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A more accessible business minor will be available for non-business majors at the University of NebraskaLincoln in the fall. Students from colleges across campus will be able to tack on the business minor to their current majors.

Kathy Farrell, senior associate dean of the College of Business Administration, said between prerequisites and requirements, some non-majors took as many as 31 credit hours to achieve a business minor. Now students will have to take only six courses, totaling 18 credit hours. Farrell said CBA made this decision to provide a more accessible minor for students from all colleges and majors.

This new minor also includes a restructured curriculum. Courses center less on the large business policies that business majors focus on and more on financial decision-making.

The minor is tailored to fit the needs of non-business majors, Farrell said.

“A student with a major in fine and professional arts … they’re going to need to know how to manage their cash,” Farrell said.

Many students are exploring the opportunities that would be available to them with a minor in business.

Sophomore advertising major Danielle Baker said she sees how taking business courses would be beneficial to students in her major. She said it would make sense for advertising students to learn the business side of what they do.

“I think business and advertising are like two sides of the same coin,” Baker said.

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alking across a piece of webbing strung between two trees on campus is a favorite pastime for several University of Nebraska-Lincoln students — but it’s also against the rules.

Slacklining refers to the activity in which a piece of webbing with a crank system attached is set up between two trees or other sturdy objects and then cranked taut so it resembles a thick tightrope.

Slackliners practice balance by walking across the webbing and doing tricks like cartwheels and flips on the rope.

Several slackliners on campus, though, have encountered UNL Landscape Services employees who

force them to take down their slacklines, saying that the activity damages the trees.

Andrew Casburn, a freshman nutrition, exercise and health science major, had one such experience.

“It was a typical 65 degree day in early February and we started to set up the line just like always,” said Casburn, who bought his own slackline last November. “We were just going to have a rad time.”

According to Casburn, an angry Landscape Services employee approached him and his friends and told them to “take the slack line down or he’d call the cops.”

It was the first time Casburn had been told to take down his slackline after slacklining at least once a week since the beginning of this semester.

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The landscape services employee told the group that slacklining hurts the trees, but Casburn isn’t convinced.

“Personally, I felt the need to make my own protection for the trees,” Casburn said, referencing the protective sheaths he sewed out of old towels to slip over the slack line, cushioning the trees from damage.

“We were all outdoorsy people (who were slacklining),” he said. “We’re people who like nature.

We weren’t trying to hurt the trees; we were trying to be safe.”

Eileen Bergt, Landscape Services director, said

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Professor to speak on Constitutional law elias youngquist daily nebraskan

Students and faculty will be able to hear one of the top constitutional law scholars in the country Wednesday at noon in McCollum Hall as a part of the Winthrop and Frances Lane Foundation Lecture.

Professor Pamela Karlan from Stanford University will be speaking on various ways to interpret the constitution.

“She is extremely smart and direct,” Susan Poser, dean of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law, said. “As I often tell students, there are

some people you should be in the same room with if you can, and I would put her in that category.”

According to Poser, Karlan has been considered for a position as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.

“We’re extremely lucky to have her here,” Poser said.

Karlan is the Phi Beta Kappa lecturer for this year. Phi Beta Kappa is a nationwide honor society that is sponsoring the speaker alongside the College of Law and the Department of Political Science.

According to Eric Berger,

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an assistant professor of law at UNL, her lecture is called “Keeping Faith in the Constitution,” the same name as her most recent book.

Berger said the book explains why an originalistic view of the constitution — that is, basing the meaning of the constitution on the founders’ intended purpose — is overly simplistic.

“She is one of the most brilliant and well-regarded constitutional law scholars in the entire country,” Berger said. eliasyoungquist@ dailynebraskan.com

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Union Board adds seven for next year maren westra daily nebraskan

The Nebraska Union Board approved its appointment recommendations for seven new 2012-2013 board members with a unanimous vote last Thursday evening.

Board members are appointed for two-year terms.

Union Board President and junior secondary education major Laura Collins is serving her second term, and although she could reapply for membership if she wanted, she said most members leave after just one term so the board can get new perspectives and fresh ideas.

“We look for students who are excited about the progress of the union so far and excited about … projects,” she said.

Collins said the board looks for students who are dynamic, engaged in the student body and able and willing to be the voice of other students.

The board selected seven applicants to fill the opening positions in the board. According to Travis Anderson, a sophomore construction management major and current member of the board who will be returning for his second year in fall 2012, there were a total of 11 applicants this year for the seven open positions. The board seats 12.

Those selected were freshman marketing major Asher Erik Chester, freshman business administration and English major Marissa Curtiss, junior hospitality, restaurant & tourism management major Mike Freund, junior hospitality, restaurant and tourism management major Jaimie Hiley, sophomore marketing major Carolyn Clark, freshman communication studies major Melissa Bakewell and sophomore international business major Grant Isaacson.

That means that for the 2012-2013 school year, onethird of next year’s board

will consist of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members. Returning member Anderson is a “Pike,” or Pi Kappa Alpha member, as are Isaacson and Freund, and Chester is a Pike pledge. Two other Pikes also applied.

According to Collins, the board seeks students who are involved in other activities because the commitments indicate responsibility and campus engagement. She said the board did not actively seek out Pi Kappa Alpha members, and the three appointees were selected because of strong applications and interviews.

Anderson said he was involved in the Pike members’ elections by informing them about the purposes of board, reminding them when applications were due and helping them prepare for their interviews.

He said it’s important to note that he is not on the membership committee and didn’t help select board candidates. He said this prevented bias.

Isaacson said he was drawn to be a member of the Union Board because of its impact around campus.

“It’s really effective,” he said. “I mean, they make a difference directly.”

He said he noticed the board’s impact with the Neighborhood Movie Box placed in the Nebraska Union this year and renovations to the building.

Anderson said the board planned renovations to make the Union oriented more toward Nebraska tradition and individuality. The renovations are part of a five-year master plan.

Although Collins won’t be on the Union Board next year, she hopes to continue seeing changes made for the better.

“The union is the living room and ... hearth of campus,” she said. marenwestra@ dailynebraskan.com

ASUN to host green think tank elias youngquist

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Students will have the opportunity to speak their minds on sustainability at the University of NebraskaLincoln Wednesday night.

The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska will be hosting ACT Green, the ASUN collaborative think tank, in the Heritage Room of the Nebraska Union from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. so students can become more unified on sustainability and present the tentative sustainability plan for 2025.

“What we’re trying to do with ACT Green is getting more people to Focus Nebraska,” said Lane Carr, ASUN president and senior history and political science major.

Focus Nebraska is a weeklong event designed to educate UNL students and staff on climate and the environment.

Carr added that one of the platforms he ran on for ASUN president was the implementation of a campus sustainability plan.

“We don’t want to

influence the thinking; we want very idealistic ideas that are going to take us to the next step,” said Matan Gill, a senior construction management major and ASUN sustainability chair.

“Then we’re going to need to figure out how we’re going to be able to take us to the next step over the next 15 years.”

Gill said the sustainability committee has developed a draft of 10 objectives including recycling, education, research expenditures and campus planning. The goal of the think tank is to provide students with a “blank slate” to outline their concerns and then compare their ideas to the existing draft.

“This has kind of been developed over years, but the missing piece is that we don’t have a combined, unified force of students,” Carr said. “We have various students who are interested in different parts

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of sustainability but no unified force. So we’ll really try to get them excited about the push for sustainability.”

The groups in attendance at ACT Green will each give a short presentation about their organizations for students to get connected. To further student

connectivity, the ASUN Sustainability Committee will also reveal its new website at the meeting.

“Anyone is welcome to voice their opinions, learn a little bit more,” Gill said.

“We’re just trying to reach out.” eliasyoungquist@ dailynebraskan.com

business: from 1 aren’t the only ones who can benefit from a minor in business. Taylor Gardner, a junior criminal justice major, said he could use the business minor in his field as well. He said he’s been interested in business for a while, and although he knew he wanted to do something with it, he didn’t want to change his major so late in his college career. Adding a business minor may be his window into the business realm.

Gardner said the minor could also offer more career possibilities, like opening up a security company.

“It’ll help bring some things into perspective,” Gardner said.

He said if he decides to minor in business, he would take courses in the fall of 2012. All students

will be able to register for the classes during spring 2012 registration, as long as they meet the requirement of a 2.5 GPA. They also must complete any prerequisites required for the classes.

According to the UNL website, the six courses that students must take to achieve a business minor are: •ACCT 220: Accounting for Business Decisions •ECON 200: Economic Essentials and Issues •BLAW 300: Business, Government and Society •FINA 300: Financial Decision-Making •MGNT 300: Management Essentials for Contemporary Organizations •MRKT 300: Contemporary Marketing Students interested in achieving a business minor should contact their

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UNO professor to discuss Native American roots maren westra daily nebraskan

Dennis J. Smith had, by his own admission, an odd childhood.

Smith, assistant professor of history and Native American studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, was raised on the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Reservation in Montana.

On Wednesday, he’s taking what he learned and passing it along to a new audience: Lincoln. At 3:30 p.m. in the Great Plains Art Museum, 115 Q St., Smith will share Fort Peck Assiniboine stories. A reception starts at 3 p.m.

This lecture is part of the Paul A. Olson Seminars in Great Plains Studies. Smith is the third of four speakers to present at the series this spring.

His father was a member of the reservation and a wheat farmer, but Smith didn’t spend all his time

on the reservation — his family had two residences while he was growing up and, although he was raised on the reservation, he went to school in Billings, Mont.

According to Smith, a childhood spent both off and on a Native American reservation is out of the ordinary.

Smith said he didn’t really get to know the history of the Assiniboine tribe, of which he is a member, until he was older. He said talking to tribe elders and officials to learn about the history of the tribe was a fascinating experience.

According to Rick Edwards, Center of Great Plains Studies director, Smith was selected to speak because his research relates to “1862–2012: The Making of the Great Plains,” a twoand-a-half day symposium beginning March 29.

Smith spent time in the late 1990s interviewing elders of the Assiniboine tribe about their experiences.

He completed one extensive interview in 1997 and five extensive interviews in 1998. Most of the interviews consisted of an array of stories from tribe members who had grown up in the 20th century, Smith said.

“They were basically life stories focused on culture,” he said.

One elder, however, talked to him about something more specific: his father’s memories of a time period known as the Starvation Winter, which hit the Assiniboine tribe from 1883 to 1885. According to Smith, many Assiniboine died during this time. The man’s knowledge of his father’s experiences during that time is just one example of oral storytelling, and Smith will be telling that story Wednesday.

Smith’s accounts of Assiniboine history stop at the year 1888, at which point he said the reservation underwent changes

that transformed it from one large reservation into many smaller ones. It remains that way today.

Smith was also a commentator in the Olson Seminars about 10 years ago. In 2008, Smith’s doctoral thesis became the first half of a book titled “The History of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana, 1800-2000.”

Edwards said the Olson Seminars generally draw about 75 audience members that range from University of Nebraska-Lincoln students and faculty to interested community members.

“Our lectures explore different aspects of life and history and culture and commerce in the Great Plains,” he said. “We hope that people who come to our lectures will go away better informed and with more insights into those aspects.” marenwestra@ dailynebraskan.com

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RHA, Nightlife to fund end-of-year carnival conor dunn daily nebraskan

The Residence Hall Association at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln collaborated with Campus NightLife for the first time Tuesday night.

RHA allocated $4,000 to fund its “End of the Year Bash,” scheduled April 29 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. in front of the Nebraska Union.

It was the first time Campus NightLife approached RHA for funding, according to Jared Dailey, a Campus NightLife representative and senior business administration major.

“We want to make (the event) bigger and better,” Dailey said.

Campus NightLife has hosted previous events such as Party at the Union, the Red Fever Dance and the Homecoming concert.

More than 1,000 students, primarily from residence halls, attended last year’s End of the Year Bash, Dailey said.

The total budget for the event is $9,050. Campus NightLife will pay $5,050 and RHA will cover the remaining $4,000. Carnival rides, food and entertainment, such as a magician and an exotic petting zoo that includes animals like boas and monkeys, would all be included in the budget.

Campus Nightlife estimated that 6,300 students have

attended its events for the 2011-2012 year. Because the events have grown so much, Campus NightLife has run out of supplies, said Reshell Ray, associate director of Student Involvement.

“This is why we’ve appealed to your organization (for funding) this year,” Ray said.

However, one line in the bill caused concern for Meg Brannen, RHA senator and junior advertising major.

“I’m a little concerned about the way that the excess funds are being given back,” she said.

Brannen pointed out that Senate Bill 25 stated RHA wouldn’t be receiving leftover funds — a constitutional standard RHA has always followed when funding events for other organizations.

“These are student fees for this year, meant to go to this year’s senate,” she said. “That’s how our budget works.”

But Campus NightLife wasn’t planning on funding any more events for the rest of the semester, and any leftover funds would be put toward next year’s budget, Dailey said.

“It’s something we’ve done with any collaboration in the past,” he said.

Because RHA was funding almost 50 percent of the event’s budget, Brannen said she wanted any leftover funds from other organizations to be returned to

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slacklining: from 1 slacklining is definitely against university policy.

“It damages university property, which is why it isn’t allowed,” Bergt said.

She also said putting padding around the slacklines doesn’t change the rules because there’s still potential of damage. Slacklining can damage any part of a tree including the bark and root system, according to Bergt.

Bergt said she was not aware of any slacklining occurring on campus and therefore couldn’t estimate how many trees have been damaged by the activity.

She said, though, that if students were caught slacklining, the next step would be to contact University Police because it would involve students destroying university property.

“Trees are a valuable resource on campus and we need to work to protect them,” she said.

Casburn said he enjoys slacklining because of the physical and social elements of it.

“It’s a fun challenge that I’ve seen I quickly get better at,” he said. “It’s like walking across and jumping on a 2-inch trampoline. It’s just a good thing to hang out with people and do.”

Other students agreed that slacklining is an enjoyable activity.

“I love slacklining simply because it is something different to do with friends,” said Melissa Laughlin, a frequent slackliner and freshman animal science major.

Harvey Liu, a freshman forensic science major, also enjoys slacklining, although he has only done it a few times.

“Slacklining helps to train my movement and balance skills too,” Liu said. “Plus, it’s free and everyone can join.”

Bergt said there are liability issues for the university, though.

“From what I understand, it’s like walking on a tightrope where you could fall off and get hurt,” Bergt said. “And we don’t want students getting hurt on campus.”

Some students say that outlawing slacklining on campus is unfair.

“Of course students should be allowed to slackline on campus,” Liu said. “Slacklining is a simple entertainment designed for whoever wants to take a little break and relax a bit from studying or working.”

Laughlin agreed, adding slackliners just need to be aware of the surrounding landscape.

“I think students should definitely be allowed to slackline on campus, but should know how to protect the trees and be respectful toward the environment,” said Laughlin, who has never personally been approached by a Landscape Services employee.

Laughlin also said it’s important for slackliners to pick trees with thick trunks (about a foot in diameter) and use a material like folded towels or cardboard to protect the tree bark.

She added that perhaps Landscape Services could come up with a compromise as to what precautionary steps should be taken to protect the trees.

Bergt said such a compromise could be a solution,

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RHA before giving to Campus NightLife.

“Physically this is how we always do things,” Brannen said. “I would be more comfortable with us knowing where our money is going when it involves our residents.”

RHA passed SB 25 with the requirement that any money from the event’s budget be returned to RHA before going to Campus NightLife. The vote went 33 approvals and one denial.

During the bill’s debate, RHA Vice President Mike Dunn, a junior communications studies major, asked the senators to calm down.

Some of the senators were groaning aloud in response to each other’s opinions on how leftover money should be handled.

Dailey said he hopes Campus NightLife can form a continual working relationship with RHA for years to come.

RHA President Kevin Rush, a senior special education major, said Campus NightLife is historically known for putting on great events. He said this event will have potential for increased collaboration between the two organizations.

although it would probably have to be discussed with the Campus Recreation Center.

“Maybe (slackliners) could explore a compromise with Campus Recreation,” Bergt said. “I mean, can you slackline using poles instead of a tree?”

In the meantime, at least one student plans to continue slacklining on campus.

“As long as we don’t disturb anybody or damage any property, sure, we will continue to slackline,” Liu said.

But Casburn said he is not so sure.

“We’ll try to find a new spot (off-campus) I guess,” he said.

“Landscapers don’t work at night, though, so we’ll see.”

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Nebraska must match Omaha’s equality effort Tuesday afternoon, the Omaha City Council passed an ordinance adding protection against discrimination against gay and transgendered individuals. The Daily Nebraskan applauds this step by the City Council, which recognizes the individual worth and dignity of every human being, regardless of race, religion, creed, ethnicity and now sexual orientation and gender identity.

No individual should be discriminated against, for any reason, in employment. No individual should be refused service at a public place based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The Omaha vote affirms this.

After the controversy near the end of last week’s Association of Students of the University of Nebraska elections, involving homophobic comments made during a debate and on Facebook, we commended both parties for acting responsibly, respectfully and fairly. We were pleased to see both groups recognized asking people to vote for a candidate because he or she is straight has no place in a student government election or in any election. As such, we are pleased the Omaha City Council, on a larger scale, has recognized this fundamental equality and respect for every individual.

But the DN would like to see more. The next step should be legislation of this nature in front of the Lincoln City Council. Members of the City Council, as well as the mayor, ought to support equality and nondiscrimination as fundamental rights for the city of Lincoln’s residents.

Even this is still too fragmented. How can we live in a state where, if you enter the city limits of Omaha, a gay person is free from discrimination, but if he or she drives to South Sioux City, he or she can be discriminated against? As important as these measures are for city residents, the Nebraska Unicameral should consider adoption of nondiscrimination law as well.

The fight against discrimination has gone on far too long. While the DN is pleased to see Omaha taking a much-needed step forward, the rest of this state, starting with Lincoln, needs to catch up.

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Backlash betrays Christianity

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n Tuesday, the Omaha City Council passed an ordinance making it illegal to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people in the workplace or to deny them service in a hotel, restaurant or anywhere that serves the public.

As if it weren’t tragic enough that something like this has to be considered, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was pulled into it when assistant football coach Ron Brown testified against the ban and cited Memorial Stadium as his address.

Chancellor Harvey Perlman was quick to criticize that action (in part in a letter to the Daily Nebraskan) and made it clear the university does not discriminate based on sexual orientation. Brown later clarified he was only speaking on behalf of his personal, Christian beliefs.

Brown’s not alone in his resistance to the legislation. In fact, this anti-discrimination bill has come under a lot of fire from Christian leaders and organizations. Let’s run that through Christian ideology for a moment.

From 1 John 4:7, “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.” From James 4:12, “God alone, who gave the law, is the Judge. He alone has the power to save or to destroy. So what right do you have to judge your neighbor?”

Somehow, allowing open discrimination just doesn’t seem like something Jesus would do.

Yet, that’s the defense. It seems that God’s word — and love — only apply if you aren’t gay. And when God said judgment was reserved for him, he must have been kidding.

Just in case this all wasn’t enough, here’s a quote from Brown’s testimony at the Omaha City Council meeting, taken from an Omaha World-Herald article: “The question I have for you, like Pontius Pilate, is: ‘What are you going to do with Jesus?’”

That kind of inflammatory insinuation

kaley cook has no place in a public forum like this one. Pontius Pilate had Jesus crucified.

Wanting anyone to be able to file a claim about discrimination is really not the same thing.

It’s also worth noting this bill already excludes public places owned by religious groups. Religious organizations won’t be forced to violate their beliefs.

And yet, there’s still been a religious backlash. Why? It seems there is a secret 11th Commandment: Thou shall pick and choose whichever facets of Christianity fit best into your life, and disregard the rest.

That’s how we’re getting here, right?

If you bypass everything the Bible says about love, tolerance and peace, then, yes, God’s word can become the reasoning for almost anything.

Including letting people — any people — feel threatened in their workplace or be denied service in a public place.

Well, if God can take the blame for that, I’ll let Merriam-Webster take the blame for this: “Intolerant: a: unwilling to grant equal freedom of expression especially in religious matters; b: unwilling to grant or share social, political, or professional rights.”

That’s what this is. It’s intolerance. It’s bigotry.

Having religious views can be incredibly important to a person, and it would be ludicrous to think they wouldn’t color your politics. But, last time I checked, Christianity wasn’t a buffet. So, when claiming that something violates the part of your

religious views that you follow, don’t be surprised if someone calls you a hypocrite.

Especially when your selected religious views violate common decency.

What it comes down to is what kind of God you believe in. One who cares more about his word or one who cares more about loving people?

There’s a reason Mahatma Gandhi said, “I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”

And, during a debate on welfare, there’s a reason Stephen Colbert said, “If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn’t help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we’ve got to acknowledge that he commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit we just don’t want to do it.”

If you don’t think those outside of the “straight” sexual orientation deserve to feel safe in the work environment, you can’t blame it on God. If you’re a Christian, you’ve got to admit you’re supposed to love everyone, but you aren’t willing to offer them the same rights.

Take the words of Rev. Jane Florence of First United Methodist Church, spoken at the same Omaha City Council meeting, “It’s a disgrace when Scripture is used to exclude and condemn and marginalize people, beloved people of God.” I couldn’t agree more.

Everyone is allowed their own religious beliefs. Everyone is allowed their own beliefs of any kind. But it just so happens my belief is a gay man can be accepted in a restaurant and a Christian man can worship his God. The two aren’t mutually exclusive. There’s no reason they can’t coexist equally. It’s a terrible idea one must choose between religion and decency — especially when religion often preaches decency.

Kaley Cook is a sophomore International Studies major. Reach her at Kaleycook@ dailynebraskan.com.

Facts show global warming activist ignorance

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he United States prides itself on being a deliberative democracy.

This deliberation is not reserved for our legislators. Rather, we hold sacred the right of every American to engage in politics. Newspapers, television and the Internet make it possible for any citizen to obtain relevant information about candidates, policies and issues. Once we have information, we’re blessedly free to form opinions and discuss with others. Not everyone appreciates a good debate, but most would agree an informed, debating populace is healthy for our democracy.

Usually, this deliberative process functions as a national brain, and each engaged citizen as a brain cell.

Yet for some reason, when the discourse drifts to environmental policy, America’s brain shuts down. Debate and discussion are no longer good things, and many Americans stop consuming new information. Instead, we treat the scientific “consensus” about global warming as gospel, and accept any means to reduce climate change.

No cost-benefit analysis is required; the consequences of failure are so dire that we shouldn’t even waste time thinking about them.

Those who are skeptical of these conclusions quickly find reasoned discussion about climate change is frowned upon. Rather than engage in an evidence-based argument, their opponents cite the scientific “consensus” as all the proof they need, and

accuse them of being stooges for big business or the oil companies. They refer to doubters, not as political opponents, but as “deniers” — a word usually reserved for people who believe the Holocaust never happened.

Disbelievers aren’t just stupid — they’re heretics, and environmentalists would probably burn them at the stake if they didn’t have to cut down a tree to do it. In the face of all these ad hominem attacks, it’s tempting to give in and drink the green Kool-Aid, if only to get them to leave you alone.

You might have noticed all of the religious language in the previous paragraphs. Truly, global warming has become a quasi-religious dogma, not to be questioned or doubted.

Unfortunately, the argument behind the “consensus” and its policy recommendations is riddled with bad science and even worse logic — which makes dogmatic belief all the more dangerous.

The scientific error starts with the idea of “consensus,” which I have placed in quotation marks up until now because of how dubious it is.

Even if scientists were 100 percent in support of the global warming theory (and they’re not), scientific truth does not depend on majority opinion.

Some of history’s greatest scientific discoveries — including the Earth revolving around the sun, germ theory and plate tectonics — came from scientists who defied the consensus of their time. This doesn’t mean that every minority scientific opinion is valid,

benjamin kantack but it does mean all opinions should be given a fair trial.

But the bad science doesn’t end there. The term “global warming” is itself misleading, because global temperatures don’t uniformly change.

In 2006, the U.S. Climate Change Science Program found that the Southern Hemisphere showed “virtually no change” in average temperature from 1980 to 2005, despite the fact that carbon dioxide levels are comparable for both hemispheres. Global warming alarmists excuse this by calling it a “local trend.” So how can warming in the Northern Hemisphere be “global” when stability in the Southern Hemisphere is “local?”

Additionally, the measurement of warming is suspect at best. Let’s consider the popular assertion that unusual warming made the 1990s the hottest decade on record. The NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies does show a sharp spike in the average world temperature graph at about 1990. Coincidentally, that’s also the time when the Soviet Union was collapsing, closing more than 100

temperature measurement stations in cold, northern parts of Asia.

Ordinarily, scientists would say this “measurement drift” compromises the scientific conclusions, in the same way giving a test to only the smart kids might unjustly raise the class average. But scientists want so much to believe in global warming that they’re willing to ignore this — ahem — “inconvenient truth” of world history.

There’s more to doubt about climate change science than I can fit in this column. But for now let’s assume these scientists are right and man-made global warming is a real problem. What should we do about it? “Anything,” say the environmentalists, “and if you try to do a cost-benefit analysis you’re an evil, oil-mongering nincompoop.”

Let’s examine our options. The most popular “solution” for combatting climate change is the Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Environmentalists hailed the Protocol as a panacea for the world’s warming problems. But the National Center for Atmospheric Research found that Kyoto would only avert warming by 0.07 degrees Celsius by 2050. That’s barely a dent in the 2 degrees Celsius warming forecasted for this century.

For the U.S. to comply with the Kyoto Protocol, we would have to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions by about 15 percent, based on 2009 emission levels. That’s more than we

could reduce by shutting down every vehicle, factory and power plant in California, Florida and New York.

Folks in those states might not appreciate going back to the Stone Age. But at least in 40 years they’ll enjoy being seven-hundredths of a degree cooler than they would have been otherwise, right?

Fulfilling Kyoto’s recommendations would cost the U.S. up to $400 billion in GDP each year, while doing almost nothing to avert global warming. Even if we did reduce our emissions, those reductions would be offset by increasing emissions in China and India. Even though China and India ratified the Kyoto Protocol, their status as “Annex 2” nations under the Protocol exempts them from any emissions requirements.

With China building two coal power plants every week, any success from Kyoto would be one step forward and two steps back.

If you haven’t heard these facts before, it’s because the global warming alarmists didn’t want you too. They would rather everyone accept their “consensus” and fall in line behind their policy recommendations. But the Kyoto Protocol is an impotent agreement that will make the world poorer and only marginally less warm. Trying to silence the debate won’t change the facts.

benjamin kantack is a senior political science and spanish major. follow him on Twitter at @benjaminkantack and reach him at benjaminkantack@ dailynebraskan.com.

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Natashia Swalve, who refounded the Electronic Gaming Club at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in August 2011, sits next to a pinball machine in the Nebraska Union. The primary aim of the club is to inspire and facilitate the presence of a more social and competitive gaming culture at UNL.

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There ain’t no party like a LAN party.

LAN parties, or local area network, parties have ushered in a new era of PC and console gaming at colleges across the nation, including the University of NebraskaLincoln.

With the help of the Nebraska eSports Association (NESPA) and UNL Electronic Gaming Club, a community atmosphere has developed at UNL that allows serious gamers to interact socially and competitively.

The UNL Electronic Gaming Club went defunct in 2008, but was revamped and returned in August 2011 under the guidance of Natashia Swalve, a psychology graduate student, in conjunction with NESPA. With the return of an official UNL gaming community came a focus on competitive gaming. The

Collegiate Star League, a national team-based competitive “StarCraft II” league composed of more than 240 college teams, made its way to campus.

“StarCraft II” is a realtime military strategy science fiction PC game that has gained a huge following since its July 2010 release.

CSL Nebraska team coordinator Brett O’Brien, a senior management major, said the league offers a new dimension to traditional gaming: intensity.

“A lot of people like me are really competitive and seems like a bunch of people that are on the team are the same way,” O’Brien said. “We’re not playing football or basketball, but we can play a video game we’re good at against other schools.”

Teams in the CSL are divided into central, east, north and west divisions.

The top 30 teams in each division are given a playoff berth.

The Nebraska team

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Anti-used game plan raises questions tom helberg daily nebraskan

With technology developing at a breakneck pace, it can be hard to keep up.

Big changes are on the way with the next generation of video game consoles.

The successor to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console, tentatively dubbed “Xbox 720,” could incorporate new features ranging from Blu-ray disc support to the ability to run on a Windows operating system. Perhaps the most radical proposed feature would do away with a staple of the gaming community: used games.

According to IGN.com, the Xbox 720 could implement some kind of antiused game enforcement, but the console may even reject used games entirely.

It is unknown if this idea will make it from the development stage to the final product or how it would

be implemented.

Each disc would likely include a unique key code that would be linked to a user’s Xbox Live account, which would necessitate an internet connection for every Xbox if the user wished to play new games.

Scott Barrett, a psychology graduate student at the University of NebraskaLincoln, sees the move as a logical step for Microsoft.

“It makes sense from a business perspective,” Barrett said. “I can see why it would be good for Microsoft, but whether it’s good for gamers is another story ... I can see a lot of people being outraged.”

Not allowing used games would mean a change in how games are sold.

Stores such as GameStop and Gamers make their bread and butter by selling used games. They buy games from consumers and sell them back into the

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community, meaning that Microsoft and game developers are missing out on used-game profits.

Barrett, a volunteer at the Nebraska eSports Association and member of

the UNL Electronic Gaming Club, said that disallowing used games would be good

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The Nintendo Entertainment System was released to North America in 1985, accompanied by the still-popular “Super Mario Bros.” The video game industry has come a long way since then, bringing new technological advancements into living rooms.

Today, the video game console giants are the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii. These consoles offer the latest features to gamers, including high-definition graphics and wireless controllers.

But despite the heightened sensory experience available today, the gaming community is still finding enjoyment in the classic titles it grew up with.

“As far as old-school stuff, there is no doubt — no question that Nintendo is the leader,” said Adam Widger, storefront manager at the Gameroom, located at 1709 O St. “You cannot get any Mario game onto the shelf, like ‘Mario Party,’ ‘Mario Kart’ and ‘Super Mario 64.’ People come in every single day and request those and we might have just bought one of those in, but there is never going to be any on the shelf.”

Much of the Mario

franchise has held onto its value, as well, and some games are even priced higher than the consoles required to play them.

“Any Mario game is as good as gold,” Widger said. “’Mario Brothers 2’ we sell for $13, ‘Mario Brothers 3’ we sell for $14, and they sell out.”

The Nintendo 64 was released in 1996, giving North American gamers a glimpse into the 3-D video game revelation that is the standard today.

“I remember when the Nintendo 64 came out,” said Stacy Gravning, an employee of Gamers, located at 525 N. 48th St. “The first game I played for it was ‘Super Mario 64’ and I remember that I didn’t play the game for a while because I was just so amazed by being able to walk around in three dimensions. It was wild, but now that’s not such a novel thing anymore.”

At the time, very few games offered such a rich environment that allowed players to freely roam about and interact with virtually everything they encountered.

“Probably the most profound video game experience in my life

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The new video game “Binary Domain,” released Feb. 28 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game systems, is not one that should be casually passed over by anyone needing a break from the vast dragon– slaying epic of “Skyrim.”

Still, I’ll admit that before I played this thirdperson shooter, the only thing that caught my attention was the similarity it bore to the anime series “Ghost in the Shell.”

The game is set in 2080 A.D. in Tokyo, Japan where the player must lead an international crew of specialized soldiers against an army of hostile robots.

However, one of the features I found most enjoyable, and sometimes challenging, is the ability to shoot the limbs and heads off of the robotic combatants. If the head

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is removed, that robot will then start attacking the other robots. A sure way to slow them down is also to shoot off their legs or whichever arm is holding the gun. The game allows the robots to adapt to these injuries by picking up the gun with the other arm or, if a leg is removed, they will crawl toward you.

One of the other notable features of the game is the use of voice commands via optional microphone to interact with the other characters in the game. The commands you issue

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Ryan Hildreth put down the cards because he couldn’t afford them. But only a few years later, the freshman general studies major found himself addicted again.

Magic: The Gathering, created in 1993, was one of the first collectible trading card games. Now, it’s making a comeback.

In 2011, there were approximately 12 million players, including students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Hildreth was originally brought back into the world of Magic by his sister. He played Magic while growing up but has been on break from the game for the past four years.

“I quit because it’s a money trap,” Hildreth said. “Then I sat down with (my sister) and all of her friends and I remembered how fun it is.”

Every Tuesday at 6 p.m. a group made up of mostly UNL students gather in the Nebraska Union to play the card game.

Each game of Magic is a battle between wizards called planeswalkers. Two or more players try to reduce their opponents to a score of zero by dealing the designated Magic cards that cause damage, or loss of points, to other players.

Students began playing Magic together about five years ago in the 501 Building off Stadium Drive. The gamers said they moved to their current location two years ago in hopes of a higher attendance rate.

“It turns out there’s lots of Magic players here (at the Union),” said Elliot Campbell, an economics graduate student said.

According to Campbell, attendance peaks between 14

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Kaitlin Hildreth, a senior English major, Cody Kaarstad, a senior agronomy major, and Tim Steiner, a staff programmer, enjoy a friendly game of Magic: The Gathering in the Nebraska Union on Tuesday evening. to 16 people some Tuesday nights. With this increase in numbers, Campbell found a way to adapt Magic to larger groups. He took the concept of the card game Bang, based on the wild-west, and applied it to Magic.

“There’s one person that everyone knows who they are,” Campbell said. “Then there are a bunch of hidden roles and they have different objectives. It adds a layer of social games like Werewolf or Mafia to Magic.”

With this change, he has fixed a couple of problems

with the multiplayer version of Magic.

“It’s possible to lose early and you’re just sitting there doing nothing,” Campbell said.

“In this variant you’re in teams, so if you lost, you might still be interested in the game because your teammates are still playing.”

With this different style of Magic, the group can play three or more games between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., according to Campbell.

“I think it’s interesting enough where it keeps people coming back,” Campbell said.

Many of the regular Magic players at the union had heard of the group from someone they knew. Mauricio Lang, a senior economics major, was invited into the group by one of his friends when Magic was still being played in the 501 Building.

“I started playing Magic with them and when they moved up to the union, I moved too,” Lang said.

Hildreth also introduced at least three more friends to Magic, one who had never played before. Members said those who don’t know how to

play but are interested are welcome to join.

“There are people that bring decks to share so you don’t have to have your own Magic cards to play,” Campbell said.

“We have a thing called a cube.

Someone has made a mini set of Magic that you can build a deck out of.”

Campbell, Hildreth and Lang all say they play Magic simply because they enjoy the game.

“Magic is a way for me and my friends to hang out,” Hildreth said, “and it’s fun.”

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xbox: from 5 for developers and is a step in the direction toward all digital delivery of game content. But Barrett doesn’t see why used game stores would have to go away.

“We’re seeing a shift away from the brick and mortar game stores,” he said, citing Blockbuster’s recent move from primarily a retail store to an online rental service.

“They might shift to digital outlets.”

Nick Volf, also a volunteer at the Nebraska eSports Association, doesn’t see the shift as a threat to gamers.

“I don’t think it will matter that much,” Volf said. “The gaming community is maturing.”

Volf said that as the community has aged, they are able to afford more new games than they were a decade ago. Barrett bought a lot of used games for his PlayStation 2 when he was younger, but isn’t as concerned with buying used as he once was.

Microsoft will not be the first company to release a new eighth-generation console; Nintendo will release the Wii U late this year. The Xbox 720 has no release date yet and could be released anywhere from late 2013 to 2015. Sony has no date set for its PlayStation 4.

Whether Microsoft implements anti-used game enforcement in the Xbox 720 has yet to be determined.

However, the biggest changes to the gaming community may come from how the competition adapts to Microsoft’s strategy.

“It will be interesting to see (if competitors) will follow suit or stick with what they know,” Barrett said. “Time will tell and it will depend on what Nintendo and PlayStation are doing.” tomhelberg@ dailynebraskan.com

UPC hopes to advocate change with film screening Kelsey haugen daily nebraskan

Women’s Week at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has a number of pillars. But when it comes to the representation of women in the media, the consensus of films like “Miss Representation” is that certain portrayals lead to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence.

In light of the week’s messages and goals, the University Program Council decided it would be the perfect opportunity to expose these issues on the big screen.

“Miss Representation,” a documentary portraying women in the media, will be shown by UPC at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

“It sheds light on a lot of issues that I think people know exist, but ... presenting it in a movie should really hit home,” said Peter Bock, a sophomore finance major and UPC’s

diversity and education chair.

The film, written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and also aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network.

Lauren Jewell, a UPC member, discovered the piece and wanted to set up a screening on campus to show how females are portrayed incorrectly.

“We liked the idea because we hadn’t covered a lot of women’s issues and figured it would be great to do during Women’s Week,” Bock said.

According to Bock, the screening of “Miss Representation” is important because problems still exist for women in American society, such as negative stereotypes, inequality in the workplace and double standards. The film displays women empowered with leadership positions and overcoming some of the issues. “(The documentary) will be a positive thing for UNL,” Bock said. “I think it will open

if you go “Miss Representation” Screening when: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. where: Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center how much: free people’s eyes and really make the issues real for the audience.”

After the screening, there will be a discussion panel made up of female speakers from Lincoln who will draw on their experiences and perspectives to answer viewers’ questions and comment on their reactions.

“I think we will have a really receptive audience,” Bock said.

“We’re trying to hit a different demographic and also promote UPC’s name in a way that advocates change at this university,” Bock said.

Melissa Hywood, a junior interior design major and UPC member, also hopes the event will encourage change at UNL and even in her own organization.

“We’ve never had a female

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president in UPC, so that should say something about women’s portrayal,” Hywood said.

She would like “Miss Representation” to help make others aware that women still aren’t treated equally and held in as high of professional esteem as

men are.

Bock expects that the documentary will be well-received by everyone, even though he said the topic may not resonate with males in the same way as females.

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This year, UPC diversity and education events have been attracting more attention and have been more effective in their estimation, though the group has always put together similar occasions in the past.

“UPC has events from our Entertainment and Diversity/ Education Committees each semester,” said Karen Wills, the UPC program coordinator. “This year, we have partnered with different organizations, which is why (people) may have noticed more.”

After the Strivers Row Poets event in February, which was UPC’s first poetry slam, the committee has gained more recognition from the student body.

“We had an awesome turnout, hitting a new group of people we’ve never really gotten before,” Bock said.

Bringing in different demographics is one of the main goals of UPC’s diversity and education group.

“We hope to promote diversity and make sure different voices are heard on campus,” Bock said.

UPC is usually able to encourage discussion before and during an event, but they want to keep the talk going even after it has occurred.

“We’ve done a good job, but there’s always work to do,” Bock said.

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Album creates a volley of exotic rifts, intriguing songs Samuel segrist hearnebraska.org

› ›editor’s note: This review was published on HearNebraska.org on Tuesday, March 13.

It’s 2:15 a.m. on a Tuesday night.

Another Dad’s Beer Night is over and 1 million crushed tall-boys of Old Style, High-Life and PBR are waiting for transport to the Lincoln landfill. The Duplass brothers are in town making a mumblecore film about late 20-somethings and 30-whatevers stumbling through life. They’ve chosen Tim Carr, the singer of Universe Contest, as their protagonist. Their set is the corner of 14th and O streets.

The scenesters don’t need to go home, but they can stand around smoking cigarettes, eat some Gourmet Grill, and, in good old bottom-of-the-ninth fashion, try to get lucky.

After the eventual strikeout, they film Carr, their sandy-blond gentleman of leisure, as he has to make the nightly and epic journey home past our glorious, phallic capitol building, an architectural ode to aspirations and failed dreams.

They cue “Snake Stand,” the opening track of Universe Contest’s four-song EP, “Discovering and Deciphering Your Value as a Human Being.” The lone guitar woozily echoes back and forth from left to right speaker and back again, simulating the ache of an intoxicated soul. About

the time he’s to the giant sprinklers of the capitol lawn, he starts singing to himself: “It’s walkin’ home with the bike seat in your hand / It’s killin’ that snake with the keyboard stand / It’s lyin’ to yourself, to everyone you know, even though you might be right / It’s fallin’ in love with you and then takin’ your friend home at the end of the night.”

Fuzzy guitars and slow, ponderous drums accentuate the melancholy before the song rockets into a dense, atmospheric volley of exotic riffs, chimey guitars, Cure-ish synths, and pounding drum and bass. It becomes a triumph song for those individuals who keep going out night after night, with a spirit of yearning in their hearts.

Sophomore track “Dying” picks up the story the morning after, about when the hangover sets in. This time, the song leads with crazy synths courtesy of John Freidel and with vocal manipulation of what sounds like Carr yelping God’s name while in the agony of death throes. The song goes from a boombastic “When the Levee Breaks”-style beat to a broken-heart whisper before expanding, ever-so creepily, from a pulsing bass line to a dance-y explosion, with zany guitars and synth lines vying for attention before a slow fade-out that comes too soon, suggesting that, somewhere, there is a place where the song still lives on.

Penultimate track “Hell

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DN Bop” is the most sonically intriguing track of the EP, featuring a dialogue between a vocodered voice and a reverb-drenched vocal, suggesting a schizophrenic episode right before staccato synths bring the groove in. Lush vocals are punctuated by whispers and Carr belting it from a roiling wave of guitars and crashing drums.

The rhythm section of Brenton Neville on drums and William Holmes on bass does a fantastic job holding the song together so the adventurous sonic forays always sound cohesive no matter how surprising they may be.

EP closer “Carl Said It First” tells the story of Carr, who, after an “adolescent adulthood” of substance abuse and over-consumption, ends up in a mental institution. The song rises and falls before falling to a strummed guitar and a broken vocal about Carr’s condition within the padded room. It paints a picture ready for indie cinema. To hear him tell the story of his padded cell and his experiences with the psychiatric staff is, in his words, “kind of sad, yet delightfully appealing to know you still have some sort of feeling.” The credits are about to roll, but the audience wants the music to play on.

Last semester you scoured the Western Hemisphere for sketchy hotels in sunny locations and the travel agencies needed to get you there.

You saved whole paychecks from your minimumwage job and avoided Runza pit stops in your dedication to this pinnacle of college vacationing.

For months you worked tirelessly and tanned shamelessly in hopes of achieving the body of a Greek god so you can properly destroy it with drugs and alcohol during your break shenanigans.

Spring Break 2012 — an entire week filled with debauchery and some of the best times you’ll never remember — is finally within reach.

And you’ve earned it.

There are many quality locations across the nation where the brightest minds set out to lose their minds for a week, but here are five destinations that will maximize your hellraising potential, especially if you are a University of Nebraska-Lincoln student.

4. Keystone, Colo.

God’s country is an ideal spring break location for penny-pinchers, skiing fanatics and hippies. Students who refused to spend money on a tanning bed or “know a guy” have found their inexpensive home in the mountains for the week.

Expand your cultural horizons and get acquainted with some hippies, stay-at-home moms, 9-year-old skiers that could beat Bode Miller in a downhill event and more hippies. At the end of the week, head back to the 402, sunburn-free with a sling from your buzzed skiing mishap and some weird hot tub stories.

5. Panama City Beach, Fla. For all those looking to turn their lives into MTV reality shows during break, look no further than the Granddaddy of them all: PCB. Last year, famous faces that graced the sands of PCB included the cast of Jersey Shore and the Ying-Yang Twins. It’s all the fist-pumping and questionable rash-acquiring that any college student could dream of for more than three days.

3. Cancun, Mexico Our friends to the south have provided a safe haven for Americans under the legal limit to flirt with disaster year after year, and they have graciously opened their side of the border to us again. Fill your water bottle with fruity death mix and hit the beach to leave your troubles behind.

Beware of Girls Gone Wild cameramen. “Cancun: What happens here, stays here ... including a healthy liver.”

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guys there,” Grossman said. “It’s a fun atmosphere, but it’s also sobering to know there are way better people out there.”

Promotion of the outlets for no-nonsense gamers has organizers like Swalve excited for raising the level of play by introducing casual gaming enthusiasts to a new competitive realm.

“We are trying to make things an amateur competitive format,” Swalve said.

“We know a lot of people here aren’t active competitive gamers, but we see the potential in the community for that. We are trying to get people to play more competitively, so it can lead to

1. Home Think of it as a “staycation”.

There is underrated entertainment value in hometowns of college students. Social interactions include, but are not limited to: visiting high school teachers that hated you to show them how awesome you are, hanging out with high school friends that are more boring than you and enjoying a home-cooked meal while getting obliterated with family members.

I leave you to your bad choices with a few words of spring break advice for the girls that are the fairest and the boys that are the squarest. Girls: don’t do anything dad wouldn’t be proud of. Guys: do something dad will be proud of. sampeshek@ dailynebraskan.com

game review: from 5 throughout the game will also impact the way the other characters interact with you in certain situations.

The game has a nice balance of action and cut scenes that should keep you busy for most of a weekend if you get wrapped up into the storyline. Visually, the

game is just as pleasing as anything else available today and, of course, more enjoyable with a high-definition TV. But the game does have its flaws. The controls are easy enough to use, but from time to time you will find that the same buttons are used for two different actions, like hiding

behind objects and jumping over other objects. You can see the problems that might arise. It’s also a bit of one-anddone product that doesn’t offer much replay ability. I can see myself playing through until the end, but I can’t say I’ll come back to it very often.

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“I definitely like the competitiveness,” O’Brien said. “I play other games just for fun. ‘StarCraft’ has the opportunity for the competitiveness that is just so interesting.”

For gamers, being able to communicate in a personal setting only heightens the excitement of traditional game play.

Junior management major Daniel Grossman, a “StarCraft II” fan, tested his own skills at a Nebraska CSL practice and was surprised by the talent level.

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But it’s not just the upperclassmen who have led the Huskers to a 3-0 record in their first year in the Big Ten Conference.

Freshman Jessie DeZiel and sophomore Emily Wong have already made a name for themselves at Nebraska.

Their humbled attitudes and shared drive to become better are what have made the two gymnasts the elite athletes they are today, according to Kendig.

“They’re both perfectionists,” he said. “They’re not content unless their performances are perfect. They show perseverance to keep going and by doing that, they’ve been able to be successful.”

Besides assisting the Huskers to a first-place finish in the Big Ten, DeZiel and Wong have also combined for eight all-around crown titles this season, ranking No. 2 and No. 5 respectively in the nation.

DeZiel has also been honored as the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week twice and Big Ten Freshman Gymnast of the Week eight times, with her last award coming this past Monday.

It’s not a surprise that she’s won so many awards this season, according to assistant coach Heather Brink.

“Jessie just comes in and gets down to business in the gym,” she said. “For her to win the awards doesn’t surprise me because I come to

expect that consistency from her. I know that I don’t have to worry about her anymore.

You don’t see that maturity in a lot of freshman.”

However, the pair of gymnasts aren’t the only two underclassmen who have stepped up for Nebraska this season.

Schleppenbach saw her hard work at the gym pay off for Nebraska’s last meet against No. 7 Utah, as the gymnast set career-high scores in each event and captured her first all-around win as a Husker.

“We’ve had girls before her do it and it just makes us deeper,” Kendig said. “We’re excited and we feel it will catapult us into even greater things.”

Schleppenbach’s careerhighs in each event helped the Huskers score its secondhighest away meet score (197.600) and finish the regular season undefeated on the road for the first time in history.

Through nine meets, the No. 6 Huskers have sent 10 different gymnasts to contribute to this historic feat, more gymnasts than Kendig ever expected. Six of these gymnasts performed in the allaround competition during the Masters Classic on Feb. 11.

“We’ve been blessed to have girls that have been to the all-around and compete in all four events,” Kendig said.

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“I think that those girls, as well as the others on the team, are extremely talented athletes,” Brink said. “As long as they keep working hard I think they all have a chance to win the title.”

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Center Mark Pelini tries to get around NU’s starting right tackle Jeremiah Sirles in a drill on Monday. Pelini, nephew of NU coach Bo Pelini, is competing for playing time this spring.

“After those first couple of days I was like ‘I don’t know if I’m ever going to be able to snap in my life,’” Pensick said. “It’s a lot different than just lining up, putting my hand in the dirt and going.”

While the Huskers are trying to work in replacements for last year’s starters at center and tackle, there’s no shortage of talent at guard.

Nebraska returns three players with starting experience, including All-Big Ten

Honorable Mention right guard Spencer Long, last year’s starter Andrew Rodriguez and Seung Hoon Choi, who ended 2011 as Nebraska’s starter.

“You’ve got three veteran guys who have played a lot of games, as has Brandon Thompson (who has) played some snaps,” Beck said.

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starters at left tackle, right tackle and center this off-season, Moore said the Huskers’ depth and experience from previous years will put them in a good position to succeed, especially in the rushing game, where the Huskers return all of their top rushers.

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The Nebraska softball team came on the field for Monday’s contest against South Dakota with grey jerseys that featured their last names on the back. These uniforms were new for the home crowd.

Pitcher Ashley Hagemann said she’s not too fond of the new uniforms, but she admitted they had a pleasant effect on the team.

“I’m not a big fan of these new uniforms, but I feel like today they made us look good,” she said with a laugh.

The pitcher proved it as she ended Tuesday’s doubleheader the same way she started it — with a strikeout.

Fans were treated to a 2-for-1 special as the Huskers opened their 2012 home opener defeating South Dakota, 7-0 and 8-0, in a doubleheader at Bowlin Stadium.

Hagemann led NU in the first game as she pitched a complete game, walking two Coyote batters while striking out 10 in seven successful innings of work.

It didn’t take long for the senior to settle in on the team’s home turf.

“I was pretty confident from the very beginning, since the first pitch of the game,” Hagemann said. “I just wanted to go out and pitch my game and be myself.”

Hagemann had a no-hitter going through four innings before a double by USD’s Allie Daly in the top of the fifth broke it up. After a pop fly by the next batter, the pitcher allowed a walk to put two runners on with one out.

But Hagemann wasn’t fazed as she forced a ground out and struck out her seventh batter to end the inning.

The hit by Daly was the only hit the senior surrendered in the first game.

NU coach Rhonda Revelle said she was impressed with her pitcher’s expertise on the mound.

“I think she had a great night,” she said. “She had great command all night long.”

The pitching wasn’t the only thing that led to Nebraska’s first home win.

Hagemann was backed by NU’s offense throughout the game as the bats broke open in the third inning.

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NU’s Ashley Hagemann pitches against USD on Tuesday.

Hagemann gave up three hits in 12 shutout innings.

It didn’t take long for a Nebraska player to hit a ball over the fence. After lead-off singles by Nikki Haget and Gabby Banda, catcher Taylor Edwards crushed a fastball over the left field wall to clear the bases. It was the sophomore’s third homer of the year.

“We had a nice night,” Revelle said, “and had different people come through in both games.”

In the second game, the offense only continued to heat up and even helped to end the game two innings early.

After three scoreless innings, the Nebraska bats erupted in the bottom of the fourth inning, scoring a total of six runs.

Senior Madison Drake provided the game’s first runs when she ripped a two-run double to left-center field to put the Huskers ahead, 2-0.

And the hit was just the beginning to a productive last two innings of the game.

“We got runners on, but we were struggling and couldn’t get them across,” Revelle said. “Madison’s hit was huge for us. You can feel the crowd and everybody exhale, and it was like, ‘OK, let’s go now.’”

After a walk by Haget, Banda sliced a double herself driving in Drake and putting runners in scoring position with one out. It was the third straight three-hit game for Banda, who finished 6-for-7 on the day.

Edwards then put down a sacrifice bunt driving in Haget, but a wild throw to first also drove in Banda from second, increasing the Husker lead to 5-0. Edwards, who advanced to second on the throw, scored on the next play after her sister Tatum Edwards ripped a single up the

middle.

Revelle said the team focused on running the base paths more effectively, and according to Hagemann, they showed improvements.

“It was a great team win,” the pitcher said. “The bats came alive, and our offensive base running was awesome.”

While heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, 6-0, the run-rule seemed to fill the minds of the Husker team as it realized it would need just two runs to finish the game. Freshman Mattie Fowler brought that idea to life as she began the inning with a single, bringing up junior Courtney Breault.

The second baseman followed with a long ball to deep left field to end the game and complete the sweep against the Coyotes.

Hagemann finished the game allowing two hits and striking out 12 batters.

“I think she just got stronger in the second game,” Revelle said. “I felt like she kept gaining momentum as the night progressed.”

The senior allowed a total of three hits and struck out 22 in both games, improving her record to 10-10 on the season.

Revelle said Monday’s two outings were great examples of what happens when Nebraska plays as a three-dimensional team.

“It was a very solid night of softball,” the coach said. “I thought we played excellent defense, pitched very well and I thought we hit well. We were taking extra base-hits and running with our heads up. I just think every aspect of our game was complete softball tonight.” neduizu@ dailynebraskan.com

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As usual, it took the Husker offense a little while to get going. But once it did Tuesday afternoon, there was nothing South Dakota State could do to stop it. The Huskers defeated the Jackrabbits 12-3 before a crowd of more than 2,000 on a temperate day (75 degrees and sunny) at Haymarket Park. Much of the credit to the victory goes to a mid-game explosion of offense for the Huskers, who struggled early against the opposing starter, Talon Jumper.

After just one base runner in the first three innings combined, the Huskers broke things open, scoring a run in each of the next five innings to turn a 2-0 deficit into the 12-3 victory. The Huskers got a little lucky, as SDSU committed three errors in the span, and they all led to Husker runs.

NU coach Darin Erstad said the Jackrabbits “weren’t playing catch” during the errors.

NU didn’t really need SDSU’s generosity, according to Erstad, Tuesday turned into one of the Huskers’ finer offensive performances.

“We were ready to go,” Erstad said. “This game goes in cycles, and right now we’re in one of those cycles where, for whatever reason, we’re not scoring early. It could change 10 more times this year … we do respond pretty well when we get rolling.”

The win lifted NU to 11-6 overall, and the Huskers are now 5-2 during their 21-day, 17-game homestand.

SDSU took an early lead at the top of the first, when Zach Briggs sent a two-run homer over the left field fence off Husker starter Dexter Spitsnogle.

Afterward, the NU pitching staff combined to allow one run in 8.1 innings. Lefty Aaron Bummer was especially impressive. The freshman threw 2.1 perfect innings with two strikeouts to get his first win.

Bummer has yet to allow a hit in three appearances as a

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Husker reliever Aaron Bummer delivers a pitch Tuesday against SDSU as part of 2.1 innings of perfect pitching.

Husker (4.1 innings).

“It was nice,” Bummer said.

“Me and (pitching) coach (Ted) Silva have been working a lot in the bullpen just figuring lots of things out, and it’s nice to see it finally click. Everything worked well today.”

First baseman Richard Stock kept the game from getting close in the top of the seventh, making a huge diving stop of a quick-moving drive to strand an SDSU runner on third, keeping the Jackrabbits from cutting the lead to 5-4.

The Huskers put the game away in the bottom of the inning as Josh Scheffert, pinch hitting for Ty Kildow, crushed a ball over the left field fence — it may have traveled more than 400 feet — for a two-run home run.

“That was a bomb,” Bummer said. “That was one of the hardest hit balls I’ve ever seen.

That was impressive.”

The Huskers kept pouring in runs the rest of the game, with seven in their final two innings. Four Huskers (Scheffert, Chad Christensen, Pat Kelly and Blake Headley) had multiple RBIs on the day.

The wind favored righthanded hitters, as three home runs flew over the 335-foot left field wall, and several other balls, including Christensen’s two-RBI double off the same wall, came close. Kelly hit a solo home run — the first of

This is a mental grind with as much as we ask of them in the classroom and to be out here and playing this many days in a row, it’s great mental toughness training.

And we’re going to get right back at it on Thursday.”

Darin Erstad nu baseball coach

his Husker career — to left in the eighth after the wind carried it away.

The Huskers now get a rare off day Wednesday (their first since last Thursday) before facing Louisiana Tech in a four- game set starting Thursday. Big Ten conference play begins March 23, a week from Friday, and Erstad believes the mental toughness of this homestand will prepare NU for the grind of conference season.

“This is a mental grind. With as much as we ask of them in the classroom and to be out here and playing this many days in a row, it’s great mental toughness training,” Erstad said. “And we’re going to get right back at it on Thursday.” seanwhalen@ dailynebraskan.com

Swedish athlete Barrefors eyes 2016 Olympics Chris Peters Daily Nebraskan

Bjorn Barrefors needs a nap.

It’s not just because he spent last weekend competing in seven events for the men’s heptathlon and took fourth place at the NCAA Championships.

Barrefors isn’t tired. He’s exhausted.

“These past three, threeand-a-half years, it’s been really tough,” Barrefors said. “It’s hard to live a healthy life.”

Every day is another to-do list. Trying to attend classes, train for seven events and pull off computer science and math homework in the middle of the night — all while trying to get a few hours of sleep in between — can feel impossible.

But if Barrefors wants to compete at the Olympics for his home country of Sweden, it’s the price he has to pay.

“It’s a dream I have,” Barrefors said. “My main focus is the European Championships, but I have it in the back of my head that Olympics would be great.”

In order to be selected for Sweden’s Olympic team, the Nebraska men’s indoor track and field school record holder in the heptathlon will need a score averaging in the top eight places among Olympic qualifiers. Barrefors said it’s going to take a score above 8,200 points in the outdoor decathlon for him to be considered for this summer’s Olympics.

Though Barrefors said he would love to compete for Sweden in the Olympics, he also acknowledged that it’s going to be difficult for him to make the field this summer.

Instead, he is focusing his attention on the 2016 Olympics.

Though the 2016 Summer Olympics are still four years away, Barrefors is working toward his goal by finishing

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Bjorn Barrefors finished fourth in the heptathalon at the NCAA Championships last weekend in Boise, Idaho. strong at Nebraska.

“First of all, I want the school record (in the decathlon,)” Barrefors said. “I’ve been chasing that for four years now.

“I’ve been talking to the guy who has it a lot recently. He’s been mocking me a lot recently. I want 8,000 points.”

His personal best in the decathlon currently sits at 7,689 points, a mark he set at the NCAA Championships as a freshman in 2009. Though Barrefors has exhausted his eligibility for indoor track and field, he still has the upcoming outdoor season and an additional outdoor season of eligibility remaining after he redshirted the 2010 outdoor season due to injury.

“I would be lying if I didn’t say I wanted a national title,” Barrefors said. “Whoever puts up the big score on the right day gets it.”

And Barrefors has no doubt that he can achieve that goal of a national title.

NU combined events coach Kris Grimes, who has worked with Barrefors throughout his entire Nebraska career, agreed.

“There’s no question that Bjorn is capable of competing at the next level,” Grimes said.

As Barrefors approaches his final year at Nebraska, he is trying to wrap everything up,

as well as focus on the European Championships and a shot at a future Olympic bid.

“I hope to get most of the tough things out of the way so next year I can focus on track,” Barrefors said. “And get some sleep.”

But for him, sleep doesn’t come easy. While most of Nebraska’s team is focused on training during the summer and gets some vacation time, Barrefors will be back home in Sweden competing.

When he returns in the fall, Barrefors and his teammates will be spending a greater amount of time and effort training for the spring track season than they spend during the season itself.

“Ironically for us, when it’s not season it’s almost the busiest time,” Barrefors said.

“That’s when we put in the hard work.”

Between Husker track, trying to qualify for the Olympics back home and working toward a degree in computer science, Barrefors may never find the nap he’s looking for.

“It takes a lot of time,” Barrefors said. “It depends what you enjoy doing, but I enjoy doing this so I don’t mind spending the time on it.” chrispeters@ dailynebraskan.com

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across the board No. 6 nebraska’s gymnasts are from different places, different ages and different backgrounds. all are key to nu’s success. sophomore

junior

Emily wong

janelle giblin

Grand Forks, N.D.

San Ramon, Calif.

senior lora evenstad

freshman

Grand Forks, N.D.

Jessie deziel Rogers, Minn.

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efore the Nebraska women’s gymnastics season began, NU coach Dan Kendig wasn’t sure how his 2012 depth chart would look.

After losing five gymnasts from a year ago, four of whom were AllAmericans, and having an injured player out for the season, the 18-year headman had reason to be uncertain as to how deep his squad would be this year.

“I thought depth was going to be our biggest question,” Kendig said. “I thought it would be something that would hurt us as the season progressed.”

And as if the season-ending injury suffered by junior Kassandra Nathe for the second straight year wasn’t enough, freshman Desire Stephens experienced detriments herself. A

second injury prior to the Huskers’ last home meet forced the freshman to sit out the rest of her first collegiate season.

But, without any fear, the healthy gymnasts did appear. A display of solid performances have carried the team to an overall 11-2 record, giving Kendig reason as to why his 2012 team would be just fine.

One theme showcased by Nebraska has been the widespread talent.

Senior Lora Evenstad and junior Janelle Giblin have powered the Huskers to a regional qualifying score of 196.960.

Improving is something Giblin has done throughout the entire season, Kendig said.

“Janelle’s been doing bigger and better things now than she has in her first two years here,” he said. “I’m

really happy with where she’s at and I know she has more power in her; that’s what makes me excited the most.”

Giblin’s also in great shape, Kendig said. Her improved work ethics and conditioning last summer have made her the No. 2 uneven bars gymnast in the nation and seventh on vault, according to the GymInfo Rankings.

The junior said her determination has increased since the beginning of the season.

“I think my confidence was low at the beginning of the season,” Giblin said. “My coaches have helped me better believe in myself.”

Giblin is averaging a score of 9.897 on bars and 9.917 on vault. The junior has also set career-highs in each event this season.

Evenstad’s leadership has been a

factor to the team’s success as well.

“She’s always been a team player,” Kendig said. “That’s what we talk about the most here at Nebraska. With that attitude she’s become one of the most talented gymnasts I’ve ever had.

I can count the amount of mistakes she’s made on one hand. That’s how big of an asset she is to this team.”

Evenstad is currently sixth in the nation on floor averaging 9.884 this season and ranks seventh on uneven bars (9.875).

The senior has become a role model as a gymnast and as a person, according to teammate Jamie Schleppenbach.

“Lora’s just an overall great person,” said Schleppenbach, a sophomore.

“She’s a natural leader and has set good examples for me because she works hard inside and outside the

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Pipeline gearing up for 2012 Husker campaign

Huskers look to keep up ground game starting with the O-Line Chris Peters Daily Nebraskan

Nebraska football’s rushing offense was in the top 25 in the country in 2011 — a feat the Huskers are determined to repeat in 2012.

It all starts up front.

The Husker offensive line

is looking to replace three graduating starters from last season’s No. 15 rushing attack. In the last two seasons, the Huskers have rushed for 6,290 yards, and have rushed for more than 2,000 yards every season since 2007.

In order to keep improving on the ground, the Huskers will need to improve in the trenches.

“It’s crucial to have a big spring for any team whatever they want to do, and also for us running the ball with great running backs like

Rex (Burkhead) and Ameer (Abdullah), and just to be able to control the game like that,” said left tackle Tyler Moore. “So it’s definitely a major thing we have to work on this spring.”

Offensive coordinator Tim Beck said that while the team lost three starters, the offensive line is deeper than in recent years.

“I like what I see out of that group,” Beck said.

Nebraska’s depth in 2011 is already starting to come in handy during spring practice.

Both of Nebraska’s replacements at tackle have significant starting experience.

At right tackle, Jeremiah Sirles brings an entire year as a starter. Sirles started at left tackle in 2010 as a redshirt freshman.

Moore, a true sophomore, started Nebraska’s first four games of the 2011 season at right tackle while Marcel Jones was out with injury.

Moore’s move back to left tackle solidifies Sirles and Moore as likely starters for 2012.

While Nebraska’s starters are taking shape at tackle, the starting center position is wide open.

Beck said as many as four players are vying for the spot in the middle of Nebraska’s line. The starting center has the responsibility of making reads and adjustments to the offensive line’s blocking scheme, including calls to pick up blitzes or to shift protection.

“They’re playing with great effort,” Beck said. “They’re not going to have all the

technique in two days, especially Justin (Jackson) who is coming over, but I like what Cole (Pensick) is doing and Mark Pelini.”

At Saturday’s and Monday’s practices, Pensick took most of the first team reps at center. Pensick said he learned a lot from last year’s starter Mike Caputo, especially two springs ago when Pensick moved to center from guard.

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