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LETTERS FROM THE EDITORS

Dear reader,

I was thrift shopping over winter break and found what I believe to be the absolute steal of the decade. I saw it hanging at the end of the aisle and thought: “No way, you have to be joking; 2) Seriously, is that what I think it is? 3) Omigod, it’s a real life, 1990s red with black trim Nebraska Starter Jacket.” I bought it, took a picture and tweeted it out to gloat. Soon, my phone buzzed with a favorite and then a second later I got a tweet back from a friend saying “#TweetsTheDNSportsEditorShouldntMake.” I laughed, gave it a favorite and continued on home. And then it hit me. Maybe I shouldn’t have bought it. Could I, as the sports editor, say I’m being objective as a journalist and editor while I own a piece of clothing that, if worn, affiliates me with the school I cover? I mulled it over for awhile and eventually came to this conclusion: Of course I can. Hunter S. Thompson once said, “With the exception of things like box scores, race results and stock market tabulations, there is no such thing as Objective Journalism. The phrase itself is a pompous contradiction in terms.” And though that’s a little extreme for my taste, he has a point. We’re humans with human experiences that dictate the way we think, the way we feel, the way we view the world and sports in general. Even if we make reporters wear anything but red to games and talk to both sides and cover games accurately and fairly, objectivity is borderline impossible for college sports reporters. But I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing. As students, we can see what professional reporters can’t. We can talk to friends of athletes in class and find out what happened after Shawn Eichorst spoke to the players after firing Bo Pelini. We can sit in the student section and see up close the way coaches and players interact with their family sitting a few rows down from us. We’re intertwined with the culture, which benefits the DN with great story ideas and unique coverage of Husker sports.

I don’t believe this mix of culture hurts our credibility. I believe it helps it. Because though we may own student tickets and wear Nebraska apparel, we’re journalists first and fans last. And even if a reporter has an Eric Crouch poster over his bed, I can assure you that won’t make it harder for him to report fairly on controversial topics. We, as a student newspaper and a sports section, aren’t here to spin things to make the university or the Athletic Department look good, no matter our fandom background. There’s no cheering in the press box, and there will be no cheering in this newspaper, no matter the jackets we wear to class.

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Shavon Shields pulled down eight rebounds and 11 points in the Huskers’ victory against Illinois.

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The Student Activist Organization was formed in response to the spate of racist incidents that occurred on campus last year. In the picture above, students stage a “die-in” protest on the Nebraska Union greenspace.

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Student Socialist Club combats international issues BAILEY SCHULZ DN College is known as a time when students are exposed to a world of ideas, campaigns and ideologies — some they may have previously rejected or known little about. Warranted or not, socialism is one such ideology that has historically faced a stigma. But the economic system has active followers here on campus. The International Socialist Organization has more than 87 branches spanning across the country. While Lincoln’s group may not be an official branch, it’s affiliated with the organization and follows the same ideals: anti-war sentiments, social justice and workers’ rights. The ISO club meets in the Nebraska Union food court every Tuesday for about an hour. During the meetings, members read books and have small group discussions that center on socialist beliefs.

“We’ve talked about Palestine-Israel, women’s justice issues and racial conflicts like Ferguson and other places,” said Erika Bowman, a sophomore chemical engineering major who serves as the club’s treasurer. While the International Socialist Organization-Lincoln’s Facebook page has more than 180 likes, the club currently has only four members. This semester, the club will host a movie screening about Palestine and Israel with an ensuing discussion in an effort to educate others about Socialism and gain new members. “This next semester we’ll probably focus more on book readings to learn more about Marxism and the political theories behind it,” Bowman said. This is Bowman’s first year in the club. “I was just looking for an alternative ideology than just Democrat and Republican,” she said. “I wanted something that fit more of my ideals, and the Socialist club really

does.” The International Socialist Organization’s website states that their main objectives are to support “the movement to stop war and occupation, fights against racism and antiimmigrant scapegoating, the struggle for women’s rights like the right to choose abortion, opposing anti-gay bigotry and standing up for workers’ rights.” Bowman said she believes many students on campus may have a misconception about socialism, mostly because of limited knowledge about the subject. “Socialism isn’t really taught in high school curriculum,” she said. “It’s kind of hard for students, unless they have read about socialism, to actually understand what it is because it’s not widely known in the United States.” Bowman predicts the negative perceptions will change in the future, though, and that current issues will raise Americans’ in-

terest in socialism. “You can tell by the radical movements with the ‘Black Lives Matter ’ or ‘Hands Up,’ there’s a reaching out for an answer or a group that’s against racism and for workers’ rights and equality of men and women,” she said. “Socialism kind of brings that together, and they work to organize and build movements so that ordinary people will have more of a say in government and their living situation. So I think there’s an appeal for Socialism.” Members of the Socialist Club have been known to reflect activism through their beliefs. One member was a part of the ‘Black Lives Matter ’ campaign, and last year the club brought in an ISO member who put on a one-woman show about abortion rights. Another group on campus seeking to promotes workers’ rights is United Students Against Sweatshops, or USAS. Lincoln’s

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Alumnus takes action after racist incidents An ASUN senator’s monologue inspired Alex Bridgman’s decision to ‘do something’ about racism KATIE KNIGHT DN The audacity. “The audacity of that man,” is the only thought Alex Bridgman could conjure. “How could he ever think that’s OK?” He, in this case, was Association of Students of the University of Nebraska Sen. Cameron Murphy. After learning Murphy had delivered an “N” word-laden monologue on the ASUN Senate floor last year, in an argument for free speech, Bridgman, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumnus, felt compelled to action. In the same semester, faculty discovered racist graffiti on campus, and students invoked a variety of racial stereotypes in a homecoming event. The speech, the ensuing controversy and the larger environment of racial tension got Bridgman and his friends thinking. And so, the Student Activist Organization was born. “I decided I wasn’t going to sit down anymore,” Bridgman said. “I wasn’t going to just watch the news and be pissed off, I was going to go to SAO and be pissed off about it in a group and do something about it because nobody else was going to help us. That’s where I realized that now was the time, ‘I’m an adult, this is the time for me to

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Students staged protests and demonstrations on campus this year following the deaths of Ferguson, Missouri 18-year-old Michael Brown and Staten Island, N.Y., resident Eric Garner. do something about something in my immediate area.’” After Murphy’s speech, Bridgman and his friends at the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center realized their common frustrations. They decided to join forces in an activist group that sought to prompt the university

into action. Recent UNL grad Carletta Griffin soon became the president, and Bridgman was named Vice President. “We did everything as a group, everything as a whole,” Griffin said. “We were a team. And that’s what we liked about how we built the organization, it was in a very

collective way.” In the beginning, meetings were fairly small, consisting of Bridgman and his circle of friends from the Multicultural Center. But in a matter of weeks, as word spread about the new organization, the meetings started filling up. “It was kind of magnetic,” Bridgman said. “Once it started, more and more people started to hear us and felt the same way we did, that there was kind of a voice that wasn’t being spoken for and that they wanted to help.” In the 14 months SAO has been in operation, the organization has put on a variety of events. From hosting a Women’s Week to a round table discussion called “Ask a Black Dude,” the goal of their events is simple: education toward the goal of inclusivity. “I just wanna make it so that when people are more educated about the people who don’t look like them or believe what they believe, that we all achieve something better,” Bridgman said. “We’re all better as people if we can understand someone who’s different than us and not fear them, not make up stereotypes about them, or blatantly disrespect them in public spheres.” Even with the events they’ve put on this year, there are still aspects of the UNL campus they hope to see change in the future. “I would want to see a required class about cultural competency; about what it really means to show respect and to have acceptance for one another, and not just tolerance,” Griffin said. “What it means to really engage yourself in difficult conversations and how to kind of navigate those and to have really inclusive culture, an inclusive

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A history of LGBT activism on campus waiting to see what happens, but we are concerned on that the committee might take a Since 1970, leaders in the UNL step backwards,” Walz said. Walz became a member of the committee community have advocated last April when he moved from Orlando to for the awareness and work for the museum. Disney World’s outreach program for their LGBT employees acceptance of LGBT people helps nurture pride within the Orlando LGBTQ community, Walz said. “Pride in Orlando is pretty big,” Walz said. “I think here there’s more of the ‘don’t MELISSA ALLEN ask, don’t tell’ mentality.’ It’s definitely quieter here, people don’t make as big of a deal DN about it.” Audrey Nance, a junior journalism major Pat Tetreault is a utopianist at heart. As a 22-year member on the University and coordinator of Outspeaking, said Nebrasof Nebraska-Lincoln’s Committee for Gay, ka’s pace for change is slow but progressing. Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns Outspeaking is the LGBTQ speaker ’s bureau, and co-founder of the UNL Lesbian, Gay, sponsored by the LGBTQA Resource Center Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Al- as well as parents, families, and friends of the lies Resource Center, Tetreault’s vision for lesbians and gays Cornhusker Chapter, and has a mission of increasing awareness of the change remains strong. “What we do or don’t do makes a differ- LGBTQ community by holding educational ence,” said Tetreault, the committee treasurer workshops and panels in the Lincoln comand director of the LGBTQA Resource Cen- munity. “Nebraska is slow at adopting LGBTQA+ ter. “I use knowledge and education to develop ways that meet my value system. I believe legislation because we are slow to change,” said Nance in an email. “But we’re moving. in social justice, and I work to promote that.” For 28 years, CGLBTC has advocated for Slowly but surely we’ll get to where we need social justice for the LGBT community within to be as long as we keep working toward it. Outspeaking aims to have an open and the university. Last semester, the committee collabo- genuine discussion with students and faculty rated with UNL to purchase the PeopleSoft who may not have a lot of exposure to the program, which offers preferred names on LGBT community. The bureau’s philosophy student, staff and faculty records. The uni- is there are no stupid questions, just ignorant versity uses PeopleSoft to organize online ones. “Ignorant questions personal records for are the most important students, staff, and facI have a vision of ones to answer because ulty. they come from a place of what the world Currently, the vermisinformation seeking sion of the program that could be like, and I want to know better,” Nance UNL purchased only said. “More often than allows individuals to to live my life in a way not it is not the intent of use the name listed on that tries to help create ignorant questions to oftheir birth certificates. fend, but to learn and we Changing this would that.” really value that.” allow students whose CGLBTC, the LGbirth certificate name BTQA Resource Center, doesn’t match their genPAT TETREAULT and Outspeaking encourder identity to include lgbtqa resource center director age students to educate their preferred names themselves on LGBTQfor identification. There related issues on campus isn’t an exact timeline and in Nebraska. for when this change will be implemented. “People need to stretch their comfort The committee is also involved with UNL zones,” Tetreault said. “And it’s important University Housing to establish gender-neuto be informed voters. Don’t just vote for the tral housing options for students; however, there isn’t an exact implementation date for sake of voting.” Tetreault’s motivation for the prosperity this either. of the LGBTQ community stems from her With Nebraska’s new governor, Pete Ricketts, there is apprehension of legislative Catholic, military family. “I learned Jesus is all about love, and that backtracking for state non-discriminatory policies, said Lori Hughes, chairwoman of made sense to me as a kid,” she said. “With my father in the military, we believed the role the committee. “It’s not ideal, but hopefully we can edu- of the military was to defend our civil rights, and I sort of glommed onto that sort of stuff, cate him and the people who’ve support him over the years,” said Hughes, an associate I took it to heart.” From there, her dream was created. professor of criminology and criminal justice “I have a vision of what the world could at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. be like, and I want to live my life in a way Jonathan Walz, a member of the CGLBTC that tries to help create that,” she said. an art curator for the Sheldon Art Museum, NEWS@ agreed. DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM “The committee is anticipating it. We’re

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are implemented at UNL. 2012: UNL includes gender identity in the school’s nondiscriminatory policy. 2007: ASUN passes three resolutions in support of LGBTQI students at UNL, including encouragement for more housing options for transgender students living on campus.

2011: The Committee for GLBT Concerns creates the paign to support domestic

LGBTQ/sexuality studies. 2003:The LGBTQA bulletin board is vandalized three times and replaced. 1996: The Nebraska 1985: Former Association of Students of the University of Nebraska President Gerard Keating vetoes a resolution to include sexual orientation in ASUN’s non-discrimination policy. The debate spurred several student organizations to include sexual orientation protections in their own constitutions.

committee vetoes domestic partner benefits

1971: Crompton becomes adviser to the newly created Gay Action Group in Lincoln.

1970: Lou Crompton, a UNL English professor, establishes the second course in gay studies in the nation. ART BY LYDIA COTTON | DN

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Work remains following revival of gender equality club SAGE was once dormant, but a group of students is looking for new ways to recruit members to its cause LANI HANSON DN As Meredith Cain enters her final semester at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she hopes to strengthen the student organization she helped revive. Cain is the president of Students Advocating Gender Equality, a group that aims to provide a place of action through discussion and academic development for those interested in feminist and gender concerns at UNL and in Lincoln. The issue that SAGE has devoted most of its attention to recently is the wage gap between genders. To represent women’s lower

average incomes compared to men, the group hosts wage gap bake sales where members sell cupcakes at different prices depending on the buyer ’s gender (75 cents for women and $1 for men). “Although we may not realize it, (the wage gap) is an issue that is most likely going to affect us here in a few years once we enter the ‘real world’ and begin our careers,” Cain, a senior women’s and gender studies major at UNL, said. SAGE also volunteers in the community and encourage others to do so as well, Cain said. In October 2014, Cain organized a group of people involved with SAGE for the Friendship Home Safe Quarters event, which is the Friendship Home’s largest fundraiser. This semester, Cain said she hopes to increase in-person involvement in the group by breaking down the discomfort surrounding the word “feminism.” “I think some people may be intimidated by the word ‘feminism’ or the term ‘gender equality,’” Cain said. “I want people to know that anyone, of any level of experience or background knowledge, is welcome to be-

come involved in these groups. You don’t have to be able to quote feminist theory or be a women and gender studies major to join.” A lot of work remains to be done in order for the group to thrive. “SAGE is still a diamond in the rough because of low turn-out and interest at UNL, which can be disheartening at times,” she said. SAGE, as well as UNL’s Students for Choice group, were founded several years ago, but had been inactive in recent years. “When we met with the faculty adviser, we learned that the former presidents of these groups had graduated,” Cain said. “So we were able to take charge.” With help from junior journalism major Audrey Nance and some inspiration from Planned Parenthood internships and conferences, Cain has helped rebuild the group from the ground up. After Cain and Nance completed their internships at Lincoln’s Planned Parenthood 2013, they were both invited to attend the Planned Parenthood Youth Organizing and Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. “A lot of people were there with their schools’ pro-choice or reproductive justice-re-

lated student organizations,” Nance said. “We decided we needed to get involved with the ones at UNL.” The groups generally meet and hold events together, with Cain as the president of SAGE and treasurer for Students for Choice, and Nance as the president of Students for Choice and treasurer for SAGE. “Students for Choice is a pretty specific issue, related to gender equality and feminism,” Cain said. “So we think it’s important that SAGE is active as well.” Cain said many students have shown interest in the organizations and plans to attend meetings, but the groups still struggle with a low turn-out at meetings and events. “There are a lot of other student organizations on campus that attend to more specific causes – Men at Nebraska, UNL United Students Against Sweatshops, a human trafficking group, PREVENT, etc.” Cain said. “So lately, we’ve been trying to offer support and sometimes sponsorship to those groups and any events related to issues of gender equality.” NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

University news you may have missed during winter break NU PUTS PRESIDENT’S HOUSE ON THE MARKET

The University of Nebraska Foundation will sell a Lincoln home that was intended to serve as an official residence for the university president. The home was purchased in Dec. 2013 at a cost of $750,000, according to the Associated Press. Foundation officials had intended on renovating the 87-year-old residence, which is located at 2810 S. 27th St., but the chairman of the Board of Regents recently directed the foundation to sell the home. “It has been determined that a different residence would better meet the future needs of the university,” read a university press release.

NEW GOVERNOR, STATE OFFICIALS ARE INAUGURATED

Students who left Nebraska during winter break returned to a state under new political leadership. Republican Pete Ricketts was sworn in as the state’s 40th governor on Thursday in a ceremony at the State Capitol. Ricketts took the reigns from term-limited Gov. Dave Heineman, Nebraska’s longest-serving governor in history, who spent 10 years at the helm of the Cornhusker State. In a 9-minute inauguration speech, Ricketts said he would work to lower taxes while maintaining a balanced budget. Others newly sworn in included Republican Doug Peterson as attorney general and Republican former state Sen. Charlie Janssen, as state auditor. University of Nebraska regents Tim Clare and Rob Schafer were also sworn in.

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WITHDRAWS FROM CONSIDERATION

The pool of candidates for the next University of Nebraska president has narrowed to three. After receiving a 15 percent raise to his salary, Central Michigan University President George Ross announced Friday he was withdrawing his name from consideration to be the next University of Nebraska president. Ross said in a letter Friday that the decision came “after much soul-searching during the holiday break.”

STATE AUDIT DETAILS NU TRAVEL SPENDING

An audit of the University of Nebraska’s finances revealed a slew of potential violations related to travel spending. The report, filed in December by the office of former State Auditor Mike Foley, found the university responsible for “inadequate oversight of travel spending, including upgrades to ocean-view hotel rooms, reimbursement for alcoholic drinks and $95,762 in first-class flights.” For more on the audit, read the full story on page 8.

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NU audit reveals oceanfront rooms, flight upgrades SPENCER HANSEN DN Former State Auditor Mike Foley’s office made a splash just before winter break in its audit of the University of Nebraska system. The 31-page document accused NU of inadequate oversight of travel spending, including upgrades to ocean-view hotel rooms, reimbursement for alcoholic drinks and $95,762 in first-class flights. Here’s the breakdown.

HOW DID THE AUDIT WORK?

Foley reviewed 87 documents related to travel expenses of University of NebraskaLincoln and University of Nebraska Medical Center employees during 2013 and 2014. The point of the audit was to see how closely NU’s practices adhere to those practices outlined by the state and the entities themselves.

WHAT DID FOLEY FIND?

Specifically, lack of oversight for flight and hotel booking. The report identified several gaps in the hotel and flight-booking process, including the option to leave fields blank for confirmation emails or the name of a university employee charged with reviewing the purchases. Some documents indicated the university had reimbursed food and lodging for non-university employees.

FIRST-CLASS FLIGHTS

Among the flights booked this fiscal year, 20 flights booked by the University of Nebraska Medical Center were upgraded to first-class. According to the audit report, the tickets, totaling $95,762, violate The Nebraska State Accounting Manual, AM-005, Travel Expense Policies, Section 1, which states that flights will only be reimbursed for coach seating. This is subject to change if either the university employee wishes to pay the difference to upgrade or if proper reason for upgrading was recorded and approved by the university. All 20 flights neglected to provide reason for the upgrades, yet were still reimbursed.

OCEANFRONT ROOMS

On two instances, rooms were upgraded from their standard fare to rooms with ocean views, totaling in differences of $25 to $110 a night for a week without proper reason cited. During the fiscal year of 2014, $294,988 was spent on lodging through Hotels.com.

ALCOHOL PURCHASES

Two meals that included alcohol purchases, one of $10 and one of $12, were reimbursed. Other purchases were reimbursed in absence of an itemized receipt, which is required for a purchase of $5 or more.

HOW DID THE UNIVERSITY RESPOND?

University spokespeople said the audit’s critiques represented only a small fraction of the university’s travel expenditures. “UNL processes 42,000 travel transactions a year totaling some $23 million,” UNL spokesman Steve Smith said. “We continually strive to improve our processes and services to our travelers, and we are pleased that the auditor ’s findings again this year for UNL are few and small in dollar amount. This encourages us to maintain our focus on efficiently using the funds with which we are entrusted.” UNL Travel Services was unavailable for comment during the break. In a Lincoln Journal Star report, Deb Thomas, UNMC’s Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance, called the audit’s criticism of the 20 first class flights inaccurate. Although UNMC initially paid for the flights, the costs were later reimbursed by sponsors of the conferences to which the employees traveled. “We simply disagree with (the auditor ’s office),” she said in the article. “I think what is important for us is that we, day in and day out, go to great lengths to be responsible stewards of the state’s money.” NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

ACTION: FROM 5 campus; a place for people to really feel welcome and to feel at home.” Bridgman and Griffin said they believe education is the key to learning to be inclusive. So while they may not be able to change all the students at UNL and their attitudes, they can still do their best to make an educated society.

“There are a lot of people in the world who are complacent and apathetic, and you can’t help those people,” Bridgman said. “You can only do your best to educate them. And that was something that we had to learn, that it’s not going to be our job to change people, we can only help to make that first step.” NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

SOCIALIST CLUB: FROM 5 branch of the club began last year, with Dylan Roberson and David Cossaart acting as co-founders and co-presidents. According to their website, USAS is “the nation’s largest youth-led, student labor campaign organization, with affiliated locals on over 150 campuses.” The organization was founded in 1977, and aims to hold companies accountable for exploiting workers who make collegiate apparel. Roberson, a senior English major, said Lincoln’s branch has two goals. “We have been working on an Alta Gracia campaign and a Worker Rights Consortium campaign.” Alta Gracia, a factory located in the Dominican Republic, is the only clothing factory in the developing world that pays its workers a living wage, which is approximately three times the minimum wage. On Halloween, Lincoln’s USAS teamed up with students from Oklahoma State and Kansas State universities to make an Internet campaign against Follett, the company that supplies UNL’s bookstore. The main objective of the campaign was to bring more Alta Gracia apparel to the universities’ bookstores. “We bombarded their Facebook page with messages about how we’d really like to see Alta Gracia, and so we did that,” Roberson said. “We’ve had some chanting in the bookstore, we brought workers from the Dominican Republic to the University

to talk to students about it and have students sign petitions.” USAS members’ efforts have produced results. UNL officials agreed to put more Alta Gracia apparel in the bookstore in response to the campaign. “We’re still waiting to see a substantial amount put in the bookstore, but it’s definitely gotten better,” Roberson said. Roberson’s interest in fighting sweatshops began two summers ago, when she visited the Dominican Republic with Lincoln’s USAS co-founder David Cossaart. There, they learned about USAS’s tactics to win campaigns and visited a factory. “They didn’t have fresh water, they worked crazy hours, they didn’t get maternity leave, they had chairs that they had to sit in all day that hurt their back, so they had to stand, they didn’t get time off, they didn’t have enough money to feed their family. It’s a lot of violations of human rights,” Roberson said. “You realize how terrible they’re being treated, just to make products that we take for granted here.” As for the Worker Rights Consortium campaign, USAS members hope to meet with Chancellor Harvey Perlman early this semester to discuss bringing the independent labor-rights-monitoring organization to UNL. NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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House mom reported missing during winter break STAFF REPORT DN Several DWI citations and the confiscation of a loaded shotgun made up much of the work of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department while students were away for winter break. Since Dec. 24, UNLPD cited six individuals for DWI, including: -Travis Johnson, 32, cited for DWI at 17th and R streets on Dec. 24 at 12:29 a.m. with a .310 BAC. -Vanessa Kleider, 22, cited for DWI at 12th and Q streets on Dec. 24 at 2:03 a.m. with a .165 BAC. -Kylie Brown, 23, cited for DWI at 17th and Vine streets on Dec. 28 at 2:24 a.m. with a .118 BAC. -Brandon Courtney, 36, cited for DWI at 16th and Q streets last Tuesday at 1:23 a.m. The police report didn’t include his BAC reading. -Serafin Paramo Jr., 22, cited for DWI at 13th and O streets last Wednesday at 3:50 a.m. with a .119 BAC.

-William Neubauer, 22, a senior music education major at UNL, was cited for DWI at 19th and Vine streets on Saturday at 2:15 a.m. with a .121 BAC.

WOMAN ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF LOADED SHOTGUN ON HIGHWAY

On Jan. 1 at 6:17 p.m., 21-year-old Christine Johnson was arrested after being stopped by an officer for driving on 10th and T streets with one of her headlights burnt out. As the officer approached the car, the report states that the officer smelled a strong odor of burnt marijuana emitting from the car’s interior. During a probable cause search, the officer found two loaded shotguns in the trunk of Johnson’s car.

PHI KAPPA THETA REPORTS MISSING HOUSE MOTHER TO UNLPD

Last Wednesday, a member of the Phi Kap-

pa Theta fraternity expressed concern over the whereabouts of the fraternity house mother, whom the member said he hadn’t heard from or seen since Dec. 31. The fraternity member said the house mother couldn’t be reached by cell phone and that she appears to have left town for unknown reasons. A local broadcast was initiated, according to the police report, and there doesn’t appear to be suspicious circumstances regarding the missing person.

MAN FLEES OFFICERS AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ENTER SEVERAL BUILDINGS

On Friday, 22-year-old Samuel Thiele was arrested after officers found him attempting to enter several buildings on campus at about 3:05 a.m., including Abel Hall. Thiele ran from officers who repeatedly commanded him to stop running, according to the police report, and he was eventually apprehended after a short pursuit. NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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Senator introduces bill to permit smoking in cigar bars cigar bars. This new bill would also cover hookah bars, allowing establishments such Legislative Bill 118 wouldn’t as Rich Bar and Lounge to continue indoor repeal Nebraska Clean Indoor tobacco smoking. “Essentially what my cigar bar bill does Air Act, but keep the status of is it leaves the status quo,” Larson said. “We have a legal product, whether that’s cigars cigar smoking since 2009 quo or hookah. I believe that it is not the government’s responsibility to regulate what people can and cannot do with that product, and businesses what they can and cannot do with CAIT THIESFELD that product.” Legislative Bill 118 states that allowing DN smoking in cigar shops as an exemption to the Nebraska Clean Indoor Act doesn’t interOn Friday, a bill was introduced to the Nebraska Legislature to constitutionalize smok- fere with the law’s original intent of protecting the general public and employees from ing in Nebraska cigar bars. being unwillingly subjected to second-hand The bill is a response to the Nebraska Supreme Court ruling last August that retail smoke. “It is a conscious tobacco outlets such as choice to go into any Jake’s Cigars and Spirits It is a conscious cigar bar, hookah bar, are unconstitutional in if you want to expose accordance with the Nechoice to go into yourself to that smoke,” braska Clean Indoor Air any cigar bar, hookah bar, Larson said. “You may Act of 2008, which pronot like smoking, but hibits smoking in public if you want to expose this is a bar that is caspaces and places of emyourself to that smoke.” tered only to that, so it’s ployment. easy for you to choose The bill, Legislative not to go in if you don’t Bill 118, was introduced SEN. TYSON LARSON DISTRICT 40 want to.” by Sen. Tyson Larson of Larson’s bill will District 40 and co-signed run through a process by Sen. Bob Krist of District 10. Although it wouldn’t repeal the Ne- before it can reach the governor. “More than likely, it will be referenced braska Clean Indoor Air Act, the bill would to the General Affairs Committee, which I move Nebraska law back to the 2009 cigar exemption, which allowed cigar smoking in chair,” Larson said. “We will have a hearing

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Holiday Bowl shows shades of Pelini JOSH KELLY DN

Senior cornerback Josh Mitchell described the Huskers’ Holiday Bowl loss as the “best roller coaster ride” he’s ever been on. The comeback that fell short to the Trojans wasn’t just the final chapter of a senior class with the likes of Ameer Abdullah and Kenny Bell, though. It was much more than that. It was the last time we saw a Bo Pelini team take the field. Even though he was most likely in a different time zone, it was evident that the Huskers who took the field on Saturday still wanted to win for their former coach. The signs were everywhere. Freshman cornerback Josh Kalu wrote “Bo Bo Bo” with a black marker on his towel. Bell had “Pelini” written on his arm tape, and senior offensive lineman Jake Cotton had “Bo” on the back of his helmet in red letters. You think the players were ready to step off the roller coaster ride that is Pelini’s career at Nebraska? On paper, the Holiday Bowl truly was a Pelini game. Nebraska came out early and had lost momentum because of big plays from the Trojans. Sophomore quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. had his highs and lows. Special teams was pretty darn close to perfect, which was scrutinized even though they made the right call in not sending out freshman kicker Drew Brown on the final fourth down. The loss also marked the team’s fourth loss of the season, continuing the seven-year trend of four-loss seasons for Pelini. It wasn’t the stats that determined whether the team was a true Pelini team. That would be all too easy. Pelini’s stamp on this year ’s team wasn’t the 9-4 record; it was the late rally by his loyal players. It was a Pelini team because of the team’s fight when down 45-27 to the Trojans in Southern California. After Cody Kessler threw his third touchdown late in third quarter I thought it was all over. Up to that point the Huskers didn’t have the game-changers that USC had – players such as Adoree’ Jackson. But this team surprised me yet again. I had a good chunk of my story written when I was in East Lansing, Michigan, for the Michigan State game in early October. Going down the elevator to the field, I expected to write about a tragedy. Then I saw on the tiny screen in the corner of the elevator freshman wide receiver DeMornay Pierson-El bursting open for a punt return touchdown, making me reevaluate when a game is truly over. In that game the Huskers were in it until

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Former Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini is interviewed by BTN after a Husker game. Though Pelini was fired in November, the football team played like a Pelini-coached team in the Holiday Bowl. the final drive. Pelini said after the game he was proud of the team’s fight in the game. He had to have a similar satisfaction with the Holiday Bowl. Jordan Westerkamp went on a tear, completing a 65-yard touchdown. Then later on Armstrong made a huge decision tucking the ball in and running for a 15-yard score on fourth down. Just like that, the Huskers were about to claim the Holiday Bowl as their own. Just like that, the Huskers had a chance to complete what they weren’t able to at Spartan Stadium in early October. Although they weren’t able to convert on the fourth down in the closing minutes, you knew they would get one more chance. And they did. With less than 30 seconds in the game, the

Huskers got the ball again. The Trojans thought it was over once Bell went to the sideline with a dwindling second left on the clock. One second. Need any more proof that it was a Pelini game? The review of the one second on the clock was surreal, bringing us all back to the 2009 Big 12 Championship game against Texas. Except this time, the entire Nebraska sideline had a finger in the air, signaling for one more second on the clock. Although the comeback wasn’t completed after Armstrong threw an incompletion on the last play, the team showed fight. Interim coach Barney Cotton said the team showed grit. It’s hard to argue with that. Pelini’s career has always been a roller coaster ride. The Hail Mary by Ron Kellogg III

against Northwestern, the 57-yard field goal by Alex Henery against Colorado, the comebacks against Wisconsin and Ohio State, the 2009 Big 12 Championship against Texas, the 2012 Big Ten Championship against Wisconsin. The players can agree that their careers at Nebraska were a roller coaster ride. They can agree that the Holiday Bowl was for one person and one person only. Most of the team still has to try out one more ride that is the Mike Riley era at Nebraska, but in San Diego on Saturday it was pretty clear they didn’t want to lift the safety bars on the thrilling ride they enjoyed so much.

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Theriot carries Huskers to second Big Ten win in 1 week All-American Rachel Theriot scores 8 straight points late in the second half to help Husker victory STAFF REPORT DN Behind All-American Rachel Theriot’s 27 points, the No. 19 Nebraska women’s basketball team came from seven down to beat Illinois 58-53 on the road on Sunday afternoon. Nebraska finished the game on a 15-4 run, its second straight come from behind win after rallying to beat Michigan State on Jan. 8. The Huskers are now 12-3 and 2-2 in the Big Ten after two road wins in the past week. Illinois falls to 11-5 and 2-2 in the conference. Theriot took over the game with just under seven minutes remaining. Nebraska fell behind 49-43 when Theriot scored eight straight points in two minutes to tie the game 51-51. Theriot scored again to give Nebraska a 53-51 lead. Free throws by Hailie Sample and a layup by Emily Cady pushed the Nebraska lead to 56-51, and the Huskers would go onto win 58 to 53. Nebraska shot just 36 percent from the floor and 2 of 11 from three-point range. The Huskers also struggled from the line, shooting 14 of 22. Illinois, however, shot just 35 percent from the floor. Illinois was led by Amarah Coleman, who had 18 points. Kyley Simmons also added 10 points and three assists. The Huskers return to Pinnacle Bank Arena on Thursday to play three-time defending Big Ten champion Penn State. Tipoff between Nebraska and the Lady Lions is set for 6 p.m.

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Shavon Shields pulled down eight rebounds and 11 points in the Husker victory over Illinois. Nebraska is now 2-2 in Big Ten play.

Huskers beat Illinois with defense JOSH KELLY DN The Nebraska men’s basketball team defeated conference foe Illinois 53-43, and it was all thanks to the defensive play. “I thought we just stayed with it the whole night,” Nebraska coach Tim Miles said. “Our guys just followed the game plan.” Illinois shot just 27 percent from the floor, the lowest allowed by any opponent under coach Miles. It was also the lowest against a conference opponent since Kansas State in 2005. “You can’t play much better defense than that,” Miles said. Both teams were coming off a win in Big Ten Conference action as the Huskers defeated Rutgers on Thursday, and the Fighting Illini were coming off an upset win against No. 11 Maryland. Leading the team on defense with rebounds was junior forward Shavon Shields, who had 8 rebounds against Illinois. Heading into the game he said he was expecting a great battle against a high-scoring team. “(Illinois) just got a great win against a topten team,” Shields said. “We knew they were going to be a great team and a great battle for us.”

Nebraska started the game off physical, forcing Illinois to take perimeter shots. The Fighting Illini took 17 3-point shots in the first half, three less than its average per game this season. They went 6-29 in the game from the 3-point line. Although the Huskers weren’t shooting as much from beyond the arc, the team made just as much as the Fighting Illini, converting on three 3-pointers in the first half. Illinois is known for taking chances at the 3-point line and Miles said he knew it would be a factor in the Sunday night matchup. “If they get open, they can be deadly,” Miles said. “You’ve got to honor that and chase them around. We just can’t allow that.” With strong defense, Nebraska took the lead early, which led into a 28-22 score at halftime. With no fast break points by either team in the first half, each possession was physical and methodical. Nebraska shot 41.4 percent as Illinois was forced to make haphazard shots, ending the half with a .280 shooting percentage. After the game, Shields attributed the intensity on defense to the communication in their rotations on the floor. “Coach Miles, one of his things is seeing five guys rotate at the same time, all on the same page,” Shields said.

The Huskers came out hot in the second half with back-to-back 3-pointers from junior forward Terran Petteway. Petteway was dialed in during the second half, bringing his team-high point total up to 18 in the game. After a few costly fouls made by Illinois, Nebraska was able to extend its lead to get the second conference win of the season. The 43 points scored by Illinois was the second lowest amount of points allowed by Nebraska this season, the lowest being against Loyola Marymount with 42. Heading into the night Illinois was averaging 76.1 points per game. With back-to-back conference wins, Miles said the pair of victories was necessary during the tough month of January. “I think our guys feel better with where we’re at in the season,” Miles said. “January is a grind. It’s like Wednesday. There’s really no light at the end of the tunnel. You’ve been doing it forever. It takes a lot of different things to get it going.” Nebraska is now 10-6 overall and 2-2 in Big Ten play with a Thursday night matchup at No. 4 Wisconsin approaching.

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Kenny Bell pumps up the crowd during a home game this season. Bell finished his career at Nebraska with the loss to USC in the Holiday Bowl.

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Huskers allow 500 yards, lose to USC in bowl game CHRIS BOWLING DN The USC Trojans defeated the Nebraska Huskers 45-42 in the Holiday Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. When he looked back on the game, interim coach Barney Cotton said he was proud of the way his team stuck to its guns and fought back from a 45-27 deficit. It was the kind of intense play that Nebraska had prepared for during the past four weeks. “It was a heck of a football game,” Cotton said. “My goodness, it was 45 to 42, and both teams

fought to the end. It was a 60-minute football game, that’s what we prepared our guys for, and I think our guys showed their conditioning and bowl prep with the way they fought it until the end.” The Huskers’ first possession resulted in a 34yard field goal by freshman kicker Drew Brown, giving them an early 3-0 lead. The boot lead to a trading off of touchdowns. Trojan freshman Adoree’ Jackson answered Brown’s field goal by returning his kickoff 98-yards. Sophomore quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. answered back with an 18-yard pass to senior receiver Kenny Bell. The Trojans came back with a field goal of their

own, as senior kicker Andre Heidari kicked a 42yard field goal. Both teams traded blows throughout the first quarter until Nebraska pulled ahead 17-10 at the end of the first quarter. Armstrong connected with freshman receiver De’Mornay Pierson-El on a 9-yard touchdown pass to end the quarter. The Trojans accumulated eight penalties for 67-yards while the Huskers had two for 10-yards. The second quarter provided new offensive life into Trojans, as they tied it up 17-17 and eventually took a 24-17 lead to end the half. The Huskers frequently failed to convert on third down, and Armstrong was inconsistent with

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Husker swim team loses in Florida Despite strong individual performances, Husker swim team lost to Florida Gulf Coast during winter break BRETT NIERENGARTEN DN The Husker swim team lost its first meet since Dec. 12, falling to Florida Gulf Coast 126-77 in Fort Myers on Saturday. The 4-3 Huskers had to shake off some rust after not competing for almost a month while the 8-1 Eagles competed just a week earlier, on Jan. 3. Nebraska tried to combat the time off by working on an intense two-week training program during winter break. “Pablo (Morales) and Pat (Rowan) keep us ready to race at all times, so there was no doubt I was ready even though it’s been a few weeks since my last race,” freshman Cassie Brassard said. Brassard finished third in the 1,000-yard freestyle and fourth in the 100-yard backstroke in the meet and won two events – the 1,000-yard freestyle and the 100-yard back-

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stroke – in the team’s win against Northern Iowa on Dec. 10. Brassard said those victories helped her swim with more confidence against a challenging Florida Gulf Coast team. The Huskers fell behind 43-12 after the meet’s first three events and didn’t claim their first win of the meet until the seventh event. That win came from junior Bria Deveaux in the 100-yard butterfly. Deveaux edged FGCU freshman Yee Ching Wong and sophomore teammate Emily Oeltjen to capture the title with a time of 57.28 seconds. Wong had a solid meet for the Eagles; she won her other event, the 200-yard breaststroke – defeating one of the Nebraska’s top swimmers freshman Jordan Ehlyby almost three seconds. Ehly was 1 of 4 Husker swimmers to notch a runner-up finish. Sophomore Katt Sickle earned two runner-up finishes for the Huskers. Her first came in the 200-yard freestyle where she had a time of 1:54.60; Sickle had a final lap time of 29.10, which was the best of any swimmer in the field. Her second runnerup finish came in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:03.70. Husker junior Taryn Collura finished with a pair of individual runner-up finishes and a runner-up finish in a relay on Saturday. Collura got started by swimming a time of 23.95 in the 50-yard freestyle. Her time was less than a second off the NCAA provisional time cut for the event, 22.99. Collura only had three events to relax because she was back in the pool for the 100-yard freestyle where she finished with a time of 51.28. She also swam in the meets final event, the 200-yard freestyle relay. Collura was joined on the team by Deveaux, Oeltjen and junior Alex Bilunas. The team finished just 0.6 seconds behind the winning FGCU team. Husker junior Jacqueline Juffer also notched a second place finishing with a time of 58.19 in the 100-yard backstroke. Despite the loss, Brassard she said she was pleased with her teammate’s performances in Florida. “There were some unrested season bests and given the circumstances of being tired that’s pretty impressive,” she said. “Everyone was cheering and helping each other stay confident and it was a great morning of racing.” There were no diving events at the meet. The Huskers will have two weeks until their next meet when they hit the road to take on Illinois on Jan. 24. It will be the team’s first and only dual meet against a Big Ten Conference team this season. SPORTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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In the second annual Tumble & Rumble the women’s gymnastics team beat Lindenwood.

NU women’s gymnastics shines in 1st meet of season LAUREN BROWN DN

phens, Jessie DeZiel and Amanda Lauer, were out with minor injuries this week, so freshman gymnasts Grace Williams, Kamerin Moore and Danielle Breen had the opportunity to compete The women’s gymnastics team has been practicin at least two events. ing since September in preparation for competi“It’s a lot of pressure and it’s scary compettion season. As of Saturday, the season is in full swing ing in your first meet, but they did awesome,” Blanske said. “We had a really young team our as the team hosted the second annual Tumble & first meet as far as experience. I was just really Rumble meet in the Bob Devaney Sports Center. proud that we were able to go out, and there The Husker gymnasts beat the Lindenwood Liwere no major mistakes. We hit all of the major ons 195.30 to 190.55. events and everyone had a lot of fun.” Assistant coach Heather Brink said the goal Now, Brink said, the of the Tumble & Rumble team has to focus on getwas to provide a competiWe didn’t have to ting back into the gym to tive, entertaining event to work on polishing their count any major a diverse crowd of sports routines. Brink said she fans. The women’s gym- mistakes, and the team hopes the athletes remain nastics team trained hard focused on their goals for in the preseason, building had a great time, enjoyed the season and continue on the athletes’ strength, the crowd and their to put in the work so they conditioning and encan go out each weekend durance for the lengthy success.” and show improvement. competition season to “We were able to come, Brink said. To preHEATHER BRINK handle the big things unpare mentally, the team assistant coach der pressure and hit rouhas had limited time for tines,” Brink said. “We warm-ups and practiced didn’t have to count any routines under pressure situations. major mistakes, and the team had a great time, First-team All American Hollie Blanske said enjoyed the crowd and their success.” now the team can have some fun in meets and The Husker victory against Lindenwood watch its hard work pay off. was coach Dan Kendig’s 600th win at NeBlanske, a junior, competed in all four events braska. and said she was proud of how she performed SPORTS@ as an individual, as well as how the team adapted under pressure in the meet. Seniors Desi SteDAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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Husker wrestling win streak snapped TYLER ARLT DN The Husker wrestling team competed in three events over winter break. Nebraska battled Wisconsin on the last day of the semester and took its first loss of the season in the dual format. The Huskers lost 23 to 14, losing their first dual of the season. “Any big tournament we get in is great for competing,” sophomore wrestler Justin Arthur said. Despite the team loss, senior wrestler Robert Kokesh won all of his matches against the Badgers. Kokesh didn’t lose over break. The Huskers competed against Penn State, Missouri and Oklahoma State among others in Chattanooga, Tennessee on New Years Day. Nebraska took fourth in the Chattanooga Souther Scuffle.

Kokesh won his weight class on his way to another tournament victory. Arthur was encouraged with the Huskers effort despite the loss in Tennessee. “Every meet we are steadily progressing,” Arthur said. “It is a process. It takes time to develop.” The Huskers Wrestling team competed along side the gymnastics team in the annual Rumble and Tumble. The Huskers breat Purdue handily 34-6 in the match at the Devaney Center. “The Rumble and Tumble is interesting,” Kokesh said. “I like that we get to watch another sport close up, but we still have to stay focused on what we need to do on the wrestling mats.” Nebraska’s next match is on Jan. 23 against Illinois. The Huskers will be looking to improve their dual record as the fight Illinois in the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

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FOOTBALL: FROM 12 cut the deficit to three. One second remained on the clock as Armstrong hurled a Hail Mary pass in cinematic fashion but came up short, giving USC the Holiday Bowl victory. The Holiday Bowl had more than 1,000 yards of total offense, and Armstrong threw for more than 300 yards for the first time in his career. The loss to USC puts Nebraska’s bowl record at 25-26, which includes a 1-3 record in the Holiday Bowl. Nebraska is 0-4-1 now against USC. Ameer Abdullah didn’t have the spectacular game that had inspired Heisman hopes in the beginning of the season. He rushed for 88 yards on 27 attempts, including a 20-yard touchdown run. Abdullah finished sixth in Nebraska’s alltime single season rushing with 1,611 yards and increased his career all-purpose yards to 7,186, making him the 11th player to break 7,000 yards in NCAA FBS history. Pierson-El had a career-high eight receptions for a career-high 102 yards and a touchdown. His eight receptions are also a new Nebraska bowl record, topping the previous record of six. Armstrong threw for a career-high of 381 yards, beating his previous personal record of 273 on Oct. 4 against Michigan State this season. With 2,695 passing yards this season, Armstrong ranks fourth

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WHO

WHAT

Nebraska forward Terran Petteway

Petteway looks for an open teammate

WHEN 7:30 p.m. tipoff at Pinnacle Bank Arena

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Petteway scored 18 points on 6-of-13 shooting in the Huskersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; win against Illinois.