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Elizabeth Leibel, a freshman broadcasting major, studies in one of Neihardt Residence Center’s study rooms Sunday evening. Students in the Honors Program must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher and complete a minimum of 24 credit hours in honors courses.

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lare James knows more about the University fessor what his class means to me, I would.”

Feis eventually chose not to graduate from the proHonors Program, and probably the University of Nebraska-Lincoln itself, than most of her gram because as a pre-medical student, she felt her regular classmates. Even the ones who are also in the course load was more important than the thesis or creative project she would have to complete. But she doesn’t regret program. her time in it.

As an honors peer mentor, the junior nutrition sciences “If I had to go back and do it all over again, I would defmajor gives new honors freshmen tours of university faciliinitely be in the Honors Program for a few years,” she said. ties and information on resources available to them as honThe thesis is the main reason many students drop out ors students. This is her second year as a mentor.

She also works in the office of Honors Program aca- of the program. Two-thirds to three-quarters of all students demic adviser Ann Koopmann. James said where she said who meet the other two requirements (GPA and honors the staff are “experts at being generalists” and act as a gen- credits) complete the thesis and graduate, Lyons said. That means at least 25 percent of all students leave the program eral resource for honors students.

Her deep involvement in the program is a result of her because of the thesis alone. She said it’s a problem the staff own positive experience, one she said others miss out on is working to solve.

“We’ve gotta get to the students earlier,” Lyons said. “I because they don’t know about the resources available to them. As a mentor, James has helped other students have think the biggest issue is that students don’t understand the importance of it. Thesis is a scary word and a scary thing, an honors experience similar to her own. and people just run away from it or don’t The first class of honors freshmen, with see the value in it.”

100 students, was recorded in the fall of If you don’t According to the website for Nebraska 1986. This fall, the program plans to enroll Program Alumni, an affiliate of the about 530 students. come away Honors Nebraska Alumni Association, the program “I have loved pretty much every sechas graduated more than 3,400 students in a ond that I’ve been in the Honors Program,” with loving to period of about 28 years. Lyons said honors James said. “It’s helped me find a lot of learn, and you programs with thesis requirements tend to people with the same ideals, as far as their have low graduation rates but added that education goes. It’s kind of helped narrow don’t come away UNL’s is higher than most. The Daily Nedown this huge college into a community of with a passion for braskan requested the official numbers in people that I can really identify with.” the hopes of including the program’s gradThe most useful resource the program something, you uation rates but was denied. provides, she said, is the staff, who help haven’t put your Lyons is in the process of co-writing a with scheduling issues, graduation requiremonograph about the honors thesis for the ments or internship applications, among education to use.”

National Collegiate Honors Council, which other things. And they can all be found in is also headquartered at Neihardt. She said one place: Neihardt Residence Center. karen lyons other university honors programs and colThe oldest residence hall on campus, associate director of honors program leges have similar thesis requirements, but Neihardt is the Honors Program’s “home some have recently moved away from it base,” according to Koopmann. It’s where because of its effect on graduation rates. most honors students live, where the facAside from UNL, Michigan, Penn State and Purdue are the ulty offices are located and where some honors classes are taught. Neihardt makes the Honors Program a community, only Big Ten institutions that have a blanket honors thesis the best one on campus, said senior biology major Bethany requirement. Lyons said the program plans to keep its requirements the same for the foreseeable future.

Feis.

Some students procrastinate on their theses and then Honors students share certain values, such as a strong don’t have time to complete them along with their course work ethic and enthusiasm about what they study, James work, and some students are simply daunted by the task said. Living in Neihardt for her first two years of college was a “community-building experience.” She and Feis, from the beginning and never figure out how to tackle it or both out-of-state students, made friends and found their find a faculty adviser. The students who do put in the work, Koopmann said, are usually happy they did. place at UNL faster than they expected.

“The students who choose to complete the project are “You get this sense of, like, Neihardt is your home,” empowered and set themselves up very well in terms of James said.

She and Feis both have fond memories of taking hon- experiences beyond undergraduate,” she said. “Is it easy?

No, I don’t think so. But we select students who have done ors classes. But even if students aren’t as enthusiastic now well academically in high school. Some students think, ‘I’m about what they’re learning, they’ll likely be glad they learned it when they’re older, said associate director Karen not sure how to do this.’ And if they come into this office or they talk to Dr. Lyons, then it’s amazing what turns out for Lyons.

“Like a lot of things about your education, you don’t them. We hope they don’t just give up.”

The honors office also houses a thesis library. Students realize how valuable it was until you’ve been out 10 years,” looking for inspiration or who are unsure what the comLyons said. “If I could go back and tell my economics pro-

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the advantages of having access to the research opportunities of a large university while at the same time being in a small classroom environment with plenty of time to work with professors.

To complete the Honors Program, a student must take a freshman 189H seminar and junior 395H seminar, and accumulate at least 24 honors credits while maintaining a 3.5 GPA. Honors credits can be earned by taking designated honors classes or contracting a class for honors credit.

When contracting, students will work with their professor to agree on what extra work can be completed to earn honors credit.

“We usually just have some light little thing in addition to the course itself that we do to make that an honors contract,” said Wes Peterson,

an agricultural economics professor who contracts with honors students.

“I don’t like piling on extra work for students. That would be a disincentive for a student. Everybody else has got to do all this stuff for the class and then you have to do all that stuff plus a paper. That just seems like a little too much so it seems useful to do something, but I like to keep it a very light something.”

Sorensen said he feels his professors are more accessible than they would be if he weren’t an honors student. Many students, like Sorensen, agree that the collaborative community is one of the program’s greatest benefits.

“The students that are involved there, you know a lot of them have the same mindset as you and are going to put in the extra work and the extra effort,” said Bailey Williams, a

freshman advertising and public relations and journalism major. “That’s really nice to work with people who think like you do.”

After all of this is completed, the only hurdle remaining for a student to graduate from the Honors Program is to complete a senior thesis.

The senior thesis is a research-based project guided by a faculty member and designed around the student’s major. Students consult with a faculty member of their choice to choose a topic.

“We’re saying to the student, ‘Find an expert in your area and learn from them. Do something with them so that you have a credential to walk away with,’” Koopmann said.

Thesis projects are very flexible and can include a wide variety of topics and projects. In the past, thesis projects have included stage design, language translations and even writing a novel. The aim of the senior thesis is to give undergraduates experience with doing research.

“I think one could argue, if we had the personnel, that every student should do a thesis,” Peterson said. “I think that would be a good thing. Everybody should do that, but there’s just no way on earth that we would be able to read all that stuff, so I’m sure that’s not going to happen.”

In the end, Koopmann said the Honors Program allows a student’s experience at UNL to be much more than a means to an end toward earning a degree.

“The goal or the vision is to remind (students) of their opportunities here at the university and to give them access and encouragement to pursue not just a degree, but an education,” Koopmann said. “We encourage them to pursue things beyond the degree checkmarks.”

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as James said, graduates of the program may have a better work ethic and enjoy learning more because of it. James said the Honors Program has allowed her to see all her options as a student and scholar, and it has helped her develop an environment for herself where she can get the most out of her education.

“I have this huge advantage over people,” she said. “It’s that I’ve seen how important personal growth is.”

Koopmann said the honors community encourages students to go beyond normal course work and engage themselves.

“They’re being encouraged to do things outside the normal degree check process. The Honors Program requires students to take full advantage of their education here,” she said. “I don’t think all honors students recognize that’s what they’re being asked. You’re responsible for your education; here are all your opportunities.

We’re aggressive in reminding stu-

dents of their opportunities.”

Lyons said she hopes every student comes away with a lifelong love of learning, if they didn’t have one already.

“If you don’t come away with loving to learn, and you don’t come away with a passion for something, you haven’t put your education to use,” she said.

Koopmann also said that 85 percent of students who enroll in the Honors Program graduate from the university itself in at least four years, and 95 percent graduate in at least five years, but that’s easy to account for: Successful honors applications usually involve ACT scores in the 30s, a high class rank and a demonstrated commitment to educational engagement. And beyond that, Lyons said, each student should exhibit a degree of individualism.

“I don’t want any student to come in here as a typical honors student,” Lyons said. “What I want is to be able to remember everybody’s name when they

walk out of the classroom. I want something specific to remember each student by, whether it’s a paper he or she wrote or a comment that person made in class, or whether it’s the two students last semester who acted out Beatrice and Benedick (from Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”) in class.”

And even if the numbers take a hit, maybe it’s better that the program is tough and pushes students, James said. Maybe a program designed to single out real scholars isn’t going to find as many as it might hope to.

“It would be great if everyone would see how important the Honors Program is and complete their thesis and graduate,” she said, “but unfortunately that doesn’t happen. Maybe it’s because there’s not enough incentive, but it does kind of narrow down the people who are actually willing to personally invest in their education.”

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JASON SHANEYFELT DN Trevor Sorensen can’t say for certain he would be at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln if it weren’t for the Honors Program. Sorensen, a freshman business administration major, decided to attend UNL after he was accepted into the College of Business Administration Honors Academy, which automatically placed him into the UNL Honors Program.

“I enjoy putting work in if I see how it’s relevant,” Sorensen said.

“Being in honors classes, I see why we’re doing more work. I’ve enjoyed it. I guess that’s the best way to say it.”

The goal of the Honors Program, which was established in 1986, is to provide an environment where top students can learn, grow and engage in their education alongside other like-minded students, said Ann Koopmann, the director of advising and student services of the honors program.

“There is an expectation of civic engagement,” Koopmann said.

“There is an expectation that you will be involved in your community in some way. You will be involved in research or you will be involved in volunteer work or those kinds of things. That’s a part of the community that you’ve chosen to participate in.”

In the first eight weeks of the honors program, students are placed into a peer mentor program to help give students a sense of community. In the peer mentor program, students are paired with a volunteer upperclassman who introduces them to the Honors Program and to the university and the opportunities to network within it.

Koopmann said students enrolled in the Honors Program enjoy

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Ann Koopman, director of advising and student services of the Honors Program, sits in Neihardt Residence Center. Koopman helps students navigate the program’s requirements.

honors: from 1 pleted assignment is supposed to look like can read almost any thesis submitted since the program’s inception in 1986. But Lyons said some are kept under lock and key because of sensitive information.

Others have disappeared from the shelves.

Some students leave the Honors Program because they can’t meet the GPA requirement, Lyons said. Students can recover missed credits in some situations, but the GPA and thesis requirements are less flexible. Quantifying the benefits of the program are difficult to do. On paper, it may appear that the only incentive for a new enrollee is the honors textbook scholarship, which is renewable for $500 a year if a 3.5 GPA and good standing within the program is maintained. But as Feis said, $250 might only be enough for one book.

The other benefits are more abstract: Having graduated from the program could make someone more attractive to employers, and

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STAFF: Personal responsibility key in Honors Program The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Honors Program is an excellent resource for high-achieving undergraduates. It gives access to peer mentors, specialized classes (often with smaller numbers), highly qualified staff and even a unique place to live in Neihardt Residence Center. And the benefits, as many Honors Program students will tell you, don’t end there. But these benefits won’t be handed to you on a silver platter. They require real time and effort in order to truly realize them.

One thing that many freshmen struggle with when making the transition from high school to college is sudden independence. High school teachers and counselors work hard to support you in your academic endeavors, particularly the college application process. They make it very clear what your requirements are and what you have to do to fulfill them. It’s different in college. Your adviser is there for you, but he or she won’t make the advising appointment. There are ways to find out what classes you’re required to take, but they might not be handed to you on a sheet of paper. It’s no longer about helping everyone around you succeed — it’s now about personal responsibility.

The Honors Program is no different. The staff, mentors and other resources the program offers are there to assist you, but no one’s going to track you down and tell you what you have to do. You have to ask for it.

On the other hand, the ways in which people at the Honors Program communicate with their students could use some improving. The program sends out regular emails from faculty and student mentors alike. But as students, we get a barrage of university-related emails every single day and thus it’s easy to overlook them. You have easy access to the Honors staff members if you live in Neihardt, but keeping contact takes a lot more effort if you live off campus. The honors program should take into account the nature of the average undergraduate and how they best absorb information. For instance, using Facebook and Twitter to communicate upcoming deadlines and honors events in addition to sending emails gives students even more ways to stay up to speed. That way, important matters are less likely to get lost in the steady stream of messages from the university.

Above all, if students put hard work into something it deserves the same respect as someone who graduates from the Honors Program. The lack of the word “honors” from your degree doesn’t mean your efforts are any less commendable.

Everyone can – and should – contribute to the excellence of our school.

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Xingzi Liu, a senior accounting, finance and management major, studies in the Nebraska Union on Sunday evening. New furniture was moved into the union during spring break.

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ON CAMPUS what: Priority registration when: All day where: myred.unl.edu

what: LGBTQA+ & religion panel and lunch discussion when: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. where: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center

what: HIV test site when: Noon to 4 p.m. where: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center, Room 331

what: Farewell reception for NU President James B. Milliken when: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. where: Van Brunt Visitors Center

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“Change Agents” display when: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. where: Nebraska Union Rotunda Gallery

what: Bitcoin in the New Financial World when: 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. where: College of Business Administration, Room 143

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UNL Spanish Club hosts weekly meetings to help students improve their Spanish and will be selling coffee from Latin American countries as a fundraiser on April 18 in the Nebraska Union.

UNL Spanish Club connects beginning, native speakers Diego de los Reyes DN

president for a few years, and the club really picked up.”

Schoof, a senior global studies major, joined the club because Each Wednesday, a room at the he wanted to practice his Spanish Nebraska Union begins to fill and meet new people. with a round of “¡Hola!” when“In my freshman year, the ever someone else walks in. club had somehow virtually This is one of the regular ceased to exist in all but name,” weekly meetings the Spanish Club holds at the University of Schoof said. “Anna Adams, a few others and I tried to revive it with Nebraska-Lincoln.

The Spanish Club serves as a limited success.”

Schoof said the Spanish Club social organization for bringing together people interested in the has improved tremendously in the last four years.

Spanish language “In the beginand the cultures Languages, ning, it was kind of Spanish-speakof a joke, terribly ing countries. as with organized – mostly Rachel Novthanks to its Gerich, a senior biol- many things, man president,” he ogy major and are lost without said, referring to president of the himself. “We did club, said meet- constant practice, charity work, had ings begin with and Spanish Club unsuccessful fundannouncements raisers and played and an icebreaker helps me practice games in English. game. my conversation As an outsider at“Then we tending, you might might talk about skills, which not have had a clue some grammar greatly that you were in point people have Spanish Club.” trouble with, like compliments Several memtalking about grammar learning bers of the club common errors that made in Spanish,” within my Spanish mentioned they feel their Novich said. classes.”

Spanish has imThe club proved since joinmembers also Brooke sattler ing it. play games such freshman adpr and spanish “I definitely major as Pictionary and feel like my Spancharades, all in ish has improved Spanish.

Every since joining the club,” Novich other week, they simply have conversations and tell stories in- said. “I also feel much more comfortable having a conversation in stead of activities.

While the club is active right Spanish than before I joined the club.” now, drawing about 10 people Brady Greenwalt, a junior per meeting, that hasn’t always psychology and Spanish major, been the case. said he never had a chance to “The Spanish Club began quite a while ago but became in- really apply what he learned in active for a few years,” Novich school before joining the club.

“I would learn all this gramsaid. “A friend of mine, Anna Adams, was one of the people who mar and vocabulary, and it was started it up again a couple years cool, but I never used it, and I before I started attending UNL. never put myself in situations where I had to,” he said. “With Markus Schoof then became the

2014 online health insurance enrollment deadline approaches 35 to 40 percent of Americans ages 18 to 34 must enroll to make program cost-effective Tyler Williams dn Enrollment for this year in the Health Insurance Marketplace ends Monday.

More than 6 million Americans have signed up for health insurance via the online marketplace, President Barack Obama said in a conference call from Italy last Thursday. That number falls short of the Obama administration’s 7 million enrollment goal.

Currently more than 21,337 Nebraskans have enrolled in the new program, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Kaiser Family Foundation and the Urban Institute. Twenty-seven percent of those enrolled are between the ages of 18 and 34, which is less than the 35 to 40 percent Obama’s administration predicted it would take to make the program cost effective.

While the government’s goal is for everyone to sign up for the new program, it especially needs people between the ages of 18 and 34 to enroll to help make the program a success. A 2009 government report found that 1 percent of the population accounted for

I have not signed up for it because it lets me stay on my parents’ plan until I’m 26, which is freaking awesome.” shannon koenig freshman pre-elementary education major

22 percent of national health costs.

According to health policy experts in a CBS News article in December, this means the plan relies heavily on younger people enrolling because they are less likely to be sick and need money from the program so they can pay into the program, which will then provide funds for subsidies for other more chronically ill patients at cheaper rates than private insurers could. The fewer young healthy people to be in the program the more the cost will be for the ill in the program.

To ensure a young enrollment turnout, the White House has placed David Simas, the head of the Office of Political Strategy and Outreach, to lead advertising campaigns targeting the healthy young demographic between 18 and 34 known as “young invincibles” among health insurance experts.

“I have not signed up for affordable health care, because I’m still on my dad’s plan,” said Thomas Shaddy, a freshman philosophy major.

Part of the Obama administration’s campaign included a false interview on Internet comedy show “Between Two Ferns” with Zach Galifianakis. Galifianakis jokingly spoke to Obama on vari-

ous issues focused on health care.

The show lead to a temporary upsurge in Web traffic to the enrollment website. The website the video was hosted on became the number one referral site shortly after being posted.

Community action groups in Saunders and Lancaster counties have tried to boost younger enrollment. On Thursday, members of Enroll Nebraska, Nebraska AIDS Project and Hear Nebraska were at the Slowdown in Omaha for “Rock Enroll” to inform young people on why the health care reform is important and how to enroll in the program. In Lincoln, the groups have used radio advertisements and Facebook posts as well as posters. They’ve also looked into advertising with movie theaters and bar coasters.

“I have not signed up for it because it lets me stay on my parents’ plan until I’m 26, which is freaking awesome,” said Shannon Koenig, a freshman pre-elementary education major.

Anyone can enroll in the new program via the Affordable Care Act website at www.healthcaremarketplace.com or can sign up over the phone at 1-877-959-4721. news@ dailynebraskan.com

Spanish Club, I was able to practice it and take what I learned in class and apply it to my conversations.”

Brooke Sattler, a freshman advertising and public relations and Spanish major, joined the club after taking a summer trip to Guatemala. She said that while she doesn’t feel the club necessarily improves her use of the language, it definitely keeps it from disintegrating.

“Languages, as with many things, are lost without constant practice, and Spanish Club helps me practice my conversation skills, which greatly compliments grammar learning within my Spanish classes,” Sattler said.

Other than its weekly meeting, the Spanish Club will hold its fundraiser on April 18. The group will be selling coffee from different Latin American countries in the Nebraska Union, and the proceeds will go toward El Centro de las Américas, an organization that works to educate and strengthen Latino and Hispanic families in the Lincoln community.

Schoof said the club offers a unique chance for beginners and native Spanish speakers to get to know each other, have a good time and use their Spanish in a relaxed, nonjudgmental environment.

Another main reason that members attend are the people.

“I absolutely love the people who are in the club,” Schoof said.

“They really have made my time worthwhile. They are funny, kind and open to new things. I don’t think you find that easily in a club.”

Sattler agreed.

“I have made some really great friends, and the best part is we all have Spanish in common,” she said. “Coming to Spanish Club, seeing familiar faces, laughing and speaking the language I love is one of the highlights of my week.”

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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department has received an increased number of overpayment scam reports. In the scam, the thief selects a victim through classified ads such as craigslist.com and similar sites. The scammer pretends to be an out-of-state buyer and sends payment via cashier’s check, money order or personal checks. The payment arrives in a greater amount than the agreed upon price, and the scammer instructs the victim to keep part of the amount for compensation, then wire the rest back for one reason or another. Not long after, the check bounces and the victim is responsible for the full amount, including what was wired to the scammer. The bank doesn’t reimburse for the lost amount. There is no legitimate reason to wire money on someone else’s behalf or to someone unknown. If in doubt, contact UNLPD for advice.

To protect yourself and your money: • Never wire money to someone you do not know personally.

• Do not accept a check for an amount greater than agreed.

• Call the bank where the check originated, and ask if it’s valid.

• Make sure the check has cleared the bank before a wire transfer.

• If possible, accept cash only.

Car rental scam targets international students

Student Legal Services issued an alert about a car rental scam targeting college students, particularly Chinese students studying in the U.S. A third-party company advertises heavily discounted prepaid car rentals from a company such as Hertz or Enterprise. In turn, the scammer sells the prepaid rental vouchers to students. Those with the vouchers are able to rent the car but will later be charged several hundred dollars from the rental company because of the scammer’s fraud.

To avoid the scam: • Only rent cars directly from reputable rental companies.

• Check to see if the third-party company offering the vouchers is listed with the Better Business Bureau – if it is not rated or has a low rating, don’t do business with the company.

• Be skeptical. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

For more information or to ask questions, contact Student Legal Services at 402-472-3350 or visit the office at 335 Nebraska Union.

Campus tornado drill moved to Wednesday

The annual campus-wide tornado warning drill will be Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. The drill would’ve happened during Severe Weather Awareness Week, which was March 24-28 as designated by the National Weather Service, but it fell during UNL’s spring break. Wednesday’s drill will coincide with the monthly tornado warning system test. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to participate in the tornado drill. Lincoln-Lancaster County Emergency Management will sound the sirens, amplified voice systems will announce a tornado warning, a UNL alert will be issued with a tornado drill message via text and email, and campus ditigal signage will display the alert message. The drill will start at 10:15 a.m. and will last 15 minutes from the time of notification. As long as temperatures at the time of the test are above freezing and there is no actual severe weather, the test will be conducted. news@ dailynebraskan.com

Diplomat: State department offers ‘lifetime of learning’ Madison wurtele dn

staff at overseas missions. They also have more than 210 posts abroad in 190 countries.

“I never really thought about Two-thirds of U.S. Department a career within the U.S. Departof State careers are overseas, a ment of State,” said Kelli Yost, a diplomat in residence told an audience of just six on March 20. sophomore Spanish major. “But I think it’s really cool that there Jean Preston, the diplomat in residence for the central region, are so many opportunities to travel and use my Spanish mavisited the University of Nebrasjor. There aren’t a lot of majors ka-Lincoln campus to inform that give you that kind of opporstudents about career options in tunity.”

U.S. Department P r e s t o n of State. spoke on the If all we Preston has pros and cons worked with the had were of working with state department the department. for 27 years. Dur- kids from the “The biggest ing that time, she East Coast, we plus is the colhas done tours leagues,” Presin Lima, Peru; would miss out ton said. “You’re Caracas, Venezuon all types of always working ela; Rome; Mexico with interesting City; and Guate- backgrounds,” people … but mala City.

Preston said. it is a challenge “It’s a lifetime to move around of learning,” she “We benefit from the world evsaid. “You can acery two to three tually be paid to having a broad years and bring learn.” range of people your family with Preston speaks you.”

Spanish and Ital- in the Foreign Preston enian fluently and Service.” couraged stuhas also studied dents to consider Portuguese, Rusjean preston a career with the diplomat in residence for sian and Quechua. department. central region Many of these “I think there languages were are a lot of really learned while she qualified people in the U.S. who was preparing for a job.

The department currently don’t think about regular people has 70,000 employees, including working the state department,” employees in Foreign Service Preston said. “If you’re working for the government, you’re servwith both generalist and specialist employees, civil service em- ing your country. You’re doing ployees and locally employed something that matters.”

People who work in these positions come from a variety of educational and geographic backgrounds.

“If all we had were kids from the East Coast, we would miss out on all types of backgrounds,” Preston said. “We benefit from having a broad range of people in the Foreign Service.”

She also presented on the U.S. Department of State Student Internship Program and the Pathways Program. The student internship program is an unpaid internship that takes place in the summer, fall and spring in Washington, D.C., and in U.S. embassies throughout the world.

The Pathways Program is a paid internship that gives students the opportunity to work in agencies and explore federal careers while they are still in school. Within the Pathways Program, there is the Recent Graduates Program, the Presidential Management Fellows Program and the Internship Programs, which combines the Internship Temporary Program and the Internship Experience Program.

All programs are highly competitive, and more information about U.S. Department of State internships or jobs is available at www.careers.state.gov.

“These programs are totally amazing,” Preston said. “Don’t believe people who tell you that you can’t do it.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Honors Program is invaluable to members, but should more students have access to its resources?

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Honors Program holds value for students who are looking for more academic stimulation

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he University of Nebraska–Lincoln Honors Program has been there for me through a number of tough life decisions. It deserves respect for the services it offers students. None of these are giftwrapped, and most of them require a lot of work. But they are all worthwhile.

I come from a family of UNL graduates, and I grew up in the Omaha area. Of course UNL was always on my list of college considerations, but I resisted coming here only for the sake of family tradition. What ultimately convinced me to attend UNL were the Honors Program recruiting events I attended as a senior in high school.

The first time I went on an Honors campus tour, we ate in Cather-Pound-Neihardt Dining Hall, and they served bread pudding. Where others may have seen outdated wood paneling, I saw delicious food and unique charm.

When I attended the Honors Overnight, I spent the evening gallivanting across the Neihardt Residence Center for an intense game of Sardines. I got to sit in on one of Karen Lyons’ Great Love Stories honors seminars and talk about a few of my favorite books. The first time I met Patrice Berger, the program’s director, he thanked me for wanting to prove that humanities majors can have academic prowess. He didn’t dismiss me as an English major but genuinely welcomed me to the program. After a few visits, I was hooked. I knew UNL and the Honors Program were meant to be my college home.

The transition to college life isn’t easy for anyone. I had been in the same school district since kindergarten and was nervous about having to meet an entirely new set of people. I quickly realized, though, that I was surrounded by people who understood nerdy references and would ardently admire wet-shirted Colin Firth with me. After only a few late-night movie parties, CPN philosophical dinner discussions and intramural sports games, Neihardt indeed became my home.

I’m familiar with the Neihardt stereotypes, and I certainly wasn’t best friends with everyone I met. But I found a community that accepted me, supported me and introduced me to a lot of fun when I needed it most in my life. While I lost track of a few high school friends who also came to UNL, I have stayed in contact with many Neihardt friends. My current roommates are girls I met at floor events. Neihardtians are the people I hope I don’t lose after graduation.

My first semester in the program, I took Lyons’ Great Love Stories class and learned I knew nothing about essay writing. My illusions of high school preparation and self-assurance were quickly shattered. I pulled a few all-nighters, wrote and rewrote essays, engaged in heated classroom debates and ranted about how “unfair” the grading standards were. Despite my complaints, I questioned, I cried, and I learned. Those initial challenges helped me become a better writer and a better student overall.

Academically, I’ve had my ups and downs, but they’ve all helped me grow. I have procrastinated. I have wanted to quit.

Like most students, I have gotten through some semesters only by fear of failure. But my honors classes have been some of my favorites. In my 395H honors seminar, Cultural Phenomena and the Arthurian Legend, I continue to have discussions with awesome classmates and to question my own mind. I still enjoy going to class every day, even if I’m dreading the final research paper.

Spring of my freshman year, it was time for another existential breakdown. I whole-heartedly believe English is a useful major for a variety of fields, but it doesn’t funnel students into any particular career path. As an English and theater student, I began to question what I wanted to do with my life. Academic advisers were helpful, but they all had agendas about getting me into their colleges and taking their prescribed paths. I struggled to find anyone to give me advice on what was best for me personally. When I turned to the Honors Ambassadors and Honors advising staff, I found people who listened and provided an honest explanation of my options.

The Honors Program is by no means perfect. I have been frustrated by the rigorous standards and idealized academia. I have fought with the defective printers in the free printing lab. I have been isolated from certain aspects of college life. I have felt inadequate next to the people who always seemed to have their lives together.

No one held my hand and told me which step I needed to take next. But college is about finding yourself, not about finding people to babysit you. No one taught me what or how to think, but they gave me opportunities to learn for myself.

Amy kenyon My personal development has been completely supported by the Honors Program. Everyone’s college experience will be different, and mine has undoubtedly been shaped by my priorities. I wanted to spend time in dorm life. I wanted to meet people who shared my interests and people who would expose me to new ideas. I wanted to be academically challenged. I wanted to do extra projects to earn honors credit. I wanted to study abroad.

Sometimes I had to make an effort to seek out advice in these areas, but when I needed it, they were there. If the goal of the Honors Program is to support students in their academic and social endeavors, they have absolutely succeeded in my case. Despite their flaws and frustrations, I would not trade my time with them for anything.

Amy Kenyon is a junior secondary education English and theater major who has no idea what to do for her Honors Thesis. Follow her on Twitter @AmyKenyawn. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

It deserves respect for the services it offers students.

None of these are gift-wrapped, and most of them require a lot of work. But they are all worthwhile.”

Honors Program resources and beneftis should be available to more of the student body

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ore than 500 students are admitted each year into the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Honors Program, according to Karen Lyons, associate director of the Honors Program.

By no choice of mine, I am not one of those students. The value of such programs lies in the individual attention paid to its participants. A casual observation of the Honors Program reveals what seems on the surface to be a disproportionate distribution of resources. The question is: How does a large institution such as UNL fairly create access to limited resources?

Successful college students constantly weed out the less important from the more important. Do we focus on grades, campus involvement, networking or happiness? All of these are required for success in college. Programs such as UNL’s Honors Program are the link between simply realizing that success in college requires more than just going to class and actually identifying those additions. Furthermore, an honors program connects you with the people who can show you how to take those extra steps.

I can share my personal experience. Before my transfer to UNL, I was a student at the University of Kansas. A cumulative GPA of 3.8, appearing on the dean’s list both semesters of my freshman year, as well as intangibles such as networking and campus involvement provided sufficient evidence that I was worthy of being in

Savannah TYRRELL an honors program. I mistakenly believed, along with my physical transfer to UNL, my achievements would also be enough for admittance into the UNL Honors Program. Apparently I was wrong.

My first experience with the Honors Program at UNL was, shall we say, unresolved. After submitting multiple essays, recommendation letters written by various deans at KU and a formal application, the response read that I was “regretfully unable to be accepted into the program.” So it was only logical that I started to contact the Honors Program staff to find out why. After communication through email, I ultimately didn’t get a response – not even one telling me to “regretfully” back off because I wasn’t a good fit.

In addition to the rewards that come with Honors Program admittance, many students also want to be a part of a community where they can relate with other scholars. They want a place where they might reap the benefits of scholarship opportunities and turn an impersonal campus experience into a much more personal one. According to Lyons, one of the greatest advantages of this system is the opportunity to have one-on-one relationships with professors — a rarity in college. The Honors Program is a chance for students to be individually recognized as the academics they are.

Frustrated by my experience, I was quick to describe the Honors Program as unprofessional and unresponsive. However, as a result of a meeting with Lyons, my perspective has changed. My interaction with her made me realize that with many unresolved situations there are usually two sides to the story.

Strong grades and a deep desire to be a part of this community aren’t always enough for admittance. This is not unique to UNL. My time at KU and UNL taught me that the faculty encourages personal and academic growth, but the responsibility lies with the student first.

And for most, that is going to have to be enough.

There are too few external opportunities, such as the honors program, that facilitate the additions to simply going to class mentioned earlier. My college success has been about self-motivation and self-facilitation.

There are challenges, though, to self-facilitation rather than being plugged into a system that is already built to facilitate for you. One challenge is that you have to be your own cheerleader. You don’t have a sideline acknowledging or praising your “small” accomplishments. It’s a daunting task to personalize an experience among 19,000 other students. UNL has almost too many resources to count, and the average student has no meaningful guide. The standards to be recognized are unbelievably high — so high that I’m not even sure what else I could have done to stand out to be part of this program. There is a degree of self-promotion that is necessary to get your ticket punched.

Lack this ability, and you get no ticket.

As students, should we get discouraged because 97 percent of us aren’t admitted into systems such as the UNL Honors Program? Further, is it truly fair that as paying undergrads we can’t benefit from a personalized campus, faculty connections, more intimate classes and the other benefits offered by the honors system?

I spoke with one UNL student who was mistakenly placed in an honors astronomy class, usually a 289-person lecture. She claims the benefits she received are priceless. The smaller class was a bridge directly leading her to a personal relationship with her professor. This led to a teaching assistant job on campus and an interest in the subject that will only add to her wisdom that she can carry for a lifetime. Like she said: priceless.

Are honors students not more successful simply because they are in an honors program? If so, it should be, then, a university’s goal to make these resources available to the entire student body.

Clearly there are challenges to this ideal. How do you reward those deserving students who have earned academic excellence? Who pays for the expansion of resources? It’s a difficult proposition but one that shouldn’t be avoided simply because it’s difficult. Throughout my life I have always been touching the edge of the boundaries that would allow me to be “Honors Program-worthy,” and I would assume that many of my peers have had the same experience. Perhaps it’s time we implement a system in which more everyday scholars benefit alongside their honored classmates.

Savannah Tyrrell is a sophomore advertising and public relations major.

Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

A casual observation of the Honors Program reveals what seems on the surface to be a disproportionate distribution of resources.”

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With classes, high-quality recruitment process, UNL’s Sigma Phi Epsilon seeks to encourage its members to grow and learn

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oday, fraternities nationwide are cutting the pledging process for prospective members.

The Sigma Phi Epsilon Alpha Chapter at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminated the pledging process more than 15 years ago.

This has been a huge factor in its 103-year existence on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.

Though the mainstream pledging process has been eliminated, the chapter ’s recruiting has not faltered.

“We recruit year-round,” said Matt Nyberg, Sigma Phi Epsilon alumnus and current member of the Alumni Foundation Board of Trustees. “But the bulk of it happens in the summer.”

Sig Ep takes part in the Summer Recruitment Process to look for men that are balanced and involved in multiple extracurricular activities, president Adam Werner said in an email.

Generally, three Sig Ep members recruit potential members, but it’s not limited to those with official roles in recruiting.

“Everybody recruits,” Nyberg said.

Werner and other upperclassmen Sig Ep members mentor these new recruits, even offering the newcomers a Sigma Phi Epsilon class, Werner said.

Deb Mullen, faculty fellow and associate dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences, teaches the class about what it means to be a successful member of Sig Ep. Amid the qualities of a thriving member of Sig Ep is academic success. The fraternity boasts the best overall GPA, according to Sig Ep’s website.

Membership is another steady facet of Sig Ep. The UNL chapter has had between 120-130 active members since the 1970s, according to Nyberg.

Despite the years and thousands of men that have passed through the chapter, the importance to uphold the Sig Ep values of virtue, dili-

Fraternity: see page 7

The Sigma Phi Epsilon Alpha Chapter at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was founded on April 15th, 1911. The cardinal principles of the fraternity are virtue, diligence and brotherly love.

Professor nurtures love of writing in teachers, students Nebraska Writing Project encourages networking, writing for the joy of it Hannah Eads DN Since college, Robert Brooke has been changing the way Melanie Farber, who currently teaches AP literature and composition at North Star High School, sees herself as a writer.

As one of her professors, Brooke encouraged and helped her, along with several of her classmates, to publish their writing.

Brooke has been a part of the Nebraska Writing Project since

1984 and is now the organiza- ect is to celebrate writing through tion’s director. networking with other teachers in As the director, he is part of the community so both teachers the facilitation staff for different and students can improve their institutions, he helps set up the writing abilities. The writing projstaffs for the instituect is a state affiliate of tions, and he works to the National Writing make sure the project Project. has appropriate fundThe teachers are ing. not assigned the writFarber is listed uning they do in their der the “impact” tab classrooms. According for the Nebraska Writto Brooke, the teaching Project’s website, ers bring their own exwhich includes a list pertise to the seven or of teachers who feel eight courses run each transformed by the oryear. ganization that brings “I think anyone Brooke teachers together. who has been through Participating in the (the Nebraska Writing Nebraska Writing ProjProject) in the past few ect’s summer institute is six hours years thinks of Robert,” Farber a day of “drowning yourself in said. “He is the Nebraska Writing every aspect of writing,” Farber Project.” said.

Brooke has been both a role The goal of the writing proj- model and guide to her not only

as a teacher but as a reader and writer, Farber said.

One of the Nebraska Writing Project’s main priorities is for those who teach writing to realize they should not just teach writing but be writers themselves.

“I realized that all I wanted my students to do, I needed to do myself,” Farber said.

She also said she wants to have an effect on her school’s English department through encouraging other teachers to see their jobs the same way the Nebraska Writing Project does.

“I hope to make students see themselves as writers, something that can be lifelong,” Farber said.

“If it’s not math, it’s English they dread learning about. I want to shape how they think about themselves as writers.”

Dan Boster, a composition and rhetoric teacher at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said he has

been teaching for 17 years and that the Nebraska Writing Project completely changed the way he thinks about writing.

Boster also said that he tries to treat his students the way Brooke does: with dignity and respect.

“He’s open-minded and an incredible listener,” Boster said.

“He’s one of those few people that can be in the position of power, and everyone always feels heard.”

One of Brooke’s personal goals is to promote “Place Conscious Education,” or understanding how to live well in whatever place students are in through an awareness of local issues.

Brooke said this kind of education means students are more likely to do well wherever they end up, which is directly connected to the Nebraska Writing Project’s poetry celebration that involves “celebrating local place and young people’s understand-

ing of local place.”

“We get real urban and suburban Nebraska youth,” Brooke said. “We have elementary and middle school students that have been featured, and we try to get them routinely recognized.”

Brooke also said there are a lot of good things about Nebraska and a lot of things that could be improved and that he hopes students and teachers will continue to think about those things.

“I hope that teachers learn that they themselves are writers and that their best experiences teaching come out of that,” he said. “Outside of the educational system, part of (the Nebraska Writing Project’s) purpose is to make visible to the state the impact of writing as it affects the next generation.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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MONDAY

TUESDAY

31 what:

Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys when: 8 p.m. where: Zoo Bar cost: $12 in advance, $15 day of show what:

Public lecture with Susie Millar, great-granddaughter of Titanic victim when: 7:30 p.m. where: Nebraska Wesleyan University, Olin B. Lecture Hall cost: Free what: Poetry at the Moon with Poetry Prose when: 7 p.m. where: Crescent Moon Coffee cost: Free

what: Scott H. Biram & Larry and His Flask w/ Whiskey Shivers when: 8 p.m. where: Bourbon Theatre cost: $10 in advance, $12 day of show

WEDNESDAY

1 what:

Dollar beer night when: All night where: Duffy’s Tavern cost: No cover charge

what:

$2 Sangria All day where: Sebastian’s Table when:

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Discount movies All day Tuesday & Thursday where: Lincoln Grand Cinema cost: $5 per ticket (free popcorn with NCard) when:

what: Lincoln Bike Kitchen Benefit Show when: 5 p.m. where: Bourbon Theatre cost: $3 or donation

THURSDAY

2 what:

Guttermouth w/ The Shidiots, Haggard Mess when: 8 p.m. where: Duffy’s Tavern cost: $10 in advance, $15 day of show what: “How to Become an Extreme Action Hero” lecture by Elizabeth Streb when: 7:30 p.m. where: Lied Center for Performing Arts cost: Event is free, but tickets are required

what: “Sci Pop Walks!

Where Science Intersects Pop Culture” when: 7 p.m. where: Love Library cost: Free

what:

The Giving Tree Band with Weldon Keys when: 9 p.m. where: Vega cost: $5 for 21+, $7 for 18- to 20-year-olds

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

3 what:

Student discount movies when: All day Tuesday & Thursday where: Lincoln Grand Cinema cost: $5 per ticket (free popcorn with NCard)

what:

TINCUP, 2NUTZ 9 p.m. where: Bourbon Theatre cost: $10 in advance, $12 day of show when:

what:

Charlie Burton and the Trickle Down Boys when: 6 p.m. where: Zoo Bar

what: The Moon Songwriters Open Mic Night when: 7 p.m. where: Crescent Moon Coffee cost: Free

4 what:

KISSology: The Ultimate KISS Experience when: 10 p.m. where: Bourbon Theatre cost: $10 for 21+, $12 for 18- to 20-year-olds

SUNDAY

5 what:

Catsino Night (fundraiser for The Cat House) when: 6:30 p.m. where: Scottish Rite Temple cost: $25

what: First Friday Art Walk/Reception when: 5 p.m. where: LUX Center for the Arts what: Chris Sayre, variety folk when: 7 p.m. where: MoJava Café cost: Free what:

Pocket Vinyl when: 9 p.m. where: Duffy’s Tavern cost: Free

Sandy Creek with Tami Hall when: 8 p.m. where: Pla Mor Ballroom cost: Free

what:

what: Karaoke at Duggan’s Pub when: 9 p.m. where: Duggan’s Pub cost: Free

what:

what: Sunday Night Acoustic Open Mic hosted by Shawn Hustle Russell when: 9 p.m. where: Ramo’s Pizza cost: Free

what:

The Talbott Brothers with Evan Bartels & The Stoney Lonesomes when: 6 p.m. where: Bourbon Theatre cost: $5 for 21+, $7 for 18- to 20-year-olds

6 what:

Brian and Kelly McGovern when: 8 p.m. where: Crescent Moon Café cost: Free

West Side Story 7:30 p.m. where: Lied Center for Performing Arts cost: $45-$59 when:

what: Russell & The Rentals when: 10 p.m. where: Duggan’s Pub

How to change guitar strings Lincoln offers great Joe Wade

To change the strings on an acoustic guitar you will need: new strings, a wire cutter and a string winder. It’s also a good idea to have a guitar tuner to get your guitar singing again. The string winder can be found at most guitar stores — I suggest picking one up when you buy the strings. You don’t absolutely have to have one, but it will make changing strings a lot easier. Make sure you get the one with a little cutout on one side for pulling out the guitar pegs.

Picking out the right set of strings can be a little confusing at first because there’s a wide variety. The biggest difference is the gauges of the strings, or how thick they are. If the strings are thin, they will sound brighter but are easier to break. Usually I get the set of strings with a gauge of .10 for the high E string. Something that is also useful is looking at the back of the package to see if the strings are color coded, which makes putting the strings on in the right order a little easier.

Some guitarists suggest loosening, removing and replacing the strings two at a time. This keeps the neck from having too much tension on one side and not enough on the other, which can cause the neck to warp. However, one benefit of taking all the strings off at the same time is that it gives you the opportunity to clean the neck. If you don’t have a string winder you’ll have to take all the strings off in order to get

the pegs out.

Whichever you choose, start with the fatter, low E string – this is thickest string, or the one with the largest gauge. Simply twist the respective tuner, located on the headstock, until the string is loosened and you can pull it out of the tuner.

If you decided to take all the strings off then go ahead and repeat the process for all the strings.

But, if you want to use the twostring method then only remove the E string and the A string from the tuners.

Next, using the cutout on the string winder, carefully pull out the pegs for those strings and remove the strings. It shouldn’t take much force to remove the pegs, and if needed reach into the sound hole and push them out.

Keep in mind you’ll have to loosen all the strings to make room for your hand. Also, if you don’t have a string winder you’ll have to do this for all the pegs. Try and keep the pegs in the order they came out; that way, they will go back in easily.

The next step is simply to put the new strings and pegs back into the peg holes. Just make sure you put the right one in the right place. Again start with the low E string (thickest) and go toward the high E string (thinnest). Start by placing the string into the groove of the peg so the ball of the end of the string is up against the bottom of the peg. When placing the string and peg into the peg hole, gently pull up on the string while pushing down on the peg.

Don’t force the peg; just make it snug.

After you get the strings attached to the body of the guitar, it’s time to put them on the tuners. The overall idea is to bring

string as you tighten and when you can clearly hear the string ring, stop tightening. Occasionally the peg will start to pull out from the guitar during this step.

Don’t panic, just push it back in a n d keep going.

Ideally you should have about three coils on the tuner for the low E string, A string and about four coils for the D string.

Because the G, B and high E strings are thinner they should have a couple more coils.

Important tip: The strings can get little kinks in them when putting them onto the tuners and these kinks are potential places where they strings will break. If you can, pull the kink all the way through the tuner hole so it isn’t on the tightened portion of the string.

Continue putting all the strings onto the tuners. Keep in mind that if your guitar has three tuners on each side of the headstock (most acoustic guitars are like this) the three thinner strings also have to should wrap from the middle of the b e headstock toward the outside turned of the headstock. counterart by sean flattery Once all the strings are clockon, use the wire cutters to cut wise in off the excess string coming out order to tighten. As the string of the tuners. winds make sure the coils go The last step is to tune the down towards the headstock guitar. This step will likely have and away from the hole on the to be repeated a few times betuner. It should look something cause the strings need to stretch. like a snake with its tail going You can stretch them yourself by down the neck and its head pokstrumming and retuning, or by ing through the hole. Save some gently tugging on the strings. time by using the string winder arts@ when tightening the strings. dailynebraskan.com Most important: Pluck the the strings up to the middle of the headstock, get them on the tuners and have the strings wrap to the outside of the headstock.

Start with the low E, pull it so there isn’t any slack in the string and place it into the respective groove on the nut (the notched horizontal piece at the top of the guitar, located just below the headstock). Next give the string just a little slack. If you pull the string up away from the neck there should be about half an inch between the two. Push the string through the hole on the tuner by going in through the side closest to the middle of the headstock and coming out on the side closest to the knob of the tuner. Then start tightening the string.

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Veteran actress never stops entertaining jack forey dn Going into “Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me,” I wasn’t interested in the slightest. I didn’t know who this actress was, and I hated the title (colons don’t belong in movie titles that aren’t sequels).

Then I watched the first scene, where the aging Elaine Stritch, once a major figure in Hollywood and Broadway, sits in her hotel room looking like Gloria Swanson in “Sunset Boulevard,” telling us that, despite her vices and aging, she’s happy, and she has a lot of money.

“I wish I could fuckin’ drive,” she says. “Then I’d really be a menace.”

I became instantly fascinated

by Stritch and her story.

This heartfelt documentary directed by Chiemi Karasawa follows her through a troubled phase in her life and career.

As Stritch approaches her 87th birthday, she has a sort of latelife crisis. Well into her old age and stifled by diabetes and alcoholism, she continues to book Broadway shows, TV appearances and film roles, always wanting to stay young in spirit. At one point, Stritch comments, “I like the courage of age. I like what Bette Davis says: ‘It’s not for sissies ... old age is not for sissies.”

Elaine Stritch is no sissy.

Boasting a seasoned history in the entertainment industry, Stritch comes from what one commenter in the film calls “the golden age of theater” in the United States. Tina Fey calls her “confident and brassy and stylish and gorgeous” — all true — and

places to curl up with a good book

maranda loughlin

A week ago, students packed up their bikinis and swim trunks and trucked it to their spring break 2014 destinations, books and brains tossed aside.

Now we’re all back and hated by our bodies, but for some reason, whether it be the nice breeze outside or the lack of obligations for the past nine days, we have a false sense of being refreshed.

And with it being so nice outside, readers start to gravitate to the fountain in front of the Nebraska Union, donning shades and bare feet, basking in the sun while clutching a book. Sometimes they sleep with a school book perched across their face to block the sun.

With the change of seasons comes more outdoor nooks and spaces for the college reader to finally start that Game of Thrones series they keep hearing about, get wrapped up in a poetry book or maybe even find the thrill in reading for classes. Here are a couple of spaces beyond the Nebraska Union watering hole to find some relaxation with a thick read.

Behind the Sheldon Museum of Art

Sunken concrete fountains surround the museum with hidden benches beneath the walkways, handfuls of beautiful sculptures and picnic table benches under lazy hanging trees. As an added plus, there’s a lack of campus hustle and arguably more squirrels. It’s the perfect spot to get away from the innards of campus, yet still be close enough to run back to the residence halls for a jacket or to the union for a quick snack and coffee.

The balcony overlooking the Nebraska Union courtesy photo to which I would add “crass” and “classy.” She’s a commanding presence and notoriously hard to work with. Her personality leans toward the domineering. A few times, she even directs the documentary cameraman, once to get just the right angle of her opening a pack of English muffins.

That she maintains such a rigorous lifestyle at her age is something to behold. She loves being onstage so much that sometimes she is only onstage for herself.

She repeatedly forgets her lines in professional venues, but plays it off with such charm and personality that the audience forgives her. “I’m home,” she tells her audience in one ecstatic moment. “So what if I forget my lyrics ... fuck it! I’m having a good time.”

Even as Stritch is mentally young and consistently ambitious, she has no control over the ravages of old age and diabetes.

She has to prick her finger with a needle every few hours and take lots of medication. Even in her

poor health, she indulges in one drink a day, saying she wouldn’t want to go without the warm sensation of alcohol, but that she doesn’t want to get drunk. The emotion is palpable in one scene when she is rehearsing privately and keeps forgetting her lines — she is in a daze caused by low blood sugar.

Her reaction to the incident is as though the earth were crumbling beneath her feet. The thought of losing the ability to express her passion horrifies her.

At one point, she even loses her voice because of a diabetic shock.

She goes to the hospital for several days, where she contemplates her own death and admits that she is ready. A few days later she’s good and well again, wearing her black hat, vest and tie, walking about town and meeting people.

The documentarians have done a great job of observing Stritch at her most heated and her most vulnerable. “Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me” is a finely

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This is arguably the best people-watching spot around. Not only can you watch the often-rejected protestors, demonstrators and loudmouths try to hand out colorful fliers to the hurried and often disinterested students, but you can see all of the heart of campus: the greenspace, the fountain, the Selleck Dining Hall students clamoring out with cones of delicious ice cream or the Kauffman residents holding flash mobs in the study rooms. Oh, what would the University be without any of these things?

Although this is an ideal place for I Spy, it’s also the perfect place to read, write or even pull out your Lisa Frank locket diary to write about the beautiful day you have had hiding from the world up above.

Good news: There are complimentary white plastic patio chairs up on the balcony for your lazy day pleasures.

Downtown Lincoln

There are so many outdoor hangouts and quiet spaces in the Lincoln downtown area just steps outside campus. If you are looking for a quieter atmosphere, try The Fountain Gardens by the original Korn Popper. Pick up an ice cream cone and sit at one of

the tables while reading or find a quieter area next to the ivycovered fountains (that will hopefully be turned on soon).

For a louder environment filled with background noise, check out the Tavern On the Square down in the Haymarket.

Here, you can lounge on the patio with a Blue Moon in hand or step inside to a dimly lit bar with stellar deals and comfy seating.

If you are looking for a more scenic spot, try the lookout on the 14th floor of the capitol building.

Here you can see all of busy Lincoln while studying or reading, and if you get too chilly, there is a beautiful dome-shaped room inside with artwork covering the walls.

If it’s a rainy day but you still want to feel like you are outside, trek your way to the skywalks located on O street, 12th street or 11th street. Here you can look out at the rainy day traffic splotching the city with blurred headlights while taking a few minutes to yourself to shy away in a book.

Coming back to school sucks after spending nine days engulfed in a tequila fantasy world where work and obligations don’t matter.

To stay sane for the remaining six weeks, take a couple of minutes a day to catch some spring air and escape into a novel where the characters’ lives are better than yours.

Eight books to read that will enhance your Spring fever For those who have worldly interests: “A Tale for the Time Being” by Ruth Ozeki For those who loved “Silver Linings Playbook:” “The Good Luck of Right Now” by Matthew Quick For those who like slam poetry: “The Feather Room” by Anis Mojgani For those who like the HBO series “True Detective:” “Galveston” by Nic Pizzolatto For those who like graphic novels: “X-Men: Days of Future Past” by Chris Claremont For those who like “The Fault in Our Stars:” “An Abundance of Katherines” by John Green For those who think John Updike is the man: “Updike” by Adam Begley For those who like “Game of Thrones:”: “A Song of Ice and Fire”

by George R.R. Martin maranda loughlin likes to read. she is a senior broadcast and news ed major. reach her at Arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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fraternity: from 5 gence and brotherly love remain constant.

As a fraternity, Werner said he and his fellow members try to build these attributes into their daily lives.

This past fall, Sig Ep teamed up with Pi Phi and held a joint philanthropy. The philanthropy included a women’s TAKE selfdefense class for all women on campus. After the class, Sig Ep hosted a barbecue at its house for all who attended the class. The fraternity will host another philanthropy with two other fraternities called “Backpack in Black,” with all proceeds going to the Backpack Program.

Sig Ep members have stayed active in the community of late.

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fraternity had 25 members participate in the Dance Marathon in February and expects nearly twice as many to volunteer at this month’s Big Event on campus.

Werner said he thinks Sig Ep will continue to be involved on campus. The fraternity’s widespread involvement boasts the recent election of member Kevin Knudson to ASUN president. The brothers encourage one another to be active in at least two organizations on campus.

Member involvement aside, Sig Ep’s biggest asset may be its lifelong brotherhood.

Alumni, despite their extensive commitments, still make it a priority to give back to their house and help active members get involved in organizations, Werner said. Some alumni will stop by the house on campus to have lunch with current members.

Active members usually meet with Nyberg and the rest of the

Alumni Board several times throughout the semester.

Brotherhood, as well as diversity, has made lasting impacts and memorable experiences for alumni such as Nyberg, who remain active in the fraternity years after graduating.

“It made all the difference being in the fraternity,” Nyberg said. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Huskers collect 10 titles at opening outdoor events Mike Shoro DN A Nebraska track and field team divided cannot only stand, but it can jump, throw and race, too. Husker athletes won 10 events combined at three different meets this weekend.

Five of those wins came at the Arizona State Invitational in Tempe, Ariz., and the other five came at the Emporia (Kan.) Spring Open. No Huskers won events at the third meet, the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas.

This weekend marked the start of the competitive outdoor season for the Huskers. Most of the athletes attended the Spring Open. Only senior Chad Wright and sophomore Maggie Malone took the trip to Austin. Those who did not travel to either of those events went to Tempe.

Most Huskers who went to Tempe did so to compete in an outdoor-only event for the first time this season. One such Husker was senior captain Miles Ukaoma. Ukaoma opened his outdoor season with a win in the 400-meter hurdles, after an indoor season of 60-meter hurdles.

He finished in 50.37. Even though he won, Ukaoma said beginning his outdoor season took some getting used to.

“It’s really pretty nerve-racking

the first time of the year because you kind of forget how it is, running the full 400,” Ukaoma said, “but it’s kind of like riding a bike, I guess.”

Ukaoma saw four other Huskers finish directly behind him in the same race. The brothers Koroknai finished second and third behind Ukaoma; senior Tibor in 50.78 and freshman Mate in 51.07. Senior Jodi-Rae Blackwood finished fourth in 51.99, and sophomore Sean Pille finished fifth in 52.63.

Tibor Koroknai also competed in the 110-meter hurdles, winning the event with a personal-best tying time of 14.08.

Not every athlete who traveled to Tempe was competing in an event for the first time this season. Junior Ellie Ewere has competed in the triple jump all year. On Saturday, she won it for the first time in the 2014 season with a jump of 41-0.5. Like Ukaoma, Ewere said the first outdoor meet usually takes some getting used to.

She said she picked Arizona as her first outdoor destination to limit the external factors such as wind and cold. Despite winning her event, Ewere said she was not totally satisfied with the result.

“I think because it was my first meet and I’ve been jumping, I don’t know, almost a month,” she said, “I

kind of have to get used to the motion of going through each (of the) phases, and I kind of struggled with that a little bit.”

Rounding out the Huskers’ Arizona State Invitational titles were sophomore Levi Gipson in the 400-meter dash with a time of 46.92 and senior captain Trevor Vidlak in the 1,500-meter run with a personalbest time of 3:45:32.

Sophomore Will Lohman was the only Husker to come away with two event wins this weekend. Both of his wins came at the Spring Open in Emporia. He won the shot put with a throw of 60-5.25 and won the collegiate hammer throw competition with a throw of 195-2.

Two Husker women finished second in their respective throwing events at the Spring Open. Senior captain Annie Jackson finished second in the discus with a throw of 145-9, and sophomore Tristen Sharp finished second in the hammer throw with a personal-best throw of 185-8.5.

NU also had some success in Emporia from the sprinters. Junior Breunna McCarty won the women’s 100-meter run with a time of 12.15.

Freshman Brena Andrews won the 200-meter with a time of 25.16. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Nebraska junior jumper Ellie Ewere won the triple jump for the first time this year with a jump of 41-0.5 at the Arizona State Invitational on Saturday.

2 Huskers become All-Americans at NCAA meet Austin Pistulka DN The NCAA Wrestling Championships looked promising for the No. 11 Nebraska wrestling squad with five seeded wrestlers and two unseeded. But a shaky second round left the Huskers far from the top of the leaderboard.

The Huskers entered the second round with five wrestlers in the championship bracket. When the final whistle blew, that total had dropped by three. The No. 12 seed at 125 pounds, freshman Tim Lambert, fell by a 7-5 decision to No. 5 seed redshirt freshman Dylan Peters of Northern Iowa. At 149 pounds, the No. 6 seed, junior Jake Sueflohn, was upset by No. 11 seed Josh Kindig of Oklahoma State by a 7-5 decision.

The No. 8 seed in the 184-pound weight class, freshman TJ Dudley, was upset by unseeded sophomore Blake Stauffer of Arizona State.

“It’s not what we wanted,” coach Mark Manning said. “Friday was a tough day for us, and there was no way around it. Sometimes that’s what happens in athletics. We don’t like it, we don’t plan on it. We plan for success.”

It didn’t get much better for those wrestlers who were already in the consolation bracket. Only Lambert, Wilson and Sueflohn would win in the consolation bracket and none would win more than one match. Sueflohn finished his season with a loss to the No. 3 seed, Chris Villalonga of Cornell, who was upset in the second round.

“Timmy Lambert was close to breaking through,” Manning said.

“We just have to get better. Some

guys under performed. There’s no other way of putting it, and that’s on me. I didn’t do a good enough job preparing them.”

The only two Nebraska wrestlers to make it into the quarterfinals were the two All-Americans: juniors Robert Kokesh and James Green. Even though they made it to the quarterfinals, no Husker would make it farther than that.

Green came into the tournament as the No. 1 overall seed and had an abrupt exit. After winning his first two matches with two major decisions, both with a score of 14-3, Green was pinned after 36 seconds in the second period against Minnesota’s Dylan Ness. Ness was the No. 9 seed and would go on to place second in the 157-pound bracket.

At 174 pounds, Kokesh was upset by Minnesota’s Logan Storley.

Kokesh had rolled past his first two opponents with major decisions in both. Storley proved to be a challenging opponent, taking Kokesh to the last overtime period. Tied at 4, Kokesh had a riding time advantage and would have gone to the semifinals if he defended against a takedown by Storley. After numerous attempts and with only 7 seconds left, the two men went out of bounds.

Once back to the middle, Kokesh got out of his stance and started running around the mat. Storley lunged at the ankles of Kokesh and grabbed one. Kokesh fell out of bounds, but Storley was able to hold on to both feet to get the takedown and the win.

Green and Kokesh would both bounce back and would become All-Americans again. Green ended with a third-place finish after

a 13-1 major decision. Green won every match except for the one he lost with a major decision or better.

Green finished the season 35-2.

“Obviously we thought that he could finish better,” Manning said, “but he just got caught in a big move. He could wrestle that guy 100 times and he’d beat him 99 of them, but this was the one.”

Kokesh had a bit more difficulty to become an All-American.

Kokesh tore his ACL in the match to become an All-American against Tony Dallago of Illinois. He won the match with an 8-2 decision. Instead of dropping out of the tournament, Kokesh continued on one leg. He won an overtime match against the No. 7 seed Tyler Wilps from Pittsburgh and followed that up with a 6-point win over the No. 4 seed, Mike Evans of Iowa.

“It was one of the most courageous things I’ve ever seen as a wrestling coach,” Manning said.

“Robert Kokesh is the toughest student athlete at Nebraska.”

Kokesh finished fourth after losing in the consolation finals to Storley once again, this time by a 3-1 sudden victory. Kokesh finished with a record of 37-3. Kokesh led the team in wins.

The Huskers ended up 11th overall and scored 43.5 points. For the fourth straight year, Penn State walked away with the overall title with 109.5 points. Second place went to Minnesota with 104 points.

With the year at an end, the Huskers will take a long-awaited break and then get back to the grind as they look toward next season. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Nebraska junior 174-pound wrestler Robert Kokesh (right) finished fourth at the NCAA Championships, wrestling his last three matches of the tournament with a torn ACL.

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Nebraska junior Izabella Zgierska was 1 of 3 Huskers to win singles matches against Michigan State on Friday, beating Erin Faulkner at No. 2 singles 6-3, 6-3.

Huskers’ losing streak grows while at home Staff Report DN Playing at its indoor home at the Nebraska Tennis Center, which was back up after collapsing two weeks earlier, the Nebraska women’s tennis team lost duals against Michigan State and No. 15 Michigan and watched its losing streak reach six.

On Friday, the Spartans swept doubles play, winning at No. 3 doubles 8-4 and at No. 1 doubles 8-5.

The Huskers rallied to open singles play. Freshman Mary Hanna got Nebraska on the board with a 6-3, 6-3 win against Emily Meyers, then junior Izabella Zgierska gave the Huskers a 2-1 lead in the dual with a 6-3, 6-3 win of her

own against Erin Faulkner at No. 2 singles.

Michigan State countered with wins by Marina Bohrer against NU sophomore Maggy Lehmicke at No. 1 singles (6-4, 6-2) and Catherine Parenteau against freshman Lisa Andersson at No. 3 singles (63, 3-6, 6-1). Nebraska senior Maike Zeppernick beat Olga Chernova 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 at No. 5 singles to tie the dual at three, and the final singles match entered a third-set tiebreaker to decide the dual.

The Spartans’ Athena Trouillot outlasted Nebraska freshman Hannah Sulz 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-3) to win the match and give Michigan State the victory in the dual, 4-3.

The No. 15 Wolverines visited on Sunday, sweeping the Huskers 7-0.

Michigan won at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles by identical scores of 8-1 before winning all six singles matches in straight sets. No. 119 Brooke Bolender of Michigan beat Hanna 6-2, 6-3 at 3 singles, No. 123 Sarah Lee beat Zgierska 6-0, 6-2 at 2 singles and No. 9 Emina Bektas beat Lehmicke 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1 singles. Zeppernick was the only other Husker to win more than 5 games in singles play, losing to Michigan’s Amy Zhu 6-4, 6-2 at No. 4 singles.

The Huskers will play road duals on consecutive days at Indiana on Saturday and Purdue on Sunday with a chance to get their first victory since beating Miami (Ohio) at home on March 9. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Nebraska senior Wyatt Aycock led the Husker on vault at the Big Ten Championships on Friday.

Aycock finished ninth out of nine competitors in the all-around competition.

NU finishes 6th in Big Ten Championships Staff Report DN Hosting the Big Ten Championships at the Bob Devaney Sports Center for the first time, the No. 11 Nebraska men’s gymnastics team finished sixth out of seven teams in Friday’s competition with a score of 428.150. No. 1 Michigan took the conference title with a team score of 448.200.

In the team competition Friday, a different gymnast led the

Huskers in each event.

Junior Robbie Kocks scored 15.20 to lead Nebraska on rings; Kocks was the only Husker to finish in the top three in the individual finals on Saturday, scoring 15.600 to finish third in the event.

On Friday, sophomore Ethan Lottman had a team-high 14.65 on the pommel horse, NU’s first event. On vault, senior Wyatt Aycock and junior Grant Perdue scored 14.750. Aycock was the

Huskers’ only competitor in the all-around competition, and he finished ninth out of nine gymnasts with a score of 84.350.

Sophomore Sam Chamberlain led with a 14.750 on parallel bars, and freshman Austin Epperson led with a 14.600 on high bars before Perdue scored 15.200 on the floor.

Nebraska will next compete at the NCAA Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich., on April 10. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Fans watch game at home arena Nedu Izu DN Scott Mulholland wasn’t supposed to be sitting in section 107 at Pinnacle Bank Arena the afternoon of March 21.

“I have a paper that’s due at 5 o’clock,” the senior criminal justice major said while staring upward toward the arena’s video board.

Sitting in row 25, section 120 would have also been unheard of for Gary Jaden of Palmyra, Neb., who has never been to the arena for a basketball game.

However, the 58-year-old carpenter, Mulholland and hundreds of others piled into PBA dressed in red for a chance to see the Nebraska men’s basketball aim for a shot at history.

“I just wanted to come and see the new arena,” Jaden said.

“I think this is pretty cool.”

Although the team wasn’t present, the arena was called home for something other than a live event as fans watched the Huskers on the arena’s video board play their second-round game of the NCAA Tournament against Baylor.

Although no shredded newspapers were flailed in the air after Nebraska’s first made basket in its 74-60 loss to the Bears, emotions were seen and heard in the arena similar to those experienced during games on Wednesday and Sunday nights in Lincoln.

Like minutes before a tipoff at Pinnacle Bank, the Huskers were

greeted 893 miles away with bursts of handclaps and ovations when the team appeared on the scoreboard at 11:34 a.m.

The applause and “GO HUSKERS” chants continued 15 seconds into the game when sophomore guard Shavon Shields drove past Cory Jefferson and Isaiah Austin for Nebraska’s first points.

“I’m surprised I heard my phone go off with how loud it is in here,” a fan said to her friend after Shields scored the first points of the contest.

But it’d be the last time the Huskers would hold an advantage against Baylor, and the only time in nearly 10 minutes they’d give fans something to cheer about.

“C’mon, Red!” Mulholland screamed after sophomore guard Terran Petteway missed his third straight shot attempt.

“Geez!” yelled another fan after sophomore forward Walter Pitchford’s 3-point attempt bounced off the rim for another Husker miss. Nebraska finished the half 0-for-11 from downtown and trailed 29-16 heading into the locker room.

Boos sustained in the second half when the Huskers were unable to go a possession on defense without a foul called. Fans’ moods and faces turned into the color of their shirts and sweaters.

“We’ve been playing in the Big Ten, which has been physical all year,” UNL junior Brandon Baratta began. “Then they come in the tournament and (the refs)

I just wanted to come and see the new arena. I think this is pretty cool.”

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call ticky-tack bull crap.”

The criminology and criminal justice major wasn’t the only one who let his frustration on called fouls be known during the game.

In the first half, the refs called the Bears to the line 20 times, with one of them caused from a technical by Nebraska coach Tim Miles.

“These refs are ridiculous,” an irate fan yelled after seeing Miles receive his first T of the year.

And although the Huskers began the second half outscoring Baylor 16-15 and tightened the lead to 12 with 12:59 left to play, the technical given to Miles in the first half wouldn’t be the last.

With 11:17 left in the game, a father of two yelled, “Are you kidding me? This is pathetic!” after seeing Miles tossed out of the game for a second technical.

“He’s never had a technical foul all year and then gets two in one game; that’s all you need to know,” Baratta said, summing up Nebraska’s first NCAA Tournament play in 16 years.

With 2:41 the Huskers cut the lead to as low as 9, giving fans

a reason late to start up a “GO BIG RED” chant. But by then the damage had already been done.

The game clock trickled down to zero, and Nebraska didn’t walk off the AT&T court with its first program win in March Madness or with its head coach. The morale for the fans during most of the game could be described as distraught and, more times than not, exasperated. But on the contrary, their outlook on the future of the program could be described any other way.

Just ask Nebraska graduate Victor J. Young, who overall enjoyed his first experience watching the Huskers play on the arena’s mega screen and said he looks forward to watching the Huskers live next season because of their head coach.

“Miles is a good plus for the university,” Young, a 60-year-old alum of Kappa Alpha Psi, said.

“He has changed the whole atmosphere to a positive frame of mind for the fans. When you have a positive following of Nebraskans, for any program, it will succeed.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

p.m. the Thursday night before NeDoubt never reached Josh Charvat’s mind. braska’s 11:30 a.m. game. They were He was going to San Antonio. He planning on going to South Padre, didn’t care how long the drive was Texas, anyway but weren’t planning or if he had class. He was going to to leave until Friday. Nebrasketball watch Nebrasketball. And he wasn’t changed that. alone.

Charvat only slept “We all knew two hours before they Everyone we were going pulled into their hohad their two minutes after tel around 9:30 in the it was announced tickets Sunday morning. They soon on Selection Sunfound out that they day,” said Char- night or Monday couldn’t even check in vat, a senior politi- morning.” before the game started. cal science major So what did they and member of do? josh charvat the University of senior political science major They saw an RV Nebraska-Linfilled with Nebraska coln Publications fans and started tailgatBoard. “Everyone had their tickets ing.

Sunday night or Monday morning.”

Why? Students do crazy things when Because Nebrasketball. That’s their team makes the NCAA Tourna- why. ment for the first time since 1998.

“My freshman year, we were on They skip class to start spring the bubble, but no one was that exbreaks early. They drive 12 hours cited about it,” Charvat said. “After through the night to make it to a a frustrating football season, it was basketball game on time. They delay nice not to think about football, like their spring break plans of partying we always do in the winter. This was on the beaches of South Padre for a the first year it actually seems like few days. there was a little hope for NebrasketCharvat’s group, which included ball.” compiled by Andrew 10 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ward students, packed into a car and a sports@ minivan and did all of these things. dailynebraskan.com They left Lincoln at about 6:30

Nebraska drops pair of duals on trip to Michigan staff report DN The No. 58 Husker men’s tennis team traveled to East Lansing and Ann Arbor, Mich., during the weekend for matches against the Spartans and the No. 46 Wolverines.

The Huskers took on Michigan State on Friday in East Lansing, losing 4-3.

The Spartans came into the match 6-10 with a three-dual losing streak. They beat the Huskers, quickly taking the doubles matches and three singles matches, giving the Spartans their first conference win. The Huskers won three singles matches, gaining three points after the match had already been decided.

The doubles team of senior Brandon Videtich and sophomore Bradford Zitsch lost the No. 1 spot to Michigan State’s Drew Lied and John Patrick Mullane 8-6.

Sophomores Dusty Boyer and Scott Elsass beat MSU’s Will Davis and Doug Zade 8-3, taking the No. 3 position for the Huskers.

The final doubles point was taken

by the Spartans when MSU’s Harry Jadun and Gijs Linders beat junior Beau Treyz and sophomore Marc Herrmann 8-6.

After losing the doubles point, the Huskers tried to regain focus heading into the singles play.

The Huskers lost three straight matches against the Spartans. The dual was decided when sophomore Andrew Dzulynsky lost 6-4, 6-3 to MSU’s Linders.

The remaining three singles matches continued, leaving the Huskers the opportunity to take the No. 1, No. 3 and No. 5 spots.

After losing to the Spartans, the Huskers had Saturday to rest, reflect and prepare.

The Wolverines are 9-8 and 1-2 in conference play coming off of a 4-3 loss to Louisville and a win against Iowa.

On Sunday morning, the Huskers hit the courts at the Varsity Tennis Center in Ann Arbor, Mich., ready to face the No. 46 Wolverines, who swept the dual 7-0.

The Huskers took the No. 1 doubles match with Videtich and Zitsch winning 8-3 over Michigan’s Alex Buzzi and Barrett Franks, but they couldn’t hold

onto the momentum. They lost the No. 2 and No. 3 spots in quick matches.

Hoping they could gain back points during the singles play, the Huskers started off strong but again lost their momentum.

The Huskers lost all six singles matches, four of which ended in straight sets. Videtich, Boyer, Herrmann and Dzulynsky lost in two sets Sunday afternoon.

The current ITA standings had the Huskers up to No. 58 and No. 8 in the Big Ten. Before this weekend, the Huskers were 3-5 against ranked opponents. The loss against Michigan goes with the Huskers’ previous losses to No. 36 Florida State, No. 53 Texas Tech, No. 49 Louisville, No. 45 Drake and No. 50 Minnesota.

The men’s tennis team will return to Lincoln for a week of practice before facing Indiana on Friday and Purdue on Sunday indoors at the Nebraska Tennis Center or outdoors at the Vine Street Courts, weather permitting. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Nebraska sophomore Dusty Boyer was the only Husker to win two matches over the weekend, beating Michigan State in both singles and doubles on Friday in East Lansing, Mich.

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Nebraska freshman guard Hannah Tvrdy (left) is transferring from Nebraska after averaging 1.5 points over 20 games in her only season as a Husker.

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Nebraska freshman infielder M.J. Knighten hit a 3-run home run in the fifth inning of the Huskers’ 10-1 win at Northwestern on Sunday. Freshman Kat Woolman also hit a 3-run homer in the inning. weekend, it was all Nebraska for the rest of the series, as the Husker hitters were able to get on base.

Up 4-0 already in the fourth inning Saturday, the offense exploded, scoring 5 runs in the inning to extend the lead to 9-0 against the Wildcats.

Northwestern did bounce back in the bottom frame of that inning, but the Huskers kept pouring it on, scoring 4 runs in the seventh inning to win the game 13-3 in the matchup Saturday. This time around, the Wildcats committed 4 errors, and Nebraska cleaned up its defense, committing no errors in the contest.

Senior pitcher Tatum Edwards won her 12th game of the season on Saturday, the most wins for the team. The veteran pitcher went all

seven innings, allowing 5 hits and throwing 7 strikeouts in the game.

Fueling the team offensively was sophomore infielder Alicia Armstrong, who went 3 for 5 in the game with 4 RBI. The bats stayed on fire Sunday in the 10-1 win against the Wildcats. Northwestern was up 1-0 heading into the fourth inning, but the Huskers were able to answer back.

During the fourth and fifth innings, the Husker offense belted 4 home runs. It all started when sophomore infielder Hailey Decker and senior catcher Taylor Edwards hit back-to-back homers to give the Huskers a 2-1 lead in the fourth.

The fifth inning was the team’s best of the weekend, as it plated 8 runs against Northwestern. With

a 3-1 lead, freshman infielder M.J. Knighten sent a 3-run home run over the left center fence to give Nebraska a 6-1 lead.

After a pair of walks, freshman outfielder Kat Woolman scored another 3-run home run in the inning. The defense then did its part by ending the game early in the fifth inning to win 2 out of 3 games in the series.

Nebraska is now 23-11 overall and 3-3 in Big Ten play. This week the Huskers will face instate rival Creighton at home on Wednesday.

After the mid-week matchup they will travel to Champaign, Ill., for a three-game series against another Big Ten opponent, Illinois.

The Fighting Illini are currently 16-13 with a 1-5 conference record. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Nebraska senior forward Jordan Hooper is 1 of 12 finalists for the Wade Trophy, awarded to the national player of the year in women’s college basketball. The list of finalists was announced Thursday.

Hooper averaged 20.4 points and 9.1 rebounds each game during her senior season, which ended with Nebraska’s loss to BYU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on March 24. In her Nebraska career, she scored 2,357 points and grabbed 1,110 rebounds, both second on Nebraska’s career list. She also made a school record 295 3-pointers.

Hooper is the third Wade Trophy finalist in Nebraska history, alongside 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings and 2010 finalist Kelsey Griffin.

Penn State senior guard Maggie Lucas is the only other player from the Big Ten on the list of finalists. Connecticut leads all schools with three finalists, and Notre Dame has two finalists.

Freshman transferring from Nebraska

Freshman guard Hannah Tvrdy is planning to transfer to a different school after requesting a release from her scholarship, Nebraska coach Connie Yori said Friday.

Tvrdy played in 20 games for the Huskers this season and averaged 1.5 points.

She is looking to have more playing time at another school, Yori said.

“Hannah is an excellent person and a good, young basketball player,” Yori said, “and she wants an opportunity to play more basketball in the future.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Nebraska senior outfielder Ty Kildow went 2 for 4 with only 1 RBI in Nebraska’s victory against UNLV on Sunday. But batting in the ninth spot for the Huskers, he advanced two runners in the sixth inning to help them take the lead.

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he Nebraska baseball team found a way to end a threegame losing streak with a 5-3 win against the visiting UNLV Rebels on Sunday at Hawks Field. UNLV took the first two games of the series on Friday and Saturday.

For coach Darin Erstad, Sunday’s at-home victory came down to the basics.

“That’s college baseball,” Erstad said. “Whoever screws up less wins.”

Erstad said it was about as complete a game as can be played against a “very good” opponent.

“They were the ones making mistakes defensively, and we didn’t.

That was not the case the first couple days, and that’s something that we need to stress.”

Coming up big in the Sunday matchup was junior left-handed pitcher Aaron Bummer. The lefty

had a shaky start, allowing 3 runs in the first four innings.

After that, he was in control, shutting down the last eight batters he faced before being taken out in the eighth inning. When he was replaced by junior closer Josh Roeder, Bummer received a standing ovation from the crowd for his performance.

Erstad didn’t know how the pitcher bounced back halfway through the game, but he said that he wants the performances to continue to provide stability in the rotation.

“His ball was up a little bit early on; whatever happened, the ball started sinking,” Erstad said. “After that, it was game on.

“I hope Aaron can build on that and get that role in going forward.”

Senior outfielder Ty Kildow also came through in the clutch for the Huskers. In his ninth start of the

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season, Kildow advanced two runners in the sixth inning to set up for what turned a 3-2 Nebraska deficit into a 4-3 lead. He also sent an insurance run in with an RBI single in the eighth inning.

For Kildow, who was batting last in the lineup, it was all about the mindset that he has stepping up to the plate.

“I just go in every day knowing my role at the plate,” Kildow said.

“Whether I’m batting leadoff or batting ninth, I’m going up there with the same approach, which is getting on base.”

While the team isn’t satisfied with the series, it was crucial for them to take the final game of the weekend so the Huskers could gain some momentum heading into this week.

“It was a huge win for us,” Kildow said. “Sometimes it’s tough to come out on Sunday after losing

the first two games. Obviously we don’t want to get swept at home, and I think we needed a win like this to get us going for the upcoming week.”

On tap for the Huskers this week is a two-game series at Arkansas during the middle of the week, followed by a home series against Ohio State, which will be their first Big Ten series at home this season.

Almost halfway through the season, Erstad knows every game is a shot to get into a regional and to bounce back against a team that they already lost to twice was huge.

“We’re almost at the midway point of the season and we needed to win games,” Erstad said. “We were in a situation there where we were down and a chance to be swept at home; we found a way to keep it together. It’s a very important win.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Huskers take 2nd title of season in Arizona Staff Report DN The Husker women’s golf team traveled on Friday to Tucson, Ariz., where it picked up its first tournament win of the spring at the Mountain View Collegiate Invitational.

The Saturday win marks Nebraska’s first tournament win since September, when the Huskers finished first in their own tournament at Wilderness Ridge in Lincoln to open the 2013-14 season.

The Huskers went into Saturday’s play with a 5-stroke lead against Kent State, as they shot a 36-hole total of 579, just 3-over par, on the first day of play. Sophomore Cassie Deeg led the squad with a 2-under 142, putting her in second place. Senior Katelyn Wright also finished the first day under par, firing a 1-under 143.

Saturday’s final round was the Huskers’ highest of the weekend, as they shot a team score of 295, 7-over par. Nebraska’s final round was just enough to survive a final round charge by Kent State. The Golden Flashes shot a final-round 291 and were just 1 stroke behind the Huskers at the end of the day. Kent State finished in second, 4 strokes clear of third place.

Nebraska’s total team score of 874 tied for its second best total of the season. The Huskers also shot 874 in their only other win of the year at their home tournament in September.

The Missouri Tigers finished third with a total of 879. Gonzaga and Minnesota rounded out the top five, shooting 884 and 887, respectively.

The Huskers also saw great individual finishes along with the tournament win.

Deeg and Wright closed out the tournament firing final rounds of 71 and 70, respectively. Both finished the tournament with a three-round total of 213, 3-under par. The two tied for second place, finishing behind Gonzaga’s

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Nebraska senior Katelyn Wright plays in the Huskers’ season-opening Chip-N-Club Invitational, which stood as the team’s only tournament title until Saturday’s Mountain View Collegiate.

Alice Kim, who shot a field-low 210, including a second-round 68.

Deeg and Wright have been two top contributors for the Huskers all season and will look to post more low scores as the Huskers near the end of the year.

Nebraska coach Robin Krapfl was impressed with her team’s performance this weekend but said there were strokes left on the course that the team should have

capitalized on.

“I thought we hit the ball well, hit a lot of good shots,” Krapfl said. “I wouldn’t say they putt particularly well, but to win the tournament and not putt very well says a lot about the way they did strike the ball and didn’t make a lot of mistakes.”

The Huskers hope to hit their stride as the end of the season is near. There are just two more reg-

ular-season tournaments before the Huskers head to Indiana to compete in the Big Ten Championships.

Krapfl believes the team’s hard work is starting to show and knows what a performance like this weekend can do for a team as they get late into the season.

“Every time you put yourself in to contention and have success, you boost your confidence for the

next time you’re in that position,” Krapfl said. “We’re becoming more and more battle-tested and believing in ourselves more and more.”

Nebraska will start the last leg of its season Friday at the SMU/ Dallas Athletic Club Invitational, where they look to carry the momentum gained in Arizona. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

The Husker bats were on after the No. 18 Nebraska softball team lost its first Big Ten road game against No. 23 Northwestern on Friday in Evanston, Ill. The Huskers bounced back and took the next two games to win the series.

The Huskers were blanked apart from a 2-run third and lost the game in the fifth inning Friday. Northwestern won 10-2 against the visiting team. Errors were the team’s enemy, as the Huskers committed 4 errors in the game to the Wildcats’ 0.

Also lacking in the game was offensive production, as the Huskers were only able to muster up 4 hits in the game.

After losing the first game of the

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