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Occupy Lincoln begins educational series dan holtmeyer daily nebraskan

In the back of the Haymarket’s Indigo Bridge Books store, a small crowd began to gather Monday evening: for a class on economics, no less.

Surrounded by children’s books and nonfiction arranged on colorful shelves, the visitors passed around more and more chairs between small square tables.

The group ranged from college-aged, including several students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, to gray-haired. Many of the men had beards; three arrived in suits, many more in winter sweaters. Several recognized each other and chatted under a cloth tree stretching to the ceiling and covered in lights.

Soon, the group had to spread into the surrounding aisles for space. By 7 p.m., more than two dozen people had come together to get a crash course in Occupy Wall Street economics, taught by UNL economics professor Hendrik Van den Berg. Some in the back had to crane around bookshelves

and walls to see the professor, a standout with a long brown ponytail, grey beard and latte-colored headband.

It was all the beginning of a new effort by the diverse Occupy Lincoln members, some of whom are still camping out on Centennial Mall, to share the information and expertise at its collective fingertips this semester. Van den Berg’s was the first in a series of informal classes called Occupy Education that are planned this spring.

“Education: that’s what we’re all about,” said William Matchett, 30, a self-described poet and handyman who’s been involved with the protest since it came to Lincoln last October.

The Occupy Wall Street movement, which began in New York in September, has touched on several public issues but has focused on raising awareness of the country’s significant income inequality and the power of money in U.S. politics. For example, the top 1 percent of earners in the U.S. hold more wealth than the bottom 90 percent, according to recent news reports. That

inequality, Matchett said, translates to inequality in opportunity, particularly in terms of jobs.

“It’s more about redistributing the opportunity, and the opportunity comes from information and education,” he said.

That’s where Van den Berg — at UNL since 1989 and involved with Occupy Lincoln since its beginning — came in. His talk covered income inequality, the 2008 recession, government stimulus and politics — all of which, Van den Berg said, are related. He often gestured almost plaintively, wringing his hands or putting them together as if in prayer.

Throughout it all, he argued for a different economic perspective than most have taken.

“Mainstream economics continues to view the world in a really very peculiar way,” he said.

From that perspective, the economic world can be seen as simply a group of markets, which push and pull on supply and demand. In this view, Van den Berg said, the economy is looking up

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UNL economics professor Hendrik Van den Berg (right) listens to a question from a member of the audience for his first Occupy economics lesson Monday night at Indigo Bridge Books. He’s given similar talks around the state, he said, something university professors are expected to do. This time, however, it was for Occupy Lincoln, which Van den Berg is part of. despite a stubbornly slow re- includes societal and enviA traditional bank, the covery in the past few years. ronmental factors, Van den one Van den Berg said most “A majority of what goes Berg argued, the view isn’t people had in mind, usually on in human society is not quite so rosy, not least be- takes in money from savers properly modeled by (this cause of the income inequalsystem),” he said. In other ity that inspired an internaoccupy: words, life is messier than tional protest and has been a see page 2 that. From a perspective that long time coming.

newto the ‘hood New movie rental box provides convenience, entertainment for students Justice Jones daily nebraskan

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Nebraska Union has a new “neighbor” this semester.

After two years of requests from students for a movie rental system on campus, the Nebraska Union Board approved the Neighborhood Movie Box, which was placed in the Nebraska Union during winter break.

Before Neighborhood Movie Box was considered, the Union Board pursued Redbox. But because the union is not open 24 hours a day, Red Box was reluctant to place a box in the Nebraska Union.

The board then explored other options and decided on Neighborhood Movie Box, after owner and UNL alumnus Tony Mixan presented the idea to the Union Board.

Students can rent movies using debit or credit cards, with a $1 charge for each day. The NCard office is working with the Union Board to create a way for students to rent movies using their NCards.

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Students can return the movies — and video games — at the same box in the union.

Based in Omaha, Neighborhood Movie Box is a small movie rental

movie companies, saw how successful they were and said he thought it would be an interesti n g

industry to go into.

“I was a compsychology pany lauren vuchetich | daily nebraskan major in that’s been in operation since college and never thought I would end up owning a July 2010.

Mixan, who was famil- movie rental company,” iar with Redbox and other Mixan said. “But I kept

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digging around doing research on what it took to operate one and we’ve been pretty successful so far.”

T h e movie b o x w i l l have t h e m a jority of new releases, as well as classic movies that date back to the early 1980s.

“I think it’s cool and it’s better than walking to Walgreens to use Redbox,” said freshman prehealth major Mara Wyatt.

Mixan said he hopes students will give feedback to the company, request movies and offer suggestions.

“We even created a suggestion section online for any comments or concerns,” Mixan said.

Neighborhood Movie Box is now running in the Nebraska Union across from Runza during union hours. There is only one location on campus for now, but depending on student demand, the company is willing to work on adding more locations in the near future. justicejones@ dailynebraskan.com

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UNL ranks 68th in ‘Best Value’ among colleges jacy marmaduke daily nebraskan

The University of NebraskaLincoln has hovered in the upper 60s on Kiplinger’s Best Values in Public Colleges ranking for at least three years, and this year is no different: Kiplinger’s ranked UNL No. 68 for in-state on its list of 100 public colleges and universities that define “value.” For out-of-state, it was listed No. 82.

“Value is getting a good education for an affordable price,” said Marc Wojno, senior associate editor for Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine. “That’s why we put this ranking together in the first place: we want to show our readers that very high quality education is out there at very reasonable prices.”

The ranking is a muchpublicized resource for frugal prospective college students and their parents, so a high ranking on the list could mean greater enrollment for UNL. Kelly Bartling, news director for the Office of University Communications, said the school “puts stock” in rankings such as Kiplinger’s because they can “provide valuable

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information.”

“Anytime we’re on a ranking like that, we’re going to scrutinize it just as we hope a consumer would, looking at the methodology and what all was taken into account when whatever publication put together the rankings,” Bartling said. “We’re looking at it in terms of what’s valid and what’s not.”

Wojno said the magazine “focuses strictly on numbers” for the ranking and has done so for the past 11 years. Factors include cost of tuition (both in- and out-of-state) and room and board, availability of financial aid and average student debt at time of graduation.

This year, Kiplinger’s added a few new criteria to the list,

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cops briefs Reported Stolen laptop on campus A Dell M14x laptop computer was reported stolen or missing from the Whittier Building near North 22nd and Vine streets on Jan. 3. The laptop was left unattended in that building from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

There are no possible suspects at this time. The laptop has an estimated value of $2,200.

Graffiti found on Bessey Hall On Jan. 4, black spray paint with the letters MA-Y was found on the south exterior wall of Bessey Hall. The same graffiti was found on the Greenpoint sculpture, colloquially known as the Parentheses, southeast of Bessey Hall.

Homeless Trespasses on campus On Jan. 5, Arthur L. Brannan, 40, a transient, was arrested for trespassing on UNL property near the Facilities Management Shops. Brannan was found surrounded by empty beer cans. He has been banned and barred from UNL property. He had a .071 BAC, and he was also cited for littering.

Littering and public urination near andersen Cody A. Lind, 22, of Norfolk was cited for littering and public urination at 2:10 a.m. on Jan. 8 near Andersen Hall. Lind also had a .197 BAC DUI on North 10th Street Tara D. Mueller, 22, of Lincoln was cited for a DUI on the intersection of T and North 10th streets on Jan. 8 at 2:55 a.m. Mueller was speeding and was stopped at 10th and Charleston streets. An officer detected the scent of alcohol; Mueller admitted to have been drinking downtown. She had a BAC of .140. She was cited for a DUI, first offence, and was given a warning for the speeding.

Traffic Offences on North 17th Street Nyakor Chawiech of Des Moines, Iowa, was cited for speeding, having open containers of alcohol and not having a driver’s license on the evening of Jan. 8. Chawiech was stopped at 19th and Vine streets.

The containers were cold to the touch and within reach of the driver. A knife was also found, but Chawiech denied knowledge of the knife, according to police reports.

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best value: from 1 taking into account average which means state income test scores of admitted stu- tax revenues are down. The dents, the yield (or percent- first place they cut to balage of accepted students ance the budget is support who choose to attend the of higher education. If state university) and four-year appropriations go down, public tuition graduation goes up.” rate.

In the case of the This trend UNL, the UNL, the fourleads to more only uniyear grad rate debt for stuversity in dents, who the state is 29 percent, are often to make which is pretty forced to rean appearlow compared to sort to loans ance on the to make ends list, gained other schools on meet. points for our list, “The time a relatively to determine low “sticker marc wojno how much price” (the senior associate editor of college is reyearly cost kiplinger’s personal finanace magazine ally going to of tuition and cost you and fees, books and room and board) of how much debt you’re goabout $17,000 in-state and ing to incur is before you $29,000 out-of-state) and incur the debt,” Kantrowample financial aid but took itz said. “Do you go to the a hit due to a low four-year more expensive school graduation rate, among oth- that’s well known for your field of study but leaves er factors.

“In the case of the UNL, you with so much debt you the four-year grad rate is 29 can’t pursue a job in that percent, which is pretty low field? Do you have to abancompared to other schools don your dreams to pay the debt that enabled your on our list,” Wojno said.

Although public universi- dreams?”

Average student debt at ty tuition is less costly than that of private universities, time of graduation, at about public tuition has risen $16,600, is comparatively nationwide due to an un- low for UNL students. Average debt for out-of-state steady economy.

“The public colleges students is about $22,000. depend on state subsi- According to Wojno, this dies, (which) have been number is indicative of the declining nationwide for current state of rising coldecades,” said Mark Kan- lege costs.

“It is a fact of life nowatrowitz, a financial aid and college planning expert days that students will have who created FinAid, a web- to take out loans and have site that navigates students to pay back the debt,” Wojand parents through the no said. “There used to be a process of acquiring finan- time when we’d take pride cial aid, and FastWeb, a free in saying, ‘I graduated debt scholarship search tool. free,’ but that’s not the case “During a recession and for anymore.” jacymarmaduke@ a few years afterward, you dailynebraskan.com have high unemployment,

Gardening program takes root Demetria Stephens Daily Nebraskan

The start of the spring semester may not be ideal for planting, but it is ideal for planning what to plant. This year’s Nebraska Master Gardener training is just around the corner.

“Anyone can be a ‘Master Gardener,’ they just have to have interest in gardening and helping people,” said Mary Jane Frogge, UNL extension associate for the Lancaster County office.

The Master Gardener program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a volunteer-based program in which participants “provide education about sustainable horticulture practices,” according to the UNL Master Gardener website.

People become Master Gardeners to give back to the community — and it looks great on a résumé, said Terri James, UNL Extension Horticulture assistant.

“It’s a great program, a great way to give back to your community,” she said.

The training begins in

February, and the deadline for registration is Jan. 27.

There is also a materials fee of $150.

Master Gardening training classes are in the winter, she said, and the volunteer opportunities are in the summer.

The volunteer activity required at the Lancaster County program is for Master Gardeners to answer phone calls from the public about horticulture for 12 out of the 40 volunteer hours. Master Gardeners can complete the rest of the hours volunteering at a variety of places, such as the county and state fairs, school gardens and Community CROPS, a non-profit organization in Lincoln.

The class will be offered at two locations — at the Lancaster County Extension Office and another on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s East Campus.

The training is dictated by state rules, said James, who is in charge of the East Campus training. It will cover topics like different soil types and plant problems ranging from diseases to knowing

the difference between good and bad insects and how all of this can be managed by a gardener. Participants take 40 training hours and complete 40 volunteer hours in one year.

James said the time commitment is a deterrent for college students.

“There is definitely a gap in the knowledge of growing food, but I don’t know if I would focus on age,” said Ingrid Kirst, executive director of Community CROPS. She said she’s noticed younger people asking about Community CROPS’ community garden plots lately.

The training doesn’t necessarily make someone an expert, Kirst said. But it does start an ongoing learning experience, she said.

To keep the title, Master Gardeners are required to complete a minimum of 10 hours of continued education and 20 hours of volunteer work — set by counties.

Continued education, volunteer work and making connections with other

gardeners are benefits to the involvement. And Master Gardening is “getting you outside, growing your own food,” Kirst said.

James said the training programs fill up fast. Last week there was only one slot open in the East Campus program.

After that, the wait-list for next year starts.

The Lancaster County program takes applications until Jan. 27. The application is then reviewed and interviews are set up to see who gets into the program.

Lincoln offers other opportunities for gardeners, too.

There’s a “seed swap” coming up at Meadowlark Coffee & Espresso on Jan. 29 that will include some educational components.

Frogge said the inability to commit the time to Master Gardener training shouldn’t prevent anyone from pursuing their passions.

“Keep it in the back of your mind for something to do in the future and always look at different opportunities for gardening,” she said. demetriastephens@ dailynebraskan.com

occupy: from 1 and then makes loans to the community.

“That’s long gone,” he said.

Years of deregulation, he said, have led to a second level of banking, where firms like Goldman Sachs started bundling those loans and mortgages together and selling them on another market. This process, in its extreme, has been strongly linked to the 2008 financial crisis and, Van den Berg said, led to huge national firms that were, as many have put it, too big to fail. That scenario limits the power of self-correcting competition, he said.

And while there’s been some recovery since then, showing itself through gradually shrinking unemployment and some economic growth, Van den Berg said, it’s a precarious growth.

“We have to change the system,” he said, echoing sentiments from much of the Occupy movement.

“This is not going to correct itself.”

He suggested breaking up those firms to allow healthy competition back into the

market. Van den Berg also strongly advocated a competent central bank, guiding the country’s currency and improving its flow back to the majority of society. The Federal Reserve, he said, doesn’t meet those needs.

“I think it’s very important that we question the system a bit,” Van den Berg said in an interview afterward. He praised the Occupy movement for bringing these economic issues to the public consciousness, adding, “At least it’s become a legitimate topic to discuss.”

Most audience members seemed open to the professor’s thoughts, though many brought up questions and other arguments.

“I’m not too certain about this man,” said a former student of his, James Killefer, who has since left UNL. He expressed concern at Van den Berg’s opinion on a strong central bank, saying it rang of socialism and the bank contributed its own problems.

“The bank needs to be examined,” he said. “(But) I agree with what he’s

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James Killefer, a former student of Van den Berg, raises a question for Van den Berg on the recent economic trouble in Europe. The section of the book store where the class was held became so crowded Killefer had to reach his head around a corner to see the professor. suggesting with a new economics.”

Van den Berg’s series will continue each Monday at the book store for the next five weeks, covering topics like the interplay of human rights, sociology and the environment with economics as they apply to the Occupy

movement’s concerns. Such community outreach is something professors are expected to do, he said, and he seemed happy to give such lectures anyway.

“I’m kind of an old activist,” he said with a smile.

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campus briefs Public Relations student chapter earns ‘Best in Show’ for event communication The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Public Relations Student Society chapter earned top honors at a state competition for the club’s work in communicating the chapter’s events to students.

The society won six other awards, including “Best of Show,” at the 2011 Public Relations Society of America Nebraska Paper Anvil competition.

The club received the “best of show” for planning and hosting “The Supercharging PR With Social Media” event with Shonali Burke this year, an event that more than 400 students attended. Burke, a communications consultant, lectured on campus Oct. 4.

Afterward, Burke attended a networking breakfast and luncheon designed to give students individual contact with her.

The club also won two awards for their participation in the “Drop Your Jeans for a Good Cause” event in October 2010. The event was a collaboration between Cotton Inc. and the UNL PRSSA chapter to get students to donate denim to help build insulated housing.

The chapter also won an award for their “PB&J for PRSSA,” the club’s fundraiser.

UNL students named as American Advertising Federation 2012 Promising Minority Students The American Advertising Federation recognized three University of Nebraska-Lincoln students by naming them to the federation’s 2012 Promising Minority Students.

The association named Karen Madera, a senior advertising and public relations major, as a finalist and Alex Perez, a senior advertising and public relations major, and Luke Tidball, a senior film and new media major, made honor roll.

The three students made the list based on academic standing, work experience and other activities that show leadership and community.

Madera received a three-day, all-expense paid trip to New York to attend the conference and receive the award. Perez and Tidball also received invitations to attend the conference.

Association of University Research Parks recognizes Nebraska governor with leadership award Nebraska’s governor earned a leadership award for his commitment to fund the University’s Nebraska Innovation Campus.

The Association of University Research Parks gave Gov. Dave Heineman the AURP Leadership Award for his proposal last year that gives the University of Nebraska system $42 million in the next two years to help fund Innovation Campus.

Innovation Campus is a research park that proposes to bring the business community and research together to boost Nebraska’s economy.

UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman and University of Nebraska President J.B. Milliken were at the presentation.

UNL Libraries offers e-books on loan The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is trying to make students’ book loads lighter with e-books.

Students can access more than 500,000 e-books online at the UNL Libraries website. They can get e-books on loan by downloading them.

UNL is testing a model that will let students download e-books to Nooks, iPads and computers.

‘Live Healthy Nebraska’ opens team registrations for 100-day Wellness Challenge After gorging on food during winter break, University of Nebraska-Lincoln students, staff and faculty may have unwanted pounds they want to shed.

The ‘Live Healthy Nebraska’ 100-day Wellness Challenge offers students, faculty and staff the chance to work as a team to lose weight. The program is accepting teams that register for the challenge.

This is the second year the university has participated in the program. Last year UNL teams lost more than 800 pounds and recorded more than 1 million minutes of physical activity.

The challenge runs from Jan. 23 to May 1. It costs $5 per person when teams register at www. livehealthynebraska.org and enter the discount code LH2468.

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New director chosen for UNL energy research projects Elias Youngquist Daily Nebraskan

During winter break, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln chose a new director of the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, Mike Nastasi. In his new position, Nastasi will be overseeing the approval and direction of various energy research programs at UNL. Prior to taking the job on Jan. 3, Nastasi was a director of an energy frontier research center at the Los Alamos National Laboratory with the goal of providing research solutions that would be implemented 10 or 20 years in the future. His particular focus was looking at how materials reacted to radiation for purposes of building nuclear power plants.

“One area of potential energy will be nuclear energy and the advanced reactor designs that we’re exploring would have materials exposed to high amounts of radiation compared to designs today,” Nastasi said. “The designs would be much more efficient, but have more intense radiation.”

Nastasi went on to explain that when most materials are exposed to radiation, they change properties, which is generally “something you don’t want.” His group took a specially focused look at why nanomaterials provide enhanced performance to other materials.

“That work is continuing here, I won’t be the director, but the University of Nebraska is now an affiliate to

that research center,” Nastasi said.

Nastasi came to Nebraska “because of the glorious terrain,” he said jokingly, but on a more serious note, “because of how vibrant it is.”

“It’s in a growth mode right now. UNL will be adding more students to its rosters; it will be bringing in more professors,” Nastasi said. “It’s great to be on the growth side of the curve rather than the decreasing side.”

Nastasi is especially looking forward to broadening his horizons beyond nuclear energy by looking at hydrogen, biofuels, passive solar, wind and many other energy research programs that may come forward.

“It’s really exciting to be in a place with such breadth,” Nastasi said.

“He’s really well respected within the materials community, I’m excited that we’ve recruited Dr. Nastasi for our energy center and we’re happy to have him in our department,” said Jeffrey Shield, materials and mechanical engineering chair and professor of mechanical and materials engineering. “He comes from the department of energy. It has great facilities and great scientists that are world renowned. I expect great things.”

Despite now being one of the top researchers in his field, Nastasi began his career non-traditionally. According to Nastasi, he worked his first eight years out of high school as a land surveyor in New York City.

“I started my career as a

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construction worker and I went to community college at night and on weekends during the day,” Nastasi said. “I slowly built up enough credits to transfer to a school, to Cornell University.”

Nastasi said he went on to complete his bachelor’s degree at Cornell where he “discovered” research as an undergraduate.

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essentially a little lab slave,” Nastasi said.

From there Nastasi went on to get his bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. in materials, science and engineering all at Cornell University.

“At some point, I’m going to be teaching. The point now is to get my feet planted,” Nastasi said. “I’m also a professor in the materials and engineering college.”

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Using Industrial Arts Building is a good decision

Instead of being demolished, the Industrial Arts Building will receive renovation for research space, according to a Jan. 9 Daily Nebraskan article by Dan Holtmeyer. Using the available space and preserving a building built in 1913 is a “best of both worlds” decision.

The Daily Nebraskan supports this choice by the university. Using the Industrial Arts Building as a part of Innovation Campus is a savvy move. Destroying the Industrial Arts Building would have been a waste, but so would letting the building sit idly.

In 2008, the Industrial Arts Building was scheduled to be demolished after consultants said it should be torn down, but the university couldn’t find a proposal worth the price.

Last September, Nebraska Nova Development LLC said it could save some of the building.

In an ideal world, the Industrial Arts Building would be a historical landmark and be preserved as such. But keeping the historical outside in good condition and changing the inside of the building so it’s modern and able to grow plants in greenhouses is a pragmatic choice. The space will allow university professors to conduct state-of-the-art research, and provide students with research and internship opportunities.

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New year arrives with advice

W

e are halfway through the school year, and looking back at how fast the first semester went, summer feels like it’s just around the corner. However, don’t be fooled by the weather.

Though it may seem like spring, summer is still a ways away. So here are a few things to keep in mind to survive this new semester.

Immediately start thinking of something interesting about yourself. Whether it will be in a class or a club, chances are you will once again have to introduce yourself and provide additional information other than your name, year and major. So instead of zoning out all of the other students introducing themselves as you frantically think of something really cool or witty to say, have something ready. But who are we kidding?

No one remembers that stuff. If you do start talking with someone after introductions, you will probably ask them to say their name, year and major again. Those three criteria that are repeated so often cause the classroom to become a blur of collegiate identification information and no one remembers anything.

Freshmen, you’re still dumb. But this is a good thing, I assure you.

Once you become a sophomore, you have to start pretending to know things and, even worse, people start expecting you to know things, too.

So keep in mind that ignorance is bliss, and even though you have a semester of college under your belt, don’t be afraid to use the stupid freshman excuse for any situation.

You only get it for one year. That is, of course, unless you wish to claim yourself as a stupid individual in later years, but this doesn’t have the same forgiving quality as the prior.

ryan duggan Don’t be too anxious to start this school year. You may have some New Year’s resolutions to uphold or, like me, you convince yourself that you’re going to be organized and go above and beyond at the beginning of every semester, only to find yourself a few weeks later in clutter of homework past due. Unless you have the intensity and stamina to last the semester going full steam, endurance is your friend above all things.

Otherwise, you will start the semester off with a bang and fizzle out half way through instead of maintaining a nice stride through finals week. So take it easy and be realistic.

On a similar note, fall finals are over. If you are still experiencing tremors, dreaming of bubble sheets and memorized equations, or realize that there is a dark void in your memory where a certain week in December once resided, you’re not alone. However, certain things are best left in the past and it’s time to start fresh. Don’t let the previous semester drag you down or sap all of your motivation. Use it as a means of either doing better this semester or proof that you survived before, so you can survive again.

Get to know your professors. Sure, sitting in the back of the class, getting a good grade and participating when forced to can get you an A, but it’s embarrassing when teacher assessments are handed out and you

have to ask what your professor’s name is. Even if you don’t need them to write a recommendation or be used as a reference, knowing your professor acts as a means of accountability. When they know you as an individual, you’re a lot more likely to try harder and turn in better work because you don’t want them to think differently of you. If you remain anonymous to the professor, it’s easy to care less about what they think and not strive to do your best.

Also, If you haven’t already, start planning for the summer. I don’t mean vacations and party plans, but internships and jobs. Many good internships have already passed their deadline, and by March the pickings will be scarce, so start browsing and applying. If you wait until the last minute, you might end up stacking textbooks in a warehouse that is going bankrupt. Therefore, update your resume, get on Husker Hire Link and start planning.

Above all other things, enjoy the semester. If you’re a senior who can’t wait to graduate and start your life beyond school, a freshman who is thinking that these next few years can’t pass soon enough or a pre-professional who has even more schooling ahead, it’s still necessary that you enjoy your time as a student and make the most of college. Or you can just hit the bars, drop out and start that new life early if you would like, but I hope the prior sounds more appealing.

If none of this applies to you, or you would rather ignore my advice and do it your own way, take a deep breath and enjoy the first few days of meager assignments and syllabus distributions. After that, good luck.

Ryan Duggan is a Junior English and Classical Languages major. Contact him at ryanduggan@ dailynebraskan.com

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ob stories: everyone is tired of them, but no one can escape them. Every time I had to write an essay test in high school, I felt like I had to come up with one. These essay tests always have broad prompts like “write about a challenge you had to overcome” or “describe a memory that has had a big impact on your life.”

What if you didn’t have any challenges to overcome (or at least not any worth writing about)? What if you haven’t experienced a huge, life-changing event? Not having a horrible event happen to you isn’t actually bad.

It is a problem, however, if you want to create meaningful art. No one is going to truly remember a story or song that confirms what’s good in the world. Art that has a lasting impact comes from strong emotion.

For instance, the best comedy comes from the angriest, most cynical people and the problems they see in the world. Louis C.K., who is considered one of the finest, even among other comedians, uses his most negative moments and observations for his act, such as the bit “Everything Is Amazing and No One’s Happy.”

Patton Oswalt has said on many occasions that he “doesn’t trust happiness,” and predicted his

career’s demise after getting married. He also derides the excess of society, such as KFC Famous Bowls (or “failure piles in sadness bowls”). And of course, Lewis Black’s brilliance can’t be denied, even though he spends most of his bits shouting, like in his rant about bottled water.

A content comedian is difficult to find. Somehow, pointing out people’s shortcomings (or even better, self-deprecation) provides us with the most pleasure.

Music falls victim to the negative trend as well. Obviously, the most common subject in popular music is love, but even within those, the most memorable talk of love’s failure. The majority of Taylor Swift’s popular songs are chronicles of her relationships, expressing how her exes did wrong by her. Kanye West is best known for “Gold Digger,” which doesn’t paint a pretty picture of love after financial gain. Social issues dominate iconic music throughout history too, like Bob Dylan’s early work, John Lennon’s “Imagine,” Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit,” and the work of Tupac Shakur. None of those people would have been nearly as iconic if they hadn’t made such great music about racism, philosophy, nuclear war, counterculture and violence.

erica bartz As far as movies and books go, happiness and fluff doesn’t bode well either. Tragic stories are quite evident in Oscar-nominated films like “Schindler’s List,” “Titanic,” “A Beautiful Mind” and “Black Swan.” Chances are that if your movie decently portrays the overcoming of great adversity, illness or World War II, it’s going to be nominated for the top awards.

Comedy and action movies usually get shuffled to the side. They only gain recognition through separate categories.

Critically-acclaimed books are similar in that they also don’t gain as much attention for being funny. They nearly always gravitate toward drama. The most esteemed are often dystopian, like “1984” and “Brave New World,” or depressing, like “The Bell Jar.” Required reading in high school usually involves political metaphors, like “Animal Farm.”

Those about troubled youth, like “Catcher in the Rye,” are popular

as well. Upbeat books for young people, it seems, aren’t seen as educational.

Basically, no one is going to take your song or movie or book seriously, unless it evokes negative emotions. Clearly, comedy is still enjoyable for everyone and even welcomed when times are tough. However, comedians are never going to be respected or admired nearly as much. Stories about ordinary life have no value in the arts either. One might argue that reality TV hails the ordinary, but even that is dominated by negativity. TV audiences don’t like shows like “Jersey Shore” or “Real Housewives” because the cast members are improving the world. They want be entertained by other people’s mistakes.

Why are we so determined to experience negative emotions?

You would think we’d want to stay away from them because we avoid them in real life. In fact, it’s utterly strange. No other creature on earth acts in such a way, and yet we think it’s normal to willingly give ourselves pain.

Nevertheless, the bottom line is that people are obsessed with experiencing exciting emotions.

Having a balance of emotions is somehow not good enough for us. By reading a book or watching a movie, we’re able to live

through the emotion of the story, but escape to our ordinary lives afterward. People also have a natural curiosity about each other’s lives. Voyeurism is looked down upon, but we do it all the time when indulging in someone else’s story.

Enjoying the drama of various art forms isn’t necessarily wrong.

Having variety in life, and our emotions, is important just to keep us from going crazy. Dramas also bring our attention to the issues that we like to ignore and force us to reflect on ourselves.

But we must also consider the beauty of ordinary life. As unexciting as the ordinary is, having it is actually a privilege in some ways. People in the world suffer for countless reasons every day.

Often it’s from no fault of their own, so the constant longing for drama is insulting.

Drawing from misery for art will always happen. We can’t do much to stop it. Yet misery isn’t the only emotion that gives life meaning.

Appreciating the “boring” parts of your life is OK because they have more impact than you think.

You could have an ordinary story that’s not so ordinary at all. Embrace it.

Erica Bartz is a senior film studies major. Reach her at ericabartz@ dailynebraskan.com

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heir house appeared perfectly suited for empty cans of Old Milwaukee and remnants of frozen pizza.

The living room was embellished with old, plaid furniture, while the basement housed their instruments and recording equipment. On the whole, Dads is a laid back four-piece punk band, never taking themselves too seriously.

But it’s possible that the “fun band” label doesn’t outrightly suit their 2-minute pop songs, which ring refreshingly loud and sloppy, dusted with lines like “girls are fine in the summertime.” They recognize that they are, indeed, having fun and good music comes out of that.

“So which band is this for?” joked Dads keyboardist, Alex Hotchkiss, as she eased into a lumpy couch next to Alek Erickson, who does vocals and plays bass. Drummer, Max Larson, sat on an adjacent couch, while the fourth member, Vince Franco, was in Omaha for the night.

The members of Dads keep themselves occupied with several bands. Erickson’s musical project is called “Razors,” of which Hotchkiss is also a part and Larson takes on a non-permanent role as drummer for the band. “Swim Team” is Larson’s project, in which Erickson and Hotchkiss are also involved.

But despite the crossing wires, they claim that Dads feels like a collective project, for which Franco was the catalyst.

Franco is the guitarist and vocalist, who also writes the majority of the music. He originally started up Dads with Erickson, Larson and Hotchkiss in Omaha in the summer of 2010. All four members are Omaha natives and feel that the punk genre where they’re most at home writing can be attributed to the punk scene in their hometown.

Three of the members moved to Lincoln after the summer that Dads launched, while Franco stayed in Omaha. That separation can make practicing difficult and is also another reason for the variety of

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Still, both Erickson and Franco consistently write music for the band, keeping up the momentum for Dads.

“He’s very prolific,” Erickson said of Franco.

“He is prolific,” Hotchkiss agreed. “But that doesn’t mean that they’re all good.”

Hotchkiss notes that Franco or Erickson can come to practice with a few new songs and some will be really good, but others will rightfully end up on the cutting room floor. The process of distinguishing the good from the bad is easy, but Larson points out that voicing your opinion can be difficult.

“You can tell if someone doesn’t like a song,” he said. “It’s very awkward to talk about writing songs with people while we’re writing

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For most people, settling down consists of getting married, having a few kids, getting a 9-to-5 job and living a quiet life in a house in the suburbs. But for husband and wife duo Chris Senseney and Stefanie Drootin-Senseney, settling down means having two kids, moving to Los Angeles, making a record and traveling across the country, kids in tow.

The pair, who play under the name Big Harp, released their debut album, “White Hat,” in the fall on Saddle Creek Records. Although it is Big Harp’s debut record, the pair are no strangers to playing music professionally. Both have played in many Omaha-based bands, including The Good Life, Bright Eyes and Art in Manila.

Their experience brings an incredible ease to the record.

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As an album, “White Hat” has a rough-around-theedges feel to it, likely due to Senseney’s crackling baritone. The album swings from slow ballads like “Some Old World I Used to Know” to “All Bets Are Off,” where Drootin-Senseney’s bass line is enough to make

a man walk into a saloon with his guns drawn.

“Here’s Hoping” is the soulful standout, though it sounds a little bit like Van Morrison is singing, on an otherwise country record. It remains true to Big Harp’s style, but still adds depth to the band and confirms that

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Mac Miller does for rap music what “Jersey Shore” did for television.

Grade Both Miller and the cast of the outrageously popular MTV show achieved skyrocketing popularity without any recognizable talent and the public is staunchly divided on the worthiness of this fame. On his new album “Blue Slide Park,” Mac Miller manages to prove his creativity is limited, his verses are tailored towards rap fans that don’t care for diverse lyrics, and the more popular he gets, the more annoying his rhymes beBLUE SIDE PARK come.

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On his song “Man in the Hat,” Mac says of his partying skills, “Here we get it popping like it’s Pakistan, Iraq, Iran and have them saying Mac’s the man.” With lyrics so thematically lacking and simultaneously immature, Miller inspires the free-styling drunkards who would seek to imitate his unintelligent self promotion.

More mediocrity follows. The low point is the slow song, “Missed Calls,”

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neil orians When news of Beyonce’s pregnancy hit the airwaves, I predicted the end of the music industry by Juggernautism.

(It’s a thing, Google it.) However, not unlike the Doctor, Jay-Z and Beyonce decided to completely alter the fabric of time and history with a simple gesture.

Much like a butterfly’s flap can cause a hurricane across the world, the seemingly innocent act of naming this child has sealed her fate as an obscure token of our generation. No one will ever know of this child, no one will care and no one will even realize who she is until her appearance on “Celebrity Rehab” in 2036.

While the “weird name for our offspring” thing isn’t unique to celebrities, they are best known for choosing the most outlandish names possible. It’s like they’re all playing a game with each other.

Maybe that’s it: they’re just messing with us. I bet there’s even a point system for it.

What makes Blue Ivy such a great name is the fact that it involves an adjective. Chances are, she’ll simply go by Blue.

However, her name literally makes a statement, that “ivy is blue.” That is simply hilarious. It gets better when you consider the notions of homonyms. If my name were Blue, I would be Blue Harrison, as in “oh yeah I just blew Harrison.” This poor girl, instead, will have to deal with the jokes that will come with a ridiculous name like Blue Ivy. “Have either of your parents ever even seen what Ivy looks like?”

“Are you sad, or just a little Blue?”

While I am not the wittiest of the school children, I’m sure the children that will attend whatever ridiculous Montessori school these two send Blue to will be more than creative enough to come up with ideas.

Perhaps the fictional Tobias Fünke had something to do with the naming of this child. Or maybe they’re hoping she can be in the next Smurfs movie. In 20 years she

can take the reigns from Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy, and for that matter, Bret Michaels, as lead singer of Poison.

Granted, the last time I wrote about children and relatives of celebrities, I included a reference to Elizabeth Olson, the third Olson sister. Her movie, “Martha Marcy May Marlene” was then released to rave reviews. Elizabeth was singled out for her solid and moving performance in the movie. In some reviews, she was called more talented than either of her sisters and without the adorable quirkiness that being identical twins allows.

Is this The Daily Nebraskan’s version of the Colbert Bump?

Is my reference or declaration of an eminent failure, in fact, a prophecy of success? Perhaps if I denounce The Specials, they’ll do a North American tour that includes more than just Toronto and L.A. Maybe I can convince At The Drive-In to play more than just dumb festivals and actually be a real band again if I say their reuniting is moot and unnecessary.

Or maybe I can convince comic book fans to stop hating on the new “Ultimate Spider-Man” if I say Peter Parker was the worst thing to happen to comic character development. Never mind, I would never joke about that. That’s not even remotely funny.

But anyway, celebrities do have a certain ability to get away with ridiculous behavior. They make obscene amounts of cash money and for not much effort (let’s be honest, it’s not like Beyonce is producing her own work in her basement studio). They are allowed to get ridiculous tattoos, carry a vial of blood from their lovers around their neck or go to rehab multiple times. It’s not because they’re special and they certainly don’t earn this advantage.

We let them act ridiculously because it makes us feel better about ourselves.

Most teen parents out there are now probably saying to themselves, “Man, it sucks that we got pregnant, but at least we didn’t name our kid Blue Ivy.” Neil orians is naming all his children Buster, Regardless of gender.

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tyler keown With the new year upon us, television networks begin the cycle again. They start pumping out new shows in hopes that these new atrocities will be more successful than the failed endeavors of the fall TV lineups.

It’s a fickle game, television. For every “The Office,” there are four “Pan Am”s that are destined for cancellation from the start. But the networks march on, continuing to throw things against the wall in hopes they’ll stick and not make a mess on the carpet like “The Playboy Club” did.

Here’s a look at some of the new series that will be popping up in the coming weeks.

Fox apparently looked through its past and noticed the cult following “Napoleon Dynamite” (2004) had and is bringing back the entire cast (including Haylie Duff!) to give a cartoon series a try.

If you were left with an itch after “Lost” ended, J.J. Abrams is back with his new show, “Alcatraz” on Fox. Similar to “Lost,” the show takes place on an island from which people want to escape and features comic relief from Jorge Garcia (AKA Hurley).

Also showing up on Fox is

the show “The Finder.” The show follows the life of a guy who is really good at finding things. Will the show find good ratings? Only time will tell, but I’m putting my money on “no.”

Kiefer Sutherland makes a return to Fox with the new show “Touch.” With a plot that focuses on Sutherland’s autistic son who can see the future, Fox has to be betting that people who don’t understand anything will watch it and assume that it’s just “24” with a different name. I won’t be surprised when the show gets huge.

Over on NBC (also known as the station that put “Community” on hiatus while leaving “Whitney” on the air), they’ll be premiering the show “Fashion Star,” which I assume is just “America’s Next Top Model” with less of Tyra Banks’ forehead. They’ll be trying out their new comedy “Are You There, Chelsea?” on Wednesday nights. Based on Chelsea Handler’s book “Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea,” the show will feature a girl who isn’t Chelsea Handler playing Chelsea Handler.

I’m glad NBC recognized that she needed two shows about her, though.

NBC will also look to get some loving from the “Glee” fanbase with their new show “Smash.” Chronicling the life of a girl trying to make it on Broadway, I’m sure it’s primed and ready to have teenage girls everywhere update their Facebook statuses after some dreamy guy kisses a dreamy girl - but not his usual dreamy

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girl.

ABC continues their triedand-true method of creating dramas that are popular in nursing homes and on easily ignorable airport televisions.

With “Missing,” ABC hopes that viewers think they just misremembered the title of “Lost.” A girl goes missing in Italy. Perhaps there could be a crossover with “The Finder?”

Also on ABC, “The River” tells the story of a guy who goes missing (missing-persons-show enthusiasts rejoice!). It is filmed in shakycam as his family searches the jungle to find him while dealing with paranormal happenings.

I forget that CBS exists a lot. I think none of the shows on CBS would appeal to me, but that’s because I’m not even sure what’s on CBS, other than SEC football. The station will continue on the path that I

don’t notice with its new show “Rob.” Based on the life of Rob Schneider, (which I don’t care about because I was born in 1990), the show will also have Cheech Marin in it. This show might not be aimed at viewers like me.

Outside the big networks, MTV has a show called “I Just Want My Pants Back!” Spoiler alert: it is about a guy that wants his pants back. Twist: A girl took them. But is he really trying to get his pants back or just trying to win her heart? I guess you’ll have to tune in to find out!

The coming television season seems like a mixed bag, assuming a mixed bag contains unoriginal ideas, laugh tracks and general mediocrity. I might be sticking to my “Arrested Development” DVDs this spring.

including The Good Life, are proof that she should lend her voice to a few tracks, especially a duet.

All in all, it’s a solid experiment with classic

country and an impressive first record. Let’s hope the Senseneys don’t settle down any time soon.

tyler keown is a freshman broadcasting major. reach him at tylerkeown@ dailynebraskan.com

big harp: from 5 the Senseneys are talented musicians.

A glimpse of a fuller vocal sound on “Goodbye Crazy City” turns the rest of the record’s lack of

vocal variation into a void.

Senseney’s voice fits the bill of Big Harp’s sound and is enough for the listener, but Drootin-Senseney’s contributions to many bands,

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The lyrics are pitifully simple and his tone doesn’t come close to complementing the slow jam beat.

Certainly, there are those who will claim that “haters will be haters” or that people who trash Miller don’t understand hip hop, but I’d ask those same people if they’ve ever heard Nas’ “Illmatic,” Jay-Z’s “Reasonable Doubt,” or Wu-Tang’s “Enter the 36 Chambers.”

Paling in comparison isn’t strong enough an indictment. There is no comparison.

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Sometimes a song will be practiced and kept around until it is performed, during which the band realizes it should be tossed out.

“It’s basically by trial and error,” Erickson said. “If you feel super awkward while you’re playing it, then next time, you’re obviously not going to play that song.”

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album last June, titled “An Evening with Dads.” The process of recording the 8-track album was as difficult as it was time-intensive.

“We recorded our first tape twice,” Erickson said. “The first time didn’t work and the second time worked. We were focusing on just these 8 songs, nothing else, and working so hard to make these sound awesome. Then at the end you just don’t even know if they’re going to be useable.”

“It’s true,” Larson agreed.

“You’ve heard the songs so many times ... so by the time you’re done (with the recording and editing process) you don’t even know if you like the song anymore.”

The second time they recorded an “Evening with Dads,” the four-piece decided to record everything at once, which they felt was simpler. Lately, they’ve made attempts to record with analog, rather than digital equipment. Despite some technical problems,

they hope to have some new tracks recorded in the near future.

In the meantime, Dads continues to play house shows and concerts around Lincoln. And their popularity has grown, enabling some much-needed exposure to their work, like a six-day tour of the Midwest over the summer. Still, Erickson and Larson’s house remains one of the groups favorite venues.

“It’s not like we take it seriously,” Hotchkiss said.

“Yeah,” Erickson agreed.

“I don’t like headlining and charging my friends to see me play: it’s awkward. Plus, everyone’s usually gone by the time we play.”

While it can sting to have your band classified as “fun,” Dads is committed to taking advantage of their youth and playing punk music with their friends in the crowd.

“These are 21 year-old boys,” Hotchkiss said.

“What else would they do?”

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“It was definitely a different situation,” the gymnast said. “There were people crowded around you on every event so you had to be 100 percent focused on you and your event. It was a great first pressure building meet for me. Everything was completely different than high school.”

There was never a doubt that she’d come to UNL, Stephens said, especially considering she has known Kendig since the beginning of her gymnastics career.

“I’ve known (Kendig) since I was 6-years-old,” she said. “And when I was a junior in high school, Nebraska called me and asked me to visit.”

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Team player.

Those are the words that best describe freshman gymnast Desire Stephens, according to NU coach Dan Kendig.

“She’s all about making the team better,” he said.

“She cheers loud and she’s always there for her teammates.”

Stephens made an impact in the team’s first intrasquad meets when she performed in all events in both of last semester’s meets.

On Dec. 9 the Huskers had an all-around score of 38.675. Stephens scored a 9.775 on vault, 9.750 on floor, 9.600 on beam and 9.550 on bars.

Stephens noticed the difference in competition from

NU the next day.

“I’ve always wanted to come here. I’ve gone to the gymnastic camps and it’s close to Omaha,” Stephens added.

The gymnast joined a Husker team that began the season ranked No. 6 in the country.

Junior Janelle Giblin said she thinks the freshman reStephens cruiting class will help keep the team in the top 10.

“This year, we have a really young team and it hasn’t been like that in the past,” she said. “But they’ve

doing in practice,” she added.

Stephens said that Giblin has helped her make the transition to college easier.

“Janelle and I have gotten really close over this period of time,” Stephens said.

“She’s helped me out and keeping my form tight and giving me tips that will help me get that 9.9 score. She’s always been there for me.”

Although Stephens helped the team average a 195.15 in the Huskers last intrasquad meet before the 2012 season, Kendig said he’s not sure what events he’ll have her compete at in 2012.

“It’s hard to say,” Kendig said. “She has a chance to perform on vault and beam, but she’ll for sure perform on floor.”

Stephens noted the floor event is where she can shine brightest.

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“I like the attention I get.

The excitement, the dancing, the tumbling and the overall power you have as a gymnast,” she said.

The Huskers’ first regular season meet will be this Friday when the team plays the Denver (Colo.) Pioneers at 7 p.m. at the Devaney Center.

It will be the first regular season meet of Stephens’ collegiate career.

Although she’ll be nervous, the freshman said, she’s ready to begin her collegiate career at Nebraska and has high hopes that the team will live up to their No. 6 ranking.

“It’s a good starting point and we’ll see what we can do with that,” Stephens said. “I’m excited. We’re going to do well this season.”

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Nebraska’s six All-Americans have helped the team earn the high placement, including Giblin, who was named first team All-American last season.

Giblin added that she wouldn’t be surprised if Stephens continues the UNL tradition of being named an All-American within her first two years.

“She came in here working hard and is a team player,” Giblin said. “She’s one of the loudest in the gym and brings so much energy to the team. She’s been stepping up for us and is in a lot of our lineups.”

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men’s basketball

Road victories prove important in Big Ten Doug Burger Daily Nebraskan

There are plenty of uncertain conditions that go into playing on the road. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery knows about that.

His Hawkeyes are 2-2 in Big Ten Conference play, and both wins have come on the road – a 72-65 win against Wisconsin and a 64-62 victory in Minnesota. Iowa won just one conference game on the road last season.

“It’s a dramatic improvement from last year,” McCaffery said during Monday’s Big Ten teleconference. “There are so many factors that enter into preparing for a road game, especially in this league. You have to get used to a number of different things. Obviously, you have the travel side and then you have the crowd.”

Iowa travels to Michigan State Tuesday night to try and improve its road record to 3-0 in league play, but the Spartans haven’t lost since mid-November. After MSU lost two straight to open the season against ACC powerhouses North Carolina and Duke, the Spartans have won 14 straight games to climb atop the Big Ten standings.

“Looking at this league this year it’s scary,” MSU coach Tom Izzo said. “We just feel fortunate that we won some games yet we understand where we are.

We’re a good team trying to become a great team, and we’ve got a long way to go.”

Michigan State last took the court a week ago, defeating No. 19 Wisconsin in Madison. The victory improved the Spartans to 4-0 on the road this season.

“We’re pleased to get a big win last week on the road,” Izzo said. “Anytime you can get a road win in this league right now it’s valuable. You never know if the week off is good or bad, you don’t want it when you’re playing well but I think it gave us a chance to work on some things we didn’t really get to over Christmas this year.”

And while Michigan State and Iowa are separated by six places in the Big Ten standings,

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Michigan State coach Tom Izzo.

Izzo is aware of the Hawkeyes’ success away from Iowa City this season.

“Everybody has great respect for Wisconsin and at home almost incredible respect,” Izzo said, “and seeing what Iowa did there leading most of the way, I don’t think it’ll be a problem getting up for them.”

The Badgers have been the victim of these road wins recently. Wisconsin opened Big

Ten play with 64-40 against Nebraska in Lincoln. Coach Bo Ryan’s team then went on to lose their games at home – to Iowa and MSU – followed by an 18-point defeat at Michigan. Wisconsin was ranked No. 11 in the nation after defeating the Huskers, but has now fallen out of the rankings.

“When you’re teaching, you don’t do anything but work on what’s been successful,” Ryan said. “You just smooth out

rough edges and go through tough periods and try to get everybody back on the same page. It’s obvious we’re not finishing it on shots or shooting it with a lot of confidence.”

When March rolls around, holding serve at home and

winning on the road are keys to hearing good news on Selection Sunday. The teams at the top of the Big Ten are doing just that early in the conference season.

“Any road victory you come across in this league, it’s like

gold,” said Indiana coach Tom Crean, whose squad is 15-1 overall and 3-1 on the road. “It counts extra in the RPI for a reason because they’re hard to get.”

dougburger@ dailynebraskan.com

KORTH: from 10 schedules and bowl games.

The conference is head and shoulders above the rest, and that includes the Big Ten. After all, the SEC managed a 2-1 record against Big Ten squads and could have easily gone undefeated if it wasn’t for Kirk Cousins and Michigan State’s final drive to send the game to overtime and a couple errant kicks from Georgia’s kicker Blair Walsh for another victory.

The SEC managed a 6-3 record for the bowl season, and that includes the Tiger loss to Alabama, while the Big Ten posted a modest 4-6 record in its bowl games.

But before Big Ten fans start saying there’s a giant conspiracy by the national

sports media to promote the SEC, just consider one statistic: six straight BCS National titles.

There’s no denying it, the SEC is the most dominant conference in college football, and the statistics speak for themselves.

And that’s what made my daily trips to visit a friend or run to the bank so frustrating.

After I left the collective that is the SEC, I lost all interest in its dominance, and discussing its glory because of a meaningless victory for the No. 9 team in the nation over the football team from the school I attend just wasn’t something I was interested in.

Arguing with SEC fans is futile, their statistics are

always better than yours and their conference will likely continue its reign of terror over college football for years to come.

So if you ever come across an SEC fan and they want to talk about how their conference is better than the Big Ten and you’re in an argumentative mood, don’t try and bicker. Until there’s a fundamental change in how college football teams are operated all you can do is change the subject.

Even though last night’s title game was ugly, it was history. It was six straight.

Even ugly history is history all the same.

Robby Korth is a sophomore NewsEditorial Major. REach him at Robbykorth@ dailynebraskan.com

hoppen: from 10 that is short on depth when both are completely healthy.

The duo missed the five games prior to Sunday’s loss at Illinois because of injuries.

The team that took the court Sunday was much closer to the one the Huskers really are than the team that was blown out against the Badgers and Buckeyes.

Yes, they still lost. And yes, Illinois appears to be a middle-of-the-pack Big Ten team.

But for all the fans spreading the doom and gloom that the Huskers might only win one or two league games, just slow down a bit. Sadler has spent the last few weeks with a patchwork lineup, experimenting with different combinations. He started true freshman Josiah Moore one game and had to give major minutes in the post to 6-foot-4 Mike Fox and Christopher Niemann, a center getting his first real playing time after having knee injuries rob

him of the last few years.

Both Diaz and Talley have injuries that aren’t likely to go away before the season ends (foot and thigh, respectively).

Both ailments would likely be best served by rest.

But, as the first few league games proved, that’s not a luxury Sadler can provide his players. He needs Diaz’s size and scoring in the post.

He needs Talley’s longrange shooting and overall scoring ability. He proved that Sunday by playing them a combined 50 minutes in their first game back.

Sadler’s job is far from secure at this point. Athletic director Tom Osborne wanted to give him at least a year in the Big Ten, and the coach isn’t off to the best start.

But don’t start writing the epitaph for this Husker team just yet. Even though they’ve got a long way to go and it’s unlikely they’ll be anywhere near last year, when they beat Texas and were an

NCAA Tournament bubble team with a few games left.

But it’s not fair to judge Sadler or the Huskers’ performance without Diaz and Talley on the floor. They’re far too critical to Sadler’s scheme.

Put those pitchforks down, Nebrasketball fans. This Husker squad has had its moments this year, and though they’re fleeting, there is hope that the team can consistently display the effort it did in wins over TCU and USC and even for much of the Michigan State game.

Give it two weeks. In that time, Talley and Diaz should once again be in game shape and fully incorporated into the offense once again.

If at that point there are still breakdowns like the one at the end of the Illinois game, it will be clear that Sadler was, in fact, wrong and the Huskers were not ready. dan hoppen is a senior news-editorial major.

Reach him at danhoppen@ dailynebraskan.com.

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Men’s Basketball

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NU coach Doc Sadler’s squad is 0-4 in Big Ten play largely due to injuries.

hard to ignore

Gabriel Sanchez | daily nebraskan

Despite Alabama’s ugly win, six straight BCS titles prove that the SEC is still top dog among college football athletic conferences

Robby Korth “S-E-C! S-E-C! S-E-C!” It’s a chant Nebraska football fans got a little taste of; the chant that’s swept the South whenever Southeastern Conference teams show off their dominance and win games against non-conference opponents.

And even though the Huskers outplayed the talented South Carolina squad at times, they were unable to punch the ball in, only scoring on one out of three attempts in the red zone.

That inablity to score, coupled with stellar play on offense with 351 yards of total

offense from USC, helped the Gamecocks win the Capital One Bowl 30-13 on Jan. 2.

But the pride felt in the South for the SEC goes far beyond a three-letter chant many Big Ten students probably assume most Southern football fans can’t spell.

It’s in the commercial the conference aired during halftime featuring clips from the last five titles and telling football fans they were watching history; they were watching No. 6 during the BCS National Championship game that featured SEC West foes Louisiana State and Alabama.

As a native of Fayetteville, Ark., home of the No. 7 Arkansas Razorbacks, I got to hear about the most amazing conference in the country from friends, acquaintances, former classmates, neighbors, co-workers, family members, grocery store

employees and even their dogs.

Facebook statuses and twitter posts lit up my computer screen detailing the glorious Hog victory over Kansas State, a 29-16 win in the AT&T Cotton Bowl.

But the Arkansas victory wasn’t all Razorback fans were obsessed with.

Even though it was a Gamecock victory over Nebraska that game was more of a collective win that belonged to the South, just like every SEC victory.

And it’s this cocky attitude that turns off Big Ten fans when it comes to Southern football.

College football fans from other conferences stick their noses up at SEC fans doing their famous chant at bowl games from Tampa to Texas.

Fans across the country were outraged about the matchup between Louisiana State and Alabama for the

national title game when it was announced. And perhaps they were right, after an ugly 21-0 game that featured five first downs for LSU in one of the most boring games I’ve ever watched from start to finish.

But those Southerners that are often mocked by people from the Midwest have really good football teams; that’s why the coaches ranked Alabama as the No. 2 team in their poll, enough to sway the BCS poll into sticking the Tide into its title game.

And that led to a national title game that featured two SEC squads.

But the SEC will always get the last laugh.

We can expect more games like that in the future as long as the SEC dominates its non-conference

KORTH: see page 9

Injuries hold back NU in Big Ten start dan hoppen A little more than a month ago, after Nebraska needed a late shot from Dylan Talley to sink Florida Gulf Coast, coach Doc Sadler made a promise in his post game press conference.

“Come Dec. 27, we will be ready,” Sadler said resolutely.

That date, and NU’s first Big Ten game, came and went with a 64-40 loss to Wisconsin. The Huskers weren’t ready.

They weren’t ready four days later when the Huskers lost by 13 at home to Michigan State.

And they definitely weren’t ready Jan. 3 as NU stumbled to a 71-40 loss against Ohio State.

But there is a specific reason all those losses came, mostly via ugly blowouts.

The Huskers came into those battles crippled, missing two of their top four players due to injuries.

They played three teams ranked in the top 20 in their opening league games.

When Sadler said they’d be ready, he thought NU would be at full strength. When healthy, this Husker team is like bringing a knife to a swordfight – they’re definitely at a disadvantage, but if things go well and their opponent makes a couple of mistakes, they’ve got a fighting chance.

Instead, the Huskers headed into this Big Ten gauntlet with a foam pool noodle.

Now, I know Jorge Brian Diaz and Dylan Talley are not the greatest talents in the Big Ten. But both are capable players who are incredibly important to a team

hoppen: see page 9

Wrestling

Junior Ihnen embraces leadership role Zach tegler daily nebraskan

Nebraska led Ohio State 1413 when Josh Ihnen stepped onto the mat.

The junior jumped out to 4-0 lead in the first period of the 184-pound match against Craig Thomas. The margin expanded in the last two periods: an escape, a takedown, another takedown. By the time it was said and done, Ihnen came away with a 12-0 victory.

The major decision gave the Nebraska wrestling team four points – the last points necessary to put away the No. 6 Buckeyes Friday night at the Coliseum. But even though Ihnen notched the win that clinched OSU’s defeat, he deflected credit to his fellow Huskers.

“My teammates had to wrestle hard to get me in that position in the first place,” Ihnen said. “It is a little exciting to get in that situation, where you know you can really help your team.”

NU coach Mark Manning said Ihnen handled the pressure of the decisive match well, and Ihnen said he wasn’t anxious.

“You just got to think

about your own individual match,” Ihnen said. “That’s what Coach Manning teaches us, when the other guys are doing that ... the positive things are going to fall into place.”

Manning said a change in Ihnen’s mentality has been crucial to his success this season.

“Josh has had a really good year,” Manning said.

“I think he’s having a more relaxed year. I think he’s not putting so much pressure on himself, and he’s just going out there and performing and good things are happening.”

That mindset has helped Ihnen to a 14-2 start on his season and up the ranks of the 184-pound weight class.

Amidst Nebraska’s schoolrecord 10-0 start, Ihnen is ranked seventh in the nation.

“I don’t really put a whole lot of weight in the rankings,” he said. “I’m just working hard, and if I do that, I think I’m going to end up where I want to be at the end of the year.”

Ihnen and his teammates are moving past the win against Ohio State and working toward an ultimate

goal at the conclusion of the season.

“I enjoyed it Friday night,” Ihnen said. “But Saturday, it’s right back to working hard. All of us are pushing for March. The goal is always continued improvement.”

And although that thought may be cliché, it’s not just talk.

“I’ve been here with a lot of great guys, but this team’s really special,” Ihnen said.

Manning believes the junior from Sheldon, Iowa, has stepped into a leadership position on the team, along with senior heavyweight Tucker Lane.

“They both lead by example,” Manning said. “They’ve both been through a lot of battles. They represent our program and the university in a first-class manner.”

Ihnen said he fell into the role as a team leader rather than consciously coming into it.

“I’m not one of the most vocal people in the world, but I try and set a good example for all the other younger guys,” he said.

Manning said Ihnen, along with Lane, has leadership

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Josh Ihnen’s decisive 12-0 victory Friday night helped propel the Huskers to a win over No. 7 Ohio State. NU jumped to No. 14 in the coaches poll. that transcends the arena of competition.

“They’re leading by their lifestyle and they’re leading by what they do off the mat,” Manning said.

In addition to his success in wrestling, Ihnen is a business major. Through everything, Manning said, Ihnen has maintained a high level of discipline.

“His character doesn’t dissipate from his training,”

Manning said. “It’s just a pleasure to have guys like that. I’d like to have a whole team of them.”

And as he comes off a victory that wrapped up an upset for the Huskers Ihnen said he will continue to learn about himself on and off the mat.

“I love the program here.

I love the coaches, I love the guys on the team and I think that love has grown

as I’ve been here,” he said.

“The whole time I’ve been here it’s just been a growing process.”

And to Manning, Ihnen has plenty of room to grow in the last season and a half of his Nebraska career.

“We want to make him the best prepared wrestler,” Manning said, “and let the rest happen.”

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