The Lumineers, Justin Bieber and middleaged Korean pop-stars all there is? Or is there something waiting to guide music fans with its illumination?

In 2013, I can only hope that PSY’s “Gangnam Style” fad will come to a fitting resolution. It’s not that I don’t enjoy the song.

The satirical nature of it alone, not including the hip dance craze — both at the expense of Americans whom still believe in “the dream” and gluttony of current hip-hop — is enough for a repeat listen.

Speaking of hip-hop gluttony, have you seen the drawings for the new Gulfstream supersonic jet, which were released in December? It makes me wonder who is going to be the first to put that ride in a video.

Back to K-pop, I have recently even been guilty of calling my wife’s cellphone while she is busy in another room just to bask in the

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Anne Hathaway stars in the film “Les Miserables.” She portrays Fantine, a woman forced into prostitution to support her daughter. or entire scenes to – what? Make the soundtrack more accessible?

Less boring? For whom?

If you can sit through it in the theater, you can sit through the soundtrack. Critics and moviegoers alike have nothing but

praise to sing for Hooper and his crew when it comes to the movie – praises of which they all fully deserve.

The soundtrack, on the other hand, could have done with far fewer trips to the chopping block.

“Can you hear the people sing?” the “Les Mis” cast so frequently asks throughout the film.

When it comes to this album, the answer is “no.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Korean pop glow of her new ringtone. But, other than that, what more momentum does it have?

Following the K-Pop trend, PSY will not be the only Korean artist to release music this year. The pop princesses of Girls’ Generation released their new album “I Got a Boy” on Jan. 1. I doubt the album will gain the notoriety of “Gangnam Style,” but it is a safe bet will be on the musical horizon for a while.

The vibrations flowing underneath the surface of vinyl highways are different. The bumps and grooves that sing through headphones connected to YouTube don’t translate as well out here in the dust and snow. True music fans are spiritual beings capable of navigating every fork and strange billboard of the road.

However, it is fallacious to think fans of glistening, stream-lined new music don’t understand something as well. The old earphones we used to pipe music in through have evolved into high-tech, take-anywhere studio monitors capable of enhancing digitally etched orgasms for the mind.

So looking ahead at the canopy of lights while entering Lincoln and my soon-to-be drunk passenger traveling the musical world with the latest features and tattoos a student aid check can afford, it’s time to ask some serious questions: Will the Bieber have some, possibly Korean, competition? Will we see the return of boy bands this year?

This terrifying year of our lord, 2013, could be a rockin’ good time or a revamped, pseudo-’80s New Wave could have us all shouting in Tears for Fears eclecticism. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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this week in music Live Shows:

1. Kid Cudi “Indicud”

After his most recent project, “WZRD,” was met largely with confusion and disappointment, Cudi is returning to his hiphop roots with his fourth album, which is slated for release in March. Singles “King Wizard” and “Just What I Am” have aroused the experimental artist’s diehard fan base and suggest this album will be one to keep an eye on.

2. Atoms for Peace “Amok”

Radiohead lead singer Thom Yorke, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, Joey Waronker of Beck and R.E.M. and instrumentalist Mauro Refosco formed this experimental rock and electronic supergroup in 2009. The eclectic collective and their debut album (set to release Feb. 25) have stirred up significant interest.

3. Deltron 3030 “Deltron Event II”

The long-awaited sequel to the concept album, “Deltron 3030,” is expected to release in the spring of 2013. Watch for Del the Funky Homosapien, Kid Koala and Dan the Automator to infuse this one with the same interstellaropera-esque grooves and futuristic lyrical profundity that characterized the original.

4. Vampire Weekend TBC

Vampire Weekend’s first two albums have earned them a place in the world of indie rock and their third album, though not yet titled, could be released as early as spring this year.

In an interview for the February 2013 edition of Q Magazine, lead singer Ezra Koenig called the album “very much the last of a trilogy,” also describing it as “darker and more organic.”

5. The Black Keys TBC

The Ohio blues-rock duo have announced they will definitely be releasing a new album this year. With 2011’s “El Camino” receiving five Grammy nominations, it’s difficult to find a decent reason not to pay attention to what the band has in store in 2013.

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Trampled by Turtles w/ honeyhoney

when:

p.m.

Wednesday, 8

where:

The Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St. how much: $20 (in advance), $22 (day of show)

Guilty is the Bear w/ Good Show Great Show and Baby Ghosts

when:

Saturday, 8 p.m.

The Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St., Omaha how much: $7 where:

upcoming concerts in lincoln, surrounding region Omaha

Cat Power when: Jan. 24, 8 p.m. where: Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. how much: $44 (axs.com)

Hot Water Music when: Feb. 2, 7 p.m. where: The Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St how much: $20 Zac Brown Band when: Feb. 17, 7 p.m. where: CenturyLink Center Omaha, 455 N. 10th St. how much: $50-$85 (Ticketmaster) Maroon 5, Neon Trees and Owl City when: March 3, 7:30 p.m. where: CenturyLink Center Omaha, 455 N. 10th St. how much: $60-$90 (Ticketmaster) The Dirty Heads when: March 6, 7 p.m. where: The Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. how much: $25

Lady Gaga when: Feb. 4, 7 p.m. where: Sprint Center, 1407 Grand Blvd. how much: $65-$200 (axs. com)

G Love & Special Sauce when: March 13, 8 p.m. where: The Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. how much: $20 (advance), $25 (day of show)

Kansas City Keane when: Jan. 20, 8 p.m. where: The Midland, 1228 Main St. how much: $35

Coheed and Cambria when: Feb. 14, 8 p.m. where: Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. how much: $43 (axs.com)

Alabama Shakes when: March 10, 7 p.m. where: The Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway how much: $30-$45 (Ticketmaster)

Take Action Tour: The Used when: Jan. 16, 7 p.m. where: Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St. how much: $30 (at the door) Mushroomhead when: Feb. 11, 6:30 p.m. where: Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St. how much: $16 (TicketWeb)

Denver Bloc Party when: Jan. 22, 8 p.m. where: Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. how much: $36 (axs.com)

Imagine Dragons when: March 23, 7 p.m. where: Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St. how much: $35 (Ticketmaster)

Lincoln The Toasters when: Jan. 26, 9 p.m. where: Knickerbockers, 901 O St how much: $12 (at the door) Dada when: Jan. 31, 9 p.m. where: Knickerbockers, 901 O St how much: $15 (Ticketmaster) Brantley Gilbert when: Feb. 1, 7:30 where: Pershing Center, 226 Centennial Mall how much: $30 - $50 (Ticketmaster) Morrissey when: Feb. 6, 8 p.m. where: Rococo Theatre, 140 North 13th Street how much: $45

Ben Folds Five when: Jan. 23, 8 p.m. where: Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. how much: $54 (axs.com)

North Mississippi All-Stars when: Feb. 19, 7 p.m. where: Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St how much: $20 (at the door) compiled by joe wade all courtesy photos

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In Flames when: Feb. 9, 6:30 p.m. where: Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St how much: $29 (at the door) The Darkness when: Jan. 30, 8 p.m. where: Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania how much: $33 (Ticketmaster)

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Lawrence, Kansas Taylor Swift when: March 13, 7 p.m. when: March 14, 7 p.m. where: CenturyLink Center Omaha, 455 N. 10th St. how much: $40-$100 (Ticketmaster)

The Vaccines when: Feb. 11, 8 p.m. where: Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave. how much: $24 (axs.com)

Reel Big Fish w/ Pilfers and Dan P (of MU330)

Ed Sheeran’s 2011 album, “+,” just happens to be the mostplayed record in my iTunes library. I have no shame in saying I jam out to “The A Team,” which is, in fact, about a drugaddicted call girl. Songs like this make me wonder how I am so captivated by an album that consists of acoustic guitars and occasional beat boxing.

But that’s just it. I think it is so difficult to come across an artist that bleeds originality and writes songs based off real life obstacles. “The City” describes Sheeran’s struggle to adjust to a new life in London while being alone for the first time, and “Small Bump” was written for a close friend who experienced from a devastat-

ing miscarriage. Along with those are the ever so popular melodies about love and heartbreak.

Every song on this record is different. They all carry their own stories, but share the same creator. Sheeran’s artistry is woven through every nook and cranny in this album. He sings everything from the low notes in “Give Me Love” to his comfortable alto in “Lego House.”

The music doesn’t bust through my speakers with intense electric guitars and hardcore drumming. Instead, I feel like I’m in a coffee shop listening to a guy play his guitar and sing about stories anyone can relate to, give or take a few. That will be the very reason “+” will stay on my iTunes most-played list. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

The Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St. how much: $20 (in advance), $25 (day of show)

New in Records: “SIGNED and SEALED in BLOOD”

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Dropkick Murphys label: Dropkick Murphys genre: Punk Rock

“Indigo”

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Never Shout Never label: All The Best genre: Indie Pop

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RY: Yeah, I have my own ideas of what these songs mean, and that makes it better. If (David) tells me some specific story from his life that this song was about, then I would automatically associate it with that thing that I’d never experienced. It might satisfy some curiosity, but any personal thing you can infer from the song (then) I don’t think about.

DN: Do you get to create more ownership of the song for yourself this way?

RY: Absolutely. Dave writes the lyrics, but I write my own fiddle parts. There’s a lot of freedom in this band. The songs aren’t written and presented to us on sheet paper. The words will show up, and we all create the feeling around them.

DN: Specifically with your fiddle parts on “Stars and Satellites,” there are still of lot of what you might call classic Trampled

By Turtles moments where the song kind of explodes and you are playing a rhythm part. But on some of the these new tracks, like “Alone,” it seems like the fiddle is a voice alongside David’s. How did this record ask you to used your instrument differently?

RY: For “Alone” specifically, my main instrument is the viola.

It does sound lyrical or voicelike. And then I overdubbed fiddles and cello and a gamba at the end of that recording.

DN: Was that experimentation indicative of your approach to the whole record?

RY: I’ll put it this way, I was more open to playing different instruments on (“Stars and Satellites”) or playing less. Whereas on the last record, I play start to finish on this one I would take a verse off. There’s more space and variety as far as what I’m doing.

DN: Was your approach to

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After touring for nearly a decade and putting out six albums, Trampled By Turtles continues to inch their way into the limelight. They’ll perform at The Bourbon Theatre Wednesday. this album a “less is more” mentality?

RY: That fits for me. There’s less beats per minute.

DN: In the decade-long history of Trampled By Turtles, you guys are veterans of the bar scene, but what was the summer music festival circuit like this year for the first time around?

RY: It was fantastic, although this summer was really, really hot, if you remember. That’s another thing I think of is playing outdoor festivals where the air temperature was 110 degrees.

Playing at Lollapalooza was perhaps the most people we’d ever played in front of at one time.

DN: Was that a thrilling experience or a little intimidating?

RY: Right before we played, I took a glance out at the audience and it was a sea of people. It looked like 100,000, even though it probably wasn’t. I got really

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nervous and anxious, but I get nervous for any show. But I just tried not to look out there at first and focus on the music and try not to screw up. arts@ dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk

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Other than a hiccup early to Virginia, the Minnesota women’s basketball team doesn’t have a loss to a lower-ranked team. The Golden Gophers rebounded from a Big Ten opening loss on the road to Ohio State by defeating Wisconsin a few days later. If Minnesota wants to make a statement in the Big Ten, the team will need to build some confidence this week Purdue (13-2, 2-0 Big Ten) against Ohio State before facing Purdue, There is very little that separates Purdue Nebraska and Penn State in a row. from leading this week’s rankings, as Purdue’s only losses this season were to a Illinois (8-6, 1-1 Big Ten) second-ranked Connecticut and a fifth- Had a couple more buckets went the way ranked Notre Dame. But the Boilermakers of Illinois in the match-up against Purdue, needed an extra period to beat both Illi- this would be a much different list. Illinois and Nebraska. The team could easily nois hasn’t been able to get any sort of be 0-2 to start Big Ten play. Still, Purdue streak going, but has had impressive wins has enough threats on offense in Drey against Georgia, Wake Forest and almost Mingo, KK Houser and Sam Ostarello to Purdue. make a run in Indianapolis.

Finishing a nonconference schedule which consists of Connecticut, Texas A&M, Miami and Virginia Tech with only two losses speaks well for the Nittany Lions. After handling Northwestern and trouncing Michigan State on the road, Penn State looks to be the favorite in the Big Ten so far.

Indiana (10-5, 1-1 Big Ten)

Michigan (13-2, 2-0 Big Ten)

None of Indiana’s wins are very striking at this point. After losing 65-48 to one of the better Big Ten teams in Michigan, Indiana barely escaped a struggling Northwestern at home to split a conference record, 1-1.

A top-heavy Hooisers offense will need to find support for Aulani Sinclair and Jasmine McGhee to make any sort of noise in the conference.

Michigan’s 13-2 record is the best start in the program’s history. After winning eight games in a row, including a stomping of Indiana and a win on the road over a strong Iowa team, look for the Wolverines to compete in March.

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Wisconsin showed breaths of life in the season opener against Nebraska, but the Husker’s solid defense and balanced offense proved too much for the Badgers.

Though Wisconsin balances its offense pretty well between Morgan Paige, Taylor Wurtz and Jacki Gulczynski in order to turn heads this season, Wisconsin will need to improve upon a 1-5 away record.

Northwestern ended a four-game losing skid during its nonconference schedule by beating an Ole Miss team, who is sitting in the cellar of the SEC. It looks as though Northwestern may tally up a longer losing streak, sitting 0-2 in conference play with several out-matched games looming.

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men’s basketball big ten teleconference Fran McCaffery, Iowa

On Anthony Clemmons guarding Trey Burke: “The most impressive thing about that is we all have to recognize how good of a player Trey Burke is. You have to get after him and attack him defensively and that’s what Anthony (Clemons) did. He really made Trey work.”

On Mike Gesell: “He came in in great shape. He’s a great worker. I recruited him to be the starting point guard for us, but I moved him to the off guard position. He has been a lot more aggressive there. It’s a very intense season and so far he has been tremendous.”

John Groce, Illinois

On his team’s play recently: “We played our most complete game of the season on Saturday. That’s not a given on every night though in this league. We learned a lot about our basketball team. We’ve gotten consistent play from our senior throughout the season.”

On Tracy Abrams: “The biggest thing with him is he brings a competitive toughness to the game. I thought he did that on Saturday. He was active with his hands and I thought he did a great job of blocking out. He does a lot of those physical and tangible things you need to win.”

Matt Painter, Purdue

Bill Carmody, Northwestern

On developing an identity: “We had a tough week. We are just trying to figure out how to play. In past years, we have moved the ball up and down a little more. But we lost some of the guys that helped us with that strategy. I don’t want to slow things down too much. I just want to figure out the best way to win.”

On first half against Minnesota: “It wasn’t painful to watch but I was happy with our defense. We sort of said this was how we were going to play because they like to get the ball up and down the floor. Offensively, we are clearly having a hard time getting the ball in the basket.”

Eugene Burroughs, Penn State Associate Head coach

On D.J. Newbill: “Moving him to the point guard position, he struggled taking over that position. But each day in practice he has been doing a great job of getting better.

He is doing a great job of navigating us now.”

On how good Newbill can be: “For him, it’s a matter of keeping attacking. Even though teams are going to be game planning for him now, he still has to attack. At this point in the season he has seen everything, so I think now he is prepared for it.”

On assessing his team: “We have done a better job of protecting the basketball. We are making some strides, but we are still having breakdowns on defense. Just trying to do a better job of being more consistent.”

On playing with a young team in a tough conference: “I think anytime you can win it helps somebody’s confidence. With a young team, there are always thing that happen, that pop up, that we handle poorly.

There are certain you have to do, and sometimes you aren’t going to get the calls.”

Tom Izzo, Michigan State

On playing on the road this week: “Our team is getting a little better but not playing as well as I would like at this time of the year. I still think we have a lot of room for growth. It’s not easy to do that on the road, and Iowa is a tough opponent.”

On offensive rebounding: “I don’t think we are going as much.

The injury to Dawson doesn’t help because he went after the rebound every time. So that opened things up. We haven’t done as good a job as we normally do in that department.”

Bo Ryan, Wisconsin

On Jared Bergren: “Jared is a guy that has shown improvement every year. He’s a hard work-

John Beilein, Michigan

On winning in the Big Ten: “One of the things we all know, you have to get some road wins and hold fast at home if you want to get some wins in this league. So we are happy we are off to that start. We just got to keep on grinding away.”

On freshman class: “All of our freshmen have really adjusted well and are playing some really good basketball this season.”

Thad Matta, Ohio State

On loss to Illinois: “We have to be more ready. We didn’t do a good job hanging on to the basketball and that affected us on defense. We weren’t as good as we needed to be to start the game.”

On DeSean Thomas: “I like the way he’s playing, I think he is continuing to expand his role on this team. I like the fact that winning and

losing is very important for him. That’s the thing you want with a junior when you only have one senior on roster.”

Tubby Smith, Minnesota

On Northwestern win: “We had a good win against Northwestern. We really shot the ball in the second half. We really struggled in the first half. We know we have a big road trip ahead of this, and we know we’ll have our hands full there.”

On hot start: “We’ve gotten off to a good start; so far so good. We know going on the road in the Big Ten is tough. But we are playing well. In the past we have played well on the road and think we will continue to do that.”

Tim Miles, Nebraska

On Michigan: “They are a team that gives me the heebie jeebies. They are so talented with their offensive flow. Coach Beilein has done such an awesome job with them and I am just so impressed. Their talent level is outstanding.”

On rebounding against Wisconsin: “I thought that as we went out and competed we played a physical scrappy game. Every time they got on offensive rebound we paid for it. For the most part though I thought we did a good job on the defensive glass.”

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pretty as Sunday’s game with Wisconsin showed.

“I told the guys in the locker room I can live with that effort,” Miles said after the game. “I can.

I mean, that’s got to be what our identity looks like: that kind of team that’s out there scrapping and fighting. I can live with that.”

Although playing tight defense is a high priority for Miles, the coach doesn’t want to let his team lose focus of its offensive goals in an effort to play better defense. It’s all about finding the right balance, according to the coach.

Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan, famous for his run-the-shot-clockdown offenses and aggressive defenses, likes what Miles has done with the Huskers thus far. He said after Sunday’s game it can be tough to make due without sufficient offensive weapons, but games can still be won.

“Tim gets his guys to play like that,” Ryan said. “He is doing a heck of a job coming into a situation like this.”

er. He needs to be a little more aggressive. But that’s normal because big guys are always looked at as underachievers, but they really aren’t.”

On offensive struggles: “We just stay true to the task. When you talk to golfers or tennis players, when there is a skill that gets away from your attention, it wears on you. It’s all about believing the next one is going in.

I think if we get a couple games where we knock some shots down, we will be all right.”

Nebraska is shooting 42.4 percent from the field this season — a number Miles would like to see improve with better shot selection and repetition. The coach went into detail after the Wisconsin game.

“We kind of disintegrated at times, shot selection-wise, you know?” Miles said. “Dylan (Talley) on the end of a clock took a bad three, and then with 25 seconds left inside, one off two feet — kind of a left-handed prayer.”

Sunday’s game with Wisconsin ended in a 47-41 loss for Nebraska, but it also gave the Huskers a blueprint for winning right away in the Big Ten. It may not be pretty, but if the Huskers can battle, they can stay with the Big Ten, Miles said.

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NU learns from OT Purdue loss Close defeat will motivate Huskers going forward, players say Kyle cummings dn The Nebraska women’s basketball team has started the season 11-4, including a split 1-1 record in conference play. In their season opener, the Huskers turned away a solid Wisconsin team on the road 70-52 before falling to No. 14 Purdue at home, 69-66.

Tough losses will make or break a team in the long run, senior guard Lindsey Moore said, and a close defeat like Purdue will push the Huskers going forward.

“It’s a long season, and we just have to put this one behind us,” Moore said after an overtime loss to Purdue. “We’ll keep it in the back of our minds. Just know what they did here to us, maybe have to use it again later on down the road.”

Overtime games exhaust a team both mentally and physically. Purdue’s KK Houser compared it to feeling like she had been hit by a bus.

“I feel like this for maybe five days after the games we’ve played against (Nebraska),” she said.

The three games Nebraska has faced Purdue have resulted in overtime. In the first game, Nebraska slipped away in tripleovertime 93-89. The next time the two teams faced each other in the Big Ten Championship game last season, the game ended in a 7470 Purdue double-overtime win.

This history between the two teams, Purdue coach Sharon Versyp said, was a source of motivation going into the third game.

“They beat us in triple-overtime at our court, so we talked about that a lot,” Versyp said.

“That was something that we knew that if it was going to happen, then hopefully it could be our turn to do the same.”

Because Purdue and Nebraska match fairly even on the court, both teams knew what to expect going in the Husker ’s home opener. Sam Ostarello, who proved to be a difference maker in the game, said from what she saw on film, she knew Nebraska would be another close battle.

“When we got ahead a good amount,” Ostarello said after the game, “we knew they would battle back and sure enough, that’s what happened. It was like that the whole game.”

Ostarello finished the game with 17 points and a career-high 19 rebounds.

This early formed rivalry not only excites fans each time they play, but also adds to the experience of the players.

“It’s fun to know you can match up with good teams and athletic teams,” junior forward Jordan Hooper said. “In the end, you just have to make more shots.”

Just as Purdue had used motivation of a triple-overtime loss at home against Nebraska, the Huskers will use this and other

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Huskers Brandon Ubel (13), Dylan Talley, Ray Gallegos and Andre Almeida make up 77 percent of Nebraska’s scoring this season. The four players are expected to carry the team through the conference season while coach Tim Miles installs a new offense system.

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ebraska is offensively challenged.

Husker men’s basketball coach Tim Miles has said the phrase over and over in his short time at Nebraska. It seems like the coach is a broken record. Everything comes back to this cold, hard realization.

Miles is trying to build offense. He’s installing a new system, a motion offense, that is vastly different from the scheme employed by former coach Doc Sadler, and Miles

says it will take time for the new system to take hold.

He’s bringing in new players to run his new offense, but in the meanwhile, Miles is trying to make the most of what he has.

What he has is Brandon Ubel, Dylan Talley, Ray Gallegos and Andre Almeida. The four players make up 77 percent of Nebraska’s scoring this season. With the possible addition of David Rivers, they will likely carry the team through the conference season.

In order to stay competitive without a bevy of offensive weapons, the Huskers need to play solid defense, according to Miles. They have to keep the score low in order to remain competitive. Playing a “Doc Sadler-esque” style of grind-it-out basketball may be the Huskers’ best chance at success this season, and it may not always be

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Klein prepares for role as team’s ‘secret weapon’ After sitting out for 2012 season, gymnast says he’s ready for the mat andrew ward dn Louis Klein watched as his team struggled last season.

He saw his fellow Huskers post lower scores than they wanted. He wished he could help them, but he couldn’t. He couldn’t join them on the mat.

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Then a redshirt freshman, Klein was academically ineligible, meaning he couldn’t perform for the Ne-

braska men’s gymnastics team for the entire 2012 season.

Because of his ineligibility, Klein missed his chance to be a part of the Huskers’ first year in the Big Ten conference.

However, the season proved to be disappointing without Klein, as Nebraska finished seventh in the Big Ten in its inaugural season and failed to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

Klein wants to make sure his team doesn’t struggle this season, and to do that he knew he had to be eligible.

He hit the books even harder than he had before.

“I was doing as hard as I could but the results just weren’t happening,” Klein said. “Last year, I just really focused on school.”

He spent extra time in the library. He hired tutors. When the tutors couldn’t help him, he asked teammates for assistance. And his teammates helped out the most.

“The support my teammates gave me was just unbelievable,” Klein said. “They were always there answering questions I had because a lot of them took the same classes I did.”

Klein also didn’t forget to improve on the mat. He spent most of last season training hard for the coming 2013 season. Now, he has a chance to put all of his hard work together for the Huskers and coach Chuck Chmelka.

“Louis is our secret weapon,” Chmelka said. “He’s little, quick and strong. He has the three things we need for him to kill it.

I was doing as hard as I could but the results just weren’t happening. Last year, I just really focused on school.” louis klein nu gymnast

I think you’re going to see a lot of great stuff out of Louis.”

Klein is one of only three Huskers on the roster to compete in all the events: floor, rings, vault, parallel bars and high bar.

After an offseason of honing his performance, Klein is expected to

be a key component to this season’s Huskers’ campaign.

Helping Klein along the way is former Nebraska gymnast and 2010 NCAA all-around finalist Andreas Hofer. The former Huskers standout exhausted his eligibility but has continued to practice with the

team as an “undergraduate helper,” according to Klein.

Hofer is at practice everyday, pushing his former teammates to improve.

“He is a guy I look up to,” Klein said. “He is just a really hard worker, and he shows us how to drive toward our goals.”

Klein knows Hofer is someone he can look up too. The redshirt sophomore out of Utica, Mich., wants to follow in the footsteps of Hofer and become a NCAA Championships caliber gymnast.

However, Klein is all about the team.

“We are developing well,” Klein said. “This team is a lot closer together than it was last year.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com