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Thinking out loud

Career fair moves online

University Theater opens with ‘Silence’

Virtual job hunt caters to students with disabilities

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Wrestler to speak on gay athletes in collegiate sports Hudson Taylor will discuss his nonprofit Athlete Ally in the Memorial Stadium auditorium staff report DN Three-time NCAA top wrestler Hudson Taylor will speak about Athlete Ally, his nonprofit advocacy group for gay people within collegiate athletics, at the west Memorial Stadium auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

The Columbia University wrestling coach founded Athlete Ally to promote the inclusion of gender and sexual identities in college athletics. The talk is free.

“I think that it’ll be a really useful talk for anyone who has never really thought about these types of things before,”

said Amy Vanderpool, undergraduate assistant to the LGBTQA Resource Center. “Anybody who thinks the LGBTQ community or their concerns might not apply to them should really come to the talk just because LGBTQ issues are really a campus-wide concern that applies to everyone”.

Athlete Ally is a nonprofit organization that focuses on ending homophobia and transphobia in athletics through public awareness campaigns, educational programming, tools and resources to foster inclusion in sporting communities, and most importantly by recruiting and educating “allies.”

An ally is any person regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity who takes a strong stance against homophobia and transphobia and works to bring the message of respect, inclusion, and equality to his or her own athletic program.

Taylor, who is not gay, saw

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Shutdown will not affect 2013-14 financial aid funds Jacob Elliot DN

to do that, we have to have Pell Grant payment tables which are based on appropriations and A little more than a week into the budget, and with each passing government shutdown, Univer- day, it becomes more likely that sity of Nebraska-Lincoln admin- we will experience some severe delays in our ability to begin the istrators are assuring students it process.” won’t affect their financial aid in Other minor problems face the short term. However, while the current aid is not an issue, the system. For example, if a the student aid for next year is late application student needs to document his or her fambeginning to be a problem. ily’s financial income, the Inter“Well, I think with every passing week it becomes in- nal Revenue Service can’t help them because of creasingly a conthe shutdown. cern,” said Craig With every Staff at the finanMunier, director cial aid office are of the Office of passing working with Scholarships and week it becomes those students to Financial Aid. minimize such Aid for the increasingly a inconvenience, current school Munier said. year has already concern.”

Another worbeen approved craig munier ry comes from the and is currently director of financial aid prospect of fuenacted by the ture students, as government. But a number of stusoon, Munier said, it will be time for the fed- dents rely on financial aid.

“The students who rely most eral government to determine Pell Grant appropriation for the on these programs are very easily negatively affected by de2015-2016 school year. lays,” Munier said. “Not know“While that seems like a long way off, we start making esti- ing, for example what your mates to start awarding financial financial aid eligibility maybe aid for next year in February and March,” he said. “And in order shutdown: see page 2

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Nebraska Union custodian Steve Waltham checks out a system on Tuesday that regulates the Nebraska Union’s temperature. Waltham is retiring after working about half his life at UNL.

‘an enjoyable speed’ O University custodial workers plan to spend time with family, relax in retirement

n Nov. 1, maintenance manager Steve Waltman plans to wake up at 5 a.m. and promptly roll back over to sleep in.

He predicts his internal clock will wake him up in time to get to work by 7 a.m., but after 34 years working for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Waltman will wake up on the first of next month a retired man.

“I know one big thing I will be doing is more of a ‘not doing,’” Waltman said. “I’ll wake up early, I’m sure, but I’ll be able to scratch the cat’s back and say, ‘Nope, not getting up yet.’”

Mike Leupold still wakes up before dawn as well, though he retired in January after 34 years as the maintenance manager for Cather-PoundNeihardt and then the assistant director for Nebraska Unions operations. At 65 – though he jokes that his leap year birthday only makes him 16 – Leupold is still busy.

Three days a week, Leupold mows fairways at Wilderness Ridge Golf Course. On the mornings in between, he is out working on his car – a 1972 Chevy Blazer.

Waltman also plans to continue restoring a car he is passionate about – a 1951 Studebaker truck. Studebakers have always been Waltman’s favorite. His family had one when he was growing up, and he’s restored two others in the past.

His dad even joked that Waltman was almost born in a Studebaker when a snowstorm nearly prevented his pregnant mom from getting to the hospital.

story by Mara Klecker photos by Morgan Spiehs

Steve Waltham calls another Nebraska Union worker on Tuesday about a problem with a temperature gage in the basement of the Nebraska Union. maintenance: see page 3

UNL sees rise in trespassing incidents Current trespassing policy allows for 2 offenses before the person is banned from campus Colleen Fell DN University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police have received more than 15 trespassing calls since the beginning of August.

This is an increase from August 2012 to early October 2012, when UNL Police received 10 trespassing calls.

Reasons for a trespassing call can include drunken behavior, sleeping on campus property, an attempt to contact someone affiliated with the university or a previous ban and bar letter.

UNL’s current trespassing policy allows for two trespassing offenses.

After the first instance of trespassing, the offender will receive a notice to make them aware of the situation and the campus trespassing policy. The majority of offenders do not return after their first offense, according to UNL Police Chief Owen Yardley.

“Most of the people who get that, we don’t hear from them again,” Yardley said.

After a second offense, the people will be issued a trespassing letter from the university, notifying them that they are banned from campus.

If a person is issued a letter, he or she has up to five days to appeal, which is heard by the vice chancellor, Yardley said.

Aside from appealing, Yardley said the only other way to be “unbanned” is to wait it out. Trespassing letters are in effect for four years after they are sent, after which time the person may return to campus. If the person trespasses again after the four years’ time, he or she goes through the original two-strike process. Yardley said there are not additional repercussions for a repeat offense, but it will be recorded in police records.

According to UNL Police, the trespass policy extends to all buildings on campus including those used for classrooms, laboratories, faculty and staff offices and any buildings used for University Housing. These buildings are not open to the general public and any person who is not authorized to be in one of these buildings may be cited for trespassing. Offenders may also be subject to criminal prosecution, which would be handled by the Lincoln Police Department.

Only those who are associated with the university can be on univer-

The idea would be to see where the person goes and then let police handle it from there.” keith zaborowski

associate director of residence life

sity property from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.

This includes students, faculty, staff, tenants, licensees, agents or contractors and their guests.

Trespassing notices do not apply only to those unaffiliated with the university. Students can also be subject to being banned from campus. If students are banned, they may not attend classes on campus.

“We would have to be very comfortable with having these students on campus,” Yardley said.

Residence halls currently don’t have lists posted of those individuals who are banned from campus. When a disturbance call is made to police, records are checked to see if the individual has had previous offenses.

However, not having the trespassers photos posted is not a significant issue, according to Yardley.

He also said university employees, such as those who work at the front desks of buildings, are made aware if there is a person who is constantly trespassing.

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Typically, those who work in the residence halls are told to contact university police if they see someone who has been banned or looks suspicious, according to Keith Zaborowski, associate director of residence life at University Housing.

“The idea would be to see where the person goes and then let police handle it from there,” Zaborowski said.

He said typically university employees won’t know if a person has been banned because photos are not posted.

If students see a suspicious person in their residence hall, they should call the 24-hour desk, and then the person working the desk will decide how to solve the problem, according to Zaborowski.

“That worker would usually page an on-duty residence director,” he said, “and they will take care of it from there.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Online career fair caters to disabled students Virtual fair to provide networking opportunities for students, alumni with disabilities

On campus what: Party Smart when: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. where: Nebraska East Union, green space

what: ‘Miss Representation’ when: 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. where: Nebraska Union, Room 200

what:

Wind Ensemble when: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. where: Kimball Recital Hall more information: $5 general admission, $3 students and seniors. Contact the Lied Center Box Office at (402)472-4747 for advance sales.

LANE CHASEK DN An online career fair will be hosted for students and alumni with disabilities from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday. Students and alumni will have the opportunity to meet and chat with potential employers online.

The fair will be in the form of an online seminar. Employers who will be featured at the virtual career fair include American Airlines, Booz Allen Hamilton, Capital One, Cigna, the Peace Corps, the United States Department of Agriculture and Verizon Wireless.

“Last year was the first career fair offered at University of Nebraska-Lincoln specifically for students with disabilities,” Thomas Allison, assistant director of UNL Career Services said.

IN LINCOLN what: ‘Silence’ when: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. where: Temple Building, Studio Theatre more information: Tickets are $16, $14 and $10.

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Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley when: 7:30 p.m. where: Pinnacle Bank Arena

correction In the Tuesday issue of the Daily Nebraskan, the article “RSOs can apply to receive free Pepsi products for events” incorrectly reported the amount of funds for the Pepsi Student Experience. Student Involvement allots $6,700 a year to Registered Student Organizations, and $1,000 of that total is earmarked for philanthropies.

If you spot a factual error in the Daily Nebraskan, please report it by calling (402) 472-2588. An editor will place the correction that will run in the print edition, also using bold type.

if you go what: Virtual career fair for students with disabilities when: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. where: disability.careerco.net.

communicate with students one-on-one while looking past their disabilities.

The handicap-blind setting of this career fair will make internship and career searches much less of a hassle for students, Watts said. Online career fairs such as this one will make the prospects of networking and job-searching more conducive to students with disabilities who otherwise might not be able to attend a regular career fair in person.

“Anybody can attend this career fair,” Allison said. “It’s not just limited to students with disabilities.”

Students and alumni interested in attending the fair can register online at disability.careerco.net. news@ dailynebraskan.com

Documentary to spark talk on women’s portrayal in media

two men cause disturbance near manter Hall

UNL Police were called to Manter Hall on UNL’s campus Monday afternoon in response to a disturbance. Two men got into an argument about a woman, according to police. Jon Johnson, 20, non-student, slapped a UNL male student during the argument. Johnson was cited and released for third degree assault.

UNL police respond to mailed suspicious package

UNL Police responded to a call on Oct. 1 about an unwanted suspicious item or package sent. When officers arrived, they were told that the person knew who had sent the correspondence. There were no threats sent to the party to police knowledge.

non-student disturbs area near Nebraska Union

A non-student was taken into protective custody after causing a disturbance at the Nebraska Union at about 1 p.m. Monday. Police approached the suspect on the north side of the building and detected a strong smell of alcohol, according to UNL Police. While police were taking the person into custody, the suspect spit on one of the officers. The person was not arrested or given a ticket.

— Compiled by Colleen Fell news@dailynebraskan.com

U.S. Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack will give his lecture “Rural America: New Markets, New Understanding, Unlimited Opportunity” at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Cornhusker Marriott. The talk will focus on new income opportunities, stronger climate solutions, the expansion on renewable and bio-based products and the USDA and Obama Administration’s effort to expand American agricultural products. This lecture will be the second of the Heuermann Lectures and will be open and free to the public.

New book views the biological aspect of politics

Kevin Smith, a professor and chair of political science at UNL, co-authored “Predisposed: Liberals, Conservatives, and the Biology of Political Differences.” He, along with professor John Hibbing and associate professor John R. Alford of Rice University, will discuss the genetic and biological aspects that cause politicians to clash as well as some of the more innate features of politics. The authors do warn their theory is not as simple as “nature versus nurture.”

“To say it’s nature, not nurture, is too simplistic,” said Hibbling in a UNL press release. “It’s not as simple as ‘you’re born this way.’ Biology is more than genetics.” courtesy photo

‘Miss Representation’ is being shown to open discussion of the media’s representation of women and girls. an assistant political science professor, and John Raible, an associate professor in the teaching college.

“I am actually a geologist by training,” said Elizabeth Lewis, an assistant professor in the teaching department. “And then I taught high school science, and it’s been an interesting position for me in a field where there weren’t as many women. One of the things we’re working on is trying to close the gap between the numbers of men and numbers of women in math, science, technology and education.”

“Miss Representation” originally broadcasted on the OWN television network on Oct. 10, 2011.

Newsom, an actress, filmmaker and advocate for women, has also worked on the movie “The Invisible War,” which exposed the epidemic of rape in the United States Military

if you go when:

7 p.m.

Nebraska Union, Room 200 more information: Go to www.missrepresentation.org where:

and is currently working on a new film called “The Mask You Live In,” which focuses on the way masculinity is viewed in society. University Program Council originally showed “Miss Representation” last year on March 14 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. news@ dailynebraskan.com

shutdown: from 1 can have a very serious deterring effect on your decision to go to college at all or where. I don’t think all of us appreciate how fragile these situations are and how easily the aspiration of going to collage can be derailed by simple bureaucratic delays.”

Because the effects of the shutdown have yet to be felt by students, most were calm about the situation.

A non-student was taken to Bryan Health West Campus after her foot was ran over by a car Saturday afternoon.

The vehicle was leaving the Nebraska Champions Club parking lot, on Stadium Drive, at a slow speed, according to University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police. The woman’s right foot was struck by the vehicle. The woman had no serious injuries. Neither the woman or driver has any affiliations with the university.

Agricultural secretary Tom Vilsack to speak at UNL on Nov. 5

Jacob Elliot DN Three divisions of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are co-sponsoring a showing of the documentary “Miss Representation” at 7 p.m.

Thursday in the Nebraska Union.

The movie will be part of an event called “Back to School: The Education of Girls and Women in an Era of Miss Representation” put on by the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, the College of Education and Human Sciences, and the Women’s and Gender Studies Program.

The documentary, directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, discusses the presentation of women in mass media. The film brings to light how women in society are typically valued more for their beauty, looks and youth rather than their intellectual capabilities or their ability to take command. The movie reviews the life of several young women, as well as politicians, actors, journalists, academics and activists such as Margaret Cho, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Rosario Dawson and Gloria Steinem, as well as presenting facts and statistics to review women’s position in modern society.

“It’s discussing a very important topic, which is, ‘How do we model competence for young women?’” said Beth Doll, associate dean of Academic Affairs. “And part of that question is, where do they encounter competent women? Do they see themselves as a woman, as a young woman, being able to move into those kinds of careers and have that kind of life for themselves?”

A panel discussion will follow the documentary focusing on the connection between mainstream media’s representation of women and girls, as well the connection between education and what the community can do to close the gap between men and women. The panel will be made up of Doll, Alice Kang,

Woman’s foot run over by car in Champion’s club parking lot

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‘Miss Representation’ panel to discuss image of women in terms of education, what society can do

what:

Nebraska Aviation Organization meeting when: 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. where: Nebraska Union, Room to be determined

“However, Career Services has offered multiple virtual career fairs in the past. This isn’t just UNL, but other Big Ten schools as well.”

According to Bill Watts, director of University Advising and Career Services, the fair is unusual for most career fairs held for UNL students and alumni. This virtual fair is not going to be financially sponsored by UNL or UNL Career Services, but will instead be co-sponsored by Bender Consulting Services, Inc., a private consulting firm based out of Pittsburgh.

Because this career fair is not UNL-sponsored, Watts advised students interested in attending the fair to be careful.

“The website where students will be asked to register for the fair asks them to upload a resume, and those resumes may contain sensitive, private information,” Watts said. “It’s important that students are aware of the information they provide online.”

However, Watts believes this virtual career fair will provide great networking opportunities for students with disabilities. An online environment will allow employers to

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“I’m not personally worried,” said Rebecca Humphress, a sophomore mechanical engineering major. “I think it won’t last long enough to have a lasting effect on it. As far as I know, everything has been allocated.”

Others who relied less on student aid said they were worried about how the shutdown might affect fellow students.

“I guess it doesn’t really

(affect me) too much, because I’m graduating in May,” senior finance major David Bartlett said. “It’s definitely going to be a big problem if they don’t figure it out, because it’s going to affect students who rely on student aid for the next years to come.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

University museum celebrates Native American culture

The University Of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History at Morrill Hall will offer free admission beginning Friday through Sunday in the event, “Celebrating First Peoples,” will celebrate Native American life. Events include bead working, games and a variety of art, music and storytelling for children, as well as Tipi exploration and participation in a round dance. The event is open on Friday and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event was made possible by a donation from Anne M. Hubbard and the Claire M. Hubbard Foundation.

Pay-by-phone parking service sees growth

Parking and Transit Services and the national vendor Mobile Now have seen great success in their pay-byphone service, which was released in March 2012.

The service has gone from 701 transactions during the first month of the fall semester of 2012, to 2280 transactions in the first month of 2013. To participate, users create an account on mobile-now.us. Users can then call (402) 982-4112, or scan their meter with their smart phone to activate the service. Rates go at $1 per hour or $5 daily, with an additional 30 cent convenience fee per transaction. Users can receive text alerts before their time runs out, allowing them to choose to add more time. It should be noted that even if campus meters still says “expired,” Parking and Transit employees check the MobileNow database before issuing any tickets. All services are paid via credit or debit card.

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maintenance: from 1 and song, though there wasn’t At 66, Waltman decided now from her wheelchair.

Leupold said it’s nice to have much women or song,” Waltman is the time to retire. About four years ago, Waltman considered re- time to do projects for both him- said with a smile.

In 1996, Waltman completed self and others. tiring but realized he and his late “When you retire, it’s just a his bachelor ’s of science in educawife, Mary, needed the medical insurance his position provided. different speed – an enjoyable tion with a 3.74 GPA, an average Mary died of heart complications speed,” he said. “I’m not cram- that included that semester of a .5 ming things in just to get them GPA. He completed his master ’s two years ago. He kept working degree in 2000. Waltman taught after her passing to get full social done. I’m doing what I enjoy.”

Both Leupold and Waltman industrial education classes as a security and retirement benefits. said they have seen tremendous graduate student for eight years When Waltman talks about his wife, his voice slows and changes in their time at the uni- and then taught Power and Enerversity – most no- gy and Principles of Construction grows quieter. His tably in expansions from 2006 until the program was hand goes to his When you and technology. revamped and moved in 2010. white beard as he retire, it’s Waltman said his favorite Leupold played rests his chin in an advising role in memories from his 34 years are his palm. His eyes just a different the 1999 Nebraska from time spent with his students. seem far away.

Union renovation His eyes grew misty as he told Mary will be on speed – an and the 2009 addi- about how all 15 of his students Waltman’s mind on enjoyable speed.” tion of the Jackie attended his wife’s memorial serhis last day of work Gaughan Multicul- vice. on Oct. 31. “Halmike leupold “That was really …” Waltman tural Center, and loween was Mary’s retired custodial worker Waltman was re- paused. “I didn’t realize I could favorite holiday,” sponsible for keep- have that much of an effect on Waltman said. “It just seems fitting to leave on that ing maintenance up to date in someone’s life.”

For Leupold, being around stuthese new buildings. day, but I can tell you I will just Leupold said he remembers dents was his favorite part of the come dressed as myself.” using pagers and pay phones and job as well.

Both Waltman and Leupold “Students keep me grounded want to use their retirement to having to hand-deliver memos bespend more time with family. fore the invention of email. He has and help me think along the young Waltman has a son and daughter seen temperature controls become thought line,” Leupold said. “Us in Lincoln and a daughter in Oma- computerized and occupancy sen- old fogies, we can get kind of set in ha as well as four grandchildren sors added to the lights in meeting our ways and sometimes need to be open to new ideas and innovation.” rooms. and two great granddaughters.

Ryan Lahne, associate director Leupold and Waltman see the Leupold has daughters and grandchildren in Des Moines, proposed changes to the union as for the Nebraska Unions, took Leupold’s position after he left. Lahne just another sign of progress.

Iowa, and Bend, Ore. “Things change,” Leupold said he knows he is trying to fill big Traveling and seeing other family and friends will also be a said. “When we did the 1999 reno- shoes. With Waltman’s retirement, vation, we thought that we had Lahne said the staff is losing more priority for both men.

Waltman is planning a trip brought the union up to date, but knowledge and experience.

“We lose a ton of dedicated inwe found within a few years, the around the U.S. on his Kawasaki technology was already outdated. stitutional knowledge with the reVulcan 1700 motorcycle. It was on tirement of these guys,” Lahne said. the back of the bike this summer Things need frequent updating.”

Leupold also said his own per- “They have given their professional on a 3,000-mile ride that Waltman lives to the university, and when decided to retire. He met up with spective has even changed.

“When I first came, I would they leave, we lose the knowledge, bikers he had talked with online, the experience and the connections stopped at the Studebaker plant look at those students coming they’ve built – stuff that is hard to in South Bend, Ind. and visited though New Student Enrollment get back.” the antique store from “American and I thought, ‘Gosh, they look Lahne wants students to know Pickers” in Leclair, Iowa. His final young,’” Leupold said. “Now that though they might not know when the moms and the dads stop was in Brooks, Iowa, to visit Leupold or Waltman directly, they come, I think they look young.” his late wife’s grave.

Leupold said he also felt old have been impacted by their work.

Waltman views his retirement “So many students have as an opportunity to spend more when he enrolled as a non-traditional student in 1985. Thirty- stepped in and out of these men’s time seeing the country from his lives and oftentimes they were five credits short of a degree, he bike. dropped out in 1970 to get mar- in the background,” Lahne said.

“People ask me, ‘Well, what “Though their job wasn’t always are you going to do when you ried. Though the university’s fun, they were drivretire?’” Waltman said. “I look at Remission Tuition en by their caring Program, Leupold them and say, ‘It’s been 50 years So make about the students.” since I’ve seen the Grand Canyon, took classes for $1 Leupold said and I’ve never been on the coastal per credit hour. each day his time at the uniHe took one threehighway in California. I have a versity has flown credit class at a matter, seize the long bike ride coming up.’” by.

Waltman said he might ride time until 1989, moment.”

“Time goes when he got his up into Canada to visit friends fast,” Leupold said. after a stop in Seattle to see his fa- Bachelor of Arts de“ Tr e m e n d o u s l y gree in speech commike leupold ther ’s grave. retired custodial worker fast. It just seems “I have no one to go with, so munications with like yesterday that I just go and meet up with who- anthropology and I sat down for the ever I meet up with and see what I history minors. first time at my desk over at Hous“I got my diploma,” Leupold want to,” he said. ing in 1979, and all of a sudden in Leupold has used his main- said. “Did it help me in my job? tenance background to help No. Nothing changed. But now I 2013, I’m retired.”

Leupold had one message for children through Make-A-Wish can say that I did.”

Waltman also got his degree students: Foundation. Though most chil“Before you know it, time is dren wish for vacations in Disney through the same program. He World, some dream of a room or attended college in the late ’60s gone,” he said. “So make each day yard makeover. That’s where Le- at Chadron State, but he was for- matter, seize the moment. Don’t upold comes in. One of his favor- mally asked to leave college after let a moment seize you and go out with no regrets.” ite projects was constructing an three years, completing his last senews@ interactive backyard water feature mester with only a .5 GPA. dailynebraskan.com “I discovered wine, women that allowed a young girl to play

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Steve Waltham uses a ladder on Tuesday to better see a system that regulates the Nebraska Union’s temperature.

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Steve Waltham works with a temperature regulating program on his computer on Thursday.

ASUN discusses library updates Committees talked projects about clarifying the ACE program, holding RSO leadership workshop REECE RISTAU DN Various committees gave updates on the individual projects they’ve been working on at the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska’s meeting Wednesday.

The Academic Committee has been working with University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries to make libraries more accessible as well as get student opinions on changes.

“We’re looking at extending Love Library hours to 1 a.m., as well as working with Nancy Busch, dean of UNL libraries, to get perspectives from students on the renovations that will be

happening over then next few years,” said Sen. Grant Garrison, a junior biological sciences and psychology major and chairman of the Academic Committee.

Love Library is currently open until midnight on select nights.

The renovations Garrison mentioned are part of Harvey Perlman’s 15-year plan to overhaul UNL’s image. When completed, Love Library will store some books to make room for study centers and focus on digital media.

Additionally, Garrison said the Academic Committee is working to make UNL’s Achievement-Centered Education program, known as “ACE,” easier to understand for freshmen. Approved in January 2008, the ACE program is designed for student learning outcomes that answers the question, “What should all undergraduate students – irrespective of their majors and career aspirations – know or be able to do upon graduation?” according to the UNL website.

The Academic Committee will also be working to increase

We’re looking at extending Love Library hours to 1 a.m.” grant garrison

junior biological sciences, psychology major

awareness of academic speakers on campus, such as the talk last Tuesday by POLITICO editor Susan Glasser.

Sen. Frank Stroup, a senior music education major and chairman of the Student Services Committee, discussed planned changes to the Student Organization Resource Council. The council is a workshop for leaders of Recognized Student Organizations who are having problems with their RSOs. Past Student Organization Resource Councils have been lecture-based and Stroup hopes to change this.

“I feel like students get enough of that (lectures),” Stroup said. “Student leaders who are having the same problems can

group up and solve them together.”

He said the changes would involve putting the students in charge of discussing their problems. Whether they are having trouble marketing their RSO or can’t plan a fundraiser, leaders can discuss how they run their organization and can compare notes, Stroup said.

The Communications Committee is working to update the ASUN website as well as create an ASUN blog to help keep students informed.

No one spoke at the open forum portion of the meeting, and no new legislation was passed.

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Hudson Taylor founded Athlete Ally to promote sexual orientations and gender in collegiate athletics. firsthand the demeaning and derogatory view the majority of his peers held toward homosexual and transgender people. He also saw the negative language and dehumanizing humor used by his competitors and teammates in high school. He befriended several members of the LGBT community in his University of Maryland theater class while pursuing his degree in interactive performance art.

In solidarity with his newfound LGBT friends, Taylor began wearing an equality sticker from a human rights campaign. This gesture generated much scorn from his peers but more positive attention from the media.

He received hundreds of emails from parents, coaches and closeted athletes, which eventually lead him to the founding

if you go what: Athlete Ally speech when: 7:30 p.m. where: Memorial Stadium Auditorium

October 10-20 Studio Theatre

Temple Bldg. 12th & R Athlete Ally to promote the inclusion of all sexual orientations and genders in the area of collegiate athletics.

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State legislators are embarrassment during shutdown In the world of federal government, Nebraska’s representatives are a mere blip on the map. The state has three members in the House of Representatives and two senators. But those five lawmakers have managed to embarrass the state during the past two weeks with their contradicting and hypocritical statements about the issue that’s on everyone’s mind: the government shutdown.

First came Republican Rep. Lee Terry when he went public about his refusal to give up his paycheck during the shutdown.

“I’ve got a nice house and a kid in college, and I’ll tell you we cannot handle it,” Terry told the Omaha World-Herald last week.

“Giving our paycheck away when you still worked and earned it?

That’s just not going to fly.”

He later took back the comments and agreed to have his pay withheld until the end of the shutdown, but the damage was done.

New Sen. Deb Fischer has also been vocal about her views on the shutdown. A strong opponent of Obamacare, Fischer has always been on board with the mission to make defunding for the Affordable Care Act part of the House’s budget bill.

Whether you’re a proponent of Obamacare or not, this shutdown isn’t a good idea. Sen. Mike Johanns is the only Nebraska senator who seems to realize this.

“I don’t believe it’s the right pathway to shut down the government to prove a point or send a message or get your way,” he told the Lincoln Journal Star.

Fischer disagrees.

She recently signed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s letter pledging to continue the shutdown unless Obamacare is defunded.

“It’s time we sit down, negotiate and get the government open,” she told the Lincoln Journal Star.

Sorry, what about that signature on Cruz’s letter symbolizes negotiation? Fischer claims to be anti-shutdown, but her actions say otherwise.

Meanwhile, Rep. Adrian Smith is adopting a similar position to Fischer’s. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, on the other hand, says he doesn’t support a shutdown based on defunding of Obamacare.

That makes two Nebraska legislators who favor the operation of the federal government and the carrying out of already passed and signed legislation. Two out of five isn’t enough – it’s an embarrassment.

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Writing center needs more funding

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he University of Nebraska-Lincoln Writing Center is an organization that works with students to improve their writing skills. Though it occupies a small space in Andrews Hall, wthe size of a small classroom, it’s used by students from all corners of campus. These students come to the writing center to get help with their papers.

The writing center has great outreach programs, helps teach English to exchange students and has staff to help a student with any type of major or paper. Like many university resources, the writing center must deal with the limited funds of the university. Because the writing center is valuable to the entire campus, it’s the entire campus’s job to make sure the writing center is funded and capable of continuing its mission.

The answer to the writing center ’s funding issue is complicated and difficult to explain.

Yet it comes down to a very simple concept: for the staff to continue to do their jobs effectively, the writing center needs a bigger budget. Essentially, they need either more funding from all of the colleges on campus, journalism, business, math, etc., or they need to be directly funded by a portion of student tuition. If funded directly by the students, it would be voted on every spring.

Whatever the solution, the funding needs to come from somewhere, because this organization is one of the most helpful organizations at UNL. What is the writing center all about?

One can find the UNL Writing Center ’s mission statement online. Overall they’re about helping everyone succeed in their writing, giving their members the chance to grow as leaders and reaching out to the community to help those who don’t attend UNL. The writing center helps students from all walks of life. They’re focused on helping people improve their writing. Everyone from students to professors come in for help.

in the field of writing centers. The tutors are trained by professors, graduate students and returning tutors at the beginning of each year.

Both these processes help them keep up with techniques and advice for tutoring students so the students are offered the best possible help.

Frankly, from where I sit, everyone on campus needs to be supporting the UNL Writing Center. If students choose to use this service, they’re becoming better writers. This leads to better grades and a higher grade point average. In this day and age, higher student They get everyone from an English major to success means more money for each college a math major through their doors. They even and a higher enrollment rate overall. This give athletes a trained assistant to work with. domino effect doesn’t end there. The students They’re also one of the primary organizations who use the writing center benefit from what that help foreign exchange students learn lanthey’re taught for the rest of their lives. Those guage skills necessary to succeed in America, who work there build leadership skills and and this is only scratching the have unique opportunities that surface.

For the staff prepare them for their future The writing center also has Essentially, everyone many community outreach proto continue careers. involved will have a greater imgrams. Many of the a staff at pact on our community and the the UNL Writing Center lead to do their jobs world once they’ve been to the a volunteer program called effectively, the writing center. the Writing Lincoln Initiative The UNL Writing Center where they host an after-school writing center needs support, and the only program for K-6 students at needs a bigger valuable support for a universithe Clyde Malone Community ty-wide resource is support that Center. They provide tutoring budget.” comes from the entire universito those who seek it at the Matt ty. The biggest problem is a lack Talbot Community Kitchen and of awareness; most don’t underOutreach Center. They work stand how useful and important the writing with the Lincoln Literacy Council to support center is. Once they are informed, they may be education at Center Pointe Drug and Alcohol more willing to support it. This column should Rehabilitation Center. In addition to all these be an independent addition to an already busy pre-existing outreach programs, the writing awareness campaign. If we want the writing center is trying to establish after-school procenter to continue aiding our school and our grams at the People’s City Mission. Many orcommunity, they will need more resources. ganizations on campus volunteer in the comThey need the student body to recognize the munity, but the writing center has made a value of having a place dedicated to supportvisibly large impact. ing their academic success.

The writing center has also been involved Zach Nold is a senior English academically outside of UNL. The staff attends major. Reach him at opinion@ conferences to keep up with the scholarship dailynebraskan.com

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Soccer fans must boycott World Cup to fight injustices

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’m boycotting the World Cup next summer in Brazil, and the next two in Russia and Qatar. If you knew me you would realize this is a big deal. I love soccer. I love Brazil and I had planned on bumming around Rio for a month. I played soccer for years, and I’ve been coaching youth soccer for nearly a decade. I’ve played FIFA 12 and 13 for many an hour, using my favorite club, Udinese Calcio, to utterly eviscerate my online competition.

I’m also committed to helping develop soccer infrastructure at the youth level. We, as Americans, ought to be exceptional at everything. Though soccer has a truly baneful reputation in this country, the sport continues to grow, particularly at the younger levels. I coach with Happy Feet, a terrific organization that specializes in making soccer fun and accessible to younger people. Coaching soccer is a hobby of mine, and I believe in the need to develop the sport.

As a Spain fan, I endeavored to teach the tiki-taka style to my youth team. I had grand illusions of coaching the future World Cup champions. Now, you might think I’m a swell guy for contributing to my community, but alas, you would be wrong. Sure, the kids are cool, but the minivans suck. Above all, my only motivation is to win. Perhaps I may seem munificent in my encouraging praise to my team; in reality, my mind is full of vituperative slander. We didn’t quite get the whole tiki-taka strategy down, but we enjoyed three undefeated seasons.

I watched nearly every single game of the 2010 World Cup. I remember the first game where South Africa, the host country, tied Mexico. The energy eclipsed anything I’ve ever witnessed in sport. And those vuvuzelas. Seldom has a day gone by when my consciousness is free from those damn vuvuzelas. I vividly recall watching Landon Donovan driving home the game winner against Algeria to propel the United States in winning Group C. I witnessed North Korea (yeah, THAT the magnitude of this event. The BrazilKorea) play some wild team defense ian World Cup represents a once-in-a-lifeagainst the offensive juggernaut Brazil time opportunity for me. Brazil breathes only to lose 2-1. Uruguay’s Diego For“futebol.” Furthermore, I’ve always held lán scored a mesmerizing free kick goal a purely academic interest in the nightagainst Ghana in what was my favorite life of Rio de Janeiro and goal of the tournament. the lovely people there. If I arrived at La Guardia …supporting you were to pick one place airport in New York as the in the world to attend a the World final between Spain and World Cup game, who the Netherlands entered Cup is no different could argue against Brazil? extra time. Crowds of But, then, I saw a Youpeople gathered to witness than supporting Tube video of a young this global spectacle at the any other industry woman in Brazil explainvarious bars with TVs. I ing the corruption and inhad mere minutes before that exploits justices occurring in Bramy flight left without me, zil today. This emerging human beings.” but I managed to watch economic superpower still Andrés Iniesta capture the suffers from widespread World Cup for La Furia illiteracy, poverty and Roja. Amid many exuberant exclamations inequality. Workers’ living conditions, and bitter resentments, I barely made it to which some describe as slave-like, mark my plane. That moment I swore to go to the regressive attitude some nations have the next World Cup in Brazil. in their venture to achieve progress.

When one in 10 people on this planet If not Brazil, then Russia or Qatar. watched the final between Spain and the Well, I’m going to cross out Qatar, beNetherlands, we can begin to appreciate cause seriously? Qatar? I recognize we

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have Qatari students on campus who share the same intense passion as I for soccer. However, if I’m going to go to the World Cup, I don’t immediately think of Qatar.

Even if I found the warm climate of Qatar suited to my tastes, I happen to disagree with their labor practices. Recent reports of Nepalese workers being killed in construction accidents in Qatar have drawn the ire of the international community. The governing body of international soccer and the World Cup, FIFA, is headed by the untimely reticent Sepp Blatter. He does an admirable job of feigning concern for the world when the media points it out to him. When Nepalese and Indian workers complete the $100 billion-plus of infrastructure to ready Qatar for the World Cup, up to 4,000 workers will have died. Thus far, 44 Nepalese workers have died in construction sites during this summer and we’ve got nine years to go.

What about Russia? Well, that’s a bit less insufferable. However Russia, which draws its wisdom from tender remembrances of the Soviet legacy, has banned gay athletes from participating in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Further, they have prohibited Swedes from adopting Russian children, because of the possibility that some of the adoptive parents may be gay. Russia’s absurd anti-gay campaign is confounding and unethical. If I spend my money on something, I’m not going to support a fascist regime that oppresses human beings.

Perhaps there are fewer deaths and less exploitative labor practices in Brazil than in Qatar. While Russia’s discriminating policies toward homosexuals may seem less of an existential threat to life, they all constitute injustices. How can we tolerate some atrocities and condemn others? We must not weigh them differently, lest we begin to accept that such things happen as a marker of progress.

FIFA’s membership includes 209 separate soccer federations representing 209 sovereign and semi-sovereign nations.

It’s truly a global sport, universal in its language and inclusive to people from the favelas in Rio de Janeiro to the lavish French Riviera in Monaco. The World Cup can bring the world closer together; instead, it’s built on the backs of nameless, forgotten laborers who die undignified deaths. Soccer can unite people from all backgrounds, but supporting the World Cup is no different than supporting any other industry that exploits human beings. History will harshly judge any nation or society that tolerates or actively engages in oppressive or exploitative policies. The evolving standards of decency continue to march on. The impetus is on Qatar, Brazil and Russia to get their act together. Perhaps more importantly, the mandate is on us, the fans, to boycott the World Cup. Oliver Tonkin is a senior political science and global studies major. Reach him at opinion@dailynebraskan.com

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David Michael Fox rehearses for “Silence” at the Temple Building at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The play debuts Oct. 10 and runs throughout October in the Studio Theatre.

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ased on historical characters, “Silence” uses medieval context to support relatable themes. Run entirely by students, this is the first production of the year at the University of NebraskaLincoln’s Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film.

University Theatre will open its 2013-14 season with “Silence” written by Moira Buffini. Directed by UNL graduate student Dennis Henry, performances are Oct. 10-12 and 15-19 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 13 and 20 at 2 p.m. in the Studio Theatre at 12 and R streets.

Plot

In 1002, the French Princess Emma of Normandy was sent to England by her family to marry King Ethelred the Unready. After outliving her husband, Emma remarried and went on to become one of England’s most influential queens and important female figures. Despite her prominence, little is known on Emma’s early life and what shaped her to become such a strong female figure.

“Silence,” tells the fictional story about what happened to Emma at a young age and made her into the strong queen she was later in life.

“It involves Silence, and Silence’s character is based on a character from an epic poem that was written in the 1200s, which is a little later than this time period,” said Maggie Austin, a senior acting and directing major who plays Ymma in the play. “And Silence’s

Lighting “Silence” is Sarah Resch’s first main stage production as a light designer and production planner.

“The idea of lighting and lighting the space and the actors is something that’s always been really cool to me,” said Resch, a junior theater design major. “Light can affect the mood so much.”

In the small scenic setting, Resch only has a small amount of lights to create different looks for all of the different scenes in the play. By reading the script thoroughly, she was able to figure out the mood of the characters and

the places they are in to choose the colors and textures of lighting.

“In the show there are a lot of different locations, so with the lighting I have to try and match that location and have each place be cohesive and still different,” Resch said.

Before the show, Resch creates her light plots on the computer.

During the show, she does all her work from a light board offstage, managing the focus and intensity of each light source.

Because of the structure of the stage and the set taking up space,

Set design

By now Michaela Lynne Stein is familiar with most of the backstage aspects of creating a theatre production. Now in her second year of her MFA in scenic design, Stein took some time off after finishing her undergraduate degree and has experience in costumes and lighting — not just scenic design.

In collaboration with “Silence” director Henry, Stein chose to seat

the audience on three sides of stage.

“It is all a circle, there are no straight edges or 90 degree angles,” said Stein. “It becomes more amorphous and organic.”

Another challenge in designing the set has been the incorporated projections, because the set cannot obstruct the view of this element. Walls cannot be used either,

Brenna Hill blows out a candle during rehearsal Tuesday. The play will open the UNL Theatre’s season. identity has a lot to do with Ymma’s discovery of who she can be and what

kind of power she really has.”

she said there are several challenges she wouldn’t encounter with the more common proscenium stage. The incorporated projections also add another source of light to the stage, which Resch has had to consider when plotting the lights.

“Having to not hit the projection screen with my lights and not wash those out and balancing the light on stage has probably been the most challenging,” Resch said.

Designing the lights is not just a one-step process, but it requires Resch to be present at all rehears-

als to watch and take notes, to edit cues and develop along with the rest of the production.

Resch started attending production meetings in March and started choosing colors and creating the technical and practical aspects of the lighting design this fall.

To Resch, the most exciting part has been creating a plot from scratch.

“Seeing everything come together how I imagined in my mind has been really great.”

as these would block the view for part of the audience.

Stein said the biggest challenge with this is “being able to just get the basic elements that you need, but still have some style and flare.”

To solve this problem, she created archways, which look like the bowel of a ship but also support the projections. Other props, such as large boulders, can easily

be moved around to change the setting of a specific scene without obstructing the audience’s view.

The road to creating a set is long; Stein started planning the set design in early spring and solidified the design before leaving for the summer. Construction started only a week after school resumed in the fall, and it is finally all coming together before the show opens

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Railyard celebrates grand opening Vanessa Daves DN The historic Haymarket district is quickly growing, both in numbers and in popularity, as the city adds new meaning to nightlife in Lincoln.

With the addition of The Railyard and Canopy Street, more bars, restaurants and shops will be added to the city.

The district is hosting a Yard Party this Friday from 4 p.m. to midnight to celebrate the grand opening of The Railyard. According to Event Management intern Jenna Nelson, there will be a lot of surprise events happening throughout the night.

“We’re closing down all the streets, and all of the vendors will have their businesses open, so people can go to restaurants in the area and go shopping,” Nelson said. “And we’re going to be having giveaways for all of our guests.”

The district is also providing live music, which will be featured in the arena. Local bands Rock Paper Dynamite and Life is Cool will be playing for an hour.

Rock Paper Dynamite has a Southern rock/pop sound and has been playing together since 2007.

Brothers Andrew and Joseph Janousek got together with friends Scott Zrust and Trey Abel to form the group. They’ve released several albums and EPs and have played all across Nebraska.

Life Is Cool is a Lincoln-based band featuring several members on brass instruments. According to the band’s website, it performs music that features cowbell beats and sultry vocals.

They will followed by the band Holy Ghost!, which is launching its national tour on Friday night in Lincoln. Holy Ghost! is a synthpop band from Brooklyn, N.Y., consisting of Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel. Be-

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The Railyard in the Haymarket district of downtown Lincoln offers new restaurants and other establishments to accompany the opening of the Pinnacle Bank Arena. fore forming the group, band members worked with other musicians and bands such as Moby, Cut Copy and MGMT. DJ $pencelove will also be featured at the event.

In The Railyard, the 4,500-squarefoot space known as the Public Market hosts many businesses new to the area. After spending months constructing the district, which is loosely modeled after the Power & Light District in Kansas City, Mo., business owners in the area are excited for people to see the finished product.

Nelson said a lot of shops and restau-

rants in the area have been open to the public since Aug. 31, but this is a good opportunity to experience some of the newer stores.

Kara Parde co-owns one of the new shops in the district with her daughter, Danielle. Their store, KD Charms, is a jewelry store that focuses on selling items with natural stones and simple, classic designs.

“Nine out of 10 people come into my shop and say, ‘Wow, this doesn’t even feel like Lincoln,’” Parde said.

“It just adds a whole new element to our city, and I think it’s a great addi-

tion.”

There will be an addition of more than two dozen bars and restaurants to the city, such as Breezy Island Ice, The Doughnut Hole, Mellow Mushroom and Maize Popcorn Co. This area is considered the state’s first official entertainment district, and allows customers to openly carry alcoholic beverages within the area. With this expansion, developers are hoping to see more people visit the Lincoln area as a destination for entertainment. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Auto-tune masks talented artists alex rogers

In the days of auto-tune, it seems as if everyone can be a vocalist.

The Disney machine manufactures artists from their seemingly endless collection of teen actors. This has been happening for years and isn’t news to anyone. It’s disputable whether or not these vocalists have talent.

Differentiating where the talent lies is something that proves to be a challenge for your typi-

cal pop music consumer in 2013.

This is crucial when you see an artist live and walk away disappointed with a lackluster performance.

And certain producers can mask poor vocal performers quite well. At the extreme end of the spectrum, Rebecca Black was the laughingstock of the Internet when auto-tune couldn’t do anything about her nasally tone. A more moderate example is Ke$ha, a prominent user of auto-tune who displayed a number of breath management problems in her “Saturday Night Live” performance in 2012. It seems as if you’re a pop vocalist, using proper vocal technique is something that is never really

addressed. Stylistically, there’s leeway from the traditional “bel canto” style of “proper” singing.

Sometimes there’s too much liberty taken, and certain voices in pop just sound bad to my ears.

One vocalist who continues to impress is Mariah Carey. One element of her voice people don’t realize is her intimidating range.

Carey has a five-octave range, which is incredibly demanding.

There are multiple YouTube compilation videos of her absurdly high notes. She’s able to sing such notes by utilizing what’s called a whistle register. Minnie Riperton used the whistle register in “Loving You,” a ’70s classic. Using the whistle register requires an immense amount of vocal train-

“I just play all day,” said Stein. “It’s great.”

“There’s always a point when they just start smiling and laughing, and they just want to look at themselves in the mirror and play with their costumes,” Davis said. “It really helps to add that little bit to finish the character.”

Davis has been researching, planning and designing the costumes since last May, only two weeks after the student production of “Candide” ended, where she worked as the assistant designer.

For the production of “Silence” there are obvious challenges and differences compared with earlier productions; with a cast of only six actors, the sheer quantity of costumes is a lot smaller than usual. Because of the intimate theater-in-the-round set and the physical distance of the audience and actors, every detail on every costume has to be perfect.

“The closest people will be sitting at your feet and at the most they will be 20 feet away,” she said. “Normally, we have a 15 feet rule; if you can’t see it from 15 feet away you’re fine.”

Therefore, all the costumes need to able to be laced up, instead of having the opportunity to hide zippers and snaps, which would be the easier solution.

Choosing textures and fabrics that are interesting to look at has also been a priority, Davis said.

“Because a lot of what people will be staring at will be the actors, it has to be interesting,” Davis said.

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ing and can be actually harmful to one’s voice if used improperly.

Vocalists being able to deceive is another bizarre element in the music industry today. Seeing artists such as Carey remind me that some vocalists can be technically great, while hearing Selena Gomez on the radio can leave me pessimistic. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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When Stein isn’t designing sets for theatrical productions she can be found overseeing and teaching other students how to paint for theater or designing sets for movies. While she used to do a lot of construction, she now primarily paints and is also the house paint charge for “Silence.”

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For Katie Davis, junior theater production and design major, the best part of creating costumes is the first moment when the actors come in to try them on.

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Direction

It was because of the unique themes and unusually entertaining time period that director and MFA candidate Henry chose “Silence,” as his thesis play.

“It’s surprisingly funny and it dealt with some really heavy issues without being overthe-top dramatic,” he said. “I thought it was just really wellbalanced in all the content it had.”

Though Henry said he and his actors did not deviate from Buffini’s original script for “Silence,” he said he had a vision in mind of what each character should act like and be portrayed for the audience. To do this, Henry took a very involved role in the actors’ work.

“When it’s working best, they have their interpretations of the character and bring that to the role, and because of auditions, hopefully I’ve seen something in them that says, ‘Yeah, they get this character, they can play this person,’” Henry said. “Each of the six actors in the play brought things to their characters that I wouldn’t have thought of, which is great.”

Henry, who had worked with all six of the actors prior to “Silence,” said he hopes the audience feels a connection to the play as the show opens and wonders about the fate of its characters.

“I hope they are with it the whole time and care about the characters enough to know what’s going on,” he said.

“There’s a good enough amount of humor in there that I think the audience will pick up on, but the biggest thing is: will they care about the characters by the time the play ends?”

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Mike’s or Firehouse ing this staple of Subs. They also had every college party information about helpful in moni475-RIDE which is toring drink intake. They also a free service that will take stuprovided a handout that had in- dents home upon showing their formation about Alcoholics Anon- NU ID. ymous meetings and different The last table offered students mental health services the health free apple cider, keg root beer and center provides students. a chance to try on the other levels The most helpful section on of beer goggles. While overall I the sheet was about an app called thought the event did a great job Show Me My Buzz. This app takes of teaching students better ways into consideration one’s weight, to monitor their alcohol their alcosex and number of drinks con- hol intake, they failed to address a sumed to calculate a rough estihuge issue on campus. mate of one’s blood alcohol levels, “Oh my God, I just cannot which can be helpful when trying wait to get blackout tonight.” to drink responsibly.

This is a phrase that I often Moving to the next station, hear students saying on their way I found three miniature putting to parties. So while knowing how holes. I was allowed to pick out to manage one’s alcohol is helpful, my own beer goggles all claiming the event provided nothing that to portray different alcohol levpertained to those whose whole els. I told the lady I wanted to be goal in partying is to get wasted. wasted but not black out, and she Most college students already promptly handed me the 0.17-0.20 know how much they should drunk goggles. This meant that by or shouldn’t be drinking but go the Nebraska standard of 0.08 I greatly past that to get “shwasty was well past legally drunk. pants.” So while the event was Staggering to the first putting very informative, it could have hole, I could feel the beginnings of provided more tips on why you a migraine forming as the ground should avoid binge drinking. was shifting so frequently below arts@ me. I missed the first hole by a dailynebraskan.com

Acting

Luke Glassman gave up cursing, began attending church, read the Bible and swore off all women in order to prepare for his role as Roger, a horny priest in “Silence.”

“He’s lived his whole life in this monastery and then he goes out and he travels across the land and he kind of questions his life, and that’s his main part in this,” Glassman said. “He’s not darkly lusting though, he’s just very hormonal.”

Glassman said he tried to put himself in Roger ’s place and feel the repression of his character in order to fully develop his role, something which was more intense than preparing for his previous role in UNL’s “Taming of the Shrew.”

Austin, who plays Ymma, one of the lead characters in “Silence,” began researching her character before and after landing the role in order to learn more about who she became as a queen later in life.

“She’s really smart and really determined, but people don’t necessarily want to hear her opinions because she’s a woman, and she’s seen by other people as someone who is supposed to sit and look pretty which is not something she likes to do,” Austin said. “She also doesn’t really like to put up with other people’s crap.”

Rehearsals for the actors began the day after Labor Day and continued for the next five weeks, four hours a day and six days a week. Though intensive, Austin said she felt they had more time than usual to work on the play.

Though “Silence” has had its share of dress rehearsals and previews, Austin said she is excited to debut the play to an audience on opening night.

“It’s told in contemporary language so it’s really accessible,” Austin said. “There’s plenty of sex jokes in it, there’s fighting, there’s making out. There’s all kind of stuff like that.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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this is my jam Frank Ocean’s “Nostalgia, Ultra.”

Alex Lucke DN There’s just something about Frank Ocean.

I can’t decide if it’s his charm, his voice straight from the heavens or his ability to transform poetry into a radioworthy single. Hands down, “Nostalgia, Ultra.” is his best work to date.

It’s the kind of mixtape that you can start and end a road trip with, no matter how many times it has to be repeated.

One of my favorite songs is “We All Try,” and I can proudly say I’ve invested enough time and energy into listening to it that I can flawlessly recite every word. There’s a lovehate relationship with the way certain lines can slip into your bones and resound through your veins.

Lines such as “I don’t believe my hands are cleanly, I can’t believe that you would let me touch your heart” replay in my head like a broken record, reminding me that the man behind the voice is the same man that can talk about conspiracy and everyone’s

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godforsaken right to love as freely as his notes soar.

It’s the time of year when the transition of seasons brings cliché pumpkin-flavored stereotypes and cozy oversized sweaters to the surface. One of the most important trademarks of fall, though, is driving with the windows down and letting air that lacks humidity and warmth cascade into the car.

A little “Nostalgia, Ultra.” playing in the background, and life is golden.

That’s why Frank’s mixtape is my jam, and why it might always be. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Golfer focuses on weaknesses Junior from England works with specific goals in mind during practice to eliminate shortcomings Austin Pistulka DN All it took for junior Ross Dickson to take up the sport was a little card. It gave him the push to find something that he was not only good at but something he loved.

That something was golf.

“For Christmas when I was 6, my dad wrapped up a golf membership card to my local golf club, and that’s when I first got a taste for golf,” Dickson said. “I had a lesson for golf once a month, and I every so often played a round or two with my dad, but I was always a big football guy – well, soccer over here – and until I was 13

it was my No. 1 sport.”

As he started to progress in his skills, Dickson began to compete in national tournaments. He knew he wanted to continue golfing but not where the game would take him.

The last place anyone thought of was Nebraska.

“There are some recruiting companies in Europe, and one of them is a sponsor for our golf coaches association,” coach Bill Spangler said.

“We started contacting some of the prospects and one of the guys said that Ross was an up-and-comer and a hard worker, and so we gave him an official visit. He took the opportunity to come here.”

Dickson said the decision to get involved with the recruiting service led him to Nebraska.

“They put my name out there, and coach Spangler took the bait,” Dickson said. “I had a three-day visit while I was here for my family vacation, and I instantly fell in love with the place. I told my dad that I don’t want to go anywhere else for my college golf career, and that was that.”

To say Dickson is a hard worker

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last rounds I played and ask what I is an understatement for Spangler.

“He’s a very, very hard worker did well, what I didn’t do well, and I try to take that all to my next practice and will come early to practice and stay late and will always get his work session.”

Dickson may have weaknesses done,” Spangler said. in his golf game right Teammate and roomnow, but he continues to mate Kolton Lapa said work and better himself Dickson goes beyond his as he works toward his own goals for practices. ultimate goal of playing “I’m pretty sure bein the PGA Championfore he even gets to pracships. tice, he knows what he’s Dickson found his going to work on,” Lapa inspiration in a quote said. “And then he gets from one of the players all of that stuff done, but at his club in England. he never leaves early. He “I go by a quote always gets all of what he that my coaches said wants done done.”

Dickson to me back at my home Assistant coach Judd course,” Dickson said.

Cornell said Dickson is “He always said that if mature for his age. we keep working on our weaknesses “He is so focused on the course, and his routine is meticulous, and he then one day we might not have any.

It just stuck with me. I would not thinks everything out,” Cornell said.

Dickson always has clear goals in say that that is my life motto but it is always in the back of my mind at mind when he goes to practice.

“I’m very focused at practice, practice.” sports@ and I tend to be organized. I know dailynebraskan.com exactly what I want to do before I get there,” Dickson said. “I look at my

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Secondary coach Terry Joseph said junior safety Corey Cooper (pictured) will start but is unsure who else will.

Huskers preparE FOR ETLING

Eric Bertrand DN As the Major League Baseball postseason winds down, college baseball is just getting started.

The Nebraska baseball team will begin its 2013-14 season on Oct. 15 with the annual Red/White series.

This is the chance for fans, coaches and players to get the first glimpse of the squad.

“It gives us a gauge on where we are at as a team, and what everyone can do individually as well,” junior second baseman Pat Kelly said.

“Yeah, everyone is split up, but we can still see what everyone is doing.”

Last season, Kelly was among the team’s leaders in batting average with a .331 average, and he piled up

One of the returning lefties, ju33 RBI on the year. Even with success at the plate last season, Kelly has nior Kyle Kubat, said the abundance of left-handed pitchers will only help been working to continue his prothe team. duction with the bat.

“A lot of lefty-lefty match-ups in “Keep your focus, and keep your approach,” Kelly said. “You can’t get certain situations,” Kubat said. “The out of that and try to do too much. I more lefties we have, I think the better we will be running out of the bullfeel like, a lot of times, I can get into pen.” a mode where I try to do too much These young pitchers can be vital and try to do too much on one swing, which can hurt you and hurt your in late game situations, Kubat also said. team.”

“Have them On the field, Kelwork out of a key sitly committed nine uation, get their conIt gives us errors, which was fidence up, and keep worst on the team, a gauge on throwing them out and posted a .974 fielding percent. De- where we are as a there and just getting them comfortable,” spite this, the second he said. baseman said he is team.”

With a slow start confident in his fieldto his sophomore ing after the work he pat Kelly year because of injuhas put into it. junior second baseman ries, Kubat bounced “Fielding, it’s back to finish the seafine right now. I son with a 5-0 record worked on that all summer,” Kelly said. “My turns at and a 1.81 ERA in just eight starts.

He also was the starting pitcher in second, they’ve come a long way the combined no-hitter against No.10 since my freshman year.”

Arkansas last season.

According to Kelly, there are 11 One of the main off-season foleft-handed pitchers on the team, and cuses for Kubat is becoming mentally some have already impressed him.

women’s basketball

Nebraska selected to host regional Lincoln will host NCAA Women’s Tournament play for first time since 1993 at new arena Staff Report DN Lincoln will host one of four regionals in the 2014 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The other regional sites, announced Wednesday, are Louisville, Ky.; South Bend, Ind.; and Stanford, Calif.

The University of NebraskaLincoln last hosted NCAA tournament games in 1993, when the Huskers made the tournament behind first-team All-American Karen Jennings. The construction of Pinnacle Bank Arena once again gave Lincoln a venue capable of hosting

the event.

The Nebraska women’s basketball team has made NCAA tournament regionals — also known as the Sweet 16 — in two of the past four seasons, including a run to the round of 16 in the 2013 tournament.

“It’s an exciting time to be a part of the Nebraska women’s basketball program, and the NCAA Regional announcement just keeps that building,” coach Connie Yori said in a press release. “We’ve got a long way to go as a team before we can even think about the possibility of getting back to the Sweet 16 this year, but it is certainly a great opportunity for men’s and women’s basketball fans to have a chance to watch college basketball being played at a really high level at the end of March in Lincoln.”

Pinnacle Bank Arena, which replaces the Bob Devaney Sports Center as the home court for the men’s and women’s basketball teams this season, seats more than 15,000 people. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

3 keys against purdue 1. Intimidate new starting quarterback early

Senior Rob Henry was the initial starter for Purdue this season, but after throwing for a 100.00 passing rating – second worst in the Big Ten – coach Darrell Hazell decided to replace him after four games.

On Saturday, freshman Danny Etling will be making his first collegiate start when the Boilermakers host the Huskers. In Purdue’s last matchup, against No. 23 Northern Illinois, Etling came in for Henry and threw 19 complete passes for 241 yards in the 55-24 loss. The Husker defense will have to apply pressure on the young quarterback early to halt any home-field momentum.

2. Close up holes on defense

If there was one thing the Blackshirts did well last Saturday, it was executing tackles and applying pressure on the ball carrier. The defense combined for 12 tackles for losses and three sacks. Senior cornerback Ciante Evans stole the show with his forced fumble

in the first quarter and sack in the third. However, the captain and his teammates in the secondary let many Illinois receivers gain several yards after the catch. Nebraska let three Illini wideouts tally more than 15 yards on a reception. The back seven will have to read their assignments better and tighten up on defense if they want to shut down long drives.

3. Complete passes to open receivers

There weren’t many things Husker coach Bo Pelini found wrong with his team’s performance last weekend. He thought the players did a lot of good things. However, he also thought his offense left too many points on the field.

A couple of errant passes by both redshirt freshman Tommy Armstrong Jr. and senior Ron Kellogg III cost the Huskers a pair of touchdowns. Regardless of who starts at quarterback Saturday for Nebraska, hitting open wide receivers will be key in extending the Huskers’ winning streak.

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prepared for the season.

“That will lead over to being ready to pitch, ready to workout, ready to lift, ready to practice and ready to do anything on the field,” Kubat said.

Kubat has also focused on strength training and fine-tuning his three pitches: the fastball, changeup and curveball.

Kubat said he is one of the leaders on the team and is teaching the newer players what it means to be on the Husker baseball team.

“They have a lot to learn, and they’re very willing to learn from the older guys, which is very good to see,” he said.

Former Husker pitcher Dylan Vogt was one of the players Kubat learned from as a young Nebraska pitcher, he said.

“He was a guy who was always there for you. Always funny and always laughing and always could put a smile on your face,” Kubat said.

“He was somebody who always worked the hardest, and if something didn’t go right, he never complained.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Finding the right guys

A main concern for the Nebraska defense this season has been finding the right-fit players to start. That process, secondary coach Terry Joseph said, is still ongoing.

At the safety position, for example, Joseph said junior Corey Cooper will certainly start, but it’s unclear who will be next to him.

Joseph did say there were a number of younger players he’d be comfortable with playing, including redshirt freshman LeRoy Alexander, junior Harvey Jackson, sophomore Charles Jackson and senior Andrew Green.

“As a coach it’s good to have guys that you can put in there that you have confidence in,” Joseph said. “So that’s been good, the competition in practice has continued to be good, really proud of the way Harvey has responded.

He had a good week of practice.

I look forward to all of those guys playing in the game.”

On the offensive side of the ball, Garrison said he’s been impressed with a couple of players he expects to break into the rotation, including offensive linemen Zach Sterup and Givens Price, both sophomores.

“You can only travel so many in Big Ten road games, but those guys are really coming along strong,” Garrison said.

He said he hopes they will not play because of an injury to someone already in the rotation, but he expects them to get playing time. compiled by Kyle Cummings

rotation issues

Against Illinois on Saturday, Nebraska was penalized multiple times for having 12 men on the field. Papuchis said the issue stems mostly from the switching players around.

“The combinations weren’t as in sync as they should have been, and Illinois was playing a lot of guys that we didn’t really know who they were,” Papuchis said.

“That was difficult. That was a frustrating way to end the game.

We probably should have just tried to stay a little more vanilla and not tried to match everything at the end.”

soccer: from 10 from a scorer like Jackson, and according to freshman forward Jaycie Johnson, the team’s leading scorer, Jackson is a role model for incoming players.

“It’s great to see her get up there with the great players in this program,” Johnson said. “She’s given me so many pointers and has given me so much confidence as a player, and that’s a big deal for me. To have her trust and respect means so much to me as a freshman.”

After Jackson missed all but two games in the 2012 season, she is still making her mark on the program, and this season, it’s paying off. Ne-

Offensive line coach John Garrison said rotations are not exclusive to the young Nebraska defense, though. He said he fully expects to give a number of guys playing time up front.

“If you look at our practice, it looks like we’re a hockey team out there with our offensive line,” Garrison said. “We’re constantly going full-line changes. It’s not a big deal.”

While Nebraska will likely turn to freshman quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. on Saturday (Taylor Martinez did not practice on Wednesday), the Huskers will need to keep track of a freshman on the other sideline: Purdue quarterback Danny Etling.

Etling will make his first career start for Purdue this Saturday against Nebraska, which means collegiate film is limited on the new Boilermaker quarterback. Nebraska looked through the snaps Etling took this earlier this season, defensive coordinator John Papuchis said, and then dove into video of him from his high school years.

“Just kind of get a feel of who he is and what he’s about,” Papuchis said.

Papuchis said most of what Etling has shown has come from his arm.

“He’s a big strong-armed kid.

He’s a talented player,” he said.

“Obviously it’s his first start, so we’ll see, but we respect his arm, and we’ll see what it’s all about.”

Though most of the film showed Etling is more powerful with his arm, Papuchis said Nebraska will plan on evaluating the young quarterback to start the game and make adjustments if needed.

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braska is currently ranked No.24 in the country and has a 9-3-1 record.

Jackson said this year’s offense is better than it was the past few years.

“I think it’s awesome to have a balance in our offense so we’re not just relying on one person, which has happened in recent years,” Jackson said. “So it’s great to have balance and depth on the offense. I definitely think we’re at another level.”

Jackson will continue working her way up the scoring the list when the Huskers travel to face Purdue on Friday. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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abdullah: from 10 strong Jr., getting playing time, both Pelini and offensive coordinator Tim Beck have been looking for the running backs to step up.

And they have – especially Abdullah.

Since senior quarterback Taylor Martinez’s absence, Abdullah has 364 rushing yards, which includes a 225-yard career high against Illinois, and 61 yards receiving. He gained 425 total yards, or 36.4 percent of the Husker offense, in those games.

Abdullah passes the credit for his success off to the offensive linemen and wide receivers, who pass the credit right back to Abdullah.

“He’s a shifty back, and he’s also powerful at the same time, explosive,” senior receiver Quincy Enunwa said. “You have to be on your toes because you never know which way he’s going to go sometimes.”

Abdullah continuously comments on the blocking of the wide receivers, who Beck also complimented at practice on Tuesday, saying he’s really happy with the way they’ve been blocking down the field.

“That’s how you turn 20-yard runs into 40-yard runs,” Beck said.

Because of the down-field blocking and Abdullah’s hot start, Nebraska is one of the top rushing teams in the country. With Abdullah’s 138 yards per game added to Cross’ 54.8 yards per game and freshman Terrell Newby’s 45.8 per game, Nebraska is ninth in the country in rushing with a 291.6 yards-per-game average.

“It doesn’t take much for our backfield to get in a groove,” Abdullah said of the running back rotation.

“Anytime I have my O-line and fullbacks in front of me, I feel like we can Yesterday’s run on anybody.”

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“I think they’re learning just like our freshmen are learning,” Cook said. “Cici (sophomore middle blocker Cecilia Hall) and Meg are the ones who really know and have been through it. I think they’re getting better and better each week.

I think the thing that they’re learning is that it doesn’t matter who you play in the Big Ten, they’re going to be good and compete.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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jake crandall | dn

Senior forward Jordan Jackson scored the 30th goal of career Sunday to move into 8th place in goal-scoring in team history.

Senior moves up Husker scoring ranks Junior running back Ameer Abdullah has stepped up without quarterback Taylor Martinez in the lineup, and he had a career-best rushing performance against Illinois. He is on pace to become the fourth Husker to eclipse 1,500 yards in a season.

Carrying the

Load Abdullah helping fill void left by injured Taylor Martinez story by Chris Heady file photo by Morgan Spiehs

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t’s 6:30 Tuesday night after football practice, and six reporters at Hawks Champion Center are anxious in the end zone. Three pace back and forth, two fold their arms and stare downfield 70 yards and one kicks up turf pellets in boredom.

They wait because they want to talk to junior running back Ameer Abdullah, who is coming off of the best rushing game of his career. But they’ll have to wait a little longer.

He’s not finished yet.

Seventy yards from the reporters, on the right hash mark near the 30 yard line, Abdullah continues to work after the rest of the team has already hit the showers. Hand-off, cut left, cut right, sprint for 10 yards. Hand-off, cut right, cut left, sprint for 10 yards. Abdullah and sophHe’s a shifty omore Imani Cross have been doing this for back, and nearly 30 minutes after practice concluded.

“You should never leave the field with- he’s also powerful out working on an element of your game that you feel you need to improve,” Abdul- at the same time.” lah said.

This routine has played a big role in quincy enunwa Abdullah’s success this season, which has senior receiver showed improvement from last year.

If there is such a thing as having a quiet historic season through five games, Abdullah is doing it.

He has 690 total yards on 94 carries, an average of 7.3 yards per carry, which will be the second-best average in Nebraska’s history if he maintains it. And if he continues with his 138 yardper-game average, he will be the fourth Husker to break 1,500 yards in a season. He would also have the second-highest rushing total for a season for a junior running back.

“He really has great vision,” coach Bo Pelini said. “I’m not comparing him to Barry Sanders, but the way he can put his foot in the ground, and he’s going forward and next thing you know he’s going East-West and creating space.”

With a young quarterback, redshirt freshman Tommy Arm-

Abdullah: see page 9

recreation

Swim club continues growth UNL club team, 5 years old, provides option for swimmers to keep participating in sport Zach Tegler DN

Devin Jensen stands above the Mabel Lee swimming pool clutching a timer in one hand and a whistle in the other, watching as his teammates on the UNL swim club team practice the 50-yard freestyle.

“Take your mark!” Jensen yells.

And then he blows the whistle.

Four swimmers dive off the tile floor into the water, gliding to the other end of the pool and back.

When the lap ends, Jensen points at the swimmers and gives them their times.

“Thirty-one-nine for both of you. Thirty-one-nine,” he says.

He looks at one of the other swimmers. “Twenty-eight-eight.”

Katie Latta, standing next to Jensen with a stopwatch of her own, says the time of the fourth swimmer, and the workout moves on.

Jensen, a sophomore in the swim club, runs the team’s practices because he has experience coaching for a club in Lincoln and in his hometown, Minden, Neb. “I didn’t really get started in swimming until I was a freshman in high school, after I went to watch the 2008 Olympic Trials and watching those great swimmers like Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte and then watching the Olympics,” Jensen said. “That really got me thinking, ‘Hey, this is a really, really cool sport. I want to get more involved with this.”

He and the club’s president, senior Cherie Oaklund, both swam at Kearney High School.

“I fell in love with the sport,” Oaklund said. “I was really excited that UNL had a swim club instead of just the university team because I wouldn’t have the time to do two-a-days every single day, make that kind of time commitment. So it’s really nice that swim club is around for that.”

Oaklund has been in the club since its second year of existence, when the club had about 30 members. In her four years in the club, membership has grown to about 100 people. Last year, the club hosted a meet for the first time.

“It was little bit hectic,” Oaktiago zenero | DN lund said. “We were hand-writing down times and names of people Sophomore Devin Jensen swims during the UNL swim club’s practice Tuesday night at the Mabel Lee swimming pool. and events.”

The club had to host the event at a high school in Lincoln because said. “And then some of our more ans and new members alike had its home pool inside Mabel Lee confident men decided to wear taken turns practicing 100 indiHall does not have starting blocks. the Speedos. And it was kind of vidual medleys, Jensen catches But the meet still represented a fun. We had a whole bunch of his breath, leaning on the wall in major step forward for the 5-year- people sign up just because they the center lane. Above him, sophold club, which attends meets in said we looked like we were a fun omore Miranda Michalak pushes Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and bunch.” sophomore Taylor Almquist into Iowa. The swimmers in the club Jensen was one of the swim- the water and jumps in herself. are asked to attend at least two of mers who sported Almquist retaliates by dunking the group’s three a Speedo at Big Red Michalak under the water. weekly practices.

Four years Welcome.

Practice isn’t all work.

“We have “It’s not really “The night before the end of ago, we around 30 people embarrassing or the year, we have kind of a fun coming to practic- had like 10 awkward for me,” night and we’ll just play games,” es,” Oaklund said. he said. “It’s kind Oaklund said. “We play water “Four years ago, we people coming to of funny. It gives basketball, sharks and minnows. had like 10 people practices.” me confidence. It We have a glow-in-the-dark praccoming to practices, bothers other peo- tice where we turn off all the lights so we’ve tripled in Cherie Oaklund ple.” and throw a couple hundred glow attendance.” swim club president And it worked. sticks in the pool.”

The club re“You’re walkThe swimmers float to the cruits new swiming around, and all other end of the pool. Before they mers at the beginning of every of a sudden you see someone half cool down, Jensen whistles to get year. The past couple of years at naked,” Jensen said. “That catches their attention.

Big Red Welcome, the group took your eye, and we thought it was “All right,” he yells. The a different approach at its booth. a great way to recruit people. We words echo in the muggy, empty “We started that last year, got over 100 people to sign up.” room. “We’re done.” mostly just with having the womsports@ At the end of the club’s pracen wear the suits just because it’s tice Tuesday night, after veterdailynebraskan.com attention-grabbing,” Oaklund

line to set up for a cross pass.

Knowing there was a great Forward Jordan chance to close the margin, Jackran up the middle to try to Jackson’s goal Sunday son get into the box so she could moved her to 8th knock it. When Claassen found the right moment, she charged place on Nebraska’s up the left sideline. She crossed all-time scoring list to the middle into a slum of players going for the ball. Jackson then extended her neck and knocked the ball in with a headJosh Kelly er to close the margin to 2-1.

DN After finding out she reached the milestone, her teamThe Nebraska soccer team lost mates who have been there with 2-1 to No. 20 Michigan at home her during her Nebraska career on Sunday, but the one goal the were not surprised, including Huskers were able to score was senior midfielder Stacy Bartels. a milestone for senior forward “It’s an awesome accomJordan Jackson, who now has plishment for her,” Bartels the eighth-most goals in school said. “She definitely puts in history. the work, and it’s great to play “Knowing with someone like what it took to that — someone get to this point It’s nice to who works so hard with all the hard and shows it on see that work and the the field. When we f u n d a m e n t a l s , everything is came to the first it’s nice to see camp together, I alpaying off after that everything ways knew she was is paying off af- four years.” a great scorer goter four years,” ing into it, and her Jackson said.

Jordan jackson freshman year she senior forward On Sunday was starting and afternoon, trailscoring goals. And ing 2-0 against it’s been amazing Michigan, the Husker offense seeing her score goals since she was just trying to get a shot into started here five years ago.” the goal. In the 74th minute, the Jackson’s skills are not only offense was moving down the valued by the team, but with field, trying to create an oppormany young players on the tunity. Then freshman midfield- squad, there is a lot to learn er Courtney Claassen took the ball and sprinted down the side-

soccer: see page 9

Volleyball

Huskers adapt to new venue, young players ka was in the Big 12 Conference.

The last time the Huskers had three players honored with conference awards was Oct. 27, 2008.

Robinson was named the Big Ten’s Co-Player of the Week with an average of 6.3 kills a set and a .417 hitting percentage in two games during the last weekend. Additionally, she managed a team-high of 22 digs last weekAnna Thomas end. Robinson shared the honor DN with Michigan State’s Lauren Wicinski.

Being a younger team hasn’t been The younger members of a disadvantage for the No. 7 Ne- the team proved to be competibraska volleyball team this year, tive during the weekend as well. as the depth continues to contrib- Haggerty received the award of ute to improvements.

Defensive Player of the Week by At the same time, the team is posting 12 blocks last weekend also adapting to its new home at and a hitting percentage of .389. the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

She has received five weekly “We have eight freshmen, and awards in the Big Ten, but this is this is new for all these guys,” her first Defensive Player of the coach John cook said. “Who plays Week distinction. in front of 8,000 every night in Rolfzen was named Freshman volleyball? We’re still learning of the Week for the second time as how to handle nerves. It’s going she totaled 12 blocks against Minto take time for them to get a little nesota and Wisconsin last weekmore comfortable.” end, averaging 1.5 blocks a set.

Although the team is adapt- Along with blocks, Rolfzen coning to the new court at the Devtributed 20 digs to the matches, as aney Center and is well as 11 kills. learning to mesh The veterans Who plays veterans and rookand the rookies ies on the court, are building off in front the Huskers have one another to of 8,000 every still had success. mesh and learn Three players night?” from their nerves were honored this to compete in the week with Big Ten Big Ten. john cook volleyball weekly “Everyone volleyball coach awards, includcomes in hungry,” ing senior outjunior setter Mary side hitter Kelsey Pollmiller said.

Robinson. Younger players Am- “Not just to win, but improve ber Rolfzen, a freshman outside themselves and their teammates. hitter, and Meghan Haggerty, a Anybody is ready to come in and sophomore middle blocker, were do what they need to do. It’s great also honored this week. to have depth in every position.”

This is a feat that hasn’t happened in five years, since Nebras-

No. 7 Nebraska faces challenges adjusting to roster and arena, shows no signs of struggle so far

volleyball: see page 9