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Freshman nets 4 goals, NCAA tourney record

Roundtable invites student opinions

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A kitchen employee tosses pizza dough in Mellow Mushroom’s kitchen. The chain opened a location in September in the Railyard in the Haymarket district.

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“They have no chance of on Bauer makes the thouhearing us,” he said. sand-mile journey from Other times, when a visiting Atlanta to Memorial Stadium once a year, and this team’s band plays, people say, “We can hear them better than year, he chose to attend you,” Falcone said.

Saturday’s losing game. But it “Well, that’s because you’re wasn’t just the loss he found disfacing them,” he said with a appointing. laugh.

In row 86 of East Stadium, But Falcone and HuskerViBauer said he could hardly hear the Cornhusker Marching Band. sion, which helps orchestrate As people sitting in Bauer ’s sec- what goes on in the stadium, haven’t discussed possibilities tion tried to clap along to the mulike connecting microphones to sic, they often got off track, the distance between them and the the bands to play over the public address system. band hindering the sound.

“I’d be willing to try it,” Fal“You could tell the people that were sitting right in front cone said, adding that it’d help reach the Husker of them could cerfans who the band tainly hear them,” You could doesn’t currently he said. reach.

Tony Falcone, tell the The show that director of the the top decks of marching band people that were Memorial Stadiat University of sitting right in um miss between Nebraska-Linplays is a carefully coln, is aware of front of (the band) orchestrated one. complaints like could certainly Falcone is on Bauer ’s, which a headset with the mostly come from hear them.” director of Huskfans sitting farther erVision, a repaway and farther jon bauer resentative from up from the field. husker fan the University of As the layout of Nebraska Spirit the stadium has Squad and the public address changed and the crowds of fans have grown during the course system announcer.

Using a pre-made, 18-page of Husker history, the marchscript, the band plays on timeing band has struggled with the outs and stoppage of plays, unique challenge of ensuring all working around media breaks game-goers can feel the beat.

The very top, newest deck in and the spirit squad, Falcone East Stadium has proved prob- said. The music depends on the situation – something upbeat lematic, Falcone said.

Color guard member Abi Sanders waits underneath Memorial Stadium before the marching band’s pregame show for the Huskers’ game against Northwestern on Nov. 2. when the team does well, something to get the fans going when its morale may need a boost. The constant is “Hail Varsity,” UNL’s fight song, for every touchdown.

The headsets provide communication needed throughout the game, such as when an advertisement runs instead of the band playing, or when there’s an injury – something that calls for complete silence among the parties. The band sits where it’s hard to see penalty flags and injuries, so the communication is helpful, Falcone said.

Sometimes, unexpected things happen, like a last-minute Hail Mary. The band members cheered.

They screamed. Then they played the fight song until the end of the game, he said.

Other times, the band will begin the fight song after a touchdown, just to find there’s been a penalty.

“So they just have to stop,” Falcone said. “Stuff happens. You do your best.”

The role of the Cornhusker Marching Band has mostly stayed the same, Falcone said. Still, he’s seen subtle changes in recent

Trumpet players in the Cornhusker Marching Band perform during the band’s pregame show before the Michigan State game on Saturday.

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Religious leader refutes media’s take on Syrian war At a Monday speech in Lincoln, Mother Agnes-Mariam blames news outlets for misrepresentation REECE RISTAU DN Mainstream media has depicted the crisis in Syria as a black-andwhite cinema.

At a talk in downtown Lincoln Monday morning, Mother Agnes-

Mariam of the Cross said that isn’t the case. Mother Agnes is Mother Superior of the monastery of St. James the Mutilated, the oldest monastery in the Qalamoun area of Syria. She spoke about her work toward peace in Syria at the Courtyard Lincoln Downtown/ Haymarket hotel.

Mother Agnes said she and her partners at the Institute for Peace, Justice, and Human Rights in Syria have witnessed very different events in Syria than what news media portray. As an example of this incongruity, Mother Agnes said while she was on a trip to Homs, Syria with reporters, she

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Renovations common in Big Ten libraries tammy bain dn University Libraries’ plans for a coffee shop and storage facilities are on par with renovations and existing features at libraries throughout the Big Ten, officials from various institutions said this week.

If the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approves the library’s plans, construction of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Learning Commons will begin as early as next fall, said Mary Bolin, chairwoman of University Libraries. The commons will contain a coffee shop. The last major renovations took place about 10 years ago, when office spaces were moved around and an East Campus storage facility was constructed for certain lesser-used materials.

The University of Maryland, which will join the Big Ten next year, also has library renovations

in store.

The university is in the planning stages for a renovations project, said Eric Bartheld, spokesman at the University of Maryland libraries. Low ceilings make the space “very compartmentalized,” Bartheld said, and the school would like to open it up and make it more welcoming.

“It’s a very long-term project for which we do not have funding,” Bartheld said.

But incremental improvements on the library’s first floor include a reconfigured layout, a seating increase and improved navigation for the library’s traffic.

UMD hasn’t opened up an off-site facility for its materials yet and is “in the process of moving things,” Bartheld said.

Lesser-read materials that may go off site will still be accessible online and easily delivered, Bartheld said.

Despite renovations, Foot-

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notes Cafe, the coffee shop in McKeldin Library, has been at UMD for some time and is very popular, Bartheld said.

Other schools have already completed renovations. From 2009 until 2012, Penn State worked on its own renovation project at its University Park library. The renovations began with a relocation of libraries, and shifted into a complete renovation of the Pattee Library’s first floor, creating a Knowledge Commons area, said Catherine Grigor, spokeswoman for Penn State University Libraries.

The Knowledge Commons provides students with private study rooms, podcast and multimedia production centers and study areas, according to a website for the commons.

The “multiple-phase project” has constant improvements, Grigor said. The next phase will be expanding the already-existing coffee shop, she said.

While 1 million lesser-read materials are kept in different storage spaces, some on-campus and others off-campus, they can be easily retrieved for public use, Grigor said, though off-campus sites are not open shelf.

The libraries at University of Illinois have also made room for new and improved technologies.

“As for renovations in the past few years, we’ve consolidated and merged several of our libraries, so some of our spaces have been renovated afterward to make room for new services,” said Heather Murphy, spokeswoman at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library. The Media Commons, which opened last January, has a more tech-centered and digital focus, according to its website.

The Scholarly Commons, another new addition, has a similar focus on technology but also on schol-

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Tuesday’s Nebraska Sustainability Roundtable will invite discussion from students on how the University of Nebraska-Lincoln can improve its water, food, waste and energy practices.

what: Creating Inclusive Spaces and Ally Development when: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. – attend for part of the workshop or the whole thing where: Nebraska Union

ASUN roundtable will focus on sustainability discussion

what: Chancellor’s University Safety Committee when: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. where: 17th and R Parking Garage

what: Percussion ensemble when: 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. where: Kimball Recital Hall more information: General admission is $5

IN LINCOLN what:

Nebraska Jazz Orchestra: “Tribute to the Big Band Era” when: 7:30 p.m. where: Cornhusker Mariott, 333 S. 13th St. more information: $12.50 for students

Colleen Fell DN To inform and involve students on environmental issues, the University of NebraskaLincoln will hold the third annual Nebraska Sustainability Roundtable 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Nebraska Union. The roundtable event will include discussions led by UNL faculty and staff focusing on water and food, waste, energy and campus sustainability.

All are welcome to attend.

The event will consist of three 40-minute sessions in which those attending will be split into groups. Reed Brodersen, a co-coordinator for the event and chairman of the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska Environmental Sustainability Committee at UNL, said this format will allow to students to drop in at any time during the event.

Brodersen, a junior environmental studies major, said the event will be a relaxed, Q&A-style discussion. Students will also have the opportunity to share their ideas on environmental sustainability.

UNL faculty who are experts on the environmental topics will lead discussions but can also debunk any false information, said Matan Gill, a graduate student of Community and Regional Planning at UNL and ESC member.

“If students are sharing information that is wrong, the leaders will be able to tell them and clarify what’s not true,” Gill said.

Gill, who came up with the idea for the roundtable in 2010, said he was inspired to start the event after attending a similar

roundtable at the Joslyn Instiif you go tute for Sustainable Communities in Omaha. what: Nebraska Gill said he and other students didn’t gain valuable Sustainability information from previously Roundtable heard lecturers and decided to where: Nebraska try the roundtable format.

“It was a great experience Union the first year we tried it in when: 5 p.m. to 8 2010,” Gill said. “We had about p.m., but students 150 people show up.” can stop by at any In addition to a high attendance, Gill said students time and community members who went to the first event were engaged in the topic and discusESC’s past projects have come sions. from students’ ideas from a The discussions will also roundtable discussion. Some of include an opportunity for these projects include the Zipstudents and community mem- cars, food waste projects with bers to voice their opinions on UNL Dining Services and resihow they see the university’s dence hall waste-management environmental future and what plans. improvements can be made.

At the very least, Brodersen Juan Franco, said, the event vice chancellor will help to get of Student Afstudents inThese are fairs at UNL, volved and talktopics, like will be in ating about envitendance to climate change ronmental issues hear students’ on campus. ideas and is- and food waste, “It’s imporsues concerning that will affect all tant for students campus susto be engaged tainability. Milo students in the on issues that reM u m g a a r d , future.” late to campus,” Lincoln’s seBrodersen said. nior policy aide “These are topReed Brodersen for sustainabilics, like climate junior environmental studies ity, will also change and food be present and waste, that will may consider affect all students the possibility of extending in the future.” students’ ideas to the City of Those attending the event Lincoln. will be treated to food from The discussions from the sponsors like Chipotle, Raising event will be recorded and later Cane’s, Subway and coffee from evaluated by the ESC. It is im- Meadowlark Coffee. portant for students to attend The event is free and open to the event, Brodersen said, even the public. if they aren’t informed on envinews@ dailynebraskan.com ronmental issues. Many of the

With new professor, UNL pushes Arabic Four Arabic courses are available at UNL, equal with UNO’s options and more than UNK’s offerings layla younis dn The University of NebraskaLincoln Department of Modern Languages & Literatures is encouraging students to sign up for Arabic courses as the program continues to grow.

The department hired its first-ever permanent Arabic instructor, Abla Hasan, on a threeyear contract this fall. UNL offers four Arabic courses: ARAB 101, 102, 201 and 202, and 102 and 202 are open for enrollment in the spring.

UNL is about on par with University of Nebraska at Omaha when it comes to opportunities for Middle Eastern studies and ahead of University of Nebraska at Kearney, which doesn’t offer Arabic courses.

“Ever since Arabic was first offered at UNL, there has been a lot of interest in Arabic,” said Shannon Parry, UNL’s assistant to the chair and office manager of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. “The college is making a commitment to the Arabic language by providing us with a professor.

Before Hasan came to UNL, Simon Wood, an associate professor in the Classics and Religious

Studies program at UNL, and an instructor from the Fullbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program taught Arabic.

In 2009, Arabic classes at UNL started as a special topics course in the Department of Modern Languages. The course got its own abbreviation in fall 2011. Parry couldn’t give the exact number on how many people take Arabic classes, but she said enrollment is typically full.

Melanie Bloom, department chair of Foreign Languages and Literature at UNO, said UNO offers the same classes as UNL, with approximately 25 students in beginning courses and decreasing numbers for higher-level courses. She said UNO started its Arabic program about five years ago.

Cherie DeFreece, office associate for UNK’s Department of Modern Language, said UNK hasn’t offered any Arabic courses universities within our region,” Gershovich said. for the last four or five years beThe Schwalb Center for Iscause the college can’t find qualirael and Jewish Studies started fied instructors in 2009 and is an and the numbers of academic program Ever since student taking the to teach Jewish classes are low.

Arabic was and Israeli history, Moshe Gerpolitics, culture shovich, a history first offered at and society. professor at UNO, UNL, there has The Middle director of Schwalb East Project Fund, Center for Israel been a lot of which started in and Jewish Studies and the director interest in Arabic.” 2010, is not an academic program, of UNO’s Middle but rather serves to East Project Fund, Shannon Parry enhance the teachmodern languages office said he wants to ining, research and crease cooperation scholarship related between UNO and to the modern Middle East.

UNL. There are a few dozen partici“One of the things I emphapants in the two programs, Gersize (is) trying to encourage coopshovich said. eration with UNL and other major

sean flattery | dn “We are trying to increase those numbers by creating new opportunities and exciting possibilities for students to participate,” Gershovich said.

UNO also offers an Islamic Studies minor, Gershovich said.

To make Arabic a minor or major at UNO, students would need to demand more classes, Bloom said.

“I don’t have a lot of students demanding,” Bloom said.

Arabic, Czech and Russian are the less commonly taught languages, while Spanish, German and French are more available in academia, Parry said.

“A degree or instruction in languages will provide a greater opportunity (for) employment after college,” Parry said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

Fifty years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the conspiracy theories continue.

According to a survey generated

by Gallup, 61 percent of Americans believe that Kennedy’s death was a conspiracy. While 30 percent believe that Lee Harvey Oswald was solely responsible for the assassination of the president, of the 1,039 adults surveyed, most believe that the Mafia, federal government, CIA and/or Fidel Castro were involved in the assassination.

Gallup has polled this topic since Kennedy’s death in 1963. A poll conducted within five days of the president’s death found that 29 percent of Americans believed that Oswald acted on his own, while 52 percent believed in a conspiracy. Thirteen years later, belief in a conspiracy theory had increased to 81 percent.

Gallup provided 18 different people or groups who might be involved. The Mafia and the government were two popular theories, with 13 percent of Americans believing each was the source of Kennedy’s death. But most – 40 percent of those who called the assassination a conspiracy – said they had no opinion of who else was involved.

researchers find being in love hinders productivity

Don’t feel bad if you haven’t found “the one.”

A study published by the, journal Motivation and Emotion by researchers from Leiden University and the University of Maryland suggests that being in love makes a person less productive. The study focused on the link between love and cognitive control.

More than 40 students who said they had recently fallen in love took part in the study. They listened to loverelated music to provoke feelings of romantic love, then performed 73 trials of tasks.

Individuals who had a “high level of passion love” were associated to have “reduced cognitive control.”

Study suggests no correlation between video game violence, children’s behavior

A new study’s findings suggest there’s no link between video game violence and behavioral problems in children.

The study, published by the British Medical Journal, examined 11,000 children in the United Kingdom during a 10-year period. The UK Millennium Cohort Study focused on the effects of entertainment on children’s psychosocial development.

The study found no connection between exposure to video games and behavioral, attention or emotional issues. The only increase in behavioral problems was found among children between 5 and 7 years old who watched more than three hours of TV a day.

Scientists say birth control hurts eyesight

Scientists have discovered a link between eyesight reduction and birth control pills.

Women who have ingested birth control pills for three years or longer are more than twice as likely to develop glaucoma, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, Duke University School of Medicine and Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in China.

Glaucoma affects vision by causing unusually high pressure inside your eye to damage the optic nerve. Scientists examined 3,400 women age 40 and older.

Although scientists haven’t exposed why this happens, they found the effects spawn from women’s estrogen levels. Women on the pill have consistent estrogen levels, while women not on the pill have a naturally fluctuating estrogen level. Birth control pills can keep a woman’s estrogen levels consistently low, which increases their risk for glaucoma.

majority of poor never make middle class, pew finds

Nobody said reaching the top would be easy, but what about the middle?

“Pursuing the American Dream,” a poll by the Pew Charitable Trusts has found that only 40 percent of Americans believe in the rags-to-riches tale that if you start at the bottom, hard work will pull you to the top of the income ladder.

The reality is a little harsher than that. About 43 percent of Americans are born, raised and live at the bottom fifth of the income quintile. But 70 percent never even make it to the middle. The findings revealed that the chances of climbing out of the bottom were significantly higher for whites, college graduates and dual-earner families.

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big ten briefs university of minnesota selects new medical school dean

The University of Minnesota announced Thursday that the new dean of its Medical School will be Dr. Brooks Jackson, director of pathology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Jackson is a researcher in HIV diagnostics, prevention and treatment. His work resulted in new drug development and a project to prevent neonatal HIV transmission.

Jackson was chosen after a six-month national search.

Pending approval by the university’s Board of Regents, Jackson is expected to begin work in February with an annual salary of $725,000.

michigan state finds new patterns in bacteria evolution

Bacteria continue to evolve, even in non-changing environments, researchers found at Michigan State University.

During a 25-year period, researchers observed changes in bacteria samples from a frozen fossil record.

They found that the path of evolution followed a type of mathematical function called the power law — the slope of a growth function gets less and less steep over time but never reaches a peak.

The researchers want to continue the experiment to make more accurate models. The research is funded in part by the National Science Foundation.

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purdue university to take photos with high-altitude balloon

Students at Purdue University launched a high-altitude balloon from the university’s intramural fields Saturday.

The Purdue Student Association of Mechanical and Electrical Technologists will track the balloon’s flight with aviationmonitoring technology available at the local airport. A camera on the balloon will take pictures that will stream online.

The balloon the group launched last year reached an altitude of 75,000 feet and traveled 175 miles an hour. It landed 230 miles from the launch point.

university of wisconsin-madison begins $3.2 million entrepreneurial program

Students who are inspiring entrepreneurs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will benefit from a $3.2 million program to help spin student and faculty ideas into five startup companies or commercial products a year.

“Discovery to Product” is part of a university effort to push university research efforts into the marketplace.

Beyond the $3.2 million from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the program will also receive $2.4 million from the University of Wisconsin system.

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years. performance in front of Kimball Hall before the game, he said.

“The game has sped up over the years,” he said. Other places Falcone said the day ends with are also more involved in tech- a post-game show in Memonology, but in Memorial Sta- rial Stadium, after the football dium, the “collegiate football team’s prayer.

Randazzo said he hasn’t atmosphere” is standard, as opseen much change in his five posed to professional football with more use of “flashy tech- years. He has friends who work for HuskerVision and try to nology,” he said.

As the use of “flashy tech- show the band on the stadium screen as much nology” increasas possible. es, “you have to There is no Mike Haeps, see a balance,” who lives in he said.

While better band Lincoln, found some of the fan no qualms with base may want in this country. hearing the band more technology, If you’re up and on Saturday. others may want “There is less, he said. The above them, you no better band goal is finding should pay more in this counwhat works best try,” he said. “If for the majority, for your tickets.” you’re up and he said. above them, you For Tyler Ranmike haeps should pay more dazzo, a senior lincoln resident for your tickets.” history major But Bauer and baritone secsaid his trip to tion leader, the orchestrated gameday is a tra- Lincoln could have been endition he’s come to know since hanced.

“If they could mic (the band joining the marching band five years ago. For him, gameday be- members) and see close-ups on big gins five and a half hours before screens, that’d be cool,” he said. the game with a dress rehearsal. “As long as you could hear them.” news@ Then there’s an hour and a half dailynebraskan.com break, an indoor warm up and a

arly research and study.

“Some of our physical library units exist as virtual libraries now,” Murphy said.

What isn’t new is a coffee shop, which has existed for several years.

Murphy said the college has also been renovating its main library building. Built in 1924, renovations include new paint, windows, chimney reinforcements, artwork and bench seating, Murphy said. Fluorescent lighting is being swapped for table lights, as well as more outlets to the reading room in the main library, Murphy said.

An off-campus site does contain lesser-read items, which cannot be browsed, but can be delivered or picked up at a remote location, a website for the facility said.

Like Maryland, the University of Michigan opened an entirely new library: the Stephen S. Clark Library for Maps, Government Information and Data Services, said Lynne Raughley, spokeswoman for University of Michigan libraries. The new library opened in 2011. Other improvements at University of Michigan libraries happen in stages, and Bert’s Cafe has existed in Shapiro Undergraduate Library since 2008.

University of Michigan doesn’t use storage facilities for lesser-used materials.

At Michigan State University,

several million dollars were put into a project to improve the library’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning, said Jim Hensley, the libraries facility manager at the university. The project was completed for the 2012-2013 year, and the university is currently updating and expanding monitors on walls, group study spaces and high-technology instruction spaces, he said.

Michigan State’s coffee shop has had a coffee shop in its library since 1999.

“It’s a super popular amenity to students at MSU,” Hensley said.

Northwestern University keeps its least-read materials in a facility about an hour from campus, said Elizabeth Hitchcock, associate university librarian for planning and facilities. Staff has completed a design plan for the Deering Library, the college’s special collections library and is preparing to begin fundraising, Hitchcock said.

“We have completed targeted area renovations within our main library, but we do not have immediate plans to renovate the entire main library building,” she said.

The main library does have a grab-and-go cafe, Hitchcock said, and library staff is seeking to construct improved study rooms and collaborative study spaces.

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Geography awareness week aims to inform ruth jaros dn

geography awareness week events

If you know what “LiDAR” stands for, you could win a prize this week.

The geography awareness what: Photo booth will be set up all week in competition entries on the Nebraska Union for students to spin the wheel and answer display a geography-related question. when: Monday through Prizes include globe-shaped Friday stress balls and coupons for the where: Hardin Hall Caffina Café.

The booth will be set up from lobby (East Campus) 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., each day this week and is one part of the Gewhat: Geography ography Student Organization’s wheel – spin the Geography Awareness Week.

Glenn Humphress, a graduwheel and answer a ate student in geography and an question for a prize organizer for geography week, when: Monday through helped run the booth in the Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 union Monday.

“Geography week is for raisp.m. ing awareness of geography where: Nebraska Union and geographical issues,” Humphress said. “It’s about the value what: Presentation on of geography in today’s global world.” satellite imagery The first event was a showwhen: Wednesday, 3:30 ing of a documentary about p.m.

Australia’s geography Monday night at Hardin Hall. where: Hardin Hall A student photography conauditorium test is also happening in Hardin Hall for all of geography week. what: Geography bowl Photos will be displayed in the when: Thursday, 6 p.m. lobby of Hardin Hall until Friday. where: Hardin Hall Stephen Wood, vice presiauditorium dent of the Digital Globe Analysis Center, will give a presentation Wednesday on satellite imagery at 3:30 p.m., in the HarHe gave examples of GPS din Hall auditorium. tracking in phones and peoThe week will end with a geple’s high use of programs like ography bowl at 6 p.m., ThursGoogle Maps and Google Earth, day, also in Hardin Hall audito- to show how often people work rium. with geography.

Student participants will Geography isn’t just about compete for prizes in the geog- drawing maps, though, Humraphy bowl. There will be free phress said. People who pursue pizza and Pepsi, graduate work in and students will geography often It’s about form teams of two work for governto compete, Humments and private the value phress said. companies.

H u m p h r e s s of geography in “A lot of geogsaid the turnout today’s global raphers do highly for the Geogtechnical work,” raphy Bowl is world.”

Humphress said. expected to be a lot Glenn humphress “There’s almost 100 stuof demand for geography graduate student dents. knowledge.”

UNL’s geGrosso and ography week H u m p h re s s is sponsored by National Geoagreed that awareness of geoggraphic as part of national geog- raphy was important because of raphy week. The theme this year the wide-ranging nature of the is “Geography and the New Age field. of Exploration.”

“Geography is the study of David Grosso, a graduate everything as it relates to place,” student in geography and an orGrosso said. “The reason we ganizer for geography week at participate in geography awareUNL, said geography is impor- ness week is to draw attention tant because of its prevalence in to it.” everyday life. news@ “People come into contact dailynebraskan.com with it every day,” Grosso said.

syria: from 1 As a Christian, I cannot stand by with the truth. My testimony is not biased with politics.”

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Christmas crafts photos by Amber Baesler

TOP: Rachel Downey, age 9, and grandmother Diane Gall of Lincoln pick out their top five trees as part of the voting at the Starry Nights Christmas Tree Festival on Monday evening. “We wanted to help out the People’s City Mission, and the kids love the trees,” Gall said.

ABOVE: Cousins Mckenna Grass and Cianna Jones, both age 8, decorate paper evergreens. The festival had many children’s activities, including gingerbread-house decorating, coloring and make-your-own paper Christmas tree.

LEFT: The “Reflections of Christmas” tree shimmers during the Starry Nights Christmas Tree Festival. Each tree was sponsored by a Lincoln business, professionally decorated and will be auctioned off to benefit the People’s City Mission.

witnessed unidentified death squads killing innocent civilians – in some cases using beheading as a form of murder. The media, she said, has ignored these incidents.

“Manipulation of the press and of information has become a war tool, and it endangers the lives of innocents,” Mother Agnes said. “It is easy to show fake videos to boost approval of the public opinion of the international community.”

She said these fake videos are prevalent and obscure real events. The victims in the videos are fake, she said, and in the meantime, real atrocities are being overlooked. She said this is justification of the real violence occurring.

Mother Agnes said mainstream media is essentially using propaganda tactics to show positive pictures of the events taking place. For example, she said the rebel fighters are depicted as fighters for freedom.

“In reality, the majority of the Syrian population is under terrible threat of extermination by hordes of foreign fighters that pretend – and have declared – to fight for freedom.”

She said many of these fighters are Islamic extremists who are only adding to the violence and not helping Syrian civilians.

“When these people come to Syria, they destroy the structure and municipalities,” she said.

“They have burned schools, universities, hospitals, factories, shrines, mosques, churches, all what can define a civilization and the cultural memory of a people.”

Mother Agnes is not originally from Syria. She is Lebanese and her father is Palestinian, and she has been working in Syria since 1994 to restore a sixth-century monastery, where she is now Mother Superior.

The goals of the monastery are to provide unity among the sons of Abraham, including Jews, Christians and Muslims, she said. Additionally, Mother Agnes is one of the main organiz-

ers of Mussalaha – or reconciliation – a popular movement that mediates disputes and organizes ceasefires between opposing forces.

Since the crisis in Syria began three years ago, Mother Agnes has been using her position to work toward peace in the country. She is a critic of both the Syrian government and the rebels. Mother Agnes said spreading her message has not been easy.

“I have received threats to shut up and I have received bribes to shut up,” she said. “As a Christian, I cannot stand by with the truth. My testimony is not biased with politics.”

Johnathan Peterson, a graduate student in political science, said Mother Agnes’ critiques of the media are merited.

“There is a general pattern in the U.S. where our media tends not to show gruesome images that would be more common in international media outlets,” Peterson said. “Not seeing these gruesome images perhaps does not bring the Syria situation home for us.”

Mother Agnes said she believes in the people and leadership of the U.S. and hopes Americans will stand with her to find a peaceful resolution to the Syrian crisis.

When asked by an audience member what America can do next, she said Syria needs a diplomatic solution.

“We don’t need an invader, we need a friend,” she said.

The presentation by Mother Agnes was sponsored by Nebraskans for Peace, the oldest statewide peace and justice organization in the U.S. The United Nations and the international community as a whole needs to stop supplying rebels with weapons and stop sending in extremist groups, Mother Agnes said.

Peace and diplomacy is the only way to stop violence.

“I hope the international community will react,” she said. “What has happened to our country can happen to yours.”

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Library renovations will improve UNL’s Big Ten standing As reported by the Daily Nebraskan news section, Love Library is about to undergo some important renovations. Many books in Love Library North will be relocated to an off-site storage facility, and a “learning commons” area will be added, with a coffee shop included.

Several people who attended last month’s public forum on the matter expressed concern for these additions, which ranged from the people they would inconvenience to their practicality.

We realize that some members of the university community might be upset about the library renovation decisions that have been made. As we wrote in a previous staff editorial, the relocation of books in Love Library North will inconvenience quite a few people, and we hope the library staff will accommodate them to the best of their abilities. But in the meantime, we must keep the bigger picture in mind.

Earlier this semester, the U.S. News and World Report placed the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at No. 47 in top public universities for the second year in a row. We trail behind every other university in the Big Ten Conference. As a member of the conference, UNL is competing with other Big Ten universities — and not just in sports. It goes without saying that revamping our library will not be the sole thing that pushes us ahead to No. 1. However, there’s no reason why these future additions can’t benefit us.

It’s a common trend in schools across the country to have a library-based coffee shop, as well as off-site areas for books and learning commons-type facilities. If we want to boost our enrollment and maintain a strong presence in our conference, we must examine the things that the other member universities are doing successfully. Of course, the presence of a coffee shop in the library isn’t going to be the deciding factor for a prospective student in choosing his or her future university, but it’s another factor that might just move us up someone’s list.

Other Big Ten universities who have off-site storage facilities have taken the steps to accommodate the students using these resources. If UNL follows suit and we take advantage of the other perks our renovations will bring, the results can only be positive – for our students, our professors and our reputation as a whole.

So let’s all remember what our future as a university should look like. And for those of you who will be around to see these renovations come into fruition, start getting excited. Have a coffee or two.

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Grammar still holds importance

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f I see one more paper that uses “your” instead of “you’re” and “it’s” instead of “its,” I’m going to scream. Same thing goes for using a semicolon incorrectly or for a fractured sentence. I’ll scream so loud that I’ll rival Memorial Stadium on gameday.

We’re reaching that point in the semester where people are handing in papers for peer or professor review. As a consequence, the number of grammatical and spelling errors shoots up dramatically. It’s like everyone’s forgotten the importance of being coherent in their writing, which is a major problem.

Yes, we live in a technological age where grammar and spelling have all but gone completely out the window. OMG, LOL and TL;DR have taken over text messages. Phrases like, “zomg canT handle this SPN ep rn!!” pop up on my Tumblr feed all the time. (I’ve finally started to learn that language, which kind of scares me). If misspellings were Runzas, then the users of Facebook would never go hungry.

There’s also autocorrect, which has become what the calculator is to the math world: a crutch.

Mencap did a spelling survey last year in the United Kingdom and got some telling results. Only one in five adults out of 2,000 got all five questions of the test right. Sixty-five percent couldn’t spell “necessary” correctly, while others struggled with words like “definitely” and “separate.”

We Americans are headed in the same direction as our British counterparts. A 2009 study by the Spelling Society discovered that 62 percent of Americans can’t spell “embarrassed” correctly. Also, almost 61 percent can’t spell “liaison” and 52 percent can’t spell “millennium.” Those percentages are all failing test scores.

The way people talk on the Internet should not be used to explain away the importance of neat, professional writing. There’s a reason many people use Facebook for fun and LinkedIn for career purposes. Fun and work are separate entities. The same goes for online jargon

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versus professional language.

Yes, there’s that “Cambridge University research study” that once floated around the Internet. It claimed that, “it dseno’t mttaer in what oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the only irpoamtnt thing is that the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae.” It’s true that we can all read that. People can technically get by with bad spelling, as long as they get their point across. That sentence also looks like a 2-yearold wrote it, though.

It’s a lot harder for someone to be taken seriously when it’s clear that they can’t spell worth a damn. When a potential employer receives an email or letter from an applicant, one of the first things they look for is spelling.

This especially applies to resumes and cover letters. Misspellings imply that you’re not assertive enough to go onto Dictionary.com and check your stuff before handing it in. That also means that the person reading your resume is going to think you’re lazy. No one wants to hire a lazy person.

Plus, the better the spelling and grammar, the clearer the message. If u writ like this, your going 2 b riduculed for you’re horrable spelling and gramar. Plus peepl wont bother reeding yur work if it isnt understandubley coheerent. Triing to reed this is jus supr annoyin.

Disregarding spelling in a paper is like mumbling your way through a speech; it technically works, but not as well as doing it right would.

Even just one misspelled word takes away the credibility of an entire sentence or work.

Say that I’m typing along here, trying to make

my point about using language properly, and suddanly the reader stumbles while reading because I just misspelled “suddenly.” My point’s not going to get across to everyone, now is it? People will be too busy wondering why I think I’ll convince anyone else to waste their time reading my work, if I clearly don’t have enough time to re-read it for errors.

On that note, if you struggle with spelling, get someone to check it for you. There’s a reason peer editing, like the UNL Writing Center, exists. Another pair of eyes will catch what you’ve missed, like where you used “they’re” instead of “their” or “effect” instead of “affect.”

The reason I suggested another human being instead of autocorrect is because autocorrect is not always reliable. If you’re trying to type “definitely” but mistakenly type “definantly,” then Microsoft Word only suggests “defiantly” as the substitute word. Even if you just want to type “the,” but forget the “t,” Word doesn’t catch that error because “he” is still a word. Autocorrect should really only be used to trim up the loose ends, rather than knit the entire tapestry.

Some argue that the English language needs a complete overhaul. Our language is a pretty big mess, and definitely one of the hardest to learn, if not the hardest. With things like “effect” versus “affect,” it’s no wonder why many Americans are monolingual. How could any of us master another language if we don’t even have control over our own?

Be that as it may, I don’t foresee an overhaul happening anytime soon. Words like “twerking” don’t fill me with much confidence. As such, we’ve got to stick with what we’ve got right now and just make do. The U.S. may have the most convoluted and confusing language known to man, but we all still have to communicate. It would help if we could all try to follow the same set of rules. Let’s start with grammar and spelling.

EMME GRAFTON IS A SENIOR ENGLISH MAJOR. REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM.

Average employee should receive higher wages

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e’ve all heard our grandparents talk about the good old days. We’ve probably even thought about it ourselves. The idea that things were better in the past is a human obsession, and it begs to be validated. Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about the future, and I’ve been increasingly bothered by the idea that Americans are working harder now than ever before. Although I felt this was undoubtedly true, I started to wonder whether I was deceiving myself, or if there was an actual basis for this. So I decided to approach the problem with a straight-forward question: Are Americans working longer hours than they have in the past?

I thought this would solve my problem once and for all; however, when I started to do some research, the result was unexpected. According the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development , in 1993 the average annual hours worked per worker in the U.S. was 1,829 hours. In 2012 that number was 1,790. In other words, the average worker is not working more, but actually 39 hours less. If the average worker works 8 hours a day, that’s roughly 5 more days we have off now than we did in 1993.

This was depressing, not just because my intuition appeared to be wrong, but

because I also felt like a big, whiny baby.

There had to be more to the story than this, so I decided that maybe I just wasn’t asking the right question. What if we feel like we’re working harder because we have fewer vacation days?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, between 1992 and 1993, workers who had been with a company for 10 years received an average of 30 paid days off for vacation and sick leave. In 2012, this same group received an average of 26 days. Therefore, we have four fewer days off now than we did in 1993.

So if we have lost four days and gained roughly five days, we’re essentially working the same number of hours in 1993 as we did in 2012.

I also decided to look at how the average annual hours worked in the U.S. stacked up globally. Surprisingly enough, OECD put the Germans at the bottom of the list with only 1,397 hours in 2012. That’s about 400 hours, or 50 days, less than the average worker in the U.S. It appeared that I had found victory at last, until I took into account several of the East Asian economies. Singapore, Hong Kong and Korea have a much higher average of hours worked annually, hovering around 2,400 hours.

Defeat appeared to be imminent. Every way I turned there was more data to refute my claim. Was I really just com-

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plaining because I wanted to be lazy?

There had to be something missing, and that something turned out to be income.

According to the Social Security Administration, the national average wage in 1978 was $10,556 annually, and in 2012 that number was $44,321. Of course these numbers needed to be adjusted for inflation, and when I did so using the calculator from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it looked as though we were coming out on top, with the number from ‘78 translating to roughly $10,000 lower than what we appear to be making on average today.

That’s when I realized the income I was looking for wasn’t an average, because an average says nothing about the groups contained within it. So I did the same thing with the minimum wage.

According to the United States Department of Labor, the minimum wage in 1978 was $2.65 an hour, and since 2009 it

has been $7.25 an hour. When I adjusted this comparison for inflation using the same calculator as before, I discovered that our minimum wage today is worth over $2 less an hour than it was in 1978.

When you think about that it terms of an 8-hour work day annually, minimum wage workers make about $4,000 less annually today than they would have in 1978. That’s a big difference in almost any paycheck, but especially when you’re only looking at about $13,000 a year to live on.

What’s more, according to the Congressional Budget Office between 1979 and 2007, the income of the top 1 percent of households grew by 275 percent, while the middle 60 percent grew just under 40 percent. This was further supported by a study from New York University, which asserted that in 2010 the bottom 80 percent of Americans held only 11 percent of the wealth, when in 1983 they held 19 percent.

All of this paints a different picture than I expected, but it does make sense.

We may be working just as hard as we have been, but we are definitely working for less. Our income has kept up with the price of food, but it has not kept up with the price of college, retirement, healthcare and housing – all of which are serious stressors on our economy. Our parents’ generation is feeling this squeeze

right now, but they have already gotten their education. It is our generation that is going to feel the full force of these consequences. If we’re going to have the same things our parents had, we’re going to have to work a lot harder for them.

This is a very complicated issue, but one of the first things we could do is start paying average workers more.

This has possible negative implications for businesses, but at the end of the day we would all benefit from it. The virtuous cycle of economics says that the more money people spend, the more demand there is for an economy to grow. Thus, if more workers have more money to spend, businesses will benefit as well. On top of that, the rising cost of food stamps and welfare could also be addressed, because fewer people would need them.

The problems the U.S. is facing today aren’t well-defined, and mistakes will be made in trying to solve them. But it’s important to try and to keep trying even when things don’t work out the way we hope. If we don’t try there’s no chance for a solution at all. We can get back to those good old days, and paying workers more isn’t a bad place to start.

DEVIN GRIER IS A FRESHMAN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MAJOR. REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM.

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Kindling opinion surrounding e-readers remains mixed among students, faculty

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here must be something in books, something we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.”

This quotation by the protagonist in Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel, “Fahrenheit 451” was written more than half a century ago. In 2013, the same commitment to personal libraries exists, but is being challenged by the rise of e-readers like Kindles and Nooks that can hold thousands of books in one place.

As technology progresses, the face of reading transforms significantly. For some, the sense of connection to physical books is replaced by e-readers, setting up the argument that readers will choose to rescue e-readers rather than shelves of books from theoretical flames.

While any technological advance is typically met with some skepticism and resistance, the transition from books to electronic reading devices has been met with an intense passion.

Seemingly, this reluctance to adapt to e-readers is not because of a distaste for new technology but a nostalgic satisfaction with the tradition, texture and even the smell of printed book pages.

University of NebraskaLincoln English professor and former poet laureate Ted Kooser represents a large body of passionate advocates for printed literature.

“I don’t own an e-reading device and have no interest in owning one,” Kooser said. “I have a library of several thousand ‘oldfashioned’ books and love them all. They’re even more valuable to me today than they were before e-readers appeared.”

Kooser said holding a book and turning its pages is part of the act of reading — an experience that simply cannot be replaced by an electronic device.

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“To me it’s much the same as the difference between looking at a photograph of a painting and actually standing in front of one,” Koooser said.

Kooser is not alone in the UNL English department in his line of thinking.

“I don’t own an e-reader of any kind, so I’m all about the book as a thing — the physicality of it, the poetry on paper,” said Grace Bauer, English, creative

writing and women’s studies professor.

While reading methods are of great importance to some, many current blogs on the topic discuss the potential disadvantages of ereaders. Such posts claim that when one reads on any electronic device, there is less comprehension, retention and, typically, more opportunity for distraction.

English professor and president of the International Confer-

...I’m all about the book as a thing, the physicality of it, the poetry on paper.” grace bauer ence on Romanticism, Stephen C. Behrendt, said he has observed

this in the classroom.

“I do believe that students

who read e-books, read them much less carefully and efficiently than they do physical, traditional books,” Behrendt said. “The electronic interface of e-books leads readers, naturally and inevitably, I believe, to read quickly and carelessly, so that real content gets lost in the rush.”

Even though Behrendt said he thinks e-readers may dimin-

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Mellow Mushroom serves up blend of old, new style West Haymarket’s newest pizza chain restaurant serves fresh, local ingredients Gabriella Martinez-Garro dn As you step into Mellow Mushroom, the laid-back ‘70s vibe is everywhere.

Honeybees and sunflowers swarm the space as you begin to realize that you’re not just inside a restaurant, but a restaurant designed as a giant mushroom.

The chain first began in Atlanta in 1974 and has tried to retain the atmosphere from that decade.

Mellow Mushroom opened on Sept. 16, in the West Haymarket, right across from the Pinnacle Bank Arena and has since become a popular dining option for arena-goers and those looking to experience the new entertainment district.

Because of its busy location, the restaurant opted for a soft opening and word of mouth rather than a grand-opening celebration. Michael Tilson, the general manager of the three-month-old restaurant, credited the restaurant’s positive reception and strong business to its loyal following.

“Without much advertising and through word of mouth, it has been spread all over Nebraska about what an amazing time you can have here,” Tilson said.

The restaurant boasts more than 15 gourmet-style pizzas along with salads, hoagies, calzones and more. Though classic pizzas, such as pepperoni and hamburger, are still available, gourmet options like “Kosmic Karma” and “Red Skin Potato Pie,” are also offered. Despite the chain aspect of Mellow Mushroom, Tilson said the Lincoln location still promotes its use of fresh and local ingredients.

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Comedian Margaret Cho will perform “Mother” at the Rococo Theatre on Friday.

Margaret Cho hits Rococo with ‘maternal force’ Andrew Barry | DN

Eli Smith tosses pizza dough into the air during his shift at Mellow Mushroom. Tossing pizza dough is done to improve the texture of the crust in the finished product. mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, white-button mushrooms — nearly everything we have is fresh product,” Tilson said. “We use local providers here in Nebraska. Our main provider is U.S. Foods out in Atlanta just because that’s where Mellow Mushroom started.”

Each Mellow Mushroom is customized for its location. Tilson said every Mellow Mushroom is completely different than the next one.

The Lincoln location is decorated in a spring theme, filled with flowers and hanging honey bees.

To make the restaurant truly fit

for Lincoln, however, owner Deb Nelson turned to Husker sports.

“The one thing we did to really, really make it more Nebraskan is we tied sports into a lot of the ideas,” Tilson said. “The sunflowers we have, instead of seeds they have little footballs, the honeybees, instead of carrying little pollen they’re carrying softballs and baseballs. We have a big collage that hangs on the wall that’s just a lot of moments in Husker football.”

Though incorporating Huskers

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Comedian brings her new tour centered on reaching ‘mother age’ to Lincoln this weekend Amanda Stoffel dn Margaret Cho has reached her “mother age.” Or at least that’s what she’ll tell you when asked about the inspiration behind her new tour, “Mother.”

Boasting the tagline, “Nothing is sacred. Least of all this,” Cho’s new tour is centered

around her reaching a special me for a long time but haven’t time in her life. caught up with me as a maternal Cho will perform in Lincoln force.” at the Rococo Theatre on Friday For those who are unfamilat 8 p.m. Doors iar with Cho’s new open at 7 p.m. show, she said auI’ve gotten and tickets are diences can expect $39.50. a cut-to-the-chase to the age “I’ve gotten attitude, filled with to the age where where I’m referred plenty of dark huI’m referred to to as a mother by mor, raunchiness as a mother by and edge. my friends.” my friends. I’ve “I’m getting talked about to the heart of the margaret cho my mom in my matter as quickly as comedian work. It’s a celI can,” Cho said. ebration of my Cho, who startmother age.” ed doing stand-up Cho guarantees that her new at 14 years old and became a tour offers a new perspective for professional by 16 years old, is her fans. bringing her most recent tour to “It’s drawn a large audience of people that have known Cho: see page 7

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Multi-faceted feminist movement continues to evolve grace solem-pfeifer

Established ideas on feminism need to be reassessed, can be defined differently for each individual Let’s talk about feminism.

Wait, where did everybody go?

Yes, you probably already have an established opinion about feminism. Maybe it’s that feminists are angry, man-haters, or maybe it’s that Hillary Clinton is already your cover photo, so you’ve pretty much

got it covered.

But feminism tends to be painted with far too wide a brush, even by those who identify with it. In reality, stark divides exist within the feminist community, many of which are illustrated within the fallout from a recent music video.

Last week, Lily Allen ended her three-year hiatus with the debut of her new song “Hard Out Here.”

The single takes aim at fellow musicians, targeting Robin Thicke with lyrics like “Don’t you want to have somebody who objectifies you/ Have you thought about your butt? Who’s gonna tear it in two?”

Allen also parodies Miley Cyrus in the video as she sings, “Don’t need to shake my ass for you, ‘cause I’ve got a brain.”

Allen criticizes the way that the music industry has commodified the female body, and her fans hail her as the feminist savior to a pop scene dominated by hyper-sexualized images of women.

But the issue isn’t that simple.

Cyrus self-identifies as a feminist and believes her irreverent, often

ever made fun of girls who wear lewd, antics are a rejection of the leggings as pants? I have. I’ve also ideal of womanhood as demure and chaste. Cyrus’ brand of femi- worn leggings as pants, so I guess nism believes that by unapologeti- I’m a tortured individual.

But judging women’s physically embracing her own body and sexuality, she is defying expecta- cal self-expression as a measure of their intelligence and worth is both tions imposed upon women. presumptuous and There are probunproductive. lems with both Feminism On Cyrus’ part, perspectives, and it is hard to say the disconnect has means that she is breakreal-world ramificaing down barriers tions. For one, Al- different things to for women as she len’s song, in which different people, flaunts her size-zero she criticizes women figure, and it’s arguwho shake their butt but it affects able that she hasn’t and stay in the kitcheveryone.

So don’t embraced her sexuen, shames women ality so much as her who don’t adopt her tune out.” record label has exspecific definition ploited it. of empowerment.

The media has framed the reThere is nothing unambitious lease of Allen’s song as a feud or shameful about women who choose to be stay-at home moms, between the two singers, and the unless they feel forced into the role. result is a false dichotomy in the Similarly, suggesting that wom- debate that leaves out a historically en who are openly provocative are voiceless group of feminists: black women. brainless doesn’t feel like empowThe “Hard Out Here” music erment, and this mentality is all video also pokes fun of the way the too easy to see in action. Have you

Cyrus uses black dancers as little more than scenery. In Allen’s version, an old, white male producer is shown coaching the twerking female black dancers. While Allen is attempting to shine a light on cultural appropriation, she falls prey to the same mistake Miley did: Using black performers as props to cultivate an image and make a point.

Minority women have always been marginalized in feminist dialogues. In the early 20th century, the mainstream women’s movement fought for women to be integrated into the workforce, rather than relegated to domestic life. But this message failed to express the struggles of poor and working class minority women, many of whom already worked multiple jobs to make ends meet.

To this day, black women often face different and more pronounced challenges than their white counterparts. Allen can hardly be expected to tackle every aspect of feminism in a five-minute song, but her message echoes themes of

white privilege, and marginalizes the experiences of black women, particularly in the music industry.

I’m not trying to say that feminism is whatever you want it to be.

The term “feminism” has always been politicized and corrupted by its opponents. As a result, many men and women who support the economic, political and social equality of men and women (the Merriam-Webster definition of feminism) still avoid the label.

But even among its advocates, there is no clear consensus about what feminism looks like. The discussion of Allen’s music video is important because it challenges everyone who has become complacent in their understanding of a women’s movement that is multifaceted and constantly evolving.

Feminism means different things to different people, but it affects everyone. So don’t tune out.

Grace Solem-Pfeifer is a junior classical languages, global studies and Spanish major. Reach her at arts@ dailynebraskan.com

eReaders: from 5 “I like reading on my Nook ish comprehension, he does not because I don’t have to worry believe e-readers have affected the amount of reading students about holding the pages down or going to a library to get a book,” do for leisure. Relatedly, Kooser said he feels strongly that student Lenz said. “The Nook offers a lot of books that aren’t even in librarreading is changed entirely by ies yet for reduced prices.” books’ physical aspects.

As is common with most tech“I read somewhere that retention of material learned through nology, new versions of existreading is considerably enhanced ing products will continue to be produced, and the market will by horizontal eye movement and constantly adapt to accommodate that small computer screens do these devices. There have been not provide enough eye movement to properly stimulate the multiple reports annually of librain,” Kooser said. “I’ve also braries reducing their number of print editions as electronic copies seen an article saying that for a child to learn to read, they need are made more widely available.

While some worry that this may to understand page turning, that mean the future of libraries are in they can leaf forward and back. despair, Behrendt said there is no E-readers can simulate that, but they’re a poor imitation of physi- need to worry.

“Libraries will increasingly cally turning the pages of an ilbe electronically oriented, if only lustrated book, feeling the paper, because the sheer cost of physismelling the ink.” cal books will continue to price Several arguments of proof libraries out of the market,” Behof scientific or psychological evirendt said. “But dence to these claims a good thing lace the Internet, but The Nook about books is proponents of e-readoffers a that their print ers hold steady to the format is the obvious convenience lot of books that ultimate stable factor. Those who do platform. As the prefer to read on an aren’t even in electronic media electronic device in- libraries yet...” changes, varievitably mention the ous platforms, portability and ease in formats and dewhich they can access erin lenz livery devices several books at any freshman journalism major will change, and time. many will be“I like that when come outmoded I go on trips and finand therefore unusable.” ish a book I don’t have to haul The value of literature in sociit around with me in the airport or car,” said Samantha Lococo, a ety is something that is indisputably relevant, separate from the senior global studies and Spandiscussion surrounding e-books ish major. “I also like that when versus hard copies. Savannah I finish a book I can immediately buy a new one on my Nook (e- Epp, a freshman broadcasting and journalism major, is able to find a reader).” middle ground in the fervent deIn addition to only having to carry one object rather than mul- bate.

“I absolutely love my Nook tiple books on long trips, price and my hard cover books,” Epp and availability are other features said. “I can appreciate both bethat increase the desirability. cause books have transported me Classics are typically available for free and regular books are sold at to so many worlds. It’s a beautireduced prices. For college stu- ful thing to be lost completely in a book. You feel empowered, like dents on a budget, the option to maybe you could create somepurchase electronic textbooks can thing beautiful yourself, just with cut the prices nearly in half. ordinary things.”

All of these factors contribute arts@ to the love UNL freshman jourdailynebraskan.com nalism major Erin Lenz has for her Nook.

I like both, but I’m more of a traditional type of person. I love the feel of a book. I guess, I like the feel of a traditional book than an e-book. I think it would be more convenient for a majority, but for myself, I like the feel of a textbook and the actual material. I’d feel sad, but I’d adjust to it. I feel more connected to the book and the story, whatever I’m reading. I would just feel more comfortable with the material in my hands. It’s going to be many, many years from now when e-books will take over. I do think one day, we will all be technology savvy.”

I prefer an e-book, just because I don’t like to carry anything around. I don’t look at them much, and with ebooks, I can look up key words. Honestly, I’m not the best reader, I’m a much better skimmer.

The story isn’t really that huge to me, really.

Especially, because what I’m reading is more of a textbook. Yeah, I’d like that a lot, actually.

It could happen, for sure. It’d be nice – save a lot of paper. I like idea of being able to search through something. Not having to read it, like some e-books, you can pick out words and it will tell you what it means, but most don’t do that.”

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I prefer real books a lot better, probably because you can actually touch it, and feeling the pages. I feel as if you read it online with an e-book, it’s not the same. If there were no more printed books, I’d be sad about it. To be honest, there would be nothing I could do about it. I think it depends on the student. That would be great if we had both to go through. There’s not that many people who read nowadays anyways, but we have to read.”

I like real books. I like the feel of them, and actually having them.

I don’t really have the Nook or anything. I’ve tried it, but I’ve just never been a fan. I don’t know if we’ll fully convert, but you can definitely tell that they are starting to become more popular. And you can see it in like, commercials and you can buy textbooks on online.

Print is such a prominent thing that I don’t think it will ever really go away.”

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The Haymarket Mellow Mushroom location opened Sept. 16, across from the Pinnacle Bank Arena. Mellow Mushroom is known for its pizza and its unique dining experience. into the restaurants decorations the restaurant’s business, Nelson said there is a love/hate relationwas important, Nelson said she wanted to do so in an organic way ship between Mellow Mushroom that would compliment the rest of and the busyness of the area.

“We have a huge complaint the “mother earth” decor. about when there are events, the Because of the popularity of the restaurant and the new West concerts and stuff, the city keeps closing down the streets,” Nelson Haymarket area, the wait to get said. “The parka table at Mellow ing, you can’t pull Mushroom may We really up to get take-out. seem daunting to embrace our I mean they barrithose trying to grab cade it at the top of some pizza on a difference from the street and the Friday or Saturday everyone else.” parking garage at night. the bottom of the “Unfortunately, street. The arena it’s just really hard MIchael Tilson — it helps busito get in the door general manager ness but it also and a lot of people hurts business.” do have to wait The restaurant is still trying to quite a bit of time but we try to tell people that it’s well worth the get in the swing of things and let wait because the food, service and the dust settle. Once springtime aratmosphere is all worth it,” Tilson rives, Mellow Mushroom plans to host many more events for its cussaid. tomers, such as happy hour, trivia, Though the arena is helpful for

karaoke and live music. The restaurant will also utilize its outdoor patio and allow dogs to experience the restaurant with their owners.

“We don’t want to get cookie cutter, we just want to keep things fresh,” Nelson said.

The blending of the old and new is what separates Mellow Mushroom from other Lincoln restaurants, Tilson said. While many restaurants strive to be modern, Mellow Mushroom embraces its past.

“We really embrace our difference from everyone else,” Tilson said. “It’s an old idea and old concept, but I think it’s something everyone can get into. It’s good old-fashioned fresh food and a good ‘70s feel and vibe to it, so it’s a blend of new trends. It’s fashionable but it also blends the old and comfortable.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Nestled in the West Haymarket District across from the Pinnacle Bank Arena sits Mellow Mushroom, a new pizza joint in Lincoln.

Located in one of the most popular spots in town, this unique and trendy restaurant provides the perfect place to go after a basketball game or for a night out with the family.

Mellow Mushroom’s atmosphere is open and welcoming, with various colorful paintings on the walls and bumblebee lights hanging from the ceiling. Top-40 hits punctuate the background, adding to the distinct, college-town feel.

Even the design of the booths and tables add to the individuality of this little eatery, with the neon color and spacious seating areas. The bar is centered around several TVs and takes up about one-third of the room, separated in its own area of the restaurant. Each employee provided satisfactory and timely service, and, overall, the team fostered a comfortable experience, further adding to the great atmosphere.

Everything at Mellow Mushroom is made fresh to order, whether it be the fabulous spinach-artichoke dip or the Mediterranean pizza. Because of this, there is usually at least a 25-minute wait for food, which the waitress made a point to say in the beginning.

It’s completely worth it.

Mellow Mushroom has some of the best pizza out there, from the variety in the bases offered (like pesto, red sauce and garlic sauce) to the number of different toppings offered (nearly everything imaginable) to the purely delicious taste of the perfectly baked crust.

This is not a place you would want to go alone because the servings are large and, in most cases, worthy of splitting with at least one other person. A slice of pizza rings in at just $3, but that’s only if the cooks already

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Tony (refused to provide last name), Eli Smith and Frank Lueke are cooks at Mellow Mushroom in Lincoln’s West Haymarket district. The Mellow Mushroom is located on R Street. have them ready. Otherwise, you has to order either a small (10”), medium (14”) or large (16”). The cheapest pie is $13.49, so the pizzas are a little pricey but worth it for the product.

Although they have specific pizza order options like the Gourmet White and the Mighty Meat, they also have the build-it-yourself option.

For those non-pizza lovers, the restaurant also has hoagies, soup, calzones, salad and various appetizers. There are gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian options for every category of food as well.

Mellow Mushroom also has “Beer Club,” a program that gives diners a card to track the number of beers they have and, in turn, reward them for it.

The pizza place also offers a series of events called “Happenings” like the Bootleg Bacon Fest, Karaoke, Poker Night or Ladies’ Night.

Overall, this hip restaurant has the perfect college-town atmosphere with to-die-for food that’s worth the wait and the price.

So next time you’re craving pizza,

MELLOW MUSHROOM Cuisine: Pizzeria 601 R. Street, #110 Price Range: $3-$15 instead of ordering it in from Valentino’s or Pizza Hut, go to the West Haymarket and stop by Mellow Mushroom. You won’t be disappointed. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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‘Best Man Holiday’ proves worthy holiday distraction Despite missteps, Malcolm D. Lee’s sequel delivers laughs, melodramatic storyline Jack Forey DN What would Christmas be without some good old-fashioned, contrived, soap-opera-style family drama?

Contrived though it may be, “The Best Man Holiday,” a new film directed by Malcolm D. Lee, delivers with more than enough laughs and emotional content to make for a worthwhile holiday THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY distraction.

A sequel to the successful 1999 comedy “The Best Man,” “The Best Man Holiday” is the belated follow-up that centers on STARRING the characters and relationships Monica Calhoun, established in the original. The Morris Chestnut, story follows a group of college Melissa De Sousa friends gathering together at star athlete Lance Sullivan’s (MorDIRECTED BY ris Chestnut) house for a holiday Malcolm D. Lee weekend. There are many characters, but we are most invested who is so overjoyed with having in Harper (Taye Diggs), a strug- the family together that she hides gling writer who when invited to a tragic secret to keep them from his ex-best friend’s home for the worrying during Christmastime.

Christmas weekend, sees a way Terrence Howard stands out to rekindle their friendship and in an already charming cast. He boost his career at the same time. gives a hilarious performance as The problem is Quentin Spivey, he isn’t really sure snaky, carefree Lovers of the the which is more imladies’ man. Howportant to him. ard has a precise original film The strength of comedic timing this movie is the lik- will find more to that is unmatched ability of its large by the other percast. There’s Shelby love in this sequel, formers in the film.

(Melissa De Sousa), while newcomers In a movie filled a “celebutaunt” with Tyler Perryin the vein of Kim will find themesque melodrama, Kardashian, who selves pleasantly his character lends instigates plenty a refreshing counsurprised.” of drama during terpart. Many of the weekend, and his funniest quips there’s Candace (Regina Hall), are too graphic to quote here. His who is so patient in the face of character is best summed up with Shelby’s mockery, she must have the following line, delivered right the will of a saint. Monica Cal- after a big scene between Lance houn gives a warm performance and Mia: “This is some melodraas Mia, the matriarch of the group, matic sh-t!” The line is delivered

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“Best Man Holiday” pulls off worthwhile plot despite of too many character flaws and missteps in genuine storytelling. in a completely separate context, but we get the feeling that the director knows his material is pretty soppy.

There are so many characters and plot threads that one gets the impression it’s all going to slip out of director Malcolm D. Lee’s hands. He manages to pull it off.

Even as the script introduces key developments more than halfway

through, slips into some unfortunate stereotypes and struggles to wrap up all of its story threads neatly, the production is clean and clever enough that we can forgive its missteps. The dramatic elements are satisfying, if only one notch up from a soap opera.

There’s one technical goof that has the potential to ruin the movie for some viewers. During a heated

confrontation between Lance and Harper, Lance smashes Harper ’s iPad on the ground in one shot, then shows his wife something on the iPad in the very next shot.

Mistakes are inevitable on a movie set, but this one was so glaring that it took me out of the story for a minute, as I processed what I’d seen.

Missteps and goofs aside,

“The Best Man Holiday” is an enjoyable film filled with colorful characters and wholesome values, peppered with some irreverent humor for good measure.

Lovers of the original film will find more to love in this sequel, while newcomers will find themselves pleasantly surprised. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Gimme five reasons I deserve a MacArthur Grant The MacArthur “Genius” Grant is a multi-million-dollar prize given to a small number of individuals each year that are believed to have ideas that can change the world. I am one of those people. MacArthur Foundation, you need to give me your money. Here’s why:

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I read, like, at least five books a year. Books are, like, TV for smart people. Last Christmas, I read “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn during the span of two days! Are you reading this? Could anyone other than a genius do that? Yeah, no, they could not. As if that wasn’t enough, I’ve read a few more books since then, and some weren’t even for class.

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ing act to say words that Cho would then act out.

“I never spoke, but the audience still laughed,” Cho said.

Once her “Mother” tour is finished, Cho is embarking on a new musical project, complete with a book companion, all centered around race, obsession, sex and addiction.

Cho said she enjoys performing everywhere, and Nebraska is no different. And as for “Mother,” all she can say is “I love it!” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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What, are you going to give it to Malcolm Gladwell? Dude’s brain is crazy overrated. All he does is give insight on what makes us human — somebody call the snooze police. I saw him arguing about whether colleges should offer football programs over a development league! Are you going to give him tremendous sums of money for saying something that dumb? Malcolm Gladwell, go home.

I need something to impress my parents with.

My dad has had a very successful life, guys!

I have a big freaking precedent to live up to, and so far, I’m making little progress. Giving me money because of my brain would give me great conversation fodder for Thanksgiving, instead of just making up names of girls I’ve kissed like the last two years. I need this.

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I have an idea that could change the world. You know how when you’re making a quesadilla on the stove, there’s always a question about when to flip it? You don’t want it to be undercooked, because then cheese’ll get everywhere, but you also don’t want to burn the quesadilla? Well, here’s how to fix that — use the microwave! The cheese will melt evenly without you ever having to flip the quesadilla. This kind of thinking is worth getting five yearly payments of $625,000.

Gregorios-Woll also said Nebraska Friday.

Pam Gregorios-Woll, execu- hosting comedians is a big part tive director of the Rococo for the of the Rococo.

“Comedians past nine years, are bigger than big said she is very ”It’s drawn bands, like Iron & excited to host Wine, with all of Cho. The Rococo a large their equipment is seating up to on the stage,” she 928 for the perfor- audience of said. mance, Gregorios- people that have But just beWoll said close to known me for cause the stage half of the tickets may be simple, are sold. Offer- a long time but that doesn’t mean ing contests on that Cho won’t Facebook where haven’t caught do everything she fans can win free up with me as a can to make sure tickets, local admaternal force.” she’s leaves her vertisements and audience enterthe opportunity tained. to buy tickets up Margaret cho When she was until the time the comedian on a tour a few show starts at 8 years ago, Cho p.m. on Friday, lost her voice and G r e g o r i o s - Wo l l couldn’t speak for months. She said she’s optimistic the theater employed the help of her openwill be filled.

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Playfully dubbed the “to-do list with personality,” the CARROT app makes being productive fun. CARROT is a sassy and demented program that tells its customers when they are “sucking at life.” This is only one of the many jabbing remarks CARROT has in its repertoire.

This app reminds users when they are being lazy and rewards them when they conquer the day’s tasks on their to-do lists.

To be technical, CARROT is a girl. Her creator, Brian Mueller, developed her to be painless to use. Simply pull down on the list to insert the next to-do item,

and swipe the task off after completion. This makes CARROT’s mood “Joyful.”

She has six different moods, fluctuating from Joyful to Wrathful. When a user completes tasks, CARROT’s attitude improves.

Yet, if a procrastinator neglects to be productive with their day, CARROT’s mood deteriorates.

To take revenge, she produces a public shaming popup that appears in the Wrathful mood stage.

CARROT was recently updated in October, when Mueller added an alarm clock feature and a new “Kitten” prize.

CARROT will give users a virtual kitten after completing a higher tier of to-do lists. Gogetters can dress the kitten up in top hats and feed him.

But after giving app pur-

chasers the kitten, CARROT adds: “His well-being depends upon you keeping me happy.”

She threatens to feed the virtual cat a big bowl of virtual curdled milk.

The more award points a user obtains from completing lists, the better the rewards CARROT gives. She has more than 400 prizes to hand out including upgrades and details to her “epic story” that already has three chapters. CARROT also designs rewards based on users’ to-do list. For example, if a person’s to-do list says “go to the gym,” CARROT will encourage the user to “Eat ice cream.”

They deserve it after all. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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On Monday, Chandler Smith, a 6-foot guard from Okanogan, Wash., signed a letter of intent to play for the Nebraska women’s basketball team.

The addition of Smith, who is ranked the No. 62 player in the 2014 recruiting class by ESPN, improved the Huskers’ class, which had already been ranked No. 16 in the nation.

All five players in the recruiting class, including Smith, are rated in the top 25 at their respective positions in the country by ESPN. No. 42 overall recruit, 6-foot-2-inch forward Kaylee Page of Alma, Kan., is the No. 13 wing according to ESPN. Natalie Romeo, a 5-foot-7-inch guard from Martinez, Calif., is the No. 55 player and No. 12 point guard in the country, and she is joined by another top-25 point guard, 5-foot-8-inch Jasmine Cincore from Arlington, Tenn. Rounding out the class is the No. 16 post player in the country, 6-foot-2-inch center Darrien Washington of Oakland, Calif.

“We are excited about the potential of this recruiting class, and we hope all five players have outstanding senior seasons in high school this year,” Coach Connie Yori said. “We have built quite a bit of momentum in recruiting the past few years, and this class is part of it.”

The previous best recruiting class in Nebraska history came in 2010, when the group of current juniors Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear’a Laudermill and Hailie Sample earned the Huskers a No. 24 ranking.

match. He beat him 17-2, and that’s a pretty bad score, and he did it all Former letterwinners, with top moves.” was runner-up at nationAll-Americans make als inSnyder 2001 and 2002 in the 157-pound difference coaching weight class.

He was a four-time All-Amerfor No. 12 Huskers, ican, academic All-American and recognized at dual Big 12 champion. He is first in career winning percentage (.925) and second in wins with 136 in Nebraska history. He also is second in singleAustin Pistulka season wins with 43 during his sophDN omore year.

“Snyder’s best position is on The first dual of the Nebraska wres- his feet,” Sueflohn said. “He’s real tling team’s season was more than fluent. Knowing that, if you want just a dual. to come practice top moves, you go It was a chance to welcome back to Coach Powell, and if you want to and honor those who had competed work stuff on your feet, you go to before. It is easy to say the men who Coach Snyder.” stood around the mat on Sunday All of the accolades do not mean paved the way for Nebraska wres- as much to Snyder as when his athtling, but some have not letes do well. done more than com“My focus is all pete. about the guys on this Some of the men team,” Snyder said. who were honored “I got much more joy were newly graduated when my guys win a big and their memories are match than when I won still fresh in the heads my matches. I guess of those who follow that’s why I’m a coach.

Nebraska wrestling.

All of us coaches invest Others have faded into all our time into these obscurity, barely a blip kids. We have a lot of joy in the minds of the here when they have joy and and now. snyder we have a lot of sorrow Among them were when they are sorrowtwo men who have ful. I just want to try and made a significant impact on the get our guys as good as they can be.” team, not just in the past, but also the The coaches believe that the present. alumni program is just getting off of Coaches Jason Powell and Bryan the ground.

Snyder came back to Nebraska to “We are trying to bring the alums continue the history of excellence back because they can really help that all alumni strove for during their our program,” Snyder said. “They days. donate, and when they come by LinPowell and Snyder are two of coln, they stop back into the room. the most decorated wrestlers in Ne- It’s always nice when they come in.” braska history.

Many former wrestlers have Powell placed at nationals three come back to practices to help the times during his career, including be- team. Four-time letter winner Ross ing national champion in 2004 at the Grande came back for practice on 125-pound weight class. He was a Friday, and Olympic gold-medalist three-time All-American and a team Jordan Burroughs comes back every captain four times. Powell finished now and again to help out, but nei10th all time in victories with 109. ther is at practice day-in and day-out During practice, Powell and like Powell and Snyder.

Snyder have different areas of experThose who competed before tise. may have paved the way, but Pow“Powell, for sure, his specialty ell and Snyder are the ones who is on top,” junior 149-pounder Jake keep the tradition alive.

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The award was Robinson’s fourth award overall this season. She led the No. 9 Huskers to wins against No. 16 Michigan State and No. 19 Michigan with 14 kills and 21 kills in those games.

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dn Big ten homeroom has rushed for more than 100 yards in every game of the winning streak. The Gophers host Wisconsin in what is being called the biggest game in the history of TCF Bank Stadium.

to Northwestern next week before finishing the season at home against Minnesota.

1. Ohio State (10-0, 6-0 Big Ten) The Buckeyes kept their NCAA-best 22-game winning streak going with a 60-35 win against Illinois on Saturday. Despite a bit of lackluster performance, Ohio State still clings to the No. 3 spot in the BCS standings, making them next in line for the National Championship if Florida State or Alabama were to lose. The Buckeyes will have to be careful not to overlook Indiana before they travel to take on rival Michigan in the Big House.

2. Michigan State (91, 6-0)

The Spartans continued their winning ways in Lincoln this Saturday, defeating Nebraska 41-28.

The Spartan defense continued to impress, forcing five turnovers, including four in the first half. Running back Jeremy Langford rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns, giving him 926 yards and 13 touchdowns on the season. The Spartans travel

tion. The Wolverines have a game at Iowa Saturday before hosting Ohio State in one of the best rivalries in college football.

11. Illinois (3-7, 0-6)

Like Northwestern, the Illini have lost six in a row, all in the Big Ten. 3. Wisconsin (8-2, The defense has allowed 5-1) 112 points in its past two The Badgers cruised past 7. Penn State (6-4, 3-3) 9. Indiana (4-6, 2-4) games. Sophomore runIndiana 51-3 on Saturday The Hoosiers couldn’t 5. Nebraska (7-3, 4-2) The Nittany Lions defeatning back Josh Ferguson to win their fifth game in a After back-to-back emoed Purdue 45-21 on Satur- establish any momentum has been impressive for row. Running back James off their Nov. 9, victory tional victories, the Husk- day behind three rushing Illinois this season with White carried 20 times for ers finally ran out of gas, against Illinois, falling 51-3 554 rushing yards, 498 touchdowns by senior 205 yards and also added losing to Michigan State to Wisconsin on Saturrunning back Zach Zwireceiving yards and nine a touchdown to the game. because of a mistakeday. The Hoosier defense nak. Zwinak has rushed total touchdowns. SeWhite and fellow running has allowed 46.6 points for 299 yards in his past ridden first half. Ameer nior quarterback Nathan back Melvin Gordon have per game in its past five two games. Penn State Abdullah continued his Scheelhasse has gotten both rushed for more than terrific season rushing for has alternated between games. The bright spot back on track, throwing 1,000 yards this season, wins and losses in Big Ten in the season has been 123 yards to maintain his for 738 yards in his past giving the Badgers the conference lead. Not to be play. Junior Allen Robinson the team’s offense, which two games. The Illini will sixth-best rushing attack is 15th in the country in leads the Big Ten in reovershadowed by Abdullook to finish strong with in the nation. The Wispoints per game averaging games against Purdue ceiving yards with 1,204. lah, Imani Cross scored consin defense is giving The Nittany Lions host Ne- 39.1 and 17th in passing his 10th touchdown of and Northwestern, who up only 14 points a game, the season. Bo Pelini can braska on Saturday before yards averaging 306.9. are also winless in the Big which is fifth in the nation reach his sixth-straight closing their season at No. Ten. and second in the Big Ten. nine-win season with two 19 Wisconsin.

The Badgers battle upstart winnable games left: Penn Minnesota in Minneapolis State and Iowa. on Saturday.

10. Northwestern (4-6, 0-6) 4. Minnesota (8-2, 4-2)

The Gophers have had one of the best stories in college football this season.

Since Jerry Kill declared a leave of absence on Oct. 11, interim head coach Tracy Claeys has won four games in a row. The Gopher offense is scoring 30 points a game in that four-game stretch, and running back David Cobb

6. Michigan (7-3, 3-3)

The Wolverines managed to avoid a three-game skid by tying the game on a field goal by Brendan Gibbons as time expired and hanging on 27-19 in three overtimes. Since its 63-point outburst against Indiana on Oct. 19, the Michigan offense has only scored 28 points in regula-

football Conference notes

8. Iowa (6-4, 3-3)

The Hawkeyes were idle this week following last week’s 38-14 win over Purdue. The Iowa defense is one of the most underrated in the country, allowing only 18.7 points per game. However, Iowa has not beaten a team with a winning record since Sept. 28, at Minne-

The No. 9 Nebraska volleyball squad’s regular season is coming to a close with four matches remaining on the schedule. The Huskers will play three road games before returning home to finish conference play against Penn State.

This time of year, the team starts to revert back to the basics, coach John Cook said in a news conference Monday.

“You start losing all the training that you were doing earlier in the year,” Cook said. “You have shorter practices, you’re playing more, and I think you start losing some of your fundamentals.”

Even with the Huskers’ play over the last eight matches, all victories, Cook said there still needs to be improvement.

“You got to remember, I watch video to look and see all the things we do wrong,” Cook said. “We got a lot to work on. I see a lot of areas we can get better if they come in focused.”

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Junior running back Ameer Abdullah ran for 123 yards against Michigan State on Saturday, becoming the first player to top 100 yards on the ground against the Spartans this season.

He’s young. He’s a freshman.

He’s not going to be perfect.”

Armstrong finished 9-21 Nebraska’s 41-28 loss was for 143 yards, two touchdowns its second loss this season at and an interception. Senior Ron home; in both games, the opKellogg III came in during the posing team scored 41 points fourth quarter and threw 8-11 and held the Huskers to less for 67 yards and a touchdown. than 30. The loss took Nebraska “(Armstrong) is down be(7-3, 4-2) out of contention in cause he’s a competitor,” Pelini the Big Ten Championship race said. “He wasn’t feeling sorry and all but sealed for himself Nebraska’s fate or anything He’s a for appearing in else. I think freshman. the Rose Bowl or he responded Capital One Bowl. the right way.

He’s not going to “Obviously He’s going to we’re disappoint- be perfect.” respond the ed that we’re out right way.” of the champiThe combo pelini onship race, but football coach bination of the that’s our stanloss, the turndard and that alovers and the ways will be our standard,” drop from the race for a Big coach Bo Pelini said in a news Ten title doesn’t phase Pelini’s conference Monday. mindset going into Saturday’s Nebraska’s five turnovers game on the road. plagued the offense. Redshirt “That doesn’t diminish our freshman Tommy Armstrong approach, and the next thing Jr. threw one interception and on the docket is Penn State,” fumbled twice: once off a pitch Pelini said. to freshman Terrell Newby and once on the center-quarterback exchange on the Nebraska Abdullah Still 1-yard line. But despite the Carrying the Load turnover-prone Armstrong, College Gameday analyst Pelini is sticking with the fresh- and Michigan legend Desmond man moving forward.

Howard made a bold predic“(Penn State) will be a simi- tion for running back Ameer lar plan to what we’ve had at Abdullah before the game the quarterback position,” Saturday, saying the Big Ten’s Pelini said of the Huskers’ leading rusher wouldn’t get next opponent. “Not only for more 35 yards. Abdullah went short-term, but for long-term. on to rush for 87 yards in the We still believe in Tommy and first half alone, and had 123 still think he’s going to be a reon the day. It was Abdullah’s ally good football player for us. ninth 100-yard rushing game

of the season, and he was the first running back to rush over 100-yards against Michigan State this season.

“That’s his job to make predictions, and it’s my job to shut him up,” Abdullah said of Howard’s comments.

Abdullah has continued to be dominant for Nebraska. His 135 total yards on offense accounted for 34 percent of the Nebraska offense, and he averaged 5.6 yards per carry against what some say is the best rush defense in the country.

“Those guys, they were ranked pretty high going into the game, but I feel like we’re a pretty good running offense, really good passing offense, and it showed Saturday it doesn’t matter what you’re ranked,” Abdullah said. “Whatever accolades you’ve gathered before you play us, until you play us, none of that stuff really matters.”

Abdullah also mentioned turnovers as a key in Nebraska’s loss, but said it was a “team loss,” and didn’t fall on one person’s shoulders, especially not Armstrong’s.

“I know he had a rough game, but there was a lot of things we did as a team that credited to the loss,” Abdullah said. “We could finish off with a great season, we’re trying to finish out with the best season we can.”

—Compiled by Chris Heady sports@ dailynebraskan.com

12. Purdue (1-9, 0-6)

The Boilermakers are one of the worst teams in the FBS this season.

They have not beaten an FBS team since Nov. 24, 2012, and they rank fourth to last in the country in points per game. Purdue has been outscored 380124. The Boilermakers finish with Illinois and Indiana, giving the team its two best chances at wins this season.

It’s difficult to remember a team having more bad luck in a season than the Wildcats. They have lost six in a row. The triple overtime loss to Michigan added to the Northwestern heartbreak; in the past three games, the Wildcats have been tied or had the lead in the game’s final 10 seconds. The road doesn’t get much easier when the Wildcats host Michigan State next Saturday.

—Compiled by Brett Nierengarten sports@dailynebraskan.

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Pelini sticking with Armstrong

sota. The Hawkeyes look to change that when they host Michigan on Saturday.

Streaking Mentality

The Huskers extended their winning streak to eight matches after the victory over Michigan on Saturday and will look to finish the season with the streak still intact.

Cook said the season was split up into three sections, non-conference, conference and post-season, and the goal was to win them all.

“I think they think they can be pretty good,” Cook said.

The coach also said even with the youth on the team, the expectations will be lofty because of the tradition of the program.

“This is Nebraska volleyball,” Cook said. “That’s the way it’s always going to be. If you don’t set the sights high, you will never get there.”

Cook has said all season long the ante for the Huskers goes up every week no matter who is on the other side of the court.

The Huskers will be getting every team’s best in the closing weeks and will need to continue the highlevel of play to continue winning.

Huskers Can Compete

At the beginning of the season, the Huskers were a new-look team compiled of freshmen and two transfers. The team was slated to finish fourth in the Big Ten, and now the squad has its eyes on winning the Big Ten. Cook said this team is capable of giving any team a match.

“I think we’ve shown we can play with anybody, and play at a very high level,” Cook said.

The team’s win over the Michigan State Spartans on Friday adds to the coaches thought.

“We hit .400 against Michigan State,” Cook said. “That’s not easy to do. I mean that’s not easy to do against anybody. We’ve shown we can play with the best.”

—Compiled by Eric Bertrand sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Rolfzen’s scoring runs lead NU Eric Bertrand DN The score was 17-12 Michigan in the opening set on Saturday, and the Nebraska volleyball team needed an answer. Coach John Cook said the team seemed to be lacking a pulse on the court.

“I was really worried,” Cook said.

“I mean we were just flat.”

Freshman outside hitter Kadie Rolfzen stepped up to the plate.

To cut the lead down to two, Rolfzen and sophomore middle blocker Meghan Haggerty teamed up to block a Michigan kill attempt.

It started Rolfzen’s late-game surge.

The Papillion native blasted two shots in a row to give the Huskers a one-point advantage at 19-18. Rolfzen still had more to give.

“She was matched up on the setter almost the whole night, and that’s one of the reasons she did so well,” Cook said. “That setter just can’t physically match up with her.”

Rolfzen said she had a plan of attack against the opposing setter.

“I just try to go over top of her,” Rolfzen said.

She would go on to record two more kills in the final six points of Game 1, which boosted the Huskers in taking the first set.

Cook and Rolfzen said, junior setter Mary Pollmiller was a big reason for Rolfzen’s success.

“That’s great execution on Mary’s part, putting a great ball that Kadie can kill,” Cook said “Kadie did a really good job of taking advantage of that match up.”

Rolfzen finished the first set with seven kills on 11 swings and achieved a hitting clip of .545 percent.

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Kadie Rolfzen (right) had 31 kills in two games over the weekend.

Rolfzen said after the first set, the team needed to start spreading the ball around to mix up the attack, but she still managed to earn 20 kills in the match and a hitting clip of .444 percent.

Rolfzen tallied only 4 attacking errors on the night.

In Friday’s match against Michigan State, Rolfzen seemed to be contributing a minimal amount by only tallying 4 kills in the first two sets of the night.

Game 3 was a different story.

Rolfzen ended the match with one of her 7 kills in the set, and her attacking percentage was .538 percent in the final set against the Spartans.

Her performance in the third set put Rolfzen’s kills in double digits with 11, and she finished with a hitting clip of .455 percent. She was a low-error hitter in the match, with 1 attacking error on the night.

Since the start of conference play,

Rolfzen has recorded double-digit kill numbers in all of the matches except in the first meeting against Wisconsin, when she only put up 8 kills.

She is ninth in Big Ten play in hitting percent with a .300 percent and sixth in kills with 227, and she averages 3.66 kills per set.

During the Huskers’ eight-match winning streak, Rolfzen has tallied 128 kills with two 20-kill matches in that span, against Minnesota and Michigan.

With Rolfzen being a freshman, she shows focus and experience by not looking too far ahead.

“We want to of course make the Final Four,” Rolfzen said. “That’s our goal, but we are playing two tough teams in Indiana and Purdue next week. So that’s what we are looking at right now.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Sophomore defensive end Randy Gregory and the Nebraska defense allowed Michigan State to convert 11 of 21 third downs.

Missed chances doom Nebraska, propel MSU to win Michigan State takes advantage of NU’s missed opportunities on way to victory Kyle Cummings DN

Freshman forward Jaycie Johnson chases the ball in a game against Indiana. Johnson, who leads the No. 10 Nebraska soccer team with 17 goals this season, tied an NCAA Tournament record with 4 goals in the Huskers’ first-round victory against Southeastern Louisiana on Friday. She outshot Southeastern Louisiana 9-6 by herself.

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reshman forward Jaycie Johnson has had a tremendous first season, and that is why it came as no surprise when she produced the way she did in the Huskers’ first round matchup of the NCAA Tournament.

In Nebraska’s tournament game against Southeastern Louisiana, Johnson scored 4 goals, tying the NCAA record for most goals scored in a tournament game.

But Johnson said she couldn’t have achieved it without the help of her teammates.

“I just to have to give a lot of props to my teammates,” Johnson said. “They make it so easy for me. They play me easy balls. They make my job easier to score and to get into the position to score. I’m so happy I have my teammates behind my back and that they trust me enough to play me those balls so I can do the job to get the ball in the back of the net.”

Before the NCAA Tournament, Johnson was already making her mark on the program. She lead the team in goals heading into the Fri-

Later in the first half, Johnson day afternoon matchup with 13. came charging up to the box with When coach John Walker was the ball, dodging several defendrecruiting Johnson to be a Husker, he knew how much talent she ers to score her second goal of the game, which she said was her had and what kind of impact she toughest goal. would have in her first collegiate “I think the trickiest season. for me was my second “I thought She goal,” Johnson said. she was a player understands “Just trying to find a that was somespace and cut in and what college- that if people set out of the players. That ready,” Walker was a little bit harder to said. “She comes her up for goals, stay on my feet and not from a really she lets them get the ball kicked out good club and of the way.” program.

I’ve know.”

By the end of the known her for first half, Johnson had quite a while.

John walker soccer coach both goals in the 2-0 She’s come to lead against the Lions our camps for a and was ready for more long time. I did feel there was that potential. Good in the second. She scored her next 2 balance there as well, so I felt that goals in a four-minute span, both of she would put up this type of them on headers.

The No. 10 Huskers defeated year.”

Southeastern Louisiana 4-0 in Johnson showed the authority the first-round meeting. Johnson that she has on the field, as she scored in the fourth minute of the scored all 4 goals for the team and outshot the Lions 9-6 on her own. game on Friday. After that, a few After her performance, Walker minutes couldn’t go by without knew Johnson was the kind of playJohnson having the ball.

er that could reach milestones.

“She’s a goal scorer that’s inclusive, and what I mean by that is that she understands that if people set her up for goals, she lets them know,” Walker said. “She celebrates the goals with a lot of passion, and so she’s an inclusive goal scorer and always has a smile on her face, and so I’m very happy for her.”

Nebraska continues NCAA Tournament play on Friday when it hosts Boston College, and after her first NCAA Tournament game, Johnson is ready to continue the level of play that she has been displaying.

“It was one of my first NCAA games, so that was a big thing for me. It was probably one of my top three favorite games so far,” Johnson said. “I’m just so happy that I can help my team out to get the win and that we can advance to the next round of the tournament. We can keep going from here, keep building and just keep going to see how far we can get.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Despite losing three turnovers in the first quarter, Nebraska had a chance. Despite giving up a touchdown in the last minute of the first half, Nebraska found some momentum. Despite facing off against the No. 1 defense in the nation with a beat-up offense, Nebraska was prepared to take the field in the third quarter, down only 6 points.

Then Michigan State punter Mike Sadler took the snap and pounded the ball downfield.

The ball took a hop and appeared to be headed for Nebraska’s end zone. Then Kurtis Drummond dove into the end zone, snatched the ball and flung it toward the field in mid-air.

His teammate, Demetrious Cox, lunged back and grabbed the ball, which landed just outside of the Husker end zone.

Nebraska had first and 10 from its own half-yard line.

Dagger.

Pinned against his own end zone, quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. reached for the snap, but pulled back too quickly, he said, as the ball dropped to the ground and Michigan State’s Trae Waynes recovered at the Nebraska 3-yard line for Nebraska’s fourth turnover of the game.

Dagger.

“Dumbfounded,” offensive coordinator Tim Beck said. “Just dumbfounded. We put a lot of emphasis on (turnovers). For the most part this year, we’ve been a lot better. Those mistakes today were just, I don’t know. Just can’t put a finger on it. Just dumbfounded.”

Though Nebraska seemed to have no trouble running through the No. 1 rushing defense, the Huskers’ turnover nightmares added a huge task to the defense: The task of defending Michigan State in short-field situations.

For the most part, the Husker defense handled that task well … until third down.

With its lead trimmed to six, Michigan State faced second down and 5 from its own 30-yard line in the fourth quarter. Spartan quarterback Connor Cook dropped back and looked for Macgarrett Kings Jr. but couldn’t connect with the sophomore wide receiver. On third and 5, Cook looked to throw again. He tossed to Tony Lippett for 34 yards and a first down in Nebraska territory.

In the next set of downs, after the Spartans were pushed back five yards from an ineligible downfield receiver, Michigan State looked at third and 13. Cook took the snap and found junior receiver Keith Mumphery for a 27-yard touchdown, giving Michigan State a 34-21 lead early in the fourth quarter.

Six downs later, Michigan State took over after Nebraska punted away. Again, the Husker defense kept Michigan State contained for the first two snaps. On third and 8, Cook found Kings for 12 yards and the first down, leading to another touchdown and a 41-21 lead.

Dagger. Dagger. Dagger.

“We didn’t play well enough to win the game,” defensive coordinator John Papuchis said. “The thing that we could hang our hat on defensively was that we were good on third down. I don’t know what the statistics were, but we weren’t good on third down.”

Michigan State converted 11 of 21 third downs, keeping the Husker defense on the field for nearly 39 minutes of the 60 minutes of game time.

Despite allowing 392 yards and 19 first downs, Michigan State found a way to take a commanding lead in the Legends Division title race.

And that way was by exploiting Nebraska’s mistakes.

“I’m proud of the way that they fought,” coach Bo Pelini said.

“We didn’t lose that football game because of a lack of effort or a lack of want-to. We just made too many mistakes to overcome. I told them it was a team loss. We didn’t play well enough. We couldn’t overcome ourselves.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Pair of guards comes off bench to lead Huskers Gallegos, Biggs return from suspensions to score double figures in Nebraska victory Nedu Izu DN Prior to its matchup Sunday, the Nebraska men’s basketball team posted wins of 24 and 15 points against its first two opponents of the 2013-14 campaign.

In their third game, the Huskers eclipsed the two margins to cruise to an 83-57 victory against South Carolina State.

Despite the inconsistency on defense during the first half, Nebraska’s ability to recover in the second half was too much for the Bulldogs to overcome, SCSU coach Murray Garvin said.

“The ball movement was good for about 26 minutes for the game, and then it kind of got stuck,” the SCSU coach said. “In the second half we came out, and it was much the same for the first five or six minutes, and then our execution dropped off.

“But give credit to Nebraska. They have a really solid team.”

After scoring the game’s first basket off a layup, South Carolina State

wouldn’t have another shot dumped in successfully until eight minutes later by guard Karon Wright. But by then, the damage had already been done, and the momentum had already been preserved in Nebraska’s corner.

Besides binding the Bulldogs to a 32.1 percent shooting performance, the Huskers’ 26-point win could also be credited to the presence of two guards playing for the first time this season.

After sitting out the first two games because of violations of team rules, senior Ray Gallegos and junior Deverell Biggs made splashes in their season debuts, leading the Huskers with 18 and 17 points, respectively.

Although he played in the Nebraska’s scrimmage on Sept. 27, Biggs said he felt comfortable with his teammates in his first game against live competition.

“We play every day with each other,” the guard said. “I get used to how they play, and they get used to how I play. In the game, it’s probably just a little bit different because the lights are on. It was easy.”

The junior college transfer, who redshirted during the 2012-13 season, made an early impact in the first half, tallying 8 points and a pair of assists off the bench. Biggs also scored 35 percent of his total points from the free-throw line (6-for-10).

The guard said forcing fouls inside the paint is a part of his forte and something fans can expect to see more of as

the season progresses.

“I can pretty much shoot about 10 to 12 free throw shots per game,” Biggs said. “I feel like I’m that physical going toward the rim. I can draw a couple fouls.”

And the 6-foot guard wasn’t the only Husker to record 30 percent of his shots from the line and score doubledigits off the bench.

Junior forward Leslee Smith finished Sunday’s win with 12 points while going 4-for-4 at the line. Although the junior transfer was injured before the season, coach Tim Miles said he’s been pleased with Smith’s contributions thus far and looks forward to playing him more as the season moves forward.

“I was never concerned about his abilities,” Miles said. “There’s a whole bunch of length on him. He’s really quick to the ball. I thought he impacted the game positively on both ends. He had a nice night.”

Smith, Gallegos and Biggs’ key performances assisted Nebraska to its season-high 51 points from nonstarters, leading Miles to feel reassured about the great depth he has available from the bench.

“There was six guys, where we extended the game, that I thought was a really a good bunch,” he said. “We played together and did a lot of good things.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Junior guard Deverell Biggs scored 17 points in his debut for Nebraska against South Carolina State.