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MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2014 volume 113, issue 082

Inside Coverage

Who’s watching

Big points

Net neutrality, the NSA and freedom

Huskers win 2nd game in Big Ten Conference play

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DAILY NEBRASKAN

ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

$2.78 / 0.50%

$10.72 / 1.92%

FUND A: Student fees pay for a portion of printing and distribution costs for UNL’s student-produced newspaper.

FUND A: UNL’s student government provides services such as Student Legal Services and 475-RIDE.

UNIVERSITY PROGRAM COUNCIL

$8.56 / 1.54%

CONTINGENCY FUND

$0.58 / 0.10%

FUND A: With the help of student fees, this student organization puts on free events for students throughout the school year, including the Homecoming and Spring concerts. A subset of funding accounts for student discounts at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

FUND B: Fees add to the university’s emergency reserve.

DEBT SERVICE ON FACILITIES

$111.50 / 20.02% FUND B: Student fees help pay for debt owed on university facilities.

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DAILYER NEBRASKAN (SLICE NOT VISIBLE)

$0.15 / 0.03%

your money

FUND A: Student fees pay for printing and distribution costs as well as libel insurance.

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UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER

$150.89 / 27.09%

You paid $557 per semester this year for 10 funds and services.

We did the math for you.

CAMPUS RECREATION

$152.48 / 27.38% FUND B: Two subsets of fees go toward funding and facilities management for two on-campus recreation centers, the Outdoor Adventures program and fitness and wellness classes, among other programs.

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FUND B: Two subsets of student fees pay for general operations of the health center and Counseling and Psychological Services, which provide services to students at free or discounted rates.

NEBRASKA UNIONS

$94.25 / 16.92%

PARKING AND TRANSIT SERVICES

$25.09 / 4.50%

FUND B: Fees contribute toward general operations for the Nebraska Union and Nebraska East Union as well as fund the Collegiate Readership Program, which supplies free copies of four local and national newspapers.

FUND B: Fees, in addition to student and faculty parking permits, cover construction, bus operation and other costs for UNL’s parking lots, garages and bus system.

Ever wonder who determines University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s student fees?

Enter the Committee for Fees Allocation.

The Committee for Fees Allocation is a 12-member Association of Students of the University of Nebraska committee that makes recommendations for allocation of student fees.

Every spring semester, student fee users make presentations to the committee and request a certain amount of funding from student fees. These entities include ASUN, Campus Recreation, the Daily Nebraskan, amoung others. Then the committee makes a recommendation for each fee user. For Fund A users – student organizations such as ASUN, University Program Council and the DN – the vice chancellor for Student Affairs followed by the chancellor approves or disapproves the recommendation. For Fund B users, which the university defines as “institutional obligations and student services agencies,” ASUN Senate approves the CFA recommendations, followed by the vice chancellor, chancellor and the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

Students can request a refund for those fees they pay toward Fund A users. Fund B fees such as the University Health Center and Campus Recreation can’t be refunded.

In 5-year period, all fee users asked for more Funding increases have nearly tripled student fees since 2009-10, increases will continue DANIEL WHEATON dn About three weeks ago, full-time students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln spent $557 each on student fees for the spring 2014 semester. The fees pale in comparison to the cost of full-time tuition, but the specifics behind the amount are often overlooked.

The organization that decides how

much you get charged is the Committee for Fees Allocation. Several campus groups are able to levy funds from students with CFA’s blessing.

Since 2009, most groups have asked for slight funding increases for their operations.

Parking and Transit Services funding has increased the most since then — in the 2009-10 academic year, students paid $9.16; now students paid $25.09.

During the Jan. 21 meeting, the committee granted Transit Services $1,221,000 in funding for 2014-15. Nate Parde, a senior agribusiness major and member of CFA, said this increase was a result of increased personnel and an overestimation of how much the budget could be decreased as the university hands over full control of its bus routes to StarTran.

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Still, Parking and Transit Services is primarily self-funded.

According to its website, most of the department’s revenue is made from the sale of permits, issuing citations and special event parking.

Students pay for 51 percent of parking and transit’s expenses.

So far, Parking and Transit, the University Health Center, Nebraska Unions, the Collegiate Readership program and Campus Recreation have pitched their new requests to CFA. The University Health Center isn’t asking for an increase this year. In a letter presented to CFA, UHC administration said “the chancellor requested that we prepare a budget that followed the conditions of Bryan Health Contract” – without increasing student fees.

The medical clinic, Counseling

and Psychological Services, health promotion and outreach, administration, physical therapy and the radiology laboratory all receive funding from student fees. Selfgenerated services that UHC pays for itself are the dental clinic, pharmacy and specialty clinic.

The University Program Council is asking for an increase in student fees of $1.01 from each student per semester to provide a bigger Homecoming concert.

This would be an increase of $45,000 for the 2014-15 academic year, said Karen Wills, program coordinator for UPC. Peter Bock, last year’s president of UPC and a senior marketing and management major, helped present this year’s budget for UPC.

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2014-15 STUDENT FEE REQUESTS Fee users began making presentations to the Committee for Fees Allocation in mid-January. The committee has made recommendations for all Fund B users:

Parking and Transit Services CFA recommended a 6.3 percent increase, which will cover additional costs as the university transitions to StarTran exclusively operating campus bus routes. Parking and Transit Services Director Dan Carpenter said the switch is ultimately costeffective because UNL won’t have to purchase additional buses down the line. Total funding will be $1,221,000.

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Get the most out of your money, use student services

Campus Recreation CFA recommended an 8.7 percent funding increase.

The funding increase will go toward additional custodial staff, expansion of the East Campus Recreation Center weight room and other costs. The Rec’s 20142015 budget is $6,598,262.

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Nebraska Unions CFA recommended an increase of less than 1 percent. The increase will pay for increased utilities expenses. Student fees aren’t funding the ongoing Nebraska Union renovations.

The University Health Center didn’t ask for a funding increase. Funding will remain at $6,102,927.

Fund A users, which include the University Program Council, Daily Nebraskan, the DailyER Nebraskan and the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska will present their budget requests during the next two weeks.

UPC UPC is asking for an increase in student fees by $1.01 from each student to provide a bigger homecoming concert. This would be an increase in $45,000 for the 2014-2015 school year, said Karen Wills, program coordinator for UPC.

Today’s issue of the Daily Nebraskan presented information on the Committee for Fees Allocation’s progress toward the finalization of the 2014-15 academic year student fee allocations for various student organizations. Notably, Parking and Transit Services requested a fee increase to $1,221,000 for next year, the highest it has been in the last five years. The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska is still waiting to find out its new allocation, although it did see a decrease in funds for the 2013-2014 school year.

The Editorial Board chooses not to comment on whether or not certain organizations on campus deserve increases or decreases in funds. Rather, we encourage students to make sure they’re getting the most out of their student fees. Go to the University Health Center when you’re sick. Go to the Campus Recreation Center for your workout and save some money on gym membership fees. And for your campus news, why not read the DN? We also hope students pay attention as CFA releases this information, as all of its decisions directly affect us. There are some fees you might not mind paying, but others you might dislike. You can voice any concern you may have at a CFA meeting, as they are public meetings. In addition, the upcoming ASUN election offers all students the opportunity to express their approval or disapproval of funds allocated to different organizations. Last year, only 23 percent of students voted in the ASUN election, with 16 percent voting in the run-off. Both are record numbers. This is troubling. It doesn’t make sense to ignore an opportunity to have a say in something that affects all of us.

The ASUN election isn’t happening until March 12, but in the meantime, we can still act. Follow CFA’s decisions, and if you have a point to make, go to one of their meetings. Use the services you’re paying for. Make sure your money is put to good use. opinion@dailynebraskan.com

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The Dailyer Nebraskan is presenting two funding proposals, one for a 218 percent funding increase and one for a 119 percent increase, editor-in-chief Alex Wunrow said. The first plan would account for weekly printing – as opposed to the current bi-monthly schedule – and wages for staff. The second plan would increase the newspaper from seven to nine issues per semester plus wages.

Funding requests for the Daily Nebraskan and ASUN were unavailable at press time.

The upcoming meetings will all take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union, room posted.

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Fund B Users appeals, big picture overview UPC presentation Daily Nebraskan and Dailyer presentation ASUN presentation

FEES: from 1 “...We had saved money from 475RIDE. We took from that reserve and put it toward our budget.”

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“We are always looking to increase and innovate,” Bock said.

In total, each student paid $8.56 per semester for UPC’s events this year.

Similarly, student government has asked for several incremental increases. In the 2008-09 academic year, the revenue for the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska was $430,362. Now, students contribute $10.72 to ASUN, which is $1.01 more than five years ago.

“What we did to offset student fees increases was we had saved money from 475-RIDE,” ASUN director Marlene Beyke said. “We took from that reserve and put it toward our budget.”

475-RIDE is an ASUN-funded

program that provides UNL students with a ride home when they are in an unsafe situation and have exhausted all other methods of transportation, according to the UNL website.

Beyke said the increases from 2008 to 2013 were the result of salary increases combined with no budget reserves. Another increase was because of ASUN’s Government Liaison Committee attending Big Ten on the Hill.

The ASUN budget allocation for 2014-15 will be finalized soon, Beyke said.

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ON CAMPUS what: HIV Test Site when: Noon to 4 p.m. where: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center, Room 331

what: Motivation/ Procrastination and Time Management when: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. where: Nebraska East Union, Cottonwood Room

what: Celebration of American Song when: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. where: Kimball Recital Hall more information: Tickets are $5 for general admission, $3 for students and seniors.

IN LINCOLN

Ignite for ASUN announces candidacy We’re going to try to figure out what’s working, what students enjoy and what doesn’t work.”

Party hopes to better connect students with focus on rights, senator projects REECE RISTAU DN Ignite for ASUN announced on Thursday its intent to run in the student government election, making the party the first to officially do so.

The overarching platforms of the party are connecting campus, protecting student rights and working with senators on personal projects, said Sen. Grant Garrison, a senior biology and psychology major.

The presidential candidate for the party is Sen. Kevin Knudson, a junior political science major. Sen. Christina Guthmann, a senior international business major is the candidate for external vice president, and Garrison is the party’s internal vice president candidate.

Garrison said a large part of the candidates’ plan to connect with campus involves making adjustments to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Homecoming week.

“We’re going to try to figure out what’s working, what students enjoy and what doesn’t work,” Garrison said.

He said Homecoming attracts many Greek students, and Ignite for ASUN wants to make the event more inclusive. The party plans to incorporate organizations such as the Afrikan People’s Union, the Mexican American Student Association and the Nebraska Alumni Association.

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Students Grant Garrison, Kevin Knudson and Christina Guthmann (left to right) announced their candidacy in ASUN elections as the Ignite for ASUN party.

Ignite for ASUN also plans to work with the Residence Hall Association when trying to connect campus. Garrison said the party wants to use the residence halls as a source of distributing information, such as open leadership positions.

The candidates also want to implement a program that would keep alcohol-related incidents, such as minor in possession cita-

tions, within university records.

Knudson said after discussion with Linda Major, the assistant to the vice chancellor, he believes the plan is viable.

“Other campuses have policies that keep citations in a bank – students then go to a program in the university,” Knudson said.

The program is similar to diversion programs, and the citation would then be erased once

the student is no longer at the university, Knudson said. It wouldn’t change the status of UNL as a dry campus.

Garrison said other plans the party may incorporate is reforming the Big Red Welcome to better inform students, moving the Freshman Campus Leadership Associates deadlines back to allow more students to get involved and start a TEDx-style event ev-

ery other year to highlight what professors and students are accomplishing.

The party is also planning to work to highlight events on campus more clearly, such as Friday Night Live and other campus events designed for students. An example Garrison gave was the possibility of Love Library starting a 24-hour study area.

All three candidates are ASUN senators. Knudson is the chairman of the Campus Life Committee, Garrison is the chairman of the Academic Committee and Guthmann is the chairwoman of the Academic Fees Advisory Committee.

“I’ve been involved with ASUN for a long time, so have Christina (Guthmann) and Grant (Garrison),” Knudson said. “We’ll be able to keep important programs running while making improvements.”

More information on Ignite for ASUN can be found on its Facebook page at http://www. facebook.com/igniteforasun or its Twitter page at https://twitter. com/IgniteASUN. Elections will be March 12.

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Regents approve $12 million stadium update The University of Nebraska Board of Regents met for its first meeting of the year Jan. 24. Here are three highlights from the meeting:

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1. The regents tabled a vote on the Breslow Ice Center, a proposed $11 million structure that would include a professionalsized ice rink for student and local use. University of NebraskaLincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman said the City of Lincoln had agreed to contribute the land and site preparation with UNL contributing $1 million toward construction from Campus Recreation Center reserves. The rest of funding would come from donations, and the city has promised a $40,000 donation toward operating costs. Perlman said he was confident public admission fees would eventually be enough to cover operating costs.

Perlman said student club hockey, curling and broomball teams could use the facility.

But the regents expressed uncertainty about the deal, saying they wanted the university to work out a better one with the city.

2. After some debate, regents approved a $12 million project to update the sound system and improve Wi-Fi in Memorial Stadium. Regents Jim Pillen and Robert Schafer were uncertain about the plan and wanted the business affairs committee to look over the proposal, but the rest of the board argued that time was a major concern.

“I’m conflicted, but I never want to let the perfect be the enemy of the good,” regent Howard Hawks said. “This one needs to move. If we don’t do it now it’s going to end up costing a whole lot more.”

The update will begin in March and be finished in time for the start of football season.

3. Regents universally voted in favor of the program statement and budget for Love North Learning Commons, putting a final stamp of approval on the long-term renovation of Love Library that will include a coffee shop, study areas and a 200-seat e-testing center. The renovations will be completed in fall 2015.

In a January Daily Nebraskan article, C.Y. Thompson Library librarian Dana Boden said she looks forward to the upcoming renovations.

“This truly is an exciting time,” she said. “I’ve been working as a librarian for 30 years, and I know that change is constant. But change just seems to keep speeding up.”

–compiled by Jacy marmaduke, News@dailynebraskan.com

Hypnotist Jim Wand puts his volunteers to sleep during his show at the East Campus Union on Friday night. All of the people hypnotized were volunteers from the audience.

A hypnotized student acts like a supermodel Friday night at the Nebraska East Union during the Jim Wand hypnotist show. The event was put on by the University Program Council.

The hypnotized students were told to put their bodies in the most awkward position. Wand also had students participate in a fake kissing contest and told them to become an imaginary animal.

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watching Decisions on net neutrality, NSA leave American freedoms in limbo art by Alex Bridgman

Despite criticisms of National Security Administration, new reforms do little to reassure Americans of protection of privacy

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n Jan. 14, the United States Court of Appeals struck down net neutrality in a ruling that could have long-term negative effects for the public’s freedom to access and share information. Nine days later, an independent oversight board declared the National Security Administration’s practice of collecting and storing phone records was illegal and probably unconstitutional in a ruling that will likely have no effects at all.

All in all, it really wasn’t a good week for personal freedoms. Despite harsh criticisms and Basically, even if the NSA wasn’t seeking to attempts at reform, the NSA remains largely inviolate the law, it certainly wasn’t reading it very tact. This is incredibly problematic. The agency’s closely. mission is illegal, and it should be shut down.

In his speech, Obama attempted to define The NSA report came in the troubled wake of NSA employees as everyday Americans and tie President Barack Obama’s Jan. 17 speech, which the agency to a protection of the public. He comoutlined a series of reforms to the controverpared the NSA’s data collection to Paul Revere sial agency. Going into the speech, widespread patrolling the colonies, Union reconnaissance reforms looked possible, if not likely. Since exduring the Civil War and code-breaking durNSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked docuing World War II. The goal of Obama’s speech ments to The Guardian in June 2013 detailing was not to criticize current NSA the extent of the NSA’s domestic practices. Instead, he set out to and international data collection, reassure citizens that their inBasically, debate has been raging over the formation was not being abused even if future of the agency. The general currently and to outline reforms consensus among civilians, legal the NSA wasn’t that would prevent its abuse in experts and civil liberties groups seeking to the future. has been negative.

Setting aside for a moment Back in December, an inde- violate the law, it the fact that the United States pendent review board outlined certainly wasn’t was at war with another nation a set of aggressive recommenreading it very during those instances and curdations for reform that greatly rently is not, the problem is not curtailed the NSA’s power. This closely.” the possibility of future abuse. month saw more of the same, Laws such as the Patriot Act – with the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight passed during times of national panic – are alBoard concluding that the NSA’s practice of ready being abused today. The U.S. government, collecting and storing records of all phone calls while claiming that it wasn’t spying on its citimade by all Americans was not only illegal, but zens, was indeed spying on its citizens. That’s provided “minimal” benefits in government already abuse. counterterrorism efforts.

According to the changes Obama described What was the response of Obama, supposed last week, the NSA will continue having access defender of whistleblowers and publisher of a to phone metadata, though the information will White House memorandum stating in exact actually be stored with phone companies. The terms, “Government should be transparent?” He government will continue storing phone records declined to stop the programs despite acknowland searching them at will. Oversight will be edging the possibility for widespread abuse and performed internally. Warrants will be passed said plainly, “Nothing that I have learned since by a secret court. And now, the possibility of a indicated that our intelligence community has second leak is all but gone. sought to violate the law or is cavalier about the Midway through his speech, Obama said, civil liberties of their fellow citizens.”

“Given the fact of an open investigation, I’m not Differences of opinion about the necessity going to dwell on Mr. Snowden’s actions or his of such a pervasive program of surveillance cermotivations.” Even this statement was questiontainly do exist. I acknowledge that safety and able. Without Snowden’s actions, the NSA surprivacy have become part of a trade-off as more veillance program would have continued indeficommunication becomes available by accessing nitely without public knowledge. Even after the phone data or a simple Google search. But the Snowden leaks, we have reason to be more than claim that the intelligence community has not a little cautious. sought to violate the law is at best dishonest and Snowden revealed that the government was at worst counterfactual. both willing and capable of spying on its citiSince the Snowden files fell into public zens without the knowledge or approval of the hands, anyone who looked seriously at his or public. The recent reforms do not change that. her contents has been forced to conclude, howUnless the data were to stop existing, the proever reluctantly, that something illegal is going gram itself were to disband or the relevant court on. In The Atlantic this week, Conor Friedersthrown fully into the public eye, I have a hard dorf pulled five specific illegal actions from the time believing that any of the illegal actions of massive Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight the NSA will cease.

Board report. Any defense of the NSA data colBenjamin Curttright is a junior lection would require the agency to describe English major and, due to in straightforward terms how each data point spending the fall out of the is relevant to a specific FBI investigation; adcountry, is probably being ditionally, the Patriot Act, though it gives the targeted by the NSA. Reach FBI powers to obtain intelligence for inhim at opinion@ vestigation, doesn’t allow the NSA to dailynebraskan. obtain anything. com.

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With federal court’s decision to strike down FCC efforts to preserve net neutrality, free market, Americans face uncertain future

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umans crave information. Whether it’s Husker stats, power rankings, Kim Kardashian or the war in Syria, students are constantly searching the Web to gather as much information they can. With the advent of the Internet, entrepreneurs and ambitious artists have been able to build their brand without leaving their desks. Google is a billiondollar company, and it started with a simple search box. This could all change if we continue toward the end of net neutrality.

According to the FCC, net neutrality is the their brand and share their ideas with users. Startprinciple that Internet service providers, or ISPs, ups have grown tremendously in ways that were “shall not unreasonably discriminate in transmitunfathomable 15 years ago. ting lawful traffic over a consumer’s broadband Without a neutral Internet, companies that Internet access service.” Put simply, providers can provide us with broadband would have complete not slow down traffic to other sites in favor of their control over the destiny of new online businesses. own. This could all change with a federal court’s The phenomenon of Netflix’s growth may have recent decision to strike down the Federal Communever happened in cyberspace without the ability nications Commission’s order to preserve net neuto avoid burdens of dealing with major broadband trality. The restriction on arbitrary discrimination of providers. In the post-net neutrality market, an ISP websites by ISPs is now in question. such as Time Warner can give its own products, inThis has a wide range of repercuscluding HBO, an unfair advansions for you, the end user. With the tage by directly limiting access With the end of net neutrality, these larger corto its competitors. porations will have the ability to play end of Net neutrality ensured an increasing role on how we use the net neutrality, that Netflix was protected in Internet, including the content we dithe market. Without it, Time these larger gest.

Warner would have the abilNet neutrality is at the heart of corporations will ity to charge Netflix additional what makes the Internet such a pow- have the ability to fees to provide the service to its erful tool of information sharing. The customers. Social media isn’t play an increasing user’s ability to filter through websites exempt; if Verizon were able to and networks without regulation, role on how we recognize the rise of Instagram, oversight or censorship has made it a use the Internet.” there would be no restrictions medium unlike any other. Geography stopping from Verizon creatis no longer a barrier to young proing its own version and halting fessionals and creatives seeking a community to your access to the Facebook-owned Instagram. reach. It’s a free marketplace that thrives on comThis isn’t unheard of. To bolster its online petition for clicks and gives people what they want. video service, Comcast was reprimanded in 2007 It’s not so important to understand how it for disrupting traffic from a competitor site Bitworks, as long as you know how to use it. The Torrent. The FCC’s guarantee of a neutral Internet expansion of the Internet has provided an incredguaranteed these measures could be prosecuted, ible service to society and an entirely new market and it protected the public from unjust actions of economy based online. Etsy, Amazon and Netflix companies. built entire business models on knowing what peoRegulation in telecommunications has been ple wanted when they got online. The freedom of needed since the discovery of radio waves. These net neutrality demanded by the FCC ensured that are public lines and public communications. Net the best business model and ambitious innovators neutrality rules provide the public with similar and would drive the marketplace. Silicon Valley rich more essential protections. kids, such as Mark Zuckerberg, could drop out of Net neutrality isn’t dead, but it’s on life supcollege and establish themselves as moguls on a port. The FCC has several options in preserving road less traveled. our right to a completely free online world. The Online streaming services are a competitive case could be taken to the Supreme Court, in which and popular niche to the web. Netflix has more the technologically un-savvy Justices can tell us than 30 million customers in the United States. what rules should govern the Internet. Or the FCC Dominating the video-streaming economy, it has could simply rewrite its rules governing ISPs into recently overcome HBO in paid subscribers. HBO the same rules that govern telecommunications is a competitor of Netflix and is owned by Time providers. The latter would certainly be the simple Warner Cable (the largest provider in Lincoln). fix, as I for one don’t want to risk the potential diWith last week’s ruling, Time Warner would have saster of a Supreme Court majority opinion. the ability to slow the speed at which you receive Until then, embrace the open Internet with ev“House of Cards” to undermine the competition. ery chance you get because it may not be around This Lincoln monopoly would have the right to for long. determine which websites we visit and the speed Dave Gottschalk is a senior at which we receive them, granting it the ability to political science major. Follow him slow competitors’ sites in favor of their alternative on Twitter @gawdchalk. Reach him at sites. opinion@ The real danger for business is being able dailynebraskan.com. to build a user base without being thwarted by an ISP. Cyberspace has allowed artists, entrepreneurs and intellectuals to build

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Uprise Design created its own brand whose emphasis is on pursuing your dreams. They sponsor a band, DJs, skateboarders and others that live their message.

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he idea for Uprise Design began at a Husker tailgate, as a pipedream for three recently graduated art students. Kyle Jensen, Alex James and Kyle Faucheux all studied graphic design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; none of them were looking forward to the prospect of an 8-to-5 job. Three months later, with no business experience, the team moved into its first shop as the co-owners of Uprise Design.

“It was a leap, but art and entrepreneurialism really kind of go hand in hand,” Jensen, 27, said. “With art, you start from nothing, and you create something. And business is really the same thing. We can really form Uprise into anything we want it to be.”

Today, Uprise Design is a local design and printing company with a growing apparel brand of its own. In the three years since the business opened its doors, it has shipped products to 22 states and three countries.

The three owners are the sole operators, with Faucheux working as the primary designer, James managing production and Jensen overseeing marketing and customer relations. Jensen said while their lack of employees can lead to long work days, it also provides a personalized experience for customers.

“We are small, so we’re very agile,” Jensen said. “If someone forgets a shirt, we can get an extra right back out to them, and most companies can’t do that. If someone calls us, they’re talking to an owner, not a secretary who went through a design guy. So it’s a very streamlined process.”

While Uprise has provided custom printing services for everything from wedding invitations to MMA posters, its specialty is custom screen-printing for shirts and apparel. Faucheux said Uprise was able to establish a niche as a printing company early on by using exclusively water-based inks for apparel, instead of the more common plastisol ink. Faucheux said while water-based inks are more difficult to work with, the trade-off comes with a high-quality product.

“Water-based is new to the industry,” Faucheux said. “Ever get a shirt, and it feels like the design is plastic on top of it, and it starts to crack?

That’s plastisol. With water-based inks, they ac-

Alex James, a co-owner of Uprise Design, prints shirts using a stencil screen Thursday. He has printed more than 1,500 shirts in one day. tually soak in to the fabric and don’t crack. It’s very soft to the touch, which offers that vintage feel that college and high school kids want.”

Faucheux said Uprise is also set apart by the artistic experience of the owners. Rather than reusing images or working with templates, Uprise provides original designs for customers, which include dance studios to high schools to trucking companies. The three also provide website, vinyl and logo design.

In the Lincoln area, Uprise’s design work can be recognized in the logos of businesses such as Cornhusker CrossFit and The Doughnut Hole, as well as that of the local band Freakabout.

When the Uprise owners aren’t focusing on designs for customers, they enjoy developing and growing the apparel brand. James said the custom printing half of the business provides the financial stability to expand the brand, but, eventually, the two may split into separate businesses.

“The brand is what we really wanted to do, but brands come and go,” Faucheux said. “Everyone wants to start a brand, so we’re doing it slowly. I imagine it as our baby, pretty much.

We’re trying to take care of it and help it grow.”

As Uprise Design continues to grow, the owners plan to expand production capacity by switching from a manual to an automatic press and may consider expanding the staff. Faucheux said the company’s success may come as a result, not in spite of, the team’s lack of business experience.

“My dad recently sent me something that said most successful start ups aren’t started by people with a business degree,” Faucheux said.

“They’re started by the creative person that has something they want to offer someone. We’re not business guys trying to do art, we’re artists trying to do business.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Alex James uses a blade to transfer ink through the mesh screen.

Uprise works with local companies to design new logos and deUprise uses water-based inks, which make the graphic sink into the signs, as well as with national organizations such as DUDE. be nice. shirt rather than sit on the outside.

Ross documentary features Q&A with secretary of labor jack forey dn The 85 wealthiest people in the world held as much wealth as 4.5 billion people, more than half the world’s population. In the United States, the top 5 percent of the population controls approximately 60 percent of the wealth.

These figures beg the question at the heart of the new documen-

tary, “Inequality For All,” now playing at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. Directed by Jacob Kornbluth, “Inequality For All” follows Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton, as he demonstrates how the widening income gap has a devastating impact on the American economy. On Jan. 27, there will be a special screening of the film at 6:45 p.m., which

will be followed by a questionand-answer session with Reich himself, conducted via webcam.

“He is an incredible man,” Danny Ladely, director of the Ross, said. “I was totally impressed with him and the movie. … We’re very fortunate that he’s going to be Skyping for discus-

inequality: see page 7

The Grammys are pretty terrible. They’re full of overproduced music and performances designed to be talked about, for good or bad, the next day.

So of course, we watched the entire thing.

We also live tweeted the entire thing. Here’s some of our coverage. To see the rest of the tweets, check out our Twitter account at @DNArtsDesk. @DNArtsDesk 6:19 p.m.: We don’t have any Grammy pre-show coverage available, so we’re going to live tweet America’s Funniest Home Videos instead.

Grammy’s: see page 6

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Nintendo Wii U needs advertising, games to succeed Tyler Keown DN In October of 1985, video games were dead in the water.

The Atari and its competitors saturated the market with low-quality games designed with profit in mind.

The general public had grown tired of the gaming fad and was moving back to traditional mediums.

Then the Nintendo Entertainment System came out, accompanied by “Super Mario Bros.,” and everything reversed itself. The nation fell in love with a plumber that jumps on turtles and eats oversized mushrooms for a living.

From there, video games have exploded — the gaming industry is project to reach a value of $82 billion by 2017.

But despite the ever-increasing market, Nintendo is struggling with its latest console, the Wii U. On Jan. 17, Nintendo announced it was decreasing its expected Wii U sales from last financial year from 9 million consoles to 2.8 , a huge blow to Nintendo. This is the third straight year the company has operated on a loss, and the stock market is taking notice — after Nintendo’s announcement, its stock dropped 18 percent after the reduced sales forecast.

This doesn’t necessarily mark the death of the Japanese giant, though.

The handheld console, Nintendo 3DS, is selling well despite a shaky first year, and the company itself is worth more than $14 billion, which means it could

release four or five more unsuccessful consoles and still be afloat.

In the present, though, Nintendo is concerned about how to right the Wii U ship.

I’m one of the only people I know who owns a Wii U, and I’m very fond of it. I use it near daily, be it for Netflix or a few rounds of “Dr. Luigi” with pals.

I want to see it succeed for purely selfish reasons — the more consoles sold, the more companies are willing to make games for it. Games I will play.

The most important first step to achieving that is to look to the 3DS. The handheld launched to terrible sales, ultimately having its priced slashed by $80 only a few months later. Even that wasn’t enough to drive sales, however.

What it took was high-quality games.

The year 2013 brought exactly that to the 3DS. The year opened with new games in the “Fire Emblem” and “Luigi’s Mansion” franchises, and midsummer saw a new “Animal Crossing” entry. In the fall, “Pokemon X” and “Pokemon Y” dropped and sold the way Pokemon titles always do.

That was followed up by the sublime “The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.”

All of these titles received critical admiration, and the new Zelda title picked up the “Game of the Year 2013” award from Gamespot.

With a library of games behind it, 3DS sales jumped. Nintendo capitalized on the youth market with the release of the Nintendo 2DS, a console that lacked the 3D capabilities of

Courtesy photo the 3DS and 3DS XL, but came with a much lower price tag, allowing parents to buy a console (and often, a Pokemon title) for their kids without a high price of entry.

Nintendo needs to do the exact same thing for the Wii U. Now, 2014 is looking semi-bright for the struggling console, with “Donkey Kong Country Returns: Tropical Freeze” coming soon, followed by “Mario Kart 8,” a game certain to help console sales.

The big one, though, is the new “Super Smash Bros.” game. Nintendo seems to be banking on the success of that title, and rightfully so — the “Smash” series is immensely popular.

Is it enough, though? I don’t think so. Having a couple big titles is nice, and they’ll complement a library that contains a few solid titles (namely, “Pikmin 3” and “Super Mario 3D World,” but it’ll take a more consistent

stream of quality games to persuade consumers to drop $300 on the Wii U. Nintendo needs to be aware of what fans want, as well. Since its release, fans of the Pokemon franchise has been very vocal about their desire for a genuine Pokemon experience on a Nintendo console.

Six generations of Pokemon titles later, we’ve yet to see a full-fledged title on our TVs. There have been dozens of spin-offs, including a game where you control Pikachu with your voice to one where the player literally watches TV with their Pokemon.

It’s time Nintendo finally bites the bullet. A Pokemon title on Wii U will result in a huge jump in sales — there’s millions of Pokemon fans around the world, many who don’t currently own a Wii U. This year’s E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) will be huge for Nin-

tendo. If the company plays it right, it will announce a couple new AAA titles for the console, showing commitment to improving the system’s library.

If Nintendo doesn’t reveal anything of note, it’s going to seem like a bit of a concession speech, an admittance that the Wii U is destined to leave gamers without anything much to play, akin to its predecessor, the Nintendo Wii. Speaking of the Wii, Nintendo needs to help the public realize the difference between the two consoles.

Many consumers aren’t able to differentiate the two, likely because of the similarity of names. The PS4 sounds like a step up from the PS3 — the Wii U sounds like a peripheral to the Wii, especially to consumers who don’t follow video games closely.

That problem can be solved with more advertising. I recently watched a UFC fight, mostly out of curiosity, and noticed the commercials were chockfull of PS4 and Xbox One ads. I see the same thing online — banners advertising the consoles on top of sites like ESPN.com.

Nintendo hasn’t followed suit and as such doesn’t have a strong presence in the public consciousness. Going back to banking on Smash, I believe Nintendo will make a large advertising push when the game launches, likely this fall.

It needs to start sooner, though. If consumers are already aware of the Wii U and what the console offers, seeing ads for one of the biggest titles of the year is only going to push them

closer to make a purchase.

In addition to the increased market awareness, a price drop could be huge for the system. It took a $50 slash in September of last year, dropping the price from $350 to $300 – $100 less than a PS4 and $200 less than the Xbox One. A price drop right before the release of “Smash” could be the perfect storm. In the gaming world, $250 is relatively affordable, and with a hot new game by its side, the Wii U could become a hot item of the 2014 holiday season.

This year is going to define the future of Nintendo. If it’s another flop, there’s a chance Nintendo lets the Wii U die and goes back to drawing board, likely following the path of the Xbox One and PS4, ditching innovation for high-end processing power and reliance on third parties.

And that’d be a shame. What has separated Nintendo for years is its willingness to take creative risks. The company is willing to release original ideas while the other big companies generally stick to successful formulas.

We saw it when the Wii controller was announced; we saw it when “Super Mario 64” defined what 3D games could be, and we saw it in 1985 when a little Japanese company revealed a mustached protagonist who saved gaming on his way to saving Princess Peach.

Tyler Keown’s favorite game will always be “Yoshi’s Island.” Agree with him at arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Oscars fail to recognize independent, low-budget films amanda stoffel

I am a firm believer that the most distinct human trait in the world is that of storytelling. With such a life philosophy, the awards season for cinema is easily my favorite time of year (next to Flag Day, of course). I find myself, year after year, following the press releases, the nominations, the winners, and I, of course, actively give what little money I do have to the many movie theaters that I frequent to see the works that are shown.

Even with such dedication to one of America’s most influential (read: wealthy) industries, there are many flaws within the most exclusive awards shows. While the nominees for The Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards and The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Awards vary, there is a general neglect of the larger community that continuously works to produce more creative films with bigger ideas and

better stories than those that came before.

Like every industry, there are those who fall within the categories of “insiders” or “outsiders” and in the case of the stretching silver screen and her dutiful followers, the Oscars present a challenge to the idea of inclusivity and rewarding the ingenuity and creativity of an entire industry, not just those with the largest budgets or the biggest names.

For readers who are unfamiliar with the spectacle that is the Academy Awards, the ceremony was made as an attempt to boost the status of Hollywood, which it did successfully and clearly continues to do today. However, with the title of “Academy” also comes the notion that those who exist in the community are knowledgeable and will, more importantly, be fair in their choices as well as work to stay informed about a majority of the work that is created and released within the year.

The system for which nominees are chosen is determined by the rankings of members within the Academy and involves a lot of people doing a lot of math by hand. That’s not the issue. Instead, the problem in the process stems from the fact that if a film has a larger budget or a more

esteemed director, it is going to rest in the forefront of voters’ minds, essentially excluding films that were controversial, low budget and, often times, independent of larger production companies. And this is where the omission of the Oscars begins.

The year 2013 may not have been the best year in cinema, considering it was filled with multiple sequels and reboots, but it still provided some very new, inventive works of cinematic mastery, especially where independent films are concerned. But the Oscar committee couldn’t be bothered to notice. Never mind the fact that “Dallas Buyers Club” is nominated for a “Film Editing” award (my argument is that editors didn’t allow for a full exploration of the progression of the characters because they would cut scenes off at awkward times), but the Academy failed to recognize films such as “Fruitvale Station,” “The East,” and “Blue is the Warmest Color.”

“Fruitvale” was greeted by critical acclaim at the film festivals it made appearances at, starting with Sundance and working its way through the rest of the circuit. This film turned the camera on the marginalized members of society, specifically racial minorities and told the

story of a society that is failing those who are not like the people who stand in positions of power. In the time of Trayvon Martin, “Fruitvale” made many viewers uncomfortable, but it also demanded response, respect and resonance within an audience’s mind. However, it was not a highbudget film nor was it directed by or starring some of Hollywood’s most influential. And thus, its recognition by a larger media did not occur. The general public is left unaware of the film, and as such, a furthering of the discourse of race relations in America is halted.

One of the most radical (literally) films of the past year was “The East.”

Starring film festival darling Brit Marling alongside (the often underrated) Alexander Skarsgard and former Oscar nominee Ellen Page, “The East” had the potential to draw in a large crowd merely for its star-power.

But once again, the film was released from an independent company. Just disregard the fact that the film’s director — Zal Batmanglij — has an unpronounceable name and that the movie was produced in part by Ridley Scott (yes, that Ridley Scott), “The East” offered up a tale of radicalism and domestic terrorism for the betterment of all on its own. Highly

suspenseful, intelligently written and wonderfully performed, “The East” called attention to what is wrong with the machine of big business and what could (hypothetically) be done to give power back to the people.

Alas, this third installment from the brilliant collaboration team of Marling and Batmanglij was left in the independent theatres of America, never reaching the West Coast standard.

This exclusion doesn’t just remain within the category of domestically produced films. “Blue is the Warmest Color” faced much opposition upon its entrance to the U.S., despite receiving thunderous praise from Cannes Film Festival. Being omitted from the category of “Foreign Language Film,” the French realism film was done a great injustice. And it can only be assumed that the film’s rating of NC-17 did not help the fight to find a place among the golden statues.

There is only one instance in Oscar history where a film rated above “R” was ever recognized by the Academy. The film was “Midnight Cowboy,” and the year was 1969, only a short time after the implementation of a rating system. Films such as 2011’s heart wrenching look into sex addiction, “Shame,” are shunned because of their graphic sex and racy

relations. Michael Fassbender under the direction of Steve McQueen, both who have managed to finally garner the much deserved attention of the Academy for “12 Years a Slave,” were omitted from the 2011 ceremony because of the rating that the film received. McQueen refused to change a minute of it, and the public responded by not watching his work.

The same thing has happened to Abdellatif Kechiche’s emotionally charged “Blue.” Whether it’s because it was French or because of its content, “Blue” has fallen away from the eyes of the public.

It’s not fair.

I’m not saying that the Oscars aren’t entertaining or don’t produce worthy winners and nominees. But when storytelling is the essence of humanity, it’s unfair that some of the truest tales get left out of the discussion. Will I watch the Oscars and shamelessly demand that “12 Years a Slave” win every category it’s nominated in? Absolutely. But it’s important to remember there is always more to every story. And in the case of the Academy, there are always more stories being told than are being heard. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

gRAMMY’S: from 5 @DNArtsDesk 7:07 p.m.: “Really, please, do -not- call LL Cool J hosting the Grammys a comeback.”

@DNArtsDesk 7:56 p.m.: “Excited for @ UPCNebraska tonight! Great job bringing Macklemore into the spotlight, guys! He owes it all to you.”

@DNArtsDesk 8:53 p.m.: “Twinkle twinkle, little appeal among contemporary audiences.”

@DNArtsDesk 7:11 p.m.: “Pharrell Williams’ hat ft. Pharrell Williams.”

@DNArtsDesk 8:24 p.m.: “What’s interrupting the DN newsroom more, the arts desk yelling at the TV or the Grammys itself?

It is unapologetically us.”

@DNArtsDesk 9:21 p.m.: “Mama, don’t let your babies grow up to perform at the Grammys.”

@DNArtsDesk 8:48 p.m.: “Imagine Dragons? More like, Imagine letting Kendrick perform without a handicap.”

@DNArtsDesk 10:09 p.m.: “The DN carpet is saturated with tears.”

@DNArtsDesk 7:32 p.m.: “Pharrell wraps up his acceptance speech. Daft Punk climb into his hat and steer the craft back to their home on the sun.”

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Return from Spain gives larger perspective katie Nelson It hit me when I was in the shower.

Fifteen days had passed since my plane landed. Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day had all passed, too. I was officially moved back into my apartment in Lincoln; I had started a new job as a hostess. I was waiting for school to start and procrastinating getting my food handler’s permit.

It was good to see all of my friends, and the Coffee House got cushioned chairs. The price of coffee went up, too.

I was doing better than expected, but I still hadn’t unpacked.

And then I had a panic attack in the shower. The hyper-desperate feeling seized my stomach, shooting through the rest of my body. I was shaking from the convulsions of emotional withdrawal. It was fight or flight, and I had no ticket for a flight to Bilbao, so I guess I was going to have to fight through this one.

I walked into the study abroad office: “Hi, I just returned from studying abroad in Spain.”

How do I go back? Can I go today? I’m packed and ready to go.

There are no words to tell you what it means to sink into a culture so completely or to love the people around you so deeply that it physically hurts to leave them all behind. There are no words to tell you what it feels like when four months come to a screeching halt with three plane rides and three layovers. I didn’t forget English.

And I didn’t forget how to drive.

My friends say I haven’t changed, but I feel different. I almost feel new and a little desperate.

“I would say the best part of Christmas break was coming home, but the worst part is that I’m still here.”

I said that to a group of my friends.

I could sit here and tell you I said that because I miss my Spain friends, but I still said it. nATALIA kRAVIEC | dn I know my friends here can’t close their eyes days. I was and see the beach I used to walk ready to go back. I didn’t have the along on Sunday afternoons or answers to your questions; I still George’s “everyday pants.” They needed to look for the answers to don’t still hear the music shakyour questions. ing the walls of the nightclubs or What was Spain like? smell the sweat and urine of Paris’ There are no words. metro system. They never laughed Tell me about Spain. with George or had their Spanish How? corrected by Jon or got caught in It wasn’t a vacation. It was a a Polaroid picture Ari took. They small sliver of my life and the best never woke up in Kayla’s room part so far. There are no words to or sang “Hey Ya” on a rooftop in explain what it is to be a foreignSevilla. er. There are no words to tell you But they didn’t need to. how infuriating it is when your I still close my eyes, and the thoughts are limited by your lack memories become so lucid they of vocabulary.

“I’m looking for some ways to get involved with study abroad on campus – maybe Spanish Club or something?”

Please, help me. Do you, by any chance, have a plane ticket in that desk of yours? Is there a scholarship that I can apply for? Is there a flight leaving for Spain today? I’m packed and ready to go.

I’d developed a fear of Facebook. I didn’t want to get updates of their lives, because I wasn’t there, and I’m selfish.

Coming home was great, but I really only needed to be home for a few

swallow me. Sometimes when I open my eyes, I am surprised I am looking down at the elementary school across from my apartment building, rather than down into the coffee with sugar cubes I ordered in a café in Paris. I feel new, but I still have the same old problems – all that changed was who was helping me hold them, even hide them. And when I came back, and that group from

Spain was distant, and the shower panic attacks began to set in, I was left with my United States friends, my Lincoln friends, and it’s beginning to look like they were all I ever needed. All I ever needed was this group of strange and patient people who were beautiful, even when I was at my ugliest.

When I tell stories of Spain, they are about the people I met

there. When I told stories in Spain, they were about the people I know here.

It’s been almost half a year since I left, and sometimes I need someone to convince me it actually happened.

But it did happen.

And no one can take that away. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

inequality: from 5 sion following the screening on Monday night.”

“This movie is critically important,” said Reich in a press release. “It exposes the heart of our economic problem, something that’s been getting worse and worse for over 30 years. Widening inequality.”

Kornbluth said he had to figure out how to make the abstract concept of economic inequality visual.

“It was quite a challenge, as a narrative filmmaker, to think about how I might approach a documentary about widening income inequality,” said Kornbluth in a press release. “I decided my goal with this film, first and foremost, was to take a conceptual and abstract topic and find a way to tell an approachable and human story about it. Every choice — from letting Reich’s humor show through to approaching interview subjects as people rather than victims — was designed to help show the argument and the economy in human terms that people could wrap their heads around.”

The event is being co-hosted by various Nebraska senators and social advocacy groups, including the Heartland Workers Center, Voices for Children in Nebraska and the Nebraska State Education Association. Notable among the sponsors is the Coalition for a Strong Nebraska, an organization that intends to raise awareness of income inequality in Nebraska.

The Coalition for a Strong Nebraska reports that it aims to “increase understanding of the causes and impact of income inequality and the important role

the middle class plays in our economy.”

“We are all in this together, trying to build an economy that works for all Nebraskans,” said Tiffany Joekel, director of the Coalition for a Strong Nebraska.

“In the past decade, we’ve seen a growing number of Nebraska families struggling to make ends meet. Our goal for this event is to catalyze meaningful conversations about what we can do to

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Freshman Lauren Philips shot a career-best in the air rifle and smallbore against Air Force last weekend, with scores of 590 and 587, respectively. The Huskers beat the Falcons by 56 points.

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Sophomore Maggy Lehmicke was the only Husker to defeat her opponent in the singles matches.

She beat Texas Tech junior Kenna Kilgo by a score of 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6) in the consulation round.

Nebraska shoots high numbers in match David Stover DN

“I’m happy overall with our performance this weekend,” Underwood said. “It’s always a little different when we shoot back-toback matches. And yesterday’s performance was outstanding. It was one of our top scores in our school’s history and definitely a season high by 20 points. I think the difference between good teams and great teams is that we can really compete in that second day and coming back on a good performance, and that’s what I think we did today. I’m proud of yesterday but even more proud of today with our emotion and energy.”

The Falcons received solid performances from sophomores Kevyn Stinett and David Higgins.

Stinett shot a 586 in air rifle while Higgins finished with a 578 in smallbore. Air Force finished with scores of 2,309 and 2,320 in smallbore and air rifle, respectively.

The Huskers continue their journey to the tourney as they will travel to Lexington, Ky., to take on Murray State next weekend. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

is set up,” the coach said. “We do a lot of supplemental work and really make a good foundation in the fall and then work on that mental aspect and really work on intensity and finishing strong in the spring.

So I think it’s all coming together,” Three Huskers finished with career highs in air rifle, compiling a score of 2,368. Junior Kelsey Hansen, senior ReAnn Wilson and freshman Lauren Phillips came focused compiling scores of 593, 591 and 590, respectively. Phillips also made her presence felt by earning a 587 in smallbore, which is now her career-high, and contributing to the overall score of 2,322 in smallbore.

Underwood stressed the importance of not being complacent and continuing to develop the team’s skills because of the steep competition.

Air Force had a solid outing but did not meet up to the Huskers’ standards.

Underwood said the Huskers managed to perform well despite having to compete on Saturday and Sunday.

With career-high scores and a season-high score, the Nebraska rifle team beat No. 9 Air Force 4,6854,629. The Huskers earned the fourth-highest score in program history, according to Nebraska coach Stacy Underwood.

Going into this weekend’s meet against Air Force, coach Underwood challenged the No. 8 Huskers to improve their individual scores, and they did just that.

The Huskers changed their approach, and it paid dividends, focusing more on the mental aspects while honing some physical ones.

Freshman Rachel Martin said the squad focused on the mental aspects, such as not overthinking and just focusing on the subconscious.

Underwood said the squad’s mentality, along with practice, have contributed to its success.

“I think our key was just to peak at the right time, and that’s exactly what we’re doing with our program and the way our training

Huskers fall in both days of competition Josh Kelly DN Nebraska was one of the 15 host sites chosen for the ITA Kick-off Weekend.

Sixty teams competed this weekend, and for the No. 25 Nebraska women’s tennis team, the weekend was more of a lesson than anything.

The team lost both pairings they had during the weekend, losing to Georgia Tech 4-0 on Saturday, followed by a 4-1 loss to Texas Tech on Sunday.

Nebraska coach Scott Jacobson wasn’t upset with the results; he knew his team would welcome the level of talent coming in, and he was proud with the attitude they had when it was all said and done.

“We had a lot of fight this weekend,” Jacobson said. “We showed a lot of courage and a lot of confidence, so it’s all about growing. I think we’re going to be a lot better with how we competed with some tremendous competition this weekend.”

The message of the weekend was clear to the entire squad. The young team made great strides against the heavy competition, and it’s only going

to get better. Senior Maike Zeppernick has played in the ITA Kick-off each season, and this year she knew what to expect.

“I think, just in general, we took it as an experience,” Zeppernick said.

“We’re a young team with a lot of freshman, so the experience to play against better teams makes us overall a better team.”

Saturday started out rough for the Huskers. They lost 4-0 to Georgia Tech, and the only Huskers who won that day were the doubles team of Zeppernick and junior Izabella Zgierska, beating their opponents 6-4. Georgia Tech won the rest of the doubles and singles matches that day.

The next morning, the Huskers faced Texas Tech in the consolation match where they were dealt with another wakeup call. Nebraska lost all three of the doubles matches to the Red Raiders. In the singles, some light was shed on the competitive weekend.

Texas Tech ended the day early, clinching the win halfway through the singles matches. The Huskers had one player win her singles match, and that was sophomore Maggy Lehmicke, who is No. 63 on the ITA Top 125 Singles national rankings.

Lehmicke defeated Texas Tech’s Kenna Kilgo, who is also on the singles national rankings at No. 58 on the prestigious list. Avoiding a shutout, the individual victory made it a 4-1 win for the Red Raiders.

After witnessing Lehmicke’s performance, Jacobson said he had more than intangibles taken away from the weekend. He said he will use the weekend as something to build on.

“We’ve got a bunch of fighters,” Jacobson said. “This is a great kind of educational experience for the youth on our team. I was really impressed with how Maggy stepped up.”

The Huskers continue their home stand next weekend as they will face Kansas on Friday. For the players, along with the coaches, they are treating every match like they have from the start.

“We approach it with fun with our attitude,” Zeppernick said. “We fought a lot and maybe they’re just a little bit better, but in a few years we’re going to be better too. Coach told us that it’s OK to lose. We’re going to improve and approach our game with Kansas next weekend.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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here, as long as we work on sticking together as a unit and realizing it’s about the team, which is what we did on the second day, I think we’ll keep It was a big weekend for the Negetting better,” Nebraska assistant braska men’s tennis team (2-2), who coach Fungai Tongoona said. traveled to Los Angeles to get a break The Huskers fell 1-4 to the Red Raiders on Saturday after dropping all of their singles matches.

By Wayne The squad was sparked by their Gould doubles play however. Senior BranEvery row, don Videtich and sophomore Bradcolumn and 3x3 ford Zitsch took a 6-5 (7-1) win in the box should No. 1 spot. Sophomore Marc Hercontain the rmann and junior Beau Treyz added numbers 1 thru 9 by winning 6-3 to take the doubles with no repeats point for Nebraska. across or down.

The Huskers were sparked again by their doubles play early on Sunday against the Badgers. Videtich Yesterday’s and Zitsch took down Wisconsin’s Answer sophomore Alexander Kokorev and senior Petr Satral 6-3 in the No. 1 spot, and the Huskers took two out of three doubles matches to secure the doubles point.

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Tech, but we just made some minor errors. We needed to take care of business a little better,” Tongoona said.

“The second match was awesome.

We did way better and everyone played at the level we thought they should play at. If we play at that level all season, good things will happen.”

One player, along with the doubles players, in particular stood out to Tongoona.

“Individually, I think Tom Blackwell played the most outstanding,” Tongoona said. “He played by example. He’s a senior, and he showed leadership. As a team I think our number one doubles team played the best. They beat the No. 53 team on the first day and clinched on the second day. Their performance really stood out to me.”

The Huskers had a little bit of fun off of the court this weekend messing with the rookies on the team, according to Tongoona.

“One of the highlights was when one of our new kids, Charlie Shin, didn’t quite know how to say no to some guy that was trying to sell him a foot lift, and they almost had him, but he thought it was for free so he took it,” Tongoona said. “The guy chased him down for a donation which was pretty funny.”

Tongoona is already thinking long term for the No. 60 ranked Huskers. “ We’ve been practicing pretty intense and everybody seems to want it,” the assistant coach said. “We’re shooting for the top 40 this year and making the NCAA’s, which is what our goal is.”

The Huskers return home for their next match, where they will host Denver on Saturday at the Nebraska Tennis Center. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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But Nebraska’s biggest antagonist, Smith, wouldn’t go away.

Although Petteway’s third 3-pointer would give Nebraska a 13-point lead, Smith would replicate the same motion twice in the span of a minute to shorten the deficit to 58-51.

“We could not give threes there,” Miles said. “We just made two mistakes that gave up 3s.”

After converting 2 of his 3 foul shots; Smith followed with his eighth 3-pointer to pull within Nebraska’s lead, 64-58. His 29 points against the Huskers marked a career-high, but weren’t enough to produce a comeback.

Although Nebraska was able to pick up its second win in three games, Miles said the team is far from satisfied yet. The coach said they must capitalize against Indiana on Thursday if they hope to keep any momentum going the rest of the season.

“I thought tonight was our biggest step forward,” Miles said.

“We need to put a string together.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Senior Shannon Guy posted a time of 1:04.88 in the 100-meter breastroke against Illinois on Saturday at the Devaney Natatorium, which started a six-event winning streak for the Huskers.

Huskers take down Illinois on senior day Thomas Beckmann DN Senior day emotions were swirling around the Devaney Natatorium on Saturday, as the Nebraska swimming and diving team hosted Illinois in a conference showdown. It was the last chance for the seniors, who devoted their lives to reach this point, to excel in front of their fans.

They did not disappoint.

The Huskers prevailed with a score of 160-140 against conference foe Illinois. The Huskers took 11 individual event titles, including three claimed by the seniors. Senior Shannon Guy placed first in the 100-yard breaststroke and second in the 100-yard butterfly; senior Bailey Pons took first in the 1650-yard freestyle; and senior Morgan Flannigan finished second in 500-yard freestyle and the 200-yard freestyle.

The meet began neck-andneck as Illinois took the lead after four events, but then the tone was changed when Guy posted a 1:04:88 in the 100yard breaststroke to score first place. This was the spark for the Huskers as they took first place in the next five events and claimed an additional five topthree finishes.

“We needed it,” Guy said. “It inspired the people coming next to race faster.”

The separation was vital to the Huskers’ success, as Illinois refused to stay down and fought back to close the gap.

“We did get some real good separation in the middle,” Nebraska coach Pablo Morales said.

“I give Illinois a lot of credit.

Some teams in that position, at

that point, would fold, but they came back and really finished strong.”

This year ’s seniors have experienced a tumultuous path through their collegiate careers, and their leadership will guide the way for the underclassmen as Nebraska continues to settle into the Big Ten. “Our seniors have really been the bedrock of this program for four years,” Morales said. “They experienced our last year in the Big 12 Meet, our first year in the Big 10 Meet, which wasn’t a great experience for us, but we came back last year. So they were part of the comeback as it were, in that they were part of what we’re relying on to building off of a great meet last year. They’ve helped our program go through a lot of great positive changes, not only from a performance standpoint, but from a character standpoint outside the pool.”

The Huskers have another regular-season meet before they prepare for the conference championships. Next week, the Huskers travel to Columbus, Ohio, for a meeting with Michigan and Ohio State.

The coaches feel that this victory puts them in a good spot.

“Illinois’ been great all year; you look at their record,” Morales said. “They’ve won a lot of great meets, and the losses they’ve had have been real top teams. To come out with a win against them is a positive thing, and we’re looking at it as a really good step towards the ultimate, which is to really swim well at the Big Ten Meet.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Huskers command opponents in track meet Michael Shoro DN The Nebraska track and field teams combined to win 21 events at the Mark Colligan Memorial Indoor Track and Field Meet on Saturday.

Seniors Mara Weekes and Veronica Grizzle, junior Connor Gibson and sophomores Paula Andrie and Oladapo Akinmoladun led the Huskers to dominant victories in their first scored track meet of the year.

The women’s team scored 196 points, beating out second-place Wichita State with 139, thirdplace University of Texas-Arlington with 102 and Oral Roberts with 61.

The men’s team scored 212 points, compared with Wichita State’s 141, Texas-Arlington’s 116 and Oral Roberts’ 32.

Weekes, an All-American sprinter, won the women’s

200-meter dash in 24.44 seconds, weight throw and finished third won the 60-meter dash in 7.56 and in the shot put. Her winning weight throw of 62-3.75 put her was part of the winning 4x400second in the Big Ten at meter relay team the time of the event. of junior Chantal She said she should Duncan, sophomore have kept going for the Kari Heck, senior Big Ten lead, but could Shawnice Williams use a little more work to and Weekes, who get there. finished in 3:44.83.

“It’s gonna take me Weekes’ 60-meadding another turn ter time of 7.55 ranks onto my throw,” Grizzle fifth in the Big Ten said. “Right now, I only Conference. have two turns. I’d been Akinmoladun practicing three earwon the 60-meter lier in the week so it’s hurdles in 7.88.

WeekEs coming along, but it’s “I think I wanted not quite competition to be a little more aggressive,” the All-American hur- ready.”

Senior and four-time Alldler said. “In the prelims, I ran 7.97, which is a slower time than American, Chad Wright won the men’s shot put with a personalI’ve ran in a really, really long time, so I think going into the best throw of 62 ¼, which ranks third in the Big Ten and 12th in finals I just wanted to be a little more aggressive going over the the nation.

Andrie won the women’s pole hurdles.”

Grizzle won the women’s vault event with a jump of 13-

3.75, a personal best as well as the second-highest jump in the Big Ten and the eighth-highest jump in Nebraska history.

Gibson finished first in the men’s mile with a time of 4:10.1, and second in the 800-meter with a time of 1:54.15.

“It’s hard not to be happy with it.” Gibson said, “I went out there and competed, but I had some times I was shooting for, and I didn’t really hit them. So that’s a little disappointing but I gave it a good effort, and it’s hard not to be happy with that.”

Redshirt freshman Matt Gilbert came in close-second in the men’s mile and finished 12th in the 800-meter. Gilbert passed two opposing runners in the final stretch of the mile to finish right behind Gibson with a time of 4:10.52.

Sophomore and two-time AllAmerican, Cody Rush won the men’s 400-meter with a time of 47.12, a personal best that ranks

So I think going into the finals I just wanted to be a little more aggressive going over the hurdles.”

Akinmoladun Oladapo junior hurdler

12th in the nation and sixth alltime at Nebraska. Other Huskers, junior Ricco Hall and freshman Drew Wiseman finished second and third in the 400-meter, with times of 47.54 and 47.98, respectively.

Senior and team captain, Trevor Vidlak won the 3,000 in 8:13.97.

The second-place finisher, Ugis Jocis of Wichita State, completed the race in 8:27.44.

The Huskers placed first, second and third in the women’s long jump. Sophomores Jazmin McCoy, Mollie Gribbin and Heck

finished with jumps of 19-7, 182.25 and 18-3.75, respectively.

Junior Ellie Ewere’s personalbest jump of 41-10.75 won the triple-jump event and ranks second in the Big Ten and sixth in the nation. Junior Devandrew Johnson won the men’s event with a jump of 50-6 ¾. His jump is the secondfarthest in the Big Ten and the 10th farthest in the nation.

The Huskers travel to Albuquerque, N.M., for the New Mexico Team Invitational on Saturday. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Nebraska rings team carries squad to victory Huskers score 5.350 points more than Air Force, Rings event leads NU to its first win on the season Eric Bertrand DN The No. 9 Nebraska men’s gymnastics team defeated No. 11 Air Force 420.650-415.300 on Saturday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

The Huskers started the match on the floor.

Husker junior Grant Perdue led the squad with a 15.050 in the event, which contributed to the team’s 71.450 start.

“I felt pretty good about it,” Perdue said. “I’m still a little disappointed, because I made silly mistakes. I was happy to hit, but I’m still not even close to satisfied.”

The Huskers carried the

momentum into their next two last three because we did have a events, the pommel horse and the couple mistakes on vault.”

The squad’s scores began to rings. Sophomore Ethan Lottman decline as the match went on earned the top score on the pommel horse, with a 14.850. For the with a 71.150 on vault, 69.850 on second consecutive meet, junior parallel bars and a 64.700 on the high bar.

Robbie Kocks put up a 15.400 on Perdue said the the rings. team could change After three We just have this with a differevents, the Huskent mindset going ers were leading to learn that into each event. the way 214.950we have to treat “We just have 210.400. to learn that we “We sure started each event like it’s have to treat each good, didn’t we” Nebraska coach the only event we’re event like it’s the only event we’re Chuck Chmelka doing that day.” doing that day,” said. “We just got Perdue said. off on a great lead.

Grant Perdue “Once we start doWe beat them on junior gymnast ing that, we just 2 points the first forget about all of event, 2 points the our mistakes. Then we will pernext. So we had a nice lead right form to our full potential.” off the bat.”

Chmelka said the team just Although the lead held, the suffered a tough day on the vault, Huskers struggled in the next and redshirt freshman Coleman three events.

Tokar injured his foot in the event.

“The first three (events), I thought, were amazing,” Perdue Tokar ’s father said he should be fine. said. “But then, I think we kind of The Huskers again had two lost the high energy that we had in the first three going into the freshmen and two redshirt fresh-

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Junior Grant Perdue posted a 15.05 on the floor, 14 on the rings and a 15.20 on vault against Air Force on Saturday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. men compete in the meet.

Chmelka said the four freshmen competed decent in the meet, and he was impressed by their abilities to earn a big score when

the team needed it.

Tokar earned a 14.300 in the floor exercise, freshman Antonio Castro put up a 13.050 on the floor, freshman Travis Gollott re-

ceived a 14.350 on the floor, and redshirt freshman Austin Epperson contributed to success on the rings with a 14.400.

“They’re all babies still, you know?” Chmelka said. “They’re just developing each week, and it’s just great to see how they mature in what they do.”

After having to come back in the Rocky Mountain Open on Jan. 11 to earn second over the Falcons, Chmelka said this meet’s outcome was shocking.

“Two weeks ago, they (Air Force) were great,” Chmelka said.

“I didn’t get a chance to see a whole lot. I’m a little surprised at their score, because they are good.”

Air Force was led by freshman Tim Wang, as he competed all around for the Falcons. His top event was the pommel horse, where he earned a 14.650.

Next Saturday, the Huskers will take to the road to go up against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Huskers get big scores in each event against Iowa NU defeats Iowa Hawkeyes by scoring more than 49 points in each event, Wong earns 4 titles Vanessa Daves DN The No. 9 Nebraska women’s gymnastics team captured its third win and first Big Ten title of the season by defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes Friday night 196.450193.250.

In their most recent meet, the Ozone Collegiate Classic, Nebraska barely captured a win after recovering from mistakes and falls in nearly every event.

However, Nebraska coach Dan Kendig said he was proud of the way the team competed under pressure. The team worked hard to ensure no mistakes were made against Iowa. Kendig also said he felt good about the results of the meet and thought it was a good way to end the month.

“I thought we did really well,” Kendig said. “We hit 24 out of our 25 routines and probably for the first time in history we scored 196 or higher at all three of our January meets.”

Nebraska started out the meet on the bars while the Hawkeyes began on vault. The Huskers were led by senior Emily Wong, scoring a season-best 9.90 that won her

to the team score. She started off the title. Sophomore Hollie Blanstrong on vault for us too.” ske and redshirt freshmen Jordyn The Huskers finished out the Beck and Ariel Martin also aided night on beam while the Hawkthe team with respective scores of eyes hit the floor. The Hawkeyes 9.825, 9.775 and a career-high 9.75. were led by sophomore Maryah Freshman Amanda Kowalski, who Huntley and freshman Mollie scored a 9.80, led the Hawkeyes.

Drenth with identical scores of At the end of the first rotation, Ne9.750. Junior Jennifer Lauer led braska was leading 49.00-48.50.

Nebraska, scoring 9.90 and gainIn the second rotation, Neing her the event title. Wong braska was on vault and Iowa was scored a season-high 9.875, folon bars. Leading Nebraska were lowed by DeZiel Wong and freshman and senior Jamie Ashley Lambert, Overall, we Schleppenbach who posted idendid really with 9.775. tical season-high “Overall, we scores of 9.90. Folwell.

We got 49 or did really well. We lowing them were got 49 or higher Blanske with a sea- higher on all four on all four events, son-high 9.875 and events.” which shows that junior Desire’ Stethe girls are comphens with a 9.80.

Dan Kendig peting together Iowa earned a team gymnastics coach really well as a score of 48.50 on team,” Kendig bars, and the Huskers were still leading 98.250-97.000 said. “I thought Hollie Blanske had a really good day all around, at the end of the rotation. and Emily Wong, of course, was Nebraska hit the floor next while the Hawkeyes performed amazing.”

Wong now has eight titles on the beam. Wong and Blanske led the team with identical scores from this season alone after winning four titles at the meet last of 9.875, sweeping another title Friday. event. Junior Jessie DeZiel also “I saw definite improvement contributed with a score of 9.825. from the team on Friday,” Kendig Freshman Angel Metcalf led Iowa, scoring 9.80 and contributing to a said. “We’re doing what we need to do in the gym and doing a good team score of 48.025. At the end of the third rotation, Nebraska was job transferring that to our meets.

We’re excited to have a home meet still in the lead, 147.400-145.025. (this weekend).”

“Ashley stepped up, and it was Nebraska’s next meet will be her first time on floor, so I think at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. she really took advantage of the They will be competing against opportunity she had to perform,” Minnesota on Saturday at 6 p.m.

Nebraska assistant coach Heather sports@ Brink said. “Her score contributed dailynebraskan.com

is so ridiculous, so preposterous, it is hard to believe that serious people can countenance it. The exact A nation to be emulated. The reality, of course, is opposite is the case. Israel is the only country in its that Israel is a nation, a society, that should be benighted neighborhood in which people of all colors admired and emulated by many countries in the and religions prosper and have equal rights. Israel, world. The very fact of how the State of Israel came expending substantial effort, rescued tens of into being is one of the most inspiring in history. thousands of black Jews from Ethiopia. And it has Born out of the ashes of the Holocaust, it has given assistance and emerged as one of the absorbed countless most advanced, expatriates productive and As the prophet Isaiah presaged: “Israel Christian Sudan, who prosperous countries in is indeed a Light unto the Nations.” from escaped from being the world. slaughtered by their The demonization of Muslim countrymen. Israel’s over one million Arab Israel, assiduously cultivated by the Muslim world, citizens enjoy the same rights and privileges as their reached a crescendo following Israel’s defensive Jewish fellows. They are represented in the Knesset, actions in Gaza. Instead of being grateful to the hated Israel’s parliament, and are members of its Jews for having totally withdrawn, the Palestinian bureaucracy, of its judiciary, and of its diplomatic Gazans showed their “gratitude” by almost daily service. pounding of Israeli towns with thousands of rockets All over the world, Leftists, including in the United and bombs. After countless warnings, Israel States and, sad to say, even in Israel itself, tirelessly ultimately decided to put an end to this travesty. condemn and vilify Israel. Why would they do that?

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Junior foreward Emily Cady recorded her fifth double-double of the season against Northwestern on Sunday. Cady finished the competition at Evanston, Ill., with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

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Sophomore forward Terran Petteway maneuvers through the Golden Gophers defense, as he put up a career- high 35 points in the Huskers 82-78 victory on Sunday at the Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Petteway scores 35 points in husker win against Minnesota, NU earns second win in Big Ten play

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alter Pitchford opened Nebraska’s basketball game against Minnesota with a bang.

The 6-foot-10 sophomore forward slammed his first basket in for the first points of the game to rally Nebraska (10-9, 2-5 Big Ten) to a 82-78 win Sunday against the Gophers (15-6, 4-4).

“We needed this,” head coach Tim Miles said after the game. “This a very good win over a very good team.”

Sophomore co-captain Terran Petteway led Nebraska with a careerhigh and conference-best 35 points, marking the highest by a Husker since Aleks Maric put up 36 on Feb. 28, 2007.

Besides the Husker’s career performance, Nebraska also set a seasonhigh in 3-pointers (11).

One missing puzzle to Nebraska’s regular rotation was junior guard Deverell Biggs, who did not play Sunday because of personal reasons. In 15 games, Biggs has averaged scoring 9.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and tallied 15 total steals, all off the bench.

But his absence didn’t seem to affect his teammates, especially defensively in the first half.

Nebraska allowed the Gophers to snag just one offensive board, while also forcing 13 Gopher turnovers while also fleeing away 8 steals.

I thought our guys did a nice job concentrating on the game plan and had a hop in their step.”

Tim Miles

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Nebraska’s biggest challenge was containing Minnesota guard Malik Smith. Entering the game, the senior was Minnesota’s fourth-highest scoring leader averaging 9.8 points per game. The senior doubled that amount when he drilled all five of Minnesota’s 3-pointers in the first half and led all shooters, scoring 18 points in the game’s first 20 minutes.

“He’s a terrific shooter. We knew he had NBA range,” Miles said.

However, he wasn’t the only athlete on the court with luck from downtown to start the game.

Pitchford sunk in half of his 4 field goals from 3-point land, while Terran Petteway matched with a pair of his own to lead Nebraska with 12 points heading into the locker room. The early offensive burst marked the 16th straight game Petteway had recorded double-digit scoring.

Sophomore co-captain Shavon Shields dumped his first and only

points with the clock winding down to give the Huskers a 35-30 lead at halftime.

Although the Huskers made just 2 out of 6 of their free throw attempts, all from junior forward Leslee Smith, they did convert seven of their 14 attempts from downtown.

“They were really hard to guard,” Minnesota coach Richard Pitino said.

“We just didn’t guard the three.”

Nebraska began the second half just as streaky as they entered the start of the game.

Pitchford added to his 3-point total with a make from downtown that increased Nebraska’s lead to 4033. Petteway followed with a pair of layups to breakaway to an 11-point Husker lead.

“We haven’t come out strong (in the past) after halftime,” Miles said.

“I thought our guys did a nice job concentrating on the game plan and had a hop in their step.”

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Nebraska has kept its fans on edge lately with an overtime win against Minnesota, a 2-point loss against Purdue and now a 4-point loss against Northwestern on Sunday in Evanston, Ill. Against the Wildcats, the scoreboard was tied eight times, and the lead changed 14 times.

The Wildcats walked away with the win in the last minute of the game.

Right off the bat, the Wildcats took the lead with two shots each from freshman guard Christen Inman and Nia Coffey followed by a 3-pointer from sophomore forward Lauren Douglas. The Huskers trailed by 5 points within the first four minutes of the game, leaving the score at 11-6.

Sophomore point guard Rachel Theriot struggled in the beginning of the game after turning over the ball three times and missing both of her 3-point attempts.

Theriot did, however, make four assists before being taken off the floor with 3 personal fouls.

The bench produced some points for Nebraska after freshman forward Allie Havers was substituted in for junior Emily Cady, who had another doubledouble in the game.

Havers emerged off the bench with 6 points in two minutes, and was just 2 points away from earning her first double-double at the end of the game. The extra points brought Nebraska’s lead to 4 points with seven minutes left in the half.

“Allie earned playing time today, and she performed really well,” Nebraska coach Connie Yori said. “She played really good basketball for us.”

The Wildcats’ Douglas made a 3-pointer to decrease the Husker lead to 4, but Husker junior Tear ’a Laudermill quickly responded with a 3-pointer for Nebraska, with 1:57 left in the half.

Nebraska’s 7-point lead, however, withered away as the team got into foul trouble. With Theriot already on the bench, Cady soon joined her after getting three personal fouls of her own. With both starters on the bench and 9 fouls on the Huskers, Northwestern

began to catch up on the scoreboard. Douglas and sophomore guard Maggie Lyon pulled off two 3-pointers, giving the Wildcats a 1-point lead with 54 seconds left in the half.

“You gotta be careful in the second half and can’t quite be as aggressive as you’d like to be,” Yori said regarding Nebraska’s foul trouble.

The Wildcats got into foul trouble as well after Douglas earned 3 fouls of her own and the team earned 8. Northwestern’s minor lead was also lost. The half ended with a 34-34 tie.

After giving Northwestern a 3-point lead to start the second half, Laudermill put the Huskers back in the game after she made a 3-pointer followed by a layup, putting the Huskers 1 point ahead with more than 17 minutes remaining in the game.

The lead went back to Northwestern by 3 points with 11 minutes left in the game.

After making a layup to decrease the Wildcat lead to 1 point, Cady left the floor with 4 fouls as Havers replaced her on the court.

Laudermill was the gamechanger as she made a career-high 18 points after knocking down two free throws, putting Nebraska in the lead 53-52 with four minutes left. Coffey kept the Wildcats in the game with a game-high 22 points and 10 rebounds.

With a minute to go, the Wildcats retook the lead with a layup from Lyon immediately followed by a 3-pointer from Inman, leaving the score at 62-57. Despite Laudermill making back-to-back free throws to make it a onepossession game, the Huskers couldn’t manage one last 3-pointer with 11 seconds left and lost the game 63-59.

“Second half we couldn’t find the basket,” Yori said about the 33.33 field goal percentage. “Several of our shots went completely unguarded and we were almost our worst enemy in terms of shooting. We just couldn’t make those shots close to the basket today.”

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Nebraska dominates Ohio State and Purdue on road Austin Pistulka DN The No. 10 Nebraska wrestling team went on the road last weekend to take on two ranked Big Ten opponents.

Nebraska took on No. 11 Ohio State on Friday. With two pins by redshirt freshmen Tim Lambert at 125 pounds and TJ Dudley at 184 pounds and a major decision by the top 157-pounder in the country, junior James Green, the Huskers walked away with a 28-12 win against the Buckeyes.

But it was more than just the pins that gave Nebraska the win against Ohio State. Nebraska dropped two of the first three matches, but the Huskers would win the next five in a row to give them a commanding lead.

The win streak started with No. 5 junior Jake Sueflohn at 149 pounds. Sueflohn took on No. 18 senior Ian Paddock. After two periods, Sueflohn and Paddock were deadlocked at four apiece. Sueflohn was able to get a reversal, back points and a riding time point to finish off Paddock 9-4, and the Huskers never looked back.

“It’s like wrestling anybody else,” Sueflohn said about facing a ranked opponent. “I mean pretty much everyone in the Big Ten is

ranked, so it’s no big deal really.”

Austin Wilson, a 165 pound sophomore, was able to turn his recent three-match losing streak around with a win against junior Joe Grandominico. Wilson used his patented twister from a front headlock to get a takedown in the third, which sealed the deal on his 6-0 win.

Dudley continued his hot streak, pinning a ranked opponent.

This time Dudley pinned No. 8 redshirt sophomore Kenny Courts.

Dudley is now 5-1 against ranked opponents this year.

The 28-12 win against the Buckeyes was just what the Huskers needed after suffering their first dual loss of the year against Iowa.

With momentum on their side, the Huskers traveled to West Lafayette, Ind., to take on No. 21 Purdue.

“We performed well at the Iowa dual, and we were really riding all of that momentum into this weekend’s duals,” Sueflohn said.

Nebraska won all but two matches on Sunday en route to a 28-9 win against the Purdue Boilermakers.

Dudley kicked off the match with a 5-1 decision against redshirt freshman Tanner Lynde.

No. 20 senior Caleb Kolb would drop a 3-1 decision before the Huskers really turned on the heat in West Lafayette.

After wins by freshman heavyweight Collin Jensen and Lambert, senior Shawn Nagel upset No. 14 Cashe Quiroga by a pin in the second period. Nagel is no stranger to starting for the Huskers as he went 16-17 last season as the starter.

“It was great for Shawn,” Nebraska coach Mark Manning said.

“We know he’s capable from what he did last year, and the kid was an All-American, I guess. Shawn works hard and deserves that win.”

Nagel’s win gave Nebraska a 15-3 lead, and it was what the team needed to finish off the Boilermakers.

These two wins are what many would call great bounce-back wins, but Manning does not see it that way.

“I don’t know about bounce back, but these are two big road wins,” Manning said. “It’s tough going on the road, but our guys have to stay focused in someone else’s building. I think it makes you more of a competitor. You aren’t going to have people cheering for you as much, and that’s good. We had some guys do some good things, and we are getting better.”

The Huskers will continue the road trip on Saturday as they travel to Champaign, Ill., to take on the Fighting Illini. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Junior, 149-pound Jake Sueflohn defeated both of his opponents at Ohio State and Purude last weekend. The Huskers won 14 of their 20 matches against the Buckeyes and Boilermakers.