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Living guide 1) Location: prices

When looking for housing, many factors must be considered before moving in

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2) Utilities, Access, Amenities: elevators

While downtown may rock the shortest commute to campus, it generally features the most expensive living arrangements. Even 330-square-foot studio apartments can run up to $500 per month. Check the surrounding campus neighborhoods for the best ratio of distanceto-price.

Stairs get old real quick. Living in a four-story walk-up might give you a nice view, but it’ll also wear down your quads and give you blisters. Be aware of the elevator/stair situation at any location.

street-side parking or a lot

If you don’t own a car, buy a car. Now figure out where to park it. Having your own lot is great, especially on cold nights when you don’t feel like walking a few blocks, but not all apartments or houses offer one.

food sources

Food is probably important, so it goes to show that making sure there’s some form of it near you is also important.

Seeing as UNL is a food desert, make sure you’ve got the ability to drive or take the bus somewhere more fruitful. Or, find a Runza, look around, and make the first house you see your new home.

appliances/Laundry

Some apartments have their own washers, dryers and dishwashers. Check with the places you’re looking. Many have the first two in the building somewhere. The worst have none. Don’t live there.

booze sources

animals

You gotta hit that sauce! If that’s your thing. Living close to a gas station is handy, but if it’s important to you, find a place near the liquor store to broaden your choices. Also, drink responsibly.

Not every apartment or landlord will be down with Bozo or whatever you named your dog, so before signing anything, make sure the pooch will be welcome. Most places love cats anyway.

Walking is awful. It’s even worse than waking, because when you spell it, you have to write another letter. Live closer to campus and walk less.

While more expensive than those without, some complexes will have things such as gyms, game rooms and hang out areas. Perfect if you want to get swole, spike some pong and watch “Rob and Big” with your Brodinis!

closeness to campus

closeness to entertainment

No point in living somewhere if you’re going to be bored all the time. Living near downtown lets you get out and explore culture! Also, you can maybe see Drew Carey at the Rococo.

Safety

Are you going to get jacked? Some neighborhoods are less savory than others. Do your research and ask around before moving. Maybe you can avoid having everything taken from you.

amenities

3) Throwing parties party flow

Theory goes that, beyond the number of people at a party, beyond its music and booze, the most important aspect of a successful get-together is the house’s flow.

No one wants to be awkwardly crammed into a single living room and kitchen. The house has to have levels and multiple rooms to hide away or cram into, wherever the flow’s taken you.

watch out for …

Lions, tigers and bears! No, but actually, watch out when it comes to overcrowded street-side parking, noise complaints from overly loud music and a packed front porch.

Those are some surefire ways to get in trouble.

in the dorms

This one’s definitely not a good idea, but, eh, what are we gonna do. It’ll happen anyway, so just be sure the super double has enough couches and “Guitar Hero” controllers.

damages

We’ve seen a lot of stuff go down at house parties and the like. If you value your belongings, lock your bedroom doors and clear out the living areas of breakable anythings. Also, say goodbye to your security deposit and the color of your carpet.

accessibility

While party flow is important, it’s also pretty crucial that some people show up at all. Living too far away can limit the amount of potential guests, so if parties are the largest decision-making factor for you, consider your locale — and your priorities.

likelihood of getting busted

renovation

Some buildings have been around for a long, long time. Often, the landlord will keep the building up to date, helping with insulation and other problems. Sometimes, they don’t.

And that’s an awful situation to put yourself in.

Make sure there aren’t cracks in your ceiling.

As mentioned above, homies gotta be careful when throwing a shindig. Know your neighbors. Bake them a pie, and, hopefully, they won’t call you in. Know your neighborhood, some places are just more patrolled than others.

Compiled by nate sindelar and Tyler keown arts@dailynebraskan.com

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Lincoln offers various prices, locations for apartments

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6157 NW 2nd Circle 402-436-3452 Amenities: Basketball courts, a sand volleyball court, 24-hour fitness center, outdoor swimming pool, 22 unique floor plans, loft apartments, furnished apartments, private patios and balconies, fully equipped kitchens, walk-in closets and select apartments have laundry units, while others are provided laundry units on each floor.

Prices: studio apartments starting at $500 one bedrooms starting at $560 two bedrooms starting at $650 three bedrooms starting at $940 Why is this a good place for students to live?

“Fountain Glen is a great place for anyone to live. It’s close to shopping, the downtown Haymarket, and there is a grocery store right up the street. The quickly developing

Fallbrook area is also right across from us, and we have a ton of bike trails near the apartments.

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Parkhaus Apartments

250 N. 13th Street, Lincoln, NE 68508 402-915-3838 Amenities: Located in downtown Lincoln, Scandinavian-inspired interiors, by-the-bed leasing program, card-access entry to all residential floors, secured bicycle rack, balconies (private and semi private), rooftop deck, fitness room, Wi/Fi in each suite, and study rooms on all floors.

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“We are close to the campus, and we have a free shuttle bus for during the school year. We have tanning beds and a fully equipped gym. Not to mention, all of our apartments come with washer and dryers. Not a lot of apartment complexes feature them anymore with all of the bedbugs these days, but we do,” Leasing Agent Debbie Simmons said.

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“Our professional staff and student staff is suited to serve our residents in both social and academic activities. I’ve lived here for about two years now, and you know, the pool is pretty awesome. Out of all of the apartments in Lincoln that I know of The View’s pool stays open the latest, until 11 o’clock. In the summer there are always students hanging out over there up until we close,” Grady Williams, a leasing manager and junior at UNL, said.

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Certain neighborhoods offer proximity, community Near South

The Near south, located just south of Lincoln’s capital building, makes for a quick commute to campus. The neighborhood has both houses for sale and houses for rent, as well as a variety of apartments that range from $300 to $1,000 depending on the number of bedrooms and the location. This area is known for its crime rates and house parties, but also hosts popular student destinations such as Cultiva, a coffee and crepe joint.

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live. Located just across the bridge on 10th Street, The Bottoms are walking distance from campus, making it easy for students without a car to live there.

While some may be reluctant to live in the area due to negative stereotypes, resident Dwight Brown said these thoughts aren’t true.

“The only other thing about The Bottoms is the stigma that people have about it, which isn’t really founded in much truth,” Brown said.

His roommate Olivia Reinert-Gehman, a senior psychology major at UNL, agrees.

“Sometimes it is a little sketchy, but it’s not like it’s scary or anything,” ReinertGeehman said. “Sometimes it can be

loud because of other parties in the neighborhood but it’s not too bad.”

With a plethora of houses for rent, there are also multiple apartment complexes available in that area, such as The Claremont Apartments, where the price of living ranges from $300 to $600 per person. Court Clark, a sophomore English major living in a house with three of his teammates, enjoys the neighborhood.

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Residence hall-life provides good friends, bad showers Jack Forey

I’ve lived on campus for close to two years, and, depending on where you live and who lives around you, life on campus can be a potentially enlightening experience.

Or it can an overpriced, Kafkaesque nightmare.

The first semester I attended our prestigious university, I had a roommate. Although he was the only roommate I ever had, I think it’s safe to say that roommates can be real

wild cards. Will this person be messy or tidy? Withdrawn or talkative? Will the person I’ll be spending the next several months with have his poop in a group or be some kind of manic depressive batshit insane demon spawn?

Thankfully, my roomie was a quiet guy. At least, when he wasn’t playing Xbox. He got really worked up when playing “Gears of War.” We rarely spoke to each other, and I assume we had little in common. Who knows? We probably said five words to each other that whole semester.

That’s one area living on campus will benefit you in: sociability.

If you’re the type who has trouble talking to strangers, then living in close quarters with hundreds of them for months on end is the way to go!

Sometimes people will hang out in the lounge on your floor, just doing stuff.

They’ll probably be playing “Mario Kart” or watching “The Notebook” if you’re female and live on a girls’ floor. (I don’t know what the girls are up to in their lounges.) I’ve met a few friends in my time on campus. One of them had a nervous breakdown and dropped out, but I’m pretty sure that had nothing to do with me personally.

Currently, I reside at the soon-tobe-defunct Cather Hall, notable for its brick walls, CPN food and woefully outdated shower stalls. At CatherPound and Selleck, the only things that separate your naked body from a world of leering spectators are two thin shower curtains. That may not sound like a big deal on paper, but it can potentially create some pretty

awkward situations. I remember once when I and another guy finished showering at the same time, and then there was silence. After a moment, I realized we were both waiting for the other to get out, get dressed and leave so we could do the same. Yet neither was willing to go first.

I haven’t even mentioned the fact that, at Cather, the water temperature in the showers changes whenever somebody flushes a toilet. Contrary to what my floormates believe, screaming was not a part of my showering routine before I moved here.

One Brazilian student remarked, “Why can’t a country that went to the moon make showers that work?”

But those are just inconveniences.

Other inconveniences of this nature include: no smoking, no drinking, no

lit candles, no pets, occasionally loud neighbors and the fact that the bathrooms always smell like something died in there. Then there’s the fact that on top of all these restrictions, it still costs more to live and eat here for a semester than it would to rent a house for that same time.

I’ll be moving off campus in the summer, but not because I’m truly dissatisfied with on-campus life.

There’s some cool people here.

No, it’s because I’d like a shower that doesn’t hold a grudge against me.

Jack Forey will face off with Cather Shower in a cataclysmic boxing match Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.

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Reality sets in when living off campus katie Nelson I walk to my classes every day.

I clean (frequently) and cook (less frequently) for myself.

I host parties in my apartment.

I live with one of my best friends.

I’m an independent woman, and my apartment ensures that social status.

Gone are the days of RAs checking up on me.

Gone are the days of sharing a bathroom with 20 other girls.

Gone are the days of gross

cafeteria food.

And I hate it.

I want a cleaning crew. I want a personal chef.

I’m tired of working two jobs to pay rent and electricity, and I should have checked to make sure the ceiling of my apartment wasn’t cracked before I moved in.

I want my mom.

Moving to college is the beginning of most teenagers’ independence from their parents.

Typically these students move from the safety of their mothers’ arms and into the safety of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln residence halls. Cleaning crews keep their living areas spick-andspan, and cooks make sure they are full. At this point, these students have the best kind of independence – the kind that comes with no strings attached.

But the tug toward full inde-

pendence will pull once again.

For some it’s as early as after their first house party. Others resist the urge to move off campus until their sophomore or junior years.

Inevitably, though, after your senior year, you’re going to have to make the move, unless you start working for UNL Housing.

The independence that comes with the off-campus experience isn’t only thrilling, but it’s also eye opening. It’s truly the beginning of your adult life. There are definite perks to having a space to yourself and reigning over your domain.

But the exhilaration of being able to invite friends over to your house or of hosting parties quickly wears off as reality sets in.

You have to pay for it. Be prepared to take on a job (or two) in order to tackle rent, electricity, Internet and other bills.

You’ll have to clean. And no matter how well you scrub the kitchen floors or the dishes or the toilet, they’ll get dirty again.

Which means you have to clean again – it’s a vicious cycle.

You might have to live in a sub-standard apartment or house.

A lot of university students gripe about the conditions of university housing, but really, it’s pretty nice. Think of moving into Cather or Pound willingly. That’s what it’s like to move off campus.

But as stressful as some of these things can be, it’s definitely worth it and, more importantly, it’s something we all have to eventually do.

I remember being an angsty 18-year-old chomping at the bit to get away from my mother and into Lincoln. I remember feeling the same way at 20, as I eagerly packed my boxes and headed

south of the Capitol. My time off campus hasn’t only taught me a lot of important lessons as an adult, but it has been a raging good time.

However, there are days when I would gladly exchange cleaning my own bathroom for showering in a communal bathroom.

As you grow from being a dependent freshman to a beautiful graduated adult, don’t forget to take in the residence hall days in your rush toward adulthood. It will come soon enough.

So enjoy that cafeteria food while it lasts.

Katie Nelson is a senior and an independent woman, and she wants her mom, and thats ok. Katie’s Mom, email your daughter at arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Neighborhoods: from 4 Malone and Clinton Neighborhoods

The area that stretches between East Campus and City Campus, although without a punchy neighborhood name, is another popular place for students to live, especially ones who need to go between campuses. Even though the commute is a bit longer compared to the other neighborhoods the benefits of living there outweigh the cons for some.

Anna Olson, a senior hospitality, restaurant and tourism

management major who lives on a house on Y Street, finds the independence refreshing.

“You don’t have to follow a set of rules or procedures,” Olson said. “I feel like I am actually ready to live off campus after college.”

Her roommate Katie Petersen agrees.

“I miss the cafeteria,” Petersen said. “The convenience was nice. But off-campus is more relaxing.”

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Living alone allows more freedom maranda loughlin

Living by yourself is pure freedom.

Clothes are optional, Girl Scout cookies serve as meals and bathroom doors are pointless.

I moved into my own apartment my junior year of college. It was creaky, there were a couple dead roaches and the windows were glued shut. It was beautiful because it was mine.

After sharing a room with a sister through high school and then roommates in college, it was about time. I wanted to be able to put my stuff everywhere. I wanted to be able to bake homemade cookies and put cheesy, obnoxious door mats in front of my home for my neighbors to roll their eyes at. I wanted sole ownership of the fridge and the remote control.

Living by myself wasn’t what I expected it to be. It was a thousand times better.

Before spilling all my reasons why living by yourself is choice, I want to preface this with a few warnings and debunk a couple myths and stereotypes of living alone.

First, you won’t delve into a world of “Gossip Girl” where everything is this classy, materialistic hodge-podge of fantasy. Living by yourself isn’t like the movies. You won’t wake up to a closet the size of a small island filled with heels and dresses. You aren’t Carrie Bradshaw or Blair Waldorf. You will not transform into Holly Golightly with a pet cat named Cat, and your apartment won’t come with a clawfooted, bathtub-framed couch.

Living by yourself isn’t classy like it is in the movies. Living by yourself is messy just as reality is.

Your trash is going to smell if you don’t take it out, and if you don’t do your dishes they’ll still be there collecting dust, mold and undefined piles of gelatinous goo.

Second, you’re not Snow White.

You won’t wake up to the cooing of baby animals around you waiting anxiously to encourage you to get out of bed and get your ass to class.

It’s a rough life not having that perfect roommate to stare at you with judgmental eyes when you don’t go to that one political science lecture you haven’t been to in weeks. But somewhere, deep inside of you, there’s a semi-responsible and showered human being who knows that learning is boss. Go to class. Get out of bed. You can’t call in sick to political science class for pure laziness.

Lastly, put the glitter and glue down.

Renting an apartment doesn’t make your Pinterest boards leap out of web addresses and onto the very walls of your home. Crafts aren’t cheap; college students are.

More than half the DIY projects on Pinterest, although glitzy and fabulous-looking, should stay on Pinterest. Yes, decorating an apartment is pure fun, but it can also become cluttered. It’s not easy to find a decently priced and sized single or studio apartment. Keep your baggage and stuffs light. The more Pinterest crafts and clutter you collect, the more you have to take with you when you move to the next place. Yes, decorating your apartment is fun, but it isn’t easy and it isn’t cheap. Renting an apartment is never cheap.

But there’s a silver lining.

The best part of your apartment is that it’s your apartment - little or big, messy or clean, shitty or even more shitty - it’s yours. And although you can no longer watch “Criminal Minds” or any movie that involves the word “exorcism” without risking your sleep, it’s well worth the sacrifice.

Sure, you might live in a room with the size and smell of a janitorial closet, and your bedroom may be a foot away from your kitchen table, but you have independence.

You have limitless opportunities to do things with or without pants on like cooking eggs or vacuuming while listening to embarrassing ‘90s jams.

No one will see you eat ice cream right out of the carton or the condition you keep your house in.

Not to mention, having your own home is a lot less complicated.

The baggage of having roommates or living at home with family is much more stressful than living by yourself. When you have your own place, there’s no debate on whose food is whose, or to have pets or not. You’re the sole deciding factor of what you will do in your apartment and how you will do it.

Will you get lonely? Maybe sometimes. But, when you want to be around people you can go find some or have them over. The choice is yours.

Maranda loughlin is a senior broadcasting and journalism major. Reach her at arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Anonymous DN writers vent frustrations common to shared living experiences art by Ally Frame COlumns by DN STAFF

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Anonymous No. 3

I’m a pretty heavy sleeper.

A professional procrastinator like me needs to grasp and take advantage of any sleep I can get. So when I go to bed, once my head hits the pillow, I have no time to contemplate the meaning of life. I get straight to business and sleep with the guarantee that not much can wake me up. I have three alarms hidden in different places of my room just to ensure I wake up each morning.

So imagine my surprise when I was suddenly woken up not by Carly Ray Jepsen’s annoyingly-upbeat “Call Me Maybe” at 8 a.m. but, instead, an obnoxious snore at 2 a.m. It puzzled me because after a semester of living with my roommate, I had never heard her snore. I looked over to her bed to find, not only her in there, but her boyfriend as well.

The first time, I let it slide. “Sure,” I thought, “they just want a little romantic night of cuddling together. They’re not doing anything x-rated, so no problem. I’ll wear headphones.”

But then he was there the next night. And the night after. And the night after. It was when he came out of our shower to brush his teeth at my sink wearing a full pajama set (slippers and all) that I knew I had a problem. My roommate wasn’t even in the room, and he was sleeping in the bed all hours of the day. I couldn’t change in my own room without worrying this kid was going to come through to do his homework or watch a movie or do some other mundane activity he could be doing anywhere else.

Now, I didn’t get along with my roommate in the first place; she clogs the toilet without fixing it, leaves rotten produce in the fridge, blow dries her hair at 4 in the morning, and there’s a perpetual clump of long brown locks sitting on the drain, among other things.

But I shouldn’t have to deal with a third roommate who can’t talk without shouting, who drags his feet everywhere … and the snoring! God, the snoring is louder than the construction going on at the dorms beside us. It’s as if he breathes in all the air from the room and spits it back out in the most obnoxious way possible.

He might actually have a sinus infection, because when a scrawny 18-year-old guy is snoring louder than my 6’2 father, I really don’t think it’s healthy.

It takes a special kind of someone to be comfortable living in the filth of rotting McDonalds, shitty beer and the squalid aroma of a sedentary lifestyle.

But have no doubt, these men and women do exist. They’re college students, they’re your roommates, and they will throw parties - full of people you don’t know, leaving the remnants for weeks, maybe months on end.

One time, all on his own, my roommate hosted a party, populated by people with whom the rest of us were unacquainted. The other roommates and myself didn’t take part; we went to bed. The host did too - without telling anyone to leave or that the party was over.

Waking up for class the next day: house drenched in the stink of sweat, carpets stained, toilet featuring some lime green blob – crusted yet jiggly – I ask myself, “Why, God?” Apparently, once the roommate who hosted the party had gone to sleep, his guests continued long into the night, inviting a straggling elderly woman over to use said toilet. I don’t know if that last part is true, but I do know I didn’t use that bathroom for months - mainly because of the hideous crustacean that caressed the edge of the lid and remained intact and uncleaned until, so frustrated and out of spite-fuel, I relented and nuked it with chemicals myself.

But it’s not just wild parties that leave lasting residue. Those are great sometimes! The issue with roommates is that sense of communal spite-fuel that builds and builds – literally.

When no one takes out the trash, it grows. One person after another, casually throwing on the Casey’s pizza cardboard or the vomitous left-overs, fills the bin until the situation demands borderline-artwork from each of us, stacking the empty cans of Bud Heavy on chest-high precipices. And in our case, the collective spite is so powerful, we resorted to two trash cans immediately next to each other.

Now, when they get full, in the same vein as the original, they get even fuller, and the works of art become more magnificently terrifying. We build a bridge, a trash bridge between two white dumpsters of hatred.

And you know what’s sicker than a bridge made of trash? When we resort to stacking empty 30-packs and pizza boxes on the ground, and the trash - in turn- begins to mount anew, climbing from the floor up the lids, becoming what we call “Trash Mountain.”

Which does, by the way, smell awful – just not awful enough for your roommates to take out anytime soon.

Got roommates? Good luck!

You should know two things about me: I’m messy, and I’m not a dog person.

In August, I moved in with my then-best friend, a clean freak who vacuums for fun and owns a little white rat – sorry, dog – that we’ll call Rat. Everything was great at first. You know what they say about living with your best friend: You make a lot of late-night Wal-Mart trips and watch a lot of bad movies. (At least, they should say that, because that was my experience.)

But there was the small problem of my newborn kitten, which was quickly growing larger than Rat. My roommate was protective of her dog, so I guess she didn’t like it when my cat started chasing him around the living room, looking for a wrestling partner.

I had to keep my cat’s litter box, food and water in my bedroom, otherwise Rat would try to ingest them (clumps of cat shit included). The results made my room smell like a cross between a pet store and a toilet.

And soon, my roommate’s cat allergy, which didn’t come up when she was encouraging me to adopt a kitten, took a turn for the worse. When I came home from work and let my cat out of my bedroom, my roommate would sniffle and glare for a bit before retreating to her own room with Rat to keep her company.

Have I mentioned how much I hated that dog? Whenever my roommate left the house, she would lock him in a metal cage with a pee pad but no food or water. The thing yapped constantly, but if I let him roam free in the apartment he chewed up my computer and phone chargers, defiled the carpet and humped my leg on rotation.

Lucky for me, it only took a couple months for my roommate to mysteriously stop speaking to me and, when pressed, reveal that she thought I was a bad person.

When we decided to part ways, our landlord told us our only option was to move into separate one-bedrooms. I don’t want to admit how much I now pay for rent, but it’s more than $700, not including utilities.

As a final offense, I was stuck paying half the cost of replacing the living room carpet, due to “dog urine stains,” according to my landlord. The total cost? $800. Each. There went my refund check.

Now I’m draining my savings trying to pay for a $700-something-amonth one-bedroom until my lease runs out in December, but hey, at least my cat and I are happy.

You know what they say about living with your best friend and her dog: Don’t do it. arts@dailynebraskan.com

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Tips for keeping roommate relations healthy

1) pets or no pets: Decide now. When cat allergies come out after the fact, shit is bound to get real.

2) label your edibles: Mark food with names and don’t leave anything out in the kitchen, living room or even bathroom. Outside the fridge and your personal shelves, your Ritz crackers and Ramen are fair game for anyone in the place.

3) sharing: Sometimes people are feeling especially nice; sometimes they’re not. Don’t get bent about it one way or the other.

4) nudity: This one really depends on the group of people you’re living with, but it’s generally a nice thing of people to not wander in their underwear or less. If you share a room knock. No one’s happy caught picking his nose.

5) chores: Be proactive as all hell with the chores. Dishes, trash, vacuuming, whatever it is just get it poppin’. Play some music, drink some beer and cleaning becomes borderline fun.

6) noise levels: Everyone’s gotta sleep, but not everyone’s schedule matches. Early sleepers should invest in ear plugs, and night owls should rock a pair of headphones. Just be considerate.

7) parking: Got the biggest vehicle of the bunch? Don’t park it in the first spot, especially if the area is already tight. Guaranteed, every morning the roomie with the little Honda will spit your name with venom trying to back around your god-damned dually.

8) pay your bills: It seems pretty self explanatory, but we’ve heard stories. They don’t end well.

9) sex: Just like people need sleep, people need to get laid too. Try not to hold it against them if they’re making celebratory squawks. Turning up the TV is generally a good defense.

1.

Ways to make a house a home.

Pray to every god you can think of.

Beg them to turn your dingy studio apartment into a welcoming of warmth. Statistically, one has to listen to you.

2.

3.

Use the fireplace. Hell, set the place on fire. Burn it down. Build it up. Access the home on the inside! HGTV, or something.

4.

5.

Paint it up. Paint everywhere and see what happens. It might help; it might not. I’ve never painted in my life.

Marry someone you kind of care about and have six kids. While your life slips into mediocrity, you’ll take solace in your house, making it a home, I guess.

Tear down your house and build a new home.

Much easier than any of these other steps.

10) hang out: Bullshit together. Watch TV and eat things you know you shouldn’t. Laugh. Roommates can suck or they can be a part of a magical time. Make some memories.

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Black, white and red

The big three

RHA votes to fund casino fundraiser

Sophomore trio leads NU into Indiana game

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Students and university staff climb the rock wall at the Campus Recreation Center. This spring, Outdoor Adventures will open a new center with a larger climbing and bouldering space.

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Housing scams create danger for students Colleen Fell DN

this time of year as they are looking for housing for next school year, police said.

Cash is not the only valuable If it sounds too good to be true, item that scammers are looking it probably is.

Multiple University of Ne- for.

Sgt. John Backer of UNLPD braska-Lincoln students are learning this lesson the hard said when people apply to buy or rent a house, they usually way after falling for a housing give away a lot of personal inscam earlier in February. formation.

The Daily Nebraskan origi“There’s a lot that someone nally reported in February that three separate students had at- can do with the information that students are giving away,” tempted to rent a home in LinBacker said. “It can have a pretcoln via a real estate website.

When the students showed ty big recourse.”

Backer offered a few warnup at the house to look at it, a ing signs to look for when deterneighbor told them the house was occupied. Someone claim- mining the validity of a housing ing to be the landlord for the advertisement.

He said one property had told sign is if the apthe students he The person plication requests would need $750 a lot of personal might only up front so he information, such would know they be making $300 as a social securiweren’t “wasting or $400 from this, ty number. Also, his time.”

UNLPD said but if he does that if someone asks for a small denone of the students lost any to multiple people, posit for keys, it’s probably a scam. money to the the amount adds “The person scam. might only be Despite not up.” making $300 or losing money, police said at least sgt. john backer $400 from this, “but if he does unlpd three or four adthat to mulditional students tiple people, the have come foramount adds up,” Backer said. ward since the original report Katie Flood, spokeswoman and said they had tried to rent for the Lincoln Police Departthe same home. ment, said scams can differ, Housing scams are not uncommon and can be especially scam: see page 10 dangerous for students around

heights outdoor adventures center approaches spring opening

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Outdoor Adventures coordinator Todd Grier makes his way up the rock wall Monday night.

The new climbing and bouldering center will feature a section with more realistic and lifelike climbing options. “Right now our wall has limited terrain options where it’s mainly flat,” Grier said. “Here we have a lot more varied terrain, which makes the climbing experience (better) for climbers that are coming and want to continue to pursue the activity as a lifetime activity. There’s more interesting terrain for them to climb.”

utdoor Adventures is opening its new center this spring, featuring a grander climbing and bouldering center.

The center, which is nearing completion just north of the Campus Recreation Center, will also feature an upgraded and more spacious campus bike shop and will be home to the headquarters for adventure trips, classes and activities, challenge courses and outdoor gear rentals.

“The things that are most important to us are programming,” said Christopher Dulak, assistant director for marking and development at the Rec Center.

He said staff has made sure the amenities inside the building are the best that can be afforded.

“Where we’ll make cuts and where we will not invest as much is into things like office furnishings, flooring, special effects or special lighting, things like that,” Dulak said. “We have stripped a lot of those things out of the building so that we can provide better stuff on the things that students actually will use in the facility.”

The new climbing and bouldering center will be a much-needed upgrade compared to the current climbing wall.

With 3,200 square feet of floor space and 36 to 43 feet of vertical climbing height, it will also feature 30 rope lines and 25 lead lines, two repel stations, two auto belay stations and 45 linear feet for bouldering.

“Bouldering is the new kind of trendy thing; a lot of people love to boulder,” said

outdoor adventures: see page 12

rewind

Police handle crises with alerts, training McCartney Martin dn It was a snowy afternoon in 2011 when the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department received the call: A College of Dentistry faculty member had spotted a man entering the East Campus building carrying what looked like a silver handgun.

UNL was placed on lockdown for an hour and a half, but police never found the man or were able to substantiate the claim.

Three years later, UNLPD officers say on-campus policies for dealing with such an event haven’t changed much. But they credit current practices with helping students and faculty stay calm when a scare occurs.

“We continuously train and educate our officers to deal with a variety of violent situations, active shooters and people with lethal weapons,” said Koan Nissen, a UNLPD education and personnel officer.

UNL Alert has been a successful tool for the university, especially in emergency situations.

According to UNLPD Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Mark Robertson, UNL used to send out phone calls to inform students and faculty of emergency situations but it was very time consuming. Now with UNL Alert it takes about two and a half minutes for everyone signed up for the messages to be alerted.

“What we try to do is give the best information so people can make the best decisions,” Robertson said.

UNL Alert helped notify stu-

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Aaron Pembleton, an officer who has been a part of the UNL Police Department for almost 10 years, patrols East Campus on his evening route. He constantly responds to other officers on the police radio frequency and monitors his mobile data terminal for new reports as they come in. dents such as Jessica Francis on that day in February three years ago.

“I was in class and happened to check Twitter, which was how I originally found out,” said Francis, a senior hospitality, restaurant and tourism management major who was in class on East Campus the day of the re-

ported gunman sighting. “I was in a small leadership class, so we started talking about it. I got the UNL Alert text shortly after. I don’t remember being afraid. …

We were advised to stay where we were.”

UNL practices the Department of Homeland Security’s emergency response plan, “Run,

Hide and Fight.” This model advises people in dangerous situations to run if there is an accessible path and attempt to evacuate the premises, hide if evacuation is not possible and fight as a last resort if your life is in immediate danger.

rewind: see page 10

The annual Daily Nebraskan Housing Fair will be held Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Centennial Room in the Nebraska Union.

This year’s carries a “Wizard of Oz” theme: “There’s No Place Like Home.”

Although the housing fair is nothing new on campus, this is the first year with a theme, said Penny Billheimer, Daily Nebraskan advertising manager.

“The vendors have been very excited about this new theme, and their booths will reflect with their promotions,” she said. “I think it just adds to a more festive environment, and it helps the vendors to get excited about the housing fair.”

The DN Housing Fair is an open house opportunity for businesses to promote, inform and educate students on housing options, Billheimer said.

“It’s a great venue because all the apartments are able to show their amenities,” she said. ”The diversification in amenities is great … Some places have pools – other places have recreational centers. They’re very competitive with the amenities they offer.

This really gives students several options to pick from and price points also.”

Junior advertising and public relations major Ashley Rutland, who helped plan the fair, said she’ll be on the lookout for housing options for next year, as she

housing fair: see page 12

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Las Vegas-themed fundraiser proceeds will go to Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach

ON CAMPUS what: What is your Ideal Study Environment? when: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. where: Love Library South, Room 110

Gabrielle Lazaro DN The Residence Hall Association voted at its Tuesday meeting to allocate $1,500 to Pound Hall’s 7th annual Black, White, Red Casino Night.

This Las Vegas-themed campus-wide event will be held April 4 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. in CatherPound-Neihardt dining hall. The games played will include poker, black jack, roulette and left center right. There will also be food from Raising Cane’s, Jimmy John’s and Topper’s Pizza.

Reid Lund, a senior mechanical engineering major and Pound residence assistant, said organizers wanted to get a variety of food to meet everyone’s needs, including vegetarians. He also said they’ve been asking for food donations, so there’s the potential of other options.

Pound staff will raffle off various prizes during the event including a bicycle, Wii U, iPad and gift cards to places such as Starbucks, Chipotle, Juice Stop and Marcus Theatres.

All proceeds from this event will go toward Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach.

Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach offers services including transitional housing, homeless case management, drug and alcohol evaluation and counseling, temporary addresses and phone numbers, showers, laundry services, volunteering opportunities, free

what: Sci Pop! – Chemistry to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse when: 7 p.m. where: Love Library South, Mezzanine Study Room, Room 201 what: UNL Jazz Orchestra and UNL Big Band when: 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. where: Kimball Recital Hall more information: Tickets are $5 for general admission, $3 for seniors and students.

• Senate Bill 24: RHA Consitution Revision Changed list of duties for various associate officers.

• Senate Bill 28: Allocation of Funds to Pound • Allocated $1,500 to 7th annual Black, White, Red Casino Night fundraiser • Senate Bill 29: Courtyards Constitution Approval • Changed wording on The Courtyards’ government constitution health screens, haircuts and weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Last year, this event raised about $1,200 for Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach. RHA typically donates $1,000 to $1,500 to help put on the event.

Many RHA members said they’ve attended this event in previous years, and it’s always been a fun time, despite their lack of success in winning any of the games.

RHA co-adviser Kaitlin Ferris said since the event is Las Vegas themed, the RAs will be dressed nicely and attendees are encouraged to do the same – although there’s no dress code. She also said she’d consider giving extra chips to those who do dress up.

In other business, senators unanimously approved two bills to revise the RHA and Courtyards constitutions.

Senate Bill 24: RHA Constitution Revision included a change in the list of duties for various associate officers.

University Suites president and freshman mechanical engineering major Taylor Bosch said a lot of these polices are mandatory or already in place unofficially.

Some of the changes in duties for associate officers include: Vice President is no longer the designated media relations chair.

Chief of Staff is now responsible for distributing the meeting minutes and legislation to individuals or organizations, maintaining an accurate and updated senate roster and being held responsible for planning all RHA banquets and award ceremonies.

Financial Coordinator is no longer responsible for maintaining a relationship with NRHH or end of term banquet but will be responsible for all additional treasury department business and this duty will be limited to two individuals at a time.

Speaker of Senate will ensure proposed legislation is constitutional and be primarily responsible for working with committees, executive board and any other organization requesting assistance in writing legislation.

SB29: Courtyards Constitution Approval included mandatory wording changes in the constitution and a change of listed duties for various members.

Mandatory wording to be changed per ASUN included changing the word sex to gender and adding the words pregnancy, political affiliation and genetic information to the non-discrimination clause. news@ dailynebraskan.com

rewind: from 10 I was in a small leadership class, so we started talking about it. I got the UNL Alert text shortly after. I don’t remember being afraid … We were advised to stay where we were.” jessica francis

senior hospitality, restaurant and tourism management major

research roundup Too much protein during middle age could lead to early death

Too much protein can lead to an early death for middle-aged people, according to a new study published in the journal Cell Metabolism.

Among the thousands of adults involved in the study, those who have a diet high in animal proteins during middle age were four times more likely to die of cancer than those with low-protein diets. That risk, if accurate, is comparable to smoking. The risk for diabetes also increased.

Eating more protein, however, could have benefits for those older than 65, researchers said.

The researchers defined a high-protein diet as one in which at least 20 percent of calories came from protein. A low-protein diet was defined as less than 10 percent. The study found that middle-aged adults are eating two to three times the protein they need, and many people don’t balance animal-based and plantbased proteins.

Nearly 1-in-5 US Army soldiers had mental illness before enlistment

Nearly one in five U.S. soldiers had a mental illness before enlisting in the Army, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Psychiatry. One in 10 soldiers have had suicidal thoughts before joining.

The annual soldier suicide rate between 2004 and 2009 doubled to more than 23 deaths per 100,000. The study found that of the 14 percent of soldiers who had ever thought about killing themselves, 58.2 percent had the thoughts prior to enlistment.

The three-part study analyzed data from surveys and interviews with 5,428 soldiers at Army bases around the country.

Treadmill desks increase productivity

Treadmill desks may improve productivity, according to a study by the University of Minnesota.

For 40 workers at a financial services company in Minneapolis, walking two miles an hour while working increased productivity and creativity.

Walking increases blood flow to the brain, making it work faster and more efficiently.

For meetings, the company has replaced the traditional conference room set up for a room with four treadmills facing each other.

Each treadmill desk cost between $1,000 and $4,000 depending on the set up.

Researchers said, for those who can’t get themselves a treadmill desk, simply standing to work instead of sitting may have similar benefits of increased blood flow and burned calories.

CheapAir determines best time to book cheap flights

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Officer Aaron Pembleton pulls his notepad from his pocket to look at his notes and write a report. In addition to taking the evening campus patrol shift, he also works in an office setting at the UNL Police Department.

UNL doesn’t practice the code red way of informing people during emergency situations. Recently, Lincoln Public Schools Security Director Joe Wright proposed that LPS change its emergency response policy to UNL’s more descriptive process.

“Plain language,” Nissen said.

“We’re going to call it like it is.”

Instead of announcing a code red over the intercom, school officials would be more up front with phrases such as, “intruder inside,” “weapon” and “fire.”

The reason behind this is because code red can mean many different things and can span from mi-

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Local law enforcement survey the situation on East Campus after a gunman was reportedly spotted near the College of Dentristry on Feb. 24, 2011. nor injuries in a hallway to a gunman inside the school. However this idea has sparked some controversy with other LPS faculty members. Some believe that telling students to fight sends mixed messages and isn’t appropriate for students in grade school.

The next community train-

ing session, which UNLPD puts on for students, faculty and staff, will feature Nissen presenting on active shooter awareness. It will take place April 15 in the Nebraska Union. news@ dailynebraskan.com

housing fair: from 10 hopes to get a dog.

“I feel it’s really beneficial to students who are looking for something that isn’t available on campus or a cheaper option – or something where they’re not restricted by housing authority,” she said. “Off campus you can have pets; you can drink if you want; you can have your boyfriend or girlfriend stay over without worrying about an RA busting through your door, and you can have people over without worrying about bothering others.”

The housing fair typically has between 25 to 30 vendors that participate and 300 to 400 students in attendance, Billheimer said.

Various vendors will give

away prizes at the event, including television sets and luggage.

The View apartments, who have been a vendor at the housing fair for at least three years, will give away a flat screen TV, T-shirts, pens, water bottles and frisbees, said The View assistant general manager Angie Gibbons.

There’s also a chance to enter to win an iPad if you take a tour at The View from Wednesday through Sunday.

Other housing vendors include The Links, Claremont Park Apartments, Broadmoor/Timberline Apartments and RentPing.

The Daily Nebraskan will also offer prizes. Anyone who attends and signs up for the DN’s emails will be automatically entered in to

win a $700 membership to Lotus House of Yoga.

“We’re taking the “Tap that App” campaign upstairs as well,” Billheimer said. “We’ll be at table soliciting downloads for our app and email.”

This free event will also include free popcorn and beverages.

Other non-housing vendors include Biotest, Biomat USA, Sam’s Club, the Downtown Lincoln Association and Happy Cab. “We kind of have a diversity of vendors who want to reach out to students,” Billheimer said.

“They love to piggyback on these events we have.”

Billheimer also said the housing fair will be moving to twice a

if you go what: Daily Nebraskan Housing Fair where: Centennial Room, Nebraska Union when: Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

year starting next fall.

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The best deal on plane tickets can be found 54 days before the travel date, according to a study by the airfare search engine CheapAir. The site analyzed data from more than four million airline trips in 2013 and tracked ticket prices from nearly a year before the travel date up until the day prior, finding the sweet spot for the lowest deals.

The “prime booking window,” according to the findings is between 104 and 29 days before the departure date. For international travel, the best deals come when booked more than 100 days before leaving.

For popular travel times, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas, that window spreads to about 5 or 6 months in advance.

The site launched a Best Time to Book tool online based on the results of the study.

Edinburgh researchers find link between height, intelligence

There may be a link between height and intelligence, according to a study by researchers at Edinburgh University.

The study looked at the DNA of more than 6,800 people. Researcher found a “small association between height and intelligence such that people who are taller tend to be smarter.”

The study also suggested that 70 percent of short people’s smaller IQs could be attributed to genetic factors.

The findings follow a recent Oxford study suggesting short people may have lower self-esteem.

—Compiled by Mara Klecker, news@dailynebraskan.com

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Campus pro-tips

How to make smart choices with housing off-campus With spring semester almost halfway complete, students at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln are likely considering where they will be living during the summer and in the fall. The annual Daily Nebraskan Housing Fair is taking place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Wednesday, where housing vendors such as The View and The Links will present their living options. However, the DN Editorial Board knows not every student will be able to attend. That doesn’t mean they can’t make smart choices when considering their new homes.

1. Know the area. No one wants to live in a bad section of Lincoln. Instead of worrying about the route you have to take home after work on a late night, take this time to research the various neighborhoods throughout Lincoln. We recommend looking at the Lincoln Police Department’s Crime Listing.

2. Consider three or four housing options. Don’t simply talk to one housing representative and settle for what he or she has to offer you. Inspect every option thoroughly so that you don’t end up having to call your landlord about a broken window or bedbug problem. Read each word carefully on the lease so you know what you’re signing up for. Make a checklist before you meet with a housing representative so that you don’t leave out any questions. If you’re having trouble figuring out what questions to ask, use a quick Google search for advice. You don’t want to end up paying $700 per month for a single bedroom apartment when you could find something just as good down the road for $100 cheaper.

3. Think about your surroundings. As a college student, you aren’t going to have a great deal of free time if you’re taking 15 plus credit hours and working two jobs. In that case, it would be wise to choose a home or apartment that’s close to a grocery store, close to a gas station and of course, close to the university. If you don’t want to pay for gas, consider living in downtown Lincoln where the university, as well as several restaurants and bars are within walking distance.

4. Do you want a roommate or roommates? Having a roommate can significantly take off the burden of rent and utilities costs. But you need to make sure you’re comfortable living with the person who’s signing a lease with you. If you can’t stand being around a certain person for a half hour at Applebee’s, there’s no way you’re going to be able to live with his or her bathroom habits. Live with a family member or close friend. Don’t live with a significant other unless you’re committed to each other.

5. Be careful about pets. If you’re hoping to begin taking care of a dog or cat, consider if now is the appropriate time to do so. If you split the cost of a pet between you and your roommate, there may be a conflict when you both finally decide to live on your own. Suddenly you’re becoming Fluffle’s divorced parents. And never, ever, purchase a pet without consulting your roommate first.

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he first Wednesday of March marks the campaign “Spread the Word to End the Word,” which aims to end the word retard as a slur. This slang word is ubiquitously used in our culture, much like gay or ghetto. It’s demeaning, inaccurate and utterly offensive to people with or without a developmental disability. Almost as egregiously, it’s an appalling application of the English language.

In 2010, Lincoln hosted the national Special Olympics, which brought in thousands didn’t violate the equal protection clause of of athletes, volunteers and spectators. It was the 14th Amendment. This decision has never amazing, positive and entertaining. I attended been overturned, although its critics and other several tennis and soccer events, two sports in courts have marginalized the decision over the which I have a background. The athletes as- years. tonished me with their quality, but now I recWe have evolved our standards of decency ognize that I shouldn’t have been so surprised since then and it couldn’t have come any soonor impressed. These athletes, who have develer. A 2011 study in the journal Pediatrics said opmental disabilities, train just like any other the U.S. has seen an increase in the rate of deathlete. They exhibit determination, compevelopmental disabilities from 12.84 percent to tence and perseverance against 15.04 percent among children adversity few of us can fathom.

3 to 17 from 1997 to 2008.

The mark of aged We should recognize their great According to the 2010 census, achievements, but we shouldn’t more than 2 million Ameria matured belittle or act condescending tocans have a developmental society depends ward them. disability. We may not interact Throughout history, society on our treatment with many of them everyday, has discriminated against persons as our society hasn’t done an with developmental disabilities. to those most admirable job of integrating Even our own nation’s history has people. vulnerable.” accused them of being possessed Many persons with deby the devil or labeled them social velopmental disabilities are deviants whose burden on society is unten- aware of their disability. John Franklin Steable. The rise of eugenics in the 19th and 20th phens succinctly described his experiences centuries saw serious attempts at eliminating living with Down Syndrome in an editorial certain groups of people from the gene pool. published in 2008 in the Denver Post. He said, In Buck v. Bell (1927) the U.S. Supreme Court “The hardest thing about having an intellecdecided that a Virginia state statute that insti- tual disability is the loneliness.” Ian Maclaren tuted mandatory sterilization of “unfit” peronce said “Be kind, for everyone you meet is sons, including the developmentally disabled, fighting a hard battle.” We should all remem-

Keep open mind, don’t categorize individuals

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umans love to categorize. We’re good at it; we’re built for it, and it helps us lead successful lives. This makes a lot of sense when you think about it from the perspective of a brain. Our brains deal with huge amounts of data, and categorization is an obvious advantage when dealing with it. It allows us to say overarching things about units instead of trying to deal with individual data points. This is a good thing for efficiency, but unfortunately there’s a dark side.

The problem is that we also categorize people. Distinctions between groups of people have been the basis for conflicts since the beginning of time, and today many of the stereotypes that persist in our culture are taking dangerous, sneaky forms.

The sneakiest of these forms is the recent trend to say that certain groups of people are better at some things than others. The obvious example is Asian Americans.

Around campus and in my high school, it was an almost universal expectation that Asian students would collectively receive higher than average grades. On the surface it can seem like a self-depreciating compliment, but there’s also an inherent, crucial implication that our society has missed. By saying that one group is better, we are implying that other groups are worse. It’s simply a roundabout way of saying certain groups are less than others, and it doesn’t matter if the traditional dominant groups are no longer on top.

There’s of course, one big flaw. What if it’s statistically true that certain groups succeed more than others?

It’s hard to argue with numbers and scientifically proven facts, and many of our prejudices today are backed up by these things. Some of these backed up, fundamental differences between people are very easy to see, such as the obvious difference between men and women.

With the issue of feminism, people either ignore it or celebrate women for their differences. The danger in focusing on differences is that a certain group of scientific studies has always had a tendency to reinforce pre-existing stereotypes. Women today are bombarded by the idea that along with having different parts than men, they also have different brains. (Keep in mind that our knowledge of how the brain works is hazy at best.)

Among other things, women are allegedly better at organization and multi-tasking, which are coincidentally both qualities a “good” wife is supposed to have. Aside

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from begging the question whether we’re better because we are built that way or because we have to be, this is reminiscent of a certain specter that appears throughout history. The idea that certain groups are physically different than others is the whole idea that underpins and validates slavery, as well as other crimes against humanity.

So what are we to do? Computers are making vast stores of data on people available to us, and now we can‘t only say it seems like differences exist, but we can throw out multiple reputable statistics to back ourselves up.

The problem we are facing boils down to this: Not everyone is born the same. There are measurable, unalterable and fundamental differences between people, and people can be (and are) grouped according to these differences. The solution is simple, and thankfully it’s written into the constitution. We may not all be built the same way, but we should all be equal under the law. It doesn’t matter that there are differences between us, because in reality, we have most things in common — we’re all human.

By being aware of this, we can remind ourselves to keep an open mind about everyone and to be wary of overarching statements. Just because something may be mostly true for a group (or allegedly true) doesn’t mean it’s true for all individuals in that group, and it certainly doesn’t warrant assumptions or discrimination. Our brains are amazing machines, and although they strive to be efficient, they can also handle millions of individual data points. We shouldn’t categorize humanity — we don’t have to.

Devin Grier is a freshman biological systems engineering major. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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ber this quote lest we lose this battle for humanity.

I share my home with a gentleman who has developmental disabilities. Although he faces challenges many of us don’t he still has a unique and cunning personality. He has desires, goals and quirks just as the rest of us.

He’s a dastardly sneak, always trying to con me into giving him extra chocolate and soda pops, just like any of us would. He loves classic rock, has a great sense of humor and expresses a full range of emotions and affection.

He’s especially sweet to infants and small children and obtuse to strangers entering his domain where he’ll politely, or not, escort them out of the house.

It’s perhaps my experience working with him that has emboldened my desire to write this article. You might think I’m overreacting and being politically correct but I think I’m simply correct. Society fails to integrate certain groups of people. Often convicted felons, homeless persons and persons with developmental disabilities are forgotten and left behind. The mark of a matured society depends on our treatment to those most vulnerable.

Please consider taking the pledge at Rword.org to end the word. If that’s too hokey for you, try to be cognizant of your language and remind your friends if they misuse the word. I know it’s difficult to call out your friends, much less others who you don’t know well, but it’s our responsibility to hold each other accountable. Otherwise we will perpetuate the cycle of discrimination through our language.

Oliver Tonkin is a Political Science, Global Studies and Latin American Studies Major. Follow him on Twitter @thebrutal wolf. Reach him at opinion@dailynebraskan.com.

Boy Scouts of America should accept gay leaders

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ou can’t be a real boy unless you’re straight — which seems a little crooked not only to me but to Disney as well.

Although the Boy Scouts of America has been becoming more progressive over the years by allowing gay scouts to participate in its program, it’s still having trouble with accepting openly gay men in leadership positions. According to MSNBC, this has resulted in the Disney corporation discontinuing its collaboration with the Boy Scouts with its “Ears to You” volunteer program on account that “their views do not currently align with the BSA.” This doesn’t mean BSA is a bad organization.

Both of my brothers participated in the program, and I was part of the Girl Scouts in elementary school. They taught us all important life lessons from how to tie a knot to how to guilt people of all ages into buying overly priced goodies. We formed close relationships with our fellow scouts, and most days I’m a pretty happy camper when it comes to describing my and my brothers’ experiences with the organizations. However, that’s exactly what makes this controversy all the more difficult to discuss.

It’s hard because the Boy Scouts has such a great potential to educate and create a nurturing environment for children, but lately it has been doing the opposite.

The BSA seems to be a bit like the Lost Boys, where once you pass a certain age, you’re not wholly accepted anymore. It’s fine to be a gay boy, but it’s unacceptable to be a gay man to the point where you can’t come back and teach children the skills you loved learning when you were a scout. Even Peter Pan wouldn’t leave them alone like that. I’m sure he at least would have had some type of an alumni group.

But is that really what we want to teach our children? The BSA is all about building character and making sure boys are more prepared for their transition into adulthood. We don’t want them to fear it. We don’t want to make them feel that they’re not wanted. We want them to know they’re loved and cared for, even when they cross the bridge into adulthood. That’s not something that should go

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away, but as it always seems to be, religion is what always seems to get in the way of this sort of thing.

The primary cause for this issue would be that the BSA is a religious organization. Part of its motto tells the boys “to serve God” and to be “morally straight.” Yet in doing so, they’re putting themselves between a rock and a hard place. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. Looking at religious leadership trends, there’s nothing wrong with gay leadership.

Pope Francis, the figurehead of the Catholic Church has supported the idea of allowing gay men to be priests and to lead Catholic services. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America elected its first openly gay bishop just last year, and Episcopal Church in the United States elected Gene Robinson as its first gay bishop in 2003. This means, surprisingly enough, your sexual orientation doesn’t hinder your morality. So if we can have openly gay religious leaders, who’s to say we can’t also have a gay Boy Scout leader?

Perhaps Disney did make the right decision.

Although it will no longer be giving incentives to Boy Scouts for volunteering their time and energy, at least it’s not endorsing discriminatory behavior.

And maybe, just maybe, the BSA will begin to understand that being a man is more than being swift as a coursing river and realize it means being a compassionate person as well.

Emily Kuklinski is a sophomore English and theatre major. Follow her on Twitter @TheFunnyEmily.

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outdoor adventures: from 10 Todd Grier, Outdoor Adventures coordinator at the Rec Center.

Bouldering is a way of making rock climbing less intimidating for non-climbers. It doesn’t require people to learn the technical things climbers need to know – all that’s needed is a pair of shoes and some chalk, no harness.

“The key for us programmatically is that it’s a lot less intimidating for people that are nonclimbers to come up,” Grier said.

With bouldering, climbers must reach a designated height, and a pad is placed below them to prevent injuries from falls.

The new space is also designed to better facilitate instruction. It will have controlled access, which means staff will be more easily able to supervise the area.

Grier said the climbing wall gets pretty crowded during peak hours.

“When people want to sign up for classes, it tends to be during our peak hours, which makes it really hard for us to teach beginners while everyone else is trying to get their experience of climbing it,” he said.

Grier said they have designed the climbing wall so staff members will be able to better teach and allow climbing instructors more privacy with their climbing participants to learn.

“We have designed into this space this one corner that we’re calling kind of our ‘instructional nook,’” Grier said. “It’s a little further away; it’s a quieter spot which allows our climbing instructors a little bit more seclusion with the climbing participants to learn, and it’ll give them a little more directed attention in that space.”

There is also a section of the wall that will look like real rock

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Volunteer Casie Witte and freshman international business major Zachary Selogie climb upward as Justin Burnett, a mechanical engineering graduate student, descends the wall. because it’s designed for beginners to have an easier climb.

“Right now, our wall has limited terrain options where it’s mainly flat,” Grier said. “Here we have a lot more varied terrain which makes the climbing experience

(better) for climbers that are coming and want to continue to climb and pursue the activity as a lifetime activity. There’s more interesting terrain for them to climb.”

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The Hoosiers this year have been led by sophomore guard Kevin ‘Yogi’ Ferrell’s 17.7 points a game and conference-leading 2.8 3-point makes a game. Nebraska forced 19 turnovers and held the guard to 14 points back on Jan. 30, but this time Ferrell and his teammates will be hosting the Huskers at Assembly Hall – a place where they hold a 14-3

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Sophomore hurdler Oladapo Akinmoladun won the 60-meter hurdles at the Big Ten Indoor Championships on Saturday with a time of 7.61. The time broke the Nebraska record of 7.67 set by Lehann Fourie in 2010 by .06 seconds.

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record.

“They’ve had three straight home games,” Miles said. “Now they got a lot of mojo. I think that builds confidence, in young teams, especially. We have to be a great defensive to win. Anything less than that, we don’t have a chance.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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thing they’ve taught me would be the self-awareness of my game.

I’ve never been so aware of myself when I’m bowling. In a tournament, I know what shots I need to make.”

Ling’s teammates and coaches believe her traits and talent make a A LOOK INTO THE RECENT HUSKER SPORT SCENE THROUGH A STATISTICAL LENS great contribution to the team.

“She’s really organized,” sophomore Beth Hedley said. “She is also one of those people who’s really positive. Yan has taught me that being positive is better than being negative with every shot.”

“Yan’s been really good as coming in as a relief pitcher,” interim coach Paul Klempa said.

“When people have issues and they aren’t doing well, she comes in and seems to calm things down and fill that role really well.”

Ling has contributed to the bowling team in numerous ways since her sophomore year. During the 2011-12 season, Ling competed in all but one tournament and had After Nebraska starting pitchers senior Christian DeLeon and junior Aaron Bummer (pictured) allowed 4-run first innings in the Huskers’ losses to The Citadel on Friday and Saturday, Nebraska starter junior Chance Sinclair gave up 0 runs in 7 innings of action on Sunday. The Huskers won, 4-0.

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a pinfall average of 194.8 for the season. At the Sam Houston Invitational that year, Ling recorded a 209.8 average and was Nebraska’s No. 2 finisher in the tournament.

Last season, she bowled 9 strikes and helped NU beat Vanderbilt for the national championship. In her 2012-13 season she averaged 187.5 over four games in the Track Kat Klash.

Academically, Ling was on the Nebraska Scholar Athlete Honor Roll in Fall 2012, and she earned Academic Big-Ten honors in 2013.

When it comes to Nebraska bowling tournaments, she only has one goal.

“Whenever the time comes for me to take off my jacket and go in and help the team, I better make sure I get the job done,” Ling said.

“When the team needs me, I’m sure that I’m ready to help them win.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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softball: from 14 strength and conditioning coach at Nebraska, and he had his daughter around the Nebraska atmosphere a lot. At an early age she was already a familiar name to Revelle.

“I’ve known Rachel forever because her dad works here,” Revelle said. “She sat in front of me at football games, and at halftime, her and a friend would go out and make passes.

“I originally thought that Rachel wanted to go to a small college where she could play basketball and then maybe also softball,” Revelle said. “I thought that basketball became her favorite sport.

It wasn’t until her high school state tournament when her dad mentioned to me, ‘Hey, would you consider Rachel coming to Nebraska?’ I never even thought of it.”

Arthur committed to Nebraska soon after Woolman did, which made her decision even more worth it.

“It was awesome,” Woolman said. “Just to play my four years of high school with her in high school. It’s unexplainable. It’s just a great feeling having her with me.”

The Huskers have played in 18 games so far this season, and both have already seen playing time out on the field. Woolman has played in 11 games so far, and Arthur has played in eight.

Ever since flipping to Nebraska, Woolman has been reassured that she made the right call staying close to home.

“This is the best decision I have ever made,” Woolman said.

“I don’t regret it at all.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Husker from Singapore always ready to help team

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Kimberly Merk DN Senior Husker bowler Yan Ling grew up in Singapore, where she developed her interest for bowling. Ling’s mother, Judy, would bowl for recreation when Yan was young. As Ling watched her mother bowl, she became intrigued with the sport.

“One day I asked her if I could bowl, and she gave me a 6-pound bowling ball,” Ling said, “and I kind of liked it from there.”

After that day, Ling’s mother started helping her daughter by getting her the right ling gear she would need to be a successful bowler.

“She started getting me my own bowling balls, my own bowling shoes, and she started getting me a coach so I could learn it the right way,” Ling said.

“It just started from there.”

From then on, Yan would bowl competitively and practice about six times a week for ten years. In addition, Ling earned herself a spot on the Singapore National Team before coming to school in the United States.

“We had to go through a selection process,” Ling said. “After that, I was selected to be on the team.”

In 2009, while she was on the national team for Singapore, she won both the National Championships (in the Youth Girls Division) and the Penang Pesta Open. She also placed second in the Singapore National Championships and placed 11th in the Chinese Taipei International Open.

Her high score while bowling with the national team was 267.

Ling’s national team coach came to visit the U.S. and was showing bowling videos to one of Nebraska’s coaches, who asked if he could contact Yan to see if she was interested in coming to school in the Midwest. Ling accepted the invitation of recruitment and came to Lincoln.

Since coming to Nebraska, Ling has learned from her coaches to be more independent and have more selfawareness.

“The coaches want you to be able to independently handle your own practice,” Ling said. “When you go to practice, you know exactly what you want to do. Also, being independent, so when you’re competing, you don’t have to rely on your coach. Another

Sophomore forward Walter Pitchford, who finished with 10 points and 9 rebounds in Nebraska’s victory against Northwestern on Saturday, goes up for a blocked shot against Northwestern’s Drew Crawford. Pitchford is one of three Huskers averaging double-digit scoring over the past five games.

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fter finishing the month of February victorious in 5 of its 7 games and defeating Northwestern on Saturday, the Nebraska men’s basketball team looks to pick up its second straight win of March at Indiana (17-12, 7-9 Big Ten) on Wednesday.

For the first time since November, the Huskers (17-11, 9-7) have a chance to start a month 3-0, and they could end up as a top-5 seed in the Big Ten tournament next weekend.

“We can’t afford to lose. We have to win,” coach Tim Miles said Tuesday.

Discounting its loss at Illinois on Wednesday, which snapped Nebraska’s five-game winning streak, the team’s three leading scorers have all taken turns aiding Nebraska to offensive success as of late.

In 19 of Nebraska’s 26 games this season, sophomore forward Terran Petteway has led the Big Ten’s No. 5 team in scoring, and he boasts 17.9 points per game average that ranks him first in the conference.

Although he’s been shut down to 13 and 10 points in Nebraska’s past two games, he’d still have Miles’ vote for the Conference Player of the Year and a vote from another coach to be on the All-Big Ten First Team.

“Obviously, I would vote for him today; there’s no doubt about that,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said on Feb. 23, when Petteway scored 29 points.

Besides Petteway’s successful field goal sinks, sophomore guard Shavon Shields led the Huskers in their last outing with his second double-double in three games, tallying 17 points and 10 rebounds. He needs 22 more points to reach 600 in his short career at Nebraska. Shields has led the Huskers in rebounding 10 times, including their past three to average 9.7 in that stretch.

The sophomore also leads the squad with 162

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Junior steps up down stretch for NU My teammates have found me on open shots all season.”

Guard Tear’a Laudermill, 1 of 4 juniors, playing her best basketball as season winds down

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Natasha Rausch DN The regular season and the Huskers’ nine-game win streak are over, along with senior forward Jordan Hooper ’s days at the Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Despite the Huskers ending the season on a 16-point loss to the Purdue Boilermakers on Sunday, junior forward Tear ’a Laudermill said it’s time to look ahead.

“We’re just getting ourselves back together and figuring out what’s next,” Laudermill said.

“We’re trying to get our mind off that loss and get on to the next game.”

Laudermill has been an essential piece of the Huskers thirdstraight 20-win season, according to Nebraska coach Connie Yori.

Alongside Hooper, junior forward Emily Cady and sophomore guard Rachel Theriot, Laudermill has become the fourth scorer.

“I think T making the shots tonight really set up our offense for other things to happen,” Yori said about Laudermill after the Penn State game. “You don’t expect Jordan to make shots every night, and Rachel, but you expect them to make them more often.”

Last season, Laudermill averaged 5.9 points per game, and this

rebounds and ranks 10th in Big Ten play.

Alongside the two captains, sophomore forward Walter Pitchford averaged 10.4 points per game last month and is nailing 39.4 percent of his shots from downtown.

They’re not the Heat’s LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, who carry their team night in and night out and are paid seven figures. But there’s no doubting Petteway, Shields and Pitchford have been coming through lately when the team has needed them most on offense.

But the variety of offensive playmakers said has aided the team to its above-.500 record in conference play, according to Shields.

“We’re pretty dynamic in that way,” he said.

“Walt can score. Terran can score. I can score. We just have different people that have shown up on different nights and kind of play off of each other.”

But you can’t undermine its latest defensive protection either, Shields said.

“Our defense has vastly improved,” Miles said. “There’s no doubt about it. That’s why we’re winning games.”

One man in particular has been the talk of Nebraska the last two weeks.

The fans have shown their appreciation through “Benny Parker” chants, and the guys next to the sophomore guard on the floor and bench have shown appreciation as well.

“We’ve been talking about this the last couple weeks,” Shields said. “Benny has been a huge spark off the bench and a huge catalyst in order to get us going on defense.”

Because of Parker’s 13 steals since Feb. 8, the Huskers have held their past seven opponents to 35 percent showing from the floor.

But they’ll be challenged Wednesday night in Bloomington, Ind.

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Junior guard Tear’a Laudermill has become the fourth scoring option for Nebraska, nearly doubling her scoring average from her sophomore season. She leads the team in steals. season she has almost doubled her average with 11.3.

Laudermill said her improvement in shooting isn’t only attributed to her extra practice but to her team.

“My teammates have found me on open shots all season,” Laudermill said. “I’ve just been working on my shooting. The coaches have been helping me out and doing extra work with me.”

Her most memorable game of the season was against No. 11 Penn State, when Nebraska took a 94-74 win and Laudermill made 7 3-pointers.

“The Penn State game was my favorite,” Laudermill said. “That was fun. My teammates just kept feeding me the ball; they knew I was on fire. Coach just gave me the nod to keep shooting. That was the first game my brother went to, so that hyped me up a lot. I just knew I needed to go out and have fun and play how I play.”

Leading up to the Penn State game, Laudermill erupted for 18 points against Michigan. After that game, she scored a career-high 26 points against Iowa. Then, against Wisconsin, Laudermill added 21 points to the scoreboard to help

Nebraska to a 71-70 overtime win.

“It is so much fun to see a player mature as both a player and a person,” said Yori in a news conference after the Iowa game. “T is definitely doing that right in front of our eyes. She is playing great basketball and having a lot of fun doing it.”

Laudermill will be one of four seniors, along with Cady, forward Hailie Sample and guard Brandi Jeffery, running the team next year without Hooper at the helm. She said it’s just something the team will have to adjust to.

“It’s not any fun having Hooper leave,” Laudermill said. “She’s a big part of the program. She’s an awesome player and an awesome person all around. The four juniors on the team now are just going to have to step up. Everybody leaves, but we just have to learn from it and get better.”

As Laudermill enters the postseason and looks to her senior year, she said she wouldn’t change anything about her decision to come to Nebraska over Arizona State, Kansas and Vanderbilt.

“I am so blessed that I made this decision,” she said. “I wouldn’t want to trade anything for this.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Lincoln natives get playing time as freshmen Josh Kelly DN It’s been a few years since the Nebraska softball team had a player from the Lincoln area wearing scarlet and cream, but this season the Huskers have added two locals who are already seeing playing time.

Freshmen outfielder Kat Woolman and infielder Rachel Arthur both graduated in the same class from Lincoln Pius X High School.

The duo committed to Nebraska after making two late decisions to stay in their home town to play for the Huskers.

Woolman originally committed to Arkansas, but then she felt some jitters and flipped to Nebraska late in her high school career, a decision she knew was the right one to make.

“Honestly, I committed when I was younger,” Woolman said. “I just wanted to get out of Nebraska and get a fresh start. But then once Nebraska came into play, I thought it was a good opportunity to stay closer to home. When I was getting ready to leave, I realized how far away it was.”

The four-year starter was on coach Rhonda Revelle’s radar as she was one of many local players monitored by the Nebraska coaching staff.

“With Kat, she came to some of our clinics,” Revelle said. “She had

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a tremendous growth spurt in her game before she graduated. She was in a situation where she played for Nebraska Gold, which was a team that we watched a lot.”

In high school, Woolman went to as many Nebraska home games as possible before she committed to the program.

“I had a lot on my schedule, but I went as many games as I could,” Woolman said. “I loved being there at the game, and it was awesome to watch them play.”

As soon as Woolman committed to play for Arkansas, the Nebraska staff automatically scratched her off its list and respected her decision.

But as soon as she decided to flip, Revelle made sure the process was smooth sailing.

“We’re softball,” Revelle said.

“We honor those verbal agreements.

She actually came to us, and I said I would be more than willing to talk as long as the Arkansas coach knew so that he knows what is going on. I knew she was a talented kid, but she was going to Arkansas.”

As for Woolman’s high school teammate Arthur, she was much more familiar to Revelle, more than most players who have played under Revelle.

Her father, Mike Arthur, is a

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