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Forum held on center for international students Noah Johnson dn staff writer
Mohammed Hussain began his journey to create a resource center for international students in 2014. Hussain saw that a majority of international students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln were not receiving vital resources necessary to succeed. When he first arrived on campus, Hussain didn’t know where his classes were or how to access a doctor through the University Health Center, and he didn’t know what resources were available to help him complete these tasks. “A great majority of international students struggle when they first arrive on campus,” Hussain said. Hussain, along with UNL International Service, held a forum on Wednesday, Nov. 9 to discuss the future of the International and Diversity Resource Center, a proposed common ground for international students on UNL’s campus. The forum opened with a presentation put together by Hussain. Hussain noted that UNL is home to over 3,000 students from over 60 countries, yet they don’t have a central space where they can go for help with these issues. According to Hussain, the resource center would benefit international students by creating a community where international students may come and have access to the various resources. These resources include providing information for academic success, improving the involvement of international students in organizations on campus and promoting greater integration among domestic and international students. Spencer Hartman, president of the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska, then opened up a discussion where students could discuss the resource center. Freshnan finance major Ayesha Munnaza described how she felt alone and left voiceless as an international student. Munnaza said that she feels she has nowhere to go on campus to ask specific questions. “What if I want to apply for scholarships, live off campus or get a driver’s license? I have no where to go where I can get help with these things,” Munnaza said. “It seems like there is no one who cares about us.” Munnaza says she is at the point where she is planning on transferring to another university. While most of the testimony was in sup-
port of the resource center, Hartman asked for opinions about possible apprehensions students may have with the creation of the center. Issues such as cost and the worry that the center would further segregate students were brought up but no one stepped forward to speak on either. Also in support of the center was Alena Chistopolskaia, president of the UNL Russian Club, voiced her support for the resource center and discussed what she would like to see out of the center. “One thing that would be beneficial is to have volunteers who speak different languages and are from different cultures,” Chistopolskaia said. Chistopolskaia believes that these vol-
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unteers would be able to help students with their own unique problems, such as adjusting to American life and culture. “Sometimes you need to talk to someone from your country, where you can explain things better,” Chistopolskaia said. Hardik Kundariya, president of the Indian Students Association, said one of the main issues students face once they arrive on campus is finding scholarships. One thing Kundariya believes UNL can improve on is increasing the number of scholarships for international students. Another topic addressed was the location of the resource center. Rather than constructing a new building, many said they believe a space in the library or in the Ne-
braska Union would be an appropriate spot to house the center. “The center should encompass both the International Student and Scholar Office and the International Engagement Center,” Hussain said. To close the discussion, Hartman said he would try his best to accommodate the wishes of the international students who voiced their concerns. “I can’t promise to bring this to fruition, but I can promise that I will work hard on this issue,” he said. NEWS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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ASUN approves bill to update organization photos Noah Johnson DN STAFF WRITER
The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska met to discuss multiple senate bills Wednesday night, including a bill regarding a professional photography shoot to create awareness and promote ASUN. The bill, submitted by the Communica-
tions Committee, said the photography shoot will showcase the senate in session, students interacting with the ASUN office and students working on projects across UNL’s campus. These photographs will then be used on social media, web, print and other ASUN communications channels. The bill asks for up to$400 to cover the services of the photographer, Madeline Cass. The bill states, “The coordination and
execution of a photo-shoot will allow for ASUN to have a series of professional, edited and brand appropriate photographs for communications.” “We noticed that our photos weren’t up to date,” said Sen. Carlos Velasco. Velasco said they were looking for something that would showcase ASUN. Speaker Joseph Zach said he supported the bill.
“If we want to increase our presence on campus and show our student body what we can do, I think this is a great opportunity to do that,” Zach said. The bill passed unanimously. Another bill submitted by the Communications Committee asked for ASUN support
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Nebraska’s Libertarian party sees significant rise Stephanie Cavazos dn staff writer
Stephen Brooks served in the Air Force for five and a half years before coming to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to study mechanical engineering. After being a registered Republican since he could first register to vote, he switched his party affiliation to Libertarian this year. “I only knew about Democrats and Republicans for so long,” he said. “I was like, ‘Man, I agree with a lot of what [Libertarians] say.’” In switching parties, Brooks became part of the largest shift in Nebraska politics. In the last five years, the number of registered Libertarian voters in the state of Nebraska increased 3,100 percent according the Nebraska Secretary of State’s office. In 2010 there were 320 registered Libertarians across all 93 counties in Nebraska. In 2016, that number rose to 10,306. By election day this year, nearly 11,000 Libertarians registered in the state. Jared Hall, the co-director of the Gary Johnson campaign in Nebraska, said the Libertarian Party didn’t exist in the state six years ago. Hall was a lifelong Democrat until the 2016 presidential election. But he said he didn’t see a difference in progress between the Bush administration and the Obama presidency. He registered Libertarian following the results of the 2016 primaries. “We come in all different shapes and sizes,” Hall said of Libertarians. “We’re not a protest vote. We’re a movement.” The Libertarian presidential ticket received nearly 4 million votes in the 2016 presidential election — the most votes for any Libertarian in United States history. David Pratt Demarest, the Libertarian National Committee representative for seven Midwestern states, said 2016 saw the most
growth in the Libertarian Party by a long shot, especially in Nebraska. So much so, Demarest said Nebraska is aiming to host the Libertarian National Com-
Libertarian National Committee.” Demarest has been working with the Libertarian Party off and on for the last 20 years. He said recent changes in the po-
Demarest also said the most active members of the Libertarian Party are young voters. And on Nov. 9, USA Today reported Johnson won 5 percent of votes among voters ages 18 to 29 in the 2016 presidential election. “I think it’s huge because that’s where the future is,” he said. “They’re young and enthusiastic and willing to ask questions.” Demarest credited technology and the internet for the rise of young voters registering Libertarian. “When the young folks use social media, they have a choice,” he said. “They have a wide range of info readily available to them, and it includes a much higher percentage of freedom-oriented ideas which traditional media tends to exclude.” Young Americans for Liberty is the nation’s fastest-growing organization for college Libertarians, according to its website. Brooks, now a junior, is one of 34 members at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s chapter. He said he decided to switch to the Libertarian party for many reasons. One of the most important to him was the party’s views on the military. “Republicans want to right the wrongs in the world and bomb everyone but that’s where the Libertarians disagree,” Brooks said. “Military is meant for protecting our interests and protecting our national security.” Brooks said the increasing amount of young voters registering Libertarian sends a strong message to the existing bipartisan system as people start to become disillusioned with the current structure. “I think that’s what’s happening in Nebraska,” Brooks said. “And I think that’s showing with Libertarians in general.”
litical environment brought him back to his Libertarian roots. “Libertarian values are shared by a lot of Americans,” he said. “[We’ve] gotten much more active.”
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ASUN: FROM PAGE 4 in hosting a booth in the Nebraska Union to promote outreach and communication in ASUN initiatives. The booth will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 16. In addition, the Communications Committee asked ASUN to allocate $75 of the ASUN budget for food and supplies for the booth.
The bill passed unanimously. The final bill, submitted by the Academic Committee, asked for ASUN support for the Academic Survey Event. The event will take place in the Nebraska Union Dec. 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will consist of a booth where students will be able to describe their concerns with academic
issues in both the classroom and institution on a whiteboard. In addition, the bill asked for ASUN to support the creation and distribution of an online survey where students will be able to voice their concerns regarding academic issues. “One thing I’m annoyed with is that I am in the 12th week of classes, and I don’t have a
single grade in one of my classes,” said Academic Committee Chair Claire Weber. “We’re hoping that we can pinpoint these problems so that they can be addressed.” The bill passed unanimously. NEWS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Telescope view offered at observatory open house Jessica Larkins dn staff writer
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Department of Physics and Astronomy is hosting an open house at the Behlen Observatory 35 miles north of Lincoln in Ithaca, Nebraska Nov. 11 from 7-10 p.m. Visitors will be able to look through the 30-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, one of the largest research telescopes in the region. For the past 20 years, the observatory has been open to the public several nights a year. However, Friday will be a particularly good night to attend, according to Shawn Langan, a lab manager and instructor in UNL’s physics and astronomy department. Langan expects the skies to be clear. If the weather is favorable for stargazing, guests will be able to view the moon, Mars, Uranus and many star clusters. Friday night is also the best night to view the Northern Taurids meteor shower. Approximately every 12 months, the earth passes through dust left by Comet Encke. The
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dust associated with the comet will hit the Earth’s atmosphere Friday, causing the Northern Taurid meteor shower. Taurid meteors are typically larger and brighter than normal meteors. Langan expects to see up to 10 meteors per hour by the end of the event. UNL’s Society of Physics Students will also be performing science demonstrations Friday night. Langan said this is a great event for physics students to participate in. “Students really get a feel for giving back to the community,” he said. “By participating in events like this, they are able to better articulate physics concepts than the average physics student.”
Fluffy Psycho Bunnies, a cover band made up of staff members in the physics department, will perform throughout the evening. This will be the band’s second time performing at Behlen Observatory. Christian Binek, a professor of physics and astronomy at UNL and Fluffy Psycho Bunnies’ guitarist, said the band has a genuine interest in outreach and is happy to volunteer at events to help the physics department. But Binek said events aren’t just for outreach; they’re a chance for the public to learn more about the physics community. “We physicists are not strange people that the general public might think we are,” he said. “We are regular people with simi-
“By participating in events like this, they are able to better articulate physics concepts than the average physics student.”
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lar interests that others have as well. One of them is music.” Langan said he hopes people who have any interest in physics and astronomy come to this event. Even if someone has no interest in astronomy, he said this is still a great familyfriendly event. “UNL is an institution for the people of Nebraska,” he said. “It’s important to let them know what we’re doing, give them an opportunity to see the facilities and to have some fun all at the same time.” The observatory is located 35 miles northeast of Lincoln in Ithaca, Nebraska, and is owned and operated by UNL’s physics and astronomy department. Behlen Observatory was built in 1972 thanks to donations from Walter Behlen, the founder of Behlen Manufacturing in Columbus, Nebraska. Behlen was a longtime patron of the sciences for the university. The event is free and open to the public. NEWS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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The Grand Poobah combines art, music in shows Sam Crisler dn staff writer
Meanwhile, two artists drew abstract illustrations on the overhead projectors to superimpose the illustrations onto the sheets as well. This created a scene in which silhouettes intermingled with the illustrations throughout
Lincoln band The Grand Poobah has high aspirations. The two-piece hopes to join visual art and music into one symbiotic existence, and build a group of musicians and artists with whom they can collaborate and create unique experiences. Despite only being formed within the last six months, the band is already seeing some of these goals coming to fruition. Adam D’Josey and Max Church met when they were both freshmen at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. After years of friendship and several defunct musical projects, the two recently formed The Grand Poobah with D’Josey on vocals and guitar and Church on drums. Their influences range from classic purveyors of psychedelic rock, such as The Doors and Frank Zappa, to contemporary neo-psychedelia bands like Tame Impala. And these influences are apparent in The Grand Poobah’s setlist, which is essentially one sprawling song with countless funk-inspired instrumental interludes and dynamic blues passages. “It feels like at times it wants to break out of itself and tear itself apart,” D’Josey said of The Grand Poobah’s music. “And then there’s other times where it’s, like, really courtesy photo cool being what it is.” the entire set. D’Josey said the band’s lengthy songs The band said they think an interacdeveloped from him and Church hanging out and deciding jamming was the best way to tion between visual art and music spend time. should exist, and “We sort of like started just riffing on stuff and then we didn’t have anything else to do, they accomplish this idea through so we just kept riffing,” D’Josey said. “We just kept adding to the riffs,” Church their live shows. Sam Costello, said. “And it became one big riff.” who booked The And although they only played their first show in September, the band has taken a Grand Poobah’s show at The Comunique approach to performance and art to mons, said the craft a one-of-a-kind, live experience. A show at The Commons in Lincoln on Nov. band’s use of vi1 saw The Grand Poobah perform behind bed suals during their set helps guide audiences to find meaning sheets hung from the ceiling with the two band in the music. members’ silhouettes cast onto the sheets by “The visual representation of the music the light from overhead projectors.
helps better understand what is happening in the music without outright explaining everything in word,” Costello said. “It only helps dig deeper into understanding the music.” The show at The Commons was the first
time the band presented this display live, but they said they plan on using it in all of their foreseeable performances. “We’re gonna be riding this out for a while,” D’Josey said. The Grand Poobah said it plans to take their combination of visual art and music along with them on their first tour, which they plan to embark on after they release their debut album in early summer 2017. D’Josey said he isn’t sure how well the
“Just coming together to make art just for art’s sake, or experiences just for experience’s sake.”
band’s non-stop single track will translate to a record, but he said he thinks it will provide an engaging listening experience nonetheless, with the listener having the opportunity to drown themselves in uninterrupted music. “If you can really immerse yourself in that sound or feeling or emotion, you want to stay there and keep it as immersive or surrounding as your can,” he said. “And that’s where I think the psychedelic bits and really long songs come from because there’s not really enough time for you to settle down and get out of the experience.” The Grand Poobah wants to continue to cultivate that experience for its audiences and listeners. And they said one way in which they can do that is through working with other “phenomenal artists and players” in Lincoln’s music and arts scenes to build a collective of sorts. “Down the road, we could be doing all sorts of different collaborations,” D’Josey said. “Just coming together to make art just for art’s sake, or experiences just for experience’s sake.” He said the local music scene has been gaining momentum recently with more and more bands stepping up to create special music. But he also said if there aren’t ambitious artists who continue to push the scene forward, its progress could diminish. D’Josey said he thinks that through collaboration, The Grand Poobah can be one of the bands to advance the scene. But even as high as D’Josey and Church have set their aspirations, they’re still grounded and haven’t lost sight of their central focus of playing music. “We just want to keep making cool s*** that we believe in,” D’Josey said. ARTS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Skyloft emerges in Omaha, tours in the Midwest Mari Crisler DN STAFF WRITER
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Skyloft leaves a good first impression. As a relatively new band emerging in Omaha, only forming in mid-2015, the duo has quickly built a following around the scene with their catchy melodies and radio-hit aura. Anthony Flakus, piano and vocals, and Tyler Lewis, drums, have backgrounds in metal and hardcore music - not something one would expect from an alternative-pop band. Skyloft sounds like a summer radio hit, but contains some elements of their native style, like hardhitting drum fills and swift breakdowns. The two are versed in music; each of them is a long-time, devoted multi-instrumentalist. But on-stage, Lewis is confined to a drumset, and Flakus to a cubicle of pianos and synths. The two rely on computerization and backing tracks to supplement other instruments. At their live shows, Skyloft frequently plays covers of bands like Coldplay, projecting their hopeful energy onto lively crowds. Their sets have a healthy mix of covers and originals, all of which have potential to be hits. For Skyloft, the writing process and the
recording process are one and the same. As their songs are written, they are recorded by electronic software. “I think that’s part of what makes us unique,” Lewis said. “We’re so heavily electronic.” Finding shows that fit their genre has been a challenge for Skyloft. The band’s style seems to be a rarity in the Omaha area, so they often play with bands from other branches of the scene. But with an accessible style, their music can easily complement any bill they are put on. “Since there isn’t really a dedicated scene to this type of music, it’s more about what you do with it,” Lewis said. Nonetheless, the two have played countless shows around Omaha, and have even made their way to Vega in Lincoln on a threeshow mini-tour that also hit Cincinnati and Lawrence, Kansas. Skyloft has taken every opportunity given to them and taking charge of their music careers. “There’s a difference between someone giving you a show and someone giving you an opportunity,” Flakus said.
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GrannyWeavs Catering brings Southern comfort Grace Bradford DN STAFF WRITER
When it comes to cooking, George L. Weaver believes his grandmother brought the South to Nebraska. But when his grandmother died 14 years ago, Weaver said he wanted to start a business that commemorated his grandmother’s wish of opening her own restaurant. In 2011, Weaver put his own perspective on his grandmother’s wish by opening up GrannyWeavs Catering. The catering company began with Weaver baking cakes, including his grandmother’s famous caramel cake. By creating GrannyWeavs Catering, Weaver wanted to bring people together and show them what southern cooking is like, just as his grandmother did. Weaver’s grandmother, Ollie, was originally from Mississippi but moved to Lincoln when she was 35 years old. She loved to cook for her family and friends, Weaver said. “Every Saturday before a Husker football game, she would cook rice, homemade biscuits and breakfast pork chops,” he said. “I just remember watching her make it all from
scratch. She taught me everything I know.” When Weaver was in high school, he began cooking for fun. “People would start asking me to cook them stuff, but I thought that I should start getting paid for it.” Soon, the menu expanded into “soul food,” a Southern-style comfort food. The current menu has a variety of Southern-based food, including fried chicken, potato salad and his grandmother’s macaroni and cheese. But his favorite item to make has always been the caramel cake. However, it hasn’t always been easy for Weaver and his wife, Pamela. Pamela said she helps her husband with the baking and organizing when she isn’t working at her other job, but it can still be stressful. “It’s not too bad, but making sure everyone gets their food and that everything is done on time is sometimes hard,” she said. The hardest part for Weaver was making the decision of committing to his idea of opening his own catering company. “I had to decide if this was what I actu-
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RONSPIES: ‘American Idiot’ resonates again Wade Ronspies dn staff writer
Despite my exposure to tons of different rock and alternative music growing up, it took a long time before I abandoned the Top 40 hits for good. The sounds of U2, Pearl Jam, KISS and other bands rang in my ears almost daily, but I was still digging whatever was at the top of charts that week. Thankfully, as I grew, my taste in music did as well. I was transitioning into the world of punk, emo and alt rock thanks to bands like Fall Out Boy, blink-182 and The Beatles. One day, as I was looking through my basement, I stumbled across some albums in a desk drawer. “Nevermind” from Nirvana, “Dark Side of the Moon” from Pink Floyd and – hello, what’s this? “American Idiot” from Green Day: what would become the soundtrack to one of the strangest times in my life. I put the CD into my car’s stereo, and it never left. It died with my stereo when it stopped working, and I had
to replace it. It lives on in the form of Spotify. It’s an album I’ve never really stopped listening to. “American Idiot” has managed to stay relevant throughout its decade-long lifespan - more than ever today. Green Day has always been a political, anti-establishment musical act; but I was blown away while re-listening this past week. Its messages and lyrics remain relevant in this divisive time – maybe even more so than during its initial release. The titular track, along with many others on the album, tell a tale of an America in conflict. If the 2016 presidential election has shown me anything, it’s that it is a good time to get back into this kind of music. Thoughtful, politically-charged rock albums are soon to be the norm again, I believe. However, it’s not all politics with “American Idiot.” Some of the greatest songs on the album are slower and emotional. “Whatsername” got me through more girl problems than I can even remember. Driving home after heartbreaks with that song coming
through the speakers was pretty average for me during high school. Ugh, why did I have to remind myself of that? “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” though, is the premiere feels song. It’s overplayed, yes, but it still resonates with me. As someone who has struggled with depression all their life, it strikes a major chord. It’s easy for me to become a hermit during hard times, so the song’s themes of hiding from life’s issues help me understand what I’m feeling. “American Idiot” is a concept album with layers. It covers many different thematic bases while simultaneously delivering important messages. In a time of great emotional and political strife, this is the soundtrack of the era we live in. It inspires a fight for whatever you believe in. It is almost a rallying cry. Even if the message is disagreed with, it’s hard to deny that “American Idiot” is a pretty kickin’ album with its unforgettable guitar riffs and choruses. It may be the album that marked the end
of the more punk form of Green Day, but it paved the way for a lot of what makes up what I listen to today. It makes me happy beyond belief that not only does the sound hold up, but the messages do, too. I’d be hard-pressed to find an album that represents the age we live in better than this. ARTS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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SKYLOFT: FROM PAGE 8 MarQ Manner is an eminent veteran in the Omaha music scene who has given Skyloft many of these opportunities in the past year. He said people like Flakus and Lewis - people who learn and execute rather than expect are the people who progress the arts community in Lincoln and Omaha. “I haven’t seen a band that is as hungry and passionate about getting their vision and art across as I’ve seen with Skyloft in a long time,” Manner said. “[They] know what [their] vision is and put in the work.” Skyloft’s effort has already earned them a nomination for Best New Artist in the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards, for which they are competing with other notable acts
in the scene such as A Ferocious Jungle Cat and Chemicals. “We just focus on doing what we do as hard and as best as we can, and hopefully they see that it stands out,” Flakus said. Skyloft has the air of an arena band and carry themselves like professionals. Flakus said the band originally embraced the “fake it till you make it” style, and now they feel they no longer have to fake it. “Being in a band is about an image,” Flakus said. “You can portray yourself in a certain way that gets people to gravitate toward you.” Skyloft will debut their new album, “Re:Alive,” on Nov. 11 at Reverb Lounge in
Omaha where they will play the whole album front to back. Opening the night is Emily Ward, the Fat Timmys, and Here/After. Flakus said he expects the eclectic line-up to draw an enthusiastic crowd. The 40-minute album contains 11 songs that convey Skyloft’s positive message. “Remember Why,” the lead single for “Re:Alive” was released Tuesday by Hear Nebraska. The anthem, with its cathedral organs and full drums, is reminiscent of Bastille and Coldplay, who are Anthony Flakus’s main influences. “It’s kind of a milestone,” Flakus said of completing the album. “When you’ve been working on something so hard for so long, it
doesn’t seem like it’s ever going to be done … but now it’s the start of something new.” Skyloft said they want to project positivity onto the world. “We’re a band about a message. We are playing music to be culture creators, to impact in a positive way,” Flakus said. “Music is just a medium.” ARTS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
GRANNYWEAVS: FROM PAGE 8 ally wanted to do for the rest of my life,” Weaver said. From his experience, he learned he has to love his product before he gets love from it by other people. “I love what I do, and I have to love this job for everyone else to love it, too,” he said. Now that the company has become more established, Weaver still faces the high cost of buying food and the competition of the other catering companies in Lincoln. Though,
Weaver said he has always believed that GrannyWeavs stands out among other catering companies in town. “The thing that makes my catering business different from everyone else is that we have soul-food,” Weaver said. “Not everyone is looking for a $20 to $40 plate. People want something quick and simple.” Weaver remains optimistic about the future of his catering company. One of his goals is to eventually hire three of his siblings, who
also cook, to work alongside him. Nicknamed the Fantastic Four, he and three of siblings all understand how their grandma cooked and how she made her food. Until then, he said he hopes to establish the company more so he can move it into its own building with a full kitchen as well as earning enough money to achieve another dream he has. “I want to travel to Italy to learn how to make authentic Italian food,” he said.
No matter the challenges Weaver has faced through running his catering company, he has continued to remember all that his grandmother taught him, including to never give up. “She would always say ‘if there is a will, there is a way,’” Weaver said. ARTS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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SERVER: Give Trump a chance to lead, heal nation
Matt Server assistant opinion editor
As I sit here writing this at 2 a.m. on Wednesday morning, I am in complete shock. Donald J. Trump was just elected president of the United States of America. He defied all the pundits and so-called political experts
and reached the magic number: 270. He just completed arguably the biggest political upset of all time. Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States means different things to different people. Some are celebrating; some are furious. I was a #NeverTrump-er for all of the primary and part of the general election. I know part of the dismay that many people are feeling right now. As someone who reluctantly voted for him, I also know the feeling of happiness emulating from Trump voters. However, when I see some of the vitriol directed at the president-elect, I worry our nation will continue down the path of division that has loomed over the country. For instance, I wonder what people who are posting #NotMyPresident on Twitter hope to accomplish by immediately dismissing the person whom Americans have elected to lead the nation. Furthermore, accusing anyone who voted
for Donald Trump of being racist, homophobic, sexist bigots does nothing but split our sides further. Consider that, for the vast majority of Trump voters, racial issues had nothing to do with our decision to fill in the bubble next to his name. Instead, we supported his policies of a strong military, low taxation and controlling illegal immigration, among other issues. Lumping his supporters as hateful people only angers his base into being less likely to work with the other side. Anger is natural in loss, and I know that Donald Trump attracted more controversy than most other candidates, but the struggles we face as a nation will not be solved with division. To everyone who voted for Hillary, I respect you and your commitment to America. I admire your devotion to your candidate and believe you truly had our best interests at heart. To those who voted for a third party candidate, you stuck to your beliefs and voted
your conscience in the face of both sides yelling at you. You stuck to your guns, and that is admirable. I understand how opponents of Trump feel right now. Losing an election sucks. There’s no better way to say it. You pour your heart and soul, your hopes and dreams into a candidate, and they don’t come through. There’s a sense of hopelessness and dread at the next four years and what they’ll mean for our country. I also know many Americans are fearful of what a Trump presidency will bring. I can’t assure you that President-elect Trump will always do the right thing, but I will assure you Republicans such as myself will do everything we can to ensure that all Americans are treated fairly in a Trump administration and that President Trump is checked in office. With that being said, listen to his accep-
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TRACEY: Trump represents the closing of America
Greg Tracey dn staff columnist
This was not an election about the Supreme Court. This was an election between open and closed. This election, ultimately, was not about making America great again, but about the repudiation of everything that made America great to begin with. In 1997, Tony Blair had a vision a couple years earlier he had become the leader of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom. He ran on a platform formed around the idea of “third-way economics”. A similar movement began in the United States under Bill Clinton
and continued with George W. Bush’s brand of compassionate conservatism . This line of thinking endorsed classical liberal policies, espoused by storied economists such as Adam Smith and David Ricardo, like free trade and free markets. Yet, it provides a safety net for those who “lose” with globalism. This year both major political parties failed—they went against free trade, which is what drove America’s economic growth to begin with. Comparative advantage brought us to heights unheard of and unsurpassed in human history. The sky was the limit. Now, we plan to drop out of free trade agreements and enter trade wars with countries like China and Mexico. Thus lies the path to ruin, not prosperity Mr. Trump may be the obvious one to blame, yet he is not the only one. Both he and Bernie Sanders played on the fears of factory workers in the Rust Belt. Fears that they would lose everything they had. Fears that they were being left behind. Fears that were exploited for political gain and nothing else. Trump may become president, but he cannot give workers their jobs back magically. Anyone can give a man a shovel and pay him to dig holes, but such an existence
is arbitrary and meaningless. It was up to the moderates to step up and rebuke Mr. Trump and Mr. Sanders in their folly. John Kasich and Jeb Bush did their best, but ultimately failed. Hillary Clinton rolled over and adopted Sanders’ most radical, ill-conceived proposals. The stage was set for a contest between anti-trade, antigrowth candidates. Not only would they close the country to trade, they would close it to people as well. “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” became “They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with them” Besides being a fundamental part of who we are as Americans, accepting immigrants is essential to any country, both as a source of new ideas and for replenishing the workforce . But this is nativism—2016 version—and to hell with reason. The picture looks bleak moving forward. Now that he’s won, Trump and his supporters have the GOP in their grip for at least four years. No matter what people say about her, Clinton is a moderate-to-conser-
vative Democrat. Her loss leaves the field wide open for Sanders or Elizabeth Warren to seize power in the Democratic Party and drag it further to the left. Further from free trade. Further from prosperity. Given the sorry state of things, a new alternative must be formed.No doubt you will say third parties will never work. People tell us that we must learn to live with a two-party system, no matter how jading it is. However, I believe that the time has never been riper for a third party to seize the moment. Past third party movements have been either fringe efforts such as the Libertarian or Green Parties, or else arich candidate like Ross Perot. The one cannot gain momentum and the other cannot sustain anything. That is not the situation this time. Prominent conservatives like John Kasich, Mitt Romney, and Ben Sasse who refused to get on the so-called Trump Train of hate and intolerance must muster the political will to create a new party. They could expand the current Libertarian or Constitutional Parties, or make a totally new party. Funding will not
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Back from injury, McGuire running strong
merika andrade | dn Aaron Hegarty dn staff writer
After injuries hampered his first two seasons at Nebraska, Wyatt McGuire is finally running strong. He placed 35th at the Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis Oct. 30, tying the Huskers’ best individual finish in its six years competing in the meet. His time of 25:27, a 5:07 per-mile pace in the 8K, also helped Nebraska’s cross country team to its tenth place
finish, the best it has ever done at that meet. “I guess I got to be happy with it. I’d like to do better, obviously,” McGuire said. “I was more happy about [the team finish] than my individual place.” His finish of 35th at the Big Ten Championship marked the first time a Nebraska runner had placed in the top-45 in the meet since 2011, its first year in the conference. “Coming into this season I wanted to, number one, not get hurt, and, number two, just kind of be able to help the team, because obviously I can’t really do a whole lot when
I’m hurt,” McGuire said. So far, he’s succeeded in those goals. After a calf injury about two weeks into his college career, McGuire redshirted in both cross country and track and field in 2014-15. The next season, McGuire was able to begin the cross country season, but a leg injury slowed his progress. “I was just running on borrowed time for the rest of the season,” McGuire said. When track season began, another leg injury held him out for all but four meets. This year has been different. McGuire has
led the team across the line at the last two meets, breaking a trend of seniors Patrick Letz or Jacob Olson doing so in the first three meets. “He just does the work and inside he has a tremendous desire to be good,” coach Dave Harris said. “I think it shows in trying to be consistent and run the workouts like they’re supposed to be run. I think it’s paying off for him now.” McGuire’s redshirt sophomore season is his first season staying away from injuries since his senior year at North Platte High School, when he won the Class A state meet in 2013. “He’s had various leg problems,” Harris said. “You can see it in many young athletes. He was pretty good in high school, yet this level kind of chews you up at times.” Running is a part of being in the McGuire family. McGuire’s brother Brady won state four years before he did. His father Mike was his track and field coach in high school. McGuire said a friendly competition with his brother motivated him. “Growing up, I always wanted to try to be better than him,” McGuire said. “When he first started running, I definitely wanted to get involved with that to. That’s probably a big part of why I started running.” McGuire, an elementary education major, said he doesn’t know whether he’ll be a coach one day. “I’ll probably wind up coaching at some point just cause I love being around the sport, and definitely don’t want to give it up,” he said. Harris said McGuire is emerging as a leader by example. “He doesn’t say a lot, a lot of time,” he said. “But I think his actions speak to the leadership that he could give in the next few years.” McGuire said he feels good about the direction of the team in those next few years. “We’re losing a couple of guys, but we definitely have a lot of younger guys that are going to step up,” he said. “We definitely need to move up in the Big Ten. Just looking at what it takes to do that, you need five guys in the top 40. I definitely think it’s doable.” The Huskers now look ahead to the NCAA Midwest Regional in Iowa City, Iowa, on Nov. 11. SPORTS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Outlining a Husker or Gopher path to victory
adam warner | dn Brett Nierengarten dn senior sports editor
Nebraska and Minnesota both come into Saturday’s matchup at Memorial Stadium with 7-2 overall records and 4-2 records in the Big Ten. However, the two schools are trending in different directions. Nebraska has lost two in a row, while Minnesota has won four straight. Really, the case can be made for either team.
How Minnesota will win
This game will be decided on the defensive side of the ball. Minnesota’s defense is slightly better than Nebraska’s, but that slight advantage will be key, especially if Ryker Fyfe plays in place of Tommy Armstrong. The Gophers give up 23.1 points per game and rank fourth in the Big Ten in total
defense behind Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin. The strength of the Gophers’ defense is against the run and one would expect Nebraska will run the ball many times Saturday regardless of who plays at quarterback. “We have got to find our niche in what we can do running the ball well and how we can best enhance what we’re trying to do in the passing game,” NU coach Mike Riley said Monday. If that is the case, Nebraska will be running against the No. 3 ranked rush defense in the Big Ten. On the other side of the ball, the Gophers will ride the coattails of quarterback Mitch Leidner to improve to 8-2. Leidner, who draws criticism from Minnesota fans, has struggled this season. The senior quarterback has thrown five touchdown passes to six interceptions and is only completing 57 percent of his
passes. But this could be the week Leidner finds his groove. He threw for 301 yards last season against Nebraska, and in 2014 he lead Minnesota to a win in Lincoln. He’s had plenty of success against NU in the past. “I think Minnesota has confidence,” Riley said. “I think that, that quarterback (Leidner) is kind of leading that with the way he’s playing. He looks like a tough guy. He looks like a guy that’s going to fight to make plays, has been a resilient player.” If Leidner makes enough plays and defense plays well against the run, the Gophers take care of business.
How Nebraska will win
A big factor Nebraska is being back at home. After losing a heartbreaker and a blow-
out on the road in back-to-back weeks, a return to Memorial Stadium is much needed. Outside of being at home, Nebraska is the more talented team in this matchup so much of this week is about refocusing about what lead them to 7-0, not what lead to a 62-3 loss in Columbus. “We really struggled on third down the other night and it was because of those kinds of leverage and position mistakes we made that gave them the opportunity to make a play. And obviously they made way too many of them,” Riley said. “So we’ve got to, in a way, re-emphasize the basics of how we play.” Outside of being right mentally, Nebraska will win if its defense can get off the field on third down. Against Ohio State, the unit allowed the Buckeyes to convert on 11 of 15
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College tennis is a year-long grind Ron Petersen DN STAFF WRITER
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Any college sport is a grind, most people know that, but when people think of college sports and the work they entail, they don’t typically think of tennis. The team plays almost year round with a short fall schedule and a longer spring schedule. After its tournament is finished on a Saturday or Sunday, the team will usually travel six to seven hours back home by car. If it is longer they usually fly. Afterward, they have a meeting with each other to discuss and review the tournament and discuss what to work on, as well as make goals for the next tournament.. “We are usually pretty tired from the tournament and all of the traveling,” sophomore Toby Boyer said. “We’ll just take it easy and maybe grab some husker bucks if it’s Saturday or Sunday we come back.” During the week leading up to the next tournament, the team lifts three times per week at 6:30 a.m. The lifts work on overall strength, balance and mobility. After lifting, the team has on-court conditioning a couple times a week, which is anything from line
sprints to footwork drills. “All of it being pretty difficult,” Boyer said. “Before tournaments started, the conditioning was really tough because we were running four miles a couple times a week before we practiced.” After the tournaments comes practice. “Our facilities are amazing and we are lucky to have them,” Boyer said. “Nebraska treats us well. Freshman Dylan Bednarczyk has been trying to balance academics and athletics, which hasn’t been easy. “Our team makes sure to get at least 10 hours of studying done in study hall, and we can do any additional studying on our own time,” he said. “We have a busy schedule, but if an athlete sets his priorities in the right order, he will always have time for homework. I don’t have a lot of time to hang out with friends, however you get to meet a lot of people in athletics so you’re always around people you know. I spend time with friends on the weekends when there is no class, but during the week my main focus is on athletics and academics.” With this being Bednarczyk’s first year on campus, he has had to make many adjustments and deal with little free time. “I like to go out with friends which can be a wide variety of things from going to get food, watching a movie or going to a social event. I also like to stay active which involves playing different sports, going to the gym, anything that can keep me busy,” Bednarczyk said. “On my downtime, I enjoy reading, doing yoga and meditation.” In practices, he loves playing out many points and match play to get into the competitive mindset in the new tennis facility. “We will work on different point scenarios that you will encounter in tournaments, which help us get more confident,” Bednarczyk said. “Coaches will also ask and help us with
any specific stroke or tactic that we need to work on before a tournament starts.” The new tennis facility, which the team got a year ago, has really helped players stay focused and keeps them competitive. “Our school did an amazing job and we are so thankful to have one of the nicest tennis facilities in the country. Our practices are very high intensity. Our coaches do a great job of communicating with the rest of the team about what we need to work on and what our goals are. We put in a lot of hard work every day and we are confident that our results to prove that. I highly encourage everyone to come out in January to watch our season opener and experience the new facility with our new team,” Bednarczyk said. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Boyer and his teammates have class from 8:30-11:20 a.m. Then he goes to practice from about 1:00-3:30 p.m. He will then usually study with a tutor from 4:00-5:00 p.m. After dinner around 6:00 p.m. is the time for studying and any more tutoring. “There is about five to six hours a day to hang out and do homework if I want to get to bed before 11:00 p.m.” Boyer said. This doesn’t include his Tuesday and Thursday schedule. On those days he starts at 6:30 a.m. He then goes to individual tennis practice at 9:30, class at 11:00 and then the same as the other days of the week. “Most of the time I’m pretty exhausted so I’ll use my free time to watch YouTube and Netflix,” Boyer said. “The most fun is hanging out with all of the guys after we rest up.” Before he knows it, he and is teammates have to get back on the road or in the plane to go compete in another tournament.
“On my downtime, I enjoy reading, doing yoga and meditation”
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FOOTBALL: FROM PAGE 13 third downs. Leidner is no J.T. Barrett, but he can move a little bit. The Huskers can’t afford to let him turn pressure into first downs like Barrett did. “I think that as they made a few plays, our guys tried to overcompensate in a lot of ways. And I think they lost focus on what they were doing,” Riley said. Minnesota’s third down offense isn’t as
good as Ohio State’s, but it still ranks in the top half of the league. For Nebraska, it’s really as simple as getting off the field and getting the ball back to whoever is playing quarterback. SPORTS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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SERVER: FROM PAGE 11 tance speech with an open mind and give him the opportunity to make his case. He displayed humility and acted every bit like a president. I know that much of the anger directed at Trump is due to his personal actions and statements. While those anger me as well, perhaps now is the time to look forward rather than backward. Has Donald Trump always acted in a manner consistent of a president? No. Yet I have faith that the office humbles the man as the campaign seems to have done and that he leaves his flawed character out of the Oval Office. In 2008, a common argument was the Republicans never gave Obama a true opportunity to lead. I can attest that we had tremendous fears of what an Obama presidency would mean for the nation. Perhaps we could have been more accepting of the nation’s electoral decision, but Republicans felt alienated by President Obama from the beginning. To his credit, Donald Trump is reaching out. Take the example of Hillary Clinton who exemplified class and dignity in her concession speech. Her call for her supporters to give the president-elect “an open mind and the chance to lead” is spot on. I know it’s
much easier said than done, but this is what we must do if we want to heal. The consensus on my social media is that this will divide our country further, but it doesn’t have to. Let’s prove them wrong. This is an amazing opportunity to use a situation that could divide us to strengthen us. Slowly, we need to coalesce around President-elect Donald Trump and work with him as he takes on the serious challenge of leading this nation. The bonds that tie us together are stronger than the forces that aim to drive us apart. Don’t immediately discount his presidency. Give him a chance to prove you wrong. If he does something you don’t support, fight it. Always fight for your principles, no matter the circumstances. The passion of the Democratic Party to fight for their beliefs is praiseworthy and should not be discounted. A healthy democracy needs a minority that is willing to keep the majority in line. Do not make the mistake of mercilessly attacking Trump supporters and closing yourself off to the possibility of working with a President Trump. Don’t discount all of his voters as racist bigots, because, simply put, we’re not. We have a different vision of how the United States can best move forward.
TRACEY: FROM PAGE 11 Work with us now to make this country that we both love as great as it can be. To people who supported Donald Trump from day one, congratulations on your victory. You proved many of us, including me, wrong. Celebrate this victory but then get ready to work. Now is not the time to gloat in victory. Be happy, but take the high road. To those who opposed him, I understand that the anger and frustration you feel is immense and that the concept of working with Trump might not yet be in the realm of possibility. I plead with you though, for the good of the nation, to pray for Trump and give him a chance. I still have reservations about his forthcoming presidency, but I’m ready to do my part to work in a Trump-led America to heal this country and come together as one nation. He’s surprised us all before, he might just do it again.
be an issue either. Many notable Republican donors refused to back Trump and would be willing to fund a third party.We have a unique opportunity to create something new. Free trade, liberal immigration, compassionate care for those who are hurt by globalization—there’s nothing we can’t achieve if we act now. And who knows? Maybe this will all turn out to be unnecessary. Maybe Donald Trump will flip-flop—after all, he’s done that a few times Maybe Paul Ryan will reign him in and all will be well in America. But I’ve been optimistic to no avail for too long. My Republican Party died the day Donald Trump won the nomination. We need to make America a beacon of hope again. It’s time to act before any more time is lost and #MakeAmericaSaneAgain. GREG TRACEY IS A FRESHMAN GLOBAL STUDIES MAJOR. REACH HIM AT OPINION@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR VIA @DNOPINION.
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