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Media services librarian Richie Graham found this note in an old Rumanian language book. The note contains instructions for locating its author.
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UNL librarian reaches out to a man who left a note in a long-forgotten Rumanian handbook nearly half a century ago
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handwritten note, scribbled on a small square of pink paper and slipped into a book at Love Library nearly 50 years ago, has connected two people who would otherwise be strangers. Richie Graham, a media services librarian at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, recently found the note tucked away in a dusty Rumanian language book. The book,
titled, “Rumanian: A Guide to the Spoken Language,” is shelved in the government documents section at Love Library. Graham researches the government’s use of cartoons and comic books and said he was reading the Rumanian language book because it was authored by Walt Kelly, the writer of the famous comic strip “Pogo.” The note, written in pencil, reads: “David Erbach used this June 12 1963. Just for kicks, drop me a note at 2979
Dudley. I am curious just how often this vital info is perused.” Graham was determined to do just that. “I definitely had to find this person,” he said. “It was an open invitation.” Although he admits it wasn’t exactly an “epic search with an inspiring movie soundtrack playing in the background,” Graham did have to do a little bit of searching to track down Erbach. There is no longer a house at 2979 Dudley in Lincoln, according to Graham, so he
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UHC sponsors Safe Spring Break Fair conor dunn daily nebraskan
With spring break three days away, the University Health Center wants to make sure students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln return to school safely. The Health Education and Outreach department is sponsoring a Safe Spring Break Fair in the Nebraska Union today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students can pick up travel tips and a free spring break survival kit. “If we can educate people a little bit before they go,” said Jennifer Snyder, marketing coordinator for the UHC, “that’s a good thing.” The fair will continue until Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the East Campus Union. On Wednesday, the
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Healthy Huskers peer educators will also be in the Harper and Abel/Sandoz dining halls from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The travel kits come as water bottles that contain items such as ibuprofen, Band-Aids and even condoms. The most popular item seems to be the toothbrush, Snyder said. The health center spent its first day of the fair, March 12, at the Selleck Quadrangle and Cather-Pound-Neihardt dining halls. After 10 minutes in both dining halls, the peer educators ran out of water bottles, according to Snyder. There are many safety issues when a person travels, such as safe drinking water and prolonged sun exposure. Drinking laws and crime rates should also be researched. Students need to make sure they know the lay of the land,
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especially if they’re traveling to a different country, Snyder said. “Do your homework before you go,” she said. Because different countries have different diseases, it’s important to know what vaccinations are needed. The travel nurses typically want students to look into their vaccinations two to three months in advance because vaccinations generally come in a series, according to Snyder.
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tips for trips On the Road: ··Sleep deprivation and driving drunk can have the same hazardous effects. ··Switch drivers often. ··Always wear a seat belt. ··Drinking and driving don’t mix. ··Adhere to speed limits. In the Sun: ··Use sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher. ··Apply sunscreen at least 30 minutes before going in sun. ··Avoid over exposure — limit your time in the sun. ··Drink plenty of water. On the Slopes: ··Wear lightweight clothing that is water and wind resistant. ··Dress in layers. ··Wear sunscreen, sunglasses, hat and gloves.
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Called by Sen. Amanda McGill, a gathering of Nebraskans interested in forming a grassroots coalition to fight human trafficking needed extra chairs at a Monday afternoon meeting. More than 30 university professors and students, advocates, lobbyists and concerned citizens filled a conference room in the corner of the Capitol. The PowerPoint slide on the screen before them read, “Individually we could ... Together we can.” Mary Ellison, director of policy for the Polaris Project, a nonprofit organization that fights human trafficking, spoke to the group about existing and pending law and the creation of a plan for community action. “We don’t just want you here today,” Ellison said. “We want you here for the long haul. This might be a few years before we really get the laws to take hold.” In its 2011 annual ranking of human trafficking legislation, or laws that fight the illegal trade and exploitation of workers, the Polaris Project gave Nebraska an orange ranking. That’s the second worst of four rankings that evaluate penalties for traffickers, investigative tools and law enforcement training, among other factors. Two hundred and fifty bills designed to fight human trafficking are pending nationwide, and two are pending in the Nebraska Legislature. Ellison said the state is making good progress, but a loose coalition of citizens, including law enforcement officials, members of the media, lobbyists and advocates, would make the fight easier. “This really is a team effort,” Ellison said. “You need all those folks at the table.” Ellison said the state needs more laws to protect the rights of trafficking victims and punish offenders. McGill’s legislation would fund an initiative to fight trafficking, train law enforcement to work with victims and stiffen the penalties for pandering, but Ellison said the legislature needs to “punish (pimps) where it hurts” by seizing the property on which the crime takes place. McGill said her original plan included such a component but ran into constitutional roadblocks. “We had to take it out because there are bigger issues with asset forfeiture law,” McGill said.
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cops briefs Officers find marijuana in Abel At 11 p.m. March 5, community service officers patrolling Abel Hall smelled marijuana coming from one of the rooms. After obtaining permission to enter, the officer searched the room. Mason Shumaker, a freshman film studies major, pointed the officers to a black suitcase. It smelled of marijuana. Inside the suitcase, a cardboard box was found with 2.1 grams of marijuana inside. The suitcase also contained a black grinder, a black pipe and a black bong. Shumaker was cited for possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Graffiti found on Love Library At 10 a.m. March 6, graffiti was reported on the southwest corner of Love Library South. It was a tag made with black spray paint. The graffiti was a box, with the letters M-A-Y. The same graffiti was found on Bessey Hall and on the Greenpoint sculpture, colloquially known as the Parenthesis, on Jan. 4. Nobody has been cited, and police are investigating the incident.
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Improper license plate placement leads to MIPs At 1:09 a.m. Friday, officers pulled over a vehicle with a license plate placed on the dashboard. After speaking with the driver, the officer smelled alcohol coming from the vehicle and asked the passengers to exit. The passengers were all cited for minor in possession: Stephen Allen, a freshman pre-health major; Jacob Salomons, a sophomore general studies major; and Matthew Benner, a sophomore nutrition and health sciences major. They had blood alcohol contents of 0.096, 0.142 and 0.138 respectively. The driver was given a verbal warning about the plate. Inebriated students receive MIPs Early Saturday morning, an officer patrolling W Street saw three girls attempting to walk back to campus. The girls were holding each other up, and one kept falling over. The officer asked them to submit to breathalyzer tests. Corinne Fleming, a freshman pre-law major, Teresa Gasnick, a freshman general studies major, and Madeline Galucia, a freshmen general studies major all received MIPs. They had BACs of 0.188, 0.152, and 0.202 respectively. — Compiled by Daniel Wheaton danielwheaton@dailynebraskan.com
campus briefs Upgrades to result in City Campus chilled-water outage The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s City Campus will have to go without chilled water for about two weeks. Utility Services is upgrading the City Campus utility plant, which will result in a chilled-water outage from March 15 through March 27. UNL has replaced two chillers that were installed in 1964 with larger, more efficient models. During the outage, utilities will install new piping and valves. UNL to hold retirement session for facilities staff member University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty, staff and students can thank Gerald Hillmann for more than 30 years of service. Facilities will hold a retirement reception for Hillman, an electrician and a zone assistant for Building Systems Maintenance, on Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public. Hillmann will work on building a greenhouse on the family farmstead and remodel his home. UNL faculty member selected as president-elect A University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty member will advocate for music education in the nation. Glenn Nierman, associate director of the School of Music, was elected national president-elect of the National Association for Music Education. He will serve as president-elect from 2012 to 2014 and assume office July 1. Nierman is the immediate past president of the association’s North Central Division. Lance Nielsen, a UNL alumnus and band director for Lincoln East High School was elected the North Central president-elect. - Compiled by Kim Buckley kimbuckley@dailynebraskan.com
New group focuses on ed reform maren westra daily nebraskan
Last semester, senior psychology and Spanish major Elizabeth Grimes approached professor Eric Buhs with a request: accept the position of adviser for a new student organization. Grimes was working with senior history and political science major and ASUN President Lane Carr to form a Students for Education Reform (SFER) group at the University of NebraskaLincoln. “We have basically ... started it from the ground up,” Carr said. SFER is a national organization founded on the principle that there is an achievement gap that needs to be closed. Carr described that achievement gap as a major difference in educational equality and performance between one group and another. Both Carr and Grimes said they hope the meeting will draw interested students. “We’re really hoping to get it off the ground,” Grimes said. She said the basic step the group wants to take now is getting students involved. Carr said SFER has been
brought to UNL to allow students to have an impact on educational systems. He said so far the group has written its constitution and attained RSO status, but not much else has been accomplished at this point. The club’s first meeting is today at 6:30 p.m. in the Pewter Room of the Nebraska Union. Grimes said the group will discuss its three principal goals: raising awareness, involvement and advocacy. Nationally, Carr said, the achievement gap exists between white students and minority students. He also said there is a disparity in the education of wealthy children and children living in poverty. Carr said in Nebraska there is also an achievement gap between rural and urban school districts. He noted that the group is formed from a place of positivity. “We’re not trying to rage against the current education system,” he said. “Our purpose is really to bring awareness to educational issues.” According to Carr, SFER wanted an adviser from the college of education to help the group with ideas and finding a
connection to speakers. Carr outlined the specific nature of the group’s three goals. He said SFER could raise awareness by sending out weekly articles for members to read and discussing specific issues the members have noticed. Involvement would be achieved by creating programs to help children in Lincoln. Finally, members would advocate for their principles by taking a stance on education-based legislation both in local communities and the state of Nebraska. Eric Shepherd, a senior chemical engineering major, has also been involved with forming the SFER group at UNL. He said his job is outreach planning and that he wants to discuss outreach ideas at the meeting. Shepherd joined SFER because he one day wants to teach and coach in a high school setting, and he thinks it’s important to solve problems with the education system. Although he is a senior, Shepherd will graduate in May 2013. The group wants to get started with the basic stages of involvement this spring and move on to bigger and better things by fall 2012, Shepard said. At tonight’s meeting, Carr
We’re not trying to rage against the current education system ... Our purpose is really to bring awareness to educational issues.” lane carr asun president
said he wants input from other students on how to effectively reach SFER’s three goals and that the ideas the group has so far are just a starting point. Grimes said that the group is also looking to designate a chapter leader, so that it can become a recognized chapter of SFER. Both she and Carr will graduate in May, so she said they want to find a chapter leader who will be at UNL for the 2012-2013 academic year. Carr said the group wants a chapter leader who is passionate about the topic, organized and a strong leader. “My vision, or my dream, is for there someday to be an equal playing field,” Carr said. “That’s how it should be.” marenwestra@ dailynebraskan.com
Prof named Top 10 in beef industry Sarah Miller Daily Nebraskan
Matt Spangler’s colleagues are quick to talk about his achievements in the beef cattle industry, but Spangler’s not one to brag. Spangler, an assistant animal science professor and University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension beef genetics specialist, was named one of the Top 10 industry leaders under the age of 40 by Cattle Business Weekly newspaper. “I’m extremely honored to have received that,” Spangler said. “But I think I have a job here, and I don’t think my job is to brag about myself.” Spangler was chosen for his extensive involvement in statewide and national programming in beef cattle genetics and research in beef cattle quantitative genetics. Last week, he also became a recipient of the 2011 Holling Family Awards for Teaching Excellence in Agriculture and Natural Resources at UNL. Spangler earned these awards through his involvement in Nebraska, which includes leading the university teaching herd of about 220 seedstock Angus, helping the university’s annual bull sale and coordinating the Nebraska Youth Beef Leadership Symposium. Seedstock cattle are primarily used for cattle breeding purposes. Merlyn Nielsen, a Kermit Wagner professor of animal science at UNL, said Spangler has played an important role in developing the Nebraska Beef Industry Scholars program that began six years ago. It is a fouryear certification program designed to educate future leaders in the beef industry, and Spangler has led it for four years. “He brings many, many talents in,” Nielsen said. “We’re very tickled we have him here.” Nielsen first met Spangler in 2006 in Brazil at the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Spangler was finishing his doctoral degree at the time and Nielsen
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Matt Spangler, an assistant animal science professor and UNL Extension beef genetics specialist, focuses on improving the beef cattle industry through projects aimed at developing new methods of creating better genetic traits among herds. was looking for someone to fill a position within the animal science department. Spangler’s published research and excellent record as a student at the University of Georgia, Iowa State University and Kansas State University led Nielsen to encourage him to apply at UNL. “I was highly impressed and thought he would fit in very well in Nebraska,” Nielsen said. Since coming to UNL in 2006, Spangler has proven that, he said. “I hope he never leaves Nebraska,” Nielsen said. “I’ll bar his departure.” Since then, Spangler and Nielsen have become friends and even go pheasant and deer hunting together. Spangler’s determination began at an early age. He grew up in a small town in Kansas working on his family’s farm, which has a history of being involved in the cattle industry. “Long days and hard physical
labor was just a way of life,” Spangler said. “I never questioned that.” Spangler’s life continues to touch his roots in the cattle industry. He even met his wife, Devori Spangler, at a Beef Improvement Federation meeting in the summer of 2007 and celebrated their first anniversary last September. Devori recently finished her master’s in animal breeding and genetics. Spangler said the number of cows in the United States is the lowest it’s been since the 1950s and is always researching new ways to improve the cattle industry. He is able to do this through programs such as Weight Trait, a five-year grant that helps identify and develop better traits among cattle, and a feed efficiency grant that studies how genetic differences affect feed intake and efficiency. Both projects are focused on improving the cattle industry by learning how breeders can improve
genetics among cattle. The biggest problem is the industry’s need for new leaders willing to incorporate new ideas and methods into their business strategies. “We do suffer from, unfortunately, a lack of people coming forward,” Spangler said. “We need talented young people to take leadership roles.” Spangler’s ambitious attitude has begun to attract the type of young people the industry needs, Nielsen said. A graduate student from China and another from Wyoming chose Spangler as their adviser next year. Spangler’s recent achievements have established himself as an important member within the beef cattle industry, but he is focused on the industry as a whole. “He’s not trying to promote his name,” Nielsen said. “He’s focused on ‘How can we all succeed?’” sarahmiller@ dailynebraskan.com
correction The March 12 edition of the Daily Nebraskan, Community desk listed an incorrect location for the Pi Kappa Phi Rave for Push. The event will take
place in the Bourbon Theatre at 1415 O St. The Daily Nebraskan regrets this error.
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What does it mean to live big? Through her extensive service for and active involvement with the community, Mindy Schreiber shows just how it’s done. Schreiber, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln junior psychology major, won the Big Ten Network LiveBIG scholarship on Feb. 29, which is awarded every year to students at Big Ten schools for community service work. Schreiber was honored for her dedication to the TeamMates Mentoring Program, a school-based mentoring program started by NU Athletic Director Tom Osborne and his wife, Nancy. She has been involved with the program since she moved to Lincoln for college. Schreiber also has experience as a mentor in the Big Pals, Little Pals organization in her hometown, Columbus, Neb. “I think being in so many organizations in high school really prompted me to get involved more with the community when I was in college and as I grew up,” Schreiber said. The lesson Schreiber has learned during her mentoring is, “One hour a week can really make a difference,” she said. Because of confidentiality regulations with the TeamMates program, the name of Schreiber’s mentee could not be released. “She was shy at first, but as time went on she started to open up,” Schreiber said. “We would do crafts, talk and work on her homework. It’s incredible what can be accomplished in an hour.” However, the impact was not just a one-way street. Schreiber
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Mindy Schreiber, a UNL junior psychology major (far right), was presented with a $1,000 Big Ten Network LiveBIG award on Feb. 29. said she gained much from her experiences with her mentee. “In today’s lifestyle, adults are so busy and always on the go so just to sit down with someone can make a difference,” Schreiber said. “I learned how to have an imagination again, to be more patient. I’m a people person, too. With my mentee, I learned about teamwork. Working with a young student is different than working with someone your own age or an adult.” Schreiber found the time she spent with her mentee taught her how to slow down. She saw her mentee grow as a person, allowing Schreiber to do the same. One person who knows how Schreiber “lives big” is Suzanne Hince, the executive director at the TeamMates Omaha office.
“Mindy’s weekly commitment to her mentee is a great example of serving others,” said Hince. “Time is our most precious resource, so for a busy college student to be willing to share their time speaks volumes about their character and willingness to give back to their community. Mindy ‘lives big’ by being a great mentor and by giving back to her community.” Schreiber, the youngest of four children, said her commitment to involvement was sparked by her siblings. “They were my mentors,” she said. “They encouraged me to do well academically. I saw them getting involved in things, so I did the same.” Schreiber is also the reigning Miss Omaha and will be compete for Miss Nebraska in June. She works with the Miss
America Organization, which promotes service in the community and helps women to grow and develop, as well as the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. “I think that has also helped me build up my passion for community service,” Schreiber said. In fact, Schreiber’s platform in the organization is her involvement in TeamMates. “I really get out there and advocate for mentoring or just educate people on the benefits of mentoring and how easy it is to make the one-hour difference,” Schreiber said. After her graduation in May, Schreiber plans to continue her education in psychology at UNL, as well as her service to the community.
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Mary Ellison speaks to a group in the Capitol Building Monday about human trafficking and efforts to put an end to it. Ellison is the director of policy for the Polaris Project, a nonprofit organization that fights human trafficking. Attendants of the gathering learned tips on contacting legislators, writing letters to the editor and engaging with the media to garner attention for their cause. McGill plans
to call another meeting of supporters this summer. At the end of the meeting, the group selected a few leaders for the coalition, which Ellison said would work on the outskirts of a task force
established in McGill’s legislation. “We are sort of at the point that the domestic violence and sexual assault movement was 30 years ago,” Ellison said. “We’re
really young as an issue in terms of how to address human trafficking. We’re just at the beginning of this movement.” jacymarmaduke@ dailynebraskan.com
The health center is a certified travel clinic, which means it has every practical travel vaccine a student might want. Snyder said because vaccinations get expensive, local physicians tend to send their patients to the UHC for their travel vaccines. Szuhua Lambdin, a UHC travel nurse, said the most important vaccination students should receive before they travel is the tetanus shot, a vaccine that prevents bacterial infection. “Everyone needs to immunize,” Lambdin said, “and make sure they’re completely prepared before they go.” Snyder said she has never heard of any major accidents during spring break during her time with the health center. However, other concerns appear to arise once students get back. “We do see a spike in STD testing afterward,” she said. After spring break, the UHC will begin preparing for “Get Yourself Tested” month in April. Snyder said students can go to the health center to receive a safe travel kit if they can’t make it to any of the fair locations. conordunn@ dailynebraskan.com
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message: from 1 looked elsewhere. After a 35-minute Internet search, Graham uncovered the first trace of the note-writer, in an obituary for Erbach’s father, Walter Erbach, a former UNL faculty member in Engineering Mechanics who retired in 1984. The obituary said the younger Erbach lived in Bowling Green, Ky., and Graham eventually was able to track him to Western Kentucky University. “It was definitely cool to make a connection like this,” Graham said of finding Erbach and sending him an email about the note. “The library is typically seen as such a sterile, cold place, but things like this
show there is a lot going on beneath the surface.” Erbach, a professor of mathematics and computer science at Western Kentucky, told Graham he didn’t remember writing the note, but in 1963 he was a high school student at Lincoln Northeast. He said he was probably reading the language book to research his next debate team topic or because of his interest in French and other romance languages. Erbach himself attended UNL between 1965 and 1969. He said he was caught by surprise when Graham emailed him, and it made him ponder how people
can communicate between generations. “I thought it was interesting that he found it and more interesting that he took time to chase me down on the Internet,” Erbach wrote in an email. “At the time I wrote it — even now — I would have had no other mechanism for communicating with someone far in the future.” This isn’t the first time Graham has found an unusual item in the depths of Love Library. “I’ve found all kinds of things over the years,” said Graham, who was an undergraduate student at UNL and came back as a faculty member in 2004. “I like to
collect the oddities that I find.” Graham said he has found things like dusty liquor bottles, clothes left by homeless people, Hustler magazines and strange, cryptic notes. He keeps a Flickr site and posts photographs of some of his finds. “I appreciate these things because of the connections people can make from these books and artifacts,” Graham said. “It humanizes them.” Graham holds a lot of sentiment toward libraries in general. He grew up going to children’s reading hour and hanging out at the local public libraries during
high school. In college, he got a student job working at the library. He said his older brothers trained him to have good homework habits, and he would study at Love Library for an hour every night. There is also a deeper reason, though, that Graham enjoys libraries. “People hook up here. People meet and fall in love here,” he said. “People have ideas here that carry them the rest of their lives.” Graham wasn’t too concerned, either, that the Rumanian language book had probably not been used since 1963, although the book cannot be checked out so there is no official
checkout history. “It can be kind of distressing to think that a book has sat here for 50 years,” Graham said. “But once it gets used just once, that justifies its existence here in my opinion.” Erbach also had a unique take on the finding of the note. “The note was a reminder that, despite all we may fancy we know, in reality it’s hard to predict the ultimate outcome of even the simplest actions,” he wrote in an email. “Maybe that’s a point we shouldn’t lose sight of in our current confusions.” cristinawoodworth@ dailynebraskan.com
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Women’s Week brings gender issues to fore If anyone has ever told you sexism doesn’t exist anymore or that feminism means hating men — if anyone has ever told you only women can fight for gender equality — then the Daily Nebraskan encourages you to attend the remaining events of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Women’s Week. Two weeks after the end of Black History Month, a 29-day recognition of the ills of racism on a national stage, UNL is tackling a different form of discrimination — one that remains present both on and off university campuses and is likely to provoke the misinformed arguments cited above. From an 11:30 a.m. open luncheon on the evolution of feminist thought today to an evening documentary-screening and talk on media representations on gender, Women’s Week aims to bring awareness and discussion to misogyny that still exists in today’s culture. The DN applauds UNL for seeing this week of events through each year. Misogyny is still present nationwide and, unlike other issues of discrimination, has become subtle in ways that often make it hard for advocates to address it while maintaining credibility. Without events such as Women’s Week bringing these issues to the forefront, they face great danger of remaining truly silent. Visit www.involved.unl.edu/womens-week for a list of events.
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P
eyton Manning choked up as he said farewell to the Indianapolis Colts on March 7. As I watched Manning confess his love of the game and teammates, the guy sitting next to me turns and says, “I can’t believe he is crying. What a sissy. He is a grown man and a football player — he shouldn’t cry like that.” All I could say to this is, “Why not?” What makes him any less permitted to cry? I would cry. Men are shaped, judged and identified by their gender just as often as women, and to stray from the identity of masculinity results in discrimination all the same. From a male’s perspective, I find gender roles detrimental to both sexes, and they aren’t just limiting to women. As a friendly reminder, gender is social construction while sex is biological. Gender dominates sexual differentiation and has much more influence over people and society than their sex. Both males and females are able to obtain masculine traits, just as both sexes are able to obtain feminine traits. However, in our society, because gender and sex are so closely associated and the masculine gender possesses dominant traits, men are given power. If we can ever reach such a point where males and females aren’t assigned a gender based on their sex, they will still fall into a characteristic classification. The characteristics that have come to define masculinity are a majority of the power characteristics. You can see this now in our culture’s portrayal of powerful women. It isn’t the traditional, passive feminine females, but the competitive, active ones who are viewed as leaders and heroes in our movies. This can be seen through characters such as Uma Thurman in “Kill Bill,” Angelina Jolie in “Tomb Raider” and Zoe Saldana in “Colombiana,” all of whom demonstrate traditional masculine characteristics. Ignoring the names of masculinity and femininity, traits still exist which range from dominant to passive attributes. But now gender roles can be seen as characteristic power roles. So if equality is achieved, males and females will both be able to portray dominant characteristics we call masculinity. But males and females who
ryan duggan fail to live up to masculine traits will possess more passive features and might still be discriminated against. Because men are still holding onto power by naturally being deemed masculine, they are the enforcers of what is and isn’t masculine. Therefore, the failure to maintain masculine characteristics causes hostility among men in a contest of power. According to Christopher Kilmartin, Ph.D. psychology professor at the University of Mary Washington and author of “The Masculine Self,” masculinity depends on four themes: antifemininity; status and achievement; inexpressiveness and independence; adventurousness and aggressiveness. As seen in Manning’s case, he broke a crucial rule of being a man by violating the antifemininity theme and was quickly condemned by the guy next to me. Men don’t cry, nor do they show emotions or any weaknesses. They are to be stoic and detached, harsh yet just and in control at all times. And if you aren’t portraying these things, then you aren’t a man. It doesn’t matter if you were with one team for 14 years — you should take the departure in stride and be unaffected by it, or at least hide your emotions. But where do these “man codes” come from and how do they influence men? As I mentioned before, men judge men on whether they are manly in a perpetual power struggle. One always has to exert certain characteristics among peers and colleagues that are being observed and compared to standards. The media and popular culture also do a marvelous job at surrounding men with their gender-specific standards, ranging from looks to behaviors. Hair growth and removal products show men that to be desired means having a full head of hair and a chest lacking it. Countless supplements are sold to increase muscle growth and burn fat as more and more guys hit the
gym to get that ripped, beach body look. According to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, “The U.S. is home to 29,750 gyms as of January 2010, up from 15,372 in 2000.” This staggering increase shows the importance both males and females put on the role of their physical appearance. Also, sexual stimulants and natural male enhancements demonstrate to men that sexual prowess is a must. Aside from physical appearances, men need to exert certain characteristics of aggressiveness, risk taking and independence. These characteristics can be seen in movies such as James Bond, “Taken” and “Gran Torino.” From colleagues to popular culture, men are told how to act and look to be manly. But there are far worse things than ridicule that come from breaking masculine gender roles. Homosexuality is strictly tabooed in male gender norms, and those men often suffer the worst for it. Persecuted and bullied, mistreated and sometimes killed, gay men receive the hardest backlash of macho-led homophobia. Though they may possess all other masculine traits, loving another man is seen as weak, effeminate and unmanly. The reason for such violence is because of a power play caused by the gender. Males who desire power in society don’t want to be associated with anything but masculine characteristics. From this, insecurity is developed and aggression against everything nonmasculine results in violent, homophobic behavior. Though gender is only widely accepted stereotypes, it still plays too powerful a role in our interpretations of who we are. It can’t be rid of entirely, but the best step would be to widen the gap between the association of gender to sex. Men shouldn’t have to comply with masculine traits just because they are male, nor should females be strictly feminine because of their sex. The personality is too complex to attempt narrowing an individual into one of two categories. So if Manning feels the urge to cry, I don’t think him less of a man because of it.
Ryan Duggan is a Junior English and Classical Languages major. Reach him at ryanduggan@ dailynebraskan.com
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Senatorial voting methods should be changed
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ast summer I completed a manuscript titled “A Few Modest Proposals,” loosely patterned after Jonathan Swift’s 1729 satirical essay “A Modest Proposal,” in which he suggested English landowners eat Irish babies. Of course, Swift didn’t literally mean babies should be eaten. He only sought to shame British landlords into recognizing the horrible plight of Irish tenant farmers. My as-yet-unpublished manuscript has the same objective, through absurdity to prod Americans to consider serious solutions to some of our most pressing national problems. Now, however, dismayed by the utter failure of Congress to deal in any significant way with any of our country’s most important problems, I’ve concluded that at least one of my “modest
proposals” related to the choosing of U.S. Senators may be preferable to our present system. At least I believe it deserves consideration. By means of a Constitutional amendment, we should change our method of choosing Senators as follows: On the first Saturday after the first Sunday in September, every school district in every state should hold a caucus open to all citizens 18 and older for the purpose of selecting one person to be nominated to serve as the next U.S. Senator from that state. This must be a nonpartisan caucus. Because political parties are no longer able or willing to effectively govern, they must be banned. On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, a third grader standing in the Capitol rotunda of his or her state will draw a name from a fishbowl. The name of the person drawn will be the
richard kimbrough next U.S. Senator from that state. Simple enough. This Senator will serve a term of eight years and can’t be reselected. The first two years of the term will be confined to learning and observing. He or she may attend Senate Committee meetings as well as other of the body’s functions, but will not be permitted to participate in any of the Senate’s business nor vote on any bills. The next six years of the term the senator will be an active participant in the Senate’s business, including
voting on all bills. The Senator will be assigned nonpartisan experts to provide him or her information and knowledge about matters such as economic policy, climate change, the national debt, health care, nuclear proliferation, foreign relations and the like. No lobbyists from corporations, unions, Wall Street or elsewhere will be allowed to ply their trade. Aside from a regular paycheck, the senator won’t be permitted to accept any other money from any entity on pain of impeachment. Although this is a bare-bones explanation of my proposal, consider some of the benefits of this system over the present system. Because they will be nominated in open caucuses with open and free discussion and debate (democracy at its best), most of our senators will be persons of probity, intellect and good judgment, well-respected
in their communities. There will be no political parties with their too-often radical ideologies and the to-heck-with-the-greater-goodof-the-country-just get-me-backinto-office agendas. There will be no campaigning for office with all the attendant half-truths and false promises. There will be no negative political ads, indeed, no ads at all. Are there problems inherent in my suggested system? Oh, I’m sure there are plenty of problems. Perhaps, dear reader, you can and will point out some of them to me, and together with our fellow citizens, we can modify and improve our political system. I believe it must be changed, lest here comes the revolution. Richard B. Kimbrough is a management lecturer in the College of Business Administration. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.
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The Sleepover poses for a photo on March 1. From left: Scott Morris, keyboards; Jamie Tucci, bass; Cory Kibler, guitar and vocals; (not pictured) Howie Howard, drums. Although the band cannot meet in its entirety for most rehearsals (Howard lives in Kansas City), they still make time for practices and local shows.
Cory Kibler doesn’t take himself too seriously. “I wish I could do what Kelly Clarkson does,” Kibler joked, in reference to his musical aspirations. Kibler plays guitar and sings for Lincoln-based band The Sleepover. The rest of the band
includes James Tucci on bass, Scott Morris on keyboard and Howie Howard on drums. Last October, The Sleepover released its new EP “Believe the Honesty, Bro.” The new work is a departure from the sound of the band’s last album, “Oceans of Ice, Island of Terror.”
“I think the first album was more polished and dreamy,” Kibler said. “The new one’s a lot messier and less pretty. It’s pretty scuzzy.” Changing the sound hasn’t been much of a concern for Kibler. “I just want our songs to sound cool,” Kibler said. “I used to be
hung up on being genuine, but I haven’t cared about that for a long time. I just want people to like what they hear.” And people do. The Sleepover recently opened at the Zoo Bar for a high-profile band, the Mynabirds. They don’t let the opportunities
and attention (or anything else) affect anything about the band. The primary goal is always just to have fun. “We’ve played so many weird gigs and with so many weird bands that we could never have any misconceptions about who we are,” said Tucci, the bassist.
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All My Friends Are Dinosaurs Jazz collective strives to be friendliest band honors Stevie jourdyn kaarre daily nebraskan
What do three businessmen and a schoolteacher have in common? All their friends are dinosaurs. Outside of their 40-hour-aweek jobs, the men of All My Friends Are Dinosaurs jam, create music and strive to be the friendliest rock band in the downtown Lincoln music scene. More plainly stated, the group’s goals are fun, positivity and friendship. “The best thing we can do is make as many friends as we can,” said Christopher Gorman, the drummer and event coordinator for the band. Tim Fischer (lead guitar), Jeremy Fischer (guitar/vocals), Geoff Kruse (vocals/bass) and Gorman (drums) enjoy and uphold their friendly reputacody elmore | Daily nebraskan tion. When they open for touring bands in Lincoln (most The band All My Friends Are Dinosaurs goofs off in its practice garage March 8. From recently “Freakabout”), the left, band members include Jeremy Fischer, Christopher Gorman, Tim Fischer and Geoff band ensures their stays are Kruse. pleasant. The men of AMFAD help promote, set up and tear few practices to ease tensions, but find recording and playing least-attended shows have down stages and show travel- the bandmates met halfway in the songs to be an entirely dif- been the most entertaining. ing bands a “good time.” “If I do something stupid, ferent feat. The band has 11 their talents and tastes. But of course, the band is Tim Fischer is at a level original recordings, with two there are only seven people focused intently on its own above the other members, for its work-in-progress album. there,” Tim Fischer said. craft. AMFAD joined in Octo- according to Gorman. When Despite the audience size, But when things don’t click, ber 2010 when band members, writing music, Tim often plays AMFAD tries to take their failed the experience of being on the Fischer brothers and Kruse, with “weird time measures” song attempts in stride, for they stage stays the same. For Jerasked co-worker Gorman to and tends to have a metal vibe. feel songwriting and playing is emy Fischer and Gorman, the play drums for their band. But the final product usually best when it comes naturally. feeling is unique. Despite their cordiality, the jives with everyone. “When I can see that people With an array of original music, band began on a bad note. “We write music we enjoy, the band has played to a vari- enjoy the song as much as I The Fischers, Kruse and Gor- not something someone else ety of audiences. No matter the enjoy playing it ... it keeps you man retold their first encounter will enjoy,” Gorman said. audience size — from four to coming back,” Jeremy Fischer as similar to a “bad date.” The writing process has 400 people — the band aims said. The garage was 106 degrees, proved to be difficult at times to give 100 percent during evthe baseline was not flowing for the band members. On ery show through movement dinosaur: and their musical tastes seemed some occasions they come pre- and flashiness. The members too different. However, after a pared with songs to practices, of AMFAD said some of the see page 6
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The San Francisco Jazz Collective is a who’s who of the biggest names in jazz music today. For practitioners and fans of the genre at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln or in Lincoln, its upcoming performance at the Lied Center for Performing Arts has likely been on the calendar for a while. This eight-man ensemble is known to be innovative and creative, a modern jazz collective that prides itself on keeping up with the dynamic genre’s trends. It is known to tackle fresh compositions from members of the group and honor classic jazz standards, but with a modern twist and distinctive sound. Every year, the ensemble tours the music of an iconic musician and composer. After taking on jazz greats such as John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk and Herbie Hancock, trombonist Rob Eubanks suggested they honor the music of Stevie Wonder this year. “It might be a bit of a departure from the jazz canon, if you will, to explore the music of Stevie,” said Marshall Lamm, the group’s publicist. The SFJAZZ Collective was the brainchild of saxophonist Joshua Redman and
if you go SFJAZZ Collective when: Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. where: Lied Center for Performing Arts how much: $36 (public) $18 (students) Randall Kline in 2004. Each year, the members have a residency in San Francisco to work on the music together — a technique very different from how other jazz ensembles operate. “These are some of the greatest players in jazz,” said Hans Sturm, an assistant professor of bass studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. “World class.” Three are graduates of Berklee College of Music. Pianist Edward Simon is a Guggenheim Fellow. The octet has several Grammy nods to its credit and the group is now the largest nonprofit jazz organization on the West Coast. They also host the San Francisco Jazz Festival. As a nonprofit, there is a heavy focus on outreach and education. Each spring, the collective hosts several
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upcoming events SFJazz Collective: “The Music of Stevie Wonder” when: Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. where: Lied Center for Performing Arts how much: $36 (public), $18 (students)
Universe Contest EP Listening Party when: Tuesday, 9 p.m. where: Duffy’s Tavern, 1412 O St. how much: Free
“Miss Representation” screening when: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. where: Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center how much: Free
Mike Stud and Huey Mack when: Wednesday, 8 p.m. where: Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O st. how much: $12 (advance), $15 (at the door)
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Neil Orians Ever since watching this year’s Grammys, I’ve been contemplating the notion of separating the artist from the art. An artist can create amazing art while also being a completely terribly human being. Where exactly should we draw the line between the human who creates and what they create? Chris Brown is the reason I’ve been thinking about this so much lately. He is, despite the vicious beating of Rihanna, an extremely successful awardwinning artist. He has somehow regained the respect of his adoring fans and the public altogether. In essence, we as a culture have glorified violent behavior and, in addition, rewarded someone for it. For some reason, we as a society have decided this
behavior is acceptable when a person with a pretty voice and face acts this way. I can understand others in these situations are allowed to go on with their lives. People who use violence against their partners eventually return to their careers and carry on their lives. They don’t necessarily carry the public stigma of having beaten their partners, yet these people are not public figures. They aren’t held to a higher standard as role models for others. Anyone who can be recognized by their his or her face, voice or art are in an extremely precarious position of being a role model. Not to say that everyone who is successful in a creative career has to be a perfect citizen or even remotely a good person, but they need to understand their power over others and do what they can to use that power in a positive manner. Jay-Z recently announced he would no longer use the word “bitch” in his music because of females in his life, namely his wife and new daughter. The word is derogatory against
women and, in fact, oppressive. What took him so long? Why did it take the birth of his daughter before he decided to have respect for women? Furthermore, what about other oppressive words used in his music? The problem is these figures don’t try to become better role models for their audiences until the damage has already been done. Tracy Morgan volunteered for LGBT organizations after his homophobic remarks, but that didn’t change what he said. Lindsey Lohan is currently sobered up and doing a good job on keeping with court-mandated service hours, but she still committed theft and drove under the influence. These resolved actions, nice as they may be, come at a huge price. It’s a matter of too little too late. How many times does 50 Cent have to get shot before we finally decide that maybe we shouldn’t pay attention to him? How many great singers have to die by their vices before we stop enabling these destructive behaviors? It seems like such an obvious solution; stop paying
MUSINGS FROM THE MOSH PIT attention to those who hurt themselves. Although a clear situation, it is not easy. In our society it’s hard not to be starstruck. It’s easy to forgive someone for his or her wrongdoing if he or she have a catchy melody to give us afterwards. Schadenfreude is another issue in our culture fueling this negative cycle. We like seeing people in pain. I guess there’s something inspirational about seeing someone like Ray Charles kick a narcotic habit and become an American icon. It’s nice to know, while it is possible to succumb to a weakness, it is also possible to overcome it and thrive. But that doesn’t happen enough to excuse the ludicrous behavior of these celebrities. Neil Orians is a senior fine arts major. Reach him at neilorians@ dailynebraskan.com
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local workshops and concerts for schools and the community at large. They also host workshops while on tour, including two sessions to be held at UNL on Tuesday at the Westbrook Music Building. “Education is extremely important to the concept
of the collective,” Lamm said. “We hope the concept of the collective interests people who might not be jazz fans. By definition, you should check out the hottest band going in jazz.” kekelidawes@ daliynebraskan.com
dinosaurs: from 5 Gorman also holds a zest for performance. “The best 30 minutes of my week, month, are when I’m on that stage,” Gorman said. “I pour out the most sappy Facebook statuses ... the payoff is so big.”
Dress shirt and tie by day, casual rocker garb and instruments in hand by night, the men of All My Friends Are Dinosaurs strive to make the Lincoln music scene a friendlier place one show at a time. The college-educated band
members find time outside their full-time jobs to pour their energy into writing, practicing and playing music for audiences of friends, co-workers and fans. But aside from the personal benefits of musical catharsis, the band also
invests in the musical community around them. “(We want to) make people understand Nebraska is an awesome place,” Gorman said.
Hermione,’ but I was worried about sounding creepy, so we changed it to ‘Oh, my lovely.’” Aside from literature-based fiction, Kibler also likes his songs to be built around melody. “I just love vocal melodies,” Kibler said. “I always think about how ‘Eleanor Rigby’ (by the Beatles) is only two chords, but the vocal melody makes the song.” The band has been playing in Lincoln for the past 11 years, and during that time they’ve watched the Lincoln music scene go through changes. However, it’s not something they’ve minded. “It’s kind of ebbing and flowing,” Kibler said. “There’s always waves of what’s popular and what’s not. I think that it’s so important that there’s a
university here because that creates bands full of 22-yearolds with crazy-ass ideas which keeps things fresh.” Keeping things fresh has always been a goal for The Sleepover, who writes music that is usually in the same vein as what they’ve been listening to lately. “Think of your favorite bands that have been around forever,” Kibler said. “Chances are that their newest albums are just more of what they’ve done before. I’d way rather have a band try something weird and new than have them do the same thing.” Outside of their music, the band is also known for having entertaining and eccentric live shows, to the dismay of some local venues. “We used a confetti cannon
for a while and venues absolutely hated it,” Kibler said with a laugh. “You can talk to any venue in town and they’ll tell you they’re still finding confetti in their sound systems from when we played there in 2006.” Confetti isn’t the only thing they use to enhance their shows. If available, they like to have fog machines going and bubbles filling up around the audience. And there’s more. “We got into a phase where I would bring in an old lamp and a 5-foot stuffed rabbit and a TV with just fuzz going on it and have it on stage,” Tucci said, while Kibler laughed with his head in his hands. “We wanted to be creepy,” Tucci said. “It didn’t work.” These days, the band doesn’t have the chance to creep out
audiences as often. Its drummer, Howie Howard, lives in Kansas City which means the band only plays shows every few months. “We have outside lives,” Tucci said. “We want to keep things stress-free. We’re at the point where we can play every once in a while and record at our own pace, and it works out just fine.” For the foreseeable future, The Sleepover will continue to play music when possible and record future albums. They encouraged others to listen to their current work. “If you’re bored with what you’re listening to and you want to get out of a rut, give our new EP a listen,” Kibler said. “You might have a new favorite band.”
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sleepover: from 5 That’s the common theme with this band. Everything is always weird, fun or some combination of the two. “I never take anything too seriously,” Kibler said. “It’s exhausting to keep up with being cool. I just don’t care that much.” This whimsical mindset has bled over into the lyrics as well. A good example of this is the song “Flawed Autonomy.” “It’s about someone who is stalking someone who is stalking someone who is stalking someone else, which is to me is funny,” Kibler said. “It probably isn’t in practice, though. That could be terrifying.” Therein lies one of the biggest appeals of The Sleepover — a good sense of humor. “That’s a reason the band works so well,” Tucci said.
“Humor makes practices way more fun. We know people who take their work too seriously and it’s off-putting.” It can be hard to take your work seriously when your most popular song is called “Wizard Sex,” a Harry Potter-inspired love song written from the perspective of Ron Weasley, who is writing a letter to Hermione Granger. The story behind the song’s creation contains a lot less magic than the actual books. “I just had finished reading all seven books in a row,” said Kibler, who writes lyrics for most of the songs. “It was kind of all I did at that time, so when I finished the books, I was bummed out. All I wanted was to think more about Harry Potter, so I wrote the song. Originally, the words were ‘Oh,
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For anyone looking to kick off his or her spring break in unique musical style, he or she need only venture out to see a live performance by the band WhiteWater Ramble. This Colorado bluegrass band stretches the musical imagination by incorporating contemporary styles into the framework of their bluegrass instrumentation, not to mention danceable dub-infused beats and bass surfing. WhiteWater Ramble will be performing at the Zoo Bar along with Dean the Bible tomorrow night. The show starts at 10 p.m. and the cover is $6. “I would describe our sound as high-octane Rocky Mountain dance grass,” said Patrick Sites, founder of the band. “(We have) bluegrass instrumentation, but love listening and playing jam band and jamgrass rock, like the Grateful Dead and String Cheese Incident-type bands.” WhiteWater Ramble is composed of Sites on mandolin and vocals; Patrick Latella on guitar and vocals; Howard Montgomery on upright bass and vocals; Adam Galblum on fiddle and vocals; last but not least, Luke Emig on drums. “(We have) a hodgepodge of diverse musical backgrounds of the members, some grassy guys, some jazz guys, some rock guys ... also, a common goal of high energy and danceable grooves,” Sites said. The formation of the band
was a gradual process, beginning in 2003, of refining and fine tuning what was to become WhiteWater Ramble. “(We started as) two guys on bar stools at some dingy dark open mic in Fort Collins,” Sites said. “Then meeting other musicians from open mics (until) finally becoming a solid fivepiece playing mostly (Colorado) shows until around 2008.” Despite the band’s deeplysewn Colorado roots, they have been described as one of the hardest-working bands in the jam scene today and have performed more than 600 times all over the Rocky Mountain Region. Though the band hasn’t played in Lincoln in more than a year, the Star City was a staple of WhiteWater Ramble’s early tours. “Early on, we played Lincoln every two months like clockwork,” Sites said. “We like the town, the vibe and people. I think it’s been about 12 to 14 months since we’ve last been in Lincoln, so we’re way overdue and excited to see some old friends.” WhiteWater Ramble is eager to showcase itself and its music for any audience wanting a fun experience and a chance to have a good time. “Bring your drinking boots and dancing shoes,” Sites said. “We give a high-energy performance, lots of good grooves, almost certainly some fun and interesting cover songs as well. Our bassist might even stand
on top of his upright while playing (bass surfing).” Not unlike other touring acts, WhiteWater Ramble has its own “Spinal Tap” story to share. “(We were) playing at the Love Your Mother Earth Festival and starting our late night set about 1 a.m. to play one song and literally have the sound board area catch on fire on
stage,” Sites said. “We played most of the first and only song under the impression it was stage fog only to realize it was actually a fire and the monitor engineers were spraying a fire extinguisher on it.” This is the first time the band will have played at the Zoo Bar and figures, based
on the Lincoln scene claim, it’s not to be missed. “Don’t be late,” said Josh Hoyer, local musician and event organizer for the Zoo Bar. “This band made quite a splash at South by Southwest last year and we are excited to have them.” joewade@ dailynebraskan.com
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with incredible patience, expressing that everything will be all right. The track builds with Morello’s indelible electric guitar riffs until the formerly patient man reaches his breaking point. Springsteen bellows the man’s frustration: “If I had me a gun, I’d find the bastards and shoot em’ on sight.” “We Take Care of Our Own” is an upbeat song that, similar to some of Springsteen’s biggest hits, is susceptible to misinterpretation. The track’s big, poppy E Street sound gives off an exultant vibe, but ironically the overriding theme is the grim nature of government mismanagement. Springsteen wails, “From the shotgun shack to the Superdome, we yelled ‘help,’ but the cavalry stayed home.”
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men’s golf
PRACTICE NOTES FOOTBALL Picking up the pace Offensive coordinator Tim Beck spoke after practice, spending a good chunk of the time discussing Nebraska’s pace. “It’s fast,” Beck said. “It’s still fast.” Beck said the reason Nebraska is practicing at a faster pace than in the past is to prepare the players for game-style situations every day. One way the team is getting game-ready is by playing straight on against the defensive first team at a fast pace. “With our defense, we always work together,” Beck said. “That’s part of being a good program — you’ve got to be able to do that. “We’re helping them and they’re helping us. We don’t want to be in a situation where there’s no coaching getting done, because in a game you want to play really fast.” Beck said the offense’s rushing numbers are a bit misrepresentative of Nebraska’s style of play. “Some games early in the year when we were up, we were running it all the time,” Beck said. “So, that’s a little misleading.” One of the focuses for the Huskers moving forward will be the play action attack. Beck said the Huskers have had success in the play action game with help from their tight ends, and Beck intends to involve more play action this season. Switching sides Cornerback Andrew Green said Braylon Heard, who switched from running back to cornerback in the offseason, is fitting in well with the other
Huskers in 6th after day one
corners, just weeks after making the move to defense. The former 4-star running back recruit moved to cornerback after finding himself the odd man out among Nebraska’s trio of freshman running backs. Heard said cornerback Ciante Evans heavily influenced his position move and discussed the switch with Heard throughout the decision-making process. Although no schools recruited Heard as a defensive back, Heard did play cornerback in high school. The 5-foot-10 Heard said he is happy with his decision through the first few practices.
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The Husker men’s golf team fared far better in its second goaround on Monday at the Primm Valley Golf Club in Primm, Nev. T h e team, led by senior willman Scott Willman and sophomore Manuel Lavin, improved its team score by
Other News and notes • Beck said Mike Marrow, who sat out 2011 after transfer, is “really inshape” and looks to factor in as both a fullback and a power running back. • Cole Pensick spent both Monday’s and Saturday’s practices working with the first team offense at center. Beck said coaches will continue to work in a few players to try and get as many reps as possible before making a decision. Beck said Justin Jackson, who worked as the second team center, got 81 reps at Saturday’s practice. • Andrew Rodriguez, who started in 2011 as Nebraska’s left guard, continues to play on the second team. Tyler Moore said Seung Hoon Choi is playing with the first team because of the progress he made at the end of 2011 when Rodriguez missed time with the team.
18 strokes from round one to round two en route to finishing sixth at the end of day one of the Jackrabbit Invitational. The Huskers’ top scorers were Willman and Lavin, each with a two-round tally of 143, or 1-under par. Willman came out with a better first round, scoring 73, but his second round of 70 wasn’t as strong as Lavin’s. Lavin went 74 strokes in the first round and 69 in the second. Both are tied for 12th place on the individual leader board. All five members of the team improved their scores
from the first round to the next. Lavin and junior Neil Dufford had the largest improvements of five strokes each. As a team, the Huskers’ sixth-place ranking was good enough to put them in the upper half of the 15 team standings. They are well out of the lead, however, as Idaho’s golfers posted a 15-under par combined total for the first day. The Vandals have opened up a commanding six-stroke lead over second place South Dakota State and the rest of the field. After Willman and Lavin,
the Huskers’ scorecard was filled by junior Jordan Reinertson at 2-over par, freshman Ross Dickson at 3-over par and Dufford at 11-over par. Reinertson and Dickson both managed to score in the top 32 on the overall leader board. Ryan Grassel, a sophomore, competed as an individual for the Huskers on Monday as well. He posted scores of 77 and 75 in his two rounds on the course. The team hopes to continue its upswing and will finish up with a final round on Tuesday.
of standout players. it did the season before, The Notre Dame gradu- while it gave up 158 yards ate coached the likes of a game on the ground. KacAdrian Clayborn and Mitch zenski said he isn’t too worKing. Both players won All- ried about the ability of his American honors l i n e in Kaczenski’s men to tenure. adjust What I love about Kaczenski also to the our defense and coached seven physiour staff is that players to the c a l NFL, led by Claystyle of everyone is tied born, who was the Big into everyone.You drafted 20th overTen. know you can’t all in the 2010 StopNFL draft. He p i n g just be the D-line was one of three the run coach... different playis a speers drafted from cialty of Rick kaczenski the Hawkeye deKaczennu defensive line coach fensive line that ski’s deyear. fensive Kaczenski’s experience lines. In 2010, the Iowa dein the Big Ten with Iowa fense gave up just 101 yards should help a Nebraska de- on the ground, good enough fensive line that struggled for sixth nationally. its first year in the conferKaczenski said the Huskence. ers need to be better against The Husker defense had the bigger offensive linemen 10 fewer sacks in 2011 than in the Big Ten.
“Football is football,” he said. “Maybe if I would have showed up last year and said you are going to play some big guys and you aren’t going to get around some ends in this league, it would have helped.” Pelini said he likes what Kaczenski is doing with the line so far. However, it was Kaczenski who said he liked what Nebraska’s defensive staff does more than anything. “What I love about our defense and our staff is that everyone is tied into everyone,” Kaczenski said. “You know you can’t just be the D-line coach. You got to be tied in to what everyone else is doing. “That just makes you a better coach when you know what the position coach is doing for each part of the defense.”
and made pitches when he had to. That’s what he does. He’s just a grinder. He has a lot of pride when he starts. It’s his game and he did a fantastic job again.” Theofanopoulos, who earned the loss, was rolling through four innings. He struck out the side in the first and the Huskers only had one hit until Scheffert led off the fifth with a single. After a sacrifice by Sam Stucky, Theofanopoulos
Both Kelly and Scheffert finished 2 for 4 with three RBI and two runs scored. The Huskers return to Hawks Field Tuesday at 1:35 p.m. for a matchup against South Dakota State. Dexter Spitsnogle (0-0) is set to take the mound for NU against the Jackrabbits. “Today really doesn’t mean much unless we go out tomorrow and play the same way with the same attitude,” Kelly said.
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kaczenski: from 10 the defensive line, including senior starters Cameron Meredith and Baker Steinkuhler and pass rush specialist Eric Martin. Those seniors will need to help develop a plethora of young linemen. Kaczenski said he will expect a lot from those seniors in the fall. “What I’ve really liked is how the older guys have taken the younger ones under their wing,” Kaczenski said. “It’s about the D-line — it’s not Baker, it’s not Cam — and they are trying to bring those other guys along.” Seniors will not be alone in that younger-player development, though. Kaczenski was the defensive line coach at Iowa for four years, and before that he coached the Hawkeye offensive line as a graduate assistant. In that time, Kaczenski developed a number
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NU at Bowlin for first time this year Sara Hinds DAily Nebraskan
Not since the early days of October has the NU softball team played on its home field. Bowlin Stadium remained empty as the Huskers took on the tournament play portion of their spring schedule, during which they travel to places that tend to boast warmer temperatures than Nebraska during February and early March. Places like Arizona, California, Texas, New Mexico and, this past weekend, Oklahoma. As NU prepares for its first opponent of the season outside tournament play, Bowlin Stadium will get a chance to boast about its weather. Temperatures are expected to be in the 70s on Tuesday. NU held practice Monday before its home opener, when the warm weather allowed NU to work on different aspects of the game than it usually does.
“We’ll be working a lot on our defense, but not necessarily from this weekend just because we haven’t had a lot of opportunities for practice outside yet this year,” said NU coach Rhonda Revelle. “We’ve played games outside but we haven’t actually had a lot of chances to practice outside. Just being on the dirt and getting to work situations is gonna be a big part of it, and then of course working it outside, too.” The start time is 4 p.m. against South Dakota, and the Huskers will play a doubleheader against the Coyotes. NU goes into the game with a 13-12 record after going 3-1 at the Mizuno Classic over the weekend. Revelle was impressed with her squad’s performance in the four-game event. “Not only it gives us a little confidence and momentum going into this next stretch, but also it keeps us plugging away, chipping
away and continuing to be a very offensive team,” she said. As Nebraska looks toward its home opener, senior pitcher Ashley Hagemann said she and her teammates are finally piecing things together. “We’re not where we want to be, but I feel like we’re heading in the right direction,” she said. And though Revelle agreed, she has higher standards for the Huskers. “Continued consistency on all sides of the ball,” she said. “I still don’t think we’ve put a complete game together from offense to pitching to defense. We haven’t played that picture perfect game yet.” Preparing for two games against South Dakota is different than preparing for a game against Oklahoma State, Arkansas Pine Bluff and two games against Loyola-Chicago in a weekend, Revelle said. Outfielder Brooke Thomason said
the team is able to look at the team more closely and go from there. “We can really tune up our hitting and really know what we’re looking for when we go up to the plate,” the junior said. South Dakota heads into the game with a losing record, but that doesn’t change preparations or mindsets. “Right now we’re trying to make every game about us and trying to really get ourselves in a good place, and I think we made a nice step toward that this weekend,” Revelle said. “We just need to keep going. It can’t be about anybody that we’re playing or anybody’s record or anything else for that matter.” Hagemann agreed. “It doesn’t matter who we play, but it’s just a different team with a different jersey so we just go out and play the game,” she said. Factors like location and weather make the game
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Nebraska coach Rhonda Revelle and the Huskers will open their home schedule with a doubleheader Tuesday. more meaningful for some of the players. Thomason has family coming up from Kansas City. She said they travel to some of the tournaments, but having a game on NU’s home field for the first time in months is something she’s looking forward to. Revelle said the timing of
the home opener for her team was perfect. “We really couldn’t ask for a better situation — getting to practice on our field the day before our first home opener and have the weather be great — so we’re really looking forward to it,” she said. sarahinds@ dailynebraskan.com
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NU’s Wyatt Aycock won the event title on pommel horse during the weekend.
Men place 3rd, secure season-high team score Michelle O’Donnell Daily Nebraskan
The No. 10 Huskers posted a new season-high score despite losing to No. 3 Illinois and No. 6 Minnesota this Sunday. NU earned a season high of 344.70 but still fell in third place to Illinois (353.650) and Minnesota (346.900). The Huskers’ goal for this season had been to get at least a score of 340 and a hit percentage of 80 or higher, a goal they reached at last week’s meet against ASU. Since the Huskers passed their previous goal, the team set a higher one for the weekend’s meet against the Fighting Illini and the Golden Gophers. “The goal was to hit 344 and over 80 percent, which we did,” coach Chuck Chmelka said. “We just have to improve and go for a 346 next time.” Sophomore Wyatt Aycock was the only Husker to win an event title that day, posting a career-high 14.70 on pommel horse. Ten more Huskers picked up new season best personal marks, including five career highs. “I feel like I did pretty good, but I still could have done better,” Aycock said. “And I want to add more stuff to my routine. It’s short right now.” Aycock has been recovering from a shoulder surgery he had last summer, but is finally getting to a place where he can start hitting what he’s capable of. “He finally put together a nice meet with a good floor
routine, an outstanding led by sophomore Donohorse routine, great vault van Arndt, who earned a and great parallel bars,” 14.40 to add to the team’s Chmelka said. “He came score of 56.300. The fourth back slow from surgery this rotation led NU to vault summer, but he’s an ex- where they notched a score tremely gifted athlete and of 59.300. Two gymnasts posted season-high marks he could go a long way.” The Huskers started the on vault; junior Wyatt Baier day off on floor exercis- with a 15.25 and Hofer with es, earning a team score a 14.85. “Our vaulting was really of 58.800. Senior Andreas good,” ChmelHofer’s ka said. “Two 14.95 and (Aycock) came guys did new f r e s h vaults they’ve man Grant back slow from never comPerdue’s surgery this peted or hit 15.05 also summer, but he’s before.” marked NU moved new seaan extremely to parallel bars son-best gifted athlete and for the fifth scores for he could go a rotation, earnthe pair. ing a 58.500 “ We ’ v e long way. and staying been kind Chuck Chmekla in third place of inconnu men’s gymnastics coach behind Illisistent on nois (294.800) floor, but and Minnesota we did pretty good,” Chmelka said. (287.350). The Huskers fin“I feel like we’re doing the ished in third after picking right thing. We just have to up a 57.750 on high bar to keep improving here and make their total team score there and we’ll be in good of 344.70. “We knew we had our shape.” The Huskers moved work cut out for us; they’re to pommel horse for the both outstanding teams,” second rotation, where Chmelka said. “But I am Aycock’s score of 14.70 proud of the team. We hung added to the team’s to- in there; we fought and still tal score of 54.00. Three hit routines.” The Huskers are upping NU gymnasts fell during their horse routines before their goal to 346 for next Aycock’s turn arrived, but Sunday’s meet against No. he was ready for the pres- 1 Oklahoma and No. 11 Air Force in Oklahoma. sure. “It’s going to be another “I just tried to not think of anything,” Aycock said. tough one,” Chmelka said. “I’ve done the routine hun- “But we’re not so much dreds of times so it should looking at how good they be no problem if I don’t are but looking at us and what we can control.” think about it too much.” michelleodonnell@ Nebraska took to still dailynebraskan.com rings for the third rotation,
In the women’s gymnastics meet on March 4, the point differential was just .125 in a loss against No. 1 Florida, 196.95-196.825. This past Sunday against No. 7 Utah, the difference was .150 on the other side of the win-loss column. A few mistakes and the 14,423 fans in attendance didn’t seem to faze the Cornhuskers as the squad defeated the Utes on the road, 197.600-197.450, in record-breaking fashion. The score was the sixthhighest score and secondhighest away team score in school history. According to coach Dan Kendig, it was a boost of confidence that led to the NU victory. “As a coach, you walk into a meet and worry about certain things,” he said. “It was almost like the crowd wasn’t there and they were the only ones in the gym. They were that confident.” It was the fourth time this season the Husker women scored more than 49 points in each event and the third time they’ve scored more than 197. But the way the team looked in warm-ups showed no indications of what was to come in the meet. “We didn’t have our best day in warm-ups,” Kendig said. “But it didn’t matter. They didn’t look rattled and were confident from the beginning. They went out and stayed in the meet.” The Huskers began the meet on uneven bars and were led by the No. 3 bar performer in the country, Janelle Giblin. The junior posted a teamhigh 9.925 to assist the team to a season-best 49.425 score to kick off the meet. The score by Giblin tied her career-high on bars, but she wasn’t the only one to set a new personal mark. Other than the team bests set throughout the meet, the real story was about sophomore Jamie Schleppenbach. “She just had one of those days,” Kendig said. “It was unbelievable what she did and how she did it.” Schleppenbach displayed a personal best 9.875 score on bars, and that was just the beginning to her career day. After the first rotation, Nebraska then moved to vault where Schleppenbach stole the show posting a careerhigh 9.95. The strong performance directed the team to a 98.850-98.800 lead after two rotations. The NU gymnasts were flawless in their third event, posting a season-high 49.450 on floor. Freshman Jessie DeZiel posted a career-best
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Sophomore Jamie Schleppenbach had a career day, helping NU defeat No. 7 Utah 196.95-196.925 9.95 and was followed with a 9.90 performance by senior Lora Evenstad to finish the event. Emily Wong also added a 9.90, while Giblin and Schleppenbach both tied their career-highs with a 9.85 in the event. Although the crowd was the largest the NU gymnasts have ever performed in front of, they made sure not to let it affect them throughout the entire meet, according to Schleppenbach. “I knew there was going to be a lot of people there,” she said. “They always have a lot of fans and I just sucked it up and enjoyed it. They love and know a lot about gymnastics and I appreciated it. “At the same time I just tried to focus and not let the fans and our opponents bother us.” In Nebraska’s last event, Schleppenbach came up clutch for her team when they needed her the most. After the Huskers were up 148.300-147.950 heading into the unbalanced beam, the team’s lead quickly shrunk to 187.55-187.025 because of a 49.500 performance on floor by the Utes. Nebraska needed a big score in the final spot in the lineup, and it got exactly what it asked for from the sophomore. “Talk about clutch; talk about pressure,” Kendig said. “She went out there and rocked it.”
Schleppenbach flourished as the last performer of the meet delivering a 9.90 in career-high fashion. The score earned the sophomore her second title. Along with the two accomplishments, she also won the all-around — the first time she’s ever done so in her career. “I’ve had meets where I’ve had a career-high in one event, but it felt good to put a whole meet together,” Schleppenbach said. The clutch performance not only gave the Huskers their third win against a top10 opponent this year, but also led the team to finish with a perfect record on the road this season, the first time in school history. “Jamie’s had some great days for us earlier this year, but Friday I saw something different,” Kendig said. “She had better than a great day this weekend. This is what Jamie’s capable of doing. “What it did was provide her the confidence she needs to continue to perform at that level.” Being a part of the undefeated achievement felt special to Schleppenbach. “We all work so hard and when it comes together like that, it just makes everyone feel satisfied that our hard work has paid off,” she said. “Being a sophomore makes me excited for the next two years to come before I graduate.” neduIzu@ dailynebraskan.com
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Nebraska coach Connie Yori and the Huskers will head to Little Rock, Ark., to face Kansas in the first round.
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familiar territory Rick Kaczenski has coached the defensive line before and has done it in the Big Ten. The former Iowa assistant has taken over the position at Nebraska and isn’t wasting any time coaching up his new players.
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new face on the Husker coaching staff was caught in the middle of a drill during Monday’s practice. The new defensive line coach, Rick Kaczenski, said he was coaching a player when quarterback Taylor Martinez snapped the ball before he could get out of the way. “It looked like I was on a stunt,” Kaczenski said. “I’m trying to coach guys in between reps and I ended up in the B gap right as the ball was snapped. Fortunately the play went the other way.”
Kaczenski hopes to send his linemen into the B gap to cause havoc this fall. He joined the staff at the end of the 2011 season, just in time for the Capitol One Bowl against South Carolina. It was hard for Kaczenski to coach the players the way he wanted to during that time frame, he said. “Even though I got an opportunity in December to watch and view and observe how they do things,” Kaczenski said, “until you get handson you really don’t get a good
feel for it.” Now that spring ball is here, Kaczenski said he has more time to teach his philosophies to the players off the field. Being able to teach players before the pads get on is key, he said. NU coach Bo Pelini said he is excited with what Kaczenski brings to the table. “Kaz has been here for a while and he’s pretty much up to speed,” Pelini said. “It’s like there hasn’t been any changes at all. It’s been really smooth.” Nebraska brings six seniors to
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NU uses 8-run inning to top Cal Team preps for fifth game in five days as South Dakota State comes to Hawks Field Tuesday Doug Burger DAily Nebraskan
It took a bit of help from University of California pitcher Michael Theofanopoulos, but once the Nebraska baseball team got on the board in the fifth inning Monday afternoon, the floodgates opened. Entering Monday’s fifth inning, the Huskers were on a 13-inning scoreless streak after being shut out on Sunday. The streak ended when Bryan Peters drew a bases-loaded walk to score Josh Scheffert from third. NU (10-6) went on to push seven more runs across the plate during the fifth, culminating in a 9-5 victory against Cal that earned the Huskers a 2-2 series split. “This team has a lot of fight in them,” said coach Darin Erstad, whose team recorded only three hits in a 4-0 loss Sunday. “They’ve responded well to adversity. Now the one thing
we need to work on, the final piece of the puzzle, is dealing with success and repeating it and being consistent in our effort.” Peters’ walk turned the lineup over to lead off man Pat Kelly. The freshman lined a two-strike fastball into the right-center alley for a triple, clearing the bases and giving NU a 4-2 lead. “I was just looking for something away, sticking with our approach, looking for something to go the other way with,” Kelly said. “He left one up a little bit, a little bit away.” The Huskers weren’t done, though. Left fielder Michael Pritchard plated Kelly with a single and the inning was kept alive when Kash Kalkowski reached on an error. Scheffert then drove a ball over the left-field fence for his second hit of the inning, giving the Huskers an 8-2 lead. “I had no idea (if it was gone),” Scheffert said. “I was just praying that the wind would pick up and carry it out.” The Golden Bears (114) responded with three runs in the sixth, but Luke
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Freshman Pat Kelly trots home after Michael Pritchard’s single, which followed Kelly’s bases-clearing triple in the fifth inning Monday afternoon at Hawks Field.
While the Nebraska women’s basketball team had to sweat it out a bit, the team ultimately liked what it heard. Monday night’s NCAA Women’s Tournament Selection Show was very kind to Nebraska. Coach Connie Yori’s 24-8 Huskers drew a No. 6 seed in Little Rock, Ark., and will face former Big 12 Conference foe Kansas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The No. 17 Huskers were placed in the Midwest Regional and will play in Des Moines if they advance to the Sweet 16. Getting to the Sweet 16 will be difficult. While NU had to be ecstatic to draw Kansas — which was not expected to be in the field — in the first round, NU would almost certainly play No. 7 Delaware in the second round. While DU would need to defeat Arkansas-Little Rock in the first round to advance to play Nebraska or Kansas, the Blue Hens are 30-1 on the season, including a win over Penn State, and feature Elena Delle Donne, a transcendent forward and strong contender for National Player of the Year. If seeds hold, and NU continues to win, Tennessee would await Nebraska in the Midwest Regional semifinal, and undefeated, top-ranked Baylor would be the opponent in the Elite Eight. Indeed, the Midwest Region is loaded, with seven of the top 18 teams of Monday’s AP poll in the field. The Hendricks Center lobby, where the team gathered to watch the show, erupted in excitement when the Huskers were selected. NU was one of the final teams to appear during the show, but to the team, the selection was worth the wait. “It was kind of nervous getting down to it and not hearing Nebraska get popped up or seeing it,” guard Lindsey Moore said. “It was kind of nervewracking, but we were pretty confident we would get in, so we were just waiting it out.” Yori now prepares to play against Kansas at 6:45 p.m. Sunday. While NU’s draw was favorable, Yori was quick to point out, in the NCAA Tournament, there is no easy game. “It’s not exactly an easy draw,” Yori said. “Kansas is really good, really athletic. They know us, so we’ll see what happens.” Even with the shadows of Delle Donne, Pat Summitt and Brittany Griner hanging over the Huskers, the players were still happy with where the selection committee put them. “I think it will be really fun to play a Big 12 team,”
It was kind of nerve-wracking, but we were pretty confident we would get in, so we were just waiting it out. Lindsey Moore nebraska point guard
Moore said. “The fact that we left their conference last year and entered the Big Ten ... I think it will be actually really fun.” A No. 6 seed was a bit of a positive surprise for the Huskers, who were a No. 7 seed in Charlie Crème’s last bracket. Despite the high ranking and NU’s strong performance in the Big Ten Tournament, NU’s lower RPI and strength of schedule numbers had many forecasting a lower seed for NU, who came in No. 22 in the coaches’ poll. Yori herself, in a speech before the show, intimated that the Huskers “wouldn’t have to travel too far” and said, in a press conference after the selection, she believed that the No. 7 seed in Ames, Iowa, was a strong possibility for the Huskers. NU will not have to play anyone on or near the opponent’s home court (unless UALR upsets Delaware) something Yori was grateful for, saying she was glad NU didn’t have to play on Iowa State’s home court. The Big Ten was well represented in the field, with all seven teams with winning records being placed in the field. The only disappointment came for Ohio State, as the No. 16 Buckeyes, the second seed in the Big Ten Tournament, drew the No. 8 seed in the Midwest Regional and will have to potentially face Baylor in the second round. The Huskers beat OSU twice in the last week of the season. Health will be key to the first round game. Yori assessed the status of her team’s health as “not great” but would not go into specifics when prompted. Moore and Emily Cady had dealt with knee injuries in the past few weeks, and starters Jordan Hooper and Hailie Sample came to the Hendricks selection show with walking boots over their black socks. When asked about it, Hooper jokingly referred to it as her new “fashion accessory” and referred all questions about it to Yori. Kansas also has injury problems, as its top player, Carolyn Davis, tore her ACL midway through conference season, prompting a Jayhawk collapse that saw the team’s tournament odds diminish. The bottom line for fans of the women’s basketball team: After a 13-18 season in 2010-11, the Huskers are back in the field with a puncher’s chance at a deep run. seanWhalen@ dailynebraskan.com