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Chemistry professor Rebecca Lai stands in the Lai Lab Nov. 20. Lai will conduct a new lecture class during the spring semester called “A Muggle’s Guide to Harry Potter Chemistry.”

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Mandrakes, elder wands and butterbeer. One would not expect to hear these three words used outside of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series, especially in an honors chemistry class. But in University

of Nebraska-Lincoln assistant professor Rebecca Lai’s “A Muggle’s Guide to Harry Potter’s Chemistry” class, students can expect a lot more than the usual chemical lab. When picking a science course, many students, especially nonscience majors, tend to drift away from the chemistry or physics

courses because they can be the less “entertaining” classes. Knowing this, Lai sought a new way to encourage more students to sign up for a university chemistry course. “I really want students to learn science in broad way, so I combined two of the things

that I know best, Harry Potter and chemistry,” Lai said. Chem 192H will be offered for the first time during the spring semester as a prototype. It will be a 15-week course that takes the world of Harry Potter and applies

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Fewer international students began their graduate studies at the University of NebraskaLincoln this fall, according to the university’s Institutional Research and Planning. The number of first-time international graduate students fell 11 percent, or 23 students, from last year in what university officials characterize as a “dip.” “We clearly did not see the enrollment bump of international students in 2011 that some other institutions observed,” said Pat Dussault, dean of Graduate Studies. This decrease comes after steady growth from 2006 on, and at a time when first-time international student enrollment in graduate programs increased 8 percent nationwide, according to the Council of Graduate Schools. But Dussault and his colleagues in Graduate Studies have not read too much into those figures. While UNL participated in the study, Dussault said he has not analyzed the findings yet but has some idea of what might have caused the dip. “Graduate admissions is not like undergraduate admissions,” said Laurie Bellows, assistant dean of

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Greek group promotes healthy body image JUSTICE JONES DAILY NEBRASKAN

One University of NebraskaLincoln group wants to promote a healthy mind, body and spirit. UNL’s Greeks Promoting Positive Attitudes (GPPA) is open to all women in UNL’s greek system. It’s a chance for all female greeks to come together in a welcoming setting, regardless of which house they may be a part of, and talk about topics that may be affecting themselves or a member of their house, said Kelli Schink, a junior textiles, clothing and design major and GPPA president. “We wanted to have a place to talk and learn about subjects that strengthen us as women, and greek women,” Schink said. “Just by being ‘greek’ you can be

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judged quickly.” The GPPA was created by students seeking a support system in the greek community. The group’s presence on campus has come and gone for numerous years. Recently, students have shown support by attending events and meetings, Schink said. “Usually at least four houses are represented per meeting, but of course we would love to expand that to all of the houses,” Schink said. The GPPA has created a gateway for freshmen sorority members, allowing them to meet people outside of their houses. “I think it’s great because you’re able to meet more people in different houses and aren’t bound to the girls just in you’re house,” said Maggie Healy, a

freshman biochemistry major. The GPPA will discuss relationships, beauty, confidence, strong women, eating disorders, nutrition, exercising and other topics this year. “So far we have had speakers from the Friendship Home, Mary Kay, Zumba and the Women’s Center, just to name a few,” Schink said. “Many of the speakers we have are so inspirational and really bring thoughts to the surface that girls never really had the chance to stop and think about.” Madeline Clauff, a freshman broadcasting major, said she hasn’t been to any meetings, but she likes the idea behind the group. “It’s great seeing a group on campus that wants to bring all of the houses together to

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promote good health and lifestyles,” Clauff said. “Plus, it sounds fun.” With GPPA meeting every other week, it can be a very flexible commitment. “Attendance is very sporadic,” Schink said. “This semester there have been many classes, tests and group studies during meeting times.” She said she wants to see more greek women involved in the group. “I know that many sororities ask girls to be in a few other activities or groups on campus, and with having meetings only every other week, it is a very easy and fun group to be in,” Schink said. “We want to help bring strength to all.” JUSTICEJONES@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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graduates: from 1 Graduate Studies. Bellows estimates that about 85 percent of graduate students are fully funded by their respective programs at UNL. In recent years, tight university budgets have meant more cuts and less funding for departments, which Bellows said might mean fewer staff positions for prospective graduate students. “So if you don’t have the money for a teaching assistant or a graduate research assistant, then it puts the burden on the students,” she said. In addition, graduate programs across campus might also have reached their capacity, especially considering a slight increase in UNL’s overall graduate student enrollment growth. This isn’t an issue of attractiveness, Dussault said. And the numbers follow suit. From fall 2006 to fall 2010, graduate student enrollment increased 37.5 percent from 610 to 839, according to Institutional Research and Planning. In that time, the first-time enrollment of international students jumped by 28 percent, or 42 students, to an alltime high of 194 students. Of the current international students enrolled in UNL graduate programs, more than half hail from China or India, Dussault said. In the spring 2011 semester, university surveyors counted 971 total international graduate students with 359 coming from China alone, according to Institutional Research and Planning. Any changes in the Indian or Chinese graduate student pipeline could shift first-time enrollment figures more so than a decrease in foreign

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students from elsewhere, Dussault said. As university administrators prepare to increase overall enrollment to 30,000 students by 2017, Dussault said this year’s decrease will not prove to be a setback to UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman’s goals. He said it will take more relationship-building with universities abroad and streamlined application processes to reduce enrollment obstacles. Those activities, he said, have already begun as the university has implemented a new application process that allows prospective students to submit an initial application with unofficial grades or transcripts. As for relationship-building, Dussault said officials from his department met with representatives from a Southeast Asian nation, who have expressed interest in sending students to UNL for their graduate studies. Dussault declined to give the name of the country citing ongoing negotiations. In time, Dussault said those efforts have left no doubt in his mind that the university’s graduate student enrollment is on the up-and-up. “We’re confident the graduate student population is going to rise,” he said. RileyJohnson@ DailyNebraskan.com

it to everyday life. “I think it’s a good idea for Harry Potter lovers out there,” said Charlie Bastain, a freshman marketing and management major. “I don’t really like science, but I would take the class just for that fact.” Given how quickly the course was created and approved by the university, Lai said she was shocked at the numerous emails she received asking about how to register for the class. “I didn’t get the class confirmed until August, so I didn’t know if it would be offered this spring or not,” Lai said. “I had only told a few colleagues of mine.” During the course, students will learn how to take what’s fantasy and connect it to real life. “I have taken various topics in the Harry Potter series and found ways that we could apply them to ‘muggle’ life,” Lai said. “For example, learning how a shrinking potion could be connected to reverse-aging chemicals like antioxidants.” The prototype course was so popular, Lai said she found a way to increase the number of available seats from 16 to 20. She also plans to offer the class next fall. It would go through Halloween week, allowing students to dress up as if they were in Hogwarts. Students will also get sorted into houses at the beginning of the term, which will be used as groups for projects and other presentations.

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Chemistry professor Rebecca Lai points out a cauldron in a photo of a potions lab from a Harry Potter film. Although no lab section will be offered for “A Muggle’s Guide to Harry Potter Chemistry” next semester, Lai hopes to incorporate a lab into future sections. “Hopefully sorting students into houses will allow them to meet new people and also get used to working with all types of people,” Lai said. The sorting will be at random, so some may not end up in a house that they favor, she said. Although the course is listed as an honors class, it’s open to all undergraduates regardless of year or major. “The class seems like it is very fun to take, with the class topics, like fireworks and butterbeer,“ said Luke Stoppkotte, a freshman athletic training major. With this being the first Harry Potter class at UNL,

Lai said she hopes the theme of using popular culture to teach will catch on in the academic community, not just with her course. “It’s not only Harry Potter related, other professors can spin a class on other series that will bring education and entertainment together,” Lai said. “I want everyone to be able to experience this class, not just chemistry majors, I want my students to learn the fundamentals in a fun way. It’s not just a muggle’s guide to chemistry, but a chance for students to connect with their creativity.”

if you enroll Lecture topics in ‘A Muggle’s Guide to Harry Potter’s Chemistry’ - Invisibility cloak and invisible ink - Food science: dementors and butter beer, fizzing whizbees - Oculus reparo - Elixir of Life - Plants: willow, holly, yew, elder - Potions: Beautifying Potion, bruise-healing potions, Bubotouber pus, Sleakeazy’s hair potion - Fireworks, Fire Protection Potion and Erumpent Horn - Mandrakes

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Travel can serve many purposes. It can be a fundamental aspect of one’s career, or it can provide an escape from the daily grind. For Czech students Jirka Miklosy and Ludek Klucina, travel is a means of receiving a quality education. “I want to put what I’m learning toward my career,” Miklosy said. In the Czech Republic, Klucina is an undergraduate international business major, while Miklosy is pursuing his masters in information technology and business. Because they are only at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for a year, Miklosy and Klucina did not declare majors; they are just taking courses that suit their interests. Both Miklosy and Klucina received the Paul Robitschek Scholarship to study at UNL for two semesters. The scholarship, which Robitschek established in 1996, covers tuition, room and board, and books and fees, according to UNL’s website. “Because of his commitment to democracy and free market economics, Paul established the program to give talented Czech students, who might not otherwise have the means or opportunity, to spend a year studying in the United States,” the description reads. “College is free in the Czech Republic, but the quality of education is much lower,” Klucina said. Miklosy said he had the option of studying in either Spain or at UNL. “I had met only a few American people back in the Czech Republic and I knew a lot of Europeans, so I wanted to come here,”

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Jirka Miklosy, an informational technology master’s student (left), and Ludek Klucina, an undergraduate international business student (right), pull on their country’s flag while posing for a portrait Nov. 18. The two became fast friends when they met at UNL. appreciate the network of Miklosy said, smiling. “Spain grumpy.” JIRKA MIKLOSY AND LUDEK KLUCINA But they said they miss international students at was my second choice, but certain aspects of home. UNL. Miklosy and Klucina I think here is better.” Czech Republic Miklosy and Klucina said Family meals are a bigger are members of the Eurothey have come to appreci- priority in the Czech Repub- pean Students Union. “I had to spend my first ate Nebraska in a number of lic, Miklosy said. “Every time when we (my day here without my famways. Nehvizdy “It’s totally different (than family and I) eat, we eat to- ily, and I was homesick,” the Czech Republic),” Mik- gether — every meal,” he Miklosy said. “It was my losy said. “People are much said. “When I’m home on birthday. My friends, internicer here — more friendly. weekends, every lunch and national students, came to dinner we eat together, un- my room and stayed there People are very kind.” with me. It was very nice like here.” Klucina said he agreed. Brno Klucina said he misses to see familiar people I had “The mentality is completely different,” he said. the availability of fresh pro- known for three months. It was good to not be alone.” “In my country, people just duce. Despite experiencing ini“In the Czech Republic, get up and go to work and though it can be hard, it’s complain about it. Here, we have fresh fruits and tial homesickness, Miklosy worldview. “Open your eyes,” he worth it.” people seem almost excited vegetables on every cor- said he recommends studylisarneson@ ing abroad, especially as a said. “You will find a lot to work. Overall, they are ner,” Klucina said. dailynebraskan.com Both students said they means of expanding one’s of beautiful things. Even more happy. We are more

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Give to those in need during Celebrate Thanksgiving’s true meaning holiday season bob lausten | daily nebraskan

Thanksgiving break is just around the corner. For many students, that means three days of rest at home and a chance to feast on turkey, but for others across the United States and in Lincoln, it offers little but a reminder of their hunger and a struggle to provide normalcy for loved ones. Students can and should be helping this week to ensure all Lincoln residents are able to enjoy Thanksgiving. Lincoln food charities, including the Food Bank of Lincoln, the food pantry at the Lincoln Corps. of the Salvation Army and other organizations across the city accept donations year-round, but the holiday seasons in November and December can be a particularly important time to help. To find out how, visit www.lincolnfoodbank.org and www.usc.salvationarmy.org/lincoln. While many may spend a large amount of time on campus, students at the University of NebraskaLincoln are part of the same community as those who depend upon these charities. This Thanksgiving, the Daily Nebraskan recommends putting a little of the money saved for Black Friday shopping toward purchasing food for someone else.

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merican Thanksgiving traces its roots to many things: an imitation of a religious festival, a failed attempt at socialism, the massacre of innocent Native Americans. Yet we rarely stop to give thanks for anything other than football and turkey. Giving the settlers at Plymouth Rock credit for establishing Thanksgiving is actually too bold. Almost every culture that bases any of its well-being on agriculture has celebrated some version of a harvest festival and Thanksgiving. Certain English sects still recognize “Harvest Home,” which has deep pagan roots and celebrates the end of the harvest. William C. Hazlitt, author of “Faith and Folklore of the British Isles,” proclaims the holiday’s origin goes as far back as the Romans and their praise of the agriculture goddess Ceres. Another harvest feast can be found in the Old Testament. The Sukkoth is the third and final feast of the Israelites and is celebrated during the autumn harvest. Exodus 23:16 references it by saying “Celebrate the Feast of Harvest with the first fruits of the crops you sow in your field. Celebrate the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in your crops from the field.” Though there are other religious functions tied in with this celebration, it’s nonetheless a harvest celebration. As for the first American Thanksgiving, the Plymouth settlers actually weren’t first. Marian T. Horvat, a journalist with a Ph.D. in Medieval History, claims that the first “Thanksgiving” in America was held in 1598 by Spanish explorers in El Paso, giving thanks for their safe voyage. But even before that, credit goes to Native American tribes for holding the first Thanksgiving in America. Whether it was for a successful harvest, a peace treaty between tribes or a religious celebration, Native Americans had given thanks on this land far before any other person.

ryan duggan Instead of all of these possible origins of Thanksgiving, we focus on the select year of 1621 and fabricate it to mythical proportions. Those of European descent imagine it as a day of thanks for a successful harvest and a peaceful gathering of the Wampanoag and Pilgrims. However, Native Americans view the holiday as the beginning of the European invasion celebrating the deceitfulness of the settlers; a day when they offered peace, but war was returned. To clear things up, the Pilgrims were starving. Not because they were experimenting with a socialist economy, but because they were ill-equipped with the knowledge and supplies necessary to provide their own food. Seeing this, the Wampanoag tribe showed mercy and taught them how to grow crops and provided the settlers with the knowledge to sustain themselves on this new land. In 1621, the settlers gathered some fowl and a portion of their crop, and sat down to have a measly meal of thanks. The Wampanoag came to the settlement — whether invited, or as some have said, in a war party having been alarmed by the gunshots fired when hunting birds — and ended up contributing five deer as well as other additions to the meal. Sadly, this day is not remembered for what it was in singularity. It’s either viewed as a day of American prosperity and their first successful harvest or is associated with the deceitful settlers and the massacre at Mystic River in 1637. In fact, this day was hardly remembered by many colonists and became a secular

celebration. Thanksgiving was not even nationally celebrated on a single day until Abraham Lincoln recognized it in 1863. This move was used as an attempt to unify the northern and southern states with a singular holiday. Thanksgiving still wasn’t portrayed as we now know it until the 1900s, most notably when Franklin D. Roosevelt declared it as a national holiday on the fourth Thursday of November. This boosted the economy and provided for a longer holiday season of shopping between Thanksgiving and Christmas. A single moment in history has gone from a day that provided a glimpse of peace between two cultures to the beginning of a massacre. It was forgotten, later revived as a political gesture and finally transformed into a commercial holiday. Therefore, now we celebrate the eve of Black Friday with mindless, gluttonous consumption, dysfunctional family gatherings and football. What it should be, regardless of where it originated and as simple as it sounds, is a day of thanks. A day to pause for just a moment, a serene minute of truly realizing all that there is to be thankful for, and humbling yourself to life and the fortunes it has bestowed upon you. And if it has to be related to that day in 1621 — if that occurrence of Thanksgiving is too deeply ingrained in our culture — then we should give thanks for what it is: the glimpse of peace that occurred on that day, and most importantly the honorable, selfless acts of the Wampanoag. Attention should be brought to the later mistreatment, and a sense of gratitude should be displayed toward the mercy of those native peoples. I’m not asking to forgive and forget, but to learn and come together with our neighbors, recognizing the ugly past and celebrating the hope of a better tomorrow together.

Ryan Duggan is a Junior English and Classical Languages major. Reach him at ryanduggan@dailynebraskan.com.

Penn State officials involved in scandal deserve no sympathy

wo weeks ago, I’d never even heard of Jerry Sandusky or Joe Paterno. But with Nebraska playing them on Nov. 12, even I someone who has no interest in sports, was bound to hear about them. As a poor college student without cable or the newspaper, I get most of my news online. I first heard about the child sex scandal surrounding Penn State on Facebook. I kept seeing the name “Joe Paterno” tossed around and something about him getting fired. There were news posts about child molesters and the infamous quotation, “Penn State to the state Penn.” After seeing post after post, I finally decided to look this stuff up. What I found was a 23-page grand jury report detailing eight different victims and their involvement with former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. While I didn’t intend to read the whole thing, with enough reading on my plate for school, after I read about the first victim I couldn’t stop. How in the world could this kind of thing go on for so many years and not get reported until now? The first incident in the report was in the late 2000s. At the school where Sandusky volunteered, wrestling coach Joe Miller

walked in on him and a child lying face to face in direct physical contact in the weight room. They both jumped up right away when Miller entered. Sandusky claimed they were working on wrestling moves, which is pretty suspicious, because just outside the door was a larger room with wrestling mats. The principal at the school, Steve Turchetta, also mentioned that Sandusky was “clingy,” “needy” and controlling when it came to the boys in his charity, Second Mile. Were these people just realizing how odd the situations were only after everything had come out? Possibly, but if multiple coaches and teachers at a school noticed strange things about a volunteer, you’d think something more would have been done. Then again, Sandusky was a very powerful person, a retired football coach for Penn State. In Nebraska, that makes you somewhat of a celebrity, so I can imagine that in a small town in Pennsylvania it was the same type of situation. Perhaps this is the reason he got away with it for so long. By far the most disturbing case in the grand jury report was that of the second victim. Mike McQueary, a graduate assistant who came to put some shoes in his locker late one night at the Lasch Football Building at Penn State,

gabrielle lazaro witnessed Sandusky performing anal sex on a 10-year-old boy. McQueary left immediately and called his father, asking him what to do. I was outraged. Sure, seeing something like that must have been disturbing, but the graduate assistant couldn’t have said something? He couldn’t have simply said “What are you doing?” No, he just left and allowed Sandusky to continue to do whatever he wanted. Calling your father is fine, I’d probably do the same thing after seeing such a thing. But he couldn’t have called the police? Calling 911 is what I’d do. It doesn’t matter who Sandusky is, who the kid is or what the circumstances are, it’s neither legal nor right to have sex with a 10-year-old child. The rest of the report was more and more alarming. McQueary reported what he saw to head football coach Joe Paterno, who then reported it to athletic director Tim Curley. By this time, the

events had changed to “horsing around in the shower,” or so Curley claims. No police were ever contacted. Paterno and Curley waited two weeks to finally get back to McQueary and tell him that Sandusky’s keys had been taken and his actions had been reported to his charity program, Second Mile. This was basically a slap on the wrist for Sandusky, in essence saying, “Well, we don’t completely agree with what you’re doing, so don’t do it on our property, but feel free to do whatever you please elsewhere.” I don’t understand how, after seeing or hearing of such a thing, you could sit back and do nothing. The graduate assistant witnessed what Sandusky did, yet even after he was informed that Sandusky’s keys had been taken away so he wouldn’t be able to do that again on campus, he didn’t call the police. I wouldn’t have been satisfied with that answer. That type of action doesn’t deserve the simple punishment of having your keys taken away. It deserves prison so that this can’t happen to other children. What also bugged me about this case is the outrage of so many after Joe Paterno was fired. I mean, really? First, he planned to retire shortly anyway. Second, he didn’t do what was right. Many people are claiming he reported to his higher up, so he didn’t do anything

wrong. But that was the minimum necessary — he didn’t call the police. And third, why are some more worried about a football coach getting fired and not the children who were allegedly sexually abused? That’s heartless to me and a direct slap in the face to every victim that was involved. Imagine being one of those victims, now more than 20 years old, and hearing about the rioting at Penn State because Joe Paterno was fired. They think a man’s job is more important than stopping children from being sexually assaulted. Every person involved in the situation, aside from the victims, was wrong. Nobody ever contacted the police. People don’t always want to get involved, and they like to mind their own business. But when it’s something this serious, you can’t stand back. The lives of young children were at stake. No, Sandusky wasn’t a murderer, but what he did to them is sick, emotionally damaging and simply not right. All I can hope for is that the victims in this case receive the retribution they deserve, though no retribution will ever be enough after what happened to them. Jerry Sandusky should be sent to prison so he can never do anything like this to anyone again.

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Marianne Kunkel is the recently appointed managing editor of “Prairie Schooner,” the UNL English Department’s literary magazine. Kunkel is a Ph.D. creative writing student and has four years of publishing and editing experience working at the University Press of Florida, Naylor Publications and the University of Nebraska Press.

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The “Prairie Schooner” office is located in room 123 of Andrews Hall. The front room reveals a reception desk and a table where graduate students read over the hundreds of submissions mailed to the office of the literary magazine each year. Off-set from the workroom are two offices, one for the editor-in-chief, Kwame Dawes, and the other for managing editor Marianne Kunkel. A poet herself, Kunkel is

working toward a Ph.D. in creative writing with a concentration in poetry, with specific focus on women’s and gender studies. She boasts four years of publishing and editing experience working at the University Press of Florida, Naylor Publications and the University of Nebraska Press. Metal shelves stuffed with past editions of “Prairie Schooner” line a wall of her office, broken by a small table holding a coffee maker and a large flower wall-hanging. As managing editor, Kunkel’s job is to help set the

first-year editor’s goals for the journal in motion. Since his arrival at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in August, Dawes said Kunkel has been helping him acclimate to the journal and to the culture of the campus itself. The journal is published on a quarterly basis and accepts submissions from writers across the country and the world. Five undergraduate interns are charged with sorting the hundreds of pieces of mail they receive each year, and about 40 graduate readers look through the submissions,

determining if they are eligible for the magazine. Dawes selects the final pieces, and Kunkel is in charge of the final edits and putting the poems through the publication process. “As a writer herself, she understands the process of submitting work,” Dawes said. As managing editor, Kunkel’s job encompasses tasks from handling the magazine’s budget to answering phone calls and emails from prospective writers to actually editing the journal before it is sent to press.

She chats about various projects Dawes has proposed, including the website that will be launched in January. She said the new website will allow writers to upload and submit their work and mentioned she has repeatedly asked graduate readers to keep up with their work, reminding them that when the website is launched, submissions could increase by up to 50 percent. “I think I’ve instilled fear in many of them,” Kunkel said. Aside from the technical aspects of the journal, Kunkel

has been focused for much of the past semester on uniting the staff at “Prairie Schooner” through bribes of free food and T-shirts. “Part of my fear of going online is we won’t have as much of a sense of community,” she explained. “It’s still important for us to feel like a community, even if a lot of us are reading submissions from home.” So far, she has seen a steady increase in the number of students who come in.

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Used to the Hollywood spotlight, American moviegoers might be surprised that foreign markets increasingly serve as the backbone for movie studios. International gross revenue for 2011 is set to break the previous record set last year, $12.7 billion, while domestic revenue is down 4 percent. Another sign of shifting focus is Steven Spielberg’s motion-capture blockbuster “The Adventures of Tintin,” which opened to acclaim in Europe nearly two months before its U.S. release. Behind this trend, said Wheeler Winston Dixon, professor of film studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is the shrinking theatrical market in the United States. “There are so many different modes of competition,” Dixon said. “There’s the web, there’s movies on demand, there’s all sorts of other things. So there’s all different ways you can open a movie, and it’s incredibly expensive to market a movie in theaters.” Dixon points out that even a film like “Paranormal Activity,” which cost only $11,000 to make, cost $12 million to open. A normal price to open a film nationwide is $30 million to $40 million. As the struggle for profit increases, studios look to appeal to the largest audience possible. A straightforward way to do this is to invest in easily marketable genre films.

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“Films are becoming more science fiction films or horror films or action films,” Dixon said. “These kinds of readily identifiable genres travel well because they require very little translation.” Dixon cited “Tower Heist,” “Jack and Jill,” “The Twilight Saga” and “Puss in Boots” as recent movies that are easily dubbed or subtitled and marketed overseas. “Contemporary movies are dumbed down,” he said. “It’s basically, here’s the good guy, here’s the villain, here’s the conflict and the good guy wins.

That’s it. Or they’re rom-coms, or they’re children’s films, or they’re action films. And they’re very predictable, so they translate easily into any language.” Pieces that complicate genre tropes and models are more difficult to sell cross-culturally, resulting in films like “Melancholia.” “That film is designed for arthouse audiences,” Dixon said. “Maybe it won’t even make its negative cost back. That’s a leap

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NaNoWriMo Week 3 pushes student writers to ‘burnout’ ADRIENNE ANDERSON DAILY NEBRASKAN

November marks the passing of two important traditions: Thanksgiving and the beginning of National Novel Writing Month, a challenge for writers around the world to pen 50,000 words in 30 days. So far participants have been attending write-ins, meeting fellow writers from their home regions and doing their best to balance writing a novel with school and work. As Lincoln writer Nikki Fritts, a

second-year philosophy graduate student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, enters the third week of November, she must make a crucial decision: continue with the novel she’s been working on tirelessly or succumb to the fatigue and pressure of keeping up with school. This is the burnout phase, where many writers begin to struggle to keep up and end up dropping the challenge altogether. Fritts, however, seems confident that she won’t

have to worry about this “burnout” phase. “I still have tons of ideas moving into this week,” she said. “I still feel just as inspired as I write and I have lost none of my excitement about my novel.” Though Fritts is behind on her word count, it hasn’t been a lack of enthusiasm that has kept her from writing — it’s been a number of outside

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Seek communication medium that renders literature most interesting CHANCE SOLEM-PFEIFER We didn’t all have Mustang Time in high school, but we all sat through something like it. The name of the weekly organizational meeting time was dependant on your school’s mascot and the administration’s affinity for alliteration. Patriot Period, Wildcat Warm-up, Marmoset Meeting, etc. You know what I’m talking about. And hats off to the East High Marmosets – you guys have been through a lot, I assume. Silly names aside, the content of these homeroom-esque meetings was probably similar: just simple high school logistics, like how lighting firecrackers daily outside her room is not the best way to celebrate Mrs. Stallbrecker’s retirement. Ethnic slurs denoting European ethnic groups are still ethnic slurs. Just because your civics teacher has a well-documented drinking problem (you know, the

long-haired one with the lazy eye), doesn’t mean his students need to head their tests, “I’m proud of you, Carl. I’m just a phone call away.” But what I remember most vividly were the learning strategies surveys. There were three potential classifications, which I suppose were worth knowing because Teacher said so. The visual learner distinction meant that PowerPoints and graphic aides enabled students to absorb information. An auditory classification meant that you were well-suited for lectures. Kinetic, I think, was reserved for Alex D. Linz in “Full Court Miracle” – the old “Mom, I need to play basketball to study” learning strategy. Loath though I am to admit it, there was and is a certain merit to being cognizant of the media through which we best absorb information. In particular, I think the distinction between auditory and visual or their potential combination is one that nicely applies to people’s taste or distaste for literature. It stands to reason that a staunchly auditory learner might not feel at home when handed a novel the size of a cinder block or a collection of poetry that deals in experimental form structuring on the page and shies away from

sound flourishes and rhyme schemes. Now, who am I to try and account for our society’s apparently growing depreciation of literature, but I assume there are multiple explanations for why half our nation’s youth (say 25 and under) post “I’m not really a reader. I much prefer videogames and porn” under the Favorite Books heading of their Facebook profiles. For someone who doesn’t completely detest the written word, but sometimes finds it flat and uninteresting, I might prescribe a live reading – a congregation of people who gather at a specified location to witness a writer give voice to that which otherwise sits on the page. And believe it or not, I’m not referring to some semi-fictional anomaly. The No Name Reading Series is a biweekly affair at which University of NebraskaLincoln graduate student writers share their work free of charge. The Clean Part Reading Series brings well-respected contemporary poets to Lincoln two or three times a semester. And it can’t hurt to stay up to date on the event calendars of Indigo Bridge, A Novel Idea or our local Barnes & Nobles. In promotion of new work, authors often travel around the country for

readings and signings. For detractors of reading aides or purists who demand that people enjoy the written word because “that’s the way it’s always been done,” when has “that’s the way it’s always been done” ever been an effective reasoning method of persuasion? It didn’t work for Juliet’s parents or the minister in “Footloose.” Why would it work now? I’m simply saying that students and youth don’t pop out of the womb less interested in literature than they were 100 years ago. Generating interest is contingent on good teachers — scholars who can make literature come alive for their students — instructors who can render texts relevant, topical and, dare I say it, engaging. If value can be ascribed to literature then people will seek out ways to make it personally interesting. A reading might be one such method — an author rounding out their own work in a performance space with a voice, a pace and an intimate knowledge (second to none) of the text in front them. CHANCE SOLEM-PFEIFER WILL READ YOU THIS COLUMN OUT LOUD, IF NEED BE. REACH HIM AT CHANCESOLEM-PFEIFER@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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René Féret’s re-imagining of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s childhood in “Mozart’s Sister” begs the question “what if?” What circumstances could have caused one of history’s great composers to be remembered differently? Like Milos Forman’s more lively “Amadeus,” “Mozart’s Sister” pits the composer against a rival, though this time it’s his 15-year-old sister, Nannerl (Marie Féret). If Nannerl had only been born male, would history remember the music of the Mozart brothers? Salieri thought he couldn’t compare; Nannerl thought she was just as good. “Mozart’s Sister” follows the musical family on a tour of Europe, focusing mostly their prolonged stops in France. The father, Léopold (Marc Barbé), insists that his children practice for hours a day and do little else. Wolfgang (David Moreau) and Nannerl perform for French

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of faith; it’s a work of art.” Marco Abel, associate professor of English and film studies at UNL, said appealing to international markets comes with another cost: dealing with national identity. “French films are most often very specific to and about French culture or German films about German culture,” Abel said. “Hollywood makes films that, because they’re supposed to appeal to ‘everyone,’ often lack cultural specificity. Look at most of the big summer blockbusters, which give little insight in the U.S. other than on the most general level.” Hollywood, Abel said, is really making international, rather than national, cinema and the focus is on money. “It circulates globally in ways that no other film culture’s products do, precisely because of how, aesthetically and narratively, these films are made,” Abel said. “The requirement is that a film, when all is said and done, breaks at least even and ideally rakes in a huge profit even if it does not do this at the box office in the U.S.” According to Dixon, movies in the coming years will only continue moving in this direction.

“It’s going to be harder and harder, more and more expensive to open these films here theatrically,” he said. “The cost is only going to go up.” While advances like digital projection will increase profit margins, Dixon believes the real money-making force is advertising. “When you get a major star to open a film and have them do all the talk shows and various appearances and tie-ins, all of this stuff costs money to arrange,” he said. “It has to be taken abroad because it has to amortize itself.” It shouldn’t be a surprise that box-office revenues drive studios’ choices, but the thought of an increasingly diluted film landscape may bring more attention to the trend. And while the film industry never stops evolving, Dixon finds that Hollywood’s business outlook is unlikely to change. “Yes, the print cost is going to vanish,” he said. “But then again there’s going to be the satellite time. That’s going to cost and there’s always going to be expenses associated with it. It’s really just going from one medium to the next, that’s all. Every platform costs money.”

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NOVELS: FROM 5 factors. “The thing that has kept me from writing lately is illness,” Fritts said. “Overall though, the thing that keeps me from writing is school.” This third week is one of the most crucial points in the challenge, according to Lincoln participant Emily Judds, a junior Spanish and international studies major at UNL. “You’re nearing the halfway point and you’re trying to decide if you want to stick with things or abandon the whole thing altogether,” she said. “Once you get into week three, you’ve invested a lot of yourself in the writing, and it’s usually easier to keep sticking it out.” The fact that week three includes Thanksgiving can often be the tipping point for writers on the edge, those who are behind enough to be overwhelmed but could still catch up. Thanksgiving break can be a busy time of family obligations, traveling

and not much time to sit quietly and focus on the writing. But it can also be a great time to catch up and be inspired. “I’m not as far as I’d like to be,” said Amber Kula, a fifth-year fisheries and wildlife major at UNL. “But I’m hoping to really churn out some good stuff over Thanksgiving break.” Whether Fritts will use this time to catch up on her word count is irrelevant — she has committed to the writing and plans to follow through on it. “I have always believed that in order to write I should fully commit to writing as if it were a job,” she said. “I am unsure at this point whether or not I will finish on time, but I am dedicated to finishing the novel. Though I may have to write a bit in December, I feel I owe it to myself and to those who have supported me to finish.” ADRIENNEANDERSON@

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Kunkel: from 5 By reading, editing and binding hundreds of works into each journal, Kunkel said the literature is helping her become a better writer herself. At age 5, Kunkel began writing books of songs and poetry, converting her home into a publishing house of sorts. At 8 years old, Kunkel began piano lessons, and during high school, she taught herself to play guitar. As obvious as her passion for literature was, Kunkel did not have a set plan for college until her senior year of high school. She recalls one of her teachers handing her a poem by Marianne Moore. “To have someone say, ‘Here’s a poem that you should read and you immediately have this connection with this other great poet just by your name,’” she said. “It really focused my energy into poetry.”

So she entered Auburn University as an English major specializing in poetry and never looked back. She continued writing songs, ending up with a 20-piece repertoire. She declined to play in coffeehouses when offered gigs, saying she wanted to “focus her creative energy on poetry.” The same raw musicality of verse that snagged her attention at 5 years old also deterred her from a music career. “The musicality and the verse – that’s very important,” she said. “I like the shape of it. I like condensing an experience into specific stanzas. I really like surprise in poetry. I really like taking risks. I really like humor in poetry. I love it so much.” Kunkel still holds her childhood years close, and in fact, her dissertation will be a book of poems that

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or even statements on womanhood, but Kunkel’s literary fascination is with the time that occurs directly before a girl is defined by puberty as a woman. In this space of time, girls are very nearly gender-neutral and are in what Kunkel refers to as a “tomboy stage.” In a way, the “tomboy stage” is the time when a girl decides she wants to live like the romanticized boy. “It’s cute to dress them (girls) up as women very, very young,” she said. “Instead of writing about makeup and fancy clothes and romance and all that stuff, it is a period where girls can be children.” However, her exploration of girlhood is only minutely connected to any worry or fear she has for girls in today’s society or coming societies, and not all of Kunkel’s work is

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michigan 45, nebraska 17

Title not in cards for 2011 Huskers Jeff Packer

Michigan linebacker J.B. Fitzgerald recovers Tim Marlowe’s fumble on a fourth quarter kickoff. It was one of three lost fumbles Nebraska had on the day.

down & out Big Ten Title hopes shattered after disappointing loss to Michigan in Ann Arbor story by dan hoppen photo by patrick breen

At halftime, there was hope. Sure, the Huskers were down 17-10 and hadn’t showed much life on either side of the ball. But NU would get the ball to start the second half and have a chance to swing the momentum in its favor. “Halftime is really an adjustment time and a reigniting time,” running backs coach Ron Brown said. “When you come out in that second half, that first series is very important in a game.” Brown was right. Unfortunately for the Huskers, the first play of the second half turned out to be the defining moment in Michigan’s 45-17 victory. Kenny Bell’s fumble on the kickoff led to a Michigan score and set off a domino effect of special teams miscues. The Wolverines scored after the turnover and added another touchdown after blocking

Brett Maher’s punt on NU’s next possession. Down 31-10, the Huskers needed a spark. Maher gave it to them with a 69-yard punt. The Blackshirts got a threeand-out and NU scored on the ensuing possession, bringing it within two touchdowns to start the final quarter. But then the special teams faltered again, albeit on a disputable play. The NU defense again came up with a stop, and the Husker coaches decided the time was right to go for the punt block. “It felt like we wanted to make a play at that point,” special teams coach John Papuchis said. “We were down 14. We debated a little bit what the better route was and thought it gave us an opportunity.” Wil Richards got through and dove to block the punt. The punter ended up on the ground. The referees said

Richards roughed the punter, giving the Wolverines a first down. Coach Bo Pelini disagreed. “That was not the right call on the roughing the punter,” Pelini said flatly, but declined to go into further detail. Michigan converted a field goal to increase its lead, a margin that would be further aided by a fake field goal NU couldn’t stop and another fumble on a kickoff return, this one by Tim Marlowe. “That’s unacceptable,” Marlowe said. “We have to get our offense the ball in the second half. We can’t have fumbles.” In his post-game press conference, Pelini was at a loss for words. The Huskers were outgained 418-260 in total yardage and held the ball for just 18:39.

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Defense struggles to get off field on third down DouG Burger daily Nebraskan

Next weekend, Penn State and Wisconsin will meet in Madison for a shot to represent the Leaders Division in the Big Ten title game. The winner’s opponent has already been decided. Michigan State took care of business Saturday with a 55-3 win against Indiana. The

Huskers, on the other hand, didn’t, getting blown out 45-17 in Ann Arbor by Michigan. “If you could write a script on how to lose a football game, that would be the perfect example,” senior safety Austin Cassidy said. Very few things went right for Nebraska Saturday, as the Huskers now head into a post-Thanksgiving game versus Iowa without a title game

opportunity to play for. Nebraska’s offense and special teams didn’t help the defense in field position. The defense didn’t help itself, failing multiple times to get off the field on third down. “I don’t think Michigan did anything,” defensive tackle Terrence Moore said. “We beat ourselves up for the most part. We didn’t play well enough in any area of the game.”

Michigan finished 8-for-18 on third down and five of those conversions came through the air. MU quarterback Denard Robinson was 11-for-18 for 180 yards, but 127 of those yards came on third down. Three of MU’s scores came on third down plays. Nebraska’s miscues and the Wolverines’ long sustained drives resulted in a huge discrepancy in time of possession.

NU held the ball for just 18:39. It was the first time since 1983 the Huskers were held below 20 minutes of possession time. “You have to get off the field on third downs,” Cassidy said. “We knew what they were going to do. It’s more disappointing when we know what we’re

defense: see page 9

It’s been a year of questions. Not every question has an answer, and even more answers may puzzle and anger Husker fans. At lunch Sunday, I heard my first question come up in a conversation between some older gentlemen, when one mentioned the Nebraska-Michigan game of the previous afternoon. One grunted. Another sighed. Between their signs of disgust and disappointment, the one who brought it all up said something that puzzled me. “Well, they shouldn’t have won it their first year in the league anyway,” he said. The others nodded in agreement, even if it was grudgingly. I asked some friends, and they all saw the logic in his words. I didn’t and that’s when the question marks emerged. Who’s to say that a new team in the conference can’t win the league title in year one? Or if you want an argument that isn’t purely academic, who’s to say this Nebraska team wasn’t good enough? There are many answers to that last one. Denard Robinson replied with more than 250 yards of offense and four touchdowns, establishing that the Blackshirts weren’t ready for a Big Ten title. The Michigan special teams unit turned in two big fumble recoveries to prove that Nebraska wasn’t ready there either. Mike Martin and the Wolverine front four were in the NU backfield all day, making sure people knew that these Huskers weren’t going to Indianapolis. OK, Saturday proved that Nebraska wasn’t ready for the firstever Big Ten title game. Should they have been? Some would point to the parity that is rampant in the Big Ten. For examples, look to Penn State beating a solid Ohio State team in Columbus. Look to Michigan State over Wisconsin before getting stomped by Nebraska a week later. Or look at Nebraska getting shocked by Northwestern at home.

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Fast tempo pays off for NU in win against Rhode Island Robby Korth Daily Nebraskan

With the score 72-52 and 4:09 in left in the game, Nebraska basketball led Rhode Island. URI turned the ball over and NU drove the ball down the court. Bo Spencer looked to his right and tossed the ball up to Caleb Walker for an alley-oop. “I always make eye contact with (Walker),” Spencer said. “I always feel like he’s gonna go get it.” Nebraska went on to win the game 83-63 against the Running Rams Sunday afternoon at the Bob Devaney Sports Center, in a fast-paced game dictated by passing and working the ball in transition. NU converted 27 points off of URI’s 18 turnovers and had 20 fast break points while holding the Running Rams to 0. “In practice, we’ve had a great tempo and that just carried over into the game,” senior Brandon Richardson said. “That’s the type of tempo we need to win this type of game, and hopefully we can keep this

tempo going and make some noise.” NU coach Doc Sadler was satisfied with Nebraska’s ability to score in transition and keep the Running Rams on their heels. But Sadler feels like the score disguises how well NU actually played. “Anytime you shoot the ball like we shot it, it probably looks like we played a lot better than we actually did,” he said. Sadler was mostly dissatisfied with URI’s ability to outrebound the Huskers. The Running Rams had 15 offensive rebounds, including 11 in the first half. “That was way, way too many,” he said. “We did a better job in the second half ... but that’s an area you can’t give up that many.” After Monday’s double-overtime win over USC, Sadler was concerned about how fast NU could move the ball and work against a team in transition. But after Sunday’s victory where NU was able to control the game in transition, Sadler was “satisfied,” with his team’s performance

and speed. Nebraska was also able to spread the ball around, with three Huskers — Spencer, Walker and Dylan Talley — scoring in double figures. Richardson led the team with 8 assists, and NU had 24 assists, the most assists in any game during the Sadler era. “When you have those kind of assist numbers you have a chance to be in the ballgame,” Sadler said. “That was a credit to our guys looking to that next player.” And another key to NU’s victory was holding URI leading scorer Jamal Wilson to 14 points and 12 shots. In Rhode Island’s previous two losses, in which it scored 90 points in each game, the senior guard averaged 31 points and took 19 and 22 shots, respectively. But Richardson, the guard slotted with covering Wilson, credited working against the scout team all week in practice for preparing him for the game. Once Sunday’s matchup came, Richardson was ready

along with the rest of the Huskers. And NU’s ability to execute makes Richardson proud of his team. “I take pride and our whole team should take pride in defense,” Richardson said. “We’ve got to be willing to make plays and execute, and that’s what we did.” Richardson’s fellow guard Spencer led Nebraska. He had 23 points and four assists. “I’m coming along slowly but surely,” Spencer said. “There’s things out there that I notice, but it’s coming, I just have to wait and get in a rhythm for it.” Sadler feels the same: Spencer’s shooting is where it needs to be, but he needs work in other departments. “Defensively he’s got a long, long way to go,” Sadler said. “And conditioning I don’t think is near what it needs to be. But the coaches, the media, the team — they all know he’s good. He’s just had to sit out for a year, so it’s going to take some getting used to.” robbykorth@ dailynebraskan.com

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Nebraska guard Caleb Walker completes a dunk against Rhode Island on Sunday.

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Nebraska defeats Wisconsin, Moore, Hooper lead Huskers clinches share of Big Ten title in win against No. 23 USC Sean Whalen

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After Wednesday night’s match against Minnesota, Jordan Wilberger said the Nebraska volleyball team shouldn’t expect its next opponent, Wisconsin, to roll over. She was right. The Badgers didn’t roll over, taking the first set at the NU Coliseum 25-12 against the fourthranked Huskers. Thanks in part to Wilberger’s career-high 12 kills, NU was able to salvage senior night with a 12-25, 25-17, 2513, 25-22 win that clinched a share of the Big Ten Championship. “I think our kids were really anxious tonight,” coach John Cook said. “But they found a way to muster some points, win some games and get the crowd into it.” The first set was a nightmare for Cook, who saw his team commit 10 errors while Wisconsin had just three in the service game. The result: a .477 attack percentage disadvantage for NU, which dropped its first set for the seventh time in nine matches. “I thought Wisconsin came out playing unbelievable,” Cook said. “We took some major shots from them and got blown out in game one. That might be the worst we’ve ever lost here.” But Nebraska (23-3 overall, 16-2 in Big Ten play) rallied thanks to Wilberger, who tallied 12 kills and four block assists while playing errorfree the final three sets. The fifth-year former walk-on from Scottsbluff started on her senior night, with her parents and husband in the stands watching her hit .750. “Every match in the Coliseum is special, and this could be our last match (at home),” she said. “We just came in and it was another game that was really important, and we did what we needed to do.” While the Huskers won the second and third sets easily enough, set four was very competitive and NU had a tough time closing it out after the seniors’ parents came near the floor with NU leading 2015. Soon enough, the set was tied at 21 and Cook had some words for his team. The words

USC might be rethinking basketball games with Nebraska teams. Less than a week after the men’s team went into Los Angeles and claimed a double-overtime win against the Trojans, the women’s team defeated No. 23 USC 68-50 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The victory was a thorough one for the Cornhuskers. Jordan Hooper was all but unstoppable at the beginning of the game, scoring nine points in the first five minutes, while the Women of Troy missed their first eight shots. After 5 1/2 minutes of play, NU had a 13-2 lead and never looked back: USC never got closer than six after that. “(Getting the early 13-2 lead) was huge,” Hooper said. “We came out with so much fire, so much intensity, so much will to win. We weren’t going down without a good fight, and I think that’s what we got.” With 22 points apiece from Hooper and Lindsey Moore, the Husker duo nearly outscored the Trojans team by themselves. As effective as Hooper was at the beginning of the game, Moore was just as impressive late, scoring 15 points in 12 minutes in the second half, which saw the Husker lead go from seven to 20. Her performance came at a critical time, as Hooper was in the midst of 10 straight missed shots, and the Huskers had no other double-digit scorers Friday night. Coach Connie Yori wasn’t surprised that Moore was able to take over. “I told Lindsey — told the whole team — that somebody on the USA (women’s) basketball committee needs to be fired,” Yori said, chuckling, after the game. “I’m on the committee that picked several of these (USC) kids to play USA basketball and Lindsey’s been at the trials twice and we’ve been a part of cutting her

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Senior Jordan Wilberger reecored a career-high 12 kills against Wisconsin on Saturday night. worked, and the Huskers went on a 4-1 run to end the match. Hannah Werth also had a strong game, recording a double-double with 14 kills and 13 digs, and Brooke Delano had a senior night to remember, hitting .286 with two solo blocks and three block assists on her 23rd birthday. After the match, Delano, Brigette Root and Wilberger were each honored for their time as Huskers, during which the team has won 109 matches, reached a Final Four and won two conference championships. The latter number may become three, as NU needs only to win one of two road matches next week to claim the Big Ten Championship outright. NU’s first shot is against 11-20 Iowa, which is 1-17 in conference play. While Nebraska is likely to host two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, Saturday night was still special for the senior

trio. With Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” in the background, each Husker was handed a bouquet of flowers as their accomplishments were listed off over the loudspeaker. Chancellor Harvey Perlman and athletic director Tom Osborne took part in recognizing the players, while the crowd applauded louder than it had much of the match. Despite the rough start, the team felt Saturday’s win showed what was special about them. “I think it shows our (resiliency) because it shows us that, even though we’re down, we can come back and we’re not afraid of the situation,” Werth said. “We’re not afraid of the challenge. That’s what’s special about Nebraska volleyball ... the fight that we have, that we came together and finished hard.” seanwhalen@ dailynebraskan.com

defense: from 8 expecting and we just didn’t execute. That’s what so disappointing.” That disappointment was accentuated on a fourth-quarter Michigan drive. The Huskers had started to gain momentum, cutting MU’s lead to 14 heading into the fourth quarter. But a roughing the kicker call negated a three-and-out and the defense was forced back on the field. “Everything was going wrong — defense, offense and special teams,” cornerback Alfonzo Dennard said. “We thought we had hope, then after that we fell apart.” Michigan went on to convert two third downs on the drive and finished with a 38-yard touchdown pass on third-andnine. Nebraska trailed by just seven at the beginning of the second half, but the turnovers hindered any chance of a Husker comeback. Michigan capitalized on Kenny Bell’s fumble on the second-half kickoff. Robinson went on to score on a thirddown bootleg from the 1-yard line. Robinson finished with 23 carries for 83 yards and two scores. “He’s just a different breed of athlete,” Cassidy said. “He’s a guy that’s got all the skills. He’s really hard to defend. He did the right things today.” Nebraska’s offense couldn’t get anything going either. Michigan had 26 more offensive plays and the Huskers gained just 260 total yards. Running back Rex Burkhead was held to a season-low 36 yards. “We just had those things

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Nebraska forward Jordan Hooper fights for a loose ball during Saturday’s win against No. 23 USC. The sophomore finished with 22 points. twice. I don’t know, maybe I need to maybe change positions in that area.” Three Huskers went into double figures in rebounding, with Hooper grabbing 13, and freshmen Emily Cady and Hailie Sample adding 10 apiece, leading NU to a 66-40 advantage on the boards. After the game, Yori said that the Huskers’ rebounding difference was “maybe the key” to the game. The Huskers held USC to just 25.4 percent shooting, including three of 20 on 3-point attempts. Briana Gilbreath was the only Trojan in double figures, as she put up 18 points to go along with six blocks. The Huskers weren’t particularly effective from beyond the arc either, shooting just 27.8

percent. Overall, however, they shot 35.5 percent from the field and added 19 free throws, which proved to be more than enough. Count USC coach Michael Cooper among those impressed by NU’s performance, as he likened NU to a boxer that “just stays in your chest” and would fight until the end. Cooper also said that, with NU’s performance Friday, he would not have guessed the team went 13-18 last season. “It shows you that every year, college basketball changes, especially women’s basketball,” he said. “One team can come from the depths of nowhere to the top of the hill, and I think (Nebraska) is headed that way.” seanwhalen@ dailynebraskan.com

packer: from 8 Getting around all that drama can be tricky, but it’s not impossible. Parity is part of why coaches exist. Their job is to coach players week by week, getting them ready for the task at hand. Nebraska has failed to handle the task at hand three times this year. In hindsight, was the conference all that tough? Or was it Nebraska that stumped itself on more than one occasion? This is a program that won 10 games in consecutive seasons. Nebraska has tasted

defeat in two consecutive conference title games. Based on past success, it wasn’t outlandish to expect a conference title this year, or at least an appearance in the game. A BCS bowl bid is gone, though we all found out a little sooner than the past two seasons. Is the Outback Bowl enough? In the months to come, there will be time to answer these questions and more as to why a Big Ten title wasn’t in the cards for Nebraska this

year. The team is the one group that can’t afford to ask any of them. As NU coach Bo Pelini said, they need to move on. If they don’t, an 8-4 record awaits after a loss to Iowa. Sad to think that 8-4 is a gutcheck, but compared with the 11-1 people were hoping for a month ago, there’s no doubt it hurts.

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football: from 8 But NU has overcome bad numbers before. It’s almost impossible to survive the tsunami of special teams blunders the Huskers suffered. “I thought our guys were ready to play,” Pelini. “I don’t have an answer for why we put two balls on the ground in the second half. We gave away two possessions.” While the Huskers have improved on offense this year, Brown said the Huskers are not yet a team that can surmount careless errors. The mistakes allowed Michigan

to acquire a big lead, which in turn forced the Huskers to turn to the air and become one-dimensional. The Wolverine defense harassed Taylor Martinez all day, sacking him three times and allowing him to complete just nine of his 23 passes. “We’re not ready to be a football team yet that has to overcome losses and turnovers,” Brown said. “Turnovers are always hard to overcome. We have to find a way to come back when we’re down.”

While the loss is tough to take, the Huskers can’t dwell on it. They play Iowa in just three days, all of which will be needed to prepare. Pelini said if there’s one finger any of the Huskers can point, it’s the thumb. “Every guy who participated in that game, coaches included, didn’t get it done,” he said. “You don’t sit there and make excuses. You be a man and take responsibility for what happened and move on.”

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Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson looks downfield Saturday against Nebraska. The junior finished with 180 yards through the air. snowball on us today,” Cassidy said. “We didn’t respond in a way that we should have. There were times when we went out there and made some good

stops, and there were other times where it looked like we had no idea what we were doing out there.”

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Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead reaches for extra yardage Saturday against Michigan. The junior finished with a season-low 36 yards rushing.

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Tackles for Nebraska linebacker Lavonte David, 14 of which were solo. The senior moved to seventh on the NU all-time tackle list with his performance. He became the fifth Husker in history to record consecutive 100-tackle seasons. Nebraska’s time of possession Saturday against Michigan. The Huskers ran just 54 offensive plays compared to 80 for the Wolverines. Michigan outgained NU 418 to 260.

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Rushing yards for Huskers running back Rex Burkhead. The junior carried the ball 10 times, but was held to a season-low total. He failed to score a touchdown for the first time this season as well.

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Multiple Nebraska defenders wrap up Wolverines running back Fitzgerald Toussaint Saturday at Michigan Stadium.

Michigan possessions that started inside of Nebraska territory. The Huskers lost three fumbles on Saturday and the Wolverines capitalized with two touchdowns. Nebraska has now lost 10 fumbles this season.

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Michigan players celebrate after a Wolverines touchdown as NU safety Daimion Stafford stands in disappointment.

game balls lavonte david David was one of the few Huskers who could match Denard Robinson’s speed, and his first-half tackles kept NU in the game. He finished with a game-high 17 stops, including 2.5 tackles for loss. Several times he was able to wrestle down a Wolverine ballcarrier that otherwise would have scored. -dan hoppen, dn senior reporter

denard robinson Denard Robinson did it all Saturday. The dual-threat quarterback proved that he can win with his arms and legs, torching the Huskers for 263 yards and four scores. His two first half rushing touchdowns gave the Wolverines the lead at the half. He didn’t let up later, adding two touchdown tosses in the fourth quarter. -jeff packer, dn senior reporter

fitzgerald toussaint The Michigan running back didn’t have much trouble finding holes Saturday against Nebraska. He rushed for a game-high 138 yards, the same as NU’s total rushing yards. He pounded the final nail of the day with a 31-yard score midway through the fourth quarter to give the Wolverines a 45-17 lead. -doug burger, dn sports editor