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HUSKERS BEAT oHio STATE 34-27 By-the-numbers summary on page 10 photo slideshow online at: dailynebraskan.com facebook.com/dailynebraskanvisuals monday, october 10, 2011

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Miss Nebraska 2011, Kayla Batt, waves to the crowd at the homecoming parade on Friday.

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Members of the cornhusker Marching Band perform at the parade on Friday.

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emily Koopman and skip hecox were announced homecoming queen and king during saturday’s homecoming game during the halftime performance. as they stood on the field, they were presented with flowers and the homecoming king and queen class rings.

The 2011 Homecoming week theme: “New Kids on the Block – Big Red in the Big Ten.” Many numbers were impressive, but perhaps none as exciting as the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s first Homecoming game in the Big Ten conference.

The 34-27 Husker win in the Big Ten home opener against the Ohio State Buckeyes was the biggest comeback in school history.

At halftime, an audience of 85,420 watched Skip Hecox and Emily Koopmann be crowned as the 2011 Homecoming king and queen.

There were 24 finalists on the ballot, 19 from Nebraska and five from out of state.

On Thursday, 2,597 votes were cast in the royalty

elections, which was an increase in the number of votes cast in 2010, said David Lopez, the 2011 Homecoming Royalty coordinator and senior business administration and psychology major.

“Homecoming was a huge success,” Garrett Mardock, the 2011 Homecoming coordinator and a junior political science, wrote in an email. “Each year, I am overwhelmed by the number of students that participate and the magnitude of support we receive across campus.”

Thirty-two contestants participated in the Homecoming Jester Competition. Alex Lucier, a junior history major and resident of Knoll Hall, received the most votes for his Braveheart impersonation.

About 3,000 students attended Monday Night Live and many students had to be turned away from the

each year, i am overwhelmed by the number of students that participate and the magnitude of support we receive across campus.”

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event.

The Community Blood Bank collected 2,000 units of blood through the Homecoming Blood Drive.

Mardock said the amount will go toward saving 6,000 lives.

Twenty-four Recognized Student Organizations participated in Friday’s parade and many students and families turned out for the event, despite forecasts of rain. Dillon Jones, the 2011 Homecoming

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lincoln police upgrade technology to fight crime

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He pulled out his phone and searched.

It was November 2009. As he walked down a street in Los Angeles, Lincoln thenchief of police Tom Casady was looking for something.

He wanted food and his smartphone showed him the way. Numerous placemarks popped up on his screen, giving Casady his nearby options.

This convenience gave him an idea. Maybe he could use this sort of technology in law enforcement.

“It was the search for a burger and a beer that got this idea in my head,” said Casady, the newly appointed

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Lincoln Public Safety director.

His idea later evolved into P3i.

P3i — Proactive Police Patrol — is a mobile tracking application for Lincoln Police officers. The application gives police officers the chance to use technology to be aware of relevant information in the area surrounding them. It is similar to looking for a shoe repair shop or a sushi restaurant on your phone, with a different set of data, Casady said. The set of data includes active warrants, parolees, gang intelligence information, people wanted on broadcast or registered sex offenders in the area and police reports within a 90-day period, all based

on geography.

“The devices are constantly aware of what is going on,” said Ashok Samal, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor of computer science and engineering.

A police officer’s tablet or smartphone will show the surrounding area. If there is any current or relevant information, pushpins will pop up, said Ian Cottingham, the app’s main developer and software architect for UNL’s computer science and engineering department.

Each piece of information is coordinated with a different colored pushpin.

“The police officers have the option of turning on or off different layers depending on what they are looking

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for,” he said.

P3i was a collaborative project between the Lincoln Police Department, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Public Policy Center and the UNL computer science and engineering department.

Two years ago, two UNL professors were searching for grants and an area to research. Samal and Alan Tomkins, the director of the UNL Public Policy Center, were interested in collecting and finding patterns in data, Samal said.

They saw the grant info and went to Casady, he said.

Samal said he had worked

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Class teaches elements of floral design cody elMoRe DAILY NEBRASKAN

Deep red rose petals swirl as they fall to the floor. But this isn’t a “he loves me, he loves me not” moment. This is business.

HORT 261: Floral Design meets Thursdays at the Plant Sciences Building on East Campus for lab, reviewing, critiquing and constructing arrangements of foliage and flowers. Because of high demand, more than 100 people occupy three rooms.

Three teaching assistants instruct each class, presenting PowerPoints and proctoring quizzes.

Rebecca Postier, a junior hospitality, restaurant and tourism management major, is the TA in Room 257. She holds up a flowing bundle of sparkling metallic blue stalks.

“Name this foliage,” Postier said. “Take a good look at the treatment this has had done to it.”

Postier took the introductory floral design class as well as the advanced-level class taught by David Lambe, an assistant professor of agronomy and horticulture.

“There’s a lot more to this class than people think,” Postier said. “It’s not just about making corsages and bouquets. There are a ton of different methods and theories that go into this work.”

Kelsey Supenski, a junior hospitality, restaurant and tourism major, jots down the instructions as Postier submerges a flaky green sponge, squeezing out the water as she goes through the process of preparing it for flower placement.

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From left: harley Mccain, senior secondary education major; Kelsey solberg, senior communications studies major; and Bridgette lancaster, senior speech pathology major, choose flowers to add to their arrangements during a Floral design class on thursday. “i just got engaged in June,” lancaster said, “so it made sense to take the class.”

“I want to do wedding planning after I graduate and this class will help me be more diverse,” Supenski said. “We’re starting to memorize the prices and quantities of a bunch of different types of flowers. It’s pretty precise stuff.”

The class requires students to pay a $70 fee for supplies, including flowers, foliage, trimmers, ribbons and other decorative elements.

Supenski places a small white and yellow daisy in the middle of the sponge, setting it in the bottom of a miniature galvanized pale.

“We get to take home whatever we make, so my roommates love me,” Supenski said. “The hardest

i wanted an elective that would be fun but also something i could use and appreciate.”

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part is seeing all the flowers and just wanting to grab them all and stuff them into my design. You have to think about how you’re going to place them and what’s going to look the best.”

Of the class’s more than 100 students, only six are men.

At the front of the

QUIRKY COURSES classroom, Harley McCain, a senior secondary education major, spins a thin golden twig between his thumb and forefinger, surveying a slew of flowers and leafy greens strewn about on his table.

“I wanted an elective that would be fun but also something I could use and appreciate,” McCain said.

“I’m interested in gardening, but I’d never taken time

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police: From 1 with Casady before and had him come to speak to some of his classes. Samal and Tomkins wanted to see if there was any way to collaborate with Casady in their research, he said.

That’s when Casady told them about his L.A. realization.

How would they use GPS technology in law enforcement, he asked.

Juan Paolo Ramirez, Cottingham, Kevin Farrell and Brian Knapp soon entered into the planning stages.

Ramirez was working as a research specialist with the UNL Public Policy Center when his supervisor sent him a link about research and grant information, Ramirez said.

“I was interested in the idea of using technology to help deal with the bad guys,” he said.

Ramirez said he wrote the proposal for the grant and, in March 2010, it was ready to be submitted. The approval came in September 2010.

The first year, a $500,000 grant was awarded by the National Institute of Justice.

The group got approval for a second year of funding after the its success, he said.

The software that was used for the P3i application was developed by a team of three in the Computer Science and Engineering Department. Samal said he went to Cottingham to help produce the physical software that would be used to further the research.

“Within a two-week time after the first meeting, the team had already built a prototype,” Samal said.

Cottingham said the system is basically a cloud

computing system. All the data that is used for this application lives in a cloud, he said. He said the cloud, also known as a distributed component system, breaks down large software systems into smaller pieces, while working and communicating with the network.

The Internet is the biggest network there is, he said.

The data is collected by two groups. The experimental group has 75 police officers using five different devices with P3i and 15 officers in the control group, who are not using the app.

It will be deployed through three different operating systems.

The group wants to study how technology impacts police officers, Casady said.

He said the group will be examining different variables and continuously examining the results.

Ramirez said David Rosenbaum, an economics professor, will be involved in analyzing the cost and benefits of the P3i data.

Ramirez said the hypothesis is the number of miles traveled by officers who use P3i will decrease. The reasoning is that they will be traveling less because of the information available, he said. Police officers have the interactive technology to move from a passive approach to a more active one, he said.

It is a synthesis of talents from both organizations that brought about P3i, Cottingham said.

“When different groups in the university are communicating, big things are happening,” he said.

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community desk NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ALCOHOL AWARENESS WHEN: monday, oct. 10, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE: Nebraska Union WHAT: events to encourage students to make responsible, safe drinking choices.

CONTACT: suzanne Forkner at 402-472-7443 FOOD SECURITY IN AN ERA OF PRICE VOLATILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE WHEN: monday, oct. 10, 3 p.m.

WHERE: Hardin Hall, room 107 WHAT: lecture by s.m. swaminathan, first World Food Prize laureate. swaminathan will talk about food security. a reception will be held beforehand at 2:30 p.m.

MEN’S CHORAL FESTIVAL CONCERT WHEN: monday, oct. 10, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

WHERE: Kimball recital Hall WHAT: Concert that concludes the men’s Choral Festival that features various choruses from the region.

COST: Free and open to the public CONTACT: mike edholm at 402-472-6865 or medholm2@unl.edu RALLY AT THE CAPITOL WHEN: tuesday, oct. 11, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: North steps at the Capitol building. what: Rally by National alliance on Mental illness (NaMi) Nebraska to raise awareness about the lack of access and funding for children’s services. speakers

include uNl athletic director tom osborne.

HEALTH CARE 101 tuesday, oct. 11, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

WHERE: abel/sandoz Welcome Center, mari’s lounge WHAT: sessions to inform students about health care education. information includes scheduling an appointment, the continuity of medical care and other facts. all sessions start at 5 p.m. other sessions include: *wednesday, oct. 12, in hss conference Rooms. *wednesday, oct. 19, in the Neihardt Residence hall’s Blue tv lounge *wednesday, oct. 20, in the selleck presidential dining Room contact: Jennifer snyder at 402-472-7459 or jsnyder2@ unl.edu WHEN:

ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND CAREER AWARENESS WHEN: tuesday, oct. 11, 6 p.m.

WHERE: Jackie Gaughan multicultural Center WHAT: Workshop to help freshmen and sophomores with skills and strategies to being academically successful and getting involved on campus.

CONTACT: Jake Kirkland at 402-472-3145 or jkirkland1@unl.edu CZECH KOMENSKY CLUB GAME NIGHT WHEN: tuesday, oct. 11, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

WHERE: Jackie Gaughan multicultural Center, room 212

WHAT: Get to meet new people with games and free pizza.

COST: Free CONTACT: Katarina Cermakova at 402-4723386 or kcermakova2@unl. edu

IMPROVED PUBLIC POLICY MODELS LECTURE WHEN: Wednesday, oct. 12, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE: oldfather Hall, room 538 WHAT: lecture by tom birkland about his review of literature on focusing events. birkland will talk about how these events lead to policy change.

CONTACT: the political science department at 402472-2343 “FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY IN THE DJ-1 SUPERFAMILY: FROM PARKINSON’S DISEASE TO MICROBIAL DEFENSE” WHAT: Wednesday, oct. 12, noon to 1 p.m.

WHERE: east Campus Union, Garden room WHAT: lecture by mark Wilson from UNl. CONTACT: Vicki schlegel at 402-416-0294 or vschlegel3@unl.edu ‘UNPLANNED’ SCREENING WHEN: Wednesday, oct. 12, 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Nebraska Union auditorium WHAT: screening of the documentary “Unplanned”

by Huskers for life. the documentary follows abby Johnson, who was the

former director at a Planned Parenthood clinic, and how working at the clinic changed her views.

OUTSPEAKING ORIENTATION WHEN: thursday, oct. 13, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

WHERE: Nebraska Union WHAT: Panels to increase awareness and understanding of the lGbtQa community and lGbtQa issues. Hosted by the lGbtQa resource Center at UNl. ‘‘A POET IS BORN NOT MADE’: JOHN CLARE’S GRAVE AND THE POLITICS OF LIFE’ WHEN: thursday, oct. 13, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

WHERE: sheldon museum of art, auditorium WHAT: lecture by sara Guyer, from the University of Wisconsin.

CONTACT: marco abel at 402472-1850 or mabel2@unl. edu ‘THE IMPACT OF BLACK SWANS ON TERRORISM STEREOTYPES’ WHEN: thursday, oct. 13, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

WHERE: Nebraska Union auditorium WHAT: lecture by Criminology Professor Gary laFree from the University of maryland.

COST: Free and open to the public CONTACT: Chris eskridge at 402-472-6755 ceskridge2@ unl.edu

‘PLANT SIGNALING IN RESPONSE TO ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC STRESS’ WHEN: Friday, oct. 14, 9 a.m.

WHERE: sheldon museum of art WHAT: symposium from the plant science community. researchers will speak about how plants signal abiotic and biotic stress.

Participants must register beforehand at http://psiweb. unl.edu.

COST: Free CONTACT: barbara Gnirk at 402-472-2635 HIV TESTING WHEN: Friday, oct. 14, noon to 4 p.m.

WHERE: Jackie Gaughan multicultural Center WHAT: Confidential HiV testing for students given by the University Health Center.

COST: Free CONTACT: lee Heerten at 402-472-7498 or lheerten2@unl.edu ‘BEAKERS WITHOUT WALLS: USING NANOSCALE AMOROPHOUS SOLID FILMS TO CREATE AND STUDY DEEPLY SUPERCOOLED LIQUIDS’ WHEN: Friday, oct. 14, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

WHERE: Hamilton Hall, room 112 WHAT: lecture by bruce d. Kay from the Pacific Northwest National laboratory. open to the public.

CONTACT: deNeice steinmeyer at 402-4723523 or dsteinmeyer2@unl. edu

IRE WATCHDOG TRAINING SEMINAR WHEN: saturday, oct. 15, 8 a.m. to sunday, oct. 16, 5 p.m.

WHERE: tbd WHAT: seminar training with the Nebraska Press association on investigative journalism.

CONTACT: michelle Hassler ARDIS JAMES CELEBRATION OF LIFE WHEN: saturday, oct. 15, 2 p.m.

WHERE: international Quilt study Center and museum WHAT: Celebration starts at 2:30 p.m. and program starts at 3 p.m.

COST: Free admission CONTACT: maureen ose at 402-472-6549 or info@ quiltstudy.org SUNDAY WITH A SCIENTIST: FOSSILS WHEN: sunday, oct. 16, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

WHERE: morrill Hall WHAT: interactive presentation by vertebrate paleontologists from the University of Nebraska state museum.

COST: admission to museum CONTACT: Kathy French at 402-472-6647 or kfrench2@ unl.edu

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study: students enrolled in early class earn higher grades MaRy ReZac DAILY NEBRASKAN

Many University of NebraskaLincoln students and their peers across the country avoid scheduling early morning classes in favor of sleeping in; however, according to a new study, that trade off might hurt students’ grades.

Psychologists at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., found students in later classes are more likely to get more sleep, but also to have lower grade point averages.

The researchers studied the habits of 253 college students and kept track of their sleeping patterns, class schedules, moods and drinking habits.

Pamela Thacher, St. Lawrence University professor of psychology and co-author of the study, said students with later classes are more likely to stay up later and discover their “inner demons.” They drink more alcohol.

St. Lawrence psychology professor Serge Onyper also said the consumption of alcohol negates the benefits of the extra sleep that students with later classes may be getting.

When alcohol didn’t factor into students’ lives, class times had little effect on GPAs, according to the study.

For the 290 UNL students whose first class every day is 7 a.m. marching band practice, this finding seems to hold true. Professor Anthony Falcone, director of the Cornhusker Marching Band, said the proof is in the facts.

Falcone said the average GPA for the band at mid-season is 3.5, and it is not unusual for several band members to hold 4.0 GPAs. Falcone said it is common for band students to hold scholarships such as Regents or Canfield scholarships as well.

Falcone said he also believes in the value of waking up in the morning, whether the student is in band.

“Waking up in the morning whether or not you have class, that’s the key to success,” Falcone said, “Because that’s when you’re going to be the most productive.”

Billy Coghill, a sophomore secondary education–social sciences major, said he thinks grades have little to do with what time classes actually occur.

Coghill is a member of the Nebraska Crew team and reports to the boathouse on campus by 5 a.m. for practice most days of the week.

“I think it really depends on effectively managing your sleeping schedule,” Coghill said.

Sarah Veys, a junior elementary education major and former crew team member, said she thought grades have less to do with class timing and more with involvement. “I noticed when I was on crew, because of the time commitment that was required, I stayed on top of my homework because I knew I couldn’t do it over the weekend,” Veys said.

Because of the weekend races, and the early practices, Veys said she was forced to be more responsible, adding that it wasn’t smart to “stay out until 2 a.m. drinking before a race.”

Sophomore and pre-nursing major Laura Foley said she actually prefers night classes, but not because she wants to sleep in.

“I’m in class when fun things are going on,” Foley said. She said being in class at night when her friends are out, and having free time when her friends are in class, allows her to prioritize.

“During the day I have time to do homework without being distracted,” Foley said.

She also said it was easier for her to say no to her friends if she knew she had to be in class. maryreZac@ dailynebraskan.com

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Daily nebraskan distributor appreciates early mornings at UnL chRistiNe scaloRa DAILY NEBRASKAN

At 6:45 a.m., Toby Fisher is on campus, loading up three bundles of 200 newspapers each onto a wooden cart with an orange handle.

The business administration major drops off Friday’s edition of the Daily Nebraskan at three spots in the nearly deserted Nebraska Union, the first stop on his paper route.

“A lot of my friends, they say I’m stupid for waking up this early,” he said. “But then I laugh at them because I get money and they don’t.”

After dropping off 600 of his 1,100 papers in the Nebraska Union, he gets into his blue Ford Taurus to continue the rest of his 19-building route: from the parking garage at 17th and R streets to Mabel Lee Hall to the Bob Devaney Sports

Center.

Fisher eventually wants to work in the banking industry and is employed part time at a bank. But delivering newspapers pays his rent entirely.

Fisher is one of six students who deliver papers.

A total of 6,500 newspapers are distributed from the downtown area to East Campus, said Dan Shattil, general manager of the Daily Nebraskan. Each route takes about an hour, Shattil said.

By 7:09 a.m., the sky changes from black to purple and Fisher puts a stack of 10 papers outside the front door of the University Terrace.

Next, Fisher drops off new newspapers and picks up the leftovers from Thursday in the Military and Naval Sciences building, adding the stack of papers to the other leftovers collecting in

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his car.

At 7:17 a.m., the sky above Memorial Stadium is gray and cloudy. The Cornhusker Marching band is playing “Dear Old Nebraska U.” Fisher says “Morning” to a man with a gym bag walking into the NU Coliseum.

Fisher drives to the other side of the loop near Memorial Stadium. Carrying in a stack of leftover papers to recycle in Bessey Hall, Fisher notices how the scenery of his route changed in just a few days.

“I don’t remember these leaves being here at the beginning of the week,” he said as his sneakers crunch over leaves outside Bessey Hall. The people protecting their homecoming displays were new, too.

“I was really confused as to why they’d be out this late,” he said.

But campus is almost always empty this early in the morning.

“Usually it’s dead,” he said. “There aren’t a lot of people out and not a lot goes on.”

So he uses his time in the morning to listen to music and Matt McKay Mornings on KFRX .

“Usually, I’ve got this blasting,” he said. Or he uses the time to catch up with his family back in

GRAVEYARD SHIFT Pawnee City, Neb. “Sometimes my mom will call,” he said.

Fisher started delivering the Daily Nebraskan in February, avoiding most of the snow. But delivering newspapers in the rain is worse. “The rain just gets all over the papers and myself, which isn’t very fun,” he said.

Weather and early mornings aside, Fisher has never missed a day of delivering papers, but he has overslept twice.

“Some mornings, I’m like, ‘I’m going to quit this at the end of the semester,’” he said. “Other mornings, I could do this until I graduate.”

Fisher finishes his deliveries at 7:58 a.m., which is about the normal time he finishes. Driving back to campus to prepare for his philosophy class, he reflects on his job one last time.

“It’s actually pretty relaxing, especially if you don’t have to rush for something,” he said. You can just take your time with it.” christinescalora@ dailynebraskan.com

horticulture: From 2 to appreciate all the different species of flowers.”

McCain, a member of the knitting and crocheting club United by Yarn, grew up with three sisters, acclimating him to the abundance of women surrounding him in class.

“I’m fine with being the only guy in the class,” McCain said. “Some people look at me funny when I tell them I’m in this class, but the people that know me aren’t surprised. I like to push the boundaries of the gender envelope.”

Working as a desk attendant at Cather/Pound/ Neihardt, McCain takes all of his designs to work and leaves them on the counter for people to enjoy.

He glares at his tiny galvanized bucket sticking and re-sticking the stalk of wheat-colored foliage into the side of the perspiring green sponge.

“When I’m putting together a design I think about it like I’m recreating something that nature built,” McCain said. “When I put together a combination of colors, textures and compositions that looks really nice I feel like I’ve accomplished something.”

Two women chuckle when McCain talks about

not paying for flowers on dates as they pilfer through their two piles of pink, white and yellow flowers.

“There’s a small sense of competition I’d say, but it’s definitely friendly,” McCain said. “I’m starting to take more risks with my designs but I really love producing something that I’m proud of and that I can put my name on.”

Lab coordinator Kat Nygren organizes each lab and plans the curriculum.

When asked about her favorite part of the lab her eyes light up and a smile stretches across her face.

“I always think I know what the arrangements in each class will look like,” Nygren said. “But there’s always at least a few that really take me off guard and impress me.”

The popularity of the class stems from student interaction and the class’s reputation as challenging yet fun, Nygren said.

“We hear people talk about the class all the time,” she said. “We’ve developed a reputation among the student body, and I’m fine with it. As long as people keep coming and showing interest we’ll be here.”

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homecoming: From 1 Parade coordinator, said he thought the parade went well.

“The sidewalks were full of people,” Jones, a sophomore English and philosophy major, said.

“There were even people down Vine (Street) in front of Teacher’s College and down by the Wick (Alumni Center). I don’t know the exact number of people who came. I’m really happy with the turnout.”

While many students

watched the parade, not many students stuck around for the Jester Competition and the weekly Take Back Gameday event.

Many of the students left after the Jester Competition and did not stick around for the D*Funk concert, Mardock said.

“It is an experience we’ll learn from and try to improve upon for next year,” Mardock said.

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editorial board members ZACH SMITH

IAN SACKS editor-in-chief ANDREW MCCLURE

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our view

Referee training, requirements need to be re-examined

Quick question: You want someone qualified and excited about the work he or she is doing, right? You wouldn’t want a baker who doesn’t wash his hands.

You wouldn’t want a police officer who doesn’t know Miranda rights, would you? And you certainly wouldn’t want a nuclear engineer who doesn’t know about radioactive decay, right?

Knowing what you’re doing is the key to any job.

Campus Recreation, however, may not be properly screening or training its intramural referees. There have been multiple cases of bad calls and a lack of professional behavior. When the policy is to hire anyone who signs up, and only four days of training are given before the intramural referees are on the job, there are bound to be problems. Understanding any sport takes time and effort, and if you — and this goes for players, too, because rules are rules — don’t understand the rules, you hurt the players’ environment.

Here’s what we’d like to see changed: We want proper training and better screening of these officials – don’t just accept everyone. We want this activity to be full of people who know what they are doing and are excited about it.

Intramural sports aren’t about rude officials and bad calls.

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Letters Freedom of failure must be adopted by Middle East

Ben Taleb’s op-ed in the Oct. 6 issue was a beautiful snapshot of United States’ relation with the modern Middle Eastern region. He accuses the Western powers of interfering with the internal affairs of both Tunisia and Palestine. He lays out a compelling case on how this interference has created a double standard for western and non-western nations, both historically and recently. He illustrates that self-determination is one of the founding principles of western democracy. When western countries violate self-determination in other nations they diminish their own standing. He then complained that when the Palestinian Authority defied the entreaties of United States at the U.N. recently, the United States cut off funding to the Palestinian Authority.

“To be free of foreign intervention” is his stated goal for Palestine and Tunisia.

This would mean it would be free from all intervention, diplomatic pressure, financial aid and developmental aid. Intervention cannot be defined as the interference you want, and not the interference you don’t want.

Politics is a zero sum game.

If the United States increases its aid to one regime, they diminish the chance of any opposition party in that country to gain political power. If the aid does not come, people will suffer and opposition parties are more likely to gain political power.

To be free, one must be free to fail. After independence from Great Britain, the Indian people maintained a non-aligned status. They refused almost all foreign aid and suffered through some difficult times, but they were free. One cannot complain about “politicians who fail to keep their promises,” and at same time expect to practice self-determination. If you do not count on politicians for support, their betrayal would not matter.

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‘Siri’ brings mobile artificial intelligence

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n the aftermath of Steve Jobs’ death, a reflection of our digital past has overloaded the Internet.

We’ve come a long way since the Gameboy Color.

Apple has been a huge influence in the electronics industry. While products like the iPod, iPhone or iPad were never original ideas (Apple didn’t introduce MP3 players, smartphones or tablets), they did make them famous.

However, last week Apple unveiled a new product. This time Apple is truly a front-runner in a new technology. Kind of.

They bought a company that was truly a front-runner in a new technology.

The result? A personal assistant called “Siri,” powered by artificial intelligence.

This is the latest app on the latest iPhone and people are freaking out.

The Apple website brags that Siri can write texts, look up the weather, place phone calls, play music and schedule meetings all on its own. Excuse me? Its own? (Despite using a female name, Apple is keeping the sex of its new baby a secret.)

So we’re finally getting what we wanted – and now we’re going out of our technology-loving minds.

If you thought that the only thing the human race feared was the zombie apocalypse, think again. We also fear a robot takeover. After the reveal of Siri, there have been so many references to “Skynet” that I now know what “Skynet” is.

(It’s from “Terminator,” in case you were wondering. And if you never saw that one, don’t worry. There are enough other sci-fi shows out there for you to get the point.

Because I know I’m not the only one hoping “Transformers” will come true after this.)

Kaylee cook Despite the slight backlash, this shows a huge advancement for technology. Isn’t this exactly what we have been trying to achieve? We may love that surroundsound, that Xbox 360, that Spotify, but artificial intelligence has long been the end-all, be-all of futuristic technology. It’s basically a Manifest Destiny for computers.

You can say what you will about robots overthrowing their human masters, but you know you want a C-3PO to order around.

We’re one step closer, my friend.

This new form of A.I. is exactly what we’ve been working toward. Since the invention of spell check, auto-correct and Microsoft’s talking paperclip, we’ve searched for more and more ways to get computers to do things for us. Google was good, but telling something to use the search engine for you is better.

More than that, Siri is here to provide the benefits of human interaction – without actually having to interact with any other humans. Which means if you ask Siri to send your mom a message on Facebook, you can now separate yourself from society by two degrees.

Are there pitfalls? Of course. It would be bad if Siri set all your alarms for 3 a.m. Or reset your iTunes playlist to only Sarah McLachlan. And its weather information also has the same percentage of

error as all the rest of the meteorology world.

Also, the fact that is Siri refers to itself as a “humble servant” is kind of creepy.

They may want to tone that down.

Virtual enslavement still sends a bad message.

But by the time Apple has Siri doing its own PR, that will be worked out.

There is a slightly larger problem too.

Siri operates on voice recognition. Yeah.

Go ahead and make some judgements based of that.

On Oct. 4, Apple’s senior vice president, Scott Forstall, raved about the new improvements in voice recognition to the Los Angeles Times.

Forstall says Siri will understand more casual sentences. Siri understands words, not just a few phrases. That seems like quite a leap for a software that still has trouble grasping “Call Michael.” However, the company backs up its claims by stating that this software gets better with age – it learns the user’s voice, making commands easier.

That’s right. This thing has a learning curve.

It’s OK if that freaks you out a little.

And sure, maybe Siri will start beating you at Scrabble. There are a few prices to be paid for electronic servants. What’s important to focus on is the amazing advancement being made here. This is what OnStar was working toward. We finally did it. Apple is mass-producing phones that will — in theory — bend exactly to your will. Welcome to The Jetsons.

This is what we wanted. Isn’t it?

kaley cook is a sophomore international studies major. reach her at kaleycook@ dailynebraskan.com.

Good fashion requires the right tastes

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s a gay man, I’ve found the world expects me to be fashion-forward. As a gay man in the Midwest, I’m expected to be about 10 years ahead of the style curve. Think Cornhusker catwalk.

There are many issues with this assumption, the biggest that the world assumes I know anything about fashion. Apparently, my attraction to men is synonymous with an attraction to the next big trend.

If only. I’m struggling to keep up with and understand the clothing world as much as anyone else.

I bought a copy of Esquire’s “Big Black Book” at the beginning of the semester. I thought this was certainly a better investment than my Spanish textbook. Visual cues illustrated with clothing are more effective than foreign phrases, right?

I’ve come to realize high fashion expresses more about the size of your pocketbook than your individuality.

Let’s put fashion into collegiate budgeting perspective. Hermès cotton-andcashmere cardigan: $2,500. Two semesters worth of my allotted work-study.

Hmm. Is any single jacket, no matter who designed it, worth an academic year of income? I believe the answer is hell no.

I guess there are two rules of thumb with fashion.

One, if you don’t really see anyone wearing what they describe in magazines, is it a trend? Not in the Midwest.

Two, if it looks bad in the magazine, it will look worse in real life.

Another issue I had with the “Big Black Book” was a section describing the new “in” colors of men’s fashion.

Mustard, or Esquire’s “sun yellow,” will never look attractive. Apparently it’s the “color of both sport and beach wear” with “just the right amount of pop.”

Damien Croghan Don’t believe everything you read. If the color being described sounds like a new Crayola shade, don’t wear it.

“Moss,” “parakeet green” and “bleu de travail” aren’t cute.

Color dictates a majority of fashion rules. Esquire tells you to wear “Mountbatten pink” like other people wear it AND know the difference between “Mountbatten pink” and just pink.

They also tell you wearing white after Labor Day is unacceptable (despite the warm weather). This fashion mandate is now obsolete thanks to global warming.

My frayed white jeans and retro Batman tee are perfect for the unseasonably comfortable autumn.

My friends often make fun of me for my shopping addiction. The issue isn’t that I buy too much clothing (I do) – it’s that I buy the same things in a different color, again and again.

Striped V-necks from Hollister and American Eagle? I have 20. Abercrombie tees with moose and letter appliques?

More than I can count.

This isn’t a mistake. It’s what I refer to as the “preppy recycling plan.”

I’ve also been shopping at these preppy clothing stores since high school. The general style has yet to change much, if at all. When I run out of new things to wear, I incorporate the old, and voila! I get compliments on that “new” shirt I’ve owned since I was 16.

Also, if you wash your clothes correctly (meaning you separate brights from darks), they will last for almost a

decade. I can personally attest to this.

People often complain about the prices of retailers such as Abercrombie & Fitch. And rightfully so. However, if you go through their clearance racks, you can find cheap clothes. My last visit to Hollister resulted in five new shirts, and I spent less than $50. The expensive items I’ve bought continue to be worn for years afterward, and the colors have barely faded.

Also, if it’s faded, call it “vintage” and you’re set.

For those who’d rather not be walking advertisements, I have another tip. American Eagle has TONS of plain T-shirts and V-necks, which are usually about $1015. Combine that with a nice scarf, and you’ve got a cute, fashion-forward outfit.

I wore my Armani scarf ($30: clearance!) with my blue Hollister V-neck ($10: clearance from two years ago) last week, and I’ve never received more compliments.

A lot of people think that shopping at these preppy stores makes you less fashionable. This is simply untrue. My friends always ask me for wardrobe advice (maybe because I’m gay), and I like to believe I dress well.

There are times when I don’t, of course. Like when I roll out of bed and head to my 9:30 a.m. class. No article of clothing, no matter how expensive, fixes bedhead. Except my red Lacoste baseball cap ($40, Von Maur).

And speaking of Von Maur, if you need to find something for the upcoming Husker games, their selection is the best.

A little bit pricier, but if you want a Tshirt that isn’t owned by every other kid on campus, that’s where you should go.

Follow some of my advice. If you get a compliment (which you should), you’re welcome.

damien croghan is a senior newseditorial and international studies major. reach him at damiencroghan@ dailynebraskan.com.

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When graduates with master’s and doctoral degrees leave the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, they find themselves at a pivotal turning point. For alumni Dave Madden, Emily Danforth and John Chávez, the paths following their experiences at UNL have brought challenges, promising opportunities and more than a few surprises.

For Madden, a 2010 graduate, it was in a nature-writing course taught

by John Janovy, professor emeritus of biological sciences, that he was given the resources to write “The Authentic Animal.”

The book tracks the history and culture of taxidermy and was published in August by St. Martin’s Press.

“I’d originally meant to write about habitat dioramas,” Madden said. “When I researched their history I found that the animals within were taxidermized, which was a surprise to me at the time. When I tried to read up on the subject, to look into taxidermy’s history and think

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about its meaning and significance, I found no books to help me, so I had to do a lot of the research myself, which led to more questions, which, in time, led me to write the book.”

Madden currently teaches in the master’s of fine arts program at the University of Alabama, and coedits a quarterly pamphlet called “The Cupboard.”

He says the move to Tuscaloosa, Ala., brought a variety of changes to his life.

“I live in the South now with summers that rival Nebraskan winters in terms of sheer and unbelievable physical distress,” he said. “Also there’s the expected socioeconomic and political differences.”

Overall, though, he says the biggest shift came from taking on the role of professor.

“Sometimes I take my role in the classroom to be a kind of naïve brat or bully,” he said. “I like to ask lots of follow-up questions to students, forcing them to either repeat their ideas or apply them to the discussion at hand from which I get a little “ping” of satisfaction to hear

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aired in the space of the classroom.”

Madden hopes to continue writing in multiple genres and forms, and says he’s in the beginning research phases of a book on comedy.

“I’ve got one or two novels I’d like to write, and another nonfiction book,” he said. “My taxidermy book isn’t especially long, but all the same I’d like to try a slim book next ... that’s over in a flash, but leaves behind the whiff of something longer.”

Emily Danforth received her Ph.D. in English and creative writing this spring at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and has also experienced the rush of changes associated with publishing and transitioning to a full-time professor. She currently teaches creative writing and literature at Rhode Island College. Providence is a college town similar in size to Lincoln, but Danforth noted its flavor as distinctly different than the Midwest.

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Though popular imagery may suggest otherwise, there’s more to being a creative writer than choosing the right brand of whiskey and cultivating a visage of inaccessibility.

There’s the actual writing and the academic experience that accompanies enrollment in a masters, masters of fine arts or doctoral program. But it’s difficult to talk creative writing with any student at that point in their careers without discussing publishing – the exercise in rejection that comes with sending your work to literary magazines and journals around the country from “The New Yorker” on down.

The reasoning behind the process is multi-faceted (building a body of work, gaining recognition, garnering important lines for the resume), but undeniably the necessity of journal publishing is embedded in the fabric of any creative writing program.

“There is a culture in the writing world that says that the process of journal publication represents the ‘paying of one’s dues’ – a kind of apprenticeship, if you will,” said Kwame

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Dawes, editor of “Prairie Schooner” at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. “I believe there is much truth in this.”

But, as everything a creative writer does hones its way back to the words themselves, the publishing process often reveals where editing is necessary and if a collection or stand alone work is to follow.

“When you see your story or poem or essay in print in a magazine, it becomes real in a way it never quite was when it was in manuscript,” said Judith Slater, a professor of English and accomplished fiction writer. “You’re able to judge it more objectively, and suddenly a sentence you thought was brilliant looks clunky or cliched in print, and you wish you could rewrite or cut it.”

But what quickly rears its problematic head, is an issue that affects any aspiring writer. There are a handful of widely recognized journals of great reputation and prestige in the United States. They are understandably very difficult to gain entry to and many of the writers published possess well-established critically acclaimed careers.

From poetry to short stories to memoirs to nonfiction, the English professors at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln started publishing memorable literature well before UNL joined the ranks of Northwestern and the University of Michigan. In general, entrance into the Big Ten ushers in multiple advantages for UNL: a higher academic standing, more competitive athletic matchups and a higher standard for research.

However, it likely won’t be changing the publishing avenues available to professors and graduate students currently in the UNL English Department, at least according to the professors themselves.

“The Big Ten is unlikely to directly affect publication opportunities for writers of fiction,” said English professor and acclaimed author Timothy Schaffert via email. “Acquiring editors make decisions based primarily on the work submitted.”

Schaffert is the author of numerous novels, including his forthcoming project, a novel entitled “The Swan Gondola,” the rights of which were recently purchased by Riverhead Publishing.

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Other professors, such as Joy Castro, Judith Slater, Gerald Shapiro and Jonis Agee all agreed this shift to the Big Ten would have little, if any impact on the publishing or literary prestige of university writers.

“If my prestige or literary renown has grown recently,” Shapiro said, “I’ve not been made aware of it.”

For students coming out of UNL’s creative writing program in the future though, the conference move may yield some underlying namerecognition benefits that might have been lacking in the Big 12. This all depends on whether joining universities with higher academic standing continually affirms the dedication of UNL English faculty to their future students.

“A student in a university committed to providing a quality education and unique opportunities will definitely

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be able to step forward into graduate programs and professional development that will better equip them in the pursuit of publication,” Schaffert said.

With literary opportunities for students ranging from positions at Prairie Schooner to creative writing seminars and workshops throughout the year, perhaps this shift to the Big Ten will yield beneficial results for those individuals learning the creative writing trade. One of the primary goals of the university is, after all, leading its students to success – an aim that is implicitly amplified by the move to a more academically prestigious conference.

For many of these writers and academics, placing a high premium on the education of the students that enter their classrooms makes the process worthwhile.

“My students keep me on my toes by asking unpredictable questions about the poets we read or their own writing processes,” Bauer said.

“It forces me to constantly clarify my own assumptions.”

Schaffert agreed, remarking

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I’ve never been a big fan of PSAs disguised as columns and thus I don’t write many of them. I guarantee you’ve never found yourself entranced by my thoughts on Kate Atkinson’s new novel (entranced isn’t too strong a word, so shut up) and then been cold-cocked by a commandment to read more fiction because it’s good for you. I don’t have any idea what’s good for you.

I assume if you’re reading this, you’re interested in literature and if you’re not, maybe there’s a “Psych” rerun coming on soon. You will do what you damn well please and if what you damn well please is fueled by apathy, well, congratulations on the

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predictability. Maybe we could hang out some time and talk about how little we care for each other. Six would be fine.

Seven’s no good, there’s a “Pysch” rerun on.

So I won’t sucker punch you. Today’s column asks something of you – to adjust your perspective if you would for a moment, as I’ve had to adjust mine. Growing up as so many of us students have in this (physical) state of obscurity and humility, I’ve been plagued by the grass is greener fallacy – that nothing grows in Nebraska, except, well all that stuff that grows here. I’ve mulled over the idea that we live in a state of professional drought when it comes to the cultivation of writers and musicians and visual artists and actors. But let’s consider

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the spirit of “Macbeth” lives on at the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film.

“Bright Ideas,” a parody by Grade Eric Coble of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, continues its run at the theatre this week. Virginia Smith directed the show and the plot contains numerous chuckle-worthy references to the bard’s original work.

Set in a present-day nameless American city, the play focuses on the world of overachieving parents where baby Einsteins and toddler swim classes are par for the course.

Joshua Bradley (Nick Wolf) and his wife Genevra (Catherine Dvorak) want to give their son, Mac, a better childhood than they had, and encourage him to be the best he can be.

To achieve greatness, they feel Mac must be enrolled in Bright Ideas Child Development Academy, the Harvard of preschools. Even though Mac has been on the waiting list since birth, he is still one spot away from acceptance the week before school begins.

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school, not with eye of newt and toe of frog, but instead with pesto and spaghetti. The comic set piece that ensues is gold, or rather, green. No costume returns unstained by pesto.

Wolf and Dvorak are fantastic as the parents desperate for greatness, each dealing with the consequences of their actions in very different ways. Wolf is wonderfully bitter and Dvorak aptly plays the role of the deranged.

While the show struggles to gain momentum in the first act, it picks up steam and reaches comedic critical mass at the end of act two.

The culmination of guilt and insanity mounts into a wild, high-energy climax at Mac’s fourth birthday party. It’s not easy being green, but if you’re enrolled at “Bright Ideas,” it will at least be a humorous experience. tomhelberg@ dailynebraskan.com

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It’s a stormy day as junior Lindsey Roetzel (center), playing preschool teacher Mrs. Heath, explains to parents Genevra (senior Catherine Dvorak) and Josh Bradley (senior Nick Wolf) why her school is best for their 3-year-old son. The “Macbeth”-influenced production “Bright Ideas” opened last week at the Johnny Carson School of Theater and Film and runs through Oct. 15.

alumni: from 5 “Even the way the light settles is changed, the touch of the air, the slant of the streets downtown and the shadowscape of the architecture,” Danforth said. “As a writer, and one whose fiction is deeply concerned with sense of place, all of this is important to me. I love this area.”

Her debut novel, “The Miseducation of Cameron Post,” will be released in February, but is already garnering positive buzz as advance reader dditions make rounds with critics. The coming of age story follows a 17-year-old orphan forced to hide her sexual orientation from her conservative aunt. Writing the novel, Danforth said, was an important learning experience.

“I learned more than I ever really wanted to know about the horrifying world of conversion/reparative therapy for people ‘suffering from same-sex attraction disorder’ - their words, not mine,” she said. “I learned how to stay with a manuscript, even when things weren’t working, or when I couldn’t quite get a scene where it needed to be, to put it to rest and then return to see it to completion.”

For Danforth, the more fiction, nonfiction and poetry she reads, the more she feels willing to experiment with style, form and new sources of inspiration.

“I’m influenced by so much,” she said. “What I read, certainly, but films I see, music, all kinds of music, architecture, nature,

people on the street, gum in the gutter – it’s impossible to pin it all down. Writers must be curious about the world.”

While she doesn’t have details yet, for her next work, Danforth is looking to try a new direction.

“It’s not a great big coming-of-age novel,” she said.

“I’ve done that. For now I want to try something else.”

She says the sense of curiosity that guides her own writing is the same she wishes to instill in her students.

“I attempt to help my students become increasingly curious about the world – about the wonderful, terrible weight of potential and opportunity,” she said. “This isn’t idle curiosity; it’s rigorous, it’s demanding, it takes energy and commitment.”

John Chávez also received his Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the spring, with an emphasis in poetry. He is now a tenure-track assistant professor of creative writing at Dixie State College of Utah. His dissertation, “City of Slow Resolve,” is a collection of poetry centering on places Chávez has lived, from Colorado Springs to Detroit, to Las Cruces, N.M. “But the book is not autobiographical,” Chávez added. “I was interested in writing a book that interrogated identity, displacement and the construction of the self.”

Chávez specializes in contemporary Chican@ (Chicano/Chicana) poetry, a community he says that has

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“Latin@/Chican@ literature, and our community’s poetry, has resisted accepting an assigned, homogeneous identity,” he said. “It has resisted being put into ‘the box.’”

While he says he grew attached to Lincoln during his time at the university, it was his experience growing up in southern Colorado that first led to his interest in writing about this ethnic and cultural identity.

“I began writing what I knew,” he said. “Because of my circumstances of feeling different, I became interested in the human condition, not simply my own individual human condition.”

Now, Chávez says he’s looking to finish a prose-poetry memoir, which will weave together themes of masculinity, femininity and subjugation.

All three writers expressed a keen awareness both of their own development as writers, and of literature as a whole.

“We’re now seeing with insular movements like the Tea Party, and activist movements like Occupy Wall Street, that globalism, unchecked greed and cheap labor have affected our way of life in the United States,” Chavez said. “If we are to inspire humanity to look beyond the boundaries of borders, we should inspire humanity to think critically and emphatically about how we all are inextricably linked.”

“There’s all kinds of really interesting fiction being written right now,” Danforth said. “And what I think is fantastic, and maybe a little bit unique to this time in history, is that there are so many writers finding new and interesting ways to get their work out into the world.” cameronmount@ dailynebraskan.com

this: The pressure to dispense with our so-called pipe dreams is tangible everywhere. Parents in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City probably want us kids to have health insurance and a steady paycheck as much as the moms and dads here. Despite lacking any way to quantify the proverbial battle, I’d argue that half the battle in the journey toward being a professional artist is just realizing they call it a battle for a reason and not tapping out until you really need that health insurance. The other half is probably talent or something like that. Tough to say what goes on.

And it is a fallacy, mind you.

Visit poets.org and writers.org (as I’m sure you do with shocking regularity) and you’ll find that the University of Nebraska-Lincoln ranks 10th nationally in doctoral creative writing programs. If you’ve never been to a reading or read a novel or poetry collection by a UNL author, you can infer some merit, can’t you? They don’t just hand out those rankings, nor is it remotely easy or inexpensive to gain admittance into a masters or doctoral creative writing program. It’s not something

you do or should do on a whim. Admission is an affirmation of talent, potential and creativity. And it’s talent that comes from every corner of this country to chill in Lincoln, Neb. These people are going places, too. Timothy Schaffert’s name has been popping up everywhere (and this “everywhere” includes The New York Times) and his efforts have been rewarded with a pretty colossal book deal from an offshoot of Penguin. Emily Danforth, a recent doctorate graduate, had her debut novel picked up by Harper Collins. Also, a man who goes by the name Ted Kooser holds an office in Andrews Hall. This is the kind of high standing we’re talking about. Consider purchasing a book that comes out of the program. Visit the offices of the University of Nebraska Press. Invest in the literary culture that burgeons beneath your very nose.

“But, Chance,” you cry out in exasperation, “I don’t have any money to buy books! I can barely afford my daily stop at the Nebraska Union Runza.”

First of all, the starving artist is a great look for anyone, so skip the meal.

Secondly, your NCard pays

for that. And third, at least twice a month you can hear the writing straight from the mouths of the people that put the pen to the paper and it won’t cost you a dime. The No Name Reading Series is a bimonthly affair and an opportunity to hear four talented UNL grad students share their prose or poetry with an audience of genuinely interested people (you could be among them). It could be a great opportunity to say you saw the next national poet laureate or best-selling novelist read live before they make it big. And come on, who wouldn’t want to pass on that story to their indignant child? But seriously, nothing spells culture like literary readings. I encourage you to be down.

In the end, no, not all of us read – either for lack of time or lack of interest, but I think that ostensibly we’d all like to support the fiber and vitality of the place we live nine or 12 months out of the year. In Lincoln, that means supporting the creative writing scene that continues to gain national recognition. Preacher out. chance solem-pfeifer is a junior english major.

Figures. Reach him at chancesolem-Pfeifer@ dailynebraskan.com.

big ten writing: from 5 that his own students give him the opportunity to discuss writing on a technical level and keep his own energy and ambition alive.

“As a writer of fiction, you’re always a student of creative writing; always learning from other writers, always researching, always seeking inspiration,” he said.

The inspiration these professors gain from their students and peers has

propelled them forward and offered inspiring literature and nonfiction from right here in the university system.

Shapiro, for example, is in the midst of publishing his fourth collection of short stories. Joy Castro is excitedly awaiting the release of her new thriller, “Hell or High Water,” as well as her second memoir. These professors are working closely with their students to shape

them into better writers and are learning from their students in order to gather inspiration.

“One of my former graduate students, Tom Coakley, was just recognized in the Notable Essays section of Best American Essays 2011 that he wrote in my class,” Castro said. “Things like that are a huge thrill.” adrienneanderson@ dailynebraskan.com

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publishing: from 5 A doctoral student with little momentum in this upper echelon of journals would have to, quite simply, break through, with editors taking notice simply of the work rather than name. There are also a great many smaller, less recognizable journals running in print and online from all around the country that are easier to get into (relatively speaking that is), but lack the prestige. Is a young writer to aim for rarefied air and accept the reality of being shot down continuously or attempt to garner all the exposure he/ she can in smaller journals?

Like many things in life, it’s a balancing act.

“Definitely the graduate students have their own strategies and opinions on publishing,” Slater said. “Some try to get published as much and as often as possible and others are more selective about which magazines they send to.”

For fourth-year doctoral student Jeff Alessandrelli, a matter of personal preference and the promise that his work will actually meet interested eyes determines where he submits his work.

“My personal philosophy has less to do with prestige and more to do with trying to get people to actually read my work,” he said. “There’s a glut of literary journals out there and most of them are not widely read. Just because it’s prestigious, doesn’t mean people read it.”

So far as the rejection goes, Alessandrelli recognizes that it’s part of the process and primarily a reflection of subjective taste.

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And for Prairie Schooner, its nearly century-long record is a profound and undeniable positive. “‘Prairie Schooner’ has, for 85 years, managed to sustain this sense of community and to maintain the idea that literary work has a place in American culture,” Dawes said. “This is a phenomenal achievement. I simply can’t emphasize that enough.”

For all the emphasis on the individual that occurs in the writing process, collectively it seems possible that among dozens of talented writers all aiming for the same end goal, that stress and unfriendly competition might prevail.

It’s an atmosphere that Slater, for one, recognizes, but feels is best quelled by perseverance and feeding off the success of one’s peers.

“It can be stressful and competitive of course,” she said. “But Wallace Stegner once wrote that in a good writing workshop, and by extension, a good writing program, one person’s success can raise rather than lower the morale of the group.”

It’s a sentiment that Schulze fully takes to heart; the “if they can do it, so can I” mentality.

“I try to look at one of my peer’s being published in a more positive sense – as encouragement not competition,” he said. “I’m in this program too and I didn’t sneak in the back door or anything. Somebody thought I had talent.”

literary-based writers and I guess the main thing is not to let it get you down,” he said.

“Just because the editors at some journal don’t like your story or poem doesn’t mean your story or poem isn’t good. It just means that editor didn’t like it, which doesn’t mean all that much.”

One benefit of submitting to smaller journals, is the potential for personal touch from the editors – the chance for constructive criticism that makes rejection more of an exercise in improvement than disappointment.

“In our creative processes I think we all need encouragement at some point or another and smaller journals that are building reputations are more likely to jot notes back to you and say something personal,” said John Schulze, a doctoral student in his fourth and final year of the program. “It’s nice to get feedback from editors on what you can do to improve.”

Relevant in this discussion is what the journals themselves do to solicit the work of the best and brightest. How does a “lit mag,” as Alessandrelli put it, become “widely read?” In the opinion of Kwame Dawes, the firstyear editor of UNL’s “Prairie Schooner,” quality is dictated by substance.

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Quarterback Braxton Miller leaves the field after suffering an ankle injury during the third quarter Saturday.

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Huskers running back Rex Burkhead scored the tying and go-ahead touchdowns for Nebraska on Saturday night against Ohio State. The junior finished with 119 rushing and 59 yards receiving – both team highs.

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Huskers complete 21-point comeback, top OSU for first Big Ten victory

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ith nine minutes left in the third quarter of Saturday’s game against Ohio State, Nebraska looked dead in the water. The Huskers were down 27-6. The offense was floundering and the defense was giving up yards in chunks. It had been blown out last week at Wisconsin and had been outscored 75-23 through its last six quarters.

Some fans gave up, booing lustily as NU went into the locker room at halftime.

The players didn’t quit.

They believed. But they needed to catch a break, something to get their confidence going.

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Lavonte David gave them that.

Buckeye quarterback Braxton Miller tortured the Blackshirts with his scrambling ability all game, and he took off again on thirdand-five. He passed the first down marker and appeared to deal yet another blow to the defense’s psyche.

But David chased down Miller and ripped the ball out. The Huskers recovered.

That was when everything changed, and the Huskers rallied to win 34-27.

“We needed a spark,” offensive coordinator Tim Beck said. “You can’t have fire without a spark. That spark that he created ignited us. It got everybody going.”

Quarterback Taylor Martinez, who spent all week enduring criticism from fans and media alike, scored from 18 yards out two plays later. On Ohio State’s next possession, Miller was knocked out of the game with an injury, and in came lead-footed Joe Bauserman.

Suddenly the Buckeyes’ best weapon was neutralized, and the Huskers took advantage.

Martinez hit Quincy Enunwa with a scoring strike from 36 yards out at the end of the third quarter and Rex Burkhead scored twice in the fourth to help the Huskers pull out the win. It was the largest deficit NU has ever come back from and the first time it won a game

when trailing after three quarters since 2009.

“They fought back,” defensive coordinator Carl Pelini said. “It sounds cliché, but when everyone gave up on us and booed us off the field at halftime, we believed and came back and fought our tails off.

Look what can happen.”

The swing from first to second half was staggering, as the offense looked like a completely different unit in the final two frames. NU gained 117 yards in the first half, but piled up 306 after intermission.

Beck said the coaching

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The Nebraska defense did a complete turnaround midway through the second quarter.

Or was it a result of who was lining up under center for the Buckeyes?

Braxton Miller rushed for negative 27 yards against Michigan State two weekends ago. The Ohio State Buckeyes have been waffling this season on who the starting quarterback should be.

Where was that Saturday?

Miller and the Buckeyes front gave the Nebraska defense fits in the first half. At halftime, the true freshman had 79 rush yards on seven attempts for an 11.3 yard per carry average. The OSU team on the field looked nothing like the team that gained just 178 yards last weekend against the Spartans.

“They wanted it,” Ohio State coach Luke Fickell said.

“They were focused. This was the best I had seen them on a Friday night. Just everything.

They know what it is about.

They didn’t like how they played last week.”

OSU sucked nearly eight minutes off the clock on its first possession and finished with a field goal. The Buckeyes had 36 yards rushing on the opening drive, which was one yard more than their fourquarter total against MSU.

Miller found Jake Stoneburner for a 32-yard score on the Buckeyes’ next possession to give OSU a 10-3 lead. Running back Carlos Hyde added a 63-yard score with 12:46 remaining in the second quarter.

On OSU’s first two scores, the Buckeyes were able to break through NU’s first line of defense and were nearly untouched to the end zone.

“It was one guy after another in the first half missing a tackle here, a tackle there, a missed assignment here,” NU coach Bo Pelini said. “We had a lot of breakdowns.”

The Huskers changed up their front on defense a little bit to counter OSU’s heavy power-running game, NU defensive line coach John Papuchis said. Defensive tackles Jared Crick and Baker Steinkuhler spent time lining up on the end of the line.

“We wanted to be able to play both a four-man front and a three-man front without having to sub a whole lot,” Papuchis said.

Nebraska’s preparations didn’t appear to be working too well early on. Miller was able to dance around the pocket and create extra yardage with his feet. OSU only had two negative yards through the running game in

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Long-term goals Nebraska riding 11-match win streak looked bleak before comeback Robby Korth

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Jeff Packer The rain resembled a certain night in Columbia, Missouri two years ago. The game itself was almost like another trip the Huskers took to play the Tigers.

After the first and second quarter, this looked a lot like the Missouri game of 2007. One could conjure images of the beating Nebraska took only two games after USC throttled them at home.

But then, something happened. The Huskers showed up in a big way and made this much closer to the Missouri game of 2009; a seemingly miraculous comeback win in the midst of some pretty large adversity.

NU running backs coach Ron Brown, a veteran on the NU staff of 21 years, called the whole week leading up to the game one of the biggest he’s witnessed.

“It was one of the best weeks that I’ve been around,” Brown said. “Just

because of it all. The tough loss and a lot of criticism.

Lot of doubts and then the first half of this game – it didn’t look good. Everybody could have folded the tent.”

But the Huskers didn’t.

Instead, Nebraska showed up in the second half, following a chorus of boos as players left the field for the locker room. It brought out the defense everyone was looking for in the first five games and put the Buckeyes on the ropes with a tempo-filled, play-action, crazy offense.

This was season-crippling. A 27-6, or worse, loss to Ohio State spelled the effective end to realistic Big Ten title hopes. Even appearing in Indianapolis for the title game was looking bleak. Mutterings about how this team’s final record could look ran rampant.

The mutterings about an 0-2 start to Big Ten play were pretty loud, too. People were wondering what experiments had failed and which ones were still undecided. More were lumped in the failure column.

Not in the Husker

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Making adjustments is key to winning in sports.

And just like the Nebraska football team made adjustments against Ohio State to pull off the biggest comeback in school history, the volleyball team made adjustments to sweep the weekend against No. 11 Purdue and Indiana.

On Friday night the Boilermakers stormed the Coliseum and challenged the Huskers from the start. NU eked out a 25-22 win on a Purdue team that made nine errors in the first set largely because of the road atmosphere.

However, Purdue recovered quickly and outhit Nebraska .146 to .000 in the second set and got a 25-20 victory.

“We knew (Purdue) was going to be a challenge,” Gina Mancuso said. “In set two we really felt that. We couldn’t just let them give it to us. We had to work. And after that match we were like, ‘Hey, they’re here to play.’

“Coming back in that third set we knew what we had to get done.”

In the third set Nebraska accomplished its goal. The Huskers outhit Purdue .367 to .111 and Mancuso had four kills on eight total attacks. Nebraska won 25-14 and never looked back with a 25-22 victory in the fourth set.

Nebraska has dropped set two five times this season.

In each of those matches the Huskers came back and won the match. It is also 4-1 in set three following a loss in set

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Junior Gina Mancuso (7) had a team-high 16 kills Friday night in NU’s four-set win against No. 11 Purdue at the NU Coliseum. two.

The ability to put up comebacks has coach John Cook excited.

“They’re showing some really good things,” Cook said.

“Especially when they get down they’re able to turn around and come back ... This team is developing and they’re starting to develop some pretty cool stuff in how they play and how they compete.”

After the victory Friday night, Cook was unsure if the Huskers could keep the win streak going Saturday afternoon against an unpredictable Hoosier squad.

“I was nervous,” Cook said.

“They don’t have anything to lose. They’re a very unorthodox team. They have very

different hitters – little hitters, big hitters and their setter had a big presence at the net.

“But it was important for us to play well because we’re developing the mentality of playing two matches back-toback.”

And Nebraska didn’t buck the trend. NU swept Indiana 25-19, 25-14 and 25-13. Its defense wasn’t the only thing that improved each set.

Nebraska’s hitting percentage rose from .188 in the first set to .385 in the second to .406 in the third.

“Our team did a really nice job rebounding from (Friday),” Cook said. “We did a really nice job and got better as the match went on and we were pretty sharp.

“This could have been a big letdown for us after last night, but they were very workman-like today.”

Nebraska is 5-1 against ranked opponents following the win against a Purdue squad that has only lost to undefeated No. 1 Illinois.

And it’s that ability to perform in big games that brings out the best in the Huskers, according to setter Lauren Cook.

“We play our best when we play really good competition,” Lauren Cook said.

“So in big matches we make some really big plays and we show the potential our team can be at.”

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Nebraska has Final Four ability, tough schedule still ahead

Sean Whalen As I was heading to the press conference following Nebraska’s casual sweep of Indiana Saturday afternoon, I overheard a couple of fans asking if they should make plans for San Antonio in December. For those not in the know, this year’s volleyball Final Four is set at the Alamo Dome for Dec. 15-17.

The fact the question is even being asked is a strong statement to the team. Following a four-set win against Purdue (NU’s sixth win against a likely NCAA tournament opponent) and the sweep of the Hoosiers, Nebraska is riding an 11-match winning streak and is likely to return to the top five in the next AVCA poll.

But to answer the fans’ question: Not yet, but they should keep their calendar open.

A number of things have come together this season for Nebraska to be thinking favorably of its chances of reaching the Final Four. For starters, four-time defending national champion Penn State is unlikely to repeat.

Secondly, the four regionals (Hawaii, Florida, Minnesota, Kentucky) make it unlikely NU will be in the situation it was in last year, where it was forced to take on a tough Washington team in Seattle – in the third round.

Most importantly, this team has improved so vastly and so quickly, it’s hard to believe. Even for coach John Cook.

“No way. No way,” he said when asked if NU could have beaten Purdue at the beginning of the season. “I’m not sure we could’ve beaten Purdue two weeks ago.

“They’re figuring out how to win and compete as a group. Each week they continue to take a step.”

If that’s true, and the Huskers take a few more “steps,” then they should be good to go for San Antonio, right? Maybe. NU basically plays a combination of seven players, and only two of them (Hannah Werth and Brooke Delano) have been major contributors for three

or more years for Nebraska.

Three others (Lauren Cook, Morgan Broekhuis and Gina Mancuso) are in their second year of major minutes – though Mancuso played a bit her freshman year as well. The other two, Hayley Thramer and Lara Dykstra, had never appeared in a match before this season, and three of their top four reserves (Paige Hubl, Taylor Simpson and Shelby Winkelmann) had a combined two matches before the season.

While you can’t exactly call this team inexperienced, it’s easy to see that it will face a couple teams more seasoned than them in the NCAA tournament if it makes a run. In addition, Nebraska haven’t exactly proven itself outside the Coliseum this season.

Its only marquee road or neutral site wins this season are against the two Michigan schools. Neither they, nor the other teams NU has beaten outside of Lincoln (New Mexico State, New Mexico, Albany) seem likely to get to the Sweet 16.

As Lauren Cook pointed out last week, NU got some favors with the schedule.

The Huskers don’t have to travel to Illinois at all and the top-three teams — besides NU — in the Big Ten all come to Lincoln before the Huskers go to them. Is it possible we’re overrating the Huskers right now because their schedule is back-loaded instead of top heavy? It’s definitely possible. Of course, it’s also definitely possible the Huskers could head to Happy Valley or West Lafayette (or Hawaii, Gainesville or San Antonio for that matter) and lay the smack down on whomever takes the court opposite them.

It’s just a little early to assess NU’s national title aspirations. Give it another month.

By Nov. 13, the Huskers will have traveled to Minnesota, Penn State and Purdue (the three toughest road matches of the season) and faced Illinois at home.

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“They did some things with him in the quarterback run game that they hadn’t showed,” Papuchis said. “We were anticipating that would be a possibility because he is such a tremendous athlete. You do your best to prepare for all the things you expect to see.”

Ohio State scored again on its first second half possession sandwiched between two NU three-and-outs. Miller had a critical 27-yard competition on third down to keep the drive alive.

But Lavonte David changed the momentum with his forced fumble and recovery. Then Miller left the game with an ankle injury after Sean Fisher brought him down for a twoyard loss.

Enter Joe Bauserman. Exit Ohio State’s offense.

The Buckeyes gained only three first downs after Miller left the game. They didn’t score and Bauserman went 1-for-10 passing in a more than a quarter of playing time.

“When they were getting us early with the quarterback draw early in the game, that was well executed on their part and I thought we continually looked for ways to make adjustments for that,” Papuchis said.

“When he went out, that concern went away.”

The Buckeyes gained 39 yards with Bauserman under center. The Husker defense played with more aggression and energy after David’s forced turnover. It played with more confidence after Miller left the game.

Maybe OSU quarterback woes were just what Nebraska’s defense needed to start moving in the right direction.

“I wouldn’t say we made any major adjustments,” safety Austin Cassidy said of the defense’s effort. “We started making tackles and stopped blowing assignments. Maybe some guys had enough and just said, ‘Let’s go. It’s now or never.’” dougburger@ dailynebraskan.com

To see a video recap of the Huskers comeback win and the press conference after the game, go to dailynebraskan.com

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NU’s offensive struggles continue in loss Andrew Ward daily nebraskan

Nebraska went into Friday’s home match against Wisconsin looking to end a losing streak and rejuvenate a struggling offense.

But Badger goalkeeper Michele Dalton thwarted the Huskers’ attack. The senior had a season-high 11 saves, including some impressive diving stops, as she shut out NU 2-0 and handed the Huskers its fourth straight defeat.

“Their goalie played an incredible game, that’s all there is to it,” sophomore midfielder Bri Badje said.

During its four-game losing streak, Nebraska has been shut out twice, once by Wisconsin and once by Michigan State.

The Huskers have accumulated just two goals during the streak after outscoring their opponents 6-1 in their opening two Big Ten Conference games.

Opponents have outscored NU 7-2 since those opening games as the Huskers have dropped to a tie for eighth place in the conference standings with a 2-4-0 record.

Despite these issues on offense, Nebraska’s woes are not necessarily from a lack of opportunities.

The Huskers outshot the Badgers 19-10 on Friday and have outshot every team it has played during the four-game skid. Nebraska ranks fourth in the Big Ten with 17.7 shots per game.

The inability to make the most of its opportunities may be caused by the quality of defense NU has faced in the Big Ten so far, according to assistant coach Dan Bassett.

“This conference, as we have found out, is extremely strong

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Nebraska has been outscored 7-2 during its current four-game losing streak. defensively,” Bassett said. “We need to use it as a learning curve rather than hang our heads, though.”

Five Big Ten teams rank in the nation’s top 50 in goals against per game with Iowa leading the way, allowing just .69 goals per game.

Another reason Nebraska’s offense has struggled has been the inability of junior forward Morgan Marlborough to have good looks at the net.

Even though the junior remains the nation’s top goal scorer at 16 goals, she has been unable to make some of her opportunities during the losing streak.

In Friday’s match against Wisconsin, Marlborough took eight shots including five on

goal. However, she found herself being double and even tripled teamed at times, making it difficult for her to get a decent look at the goal.

“If just one of those shots goes in, I think that things would have started to get easier for us,” Badje said.

The frustration has already begun to set in for not only Marlborough but for the entire team as well, according to Badje.

On the other hand, Bassett said that the frustration should be seen as a good thing.

“The time you begin to worry about whether the ball goes in the net or not is when you know that you are at least getting the opportunity,” Bassett said. “Yes, it is frustrating, but

at least you know the opportunity is there for you to take.”

Nebraska’s offense will have to get better if it wants to make a move in the Big Ten standings, as the schedule does not get any easier. The Huskers will travel to No. 18 Penn State and Ohio State next weekend.

Penn State leads the league with a 4-1 record and Ohio State is currently tied for third with a 3-1-1 record.

However, Nebraska is not going to change its approach this week in practice, according to Badje.

“We are just going to keep listening to the coaches and following what we need to do against our opponents,” Badje said.

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Aumueller, Huskers exceed expectations Phil Scherer daily nebraskan

It was a weekend of firsts for the Nebraska men’s tennis team.

For the first time in Nebraska’s history, the Huskers were able to have multiple players qualify for the main draw tournament at the ITA All-American Championships.

In addition, Nebraska also had multiple teams qualify for the main draw doubles tournament for the first time in school history.

“They exceeded my expectations this week,” coach Kerry McDermott said.

Seniors Christopher Aumueller and Benedikt Lindheim, and juniors Andre Stenger and Eric Sock competed for the Huskers at the ITA All-American Championship and all of them had a successful week. In singles play, both Aumueller and Lindheim were able to advance to the main draw tournament, but both lost in the second round.

Aumueller said he felt that if he

would have had more confidence, he would have won the second round match.

“I was up a set in the match and had a chance to win,” Aumueller said.

“Then once I aumueller messed up in a game, I never really recovered because my confidence was poor.”

Sock lost in the fourth round of the pre-qualifying draw while Stenger was able to make it through the prequalifying draw before losing to Mississippi State’s James Chaudry, 6-1, 7-5 in the first round of the qualifying draw.

In doubles play, Stenger and Sock teamed up together and Lindheim and Aumueller made up the second team.

Both teams had a great deal of

success in doubles play as they both made it to the round of 16. Lindheim and Aumueller were defeated by Ohio State’s Chase Buchanan and Blaz Rola, 8-5, while Oklahoma’s duo of Tsvetan Mihov and Peerakit Siributwong knocked off Sock and Stenger, 8-3.

Despite the defeat, Aumueller said he was still very happy with the way he and Lindheim performed as a team.

“We had a really good week if you look at the overall result,” Aumueller said. “Benedikt and I have great chemistry.”

Although McDermott was obviously happy with the way Aumueller and Lindheim performed, he was even more pleasantly surprised by the first time duo of Stenger and Sock.

“Eric and Andre’s performance was a big surprise,” McDermott said. “They’re a duo were really going to have to consider from now on.”

McDermott was also thrilled with the way Sock played individually.

“I feel that Eric should have been playing at this level last year,” McDermott said. “Now that were starting to see his level of play really improve, I feel like he’s going to be a force to be reckoned with.”

Despite the successful weekend, though, McDermott feels that his team could improve even more if they were able to improve the way they practice.

“I think for us to get better as a team, we need to stop struggling at practice,” McDermott said. “We need to be focused from the first minute of practice to the last. If we can get better in our practice habits, we’ll be a lot better.”

It was a confidence-building week for the Huskers’ men’s tennis team, according to McDermott.

“I knew those guys were capable of going that far,” McDermott said. “They did a good job representing themselves and the university.”

philscherer@ dailynebraskan.com

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locker room. Not even when Braxton Miller led the Buckeyes down the field for a touchdown and a 21-point lead.

Nebraska established itself as a second-half team before its trip to Madison. The Huskers proved it again when they came out delivering some 306 offensive yards while allowing only 105 against Ohio State.

It took just 30 minutes, and Nebraska used those minutes to send a message to the rest of the league saying that NU won’t be giving up to anyone any time soon. As Brown put it, this group of Huskers tried to go out and teach people how to think. It worked.

Lavonte David taught people the power of a turnover. Sean Fisher showed the luck that can come with landing on a leg. Taylor Martinez silenced some personal criticism with a great night of passing. Stanley Jean-Baptiste, a receiver one month ago, made a

staff talked to the offensive linemen at halftime, telling the unit the game was on their shoulders.

They responded. NU averaged less than two yards per carry in the first half, rushing for 37 yards total.

In the second half the line helped backs rush for 195 yards, at the tune of 6 yards per carry.

“In the first half, we were misassigned sometimes and missed some things here or there,” Beck said.

“That hurt us in the running game and that’s our staple. We’ve got to have that going. We made some adjustments. We were able to piece together a couple of first downs and it started to roll. When we start rolling, we can be as good as anybody.”

It became obvious early that the coaches wanted to get Burkhead involved after giving him only six firsthalf carries last week. This week he carried the ball 11 times in the first half, but gained only 10 yards.

But the offensive line made its adjustments and

wonderful catch – for the defense. Above all, Rex Burkhead, with all the effectiveness of a tank, exemplified the idea of perseverance and as Brown would probably put it, tenacity.

Now, this doesn’t mean the Huskers will win out.

Obviously, a team cannot show up for only one half of a game on a consistent basis and achieve success, but a solid team bounces back after digging themselves into a hole. While the offense moved the ball decently in the second quarter, the unit needs better production earlier in the game.

The defense had poor tackling and made enough mistakes to cost them in the first half.

Now they head into a bye week, ready for rest and preparation for Legends divisional play, starting with Minnesota.

Suddenly, Indianapolis doesn’t look so far off. jeff Packer is a senior broadcasting major.

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gave Burkhead some holes, allowing the junior to find his normal groove. He had 12 carries for 96 yards in the fourth quarter and scored the winning touchdown from 17 yards out with 5:10 remaining.

Burkhead also led the team with five receptions for 59 yards.

“That was unbelievable.

I’ve never been a part of a game to be down that much and come back and win in that fashion,” Burkhead said. “That was an unbelievable win all around.

If feels good.”

It all started with David’s play. Eric Martin called him the defense’s “everything,” and he proved it by making a game-changing play.

But none of it would have been possible without the belief. Even as the jeers rained down, the Huskers kept fighting.

“No matter the challenge, no matter the score, it doesn’t matter,” tight end Ben Cotton said. “This team isn’t going to give up. Never give up. Ever.”

danhoppen@ dailynebraskan.com

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Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead stretches for the go-ahead fourth quarter touchdown against Ohio State Saturday night at Memorial Stadium.

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Deficit Nebraska overcame to defeat Ohio State on Saturday. The Huskers rattled off 28-straight points in the second half to complete the largest comeback in school history.

First downs OSU gained after quarterback Braxton Miller left the game with an ankle injury. Backup Joe Bauserman completed only one pass in relief and the Ohio State offense couldn’t score after Miller left the game.

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Number of dual 100-yard rushers in a single game in Nebraska history. Quarterback Taylor Martinez carried the ball 17 times for 102 yards and running back Rex Burkhead had 26 carries for 119 yards.

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Linebacker Lavonte David celebrates during NU’s win Saturday.

The senior had 13 tackles on a rainy night in Lincoln.

15-0 The Huskers’ record when rushing for at least 200 yards during the last two seasons. Nebraska is 22-2 during Bo Pelini’s tenure when the team rushes for more than 200 yards.

NU rushed for 232 yards on Saturday.

Career tackles for Nebraska linebacker Lavonte David.

The senior totaled a teamhigh 13 tackles against Ohio State on Saturday and is the 31st player in NU history to reach the 200-tackle mark.

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The Huskers enter the field at Memorial Stadium before the start of the game against Ohio State. This photo was taken with a slower shutter speed to blur the Huskers as they ran out of the tunnel.

game balls lavonte david The senior made the play that turned the tide in Nebraska’s favor. His strip and recovery of OSU quarterback Braxton Miller helped set up Taylor Martinez’s 18-yard run that began NU’s historic comeback. He finished the night with a game-high 13 tackles and became the 31st Husker in history to have at least 200 tackles in his career.

— Doug Burger, Dn sports Editor

taylor martinez The sophomore ignored the wave of condemnation from fans and the media to put together one of the best games of his young career. He accounted for three secondhalf touchdowns (two throwing, one rushing) and his touchdown delivery to Quincy Enunwa would have made Aaron Rodgers jealous. He completed his first 10 passes and finished 16-for-22.

— Dan Hoppen, Dn senior Reporter

rex burkhead A fatigued Rex Burkhead ran wild on the Buckeye defense in the fourth quarter. When running back coach Ron Brown wanted to rest the junior back, the Plano, Texas, native instead demanded that he stay in. He proved himself right to the tune of 119 rushing yards and a touchdown on the ground. He also added a teamleading five catches for 59 yards and a score.

— Jeff Packer, DN senior reporter