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From left, Matthew White, Leah Hollibaugh and her boyfriend, Dylan Bacon, all in their early 20s, watch an online video of the Occupy Wall Street crackdown in Manhattan, one of many posted by witnesses. The three and other members of Occupy Lincoln have been carefully watching police clashes with protesters across the country, but most said they were even more committed to the movement.

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Despite rumors of demolition plans, UNL officials say Brace Laboratory will remain standing while university awaits additional renovation funding Elias Youngquist Daily Nebraskan

One creaking footstep up the wooden stairs announces movement to all of Brace Laboratory. Surprisingly the 112-year-old stairs are holding up well. The green linoleum cannot say the same. In places it’s held together by duct tape. Unlike most labs, the building smells of dusty disuse and century-old wood, rather than chemical agents and machinery. All but one room in this ancient laboratory is empty and unused, leaving many to question the building’s future. Since 2010, Brace

Laboratory has sat empty because of the exodus of physics majors to Jorgensen Hall. Only one room on the first floor is in use — as a landscape architecture, design and architecture design studio. However, until funding can be found, the building will remain in its current state, according to Ted Weidner, the assistant vice chancellor for facilities management and planning. Construction for the $79,000 building began in June 1904 and was completed in late 1905. Christened as the Brace Laboratory of Physics on Feb. 15, 1906, the only building to top its age is

the nearby Architecture Hall, teaching in the 1800s with built in 1892. the nice woodworking and This history for many pro- this cool banister.” fessors and Like many students is a aged buildThe ceilings major reason the were high and ings, they apprecibuilding held ate the build- the floors were secrets that ing. further added creaky. It was kind “The ceilto the charings were of like living in the acter of the high and the 1920s.” laboratory. floors were “The other Timothy Gay creaky,” said unl physics and astronomy professor cool thing Timothy Gay, was the ata physics and tic,” Gay astronomy professor who said. “You could go in the worked frequently in the lab. fourth-floor attic. It was “It was kind of like living in the 1920s. There was this brace: old auditorium that was like

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Lutheran Center choir member Bridget Jones, a junior actuarial science major, sings along with fellow choir members Wednesday. “I really enjoyed singing in the choir and sharing peace with the clown that was there for the party that day,” said Caleb Fangmeier, a member of the church and

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a senior computer science and physics major. While the focus of the party was to celebrate the past, White said he wants to use it to build for the future.

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company in town. As a member of the protest’s daily nebraskan media team, Chandler said, After two months of she keeps tabs on all the marching, sit-ins and news and helps deliver camping in public parks in it to the rest of the camp protest of income inequal- during campwide meetings ity and the power that pro- held every few days. Several others got up testers say corporations wield over politicians and in the earliest hours of government, Occupy Wall the morning to watch the Street and the dozens of Manhattan crackdown as protests it inspired in cities it happened via online across the country appear streaming video, alerted by to be wearing out their social media like Twitter. Tuesday evening, particiwelcome. Early Tuesday morning, pants on the steps of the police swept through the mall’s sidewalks were still original Occupy encamp- watching those videos on a ment in New York City, ar- laptop. Dana Garrison, a junior resting 140 and completely agriculture education maclearing Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park of the tent city jor at the University of Nebraska-Linthat has coln, joked Having more called the about the park home people involved widespread for two is just powerful in itself. movement months. to curb They would feel a lot M a y o r some OcM i c h a e l more discouraged if Bloomberg they were alone in this.” cupy protests when cited saniif she tation and Dana Garrison asked was paying unl student, occupy lincoln member health conattention cerns at to recent the cramped park as justinews. fication for the raid in the “Which city?” she asked middle of the night. Across the country, po- with a smile. But while hundreds of lice in Oakland, Calif., have clashed with protesters, protesters across the counfilling the streets down- try have been arrested after town with clouds of tear resisting law enforcement gas and the booms of flash efforts, Occupy Lincoln grenades as they try to dis- doesn’t fit in that pattern, band the Occupy Oakland with only four related arcamp there. Some gas can- rests in the past month isters caused injuries, but after a sit-in at the downas in New York, the police town Wells Fargo buildcited public health coning. Marchers then praised cerns, as well as a shoot- Lincoln Police’s handling ing last week that occurred of that incident and have often pointed to a polite near the camp. The list goes on, with relationship between the arrests in Denver this department and Occupy last weekend after 2,000 Lincoln. “There’s been a really marched downtown and some tried to set up tents good dialogue, I think that’s in a public park. Portland, how we should say it,” said Los Angeles and other cit- Garrison, who was in Denies have also seen increas- ver with several other Ocingly impatient city gov- cupy Lincoln members this past weekend and saw the ernments. Members of Occupy Lin- clash between officers and coln, the city’s own exten- protesters. “They’re doing sion of the movement that their job the way that it is camped out on the Cen- should be done.” That has included helptennial Mall north of the ing the camp understand Capitol, have been watchthe few rules of camping ing closely. “Oh yeah, I’ve been all occupy: over it,” said Jen Chandler, who works at an insurance

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Lutheran Center celebrates 60 years, looks to the future On Nov. 13, the Lutheran Student Center celebrated 60 years of dedicated service to the students of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The center, nestled behind Selleck Quadrangle and across the street from Neihardt Residence Hall, hosted a birthday bash Sunday to celebrate its history and launched a fundraising campaign in honor of its years on campus. “It’s great to be in a place that has such a long history of mission and ministry,” The Rev. Adam White said. “I think that sometimes we are in such a big hurry to get to the future that we fail to kind of see how our lives are shaped by the possibility of what others have laid before us.” The center’s birthday bash was full of pizza, cakes, checkered table cloths and even a clown. The party drew about 80 guests and members to celebrate the rich history of the church.

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campus briefs Kansas Worsted Nov. 18, 1901 Saturday saw Kansas worsted by the score of 29 to 5 by Nebraska in a one sided foobtall (sic) contest. Nebraska’s goal line was only in danger once and that once resulted in a touchdown for the Jayhawkers. These five points scored against the Scarlet and Cream are the blots on the otherwise clean record made by the team. They were the result of a fumble when Nebraska had the ball in the center of the field. Buzzi, left half for Kansas, saw the pig skin roll out from the squirming mass of players. He tucked it under his arm and lit out for Nebraska’s goal. Every person about the field saw the Kanasn (sic) get several yards from the bunch before anyone noticed that something was wrong. When Brew tore out after the flying Jayhawker and pursued him down the field a pin could have been heard had it been dropped. Never was a Nebraska crowd so glad of anything as they were Saturday that Brew was a sprinter. Last year’s captain over-haulled Buzzi on the twenty yard line after a fifty yard run. Ignorant fems given chance to learn jewel-core Nov. 19, 1913 Now girls be honest. How many of you know anything about a pudding stone or a tourmaline? Well, here’s your chance to learn. Next semester Professor Barbour of the Geological department of the university will institute a novel course in the study of gems. In preparation for this, he has just received some beauties in jade, topaz, tourmaline, and other precious and semi-precious stones. When the collection is complete, Professor Barbour stated the Nebraska museum will have the most wonderful collection in the country. Students want football national survey shows…despite Chicago U. Nov. 18, 1941 Recently President Robert M. Hutchins of Chicago U. announced that the university was getting along quite well without intercollegiate football. But the game continues to thrive in nearly every other university and most of the smaller colleges. Furthermore, the sport as it exists today has the approval of nearly nine out of every ten college students. Only five percent of the nation’s collegians would substitute the big time games with an intramural program, it is found in a study conducted by Student Opinion Surveys of America, the national weekly poll of college thought sponsored by 150 undergraduate newspapers including the Daily Nebraskan. Goldwater continues attack on newspapers Nov. 19, 1962 Successful in having the editor of the Colorado Daily fired, Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona has launched another attack on a university paper for printing derogatory remarks about him. The Daily Illini, University of Illinois paper, received a letter from Goldwater last week attacking a recent critical column. Goldwater said it denied him the right to be critical. Nader decries corporate power Nov. 18, 1981 The cultural focus of the United States is dictated by the corporate sector of the economy, said Ralph Nader, lawyer, consumer advocate and author of “Unsafe at a Any Speed.” Nader spoke to a capacity crowd in the Nebraska Union Ballroom Tuesday night on “Consumerism: Old Problems, New Answers.” The talk was sponsored by the University Program Council as part of its “Talks and Topics” series. Bono, Judd consider Lincoln stop Nov. 18, 2002 Chances are good that rock star Bono and actress Ashley Judd will come to Lincoln as part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues. If a contract is finalized, the two would appear Dec. 1 to raise funds for Save Sub-Saharan Orphans, a Lincoln volunteer group that sends money to African orphanages. Note: Bono and Ashley Judd did end up visiting UNL on Dec. 1 of 2002. — Compiled by Mitch Mattern Mitchmattern@dailynebraskan.com

correction A Nov. 9 Daily Nebraskan story incorrectly implied students receive only placeholder diplomas during UNL’s commencement ceremony. Graduating students in fact receive a

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Matt Cartlidge, doctoral student of geography at UNL, hosts the geography bowl on East Campus’ Hardin Hall Thursday night. Cartlidge prepared six rounds of questions for students along with one round of tie-breakers. More than 100 students participated in the event, filling the majority of the auditorium in Hardin Hall.

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In the tie-breaking question, it came down to locating the West African country of Benin at the 2011 Geography Bowl at the University of NebraskaLincoln, and only one team came out on top. Victoria Engquist, a sophomore pre-elementary education major and Greg Vinton, a sophomore economics major, took the title after the two solo entrants were paired up by staff at the bowl. The bowl capped off National Geography Awareness Week, which UNL celebrated for the 16th year. Students participated in the bowl Thursday night from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. inside East Campus’ Hardin Hall. The objective of the program, according to the Geography Student Organization (GSO): Promote geography literacy and awareness. “People know more geography than they realize; it’s much more than a spot on the globe, it encompasses so many other topics,” said Chris Nycz, an

anthropology and geography graduate student and president of GSO. “The bowl gives students an opportunity to showcase this, win some prizes and have a lot of fun.” Matt Cartlidge, a geography doctoral student and Nycz hosted the seven rounds of questions that were asked. Each round consisted of 10 questions with the exception of the final round using only five questions. After each round slips of paper with each teams’ answers were collected, graded and then counted. “We try to have a wide range of questions ranging from easy to more difficult,” Nycz said. “Besides the typical geography trivia, the topics vary considerably from pop culture questions to weather phenomena and economic geography.” Between the rounds, prizes were raffled off to participants in the crowd. Prizes included gift cards, hats, backpacks and books. An intermission in the bowl allowed for refreshments of pizza and soda while scores were counted. After the fifth round,

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Layne Anderson, advertising and public relations major, and Jordan Nelson, a broadcasting major, contemplate an answer during the later rounds of the geography bowl. All teams participated in the first five rounds, and only five teams were allowed into the final rounds. only the top five teams were left. The final round led to a tie-breaker for first place. A projection of a world map was shown, and teams were asked to identify the country of Benin. One team answered correctly, and the other with the wrong answer of the western neighboring country Togo. Vinton had some previous experience from junior high, where he participated in a state geography bee.

“I was kind of successful there, so I guess it just carried on from there, that knowledge,” Vinton said. He had heard from his Geography 140 class about the bowl, which inspired him to compete. “There was a lot of hard questions, but the hardest was the third-highest mountain in the world,” Vinton said. “I had to guess on that.”

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Cierra Tooley, a freshman forensics science major, sits outside of the Nebraska Union collecting money and advocating the homeless population in Lincoln. Tooley and several other members of the Freshman Action Team have been raising awareness on City Campus for the past week during their sleep out with the homeless campaign. They are all a part of the Afrikan Peoples Union and were driven to raise money for the homeless in light of the upcoming holiday season.

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occupy: from 1 out on the Mall, which doesn’t have closing times. When four protesters sat silently in the lobby of Wells Fargo, even as more than 100 Occupy Lincoln protesters chanted and drummed outside on their weekly march through downtown, the police officers that arrived at the scene were respectful and professional, according to several witnesses and two of those arrested. “We’ve been very careful to work with our city, LPD, the fire department,” Chandler said. Other protesters extended their gratitude to the larger Lincoln community. Supportive residents have been donating food, blankets, coats and other necessities since the camp was first set up in mid-October, and honks from supportive passing traffic are a steady background at the mall. The camp is also planning a community event this Saturday at noon instead of its regular march, with the aim of expressing that gratitude. Several “occupiers” also said yesterday that they weren’t discouraged by the larger movement’s twomonth eventful anniversary, saying if anything, the crackdowns only strengthened their resolve. “It makes the fire bigger, gives you more initiative,” said one Occupy Lincoln participant, a restaurant manager who gave only her first name, Micaela. She stood on the Centennial Mall at L Street, which divides the Occupy Lincoln camp of 50 tents almost in half, and held a sign that read “When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty” to passing traffic. “I think it’s empowering,” agreed Tim Morgan, 25, who said he’s been with the protest since it started despite working three jobs. “I think it’s showing we’re affecting somebody somewhere.” Other protesters nearby chimed in with agreement that the crackdown demonstrated that the movement was getting the attention it needed.

“Every day it gets more comical,” Micaela said ironically. She mentioned “bigwigs,” including Bloomberg, who she said stand to lose if Occupy Wall Street is successful in its pursuit of economic fairness and justice. “They’re scared,” she said. Micaela, her husband and young daughter have been keeping track of all the news, Micaela said, and she doubted Bloomberg’s justification of necessary cleaning for the Occupy Wall Street’s eviction. “There are highly intelligent groups of people running these things,” she said of the Occupy protests. If the city needed them to clean up the area, they could’ve just asked, Micaela went on. Indeed, Occupy Wall Street avoided being cleared out in midOctober, after being asked to leave so Zuccotti Park’s owner could clean it, by tidying the area on its own. When asked if she was concerned that Lincoln police might take action similar to so many other cities, Micaela said, “It’s a probability, but I know it’s not going to stop (other protesters), and it’s not going to stop me and my family.” In fact, it might be a good thing for the movement that police forces in so many places have taken action simultaneously, Garrison said. “Having more people involved is just powerful in itself,” she said, referring to the Denver protesters when she added, “They would feel a lot more discouraged if they were alone in this.” For Micaela, giving up simply isn’t an option. She doesn’t camp out, but shows up regularly at the mall and marches each weekend, she said. Her daughter’s future, which could feature huge education costs and debt, is why she keeps showing up, Micaela said. “My mom told me that you can never change the government, and we don’t matter,” she said. “We can change it. We can make things better. We have to.” danholtmeyer@ dailynebraskan.com

letter to the editor Federal grants and loans only add to college costs

Responding to Cameron Mount’s article on college education that applauds Obama’s efforts to relieve student loan debt, I couldn’t disagree more. Unfortunately, the reason why college is so expensive isn’t because someone sprinkled pixie dust on education making it exempt from market forces. The reason why education prices are skyrocketing is due solely to the inflation built into the system largely by the federal government. If you look at historical charts on tuition and fees, you’ll be swamped with Google images of 1980-present charts of these rising costs. If you manage to find tuition rates prior to 1980, you will notice the chart is quite flat. Is it a coincidence the federal Department of Education was created in 1979 and this happens to correlate with the same timeframe college costs began to soar? The problem with the federal government handing out grants and more importantly student loans is the reason why college is so expensive. Subsidizing an entire industry to make sure everyone goes to college makes the costs rise for everyone. Colleges begin to not care about offering the lowest price, highest quality as is the case with everything else in the marketplace because administrators know students will just borrow whatever they can’t afford. Obama’s newest policy to forgive student loans even sooner than before will

make the problem even worse. Now students can lever up, borrow tens of thousands of dollars, and if they just make the absolute minimum payments, time is on their side and the debt will be “gone.” It defies basic economics, not to mention it is entirely immoral. Most claim supply and demand is Economics 101, but most people forget Economics 100’s scarcity and opportunity costs. We never look at what we give up when we take wealth from one person and give it to someone else who has no business going in college. What if the money was invested in better technology instead of it wasted on four years of subsidized partying? There’s a lot more to it that just handing people education and saying they are better educated. What did we give up so that a business major graduates with $50,000 in debt and is looking into a bleak jobs market? To disagree with Mount further, college education is in a bubble. Universities have overbuilt, have bloated, over-staffed departments and have overcharged for the services they provide. For all the mockery of a few years ago with no-moneydown mortgages, the vast majority of people feel student loans are great even though there’s no down payment! All this and students now have more than $1 trillion in student loan debt and we’re scrambling to find ways for them to borrow more. Yeah, that’s a bubble.

Vance Christensen Senior Finance and Agronomy major

What’s in a virus? Pathogen to take stage Sunday at Morrill Hall Larry Brown Daily Nebraskan

Lincolnites will have the opportunity to catch an upclose look at an often-unseen phenomenon at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Morrill Hall Sunday. Viruses will be the topic of the upcoming “Sunday with a Scientist” from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The discussion and demonstrations will reveal the ins and outs of viruses, said Peter Angeletti, associate professor at the Nebraska Center for Virology and School of Biological Sciences, and his wife Anisa Angeletti, research associate professor at the Nebraska Center for Virology. “We would like to educate to the public and kids what viruses do in our environment and how viruses replicate,” Anisa Angeletti said. The Angelettis first became involved with “Sunday with a Scientist” through a project with Morrill Hall called “World of Viruses,” an educational outreach project seeking to teach the public how to protect themselves from viral diseases. The project included radio shows and educational

materials. difference between a virus “This work with the and bacteria,” Anisa Anmuseum is a perfect geletti said. fit,” Peter Angeletti Viruses, unlike said. bacteria, cannot Accordlive on their ing to the own and need Angelettis, a host to sureveryvive, she one has said. “certain The Anideas” gelettis about said viwhat ruses are v i compliruses cated a r e . pathoT h e gens, Angebut the lettis Angesay they lettis want this h a v e event to ways of help clear breakup any coning down fusion the this compublic may plicated have. subject and The husdelivering it band and wife to the youth “super team,” as and adults. described by PeOne of the ter Angeletti, say tools the Angethere’s plenty of lettis have used lauren olson | confusion surround- daily nebraskan to help inform the ing viruses. public about viruses “In the past, I have seen a are comic books. Working in misunderstanding about the conjunction with Morrill Hall,

the pair contributed to a series of five comic books titled “World of Viruses.” “These are a bunch of stories basically describing how influenza work, how HIV works and how the human papillomavirus (HPV) works,” Peter Angeletti said about the comic books. “These are stories that people can understand easily.” Those comic books will be on display at the event, the Angelettis said. But the focus of Sunday’s event will not just be on understanding viruses. Peter Angeletti also stated that the public needs to know how to protect themselves against viruses and this workshop will do that. “We’re kind of there to show what the truth is about viruses,” he said. Kathleen French, education coordinator at the Nebraska State Museum at UNL, also said the public needs to be aware of viruses because they cannot be seen with the naked eye. “Viruses are the invisible things that are out there that we don’t know about but are very much affected by it,” French said.

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lutheran: from 1 order to make the Lutheran Center a place that is really vital,” White said. In honor of the 60th anniversary of the center, the church is running a 60-for60 campaign and is asking friends and alumni of the ministry to donate $60 to the church during this academic year. The center’s goal is to raise $24,000. A portion of the money will be used to ensure the center’s financial needs are met in the future. The other part of the fund will support the regular budget for the church. This strategic plan will allow for work on the building and other architectural plans, White said. One of the legacies that the Lutheran Center aims to build off of is that of the Rev. Alvin Peterson. He was one of the cornerstones of the first ministry that founded the center on campus. According to the Lutheran Center’s website, in his 1952 dedication to the church, Peterson said, “Dedication day was a spontaneous joy. Hundreds of people, alumni, students, faculty, local church people

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and university administrators came. All came to rejoice.” Peterson worked at the church for more than 30 years with his wife. Peterson’s legacy laid the foundation for what the church is today, White said.

“I am pleased, when I look back. The creativity of all of those that have gone before me has really made this place adaptable but also really rooted in the gospel,” White said. “I am grateful for all of the folks that have worked here and

have sustained this place and shaped it in a way that has allowed it to continue.” The Lutheran Center congregation meets every Sunday at 10:15 a.m., Monday through Friday at 8:45 a.m. and Wednesday at 9:15 p.m.

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BRACE: from 1 really cold in the winter and and it has no bathrooms in it, really hot in the summer, but so we’re trying to figure out there were a bunch of old how to put bathrooms in it scientific apparatus that you and make it last another 100 could show your students. It years.” The building is scheduled was sort of like an old scito be renovated for general ence junkyard.” Despite the history, nearly university use but the money every student that works in available isn’t enough, Weithe building says the build- dner said. “We have a little bit of ing is scheduled to be demolished, was prevented money from the project that constructed from being Jorgensen Hall demolished or to renovate is scheduled It’s a good both Brace to be demoland Behlen ished in the environment to laboratories,” near future. work in, to not Weidner said. However, “I proposed a Weidner said be disturbed by stroke of work ideas of deconstruction or greatly more molition are than the funds only rumors. noise. we have, so “Early on this is yet anin the planDennis Krymuza other time ning, there fifth-year architecture student where I have was a very to find money strong petition from faculty to preserve where there likely isn’t. UsuBrace Laboratory,” Weidner ally there isn’t.” Despite being an “archisaid. “The university president (J.B. Milliken) has said tectural monstrosity,” acthat we will renovate Brace cording to Timothy Gay, the and so there’s a very strong conjoined Behlen Laboratory voice there. The university is has had little difficulty in discovering funds because of always full of rumors.” Because of a shortage in the Diocles laser beneath the funds to renovate the build- building. “I’d say Behlen laboratories ing, it will remain in limbo until definite plans are found was more likely to be demolished than Brace but the fact and decided upon. “We’re still trying to figure that we invested in the laser out what to do with Brace in the subbasement helped hall,” Weidner said. “It’s to protect Behlen,” Weidner widely revered by people said. “In fact, we got more

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money from the National Science Foundation.” While Brace may remain relatively empty, its scarce inhabitants like it that way, preferring the solitude of Brace to an otherwise packed Architecture Hall. “Compared to Arch Hall, we have windows and our own space,” said Tara Meador, a fifth-year architecture student. “The Internet is bad, but it’s (Brace) not as loud as Architecture Hall towards finals week.” What space the students in design studio do have, they cram with designs, plans and models. According to

Meador, the workspace for the design studio wouldn’t fit in Architecture Hall. Students in the program work on behemoth-sized projects like redesigning an entire town to utilize the landscape or planning out Lincoln’s future if the population doubles. This task put them frequently in the room, which appears well-lived this late in the semester. “It’s a good environment to work in, to not be disturbed by construction or noise,” said Dennis Krymuza, a fifthyear architecture student.

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Wealth of GOP candidate debates give everyone a chance to watch, increasing political engagement

his Tuesday, the Republican presidential candidates will participate in a debate in Washington, D.C. This will be the 11th or 13th GOP debate of the 2012 election season. As a political science major and fervent political junkie, I’ve gleefully watched and analyzed all of the debates so far. But I am also aware that I’m one of the few with the will to subject myself to politicians and their talking points for 90 minutes. For others, all this political posturing may seem like overkill. Even for those who appreciate presidential debates, having 15 (or 17) before the Iowa caucuses might seem redundant. But the multitude of presidential debates is actually beneficial to the democratic process. In fact, it’s crucial to allowing more American voters to participate. For the rest of the United States, these ubiquitous debates may appear boring or redundant. Even for voters who appreciate the value of a presidential debate, having 15 (or 17) debates before the Iowa caucuses in January may seem like overkill. But not only is this multitude of presidential debates beneficial to the democratic process, it’s also crucial to reducing the difficulty of political participation for American voters. If you haven’t seen a presidential debate before, imagine eight candidates standing at podiums in a convention center. The stage is covered with bald eagles, presidential seals, and red, white and blue. Then, the questions begin – an hour and a half of short answers on policy topics, both foreign and domestic. In many ways, presidential debates are very much like “American Idol,” “America’s Got Talent” or any other “talent” competition. Candidates compete with one another to demonstrate political qualities. Can they inspire their party’s base while still appealing to moderate voters? Can they speak simply and eloquently while still offering specific policy recommendations? Just like a talent competition, the moderators run the show, but ultimately, the people decide the winner. Even though 90 minutes

Benjamin Kantack (the standard debate length) may seem like a long time, it’s actually not substantial when you break it down. Consider the CBS News debate last weekend. With eight candidates on stage, those 90 minutes are divided up into an average of 11 minutes and 15 seconds for each candidate. However, debates also include questions from the moderators, applause from the audience and commercials. This means that each candidate has fewer than 10 minutes (on average) to convince debate viewers that he or she should be president. When I interviewed for a job at Applebee’s, the interview lasted at least 20 minutes. If restaurant managers need 20 minutes to choose a new fry cook, shouldn’t Americans take at least that long to choose a new leader of the free world? Having a large number of presidential debates is also an important test for the candidates. In a CNBC debate last week, Texas Gov. Rick Perry could only remember two of the three federal departments he would cut as president. Political pundits claimed that his “Oops” would derail his presidential campaign. But this gaffe didn’t occur until Perry’s sixth debate appearance. Had there only been five debates, Americans might never have found out about Perry’s forgetfulness. Debates also test if candidates can think on their feet. Campaign speeches are prepared and rehearsed. By contrast, the unpredictable debate environment shows us how a candidate would handle the unpredictability of being president. But what about the content? Aren’t the debates just a bunch of political pandering? As someone who has watched them all, I can tell you that the debates focus significantly on policy. Through the debates, we discovered that

Rick Santorum wants to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States. We learned that Mitt Romney wants to stop China’s currency manipulation. We also found out that Ron Paul wants to cut $1 trillion in federal spending. Sure, there is some pandering involved, but a lot of what the candidates say at debates pertains to policy. Clearly presidential debates can be useful for determining the best candidate. But is it really worth it to have so many debates before voters go to the polls? Having many debates makes political information more available to voters, in the same way that a 24-hour ATM makes cash more available to people with bank accounts. Most people don’t use an ATM more than once a day, but we still appreciate the convenience of being able to access our money in the wee hours of the morning. Likewise, most people will be too busy or uninterested to set time aside for watching all of the debates. But maybe one of those debates will air on their day off. Maybe they’re channel surfing and stumble upon a debate in progress. Maybe they catch the highlights in the next day’s news cycle. Suddenly, having a large number of debates has activated many potential voters who would have otherwise paid no attention to the election. The beauty of American freedom is that no one has to watch all — or any — of the presidential debates. Heck, if I wasn’t a political science major who debated in high school, I would probably go insane trying to watch every debate. But having dozens of debates makes it easier for Americans to evaluate the candidates and become more politically engaged. In a nation that struggles with low voter turnout and political apathy, the ability of debates to engage more citizens in politics without spending a single tax dollar is something we should all appreciate.

Benjamin Kantack is a senior political science and Spanish major. Follow him at @BenjaminKantack and reach him at BenjaminKantack@ dailynebraskan.com.

Too many presidential debates leave voters bored by candidates, shallowness in repetitive responses

f you haven’t heard about the Republican debates, it’s official – you’ve been living under a rock. The news media practically salivates every time one approaches. The days prior to the debates are filled with detailed commentary and analysis on what the candidates will say and do. Afterward, each comment is carefully picked apart for hidden meaning. Body language is scrutinized. The best and worst moments of the night are played endlessly on loop. If you’re anything like me, you’re probably sick of it, too. Don’t get me wrong, I love a healthy political debate. There’s no easier way to compare and contrast political candidates than by forcing them to share the same stage. Part of me even likes watching the candidates squirm when the moderators make them repeat their harsh rhetoric to their opponents’ faces. Sometimes I have to kick out my roommates to make sure I watch the debates. But no more. Enough is enough. Frankly, there have been far too many Republican presidential debates this year. The candidates are risking overexposure by appearing so frequently, and I’m not speaking on an individual level here. Just trying to take them all in, all at once, is growing incredibly tiring. The debate format rarely changes; the biggest innovation this debate season was having the candidates sit instead of stand. Maybe I’m just tough to please, but that doesn’t exactly scream “new and exciting” to me. On an individual level, the candidates risk becoming “old news.” If one thing is apparent, it’s that the GOP base is incredibly fickle this year. Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry have both seen their stars fade, and it seems now Herman Cain is on his way out, too. Yes, in Cain’s case, it has been a host of allegations

Jason Frye of sexual misconduct that have driven him out. Rick Perry, on the other hand, should have slept through the last several debates. Snoring would have been more coherent than any response he mustered up. But the biggest risk from so many debates? The massive amount of same-old debates can potentially turn voters off to the entire process. After tuning in a few times and seeing the same thing over and over, they’re going to tune out. By election day, they’re one of those “uninformed voters” you hear so much about. Only this time, they tried to pay attention – they just couldn’t stand the torture. Perhaps I’m in the minority, but I get tired of hearing the same talking points over and over. Given this election is all about the economy, the talking points have been extra repetitive. My roommates have occasionally punched me for moaning “9-9-9” in my sleep. On one hand, yes, I blame the candidates. They complain that the debates don’t offer them a chance to elaborate on their ideas. But when they’re asked detailed questions, they resort back to their sparse talking points rather than going into detail, which makes their complaints ring hollow. But I also blame the debate format and the moderators for this. Ninety-second responses and 30-second rebuttals are hardly enough time to get into the details of economic policy. If your time is that limited, you’re going to want to stick to quick, simple bullet points that will stick in the American public’s mind. In that regard, can you really

blame Herman Cain for using “9-9-9” so often? As for the moderators, they have a job to hold the candidates accountable for their rhetoric. There have been times when I’ve felt satisfied, but often they pick the wrong battles. To be honest, I don’t care whether Jon Huntsman describes Mitt Romney’s rhetoric as pandering. Please don’t waste our time pressing him to clarify that, yes, that’s exactly what he’s saying. Why not press Romney more on his flip-flops? At first, his health care plan was an asset that would make an excellent model for the nation. But I guess that was so 2007. Now, he can’t deny it enough that his plan is incompatible with the country. Considering that he’s the front runner and most likely nominee, I’d like to know more of this, please! But no. Instead, we get to watch Herman Cain turn any question into a pizza analogy. Newt Gingrich hopes we’ve forgotten his two divorces while he lectures us on the sanctity of marriage. Just by standing there, Rick Perry reminds us that he’s another Texas governor. And the night wouldn’t be complete without a condescending smirk from Mitt Romney. They used to use the sound of a dripping faucet to torture people. I’m convinced in the future they’ll just play these debates back to back. I’m sure I’d confess guilty to any crime by the third debate. This all leads to my third point, which is ... uh ... what’s the third one? Overexposure, torture, let’s see ... I can’t. The third one, I can’t. Oops. I’ve got all this stuff twirling around in my head. Obviously I’ve been watching too many of the debates, and it’s affecting my ability to think straight. How about we pretend that’s my third point and call it good.

Jason Frye is a senior music education major. Follow him on Twitter at @ LewisJLF and reach him at jasonfrye@ dailynebraskan.com.

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hope I don’t smell like fire,” Brynn Anderson said as she situated herself at a table, hot tea in hand. The 27-year-old had just gotten back from photographing a fire for the Lincoln Journal Star, where she has been interning this semester. Anderson, a student at Western Kentucky University, has garnered national recognition for her photography, receiving an award of excellence in the portrait category for College Photographer of the Year (COPY) and representing WKU at the Hearst Journalism Awards this year. Her talent is evident, but her passion for the field is what produces great photography. Anderson has been through a variety of educational paths at WKU. “I started out studying forensic anthropology,” she said. “I wasn’t expecting to be a photographer.” She worked for the College Heights Herald, WKU’s student newspaper, and

said she was initially interested in writing. But once she started photojournalism, she knew she would stay on that path for the rest of her life. Her first photography professor encouraged her interest and became a mentor for her during the years. “He’s the main reason why I continued,” she said. “I guess I have to give him credit for everything I do. He made me pursue things I wouldn’t normally pursue. If I’m ever successful in anything I do, I’ll credit him.” Anderson’s humble nature helps her work with people and develop stories. Capturing a story on the surface is not enough, so she makes great effort to talk to people and capture a story’s depth. “It’s hard work,” she said. “Preparation and research are the most important things for me. Research is a key element to photography. It sounds cliché, but the camera is just a tool, and finding a story and seeing it is more important than just taking a photo.” Anderson possesses a

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As the second week of National Novel Writing Month draws to a close, Nikki Fritts, a second year philosophy graduate student at the University of NebraskaLincoln, is learning the true meaning of balance. As someone who experiences pangs of guilt when choosing to write instead of doing her homework, the challenge to write 50,000 words in 30 days is something that Fritts has been stressing over since day one. “School is more important in the long run, but writing is a huge passion that I want to pursue in my life,” Fritts said. “This mix of passion and study is creating an odd tension in my life.” Her novel, which will be a coming-of-age story of sorts, is well underway, her plot moving at just the right pace. But with the pressures of school and finals quickly approaching, her word count is lower than she would like. “I almost expected that,” Fritts said. “I definitely haven’t settled into a writing routine. I write best in stolen moments.” Fritts isn’t the only one who has been working to balance schoolwork with the quick pace of NaNoWriMo. Emily Judds, a junior Spanish and international studies major, is also writing her way through November, but she seems to have the balance under control. “I definitely have to

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admit that I get a lot less sleep and drink a lot more coffee,” she said. “But as far as keeping up with both goes, I think I’m balancing it well.” Her novel, which is based on people who have influenced her throughout the past few years of her life, is beginning to come to life as she finds characters she connects to and settings that are lively and vibrant. For Judds, in fact, the writing challenge has even inspired her to prioritize her workload, helping her raise her grades and use every spare moment she can find.

Fritts has to take those stolen moments as well. “When everyone else wants me to come out and play, I tell them ‘no,’” she said. “Once everyone is gone, I finally feel like I have the space to write. Once I’m freed of social responsibility, the words flow.” Blocking out the outside world is one of the biggest challenges for the NaNoWriMo community. Countless pep talks are released on the websites, encouraging participants to find the time to write what is important to them.

“It can be kind of scary, because you’ve agreed to kick your inner editor to the curb for the whole month,” Judds said. “And then when something seems like it may not be exactly how you wanted it, it’s hard not to go back in and rework the whole thing.” Once participants find that delicate balance among prioritizing their outside commitments, ignoring the inner critic that keeps them from getting

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With the University of Nebraska-Lincoln out of session Wednesday, the members of pop-punk outfit No Tide are treating next Tuesday night like a Friday at the Bourbon Theatre with the other bands on the Western Wolves Pop Punk Tour. The original three members of the local band, formerly known as Gorrilla Warfare, are playing at the Bourbon for the first time since changing their name to No Tide and adding a fourth member. They’re performing with local band Running With Nails and the other bands on the Western Wolves tour: Our Life Story from Minnesota, and Latin for Truth from Alabama. “We’ve never played with any of the bands before,” guitarist Will Conner said, “but I talked to Our Life Story online a while back and said we should do a show sometime. So when they were booking this tour he asked me if I could set up a show.” Last year, Conner, along with bass guitarist Evan Mountford and drummer Austin Riffle of Gorrilla Warfare played at the Bourbon, but with their new name, band member and sound, the band anticipates a better experience. The band changed its name after gaining a second guitar player, Gary Wright. They preferred their new style and songs, so they thought they

needed to change their name. “Our old stuff was more ’90s pop punk, like Green Day-, Blink-182-, Sum 41-type stuff,” Conner said. “Our new stuff is a bit different. We’ve started listening to all of these bands from New England and getting into the East Coast sound, so that’s influenced our music a bit.” The band came up with the name No Tide to characterize their Nebraska roots. “A lot of the bands that we grew up listening to, pop punk and pop rock, are from the coasts and we’re from Nebraska, so there’s no oceans, so there’s no tide,” Conner said. Since changing their name and working with a matured sound, the band released one EP in July. They played it on their summer tour, where they circled the Midwest in their not-so-extravagant pickup truck. “We had a topper on it with all our stuff in the back, and then we were pretty crammed in there too,” Conner said. “We got the topper from a junkyard, and it wasn’t even the right length for the truck. The air conditioning broke, too, and we were in San Antonio, where it was like 105 degrees.” The tour, aside from the truck, was a success, Conner said. They play to tour again in summer 2012.

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Comedy drives ‘Deeds’ films Tom Helberg Separated by nearly 70 years, “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936), directed by Frank Capra, and “Mr. Deeds” (2002), directed by Steven Brill, are two very different comedies. In the original, goodnatured Longfellow Deeds (Gary Cooper) lives in the small town of Mandrake Falls. He leads a simple life, writing poems for greeting cards and playing the tuba in the town band. A distant uncle suddenly dies and leaves Deeds a fortune of $20 million. When a pack of lawyers arrives in the small town to deliver the news, Deeds is unshaken. He must go with them to New York City to sort out his estate. Deeds is more concerned with who will take over playing tuba in the band than what to do with his inheritance. After his arrival in the city, Deeds is accosted by moochers, schemers and opportunists at every turn.

Tailored suits and bodyguards make up a completely new lifestyle, one that Deeds doesn’t want. To get the scoop on the new millionaire, reporter Babe Bennett (Jean Arthur) poses as Mary, a damsel in distress who faints outside Deeds’ mansion. Deeds reaches out and the two strike up a romance. But somehow all their dates end up in print the next day. Capra was coming off the huge success of “It Happened One Night” (1934), which was the first film to win the “big five” at the Oscars: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Capra took some chances when casting his picture. Cooper had been playing dramatic roles, and this was one of his first in a comedy. Arthur had mostly starred in inconsequential silents and westerns before, and “Mr. Deeds” became a turning point in her career. She worked with Capra again in “You Can’t Take it With You” (1938) and “Mr. Smith goes to Washington” (1939). Famous for directing American stories, Capra infuses his trademarks on this film. Deeds helps thousands struggling through

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the Great Depression. The fish-out-of-water story of “Mr. Deeds” could have been played for cheap laughs, but thankfully wasn’t. Eschewing the easy route taken by the likes of “The Beverly Hillbillies,” Deeds isn’t an impossibly dumb hick befuddled by city life. Rather, he is an honest man, decent to a fault, trying to retain his character when everyone around him is corrupt. He has positive effects on those closest to him. Babe starts out manipulating him, but in the end, she saves him. Deeds isn’t much of a hero on paper — he plays a tuba and is tried for insanity — yet his incorruptible character and wholesomeness shine through. The newer “Mr. Deeds,”

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Cameron Mount which stars Adam Sandler, indulges more cheap laughs with crass physical comedy. Despite a good supporting cast including Winona Ryder, Steve Buscemi and John Turturro, “Deeds” suffers the dumbed-down fate of most Sandler comedies. Though some of the original’s humor is a bit dated, the film holds up well and is still very funny. Feel-good comedies don’t get much better than Capra’s “Mr. Deeds goes to Town.” It remains a classic. Tom Helberg is a senior film studies major. Reach him at tomhelberg@ dailynebraskan.com.

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passion for talking to people and letting her stories develop from those conversations. Most of the time, her stories come out of talking to a series of people until she uncovers something she can document through photography. Her documentary-style photography has consistently focused on struggling mothers, something she says she can relate to because her own mother struggled a lot. Her COPYwinning photo came from a series she photographed on a mother who lost her home in a fire. “A family lost their home in a fire, so I went to the site and started talking to

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The title isn’t easy to remember, but then again, “Martha Marcy May Marlene” isn’t an easy movie to watch. Chaotic weaving flashbacks with the present, the film tracks a young woman’s paranoia after escaping a twisted cult. Part horror, part thriller and part careful psychological exposé, the film is engrossing and ambitious, though the ending will leave many unsatisfied. Amid an almost pitchperfect cast, Elizabeth Olsen (younger sister of the Olsen twins) shines in an Oscar-worthy debut as Martha (“Marcy May” to cult leader Patrick, and “Marlene” when communicating with the outside world). Blunt innocence, vulnerable despair and earnest disturbance are balanced perfectly and naturally in Olsen’s expressions and demeanor. Though life before the commune is only hinted at vaguely, she convincingly implies a deeper backstory. The film begins with Martha’s escape, as she hesitantly calls her estranged sister Lucy (Sarah Paulson), now married to the impatient and affluent Ted (Hugh Dancy). Next to Martha’s nuanced persona, Lucy and

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Ted are aggravatingly narrow-minded. They witness Martha’s baffling behavior (like swimming naked in a public lake or climbing into the couple’s bed while they’re having sex) and, though concerned, simply attribute her actions to immaturity. Their conduct suggests a realistic disconnect between the sisters, but their scenes feel forced next to those of the hauntingly idyllic commune. The ambiguous ending will test the patience of many viewers, though it conveys an important truth: Martha lives in a state of constant distrust and uncertainty and it only makes sense for audiences to share in her confusion. For that, there’s an eerie completeness to the fully atmospheric “Martha Marcy May Marlene,” embedding the film in viewers’ memories even as it falls short of its potential.

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the mom,” Anderson said. “The fire happened in August and the story ran in late October.” During these two months, Anderson immersed herself in the story, taking photos of the fire and of the family living in a small hotel room together. This story also allowed her and Journal Star reporter Zach Pluhacek to develop relationships with the family throughout the process. “Brynn got really invested in the story,” Pluhacek said. “It was hard for me to bridge the gap with Bobby (the mother). I’m a 23-year-old guy, and I think Brynn’s personal life made it easier to talk with Bobby.

Without Brynn I don’t think I would have had as easy of a time reporting on that story as I did.” Anderson said she feels compelled to communicate stories highlighting the lives of struggling mothers. “I feel like visual stimulation is powerful,” Anderson said. “When I see a photograph, it impacts me. I’m hoping that someone else can feel that way too.” Being in Lincoln this semester has been a positive experience for Anderson as well. She was hesitant to come to the Midwest at first, unsure of what the atmosphere would be like for a photographer. “I don’t want to leave,”

Anderson said. “There’s a huge community for photographers here. A lot of people are really close, and we have media nights on Fridays. It’s just a community I really enjoy being a part of. Western Kentucky has a big photo community, so it makes me feel at home here.” Anderson didn’t start out as a photojournalist, and her previous experiences only reinforce that this is the right field for her. “I have no idea what I would be doing now besides this,” she said. “This is the only thing I want to do, and it’s the only thing I’m gonna do.” kelseylee@ dailynebraskan.com

nanowrimo: from 5 the words flowing and finding the time to write, the challenge becomes easy. It’s easier said than done, however. “Writing furiously with no regard to mistakes or flow or coherency is like unlocking a part of yourself that otherwise would stay silent,” Judds said. “It’s like letting your thoughts speak freely without any sort of filtering, and I think that’s where real writing is done. Mine the gem, and then polish it.” adrienneanderson@ dailynebraskan.com

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“Live each day like it’s your last,” is a popular mantra. But many people never consider that if you live according to this idea, one day you will be right. Human mortality has always been 100 percent. We all die, so why is there so much fear surrounding death, especially in our culture? The late Lee Lipsenthal, M.D., believed people should not spend their lives fearing death. In his new book “Enjoy Every Sandwich,” Lipsenthal writes, “dying is what it is, and there is no reason to stress out over it in advance.” “Enjoy Every Sandwich” is an autobiographical account of Lipsenthal’s life after being diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Its universal themes of living and dying make the book easily accessible to readers. The story of his joys and struggles during this time give a whole new perspective on life and death: Life is a sandwich, and we should enjoy every bite. “At some point, life ends,” he writes, “but this book is

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not about that moment. It is about what leads up to that moment.” His narrative was personally revealing and moving. Often people forget that doctors can become sick MARTHA MARCY just as easily as everyone else. MAY A storyMARLENE about living Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, that juxtaposes the profesJohnand Hawkes sional personal opinions a doctor Maryof Riepma Rossmakes this memoir even more intriguing. The onlyGrade flaw in the story was an incorrect synopsis of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” which was the crux of his narrative. This may contribute to a less enlightening book than he intended. Despite this slightly diminishing his credibility, “Enjoy Every Sandwich” was eyeopening and an inspirational story for anyone dealing with a health crisis.

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The Nebraska swimming and diving team is traveling to Evanston, Ill., Friday to compete in the TYR Invitational. When the team begins competition, it will mark the second invitational for Nebraska this fall. The Huskers’ previous invitational was the Holiday Inn and Suites Med Center Invitational a few weeks ago. The Huskers finished fourth out of five teams. The Huskers are also coming into this weekend’s match with two straight wins against South Dakota State and Nebraska-Omaha. The team is looking to build on its excellent performance against the Mavericks last Friday. The Huskers dominated their in-state rival 192-100. Sophomore Bailey Pons and junior Hayley Martin will, once again, be depended upon to add to their

first-class performances from last Friday. They combined for four individual first-place finishes. Pons, a Cedar Falls, Iowa, native, won a staggering three events (100-, 200-, and 500-yard freestyle) against UNO. Martin, from Monona, Wisc., recorded a first-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke and a second-place photo finish in the 50-yard freestyle. She also anchored her 200-yard medley relay team, which took first place honors. The seven teams competing against the Huskers are Northwestern, Cleveland State, UIC, Illinois, Missouri State, Kenyon and Iowa State. Friday’s competition will begin with the 50-yard breast stroke in which sophomore Shannon Guy will compete for the Huskers. The second event, the 500-yard freestyle, will be a good test for Pons. She

will be facing a handful of swimmers who have previously recorded faster times. Junior Katie Davis will also face some stiff competition in the next event, the 200-yard individual medley. Fourteen swimmers have recorded faster times than Davis. The most exciting race will undoubtedly take place in the 50-yard freestyle. Only one second separates the top 10 individuals. Martin will certainly have her hands full with this difficult pool of players. Pons will follow Martin’s performance with her second event of the day, the 200-yard freestyle. Friday’s events will come to a close with the 400-yard medley relay. The diving squad will not be traveling to Chicago this weekend. Instead, they will travel to the Iowa Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa, Dec. 2. — Compiled by J.C. Reid

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team views the OSU match as a valuable step into the daily Nebraskan winter break. A week following its first “I think it’s very imporvictory, the Nebraska rifle tant,” Hicks said. “I know team will wrap up the fall the girls want to end on a portion of its season in a positive.” match with No. 12 Ohio NU senior Katelyn WoltState Saturday. ersdorf added to that sentiEven after their win last ment. weekend, the Huskers want “Having a positive end to improve their scores. is going to produce more If NU is positive momentum,” going to Woltersdorf said. qualify Along with representing for the the end of the fall camNCAAs paign, the match will also in March, be both the first home c o a c h match since Oct. 16 and Morgan the last home meet of the H i c k s season. said her Woltersdorf said squad’s knowledge of the NU p o i n t rifle range’s conditions a v e r a g e woltersdorf is an advantage to the needs to team, as well as having increase, and she believes support from family memthe team is up to the chal- bers who plan to attend lenge. Saturday. However, Hicks “They are very deter- pointed out that the Huskmined,” Hicks said. “They ers have shot better away know they are on the bub- from home as of late. ble.” However, Hicks doesn’t Nebraska’s average score expect being home will through six events is 4,604, faze the team. while Ohio State’s is 4,609. “They’re pretty versatile,” “It will be a very close Hicks said. match,” Hicks said. Another thing Nebraska Although the 16th-ranked has going its way is strong Huskers will not compete team unity. again until January, the “We are a lot more

cohesive than last year,” Woltersdorf said. Hicks agreed, saying this year’s squad may be the closest one she has had in her tenure at NU and it has been great to see how well the team has bonded. “It’s really quite amazing to watch it,” she said. The shooters have also grown in their skills this fall. But the Huskers know they must continue improving if they want to achieve their goals. Bottom line: They need their scores to keep ascending. “A higher score than this past weekend would be phenomenal,” Woltersdorf said. “And a win would be the icing on the cake.” Hicks said that as the first half of the season draws to a close for the Huskers, they are prepared to go into the break with a good taste in their mouths. “I think that they’re ready for this weekend,” Hicks said. “I know that they want to have a good win.” NU freshman Kelsey Hansen summed up the importance of this final match to the team. “We really need to make this one count,” she said. zachTegler@ dailynebraskan.com

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1. Make Robinson onedimensional Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson might be the most explosive player in the nation. He raced right into Heisman talk last season when he rushed for 1,702 yards and 14 touchdowns. His numbers aren’t what they were last season, but his dual-threat ability is still dangerous. In Michigan’s two losses this season against Michigan State and Iowa, Robinson had completion percentages of 37.5 and 45.9, respectively. The Spartans and Hawkeyes were also able to hold Robinson well under his average yards per game rushing. NU struggled at times against Russell Wilson and Braxton Miller, but if the defense can prevent Robinson from extending plays with his feet, the Huskers can frustrate Robinson and the entire Wolverine offense.

1. capitalize on home-field advantage The Michigan football team hasn’t had much trouble at Michigan Stadium this season. The Wolverines are a perfect 6-0 at home, outscoring opponents 222-65. There’s something special about playing with 110,000 fans at your beck and call, and Michigan has channeled that winning spirit since the Big House opened in 1927. On Saturday, the Wolverines play at home for the first time in three weeks. Plus, it will be Military Appreciation Day, with four F-18 fighter jets and a pregame cart stunt. Expect Michigan fans to play a significant role in bringing the noise to disrupt Taylor Martinez and the Nebraska offense.

2. Maintain momentum The Wolverines are undefeated at home this season and have shown the ability to close out wins in the Big House (i.e. Notre Dame). Nebraska jumped out to leads against Wisconsin and Penn State this season, but failed to maintain a strong offensive push for the entire 60 minutes. The Huskers escaped last weekend in State College, but with Michigan State playing last-place Indiana this weekend, Saturday becomes a must-win for Nebraska. The Michigan offense can score quickly and in bunches. Jumping out to a 17-0 lead then shutting down probably won’t be a recipe for success in Ann Arbor. 3. Continue offensive wrinkles Rex Burkhead under center — where did that come from? As long as it works, the answer doesn’t matter. The Huskers have two weeks left in their inaugural Big Ten Conference schedule, and as the season nears its end, each game, series and play becomes more important than the last. The Wolverines have the second-best scoring defense in the conference (15.5 ppg). There’s no reason to leave cards in your hand at the end of the season. Offensive coordinator Tim Beck has become a more confident play caller as the season has progressed. With so much at stake, it’s not time to get conservative. Maybe we’ll get to see some more Kenny Bell reverses or Tim Marlowe jet sweeps this weekend. Maybe Taylor Martinez might even catch a pass. — Doug burger, Daily Nebraskan sports Editor

2. Win the turnover battle The energy and excitement created by a packed stadium can either be intensified or taken away in an instant by one Denard Robinson. Michigan’s junior quarterback is perhaps the most electrifying player in college football, and there’s no doubt he’s dangerous. The problem is that Robinson is dangerous for both teams. His speed, instinct and agility make him a terror for defenses. His indecision, inaccuracy and lack of vision scare the Wolverines. Robinson has 13 passing touchdowns and 13 interceptions. His running abilities, alongside the emergence of redshirt sophomore running back Fitzgerald Toussaint as a legitimate threat in the backfield, can ease the pressure on the passing game. But Michigan’s defense has to be on the ready at all times — so far, they have been. On defense, the Wolverines have seven interceptions and rank second in the nation in fumble recoveries (16).

3. Keep Burkhead in check Any other year, Michigan would be scared sleepless from the prospect of facing a dualthreat backfield of Martinez and Rex Burkhead. This season, defensive coordinator Greg Mattison has given the Wolverines a fighting chance — that’s all they can ask for. In 2010, Michigan was allowing 35.2 points per game. Today it’s fifth in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 15.5 points. But the rushing defense has been spotty. Michigan State’s Edwin Baker and Iowa’s Marcus Coker trampled the defense in the Wolverines’ two losses. If Burkhead isn’t contained, it’s going to be a long day for Michigan’s young, improving defense.

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PRACTICE NOTES FOOTBALL Injury update The defensive tackle position has been a unique one this year, shaped by injuries in and out of conference play. NU coach Bo Pelini seemed pleased with the status of redshirt freshman Chase Rome on Thursday.

“He’s done well; he’s healthy. He’s feeling good, and I think he’s the healthiest he’s been in a few weeks,” Pelini said of Rome. On the offensive side of the ball, Nebraska will miss guard Andrew Rodriguez and tight end Ben Cotton this weekend. Cotton

injured his shoulder against Penn State and was replaced by sophomore Jake Long. “Jake Long’s a good football player,” Pelini said. “He played really well and we think he’s ready to play. He’ll do a good job.” — Compiled by Jeff Packer

seniors: from 10 That doesn’t mean the festivity will be any less special for Delano, who will also be celebrating her 23rd birthday that night. Like the others, she wants to feel a sense of accomplishment for the season. “Our mentality now is ‘If the season were to end today, how would you want it to end?’” she said. “Everybody wants to say it was great.” For Cook, this trio, two of whom are part of a class that also featured 2010 seniors Lindsey Licht, Kayla Banwarth and Tara Mueller and one (Root) a walk-on, has been through a lot in their time as Huskers. “We’ve got three great kids who’ve overcome a lot, (had) a lot of ups and downs, and they’ll be fired up to play.” Cook said. Despite it being senior night, Wilberger also knows it’s game night. “It’s a special game but, at the same time, it’s just another game,” Wilberger said. “Wisconsin came out and beat Penn State so we can’t expect them to roll over. It’s a special night after the game, so we’ll focus on it then.” seanwhalen@ dailynebraskan.com

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NU prepared for high-scoring Rams Robby Korth daily Nebraskan

In Nebraska’s two victories this season, the Huskers scored 65 and 64 points against South Dakota and Southern California, respectively. In Rhode Island’s two losses this year, the Rams scored 90 points in each game on the road against George Mason and Texas. On Sunday at 1 p.m. the Huskers welcome the Rams to the Bob Devaney Sports Center for the first of a four-game homestand that features Oregon and Wake Forest. And slowing down Rhode Island’s quick attack will be crucial for an NU victory, Brandon Ubel said. “They want to get up and down, they want to shoot it quick and they want to put points on the board,” the junior forward said. “So they’re gonna try and speed us up. “So we’ve gotta slow them down and game plan for them a little bit and try and make them play our pace.” And on offense, NU wants to keeps its strategy and dictate the game with defensive play. “Offensively we want to play just as fast as they do,” NU coach Doc Sadler said. “Hopefully defensively we make them take a little bit longer than what they normally take.” And after its win Monday against USC in double-overtime, the Huskers might need a break. Three players — Ubel, Bo Spencer and Jorge Brian Diaz — saw more than 40 minutes of action. “That was definitely the most I’ve ever played in a game,” Ubel said. “Once that buzzer sounded and we were on top, it was definitely nice to sit down and take a deep

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Nebraska forward Brandon Ubel fights for possession with South Dakota’s Trevor Gruis. Ubel and the Huskers take on Rhode Island this weekend. breath, and I realized I don’t know how much I had left in the tank.” And the game against the Trojans was just the first of a series of tests in November for the Huskers. NU’s games against the Trojans, Oregon Ducks and Wake Forest Demon Deacons could affect the selection committee’s decision when it comes tournament time for the Huskers. “This is a big stretch for us,” Spencer said. “When it comes to going to the tournament, these are quality wins, and if we beat these three BCS teams we’ll have some good quality victories that people can look at.” And Sadler agrees that these four games will have an immense effect on NU’s tournament status later in the season.

Because Nebraska isn’t a proven tournament team, the selection committee might not be as eager to pick them, Sadler said. “Two or three losses could hurt you no matter who you’re playing against,” he said. “Some schools can do that, and it won’t affect them, but I think this can be a big part of our season.” It’s a series of games the Huskers will play without the inside presence of Andre Almeida. However, there is good news for the injured center from Brazil. For the first time this season, Almeida took part in team drills Thursday. And, as Sadler looks at the string of games, he realizes that NU needs to pace itself and keep things in perspective before December starts.

“It’s a very, very tough stretch,” he said. “And I think it’s a stretch where you need to concentrate on just one particular game. And not look beyond the first one, but look at the first one to get to the second one and look at the second one to get to the third.” But Sadler feels that experience will keep NU competitive throughout the difficult November games. Because the Huskers play so many games against talented teams in this stretch, they don’t have much time to practice. “I would not have this type of schedule with a young basketball team,” Sadler said. “I wouldn’t have this difficult of a schedule nor would I have it set up with the number of games in the number of days.” robbykorth@ dailynebraskan.com

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Through its first two games of the season, the Nebraska women’s basketball team has proven it would be the conference favorite in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Beating Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State by a combined 194-96 margin was a great way to move on from a disappointing 2010-11 season, but can the Huskers hang with the top programs? Husker Nation will find out Friday night, as the No. 23 USC Trojans come to the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers — more than half of whom are from the West Coast — are especially excited for this game, which could set the tone for the early part of the year. “We have a lot of kids from the West Coast, and it’s going to be fun because we know their personnel a little bit, just from playing against them in high school, select teams and different things like that,” Lindsey Moore said. “It’ll definitely be fun playing a West Coast team.” But, as coach Connie Yori pointed out, there is a natural talent gap between USC, which signed three of ESPN’s top 26-ranked players this offseason, and Nebraska. She has noted the difference through her work with USA basketball, an affiliation shared by many of USC’s players. “It’ll be good to play someone a little bit better,” Yori said. “They’ve got more high school All-Americans on their team this year than we’ve probably had in the history of our program here. They’re very talented.”

michigan: from 10 Brent Qvale will be back this week to help with depth, but starter Andrew Rodriguez is expected to miss another week with the sprained foot that kept him in Lincoln last weekend. The coaching staff has confidence in starter Spencer Long and Rodriguez’s replacement, Seung Hoon Choi. Both are walk-ons who weren’t expected to see much time this season until the depth chart was released. Since then, both have seized the opportunities given to them and helped NU rise to the nation’s 12th-best rushing offense.

They will face yet another stiff challenge this week against Michigan’s much-improved defensive front. But this is just another test. The rest of the Big Ten schedule has brought similar competition and the Huskers are used to it now. “In the Big 12, you’ve got some teams that never line up with a tight end,” Cotton said. “In the Big Ten, you’ve got teams that line up with one, two or three tight ends and a fullback a lot. Defenses are based upon what kinds of offense they’re playing.” Danhoppen@ dailynebraskan.com

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That, of course, does not mean that there’s nothing NU can do to even the odds. “You’d better play hard, you’d better make some shots, you’d better rebound (to make up the difference),” Yori said. “We’ll go into the game and try to play our system as best we can and hopefully play some waves and hopefully that’ll bode well.” What would definitely bode well would be continued excellence on offense. The Huskers looked a lot like the seven seconds or less Phoenix Suns teams of five years ago during the past week, with Moore doing an admirable Steve Nash impression. Yori said she had never seen a player with 11 assists and no turnovers before, which Moore did against MVSU. They rained threes on the Devilettes, hitting 14 of 26 attempts. The team is less confident in its defense, however, which has yet to truly come under fire as it undoubtedly will against the Trojans. “I think we need to work on our defense still,” Jordan Hooper said. “It still needs to get a lot better. But I’m confident we’ll be fine against USC.” The key will be in the post, where the SWAC competition could least prepare the team. With two first year and two second year players headlining the frontcourt, NU doesn’t have a ton of experience dealing with physical bigs, such as USC’s Christina Marinacci and Cassie Harberts. Moore has seen a lot from Hooper defensively in practice and thinks the hard work will pay off against USC. “Jordan’s been working really hard and has been getting

of ability.” Robinson is running in place as the Huskers head up to Michigan this weekend, hoping to exploit a defense that’s struggled with mobile quarterbacks. The Huskers are more than familiar with what the junior can do. “Yeah, he can do so much,” Pelini said. “He is capable of throwing the football and makes good decisions. He is just a good player.” Robinson gets the Blackshirts at a time when they are hearing criticism of their ability to contain mobile quarterbacks. This season the defense has faced myriad signal callers capable of running the ball when needed. The Huskers contained Keith Price of Washington to six rushes for 10 yards. Two weeks later, Russell Wilson ran the ball six times for 32 yards, but kept key drives alive with his feet, in and out of the pocket. Braxton Miller of Ohio State rushed 10 times for 91 yards, most of them in the first half, and had many wondering if Nebraska could have won without his injury and subsequent removal from the game. Pelini believes the Huskers have done well against quarterbacks who can run. “I don’t know anybody across the country that isn’t going to have trouble with a mobile quarterback,” Pelini said. “That is the nature of the beast. If you ever tell me somebody said a mobile quarterback doesn’t put more stress on your defense, they probably don’t know what they’re talking about.

It is a whole other dimension and that is why people are doing it.” Robinson’s skill set logically led to comparisons between him and NU quarterback Taylor Martinez early last season. The two boasted similar Heisman hype for their dynamic performances in the first half of the year. Martinez feels that the two are united in having to install new schemes this offseason. “We have two different offenses right now,” Martinez said. “This year I had to learn a brand new offense, and this year he had to learn a brand new offense too. So, either way we’re still kind of the same quarterback, but different at the same time.” When asked who’s faster, Martinez laughed. “I don’t know, it depends who’s chasing me,” he said. Their similarities have helped the defense to become familiar with the next speed level in the game. This week in practice, freshman reserve Bronson Marsh has stepped in to lead the scout team. His skill set has helped as well. “We’re going to have to have multiple people around the ball,” senior safety Austin Cassidy said.” He’s pretty good at making people miss. We’re going to have to get as many hats to the ball as we can. It’s not unbelievable to think that he’ll make the first one or two people miss. Gang tackling and stuff like that is going to be very important.” jeffpacker@ dailynebraskan.com

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Junior Lindsey Moore will guide the Huskers against the No. 23 Trojans on Friday. The guard had 18 points and 11 assists in NU’s win against Missouri Valley State. better day in and day out in practices, and that’s what we need from her,” Moore said. “We’re not the biggest team and we know that, but we work really hard and our posts work extremely hard.” The team would also like a strong crowd for the game. Yori said. Between the combination of how fun the style NU plays is to watch and how good an opponent USC is, she expects fans to show up. She

can only hope the fans are as excited for the game as the players. “I’m really excited to play USC,” redshirt freshman Rebecca Woodberry said. “It’s going to be a great game for us, the first big game: They’re ranked 23. First thing we said after (the MVSU game was) ‘Where’s USC? We’re ready.’ We’re excited about the game.” seanwhalen@ dailynebraskan.com

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nebraska vs. michigan | saturday, 11 a.m. cst michigan stadium | ann arbor, mich. | tv: espn/espn2

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Nebraska will be without guard Andrew Rodriguez (63) this weekend because of injury, but the rest of the offensive line is prepared to step up against the Wolverines. The Huskers’ No. 2 rushing offense in the Big Ten will be going up against the conference’s No. 2 scoring defense.

The Husker offensive line has been tested this season opposite big and physical defensive linemen and linebackers in its new conference. Saturday against Michigan will be no different.

ohn Garrison is not a small guy. He was a starting center for Nebraska in the early 2000s and is now the assistant offensive line coach. Yet when he watches some of the athletes he has to game plan for each week, Garrison feels a bit undersized. “There’s some big guys out there,” Garrison said. “I feel small compared to them. It’s a week-in and week-out type of deal. We’re always going to see a good front seven in the Big Ten, but we wouldn’t want it any other way.” The offenses of the Big Ten consist more of power running games than the spread offenses of the Big 12, and thus, Big Ten coaches recruit bigger, more physical defensive lineman to stack in the trenches. Michigan, NU’s opponent this Saturday, is no exception. The Wolverines will counter the Huskers’ rushing attack with several massive defensive linemen, including 6-foot-2, 304 lb. tackle Mike Martin, an All-Big Ten candidate.

“He’s one of the true quality inside guys in the league,” NU offensive line coach Barney Cotton said. “And the other guys are big, physical guys too. They’re one of the larger fronts that we’ll play. Teams haven’t gotten many third-and-ones on them this year, and they’ve been a really good team on the goal line.” The strong play of the defense is something Wolverine fans haven’t seen in recent years. During the tenure of former coach Rich Rodriguez, the once-great Michigan program fell apart. The Wolverines haven’t finished higher than eighth in the conference in points allowed since 2008, bottoming out last year with an average of 33.8 points per game. Enter new coach Brady Hoke, who brought along defensive coordinator Greg Mattison, formerly of the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens. The new regime has instilled a new defensive mentality and tightened up the leaks that allowed

story by dan hoppen file photo by mary-ellen kennedy opponents to score nearly at will in recent years. This season, Michigan is giving up 15.5 points per game, second best in the conference. “I think whatever we do, it’s the kids executing it,” Hoke said at Monday’s press conference. “We haven’t gone out and played one snap. We haven’t taken on a block. We haven’t done any of that. It’s the kids and their sense of pride and their sense of knowing the expectations of being at Michigan. And as a team, I think our mentality of how we want to play football is an important part of it, you know, on both sides of the ball.” The return of Michigan’s defense makes the play of NU’s offensive line particularly important this weekend. The Huskers’ line did a solid job against Penn State, despite bringing only two guards on the trip.

michigan: see page 9

Mixed emotions expected on senior night against Wisconsin Sean Whalen daily NEbraskan

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Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson has rushed for 864 yards and 12 touchdowns this season.

QB Robinson’s unique abilities pose challenge Jeff Packer daily Nebraskan

Sure, Denard Robinson has thrown for 1,611 yards and 13 touchdowns this season. He can run, too, you know. The arm of a quarterback can be deadly to any defense, but some believe their legs can present more problems. No one in college football embodies that dual threat quite like “Shoelace” Robinson, who now operates in a spread offense under Michigan coach Brady Hoke. He has rushed for 864 yards and 12 touchdowns

this year. Ask NU coach Bo Pelini what problems a quarterback like Robinson can give a defense. “You have about an hour?” Pelini asked. “He is quick and obviously can beat you by a lot of different things. You can watch him on film and he is fun to watch. I won’t get a lot of sleep this week because there are times he will make 3, 4, 5 guys miss on a play. He is elusive and has a lot

Robinson: see page 9

There will probably be tears after Saturday night’s volleyball match. Senior night comes that night, as Brooke Delano, Brigette Root and Jordan Wilberger will be honored for their careers as Huskers in a ceremony coach John Cook expects to be “very emotional.” Wisconsin also comes Saturday night, and a loss to the Badgers could leave the senior trio with tears of a different kind in their eyes. At stake for the fourthranked Cornhuskers is, essentially, their destiny in the Big Ten title race. With a win over the Badgers, NU would need only to win at cellar-dweller, Iowa Tuesday to clinch a piece of the title, and a win over Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., Nov. 26 to take it outright. Add in the 34-match home winning streak also at risk, and it’s understandable why Cook opted to hold senior night after the match. “We’re doing senior night afterward because one thing I noticed was at Purdue, they did it before, and none of those kids cried. It was like business as usual,” he said. “One of the things, I think, when you play Nebraska volleyball, your senior night gets very emotional. These kids put

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Nebraska seniors Brooke Delano (left) and Brigette Root will be playing in their final matches at the NU Coliseum on Saturday. so much into (the program) and (senior night) means so much to them. That’s why we have to do it afterward.” For the trio to be in a good mood for the ceremony, the Huskers must put away a pesky Badgers squad. While Wisconsin will come in with only a 16-13 record overall (assuming a victory at Iowa Friday night), the Badgers have won four games against ranked teams, including Penn State Nov. 6. The Huskers have also beaten Penn State and

Wednesday’s win over No. 19 Minnesota was NU’s tenth win against a ranked opponent. In addition, the Huskers dominated Wisconsin in Madison earlier in the season, casually sweeping the Badgers. That result could easily repeat itself, which would leave the seniors with a happy senior night. Or, at least, as happy as a senior night can be. “There’s some mixed emotions,” Wilberger said. “It’s exciting and, at the same time, Brooke and I have been here five years,

and it’s actually coming to an end. As seniors, we wanted to make sure we didn’t have any regrets this year and that we gave everything to our team, and I think we’ve done a great job.” Saturday’s match won’t be the end for the trio, though. It still has the twomatch road trip and the NCAA Tournament, the first two matches of which NU will almost certainly host.

seniors: see page 8