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LETTER TO THE EDITOR DN ››EDITOR’S NOTE: Hank Bounds, who began his tenure as the seventh president of the University of Nebraska April 13, authors a regular newspaper column on topics important to the university and Nebraskans.
This month, we are celebrating an important milestone within the University of Nebraska. The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, our two-year college of access and opportunity in Curtis, is turning 50. That’s a half-century of providing students with access to affordable, high-quality programs that meet vital workforce needs and advance Nebraska’s most important industry. I’ve visited NCTA several times since becoming president, and each time I’m impressed. First of all, being on campus is like walking down memory lane. I grew up on a family farm in Mississippi and graduated from a small agricultural high school there – where, incidentally, we were also called the Aggies. So I feel at home in Curtis, a warm and welcoming community that has been a champion of the college since its early days. As we celebrate its 50th anniversary, there’s never been a better time to be an NCTA Aggie. The energy of the students, the talents of the faculty and the feeling of momentum on campus are difficult to describe. I encourage Nebraskans to visit the college themselves to get a firsthand sense of the excitement there. NCTA’s continued success will play an important role in our goal for the University of Nebraska to be a giant in higher education, doing even more to serve students and people across our state. When it launched in 1965, the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture had no state appropriation and offered two programs – agricultural machinery and agricultural drafting – to 31 students. From those humble beginnings, the college has grown into a unique and valuable Nebraska institution, offering a range of programs in agriculture, veterinary education and related disciplines to a record 500-plus students. Investments by the Legislature and generous donors have made impressive physical growth possible, including new facilities for education and student life that are enhancing the learning experience. An infusion of state funding provided by the Legislature and Governor in the last legisla-
tive session will further advance NCTA’s quality, allowing the college to hire a veterinarian and provide more competitive faculty salaries that will help attract and retain top talent. We are grateful to policymakers for their support. Innovative public-private partnerships are leveraging university and industry expertise for the benefit of students and Nebraska’s economy. A new irrigation technician concentration, the result of a collaboration between NCTA and Reinke Manufacturing Co., will prepare students to meet modern irrigation needs. NCTA’s Agronomy Scholars program opens internship opportunities for students at leading companies like Ag Valley Coop and Cargill. The Heifer Link Program allows students to own a donated heifer during their academic career, then leave school owning a bred heifer, giving them a significant advantage in the challenging process of building a herd. And the college has found creative ways to expand its reach. A new urban agriculture program offers Omaha residents the opportunity to learn about horticulture and farm production. The nationally recognized “Combat Boots to Cowboy Boots” program helps members of the military transition into farming and ranching careers after their service. Those are just a few examples. NCTA is succeeding in workforce development. When I participated in NCTA’s commencement ceremonies this spring, every student I talked to had a job lined up. Not only that, but they’re able to begin their careers without overwhelming debt: Most NCTA students receive financial aid, making the college’s competitive tuition rates even more affordable. The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture has tremendous potential to continue to expand opportunities for students and advance agricultural innovation. With a growing global population that will require twice as much food by 2050, the need for a highly skilled agricultural workforce is as urgent as it has ever been. NCTA will play an important role in meeting that need. Congratulations to the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture on its first 50 years of success. I’m excited to see what the next 50 bring. FRONT PAGE PHOTO BY JOHN FICENEC | DN
Freshman forward Michael Jacobson dives out of bounds to save a ball during the last exhibition game for the men’s basketball team. The Huskers’ first regular season game is Tuesday.
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email, adding that she lost friends when she began wearing the hijab. Even at UNL, Al-Dakheel said discriminaSenada Gusic had a typical first day of summer classes. The junior political science and tion exists against hijabis. Once, a man asked her friend who wore a hijab what her major global studies major attended her courses and met her professors. But later that night, was. When her friend said biochemistry, the man replied “So are you going to go back to Gusic made a vow. And suddenly, to some, your homeland and make big bombs?” she became unrecognizable. “It used to be hurtful, but now I’m numb “The English professor I had said to me ‘Oh sorry, did you not come to class yester- to it because it doesn’t matter what they think day? What’s your name? I don’t remember as long as long as I’m happy with who I am as you,’” she said, “And I was like, ‘Yeah man, an individual,” Al-Dakheel said. People have asked Al-Dakheel if she showit’s me.’” What her professor didn’t know was that ers with her hijab or if she’s hiding something the day prior was Laylat al-Qadr, or the day “under there,” she said. The biggest misconception though is that women are forced to Muslims believe the first verses of their holy book, the Quran, were revealed to the proph- wear it, she said. Islam actually forbids forcing women into the hijab, she said. et Muhammad. It was a fitting day for Gusic Tasneem Bouzid, 22, a graduate student to promise she’d begin wearing a hijab, the in mechanical engineering, said that while headscarf worn by some Muslim women. certain cultures force women to wear a hijab, Her professor turned red when he realthis wasn’t the right thing to do. She said that ized he hadn’t recognized Gusic with her in Islam itself, there is no hair covered. in religion. Although some like I hated being Muslim compulsion “It was 100 percent my Gusic begin wearing a choice. I undertook it on and being Middle hijab later in life, many my own,” she said. girls start donning the Eastern because it scared Like Al-Baaj, Bouheadscarf around midzid was also the only studle school, when they people away from me.” dent who wore a hijab in become more affirmed her high school, Lincoln ZAHRA AL-DAKHEEL in their faith. Those junior speech pathology major Southwest. Since the hijab who wear it are also identified her as a Musknown as hijabis and lim, she said she felt an believe it is required in enormous responsibility to represent her relitheir religion to cover up when they would gion. But being others’ perception of Islam was encounter men outside of their family. something she loved because it gave her the Around 600 Lincoln residents, or .22 percent of Lincolnites, identify as Muslims ac- opportunity to fight stereotypes, she said. When she came to UNL, it was the first cording to bestplaces.net, leading hijabis to time she was surrounded by other Muslims at be seen throughout the city and the Universia school, and initially she felt as if she lost conty of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. But mystery trol. But over time, she said she became used to and misconceptions still often follow the garit and met other hijabis like Al-Baaj. ment and the reasons women wear it. While she said she has not faced much disNorhan Al-Baaj, 21, a junior pre-elementary education major, said she wear the hijab crimination, Bouzid said she notices people’s behaviors change when they’re around her or as part of her religion, but said she benefits her friends who wear a hijab. On busses, somefrom it in other ways. “I feel confident as a woman,” she said. times every seat will be taken except the one “And not only do I feel confident, I feel em- next to her, and people will still prefer to stand. “In this part of the Midwest, people have powered. I feel respected and really valued in a society where I’m not just being judged their stereotypes, and they think it, but they don’t talk about it,” she said. based on my looks but actually for my intelOne of the stereotypes is that hijabs are lect.” hot, but Al-Baaj said that she just adapts like Having a physical reminder of her faith everyone else. In the Nebraskan summers, helped her remember to make moral decisions and respect others’ beliefs. It also iden- she just wears lighter scarves, she said. In her tified her as a Muslim, which made her stand collection, there are around 60 hijabs for a variety of styles and purposes. There is nothout at the more rural Raymond Central High School. Still, even as the only person to wear ing a hijab prevents a woman from doing, she said. a hijab then, she said she never faced disStill, a hijab does indicate a woman’s becrimination. Zahra Al-Dakheel, a junior speech pa- liefs and her morals, she said. For Al-Baaj and Bouzid, this means abstaining from touching thology and audiology major, said she hadn’t the opposite gender, even for a handshake. been so lucky. “Growing up in an all-white dominated But for Gusic, making contact is OK as long elementary and middle school, I hated being Muslim and being Middle Eastern because it STEREOTYPES: SEE PAGE 8 scared people away from me,” she said in an
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What UNL spends on toilet paper, wifi LUKAS ZIEMBA DN The University of Nebraska-Lincoln spends more than $13.4 million to keep residence halls up and running each year, according to Brian Shanks, an associate director at the College of Business Administration and Fiscal Ops. A team of 1,078 housing employees work together to reach goals of University Housing. According to housing director, Sue Gildersleeve, the primary goal of housing is for students to achieve academic success. She said having a great living environment supports this goal in many ways, including academic support, community-building support and personal support from the staff when students need it. A specific request students make often is for as much internet and wifi access as possible, Gildersleeve said. “Student use of smartphones and tablets has increased dramatically the last few years, and we see expenditures for internet access increasing at a rate faster than other expenses,” she said. Housing currently spends $960,900 a year on wifi and internet services, according to Shanks. “It is definitely a challenge to keep up with demand,” Gildersleeve said. “We do encourage students who are taking a break from studying to play online games that they connect directly to a data port if at all possible, as gaming can use a lot of bandwidth.” Food is another aspect housing and dining services monitor costs of closely, said Gildersleeve. After spending $6,693,000 on food the past year, according to Shanks, cost monitoring is important. Housing works through the university’s GRAPHIC BY MICHAEL JOHNSON | DN
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Crime: semi-automatic pistol found, email fraud STAFF DN In the last six days, the University of NebraskaLincoln Police Department responded to seven accounts of narcotics possession, four disturbances and one count of fraud. Early Nov. 10, a report was filed regarding a “concerning” email sent to various staff members at UNL. The investigation is ongoing. That same day, Michael C. Spry, a non-UNL affiliate, was stopped by UNLPD for driving without
license plates. Upon further contact, it was discovered Spry was in possession of a semi-automatic Springfield 9mm pistol on his person. Spry was later found to be prohibited from possessing a firearm in Lincoln. He was cited for unlawful possession of a firearm and no valid registration for his vehicle. At 3:30 p.m. Nov. 11, several concerning phone calls were made to the University Health Center from an individual who was upset at one of UNL’s student organizations. The investigation is ongoing. A UNL faculty member reported an alleged
fraud occurring sometime between Oct. 12 and Nov. 12. An officer was dispatched to the office of the faculty member in Oldfather Hall. The report claims someone hacked the email account of the staff member and two fraudulent invoices were sent to UNL’s Accounts Payable Manager. The invoices resulted in two wire transfers to two separate overseas bank accounts. As of now, there are no suspects, and the investigation is ongoing.
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SIXTH RAPE REPORTED SINCE JANUARY 2015 STAFF DN Just after 2 a.m. Sunday, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police officer was dispatched to a residence near East Campus in regard to a UNL
student who reported she was the victim of a sexual assault that recently occurred off campus. The victim was interviewed; a safety plan was discussed, and she was given information about Voices of Hope and a UNL victim resource guide.
This is the sixth sex-related offense reported to UNLPD this semester and the 12th in 2015. UNLPD has responded six reported rapes this year, including four this semester.
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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Children’s Center provides childcare for faculty members and people throughout the Lincoln community.
Children’s center gives kids home away from home HANA MUSLIC DN Monday through Friday, Shaun Dunn and his wife wake up at 6 a.m. They get themselves ready and wake their daughters up around 6:45 to get them ready for the day, as well. The 4-year-old and 18-month-old eat a snack or read a book, and then around 7:30, the best part of their day begins: their parents drop them off for daycare at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Children’s Center. There, the girls do some of their favorite things: they play in sandboxes and collect rocks or simply sit outside to take in the fresh air. But these are just a few of the many activities the children’s center offers. With staff members at their side, the kids take field trips to sites on campus, stage their own dra-
matic plays, develop skills at sensory tables or learn songs during circle time. Each activity is a learning enrichment opportunity for them. “Our main goal and what we always strive for is offering the highest quality of childcare for families and children,” said Callie Wilhite, director of the center since August 2014. “We try to stay current with the field of early childhood education and develop lesson plans and activities for each individual child to meet their needs.” The Dunns began looking at childcare facilities in early October 2011 when they became pregnant with their oldest. A colleague suggested the children’s center to Shaun and after touring the place, they decided it was a good fit. “We were extremely impressed,” he said.
“We looked at one other place, but we knew that was it.” The family applied early because they knew they’d be placed on a waiting list first. Since the center comes so highly recommended, it sometimes receives more applicants than it can enroll at once. A lot of these come from university employees, such as Dunn’s wife. Wilhite estimates these make up about 75 percent of the families who use the center. The center is divided into three “families,” with the exception of the babies (those 6 weeks to 1 year old) who are all in the same room, the nursery. When the children turn 1, they are divided into three different color groups: green, yellow or orange. Each child will stay in this family throughout his or her time at the daycare. Between those, the children are divided into pre-toddler, toddler
and pre-school rooms. Junior Chloe Worth has worked at the center for two and a half years and appreciates what the divided groups do for the kids and staff members alike. “I really enjoy this part because the kids are growing up with each other,” she said. “The same babies from the nursery will eventually be in pre-school together too. Also, the teachers in each family become very close and will help their kids make the transition to a new classroom or age group.” The employees’ dedication and investment to each child is what keeps families coming back. “The staff members themselves are great. Everyone we’ve run into is dedicated to what
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Mitzi Reyna Buendia, who is studying to become a flamenco dance teacher, moved from her home in Mexico City to Lincoln this semester to improve her English.
Dancing through cultures LINDSAY ESPARRAGO DN Mitzi Reyna Buendia and her family of four left their home in Mexico City to visit New York and Washington D.C. to see the skylines and monuments they’d always heard about, but never had seen. While the trip was just for fun, 19-yearold Buendia ended her trip alone on Oct. 2 in Lincoln for a little less leisure and a little
more work. Buendia knew no one in Lincoln – let alone Nebraska – when she arrived but she was determined to take off time from school in Mexico City to learn English. Like many overwhelmed college students, her decision to take on something new was fueled by the uncertainty of her future. “I’m very confused about what I want to do,” Buendia said. “I think this is a good year for me to think of what I can do with my studies, or if I want to change my career.” She attends Escuela Nacional de Danza
Nellie y Gloria Campobello, which translates into National School of Dance and the names of the founders. Here she studies flamenco dancing. Once graduated, she will have the qualifications to teach flamenco dancing to others. When she was introduced to the style her last year of high school, Buendia’s eyes lit up and her arms filled with goose bumps – but she said something was missing. “I’m here to think about it,” she said. “I have always loved all kinds of art, but I’m also interested in history. I want to research
what is lost about Mexican culture and art. Mexico is my country, and I want to do something for it.” No matter what career decision she makes, being in Lincoln and tackling English will give her an advantage at work, Buendia said. Buendia is not an enrolled student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln but lives with a friend of her mother ’s and UNL Span-
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STEREOTYPES: FROM 4 as it’s not inappropriate, and it’s all up to one’s interpretation of the religion, she said. As for whether or not it’s fair that Muslim wear a hijab and men don’t, Bouzid said that’s not the point. Wearing a hijab is something she does to please God, she said. For Gusic, this connection to God was what made her don the hijab this summer. As a Bosnian Muslim with light skin and eyes,
she said people didn’t realize she was a Muslim until she put on the hijab. No other women in her immediate family wear a hijab and she said that they worried she would be discriminated against. But so far, she said the transition has been uncomplicated and has helped her as a person. Now, she said she feels more complete. “I didn’t feel completely myself without
it … I felt more content with life wearing it,” she said, “You know when you’re being hugged by somebody you love and you just feel really comfortable? But when they’re gone, you’re just like ‘I miss that feeling.’… When I wear the hijab it makes me feel like it’s a big hug from God.” Gusic said she didn’t mind people asking questions about her hijab and that its helped
her open up a conversation about her religion. “Don’t be afraid if you’re curious. Just feel free to come up to us,” she said. “We are capable to answer questions, and we’re pretty nice people I think.”
Cleaning and custodial services aren’t cheap for the 6,318 students who live on campus, according to Shanks. Housing spends $2,227,000 on custodial staff a year, he said. According to Gildersleeve, the campus prides itself in having a clean, well-maintained facility, because it goes a long way in making students feel comfortable living on campus. Housing often hears comments from parents and visitors who are surprised how clean the halls are. Even the older halls look great, she said. Shanks also said housing spends $302,500 on paper products, such as toilet paper and paper towels. They also spend $2,399,500 on heating and cooling, and electric bills to maintain comfortable environments. Water and sewer for the resident halls is $447,000, and lastly $312,000 is spent on cable service a year, he said. James Hample, a sophomore nutrition
exercise and health science major, thinks it is important for students to be educated on where their money is being spent. “It is important for students to understand what their money is being spent on, especially for students that are getting no financial help from parents,” he said. “Our money is going towards things that students need for better education, and proper living.” Although 6,318 on-campus students may seem like a lot, housing is actually down in numbers compared to other years, according to Shanks. In 2014 there were 6,495 students living on campus, 177 people more difference after the opening of Eastside Suites that year. The previous year, 2013, had less students 6,209 students – a jump compared to 2012’s 5,836 on-campus students because the University Suites opened in 2013, according to Shanks. For the 2015-2016 school year, it costs ap-
proximately $10,910 to live in a traditionalstyle room, with a seven-day meal plan included, according to the housing website. To live in a suite, it is around $10,826 to live in a double room, and have a seven-day meal plan. Apartment-style residence halls are cheaper, because a meal plan isn’t included, but can be added, they cost $6,808 for four rooms and $7,489 for two, the housing website says. “University Housing works very hard to make sure that we are being good stewards of the money that students spend to live on campus,” Gildersleeve said.
A lot of the staff at the children’s center are students at the university. Education and child, youth and family services majors especially find connections and opportunities working there. “It’s good for those going into that field,” said Wilhite, who was an early childhood education and special education major. “They’re able to do hands-on stuff with the
children and learn from that while we get the benefit of recruiting and hiring those students come in to observe or come in for practicum.” Ultimately, the interactions between the families, children and staff at the center are what allow it to thrive. Worth hopes to see the center continue to grow. “I look forward to hearing about the kids’
days,” she said. “It’s so fun to watch them grow up and advance. The classrooms are always full, and I hope it continues that way. I am for sure working there until I graduate.”
Through her time spent walking Velazquez’s Mexico City, the government is not as confibasset hound and getting waved at by dent in the students.” Even with the language barrier, Buendia strangers, hanging out with students and going to the Sheldon Art Museum, or even just has stepped up at UNL to help make a difwatching the campus squirrels, she said she’s ference both in Lincoln and hopefully for her people back home, she said. figuring out how to break down the tourist She plans to attend the Black Lives Matwall. ter Protest hosted by “I’m not generalizing, UNL students at the but people in Nebraska It’s pretty cool to Nebraska Union to get specifically, get rid of a closer look at the stuthe clichés of American watch how students dent culture. She has people,” she said. “You are creating things that already presented on hear that U.S. people are the Hispanic Holiday of dominant or lazy, but no. provide for the city.” Dia de los Muertos, or People are nice.” Day of the Dead, at the What shocked BuenMITZI BUENDIA roommate of unl spanish professor Mexican American Studia even more about UNL dent Association and compared to universities Association of Students in Mexico City are the resources UNL provides for students and a of the University of Nebraska’s event in the Nebraska Union. community as a whole. “It’s ironic – being here and learning more “It’s pretty cool to watch how students about Mexico’s culture,” she said. “It was a are creating things that provide for the city,” Buendia said. “People can do big things. In good opportunity for my people. I’ve celebrat-
ed the holiday for 19 years in Mexico. I did something for the American-Latinos here that have the idea, but not the full experience.” Buendia considers herself shy and embarrassed easily – making it a challenge for her to speak English well with others – but she said the trip is teaching her to do things for herself anyway. She must return home when her visa expires in March, but Buendia said she’s not worried about coming back home to her friends and family who don’t speak English at all. Excelling in English is only part of the journey – the other lessons learned will benefit her in Mexico City more than anything, she said. “I feel I can identify here,” Buendia said. “But you can be anywhere in the world and in your mind, you still have the idea of where you really belong.”
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HOUSING: FROM 5 procurement services department to establish contracts for most food items, and this has helped tremendously in controlling costs, according to Gildersleeve. They also have systems in place to monitor the number of servings consumed for various menu items, and then plan quantities accordingly in order to avoid waste, Gildersleeve said. “Once in awhile, extraordinary price increases (due to drought or other supply issues) can really affect certain popular items,” she said. “Our staff looks for the best possible deals and reviews recipes and menus for ways to make sure we always include favorites, but that we’re managing budgets carefully.” A seven-day meal plan, Monday through Sunday, costs $4,250 for the year. Students who prefer a five-day meal plan, Monday through Friday, would pay $4,165, according to the UNL housing website.
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CHILDREN’S CENTER: FROM 6 they do. They work with us and when one of our daughters is having a rough day, they help us with fixes either long term or short term,” Dunn said. He and his wife have become especially close with the staff, calling on them to be babysitters when they’re out of the house. “These are the folks we trust with them,” he said.
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CULTURES: FROM 7 ish professor Isabel Velazquez and her husband. To learn English, she studies one-onone with a tutor. Velazquez introduces her to students who can help her improve – one of them being UNL graduate student Brenden Burke. She carries around a small journal filled with phrases like “hit me up on Facebook” and “where’s the grub?” Buendia writes down the concepts of slang such as “low key, high key” and “I’m chill.” “There’s always more to learn,” Buendia said. “I could learn English grammar in Mexico, but people don’t always talk formal. The slang is something I can only learn here. I love talking in slang with my friends in Spanish. Some day I hope to do it in English, too.” The first thing she scribbled in her notebook is the movie title “Forrest Gump” because of Burke’s suggestion and comments on the movie’s reflection of American culture. The culture of Lincoln surprised Buendia.
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KU transfer expected to lead the Huskers After sitting out last season due to transfer, Andrew White III has exploded onto the scene at Nebraska. BRETT NIERENGARTEN DN On a basketball team that returned just five players and featured 10 new faces, Nebraska coach Tim Miles knew the newcomers would be important to his team this season. In his press conference after the team’s 95-42 exhibition win against Division II opponent Northern State, Miles praised the play of freshman Ed Morrow and Jake Hammond, but the new face he praised the most was Andrew White III. White, a Kansas transfer, who by most standards underperformed by averaging just 2.3 points in 44 games with the Jayhawks, showed why he was the No. 42 recruit in the country in 2011 on Monday night. White was one of two Huskers to play more than 20 minutes and anchored the scoring with 18 points. “He just went out and played, and we have an opportunity for him to be that kind of player that he certainly had hoped to be at Kansas,” Miles said. He did it while looking about as smooth as possible for someone who hasn’t played in live-action since playing three minutes against West Virginia on Mar. 8, 2014. White’s six of 10 from the field performance was even more impressive considering the most the junior had ever shot in a college basketball game was eight times against Belmont back in 2012. White said he thought the win proved how versatile the team could be. He embodied that, scoring in a multitude of ways. He was two of three from the three-point range and went to the line five times, converting White III averaged just 2.3 points in 44 games as a Jayhawk. In his first outting at NU, he four of those free throws. “Although this was an exhibition, for all of us, it’s never too late to give a good first gate and scored six of Nebraska’s first 12 where I think he can focus on being a good impression,” White said. points before the first defender and a really good offensive player,” “I am just looking forward Miles said. media time out. to the opportunity of playI’m just looking At 6-foot-7-inches, White is not just a White continued, ing.” adding one of his two matchup nightmare on offense, but his verforward to the White said he was three-pointers before satility converts to the defensive end as well. revved up for the game opportunity of playing.” He can guard most positions on the floor, the under-12 media and didn’t know it was an and away from the ball, he can get into passtime out in the first exhibition until the day half. By the 14-minute ing lanes. before. He said he just saw On Monday, he chipped in with a steal mark in the second ANDREW WHITE III the date of the Northern half, White had all 18 and a block and was the only player on either State game and prepared MEN’S BASKETBALL of his points, putting side to have one of each. like it was the real thing. White said overall he liked the way the the finishing touches White’s preparation team guarded the ball and noted that Northon his night with a fast break slam. showed. The Virginia native burst out of the “We were able to get him into a role ern State was better than the scoreboard
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scored 18 points against Northern State.
showed. After a year of sitting out, White knows he has a long way to go. “Regardless of your opponent, you got to find something to get better at, something to work on and something to look forward to for the next game,” he said to open his postgame press conference. But last night, when he was on the floor, White was just happy to be on the court again. “I am just looking forward to the opportunity of playing,” he said.
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BRETT NIERENGARTEN DN The Nebraska men’s basketball team opens up its season on Nov. 9 with an exhibition against Northern State. The Huskers are coming off of a 13-18 season, which included 14 losses in the Big Ten. Here are the top five things to watch for in Nebraska’s 2015-16 campaign. 1. How Shavon Shields adjusts to being the No. 1 scoring option Shields has been a co-captain the last two seasons but has taken a backseat to Terran Petteway. Now, with Petteway in the NBA, this is without doubt Shields’ team. Last season, Shields quietly averaged 15.4 points, but the big question remains. Can the 6-foot7 senior score with defenses keying on him? Coach Tim Miles thinks so. “I think he has a chance to be an NBA player,” Miles said at Big Ten media days Thursday. “He can score a whole bunch for us. I think as he improves his outside shot; he’s only going to get better and better.” Shields scored consistently in the team’s Spain trip. The Kansas-native averaged 12.3 points and scored in double figures in all four games.
2. Three-point shooting Miles touched on the outside shooting of Shavon Shields, but what about the rest of the team? “I think I’d probably deem it as a horrific year last year from the three-point line,” Miles said. Last season, Nebraska ranked last in the Big Ten in three-point shooting, converting on just 28.4 percent of its attempts. Nebraska’s best three-point shooter with 30 or more attempts was Tarin Smith. Smith shot 33.3 percent from the beyond the arc last season. Shields, Petteway and Walter Pitchford, the team’s top three scorers from a year ago, combined to shoot 28.2 percent from three-point line last season. The trio attempted 432 three-pointers. Miles said he expects the team to be better shooting the three-ball this season. 3. Freshmen from Chicago The Huskers bring in a pair of ESPN.com top 100 recruits from the Chicago area. Forward Ed Morrow Jr. ranked as the No. 51 in the country during his time at high school, basketball powerhouse Simeon Career Academy. The 6-foot-7, 225-pound Morrow already has the body to compete in the Big Ten. Morrow proved his worth early, averaging 9.5 points and shooting 57 percent in Spain.“I think that he’ll be ready to go and compete in the
Big Ten,” Miles said. The other freshman is Glynn Watson Jr. Watson played at St. Joseph high school and lead them to a state championship in his senior campaign. The play-making guard averaged 23.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in the state tournament. Watson is expected to push senior Benny Parker for playing time this season. 4. How rule changes will affect Nebraska In June, the NCAA announced a series of rule changes in college basketball. The most notable announcement was that the shot clock will now be 30 seconds rather than 35, and the arc under the basket has been extended from three feet to four in order to reduce collisions. Both these changes are expected to create more flow to the game, something critics have said college basketball lacks. Miles said he’s not sold on the rule changes because the best games he’s seen are the physical ones. The NCAA also approved changes to timeouts. Each team is now only allowed three timeouts per half and coaches cannot call timeouts in live ball situations. “I’m not sure I love the no timeout deal,” Miles said. “The no live ball thing, it’s kind of our livelihood. So, I think I’d prefer to have that control. But at the same time, I understand we need to have our guys ready to go.”
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Villanova
7:30 p.m.
Delaware St 7:00 p.m.
NOV. 22
SE Louisiana 6:00 p.m.
NOV. 24
AR- Pine Bluff 7:00 p.m.
NOV. 27
Cincinnati
5:30 p.m.
NOV. 28
Tennessee
TBA 8:00 p.m.
DEC. 1
Miami
DEC. 5
Abilene Christian 1:00 p.m.
Creighton
7:00 p.m.
DEC. 13
Rhode Island 1:00 p.m.
DEC. 20
Samford
6:00 p.m.
DEC. 22
Praire View
7:00 p.m.
DEC. 30
Northwestern 3:00 p.m.
JAN. 2
Indiana
3:00 p.m.
JAN. 5
Iowa
8:00 p.m.
JAN. 9
Rutgers
4:00 p.m.
JAN. 12
The Nebraska men’s basketball team earned their first victory of the season in dominating fashion. Miles (above) believes senior Shavon Shields, who averaged 15.4 points per game last season, can be a NBA standout in the future.
TIME
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DEC. 9
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OPPONENT
Minnesota
8:00 p.m.
JAN. 16
Illinois
1:30 p.m.
JAN. 20
Michigan St
5:30 p.m.
JAN. 23
Michigan
JAN. 30
Purdue
1:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
FEB. 3
Maryland
7:30 p.m.
FEB. 6
Rutgers
1:00 p.m.
FEB. 10
Wisconsin
FEB. 13
Penn State
FEB. 17
Indiana
FEB. 20
Ohio State
FEB. 25
Penn State
6:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. TBA 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
MAR. 1
Purdue
MAR. 6
Northwestern
MAR. 9
Big Ten Tourn. 1:00 p.m.
TBA
* games highlighted in black are away games
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Blackshirts show progress in win at Rutgers MICHAEL DIXON DN Piscataway, N.J. — The term “Blackshirt” carries a certain weight in Nebraska. You’re not just a defensive back; you’re a blackshirt. You’re not just a defensive lineman; you’re a blackshirt. It’s an identity, a culture and a standard. Only, it hadn’t been well-represented in 2015. Just a few weeks into the season, Nebraska’s pass defense sat dead last among all FBS programs. The Huskers gave up 36 points in Miami. 28 against Southern Miss. 30 against Northwestern. Heck, just two weeks ago, they gave up 55 to Purdue. But now, after silencing Rutgers 31-14 a week after getting the vital stops in a gargantuan upset of Michigan State, the mood’s a bit different. Now 5-6 and a win against Iowa away from Houdini-ing their way into bowl eligibility, the Huskers’ confidence seems ever-growing. And it’s got a heck of a lot to do with the Blackshirts earning some of that swagger back. Saturday night was NU’s best defensive performance for the season. On top of a season-high six sacks, Nebraska held Rutgers to 259 total yards, and just 3.9 per play. A season-high 11 tackles for loss went for 51 total yards. The Huskers forced a couple of turnovers, and the only points NU gave up came after a pair interceptions set Rutgers up from six and 35 yards out. It was all about the ferocious pressure in the backfield each and every play. But this week, what was so different? “I don’t know. I don’t know,” defensive coordinator Mark Banker said with a smile. “We’ll see on film. We had ideas, and we knew how the protection would work.” Yet, it went much further than preparation. “Really, for the most part, we were just (rushing) four guys,” Banker said. “We weren’t bringing five. We brought four guys,
and in some cases, we weren’t even playing man coverage. We were playing zone.” Whatever it was at work was pretty obvious, and Rutgers quarterback Chris Laviano never seemed comfortable. Hurried out of the pocked play after play, he completed just 13 of 27 throws for 165 yards and a pair of interceptions. “I think the (defensive) coaches did a real night job in terms of a game plan,” coach Mike Riley said. “I thought with how we set it up we were able to get good pressure. We stayed pretty consistent with playing good defense right to the very end.” Rutgers, which scored 55 points in a win against Indiana in mid-October, had just 33 in three blowout losses since. The situation favored resurgent Nebraska, but needing to avoid a Purdue-esque let down at all costs, the defense had to lock in. “They’re really a running team,” linebacker Josh Banderas said. “They really wanted to run the ball in those big packages. But we knew that, and we knew we had to shut it down.” At a certain point, players couldn’t even keep track of what they were accomplishing. “How many sacks did we have?” Banderas chuckled. “My goodness — They were having fun out there. It was that 30-front package Rutgers was having a really hard time handling. (The defensive line) was really getting after it.” And that constant pressure was a huge help to the NU secondary, which knew it’d have its hands full with Rutgers wide receiver Leonte Carroo. Carroo, a first-team all-Big Ten selection in 2014, and a highly-touted NFL Draft prospect, had nine touchdowns in five quarters coming in. But because Laviano couldn’t get comfortable, Carroo’s four catch, 62-yard performance was trivial. “Since Monday, (receivers coach Keith Williams) was saying, ‘Don’t let (Carroo) ruin this game for us,’” defensive back Chris Jones said. “It’s a big step for this secondary to come in and be able to stop a guy like that.” Riley was a bit modest, but was still hap-
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Saturday night was NU’s best defensive performance for the season. On top of a season-high six sacks, Nebraska held Rutgers to 259 total yards. py with the overall product. “I thought our guys did a decent job covering Carroo,” he said. “I think that was good. And then the other guys they had didn’t really hurt us. It was a good plan.” Now, approaching the end of what’s been a whirlwind year, Nebraska feels it might be putting all of this together. Last week’s upset relieved some serious pressure, and with a chance to end the year by beating another College Football Playoff contender, the outlook for Riley’s next few seasons doesn’t seem as bleak. “Week by week, I think guys are starting to get more confident,” safety Nate Gerry said. “They’re picking up smaller details inside the schemes, and they’re just trusting
each other.” It’s also a sign this group’s come quite a ways from where it started, and with key players now healthy, that’s been a huge help. “(Saturday) shows our progress,” Banderas said. “Even last week, in the final 17 seconds of the game, we were able to finish. I think it just shows our progress and that we’re cleaning up the things we need to clean up. We’ve got a bye week and then Iowa, so hopefully we can polish up a lot.” And now, no matter Iowa’s record, NU’s got everything to play for. Just a couple weeks ago, that seemed like way too much to ask.
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KELLY: Huskers must rely on QB Armstrong JOSH KELLY DN
In the coldest environment of the season, the Huskers catch fire. For the first time in the Mike Riley era, Nebraska has won back-to-back games. Granted, we all thought it would’ve been earlier in the season. Say, the Southern Miss and Illinois games. But even then, the Huskers are doing what they’re supposed to do now. It’s been a rough transition, sandpaper rough. But as coach Riley and his staff continue to smooth things out with this team, there’s one player who has been the difference between a win and a loss. You can take it either way, but quarterback Tommy Armstrong has
been holding Nebraska’s crystal ball since day one with Riley. “You’re not going to be a running back,” Riley tells Armstrong in an early spring meeting. Riley knew Armstrong wasn’t a guy who totally relied on his legs. He saw the best passer the team had. Last December, Riley was in attendance at the Holiday Bowl to watch Armstrong and the Huskers go up against the all-toofamiliar USC Trojans at Qualcomm Stadium. Beside him in San Diego is one of his favorite quarterbacks, Sean Mannion. Riley and his weapon watched Armstrong, an inexperienced passer, outthrow Cody Kessler in the shootout that resulted in a 45-42 loss. Armstrong passed for 381 yards
and three touchdowns while Kessler had 321 yards and three touchdowns. So the potential was there for Riley to work with, and he did against a Pac 12 opponent, too. This season, we’ve seen the new Tommy more than the old Tommy. Whether it’s the old or the new, this time needs Tommy Armstrong and the last month has been the most concrete proof of that. The old Tommy was mistake-prone. He made a lot of ill-advised throws, just like the second interception against Rutgers on Saturday. Last season, Armstrong completed 53.3 percent of his passes for 22 touchdowns while averaging 207.3 passing yards per game. This season, Armstrong has completed
54.7 percent for 21 touchdowns while averaging 256 yards per game. The Huskers are 5-5 this season with Armstrong behind center. In the five wins, Armstrong averaged a 65.8 completion percentage. In the five losses, Armstrong averaged a mere 45.4 completion percentage. This team live and dies behind its quarterback -- its captain who’s leading them into the great unknown. On Saturday, Armstrong showed physical proof that the rest of the team replicates his performance. Taking a 21-0 lead was important against an opponent that Nebraska couldn’t afford to look lackluster against. Instead of playing down to its opponent,
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Husker volleyball earning the wins that matter RILEY BOWDEN DN The No. 8 Nebraska volleyball team has won six matches straight and just wrapped up a four-match road trip in Maryland with a 3-1 victory against the Terrapins. It wasn’t always pretty, but the Huskers got the job done, bouncing back from a two-game losing streak. There has been a pretty consistent message from coach John Cook this year; it is the wins that matter. He said the same thing after the win at Maryland on Saturday. The Huskers had 18 service errors in College Park but still managed to win. Wednesday, the Huskers went down 2-1 on the road at Michigan State and had to battle back to beat the Spartans in five sets. The two most recent matches were another display of a Nebraska team that has had to grind out wins this year but finds itself 22-4 overall, 13-3 and in contention for a Big Ten title. Going back to the beginning of the season, this has been a gritty Nebraska squad. At the Vert Challenge in September, the Huskers lost to No. 3 Texas in five sets and got a win against No. 11 Oregon in five sets. Nebraska trailed Texas two sets to one and won the fourth before losing in the fifth. NU trailed the match against Oregon two sets to none before rallying off three straight wins to defeat the Ducks. Flash forward a month to a road match against Penn State. The Huskers trailed the Nittany Lions two sets to none on the road before coming back to beat the No. 1 team in the country on its own floor. The Nittany Lions hit .367 and .239 in the first two sets against Nebraska in October. The Husker
defense turned it around in the last three sets, holding Penn State to .059, .083 and .100 hitting percentages respectively. The defense was able to make up for an offense that hit just .173 and committed 27 attack errors. Both the Husker attack and defense have had moments where they’ve had to pick up the slack of one another. Against Oregon, NU allowed the ducks to hit .294 on the match, but the Husker offense recorded 75 kills and a hitting percentage of .352. Saturday, it was the service stripe that hampered the Huskers in College Park. NU gave the Terrapins 18 free points on service errors. The defense was able to hold off the Maryland attack though, and the offense made key runs like the four-point runs the Huskers put together at the end of the third and fourth sets. Having that knack for overcoming mistakes and winning matches isn’t a bad trait for a team to have at such a critical point in the season – especially with the opponents Nebraska has left on the schedule. Cook realized during his program’s years in the Big Ten that there is never an easy win in conference play. After a home matchup with Indiana Wednesday, the Huskers close the regular season schedule out against three ranked opponents: Michigan, Illinois and Penn State. The Huskers won’t overpower any of those remaining teams and will have to find ways to win late in the season. They will now have to find a way to fill a void at libero with the injury to Justine Wong-Orantes, who tweaked her knee against Michigan State.
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Big Red Bowling dominates at home meet ROSS MILLER DN After struggling for the first day of the Big Red Invitational, the top-ranked Nebraska women’s bowling team asserted its dominance the next two days. The team won both days of the tournament in convincing fashion. On the second day of the tournament, Nebraska began to reestablish the dominance that was started many years ago with head coach Bill Straub. Straub took some of the heat for the tough round Thursday saying, “The coaches finally woke up. On Thursday we just could not get the right suggestions at the right times.” He thought the team did decent overall but had some mechanical flaws that cost NU some pins and really hurt the overall score in the end. That all changed Friday as the Huskers won five of their six traditional matches and had a pinfall of 6,072. Nebraska won Friday’s tournament for its first win of the new season. Although the team lost its first match of the day against No. 8 Central Missouri, Nebraska rallied to five straight victories and the tournament title. The Huskers beat ranked opponents Wisconsin-Whitewater, Sam Houston State, Valparaiso and McKendree on their way to the championship. “We do our best when our emotions are kept to a minimum,” Straub said, and the players must have had them in check with the way they performed Friday. Several Huskers led the charge Friday, includ-
ing Julia Bond and Melanie Crawford. Bond finished runner-up in the standings with a 214.7 average, while Crawford finished No. 10 with a 199 average. Nebraska carried its momentum gained Friday into Saturday. The Huskers, again, finished tops in the tournament. They won all four of their traditional matches and had an amazing pinfall of 4,370. “Nobody lost anything on wanting to do well; we just focused more on how to do well,” Straub said. Straub was happy to notice there was some competition happening between the bowlers on his team, and that is what he said bred the success Saturday. “We have had a couple freshmen that are really turning up the pressure on the people playing ahead of them,” he said. Nebraska was again led by Bond, as she finished second with a 236.5 average. She was not alone, however, as four other Huskers finished in the top 15, notably Gazmine Mason, who finished third overall. Nebraska showed many improvements as the weekend moved along. “A lot of it is contributed to the talent on the team though also,” Straub said. “Our toughest competition is in practice.” Now the Huskers will have to show what they can do in the heat of competition. This season could very easily be another memorable one for coach Straub and his Husker team. Nebraska has a few weeks off before the team
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After a national championship season, the Nebraska bowling team has displayed dominance again in the year after. No. 1 Nebraska will bowl again on Dec. 4-6. travels to Houston for the Track Kat Klash on December 4-6. The Huskers will once again be tested in this tournament, hosted by the No. 6 team in the
country, Sam Houston State.
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NU Wrestling sweeps ranked Oregon State, Lehigh CODY NAGEL DN No. 10 Nebraska outscored its opponents 90-12 at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals, Sunday in Troy, New York. The Huskers went 3-0, defeating two ranked teams, No. 20 Oregon State and No. 7 Lehigh. Individually, Nebraska had a record of 26-4. In Nebraska’s first match against Lock Haven, junior No. 10, Tim Lambert (125), used an early 6-0 lead to ease his way to victory against David Sheesley, 12-1. Following an 11-7 win by sophomore Colton McCrystal (133), senior No. 7 Anthony Abidin (141) matched up against returning All-American No. 11 Dan Neff. At the end of the second period, Abidin had a 4-1 lead. Starting the third period on the bottom, Abidin worked his way to an 8-1 victory. Nebraska took a commanding 25-0 lead with victories from No. 5 Jake Sueflohn (149), Tyler Berger (157), No. 5 Austin Wilson (165) and Micah Barnes (174). Junior No. 10, TJ Dudley (184), earned six more points for the Huskers after he pinned Tristan Sponseller in the third period. After a scoreless first period against Phil Sprenkle, junior No. 9, Aaron Studebaker (197), worked to a 6-5 lead after the second period. Studebaker extended his lead in the third period, winning 14-5. With a win by forfeit for junior No. 14, Collin Jensen (HWT), Nebraska earned their first shutout victory (41-0), since Nov. 30, 2013
against CSU-Bakersfield. In the first match against No. 20 Oregon State, Lambert (125) lost to Ronnie Bresser, 4-3. After sitting out in the first dual, junior No. 11, Eric Montoya (133), tied the dual 3-3 after a 3-2 win against Joey Palmer. Abidin (141) earned two near fall points in the second period of his match against Jack Hathaway. Abidin (141) gave the Huskers a 6-3 lead with a 4-0 win. After six matches, Nebraska led 15-3. Barnes (174) would earn four more points for the Huskers after a 12-4 win against Tyler Chay. With a 7-4 lead after the second period, Dudley (184) hung on to earn an 8-4 victory. Trailing 3-2 after the first period, Studebaker (197) did not allow Cody Crawford to score in the final period on his way to a 6-3 victory. Despite a 13-7 loss by Jensen (HWT), Nebraska won the dual 25-6. The Huskers took an early 6-0 lead in the final dual against No. 7 Lehigh with victories from Lambert (125) and Montoya (133). After starting his dual career 22-0, Abidin (141) lost to Darian Cruz, 6-4. Following an 8-5 win by Sueflohn, Nebraska led 9-3. In perhaps the most surprising finish of the day, Berger (157) defeated No. 5 Mitch Minotti 7-5 by sudden victory. Tied at five after the third period, the match went into overtime. Berger took down Minotti to give the Huskers a comfortable 12-3 lead. Nebraska earned another upset win as Barnes (174) defeated No. 12 Elliot Riddick 3-2. Barnes trailed 2-1 entering the third period.
FILE PHOTO | DN In a matchup that featured two ranked wrestlers at 184 pounds, No. 10 Dudley and No. 4 Nathanial Brown faced off. Dudley won 5-3 in overtime. Following three key wins, Studebaker (197) lost 3-1 in overtime to No. 18 John Bolich.
Nebraska would win the dual 24-6 after Jensen (HWT) defeated Max Wessel 5-0. The Huskers’ next match is the home opener against Wyoming on Saturday, Nov. 21.
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Nebraska cross country season comes to an end
On Friday the Nebraska cross country team finished its 2015 campaign at the NCAA Regionals. CHRIS BRUMMETT DN The Nebraska cross country team ran in its final meet at the NCAA Regionals, which took place in Kansas at Rim Rock Farm on Friday. After finishing No. 11 at the Big Ten Championships two weeks ago, the men’s team finished with 368 points and placed 12 out of 26 teams. The team is happy with the improvement after finishing 20th in last year’s regional competition. “We were pleased with 12th,” head coach David Harris said. “That’s kind of where we ranked coming in. We did beat Iowa. That was one of our goals, to beat a Big Ten team. So we’re glad we accomplished that.” The top four finishers for the men’s team were Austin Post, Alec Sery, Pat Letz and Jacob Olsen, who finished 45th, 61st, 82nd and 92nd respectively. The top three schools in the men’s race were Oklahoma State, Minnesota and Oklahoma.
Things look bright for the men’s team looking ahead to next season. “I think we’re about a year away from being really, pretty good,” Harris said. “I know we return our whole team next year, so that’s really positive for the men’s team.” The women’s team finished with 610 points and placed 22 of 32 teams. The team improved seven spots compared to where it finished last season. The top four finishers for the women’s team were Bonnie Smith, Megan Lush, Katrina Santiago and Kendall Cast, who placed 77th, 115th, 121st and 141st respectively. The top three schools in the women’s race were Oklahoma State, Iowa State and Minnesota. After starting the season hopeful for more tangible improvement, this season was disappointing. An early injury, which forced captain Anna Peer to redshirt the season, hamstrung the team and kept it from improving upon past results. “The women still have a ways to go,” Harris said. “We’re still getting there in terms of being among the best in the region, and that is where we want to be.” Both the men’s and women’s teams have the promise of many returners to look forward to next season, with only Lush leaving the team next season.
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The Nebraska cross country team has finished their season and promise to return many starters next season.
FIVE THINGS: FROM 10 understand we need to have our guys ready to go.” 5. Replacing Terran Petteway and Walter Pitchford Petteway and Pitchford combined to score
more than 25 points per game last season for the Huskers, and the tandem combined for more than 27 points per game in the 2013-2014 season. Shields is the Huskers’ top scoring threat this season, but he can’t do it all himself. Benny
Parker is the second-leading returning scorer on the team. He averaged 4.2 points last season. Nebraska’s other two returning players are Tai Webster and Jake Hammond, who averaged 3.9 and 2.1 points respectively. It’ll be up to new-
comers like Morrow, Watson and Andrew White III to spark an offense that was often stagnant last year.
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ARMSTRONG: FROM 11 Armstrong strung together three successful drives in the first half. The rhythm worked well early on as Armstrong made zero mistakes, was completing almost 70 percent of his attempts. Nebraska was shutting down Rutgers. “It was important getting the ball and scoring, giving the defense confidence in us to put points up,” Armstrong said after the win. “It was a confidence boost for our team.” That message echoes how the team mirrors Armstrong’s performance. His two interceptions put Rutgers back in it, especially since the first interception by Anthony Cioffi pitted Rutgers near the goalline. All in all, Nebraska won because the quarterback gave them a boost. The new Tommy didn’t make any mistakes early to get a 21-0 start in New Jersey. It was nearly perfect until we saw the old Tommy take over his body and throw three interceptions. After today’s performance, Armstrong is five touchdowns away from tying Taylor Martinez with the most career touchdown passes in school history (56). If Mike Riley and his staff stay in Lincoln, Nebraska, Armstrong will most likely not
hold the top spot for that long. But what he’s doing right now is transitioning Nebraska into what Riley and Langsdorf want out their quarterback. He’s smoothing things out for a team suffering a coaching change and he’s showing future recruits what happens when it works. Who know’s what could’ve been if Armstrong started with this staff his freshman year. What we do know, is that the future will live or die by the quarterback and Armstrong is fitting that bill. Just like Riley said during the spring, he isn’t a running back. He’s going to need to get the job done through the air. This team needed him to step up in the spring. This team needed him in the loss to Purdue. This team needed him to beat Michigan State. And this team needed him to help get the early lead in New Jersey on Saturday. No one else is going to do it right now. Nebraska has a week off to prepare for No. 5 Iowa on Black Friday. Whether it’s a win or loss, it will be based on Armstrong’s performance. For the Huskers sake, they’ll need the new Tommy to get the job done.
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Armstrong (above) thanks fans for travelling to Rutgers to watch Huskers win.
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START YOUR CAREER - Locally owned restaurant chain is seeking an individual that is looking to make a commitment to the hospitality industry and looking at making hospitality their career choice. The individual should have genuine desire to provide great customer service. They should have an out-going personality while still being mindful of the task at hand. They should be able to multi-task, effectively communicate to not only guest but staff as well, and demonstrate good organization skills, mindful of budgets and scheduling. Hospitality industry provides a challenging experience with many dynamics coming into play so individuals that looking for an easy job please do not apply, but if you are looking for something rewarding and have the desire to be proud of the work that you do this might be the right opportunity for you. Work Requirement: Depending on experience this path may be adjusted. Individual hired should expect to work! all shifts to have better knowledge of the restaurant and the ins and outs of the business. They will be required to cover shifts if employees are missing in tandem with the manager. Primarily the individual will work specific hours unless having to cover for other individuals. Individuals should have a flexible schedule to perform this job adequately. Weekends are must as this is the busiest part of the week for restaurants. If you do not have the means to make these commitments please do not apply as we are looking to promote this individual to general manager over time. Experience: Previous restaurant-related or customer care experience desired. We are willing to train in all aspects if the individual fits our needs and demonstrates a willingness to learn and improve. Please email your resume in PDF format to offcemochara@gmail.com
Help Wanted DOMINOS PIZZA is looking for delivery drivers. CASH nightly earn $11 to $16 an hour. Flexible schedules, must have own car, insurance and good driving record. Apply 1055 Saunders Now hiring full or part-time employees to work for reputable construction company in Lincoln. If you are dependable, hard working and have a valid driver’s license give us a call. We offer paid holidays and vacation for full-time employees. (402) 423-4853
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Currently hiring hosts and servers and kitchen. Exp. not necessary. Apply in person. 5500 S. 56th St. (402)423-2222
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Elder Jewelry is seeking honest, dependable individuals to join our team for part-time sales positions. Retail experience is helpful, but not necessary. Please apply in person at Elder Jewelry, 2901 Pine Lake Road, Lincoln. ROSIE’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL Part time line cooks to start immediately. Great atmosphere and starting pay! Please apply in person. 1501 Center Park, Suite 200, Lincoln.
Help Wanted SERVERS - THE WATERING HOLE offers you the opportunity to have flexible hours, A LARGE TABLE SECTION with great earning potential, a fun and safe place to work, an ever growing guest base that is friendly and fun.
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The Country Club of Lincoln is currently hiring Newfor York Times Syndication service staff and bartenders Sales for bothCorporation our Senior lady in townhome with one kittyThe seeks and banquet departments. We offer clean, efficient, dependable help for house620 restaurant Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 flexible schedules, great pay, and a fun work keeping and driving to appointments. Refer- For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 environment. Come join our growing team! Reences please. Call afternoon to early evening Forsumes Release March 19, 2013 can beTuesday, sent to lindsey@ccl.cc 402-465-5320.
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