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Sigma Nu suspended pending house inspection Colleen Fell DN

City inspectors will examine University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Sigma Nu fraternity house Tuesday for a full list of fire, building and housing violations that must be corrected before members can move back into the house, which was evacuated Sunday after a tripped fire alarm. In the meantime, the national Sigma Nu fraternity has suspended the activities of the chapter pending investigation.

“Sigma Nu Fraternity is deeply concerned by this situation and fully supports the action taken by local officials to ensure the safety of student residents,” said Brad Beacham, executive director of Sigma Nu Fraternity, in a Monday press release by the national office. “We appreciate the university’s work to find alternative housing for the student residents. We are in communication with University officials and alumni leaders and took action yesterday to suspend the activities of the Delta Eta Chapter pending an investigation of these matters.”

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He said there are many concoln Fire and Rescue and Hazardous Materials response team were cerns with the building’s safety dispatched to Sigma Nu, 625 N. and the fraternity is working with 16th St., after the fire alarm was UNLPD, UNL and those working with building safety issues. triggered about 1 p.m. Sunday. It’s “We want to see things get unclear what triggered the alarm, but firefighters found bottles of back to normal,” Anderson said.

No arrests were made and alcohol and piles of trash throughout the house. In a Sunday Lin- no citations were given out, but fraternity memcoln Journal Star bers may not be article, Vice ChanSigma Nu let back into the cellor for Student Fraternity is house for days or Affairs Juan Franco several months. In said the house was deeply concerned the meantime, the “a mess.” house’s 50 residents Steve Smith, by this situation are living with director of UNL and fully supports friends or family in News, said police Lincoln, and some likely will not re- the action taken are trying to make lease any more arrangements with information “until by local officials University Housall of the facts are to ensure the ing. clear.” The universafety of student Anderson said sity will also not he hopes this intake disciplinary residents.” cident will not action against the taint the rest of the fraternity until the brad beacham investigation is executive director of sigma nu school year for Sigma Nu members. concluded.

“We look forRyan Anderward to the students having a son, a member of the Board of Diproductive semester, both acarectors of the Sigma Nu Building demically and fraternally.”

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The national office of Sigma Nu Fraternity suspended activities of UNL’s chapter after the house was evacuated by firefighters Sunday. Several fire, building and housing violations were found when the authorities responded. On Tuesday, inspectors will make a full evaluation of all the violations.

Picking a NU president Regents say Milliken and former University of Nebraska leaders set the bar high compiled by Jacy Marmaduke | art by Sean Flattery

Clifford Hardin

1968-1969 Hardin was the first leader of the University of Nebraska system – the title was originally “chief executive officer.”

A former chancellor of the University of Nebraska, which then encompassed the Lincoln campuses, the College of Medicine and extension and research sites, Hardin held the post of CEO for just a year before leaving to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

Durward B. “Woody” Varner

Ronald Roskens

1977-1989 Roskens stepped up from his 1970-1976 position as University of NeA native of Cottonwood, Texas, braska at Omaha chancellor to Varner served as president for become president. During his six years before resigning to 13 years as president, he develbecome chairman of the University of Nebraska Foundation. oped programs with schools in Asia, Latin America, Europe and He was a former chancellor of Oakland University in Michigan. China. But in July 1989, Roskens was abruptly fired in a closed During his tenure at the UniBoard of Regents meeting. versity of Nebraska, he made advancements to the Nebraska Rumors abounded, but the moWater Center and the system’s tive behind the firing was never revealed. arts offerings.

Martin Massengale

1989-1994 Massengale, former vice chancellor for agriculture and natural resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was appointed interim president after Roskens’ firing, but he got the title for real in 1991. During his five-year tenure, he focused on integrating research and extension education. After leaving the president position, he became director of the Center for Grassland Studies.

L. Dennis Smith

1994-2004 During his 10 years as president, Smith oversaw the construction of more than 5 million square feet of facilities and the creation of collaborations such as the Rural Initiative and the Peter Kiewit Institute. He came to Nebraska after serving as executive vice chancellor at the University of California, Irvine. Smith stepped down as president to return to teaching at the University of NebraskaLincoln.

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Regents to name interim president within 3 months Clare says replacing Milliken through nationwide search could take a year Kelli Rollin DN The role of University of Nebraska president will be popular

to job-seekers, but the position comes with a lot of expectations, Board of Regents Chairman Tim Clare said.

President J.B. Milliken announced last week that he will leave NU to become the chancellor at the City University of New York. Now it’s up to Clare and the rest of the regents to replace a man praised for taking NU to “new heights.” Replacing Milliken could take as long as a year, but the regents hope to have an interim president selected within

the next three months.

Clare said the president position could attract a really good candidate.

“I think it’s a great job,” Clare said. “You have to look into what we have in the pipeline in terms of projects we’ve got going.”

Clare, the chairman and District 1 Regent of the Board, said Milliken’s leadership forwarded a lot of great projects in Nebraska, such as Innovation Campus.

Sen. Kate Sullivan, who is also the education committee chair-

We want to have somebody who is engaging and has relationships or has the ability to engage and enhance relationships both nationally and internationally.” tim clare board of regents chairman

woman in the Nebraska Legislature, said she hopes the new president will continue Milliken’s

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progress.

Sullivan is involved in the Nebraska P-16 Initiative, which

aims to improve success for students from preschool through college. She said Milliken was helpful with the P-16 Initiative and pushed forward many things in his time as president.

“I want the new president to get on board with that as well,” Sullivan said.

She said Milliken worked to make college accessible to more students, encourage more students to go to college and reach

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MILLIKEN’S MILESTONES NU President James B. Milliken left a lasting impression on the university system. Here are some of Milliken’s big moments in his decade-long tenure.

Extended development of intercampus research projects, like the Daugherty Water for Food Institute.

Led development of the Nebraska Innovation Campus.

Saw UNL move to the Big Ten Conference.

Implemented the Employee Plus One benefits program, expanding insurance coverage to same-sex partners.

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Launched Collegebound Nebraska, which promises free tuition to Pell Granteligible Nebraska residents.

I want the new president to get on board with that (Nebraska P-16 Initiative) as well.” kate sullivan

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ing of teamwork, Clare said, but also of higher education. In the future, he said changes will occur in the traditional ways of higher education.

“Nebraska’s a people where we like to see others engage to teamwork,” Clare said. “We want to have somebody who is engaging and has relationships or has the ability to engage and enhance relationships both nationally and internationally.”

Clare said he’s happy for Milliken and his family as they start a new chapter, but the transition is a new chapter for NU also.

“This is an opportunity for the University of Nebraska to hire somebody who will be able to take the baton from where J.B. left it and take it to even higher heights,” he said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Lobbied for the Building a Healthier Nebraska plan, which provided funding the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Negotiated a tuition freeze with Gov. Dave Heineman to prevent an increase for 2013-14 and 2014-15.

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out to students who can’t afford school. Further advancing and continuing those efforts is something that Sullivan said she wants the new president to do.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman seemed to express similar desires for the new president. In an email, he said he is hoping for someone who has the leadership skills to continue the momentum of the university.

Clare said great opportunities are offered for the future president to continue the progress Milliken made in his time. As president, Milliken earned a $431,276 annual salary, memberships to the Omaha and Lincoln country clubs, a $750,000 provided residence and a 2010 Ford Expedition LTD. The new president needs to not only portray an understand-

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Criticized when UNL was the first institution to ever be voted out of the Association of American Universities.

Raised enrollment to 50,705 students and raised $236.8 million for the University of Nebraska Foundation

STEP 1:

STEP 3: The regents will hire a search firm to represent the board and its interests.

University of Nebraska Board of Regents will discuss and outline the process of hiring a new president.

STEP 2:

STEP 4:

The regents will choose an interim president in the next three months.

The firm will begin a nationwide search for the next president. This process may take as long as a year.

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The DN asked University of Nebraska regents: What are you looking for in the next University of Nebraska president?

The same qualities exhibited by J.B. Milliken”

Kent Schroeder

I think that the president of this Big Ten land-grant public university needs to be a skilled manager of finances and personnel with a proven track record of managing organizations.”

Hal Daub

If we could clone Milliken, that would be good, and I’d also add onto that a president who is serious about the warring costs of higher education.”

My first reaction is ‘let’s find a JB Milliken clone.’ Perhaps we will, and that would be great. I will be looking for someone who has demonstrated administrative skills and can function in our multi-campus environment.

Someone who can ‘buy in’ to our strategic objectives, who appreciates the importance of Agriculture not only to the state but sees the university’s role as well. We need a person who understands our P-16 initiative in Nebraska and who ‘buys in’ to our commitment to early childhood development. The president is also the face of the university and our chief spokesperson so he or she needs those skills as well as being able to relate to state government and our stakeholders. The president is also a ‘working partner’ with our foundation in its important role. A pretty daunting list, and I could add more but these are the top thoughts. I will be meeting with constituents in my district so I also have their feedback for this process.”

Bob Phares

There are six qualities that I would like to see that person possess, including: 1. Outstanding leadership skills 2. Good communicator and listener 3. An appreciation of the fact that this university is a land-grant institution 4. An understanding of agriculture 5. Critical thinking skills coupled with a “big picture” mentality 6. Someone who will advance the university’s mission of providing quality education and research at an affordable cost while serving the citizens and business of Nebraska”

Robert Schafer

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I would hope that the next president has some of the same qualities that J.B. Milliken has — professional and personal.”

With the changing dynamics of higher education, I want someone who understands education; someone who is a team player and a visionary.”

BOB WHITEHOUSE

Howard Hawks was out of town and unavailable for comment.

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ON CAMPUS what: “Meeting Global Food and Fiber Demand Through Innovations in Agriculture” when: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. where: Nebraska East Union

what: William McMullen, Oboe when: 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. where: Kimball Recital Hall

IN LINCOLN what: Nick Dahlquist when: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. where: Crescent Moon Coffee, 140 N. 8th St.

what: Dave Leverett when: 9 p.m. to midnight where: Knickerbockers, 901 O St.

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Gary Dolan, Library Depository remote facility manager, works at the facility on East Campus.

The storage site is now open to public.

Libraries’ remote storage facility now open to public Students can make appointments to view the facility’s 500,000 books, journal volumes staff report dn University of Nebraska-Lincoln students can now visit and view more than 500,000 volumes of books and journals at the new Library Depository remote facility on East Campus.

The facility is open and available for student use from noon to 4 p.m. on weekdays.

Students can email ldrf@unl. edu to schedule an appointment to examine books within the facility or can contact interlibrary loans in order to get digital copies or scans of books.

According to Joyce Melvin of interlibrary loan, individuals searching for a book that is within the system (either located at the LDRF, digital

big ten roundup Wisconsin researcher finds plantbased solvent for biofuel production

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have developed another way to turn plant material into fuel for jet planes. Usually converting sugars from plants has been done with expensive chemicals or enzymes, but the UW team has been using a solvent created from plants to more economically deconstruct the plant material. The solvent is called gamma valerolactone, or GVL, according to Jeremy Luterbacher, lead author of the paper published Friday in the journal Science. By providing another option for conversion, it could help lead to commercial production of jet fuel in another two to five years, Luterbacher said. The National Science Foundation and U.S. Energy Department’s Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center or funding the biofuels research.

iowa research could strengthen flu-season recommendations

Recommendations for next winter’s flu season could improve because of an international study that includes the University of Iowa. Iowa’s research, funded by the National Institutes of Health, is looking at the effectiveness of Tamiflu, an antiviral drug commonly prescribed to treat influenza.

Though Tamiflu has been approved for use for a about a decade, little research has been done on how the medicine affects the spread of the illness, according to Patricia Winoku, a UI professor of internal medicine and infectious diseases. The study requires health individuals ages 18 to 64 with flu-like symptoms to volunteer within the first 48 hours of being sick, with half given Tamiflu and recording their symptoms in a journal. The research began last year and involved 30 institutions, including sites in Thailand and U.S. naval laboratories. Including last season and this season, UI has enrolled 11 people for the study, and Winkour said there should be enough data by March or April.

Target to open mini store near university of Minnesota

Target Corp. is opening its smallest store, called TargetExpress, in Minneapolis’ Dinkytown neighborhood. This is a test by the retailer to push into denser urban areas. The Dinkytown store will be a 20,000 square-foot space, and will stock basic clothing, food and pharmacy items as well as some home decor and electronics. The store will be near the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and will open this summer.

“This is an exciting opportunity to test and learn as we continue exploring new ways to meet our guests’ needs and exceed their expectations,” Target Property Development EVP John Griffith said in a blog post. “Our focus is on ensuring the Target shopping experience is available when, where and how guests want it.”

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archive or other local facility) boxes, some many feet above can expect to get their informa- the ground.

According to Dolan, once a tion within one to two business request is received, a book will days. Those looking for a book not located within the system take about five minutes to collect and about an hour to scan. will have to wait about a week.

The book or books will then “This is a high-density, clibe collected by mate-controlled the student via storage facility,” This is a appointment facilities manhigh-density, or by truck via ager Gary Dolan inner-library said. “It provides climate-controlled loans. A special beneficial storworkplace with age for hard- storage facility.” a computer and bound books we scanner will be want to keep but gary dolan set up for any library depository remote which are not as facility facilities manager research visits. circulated as othAll special-coler materials. And lection materiwe also archive als stored at the LDRF need to materials from the special collections departments of the li- be ordered through the special brary. We also serve as an inter- collections department and can library loan facility, so if there is only be reviewed at the archives a request for scans or loans, we reading room in Love Library.

Dolan has been the manager respond to those.” of the LDRF since June 2005 Students who wish to make when the facility opened. The an appointment must contact facility is scheduled to receive the facility 24 hours in advance.

Students should make a list of books from the Love Library in relation to the upcoming rebooks needed so LDRF staff can modeling and removal of books retrieve the items in advance. on the first floor.

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln communication department chairwoman and professor Dawn Braithwaite is now a distinguished scholar with the Western States Communication Association. The award recognizes members of the association who have “made sustained contributions to the study of human communication and have influenced the way scholars and students think about the nature, function and scope of communication,” according to a university press release.

Braithwaite presented her first academic paper at the association when she was a senior in college and has since served as its president and a member of its executive committee.

“I am honored and humbled to be named a distinguished scholar by the association,” Braithwaite said in the press release. “I am also so grateful to my mentors and collaborators who have been such a big part of the work.”

She’ll travel to Anaheim, Calif., in February to receive her award at a special association luncheon.

Abe Jackson works displayed in East Union gallery

The East Union Loft Gallery will feature works from artist Abe Jackson during January and February.

The exhibit, titled “The Sketchbook: Wood, Metal, Paper and Cardboard” is on the third floor of the East Union. Jackson, a database analyst at Boys Town in Omaha, is also creating graphic images based on the pieces displayed. He’ll post his new creations on his blog at photoblog.com/maharba.

The Southern University graduate has been painting and drawing for about 40 years, according to a university press release.

Concert will put spotlight on British compositions

A free and public performance at Kimball Recital Hall Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. will feature oboist William McMullen and pianist Catherine Herbener playing four works by British composers from the Baroque era to modern time.

The concert, which will include works by Thomas Vincent, York Bowen, Andrew Downes and Malcolm Arnold, is a continuation of McMullen’s ongoing research into British oboe music, according to a university press release.

McMullen is a professor of oboe and principal oboe with the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra.

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MLK keynote speaker to ‘incite conversations’ gabrielle lazaro dn One of the nation’s most renowned and influential public intellectuals, Michael Eric Dyson, will be the keynote speaker at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Chancellor’s Program on Jan. 21, as a part of Martin Luther King Jr. Week.

“He has the ability to incite conversations as far as dialogue and make you think about things a little bit deeper,” said Andre Fortune, director of the Office of Academic Success and Intercultural Services and the Gaughan Multicultural Center. “And in terms of things that you don’t particularly agree with, he makes you do some thinking. I think anyone who would come would leave thinking, whether they agree or disagree, they’ll leave reflecting — thinking about what he had to say.”

Dyson, a former welfare father and factory worker who didn’t start college until age 21, is a professor of sociology at Georgetown University. He has also taught at Chicago Theological Seminary, Brown University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Columbia University, DePaul University and the University of Pennsylvania. Dyson is the author of many books, including “Making Malcolm: The Myth and Meaning of Malcolm X” (1994) and “Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster” (2006). He is also a regular guest on “Real Time with Bill Maher” and is a political analyst for MSNBC. Deciding on a keynote speaker was an extensive process that involved a committee. Chancellor Harvey Perlman said he wanted to talk about MLK and social justice but also go beyond race, so identifying someone who could speak beyond race as far as what things are happening had to be determined, Fortune said.

The Chancellor’s Program will be held in the Nebraska Union Ballroom at 3:30 p.m. Perlman will also be presenting the 2014 Fulfilling the Dream Award to Jake Kirkland, assistant director of Career Services at UNL. The annual MLK week celebration will also feature several other events.

The week kicked off with the MLK Freedom Breakfast on Friday.

The breakfast featured keynote speaker Marilyn Johnson-Farr.

Johnson-Farr, who is an education professor at Doane College, gave a lecture with the theme of “breakfast of champions.”

“So I talk about breakfast, what breakfast actually means,” she said. “The whole notion of what is a champion – how do you

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Martin Luther King Jr. Week events kicked off Friday with the annual MLK Freedom Breakfast at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Lincoln.

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Service learning project, Gaughan Multicultural center 7:30 p.m.

OUTSPOKEN: Open Mic MLK Tribute Night, Gaughan Multicultural Center

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Friday’s breakfast featured keynote speaker Marilyn Johnson-Farr, a professor at Doane College. Events will continue throughout the week, starting with a Chancellor’s Program Tuesday. become a champion, — and then I talk about the essence of Dr. King’s work in terms of loving everybody, in terms of his very public work, in terms of social justice.”

Other events during MLK week include a service learning project from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Wednesday at the Gaughan Multicultural Center and OUTSPOKEN: Open Mic MLK Tribute Night also on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. “An Evening at The Sheldon: Reception, Dedication, and Talk” will

take place at 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at The Sheldon Museum of Art. The last event, Afrikan People’s Union MLK Banquet, will be held from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Gaughan Multicultural Center.

Typically the Afrikan People’s Union MLK Banquet features a keynote speaker, but this year there’s a panel.

“The panel is going to be made up of community leaders, graduate students, professors and un-

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An Evening at The Sheldon, The Sheldon Museum of Art 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Afrikan People’s Union MLK Banquet, Gaughan Multicultural Center dergraduate students,” said Devin Owens, vice president of the Afrikan People’s Union and a sophomore advertising and public relations major. “Basically we’re going to have them share their expertise as far as some history on Dr. King and some commentary that will open up to discussion with the audience.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Women continue to be cyberabused more than men, law enforcement needs more active stand against abusers

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ccording to a 2005 report by the Pew Research Center, women on the Internet are cyberabused significantly more often than men – anyone from young girls on social media sites to female journalists with necessary online presence. The gender discrimination that is taking place online is only growing as the Internet becomes more central to our everyday lives.

In the latest issue of Pacific Standard, Amanda Hess, a highly accredited writer of sex, gender politics and culture, lays out the countless cases of abuse women face on the Internet. She, too, has been a victim of cyberabuse. Because she writes about sex, she often encounters creepy commentators on her articles – they’re mostly men. One man in particular tweeted at Hess and took the sexist comments she typically receives to a new level. He went by the username “headlessfemalepig” and sent her several threats, one of the most disturbing being: “I am 36 years old, I did 12 years for ‘manslaughter’, I killed a woman, like you, who decided to make fun of guys cocks.” And another: “Happy to say we live in the same state. Im looking you up, and when I find you, I’m going to rape you and remove your head.”

Not everybody is going to like everything you write as a journalist. For Hess, though, this wasn’t the first time someone had threatened to rape and kill her after she exercised her First Amendment rights. As if that wasn’t disturbing enough, when Hess called the police to report the threats, the police officer said, “This man could be sitting in a basement in Nebraska for all we know.” Although the man claimed to have lived in the same state as Hess, the police officer disregarded the threat as some sort of online ruse that wasn’t to be taken seriously. Although these abusers often operate anonymously or under pseudonyms, the women they’re targeting are writing on professional platforms, under their given names, which occupy their real lives.

Hess said since she first started writing online in 2007, Twitter has become just another one of the many online spaces where men come to tell her to get out. And she isn’t the only one. In her Pacific Standard essay, Hess outlines the many instances in recent years when other female writers have experienced similar cyberabuse.

From Alyssa Royse, a sex and relationships blogger, for her harsh critiquing of The Dark Knight: “You are clearly retarded, I hope someone shoots then rapes you.”

To Lindy West, a respected writer for the women’s website Jezebel, for giving her two cents on a comedian’s rape joke: “I just want to rape her with a traffic cone.”

And finally, to Catherine Mayer, a journalist at Time magazine, for no reason at all: “A BOMB HAS BEEN PLACED OUTSIDE YOUR HOME. IT WILL GO OFF AT EXACTLY 10:47 PM ON A TIMER AND TRIGGER DESTROYING EVERYTHING.”

Gabriella Parsons

You get the point. All of these women are in positions of influence, yet not one of these online attacks was considered alarming enough for law enforcement to take serious action. Some of the women had to take the initiative themselves and got a restraining order against their abusers. However, the police officers who dealt with these cases just advised the women to block the accounts or go offline. But the push of a button doesn’t prevent these men from making a new account, under a new pseudonym and making the same threats. Even if the solution to this type of abuse were to leave these online forums, it would prevent these women from being able to do their jobs. What kind of message does that send to their abusers when they give up their work to protect themselves? The answer: a message of weakness and defeat.

The rise of technology has made a presence on the Internet crucial for journalists.

Therefore, it’s extremely detrimental to these women’s careers to fall off the face of the Internet in fear that their cyberabusers might act on their threats.

It seems that just appearing as a woman online can inspire abuse. In 2006, researchers at t h e University of

Maryland made fake online accounts and posed in chat rooms.

The accounts displaying feminine usernames received an average of 100 sexually explicit threats a day.

The masculine usernames received 3.7. Of the 3,787 people who reported harassing threats from 2000 to 2012 to the organization Working to Halt Online Abuse, 72.5 percent were female. These statistics are significant and should be considered by lawmakers to enforce more serious consequences for cyberabuse. Currently, only 34 states have cyberstalking laws in place.

Most of them have expanded their laws against stalking and criminal threats in order to prosecute these online crimes. However, we know from Hess’s situation that these cases of cyberabuse are rarely taken seriously unless they’re acted on. The police involvement, or lack there of, essentially tells these women they have to be physically harmed in order for police to take legitimate action.

Appealing to a higher jurisdiction can very well yield better results, however, “local law enforcement will often look the other way,” said Sameer Hinduja, the co-director of the Cyberbulling Research Center and a criminology professor at Florida Atlantic University. He said, “They don’t have the resources or the personnel to investigate those crimes.”

And because Twitter never takes serious action other than taking down tweets and accounts, these victims of cyberabuse must turn to their county, state or federal agencies for support. However, the technology companies that make leeway for these threats, the local and federal law enforcement officers who investigate them and the commentators who dismiss them are all areas that remain completely dominated by men.

Women’s ability to work and live freely online has been shaped by men who have very little understanding of the harsh realities women face on the Internet. As a woman and someone who is completely immersed in the world of journalism, I have also felt the wrath of such Internet abuse.

However, these cyberspaces aren’t going anywhere and neither are the women who worked hard to be a part of them. But unfortunately, until we see our lawmakers take steps to seriously reform a civil rights agenda that parallels the rise in technology, these cyberabusers aren’t going anywhere either.

Gabriella Parsons is a freshman journalism major. Reach her via twitter @gab___i or at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

US falls behind world in representation of women in power, needs to tear down barriers holding back gender equality

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egina Spektor’s song “Ballad of a Politician” is a wonderful critique of the patriarchal society in which we live. It compares politicians to sex workers who act as a means to another’s ends. In the song, a politician sells his own integrity and vote while the sex worker sells his or her own body. One verse in particular struck me: “A man inside a room is shaking hands with other men/This is how it happens/Our world under command.”

This portrayal sure seems true sometimes. Women are underrepresented in many different fields.

Science, math and engineering are some obvious examples, but why should any field stay beholden to patriarchal paradigms?

Biological differences aside, the only thing that seems to separate men and women are social constructs that are now being washed away, albeit too slowly. The United States Marine Corps have only recently reformed their policies to allow female Marines to serve in combat roles. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has a female conductor.

The U.S. Supreme Court has three female justices. Three of the last five secretaries of states have been women. Kathryn Bigelow, the greatest living film director, is a woman.

Yet the United States would struggle to make the claim of pioneering female leadership. The United States is tied with Turkmenistan for 78th place for female representation in politics, according to the United Nations. Israel, Argentina, Bolivia, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, South Korea and Liberia have had female heads of state. Chile, the Philippines and Switzerland, in particular, have strong legacies of female leadership since the middle of the 20th century. Indonesia, the nation with the largest Muslim population, and Pakistan have both had female heads of state. If Pakistan, a nation that harbors terrorists who traverse mountains into Afghanistan to throw acid at schoolgirls, elected Benazir Bhutto twice then it’s about time the United States elected a female president.

I’m less interested in celebrating the token achievements of women than I am in living in a world of equality. While we should celebrate these accomplishments and successes for women, we need to get to the point where it’s expected rather than exceptional. One way that might expeditiously reach this world is to elect a female president.

Perhaps switching from a black man to a woman might just be the change we need for political revival.

The election of Barack Obama was considered a milestone for this country. We finally elected someone who wasn’t an old white male. But this election didn’t just solve all issues of race in this country. Some want to argue that because we have a black president,

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there is no more racism. False.

Should a female become president, sexism won’t just disappear.

In some ways there will be more pressure on our first female president. I still witness some who say demeaning things toward women, even among our progressive, cultured student body. Until those people scuttle off, there will remain enmity toward those who threaten the power structure of the old.

Women continue to be underrepresented in the political realm of the United States. According to American University, women make up less than a quarter of all elected officials in the country. This includes state legislators, auditors, sheriffs and mayors.

I don’t believe we should elect a woman for president simply by virtue of her gender. If that was the case, then we might have seen Sarah Palin ascend to political supremacy.

Nor is my argument necessarily to have more women than men in politics. Perhaps that wouldn’t be such a bad idea nevertheless.

Va l e r i e M. Hudson, Bonnie Ballif-Spanvill, Mary Caprioli and Chad F. Emmett authored “Sex & World Peace” which provides analysis and evidence that women who are involved in the decision-making process g e n e rally yield better results.

In part i c u l a r, women leaders are less l i k el y to go t o war than

men. Although there is a lack of sample sizes to conduct such research in comparison to men, if you look at the history of the world, there are lots of wars led by men.

Furthermore, women have higher ethical standards than men, according to Laura J. Kray and Michael P. Haselhuhn who published their research in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. Men are more likely to be hypocritical and egocentric in their moral interactions. This may reflect some innate biological disposition, a symptom of the social and cultural environments or both.

Some make the claim that running the United States is like running a business. Well, a company with a more gender-equal executive corps makes an average of 56 percent higher operating profit than companies with purely an exclusively male executive corps, according to research done by McKinsey and Company.

Applying this to politics, congresswomen on average receive more federal funding for legislation passed and introduce more bills than their male counterparts, according to an article in the American Journal of Political Science.

Regardless, the point is to strive toward equality in society. We ought to judge people based on their character, not their gender. There are plenty of capable and accomplished women in politics that would make an excellent presidential candidate.

Barriers persist to undermine women in their political aspirations. Let’s tear ‘em down. An equal playing field will inevitably result in more proportionate female representation in politics to include the presidency. This will foster more egalitarian thinking among the electorate, which will then manifest itself to other industries and fields.

Those dinosaurs who hesitate to embrace progress will have fewer excuses to prevent women from pursuing paths traditionally dominated by men. A cultural shift away from gender norms and roles will benefit society.

If not the president of the United States, why not the president of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln? If you look to current news, there are plenty of opportunities for women to be involved in positions of power. In an increasingly diverse country, we need representation that actually represents us.

Electing a female president is not the end goal; rather it is the catalyst that promotes it: a more equal society.

Oliver Tonkin is a senior political science, global studies and Latin American studies major.

Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com or on twitter @thebrutalwolf.

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he Beta Theta Pi vision statement is “to develop men of principle for a principled life.”

As the fraternity begins this calendar year, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Alpha Tau chapter hopes to continue building from that statement.

“We’ve been blessed with excellent leaders in the past who have put our house in a position to succeed, so our executive team’s goal is to keep the momentum going and not get complacent,” executive president Michael Nordell said. “It’s always our goal to get top grades, improve our philanthropies on campus and continue to encourage our members to seek out leadership positions on campus. We just want to be continuing the excellence and striving to get better.”

Nordell, a senior mechanical engineering major, joined Beta Theta Pi as a sophomore. At first he was unsure if Greek life was for him, but he went to recruitment dinners in the spring of his freshman year and eventually chose to pledge.

“Honestly, my life’s 100 percent different now that I’ve joined,” Nordell said. “I’ve met some of my closest friends, developed awesome relationships with students and faculty just by joining a fraternity. It’s forced me to get out of my comfort zone and strive to make myself a better person, and I think that’s what being in a fraternity is all about.”

Because Beta Theta Pi emphasizes the importance of brotherhood, academic excellence and involvement, the chapter looks for motivation in potential pledges.

Executive vice president Ryan Newsham, a senior mechanical engineering major, was the recruitment chair last year and said there were more than 600 applications and 100 dinners that went with the recruitment process.

“It was a busy summer working on recruitment, but it made me realize what being in Beta meant,” Newsham said. “I’d have to give the same speech to all those (potential pledges), and I got to meet a lot of alumni through it.”

Beta Theta Pi was founded in 1839 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. The Alpha Tau chapter of Beta Theta Pi at Nebraska was established 50 years later, in 1888.

Today, there are 129 chapters and

colonies of Beta Theta Pi. Alpha Tau was one of the three founding chapters of the Men of Principle initiative in 1998. According to the national website, the ’90s were a difficult time for many fraternities, including Beta Theta Pi. Everything from recruitment to alumni involvement was in disarray, and what came out of it was the initiative to reform and revolutionize Beta Theta Pi. “We had a pretty dark period during the ’90s, and they came in and cleaned up the house a bit,” junior biology and psychology major Grant Garrison said. “Ever since then we’ve been trying to make sure we’re not stagnant but instead we’re pushing the bar higher.”

Thus, the Men of Principle initiative was created to refocus all chapters of Beta Theta Pi on their goals and ideals.

“The Men of Principle initiative was started here, but now it’s required by nationals,” Newsham said. “Now, nationals kind of looks to us as one of the leading chapters.”

The fundamental ideas of the Men of Principle initiative are mutual assistant, trust, intellectual growth, responsible personal conduct and integrity.

“The main idea is to build each other up rather than tear each other down and just be bridge builders,” Garrison said.

For several of the men in the house, Beta Theta Pi has shaped their college experiences and helped them open up to campus life. A requirement for freshmen pledges is involvement in at least two RSOs at UNL to encourage leadership.

“Beta built me up to be the person I wanted to be,” Garrison said. “It didn’t try to change me, just helped me be the person I wanted to become. The seniors and juniors when I was a freshman were pretty influential because they were so involved, and it encouraged me to want to be involved.”

For Garrison, no matter what his brothers are involved in or do in their spare time, it all boils down to one thing at the end of the day.

“You accept all the people in the house to where you don’t look for their flaws anymore,” Garrison said.

“You accept them for who they are, and that’s the biggest thing. It really brings you a lot of confidence.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Beta Theta Pi fraternity inspires ‘men of principle’ to become leaders story by vanessa daves photos by andrew barry

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity is located at 1515 R St. To help strengthen the fraternity and their brotherhood, Beta created the Men of Principal Initiative.

Nate Skokan and Kevan Reardon study downstairs at the Beta Theta Pi house. The fraternity stresses the importance of academics to their current members and to potential pledges.

Jake Jarecke, Josh Waltjer, Erik Nelson and Alex Kindopp play video games in the living room of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house. Beta tries to participate in activities with each other to promote brotherhood within the fraternity.

Lincoln Grand to upgrade film screen, sound system Local movie theater prepares to enhance viewer experience, increase attendance with Ultrascreen DLX Zach Fulciniti Dn Richard Endacott had his seminal movie-theater experience when he was 5 years old.

As a kid growing up in the time of the first satellites, space walks and moon landings, Endacott was fascinated by the notion of outer space. His mother, hoping to satisfy his budding curiosity, and armed with the knowledge that “2001: A Space Odyssey” contained no sex, violence or obscene language, took him to see Stanley Kubrick’s sci-fi epic at Lincoln’s Cooper Theater, which at the time was one of only two theaters in the city capable of high-definition 70 mm projection.

“It was extremely immersive, and that’s a mind-boggling film to begin with,” said Endacott, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln film and new media professor. “I didn’t even have the mental capacity to process everything that I saw. It raised way more questions in my mind than it answered. I would convince my parents to let me go see it again and again.”

It wasn’t until he got to college and began a formal film education that he realized it could be a viable career path. He came to understand how much goes into the making of a movie.

There are any number of important jobs along the way from a decent story idea to a real moving picture.

Seventy mm film has never been widely used, as it’s expensive to shoot and project in theaters. The last film shot in 70 mm was Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master” in 2012, and before that it was Kenneth Branagh’s “Hamlet” in 1996. But cinephiles value its high-resolution picture, and a handful of mostly IMAX theaters continue to screen select films in 70 mm.

Seventy mm film is one of a number of technological advances that studios have used throughout the years to

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mike rendowski | dn theater features a screen that is three bring more people to movie theaters. stories high and up to 74 feet wide, as The first was the “talkie,” which rose well as electric leather recliners and a to prominence in 1927 with “The Jazz Singer,” the first major motion picture state-of-the-art Dolby sound system called Atmos. to feature synchronized dialogue.

But these supposedly new innovaThe movies evolved again with tions, film studies professor Wheeler the introduction of three-strip techDixon said, are just a repeat of what nicolor. The first film to use this prohad already been done in the past, and cess, which made color movies cheaper and easier to produce, was “Becky they’re being done now for the same reason: to stay competitive.

Sharp” in 1935.

“It takes Stereophonmore and more ic sound was to get people out introduced to to their houses to the public with Have a favorite go to the mov“Fantasia” in theatre ies,” Dixon said.

1940, but was “Recently, with initially unsucexperience? Let us the shooting in cessful. know at Tampa, there’s In 1952, a danger factor.

“Bwana Devil” @dnartsdesk It’s not as attracbecame the first tive as it used to full-color film to be. Theaters are be shot in 3D. It fighting back was shot using a complicated process called Natural Vi- with the only weapon they have, which is spectacle.” sion, which used two synchronized 35 When TV became widely availmm projectors to produce a high-qualable, studios were concerned that ity 3D image. Although it was popular movie theaters would lose business to at the time, its impracticality caused it the cheaper, more convenient hometo quickly decline, and currently only two theaters in the United States are viewing experience. So they fought back with higher resolution images, equipped for the process. better color and sound and unique In the coming months, Marcus Theatres plans to introduce a new con- viewing experiences like the shortcept to the downtown Lincoln Grand Cinema: the Ultrascreen DLX. The

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Bart Lynch, a temporary professor at UNL, leaves the LUX Center for the Arts on Friday. Bart Lynch applied and was elected to spend a year residency at the LUX Center where he worked and taught aspiring artists.

Lux Center showcases new artist-in-residence’s artwork Hannah Eads DN Bart Lynch, artist-in-residence at the Lux Center for Arts, walks up the creaky wooden steps to Gladys Lux’ old collection of prints, spanning all the way back to the Great Depression.

The second floor also holds studio and teaching space, where Lynch uses his residence to teach mostly 2D art classes to children and adults.

“This place used to be a city hall before it became the Lux,” Lynch said.

For more than a year now, Lynch has been an artist at the Lux, which offers its artists-in-residence space for solo exhibitions and teaching opportunities.

“It helps give artists a place to work when they’re out of school, and it gives them teaching experience and a solo exhibition,” executive director for the Lux Center Jo Ann Emerson said. “It’s really good for the Lux be-

cause they teach our classes, and we tative of people that Lynch knows get highly qualified teachers.” and by whom he’s inspired. He said Emerson said their main goal is that while sometimes it’s obvious art education for the public through who he’s trying to represent, other their exhibitions so that members of times, the characters come out on the community their own. can be exposed He called to all kinds of himself designart. oriented and Ly n c h ’ s said he likes to Going to this exhibition, play around “Of A Place,” exhibit? Tell us with composihas references tion by using about it at to “this area, more of an abthis place, Linstract concept. @dnartsdesk coln” within a “Somefantasy world times the “where time is story gets overnot consistent.” whelmed by The drawings are mostly black these abstract designs and comes out and white with characters popping of that later changed,” Lynch said. out of the landscapes to tell their own “Backscru33er,” his piece of art stories. featured on his display’s postcards “There are figures that are placed and on the Lux’ website, is one of next to teach other, but they’re not always in the same place,” Lynch said. bart lynch: see page 7 These figures are both represen-

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what: Trents graphics prints and poster sales when: All day where: At the Nebraska Union what:

Dollar beer night 4 p.m.-2 a.m. where: Duffy’s Tavern cost: No cover charge. when:

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$2 Sangria All day where: Sebastian’s Table when:

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Discount movies All day Tuesday & Thursday where: Lincoln Grand Cinema cost: $5 per ticket (free popcorn with NCard). when:

what: “The Boarder” film screening followed by Q & A session with writer/ executive producer Jane Ryan. when: 7 p.m. where: Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center

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what: “The Crane Trust” documentary premiere when: 7 p.m. where: Mary Riepma Ross Theater what: “Hooked on Comics Worked for Me” comedy night when: 9 p.m. where: 10 Below

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2014 Spring Performance Season, UNL Glenn Korff School of Music: John Bailey, flute.

When: 7:30 p.m. where: Kimball Recital Hall Cost: Free admission.

Open to the public. what: An Evening at the Sheldon: Reception, Dedication and Talk. Featuring musician Charles Ahovissi, and the dedication of artist Helen Ramsaran’s work, “Sanctuary.” when: 4:30 p.m. where: The Sheldon Museum of Art cost: Free

Ladies and gentlemen, your 2014 Super Bowl contenders – from the AFC, we have the Denver Broncos, led

by Peyton Manning’s forehead and his squad of football catchers. From the NFC, the Seattle Seahawks, driven by Richard Sherman’s ego and fans that can scream a little bit louder than you. It should be a great game, even with the infinite Twitter jokes about both states having legalized weed. Super Bowl Sunday may still be a ways off, but that’s no reason to not start getting in the spirit now.

Try out for the team! Here’s a bit of NFL insider information – most coaches like when you show up at their doorstep and ask for a tryout in person. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has even hired a couple body guards to stand in front of his home as a test of grit. If you can get through them, then you can maybe get through Denver’s O-line.

Practice your profanities. You don’t have to change your life, just let your language be more colorful every day.

When Bill from accounting keeps telling you about why you should start cross-fit, tell him where he can shove his newly explosive and agile thighs. Keep that sort of thing up and you’ll be ready to tell that blind ref what-for when he doesn’t see Marshawn Lynch’s foot step out at the 4-yard line.

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Nebraska Cigar Festival when: 7 p.m.-10 p.m. where: Pla Mor cost: $65 General Admission (includes six handmade cigars, two drink tickets, hors d’oeurves and private cigar roller)

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Winter Winds/ Percussion Festival Chamber Groups when: 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. where: Kimball Recital Hall cost: Open to the public.

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what: “Skylark” live music when: 7:30p.m.-11:30 p.m. where: Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center

what: “The Misfits” (1961) movie showing when: 1:30 p.m. where: Nebraska History Museum cost: Free. Limited seating is available.

what: Hear Nebraska presents “Take Cover” concert fundraiser when: 9 p.m.-2 a.m. where: Vega

Winter Winds/ Percussion Festival Chamber Groups when: 3:00-4:00 p.m. where: Kimball Recital Hall cost: Open to the public.

what: Winter Poetry program gathering featuring Twyla Hansen and Amy Plettner when: 1:30-3:30 p.m. where: Pioneers Park Nature Center what:

Acoustic Open Mic 9 p.m.-1 a.m. where: Ramos Pizza when:

movie releases:

“Knights of Badassdom” “I, Frankenstein” “Gimme Shelter”

Film combines best elements of romantic comedy, science fiction Jack Forey DN He stares straight into our eyes, his face filling the screen. In his delicate voice, he tells us how much we mean to him.

The camera moves slowly to reveal he is dictating a letter to a computer program that produces virtual handwritten letters. He is not the only one doing this. He works in an office full of people doing the same thing, each of them hired to help voiceless people share their feelings. They spend their lives expressing ideas and love that aren’t theirs.

Theodore Twombley, played by the great Joaquin Phoenix, is timid, insecure and a bit unremarkable. He’s also compassionate and loving, but above all, he’s lonely. He lives in a massive city with millions of other people like him. Something is missing. He feels like a piece of him has been torn away; his wife wants a divorce, but he refuses to sign the papers.

He withdraws into himself, whittling away the time by playing advanced video games, having phone sex, endlessly checking his email. In many shots, he is framed against skyscrapers and huge lights, monuments to our progress as human beings. For all the progress we’ve made, monuments we’ve built and battles we’ve won, we’re still no better as a species at connecting with one another.

Spike Jonze’s gorgeous new film, “Her,” explores the nature of love by having its main character fall in love with an artificial consciousness. Thinking that buying some new technology will be just another distraction from his creeping loneliness, Theodore gets a new operating system, the OS1, which can learn and adapt as a thinking personality. He sets the voice to female.

In seconds, she gives herself the name Samantha.

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Samantha (Scarlett Johanssen in an affecting voice role) gets to know Theodore better than anyone else. After Theodore blows a blind date, he shares his frustration with Samantha, and they develop feelings for each other. They are not the only ones in this situation.

Jonze’s sci-fi script, nominated for an Academy Award, balances humor with potent emotion and wisdom.

Those who have felt the joy and pain of finding and losing love will feel themselves in familiar territory. The near-future scenario will be familiar as well, reminding us that digital technology is increasingly becoming a part of the human condition. Jonze seems to want to tell us that no matter what, we will always be human, and part of being human is being conscious and connecting with other consciousness.

Some say that all human achievements can be described as attempts to impress the opposite sex. I think that’s an interesting thought to keep in mind while watching this film. In this time, technology has advanced to the point where humans can replicate consciousness, and so we can replicate romantic relationships, which are arguably at the center of human society.

Even though, in “Her,” we’ve finally gotten to that point, there are still troubles. Theodore and Samantha endure difficulties together, just like two fleshand-blood humans. The resolution between them toward the end of the film suggests we don’t have as much control over our emotions, or our technology, as we thought.

All this existential musing isn’t necessary to enjoy the film. It’s a simple premise with enough honesty and inspiration to appeal to a wide range of audiences. It’s a great date movie, full of humor and warmth. The cinematography is colorful and vibrant but not overwhelming. The original score

by Arcade Fire is intimate and medita-

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tive, and Karen O’s “The Moon Song,” a duet between Theodore and Samantha, is so painfully beautiful it drove me to tears.

“Her” manages to be one of the best romantic comedies of recent memory, and one of the best sciencefiction films. Like all great science fiction, it uses the technology we create to explore the mysteries of the human condition. It’s an almost perfect film, and one of the best of 2013.

See it. You’ll fall in love with it. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Snapchat serves as vessel for unwanted relationships

Get ready for the peripheral entertainment. It’s looking like Bud Light is going hard with commercials this year, with previews including Arnold Schwarzenegger dressed up like a nerd playing ping pong, so have tissues nearby for the tears of laughter. The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bruno Mars are playing the halftime show, though to be honest, I’m unsure how to prepare for that. Sacrifice a goat to be safe.

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what: UPC presents hypnotist Dr. Jim Wand when: 7 p.m.-8 p.m. where: Nebraska East Union cost: Free for UNL students with NCard. $5 for faculty, staff, and public.

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what: Second Chance Cinema: “Captain Phillips” starring Tom Hanks when: 7 p.m.-9 p.m. where: Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center Cost: $1 for UNL students with NCard

Eat like it’s already gameday. You likely live in the United States if you’re reading this piece (not to discourage my European fanbase, it’s just statistics) so your caloric intake is probably pretty high already. Eat an entire thing of Tostitos Scoops during lunch. Mainline a seven-layer dip as you watch David Letterman tonight. Smear refried beans on your face before bed.

Let it be your pancreas, not your team’s spirit, that gives up during the big game.

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Go outside and throw the ol’ pigskin around with your son. Teach him how to throw a tight spiral. Bond. Now throw away the pig skin (where did you get that?) and buy an actual football. Have your son use some sanitizer on his hands, too. No reason for him to get sick because of your weird collection of animal skins.

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good luck wITh The New seMesTer! ThANks For All You do!

I remember when you moved junior year.

There was a certain silence to study hall for a few weeks. You were loud, never taking your textbooks out of your backpack. Our teacher didn’t mind your irreverence, though, because she understood that a rare student takes study hall to actually study.

And then you moved, I think to Kansas. I don’t remember the reason why – we had been casual friends since elementary school, and I never had a pulse on your life. You finished high school there and later had a child.

This was seven years ago.

I’ve never written or called you, never posted the “Haven’t seen you in forever, what’s up?” on your Facebook wall. I don’t know what you do for a living or where you live now.

And despite this, I see you at least a few times a week, on a 4-inch screen.

Snapchat was contagious when it came out. It was fun to mash your face into impossible contortions, take a photo and send them to your friends, only to get an even worse face in return. For a few weeks, my world view was distorted by it – what is the next thing I could take a shitty photo of and send to close friends?

At least in my experience, Snapchat use eventually fell off. Maybe it’s because I didn’t realize how to add friends, but snaps became more sporadic until all that remained was a yel-

low icon I never touched.

But then you stepped back into my life. It was rare at first – you’d send the occasion picture of your daughter, which would disorient me only because then I’d start thinking about having a kid at my age, not because it was weird to hear from someone I hadn’t spoke with in more than half a decade.

You escalated it, though. It became a daily thing, videos of your daughter eating chicken nuggets and first words. Even then, I was never too annoyed. I understand the idea of being a parent, your world being so focused on them. Obviously you want to share the big moments, and in your eyes, it’s not a big deal to select every name in your Snapchat contact list.

But then there was a shift. You started sending videos of yourself, often singing along with music in the car.

You’d stare directly into the camera, an unsafe action for someone behind the wheel.

And that was when I started getting anxious about your snaps. It was unnerving enough to have you digitally stare into my eyes while singing whatever Kelly Clarkson song once, but as it happened more, I wondered if I did something wrong.

Are you punishing me because of that one time I saw a guy fall out of a wheelchair and didn’t help? I hope you know I did the math and realized that by the time I got over there, he’d already be up and in his chair again with the help of the people closer to him. I was late for class! I called my mom that night, even.

I’m not someone that loves interactions in general. My small-talk repertoire is limited to weather and its intricacies. I’m just another millennial who likes to hide himself in his phone, and your snaps aren’t letting me. The

proposition of eye contact, even simulated, isn’t enticing.

It’s weird how you can have that effect. In high school, we were just two classmates that never made an effort to hang out or talk. Now, I fear you.

I wince when I see that purple video icon next to your snap. I touch the screen with trepidation, hoping your face won’t fill the frame as you harmonize to some song from the “Lion King” sound track.

But it always does.

Lately, my Snapchat activity has increased, mainly with a few close friends. I jut out my chins, I take pictures of the Capitol and draw a mouth about to eat it, I take shaky videos of “Frasier.” Snapchat, like most social media platforms I use, is a playground for me to dance around in, never taking it too seriously.

And maybe that’s what Snapchat is for you, too. Maybe it’s all lighthearted fun, your rendition of that P!nk song is supposed to make me laugh.

You need to understand, though, that I have no context. I can interpret your snaps in many different ways, because I don’t know your life or your personality. It’s sometimes hard to not jump to the assumption that you’re singing for the attention, for the response snaps that sing, in return, the praises for your voice.

But again, I don’t know you. My response to a lot of things is cynical, and I am probably thinking entirely too much about 10 second videos received from a former classmate in an app on my phone.

Either way, though, please stop sending me videos of yourself singing.

Tyler Keown can never take screenshots in Snapchat well. Teach him how at arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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be enough to draw Smith to the Grand, the idea of better food and more comfortable seating might be exactly what the theater needs to replicate the home-viewing experience.

“I remember there being a theater in Omaha where you could have dinner while watching a movie,” Smith said. “It was one of the best experiences I’ve had watching a movie. I may end up going to the Grand more if they offered a better service. I especially like the idea of lounging in a leather chair.”

While the changes appear mostly cosmetic, sophomore chemical engineering major Nick Lehnert says there’s no reason why they can’t also add value to the theater exhibition experience.

Lehnert considers himself an audiophile, and an improved sound system might go a long away toward replicating one of his favorite viewing experiences, seeing “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” at its midnight release.

“Usually what makes theaters better than watching at home for me is how immersive the sound is,” Lehnert said. ”And additionally, although slightly less importantly, theaters have way better picture than my crappy TV. It’s just a more complete and immersive experience.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

lived Cinerama, which required three projectors, and Natural Vision.

“This is just repeating the ‘50s,” Dixon said. “It’s the exact same strategy for the exact same reasons. People were scared of the TV, and that it was free.”

And the convenience of TV continues to evolve and challenge theaters, with more and more movies available for viewing on-demand, and better technology, like HDTV and surround sound, becoming widely available for home viewing.

These home improvements are especially convenient for people like Ryan Smith, a senior broadcast production major.

“I don’t like people, so spending two hours in a room stuffed with others isn’t my idea of fun,” Smith said. “If I am bored I normally will watch a movie at home.”

In addition to the DLX Theater, the Grand also plans to add a pizza shop and a bar, something Dixon says European cinemas have had for years, but he doesn’t think will work quite so well in the U.S. “The patrons in Europe are much more respectful of each other, and European cinema is much more interesting,” he said. “You don’t see any violence or rudeness.

I don’t think people in America know how to behave in public.”

While the larger screen and the new sound system might not

Lynch’s personal favorites because of its characters that played a part in his work 10 years ago.

“Working on ‘Backscru33er,’ I realized it’s almost like those characters came back after 10 years to tell me more stories,” Lynch said. “It’s me that’s doing the work, but there’s this other thing of art that’s in play.”

According to Lynch, the whole exhibition took place mostly during the span of one year, each piece taking about a month or two to generate the idea for and finish.

He gets his artistic interests from his father, who introduced him to art by taking him to art museums as a child. Since then, Lynch has stuck with it, getting a Bachelors of Fine Art degree from Arizona State University in 1996 and later, in 2008, a Masters of Fine Art degree from the University of Georgia.

When he and his wife, Crisha Yantis, decided to move to Lincoln, Lynch looked into the Lux Center, first volunteering and then applying to be an artist-in-residence.

“He helped out with our events, such as our First Fridays and a family event we have called Community Arts Afternoon,” Emerson said. “He did a lot of different types of jobs for us.”

Emerson, as the “face of the Lux” and as someone who manages the goals and objectives of the Lux, thinks that every artist who comes through has an influence on the center with their different personality types, teaching and artistic styles.

“Everybody who passes through, including Bart, has an impact on the Lux Center,” she said.

He has also taught art classes at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the University of Georgia and currently he is an adjunct art instructor at Doane College along with teaching his classes at the Lux Center for Arts.

As for future plans, Lynch hopes to continue having solo exhibitions.

“It’s nice to have solo exhibitions because the work gets seen together, and there’s a bigger story that’s told,” Lynch said. “But there are other options, too. I keep thinking about putting things in print, trying to prepare images that are put into print, into a binding form.”

Lynch said despite the usual 80 hours of work put into his art, there’s not always a reward, but that isn’t always a bad thing to have.

“Pursuing something without a real goal in mind might be the biggest difficulty, there’s no real obvious goal to it,” he said. “I say it’s something difficult to overcome, but there’s also something nice to it. It’s nice to know that you just keep going, like a hike or something.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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ers took on Sam Houston State for a chance to set up a rematch in the championship with ArHusker bowling got 2014 roll- kansas State. However, the Huskers were unable to get past ing with a third place finish at the Mid-Winter Classic in Jones- the Bearkats, as they lost again boro, Ark. Junior Liz Kuhlkin four games to two.

In the Huskers’ final match not only led the team with a 220.8 per game average, but of the tournament, it was a bather performance secured the tle to determine who went home individual title of the meet. She with third place. The Huskers earned a spot on the all-tourna- were paired up with the Jennies of Central Missouri, and 4-2 ment team and rolled a game seemed to be the magic number high of 258.

The tournament featured of the day. This time though, the a group of the best teams in Huskers were on the right end the nation. Of the 13 schools of that mark as they defeated to compete in the tournament, Central Missouri and claimed seven of them were ranked na- third.

Despite how it ended, the tionally in the top 10. Hosting team feels confident that this the showdown were the No. 1 meet was successful Arkansas State Red and set them up well Wolves, and also in for the rest of their the mix were No. 3 season.

Central Missouri, “I feel like this No. 4 Stephen F. tournament really Austin, No. 7 Wisshowed our true colconsin-Whitewater ors,” Kuhlkin said. and No. 8 Vander“Finishing in third bilt, last year ’s naplace, and how we tional runner-up. did the first two The Red Wolves days, team chemiswon the meet, with try wise and pin fall the No. 10 Sam I think this is a great Houston State Bearkuhlkin start to spring sekats claiming secmester, and it really ond. The Huskers shows that our future took third, and rounding out the top five were Central Missouri is really bright.”

This was the first meet and Stephen F. Austin.

The No. 6 Huskers opened for the team since coach Bill Straub’s hospitalization, and the meet storming out of the gates. Two days into the tourna- the Huskers were led into Jonesment, the Huskers held a 250- boro by Paul Klempa. Klempa looked to some of the players pin lead against the rest of the to also step up into a leadership competition. role, and Kuhlkin and junior “I thought this was a great Andrea Ruiz were just the bowlstart for our team,” Kuhlkin said. “The first two days we led ers for the job.

“It feels really nice that he the field by a 250 pinfall, which kind of leaned on me to help is obviously a huge margin. lead the team and make sure “For lack of a better term, that the team is ready for this we ran the field the first two days. We really showed a domi- tournament,” Kuhlkin said.

“It’s really special to be looked nating performance.” at in that way by your coaches; This domination secured a top seed for the Huskers going it just makes you feel really iminto day three. However, they portant.”

The Huskers are back in acwere matched up with Arkantion on Jan. 31, when they travel sas State, and the Red Wolves would not let the Huskers’ good to Arlington, Texas, for the Praitimes keep on rolling as the Red rie View A&M Invitational. sports@ Wolves took out Nebraska 4-2. dailynebraskan.com In the next match, the Husk-

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Sophomore forward Shavon shields scored a game-high 18 points, as did guard Terran Petteway. It was Shields’ first double-digit scoring performance since he scored 10 in Nebraska’s loss to Iowa on Dec. 31.

It was like that guy we knew last year. That was Shavon taking the next step. We don’t win this game without him.” tim miles men’s basketball coach

had given up 7 turnovers.

The charity give-ups continued in the second half, which hurt Nebraska in the first three minutes.

The Buckeyes came out hungry and forced 4 early turnovers to lower the Huskers lead to 3634.

The impulsive defensive attack was no surprise for Miles.

“They were like, ‘Listen, we’re Ohio State, and we’re going to exert our will,’” the Nebraska coach said.

A pair of consecutive layups by senior guard Aaron Craft carried the momentum and gave Ohio State a 38-36 advantage.

His second aided the Buckeyes to their first lead since there were eight minutes left in the first half.

“Offensively I thought we had a good flow to start the half,” Ohio State coach Thad Matta said.

“We were deflecting some passes; those guys did a good job.”

But like in the first half, the Huskers continued to fight back.

Petteway, who forked up 3 of Nebraska’s early turnovers, followed with a layup of his own and a 3-pointer to give the Huskers a 41-38 lead.

After both teams went blank from the floor for 4 minutes, senior guard Ray Gallegos sunk in his first basket of the night just inside the arc to make it 45-44 Nebraska.

Shields said the crowd aided the Huskers to play physical the entire game.

“The fans and students give us a lot of energy,” the captain said. “We played as a team. We played for a full 40 minutes.”

Webster, who shot just 58 percent heading into Monday’s game, nailed two of his freethrow attempts with 1:59 left to increase Nebraska’s lead to 5349. He went on to add two more down the stretch to finish with 9 points.

Petteway, who tallied 5 points in the first half, finished the game scoring 8 points in the game’s final two and a half minutes.

After 10 Nebraska freethrow attempts in the final minute of the game, the game-clock finally buzzed off. The game was over. The Sea of Red stormed the court and euphoria filled the atmosphere.

After losing by 1 in their last home game against Michigan, Petteway said it was important coming through for his team at the end of the game.

“You have to have a short memory,” he said. “That hurt.

That sticks in your mind. I had to forget about that and help my teammates win the game.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

NU wins 15 titles to open year Zach Tegler DN Kadecia Baird didn’t know if she was going to win the 200 meters in her first collegiate event on Saturday, especially when she saw Olympic gold medalist Diamond Dixon of Kansas was also in the race.

“I was like, ‘Oh my God. I have to run against Diamond Dixon,’” Baird said. “I’m only a freshman. What is this going to do?”

In 2012, Dixon helped the United States 4x400 relay team qualify for the final, which it won.

“The most important thing for me was coming out here to PR,” Baird said. “I told myself that every meet that I go to, I want to at least run my personal best.”

Baird did run a personal record of 23.70 to top Dixon and the rest of the field in the 200-meter final at the Nebraska track and field team’s season-opening Holiday Inn Invitational at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday.

The Huskers won 15 event titles in the two-day event.

On Friday, senior Patrick Raedler won the men’s long jump with a distance of 24-10.5.

“I’m not so much concerned with how I placed this time,” Raedler said. “More about being consistent mostly, and I’m satisfied with the distance for the first meet.”

Senior Shawnice Williams took the title in the women’s 800 meters 2:13.03, senior Trevor Vidlak won the men’s mile with a time of 4:09.39 and senior Veronica Grizzle had a throw of 61-2.25 to win the women’s weight throw, in which sophomore Tristen Sharp finished second.

“It was good to have my teammates cheering me on and have Tristen there with me,” Grizzle said. “She was ahead of me on her first throw, and so it’s good to have somebody on your team who can push you like that.”

On Saturday, in addition to Baird’s title, junior Chantal Duncan won the 400 meters by fivehundredths of a second over teammate Mara Weekes.

“I was good,” Duncan said. “I wanted to run a faster time, but right now I’m OK with a 55.14.”

Junior Carlie Pinkelman, sophomore Tess Merrill and junior Ellen Dougherty added titles

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Sophomore Levi Gipson, who won the 600 meters earlier in the day, runs the second leg of Nebraska’s victorious 4x400 relay on Saturday at the Devaney Indoor Track.

I’m not so much concerned with how I placed this time. More about being consistent mostly.”

Patrick Raedler senior long jump

in the shotput, pole vault and 600 meters, respectively.

On the men’s side, which entered the indoor season ranked No. 8 in the nation, sophomores Will Lohman, Christian Sanderfer, Oladapo Akinmoladun and Levi Gipson won the shotput, pole vault, 60-meter hurdles and 600 meters, respectively.

Nebraska coach Gary Pepin said having young athletes perform well is crucial to the team’s success.

“Those people are the future of your team,” he said. “So the

more of those kind of real talented people you have, the better the odds are that you’re going to have a good team.”

The Husker men added victories in the distance medley relay and the 4x400 relay in which Nebraska finished seventh at last year ’s NCAA Championships.

The all-sophomore 4x400 team of Jake Bender, Gipson, Sanderfer and Cody Rush won the race in 3:11.12.

Pepin said on the women’s team, he was impressed with Pinkelman’s shotput finish and

Baird’s win in the 200 meters.

“I think we’ve got enough quality athletes that we can have a pretty strong indoor season,” Pepin said. “On the men’s side, I thought that we had a good start in the high hurdles. I thought that the 600 was really a nice performance. Both the long jump and the triple jump were good, strong early season performances for those guys.”

But Pepin and the rest of the track and field team know that though their season began on a strong note, there are areas where improvement is needed.

“I think starting off the season on a good note definitely is good for morale,” 60-meter hurdles winner Akinmoladun said. “I think as long as everyone’s competing and learning from their mistakes or learning from what they’re doing well. I think that’s the most important part.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Nebraska splits pair of duals in Florida Sydny Boyd DN The No. 60 Husker men’s tennis team traveled to Tallahassee, Fla., to take on Florida Gulf Coast and Florida State during the weekend.

Heading in, coach Kerry McDermott said Florida State posed the tougher competition, but his team was not overlooking Florida Gulf Coast.

The Huskers defeated the Eagles on Sunday, 5-2. The Huskers secured the doubles point to begin the match and rounded out the victory with four singles wins.

At the No. 1 doubles position, FGCU’s Jordi Vives and Dean Tsamas beat senior Brandon Videtich and sophomore Bradford Zitsch 6-4.

“We have been playing inside for the past four months,” Videtich said. “So it was a tough transition to play outside with only one day of practice outside before our matches.”

Sophomore Marc Herrmann and junior Beau Treyz beat Florida Gulf Coast’s Tianyu Bao and Lance Lvovsky 6-1 at the No. 2 spot.

The No. 3 position was taken by sophomores Dusty Boyer and Andrew Dzulynsky, who beat the Eagles’ Lucas Vaz and Gabriel Echeverry 6-3.

“We played a good solid match against Florida Gulf Coast in both singles and doubles,” McDermott said. “It was good to get the doubles point to start the match, and the energy was high going into the singles matches.”

Starting off the singles on top, Herrmann defeated Florida Gulf Coast’s Bao 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

“I knew that their strength was probably their top two guys, who are very dangerous players,” McDermott said. “They fought hard.”

Dzulynsky beat FGCU’s Tsamas 6-2, 6-4 at the No. 3 spot, while senior Tom Blackwell got a No. 4 position win against the Eagles’ Echeverry 6-2, 6-2. Freshman Vasileios Stavropoulos also won, beating FGCU’s Adrian Reid 6-2, 6-5 (5) at the No. 6 position.

Boyer fell to No. 66 Vives 6-4, 1-6, 3-6, and Treyz lost 6-1, 4-6, 5-6 (5) against Vaz. “This was our first match of the year, and playing outdoors for

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Sophomore Marc Herrmann led the Huskers by going 3-1 on Sunday and Monday. Herrmann and senior Tom Blackwell were the only Huskers to win both of their singles matches in the duals. the first time in over two months,“ McDermott said. “I thought we did a good job of taking care of business and getting the win.”

Monday morning, the Huskers played singles and doubles matches against No. 36 Florida State. The Huskers lost all three of their doubles matches and only won two of their singles matches.

“I feel we competed hard but will need to play smarter and more aggressive,” McDermott said. “Especially on the big no-ad points. Those are what make the difference in winning and losing.”

At the No. 2 position, FSU’s Grayson Goldin and Marco Nunez beat Herrmann and Treyz 6-2. The Seminoles’ Dominic Cotrone and Blake Davis beat Videtich and Zitsch 6-3 at the No. 1 spot. The final doubles match at the No. 3 spot went unfinished between Florida State’s Michael Rinaldi and Cristian Gonzalez Mendez and the Huskers’ Boyer and Dzulynsky.

“We played solid against both

teams but need to take advantage singles matches. At the No. 1 spot of our opportunities.” Videtich the Seminoles’ Cotrone beat Nesaid. “FSU played the big points braska’s Boyer 6-1, 6-5 (5), while tougher than us, but I’m proud of the Huskers’ Blackwell beat FSU’s how our team fought.”

Nunez 6-4, 6-3 at the No. 4 posiEntering singles with the distion. advantage, Nebraska came back Concluding the final two sinand beat FSU in gles matches, Flortwo matches but ulida State emerged timately wound up I feel we the victor by a defeated by the end score of 5-2. competed of the dual.

“This weekend The No. 6 posi- hard but will helped us coaches tion finished first to have a better when FSU’s Goldin need to play idea of a few things beat Stavropoulos smarter and more we need to do in 6-2, 6-1, while the practice,” McDeraggressive.”

Seminoles’ Gonmott said. “We zalez Mendez beat need a few guys to Dzulynsky 6-2, 6-1 kerry Mcdermott make some adjustat the No. 3. Down ments to giving men’s tennis coach 3-0, Nebraska got themselves beta win when Herter chances to win rmann beat Florida State’s Davis matches.”

6-2, 6-2 at the No. 2 spot, while On Saturday, the Huskers will FSU’s Rinaldi beat Huskers’ Treyz travel to Los Angeles to play Tex6-2, 6-3 at No. 5. as Tech in the ITA Kick-Off. sports@ With the match secured at 4-1, dailynebraskan.com the teams completed the last two

women’s: from 1o guard Brandi Jeffery and back-to- Hooper tied up the game with a 3-pointer, followed by a breakback layups from junior forward away layup by LauHailie Sample, the dermill, putting the Huskers were just They had a score at 55-53, Ne1 point behind the braska.

Boilermakers, 49little run in After the Husk48. After senior them, and we had ers made three guard Dee Dee Williams fouled Hoop- a little run, but we turnovers in a row, the Boilermakers er, Nebraska had took the chance the chance to tie up were able to pull to regain the lead. the game or pull ahead.”

Purdue, which had ahead, but Hooper a 44.8 field goal missed both free sharon versyp purdue coach percentage for the throws. game, eventually The Huskers had 9 points on Netook the lead for braska, which shot 50 percent. the first time in the game after

With two minutes left in the game, the Huskers trailed Purdue by 6 points. Laudermill then made back-to-back 3-pointers to tie up the game with a minute left.

Cady fouled Bays on a made layup, giving Purdue a 2-point lead.

After Bays missed the extra point, Nebraska regained possession. The Boilermakers entered into the bonus, allowing Theriot to tie up the game after making both of her free throws.

With five seconds left in the game, Purdue had enough time for one last play. Wilson missed her jumper, but Bays got the rebound and took the lead with a layup. Nebraska called a

timeout at 1.7 seconds to prepare to make one last play. Sample threw a long in-bounds pass to Hooper, but the Boilermakers stole the ball, giving them the win.

“Nebraska and us always have very intense games,” Purdue coach Sharon Versyp said. “We knew it was going to be a battle. They had a little run in them, and we had a little run, but we were able to pull ahead.”

After losing to Purdue, the Huskers will have a week off before playing against Northwestern on Sunday at in Evanston, Ill. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Hawkeyes take down Huskers for 1st defeat was 1-3 going into this matchup tonight. Only time I beat him beJunior trio of fore was the nationals last year.”

Freshmen Tim Lambert (No. Sueflohn, Green, 9 at 125 pounds) and TJ Dudley Kokesh wins, but not (No. 11 at 184 pounds) are the only ranked wrestlers for Nebrasenough to get No. 8 ka apart from juniors Sueflohn, NU past No. 3 Iowa Green and Kokesh. Lambert lost to No. 3 Thomas Gilman 2-1 to open the dual, and Dudley lost by 6-4 sudden victory against SamZach Tegler my Brooks.

DN At 141 pounds, No. 13 Josh Dziewa of Iowa beat freshman A minute into the first match of Colton McCrystal of Nebraska, Nebraska’s dual against Iowa on and No. 3 Bobby Telford defeated Sunday, a “Let’s go Hawks” chant Nebraska freshman Collin Jensen rose from the sections of black- 2-0 in the heavyweight match. and-yellow-clad fans among the “I think these guys are really 3,496 inside the Bob Devaney coming along, and we’ve got a Sports Center. lot of young freshmen that have The No. 3 Hawkeyes won the never been in a situation like first three matches of the meet and this, and they responded pretty left Lincoln with a 22-9 dual win, well,” Nebraska coach Mark Manbut in the middle of the contest, ning said. “So that’s what I look the No. 8 Huskers tried to turn the for. But we’ve got to make some momentum in their favor. gains to get over the hump, not No. 5 Jake Suelose close matches. flohn got Nebraska We’ve got to find We’ve got on the board with a ways to win those 5-2 decision against close matches.” to find No. 13 Brody GroThe Huskers thus at 149 pounds. ways to win close entered the dual 8-0 In the next on the season, but matches.” match, at 157 none of those vicpounds, Nebrastories came against ka’s James Green, top-10 squads. mark manning ranked No. 3 in Though Nebraska wrestling coach the country, used took its first loss a takedown in the of the year on Satwaning seconds urday, the Huskers of the first period to take conwon one more match than they trol against No. 1 Derek St. John. did at Iowa in a 31-7 defeat last Green held on for a 9-7 decision, year. cutting Iowa’s lead in the dual to Manning said it was good 10-6 and bringing the Nebraska for his team to gain experience crowd to its feet entering interwrestling one of the nation’s best mission. teams.

“We’re here in Devaney. Io“We lost a couple tight matchwa’s right next door, so it was es,” he said. “Obviously at 125 going to be packed,” Green said. and 184. And really, 197 was real“I just wanted to put on a show. ly close. The deal is you’ve got to I love to entertain. I was looking keep battling back, and our guys forward to the match. I fed off the really gained a lot of experience crowd; I loved it.” last year by wrestling in front of The Huskers won only one 10,000 fans at Carver-Hawkeye, match the rest of the way: a 7-3 and mentally they were better decision by No. 4 Robert Kokesh with wrestling these guys. That’s against No. 6 Mike Evans in the progress.”

174-pound match.

Manning pointed out that “I knew I had to stay in posiNebraska’s 133-pounder, Shawn tion during that match,” Kokesh Nagel, who was pinned by Iowa’s said. “He’s a tough kid. I’ve wres- Tony Ramos last season, lost by tled him four times previously. I major decision on Saturday after

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Junior Robert Kokesh (right), ranked No. 4 in the country at 174 pounds, defeated No. 6 Mike Evans of Iowa 7-3 on Saturday night.

Kokesh beat Evans for the first time at the 2013 NCAA Championships, where he earned third place. avoiding attempts by No. 3 Ramos to turn him over for a fall. In addition, Iowa 174-pounder Evans

owned Kokesh a few years ago, Manning said. And on Saturday, Kokesh beat Evans for the second

Manning said. “But we’ve got to learn a lot more.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Nebraska opens spring with close road victory

NU player drafted to National Women’s Soccer League

Nebraska senior forward Jordan Jackson, who was third for the Huskers with 9 goals last season on the way to earning Big Ten Midfielder of the Year honors, was taken by the Houston Dash with the 28th overall pick in the National Women’s Soccer League draft on Friday.

The NWSL, in its second year, has nine teams.

Senior defender Ari Romero, the 2013 Big Ten Defender of the Year, was also selected by the Dash in the expansion draft a week earlier.

Huskers ready to square off with bluejays

The No. 25 Nebraska women’s tennis team will play Creighton at the Nebraska Tennis Center in Lincoln on Tuesday.

The Huskers are opening their spring season a year after making a Sweet 16 run in the NCAA Tournament with a team led by four seniors.

Returning from last year’s squad are sophomore Maggy Lehmicke, the only Husker with a winning record in the fall season, junior Izabella Zgierska and senior Maike Zeppernick, who was 4-4 in singles matches in the fall.

Sophomore Lauren Wagner, who played only eight matches in her freshman season, also returns.

The returning Huskers are joined by six freshmen, including Brittany Brewster (8-10 overall, 5-4 in singles in the fall) and Mary Hanna (7-8 overall, 3-3 in singles).

Theriot named player of week

Sophomore guard Rachel Theriot was given the first Big Ten Player of the Week honor of her career on Monday for her performances in Nebraska’s overtime victory against Minnesota on Thursday and its loss against Purdue on Sunday.

Theriot scored a catheriot reer-high 33 points with 9 assists against the Golden Gophers and added a team-high 19 points with 4 assists against the Boilermakers. She played all 85 minutes of the games.

Sophomore gets conference track honor

Nebraska sophomore Levi Gipson was named the Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week on Monday.

Gipson won the 600 meters at the Huskers’ season-opening Holiday Inn Invitational at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday with a time of 1:17.65. The time is the best in the country so far this season and the third-best time in NU history.

Gipson is the first Husker to be given the men’s Track Athlete of the Week honor. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

time in a row.

“We’re learning a lot about ourselves, and that’s the key,”

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Nebraska senior forward Jordan Jackson, the 2013 Big Ten Midfielder of the Year, was chosen by the Houston Dash of the National Women’s Soccer League.

“We had many great individual performances today,” No. 5 Huskers edge Underwood said. “Our overall team score was a little disapNo. 13 Ole Miss pointing, but I know with anbehind smallbore other week’s worth of training we will be where we need to performance for fifth be.” win of season Earning an overall score of 4,637, the Rebels were too close for Underwood’s comfort, posting scores of 2,289 in smallbore Staff Report and 2,348 in air rifle.

DN According to Ole Miss coach Valerie Boothe, more than half The No. 5 Huskers started the the Rebels team shot above their new year off with bang, as they averages. made the trek south and defeatSenior Alivia Yeager and ed the No. 12 Ole Miss Rebels freshman Alison Weisz had 4,643-4,637. good days, as Yeager earned Sophomore Denise Martin a season-best score of 577 in picked up from where she left smallbore and Weisz earned a off in the fall season, 591 in air rifle to exas she excelled in ceed her season averboth the smallbore age. and air rifle competiThe Rebels also tions. Martin placed had solid perforin the top five for the mances from seniors Huskers with scores Abbey Stanec, Meof 584 in both categolissa Quartarone and ries and was a point Rena Goodman. away from eclipsing Stanec posted her personal best in scores of 576 and 589, smallbore. which is a seasonFreshman Lauren best overall score for Philips capitalized martin her. She was joined on a New Year ’s resoby Quartarone and lution of her own, as Goodman, who had she earned a career-high score of scores of 569 and 582 and 562 590 in air rifle and posted a 580 and 586. in smallbore.

In a day of personal bests, Junior Kelsey Hansen, senior individual accolades don’t alReAnn Wilson and freshman ways entail victories. The HuskRachel Martin managed to earn ers had many solid scores and successful scores of their own. one career high, while the RebHansen earned a solid 573 in els had multiple career-high smallbore, while her teammates, scores. But rifle is a team sport, Wilson and Martin, posted solid not an individual one, and the scores in both smallbore and air Ole Miss scores weren’t enough rifle of 568 and 576 and 569 and to beat the Huskers.

587, respectively.

“We will take this week to Senior Sunny Russell also work our air rifle performance,” had a successful outing, earning Underwood said. “We are right a score of 576 in air rifle. on the brink of posting a big The Huskers finished with score. Next weekend we are up an overall score of 4,643 with against another top team with scores of 2,306 and 2,337 in Air Force.” smallbore and air rifle.

Before facing off with the Despite several great perFalcons on Sunday, the Huskers formances, coach Stacy Underhost TCU on Saturday. wood expects more from her sports@ team. dailynebraskan.com

gymnastics: from 10 vault, where DeZiel, Wong and junior Desiré Stephens led the team, posting identical scores of 9.875. After them were freshmen Ashley Lambert and Ariel Martin, who had identical scores of 9.825.

Moving into its fourth rotation on bars, Nebraska was still in the lead. Wong posted a score of 9.875, and Hollie Blanske scored a career-high 9.85, carrying the

team to the win.

“Bars was the best routine I’ve ever done, I think,” Blanske said. “That was the highlight of the meet for me because I hit all my handstands and stuck my dismount. It was kind of a big deal for me because the girl two girls in front of me messed up, so I had to really step up because we were neck-and-neck with Alabama at

that point. So it was special for me that I could do that for the team and help out.”

At the end of the night, the No. 6 Huskers posted a team score of 196.250, while Alabama closely followed with a score of 196.050 and Kentucky scored 194.650.

“I thought some really good things occurred,” Kendig said. “I felt that we had some really great

performances. We had a good day of practice, and hopefully the rest of the week is equally as good, and we have a better meet on Friday.”

The team will be traveling to Iowa City, Iowa, to compete against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Friday at 7 p.m. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

It was the first time someone had fallen (this season), so there was a little bit more pressure.” emily wong

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Sophomore Hollie Blanske scored a career-high 9.85 on the bars to help carry Nebraska over Alabama and Kentucky.

Nebraska beats SEC schools at Ozone Collegiate No. 6 Huskers come back from falls, top No. 3 Alabama, No. 17 Kentucky to remain unbeaten The Nebraska student section rushed the court at Pinnacle Bank Arena for the first time after the Huskers upset the No. 17 Buckeyes of Ohio State 68-62 on Monday night.

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t took nearly a month, but the Nebraska men’s basketball team finally did it.

Not only did the Huskers break a fivegame losing streak, they did so against a nationally ranked opponent, allowing their entire student section to rush the court.

More than 300 students stormed the court when the clock hit zero after the Huskers (9-8, 1-4 Big Ten) defeated No. 17 Ohio State (15-4, 2-4) 68-62 for their first conference victory on the season.

The win was the first for Nebraska since Dec. 21, when it defeated Citadel and snapped a four-game conference losing streak.

“That’s never happened to me before,” sophomore guard Terran Petteway said about the hundreds of fans who charged him after the upset. Petteway, along with sophomore forward Shavon Shields, led Nebraska with 18 points.

Heading into the matchup the Huskers and

After a layup by Shields with seven minutes Buckeyes came in winless in at least their last left made it 20-19, the Huskers used their mothree outings. Although the Buckeyes were also playing under .500 conference basketball, the mentum to increase their lead to 34-20 with two minutes left in the half. journey didn’t come easily for Nebraska.

Shields went into the locker The conference matchup room leading all scorers with 10 began with a cat-and-mouse The fans and points, which tied for the most game, as both teams repeatedly he’s put up since Nebraska’s exchanged leads in the opening students New Year’s Eve game against minutes. give us a lot of Iowa.

Before Monday’s game, Nebraska coach Tim Miles freshman guard Tai Webster’s energy.” said it was the first time the conference career high was 5 guard has played to his full abilpoints – a total he met against the shavon shields ity in weeks.

Buckeyes on Jan. 4, and Purdue sophomore forward “He was so determined,” on Jan. 12. Through the game’s Miles said after the game. “He first eight minutes he nearly tied looked more fresh physically. It was like that guy that personal best with his second layup to give we knew last year. That was Shavon taking the Nebraska a 7-5 lead. next step. We don’t win this game without him.”

And it wouldn’t be the Huskers’ largest lead Nebraska entered the half up by 9. Each team before heading into the locker room.

men’s: see page 8

Vanessa Daves DN In a close-scoring meet, the Nebraska women’s gymnastics team defeated No. 3 Alabama and No. 17 Kentucky in the Ozone Collegiate Classic in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday.

“I tell them it doesn’t matter who we compete against,” coach Dan Kendig said. “It was nice to beat the No. 3 team in the country. It was nice beating a big-time SEC team that’s won national championships.

But the bottom line is it’s early, and it’s about what we’re doing.

It’s about us getting better every time we go out.”

The team struggled early on because of mistakes in nearly every event, putting pressure on the gymnasts at the end of the lineup to bring out top scores for the team. However, Kendig said their ability to come together and still come out with a win says a lot about their dedication.

“We had some troubles, but we competed really well as a team,” Kendig said. “Our No. 2 girl on several of the events had

a mistake, and the rest of the kids picked it up. It was really good to see that because at the first meet, we hit everything, so the girls at the end of the lineup didn’t have any pressure on them. As a team, we just did a really good job staying focused and staying with it and picking up for some other teammates who might’ve struggled early on.”

Senior Emily Wong won the all-around title for the second week in a row, posting a score of 39.55. Wong placed first on floor, second on bars,third on beam and tied for second on vault.

“I thought we did really well, individually and as a team,” Wong said. “It was the first time someone had fallen (this season), so there was a little bit more pressure. We’ve trained for that, and I thought we did a good job.”

The Huskers started off the evening on the beam. Junior Jennifer Lauer (9.925) led Nebraska. After her were junior Jessie DeZiel (9.90) and Wong (9.85).

After the first rotation, Nebraska was in the lead.

In the second rotation, Nebraska went to the floor. Led

by Wong (9.95), DeZiel (9.875) and sophomore Hollie Blanske (9.80), the team posted a score of 49.125 and remained in the lead as it continued into the third rotation.

Nebraska proceeded to

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Late shot gives Purdue win against rallying Nebraska Natasha Rausch DN

Purdue responded with four 3-pointers in a row by senior guard Courtney Moses, giving the Coming off its first overtime win Boilermakers a 12-point lead with nine minutes in the first half. of the season against Minnesota, “One of the biggest things Nebraska went head-to-head against the Purdue Boilermakers we could’ve done better is notice when another player like Moses is in a top-25 matchup on Sunday.

For the fourth time in five getting hot,” said junior forward games the schools have played, Emily Cady, who had her fourth straight double-double. the Boilermakers walked away The Huskers entered the bowith a victory after a shot by junior forward Whitney Bays gave nus with eight minutes left in the half, giving them a chance them a 2-point lead with 1.7 seconds left in the game, leaving the to decrease the score difference.

Nebraska made 5 free throws in final score at 77-75, Purdue. a row off fouls. After the extra “Everybody thought that was going into overtime,” Nebraska points, Purdue made a 3-pointer, coach Connie Yori said. “That but Nebraska quickly responded as sophomore point guard Rawas a good basketball game. You chel Theriot made back-to-back don’t want to be on 3-pointers followed the losing end, but by a layup. The half there were a lot of You don’t ended with Purdue positives.” want to be in the lead 36-32.

The score“The most difboard went back on the losing end, ficult part of the and forth for the game was talkfirst few minutes but there were a ing through their as Nebraska junior lot of positives.” screens and making guard Tear ’a Laudsure we were comermill scored from connie yori municating,” said women’s basketball coach outside the key, Laudermill, who followed by a field had 14 points. goal from Purdue Within the first five minutes sophomore guard April Wilson. of the second half, the teams were Purdue pulled ahead within the back and forth in terms of shootfirst five minutes by 6 points.

After picking up her first de- ing. Purdue senior guard KK Houser, who had 16 points total in fensive foul off a rebound four the game, made the first 2 points minutes later, NU senior forward for the half. Laudermill quickly Jordan Hooper turned around and responded with 2 points from the got fouled on offense as she went floor. up for a layup, and she made both After a 3-pointer from senior free throw shots. Those points decreased the Boilermakers’ lead to 3. women’s: see page 8

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Junior guard Tear’a Laudermill scored 14 points, including back-to-back 3-pointers that erased a 6-point Purdue lead with less than 2 minutes to go, in the Huskers’ 77-75 loss to the Boilermakers at home on Sunday.