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If you haven’t seen, we’ve taken a bit of an interest in a new video project. Inspired by the website fiftypeopleonequestion.com, we at the DN decided we wanted to try something similar at UNL. So recently, we’ve been setting up a camera somewhere on campus, stopping 50 random people and asking them the same question. The premise is to find out a little bit about our campus and the world we live in. But we’ve been a little selfish, and feel as though because we’ve asked 150 of you random questions, we should be fair and do the same for you. So here are our answers to the three videos we’ve already uploaded.
What’s your first Husker memory?
Josh Kelly, senior sports editor: The first game I attended was with my dad, my friend Aaron and my dad’s friend Nils. We went the 300th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium against Louisiana-Lafayette. The game was a blowout because the Huskers at the time still had Ndamukong Suh and Rex Burkhead, but every moment was enjoyable. We spent most of the day tailgating in this open area, which is now the Railyard, and threw the ball around. Even being in the student section a few years later couldn’t beat that day. Lauren Brown-Hulme, assistant A&E editor: A 55-7 win against Florida Atlantic. I was flustered at kickoff when everyone took off their right shoe and held it in the air. I felt like I would never be able to make up for lost time of not growing up as a Husker fan because every moment of the game was deeply rooted in tradition. But after the first touchdown, I high-fived half a dozen strangers and stared up at the red balloons that had been released, I felt at home. Katie Knight, print news editor: Being the naive freshman that I was, my friends and I sat next to a group of strapping young men who turned out to be hammered beyond belief. We spent the next three hours rebutting their constant requests to get our numbers. Lani Hanson, online news editor: I’m not proud of my first Husker game memory. It was the first game of my freshman year, and, as an out-of-state student from Minnesota with no previous ties to Nebraska whatsoever, I was both friendless and flabbergasted by how hot Nebraska in August can be. I went with a random girl I met in my JOMC 101 class. We left after halftime because her feet hurt, and I felt like I’d sweated out every ounce of liquid in my body. Kayla Simon, senior opinion editor: My strongest Husker memory was being surrounded by what seemed like a hot air balloon of Runza air and trying not to inhale. Chris Heady, editor-in-chief: I went with my brother, my dad and my grandpa when I was maybe 10 or 11. We got there super early to watch warmups. During the kickers’
warmups, the ball sailed up over the net and into the stands. I caught it, held the ball up into the air and scanned around me, realizing that yes, I was alone. My family was in the bathroom.
What’s your goal this semester?
Josh: To have the Daily Nebraskan reach one million in page views. Lauren: Prioritize people over tasks. Investing in others and making memories is more important than a 4.0 (sorry Mom). Katie: To take more time to be with the people that I love. Lani: My goal for the semester was – emphasis on the “was” – to not lose points for attendance. That’s actually been my “goal for the semester” for the last five semesters. I need to chose more achievable goals. Kayla: I like the symmetry of pursuing three goals at a time. The hardest goal out of this semester’s trio is to think one positive thought for every negative one because of the amount of annoying people in the world. On the bright side, I have the opportunity to practice Stoicism almost continuously. Chris: My goal this semester is to tell as many student stories as possible in as many ways as possible. And not go bankrupt.
Where do you want to wake up tomorrow?
Josh: I want to wake up on a private island in the Caribbean. I’ve always wanted to go to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, and I always think of that area of the world first. It’d also give me an opportunity to listen to Rob Thomas from Matchbox Twenty in a separate setting. I have a strong hunch “Streetcorner Symphony” would be the perfect song to wake up to as I go for my morning walk on the beach. Lauren: I want to roll out of a tent at Yosemite National Park, make eggs over a fire, brew a cup of coffee and watch the sunrise. Katie: Greece. I want to relive Lena’s adventures from “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” Lani: Tomorrow, I’d like to wake up in my bed, realize that I have no responsibilities and promptly fall back asleep. Does that count? Kayla: At the Storybrook Farm Llama Trecking Bed and Breakfast in Wisconsin because the llama obstacle course looks state-of-the-art and mimosas are included with breakfast. Chris: I want to wake up in late October in Kansas City. When you drive down the streets acorns pop under tires and the weather is always low-50s and perfect. And I’d want to just read a book at the Roasterie in Brookside all day. That’d be about perfect.
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Husband and wife Mike and Kerry Semrad of the Bottle Tops, an Americana band, perform at the Zoo Bar in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska, on September 30 at Lincoln Caling 2015.
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Ryan makes hospitality center home for those in need ANNIE ALBIN DN Michael Ryan watches from the kitchen as old and new faces flow through the serving line at The Gathering Place. Soon it will be 5:30 p.m., and guests can come back for seconds. Before Ryan tells them they can come through for more, they must patiently wait outside for the doors to open. Before guests can walk into 1448 E Street, volunteers must bring in the already prepared food. Before the volunteers come, Ryan works in the house alone. He sets up volunteer groups, organizes the soup kitchen’s food in the basement, plans menus and cooks. Some nights, like this one, the church group that will be serving the food also cooked. It can be tough putting on a one-man show, but it’s what Ryan likes. Before he worked at The Gathering Place, he worked for a retirement company. He had an important job and looked over hundreds of employees. He said he finds working by himself much more rewarding. Working at The Gathering Place lets him see first-hand the people he’s helping, compared to when he worked for the retirement company. There, all his work was contained to an office. At The Gathering Place, he’s able to see the people he feeds every single night. “I needed a change,” Ryan said. Ryan has been working at The Gathering Place since 2005, but began volunteering there in the ’90s. When the position opened up to run the house, Ryan realized he met the criteria. Among the jobs he does for the kitchen, tonight he’s observing his volunteers. Janice Stege and her husband have been volunteering at The Gathering Place for nearly 20 years. Tonight, she’s on the serving line, and he’s cleaning off the trays in the kitchen. They’ve seen the house grow and have seen the impact Ryan has made. One of the impacts Stege has seen most is with security. “I feel very comfortable,” Stege said. Ryan is no-nonsense with the guests who come through. If they cause trouble, he’ll ban them from coming back to the house. He doesn’t allow for guests to be drunk, either. Stege felt comfortable when her grandchildren were old enough to help out, she said she began to bring them to the house.
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Michael Ryan runs The Gathering Place, a soup kitchen on the outskirts of downtown Lincoln. Stege watches as her grandson stands at the end of the serving line, handing out ice cream sandwiches to children who are probably only a few years younger than him. Stege said the security changes benefited everyone at The Gathering Place. The safer the home felt, the more volunteers were willing to sign up and more families were willing to come to the kitchen for dinner. She also said The Gathering Place has become much more organized since Ryan began working there. It shows. The doors open at 5 p.m. sharp, and guests can come in for their first servings. Immediately after walking in they turn to the right and find a serving line, usually with five to eight volunteers passing out food. They take their trays and find a place in one of the dining rooms spread around the house, and when they’re finished, they return their trays to a cart where a volun-
teer takes them away and cleans it up. This goes on until 5:30 p.m., when Ryan steps back into the dining room. He spends most of his time during meals in the kitchen helping stack trays and clean silverware. He leaves the kitchen to set out the new trays or silverware, but he doesn’t stay out there for long. Ryan may recognize the guests going through the serving line, but he only engages with them if they engage with him first. He sees a lot of people every day, and sometimes they don’t come back. Ryan will see someone for months, and then one week they’re gone. A client plays the piano from another room as people eat; he’s one that Ryan knows. Ryan can’t even see who’s playing, but he said the client hasn’t played piano in a while. Old jazz standards are now mixed among the different voices and scrapes on trays. He watches it all from the kitchen, where
above the industrial sink he’s placed articles and awards. An award from a Near South organization for Best Improvements, a plaque from Serve Nebraska and a special award that notes how in 2013 Ryan ran 31 miles to celebrate the 31 years The Gathering Place had been open. Ryan used to run; quite a lot actually. He had been running since the ’70s, but after being diagnosed with cancer, he hasn’t been able to get the muscle strength back to his legs, and radiation and chemotherapy makes him unable to be as active as he was before. “I eventually hope to run again,” Ryan said. After Ryan announces the line for seconds, he steps back into the kitchen to make sure everything is going smoothly. Most of the volunteers at The Gathering Place have volunteered many times over the years, so they know what they’re doing. If not, Ryan helps them. The dinner flies by quickly; and soon it’s almost 6 p.m., which means it’s almost time for take-away boxes. All the trays are once again brought back to the kitchen, and guests line up to take home whatever is left over. Ryan said he usually plans out the food amount so there will be enough for leftovers at the end of the night. Families and individuals take their to-go boxes home, and Ryan shuts the door. Now volunteers put away any remaining food and clean off tables. Ryan puts away the coffee and iced tea machines. Someone walks through with a broom and a dustpan one more time. Volunteers are out the door and on the way home by 6:20 p.m. Ryan finishes up by locking the gates and front doors. He waves goodbye to the volunteers, some who have become friends over the frequent visits over the years. The home is much quieter now than it was a few hours before, there are no more sounds of silverware clanking, guests talking or children laughing. Instead it’s just Ryan, locking up for the night. He’ll be back tomorrow, and more people will be fed. For Ryan, it’s just all in a day’s work. “I wanted to do something more before I die,” Ryan said. ART@ DAILYNEBRASKAN,COM
UNL grad finds success owning art supply store STEPHANIE CAVAZOS DN As an undergraduate art student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Peggy Gomez would spend much of her time in art supply stores. After earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts from UNL, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Minnesota, Gomez moved back to Lincoln and worked in various establishments. She waited tables, worked at the library, cashiered at Open Harvest and ended up teaching Adjunct at UNL for 10 years.
Her own experiences in art supply stores sparked the idea to open her own store, Gomez Art Supply, in downtown Lincoln. “When I got my Bachelor of Fine Arts, I had no idea what I wanted to do,” Gomez said. “And a BFA is a tricky thing to do, a lot of people go onto grad school. I thought I could figure out what to do from there.” While working for the university, Gomez was the printmaking technician for the art department. She made sure students, graduate students and professors had the art supplies they needed. Gomez said this was the first time she found a love for inventory, ordering and
taking into account what an artist needs. “With that job I was there from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. everyday,” she said. “I would hear the students disgruntled about problems with the supplies at the Bookstore or with Blick (a since retired art supply store) feeling unappreciated. And I just thought, ‘Man, if someone would just open an art supply store, here, they’d probably do really well.’” Gomez said establishing connections at the university helped with the success of her first opening. The first store opened on O Street in 2003, and has since been moved and expanded in its current spot on 14th Street.
“I established a lot of connections at the university,” Gomez said. “I was an alumni, when I decided to open my store, I started with a lot of support. If you want to have a successful art supply store, you have to open near a university.” The primary customers are students who look to Peggy for advice on what they need. Anne Burton, a faculty member in the Art department at Metropolitan Community College in Elkhorn, said she has supported Gomez for more than 10 years and sends her students to
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Chef advances from fast food to artisan cuisine Brady Reckling has learned how to lead Sebastian’s Table with positivity as Chef de Cuisine STEPHANIE CAVAZOS DN The chef of Sebastian’s Table, Brady Reckling, doesn’t have culinary training. Prior to running the kitchen at Sebastian’s Table, he gained cooking experience working at fast food restaurants such as Arby’s and Subway. Now, he manages his own staff at Sebastian’s Table. Reckling dropped out of high school and earned his GED while working in fast food restaurants in Lincoln to gain experience. He didn’t foresee his current position in the culinary world when he was younger; while he was in high school he didn’t have any plans. Reckling later decided to travel the country looking for inspiration for his next career choice. “Once I stopped going to school, it was like: ‘What the hell am I supposed to do?’” Reckling said. “I never went to culinary school; I wouldn’t say that I regret that. I was on the phone with a woman from admissions to a school in Pasadena, and I just couldn’t pull the trigger, at the time. Looking back, I would tell my young-self, ‘Just go.’” A few months later, Reckling returned to Lincoln and started working at Vincenzo’s as a line cook, an Italian restaurant in the Haymarket. At Vincenzo’s, Reckling finally recognized his passion for cooking. “Vincenzo’s taught me that I could have potential,” Reckling said. “It was where I finally thought, ‘Hey, I could do this.’ The job gave me more creative freedom that I was missing. When I was at Vincenzo’s, I could see that I was a lot better at it then a lot of people I knew, or at least I cared more. That’s all it really takes is hard work and care. And if you care, you’re going to work hard.” From there Reckling found himself at Green Gateau, a French bistro in the Haymarket. After working there a few months, Reckling decided it wasn’t for him. “I needed a place that just suited me,”
Reckling said. “And get a crew that I could work with and build something special.” Shortly after, Reckling saw an advertisement on Craigslist for a line chef at Sebastian’s Table. He applied and started working right away. A month into the job, he was promoted to sous chef. As sous chef, he worked alongside the chef de cuisine – a position he aimed toward. Then the current chef de cuisine was promoted to a more corporate roll: menu development. There was a spot open for chef de cuisine, and Reckling considered the position. “I had never done that before,” Reckling said. “We have a very small crew like eight people, but I had never had so much on my shoulders before. That opportunity came up, it wasn’t immediately, but after a couple months I accepted the offer.” He has worked as the Chef de Cuisine at Sebastian’s Table for nearly four months. He manages the kitchen staff and the general manager, Melissa Frohberg, said he’s improved the restaurant’s quality with his new found skills. “Brady is always going the extra mile in making sure that his food is top notch,” Frohberg said. “His kitchen team is on point, and things are done the right way. He doesn’t cut corners, which is why he always puts out the best food. You can tell by his actions how passionate he is about the food he prepares.” Reckling said working at Sebastian’s Table taught him a lot about himself and how to manage a team. “I’ve learned you don’t take anyone for granted, especially your employees,” Reckling said. “I’ve learned to deal with stress a lot better, and about what I need to do and how to pace myself while working hard. I’m seeing a lot more patience in myself, and strength in ways I didn’t know I had.” Reckling said making Sebastian’s Table an environment filled with positivity has been his biggest struggle as a leader. “Creating an environment of positivity, hard work, and having fun, it’s a huge balancing act,” Reckling said. “Everyone comes into this with their own personalities, with their own desires and wants, and I have to balance those with mine. That brings positivity and value to us all here at the restaurant. I’ve learned that it’s just really … hard. But I wouldn’t change a thing.” ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Brady Reckling is the head chef of Sebastian’s Table, a tapas bar in downtown Lincoln.
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Chefs prepare food in the kitchen of Sebastian’s Table. The restaurant is located at 14th and P St.
“Facing East” addresses intersections of faith and family ›
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Theatrix will kick off its season with “Facing East,” a drama by Carol Lynn Pearson about Mormon parents coping with the suicide of their gay son. Chadwick Taylor, a second year MFA stu-
dent at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will direct the play. “’Facing East’ helps us understand the challenging intersections of faith and family,” Taylor said. “Facing East” follows Ruth and Alex McCormik, a devout Mormon couple, whose world comes crashing down when their son commits suicide. Fraught with grief they are afraid to express, the couple encounters their son’s partner,
Marcus, who brings to head their struggle with both their faith and their new reality of life without their son. Performances are Oct. 1 to Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m., and 2 p.m. on Oct. 4 in the Lab Theatre on the third floor of the Temple building. Tickets will be available in the third floor lobby one hour before each performance or online at http://go.unl.edu/theatretix for $6. Taylor directs a cast that includes Will
Voelker, Hunter McDonald and Jorden CharleyWatley. The creative team includes Tony Papousek, Alecia Ojeda, Mattie McIntrosh and Maxx Finnand Emily Kuklinski. “Its definitely a story of love and faith,” Voelker said. “‘Facing East’ puts into perspective what faith is really about.” ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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WWII novel presents unique perspective on the human condition
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“All the Light We Cannot See,” Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer-winning World War II epic, makes for slow reading, but in the best kind of way. Doerr’s sentences crackle with life, and his prose is so jaw-droppingly beautiful you’ll want to stop, reread and savor at least one sentence on each of the book’s 528 pages. But beneath
its gorgeous, glossy surface is a deeply-moving story about love, loss, the paradoxes of the human condition, the inexorable tides of history that shape our lives and the difficult choices we make when those tides sweep us off our feet and usher us into moments that define us. “All the Light” unfolds across the backdrop of World War II Europe, as Doerr weaves together the stories of two adolescents, a French girl and a German boy, as they become swept up
sections of rising action with tantalizingly brief glimpses of the novel’s climax, another risky move that pays off, compensating for the slower parts of “All the Light” by giving the reader ample reason to keep reading. The reason Doerr is able to pull off so many risky stylistic choices, and perhaps the reason why “All the Light We Cannot See” won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, lies within Doerr’s spectacular writing. There were so many sentences in this book that were so stunning I actually swore out loud out of writer’s envy. Doerr’s language is rich and dense, but each sentence reads as light as air. In fact, I can’t remember another writer thrilling me like Doerr has with passages like this one: “We all come into existence as a single cell, smaller than a speck of dust. Much smaller. Divide. Multiply. Add and subtract. Matter changes hands, atoms flow in and out, molecules pivot, proteins stitch together, mitochondria send out their oxidative dictates; we begin as a microscopic electrical swarm. The lungs the brain the heart. Forty weeks later, six trillion cells get crushed in the vise of our mother’s birth canal and we howl. Then the world starts in on us.” With writing like that and a story that speaks to the triumphs and failures of the human spirit in times of war, it’s little wonder that “All the Light We Cannot See” took home a Pulitzer Prize — Doerr earns it with every single artfully rendered sentence. ARTS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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in the war’s devastating wake. In the first story, Marie-Laure LeBlanc, a blind Parisian girl, and her father, Daniel, a locksmith for the Museum of Natural History, flee Paris with a legendary, magical diamond in tow. Charged with protecting the jewel – rumored to be both life-sustaining for its owner and ruinous for its owners’ loved ones — Daniel LeBlanc seeks refuge for himself and his daughter in the seaside, walled city of Saint-Malo, where MarieLaure’s eccentric great-uncle Etienne lives. While Marie-Laure and her father hide out in Saint-Malo, a parallel story unfolds behind enemy lines. Doerr’s second protagonist is Werner Pfennig, a brilliant German orphan whose aptitude for science, math and fixing radios takes him from his humble roots in a poor coalmining town to the Hitler Youth and finally to the frontlines, where he struggles with the moral implications of his work. The unique structure of “All the Light” plays a big role in the story. Doerr makes the risky decision to craft his entire novel from short, poetic vignettes. Each chapter is only a few pages long, allowing Doerr to bounce rapidly between his two protagonists, as well as his antagonist, the intriguingly multidimensional German Sergeant Major Reinhold von Rumpel, driven mad by his search for the LeBlanc’s diamond. At the same time, Doerr also jumps back and forth in time; the book begins at its breathtaking climax before bouncing back to the beginning of the war and the stories of Marie-Laure and Werner. Throughout the novel, Doerr punctuates long
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Freshman year expectations fall short
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NICK NIENDORF DN Expectations are funny things. We all come to college with different views on how things will be, how things should be. We have family and friends who have their views on how things will go for us. There’s a plan, a route, a way things are going to go. And so, naturally, we students entered Lincoln with our visions set in stone and, in our minds, our stories were all but told. I was sure I was going to have a 4.0 GPA and spend my weekdays diligently working in the stereotypical, dim basement lighting that all good students work under. On weekends I would enjoy some Husker football and hangout with friends, but never dare to neglect my studies along the way. I’d workout regularly, keeping my health in check. In high school, I did none of these things. By no means was I failing classes, but I always felt like I underachieved and disappointed. Some studying would occur during the weekdays, but never would I touch my pre-calc book on a Saturday. Unless I was in season for cross country or track, I was lazy when it came to exercise. I started a new workout routine no less than four times my senior year,
and I didn’t stick to a single one of them. I guess the reason I was so adamant on my goals for college, the reason we’re all so adamant on them, is because I hated my high school self. I mean, he was a cool dude and all, but I never felt like I was fulfilling my potential or meeting my own expectations. We have this grandiose image of what we need to be in college, an image fueled by our teachers, friends and family, but so often it’s not representative of ourselves. So wouldn’t it make sense that with our foray into the new and exciting world of higher education that we would change drastically? A switch would be flipped and life would be grand. Everything would be immediate and swift. Painless. I rocked high school French and I was pretty darn confident I could more than handle accelerated college French. But, after getting back my first quiz, covered in more red ink than black, I realized, once again, I wasn’t in high school anymore. For those of you who recently took a chemistry or calculus exam, you likely know this feeling. I carried the same habits I had in high school to college, albeit somewhat improved. I convinced myself the amount of work I was doing was OK, a habit that plagued me from my freshman year of high school until I
graduated. As long as I got most of my homework done, I was good. My mindset was that I could always do more tomorrow. French was a subject I was comfortable with. I had three years of it under my belt, and everyone knew I was the kid who loved French. So it was crushing to have the facade of complacency violently torn down in a sea of red marks. I’ve come to see that freshman year is all about getting knocked down a few pegs, and we need to realize that that’s OK. It’s not the end of the world when we get a 50 percent on a calc midterm. It’s a helpful wakeup call if anything. This first year, we’re humbled at every turn, and our views are readjusted in just about every branch of life, social, educational or otherwise. But, I’m starting to realize that’s what makes it all so exciting. My first week in Lincoln, I wanted desperately to become the vision I had of college Nick as soon as I could. But I couldn’t. I was still stuck in my old habits and pigeon holed by others’ beliefs of who I was going to be. It takes some big things to change four years of bad habits, but it’s finally starting to happen. I have a chance to build myself from the ground up in my own image, and that’s both awesome and terrifying.
We have to realize it’s us who create our own expectations and inward perceptions. It’s time to stop worrying about what people back home or the people you’ve met here think you should achieve. It’s about what you want to get out of your four years here at Nebraska. You’ve entered a time where you can finally be you. It sounds cliche, but it’s the truth. Never in our lives have we had such a combination of autonomy and opportunity. It’s both incredibly freeing and frightening. I don’t need to be Mr. 4.0 to be happy, nor do I have to be friends with everyone I meet to prove I’m sociable. If I don’t workout every single day, that’s OK because I think it’s OK. If I’m second guessing my major, it’s not a death sentence to start exploring other options, even if they’re careers that don’t pay as well as others. This doesn’t mean I’m going to let myself come apart at the seams and have my life fall into shambles. It’s quite the opposite. It means that it’s time to shed the chains of what others told us to be. It’s time to finally lock away the high school you, once and for all. It’s time for our expectations to match our dreams and nobody else’s. ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Advice from the streets CAIT WALLINGFORD DN Each day we’re bombarded with important questions. What should I wear today? Will the Huskers have a better win? How can I teach my roommate that a sock on the door means don’t enter, upon pain of death? We want answers to our questions, perhaps to the point that we’d be willing for any response, no matter how ridiculous, nonsensical or, in some cases, rather ill-advised. But it’s the 21st century, and there isn’t a chance that you’d get a better response out of Dear Abby. Situations change. A couple of weeks back I found some advice-needing students on campus. Their questions were pondered and responded to by a mix of characters that gave their own opinions toward the matter that needed to be discussed. Read on and be entertained. “When do I realize that it’s time to be honest with myself?”- Bryan H. “When you’re broke, homeless, have no girlfriend and can no longer afford the copious amounts of alcohol I see coming in your future.”- Da Godfadda “The time is now; you had to write an advice column just to ask.”- Creative Chic “Be honest. There is no time for bull.”- Bryan f. Klopping “Why be honest with yourself? Isn’t it easier to believe unicorns truly exist?”- MinxyJinx “As soon as you realize you’re awake.”- The Marine “Our family cat likes to poop outside ever since I left for college. What can be done to fix
“Why do you wanna fix it? No litter box to clean!”- Da Godfadda “Sounds like your cat would rather be a dog. Dogs rule. Let the cat poop outside.”- Creative Chic “Don’t worry about the cat because that’s not bull. That’s just what some things have to doo.” -Bryan f. Klopping “Think of all the money you’ll save on cat litter and air fresheners! Enjoy the freedom from worry of possible Toxoplasmosis! Just warn it about using the neighborhood sandboxes, kids play in them and who knows what it’ll catch!”MinxyJinx “So what’s the problem? House probably smells a lot better now.”- The Marine
“It’s all who you know, not what you know. So start kicking butt and taking names.”- Creative Chic “If you wanna get into med school either have rich parents or learn this trick called the hindlick procedure … I think you can figure out how to make someone how to throw up and be as vulgar as you want but we don’t need that boo-boo honey to make bees throw up.”- Bryan f. Klopping “Steps? Well, I’m thinking steps have nothing to do with it. It’s all about the Benjamins, George. Enough of those and you’re in! Perhaps it would help if you can prove you ever played the game ‘Operation’ and won?”- MinxyJinx “Go to school and study. Picking up a book on medicine and reading it would be good.”The Marine
“What do you think about a bill that will allow non-drinkers to have guns in bars?” - Bob
“What’s the fastest way to make a lot of money?”- Professor Grubel
“There’s a bill for dat? Huh. Here I thought I was legal.”- Da Godfadda “This sounds like a much easier way to shut all the drunk people up. Where’s the bill? I am ready to sign.”- Creative Chic “Wait who needs a gun in bars? Use your mouth, and you only need bars and, yes, that is a reference to rappers not wrappers, and yes disarming America is a gift but don’t call Uncle Sam Santa.”- Bryan f. Klopping “Still thinking on this one …”- MinxyJinx “Smart.”- The Marine
“Become a bookie.”- Da Godfadda “As a well-educated man I would bet you already know the answer. The fastest way to make a lot of money is stop spending the money you do have, save and invest. You are way more likely to be the millionaire next door with a 1995 CRV than a Mercedes in your driveway.”- Creative Chic “You wanna make some money? That’s not my problem. Then realize money doesn’t mean anything. Money is only a channel to help others, and if you’re not giving money to buskers or street performers, you’re wasting your talent.”Bryan f. Klopping “Sue Trump!”- MinxyJinx “Rob a bank … said nothing about keeping it very long.”- The Marine
this?” - Maddie S.
“What steps do I need to be taking in order to get into medical school?” George Pierre “The ones that lead up to the med school building. Takin’ steps to da Ag hall won’t do you much good.”- Da Godfadda
“Is your hair blonde, too?” - Da Godfadda “Large font, lots of section headings and one word bullet points. That and only spending 10 minutes a page. That leaves you 10 minutes to deal with the printer and RUN to class.”- Creative Chic “If you wanna write a five page paper an hour before it’s due and that’s a problem, you deserve to fail.”- Bryan f. Klopping “Um, very quickly!”- MinxyJinx “Pray you can type fast and have all your notes and outline ready to go and pray you’re cute enough the teacher lets a you have a little more time. Next time don’t wait til the last freaking hour!”- The Marine “Why does the phone keep ringing?”Anonymous “When the telephone ring signal is sent to the telephone, the ring voltage is not applied constantly to the line. Typically ring timing is two seconds on and four seconds off in the U.S. Or maybe it’s cuz you won’t answer it.”- Da Godfadda “Anon, you left your phone on.”- Creative Chic “Your phone keeps ringing because you’re attention deprived and you want everyone around you to see how popular you are. I keep my phone on silent because I have something called modesty.” -Bryan f. Klopping “Because you’re not answering it! Just shut the thing off!”- MinxyJinx “Cause you haven’t answered it ... could be opportunity or karma ... hope you’ve been good.”- The Marine ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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GOMEZ : FROM 5 the store for supplies. “I teach printmaking, and Gomez is the best place in the region for printmaking materials,” Burton said. “She is very helpful for faculty and students. I am an alum of the Masters of Fine Arts print program at UNL, and I’ve been going to Gomez for 10 years for my own supplies.” Gomez said she comes up with new projects every summer to make the store more fun and exciting for the customers. This summer, Gomez introduced the idea of the “Glove Box,” which will be located on the upper level of Gomez Art Supply where hand crafted community items will be sold. “We have to keep it interesting,” Gomez said. “I think it’s easy, in retail, to go into a mode of complacency, and you have to keep it new. And luckily for me, art is always changing; there’s always something new.” Gomez is engaged to Pepe Fierro of Pepe’s Vegetarian Bistro. The couple works together on outside projects in the community. Gomez assists with Fierro’s food truck, and Fierro helps Gomez with First Friday Art Walks. Gomez said sharing the mindset of a small business owner has made their relationship stronger. “It’s a lot easier for me to have a partner
who is also a small business owner and who is also invested in the community,” Gomez said. “We both have outside community interests that we just volunteer our time into; we have a lot in common with that. There’s a little bit of overlap.” When she’s not at Gomez Art Supply, Gomez enjoys gardening and spending time with Pepe and her dogs. She also likes to travel when she has free time. Gomez’s older sisters took her on family trips called “The Princess Tours.” Gomez was the princess, and her older sisters took her to places such as Russia, Italy, Amsterdam and Spain. “My sisters have changed my life in so many ways,” Gomez said with tears in her eyes. “They are the most important people in my life.” Gomez said she would never leave Lincoln despite being well-traveled. “I’m here against all of the odds,” Gomez said. “I’m so appreciative to be here and so appreciative to the university.” ARTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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School choice promotes healthy competition
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ver the summer, I attended a political conference where various Republican presidential candidates spoke about important issues and why they should be the nominee. They mainly discussed conservative talking points such as ISIS, the national debt and Hillary Clinton’s emails. Then, Mike Huckabee touched on education, telling the crowd we needed to pay teachers as much as we pay CEOs. This statement brought loud cheers from some attendees, while others didn’t even clap. To me, this message didn’t make much sense. I’ve had my share of great teachers, but I would never say their work was equal to the work done by the chief executive officers of companies. I want to emphasize that I appreciate all the work done by teachers and the critical nature of their job for society. However, I simply don’t believe dramatically increasing their salary is the right thing to do, nor is it the best way to improve our education system. After all, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average salary for public elementary and secondary school teachers is $56,383, which is almost equal to the average salary of a police officer, $56,810. This isn’t to compare the two professions, as they both are critical to a well-functioning society; rather, it is to note that the mean salary of a teacher is actually in-line with the average salary of another essential public employee profession. So, unless you think teachers should be paid much more than police officers, or that all public employee salaries need to be raised (something that varies by districts but would require tax raises), then we need to start thinking about other ways to improve our education system. For me, there are three logical steps, and the first is to expand school choice. For students, adding choices such as charter schools, vouchers and open enrollment makes logical sense if you believe that every student should have the same opportunity to learn at the highest level and that not every student fits into the public school system. Some students need the added attention that is often left out in traditional public schools. Many charter and private schools are able to focus on these students more effectively. I attended a private
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school for three years because I wasn’t challenged enough at the local public school, and I am ever grateful for that opportunity. Because of school choice, many students are able to go to a school that best fits their individual needs as students, just as I was. Whenever I talk about school choice, many assume I am anti-public education. One school choice protestor in my home county referred to my school choice stance as a “war on public schools.” On the contrary, I believe implementing school choice is not only best for students but also forces public schools to compete with charter schools and other school choice programs to be the best they can be. In fact, according to the Friedman Foundation, “Not a single empirical study has found that outcomes at public schools worsen as a result of school choice programs.”
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Simply put, school choice promotes competition. If we want public schools to step up, we must make it clear that there are now alternatives to their schools. My second step in improving the education system is instituting pay for performance systems for teachers. The idea behind pay for performance is that teachers’ salaries should be based upon merit and not tenure. This idea can get tricky because of disagreement on how to fairly evaluate teacher performance. At the same time, difficulty in implementation should not act as a barrier for enacting positive studentcentered reform. I cannot blame teachers for being dismayed at the low entrance pay and inability to climb the ladder until they serve a certain number of years in the system. Higher pay for higher performance is the fairest op-
tion and creates an incentive for educators to improve their teaching. As I said, this process is hard to implement and would likely require live performance reviews by administrators and fair examinations of test scores. It wouldn’t be easy, but pay based off merit is fair to the students and teachers and would attract high-level teachers to a district. The first two suggestions for education reform revolve around systematic changes to public education. My last idea, promoting extracurricular activities that go beyond academics is more of a recommendation on prioritizing. While many school districts are seeking budget cuts, I believe it critical they do everything they can to keep activities such as band, theatre and debate as options for students. Activities outside of school provide the essential function of allowing students to find and develop talents beyond the classroom. For me, marching band showed me how to manage my time and how to lead, while debate taught me how to think critically and have a respectful exchange of ideas. Extracurricular activities are crucial to student success in school and beyond, and school districts around the country need to think of them as priorities. As you might have noticed, none of my three strategies are foolproof because each district is different and will require unique plans and specialization. This is a big reason I reject a common core curriculum. Reform needs to be local and not national. However, I believe each idea provides the best case scenario for teachers, parents, taxpayers and, most importantly, students. I understand many will read my previous paragraphs and believe I am anti-student and anti-teacher. I realize this discussion can get very personal and affects many people personally. However, my beliefs center around doing what is best for students while being responsible to the taxpayer. My policies promote opportunity and choice, while encouraging top-notch teaching and advocating for activities beyond the classroom. MATT SERVER IS A SOPHOMORE POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR. REACH HIM AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR @MATTSERVER.
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Teacher pay shouldn’t be based on numbers
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eachers are superheroes, but they are also people. They come early to school and stay late. They show up even when they don’t feel well. They worry about each of their students and earnestly try to make them successful. But they do go home at the end of the day to personal lives and human limitations. I wonder if critics of the education system have forgotten that. At times I wonder if teachers themselves have forgotten that. As a secondary English and theater education major, I admit this topic is close to my heart. But let’s set aside the emotional appeal and talk about the realities of reform. Of course the education system needs work. Most of the education majors and current teachers I know would gladly tell you that. But there’s also a lot of disagreement about how that reform should happen, and it often devolves into finger pointing and side talks about sweeping changes without consideration of the realities of day-to-day classroom life. Expecting teachers to work miracles without taking into account their humanity and everything else that goes with the job is foolish. One suggestion for reform is to base teacher pay on student achievement. But more often that achievement is based on numbers, not overall growth. To make evaluations “fair,” students have to be quantified into common measurements, usually achieved through standardized testing. Yet, testing involves a lot more than student knowledge. Standardized tests may not fit student learning styles, may be aggravated by anxiety and may be influenced by factors such as race or socioeconomic status. As much as we call it “standardized,” this testing cannot be completely fair all the time. In an attempt to get every student prepared for these tests, another reform solution is common curriculum. Here again, students are not all the same. They have differences in learning styles and interest areas and would learn best when these are integrated into classroom learning. While teachers try to do so, they have very little control over the format and requirements of district, state and national assessments. The stricter curriculum requirements and measurements become, the less time and flexibility teachers have for actually helping students learn. Suggesting that increased charter and private schools will encourage public schools to step up ignores how public schools have had their hands tied by standardized testing. Unless standardization is adjusted, public schools will have no routes for change. Besides lack of interest because of cold standardization, students miss out on information for a number of other reasons. Students may be absent because of illness, conflicts at home, behavior issues or any number of concerns outside the classroom. When they return to the classroom, catching them up without overwhelming their already strained emotional state is difficult. Standard grades do not reflect teachers making classrooms into safe spaces for students’ personal growth and emotional well-being, but this environment is a vital aspect of schooling. Distractions caused by difficult students or slow learners have been used as justification for allowing more advanced students to move to charter or private schools. These options do not pro-
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mote equality; they promote movement for those with social and economic power and entrapment for those without. Students of color from poor neighborhoods are most in need of supportive schools, yet they are the ones being pushed aside. These students would be further lost if teacher pay and job security were dependent on student performance. Teachers would be encouraged to avoid having the “bad kids” who might interrupt their lessons and bring down their class average. I like to think this wouldn’t be the case, but it would treat students who don’t fit in the regular classroom as problems rather than as humans with potential. Right now, teachers can work collaboratively to find solutions to make students successful. Pitting them against each other through competition for respect and funding would significantly undermine these positive relationships. Students’ school experiences would be improved by more opportunities for extracurricular
activities and individualized attention. But charter and private schools don’t promote these developments; they take away already tight tax dollars from public schools. And personalization doesn’t happen because of standardization restrictions and large class sizes resulting from teacher shortages. Good schools depend on good teachers. Good, passionate, well-educated people aren’t going to be attracted to a career in education if it remains a source of poor pay and uncertain job security. Yes, the national average for advanced-career teacher pay isn’t abysmal. But it doesn’t take into account the hours spent outside of class planning, grading, meeting with students and attending staff meetings. If not performance pay and alternative schools, what path should education reform take? Nebraska Department of Education already has “Performance Framework” standards and recom-
mendations for evaluating teachers. Overall, we should take a more positive approach. Look at the big picture. Focus on what teachers are doing well. Encourage them to learn from each other. Use multiple measures to evaluate teachers and students. Teachers have a great impact on future generations, so of course they should be held to high expectations. They should not, however, be treated as lazy or incompetent. Reformers need to start looking at the complete picture of what happens in the classroom and the real world impact of proposed changes. Let teachers and students be people because people aren’t numbers. AMY KENYON IS A SECONDARY ENGLISH AND THEATER EDUCATION SUPER SENIOR WHO IS TERRIFIED AND THRILLED TO STUDENT TEACH IN THE SPRING. REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM. OR FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER @ AMYKENYON
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GOP candidates should listen to black voters
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hy is understanding black voters so hard for Republicans? It seems like the Republican Party is allergic to them. It is one thing to pursue the goal of winning African American support and get rejected, but it is something else entirely to refuse to try and then complain when success doesn’t come. Take the recent comments by presidential candidate Jeb Bush. At an event in South Carolina, Bush said the Republican message is “one of hope and aspiration, it isn’t... ‘Get in line, and we’ll take care of you with free stuff.’” The idea of “free stuff” is insulting because it implies that black voters do not give to their country. Black Americans vote; they raise their kids; they pay taxes and even in situations where they cannot do those things because of poverty, they work to alleviate those conditions. I know because I have spent my entire life around black, working class people. As Larry Wilmore pointed out while commenting on Romney’s rhetoric, many African Americans live with the mentality that they have to work twice as hard to succeed in this country. Wilmore said Black Americans have always
worked “twice as hard for half as much,” and there is a lot of truth to that claim, truth that goes almost completely unnoticed by the Republican Party. Republicans seem to go into each election assuming the black vote will go to the Democrats and the conservative proposals put forth in campaigns for the presidency every four years will be ignored no matter what. But Republicans do not know that for sure because they have not honestly tried to reach out to African Americans. Instead, what black voters have found is a Republican Party that seems to have no greater passion than questioning blacks and their motives. Modern Republican disregard for African Americans began with the Civil Rights Act in 1964. Afterwards in 1968, Richard Nixon used his southern strategy as a way to win over white racists. Ever since, the black community and the GOP have been at odds. In every presidential election since 2000, the Democrats have won over 90 percent of the black vote. So when I say the Republican Party has a problem with African Americans, it is more fact than opinion. Blacks are not a new group of voters. Republicans have had decades to figure this out. Such lopsided support is proof that the Republican Party is not trying. It’s both ignorant and arrogant
to take the position that conservatives need to hold their line and that African Americans should just leave their beliefs behind. There seems to be a gap between what the Republican Party thinks black voters value and what they actually care most about. While the GOP has put a focus on entitlements, blacks have traditionally supported whichever political party was the most pro-civil rights. It turns out Democrats care more about police brutality than they do about getting “free stuff.” Yes many black voters are poor, if you look at information given by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. The numbers say 27 percent of our nation’s African Americans were impoverished in 2013. Omaha has the highest rate of black children living in poverty of any U.S. metropolitan area , with some saying that Omaha is also the most dangerous city in America for African Americans. A homicide rate of 34.4 black deaths by murder for every 100,000 people is double the national average, according to the Violence Policy Center. All of this means that in the state of Nebraska and all over the country, African Americans have to struggle with surviving violence, pollution , food
scarcity and all of the other problems that come along with poverty while also dealing with politicians who aren’t interested in listening to their concerns. There’s more harm caused than good when black voters have limited options on who to support. If the Democratic Party is the only one that is even remotely interested in the lives of black voters, there is little hope any of our problems will be fixed. Democrats currently have no competition for black support. This means that when it comes time to deal with issues that black voters care most about, such as civil rights, only about half of the government has any interest in addressing it. You can look at the way the GOP has responded to the Black Lives Matter movement, using it as a scapegoat for the crimes committed against police officers. Perhaps the saddest part is when you realize how little effort goes into the Republican campaign to expand their tent. For example, Sen. Rand Paul is considered one of the best candidates the Republican Party has in terms of outreach to black voters, but he is still failing miserably. Take a look at Paul’s positions on law enforcement and criminal justice
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Greek community needs to be held accountable
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currently serve as our Greek community’s Interfraternity Council President. As IFC President, I’m asked to evaluate my peers’ behavior and hold them accountable for their behavior with the intent of creating a safer Greek community at the university. It’s a difficult job, a thankless one too. Tim Bryson knows this all too well. Last week Fraternity Council delegates at the University of South Carolina voted 19 to five to remove president Tim Bryson after he placed 13 chapters on a five-day hold from recruitment for alleged violations of the council’s alcohol policies regarding recruitment. The USC Fraternity Council Bylaws state, “Recruitment is 100 percent dry,” meaning no alcohol may be present during recruitment events. Nine of the 13 chapters were quickly cleared of the allegations and were allowed to resume recruitment. Bryson made the right call suspending the chapters. He was holding people accountable. He was doing his job. Bryson’s removal comes in the wake of a death from alcohol poisoning of a USC fraternity pledge in March and the closing of three USC fraternity chapters because of alcohol, drugs and hazing allegations. Sound familiar? What happened to Bryson is unfortunate. But what’s more unfortunate is the message his removal sends to the outside community. It sends a message that Greeks are unwilling to change. It sends a message that Greeks are willing to sustain a dangerous drinking culture just to maintain the status quo. Yet Greeks wonder why they receive little positive media coverage. “Fraternities continue to support a culture that is contradictory to their values,” said Bryson in a statement following his re-
moval, “a culture perpetuated – not by the media – but through placing blame on others and an inability to hold their members accountable for their actions.” I agree with Bryson. If you’re reading this and thinking, “Wow, the IFC President doesn’t support the Greek community,” you’re wrong. I will fight tooth and nail for the continued existence of the Greek community. But the status quo of binge drinking and a lack of accountability needs to change, and sooner rather than later. Evaluating your peers’ behavior and holding them accountable is difficult, especially when you are part of the same community. When I evaluate my peers in the Greek community, I see two sides. One side wants to change the status quo. They support the new social policies, which ban hard liquor and want to move our Greek community in a positive direction. The other, more vocal side wants to revert to the old ways. They want to continue to suck down handles of Barton’s in the name of “fun.” To those of you helping to move the Greek community in a positive direction, thank you. You make my life much less stressful. To those of you who wish to maintain the status quo, take a long, hard look in the mirror and really ask yourself, “Why did I go Greek?” The answer might surprise you. ROBERT SCHMIDT IS A SENIOR POLITICAL SCIENCE, ENGLISH AND SPANISH MAJOR. REACH HIM AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR @ROBCURTIS32. ART BY ALLY FRAME | DN
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TURNER: FROM 12 reform, and you would think that he could possibly win over a lot of African Americans, but when he is around black voters he comes off as condescending . He has also gone on record criticizing parts of the Civil Rights Act, which he sees as interfering with “private ownership.” While that seems consistent with his ideology, it is a terrible way to start a conversation with minorities. The GOP could gain a lot from listening to black voters the way it listens to middle class, white voters. As long as the Republican Party continues to ignore the concerns of blacks and insult people
for being poor (not all of us have rich parents such as Bush and Mitt Romney), it is not going to win hearts; it will not expand its tent, and it will not win another presidential election. If Republicans continue to refuse to listen to black voters, then their best hope is that minorities do not vote in midterm elections. RONNIE DUPREE TURNER IS A SOPHOMORE POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR. REACH HIM AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Currently hiring hosts and servers and kitchen. Exp. not necessary. Apply in person. 5500 S. 66th St. (402)423-2222 PAYCHECK ADVANCE is now hiring customer service representatives. We’re looking for energetic, enthusiastic individuals to fill several part and full time positions. We offer competitive pay, PTO, flexible scheduling; and opportunities to advance. Must have a high school diploma or equivalent. Prior customer service and/or cash handling experience is preferred. Apply online at https://paycheckadv.com/Career.aspx or apply in person at one of our 8 locations. Compensation: Based On Experience.
Seeking athletic men and women
Solid Rock Gymnastics is now hiring part time gymnastics instructors. Evening and weekend hours. We’ll work with your school schedule. CALL 476-4774 to inquire or email solidrock@neb.rr.com. $100 hiring bonus. Sign Pro is seeking Part time production/ customer service. Seeking motivated, quick learning individual. Good team player, yet able to work independently.Competitive pay and flexible scheduling. Call 402-421-6600
Swim Lesson Instructors
Temporary Personal Assistant Wanted , entrusted with wide variety of tasks. valued efficient aide or employee . ready to pay $530 weekly contact me at Hoffmanland44@gmail.com, for more details.
The Still
Part-time clerk, evenings and weekends. Enjoy working with customers and wine knowledge a plus. Must be 21. Apply in person at 6820 S. 70th Street, in Home Depot Shopping Center. or apply at the www.thestill.com
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Lincoln Foxhall AA group meets every Monday at 7:30pm at University Lutheran Chapel. 1510 Q Street. Open speaker meeting.
Classified Ad Deadlines & Rates Ads placed by 3 p.m. on Wednesdays
Vincenzo’s Restaurante now hiring evening bartender $7/hour plus tips and evening busser $10/hour plus tips. Apply in person: 808 P St. Mon-Fri. 9-11a.m. and 2-4 p.m.
and Fridays will appear in print the following Thursday or Monday.They will also appear online.
Vincenzo’s Restaurante now hiring evening bus persons, $10/hour plus tips. Fridays and Sundays only. Apply in person: 808 P St. Mon-Fri. 9-11a.m. and 2-4 p.m.
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Now hiring full or part-time employees to work for reputable construction company in Lincoln. If you are dependable, hard working and have a valid driver’s license give us a call. We offer paid holidays and vacation for full-time employees. (402) 423-4853
The Lincoln YMCA currently has openings for Swim Lesson Instructors. See for yourself why over 800 employees LOVE working for the Lincoln YMCA! We offer a FREE Y membership to qualified staff, free gear, flexible schedules and more to part-time staff. Apply Online: ymcalincolnjobs.org.
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PLAN YOUR WEEKEND
Thursday Friday October 1 October 2 Opening night of Flatwater Shakespeare Company’s production of “Hamlet” at the Swan Theatre at Wyuka Stables. Show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets $18 for seniors, $12 for students.
Grammy Award winner Tony Bennett performs at the Lied Center for Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m.
October exhibits open at The Burkholder Project located at 719 P Street. Includes landscape paintings by Anne Burkholder, jewelry by Pam King and photography by Alan Smith. Gallery hours are Tues. through Fri., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sat. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“Phoenix” opens at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. Showings at 4:50 p.m. and 9:10 p.m.
Lincoln Calling night three. More than 100 bands, 15 comedians and a local film showcase take over downtown Lincoln until October 4. Check out the full schedule of Lincoln Calling shows on The Daily Nebraskan website.
Lincoln Calling night four. More than 100 bands, 15 comedians and a local film showcase take over downtown Lincoln until October 4. Check out the full schedule of
Lincoln Calling shows on the DN’s website.
Saturday Sunday October 3 October 4 Market to Market relay begins at 5 a.m. Teams of seven run 78 miles from Omaha’s Old Market to Lincoln’s Haymarket. Piedmont Oktoberfest featuring beer, brats, burgers and Oom-pah music held from 5-11 p.m. at The Shoppes at Piedmont. Lincoln Calling night five. More than 100 bands, 15 comedians and a local film showcase take over downtown Lincoln until October 4. Check out the full schedule of Lincoln Calling shows on the DN’s website.
Brunch on the Square featuring Alison Hill Catering and Aaron Weaver with Amu Manu + White Rabbit with music provided by Polar Bear, Spencelove and Dr. Zhivago. Located at Tavern on the Square and beginning at 12 p.m. $10 a person. Find your new best friend while enjoying a beverage and socializing at the first annual Pints for Pups. The event costs $15 per person, $20 per couple. Proceeds benefit Domesti-Pups Adotables prison dog training program. Lincoln Calling night six. More than 100 bands, 15 comedians and a local film showcase take over downtown Lincoln until October 4. Check out the full schedule of Lincoln Calling shows on the DN’s website.
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