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Students watch the presidential debate during the ASUN watch party in the Nebraska Union Ballroom on Monday. The number of audience members fluctuated between five and 14, but the crowd remained engaged with the debate.

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“If you’re still undecided, you’re probably not going to vote,” junior political science and German major Blake Rostine said.

There were a few cheers and smatterings of applause throughout the evening, but for the most part students watched in silence as President Barack Obama faced off against Republican candidate Mitt Romney for the last time before the election.

The debate focus was foreign policy, with Obama and Romney going back and forth about Iran, China and the military outlook for the next four years.

Free food seemed to be more attractive than foreign policy Monday evening.

Around 14 students – fewer than seven by the end of the night – made it to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Nebraska Union ballroom to view the final presidential debate at a watch party hosted by the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska.

Many students texted or worked on homework while listening. Some in attendance said they feel the debates have lost their importance by this point.

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If you’re still undecided, you’re probably not going to vote.”

Blake Rostine

junior political science and german major

Love in Love

Couple reminisces about romance found in Neihardt

story by Cristina Woodworth | photos by Kaylee Everly

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than Rowley and Kristen Elias Rowley were in Love before they were in love.

They both lived in Neihardt Hall’s Love wing on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus during their undergraduate years at the university.

“But I like to joke that I was also in Love with the other 32 guys that lived on my floor,” said Ethan Rowley, the 31-year-old marketing director of UNL’s Athletic Department.

Ethan began his freshman year in 1999 at UNL living on the fourth floor of Neihardt’s Piper wing. He applied to be a resident assistant his sophomore year and was transferred to the second floor of Love in 2000.

Kristen began her freshman year in 2000.

She got her first-choice dorm, Neihardt, and moved into the Raymond wing. She moved to the third floor of Love her sophomore year after meeting some friends from that part of the building.

It was then that their paths crossed. She was 19. He was 20. They were two college students in Love and soon to be in love.

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senior political science major

I think we give them so much power in our minds, and it goes to their heads.”

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senior english and anthropology major

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lauren vechetich | dn Lincoln’s own College of Business Administration is making an $84 million investment in a new 240,000-square-foot business school to better stack up with business schools around the nation. In an effort to be on par with Big Ten

business colleges, the new building will be completed by 2016 on 14th and Vine streets.

In a Bloomberg Businessweek study, UNL’s CBA was ranked the 118th best business college in the nation.

Temporary East Campus workout facility opens

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The university committed around the same time former Big 12 peers University of Kansas (ranked 114) and Kansas State University (ranked 112) announced plans for new business colleges of their own.

“A new building will make a difference – no dean would say it doesn’t,” CBA Dean Donde Plowman said. “But it’s not like we’re building a new (College of Business Administration) building to compete with Kansas. Our primary driver is improving the quality of education for students and attracting more students from Nebraska and other Big Ten states.”

But even if the new business college does attract more students, UNL has much to improve upon to compete with prestigious Big Ten business schools like the Univer-

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Report: Neb. drought could persist Despite a handful of rain showers over the past two weeks – which dropped an inch or two in much of the state – the drought blanketing the Midwest is forecast to persist or worsen into January, according to the monthly National Weather Service drought outlook released last week.

Nebraska is about 7 inches behind in its usual yearly rainfall, and roughly three-fourths of the state has languished under the most severe category of drought for weeks, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, housed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

It will take more than an aver-

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on until people bid up.”

Kristen fell for Ethan’s goofy antics. They went to Lincoln’s old movie theater, the Starship 9, where they saw “Supertroopers” with the gift card they’d received from the dating auction.

“I thought it was funny,” Ethan said. “I think she was just a good trooper about it, though.”

After the movie, they went to Lazlo’s Brewery and Grill to use their other gift card, which they soon realized they’d lost.

“We had to end up paying out of pocket,” Ethan said. “I think I might have even had her pay because I forgot my wallet.”

It was love.

The couple ended up dating for about two-and-a-half years. They were involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes together.

They competed on intramural flag football, volleyball and broomball teams together.

“I knew that I liked her and that it was get-

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Following a historically dry and hot summer, the coming months look to remain warm and dry in almost every state west of the Mississippi River, including Nebraska.

senior english/classical languages major

“We were just nerds in Nerdhardt,” Ethan said. “We’d play board games in the Sun Room, and she’d always be there.”

As friends, the two would join in on free ice-skating nights at the Ice Box. “That’s how it all started,” Ethan said.

The pair had their first official date after Kristen purchased Ethan at Neihardt’s annual date auction for “around 100 bucks” according to Ethan.

“I’m pretty sure it was more in the range of $60 to $75,” said Kristen, an acquisitions editor at the University of Nebraska Press, with a laugh.

Ethan said many of the guys auctioned off before him at the event were athletically trim and good-looking, contrasting with his self-described “chubby” figure. Many of them went out on stage and jokingly said they would take off more pieces of clothing if audience members bid higher, he said.

“I walked out on stage just in my boxers because nobody wanted to see that,” Ethan said. “I said I wasn’t gonna put clothes back

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(The moderator) probably made the campaigns very happy.”

The Rowleys sit in front of Neihardt Hall with their newborn baby, Gavin. They started dating while living in the Love wing of Neihardt Hall after the 2002 date auction when Kristen bought Ethan after his act of “reverse stripping.” “I was attracted to his sense of humor,” Kristen said. “He was a little strange.”

CBA to join business ‘arms race’

According to a list by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, more than 100 business schools around the U.S. have completed, renovated or committed to build new business colleges within the last year, leading some, like Arizona State University’s business school dean, to assert there is a “business school building arms race.”

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I really liked that they both emphasized schools and education.”

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Kristen and Ethan Rowley met in Neihardt Hall in 2001 while living in the Love wing and eventually fell in love. They now have a 17-day-old son, Gavin.

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Enunwa improving game all around The NU wideout talks about getting better across the board

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age October to turn that around, said Dave Pearson, a meteorologist and hydrologist with the National Weather Service station in Omaha.

“We’ve dug ourselves a pretty good hole here that takes a while

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drought: from 1 to get out of,” Pearson said. “We need prolonged, above-normal precipitation to get out of this.”

Recent rain, he said, including a steady drizzle in Lincoln Monday, has allowed the state only to tread water, keeping the rain deficit steady without improvement.

The region is running out of time to recover from the drought that began this summer, unleashing heat without relief across the nation’s midsection. Corn and soy crops baked in their fields, leaving many farmers with paltry harvests and the rest of the country bracing for a bump in food prices.

Since its height in July and August, the drought’s area has contracted from the edges of the Midwest. But dryness has only intensified in the nation’s core, including Nebraska and Kansas.

After months of record-melting heat and soil turning to dust, the plains have lost their resiliency to dryness. Farmers and scientists alike warn the ground must be recharged with water before winter freezes it, or nothing will stop the drought from building back up for next spring’s planting.

“We haven’t seen a good recharge at all,” said Brian Fuchs, a UNL climatologist with the U.S. Drought Monitor. “With the second year … you’re just starting off further behind the curve.”

The National Weather Service drought forecast pins much of the blame to water temperatures in the mid-Pacific. Scientists were expecting the water along the equator to heat up this winter, a cyclical event called El Niño that usually brings more rain.

This change might have altered the Midwest’s fortunes, but El Niño hasn’t shown up yet.

“If we go back a few weeks, they were thinking, ‘Here comes El Niño,’” said Pearson, the weather service meteorologist.

“We can’t rely on that as much as we were hoping.”

Unusual dryness is expected to extend over almost the entire Mississippi River basin, which stretches from the South to the Rocky Mountains – the source

crew team puts on alpaca sale

DROUGHT UPDATE: OCT. 18, 2012 - JAN. 31, 2013

The Nebraska crew team will be selling hats, sweaters and mittens made from alpaca wool from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Nebraska Union plaza from Oct. 22-26. The event’s goal is to fundraise for the rowing club’s competition, traveling and training costs. Nebraska Crew has been at the University of NebraskaLincoln since 1969 and practices daily for 30 minutes at Branched Oak Lake in Malcolm, Neb. Only one more event remains on Nebraska Crew’s Fall schedule, the Frostbite Regatta in Wichita, Kan., on Nov. 4.

Quint Cancels Performance at Lied

Violinist Philippe Quint has canceled his Oct. 25 show at the Lied Center for Performing Arts because of illness. Those who have already purchased tickets for the performance can either exchange their tickets for a future Lied Center event, donate the amount of their tickets to the Lied Center or receive refunds.

To receive a refund or ticket exchange, ticket buyers must have the original ticket present and contact the Lied Center at 402-472-4747 by Nov. 30.

New Shows at Mueller Planetarium

Drought to persist or intensify Drought ongoing, some improvement Drought likely to improve, impacts ease Drought development likely SOURCE: NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

lauren vuchetich | dn of the Platte and Missouri rivers that provide water to Nebraska.

But while the Weather Service’s outlook is dire, outlooks in the past have a decidedly mixed record. According to the service’s archive, its monthly forecast didn’t see this summer ’s drought coming until July, when drought covered more than half of the country. The outlooks since then also didn’t predict the drought’s contraction in the last two months.

“The reality is nobody does

really good,” Pearson said. He compared the months-long forecast to predictions of next week’s weather, notoriously tricky for weather scientists on the evening news.

“There’s an inexactness to it,” Pearson said. “What we’re doing is saying based on what we know and the latest science … the odds are tilting toward this.”

The best response to the weather service outlook is to take it as a forecast of the next month, said Fuchs, the drought monitor

climatologist.

“Most of what they’re looking at with the forecast is the next two to three weeks,” he said. “Really, between now and then, this is what we’ll be anticipating.”

But while both scientists said the weather could turn around past that and the winter could bring snow, optimism is fading.

“We still have time,” Fuchs said, “but the likelihood keeps dropping.”

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Beginning Oct. 25, the University of Nebraska State Museum’s Morrill Hall will start a new schedule for the Mueller Planetarium. One of the new additions to the lineup is “Dark,” a fulldome show that looks into the presence of dark matter, the mysterious 80 percent of the mass of the universe. Beginning Oct. 28, the show will run at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturdays (if there is no home football game) and every Sunday. Another addition is National Geographic’s “Sea Monsters,” which will run Thursdays at 7 p.m.

Admission is $5.50 for children, $9 for adults (19 and older) and $3 for UNL staff, students and faculty with valid NU ID.

Student Loan Debts Average $26,500

In 2011 the average student loan debt reached $26,500. It’s a 5 percent nationwide increase from the $25,350 average debt the class of 2010 experienced, according to a report by the Institute for College Access and Success. The report focused on public and nonprofit colleges and found that about two-thirds of 2011 graduates that earned bachelor’s degrees had borrowed money. Sixty-four schools reported more than 90 percent of graduates facing debt. York College, in New York, reported the lowest average debt. Twenty-four percent of graduates borrowed money with an average of $2,996. Lawrence Technological University, in Michigan, reported the highest average – 74 percent of graduates had an average of $46,677 in debt.

NU kicks off Collegebound Nebraska Week

University of Nebraska’s Collegebound Nebraska Week began Monday as an effort to draw attention to the financial aid program.

Collegebound Nebraska grants free tuition to any Nebraska undergraduate who meets NU admission and federal Pell Grant requirements. Nearly 7,000 NU students qualified for the program in 2011-2012 – a 7 percent increase from the previous year, according to a university press release.

The week’s events will include NU chancellor visits to Nebraska high schools, social media promotion and campus events designed specifically for Collegebound Nebraska scholars.

For more information, visit collegeboundnebraska. com or follow @CollegeboundNU on Twitter.

Expert to speak on feeding growing population

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Kristen and Ethan Rowley sit in front of Neihardt Hall talking about Gavin, their newborn baby. The couple met in the Love wing of Neihardt Hall and got married three years later in May 2004. ting pretty serious,” Ethan said.

On Sept. 10, 2003, Kristen’s birthday, he proposed to his future wife right where it all began: the Love wing of Neihardt.

“It made sense,” Kristen said.

“Even before our first date, that’s just where we met. We’re both sort of homebodies and we were always hanging out at the dorm, watching movies and playing board games.”

The couple married on May 15, 2004, a week after Kristen graduated from UNL. Kristen returned to school to get her master ’s degree while Ethan eventually became the residence director at, of course, Love Hall on East Campus.

“We both joke about how we met,” Kristen said. “People ask about it, and it’s a pretty enter-

taining story. Not everyone has a story like that.”

Ethan and Kristen said they know at least three other couples who actually met in Neihardt’s Love wing and are now married.

“We always talked about how it seemed amazing the number of people who were at least in committed relationships while were in Love compared to other residence halls,” Ethan said.

Kristen said the atmosphere of the wing brought everyone closer together.

“A lot of us stayed there even when we were upperclassmen,” she said. “We were all friends and had a lot in common. Everyone would keep their doors open, and we would all hang out.”

The couple reminisced about

But in the end, people remember more about the relationships they make and the people they meet.”

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good times with good friends in Love. They said they probably wouldn’t have ever met each other if they hadn’t lived in the same building.

“Going to class is important in college,” Ethan said. “But in the end, people remember more about the relationships they make and the people they meet.

That’s the UNL memory I’ll always remember – meeting all of my friends, but more so, meeting my best friend, my wife.”

Ethan and Kristen had their first child on Oct. 4 of this year.

Ethan said baby boy Gavin Elijah won’t be pressured to attend UNL or to live in Neihardt’s Love wing, though.

“Wherever he wants to go, we’re gonna support that,” he said. “We have a few things to go through before we get there, but he can come up with his own love story.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

A Nov. 1 public lecture from a renowned small grains breeder will put the focus on feeding the world’s growing population. P. Stephen Baenziger will discuss “The Joy of Applied Science While Feeding the World” in the Nebraska Union auditorium at 3:30 p.m.

Baenziger “leads (University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s) widely known wheat breeding program and research to develop cutting-edge wheat breeding technologies and varieties,” according to a university press release. He will speak on the necessity to double food production by 2050 and how science can be utilized in the process.

Those unable to attend the free lecture may watch a live broadcast at research.unl.edu.

Professor named senior fellow for Agricultural Education association

Agricultural leadership professor Lloyd Bell is now serving as a senior fellow for the American Association for Agricultural Education.

Bell was awarded the title at the association’s annual conference last May in North Carolina. He has instructed about 70 percent of Nebraska’s current agricultural education teachers, according to a university press release.

“A large part of the success that we enjoy in agricultural education within this state can be laid at the feet of Lloyd Bell,” said Mark Balschweid, head of University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s agricultural leadership, education and communication department, in a university press release.

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dn flashback 1914 Midnight fight between frosh and soph

Late last night, while the world was asleep, the sophomores ventured out to put the fatal ‘17 on the noble brows of the innocent freshmen. The various frat houses were entered and, with the aid of the sophomores therein, the frosh were decorated. The freshmen, not to be trifled with, crawled into their old clothes and the fight was on. The scene of battle was the Delta Tau house. The sophomores, not being able to get at the Delt freshmen, made attack upon the house and battle ensued. Freshmen poured in from all directions and members of both classes went into a battle royal, only to go to their respective homes thereafter to nurse bruised and disfigured faces.

Upon questioning the first year men the reporter could get only such a reply as, “We’ll get even with those guys yet; see if we don’t.”

1936 $180,000 Grant Assures New Student Union for Nebraska

Final instructions in placing the $180,000 PWA grant to the university will be sent to administration officials from Washington “within the week,” declared State PWA Director John Latenser, Jr. in a long distance telephone interview with the Nebraskan last night.

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Matt Penner, a senior agriculture economics major, performs a triceps extension using dumbbells at the new temporary East Campus Recreation Center on Monday. The facility will accommodate East Campus patrons while the new recreation structure is built.

Temporary facility opens its doors Fleming Fields Annex Building will stand in for East Campus Rec Center until 2014 Mara Klecker DN Monday marked the opening of Fleming Fields Annex Building, or FFAB, the temporary exercise facility that will be used until remodeling and construction is completed on the new 57,000-square-foot East Campus Rec Center.

Around 9:30 a.m. Monday, the consistent beat of pounding feet on a treadmill filled the temporary exercise center on N. 33rd Street and Leighton Avenue. The clean, well-lit building is a sharp contrast from the old East Campus Activities Building that will soon undergo renovations.

“I’m really happy with how (the temporary facility) turned out,” said Sherri Tompkins, East Campus Recreation coordinator.

“It’s nice and bright and clean, and I think we will have a good crowd.”

The FFAB offers 22 cardio machines, 15 strength-training machines, a stretching area, flat Kevin Moser | DN screen TVs and day-use lockers (Left to right) Penner talks with junior nutrition sciences major Sarah Jarecke and junior fine arts as well as changing areas and a major Tiffany Wieser at the temporary East Campus Recreation Center on Monday. shower room. The annex building will feature a new Free Motion Dual Cable Cross machine, and four new treadmills will be paved parking lot as well as a added at the beginning of 2013. larger space behind it.

The facility also offers perThe renovation sonal trainprocess for the East ing and oriCampus Rec Center is It’s nice and entations on scheduled to begin in the equipbright and 2013, and Tompkins ment and expects the process clean, and I think can process will begin with asbesregistration we will have a tos removal in Janufor intramuary. Project complegood crowd.” ral sports. tion is predicted for “We do summer 2014.

Sherri tompkins any type of FLEMING FIELDS east campus rec coordinator The East Campus function at Activities Building our memwill remain open for ber services basketball and table desk that the City Campus rec tennis until it becomes too cold. center does,” Tompkins said.

After a steam leak, administraThe most noticeable and apFLEMING FIELDS tion decided to put no further preciated difference from the old investments into the Activities ANNEX BUILDING facility is the air-conditioning, Building. said Brittany Russell, a secondFleming Fields Annex Buildary teaching graduate student and rec center staff member. She ing is open from 6:30 a.m. to 10 also remembers the building’s p.m. Monday through Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. outdated heating system in the to 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. to winter.

“It’s nice not to have to sit 10 p.m. Sunday.

Free chair massages will be around five space heaters just to offered from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. keep warm,” she said.

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debate: from 1 “I think it was a lot cleaner and pretty friendly,” said Henry Cabrera, a senior political science major and ASUN student representative. Cabrera went on to say it was good to get some foreign policy issues on the table.

A few of the attendees were not so pleased with the outcome, however, and thought the debate trailed off at times and neglected to stay on topic.

“The questions are there, and the candidates just talk about

he got exactly what he expected from the debate.

“I came in with the opinion that this would be a show,” he said. “And it was a show.”

Wullschleger said he prefers Obama, but he added the president is not a perfect candidate.

“I disagree more with Mitt Romney’s vision than I do with Obama’s,” he said, but added there is “never going to be a candidate who you agree with fully.”

The questions are there, and the candidates just talk about whatever they want.”

Micah Wullschleger

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with a few of the topics that neither candidate addressed.

“There was nothing about human rights and development,” Lundy said.

Around halfway though the

registered to vote and said before he moved to Lincoln from St. Louis he received almost no voting or political guidance from anyone.

“I’m still learning the whole process,” Taylor said.

He said both candidates made strong showings in the previous two debates and that they were now “both on the offensive.”

A political newcomer, Taylor is still trying to grasp how the system works. He said while the debates have helped, they have also left questions unanswered.

“It’s kind of weird for me, this being my first election,” Taylor said. “I just wish I could find some truth.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

1964 NU Meat Judging Team Handles Raw Material

Any student can evaluate a steak once it is on his plate, but the members of the University meat judging team work with the raw material.

The members of the meats team must be prepared to judge carcasses of beef, pork, and lamb and wholesale cuts of beef and lamb. Beef and lamb grading are additional are (sic) of competition.

Meat judging is oriented toward the consumer. For example, the consumer wants steaks that are tender, flavorful, and free from excess fat. Most steaks come from beef loins, and so in judging loins, students are instructed to give preference to loins exibiting (sic) those qualities.

1974 Renovation of Union price tag – $160,440

A $160,440 facelift for the first floor, southwest corner of the Nebraska Union that would include space for two retail businesses has been drawn up by the Physical Plant, according to Al Bennett, union director.

The remodeling plans are tentative, Bennett said, and first need the approval of the Union Board (a student advisory group to the union director), then the approval of Ken Bader, vice chancellor for student affairs, and finally the Central Planning Committee’s okay.

The proposed remodeling would update Union structures built in 1938, according to Bennett.

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1984 E.T., Garfield, Boy George to invade Lincoln next week

Halloween isn’t just for kids anymore.

If you happen to see a Gremlin or two lurking in the dark, don’t worry – chances are they aren’t invading Lincoln. And don’t be alarmed if Darth Vader or Yoda happen to “make a visit.” But, if E.T. knocks on your door, well you might consider letting him phone home.

These and many other “characters” will be out and about in Lincoln next week. Some will romp the streets and knock on doors. Others will be off to costume parties or will enter contests hoping to win a prize. And others will just dress for the occasion – to celebrate the more than 2,000-year-old holiday: Halloween.

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business: from 1 sity of Michigan (ranked seventh), Penn State University (ranked 22) and the University of Wisconsin— Madison (ranked 24).

UM spent $145 million on a 270,000-square-foot building in 2009 for its Stephen M. Ross School of Business. In 2005, Penn State spent $68 million for a new, 210,000-square-foot Smeal College of Business building. The University of Wisconsin-Madison dedicated $40.5 million to build its 131,416-square-foot addition to the Wisconsin School of Business.

“Trends in business colleges today focus on collaborative learning where students and faculty have more space to work together on larger projects,” Plowman said.

“Without an upgrade in these areas, it’s more difficult to compete for faculty that have done good, quality research.”

But UNL has its credentials too. It is one of 23 Centers of Actuarial Excellence, a program that recognizes actuarial science programs that meet specific requirements, according to the Society of Actuaries. UNL is one of six Big Ten universities with the title.

Eleven new CBA faculty members have been hired for the fall semester, and UNL has seen a 25 percent increase in first-time freshmen business majors. The program hosts

more than 3,100 undergraduate students.

“We’ve outgrown this building,” Plowman said. “It’s too small, out of date, not equipped with enough technology, and it’s not as inspiring as other schools. I’ve seen the business college at Kansas University, and they have a small building, too. They recognize the need for more space.”

Some students agree.

“They need more space, they need more technology, and they need to upgrade,” said Amanda Francis, a senior marketing management major. “Each year they improve a little with things like furnishings and study areas, but they need more area.”

The new business building is not the only reason students should be attracted to UNL, according to Plowman.

“We’re a big college, but we feel small,” Plowman said. “We’re increasing our faculty-to-student ratio and looking for eight to 10 more faculty members for the upcoming year.”

Plowman said UNL should be the most attractive school to any Nebraska native.

“There’s no reason for anyone from Nebraska to go to Kansas for business school,” she said.

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Math, science will regain US power

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he Soviet Union’s Sputnik launch pried opened Americans’ eyes to the importance of math and science. After officially losing the Space Race, America vowed to invest more into scientific research and education. Only 12 short years later, we saw the fruits of our labors.

America was the first to ever step foot on the moon. This “leap for mankind” is possibly one of humanity’s greatest achievements. We invested money into science and spurred innovation that allowed us to explore the depths of our universe.

Sadly, it doesn’t seem like we have learned from our glorious past. Today, we’re up against the old cliché of a Sputnik moment. I fail to see why we constantly need reminders from our past before we realize the dilapidated state our country is in.

The U.S. has lost its former interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM.) Our overall lack of focus on STEM in our public education system is proof. In addition, massive budget cuts for federally funded science programs reinforce this notion.

As more countries invest money into STEM, the United States becomes less competitive in the international marketplace. If we want a thriving future, we must change our attitude on science, and we must it change quickly.

In about two weeks, we will place our votes to see who will make their name in history as the next president. Once the winner is announced, America will have elected a candidate devoid of any scientific background since George Washington.

Of our 44 presidents, not one has earned a degree in any form of science or math. This trend isn’t contained within the presidential elections. In general, Americans don’t elect scientists. Scientists and mathematicians are often regarded as impractical and elitist in the political realm.

Germany, one of America’s biggest collaborators and competitors, proudly elected Angela Merkel as chancellor. Merkel earned her doctorate in quantum physics and was, as a student, repeatedly recognized for her excellence in math and physics. Hu Jintao, the president of China, is a specially trained hydraulics engineer. Some of our biggest and most successful competitors have elected leaders with degrees in STEM. Why do we shy away from that?

In November 2011, the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction finally arrived to a long-awaited proposal called the Federal Budget Sequestration. The proposal called for massive budget cuts on domestic programs including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation, NASA and many other federally funded science programs. During the past 60 years, the NIH alone has helped Americans live longer and healthier lives.

JAI KUMAR MEDIRATTA Since the initial investment of NIH-funded biomedical research, the death rate for heart disease has decreased by 60 percent. An impressive 70 percent reduction in the death rate caused by stroke has also come about due to the efforts of the NIH. The 8.2 percent cut caused by the bill amounts to more than $4.62 billion. These budgets slashes will have catastrophic consequences. When we have budget cuts of $4.6 billion to programs helping save American lives in addition to the investment of $6.2 billion on a 10th aircraft carrier, we should really start to question the priorities and vision of America. The U.S. has been at war for almost 90 percent of its existence. And for what reason? To maintain domination in the world?

It’s projected that we will spend a whopping $525.4 billion on defense spending next year. With the sequestration deficit cuts, the total budget for the science research programs amounts to $48.07 billion, a small fraction of our defense budget.

How do our budget numbers stack up to other countries leading in science and technology? Germany spends about $46 billion on defense every year while China spends about $146 billion on its defense.

Conversely, Germany has allotted $14.7 billion of funding to research and education in the areas of STEM. Furthermore, Merkel introduced a 10 percent boost in the budget funding to these programs.

Comparing the ratio of research funding to defense spending, Germany comes out to 36 percent. Our 5.5 percent ratio pales in comparison.

Our poorly funded research translates directly to the lack of focus on the STEM in American schools. In a study released by the Business-Higher Education Forum, only 17 percent of high school students were both proficient in math and interested in the STEM, while 27 percent were proficient in math and science, but were uninterested in the field. In another study conducted by the Organization for Economic Coop-

eration and Development, 15 year olds in the U.S. placed 25th out of 30 countries in math performance and 21st in science performance. These statistics are depressing. Americans can’t expect to compete in this increasingly technological world when we are scientifically illiterate. Why are the students of American so uninterested in STEM? The lack of interest can be attributed to our nation’s overall regard for the subjects. I feel as if investing more in early childhood education would easily improve our problems. One option would be early exposure to the science and math.

We should look at centralizing the early education of our youth around these subjects. In addition to this, training new and qualified teachers in the STEM fields is another step in the right direction.

Common sense dictates that a better preforming teacher leads to a better preforming student. Recent studies show that 30 percent of high school math students and 60 percent of students learning the physical sciences are taught by instructors who didn’t major in the subject. How can we expect our students to master these tough subjects if the instructor lacks a background in it?

“When will I have to use this in the real world?” This commonly asked question comes up in every class. Sure, you probably won’t have to use polar curves in the real world, but by understanding the concept, and by applying the concept to unique problems, you establish a wiring in your brain that wasn’t there before. This wiring enhances your problem solving skills. Many students don’t realize that what you learn in school won’t always be applicable. Sometimes learning serves to establish a foundation that will be useful later on.

The United States is at risk. Our once-innovative land has lost its lust during a time when the international competition is in an upswing and the U.S. economy is slumping. We need to change how we view the STEM. There is no substitute for the support for more math and science education and teacher training.

Budget cuts to our federal science programs only renders us weaker as competitors in the international realm. We must prioritize our money in a smart fashion to make the minds of America strong again. The stronger the minds, the stronger America, despite our weapons. In the words of Isaac Asimov, “The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”

Let’s wise up and start doing the right thing.

Jai Kumar Mediratta is a Biochemistry, Physiology, and German major. follow him on Twitter at @Jai_K_Mediratta and reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

Electing Romney slashes women’s, LGBTQ rights

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he upcoming presidential election and its winner carries a lot of weight when it comes to social issues. So take my advice: If you’re a woman and/or an LGBTQ person, or if you care for someone who is, don’t vote for Mitt Romney.

Or Mittens, as I prefer to call him.

Mittens may sound like a cute and harmless nickname, but this man’s attitudes toward women and LGBTQ people are dangerous.

Women make up nearly 51 percent of the population, but we’re grossly underrepresented in our own democracy. The LGBTQ movement has picked up a lot of support in the past decade, but I’m not sure it has the political muscle to fight off a determined bully with a lot of power. We’ve come too far to let Mittens rewind the clock.

The president has the most political influence on social issues. The election will give one person the power to guide foreign, economic and social policies. Although they have different methods, both Mittens and President Barack Obama will do their best to stabilize and strengthen the economy. They differ on views for foreign policy, but neither would have maximum control.

When you consider voting for Mittens, you need to take into account his voting record.

Mittens the Republican presidential nominee is a far cry from Mittens the Massachusetts governor in 2002. You might not even recognize Mittens in 1994. He has been called a “flip-flopper” because his political stance on social issues has changed drastically, especially those concerning women’s and LGBTQ rights.

While I don’t think his personal beliefs have changed, they have now overpowered his desire to represent the people of the United States. Here’s a Mittens timeline!

1993 — He supported morning-after pills, saying they could make abortion obsolete.

1994 — He supported abortion rights and opposed LGBTQ discrimination. In a letter to a gay rights group called the Log Cabin Club of Massachusetts, he thanked them for their support and wrote “we seek to establish full equal-

ity for America’s gay and lesbian citizens.” He favored gays serving openly in the military. He supported Roe v. Wade and declared that abortion should be legal in the U.S., also revealing that a relative died from an illegal abortion.

2002 — He continued to support gay rights. While running for governor he pledged to preserve and protect legalized abortion. He endorsed legalization of RU 486, which can be used as emergency contraception or an abortifacient, depending on the dosage. He made it known that his personal beliefs contrasted with his voting record — that he’s anti-abortion and that marriage should be reserved for a man and a woman.

2005 — He vetoed emergency contraception for rape victims and revealed that he believes life begins at conception. In contrast to statements in 1994, he now opposed gay marriage and civil unions. He supported the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

2007 — He said that the issue of gay marriage isn’t about “treating gay people the same as treating heterosexual people,” but about the “nurturing of children” which is “greatly enhanced by access to a mom and a dad.” He supported the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell military policy and wanted to repeal part of Roe v. Wade. He supported a Constitutional amendment to ban abortion.

2009 — He opposed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which enforces equal pay between men and women who do the same work.

2011 — He supported a Constitutional amendment defining marriage as a relationship between a man and a woman.

2012 — He said Griswold v. Connecticut should be repealed. The Supreme Court ruling, along with Eisenstadt v. Baird, says that it is unconstitutional for states to ban contraceptives.

He promised to defund Planned Parenthood and all other abortion advocates. Earlier this month, he said “I’m a pro-life candidate and I’ll be a pro-life president.” He supported the Blunt Amendment, which would have allowed any employer to deny health insurance coverage for any benefit, including contraception, if they “morally opposed” it. He promised to

VALERIE KUTCHKO repeal the Affordable Care Act and supported a personhood amendment that would redefine life at conception. He opposed gay marriage and civil unions, but supported some same-sex partner benefits.

That seems a little flip-floppy to me. His personal beliefs seem to remain pretty consistent, but his political attitude has done a 180.

Now, if über-conservative Mittens is just a show, then I’m greatly relieved, but also sick of politicians playing games. I don’t believe it’s a game. With Paul Ryan on the ticket, the extreme right is already covered.

As the presidential nominee, Mittens ought to be appealing to independents and moderates. If he’s unwilling to do that, then he’s letting his personal beliefs come between him and his duty as a politician representing the people.

If he’s elected president, he’ll be representing the entire country.

By refusing to represent the needs of women and LGBTQ people, Mittens shows he is unfit to be president. Obama may not be able to appease everyone – no one could – but at least he has no designs on discriminating against more than half the population.

Mittens’ sole appeal to women? He wants to get everyone jobs. That a worthy goal, but it isn’t worth much if you don’t have equal pay. If Mittens had his way and the Lilly Ledbetter Act hadn’t been passed by Obama, women would

have less equal pay protection. Families would still be in plenty of economic trouble because mothers, single women and young working women couldn’t earn as much as men.

Even with the act in place, women only make 72 percent of what their male counterparts earn. Inequality of pay fosters women’s financial dependence on men. Money is power, and gives us a voice – have you noticed how much cash goes into campaigns? Mittens wants to maintain a patriarchal society.

What about the second presidential debate? Didn’t Mittens say that as governor, he put women in his cabinet? Why yes, yes he did.

He claimed he asked women’s groups to send him some qualified people, and he received “whole binders full of women.”

Mittens didn’t request those binders, which contained “hundreds of resumes.”

They were sent to him by the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus, who had also asked that he sign a pledge to have his administration better represent the percentage of the population who were women. That’s 50.8 percent. He signed the pledge, but in his last two years in office, only 28 percent of Bay Area government positions were held by women.

In addition to pretending to support women and our financial independence, Mittens is determined to take away our reproductive rights.

He wants to limit our access to birth control, to emergency contraceptives, to knowledge!

He wants abstinence-only education, which promotes ignorance of reproductive and sexual health. Young people will explore on their own if they are kept in the dark, especially when hormones are on full blast. Without knowledge of birth control, that experimentation could result in unintended pregnancies, transferred STIs and abortions.

During the 2007 South Carolina Presidential debate, he said of abortion “in my view, the people should make this decision.” Now, however, Mittens has declared open war against abortion and intends to force his beliefs upon the population. Even though we have only

recently achieved safe and legal abortion, he wants to eventually eliminate it, If he succeeds, women will have to resort back to dangerous illegal abortions like the one which caused the death of his relative. No woman wants to have an abortion, but if it is her only option, she will find a way to do it.

When the economy is down, some families can’t afford to take care of additional children, even if they want to. Well, goodness, this is a convenient time to make women financially dependent, isn’t it?

Mittens wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which just made 47 million women eligible to, among other things, no-cost birth control methods. A recent study in St. Louis shows that when women have equal access to contraception, abortion rates are cut by more than half and teen birth rates decrease by 82 percent.

If you give one wit about the women you know, don’t vote for a misogynist like Romney.

Although his attacks against women’s health care and independence have been the most prominent, it’s important that LGBTQ people don’t overlook his views toward them.

He might support a few benefits for “non-traditional relationships,” and he might be against discrimination in the workplace, but that isn’t enough.

He’s moving against gay marriage and civil unions. Mittens believes gay parents harm children. If he’s able to put through an amendment saying a marriage is only between a man and a woman, you can bet he will start tearing families apart next.

Don’t vote for Mitt Romney. The economy will right itself regardless of who is president, and it takes time. Give Obama just a little longer to do that and to further women’s and LGBTQ rights. Electing Mitt Romney as president will begin a new era of social repression against LGBTQ people, women and their families … that pretty much encompasses everyone, doesn’t it?

Valerie Kutchko is a sophomore journalism major with a minor in LGBT/sexuality studies. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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kekeli dawes dn Trinidad Ortiz, who died last Wednesday, was a massive figure in Nebraska hip-hop.

He was one of the premier DJs in Lincoln who participated in multiple sets for a variety of acts, from local bands to nationwide superstars. DJ Trinidad often attended multiple hiphop functions in Lincoln and if he wasn’t there,

he had a hand in organizing the acts performing.

DJ Trinidad was best known as the DJ for the pioneering Lincoln hip-hop group the Awkwords. Ortiz, along with emcees Todd “Toad” Cox and Tyler “Hobbes” Kreigler routinely rocked the old Lincoln venue The Chatterbox, which later became Box Awesome, and effectively ushered in a new generation of Lincoln hip-hop artists and DJs.

People can attend an event in remembrance of DJ Trinidad Tuesday night at the Hour Lounge at 6 p.m. The evening, intended to be a celebration of his life, will include music and DJs. Ortiz leaves behind his family and a community of emcees, DJs and hip-hop fans who support the Lincoln music scene. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

He was always a really nice guy. I really appreciate everything he did. He wanted to help us out in any situation and to get shows down in Lincoln. I remember when he would host some shows and DJ for, like, six emcees. He just knew everybody in the city; he was kind of like the main guy I feel like everybody went to. I highly respect what he did for the hip-hop scene in Lincoln. He was a perfect person. He was one of the most respected DJs and people I have met in my entire life.”

He was like on every gig we did, but even though I didn’t know him as well as the other Lincoln artists, I knew his honesty and integrity, because every time I saw him nothing changed. I thought that gave a lot of merit to that dude’s character. He wasn’t a dude down the street from me. He was in Lincoln and in Lincoln, he was huge.

There were many people in Lincoln he would support, and he was down for us in Omaha, as well.” brenton walstrom a.k.a. conchance member of the midtown marauders, omaha

Back in the day, when I was on my ‘I can’t get into the club’ shit, Trini was getting me paid gigs. He looked out for me. And, I don’t know, it confuses me, because usually, when these things happen to people, they may feel disconnected from love in a certain way.

From what I saw, that was all he gave out: love to other people. He had a lot of people that thought of him as nothing but a beacon of positivity. And he loved Jay-Z to a ridiculous extent.”

Nic Brown a.k.a. dj stryke member of dirty diamonds, lincoln

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Trinidad was one of those people that I specifically bought records for because I knew what his tastes were.

He was in love with anything Hieroglyphics, west coast underground — anything real. And he loved fuckin’ Jay-Z. He would walk into any fuckin’ place shouting ‘Hov!’ Trini was the solid motherfuckin’ DJ that’s gonna play the best opening set and be able to deal with any emcee with whatever bullshit they got. He was one of those people I first met DJ-ing that I first gravitated to because he talked so much shit, and he had the best records.

And that’s the hardest thing ... because I’ve talked more shit to that man in my entire life, but in no moment was it ever without the most realness, love and respect for each other. And he was so generous — once you got on Trini’s level, he would do anything for you. Even in his worst moments in life, he still had a joy to him. He would still reach out a hand for you. I thought we were gonna grow old together and spin records in walkers. It’s rough.” spencer munson a.k.a. dj spencelove lincoln dj

Trini was the best DJ. (He) always had a smile on his face, had tons of friends in the Lincoln downtown scene, always playing a gig somewhere ... he’s going to be missed horribly.

It’s an awful blow to the music community in Lincoln.”

Todd “toad” cox

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Since their debut in 1997, numerous albums as well as a brief hiatus, The Wallflowers will stop in Omaha as part of their tour.

Wallflowers reappear with fresh influence gabriella martinez-garro dn The Wallflowers were big in the late nineties. The band’s most popular album, “Bringing Down the Horse,” went platinum four times in 1997 and produced the No. 1 hit single, “One Headlight.” The band has since released five albums including their latest record, “Glad All Over,” which is their first release since 2005. Greg Richling, the bassist for the band, took some time to talk to the Daily Nebraskan about the band’s latest album and the road they’ve taken to get there.

Daily Nebraskan: The album, “Glad All Over,” is The Wallflowers’ newest release in seven years. What brought about the band’s hiatus?

Greg Richling: Well, you know, we stopped touring after our last record, “Rebel, Sweetheart,” came out in 2005, and we’d been touring on and off for 15 years at that point. It was all we’d been doing for our entire 20s and half of our 30s and, like most bands, things weren’t great with our label at the time. We just kind of felt that we needed to stop and do other things and take a breather. I don’t think we anticipated that it was going to take seven years to, you know, actually get back together again. But we stepped away and everyone got busy doing different things and it became really hard to kind of get back into “Wallflower” territory again. With recording and touring commitments, and Jakob [Dylan] doing solo stuff, there’d be times where four people would be like “Okay, we can do it,” and then one guy was like “Ah, I’m not done yet.”

So getting five people on the same page, especially when we have other

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commitments in life and families, it wasn’t as easy as we thought it would be.

DN: “Glad All Over” features a mixture of both original Wallflowers and new members. How has it been working together with everyone, especially former Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons?

GR: Well I really feel – and I know everyone says good things about the current state that they’re in – but I really think that this is just the strongest lineup we’ve ever had. I was introduced to Jack about three years ago by a mutual friend and we talked about playing together and we formed a band on the side while The Wallflowers were on hiatus. So when the drummer position opened up for The Wallflowers, I told Jake, “I’ve been playing every week for the last year and a half with one of the best drummers in the world, and he’d really love to play with The Wallflowers.” He’s such a unique drummer and he approaches songs from such an original angle and

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When Godspeed You! Black Emperor went on hiatus in 2002, a comeback didn’t seem likely.

Their last album, “Yanqui U.X.O.” was magnificent but also less expansive and less experimental. It sounded like a band who had already defined its legacy tying together its loose ends.

But almost exactly a decade later and two years after reforming for a tour, the band silently released “Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!” at a Boston concert. The album is immense, ambitious and a mature step into new territory for both the band and post-rock as a whole.

Post-rock has been on somewhat of a downward trend over the last few years. It was always a loose (and thus frequently criticized) term, usually combining krautrock, ambient music, progressive rock and drone while mostly rejecting rock conventions like melody or hooks.

Bands like Talk Talk and Slint provided most of the building blocks. By the late ‘90s and early 2000s, bands like Sigur Rós, Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky and Godspeed You! Black Emperor made their mark with highly textured and innovative instrumentation.

But within a few years, the genre seemed to hit a wall. Sigur Rós’s latest “Valtari” is pleasing to the ear, but it’s emblematic of

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Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s new album, “Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!” offers a fresh take on a seemingly worn-out genre, post-rock. the cookie-cutter formula postrock has become. Take ambient electronica or strings, layer it with reverb. Wash, rinse, repeat.

“Allelujah!” doesn’t reinvent the genre, but it does take postrock in a welcome new direction.

The tense crescendos the band

is known for are now more aggressive and more intricately arranged. While “Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven!” in 2000 took several minutes to set its scene, “Allelujah!” does so right away in its 20 minute opener “Mladic.” The forceful sound

paints an immediate picture of desolation, decay and anxiety.

For most bands, these themes signal something grating and difficult to listen to. Animal Collective’s “Centipede Hz” earlier this year channeled anxiety and psychological tension by bombarding the listener with sensory overload. Superficial experimentation trumped enjoyable melody at every turn. By contrast, Godspeed You! Black Emperor realizes these concepts with grace. Despite its complexity, “Allelujah!” is likely the band’s most accessible album so far.

The apocalyptic landscape conjured by the droning waves

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Comedian creates Chicago career Will Meinen left Omaha seeks name in stand-up comedy in the Windy City andrew larsen dn The notion of totally overhauling your life is intimidating – especially when that overhaul involves quitting your job, selling your house and leaving your friends and family in Omaha to become a comedian in Chicago.

That’s exactly what Will Meinen, 34, did in September after years of thinking and what he has deemed “methodical” planning. He’ll make

the trip back to Omaha at least once a month, but for the foreseeable future, he said he’s living his dream in the Windy City. Meinen hasn’t been alone on his journey, however.

“My friends have been incredibly supportive,” he said.

“It’s really cool that he’s getting out there and following his dream,” said Dylan Rohde, Meinen’s friend and former improv teacher at Backline Improv in Omaha. “I think he’ll do really well out there … it’s a town that fits him well.”

For years Meinen said he was skeptical of what his parents would think.

“The voice of my dad was very pragmatic – that Midwestern attitude toward work and finances,” he said.

Because of that and a general

“If you continue to grow, and you’re still having fun doing it, that’s what’s important. I’m happy for now and absolutely ecstatic.”

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lack of opportunities to do comedy in Nebraska at the time, Meinen didn’t pursue his dream.

“I cultivated a Plan B in my 20s and worked a conventional job for quite a while,” he said. “I’m also a pretty methodical in my life, which I’m not suggesting is a good thing.

My first workshop at Second City (in Chicago) was four years ago; I knew then this was something I

wanted to do.”

After getting a taste of the comedy life in Chicago, Meinen began shaking up his own routine.

“I had no evidence that I could do improv or be a comedian – I had not tested that assumption at all – so what I did over the next couple years was test that assumption,” he

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tuesday, october 23, 2012

Beats Antique infuses live performance with dance

The tribal-influenced band’s unique style must be experienced to understand cara wilwerding dn Few bands can brag about touring with a full-time belly dancer.

Beats Antique is one of the lucky few.

Formed in 2007, Beats Antique is comprised of belly dancer and drummer Zoe Jakes, drummer Tommy “Sidecar” Cappel and David Satori, who plays a number of instruments including violin, banjo and percussion. The experimental world fusion and electronic trio has become best known for their live concerts, blending

heavy percussion with dance and performance art.

They’ll bring the show to Lincoln’s Bourbon Theatre this Friday.

While they said performing live is their passion, Beats Antique has also released a number of full-length albums and EPs, beginning with “Tribal Deviations” in 2007. Their latest album, “Contraption Vol. 2” was released Sept.

18. Timothy Shirley of RadioUTD. com called it “a damn good album,” with a cohesive and natural feel. He urged listeners to buy the record, even though they can listen to it online for free.

All three band members took a break from their busy tour to talk with the Daily Nebraskan about worldwide influences, belly dancing and their female-dominated fan base.

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has a very unique style within the realm of electronic music. How would you describe your style to someone who’s never heard you before?

David Satori: I would say we are a mix between earth folk music and electronic and alien electronic music.

Zoe Jakes: Middle-Eastern down tempo with Balkan and Eastern European influences.

DN: Known as “world fusion” music, you draw inspiration from all over. What countries have had the most influence on your style?

DS: Serbia and Romania.

Tommy Cappel: North Africa, Egypt, Mali, India; we definitely have some Indian influences.

ZJ: We’ve also started getting into more Indonesian stuff, which is cool.

DN: You have tribal fusion dancers on stage with you during every show. How does their performance enhance your music?

ZJ: Most of the time it’s just me, so I’ve got to think of really interesting things to do all the time. At big events I bring people that I’ve been dancing with for a long time and we do stuff together – for New Year’s or Halloween or something – but generally, it’s just the three of us plucking away. It’s the three of us a lot of the time but we do a lot of crazy-ass shit. We’re a weird band that does very odd things, and it’s hard to get a handle on us until you’ve kind of seen the show.

DS: It goes hand in hand. When we’re creating music, we create it for the performance, for the live show.

ZJ: It’s important to note that the band started as the three of us. It’s been the three of us since the beginning. It started around making an album for dance. It’s always been inclined towards a performance art aspect.

DN: What do you do on stage?

ZJ: [Dress as] giant monsters

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Beats Antique features a belly dancer as well as music inspired by a variety of cultures. They will share both during their stop in Lincoln on Friday. or animals running around like crazy people. Just straight up dance.

DS: We rock out pretty hard.

DN: How has your music grown and developed since you formed the band in 2007?

ZJ: I think it’s gotten more full. There’s more instrumentation, working together and melding as artists. It’s definitely become more cohesive.

DS: We’ve just experimented with more styles. On our second album, we started to naturally discover a sound that was our own so we’ve just evolved on that and let it become its own thing.

DN: What would you say is your favorite song from any of your albums, and how does this song embody your personality as a band?

ZJ: It’s the perfect, most all encompassing song that we haven’t written yet.

DS: “Beauty Beats” has been the one that represents different

elements of our music in just the way it changes in different sections of our song.

TC: Once we wrote “Beauty Beats” we started writing music differently from that point on, just using the techniques we use to actually come up with that song: doubling melodies, acoustic and electronic instruments, upright bass, live and electronic beats. It sort of embodies the basic principles of our sound.

DN: Your newest album, “Contraption Vol. 2,” was released Sept.

18. What is the primary message behind this album?

DS: I think it’s invention; it’s sort of like a dark, twisted invention. We definitely have a lot of different things going on so sometimes, it gets a little clouded in our brains. We definitely spend a lot of time on songs, and we come up with new ways of putting them out there, some with electronic music, some acoustic music, one with just a typical rock band set

Metal following waits for cultural impact contended with the oncoming, lofi revolution of Nirvana was Guns N’ Roses, but hard-rock traditionalists can thank Axl Rose for how that turned out. Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Pantera and others Dethklok symbolically references were too single-minded to break Nirvana’s mainstream spell. It was like the minimalist punk mentality required to sign “death-waivers” crept in and sabotaged the elaboto avoid the legal implications if rate over-production in the rock they should, as they often do, die ‘n’ roll music scene.

The new scene that emerged from the result of horrific stage was more concerned with creating accidents. “Metalocalypse” is one venue where metal fans can re- art instead of radio hits. The idea of saying something that listenjoice in the presence of scorching guitar solos, thundering drums ers could identify with was more important than having an image, and driving bass. It came onto the scene in 2006, nearly simul- which would wow concert-goers taneously with the popular video and fans. Nirvana’s frontman, game series “Guitar Hero.” This Kurt Cobain, like Bob Dylan in once again gave hope to future the ‘60s, was reluctantly thrust into the position as the voice for gods of the all-powerful guitar.

It is rare for a music artist to an entire generation. Cobain’s break through the mere industry reaction to his sudden immense and become an icon which in- fame was reclusion from the spires a generation. In the show, mounting pressure. Under the media spotlight his addiction and Dethklok is the backbone of culdepression gained almost equal ture. In real life, however, there is a lull in that sort of creative impact fame. On April 5, 1994, a generaby an individual or a band. Nir- tion lost their hero and were left with a void in vana was the most recent incarnation of In the show, the music world.

In the years that an artistic, cultureDethklok is followed, the altchanging event. In rock music scene their absence icon the backbone of – which Nirvana hungry listeners are culture. In real life, helped to create left waiting.

– lost its luster When Nirvana however, there is due to the lack released “Smells of a champion to Like Teen Spirit” in a lull in that sort guide it artisti1991, they haltered of creative impact cally. the rights-of-passage The story of for up-and-coming by an individual or Dethklok is cenmetal traditionalists. band.” tralized upon Heavy-metal bands fantastic, rock icowere no longer as eanography. The band’s members gerly sought after. The band Grim and music are the driving force, Reaper sucks regardless, but don’t tell me they didn’t suck just a lit- both artistically and economically, in the “Metalocalypse” world. tle bit more after the alternative Similar to Cobain’s widespread garage bands emerged into the influence, Dethklok’s members mainstream. Alternative: “similar are the spokesmen for the genbut different.” This was the paraeration of music fans. All they do mount new sound that was traded is a newsworthy world event, so on tapes and took the bulge out of our wallets when seeds of the much so that secret government agencies conspire on how to deal digital revolution began to sprout with Dethklok. Oddly enough, it through compact discs. The artisn’t too dissimilar from how the ists that began emerging were “parental advisory” labels began enhanced by nothing less than cheap, thrift-store flannel and ev- appearing on albums.

Music as an industry, whether eryday situations. It was the era of Dethklok-minded or enthralled the disenfranchised youth. with the influence of someone like The songs stuck to an almostCobain, is one of the few forces of universal formula of verse-chorus with a short catchy guitar solo culture that constantly reinvents itself. Somehow it finds a peak thrown in. Comparatively, the guitar solos in metal were far with which individuals can feel more elaborate and inspired by satisfied. I can’t think of anyone classical music’s fugues, arpeg- in recent history who has had the gios, diatonic scales, etc. Alterna- impact upon culture that Cobain tive music capitalized on simple, had during the early to mid-’90s. dirty fun without the music theo- Heavy-metal, however, is conry or years of training on a par- tinuing to find new avenues to explore even if the response is a ticular instrument. The message was still lyrically heavy, the gui- little lacking at the moment. joe wade is a junior tars still distorted, but the fantasy journalism major. REach was over. him at Arts@ The only band that could have dailynebraskan.com

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Our generation is missing Nirvana’s cult following and cultural impact While listening to the local metal band Dope Pope during Lincoln Calling, I began thinking about the history of rock ‘n’ roll, specifically hard-rock and metal, and how it has evolved. Metal used to be a big deal.

The question wasn’t so much, “what kind of music do you like?” it was, “who’s your favorite band?” In that moment it was that band, your favorite, that defined you as an individual.

If it was a metal band, it was likely the individual was a devoted metal-head and no other genre of music would satisfy. So on this Friday night of Lincoln Calling where were all the devoted metal fans? Judging from the audience, the current metal scene is a little weak compared to past generations. Maybe I’m wrong; maybe they just don’t like Dope Pope.

Dethklok, the fictional cartoon death-metal band of the TV series “Metalocalypse,” created by Brendon Small, released “Dethalbum III” on Oct. 16. In unholy clarity, Dethklok pays its respects to several bands of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Those heavy-metal bands pushed the envelope of decency as far as the system would tolerate (not unlike some of those bands’ spandex costumes). In fictional Dethklok concerts, the audience is

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[1995–1997].” Here that feeling is explored in all its immensity, but there is no gradual build-up. It’s a grand statement, but the absence of the journey is disappointing. At just 55 minutes, there isn’t the scope of previous albums. Still, “Allelujah!

Don’t Bend! Ascend!” is cathartic in its intensity, gripping throughout and hopefully, will breathe new life into the post-rock genre. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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where:

The Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St., Omaha how much: $8 (18+)

White Denim w/ Maps & Atlases, Team Spirit

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Thursday, 9 p.m.

The Bourbon, 1415 O St. how much: $8 (adv.), $10 (day of) where:

Satchel Grande

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Friday, 9 p.m.

The Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St., Omaha how much: $7 (at the door) where:

Minus the Bear w/ Cursive and w/ Girl in a Coma

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The Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St., Omaha how much: $20 where:

New in albums: “The Haunted Man”

artist:

Bat for Lashes Capitol Records genre: Indie Folk label:

artist:

godspeed: from 5 of guitar, drums, and piano is strikingly immediate. This is a band that has grown confident in their musicianship and in achieving a specific and complete atmosphere.

Unfortunately, this immediacy sacrifices some subtlety. In “Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven!” listeners could track the slow ascent to beauty, as they could in the apocalyptic “F♯A♯∞

up and hardly any electronics. We tried going towards some traditional roots as well. We basically wrote our version of traditional Balkan music.

DN: What do you expect to see fans doing during a show?

TC: They’re pretty enthusiastic.

They’re along with us on the journey. They participate and when David tells them to scream, they do.

DS: The audiences are very positive and spell-bound by Zoe’s performance. I like to watch them watch her.

ZJ: A lot of our audience is women, which I really like.

DS: We have an attractive audience.

DN: Do you have any fun rituals or traditions on tour?

TC: Make fun of David and do impressions of his grumpiness.

DS: (I’m grumpy) just in the mornings; I just need coffee. Zoe, this amazing dancer, is somewhat of a klutz. We like to watch her fall over.

DN: Have you ever toured through Nebraska before? What are you expecting?

TC: I don’t think we’ve been there, but we’re looking forward to every show we do. It’s always fun to play somewhere new and see who shows up.

DS: We had a great show in Fargo, ND. We actually have really fun shows in places where we least expect it. In our mind, Nebraska is a weird place, but maybe it’s pretty normal. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Jeff Lynne is known for his work with various musical acts, such as The Beatles. His new album pays tribute to those same classics.

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Lynne re-masters nostalgic classics in ‘Lone Wave’ Mexican

1442 O St. $5.00

joe wade dn He’s part Traveling Wilbury, part front-man for the iconic band Electric Light Orchestra and part record producer extraordinaire.

He is Jeff Lynne and he released “Long Wave” on Oct. 9. This album is Lynne’s second solo release since his solo debut of “Armchair Theatre” in 1990. During those 22 years, Lynne, the “Beatle-phile” that he is, helped in the production of “Free as a Bird” at the request of the three remaining Beatles. Lynne also produced “Long Wave,” and his mastery for creating art is all over this album.

Similar to Neil Young’s album, which was released earlier this year, Lynne has crafted a collection of old radio hits by forgotten artists for listeners to remember and enjoy. The selections are based off Lynne’s familiarity and the inspiration the songs provided while he was working his way to stardom. These once-popular tunes are made new by the guy I’ve always considered to be like the weird uncle with the pseudo disco-esque style. Like his ever-present sunglasses and afro, Lynne’s talent is still as big as it comes; this album is worth crooning over.

“Long Wave” is considerably short compared to other studio releases by popular artists. Despite 11 songs, the whole album can be listened to in a mere 30 minutes, but for eclectic music fans it is 30 minutes that will be repeated over and over. The album takes the listener back to the early days of pop music at the cusp of rock ‘n’ roll, just before Beatlemania changed everything. Lynne’s voice and musicianship bring back the soul without overpowering the spirit of these classics.

On the song “Running Scared,” originally by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, it is obvious that Lynne is performing, rather than Orbison, who was also a member of the Traveling Wilburys. Who else (other than Lynne) could create this fitting a tribute? Not many. Lynne’s vocal quality is sleeker than Orbison’s and sounds more like Elvis. It lacks the richness and crooning vibrato of Orbison, who died in 1988, but Orbison’s voice was uncom-

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promisingly one of a kind. Even at age 64, Lynne can still sing the high notes without breaking into full-on falsetto.

Sure he could if he wanted to, but why take the easy way out and lose the emotion a song like this deserves?

Having worked with the original artist, Lynne’s version does the song a wonderful justice.

Lynne not only sings on this album but also plays guitar and drums, bass, piano, etc. – pretty much everything except for the string and trombone arrangements by Marc Mann and Steve Jay. The backing rhythm parts are almost too perfect. It is like Lynne woke up one day in an undefiled, mid-1900s recording studio, recorded this album and then re-mastered it with current technology. That is a lot of work to create the characteristic graininess of old records while still maintaining audio integrity devoid of digital flatness. It’s like monochrome for listener’s ears.

Overall the album lacks a little pop and sizzle. Most of the songs are unfamiliar while still sounding familiar, like something with which music fans may have grown up. However, if listeners didn’t grow up with this sort of sound, it is possible they will not have the same frame of reference. “Long Wave” is an audible moment in time, at its core. It’s the soundtrack to memories of sitting in the back of a station wagon traveling cross-country. It may be nostalgic, but like Chuck Berry’s song contribution on the album suggests, “Let It Rock.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

A typical restaurant wouldn’t want the word “fuzzy” associated with their food.

But Fuzzy’s Taco Shop isn’t a typical restaurant.

Originally, it was easy to put up a front toward Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, not because of its odd location choice at 1442 O St., a block away from Wahoo’s Fish Tacos. Instead, my unwarranted sass toward the restaurant came from the unappealing name and some unfavorable reviews I had received prior to passing through it’s doors myself.

The hand-made Baja-style tacos and other Mexican options disproved my original doubt of the restaurant by providing fresh, homemade and flavorful options.

The corporate-owned and franchise locations are found in seven states at 42 locations. Fuzzy’s specializes in fish tacos, burritos, nachos, queso and ice-cold beer.

The Fuzzy’s atmosphere is perfect for watching a football game or enjoying an alcoholic beverage.

Walking in, the front portion of the restaurant takes on a more rustic, Southern feel. I learned it’s typical to order two or three a la carte tacos from an employee.

After much deliberation and before deciding on a veggie and a chicken taco, my friend and I explored the depths of Fuzzy’s. The surprisingly gigantic restaurant has a back room with a nightlife atmosphere – com-

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The two tacos were also unique, but both had the same fresh, homemade quality, unlike many other fast Tex-Mex options.

The soft-shell tortillas taste like they’re straight from the border.

Along with authentic tortillas, the vegetables were fresh and the chicken was tender and juicy. While both the chicken hard-shell taco and the vegetable soft-shell tacos were savory, the vegetable soft-shell definitely took home the gold.

It’s important to note that you can find almost the exact same menu and atmosphere two blocks away at Wahoo’s Fish Tacos. While the tacos are just as savory and similarly priced, the customer WAVE” service at Wahoo’s Fish “LONG Tacos is superior. The owner, manag-

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Hours are wide. Fuzzy’s opens at ers and employees are obviously ex10:30 a.m. every day and remains cited to be working and visited our table multiple times to make sure we open until midnight Monday through Wednesday, until 3 a.m. were enjoying ourselves.

Aside from the similar menu, Thursday through Saturday and until Wahoo’s Fish Tacos and Fuzzy’s Taco 10 p.m. on Sundays.

Shop both have deals, games and a While Fuzzy’s Taco Shop isn’t strong social media presence to pro- bad, they’re not the clear choice for mote their fun-loving auras.

Mexican food. arts@ Fuzzy’s Taco “ALLELUJAH! Shop is open for DON’T dailynebraskan.com breakfast, lunch, dinner andASCEND!” drinks.

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What’s in a name?

“ALLELUJAH! DON’T BEND! ASCEND!” Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Local punk bands share how they named their acts Prairie Psych.O

No Tide

courtesy photo courtesy photo It was just kinda an idea that I had. With punk bands and especially pop-punk bands like us, usually the well-known ones are from the coast. Since we’re here in Nebraska, we’re here. We’re not on the coast where there actually are tides, so that’s where we came up with No Tide.”

-Will Conner

Once a Pawn

We started back in 1996 as an acoustic, coffeehouse sort of ensemble with a twist. For instance, we did Sex Pistols and Gang of Four covers. At that time, we had a violinist in the group, and we did a few traditional fiddle tunes. One evening, in the course of rehearsing one of the fiddle tunes, we went off on a peculiarly strange instrumental direction and when we concluded, our lead guitarist Larry McClain asked, “What was that? Some kind of prairie psycho music?”

It seemed like the perfect name for the band: home-grown, down-toearth but with a latent bizarreness that was liable to break out from time to time and wreak havoc. Later, when we added drums and went electric, the name still seemed to fit. When one of our founding members, Noel Eicher, moved to Boston in 2010, we adapted the name to “Prairie Psych.O” to acknowledge both the change and the continuity in our post-Noel incarnation.”

-Scott Stanfield

Straight Outta Junior High

wallflower: from 5 I think he breathes a lot of new life into the band. And then Stuart Mathis, our guitar player, actually toured with us on our last record, so he’s been in the band for eight years, but when he joined, we were just heading into our break. It’s nice to be able to just go into a room with five people and make a record and have it go really smoothly, and have the chemistry be really good after taking so much time off.

DN: Your single, “Reboot the Mission,” features former Clash guitarist Mick Jones, and I know he recorded another song on the album as well. What brought about the collaboration and how was that working process?

GR: Around the new year, Jake and I were listening to a lot of Clash, and I think just kind of had that in our blood, so to speak. I think at the end of the day when the track was finished, we sort of went, “Wow, there’s the essence of The Clash in there.” I think it might have been Jakob who said, “I wonder what’d be like if we could get Mick Jones to do a background part since it’s a little bit of an homage to The Clash.”

We reached out to him and we sent him two songs so we could give him a choice to see if he preferred one over the other, and the word that we got back was he loved the tracks and he went and sang and played guitar on both of them. We felt really good about that, sort of one of our heroes giving us the thumbs up.

DN: You’ve been referred to as “the musical dictionary,” and in an interview with Sound Bites Dog, you listed some of your influences as Randy Newman, Tom Waits, D’Angelo and the Talking Heads. Did any of these influences make their way to this latest record, or which influences did, besides The Clash?

GR: The way that the talk started to do another Wallflowers record was that Jakob had an idea of pulling a bunch of songs that we were influenced by and a lot of tracks from artists that we really liked. Jakob was listening to a lot of ZZ Top and I was listening to the English punk band, Dr. Feelgood, and I think “The Devil’s Waltz” on our record ended up being pretty Tom Waits-ish. I think it also sounds like those Los Lobos records that we really liked, you know, and I think it has a little bit of that influence in it. There were a ton of influences and names on the list of genres that we kind of wanted to see if we could tap into. And it worked because

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While it’s typical for customers to order two or three a la carte tacos from Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, located at 1442 O St., the restaurant also specializes in fish tacos, burritos, nachos, queso and ice-cold beer.

we went to Nashville with no music written, only lyrics, and 30 days later, we had a finished record.

DN: “Bringing Down the Horse” is considered a staple album of the ‘90s. When you were working on the album, was there ever that “ah-ha moment” where you thought the album might be such a success?

GR: Um, no. I don’t think anybody imagined that. The band had come off of an album with Virgin Records that sold 40,000 copies. I know Jakob said in the past – to me and other people – he didn’t know 40,000 people, so he thought that selling that many copies was pretty great. But record companies have different expectations. To go from that number to four and a half, five million, whatever it was, we were in a capsule for two and a half years, when all that was going on and it was being played on Vh1 or MTV, it was more hearsay. We were in a bus playing show after show and it’s hard to see what’s going on in that realm. The one thing that we did realize was that shows were doing better, the attendance was up and we were playing bigger places. I felt that “One Headlight” was a special song, but I knew that when we did the demo. I remember after we did that I turned to Jake and said, “I think this is the song.”

DN: On all of your band’s albums you’ve kept a signature rock sound, something that is definitely recognizable as The Wallflowers. Is there any pressure to maintain that sound, or do you guys try to look at each album with a fresh and new perspective?

GR: It’s funny because I think people have this thought that we get together and talk about that type of thing. I don’t think I’ve ever gone in with anybody in the band before the record like, “Okay, we’ve got to maintain something here, and we’ve got to bring something new.” We’ve never actually verbalized any of that, ever. I think the reason that people pick up on a certain thread, sonically, is because Jakob, Rami [Jaffee] and I are sort of the thread that’s been there through our whole career and we have a certain thing that’s “us” and I think that’s a personal stamp that gets thrown into the mix just because you’re there. That being said, I do think that when you do pick up on the nuisances and the differences between what people might determine as classic Wallflowers sound, that’s the growth part; that’s all the stuff we’ve been influenced by. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

courtesy photo Basically the guitarist and I were trying to think of names, and we’ve been playing music for a long time so we had a lot of stories ... Once a Pawn came up like “Once Upon a Time” (and) seemed like a cool name. We changed it to Pawn instead of “Upon” because it just sounded cooler and then, later, it kind of had a political tone to it too.”

-Catherine Balta

compiled by chris heady

courtesy photo Our bass player, Louie, was at a show at an old community center where they used to have shows ... a band was playing and he was back stage and someone came out and was like, ‘What’s it like in there?’ and someone was like, ‘Oh, all those kids are straight outta junior high.’

Basically there were just a bunch of really young kids at the show, and so it just kinda stuck.”

-Nate Olson

will meinen: from 5 said.

He did so by taking Rohde’s improv class, performing all over Omaha and collaborating with friends in Omaha’s comedy scene.

Additionally, along with Max Mentzer, he co-founded letspowerlunch. com.

“Basically we kind of wanted a place where all of our stuff could be an archive of everything he’s working on,” Mentzer said. “We definitely want to open that up to other people we think are talented and get them on the site as well.”

Meinen is also co-creator and main writer of The Omaha Tattler, a satirical online newspaper. His most famous comedy creation, though, is “Meinen for Mayor,” which was first a series of campaign posters that look to be inspired by a fusion of Communist propaganda and Obama’s hope poster. After the posters were hung, there came a self-declared victory party and a pilot-length episode where a documentary crew follows “Mayor Meinen” and his staff. What Meinen was most interested in with his “campaign,” besides having a laugh, was the psychology of voting.

“I wanted to see what percentage of voters could you potentially bring

to your side, based on your public presence, without any knowledge of your platform, just because they liked your posters,” he explained.

Meinen is still getting settled in the scene in Chicago, and he said he knows he has his work cut out for him.

“There are a ton of talented people and a lot of them can really sing,” he said. “There’s also the factor that I’m 34 and everyone else is 22 with theater backgrounds.”

Now that he’s made the leap to the big city, Meinen said he’s decided to be a bit more open to life’s possibilities.

“I’ve kind of decided to be less methodical about how it progresses because (I have) an understanding of there’s very little control of how you get plucked by the entertainment machine,” he added.

Until then, he said he plans to continue plugging away at his dream, one day at a time.

“If you continue to grow, and you’re still having fun doing it, that’s what’s important,” Meinen said. “I’m happy for now and absolutely ecstatic.”

And as it turns out, that voice of his father was not even close to the voice he’d originally imagined.

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Omaha comedian Will Meinen waited until his 30s to pursue a career in comedy. He is now living in Chicago and working for the Second City troupe.

“He’s all about it,” he said. “He couldn’t be happier for me … actually he likes to call me up and give

me material for stand-up bits.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Enunwa: from 10 than he does catching passes.

Enunwa doesn’t care what his coaches emphasize. While he hopes to get more recognition for his allaround receiving prowess, whether

that be blocking or receiving, he really just wants to be a part of a score.

“Both are just as exciting,” he said. “I love making blocks, cause

if I make the block, and it’s a touchdown, it’s just as exciting as if I make my own touchdown.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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football practice notes Burkhead and others sustain injuries Senior running back Rex Burkhead reinjured his left knee in Saturday’s win against Northwestern. NU coach Bo Pelini said the injury was not a new one, that it was an aggravation of the previous injury, and that Burkhead’s status is up in the air.

“We’ll proceed cautiously,” Pelini said. “He was better yesterday and he’s even better today. Whatever you call it, his reinjury, is not as bad as it was at Ohio State. The best I can tell you is that it’s day to day.”

Freshman defensive end Avery Moss, who has played in a few games for the Huskers but didn’t travel Saturday, will miss the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury. Pelini sounded confident that Moss would receive a medical redshirt.

Also on the defensive line, defensive tackles Chase Rome (concussion) and Kevin Williams (knee) did not travel with the team. Pelini said Rome’s status for this week is unknown, but that Williams will play.

“He probably could’ve gone on the trip,” Pelini said. “He was cleared for the game, but I thought giving him some time was the best thing.”

Josh Mitchell, who started at cornerback against Ohio State, traveled with the team, but didn’t dress for the game. Mitchell was spotted outside Memorial Stadium Monday wearing a walking boot from an ankle injury sustained in practice Thursday.

“He’s been a lot better over the last couple of days,” Pelini said.

“We’ll see how it plays out here the next couple days.”

Pelini endorses secondary Cornerback Mohammed Seisay saw an increase in playing time Saturday,

which Pelini said was a result of hard work and a good week in practice.

“There are a lot of guys that can play into it and who we use and how we use them,” Pelini said. “A lot of it comes down to how guys play during the week and practice during the week. We’ll put the guys out there that earn it during the week and the guys who give us the best opportunity to get it done game plan-wise.”

Pelini gave praise to the entire Husker secondary, who held Northwestern to less than 50 percent passing for 121 yards.

“I thought we played well at times,” Pelini said. “I thought we really challenged routes and throws.”

After Saturday’s game, Pelini mentioned nickelback Ciante Evans as one player who had a standout game. Evans said in Monday’s press conference that he was just trying to help out his team, but that he was flattered that his coach would say that.

One player who Pelini displayed mixed feelings about was Stanley Jean-Baptiste. Saturday’s start was the fourth of his career and though he had a career-high five pass breakups, Pelini said Jean-Baptiste got out of position, which cost him at times.

“He didn’t play with the technique that is going to allow him to have success,” Pelini said. “For whatever reason he got off-kilter and did some things we don’t teach and don’t want him to do.”

Linebackers rotate in Linebackers David Santos and Sean Fisher played a much larger role in Saturday’s game than the pair had all season.

Santos saw increased time, in part, because of his speed. Mobile quarterback Kain Colter was restricted on the afternoon by Pelini’s game plan, which used Santos more than normal.

“He plays fast. He can go,” Pelini said. “The more we get him out there, the more confident he’s going to get as he goes along. He’s still a work in progress, but I like the potential.”

Linebackers coach Ross Els said Fisher rotated in because he felt like Fisher earned the playing time and that he wanted to rest starter Will Compton for a few more snaps.

“I want to continue to get him more and more snaps every game,” Els said. “It was ‘We’re going to rest you, Will, and put Fish in there and get him some reps.’ Again, Fish has deserved it in practice, and that’s why he got it.”

Mentality remains the same Pelini preached after the game that the team needed to “win out” to claim a stake in the Big Ten Championship Game. Obviously, an undefeated run would earn the team a spot, but players said the statement was to focus on themselves and stop the unnecessary errors.

Safety PJ Smith echoed his head coach at the press conference on Monday, saying that winning out might be what it takes to make it to Indianapolis – one loss could be costly.

“Every game is a big game when it comes to the Big Ten,” Smith said.

“You can’t afford to lose.

“That’s what our mentality was the other night. Everyone was saying let’s go out and win this game no matter what. We’re going to have ups and downs but just keeping riding the wave. We can’t slip up. We have to go out there and take care of business. It all starts off in practice today.”

The Huskers began preparation for Michigan on Monday. The Huskers and Wolverines face off at 7 p.m. under the lights at Memorial Stadium -Compiled by Chris Peters

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“We’re going to have to roll with it as far as a confidence builder,” Sirles said. “I think Taylor’s got confidence. I think the offense has confidence, and we feel like we can do this. When we put things together, we are a pretty good offense, so that’s something that we are going to have to roll with and carry through the rest of the season.”

NU coach Bo Pelini said he already had confidence in his offense and quarterback. He was not surprised by the way Martinez commanded the offense or efficiently threw the ball in the game’s final drives.

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dn Big ten homeroom 1. Ohio State (8-0 overall, 4-0 Big Ten)

Nebraska struggles in matches at USTA Regionals

7. Michigan State (4-4, 1-3)

The Spartans had a Too bad the Buckeyes are chance to save their ineligible for postseason season when they led play, because they would be Michigan late in the right in the thick of things for fourth quarter. Howevthe national title. Ohio State er, the Wolverines were squeaked out an overtime able to get a last minute win against Purdue withfield goal and Michigan out starting quarterback Braxton Miller. Miller’s State’s upset bid failed. health will be key if the Buckeyes want to reThe Spartans now have main undefeated and the class of the Big Ten. to find themselves and do it quickly as they travel to red-hot Wisconsin this weekend.

I don’t think anybody on the team or the coaches were satisfied with how we did.”

Matt Nathan DN The Nebraska men’s tennis team struggled tremendously in Minnesota this past weekend at the USTA/ITA Regionals. Nebraska faced its toughest competitors of the season, which included an impressive University of Oklahoma team.

Nebraska coach Kerry McDermott reflected that the draws against his team were not easy.

“It was tough,” he said. “We got some really tough draws to be honest.”

Of the five Husker players that made it to the main draw, four were matched up against Oklahoma. One of the Huskers who faced Oklahoma was freshman Dusty Boyer. McDermott noted that Boyer was able defeat a highly ranked player from Oklahoma.

“Dusty Boyer played in an unbelievable win. He beat a kid from Oklahoma, one of their prize recruits,” he said. “At one time, before he came to school (he was) a top 10 player in the world.”

Another highlight for the Huskers was a great comeback win for senior-freshman doubles team, Andre Stenger and Bradford Zitsch.

“Andre (and Zitsch) coming back against Arkansas in doubles (was impressive),” McDermott said.

2. Penn State (5-2, 3-0)

The Nittany Lions won 8. Iowa (4-3, 2-1) their fifth straight game The Hawkeyes this weekend, destroywere in the ing Iowa in Iowa City. driver’s seat to Matt McGloin has been the Big Ten title making his case for Big game. Then they Ten Player of the Year got crushed by as of late, leading the conference in passing Penn State Satyards. The defense ranks among the Big Ten’s urday. Running best as well. So far, coach Bill O’Brien seems to back Marc Weismann must get healthy for have Penn State heading in the right direction.

Iowa to have any more success on offense this season.

3. Michigan (5-2, 3-0)

It wasn’t easy, but the Wolverines maintained 9. Purdue (3-4, 0-3) Another game, an undefeated record another bad in conference play with loss for the a last-second comeB o i l e r m a k e r s. back win over Michigan Purdue let Ohio State Saturday. Denard Robinson remains the Big State’s backup Ten’s top rusher, though he needs improvements quarterback as a passer. Michigan travels to Lincoln this weekend for a showdown with division foe Nebraska. come back and beat them Saturday as the Boilermakers almost upset Ohio State. Now, Purdue remains at the bottom of the Leaders 4. Nebraska (5-2, 2-1) Nebraska needed a dra- Division looking up. matic comeback to knock off Northwestern this 10. Minnesota (4-3, 0-3) weekend. Taylor Martinez The Golden Gophers played a gem of a game are still a season with over 400 yards of away. They fought total offense. If Nebraska hard against the stands a chance for the diBadgers this weekvision title though, the Huskers have to play betend, but faltered at ter defense. With Michigan coming into town this the end of the game. With MarQueis Gray weekend, they’ll have to get better fast. coming back from an injury soon, Minnesota could sneak a couple of wins in the conference schedule 5. Wisconsin (6-2, 3-1) The Badgers are arguably one of the Big Ten’s hot- 11. Indiana (2-5, 0-3) test teams. They rolled over Indiana just can’t catch a Minnesota Saturday, and break. The Hoosiers lost their Montee Ball seems to have fifth straight game with a onefound his stride. Win this point defeat to Navy. It doesn’t weekend, and Wisconsin get any easier for Indiana as it is in the driver’s seat for a hosts Iowa this weekend. spot in the Big Ten title game and a Legends Division championship.

6. Northwestern (6-2, 2-2)

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teammates and coaches thought of their team’s performance overall. It was so bad that no one on the program would be satisfied with his play. Regardless of the results, Boyer knows it’s time to move on to practice for the next tournament, the Gopher Invitational on Nov. 1.

“I don’t think anybody on the team or the coaches were satisfied with how we did,” Boyer said. “So we have to prepare for the next two weeks and see how we do against some really solid teams in Minnesota for the team matches.”

The aftermath of this tournament gave guidance to where McDermott feels his team stands.

“I see room to improve. I think we’re a pretty good team, and one thing we’re trying to convey to our guys is let’s just worry about ourselves,” he said. “How are we gonna be? That’s all that really matters.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

“They were down 6-1 in the tiebreak and came back and won 8-6.”

This outcome inspired McDermott, but he wants it to be a message to his players. That message is to not give up no matter how bad things look.

“So that was a huge comeback by them and great to see from a coach’s view point that our guys didn’t give up”, he said. “You always tell guys it doesn’t matter how far you’re down, if you keep fighting, good things will happen. They did that … a good example for their teammates to see.”

Aside from the few highlights, McDermott noted how the rest of his team performed at the tournament. The result: not well.

“The rest of they guys, I felt like we struggled in singles. It could have been better. The effort was there. I just think the draws were really, really tough for us.“ Boyer reviewed how he felt his

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Huskers stuck at 6th in Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate staff report DN

69 Monday for a total of 3-under-par to lead the Huskers.

He will enter the second day of play in a tie for third place, three shots behind Kansas’ Chris Gilbert and UNLV’s Blake Biddle.

Sophomore Ross Dickson shot rounds of 72 and 71 and sits in a tie for 17th at 1-over. Junior Matt Record shot a two-round total of 4-over with a pair of

Nebraska freshman golfer Kolton Lapa is the only Husker who has played in all four of NU’s events this season, and he is showing why at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate in Las Cruces, N.M. Lapa fired rounds of 70 and

2-over 73s. Junior Manuel Lavin followed a first round 79 with a 72 in the second round, while senior Neil Dufford shot an 80 after a first-round 72.

As a team, the Huskers are alone in sixth place with 572 strokes (4-over-par), seven shots behind leader Wichita State. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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But despite these individual losses, both Hayes and Bartels said one of the contributing factors to the Huskers having success this year is that they have been able to come together more as a team, something that they failed to do last season.

“I think just at the beginning of the year we sat down and talked about what kind of team we wanted to be,” Hayes said.

“We said we wanted to be the team that played for each other.

I think that’s just helped us to realize what our goals were and strive for that.”

Bartels also said she believes part of the success for the Huskers this year has been their ability to win critical games on the road – three of the four Big Ten victories for Nebraska have been on the road.

With these factors that have brought success to the Huskers this season, they believe they have shown signs of improvement necessary in the Big Ten tournament.

“From the beginning of the season to where we are now we are a lot better,” Hayes said. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Werth’s successful hitting is due in part to pulling away from the monster slams, according to Cook.

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leads Nebraska with 222 digs, while averaging 3.31 per set. Her most notable performance arguably came in their last match against the Fighting Illini.

In the matchup against the conference opponent, Werth tallied a season-high 18 digs surpassing her previous milestone of 16 she set four days earlier.

If there’s one thing she’s been focused on, it’s ending her career at Nebraska as a champion.

Since last year ’s bitter finish to Kansas State in the NCAA

Championship, the Husker and her teammates have had their eyes on heading back and staying longer.

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And the senior has confidence that they will.

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Martinez emerging as the leader in huddle Nebraska’s quarterback is taking control and he means business Lanny Holstein DN

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ebraska wide receiver Quincy Enunwa wants to be known as an all-around football player.

The junior built his reputation on bonecrushing hits and tenacious blocking. But now he says he has more to offer than just blowing defenders up.

Over the course of his Nebraska career, Enunwa is gradually getting more involved in the passing game.

A year ago, he moved into the starting lineup and caught 21 balls for 293 yards and a couple touchdowns.

But this season, he is making a larger impact. Through six games, Enunwa has already caught 17 passes for 176 yards and a score. He trails only fellow wideout Kenny Bell in receiving yardage.

“I said in the beginning of the year, I want it to be where if you stop (Bell), then you can’t stop me,” Enunwa said. “I’m trying to pick my game up to his level, and in

this last game, I showed that we have a good No. 2 wide receiver that can go out and do just as good.”

Enunwa led the Huskers with 110 receiving yards against Northwestern on Saturday, making a handful of important catches in the game’s decisive final two drives.

Some might characterize the way Enunwa went after passes in the fourth quarter as surprising, but the junior shrugs off the notion of him playing out of control in that period.

“I just wanted to help my team in any way that I could,” Enunwa said. “It wasn’t so much that I was playing out of my mind. I mean, I did all of those things in practice, and the way you prepare in practice is the way you are going to play in the game.”

The Huskers have put a lot of time into catching balls at practice this season, and the extra hands drills have paid off for Enunwa. Tight end Ben Cotton said he thinks the receivers have caught over 30,000 balls at practice this season.

“You can try to gain an advantage on somebody who isn’t doing that,” Cotton said. “That’s something that we’ve stuck to and that we have to stay on track with.”

Enunwa is on track for the best receiving season of his career, something he hopes will get him more recognition. But it isn’t at the expense of his blocking. The 6-foot-2, 215-pound wide out has the physical advantage on most corners he faces, and he isn’t afraid to exploit the mismatch.

“Obviously, I’m much bigger than most corners just in terms of size,” he said. “But whenever I go up against a guy, it’s a competition.”

In the Nebraska offense, which relies heavily on the run game, having a stable of physical receivers is a must. Downfield blocks can be the difference between a ten-yard run and a home run touchdown. According to Bell, Husker receivers coach Rich Fisher emphasizes blocking in practice more

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Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez looked into the eyes of his offensive teammates and commanded their attention. He commanded their respect.

Down 28-16 with less than nine minutes to play, the quarterback knew there wasn’t much room for error. Martinez barked at his Nebraska football teammates in the offensive huddle. Visibly emotional, the junior leader tried to get his unit focused for the challenge ahead.

Offensive tackle Jeremiah Sirles, one of the players in that huddle, said he felt the quarterback take control of the team in those moments prior to the Husker comeback.

“That’s something that I’ve seen him do before,” Sirles said.

“He stepped up. He was such a leader. He was vocal, demanding respect from people in the huddle, demanding people listen, and he pulled us through there. I’ll say that. Taylor pulled us through this win.”

Martinez, known for his even keel, became emotional after penalties negated back-to-back third down conversions in the fourth quarter. His emotional spark carried the Huskers through their final two possessions.

“I was really pissed off about the third and 15 when we got the first (down), and then it was third and 20 and we got the first (down),” Martinez said. “It didn’t seem like anything was going right and everything got put back on the offense.”

After the Huskers cut the Northwestern lead to 28-23 with a 76-yard touchdown drive, Martinez said he began to see confidence grow in his teammates. The Husker offense was in sync.

“I think everyone knew that if we got the ball back, we were going to go down and score again because we had a lot of confidence in our offense,” he said. “I’m just glad our defense made that stop.”

Sirles credits Martinez with turning the tide and pulling the Huskers through in the clutch.

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Nebraska sits pretty for Big Ten tourney Angela hensel dn As the weekend matches came to an end for the Big Ten women’s soccer teams on Sunday, Nebraska could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Following the conclusion of Sunday’s matches, the Huskers had guaranteed themselves a spot in the Big Ten tournament with a 4-6-0 conference record.

“It is nice to have that comfort of knowing we did well enough to get that spot in the tournament,” junior forward Stacy Bartels said.

Right now, Nebraska is sitting tied for seventh with Indiana in the standings. Indiana automatically qualified for the tournament as the host school, leaving room for the top seven other teams in the Big Ten to qualify for the tournament.

Although there is still one more game remaining for all the Big Ten teams next weekend, the Huskers are far enough ahead of the four teams behind them to clinch that tournament spot.

Iowa, Purdue, Michigan State and Northwestern are all sitting at only two conference wins each and would not be able to catch up to Nebraska’s four wins with only one conference game

remaining.

Even though the Huskers know they have a spot in the tournament, that doesn’t mean they have time to rest just yet with one more game remaining against Minnesota on Friday.

“I think it’s very important for us to win on Friday to put us in good position for the Big Ten tournament,” Bartels said.

With the tournament starting next week, the Huskers will be looking to not just rest heading into the tournament, but play at the best level they can.

“I don’t think it brings us a sense of relief exactly as it just makes us more hungry to go to the tournament and redeem ourselves for some of our losses this year,” junior defender Maritza Hayes said.

Although they are still looking to finish the season strong, there is still a sense of relief for the Huskers with getting into the Big Ten tournament this year after not doing so last season.

Coming into this season, the Huskers had a very young squad. With the transfer of All-American forward Morgan Marlborough and senior forward Jordan Jackson being injured for most of the season it

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Werth brings Huskers enthusiasm Nedu Izu Dn It took a while, but after 25 serves into Sunday’s match against Illinois, Nebraska volleyball player Hannah Werth recorded her first kill of the night. And when she did, she reacted with a smile and jumped in the air multiple times, rejoicing with her teammates back in the huddle.

The senior went on to nail eight more kills and assist NU to a road victory against the Fighting Illini (25-16, 25-23, 25-16) For Husker fans, the enthusiastic celebration is nothing new.

The home team’s become fond of the jubilation Werth has exhibited on the court.

But it’s not just the Sea of Red who has enjoyed Werth’s liveliness. The Springfield, Ill., native has also received admiration from television specialists.

ESPN play-by-play broadcaster Sam Gore praised the outside hitter for her impressive performance Sunday against IU. “Hannah Werth is one of my favorite volleyball players to watch,” he said. “Just the energy and the passion with which she plays.”

Playing with passion is something the senior has done since she first began playing sports as a child.

Whatever energy Werth has expressed since her childhood days, it’s also working as a collegiate athlete.

After Sunday’s win, the No. 4 Huskers are 17-2 overall and 9-1 in the Big Ten Conference.

NU head coach John Cook says one of the reasons for the success is because of the positive energy and leadership Werth and the other seniors bring to the

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Nebraska outside hitter Hannah Werth is honing her attacking skills this season to improve herself, while maintaining her sharpness on the defensive end with a team-high 222 digs. team.

“What they’ve done to pull this team together – the lessons they learned last year – they’ve done a great job with it,” Cook said.

And the stats don’t lie. Werth has so far made the most out of

her last year at Nebraska.

In the last five games for the Huskers, the outside hitter has racked up 51 kills, helping NU swing over .300 in each of those matches.

“When we hit over .300, I don’t think we’ve ever lost a match,”

Cook said. “Last year we’d go a whole month and not hit .300.”

The Husker player is currently second on the team with 201 kills and is averaging 3.00 kills per set.

The improvements have left

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