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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

’m not a socialist. I don’t believe in making college free or putting the federal government in charge of healthcare. And if I had a spirit animal, it would almost certainly be Ron Swanson. I’m a libertarian through and through. But, I can’t help but notice this feeling. It’s a whispering thought that’s been growing over the past few months of this campaign season. I kind of like Bernie. Yikes! I can’t believe I just put that in writing. I can’t say I like a socialist; he’s the exact opposite of libertarianism. The hands-off approach to government is what I love so much. But I’ve come to realize how much I respect him as a candidate. This man. This old guy with the dorkiest government mug shot in the U.S. believes what he says. Since his college days, he’s been protesting what he sees as injustice. Some say his platform is built on just handing out “free stuff,” and maybe that’s why some people vote for him. But mostly, he just desperately wants to help the middle class, a fact that’s hard to forget when he brings it up every five seconds. Bernie is on a mission to make a difference. He’s not here to be a comedian. I don’t think he’s looking for claps after a punchline. Some candidates are though. After seeing John Oliver’s sketch about Donald Drumpf, I realized just what a comedian presidential candidate looks like. I don’t care for it. No one should. Maybe that’s why I’m drawn to Bernie. He’s a legitimate, respectable candidate. I can get behind that. While I’m never going to vote for a democratic socialist, I certainly can get excited about politicians that don’t play the stereotypical part of being awful human beings. So as much as I hate to admit it myself, I’m feelin’ the Bern.

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PS VR: niche market or success story? WADE RONSPIES DN

It’s a harsh truth that many PlayStation fans have to admit: the PS Vita is a failure. However, this isn’t entirely a bad thing. While there may not be any more AAA games from first-party studios coming its way these days, the Vita is a gold mine for quality niche titles and indie games. “Persona 4: Golden,” “Freedom Wars” and “Killzone: Mercenary,” along with the myriad of PS1 and PSP classics and PS3/PS4 cross-buy/cross-save games such as “Race the Sun,” “Spelunky,” “Rogue Legacy” are only a few examples. It’s a niche system, sure, but it has some of the highest software qualities over any handheld system to come before it. Overall, the Vita is a fantastic console – arguably the greatest handheld gaming device ever created. So why in the holy name of Shuhei Yoshida is the Vita considered a joke? Or even worse, why don’t people even know what it is? The Vita is basically the PSP2 – which is what it should have been named. People know

what the PSP is. It’s not a dissimilar situation to the PS1 transitioning to the PS2. People knew what the PlayStation was. It made big waves at E3 1995 where it was announced as the new competitor to Sega and, more particularly, Nintendo – after the SNES-CD deal went south and Nintendo abandoned Sony to work with Philips. So, when the PS2 was released, people knew what it was. The PS2 was the next PlayStation. There weren’t any gimmicks or confusing name changes. So, with Sony releasing yet another piece of hardware in the near future in the form of PS VR, it’s got a lot of people wondering if it’ll end up like the Vita. My prediction? Yes and no. While Sony has the right idea naming it simply, “PlayStation Virtual Reality,” I’m not entirely sure that it’ll be successful right out of the gate. But it doesn’t need to be. Let’s step back to the Vita. At the American launch of the Vita in 2012, despite a great lineup of launch titles, it didn’t make the impact COURTESY PHOTO | DN

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What does your laptop sticker mean to you STEPHANIE CAVAZOS DN For our second installment in the student stickers series, we found some political advocates, sports fans and travellers.

I was looking for caucus information because I’m out-of-state. I’m a supporter. I’m going to try and go see him tomorrow [at the Leid.]”

GRACE PARK

freshman, advertising and public relations major

I’ve always grown up as a [Chicago] Bulls fan. I’m a huge fan of basketball too.”

KEATON KUCERA

senior, marketing major

Students for Sexual Health had a booth set up on National Pink Out Day for people to stand in solidarity with Planned Parenthood. I think I like keeping things that motivate me and what I’m pursuing close to me. I’m studying political science because I want to make sure people don’t infringe upon things like women’s access to safe and affordable reproductive care. When I’m stressed out, it reminds me why I’m studying what I’m studying. And also it kind of helps ward off people that disagree with me.”

LEEMAH NASRATI

junior, global studies and political science major

A lot of my stickers have to do with places I’ve gone snowboarding. Winter Park, Mary Jane and Jackson Hole are all places I’ve gone with Big Red Ski and Snowboard Club. But this last one (yellow and blue circle) is the unit I was in when I was in the Marine Corps.”

NATHANIEL COX

senior, geography, global studies, and political science major

“It means ‘peace in the Middle East.’” SHANON AL-BADRY,

sophomore civil engineering major

I’m from Minnesota and really far away. I like to keep things close to me that remind me of home.”

LEA SWATOSCH

freshman, undeclared major

This one is my favorite. I ran a halfmarathon when I was studying abroad in Spain. You get a little goodie bag at the end of the race. It’s pretty cool that I ran a half-marathon.” SHAINA SHORT

senior, marketing and spanish major

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Nebraska Appleseed presents poster event The Art of Doing Good will have its first showing in Lincoln on Friday. The nonprofit’s full poster collection will be shown throughout March. SARAH BERGER DN Nebraska Appleseed will host The Art of Doing Good, the first showing of the non-profit’s full poster collection in Lincoln on Friday. The event will be at the Cottonwood Cafe, located at 11th and K streets, from 6-9 p.m. The posters will remain at the Cottonwood throughout March. “We always felt like a poster is a cool way to convey an idea and stylize it,” said Nic Swiercek, Nebraska Appleseed’s director of development and engagement. “I think what graphic designers are really good at is taking a really abstract idea and making it very tangible.” Over the past five years, Nebraska Appleseed has collaborated with around 45 graphic designers from Omaha and Lincoln to convey their key missions of social justice and equality through the posters. The collection is currently comprised of 54 posters, all of which will be displayed at the event.

The posters originally started as a fundraising technique for the nonprofit in 2011. Each year around 10 posters are added to the collection and are unveiled at the organization’s annual fundraiser in November. “There’s a wide array of very talented designers that have contributed to this project,” Swiercek said. “I think there’s also some really great art that communicates a complex topic in a safe but very energizing way.” Each year the organization proposes a social justiceoriented theme for the new designers to work with. Past themes have included “Stand Up for Justice” and “Actions Speak Louder.” Nebraska Appleseed also provides designers the mission statements of their organizations, such as economic justice and immigrant inclusion. “We’ve got a wide array of styles,” Swiercek said. “Some are more graphic, and some are more literal. It’s been a nice mix over the past five years.” In addition to the posters, two bands will perform at the event. At 7 p.m. Orion Walsh will take the stage, followed by Calhoun at 8 p.m. A limited supply of prints of the posters made by Screen Ink will be available to buy at the event. Each print is $20, and all proceeds will go to Nebraska Appleseed. In addition to fundraising, Swiercek hopes event goers will leave the show inspired to make a difference in their community.

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“The things that Appleseed works on are big, complex issues – poverty, immigrant rights, healthcare advocacy,” Swiercek said. “These things are affecting thousands of people. So, we wanted to find a way to excite people about how they can get in-

volved in their community. One of the things that designers are best at doing is motivating people to action.” ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

4 games you cant let slip through the cracks STAFF DN Sometimes, a game slips through the cracks. Maybe we wanted to review it, but missed it. Or maybe no one knew about it until months after the release. Regardless, we at the Daily Nebraskan have made a list of noted games that typically stay out of the spotlight. So here are a few games you might not know: “Long Live the Queen”– available on Steam. “Long Live the Queen” is a princess-maker inspired management game where you control the life of the young Princess Elodie. It is your job to see her to her coronation, which is in 40 weeks. Each week you decide what classes she takes, as well as what she does in her free time. The game plays out like a giant “choose your own adventure” book. Depending on what classes your character takes, and what mood she’s in, you can end up turning her into a bubble-headed diplomat or a staunchnosed military strategist. Of course, not everyone wants Elodie to make it to her coronation,

as assassins, natural disasters and unhappy townsfolk try to prematurely end Elodie’s short reign. “Long Live the Queen” is a darkly humorous game, which takes a new spin on the princess-maker sub-genre. In fact, it’s a rather deep game with good artwork and a large amount of replayability. So why not give it a try? It won’t kill you. “Amplitude” – available on PS4. “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero” are both famous rhythm games that require you to own a plastic instrument or two in order to play. That’s not the case with “Amplitude.” Rather than focus on a rock soundtrack to justify the use of an overly-priced peripheral, “Amplitude” just uses the controller that comes with the PlayStation 4. This allows the game to focus on more than just rock music. Instead, its main focus is on electronic music. “Amplitude” had its hooks in me the same way both “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero” once did. The fun of chasing high scores, note streaks and harder challenges makes it as addicting as it is aesthetically pleasing. It’s not just a solo gig, though – up to four people can play at once, just as in “Rock Band”. In fact, Harmonix, the developer behind

“Rock Band,” also made “Amplitude.” Started last year, it is out now for download on PS4 over PSN. It was funded by fans, made by fans and is meant for fans. If you like “Rock Band” but want a simpler experience with more music variety and without the expensive peripherals (and for just $20!), then “Amplitude” is the game for you. “Resogun” – available on PS3, PS Vita, and PS4. What was once old is now new. “Resogun” is a side-scrolling shoot-’emup that places you in charge of saving humans in various sci-fi stages. Made by developer Housemarque from Finland, “Resogun” features great old-school bullet-hell gameplay, alongside incredible retro-inspired visuals – at least on PS4 (the PS3 and Vita versions are dumbed down graphically). You’ll be amazed by just how much is happening on screen. “Resogun” launched with the PS4 back in November 2013 and was free for anyone who had PlayStation+ upon launch, but now you can pick it up for just $15. “Resogun” entertains constantly, with

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Piano professor to release new album JENNIFER HARAZIN DN On Wednesday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall, piano professor and internationally known performer Dr. Paul Barnes will perform at a recital and CD release for his latest album with Orange Mountain Music, “New Generations.” The concert will also be live-streamed at http://arts.unl.edu/music/webcasts and a reception with food and Dr. Barnes signing copies of his CD will immediately follow the recital. The CD marks 20 years of being a part of the piano faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, as well as 20 years of Dr. Barnes’ collaboration with Philip Glass. Recorded at the Kimball Recital Hall on campus with the assistance of sound engineer and professor Tom Larson, the two-disc set includes one CD that contains seven of Glass’ recently published etudes along with “Dreaming Awake,” and the other is new compositions by younger composers. “I was at a new music festival in Los Angeles and I was the featured artist so I had to pick five compositions from members of this group, the Christian Fellowship for Art Music Composers,” Barnes said. “These were

the five pieces that I ended up selecting and I love them so much.” Glass’ etudes were published in March of 2015 and when Barnes knew he was going to do another recording it seemed like the perfect opportunity to combine Glass’ compositions juxtaposed with those of younger composers. Philip Glass owns the record label, Orange Mountain Music, releasing “New Generations.” When Barnes initially was recording the pieces, he was worried that not all pieces would make the cut. They did though and he was grateful for the label’s support of his vision for the two-disc set. “[Orange Mountain Music] said, ‘We’re committed to this project, we’re committed to you as a pianist, we’re going to do a double CD.’ And that was a very good day,” said Barnes. The CD also marks the beginning of a scholarship fund. The proceeds from Dr. Barnes’ last CD went to the Sheldon Art Gallery, but this upcoming recital’s proceeds will go towards a scholarship for incoming freshman piano majors. “Because I’ve been a part of the piano

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Thoughts on Threads: Q&A with bold fashionista JINEO SAITO DN Have you seen the girl with bright purple hair and an edgy haircut on campus? Or maybe she’s wearing a fur coat with heels higher than your ambitions. Her name is Madison McFarland, a 20-year-old North Platte native that moved to Lincoln to obtain a degree in fashion design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. With a creative eye and a judgmental characteristic on par with Judge Judy, she plans on taking over the fashion industry with her Midwest roots and a variety of inspiration. I sat down with this fashionista to dig deep Daily Nebraskan: Describe yourself in 4 words. Maddi McFarland: Four words that best describe me are eccentric, sarcastic, spontaneous and passionate. DN: What is your creative process like? MM: My creative process is both smooth and effortless, or a hurricane of last-minute touch ups. I like to have the input of others, but I rarely use their ideas as anything more than a stepping stone from point A to point B, within any given project. Authenticity is important to me. My process usually consists of small experiments. The hardest part is manipulating my thoughts to fit within the boundaries of the physical world. This pushes me to test my own abilities and resourcefulness constantly.

DN: How would you describe Nebraska’s fashion scene? MM: Nebraska is a SAFE place. In my opinion, there is little fashion innovation going on here in my home state. Being a fashion student with high respect for the industry, this bothers me greatly. I think that Nebraska could have a unique fashion scene if only more residents validated fashion for what it is: an art form. The most common misconception I hear here in the Midwest is, “I don’t understand why or where anyone would wear that outfit.” Others I know scrutinize fashion for being too expensive and promoting conspicuous consumption. Haute Couture is the art of textile sculpture. Most people in Nebraska would recognize Nicki Minaj as an artist before talented designers like Alexander McQueen. No one questions the price of a painting, but a one-of-a-kind dress made to fit out of the highest quality fabrics is seen as materialist. The fashion industry for years has been influenced by culture, history and different ethnicities. It should be seen as a reputable form of communication, activism and above all, skill. DN: What or who are your inspirations? MM: I have a large collection of people who inspire me, all from very different decades and subcultures. One of my biggest inspirations is Audrey Kitching because her aesthetic is consistently otherworldly yet believable. Recently, I have become drawn to Steven Sprouse’s carefree designs and grungy, graffiti style. I am heavily influenced by music culture. A few of my favorite stylish musicians are Grimes, Stevie Nicks and the

Runaways. DN: Describe a time where you had to think outside the box? MM: I live a very busy lifestyle, and that is the way I like it. I am forced to think outside the box every day. I hate planning, I just like to live in the moment. This can make things slightly complicated and stressful. Sometimes you just have to pull a MacGyver and fix the sticky lock on your front door or the broken bits on your sewing machine. It takes everything I have to get through long days, but one thing I have never struggled with is problem-solving. DN: What are your goals after graduating from UNL? MM: My college goals mainly consist of making myself well rounded. I want to be the girl that everyone can turn to on a project because I have the extra experience. After college, I have the option of pursuing so many different career opportunities. If I wanted I could start off working under another designer, photographer’s assistant, magazine editor, blogger, or even a social media marketer. If I could I would do it all, and hopefully, I will have the opportunity to have multiple careers within my lifetime. I don’t like to box myself within one set future path. I thrive by being open to experience and letting opportunities find me. FOLLOW MADDI: INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/maddimcfooland BLOG: http://maddimcfarland.blogspot.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/maddimcfarland

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PLAYSTATION: FROM 4 that anybody really expected it to. The people inside the gaming industry believed that it’d be a smash hit immediately, but it just wasn’t. However, around the time the PS4 launched in November 2013, new interest arose in the underdog handheld. The PS4 would have a feature that would allow you to stream PS4 games to your Vita in a process called “Remote Play.” Sony was rewarding those who owned Vitas with a completely exclusive and innovative feature. News of this new feature raised immense interest in the Vita. Soon after the launch of the PS4, many began evangelizing the Vita as a truly underrated and overlooked system. Soon enough, more and more people began to look into the Vita, and not long after, a very vocal niche crowd of Vita supporters was birthed. It

was by no means made successful by this niche crowd, but it did show that the people were willing to back quality. Now, in 2016, thanks to hype from the internet, I see more Vita owners around me than ever before. It’s similar to a certain Spongebob Squarepants quote: The only people who don’t like the Vita have never played one. So, back to PS VR. The virtual reality revolution is right in front of us. Oculus, HTC Vive and PS VR are right around the corner. However, many are concerned because of the price of VR. The Oculus will set you back $599.99, and the Vive is even worse, costing $799.99. Ouch. And while PS VR’s price hasn’t been announced yet, it is predicted to cost from $299.99 to $499.99. It’s going to be hard to be an early

adopter of VR. However, similar to the Vita, most industry experts love everything about virtual reality. It will be the next revolution in video games, not unlike when Mario started walking in 3D or when Grand Theft Auto 3 began the open-world genre. Sony needs to play the long game here, just like it did with the Vita. PS VR will not sell gangbusters at launch – I will be very surprised if they do. But if the Vita has proven anything, it’s that the audience will find its way to a quality product. People will buy PS VR once it goes down in price or once there are enough games for it to justify a purchase, just like the Vita. The tired old argument against the Vita is that it has no games, but that is simply not true. Because of the lack of notable first-party support for the Vita, however, that stigma has been created.

Sony cannot let this happen for PS VR, and it doesn’t seem like it will. Sony claims that it is making over 100 games for PS VR. Not all of these will be available at launch, of course, but it does show that Sony is willing to support its virtual reality headset. By the end of its lifecycle, it may not be as successful as the other VR headsets floating around in the gaming ecosystem, but it will have the respect of many PlayStation fans. At its absolute worst, PSVR might end up as a niche system similar to the Vita. But is that really a bad thing? ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

and more like an interactive movie, pieced together through clues. The controls and rules are simple. You play as someone interested in a missing persons case from the ’90s, and the reasons for this curiosity are answered by the end. What begins as a missing persons case quickly turns into a murder mystery as you unravel the motives and suspects behind the murder while watching the interrogation of the

suspect’s wife. A data base is displayed on the screen with only a search bar that can be used to find short video clips. The more clips you watch, the more keywords you can collect to find even more interview clips. The process of discovering secrets of the mystery is far from linear and can get tedious and confusing when you discover an important key word too soon or run out of ideas. The finale

feels anticlimactic, but discovering more about the mystery is chilling and enough to keep a player enthralled for the few hours it takes to finish the game. “Her Story” is perfect for anyone who loves to solve a good mystery. And for less than $10, it’s a can’t-miss experience. ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

AMPLITUDE: FROM 6 endless high-score chasing, difficulty settings and game modes. It also has online and offline co-op play, a custom ship editor and is also perfect on the go if you are one of the few with a Vita. It’s fast; it’s difficult, and it’s fun. A mustplay if you’re a part of the PlayStation ecosystem. “Her Story” – available on Mac, PC and mobile app stores. “Her Story” honestly feels less like a game

PAUL: FROM 7 faculty here now for 20 years, I thought it would be great,” Barnes said. “And since the whole idea of the CD is ‘New Generations,’ supporting young people, it just seemed to make perfect sense that the money should go into a piano scholarship.” Although the CD spans a variety of styles, ages and emotions, all of them are connected by Barnes’ enthusiasm for the music and an overall beauty found within each piece. “My criteria is that I have to be in love with the piece,” said Barnes. “It has to speak to me, it has to be well constructed, it has to be meaningful, it has to be expressive, because so much work in science has been done these days about the importance of encountering beauty. And when human beings encounter beauty, their whole world and way of looking at the world expands in such beautiful ways.” Barnes’ performances focus on emotional depth. He described “Piano Thoughts” by

Lucas Floyd as Floyd’s imagination working through very tender musical expressions and ideas. He also thinks it’s refreshing to see young people immersing themselves in music with such depth. As a pianist most known for his performances of contemporary music, Barnes strives to share his passion for new works with his audiences. “What excites me the most is that people are brave enough to go to something advertised as something completely new and that they’re really deeply moved by this brand new music,” Barnes said. “And that is exciting on such a high level. I love playing Liszt, I love playing Chopin and I adore classical music, but there’s something really encouraging that there’s so much beautiful music being written for the piano by people today, that everyone on the program is alive and kicking, and that it still moves people deeply. That’s the whole reason I do what I do.” ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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2 candidates campaign for GSA president

Because of ASUN, GSA merger, graduate students are able to vote directly for GSA president through MyRed on March 9.

SARAH WONTORCIK DN After years of being listed as a Registered Student Organization, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Graduate Student Association will merge with the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska and become the Graduate Student Assembly. This will be the first year grad students have a direct say in who is elected as GSA president. Merging with ASUN will allow GSA to be recognized as a student government group, rather than an RSO, and will result in a better-funded student government for UNL graduate students. The merge will also allow an open election for graduate students to vote for their GSA president directly. In the past, GSA presidential elections were held internally with little-to-no campaigning. Now, students can vote through MyRed on March 9 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Two GSA candidates will appear on this year ’s ballot: Ignacio Correas, who is running with the Elevate party, and Eric Rodene, who is running with the Radiate party. There is no GSA candidate for the Envision party. Correas has been involved with ASUN for two years. As a graduate student senator,

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he has played a large role in making GSA a recognized student government. Correas said he planned to continue being a graduate student senator for ASUN, but after working toward GSA’s merge with ASUN, it felt “natural” to run for president. “After investing so much time and work into this organization, I want to lead it,” Correas said. He chose to run for GSA president with Elevate because of the party’s emphasis on diversity. Correas said Elevate has people from several different backgrounds, whether that be race, national origin, graduate or undergraduate students, first generation students or LGBTQ students. One of the goals Correas has is to make GSA more visible on campus and more approachable. “Usually student government at both the graduate and undergraduate level is something that we actively hear about during the election season,” Correas said. “But we want to make it so that both ASUN and GSA are both visible throughout the year and people know that they can come to us and we’re going to work to get things done to-

smooth transition into our membership under ASUN and keep the momentum going for the various projects we’ve been working on. I think it’s good to have that kind of continuity where, yeah, the people in a given position might change, but people that take their place are candidates that have been working with them in the past.” One of the issues Rodene wants to address if elected is the relationship between graduate students and their peers and the relationship between graduate students and faculty. “It’s been my experience in the past COURTESY PHOTO | DN that it’s difficult for grad students to really get to know faculty or other students in different departments,” Rodene said. “Sometimes it’s useful to do that gether at the university level.” for things like collaborations, activities and Correas said he believes GSA can do a things like that. Sometimes there might be a lot to improve the life of graduate students. professor in one department who might be Another goal of his is to implement a travlooking for help from outside of that departel award program that will help graduate ment, but if that isn’t really well advertised students with traveling to conferences to present their research. UNL currently has a then other students who might have been intravel grant program, but Correas is look- terested might not get to know about that.” He said he wants to make communicaing to supplement that so more students can tion easier and expand opportunities for travel. that kind of communication. “Graduate travel is a big part of being a Another one of Rodene’s goals involves grad student because we go to conferences student fees. He wants to implement a polin the U.S. and abroad to present our reicy where students who don’t make use of search,” Correas said. “It’s also a big part of certain university resources wouldn’t have career development and networking. (Gradto pay as much in fees as those who do. uate students) usually get to meet research“A big example would be the (UNL Recers from other universities, so it’s very imreation and Wellness) Center,” Rodene said. portant for grad students to travel.” “We all pay for that within our student fees Correas is looking forward to this year ’s election, and he believes this is a big step for whether we use that or not. On one hand, GSA. He hopes that many graduate students you can say ‘You’re paying for it so you better use it or lose it.’ Well if someone has no participate in voting March 9. “I think that we have created a far more interest in using the Rec Center, I don’t think they should have to be paying the same democratic institution by merging with amount as the other students who are makASUN and having direct elections, and I ing more regular use of that. I think that’s think that’s something incredible,” Correas going to be a difficult challenge to make any said. “I’m so very excited to run for a leadheadway with, but I want to see what can ership position within the organibe done.” zation because I think we’re at a Rodene said he believes Envision and Elprime moment to really make it evate focus too much on only three issues. greater.” He said he chose to run for GSA president Radiate candidate Eric through Radiate because he agrees with the Rodene has been a member of party’s philosophy that UNL is more than GSA for three years as a legislajust a three-issue campus. Rodene said that, tive assembly member, the chair of social events and the chair of while he has these few issues he’d like to address, he acknowledges that there will be legislative affairs, his current poothers that come up that are just as imporsition. Rodene has also worked to tant. get GSA recognized as a student “Ultimately, I think Radiate (would) be government, but from the GSA a good help for the grad students,” Rodene side rather than the ASUN side. said. Since he has worked with the NEWS@ current GSA executives for three DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM years, Rodene said he feels he can provide GSA with a smooth transition in the midst of its merge with ASUN. “I know what we’ve been working on,” Rodene said. “What I want to try to do is ensure this

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How do you solve a problem like The Donald? Colin Loberg

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I live in a rather special world. I only know one person who voted for Nixon. Where they are I don’t know. They’re outside my ken. But sometimes when I’m in a theater I can feel them.” When New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael issued the above quote in 1968, it quickly became a mantra for critics of the liberal elite’s isolationism. Of course Kael didn’t understand the majority of America that supported Nixon. How could she? Her entire life was designed to avoid exactly that type of person. They would never become more than a theatre silhouette. But despite her willful ignorance, Nixon did win – twice. Just as Donald Trump has cribbed the language of Nixon, it’s only appropriate he would cause the same bafflement in his opposition. Who’s voting for this man? It’s the inability of the political elite on both sides to answer this question that has allowed a 2016 field where Trump is the unassailable GOP front runner. After stifling their laughter last summer over the fact that Donald Trump – yes, that’s right, the host of The Apprentice – was running for president, political journalists on both sides of the aisle entered a tailspin. While other candidates were burning out and the lamentations that Trump was a “flavor-of-the-week” grew louder, pundits were

forced to take the walking political cartoon in front of them seriously. But Trump presented a challenge: how do you stop a man when you don’t understand his game? The inability to identify Trump’s case has lead to equal parts moralizing and fretting. As I wrote in my last article on Trump, I don’t believe Trump is a major shift from the Republican mold. He may have been unprecedented to the party of Eisenhower, but today he’s the next evolution of neo-conservative. Even his calls for a ban on Muslims are simply louder versions of Sen. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz’s pandering proposals. What Trump is able to do better than any other candidate in recent memory and what even his conservative critics can’t understand is his rage. No one shouts like The Donald. Anger is, of course, nothing new to politics. A shrill, indignant anger has been the constant tone since the Obama inauguration. But the reality is that most pundits and talk show hosts live far more comfortable lives than their audiences. When Bill O’Reily and Glenn Beck work themselves into spittle-soaked frenzies over IMMIGRANTS TAKING AMERICAN JOBS or HEALTH CARE REFORM, there is no real danger facing them. No Spanishspeaking Fox News equivalents are coming for their time-slots, and they know this. But for the audience, the fear doesn’t end at 9:30 CST. For their audiences, the fear hits closer to home. Isolationism from the unwashed masses is often claimed as a touchstone of modern liberalism, but it’s a disconnect both sides exhibit. MSNBC and Fox News can understand the wealthy man who wants to see Mitt Romney win or the wealthy man who views Obama as an international symbol of hope (and change), but the poorer man is beyond their line of sight. While the ill effects of the Great Recession are often cited as the growing income

disparity, the empathy divide has also grown with this. No matter how much footage of miserablelooking poor people they air, no analyst will be able to truly understand the mindset of the man pumping plasma twice a week to pay his rent check. Most of America has recovered from 2007 but it’s in the counties not covered in this “most” where Trump’s message sounds clearest. Trump has achieved such success by expanding who wants to vote Republican. When he brags as he did after Super Tuesday that he has increased the diversity of the party, he is using a clearly different interpretation of the word than RNC Chairman Rience Priebus did when he expressed the same sentiment last year. Rience wanted a less white-looking electorate, Trump wants to welcome the disaffected fringe elements of the populace. In the Iowa caucus, 40 percent of Trump supporters had never caucused before. John McCain and Mitt Romney were never going to bring in these people; they simply lacked the indignant anger. McCain had to temper his angry-man reputation to appear respectable on the ’08 trail, and Romney hadn’t yet updated his OS to a version that allowed him to emote beyond “irked.” The Republican elite saw two “respectable” and “courteous” candidates fall to Obama, but still insist a “leveled” alternative is a reasonable response to these losses. There was a profound moment of anger in recent American politics: the 2010 midterm election and the rise of the Tea Party. This election, the first response the GOP was offered to Obama’s election, used the Wall Street bailouts and Obamacare as sounding rods for an angry underclass. But what was the lasting result? Rep. Allen West was voted out of office; Sarah Palin has retreated to the Alaskan wilderness, and Marco Rubio, once dubbed the Tea Party Prince, has become an empty vessel

for the sniveling brand of conservatism he once protested against. The wave of 2010 right-wing populist candidates who were supposed to stand for Americans who had been kicked around have all been sucked into the morasse of mediocre Congressional politics. No matter their political affiliation, all commenters have some faith in the system. They criticize, slander and belittle the D.C. institution but are still beholden to it. Whenever a pundit gleefully announces that only 9 percent of Americans like the direction in which Congress is going, they must still offer the belief that only if their candidate was elected things would vastly improve. They must still believe that these dissatisfied Americans would change their view of the beltway if another party took office. Trump supporters don’t have this faith, and that’s what beltway pundits can’t understand. Many of these primary-goers no longer believe in their representatives. Maybe they lost it in 2014 when Congress passed a two-year fixed budget. Maybe they lost it in 2013 when Ted Cruz gave a beautiful filibuster that only achieved the desired affect of making Ted Cruz look smart. Maybe they lost it in 2012 when Mitch McConnell failed to accomplish his number one goal of holding Obama to four years. Maybe they never had it. Talk about how Trump won’t be able to negotiate with Congress or implement his plans falls on deaf ears. It doesn’t matter that his proposals often change on a weekly basis. At least he offers an untested ideal for his supporters’ vision of Washington. Hey, if we weren’t able to fix Obama’s America with years of voting for down-ticket opponents maybe this Pink Mussolini will answer my prayers. He seems like

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CAPS needs more staff, shorter wait times

hen you get in a car accident, doctors don’t make you wait two months in the E.R. because of other patients. When you have the flu, you don’t hold off on getting medication because you don’t think there are resources available. If we don’t put our health in danger when it comes to a broken bone or the stomach flu, why do we do it with our mental health? The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Health Center offers mental health aid through Counseling and Psychological Services, better known as CAPS. CAPS offers professional help from counselors and psychologists. It also offers international student support groups, eating disorder recovery, drug/alcohol abuse help and sessions on topics like anxiety and stress management. CAPS also offers internships to students majoring psychology. It goes

without saying that CAPS provides a lot of resources to students on campus. Another benefit of being a student at UNL is the three visits, free of charge, to CAPS, throughout one’s college career. After the three free visits, the rest are at the very reasonable price of $20, compared to what a counseling session normally is priced at. A common and very serious problem about CAPS, is the amount of wait time between setting up an appointment and actually receiving help for what you’re going through. Generally, nobody wants to admit they have a problem like anxiety, depression or that they need medical help for a mental issue. The fact that UNL doesn’t offer the resources for face-to-face readily available mental health aid is an extreme disadvantage to every single student walking our campus because this problem is prevalent in our age group. Adults diagnosed with anxiety will generally have their first anxiety episode at age 21

and about 9.5 percent of the population, age 18 and up, have a mood disorder. These numbers are too high to not take seriously. In January of this year, the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska’s Committee for Fees Allocation approved the University Health Center an additional $50,520 in their annual budget that was specifically designated for improving CAPS. Fifteen thousand dollars of this will go toward a 24-hour hotline, called Protocol, for when CAPS is closed. The other $35,520 will go toward the on-call employees for the hotline. This change in budget will up student fees by roughly $4.25. This is an almost insignificant amount to increase our student fees for a great program like CAPS, but I don’t agree with the way this money is being spent. The idea of having a 24-hour hotline seems beneficial, but then I researched how many similar programs there are. There’s an overwhelming amount dedicated to

mental health, not only nationally, but just in our state alone. CAPS could have dedicated this increase in their annual budget to hiring more professionals for their staff. Right now there are 23 staff members for CAPS, including interns and supervisors. An increase in professional staff would decrease the wait time that most of their patients experience. We don’t need another hotline, we need face-to-face contact with someone who can diagnose us, prescribe medication and work on moving us toward a happier and healthier life. This would be more helpful than the hotline because of students who need medication, because it take up to three weeks to get prescriptions. Being off of an antidepressant, or similar medications, can cause a lot of negative physical side effects like headaches or nausea. In July of 2015, I was diagnosed with mild anxi-

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Tanning ads neglect to mention cancer risks Megan Carr

t is unseasonably warm in Nebraska right now, and I’m as excited as anyone else. Though we all know better than to hope for an early spring, it feels nice to pretend. The weather ’s brought out the ads for tanning salons too, because summer feels like it’s right around the corner. It’s possible you haven’t noticed. I wouldn’t be surprised. Like the sun, I’m very sensitive to them. In fact, I hate tanning salon advertisements. Ask my roommate, who has to hear me rant about them when I hear them on the radio. But why the hatred? You see, tanning is dangerous. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website, “Indoor tanning can cause skin cancers including melanoma (the deadliest type of skin cancer), basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.” Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer. Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common type.

Melanoma occurs when there is unrepaired DNA damage to skin cells and that damage causes mutations. The tumors start in the deeper basal cell layer of the epidermis and typically look like moles. Though it isn’t the most common, melanoma causes the most deaths, an estimated 10,130 people annually in the U.S. . All of these cancers are caused by continuous exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Guess what tanning beds do. But a look at the websites of some popular businesses in Lincoln — Sun Tan City, Max Tan and Palm Beach Tan — produces a mixture of worry and burning anger. The only company that theoretically mentions the safety of indoor tanning is Sun Tan City. In order to find this information, I had to go to the bottom of the page, click on FAQs, click on the tanning section and click on “Is sun tanning safe?” After jumping through those hoops, I was met by a wandering paragraph that told me about outdoor tanning and how Sun Tan City controls UV radiation. It was the second paragraph where I was finally told, “Neither tanning outdoors nor tanning indoors is completely safe.” Of course, at Sun Tan City, the salon assures that you have complete control over the tanning process, though it’s unclear whether that will prevent skin cancer . As far as I can tell, none of the websites mention the potential dangers of tanning. Instead, Palm Beach Tan’s website proclaims

“A Better Shade of You” , Sun Tan City’s trademark is “Let yourself shine” and Max Tan tells you to “Take Your Tan to the MAX” . But that’s not what tanning is. Tanning means provoking a defensive response from skin cells. The sun emits ultraviolet radiation that damages the DNA in skin cells. When these cells detect radiation, they produce more melanin, a pigment that darkens skin. They do this because melanin absorbs the radiation before it can do too much damage to your skin cells. But if melanin isn’t enough, cells literally destroy themselves before the radiation can. If enough cells do this, an immune response is provoked in the form of a sunburn. The idea behind tanning is to not get a sunburn, though. Tanning salon websites mention building a base tan that is continuously renewed as the damaged cells are replaced. A few sources claim that a base tan protects against sunburn , but that isn’t true. According to the Centers for Disease Control, “A base tan does little to protect you from future damage to your skin caused by UV exposure.” In fact, the center found that people who tan indoors are more likely to report sunburns. Maybe because people are told that all they need is to be tan to be protected from sunburns. The website for Smart Tan claims that being tan makes sunscreen more effec-

tive by creating a “Net-SPF” . I fail to see the logic. A tan is evidence of skin damage and SPF really doesn’t make a difference past 30 or 50. So “Net-SPF” can’t be a real thing. I’m very concerned about skin cancer. I have fair skin and freckles, which means I can get a sunburn in under 30 minutes, maybe longer if the sky is overcast. I’ve been sunburned so often that I know exactly how to compensate for the sensitive area, wherever it may be. I still have scars from burn blisters I got at a baseball game a few years ago. Needless to say, I don’t tan. I hate tanning advertisements because they promote salon’s cancer boxes without presenting the dangers associated with indoor tanning. Instead, they claim health and beauty. The most common cancer in the U.S. is skin cancer, and a 2014 study “estimates that more than 400,000 cases of skin cancer may be related to indoor tanning in the United States each year.” My friend who tans tells me that her salon posts warning signs in every room, but I have to question their effectiveness since 9.7 million Americans still tan. NIKOEL HYTREK IS A JOURNALISM MAJOR WHO HAS A COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SUN. REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR VIA @ DNOPINION.

Curvy’s the new sexy: Graham’s cover breaks barriers Megan Carr

n recent news, fellow Nebraskan Ashley Graham was selected as the sexy, confident and curvy model on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Graham made history as the first plus-sized model in 52 years to hit the cover of a Sports Illustrated magazine, let alone the swimsuit edition. Graham had been in the magazine before as a model for a plussized swimsuit line, but she never dreamed that she would one day get the chance to be on the cover. This is a huge deal not only for the modeling industry, but for society as a whole. Some people say this is just another instance of turning a woman into a sex object, just shifting to plus-sized women. I disagree completely. That is not the case at all. This cover of Sports Illustrated sends a huge message to the country that says all women are beautiful and can be sexy – not

The average American woman now just size zero or two couture runway models. weighs an average of 166 pounds, or is apI have heard a countless number of young proximately a size 14. . This is the size that girls say to their mothers and peers that they Graham is. She’s average. It is insane to me want to look like “her:” the model Photothat this would be even a tad bit surprising shopped from eyelash to pinky toe that defito us. It shouldn’t be. Unfortunately, our sonitely looks the exact opposite of the adverciety has been in this judgmental, perfectiontisement in real life. This disease of constantly critiquing one- crazed rut for so long that it takes a dramatic statement like putting a curvy girl in a bikini self, to which girls as young as the age of 2 on the front cover of a national magazine to are becoming victims, has been a top issue get people’s attention. in many magazines, news reports and studGraham said she ies. This one magazine hopes we can get rid of cover, this one story of This is a huge deal the “plus-sized” model Graham’s journey, can be category altogether the start of a real movenot only for the within the next year. Lament to end self-hate bels are what separate and promote confidence modeling industry, but for us from each other and in young women. Now, society as a whole.” can lead to prejudice, when young girls see a which we all know can model who is Graham’s lead to several other size on the front cover of problems in our world. a well-known magazine, they can feel empowered to be OK with how In other areas of the world, in countries such as China and Argentina, curvier women are they look. Making Graham the cover girl of seen as highly desirable. Back in the middle the swimsuit issue not only helps women her ages, a woman with more body fat was betsize feel better, but boosts confidence and promotes self-love among all women. Let’s ter equipped for childbearing and was considered an ideal mate. What changed? I’m face it, everyone is unhappy with something about themselves, whether it be on the out- not sure exactly who did it, but someone out side or inside. Graham and Sports Illustrated there set a standard for what real, ideal beauty looked like and ruined everything. are telling us to think differently.

Graham is the poster child for never giving up. She moved to New York after high school to pursue her modeling dreams. Of course she was rejected hundreds of times, but she kept auditioning and taking photos to work into her portfolio. She describes her body type as “curvasexilicious.” I am absolutely in love with that word and can’t help but use it to describe my own body when I look into the mirror now. I know that Graham has started a trend and has given other girls her size or bigger the chance to be recognized for their bodacious bodies in the modeling world. She has set a new standard for what a model should look like, and that is an average-sized woman. I cannot wait to see other women who get to live their dream and land a photo shoot like Graham’s. I know that we will be seeing a lot more curvasexilicious women on the covers of magazines and other media as time goes on. The United States might finally be evolving and turning into a respectable and acceptable place for all. Baby steps.

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Barring bathroom access is ignorant, intolerant Kaitlynn Schmidt

South Dakota’s proposed transgender bathroom bill fosters prejudice toward the transgender community.

outh Dakota created a new bill that once again brings up questions surrounding the access transgender students should be allowed to bathrooms, locker rooms or other typically gendered facilities. The bill will require people to use bathrooms that correspond with their biologically-assigned genders. The bill states, “a person’s chromosomes and anatomy are identified at birth.” And that sounds like it sets back trans-

gender rights. Because the whole point of the fight for their rights is for equality and the ability to be treated equally as the genders they identify with. Now we’re setting back the fight of transgender people and bathrooms. It seems pretty discriminatory. The law would essentially require schools to find other options for students who don’t feel comfortable using their biologicallygendered bathrooms, which would just cost the school more money if the administration were required to build more bathrooms. Not to mention, it would separate the transgender students from everyone else, which last time I checked, is the opposite of equal. Some may say, “Well, women and men are separated by bathrooms – what’s the difference?” The difference is that a transgender person shouldn’t have to be put into a “third option” bathroom. These people identify with as male or female, just like you and I. Whether or not that’s their biological gender shouldn’t separate them even more. Shoving them into an alternative bathroom would make them just as uncomfortable as cisgender people suggest they would be sharing bathrooms with transgender individuals. Teaching acceptance is the answer, not segregation. While some of the arguments in favor of this law are your everyday, insensitive contentions that “it’s just not natural,” there are concerns that are legitimate. State representative Fred Deutsch said he put the bill through

because he “doesn’t want his four daughters showering with people with male anatomy.” And as hard as I go for equal rights for everyone, you have to admit that for a man with four daughters, that’s a pretty basic concern. However, banning transgender women who don’t feel comfortable using men’s showers is probably a far-fetched way of making sure his concerns are addressed. Singling them out isn’t the way to go here. In a world where we are trying to move forward, we seem to be going the opposite way. Let’s start with bathrooms. First off, for those who haven’t undergone gender reassignment surgery, which is a good chunk of the transgender population, all bathrooms have stalls. A biological female who identifies as male without having undergone GRS can’t use a urinal, so there’s no exposure to female genitalia in that instance. And girls’ bathrooms don’t have urinals, so a biological male who identifies as female and hasn’t undergone GRS has no other option but to use a stall. So again, no exposure there. The suggestion that allowing transgender people to use their identified bathrooms opens up bathroom-users to a higher chance of harassment and assault is ridiculous. There’s no proof of a bigger chance than any other bathroom situation. The only time bathroom assault risks heighten is probably in bars and at sporting events. Beer and competition don’t mix well.

OK – now to the issue of showers, which is a little bit more complicated. Because GRS is uncommon, especially among students, parents’ concerns are directed toward the idea of their children showering with people who have the opposite anatomy. Signing a bill banning them, once again, is not the way to address this. Chances are that they feel just as uncomfortable about it as parents and some students might, but there are ways to help everyone. Letting them leave early to shower or wearing a bathing suit is probably the best option. And while that can border on the line of inequality, it’s better than telling them that their identities don’t matter or to just deal with being uncomfortable. The chances that a “creeper” might pretend to be transgender to access a bathroom and assault its inhabitants is the same type of risk we face with any law. It’s more of an irrational fear than a factually-verified problem. The bottom line is that this bill is a huge setback and ridiculously discriminatory. There are other answers and other ways to deal with this – banning transgender people from being who they are isn’t one. KAITLYNN SCHMIDT IS A SENIOR ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS MAJOR. REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRAKSAN.COM OR VIA @ DNOPINION.

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Energy drinks’ effects on health not worth the buzz Holly Kell

t’s a Thursday night. You’ve been up since 7 a.m., and you’ve gone to three classes, eaten your three meals and done your homework. Now it’s finally time to go to bed … at 5 a.m. Your midterm is in three hours. We’ve all heard of coffee. Now get ready for energy drinks. No one could even dream of coffee being banned from campus, but there is a precedent for it. Middlebury College in Vermont recently decided to no longer sell energy drinks on campus. The reasoning behind this decision includes the fact energy drinks are known to cause a lot of health problems and can be linked to alcohol abuse and “high-risk sexual activity.” The studies aren’t wrong. One study showed students who drank energy drinks did so because they needed more energy,

needed to stay awake to finish a project or you’re able to get the rest you need, or exneeded to stay awake in class. The majority ercising to wake yourself up. If you drink a said they did so because they got insufficient Rockstar every morning, you’re damaging sleep. Lack of sleep is a serious problem for your body when you really don’t need to. Sometimes, though, we’re pressured to college students. Energy drinks are not the solution even if they seem like the only op- buy these drinks. There are countless deals tion. This is a problem because people may on them and their commercials are popunot be aware of the health problems these en- lar and persuasive. Everyone has seen Red Bull’s commercials that say, “Red Bull gives ergy drinks may cause. you wings,” or you’ll see 5-Hour Energy An article from Time says, “Users who drinks at the checkout counters in gas staconsume two or three energy drinks could be taking in 120 mg to 180 mg of sugar, which is tions. The intriguing commercials draw you four to six times the maximum recommend- to the product without telling you how bad ed daily intake.” Drinking energy drinks can it is for you. Being pressured cause many health issues, to buy and consume such as high blood presIf you drink a these drinks is a reason sure and increased anxiRockstar every people disregard the ety levels, which most health problems they of us already experience morning, you’re damaging may cause. Knowing from the stress of college. This is even more of your body when you really all of these facts and statistics is not always a reason not to consume enough to get people energy drinks on campus. don’t need to.” to stop drinking them. I gave up energy It’s similar to smoking; drinks and soda over there are thousands of three years ago because studies stating that smoking leads to cancer, of these facts. When you’re drinking that yet people still smoke. The health risks with Red Bull or 5-Hour Energy, it may seem like energy drinks aren’t as extreme as cancer, a good idea at the time. There are options which is why people brush them off instead other than energy drinks, such as coffee or tea, scheduling your week ahead of time so of taking them seriously.

I could never see this happening at UNL because we’re such a large campus, compared to Middlebury College, which has fewer than 2,500 students. Every time I work at the University Bookstore at least one person comes in and buys an energy drink. Students have become dependent on them and believe if they don’t have that 5-Hour Energy they will literally not make it through their classes. Energy drinks shouldn’t be banned at colleges, even if they are terrible for you. Banning the sale of energy drinks on campus isn’t going to prevent people from walking to their nearest Walgreens and stocking up. Sure, it’s an inconvenience, but it’s not a big enough obstacle to make them give up their sugar- and caffeine-filled energy boosts. Even though it’s your choice to consume what you want, next time you might want to grab a coffee over a Monster.

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LOBERG: FROM 10 a winner. An example of this can be found in the consistently wrong predictions of Nate Silver. Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight website earned its keep among the pundit class with two election cycles of near-perfect predictions, but has been unprepared and constantly proven wrong on his predictions of Trump’s failure. Silver’s model assumes that the American voter is swayed by endorsements and remained unconvinced that an unendorsed candidate could find success. But when a candidate’s entire image is the man hated by Washington, endorsements are unnecessary. Trump’s first endorsements in the race didn’t come until nearly nine months after he announced his run. His most prominent endorsement from a newly-cowed Chris Christie isn’t vaulted as support from a friend, but the first of many shamed politicians to come. Trump threatens to make even the most furious talking head irrelevant by speaking louder and more sincerely (or at least giving off the front of sincerity) than they ever could. He will never require the anger translator that Rubio or Kasich does to reach his desired audience. And his supporters know this. The conditional push for Rubio as the answer to Trump supporters shows the fundamental misunderstanding Republican elites have of their audience. These Trump supporters have been told for years that the Rubios of the party could save them and yet here they are, on year eight of enduring the first black president. The second Clinton era is imminent. Gay marriage is legal, and we still don’t have a border fence. They don’t want this boyish freshman senator providing them a list of names he promises he can work with in Washington. They want Trump’s list of names for the gulag. If knowing is half the battle, the Pauline Kaels of the GOP have already lost the Trump Civil War.

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ety. Now the word “mild” might make you think this has little impact on my life, but this isn’t the case. Being a new transfer student to UNL this semester has made my anxiety even more apparent. I decided to use UNL’s resources, so I contacted CAPS. They told me it could be months before I could get into the office to see someone. So now here I am, my anxiety at an all-time high. I’m living the average “poor college kid” life, and I’m not able to afford counseling on my own. Waiting two or three days is something to be expected at any health center, but months? This is too long with jeopardizing some students’ mental health and well-being. Being a college student is stressful enough. Adding a mental disorder like anxiety or depression, on top of that, is overwhelming and just too much for anyone. We are now in

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