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Inside Coverage

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My week as a vegan

Penn State football has endured in wake of tragedy

A&E writer finds appreciation for vegan lifestyle

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bryan health announces health center presentation times Bryan Health will host eight presentations at the University of NebraskaLincoln next week, outlining its plans to build and run a new University Health Center.

The presentations will be held Nov. 13 and 14 and each will cater to the interests of certain audiences, though anyone may attend.

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When you come back to civilian life, it all just stops. Slam on the breaks.

That’s when things started to catch up on me.”

Dominic Biondo former svo president, current unl geographer

Dominic Biondo, who graduated in May from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in geography, was in the Air Force for four years prior to his college career.

‘No one knows we exist’ Student Veterans Organization struggles to gain recognition Story by Mara Klecker | Photos by Brianna Soukup

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or six years after returning home, Dominic Biondo didn’t sleep at night. Memories of cold stares from long days in an interrogation room in Afghanistan haunted him.

During the day, while he sat in entry-level classes at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the complaints of younger students angered him. They had no understanding of his experiences, of the months he had spent watching confiscated home videos of violent beheadings

as a source analyst for the U.S. Army.

“When you are in the military, you are going 100 miles an hour,” said Biondo, a veteran and 2012 UNL graduate, who works for the university as a geographer. “When you come back to civilian life, it all just stops. Slam on the breaks. That’s when things started to catch up on me.”

Lately, the army veteran has been trying to coordinate a Veterans Day dinner for members of UNL’s Student Veterans Organization, or SVO.

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Tuesday, Nov. 13 Nebraska Union Colonial Room • 1 p.m., Faculty and staff • 2:15 p.m., Students • 3:30 p.m., Faculty and staff • 4:45 p.m., Students • 7 p.m., Students Wednesday, Nov. 14 Kauffman Academic Residential Center Great Hall • 8 a.m., UHC employees • 9:15 a.m., UHC employees • 10:30 a.m., Students Highlights of Bryan’s proposal include a freeze on student fees to the health center until May 2015, the continuation of current services and operation hours, the construction of a new facility and extending the employment guarantee for health center employees from 90 days to 12 months.

After campus presentations have been held, the committee reviewing Bryan’s proposal will decide whether to enter into contract negotiations.

If an agreement is reached, it will need approval from UNL’s senior administration and the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

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Biondo, a former president of the group, said he credits his recovery after re-entering civilian life in 2008 to SVO, but he added that a lack of visibility has hampered the group’s efforts to reach out to other veterans on campus.

“No one knows we exist,” Biondo said.

Biondo and other members say their lack of visibility is confounded by the lack of reporting by the university on the actual number of veterans enrolled.

UNL has no formal way of tracking or

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Amanda Ryan (right) a sophomore criminal justice major, watches David Mayers and his friends play a rousing game of “Magic: The Gathering” in the Nebraska Union on Monday. The original trading card game can be played with collectible cards or online.

Students bond with ‘Magic’ ‘House dad’ gives support jon augustine | Dn

Ervin Williams poses for a portrait at the entrance of the Beta Theta Pi house on Wednesday evening. Williams has been the house dad for the fraternity since 2003 and says the bonds he develops with students keeps him coming back.

Card game brings students together daily in Nebraska Union

to fraternity members

Beta Theta Pi’s ‘house dad’ has been pillar of support, discipline for nearly 10 years Elias Youngquist DN Tucked away in the back corner of the Beta Theta Pi’s house, lives a 6-foot-5-inch gentle giant.

When he stands up in his tworoom wing of the house, the fan just barely misses the top of his head. And when he watches his favorite show, “Storage Wars,” fraternity members say they can hear his attempts to be an auctioneer out into the living room and throughout the first floor.

Since 2003, Ervin Williams

has been “house dad” for more than 60 Beta Theta Pi members a year. In total, he estimates that he has been house dad for about 300 fraternity members.

“Each of them has their own personality, their own characteristic,” Williams said. “Just for them to ask me, ‘Hello Erv, how’s it going?’ brightens my day.”

From 1997 to 2002, Williams was director of operations for the women’s basketball team, until he had to leave due to shifts in coaching staff.

“The players would come over to my house all the time,” Williams said. “When I left women’s basketball, I missed all the kids coming over. I think I wanted to be involved with young people because it keeps you feeling young – even though I’m not

young. It gives you something to laugh at.”

Williams said he was lucky to be able to stay within the Athletic Department and shift to his current position as event management specialist. In that position, Williams is in charge of parking staff during gamedays and moving people in and out of the stadium safely and quickly. At the same time he switched jobs, Williams heard a position as house dad had opened up at Beta.

“I was tickled to death and very surprised by it when they chose me instead of a female,” Williams said.

Williams explained that the majority of Greek houses on campus have house moms instead of

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CL Sill DN For Kaitlin Hildreth and her friends, it’s all in the cards.

The senior English major has been sitting down at a table in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Nebraska Union almost every day for the last three years to play a card game called “Magic: the Gathering” with a loyal group of friends.

“It’s kind of a ritual for me,” Hildreth said.

A strategy-based card game, “Magic” has been around since the 1980s and helped usher in a new wave of games that include Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh!, according to Hildreth.

While the group began with

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The End of Days?

Not really, expert says Maya archaeologist refutes apocalypse myths

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only three or four members, it has grown in the last few years. Now any student walking through the union around lunchtime shouldn’t be surprised to see almost a dozen people gathered around several tables enjoying a game of Magic.

“It’s one of those games you can just play casually,” Hildreth said. “That’s what turned me on to the game.”

However casual it might be played, Hildreth said it involves a number of very intricate rules and can take some time to learn.

“The rule book is like a thousand pages long,” she said. “But I love the complexity of the game.”

In layman’s terms, the game involves a deck of 60 cards, each of which represents a different spell or enchantment. Players take turns using their cards to cast spells on another ’s deck, with a goal of reducing their opponents’ health to zero.

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cops briefs ASSORTED LABORATORY MATERIALS STOLEN

An assortment of spatulas, beakers, ethanol and methanol were reported missing from the Beadle Business Center on Nov. 1, according to University of NebraskaLincoln police. UNLPD could not determine when the materials were stolen or what they may be used for.

Laboratory workers in the center reported the items missing from rooms 148 and 150, police said. UNLPD estimates the theft amounts to a loss of $197.38. Police are still investigating the theft and have identified no suspects.

INTOXICATED STUDENT PUNCHES HOLE IN residence ROOM WALL

University Housing entered a residence hall room early Sunday morning on a noise complaint and found a hole in the wall and an intoxicated student inside.

Housing then called UNLPD to cite the student. Inside, police found Brian Frey, a junior broadcasting major.

According to police, Frey punched a hole in the wall after he returned from an off-campus party. Frey had a blood alcohol content of 0.182. He was cited and released on minor in possession and criminal mischief charges.

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Edwin Barnhart, an archaeologist, explorer and expert on Maya culture, spoke at the University Program Council’s “An End of Days?” event in the Nebraska Union on Thursday. Barnhart’s lecture aimed to debunk the myths surrounding the end of the Maya calendar and the rumored apocalypse next month.

‘End of Days’ wrongly predicted Maya archaeologist debunks apocalypse myths at UPC event Thursday night Demetria Stephens DN The Western World mistakenly predicted the world will end with the end of the Maya calendar on Dec. 21, 2012, according to a Maya archaeologist.

Edwin Barnhart, director of the Maya Exploration Center working in Palenque, Mexico, gave his speech, “2012 and the End of Days: Misunderstanding the Maya Calendar,” as part of a University Program Council event Thursday night.

If the Maya were here, they wouldn’t tell people to hide under the table fearing an apocalypse or to stand around waiting for enlightenment, Barnhart said.

“They would tell us that this is the time to take some agency in our life and change what’s already broken before it breaks us.”

He told a crowd of about 150 in the Nebraska Union’s Centennial Room he used to only speak to crowds of 10 about his work with Maya archaeology. But everyone loves apocalypses, he said.

UPC even took an apocalyptic poll on Election Day. While voting booths for federal and local officials were set up in the Nebraska Union Square on Tuesday, 64 people voted in a UPC poll on how they thought the world would end. The choices were a Maya apocalypse, zom-

bies or mass insanity.

Chandler Sanders, a junior interior design major, helped with the booth Tuesday.

Sanders said she would vote for mass insanity. If there were zombies, mass insanity would happen, too, she said.

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Salerno wrote in an email.

“As a Mayan scholar, he knows exactly what the ending of the Mayan calendar means, and I feel it’s important to teach that.”

Barnhart, who has more than 20 years of experience studying

ez sanity won with 30 votes.

Matt Salerno, a junior finance major and UPC member, suggested last year that Barnhart come to the university, but the timing wasn’t right until now.

“At the University Program Council, we believe that educating our students is just as important as entertaining them,”

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Mesoamerica, ga debunked several theories of apocalypses speculated to occur on Dec. 21, when the Maya calendar is said to end. Those theories include solar flares, magnetic polar shifts and planetary alignments that could change the poles, he said.

The solar flares would harm satellites briefly, more than humans, he said. The magnetic

poles are shifting, but will take 10,000 years to do so, and astronomy projections for Dec. 21 don’t show any planets in alignment, he said.

The theories formed after 1966 when Michael Coe published his book, “The Maya.”

Others from America followed and formed 2012 apocalypse theories from Chinese and Egyptian writings.

The Maya calendar only mentions 2012 in two tablets found so far, he said.

Barnhart said neither tablet indicates the world would end in 2012. Instead, the Maya say Dec. 21 could be a time of change, he said.

The Maya think with circles, and like an odometer, the calendar would keep clicking after Dec. 21, he said. An apocalypse would be manmade, like someone hitting the reset button on an odometer, he said.

LuAnn Wandsnider, the University of NebraskaLincoln anthropology department chair, said scholars know more about the Maya than 30 years ago when she did archaeology work.

Over the years, more hieroglyphs have been translated and archeological technology has advanced, she said. She has seen more students interested in Maya archaeology.

“A lot of the popular interest in the Mayan area is partly because it’s kind of exotic and kind of cool,” she said “It’s a totally different situation with these towering monuments and hieroglyphs.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

Early Childhood Institute to gain new director Melissa allen dn With about 40 years of experience in the field, Samuel Meisels is ready for a new role in the study of early childhood development.

He’ll be named the founding executive director of the University of Nebraska’s Buffett Early Childhood Institute in June.

Meisels will make the move to Nebraska from Chicago, where he has served as president of the Erikson Institute, a graduate school in child development, for more than 10 years.

The Buffett Early Childhood Institute aims to advance teaching and research across the University of Nebraska’s four campuses in an effort to improve the lives of children from birth to age eight, according to the institute’s website. “(Meisels) guided the growth of the institute in many ways, including dramatic increases in enrollment and new academic programs, new community and business partnerships, deeper re-

of this and became hooked on lationships with funders and the children almost immediately. I philanthropic community, (and) haven’t left this line of thinking expanded research activities and commitment (as the president since then.”

In 1972, Meisels began his of Erikson Institute),” said Chip Donohue, the Erikson Institute’s long-standing professional career at Tufts University as didean of Distance Learning and rector of the Eliot-Pearson ChilContinuing Education. dren’s School.

Meisels studied In 1980, Meisels philosophy at the My goal is joined the faculty University of Rochof the University ester, which jumpto make of Michigan, with started his interest in epistemology, Nebraska the best a 21-year run that posithe study of knowl- state in the nation included tions such as reedge. While earnsearch scientist of ing his master ’s to be a baby.” the Center of Huand doctorate deSamuel meisels man Growth and grees from Harvard president, erikson institute a professor at the Graduate School of School of EducaEducation, Meisels tion. read works from His research focused on stanSwiss psychologist Jean Piaget, dardized test assessment for prewho studied children’s intellect, school and elementary school emotions and morality percepchildren. His findings have led tions. to practices that are now used by “It did not conform to my thousands of elementary school more traditionally philosophiteachers across the nation. cal understanding of epistemol“Erikson will miss him, but ogy,” Meisels said. “I decided to he leaves the institute transspend some time with children in formed from what it was when a preschool to try to make sense

he arrived and is well-positioned for continued leadership.” Donohue said.

Joan Lombardi, senior adviser for the Buffett Early Childhood Fund and a former official for the Administration for Children and Families under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, said she is eager for Meisels’ move to Nebraska.

“He will help develop a vision, a direction that will be very much focused on improving the quality of child human services for the state and beyond.” Lombardi said.

Meisels said he’s up for the challenge. “(There is) tremendous potential of what we can do when we have so many forces working together on behalf of children and families: a committed benefactor, a visionary president, talented faculty, staff, and administrators,” Meisels wrote in an email. “My goal is to make Nebraska the best state in the nation to be a baby.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

Flu shot numbers rising steadily About 200 students, staff took advantage of UHC’s free flu shot clinics this week Mara Klecker DN The University of Nebraska-Lincoln University Health Center administered 784 influenza vaccines to students in September and October, according to health center officials – and thanks to the health center ’s flu shot clinics, that number is fast approaching the 1,430 vaccines given out during last year ’s flu season.

About 200 university students and staff rolled up their sleeves for the vaccine at the University Health Center ’s clinics held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday and Tuesday. These clinics offer free influenza vaccines – which protect against H1N1, or the swine flu, strain – for any full-time student and do not require an appointment.

Annette Hraban, a health center administrative assistant, was pleased with the number of students that came to the clinics.

“It’s a really good turnout,” Hraban said. “It used to be that maybe a quarter of patients would be students and the rest would be faculty, staff and community, and now its come to closer to 50/50.”

About 42 percent of Americans received the flu shot during the 2011-2012 flu season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Campuses across the nation have increased their campaigning for students to get vaccinated after the University of Buffalo, The State University of New York released findings in early October about why college students didn’t get the 2009 H1N1 vaccine.

The study surveyed college students in 2010 after the H1N1 virus caused the swine flu pandemic and revealed many students overestimated their knowledge of the virus and the vaccine’s risks and their conceptions about the vaccine were often inaccurate.

The study suggests a connection between the misconceptions, the low vaccination rate for the student age group and the fact that almost 80 percent of diagnosed H1N1 flu cases occurred in those younger than 30.

UHC Director of Nursing Nancy Orsborn recognizes the prevalence of myths surrounding the vaccine.

“People think you can get the flu from the shot, but that’s just not true,” she said. “The vaccine is a dead virus, so it can’t make you sick.”

Sophomore interior design major Allie Laurenzo knew she couldn’t get ill from receiving the shot. She said she doesn’t remember ever having influenza and

flu shot facts • This year’s vaccine protects against H1N1 as well as two other flu strains.

• Only 1,430 students received the flu shot through the University Health Center last year.

• So far this school year, more than 900 UNL students have received flu shots at the health center.

• According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 42 percent of Americans usually get the flu shot each year • Centers for Disease Control has a goal for 80 percent of Americans to receive the shot.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and University Health Center

attributes her immunity to the vaccine, which she said she has received three or four times – twice through the health center.

Laurenzo understood that it would hard for her to catch up on missed schoolwork if she were to contract the virus.

“I am very busy with studio classes and so it’s hard to miss class if I end up getting sick with the flu,” she said.

For Rachel Larson, assistant director of Career Services at the College of Business Administration, the reason for getting the vaccine was more about her family.

“I have a young daughter at home, and it would be really, really nice if our household didn’t get sick anymore,” Larson said.

Orsborn also stressed the importance of thinking about the vaccine as a way to prevent spreading influenza to others such as friends, family, elderly and at-risk individuals.

The virus can spread easily and quickly in a college setting, said Orsborn.

“Everybody lives in close quarters and there are many people living together. The odds are you will get exposed to somebody (with the flu), so protect yourself.”

Influenza vaccine clinics will be available Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the health center. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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veterans: from 1 identifying student veterans, but officials estimate that number at about 600 student veterans. The GI Bill and the Yellow Ribbon Program help cover the costs of college, but they are solely financial benefits. Without other support systems to ease the transition, some 88 percent of returning veterans on the GI Bill will drop out by the end of their first year, according to the Huffington Post. A recent study of veterans in college revealed one-third had suffered severe anxiety, one-fourth had suffered from severe depression and about 45 percent had suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. SVO, housed in room 310 of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center, works to bridge the gap in veterans resources through mentoring and educational resources.

It’s also a place for student veterans to simply connect with each other and establish camaraderie, Biondo said.

Both Biondo, former SVO president, and Mike Lewis, current president, recognize, however that student veterans can only utilize these services if they know about them. Without accurate numbers or a way to identify student veterans, the group is struggling to make progress and gain publicity.

“We’ve been around for five years, became a recognized student organization just two years ago and this is our first year with an office and money,” said Lewis, a junior water science major.

This year has been like starting from scratch, Biondo said. He created a website and a Facebook page last year but still struggles to find a way to direct student veterans to these sites. He hopes he can speak at New Student Enrollment and is pushing for the addition of a check box to the university’s application – that way, he could determine which incoming students need to know about the organization.

Biondo’s commitment to the group comes from his own experience, he said. He remembers

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Dominic Biondo, Kaylee Wheeler and Michael Lewis pose for a portrait in the office of the UNL Student Veterans Organization in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. Biondo, a UNL alumnus, Wheeler and Lewis, both UNL undergraduates, are all student veterans. feeling lost when he came to the university after serving in the Air Force for four years.

“I didn’t know all the ins and outs of academia,” he said. “I’d never been here before.”

At 26, Biondo joined the military out of “sheer despair.”

The job market was poor. Biondo couldn’t imagine continuing to work at minimum-wage jobs.

Life after his return from deployment was rough. When he came to UNL to get his bachelor ’s degree in geography, he found it hard to adjust to student life.

After all, Biondo had been an allsource analyst for interrogations.

He prepared questions and completed intelligence work for investigations He also had to sit in on the interrogations. He can still remember the way the subjects stared at him.

“You could look in their eyes and know that they wanted to reach across the table, cut your head off and put you on YouTube.

You could see it,” he said as his own unblinking eyes remained fixed on something in the dis-

tance. “And there’s no remorse.

That doesn’t settle right with you.”

Only when friends suggested Biondo might have a problem did he seek help. He went to his three free sessions as the university’s Counseling and Psychological Services. The diagnosis was posttraumatic stress disorder. He was referred to a veterans affairs office, where he was told he instead suffered from anxiety and depression.

Nowadays, Biondo can sleep soundly at night. SVO has given

magic: from 1 “You have your good days, and you have your bad days,” said Hildreth, noting that after years of playing she still struggles with the rules on occasion.

But no matter how bad the day, Hildreth always returns and said the best part about the game is the group of friends it has introduced her to.

“I was a prodigy child, and I didn’t have any close friends,” Hildreth said. “I went through high school with my head down.”

Since coming to UNL in 2008, Hildreth has become nearly inseparable with each of her cardwielding comrades.

“It’s all about hanging out with these friends and the acceptance I felt,” she said.

Sophomore geology major Jack Schueth said he feels the same way. Schueth came across the Magic table randomly one day on his way through the union and said for some reason he just “thought the game looked interesting.”

Two years later, he still sits down at the table almost every day, and he said his initial decision to introduce himself to the game couldn’t have worked out better.

“I became instant friends with everyone,” he said. “The day wouldn’t be the same without it.”

The group also includes several members who don’t take part in the game, but are simply there to unwind over lunch break and hang out.

Amanda Ryan is a sophomore criminal justice and prelaw student who has never played Magic before in her life, but she joins the group on a regular basis to watch.

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Kaitlin Hildreth, a senior majoring in English, laughs while playing “Magic: The Gathering” with her friends on Monday.

“It’s just nice to relax,” she said.

The other members have been trying to persuade her to play, but as Hildreth summed it up, “She’s not full-blown nerd yet.”

Hildreth’s brother Ryan, a sophomore general studies student has also gotten in on the action. He’s been playing since he started at UNL in 2011.

“I couldn’t help myself,” he said of why he began playing the game. “It’s a game of strategy and that’s how my brain works.”

The game has evolved into a passion for many of the players at the table, and most of them said it takes up a great deal of

their time – and their money.

“It’s very expensive,” Hildreth said. She said individual cards in her deck that cost more than $20 a piece.

“If you’re going to play, you’ll probably want to have a job,” she said. “I’ve spent thousands.”

Even with the cost, Hildreth plans to keep playing the game as long as she has a group of friends to face off against. She said the cards are just a bridge between her and a great crowd of people.

“Magic is the glue that holds it all together,” she said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

house dad: from 1 house dads.

On paper, his job includes making sure the house is safe and healthy to live in, but residents of the house know he goes beyond that.

“I don’t really get along with my dad, so ever since I joined Beta, he’s been there,” said Abe Karimi, a junior biochemistry major. “When you first look at him you’re intimidated, but he’s a big teddy bear.”

This doesn’t keep Williams from being authoritative when he needs to, though, Karimi said.

“He runs this place like a military boot camp when it needs to be,” Karimi said. “When things get out of hand, he tells us to get our shit together.”

While Williams loves his job, he said working with the fraternity members’ late nights is probably the worst part of the job.

“I would say the worst part is knowing I get up at two or three on a football morning and they come in at 2 o’clock still being loud,” Williams said after a groan at the thought of the early mornings.

Karimi remembered one night in particular where fraternity members had returned from off-campus late and were making noise and throwing things.

“The next morning at six we had a practice fire alarm,” Karimi said. “It was a great teaching experience. We all walked out during the winter with snow on the ground and had to stand there.”

Williams also takes the time to teach the fraternity members

him an outlet for coping with his experiences, he said.

But SVO isn’t just for veterans, though – it’s also there to serve students who will soon begin service.

SVO office volunteer and sophomore environmental studies major Kaylee Wheeler will deploy to Afghanistan with the U.S. Navy in December.

“I’m excited, nervous, unsure – all of the above,” she said.

Wheeler knows the challenges of being a student and going through military training, but she

doesn’t yet know what problems she will face when she returns as a veteran. Currently, she’s struggling to obtain military education benefits because she won’t be considered a Nebraska resident for another six months. And she said it’s difficult to switch between a military mindset and an academic one.

“When you are in the military, your training is very straightforward,” Wheeler said. “You are told what you need to know.

You don’t have to go out and find it, you don’t have to go out and guess it. When you come (to school), you aren’t told what you need to know. It’s expected without actual training.”

Wheeler is looking forward to adopting the title of veteran but doesn’t think she deserves the honorable distinction until she finishes her deployment. As for her goals for SVO, she hopes the group will become more established.

“When I joined, I spent two years and I didn’t know this place existed,” she said. “I think the university should be more willing to help veterans and guide them over to us, and I think we as a group should be able to reach out and step in when we know there is a new veteran coming in.”

Veteran Women’s After Action Group, a new support group sponsored by SVO and the UNL Women’s Center, had its first meeting Thursday and will be a place where Iraq and Afghanistan student veterans can meet to share their experiences as a kind of therapeutic release. Biondo said such groups demonstrate that the university is willing to help veterans.

“There is a lot of push for more resources,” he said. “If a veteran went to anyone on university staff and was like ‘I’m a veteran I need some help,’ they would bend over backwards. I think that student veterans just need to know that and I think the SVO is the way to do it.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

I feel like there’s this void there and I’m making sure that void isn’t in those people’s lives.”

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tips on life, including being a gentleman and chivalrous at every opportunity.

“He has a little book he has us read from, ‘How To Be a Gentleman’ at each meeting,” Ben Joekel said, a sophomore biosystems engineering major.

The little tips range from always washing your hands to dressing to the occasion. Other times, like when alumni or moms and dads come over to the house, Williams has the fraternity members clean every nook and cranny of the house.

As if playing mom, dad, babysitter and personal adviser wasn’t enough for Williams, he involves himself with Big Brothers, Big Sisters in his spare time. Currently, he has a little brother named Riley, Karimi said, who ends up hanging out with the fraternity members on gamedays.

“There is a pattern there,” Williams said. “If I was Warren Buffet, I’d probably build a facility for runaway youth.”

Williams grew up in a troubled home with a father who had a drinking problem. He thinks his childhood has led him to be so involved in helping others.

“I always wanted others to have a paternal figure in their life,” Williams said. “I look at

this fraternity house and at least I get to play dad with their parents away. I feel like there’s this void there and I’m making sure that void isn’t in those people’s lives.”

In the past, Williams has also been a fireman, Karimi said, which is why he has the cartoon character Taz wearing a fireman’s hat tattooed on his leg.

“We found his old fireman’s suit once,” Karimi said. “It’s huge.”

Williams also, on occasion, cooks for the fraternity members.

“He’s a great cook,” Karimi said. “He makes the best chicken in Nebraska.”

Williams will spend the entire night making jalapeno, blue cheese and bacon burgers by hand to grill for the fraternity the next day. Karimi said Williams has told fraternity member he would like to open a Southern food and seafood restaurant one day. But in the meantime, Williams is happy with where he is. “(The job) can wear on you sometimes,” Williams said. “I keep thinking, ‘this might be my last year,’ but each class kept telling me ‘no, don’t leave.’ I feel very comfortable staying as long as I can. I don’t see no deadline yet.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Husker fans: Show compassion at Penn State game Penn State has been through a lot.

The last thing Nittany Lion supporters need is more grief from Nebraska fans. For the game this weekend, Husker fans need to remember to be respectful of what PSU players, coaches and fans have been through.

Instead of using any off-color language or insulting fans dressed in dark blue, students need to represent the state of Nebraska in a kind, courteous manner. Memorial Stadium isn’t a place for blind hatred toward people who don’t deserve it.

It’s important to keep in mind that these fans were just as shocked at the crimes committed by Jerry Sandusky. What made it even worse was that it happened at their own university.

Treating Penn State supporters unkindly won’t do anything for our state’s reputation except damage it. We need to keep in mind that students represent something more than just the Huskers in Lincoln. We are representing our entire state.

Last season, Nebraska football went to State College, Pa., during a tough time for the Nittany Lions. The Huskers, behind running backs coach Ron Brown, were able to provide healing for a community that felt the aftershock of a crime that shook college football and the nation.

Nebraska fans, coaches and players gave the Nittany Lion faithful their first distraction from the vile actions of Sandusky.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln students need to use last year’s game as an example of how to be compassionate during a football game. Before, and after, this violent sporting game takes place, fans from Nebraska and Penn State can unite in another day of healing.

The Nebraska-Penn State game will happen every season for a long time. Rather than creating hostilities toward another Big Ten school, the student body of UNL should embrace our opponent. And we expect that you will.

If there really is no place like Nebraska, the students need to exemplify the Nebraskan spirit of being accepting toward everyone this weekend.

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Video games alter views of war

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his month marks an exciting time for gamers worldwide. Two of the largest, first-person shooter games, “Halo 4” and “Call of Duty: Black Ops II,” will be released just a week apart. As everyone indulges in their homicidal cravings this weekend, I can’t help but wander what implications these games have for our society.

Today’s video games heavily contribute to the prominent military culture of the United States. In addition, the video games trivialize the realities of war. They convolute the meaning of death and fail to recognize the actual objectives of real-time war missions. Video games glorify the mindless slaughter done under the guise of heroism, while simultaneously desensitizing civilians to one of the most destructive forces of mankind.

War is not a game – war is a curse.

Unfortunately, the United States has been at war for nearly 80 percent of its existence.

Upon leaving office, President Dwight Eisenhower warned America of the growing presence of the military industrial complex in our lives. In his “Chance for Peace” speech, Eisenhower shed light on the imbalance between military and domestic affairs in this country. American had, and still has, its priorities wrong. Eisenhower vouched for the equilibrium between guns and butter. He warned us about the grave ramifications of continual war on our society. Sadly, America stubbornly resisted Eisenhower ’s justified caveats.

In the United States, military and defense spending sits at more than $700 billion, a value that is half of the world’s entire budget. Since 1999, our allocation toward defense spending has been on a steady rise. The military, just as Eisenhower warned, has seeped into every crack of America. It has a large and rooted presence in our economic system. With an enormous armaments industry, any cuts in defense spending conjure up the claim that job loss would soon follow.

The military has guided our foreign policy as well. Foreign policy is becoming increasingly dependent on military solutions as evident by Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya.

Finally, the military has taken its place in our culture. In fact, the American citizen is more militarized than ever before. Every single day, Americans are subject to a daily diet of stories that glorify and sugarcoat the military. From the hackneyed phrase “Support Our Troops,” to video games like “Call of Duty,” America is fed the watered down version of war.

One of the most impactful sources of media on the youth today is the video game. Due to the widespread popularity of video games,

JAI MEDIRATTA they have the greatest impact on the mentality of America’s youth.

In May 2011, Navy SEALs carried out a mission that ended the search for the most wanted man in the world, Osama bin Laden.

According to Barack Obama, bin Laden’s death “marks the most significant achievement in our nation’s effort to defeat Al Qaeda.” Just days after this major event, civilians were given the chance to relive the entire experience through a computer game.

Kuma Games released “Kuma\War: Episode 107: Osama 2011.” This first-person shooter game gave the average civilian the ability to personally pull the trigger on bin Laden. The game, however, begs the question of whether bin Laden’s death and the war were trivialized with its production.

The words ‘game’ and ‘war ’ should never be next to each other. War is not a game and these virtualizations only serve to severely distort the reality. First off, these convolute the ways and types of deaths that occur in war. In “Call of Duty,” one can sustain multiple bullet wounds and grenades before being “killed,” only to be spawned in seconds. Unfortunately, life does not work on an accelerated reincarnation cycle. Our soldiers don’t have a health bar that recovers over time like in “Call of Duty.”

Once a solider is shot by a single bullet, he is rendered unfit for battle.

Since 2003, about 4,500 American soldiers have died in Iraq. That being said, about 4,500 families have been disrupted by the war. Unfortunately, “Call of Duty” and similar games can’t convey the feelings of grief surrounding death. In these games, the solider is dehumanized as a robot. He spawns within seconds and is easily replaceable. There is very little emphasis placed on the value of life in these games and they fail to address the heavy emotions that often accompany death.

In addition to distorting the concept of death, these games also fail to convey the re-

ality of those who die. In 2008, Bungie, Inc. boasted about the 8 billion deaths that have occurred in its “Halo 3” game. That’s more dead people than the world’s population. According to IraqBodyCount.org , at least 109,000 civilians have been killed as collateral from the Iraq War. In many first-person shooter games, these aspects are not included. The game only exists between the “enemy” and you. Keith Halper, the CEO of Kuma\War, was asked how he would deal with certain idiosyncrasies of the environment bin Laden was shot in. When questioned about including the 27 children who were present during the operation to kill B\bin Laden, Halper said they would appear “not as children, maybe … as unarmed adults.” At the expense of the meaning of death, the virtualizations only distort the reality while hiding the tragedies accompanied with war.

Finally, the first-person shooter games distort what war really is. During the campaign of most of these games, the player serves to protect the homeland from waves of enemies, to plant explosives in heavily guarded areas or single-handedly save the world. This is not how war operates today. The missions today are not aimed at obliterating the other side as quick as possible. Instead, they are more or less concerned with restoration, peace building and resource extraction missions.

Upon the initial invasion of Iraq, our soldiers were not blindly running into the battlefield, shooting every moving thing the saw.

A majority of our time in Iraq has been spent working on establishing a compliant democratic state, capable of defending itself from non-coalition forces. War is not just about killing as many enemies as you can. Today, more peaceful and humane approaches are attempted and the video games fail to respect that.

War isn’t a subject to laugh about. It’s not a game. As Eisenhower once said, “This is not a way of life at all, in any true sense. Under the cloud of threatening war, it’s humanity hanging from a cross of iron.” Video games today often distort the gruesome reality of war. They give the gamer a sheltered, crude version and further propagate the stereotypes of war.

In the real world, “respawn” doesn’t exist.

Video gamers can easily walk away from the battle with a click of a button – our brave soldiers cannot. It’s important gamers don’t lose sight of reality when they jump into their virtual world.

Jai Kumar Mediratta is a Biochemistry and German major. Follow him on Twitter @Jai_K_Mediratta or reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

Star Wars future looks bright with Disney buyout

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o, Disney bought Lucasfilm.

Who gives? The memes about the Death Star appearing throughout Disney films are as popular as hotcakes, and the arguments between nerds are ongoing and strenuous. Did Disney just ruin film history? Does Disney actually have a shot at turning out quality Lucasfilm movies and doing it well?

Let’s get down to the bare necessities.

For those of you who live under a rock, Disney announced on Oct. 30 it would buy Lucasfilm for $4 billion and create “Star Wars VII.” Cue the nerd excitement and the groans of disappointment from the non-believers.

This deal has been met with extreme excitement, but I was among the nonbelievers. As a poor, unfortunate soul, I didn’t believe there was any possible way Disney could bring justice to the Star Wars series. And who could disagree? Of course, with any significant event such as this, fear and uncertainty about how Mickey Mouse could churn out a new Star Wars film abound. Embarrassing as it is, I doubted the magic of that mystical mouse. But something happened, and my perception of Disney went from zero to hero.

I finally comprehended this great company’s accomplishments. Disney can do anything. The variety of films and the ideas it has encompassed, clearly show

how Disney’s creative team can paint with all the colors of the wind. Also, Walt Disney created one of the single greatest American companies to revive men, women and children’s hearts and laughter, especially in difficult times. Disney has been creating movies since the Great Depression and has turned simple ideas into masterpieces. The subtle reality of this sudden thought came to this: If Disney can’t use Lucasfilm to its fullest potential, no one can.

Certainly, it won’t ruin the work Lucasfilm has started. Disney knows what it’s doing and will advance with extreme confidence and precision when creating the new Star Wars film, along with the other movies that will be coming out of the Lucasfilm sector. I firmly believe Disney will bring Lucasfilm unquestionable justice. Here’s how: 1. Disney is creative. Lucasfilm is a whole new world and Disney plans to show you it in all its shining, shimmering splendor. Disney has built itself on creativity with the minds of individuals who think out of the box. It’s becoming typical to see film companies cycle through predictable sequels including “Taken 2,” “Paranormal Activity 4” (with a fifth next year), a new Bourne series, etc. Though Disney is going to be releasing “Star Wars VII,” don’t expect it to fall into that trap.

I’m confident new ideas, new plot lines and creative films will be pushed out in

MARC MAREAN the next few years.

We are talking about a company that has released gems to the American people for generations upon generations. Do you really think it’s going to be recycling old ideas for Lucasfilm? Disney clearly saw how much potential Lucasfilm could supply its creative department and jumped on the chance. Bottom line: Don’t expect to see only sequels come out of Lucasfilm. New ideas, storylines and effects will be redefining what a good movie is, and pure Disney magic will be behind it 100 percent.

2. Disney is bringing back Star Wars.

Your wishes have been fulfilled. When you wish upon a star, “Star Wars VII” magically appears on the horizon. I

mean, who isn’t excited for this? We are talking about “Star Wars VII,” people.

This is something that middle-aged men with action figures tucked away in the closet and young children have only fantasized of. It’s a dream in the making for many, and it’s just around the riverbend.

Also, did someone mention a Star Wars theme park?

Disney will go the distance. It knows how to give the people what they want, and does it on a regular basis. Even though not much has been said about what the new movie will be based on, or what events will be happening, we know one thing for sure: it will blow everyone’s socks off. Mickey Mouse is putting his signature on this bad boy and you can know without a doubt that Disney isn’t going to mess this one up. Whether the plot takes place on Dagobah, or under the sea, it’ll be legendary.

3. Everyone and their mom loves Disney. Not only does the company bring classics to a market where spin-offs and sequels run the business, but Disney is something our entire generation, our parents’ generation and our grandparents’ generation can relate to. It’s a small world after all, and Disney ties universal themes into timeless classics for everyone to enjoy. Every family can feel comfortable going to the theater, knowing a Disney movie is going to leave them feeling great when they walk out. Basically, ev-

eryone’s mom and Disney are the best of friends.

4. Disney makes great movies. Plain and simple, Disney has and will always make great movies. No question about it.

5. Disney is becoming adventurous.

It has been slowly taking on more daring, non-cartoon-oriented projects. “The Avengers,” “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “Prince of Persia” were all taken on by the Disney crew and the films didn’t disappoint. Not only were the movies blockbusters, they were instant favorites for many. Though the stereotypical view of a Disney movie is to imagine the cheesy songs from “Snow White,” “Jungle Book” or “The Little Mermaid,” think twice before casting those retro Disney films in the same light as the new blockbusters. Bottom Line: Disney has no strings to hold them down.

You’ve got a friend in me, Disney.

Viewers better believe Disney will bring justice to any Lucasfilm masterpiece they see in theaters. Not only is Disney bringing an absurd amount of creativity to every film, but the amount of dedication and time it puts into films is outstanding.

Disney is a company worth fighting for.

However, if I may ask one thing: please, no songs.

Marc Marean is a Sophomore Secondary Education Major.

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Madeline Christensen spent a week attempting to live a vegan lifestyle – without consuming any animal products or by-products – and chronicling her progress.

After seven days without prime rib (but with a few accidental non-vegan snacks), Christensen gained a “major respect” for vegans’ willpower.

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n a state where beef is, and has long been, what’s for dinner, most people who hear the words “Nebraska” and “vegan” in the same sentence would wait for the coming punchline.

However, Katie Kellogg hasn’t touched meat, dairy or anything containing animal byproduct for more than five years. Kellogg is a freshman elementary special education major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

“Honestly, the biggest challenge isn’t the diet, it’s dealing with the people who don’t get it,” Kellogg said. “They want to make fun of being vegan, but I’ve heard it all – they’re pretty unoriginal.”

“Going vegan” is not only a diet concerning animal and animal by-product consumption, but a lifestyle choice.

Vegan Society member Eva Batt, known for pi-

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A former radio DJ and two former musicians now take the stage without their sound booth or instruments. Their new trade is laughter.

OK Party Comedy is a group After taking a break from their of three comedians from Omaha original form of performance art, formed about two years ago. Ian they wanted to return to the stage Terry, Zach Peterson and Mike and take on their longtime pasPerry created OK Party after nosion for comedy. ticing a lacking comedy scene.

“It’s sort of one of those “We want to things that you present comedy with got together with Not a lot of the same reverence your friends and that we have for it, you sort of joked comedians in terms of looking around and that at it as something came up with the was probably that can be enjoyed background of the most fun I by everyone,” Peterhave,” Peterson being in bands.” son said. said. “Now I just Terry and Petersort of do it in a Ian Terry son both started out different way, a C o-Founder of OK Party in punk rock bands more institutionand transitioned alized way where into comedy later in everything is prelife. set. It’s just a fun thing to do. It “Not a lot of comedians came looks fun and it is fun.” up with the background of beA lot of comedy acts are oneing in bands,” Terry said. “It’s a man shows, but OK Party Commindset where you’re part of a edy often has all three members community for other people, not just yourself. Plus, we’re way ok party: see page 7 cooler.”

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“Paragon Springs,” the second UNL Mainstage production of the fall semester, opened Thursday night at the Studio Theatre of The Temple Building. The play will run through the weekend and the last performance will be Nov. 18 at 2 p.m.

Jazz-era play perplexes with length, dialogue nikita lenzo dn Despite its casual use of words like “swoony” and a jovial jazz accompaniment, “Paragon Springs” presents a controversial situation and denies a justifiable conclusion and sometimes gives itself to lethargy.

In the second University of Nebraska-Lincoln Mainstage production of the semester, Paragon Springs is a Midwestern town, population 213, in early April of 1926, the Age of Dreamers. The “healing waters” responsible for Paragon Springs’ name have become a “cauldron of disease” and townspeople must decide wheth-

er the misfortune be publicized as a warning, a plague or a hoax.

Although the town could replace the water pipes for $100,000, the chore would take three years; long enough to render Paragon Springs another moping ghost town. But is a town founded on deception worthy of prosperity?

Where does the real contamina-

tion lie?

Insightful quips, which might come off abrasive to sluggish minds, examine integrity throughout the production, though this, of course, is inherent to the script by Steven Dietz, adapted from “An Enemy

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Bond mystique survives through series reinvention which in 2006 ditched the cartoonishness of previous films and gave Bond depth and nuance through Daniel Craig.

Like Christopher Nolan’s take on the increasingly campy Batman series, “Casino Royale” rebooted the franchise entirely with a dark origin story. While his initial casting generated controversy for straying from the Bond archetype, the lean, damaged and unstable Craig proved to be a spot-on update for the 21st century.

“Quantum of Solace” was less well-received, though this can be blamed partly on a rushed script due to the 2007 Writers Guild strike.

Luckily, early reviews suggest that “Skyfall” is as rejuvenating as “Casino Royale” and brings a Joker-esque eeriness to the Bond villain through Javier Bardem (“No Country for Old Men”).

What’s next for Bond? This depends entirely on what’s next for society. The bleached-blonde cyber-terrorist of a villain suggests this entry is tapping into WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange for relevance. Presumably, the next installments will continue to reflect modern fears and adjust its approach accordingly.

Craig is contracted to two more films (although previous Bonds have left their contracts early), after which bigger reinventions can happen if necessary.

The original formula of style and suave is as present as ever and Craig proves these staples can thrive as easily and creatively in 2012 as in 1962. Maybe if more franchises took note of Bond’s versatility, this wouldn’t be as “shocking, positively shocking” as it first seems. cameron mount is a senior english education major. reach him at arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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A decade later, Roger Moore started his seven-movie run, which took the Bond tropes to the extreme. Less athletic and infinitely more ridiculous than cameron mount Connery, Moore more often than not turned the series into a parIt isn’t easy to keep a cultural ody. At the same time, he repreicon ticking for 50 years. “Pirates sented the character ’s straightforward likability in classics like of the Caribbean,” “Indiana “Live and Let Die” and “The Spy Jones” and “Rocky” are three Who Loved Me”. of countless examples of initial Not every Bond actor has hits that fizzled into caricatures had the opportunity to fully of themselves. Somehow, James define their take on the charBond has cooly avoided that trap. “Skyfall,” released today, acter. In 1969, George Lazenby brought emotional depth to has garnered high praise from Bond in “On critics as a mature inHer Majstallment on par with Craig proves esty’s Secret 007’s best. but What gives this these (Bond) Service,” was replaced franchise such a longby Connery running license to kill? staples can thrive for the next How do generations as easily in 2012, movie. In the of directors shake the late 1980s, series up without stir- as in 1962.”

Timothy Dalring it? Now with 5 ton infused a billion dollars and 50 seriousness into his two stabs at years of successes, failures and the role, but he was frequently puns under its belt, Bond offers more insight than any other se- criticized as dour. Though now mostly footnotes, the actors ries on how to keep a franchise could have conceivably grown afloat. into the Bond role. Pierce BrosMost importantly, a series nan mixed parts of Connery needs consistency but room for and parts of Moore, stepping growth. up Bond’s action and humor Supervillains, gadgets, style, though still relying mostly on bravado and beautiful women cheese. have been at the core of all 23 “GoldenEye 007” for Nintenentries, yet each new Bond has do 64 probably had more influbrought something new. Sean ence in keeping the Bond name Connery set the tone in 1962 with an effortless and totally fresh in the 1990s than Brosnan dispassionate suaveness. Still himself. “Die Another Day” in the quintessential Bond, the im- 2002 was bloated with CGI, hovercrafts and invisible cars and mortal “Bond, James Bond” introduction seemed to hint at a marked a desperate need for total reinvention. simple timelessness.

In came “Casino Royale,”

The Cove the shady methods of its accumulation.

The guerrilla journalism and stealth tactics O’Barry and his team use to gather footage make the documentary an edge-ofyour-seat thriller, a harrowing at the ghastly images in their findings.

Though not in the realm of a Sarah Mclaughlin SPCA com-

mercial, the persuasion tactics of “The Cove” inspire an inner surge for change, though the realistic options are slim. Still, there is a lot to be said for a documentary which pulls no punches, a brand of which we need more. compiled by chris heady - arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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gabriella martinez-garro dn They had the world at their fingertips.

Billionaires David and Jackie Siegel were running the largest timeshare company in the world.

They had a loving (albeit huge) family and were constructing a palace modeled after Versailles. It was to become the largest house in America, the cherry on top of their empire.

THE QUEEN OF Then the 2008 recession hit, and it all came crashing down.

VERSAILES “The Queen of Versailles,” directed by Lauren Greenfield, is an DIRECTED BY LAUREN GREENFIELD endearing documentary that looks into the rise and fall of an excepMary Riepma Ross tionally wealthy family in Orlando Media Arts Center and the lifestyle they lead. Greenfield initially began shooting the film to document the construction trying to keep afloat by selling of the Siegel’s “Versailles.” Howproperty to those who can hardly ever, once the recession hit, her stay viable themselves. Jobs are documentary took a different turn. lost and pay cuts are abundant.

As David states at the end of the Yet David clings to Versailles as it film, his story becomes a reverse becomes more than just a symbol rags-to-riches story. of all he has accomplished, but The documentary begins also of what he has by demonstratto lose. ing just how rich The documenDavid the Siegels retary, at times, acts clings to ally are. Jackie as a mirror, a reproudly shows off flection of how Versailles as her high-fashion consumerism has wardrobe, the it becomes ... a defined and taken Siegel’s personal over the American symbol of all he airplane and, of public. The viewer course, Versailles, has accomplished. can’t help but bedriving the viewer come engaged and to disgust and awe a bit envious at the only a certain level of decadence amount of wealth and riches the can bring.

Siegel’s have.

She describes her tale as a stoSoon enough, the Siegels bery of triumph. She was a model, gin to realize that their lifestyle living in middle-class Florida in must change. David begins to sell an abusive marriage, until she some of his estates and devote all divorced and became the trophy of his time and energy into trywife of David Siegel, owner and ing to solve his financial probfounder of Westgate Resorts. lems. Jackie, however, can’t seem David prides himself on the to stop her shopaholic impulses, lifestyle he has created. He has though she does start dedicating a beautiful wife 30 years his ju- more time to her children after nior with whom he has seven the family is forced to lay off alchildren and money to burn. The most a dozen nannies and housefilm shows the grand opening of keepers. his new tower in Las Vegas, the “The Queen of Versailles,” is “brightest on The Strip,” he says intriguing, entertaining and amusin the film. ing all while showing the demise Suddenly, everything changof one family’s American dream. es after the recession hits. The arts@ Westgate corporation finds itself dailynebraskan.com

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After training the five dolphins used on “Flipper,” Richard O’Barry said he became tired of seeing them mistreated. He became an animal rights activist, defending the slaughter of marine life, specifically in Asia.

“The Cove” follows O’Barry and his team’s journey to expose the town of Taiji, Japan, which is infamous for its dolphin meat and

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vegan diary: from 5 I actually compared the metamorphism of rocks to medium-rare and well-done steaks while the vegan gods laughed above.”

oneering vegan cookbooks, once famously described the philosophy as “a way of life that avoids exploitation, whether it be of our fellow men, the animal population or the soil upon which we rely for our very existence.”

“I went vegan because it was a moral thing for me,” Kellogg said.

“I don’t agree with the way animals are treated at places like factory farms and slaughterhouses.”

Especially in Nebraska, Kellogg said she feels most people have skewed ideas about vegans.

“People think we’re health gurus, but I really don’t eat a lot of salad and I’m not working out all the time,” she said. “And we’re definitely not all hippies.”

Melissa Rodriguez, a freshman English major, has been a vegan for almost two years. However, she said her choice “wasn’t really about religion or morals.”

“I gave up meat first and gradually I started leaning toward all organic foods,” Rodriguez said. “I just feel so much more healthy, like I have more energy. I like to feel good about what I consume.”

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Pam Edwards, assistant director of dining services at UNL, said maintaining vegan options in the dining halls can be a difficult proposition.

“It’s a bit challenging from the perspective of knowing the number of vegan students we’re catering to,” Edwards said. “We want the quality of our food to be good and we don’t want to compromise that with excess food sitting out.”

In the UNL dining halls, vegetarian and vegan options are marked with yellow labels.

Edwards said the most challenging vegan-friendly meal is breakfast. Although the dining halls offer vegetarian bacon and sausage, they both still contain egg whites.

“If a vegan student at UNL is having trouble finding vegan options in the dining halls, I encourage them to let us know,” Edwards said. “We’ll work with them.”

After five years, Kellogg said veganism has become second nature.

“I’m planning on doing this for the rest of my life,” she said. “I

can’t really see myself going back now.”

For some perspective, I went vegan for a week and documented my personal experiences.

Day 1

Going vegan for the first time in your life is a lot like when you pour a bowl of cereal, only to realize the milk is gone. Then you search the fridge for something else for breakfast, and it turns out there’s only a bottle of ketchup and a few leftover soy sauce packets, so you end up going back to sleep, comforted only by a bag of frozen peas you hope will thaw out soon.

My first day as a vegan has been filled with confusion and the realization that basically everything I eat contains some form of dairy or eggs or is meat. After a meal last night that resembled The Last Supper, I was vulnerable and didn’t know what to do, so all I ate was half a box of fruit snacks. Granted, they were gluten-free, but that was Vegan Fail No. 1, because a true vegan probably wouldn’t eat something that claims it’s fruit but looks like a smiley face.

Day 2

I’ve had a vega-normous craving for some three-cheese chicken

nachos from Qdoba all day. Which leads me to Vegan Fail No. 2. Instead, I ate a cup of chicken ramen noodles, thinking the flavoring was artificial.

Not only is the flavoring made with chicken fat and powdered cooked chicken, but I’m probably going to Vegan Hell for even enjoying the taste of chicken, artificial or not.

I redeemed myself by giving the vegan options at the dining hall a chance (which, since the vegan population isn’t exactly huge, are very few and far between). I settled on a veggie-vegan garden burger, which is found right next to the juicy beef ones. I’ll just say it neither resembles a garden nor a burger. However, if you don’t think about it, it’s edible.

Whatever vegan points I earned today were violently destroyed the second I absentmindedly started munching on some Cheez-Its at a going-away party – Vegan Fail No. 3. As much as I don’t want to believe it, cheez is cheese.

Day 3

It has been a good day, full of salads and more salads.

I went to a coffee place with a friend and I had to ask the barista what vegan options they had. For some reason, I could tell she knew I

was a fraud, so I quickly explained that, no, I’m not actually a vegan, I’m just doing it for a week and I’m not very good at it. Then my friend mentioned the Cheez-Its from the night before, and the girl (who turned out to be a vegan) gave me a condescending look and a smoothie.

Day 4

I must have angered the vegan gods because I woke up sick today.

I’ve really only drank lots and lots of tea to get rid of my sore throat.

Copious amounts of tea. I am a teagan. The fun fact for today is that Kleenex lotion tissues are glutenfree and vegan friendly. Which is great because it would really suck to have to use leaves or something.

Day 5

I had an epiphany when I opened my fridge and my roommate’s string cheese didn’t talk to me. Honestly, the vegan thing isn’t so bad.

In between veggie wraps, hummus and Naked Juice, I’ve been having weird vegan impulses.

For instance, I’ll be watching someone eat a sub with five layers of bacon and a side of bacon – and suddenly I’m fighting the urge to go all Charlotte’s Web on them.

Call it overconfidence, but I’m painting with the colors of the

wind, my friend.

Day 6

So, say I decide to go vegan for the rest of my life. Does this mean I earn the right to special privileges?

Will I be able to talk to animals? If I sing, will a bluebird come perch on my windowsill? I’m going to say I at least get the right to rub it in other people’s animal-killing faces.

I think I may be reaching the end of my gluten-free, all-natural, not-tested-on-animals rope. In my geology lab, I actually compared the metamorphism of rocks to medium-rare and well-done steaks while the vegan gods laughed above.

Day 7

I barely made it through the week, so I wouldn’t say I’m a prime candidate for the vegan lifestyle, maybe just for some prime rib.

However, I have gained some major respect for vegans. You can’t really understand the determination and willpower it takes until you’ve tried it yourself. We carnivores may think it’s crazy, but anyone willing to make that much sacrifice in order to stand by his or her beliefs is pretty impressive. They’re defending animal rights while our major movement is No-Shave November. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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“The Matrix” star hosts Christopher Kenneally’s new documentary “Side by Side.” He sits down with Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, James Cameron, David Lynch and dozens of the biggest names and experts in the film business to talk about the state and future of film.

Sound like a broad subject?

It is, but at the center of the conversations is the shift from 35mm to digital filmmaking, which is happening at an incredibly rapid rate. The technologies of the past are mostly quick summaries decade by decade, but Kenneally zooms in on the extraordinary leaps made just in the last few years.

“O Brother, Where Art Thou?,” “Sin City” and “Collateral,” for example, made important technological contributions to the industry even as most audiences considered them mere entertainment. Even from 2010 to 2011 to now, cameras have undergone dramatic improvements in portability, quality and editing ease.

The boat race scene in “The Social Network” was only possible to film because of an innovative camera David Fincher modified for that scene.

Creative minds in Hollywood aren’t just using technology creatively; they’re constantly pushing it forward. As evidenced in their interviews, they think in terms of what could be in the future. Often it involves technology impossible to realize even a year earlier.

Many experts lend their voice to the defense of traditional film, and the arguments go far beyond a stuck-in-the-past obstinacy. Nolan created his Batman trilogy on film and makes a credible case that digital isn’t yet at a place to abandon film.

One of the complications is in the changing roles of cinematography and direction. Whereas analog filming required visual and color experts to make important decisions and footage could only be reviewed the next day, digital filmmaking lets the entire crew see the final picture in real-time.

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Comedy clubs are terrible places.

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“It takes a special kind of narcissism to believe what you have to say is important,” Peterson said.

OK Party Comedy diverges from the norm in venues, as well.

Instead of performing at the Funny Bone, one of the few comedy locales in Omaha, they performs at places such as the Waiting Room Lounge, O’Leavers Pub, the Slowdown and Studio Gallery.

“Well, comedy clubs are terrible places,” Terry said. “It’s very misogynistic, and racist and homophobic. It’s like, ‘You’re going to come here, get insulted by some old white guy who’s angry.’”

OK Party Comedy aims to grow the Omaha comedy scene by inviting new and aspiring comedians to participate in its shows. For one of the trio’s recurring events, Comedy Battle Royale, seasoned comics and newcomers are given a topic and battle each other.

Their next Comedy Battle Royale is Nov. 28 at the Waiting Room in Omaha.

Perry said he has seen a couple newcomers who participate in the event begin performing on a regular basis.

“Anyone who has any notion of doing comedy should talk to us,” Terry said. “We love putting amateurs up … We’re definitely looking for new blood or faces.” arts@ DAilynebraskan.com

and stay away from that. I just say absurd things. I go on a 20-minute thing about how much I hate horses … Let’s get mad at horses for no reason.”

Perry said one of the aspects that makes OK Party Comedy different is not just the topic of their sketches, but how they are delivered.

“The cool thing is that we have complimenting styles and they’re each unique,” Perry said.

All three comedians draw on material from their daily lives, whether it is their opinion of horses, their family or the way they view t h e world.

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Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center silent protest of this issue, which involved him leaving jars of urine dispersed on the “Zodiac” set. Reeves’ easygoing interviewing style lets loose a number of candid insights.

Far from insulting its audience’s intelligence, “Side by Side” delves deep into the step-bystep technical processes of film throughout cinema’s history. On the other hand, the movie also doesn’t assume anything. Everything from how a simple camera receives light to create an image, to how a digital camera accomplishes the same task, to how computers and CGI can make the most minute changes is explained accessibly and diagramed simply.

A marvel like “Avatar,” for example, is an overwhelming technological feat when considered on its own. Watching the incremental climb from “Star Wars” to ‘90s music videos to “The Matrix,” however, makes movies like “Avatar” seem conceivable, but also all the more incredible. It’s still movie magic, but with recognition that it took a century of pushing boundaries to make that magic possible.

“Side by Side” has a very technical aim, and although Kenneally frames this through filmmakers’ dynamism and passion, some moviegoers will be more amazed by these nuts and bolts than others. And even though the range of perspectives is impressive, one can’t help thinking of what the likes of Quentin Tarantino and Steven Spielberg would have added. Still, as a crash course in movie-making and the seismic shifts now at play, “Side by Side” is a dream. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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paragon : from 5 of the People,” by the legendary Henrik Ibsen. UNL’s staging of “Paragon Springs” is directed by Carrie Lee Patterson.

Raging debates of equality, freedom, politics and morals dizzy the viewer with mental calisthenics and evade resolution with belabored confusion, though it does speak to the ability of the student cast – featuring Nate Ruleaux, Devon Schovanec, Clare Carl and Meghan Modrovsky – to deliver a quick and breathless line. The impulsive characters abandon romance in the quest for their ideal solution, yet the conclusion leaves much to be desired and quick-witted but inaccessible performances don’t help.

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“I think a lot more can be gained from working with other people.

You have to just put your ego in the backseat every once in a while.”

OK Party Comedy makes a point to give audiences a different kind of comedy they may not be used to seeing in clubs. Terry compared the group to a punk rock or indie band, saying they are against the status quo.

“A lot of people, I’m going to say with white male comedians, it’s like … (they rely on) pop culture: ‘I don’t have a girlfriend (or) Netflix,’” Terry said.

“I kind of stray

on stage performing sketches as a group.

“We’re comedians, we’re kind of lazy,” Perry said. “If we were just doing it one at a time, none of us would take the initiative to do it. When we have other people counting on us to do it, then we’re more likely to get things done that way. Plus you can share the responsibilities and not have one person that’s trying to do everything.”

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Huskers welcome newcomers Old and new faces dot Nebraska’s travel roster as Huskers begin 2012-13 season Sara Hinds DN Red polos slipped on, phones away, eyes on your own pins; it’s test time for the women on the Nebraska bowling team.

Six women traveled Thursday to Valparaiso, Ind., for the Crusader Classic, NU’s first match of the 2012-2013 season. The threeday tournament starts Friday with baker matches and continues Saturday and Sunday with traditional games.

Three Huskers lead the traveling team with experience: senior All-American Kristi Mickelson, junior Yan Ling and sophomore Liz Kuhlkin.

The other three women on the team are just starting their Nebraska careers this weekend.

Sophomores Elise Bolton and Andrea Ruiz and freshman Bethany

Hedley will all be bowling as Huskers for the first time. Coach Bill Straub said the freshmen and transfer still have experience.

Hedley bowled internationally for Team England. Bolton, a transfer from Sam Houston State, competed for Team USA. Ruiz, a transfer from Bogota Central College in Colombia, is on the Colombian national team.

How the newcomers react to the collegiate bowling as a Husker depends on how Nebraska bowls as a team.

“I wish I had a crystal ball to know how they’re going to handle wearing that big red ‘N’ on the back of their shirt,” Straub said.

“They’re all good players. I guess the obstacle is once you step into an event and they’re getting lots of attention paid to them just because they have a big red ‘N’ on their back. How well they handle that will have a whole lot to do with how well the team succeeds.”

Nebraska faces a tough field of competitors, with host team Valparaiso ranked ninth, second-ranked Arkansas State, fourth-ranked Vanderbilt and

We’ve got a lot of good players, and we’re really excited to get things going.” liz kuhlkin

nu sophomore bowler

sixth-ranked Central Missouri all bowling this weekend. The Huskers are ranked fifth. Straub said he disregards ratings and instead will let his players decide Nebraska’s success.

Mickelson is expected to build on her All-American season last year into this season. Straub has high expectations for Kuhlkin as well. Kuhlkin had a 197.4 pinfall average for the season and Mickelson posted the second highest pinfall average on the team at 203.3.

“I think she’s a better player now then she was last spring,” Straub said of Kuhlkin. “I think she’s looking at potential of having a very productive year.”

The four-time NCAA champions lost Kayla Johnson and Valerie Calberry to graduation after last season’s third place finish at the NCAA Championships.

This year’s Husker squad may be young, but they have the knowledge to ace their first test of the season.

“From top to bottom, there’s a whole lot of skill here,” Straub said. “It’s just how’s that going to work out in competition.”

Kuhlkin agreed.

“We’ve got a lot of good players, and we’re really excited to get things going.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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scouting report Penn State Nittany Lions State College, Pa. stadium: Beaver Stadium (106,572 capacity) rivals: Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska all-time record: 715-39143 (112 wins vacated) claimed national titles: 2 conference titles: 1 (Independent until 1993) heisman trophy winners: 1 last season: 0-4 (9 wins vacated) notable current players: QB Matt McGloin, LB Gerald Hodges, LB Michael Mauti notable former players: RB Franco Harris, LB Jack Ham, RB Lenny Moore, RB John Cappelletti, QB Kerry Collins, RB Larry Johnson, LB Paul Posluszny, LB LaVar Arrington, QB Todd Blackledge terms of ncaa sanctions: Fine of $60 million, fouryear postseason ban, 112 wins vacated from 1998-2011, reduction of scholarships by 10 for 2011-12, 20 spread across following four seasons. coach: Bill O’Brien (1st year) overall head coaching record:

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Defensive end/linebacker, Brown (1990-92) head coaching career: Penn State (2012-present) notable assistant coaching stops:

Brown (TE – 1993, ILB – 1994), Georgia Tech (GA – 1995-97, RB – 19982000, OC/QB – 2001-02), Maryland (RB – 2003-04), Duke (OC/QB – 2005-06), New England Patriots (Asst – 2007, WR – 2008, QB – 2009-10, OC/QB – 2011)

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Husker assistant coach Ron Brown (right) leads Penn State and Nebraska players in prayer after NU’s 17-14 win in State College, Pa., last year. The Nittany Lions have seen a litany of changes in the program over the past year. record in a year when many thought the feat impossible.

“He’s a lot better football player than he was a year ago,” Pelini said.

“He understands what they’re doing and how to do it and where they’re going with the football.

“He doesn’t make a lot of mistakes and understands how to make the system work for him.”

Much has been said about the state of Penn State football with all that has happened, but when Saturday comes, just as it did last year in State College, a game will be played.

Defensive coordinator John Papuchis acknowledged the difficulties the Nittany Lions have endured, but also keyed in on where his team must fo-

cus to stop a team driven by so much emotional momentum. McGloin, Papuchis said, is Nebraska’s focal point.

“He’s very efficient, very productive and he’s only thrown three interceptions on the year,” Papuchis said.

“He’s careful with the ball and makes good decisions.

“He’s maturing in the role. He has another 12 or 13 starts under his belt since the last time we played them, and you can see he has grown as a player. He knows where to go with the ball, he’s accurate, he finds a way to make things happen and he buys himself time in the pocket. He’s a good player.”

McGloin has thrown 18 touchdowns and just three interceptions

He doesn’t make a lot of mistakes and understands how to make the system work for him.”

96,562 (44,679 at University Park campus) endowment: $1.708 billion specializations: Penn State is known for its accelerated programs, most notably offering students in its pre-medical program a chance to advance to Jefferson Medical College in two to three years.

PSU QB Matt McGloin vs. NU Secondary McGloin has come a long way from last season, producing 18 touchdowns and throwing just three interceptions this year. Saturday will be arguably his biggest test, as Nebraska leads the country in defensive pass efficiency. Something has to give in this matchup, which will go a long way toward spelling the success of Penn State’s tight-end centric offense.

Nebraska vs. The Clock Nebraska has entered the fourth quarter in four of its last five games without a lead.

The Huskers can’t keep waiting until the last minute to try and patch together wins, which it did on three of four tries.

Though the formula has worked up to this point, time is destined to catch up with the Huskers if they don’t start building leads earlier.

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this season, compared to eight touchdowns and five interceptions all of last season. Papuchis said he’s confident his defensive backs, who led the nation in pass efficiency defense, will be able to throw McGloin off track, and he plans to use a multitude of personnel to do so.

“We have an all-hands-on-deck mentality when it comes to who we play in the secondary,” Papuchis said.

“A bunch of corners have seen significant time for us this year … whatever fits that week, we go with the best personnel and try to maximize the roster that we have.”

No. 16 Nebraska and Penn State kick off at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, with television coverage available on ABC. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Freshman Ditter didn’t expect college career Jacy Lewis DN

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Nebraska senior point guard LIndsey Moore looks for a shot in an exhibition against Nebraska-Kearney on Sunday. Moore said the Huskers still have many things to keep improving. game,” Yori said. “Every single time down the floor she’s making something happen so it gets in your head that if she can do it, everyone can all pitch in. It helps a lot.”

Hooper, an honorable mention

Key Matchups NU Rushing Attack vs.

PSU Linebackers Penn State has always been known for its linebackers, while Nebraska has built a reputation the past few years as one of the strongest rushing teams in the country.

The two will do battle on Saturday, with the winner going a long way toward deciding the game’s winner.

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her team can accomplish this season.

“With Lindsey out there it boosts your morale and your confidence when she goes out there and makes plays – hustle plays every single

what makes it unique: The Penn State Alumni Association is the largest alumni association in the world, holding the honor among dues-paying schools since 1995.

AP All-American last year, is looking to build off one of the best sophomore years in school history, when she averaged 18.9 points per game and led the Big Ten in rebounds and double-doubles.

Tipoff for the final season in the Bob Devaney Sports Center is at 7:05 p.m. on Friday. Sunday’s game starts at 2:05 p.m. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

this weekend

Nebraska travels Nebraska freshman Katie Ditter is to Brookings, S.D., relatively new to swimming.

Ditter started swimming when to compete against she was a freshman in high school.

South Dakota State on She didn’t think she would continue Friday at 4 p.m. The to swim in college.

That all changed when Nebraska Huskers return home coach Pablo Morales started talking to compete against to her about pursuing swimming.

Northern Iowa on SatNU staff first started looking at her urday at 11 a.m. at the during her junior year. Assistant coach Patrick Rowan wasn’t on staff Devaney Natatorium. when the Huskers started to look at Ditter, but said he can see why they wanted her as a part of the team. her to continue her hard work in the “The state meet for the last two classroom, while bringing intensity years brought our attention toward to practice. her,” Rowan said.

“She has been doing “Her club coaches rea solid job,” Rowan said. ally pulled our eyes to “She has to improve in her.” the pool and on dry land Ditter swam the as well.” fastest 100-meter Swimming in high breaststroke time at the school was an entirely Nebraska state meet different environment her senior year in the than what she has expepreliminary round, rienced in college. but finished tied for “High school swimthird in finals. Ditter ming was for the fun of it, will be swimming the not so much for competibreaststroke and the ditter tion,” Ditter said.

IM for the Huskers this A big change for Ditseason. ter has been her attention In high school Diton her teammates. ter, an honor-roll student, also played “My hardest transition has been volleyball. Her decision to continue doing all of this for my team instead to swim was a tough choice. of myself,” Ditter said.

“I loved volleyball, but swimDitter has made the commitming just makes me feel better,” Ditment to her team and is there for all ter said. “Swimming individually is of her teammates. They have been fulfilling for me.” helping her transition into collegiate She decided volleyball wasn’t swimming as well. going to take her anywhere so she Rowan is excited to see how Ditstarted to focus intently on swimter improves while on the team. ming. She joined a club team her “She has to develop the attitude sophomore year that ended up being where she expects the best out of her gateway to college swimming. herself,” Rowan said. “She needs to “My sophomore year after state internalize that level of expectation was when I realized I could be good and excellence.” at this sport,” Ditter said. sports@ Rowan believes in Ditter’s abildailynebraskan.com ity in and out of the pool. He wants

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Nedu Izu DN After taking some time off to recuperate from a pair of losses, it’s time for the Nebraska volleyball team to hit the court again.

The No. 9 Huskers (18-5 overall, 10-4 Big Ten) kick off another two-match weekend when they take on Indiana (11-15, 3-11) on Friday and No. 21 Purdue (18-7, 9-5) on Saturday at the NU Coliseum.

In its last outing, the team traveled to Michigan and Michigan State and dropped heartbreakers to both teams in five-set matches.

The winless weekend against the two schools was the second time this season Nebraska has been on a losing streak.

But instead of being upset, NU coach John Cook said he looks at the team’s last two matches as a lesson.

“We’ve been winning a lot of close games, (but last weekend) didn’t go our way,” he said. “You can learn a lot from losing, so hopefully we do.”

Nebraska began its first match of the weekend, against Michigan, up 2-0. However, those would be the only two sets the team would win, as the Wolverines fought back from behind to win 3-2 (25-21, 25-19, 21-25, 13-25, 15-9).

Midway through the fifth set, senior Hannah Werth sprained her ankle and was forced to sit out the rest of the weekend.

Against Michigan State, freshmen Kelsey Fien, Alicia Ostrander, Alexa Strange and Sheridan Zarda were called on to make up for 19 percent of Nebraska’s offense. Though the four freshmen chipped away for a total of 11 kills, their successful file photo by jon augustine | dn swings weren’t enough as MichiNebraska senior outside Hannah Werth suffered an ankle sprain in the fifth set of a 3-2 loss to gan State went on to defeat the Huskers 3-2 (13-25, 25-23, 18-25, Michigan on Friday. It’s not certain if Werth will return this weekend against Indiana and Purdue.

25-23, 15-17), handing NU its second loss of the weekend. themselves if they want to win. some good lessons. They were a 12-5 advantage against Purdue.

Despite going winless on the “We can’t take things too far The last time the Huskers in position to win a big match on road trip, Cook played at home, they went 1-1, los- and look too far in the future,” the the road and we said it was good outside hitter said. “We have to didn’t get it done. ing 3-1 to then No. 20 Ohio State You can to see the firstfocus on our side of the court and (Oct. 26), and beat then No. 1 Penn That’s why matchyear players gain learn a lot not be thinking of (the opponent’s) es like that teach State 3-2 two days later. experience. side.”

So after losing three out of them a lot.”

“I tell those from losing, so Friday’s match against Indiana their last four games, how will the The Huskgirls all the time, hopefully we do.” starts at 7 p.m. The Huskers will NU players build themselves back ers have now lost ‘You never know take on Purdue on Saturday at 7:30 up? three out of their when you’re go“We just need to take it one p.m. Fans who have purchased a last four matches. ing to get an opJohn cook BTN subscription can watch the point at a time,” Werth said.

Heading into portunity; you nu volleyball coach match against the Boilermakers on Though it’s uncertain whether this weekend’s always have to be BTN.com. she’ll play in this weekend’s two matchups, Nebrasready,’” the coach sports@ matches, Werth said the team ka holds a 12-5 allsaid. “I think they’ve learned dailynebraskan.com time record against Indiana and can’t worry about anyone else but

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Nebraska sophomore David Rivers (2) goes up for a shot in an exhibition against Midland on Wednesday. NU won 68-40. ly in the season to find the right approach. It might be a bit of mix and match as he learns along with his team.

“I’m going to let them play for a while,” he said. “We just need to feel this thing out. I want to give everybody an opportunity to play and compete, and I thought we did in meaningful times (in game one). I thought everybody contributed, too.”

Miles is preaching patience right now – both to his team and the fanbase. At this extremely early point in the season and his Nebraska career, Miles recognizes

that there is a long way to go with his team. Expecting him to fix all the holes overnight is ludicrous, he said.

“It’s old John Wooden, right?” he asked. “You only get a little better every day, and that’s all you can really expect from this team.

“We’re going to get a little bit better and a little bit better and a little bit better. We’re not going to go out there and … well, it’s going to be a rock fight for a while.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Nebraska’s Janine Dutton said the three-week break has been beneficial to the Huskers and she expects the team to peak.

Weekend match to provide preview of championship Sara Hinds DN It’s hard not to look ahead to the NCAA Championships in March when the shooting range is the same. The Nebraska women’s rifle team travels to Columbus, Ohio, for a two-opponent weekend.

This weekend’s shooting range is where March’s NCAA Championship will be held. The opponents NU will face this weekend will likely be the same opponents the Huskers will face in March in the championships.

“So this is really just an opportunity for us to have a runthrough of what it’s going to be like in March,” Nebraska coach Stacy Underwood said.

Saturday’s matchup is with a TCU team on a 17-match winning streak and a 35-match winning streak in regular season contests.

The 2010 and 2012 NCAA champion Horned Frogs are led by senior Sarah Scherer, the smallbore title winner at last year ’s NCAA Championships.

TCU’s lowest total team score of the season is a 4,667. NU’s highest total team score this season was 4,643, a loss against Kentucky.

The Huskers haven’t competed since Oct. 20 when they defeated Ole Miss. The three-week break from competition could not have had better timing, Underwood said.

“We’re definitely in the peaking phase of our training cycle,” Underwood said. “It’s actually worked out perfectly how we had

a couple weeks break. I think a lot of teams might’ve really trained a lot and trained a lot of hours and we actually probably trained fewer hours per week than we did in the past. We took a little bit of a mental break and increased intensity of our training, and I think it really shows during these last few days.

“You can see the quality of our shots increasing and our mental focus endurance has really increased. So I think we’re exactly where we wanted to be based on where our training cycle is and where we need to peak for these next two weeks.”

The Huskers are 3-1 this season, and total team scores have stayed consistent, ranging from 4,635 to 4,641. Like the rest of the team, senior Janine Dutton will look to peak at this match. Dutton is coming off a strong showing against Ole Miss, posting the top score in air rifle with a 592 and the second-highest in smallbore with a 579.

“I don’t think we’re going to be slumping back, I think we’re going to do just fine,” Dutton said. “We’re at our peaking phase right now. That three weeks off is a good time to really work on things that might’ve not have been going well. I really feel like we’re going to just come back and be just as good if not better than we were before our three weeks off.”

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Nebraska wrestler Josh Ihnen (left) said the toughest part of the season is over for his teammates who switched weight classes.

NU wrestlers suffer through injuries Injuries have taken a toll on Huskers, who may have to be flexible with lineup Zach Tegler DN The Nebraska wrestling team’s regular season has not even begun, and injuries have depleted the Huskers.

Last weekend, in its Intrasquad Meet and the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, NU suffered many injuries – some that are minor and some that will require surgery. Ice bags were common at the Huskers’ practices this week. “(This is) probably as many guys as we’ve ever had banged up in one weekend in 12 years I’ve been here,” NU coach Mark Manning said. “That’s alarming.”

When No. 9 Nebraska travels to Greeley, Colo., and Laramie, Wyo., this weekend for duals against Northern Colorado and No. 19 Wyoming, the Huskers

might have to be flexible with their lineup. Manning said he will take a couple of options in a few weight classes.

“We are in flux a little bit just because we’re dinged up,” he said.

At 141 pounds, the Huskers will have the option of starting either senior Ridge Kiley or sophomore Skylar Galloway, both of whom changed weight classes from last season. The early season adjustments to new weight classes have also altered NU’s lineup.

“We’ve got some good competition, some good depth,” Manning said, “which we knew going in this year, but it’s kind of proved us right as far as having some depth and having some guys fighting for positions.”

Senior Josh Ihnen, the sixthranked wrestler in the nation at 184 pounds, is not one of the Huskers battling for a spot in the starting 10, but he said for his teammates switching weight divisions, the toughest part of the season is out of the way thanks to last weekend’s competition.

“Everybody’s already got that initial weight cut. Getting

over that first one is really the for blood. We’ll be out for blood hard one,” Ihnen said. “Your too,” Manning said. “If they’re body adjusts a little bit more. You going to be out for blood, we’re know what you need to do in orgoing to drink their blood, I der to get down. I don’t think the don’t know.” weight adjustments will really be He said he is excited to see much of a factor anymore.” how his team performs in scored Among the starters moving competition for the first time this up at least one diseason, and the vision are sophoadded factor of If they’re more Jake Sueflohn opening the sea(149 pounds), son on the road going to sophomore Robert will be good for be out for blood, Kokesh (174) and the squad. junior Caleb Kolb we’re going to “It’s always – who suffered an good to build drink their blood.” injury last weekthat mindset end while filling that you’ve got a mark manning in for the sidelined bull’s eye on your nu wrestling coach Spencer Johnson at chest,” Manning 197 pounds. said. “They put In the same that singlet on, weight class, Wyoming returns people are coming after them.”

All-American Alfonso HernanIhnen said he has confidence dez from last season, when thenin his teammates to get the job No. 21 NU upset the 14th-ranked done, and Manning sees the topCowboys 19-15 in Lincoln. Wres- 20 Cowboys as just another optling at home this Sunday, Wyo- ponent on the schedule. ming might be eager to return the “They’ll wrestle hard,” Manfavor. ning said, “but we’ll wrestle But Manning will not worry harder.” sports@ about that. dailynebraskan.com “I don’t care if they’re out

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women’s basketball

Huskers ready for regularseason tests No. 18 Nebraska opens year facing off against Temple, North Carolina A&T Chris Heady DN After winning two dominant exhibition games by a total of 74 points, the Nebraska women’s basketball team is ready to take the court for real this weekend.

The Huskers open their season with home games against North Carolina A&T on Friday and Temple on Sunday.

The Huskers, who are ranked No. 18 in The Associated Press preseason poll, are favorites to contend for the Big Ten title this year, and are out to prove they are a force to be reckoned with.

Though the exhibition games w e r e moore blowout wins, coach Connie Yori said she learned a lot about her team during the past two weeks.

“I learned that we have some kids that have some pretty good toughness,” said Yori, who is coming into her 11th season as head coach. “I think that is something that we can take from this.”

Nebraska is coming off a bittersweet season, finishing 10-6 in the Big Ten and 24-9 overall. The Huskers lost to Purdue in double overtime in the championship game Big Ten Tournament, and then lost to Kansas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

But behind the senior leadership of preseason All-Big Ten players Jordan Hooper and Lindsey Moore, the Huskers have high expectations for the season.

But they aren’t getting too ahead of themselves. Moore believes the team still has things to continue working on. “(It’s) just the little things,” said Moore, who averaged 15.7 points and 5.1 assists per game last season. “Rebounding, executing on offense. Just the game in general. I think we can get better game by game. I think improving in all aspects is something we’re looking forward to do.”

Yori likes Moore’s attitude and is confident in her guard and what

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lot can change in one year’s time.

Nebraska (7-2, 4-1 Big Ten) prepares to play Penn State (6-3, 4-1) in a matchup that has taken on a vastly different face than it had one

year ago.

Last November, the Huskers entered State College, Pa., during perhaps the darkest week in college football. The wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal sent the town, and much of the sports world, into chaos, with many questioning whether the game should be played.

Yet both teams took the field. Though the game ended with a narrow Husker victory, the attention was on the victims, as both teams unified in prayer at the middle of the field.

“That was a crazy time,” Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said. “There were a lot of emotions that were flowing through me that day and leading up to that game. For them, I can’t even imagine. That was a unique experience to be a part of. It was a tragedy that was a lot bigger than the football game.”

The year that followed was full of embarrassment, fear and reparation. LongIt was a time head coach and Hall of Famer tragedy that Joe Paterno was was a lot bigger fired, and the empire around him than the football crumbled amid the controversy.

The game.” school was crushed bo pelini with fines and other on penn state scandal sanctions, including a four-year postseason ban for the football team. A new staff was put in place, led by coach Bill O’Brien, a former assistant for the New England Patriots.

In the year since Nebraska traveled to Penn State, the Nittany Lions’ program has been demolished, reimagined and is beginning to be rebuilt under O’Brien. The team began the season winless in two tries but found a way to break through, winning six of its last seven games leading up to Saturday.

“I think he’s done a phenomenal job with what he came into and the situation he walked into,” Pelini said. “It shows the type of football coach he is, and also shows the type of character with the guys of that program … they have done a phenomenal job of managing it and overcoming it.”

Though Penn State is ineligible for a conference championship or even a bowl-game appearance, the team is still playing for pride.

For a team with a roster decimated by lost transfers, Penn State has defied expectations.

“I think Coach O’Brien and his guys have a lot of character,” NU offensive coordinator Tim Beck said. “All of their players show that they are playing together for something.”

At the head of the team is senior quarterback Matt McGloin. Under Paterno, McGloin battled in a back-and-forth fight for the starting job with Rob Bolden. Now a senior and with Bolden gone to LSU, McGloin has led the charge, helping the Nittany Lions to a winning

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Penn State quarterback Matt McGloin attempts a pass against Nebraska last season. McGloin has thrived in new coach Bill O’Brien’s offensive system, throwing for 18 touchdowns against just three interceptions this season.

Miles says offense must improve as season starts Nebraska men begin nonconference play with Sunday’s contest against Southern

On Sunday, Nebraska gets the regular season going against Southern. The Southwest Athletic Conference school is another team the Huskers should beat, but more importantly, it’s another chance for the team to gel.

“The more games we play, the Lanny Holstein better the flow of our offense and DN defense playing together will be,” sophomore forward David Rivers Tim Miles’ Nebraska men’s bassaid. “Everything is so new right ketball team is still in the devel- now. We know what to do, but we opmental stage. are thinking too much.”

If Wednesday night’s exhiNebraska wants to up the ante bition matchup with Midland on the offensive end versus the University is any indication, Jaguars. The team fell two points Nebraska has a lot to work on shy of 70, a number as the nonconferthat would have ence portion of the earned the Bob The more schedule gets unDevaney Sports derway on Sunday. games we Center crowd free After his team’s Runza sandwiches first win, Miles play, the better on Wednesday. pointed out three the flow of our Considering the areas the team number of posneeds to improve offense and sessions Nebraska on in the early go- defense playing had, that’s not ing: game plannearly enough, actogether will be.” ning, rebounding cording to Miles. and offensive flow.

“We have to Miles addavid rivers score on a regular sophomore nu forward dressed that third basis,” the coach point – offensive said. “We went out flow – with the and had 71 posmost depth following Wednes- sessions (on Wednesday), but day’s game. we only had 68 points. You want “I think I know what we need,” to have at least a point a posseshe said. “We are going to need to sion. For 71 possessions, if you are play with multiple guards, mulany good, you should have about tiple handlers. I don’t think there 75 points, so we are way below is any question when we see a where we need to be.” variety of defenses, we are going Miles said he is going to push to need multiple people to make his team’s buttons for a while eargood decisions for us, not just Benny Parker, not just whoever, Mike Peltz or whoever it might be.” men’s bball: see page 9

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Nebraska freshman point guard Benny Parker (3) attempts to steal the ball in Wednesday’s exhibition against Midland. The Huskers beat the Warriors 68-40, but first-year NU coach Tim Miles said his team has much to improve.