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Inside Coverage
NU has little advice for new rivals Huskers have little to say about Big Ten additions
10 Fired up Local band Kill It With Fire infuses metal music with synthesizers
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Mixing it up
Fraternal Durango members mix a variety of genres, including rock ‘n’ roll and jazz, to create their one-of-a-kind sound. They are currently playing live shows, but the band says they hope to release an EP as soon as December.
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small world Nature Center showcases nature on a nanoscale
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10 Class cooks with Chinese culture
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Cyber Monday expected to make $2 billion Adobe Digital Index prediction says sales could increase 18 percent from 2011
NU gets ready for road test with Wake Forest
Attendees learn beef lo mein, Kung Pao chicken
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Lincoln resident Jon Kroesche peruses the nanoscience in nature exhibit at the Pioneers Park Nature Center on Monday while waiting for his son Jeremiah to get out of his Pre-Kindergarten class. The presentation, “Nanoscience: Natural Beauty and Incredible Functions,” introduces nanoscale science through butterflies, lotus leaves, snowflakes and minerals.
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new exhibit at the Pioneers Park Nature Center shows visitors real-world applications for the study of nanoscience, including the production of solar cells, smartphone screens and moisture-wicking fabrics. “This is very different from the exhibits we typically display,” said Nancy Furman, the Nature Center coordinator. “This is more scientific, but we had the opportunity to have the exhibit and we jumped on it.” Furman said the Nature Center, located at 3201 S. Coddington Ave., has had more than 430 visitors since
It really shows how we are learning from nature to make different products in today’s world.” Nancy Furman
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the exhibit opened on Nov. 19. The display, sponsored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience, includes several posters, charts and hands-on activities. One part of the exhibit shows how
a piece of moisture-wicking fabric mimics the moisture-repelling qualities of a lotus leaf on a nanoscale. Another station displays how the iridescent qualities of butterfly wings are
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It wasn’t that Brooke Preston didn’t consider shopping online on Cyber Monday. She looked at various sales and even compared shopping days. But Preston, a senior elementary education major, ultimately wouldn’t celebrate the biggest online shopping day of the year. She said she felt the online deals, especially on Amazon.com, were better on Thanksgiving Day than on Monday itself. But Cyber Monday was expected to bring in $2 billion, according to the Adobe Digital Index’s holiday shopping prediction. The forecast, which analyzes more than 150 billion visits to more than 500 retail websites over a six-year span, expects an 18 percent growth in sales in 2012 from last year. As Preston sat by her laptop in the Nebraska Union Monday, she said she didn’t plan to go to a shopping website. “It has this big hoopla, but it’s not as big as everyone says it is,” she said. The Adobe forecast said this year 24 percent of Black Friday online visits would come from tablets and phones – not computers. The mobile sales would account for 21 percent of all online sales this year, Adobe said. Amy Hengelfelt, a sophomore family science major, didn’t partake in the online shopping day either and said online shopping doesn’t bring the same experience. “I’d rather go to the store,” she said. Maggie Skoch, a sophomore family science major, agreed. While something looks good in a
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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln could see some big changes in the near future, thanks to the
new campus and landscape master plan. At an open house Monday in the Nebraska Union, three representatives from the planning and design firm Sasaki Associates, Inc., presented refined concepts for the UNL Campus and Landscape Master Plan. Sasaki Associates has narrowed down the framework options for both East and City campuses. These options, among oth-
ers, include utilizing the space around Love Library North, changing the East Campus loop, redesigning 14th Street and restoring Memorial Mall, which has evolved into parking space on the east side of the stadium, into an open green space. Greg Havens of Sasaki Associates said the firm is trying to figure out how to make Love Library a key destination for students, a goal which was the focus of the tentative plans. The firm
has three ideas for changing the perimeter area of Love Library North: adding academic buildings in the space, making more outdoor study spaces or mimicking the design around Love Library South and revamping it with open lawn spaces with seating areas. “Love Library North has lots of opportunities for change,” said Brie Hensold, also of Sasaki Associates. Tom Laging, a fellow of the
American Institute of Architects and UNL professor of architecture, said the library needs more than a transformation. “It needs to be a social center,” he said. “It’s right in the heart of campus.” Sasaki Associates representatives said the idea of restoring Memorial Mall to a green space is one of the most popular requests
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Outdoor Adventures competes for grant Outdoor Adventures competes for $10,000 grant in ‘Made Possible’ contest
University is in the lead with more than 3,000 votes. Todd Grier, coordinator for Outdoor Adventures, said the grant money would assist UNL in providing scholarships for student veterans who want to participate in Adventure Trips, which include mountain biking, hiking, backpacking and kayaking around the country. “We’re going to have a rising number of student veterans,” Grier said. “I think it’s a great opportunity to get them plugged into a community on campus.” Adventure Trip scholarships would create an opportunity for student veterans to connect with other student veterans, said Taylor Weichman, a graduate student in education administration and an Outdoor Adventures employee. Adventure Trips are offered throughout the year. “It works toward the mission of the whole university – not just the rec but university-wide,”
LIS ARNESON DN The Outdoor Adventures program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been named one of four finalists in the Polartec “Made Possible” contest. The winning school will be awarded a $10,000 grant and the opportunity to test gear for Backpacker Magazine. Polartec chose four college outdoor programs – SUNY New Paltz, University of Wyoming, Colgate University and UNL – to compete for the prize through Facebook votes. As of Monday evening, UNL was in third place with nearly 1,000 votes. Colgate
photos and video clips of students rock climbing, riding bikes and kayaking during previous Adventure Trips. It also includes interviews with UNL Campus Recreation staff members. Grier said developing a student veteran scholarship program would display the versatility of the Outdoor Adventures program. The intent is to remove any limitation costs would present to a student veteran, he said. “It’s a great opportunity for the University of Nebraska,” Grier said. “It puts us in a different perspective of what our programs are able to do. We want to help utilize our trips for student veterans, help them connect into a community.” Voting is open through Dec. 14 and the winner will be announced on Dec. 15. To vote for UNL Outdoor Adventures, go to http://go.unl.edu/vote_unl. news@ dailynebraskan.com
Great Plains interest sparks partnership
cyber monday: from 1 HOLIDAY SHOPPING STATISTICS • Cyber Monday was expected to make $2 billion. • 24% of Black Friday sales were expected to come from phones and tablets, not computers. • 21% of sales could be from mobile devices during the holiday season. • Green Monday (Dec. 10) could bring a 150% increase in revenue. • Free Shipping Day (Dec. 17) could double jewelry sales, with a 12% increase from last year. • Retailers with a store and website were expected to see 43% more sales on Black Friday and a 57% increase in sales on Cyber Monday. • Online-only retailers were predicted to see a 36% increase on Black Friday and a 64% increase on Cyber Monday. lauren cloyed | dn picture online, she said, she has to try it on or see it in person before she purchases it. Others interviewed said they either don’t participate in Cyber Monday or don’t shop online much at all, citing being too poor or celebrating Black Friday instead. But Charlsie Bastian, a sophomore marketing major, saw a bright side to the online shopping holiday and said it brings less craziness than Black Friday. “Cyber Monday lets you not have to fight for good deals,” she said. Despite Cyber Monday’s convenience, Bastian said she did most of her Christmas shopping on Black Friday. The Adobe forecast also mentioned other shopping holidays. Green Monday on Dec. 10 is expected to bring a 150 percent increase in revenue to retailers. One week later on Dec. 17 is Free Shipping Day. This year, pur-
Weichman said. “They’re working on it, but there isn’t like a unifying program for student veterans.” Grier said the trips offered by Outdoor Recreation are a great way for student veterans and traditional students to interact and learn from each other. “These are people who are roughly 20 years of age,” Grier said. “They’re younger, still and they have a huge world experience already having served our country. There’s a lot of richness to their experience. For students who have come to UNL straight out of high school, for them to interact with veterans who are similar in age but have different life experiences – I think (it) is a good opportunity for anybody involved.” For their contest submission, Outdoor Recreation partnered with its marketing department to create a video. The video, around three minutes long, displays
chases for jewelry are expected to double on that day, and sales could increase 12 percent from last year. The Adobe forecast said there would be more sales on Cyber Monday than on Black Friday for both online-only retailers and retailers with a store and website. Black Friday was predicted to give the store-andwebsite retailers 43 percent more sales, while Cyber Monday was to bring a 57 percent increase. Online-only retailers were to see a 36 percent increase on Friday, with sales expected to jump 64 percent on Monday. As Preston focused more on her homework than online shopping, she and Adobe agreed that Cyber Monday isn’t the big hoopla it may seem. The best online deals, Adobe said, will be found not on Cyber Monday, but the week before Christmas. news@ dailynebraskan.com
Nebraska Press, Great Plains center partner for journal publications Emily Nitcher DN A mutual interest in the Great Plains has led to the publishing alliance of two University of Nebraska organizations. The Center for Great Plains Studies has given the University of Nebraska Press responsibility for the production, marketing and subscription services of “Great Plains Quarterly” and “Great Plains Research.” Richard Edwards, director of the Center for Great Plains Studies, said the new partnership will benefit everyone involved. Edwards said the two journals are essential to the center’s efforts to expand people’s knowledge of the Great Plains. “What the center does is facilitates research by our fellows and other scholars, and since our mission is to increase people’s knowledge of Great Plains this is one of the principal ways we carry out his mission,” Edwards said. Edwards said the “Great Plains Quarterly” has published for the past 33 years and “Great Plains Research” has published for the past 21 years. It will be the first time either will be published by the University of Nebraska Press, Edwards said. “The press is an enormous asset to the university at large and all of the scholarly work that goes with the university,” Edwards said. Edwards said the new partnership would allow both partners to focus on what they do best. “We are best at working with
authors and encouraging research and selecting writing that should be published,” Edwards said. Edwards said the University of Nebraska Press is better at publishing, financing arrangements and working with aggregators. Working with the University of Nebraska Press will mean inclusion of the journals into aggregators like JSTOR and Project MUSE. “When you go to the library’s website and try to find an article that’s online, you’re likely to use one of those aggregators for an entry point for that article,” Edwards said. Edwards said having the journals in those aggregators would make them more accessible to scholars, scientists, teachers and writers. “It’s a way we can grow our influence and ultimately our reputation,” Edwards said. This is not the first time the two organizations will work together. Donna Shear, director of the University of Nebraska Press, said in an email interview that the two organizations have worked together in the past. “We have co-published books, most notably the Atlas of the Great Plains and the Encyclopedia of the Great Plains,” Shear said. Shear said the two journals would be an excellent fit for the Nebraska Press. “We currently publish a wide range of journals on various topics, but in particular ‘American Indian Quarterly’ and ‘Studies in American Indian Literatures’ are two that are good fits with the Great Plains journals. Also, ‘Studies in American Naturalism’,” Shear said. “In addition, we are the major publisher of books about the Great Plains, which is another reason why this is so appealing to us.” News@ DailyNebraskan.com
nanoscience: from 1 similar to the way the screens on different electronic gadgets appear to change colors as the angle of view changes. “We’re always looking for other organizations to communicate about nanoscience with,” said Terese Janovec, assistant director and outreach coordinator for the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience. She said this is the first time the center has partnered with Pioneers Park. “(The Nature Center) was really excited about it. They’ve been really focused on nature exhibits because they are a nature center, and being able to connect that to science and technology was really exciting for them.” Furman said that even though the exhibit is more technical than the exhibits they usually display, it provides unique information that she believes will interest a variety of visitors. “It really shows how we are learning from nature to make different products in today’s world,” Furman said. “It shows how nanoscience is serving us in everyday life.” Janovec agreed, saying she hopes visitors will see the applications nanoscience can have
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The nanoscience display at the Pioneers Park Nature Center featured real-world applications of nanoscience, including computer screens inspired by iridescent butterfly wings. across different disciplines. “We hope people will learn how nanotechnology takes the principles from nature and mimics it, and we can use that knowl-
edge to develop new products,” Janovec said. “We can take the different natural properties and integrate them into real-life products.”
Furman said there has been a mix of reactions to the exhibit so far. “A lot of people just say it’s really interesting,” she said. “Others say it’s hard to understand how small and minute the objects are that are depicted in the charts and pictures.” Nanoscience is the study of atoms, molecules and other objects whose size is on the nanometer scale, with one nanometer equaling one-billionth of a meter. A chart at the nanoscience exhibit showed that one freckle is about one million nanometers and a human hand is about 100 million nanometers. Furman said the Nature Center plans to add to the exhibit next week with a section about the nanoscale structure of snowflakes. “We just wanted to wait for it to get a little bit colder,” she said. “It seemed a little funny to put up a snowflake exhibit when it was 70 degrees outside.” The nanoscience exhibit will be displayed at the Nature Center through January. news@ dailynebraskan.com
campus briefs UNL School of Music Students Win at Regional Competition
Students of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music won the most awards at the 2012 West Central National Association of Teachers of Singing auditions, according to a university press release. UNL voice students took home 39 awards and 28 semi-finalist recognitions. Twenty-two other colleges and universities participated. The auditions were held Nov. 2-3 at UNL.
UHC accepts applications for rso funding
The University Health Center is accepting applications for funding of programs that address health disparities at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, according to a university press release. The grants, each worth a maximum of $2,000, will benefit as many as 10 campus activities, events or programs sponsored by recognized student organizations. The award application defines health disparities as “gaps in the quality of health that reflect differences between groups, such as socioeconomic status, racial and ethnic background or education level.” Applications are available at http://go.unl.edu/ c9u and should be emailed to Suzanne Forkner at sforkner2@unl.edu by 5 p.m. Friday.
perlman’s caricature graces omaha press club ‘barroom floor’ A colorful caricature of University of NebraskaLincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman is the newest addition to the Omaha Press Club’s collection of influential faces in Nebraska, according to a university press release. The club honored Perlman as the newest “Face on the Barroom Floor” at a reception in Omaha Nov. 19 when attendees walked on his caricature, drawn by artist Jim Horan, before it was framed and hung alongside drawings of previous honorees. The night also included a roast of Perlman. Past press club honorees include U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson and KFAB-AM program director Gary Sadlemyer. Both, along with University of Nebraska President J.B. Milliken and College of Law Dean Susan Poser, participated in the roast.
bookstore offers discounts in exchange for toy donations
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bookstore is accepting Toys for Tots donations until Dec. 10. All donors will receive a 20 percent-off coupon for an article of clothing or apparel, according to a university press release. Donations should be new, unwrapped toys and can be deposited in the collection boxes by the bookstore’s main entrance.
photo club holds daily challenge
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Photo Club is holding a daily photo challenge through Wednesday on Facebook. Those interested can post photos that fit each day’s category to the group’s Facebook timeline. Tuesday’s theme is “birds” and Wednesday’s theme is “circles.” For the full set of rules and to post photos, visit the group’s page at www.facebook.com/unlphotoclub. The club will share and view photos at 6 p.m. Wednesday in room 29 of Andersen Hall.
master plan: from 1 on the website set up for feedback is flexibility there,” she said. Sasaki Associates is also conon the master plan. By restoring the parking space to a green sidering an option to close 14th space, the area would seem more Street to private vehicles, instead connected to campus and would making it a limited-access corprovide easier access for pedestri- ridor for pedestrian, shuttle and ans and bikers, the representatives bike traffic. said. Brent Pauba said he is conSarah Thomas cerned about bikKarle said she’s ers on pedestrian excited about the paths. (Love idea of transition“It creates lots Library) ing some parking of problems with into open spaces. needs to be a people that are preThomas Karle, an occupied with their social center. It’s architecture lecturphones and mp3 er, said the campus right in the heart players and with would seem more bikers that are goconnected by do- of campus.” ing too quick,” said ing so. Pauba, a sixth-year Tom Laging “The campus architecture student. architecture professor is fragmented by He said it seems parking,” she said. like the firm is planThe firm’s main ning to resolve this focus on East Campus is the loop. issue, though final plans haven’t As of now, the streets off the loop been decided. are dead ends and don’t connect, “I’m happy that they’re looking which can make it harder for driv- into it,” Pauba said. ers in terms of accessibility. Sasaki Associates is looking for Gina Ford of Sasaki Associcontinued feedback from students, ates said sharpening the curves to faculty and community members. make the roads a grid-like system To provide feedback and input and open up access to the campus on these ideas, go to www.planis an option. By doing this, there bigideas.com. The website will be may be more traffic flow. Ford ad- open for feedback through the end dressed a concern that the change of December. Representatives will would affect available parking also make another open house spaces. presentation Tuesday in the East “Right now we know that there Union at 3:30 p.m. news@ is more parking on East Campus dailynebraskan.com than is used, so we know that there
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Popular class teaches cooking Chinese food Cristina Woodworth DN Stir fry was the cuisine of choice at a Chinese cooking class Monday night put on by the Confucius Institute at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. A group of 19 community members filed into a kitchen on the second floor of Leverton Hall on UNL’s East Campus to learn the art of beef lo mein and Kung Pao chicken. “I think it’s important to learn how to make lots of different dishes,” said Andrea Ludwig, a community member attending her first Chinese cooking class. “You can customize Chinese foods for your family with different meats and veggies so you can cook it at home and all eat together.” Monday’s class followed a Chinese dumpling cooking class that took place on Sept. 17. A coordinator for the classes said both Chinese cooking classes this semester have been sold out and had a waiting list. Angela Rystrom, an office associate for the Confucius Institute, said there were 10 people on the waiting list for the stir fry class. She said the institute plans to have a Chinese cooking class once a month starting next semester. “I think more people are gaining interest in the culture and food from China,” Rystrom said. “More people are also cooking at home because of the economy, and Chinese food is something new to cook that still might use some ingredients you have around the kitchen.” Class participants munched on extra peanuts from the Kung Pao chicken recipe as the teachers of the class carefully doled out ingredients into small plastic cups. An array of Asian sauces was displayed on the countertop with several boxes of chopsticks piled beside them. Jing Gu, a sophomore early childhood development major, led the stir fry class along with several assistants from the Confucius Institute. “I’ve done a lot of cooking in China and at some Chinese restaurants,” said Gu, who said she came to the United States from Beijing in 1999. Gu demonstrated how to properly slice the beef for the lo mein recipe and quickly cooked
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ABOVE: A man rides his bike east toward Love Library on campus through light flurries Monday when Lincoln saw its first snowfall of the 20122013 academic year. Although the flurries were persistent throughout the day, very little snow stuck to the ground Monday morning.
up a mixture of cabbage, green onions and garlic as another chef boiled a box of Chinese noodles. The class watched and some took notes as Gu guided them through the beef and Kung Pao chicken recipes. Several participants took pictures of the noodle box so they would be able to find the exact brand the next time they went grocery shopping. “There’s always way too many choices of noodles, and it’s hard to decide,” said Joyce Gleason, a community member attending the class who said she recently visited China on a vacation. “I’ve never really done any Chinese cooking either, so I want to make sure I do it right.” Rystrom said the Chinese cooking classes tend to be filled mostly with community members rather than UNL students. “The cost of $30 for a college student is fairly high and might keep some students from signing up,” she said. “Students also might not have some of the equipment they’d need to cook these dishes, especially if they live in the dorms.” Platters of the chicken and beef dishes were set out for the participants to sample near the end of Monday’s class, with the scent of green onions, garlic and soy sauce wafting through the room. Smiles spread across the stir fry students’ faces as they used chopsticks to pluck noodles off their plates. “I love Chinese food and now I know how to make at least two things,” Ludwig said. “I learned a lot of different spices and ingredients that I can use too.” Other students also said they enjoyed the cooking lesson and hope to attend future classes as well. “I want to come back,” said Del Ann Divis, another community member. “I love cooking, and I especially like stir fry cooking, so this was a great class for me.” Gu said she hopes these cooking classes will give Americans a better understanding of Chinese culture. “I like to see everybody happy and enjoying the food,” she said. “They can cook it at home and share the food and the culture with their friends as well.” news@ dailynebraskan.com
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Panhellenic elects 2013 officers Elias Youngquist DN Before leaving for turkey, family and Thanksgiving festivities, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Panhellenic Council elected next year’s executive council. The Nov. 19 meeting began with lists of candidates for each position hung at the front of the auditorium. After each delegate chose who they wanted for a position, votes were whisked out into the lobby and tallied. After the count, the results were rushed up to the front of the auditorium and whispered to Panhellenic President Olivia Rauschenbach, a senior biological sciences major, who would call out the name and circle the winner’s name on the list of candidates. After removing that candidate’s name from the rest of the position lists, the process would start again with the next position to fill. “Alli Kuhlman” was the first name called out. Kuhlman was elected next year’s president. The public relations chair named house connectivity as one of the most important elements of the Greek community to work on in the next year in her campaign speech Nov. 12. “We need to strengthen the sisterhood and sister sorority events,” said Kuhlman, a junior hospitality, restaurant and tourism management major in Alpha Theta. “Strengthening that can ultimately create a bigger bond throughout panhellenic community.” Candidates can run for any number of positions on the executive council but become ineligible if another member of their sorority is elected to the council. Panhellenic bylaws allow only one member from each house on the council. Because of this, names were quickly crossed off lists Monday because of ineligibility or the accepting of another position. Aly Ruhl, a junior child, youth
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and family studies major in Kappa Delta, was elected vice president of recruitment. Lauren Geisert, a junior advertising and public relations major in Kappa Alpha Theta, is next year’s vice president of new member outreach and development. Maggie Nelson, a junior biological sciences major in Alpha Omicron Pi, was elected vice president of philanthropy and community outreach. Olivia Esser, a junior psychology major in Gamma Phi Beta, was elected vice president of administrative affairs. Lacy Keilig, a junior advertising and public relations major in Alpha Xi Delta, ran uncontested for and was elected to vice president of finance. “If a candidate runs uncontested, they need an affirmative vote from at least 50 percent of the delegates,” Rauschenbach said. Andrea Thomas, a junior nutrition and health sciences major from Delta Delta Delta, was elected the vice president of public relations. The new members will take up their positions next semester. Because of a lack of new business, no panhellenic council meeting was held Nov. 26. news@ dailynebraskan.com
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Rutgers, Maryland additions redefine Big Ten region What could the 2014 addition of Rutgers and Maryland to the Big Ten possibly mean for students at the University of NebraskaLincoln? Sure, there will be more money for athletic departments, which will benefit student athletes and the university as a whole. And Maryland and Rutgers are both top-tier universities. They raise the reputation of the Big Ten. But their addition doesn’t really do a whole lot for students at UNL. Nebraska is a Midwest school and the Big Ten is a Midwest conference. Adding these two schools detracts from the regional ties of the conference. Athletic conferences were originally intended to give athletic teams geographic unity. But with the addition of Maryland and Rutgers, unity will only be in name. The addition of two East Coast schools represents a paradigm shift in the attitude of conferences. Nebraska will now have to play on the East Coast regularly and will abandon playing all its conference games in the heart of the country, where its games are most accessible to fans and students. Students and fans love to travel with Nebraska football. Opposing schools are often impressed by the turnout of Husker fans – just look at what the Nebraska faithful did at Northwestern this season. Invasions like that are going to be less likely with the addition of East Coast opponents. Travel is expensive, and when opponents campuses aren’t within driving distance, students have little chance of attending because of the price of flying. Ultimately, the money is good enough for the athletic department to benefit. But, as a whole, UNL students aren’t likely to really feel the affects of the addition any time soon.
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irls, keep on pursuing your dreams. The right guy will appreciate you, brains and all. According to Fox News columnist Suzanne Venker, the “war on men” is in full swing. Her idea is simple: Men are put off by successful women. They’re just too intimidating for men to approach, let alone marry. In short, Venker wants women to give into their “feminine nature” and lose their feminist ideals to find a mate. Wait, what? I have a different theory, Suzanne: Intelligent women manage to find husbands when they desire to. Being a feminist is not synonymous with loneliness. First things first. The term “feminist” has a bad reputation. People conjure images of women with contorted faces, screaming words like “equal pay” and “make your own damn sandwich, you chauvinistic pig.” I’m not sure why this is bad, but it makes people uncomfortable. The discomfort associated with feminism is all the more reason for girls to stay in school. Our culture has made strides since the beginning of the feminist movement. Stringent gender roles have loosened, allowing both men and women to pursue ambitions beyond gender norms. Women with career ambitions, as well as men who want to transcend stereotypical machismo, have benefitted from feminism. Men who feel emasculated by their woman earning more than them: man up. If you equate your self-worth with your income, stop. Women with lower incomes don’t believe their contribution to their family is lessened because they don’t earn as much as their husbands. Men in similar situations shouldn’t either. The ability to financially one-up your wife isn’t something to be proud of. Venker also mentions how women outnumber men in the academic world. Yes, there are more women than men with college degrees. However, men still make more money than women do, even in the same jobs where they perform the same tasks. Even President Barack Obama finds issue with pay inequality, and signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act in 2009. In turn, chivalry is now an outdated financial system. If
ker claims that successful women undermine a man’s ability to support his family. This is simply untrue. This assumes that the only way a man knows how to support his family is financially. Men and women both support their families with more than money. They’re members of Parent Teacher Associations. They coach sports teams. They read their children books before bed and buy their children books as they grow up. Just like you wouldn’t hinder your daughter ’s education during her upbringing, why would you stop your wife from getting a bachelor ’s degree or (heaven forbid) a master ’s? DAMIEN CROGHAN People like Venker put this “golden age” of gender roles on a pedestal, imagining a “Leave this trend of women pursuing more education It to Beaver” world. In truth, many women in that era were repressed and unhappy. The than men continues, the roles could be flipped feminist movement grew in popularity, allowentirely. ing women to explore their femininity. Women don’t desire to be superior to men In that exploration, feminists have found though. The goal of feminism is to create an equal playing field, not to make men socially that intelligence and womanhood go hand in beneath women. Sure, some households will hand. Also, this “golden age” of gender roles have wives with higher incomes than their assumes all men are thrilled to be the sole husbands just like some men will be better breadwinners for their famieducated than their wives. It’s not lies. This isn’t always the a contest. Or it shouldn’t be. The goal of case. Placing all the financial And why on Earth would a pressures on a man is just as man be upset about his significant feminisim unfair as placing all domestic other making more money than pressures on a woman. him? If you’re married, the larger is to create an Feminism has benefityour dual income is and the better equal playing field, ted both men and women. for your family. Why are women Reverting back to solidified expected to downgrade to appease not to make men gender roles would have no a man’s ego? It’s bogus. socially beneath positive outcome, nor would That extra $10,000 a year could it make finding a husband really benefit your family. Start a women.” any easier. college fund for your kids. Go on Telling women that “ema Hawaiian vacation. Enjoy the extra income bracing their feminine nature” doesn’t involve rather than sulking about bringing home less getting an education is asinine. Regardless bacon than your wife. of gender, being smart is the new “in” thing. In my experience, men aren’t usually More people, both men and women, are going turned on by girls pursuing a “Mrs. degree.” to college to pursue higher education. Girls looking for potential husbands with high How is this a bad thing? I’m not sure. incomes are called a lot of things. Gold digDon’t “surrender to your nature.” Instead, ger. Vulture. They’re never referred to as “marget your degree, land your dream job and the riage material.” Ambition, the ability to have a real con- rest will fall into place. Damien Croghan is a senior newsversation, and intelligence are turn-ons for editorial and international studies the modern college-aged male. Anything less major. Reach him at opinion@ is barely worthy of a one-night stand. Vendailynebraskan.com
‘Gangnam Style’ paints false image of Asian culture
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Psy and “Gangnam Style” couldn’t be ave you seen Gangnam Style?” You’re living any further from Justin Bieber ’s image. under a rock if at least Psy’s sudden success indicates America’s uneducated fascination with the absurd one of your friends hasn’t asked you this and our unsophisticated attraction to foreign pop culture. question in the past Why has American pop culture emfew months. “Gangnam Style” is a song braced something that is, frankly, so unby South Korean rapper Psy and has also American? Perhaps it is a break from the become synonymous with the signature dance move featured in the official music cookie-cutter pop stars, the Justin Biebers and the Katy Perrys. Perhaps it signivideo. The video and the song are strangefies the ever imposing globalization of ly addicting and unforgettable. Despite our world. Maybe it’s just the power of featuring Korean lyrics and locations, the song has dominantly pervaded American music. I’d call Psy’s catchy song more of an act than actual music. His image culture. is so distinct from typical But behind the caricaAmerican pop stars that it ture, there is a real language The public sparks intrigue. and culture that only gets Psy is a 34-year-old has fallen dismissed as vaguely foreign Korean rapper who’s acand outrageous. The Amerifor a character tually been on the Korean can audience’s celebration of pop music scene for 12 “Gangnam Style” is hardly performance years. “Gangnam Style” is a genuine embrace of pop because of the his first single off his sixth stars or pop music from a album. If you haven’t seen different country. Rather, seeming lack the video, it features an it’s viral momentum, an unoutrageous and unpredictintentional, but potentially of obligation to able series of images and deliberate, mockery of a for- embrace anything cultural scenes from the eign identity. real.” beach to the subway to a The video is now the horse stable. most viewed YouTube video Most memorably, Psy is seen leading of all time at 828 million views (as of Monday afternoon) and counting, surpassing his iconic dance with an eclectic posse of flamboyantly dressed men and women. Justin Bieber ’s “Baby” which has about One of the reasons the video has garnered 806 million views. “Baby” has been on YouTube for two years, but “Gangnam so much attention is that there simply isn’t anything like it. There is no storyline or Style” beat Bieber ’s record in a fraction of connection from one dance scene to the that time – four months.
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JANE SEU next. It’s gone viral because the only way to understand it is to see it for yourself. Even then, you’re not sure what you’re watching. Gangnam actually refers to a district of the South Korean capital, Seoul. The area is known for its wealth and bustling business. The song and music video and perhaps even Psy himself, who grew up in Gangnam, are supposed to be lighthearted satirical glimpses into Gangnam’s lifestyle. Even with the impressive publicity Psy has received for his song, we can’t learn anything about Korea or Koreans from “Gangnam Style.” Nor are we supposed to. Psy has created an artificial product separate from reality. Most fans can’t understand or even translate a word of the Korean lyrics.
However, the cultural relevance of “Gangnam Style” isn’t at all dependent on where it comes from or what it really means. America’s affection for Psy’s brainchild is all dependent on not being able to understand it. And Americans don’t have any intention of trying. American acceptance of Psy and his song doesn’t necessarily indicate a new trend. It certainly doesn’t suggest an acceptance of Asians as a staple or permanent presence in American music. Psy has become such a sensation that he garnered the closing performance spot at the American Music Awards on Nov. 18. In fact, he shared the stage with another pop culture icon, MC Hammer. The performance was a demonstration of cultural alliances between two immensely popular artists from different generations. Despite the pervasiveness of the song on American airwaves, the performance sparked a reaction of racist tweets. Some of those include, “Seriously psy (sic) is closing the show?? It’s called the AMERICAN music awards not the Korean…” and “I’m pretty sure this is called the American Music Awards #gobacktoAsia.” While these tweets, as do most racist remarks, represent an ignorant minority, they reveal the confusion resulting from a changing American cultural identity. Some Americans are simply wary of people and things they don’t understand. The American people blindly consume Psy’s music and even parody his songs, but would rather Psy remain a distant Internet figure. Fascination with “Gang-
nam Style” isn’t a fascination with Psy himself, nor does it suggest a preference for Asian pop stars. Psy and “Gangnam Style” have all the makings of a one-hit wonder. The complete absurdity of Psy’s act has no relevance to any other movement in music or performance. While he remains a unique presence for now, Psy won’t have any staying power in the industry or in America’s cultural conscious. Politically, “Gangnam Style” doesn’t offer anything sincere from Asian cultures, so those who are uneducated will remain ignorant. Asian musicians who want to break into the American industry may find it even more difficult to overcome the unforgettable cartoon image Psy has created. While Psy’s sudden global presence won’t go unrecognized, his popularity isn’t genuine. The public has fallen for a character performance because of the seeming lack of obligation to embrace anything real. Putting Psy on replay doesn’t indicate an acceptance of Asians or Koreans in pop music. It only celebrates the absurdity of foreign acts. The “Gangnam Style” obsession is misinformed and uneducated. As Psy’s immense popularity fades, Americans will have missed an opportunity to truly embrace an identity and culture worth exploring. Jane Seu is a junior political science major. Follow her on Twitter @jane_seu and reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.
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KILL IT WITH FIRE ignites Lincoln’s metal scene with layers of synth and infectious live performances Story by Joe Wade | Photos by Kat Buchanan
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f the world doesn’t end this December, metal fans can rejoice for the opportunity to bang their heads until the next apocalypse. And one local band is working to give them something to mosh to. The local metal band KILL IT WITH FIRE, which began in early 2011 and released an album last summer, is adding layers of electro-metal to Nebraska’s music scene. The sixmember band is comprised of Kyle Wassinger, vocals; Andy Brown, drums; Keenan Price, bass and vocals; Travis “Paco” Sanchez, guitar and vocals; and Mike Martin, guitar. The latest edition to the band is Joe Harris who, with the creative aide of the other members, is the man responsible for the heavy synth sound the band employs. “It was November when (the) guys actually said, ‘Yeah, you’re in,’” Harris said. “I had finished putting keyboards on top of ‘Torqued’ and Kyle said, ‘Yeah, I like this synth; we’re keeping the keyboards,’ and I was like, ‘What about me?’” Despite an awkward audition, Harris was in. The addition helped the band pursue the sound they currently create. KILL IT WITH FIRE formed out of the collaboration of local bands As Empires Burn and The Escape Clause, with some members thrown in a bit haphazardly. The lead vocalist, Wassinger, joined the band through an ad on Craigslist. Harris said he admires the other members’ musical ability. “It did take a lot of repeat listening for me to get the song in my head and think what (could) I put over the top of this,” Harris said. “A guy like Mike is a pro at that. “Mike can sit through one practice – sometimes he’ll just sit there and stare – he’ll just be listening, and in a couple moments (he’ll) put something over the top,” Harris added. The initial idea for the synth was to play an atmospheric role, according to the band. However, with the addition of the musical element produced, the synth sound is becoming more integrated into the creative process. “A good example is like in ‘F--- Your Chrysler’ during the interlude part before the breakdown,” Price said. “Joe is doing the triplets over the top. I think it’s cool when bands do that because I imagine there’s ballerina, then she turns around and she’s got a skull for a face. It’s beautiful, but it’s still very heavy.” The creative process for KILL IT WITH FIRE is largely a collaborative effort. Their songs start from simple melodic progressions and organically develop as each member adds to it. As for the lyrics, the band explained that the vocals are meant to compliment the music. “A guitar riff is usually where it starts and I play the drums, so I start jamming with that,” Brown said. “Then the other people in the band come in with something of their own; it just kinda builds like a snowball effect.” “I’m actually legitimately surprised at how we’ve created music because we have the most ADHD ever,” Sanchez added. “We never stay on topic, and we can’t get anything productive done in a sequential order; it all comes out randomly.” Despite the instrumental lineup on the liner notes, the individual members are versatile when it comes to creating music. Sanchez, who typically plays the rhythm guitar part, helps compose some of the guitar solos. Brown, who is the drummer, adds his musical prowess in ways that average listeners might not expect. “There was one afternoon, the microKORG that I use, I left at (Andy’s) place,” Harris said, “and in just one afternoon he sat down and came up with a song and put it all together – even recorded it.” The band members’ diverse musical ability manifests itself further when choosing
Local metal band KILL IT WITH FIRE got together in early 2011 and released their first album this past summer. The six-member band features the grungy sounds of Kyle Wassinger on vocals, Andy Brown on drums, Keenan Price on bass and vocals, Travis “Paco” Sanchez on guitar and vocals and Mike Martin on guitar.
I imagine there’s ballerina, then she turns around and she’s got a skull for a face. It’s beautiful, but it’s still very heavy.” Keenan Price
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Kyle Wassinger, vocalist for KILL IT WITH FIRE, found the other members of the band “by chance” on a Craigslist ad, came to a practice, played with the other five members and has been a part of the group ever since. Wassinger provides the band’s sound with its signature metal wail. songs to cover. Included on the album is their version of t.A.T.u.’s “All The Things She Said.” According to the band, Martin’s guitar
part on the song is the element that makes it uniquely theirs, while still being a cover. KILL IT WITH FIRE first played the song live at
Duggan’s Pub. It was also the first show with Harris as an official part of the lineup. “That was my first show with these guys,” Harris said. “And I was so focused, staring down at the keyboard most of the time, that I was totally oblivious to the pit that was going on.” “I remember we had, like, 10 people start moshing, and then we had a bunch of people that started like grinding with their boyfriends too,” Price said. “Half the people were dancing because it’s t.A.T.u., and the other people were like, ‘No, it’s metal.’” Part of the fun for the band, as well as the audience, is the level of energy with which the members perform, according to the band. Harris said photographers sometimes have difficulty taking pictures of him due to the members in front of him constantly moving. It’s a good problem to have, he said. “You’ll never see a KILL IT WITH FIRE show where we’re just standing there playing,” Sanchez said. “I’ve almost fallen off stage numerous times because I’m rocking out too hard.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com
Desert Noises uses jam-packed Fraturnal Durango tours as adventures, vacations invites audience interpretation Utah-based band carries go-with-theflow attitude from coast to coast
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tyler keown dn Cue the tumbleweed. Hailing from Provo, Utah, Desert Noises is anything but barren in their sound. Their latest EP, “I Won’t See You,” is a relaxed journey of pop-indie, not far removed from the jangling sound of their debut album, “Mountain Sea.” The band has made stops in Lincoln multiple times, the most recent on the opening day of Lincoln Calling. They’ll be playing at the Waiting Room in Omaha Tuesday, and returning to the Bourbon Dec. 14, after making stops on the East Coast. The Daily Nebraskan had the chance to speak with lead singer and guitarist Kyle Henderson about the tour, making music and being adventurous. Daily Nebraskan: How’s the tour been so far? Kyle Henderson: It’s been going really well, man. We’ve only been out a few days, but it’s been pretty awesome so far. DN: This is a pretty big tour. KH: It’s not the biggest, but it is the most packed tour we’ve ever done. It’s a month, basically, but we have three days off, and today was one and yesterday was another, so it’s like we have one more day off, and we’ve only done two shows so far. We do our blog and video stuff in the morning and shows at night, so it’s go-
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Desert Noises is currently on a national tour and will be swinging through Omaha Tuesday before heading East. ing to be a jam-packed thing. DN: Desert Noises has been growing and growing in popularity. Do you think you’ll be doing more tours like this, with the quick turnaround?
KH: Yeah, I think so. It feels like there’s a lot more going on with this tour and that things have been picking up, which is nice. It seems like it’s a step forward and a progression for the
band. DN: You guys have seemingly been all over for your tours. Has that worn you down?
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The band members of Fraternal Durango want to form a personal connection with each and every person who comes to their shows. The four-man group out of Lincoln talks about this in their music, and the theme is especially prevalent in their song “Taylor,” with lyrics like, “And if you see me on the street/Just say hello and we can meet/‘Cause nowadays it’s all about who you know.” “It’s a very direct, literal, yet poignant thing to say,” said drummer Mark Young, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate. “Our society is becoming increasingly virtual, and real human contact is unfortunately becoming harder and harder to come by. This lyric, I believe, reminds us of the importance of authentic human interaction.” Sporting a style similar to Grateful Dead or Widespread Panic, the quartet doesn’t interrupt their methodic chord progression with lyrics. In fact, many of their songs don’t contain lyrics at all. “It’s ambiguous,” said guitarist Andrew Nelson, a senior psychology major at UNL. “We’re giving the listeners a chance to explore their own emotions, wherever that may lead them.” One of their favorite instrumental pieces, “Moxy,” relies heavily on improvisation. Because it’s constantly changing, listeners may interpret the song differently every time it’s played, according to Young. “Even our songs with lyrics often contain long improvised instru-
mental segments, which, hopefully, gives the listener a chance to sit back or dance, relax and go on a musical journey with us,” Young said. Overall, band members said their music can’t be classified as part of a single genre. It is a combination of a rock ‘n’ roll feel with jazz, funk and blues tendencies. “We have these straight-up rock songs and songs that get really far out,” said guitarist Pierce Hansen, a University of Wyoming graduate. “It’s a mixture of both of those.” Young said he thinks audience members will be surprised by how diverse their sound is. “It takes influence from the entire spectrum of music,” Young said. “It’s a live experience. There is a reciprocal connection between the audience and us; the more energy they give to us, the more is repaid to them.” Fraternal Durango played their first Lincoln Calling set this fall, but hopes for a bigger audience next year. Most recently, the quartet played a benefit show for the Keya House, a home for adults with behavioral health problems. Hansen said their songwriting process varies, as all band members like to add their own personal touches. “Most often, we all individually write songs and then bring them to the group, and people will add their creative input,” Hansen said. “We have some songs that were individual efforts and a handful of songs that have been collaborative effort between all of us.”
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So-So Sailors thrive on piano-centered sound Band fills Omaha’s unmet musical needs with constant reinvention
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staff report dn So-So Sailors pride themselves on being different. The local Omaha band first formed out of what they believed to be a necessity for new and hidden sounds. “Chris Machmuller, Dan Kemp and I all had worked together at a bar here in Omaha, and we had always talked about an aesthetic of music that we enjoyed but wasn’t prevalent in a lot of modern music,” Brendan Greene-Walsh said. “Those talks continued on for a number of years while we were all busy with other projects. Then around 2009, the four of us got together for a practice or two to see how things would translate as a full band.” Prior to So-So Sailors, most of its members played in bands with much different sounds. “Being in a piano-centered band was a little bit different for all of us, something that we had never done before,” Greene-Walsh said. “Also, everybody was, and some still are, playing in other projects, so it was tough to get everyone’s schedules all lined up when it came to performing and practicing.” While So-So Sailors said their music is composed of many different styles and influences, they frequently look back into the past for inspiration. “We like to draw from a lot of different styles or eras of music,” Greene-Walsh said, “especially the really piano and melody-heavy songs, those draw a lot from that late ‘60s, late ‘70s R&B. Though our music is nothing like R&B, the feeling behind it is sort of similar to what we have. It’s not so much about guitars being cranked up and overdriven.” Though their sound can’t necessarily be tied down, GreeneWalsh said he doesn’t see a problem in producing music that might be considered against the norm, especially when it comes to attendance at shows. “Omaha is such a huge market that there’s not one specific demographic for Omaha music,” he said. “There’s probably people that enjoy seeing The Faint play that might not enjoy seeing us play, but I think Omaha is pretty diverse in its music taste. The same people that will go see a rock show will go see a singer-songwriter. There’s a lot of cross-pollination of genres.” When So-So Sailors play live shows, they like to keep things loose. Though members of the band are restrained to sitting, due to their instruments, the musicians still do their best to entertain and engage the audience. “Well, first off, I like to have a glass of whiskey,” Greene-Walsh said. “We just try to keep it entertaining. If people are paying money, I don’t want to stand there and stare at my feet or just look around.” Though the band’s last release
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thing was more cohesive so it felt important to keep working material and to not lose on the progress we were making.” As for the actual songwriting process, Greene-Walsh said the band’s knowledge of composing and writing music is a major plus. “Usually Chris or another member will have some ideas for a song,” he said. “Then in practice we’ll flesh it out and talk and try to figure out if we need a bridge or if we need to fix the chorus. Everyone in the band is pretty wellversed in music and composition so we can work things out. A lot of it is trial and error.” While it’s common to find most local bands are signed to labels that are also local, So-So Sailors is in the unique situation of being signed to a small label based out of Northern Ireland, something
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which happened out of a friendship with No Dancing’s Jimmy Devlin. “No Dancing put out a seveninch that was a split between Ladyfinger and another Omaha band,” Greene-Walsh said. “We wanted to see if [Devlin] would be interested in doing something overseas, so we set him a rough mix – he was really into it – and wanted to be able to put something out.” Although So-So Sailors draw some of their inspiration from the
past, the band said they don’t want to be forced into a certain sound. “There’s no one artist or band where we think, ‘that’s the sound we need to be going for,’” GreeneWalsh said. “I think one person could listen to our record and have five completely different artists in mind than the next person who listens to it, which, maybe it’s a good thing or maybe it’s a bad thing. But, we can’t be pigeon-holed.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com
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“It’s terrifying in the beginning, but it’s more rewarding than you could ever dream.”
cynthia todd dn For Omaha singer-songwriter Ally Rhodes, music is a way to open up. It is also something that sets her apart from her family. A Nebraska resident for the majority of her life, Rhodes said she doesn’t come from a family of musicians. “Neither of my parents had any musical background,” she said. “I am apparently the unicorn of the family.” She isn’t quite sure why she became so interested in music, but she said she knew it was something she always gravitated toward. “There was no influence from my parents or peers to do it; I just always knew it was what I wanted to do,” Rhodes said. Rhodes began writing songs as soon as she was able to write full sentences. “I remember being 7 or 8 and sitting in my garage writing terrible lyrics on a yellow legal pad,” Rhodes said, “and if anyone came around I’d hide it under the workbench so they couldn’t see.” As a musician, Rhodes’ timidity is a challenge, but she has found ways to overcome her stage fright, including posting her music on YouTube. “Almost every big opportunity I’ve ever had has come from YouTube in at least some way,” Rhodes said. “It completely shaped who I am as an artist.” Rhodes now has over 44,000 subscribers to her channel. She keeps her channel up and posts videos every week for her viewers. Videos include covers of popular songs as well as original compositions. “I really like Ally’s voice because it’s different and unique,” said Eajan Hsu, a freshman biochemistry major at the University of NebraskaLincoln and one of Rhodes’ fans. “Even though she posts a lot of covers, she finds a way to make them her own, and I like that about her.”
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Singer-songwriter Ally Rhodes has used music as a way to come out of her shell. Although she was originally nervous to do live perfomances, she has used weekly YouTube videos as a way to take baby steps to a larger tour. The responses to Rhodes’ original songs has also been positive. “A lot of people get really stuck in the covers rut, and people don’t respond to their originals very well, but I’m fortunate enough to have wonderful listenership that appreciates and gets excited about new music,” Rhodes said. Rhodes’ YouTube channel has not only helped spread her music across the country, but she said it has improved her confidence level. At the beginning, Rhodes wanted feedback on her songs without
playing shows, because she wasn’t fully ready to play in front of a live audience. “There was a solid year and a half or so that I hated playing shows, but now I do quite like it,” Rhodes said. “It was certainly a process, but I basically just had to force myself to do it and the more I did it, the easier it got.” Rhodes pushed herself to step out of her comfort zone in order to do what she loves. She now encourages others to push through their fears.
“Just do it,” Rhodes said. “It’s terrifying in the beginning, but it’s more rewarding that you could ever dream.” She plays between three and six times a month and has gotten used to the atmosphere of singing during live shows. “I enjoy being able to entertain people and interact with them in person, rather than through the Internet,” Rhodes said. “It’s also fun to see how different crowds react to each of my songs.” As far as touring goes, Rhodes
has done two mini tours and said she hopes to do more in future. “It would be amazing to do a bigger tour and just go out for a month and play 20-something shows,” she said. Being in Nebraska has been an obstacle for Rhodes. “Basically every opportunity I’ve had has forced me to travel to LA or Nashville or somewhere like that,” Rhodes said. Despite the thrill of traveling, Rhodes still enjoys making music in the Midwest.
“The musicians here are really nice and not competitive at all,” Rhodes said. “Plus, if I want to tour the West Coast one day and the East Cost the next, I don’t have to cross an entire continent to get there.” The amount of feedback Rhodes has received, locally and nationally, has been nothing but rewarding for her, and her fan base continues to grow. “I honestly couldn’t ask for a better group of people,” Rhodes said. The positive reactions encourage her to continue writing and singing her own songs. For Rhodes, songwriting began as a sort of emotional release. “I only wrote about situations I was actually experiencing, but I find that the older I get, the less dramatic my life gets,” Rhodes said. Rhodes said she realized she has to write about more than relationship problems. Rhodes often draws from the lives of the people she knows and even writes about TV shows. “Specifically ‘Doctor Who’ – all the time,” she said. “It’s getting out of hand.” Rhodes released her first fulllength album, “Illuminated,” last year and is getting ready to release her second album, “Conversations With A Ghost,” within the next few weeks. Rhodes said music is something she hopes to continue for the rest of her life. “My hope is that I can sustain myself by just making music that I love and that other people enjoy and not have to live out of my car,” Rhodes said. “That would be fantastic.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com
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‘Kerplunk’ trumps modern Green Day I WANT MY MTV ...BACK
joe wade Green Day’s latest album “Dos!,” released Nov. 13, is OK, but if you really want to hear this iconic band, you still have to listen to early albums like “Kerplunk.” Overall, the first two episodes of Green Day’s 2012 trilogy come off as the band trying to recapture the magic of their early, raw garage sound. As eager as I was for these albums, I can’t help but feel a little disappointed. As a kid listening to the radio during the mid ‘90s, one of the songs I constantly craved, aside from “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” was the song “Basket Case” by Green Day. The album “Dookie,” released in 1994, was also one of those albums my parents wouldn’t let me have. I think it was their way of reinforcing a sense of strong Christian values or maybe just a way to stop me from watching MTV. The moral of the story is that they never let me have any fun and Bob Dylan said it best: “You shouldn’t let other people get your kicks for you.” The alternative punk
genre was preaching defiance, and I was sick of being told what I couldn’t listen to. What I wanted was Green Day and what I got was semi-unsupervised access to the music that changed my life, all thanks to the cheap hiss of audio cassettes. A friend of mine, whose parents weren’t as musically strict, was the guy for Green Day. While the rest of us were amazed by the collection of radio hits contained on “Dookie,” he was jamming to the band’s earlier albums “Kerplunk,” released in 1992, and the 1990 debut album “39/Smooth.” Green Day’s current releases “Uno!,” “Dos!” and the upcoming “Tre!,” scheduled for release Dec. 11, are still producing radio hits. It seems, however, that some of the band’s early magic is gone. “Uno” was a lovely departure from the out-of-place “21st Century Breakdown,” as it captured a sense of nostalgic, youthful angst. In some ways I felt it was a return to their inspired songwriting, which I hadn’t heard since 2000’s “Warning.” The second episode “Dos!” isn’t without a few
catchy songs but, sadly, there are also more than a few stinkers in the mix. With Billie Joe Armstrong in rehab, fans are left wondering what the hell happened. The Song “Nightlife,” Track 11 on “Dos!,” has its groovy moments, but includes an out-of-place rap. The band did incorporate another vocalist for the rap lyric while Armstrong took care of the funky, drone-like chorus. Admittedly it is kind of a fun song, but it messes up the flow, which the album starts on the fourth song, “Lazy Bones.” For me, that song is the first appearance of the “Green Day” sound. The fifth song “Wild One” takes that momentum and carries it into a mid ‘90s alt-rock style similar to the sound that the band Bush had on their song “Swallowed.” The similar element both songs incorporate is a slower grungy tempo and brief, weepy guitar riffs that soak up the driven emotion. That style for Green Day has become more prominent as the band has progressed through their 25-year career. The younger Green Day on “Kerplunk” didn’t need fancy creative elements – or guitar tuners – for the occasionally melodic, fast-paced punk rock band they started out as. The mustlistens on the album are “2,000 Light Years Away,” “Welcome To Paradise” (which also appeared on the album “Dookie”) and if you are feeling frisky, the song “Dominated Love Slave” is
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Forced pop anthems snuff life from Keys’ new ‘Girl on Fire’
Green Day is no stranger to vulgar songs for joyous vulgarity’s sake, similar to Dylan’s “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35.” Another fun song from Green Day’s “Nimrod” album is “King for a Day,” where the lyrics explore the thrilling act of cross-dressing. “Dos!” is kekeli dawes not without its fun song, “Fuck Time,” dn which is meant literally. Although I understand the fun intention the band “It’s been a while; I’m not who I probably had, the song just seems was before … don’t be mad, It’s creepy considering their age. Even just a brand new kind of me.” more disturbing is that the groovy Not exactly the first words guitar riff sounds similar to the Chuck you would want to hear from an E. Cheese’s theater band, at least for artist who hasn’t released an althose that remember it. bum in three years. The new material by Green Day Alicia Keys is a different suggests the band is aware of their woman now, and for good reason. mortality and attempting to recapture In those three years she’s become their former raw glory. Maybe it’s just a wife and a mother. But in the me, and I’m too old to still appreciate opening track of “Girl On Fire,” it like I used to, but I doubt it. Green “KILL IT WITH oneFIRE” starts to wonder how much Day just isn’t the same and, sadly, the she’s changed. moral of their story seemsKILL to beITthe WITH FIREThe good news is, she hasn’t. age-old lesson: Once the garage door The bad news is that it takes half closes, it is closed for good when it an album for you to realize it. comes to music. Fans like me can still The narrative of the “Girl On hold on to the hope that the upcoming Fire” is bold, powerful and free. album “Tre!” will be mind-blowing, Unfortunately, at the start, the alArmstrong will have a speedy rehabum hardly packs a punch. The bilitation and Green Day will come same can be said for the lyricism. back to rock harder than ever. Even if Alicia Keys is known for effortthat is exactly what happens, 1992’s lessly crafting excellent anthems “Kerplunk” still beats the shit out of around soulful melodies and 2012’s “Dos!” killer love songs, but the first few arts@ cuts on “Girl On Fire” seem like dailynebraskan.com deliberate attempts at pop anthems – the themes are as simple as the music. The title track, the song the entire album revolves around sonically and conceptually, is a disappointment. Key’s voice is on point, and she reaches that familiar third-chorus peak, but the song lacks substance, musically and lyrically. It’s filled with repetitive cliche references to fire and flames. Nicki Minaj’s verse falls flat as well. Up to this point, the album hasn’t really hit yet. Tracks seem like decent dance-pop songs that are begging for a club remix. The instrumentation is uncomfortably sparse, the beats seem painfully forced. Even the Dr. Dreand Swizz Beatz-produced track “New Day” is a dud. Lyrically, the songs are virtually all chorus; Keys’ words don’t really hit home. Yet. Thankfully, after the title track and several misses, “Girl On Fire” starts to hit. The album finally makes a turn for the better. Why? Keys put the love songs on side B. “Fire We Make” is where we finally hear Key’s excellent soulful sensibilities again. Even better, it’s a duet with neo-soul falsetto Maxwell. It’s a welcome detour from the album’s pop-anthem vibe. “Tears Always Win” is the perfect combination of trademark Keys lyricism and soulful voic-
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ing. It’s a positive break-up song, driven by a bouncing piano lick, supported by a danceble beat and classic Motown-style guitar strumming – a definite high-point of the album. If any song pulls on the heartstrings, it is “One Thing,” a solemn look back at a failed relationship. The track starts with guitar voicing found in any typical alt-rock ballad, but a nod-worthy noodling from R&B slap bass kicks in at the chorus. It’s a groovy fusion, and Keys holds down the middle ground in style, pulling off a great pop and soul ballad. “Girl On Fire” seems to try to get by with as little instrumentation as possible, but that only works if the songs should be stripped down in the first place. Keys’ work does well in an “unplugged” setting because it is strong in its rawest sense – at the piano or guitar. That is why “Not Even The King” and “That’s When I Knew” are two of the strongest tracks on the album. The intent and emotion make the song. With cuts like “One Thing” or “Tears Always Win,” it’s curious that “Girl On Fire” was the heart of the album. As her first album since her marriage and first son, “Girl On Fire” is supposed to be her most emotional yet. Strangely enough, it’s not the title track that packs the punch, it’s the love songs that carry this album. Songs of love or of love lost have always been Keys’ strong suit. Keys is as good as she ever was and the gems of the album show a promising direction, but since half of this album is a series of not-so-almost-theres, “Girl On Fire” won’t be one of Key’s best. arts@ dailynebraskan.com
desert noises: from 5 KAT BUCHANAN | DN
KILL IT WITH FIRE’s songs, such as “I Don’t Know You That’s My Purse,” “Torqued” and “Rowboats and Telescopes,” can be downloaded on the band’s Facebook profile.
‘Fire’ fosters hope for local heavy-metal joe wade dn Crawling beneath the surface of Nebraska’s music scene are writhing creative minds bent on rocking audiences with musical possibility. Those creative minds can be hard to find. Luckily, rising to the surface and mixing up the scene with electronic-infused metal is local band KILL IT WITH FIRE. Their eponymous album was released in July. Music fans unfamiliar with the band should plan to see them live Jan. 5 at Duggan’s Pub. Drenching listener’s ears with highly energized distorted guitars, perfectly timed bass drops and atmosphere-expanding synth layers, “Kill It With Fire” amplifies a new era of heavy metal. With a similar sound as the fictitious band Dethklok, KILL IT WITH FIRE invites fans to bask in nu-metal glory. Keyboards may not seem like a heavy instrument for brutal music, but the hallow depth on this album will have fans riding a new keyboard high. Following a brief introduction, the song “Torqued” explodes in growling, anthemic thunder. The vocals stand
out with an almost watery quality to the aggressive screamo style. Droning guitar riffs unify the intensity of the vocals with the double bass. The atmospheric synth part adds a layer of fantastic imagery, creating a wicked heavy mix to set the mood for the rest of the album. Continuing with “That Would Be Rubbish,” the band shows off their musical diversity with melodic vocals paired with more delicious growling. Kill It With Fire’s ability to layer instruments is cool, but the knack they have for harmonizing between the three vocalists is nightmare-inducingly awesome. The band makes good use of dedicated growler, screamer and melodic vocalists to give the listener a lot of layers for exploration. It’s evident the Lincoln music scene is constantly evolving. The affordability for bands to record at studios like Dreampro, the local studio where this album was made, is a great benefit for fans who want a more intimate experience with the local music scene. Heavy metal, in all its forms and as a genre in Nebraska, is somewhat beneath the surface. But with albums like this one, hopefully that genre will start to emerge to promi-
nence. It isn’t that the indie scene is obscenely overplayed, but to avoid artistic stagnation, there should be more diversity, especially at the venues most frequented by University of Nebraska-Lincoln students. Every genre of music seems to cater to a specific set of concepts. Musical genres essentially act as vehicles for emotion and messages. The album “Kill It With Fire,” of course, is no different. As a vehicle, it helps the listener connect with his or her angst-filled emotions. My favorite track and the song title that first caught my attention was “F-- Your Chrysler, I Own a Gundam,” mostly due to the reference I assume is an allusion to the anime “Gundam Wing.” The song quietly begins with the strumming of an acoustic guitar, but before it can become an alt-rock, depressing, acoustic jam from a band like Staind, the drums kick in, saving the day. While this song isn’t as anthemic as “Torqued,” it is the rawestsounding song on the album. The only downside to the album is how short it is. The addition of the “Intro” and “Outro” almost beg for a theme. This debut has a lot of potential, and it’s fun to have something
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tangible while fans wait for the next installment. Really, it could benefit from just a couple more songs to help tie album together and make it feel more like a cohesive project. Despite the length, the album offers an alteration for traditional metal fans and the promise of creating some new head-bangers. arts@ dailynebraskan.com
durango: from 5 Fraternal Durango has been together for eight months and has already played more than 20 shows throughout Lincoln and Omaha. However, the group hadn’t gained true momentum until they added Nelson over the summer. “Adding Andrew just added more depth,” said bassist Keaton Soto-Olson, a senior anthropology major at UNL. “We could have someone playing a rhythm (guitar) part and somebody playing lead. It’s a fuller sound; it helps.” While Fraternal Durango hasn’t produced an album yet, they plan to record an EP this December. They’re hoping to release five or six songs. “From there, we would like to continue striving to incorporate each of our personalities and voices to best represent what we want our sound to be,” Young said. “Additionally, we would like to become more proficient musicians, closer friends, to develop more music and to reach a larger audience while staying true to our Midwest roots.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com
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Fraternal Durango, a Lincoln-based funk-rock quartet, formed this February with members Pierce Hansen on guitar and vocals, Andrew Nelson on guitar, Keaton Soto-Olson on bass and Mark Young on the drums.
KH: No. You know, (we’ll) if you go get tired, probably. We’re having too much fun and we love Desert Noises w/ every moment, but you definitely get tired sometimes, but Andrea Purdy it’s such a stimulating thing that when: Tuesday, 9 p.m. it’s just awesome to be a part of. where: The Waiting You get back home and think like, “Wow, I can’t believe that Room, 6212 Maple St., just happened.” All the experiOmaha ences we get to have – it’s pretty how much: $7 awesome. DN: Your last.fm description said your lyrics have a “romantic penchant for advenput, but I think that the sound ture.” Any truth to that? comes as it’s supposed to, you KH: Yeah, definitely. A lot of our songs can be about relation- know? We don’t try to force ships, and a lot of times they can it. It’s really important for us to not try and make it sound a be about the adventures we’re having. It’s been awhile since certain way. Let the music write itself. I’ve read that description, but I DN: That mentality seems think it fits pretty well. DN: Has that penchant fac- to stretch to everything in the tored into where you stop dur- band. You guys seemed relaxed and happy about music in gening tours? “GIRL ON eral. KH: It did before. I used to FIRE” KH: Oh yeah, we’re all in it do all the booking and schedulKeys because we love it. Music really ing myself, and soAlicia some of the places we’d go would be be- is what makes our lives, and we cause we knew the town had always put it first. It’s been just liked our show and some towns amazing. DN: Who are your influences, we’d play not because of the show, but because we’d made personally? KH: I’m into Neil Young and good friends with the people there. It was like a way to go on that sort of thing. I also really like older country. I really like difvacation, you know? ferent old country melodies and DN: Ha, yeah. harmonies. I also really enjoy the KH: So some of the cities first few Modest we’d go to only Mouse albums. for friends. Now Oh yeah, There’s more, but we have a bookthose are some we’re all in ing agent, but it’s still so fun to run it because we love influences I think about regularly. into old friends DN: As a it. Music really while we travel. band, you’re still DN: You guys is what makes fairly fresh to were an opening the music scene. act for Lincoln our lives, and we What have you Calling. How did always put it first.” learned so far? that show go? KH: I think KH: It was we’ve learned awesome, man. It Kyle henderson patience. And, desert noises guitar/vocals was really good, I you know, to not remember. expect and just DN: Were you do what you feel is right. I think able to get an impression of the when we’re travelling there’s so music scene here? many times you can get down KH: Yeah. Lincoln is one of our favorite spots. Every time on yourself for whatever, but to we’d played in Lincoln before be patient and positive is somewe had played at Duffy’s, so to thing we’ve all really learned. play at the Bourbon, which is a There’s no reason to get down, bigger venue, was neat. We also because we’re able to do this liked being there during a festi- thing, you know? It’s a waste of time to get down on yourself. val because we got to hang out DN: Your new EP, “I Won’t with everyone while everything went on. It was a neat experi- See You,” came out earlier this ence. It’s always a bit worrisome month. How has the reaction been? to play somewhere new because KH: It’s been really good Duffy’s had kind of been a home and exciting. People have been spot, but it all folded together digging it. It’s nice to have peoreally nicely. ple tell you they like it. DN: Your music is a relaxed, DN: Awesome. What does calm kind of rock. How did you decide to go for that kind of the future hold for Desert Noises after the tour? sound? KH: Hopefully, a new record KH: I think we just kind of let it happen. All of us are into at some point next year. I know that’s something we’d all like different music styles, so if I to happen, so that’s our future write a song, it’s kind of like I write it and bring it to the band goal. arts@ and then let the song go the way dailynebraskan.com it’s going to go. We all put in in-
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football practice notes Compton fuels early film sessions
Linebacker Will Compton texted safety P.J. Smith Sunday morning, hoping to get an early jump on watching film for Saturday’s Big Ten Championship game. Smith told him he couldn’t go in, because he was going to church, but he invited Compton to join him. Smith said he never got a text back, but that he went straight to the film room after he was done, and found “five or six” other defensive backs already watching film. Defensive players are putting more emphasis on film early on, according to Smith and linebacker Alonzo Whaley. Compton continued to try and rally teammates to watch film on Monday, waking up Whaley early in the morning to go watch film on Wisconsin. “It’s Monday and he’s already making sure I get up and watch film,” Whaley said. “That mindset and that attitude is with the safeties as well. I think P.J. (Smith) started watching film this weekend. It’s just stuff like that we take personal and take into our own hands and not rely on the coaches to give us the inside on teams.”
Rare rematch/ rematches ahead for Huskers
Nebraska is facing a familiar foe this weekend. The Huskers beat Wisconsin in September in the first of five second half comebacks for the team. Nebraska will face the Badgers once again, but this time for a conference championship. “It’s tough, but it also boils down to a mindset and a want to,” Smith said. “I think this team as a whole has the mindset that we want to get it done this year. We set out a goal and we are doing everything we can to accomplish it. We won’t
let one team ruin it for us.” If the Huskers defeat the Badgers again, and if UCLA defeats Stanford for the Pac-12 title on Friday, Nebraska will prepare for its second-consecutive rematch when the two meet in the Rose Bowl. If that scenario unfolds, UCLA will be poised to also play in its second rematch, having faced Stanford last week in a regular season match, then meeting up again one week later for the conference crown. “I wouldn’t want to be in (UCLA coach) Jimmy Mora’s shoes,” coach Bo Pelini said. “That was really odd knowing you could play a team two weeks in a row … How you would approach it? I don’t know if there is a right way or a wrong way.”
Injury questions linger
Two starters sustained injuries in Friday’s win against Iowa. Center Justin Jackson and defensive tackle Baker Steinkuhler, both seniors and close friends, will miss Saturday’s Big Ten Championship Game against Wisconsin. Mark Pelini is expected to fill in for Jackson, while Steinkuhler’s replacement will likely be Chase Rome, with Thad Randle seeing increased playing time. While two starters sustained injuries, one key starter returned on Friday. Rex Burkhead, who missed the past four games due to a knee injury, is expected to fully participate in practice and will start Saturday’s game, according to Pelini. “I anticipate Rex (Burkhead) starting,” Pelini said. “He’s going to play a lot.” On the Wisconsin injury front, standout players Jared Abbrederis and Chris Borland are both expected to return from injury. Abbrederis, a wide receiver, piled up more than 140 receiving yards against Nebraska in their last meeting. -Compiled by Chris Peters
announcements The Big Ten Conference announced its coaches/ media selections for All-Big Ten honors on Monday. Fifteen Nebraska players earned honors.
First-Team All-Big Ten: media:
OG Spencer Long, DE Eric Martin, S Daimion Stafford, K/P Brett Maher coaches: OG Spencer Long, QB Taylor Martinez
Second-Team AllBig Ten: media:
WR Kenny Bell, OT Jeremiah Sirles coaches: WR Kenny Bell, OT Jeremiah Sirles, RB Ameer Abdullah, DE Eric Martin, DT Baker Steinkuhler, LB Will Compton, S Daimion Stafford, K/P Brett Maher
HonorableMention All-Big Ten:
media: RB Ameer Abdullah, TE Ben Cotton, TE Kyler Reed, C Justin Jackson, DT Baker Steinkuhler, LB Will Compton, DB Ciante Evans, S P.J. Smith, P Brett Maher coaches: TE Ben Cotton, C Justin Jackson, DB Ciante Evans, S P.J. Smith
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year: Brett Maher (co-recipient with Northwestern’s Jeff Budzien)
Nebraska’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award: RB Rex Burkhead
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Huskers feature bowlers from four nations and six different states Liz Uehling DN For Liz Kuhlkin of Schenectady, N.Y., bowling at the collegiate level was a certainty in her future. It was just matter of narrowing down the possibilities that were set in front of her. “I had a lot of options when it came to where I wanted to bowl,” said Liz Kuhlkin, a sophomore NU bowler. After a college visit, Liz knew exactly where she wanted to be. “I just felt like I was going to be at home (in Nebraska),” Kuhlkin said. Transitioning to college can be an exciting, yet overwhelming and rather stressful time. Leaving her home in New York to earn a degree is making that transition a little more challenging for Kuhlkin. Going home for the weekend is not an option, and if she’s homesick there’s
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point.” Ling began to feel more certain of her decision when her teammates came back to school in the fall. “It was a good decision to bite the bullet and stick with it,” Ling said. Even though Ling is half a world away and Kuhlkin is far from home, they both feel as though their teammates have made their transitions easy. Ling feels at home at the bowling lanes and Kuhlkin knows her team is there for her if she needs anything. Whether they go on to win titles, transitioning to NU is an accomplishment in itself. sports@ dailynebraskan.com
The transition, however, had to be done quickly and there were a number of different things she had to complete before her journey to Nebraska. “To come to the United States, I had to get a student visa,” she said. “I had to take a couple credit hours in the summer (at Nebraska), so I was rushed to get the visa.” In less than five days after her visa arrived, Ling made the move to NU to begin her bowling career as a Husker. Her new life came with discomfort, and Ling often second-guessed her decision. “When I first got here, it was a lonely feeling,” Ling said. “I really wanted to go home at that
men’s bball: from 10 Nebraska and Wake Forest meet once again this season as part of the ACC/Big Ten challenge. It will be the first road game of the season for the Huskers after they opened the year with five straight games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Husker coach Tim Miles’ team will be faced with a hostile crowd for the first time all season, but Talley said he and his teammates are unfazed. “We are ready for a road game,” he said. “It is all mental. If we come prepared, we can compete, and if we come prepared and compete for 40 minutes, I think we will be okay.” The Huskers get a Wake Forest team that won its last two games, but is giving up 73.2 points per game – including 94 to Iona. The Demon Deacons can score on their end (71 points per game), but they are susceptible on the defensive side of the ball. Talley and senior forward Brandon Ubel have been the Huskers’ best offensive options thus far with 16.2 and 15.6 points per game, respectively, and they will be called on to put up shots against Wake Forest. Nebraska won’t be lacking in motivation Tuesday, but after they faltered down the stretch on Saturday versus Kent State, reporters thought it was fair to ask if they are lacking in endurance. Miles doesn’t think that is problem for his team. “I think our guys are in really good condition,” he said. “I think that (strength) coach Tim Wilson has done an outstanding job with them. I feel like I can play them.” Endurance may not be the issue, but Miles said he still
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Nebraska guard Ray Gallegos reaches for a rebound against Nebraska-Omaha. NU will need Gallegos and others to improve on defense to beat Wake Forest, NU coach Tim Miles said.
bit, especially on a guy like Ray Gallegos. Instead of responding with a little more edge or intensity, I think we kind of go downhill.” Miles said a lot worries him about the game with Wake Forest, but no single element sticks out to him. At this point in his Nebraska career, the coach is just looking for wins, he said. A win over Wake Forest may mean something special to his players, but to Miles, it’s just Nebraska’s next game. sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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isn’t happy with the way his team played near the end of Saturday’s game. “I think some of our guys let
their offensive performance, or lack of it, affect their defensive effort,” he said. “You could just see the wheels turning a little
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Huskers’ Morales offers squad Olympic experience Zach Tegler DN
July 27, 1992 Barcelona, Spain Pablo Morales swings his arms across his body, loosening up for the final of the 100-meter butterfly. He and the other seven finalists have just emerged into the Spanish sun from the locker room. One of their gold medal dreams is about to be realized. The 27-year-old Morales has had the dream since he watched Mark Spitz rack up seven golds in the 1972 Summer Games. In 1984, Morales finished second. After failing to qualify for the 1988 Games, he retired. But here he is, back, still the world record holder in the event. As he pulls off his sweats and prepares to take his mark in lane four, his father looks on from the stands. At the Olympic Trials, he clutched a framed photo of Pablo’s mother – so she could watch her son. She died of cancer the previous fall. The stadium, the people and the cameras surround Morales. Amidst all the chaos, he finds peace peering at the flat, untouched surface of the water in front of him. “Just kind of tranquil and clear, and it was my lane. No one else was going to be in that lane but me,” Morales said. Morales and the other swimmers line up on the starting blocks. Fifty meters up. Fifty meters back. A gold medal waits at the end. Then the buzzer sounds, and the swimmers torpedo into the pool. His parents, Pablo Sr. and Blanca, came to the U.S. from Cuba in 1956. Eight years later, Pablo Jr., the future Olympian, was born. Because the idea of bilingual education hadn’t yet caught on, Morales grew up in an all-English household – even though neither of his parents knew English well. “My parents worked hard to be very supportive,” Morales said. “I think that had a lot to do with my wanting to be successful.” Morales got his start in competitive swimming at the age of 7, when he followed his older sister in joining the Santa Clara Swim Club in Santa Clara, Calif. That’s when Morales began swimming the butterfly. “The strokes choose you. As a youngster you swim all strokes,” Morales said. “Butterfly, early on, was something that I did better than other strokes.” Being in a swimming club was not inexpensive, but when Morales made the U.S. Olympic team in 1984, his parents’ hard work paid off. “They worked really hard so that they could provide that for us,” Morales said. “I think because of that, we lived fairly comfortably and we were able to dream big. And I was fortunate that I latched on to something that I did fairly well and I was driven to do.”
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Nebraska swimming coach Pablo Morales smiles during his squad’s scarlet and cream meet in September. Morales earned five medals as an Olympic swimmer before starting his career as NU’s coach.
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Morales started slowly in the 1984 Olympic 100-meter butterfly final. Michael Gross, the West German in lane three, had an early lead, but 19-year-old Morales scorched lane four to claim the lead at the 50-meter mark, in a world record split of 24.76 seconds. “Morales came out of the turn first!” exclaimed Spitz, then a commentator for ABC, on the TV coverage of the race. “He’s really going well now!” Five days later, Morales won a silver medal in the 200-meter individual medley and a gold medal as part of the U.S. 4x100 medley relay team. But he had always considered himself a sprint butterflyer. He set the world record at the Olympic Trials for the 100-meter butterfly earlier in 1984. The event represented his best shot at an individual gold medal. In the second leg of the race, Morales’ lead dwindled. He had taken the race out too quickly, and Gross – who also swam the 200-meter butterfly – had more stamina in the last lap. “Here comes Gross!” ABC commentator Jim Lampley yelled. “They are only inches apart in the middle of the pool!” With 10 meters left, Morales
slowed. Gross surged past him, touching the wall with a new world record. “If I would have been a little more conservative, I would have had more coming home,” Morales said. “At the time, that was how I swam my race, and I’d been successful doing it that way.” He leaned on the lane rope and buried his face in his hands, as Gross celebrated in a flurry of splashing fist pumps. Gross won the gold medal. Morales got silver. Fast forward to the Olympic Trials in 1988. Top two in each event qualified for the Seoul, South Korea Games. And Morales finished third in a couple events. He thought with the experience of 1984 under his belt, he would be in his prime to make runs at some gold medals. But at the age of 23, after attending and swimming at Stanford, Morales didn’t make the Olympic team. And at the time, he was already considered too old to continue his swimming career. “You’re thinking that you have a chance to make the Olympic team, but then all of a sudden there’s a really stark, abrupt ending to one’s swimming career,” Morales said. “It’s over. Boom. You’re done. Because you don’t think you’re going on another four years.”
So Morales retired and went back paces himself better, and he comes to school. He wanted to get a law de- out of the turn with the lead. gree. “It’s only one turn, but it’s still an But then he saw some of his peers, important turn,” Morales said. “You like Matt Biondi and Tom Jager, push make sure you hit the wall on a fairly their swimming careers into their full stroke. Try to stay small in your mid-20s. Morales rotation so that you thought he could can get off the wall We’ve all come back. quickly. Good dol“The key for me phin kick under waseen the was realizing whethter and let the natural er it was something videos. We all speed flow.” I truly wanted to do know how to use Twenty-five meagain,” Morales said. ters left. Morales can Wikipedia. We can “And once I got back feel the fatigue set in. into it again, I was read about his But he keeps his hips like, ‘Oh, this is right. up. He keeps driving This is good. This is whole life.” his legs. what I wanted to do.’ “It is Pablo’s Hayley Martin It was wonderful begold medal to win!” nu swimmer ing back in the water screams NBC comagain and training, mentator Charlie getting in shape and Jones on TV. having that quantifiable goal to go Just like in 1984, a competitor one after.” lane away threatens Morales’ lead. When Morales made the Olym“I knew that Anthony Nesty from pic team in 1992, even after missing Suriname … was going to be making the 1988 Games, he was named the a charge at the end,” Morales said. swim team’s captain. “We were kind of opposites in that he finished his race really well, whereas July 27, 1992 I got the race out quickly and tried Barcelona, Spain to hold on.” Fifty meters left. Ten meters left. This is where the Just like he did in 1984, Morales gold medal escaped Morales’ grasp swims the first lap of the 100-meter eight years before. butterfly final in 24.76 seconds. He But this time it’s different. wanted to go out quickly, but he
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dn Big ten homeroom 1. Ohio State (12-0 overall, 8-0 Big Ten):
The Buckeyes finished off their year with their sixth undefeated season in school history. Ohio State knocked off its rival Michigan on Saturday, giving first year coach Urban Meyer his first in the rivalry. Because of NCAA sanctions, the Buckeyes can’t play in a BCS bowl game this year, but they still have a shot for the AP national title as they are one of two undefeated teams left in the country.
2. Nebraska (10-2, 7-1):
The Huskers clinched the Legends Division title by beating Iowa on Friday. Nebraska is riding a sixgame win streak heading into the Big Ten title game in Indianapolis. After senior running back Rex Burkhead’s strong performance in the Iowa game, the Husker offense adds another weapon. If Nebraska wins this Saturday against Wisconsin, it will be its first conference championship since 1999.
3. Penn State (8-4, 6-2):
What a way to end the season for the Nittany Lions. Penn State pulled off a 24-21 overtime win against Wisconsin in its final game of the season. It’s hard to believe what coach Bill O’Brien was able to do considering all of the transfers and NCAA sanctions Penn State faced. He certainly should be considered the best coach in the nation when it’s time to vote for the coach of the year award.
4. Michigan (8-4, 6-2):
Another big game, another loss for the Wolverines. Michigan failed to knock off its rival Ohio State, managing less than 100 yards of total offense in the second half. Losing big games has been a theme this
year for the Wolverines as they lost to Alabama, makers destroyed in-state rival Indiana Saturday Notre Dame, Nebraska and the Buckeyes. A trip to become bowl eligible. However, playing another game without a coach will be difficult. to the Capitol One Bowl is likely.
5. Northwestern (9-3, 5-3):
9. Minnesota (6-6, 2-6):
Good thing the GoThe Wildcats capped off an imphers won their first pressive season with a 50-14 four games of the pounding of Illinois. Northwestseason because after ern lost its chance to play for conference play hit, it a Big Ten title, but coach Pat hasn’t been the same Fitzgerald can’t complain about team. Minnesota is a nine-win season. Just think if bowl eligible, but limps into postseason play the Wildcats could have held with back-to-back losses. Not a lot was expectleads against Nebraska and ed from this team to begin with, but a bowl win Michigan – they could be playing for a lot more is looking more and more unlikely. than an Outback Bowl title.
6. Wisconsin (7-5, 4-4):
The Badgers stumble into the Big Ten title game with back-to-back overtime losses. Wisconsin fell to Penn State in overtimes on Saturday though running back Montee Ball became the all-time NCAA scoring leader in the game. The Badgers take on a Nebraska team this weekend they lost to in their first conference game of the year.
7. Michigan State (6-6, 3-5):
Scrapping for bowl eligibility wasn’t exactly what the Spartans had in mind entering the final game of the season. But Michigan State took care of business against Minnesota to become bowl eligible. It’s hard to believe this was a top-10 team at one point this season. Now the Spartans will have to wait and see what bowl game they are in.
8. Purdue (6-6, 3-5):
Danny Hope is no longer the coach for the Boilermakers, but Purdue is riding a three-game win streak and heading to a bowl game. The Boiler-
“It looks like Pablo’s accelerating, not dying!” Jones says. Morales counts his strokes. He measures them. He doesn’t want a long finish. He’s practiced his finishes for months. The swimmers get to the wall. “I don’t turn around right away, because you’ve put so much into that race,” Morales said. “Whatever the distance your race is, you are completely and 100 percent spent. That’s part of the beauty of the Olympic games.” When he turns around to look at the scoreboard, he sees a result 20 years in the making. Next to his name flashes the No. 1. Morales wins the gold medal by three-one-hundredths of a second. In the stadium above, his dad claps above his head. In the pool, Morales leans on the lane rope, pumping his fists in the air and burying his face in his hands. Morales would win the 4x100 medley relay once again four days later, but to Morales, none of his medals compare to winning an individual gold. “There was a time where I didn’t think it was going to happen,” he said, “and to come back kind of last moment to train for one more try to see it actually happen. The reality of it had an unreal quality to it. It had only been an idea up to that point.” Twenty years after coming back to win the 100-meter butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Morales has been the swimming and diving coach at Nebraska for 11 years. He married in 2000 and has four sons. He hasn’t talked to his kids much about his Olympic achievements, though. He doesn’t talk to his team about them, either. “We have to ask him specific questions about his Olympic career,” NU senior swimmer Hayley Martin said. “Otherwise he just doesn’t bring it up.” But these days, he also doesn’t have to. “We’ve all seen the videos,” Martin said. “We all know how to use Wikipedia. We can read about his whole life.” Earlier this fall, the swimmers found a magazine interview with current U.S. Olympian Ryan Lochte, who said Morales is his swimming hero. “We come in like, ‘Pablo did you see this? You’re No. 1 in Ryan Lochte’s heart,’” Martin said. “We just thought that was hilarious. And Pablo, of course, was just like, ‘Meh. He’s just saying that. I’m not really his idol.’ ‘But like you were a big time swimmer.’ It’s like he doesn’t even get it. He doesn’t get how huge he was in the swimming world.” Now, Morales does not even have his five Olympic medals. He keeps them at his father’s house in California. “The actual presence of the medal is not as big a deal as my memories are, and the sense itself – satisfaction – I have from those experiences,” Morales said. “For me, that’s the real medal.” Sports@ dailynebraskan.com
10. Indiana (4-8, 2-6):
The Hoosiers had their chances in the Big Ten this year. But Indiana lost its last three games by an average of 33 points a game. Indiana looked better this season, but it is still going to take a couple years for that program to turn around.
11. Iowa (4-8, 2-6):
Iowa sums up the Big Ten conference this season: disappointing. The Hawkeyes started out the conference season with two straight wins and looked to be the class of the Legends Division after beating Michigan State. Then they lost their last six games, losing to the likes of Indiana and Purdue. Coach Kirk Ferentz has a lot of work to do heading into the offseason.
12. Illinois (2-10, 0-8):
This year is one to forget for the Illini. The team finished up the conference season the way it started – with a blowout loss. Junior quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase will return for his senior season to give Illinois some sort of hope for success. However, coach Tim Beckman has lots of work to do if he wants to keep his job. - compiled by Andrew Ward
ers when they join in 2014. “That’s up to them,” Pelini said. “I’m not here to give anybody advice. I just worry about what happens in these walls.” While it is generally accepted that the Big Ten style of play is more physical and features bigger, bulkier bodies, Pelini’s comments have stayed focused around the idea that the Big Ten style of play is not drastically different from the style of play in the Big 12. Wide receiver Quincy Enunwa, who was a freshman during Nebraska’s last season in the Big 12, said he could notice a difference in size, however. “I feel like they’re a lot bigger, but at the same time I didn’t really play much as a freshman,” Enunwa said. “I played, but I didn’t really scout the guys out. Just from looking on the sideline it looks like they’re a little bit bigger, Big Ten versus Big 12.” Enunwa and other upperclassmen on the team aren’t giving much attention to the new additions, since they will graduate before Maryland and Rutgers join in two years. “They don’t come in until 2014, so I won’t be here,” Enunwa said. “So I don’t really care.” Ameer Abdullah, a sophomore running back, may have to face one or both teams when they join in 2014. Until the schedules are released, Abdullah said he has no plans to scout either team. “I don’t know anything about Maryland football,” Abdullah said. The one thing Nebraska will be forced to care about is the alleged addition of Illinois to the Legends Division, according to an ESPN report. The move would be made for geographic and competitive purposes, and will provide an extra obstacle for Nebraska in its pursuit of future conference championships. Rick Kaczenski, Nebraska’s defensive line coach and a former coach at Iowa, has coached against the Illini, most recently in 2008. Kaczenski said Illinois is the least of the team’s worries right now, but that down the line, they’ll offer good competition. “There’s nothing easy about this league,” Kaczenski said. “There’s a lot of parity and there’s not a large margin for error. It’s just a tough old league that beats up on each other.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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f Rutgers and Maryland are looking for advice on adapting to the Big Ten, they aren’t likely to find any from Nebraska. Last week, the pair accepted invitations to join the Big Ten, with athletic play beginning in the 2014-15 academic year. Rutgers leaves the Big East Conference and Maryland leaves the Atlantic Coastal Conference. Both schools were charter members of their respective conferences. “The additions of Rutgers and the University of Maryland further expand the Big Ten’s footprint while helping solidify our presence on the East Coast,” said Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany in a press conference. “Both institutions feature a combination of academic and athletic excellence and will prove a great fit
for our future.” When Nebraska joined the Big Ten, it was entering its 11th season since last winning a conference championship. Maryland last won the ACC in 2001, and will not compete in this season’s championship game. Rutgers’ last conference championship dates back to 1961, though the team is in the hunt for this year ’s Big East title. Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said he was a little surprised when he heard the news of the additions, but he said it makes perfect sense. “I haven’t really thought much about it,” Pelini said. “To me, when I hear the two schools that are being talked about, I understand why. Obviously I assume it
has to do with the East Coast and the New York market. “Whoever they put on our schedule, we will play. Those decisions are made way over my head.” Nebraska, a charter member of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, which later morphed from the Big 8 into the Big 12, left the conference in 2010 to join the Big Ten, bringing the conference to 12 members. The two new additions grow the conference to 14, likely resulting in a ninth conference game each season in football. Pelini, who brought his team to a conference championship game in its second season in the conference, said he wouldn’t be giving Maryland or Rutgers any point-
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Huskers men’s basketball will take on Demon Deacons at 8:15 on ESPNU
NU to face Wake Forest on road Lanny Holstein DN The Nebraska men’s basketball team has a chance on Tuesday to avenge a stinging loss from a season ago.
The Huskers travel to Winston-Salem, N.C., for a rematch with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons – a team that beat them 55-53 a season ago in the final seconds of an early-season matchup.
Last season’s loss left the Huskers with a bad taste in their mouths. Senior guard Dylan Talley said he feels the Huskers owe Wake Forest a little payback after the team snatched a win away from the Huskers.
“Yeah, I feel like we owe everybody one,” Talley said. “We are trying to win every game we can. Every game is circled on the calendar.”
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at Nebraska, Cotton said the goal is to finally get that elusive title. On the brink of Big Ten title extinction all season, the HuskNebraska football coach Bo Pelini is presented with another oppor- ers have pulled comeback after comeback to get Cotton and the tunity Saturday to win his first rest of Nebraska’s senior class conference championship. another chance. Cotton said he’s The coach has taken Nebraska to a pair of title bouts in his five- grateful for the wins, but there is year tenure at the school. In both one game left. “Everything that we’ve been 2009 and 2010, he took the Huskable to do, everything that we’ve ers down south for the Big 12 title been able to accomplish, it won’t game in Arlington, Texas. In both mean anything without a win games, his team lost heartbreakon Saturday,” Cotton said. “Esers. The Huskers took Texas to pecially as a group of seniors that have been on this team for a the wire in 2009, losing 13-12 on while, we realize that each week a controversial last second field is more important than the last. goal when a second was put back on the clock. The team then lost This is as high as the stakes are 23-20 to Oklahoma in 2010 after it going to get.” Nebraska hasn’t won a conwent ahead 17-0 in the first quarference title since 1999 when the ter but was unable to hold on. Huskers – coached by Frank SoThe Huskers have been so lich and quarterbacked by Eric close to winning a conference title Crouch – avenged a under Pelini that season loss linebacker Will We’ve tasted regular to Texas with a 22-6 Compton said he win over the Longwinning a feels like the idea horns in the Big 12 of winning con- championship title game. ference titles is If they get the because we ran teasing him. win on Saturday, the “We’ve tasted out there the first Huskers will end winning a championship because time against Texas a three-game skid in conference title we ran out there games. A handful of the first time before we got players said they are against Texas be- called back.” motivated by their fore we got called previous losses, but back,” he said. Will Compton Pelini doesn’t buy “We’ve tasted nu linebacker into that theory. winning and had “We came up it taken away short the last two from us. I know times, but we played two good those feelings.” football teams and lost two tough The Huskers are taking a games,” he said. “I don’t get into businesslike approach this time around. Although they have yet the psychology and all the other BS to win one, they’ve been here and that is talked about. We’re either going to make enough plays to done this before. Pelini’s players win, or we’re not.” are doing all the right things this For the Huskers, Saturday is week. They are “taking things one day at a time” and “preparing the the culmination of their collective way they always prepare.” But un- goal. Compton said the success of derneath the coach-speak, there’s a the season depends on how Nefire burning for Saturday’s game in braska plays. “Everything that we’ve sacriIndianapolis. Senior tight end Ben Cotton ficed and everything that we’ve has been through the ups and done up to this point, this is why we’ve done it,” the linebacker downs of Pelini’s tenure at Nesaid. “We are now in this posibraska, and he said on Monday tion, and we have to take advanthat this game means everything to him. He’s been to two Big 12 tage of it.” sports@ title games and experienced the dailynebraskan.com crush of defeat. In his final season
Werth will continue to lead Huskers in NCAA Tourney Nebraska relies on solid performances from its senior outside hitter Nedu Izu DN Hannah Werth had one of the best matches of career last Saturday at the NU Coliseum. In the Nebraska volleyball team’s latest contest against Northwestern, the outside hitter put up a .583 hitting percentage in the match’s opening set. Her seven kills led the team to a 25-15 first set victory. On senior night, Werth finished the match with a team leading 13 digs and 17 kills – two away from her career-high 19 (Oct. 24, 2009) – while swinging .342 to assist the Huskers to its 15th victory (25-15, 2522, 20-25, 25-21) in the Big Ten Conference. After the match, the senior received a standing ovation from the 4,092 fans in attendance, which NU coach John Cook said was well deserved. “I think Hannah has put her heart and soul into this team and to
this program,” Cook said. “I think our crowd sees that with ovations she got.” And it wasn’t just this matchup the coach says he’s seen Werth perform superbly in as of late. On Nov. 2, the Springfield, Ill., native sprained her ankle during a match against Michigan State and was forced to sit out the remainder of the road trip. However, after missing one match, Werth bounced back a week later and recorded a season-high 18 kills against Purdue. The senior continued her double-digit swinging recording 15 kills (.407) against Wisconsin, Nov. 18, and 13 kills (.550) against Iowa, Nov. 21. “Once (Werth) got her strength back, she’s been playing really well,” Cook said. “She’s playing as good as she has all year.” And the coach is hoping to see his outside hitter’s fine hitting continue in the team’s first postseason match. After wrapping up its last regular season match on Saturday, the Huskers (23-6 overall, 15-5 Big Ten) will stay at the Coliseum for the first round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament and will face-off against Maryland Eastern Shore Thursday at 7 p.m. This year’s postseason will mark
the 28th time that Lincoln has played host to the first couple of rounds of the tournament. The last time Nebraska played in the NCAA Tournament they lasted just two games. After defeating Jackson State 3-0 in the first round, Kansas State defeated NU 3-2 in the second round, ending the 2011 season for Nebraska. Despite last year’s early exit, Cook says he doesn’t see the team ending its season as early this time around. “I think we’re in a much better place than last year. We were just hanging on last year. I think we were worn out. We beat two No. 1 teams this year — not many teams can say that. I feel like it’s a whole new season starting Monday.” Werth agrees with her coach. “I feel like we’re getting into that room and groove as a team,” she said. “Everyone understands their roles and I think that’s really important. “There’s six possible matches left and we’re taking (them) seriously but still enjoying volleyball and realizing what we need to do in order to get it done.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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Husker outside hitter Hannah Werth celebrates a point with the Nebraska volleyball team. The senior has been an integral part of the squad’s impressive season.