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Cold weather challenges the occupy Lincoln protesters as they try to stay warm in chilly nebraska weather
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arrives at UNL TAMMY BAIN DAILY NEBRASKAn
University of Nebraska-Lincoln business and journalism students are jump-starting a new organization to help gain experience in the field of sales. Students banded together to launch a UNL chapter of Pi Sigma Epsilon, a national business organization. While the organization is technically considered a fraternity, it isn’t the typical meaning of fraternity, said Scott Friend, one of the group’s advisers and an associate professor of marketing. It’s an association for entrepreneurs in the field of marketing and business, he said. Matt Benson, a senior finance major, and Shane Hertig, a junior industrial engineering major brought the idea to create the UNL chapter to Friend. Benson decided to try
Employers are always willing to spend a lot of money to find qualifications they’re looking for in students.”
Shane Hertig
junionr industrial engineering major
to bring Pi Sigma Epsilon to UNL after hearing from friends at University of Northern Iowa and University of Missouri who were each presidents of a Pi Sigma Epsilon chapter at their respective schools. Benson was a member of the American Marketing Association at the time. Benson said he had nothing against the association. “It just wasn’t a sales organization,” he said. “It’s not supposed to be.”
business: see page 3
dan holtmeyer | daily nebraskan
Susan Watson, one of the dozens of Occupy Lincoln protesters who camped out in front of the Capitol brandishes a donated blanket from Occupy Lincoln’s supply tent, which holds piles of blankets and is surrounded by bins of coats and boots. All items are donated to the cause by supportive Lincoln residents, and most are eagerly snatched up by the Lincoln occupiers in light of dropping temperatures.
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uesday night was Occupy of the top 1 percent of the country to planned for dinner. “There’s always nice, hot coffee,” Lincoln’s first introduction the detriment of everyone else, among to below-freezing tem- many other complaints. Several stu- Watson said. Closer to the Capitol, another tent is peratures, with a low of dents from the University of Nebraska31 degrees. Wednesday Lincoln were among the hundreds that piled full of blankets. Plastic bins of night, the temperature marched Saturday to kick off Occupy coats, gloves and boots surround it. dropped two degrees lower. Lincoln, and many are camping out as All are donated by supportive Lincoln “It was pretty freaking cold,” said the protest continues. residents or members It has to Susan Watson, 45, as she sipped cofThe next march will of the protest, many fee yesterday morning under the pro- be Saturday at noon on of whom come durbe a fully tection of a thick, knitted sweater, the Capitol Building’s ing the day and hold functioning scarf and gloves. The protest’s tents, northern steps. signs along the street occupying Centennial Mall between “We rocked it,” said before going to work movement. We the Capitol Building and K Street, sur- Eric Ellenwood, 30, returning home. And need to be able or rounded her. of the night’s chill. He those supplies are in to take care of It’s a challenge that everyone saw held a steaming mug high demand. coming: not food — there’s plenty of coffee and was eatgo just about our own people. as“Those of that — or even support from the ing a warm breakfast fast as we can fill that community, but a of bread tent up,” Taylor said of Nebraska winter. covered in William Matchett the blankets, adding Right now occupy lincoln protester The fledgling Lincoln scrambled that more donations are it’s a comfort movement started last eggs and always welcome. Many Saturday, a month afcheese. participants also share tents — and thing and ter Occupy Wall Street “We are not discour- warmth. Members are also looking for not a health first began in the aged, sir,” agreed Mark a propane heater, because campfires streets of Manhattan. Taylor, 51, who works in aren’t allowed in the park. concern, but In Lincoln, their deencampment’s impro“It has to be a fully functioning we’re going to the termination to force a vised food kitchen and movement,” said William Matchett, a get into that. change in how they pantry, housed mostly fixture at the food tent. “We need to be see politics work, in a large brown tent. It able to take care of our people.” even as the mercury contains even more food Shauna Nielsen, a 20-year-old forStephanie Dank than two days previous, mer student at the University of Nedips lower and lower, occupy lincoln protester is undaunted, Linincluding produce, pea- braska-Lincoln, said she borrowed a coln’s occupiers say, and they have nut butter, bread and coffee and tea bed roll and comforter from that trove a steady stream of the necessary sup- — important on cold mornings. for Tuesday night and “just bunkered plies. Warm food is a constant there at Anger was the spark — disgust the heart of the roughly 50 tents. Two occupy: over the perceived power of money portable stoves wait outside on tables and wealth over politics and favoring laden with coffee mugs, and chili was see page 3
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kyle bruggeman | daily nebraskan
David Alloy speaks at the dedication ceremony for UNL’s new Strength Complex named for him and his wife, Carol.
New complex focuses on NU volleyball Daniel Wheaton Daily Nebraskan
On Thursday evening, an 8-foot pair of golden scissors cut the ribbon on the newly dedicated David and Carol Alloy Strength Complex. The Alloys, philanthropists from Omaha, donated the funds for the new complex. Because the recent Ndamukong Suh Strength and Conditioning Center focuses on football, this recent complex is focused on the needs of other Husker athletes, notably volleyball. “We have been very fortunate in our lives and wanted to do something more substantial by giving back to the University of NebraskaLincoln and the volleyball
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program,” David Alloy said. Alloy is a UNL alumnus who graduated with degrees in business administration and from the teachers’ college in 1973. Alloy and his wife Carol fell in love with the volleyball program after attending the 1988 Big Eight Tournament in Omaha. After becoming fans, the couple decided to give back to the program. The volleyball team, along with other varsity teams, have had to compete for the facilities with other teams, said John Cook, head coach of NU volleyball. This new complex gives the teams greater
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