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Huskers send Osborne off with win
The retiring Nebraska Athletic Director led the team out during NU football’s tunnel walk in his final game serving the athletics department.Nebraska won 38-14.
UNL to partner with ConAgra Nebraska Innovation Campus, food giant will focus on tomato, popcorn research Cristina Woodworth DN
nebraska innovation campus what is it: Public/ Private collaboration in research and innovation where: Former state fairgrounds site what will include: - 2 million square feet of research and development space - An eventual workplace for up to 7,000 people what’s new: ConAgra Foods is the first tenant, ground has been broken
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Food researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will soon be studying ways to improve the tomatoes and popcorn used in brands such as Hunt’s and Orville Redenbacher ’s as part of a collaboration with food giant ConAgra. ConAgra will be the first private tenant for the Nebraska Innovation Campus, officials announced on Friday. The partnership was announced the same day the university officially broke ground at Innovation campus, where work is beginning on four new or renovated buildings. “We all knew that getting mercialization. started would be the hardest “The students really benefit part,” UNL Chancellor Harvey by this practical hands-on expePerlman said. “We all knew we would need an anchor tenant to rience of working in real life with a true profit and loss motive for get things started.” innovation development,” said ConAgra officials said they hope to use the collaboration Gary Rodkin, ConAgra CEO. “The real-world experience is an with UNL to research ways to grow tomatoes year-round in extraordinary opportunity.” The university has already Nebraska greenhouses for their worked with Hunt’s-brand ConAgra for products. The comWe can several years pany said all of in food science rewrite their tomatoes are research projcurrently grown in how we can take ects, including California. studying ways “We are re- the best of the to improve the ally excited about university and the flavor of pizza this collaboration crust and ways where we can re- best of business to avoid spoilage write how we can and take it to a during food protake the best of the duction, accorduniversity and the new level.” ing to ConAgra best of business officials. and take it to a Al Bolles ConAgra new level,” said Al executive vice president said they also of research, quality and Bolles, executive plan to focus on innovation at conagra vice president of popcorn research Research, Quality in their partnerand Innovation at ConAgra. “This is our first step ship with UNL. The company currently harvests more than toward exploring additional op100 million pounds of Nebraskaportunities to expand a relationgrown popcorn each year that is ship that we hope will serve as the model for successful collabo- used in brands like ACT II and Orville Redenbacher ’s. ration between the private sector NU President J.B. Milliken and public universities.” Innovation Campus, located said he is excited to see what on the former state fairgrounds comes from the university’s colon the north side of Lincoln, is laboration with a large, local company like ConAgra, which is planned to encompass more based in Omaha. than 2 million square feet of re“I am delighted that our first search, meeting and office space, according to the Innovation private-sector collaborator at InCampus website. The campus novation Campus is such a sucwill serve as a merger of public cessful, well-known Nebraska company,” Milliken said. “(And) and private industries, with up one that shares the University of to 7,000 employees eventually Nebraska’s interest in sustainexpected to work there. able production of quality food Perlman said the collaboration with ConAgra will make to feed the world’s population.” Gov. Dave Heineman said Innovation Campus a “national the partnership will help fuel hub for food safety and technoleconomic and research developogy.” ment in the state. ConAgra officials said they “This is a historic day when hope working with UNL will also create more opportunities you think about what the opporfor students as they continue to tunities are that lie ahead in the future for the university and the look at the possibilities of researching food safety practices state,” he said. news@ and microbiology, robotics and dailynebraskan.com their application in food com-
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On Jan. 1, the United States will face a slew of tax increases and budget cuts economists are dubbing the “fiscal cliff,” which will impact students
After Election Day left Congress still divided and President Barack Obama still in office, a new political story has dominated national headlines: the fiscal cliff. The Daily Nebraskan compiled this Q&A to explain what the fiscal cliff is and what it could mean for college students.
So what is this fiscal cliff?
Remember Superstorm Sandy? This massive storm devastated much of the Caribbean and New England late last month, drawing its unusual power from the collision of a hurricane from the tropics with a winter storm from the north. The fiscal cliff is a similarly far-reaching collision of two storms: tax hikes and budget cuts scheduled to hit Jan. 1, 2013. And they’ve been a long time coming: - The tax increases come because several temporary tax cuts – together worth $400 billion for 2013 alone, according to The New York Times – are scheduled to expire. The controversial Bush-era tax cuts from the previous presidency, a payroll tax cut pushed by Obama in 2010 and others are coming to their planned end. - Another $100 billion – again, counting next year only – will come from the end of some unemployment benefits for those whose quest for a job has exhausted state resources, a reduction of Medicare payments to doctors and a $65 billion federal budget cut across almost every department and program. That cut is called sequestration and came out of the deal between Obama and congressional Republicans to raise the country’s debt limit. Republicans agreed to raise it – avoiding a government shutdown – only if it came with future budget cuts. If Congress couldn’t come up with any cuts on its own, which has been the case, the automatic guillotine of sequestration would come down.
Cather Hall residents host casino-themed charity
One point first: Pell Grants – which go to students below certain income thresholds, and can come to $5,500 a year – are not on the chopping block. Nearly every other higher education federal program is on the block, however, and colleges could feel the fiscal cliff in at least four ways: - Higher taxes for everyone. The expiration of so many tax cuts is expected to raise taxes for all taxpayers, leaving students and families with less money to pay for college. How much taxes rise depends on how much a taxpayer makes. The typical middle-class taxpayer would pay $2,000 more, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. People who earn the lowest fifth of all incomes would pay about $400 more, while the top percent could see a $121,000 jump in taxes. The Congressional Budget Office also predicts that if the fiscal cliff passes, the country could enter a second recession, impacting states and universities as well as families’ ability to finance higher education. - Higher taxes for many college students. The 2009 boost to the American Opportunity Tax Credit – which allows college students who make less than $80,000 a year to get up to $2,500 cut from their taxes for four years – could come to an end. With the fiscal cliff, students could lose as much as $6,200 because the tax credit would be scaled back to $1,900 per year and students would be able to use it for two years only, according to SmartMoney. - Cuts in federal education program funding. Pell Grants may be immune for now, but other U.S. Department of Education programs could see cuts in their funding by about 8 percent. That means funding for the federal work-study program, Student Aid Administration and the Office of Postsecondary Education – which oversees programs to help low-income and disadvantaged students get to college – would decrease, though how it would happen is still up in the air. Work-study, which pays students several thousand dollars to work for their institutions, could be cut across the board – basically meaning lower wages – or it could potentially go to fewer students. These cuts also mean loans would become more expensive, according to Inside Higher Ed. - Cuts in federal research funding. The National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Defense and National Science Foundation all award grants to universities, including the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and all would see cuts from 7 to 10 percent. That would likely mean grants become more competitive and each school gets less research money. Research labs would hire fewer student assistants and pay them less, and some research projects wouldn’t get off the ground, according to CNNMoney. The risk is very real for UNL, a research institution. UNL receives about $150 million from federal grants each year. During the past decade, the chemical and biomolecular engineering program alone has received almost $16 million from NIH, and UNL recently entered a potentially $84 million agreement with the Department of Defense. All could potentially be cut.
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Cather charity event hits the jackpot Casino charity night raises more than $1,000 for Matt Talbot Kitchen and
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Emily Nitcher DN Vincent Chechevi straightened his tie and looked at the students sitting around his green felt table. “Who wants to be a millionaire?” Chechevi, a junior marketing and political science major, was a blackjack dealer at Cather Hall’s annual Black White Red Casino Charity Night on Friday. The event featured casino-like game tables, a silent auction and free food, all to benefit the Matt Talbot Community Kitchen and Outreach. Students received 10 chips when they entered the event to play at the tables. If students lost their chips to a dealer, like Chechevi, they had to buy more chips to keep playing. Ethan Schwarten, a freshman biology major, bought $20 worth of chips. “It’s for a good cause,” Schwarten said. “Go big or go home.” Schwarten said the key to his blackjack game was to stay calm. “Don’t lose your cool,” Schwarten said. “Being overly happy will make you do things you don’t want to.” However, when he faced Chechevi, Schwarten found himself shoving giant piles of his chips into the center of the table. “Go big or go home,” Schwarten said again. Nathan Ross, residence director of Cather Hall, said this was the sixth annual Cather Casino Night. This was his second year running the event. Ross said Cather staff wanted to focus on the philanthropy aspect of the event this year. He said they chose Matt Talbot Community Kitchen and Outreach because it’s a local charity that helps the community. Adrienne Ricker, a sophomore biology major and resident assistant in Cather, said the event has traditionally only been for the Cather-Pound-Neihardt complex, but this year staff decided to open it up to all students. “It’s Cather ’s last year and we wanted to go out with a bang,” Ricker said. Ricker said staff aimed for 200 students in attendance. One hour after doors opened, the event
“Everyone Matters” when:
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Ethan Schwarten, a freshman biology major, Eli Brown, a freshman vocal performance major, and Kiley Haack, a senior elementary education major, play blackjack at Cather’s Black White Red Casino Charity Night on Friday, which benefited Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach. “Go big or go home,” Schwarten said.
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Vincent Chechevi, a junior marketing and political science major, reveals his hand as dealer at Cather’s Black White Red Casino Charity Night on Friday. The event benefited Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach and raised more than $1,000. boasted 217. Ricker said opening the event to all students made for a bigger
contribution to the Matt Talbot Community Kitchen and Outreach. A $1,000 allocation from the
Residence Hall Association and donations from local businesses and several hall governments covered all costs for the event, Ross said, so all donations from the event will go to the charity. The University of Nebraska Athletic Department donated a football signed by Bo Pelini and Tom Osborne for the silent auction. Ross said he thought the football was probably the biggest draw for students. “If I was able to bid, that’s what I would bid on,” Ross said. Students could exchange their chips for tickets to enter into the drawing-style silent auction for the football and other prizes. Some students, like Tim Adams, came to the event just to socialize and play cards. Adams, a freshman construction engineering major, said he thought the casino night was an effective way to gather everyone together for a good cause. Adams said he was looking forward to playing blackjack and maybe counting some cards. “(Counting cards) is not illegal, it’s frowned upon,” he said with a laugh. News@ DailyNebraskan.com
Monday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. where: Nebraska Union Plaza what: The Center for Civic Engagement is celebrating the “Everyone Matters” program, which encourages students to embrace social justice and end social intolerance. The celebration includes Qdoba burritos, spin art, T-shirt making, photos and more. contact: Center for Civic Engagement, 402-4726150
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Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center, Ubuntu Room what: Students can learn about different financial options to help pay for college. UNL Scholarships & Financial Aid and the Student Money Management Center will talk about the FAFSA and the UNL Undergraduate Scholarship Application.
“Impacts and Initial Lessons from the 2012 Wildfires Along the Niobrara River” when:
Monday, 3 p.m. Nebraska East
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Two teams in Sunday’s Dance Marathon dodgeball tournament sprint for the balls at the start of a match. About 150 people participated. Dance Marathon’s signature event isn’t until April, but the organization raised about $700 for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals – an international network of children’s medical and research facilities – and drummed up interest for the April marathon, according to Sarah Barnes, Dance Marathon community events director and juniot nutrition science major.
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assistant director of Career Services, will be on hand to answer questions about the job search. He will answer questions pertaining to finding a major or career, applying for internships or part-time jobs, writing cover letters and resumes, job interviewing or Husker Hire Link. contact: Jake Kirkland, jkirkland1@unl.edu
Union Chris Helzer, director of the Eastern Nebraska Program Nature Conservancy will discuss the 2012 wildfires in Nebraska as part of the fall 2012 Grassland Seminar Series. cost: Free contact: Center for Grassland Studies, 402-472-4101 or grassland@unl.edu what:
Career Services Coming to You – OASIS
when: Tuesday, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. where: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center what: Jake Kirkland, the
Thanks (for) Giving KRNU Benefit Concert
when: Sunday, doors open at 7 p.m., concert starts at 8 p.m. where: Duffy’s Tavern, 1412 O St. what: The Friends of KRNU is hosting a fundraising concert for KRNU, UNL’s radio station. The Envy Corps, AZP, Gordon, Life is Cool and McCarthy Trenching will perform. The concert is ages 18+. cost: $5 cover, donations are welcome
Chinese cooking class
when: Monday, Nov. 26, 5:30 p.m. where: Leverton Hall, Room 206 what: Learn how to make classic stir fry, including beef lo mein and kung pao chicken. The class is open to the first 20 people who register with full payment. cost: $30 contact: Angela Rystrom, 402-472-5370 or arystrom2@unl.edu
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Sophomores Brittany Jeary and Abby Allgood, members of tournament-winners Without Sophie, joke with each other during a match. The tournament was single-elimination, moving through about 20 teams – about double last year’s roster – in less than two hours.
The fiscal cliff is ultimately a showdown between two philosophies: The federal government should maintain its services to the country, and its budget needs to be cut in the face of a national debt that recently crossed the $16 trillion mark. The argument over which view should triumph gets a bit complicated. “The only reason I could afford to come here is I got a lot of federal aid,” said Ethan Nutter, an undeclared freshman. “Even now I can barely afford it. I’d risk a little more debt for that.” Annie Larsen, a junior forensic science major, said her department depends on federal grants, and she remembers having to share books in public school because of low funding. Everyone should chip in, she said, but an across-the-board chop isn’t the best way.
To Ally Peertz, a third-year UNL law student, though, the cliff is an inevitable reality check. “(The) bottom line is you shouldn’t spend money you don’t have,” Peertz said, referring to the government. “That’s just part of dealing with a bloated budget.”
What will happen?
To prevent any or all of these things from happening, Congress members must reach a deal to lower the cliff, to concentrate its impact onto a few specific areas or to do something else entirely. The two parties were infamously uncooperative in the last Congress, and the election left the party balance the same. But both parties have signaled they’re willing to compromise instead of pushing for only budget cuts or only tax increases. They have until January. news@ dailynebraskan.com
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Students roll up their sleeves for Corn Bowl contest Innocents Society holds blood drive for annual competition with Iowa Melissa Allen DN The Nebraska Community Blood Bank and University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Innocents Society wrapped up their Blood Rivals blood drive Friday, and drive leaders say they’re confident they met their blood donor goal of more than 150 students. “They don’t call Nebraska the ‘Heartland’ for nothing,” said Ashlee Deeds, a blood drive recruiter for the blood bank. Final tallies of the number of donors and amount of blood donated will not be available until Monday, drive officials said. The two-day event allowed students to be involved in the Corn Bowl philanthropic com-
“We are very proud of the stupetition between the UNL and dents that came to donate blood,” the University of Iowa. The Corn Bowl exchange will take place Deeds said. “When young people on Nov. 23, when the schools (start) donating in high school compete both in football and the and college they continue to donate throughout their lives.” philanthropy for the Corn Bowl From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on trophy. The school that wins the philanthropy will have its name Thursday, the Innocents Society, UNL’s Resiprinted on the trophy. dence Hall The school that wins the The ripple Association football game will also and Nebraska have its name printed on effect of Community the trophy. Blood Bank “(The students) liked this excitement hosted the the idea of the competiinspired hope blood drive tion between Iowa and in Mari’s were very excited about that they will be Lounge in having the drive in the helping patients Sandoz Hall. residence hall,” Deeds On Frisaid. “The ripple effect and their families.” day the blood of this excitement inAshlee Deeds bank’s Bloodspired hope that they nebraska community blood mobile was will be helping patients bank parked on and their families.” 16th Street, Student donors and north of lot C drive leaders said the and south of The Village, from 10 event combined competition with a commitment to the community a.m. to 4 p.m. The Innocents Society also held and showed the power of student an active role during the donating involvement. process, according to Deeds. “The Innocents Society was wonderful to work with,” she said. “They had student volunteers helping every day. They helped in the canteen area where donors go after their donation to eat cookies and rest.” Members of the society also dressed as Half-Pint, the blood drop mascot of the Nebraska Community Blood Bank, who could be seen highfiving students and encouraging them to give blood on the corner of
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Mina Holmes, a sophomore English and communication studies major, donates blood at the Nebraska Community Blood Bank blood drive at Mari’s Lounge in Sandoz Hall on Nov. 15. This was Holmes’ third time donating. Leaders of the drive said they were confident that they reached their goal of 150 donors over the two-day event. 16th and Vine streets on Friday. Michael Mumaugh, the society’s Keeper of Traditions, was one of the members who helped students to the
snack table after they donated blood. “Students who came in and donated are great,” said Mumaugh, a senior industrial engineering major.
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“They showed wonderful commitment to the community and a desire to help others.” Stephanie Haiar, a freshman prenursing major, donated blood for the first time on Thursday. “I thought, ‘I have blood, so I might as well help others who need it,’” Haiar said. “It was just a 10-minute wait, and then you sat in a comfy chair and squeezed a ball while they took your blood.” Haiar, who plans to go into the nursing field, was not frightened about her first blood donation experience. “I was excited,” she said. “During the process, the needles didn’t hurt and I didn’t feel lightheaded at all.” Mumaugh said Haiar’s feelings toward the blood donation process were mirrored by most students who chose to participate. “The average student was a combination of excited and nervous,” Mumaugh said. Both Mumaugh and Deeds think the blood drive met the goals for the Corn Bowl Trophy exchange. “I believe we came very close to (our) goal both days. I know we exceeded the goal for Thursday,” Deeds said. “The UNL students are wonderful; they really showed how caring the Huskers are.” news@ dailynebraskan.com
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Students should support UNL’s long-term goals From the day the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced it would be joining the Big Ten, the campus has been under some kind of construction. In the past two years, administrators have set the ball rolling on plans for new housing units, a new College of Business Administration, a stadium expansion and a push for privatization of university health care. Last Friday afternoon, ground was broken to begin work on the first four buildings of Innovation Campus. The campus will eventually span 2 million square feet and staff nearly 7,000 employees. The university hopes to collaborate with companies in its research, and, during last Friday’s ceremony, ConAgra Foods made the announcement that it will be Innovation Campus’ first private tenant. The company will research ways to improve tomatoes and corn used in its brands, such as Hunt’s ketchup and Orville Redenbacher’s popcorn. Its partnership with the university marks the first step of many to the university’s focus on food, water and fuel research. However, the projected finish date for this first step of Innovation Campus to be completed is five years from now. As current students, it can be difficult to support plans for such projects when we know we will be long graduated (or close to walking across the stage) by the time some of them, or, in some cases, the initial steps of some of them, are completed. It is important to remember that, while we may not be able to directly take advantage of these changes, they are still necessary for the university. It’s good that administrators continue to be forward-thinking so that UNL will not only be successful in the Big Ten, but also be able to attract larger numbers of students and provide them will the best education possible.
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Israel’s ‘self-defense’ spurs cruelty
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ow much longer is the world willing to endure this spectacle of wanton cruelty?” Bertrand Russell wondered several years ago. When diplomacy takes a back seat in favor of raw military power, days of “wanton cruelty” roll again on our screens. When killing machines roar, civilians are the ones who first pay the price. Scenes of death and the dehumanization of ripped and burnt human bodies hold many in a thrall. During the last few days, Gaza is again under military assault. The primary goal, as underlined by the Israeli interior minister Eli Yishai is “to send Gaza back to the Middle Ages,” which, accordingly, will make “Israel calm for 40 years.” You may be saying, what a narcissistic sociopath. By the same token of the Israeli psychopathic language, the home front defense minister, Avi Dichter, commented on the escalation in the south, saying, “We have no other choice; Israel must perform a reformatting of Gaza, and rearrange it, as we did in Judea and Samaria during Operation Defensive Shield.” You may say this is the nature of military operations launched under the name of the biblical reference “Pillar of Cloud,” as has been used to justify the Israeli psychopathic violence inflicted on the Palestinians. International observers witnessed that the Palestinian people have been under calamitous living conditions for many decades, and uttering the statement above of “reformatting” illustrates the deep sense of annihilating the other, which in turn resonates the core philosophy of settler colonialism. The colonized are made invisible and silent. If they ever happen to take actions against the colonizer, they become a threat to peace and as a matter of fact, should be crushed. Four years ago, the aggressive acts of the Israelis resulted in more than a thousand Palestinians murdered, thousands injured and much of an impoverished Gaza – the largest open-air prison on Earth – devastated and crippled. From 2005 – the year of Gaza’s “liberation” – to 2009, a whole series of systematic political and military assassinations targeted Palestinian leaders, including the recent Ahmed Al-Jabari, a former subcontractor in charge of maintaining Israel’s security in Gaza. The ultimate goal is to deprive Palestinians of any chance to attain sovereignty. The tragedy of Gaza started in 2006 with the democratic election of Hamas and all the
BELIGH BEN TALEB way through to the most recent aggression, there have been random acts of violence: Israel’s blockade, “targeted” assassinations and an ongoing connivance of the international community. You might question: What more would one expect to see from the recent escalation of violence? But wait – is there a way to end violence without putting an end to the decades-long occupation? That is a question that has escaped several giant media outlets as the situation recently became worse. The irony remains when the Palestinians’ plight grows invisible in favor of the Israeli security. No matter what the cost, Israel has the right to defend itself. That is to say, Israel has the right to kill civilians, destroy villages, bomb food shelters, schools, hospitals, invade university campuses, etc., but when Palestinian resistance movements retaliate, oh wait! Those damn terrorists have forced us to kill civilians, including an 11-month-old baby. Politics of cynicism render reality pathetically invisible for mass society and make viewers naive of the situation. Israel’s self-defense had been granted a blank check to “make their own military tactics and operations” as Ben Rhodes, the U.S. deputy national security adviser, noted very recently. He goes on to reiterate, “What we want is the same thing the Israelis want, which is an end to the rocket fire coming out of Gaza.” But, would you call occupation self-defense? Do you expect a colonizer to apologize for killing civilians and destroying villages? What rights do the Palestinians have to resist? Do they have rights at all? The resolute mortification of Palestinians is not new, though it takes different forms at different stages. About 30 years ago, Prime
Minister Menachem Begin received a detailed letter from many political leaders, documenting the settlers’ constant abuse of Palestinians with total impunity. Yet Yoram Peri, prominent military-political analyst, commented on the letter, saying the army’s task is not to defend the state, but “to demolish the rights of innocent people just because they are Araboushim living in territories that God promised to us.” This rhetorical model of chosen people and Promised Land manifests itself in negating the existence of the local people, and any action taken against the latter becomes “legit.” U.S officials and IDF rhetoric have been putting the onus on Hamas, arguing that it’s really up to Hamas to end this violence. “Israel, like any nation, has the right to defend itself against such vicious attacks,” as Susan Rice reiterated in one of her cliches at the UN Security Council. But the question remains intact: Would an occupying power that violated more than 79 UN resolutions make it similar to any nation? Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya has called for a truce during a conversation yesterday with the Egyptian president Muhammad Morsi. But is the Israeli government interested in making peace with its Palestinian counterpart? Even the puppet regime in the West Bank has been unable to achieve peace with the Israeli government, assuming the latter has genuine willingness to do so. Why does occupation and constructing buildings continue on a daily basis at a skyrocketing rate? Civilians on both sides are on high alert as the Israeli military forces prepare for a ground incursion, using leaflets as a tactic of psychological warfare. Unfortunately, Israel’s attacks on Palestinians are being conducted with U.S. weapons given to Israel as military aid by the U.S. taxpayer. These weapons are being misused by Israel in violation of the U.S. Arms Export Control Act to commit grave human rights in their abuse of the Palestinians. As the U.S government, in tandem with the Gulf petro-monarchies, has constantly shown concern and support to the rebel fighters in Syria, I wonder whether Palestinian blood is cheaper and not worth a dime? The day we stop measuring people through a superior/inferior lens, “wanton cruelty” might cease to exist. Beligh Ben Taleb is a former Fulbright scholar from Tunisia and Graduate student in History. reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com
Free speech shapes the world, should be fought for
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reedom of speech is an inherent human right, and the best expression of this freedom comes in the form of an opinion. According to Webster’s Dictionary, an opinion is described as a “view, judgment or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter.” Opinions are beliefs based on emotions or facts, and can be supported by arguments. However, two separate, and possibly opposite, opinions can be derived from the same set of arguments or facts. Opinions have shaped our world and will continue to shape the world in which we live through protests, casual conversations, civil uprisings and, of course, newspapers. Past opinions, among many, include the idea of democracy. The democratic government that is implemented in America today was derived from the idea of direct democracy employed in Greek society in the fifth century B.C. The opinion that this form of government was ideal led to the representative democracy that runs our country today. When the colonies first started to form, and settlements began to spring up on the east coast of the Americas, the civil populous was ruled by a mon-
archy. A king or a queen had the final say in the legislative decisions that affected the colonies. After some time with a new name and identity, the Americans decided they wanted a government of their own. It was, in their opinion, better to be a democracy than be ruled by a monarchy. Their opinion challenged the traditional way of thinking, and without such opinions this great nation in which we live would not have been realized. Great thinkers of the past who strove to put their opinions on paper allowed such change to happen. A great example of this can be read in Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense.” The opinion that democracy is greater than monarchy and that the colonies deserved to rule themselves was supported by many separate, yet powerful arguments. Subsequently, those arguments came to fruition. So powerful was this opinion, that Paine, Ben Franklin, George Washington and many other brave men fought for the right to have such an opinion. The founding fathers had such insight that they believed it was necessary to allow the freedom of speech and freedom of the press. They allowed future generations to freely state their opinions, which promoted intellectual growth and change
ZACH NOLD in America. Presently, opinions that have caught the media’s attention and have created some great pieces of writing include the Occupy Wall Street movement, the Arab Spring movement and the Tea Party movement. These men, women, government and state workers across the globe have the courage, and more importantly the right, to voice their opinions via protests in the streets or parks, and in the capitals of countries across the globe. Yet, all these movements are only opinions. Inspired by past movements, turmoil in the Mid-
dle East and economic downturn, these movements have arguments to back them. However, for every argument, there is a counter argument, which pits multitudes of people against each other via written word, protest and, unfortunately, violent conflict. Both sides have the right to share their opinions, and, as heated as the protests have become, or as much as one side would like to squash the opinion of the adversary, they should each be accepted as mere opinions and given the right to be voiced. Fortunately, we are in America, and our opinions are protected in the Bill of Rights. Voicing our opinions is a right, and it’s an inherent human right for which our founding fathers fought and died. When countries fail to allow freedom of expression and, more importantly, speech, which leads to a multitude of opinions, we observe tyrannical dictatorships. Historical examples include communist Russia, Nazi Germany and communist China, the latter of the three still to this day suppresses those with different viewpoints from theirs. When opinions are not welcome but burned, we have failed to expand our minds and world. When journalists are
persecuted for putting forth their opinions, we have failed as a country and a democracy. An example of this is the detention of Ahmet Sik, a Turkish journalist who has served jail time along with others for his views in Turkey. As a journalist in Turkey, he comments, “We have so many red lines that we cannot cross,” he said, but “we should tolerate all the opposing ideas.” However, we have not reached that point yet. Countries that have reached that point or have never embraced freedom of speech, and therefore have never expanded their ideology, include, but are not limited to, countries like Iran, Syria and China. People, thinkers and writers are forced to conceal their independent ideas in these countries. As Americans, and more importantly the leaders of the free world, it’s our duty and honor to be able to peacefully show the world how to share many opinions in a way that will better society. So, I encourage you to be open to others opinions and, most importantly, to share yours. Zach Nold is a Senior English major. Follow him on Twitter @ZachNold or reach him at Opinion@ Dailynebraskan.com
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GENRE THEORY 89.3 KZUM and 90.3 KRNU have been staples on the Lincoln airwaves since the 1970s. For as long as the two stations have been a breeding ground for the community aspects of Lincoln radio, KZUM and KRNU have featured volunteer hosts for their many specialty shows: people inspired by their selected music who want to share it. “I think a big thing about why stations are so good is the hosts,” said Haley Herzog, a sophomore broadcasting major and one of the co-hosts of the “Showtune Sundays” show on KRNU. KZUM, which broadcasts its commercial-free
shows 24/7, is made possible through donations and money from memberships and grants. KZUM prides itself on its diverse programming, something which may not be possible if finding sponsorship was a main priority. “If there were commercials, like most of the stations in town, I don’t think a show like mine would ever be on the air,” said Miles McClain, a senior history and political science major and host of “Radio Activity.” “It’s not a profitable thing. If we had to go through someone like that, then the majority of the shows wouldn’t be able to air.”
For KZUM’s more than 100 volunteer programmers, hosting shows is a labor of love. “It’s a joy,” said Joe Younglove, host of “Solar Roller Coaster.” “They gave me a 2 to 5 a.m. shift and I still took it. I’ve suffered a lot, but it’s worth it.” KRNU is the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s radio station and broadcasted out of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications. The general manager of the station is journalism professor Rick Alloway, but students regularly manage the station’s programming and shows. “I feel like (other students) relate to us because
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we’re the same age and people might have the same experiences,” Herzog said. Many students find hosting their own specialty show gives them valuable professional experience. “It’s a good way to get practice being on air,” said Sophie Tatum, a sophomore broadcasting and dance major and another host of “Showtune Sundays.” Both Herzog and Tatum said they feel that even though KRNU is mainly student-run, it undergoes no dips in quality. “It’s no 106.3 … but it’s 90.3 and it’s just as great,” Tatum said.
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James Pace-Cornsilk co-hosts “Heresy” on KRNU, the longest running show on the station. Pictured, he hold the album “Moon Riders” by the defunct Omaha band “Hercules.”
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KZUM’s “Positive Sound Control” host Travis Beck blends in with the fold out cover of Issac Hayes’ album “Black Moses.” “Positive Sound Control” is on the air from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.
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POSITIVE SOUND CONTROL WITH TRAVIS beCK Every Sunday afternoon, Travis Beck spends a little time with Billie Holiday, Miles Davis and John Coltrane. “Positive Sound Control” is a jazz show on KZUM hosted by Beck from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Sundays. Beck, a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, first gained radio experience while running “Lost and Found,” the local music program on KRNU. After graduating, he decided to try his hand at another station, KZUM. Though Beck’s experience
from working at a college radio station helped him get a job with KZUM, he said he wasn’t initially familiar with the actual jazz content of the program. “They needed a jazz show, which I was not into jazz at all until I got the show two years ago,” he said. “I just wanted to get on the station, so I figured I would learn about jazz and I spoke with some people who knew a lot about jazz and learned some stuff from them. Now I’m obsessed
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Seven of the 23 years the KRNU metal and rock show “Heresy” has been on air, Dustin “Duff” Hunke has been the host. “I feel like I have a lot of stake in the history now since … (I’m) just about a third out of the whole history of the show,” Hunke, a senior journalism major, said. This August, senior broadcasting major James Pace-Cornsilk joined Hunke Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. for “Heresy.” “(Having a co-host) makes for better radio,” Hunke said. “If it’s one guy in a booth and you don’t see anyone you just get bored. It gives you a
different presence on the air. It kind of gets you in the mood to be jovial.” “Heresy” has been on the air since the fall of 1989 and showcases various sub-genres of rock music. “It’s … epic soundscapes and that kind of stuff,” Hunke said. Through the years there have been a number of different emphases and tastes in music from the various hosts. “Every incarnation is different,” Hunke said. “Every host is different and does their own thing.” Pace-Cornsilk wishes to incor-
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SOLAR ROLLER COASTER WITH jOE YOUNGLOVE Joe Younglove wants to make you feel good. The host of KZUM’s “Solar Roller Coaster” said his show is one where he can provide listeners a positive experience on his roller coaster of music. “My show is theater for the mind,” Younglove said. “It’s all about just sharing music that makes me feel good. Since (“Solar Roller Coaster”) is on from midnight to 2 a.m., I try to pretend that people are half asleep and they’re dreaming. So I go for that dream-state feeling.” Younglove, who has been a programmer with KZUM for almost nine years, said his love of radio began as a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. “I’m obsessed with music,” he said. “I listen to music as much as I can, so when a radio opportunity presents itself, I take it. I hosted a KRNU show in 2001 and I loved that, so I applied to work at KZUM and they gave me a four-hour show. I was super pumped about that.” Though Younglove has hosted a variety of shows at KZUM, he said he couldn’t be happier with his current late-night time slot. “I love it, it’s perfect,” Younglove said. “I like staying up late. If I was on any earlier, there would be more pressure on me to be compliant with the people listening. I think being on after midnight takes the pressure off.” Unlike some radio shows, Younglove said his show has no routine and he tries to make each show a unique experience. “I think after hearing so many
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Joe Younglove, host of KZUM’s “Solar Roller Coaster,” holds Glad’s “Chapel of Love” album. Younglove has been a volunteer host for KZUM for nearly nine years, but enjoys hosting his current midnight to 2 a.m time slot. radio stations where you know exactly what’s going to happen, it’s sad,” he said. “I try to make it an entertaining venture, so much so that you don’t even have to watch TV, you can just listen on the radio.” Because of the spontaneity of each show, Younglove also said he doesn’t plan things out too far in advance. “I just collect the music, walk in and put it all together as I see
fit,” he said. “I just have to bring a lot of music. CDs, cassette tapes, records, Internet. I make a mental list and put it all together. I also record every single one of my shows and then listen to the recordings later on. It’s my favorite thing to listen to.” The audience for “Solar Roller Coaster” is as eclectic as the show itself. From middle-aged women to “party animals,” Younglove said he has experienced a wide variety
of listeners. “There was a Native American guy, Armand Two Bulls,” he said. “He wrote me letters from jail for a few years and sent me tons of poetry, so that was really interesting. It was actually really good. I never thought about how much it means to people in jail. They get to listen to the radio and hearing it is probably the highlight of their day.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com
From left, Sophie Tatum, a sophomore broadcasting and news-editorial major, Haley Herzog, a sophomore broadcasting and political science major, and John Hansen, a freshman broadcasting major, host “Showtune Sundays” together on KRNU on Sunday nights. The trio of hosts play Broadway music and musical numbers.
showtune sundays WITH haley herzog, sophie tatum & john hansen Musicals run through the veins of Haley Herzog, Sophie Tatum and John Hansen. When the three were approached earlier this semester to take over as
the new hosts of the KRNU specialty show “Showtune Sundays,” they couldn’t refuse.
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RADIO ACTIVITY WITH MILES MCCLAIN
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Miles McClain, a senior political science major, holds a Tangerine Dream record he says exemplifies his radio show at Recycled Sounds on Wednesday. McClain hosts “Radio Activity” on KZUM Wednesdays from 2 to 4 a.m.
“Radio Activity” is not for the faint of heart. The avant-garde, experimental program on KZUM hosted by Miles McClain, is unlike anything else at the station. And, most likely, unlike anything listeners have heard before. “It’s along the comic thread of new music, pushing boundaries,” McClain said. “Mostly, at first, we were kind of trying these new experimental music. Now, it built a different sound for it. The show began to pulse a particular kind of music. Electronic based music, contemporary classical music.” Though the show has garnered fans and its share of loyal listeners, the show’s beginning was rockier. “We haven’t gotten as
many complaints as we used to,” McClain said. “People thought that the transmitter was broken and I had to describe the way that the music sounded. It’s gotten a lot more friendly.” As for the audience of “Radio Activity,” McClain said variety within the listenership is great. “It changes. We have some regular listeners who are regular dudes and we’ve got a lot of middleaged men that call in on a regular basis,” McClain said. “We have a lot of college students. A lot of people who have called in will make requests of real spacey-sounding music and then mention that they’re passing their bong to their
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Ryan Swanigan hosts “Jazzy Vibes” on KRNU. Swanigan’s love for jazz music inspires what he plays. All of Swanigan’s shows are played digitally off his laptop, but he said the album “Tony Bennett: Duets II” best describes the type of music played on his program.
jazzy vibes WITH ryan swanigan Ryan Swanigan has loved jazz music since elementary school. As he grew up, his passion for jazz grew with him. Now a sophomore broadcasting
major, Swanigan hosts a KRNU show Friday nights called “Jazzy Vibes.” Last spring, Swanigan said he
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Haymarket to stage tale of friendship, artistic envy madeline christensen dn
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Zac Franzen (right) acts on stage as part of Lincoln’s Red Theater collective with Leah Keller. The pair will co-direct their fourth show together next month.
Playwright’s work balances personal, universal themes Actor finds passion for scriptwriting through Lincoln’s Red Theater madeline christensen dn Zac Franzen will tell you that everything he does is entirely for his audience. A junior international relations major and artistic and managing director of the Red Theater in Lincoln, Franzen began acting when he was 8 years old and doesn’t plan on stopping any time soon. Franzen first came to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as a theater performance major. “I stuck with that for two semesters, then I began to hate the department here at UNL,” Franzen said. “So I went and auditioned for Juilliard in Chicago and got accepted into their school for performing arts.” Although the timing wasn’t perfect for a move to Chicago, Franzen said he continued to follow his passion when he was asked to join the Red Theater by its original founder, Aaron Sawyer. “I had never heard of it before, so after doing some research, I went to the group’s first meeting,” Franzen said. “Three years later, I’m suddenly both the artistic and managing director.” The Red Theater is a collective theater company with groups in Chicago, Omaha and Lincoln. Its overall mission is to empower its audience through its performances. By writing and performing original pieces anywhere from two seconds to two minutes long, the local group performs hour-long shows for the Lincoln community. “The topics and ideas are about things that are personal to us,” Franzen said. “Politics, religion, family life, sex, drugs – just about anything that we have experienced in our life and are passionate about.” Franzen first started writing his own poetry and short productions when he was involved with speech in high school. “I really enjoy writing,” he said. “So Red Theater was a creative outlet that allowed me to both write and perform my own work.” In the three years he has been involved with Red Theater, Franzen has written 45 pieces. He said all his work has been inspired by his own views, opinions, beliefs and experiences.
“These are about anything from dramatic pieces about my grandfather ’s passing to comedic pieces making fun of the bed bug situation here at UNL,” Franzen said. “We all have our opinions on matters, but it’s not often you see them being expressed through performance.” There are 11 members involved in the Red Theater, and each author is usually the center of his or her own piece. Franzen said one of the most rewarding parts of writing and performing with the group is working with the cast. “I love being able to watch them grow artistically,” he said, “but above all, I do what I do because it’s about watching the excitement and enjoyment that our audience gets from our performances. “Being able to watch what I write grow and transform into exactly what I imagined it to be is astonishing,” Franzen added. “However, it’s not until we are performing and I see the audience’s reaction to the piece that I truly have a feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction.” Franzen said if it weren’t for the audience, he would have no desire to live his life on stage. “No words can explain how I feel when someone on the street walks up and says, ‘You’re in Red Theater. Your show was amazing.’” he said. Leah Keller, a junior advertising and public relations major, will be co-directing her fourth show with Franzen through the Red Theater next month. “I’ve known Zac since high school, and it’s a little hard to keep up with him sometimes,” Keller said. “He’s very energetic and passionate about what he does and is always looking for new directions to push the group.” Keller said she thinks Franzen’s excitement is infectious, but it also helps that the two know each other so well. “We can honestly tell each other when an idea just isn’t working and come up with ways to fix it together,” Keller said. “I feel like that influences our directing styles in that we feed off of each other’s ideas to try to make the best show possible.” Franzen said he can barely see where he’ll be in two days, let alone 10 years. “I know I don’t plan on being here in Lincoln, and I don’t plan on being a part of Red Theater at that point,” he said. “But no matter where I am, I will always be involved in the arts in one way or another.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com
This season, the Haymarket Theatre is taking yet another critically acclaimed work from print to the stage. Following September ’s stage adaptation of John Knowles’ “A Separate Peace,” Itamar Moses’ “The Four Of Us” comes to life as we follow the intense rivalry of two would-be best friends, novelist Benjamin (Rob Burt) and playwright David (Jeff Tinnean), over the course of 10 years as they pursue their careers. After Benjamin’s success skyrockets with his first novel, David struggles to be supportive while his own writing has yet to leave the ground. “It’s a play about friendship and how strong friendship is,” director Robert Bonaventura said. “It’s about what friendship means to each person.” “The Four of Us” was inspired by Moses’ experiences and relationship with real-life novelist Jonathan Safran Foer, who rose to fame after publishing his own novel, “Everything is Illuminated,” in 2002. “It’s a different kind of play,” Burt said. “It has an interesting flow; it’s told in a series of vignettes. As the play progresses, tiny little pieces of the characters are revealed.” Scenes throughout “The Four of Us” jump from the two writers as undergraduates in college to the opening of David’s own play, illustrating their on-again, offagain friendship. “It’s a good script,” Bonaventura said. “It’s funny and thoughtprovoking.” Burt and Tinnean have a history of acting together since they shared the Lincoln High stage in their early theater days. Since then, the two have per-
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ian tredway | dn formed with the Flatwater Shakespeare Company and various Haymarket Theatre productions. “It’s so easy for me, working with Jeff,” Burt said. “We have a great time.” It has been a few years since the two have performed together, but Burt said he has enjoyed sharing the stage with Tinnean once again. “It’s also been a blast getting to work with Bobby (Bonaventura),” Burt said. “He has a great approach working with the actors.” Local musician George White has also composed an original score for the production. “We have a great design team, too,” Bonaventura said. “It’s just a lot of creative people getting together.” Along with White, Jousha Rajee and Jordan Deffenbaugh have worked together in creating minimalist lighting and set design for “The Four of Us.” “All the pieces compliment one another,” Burt said. “The music, the lighting, the set – they feed off each other.”
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Bonaventura said he thinks this is a play that a younger, student audience will really enjoy. “Something happens at the end that will take everyone by surprise,” he said. “Something involving a bear.” Bonaventura said although the “The Four Of Us” isn’t a very well-known play, it will be one the audience won’t forget. “Rob and Jeff play very well together,” Bonaventura said. “It’s been a lot of fun to work on.” Arts@ dailynebraskan.com
No need to fret cooking for Thanksgiving dinner
JOE WADE The Christmas decorations are up; there is a sensation of cold in the air, but there is still one more holiday to celebrate before the yuletide pageantry. No, it’s not Black Friday. Stave off the urge to listen to Bing Crosby just a little longer and, unless you’re a hipster, keep the bad sweaters locked away in the box of mothballs. No ‘noggin’ around. It’s Thanksgiving, so let’s talk turkey. Food brings people together no matter what the season, but if you’re not traveling back to your old haunts this Thanksgiving, you might be wondering how to fix up the traditional meal. The leftover-producing, nap-inducing bird these days will likely cost in the neighborhood of $20 and will need to spend a few days in the fridge thawing. The refrigerator is the easiest method, although you will want to place it in some sort of dish or pan because the juices can be messy. According to the USDA, thawing times are about five pounds per day. For example, if you have a 20-pound turkey, it will take about four days. If you are in a hurry, it can also be thawed in the sink using cold water. That 20-pound bird can be safely thawed in a mere 10 hours. Remember to change out the cold water every 30 minutes and immediately cook the turkey after thawing. Do not just dismiss the safe thawing process or simply leave it out on the counter, because that’s how bacteria begins growing. Bacteria start to grow around 40 degrees. In the fridge, before cooking, the turkey can safely be stored for a couple days after thawing. If you are using the sink method, changing the water out with fresh, cold water will keep the turkey from rising above that 40 degrees. Even if the center of the bird is still frozen the already thawed outside still needs to stay at a safe temperature. Once thawed, it’s time to roast. Times may vary depending on size but will take three to six hours. Obviously, it is necessary to remove any plastic bags filled with gizzards. The goal is
to get that bird looking golden brown and to get the temperature above 165 degrees. Remember when the little plastic thing with the red tab pops out, that is what it is designed to tell you. However, if you are more tech savvy and have the means, you can use a meat thermometer, but don’t let the end of it rest against the bones because doing so will give you an improper reading. First place the bird breast-side up in a roasting pan. The quick and easy way is to get a cheap foil pan from the store. Next, rub on some salt and butter. If you are going to add homemade stuffing to the bird, this is the time to do it. Tuck or tie the drumsticks across the tail and twist the wingtips under the back to keep them from burning. Next, fill a pan with a couple inches of water. I recommend adding some extra butter to the water to help keep the turkey moist. After it’s been fully prepped, cover with tinfoil and place in an oven preheated at 325 degrees. A 12 to 16 pound turkey will take about four to five hours unstuffed. With stuffing, add about 30 minutes. Don’t just let it sit in the oven, check it from time to time and re-baste as needed. Also, uncover the turkey for the last 45 minutes of cooking and let it sit for 20 to 30 minutes after you take it out so the juice will re-absorb into the meat. For me, the turkey is good, but the best part of Thanksgiving are the sides and pies that go with it. Once the turkey is done, the bottom of the pan is filled with broth. Why not use it to make gravy for mashed potatoes? Place the turkey out of the way and cover while you let it sit. Transfer the stock into another dish and separate out the fat; save it. Put it in the fridge so the fat will congeal faster. Next add the liquid to a saucepan. Stirring continuously, add in butter, flour, the fat (which you saved) and it should start to
thicken. Last, add a little salt, pepper and as an option, some herbs for flavor. Check online for proper measurements and demonstrations. Really, it’s not rocket science; its gravy. Cranberry sauce is a cinch if you are OK with the canned stuff and so is the stuffing. I recommend saving some time and taking the easy way out for these two. And, unless you really enjoy baking homemade bread, I’d grab some frozen dough from the store too. Something you can’t just grab at the store, though, is the corn casserole. Luckily it’s cheap and easy. You will need some cornbread mix, whole kernel corn, creamed corn, butter, eggs and, depending on the recipe, sour cream or milk. Melt the butter, beat the eggs, combine everything in a casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for about an hour. Once it’s out of the oven, you can even top it with cheddar to make it better. If you want specifics, ask Paula Deen. Last but not least is my personal favorite: pumpkin pie. A frozen pie to bake in the oven is just fine, and there is no shame in that. I once tried listening to the process of converting an actual pumpkin into a pie but dozed off sometime after “scrape out the inside of the pumpkin.” Traditionally for pumpkin pie, Libby’s is the best and the recipe is on the back of the can. Until Libby’s canned pumpkin goes the way of the Twinkie, I recommend going that route. Whatever your tradition, have a safe and happy break. Damn the premature Christmas music and save a plate of leftovers for hungry Daily Nebraskan staffers. arts@ dailynebraskan. com
the radio is from a digital format, “Positive Sound Control” allows its audience to hear jazz through the
vinyl medium. “When I started learning about jazz, I learned from a guy who was a record guy (and) most of his jazz was on records,” Beck said. “It’s a lot more fun on records, so I guess at the same time I got into jazz, I got into records. I’m not necessarily a music purist or an audiophile or anything and I’m not so much of a hipster that I only listen to records, but learning about jazz and records sort of went hand-in-hand.” Beck said he likes his show to be flavored with a healthy dose of on-air spontaneity. “Some guys come in with their playlists all typed out and they’re super organized,” Beck said. “Some people probably do spend hours
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each night researching. Me? No, I just wing it every single weekend. I don’t really prepare, I just frantically grab a stack of records and barely make it on time. Sometimes I’m late, but what I don’t make up for with punctuality, I make up for with quality entertainment.” Though KZUM has a reputation of being a “blues station,” Beck said he hopes more listeners will tune in to KZUM once they discover the wide array of shows and programmers featured on the station. “The majority of programmers are baby-boomers and slowly, but surely, more young people are coming on and diversifying the programming a little bit,” he said. “A lot of people don’t listen to KZUM
because they think it’s just blues, white person blues. But there’s a lot more to it.” One of the most important things for many programmers is connecting to the audience, something “Positive Sound Control” and other shows like it, aim to do. “It’s good to connect with the audience, that’s definitely something that sets radio apart from other mediums, especially the Internet,” Beck said. “There’s a sort of magic that can happen because you don’t know who all you’re connecting with, anyone could call you up, anyone could hear you. Radio definitely has something special going for it.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com
porate local bands on the show, but said he has trouble getting recordings of songs. Instead, he has brought in band members for an hour of the three-hour time slot and chooses a particular genre or tone for that night. One week he chose to showcase metal and rock bands with women. “You don’t see that a lot, but there are plenty of metal bands that have female members,” PaceCornsilk said. To prepare for the entire show, Hunke and Pace-Cornsilk listen to the majority of songs to look for profanity, but sometimes with hard rock or metal, it’s a non-issue. “I can tell if a singer is doing some weird thing, like growling (and you) can’t understand what they’re saying and you wouldn’t be able to tell if they swear,” PaceCornsilk said. Hunke and Pace-Cornsilk encourage listeners to call in and be a part of the show. When there is a caller, it’s often a listener asking what song was just played. “I just like playing music and getting people into new stuff,” Hunke said. arts@ dailynebraskan.com
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‘Lincoln’ cast shines, subplots lack closure tyler keown dn For a guy who died nearly 150 years ago, Abraham Lincoln is pretty hot right now. Recall his adventures this past summer, driving stakes into undead hearts and saving the world in “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.” And remember a couple decades ago when Gore Vidal took a shot at recapturing Lincoln’s life via mini-series? That was certainly a way for Mary Tyler Moore to extend her career. Now, in the midst of Oscarbait season arrives the Steven Spielberg-helmed “Lincoln,” a somewhat dramatic look at Lincoln’s work toward getting the 13th Amendment passed and slavery abolished. Daniel Day-Lewis is handed the daunting role of America’s 16th president and takes to it effortlessly – from the way he delivers every line with a bit of tired wisdom to the way he never once loses the accent or how he lumbers slowly around the screen. Day-Lewis does what most actors dream about and completely loses himself in the character in the process, allowing viewers to lose themselves in the film. It’s likely Day-Lewis grabs an Oscar nod for this performance.
Sally Field excels in her role as Lincoln’s somewhat crazed wife, Mary Todd. Her character is slipping following the death of one of her children and Field is able to capture that perfectly in her performance. As the film progresses, you watch her mind disappear in what is the most interesting subplot of the film. Other actors fit their roles, with standout performances from Tommy Lee Jones as Thaddeus Stevens and James Spader as W.N. Bilbo. Apple-of-America’s-eye Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Abraham’s son, Robert, but his subplot of wanting to join the Union’s cause to prove to himself, despite his father’s large shadow, fizzles quickly without resolve. Robert’s story is a good microcosm for a few of the film’s problems. This is a very ambitious film, and it doesn’t make the mistake of trying to capture Lincoln’s entire life or even presidency, but there’s too much going on for everything to be resolved correctly. While the main story of the 13th Amendment and its passing comes to a close smoothly, other storylines aren’t, leaving viewers with a sense of unfinished business. Another big problem with the film is the pacing. The first half of “Lincoln” is a bit of a grind, with much exposition and dialogue.
There’s a particular scene when Lincoln is talking with his cabinet about his intentions for the new amendment that lasts roughly 10 minutes too long. However, when the second half of the film hits, it hits hard. The story, even with the ending given away by history, is still very engrossing. Characters are easy to care about, and the climax of the film is a deliberately drawn-out affair that’ll have viewers on the edge of their seats. Speaking of history, though, this film expects its viewers to be knowledgeable. Characters are introduced without much pretense, including leaders of both the Union and the Confederate armies, and if a viewer hasn’t heard their names before, it’ll be confusing. It’s not unfair to expect an audience to be somewhat studied; to the contrary, it’s actually kind of refreshing, but it’s a thin line to walk. A pleasant surprise from “Lincoln” is its sense of humor. Lincoln himself steals a few scenes by telling a funny anecdote and some of the best scenes are during the political gatherings as representatives attack each other’s intelligence. “Lincoln” is a very good film and Day-Lewis is a very good actor. Combined, viewers get an authentic experience showing one of the
most important moments in American history. It’s not without flaws, but this is a film to see. arts@ dailynebraskan.com
one of them has performed or knows intimately. “Talking about personal experience, I think, makes the show more interesting,” Herzog said. One of the things discussed on the show is current events involving Broadway shows. When Hurricane Sandy was ravaging the East Coast, “Showtune Sundays” played a song from “Grease” (featuring a female protagonist of the same name) and the hosts discussed the effects it would have on Broadway musicals. “It didn’t work out well for the people in New York, but it worked out well for our show,” Herzog said. Herzog and Tatum said their
on-air chemistry is fueled by a friendship away from the studio. “It’s not like we only see each other for that one hour on Sundays,” Tatum said. “We hang out with each other a lot, so it’s a fun atmosphere.” Another reason Herzog and Tatum agreed to host the show is their ongoing pursuit of hands-on journalistic experience. “My mom listens and I have a couple of friends who listen and they aren’t the ones that are going to be judging you if you mess up,” Tatum said. During their first week with the show in mid-October, they learned quickly to not have a set script and to relax and have fun,
Tatum said. “I think that’s definitely been a learning experience, though, how to incorporate all of those aspects,” she said. Herzog and Tatum hope to “broaden the musical horizons” of listeners and introduce them to shows just coming into renown and those new on Broadway. “I feel like there are a lot of closet musical people (who) secretly like musicals and have been in musicals,” Herzog said. “Once they’ve come to college it’s ‘Hey, don’t tell anyone.’ Well, there’s a whole community out there that loves musicals.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com
same cup.” Despite the experimental music played on “Radio Activity,” McClain said his off-air listening habits aren’t too different from everyone else. “I’m really interested in classic country music,” McClain said. “I think that’s really fun to listen to. I listen to a lot of punk rock bands from the late 70s (or) 80s. I also really like pop music. I’ll listen to KFRX. I think that all different types of music are a reflection of the society from which they come
from.” As for the progammers themselves, McClain said the community base at KZUM is a strong one. “There’s a really nice community of people who work at the station,” McClain said. “If someone is unable to do their show then they can send an email out and within minutes, someone will extend their hand out to another programmer in need. It’s a community radio station.” As for first-time listeners, McClain said he doesn’t want them
to understand the music or the program initially. “I hope they’ll be alienated to some degree,” McClain said. “There’s a lot to be said about that. That’s the purpose of art: It makes people uncomfortable to listen to. If they get alienated, then hopefully it will leave an imprint on them and hopefully they’ll be interested enough to keep listening. I’m just trying to understand what it’s all about.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com
GIMME 5: Thanksgiving Gimme five ways to prepare your body for Thanksgiving
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showtune: from 5 Herzog, a sophomore broadcasting and political science major and Tatum, a sophomore broadcasting and dance major, have been in numerous musicals and regularly share their experiences on air. “I think (the show) just really resonated with all three of us since we’ve had that musical upbringing,” Herzog said. “So I think that it’s cool that we can bring that through and learn from it too.” Every week at 7 p.m., “Showtune Sundays” features a different musical as the “show of the week” and plays three tracks from it throughout the hour. The hosts try to pick songs at least
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jazzy vibes: from 5 noticed a lack of jazz music on the checks the Facebook page. Every college radio station. couple of songs, Swanigan likes “I was just doing (the show) to inform the audience of what because I thought it was fun,” they just listened to and what to Swanigan said. “I enjoyed playexpect next. ing the jazz music and … taking “I like to have it broken up so a break from the regular music that people know what they heard played on KRNU.” and they’re not getting a steady Swanigan approached KRNU stream of music without having an general manager Rick Alloway idea of what’s going on or thinkabout the possibility of starting a ing that I collapse or something off jazz show. May 11 air,” he said. “Other was the first time than that I just lisI like to have ten to the music ‘Jazzy Vibes” was on air. pretty much and (the show) His grandma’s enjoy it.” jazz collection be- broken up so that “Jazzy Vibes” came the foundaisn’t as popular people know what tion for the playlist on Facebook as of “Jazzy Vibes.” they heard.” Swanigan’s KRNU Swanigan also ensports-talk show, Ryan swanigan joys going to Half “Delay of Game,” host of ‘ jazzy vibes ’ Price Books to find so he is pleasantly albums. surprised when he “We scour all receives positive of the jazz section for CDs,” he feedback through phone calls for said. his music selection. Throughout the two-hour “What are the odds that you show from 7 to 9 p.m., Swani- could just come across (my show) gan switches up the types of jazz at this time at night switching songs by showcasing vocal and through the dials on the radio?” instrumental jazz. Swanigan said. “That, I thought, Along with enjoying the muwas great to hear.” arts@ sic himself, Swanigan continues dailynebraskan.com his song tally, takes calls and
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osborne: from 9 his wife Nancy and their family. He began to make his way off the field, pushing through photographers and other media members. Brown made his way through the same crowd. He didn’t get a chance to talk to the man who hired him at Nebraska before the game. He wanted a moment now. Right before Osborne exited the stadium, with TV crews all around him, Brown caught up with Osborne. The two embraced. Not a word was said between them, Osborne looked at Brown for a second and gave a small, closedmouth smile. “It was just a really warm embrace, I felt valued,” Brown said, recalling the moment. sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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with five seasons of nine or more wins. It’s not the wins that connect Pelini and Osborne though. It’s surely not the sideline demeanor, either. It’s the way they run Nebraska football. The players said it all week, “we love Coach Bo,” “Coach Bo is a players coach.” When players have to defend their head honcho week in and week out for his misadventures along the sideline, those words begin to sound tiresome. But there’s a moment when the broken record begins to resonate. Maybe it’s working. Nebraska fans have always looked to the Osborne model for coaching. Success in Lincoln comes from a respectable, wellmannered coach, or so it seems. But five years in, Pelini has his team staring down a Big Ten title. He has found a new way to win at Nebraska. So maybe Osborne and Pelini aren’t two perfect peas in a pod. That much was obvious, with Pelini and Osborne juxtaposed at the head of the tunnel walk. Pelini’s hand was clasped fully around Osborne’s, forcing it into the air, almost as if Osborne didn’t want to lead the charge. But as they took off, the crowd cheered louder than I can remember for a tunnel walk. By the time the team had reached midfield, Pelini was leading the pack, with Osborne fading into the mass of scarlet jerseys. As the captains met on the 50yard line, Pelini took his place on the sideline. Osborne made his way for the exit. Chris Peters is a senior journalism and advertising/public relations major. Reach him at sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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ebraska’s 38-14 win over Minnesota on Saturday was an anomaly. The Huskers put together a full 60 minutes of football, starting with the opening drive and dominating the Gophers throughout. After NU needed comebacks to win four of their last six games, the Huskers’ wall-to-wall victory was a little different for Husker coach Bo Pelini. “I enjoyed it,” he said. “It seemed like that second half lasted about three years though. That may have been the longest third quarter that I’ve ever been a part of. Maybe it was just me.” The win inched Nebraska a game closer to clinching the Big Ten Legends division title. With one game remaining on the Huskers’ slate – a matchup with Iowa on Friday – Nebraska is tied with Michigan for the lead in the division and holds the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Wolverines. Nebraska needs either a win or a Michigan loss to clinch their spot in Indianapolis. “We knew that this game was going to be a tough fight, and it was,” NU secondary coach Terry Joseph said. “We understand that we have to take care of our own business. One good thing is that we are in control of our own destiny. We only have to worry about us.” The game went Nebraska’s way with a 10-0 lead on its first two drives. The focus quickly turned to retiring Athletic Director Tom Osborne. At each break in the action, a string of familiar faces gave video tributes to the legendary coach. Messages were heard from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, comedian Dan “Larry the Cable Guy” Whitney and former Huskers Grant Wistrom, Dave Rimington and Barry Alvarez, among others. Osborne led the team out of the tunnel before the game and was honored at halftime to a standing ovation from the Memorial Stadium crowd of 85,330. After being recognized for his years of service to the school, the coach gave a final address to Nebraska fans in a prerecorded video message. Husker players said after the game that they wanted to win the game – Osborne’s 500th as part of the Nebraska Athletic Department – for the retiring athletic director. “It meant everything to me because he is just an amazing person, and he’s been growing a lot of our traditions,” quarterback Taylor Martinez said. “He means a lot to us and the program.” The Nebraska defense stole the show on the field, as it allowed Minnesota to accumulate only 177 yards of total offense and 11 first downs on the night. Minnesota ended Nebraska’s shutout bid with 7:39 left in the fourth quarter, but even that came against a defense consisting mostly of backup players. “I thought we played really well defensively,” Pelini said. “I don’t know what the stats were, but up through three quarters, when we started subbing, I thought we had played pretty well and executed pretty well.” The closest Minnesota came to scoring against the starting Nebraska defense was when a Nebraska fumble set the Gophers up with good field position in the third quarter. The Husker defense quickly remedied that with a Daimion Stafford interception off a bobbled ball. “Stafford, he was going to be the help guy over the top, and he was in the right place at the right time,” Joseph said. The Husker offense was led by Martinez’s 308 passing yards and two touchdowns. Many of his passes went to receiver Kenny Bell. The sophomore caught nine balls for 136 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He continued his big play tendencies as he scored on plays of 36 and 30 yards. Each of Bell’s eight touchdowns this season have come on plays of 25 yards or longer. “We have really good receivers,” Martinez said. “And if they get open and we get them the ball, good things will happen.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
Nebraska linebacker Will Compton attempts to break up a pass during NU’s 38-14 win against Minnesota on Saturday. Compton played in his last game at Memorial Stadium in an emotional senior day.
NU coaches reflect on Osborne’s legacy Nebraska says goodbye to former head coach, current athletic director Andrew Ward DN Ron Brown watched as Tom Osborne stood up in the plane. The 2012 Nebraska football team lost to UCLA hours before and was flying back home to Lincoln. The mood in the plane was somber as Osborne walked to the first player in the aisle. Osborne briefly touched the player on the back and gave a morgan spiehs | dn sympathetic look. “It’s going to be all right. NU Athletic Director Tom Osborne watches a HuskerVision video honoring his career during halftime of his final game. We’ll get through it,” he said. Osborne went to every player and coach in the plane and ter the 1997 season. Brown has seen Osborne touched him on the shoulder or “Out of the blue he called touch many people’s lives over back. Sometimes he talked to and took a chance of me,” Brown the years, including his own. them for a minute or two, somesaid. “He didn’t believe in the Osborne betimes he looked at came interested you-serve-me type leadership. them for five secHe never He was a servant leader himself. in hiring Brown onds and that was I saw his humility.” in 1987 and deenough. blamed us With that memory in mind, cided to fly the “It doesn’t Brown stood on the sideline SatBrown University seem like much, for anything. He but he just want- pointed the thumb assistant football urday afternoon as the Huskers coach to Lincoln. made their way onto the field in ed everyone to Memorial Stadium. Brown arrived in know that we before he pointed Osborne strode onto the field Nebraska and met were going to get the index finger.” with them in a red, Husker jacket Osborne at the airit back,” Brown, and Nebraska baseball hat. This port. Nebraska’s runRon Brown would be the last regular season O s b o r n e ning backs coach, nu running backs coach game Osborne would participate picked up Brown’s said. “It wasn’t in as a member of the Nebraska bags and drove based on whether athletic department. He retires him to Nebraska’s the guy wanted to be touched, campus. Osborne hired Brown, as Nebraska’s athletic director (Osborne) was going to touch on Jan. 1, 2013. Nebraska coach who remained on Osborne’s staff them anyway. It says a lot about Bo Pelini grabbed Osborne’s until he retired from football afa guy.”
arm and raised it to the roar of 85,330 fans. Senior wide receiver Tim Marlowe patted Osborne on the back as the legendary coach jogged onto the field for the last time. Brown broke down on the sideline as he watched the moment. “He never blamed us for anything,” Brown said. “He pointed the thumb before he ever pointed the index finger. He was more substance than style.” The other assistants watched as well. First-year NU defensive line coach Rick Kaczenski stood next to Lil’ Red near the opposite end zone with no coaching headset. He normally stands in the spot, watching HuskerVision on the big screen, cheering when the Huskers take the field before he goes into “coach mode,” he said. He may be a coach, Kaczenski said, but seeing the game from a fan perspective still attracts him. “When you’re surrounded by people like Bo and coach Osborne, it’s hard not to become a better man, not to become better in all aspects of life,” Kaczenski said. “I made sure I got out there early enough. I love pregame. It’s a privilege to be here, and I’m still a fan of Nebraska football. That was one a heck of a moment today.” At halftime, Osborne was now dressed in a red suit coat, grey tie and white dress shirt. His videotaped speech just played on the HuskerVision screen. He posed for photos with
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Pelini and Osborne share characteristics
Chris Peters I was only 3 years old when Tom Osborne won his first national championship. The image of Osborne being hoisted on the shoulders of his players is probably one of the most iconic images in the state of Nebraska. Still, it’s beginning to be easier to see the resemblance between Bo Pelini and Tom Osborne. The idea first sparked in my mind on Saturday. Osborne was appearing in his 500th and final home game as a member of Nebraska Athletics. Pelini approached Osborne with the idea of leading the team out of the tunnel. “I asked coach (Osborne) to do it,” Pelini said after the game. “He was reluctant to do it, and I thought it was the way it should be. I told him it’d mean a lot to me and to the football team and that it’s the way I think it should be. Not just for us, but I think the fans wanted to see him walk out of there one last time. I think it’s obvious why that should hap-
pen.” Obvious. Of course. Which coach wouldn’t pay respect to the school’s all-time wins leader, the man who brought three national titles and fueled a football culture that is unrivaled nearly anywhere in the country? I don’t know, maybe a coach who screams at his players on the sidelines and has a snarl that could make a grown man toss and turn in the middle of the night. He sure doesn’t come off like Osborne. He doesn’t have that calm demeanor Osborne had on the sideline, where even his first national championship didn’t bring on much more than a handshake and a slight smirk. But somewhere beyond the energy and the emotion that explodes out of Pelini, there’s something that links him to Osborne. Call me a sucker, but what Pelini did on Saturday was a class act. The Husker head coach represented what the fans aspire to be. Pelini grabbed Osborne’s fist and thrust it into the air, yelled something to his team, and began his jaunt out onto the field, Osborne leading, dressed just as he had in the 1970s when he made his first tunnel walk. Throughout the game, Osborne’s friends, adversaries and players all sent their congratulations via HuskerVision. Meanwhile, Pelini was hard at work on the field, joining Osborne and Bob Devaney as Nebraska’s only coaches to begin their careers
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NU wideout Kenny Bell celebrates his squad’s 38-14 win against Minnesota on Saturday. Bell snagged nine passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns in the contest.
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The number of passing yards for Nebraska. The Gophers entered the game the No. 7 passing defense in the nation. The Huskers exposed the Gophers as Taylor Martinez picked its secondary apart for 308 yards on 21 completions.
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The number of successful third down conversions for the Gophers. In 13 attempts, Minnesota was abysmal on third down. UM was unable to move the ball and the Blackshirts stood tall as they forced four three-and-outs on the day.
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The number of first downs for Nebraska. The Huskers were able to string together drives well. Nebraska managed to hold on to the ball for 34:51 in a dominating offensive performance.
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Husker I-back Imani Cross rushes for a touchdown against Minnesota. Cross had two scores in goal line situations for Nebraska.
16 The number of consecutive wins the Huskers have over the Golden Gophers starting in 1963. Nebraska hasn’t lost to Minnesota since a 26-14 1960 loss to UM in Minneapolis before Bob Devaney was the coach of the Huskers.
The difference in yardage between Nebraska and Minnesota. The Huskers strung together 444 yards of total offense while the Gophers only managed 177. The total domination was a result of a complete game from NU’s offense and defense against a Minnesota team that is 2-5 in Big Ten play.
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Nebraska defensive back Ciante Evans sacks Minnesota quarterback Philip Nelson as the Gophers attempted a third down conversion on Saturday. Minnesota was 1 for 13 on third down in the contest.
game balls KENNY BELL The sophomore wideout picked apart the No. 7 secondary in the nation on Saturday. He caught nine passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns. It was a rebound game for the receiver who’d been kind of quiet as of late. -robby korth, dn sports editor
stanley jean-baptiste The junior stepped up in a big way for the Blackshirts on Saturday. Jean-Baptiste helped the Husker defense shutout Minnesota through three quarters with an interception for touchdown in the third quarter. A Gopher receiver tipped the ball in the air right to Jean-Baptiste who returned the turnover 48 yards for NU’s second defensive touchdown of the season.
taylor martinez Martinez led the Husker offense once again. This time he didn’t need the heroics of a Northwestern or Penn State game, but he was still able to throw for 308 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He threw the bulk of his passes to wide receiver Kenny Bell - including both of his touchdowns.
-andrew ward, dn football beat writer
-lanny holstein, dn football beat writer