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Freshman Kadie Rolfzen laughs with junior Morgan Broekhuis during a sand volleyball practice at Spikes.

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UNL students gather at Newman Center to celebrate election of Pope Francis story by daniel wheaton | photos by brianna soukup infographic by gabriel sanchez

POPE FAST FACTS He is a former Archbishop of Buenos Aires A group of students gathered at the Newman Center react as they see Pope Francis for the first time on television on Wednesday afternoon.

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Katherine Capadano, a senior psychology and Spanish major, prays at the Newman Center during Pope Francis’s speech.

hen white smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney in the Vatican City Wednesday, a crowd of students gathered in the Newman Center on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus to see who would be named the next pope.

Roughly 50 students watched the live broadcast of St. Peter’s Basilica.

“Habemus papum,” or “we have a pope” in Latin, was announced around 2 p.m., and about an hour later Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio emerged as Pope Francis.

The students in the Newman Center cheered and prayed along with the crowd in the Vatican City.

“I would like to thank you for your embrace,” the new pope said from the white balcony on St. Peter’s Basilica. “My brother cardinals have chosen one who is from far away, but here I am.”

Pope Francis is the first Latin American to serve as leader of the Catholic Church. Francis, 76, is from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is also a Jesuit and the first pontiff from outside Europe in more than 1,000 years.

“Well, I had no idea it was going to happen today,” said Henry Mattern, a junior math major. When he heard the news of the smoke, he went to the Newman Center to watch the news with everyone.

Matt Miller, a sophomore criminal justice major, agreed with Mattern. He said he was glad a non-European was elected.

“It could have been anybody,” he said.

The crowd in Vatican City chanted “Viva il Papa,” and waved Argentine flags in support.

He speaks Spanish, Italian, German and Latin

He only has one functioning lung

He taught high school chemistry

First Tweet: “HABEMUS PAPAM FRANCISCUM”

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Regents to consider UNO arena Staff Report DN The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will consider the program statement and $76 million budget for a new athletics arena at the University of Nebraska at Omaha at a meeting Friday.

The 200,500-square-foot proposed structure at 67th and Center streets will be the home arena for UNO’s volleyball, basketball and hockey teams. The facility will also be open to community events like graduations, concerts and lectures.

Board members have supported the project so far, saying it will boost the university’s athletics program and bring in more revenue from community events.

“This will serve as a home venue for UNO’s athletics,” said regent Tim Clare. “It will put a new face

on the basketball and volleyball teams and will allow a central place for fans to gather.”

If approved, the $76.3 million facility will be funded using $35 million in revenue bonds issued by the University of Nebraska. Another $35 million will come from private donations with the rest of the costs being covered by the City of Omaha and other sources, according to board documents.

The arena will consist of a main bowl with about 7,500 seats and a second area that would be available for both university and community use, according to documents provided for the board meeting. A new parking lot will also be added with 1,875 parking stalls.

The main draw at the new facility will be UNO’s hockey team, which brings in about 92 percent of the revenue the athletic depart-

Board of Regents March 15 meeting business • Consider approving the $76 million budget and program statement for a new athletics arena at the University of Nebraska at Omaha • Consider approving a gift that would provide design services and funds for the construction of an addition to the International Quilt Study Center on University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s East Campus • Consider adding the National Strategic Research Institute as an ancillary group for UNL and adopting policies regarding employees in the research relationship ment generates from ticket sales, or about $3.8 million annually, Trev Alberts, UNO’s athletic director, told the Omaha World-Herald.

UNO’s hockey games average more than 6,500 fans per game, ac-

cording to board documents.

The hockey team currently plays at the CenturyLink Center in downtown Omaha while the

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Library explores plans to remodel Layla Younis DN The Explore Center, Education Abroad and a new facility called First Year Experience could be moving into the first floor of Love Library.

Room 127 of Love Library, currently the talk zone, is where they’d move to, according to Jeanetta Drueke, instruction coordinator and Great Plains librarian at Love Library. The talk zone will move to the second floor, she said.

Rebecca Luhrs, acting director of Education Abroad, said nothing has been finalized in regard to Education Abroad moving.

Architectural design firm Sasaki Associates and Omaha’s Holland

Basham Architects have consultants working on plans to renovate Love Library, according to Joan Barnes, development and outreach librarian.

“It’s in the very preliminary stage of gathering ideas,” Drueke said.

Education Abroad, the Explore Center and First Year Experience are all under Academic Affairs, which would determine how the renovations would be paid for. Not only will Media Services be changed into a study area, but so will the space between Love South’s elevator and entrance to Love North, Barnes said.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman has a goal

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CBA professors partner on HERO project kelli rollin dn Fred Luthans plans to apply what he knows about heroes to his latest research project.

But it’s a different kind of HERO — an acronym that stands for hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism. He and three other researchers from the College of Business Administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will team with the National Research Corporation to study HERO’s effects on sales performance.

Luthans, a management professor, has studied psychological capital – HERO values – and found it creates a positive and effective workplace and employee.

He said psychological capital has been studied and applied indirectly with sales in areas such as banking, but this is the first time it will be directly applied to a sales organization.

Over time, National Research Corporation sales employees will complete questionnaires and a three-hour training program to increase the four components of psychological capital.

Luthans said the team is equipped with different disciplines and the idea is to have a “synergy between management and marketing.”

“The goal is to understand what role psychological capital is as defined by the hero within us and that it may have an impact on the attitudes, behaviors and performance of the human resources of organizations,” Luthans said. “By doing so, we will contribute to our students’ knowledge of these areas as well as that it can be applied to a company like NRC.” Ravi Sohi, a marketing professor, is also on the research team. Sohi is also the director of

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CBA researchers Fred Luthans, Ravi Sohi and Scott Friend stand outside of CBA on Monday.

Luthans, Sohi and Friend teamed up with National Research Corporation to study the effects of people’s levels of hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism. Jeff Johnson also researched with the team, but is not pictured. the new Center for Sales Excellence for which the National Research Foundation has provided resources.

Sohi said he wants the sales center to provide education for UNL students and conduct research with companies.

“Based on the feedback we received from many companies, they said for students in almost any profession it’s always helpful for them to have some kind of sales training,” Sohi said. “Anything that they can do to improve

Public schools may be required to offer sexual education under a bill introduced by Malcolm, Neb., Sen. Ken Haar. The bill, LB619, would discuss peer pressure to engage in sexual activity, how to deal with unwanted sexual advances and learning that it is wrong to take advantage of another person.

“This will provide age-appropriate, medically accurate education for both families and young people,” Haar said.

The Education Committee held a hearing on the bill on Tuesday but took no immediate action. Several proponents with medical backgrounds testified in support of the bill. Karen Bowling, associate director of the Nebraska Family Council, opposed the bill, saying it limits parents’ ability to decide when to teach their kids about sex.

STATE SENATOR REINTRODUCES VOTER ID BILL

Senators discussed on March 7 a bill requiring all voters to show government-issued photographic identification cards before voting. Fremont, Neb., Sen. Charlie Janssen, also a Republican candidate for governor, introduced LB381 saying it was supported by a “majority of Nebraskans.”

The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee didn’t take any action on the bill, but many opponents attacked the bill and Janssen. He had introduced a similar bill last legislative session, but it died in committee.

Mark Vasina, president of Nebraskans for Peace, said the bill was a form of voter disenfranchisement.

“Laws such as this are being urged in state legislatures across the nation to suppress the votes of the young, elderly and poor — people who are more likely to vote for candidates who

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performance is something that they’ll welcome.”

Sohi said the research team eventually wants to collect information from customers to assess the sales performance of those who apply psychological capital.

are not Republicans,” he said.

Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale sent in written testimony, saying he wasn’t sure if the bill was necessary because Nebraska has not had any problems with voter fraud.

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REPEAL OF MOTORCYCLE HELMET LAW PROPOSED

Sticky fingers scramble for Nutella in the dining halls of Columbia University, but University of Nebraska-Lincoln students are keeping their hands off.

After introducing Nutella into its dining halls last month, Columbia reported the chocolate-hazelnut spread’s popularity is putting unexpected pressure on the university budget. Rumors flew at the New York City university that the spread cost dining services $5,000 in its debut week, possibly as a result of theft, and that students were eating more than 100 pounds per day.

The numbers were disregarded as speculation and the inflated figures were diminished to $450 per week.

UNL Dining Services has slowly been familiarizing dining halls with Nutella since it made its first appearance in the fall of 2012. Students first requested the spread at the CatherPound-Neihardt dining hall, and it’s now also in the Selleck and Abel dining halls.

Despite serving roughly 1,900 more students than Columbia, UNL has not seen the spread rapidly disappearing, according to Pam Edwards, assistant director of Dining Services.

“If they noticed that it was really going quickly, we just wouldn’t be able to (afford) it,” she said.

Since Nutella’s addition, Edwards said one jar was stolen from Abel. For the dining hall, that’s a $5.44 loss.

From Aug. 1, 2012 through March 11 of this year, Dining Services spent $2,610.80 on 40 cases of the spread.

This amounts to a total of 480 26.5 ounce jars of Nutella so far this academic year. Selleck bought the bulk of that amount, purchasing 26 cases of 12 jars to keep it in stock for students.

“The managers tell me students really like it,” Edwards said.

The appeal of Nutella extends past its sweet chocolate and hazelnut taste. Nutella has attempted to establish itself as an essential for a balanced breakfast. But according to registered UNL Health Center dietician Anne Widga, it may actually have unhealthy

Motorcyclists might only be required to wear eye protection if a new bill is passed. Hoskins Sen. Dave Bloomfield introduced LB393, which had its hearing on March 5. The law would require riders younger than 21 to wear a helmet, but it would be optional for older riders to do so.

Kent Rogert, a member of ABATE of Nebraska, testified in support of the bill, saying safety education is more effective than legislation.

Dr. Jason Kruger, a Lincoln doctor, testified in opposition to the bill. He said $1.4 billion in healthcare costs could be saved if helmet laws were passed.

BOB BARKER TESTIFIES AGAINST ANIMAL ABUSE-REPORTING PROPOSAL

Bob Barker, animal rights activist and former host of “The Price is Right,” sent in written testimony against LB204, which could create penalties for people who falsely report instances of animal cruelty. The bill, which had its hearing Wednesday, would require people reporting animal abuse to file a written report within 24 hours and submit audio or visual evidence. O’Neill, Neb., Sen. Tyson Larson sponsored the bill, saying that images of animal abuse are often taken out of context and harm the beef industry. Barker told the Lincoln Journal Star that these bills are only meant to protect people who commit animal cruelty.

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Dining services purchased 480 26.5 ounce jars of Nutella in the past school year. Each jar costs $5.44, making the total $2,610.80. Selleck made the majority of the purchases, followed by Abel-Sandoz and CPN. dessert-like qualities.

“The first ingredient is sugar,” Widga said. “Some of (Nutella) is good fat, some of it is bad.”

Widga also mentioned palm oil as one of Nutella’s main ingredients. She said palm oil is largely composed of artery-clogging saturated fat, though it still has many Omega-3 and Omega-6 oils that are helpful for a normal metabolism and other health benefits.

One of Nutella’s healthiest ingredients is the hazelnuts, she said, which provide a healthy source of protein and monounsaturated fat. Still, Widga said she would not describe it as a healthy food option.

“It’d be much healthier just to have a handful of nuts,” she said.

Senior agricultural economics major Ethan Peregoy said he appreciates Nutella’s taste but is not interested in its health benefits or lack thereof.

“It doesn’t really taste like hazelnuts to me,” Peregoy said. “It tastes more like chocolate. I just use it sometimes in place of peanut butter.”

But he said he could see why it was disappearing from Columbia dining halls.

“Maybe if it came in a cool little jar, I might steal it,” he said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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regents: from 1 Maverick men’s and women’s basketball teams began playing at the recently completed Ralston Arena this season.

Clare said although Omaha has several available arenas, he still believes this proposed project is necessary.

“If you look at arenas around the city, one of the issues is you

“If we can show that this has helped the sales people, well, how do the customers perceive the interaction with the sales person?” Sohi said.

Jeff Johnson, a marketing doctoral candidate and member

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The goal is to understand what role psychological capital is as defined by the hero within us.”

of the research team, said this research is important, “theoretically interesting and practically relevant.”

Johnson said he and the team worked on developing models for testing and creating the surveys for salespeople and customers.

“By hopefully showing a positive connection between (psychological capital) and customer satisfaction,” Johnson said, “we can further support the benefits firms realize by developing the psychological resources of their employees.”

Scott Friend, assistant professor of marketing, completes the research team.

Friend said the idea of this research is “for a lot of people to benefit from it.”

He said the researchers hope to publish their findings in top marketing journals and apply them to marketing. Friend said it makes sense for a research company like NRC to be involved in this “cutting-edge type of research.” He said it would help NRC understand techniques to aid the sales and frontline employees.

“The department of marketing is excited to build our relationship with NRC,” Friend said.

“We hope this is the first of many projects that will begin that relationship.”

Luthans said the NRC is now a partner of CBA and has provided resources for a new Center for Sales Excellence. Their participation in this research worked well.

“We are certainly working with a number of other local, state, national and even international organizations on the area of psychological capital,” Luthans said. “We hope to do even more partnering like this in the future.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

have to have an anchor tenant,” he said. “UNO would be the obvious anchor tenant for this arena.”

Clare also said the facility would be kept in use throughout the entire year.

“In the fall, you’ve got volleyball to keep it filled,” he said. “In the winter you’ve got basketball and hockey. And in the spring and

summer you can host civic engagements and community events. It will keep the place occupied. Overall, I believe this will be a good cash flow for the university.”

Alberts said the arena would generate about $1 million more in revenue each year from ticket sales, concession sales, corporate sponsorships and other sources.

UNO’s athletic program currently only gets revenue from ticket sales when hockey games are played at the CenturyLink Center.

The board approved a letter of intent for the arena project last fall and approved the transfer of the 17 acres of land for the arena in January. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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walk photo by Kat Buchanan Kyle Regelean, the special event assistant coordinator for the Undergraduate Office of Admissions holds the door for high school juniors and their families as they enter the Van Brunt Visitors Center during the Junior Wednesdays event on campus yesterday. Visiting juniors learn about academics, student life, scholarships and Husker traditions while touring campus.

ASUN votes down privatization stance Conor Dunn DN The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska voted down legislation at its Wednesday meeting to support privatization of the University Health Center.

Senate Resolution 23 said ASUN would support Chancellor Harvey Perlman’s efforts to privatize the health center. The legislation also suggested the student voice be included at every possible point with the transition to a new health center, including submitting the annual health center budget through the Committee for Fees Allocation process. But the legislation failed with five senators for, 14 against and two abstaining.

Senior communication studies major Sen. Mike Dunn brought SR23 to the floor after submitting Senate Resolution 22, which the senate tabled until its next meeting on March 27.

SR22 would have pointed out concerns of limited student involvement in the decision-making of the privatization process and would’ve asked for more student involvement in the future, regardless of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents’ decision on the contract with Bryan Health, which is likely to be voted on in June.

“It doesn’t say we are pro or against (privatization),” Dunn said. “It just says no matter what happens, let more of a student voice be heard.”

Senate Speaker Natalia Santos, a senior nutrition and health sciences major, argued SR22 was vague.

“The actual wording says we support whatever happens, but it doesn’t say what we expect,” Santos said. “The main point of it all doesn’t really specify what we would like to be seen.”

Santos suggested revising SR22’s wording to define exactly what ASUN wants from the university.

Santos also argued that Dunn’s two pieces of proposed legislation contradicted each other.

“We just said that we see as a senate that this is a flawed process and then all of a sudden we’re going to say we’re supporting it?” Santos asked.

Because the new senate will be inaugurated on April 3, Dunn said it’s important for this sen-

ate to take a stance on privatization.

Sen. Andrew Shaw, a senior nutrition and health science major, said ASUN shouldn’t take a stance that could sway the regents’ vote in June.

“I don’t think in this instance it would be wise (to take a stance on privatization),” Shaw said. “I want (the regents) to think about it more objectively.”

Sen. Micah Wullschleger, a senior anthropology and English major, argued ASUN should be leading the process and that the regents should listen to the student body’s vote.

“We should be in charge of this university,” Wullschleger said.

Even if the legislation had been approved, President Eric Kamler, a senior agricultural economics major, said it would require re-approval from the new senate so it could be a valid representation of ASUN opinion.

During open forum, a representative of ASUN’s Graduate Student Committee expressed concern with the wording of ASUN’s survey on the March 6 election ballot that asked students if they supported privatization of the health center.

Christopher Gibilisco, a philosophy graduate student, said undecided voters could’ve been misled by the phrase “significantly less,” in regard to the amount of money students would pay if the university contracted with Bryan Health.

Gibilisco said ASUN’s wording also suggested there weren’t other options to building and operating a new health center besides privatization. He added that Perlman shouldn’t have been consulted in regard to the wording of the question.

“He’s been aggressively seeking privatization, and ASUN needs to be aware of this fact,” Gibilisco said.

Dunn argued that those in support of and against privatization voted on the wording of the question. He also said wording on surveys can never be perfect.

“I agree that (surveys) have certain length and they can never be worded perfectly,” Gibilisco said. “I just think that we could’ve done better.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Philosophy conference to address ‘necessity’ Paige Osborne dn Lecturers from around the country will explore questions of necessity at the Fifth Annual Chambers Philosophy Conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this Friday and Saturday.

The conference brings seven keynote speakers to focus on necessity: the idea that certain pieces of information can’t possibly be untrue.

“For example, water is necessarily H2O, but ‘Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska’ is only contingently true because we can imagine a world where Omaha is the state capital,” said Reina Hayaki, an associate professor of philosophy and a co-organizer of the conference, in an email.

However, organizers say the concept of necessity will draw controversy at the conference.

“Conference participants will, among other things, present various explanations of what makes something necessarily true and what the nature of necessity is,” said Christo-

pher Gibilisco, a philosophy graduate student, in an email.

Hayaki and Jennifer McKitrick, a fellow associate professor in the department, have been working to organize the conference since early 2012.

They expect 40 to 50 attendants.

“The Chambers Conference has been an invaluable benefit to my education,” said Shane George, a graduate student in philosophy. “It is an event that brings in a great collection of philosophers every year and allows us the opportunity to engage with them on their current projects. I find the engagement helpful both academically and professionally.”

The conference brings new philosophers to campus teaching both faculty and students. “(This) series is intended to bring exciting philosophers to campus to stimulate both our teaching and our research,” Hayaki said.

Although the conference covers a range of topics on philosophy, Hayaki warned “it’s intended mostly for philosophy students,” and is “not completely accessible.”

One of the keynote speakers is Timothy Williamson, a professor of logic at the University of Oxford. Williamson’s book “Modal Logic as Metaphysics” is set to be released on June 1 and will be his fourth publication.

At the conference, he’ll speak on the topic of “The Necessity of Being at All Orders.”

“Well, he’s very famous on this topic,” Hayaki said. “He’s probably one of the most influential philosophers in the world today.”

Each speaker will give a 45-minute lecture followed by a 30-minute question-and-answer period.

Lectures will begin Friday at 1 p.m. in the Nebraska Union Heritage Room and last until 5:15 p.m. The lecture on Saturday begins at 10 a.m. in Architecture Hall 127. McKitrick is planning a Saturday night party open to anyone who attends the conference.

The conference is sponsored by the Robert R. Chambers Distinguished Professors of Philosophy, the UNL Research Council and the Cedric Armitage Evans Lectureship Fund. For more information and the conference

IF YOU GO Fifth Annual Chambers Philosophy Conference

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Nebraska Union Heritage Room Friday, Architecture Hall 127 Saturday when: Friday, 1 to 5:15 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. more information: Jennifer McKitrick at jmckitrick2@unl.edu and Reina Hayaki at rhayaki@unl.edu

schedule, visit http://www.unl.edu/ philosophy/necessity-conference. news@ dailynebraskan.com

pope: from 1 The pope’s chosen name is a nod to St. Francis of Assisi, who was known as a lover of the poor. In Buenos Aires, Francis leads a humble life for a highranking leader. He often takes the bus and lives in a small apartment. He encourages his pulpit to spend money to help the poor.

This decision reflects the changing dynamics of the Catholic Church — a significant portion of Catholics are from South America.

Francis, unlike previous popes, has a more liberal view on contraception, saying it could be used to fight disease. But Francis does not support same-sex marriage. In 2010, he wrote a letter to monasteries of Buenos Aires: “Let’s not be naive, we’re not talking about a simple political battle; It is a destructive pretension against the plan of God. We are not talking about a mere bill, but rather a machination of the Father of Lies that seeks to confuse and deceive the children of God.” The papal conclave began Tuesday when 115 cardinals met to pick a new leader. Black smoke, signaling disagreement, emerged three times be-

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Caitlin Marmie, a senior Spanish major, tears up while watching the coverage from Vatican City on Wednesday afternoon. fore the cardinals chose Francis.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI officially resigned on Feb. 28, citing his age

and conflict in the church as reasons for leaving. Benedict, 85, dealt with a church plagued by sexual abuse scan-

one for accessibility will all emerge in Media Services’ current location, Drueke said.

Both Barnes and Drueke said all the renovations should be done by fall 2013, and students will still have access to Media Services during the construction.

But UNL students and staff now must request microfilms, films where pictures of printed materials are stored to save space in the library.

Microfilms will move to the basement of Love Library, Barnes said.

Drueke said she wants to see a glass wall allowing students to see into the new Media Services room and feel more welcome.

Paul Myers, who works in Media Services, said he is used to seeing changes at the library like the Interlibrary Loan and Circulation Desk move in the past.

Morgan Kaiser, a sophomore animal science major who said she comes to the library to study and get away from everyone, said she doesn’t see the point in the library renovations.

dals and competition with Evangelical churches.

Benedict was the first pope to resign in 600 years.

Most popes serve until they die, and because of Benedict’s resignation, the conclave was able to expedite the election process.

At UNL, the news of the new pope was met with joy and excitement.

“I’m just really excited to have a non-European pope,” said Ashlee Medeiros, a missionary from NET Ministries.

Jude Werner, director of development at the St. Thomas Aquinas Church in the Newman Center, said he was excited and hopeful.

“The cardinals are prayerful, holy men, and Catholics all around the world have prayed for the Holy Spirit to guide them, and clearly that’s what happened,” Werner said.

He said having a Latin American pope will help the church better address the needs of its followers.

“It’s a great day to be a Catholic,” Werner said.

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library: from 1 to create more welcoming spaces for students, so Love Library is trying to make its study area somewhere more students want to go, Barnes said.

“It’s actually to make space more welcoming and dynamic,” Barnes said.

On April 1, students can expect to see physical changes happening in Media Services as it moves from room 201 to 221, she said.

New lights, new furniture, new window covers and two wider staircases with railings replacing the old

“The library is already good enough,” Kaiser said. “I think they should enhance something else that needs to be done.”

On the other hand, Myles Olson, a senior political science major, said he is fine with the library changes as long as the same amount of study space is available.

“It’s OK to move more things and shift them around,” Olson said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Cut loose, but don’t ruin spring break with poor decisions As the end of the semester comes into sight, we’re all ready to blow off a little steam before the final push.

Whether you are heading to a beach in the U.S. or abroad, driving somewhere out of state or visiting some friends or family, the Daily Nebraskan wants to wish you safe travels and a fun break.

However, this doesn’t mean losing your senses and jeopardizing your safety. First, for those traveling abroad, The U.S. Department of State is here to help. You can visit their website at studentsabroad.state.gov to learn about entry requirements and receive contact information for U.S. embassies and consulates, which can help in case of a lost passport, responding to arrests or arranging medical evacuations.

Second, both for those going abroad and traveling within the states, be responsible. Make sure others know where you are going and when you are going to get there and be back.

This works on a smaller level as well. Make sure you are not wandering the streets of some unknown city by yourself, and always let friends know where you will be.

Next is the point where we really sound like your mom or dad. If you are in the sun make sure you are hydrated and wearing sunscreen. Bring clean undies and remember to brush your teeth. Also, don’t drink too much, don’t smoke too much and definitely don’t snort anything. Have safe sex. Make sure the only things you are bringing back from spring break are store-bought souvenirs and memories. You also don’t want to be adding another member to next year ’s party or finding out years later your firstborn actually lives in Panama City.

In all seriousness, though, be smart. Have fun and enjoy your vacation, but don’t drink your senses into oblivion and make bad choices all in the name of a week-long break. We hope to see you all return safe and sound on March 25. opinion@dailynebraskan.com

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uite frankly, servicemen and women should see some sort of benefit in exchange for the quality years of their life given to the armed forces.

No one questioned that the recent budget sequester would impact the United States military, but no one was really sure how. On March 8, 2013, The Secretary of the Army approved the termination of the Tuition Assistance Program (TA) for the National Guard, the Army Reserve and the regular Army. This program was arguably one of the most popular benefits available to soldiers in recent years.

It’s easy to understand how the Army justified the cut given the current economic and global situation. I can easily think of many other programs that could be cut instead, but it’s not too difficult to understand how the Department of the Army made their decision.

In 2012 over 201,000 soldiers enrolled in 620,000 courses and roughly 10,000 soldiers received degrees ranging from associates degrees to doctorates. That entire year of educational benefits cost the Department of the Army (DA) $373 million.

Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John F. Campbell said that although the program is great, “We’re going to have to put it on hold for a while.”

The general goes on to state that the conditions were just perfect enough for this cut to take place. The prioritization of the war in Afghanistan and the sequestration made this cut a no-brainer to maintain the Army’s current posture.

The cut may have been made with good intentions, but the method in which it was executed could have used a little more tact. The announcement came to many soldiers in the Nebraska National Guard sometime between noon and 3 p.m., only hours before the 5 p.m. deadline to request any tuition assistance. The fact that a majority of Nebraska’s guard units were drilling while the decision was made only made the cut that much more inconvenient.

College benefits have been a major draw to military service for many years. The Uni-

is not a contractual entitlement or benefit, so these high-speed soldiers better think twice before committing a felony.

America is usually very supportive of it’s military. The conflicts themselves are open to debate, but for the most part no one really attacks the servicemen and women for their decision to join the armed forces. Regardless, I can’t help but think that many newly enlisted soldiers carry a rather big chip on their shoulders.

However, many new recruits feel that a signature on a dotted line in exchange for six to eight years of service entitles them to special treatment. If the termination of a benefit MARK DIAZ incites “Private Joe Snuffy” to go absent withversity of Nebraska-Lincoln has a large amount out leave (AWOL), then I would hate to see his face when he finds out IHOP doesn’t ofof veteran and military-affiliated students that fer a military discount. As previously stated, this cut has affected. The UNL Student Vetercollege education has long been a major draw ans group has more than 120 students that may or may not have had access to the TA program. to serving and it’s a completely respectable I worry that many of these students may feel method of funding higher learning. But it’s important to keep in mind a new burden when it comes time it is a give and take relato register for classes next semesThe cut may that tionship. Threatening to stop ter. Some may even put their edushowing up is completely uncational endeavors on hold out of have been professional and violates cerfrustration. made with good tain values that the U.S. miliEducation continues to become a priority in the modern intentions, but the tary upholds.

Military affiliated stumilitary. Many occupational spedents are feeling a mix of cialties and jobs require a degree method in which emotions following the TA and security clearance. A bach- it was executed cut announcement. The efelor ’s degree is almost a prereqcould have used a fects will be felt here at UNL uisite for promotions above the in the months to come. More rank of Sergeant. The same prob- little more tact.” than likely, the Army will find ably applies to the other four a way to work around the sebranches. That being said, cutquestration and divert funds ting the TA program seems a little contradicback to the tuition assistance program, even if tory to me. If the departments of the armed it is at a lesser rate than before. Students are forces value an educated serviceperson, then it doesn’t make much sense to limit his or her advised to make use of their on- and off-campus resources should they run into any issues educational opportunities. continuing their education. If nothing else, The motivation to serve is in danger of bemaybe student-soldiers can take a moment to ing cut just like the TA program itself. Rumors of “quitting” have been circulating around reevaluate their motivations and attitudes in the military community under the basis that the classroom and on duty.

Mark Diaz is a junior psychology the DA nullified their enlistment contract by major. Reach him at opinion@ terminating TA. However, tuition assistance dailynebraskan.com

Transferring to UNL proves problematic for students

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ransferring schools is a big hours. Only a small percentage of those decision to make. There are carried over, so I ended up spending many factors one needs to more money on classes that didn’t even count. take into consideration beThe reason people go to a community fore transferring. What’s the college is to get their general education atmosphere like? What kinds out of the way. They receive the same edof programs are available? Are my creducation at a lower cost and its transferable? Being a are trying to save money. transfer student, I have You work It’s wrong to put a cap on asked myself many of the it and disregard work that same questions and have really hard was done and the money learned quite a bit about that was spent on the class. the transfer program. I’ve on your GPA all to Also, when transferalso found many problems have it disappear ring to UNL, some might within it.

One of the biggest when you transfer. be unaware that their GPA from a previous school concerns when debatSure, your GPA does not travel with them. ing whether to transfer is According to UNL’s webcredit. This seems to be a matters when site, “Grades from institucommon issue many transyou’re applying, tions outside the universifer students face. Someties in the NU System will times their credits don’t but after that it’s be used for evaluation and transfer over and they end admission, but will not beup spending more money. no longer used.” come part of the university You really have to be on cumulative Grade Point top of this. The University Average (GPA).” of Nebraska-Lincoln has a policy of acSo let’s say you work really hard your cepting no more than 60 credits from a semester-based institution and 90 credits first two years at another college. You from a quarterly-based institution. I was carry a full class load; maybe you have a job or other responsibilities. You work unaware of this rule when I transferred.

I had always taken a full class load, and really hard on your GPA all to have it by the time I left I had almost 112 credit disappear when you transfer. Sure, your

CHRISTIANNA FRIEDMAN GPA matters when you’re applying, but after that it’s no longer used. Your final GPA only starts after you’ve taken courses at the University.

Another thing to consider when transferring between schools is the atmosphere. Some people don’t realize that it’s different and think they can get away with less studying. Before they know it, it’s halfway through the semester and they’re screwed. For example, when I was at Southeast Community College, the classes were significantly smaller. The teachers were lax and you could get away with a lot of stuff. I would often write my paper the day before it was due and then

get a decent grade on it.

College to me felt like high school, and it wasn’t good because it got me into lazy study habits. When I transferred to the university, it was completely different. I had to really change my study habits and I had to work twice as hard.

One of the benefits of starting early at a university is that you have time to adjust to it. If you transfer here from a previous institution, you have less time to adjust to the pace of the college.

There’s always the notion that you miss out on the college experience. At SCC, there isn’t as much student involvement as there is at UNL. There are so many programs at UNL to help you get involved. Although SCC did have student senate and events that students could participate in, it’s just different from the involvement here at UNL. If you start off at community college, you might not live in the dorms. Most people I come across here on campus have known someone else on campus since freshman year. It’s a very closeknit group here, and sometimes I wish I started out at UNL. Some two-year institutions like SCC do provide dorms for the students, but often they are quite pricey and very loud.

However, the transfer program definitely isn’t all disaster stories. You really

do save money. According to the UNL’s website, tuition is $216 a credit hour for residents, whereas at SCC it’s $54 a credit hour for residents. The only problem is you really have to pay attention to the classes you’re taking and the equivalencies at UNL. It does change over time, which is another qualm I have. If you take a class equivalency at another school, by the time you transfer a year or two later, there’s a chance that class no longer exists. So you may have to take another class and spend more money.

If you check in with your adviser regularly at both colleges, you should be alright. Just make sure you’re on top of it.

It’s important to keep in contact with both schools because requirements change and some classes change over time. Prevent this by speaking with your advisers. If you see something wrong and the school board won’t change it, I advise fighting it. You might win, and you won’t have to spend more money to retake a course you already passed. Don’t be afraid to speak your mind if you feel something is wrong with your transfer credits.

Christianna Friedman is a Junior and Secondary English Education major. You can follow her on Twitter @ChristiFriedman or opinion@dailynebraskan.com

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Panama City, Fla.

- Don’t go here. It’s a trick. You think you’re going to see the wonders of a man-made canal, but all it connects is you and a C-level cartel member.

- It’s Florida, so there’s likely going to be elders around. Ask them to tell you stories about their youth! Their memories are more important than yours.

- Watch out for people that want to take advantage of you. That shark tooth isn’t worth $25.

It probably isn’t even from a shark. You should stop touching it.

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- Is it two girls and two guys? You are going to be attacked by an axe murderer. Only one of you is going to survive, so try and be virtuous and not slutty.

- Don’t tweet about how transcendental the experience has been. Do write the great American folk album, but don’t tell anyone.

- Your isolationist instincts will compel you to take your cell phone and throw it into the roaring fire. Don’t do this, unless you don’t have a smartphone yet.

Kansas City

- Worlds of Fun isn’t open during our spring break, which means the only up and downs you’ll be experiencing are your varying levels of regret as you drive through Missouri.

- Instagram a buzzworthy indie band. Describe the concert as “indescribable” when you get back. Spend the next month wondering if Passion Pit tickets were worth $45.

- Run around all the bases at Kauffman Stadium and know that you’ve experienced something that most fans and Royals players only dream of.

Las Vegas

- Go with someone who knows what the hell is going on. Otherwise, do not gamble. You can lose your money as fast as you lose your dignity on the street.

- Four days is enough. Even if you shower each day, the soap cannot clean the grease-ridden cracks of your mind. In and out.

- That guy isn’t Elvis. He just looks like Elvis. He makes his money by just looking like another person. Keep walking.

Home

- Admit to yourself that this is more about your parents than about you. One of the biggest advantages about going home is being able to return to school feeling good about yourself.

- Because you’re staying at home, you don’t have to pay for your room. This gives you more money to spend on your vices, like booze and more booze.

- You should definitely try to actually do something while you’re home instead of watching Netflix and sleeping all the time. No regrets is a good thing.

UNL students share spring break plans “My plans are to go to Paradise Valley, Ariz., with five other girls in my sorority. We plan to go to spring training baseball games and the Grand Canyon and will probably just hang out by the pool.”

Madison Barbee sophomore finance major

“Last year I went to New Orleans, but this year I just decided to stay in my parents’ town of Omaha to take a break from school and not go anywhere and spend a lot of money.”

Joe Destache

senior political science and history major

“We were going to go to Panama City, but everyone else goes there so we want to do something different. So we’re thinking about going to Key West with a couple friends, just hang out on the beach and drink of course. I stayed home freshman and sophomore year, but once you turn 21, I think it’s OK to kind of enjoy spring break.”

Chelsey Zuerlein senior pre-health major

“Nothing, working. I’ve never put spring break to a high importance like other people. That kind of stuff has never appealed to me. Putting yourself in that mindset and coming back to school, it’s so hard to focus.”

Brian Christensen senior history major

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South Padre, Texas (or any beach destination)

- If a guy named Paul offers to braid your hair, don’t take him up on it. Paul is not to be trusted. Braid your own hair, like your parents would want.

- Don’t wear sunscreen. How are your friends going to know how much fun you had if that can’t see it reflected in your skin? That’s what it’s all about, after all.

- Feel free to drink in excess. It’ll be the only way you’ll be able to tolerate your peers, plus drinking heavily will make you forget.

Combat workshop teaches art of dramatic stage fighting Theater professor brings stunt professionals’ action to Lincoln madeline christensen dn Whether you’re hoping to further your stage combat skills or the last time you wielded a sword was when you were seven, the annual Lincoln Assassination Stage Combat Workshop has a place for everyone.

When Ian Borden, a professor for the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, began teaching at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he realized the school had certified teachers of stage combat, and was the only university in the entire country to boast it.

Borden, who has taught and worked with stage combat since the early ‘90s, is one of only 150 certified teachers of combat from the U.S., in a group called the Society of American Fight Directors.

“A lot of the undergrads weren’t able to access training in stage combat, so at their request, I thought, ‘Well, let’s start something,’” Borden said.

So the annual Lincoln Assassination Stage Combat Workshop was born.

Four successful years later, the 2013 workshop is cutting-edge on the latest in combat for stage and film.

The weekend-long event, sponsored by the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film and sanctioned by the Society of American Fight Directors, will begin on Saturday.

“We’ve had really good turnouts and really positive response,” Borden said. “But I’m always surprised that more people don’t come out, because our price — which is only $100 for the entire weekend — is about the same

nic kielty | dn as a half-hour class in New York, and we bring in incredible people from all over the country to come in and teach. I think more people should take advantage of it.”

While the event attracts a lot of UNL students, Borden said people also come from Iowa, Minnesota, The Dakotas and Wyoming to sharpen their skills.

A handful of classes range from two-weapon combat, to working in close quarters, to knife fighting for filmm, to entire classes focused on police tactics.

“It varies from classes for

people who have never held a sword in their hand before to classes for people who are a little more trained, to classes for the very highly trained,” Borden said. “You’ll learn tons and tons of techniques. A lot of the people who are coming in are specialists in converting variations of martial arts into classes for stage combat.”

This year, the workshop will also include two special events.

A two-part session will focus solely on opera and violence for

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Audrey, played by Madeleine Miller, peers through her brother Evan’s telescope in a field near their house during “What the Wind Taught Me” by Becky Boesen. The production will show at the Lied Center for Performing Arts March 15-23.

Joplin tornado tragedy inspires play Stage production examines family’s struggle to move on after natural disaster yuliya petrova dn Natural disasters can occur anytime, anyplace and to anyone.

Despite the difficulty disasters may bring, it’s still possible to shine light on the positive, and that’s what playwright Becky Key Boesen has done in her current production.

The tornado that hit Joplin, Mo., in 2011, left many families devastated.

Boesen and her children visited their family who lived near Joplin, which made Boesen begin to think about how children deal with situations that are out of their control.

After meeting some families that were victims in the tornado, Boesen was inspired to write a story about a fictional family living an average life, when, suddenly, the unexpected happens, forcing them to come together and problem-solve their way through it.

“What the Wind Taught Me,” will be Boesen’s second collaboration with the Angels Theatre Company.

The story revolves around a fictional character, a boy named Evan.

The audience is introduced to Evan’s life as well as all of the troubles he faces on his journey to overcome his problems.

Boesen said that during the 75-minute production, the audience will be taken on an exciting journey.

“People can expect to go on an adventure; this isn’t a sad play, this isn’t a scary place, this is an adventure,” Boesen said.

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At the D.I.C.E. (Design Innovate Communicate Entertain) Summit, he laid out his points for how gaming needed to grow out of its “Peter Pan Syndrome.” nathan sindelar Many of which were spot-on dn criticisms of a risk-averse industry such as stepping away from When people ask David Cage jumping, climbing and violence what he wants most in the next as the most common means of generation of video game sys- progression and experience. tems, his answer is always the But when he says that games same. need to become accessible to evEmotion. eryone, he’s denying an aspect Cage, the founder and CEO of that is unique and valuable to this Quantic Dream, a French develmedium alone. I’m all for getting opment studio behind titles like more people to enjoy games, but “Fahrenheit Indigo Prophecy” if “Dark Souls” and its equally and “Heavy Rain,” stood on stage impenetrable versions of subject during the reveal event of Sony’s matter and play didn’t exist, the PlayStation 4, sharing his vision industry would be lacking one of for what new technology could its most discussed and fascinating bring to video games. titles.

“Getting players emotionally A more refined press was aninvolved is the Holy Grail of all other of the goals Cage discussed. game creators,” Cage said.

Cage referred to the “Cahiers du He cited polygons — the flat Cinema,” a significant French shapes used to build 3-dimenpublication in the 1950s co-foundsional graphics — as the source ed by Andre Bazin, a similarly for this new capability. In his first significant film theorist, as an game, 350 polygons comprised a example of how video game jourcharacter model. In his current nalists should act. While I don’t game, “Beyond,” Ellen Page’s want to pardon our press from character is made up of 30,000. the claim entirely, the statement is Through this higher visual ironic because Bazin was one who fidelity, Cage believes games can distinguished medium specificity achieve their sentimental purposfor film in his essays such as, “The es. Thanks to this power, “We are Evolution of the Language of Cinnow only limited by our imagina- ema.” He pointed out that sound tions,” Cage said. was not the differentiating factor But it is precisely this imagi- in cinema. nation, one that strives toward In film, the capturing and conveying emotion as stringing tothe quintessential elegether of imFor games, ment of video games, ages – creating that limits them. in whatever the illusion of Sure there is a spot movement – refor games that, like form they take, mains whether Hollywood movies, interactivity is the sound, color or attempt to reach our high resolutions constant.” emotions, but simuldo or not. They taneously, and even are additive. For as Cage agreed in his games, in whatpresentation at the ever form they D.I.C.E. Summit this year, games take, interactivity is the constant. can be much more.

This issue is the absolutes in He presented a silent film, which he presents a view of the “The Great Train Robbery,” as an industry. Emotion in games cerexample of how technology retainly should be included, but stricted film, saying that things that goal should not be exclusive such as lighting, high resolution, to all others. The emphasis ought sound and color allowed cinema to be on how players are involved to reach its pinnacle. in the games, not what’s repre“Cinema really became what it sented, however accurately, on is today when technology evolved the digital characters’ faces. enough to let movie directors and To ignore the array of interacactors create the subtle emotions tion games are capable of would they wanted on screen,” Cage rob them of their complexities, said. their divergent opportunities. If However, these elements are we do that, we rob video games of not what define the cinema, and their potential. more power, used to foster emoarts @dailynebraskan.com tion, is not what defines video on twitter games. Cage’s view is short sight@dnartsdesk ed.

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Carter Yost and Sasha Dobson act as Evan Davis and his mother, respectively, during a rehearsal of “What the Wind Taught Me” Monday. The show opens Friday.

“There’s even a time traveler.”

Judith Hart, the founder and director of the Angels Theatre Company, said this play will include a mixture of live theater and film provided byfilmmaker Alexander Jeffrey.

Aja Jackson, a senior lighting design major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said this is her first production with the Angels Theatre Company.

All visuals and sound effects were important in creating the

emotions of the production, Jackson said.

“It’s otherworldly; they go to a place where time stops, so (it was about) figuring out what that looks like in terms of light,” Jackson said.

Jackson said that it’s a family-friendly production and enjoyable for all ages.

“It’s a really heart-warming story about family. It’s a story that doesn’t get told very often,” Jackson said.

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Workshop: from 5 those interested in music. The will either have the chance to operate the Steadicam, which was class, called “The Singing Blade,” used to film fawill rely on the exmous scenes such pertise of MetropoliFor most, as the title fight tan Opera fight dithe highest in “Raging Bull” rector Nigel Poulton. and the hallway Young opera singers form of conflict is trike shot from will learn the basics “The Shining,” of combat mechan- actually getting in or will get the ics and harmonizing a fight.” opportunity be a movement to tell a part of the scene. story.

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of American Fight Directors, the United Stuntsmen Association and the International Stunt School, as well as a Hollywood Stuntsmen Hall of Fame inductee.

Patrick Stayer, a sophomore theatre major, is a junior intern for the workshop after attending the event last year.

“Last year was really fun,” Stayer said. “It wasn’t my first time dealing with stage combat, but it was my first time learning from the big leagues, which was amazing.”

Stayer will assist Borden in the “Wrasslin! Techniques from the Renaissance” class, which focuses on Renaissance martial arts of Western Europe.

“The workshop is a great way for people to get exposure to different types of weapons,” Stayer said. “And not everybody has to be an actor. It’s just a good way to learn how to use the body more effectively overall; it’s movement training.”

Borden said that anybody who has ever been on stage or in film knows that violence is a big part of the theater and movie industries.

“For most, the highest form

If you go Lincoln Assassination Stage Combat Workshop

when: Saturday and Sunday where: Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film how much: $100 for weekend pass

of conflict is actually getting in a fight,” Borden said. “You want to be able to do that safely and effectively, and this is one of the best ways to learn how to do that.”

Even if you have no interest in the theater side of things, the workshop is open to anyone who can at least wield a sense of humor.

“If all you want is to release your inner pirate, certainly, come in,” Borden said. arts @dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk

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‘DRONES’ cameron mount dn We’re at an intriguing place in film technology where lowbudget, off-the-wall movies can look surprisingly polished. Enter the shiny, lovable “Drones,” filmed on a $500,000 budget and described by its directors (Amber Benson and Adam Busch) as, “‘The Office’ meets ‘Close Encounters.’” I would’ve gone with “a ‘Twilight Zone’ version of ‘Workaholics’ with ‘Clerks’ timing sensibilities,’” but I won’t nitpick. The point is: it’s a low-key surreal office romance flick with aliens, and worth the 96 minutes.

Jonathan M. Woodward plays Brian, a jaded office worker amidst an oddball bunch of coworkers, among them best friend Clark (Samm Levine of “Freaks

and Geeks”) and Amy (Angela Bettis). Amy and Brian begin an awkward and not entirely believable relationship, which is threatened by the revelation that Amy is an alien keeping tabs on Earth to decide when it should be destroyed. As it turns out, most of Brian’s coworkers are aliens of one form or another, and Brian becomes entangled in the fate of humankind. Don’t worry about these spoilers: this is more a movie about the dangers of workplace romance, PowerPoint and copy machines than it is about an alien invasion. Don’t go in expecting action or spectacle, but “Drones” is a reliable, quirky sci-fi with a handful of quotable gems and a lot of heart. arts @dailynebraskan.com on twitter @dnartsdesk

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6 wrestlers qualify for NCAA championships Qualifiers say they’ll treat championships like ‘it’s just a regular match’

this weekend again.”

Green, No. 6 in the country at 157 pounds, made it into the NCAA field by finishing runnerup in the Big Ten after beating No. 2 Derek St. John of Iowa and losing in the final to No. 1 Jason Welch of Northwestern, who zach tegler Green defeated in a dual meet eardn lier this season.

“I already had confidence that In last year ’s NCAA Wrestling I could beat those guys, and it was Championships, four of the Nejust a matter of getting it done,” braska wrestling team’s six auto- Green said. “Make a couple admatic qualifiers had never com- justments and I’ll be ready to get peted in the event before. that national title.”

This season, four Huskers – Sueflohn also got second place sophomores Jake Sueflohn, James at the Big Ten tournament and Green and Robert Kokesh, along enters the NCAA Championships with senior Josh Ihnen – qualified ranked No. 10 with a record of automatically for the 22-5. championships with Kokesh, the fourththeir finishes in the ranked 174-pounder in Big Ten tournament. the nation, came back And all four of from a loss to No. 9 Jorthem have been in dan Blanton in the first the tournament beround last weekend to fore. Green and Ihnen finish third in the Big earned All-American Ten. Kokesh’s only honors last season by other losses of the seafinishing in the top son came in decision eight at the NCAAs, defeats against No. 1 and they will look to Logan Storley of Minrepeat those perfornesota and No. 3 Mike green mances March 21-23 in Evans of Iowa. In the Des Moines, Iowa. middle of the season, “I think it will help he wrestled his way to a 22-match a lot already being there on the winning streak. national level,” Green said. “I’m “Robert’s a tough, gritty kid already ready. No reason to be when he wrestles to his potennervous, anything like that. Just tial,” Manning said. “Does the kind of go out there and treat it things he needs to, he’s really like it’s just a regular match.” hard to beat.”

NU coach Mark Manning said No. 8 Ihnen will be making his having prior experience in the fourth appearance at the NCAA NCAA Championships has some Championships, where he finadvantages, but the past will not ished eighth at 184 pounds last be a focal point in his team’s prep- year and one win away from the aration. top eight each of the two years be“It’s great that they’ve been fore that. there, but it’s about going there Senior 141-pounder Ridge to perform when you’re supposed Kelly and junior 197-pounder Cato,” Manning said. “Be at your leb Kolb also earned bids to the best when your best is needed — ­ Championships. that’s our message.”

Manning said the next week of All of Nebraska’s automatic preparation will be spent getting qualifiers have shown their best ready mentally. And even though throughout the regular season, past experiences cannot win a but performing at that high level title, that task is easier considerin the postseason is another mon- ing that this year ’s qualifiers have ster. already wrestled in the NCAAs. “Everything we do is prepara“I know what to expect,” Suetion for this time of the year: the flohn said. “I’ve been there before.

Big Tens and the NCAA Tourna- I think it’ll help. I expect myself to ment,” Manning said. “The whole be on the podium.” season is based on what you’re sports@ doing to prepare for these two big dailynebraskan.com tournaments. Everyone’s 0-0 after

preview: from 10 one person block the whole “Challenge-wise, yeah it’s challenging, but that’s a good thing. match. There are no rules against We’re athletes; we’re always up that. We’ve taken that into account, and we have a pretty good for a good challenge.”

But there’s a mix on our doubles reason Nebraska teams.”

“We’re is rare in this Thramer is proathletes; sense. The Huskjected to play No. ers are at a clear 2 with freshman we’re always disadvantage, ThAmber Rolfzen ramer said. They on Thursday be- up for a good don’t have the cause their playing challenge.” convenience of styles mesh well, practicing outside she said. While hayley thramer on a consistent baThramer is a left side player, Amber junior sand volleyball player sis, as most of the league does. is right. Plus both “We’ve had players are strong blockers and passers, Thramer experience with it, but we don’t have any experience like the Calsaid. ifornia girls have outside every Nebraska is rare in the sand volleyball world, as the Huskers single day,” Thramer said.

How can Nebraska bridge the are the only program in the Middisadvantage gap? west to hold an indoor and sand “The thing that coach always volleyball team, Thramer said. says,” Thramer explained, “is The transition, while difficult, ‘the great ones adjust.’” has been fun, she said. sports@ “It’s something new, it’s exdailynebraskan.com citing, it’s fresh,” Thramer said.

broekhuis: from 10 She said she and Rolfzen have the gathering would be about the squad’s schedule over the next similar competitive natures. The pair feeds off each other on the few weeks. court, according to Broekhuis, However, Cook had someas they give each other positive thing different in mind. feedback.

“Coach was like, ‘We have a The players also have different sand team, so we are in sand seastyles. Broekhuis is son,’” Broekhuis left-handed and 6 said.

“Everyone Everyone feet 5 inches tall, was excited. We all while Rolfzen is knew it was comwas excited. right-handed and ing, but we didn’t expect it to be this We all knew it was stands 6 foot 3 inches. Broekhuis spring. We knew it coming, but we will be a senior was in the future, starter on a nationbut it was sooner didn’t expect it to ally ranked team, than we thought.” be this spring.” while Rolfzen is “It’s something an unproven freshnew, it’s exciting, it’s fresh,” senior morgan broekhuis man, just beginHayley Thramer junior sand volleyball player ning her career in an elite program. said.

H o w e v e r, The Huskers now take a different approach to this makes little difference to the spring. Practices will be either Broekhuis.

“I think we understand each at the Hawks Championship Cenother,” Broekhuis said. “I think ter indoor sand court or outside at the Spikes Beach Bar and Grille we know how to give positive feedback with each other. Saycourts.

For Broekhuis, the sand is not ing things like, ‘Hey, try this shot the only thing she has been get- next time,’ or, ‘this shot might be open.’” ting used to.

Broekhuis doesn’t care if she Two weeks ago, Cook announced the Huskers’ partners plays with a freshman. She said sand volleyball makes her feel for the sand season. He paired Broekhuis, a senior-to-be, with free no matter who she is partfreshman newcomer Kadie nered with.

“I kind of view it as a pickup Rolfzen. The duo will enter the season as Nebraska’s No. 3 pair, basketball game,” Broekhuis said. despite only playing with each “You just kind of go out there and compete.” other the last couple weeks.

That’s exactly what Broekhuis “We’ve played enough,” Broekhuis said. “We’ve played a and her teammates will be doing lot over the last week to prepare over the next week. Competing in a foot of sand. for this next week.” sports@ The lack of experience dailynebraskan.com with her partner doesn’t faze Broekhuis, though.

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Turner adds confidence, talent to unit Wide receiver Jamal Turner is one of the most improved players, coach says kyle cummings dn With 11 seconds left in the fourth quarter, no timeouts and down three points to Michigan State, Nebraska lined up on the Spartan 5-yard-line.

Receivers Quincy Enunwa and Kenny Bell set up wide on either side, while Jamal Turner positioned into the left slot.

Taylor Martinez took the snap from shotgun, dropped back, took several stutter steps and lobbed a pass to the left corner of the end zone, which found the hands of a charging Turner for the game-winning touchdown.

“Once he got that touchdown at Michigan State,” wide receivers coach Rich Fisher said, “for whatever reason, it just kind of started to click for him from there.”

After that game, Turner was playing the game differently. Fisher noticed he was running routes better and in turn, Turner had more confidence, he said.

“I was just like, if I can score on Michigan State, I can score on anybody,” Turner said. “It couldn’t have come at a better time.”

He’s the most improved player in that unit, according to Fisher.

Now, he’s a leader on the team. After being transitioned from a quarterback in high school, Turner is now one who younger players go to for advice, he said. If someone asks him a question, he’ll answer, but he prefers to lead by example, he said.

“Guys see me working hard to get better, so they follow me,” Turner said. “I see a lot of guys watching me do what I do when it comes to route running, because I was so successful in the things that I’m doing, (like) how I use my head. We’re getting better as a unit because of that.”

Fisher said he’s impressed with where his group is so far, even the inexperienced guys. Coach Fisher doesn’t look at his receivers as first string and second string, though.

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Jamal Turner and Taylor Martinez stand on the sidelines during the first spring practice. Turner is a leader on the team, wide receivers coach Ron Fisher said.

“It’s not ones and twos, it’s who can help us win and who can’t,” Fisher said. “I’m looking for guys that can step up and help us win.”

In fact, some of the young receivers are even making a name for themselves already, Fisher said.

“I’m pleased with where we’re headed,” Fisher said. “They’re starting to understand the speed of the game, what it takes to get onto the field.”

Players like freshman Jordan Westerkamp, who is Fisher calls “very efficient” and knows “how to get open”, or freshman Alonzo Moore, who reminds Fisher of Bell when he entered camp, are beginning to bridge the gap on what it takes to earn a major role on the team.

While Turner knows the entire

Turner said.

“If you’re showing them that you can make plays, then they’re going to get you the ball,” he said.

“From my point of view, when I see (Martinez) looking at me, it’s making me run my routes harder.”

A game-winning touchdown isn’t the peak for Turner. He’s still working on his game; mostly making catches in traffic and gaining yards after contact, he said.

“When you’re new to the position, you’re scared as soon as you catch the ball, you’re going to get laid out,” Turner said. “Knowing if you drop it, you’re going to get hit anyway, so you might as well catch the ball.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

receiving unit is athletic, he’s not worried about being pressured from below, he said.

“I know when I’m at my best, I feel like there is no better wide receiver than me,” he said. “It’s kind of hard to cover me because I’m so shifty. I don’t care what they do, because I know my best is better than them.”

He’s had no concern with losing a major role so far in practice as his responsibilities have increased.

While last year Turner mainly stuck to the slot position, this year, he’s been moved around a lot, which will give him plenty more options to see the field, he said.

Not only has Turner’s role elevated from his confidence, but the confidence his quarterback, Martinez, has in him elevated too,

Men’s basketball kicks off Big Ten Tournament nedu izu dn Tim Miles knows what it’s like to coach a college basketball team in March.

In his previous two seasons at Colorado State, he guided the Rams to the NIT and most recently, an at large bid into the NCAA Tournament last season.

But his first season in March in a different league will be like none other.

“Tom Izzo says this is going to be the greatest conference tournament of all time,” the Nebraska coach said. “It’s hard to argue with him.”

This is it. It’s time for the 2013 Big Ten Tournament.

After losing to Iowa Saturday 74-60 to end the regular season, the Nebraska men’s basketball team (14-17 overall, 5-13 Big Ten) will take on Purdue (15-16, 8-10) Thursday for the first day of the four-day conference tournament.

The Huskers and Boilermakers will begin the third game of the tournament at 5:30 p.m. and enter Chicago as the No. 10 and No. 7 seeds.

Although the stakes will be higher, Miles said he plans on going into the tournament with the same approach he’s had all season – to win.

“I don’t think you can take a different approach,” he said.

“I think that’s exactly the wrong thing to do because that sends the wrong message to your team. We just want to go about our business every day.”

When asked what his accomplishments are for the team this weekend, Miles simply answered, “winning.”

At the beginning of the season that’s all his team seemed to be doing.

The Huskers started Miles’ first year as the Nebraska coach undefeated through its first four games before finishing the month of November with a 5-1 record.

They went on to end the first half 9-4 against their non-conference opponents.

Then came January play against their conference, or in other words – competition against the best divisional opponents in college basketball.

“In this league (winning) is as tough as it gets anywhere in the country,” Miles said.

Losses began to seem like the norm after New Year’s, as Nebraska went just 5-13 in the Big Ten. The Huskers went winless against eight of their conference opponents, including the Boilermakers who beat them 65-56 on Jan. 16.

In its first matchup against Purdue, Husker forward Brandon Ubel sat on the bench with an elbow injury, unable to help his team pull off a possible comeback.

Sitting on the sidelines was one of low points of his final season as a Husker, he said.

“When you sit out and watch your team go down you think ‘If I was playing I think we could have won that game,’” Ubel said. “I definitely think if I could’ve played it would have made a huge difference.”

Miles agrees with the senior and said his presence will be crucial in the outcome of Thursday’s matchup.

“I think Brandon’s a key to our team,” he said. “I think he’s right there, in terms of MVP – he and Dylan (Talley) are right there. Not

having a guy like that play the first time certainly hurts you.”

But the coach knows his first game in the Big Ten tournament won’t be easy.

“It’s going to come down to us being able to guard (Purdue) and handle screen and roll defense,” he said. “And then find a way to score against their pressure defense.

They were very good defensively.”

Depending on the outcome of Thursday’s game, Nebraska could look into playing in the 16-team College Basketball Invitational or 32-team Collegeinsider.com Tournament.

But seeing his team play in those two lower-level postseason tournaments isn’t what Miles has in mind.

“I’ll just say the same thing we’ve always said – no Big Ten team has gone to an event other than the NCAA or NIT, and I’m not sure I want to be the first,” he said.

And the players don’t want to end their season in anything other than those elite tournaments either, according to Ubel.

“The goal right now is just to keep winning,” he said. “Get on a roll and try and qualify for the NIT or NCAA.” file photo by kaylee everly | dn But the senior understands he The Nebraska men’s basketball team, led by coach Tim Miles, and his teammates can’t look too takes on Purdue Thursday at the Big Ten Tournament. far into the future. They have to take it one game at a time, he said. and try to figure out how to win on 2 seeded team Ohio State Friday at “I’m looking forward to this 5:30 p.m. game,” he said. “We have to figure Friday.”

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Nebraska kicks off its inaugural sand volleyball season

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Nebraska has never competed nationally in sand volleyball, yet the Huskers are ranked No. 9 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association preseason poll.

“That’s saying something for our program,” junior Hayley Thramer said.

Thramer and the Nebraska sand volleyball team are in action for the first time in program history Thursday in Chula Vista, Calif. The Huskers will soon find out if a top

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indoor volleyball squad can hang with the best of the sand volleyball league, as the first opponents of Nebraska’s inaugural sand season are No. 4 Florida State and No. 1 Pepperdine.

“We should have a pretty good shot at teams like that,” assistant coach Dan Meske said. “Our one through five is fairly strong, and we feel pretty good at the top, but so do other teams.”

Even though Nebraska is new to sand volleyball, Thursday’s matches will be a bit of a reunion for the Huskers.

“I’ve always heard that Pepperdine is really good, and that’ll be an exciting team to play since Lara Dykstra is out there now – an old teammate, so we’ll see how it goes,” Thramer said.

Dykstra played libero for

Nebraska’s indoor squad the past two years, but decided to leave the program and move closer to home in California to play for a beach volleyball program.

Other than knowing some of Dykstra’s tendencies, Nebraska enters the season pretty cold, Meske said. Thramer also said she has not had the chance to watch any teams play, so she doesn’t know exactly what to expect.

“I don’t know because I haven’t really seen any of the teams play necessarily,” Thramer said. “I’ll be able to answer (how Nebraska stands in the sand league) more after spring break.”

Nebraska hasn’t even had time to do any scouting, Meske said, but in order to have the team ready, Meske and staff have only been fo-

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cusing on internal issues.

“We got sand volleyball so late that we just kind of focused on ourselves,” Meske said. “Like when are we practicing, and what are we doing, just kind of getting ourselves organized. In the future we will end up scouting other teams. Right now we are going in pretty blind and hoping that we just do the best we can, and hopefully everything just takes care of itself.”

One of the main transitions the sand volleyball team has faced is pairing its players.

“It’s an interesting process,” Menske said. “There’s a few ways you can do it. Two players that do both things well, or you could do it with one big blocker with one defender, and you could have

Freshman Alexa Strange and senior Kelsey Robinson go for a ball during a recent sand volleyball practice at Spikes in Lincoln.

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Nebraska athletics is taking a jump into the rising sport of sand volleyball. The Huskers have been a top team in indoor volleyball and will be looking to make a strong presence in the newer collegiate sport.

Sand volleyball has recently been added to the Emerging Sports List by the NCAA but only had 16 programs in Division I a season ago, according to the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

This season, Nebraska will start ranked in the top 10 and is the only ranked program that is not near a coast. Most programs are out of California and Florida.

So what are the differences between indoor and sand volleyball?

In sand volleyball, players must deal with outdoor conditions, such as sun in their eyes and the wind, according to Nebraska assistant coach Dan Meske.

“That’s about half of the game,” Meske said. “That’s brand new for us.”

The Huskers will look to adjust to the wind by keeping the ball low on their passes, Meske said.

The Huskers have also been practicing at Spikes to help the team become accustomed to the outdoor setting.

“Coming out here and playing is a way different experience, and it’ll be more realistic as to what we’ll be playing out in California with,” junior Hayley Thramer said.

Each set is to 21 points, instead of to 25 points in indoor.

According to Meske, other than the amount of points played, the scoring is the same as indoor.

Teams also switch sides after every seven points.

“The environment plays a huge factor, and it would be a huge advantage if you got one side for a whole set,” Meske said.

Instead of having six players on the court at once, sand allows only two on the court for each team. The Huskers have been experimenting with creating the best pairings, Meske said.

Another big difference in sand volleyball is the coaches are not allowed to coach during the match.

“They (coaches) can’t help you, so you have to figure it out,” junior Morgan Broekhuis said. “You and your partner really have to talk it out and figure out what you’re going to do when you serve.”

Thramer believes communication will be a huge factor for the team, she said.

“You definitely have to communicate more,” Thramer said. “If one person is not talking, you don’t know where the ball is, and you don’t know where that person is.”

Other small differences: blocks in play count as a hit and no open-hand tips.

“If there is a touch off the block, that counts as a touch, whereas on the court, you have actually four attempts on your side then, instead of three here,” Thramer said. “You can set, but it’s really hard to do because if there’s any spin on the ball, they’re going to call it.”

Those differences are what make sand volleyball. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Players adapt to changes in rules, setting

Morgan Broekhuis noticed something different when she first stepped onto a sand volleyball court as a member of Nebraska’s newest sport.

She couldn’t move. That is, she couldn’t move quickly.

“It’s hard to move in the sand,” Broekhuis said.

Broekhuis is one of Nebraska’s best volleyball players. Her honors and statistics over the last three years as a member of Nebraska’s indoor volleyball team back this statement.

She has had significant playing time for the indoor squad as a starter for the past two seasons. She earned AVCA AllAmerican honorable mention along with same award in the Big Ten in 2011. In 2012, she notched 15 kills in Nebraska’s win against defending champion UCLA.

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Morgan Broekhuis works on skills that prove more difficult in the sand

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However, when Broekhuis stepped in the sand for the first time as a member of the Huskers’ sand volleyball team, she struggled. She hadn’t played in a competitive sand match before, only pickup games.

She couldn’t move as quickly. Kills that Broekhuis and her teammates would normally dig fell to the ground at their feet. Instead of six players on the court, there were two. When Broekhuis jumped to block a shot, she felt like her fingers could barely reach the top of the net.

That’s what happens when moving in a foot of sand.

“It’s a lot different, it really is,” Broekhuis said. “Skills that would be easy on the court are so much more difficult in the sand. Everything requires a little more energy.”

Broekhuis doesn’t care how difficult it is to move quickly or jump in the sand, though. She is just excited to play.

The spring indoor season was about to start, and Nebraska volleyball coach John Cook called a team meeting.

Broekhuis and her teammates assumed

Star volleyball starter prepares for NU sand play

Junior Morgan Broekhuis returns a ball during a sand volleyball practice at Spikes. Broekhuis said the sand makes it difficult to move quickly or jump.

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