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YEAR IN REVIEW

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EDITOR’S LETTER

ISSUE N° 5

STAFF editor - in - chief , managing editor

Dearest reader, By the time you read this, I will be a graduate of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

I am beyond excited, but the only thing I know for certain about my future is that, when this reaches the newsstands, I will simply be a graduate. I do not yet have a job that aligns with my degree despite my constant efforts to obtain this security. I am not sure how much longer I will be in my current apartment, let alone Lincoln. These things are the tip of my iceberg of unknowns.

I’m terrified, but I know if I keep on keepin’ on, things are bound to change and be alright.

As I look forward to my future, I cannot help but reflect back on my journey. My collegiate story has been complicated, to say the least.

I have studied at five separate colleges in two states, accumulating nearly 170 credits along the way. Being one of the first of my family to attend college, I had to learn a lot of things the hardest way possible.

My freshman semester, I studied at Iowa State University. With hopes to pursue a career in graphic design, ISU was a great choice and not far from my hometown of Omaha. This was in the fall of 2007 – the eve of the Great Recession. Fiscally, I was not prepared for college as an out-of-state student. I withdrew from my classes shortly after Thanksgiving break with hopes of finding a more concrete plan and improve my mental health.

After moving back home, I took classes at Iowa Western Community College, slowly achieving my associate’s degree. I then continued to take classes part time at Metropolitan Community College and the University of Nebraska–Omaha. I then transferred to UNL with full intentions to graduate.

I found an unexpected home at The Daily Nebraskan, when former Editor-in-Chief Lani Hanson recruited me through the grapevine as a print designer in spring 2016.

STEPHANIE CAVAZOS senior news editor

JESSICA LARKINS assistant news editors

NOAH JOHNSON COLLIN SPILINEK senior sports editor

GRACE HARMON assistant sports editors

ANNA GLEASON ZACH MARKON outgoing senior arts & entertainment editor

ELLIS CLOPTON

My time at The DN has been the highlight of my college pilgrimage, not only because I was creating design work that was meaningful to me, but also because of the friends I have made. Working in news is exhilarating and fulfilling, although my role as the print designer has been passive and I have not had the pleasure of speaking to our readers about it until this moment.

My time as an undergrad is coming to an end, and as I reflect back I, honestly, would change a lot of things. But I’m proud to have accomplished this major goal of graduating.

assistant arts & entertainment editors

SAM CRISLER JOE JOHN outgoing senior opinion editor

MATT SERVER assistant opinion editor

BEN LARSEN senior copy editor

NICOLE HILDER assistant copy editors

NICOLE EISENBRAUN ALLI LORENSEN outgoing senior print design editor

SAMANTHA EVANS senior photo / video editor

No matter where college or life takes you, or how long it takes to accomplish a goal, you can absolutely do it so long as your heart devoted to it.

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HANNAH DEPRIEST ELSIE STORMBERG KARISSA SCHMIDT outgoing senior art editor

MICHAEL JOHNSON assistant art editor

Samantha Evans Outgoing Senior Print Design Editor

I have struggled with depression and an anxiety

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DAKOTA ANDERSON staff designers

disorder for most of my life. While it is less of a taboo now than ever before, it is not a subject I have always felt I can be honest with others about. It’s an ongoing process, but I can see the improvements and growth made thus far. I didn’t and will not give up.

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LOCAL CONCERTS JAN. 6 Visit the observatory every Saturday once the sun goes down to take a look at the stars through one of the many telescopes while you learn more about outer space. Hyde-Memorial Observatory

JAN. 7 Husker wrestling vs. Maryland Terrapins

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JAN. 8 Spring semester begins for University of Nebraska-Lincoln students

JAN. 9 Men’s basketball vs. Wisconsin Badgers

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JAN. 12 Men’s wrestling vs. Purdue Boilermakers “The Sound of Music” opening night

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JAN. 13 Women’s basketball vs. Michigan Wolverines

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Winter Woods & Wildlife Walk — Hosted by the UNL horticulture program, there will be tours and paths open to walk throughout the day, accompanied by warm apple cider. Prairie Pines Nature Preserve

JAN. 15 Men’s basketball vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

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JAN. 16 Women’s basketball vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

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JAN. 18 Men’s basketball vs. Michigan Wolverines

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JAN. 19 Coors Extreme Bull Riding Challenge — The Coors Extreme Bull Riding Challenge takes on Lincoln as rodeo professionals try to stay on a bucking bull for eight seconds. Lancaster Event Center

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AND FESTIVITIES JAN. 20 Men’s gymnastics vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

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Women’s gymnastics vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

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JAN. 21 Men’s wrestling vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

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JAN. 24 Women’s basketball vs. Purdue Boilermakers

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JAN. 26 Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics — Students will have the chance to meet with outstanding women in mathematics careers. Nebraska Union/Embassy Suites

JAN. 27 Men’s basketball vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

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Women’s gymnastics vs. Michigan Wolverines

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JAN. 28 Men’s wrestling vs. Indiana Hoosiers

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FEB. 2 February Focus Gallery Opening — Noyes Art Gallery will kick off February and First Friday by displaying art from nine local artists, including Ambur Harvey, Beth Cole and curator Gayle Kuhlman Noyes Art Gallery

FEB. 6 An Evening With Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October — Blue October frontman Justin Furstenfeld will stop at The Bourbon in the midst of his winter U.S. tour, bringing along hits like “Into the Ocean” and “Calling You.” General admission tickets for the all-ages show are $33. The Bourbon

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New Year, New You,

New Fashion

JOHN REEL STAFF WRITER 2017 was an eventful year in fashion for me. From my streetwear phase back in January to my addiction with Hawaiian vacation shirts in summer, the year provided a roller coaster of creative energy that propelled me to start writing this column. Unfortunately, that year is behind us, and it’s a new year, which means new trends, ideas and inspiration.

Of the designers pushing this trend, none have been more apparent than fashion labels DYNE and Y-3.

DYNE, the Portland-based design brand started by Christopher Bevans, showed models dressed head-totoe in bright workout-ready garments; they looked like they could be trainers of Pokémon Go.

By the end of last year, I had developed a common theme: I was constantly focusing on doing something different, breaking free from my habitual clothing tendencies that resulted in creative slumps. This year I want to put that into practice by spotlighting new and innovative trends, as well as exploring my own experience with fashion.

collaboration between Japanese design brand by creative director Yohji Yamamoto and Adidas. Thankfully his collection featured a sleek variety of black and white outfits, dodging the tacky technicolor mess that workout clothes have become infamous for since their unholy creation in the 1980s.

One of my New Year’s resolutions this year is getting back in shape. When I first got to UNL in August, I was frequenting the gym. Of course that faded when classes got back into swing, but this year I want to change that.

My winter fashion is rarely ever sporty, but my fashion in general isn’t something you would expect to see at a gym. The most you could do in what I usually wear in winter time is walk up the stairs. Plus I’m not in the best shape, so wearing a hoodie and trackpants is never an outfit I could have imagined myself wearing a few years ago.

Luckily, one of fashion’s wonders is you can become anyone you want with a few pieces of clothing. I might not be on the Husker basketball or football team, but that doesn’t mean I can’t rock that athletic look.

Coincidentally, one of the big trends I witnessed in the 2018 men’s Spring/Summer shows was an athletic motif. Though it’s been a few years since we saw the height of athleisure — think back to Alexander Wang’s collab with H&M in 2014 — it’s coming back this year.

For a college student, this news is a Godsend. Nothing sounds more appealing than the cozy embrace of synthetic fabrics and soft, spacious track pants. What’s better is now your Saturday afternoon look is nearly considered high fashion.

Taking a slightly different approach was Y-3, a

For this look, I recommend wearing a pair of standard track pants for the bottom half of the outfit. You could also go for a slim pair of joggers or sweatpants for the same look. Next, mix it up a bit. While the overall aesthetic is sporty, you should get creative with fabrics and make the look unexpected by adding in a piece not traditionally considered athletic. This could mean switching out tennis shoes for a pair of rugged boots for a streetwear spin or tossing on a large classy topcoat to look like LeBron James after a game.

One word of caution is to not get too sporty. Yes, I know, that’s the goal of this outfit, and if you needed to work out you should be able to because athletic clothing is functional clothing after all. What I mean is to not lose focus on what’s most important here — how you look.

Those baggy basketball shorts that dangled below the knee in middle school don’t belong on anyone’s body except basketball players.

For me, a new year means new experiences, and I tend to use fashion to reflect those experiences and whatever my interests are at that time. I’m concerned with getting in shape, but that might be different for you. You could be devastated from a recent breakup and just want to wear black every day to mourn your broken heart, or you might have just gotten really into hardcore music and want to dress in punk-bandpatched denim jackets. Fashion is one of many ways you can reflect who you are as a person or even who you want to be. Whatever this year has in store for you, make sure you express it; I recommend doing so with your clothing.

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Rising through the ranks JOHN GRINVALDS STAFF WRITER Stephanie Cavazos was faced with one of the greatest challenges of her life when she was suddenly put in charge of The Daily Nebraskan, but then again, she is no stranger to adversity.

Cavazos was told she’d be heading The Daily Nebraskan just hours before Aidan Connolly announced his resignation from his post as editorin-chief on Nov. 27. A shift from managing editor to editor-in-chief came with an abundance of added responsibilities and expectations.

According to The Daily Nebraskan’s 2016-17 Editor-inChief Lani Hanson, the job requires utmost dedication.

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“You can easily put in 40 to 50 hours a week as editor-in-chief,” Hanson said. “I spent 60 hours in the newsroom during my busier weeks.”

Hanson said Cavazos has an added challenge since she’s taking over midway through the year.

“Most editors get a couple of months to prepare before they take the lead, but [Cavazos] just got thrown in,” Hanson said.

Cavazos employed the lessons she’s learned throughout her time at the University of NebraskaLincoln to smooth the transition.

Originally from Villa Park, Illinois, Cavazos, a senior journalism and advertising and public relations double major, came to UNL after falling in love with the College of Journalism and Mass Communications.

“I really liked the college over others I went to,” Cavazos said. “It was so well-rounded.”

During her time in JOMC 101, a class required for all students in the CoJMC, a representative from The Daily Nebraskan spoke to her class. The presentation piqued her interest, and her fondness for writing led her to give the student newspaper a try.

“It was my responsibility to fix all the problems I had seen in the section as a reporter,” Cavazos said.

And according to the new Managing Editor Ellis Clopton, who was an A&E reporter under Cavazos, if there’s one thing she’s good at, it’s fixing problems.

“The most important thing about [Cavazos] is that she always gets stuff done,” Clopton said. “Things generally run smoothly under her.”

Cavazos shifted the focus of A&E by encouraging her reporters to tackle deeper and more compelling stories.

“I had never worked for a newspaper before,” Cavazos said. “I never even heard of AP Style. I just knew I liked to write.”

“We decided it needed to be a place where everyone felt welcome,” Cavazos said. “We wanted it to be a place where everyone enjoyed what they were doing, where everyone worked hard and was proud of

She gravitated to the Arts & Entertainment section, where she wrote her first article, though she said it wasn’t her best work.

their work.”

“My first story was awful, absolutely awful,” Cavazos said. “I was so embarrassed.”

But instead of resigning to defeat, Cavazos worked to improve her writing. Thanks to the senior A&E editor at the time, Gabriella Martinez-Garro, Cavazos said she became a formidable writer over her freshman and sophomore years.

Thanks to this initiative, annual page views of the section soared from 200,000 to 400,000.

To Clopton, Cavazos’ most revolutionary act was cultivating a friendly community out of what would’ve been a monotonous job. That left the atmosphere of the A&E section warm and inviting.

“[Martinez-Garro] taught me everything I know,” Cavazos said. “I became a go-to person for the Arts & Entertainment section.”

“She’s always into having a serious work environment that is laid-back and is a fertile ground for people to bond and create friendships,” Clopton said. “It was very much like a family. I’m interested to see how she will turn the entire newsroom into that kind of strong, family bond.”

As a feature and profile writer, Cavazos outshined her peer reporters, according to Hanson. By Cavazos’ junior year, she was ready to share her ideas to improve The Daily Nebraskan, so she applied for assistant A&E editor.

According to CoJMC professor of practice Matt Waite, who taught Cavazos in her basic and advanced reporting classes, her talent and determination is what makes her especially well-suited for the position of editor-in-chief.

Little did she know, Hanson had plans to make her the senior editor of the A&E section, leaving Cavazos utterly surprised.

“[Cavazos] has an eye for good stories,” Waite said.

“She is ambitious. She goes out and finds people to tell their stories, and she tells them well.”

“I sensed some strong leadership qualities in her,” Hanson said. “At first, she was hesitant, and she didn’t think she was ready. But, she grew into it.”

But Cavazos has never aspired to be a reporter.

That’s when the realities of the tasks ahead of Cavazos became clear. After years of writing what she considered to be more “fluff pieces” than interesting profiles and features, the A&E section was undergoing an identity crisis. The lack of students involved in the section, barely north of 10 with the editors included, only exacerbated the problem.

“I don’t want to be a journalist after college,” Cavazos said. “I can’t see myself being in a newsroom.”

Since she doesn’t plan on going into a field where being editor-in-chief of The Daily Nebraskan would hold immense weight, she said she’s on different footing than many leaders who’ve come before her.

“A big difference between me and other people who’ve held this position before is that I’m not looking for what

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The Daily Nebraskan can do for me,” Cavazos said. “I’m only looking to what I can do for The Daily Nebraskan.”

As editor-in-chief, Cavazos plans on carrying on the projects she and Connolly started at the beginning of the semester. Among those not looking projects, she especially plans to work on the magazine.

“I’m for what The Daily Nebraskan can do for me. I’m only looking to what I can do for The Daily Nebraskan.”

In the first semester of The Daily Nebraskan’s monthly magazine, Cavazos said the editors experimented with what path it should take, from its cover to its content. Going forward, she wants to perfect the craft.

“We don’t take feedback lightly,” Cavazos said. “We’re going to take it and then improve it.”

A common complaint Cavazos said readers had with the magazine is that it appeared to be small islands of content amidst a sea of advertisements. That’s why she wants to step it up on content.

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“I don’t want to hand you a book full of ads,” Cavazos said. “I want to hand you a book of good, well-written information about our students, where you can also get a great deal from [Raising] Cane’s.”

As many now call Cavazos their leader, Waite is confident in her abilities to lead and improve The Daily Nebraskan.

“I’m anxious to see where she takes it,” Waite said.

“I think she’ll do great. She’s got all the tools and experience she needs. It’s time for her to show everyone she can do it.”

Now, Cavazos is ready. Exhaustion has given way to relentless determination. With her at the helm, she said The Daily Nebraskan will take bold steps into the future.

“I’m very thankful for what The DN does every single day, and I just can’t wait to improve this organization,” Cavazos said. “I owe a lot to this organization, so I want to do it justice when I’m here.”

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A year in review

JESSICA MOORE STAFF WRITER At the start of January 2017, President Donald Trump was sworn into office, spring semester at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was starting, and campus leaders were coming up with new goals to pursue during the coming year.

Association of Students of the University of Nebraska President Joe Zach said his campaign’s main slogan was, “Your voice matters.”

“We wanted to focus on issues around campus that maybe weren’t focused on priorly,” Zach said.

He said some of the organization’s major initiatives focused on academic issues, college affordability and issues of diversity and inclusion. Zach said ASUN and the campaign paid close attention to environmental sustainability, mental health and campus safety issues.

“They’ve gone well in terms of outreach and really getting the word out to students,” Zach said.

He said ASUN’s academic committee created Advancing Wisdom Academic Rights Education, a

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campaign to educate students about their academic rights on campus. AWARE lets students know how dead week works and that they are able to reschedule their tests if faced with three finals in the same day.

According to Zach, ASUN has also been working with the academic senate to create a revised finals week schedule and to propose lower-priced textbook options for professors to offer their students.

He said ASUN has done a lot of behind-the-scenes work with faculty senate on academics, which involves altering the attendance policy.

“Being more lenient on some of the nuance things that can come up with students such as mental health issues and things like that,” Zach said.

When Trump decided to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Zach said ASUN immediately met with Define American, a media and culture organization dedicated to creating a conversation about immigrant identity in America, to lobby federal officials about the issue.

On Nov. 21, 2017, the two groups held a booth in the Nebraska Union for students to write letters to their federal representatives about why DACA should be protected.

“I don’t think there’s anything I would be able to say is better than anything else, but I think as an organization, we’ve done a really great job of promoting the work that each of us do,” Zach said.

Zach said although they’ve been successful, they still have plenty of room for growth.

He said ASUN and Chancellor Ronnie Green’s administration has spent ample time on budget reduction, budget cuts and legislators. He said he hopes next semester they can both concentrate on fostering the growth of the university.

“We took an idea we had seen, found a group that had a strong interest in it on campus and worked together with them to try to figure out the best solution and advocacy there,” Zach said.

He said ASUN has worked with deans and college administration officials to review the academic policy and compare it with other schools in the Big Ten, but Zach said there hasn’t been any action taken so far.

Free speech on campus is another issue Zach said ASUN needs to advocate for more, and he said he wants to work harder to connect with all types of student groups on campus.

“There’s certainly things that need improvement, but I think the things that will need improvement will be new things we haven’t thought of or heard from students,” Zach said.

Zach said ASUN’s process to complete their goals is a continual year-long effort.

“We really wish we could focus on the core missions of the institution,” Zach said. “I think we as a university have never been stronger in terms of momentum that we’re on.”

William Nunez, chief of staff and associate to the chancellor at UNL, said seeing the effects of that momentum will take more than five years.

“In a university, things don’t happen in a year,” Nunez said. “We’re a very large institution. There’s a lot of moving parts, and there’s many individuals with different goals.”

Nunez said the university has been productive this past year and has been working toward achieving many of the goals highlighted in Chancellor Green’s State of the University Address on Sept. 19, 2017.

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In Green’s State of the University Address, he focused on enrollment growth, being a leader in research and 4-year retention rates.

“I think we’ve got the foundation built for where we’re headed.”

Nunez said UNL is hitting higher retention numbers, as well as filling open faculty and staff positions to better the university.

“We’re all buying into those goals and starting to move towards them,” Nunez said. “I think we’ve got the foundation built for where we’re headed, and I’m really excited about the trajectory and momentum that’s occurred so far.”

According to Nunez, UNL’s enrollment is 26,079, with a goal of 32,500 students by 2025. He said the university doesn’t have a set goal each year but hopes to improve gradually.

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your environment can sustain, and I don’t think we’re there,” Nunez said.

Nunez said the university has faced budget and free speech challenges in 2017, but he doesn’t see them as unfixable issues.

“Free speech happens on this campus every single day, but also its a national issue,” Nunez said. “The question is — are we addressing it properly? Are our policies adequate for the new reality? Let’s challenge ourselves to make it better.”

While Nunez said he believes the university has a lot to accomplish in the coming year, he said the university wouldn’t be where it is at today without every person who is affiliated.

“Everybody has a role in student success, university success, and university distinction,” Nunez said. “The better question is, what do all of us do everyday to enhance the students lives? Hopefully we all have an answer. I know we do; we wouldn’t be here otherwise.”

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New spark for NU athletics

GRACE HARMON SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR When Bill Moos heard Nebraska was looking, he hoped it’d find him.

On paper, the 66-year-old Washington State University athletic director had it made. In his 24th year at his third job as an athletic director, he saw enough success to last a lifetime.

“I could’ve ridden into the sunset,” Moos said.

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The sunset would have to wait. In the middle of October 2017, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green announced Moos as Nebraska’s director of athletics.

Moos said there were always a few schools he would be interested in working at if they came knocking.

“At the top of the list was Nebraska,” he said.

Even though he always had Nebraska on his radar, his journey to become a Husker was anything but ordinary.

A Pacific Northwest native, Moos grew up on his family’s wheat and cattle ranch in Edwall, Washington, and attended school in a four-room schoolhouse.

Despite his seemingly laid-back upbringing, Moos spent his fair share of time in the spotlight while his father served four terms in the state legislature.

When Moos was 14, his father became Washington’s Secretary of Agriculture, which meant a move to Olympia, Washington, where Moos attended the second-largest high school in the state.

“It was a little bit of a culture shock,” he said. “I went with my heels dragging because I didn’t want to move away from my friends and the lifestyle I had, but as I look back on it, it’s probably one of the best things that’s happened to me.”

In high school, Moos found success in competitive athletics, and went on to play football at Washington State University and became a three-year letterwinner in the process.

“I wanted to be a major college football player,” he said. “And that was always something that motivated me and that I strived to achieve.”

After graduation, he didn’t stay away from athletics for long and returned to Washington State University as an active fundraiser. In 1982, his responsibilities grew as he took on a new role as the school’s assistant athletic director. After eight years on the job, he finally felt ready to take on his own program.

“I must’ve been a pretty good pupil in learning it, because it came easy and it allowed me to be in an environment that I was comfortable [with] and really liked,” Moos said. “I decided early on that this was something I wanted to continue to pursue.”

In 1990, Moos moved to Missoula, Montana, and took his first job as the university athletic director at the University of Montana. During his time there he oversaw a $4 million facility renovation and a 300 percent increase in the school’s fundraising efforts in private gifts and corporate donations.

Following his five years at Montana, Moos became the athletic director at University of Oregon in 1995.

With Moos at the helm, the Ducks football program boasted an overall record of 106-52. He also helped implement a $160 million update to Autzen Stadium, which helped draw the highest-capacity crowd in the Pac-12 for 11 of Moos’ 12 years in Eugene, Oregon.

In 2007, Moos retired and took his life in a different direction. He and his wife bought a piece of land outside of Spokane, Washington, and began to fulfill another lifelong dream — returning to the ranch.

“I’d been in athletics all my life, and I was ready to go be a cowboy, and I was running out of time,” Moos said.

For three years, Moos said he removed himself from his former life of collegiate athletics.

“To be quite honest, during that period if I even read the sports page it was probably the last part of the paper,” he said.

Instead, he spent time doing things he hadn’t gotten to do during his time working on college campuses.

Moos said he spent his three in retirement embracing life on his ranch, coaching his kids’ sports teams and broadening his interests and views.

Though removed from a sports environment, he said his passion for athletics never went away.

“Once you’ve been around it, and even more so if you’ve played at this collegiate level, it’s in your blood,” Moos said. “Your pilot light still goes on on game day.”

More than that, he said he missed the people he interacted with in his role as an athletic director.

“I missed the kids, the student athletes and having a positive impact on people’s lives from the age of 18 to 22 or 23, and the development of people,” Moos said. “That’s the part I missed.”

Moos soon returned to work as the athletic director at Washington State University in 2010 and spent seven years turning around a football program he said was in dire need of a spark. In 2009, a year prior to his arrival, the Cougar football team posted a record of 1-11, but saw increased relevance during Moos’ first year, finishing the season with an overall record of 9-3. He was also at the forefront of a 10-year, $35 million equipment deal with Nike and secured several television deals for the school.

That’s when Nebraska found him.

Similar to Washington State University, in 2017 the Husker football team also needed a spark, beginning the year with a 3-4 football record which struggled to contend in the Big Ten Conference.

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director of athletics. In his introductory press conference, Chancellor Green spoke highly of him.

“When you talk about passion and commitment, those are two words that we certainly use to describe our new athletic director,” Green said in the press conference.

He continued to sing his praises, emphasizing Moos’s perfect fit into the program.

“When we met Bill Moos and we talked to him, it was so apparent that the fit to Nebraska was right,” Green said. “It’s almost like [Moos and his wife] are Nebraskans who have lived somewhere else for all of their life and now they are coming home.”

Moos said the fit is also right for him too.

“I’m a country person that was raised like so many in this building,” he said. “And so with that comes that work ethic, people skills and a loyalty that I see in Nebraskans.”

Since arriving in Nebraska in October, Moos fully embraced the new position, immersing himself in the culture by traveling around the state and meeting with different groups of people. He spoke highly of Nebraskans and the Husker fan base, calling them “off the charts.”

“Everybody is warm and welcoming and inviting,” Moos said. “And again, that’s not the norm. Nebraska is a friendly place, and it’s a proud state.”

Moos has also been busy in a professional sense, and said he began his evaluation of the struggling football program from the moment he stepped onto campus. Shortly after the season’s conclusion, Moos made a coaching change and terminated former head coach Mike Riley.

One week later, Moos hired former University of Central Florida head football coach Scott Frost, with hopes of returning the program to its former greatness. Moos said he doesn’t just want to stop at football and he wants every sport on campus to be competitive.

“We have the resources and we have the facilities and we have the fan support that even though we’re in a very tough conference in the Big Ten, we can be in a position to be recognized as contenders,” he said.

At 66 years old, Moos said he’s just getting started at Nebraska and wants to do his part in making it successful.

“Ideally, when that time comes, I’ll have two homes and two places to retire,” Moos said. “One at Nebraska, and one back in Washington. I’d be pretty lucky.”

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Scott Frost comes home ANNA GLEASON ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Everyone loves a good homecoming story, especially after a period of devastation and heartbreak. After a 4-8 football season in 2017, the state of Nebraska and Husker fans around the country were more than ready for some good news.

They got it.

On Dec. 2, Nebraska Director of Athletics Bill Moos announced 1997 Husker quarterback legend Scott Frost would return home to be the head coach of the Nebraska football program.

Frost played for the Huskers during Tom Osborne’s legendary ’90s championship streak and helped execute the now-legendary “Flea Kicker” play in a

crucial game against Missouri in 1997.

Frost is a born and bred Nebraska kid.

He’s the son of a former Husker wingback from the Bob Devaney era and an Olympic shot put and discus competitor, who also coached the Nebraska track and field team.

Frost attended Wood River High School in Wood River, Nebraska, from 1989-93. He was the team’s starting quarterback all four years he attended. In that time, he threw for 6,859 yards and 67 touchdowns. He also rushed for 4,278 yards and 72 touchdowns. The Wood River Eagles went to the state playoffs in three of the four years Frost played.

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Frost was also a track and field star in his time at Wood River. He won the state championship in 1993 for shot put with a throw of 17.92 meters.

According to the Omaha World-Herald interview, Frost had engaged in physical altercations with other members of the team prior to that incident, too.

After his high school career, Frost made a decision that disappointed many Nebraskans. Even though Frost was offered a scholarship from Tom Osborne, he turned it down in favor of moving to Palo Alto, California, and joined the Stanford football team then led by Bill Walsh.

In Frost’s first games as a Husker, he was allegedly booed by fans at Memorial Stadium, who were also apparently unhappy the quarterback decided to return home after two seasons away.

When he arrived there in 1993, Frost had an unusual journey. In 1993, he only passed for 6 yards with zero touchdowns. Then, in 1994, he was handed the starting quarterback position after senior Steve Stenstrom broke his finger. During that season, he threw for just two touchdowns with five interceptions, going 33 for 77 with 464 yards. Also in 1994, Frost spent some time on the defensive line. He had 18 tackles and one interception throughout 11 games.

In a January 1995 interview with The Stanford Daily, Frost’s brother, Steve, who was a senior on the Stanford football team at the time, said Frost hadn’t been happy as a Cardinal ever since he arrived there. He also said Frost missed his friends and family back home in Nebraska. Frost made the decision to transfer back to the University of NebraskaLincoln during winter break in 1994.

“WHEN I MADE A DECISION ABOUT WHAT I WANTED TO DO, THIS IS WHERE I WANTED TO BE.”

Back in Nebraska, Frost was met with a variety of reactions. In a series of 2012 interviews with the Omaha World-Herald, Frost revealed he was not welcomed with open arms by his fellow teammates in his initial return home.

He was also involved in a nationally covered incident with former teammate and star running back Lawrence Phillips when Phillips was accused of assaulting his former girlfriend. According to a The Daily Nebraskan report from 1995, Frost became involved in the assault when Phillips dragged former girlfriend Kate McEwen down a flight of stairs.

Frost intervened and helped pull Phillips off of McEwen and engaged in a physical fight with Phillips.

A witness to the fight said Frost repeated, “What about football?” during his interaction with Phillips.

The incident allegedly did not help his relationship with the team after Phillips was arrested for assault and trespassing.

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But, eventually, Frost appeared to find his place within the team and back home at UNL. Frost helped lead Osborne’s team to a share of the 1997 national championship and earned himself a nomination for the 1997 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.

He also made public appeal in 1997 in a post-game interview that helped Nebraska claim a share of the title alongside the Michigan Wolverines.

The appeal came after Frost and the Huskers defeated now two-time Super Bowl champion Peyton Manning and the then third-ranked Tennessee Volunteers in the 1997 Orange Bowl in a stunning 42-17 victory.

During the video, in a post-game interview, Frost calls out the Michigan Wolverines, speaking to the coaches voting in the poll to decide the national champions.

“If all the pollsters honestly think after watching the Rose Bowl and watching the Orange Bowl that Michigan could beat Nebraska, go ahead and vote Michigan,” Frost said.

In his time at Nebraska as a quarterback, he held a 24-2 record and completed 192 of 359 passes for 2,677 yards and 18 touchdowns. In his senior season, he became the 10th player in college football history to run and pass for over 1,000 yards with 1,095 rushing yards and 1,237 passing yards.

After his time as a Husker, Frost entered the National Football League after he was selected in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the New York Jets.

He played safety and special teams for the Jets from 1998-2000. Frost also played for the Cleveland Browns in 2001, the Green Bay Packers later in the same year and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003.

In 2002, Frost was a defensive graduate assistant for Nebraska. He also served as a defensive graduate assistant for Kansas State in 2006. Then, in 2007, he accepted a full-time position at Northern Iowa where he helped coach the Panthers to the No. 1 seed in the FCS Playoffs. He was promoted to codefensive coordinator in 2008.

From 2009-15, Frost served as assistant coach at Oregon, where he spent three of those years as the Ducks’ offensive coordinator. Oregon posted a 7914 record and won four conference titles in those seven seasons.

Following his career at Oregon, Frost accepted his first head coaching job at the University of Central Florida. When he arrived there, the team was coming off a 0-12 season. In his first season at UCF in 2016, the Knights went 6-7 and 4-4 in conference play, finishing third in the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. In 2017, he coached the Knights to an undefeated season and an AAC title.

Frost already promised to begin hunting for recruits within the state, a nod to his own past with the team and growing up in the state.

“When you have a bunch of kids from the state of Nebraska who are in this program, those are the type of players that would bleed for this place and are going to work hard to make this work,” Frost said.

In the same press conference, Moos said he did not offer the job to anyone but Frost. Moos also said Frost was the “pick of the litter” among candidates and there wasn’t any better fit for the program than Frost.

During that AAC title game, ESPN reported Frost had accepted a job as the head coach of the Nebraska football team. Less than 24 hours later, Nebraska Athletic Director Bill Moos confirmed the hire of Frost to the Nebraska football program.

Frost also said his decision to return home was influenced by friend and former teammate, Matt Davison. Davison played alongside Frost in 1997 and caught the now-famous “Flea Kicker” pass from Frost.

Now, Frost is back home — something he appears to appreciate.

“Matt’s role was pestering me until I agreed to come here,” Frost said.

“When I made a decision about what I wanted to do, this is where I wanted to be,” Frost said in his inaugural press conference on Dec. 3. “I wanted to be home.”

Frost seems ready to take on the challenge of coaching at a Big Ten school, even offering a bit of a taunt to the conference, reminiscent of his ‘97 stab at the Wolverines.

After signing a seven-year, $35 million contract with the Huskers, Frost has already set to work on hiring his new coaching staff and recruiting a new era of Husker football players.

“I’m hoping the Big Ten has to modify their system for us.”

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NEW YEAR’S THE OPINION OF SOPHIA SANCHEZ STAFF COLUMNIST With every New Year comes an influx of promises, including being kinder, healthier or more spiritual. This newfound determination often dissipates after two weeks of half-hearted change. Despite the lofty rate of failure, well-executed New Year’s resolutions can serve a purpose when attempting to reach daunting goals.

potential in all facets of life. Furthermore, they can further develop intrinsic motivation, forcing you to become more responsible and proactive. Your extrinsic motivators, such as family and friends, can serve as powerful incentives; your journey towards your own targets can encourage them in the long run, too.

While the vast majority of people make New Year’s resolutions, only 9.2 percent felt they were successful

Some goals are unattainable. Liken it to reaching for a cumulative GPA of 4.0 while sitting at a 2.9 with two

in 2017. This can be due to a number of things: absence of organization, lack of accountability or the infeasibility of the goal. However, regardless of the rate of failure, resolutions are essential to guide everyday behavior and succeed long term.

weeks left in the semester. In order to reach these feats, they have to be accessible. If you’re light years away from achieving something, you are more likely to cease trying at all. People should always make sure their goal is within their skillset and physical or financial means before embarking on the journey to achieve it.

21 percent of resolutions made for 2017 were to lose weight or eat healthier. Losing weight doesn’t happen overnight, so it’s interesting to note that 72.6 percent of goals were adhered to in the first week compared to 44.8 in the past six months. Let’s face it: most goals are unorganized. Resolutions are better served structured, as disorganization leads to failure. Even if they fail, the skills learned from resolutions can translate to the workplace and school, allowing you to reach your goals and improve your work ethic.

Resolutions can also help keep you accountable by dissuading you from becoming distracted in the pursuit of reaching your aims. It’s easy to settle in work, love and life; these seasonal ambitions can force you out of your comfort zone, allowing you to expand your

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Even if you don’t achieve your goal, you will more than likely make a few steps toward reaching it. While the journey can sometimes be cumbersome or slow, it is important to note that some things take time.

New Year’s resolutions are important — they give you a reason to change yourself for the better, and you don’t have to do it alone. You’re backed up by the other 82 percent of Americans who undertake their own goals every year. The vast majority of the United States choose to pursue these seasonal goals; why not join the ranks and create your own? When carried out in an organized, responsible and attainable manner, the centuries-old practice can change your life.

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RESOLUTIONS THE OPINION OF LAUREN TRITCH STAFF COLUMNIST The last time I wrote a New Year’s resolution, I wrote, “STOP BEING A DRAMA QUEEN.” Unfortunately, I can honestly say nothing has changed.

Along with my hope for less drama, my New Year’s resolutions have always contained generally the same hopes for starting over every January. Work out more.

Respect others. Be confident. Appreciate your family and friends.

While some of these resolutions might have happened over the years, I can’t attribute their entire success to my commitment made at the beginning of the year.

People make resolutions in an attempt to reinvent themselves. Humans have an internal motivation to change bad habits and create a better version of who they are. Although a resolution might work for some, it’s not the best way to handle challenges.

New Year’s resolutions are rarely effective, so trying a different approach would be more valuable. Working at your larger goals in small steps could prove to be a better procedure.

Writing out a resolution gives a chance to formally reflect on the past year and choose future goals. Even though physically jotting those goals down may seem like the first step to a great start, following through isn’t common. Only 9 percent of people believe they are successful in achieving their resolutions and after six months, only 44 percent claim to still be sticking with it.

Although there are a multitude of reasons why people

don’t follow through on their goals, most of the time what happens is the initial excitement of actually coming up with a resolution eventually fizzles out. It may take a few months, weeks or even days, but people become disheartened with not reaching their goals fast enough. In a society where people expect quick and instantaneous responses, it’s difficult to feel like your resolutions will actually be reached.

With all of the factors that come into play with an unproductive resolution, it seems obvious that a new strategy is long overdue. A new plan that takes small steps to achieve a big goal would be the better alternative because doing so allows for feedback and reflection.

By choosing just a few main goals for the new year and mapping out the small acts needed to achieve those goals, there would be a much higher chance for success in resolutions. It’s much easier to focus on the daily act of eating a healthy breakfast while working toward your weight-loss goal, rather than knowing you have a goal but not planning out the steps. Furthermore, everyone has different concepts of success, so honing in on one’s own can help fuel personal motivation.

A new year always means a chance to start over and make the changes you want to see. To do so effectively, making a game plan that includes little actions will lead to ultimate success. Even though I might not be able to fix my dramatic qualities, I can utilize this new version of a resolution to hopefully someday overcome this condition.

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U.S. Marine gets a second chance MADDIE WASHBURN STAFF WRITER

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Not all college journeys begin when someone is 18 years old and end four years later with a college degree at the same school. Eric Bohnenkamp, a sophomore geology major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, took a more nontraditional college route for what he believes was personally best for him.

“I had not the slightest idea of what I wanted to do when I started college or what I wanted to do in life,�

Bohnenkamp said.

At 19, Bohnenkamp dropped out of Creighton University to join the military.

At first, Bohnenkamp said his original plan was to attend Creighton after attending Metro Community College during the 2007-2008 school year.

Eight years later, Bohnenkamp is hitting the books again, studying at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

At Creighton, Bohnenkamp was involved with the Army ROTC program and said he felt he was not ready for college, but was ready instead to fully pursue a future in the military.

As he began to fit more with the people in the Marines ROTC through networking, he enlisted in the Marine Corps at the end of his freshman year in college. Bohnenkamp’s training then began in July 2008 in San Diego.

“I decided to come back to college after I applied and was accepted to the Marine Corps Enlisted to Officer Program,” Bohnenkamp said.

The Marine Corps Enlisted to Officer program is for Marines who have completed, or are working to complete, a fouryear degree.

To earn a commission in the Marines, Bohnenkamp said an individual must complete Officer Candidate School in Quantico, Virginia, and then finish an undergraduate degree.

With his wife, Toni, and his now two-month-old son, Harvey, they felt it would be best to return home to be near family and restart his college career at UNL at the age of 28.

“I have learned in the military that I should never take family and friends for granted, and so it has been refreshing to spend this time with Toni and our families in Omaha,” Bohnenkamp said.

Bohnenkamp’s wife, Toni, agreed that it’s nice being back in Nebraska with close family and friends.

“We would not be able to be in Nebraska if Eric was not able to go back to college,” Toni said. “We get to be a part of our family traditions that we weren’t always able to be around for, such as holidays, birthday parties and more.”

Bohnenkamp said he believes the university is military friendly, which has made the transition from military to college life seamless. The Military & Veteran Success Center and the UNL Student Veterans Organization are both tools Bohnenkamp said he used to build a great support structure.

“I’ve learned just how necessary a support structure is for veterans returning to school,” Bohnenkamp said.

As he returned to college at a new university, Bohnenkamp quickly found ways to get involved on campus. Bohnenkamp is a part of the Naval ROTC for his military requirements, and he was elected onto the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska as a senator in April 2017. In ASUN, he is on the Campus Life and Safety Committee.

“My current passion is to improve safety and emergency preparedness in classrooms,” Bohnenkamp said.

sure student voices are heard by faculty and administration.

Jensen said even when Bohnenkamp’s ideas are challenged, he works to fight for them and makes necessary changes so they can be accepted and implemented.

“Eric has incredible ideas and genuinely cares about making UNL better,” Jensen said. “ASUN isn’t a resume builder for him, but rather a pathway to improving the university.”

Jensen said Bohnenkamp’s perspective on life at the university is admirable when combined with his military background and being a nontraditional student.

“He understands the difficulties of being in the real world outside of school that many of us have yet to experience,” Jensen said. “He also understands how difficult it is to balance school and being a new dad.”

Bohnenkamp stays optimistic about the overall outcome with his ASUN project and continues to try to learn from his peers’ experiences.

“PROBABLY THE MOST FRUSTRATING ASPECT IS THAT YOU FEEL A BIT BEHIND YOUR PEERS WHO ARE MOST OFTEN GRADUATE STUDENTS OR PURSUING DOCTORAL DEGREES.”

“He does it all with a smile,” Jensen said.

One big challenge Bohnenkamp says he faces is feeling behind.

“Probably the most frustrating aspect is that you feel a bit behind your peers who are most often graduate students or pursuing doctoral degrees,” Bohnenkamp said.

Toni said the most difficult part for her is not always knowing what is next.

“It’s always exciting and scary at the same time,” Toni said.

Toni admires the way Eric has matured specifically in his decision making.

“When he first started his career, I do not think he would have considered all factors, and now he has,” Toni said. “It’s been fun to watch him change and be a part of that change.”

Toni said it took a lot of work and time for her and her husband to consider what he wanted to do. Applying for the program he is currently in with the Marines meant it would impact their lives, families and future children.

“I’ve learned that my experiences while serving have been valuable, but that there is still a lot to be gained while at UNL,” Bohnenkamp said.

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Tobacco ban becomes a reality for U N L students NATHAN HITTLE STAFF WRITER No “butts” about it — on Jan. 1, 2018, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln became a smoke-free, tobacco-free and vape-free campus.

UNL students, staff and visitors are now prohibited from using any tobacco-containing products, including cigarettes, cigars, electronic cigarettes and chew while on campus.

The change resulted from a survey by the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska in spring 2017. Over 80 percent of students said they wanted a tobacco ban at UNL. The ban’s origin lays in UNL graduate Scott Schenkelberg’s 2017 ASUN campaign. He made prohibiting Photos - Sabrina Sommer

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tobacco use a platform issue, garnering support from like-minded students.

Originally from Omaha, Schenkelberg said he noticed a difference in air quality on campus and missed “breathing clean air” after coming to UNL. “[On campus], people are smoking right in front of your face,” he said. “You can’t get away from it.”

Since its announcement in September 2017, some UNL students have praised the ban for reasons ranging from health concerns to maintaining the beauty of campus.

Schenkelberg said keeping cigarette butts off

the ground will help the university look clean and well-kept.

enforcing the ban will fall on students, who are asked to remind one another of the new policy.

“Prospective students and campus visitors will be able to experience a clean campus,” he said.

“[The administration] really want a more peer-focused approach,” Jensen said.

Junior hospitality, restaurant and tourism management major Stephanie Miller said she hopes less cigarettes on the ground will make less work for the staff who maintain the grounds. She said she looks forward to the policy change for a personal reason as well.

Both Miller and Eisenberger said they’d feel comfortable asking another student to put their cigarette out.

“I actually get very nauseated by the smell of any smoke so I’m very excited to not have that happen every time I walk into the building,” Miller said.

Others are less enthused, like senior Megan Eisenberger.

“I’m not a smoker,” the accounting and finance double major said, “but I’m also not bothered by smoke.

I could really care less.”

Some smokers, like junior journalism major Nick Kuklinski, aren’t concerned by the ban. He doesn’t expect the policy will have any effect on his smoking habits.

“I just know there are substantially larger problems on campus to worry about,” he said.

The initiative’s homepage, “Tobacco-free in 2018,” argues smoking is sufficiently dangerous to warrant the university’s attention, claiming discarded butts can be fire hazards and classifying all exposure to secondhand smoke as dangerous.

The page also cites a 2014 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that said 2,500 Nebraskans die each year from smoking.

Although ASUN formally surveyed students about the ban last spring, Sen. Josie Jensen said ASUN is not responsible for its implementation. That, the senior economics major said, lies with UNL administration and its tobacco-free task force.

“The role ASUN has played in this is basically to survey students,” she said. “And students overwhelmingly voted they would want a ban on tobacco. We have done nothing to actually implement the policy.”

While repeat violations can be reported to Student Affairs, Academic Affairs and Human Resources for students, faculty and staff, respectively, Jensen said

“It’s not like I’ll sit there and bombard them constantly and continuously, but I’ll just casually be like, ‘Hey, you’re not really allowed to be doing that here anymore,’” Miller said. “‘There’s a street right across over there. Go ahead and take it over there.’”

“STUDENTS OVERWHELMINGLY VOTED THEY WOULD WANT A BAN ON TOBACCO.”

Kuklinski said he’ll continue smoking even if confronted.

“I’d excuse myself for being obnoxious, drop it, put it out under my foot, light another one, walk away and wave goodbye,” he said. “I feel like I’m courteous enough to do that.”

Apart from being a smoker, part of Kuklinski’s disdain for the ban is due to what he perceives as hypocrisy from UNL students.

“I’m just glad the same people who drink in their dorms are finding a moral dilemma with letting people smoke on campus,” he said.

Eisenberger said she’s concerned the timeline of the ban’s announcement to its implementation — just a semester — created a tough situation for smokers.

Even if someone did feel compelled to quit after learning of the ban, she said a few months might not be enough time.

“I hope [UNL is] doing something where people who do smoke and are addicted can get free help,” Eisenberger said.

UNL is providing a few resources to students interested in quitting. There’s the usual — the University Health Center and Counseling and Psychological Services — but it’s also begun handing out quit kits.

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items, like a stress ball, activity book and gum.

“One thing that is permitted is cessation tools,” Jensen said. “So if you wear a tobacco patch, that’s allowed because you’re working toward quitting.”

Miller’s sympathies are limited for those living on campus who plan to continue smoking.

“If you have to walk a little further distance because [smoking] is something you feel you really need to do, sorry,” she said. “Go ahead and walk further away.”

UNL’s campus is not too large to make the commute too inconvenient, Schenkelberg said.

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“It takes five minutes to walk to the edge of campus,” he said. “There are ways to adjust your lifestyle.”

Schenkelberg said he’s “ecstatic” the ban came to pass and hopes it serves as a reminder that change is possible.

“It needs to start with the students,” he said.

Miller is hopeful the ban will reduce smoking on campus, but remains cautious about potential backlash.

“It’ll be interesting to see if there is any retaliation from people that really do want to continue [smoking],” she said.

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College of Business bursts with potential

CASSANDRA KOSTAL STAFF WRITER In a recent walk through the old College of Business Administration building, Rosena Startzman thought of one word to describe the former home of the College of Business: dead.

A former graduate student from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln who is now employed as a guest lecturer in the college, Startzman said she has been blown away by CoB’s transition into its new home.

“Coming from an old building on campus, it’s just like a night and day difference,” Startzman said.

“There’s just that awestruck effect.”

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As it gained more students, CoB moved its location to Howard L. Hawks Hall, an $84 million project.

Seated at a table in the atrium in Howard L. Hawks Hall, junior finance major Michael Kline said he thought highly of the new building.

“Obviously, it’s aesthetically pleasing,” Kline said. “[The atrium] is gigantic.”

Located on the second story of Howard L. Hawks Hall, the atrium is at the heart of the new building. With an open layout and floor-to-ceiling windows reaching to the top of the fifth floor, the

cavernous area has become a central hub for students and faculty alike.

“The atrium is probably the main way that you can keep the close, family feel of the College of Business,” junior finance major David Strobbe said. “Even though the building’s huge and the classrooms are bigger, a lot of times you’ll actually have more people in your classes and you’ll run into people more than you did before.”

According to data collected by the Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the number of first-year students in the College of Business increased from 731 to 839 from fall 2016 to fall 2017. The total number of students in the college increased from 4,196 to 4,462 in the same period.

“I’d say [the building] has helped the university, with not only how it looks, but with the type of students it will attract and how effectively those students will be able to learn,” Strobbe said. “I think it will, in the long run, make a big impact and was a very good investment.”

Howard L. Hawks Hall has more room than ever before to accommodate growth. At 240,000 square feet, it is twice the size of the old building.

As the first semester has progressed, faculty recognize that changes still need to be made despite the otherwise smooth transition into the new building.

“I think with any new space, I think you have an idea of what an area will be, and I think of course you have to be in that space for a while to figure out if that’s the best use of that space,” said Laurie Miller, associate professor of practice in economics. “But, I think overall, the people who planned the transition and planned the use of the space did a very, very good job.”

Although Howard L. Hawks Hall has been functioning well throughout the course of the semester, there are various technological issues that need to be resolved. According to Samantha Fairclough, associate director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, projectors in classrooms have failed to operate, some of the automatic blinds

have not opened and closed properly and in some rooms, the lights cannot be turned down.

Many of the issues in Howard L. Hawks Hall are contributed to weather delays in the construction of the building. Forced to drastically condense the move-in schedule, Rik Barrera, associate dean of student services and chief operating officer, acknowledged issues associated with the lack of time when it came to installing the technology.

According to Barrera, 70 days had been earmarked to install all of the tech and IT throughout the building. Due to the delays, it had to be completed in 17 days.

“We really didn’t get the chance to test everything out before the first day of class,” Barrera said.

“Our professors were actually testing the systems on the first day of class and naturally, we’ve had some bugs that we’ve had to work out.”

While many of these issues lie with the technology simply not functioning properly, students have also noticed amenities from the old building that did not transfer to the new one.

“One thing is that there are no water bottle fillers, which it’s kind of a big deal,” Strobbe said. “I mean, obviously that’s kind of a little thing, but it’s definitely something we noticed that we kind of miss from the old school.”

The teaching and learning center in the basement of Howard L. Hawks Hall opened in September and is included in the upgrades from the old building. The center provides academic assistance for students through programs such as tutoring for all majors, as well as workshops for faculty on how to teach most effectively using the new classroom technology.

“I went to a workshop and we did like four different types of technologies that we can use in the space and it was always in the sense of, ‘OK, now how would you use this in your classes?’”

Miller said. “I thought that was really, really nice, at least from an instructor or teacher standpoint.”

According to Miller, CoB is confident in the new building’s ability to give an edge over other Big

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schools that the college lacked with the old building. From architecture and layout to new space and opportunities, Howard L. Hawks Hall can stand out to prospective students.

“We really wanted to make sure that we were providing our students with the opportunities that they would get at any other Big Ten school,” Miller said. “When you look at this facility and you look at the opportunities and just the things that we have put in place now with this new building, I think that kids would be very impressed with it and very attracted to it.”

Along with appealing to potential students, the continued growth of CoB has created a need to bring more faculty into the college.

According to Fairclough, the building is a great asset that can be used to successfully recruit faculty and students.

“If you come to a world-class facility that’s arguably the envy of the Big Ten, it’s one of the factors that plays into your decision,” Fairclough said. “I’ve been on enough job interviews to know that if you walk into a crummy building and a dark office with a falling-down kind of feel to it, then it’s not as attractive of a proposition.”

Changes will continue to be made going into the spring semester as minor issues noted in the first semester continue to be worked out, according to Miller. Moving beyond the imperfections of the new building, the faculty, staff and students are confident in the building’s potential.

“I don’t think it’s bad now, but I think it’s just going to get better when we hit our stride and really figure out how all the spaces are working,” Miller said. “I just see more opportunities and different sort of instruction because of all the technologies and just the things we’re able to do here. I think the possibilities are pretty endless.”

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Gymnastics springs into new season FRANCIS FORTE STAFF WRITER The Nebraska women’s gymnastics team is preparing for its season with lofty expectations. After a strong 2017 campaign, the Huskers once again aim to compete at a national level.

This year, NU’s gymnastics program is built on a strong foundation of returning athletes, but also has a significant amount of new talent in the form of seven freshmen who are ready to contribute to their team’s success.

Last season, the Huskers finished in first place during the Big Ten regular season and finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships. Nebraska also had no shortage of All-American athletes, with three of its gymnasts honored at the end of the season. Senior Ashley Lambert, junior Danielle Breen and sophomore Sienna Crouse all received honors for their impressive 2017 campaigns. Now a senior, Breen is one of Nebraska’s most successful gymnasts.

Breen heads into her final season with an impressive resume. She earned Second-Team All-American honors and SecondTeam All-Big Ten honors while at Nebraska. Going into the 2018 season, Breen said she and the team have goals they hope to meet.

“EACH AND EVERY YEAR OUR GOAL IS A BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP, REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION, THE CHAMPIONSHIP MEET, REGIONALS AND NATIONALS.”

“Personally, I’m just trying to enjoy this last season and be able to get to the end and not have any regrets,” Breen said.

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Though coming back from injuries can be taxing, Roby said her goal is to get back to where she was prior to her injury.

“Right now, I’m coming off of two knee surgeries, so I’m trying not to think too far ahead,” Roby said. “I’ve just been taking it one day at a time.”

She said she wants to get back to competing on the bars and beams first before beginning to compete all-around again. Roby said transitioning from club to collegiate gymnastics has been a major shift for her.

Still, she managed to embrace the change.

“I love being at Nebraska,” Roby said. “Coming to gym is so much more fun being a part of a college team. It’s just such a different atmosphere than club gymnastics, and I have really enjoyed the transition.”

Husker women’s gymnastics head coach Dan Kendig heads into his 25th season at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. While Kendig has seen and experienced a lot during his tenure at NU, he said he still finds his job new and exciting with every new year. This year, Kendig said he is embracing his team’s high goals and expectations.

Breen also said she’s enjoyed her time as a student-athlete at Nebraska, a place with many resources. She said the Nebraska culture is something that is second-to-none.

“We’ve set some really lofty goals,” Kendig said. “Each and every year our goal is a Big Ten championship, regular season champion, the championship meet, regionals and nationals.”

”The culture of Nebraska, along with the fanbase really make this feel like a family,” Breen said. “And it’s awesome.”

Kendig said this year, the team set its sights higher than ever before.

While Breen enters her final season as a Husker, freshman gymnast Kynsee Roby begins her rookie

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year. Roby looks to start the season healthy and active. The Windsor Heights, Iowa, native had a few setbacks in the form of knee injuries, which required surgery. The injuries made it so she could not be an all-around competitor. Coming to Nebraska, Roby looks to return to that status and compete on all four events for the Huskers.

“The girls have a goal of winning a national championship,” Kendig said. “The bottom line is we have not done that and we are working hard to make something like that happen.”

With seven freshmen on a 16-person roster, it is up to the more experienced athletes to show them the ropes. However, Kendig said he understands how important each member’s voice is, whether they are fresh out of high school or a seasoned veteran of the program.

“I think roles are starting to get a little more defined as we go through,” Kendig said. “We talk about leadership from day one, even as freshmen, to lead amongst themselves.”

Kendig said he encourages everyone, especially younger players to use their voice. He also said any questions, ideas or concerns are welcome from anyone; younger athletes’ voices are just as important as the veterans’.

The Huskers’ first test of the season is a Big Ten Conference meet with Penn State on Jan. 13. Nebraska will be the visiting squad, traveling to University Park, Pennsylvania, to take on the Nittany Lions.

After a successful team campaign in 2017, Breen said she hopes the team can improve on its finish and meet the goals it has set for the year, beginning with its matchup against Penn State.

“As a team, I think we are just looking to continually improve,” Breen said. “We obviously want to be Big Ten champions, make it to NCAA, Super Six, all that stuff. We want to just show everyone all our potential.”

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