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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Let me tell you about Tofurky. It’s a ball of gray, meat-like substance with a questionable texture. Inside is a smaller ball of wild rice stuffing, also with a lessthan-ideal texture. I’ve had the “vegetarian feast” for the past few Thanksgivings. And I actually like it. Here’s why: Even as a toddler, I refused to eat red meat. I ate poultry until middle school — when I declared myself a vegetarian — mainly because I simply couldn’t stand the taste of meat. My poor parents had already endured years of watching me obsessively pick out chunks of chicken or turkey from the meals they made for me. Those were transition years for many reasons. My mother’s multiple sclerosis was stealing her independence faster than ever and my father was still adjusting to taking on her cooking responsibilities as his own. When I announced my vegetarianism, he just nodded his head and started looking for new recipes. My father is now retired and is my mother’s full-time caretaker. No one blames him for not having enough energy at the end of the day to make a full meal. But on Thanksgiving, he makes a multi-course meal. The main dish? Carefully sliced chunks of Tofurky. Every year, I hope it’ll taste a little better. I drown it in the cranberry sauce my mother taught me to make and think about what a gesture it is for him to make it for me. At the end of the meal, the leftover meat(ish) goes back in the freezer, where it often goes forgotten. Last year, I couldn’t make it home for Thanksgiving with my parents. I spent the day listening to a police scanner in a cubicle at the Lincoln Journal Star. I found myself wishing I was instead at my dining room table with sparkling cider and fake tofu poultry with my parents. I thought about my father: how sweet it was for
him to forgo real meat for a gray ball of that his daughter might like. This year, I’ll go home and make the meal for my parents. I’ll tell my dad not to make the trip to the health food store for the sad little box labeled “vegetarian feast.” I’ll tell my dad to sit down and relax. I’ll tell my dad how grateful I am for his everyday gestures of love.
Happy Thanksgiving, Mara Klecker, Managing Editor FRONT PAGE PHOTO BY ANDREW BARRY | DN
Kara O’Donnell, a freshman nursing major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, took a gap year to do missionary work in the Philippines, where she taught underprivileged students for eight months.
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Transgender Remembrance Day honors victims of prejudice SARAH WONTORCIK DN
In a Boston bookstore in 2004, University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumnus Ryan Sallans began to discover who he truly was. “My hands shook and a smile grew inchby-inch as I flipped through the pages and looked at the pictures and stories of people who were born assigned female but had transitioned to male,” Sallans said. “Unfortunately, my excitement wasn’t shared by my girlfriend, who simply looked over my shoulder, scrunched her nose and asked, ‘you don’t want to look like them do you?’ By the end of her question, my hands stopped shaking and my smile disappeared. I knew what I wanted – the thing I had just connected with – wasn’t something she would accept. When we returned home, I began to research transitioning.” For 25 years, Sallans had struggled with his body, relationships and feelings. He grew up as brunt of jokes, rumors and harassment because of his body, clothes or hairstyles. “I can’t even count the number of times little kids would yell at me, ‘are you a boy or a girl?’ or ‘do you wear boys’ underwear?’” Sallans said. “I was already very insecure in my body, so the way kids would tease me just made me feel even more alien in my skin.” Though Sallans faced hardships growing up, he also recognizes that it wasn’t all bad. He said he believes it’s important to be able to look at the big picture rather than just the sad and fearful experiences. “Every person’s experience is different,” Sallans said. “So what I felt and went through may be very different for another person that you ask. Sometimes we lump all trans peoPHOTO BY CAHNER OLSON | DN
Kylie Lowe (left) and Andira Losh console each other during the Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil at the union Friday night. In the past year, 81 transgender people have been killed worldwide, according to event organizers.
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Eva Gebel, left, Corey Webster and Kevin Tjeerdsma prepare glowsticks at the Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil in the union on Friday, Nov. 20. Because of the weather, the vigil was held inside with glowsticks instead of candles.
like you’re really working to get things to ple’s experiences together, but many factors influence our lives and what we experience change and they’re not, or there’s resistance and fear, it just takes a long time. That can be growing up.” frustrating and discourSallans said that aging at times, so when in his time at UNL, he We’re still fighting it starts shifting and it’s didn’t know of genderfor a day that a like, ‘yes!’ it does help to neutral housing and was be able to look back and only aware of one gen- transgender person can be go ‘wow, look when I der-neutral bathroom on themselves and not have to first got to campus.’” campus. Marc Woodman, a He said that the LG- worry about facing a violent transgender student BTQA+ Resource Center who works at the rehas largely contributed end for it. source center, said he to making UNL a more TY ZINK agrees that UNL has beinclusive and safe campus for LGBTQA+ stu- lgbtqa+ resource center student worker come a better environment for transgender dents. Resource center students. Woodman said director Pat Tetreault agreed and said that UNL’s campus climate he’s never had any problems with professors has changed a lot since she first came to cam- not respecting him, even before he changed his name. pus more than 20 years ago. “Before I had my name changed, I had to “It does help to be able to see change over time, because change takes time,” Tetreault said. “Sometimes, especially when it seems
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UNL professors weigh in on lowering voting age BAILEY SCHULZ DN For 16-year-olds in Washington, D.C., a sweet 16 birthday may soon mean more than just getting a driver ’s license. Three D.C. City Council members are trying to give 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds in the capital city the ability to vote in federal elections. If the Youth Vote Amendment Act of 2015 passed, these citizens would be able to vote in the upcoming 2016 presidential election. This wouldn’t be the first time citizens under 18 were given the right to vote in our country. Takoma Park, Maryland, has allowed 16-year-olds to vote in municipal elections since 2013. San Francisco is also looking to lower the voting age for state and local elections; lawmakers are working on having a referendum ready by next year. D.C. would be the first to allow citizens this young to vote in federal elections, though. According to the 26th Amendment, it’s not unconstitutional to give citizens younger than 18 the right to vote. The amendment reads “the right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.” Dona-Gene Barton, a political science associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said that lowering the voting age may help increase civic involvement in youth. “If we can get younger voters involved at an earlier age that they might then continue this pattern of voting,” she said. “There’s research that shows that voting can become a habit. If you can get people into the habit
of voting earlier in their lives, this may be a habit that sticks with them. And so that would be good to have more widespread participation in elections.” On the other hand, the younger population tends to vote less than older Americans. Barton said it’s doubtful that the proposal would lead to a drastic increase in voter turnout. If 16 and 17-year-olds were given the chance to vote in the next federal election, it’s unsure how much of the decision would really be up to them, according to political science professor John Hibbing. “These are individuals who probably have not thought about politics a great deal,” he said. “I certainly know when I was 16, I didn’t. If I had had the opportunity to vote (at that age), I’m almost positive I would’ve simply parroted the positions and preferences of my parents.” Barton suggested that the areas that lowered the voting age were influenced by their partisan makeup. Maryland and California both have a democratic majority, which may explain why they want younger citizens to vote, she said. “This is the type of proposal that Democrats and liberals are going to be more in favor of potentially because we know that the youth tend to vote and lean democratic,” she said. “So, areas where democrats and liberals are more controlling in those environments may be more supportive of a proposal that could potentially enlarge their voting base.” As for whether or not such a change would ever come to Nebraska, Barton thinks it’s unlikely, especially considering Nebraska’s age of majority is 19 instead of some other states’ 18. “It’s kind of an interesting experiment
ART BY DUNCAN REED | DN that the local levels are trying, and it’ll be interesting to see if this spreads more widely to more states,” she said. “My inclination would be that Nebraska might be an interesting case, and they might be more resistant than some states, particularly if we’ve taken
into account the fact that in Nebraska we have a unique age of majority…I’m a little skeptical as to whether that would happen in Nebraska.” NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
Students participate in International Partners Project FLORA ZEMPLENI DN In the spirit of last week’s International Week, a handful of instructors in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Programs in English as a Second Language undertook the task of pairing 90 students with an American partner on campus for a week of multicultural exchange, mutual sharing and new friendship. About 130 Americans signed up, and each were matched with an international student. One of these pairs was Kayla Punt, a sophomore Spanish and English secondary education major, and Fangyi Li, a junior agronomy major from Qingdao in the Shandong Province in east China. Neither one of them really knew what to expect. For Punt, it started as an extra credit opportunity for her Spanish 304 class. Li said she was told in class that she would be assigned an American partner. “It really surprised us,” she said. “I don’t know this activity before.” One week later, both say they plan to keep in contact with each other, despite being done with the program.
cans. “She’s great,” said Punt. “We have a lot of international students on Li echoed those sentiments. “Kayla is a campus, and one of their biggest complaints very good person.” is they don’t know how to make American The International Partners Project paired Credit English for Academic Purposes friends,” she said. “Many of them go through their whole college experience without (CEAP) students with students from the U.S. having any American “CEAP is kind of a friends, except for some bridge program between Many (international acquaintances in class, intensive English classes students) just want and that’s very difficult going to the university,” for them.” explained Crystal Bock to know Americans better. This partnership, Thiessen, a lecturer for Bock Thiessen said, English as a Second Lan- Not just for the English looked to make this posguage at UNL. language practice but sible. CEAP students take “It’s just a good way mostly English classes, because they’re here in to get to know a huge with one regular credit the states and they want population on our camclass. pus that we don’t get to Bock Thiessen said to make friends. Just like know every day,” Punt that the idea of the pro- anyone would want.” said. gram is that most CEAP Bock Thiessen said students should enter CRYSTAL BOCK THIESSEN student interest for this the university next seenglish as a second language lecturer program far exceeded mester. expectations. She said that one of “Many (international students) just want the main reasons for the International Partto know Americans better. Not just for the ners Project, aside from the opportunity for international students to improve their Eng- English language practice but because they’re lish, was for these students to meet Ameri- here in the states and they want to make
friends. Just like anyone would want,” said Bock Thiessen. “And then we found from this project that there’s plenty of Americans who want to know international students, since we had to shut the sign-up form off at 1:30.” Punt said she learned a lot from the week. “It just made me realize how much I don’t know about Asian and basically Eastern cultures. Because if you think about (it), in high school we learn that Asia and Africa are places, and that’s about it,” she said. “You don’t really learn about their culture very much, and meeting (Li) made me realize how much I don’t know.” Li also said that this partnership was beneficial. “I am somewhat shy, (and) I enjoy staying at home,” Li said. “It helped me know more about American, and maybe can improve my English. I think it’s good for me to communicate with Americans.” Throughout the last week, Li and Punt met three times. The first was Monday, when they went to get bubble tea at Banhwich Cafe. Thursday, Li cooked a traditional meal from Qingdao.
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Christian groups adapt to increasingly agnostic generation MATT HANSON DN
parents’ and grandparents’ generations.” “By comparison with older adults, Millennials exhibit far lower rates of involvement with religion,” the study’s authors wrote. It’s Sunday night, and the Youth Complex of the Lincoln Berean Church is rocking. Dozens “Fewer than half of older Millennials (adults of students from high schools around Lin- now in their late 20s and early 30s) and roughcoln are buzzing as they wait for their weekly ly four-in-ten younger Millennials (adults now in their late teens and early 20s) say rehour of group worship to begin. Their prayer ligion is very important to them and that they ground looks more like a playground than a place of worship. In one corner, there’s a gaga pray daily.” So are Millennials really significantly less ball pit with several boys playing the tradireligiously inclined than their parents and tional Indian game. Next to that, a full-size soccer goal hosts a frenzied match with teams grandparents? According to University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociology professor, Dr. Philip made up of youth leaders and youth alike. Schwadel, the answer is yes, but perhaps not And in the far corner of the room, just beside the main stage, there’s a small game of basket- to the extent that the research implies. “The research does support a clear decline ball being played. in religion to some extent,” said Schwadel, When the lights go off, the games stop, and who has spent much of his career studying it’s time for fellowship. The students seamreligious trends in American society. “Howlessly transfer their energy and enthusiasm ever, we have to be careful about overestimatfrom their games and gossip to their gospel and their God. Spread out in rows of seats in ing this decline because Millennials are still front of the stage, the young crowd embraces relatively young, and we know that age is also associated with religion, very strongly so. their fellowship. They sing with passion, pray It’s hard to disentangle the effects of age from with purpose and listen with piety to their generation.” youth pastor’s sermon. Though he urged readers to take the findWatching the teens of the Lincoln Berean ings of studies like the Religious Landscape Reverb youth group, the values and traditions of Christianity appear to be as vibrant Study with a grain of salt, Schwadel acknowledged the existence of a real long-term decline and important as ever with American youth. in religious participation in the United States. However, according to a nationwide survey “The research that released by the Pew Retries to look historisearch Center earlier this It comes down to cally does suggest a demonth, the kind of relicline but possibly not gious devotion displayed being authentic. as extreme as this kind by the teens at Lincoln of research that comBerean may be becoming People think, ‘I’m not pares people at one time less common in America. good enough for church,’ point.” Using the results of For many religious a 2007 Pew survey of (and) I think that’s one UNL students, the deAmericans’ religious be- of the biggest ways that cline in Americans’ reliliefs and behaviors as a gious affiliation and parbasis for assessing long- Christianity or religion itself ticipation provides both term trends, the 2014 Re- has gone so wrong.” a cause for concern and a ligious Landscape Study call for institutional and found that the percentagVICTORIA VANDERBEEK cultural change. unl student, youth group leader es of Americans who said Junior advertising they believed in God, and public relations maprayed daily and roujor and Christian, Victoria Vanderbeek, sees tinely attended religious services had all fallen in the seven years between the two studies. the aversion or apathy that many in her genIn addition to finding these declines in eration feel toward religion as a challenge to change the way she and other Christians presAmericans’ religious beliefs and practices, ent and promote their faith. the survey also found that religious beliefs “It comes down to being authentic,” and practices were lowest among Millennials Vanderbeek said. “People think, ‘I’m not good (current 19 to 34-year-olds). The study’s authors suggested that much of the decreases in enough for church,’ (and) I think that’s one of the biggest ways that Christianity or reliAmericans’ religious activities and attitudes could be attributed to the 2014 study’s inclu- gion itself has gone so wrong. We’re speaking in judgment, and I don’t believe in that. The sion of millions of Millennials who had been church shouldn’t be a museum for the perfect. too young to participate in the previous study and who were “far less religious than their It should be a hospital for the broken.”
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Victoria Vanderbeek, right, is a junior advertising and public relations major and a leader of the Lincoln Berean high school and middle school youth groups. The high school students accompanying her are playing a game at Lincoln Berean Church.
Vanderbeek doesn’t just talk about changing the way the church communicates its values. When she’s not on campus, Vanderbeek works as a youth shepherd at Lincoln Berean, where she leads both the middle school and high school youth groups. At Lincoln Berean, Vanderbeek spreads the values of her religion to her kids not by preaching to them or trying to force those values on them, but by building authentic, love-based relationships with them. “I think there were so many youth leaders that I had growing up that I thought were so perfect, but I want to communicate to my kids that I’m not perfect, (that) there are days when I’m skeptical about my own belief,” Vanderbeek said. “They’re not going to remember me or everything that I tell them, but I want them to remember how much I loved them. Jesus is a relationship, so the biggest way I think I can communicate that is through a relationship.” The approach that Victoria uses to spread the Christian message is one that other youth group leaders have applied to college worship groups at UNL. Brian Hopp, who has led the UNL chapter of the Christian group The Navigators for the past two years, agrees with
Vanderbeek’s personal, authentic approach to promoting Christianity. Hopp thinks that authenticity and friendliness resonate better than anything else with a generation that grew up in a media-intensive culture and has learned to be skeptical of what people are selling them. “The Millennial generation has grown up being bombarded by information,” Hopp said. “We’ve kind of had to program ourselves to say, ‘That can’t be true; what’s the catch?’ because of all the advertising that we’ve experienced — all of the ploys that businesses have tried on us to get us to buy their products. There’s been a lot of promises that we will have a better life if we buy this, this and this, and those promises haven’t come through. So why should this Jesus guy?” For Hopp, the secret to fighting the negative stigma that increasingly surrounds Christians and their faith is actually pretty simple. “It’s just living life and following Jesus without being weird,” he said. “Engage. Be real people.” NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
even just groups of Americans on the other side and say, ‘They’re like this,’” she said. “We want them to see beyond those borders, so to speak.” For Li, there was not one moment she enjoyed more than the rest. “Just talking with her is enjoyable,” said Li. “As international students, we should try our best to speak more, and we should exchange our ideas with each other about our culture. It really helps us.” “Just meeting people from other cultures
helps you to gain a new perspective that you don’t necessarily get to do every day, even in classes that are about ethnicities and stuff like that,” Punt said. “Like, you could take a history course on China, but you wouldn’t get the same experience from that as talking to someone who has actually lived there.” NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
INTERNATIONAL WEEK: FROM 5 Friday, Punt took Li to a Pinterest night she organized with her resident assistant. Punt said she plans to take Li for coffee in the Haymarket in the future and to show her more of Lincoln’s downtown area. “I want to make her experience here positive, as much as I can,” she said. Punt’s favorite part of the week was the dinner she shared with Li. “She kind of told me about how you eat as a family in China. They just put big bowls out on the table, and you kind of just pass
them around and eat from them as a family,” she said. “In America, we’ll make something in a pot and put it on a plate and then give a plate to each person. So, it’s more kind of just collective eating there.” Afterward, Punt said they spoke for an hour and a half about the differences and the similarities between China and the U.S. Bock Thiessen said she encouraged students to ask questions about each other ’s cultures in an attempt to break stereotypes. “It’s so easy to see groups of Chinese or
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Gap year adventure After high school graduation, Kara O’Donnell took a gap year to live in a foreign country and work in an orphanage.
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HARPER LUNDGREN DN Kara O’Donnell said living in a foreign country taught her many things she never thought she would know. From eating everything with a spoon, to the daily life struggles an underprivileged country endures everyday, O’Donnell’s gap year was filled with revelations. O’Donnell, a freshman nursing major, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln took a gap year directly after high school and headed to Manila, Philippines, for eight months. This was inspired by her previous medical trip to El Salvador during her senior year of high school. “There was just a fire in me that wasn’t going away,” O’Donnell said. O’Donnell told her friend Kelsey Reese, who had also gone on the El Salvador trip, about this opportunity.
“I told my best friend Kelsey that I would probably be going to the Philippines and she asked me about it,” O’Donnell said. “I gave her the info and well we both ended going; there were four other girls in the program.” Reese described their trip in similar terms as O’Donnell: mind-blowing and exhilarating. To find the program, O’Donnell searched online for a program called Mission Youth, which set her up with the idea to go the Philippines. For eight months, O’Donnell worked closely with underprivileged students attending a school called Mano Amigo. There, she taught art class, religion class and zumba. The school’s mission statement is to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor. When O’Donnell wasn’t working at the school, she worked with Mother Teresa’s Order of Catholic Sisters, an orphanage in the Philippines. “Their beautiful smiles move your heart,”
O’Donnell said about the many children there with physical and mental disabilities. O’Donnell changed diapers, fed the babies and played hide-and-seek. “The first couple times were very hard for me to see, then one day I asked for the eyes to see the beauty and the pain and God showed me the way,” O’Donnell said. Aside from the mission work O’Donnell also had the opportunity to climb Taal Volcano and swim inside of it. O’Donnell said she then went a second time to the volcano before leaving for Christmas back home. “When you meet the poor you see real pain, you witness real hunger, you feel what they feel because when you’re a missionary you are one with their suffering,” O’Donnell said, “It gave me so much perspective and helped me to realize what is really important in my life, like family, friends, mainly relationships, not things.” O’Donnell said she had many outcomes from this experience but she is especially
considerate of her relationships, laughing and love. She said the people in the Philippines taught her how to live for others and realize the important things in life. Reese also agreed with Kelsey and said that the mission trip taught them about unconditional love and being able to look to your left and your right and see people as your brother and sister. O’Donnell said she’s excited to graduate so she can take her skills abroad and make a difference. She is motivated to continue her work and doesn’t enjoy sitting back while knowing she could be doing something to ease people’s pain. “I suggest taking a gap year to anyone,” O’Donnell said. “It gives you so much perspective.” ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Students struggle with increasing textbook prices A proposed bill would implement a competitive grant program to help reduce costs associated with textbooks KELSEY CONNELLY DN As a new semester approaches, many students prepare themselves for another set of courses and the price tag that comes with it. According to the National Association of College Stores, annual spending on course materials is $563. “There’s such a pressure to pursue higher education, but when we make the choice to do it, we don’t always have the money to afford textbook(s),” said Shannon Donoho, a freshman pre-nursing major. Textbook prices have become a large financial burden for many students on campus like Breely Shiltz. “It’s a big monetary stress to pay for these textbooks when we also have to pay for tuition and other costs,” she said. “Especially because a lot of times teachers don’t even use them.” While textbook pricing is primarily driven by the publisher, University of NebraskaLincoln bookstore director Jenifer Fuchs said the UNL Bookstore aims to maximize student access to cost-saving options such as rental and digital textbooks. “We recently launched a price match program,” she said. “If a student finds their purchased course material advertised at a
lower price from a competing retailer, they’ll receive the difference in price on a bookstore gift card.” Despite programs like these, the rising prices of textbooks, bought or rented, lead many students to avoid the bookstore and look to other outlets for finding cheaper options. “It’s almost dumb to get your books at the bookstore if you can find them on places like Chegg,” Shiltz said. The debate on textbook pricing taking place at UNL and universities across the country led an international alliance of academic and research libraries to introduce a new act to reduce the cost of textbooks. The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition recently introduced the Affordable College Textbook Act of 2015, which uses free, openly-licensed educational materials called open educational resources. The proposed bill would require the Department of Education to implement a competitive grant program for higher education institutions to help reduce costs associated with purchasing textbooks. These institutions will create pilot programs to focus on creating open education resources and improving existing ones. While UNL currently has few open education resources in use, Follett, the operator of the UNL Bookstore, actively promotes any initiative to drive down the cost of education materials for students, Fuchs said. “They have invested in technology that facilitates the exploration of non-traditional materials, allowing faculty to view and select videos, blogs and open source materials as part of their required material(s) list for students,” she said. But for some students, efforts for lowering textbook costs should go beyond just the
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Sheree Haynie, right, stands with other demonstrators at the Black Lives Matter rally on the union green space on Thursday, Nov. 19.
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she sees the amount she owes for course materials. “I think that at this point students have just accepted this as a reality,” she said. NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Ferhan Barento, center, a freshman at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, raises his fist at the Black Lives Matter rally on the union green space on Thursday, Nov. 19. Barento said a lot of people have called him the N-word on campus. “People say some unspeakable words,” Barento said. “I just ignore it and walk away. You get really angry but you can’t do anything about it. I feel scared.”
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Crime log, Nov. 23 EMILY MCMINN DN
TWO REPORTS OF TRESPASSING AT SIGMA NU
caller said he didn’t want to press charges if the watch was returned. When UNLPD made contact with the student in Smith Hall, he opened his door wearing the watch and agreed to give the watch to the officer to return to the caller’s son.
On Friday night, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department was dispatched to a trespassing in progress at the empty Sigma Nu fraternity house. Carly Sheppard, Kennedy Johnson, James Hanson, Rilye Fries, Emma McKillip, Austin Craft, Ryan Tooley and Justine Mileski were all cited and released for seconddegree criminal trespassing, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Hanson was also charged for the possession of a fake driver’s license.
FOUR DEER CARCASSES DUMPED AT PRAIRIE PINES
Earlier this week, UNL student Ryan Hinkle was also found trespassing into the Sigma Nu fraternity house. Hinkle was intoxicated and was cited and released early Tuesday morning for second-degree trespassing and minor in possession by consumption. According to the report, Hinkle climbed the surrounding fence and entered through the top floor fire escape.
STOLEN LAPTOP FOUND ONE YEAR, 15,000 MILES LATER
12 APPLE LAPTOPS REPORTED STOLEN
Tuesday morning, an officer was dispatched to Henzlik Hall in response to a reported theft of more than $15,000 of computer equipment. A building maintenance reporter said one white Apple computer and 11 silver MacBook Air laptops were missing and appeared to have been stolen between Oct. 21 and Nov. 17. Sgt. Dave Dibelka said there are no suspects at this time. Two of the computers were later located in Henzlik Hall, and 10 computers are still missing, he said.
STUDENT RETURNS WATCH AFTER UNFAIR TRADE
On Monday, a non-UNL affiliate contacted the UNL Police Department after his son agreed to trade his Versace watch for a UNL student’s Nike shoes. After the man’s son shipped his watch, the UNL student refused to ship the shoes, according to the incident report. The
On Thursday afternoon, a UNL staff member called UNLPD to report someone that dumped four deer carcasses at an off-campus field site near 112th Street. An officer was dispatched to the scene but no evidence was found. The carcasses were photographed in case more incidents are reported in the area, according to the incident report.
Also on Thursday, a non-UNL affiliate contacted UNLPD in regard to a stolen laptop. The laptop was stolen more than a year ago in Boston, Massachusetts, from a public school. Wednesday night, the laptop was logged into an IP address in Lincoln. The caller contacted UNLPD hoping to track and find the stolen computer. The computer was located at Doane College in Crete, and the Crete Police Department recovered the laptop.
STUDENT REPORTS TWITTER HARRASSMENT
On Nov. 22, a female UNL student reported that she was being harassed on the Internet by a former roommate. The harassment took place on Twitter. The student spoke with the dean of students, who advised her to report the incident to UNLPD.
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Gym clothes that were left in a gym bag in an unlocked room in Henzlik Hall were reported missing Wednesday. The reported theft is thought to have occurred between Nov. 13 and 16.
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was set aside to memorialize those who were killed because of anti-transgender hatred or prejudice, as well as to advocate against continued violence against the trans community. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on Nov. 28, 1998, which, like most anti-transgender murder cases, has yet to be solved – kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. The LGBTQA+ Resource Center hosted several events commemorating the Day of Remembrance, including a vigil at 7 p.m. on Friday to honor those who have died because of transphobic violence. “I think the important part of these vigils is not just remembering the dead and those who we have lost; to me, Transgender Day of Remembrance is also a call to action,” said
Ty Zink, UNL student and LGBTQ+ resource center staff. “It’s to reaffirm that we’re still fighting for transgender human rights. We’re still fighting for a day that a transgender person can be themselves and not have to worry about facing a violent end for it. It is sad. That’s just the nature of it, but it’s also empowering to remember those people who have died and carry the torch for them.” Woodman said he believes education and awareness are key to a safer campus climate. “Being aware that transgender people do exist: That’s kind of important,” Woodman said. “Just doing what you can to educate yourself about what sort of issues are going on in the world today. If somebody does come out to you as transgender, just be respectful. Treat them like a person. Education is pretty much the biggest thing.”
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TRANSGENDER: FROM 4 email all my professors before classes started and say ‘hey, just so you know, I’m listed as this on your roster, but I actually go by this and use these pronouns,’ and they would be fine with that,” Woodman said. “Any mistakes that were made were not made out of malicious intent or complete carelessness, but just a genuine mistake. UNL has also been making really good tracks with allowing a preferred name option, so you can set that up so that’s what shows on your professor ’s roster.” As a part of Transgender Day of Remembrance Friday, Nov. 20, Woodman gave a speech as part of a presentation on transgender awareness. The presentation focused on transgender history, identities, rights and policies. The Transgender Day of Remembrance
Like Zink, Sallans said he believes Transgender Day of Remembrance is a time to stand up against violence and hatred toward transgender people. “This world is a very unsafe place for transgender people, especially transgender women of color,” Sallans said. “Transgender Day of Remembrance is a time to honor the lives we lost while also working to raise awareness about these injustices and calling for the need to have protections in place. I hope that with each story we hear, each transgender person we meet. We as a society can begin to embrace all of our diverse identities.” NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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VANESSA DAVES, FOOTBALL BEAT WRITER IOWA 35, NEBRASKA 31
JOSH KELLY, SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR - IOWA 34, NEBRASKA 31
Some are saying the bye week came just in time, but I’m not so sure. It came right when the Huskers hit their stride with back-to-back wins. Is a break what they needed in the midst of a streak? And let’s not forget there are plenty of distractions for the football team after a sexual assault was reported at the residence of Tommy Armstrong and Jordan Westerkamp. Yes, there’s certainly a lot more going on than meets the eye - and those distractions linger. However, Nebraska beat Michigan State earlier this season, and now, I’m convinced anything can happen. Nebraska will have the home field advantage, and that could be just what the team needs to beat undefeated Iowa. I think, like half the games this season, it’ll all come down to the last second. Wen Iowa does when, it won’t be by too terribly much. Regardless, I don’t see the Huskers walking out of this one with a win.
Iowa’s 11-0 season hasn’t been the sexiest, but the Hawkeyes have been getting the job done. That’s all you can ask of any college football team. The record speaks louder than the wins themselves. To consistently win games, no matter what schedule you have, is tough. Both teams have a lot of confidence and a lot on the line, but desire isn’t going to get you a win. C.J. Beathard and company are playing solid, sound football. The 1-2 punch of Jordan Canzeri and LeShun Daniels is something Nebraska wishes it had. So yes, the obvious advantage goes to the undefeated Hawkeyes, as opposed to the 5-6 Huskers. It’s not that much of a David versus Goliath kind of matchup, though. Black Friday will be a boxing match between the Big Ten schools. Armstrong will improvise as usual against a defense that hasn’t been tested with his kind of talent, and the Hawkeyes will try to shove a balanced attack down the Huskers’ throat in Memorial Stadium. In a game that will go down to the wire, the Hawkeyes will pull away with a late touchdown run by LeShun Daniels. Nebraska fans shouldn’t be too livid, though. This is a top five team we’re talking about.
MICHAEL DIXON, FOOTBALL BEAT WRITER NEBRASKA 28, IOWA 24
BRETT NIERENGARTEN, ONLINE SPORTS EDITOR - IOWA 34, NEBRASKA 20
I’m going to be honest, guys, I don’t see why everyone is so confident the Huskers will win this game. I don’t think they do, and I don’t think it will be particularly close. It hasn’t been pretty, but Iowa gets it done week after week. And its two most impressive wins of the season have been on the road against ranked Wisconsin and Northwestern teams. Running back Jordan Canzeri is back in the lineup. Couple that with LeShun Daniels in the backfield, and the Hawkeyes will be able to pound the Huskers’ defense. It’s going to be cold, which means the run game will be key. Yes, Imani Cross has sparked the Husker’s ground game lately, but they’re still largely unproven running the ball. Nebraska won’t be able to rely as much on Tommy Armstrong to make plays when it’s 34 degrees. Most importantly, this game goes beyond the X’s and O’s. The Hawkeyes have a shot to finish undefeated and close in on a berth in the College Football Playoff. Playing in a rivalry-ish game against a team that beat them at home last season will only fuel the fire.
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NICK WILKINSON, PRINT SPORTS EDITOR - NEBRASKA 31, IOWA 27
This year, everything is flipped. Ferentz is having another great season, but it hasn’t been pretty. Iowa beat Wisconsin 10-6, Illinois 29-20 and Minnesota 40-35. All of those wins were rather sloppy on offense, but Iowa’s performance against Wisconsin is a testament to its defensive prowess. I guess I have to be the jerk who says Iowa is the most overrated college football team in the country. 2002, 2004 and 2010 come to mind when you look at Iowa. Kirk Ferentz’s best season record (11-2) came in those three years. A bowl berth is on the line for Nebraska and an undefeated record is on the line for Iowa. Which means more? Iowa is already a lock for the Big Ten Championship against who knows who and a bowl berth could benefit Mike Riley’s legacy. Mike Riley needs this. The Huskers need this. I think they have what it takes to defeat the Hawkeyes in Lincoln Friday. Let’s pretend Nebraska walked into Memorial Stadium to take on Iowa at 10-1. That’s not how it is, but a win against another college football playoff hopeful will erase losses to BYU, Miami, Illinois and Wisconsin.
Even at 11-0, the Hawkeyes have flaws. They just haven’t played anyone good enough to exploit them. As of Sunday morning, Iowa sits No. 3 in the AP Top 25 - its highest ranking in 13 years. Most of us expected the Hawkeyes to make a run at the Big Ten West, but threatening to make the College Football Playoff? No way. But all the Hawkeyes have to do is win. They’re already in the Big Ten title game, and whether it’s against Michigan State, Ohio State or Michigan (the scenarios can get complicated, so we’ll remain ambiguous), if they win this week and next, they’re in. But wait. Overlooking Nebraska is really, really dangerous. If we’ve learned anything this year, it’s that Nebraska is likely much better than its record. At 5-6, the Huskers have one final shot at bowl eligibility, and nothing would be more irritating in coach Mike Riley’s first year than missing the postseason. Nebraska isn’t better than Iowa. And it probably shouldn’t win. But it wasn’t better than Michigan State, and it probably shouldn’t have won that, either. Let’s really make this a rivalry. I’ll take Nebraska in a close one. SPORTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Nicole Schwery and Anna Filipcic posted high scores in weekend invite. Scwery places second overall. TREV MCDIFFETT DN The Husker swimming and diving team concluded its competition at the Art Adamson Invitational Saturday afternoon. Nebraska ended the meet strong, with Husker divers finishing first and second in the platform dive. Nicole Schwery had the highest score of the meet, posting a score of 310.80 and earning a first place finish. Coming in second was Francesca Giganti, 236.35. The Huskers sent two divers to the finals in the one-meter dive Friday. Senior Anna Filipcic had a preliminary score of 270.35 and carried her strong performance to finals, where she
placed second with a score of 316.70. Schwery also succeeded in the one-meter dive. Schwery posted a score of 267.65 in preliminaries and 254.40 in the finals, good enough for a second place finish. Freshman Kara Cottrell finished with a score of 190.70 in the onemeter dive. Schwery said she gained important experience the invitational. “The competition was good, LSU was our biggest competitor and we did well hanging in there with them. Making it to finals was fun because you get to try and redo some dives that you may have missed in prelims. For me, it was just the experience of getting an invite under my belt because invites are so much different than duals,” Schwery said. With the dive team wrapping things up in College Station, Texas, the Husker swim team continued competition at the Big Challenge meet in Topeka, Kansas. At the end of Saturday’s events, Nebraska remained in first place with 689.5 points. Trailing Nebraska was Kansas with 589 points and Illinois with 503.5 points. In the 400-yard individual medley relay,
Anna McDonald and Samantha Hardewig finished with career bests in the event. McDonald finished second with a time of 4:21.48, good enough for second place. Hardewig finished third with a time of 4:21.84. In the 100-yard butterfly, Nebraska swept the top three spots. Senior Taryn Collura picked up a first place finish and a season best with a time of 53.62. Finishing not far behind her was Bria Deveaux, with a time of 54.30, and Dana Posthuma, with a career best time of 54.45. Career and personal bests was a common theme for the Huskers, as Katt Sickle achieved one in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:49.11. In the 100-yard backstroke, Erin Oeltjen, Lindsay Helferich and Jacqueline Jeschke all received season bests. The swim team will finish events Sunday at the Big Challenge meet and select swimmers will get ready for the USA Winter National Championships, which begin on Dec. 3. The swim and dive team will not join again until Jan. 15 in Omaha for a dual against University of Nebraska Omaha. SPORTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Twins remain lifelong teammates at Nebraska NICK GEBHART DN
out really well.” Before coming to Nebraska, the Waldron brothers were key players on the Omaha Westside High School team, which won three straight state titles. For as long as they can remember, Mike and Matt Waldron have been playing baseball together. Their Their senior year, they were selected together as cocareers go so far back, they can’t even remember captains of the all-state team. The brothers credit their success to each other. the beginning. “We have each other to critique and work “Our parents have said we’ve been playing with,” Mike said. “We can use our advantages and catch together our entire lives,” Matt Waldron said. disadvantages to help each other out.” The twin brothers from Omaha have been “We’re pretty similar, believe it or not. I’m a teammates for more than 15 years by their estimalittle bigger, and (Matt) is a little faster. He throws a tion. They started by playing catch together, then little harder. I’m a little stronger. It all balances out.” getting into tee ball and organized baseball. The brothers’ favorite game they ever played “There have definitely been ups and downs,” Matt said. “We argue sometimes, but we always is their last high school game. Omaha Westside played Millard South High School for the state have someone to play catch with.” championship. According to Matt, they started to get into the Heading into the game, Mike had not decided sport when they were about 8 years old. where he was going after high school. In the back of “We got put with a coach who used to be in the big leagues,” Matt said. “He really helped us kick it their minds, they knew it might be their last game as teammates. into gear and reach the next level.” “It was kind of hard, but we knew whatever Now, they are starting a new journey as teammates on the Nebraska baseball team. For them was going to happen, we’d still be close,” Matt said. “That made it less stressful.” though, it doesn’t feel like With everything on the a new experience. We argue line, the brothers played the “Nothing really feels game of their lives. sometimes, but we different,” Mike said. “It Matt was the starting feels a lot like home.” always have someone to pitcher, and he was rolling. Although they are Through five innings, the teammates, they took dif- play catch with.” game was scoreless. Matt ferent paths to end get to hadn’t allowed a hit. Nebraska. Matt was ofMATT WALDRON “Our hitters were stressnebraska baseball fered a scholarship and ing, but we knew Matt was a committed during his step ahead,” Mike said. “We senior year of high school. reached a point where we knew all we needed was Mike was undecided, but walked on last suma run, and we started to relax.” mer to be with his brother. In the sixth, Mike came to bat with a chance to “I wanted to stay here with my brother,” Mike said. “We’ve always been on the same team, and change the game. “We got a runner on, and I was lucky enough to coming here, I knew I would’ve been able to keep hit a gap,” he said. doing that.” The double by Mike put Omaha Westside “I was hoping they could bring (Mike) in on scholarship,” Matt said. “But things have worked ahead 1-0. Mike was right: One run was all they
COURTESY PHOTOS | DN needed. “Once we got the run on the board, we relaxed,” Matt said. Omaha Westside won the game 1-0 and claimed its third straight state title. Matt finished with a no-hitter. The Waldron brothers are leaving their prolific high school careers behind and settling into a new career at Nebraska. Mike is practicing as a corner infielder, and Matt is working on his pitching. “It’s a lot different than high school, and it’s awesome to have (Darin Erstad) as a coach,” Mike said.
“(Erstad) gets you fired up,” Matt said. “He doesn’t settle for mediocrity.” Whether or not they get to play this season, the Waldron brothers said they hope the team is successful and they can mature as a team and as players. They know, at the very least, they’ll have each other to rely on. “It’s nice to have someone who can help you,” Mike said. “Someone who can critique you; someone to push you to be better.” SPORTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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NU Wrestling dominates against Wyoming Nebraska wrestling dominated Wyoming at home Saturday night, 35-4, at its first home meet of the year. NICK GEBHART DN The seventh-ranked Nebraska wrestling team dominated Wyoming 35-4 in its first home meet of the year. Nebraska was coming off back-to-back victories against ranked Oregon State and Lehigh. The Huskers started off rough, as No. 9 Anthony Abidin lost 13-4 in a major decision to Wyoming’s Bryce Meredith, and Nebraska held a narrow 7-4 lead three matches in. It turned out to be the only loss of the night for Nebraska, as it dominated from there on. No. 4 Austin Wilson pinned Chaz Polson 48 seconds into the match. “It was kind of quick, so there wasn’t a whole lot to judge,” Wilson said. “I wrestled well and prepared for the match.” No. 7 All-American TJ Dudley also pinned Wyoming’s Jace Jensen in 1:20. The Huskers took care of Wyoming’s two
ranked wrestlers, as No. 20 Micah Barnes narrowly defeated No. 11 Ben Stroh 9-7 and heavyweight No. 13 Collin Jensen defeated No. 20 Tanner Harms 7-3. No. 12 Tyler Berger, No. 11 Tim Lambert and No. 14 Aaron Studebaker earned victories, and unranked Colton McCrystal was dominant in a 16-4 major decision against Wyoming’s Gunner Woodburn. The match also featured the return of No. 5 Jake Sueflohn, who competed at home for the first time since being injured last year. Sueflohn won in a major decision, 14-3, against Jake Elliott. “Overall, I thought we wrestled well,” Wilson said. “We made some mistakes and have some things to work on, but we got a solid victory.” Head coach Mark Manning is focused on making the team better as the season goes on. “We’re trying to get better physically and mentally,” Manning said. “We’re looking to Cornell and Princeton now.” The Huskers, 4-0, will face Princeton and Cornell Sunday in New York City. “We’re moving forward,” Wilson said. “We’re working on getting stronger and a little better every day.” SPORTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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No. 12 Tyler Berger, No. 11 Tim Lambert and No. 14 Aaron Studebaker earned victories Saturday night against Wyoming.
Nebraska rifle beats Akron on senior day BOB KELLY DN In a week in which the Nebraska rifle team inked three recruits for the 2016-2017 season, the current Husker squad chalked up another win in the friendly confines of the Nebraska Rifle Range. No. 11 Nebraska beat No. 14 Akron with a final score of 4,670-4,612 on senior day. Seniors Alexandrea Lorentz, Marissa Major, Denise Martin and Magdalena Mical were honored at the match Saturday, Nov. 21. “It’s something that we’ve done ever since my freshman year, and it’s that last meet here. I think every shot means a little bit more since it’s the last time you’ll be shooting in a match here,” Lorentz said. Lorentz and Martin set personal-bests in air rifle, shooting 591 and 593, respectively. “Everybody did everything they possible could to put forth their best performance,” Martin said. The Huskers continued their positive performance in smallbore by shooting 2,310, with junior Rachel Martin leading the Huskers with a score of 583. Mical and Denise Martin helped the cause by shooting 578 and 575, respectively. The Akron Zips came up short, shooting 2,299. Akron was led by Caleb Lloyd and Julia Hatch, who shot 580 and 579, respectively. Nebraska followed its stellar round of smallbore by shooting the sixth best round of air rifle in school history, totaling 2,360 points. The Huskers were led by Rachel Martin’s 596 points and assisted by Lorentz and Denise Martin’s personal-bests Akron again lagged behind Nebraska, totaling 2,313 points. Zach Strohl led the Akron round of air rifle
with a score of 586. Nebraska is now 7-0 against Akron since February 2001. “It’s nice to see that all of the hard work that they put in this week, getting focused back into where we need to be, pay off,” coach Ashley RoseMacAllister said. In her second year, Rose-MacAllister announced Wednesday, Nov. 18 that three recruits had signed letters of intent to join Nebraska next season. She said she believes the three soon-to-be freshman fit the mold Nebraska has been creating in recent seasons. “The one key thing that we always look for is a good work ethic; somebody who is going to come into the range every single day and put a 110 percent in when they need,” Rose-MacAllister said. “I think that the culture is already here, so I’ve been trying to choose recruits that I know are never going to give up.” Rose-MacAllister attributes the hard-working tradition of Husker rifle to this year’s senior class, which has led the team to finish in the top seven at the NCAA championships each of the past three seasons. “The leadership that this senior class instills in the consistency on the range is unfathomable,” Rose-MacAllister said. “The biggest thing that the senior class does is work hard all the time, no matter what.” The Huskers finish their fall season with an overall record of 4-4. Nebraska has nearly two months to prepare for its next two opponents, Murray State and Ole Miss, Jan. 16. SPORTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Seniors Alexandrea Lorentz, Marissa Major, Denise Martin and Magdalena Mical were honored at the match Saturday, Nov. 21.
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Women’s basketball breeze past NC Central DAVID STOVER DN
Nebraska women’s basketball coach Connie Yori opened her Saturday afternoon press conference more flustered than one would expect after a decisive victory. While the score indicated complete dominance in Nebraska’s 88-47 win against North Carolina Central, improving its record to 3-0 on the season, she said the team’s performance was “spurty.” “Young teams have a tendency to be inconsistent, and that’s what we were today, Yori said. “ We just have to learn how to value each possession and make each possession matter.” NU got off to a slow start; turning the ball over in its first possession, missing free throws and enduring two lead changes. The Huskers shot 30 percent as a team in the first quarter and struggled from the free throw line, shooting only 50 percent. Sophomore sharp-shooting guard Natalie Romeo was 0-3 from beyond the arc and senior guard Rachel Theriot was the only Husker to make a three pointer in the first quarter. “I thought first half—we had three balls rim in and out from the three point line and we missed half a dozen or more layups,” Yori said, “Had we been able to put the ball in the basket a little bit better on some of those shots, the game would have been out of reach.” The second quarter was an offensive spurt for the Huskers. Romeo was 2-4 on three-point attempts and freshman forward Jessica Shepard was 3-3 from the floor while senior guard was 2-2.
NU outscored its opponent 25-7, with 28 points inside the paint and 19 points coming off of turnovers. North Carolina Central turned the ball over 11 times to the Nebraska’s two. Yori’s team took carried a 20-point lead into halftime before they would be outscored in the third quarter 17-14. “We are definitely not where were last year,” Yori said about the Huskers’ defense. “We don’t have the urgency defensively that I’d like us to have.” North Carolina Central scored 11 points off of the Huskers’ six turnovers, which was part of their vulnerable defensive spurt. The Huskers came back strong, only turning the ball over once to the Eagles’ six. NU outscored North Carolina Central 32-8, with half of the points scored coming from inside the paint and 11 points coming off of turnovers. Shepard led the Huskers with 20 points, 10 rebounds and two assists. This was Shepard’s third consecutive game with a double-double, the first time any Husker has had three in a row in school history. Theriot jokingly said Shepard is trying to steal her job when she uses her ability to run the floor and create plays. Romeo and Theriot both finished with 13 points and six assists. Theriot was 6-8 from the floor and 1-1 from beyond the arc. North Carolina Central’s Moni Whaley- Briggs finished with 11 points to lead the Eagles. Nebraska will host Southern at Pinnacle Bank Arena at 7 p.m on Monday. SPORTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Freshman Jessica Shepard led the Huskers with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists. NC Central was Shepard’s third consecutive game with a double-double.
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The N Zone bar and grill is currently accepting applications for part time cooks. Available shifts include nights, weekends, and arena events. Menu includes burgers, pizzas, sandwiches, wings, and appetizers. Experience preferred but not required. Please apply in person at 728 Q Street between the hours of 5-9 pm Tuesday thru Friday. 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. We are seeking a very hard working and committed staff of professionals. Applicants should display a strong hospitality mentality, good knowledge of wine and spirits, and enjoy working in a professional fast paced restaurant environment. Growth potential with our locally owned and operated restaurant concepts is unlimited. Must be available to work Sundays. If you fit these qualifications please fill our our easy online application: https://mochara.formstack.com/forms/job_ application Qualified applicants will be contacted within 24 hours. THE WATERING HOLE WEST 1550 S Coddington THE WATERING HOLE DT 1321 O Street THE WATERING HOLE EAST 84th & Holdrege 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
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The Country Club of Lincoln is currently hiring for service staff and bartenders for both our restaurant and banquet departments. We offer flexible schedules, great pay, and a fun work environment. Come join our growing team! Resumes can be sent to lindsey@ccl.cc
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.
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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.
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