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Students, As you no doubt know, some students have organized a “Black Lives Matter” event on Thursday just north of the Nebraska Union at 12:20 p.m. This obviously occurs in the context of national concerns about racism particularly on university campuses. We believe this event, and discussions about race relations, are significantly important for our community. Inclusion and diversity are deeply valued at UNL. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment where people from all backgrounds can engage, challenge and support one another. While our university is not purposefully racist, we unfortunately acknowledge that there may be some among us who define individuals by the color of their skin and not by the content of their talents or character. We also understand that the experiences of some black students and other students of color at the university, and in the community at large, are different than what other students experience. While it is hard to walk in another person’s shoes, we can listen and try to understand their perspectives and experiences. Black lives do matter. Those lives are often lived under circumstances others don’t see. I hope you will join us on Thursday as we listen and seek to better understand each other. Then collectively, we will continue to work hard to assure our university successfully supports equal opportunities and an inclusive environment for all students. Harvey Perlman, Chancellor
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Brad Stewart said his main goal is to make people laugh, smile and all around have a good time, which is fitting for a professional comedian.
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Local comedian fights to broaden audience STEPHANIE CAVAZOS DN
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NE-native Brad Stewart showcases comedic talent in downtown venues such as the Zoo Bar and Duffy’s Tavern.
Over the span of two years, Brad Stewart lost both his mentor and his best friend. The Lincoln-native pursued comedy in Los Angeles, but his father’s illness brought him back to Lincoln. For the last three years, Stewart has been performing and hosting stand-up comedy at the Zoo Bar, Duffy’s Tavern and the Haymarket’s Brewsky’s Sports Bar. Shortly after his father’s passing, Stewart started a comedy show called Zoolarious with the help of another local comedian, Grant Parsons. Zoolarious is held each Sunday at the Zoo Bar at 8 p.m. Last week, the show featured three local comedians, and Stewart hosted the show with Audrey Farnham. Farnham was one of the three comedians who was chosen by Stewart to feature on the Zoolarious set. Stewart said he enjoys acting as a mentor to the comedians highlighted on his shows. “Brad Stewart is the father I never had,” Farnham said. Stewart also hosts and headlines Comedy Underground at Brewsky’s in the Haymarket each Thursday at 8 p.m. The show started seven months ago, and Stewart said building the attendance is his primary focus right now. “I’ve been trying really hard to get Lincoln audiences on board with comedy, but it’s been an uphill battle,” Stewart said. Stewart said he encourages college students to try doing stand-up comedy. He said he wishes more students and younger comedians would take a stab at one of the downtown shows, and
he hopes to add more talent to both. “Luckily, there’s enough talent in Lincoln to run two shows a week for comedy,” Stewart said. “My number one priority is building both of these shows right now.” In 1993, Stewart decided to pursue comedy and moved to Los Angeles where he said he felt there were more opportunities in the field. He entered his first comedy contest in 1995 where he wrote a humorous monologue using his skills from his acting background. He won the contest. Following the win, he started performing many free stand-up comedy shows around Los Angeles, attempting to make his name recognizable in the comedy scene out west. After ten years of performing stand-up comedy in Hollywood, Stewart started running his own show that featured many of today’s recognizable comedians, including Adam Devine, Natasha Leggero and Nikki Glaser. Stewart chose the line-up and hosted the show. In 2010, Stewart received a phone call from his then-girlfriend about a touring opportunity. His girlfriend worked for a talent agency, ICM Partners. The late comedian Joan Rivers needed an opening act for a three-show Midwest tour, and Stewart’s girlfriend called him immediately. He sent over his comedic portfolio filled with his stand-up clips, and Rivers chose Stewart to join her for all three shows. Following the success of this small tour, Rivers asked him to continue to open her show. In total, Stewart opened for her shows about 50 times over three years. He said he considered Rivers a friend and a mentor through the process. “It was the best experience of my life,” Stewart said.
Stewart’s father was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease at the same he started touring with Rivers in 2010. Two years later, in Feb. 2012, Stewart moved home because his father lost the majority of his mobility. “We were very close,” Stewart said. “He was the best man I’ve ever met. He was and will always be my biggest inspiration.” For the last three months Stewart spent with his father, he would take him to get coffee and visit with his friends. He’d get his father ready for bed, brush his teeth and help him in and out of his wheelchair. On his father’s last day, he said one last thing to each of the family members. “At one point he looked at me and smiled and said, ‘Brad, you’re funny,’” Stewart said. “As if to tell me never to forget that and keep pursuing my dream. It was pretty amazing.” Knowing that his father wanted him to carry out a career in comedy, Stewart said he doesn’t have any regrets returning to Lincoln. On Sept. 4, 2014, Rivers passed away from cerebral hypoxia. “Losing my dad and Joan within the same few years was rough,” Stewart said. “But I take nothing for granted now.” He said he assumed after the death of his father he would return to Los Angeles to pick up where he left off, but there was room for growth in the Lincoln comedy community. “I fell in love with Lincoln and the small, but blossoming comedy scene here,” Stewart said. ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
Sheldon recruits student guides ››
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The Sheldon student guide program, which has provided “inquiry-based gallery experiences” for 51 years, currently has 12 student docents, which are voluntary guides and will soon be recruiting new volunteers for the spring semester. The Sheldon docent program was founded in 1964 by members of the Junior League of Lincoln who wanted to provide “educational opportunities for students at Lincoln’s newest civic resource,” said Erin Poor, assistant curator of education at the Sheldon Museum of Art. However, a recent change in management has influenced the name of the student volunteer group to be changed from “student docent” to “student guide” because most millennials aren’t familiar with the term docent,
which discourages program participation. “There’s a cultural shift that’s happened too,” said Derrick Goss, junior speech and secondary education major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Sheldon student guide. “It’s less about lecturing, and the dissemination of information and more about inquirybased dialogues and sort of coming to a social construction of knowledge in the tours.” The main responsibility of the guides is to lead tours of the museum and sculpture garden for approximately 10,000 students each academic year. “They’re also an incredibly smart and passionate group of people who have the most thoughtful and nuanced conversations about art and education that I’ve ever heard,” Poor said. The Sheldon student guides all come from different interests and various colleges
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Soups & Songs fosters community food
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In the underbelly of an All-American football town, local musicians perforate airwaves. They’ve been playing behind the scenes for more than 40 years with the support of the community that also rallies behind the boys that suit up every gameday. Just as the football season is winding down, things are cozying up inside The Ferguson House living room. This Sunday night at 5 p.m., Jack Hotel is playing. In October, CJ Mills played the inti-
backbone of Lincoln’s arts community. mate venue. Three more artists will play, one “Everyone loves eating and drinking each month, until February. and hanging out and beThe room swells ing merry,” said Shannon with sound, one Sun“Lincoln has always Claire, KZUM developday each month, cament director. “We wanted tered by Grateful been a music city,” to switch things up and Bread, a local vegetarClaire said. “Football just provide an alternate house ian restaurant. People show environment for crowd into the room, overshadowed it.” people.” acoustically ideal for The Ferguson House singer-songwriters SHANNON CLAIRE and KZUM have partand jazz musicians. KZUM DEVELOPMENT MANAGER nered for the past three The crowd ranges in years. Bringing bands into age from children to the homey space seemed like the natural fit, seniors, all at The Ferguson House for the same reason: local food and local music, the according to Claire. The house’s cozy setting
provides an alternative to the classic beersoaked bar scene bands dominate at night. It’s a family-friendly venue, appealing to all ages of hungry and musically-inclined Lincolnites. Thirty-eight years ago, KZUM flooded Lincoln’s radio waves with local music. Two months ago, Soup & Songs was born in four weeks. It’s a culmination of community, music and food. Claire’s inspiration behind the event was to continue the momentum from KZUM’s Stransky Park Series, which brings live music to summer months, inviting artists from both the Lincoln and
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Band works to give black music a new grade
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Indie R&B band AZP uses music to create a movement. AZP’s creations aim to redefine black music and its image.
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Zachary Watkins and Ishma Valenti started
making music together 12 years ago. On Nov. 20 at 8:30 p.m., AZP, an Indie R&B Lincoln-based band, is playing its final show of the year at the Zoo Bar. Inspired by the Doors, Pink Floyd, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, the group has played its music for sold-out crowds at Vega and in venues ranging from California to Texas. “Everywhere we go is exciting and refreshing,” Valenti said. “Everyone wants to be a part of our movement.” That movement is to redefine music culture. Valenti said AZP makes music that is not only socially conscious but represents what black music is. They’re reverting back to African roots and making music that listeners won’t feel guilty about enjoying.
“One of the biggest things we’re looking to do as founders of AZP is to turn back what is considered black music,” said Watkins, AZP vocalist and pianist. “A lot of people of black culture believe the only thing considered that type of music are top 40 hits and crazy rap. It’s not righteous and positive.” AZP is determined to change that. AZP’s lyrics don’t demoralize women or promote drug use. They want to bring music back to a gold standard, according to Watkins. This difference landed them a licensing bill, making AZP’s music available for commercial use. After the show at the Zoo Bar, the band is taking a leave to produce two full-length albums and work on the business aspect of
the group. They’re opening up to listeners, revealing the reality that the group has its flaws. “We want to walk on the other side where we’re opening our own journal and being more personal,” Watkins said. The righteous and honest values aren’t the only thing that sets AZP apart from the rest of Lincoln’s local music scene. Watkins believes their indie sound in combination with everything AZP stands for made the band a standalone. “It’s like putting a needle in a haystack,” Watkins said. “At some point you’re gonna find that needle and that kinda sticks out.” ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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UNL arts student seeks to breathe life into program Desiree Bartels is a junior directing and management major and passionate UNL Arts Advocate MAURA GILLAN DN Desiree Bartels runs into people she knows often. As the a lead role for the musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” an active member of the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska, a junior directing/ management double major, and participating in student board for the Hixson-Leid college of Performing Arts, Bartels is accustomed to running into familiar faces. “Coming from such a small town, a lot of people wouldn’t expect for me to know so many people,” Bartels said. Originally from Tobias, Nebraska, Bartels’ high school was small, but gave her opportunities to do many things, such as speech and Girl’s State. According to Bartels, participating in multiple activities allowed her to meet a lot of people.
“People who are close to me know we have impacts who I am,” Bartels said. After having three sons, Bartels’ mother to schedule a buffer time if we want to hang out, wanted a daughter. For this reason, Bartels was because the chances of me running into somegiven the name Desiree, which means longed or one I know are really good,” Bartels said. awaited for. Bartels strives to make that extra effort to “I love my name, just because of the meancheck in with people. ing behind it,” Bartels said. “You never know what someone is going It’s from Bartels’ mother that she gets her through or where they are in life,” Bartels said. love of “visiting,” as she calls it. “I take the time to ask how is your body, how “Because you know in Nebraska when you is your mind, how is your spirit. I feel the best want to sit and talk with someone, you visit,” when I know that I’m making a positive influBartels said. ence on someone else.” It’s also from her mom that Bartels gets her Bartels grew up in what she called a cultistrong sense of faith. vated environment. Her mother was a very ar“My mom is always the one to reel me back tistic person--instead of watching sports, Bartels in,” Bartels said. and her siblings would Bartels has a saying that read books, watch she likes to use when things I wish more people movies or attend the may not seem to be going ballet. They were alunderstood how right, a theater saying they ways encouraged to sometimes use in rehearsal: follow their passions. complex the arts are.” “Trust the process.” “My mom is the This phrase has grown to most wonderful permean more to Bartels. Now son I know,” Bartels DESIREE BARTELS said. “She never made Junior directing and management major it’s a phrase of faith. “It’s grown to be someme question if it was thing in everyday parts of OK to do what I love, life,” she said. “It puts it into even if it was differperspective, all parts of God’s plan.” ent.” Bartels said even though the course work Bartels does what she does because of her can be heavy with a double major, her work mom. as a theatrical artist is a good way for her to “She was a mom when she was 24, and at 26 she was diagnosed with stage 3 lymphoid make that positive influence, giving her a “wellrounded theatrical worldview,” she said. cancer. It’s all part of her amazing story and it
“I wish more people understood how complex the arts are,” Bartels said. “Arts impact our culture.” Bartels said the arts is a “universal channel for understanding what it’s like to be human.” “The culture needs the arts,” Bartels said. “There’s this stereotype that all Nebraska is about corn and football.” Bartels said. “Even people who live here don’t know how lucky we are.” According to Bartels, the university should refocus its priorities around sending out not just successful students, but good people. For these reasons Bartels uses her gift of acting and performance. She said she sees the value in using what she’s doing to improve the human race. Bartels plans to work in arts administration and political advocacy and hopes to end up in Washington someday after graduation working as an Arts Advocate. During her time at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Bartels would like to assist with integrating the artistic part of UNL back into the culture. She referenced Winston Churchill speaking to the people during the time of World War II: “If we don’t have the arts, then what we are fighting for?” ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
Local chocolate chef follows passion ALEX LUCKE DN
kenbrand made drinking chocolate in her kitchen with the juicer. The result was a grittier chocolate, similar to Mexican drinking chocolate, that foams when mixed with Rebecca Ankenbrand loosens her grip so a milk and sugar. Ankenbrand doesn’t add handful of beans fall into the juicer. anything else. The beans are two steps closer to their “I’ve always liked working in kitchens,” finished product. Ankenbrand said. “But it’s nice to work They were roasted under Ankenbrand’s with a delicious and beautiful material.” watchful eye, checked every five minutes. Ankenbrand orders her cocoa beans With the help of an Aether Winnower, a husking mechanism that separates the cacao from sources she trusts. Everything she uses is organic and fair trade. from the shell, they were She fell in love husked. with chocolate beNow, they’re at cause of coffee. the juicing step. AnAnkenbrand kenbrand drops nine crossed paths with a pounds of roasted and French man named husked beans into the Gilles while she was juicer. This was the studying abroad in first tool she had before France. He sold cofSweet Minou at Cultiva REBECCA ANKENBRAND fee from a small Labs offered her more. Founder of Sweet Minou stand he set up at a “You get a more exmarket. Gilles loved citing chocolate if you coffee like Ankenjust juice it,” she said. brand loved chocoBefore Cultiva Labs, late. Gilles was pursuing his dream. Ankenan experimental branch of Cultiva Coffee brand was hesitant to follow hers. She said experimenting with flavor and taste, An-
It’s nice to work with a delicious and beautiful material.”
she told Gilles that the equipment to make chocolate was expensive. Gilles said “So what?” Ankenbrand’s kitchen space at Cultiva Labs on 25th and Randolph is barely large enough for two people. A counter houses three expensive machines Ankenbrand uses to turn cocoa beans into chocolate bars. A wine cooler temperature controls the bars she’s going to test out. Tahitian vanilla sea salt truffles span across a tray by the cash register for 50 cents a piece. Teaching was Ankenbrand’s career before chocolate. She studied English and French and taught English in France, but her true passion called and Ankenbrand didn’t hesitate to answer. “Switching from teaching to chocolate is taking leaps of faith,” she said. “It was listening to what I really wanted to do. I’m a lot happier doing this.” The culture surrounding Sweet Minou at Cultiva Labs is one that appreciates experimentation with taste as much as Ankenbrand. Colin Egger, Cultiva Barista, is as invested in coffee as Ankenbrand is in chocolate. His philosophy for passion is similar to hers.
“If you’re going to do something you might as well do it well,” Egger said. “Everything is a meditation. Do what you’re doing and don’t be worried about something else.” But when Ankenbrand makes chocolate it’s not the only thing on her mind. She started by making it at home, bringing it in and impressing her co-workers with her work ethic and passion for chocolate. Now she makes it in the back of Cultiva labs and thinks about France. She thinks about its culture of food and how people there take the time to savor the flavor and make great food. Ankenbrand brings something French inspired to Lincoln and her coworkers are beginning to adopt it as their own, a few pounds of beans at a time. “I’m at the front line of chocolate tasting,” Egger said. “And she’s doing really, really well.” ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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The best, worst of Thanksgiving Favorite thing: “Either the food or just gathering around with food. Everyone just sets out what’s going on, and you get to enjoy just being with each other and just shooting the s**t for lack of a better term. You know just kind of getting together with everybody and talking about what’s going on. Even though you don’t see these people all year, but they’ve still got your back.” Least favorite thing: “I’m not a huge fan of Black Friday shopping or the ads that come with it, but I mean it’s a pretty big part of our culture. I guess it’s just something you have to deal with.” DYLAN URIAS
senior finance major
Favorite thing: “Probably visiting with family you don’t get to see that often is good. Yeah, just seeing everyone that lives out of town.” Least favorite thing: “Thanksgiving is at my house. It’s kind of stressful to get everything clean and to make sure everything is ready.”
ALEX BAKER
junior geography major
Favorite thing: “Being with the family.” Least favorite thing: “Probably the clean up you have to do at the end of the day.”
KEN GARRISON
senior water science major
Favorite thing: “Just going home and seeing my family and friends. I’m from Omaha.” Least favorite thing: “I don’t know. Probably doing homework is my least favorite part. I have a test on Tuesday.”
ANDREW MITCHELL
freshman acturial science and econmics major
Favorite thing: “Getting together with everyone. I have a big family, so it’s not easy to get together all at once.” Least favorite thing: “Cleaning up afterwards.” CHRISTINA LIEBENTRITT senior arts major
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Music curator delivers honest performance ››
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Last Tuesday night, Mark Kozelek invited residents of Lincoln for a night of tunes at Vega. For the price of $18, concertgoers enjoyed an intimate gathering curated by the man behind Sun Kil Moon and Red House Painters, among numerous other solo albums. With fewer than 25 people in the venue, Kozelek remarked that the place was packed last year when he performed in Lincoln. After a solid minute of arranging himself in the silence following the blunt observation, the Ohio native said, “There was a fourhour delay for my flight in Denver today. It’s been a long day, and I’m tired so I’m just gonna go ahead and do whatever the f--- I want.” And so the show began. Kozelek stayed true to his word and started by performing “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” sans guitar, simply stating that he enjoys Christmas music and that was all the explanation needed. Afterwards, Kozelek sat down and took up his guitar. Kozelek’s live performances can be described using a myriad of loaded words, but emotionless does not dot the list. The raw
nature of his lyrics is only magnified by the absolute passion he slings at the audience, regardless of fatigue. The strain was visible on Kozelek’s face during his performance of “Richard Ramirez Died Today of Natural Causes,” which saw an exchange of the singer ’s guitar for a tom drum. The song featured an intense Kozelek seamlessly piloting his vocals through both shouts and whispers, challenging the world to question his authenticity. His storybook style of songwriting fit in perfectly with his way of performing and even more so at Vega, a smaller venue that did not feature the usual turnout associated with a Kozelek concert. Between songs, Kozelek did not shy away from speaking to the audience and wasn’t afraid to adlib on many of his songs, no matter how out of place it seemed. Before performing “The Possum,” a song from Sun Kil Moon’s latest album, Kozelek joked with the crowd and said that, “This next song is off a really good album and that’s according to everybody but Pitchfork, who apparently found out that I’m a bad person.” Later, when he performed “I Love My Mother” from his critically-acclaimed album “Benji,” Kozelek prefaced it by saying, “Now this song is off a really, really, really,
really good album according to Pitchfork. But that was before they found out I was a bad person.” Laughter wasn’t uncommon during the show, and Kozelek often poked fun at the primarily male audience saying he missed the days when girls actually came to his shows and then he asked several members of the crowd where their girlfriends were at. None of the songs felt like a canned performance straight from the album and the variations were subtle but enjoyable. Kozelek put on a show that was as memorable for its banter as it was for its songs. The concert carried an air with it that felt more like a friendly house party than a show, with Kozelek as the crowd’s host and primary entertainer. ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
Goss uses his volunteer work to practice for his future in education. “I really enjoy that it gives me a low-risk opportunity to go try out educational principles that I’m learning about in my own studies, in a small environment and small group,” Goss said. “So, I enjoy experimenting on my tours, and I also really like learning about the art myself.” The student guides primarily give tours to other university student groups whose professors have signed up for a visit to the museum. “We give tours to classes of students from any college if their professors chooses to go to the Sheldon for a day just to open their mind to the artwork or the culture,” Abigail Jeffrey, a sophomore advertising and public relations major. There are also newly available public drop-in tours on the second Sunday of every month, where an open house takes places for people from the community to receive tours of the Sheldon Museum of Art from the stu-
dent guides. Poor said student guides receive invaluable benefit from being able to teach fellow students and adults about art. “Ask any person who has ever given a tour, there is a very unique and special feeling you get after you lead a conversation about art at the Sheldon,” Poor said. “Guides and tour participants walk away having looked longer, thought harder and having built meaning together with their fellow visitors that expands their knowledge about art and the world.” During the first few week-long periods of training, docents and guides hear lectures from UNL faculty members, receive gallery talks from museum curators, are given special access to collection vaults and are invited to artist talks and special programs. Poor said how the student guides communicate “specific and contemporary needs of the student body and are constantly thinking about ways to make the museum a relevant, stimulating, important part of student life.”
“I think art is becoming less interesting to youth,” Jeffrey said. “And I think by having this student docent program, it allows students that are very knowledgeable about the art pieces to share what they know and what they see with students in different classes. It just allows for UNL’s community to be more involved in the museum.” Poor said the work and teachings of the guides are important for a museum on an academic campus, and the Sheldon is one of the few art museums in Lincoln. “Beyond that, docents and student guides are our ambassadors, our advocates, our critics and our allies,” Poor said. “They’re people who care about the museum and have taken an active role in helping us serve the community through the art.” ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
Meadowlark, Grateful Bread and Rivers Metal Products had a preexisting partnership with KZUM before they offered to help with Soup & Songs. They paid for advertisement on air and helped KZUM spread the word to their listeners. Now, they’re contributing to the melting pot. “KZUM went an extra step to make Soup & Songs happen,” said Ryan Evans, program director and interim general manager. “Now,
those businesses are going an extra step to make it happen too.” Lincoln’s community expands beyond local businesses and musicians. Lincoln’s citizens are the heart of the connections, bridging venues, grocers and radio stations. Claire, a California native, came back to Lincoln for the overwhelming sense of community. She loved the way artists support each other, that every musician is looking out for the others.
Soup & Songs is KZUM’s gift back to this generous community. It’s a reminder of the people that operate under the football radar, keeping a thriving culture alive. “Lincoln has always been a music city,” Claire said. “Football just overshadowed it.” ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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SHELDON: FROM 4 at UNL. From history to fashion design majors, each student guide has found a niche in teaching visitors about the artwork at the Sheldon. “We just get them to talk about art and understand what the artist was trying to say and get in the mind of the artist,” said Alison Cloet, sophomore merchandising and fashion design major and Sheldon student guide. “I think I like just helping people to understand art because usually people are scared of art museums, but if you talk with them and just lead discussions, they’re more comfortable.” Some student guides volunteer at the Sheldon to gain experience for future career paths. Sophomore history major Grace Frahm said she is using her time as a Sheldon student guide to get her “foot in the door” for her aspirations of being a museum curator. “I really just like learning about the art more and learning how a museum is run because hopefully I’ll be able to do that in my future,” Frahm said.
FERGUSON HOUSE: FROM 5 Omaha areas. “We wanted to show musicians that support is out there,” Claire said. Support doesn’t only come from the community, though. Multiple local businesses supported Soup & Songs to make it possible. Without Grateful Bread, the event would be soupless. Without bands, the crowd would be wrapped in an everyday conversational soundtrack.
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Attendance policy hinders students
’m sitting in one of my favorite classes. Our professor has already explained what we’re going to do today, and we’re already working in our groups. We’re all having fun working on the task for the day, talking and laughing, getting stuff done. Then, we hear the heavy door of the classroom creak open. We all turn our heads to the door. Of course, it is her: the girl who is late every single day of class. This girl was late constantly. Sometimes, the door would swing open 15 minutes late, 45 minutes late or not until the last 10 minutes of our one hour and 15-minute class. Every time she came in late, she would have to join a group if we were working in groups that day, and it would take up a good chunk of our time. One group would have to work with her and would have to explain exactly what we had to do for the day. Then, the group would have to find a way to incorporate her into whatever they were doing. Now, would she even bother showing up if we didn’t have a policy that says we have to attend class or our grades will suffer? Probably not. If you’re going to show up late, then it’s pretty clear to all of us that you don’t really want to be there. This is one of the many reasons why an attendance policy is detrimental to the students at any school. Students who don’t want to go to class are distractions to the students who do want to go. It isn’t just those who come in late though. Honestly, they’re the least of our problems. It’s the ones who sit in lecture scrolling on Facebook, pinning things on Pinterest or even playing video games. How can that not be distracting? Of course, I don’t really care what exactly they’re looking at. But sometimes, it happens to be a bit more interesting than the lecture. There have even been studies done to show
exactly this. For example, a study published in the journal Computers and Education shows that students who are multitasking (switching between academic and non-academic work) on their laptop tend to do worse on tests. This isn’t just limited to the students who are doing the multitasking. The students who are sitting by the multitasker do poorly on their tests as well. It’s even been shown that about 42 percent of students multitask in class, which leads to a whole lot of distraction. It’s obvious that students who don’t actually want to attend class create problems for those who do, but it isn’t just that. Some students here at the University have medical reasons, so they can’t attend class everyday like everyone else. Should they suffer? I would say no. A person who happens to get sick often shouldn’t be punished because they can’t come to class. For example, there are students here who have autoimmune disorders. For those who don’t know, an autoimmune disorder occurs when your immune system attacks your healthy body tissues. As a result, people with an autoimmune disorder, depending on the type, tend to get sick more often, making it difficult to attend class on a daily basis. Now, you may say, why don’t they just get a doctor to sign off every time they’re sick? Well, if you think about it, that isn’t always a realistic thing to do. Going to the doctor every time you’re sick when you get sick constantly is extremely costly. Just imagine how much each copay is when you go to the doctor! We’re asking college students to pay hundreds of dollars just to get a doctor to verify that they are, indeed, sick again. Some professors won’t excuse absences even if you are sick and may not let you make up the work, which isn’t fair when a good portion of your grade is dependent upon atART BY ALY FRAME | DN
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It’s OK to live with your parents
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hat are you going to do after you graduate?” I’ve been asked this several times and have never had an answer. I don’t have an answer because I never want to leave the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I have one more year of college after this spring semester, but I’ll be scared to leave. It’s my second home, and it will be like leaving for college for the first time again. I’ll be starting a new life and maybe moving to another city. Attending college is stressful, and I constantly hear jokes about people dropping out. But it’s true what people say: College is the best four years of your life. You start a new life here, make new friends and take another step toward your career. You have “
fun and meet new people while reaching your goals. But attending college has taught me certain things. For example, I know how to manage my time and money, how to learn class material and how to cook mashed potatoes. I am not prepared to live on my own. I’ve lived with roommates for my past three years, but my parents were always an hour away. They were there when I needed them, and I could go home any day I wanted to. I’m too scared to officially leave the home that my parents have made for me for the past 20 years. Some students have the opposite problem. They’re too afraid to go back and live at home after they graduate. They think it might be lame or that they are old enough and should be living on their own. They want their freedom again. But you shouldn’t be embarrassed to live
back at your parents’ house after you finish school because more graduates are living at home each year. According to an article published in College Parents of America, 85 percent of college graduates from 18 years old to 34 years old moved back home after they left college from 2005-2011. It takes time to get the career you want and more time to pack all of your things to move to a different place without any guidance. Only 14 percent of students have a job lined up for them after they graduate, according to an article in the Daily Caller. Moving back home after college allows for more career choices because parents can provide you with housing, food and a place to call home. It’s okay to live at home after you graduate while continuing to look for your career. Not every student is going to be prepared
for leaving college. The real world is hard. And as college students, we’re not prepared for the real world yet. We spend too much time worrying about that homework assignment that’s worth half of our final grade or a cumulative final that we know we won’t pass. We don’t worry about knowing if we should go to the doctor ’s office or how to clean up mold from a window seal. We lack the knowledge of how to do basic tasks. I wouldn’t be able to survive without my parents right now. I may be able to take care of myself, but the first people I call when I have a problem are my parents. I wouldn’t be afraid to face problems or uncomfortable situations by myself. I would be too embarrassed of being wrong if I was trying to fig-
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Masculinity differs across time, culture
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ootball! Monster trucks! Beer! Just a couple of bros chilling in their mancaves with their manbuns, mankinis, guyliner and manpurses. Dudes being dudes, bro. This past week, Men at Nebraska hosted M@n Week at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with the theme of breaking down stereotypes. On Friday night, I attended a talk titled “G-Male: Global Masculinity and How Manhood Differs Across Cultures.” The definition of masculinity appears to be a very defined circle of behaviors. This talk opened up a floodgate of questions regarding the complex notions of what it means to be masculine and the way we, as a Western society, perceive different people according to how well they perform their assigned role of masculinity. Words often associated with masculinity are strong, tall, athletic, financially stable and good with women. The concept of masculinity is rooted in the idea of dominance. Aggressiveness is championed in a culture where testosterone is seen as the driving force of manhood. This creates an environment where it’s almost impossible for men to exhibit feminine traits without being seen as failures. The phrase “no homo,” which is often thrown out in casual conversation, is a way for guys to distance themselves from the shameful act of showing any type of feminine quality. Culturally, America uses these ideas to perpetuate strict gender roles on boys. The idea that boys need to be aggressive and unemotional stunts male self-expression, causing many boys to internalize thoughts and feelings out of fear of social condemnation. Being emotional and being strong are not
mutually exclusive. American masculinity doesn’t believe this, leading to the devaluation of femininity and the criminalization of queerness. When boys are told that chick flicks, fruity drinks and lighter colors are emasculating and therefore degrading, it creates the idea that femininity is degrading. Why is it okay, even cool, for a girl to like masculine things like sports, video games and skateboarding, yet shameful for a boy to like dolls, boy bands and dance? It’s because of the homophobia that’s been pervading our country for decades. Interpersonal relationships with our peers, as well as our exposure to mass media results in the cultural policing of the way boys act. Representations of emasculating (aka feminine) behavior are often presented as either shameful or ridiculous. An episode of Friends titled, “The One With the Nap Partners” shows Joey and Ross cuddling while they nap together, which is just oh-sofunny (as the strategically placed laugh track indicates). Why? Physical affection between boys is seen as taboo. The catch is that we as the audience know they’re straight, so it’s humorous. There’s no threat of gayness. Whatta knee slapper! But is this the norm across country borders and decades? As any low-level anthropology class will tell you: nope. In the 1930s, Margaret Mead traveled to Papua New Guinea and documented her observations. Her book, “Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies” (1935) describes various tribes’ gendered behaviors. One tribe, the Tchimbuli, had expectations of men that
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UNL struggles with indirect racism Nadir Al Kharusi, an international student from Oman, shares his experience with racism on UNL campus.
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was contacted by The Daily Nebraskan during the beginning of the semester in regards to the DN Opinion section. I had ideas throughout the semester about issues I would like to write about, but I always came up with excuses not to do them, ranging from personal matters to obligations I have for organizations, work or classes. But I felt so strong about this specific piece because not only does it affect domestic students significantly, but it also affects international students such as me. I saw that the Daily Nebraskan was looking for students who have faced any form of racism on campus, and
oppressive or otherwise negative conditions I felt like I had to use this platform to share my against identifiable groups on the basis of race personal experiences that others could relate to and hopefully shed some light on an important or ethnicity... Institutional racism results from the social caste system that sustained, and was matter in recent American racial discourse. I think it is important to distinguish be- sustained by, slavery and racial segregation.” It is true that we no longer have extremely racist tween direct and indirect racism. Most students when they think of racism think of direct policies in place but their effects are lingering. They may have lessened racism, which mainstream with time, but we need American culture rejects. This form of racism social justice movements Indirect racism is widely accepted; however, most is hard to point out, to accelerate the change. The first of the exdo not even know what periences I want to it’s or recognize it when as it is integrated in our bring up is one I had in it’s happening in front psyche.” a classroom. It was a of them. That’s the form course in communication of racism I want to focus that aimed to get the students to learn how to on. The definition of indirect racism is “less favorable treatment received by a person based communicate with individuals from different cultures in a respectful manner. There were on requirements or conditions that cannot be shown to be justifiable.” This form of racism multiple occasions in class where racial comis hard to point out, as it is integrated in our ments were made. One of them was toward the experiences of African Americans. We were aspsyche. signed to work in a group and discuss interculAnother important term to learn is institutional racism, which “describes societal tural communication within USA. One of the patterns that have the net effect of imposing group members felt the need to make a com-
ment about how African Americans use “the race card” as an excuse not to perform as they are expected to. Such comments not only diminish the experiences of marginalized groups but also minimize the complexity of institutionalized racism. Another time, a comment was made toward me directly. We were in groups again and were assigned to create an intercultural brochure to help American students communicate successfully in a different culture. I suggested that we create one about USA-Oman, and another student suggested USA-China. I thought either would be fine because I am from Oman, and there is a member in the group who is from China, so we could be resources to the group. While we were discussing which one we should pick, one of the members said “We should do China because it has more culture.” This was not only hurtful, but the member did not even know where to locate Oman on the map, so never mind his knowledge regarding the culture and history of the region.
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PHILIPPI: FROM 10 tendance. I and other UNL students know our own bodies, and we know if we’re sick or not. We also know whether or not it is severe enough to require a doctor’s visit. I don’t know about you, but I would rather those who are sick stay at home. Especially because there are others who may be more susceptible to disease, and if someone else comes to class sick, they are putting everyone else at risk. Students coming to class when they’re sick is probably part of the reason why illness spreads so fast across college campuses. Just think, that might just be because of the stringent policies that many universities have regarding attendance. It should be up to the student to decide whether or not they think that they should go to class. If they know that they won’t be paying attention to their professor, it would be better for them to have that ability to stay home if they so choose. If they know that they may be a distraction to another’s education, then it may be best for everyone if they were to stay at home. Col-
ROONEY: FROM 10 lege students are adults, and they have the mental capacity to decide on their own attendance. They know the consequences of not going, such as not understanding what is going on in the classroom or missing the opportunity to turn in an assignment. That is the risk a person takes when they do not show up, but it still needs to be their own decision. After all, how are we supposed to be able to grow into young adults if we still have people making rules for us? College is supposed to be a time to figure out what we’re doing and to make our own decisions. Sometimes, we just have to learn things on our own. KYLIE PHILIPPI IS A SOPHOMORE SECONDARY ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS EDUCATION MAJOR. REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR VIA @ DNOPINION.
ure out how to do an easy task. Some students just don’t think about all of the basic problems our parents face for us. Some of these tasks include doing taxes or filling our prescriptions. I don’t know how to do either of those, and I still allow my mom to make my doctor and dentist appointments. My dad helps me take care of the financial issues in college. During my first year of college, I remember some girls even calling their moms just to ask them how to do their laundry. We may be on our own and have our own “freedom,” but most of us will still find ourselves crawling back to our parents for help. Living with your parents is not a negative thing. A lot of us have utilized their help every day and have called them when there’s a problem. We all need help and asking for it is not a weakness. UNL has a lot of resource centers that focus on management skills, financial problems and counseling for different personal
issues. Earlier this week, UNL hosted an event titled “Life After UNL: Your Story Continues,” where alumni from UNL gave current students career advice and shared their experiences. This event gave students an opportunity to learn about leadership and networking opportunities, professional development and insight into future aspirations. UNL should host more events like this to help students realize that there is life after college. Sometimes, it’s hard to get past that, but starting your career is the next step to your new life and your goals. You’re allowed to be afraid, but fear can be a sign of growing up. JENNIFER ROONEY IS A JUNIOR JOURNALISM MAJOR. REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR @DNOPINION.
NADIR: FROM 11 The same member made another comment in regard to China’s political institution when he said that because China is a communist country, then it is a dictatorship, which is not true. Even though China is known to be a communist country, its political structure is more complex than that. It has a constitution that was adopted in 1982 and a National People’s Congress with two levels, higher authority and local authority, and both are elected by the people. China is called a republic for a reason. The final incident was an interaction I had with an adviser for one of the multicultural organizations I was a part of. There was a discussion about the health care system in the USA and how it is foreign to many international students, as the health care system here is different. I mentioned Oman’s health care system, and how we have privatized health care providers, but also a government health care provider that is subsidized by the government and affordable without the need for insurance. The adviser responded with a superior tone, “Well the oil money covers your health care.” I was confused about why he felt the need to make such a comment. Many governments all around the globe provide subsidies to their citizens depending on the geopolitical atmosphere, resources and economic factors, and the USA is no different. I, however, did not say anything, as he was the adviser of the so-called “multicultural” organization. I could go on and speak about other experiences I have had on and off campus since I moved to the USA, but space is limited. All I want you as a fellow human to do is try to understand my experiences, and the people who go through the same situations I have. Hopefully, we can have a calm, beneficial conversation on how to address the issue and find ways to open up the university to people from various cultures with no preconceived judgments. GUEST COLUMNIST NADIR AL KHARUSI IS A JUNIOR GLOBAL STUDIES MAJOR. REACH HIM AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR VIA @ DNOPINION.
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CHING: FROM 11 were the opposite of America’s expectations. Men were nurturing, more prone to sitting and socializing and more concerned with clothing and jewelry. They considered a day out shopping as a day well spent. The women, on the other hand, exhibited dominance. Though this study was conducted 80 years ago, it shows that the idea of gender is fluid. Gender roles are socially constructed, and the arbitrary enforcement of masculine and feminine norms can harm men and women alike. By pigeonholing boys into roles, they may not naturally feel comfortable in, we are telling our kids that this is the only way to be a valid male. At “G-Male,” we watched a Buzzfeed video on how male standards of beauty differ across the world. Though all of the men from the featured countries were muscular, some countries highlighted contrasting traits. For example, South Korea values softer features and doesn’t condemn the male use of eyeliner. However, a troubling thread was found: More and more countries are putting higher value to lighter, whiter skin. In South Africa, 76.6 percent of the population is Black, and 8.9 percent of the population is White. However, in 2014, 77 percent of the models on the covers of Men’s Health South Africa and GQ South Africa were White. Skin bleaching creams
are becoming increasingly popular, showing that the Western media is beginning to heavily influence the rest of the world in terms of what makes a man masculine and what types of masculinity are valuable. We should let boys be feminine and we should let them be masculine in ways other than the Western ideal. Boys should be able to show vulnerability, wear floral prints, enjoy Starbucks frappuccinos and watch rom-coms without being shamed for it. When boys are policed in the performance of their gender roles, everyone loses. Femininity is seen as degrading, thereby implying women are inherently less valuable, and boys are forced to suppress certain forms of self-expression. These standards can result in the mental and physical harm of the boys themselves and others around them. This idea in itself should be a call to action for us to stop persecuting boys for the way they perform their masculinity and start expanding our Westernized idea of what it means to be a man.
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16 | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015
DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM PHOTO BY JAMES WOOLDRIDGE
Two University of Nebraska - Lincoln photojournalism students traveled to the University of Missouri in Columbia to document the racial tensions occurring on its campus. They compiled a group of portraits and images with quotes to describe their findings. “This is where they’re making their statement, but it’s not just what’s happening here on this campus. It’s a reflection of what’s happening broadly in society,” Hank Brown said. “The fact that students are actually coming together and things are being polarized right around here is a really good thing. But because people come together at the university doesn’t change the segregated nature of society. You don’t get away from it. The prejudices that people actually have are real in this country. What these students did was courageous. It really was. And I think it’s important that we recognize that. There was a real victory around here, but that victory doesn’t end with the discrimination that goes on within these walls and outside of them.”
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