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Relocating documents

Former wrestler now teaches Krap Maga

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Virtuopath sits on the stage and listens while Rebecca Lowry, from All Young Girls Are Machine Guns performs at the Zoo Bar as a part of the first night of Lincoln Calling Tuesday. More than 100 musicians will perform in downtown Lincoln this week.

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news source that’s known for its coverage on Capitol Hill came to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Tuesday to educate students about first ladies, fictional book talks and its video library.

Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, or C-SPAN, parked an interactive bus in the Andersen Hall parking lot from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., for students to visit.

The bus included touch screen televisions, computers and a production room.

Doug Hemming, marketing representative for C-SPAN, said the company’s goal is to educate people about its online teacher classroom, its video library and social media platform because it doesn’t have advertisers for its website. C-SPAN utilizes Twitter, Skype, Facebook and YouTube to inform people about its news coverage.

There are two different C-SPAN versions. The first one – C-SPAN – covers the House of Representatives, departments within the government such as the Department of Defense, and prime-time events. C-SPAN 2 also covers prime-time events, with a focus on the Senate and fictional book talks Saturday through Monday, Hemming said. This is the only interactive bus C-SPAN owns and it costs about $1 million to start and a couple thousand dollars a day to operate, Hemming said. The bus that visited UNL has been around for 20 years, Hemming said.

C-SPAN has six local content vehicles, which include three or four

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Vanessa Torres, a marketing representative for C-SPAN, explains how students can utilize the C-SPAN bus to Sydni Rowen, a freshman advertising and public relations major. The C-SPAN bus was in the Andersen Hall parking lot on Monday to promote its network and help teach students about media and the U.S. government.

ASUN in midst of semester lull Most of student government’s progress is behind the scenes with training REECE RISTAU DN In comparison to the 2012-2013 academic year, student government at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been slow to create and pass legislation.

Government bills, which are proposed by the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska president, have varied the most, with five bills passed and signed into effect by this time last year. Comparatively, there have been no government bills signed into effect this school year.

Examples of last year’s bills were ASUN’s support of federal efforts to extend the Stafford Loan rate of 3.4 percent, requesting that the University of Nebraska Board of Regents create and include a Plus One category into the benefits package for all NU employees.

ASUN President Eric Reznicek, a senior finance and marketing major, said the reason for the lull is that he has been focused on training newer senators how to create and address legislation.

“It’s slow just because we have such a young senate; we’re so brand new this year,” he said.

“Also, students have taken a more practical look at what they’re doing in their committees.”

In terms of senate bills, there were two signed into effect by this time last year, whereas this senate has only passed one on Sept. 23., which was a bill that approved the new bylaws for ASUN’s Committee for Fee Allocations.

Reznicek cited the runoff election last March as a reason training for new senators had to continue further into this school year.

After Sense for ASUN lost with 28 percent of the vote, there was a runoff election between Engage Party and Revive Party. Reznicek said this shaved a week off senate orientation.

To combat the inexperience of the new senators, Reznicek said the executives are taking steps to train and promote legislation writing. He offered the example of bringing in former Senate Speaker Natalia Santos on Oct. 2, to give an informal seminar on the writing process.

“While I agree it’s slower than previous years, work is definitely being done,” said Blake Rostine, a senior German and political science major and former ASUN presidential candidate with Sense for ASUN. “The unfortunate thing is that there is a disconnect right now because the work being done is not seen by everybody.”

The current senate has made

The unfortunate thing is that there is a disconnect right now because the work being done is not seen by everybody.”

Blake Rostine senior german and political science major

the most progress with bylaw changes, passing three amendments since the school year began. These changes have included adding more clauses to non-discrimination rules for Recognized Student Organizations, strengthening the Environmental Leadership Association and amending the rules regarding the Communication Committee to increase ASUN dialogue with students.

Marlene Beyke, the director of administration for ASUN, said she thinks the senate is doing just fine.

“I don’t think the number of pieces of legislation that are passed says anything to the amount of work being done on projects and programs,” Beyke said.

The current executives ran on platforms encouraging environmental sustainability and increased communication with international students. However, one platform may not pan out.

This platform proposed the idea of creating a college preparatory school in south Omaha to in-

crease student diversity at UNL. Along with the Nebraska College Preparatory Academy, which has schools in north Omaha and Grand Island, the executives hoped to branch out even farther.

Reznicek said the college preparatory schools take students that couldn’t otherwise attend college and provide them with leadership training, academic tutors and skills and financial aid to get them to the college level.

“That’s the one platform that we ran on that we’re seeing a lot of trouble with,” Reznicek said. “I will never point fingers but there are other parties associated with it that don’t have the motivation that we do.”

He went on to say ASUN would do the leg work, but the organizations it works with that fill out the paperwork for the extra grant money are hindering the project.

“I would confidently say that over the next few weeks to a month, you’ll really see that a legislation spike,” Reznicek said.

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Political theory loses emphasis Gabrielle Lazaro DN The University of Nebraska-Lincoln political science department has decided to eliminate political theory as a subfield. This means political science majors will no longer be able to emphasize their studies in political theory.

For Ari Kohen, the only political theory professor on campus, this is unfortunate news.

“I’m obviously biased,” Kohen said. “This is what I do. This is what I find important and worthwhile.”

The decision to eliminate political theory as a subfield was voted on last week by the political science faculty.

“Ari is a terrific teacher; the bottom line is there’s only one of him,” political science chairman Kevin Smith said.

The decision was based on two reasons. First being the lack of faculty resources. In fact, next semester Kohen is on leave and a grad student will be teaching the classes. For every other subfield there are at least four to as many as seven professors. The second reason is because political theory is the smallest field in political science, Smith said.

“It’s a harsh reality of numbers were dealing with,” he said. “I’d

love to tell you we’re hiring five to six more teachers, but that’s just not going to happen.”

It’s not in the budget, he said.

Political majors are required to take courses in three of five fields: American government, international relations, comparative politics, public policy and political theory. A majority of students choose American government, international relations and comparative politics. Political theory is the least popular, but the reason is unclear.

“Political theory is very hard,” Kohen said. “The books you read and the texts are very dense.

They’re very difficult… so I think a lot of students shy away from that.

The other fields seem more immediately practical to people.”

No courses are being eliminated. In fact, they will be required.

“We have a fantastic theory instructor, students can still take his courses,” Smith said.

The subfields are being rearranged to “reflect what UNL does better than anyone else in the Big Ten,” he said.

Both Smith and Kohen said there is no better prep for law school than political theory courses.

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General calls on next generation of leaders mara klecker dn Adaptability, shared goals, teamwork and empowerment are the keys to successful missions – both within and outside the military, retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal told an audience of about 500 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts Tuesday night.

The former commander of U.S. and international forces gave the presentation as part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering’s “Building the 22nd Century Conference.” The conference’s focus is predicting and planning for infrastructure changes over the next 100 years. McChrystal spoke on his work with intelligence and operations as well as counter-insurgency strategies. He explained how the lessons he has learned can help strengthen leadership techniques that will help society prepare for the “megacities” of the future.

McChrystal’s work with Joint Special Operations Command is credited with the 2003 capture of Saddam Hussein and the 2006 killing of al-Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Co-founder of the McChrystal Group, a consulting firm with a mission of providing leadership solutions to other organizations, McChrystal predicts that similar strategies will need to be applied to the military agencies and conflict-resolution groups of the future.

Though McChrystal acknowledges that the future will mean much technological advancement, success of any group will depend on teamwork and communication rather than developing and using

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“It was like al-Qaeda said ‘the world has changed, how do you like it?’” McChrystal said. “Suddenly we couldn’t have a reactionary response, we had to be out in front of it. We were good at what we did at the time but what we did was no longer working.”

The military had to adapt. As leader of the Joint Special Operations Command, McChrystal was faced with the task of developing a new proactive response team.

It was about building a network themselves and establishing trusting relationships between groups.

“We needed more – more teamwork, not more talent,” McChrystal said.

Part of revamping the system involved what McChrystal identifies as empowered execution, or revamping the hierarchy system to allow those at the bottom and closer to the issue to call the shots.

It was a marked change from the times when soldiers following protocol would wake McChrystal up to ask him if they could drop a bomb.

“We saw responses and solutions much quicker when we empowered them,” McChrystal said. “They owned the problem because suddenly they were making decisions instead of carrying out someone else’s.”

With that system, the military saw the number of night raids in Afghanistan increase from 18 per month in August 2004 to 300 per month in August 2006. The teamwork was making a difference.Though teamwork is a focus of McChrystal’s methodology, he said it all starts with leadership.“Leadership remains core and leaders are going to have to learn to adapt in a world where

information can be scary, where you are going to have to say what you believe, listen to what others believe and learn to let go of some of the power to people you trust,” McChrystal said.

The final photo in McChrystal’s presentation was of a coffin draped by an American flag.

“As a leader, you are going to have to make tough decisions that may have the cost born by others,” he said.

Jane-Stewart Engebretson, communications and marketing manager for the College of Engineering at UNLsees McChrystal’s background as providing a unique perspective on the conference theme and a important lesson in leadership for students.

“From the perspective of managing large, diverse populations, Gen. McChrystal’s background and experiences in the military offer us an intriguing perspective on being an effective leader, especially in challenging circumstances,” Engebretson said.

Both McChrystal and Engebretson agree that strategies going into the next century will have to focus on mobilizing large groups of people if they are to be successful.

“For students, we hope they can leave the presentation with a better understanding of how to be leaders in unique situations, as well as understanding the necessity for having and pursuing a vision and working toward a common purpose,” Engebretson said.

Most of the other events of “Building the 22nd Century” Conference were held in Omaha, but Engebretson said hosting McChrystal in Lincoln was important.

“The College of Engineering serves the entire state, but our primary homes are in Lincoln and Omaha,” Engebretson said. “We wanted to make sure both Lincoln and Omaha were well-represented, especially to participants who may not know much about Nebraska, but also for faculty and students.”

Both McChrystal and dean of the College of Engineering Tim Wei appealed directly to students.

Wei gave the introduction, telling students that they are the future leaders that the next century’s society depends upon.

“You will have a 40-to-50-year career and at the end, you will be hiring the next generation of leaders who will have their own 40-to50-year careers,” Wei said. “Everyone in this audience has a first order impact 100 years out so we need to think about leadership.”

McCrystal repeatedly came back to the theme of leadership, emphasizing with unrelated examples again the importance of adaptability in strong leaders.

“It takes about .2189 seconds for a baseball batter to decide if he is going to swing or not,” McChrystal said. “It’s doable when you’ve practiced and get comfortable.”

The key, however, is to never get too comfortable.

“But what if the game changes? What if the pitch is coming at 150 miles per hour? What if a curveball doesn’t curve like you are always expecting it will? Or what if there are two baseballs, two pitchers?” he said. “Suddenly all you are comfortable with has changed.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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new advancements. He began his presentation with historical examples of failures – mainly a 1973 plane crash that he argued was a prime example of failed communication and teamwork.

“Technology essentially increased the challenge that the crew faced,” McChrystal said.

“The crew focused on mitigation rather than adaptation and they failed to work as a team. They weren’t communicating well and it resulted in deaths.”

McChrystal transferred the same lessons to the military, citing examples where separate government organizations failed to work together, though they shared a common objective.

McChrystal identified a problem in the military and the government as a whole: something he labels as “predictive hubris,” or the thought that the future is going to be predictable and necessary responses of the future will mirror past reactions.

This is what McChrystal believes contributed to a failure of quickly defeating al-Qaeda terrorists. Al-Qaeda built a network and carried out acts of terror in new ways. In the past, said McChrystal, plane hijacks included ultimatums – release prisoners in exchange for no violence toward flight passengers. But that changed faster than the U.S. military identified a way to respond.

Terrorists hijacked planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center, killing thousands without any sort of proposed deal.

But there was an adaptability gap, as McChrystal calls it, where the terrorist network had advanced beyond the learning curve of the U.S. military.

The Residence Hall Association will co-sponsor a Husker Hall event designed to bring Halloween fun to children living in University of Nebraska-Lincoln family housing.

Haunted Husker is an event that directly focuses on the children in family housing, providing a safe space to have fun, hear music and eat sugary treats. It also provides a place for non-traditional students to interact with

others.

“This is a great campus event that includes children,” said (Court) Yard Association for Residential Development (YARD) Sen. Liz Herrick, a sophomore early childhood and special education major. “It sounds like it’ll make their Halloween a lot of fun.”

This is the fifth annual Haunted Husker and it will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 31.

Carnival-type games like tossing pumpkins, bobbing for apples and decorating cookies

are planned, as well as traditional Halloween fun like decorations and trick-or-treating.

Amy Nguyen, a graduate student studying student affairs, was the representative from Husker Hall who presented the bill. Husker Hall has a budget of $210.78 and plans to use $65 of it for this event. Event coordinators estimated the event’s cost at $455.

Programming co-chairman Kyler Held, a junior food science major, asked if RHA has donated to the Haunted Husker event in

the past. Nguyen said that they received $250 from RHA last year.

The motion to pass by acclamation was made by Sandoz Sen. Maddie Montgomery, a freshman biology and Spanish major.

No representatives objected, and the $200 donation from RHA’s local hall events budget was approved. In return, Husker Hall will advertise RHA’s logo with the event, and all unused money will be returned.

Nguyen said they plan to advertise the event through mail-

ings and email.

Based on previous years, about 50 to 70 people are expected to attend Haunted Husker.

“A lot of these kids’ parents are grad students, and this may be their only opportunity to go trick or treating,” said Anna Gibilisco, a freshman athletic training major and president of Harper Hall. “I think it’s a good idea.”

RHA will not be meeting on Oct. 22, because of fall break and the next meeting will be Oct. 29. news@ dailynebraskan.com

UNL Libraries officials address renovation concerns tammy bain dn The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries hosted a public forum Tuesday afternoon to address misconceptions about the Learning Commons in Love Library North.

After examining needs of faculty and students and seeing available space, the considerations have shifted to relocating lessercirculated items to Love Library South, just across the walkway from North. Only the least-circulated documents will move to the off-campus satellite, and that will be as close to campus as possible, staffed and open to the public, said Nancy Busch, dean of libraries.

An example of collections moved to the satellite would be hard copies of online journals, which are seldom needed with the use of the Internet.

Attendees from the social sciences, humanities and science voiced concerns for Love North’s new floor plans and the effects.

They questioned the availability of materials and how long it will take to receive a needed material that’s been moved off campus.

“You’re basically taking the books that are used the least and make them used even less,” said Frank Gonzalez, a UNL political science graduate student.

Kate Hunt, another political science graduate student, said she fears the atmosphere of the Learning Commons will be less academic and more social, given its technology. Hunt said she likes the possbility of increasing library traffic, but only if its to use the resources available.

“I’d rather see the money go toward more books,” said Madeline Hoffer, a political science graduate student.

In an ideal world, Busch said she’d love for UNL Libraries to

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Nicole Greenwalt, a senior English and speech pathology major, reviews her notes for a test in the first floor of Love Library North.

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Derek Finken, a junior finance major, studies in the first floor of Love Library North Monday night. have enough money to implement the new Learning Commons space, as well as find the space to keep all materials on UNL campus.

She said funds are limited while new materials are being purchased.

Bush said this isn’t the first time UNL Libraries rearranged.

In 2005, about a million materials were moved to an East Campus facility, in a warehouse-like setting.

While the facility doesn’t have hours, people who need materials can have them retrieved and sent, or in the case of some articles, photocopied and sent to a person’s

computer, Busch said.

Schools across the nation are also in a pinch in finding space to store increasing materials, as well as the funds to store data. Meanwhile, many area colleges, such as the University of Nebraska at Omaha, have a Learning Commons area with a coffee shop, Busch said.

On a recent trip to fellow Big Ten school University of Iowa, Busch saw its Learning Commons, only three months old at the time.

“There wasn’t a seat to be had,” she said.

She mentioned the increase in

a digital world, where students no longer have to scan aisles for one article in hopes it’s been filed correctly, but the same articles can be found online, not just through Google but multiple databases.

Using these tools is also more convenient for students, she said. And while there’s no need to eliminate the hard copies of materials made online, they can afford to find a new home, she said.

But she continues to gather input from liaison faculty members, speaking on behalf of respective departments, and expects to make future decisions with input from

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UNL Libraries is moving some books from the first floor of Love Library North to a repository off campus. faculty and students.

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theory: from 1 fecting no students, Smith said he can’t promise that.

“Out of 50 to 60 students we graduate each year, it may affect half a dozen,” he said.

The elimination won’t be put into full effect until fall of 2014 so the removal’s ramifications won’t be known for a few years.

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Doug Hemmig, a marketing representative for C-SPAN, socializes with Sarah Lambert, a UNL junior journalism and advertising and public relations major on the C-SPAN bus. people working on stories about towns to publish online, Hemming said. The bus will be visiting Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas City, Mo. all this week, Torres said.

This is not the first time CSPAN has visited UNL, but it is the first time Hemming and Torres came to UNL with C-SPAN. “We came here a long time ago,” Hemming said.

Sarah Lambert, a junior journalism and advertising and public relations major, said she interned in Washington, D.C., and keeps up with politics. “(The) best citizen is an in-

formed citizen,” Lambert said.

The teacher classroom website includes mostly video content of current politics, history and feature stories, allowing teachers to take certain clips and save them, Hemming said.

“It’s to create awareness,” Hemming said. “No other network allows you to customize clips.”

Its video library includes more than 200,000 hours of footage, said Vanessa Torres, marketing coordinator of C-SPAN. The back of the bus could be turned into a production room, with 20 miles worth of cables un-

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derneath the bus, Hemming said.

The most recent interview in the production room was with Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear.

Hemming said people can Skype in during interviews and ask any questions they want. During campaign season, the bus gets about one interview a day, Hemming said.

The computers have quizzes about the different branches of government, something their online website doesn’t include, Torres said.

One of the quizzes went along with their new series on first ladies, which is also part of their feature stories on their website, Torres said.

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Torres said there is always coverage on presidents in the media, but there is less coverage about ladies.

“We never hear about strong ladies in front of (the presidents),” Torres said.

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ASUN needs to stop training, start passing legislation This year ’s Association of Students of the University of Nebraska Senate seems to be off to a slow start.

Compared to what the 2012-2013 senate had done by this time last year, this one has accomplished little legislation-wise. ASUN President Eric Reznicek is blaming the need to train this year ’s relatively inexperienced senate. Others point out that a lot of work is getting done behind the scenes that the general public isn’t hearing about.

Regardless of what is or isn’t being accomplished, it’s October.

The semester is half over.

The DN Editorial Board urges ASUN to speed up its training efforts and make the most of the rest of the semester.

For ASUN, as well as most student organizations in a university setting, high turnover is often the name of the game. People graduate, people transfer, people change their majors. Nothing can be done about that. Training is certainly important, and the DN commends ASUN executives for ensuring its senators are informed and prepared.

But this shouldn’t take half the semester.

ASUN is certainly not being lazy. The DN also commends ASUN on the work it has done to change several bylaws. But perhaps ASUN is not working with the urgency it should.

Like all student-fee users, ASUN has a responsibility to the students who pay those fees. It also has unique abilities to speak on behalf of the student body and to enact changes making the university a better place. Student government is important and necessary.

In an academic year, there is only so much time to get things done. The DN encourages ASUN to make the most of the time left.

After all, the best training anyone can get is actual experience.

Let’s see what this year ’s senate can really do. opinion@dailynebraskan.com

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t has been 36 days since I last sat behind the wheel of a car.

That might seem ludicrous to people back home. In the United States, driving is such an accepted part of daily life that it’s hardly possible to go one day without needing to drive somewhere. You might be wondering whether I’ve been sitting around twiddling my thumbs this whole time, whether my legs are about to fall off from overuse or whether Great Britain is some kind of backward place that still hasn’t upgraded from horses to automobiles.

I’m happy to tell you that none of those things are true. I’ve traveled all over the United Kingdom and spent time in cities like London, Oxford and Brighton. Next month, I’m booking an extremely affordable trip to Paris.

And it’s all thanks to the gloriously futuristic world of high-speed rail.

High-speed rail has long been a topic of contention in the United States. Building a train system extensive enough to actually be useful would require a great deal of public funding. Whenever one political party brings up the idea of high-speed rail, the other says we should use that money in a different way.

A few years ago, it seemed like high-speed rail was gathering a bit of momentum again. You might remember that beautiful concept map that was everywhere on the Internet in 2009?

Well, nothing really came of it. There’s an extremely small stretch of high-speed rail planned in California right now. Construction was expected to begin in 2012, but as of today, they haven’t broken ground.

That’s a damn shame. The United States should aim for a national high-speed rail system to complement, or in some cases replace, our current methods of travel.

The last time the U.S. committed to making such a large investment in our public transport infrastructure was in 1956. That year, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed his long-championed brainchild into law: the Federal-Aid Highway Act, which authorized

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the creation of the Interstate Highway System. The interstate is massive; as of 2010, it encompasses 47,182 miles of roadway, linking Seattle to San Diego via Interstate 5, Minneapolis to Austin on I-35 and New York to San Francisco along our beloved I-80 . When it was constructed, the interstate revolutionized domestic travel, and we’ve all used it too many times to count.

But 1956 was almost 60 years ago. Since then, technology has changed. The 60 mph, four-passenger car is no longer the most efficient method of travel in terms of fuel, pollution or even cost. High-speed trains can top 150 miles per hour while being powered by electricity, a system that’s as environmentally green as we want to make it. They can carry hundreds of passengers, dropping them off at stations along the way and instantly speeding on to their next destination. And, passenger for passenger, they are just as practical as driving.

I’ll use my upcoming trip to Paris as an example. Driving from London to Paris through the English Channel Tunnel is a 282-mile ride.

The drive would take five hours and four minutes, and at $3.50/gallon gas, it would cost about $50 to make the trek in a car that gets a decidedly average 20 mpg. Round trip, that’s more than 10 hours of driving and $100 in gas money. For someone who’s used to driving to Chicago or Minneapolis, it’s not an impossibly long or expensive trip. But it’s still quite the inconvenience, forcing travelers to dedicate most of a day to reaching their destination.

Taking the Eurostar high-speed rail line from London to Paris is financially comparable. For a round-trip ticket booked several days in advance, you’re going to be paying £69, which equates to about $110. The real difference is in the speed. The Eurostar trip through the Channel takes only two hours and 15 minutes each way. Including the return journey, that’s paying $10 extra to spend an extra six hours wandering around France instead of sitting in traffic.

My American bargain-hunter senses are tingling.

From my experiences on the U.K. National Rail system so far, I can’t overstate the value of not needing to focus on controlling the vehicle. On the train, I’ve read novels, eaten meals and even written up notes for Daily Nebraskan pieces. And, unlike an airport, there’s no extensive gate system at King’s Cross. In airports, the real travel time is comparable to a flight plus security plus taxiing plus waiting on the tarmac.

Sure, national high-speed rail is an investment. Compared to European countries, the United States is massive and sparsely populated, especially west of the Mississippi. The price tag is conservatively estimated at $500 billion, though it could be much higher. But did price stop the United States from spending $450 billion in inflation-adjusted dollars on the interstate ? Why should a significant and positive public investment in our economy be seen as a bad thing? Why should we limit ourselves to staring listlessly ahead at endless fields of grass for eight hours to get to Chicago when we could make the same trip for the same cost in less than half the time?

America, I want this convenience back home. Let’s get back on the front foot of innovation and take on high-speed rail as our next major domestic improvement.

Benjamin Curttright is a third-year studying postmodernist literature at Oxford University. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

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f you can’t stand the heat, then get the hell off of Twitter.

Twitter feuds are nothing new, but over the last year more celebrities have aired their dirty laundry on Twitter. Last year we saw it with Drake Bell, not to be confused with the much more famous performer and the Beliebers. Amanda Bynes got on the bashing train and called out everyone from Rihanna to Miley Cyrus. Speaking of Miley Cyrus, her recent feud with Sinead O’Connor stirred up some drama. Even more recently, we had the Jimmy Kimmel vs. Kanye West debacle. Celebrities are not afraid to share their opinions on Twitter. Many people find this behavior immature and unprofessional, but perhaps to understand we need to take a step back and reflect.

Celebrities are constantly being watched, whether it’s on TV, on the big screen or on the field. Every second they’re being criticized. Any wrong move and the whole world knows about it. I imagine that feeling can be a bit overwhelming. Perhaps they just want to live an average life and stop being treated like they’re zoo animals on display. So what do they do with their personal thoughts? I’m sure a lot of them would like to just get them out. Express their feelings, but where? During an interview for a newspaper or talk show?

Sounds great in theory, but issues may arise.

What they’re saying might get misconstrued in one way or another. There’s a constant fear that the words they say are going to be spun in some way, shape or form.

As a journalist I understand the appeal of wanting to sell newspapers or magazines. The media wants flashy quotes people will react to so they’ll read their work, but at what cost?

Misinterpreting quotes to favor whatever they’re trying to prove is a cheap way to gain readers. It’s cheating, and it just lessens what they’re saying. To be a good journalist means to seek the truth and the true meaning behind words. Really understanding what an interviewee is saying and allowing that to speak for itself. A strong column is one that seeks the truth and doesn’t manipulate the quotes to

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achieve some hidden agenda.

Some journalists struggle with misinterpreting quotes. Last year NFL star DeSean Jackson expressed his frustrations after the media twisted something he said in an interview with Lisa Salters. Jackson tweeted , “The Media love twisting my damn words up… An they always wondering why I don’t wanna talk 2 they ass .. That shit is un–professional.”

Like many before him, Jackson used Twitter to express himself. Along with Twitter ’s marketing potential, it creates a safe haven for celebrities to connect directly to their fans. Twitter gives them the chance not only to express their opinions on topics, but to talk to other celebrities without worrying about the press twisting their words. They can just say it directly.

No miscommunication. It’s reasonable for so many celebrities to use Twitter. They don’t have to worry about their words getting filtered through the press. It is what it is. It’s a chance to be honest.

Celebrities are catching onto this idea, and that’s why we see more celebrities being real on Twitter. They’re vocal not just in their interactions with each other but in their opinions on other topics. A few years ago the Disney Channel made a joke about eating disorders in one of their hit shows, “Shake it Up.” Demi Lovato, who has struggled with an eating disorder, took to Twitter to express her opinion on the matter. She tweeted , “I find it really funny how a company can lose one of their actress’ from the pressures of an EATING DISORDER and yet still make joke about that very disease.” Her words caused Disney to pull

the episode from the air. If she had expressed this idea through a different forum, it might not have had the same effect. She reached out directly not only to Disney but to the fans. Doing this caused change, so perhaps there’s a method to the Twitter madness.

Twitter is a forum where celebrities can be honest. For once, they’re in control of what they’re saying. Kanye West isn’t one to hold in his feelings on Twitter. He is quite vocal about his opinions, and he likes to express them without the media interfering with the meaning of his words. During an interview on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” West talked about why he chooses Twitter as a forum to speak his mind and how he’s changing the media.

“Media does everything they can to break creatives, to break artists, to break people’s spirits and I do everything to break media,” West said . The freedom of Twitter allows him to break that trend. It allows him to be honest and to connect directly with people.

As journalists, we have to really watch how we’re interpreting what people say. It’s important to listen carefully and to ask for clarification. Twisting what people say only creates friction and perpetuates the stereotype that the media is just there to break people. We have technology at our fingertips. It does us well to take advantage of it and to really listen when someone is speaking to us. This concept can apply to more than just journalists. Think about it when you’re listening to your friends speak or when you read the news. Really think about what you’re hearing. A lot of problems in this world could be solved if we just learned to communicate better and make sure there aren’t any misunderstandings. We have the ability to make changes and to say some really compelling things in life. We should respect the words and forums people use to make these statements.

Christianna Friedman is a senior secondary English education major.

Follow her on Twitter at @ChristiFriedman, and reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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Powerful Science’s Josh Miller sings during the band’s performance the first night of Lincoln Calling, an annual music festival in downtown Lincoln that offers attendees more than 100 different performances to see this week.

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Jeremiah Moore, owner of the Bourbon Theatre, laughs with Tim Carr, of Universe Contest, outside the venue during the first night of Lincoln Calling.

Powerful Science performs to signal the start of Lincoln Calling, an annual music festival, at the Bourbon Theatre Tuesday night.

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incoln Calling kicked off with two vastly different showcases.

Sweet ukulele and guitar sounds could be found at The Zoo Bar, where a special Lincoln Calling edition of Troubadour Tuesday took place. Though the original lineup for the night boasted Lucas Kellison, Rebecca Lowry from All Young Girls Are Machine Guns, Cory Kibler and Virtuopath, Kellison was a no-show.

Meanwhile, The Bourbon Theatre started the 10-year anniversary of Lincoln Calling off strong with Powerful Science, Life is Cool and one of the biggest acts of the weekend, Future Islands.

Though not officially on the Lincoln Calling bill, anyone lucky enough to arrive at The Zoo Bar an hour early could also catch the bar’s house band, Jazzocracy. Despite a nearly empty room, the band took it upon themselves to fill every space of the bar with its jazz.

Powerful Science kicked things off in full when the group brought the funk and synths to their Tuesday-night set. The bass-heavy jams shook the venue as the seemingly upbeat crowd prepared themselves for the later alternative-funk music that would carry them into night. Each of the four members of the band were showcased, either purely as an instrumentalist or as a vocalist as well. Each differentiation in vocals allowed Powerful Science

UHC offers free HIV test for students Health Promotion & Outreach department provides confidential testing for students, peer advising Grace Solem-Pfeifer DN The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate in its 2013 report that there are 1,148,200 people in the United States more than 12 years old who live with HIV. About 207,600 of these individuals are unaware of their infected status.

The University Health Center is taking a proactive role in helping students become aware of their sexual health status. The UHC ‘s Health Promotion and Outreach Department of offers free and confidential HIV tests in from noon to 4 p.m., every Friday in Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room 314.

The finger-prick-test checks for the presence of antibodies that appear three months after the human immunodeficiency virus is intro-

duced into the body, through exposure to infected blood, breast milk, semen or vaginal fluids. Confidential results are available within 20 minutes of taking the test.

“It’s a rather simple test,” said Samantha Boice, one of the health center peer educators who conducts the HIV tests. “Really we like to think of the test as being reactive or non-reactive to the [antibodies], rather than positive and negative, because it’s just a preliminary test.”

Boice, a senior forensics science and biology major, has worked as a peer educator for UHC for three years. Peer educators go through training by the Nebraska Department of Health and Student Services and receive certification in HIV Prevention Programming.

If the results are reactive to HIV antibodies, peer educators are able to advise students of their options going forward. Students are also directed to the UHC, as well as other free clinic options, where further testing can verify an HIV-positive status.

Peer educator Stephanie Hernandez has a clear vision of which students should get tested.

“Everyone. Anyone and everyone,” Hernandez said. “It’s not just meant for single people who have a lot of partners. Even if you’re in a monogamous relationship you may

If students get HIV tested, they’re worried the assumption is that you’re a slut. It has nothing to do with that.”

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not know your partner’s history.

Most people aren’t 100 percent sure about their partner’s status. Everyone needs to be sure.”

Hernandez, a junior management major, believes that misguided perceptions of the disease still make some students hesitant to go in for testing, making the role of education and outreach all the more important. “[HIV] is still something a lot of people don’t talk about. It’s private.

It’s taboo,” Hernandez said. “If students get HIV tested, they’re worried the assumption is that you’re a slut. It has nothing to do with that. There’s so much fear surrounding the word (HIV), and that’s why we create the most comfortable environment possible.”

In order to encourage students to take advantage of the HIV testing services, UHC works with the group Students for Sexual Health to provide education about the services, as

well as the disease itself.

Ryan Smith, a senior broadcasting production major, is the president of SSH. For Smith, the first step to promoting testing is combatting misconceptions about STIs and STDs. “Most students don’t think they should be tested because they don’t see any external symptoms,” Smith said. “If they don’t see anything wrong down there they don’t think there’s anything wrong with them.”

In reality, most sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV don’t manifest symptoms until several years after contraction, by which point the individual may have unknowingly passed the virus on to other partners. Hernandez said that the sooner a student a learns about a potential HIV infection, the more op-

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to widen their range of sound and showcase the different styles the band could offer.

Powerful Science’s set was relentless. The band stopped only briefly between each song, and though not much crowd interaction took place, the music spoke for itself.

At The Zoo Bar, the guitars gathered. Rebecca Lowry took the stage with her ukulele in hand and performed to a much lighter, relaxed atmosphere than the one found at The Bourbon. In contrast to Lowry’s airy instrument, however, came her powerful and soulful voice. While fellow musicians Cory Kibler and Virtuopath sat and waited their turns to woo the audience, Lowry sang light songs to an entertained crowd.

Even when Lowry took a pause after strumming the wrong chord, the crowd seemed too charmed to notice.

The first night of Lincoln Calling promised a variety of sounds from its two venues.

As the night went on, one thing was clear: the 10th anniversary of Lincoln Calling promised something for everyone. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Rapists should not be victimized amanda stoffel

As a member of society, I like to believe that I’m “plugged in” to social media.

I actively use Twitter and Facebook and I am fortunate enough to have friends that are continuously posting news stories and articles about the current state of the world. And as if it’s any new news, that state is a bleak one. This weekend, I was heartbroken, to say the least, to read about the rape case in Maryville, Mo., that is shaping up to be the next Steubenville.

In 2012, Steubenville, Ohio became the hub of controversy and criticism as a rape case involving high school football players and a 16-year-old girl made national headlines. The case was discussed in major news publications because of

the role social media played in the accusations and trial. Once the football players were convicted, CNN sympathized with them because their chances for careers in college football were destroyed.

There was sympathy. For convicted rapists.

Now, Maryville is receiving attention for a case similar to Steubenville’s, only worse. The victims were 13 and 14-years old, respectively. And the charges against the attackers have been dropped.

The Kansas City Star spent seven months investigating the case and the incidents that have occurred since. Needless to say, what was revealed is horrifying and an eye-opening look into the dialogue and rape culture that continues to make headlines.

As Maryville is a small town and the attackers are natives to the town with strong family ties, members of the community

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Chvrches’ debut album lives up to the hype ‘The Bones of What you Believe’ recalls electronic bands like M83, Purity Ring with pop hooks, synth Alex Rogers DN Chvrches, a Scottish synthpop group first formed in late 2011, make their excellent debut with “The Bones of What You Believe.”

Chvrches is a perfect example of an electronic band to become successful rather quickly thanks to internet hype. They were appropriately featured on BBC’s “Sound of 2013” list, alongside other accolades like their song “Lies” being featured on NME’s Best Songs of 2012 List. They opened for similar acts such as Passion Pit, School of Seven Bells and Two Door Cinema Club. Their entry into the public eye was through the music blog run by the label Neon Gold.

Chvrches lives up to the hype. The album is comprised

of carefully constructed synth pop, led by Lauren Mayberry’s stunning vocals. What sets them apart from their indie pop peers is their tasteful production values, featuring clean synth lines with the occasional bass guitar and processed vocal effects.

Mayberry’s ear for infectious pop hooks delivers throughout the album. With her vocals mixed front and center, it perfectly plays off the precision of the instrumentals.

Upon first listen, Chvrches draws comparisons to Purity Ring, an electronic band that put out their debut album, “Shrines,” in 2012. Chvrches’ music is much more concise, however, with their pop hooks.

Purity Ring tends to lean more toward an R&B approach to songwriting.

The compelling opener, “The Mother We Share,” is the strongest track on the record, featuring the catchiest hook of its 12 songs. The male vocals towards the end of the track evoke memories of French electronic band M83’s processed vocals throughout the 2011 album “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.”

The last track, however, is not as great because of its slower tempo. It makes sense considering every song on the album is

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THE BONES OF WHAT YOU BELIEVE Chvrches danceable, so it’s hard for a band this young to change gears.

Chvrches’ debut is a fun listen, and expertly produced.

It’s a promising start for a band that’s new on the scene. It’s hard to know what they’ll do next, considering they’ve almost perfected their niche. Hopefully they won’t lose steam in today’s industry that thrives on lightingfast blog buzz. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

stoffel: from 5 Though it is dismissed as cliché, the members of society who wish to speak for those who have been severely wronged must remember that their actions need to work toward helping victims rather than allowing the guilty party to become victims themselves.”

have turned their anger toward the victims. One of the victim’s families even moved, and then their house mysteriously burned down. Tweets stated that Daisy, one of the victims, deserved what happened to her.

Since the case against the attackers has been dropped, Anonymous and with other activists have taken to social media and started the #Justice4Daisy movement. All of these events, while horrific and gut-wrenching, are exposing the harsh reality that, when young people are involved, sympathy is garnered for both sides, even for the guilty party.

This leads to the demand for rightful justice. Courtney Cole, however, a women’s rights activist from Missouri who is working to get justice for Daisy, said in an interview with BuzzFeed that she’s heard people talking about how they would spit on one of the alleged rapists if they recognized him on the street.

“I jumped in and said, ‘No, don’t do any physical harm to him at all. That makes him a victim, which he isn’t,’” Cole said.

All opinions about BuzzFeed aside, Cole is right: retaliation against those who have wronged others allows for their reframing as victims. Gandhi is continuously quoted for his statement, “An eye for and eye makes the

whole world blind.” Though it is dismissed as cliché, the members of society who wish to speak for those who have been severely wronged must remember that their actions need to work toward helping victims rather than allowing the guilty party to become victims themselves.

Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year-old girl who was hunted by the Taliban for her fight for women’s education in Pakistan, was recently interviewed by Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. She is a pacifist and presented one of the most nuanced but often forgotten ideas of pacifism in her conversation with Stewart.

“I started thinking about that, and I used to think that the Talib would come, and he would just kill me,” she said. “But then I said, ‘If he comes, what would you do Malala?’ Then I would reply to myself, ‘Malala, just take a shoe and hit him.’ But then I said, ‘If you hit a Talib with your shoe, then there would be no difference between you and the Talib. You must not treat others with cruelty and that much harshly, you must fight others but through peace and through dialogue and through education.”

The wisdom of Yousafzai’s words cannot be over stated. The idea of what I like to call active pacifism must be remembered

in the dialogue surrounding social change. When cases such as Trayvon Martin’s make their way into the public eye, it is easy to want to react with the same action toward the perpetrators so that they will feel the same pain and grief. In the case of Maryville, spitting on the perpetrators prompts at least a minor feeling of justice being served.

But just as Cole said, this not only puts those working toward justice on a similar level as those committing the injustice, but also gives cause to the guilty parties to be seen as victims.

It is difficult to remember these things. But as there is darkness in the world, there will always be cause to fight for justice and for what is right. As the Maryville case progresses, those involved, even if it is only through support on social media, must be wary of the comments they make about and toward perpetrators. Active pacifism does not accept the wrong action, but rather, allows for the moral high ground to remain as such.

The Maryville case has numerous victims. It is vital that we ensure no more are created.

Especially those who committed the crime.

AMANDA STOFFEL IS A SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS AND FILM STUDIES MAJOR. REACH HER AT arts@ dailynebraskan.com

this is my jam Gabriella Martinez-Garro DN It took a bag of shrooms, a road trip from Seattle to the Hollywood Hills and a former Fleet Foxes drummer with a wicked sense of humor to create one of the best albums of 2012.

Josh Tillman, formerly known as J. Tillman, was stuck in a musical and identity rut before taking on the moniker Father John Misty. After years of writing seemingly somber and quiet acoustic songs, Tillman decided it was time for a change.

While moving from the tip of the Northwest to southern California, Tillman took psychedelics and began writing a novel. It was out of these events that the album “Fear Fun,” and Father John Misty’s career were birthed.

“Look out Hollywood, here I come,” Father John sings on the album’s first track, “Funtimes in Babylon.”

“Fear Fun,” is Tillman at his lyrical and musical best.

With subliminal messages and scripture references interwoven with metaphors, “Fear Fun” is a narrative built from Tillman’s real-life experience with drugs, women and his own struggles of identity, all through tongue-in-cheek storytelling.

A funnier record with such deep symbolism and selfawareness, you cannot find.

The album’s most obvious sense of humor comes through in the song, “I’m Writing A Novel,” a track that acts as

Netflix If you like superheroes, unrequited love, musicals and Joss Whedon ripping your heart out within the last five minutes, then you should really watch “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog,” if you haven’t already.

This 42-minute special is set in an alternate universe where cheesy superheroes and villains are commonplace. Neil Patrick Harris plays Dr. Horrible, a fairly relatable character for a power-hungry super-villain, who is hopelessly in love with the redhead at the laundromat, Penny (Felicia Day). However, he’s too afraid to speak to her.

It is not until his arch-nemesis, Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion), starts to date her that Dr. Horrible begins his downward spiral into revenge.

A musical, the songs help build the tension. As the movie progresses, the songs get darker and darker, kind of like the difference between the 1971 “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and the 2005 Tim Burton adaptation.

The movie is cleverly done — it has you believing it’s a quirky musical about comical superheroes and villains with a dash of romance, when by the end you are questioning your validity in life and whether the sun rises in the east or west.

It strings you along with the promise of happy endings, then swiftly kills those promises in one fell swoop.

Nevertheless, “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” is worth

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courtesy photo “Tee Pees 1-12,” every song has its own distinct sound as it adds another chapter to Tillman’s story.

“I never liked the name Joshua, I got tired of J,” Tillman croons on the album’s final track, “Everyman Needs A Companion.” Though Tillman may not musically be returning to those characters, one can only hope the humor and beauty of Father John Misty sticks around a little bit longer. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Trends I’ve haven’t thought about in months

Fads come and go. What might seem like the biggest thing in the world can be a distant memory only a few weeks later. I’m digging deep into my memory reserve and looking for things that I either purposely or accidentally forgot about.

Foursquare: I never really even thought about it in the first place. I mean, isn’t the point of Facebook to tell people where you are and what you’re doing already? And what did it even mean to be a “mayor” of a certain place? You didn’t get any power or recognition. If anything, it just made you realize that nothing new was happening in your life. Just visiting the same places again and again. How sad.

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Tribal/barbed wire tattoos: I remember being at Pizza Hut when I was younger and a guy next to me at the buffet had a barbed wire tattoo wrapped around his bicep. I remember being so confused by it. Were his biceps trying to escape? Was it allegorical, representative of his struggle to break free of old vices? Was he just really bad at picking out tattoos? I wonder how he feels about it today. Probably not great.

Those popsicle stick-looking things that you’d hit against your wrist and they’d wrap around it: This was early ‘90s, right? Like, if you won a game of “Double Dare,” they’d give you a cratefull as part of your prize package, also different designs on them, some zebra striped, some bright pink. I haven’t even really thought about the ‘90s recently, I guess. This was a two-fer!

4. more of a memoir for Tillman than anything.

“I ran down the road, pants down to my knees, screaming ‘Please come help me, that Canadian shaman gave a little too much to me!’” Father John Misty sings.

Color and character has no shortage on the record. From the provocative and semi-distorted track “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings,” a song about getting it on at a cemetery, to the hoe-down folk tune,

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Eggs: I’m glad everyone is overeating eggs.

Have you ever really thought about what an egg is? It’s the product of a chicken having a period, according to science. Those things are gross, all filled with mucus and more, thicker mucus. Also, have you ever had one of those pre-throw up burps? They taste like eggs full of sulfur. I hope we finish drinking milk, too. I’m over eating things that come out of animals.

Internet Explorer: It helps that I use a Mac, but I honestly have not thought about IE in the longest time. It still makes me angry, though. It was slow, aesthetically revolting and missing features that other browsers had. I genuinely believe IE is still being installed as part of Windows operating systems because otherwise users wouldn’t have a way to install Chrome. IE apparently still has the biggest share of the browser market, but that’s just a testament to how old people are using computers.

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Walk-in students can expect to meet and talk with peer educators trained in health counseling in a discreet environment. When comfortable, they will be directed back to a separate room to conduct the test and receive results one-on-one with a peer educator.

Boice said while the actual testing rooms are always private, many students decide to get tested with friends and come to the site together for a comfortable experience.

“I have really seen that the confidence level of people who come in with a friend is much higher than people who come in alone,” Boice said. “Coming in groups really helps the dynamic.”

Often times, partners come in together to be HIV tested.

Even students who don’t consider themselves to be at risk for HIV infection make use of the service for a sense of reassurance.

Hernandez said she remembers a student who came in after a blood

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“While that’s a highly unlikely way to contract HIV, because of all the testing hospitals do, it still gave him peace of mind,” Hernandez said. “It just adds to your stress to not know. If you can spend half an hour, get tested, and know for sure, why wouldn’t you?”

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Big ten teleconference Michigan coach Brady Hoke On adjustments to be made:

“I think No. 1, we’ve got to address the issues of not being able to run the ball from the tailback position. That starts up front. We’re not letting (running back) Fitz (Toussaint) get started and that means we’ve got to look at some personnel and if guys aren’t getting the job done, there are other guys who want to get out there and get it done.”

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio On reducing team penalties:

Illinois coach Tim Beckman On snapping the losing streak:

“The ones that we can control, we want to be able to control. We talk a lot about sometimes that other guys got to come out when you play football; that toughness guy. But at some points we have to keep our composure as well.”

On quarterback Connor Cook:

On quarterback Devin Gardner:

“He’s going to continue to grow. I think he’s gaining confidence as he does this and confidence breeds success. The more confident a player you have, the more things you’re able to do with him as well, from a coaching standpoint.”

Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen On the win against Northwestern Saturday:

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz On Ohio State:

“Decision making once in a while hasn’t been exactly where we’d like it, but there’s a whole lot more I like about Devin than I dislike.”

“Tremendous victory against a very talented Northwestern team; hard fought game, tremendous environment for our kids. It was just another great Big Ten game and we were happy to come out on top of that.”

On first season in Big Ten:

“If you have a weakness, it’s going to get exploited very quickly. It’s what you expect out of what I think is the best league in the country and week in and week out it’s held up to that so far.”

Nebraska coach Bo Pelini On senior captain and offensive lineman Spencer Long’s injury:

“Spencer is out and he’ll be getting surgery on Thursday. Fortunately for him we don’t think (the injury) was as bad as it obviously could have been. It look’s like he’ll be out for the year, but the prognosis going forward is a little bit better.”

On quarterbacks Tommy Armstrong Jr. and Ron Kellogg III:

“A week ago after Tommy played really well I said that it’s never as good as it looks on the surface, but it’s never as bad. I felt the same way coming out of this last game.”

“We haven’t talked a whole bunch about it.

We’ve been stressing the positives and the things we’re doing better this year, trying to move the program forward. Of course it’s probably in everybody’s mind, but our focus now is to get our football team better.”

On Wisconsin’s speed:

“I think their team speed is equal to at least what we have here. We would like to be a faster football team, but I think right now we’re very comparable.”

Purdue coach Darrell Hazell On Jim Bollman leaving:

“It’s hard to find a weak spot on their football team. They’ve got whatever they’ve won in a row, it’s approaching 20 and you don’t do that by accident. It takes good players, good coaching and guys that are ready to go every Saturday.”

“He’s a sharp young guy. He’s very serious about his academic work, which is commendable, but he also does a really nice job of grasping things in the football realm as well.”

“He’s a great man and a great man of faith, a good person and a good football coach. When he made the decision to leave our staff to go to Michigan State I was very much in support [of it].”

On freshman receiver DeAngelo Yancey: “He still has to develop quite a bit in his route running and his man separation techniques, but his ceiling is going to be extremely high. He’s a very special, talented young man.”

Minnesota interim coach Tracy Claeys On redshirt freshman tight end Maxx Williams:

Penn State coach Bill O’Brien On him reportedly instructing fans not to ask about the Indiana game:

On quarterback Jake Rudock:

“If you can get the tight end that’s bigger than the safeties and can outrun most linebackers, I think that’s what everybody’s looking for and Maxx is a kid who has developed into that.”

On Mitch Leidner as quarterback:

“It’s depending on being healthy and that kind of stuff. I thought Mitch played well enough, although he did make some mistakes. I would like to get Mitch that opportunity to start.”

Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald On the coaches poll making up a third of the BCS standings:

“I’m a guy that looks at those types of things and says whatever is best for the game, I’m in favor of. Coaches have been a part of the poll now for a number of years and we’re entrenched with our teams, but for those guys who choose to be a part of it all, the guys I’ve talked to take that vote very seriously.”

On the beginning of the season and moving forward:

“I think we just didn’t play very well a week ago. I attribute that first and foremost to us as a staff. We’ve got to get our guys to execute more cleanly and more consistently. We obviously didn’t do that on Saturday and that’s disappointing, but each week is kind of a one-game season. When things don’t go the way you expect them to go you analyze why, you talk about it, you work with the team and you create solutions.”

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer On offensive lineman Andrew Norwell:

“He’s a guy that was one of the infamous five that was late for the meeting when we first got here, way overweight and wasn’t committed to the cause. He’s turned out to be one of our leaders and an incredible young man and a guy I have a lot of respect for.”

On potentially playing Oregon or Alabama:

“I think human nature is, especially when you have time on a weekend, a bye week, to watch a lot of games, to think how’d you match up. I kind of have these mechanisms in place to stop thinking and refocus on getting first downs and stopping people cause [comparing] isn’t really helping the cause at all.”

“Any question that anyone wants to ask me, they can ask me. I’m going to answer it however I feel like answering it. I’m not sure that happened. I’m not in charge of my radio show, but if it did happen I will make sure that it doesn’t happen again.”

On quarterback Christian Hackenburg: “Every time he sees something, it’s basically the first time he’s seeing it at the college level. Now we head to Ohio State and he’s playing a game in one of the most famous stadiums in the history of college football, so that will be new for him too. I’m very pleased with where he is right now.”

Indiana coach Kevin Wilson On offensive lineman Peyton Eckert’s back injury:

“He’ll get a surgery at the end of this week, which will take him out of the season. We’ve lost Peyton Eckert for the year. We kept trying for weeks to get him back, we got him on the field for some practice, but it didn’t hold up.”

On playing Big Ten teams:

“When you’re in the Big Ten playing, it’s a line-ofscrimmage game. Even though we’re sitting here as a team that throws it a little bit, it’s still a line-of scrimmage game. You’ve got to play well on the line of scrimmage and that’s the just of playing Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, all of the teams we play in this league.” compiled by stefani bradley

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Nebraska junior Sarah Larson pushes forward during a race earlier in the season. Larson began running longer distances so she could train for softball and ended up enjoying running.

Junior runner finds place as captain Nebraska cross country leader picked up running by training for other high school sports Vanessa Daves DN Sarah Larson never ran cross country in high school. During her time at Lincoln Northeast she played softball and ran long distance in track as a means of training for softball, but she never thought she would end up running cross country.

“I realized that I wanted to run cross country about my junior year high school,” Larson said. “It all happened so fast and natural.”

Now, she’s not only on the Nebraska cross country team, but she’s also a team captain and was nominated for 2012 Most Valuable

Runner. Larson loves having a team as part of her college experience, she said.

“We’re all working toward a common goal – to place higher in the Big Ten and to really work on getting out front in the beginning,” Larson said. “That’s my favorite part of being on the team, just working together.”

Coach David Harris said Larson is one of the most hard-working runners on the team and is a valuable asset.

“She really leads by example and brings the team together, with things like team dinners and other events,” Harris said. “She’s consistently been in our top two runners and is always leading the team in practices.”

However, Larson said the ride hasn’t always been easy. She’s encountered a few obstacles along that way that have taken time to recoup. Last April, she was diagnosed with interior compartment syndrome and had to get surgery on her feet.

“Not many people know about

it, but basically what it means is when I ran, it felt like there were huge bowling balls on the sides of my feet,” Larson said.

She felt a lot of pressure on her lower legs and feet and finally decided to get the surgery, she said.

Now, she runs without any discomfort at all, although easing back into running took a while. At the start of the season in early August, she dealt with heat exhaustion and was expected to run in a meet two weeks later. And just this past week, she’s been dealing with calf pains and had to sit out of practice for a few days because of it.

Despite the obstacles, she still feels confident in her season and hopes to improve within the next few races. For Larson, facing obstacles – both mentally and physically – is just a part of running.

“Our team has done a really good job of training harder and smarter,” Larson said. “It’s all about reading your body. As a distance runner, you can’t go hard 24/7. It’s all about knowing when to push and knowing when to back

off. Coach (Harris) is really understanding about that. He knows when someone can push themselves more, and he knows when they need to rest.”

Larson’s fellow co-captains, seniors Isabel Andrade and Sarah Plambeck, have also encountered some obstacles and are both out with stress fractures. Larson has seen the women’s team progressively grow over her years on the team, she said, and even though they are lacking a couple of runners, Larson hopes they continue to progress this year.

“I think chemistry is a really important part to succeeding,” Larson said. “That’s what I’ve noticed over my years here. This year, the team is closer to age so that helps and I think we have stronger bonds because of it.”

As Larson eases back into the season after her minor setbacks in the beginning, both she and coach Harris hope to see her peak in the upcoming races. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

times it’s the fun things. We went to Alaska and all went dog sledAfter leading ding, or moments where we were stuck in the airport for five hours Nebraska to third at and we just goofed off. Shooting NCAA’s, Underwood memories are always fun, but the little memories with your is back to lead Husker it’s teammates are what I remember.”

After competing as a Husker, rifle team Underwood became an assistant coach at Kentucky. There, she helped the Wildcats to a 48-8 reStaff report cord during her time, including a dn 2011 NCAA championship, when Kentucky shot a championship It takes a lot to be a coach at a record 4700 of 4800. She then highly esteemed university. A went back to her alma mater to good coach is able to connect coach the team that she helped with the athletes. A good coach get third at nationals. knows the sport like the back “I think when of his hand. A good they had the coachcoach sticks to tradiing change they retion while still moving membered I was on a the team toward sucsuccessful team,” Uncess. An example of derwood said. “They that is the rifle team’s [Nebraska] like to hire head coach Stacy Unback people who went derwood. through the program Underwood is into and know about the her second year as tradition that comes head coach and she with being at a place has already made a like Nebraska.” big impact. Last seaCoach Underwood Underwood brings son, she helped the something to rifle team to a sevenththe table that many place finish at the coaches are not able NCAA Championships after the too.

Huskers missed out the previous “I think the fact that I am two years. young and energetic really helps Before Underwood began our team,” Underwood said. “I coaching, she competed on the don’t have exactly a certain way. I rifle team for Nebraska from think the best way is the way that 2003 until she graduated with an helps the individual compete the education degree in 2007. During best. There are some things that her time as a student athlete, she are set in stone in our sport, but racked up some very prestigious most of it is individual. We try to honors, including being named help by realizing what each team the most improved shooter in member does best and working 2004, while also the team captain. on helping them get the most out That team took third place at the of this experience.”

NCAA Championships. UnderUnderwood does not look to wood was also a four-time let- make just good shooters out of ter winner, a two-time NRA Allher team, she said, but instead American, and won the GARC looks to help them become the Senior of the Year award in 2007. best people they can be.

After all the awards, though, “A big thing for me that this Underwood said she remembers program is trying to accomplish the small things that happened is to make this a whole-person exwhile she was on the team. perience,” Underwood said. “It’s “I remember the little things not just what we do on the range. mostly,” Underwood said. “Some We really want to have our team things were pretty big like when members leave here a complete my teammate won an individual person.” air rifle championship and comsports@ dailynebraskan.com peting at nationals, but some-

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Husker tennis squad prepares for ITA Region Sydny Boyd DN Men’s tennis players have been at work this fall in preparation for the bulk of their season, which takes place in the spring.

“Basically tournaments in the fall help us prepare for the spring dual matches,” coach Kerry McDermott said.

Starting in February, the Husker men will play 21 matches. So far this season, they have played in two tournaments and are about to embark on their third in the ITA Central Region in Tulsa, Okla., which begins Thursday and concludes on Monday. While Nebraska only had four players participating in the Central Region last year, the entire team will play this season.

McDermott has chosen sophomores Dusty Boyer, Marc Herrmann, Andrew Dzulynsky and senior Tom Blackwell to play in the main singles matches, while the rest of the team will play in the qualifying singles.

In the main draw doubles matches, the team of senior Brandon Videtich and sophomore Bradford Zitsch will play as well as the duo of sophomore Andrew Dzulynsky and freshman Vasileios Stavropoulos. In the qualifying doubles matches, Herrmann and junior Beauregard Treyz,

“McDermott does a great job with Blackwell and Boyer and sophomore making sure we are fit and in shape,” Court Clark and freshman HyungVidetich said. “He builds our stamina Chul (Charlie) Shin will play for Neup and in the long run, that will help braska. us win.”

“We as coaches will use this tourDuring the last ITA Tournament, nament to help with making a deterBoyer, who made mination of the strength it the furthest in of our line up,” McDerBasically the tournament, mott said. “We will be his looking for and deciding tournaments attributed stamina during a on our top eight singles in the fall help three-hour-long line up and the top four match to the traindoubles teams and get- us prepare for ing McDermott ting those established requires during and ready for next se- the spring dual practice. mester.” matches.”

The Husker McDermott said this men are looking tournament will prove kerry mcdermott positively upon to be a great event for the men’s tennis coach the ITA tournateam to give it their all ment in Tulsa this and prove it on the court. weekend.

“We have been train“We’re all looking forward to the ing a lot and making sure that we are spring and dual matches,” Videtich putting returns back into play and said. “But right now, our focus is our getting the point started,” McDermott last two tournaments of the fall. We said. “It is so important that we make hope to have a strong showing at the opponents earn their points. We regionals, which will help with our don’t want to just give them away. confidence heading into the spring That is what our emphasis is on.” season.”

Videtich said he is looking for“It’s another big tournament,” ward to this weekend’s tournament.

McDermott said. “It’ll be interesting to He knows the training the team has see what happens.” been working on in practice is benefisports@ cial for the outcome they are looking dailynebraskan.com for.

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Senior Brandon Videtich will be playing doubles in the main draw matches for Nebraska this weekend at the ITA Central Region tournament.

Karate: from 10 Longoria’s passion for fighting drove him to buy his own studio and start teaching. He began teaching Karate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1999. Because Longoria was trained in Tae Kwon Do, the fundamentals of his Karate classes have been more similar to Tae Kwon Do than Karate.

“They’re both forms of martial arts, but the main difference between the two is Tae Kwon Do is Korean and Karate is Japanese,” Longoria said.

A few years ago, Longoria said he started to feel like he wasn’t seeing the results that both he and his students wanted. He wanted the students to be able to use what they learned in class and apply them in dangerous situations.

Since martial arts takes years to fully develop, Longoria decided to start teaching Krav Maga, which is an Israeli form of fighting.

“I just really thought I was doing a disservice to the class,” Longoria said. “With Krav Maga, they learn self-defense in a faster way. It’s really effective because it’s all about being aggressive and accurate.”

Because Krav Maga requires intense training, it also helps his students train for martial arts forms like Tae Kwon Do and Karate.

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Connor Southwick and Sam Metzger perform a basic training exercise in the Rec’s combative arts room Tuesday. In the exercise students attack each other’s heads while protecting his or her own with the opposite arm. day and Thursday from 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., but Longoria also offers other times at his personal studio almost every day in the morning and at night. Longoria said he likes to have an open, somewhat flexible schedule so students can work around their classes and still make it to the class.

Each semester he usually has about 30 people in his class

he said. Eventually he hopes to change the official name of the class to Krav Maga, hoping to draw more people to the class.

He is aided by Nebraska alumnus Roger Carlson, who started taking this class as a freshman.

He stuck with the class because he liked the physical challenge it offered him, and said he thinks it’s a great way for students to

middle, other way cause I’m not a big power guy,” Fish said, “Hoppes fell behind on me 2-0 so I was just looking for a good pitch to hit and he gave me a fastball over the plate.

And luckily it worked out for us.”

That turned out to be all the damage the red team could muster in the fourth inning as Fish’s teammates could bring him in.

From there, sophomore Jeff

Chesnut for the red team and freshman Derek Burkamper for the white took over pitching duties. They both settled in and managed to go unscathed in the fifth and sixth innings.

Down 4-0, the white team looked to make its mark on the scoreboard heading into the seventh and final inning. The top of the seventh inning was started by a series

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Instructor Dan Longoria lead his basic karate class through warm-ups in the Campus Rec’s combative arts room Tuesday. be prepared for any self-defense situation.

“It’s good for people be informed about fighting and see that it’s not really how it appears in the media,” Carlson said.

Longoria said he has seen the confidence level of his students

grow over the time spent learning self-defense, which is why he is so passionate about sharing it with others.

“Students who come through love it,” Longoria said. “They show great progress, even if they’re in the class just for a se-

mester. You can see a difference from day one to when they’re done with the semester, not only physically but the way they carry themselves. They have a greater confidence level and are more aware of surroundings.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Baseball: from 10 Hoppes started rough as well, as he walked freshman infielder Bryce Only, then gave up a single to center to redshirt freshman Matt Jones, putting runners on first and second base.

With two men on, sophomore catcher Taylor Fish hit a liner into left-center field, scoring both runners and landing a triple.

“My approach is usually up the

of unforced errors, as Chesnut surrendered walks to freshman utility player Matt Leuty and first baseman Ben Miller.

Then suddenley the bases were loaded. Freshman infielder Michael Klein stepped up next for the white squad and hit into a fielder’s choice that scored Leuty, but forced Miller out at third.

With two outs in the inning and

runners on second and third, the white team couldn’t take advantage of any more opportunities as Chestnut closed out the game.

Hirsch received the 4-1 win for red, while King took the loss for white.

Coach Erstad reflected on his team’s performance.

“I really liked their energy and intensity they bring everyday, espe-

cially in the fall,” Erstad said, “They are holding so many directions.

School’s first and they just have tons of tutors and classes and just a lot on their plate. And to come out here and focus and bring that kind of energy, I’m real happy with that. From a baseball stand point we have to get a lot better and that’s what we’ll do.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Roundtable: from 10 KC: I’d say 1,700 yards is probably a tad generous. He’s currently averaging 136 yards per game at the halfway point, so if he continues on his trend, he’d be shy of that mark. I see him surpassing 1,000 yards against Northwestern, but it’s hard for me to see him put up that many yards through the rest of the season. Nebraska’s schedule isn’t death row by any means, but it’s competent. I’d put him right around 1,500 rushing yards on the year.

NI: The bye week will not only be helpful for banged up guys like Martinez, but also for wide receivers such as Kenny Bell. We haven’t seen Bell, who came in this season as arguably the No. 1 Husker wide out, being called on much as of late. Whether it’s because he’s still injured or being guarded too well, I look forward to see how they plan on working him more in the offensive game plan during the last six games of the season.

As for Abdullah, I’m going to go right down the middle of both of your guesses and go with 1,600 yards.

KC: With Martinez out, Pelini continues to stick with the two-quarterback system. What do you guys think?

Smart? Illogical? When, or if, Martinez is back to 100 percent, how should Pelini handle the situation? Should he start Martinez regardless or continue to incorporate a couple of guys in there, as he has been?

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Junior running back Ameer Abdullah darts past a Purdue defender on Saturday. Abdullah is averaging 136 yards per game this season at the mid-way point.

NI: After the first game I was opposed to it.

However, the 3-0 outcome has proved that the two-man scheme is effective. Last Saturday’s game was the first time we really saw Armstrong struggle with three interceptions. Senior quarterback Ron Kellogg III showed improvement from his previous game and out-threw the starting redshirt freshman. I say, ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.’ But when Martinez comes though, I say stick with him and if struggles come about, do what any coach would and bring in a replacement.

CH: I’m not a fan of the two-quarterback system. It definitely takes each quarterback out of rhythm, which is frustrating to see. I think if Armstrong throws a pick, put him back out there to prove himself. Don’t make him sit and think about what he just did like a child.

And once Martinez is ready, I would say no doubt he plays. He’s itching to play, and once he’s back, I think this offense will explode like we haven’t seen yet.

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Connor Southwick and Sam Metzger practice inside the Campus Recreation Center’s combative arts room during karate class Tuesday.

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Former wrestler who grew up around fighting teaches martial arts at Campus Recreation Center story by Vanessa Daves | photos by Jake Crandall

D Julien Gradnigo performs basic punch routines with his partner David Moore on Tuesday. Gradnigo is in a karate class held in the Rec’s combative arts room.

aniel Longoria grew up watching the Golden Glove Championships with his father and four brothers as a kid. He always had an interest in fighting and he loved watching fighting movies like “Billy Jack” and listening to his father as he narrated fights they watched on TV. Longoria, his brothers and his cousins all grew up wrestling in school, and between them, there are at least 10 state titles and 20 district titles.

Longoria graduated from high school as a wrestler, but he didn’t want to stop fighting, so he started learning martial arts. He is now an eighth-degree black belt.

Karate: see page 9

Red takes down white in Husker team scrimmage

We’ve had two games to assess since our last bye-week discussion, but there certainly isn’t a shortage of talking points. Let’s get started.

Nebraska baseball team started fall season on Tuesday in Red vs. White match-up David stover dn The first of three inner-team scrimmages began on Tuesday at Haymarket Park when Nebraska’s red squad beat its white counterparts 4-1. Senior Zach Hirsch for the red team and senior Tyler King for the white took the mound against one another to start off the fall season.

Freshman outfielder Ryan Boldt got things going quickly for the red squad, as he led off the bottom of the first inning with a single. Boldt’s hit was followed by an errant pickoff attempt by King that advanced Boldt to third base. Senior outfielder Mike Pritchard hit a sacrifice fly to centerfield later in the inning, scoring Boldt.

King settled down in the second and third inning, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the fourth.

Junior infielder Pat Kelly started off the fourth by drawing a walk. Then, lefty King, tried another pick-off, which led to another wild throw that landed Kelly on third base.

Sophomore first baseman Austin Christensen hit a sacrifice fly scoring Kelly, giving red the 2-0 lead.

Coach Darin Erstad then brought in junior pitcher Michael Hoppes for the white team.

BaseBall: see page 9

football bye-week roundtable Kyle Cummings: Though not the toughest of tests, Nebraska is 2-0 in conference play. The Husker offense ran wild against Illinois and the defense nearly shut out Purdue last Saturday. Are we seeing strides from the Huskers in the past two weeks or was this a result of playing inferior teams?

Chris Heady: I definitely think we’ve been seeing strides. Illinois actually has a very good offense and the Nebraska defense shut them down for the most part. With Purdue, you can’t have a poor defense and almost shut someone out. I also think running back Ameer Abdullah has been picking up a lot of slack with quarterback Taylor Martinez still out.

KC: To be honest, I don’t really like the second bye-week here if I’m Nebraska. Obviously it gives Martinez a little extra time to heal up, but it just breaks up the momentum too much for my liking. Nedu, you said it’s beneficial. What’re your thoughts, Chris?

Nedu Izu: I agree with both of you. Neither team was too challenging for the Huskers, but like Chris said, Illinois did come into Lincoln with the best throwing quarterback in the Big Ten. Whatever Nebraska coach Bo Pelini and defensive coordinator John Papuchis did during the team’s first bye week, it’s working. This upcoming one I think will only help transition them from a good to a great defense in the second half of the season.

CH: I think it’s perfectly timed, actually. It didn’t seem like redshirt freshman Tommy Armstrong Jr. had his best stuff and seemed a little bit rattled. I think it gives the offense some time to regroup. The only thing I’d worry about is if Abdullah loses some of his steam that he has, but I don’t see that happening. Do you guys think he could eclipse 1,700 yards? I think it’s possible.

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Sophomore catcher Taylor Fish talks with a teammate. Fish helped the Red squad win Tuesday’s scrimmage 4-1.

roundtable: see page 9