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Making a scene Filmstreams showcase honors best in local film
Huskers breathe a sigh of relief
Nebraska linebacker Micah Kreikemeier celebrates after his squad came back from a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter for NU’s biggest fourth quarter come-from-behind win in school history. With the win the Huskers improved to 2-1 in Big Ten play and still control their conference destiny.
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2013. His decision stems from frustration over the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s faculty compensation as well as a desire to pursue other interests. Winter is a pilot and owns a small plane. He plans on putting a folding bicycle in the back of
University of Nebraska-Lincoln leaders have said the proposed privatization of the University Health Center would come without increases to student fees. But because of a mathematical error in the university’s understanding of the health center’s budget, concerns regarding student fees still linger. Since university procurement officials sent a request for proposal to outside medical providers on Sept. 12, leaders have been operating on the assumption the health center runs its Counseling and Psychological Services program, the only service that would be retained by a new provider, on nearly $270,000 received in CAPS-specific student fees per academic year. In actuality, the projected cost of running CAPS is about $1.4 million per academic year, according to the health center’s 2012-2013 budget. “It was a misunderstanding of the fee structure,” said Christine Jackson, UNL vice chancellor for Business and Finance, in an email. The CAPS program receives a total of about $1.1 million in student fees, a combination of the CAPS and health center’s general operations fees. The remaining $300,000 is raised internally through charges for its services, according to health center director Dr. James Guest. Each academic year, students pay $143.14 in general operations fees and a CAPS fee of $5.84, according to the university’s Student Affairs website. But those numbers are not meant to be separated as they were on the Student Affairs website, Guest said. Thus the total fee amount students are paying for the health center is actually $149.98 per academic
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Tom Winter, professor of classics and religious studies, poses for a portrait outside of his office in Oldfather Hall on Thursday. Winter started teaching at UNL in 1970 and will be retiring in May.
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Tom Winter jumps on his skateboard for a portrait outside of Oldfather Hall. After his retirement in May, Winter plans to pursue his other interests, such as piloting his small plane.
Students know 68-year-old associate professor of classics and religious studies Thomas Winter as the skateboarding professor, but he won’t be a professor much longer. Winter was propelled to Internet stardom last spring after a photo of him skateboarding on campus was uploaded to Reddit. In September, he announced his retirement, effective May 10,
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Students, adults, and children enjoy the “Laser Beatles” show while listening to “Strawberry Fields Forever.”
Students gather for Laserfest Weekend at the Mueller Planetarium in Morill Hall on Saturday to enjoy the “Laser Beatles” light show.
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Four-year-olds Mia Parker and Asher Hustad dance to “Twist And Shout” while enjoying the lights overhead.
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Support fills ‘Women in Physical Sciences’ conference Maren Westra DN
Dale Tupa has always liked science. A physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, she runs diagnostic tests to understand shock physics and explosions. For 24 years, she has worked at the lab. She loves what she does – and she wants other women to love what they do, too. Tupa was among the speakers at the fourth annual Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physical Sciences, a three-day event hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that ended Saturday. The event was held to emphasize the importance of women in the physical science industries – fields which are largely comprised of men. Event organizer Axel Enders, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy at UNL, said the ratio of males to females in physics is roughly 80:20 in countries including the United States, Germany and France. Other countries, including Italy, Brazil, Argentina and Greece, don’t have this problem, Enders said. He said women represent about 50 percent of the workforce in these countries. Studies by the American Physical Society (APS) indicate physics is a male-dominated field not because women don’t have the time or inclination to enter the industry, but because they often experience a negative attitude from others working within it. Tupa said women face “subtle barriers instead of overt barriers.” For example, she said when she works with machinists at the lab she often notices they initially doubt she knows what she’s talking about and doing. When the machinists work with men, however, she said they are
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Kaitlin Vandemark of Cleveland University plans her afternoon of lectures on Saturday at the Women in Physical Sciences convention located in Jorgensen Hall.
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Cassandra Arenz and Stephanie Iona of the University of Illinois take a lunch break from a series of speakers on Saturday at the Women in Physical Sciences convention. more likely to assume the physicists are competent and don’t waste as much time doubting their skills. UNL physics and astronomy graduate student Joan Dreiling helped Enders organize the event by coordinating student workers and planning the event schedule. She said the conference is important because, although it is geared toward encouraging women, it encour-
ages them as scientists and not just as females. “A lot of the other (women in physics) conferences focus on just, ‘You are a woman and you can do this,’” she said. “We do a lot of scientific discussion.” Enders said there were around 100 people at the conference, 25 of whom were from UNL. He said the other 75 participants came from at
least 30 different universities around the nation. The majority of these students were women, but male undergraduates were also welcome, Enders said. “I think it’s really important for women to go to conferences like this,” said Natasha Sachdeva, a senior physics major from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sachdeva said she decided to
study physics as she neared the end of high school. She didn’t face a lot of criticism and everyone was supportive of her – except for her parents, who wanted her to go to medical school. However, Sachdeva said she always felt welcome at school and once her parents realized how much she enjoyed physics and saw her success, “they came around.” “Everyone benefits from diversity,” Enders said. “The most boring workplace I can imagine is a workplace full of white males.” Omar Vega, a doctoral student from the University of Puerto Rico who traveled to Lincoln for the conference, said he also wants to see more women in physics.
“Some people see the same thing from a different angle, and women sometimes see things differently from men,” he said. He added that new perspectives are important. Enders said according to UNL feedback surveys, the undergraduates who attend the conference leave feeling encouraged and supported. “(The conference) gives women an opportunity to practice the skills they’re going to need later in their careers,” Turpa said. “(It shows that) it’s absolutely normal and expected for women to engage in scientific research. We need all the excellent scientists we can find.” News@ DailyNebraskan.com
UNL dedicates Lied Commons Fine arts patron Christina Hixson honored for event space contributions
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DANIEL WHEATON DN University of Nebraska-Lincoln and city officials lauded the Lied Center for Performing Arts and its future at the dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Lied Commons. About 100 members of the Lincoln community gathered in the Lied Commons Friday morning for the dedication ceremony. The Lied Commons, which took a year and a half to construct, was funded by $2.5 million gift from Christina Hixson, namesake of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts. The commons adds 81,000 square feet to the 23-year-old Lied Center and courtesy photo provides a lecture space for up to 150 people. The new space features These rooms are part of the newly dedicated, $2.5 million Lied Commons, an expansion of the a 2,800-square-foot multi-purpose Lied Center for the Performing Arts. Lied Center officials say the commons will help host educaroom, which can house as many tional, cultural and smaller events. as 200 people, and much of the commons expansion will help provide space for educational and Sarah Pizzichemi, a graduate munity as a venue for wedding honored Hixson and reflected on cultural events, smaller perforthe history of the Lied Center. Elstudent in the music department, receptions and other events. mances and private receptions. said the precedent set by Hixson “One of the main reasons why len Weissinger, senior vice chan“The use of the Carson the- this is here is to improve learn- cellor for Academic Affairs, said and the Lied Center allowed her ater has increased for performing ing,” Stephan said. “We anticipate the Commons add to the Lied’s to grow as a student and perarts events, as such, this has left legacy of being a home for fine art former. Pizzichemi is a performer hosting workshops in this room us with only one multipurpose with artists like Yo-Yo Ma and in Nebraska. in the Skyros Quartet, a string space,” said Bill Stephan, execu“It would be difficult to imagquartet comprised of graduate (Wynton) Marsalis.” tive director of the Lied Center M a t t h e w ine University of Nebraska and the students and funded by Hixson’s for Performing Arts. donations. Boring, mar- state of Nebraska without the Lied “This allows us to con“On behalf of all the students keting and Center,” Weissinger said. “The One of tinue pre-talks, but also sales coordi- greatest artists in the world have of the University of Nebraskathe main allows us to have recepgraced the state, enriching the inLincoln, thank you Ms. Hixson,” nator for the tions or dinner in the reasons why Pizzichemi said. Lied Center tellectual growth of students and same night.” At the end of the ceremony, for Perform- faculty alike.” Stephan said the this is here is to She said the center allows UNL Hixson cut the ribbon to the coming Arts, said commons addition was improve learning.” a kiosk has to fulfill its goal as a land grant unimons. built out of a need for Mayor Chris Beutler said he been added versity to bring more art to the state more space in the Lied appreciates the cultural impact to honor it benefits. Hixon has also supportBill Stephan Center. As the Lied lied center executive director Hixson’s do- ed funding for fine arts programs, the Lied Center has made on the Center has grown, he city and that the commons will nation. It scholarships and professorships, said, demand for space only add to it. catalogs the Weissinger said. has increased. Stephan said more donations Hixson made and hon“It’s no exaggeration, Ms. Hix“The whole phenomenon of events feature pre-talks or interson, to say that you have changed the Lied Center not just an asset ors Ernest Lied. active sessions that require more to the university but an asset to “Ms. Hixson is one of the lives,” Weissinger said. “The Lied than just a stage. Lincoln,” Beutler said. university’s largest donors of all Commons only increases these He said he hopes the com- time,” Boring said. NEWS@ opportunities for students and mons will be used for the comDAILYNEBRASKAN.COM faculty.” The dedication ceremony both
student fees: from 1 year. If the university hadn’t noticed its mathematical error, a new provider could’ve received $830,000 that it would not have been required to use toward CAPS, Guest said. The university would’ve had to make up that monetary loss by increasing student fees to reach the $1.4 million cost of running CAPS, he said. Inaccurate reporting of the CAPS budget can cast doubt on how the costs would be made
up if the health center were to be privatized, according to Guest. Bryan Health, the only bidder for the health center, likely submitted a proposal with the wrong idea of how student fees for the health center work, he said. “As the review RFP process continues, information will be corrected and clarified to ensure a correct understanding as part of the RFP process,” Jackson said. Jackson did not answer how the university’s RFP review committee will compensate for its
misinformation regarding student fees nor if student fees will be impacted more than university officials originally thought. However, the student fee information on the frequently asked questions page of the Student Affairs website will be corrected, she said. The Student Affairs website states that the university expects a new provider to offer medical services for the current fee for the first year with limited increases in future years. The health center’s budget is
complicated, thus the confusion doesn’t surprise him, Guest said. “I can understand why it’s confusing, but before this was sent out, it should’ve been defined,” he said. “The question isn’t whether this is good or bad, but was the homework done to find out what the pros and cons are? They should’ve known (the correct numbers) before they went into the RFP process.” News@ dailynebraskan.com
COMMUNITY DESK Massage Therapy Awareness Week
when: Sunday, Oct. 21, through Saturday, Oct. 27 where: Campus Recreation Center atrium and Fleming Fields Annex Building (the temporary East Campus fitness center) what: De-stress with a free chair massage or learn about the benefits of therapeutic massage. Students, faculty and staff can sample some of the services offered by the Massage Therapy program. There will be a drawing for two free 60-minute massages. schedule:
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Free chair massages
• Monday, Oct. 22, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Campus Rec Center, Atrium • Tuesday, Oct. 23, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Fleming Fields Annex Building • Spa Foot Treatment Demo • Thursday, Oct. 25, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Campus Rec Center, Atrium
UNL Crew team alpaca clothing sale
when: Monday, Oct. 22, through Friday, Oct. 26, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day where: Nebraska Union plaza what: The UNL crew team will sell winter clothing made from alpaca wool to raise money to pay for training, traveling and competition expenses.
Dia de los Muertos celebration
when: Sunday, Oct. 28, noon to 4 p.m. where: Sheldon Museum of Art what: The celebration includes music by Los Villanos, the play “Los Zapatos Magicos/Pedro’s Magic Shoes” and folkloric dance by Sangre Azteca. There will also be arts and crafts, food and a silent auction. cost: Free
—Compiled by Kim Buckley community@ dailynebraskan.com
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into the woods photos by Dan Holtmeyer
Nancy Furman, Pioneers Park’s Nature Center coordinator, greets parents and kids as Mother Nature at the park’s “Spooktacular” event Friday evening. Dozens of families, many in costumes, followed a path of luminaries between the park’s trees to several stations, where volunteers – including UNL students – performed short skits about Nebraska wildlife.
Hunter Wolfe, 5, stands in a floodlight while volunteers tell stories about bats, skunks and other mammals behind him. The event began when the sun’s light faded and ended when the crescent moon reached its peak in the sky.
Local students advocate youth power Demetria Stephens DN Urban Dictionary is the only place you’ll find a definition for “youthist,” but Hung Vo, a senior at Lincoln High School, has big plans for the word in the United States. A youthist is like a feminist, he said, but focused on ending age discrimination. Since he was 10 years old, Vo wanted to make a difference in environmental issues but he said his age restricted him. Three months ago, he started the first North American chapter of the International Youth Council, which now has more than 50 members. “Acting locally is where everyone should start to make a difference,” he said. Big ideas like Vo’s and the pursuit of empowerment were themes at this weekend’s sixth annual Nebraska Student Organizing Conference at the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. The conference’s host – the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Progressive Student Coalition – brought in Campus Camp Wellstone for training in grassroots organizing for the third consecutive year. The volunteer rate rose by 0.5 percent between 2010 and 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s about 1.2 percent lower than the rate in 2002. Vo and about 35 other participants from Nebraska took part in exercises like lining up against a wall in order of how powerful they felt. Vo was one of a handful who claimed to feel empowered. Charles Holm, a history graduate student, former co-chair of the Progressive Student Coalition and founder of the UNL Socialist Club, was on the other end of the line. He rated his level of power 1.5 out of 10 because he said he doesn’t feel he can influence politicians. “But as a 1.5, I look forward to being like a 7.3 as soon as possible after we organize a bit and build that power,” Holm said. Holm said the biggest obstacle to empowerment is widespread public inactivity. “They’re not organized and they’re not organizing others,” he said. “That’s what needs to happen.”
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Saturday night at Lazlos restaurant in the Haymarket, Micah Robinson shares his poetry and word art. Micah is a student at Union College and is majoring in English.
Some at the conference didn’t know how to influence the powerful. “I have strong values, but I don’t feel like I can go up to the capitol and say, ‘Hey,’” said Chandra Walker, a junior human resources major at Doane College and member of the Omaha tribe. “There’s a fence up.” Jamarr Brown, a Wellstone trainer, gave an example of how someone could influence a city council’s vote on an issue. He showed a graphic of council members on a scale of strong support to strong opposition of an issue. Each council member had ties to organizations. Those organizations should focus on the council members who have connections to organizations but don’t hold polarized opinions. “And that’s what (influence) is all about,” said Andrea Evans, a 47-year-old junior social work major at Nebraska Wesleyan University. As the conference ended, Evans and Walker – both non-tradi-
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William Mosby, a student at Lincoln High, performs several pieces of his spoken word art. tional students – said adults can work with youth to impact the community. “If you give (training) to the
youth, wow,” Evans said. “You could change the world.” news@ dailynebraskan.com
There are some professors who are unhappy in retirement. I don’t think I’ll be one of them.”
“I think he’s an important piece of campus culture,” he said, referencing Winter’s fame as the skateboarding professor. As a farewell to the university, Winter will be teaching a class in the first summer session of 2013. He said students have been the best part of his job for the past 42 years. “I like my students, I think without exception,” he said. “At heart, I think they’re all inherently worthwhile.” Winter said his favorite memory of UNL is helping students succeed. He said he has always loved writing recommendation letters for students. “When I get down, I open my files (of recommendation letters I’ve written) and remind myself of the great and glorious students there have been.” He’s also going to request to keep his office in 940 Oldfather Hall so he has a place from which to continue his scholarly endeavors. If the university doesn’t grant him the office, he said he’ll just take over a part of Love Library and work from there. Winter said students can still expect to see him, and his wheels, in the future. “Campus is a great skateboard park,” he said. NEWS@ DAILYnEBRASKAN.com
winter: from 1 his plane and flying around the state, landing in small towns and then riding his bike through and around them, he said. He also wants to design a website, continue doing scholarly research and try to get an airplane welder license, because he also enjoys welding and brazing. “I’ve still got most of my health, and I’ve got lots of interests,” he said. Winter said although he’ll miss certain aspects of teaching, he’s looking forward to the next chapter of his life. “There are some professors who are unhappy in retirement,” he said. “I don’t think I’ll be one of them; however, of course there are things I’ll miss. The students inspire (me), and I hope I inspire them right back.” According to Meghan Johns, a senior English and classics and religious studies major, he does. Johns is taking her fourth class with Winters and said he is the reason she decided to major in classics and religious studies. “He’s one of the most creative and entertaining professors I’ve ever had,” she said. “It will be a big loss (when he retires).” When Winter started at UNL in 1970, he was welcomed by Thomas Rinkevich, also an associate professor of classics and religious studies.
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“I love him like a brother,” Winter said. “I don’t know if that’s mutual, but my hat goes off to him.” Rinkevich said they became fast friends when Winter started, and he helped Winter learn about the university. “(Winter) is a very generous fellow to his students,” he said. According to Rinkevich, in the 1970s and 1980s Winter and his wife took students living out of their cars into their home. Johns said Winter’s retirement is a loss for students who won’t have the opportunity to take a class with him. “(Future students) are not going to be able to see the passion and dedication that he’s given his whole life,” she said. John found out about Winter’s retirement via Facebook. Winter said he uses Facebook to keep in touch with students. According to Winter, his pay has been affected by salary compression. He said many tenured professors – himself included –
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A University of Nebraska-Lincoln associate extension educator is using a grant to mark Meteorological Evaluation Towers in Nebraska such as this one.
earn less money than new faculty hires. He noted that salary compression is widespread in higher education and many universities use it to competitively attract new professors. Winter said although he’s ready for retirement, knowing it’s just on the horizon has brought some sad realizations. For example, last week he said he was in the middle of teaching Classics 233, Science in the Classical World, when he thought to himself, “this is the last time I’ll teach this class.” He said he’ll miss instructing students. Science in the Classical World is a course Winter has been teaching since the early 1970s. “It’s my pet,” he said. Junior biological sciences major Daniel Cloonan is in the class and said he took it specifically for Winter. Cloonan said Winter is a “wacky” character because he embodies both the academic aspect of college life and the crazy, unusual parts of it too.
UNL educator hopes to save pilots’ lives with use of FAA guidelines
a new tower there.” Hay and his colleagues have produced two YouTube videos, one that explains MET towers and their risk to agricultural pilots and another that specifies how to mark them according to FAA guidelines. “We saw a very distinct risk to heather Haskins aviation with unmarked MET towDN ers,” said Larry Schulze, communications director of the NebrasJohn Hay and his colleagues hope ka Aviation Trades Association. to save lives, one pilot at a time. “NATA saw the need for people Hay, an associate extension to be aware of how to mark these educator for biological systems towers.” engineering at the University The marking process consists of Nebraska-Lincoln, is using a of painting the tower in alternatgrant to encourage the wind en- ing stripes of white and aviation ergy industry to properly mark orange, attaching eight marker its Meteorological Evaluation balls to its four guy (stability) Towers, or MET towers – strucwires and attaching a high vistures the industry uses to measure ibility sleeve to the guy wire anwind speed and duration. chors. The grant comes from the NeHay said lighting the towers braska Aviation Trades Associa- isn’t the right solution to the safety tion, the professional organization hazards. of agricultural pi“It is impractilots in Nebraska. cal in the fact that We saw a Since 2000, cost and the very distinct the there have been maintenance is a eight fatalities with risk to aviation challenge.” Hay unmarked towers, said. “These are with unmarked three specifically out in the middle from MET towers MET towers.” of nowhere and and five from other there is not power types of towers, acto them.” larry schulze cording to the Na- nata communications director So far, there tional Transportahave been no fation Safety Board. talities with MET According to Hay, there are 90 tower collisions in Nebraska. MET towers in Nebraska. “We are looking ahead,” Hay Typically built in one or two said. “We didn’t wait for someone days, MET towers are in place for to die. We are trying to get ahead one to two years. Pilots of lowof the safety issue.” flying aircraft, such as crop dustAlexi Brown, a senior natural ers, have trouble seeing the towresource and environmental ecoers while in flight, but the slender, nomics major, was an intern with steel structures are unlit because Hay over the summer and helped they’re just short of 200 feet tall work on the videos. – the height at which the Federal “I think the best experience I Aviation Administration, or FAA, had,” Brown said, “was the combirequires towers to be lit. nation of working with a variety “The ag pilots saw wind meaof people from different backsurement towers as a threat to grounds coming together to cresafety,” Hay said. “Although (the ate a project that was helpful for towers) are supposed to be regisNebraskans and especially lowtered, that ag pilot might be flyflying aircraft.” ing to a field he has flown to for news@ years and all of a sudden there is dailynebraskan.com
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Join local groups to raise breast cancer awareness October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). Since its inception 25 years ago, NBCAM has been dedicated to promoting breast cancer awareness, sharing information on the disease, raising funds for breast cancer research and providing greater access to services. As a part of the effort to raise awareness, the Husker softball and wrestling teams, along with Campus Recreation-Wellness Services, have organized to “Pink Out” the UNL campus on Friday. Participants will dress in pink, meet at the Campus Recreation Center at noon and walk to the Nebraska Union. The American Cancer Society has also organized a “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk” to take place on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Holmes Lake Park. Campus Recreation-Wellness Services has organized a team for UNL students, staff and faculty called “Go Pink, Bleed Red-Huskers.” To join or donate to the team, visit acsevents.org. Today, one out of every two women newly diagnosed with breast cancer reach out to the American Cancer Society for help and support. The society provides free information and services to women throughout their fight against breast cancer and invest in research to find, prevent, treat and cure breast cancer. The Daily Nebraskan would like to encourage its readers to participate in Friday’s “Pink Out” and to join the “Go Pink, Bleed Red-Huskers” team to help raise awareness and support those affected by breast cancer.
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n most beginning-level, foreign language classes – particularly at the high school level – students will learn a little about the education systems in the corresponding countries. For instance, my high school French teacher spent a day or two in class describing French high schools (lycées). We briefly touched on universities in France, and I was surprised to find out how inexpensive they were in comparison to the United States. College tuition is probably one of the biggest money drains on our lives, particularly for out-of-state students like me. For those who are unaware, out-of-state tuition is generally triple the amount of in-state. With the combination of inflation and the fact that more students are taking more than four years to complete their degree, it’s becoming more and more expensive to go to college. It’s no wonder our president’s campaign has made tuition a rather relevant point. In France, it’s a different ballgame altogether. Like other elements of daily living (e.g. healthcare), higher education is a nationallyfunded institution, paid for by various taxes. Therefore, the price is reduced considerably from that of an American university. The full price for one year of classes at a French university is, on average, approximately 300 euros. To put that into perspective, if American students paid that much and finished in four years, they would each pay about $1600 for their bachelor ’s degree. But wait! There are still opportunities for scholarships, but they are only based on financial need. One of my friends knows a French guy on such a scholarship. His yearly fee is approximately five euros. In other words, if he finishes in four years, he will spend less money on his education than we spend on a single textbook. I venture every college student in America would do just about anything to go to a university for such a low price. I know I would. From what I have heard from various Europeans, the taxes one loses are barely noticeable in the grand scheme of things. However, now that I’ve actually experienced some education in France, I can’t give that response as easily as before.
ruth boettner One of the first things one notices when he or she arrives in France is that almost every building is covered in graffiti. It might be assumed that this is only found in really large cities such as Paris and only on industrial buildings, etc. This is not true – probably about 90 percent of the buildings on my campus have varying amounts of graffiti. Little to no effort has appeared to clean it up. The nice Mac computer labs we have on our university’s campus don’t exist here. I have yet to find a place on campus where I can print something. No one has pointed out a library to me other than the resource center for the language department. The Internet in the dorms is mostly by Ethernet and likes to take a vacation almost every Sunday. Things break down in the dorms a lot, and it will be weeks before they’re ever fixed. A building where several of my friends live had, at one time, a security entry, but the door has been broken for an unknown amount of time. They have complained several times, and nothing has changed. One particular friend has gone more than two weeks without the refrigerator in his room, even though he put in a work order long ago. You won’t get a guided tour of campus (while in America, you’ll probably get at least three). Despite the vague maps they give you, you’ll still get lost at least once or twice. If you think that lecture halls have the nice, comfy chairs you can almost fall asleep
in, think again. Every chair is wooden. Some are so uncomfortable I can barely sit still for five minutes. The desks are really close together, and students in my class often knock the chairs over trying to get to their seats. The part that is the most infuriating for me is the sudden changing of schedules. I am in class between 17 and 22 hours a week, and no week looks the same as the last. The rooms are usually similar, but you have to examine your schedule every Sunday in order to know where you’re going. Classes get cancelled or added with very little notice. Teachers are sometimes 10 minutes late to their own class. During the first two weeks, I had multiple classes where the teacher didn’t show up for any known reason. At the end of the first week, right at the end of what was supposed to be our last class, a woman popped into our classroom. She informed us that one of the ‘no-show’ professors would be teaching her class immediately after our lunch break – non-optional. A lot of these are very #FirstWorldProblems grievances. But consider for a moment: These kinds of things would almost never happen on an American campus. If your refrigerator broke down, it would likely be fixed within the week. Graffiti would be cleaned up immediately. The library is actually open late, and you can find a printer within five minutes at any given time. Your schedule will stay pretty much the same throughout the entire semester. The point of my discourse is not to criticize French higher education or to glorify that of America. I am still learning here at essentially the same level and speed that I would be back home. Clearly, French students don’t have a poor-quality education. I haven’t seen them protest it, nor is there pronounced unemployment or lack of people with a degree. The point is perhaps you get what you pay for. What would you put up with to pay $400 a year to go to school? What hoops would you jump through to make your expensive tuition go away? What is the price of your comfort? Ruth Ann Boettner is a senior French and global studies major. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com
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n the second presidential debate, both candidates were asked what their plans are to “put back and keep jobs here in the United States?” Gov. Mitt Romney stated that the Chinese lower their currency value, which means that the prices on their goods are low. This is what makes them advantageous in the marketplace. Because of this, Romney proposes to keep jobs in America by first labeling China as a currency manipulator; second, applying tariffs on China’s product; and third, making America the most attractive place in the world for business of all kind. It’s debatable if Romney really means that when he talks about China. Among the three measures he wants to take to bring jobs back to the United States, two of them have something to do with China. The Wall Street Journal article “Bashing Huawei: The One Thing Washington Agrees On” discussed this phenomena. As a politician, if you are tougher on China, somehow you will become more popular. However, manufacturing jobs outsourced to China doesn’t necessarily mean the Chinese stole jobs from Americans. In fact, China isn’t the only destination for U.S. manufacturing job outsourcing. The measures taken against China may discourage the United States-China trade, but will surely not discourage corporation’s outsourcing efforts. In the super market, it’s not very challenging to find products not made in either the U.S. or China. Countries like India and Vietnam are becoming bigger players in the manufacturing world. The way to create jobs in the U.S. is not by blaming other countries with lower wages. Labeling other countries as currency manipulators will do nothing to improve the job situation in the U.S. To develop the economy, the government and investors have to focus on the fundamentals: consumption, exporting and investment. In terms of consumption, the economy needs higher demand. This means more people in the U.S. need to be able to find well-paying jobs. Given the cost of labor in the U.S., labor extensive manufacturing isn’t the best option. Creating new jobs in the U.S. is a much better
JAIJUN XU strategy than bringing old jobs back. For example, China’s gross domestic product (GDP) is $7.298 trillion, which is less than half of the GDP in the U.S. There are 1.3 billion people in China, while that number in the U.S. is 311 million. This means that the per capita GDP in China is less than one-eighth of the per capita GDP in the U.S. Theoretically, Chinese workers’ wage will be somewhere around oneeighth of U.S. workers. It’s clear the U.S. has no advantage to compete with China in terms of labor cost. However, higher wages enabled the U.S. economy to consume more. Consumption is good for the economy. To maintain the U.S. standard of living, bringing manufacturing jobs from China to the U.S. simply won’t work. Those jobs are not what U.S. workers are willing to take. Even if they do, it will lower the wages and overall demand in the economy. More work, less money – that’s not necessarily good news. The exporting industry in the U.S. is doing better than it looks. Currently, not all U.S. exports are counted in the exporting numbers. However, the U.S. is still one of the largest exporters in the world. Their trade deficit isn’t due to a lack of exporting, but more of a shift in the kind of exported goods. The labor cost in the U.S. may not be very attractive to companies, but the value of a degree from a university
in the U.S. is. There are more and more international students studying in the U.S. It generally takes four years to finish the trade. Even though it’s difficult to measure the value of a degree, it’s not difficult to calculate the tuition and fees, which add up to a hefty sum considering all of the foreign students coming to the U.S. The new product the U.S. is exporting now is called education, but it’s not counted in the exporting income. In fact, more jobs in education related fields can be created. As for investments, to date the U.S. is still the destination for most foreign investments. According to the CIA World Factbook, in 2011 the U.S. had a $2.5 trillion stock of direct foreign investment. This is one of the advantages the U.S. has. Despite what happened in the recent financial meltdown, the United States is still the best place for foreign investors. The amount of foreign investment is a factor which can help boost the U.S. economy. Most people like to talk about the competition from emerging economies. However, they ignore the benefits from the economic development. According to Rhodium Group (RHG), “majorityowned U.S. affiliates of Chinese companies directly support around 27,000 jobs in the United States today, up from fewer than 10,000 five years ago.” In addition to that, Chinese investors initiated the “help sustain existing jobs.” Based on their assumption, “Chinese firms will employ 200 to 400 thousand Americans by 2020.” If this is the case, the topic today should be about how to benefit more from emerging economies’ growth. If you agree that all humans are created equal and are given the right to pursue their happiness – even outside of the United States – then there is no reason for the U.S. as a nation to treat other nations unequally due to their economic performance. Ultimately, emerging economies, including China, will create more opportunities for everyone in the world, including the U.S. Jiajun (Abe) Xu is a senior finance and economics major. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com
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ommunities are usually associated with nature, colleges or beloved television shows. It’s also the best way to describe the 2012 Local Filmmakers Showcase. The third annual showcase runs through Thursday of this week at the Ruth Sokolof Theater in Omaha. Film Streams, a non-profit organization in charge of the theater and the event, has handed curating duties this year to the locally renowned Omaha band The Faint. Rachel Jacobson, founder and director of Film Streams, said this selection contains multiple benefits for the showcase. “(We felt the curating) needed to come
from a singular voice,” she said. “(The Faint) have been good friends to Film Streams for years.” Jonathan Tvrdik, who is included in the showcase for his direction work on the music video for Conduits’ “Last Dirge” affirmed the benefit this showcase has on the Nebraska film community. “It’s great because not only does it highlight local talent as far as filmmaking and visual artistry goes, but it also provides a much-needed network,” he said. First-time invitee Tony Bonacci will debut his short film “Telephone,” a “weird”
look at a relationship between an older man and a younger woman. “(The showcase) is important because it reaches out to more people, and it’s a good platform to show off your local work,” he said. “It’s an honor (to be included).” Such an honor, in fact, that Harrison Martin, a film student at Columbia College in Chicago made the seven-plus hour bus ride to Omaha to witness the unveiling of the latest installment of his “Herpe Betty” web series at Film Streams. Episode three is titled “Chokes on Chicken.” “(The web series is) just another venue
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for bizarre jokes,” he said. Martin also discussed the camaraderie within the Omaha film scene, a scene that he describes as “just now blossoming.” “I don’t own any cameras or equipment or anything, but when I come to Omaha my friends just let me borrow their stuff for free,” he said. Jacobson concurred that the film scene in Omaha is reaching new heights. “There’s more and more artists living and working here, which is always exciting,” she said. The Filmmakers showcase is a way to
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Repertory Dance Theatre shows off modern dance ally phillips dn Although Salt Lake City’s Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT) has been around for 46 years, some members of the troupe will experience their first taste of professional dance at the Lied Center for Performing Arts this Tuesday. This week’s performance, followed by tour stops in Kearney, North Platte and Scotts Bluff, is the result of a partnership between the Lied Center and Arts Across Nebraska, an organization which allows artists from various disciplines to tour the state three times per year. The program holds workshops within schools and matinee performances for students throughout Nebraska. “They really are the perfect company for this kind of project because they are a living museum of dance,” said Petra Wahlqvist, the Lied Center’s director of community involvement and learning. Since its founding in 1966, part of RDT’s mission has been to inform communities about the history of modern dance and continue creating new work. “(People) were concerned that the history of modern dance needed preserving,” said Linda Smith, the artistic director of RDT. RDT’s production, “Time Capsule: A Century of Dance,” goes through 100 years of modern dance, showing dances inspired by influential chore-
ographers such as Isadora Duncan. The production incorporates narration and multimedia to help tell the history of modern dance. “That word ‘modern dance’ kind of scares some people,” Smith said. “But I think this is a wonderful way to get lots of information in a short period of time, in an entertaining way. You can’t beat that.” The selected members of each community were chosen to perform a piece based on the style of Merce Cummings. “This really is a past, present and future (production) because these future ideas that we are leaving with the dancers in your community, hopefully it will influence what they’re going to do in the future,” Smith said. Rachel Curry, senior dance major, is one of eight University of Nebraska-Lincoln dancers scheduled to take the stage. Curry aspires to join a professional dance company after graduating. She was able to build her skill set by performing with this group. “It was just a lot of fun getting to dance with different people and getting to share our modern (dance) experience with them,” Curry said. Last summer, three dancers from RDT traveled to UNL and held an intensive – an advanced five-day workshop – for the dancers from various Nebraska cities. “It’s not that often that we get to have our local dancers take the stage with professional dancers,” said Bill
if you go Time Capsule: A Century of Dance
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Stephan, the executive director of the Lied Center. “It’s kind of a fun integration.” The entire piece done by community members is about 10 to 12 minutes long including a few different songs. “It was really a remarkable journey, and I think the piece is so neat,” Wahlqvist said. “It’s going to look different in each community with different dancers.” Curry found the intensive beneficial for the UNL dancers and the other communities’ dancers. “I think it was great to play off of each other’s strengths and weaknesses,” Curry said. Stephan and Wahlqvist encourage fans of modern dance, as well as people who have never experienced it, to attend the production. “It hits all of your emotions, and it’s something that takes you away from everything.” Stephan said. arts@ dailynebraskan.com
Whether it’s “Shear Genius” to hair styling or “Top Chef” to professional cooking, it might be fair to assume that reality television embellishes reality for the sake of drama. But the exact point at which fiction starts and accuracy ends is a space open for interpretation. The same holds true for popular fashion TV shows, such as “Project Runway,” and their relationships to the real world of clothing design. Originally a “Bravo” TV series, “Project Runway” has been on television since 2004, and it has attracted fashion-conscious women and men from all walks of life everywhere in Stacie hecker | DN the world. Many different countries, Kendra Morgan, a senior in design apparel, works to bring one including Australia, Malaysia and of her designs to life in the home economics building on East South Korea, have all adapted their Campus. own versions because of the popularity and demand for a fashion reality show full of colorful fabrics and in design studios, they know how to dising and fashion design departcolorful personalities. ment at UNL has a similar mission. function as a team.” On the whole, University of With “Project Runway,” this “‘Project Runway’” has given Nebraska-Lincoln textiles, merchan- isn’t always the case. The contestants more people a level of confidence dising and fashion design professor at times mock each other’s design to think they can succeed as fashion Barbara Trout noted these programs choices, even in group design projdesigners because they see people of may have “some effect, but not an ects, bringing chaos to the runway. all different background involved,” overwhelming” one for students “People who are interested in said Trout, who has been at UNL pursuing design. fashion will tune into the show, but for three years and has expertise in “‘Project Runway’ as a phenommight find themselves sort of disap- historic dress, background in theater enon is interestpointed because it will costume and designing one of-aing and can be a appear just to be ankind pieces of wearable art. ‘Project lot of fun, but it other reality show full The show has also served to doesn’t give a reof drama and fighting motivate designers from smaller Runway’ ... alistic picture of just like ‘America’s markets, Hines said, away from the the world of fash- is interesting and Next Top Model,’” coastal fashion epicenters of Los Anion design; it’s said Sophie Hines, geles and New York. can be a lot of only partial,” said sophomore textiles, “Coming from the Midwest, stuMichael James, a fun, but it doesn’t merchandising and dents think aspiring to be a fashion professor in the fashion design major. designer isn’t a practical choice, but department of give ... a realistic Hines also designs if they truly are interested in fashion textiles, merchan- picture.” on the local level and they should take a shot at it and redising and fashhas sold to Lincoln ally apply themselves,” she said. Michael james ion design at the boutiques, including “It shows the viewing public textiles, merchandising and University of Nefashion professor Tsuru and Stella’s. that all diverse people are involved,” braska-Lincoln. Despite the catTrout added. James said tiness around every Fashion guru and “Project Runpeople likely corner, for designers, there are still way” mentor Tim Gunn is a wellexpect that a reality television prorelevant themes in “Project Run- known figure in the industry for gram doesn’t capture the ins and way.” Contestants are given a chalhis work on the show and his many outs of the academic fashion experi- lenge, sometimes quite obscure, and fashion books. The role he fulfills on ence, adding that the general spirit they must configure a design within the program is one design professors of competition among student and minutes and plan to successfully can relate to. professional designers is more ami- execute an entire garment in a few “Tim Gunn takes place of a reable and encouraging. short days. The show gives up-andally good coach, serves to motivate, “Students have to be supportive coming professionals a platform to be an authority figure of taste and of each other to pull off a successful showcase their talent and prove they design,” Trout said. runway show, which is also true of have what it takes to show and marthe industry,” he said. “Although ket their line. The textiles, merchan(there is an) element of competition faSHION TV: see page 6
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Classic lit themes Lecture to focus on tales of haunted Victorian houses will survive any digital devaluing CLASSICS IN SESSION
spect, we are always striving for something. The best books are those that make us feel something so rachel staats strongly that we forget our own lives and get wrapped up in the of the character. In fact, this Changes in publishing life is why women fall in love with Mr. Darcy and boys try to be fail to influence our Huckleberry Finn. reasons for reading, When we want something loving literature we don’t have either the skills, courage or opportunity to obtain, we come up with stories By mere definition, classics are that allow us to live vicariously through others. This allows us the books that last. to meet our felt needs in the If a writer wants to see his comfort of our own homes. or her name in print for years For example, the books that to come, the main goal is to enspeak most strongly to me are gage readers in a way that will those that feature strong heroes keep them coming back to the or heroines. I yearn for a certain same book over and over again. But with the current state of the level of awesomeness which is unattainable for someone as publishing industry, this may nerdy as I. become more difficult each year This desire manifests itself that passes. in a number of ways, and I find To make a book a top conmyself especially interested in tender for the honor of being stories of sleuthing, spying and required reading for high school war. Basically it comes down to students 50 years from now, authors must recognize the obsta- me wanting to save the world, which is why I prefer books cles they face and write in such such as “Sherlock Holmes” and a way that makes their books more likely to withstand the “The Three Musketeers.” The hope that someday we tests of time. can become like our favorite The main problems facing the publishing industry and, characters and defeat our fatherefore, authors, are the pro- vorite villains is what keeps us liferation of e-books and an up- reading. Superheroes are a crowd swing in self-publishing. While some of the negative aspects pleaser because they give us of the self-publishing world’s the hope that somewhere in reputation may be undeserved, the world, perhaps within ourselves, is a person the idea that the with the ability literary value of While the to make change books is being publishing happen. lowered through Supervillains the process is not. world may are similarly popWhen authors ular for two reas e l f - p u b l i s h , be changing sons: We like to they cut out the drastically, the have something middle man and to fight against lose the benefits classics will (the “badder” the of having a pro- remain. And a better), and we fessional copyenjoy feeding our writer and book good, well-told dark sides occadesigner. Recent story will rise sionally. developments While the such as authors above the rest.” publishing world hiring copywritmay be changing ers independent drastically, the classics will reof a publishing house more fremain. And a good, well-told story quently might mean this stereowill rise above the rest. type is changing, but, as of yet, It may be possible for us to its future isn’t not clear. find those diamonds, but it is The self-publishing industry more likely that publishing houshas made it easier for authors es will continue to be an importo get their books out there, but it has also flooded the market tant factor in the book business. Publishers have the resources with so many books it’s hard and time to wade through the for readers to wade through the mess of 99-cent books on Amajunk to get to the gems. zon and find those that will be How, then, is an author to write “good” literature that will successful with a wide audience. The idea of an “instant clasfloat to the top of the heap? sic” may sound good, but it’s First of all, good literature more likely that these so-called makes the reader feel powerful emotion(s). These feelings are classics will only have a few months to shine in the literary what prompts us to continue world. reading, because the writer has The true test will be whether seemingly spoken directly to these books can sustain a readus and revealed something we ership for years. At the end of yearn for. the day, books aren’t about the No matter what else you beauthor – they’re about you. lieve about us, humans always rachel staats is a want things. Whether that thing senior journalism major. is something physical like food, REach her at arts@ water or shelter or something dailynebraskan.com. less tangible such as love or re-
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IU professor to talk about the creepier side of American architecture cynthia todd dn
Sometimes the scariest part of a Halloween tale isn’t the ghosts and ghouls: It’s the house they live in. Now students have an opportunity to learn about the houses in which the monsters lurk. Sarah Burns, professor emeritus of art history at Indiana University, will provide people with the chance to take a look at the dark side of American architecture in her lecture “Better for Haunts: Victorian Houses and the Modern Imagination” Tuesday evening at the Sheldon Museum of Art. People will have the opportunity to hear about her research and the history she has recovered, and they will have the chance to expand their imaginations to take in new perspectives about these houses. Burns has constructed in-depth research on the history of Victorian houses through cultural and artistic depictions varying from paintings, films, architecture and numerous pieces of literature. “Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’ was one of my biggest inspirations,” Burns said. “That got me going on Victorian houses in a big way.” This lecture is aimed at teaching attendees about how the trend of haunted mansions started. Burns will touch on familiar topics such as The Addam’s Family and its Victorian home and the mansion in “Psycho.” Additionally, she will answer questions about why these homes look the way they do and why they have such an impact to this day. Haunted houses are considered critical in scary-story telling and this lecture will definitely illustrate the reasons behind it. Burns said she’s discovered so many disturbing and bizarre things that “it would take all day to list them.” “It’s art history with a big dollop of weirdness,” Burns said about the
Lincoln Gallery showings: “Everyday Life”
artist:
Ronda & Robert Esquivel where: Gallery 9 124 S. 9 St. when: Oct. 3-28
“The Calendar Project”
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Katie Frisch LUX Center for the Arts 2601 N. 48th St. when: Oct. 5-27 where:
“Ecos de la Memoria”
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gabriel sanchez | dn lecture, adding attendees can anticipate learning about topics they have never thought about before. “I think the target audience for this is students, facility and the entire Lincoln community,” said Brandon Ruud, curator of Transnational American Art for the Sheldon Museum. “Not only is Sarah Burns talented in what she does with art history, but she is extremely personable, and anyone would enjoy this lecture.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com
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Fraternity, Teach For America to screen ‘crucial’ documentary Organizations hope to raise awareness of school-system failures, education equality
New In Fiction: “Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore”
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staff report dn October is “Teach For America” month, and University of NebraskaLincoln honors fraternity Phi Sigma Pi is helping bring awareness to the organization’s mission through a free screening of “Waiting For Superman” on Tuesday. “The ‘Waiting for Superman’ message is that the public school system in our country isn’t working like it should be,” said Angela Tejada, Phi Sigma Pi’s president and campus campaign coordinator for Teach For America at UNL. “About 50 percent of students from low-income communities won’t graduate high from high school by age 18. Teach For America aims to close this achievement gap by ensuring that more children can receive an excellent education.” Founded in 1990, Teach For America is a non-profit organization that sends recent college graduations to teach for two years in underprivileged schools. 2012 marks the first time that more than 10,000 Teach For America members will teach across 46 urban and rural regions in the United States. Sixteen million American children are affected by poverty, and Teach For America builds on the premise that the achievement gap in low-income versus highincome communities can be closed. “This message is so crucial right now because education is one of the most important investments for this country’s future,” Tejada said. “We need to be helping kids break the cycle of poverty, not making it more difficult for them.” The film “Waiting For Superman” won the Audience Award for best documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. It explores the
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Davis Guggenheim’s “Waiting for ‘Superman’” won the Audience Award for best documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. failures of the public education system by following several students as they try to be accepted into charter schools. Charter schools are publicly funded but have more autonomy than traditional district schools and can take creative means to measure accountability. These schools have received increasing attention since the No Child Left Behind Act shifted focus toward standards and accountability. Tejada said although the film was released in 2010, it remains in the cultural conversation because it challenges deeply rooted assumptions about access to education. “As Americans, we like to think that the U.S. is the land of equal opportunity,” she said. “Unfortunately that’s not always the case when it comes to public education. The quality of the education a child receives is determined by virtue of their zip code. That’s not right. I think it’s uncomfortable to be faced with that knowledge.” The screening also comes as the third deadline for joining the Teach For America corps approaches on Nov. 2. Though this positions the conversation in the most heated weeks of the presidential election, Tejada said the issue goes far beyond the battle between Democrats and Republicans.
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“The Onion Book of Known Knowledge: A Definitive Encyclopaedia of Existing Information”
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“Education inequity is a very political issue,” she said. “If we want to solve it, we need everyone on board, regardless of party affiliation.” Teach For America and films such as “Waiting For Superman” share the aim of real and dramatic changes in the realm of public education, which Tejada said is only realistic through increasing awareness and continuing conversation. “That’s why we are showing it on campus, to continue to raise awareness,” she said. “The only way we can end education inequity in this country is to get the American people interested in demanding the changes that are necessary.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com
New In Poetry: “The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton, 1965-2010”
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faSHION TV: from 5 Tim Gunn and style shows aren’t the only type of media outlet for fashion expression and inspiration. Blogging, for one, is of increasing influence to designers. “Blogging – with or without the existence of television and magazine – is big,” Trout said. “Internet, in general, has a big influence.” Whatever ideas viewers take from watching “Project Runway,” dismissing it as another reality show or deriving inspiration for creative design, the programs spark conversation among casual viewers and professionals alike. “Enrollment in the Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design Department will continue to grow because it’s … (an area of) interest to create individuality and dress,” Trout said. “The industry is often looking for young fresh ideas … (and there’s) high demand for new designers in the market place.” arts@ dailyNebraskan.com
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Collection treads familiar, sometimes redundant turf Sherman Alexie’s ‘Blasphemy’ places new, famous short stories side by side cameron mount dn It takes a special talent to tackle despair and isolation while maintaining an overarching optimism. Author, poet and screenwriter Sherman Alexie has made this his signature across multiple mediums and continues in this art in his new short-story collection “Blasphemy.” At 465 pages, with 16 new stories and 15 previously published ones, the collection is somewhat risky. Cherished classics are placed side-by-side with untested ones, with no marker for those unfamiliar with Alexie as to which is which. It’s a testament to Alexie’s craft, then, that the result is so seamless and satisfying even as the author retreads the same themes he’s known for. Racism, addiction, poverty, tradition and isolation, especially among modern-day Native Americans, are explored with incisive wit and brutal honesty. Alexie’s characters range from washed-up basketball star to 7-11 worker to manicurist, but the sense is that every character is a different piece of Alexie himself. The stand-out story “War Dances,” first published in 2009, is almost completely autobiographical. In it, the main character muses about his brain condition hydrocephalus, which Alexie underwent surgery for when he was six months old. The author wasn’t expected to survive the surgery, and if he did was expected to suffer serious mental damage. That he not only survived but thrived intellectually and creatively ingrained an optimism and fascination with the world evidenced in everything
he writes. His characters hit rock-bottom lows in prisons and hospitals, yet find hope in humor and in dreams. In “The Approximate Size of My Favorite Tumor,” the character compares his cancerous X-ray results to a baseball: “Even had stitch marks,” he jokes to a friend. Taken together, the stories act as a collage of Alexie’s personality. Some tend toward absurdity, such as in “Basic Training” and its traveling basketball team of donkeys, or “Green World” and its future dominated by windmills wrecking bloody havoc on unsuspecting birds. Alexie writes concisely and simply, which makes following the author ’s whimsy a breezy joy and constant surprise. The stories teeter between serious, philosophical musings and bitter sarcasm, which together give the stories a unique rhythm. In “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona,” for example, a character offers his condolences for a friend’s father ’s death. When the friend asks how he had heard, the character replies “I heard it on the wind. I heard it from the birds. I felt it in the sunlight. Also, your mother was just in here crying.” The reader is constantly oscillating between Alexie’s highs and lows, enjoying the momentum of these contradictions and reversals. Interestingly, although 16 stories are brand new, these make up only about 100 of the book’s 465 pages. Many are only three or four pages and end long before their potential. Though they are a welcome balance to the longer stories and as funny as ever, these new characters sometimes come off as recycled cliches. In the four-page “The Vow,” for example, a young couple contemplates what life with Alzheimer’s would be like. Considering that the fragile power of memory surfaces again and again in these stories, there’s a sense that Alexie
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Sherman Alexie Grove Press Short Stories could have utilized the theme more creatively than a simple conversation. More than 400 pages into the collection, lines like, “We’re made of memories, damn it” begin to stretch thin. This is a solid introduction to Alexie, packaging two decades of classics such as “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” and “Indian Education” with new easyto-swallow additions. While the author’s breakthrough collection “The Lone Ranger and Tonto FistFight in Heaven” was more of an interconnected whole, “Blasphemy” acts as Alexie’s definitive statement about common human experiences. The wider range of cultures depicted in the new stories helps this theme, as well. It isn’t always smooth, but the hope and depth found in “Blasphemy” is a masterful gift. arts@ dailynebraskan.com
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Nebraska dominates Mavs in duals Nebraska beats UNO in a pair of duals in Omaha and at home in Lincoln Zach Tegler DN After the Nebraska swimming and diving team’s 154-83 victory against UNO at the Devaney Natatorium on Saturday afternoon, the squad sat together in the bleachers behind the pool and had an endof-the-week meeting. NU coach Pablo Morales said he and his team picked up the weekly meeting from their winter break training routine, which they consider the toughest two weeks of their season. “We’ll just kind of meet in the stands and we’ll talk about the week,” Morales said. “We try to derive any lessons that we can that are going to help us get better and grow.” This week’s lesson? “There really are no limitations as to what you can do,” Morales said. “People set limits on themselves based on how they’re feeling or whether training was too hard during the week, and thinking that they can only race at a certain level.” And the training has been hard. Morales said his squad is in the middle of a three-week stretch of intense workouts followed by weekend competitions. Typically,
he said, he will ease the training in the days leading up to a dual. But that has not been the case lately. “This is really an important month for us to really set a foundation for our season, so we really can’t sacrifice our training too much,” Morales said. “We’ve decided to plow ahead and just keep the training going on a really high level and just step up on the blocks and race regardless.” It started Friday when the Huskers took a nine-hour bus ride to Grand Forks, N.D. and jumped in the pool for duals against St. Cloud State and North Dakota, both victories. When they returned to Lincoln, they immeguy diately began preparing for a home and away set of duals against UNO on back-to-back days. In Omaha on Friday, the Huskers defeated the Mavericks, 154-83. “The times weren’t particularly fast, but the times at this stage in the season … are secondary,” Morales said. “It’s how the girls get up and perform and race and how focused they are.” NU junior Shannon Guy, who won a total of five events and had a season-best time in her 100-yard breaststroke on Saturday, said competing at home helped her and
her teammates have a better meet than they did Friday. “I think everyone felt a lot better,” Guy said. “I think the week finally came to end and we were ready to have a day off.” Morales said Guy’s breaststroke performance was the swim of the dual. “We’ve put a little more emphasis on her breaststroke the past couple weeks,” Morales said. “On top of that, UNO has a really good breaststroker. I think it’s just Shannon rising to the challenge of the competition.” He added that he was also impressed with junior Morgan Flannigan, who normally swims distance events but won the 200-yard freestyle Saturday, and senior Katie Davis, who turned in a solid 200 individual medley. Morales said that Friday, his team may have been surprised by the level of Omaha’s competition. “I think our girls were like, ‘Hey this team’s a little bit tougher than we realized,’” he said. “I think they responded well to that challenge and did well, and they came back here ready to go.” But Monday, the team will get right back to work for old Big 12 foe Iowa State, which they face Friday in Ames, Iowa. Morales said his swimmers and divers won’t miss a beat. sports@ dailynebraskan.com
Husker direction. Hannah Werth had another huge night as well, recording 18 of Nebraska’s 40 digs, and accounted for eight of the team’s 41 kills on the night. “Hannah was really good defensively,” Cook said. “I thought our whole defense today did really well.” For the Illini, the match was the same old song and dance Illini coach Kevin Hambly said it’s time for them to try and pick up the pieces. “We usually struggle early on in the season, and then pick it up and finish strong, and that’s what we’re on pace for again this year.” Hambly told ESPN. “The goal is to continue to
get better as a team. We need to get above .500.” For the Huskers, the road ahead will be a true test. A matchup against No. 1 Penn State next Sunday in Lincoln is looming ever more important for the Big Ten title, but they will have to get through No. 20 Ohio State first. “Husker nation should be fired up for this week, especially for Penn State,” Cook said. “We’ve got Ohio State, but we know we’re chasing Penn State. We gotta take care of business and get ready for great effort every night out.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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Morgan Broekhuis was a star in the match, accounting for the team’s three service aces. She also dominated the court 10 kills, six assists and 1.5 blocks. “I thought Morgan was really solid tonight,” Cook said. “She got really tough sets out of her system and just really managed the game well.” Gina Mancuso also put up big numbers, especially in the first two sets with nine kills and a hitting percentage of .318. She was the catalyst for the Husker offense and dug the team out of a 6-11 hole in the second set with two kills out of three rallies, pushing the momentum back in the
Huskers fall to Illinois 4-1 Nebraska was outshot by the Illini 24-12 in blowout loss on the road Angela Hensel DN Following a key overtime win against Iowa on Thursday, the Nebraska women’s soccer team was unable to capitalize on its momentum, falling to Illinois 4-1 on Sunday. This was the third game in the past two weeks that the Huskers had given up four goals to their opponents, something uncharacteristic for a defense that has allowed few goals most of the season. Last year’s Big Ten tournament champion came out with quick speed, taking six shots early in the first half. By bombarding NU junior goalkeeper Emma Stevens with shots right away, it eventually gave way to a goal early on by Illinois’ Shayla Mutz at 20:04. Mutz came back about five minutes after to score again and extend the Illini’s lead to 2-0. Illinois continued to dominate the rest of the first half with 16 shots, compared with three from the Huskers.
Nebraska sophomore forward Mayme Conroy added the lone goal for the Huskers, which was her 12th of the season. While Conroy’s goal brought the game within one goal, the Huskers weren’t able to make the comeback. Illinois extended its lead in the second half. With a final score of 4-1, Illinois took twice as many shots as Nebraska. Just four players on the Illini’s roster that didn’t record a shot throughout the game. Coming into the game both teams were at four wins on the season for Big Ten play, and both looked to finish strong to make it to the Big Ten tournament. “I honestly do believe that it is possible, knowing how hard it would be,” junior midfielder Ari Romero said. Even with the difficulty of the long season coming to an end, the Huskers were still looking to keep up their strength down this tough final stretch. “Mentally I think this is where we need to come together the most,” sophomore midfielder Caroline Gray said. Although the Huskers were looking to come out of this weekend with two wins in order to better to solidify their chances of making the Big Ten tournament, they are still
very much in the hunt. Through Sunday, Nebraska tied for seventh with Indiana in the Big Ten standings. As this year’s tournament is in Bloomington, Ind., the Hoosiers automatically earn a spot in the tournament, allowing the top seven other teams in the Big Ten to qualify for the tournament. As it stands now, Nebraska is tied for seventh with Indiana, which means it would be one of those qualifying. The Huskers hope to make the tournament this season after missing out last year. “We have a very strong team compared to last year,” Romero said. “We have a better team, we have better chemistry. Now it’s just a matter of getting that result.” Next weekend, the Huskers conclude their regular season with a home match against Minnesota. They hope that by coming together as a team, they can end their season on a high note. “Our team needs to make sure that we want to do the extra work for the other players on our team,” Caroline Gray said. “I think we can do that everyone just needs to give everything that they have and want to win for their teammates.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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nance at the match and stepped it up, notching the highest score in air rifle, shooting a 592. Four The Nebraska women’s rifle team shooters tied for second with a is off to a solid start to its season score of 584: Hansen, Martin and Ole Miss’s Alivia Yeager and Meafter senior Janine Dutton and the lissa Quartarone. The two other rest of the Huskers traveled to MisHuskers who shot sissippi for their first for points, Russell away match of the seaand Woltersdorf, son. The Huskers shot added to NU’s total higher scores in both score of 2,341 in air smallbore and air rifle rifle. Russell shot a to beat Ole Miss 4641581 and Woltersdorf 4621. shot a 578. Dutton shot a 579 in NU is now 3-1 smallbore, the second on the season and highest smallbore score will take on TCU, behind Ole Miss’s Kim who was ranked secCoffey’s 580. The rest of ond in the Collegiate the Huskers shot high Rifle Coaches Assoenough for NU to score Dutton ciation ranking coma 2,300 in smallbore. ing into this weekFreshman Denise Martin shot a 575, junior Sunny Russell end. TCU defeated then-No. 20 UTEP this weekend. The Huskers shot a 574, senior Katelyn Woltwon’t face TCU until Nov. 10. ersdorf shot a 572 and sophomore sports@ Kelsey Hansen shot a 568. dailynebraskan.com Dutton continued her domi-
martinez: from 9 to piece things back together. Martinez passed a nearperfect nine of 10 to end the game, connecting on all five passes on the go-ahead drive. A touchdown pass to redshirt freshman Taariq Allen, the first of Allen’s career, and a game-winner to senior Ben Cotton sealed the victory for Martinez, who threw for the third most yards of his NU career. “He hung in there and he kept battling,” running backs coach Ron Brown said. “Taylor definitely led that charge, without a doubt.” When the final whistle sounded, the team left Ryan Field to a standing ovation from Nebraska’s fans. Pelini waved his hand up to the crowd, with a smile that had eluded his face for most of the game. Players and coaches were cheered off the field like it was a home win. “When it’s all said and done, no one will remember the score of the game or the outcome,” offensive coordinator Tim Beck said. “Just that it’s a W.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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Huskers prep for New Mexico meet Nebraska travels to Las Cruces, N.M. for Herb Wimberly Invitational
challenge, saying the players are holding player-only meetings more frequently this season. He and assistant coach Tony Bedient are helping their players stay focused toward the ends of their rounds. “We’re just reminding the guys to focus on one shot at a time, be paZach Tegler tient and not try to look ahead, which DN is pretty basic stuff, but it’s easy as a competitive golfer to try to do that,” The Nebraska men’s golf team Spangler said. “So they’re just trying wants to be better in crunch time. to stay in the present more and more Until the last few holes at the and the score will take care of itself.” Firestone Invitational in Akron, But the Huskers also took some Ohio, two weeks ago, the Huskers positives from the Firestone tournawere neck and neck with the tour- ment. Spangler said his team’s ball nament leaders. But they limped striking was good, and he hopes it caracross the finish line, finishing in ries over to the Herb Wimberly. 13th place. “We really as a team hit it pretty Monday, when NU hits the well and it’s my belief if we hit it that links for the Herb Wimwell here, I think we’ll berly Intercollegiate in have a good tournaLas Cruces, N.M., its ment,” he said. first competition since the He added that his Firestone, the finishing team needs to improve holes will be a new point its putting. Spangler of emphasis. said he has the goal for “Last tournament, his players of 30 putts we all realized we were or fewer each round, probably like 10-over and right now, freshman on the last four holes,” Kolton Lapa is the only junior Manuel Lavin Husker achieving that said. “It’s killing us on goal. the golf tournaments, so That is part of the lavin we talked as a team, we reason Lapa is the only discussed it, and we set golfer to start in each that goal to finish even of NU’s three tournaand under par on the last six holes ments so far this fall. of the round.” “Kolton has a lot of confidence NU coach Bill Spangler com- in his own abilities,” Spangler said. mended his team for issuing the “By his own admission, he didn’t
start off the semester or this fall very well, but he’s emerged as one of our better performers.” The top performers on the team have been hard to identify. A total of seven Huskers have already played in tournaments this season. Spangler attributed this trend to more depth on his roster compared to last year, when then-senior Scott Willman had the Huskers’ best finish in nine of 11 tournaments. “That’s the one thing that we wanted to establish, was more depth this year,” Spangler said. “I think already that has shown and in our qualifying tournaments. Our high scores are better.” The depth is leading to healthy competition within the squad. “I think it’s pretty good to have competition between us. It helps a lot,” Lavin said. “I think it’s a good thing that a lot of the guys on the team are finding the chance to play.” On Monday, Lavin, Lapa, senior Neil Dufford, junior Matt Record and sophomore Ross Dickson will start for the Huskers. Spangler said he is excited to see how far the Husker’s new depth will carry them, especially if they can combine their clean ball striking with improved putting. But when the tournament is down to crunch time, the key will be for Nebraska to finish strong. “If we can do that,” Lavin said, “we’re going to be able to play pretty good in this tournament.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
yards in the game, costing Nebraska a third down conversion on a number of occasions. The Huskers successfully completed three of 14 on third down in the game. “It’s frustrating putting ourselves in a situation to have to come back the way we did,” Pelini said. “I’m proud of our team with its resiliency and the fight that we showed. We overcame a lot today. It was a heck of a football game.” The Huskers held Northwest-
holstein: from 9 This one was a bit different. The Huskers weren’t playing a Big Ten powerhouse like Ohio State or Wisconsin. The game wasn’t billed as a season-changer. But that doesn’t take away from the importance of this win. By surviving Northwestern, Nebraska bought itself another week of contention. That means another week of practice, another week to fix the mistakes. Michigan barely escaped with a win this week as well. A last-second field goal gave the Wolverines a 12-10 win over Michigan State on Saturday. If Nebraska can clean up the turnovers and penalties that continually put them in holes, the team has a realistic chance to beat Michigan. It wasn’t pretty in Evanston, but Nebraska found just enough to save its season once again. Lanny Holstein is a Junior broadcasting and business administration major. Reach him at sports@ dailynebraskan.com
ern to 301 yards of total offense, more than 100 yards below the team’s 410-yard-per-game average. The comeback win sets up a Saturday night showdown in Lincoln against Legends Division leader Michigan. The Wolverines knocked off Michigan State on Saturday to go 3-0 in conference play. The energy around the team right now has the Huskers ready
to go. “Saturday night’s going to be rocking in Lincoln,” Marlowe said. “We’re excited. It’s going to be something awesome.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez avoids a safety during the first quarter of the Huskers’ 29-28 win on Saturday. Martinez led the Huskers with 342 passing yards on the day.
Martinez propels Huskers in comefrom-behind win Huskers’ signal caller leads squad in overcoming 12-point deficit Chris Peters DN
Nebraska wideout Tim Marlowe and offensive lineman Jake Cotton celebrate after the Huskers 29-28 come-from-behind victory against Northwestern on Saturday. Marlowe registered his first catch since breaking his clavicle against Southern Miss on Sept. 1.
Nebraska completes largest comeback in school history by climbing back from 12-point deficit story by Andrew Ward | photo by Bethany Schmidt EVANSTON, ILL. — Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini ran at a referee trying to call timeout. Taylor Martinez snapped the ball before his coach could reach the official. He stepped back to pass, took a step forward and fired the ball toward a slanting Ben Cotton in the end zone. Cotton caught the pass and the usually calm Martinez pumped his fist in the air and let out a yell. Touchdown, Nebraska. Martinez led his team back from a 12-point fourth quarter deficit and kept the Huskers’ Big Ten Legends Division title chances alive with a 29-28 win over Northwestern in front of a crowd of 47,330 in Evanston, Ill., Saturday. “To get a win on the road is a great feeling,” senior wideout Tim Marlowe said. “We have had some tough games on the road. But it’s going to be a great, happy plane ride home.” The comeback started with 8:31 left in the game after Northwestern’s Mike Trumpy ran for a touchdown to put the Wildcats up 28-16 over the Huskers.
After struggling earlier in the half, Martinez finished strong to end the game. He completed nine of his last 10 passes, including a pair of touchdowns tosses. One of those touchdowns went to Taariq Allen from eight yards out, cutting the gap to 28-23 with a little less than six minutes remaining. After a quick stop by the Husker defense, Martinez led the offense back out for what would prove to be the game-winning drive with 4:10 remaining in the game. A 31-yard pass to junior Quincy Enunwa catapulted the offense into Northwestern territory and Nebraska was in business. The drive ended with Cotton receiving Martinez’s sixth straight completion in the back of the end zone, giving Nebraska the lead for good. The play wouldn’t have happened if Pelini had reached the referee in time to call a timeout, though. “I’m sure glad I didn’t make it in time,” Pelini said after the game.
Enunwa helped Martinez’s passing game on the receiving end with six catches for 110 yards. Sophomore Kenny Bell finished the game with six catches for 77 yards and a touchdown catch in the second quarter. Marlowe, in his first game back from a collarbone injury, recorded two catches for 23 yards. “It felt great to get back out there,” Marlowe said. Nebraska needed the comeback after struggling throughout the first three quarters of Saturday’s game with mental mistakes. Ameer Abdullah and Bell fumbled back-toback Northwestern punts in the first half to give the Wildcats good field position. A Kyler Reed fumble also stalled a Husker drive in Northwestern territory early in the second quarter. The Blackshirts held the Wildcats to just seven points off the three turnovers. Nebraska committed eight penalties for 62
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No. 4 NU sweeps No. 25 Illinois on road Chris Heady DN For the ninth straight game, the Nebraska volleyball team was victorious over its opponent; this time, it was No. 25 Illinois. The Huskers took the Illini 3-0 for their second straight sweep, dominating 25-16, 25-23, 25-16. The win, which brought NU to a 17-2 (9-1) record and dropped Illinois to 10-10 (4-6), might as well have been a metaphor for the season thus far: starting off strong, hitting a few road bumps and finishing stronger. “The Huskers did a good job today,” NU coach John Cook said in a radio interview after the match. “They came focused and I thought we executed our game plan about as well as we have all year.” Nebraska seemed in control for the majority of the match, excluding the latter part of the second set, relying heavily on serving to take Illinois out of their game. “We’ve been serving well, and we knew we could stress them, we just kept telling (our players), ‘Attack with your serve and stress them’ because (they’ve) got some big hitters that are tough for us to deal with,” Cook said.
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Nebraska rightside Morgan Broekhuis tallied 10 kills and six assists in the Huskers’ win against Illinois on Sunday.
EVANSTON, ILL. — Bo Pelini talked to Taylor Martinez in the concourse of Northwestern’s Ryan Field, put a hand on his quarterback’s shoulder and said “I’m proud of you.” Martinez had just led Nebraska to a 29-28 come-from-behind victory that may have saved Nebraska’s season. The junior quarterback was 10 for 14 passing in the fourth quarter for 140 yards and two touchdowns – one of which took the lead for the Nebraska win. “Taylor played a pretty outstanding football game,” Pelini said. “He was poised the whole time.” The Huskers desperately needed someone to step up. Nebraska’s offense, the best in the Big Ten in points and yards per game, had put up only 16 points by the end of the third quarter. They were outgaining Northwestern 384 yards to 214, yet they still trailed by five points. The Wildcats added another seven points to the deficit minutes later. Nebraska’s offense had been hindered by poor execution, having lost three fumbles and only converting on one third down in 10 attempts through three quarters. “We’ve got to stop shooting ourselves in the foot,” Pelini said after the game. “Besides the turnovers, there were a number of third-and-shorts that we didn’t convert that really hurt us. Those kill you. They kill momentum and
they kill drives. “I thought we had a lack of awareness at times and obviously a lack of execution in those areas.” The Huskers hit rock bottom with penalties when, on back-toback third downs, the Huskers converted, only to have the play brought back due to a flag. “It was like we can’t get out of our own way,” Pelini said. “(It was) just ridiculous, careless penalties in that situation.” It looked grim. Northwestern’s stadium appeared to be filled with more red bodies than purple ones, and the mock home crowd was groaning, with a few fans melting out of the stadium, hanging their heads. Nebraska’s quarterback was faced with the task of leading the team to victory – the same quarterback that has gone under heat time and time again for losing games, or chances at games, because of turnovers. A little more than eight minutes remained in the game when Martinez took over, trying to bring the Huskers back from the dead. The signal caller needed to do something the team hadn’t done effectively all game in order to come away with a win: move the ball consistently. The team had to use all it had in its arsenal, including the Husker-heavy crowd. Coaches and players said supporters helped pump life into the team as they began to string together plays. “Our crowd was phenomenal,” Pelini said. “I thought they brought great energy to us, they stuck behind us. At times, it felt like a home game. “They had a big time impact on this game.” It took Nebraska two drives
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Nebraska avoids disaster with win reins on Kain Colter, Taylor Siemian and the rest of the Northwestern offense. Between two fourth quarter scoring drives, the Husker defense came up with an important three-and-out to save the clock. Then, after Nebraska took a one-point lead, the defense held on for the win. Nebraska saved its season, at least for a week, with the comeback win in Evanston, Ill. The Huskers are alive and well in the Legends Division race and still Lanny Holstein control their own destiny. Saturday’s game with Michigan offers Once again, Nebraska saved its Nebraska a chance to take control season in the nick of time. of the division. Down 28-16 to Northwestern But had they fallen to the with 8:31 left in the game, things Wildcats, the Huskers would be didn’t look promising for Nebras- in a much different situation this ka coach Bo Pelini’s team. The two week. The team held off a barrage squads had battled to essentially a of negativity with its late game hestalemate through three quarters, roics on Saturday – something that and Mike Trumpy’s three-yard is becoming a pattern. touchdown run seemingly put the With the game out of reach. season on the In those moments (Nebraska) line, Pelini’s following the Northteam seem to held off western score, Nebraska have a knack found itself, once again, a barrage of for the comewith its season on the back. Yes, line. An embarrassing negativity with the Huskers loss was in the balance its late games have had their and with its back against share of blowthe wall, Nebraska heroics on out losses, but turned the tide. when they Saturday.” Quarterback Taylor really need Martinez put the team the win, they on his back. The junior led backcome up big. to-back scoring drives when his Three weeks ago against Wisteam desperately needed it. With consin, Nebraska found a way to critics ready to pounce on his evcome back from a 17-point defiery move, Martinez came through cit. They had to have that win and in the clutch with a strong showthey got it. Last season against Ohio ing through the air. State, in another season-changing And it wasn’t just Martinez game, the Huskers fell behind by 21 that stepped up in those decisive and rebounded to get the win. moments following what would be Northwestern’s final score. holstein: see page 8 Nebraska’s defense tightened the
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Taylor Martinez is congratulated by his linemen during Nebraska’s 29-28 win against Northwestern on Saturday. Martinez went 10 for 14 in the fourth quarter with two touchdowns.
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The difference between Northwestern’s average starting field position in the first and second halves. Northwestern took advantage of turnovers to have an average starting field position on its own 38 in the first half. In the second half Nebraska special teams fought for field position, pushing Northwestern’s average starting field position was pushed back to its own 23.
The margin Nebraska overcame in the fourth quarter to beat Northwestern. It tied with the largest fourth quarter comeback in school history. The onepoint win broke Nebraska’s fourgame losing streak on the road.
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The total number of passing yards for NU quarterback Taylor Martinez. The total is 12 yards shy of his career high and was his third 300yard passing game of his career. He now has 5,335 passing yards, which places him second on Nebraska’s all-time passer list.
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Nebraska’s best quarter through the air. Martinez went 10 for 14 in the air, tossed two touchdowns and gained 120 passing yards during the fourth quarter. Martinez’s passing game was crucial in NU’s comeback win.
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Nebraska I-back Ameer Abdullah muffs a punt during the Huskers’ 29-28 win against Northwestern. The Huskers fumbled three times in the first half.
The number of Husker turnovers in the second half. After three Husker fumbles in the first half, Nebraska’s offense clamped down on the ball and didn’t surrender possession of field position to the Wildcats in the closing half.
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Nebraska I-back Rex Burkhead sits on the bench after injuring his knee during the first quarter of Nebraska’s 29-28 win. Burkhead’s injury isn’t major, according to Husker coach Bo Pelini.
game balls quincy enunwa Quincy Enunwa put the team on his back in the fourth quarter, hauling in four balls for 74 yards. Even more impressive, Enunwa’s impact plays came after leaving the field with a shoulder injury in the third quarter.
taylor martinez The quarterback came up in the clutch for the Huskers. The junior led the Huskers down the field for two touchdowns. He wasn’t bad the rest of the game, either, as evidenced by his 342 yards passing and 65 yards rushing are evidence to that.
ciante evans The junior kept Northwestern’s passing game on lockdown. In his fifth start of the season, Evans had to contain the Wildcats’ prolific receiver Kain Colter. Evans succeeded as Colter only caught three passes for 17 yards.
-chris peters, dn assistant sports editor
-lanny holstein, dn football beat writer
-robby korth, dn sports editor