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Perlman adds time to enrollment goal UNL needs more time to improve its campus services, facilities to meet goal of 30,000 students

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman is extending the deadline of his 30,000 enrollment goal from 2017 to 2020, he wrote in a message to campus on Thursday.

“It may not be wise to drive toward 30,000 in the time period I originally stated,” Perlman wrote.

“We will be better served by a more gradual and sustainable path.”

Perlman announced the goal at his State of the University address in 2011, when the university had an enrollment of 24,593. Since then, total enrollment has actually decreased by 148 students.

In his message, Perlman touted the 12.3 percent increase in the size of this year ’s freshman class as a sign that the university is “clearly succeeding” in recruitment, but he said UNL lacks the infrastructure necessary to support 30,000 students.

“We might not be able to build teaching and academic success facilities and capacity quickly enough by 2017,” he wrote in an email interview. “Our ideas about what is required are evolving in

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exciting ways – the Love Learning Commons for example – but this all takes time.”

Perlman said he has “continually evaluated” his enrollment goal. At his university address in September, he said he had underestimated the infrastructure necessary to accompany the projected enrollment increase — things like expanded faculty, student services, housing, parking and recreational and educational facilities. He also cited increasing online enrollment and increasing tenure track faculty

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as two central methods of increasing enrollment.

When he originally proposed the enrollment goal in 2011, Perlman projected average annual growth of 2.25 percent.

“Scale is not an insignificant factor in our ability to compete with our colleagues in the Big Ten or in this region,” he said in 2011. “I am convinced that our opportunities will grow exponentially with a growth in enrollment.”

Had the university seen 2.25 percent annual growth, enrollment

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or the second year in a row, undergraduate international students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln outnumber graduate and professional international students, reversing a previous trend. That reversal is part of an ongoing university effort to boost undergraduate enrollment of international students, a number that has continually increased since 2006.

“We always had more international graduate students than we had international undergraduate students,” Dave Wilson, senior international officer of UNL, said in an email.

Ten years ago, UNL became committed to increasing the number of undergraduate international students, Wilson said.

Today at UNL, undergraduate international students make up 7.2 percent of the student population while graduate and professional international students make up 2.3 percent. Since 2006, undergraduate international students have increased by about 900.

“Admissions began traveling to places like China, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, India and Brazil to inform potential students in those countries of the opportunities that exist for them at UNL,” Wilson said.

Compared with other universities, UNL lags behind schools like the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in number of international students. Illinois had 14 percent international students during the 2012-2013 school year, according to its website.

Last year was the first time UNL saw more undergraduate international students than graduate or professional: There were 82 more undergraduate than graduate or professional.

would currently sit at 25,712. It is currently 24,445.

But in his message on Thursday, Perlman didn’t express any doubt that UNL is capable of fulfilling his enrollment goal.

“We are not in any way backing away from our ambition to reach 30,000,” he wrote. “In fact, I do not regard that number as a necessary cap on what we might ultimately seek to achieve.”

“Early faculty response to the

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This year there are 330 more undergraduate international students than graduate or professional international students.

For the 2013-2014 school year, there are 74 undergraduate students from Africa, 1,197 students from Asia, 63 students from Europe, 48 students from North America, 49 students from South America, seven from Australia and one from New Zealand.

Historically, top 10 countries that international students come from are China, Malaysia, India, Vietnam, Republic of Korea, Islamic Republic of Iran, Korea, Mexico, Oman, Brazil and Colombia, Wilson said.

International students around campus said they had a variety of reasons for making the trip to Nebraska.

Aizuddin Md Arshad, a sophomore economics major from Malaysia, said he came to UNL because one of his instructors at the International Education College in Malaysia studied at Creighton University in Omaha.

“I’m not the type to live in the city,” Md Arshad said. “Nebraska is kind of like a village.”

Yuhei Minami, a junior economics major from Japan, is the president of Global Friends of Japan, which helps him meet American students who are interested in the Japanese culture.

He spends most of his time with other international students and said he wishes there were more Japanese students to interact with.

“I don’t think UNL needs more international students,” Minami said. “I believe there are already quite a number of them.

I hope there will be more opportunities in which American and international students can interact.”

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University to release 1000 study alongside state legislature’s; study to incorporate all possible causes 2009 staff report dn The University of NebraskaLincoln will fund a $20,000 climate change study to be released alongside a Nebraska Legislature study that is criticized for its omission of human causes.

Ron Yoder, associate vice chancellor of UNL’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, said Thursday that the study will begin “right away” and should be done in a matter of months, although the official deadline is September 2014. The

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study, which will look at the effects of climate change on Nebraska, will incorporate all possible causes, including human ones.

The legislature commissioned its own $44,000 study with a bill passed in its 2013 session, but senators constricted the 2011 findings 2010 caused by “cyclical” to those change. Sen. Beau McCoy who is from Omaha and denies human involvement in climate change, added the word “cyclical” to the bill. Nebraska’s Department of Agriculture defined “cyclical change” as “a change in the state of climate due to natural internal processes and only natural external forcings such as volcanic eruptions and solar variations.”

Lincoln Sen. Ken Haar, the sponsor of the bill, told the Omaha World-Herald he wanted to include all aspects of climate change in the study. He said if the study were to exclude human involvement and reject science, the state would “look stupid.”

Mara Klecker DN

BY THE NUMBERS The Nebraska Legislature will spend as much as

$44,000 on its climate change study, which won’t take human causes into account.

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A machine about the size of a microwave whirs in the corner of a cubicle at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s printing services office. In 14 minutes exactly, the whirring slows and stops. The nozzle head of the machine lifts up and four interlocked plastic chain links sit on the metal plate.

Dave Hadenfeldt, director of Print, Copy, Mail and Distribution Services at the UNL, reaches into the 3-D printing machine and takes out the chain, dangling it so the interlocking pieces move individually.

Printing services purchased the machine – a MakerBot Replicator 2 – in August for $2,500. It takes designs made in 3-D imaging programs and produces them using a corn-based PLA plastic, which is heated and melted at 446 degrees Fahrenheit. Because of the unique material and size restrictions, the printer will be used mostly for pro-

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources allocated

$20,000 for its study.

Both will be completed by September

2014 And climatologists across Nebraska, from UNL’s National

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totypes and models for students and faculty.

“When you look at this thing, it’s the size of a microwave – it’s

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The MakerBot Replicator 2 prints small-scale, lightweight objects on corn-based plastic. Staffers described it as a “hot glue gun engineered to move and produce” along an axis.

basically a hot glue gun engineered to move and produce along

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On campus what: Mathematics Colloquium – Mutlivariable operator theory when: 4 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. where: Avery Hall, Room 115 more information: Free and open to the public. Refreshments served in Avery 348 from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. what: Hyde Lecture Series: Susan Szenasy when: 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. where: Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center

Gameday recycling up 15 percent from 2012 Sam Egan dn University of Nebraska-Lincoln athletics is going green – not just for a better gameday environment, but for a better environment overall.

For the first five Husker football games this year, an average of 75 percent of garbage that would normally go to landfills was recycled instead, according to the NU Athletic Department. The department’s recycling numbers are up 15 percent from 2012.

At this year’s game against University of California, Los Angeles, the stadium recycled nearly 83 percent of the 20,620 tons of waste it produced.

Assistant Director of Capital Planning and Construction Maggi Thorne is responsible for gameday recycling measures, and she says the recent success is because of the recycling program’s solid mixed waste permit.

“The permit brought efficiency to our program through the single stream collection,” Thorne said. “So our fans’ gameday environment is not only great, but we continue to help our world’s environment by being as green as possible.”

This special permit came from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality and allows UNL to collect everything recyclable in one batch, then send it to be sorted at Recycling Enterprises, the company that handles all of UNL’s game

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Liz Dahlgren, a graduate student at UNL, teaches a course on beekeeping and how bees factor into a human’s diet. Dahlgren said bees play a vital role in the survival of humans.

perlman: from 1 extension of Perlman’s extended timeline has been “positive, both for the extension and for the growth objective,” Perlman wrote.

“This is a very exciting time for the University and that is true because you make it so.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

commodity returns for some of its day recycling needs.

Thorne said when the permit recycled materials, such as alumiwas granted on Oct. 25, 2012, it was num and tin, Tabor said, which enone of very few in Nebraska and courages the athletic department to the only one in Lincoln. She said the recycle as much as possible. Volunpermit makes Memorial Stadium teers don’t collect glass for this reason, he said. unique among college venues.

“It’s a very low-commodity Graduate assistant and recycling item,” Tabor said. “It consistently co-coordinator Neil Tabor said the increase is partly because of the Go breaks and causes a lot of problems from there.”

Green For Big Red That isn’t to recycling campaign.

The permit discourage Husker Go Green For Big brought fans from recycling, Red is a volunteer he said, just a mateffort to clean up the efficiency to our ter of logistics. In parking lots around fact, Tabor wants to Memorial Stadium program through get as many people on game day. the single stream to get excited about Each week, recycling as posUNL Recycling so- collection.” sible. licits volunteers to maggi thorne Because of its go from tailgate to assistant director of capital relatively small tailgate handing out planning and construction staff, UNL Regreen bags for evcycling relies on eryone to put recycreating a strong clables in and then they go back and pick them up after community among building managers, collectors and students. For the game. example, simple measures such as “It’s really fun for the volunteers,” Tabor said. “They get free making sure the recycling is always in the same spot for pick up saves water bottles, T-shirts and food.”

Several local recycling partners collectors time they need to cover a provide the food for the volunteers, campus the size of UNL. Tabor said he expects recycling such as Papa John’s pizza and LaMar’s donuts. Tabor said about 15 to continue to increase, but not withpeople volunteer each week, but he out some effort.

“We’ll need the continued suphopes to see that increase to 20 or port of the UNL community,” Tamore. bor said, “and we anticipate having Environmental benefits are not the only considerations that go into that.” news@ UNL’s recycling program. UNL gets dailynebraskan.com

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Ikuho Amano hopes to break students out of stereotypical ideologies of Japan. In an introduction to Japanese film class, students will view and discuss Japanese films of several eras and genres.

letter from perlman Dear Colleagues, In my State of the University address in September 2011, I suggested some ambitious growth goals for the university, including achieving an enrollment of 30,000 by 2017. I have been very pleased by the reaction of the campus to this suggestion. I believe most approved of the idea of growth and so many of you have embraced the challenge and worked hard to achieve and accommodate this growth. That is reflected in the extraordinary 12.3 percent increase we experienced this year in our entering class. Clearly we are succeeding with our recruitment plan.

In the State of the University address this September, I confessed that I underestimated the need to build the infrastructure to both recruit and accommodate this level of students and we started immediately to make investments to do so. Ironically, our success in raising our graduation rates during the last two years has made achieving total enrollment growth more difficult as we have experienced

very large graduation classes.

I write to acknowledge that it may not be wise to drive toward 30,000 in the time period I originally stated. I have talked to many faculty, chairs and deans about how we can best manage enrollment growth while also enhancing the depth and quality of learning, teaching and scholarship on our research campus.

I believe we are now on a sound trajectory and the foundation for continued success in infrastructure, programs and people is in place. But we want the growth we achieve to be sustainable and accomplished without diminishing the extraordinary experience we provide to our students.

Rather than make the compromises we might have to make to achieve 30,000 in the time specified, I am suggesting that we extend the timeline of our goal until sometime around 2020.

I do want to be clear that we are not in any way backing away from our ambition to reach 30,000; in fact, I do not regard that number as a necessary cap on what we might ultimately seek to achieve. But I do think we will be better served by a more gradual and sustainable path that allows faculty, advisors and student success professionals to scale up their efforts to support academic excellence as we grow.

Again, thanks to each of you for your strong commitment to the university and to our shared objectives. This is a very exciting time for the University, and that is true because you make it so.

Harvey

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Adrian S. Wisnicki, an assistant professor of English, will teach students the impact South African writers had on the country as a whole and watch films to broaden students’ horizons.

UNL’s new classes can help fill spring schedules Jacob Elliott dn Registration for spring 2014 classes has begun, and students have hundreds of classes to choose from. The Daily Nebraskan searched for new, interesting classes available for students looking to flesh out their spring schedules and found three options: beekeeping, introduction to Japanese film and modern South African literature, film and culture.

All are still open on MyRED.

Entomology 109: Beekeeping

Bees are more important than many students realize.

“Bees pollinate a third of our diet, and a lot of students are not aware of how much they are required for our own existence,” said Liz Dahlgren, a graduate student who teaches beekeeping. “This course will teach students how plants are pollinated and how bees are essential to our daily diet.”

The class will teach students about the history of bees and bee-

keeping, how to manage bees for honey crop production and how to deal with current pests and diseases.

Bees have been a part of human culture since the age of cavemen.

Since the Egyptians, humans have been working with bees and harvesting honey from their own woven baskets. Even before the Egyptians, humans collected honey from wild colonies in Africa and Asia, Dahlgren said.

By taking this class, students will learn the skills to keep bees at home and will learn more about how bees relate to nature. This class is recommended for any students who are interested in the natural world, who enjoy the outdoors and who wish to learn about bees and plants.

“I think right now that our bee populations are in need of some students who are highly interested in learning about their background so that we can solve those bee problems that are going on today.”

The class will be from 1 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Entomology Hall 202.

climate: from 1 Drought Mitigation Center and its High Plains Regional Climate Center, said they wouldn’t feel comfortable participating in the study if it didn’t factor in all potential causes of climate change.

Ronnie Green, vice chancellor for IANR, said his staff felt the same way.

“They were concerned about the way the process was evolving,” Green said in a Thursday Lincoln Journal Star article. “I certainly support why they were concerned.”

Green was out of town and unavailable for further comment Thursday. Yoder said two to three faculty members and at least

Japanese 331: Introduction to Japanese Film

Ikuho Amano hopes to broaden students’ understanding of Japanese culture through film.

“People tend to have a certain stereotypical idea about Japan: Japan is the country of Geisha, Fujiyama or sushi and so forth,” Amano said. “By taking this class, I hope people can see how Japanese film and Japanese culture have been built up from this interaction.”

Amano, an assistant professor of Japanese, will teach Japanese cinematic art through silent movies, live action and animation.

Students will study Japanese film texts, major directors and the reprehensive aesthetic styles of the Japanese culture. The class will delve into the contemporary issues of identity, family, community, violence, gender and sexuality through close reading of each film text.

Amano’s class will feature “Tokyo Chorus,” “Godzilla,” “Lu-

pin III: The Castle of Cagliostro,” are going to be looking at, so it English 243: “Maborosi,” “Spirited Away” and will be a very dynamic experiNational “The Taste of Tea.” The class will ence for students.” focus on dissecting the visual The class will focus on films Literatures- “The image, sound, narrative and the “Tsotsi” and “District 9,” draInvention of social and cultural ideologies of mas such as “The Island,” poModern South each film. litical prose such as Steve Biko’s Each class meeting will consist “I Write What I Like” and many Africa: Literature, of an in-class screening, lecture other short stories and films.

Film and Culture” and discussion. Students are exTeaching will focus around disStudents will have the chance cussion, student-led textual analpected to share their impressions to learn about the complex and and interpretations immediately ysis, small group work, student dynamic histories of modern Afafter viewing each film. presentations and the occasional rican culture through contempoByTOP takingORIGIN this class, students background lecture.

COUNTRIES OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS rary South African literature. will have the chance to develop “South Africa is one of the Adrian S. Wisnicki, an as- most exciting countries in Afria global perspective on Japanese sistant professor of English, will ca,” Wisnicki said. “And in many film and culture, expand the GERMANY: 22 CANADA: 13 teach students to think about ways, it’s one of the countries knowledge of major works and how African writers represented that inspires hope for progressive directors from japan, develop the their society during the last de- change because it starts with this ability to understand film and the cades of the Apartheid governcinematic arts, and broaden their very violent, divided past in the ment and the first few decades of 20th century and really moves interests in the films of Japan. the new? government.

SOUTHthat KOREA: This class is recommended for any into a society now46very “I think that it will be a very students who have a love of Japahopeful and a country that is esexciting course because we are tablishing itself as a leader.” nese culture or for students who looking at literature, novels, wish to expand their enjoyment of Classes will be from 9:30 a.m. short stories, plays, poetry, films to 10:45 a.m. foreign films.

VIETNAM: 75 and on Tuesdays and the political writings from Thursdays in Andrews Hall 102.

Classes will be from 2 p.m. to MEXICO: 45 in Hamilton people like Nelson Mandela,” news@ 4:50 p.m. Tuesdays Wisnicki said. “So there are a lot dailynebraskan.com MALAYSIA: Hall 112. of different kindsOMAN:58 of materials we

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international: from 1 one graduate student will work on UNL’s study, and he doesn’t think the process will take very long.

“They’re not going out and taking measurements,” he said.

“They’ll be synthesizing others’ research.”

In the Journal Star article, Green said he didn’t fund the study to contradict the legislative study but rather to examine how climate change will impact the state’s agriculture. Yoder agreed.

“It was a matter of allowing the researchers to conduct the study however they want,” he said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

ternational student organizations at the university, according to UNL’s Student Involvement website, and the university hosts various internationally themed events, like the International Food Bazaar next week.

Todd Ogden, marketing director of the Lincoln Downtown Association, said he’s not sure if the number of international students has directly increased revenue for business, but he said he considers the increase a benefit for downtown.

“I think it would help bring new cultures into our new downtown area,” Ogden said.

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friday, november 8, 2013 Club Q located on 226 S. 9th St. closed after its Halloween earnings disappeared last week.

On Monday, Lincoln police announced that the money was stolen some time in the early hours after the club closed for the night, and employees of Club Q are being investigated as suspects. It is unclear if the local gay club will reopen as no formal announcement has been made on its Facebook page or its website, which is no longer accessible. During a typical week, Club Q is open Tuesday through Sunday from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.

The DN asked students: “How do you feel about Club Q closing?”

Lincoln’s Indian organizations celebrate Diwali Layla younis DN

“I assume something else will open up.”

Taylor Jensen

junior marketing and business administration major

“I think it’s bad for (minors). There’s nothing else to do (if you’re underage) that’s a dance club scene type thing.”

Emily Schoening

junior child, youth and family studies major

“I had a bad experience there, so it wouldn’t bother me (if they didn’t reopen). But I know it’s a place for the young people to go and gays and lesbians. Everyone should have a place where they feel comfortable.”

Erica Suarez

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“It was sort of the go-to place on Thursday nights. (But) they had some really shady employees.”

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On Nov. 3, good overcame evil. People will celebrate with lights, traditional Indian dances and food.

It’s all part of India Night, celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday in the Nebraska Union Centennial Room. The India Association of NebraskaLincoln and India Students Association of UNL are hosting the event, which will include Bollywood dances, folk and classical dances and a dinner.

“It is celebrated exactly how people celebrate Christmas here,” said Ritoo Jain, vice president of the Indian Association of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Though Diwali was celebrated last Sunday, because Indian holidays are based on the lunar calendar, room availability at the Nebraska Union restricted the date of event, They also had to find a day when there wasn’t a home football game, Jain said.

The goal of the event is to let students and the community know more about India and Indian culture, said Ashish Singh, vice president of the India Student Association and a junior business management major.

The celebration is based on the old Indian story of Lord Rama, Sita and Lakshmi, when Lord Rama killed the demonking Ravana, Singh said.

“In joyous celebration of the return of their king, the people of Ayodhya, the capital of Rama, illuminated the kingdom with earthen diyas (oil lamps),” he said.

Diwali is a contraction of the word deepavali, or “row of lamps.” The lamps symbolize the triumph of good over evil, Singh said.

Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity, and Ganesha, the god of obstacles, are worshiped together during Diwali. People wear new clothes, and family members and friends share sweets and snacks during the celebration, Singh said.

The event will feature two of the six Indian traditional folk dances: Garba and Bhangra.

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if you go what: Diwali Nite when: Saturday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. where: Nebraska Union Centennial Room more information: Tickets are $15.

from different regions in India.

Garba and Bhangra were chosen because they are dances that people in both hosting organizations know and can teach to other members, Jain said. The dances will be performed by Indian children from the community and UNL students who are members of the Indian Association of Nebraska and India Student Association.

“It’s a combined effort of both organizations,” Jain said.

The meal will consist of a variety of traditional Indian foods: samosa, a deep fried pastry stuffed with potato filling; jeera rice, rice mixed with cumin seeds; butter naan, flat white bread; chana masala, garbanzo beans cooked with onions tomatoes and Indian spices; navratan korma, a blend of mixed vegetables; saag paneer, cubes of cheese cooked in spinach; chili chicken; and boondi raita, fried balls of garbanzo flour mixed with yogurt and spices.

Jalebi, a pretzel-shaped dessert made of lentil flour and soaked in syrup, and gulab jamun, small dough balls of milk and white power that are deep fried and soaked in syrup, will be served for dessert.

Approximately 400 people are expected to attend the event because that is all the room can hold, she said.

“I wish we could fit more people,” Jain said.

Students may still go to the event if tickets are available at the door. Tickets cost $15 for students and $28 for non-students. news@ dailynebraskan.com

3-d printing: from 1 the programmed axis,” Hadenfeldt said.

The architecture and engineering departments have 3-D printers, but this is the first one open to all students, regardless of field of study.

For Hadenfeldt, it’s important that all students have access to new printing opportunities.

“This is one of our missions – to stay on top of technological advances in our area of printing,” he said.

“This is the latest and greatest thing.”

Senior interior design major Marissa Clow has used to machine to make models of chairs for class projects: She impressed her classmates and professors by coming in with a model not just made from bent cardboard. Hadenfeldt hired Clow at the beginning of the semester. Her first day on the job was spent setting up the printer and experimenting. Since then, she has worked with several 3-D design programs to find out what the machine is fully capable of. Clow said her work with the 3-D printer will help her when applying for jobs at architecture firms next year.

“The most interesting part of my job is being able to model something on my computer, have it be printed out in 3-D and be holding it in my hand in such a short amount of time,” Clow said.

The next step for print services is figuring out what file types work with the program, as well as establishing a fair way to price the items they print. Hadenfeldt predicts the cost will be about $5 per ounce.

Though it sounds expensive, he said,

The most interesting part of my job is being able to model something on my computer, have it be printed out in 3-D and be holding it in my hand in such a short amount of time.” marissa clow

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the items aren’t often heavier than an ounce. Even if the item is larger, it’s lightweight because the machine finds ways to make internal support structures that save material.

In the back of the glass display case that holds all the printed items – including a 17-piece working gear system – is an athletic “N” about 6 inches tall. The N was printed with clear filament, so one can see the intricate internal honeycomb structure that makes it so lightweight.

For now, Hadenfeldt and Clow just want students to know about the printer. Hadenfeldt said he thinks the capabilities for use are endless, even suggesting students could use the Internet to find pre-made 3-D designs for bracelets or trinkets they could give as gifts. One of Clow’s friends recently made a 3-D nameplate of her signature.

“We are trying to get people excited about this because the only thing that limits this is their creativity, imagination and ability to work with 3-D modeling,” Hadenfeldt

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said. “If you can model it and bring it to us, we’ll see what we can create for you.”

Hadenfeldt hopes the buzz and excitement spreads by word of mouth.

“There’s a lot of excitement and interest, but we just want people to come see it and figure out what they can do with it,” Hadenfeldt said.

The website thingiverse.com posts 3-D designs that other people have made. Hadenfeldt said students can bring in designs they find on that website and have them printed.

“This is an imagination stimulation thing, really,” Hadenfeldt said.

“We’ve all designed things; we’ve all doodled on paper. Now if you can doodle in a 3-D modeling program, you can actually make what you dreamed up. That’s the cool thing here.”

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UNL is wise to push back enrollment goals University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman announced Thursday the need to push back the 30,000 student enrollment goal from 2017 to 2020. In his message he admitted the infrastructure and support needed for these numbers would take more time than he initially anticipated.

UNL’s current enrollment is about 25,000 students. In terms of living conditions, these students have experienced difficulties with crowded parking and incomplete residence halls. For additional facilities, the Campus Recreation Center is behind schedule on its expansion project, and the University Health Center is continuing changes to staffing and management. If the university is struggling to support 25,000 students, it certainly isn’t equipped to shoulder the burden of 30,000.

These are all important factors that should be considered for the welfare and satisfaction of students. A lot of effort, time and money are required to complete a university degree.

Although UNL has seen an increase in retention and graduation rates since 1990, students are continuing to need five and even six years to complete their degrees.

In his address, Perlman said he didn’t want to compromise on the quality of experience that UNL provides for its students. Perlman also explained that teaching facilities and number of staff members need to be expanded before new students can be accommodated. This is a correct assessment, and addressing these issues before adding more strain to them is a wise decision on Perlman’s part.

But perhaps these difficulties of infrastructure should’ve been considered before the initial goal was set. It’s certainly admirable to want to attract more young people to the opportunities in our state, but touting an under-researched, overambitious goal that later necessitates a step back is a waste of everyone’s time and energy. As it is, every student deserves a positive experience, and the primary goal of the university should be to fulfill its current needs.

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Crazy label hurts women’s self worth

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h, she was just being a crazy bitch.”

Unless you live in a hole or have extremely emotionally evolved friends, this or its sister excuses — “She was being irrational, defensive, a psycho, whatever” — has come up in conversations a fair amount, usually when a man has had a fight with his girlfriend or has recently gone through a breakup or has a girl who’s into him doing things such as texting him. The horror.

It’s rarely followed by an explanation, but if it is, it’s usually something along these lines: “She asked me to do the dishes. Isn’t that crazy?” or “I can’t believe she called me the day after our first date” or “She got mad because I lied to her about where I was the other night.”

Men, stop doing this. It’s damaging, and it hurts women. It only allows you to hide from genuine issues by placing the blame on her.

The author of the blog Paging Dr. Nerdlove says, “Labeling women as ‘crazy’ is a way of controlling them. … Calling a woman ‘crazy’ is quick and easy shut-down to any discussion. Once the ‘crazy’ card has been pulled out, women are now put on the defensive: the onus is no longer on the man to address her concerns or her issue, it’s on her to justify her behavior, to prove that she is not, in fact, crazy or irrational. Men don’t even have to provide any sort of argument back – it’s a classic catch-22; ‘the fact that you don’t even see that you’re acting crazy is just proof that it’s crazy.’”

This issue of calling women crazy has been around for a long time, which is part of why it’s such a hard habit to break. For hundreds of years, female hysteria was a medical diagnosis used essentially to “treat” women with ailments such as sexual fantasies, fainting, anxiety, anger and many others. Nineteenth century French physician Charles Lasegue said, “Hysteria was the wastepaper basket of otherwise unemployed medical symptoms.”

Men were uncomfortable with the things women said or did, so they diagnosed them with a mental problem and that was that. “Crazy” is

I wanted her to blow me again. It felt like an odd move -- too much, too soon and slightly desperate. Who blows someone twice on the first date, I thought. It seemed surreal. Still, I did not say no.” Afterward, when she’s leaving, she says she can’t wait to see him again.

Astonishing. A guy buys a girl a few drinks and takes her home. She wants to give this guy a blowjob — not just one, but two — and he thinks she’s nuts for asking, yet he doesn’t turn down the offer. And after that, she wants to see him again, and he thinks she’s crazy? just the 21st century’s version of hysteria, and This is exactly the type of situation women are honestly, nothing much has changed. afraid of and why this behavior needs to stop.

The modern version of hysteria is known Nothing about her behavior is crazy. as gaslighting, or manipulating someone into There are crazy women in the world, don’t thinking his or her actions are crazy even get me wrong. I’ve met a few myself, but the when they aren’t crazy at all. It can be as simple as a boss saying, “You’re overreacting” or a majority of us aren’t crazy even though we’ve been labeled as such. boyfriend saying, “You’re so sensitive.” These Jennifer Wright on The sayings get into our heads and Gloss says, “You know, it’s make us think that maybe we are The majority funny, generally when men overreacting — even if we had a to their exes as ‘crazy’ totally valid point. Yashar Ali on of us aren’t refer what I keep hearing is ‘she The Good Men Project says, “It’s a whole lot easier to emotionally crazy even though had emotions, and I did not like that.’ Dudes of the world manipulate someone who has we’ve been – if you do not return your been conditioned by our society girlfriend’s calls for a week, to accept it. We continue to bur- labeled as such.” and she shows up at your door den women because they don’t yelling, she is not crazy. She refuse our burdens as easily. It’s is angry at you. There’s a difference. ‘Crazy’ the ultimate cowardice.” would be if you did not return her calls for a But there is another side effect worse than week and she decided she was a lighthouse.” men placing the blame on women for their acSo, men, I have a few requests for you. The tions: It makes women not want to speak up for themselves. It takes away their voices. I next time a woman is telling you something can’t even count the number of times I’ve you don’t want to hear, such as calling you out been talking with a female friend and she says on some bullshit you probably deserve, listen something along the lines of, “I don’t know to her. Don’t just zone out and call her crazy to if I should text him yet. I don’t want him to your friends later. Chances are she had a valid think I’m crazy.” Women think about this all point. If you’re talking to a woman who is pasthe time. I do it, too, even though I try to be sionate about something, don’t write her off.

If a girl texts you the day after a date, text her more conscious of it.

In April 2012, XOJane published an anony- back.

I think you’ll be amazed if you really give mous article about a guy who hung out with a woman he refers to as Crazy D. In the ar- us a chance.

Danae Lenz is a senior journalism ticle, he said he took the girl out and bought major. follow her on Twitter her several drinks and took her up to his @danaelenz and reach her at apartment where she proceeded to give him a opinion@dailynebraskan.com. blowjob. Then, article says, “Crazy D asked if

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Appreciate what you’ve been given

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esterday I thought I was experiencing my quarter-life-crisis.

After a day full of heavy sighing, I crawled into bed and laid under a quilt my mom made me when I left for college. As I laid there like a slug, the only thoughts running through my mind were all of my problems.

My “#firstworldproblems,” if you will. My credits didn’t transfer from the summer, my bank account was over-drafted, I had cankles from a recent tumble down the stairs, and the has a few bucks in his cup to buy a warm meal. haunting thoughts of finals were creeping into Whether or not a few bucks means as much my brain. to us, take time to consider other aspects of And then it hit me with extreme force. I your life that deserve more gratitude. realized how unbelievably selfish I was beDon’t take people for granted. Your faming. There I was, lying under all my blankets ily, your friends, the one who opens the door throwing myself a pity-party. when your hands are too full. I’m These moments happen more exceptionally blessed that I can than we realize. It’s easier to Be thankful look up to my parents for an excomplain about all these woryou can use ample of how love should be after ries instead of being genuine30 years. In this day and age, that ly grateful that you have the all of your senses. is rare to find. If you can call your means to receive a higher edufamily at any time and are able cation or that you’re able to Leave nothing to have a meaningful conversahave a bank account, unlike 10 unexplored or tion, don’t take that for granted. million American households Do you realize how few and far untouched.” that don’t. between those relationships are?

We get so caught up in the Don’t forget the ones who have everyday routine of life that we forget to stop always been your cheerleaders. Be thankful and count our blessings. Yes, yes, I know I’m that you have people in your life that believe being extremely cliche. Do I even dare to say in your efforts so much that they’ll stand be“Stop focusing on how stressed you are and hind you, no matter what. remember how blessed you are.” Throw in a The taste of love in home-cooked meals. couple #blessed and you should be good to go. Your arms embracing someone you’ve missed.

In all seriousness, the fact that I’m not waking The familiar scent of a fresh load of laundry. up every morning happy to be in a warm bed, Finding yourself lost in the fall colors suris sad to say the least. Where has our perspecrounding you. Be thankful you can use all of tive gone? The man who sits outside of Raising your senses. Leave nothing unexplored or unCanes on 14th and P streets is just happy he touched.

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Be grateful for your health. If you’re ailing, be thankful for modern medicine and doctors. That you woke up this morning and are breathing and alive. Don’t overlook your 90 minute yoga class. Ninety minutes to change your state of mind, change your emotions and change your presence. Whatever your quality of life is be thankful.

Your community. Your baristas; they’re mostly likely getting you through the day, so why not throw a buck into their tip jar. Be grateful for teachers, religious leaders and fitness teachers. Next time you see your mailman, say a quick thank you for delivering important letters and packages.

Don’t take the small things for granted. A warm bed to collapse on at the end of the day.

Originality, creativity and the like. Inspiration; muses and daydreams. Literature that challenges and inspires you. Friends who make you laugh until you can’t breathe. Roommates that, no matter when, are always down to snuggle in your twin-sized bed.

Although I’m trying to find the best in little, everyday things, I’m not blind to the daily pains and annoyances of life. Less than perfect things are going to happen, and it’s our first instinct to complain. But our constant habit of doing so inhibits us from having perspective on certain aspects of our lives. If we find a way to live with more gratitude and awareness, especially with Thanksgiving right around the corner, we will come to find out that complaining is really a privilege we should use sparingly.

Claire Wieger is a sophomore business/advertising and public relations major. Follow her on Twitter @Clurko_Bangz. Contact her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

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UNL graduate, Funny or Die editor hopes to tell untold stories through film

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pon moving to Los Angeles, Matt Miller stumbled into Will Ferrell’s lap.

Or at least into his production company.

After Miller graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2012, he moved to Los Angeles and worked a few internships before finding his way to Funny or Die, the comedy company founded by Ferrell and Adam McKay. “One of my friends worked for Funny or Die, so I got

a job as a (personal assistant) on one of their shows and eventually they promoted me to assistant editor,” Miller said.

The role as assistant editor for the company is helping the head editors with whatever is needed in order for production to flow smoothly. Miller said his role is more technical than creative, but will hopefully lead to a more creative position.

Miller ’s current project with Funny or Die is a Comedy

Central show called, “Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!” The show revolves around Brody Stevens, who is revered in the comedy world but unknown to the average person and happens to be best friends with show exec, Zach Galifianakis.

As a filmmaking and new media student at UNL, Miller said he gained valuable experience editing videos, something which has helped him with his career at Funny or Die. “I edited a bunch of thesis films while in college for

MATT MILLER: see page 6

Festival will showcase local filmakers edy, documentary, experimental and everything in between.

Kister came up with the idea The first ever Prairie for this event about a year ago Lights Film Festival as a way to celebrate filmmakers in Nebraska. There will be no will take place in awards given away, and instead Grand Island this it’s a chance for everyone to come together and appreciate each othweekend. er ’s work, according to Kister.

“This is non-competitive,” Kister said. “It’s to showcase the Vanessa Daves wide variety of Nebraska filmmakers, not to have them compete dn with each other.”

When Kister first started planBen Garcia first started making films when he was just 14 years ning, he figured out a weekend that would work for their venue, old. He and his best friend would The Grand Theatre, called louse an old video recorder and cal filmmakers for make goofy vidsubmissions and eos or horror movIt’s to promoted it onies in their spare line via Facebook showcase time. That’s how and their website. his passion for film the wide variety There was no subsparked, but it’s mission fee for grown immensely of Nebraska filmmakers, and since then. filmmakers.” there was a comNow 43, he’s mittee of sorts developed from matthew kister videography, to festival creator and organzier formed to judge entries and decide script writing and which ones would eventually to spebe used in the fescial effects. His short film, “Solitival. tude,” was a recent project he deGarcia heard about the festicided to do just for fun. It’s being featured in the first-ever Prairie val personally from Kister. About Lights Film Festival in Grand Is- a year ago, Kister was filming a movie and the person who was land, Neb. Created and organized by doing special effects for him fell through about a month into the Mathew Kister, 34, the Prairie Lights Film Festival is meant to project. So Kister got in touch give Nebraska filmmakers an out- with Garcia, and they worked together on the project for several let to share their films. There are genres of films from horror, westPRAIRIE FILM: see page 7 ern, science fiction, drama, com-

Eye-opening film reflects social injustices Haifaa Al-Mansour’s film ‘Wadjda’ is praised for its feminist view on society Vince Moran DN

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The Grand Theatre will host the first Prairie Lights Film Festival, a showcase dedicated to Nebraska-made films, Friday to Sunday.

Saudi Arabian director Haifaa Al-Mansour ’s film “Wadjda” is a landmark of cinema in many ways. It’s being praised by critics for its call for social change, being an overtly feminist work by a female director, while also being deemed the first film made entirely in Saudi Arabia.

It’s named for its protagonist, Wadjda, a 10-year-old girl whose rebellious tomboy personality doesn’t mesh well with what society expects of her. This loose plot consists of her wanting a bike to race her young male friend Abdullah, despite being constantly verbally reject-

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WADJDA STARRING

Waad Mohammed, Reem Abdullah DIRECTED BY

Haifaa Al-Mansour Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center

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Changing rap genre M.I.A produces strong leaves Eminem behind album despite dated lyrics jake Greve dn

The album is made up of homophobic slurs, meaningless diss-lines and Mathers’ assertion that he’s at the top of the game.

More than a decade since his last Contrary to his words, though, widely received album, rapper Eminem released a follow-up to Eminem now seems to be a smaller name than he has ever been. his first major success, “The MarThis is probably because of his shall Mathers LP.” Just as it is with most criticism of a sequel to less-than-satisfying beats on the a highly successful film or novel, album. Especially now, in a time “The Marshall Mathers LP 2” falls where rap has become so focused on the production of its albums, flat in comparison with its predeEminem falls behind the competicessor. tion.

In his previous While he has album, “Recovery,” His lines still maintained Marshall Mathers his profound seem turned away from ability to control his previous celebri- emptier than rhymes and dicty-attacking attitude tion, his lines and dealt primarily ever.” seem emptier with his long-time than ever. From struggle with an addiction to prescription pills, substituting his tra- disses about the Backstreet Boys to a monologue at the end of the alditional shock-value-humor with bum that depicts Eminem making something more sentimental. Apcrude farting noises in a bathroom parently, in the three years since stall, it all seems to be the same his last release, Mathers must have thing: a has-been star suffering made the recovery he was looking from constipation of the mouth for because he is now back on the road to the basis of his early ca- who, when finally given the opportunity to let loose, only gives reer, but it seems he’s forgot how half a shit about what is released. to get back to where he really was.

One of the only examples of Mathers has reverted to his Mathers truly using his strengths usual shocking verses and selfproclaimed greatness. While all is in the song “Survival” in which of these things have worked ex- he uses anger-filled rhymes about his own greatness as a rapper ceedingly well for him in the past, along with catchy guitar playing in 2013 this all seems to be less ground-breaking and more of a and vocals from Liz Rodrigues of cry for attention from a washed- The New Royales for the chorus that says, “This is survival of the up star.

M.I.A’s fourth album is released after a year-long delay but still captures her signature style Jake Greve dn

“THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2” Eminem fittest. This is do or die. This is the winner takes it all, so take it all.”

The saddest part of this dramatic irony is that it is, in fact, the survival of the fittest, and with his inability to adapt to the everchanging rap game, Eminem is becoming a weaker player with every passing day. “The Marshall Mathers LP 2” is an example of how harshly rap will be received — even if it’s from a name that used to be in the upper echelon — if an old dog can’t learn new tricks. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Initially set to be released December of last year, M.I.A.’s fourth album “Matangi” seems to have become both stronger and weaker because of its delays. The album, as M.I.A, described it, is supposed to be her “spiritual album,” however the music doesn’t seem to focus on spirituality as much as her traditional style of alternative hip hop. And that’s not a bad thing.

“Matangi,” whose name is derived from the Hindu god that created music, is an alternative dance, hip hop and electronic album. The album, just like her others, is filled with worldly sounds, that come from her Sri Lankan background, adapted well to appeal to a global audience. She also adds in new and unique sounds that differ from her previous work.

Some verses in the album have lost the impact that they

Playlist fame explained in five steps Alex Lucke DN Playlists are rad. Parties are rad.

Here’s the formula about making a rad playlist that’ll get the party started.

First, start fresh.

Delete your iTunes library.

Now you have a clean slate. The first thing you should download is Kanye West’s entire discography. Your iTunes library is now one of the most beautiful the world has to offer. Not a bad start.

Second, add and expand.

The world has a lot of music.

Like, a whole lot of music. You have to take the time to explore genres, artists, songs and albums.

Start with your favorite artist, which according to step one is Kanye West, and run with it. Run

like the wind, and pick up JayZ, Bon Iver, the Arctic Monkeys, Frank Ocean and Bob Dylan on the way.

Third, set the mood.

I’m not talking Marvin Gayestyle setting the mood, I’m talking about making a playlist that gets the party jumpin’ and makes everybody whip out their smart phones and Shazam the shit out of every song. Or if you’re just cruising around the 402, I’m talking about a Bon Iver, James Vincent McMorrow mood, the kind of pumpkin spice cliché sweater weather mood that rolls around every fall. Nothing is worse than a buzzkill playlist — make the music match your surroundings, and you’re golden. And if you’re at a college party throw “Gas Pedal” by Sage the Gemini on there.

College sorority girls love “Gas Pedal.”

Network.

Playlist fame doesn’t come easily. You have to know the right people — the kind of people that sit you down to talk music for hours. These people are easy to spot, look for clubmaster frames, skinny ties, rolled up skinnies, vintage patterned button ups and Starbucks low-fat latte (with honey) in hand. Best of luck on your search, and be sure to take lots and lots of notes. Those bands will come in handy later, I promise.

Fourth, add some vintage lust.

Always play music that came out before you were born. This shows you know a lot about music, and it’ll impress people.

Except for the people with club-

master frames, skinny ties, rolled up skinnies, vintage patterned button ups and Starbucks low-fat latte (with honey) in hand. They’ll either compliment you or send you off with a head nod. It’s a win-win either way.

Last, put it all together.

Look the part and stock your library. You’re headed down the right track by owning every song Kanye has ever made. Now with your classics and your unknown indie bands, you’re set. Assemble them into a playlist that takes the listener up and down, from depression to euphoria. They should live in your world, your library.

Introduce them to Kanye West, talk about the classics, and sip your latte. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

may have had if the album had been released last December as originally planned. A prime example of this is in the song “Y.A.L.A.” (You Always Live Again). This song is aimed as an attack on the popular youth motto “You Only Live Once.”

Maya repeats “YOLO” several times throughout the song with an arrogant tone, as if she’s using the term ironically. At the end of the song, in a plainly spoken tone, M.I.A. asks, “If you only live once, why do we keep doing the same shit? Back home, where I come from, we keep being born again and again.” The song, which is supposed to criticize the motto and offer her spiritual outlook on it, loses much of its impact because “YOLO” has since died down in popular culture.

And while there isn’t a lack of similar instances of latency in the album, the production of the album redeems it as a whole.

The heavier electronic parts of the album are highly energetic and fun.

The song “Come Walk With Me” is versatile in its sound and lyrics. It has one of the strongest presences of being a pop song in the album, while still throwing in unique elements that represent M.I.A., such as the use of several sound samples from Apple products in the beat of the song.

“MATANGI” M.I.A. “Bad Girls,” a single from the album released in early 2012, is the strongest track from the album. The song makes you think what the album could have been had there not been so much conflict between M.I.A. and her label, Interscope.

Though the album fails to show any of the deep spirituality that Maya had hyped it up to have, the album is still very well-made and fun, only brought down by the aftermath of verses that grew cold because of the debacle that delayed its release. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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WADJDA: from 5 ed by the statement, “Girls don’t ride bikes around here.”

The film’s message can easily be summed up by an early scene in which Wadjda runs away from Abdullah who quickly catches her on his bike, proudly questioning, “Did you really think you could beat me?” Hurt, Wadjda responds, “Just wait until I get a bike.” Al-Mansour continues this metaphor throughout the film, desiring a time when girls and boys will “be able to ride bikes together.”

In an interview with NPR, Al-Mansour describes the conditions she accepted when she decided to make this film explaining, “Saudi is segregated, and women are not supposed to be outside, and all that. So whenever we would shoot our outdoor scenes, I would be in a van, and I would sit with a walkie-talkie and a monitor … It was tough; it was very frustrating to be in that confined space. But it was rewarding.”

After seeing the film, AlMansour ’s quote is not in the least surprising. In fact, it only makes it all the more amazing that a woman was not only allowed to make a film in this context, but that her vision was unhindered by it.

The plot and the message of the film are both strong and heartening, but what makes it such a wonder to behold is AlMansour ’s realist aesthetic choices. Her decision to shoot in Saudi Arabia is absolutely imperative to her message, and because of it, the audience is able to experience the country second-hand.

Wadjda’s home, her school, the bike shop she visits and the streets she walks through are all shot on location, letting the viewer visually explore her surroundings in a country which has unfortunately almost completely avoided the gaze of cinema thus

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“Wadjda,” the first film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia, will play at the Mary Reipma Ross Friday through Thursday and offers a look in to the life of a 10-year-old girl played by Waad Mohammed. far. “Wadjda” allows viewers to gain familiarity with a foreign country in the same way they have been exposed to places like America, Japan, Europe and others through film.

What may be the most joyful aspect of “Wadjda” are the genuine performances from its two young leads. Waad Mohammed and Abdullrahman Al Gohani are wonderful as the two kids. Their individual performances add to the realism of Al-Mansour ’s cinematography the same way child actors have benefited other realist directors such as Ken Loach in “Kes” and Vittorio De Sica in

“Bicycle Thieves.”

Mohammed’s turn as the young and possible future liberator is believable in every way.

She is vulnerable and childlike at times, and the wisest person in the room at others. Though the film is endorsing these female characteristics, it doesn’t ignore the actuality of their situation in Saudi Arabia.

Wadjda’s mother and teacher are two examples of this. Her mother is a product of society, and while she may not like it at times, she does accept the role she is asked to play. Wadjda’s teacher is a more extreme case,

exemplifying the women who rigidly grasp on to the lifestyle expected of them and strictly indoctrinate it to the next generation.

Sometimes the film’s message may be too bluntly laid out for the audience where some ambiguity could go a long way, but for the most part “Wadjda” is an eye-opening viewing experience, exposing viewers to life in Saudi Arabia thematically and visually and possibly signifying a step forward for filmmaking and feminism in the Middle East. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Everyone likes “Freaks and Geeks,” so by the transitive property, everyone should like “The Wonder Years.”

The show, which ran from 1988 to 1993, is the coming-ofage tale of adolescent Kevin Arnold (Fred Savage) as he wanders through middle school in the late ’60s and early ’70s.

Much like Sam Weir in “Freaks and Geeks,” Kevin isn’t the coolest kid or the tallest.

He’s charming, though, in his young naivety. He has constant misadventures studying for tests last minute, trying to survive a tortuous gym class and wooing the apple of his eye, Winnie Cooper (Danica McKellar).

His home life is no less hectic. His brother Wayne (Jason Hervey), constantly has him in a headlock, displaying his older-brother-dominance. His sister Karen (Olivia d’Abo) is wispy, constantly rebelling

against her parents and trying to impress boys.

What makes the show so enjoyable, though, is the realism it presents. Situations are never over the top, instead opting to let the humor be derived from the mundane, slow moments of suburban home life and the nervous energy of middle school.

The show wasn’t afraid of taking on issues of the time, too. The time period was a bit chaotic — the Vietnam war was happening, and pop culture was taking a sharp new direction. These events are reflected in the show and we get to see how Kevin reacts to the changing world around him.

It’s a great show to binge, too. Episodes are around the 20 minute mark and are consistently funny and enjoyable.

For anyone wishing they could feel the same feelings they felt watching “Freaks and Geeks,” this is a great option. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

MATT MILLER: from 5 my friend’s thesis films, and then I cut together all of my own thesis projects as well,” Miller said. “In the film school everyone has their own projects and then they need other people to work on them.

In order to gain experience, you would work on other people’s films.”

Logan Gee, a senior filmmaking and new media major, helped Miller as an assistant cameraman with his senior short, “21st Century Outlaws.”

Gee said his friendship with Miller and the collaborative environment of film students at UNL is why he became involved in the film.

“We all work on each other’s films knowing that someday I’ll need crew as well,” Miller said.

“People help each other because, sure you can say no to everyone, but someday you’ll need help, too.”

One of Miller’s older films, “Don’t Pick the Flowers,” will be screened at the Prairie Lights Film Festival this weekend in Grand Island. Though low-budget, Miller said the film gained recognition when it was first released and continues to garner hits on YouTube.

“We filmed it with little resources, and it just kind of caught on,” Miller said. “People kind of liked it and screened it at festivals

without our knowledge, and it got put on YouTube and it got a bunch of hits. So then the festival just kind of approached me and asked to put it in. It’s kind of a horror comedy, and they were doing a block of horror films, and apparently they had seen a link of it and wanted it in the festival.”

Miller already has ideas about films he would like to create in the future. He said he would like to create a college film that would explore a rusty, unmoving genre.

To do this, Miller will return to the UNL campus in order to brainstorm ideas.

Miller hopes to continue creating films that mix comedy and

My thesis film I shot in my hometown, there were real farmers and people. You don’t see that in movies a lot. I don’t think.”

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drama while also drawing from his experiences growing up in small-town Geneva, Neb. “My thesis film I shot in my hometown, there were real farmers and people,” Miller said. “You

don’t see that in movies a lot, I don’t think. There are a lot of stories from small towns are aren’t told or don’t get told correctly, but those are the stories that I want to tell because that’s where I’m from,

and it kind of haunts me in a way.”

Film often combines a mix of elements in order to relay a story to its audience. Miller said the power of storytelling through film is what attracts him to that medium versus novels and other mediums.

“Cinema is kind of a universal art form,” Miller said. “That’s kind of a heavy statement, but it’s true if you think about it. It doesn’t matter who you are or what country you’re from, (an image) hits you on an emotional level. That’s why I like cinema as opposed to other art forms.” arts@ dailynebraskan

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PRAIRIE film: from 5 I wanted to put something out there to get a reaction from people. I just wanted to create something that people could enjoy. I looked for that ‘Wow’ factor– I think my film really has that ‘Aha moment’ for people.” ben Garcia film maker

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After hearing about the festival, Garcia decided to put special effects on hold for a while so he could work on some of his own writing. He formed a team to film his short video in time for the festival.

“I wanted to put something out there to get a reaction from people,” Garcia said. “I just wanted to create something that people could enjoy. I looked for that ‘Wow’ factor — I think my film really has that ‘Aha moment’ for people.”

Although he isn’t looking to become famous, he hopes that by putting his film in the festival, he’ll advance his name in the filmmaking community.

“People who do special effects are kind of the unsung heroes,” Garcia said. “I wanted to get something out there for people to see, to show them my storytelling abilities. I put together a quick little something to get the audience to interact, and I really think everybody’s going to dig it.”

Garcia’s film is only about three minutes long, but it’s not the shortest film.

Josh Weixelman, 39, is worldpremiering a sneak preview of his nearly two-hour long film, “Re-

elman said. “It’s something that there should be more of. It’s more of a celebration of people getting together and watching everything and talking about developing these films. Things are always so competitive and when it’s always a competition, it sucks the fun out of everything.”

The weekend starts Friday with doors opening to the Grand Theatre at 6 p.m. The event will kick-off with a performance by Bobbie Boob, a local band. It will then go into a question-and-answer session with director Patrick Rea, whose film “Nailbiter” will start the movie portion at 8 p.m. Films will be shown until 1:30 a.m., finishing up with “The Shadow’s Edge,” a local horror film.

On Saturday, the doors open at 9 a.m. and films go all night until 2 a.m., finishing the night with the world premiere of Weixelman’s and Schmid’s “Remission.” On Sunday, the doors open at 8 a.m. and the festival closes at noon.

A weekend pass to the festival is $10, which includes a free soda, free popcorn and 25 percent off meals at participating local restaurants. Single-day tickets are $5.

Kister said he has high hopes for this event and hopes a lot of

mission,” at midnight on Saturday during the festival.

Although Weixelman’s passion for film hasn’t been lifelong like Garcia’s, he started writing scripts about six years ago and more recently cofounded a company called Midnight Frights Film with Tyler Schmid. “Remission” is their first feature film together as a company.

Their film is about Rev. Joseph Barnaby, a man who’s lost everything and is now wandering in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, trying to figure out how to survive in what the world has become. He finds a group of survivors in an old, abandoned warehouse and struggles to find harmony in the dangerous and unstable environment.

“We just want our stuff to be seen,” Weixelman said. “That’s the whole point of us doing our film. Right now, it’s just a hobby, and we want it to become more than that.”

Weixelman said he’s excited about this event because it’s not a competition; it’s simply a way for filmmakers to come together and honor each other ’s work.

“It’s celebrating Nebraska film with our friends and other filmmakers in Nebraska,” Weix-

people show up to support Nebraskan filmmakers.

“We’re hoping a wide variety of people attend,” Kister said.

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Bowlers head to Indiana Huskers hold wrestle-offs to determine weight classes for Crusader Classic Kuhlkin said. “There is obviously a lot of pressure on us because we are Reigning national the reigning national champions, so everyone is going to have their eyes champions will face on us. We practice hard. We practice 7 of the top 9 college six days a week for three hours a day, so I have all the confidence in teams during its first the world that the hard work will championship pay off on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.”

That hard work has been big for the team and Straub has high hopes austin pisulka as well. dn “I hope the hard work that they have put in pays off,” Straub said.

The Husker bowling team will head “I hope that with all of the preparato Valparaiso, Ind., for the fifth antion that we have put in that it just nual Crusader Classic this weekbecomes a more exciting practice end. The team is looksession. If they look at it ing to live up to the No. like a glorified practice, 1 ranking they have to then I think they will start off the year. The do just fine. Sometimes team has been practicit is difficult especially ing hard for this first with new people. You tournament. just have to make your “I think the girls are shots with people in tired of playing against the crowd and your opeach other,” coach Bill ponents watching hopStraub said. “They ing that you fail. So you want to face someone have to put that out of they haven’t seen beyour mind and just go fore. I think they are straub with it.” really excited to get to The Huskers have work.” a very tough challenge The Huskers finished third a for their first tournament. Of the year ago at the Crusader Classic and 14 teams competing in the tournahave high expectations for this year. ment, seven are ranked in the top “I have all the confidence in nine. Joining the No. 1 Huskers are the world in this team,” junior Liz

No. 2 Vanderbilt, No. 3 Central Missouri, No. 4 Arkansas State, No. 6 Sam Houston State, No. 8 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, No. 9 Stephen F. Austin, No. 14 Valparaiso, No. 19 Prairie View A&M, Alma, Elmhurst, McKendree, Tulane and University of Alabama at Birmingham. Last year, Stephen F. Austin took home the trophy and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater finished second. All of the teams are looking to replace the reigning national champions.

The Huskers feel up to the challenge.

“There are a lot of talented teams out there,” Kuhlkin said. “Especially because collegiate bowling is becoming more and more popular. I would say Vanderbilt is going to be there with us again. Arkansas State is another team that always has a good showing.”

The young Husker team looks to not only hang with the tough teams, but to beat them.

“We are a relatively young team,” Kuhlkin said. “So there are some experience issues there. There are some people coming in who have never bowled in a collegiate tournament before. You have to take that with a grain of salt, but there are so many talented people here that I have all the confidence in the world in.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Known as ‘glorified practices,’ event helps wrestlers get ‘competition feel,’ team members say austin pistulka dn Wrestling is a one-on-one sport.

It’s about who’s stronger, faster and has more will to win the match. Wrestling does not hinge on luck. It takes hours of drilling to perfect technique and to condition to be the best. The best wrestlers always have someone pushing them to make them better. For the Husker wrestling team, Friday is the day that decides who’s the better wrestler.

Friday is wrestle-offs.

Wrestle-offs, held at the Bob Devaney Sports Center, are how the team decides who’s going to wrestle for the team at what weight class. It’s much like a practice, but there are referees and score tables, and it’s made to be more like an actual meet.

“The public wrestle-offs are just one way for us to determine who is going to wrestle for us,”

coach Mark Manning said. “This Sophomore year I was a little is just one wrestle-off of many less nervous because I had exthat we will have throughout the perience under my belt. Coming year. This is a kind of snapshot into my junior year, I feel 100 of seeing guys that the public percent confident. Everything is hasn’t seen. They’ve read about just about going out there and them and heard about how they dominating. I think I’m the best, did in high school and so it’s I feel like the best, and I know a great way to I’m the best and showcase our proI think that every gram.”

This is a kind time I go out on For many of mat.” of snapshot the For the wrestlers, the youngwrestle-offs pre- of seeing guys er wrestlers, the pare them for nerves are defiwhat tournaments that the public nitely there, redand duals will feel hasn’t seen.” shirt freshman like.

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“It’s a way to “There are defmark manning wrestling coach get competition initely nerves gofeel,” sophomore ing into any type Austin Wilson of match,” Lamsaid. “We have a lot of good kids bert said. “But I’m more excited in the room and its first purpose to compete.” is to decide who is the better Wrestlers are good friends, guy at each weight class. Then but also have to be competitors, it’s also a good way to get that former Husker and Olympic competition feel and to feel what gold medalist Jordan Burroughs it is like with duals and tourna- said. ments.”

“Regardless how friendly For some of the older wres- they are off the mat, they are gotlers, wrestle-offs are just an old- ing to go get pizza and dinner hat. afterwards, but they are going “I didn’t get redshirted, so to try and kick each other ’s butt I was a freshman coming right out on the wrestling mat,” Buron the mat and getting a taste roughs said. sports@ for it,” junior James Green said. dailynebraskan.com “I had nerves the whole time.

dunk city: from 10 “I’ve never played in a gym quite this big and the fans are just amazing as well. It’s an enjoyable experience for me.” tai webster freshman guard

The parting of ways with Tyrance wasn’t the only major announcement regarding a Husker.

On Wednesday, Miles announced that the team will also have to play Friday’s opener without senior Ray Gallegos, who was suspended for two games for behavioral issues . The guard joins Deverell Biggs on the bench, who was suspended for three games this year for violating team rules last season.

“It’s unfortunate because we have two very good guards out because of conduct and behavioral issues,” Miles said. “That’s too bad, but you know what, I believe in our team and the rest of the guys that we have.”

One of those guys Miles is talking about is true freshman Tai Webster, who made a splash in Nebraska’s exhibition against the Lopers on Monday.

“Tai has a lot of talent and has shown some exciting potential,” Miles said. “Every guy in our program is going to have a thirst to want to get better; a thirst for self-improvement and team improvement. Tai wants to get better. He’s looking forward to it and working hard at it.”

The New Zealand recruit, tying second on the team in scoring with 12 points, three assists and two steals.

The four-star recruit said he enjoyed his first game in the new arena and is eager to play in front of a bigger crowd Friday against the Eagles.

“This is amazing,” Webster said. “I’ve never played in a gym quite this big and the fans are just amazing as well. It’s an enjoyable experience for me.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Junior forward Jordan Tyrance is leaving the Nebraska men’s basketball team for personal reasons, coach Tim Miles announced Wednesday. Miles said he stands behind the player’s decision.

IF YOU GO Starting Friday, a shuttle bus will be available at Nebraska’s City Campus for each home game for student ticket holders. Shuttles will run two hours prior to each home game and will stop approximately every 20 minutes at: • 14th and Avery Parking Garage (service to Harper, Schramm, Smith and Village Residence Halls)

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volleyball: from 10 man Lauren Carlini. She has posted 854 assists this year.

According to Nebraska’s junior setter Mary Pollmiller, what Carlini has been doing as a freshman in the Big Ten is impressive.

But Polmiller is confident that her teammates will figure Carlini’s game out this Friday.

“The middles work on reading the setter, so I think that is really going to help us,” Pollmiller said. “I think (the middle blockers are) going to know what’s coming.”

The challenges Wisconsin will impose on the Huskers will be similar to the first time, according to Cook.

The Huskers upset the Minnesota Golden Gophers in three sets in the first clash of the year.

According to Pollmiller, the Husker squad doesn’t gain confidence from the previous win over the Gophers.

“None of us are really cocky like that. I think we are just going to use the confidence that we’ve built up through practices and games,” Pollmiller said.

In the first meeting between the Huskers, Tori Dixon led Minnesota by putting away 12 of her 28 swings. Sophomore Daly Santana notched 10 kills, but she had the biggest impact in the service game, as she blasted two aces for Minnesota.

The Huskers had four different players with an attacking percentage above .400 percent on the match: Robinson, Pollmiller, sophomore Cecilia Hall and freshman Kadie Rolfzen. With 21

“None of us are really cocky like that. I think we are just going to use the confidence that we’ve built up through practices and games.” mary pollmiller junior setter

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Freshman outside hitter Amber Rolfzen spikes a ball during a recent match. The team faces Wisconsin and Minnesota this weekend. kills, Robinson took charge of the attacking game.

In the blocking game, Haggerty was the team leader with

seven total blocks.

According to Cook, the Gophers have changed things up a little bit by trying to get Dixon more involved in the offense.

“If they don’t pass, they will just set her a high ball,” Cook said. “So now, they’re just putting her at the antenna saying, ‘Here you go.’ So that’s the one thing they’re doing different.”

Another key player for Minnesota is junior Adrianna Nora.

She converted on all six of her swings against the Huskers.

According to Cook, the Huskers will have a plan for her.

“She’s had some big matches, and then she’s had some OK matches. It just depends on the night,” Cook said. “But we will prepare hard for her.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Nebraska will again be without a few players on offense when it travels to Michigan this weekend, Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said Thursday.

Senior quarterback Taylor Martinez, junior wide receiver Jamal Turner, junior offensive lineman Jake Cotton and senior offensive lineman Spencer Long are all out for Saturday’s game.

Still, the Huskers will have a couple of healthy offensive weapons who were not available for much of last weekend’s game.

Both senior receiver Kenny Bell and senior tight end Jake Long will be playing this Saturday, Pelini said.

Though Jake Long has not been healthy for many snaps in a game this season, Pelini said his experience will certainly help.

“He brings some experience, some knowledge obviously,” Pelini said.

“He’s a pretty physical guy; just somebody who has been through it. We got those other guys who I think are going to be good players down the line, but they’re young. It helps having an older guy in there, a calming influence to a certain extent.”

With both Spencer Long and Cotton out for Saturday, Pelini said he’s been looking at several combinations on the interior offensive line. Specifically, Pelini said Mike Moudy, Cole Pensick, Andrew Rodriguez and Ryne Reeves will all see time at the guard spot.

“We feel good about it going in, and we have a number of different options, and you’ll probably see some different combinations throughout the game,” Pelini said.

Pelini also noted that quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. will be the starter Saturday.

Nebraska looking forward to Michigan

Overall, Pelini said he’s looking for consistency out of his team on Saturday against Michigan. The Huskers will have to show that in what could be the largest crowd of the season.

Michigan Stadium, the largest college football stadium in the nation, will not change the outcome on Saturday’s game, Pelini said.

“At the end of the day, the field is the same size,” Pelini said.

“There’s going to be a few more people in the stands, but we have to block all that stuff out and just get ready to play. At the end of the day, the 110,000 people or whatever they put in that stadium, they’re not going to be on the field. It’s going to be 11 on 11, and that’s what it’s going to come down to.”

Looking at the Wolverines, Pelini said Nebraska will find challenges in quarterback Devin Gardner, All-American offensive tackle Taylor Lewman and running back Fitzgerald Toussaint.

Michigan has also been facing some of the same struggles Nebraska has, Pelini said. While Nebraska has been working on developing youth on offense, the Wolverines have been trying out younger players on the offensive line, Pelini said.

“They’re a little big young up front,” Pelini said. “At times they’re good, and at times they have a consistency issue going on there.”

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Women’s basketball tips off Friday against UCLA We’re playing a very quality opponent to open up.”

No. 17 Huskers hope to address some of the issues faced during last week’s UNK exhibition game

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eric bertrand dn A new era of Nebraska women’s basketball starts on Friday as it begins the season in the new Pinnacle Bank Arena. The squad will tip off at noon against the UCLA Bruins.

Despite the early start time, the team expects more then 8,000 fans in attendance, including close to 4,500 middle school students from around the Lincoln area, according to Nebraska coach Connie Yori.

“That will probably be pretty cool, and I’m sure they will create some noise,” Yori said.

The players echoed the excitement.

“There’s supposed to be 5,000 kids there,” junior forward Emily Cady said. “That’s crazy.”

The No. 17 Huskers’ last time on the court was an exhibition game against the Lopers of the University of Nebraska at Kearney on Sunday. The Huskers won the match 75-34, but for coaches and players the score left out discouraging signs.

“If we play like this against UCLA, we’re going to have to do a lot of praying between now and then,” Yori said after the exhibition game. “We just didn’t play good basketball.”

The Huskers accounted for 22 of the total 55 turnovers and racked up 21 personal fouls in the game.

After the win, Yori said the

and I’ve never really had to do that,” Sample said. “I think that will be something I have to work on.”

UCLA will test the Huskers in all areas of the game, but especially in the physical aspects.

“I’m excited. I love playing against big teams because that means we can be just as aggressive as they are,” Cady said. “If we just box out hard and do the things that we need to do, then it should be a good game.”

According to Yori, controlling the rebound game is crucial in defeating the Bruins.

“We are going to have to box out this team,” Yori said. “You have to rebound and you have to take care of the ball because if you don’t take care of the ball, they’re going to get an easy basket.”

The Bruins’ senior forward Atonye Nyingifa led the offense in UCLA’s exhibition win against Vanguard with 19 points. She also grabbed 16 total rebounds in the competition with 10 coming on the offensive side.

Bruins’ sophomore guard Nirra Fields also was a major contributor against Vanguard with 17 points, nine rebounds and five steals.

“We’re playing a very quality opponent to open up,” Yori said.

“Definitely a case where it’s not going to be easy.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Junior forward Emily Cady said the women’s basketball team needs to adjust to playing without former Husker Lindsey Moore as the Huskers take on UCLA during their first game of the season Friday. key to fixing the issues in the exhibition game will come during the week.

“Well, we’re going to have to practice well. We’re going to have to have three good practices,”

Yori said.

One of the issues the players have is a lack of communication on the court without Lindsey Moore.

“I think all of us need to step

up and communicate, and if we would just talk to each other it would just make life so much easier,” Cady said. “We were so used to last year where (Lindsey Moore) would do it for us.”

Another NU junior forward Hailie Sample said she feels comfortable being vocal on the court, but for what the team needs might be a stretch for her.

“We need a director of traffic

NU rifle team prepares to take on Memphis Huskers hope to improve and continue successful streak after winning second and third matches vanessa daves dn In its fourth match of the season, the rifle team will be competing against Memphis, and the Huskers are hoping to continue their streak of success.

Although they lost their first match against West Virginia, they won their second and third matches against Navy and UT-Martin, respectively.

Coach Stacy Underwood said she thinks the team has done a good job of improving both individually and as a group from one meet to the next.

She said she thinks they are figuring out what works best for them and how to approach each match.

“We have had a lot of people step up,” Underwood said. “I think the freshmen will continue to shoot well. I’m looking for Sunny (Russell) to have a breakthrough. And I think Kelsey (Hansen) has kind of figured out a few things in terms of her mental approach.”

In the last meet, Russell shot a 568 in smallbore and a 586 in air rifle, while Hansen shot a 571 in smallbore

and a 583 in air rifle. According to well,” Underwood said. “This is the first time they’ve been to our range Hansen, the team has been training in a while. Hopefully we have home harder this week.

“We have been doing different field advantage.”

Both Hansen and Underwood drills this week to help us focus and push ourselves out of our comfort agree that they hope the team conzones,” Hansen said. “These drills tinues to grow off of the continual were very helpful, and I think it will success and improvement they’ve seen so far. reflect in our scores this match.”

“At the end of the year we want Underwood noticed lower air rifle scores at their last meet, so this to be better than where we started,” week she has focused on improving Underwood said. “We hope to build on fundamentals we put in place the team’s air rifle skills.

“We’ve had some great team per- and slowly get better so we really understand how we formance, but we’re can compete and not quite where we These drills have confidence gowere last year with ing into a match that air rifle,” Underwere very we know what’s gowood said. “We’re under training for it, helpful, and I think ing to happen.”

At its most recent and we’ve had some match against UTpeople step up, and it will reflect in Martin, the first away we’ve had more our scores this match of the seafocus, so hopefully match.” son, the team fired a that translates in the season-high score of match and we see a kelsey hansen junior rifle team member 2,316 in smallbore. It jump in score.” finished with a score Memphis has of 2,339 in air rifle, placed third in two making a total of 4,655. Sophomore of its matches and lost one of them.

Underwood considers senior Dan Denise Martin led them in both arHermsmeier to be the biggest compe- eas, followed by freshmen Lauren Phillips and Rachel Martin. tition on Memphis’s team.

The match is this Saturday, start“Dan has been having a great year,” Underwood said. “He’s the ing at 8 a.m.

“It’s going to be a tough match, one who has really helped set the but that’s just another day for us,” pace. If he has a good match, the rest Underwood said. “No match is an of the team will, too.” easy match.”

Underwood said she thinks it’s sports@ going to be a close match. dailynebraskan.com “Memphis has been doing really

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The Nebraska rifle team lost its first match against West Virginia, then won its second and third matches against Navy and UT-Martin, respectively. The team will take on Memphis this weekend.

ready: from 10 “I still like the things that Tommy (Armstrong Jr.) brings to the table. I think that he’s a young quarterback.

BO PELINI nebraska football coach

this week. Senior quarterback Taylor Martinez isn’t expected to play after adding an abdominal strain to his list of injuries, including turf toe and a hip pointer. So for the second straight game and the fifth time this season, redshirt freshman Tommy Armstrong Jr. is expected to start for Nebraska.

“I still like the things that Tommy (Armstrong Jr.) brings to the table,” coach Bo Pelini said in a press conference Monday. “I think that he’s a young quarterback. He’s going to make some mistakes. I don’t see Tommy any differently today than I did before Saturday. I really have a lot of confidence in him.”

Armstrong was 15-for-29 for 173 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. Pelini also said Ron Kellogg III will see some playing time.

“Ron will have his role in the game,” Pelini said. “Trust me.”

Michigan comes after having an abysmal day offensively against Michigan State. The Wolverines had 168 total yards and -48 rushing yards on the day. But Pelini said the Huskers will have to be ready for versatile quarterback Devin Gardner, who was 14-for-27 for 210 yards and one interception against Michigan State.

“He’s a playmaker,” Pelini said.

“He’s a guy who is very athletic and can kind of do a lot of things to put him in position to make some plays.”

Nebraska running back Ammer Abdullah is the talk of both teams.

For Nebraska, the junior running back has rushed for more than 100 yards in every game this season

how they stack up Nebraska

Michigan

Record 6-2 (3-1)

6-2 (2-2)

Last game W 27-24 vs.

L 29-6 vs.

Northwestern Michigan State

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Junior wide receiver Kenny Bell didn’t play in the last three quarters of the Northwestern game and didn’t practice on Tuesday. except one, where he rushed for 99 yards. He has 1,108 yards on the season, which is fifth in the country.

He has those yards on 157 attempts, which is an average of 7.1 yards per carry, the most among the top 10 running backs in the country.

“I know one thing: I wouldn’t trade him for anybody,” Pelini said.

“Ameer is always going to be productive.”

Offensive coordinator Tim Beck has also been pleased with Abdullah’s play, especially with Martinez out with injuries.

“He’s in the zone,” Beck said after practice Tuesday. “I like where he’s at. I’m pleasantly surprised and

pleased, and I think he’ll be ready to go (Saturday).”

Abdullah showed his distaste for Michigan in the weekly press conference Monday, saying “Michigan fans are nasty,” and calling them “ruthless.” He also went on to say, “Honestly, I’m not a big fan of Michigan.”

Pelini said that the atmosphere of the game could have an effect.

“It’s 110,000 people, so obviously that gives them an advantage at home,” Pelini said. “We have to understand that going in. We have to play that much better to come out of there with a win.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Points per game (National rank)

38 (22)

38 (24)

Points allowed per game

24 (46)

27 (68)

Yards per game

468 (30)

412 (63)

Rush yards per game

262 (13)

155 (79)

Pass yards per game

206 (88)

257 (44)

Rush defense yards allowed per game

183 (86)

105 (14)

Pass defense yards allowed per game

217 (40)

255 (98)

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Redshirt freshman quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. is expected to start for Nebraska when the Huskers take on Big Ten Conference foe Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Coach Bo Pelini said he has “a lot of confidence” in Armstrong.

Injured but

ready

NU prepares for difficult schedule Volleyball team will travel north to play No. 16 Wisconsin on Friday, then No. 9 Minnesota on Sunday eric bertrand dn It’s round two for the No. 11 Nebraska volleyball team this weekend, as the team takes on No. 16 Wisconsin and No. 9 Minnesota on the road.

This is the first and only time Nebraska plays on a Friday/ Sunday schedule and Nebraska coach John Cook said he is against it.

“We don’t like Sundays because you don’t get a day off,” Cook said in a Monday news conference. “But that’s the way it is.”

The Huskers will take on the Badgers Friday night.

In the two teams’ first meeting this season, the Huskers downed the Badgers in five sets.

Senior outside hitter Kelsey Robinson notched 29 kills and 22 digs in the match, both were team-highs for the Huskers.

Sophomore middle blocker Meghan Haggerty was second on the team on offense with 13 kills. Freshman outside hitter Amber Rolfzen had a huge blocking night against the Badgers by tallying eight total blocks in the match.

The Badgers were led on offense by junior Courtney Thomas who recorded 18 kills on 56 swings. The blocking game was commanded by freshman Haleigh Nelson who put up 10 block assists on the night.

The Badgers also have one of the Big Ten’s top setters, fresh-

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Sophomore middle blocker Meghan Haggerty was second on the team in offense with 13 kills when Nebraska beat Wisconsin earlier in the season. NU will face Wisconsin again this weekend.

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fter winning on a last-second Hail Mary to beat Northwestern 27-24, Nebraska will now travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., to take on Big Ten Conference foe Michigan, which is coming off of a 29-6 loss to Michigan State. With a win, Nebraska would come closer to catching Michigan State, which sits in first place in the Big Ten Legends division race.

Nebraska comes into the game 6-2 (3-1 conference) and will have to play Michigan (6-2, 2-2) with injuries on both offense and defense. Junior wide receiver Kenny Bell didn’t play in the final three quarters of the Northwestern game and didn’t practice Tuesday

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Huskers to open season against Florida Gulf Coast Lincoln hungry to start anew. Senior 6-foot-8-inch forward Chase Fieler Nebraska will host will pose as the Huskers’ biggest threat after scoring double figures in its first game at the 28 games last year. He’s also become Pinnacle Bank Arena the reason why his team has been given the nickname ‘Dunk City’ after without Tyrance, tallying 59 dunks a season ago.

Miles knows what type of team Gallegos or Biggs his Huskers will be dealing with Friday night.

“They really have a nice team,” nedu izu Miles said. “They have a lot of differdn ent ways they can hurt you.”

And Nebraska will have to face After scrimmaging against Univerits first opponent after a week filled sity of Nebraska at Kearney on Monwith adversity. On Wednesday, day in an exhibition game, it’s time Miles announced the departure of for the Nebraska men’s basketball junior forward Jordan Tyrance, who team to play in a game that counts.

Miles said decided to leave the team On Friday, the Huskers will open for personal reasons. its season at the Pinnacle Bank Arena Although Tyrance’s exit miniagainst Florida Gulf Coast. mizes available players on the bench, With the team hostMiles said he’s ing its first game at the behind the LinObviously new arena, Nebraska coln native’s coach Tim Miles is yearntough decision. it’s a ing for his players to put “He has a state-of-theon a show. lot of obliga“We had an opening art place. The tions outside of practice, over 7,000 fans basketball,” the support’s been there, and you could feel Nebraska coach electricity in the gym,” phenomenal.” said. “He is tryhe said. “Obviously it’s ing to knock out a state-of-the-art place. his degree and tim miles The support’s been phemen’s basketball coach has a young nomenal.” daughter.

He The Eagles may not and I have had be a top 25 threat, but the Huskers’ a couple of good heart-to-hearts first opponent won’t be easy by any over the last few days, and Jordan is stretch. moving on. I support him and look After having its first ever NCAA forward to helping him make sure he tournament appearance tarnished gets his college degree.”

by Florida last March, Joe Dooley’s former 26-11 team will come into dunk city: see page 8