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Hello,

Welcome to Gen’s world at the Daily Nebraskan. A new ride brought to you by overachieving and good attitudes. I would advise you to keep all body parts and opinions inside the vehicle at all times. On this journey you will meet some fascinating and not so fascinating people and really experience the DN through the eyes of the designers.

Life back in the design corner is fabulous. Joining me tonight are Lexi and Araya; together we make 75 percent of the design staff.

The newsroom is one large room with all the sections in their little cubicles and our artists in a small room at the entrance. And then there’s Gen, around the corner, facing a corner and staring at her computer screen.

As the chief, I arrive at about 5 p.m. to start the night. We do a group meeting called budget. Then I divide out the pages between the designers who are working that night. I debate where to get dinner, most likely forget to get dinner in-between doing other tasks and wait for the fun to start.

First fun thing of the night: Repeatedly checking our done queue for stories, then reminding myself it’s only 6:34 p.m. and to calm down.

The only bad thing about being back in the corner is that I get up about 70 times a night to go ask/answer a question, accuse, find, nag, threaten and/or apologize to another staffer. My voice unfortunately doesn’t carry like Stacie’s, the copy chief. (We like to bond over both being chiefs.) We hear every detail of your stories, dear, from 30 feet away.

Now the moments I really don’t like are when someone comes back and visits my corner. One, that someone is most likely an editor coming to tell me that a story’s dropping. Two, I just don’t like people … in my corner.

7:32 p.m. Refreshing the done queue for the 15th time tonight, with slight change. At this point I’m still hopeful for a good evening, but that often changes. Andrew Barry (awesome photographer and friend) is on his game tonight with photos. Future high five to you!

8:37 p.m. Life is still moving forward, and the design team is doing homework.

8:56 p.m. Gulping my Americano and having an inter-argument with myself on why I agreed to write the letter because I still get made fun of by co-workers here for spelling the word “violence” wrong five months ago.

8:59 p.m. Over it, and back to refreshing the done queue.

9:13 p.m. Someone put me out of my misery, for multiple different rea-

sons.

9:37 p.m. News keeps combining stories that are too similar, so soon it will be one big story. Jacy and I have gone from, at the beginning of the semester, forgetting we now make the rules to I MAKE THE RULES PEOPLE! Best part about being in charge: Telling people no.

9:48 p.m. Back to liking most people. We had an inside joke session, got my laughing quota for the day.

10:01 p.m. The night is young here at the DN. Some of us have less than an hour to ago and a select few of us will be here to shut the lights off.

I’m among those napping on the dirty lonely couch until pages are ready.

10:06 p.m. Refreshing the queue one last time for you guys, and signing off. I will be here for a while. *Air high five*

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From left: Senior Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Ellen Weissinger, College of Business Administration Dean Donde Plowman, UNL Regent Howard Hawks, CBA Capital Campaign Chair Tonn Ostergard, UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman, UNL Interim President James Linder and NU Foundation President and CEO Brain Hastings all break ground at the site of the new College of Business Administration building on Wednesday. The new building will be north of the Kauffman Residential Center and on Vine Street.

CBA breaks ground on new privately funded building KATIE KNIGHT DN The new College of Business Administration building comes with a hefty price tag, but none of it’s coming from taxpayers.

The $84 million building is the first University of Nebraska-Lincoln construction project to

be funded fully through private donations. It took more than two years for CBA officials and the University of Nebraska Foundation, UNL’s private fundraising arm, to raise the money.

The 240,000-square-foot project, which broke ground Wednesday afternoon at 14th and Vine streets, is slated for completion in summer 2017.

CBA Assistant Dean Rik Barrera said fundrais-

ing was a huge task. Dean Donde Plowman spent months at a time traveling across the country and the state searching for potential donors. Plowman reached out to various CBA alumni and businesses where alumni were present. Barrera estimates Plowman visited about half of the U.S. states during that time.

“It’s been a long and work-intensive project,

and much of that is on Dean Plowman’s shoulders,” Barrera said.

CBA is the third-largest college at UNL, with about 3,900 students as of fall 2014, and among the fastest growing. Its leaders plan to expand the student body to 5,000 by 2017.

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ASUN candidates find common ground at Neihardt debate BAILEY SCHULZ DN

Members of the two parties competing for control of the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska gathered Wednesday in the Neihardt Hall Blue TV Lounge to answer questions about their platforms and how they’ll carry them out.

Sponsored by the Honors Board, the event began with opening statements from both parties, who addressed issues ranging from sexual assault awareness to student health.

The Empower Party’s executive slate features Thien Chau, a junior political science and environmental studies major running for president; Josh Waltjer, a junior political science major running for internal vice president; and Adamma Izu, a junior marketing major running for external vice president.

The Launch Party consists of Shannon Pestel, a junior turf grass and landscape management major, for president; Jared McKeever, a junior animal science major for external vice president; and Tommy Olson, a junior finance major for internal vice president.

There were 15 timed questions at the debate, starting with the question of what the next step toward changing campus’ sustainability methods.

Both parties shared their support for the future bike share program and agreed that sustainability is something that UNL needs

to work on.

Chau said his position as the vice chairman of ASUN’s Environmental Sustainability Committee and said the University of Nebraska-Lincoln needs to “take that next step to becoming more environmentally stable.”

In their opening statement, Launch members voiced their support for student health and safety on campus. They spoke of their plan to oversee the University Health Center ’s transition to a new building.

Both parties’ platforms emphasize mental health awareness. Empower candidates said they want to increase involvement with UNL Counseling and Psychological Services and have more events to get rid of the mental health stigma, and Launch wants to spread word on campus the number of programs available to students through CAPS and UHC. Empower Party wants to raise sexual assault awareness on campus and encourage veterans and international students to be more involved on campus by “(creating) a more inclusive and collaborative community,” Izu said.

Launch Party wants to create an advisory board of students that works with the UNL Police Department, brainstorm ways for Innovation Campus to benefit the whole university and make the use of student fees more transparent.

“Students pay a lot of money for these fees,” Olson said. “Nobody knows where it

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Launch and Empower parties faced off in their second debate Wednesday evening. goes, and that’s a huge issue for us.”

Launch’s proposal for a UNLPD advisory board aims to address issues such as sexual assault and MIPs, and “get the university police program to work with students instead

of having everyone view them as a negative force,” McKeever said.

Empower supports the advisory board,

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Launch Party aims to hold UNL accountable LANI HANSON DN Shannon Pestel was involved in every activity her small high school offered, except band.

But when Pestel was preparing to move from her hometown of Stanton, Nebraska (population 1,600) to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (population 25,000) she knew she’d have to narrow down her interests and find one place that felt like home.

After talking with her camp counselor at Power Up Weekend and reminiscing about her high school experiences in student council, Pestel decided to continue pursuing student government, which quickly became the home she was looking for.

Pestel, a turfgrass and landscape management major, laid the foundation her freshman year by applying for a position as a Freshman Campus Leadership Associates member, a group of 20 freshmen who serve as liaisons between the freshman class and the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska. She was selected, but this didn’t stop her from building her role within ASUN. A few months later, Pestel was appointed as a senator.

In the last three years of representing the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Pestel has also sat on three committees, attended meetings for others, took on homecoming responsibilities – previously divided among three committee members – served as vice chair on the Committee for Fees Allocation and still makes time to go home on weekends to help out on the farm she grew up on.

Now wrapping up her third term as a senator, the junior said she hopes to return home to ASUN next year – not as a senator, committee member, chair or vice chair – but as student body president.

“It’s just given so much to me that I feel like I should be giving back to it,” she said.

Internal vice presidential candidate Tommy Olson, a junior finance major, and external vice presidential candidate Jared McKeever, a junior animal science major, join Pestel in the Launch Party, which is one of two parties running for the March 11 ASUN election.

Pestel, McKeever and Olson said they bounced action verbs around for at least an hour before finally deciding on a party name.

“That was actually probably one of the hardest decisions we had to make,” Olson said.

The group finally decided on Launch but didn’t abandon all others.

Launch uses a few other verbs to describe the three legs of its platform: revive, impact and engage. These verbs have been previously used as names for other parties that have run in ASUN elections over the years.

Revive, McKeever said, focuses on starting the conversation about the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s accreditation.

“We want to revive the conversation about what it takes to make sure that UNL is doing everything it possibly can to become worthy of its accreditation,” he said.

UNL is currently accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is set for its next comprehensive evaluation during the 2016-17

academic year. McKeever said the party wants to take a proactive approach to prepare the university for the evaluation and fix potential problems sooner rather than later.

Part of this effort, McKeever said, is making students more aware of the opportunities that will be offered at Nebraska Innovation Campus.

“I think Innovation Campus can be a great asset to this university and the whole University of Nebraska system,” he said. “But the students need to know about it; otherwise, they won’t be able to utilize it.”

McKeever and Pestel met through CFA, and now serve as chair and vice chair of the committee, respectively. McKeever also applied for FCLA his freshman year but wasn’t accepted.

“I kind of took the non-traditional route of getting involved with student government,” he said.

After being rejected by FCLA, McKeever said, he learned of an opening on CFA. He served as a committee member for a year before taking over as committee chair.

After two years as chair, McKeever said his experience on CFA has prepared him to serve as external vice president next year.

COURTESY PHOTO “CFA has taught me how to work with all kinds of people,” McKeever said. “At the The three executive candidates for the Launch Party support the implementation of end of the day, I think we’re all trying to ac- a “Green Fee” at UNL, which would be used to fund environmentally friendly projects complish the same goal, which is making the on campus. university a better place.”

One of Pestel’s top priorities falls under Launch’s second buzzword: impact. Pestel Olson and his TFC members are spendUNL,” he said. “It’s kind of an area where said this part of the party’s platform can UNL falls behind, especially where the Big ing the remainder of the semester laying be summed up with the words “health and the groundwork for an interactive website, Ten is concerned.” safety.” which will show students where their techLaunch also supports the implementation Pestel said overseeing the University nology fees are being spent. If elected to Health Center ’s transition to a new build- of a UNL Green Fee of an amount that everyASUN as an executive, Olson said he hopes one can agree on, McKeever said. ing and making sure services are available to to extend this project next year to include “Then we can show our peers in the Big students as conveniently as possible are top priorities for her, especially when it comes Ten that we are serious about sustainability Fund A and Fund B fees as well.

“We want to put students back in the to UHC’s Counseling and Psychological Ser- and we can become a leader,” he said. driver ’s seat,” Olson said. “We want to make Like McKeever, Olson also took a somevices. sure that their voices are heard and that what unconventional route getting involved Launch also hopes to establish a student ASUN actually represents them.” in student government. advisory board with the UNL Police DepartThe party’s biggest struggle, according to Spring semester of his freshman year, as ment as part of the impact platform as well the Engage Party was forming, ASUN senator Olson, is scheduling. as promote diversity and inclusivity at UNL. “Getting everyone in the same place at McKeever said Launch hopes to work to- and Olson’s cousin asked him if he would be the same time is an absolute nightmare,” he ward implementing a diversity training pro- interested in filling an open position on the said. gram within ASUN that will also reach out to Technology Fees Committee. Olson is now McKeever, Olson and Pestel all recogthe chair of the committee and is working to all Recognized Student Organizations. nized that a large number of the party’s canrestructure the way the “Not only ASUN, we didates are new to ASUN. committee is run. want everybody to be inOur greatest “Our greatest strength would probably “Working so closely volved in that,” he said. be a lot of new faces,” McKeever said. “I with the Tech Fee Comstrength would “That way we can all mittee for the past two would also say that’s probably our greatest move forward as a uni- probably be a lot of new weakness, too. There’s a transition there.” years, I’ve come to realversity.”

Olson said the best thing about the group ize that, largely, it’s an Engage, Launch’s fi- faces.” is “the ability to work together and the abilinvisible fee,” he said. nal buzzword, is the one ity to come together as a team despite differIt was this realizaJARED MCKEEVER that Olson said he feels ing opinions.” tion that inspired Olson external vice president candidate most connected to.

McKeever said if the Launch Party is to begin working on a Olson said Launch elected, he would want to be known for “beproject that is one of wants to continue ing the party that has shown the students ASUN’s work toward engaging students in those in the center of Launch’s engage platwhat ASUN does, how it is done, why it sustainability: preserving green space, pro- form. Olson said he calls it accountability is done and why it is important to the stumoting energy efficiency and implementing and transparency.

“I want to publish monthly spending dents.” projects that can make UNL cleaner and more “I think that’s a major focus of our party reports with visualizations of every single environmentally friendly.

“That platform, it seems for the past few project that’s being worked on with student – to make sure that students know what is money,” Olson said. “I want students to happening and how it affects them,” he said. years, has been kind of a given for everyone NEWS@ to run on because everybody agrees on it; know where their money is going because it’s DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM their money, and they have a right to know.” everybody wants to see a more sustainable

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Empower touts cross-campus connections JUSTIN PERKINS DN As members of the Empower Party gathered Monday night to prepare for the week before elections to the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska, presidential nominee Thien Chau stood to deliver one more speech to candidates: “Everyone here has proven their ability to be a leader,” Chau said. “I’ve seen it myself. So let’s not think of this as the last leg of our journey together.

Let’s think of these next one and a half weeks as the beginning.”

With that, Chau, political science and environmental studies major, and executive members Adamma Izu – external vice president and marketing major – and Josh Waltjer – internal vice president and political science major – were ready to see their party and all the hard work pay off.

But for Chau, Izu and Waltjer the week also carries with it the weight of a long personal journey, one where they didn’t always see themselves as leaders on campus – or even involved with student government. They now hope to draw from their range of personal experiences to represent the student body at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

If elected, they hope to give greater representation to students who don’t get a voice, such as international, graduate and off-campus students and student veterans. They also plan to reach out to wide span of Recognized Student Organizations, as well as expand educational resources and awareness to sexual assault prevention and mental health wellness.

Chau and Izu first knew each other at Omaha Burke High School, where each had a different experience with student government. Chau remembers his senior year seeing posters around the school of Izu who was running for Burke’s student senate.

“I was never really the person to get involved with those things at school, and I remember thinking ‘who cares and what does student government actually do for students anyway?’” Chau said.

But during his freshman year at the UNL, Chau became involved with Sustain UNL. Soon, he was invited to join ASUN’s Environmental Sustainability Committee, where he now sits as vice-chair.

Chau – who was born in Vietnam and moved to California when he was 3, and thento Nebraska at 15 years old – found a knack to connect with students from across diverse backgrounds. He was inspired by the ESC’s ability to bring together students across multiple disciplines and saw the potential ASUN had to impact student organizations.

“I thought why wait for someone else to work for change on campus, why not be a leader who can drive to be that unifying voice. Why not reach out to all these different groups on campus and bring them together to work toward a common goal,” Chau said.

Like Chau, both Izu and Waltjer were inspired to run because of their close relationships with student groups on campus.

Last year, Izu became chair of ASUN’s Communications Committee. With her involvement at UNL’s Women’s Center, Izu was able to gather the resources to spearhead this year’s bill on sexual misconduct that would require all syllabi to include UNL’s sexual misconduct policy as well as resources for students.

It was as a volunteer for the Big Red Challenge that Izu first met member of the Student Veteran’s

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Empower Party candidates (from left) Josh Waltjer, Thien Chau and Adamma Izu are emphasizing their sustainability efforts and communication with a wide variety of campus groups.

Organization at UNL. And with confidence with ASUN’s ability to enact change, Izu hopes to work for students who are often underrepresented.

“I thought (student veterans) deserved to be on a broader platform with the issues they faced, and I thought what better way to do that than with student government,” Izu said.

Waltjer, a South Dakota native, said he found it easy to get involved at UNL, and wanted to ensure a similar acceptance or others, especially for international students.

“I know that for some people it’s a lot harder to get involved just because of their background, and I want to make the resources that ASUN has more accessible to people of different backgrounds than what I came from,” Waltjer said.

But most of all, Chau, Izu and Waltjer see Empower’s strength in the knowledge and diversity of their candidates.

“If any one of them doesn’t get elected, it would be a personal hit for all of us,” Chau said.

All three said they have been inspired by each candidate’s dedication and personal connection to the bills and policies they want to push through ASUN. “We didn’t go out looking for people who could just get votes or fill our spots,” Chau said.

“We went out looking for the people who’ve had enough experience within their colleges and have the passion to address important issues within their colleges.”

Most candidates already have personal projects they want to accomplish on the very outset of their term with ASUN, Izu said.

They plan to continue to develop their platforms Empower has met with student groups compiled opinions and requests from students and student groups across campus to give to student senators.

“At the root of each of our platforms were the ideals of collaboration and inclusion,” Waltjer said.

“That has never changed, but it’s also why we’re willing to adapt our platforms to fit student’s needs. I think we are still subject to change because of what we stand for.”

Issues like environmental sustainability and sexual assault and mental health awareness have been consistent points for students, which they hope will bring together all students, especially those who are traditionally underrepresented.

“At the end of the day it’s not about us, it’s about the students and what they want to do,” Chau said. “We just want to work for them and you need a team in place that is driven to reach out to networks beyond what you know and as far as you can. It’s hard and such an ideal thing, but we’ve challenged ourselves and we’ve challenged our candidates to do just that.”

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ASUN will no longer pay for Styrofoam products ALEX ARAYA DN A campus fight against polystyrene foam, also known as Styrofoam, has seen renewed life in recent weeks.

Members of the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska’s Environmental Sustainability Committee worked last year to eliminate the material from the Nebraska Union food court restaurants’ takeout boxes, but were unsuccessful.

On Wednesday, ASUN passed legislation that will stop the organization from funding Styrofoam use. Senate Resolution 19, proposed

by Sen. Grant Thomas, mandates that no student fees will be appropriated for the purchase of the material. However, because the legislative session will soon end, the new policy will only last until the end of the semester.

“ASUN will not allocate or appropriate any student fees that are intended to be used for the purchase of Styrofoam for the rest of 2015,” the resolution states.

An amendment created by ESC member Seamus Mulcahy would have added a recommendation to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents to remove Styrofoam food containers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus in future years. However the senate voted against this amendment.

Instead, ASUN President Kevin Knudson suggested that ESC submit an additional piece of legislation to make this recommendation to the Board.

“I think the intent of the amendment is solid,” ASUN president Kevin Knudson said. “But it could create a much stronger message as its own individual bill.”

Mulcahy launched the Foam Free UNL movement on Feb. 1 to reignite last year’s efforts to make UNL a Styrofoam-free campus.

Since Foam Free UNL’s inception, more than 350 people have pledged to stop using the material.

“We have had group after group take the pledge,” Mulcahy said, noting both parties running in the ASUN election next Wednesday have joined in.

Empower Party presidential candidate Thien Chau, vice chair of ESC, said his party took the pledge early on.

The party has been handing out hot chocolate in environmentally friendly cups this week.

“Buying these cups rather than buying Styrofoam cups is relatively cheap,” Chau said.

“It’s not always about spending less, it’s about purchasing smart as well.”

Chau said the Big Event will be going foam free this year as well.

Thomas said the bill passed by ASUN on Wednesday is intended to send a message.

“The goal of the bill is to lay the groundwork,” Thomas said. “The passing of the bill is to encourage the next session of ASUN to continue the movement to become Foam free.”

By having students and groups pledge to be Styrofoam free, the leaders of Foam Free UNL hope to show the union employees and restaurants that a Styrofoam-less campus is what students want. If the movement is successful, UNL will join the ranks of other foam-free campuses such as Auburn University, Amherst University and the University of California San Diego, Mulcahy said.

For now, Foam Free UNL will continue with posters and their social media campaign to raise student awareness. Furthermore, they plan to

CBA: FROM 4 enced business students.”

Between the consistent growth in the college Class and study rooms are designed for groupand UNL’s recent move to the Big Ten Conference, oriented projects and also for individual study Barrera said most people see the renovation as long space. Plowman said that the building will also feaoverdue. ture a finance lab and a cafe “We entered the Big hub. There will also be two Ten, and the Big Ten is exFor us to be large auditoriums, with a tremely well-known for capacity of 380 students for business schools,” Barrera competitive in the guest-speaker conferences said. “So for us to be comand presentations. petitive in the Big Ten as a Big Ten as a business Though Barerra said business school, this buildschool, this building is he’s overjoyed by CBA’s ing is a critical part of that, growth, it just makes the to attract top-quality faculty a critical part of that, to need for a bigger space and students and staff. This attract top-quality faculty even more relevant. For has been a game changer him, the move to a new already.” and students and staff. building can’t come soon Freshman actuarial enough. science major Katlyn LaC- This has been a game “Right now we’re just roix said she’s looking for- changer already.” crammed through the ward to the Honors Acadroof,” Barrera said. “We’re emy lounge and the various RIK BARRERA hiring faculty because study rooms that the new cba assistant dean of our growth, but we’re building will hold. struggling to find rooms to “I am very excited for the new building,” LaCroix said. “I think this new fit them in... It’s just going to be marvelous to have space is exactly what CBA needs to continue mov- the classrooms and the student service areas and places for students to gather.” ing up the ranks and making UNL a top competitor NEWS@ when it comes to producing educated and experiDAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

FILE PHOTO | DN have many more awareness events including visits to other organizations and a booth reserved at the union on Friday from 12:30 to 3 p.m.

To sustain the movement, students are encouraged to visit the Foam Free UNL Facebook page and the website FoamFreeUNL.com, which includes educational resources to help

students understand the importance of eliminating the use of polystyrene foam.

“We don’t plan on stopping until UNL can proudly boast that it is a foam-free University,” Mulcahy said.

–Lani Hanson contributed to this report.

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DEBATE: FROM 5 but Chau said more needs to be done, and the university needs to “not just have an advisory board, but involve discussion with all students on campus.”

On the subject of alcohol, both groups agreed that education on safe drinking will aid students. The parties want to raise awareness of sexual assault by incorporating awareness and training into recognized student organizations.

Both parties also agreed on their desire to strengthen the voice of RSOs. “Many RSOs don’t even know about the fact that they can request money from ASUN,” Waltjer said. “And that’s on us (ASUN).”

Olson agreed, saying “students don’t know what they’re capable of on campus.”

Both parties want ASUN to collaborate with RSOs more in the future.

As for the future bus routes to Innovation Campus, McKeever said Launch supports them but wants to make changes to the current proposal.

“We don’t oppose the idea of a transit option to Innovation Campus, we just want to make sure it’s something affordable that we can utilize and that everyone in the university will utilize,” McKeever said.

Agreeing, Chau said students need to

have a say in where their finances go, especially with such a pricey route.

“We need the buses, but you can’t keep students out of the conversation,” he said.

Later on, the parties addressed what separates its slate from the opponent’s.

Waltjer answered for Empower.

“We want to see more collaboration with other organizations on campus,” he said.

Izu added that Empower’s members don’t always agree, but that’s a good thing.

“I’m glad that I have people that I’m running with who will challenge me on certain ideas.”

Pestel said Launch is “invested in individuals,” while Olson said “this election is not about us, it’s about the students.”

Empower closed with an explanation of their party name.

“We have that name because we know that there are people on this campus that we can incorporate into our ASUN, with the ability to impact other students, faculty and vets,” Waltjer said.

Launch thanked Neihardt for hosting the debate and reminded everyone to vote on March 11.

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Professor puts passion for particle physics on display BENJAMIN A. SCHOENKIN DN When he wasn’t yet 8 years old, Ken Bloom was messing around with an old phone at his parents’ house in South Orange, New Jersey, trying to understand how the wires worked.

Sitting in his fourth grade classroom a few years later, Bloom was treated to an experience rare for elementary school students: A high school physics teacher taught his fourth grade science class. His passion for science was born, eventually leading him to become captain of his high school physics team.

Many may already be familiar with Bloom, the author of a blog post that served as a key plot point in the Feb. 5 episode of “The Big Bang Theory.” But Bloom – the father and husband, science blogger, clarinet player and world-renowned physicist – is known for far more than just television fame.

He puts his passion for particle physics on display when he describes the experiments he’s involved in, going into a rapid-fire explanation of his experiments with particle accelerators.

“You have this very high energy – very high temperature, really – environment, which is similar to that of the early universe, so you are really recreating the early universe on a very small scale for a very small amount of time,” he said.

“It’s sort of a time machine that we are running.”

Colleagues regard Bloom as a one-of-a-kind gem of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty, who delights students and faculty with lessons spanning from his range of interests, some of which include weak interactions, top-quark physics and the Higgs Boson.

“He really is one of the stars of UNL,” said Aaron Dominguez, associate professor of physics and associate dean for Research and Global Engagement, who works with Bloom. “I am eternally grateful that I met Ken Bloom here at UNL.” Bloom’s research involves working with particle accelerators to determine the structure of matter itself.

“We are trying to understand the structure of matter at the most fundamental level,” he said.

“What is everything made of? What are the most basic building blocks of matter?”

Bloom said a lot of particle physics deals with trying to understand “physics of the early universe.”

While most people are slowly getting ready for the day when they get up in the morning, Bloom is getting to his computer right away to address the flood of emails he’s received overnight from peers working at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, Switzerland. He returned from the country this fall after spending a year in residence at CERN with his wife and two children. Now that he’s back, the seven-hour time difference in Switzerland means he only has a few hours to respond to his colleagues there before the day ends.

Bloom’s research at CERN involves not just any accelerator, but the Large Hadron Collider, which, according to the CERN website, “is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator.”

Specifically, Bloom is involved with the Compact Muon Solenoid, which, according to the CMS website, is useful in understanding “what is the universe made of and what forces act within it? And what gives everything substance?” Several UNL physics professors are also involved in the CMS project, including Dominguez.

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Ken Bloom is the author of a blog post that served as a key plot point in the Feb. 5 episode of “The Big Bang Theory.” But Bloom isn’t just a science blogger. He’s also a father and husband, clarinet player and world-renowned physicist.

Going abroad with his family, Bloom said, provided a wealth of new experiences.

“It was this great experience of getting to see another part of the world and how things work,” he said.

While working at CERN, he also was able to travel around Europe with his family. They visited cities in England, France, Spain and Austria and traveled around Switzerland as well.

He is the principal investigator of a National Science Foundation grant titled “Any Data, Anytime, Anywhere.” The goal of the grant is to enable researchers to access and share CMS data seamlessly across the globe.

Bloom has often been involved in research at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory for nearly 25 years. Fermilab is located in suburban Chicago and is operated by the Department of Energy. He said the DOE is involved in several things including “fuel efficiency and nuclear warhead production and protection and stuff like that, and also a basic research component.“ He explained Fermilab is extremely significant

because “it is the only one of the DOE labs whose primary mission is particle physics.”

While Bloom is deeply interested in physics, he learned while attending the University of Chicago as an undergraduate that there are benefits to exploring other disciplines as well.

“Writing is important to me and communication is important to me,” Bloom said, noting what he said believes is the importance of incorporating writing into the classes he teaches at UNL. In his Physics 311 class, he said, students need to write a short essay that requires them to use their studies in physics to examine current-day news topics related to science. In fact, Bloom said he would like to one day teach a course focusing on writing related to physics.

Nancy Coren, lay leader at Congregation Tifereth Israel where Ken Bloom is a member, said “even though he is a professional in his own right, and very competent in his own field, he is open to listening to people who have other interests in other realms and learn from them.”

Bloom’s wife, Sarah Kelen, who serves as

dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Nebraska Wesleyan University, said while her husband is often busy at work, he always makes the time to help with kids and help at home.

Bloom said he really enjoys raising and watching how his children, Moses and Eva, 6 and 8 years old, learn new things as they get older. Growing up in the greater New York City area, he rooted for the New York Mets and learned to play the clarinet as well. While it is hard to keep up with Mets with his very busy schedule, he has tried to continue to play the clarinet here in Lincoln. He has occasionally played the clarinet with the Lincoln Community Concert Band.

Kelen said her husband’s passions and work ethic extend to both his research and his family.

“He is somebody who really cares about everything he does and wants to really do excellent work,” she said. “He doesn’t do anything halfway.”

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15-year-old poll shouldn’t be basis for gay marriage decision Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts needs to get with the times. Literally.

Same-sex marriage took to the headlines and stayed there this week, starting with a federal judge’s reversal of Nebraska’s gay marriage ban and continuing with the state’s immediate appeal.

In a statement released Monday, Ricketts reaffirmed a commitment to Nebraska’s constitutional amendment ban and the definition of marriage as only between one man and one woman.

He cited the 70 percent majority approval of the ban when it was voted on in 2000 as justification for his stance.

But in his statement, the governor spoke not only for himself but for Nebraskans as a whole. And we don’t think he got it right.

A 15-year-old vote shouldn’t be the basis for continued discrimination in Nebraska. A lot can happen in 15 years: Since 2000, same-sex marriage as an issue and a cause has surpassed political ideologies. Nebraskans – young and old – are increasingly coming to the consensus that two people in love deserve the right to marry, regardless of their genders.

Statewide, the portion of Nebraskans who oppose gay marriage ap-

pears to be shrinking: In a December Omaha World-Herald poll, 54 percent of respondents opposed gay marriage, 34 percent supported it and 12 percent said they felt neutral or had no opinion.

The tide is turning, and history tells us it will continue to do so.

But marriage equality isn’t the only issue members of the LGBT+ community face in Nebraska.

Nebraska as a state offers no legal protection against housing discrimination, employment discrimination, anti-bullying or harassment. Nebraska has no transgender-inclusive health

benefits for state employees and no policies to facilitate gender marker changes on driver ’s licenses or birth certificates.

Same-sex marriage is certainly a vital issue, with various legal and social rights attached. This is the first issue we should fight for. But we must move forward. As this conversation and the associated legal battles continue, we hope Ricketts and other officials will consider the attitudes and needs of the state here and now.

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Legal process shouldn’t hold back gay marriage Jaz Schoeneck

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ith the recent announcement that the state ban on samesex marriage in Nebraska had been struck down by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Bataillon, there was cause for many to throw their hands up in celebration. This was followed by many people extending a certain finger from their outstretched hands when Gov. Pete Ricketts was called on to put a stay on the ruling. On the reason for his appeal, Ricketts stated, “The definition of marriage is an issue for the people of Nebraska, and an activist judge should not substitute his personal political preferences for the will of the people.”

The appeal caused an uproar among the supporters of gay rights, and rightfully so. The fight for same-sex marriage rights in Nebraska has been going on since voters in 2000 decided that the definition of marriage was between a man and a woman. With that 15-year-old deci-

sion in mind, the Governor and his associates made their stance out to be what most Nebraskans want. Basically their argument is based on a decision older than some of our siblings, made by a different group of people. Some of the voters may not even be alive anymore.

The strongest point made by Ricketts and Attorney General Doug Peterson is that the marriage laws in Nebraska shouldn’t be dictated by an emotional response but by the due process of the people. In theory this supports the idea of a democracy. If the majority of the people don’t agree that something should be changed, it stays the same. I can understand that argument, we do have due process to consider and in cases related to public health and safety or the economy this might be a relevant point. However, this doesn’t apply to the idea that all people are created equal.

Readers, you’ll recognize that as the main point of the United States Declaration of Independence.

Our country was founded on that basic principle.

Now I’m sure you’re thinking, “But wait Jaz, if that’s the case, then why has the U.S. done such a terrible job of valuing that principle over the years? It seems pretty simple.”

I’ll tell you why, dearest of readers. The issue holding back progress is the idea that human equality is a legal process. It’s my personal belief that the equality of all humans is above the processes of a bureaucratic legal system. It’s a part of the constitutional cement at the base of this country’s history. It’s mentioned in the very document

that announced the U.S. as a place that stood on its own and ran things in a way that benefitted all of its citizens. Though there has been a constant debate on what constituted a citizen or even a human being over the last two centuries, I posit that the definition has never really changed. Our country is supposed to represent the freedom of all its citizens to live their lives as they see fit.

Anyone standing in the way of that idea isn’t fighting from a stance of morality but from a stance of schadenfreude.

“That’s a strange-looking word,” you might be thinking. It’s actually a German word, with the definition: “Pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune.” It’s that feeling you get when you watch a person slip on the ice or a YouTube video of a man taking a baseball to the crotch. A lot of human beings feel a sense of excitement at seeing someone else hilariously fail. The feeling seems to originate from a sense of relief or “at least I came out on top in this situation.” There’s something about being at a better place than someone else, of gaining a personal victory, which gives us a feeling of satisfaction.

Think about the last time a team you were on or that you supported won. Didn’t it feel great?

Didn’t the defeated look of your opponent fill you with joy? I know the feeling pretty well. I played football in high school, and the feeling of knocking the other team’s quarterback into the dirt was thrilling. Even something as simple as knowing a little more than someone else about

Star Wars can be a jubilant moment. These are all examples of schadenfreude. A lot of schadenfreude is relatively harmless. There’s nothing inherently wrong with enjoying the feeling of besting an opponent or watching a skater straddle a rail [the internet has a real love of testicular destruction]. But what about those times when being right means that someone else is going to continue suffering? I don’t think someone should enjoy being correct when a whole group of people are placed at a lower rung in society because of it.

Ricketts wants the decision of marriage rights to be based on some sort of empirical high ground, completely devoid of emotion. Apparently it’s not OK to be pissed off when the government tries to refuse its citizens certain rights that many take for granted. How on Earth can this argument not come from a place of intense passion? There are people not being treated equally. Due process be damned, this isn’t some tax increase for a new arena. This is a matter of humanity and empathy that should tap into the hearts of everyone. There should be no pleasure derived from trying to prevent the happiness of others. As a young, straight-leaning member of the community, I urge you to seek a more empathetic stance and to not let the suffering of any group around you go unnoticed.

JAZ SCHOENECK IS A SENIOR ENGLISH AND FILM STUDIES MAJOR. CONTACT HIM AT OPINION@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR ON TWITTER AT @JAZ_SCHOENECK

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Bickering Congress leads country astray Kayla Simon

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veryone’s talking about ISIS. Whether they’ve got the in-depth knowledge on where it came from and what it wants or they’re just worried about possible attacks on shopping malls, most people are concerned. Around the world, we watch as an organization fulfills its goals of terrifying and simultaneously intriguing us. It’s on TV and Facebook. And some Americans are lashing out at Muslims out of fear for what we have to lose. But while these views are dousing our reality in gasoline, we don’t notice our own representatives fanning the flames.

Congress has been hijacking our legislature to settle a grudge. Polarization’s a cool catchphrase for E.N. Thompson forums until it compromises national security. The joke’s not so funny.

The news people should be talking about is how radical Republicans are trying to attach the issue of immigration to funding a crucial agency – the Department of Homeland Security. These unrelated issues share a common thread: trying to get back at President Barack Obama.

This isn’t the right time for our elected representatives to be punching each other and yelling no take-backsies. Although Congress voted to fund the agency on Wednesday, the uncertainty is ludicrous considering the danger the opposite result would have put on our nation.

The average college student may not understand the electoral college, but everyone remembers where they were on 9/11. We know the dangers of being unprepared and to even conceive of cutting funding in that area should make the staunchest Republican recoil. Even if the names Joe Biden and John Boehner sound the same to you, we all can understand when our nation’s car is sliding off the cliff and we’re buckled in for the ride.

In layman’s terms, releasing the seatbelt is no longer a viable option. We had that opportunity during the midterm elections. Following the car analogy, voters had the chance to pick who would drive us home from a massive party. Instead of picking Jessica, the girl who limited herself to one Mike’s Hard Lemonade, they picked Chip, the guy who ran naked down the block, convinced he saw the Cheeto Queen, whatever that is. During this election, radical Republicans (high-offhis-ass Chip) were overwhelmingly elected into Congressional positions because the people voting were the people with a really strong or radical interest in the result. Now, the people in Congress feel responsible to constituents that make up the minority of our population. The people who fed Chip the acid pop wanted to see him jump out a window.

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While most of the people in the car are terrified, there’s no stopping Chip. He’s got the popular mandate, even as he veers dangerously close to the median.

Once we’re in the car, choosing fast food after a long night of partying is a lot like immigration reform. We all agree that our hunger is an issue, but some of us want Raising Cane’s and others want Taco Bell. Personally, I’ll go the extra distance to get Taco Bell, but I understand many people want quick and easy solutions. These choices turn into consequences, some more dire than others.

The DREAM Act, proposed in 2012, offered to give permanent residence status to immigrants who came here as children and demonstrated moral character by attending high school or serving in the military. Obama took up the call in 2012 when he used executive power to push a more limited policy through without Congress’ approval.

Obama’s policy doesn’t give immigrants the path to citizenship, but it does stop authorities from prosecuting them. This seems like a fair compromise until real reform comes out.

We love executive action when it benefits us. Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and Eisenhower ’s desegregation order

are actions that most of modern society can get behind. Each responded to a problem that government was unwilling or unable to get behind. Although Brown v. Board of education was passed in 1954, implementation was left up to the states. The ones who didn’t want to follow it simply implemented it slowly or not at all. This led to a showdown between Arkansas’ governor and the federal government at Little Rock Central High School where the governor tried to physically prevent black students from entering the school. Eisenhower ’s usage of executive action set a precedent – and that’s what it’s there for.

The same applies to immigration. The majority of the public wanders around not knowing that there are people without the right to citizenship. And without permanent residency or citizenship, undocumented immigrants can’t work.

South Park best summed up a fundamental misunderstanding of how immigration affects society: “They took ‘er jobzzz.” In reality, immigrants take jobs that Americans don’t want.

Making this fight about immigration is as illogical as it is immature. Shutting down funding to DHS does affect national security,

but it doesn’t even touch U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which is almost entirely self-funded. This means this fight is ideological. At a time where ISIS is threatening our allies and malls, I don’t think we can afford to squabble over petty things.

Personally, I saw Obama’s executive action as necessary to fix a problem no one else wants to. But the opposite argument needs to realize that this is an issue that can be addressed in the courts, not through a game of keepaway.

We should be scared. Before, Republicans vs. Democrats was a good conversation starter, on par with the weather in terms of its interest to the typical American.

There are two important issues at stake in this exchange, which can be a positive thing.

Immigration and national security. Chances are if someone doesn’t think they have a stake in either of them, they’re not thinking hard enough.

The time for moderates is now. The U.S. is being steered into a tree. Instead of blithely sitting by, we need to hide the keys.

KAYLA SIMON IS A JUNIOR POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR. REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM.

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UNL production breaks down 4th wall with audience MILES ROTHLISBERGER DN The cruelty of nature will put one family’s strength and humanity to the test at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this weekend.

At Howell Theater, Thornton Wilder ’s “The Skin of Our Teeth” will be performed, giving playgoers the tale of family and survival in the harshest of environments.

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The story, which was written after the Great Depression and during World War II “when we weren’t winning,” director Virginia Smith said, tells the story of the Antrobus family. George and Maggie Antrobus and their children Gladys and Henry must live through the bitter Ice Age, a gigantic flood and a devastating war in the three acts of the play.

In “The Skin of Our Teeth,” the elements of family, knowledge and the importance of history and God will be explored, Smith said.

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Surviving the challenging obstacles before them can be seen as Wilder ’s response to the war, Smith said, making the point that humankind has faced terrifying events before World War II. Virginia said that it’s Wilder ’s response – and the conflicts of today – that inspired her to work with “The Skin of Our Teeth.”

“We don’t know if the bird flu will get us…floods…ISIS…Are we going to survive?”

Smith said. “I want to ask the question again, and I think the answer is ‘yes.’”

So Smith has added elements to modernize the play, with contemporary wardrobe and even songs about the environment.

She also plans to emphasize what Wilder is known for: self-awareness of the play’s theatrical nature.

“Wilder was interested in the mechanics of theater,” Smith said. “He’s famous for doing scenes unrealistically and letting the theatrical elements shine. We’re honoring that and showing more of the backstage production – more than Wilder asks.”

It’s this sort of intentional breaking of the immersion that the play is known for, which Smith will respect.

“Some plays are realistic and believe that the fourth wall is there,” Smith said. “In this play, lots of actors just turn and talk to you.”

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Throughout each act in “The Skin of Our Teeth,” while the bleak settings shift, the Antrobus family perseveres. Smith explains how the protagonists, George and Maggie, are a metaphor for mankind.

“It’s Adam and Eve,” Smith said. “It’s every father that ever existed; it’s every mother that ever existed.”

All the members of the Antrobus family symbolize the human race, junior economics

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Kayla Klammer plays Sabina in University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor Virginia Smith’s take on Thornton Wilder’s classic, The Skin of Our Teeth. Performances will be in the Howell Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on March 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 and 14 and at 2 p.m. on March 15. and theater major Luke Glassman said, who plays George.

“They represent all the facets of what it means to be human,” Glassman said.

For example, George Antrobus’ intelligence serves as a representation of humanity’s intuition.

“He’s a thinker, creator,” Glassman said. “He’s kind of an embodiment of the creative spirit of man.”

George’s wife, Maggie, is more of the protector of the home, junior theater directing and performance major Emma Gruhl said, who plays Maggie.

“She’ll do anything for her children,” Gruhl said. “She’ll do most everything for her husband.

Her main goal is to diminish the chaos and to maintain order in the home. So she’s kind of

Some plays are realistic and believe that the fourth wall is there. In this play, lots of actors just turn and talk to you.”

VIRGINIA SMITH

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a lioness.”

“The Skin of Our Teeth” will be presented on March 5-7 and March 11-14 at 7:30 p.m.

and on March 15 at 2:30 p.m. at the Howell Theater.

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Grad student starts own jewelry line Graduate student Kyra Dornish starts Willow Designs, producing custom jewelry line at affordable price JAMIE MUSIL DN From home décor to scarves, the concept of do-it-yourself has become more popular in recent years. People are now able to customize products exactly the way they want them.

Better yet, platforms such as Etsy and Instagram have served as creative outlets for DIYers to sell their products for a profit. University of Nebraska-Lincoln grad student Kyra Dornish has taken on the same approach by creating and selling personalized jewelry.

Dornish decided to start selling jewelry after she started working at Pilgrimer, a nonprofit coffee shop with retail space for local vendors.

“I saw the cool things that others were making and wanted to try my hand at it,” Dornish said. “Initially, I had no idea what I was doing, but I figured out how to do some basic things and ran with it.”

Dornish considers the jewelry making process free spirited. She starts off by going to the store and buying supplies. Then she’ll sit down and play with the different pieces until they come together into a design she likes.

“I use a lot of metal and natural materials like stone, turquoise, graphite,” Dornish said. “I really like the simplicity of it along with the sort of edgy side it has.”

When she isn’t making jewelry, Dornish is working at one of her many jobs. She works as an assistant for the External Relations Director at UNL’s College of Education and Human Sciences. In addition to her job at Pilgrimer, Dornish works at Tiny Hands, another non-profit organization.

With such a busy lifestyle, Dornish always looks forward to taking a break.

“A lot of the work I do in my jobs and with school is all at the computer and very conceptual, and jewelry making is more tangible,” Dornish said. “It’s an outlet for me to relieve the stress built up from my busy schedule.”

Naturally, the next step for Dornish was to start a business. However, it wasn’t always her intention. Dornish said that most of the credit should go to her sister, as she was the one who pushed her to do it.

“One night we were watching Harry Potter and I was making some jewelry and she said, ‘I’m going to start this for you,’” Dornish said.

“I was hesitant at first because I knew it would be a lot of work and there was a possibility I would fail, but I’m really glad she pushed me because it’s been such a fun journey.”

The result of their conversation was Willow Designs, which features all of Dornish’s newest creations. Most of the jewelry pieces

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate student and founder of Willow Designs Kyra Dornish sits at the Pilgrimer on Wednesday.

Dornish is getting her master’s degree in family studies and advertising and public relations. are necklaces, with the most popular being the Weeping Willow, a bronze chain necklace with spiral wire cones. Another popular necklace is Kilmarnock, a bronze chain necklace with three turquoise arrowheads.

Customers can acquire Willow Designs jewelry for relatively cheap, with prices ranging from $9 to $31. Most pieces are generally around $12 to $15.

“One of my biggest platforms is for jewelry to be reasonably priced,” Dornish said.

“I know from experience that a lot of handmade things can have outrageous prices and I wanted to counter that by offering better prices.”

As most of her business transactions take place online, Dornish said she has sold to customers across the country.

In addition to Nebraska, Dornish has had customers in Illinois, Colorado, Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Washington and Georgia.

“I love wearing Kyra’s necklaces and being able to direct people to her when they ask about them,” said UNL alum Meredith Underwood. “Kyra is so creative and is able to make the simplest thing into something

beautiful.”

Kyra Flatow, a first-year grad student at UNL, recently ordered a necklace from Willow Designs and was impressed by Dornish’s willingness to accommodate her design ideas.

“I felt like she truly cared about me as a person,” Flatow said.

Willow Designs has been much more successful than Dornish initially anticipated, and she said that it has brought her several new opportunities.

“I’ve had a couple people ask me to come to art shows and sell at local stores,” she said.

“It’s cool to see that other people are recognizing my work and like it enough to take it to the next level.”

With so many other jewelry businesses out there, Dornish said she believes that one of Willow Designs’ distinguishing features is the personal detail she adds to each piece of jewelry.

“I like to think that my brand has a personality that allows people to show their spunky yet simple side,” Dornish said. “Another thing that sets Willow Designs apart is

that I’m not just making jewelry for people to wear, I want to inspire others to be creative too. If it wasn’t for the makers I saw, I would have never started Willow Designs so I want to pay that forward and encourage people to take risks, be creative and do something they love.”

In the next five years, Dornish hopes to start including different types of jewelry.

Eventually, she would like her product line to include bracelets, earrings and rings.

However, she isn’t in any rush.

“I don’t want to force myself to come up with a design for a bracelet or earring if the inspiration doesn’t come to me,” she said.

Dornish is in the process of making her own website and setting up an Etsy store. After graduation, she plans on contacting local clothing stores in Lincoln and Omaha to see if they can sell her jewelry.

“I would love to make jewelry full time, so I’m trying to build up my business and get my name out there so that can be a reality,” Dornish said.

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Gluten-free bakery refuses to sacrifice flavor ANNIE ALBIN DN It all started because of a brownie.

Amy Schmitt, owner of Simply – A Gluten Free Bakery, said she always had a passion for baking and grew up surrounded by delicious breads and sweets cooked by her family. But after developing a gluten intolerance, she found herself unable to eat many of the foods she once enjoyed. Left with only sub-par, mass-produced goods, Schmitt said she knew she had to do something not only for herself, but for others who were experiencing the same problems as her.

“I want people to still be able to enjoy food because food is still such a huge part of our American culture,” Schmitt said. “And to tell someone they can’t have it, or the cookie they have is so dry it tastes like the cardboard it came in, that’s just not right.”

With that, and with a special desire to have a gluten-free brownie that tasted the same as the ones she grew up with, Schmitt began baking.

Her mission was to find gluten-free substitutes that would still satisfy customers the same way the regular versions would.

After toying around with family recipes and researching online, Schmitt began to bake her own gluten-free goods. What started out as sharing treats with families and friends spiraled into orders, and the demand for orders led her to owning her bakery today, called Simply.

Since opening in October 2014, Simply has had an overwhelming positive response. The bakery is recognized on findmeglutenfree.com, which also has an app for iPhone and Android that helps connect users to gluten-free businesses. Through this app, Schmitt has customers who come from Columbus and Omaha just to buy her food.

Simply is also working toward being recognized as GREAT Kitchen through the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness. Schmitt said she prides herself in baking quality products for people who are confined to restrictive diets.

Upon walking into Simply one can find cupcakes, brownies, cinnamon rolls, various breads, pizza dough and even pies that are all gluten-free.

Simply also accommodates wheat, soy,

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Amy Schmitt, owner of Simply, stands in her bakery located on N. 48th St. The bakery is dedicated to making a variety of gluten-free desserts, pastries, breads and more.

dairy and fructose allergies.

“We are not just a cupcake place, we are a full service bakery and everything here is gluten free and nut free,” Schmitt said.

With an expansive menu and support from the community, Simply goods can be purchased not only in their store at 3939 North 48th St. Suite 111, but also at Omaha and Lincoln HyVees. This positive response has driven Schmitt toward thoughts of expansion.

When Schmitt first opened Simply, she renovated the space from an office to meet her bakery needs. Because Schmitt expected Simply would only be a distribution center, walking into the business is a lot like walking right into the kitchen of the bakery. Schmitt said she hopes in the future to expand to a specifically

retail location in Lincoln, potentially by the end of this year.

Schmitt has also received positive reinforcement for a Simply expansion in Omaha as well.

Schmitt’s passion for baking and helping those with restrictive diets is reflected in the mission statement for Simply, which states, “Dedicated to producing gluten-free products without sacrificing flavor or quality.”

Daughter Kelsey Schmitt, who also works at the bakery, agrees that you can’t tell the difference between her mother’s gluten-free foods and regular foods.

“I don’t have to eat gluten free, and my roommates don’t have to eat gluten free, but they ask for her brownies all the time,” Kelsey Schmitt said.

Simply has their foods tested by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Food Lab, and all the products they have sent in have come back without any gluten recognized.

Since Simply’s foods are allergy-free, Lincoln teachers regularly order from the store when they want to have cookies or brownies in class.

Having customers come from outside of Lincoln just to pick up cinnamon rolls or French bread certainly verifies that Schmitt is doing something right.

Schmitt wants to remind people that glutenfree eating isn’t a fad diet, and that it’s often a very serious condition for many people.

Although Simply had a very positive opening, in November 2014 Amy Schmitt found herself facing an extreme obstacle.

After making it through the first month of running her own business, Schmitt was blindsided by a diagnosis of breast cancer.

“Through this whole thing I am also battling cancer, I don’t know if you can imagine that, but if you can, imagine opening a business and you’re in it a month, and you’re told that you’re going to be going through some pretty hellacious chemotherapy treatment,” Schmitt said.

“You have no employees, and you have stores knocking at your door… you have people in other locations getting whiff of your stuff, and it’s an awesome thing don’t get me wrong, but it’s so overwhelming.”

Luckily for Schmitt, her daughter Kelsey felt the need to help her mother and stepped in to co-run the business.

Through everything that’s happened, Amy Schmitt said she tries to run Simply every day with joy and positivity.

Running a bakery has always been her passion, she said, and despite what she may be fighting with chemotherapy, Schmitt finds that baking is where she can express herself and be happy. Combining her love of baking and helping others makes Simply a dream job for Schmitt.

“Being here helps a lot,” Schmitt said. “Because when I have to be home after a treatment, I’m down a good nine days after treatment… and I can’t wait to be here. I just have to be here, I have to bake something. It’s just me. I’m not one to sit down and take it.”

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Architecture students incorporate technology in studios ZOE COPE DN Art and architecture are fields of study generally associated with tools, materials and tangible crafted artifacts.

For many designers technology adds yet another tool to the arsenal of mediums for expressing their creativity and has even begun to change the ways in which they make and create.

When Noah Ives, adjunct faculty for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Architec-

ture, began teaching a class officially titled “Arch 497 Selected Topics: Digital Fabrication,” (more commonly referred to as simply “Digital Ceramics”) he exposed an opportunity for pushing students toward a collaborative exploration of the creative boundaries presented by both methods of working.

Ives said he wanted to offer this seminar because he, “(finds) the workflow rewarding – going from the abstract, precise software to the hands on messiness of clay.”

Offering the class also made sense because the

well-equipped ceramics studios and the architecture shops and labs are able to handle the complex workflow.

“Students have designed pieces using Rhino, Grasshopper and 3DS Max,” Ives said. “So far we have been using the MakerBots to 3-D print objects for making molds, but we are also starting to use the CNC router to mill plaster molds directly. The clay pieces are then fired in programmable electric kilns.”

Though the idea of using technology may tend to turn artists off, it’s important to remember that

it’s utilized as a design tool that helps students achieve final products that have been the result of an entire design process. Equally important to successful work is a deep understanding and respect for the craft that is inherent to making pottery.

Ives describes the process as being a little bit “like math meets cooking,” and describes one of his favorite projects as one that actually resulted from a machine error from the 3-D printer. He describes it as, “a frozen moment of failure made into something beautiful. Sometimes flaws or accidents record the process in great and telling ways.”

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DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM Architecture graduate student Hannah Schurrer took the class during the fall 2014 and agrees that the process of working between traditional handcraft and newer softwares is challenging but also inspiring. Because of this, Schurrer found the relationships between students in the class, who all specialize in varying disciplines, to be crucial to everyone’s success.

Schurrer said she loved working with her inclass design partner, Qwist Joseph, a graduate ceramics student. The pair designed insulated ceramic mugs for their final project.

“We both brought in a variety of our favorite vessels and then pulled qualities that we liked,” Schurrer said. “We both liked the tea bowl shape and wanted to keep the look of throw lines from a pottery wheel, so we based a Grasshopper script off of those ideas, and from there we just kept iterating. The way he has mastered the craft of mold making is so incredible - the whole process was really collaborative and fun.”

Schurrer found an interesting parallel between the way architecture students think about structure and occupiable space and the way in which ceramics students approach solids and voids. She also found it valuable to see how students with different backgrounds were able to approach problem solving in unique ways. Ives agrees and adds that while he technically teaches the class solo, he has received a lot of help both from other faculty, especially Mark Cole in the ceramics department, and the students themselves, who have become important resources for each other, and “end up teaching each other a good

deal,” he said.

The ability to shift and maneuver between media, technologies and disciplines is an important skill for designers moving out of academia and into practice as building technology industries have seen an increase in collaborations between artists and architects that result from this kind of thinking and making.

Architizer, an online architectural blog recently posted an article about an exhibition showing at the San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design called “Data Clay: Digital Strategies for Parsing the Earth.” http://architizer.com/blog/data-clay/ The exhibition highlights the ways in which a “once basic material is being adopted in complex hybrid systems… combining tooling from the contemporary digital era with traditional, craft and skillbased knowledge to offer the best of both worlds.”

This class highlights just one way that these two disciplines learn from each other in alternative, auxiliary ways.

“In art and architecture, there is a lot of overlap of interests but we all have different skill sets,” Ives said. “This is a formula for discovery – I know I could teach this class for years and find something new each time.”

This discovery of a common, collaborative horizon between the fields in relation to innovative technology combines the complex value systems and thought processes of each into an extremely relevant hybrid, which is imperative and meaningful for students and faculty alike.

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Motorists shouldn’t be required by law to wear helmets Miles Rothlisberger

MILES ROTHLISBERGER DN “The only good thing about motorcycle riders is that they make good organ donors,” goes the expression I just received from a fellow rider.

From the moment my dad decided that his 5-year-old son could don a rider’s shirt that was too big and sit on a Kawasaki the size of a dog, he told me to always wear a helmet.

I didn’t mind at the time – I thought that dirt-biking helmets made me look like a Scout trooper from “Star Wars” – and, really, wearing a helmet for dirt-biking is about as smart as remembering to breath. But the issue is a bit different when it comes to roaming the streets and roads on a hog while sharing the space with cars and other motorcycles.

One can’t really argue that there are potential risks when riding without a helmet. Most everyone has been told that your head – the precious melon that it is – might receive some serious booboos and lose some good juices if you ride a bicycle without a helmet and crash

into a tree or something. Take that scenario and trade the bicycle for a motorized vehicle that can be rumbling at 30 mph or even 60 mph, and it might seem clear that damage can be done without proper precaution.

Recently, the Omaha World-Herald covered a story about a young man, Tyler Godsey, who impacted with a truck and, because he wore a helmet, was supposedly saved from death and a concussion. Now, he promotes Nebraska’s helmet law, requiring motorcyclists to wear a helmet whenever on the road.

From a motorcycle rider’s perspective – with consideration to the 4,668 motorcycle fatalities that were reported in the U.S. in 2013, according to the Insurance Information Institute – this guy was lucky.

In the end, no one can deny who will win in a quasi-joust between a four-wheeled aluminum bull and a two-wheeled gazelle.

“Inherently, motorcycle riding is dangerous,” Dan Cheeseman said.

The Chief Operating Officer of Klockwerks Kustom Cycles in South Dakota, Cheeseman has been in a number of motorcycle accidents.

Only one of these could be considered a street crash, Cheeseman said, though the experience stands out.

He recalls how, before going to test run a motorcycle for Klockwerks and stopping at the bank, he asked a coworker to give him his helmet, even though most short test runs were done without a helmet. Within 30 seconds, Cheeseman said, he was skidding down the road on his helmet after a truck didn’t see him, cutting him off and causing him to crash.

“It was a flash, then I was freaking there,” Cheeseman said. “Without that (helmet), I would have been severely, severely injured.

Could have been worse, it could have been much worse.”

Nowadays, Cheeseman said he almost never rides a motorcycle without a helmet and sometimes people don’t wear helmets for the wrong reasons.

“I…hear the adage ‘It’s uncomfortable,’” Cheeseman said. “My rebuttal is ‘You’re wearing the wrong helmet.’ Some say ‘It’s too expensive.’ My rebuttal is ‘What’s your head worth?’”

Personally, I have always been taught this.

“No matter where you decide to go, just wear your helmet and be careful,” my dad would say. And I believe, as Mark Bosak says most do, that everyone should be required to wear a helmet until they’re of a mature age.

Maybe by the time one reaches that age, the impulse to pull wheelies goes down.

However, the big question raised by the Omaha World-Herald, by Tyler Godsey and

by American Bikers Aiming Towards Education – which includes Bosak – is whether or not a law should be passed to make it illegal to not wear a helmet.

Bosak, along with his fellow bikers, have fought to repeal Nebraska’s helmet law and for a law similar to all the other surrounding states, such as South Dakota, where one is required to wear a helmet until a certain age.

“It’s been a really, really long haul to appeal,” Bosak said.

For Bosak and others, there are many inconsistencies and problems that come with

Nebraska’s restrictive helmet law. For one, he explains, motorcyclists are the only people penalized for not wearing a helmet, despite the safety standards set for all kinds of activities.

“We feel like we are discriminated against,” Bosak. “(Motorcycling is) the only leisurely activity or sport where we are excluded to wear helmets by law. We are the only ones pulled over and ticketed without wearing a helmet.”

Another issue that Bosak and his organization point out includes the actual safety that helmets provide. Bosak says that a three foot fall off a table can make a helmet just as obsolete as a traffic accident can. Also, helmets can cause physical stress on the body.

“In some cases, they are more harmful to the neck and back regions,” Bosak said. “It can impair your vision.”

Millions of dollars in revenue are lost from Sturgis riders who simply don’t wish to travel through Nebraska because of the helmet laws.

One of the biggest issues, however, seems to be the rights of adult riders to make their own decisions whether to wear a helmet or not when there’s no real risk at the time, Bosak said.

“Most of us will continue to wear helmets,” Bosak says. “Helmets can save lives in some cases, just like seatbelts. This isn’t about getting rid of them. We care. We want to educate people how to ride. But we would like our civil liberties restored and our rights to choose.”

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Spring practice ushers in Mike Riley era Last year’s starters will have precedent, but it will be a level playing field for starting spots during spring practice CHRIS HEADY DN The winter was long, it was cold, and for Nebraska football fans, it was confusing and maybe a little heart-wrenching – raising a few more questions than it answered.

On Saturday spring practice will begin, along with the Mike Riley era, and the Huskers will try to answer a few of those questions. The biggest one: What will the 2015 Huskers even look like?

“Now is the time to start evaluating our players,” Riley said in a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.

With questions about the quarterback position, a brand new Bo Pelini-less defense to implement and an entirely new coaching staff, the spring comes dripping with intrigue.

Riley plans on trying to sift through all those elements by splitting the team in two halves – one to be called the red team, the other the white – with the red team practicing at 10 a.m. Saturday and the white team practicing at 11 a.m. Teams will be mixed with veterans and newcomers and were split up so Riley and his staff could get a better look at each player.

Rather than have 22 guys playing on the field while the rest of the 120 stand on the sideline, Riley said, he wants an up-close and individual look at each player. Riley pointed out that instead of 18 wide receivers for wide receivers coach Keith Williams to look at, he’ll only have to evaluate nine at a time instead.

“This way we (coaches) will learn a lot more about these players,” Riley said. “Teaching and developing is the most important part of what we do.

So we’ll do that, evaluate and then go from there.”

Evaluations will soon turn into a solidified depth chart, and Riley’s pro-style offense will start to formulate. But until then, Riley will be evaluating everyone on basically the same level, with previous starters with game experience having a minor advantage.

“No spots are guaranteed,” safety Nate Gerry said. “All the older guys will have to watch their back.”

Riley plans to give returning starter Tommy Armstrong Jr. the opportunity to take first-team snaps, but he’ll have to earn the role. Riley will give other quarterbacks, such as redshirt sophomore Johnny Stanton, redshirt freshman AJ Bush and junior Ryker Fyfe, ample opportunity to earn the position.

On the defensive side of the ball, players are adapting nicely to the new system under defen-

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Nebraska coach Mike Riley speaks to members of the Iron N. With spring practice beginning on Saturday, Riley hopes to evaluate players by splitting the team into two-for-two practices.

Competition can make everybody rise up. The more that we develop the whole team, the more competition there is, the more the team can grow. Guys have a better tendency to grow when they know they have opportunity.”

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sive coordinator Mark Banker, who’s encouraging Gerry and the defense to play more loose and free.

Compared to last year, Gerry said the defense is overall easier.

“Last year we had guys thinking too much,” Gerry said. “Now we can just fly around, let loose.”

Gerry expects spring practices to be intense and highly competitive on both sides of the ball, an at-

titude Riley says will help the entire team.

“Competition can make everybody rise up,” Riley said. “The more that we develop the whole team, the more competition there is, the more the team can grow. Guys have a better tendency to grow when they know they have opportunity.”

The spring game is 37 days away, and spring practice will surely answer a few questions current-

ly hanging over the football program. For defensive lineman Maliek Collins, and the rest of Nebraska, it’s finally time to get past the winter full of firings, hirings, audio tapes and controversy.

“We’re just excited to just let everything go,” Collins said. “Just go play.”

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Success starts with quarterback position As spring practice approaches, there’s potential for a quarterback battle if Stanton, Fyfe or Bush impress JOSH KELLY DN Soon after Mike Riley was hired as head coach of Nebraska, he met with Tommy Armstrong Jr. in his office.

They talked expectations, the new system, typical quarterback and quarterback guru stuff.

What stuck out most to Armstrong, though, was how Riley began the conversation.

“You’re not going to be a running back,” Riley told Armstrong.

No more hurdling safeties, no more designed runs.

Riley came into Lincoln and explained things were going to be different, but one goal was clear: strong quarterback play.

Riley’s approach to the position was made evident after he hired offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf, who was the quarterbacks coach for the New York Giants last year.

“I really think that having Danny Langsdorf as our quarterbacks coach is very positive,” Riley said. “Basically having that goto-guy for the quarterbacks, even during the day when they want to come up and watch a little bit more film or talk. Having that relationship, having that guy available, having that one-on-one technique work, is absolutely necessary.”

PHOTO BY JAKE CRANDALL | DN The coaching staff and players want to hit Ryker Fyfe throws a pass during last year’s spring game. Fyfe, along with freshman AJ Bush and sophomore Johnny Stanton, will the ground running this spring, and building chemistry is a way to complete a smooth get a close evaluation from head coach and quarterback guru Mike Riley. transition. Armstrong has already been able to bond with coach Langsdorf. He said he’s joked around with him in the weight room, Armstrong has studied a few quarterbe emphasized is his footwork, which Langs“Experience is a big, big factor for every especially whenever Langsdorf picks up backs at Oregon State who played for Mike player,” Riley said. “Guys that have played dorf stresses. Langsdorf told the six quarter15-pound weights.

Riley, the most recent example being Sean in games have an advantage because there backs that there needs to be a rhythm.

Despite all the wisecracks, Armstrong is Mannion, who’s projected to be taken in the He told Armstrong it’s a way to see who is nothing like playing in the games. That is well aware of the quarterback competition NFL Draft this year. Armstrong, who commultiplied by some can dance and who can’t. this spring, which Riley has pleted 53.5 percent of his passes last season, Langsdorf and Riley already know they degree for the quardescribed as wide-open.

I just want to get my terbacks.” saw Mannion’s 62.3 completion percentage have some passers who have the tendency “I think it’s important last season and said he wants to do that, if to scramble, especially with Armstrong, who There’s no particplaybook and get for every player to know not better. ular order after Arm- ran for more than 700 yards last season. They they have an opportunity to to studying; let it all show strong because of the didn’t have that at Oregon State.

The Huskers won’t be running a no-hudwin a job,” Riley said. dle offense like they have in the past, giving “We’ve never really had an athlete like lack of film to study Armstrong started all out on the field.” for the staff to make a Tommy,” Riley said. “That’s a really good them a chance to avoid the on-the-field mis13 games last season and cues that happened last season. decision. Armstrong weapon to have.” threw for 2,695 yards, 22 TOMMY ARMSTRONG “We’ll be huddling up to call plays a lot, Riley has seen the quarterback running said he hasn’t felt touchdowns and 12 internebraska quarterback that will help,” Armstrong said. tendency utilized in the Pac-12 conference any anxiety about a ceptions.

Armstrong laughed when he was first quarterback competi- when Oregon State played Stanford durRiley made a point of told he wouldn’t be a running back, but he tion this spring; his ing the Andrew Luck days. Riley constantly not being blind to Armstrong’s 21 total starts said he knows things will have to change if at quarterback, which is why the veteran will focus is on getting accustomed to the changes watched Luck tuck it and run on 3rd and mehe wants to get his completion percentage to dium yards, which made Stanford one of the begin as the starter at Saturday morning’s and to work on himself. rival the likes of a Sean Mannion or an Anmost efficient offenses in college football.

“I’m just trying to do my job, get these practice. drew Luck.

Luck ran for 957 yards in his three years guys prepared for the offseason,” Armstrong Riley has said before that you can’t buy SPORTS@ experience when it comes to the quarterback said. “I just want to get my playbook and get at Stanford, averaging 5.9 yards per rush. As for Armstrong, he has already run for 907 to studying; let it all show out on the field.”

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5 things about the women’s tournament AUSTIN MOYLAN DN When it comes to March Madness, you probably know the rules pretty well. Sixty-eight teams.

Single elimination. Four ‘play-in games’ narrow the field to 64. Teams are seeded 1-16 in four regions of the beautiful creation that is a bracket.

Upsets are inevitable, though incredibly unpredictable. But one thing is certain: A No. 1-seed has never lost to a No. 16-seed. All the fun stuff.

But what if I told you that you were only

getting in on half of the fun? What about the women’s tournament? It’s largely underappreciated, yet nearly as unpredictable. And it can make for a great amount of excitement if you know what to look for. Here are five things you should know about The Big Dance, women’s style: 1. Tournament Format The NCAA Women’s Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament that’s played during the same three-week stretch as the men each March.

The tournament was created in 1982 and originally included only 32 teams. It was expanded a number of times throughout the ‘80s until reaching its current 64-team format in 1994. The 64 teams are divided up into four regions and like the men’s tournament, are seeded 1-16 by a selection committee. Selection Monday will take place on March 16 this season. Like the men’s tournament, the women’s bracket is made up of the First and Second Rounds, which are followed by the Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four and,

ultimately, a championship game.

2. The Anatomy of the Upset The upset is slightly more elusive in the women’s tournament.

Neither a No. 14-seed nor a No. 15-seed has ever won a game in the women’s tournament. This differs from the men’s side, where the two seeds have won a combined 25 times in tournament history, including four of the last five seasons.

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Husker pitcher makes case for rotation spot NU baseball might have finally found its 3rd starting pitcher in sophomore Derek Burkamper MICHAEL DIXON DN After giving up three runs in the first inning of his first-career start two weekends ago, sophomore pitcher Derek Burkamper still didn’t look ready to fill the final spot in the starting rotation.

However, giving up just one run in the 11 innings since, the job is Burkamper ’s to lose.

“So far, (this year) is going pretty well,” Burkamper said.

Starting the series finale against Loyola Marymount on Sunday, Burkamper gave NU its best start of the season, going seven innings, giving up just one run on two hits and adding five strikeouts.

The feat, considering his 8.59 ERA in 7.1 innings as a freshman, was a huge step for him. But for Burkamper, the talent has always been there.

The Muscotine, Iowa, native was selected

by Boston Red Sox in the 20th round of the

2013 MLB Draft. Tabbed as Baseball America’s 121st-best national recruit, Burkamper struggled significantly in his first season and, after a rough start, didn’t see much playing time in the final few months of the year.

But the issues weren’t limited to on the field. Like many freshman, Burkamper had issues adjusting to college.

“I felt like it was about growing up, and last year, I had some issues,” Burkamper said. “I was immature in some situations.

But I feel like now I’ve got my head on my shoulders.”

Burkamper has made adjustments and coach Darin Erstad can see it.

“I think he’s starting to understand time management and what goes into being a college student,” Erstad said. “I think his work habits have really progressed. When you start to see that in other parts of college life, you start to see it on the field as well.”

As a senior in high school, Burkamper went 11-2 with a 0.99 ERA over 77.2 innings, striking out 130 while walking just 15. Burkamper was selected for numerous all-star and showcase games throughout his time in high school.

However, following his struggles as a freshman in college, he felt it was necessary to make mental and physical adjustments.

Over the summer, Burkamper took some classes at Nebraska and, in the second half of the summer, played for the Waterloo Bucks of

I was immature in some situations. But I feel like now I’ve got my head on my shoulders.”

DEREK BURKAMPER sophomore pitcher

the Northwoods League – a collegiate summer league.

“Like I said, it was a wake-up call,” Burkamper said. “Last summer, I decided that I needed to figure out who I was. I’ve grown up. I feel like I’ve controlled a lot of what happened last year.”

In three starts with the Bucks, Burkamper was 1-1 with a 7.40 ERA over 21.1 innings.

The numbers weren’t great, but just being out there allowed him to improve.

“Throughout the offseason, I wanted to find a (changeup) grip that worked for me,” Burkamper said. “I feel like I’ve done that.

This past weekend (against Loyola Marymount), I threw my changeup a lot, and I feel like it helped a lot.”

Against Loyola Marymount Burkamper commanded his pitches well, throwing strikes to get ahead of pitchers and locating

pitches well when it mattered.

“When he had to, he made some really quality pitches,” Erstad said. “That’s how you get into the (late innings).”

Teammates such as senior catcher Tanner Lubach have noticed changes too.

“He’s done a nice job,” Lubach said.

“Good things happen when you throw strikes. He’s been big these last two weeks for our rotation.”

Ultimately, for Erstad, it’s all about the work put in.

“You can start to see it all come together, and you’re watching a kid grow up right in front of your eyes,” Erstad said. “He’s in the early stages of that, but it’s encouraging to see his hard work pay off.”

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NU women enter March in unfamiliar spot Chris Bowling

CHRIS BOWLING DN This time last year, a very different Nebraska women’s basketball team was entering the Big Ten Conference tournament.

Although both teams lost their last games of the regular season, the 2013-2014 Huskers won their previous nine before that and came into the tournament ranked nationally at No. 16.

This year has been a bit rockier.

Since then, they lost Rachel Theriot in mid-February, and what was already a slump period for Nebraska turned into an end to the season without a clear resolution. In their last nine games, the Huskers went 4-5 and gradually dropped from No. 15 in the polls to ending the season without a ranking.

It seemed like coach Connie Yori and her players were never able to implement a comfortable back-up plan.

One solution was their wildcard, freshman Natalie Romeo, who had been strictly a beast from the three-point line all season. She was getting more playing time and became an integral part of the squad following Theriot’s injury. She seemed like the answer to all their problems.

And she’s a great player. Her teammates and coaches are always quick to talk about how many hours she logs on the court. The only problem is that she’s inconsistent. She doesn’t have much of a middle ground between career-high games and remaining scoreless until the final minutes of the game, such as her

game against Ohio State.

But she’s not the only inconsistent factor on the team.

Tear’a Laudermill, who’s averaged 15 points a game since Theriot’s injury, shot just 2-14 from the floor against Ohio State while going 1-6 on threes. An explanation for this type of playing, not just from Romeo or Laudermill, but the whole team, came from Yori after the Ohio State loss.

She said they weren’t playing with intelligence.

Nebraska can’t rely on having the fastest, strongest and more physically capable athletes in the league because they quite simply don’t even scratch the surface of that realm.

That was pretty clear in the final five minutes of the Ohio State first half when the insanely powerful Kelsey Mitchell walked all over them.

They need to be thriftier with the talent they have and take advantage of the unique niches that players can fill. It’s that intelligent, malleable playing style that used to leave other teams guessing when they looked at how to shut

down the Huskers’ top weapons.

That task has become easier in recent games.

Nebraska might have beat Illinois in its last two meetings but they were by no means easy wins. Now that Senior Ivory Crawford is back from her knee injury that’s had her out since January, Nebraska has a new threat to worry about. A threat that scored 19 points with nine rebounds, six assists and five steals in her fast game back after a month and a half of inactivity.

What the Huskers need to come out on top is that intelligence they lacked in their last regular season game. They may be coming in without the momentum of a huge home victory that would silence the questions of naysayers, but they have a chance to turn that around.

If they play with the qualities that pushed them to their zenith, a Nebraska win will be hard to contest.

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FASHION

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The Daily Nebraskan Fashion and Bridal Show is just a few catwalks away from being an exceptional and statused university trademark.

Before I go into detail about the glitz and garments, I must say thank you to the DN’s advertising staff for throwing it all together.

Also, another shout out to all the vendors. The show couldn’t go on without the boutiques and models from all around Lincoln. It’s always an amazing sight to see the friends and family of a local community coming out to support any cause.

You should stop in to all of the stores that were so lovely in bringing their staff and clothing to the Nebraska Union Centennial Ballroom Wednesday evening and staying until the event was over.

It’s important to remember that this is only the show’s third year. With each year, new tricks are learned and the list of improvements grows.

But that also means standards for the following year are higher.

I was blown away at how humble, informed and prepared the DN staff and vendors were at 6:15 p.m. when I arrived. My expectations weren’t low, but I wasn’t ready to see 200 people milling around the room with snacks, goody bags and models in hair and makeup. Though the event

was held in a University of Nebraska-Lincoln building, I was also a little shocked to not see more UNL organizations present. But the student population showed up in droves. By the end, the room was filled with nearly 300 UNL students, faculty and families.

The room was a little too well lit and the music wasn’t quite loud enough for the first hour before the catwalk began. But thankfully, the room was abuzz thanks to the resonating voice of MC, and UNL student DeWayne Taylor, as he announced the sponsors and benefiting organizations before the walk began.

After a mic check and some readjusting strobe lights, the show began.

The one thing that set this show apart from even the best shows in New York and Milan was the amount of beautiful, bold and confident models.

It was people with personality, power and passion, not just pretty faces. The amount of physical and social diversity made me smile throughout the show.

Fashion is often taken too seriously, never forgets that real people wear clothing. And anyone can walk… Or strut, down a runway.

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MOYLAN: FROM 18 4 in the tournaments first two rounds since Unlike in the men’s tournament, though, the infamous No. 16-seed upset has actually the field was expanded to 64 teams in 1994.

4. Kentucky and Duke Don’t Rule Here happened on the women’s side. In 1998, Since the women’s tournament was first top-seeded Stanford was upset by Harvard created in 1982, no school has appeared in the opening round, 71-67.

Furthermore, a No. 13-seed has beaten in more Final Fours than Tennessee. The Volunteers have been to the Final Four 18 a No. 4-seed only six times in tournament history, five of which have been since 2000 times, going on to play in the championship and most recently in 2012. The No. 12-seed game in 13 of them. Their eight championships are surpassed upset is a safer bet, havonly by Connecticut, ing happened 18 times No school has who has won nine since the tournament was titles in its 15 Final expanded to 64 teams in appeared in Four appearances.

1994. more Final Fours than The Huskies have 3. The No. 1-seed Success Rate Tennessee. The Volunteers appeared in each of the last seven Final At least one No. 1-seed Fours and have won has made the Final Four have been to the Final the title four times in every tournament since Four 18 times, going on to since 2009.

1982, while the men have play in the championship Beyond Tenseen a Final Four without nessee and Cona top seed three times, game in 13 of them.” necticut, only two most recently in 2011. other schools have But don’t fill out your reached at least 10 bracket just yet; all four No. 1-seeds have made the Final Four only Final Fours. Stanford has appeared in 12 twice, most recently in 2012. Feel free to Final Fours, including six of the last seven pencil the top seeds past the second round seasons. Louisiana Tech, under legendthough, as No. 1-seeds are a combined 159- ary coach Leon Barmore, appeared in 10

Final Fours between 1982 and 1999. Notre Dame seems to have replaced Louisiana Tech among the elite, appearing in six Final Fours since 1997, including each of the last four seasons.

5. Where/When to Watch In order to avoid direct conflict with the men’s tournament, which holds games on a Thursday to Sunday setup, the women play their games on a Friday to Monday schedule during the last two weeks of March. The First and Second rounds will be played over the weekend of March 20-23 and the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight matchups will be played out the following weekend, March 27-30. While the men’s Final Four will be played on Saturday, April 4 in Indianapolis, the women are scheduled to play their Final Four games in Tampa, Florida on April 5. The women’s National Championship will be played on Tuesday, April 7 and will be the final NCAA basketball game played, men’s or women’s, until next season.

While the men’s tournament has been televised almost exclusively by CBS since 1991, the women’s tournament has seen all 63 of its games televised by ESPN and ESPN2 since 2003.

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