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Nebraska upset in Martinez’s first game back

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Huskers one step closer to title

Nebraska freshman forward Jaycie Johnson (center bottom) scored the Huskers’ second goal against Penn State on Sunday and scored the game-winner in the second overtime. NU is one win away from a Big Ten title.

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

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ancy Busch knows how some students and faculty feel about the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries’ plan to remove books from on-campus facilities.

“I know that this is an emotional thing for people who have an attachment to what they think a library is,” said Busch, the dean of libraries. “But this is the direction we are going.”

And it’s a direction that is sorely needed, she said, as evidenced by rapidly declining circulation numbers at the libraries. The total circulation number from the seven library branches this year is a third of what it was seven years ago – the number of checked out

materials dropped from 418,779 in the 20052006 fiscal year to 141,603 this year.

With the rapidly declining interest in print media, the library system has begun to adapt by expanding online resource materials and proposing a plan to move the collections from the first floor of Love Library North to make room for a 32,000-square-foot learning commons that would offer study areas, a café and a 200-seat e-testing center.

“By using these technologies and services, we don’t have to use all this real estate for books, we can have it for students and collaborative spaces like the learning commons,” Busch said.

Though the numbers of print materials

have decreased, students and faculty are increasingly turning to the libraries’ online resources. The e-journals have had nearly 2.5 million downloads and more than 24 million searches have been done in databases licensed to UNL libraries, said Joan Barnes, community engagement librarian.

Eighty percent of the library’s budget is now dedicated to acquiring electronic materials, and Busch expects that number to continue to increase.

Busch said the library’s main mission is to “broker access to knowledge” — and that mission can be achieved by becoming involved in more collective resources, offering materials through InterLibrary loans, sending

low-demand print materials to shared highdensity storage facilities and sharing large online databases with other universities. The library may even someday have access to a machine that can print out e-books on request, she said.

Other changes to the libraries, both already made and to come, focus on aesthetics.

Love South library has new carpeting, and new wall colors and furniture, including rolling chairs, are in store for other parts of the library.

At a series of public forums earlier this month, students and faculty expressed their

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UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES CIRCULATION 418,779

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On campus what: Priority Registration Training when: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. where: Love Library South, Room 110

what: “Samurai Tales of Heroism and Loss” when: 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. where: Sheldon Museum of Art

what: Temple of Terror Haunted House when: 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. where: Temple Building

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money toward a certain goal.”

Loveless said she worked with Ari Kohen, an associate profesFor one University of Nebraska-Lin- sor of political science and an academic adviser for human rights, to coln student, a scholarship offered her more than money. It offered a plan her service-learning project. chance to seek what she loves and She was then put in contact with a graduate student at UNL who was to do so in someone else’s honor. awarded a Fulbright scholarship to Sophie Loveless, a junior history, political science and global Rwanda, which is where Loveless studies major, was the first recipient was interested in studying.

Kohen, also the director of the of the Jessica Lutton Bedient Study Abroad Scholarship, which she Forsythe Family Program on Huused to study and work in Africa man Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, said this scholarfrom June through ship is unique because August. it’s larger. He said that Bedient, a makes the human rights 26-year-old UNL and humanitarian affairs alumna, died on Oct. program more attrac13, 2010, four days tive. after she and her husHe said some stuband were in a car acdents wonder if pursucident. ing the minor and going Bedient’s famabroad is worth the time ily established the and money. The scholarmemorial scholarship could offer more ship with gifts from incentive to pursue the family and friends. It loveless minor and do serviceoffers scholarships to learning projects abroad, students pursuing a he said. minor in human rights and human“It’s a rather large scholarship; itarian affairs. As part of the minor we’re able to offer $2,500,” Kohen capstone, students can complete a said. “Quite often, that can make service-learning project abroad. the difference whether a student can Loveless said when she applied participate in the study abroad proto study abroad she was automatically considered for the memorial gram or not.”

Loveless spent two months scholarship because she is pursuing in Rwanda and Uganda learning a minor in human rights and huabout conflict and conflict resolumanitarian affairs. tion. In Rwanda, Loveless learned She said she wasn’t planning about the genocide and the effects on receiving the $2,500 scholarship because she hadn’t planned on set- it inflicts on the country. In Uganda, she learned about the 20-year war ting up a service project, which the and the psychological effects and scholarship requires. Upon receivpeace and reconciliation tactics that ing the scholarship, Loveless said go along with the war. she was surprised.

For her service-learning project, “I’ve gotten other scholarships Loveless worked with the Rwandan before, but they were all academicgovernment’s refugee agency and based,” Loveless said. “It was cool helped with camp coordination. to have this scholarship and be She also taught English at a school honoring someone and using the

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in Rwanda that taught vocational skills to underprivileged women.

She said her favorite part about her project was interacting with students when she taught English.

“They were so eager to learn and improve their lives in any way possible and it was awesome to actually see that improvement taking place right in front of me,” Loveless wrote in a message. “It added a very human element to my volunteer work as opposed to sitting in an office when I helped with refugee camp coordination.”

But Loveless said she also learned something else.

“I learned that you can know all the facts and you can know reasons for things, but its never feasible to think about how many people can be killed for just one reason,” she said. “It’s hard to completely understand it.”

Kohen said the Bedient scholarship is a good fit for the human rights and humanitarian affairs program.

“It seems to be a really fitting tribute,” he said. “Having talked to her family, what we’ve managed to figure out is a way to honor her by giving students experiences through a way that she found important.”

From what he’s learned from Bedient’s family, Kohen said the alumna liked to travel, learn about different cultures and serve people.

He said this scholarship offers students opportunities to help others in a way Bedient would’ve found valuable.

Loveless said she’s thankful and she feels lucky that this award was being offered when she was about to study abroad.

“You don’t get something like this every day and I’m thankful I just get to honor her like this through her memory,” she said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

lecture to examine interracial marriages in American west

A former UNL professor will speak Nov. 4 about the importance of interracial relationships during the development of the American West. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union Auditorium. Andy Graybill, director of the Clements Center for the Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University, will examine how Native-white relationships were critical to the formation of the trans-Mississippi West following the Civil War. Graybill, who taught at UNL from 2003 to 2011, is a renowned historian of the western United States and has written two books.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

unl partners with lincoln libraries for 4-day ‘festival de los Muertos’

UNL will collaborate with Lincoln Public Libraries to celebrate El Dia de Los Muertos with a four-day festival. The events that are a part of “Festival de los Muertos” will begin Nov. 2 and end Nov. 5 with a stage performance at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The performance is a bilingual musical featuring Broadway-trained puppeteers. “Dream Carver,” an award-winning children’s book, tells the story of a young boy growing up in Mexico, who carves dreams into wooden toys that come to life. The show introduces the audience to elements of Mexican culture, such as traditional folk art. There are other events each day of the festival including musical performances, free family workshops, glass painting and food. Most events are free and open to the public. Tickets for “Dream Carver” are $16 for adults or $8 for students.

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Mike Atkins and Connie Herdon wait in line for the Pink Floyd laser show Saturday night at the UNL planetarium. The planetarium canceled light shows Friday and Saturday nights, which would’ve featured Halloween themed music and a Pink Floyd album.

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Plus, we’ll pay you.

The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is accepting applications for the Nebraska Young Artist Awards.

The award, which is open to any 11th-grade student in Nebraska, will recognize students gifted in the areas of music, dance, theater, film or new media. Faculty and staff at the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts will determine the honorees. Students who are chosen will be invited to a day of recognition on April 9. The day will include a tour of the college, an opportunity to attend classes and meeting faculty and students. It will conclude with an awards ceremony at the Sheldon Art Museum.

To be considered, students must submit an online application, as well as a sample of their work and a letter of recommendation from a teacher. The deadline for applications is Dec. 6. Applications are available at go.unl.edu/NYAA.

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This weekend’s Fright at the Museum fundraiser at Morrill Hall went off without a hitch, staffers say — except for one thing.

Technical difficulties put a damper on the Halloween-themed laser shows scheduled for Friday and Saturday night in the Mueller Planetarium. University Museum supervisor Jack Dunn said a vital projector that has been responsible for shows in past years stopped working. On Saturday, spectators could enter the planetarium to view projections on the screen and listen to Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon,” but the one laser available was over-heated and inoperable.

The museum uses the lasers on loan from First Tech Laser, a programming company that also helps with the shows’ design. In past years, the museum acquired as many as seven lasers, but this year, Dunn could only secure one.

“It’s not possible for us to put on a laser show every year because (the University of Nebraska-Lincoln) doesn’t own their own lasers

and the necessary technology anymore,” Dunn said. “Basically our ability to put on the laser shows are dependent on what we can borrow and what I can get a hold of.”

Fright at the Museum returned this year after a one-year hiatus, attracting young audiences and their families for trick-or-treating and other activities. The activities took place on all three floors of the museum and took on both fun and educational themes. The planetarium was set to present laser shows in the evening after other activities ended.

The lasers would be accompanied

by Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon.”

UNL started laser shows in the 1990s and continues the tradition when the opportunity presents itself and the necessary technology is available. Dunn tries his best to make the highly anticipated Pink Floyd show possible for students and mature audiences. Unless the university once again owns the technology necessary to make these laser shows possible, audiences will have to wait another year for this entertainment, given the resources are available.

When the laser shows do happen, they are wildly popular with the public and make a great addition to Fright at the Museum, Dunn said.

“The last time the Pink Floyd laser shows happened, most shows sold out or were up to 95 percent capacity,” he said.

As for the rest of the fundraiser, the school of biological science’s Biology Ambassadors and Mentors student advisory board came to add creepy crawlers like spiders and insects for children to look at.

The event included themed activities such as a candy catapult, dino disco, creepy creatures, a bat cave, scary science and performances by the interactive music group the Mighty Magic Pants.

“The Fright at the Museum event is a popular fundraiser that families and kids look forward to,” said Mandy Haase, the museum’s spokeswoman. “It’s an event loaded with creative activities for the kids, and it’s wonderful that students come out to help make it possible.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

knowledge I gained at UNL thus far is timeless and the university staff as well as my professors and adviser For two months now, junior political have been incredibly supportive.”

Another thing that sparked science major Mark Batt has lived Batt’s interest in the internship was and worked in the Capitol — but not its foundation in public service. the Capitol one would expect.

“I have spent time volunteering Batt started a fall internship in my community and on campus with the Office of Presidential Corand have come to understand – respondence through the White House Internship Program in Sep- through the help of past supervisors and colleagues, that tember. Via email from public service is vital Washington, D.C., Batt to any government and wrote he applied for the the success of any comWhite House Internship munity,” Batt wrote.

Program multiple times, Batt is from Utica, but it was last summer Neb., a small town with when he found out he fewer than 900 people. had been accepted.

His job at the Bronco “I wanted to work Spur convenience store in the White House for taught him about work quite some time, specifiethic and helped him cally the Obama-Biden get the White House inAdministration,” he batt ternship. wrote. “I simply was in“Without the comspired by the president’s munity I grew up in, I campaign message and the way he is able to inspire other would not have the morals and valpeople to give back to their commu- ues that I have today,” he wrote.

Batt wrote his faith in God and nities.” the loving support he has received The White House Internship from his family, girlfriend and Program is an opportunity that alfriends also helped him along the lows students from different regions way. of the country to work in one of the “Without them I would never White House departments such as have been able to be chosen for this the Office of the First Lady, the Office internship and be available for opof the Vice President or the Office of White House Fellows, to name a few. portunities such as this,” Batt wrote.

Batt hopes to take back the expeBatt has had internships with Rep. Jeff Fortenberry and Sen. Ben rience and knowledge he gains from Nelson, and with the University of this internship to help his commuNebraska Public Policy Center. He nity in the long run.

“But no matter where I work has participated in UNL campus groups like the UNL Young Demo- or who I work for, I will never forget where I came from and who crats and the Campus UNICEF Initiative, along with volunteering in helped raise me,” Batt wrote. “And of course, I will always be a Cornthe community.

“These groups have taught me a husker.” news@ great deal about community service dailynebraskan.com on a larger scale,” Batt wrote. “The

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Amanda Ogg, a first year veterinary student, microchips a dog during Our Oath in Action. In addition to providing free microchipping, the event also provided information to such things as pet first-aid.

Marcy Graybill waits in line Saturday morning during Our Oath in Action on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus. The annual event provides free microchipping for dogs.

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Nebraska economy fares well after shutdown reece ristau dn Despite worries of dips in the U.S economy following the government shutdown, newly released numbers indicate that Nebraska will continue to grow in the coming months.

The numbers are from a report prepared by the economics department of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Leading Economic Indicator, which predicts economic growth six months in advance, increased by 0.95 percent in September. The rise was largely a result of a significant drop in first-time unemployment claims in Nebraska and indicates modest growth through the rest of 2013 and early 2014.

Eric Thompson, an associate professor of economics and the director of the Bureau of Business Research, housed at University of NebraskaLincoln, said he thinks this indicator is telling of growth.

“Overall, these seem accurate,”

Thompson said. “These are six leading indicators of the economy and a majority suggest that the economy will be improving in the next six months.”

The six indicators Thompson referenced are components that make up the Leading Economic Indicator.

The components are: single-family building permits, airline passenger counts, initial unemployment claims, manufacturing hours, the value of the U.S. dollar and business expectations gathered from the Survey of Nebraska Business.

Initial unemployment claims are the numbers that many focus on to determine economic growth. While some unemployment figures do not take into account those who have stopped seeking work, Thompson said that doesn’t affect these numbers.

“Initial unemployment claims are by people who are working but have been laid off from their position,” he said.

As for what this economic activity means for UNL students, Thompson said students should be hopeful.

“There continues to be a much more open job market from what it was a few years ago,” he said. “Maybe not as strong as when (UNL students’) parents finished college, but there are certainly opportunities out there.”

Shane Kraus, a sophomore electrical engineering major, said he isn’t worried about the job market postgraduation.

“I’m not worried because the Nebraska economy is so accepting to college grads that it should be no problem finding a job in-state,” Kraus said. “Nebraska is the best.”

Kraus just received a co-op at a control valve company in Iowa. He will work for eight months while receiving credits and compensation.

Nebraska’s economy has fared better than the national statistics in terms of economic stability. According to the Nebraska Department of

Labor, Nebraska’s unemployment rate is at 4.2 percent in comparison to the national rate of 7.3 percent.

As for whether the government shutdown has affected UNL and its students, Thompson doesn’t think so.

“Perhaps only in a roundabout sense as it interfered with research and a number of government plants,” Thompson said. “But I don’t know if it affected students directly.”

The rise of 0.95 percent follows a trend in the Leading Economic Indicator. From April to September, Nebraska’s economy saw growth in five of the six months, with decline in July by 1.36 percent. The most significant growth was in June, rising 1.44 percent, according to a report by the UNL College of Business Administration.

The full Nebraska Monthly Economic Indicators report can be found at bbr.unl.edu/documents/ LEI_10_2013.pdf. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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big ten roundup Indiana to launch women in technology center

A new Center of Excellence for Women in Technology at Indiana University Bloomington will formally launch Monday with a lecture by Moira Gunn, host of National Public Radio’s “Tech Nation.” The center is dedicated to helping women succeed in technological fields.

The initiative comes after IU Bloomington was ranked 11th in the nation and second in the Big Ten conference by The College Database’s 50 Colleges Advancing Women in the STEM fields.

Michigan adds 2 great lakes educational tools

The Great Lakes will provide learning opportunities to University of Michigan students thanks to two new programs from the Michigan Sea Grant. Teaching Great Lakes Science is a online resource for educators, offering data sets and activities for science, technology, engineering and math curricula. The second program, FieldScope, is a web-based mapping and analysis tool hosted by the National Geographic Society. The program can be used to investigate real-world issues involving the Great Lakes. Participants can upload their own data, including photos, measurements and field notes for comparison to data from other areas.

Northwestern to host encyclopedia exhibition

The evolution and future of print encyclopedias will be the subject of an exhibition at the Dittmar Memorial Gallery at Northwestern University. The interactive exhibit titled “The Institute for Encyclopedia Amalgamation” will be open to the public through Dec. 10. Visitors will participate in making a new encyclopedic volume by using computers to scan digital archives and select entries they find appealing.

The exhibition also includes displays of hand-bound lithographs, handprinted matchbooks and gum Arabic transfer prints.

wisconsin adds ‘markets with frictions’ MOOC

Economic “Markets with Frictions” is the topic of the University of WisconsinMadison’s second Massive Open Online Course, starting Oct. 30. More than 22,000 people worldwide have signed up for the course. The class is open to UW-Madison students, but it isn’t yet offered for credit.

The six-week course will include multimedia presentations, quizzes and collaborative work to teach students about the impact of friction within national and global economic markets. The course is one of four Massive Open Online Courses offered by UW-Madison. Twenty-eight other universities around the world offer similar courses through a partnership with the online learning company Coursera.

Ohio State students release 4,000 mussels into creek

Endangered mussels are the subject of a tagging and relocation effort by Ohio State University researchers and students. The release of 4,000 clubshell and riffleshell mussels is the largest in history. Using a handheld scanner, researchers with Ohio State and the Columbus Zoo have tracked more than 10,000 mussels in the past six years, collecting them from under a Pennsylvania bridge scheduled for demolishing. Through a partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources as well as the park system of Columbus, the university’s students and researchers will work to release the endangered mussels back into Ohio waters.

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circulation: from 1 worries about the coming changes, namely the relocating of lesserused books in Love Library South to an off-campus satellite location.

“You’re basically taking the books that are used the least and make them used even less,” political science graduate student Frank Gonzalez said in an Oct. 16 Daily Nebraskan article.

Political science professor Kevin Smith echoed Gonzalez’s concerns.

“What was a 15-minute chore to retrieve books from the library will be turned into an internal amazon ordering process,” Smith said in an Oct. 9 article. “Anyone who

has done serious scholarly research has had the following experience; you go to the library to check out a book you know you need and while you’re in the shelves, you find there are four more books you didn’t know you needed for your scholarship.”

Though the move away from print materials may be an emotional one for some, specifically the departments that have collections that will be relocated, Busch wants students and faculty to know that the library will still have print materials. The library will keep the archived and special collections — materials that would stretch 3.1

miles if laid out linearly.

“We aren’t getting rid of books,” Busch said.

University Libraries circulation manager Michael Straatmann said he isn’t worried about negative effects of moving materials.

“The future of circulation as a unit with the libraries is strong,” he said. “UNL and academic libraries in general are not abandoning print material; we are creating hybrid collections comprised of both print and electronic material both local and global. In my opinion, there will always be books.”

Busch said she understands the emotional connection to books you

can hold in your had. She said she will always have checked out print materials on the shelf in her office, joking that she helps boost circulation data that way. But still, she reads all her mystery novels on her iPad mini. And she said she looks forward to embracing the coming changes.

“I’m excited about the whole vision,” she said. “Given the decline in circulation of print material, it just makes sense to make these changes, use our prime real estate and offer students something they can use and enjoy.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Student athletes deserve respect, not ridicule In the aftermath of Nebraska’s upsetting 23-34 loss to Minnesota on Saturday, wide receiver Kenny Bell wound up sitting in the vet’s office after his dog Mox was hit by a car, suffered cuts and internal bleeding and began vomiting blood “all over the house.” Earlier in the day, Bell and the rest of the Huskers weathered the usual storm of criticism after an unexpected mid-season loss.

“Tomorrow. Please please please be better than today,” the 21-year-old Bell tweeted.

But in the wake of Minnesota’s first victory against the Huskers since 1960, some members of the Husker fan-base weren’t so sympathetic.

“Sorry about your dog, but you guys basically did the same thing on the field today. Embarrassing. Huge fan.

Disappointed.” said user @JGreenDC, in response to Bell’s tweet about his dog being struck by a moving vehicle.

Justin Green has since apologized for his tweet. He is not the first disgruntled fan to hurl a callous insult at a student athlete over the web. He surely won’t be the last.

With the impersonal communication of social media nowadays, it might seem like the students we demonize after sporting events like these aren’t students and, even worse, aren’t people. Keep in mind, student athletes such as Bell are not paid to perform to fans’ satisfaction on the field every Saturday.

They do have feelings. They are likely just as hard on themselves (or even harder) than the people throwing insults in their direction after a tough loss.

Ridiculing a college athlete after a loss — rather than, at the very least, the state employees coaching them — is the equivalent of booing a junior math major for scoring badly on a calculus exam.

In this instance, it’d be like doing so after his dog’s been hit by a car. There are better, more productive uses of your time.

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ibraries present an interesting problem for 2013. As an aspiring novelist and the owner of a relatively robust and growing book collection, I love libraries. But as a college student, I sometimes find them impractical. Even the pretty ones.

Especially the pretty ones.

Let me give you an example. The Bodleian Library at Oxford University has the second largest collection of books in the United Kingdom. More than 11 million printed materials belong to the Bodleian’s vast collection, which includes every book published in Britain since 1603. Obviously, all those books will not fit in one building, even if it’s as gorgeously massive as the Bodleian. Oxford’s books are spread across the Old and New Bods, the Radcliffe Camera, multiple faculty libraries for specific departments, smaller libraries in every one of Oxford’s 38 colleges and an enormous underground warehouse in the nearby town of Swindon.

When you’re wandering through the upper halls of the Bodleian, looking for nothing in particular, a collection of 11 million books sounds amazing. When you need one specific book for an assignment, nothing could be more intimidating.

Some books are only available for checkout in certain college libraries, requiring mile-long walks across campus. Some books aren’t available for checkout at all and must be used in designated reading rooms within the Bodleian. And some books have to be ordered from the stacks, which takes about a day, if you’re lucky.

This problem isn’t unique to the Bodleian. I have gotten lost in the stacks at Love Library more times than I care to admit. The online search system is hit or miss, and I still don’t quite understand how the English texts in the northern basement are organized. Occasionally, I’ll pop down there to try to find a certain anthology or collection of criticism, but I generally end up buying or renting most of my primary-source books from the bookstore and finding secondary sources through the library’s E-Resources.

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The E-Resource page works fantastically for most of my scholarly research. Electronic texts are searchable, can be accessed instantly, reproduced at will and are functionally weightless. The entire wealth of knowledge available to UNL students takes up exactly as much space as the computer you’re using to search it. For journals and articles, electronic storage is vastly superior to physical copies.

Is this true for books as well?

If e-books become the industry standard for publishing, physical repositories of books such as Love Library in Lincoln or the Bodleian in Oxford might end up as impractical commodities. To some people, they already are. Last week, MG Siegler of TechCrunch wrote, “It’s hard not to imagine a future where the majority of libraries cease to exist — at least as we currently know them. Not only are they being rendered obsolete in a digital world, the economics make even less sense.

One can easily envision libraries making their way to the forefront of any budget cut discussions … Libraries have been an invaluable part of human history, propagating our culture and knowledge over centuries. But recognizing the changing times and pointing out the obvious shouldn’t be considered blasphemy. It is what it is.”

However, the technological revolution hasn’t affected literature in the same way it transformed music and video. In 2012, sales of vinyl records made up 0.7 percent of all album sales. For record stores, this is enormous growth; compared with digital downloading, it’s barely a drop of water in the ocean. Movies and television have been rendered less and less relevant by piracy and network-streaming

services such as Netflix. With the success of the Amazon Kindle and Apple iPad, you could expect e-book sales to have a similar effect on the market for physical books.

You’d be wrong, though. E-books make up only 14 percent of consumer spending on books, and their share of the market isn’t growing particularly quickly. That means that 86 percent of what we spend on books goes toward physical copies. To put that in perspective, if 86 percent of the music you bought was on vinyl and only 14 percent was in mp3s, the iPod would have been an abject failure.

This is where the issue gets incredibly complex. On the one hand, I would like to be able to carry around my textbooks in the same way that I can currently carry around secondary sources. I would like to be able to find everything in E-Resources, including novels or lengthy collections. I would really like to be able to search a book for a certain quotation by Control-F instead of by flipping through hundreds of pages.

On the other hand, it’s still questionable whether e-book sales can support the publishing industry. Despite some wild success stories, most self-published e-book authors made less than $500 last year on their work.

And what’s more, while I see a lot of value in money from book sales going to authors, editors and publishers, I’m a bit skeptical about giving 30 percent of every book’s price to Amazon, as is standard practice in the Kindle Marketplace.

This brings us full circle. As long as there’s a demand for physical books to be read, collected and shared, there will be institutions that serve as repositories and public lending houses for these books. As academics, the Internet makes research more efficient, and during the next few years, we’ll likely see an increased emphasis on e-resources as more and more information is stored electronically. But, as aesthetically inclined, book-loving human beings, there’s no substitute for a big, pretty library.

Benjamin Curttright is a junior English major. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

Keep a journal to improve emotional well-being

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hen it comes to wellness, many of us probably think about our diets and physical fitness. But how often do we consider our emotional well-being? Hopefully, you’re surrounded by good friends and have some non-academic or non-work related activity or hobby you’re devoted to. But how often do you think of yourself just as you are? When so many people and institutions are demanding attention, it’s important that you spend time nurturing the relationship you have with yourself.

Regularly writing in a journal is an essential place to start.

Journaling has been a practice of both many great minds and of the more common person for centuries. Discovered journals have taught us about the daily lives of the people of previous generations. They have also given us insight into some of the greatest writers and scientists such as Virginia Woolf and Charles Darwin.

Many of us might have been encouraged to keep journals as kids but have since lost that practice. We might think we’re too busy or have nothing to write about. But the relationship you have

with yourself is the most important (and the longest) you will ever have. Many of us are reluctant to journal or express our deepest emotions, desires and fears.

With social media, our thoughts can be shared with anyone in an instant. But these are merely reactive postings, and we share only what we want based on how we want to be perceived by others.

Journaling should be done in private as an unfiltered and reflective process with yourself.

I started journaling about a year ago.

As a creative writer, journaling is a useful tool to practice writing and to explore ideas. Even if your writing doesn’t go much beyond the journal itself, it’s important to invest in it. I started writing about some difficult decisions I was encountering — the “big” things in life.

When I had exhausted these subjects, I realized that the journal didn’t need to be profound. It can be a recounting of the day and your thoughts. It can be a collection of quotes, sayings, books or lyrics that struck you and your comments on them. The quest is to push yourself and be honest.

Not everything you write has to be witty or perfect or final. It’s best to write at least once a day, but if you can’t, that’s

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not cause to give up entirely. It’ll take time to develop the writing habit because you might journal only when you feel compelled to. You can use journaling as a way to explore career options, think about tough decisions or record the highs and lows of your day. If you’re really ambitious you can keep several journals to sort out the various tensions and occupations of your life.

I’m a fan of the hand-written journal.

I like having the physical object in front of me and learning how to write freely by hand. The written journal also minimizes distractions as you are alone with your book. When almost all of our academic and professional writing is done with technology, practicing hand-writing is a relief, and I encourage others to do the same.

However, journals can also be kept electronically in your computer or tablet.

It’s important not distract yourself with anything on the Internet or elsewhere.

This is your time and the most important paper you’ve ever written.

Even if you’re not a creative writer, journaling can have practical benefits.

Writing itself is an underrated but valuable skill. Many professionals lament at college graduates’ lack of written expression. Writing is not something that just happens or something you can assume you do well. Nor is it something that some are good at and some are not. It’s a skill that must be developed and practiced, whether your degree is English or engineering.

There are also some sentimental reasons to keep a journal from a young age.

Your children or grandchildren may find it interesting, and it may even help them navigate their own problems and emotions when they are this age. Or if you never allow others to read your personal thoughts, rereading your journal can be fun for yourself. It may be embarrassing or even shocking, but you must overcome this fear of yourself or of who you used to be. Reading your journal can help you cope with difficult situations or it can just

be good entertainment. The journal can also be a place to revisit your happiest memories and amazing experiences.

Journaling will improve your emotional intelligence. By deeply considering your own feelings and emotions, your sensitivity and perception of others will also mature. Much of the injustice and abrasiveness of our society’s conflicts come from our inability to understand not just the other person but ourselves.

After journaling for a year, I feel much more grounded in who I am and what I care about. As you fill the pages of your journal, you will realize that your life and your identity is a work in progress, like a book being written. I have no doubt that journaling will help you become a successful professional as someone who has good written expression and a savvy perception of yourself and others. It will also help you become a better version of yourself who is a compassionate friend and thoughtful member of the community. So give journaling, or rather yourself, some much needed attention and thought. I look forward to seeing who you become.

Jane Seu is a senior political science major. Follow her on Twitter @jane_seu. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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‘Murder at the Manse’ provides attendees cocktails, too-obvious murder-mystery case for its attendees to solve by the end of the night

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he time is 5:30 p.m. and the Grand Hall of the Grand Manse is packed with people of all ages. Some are preteens being reluctantly dragged along for an evening of family bonding, others middle-aged and older, much more excited than their younger counterparts.

Some were dressed for a classy dinner party, and a smaller group of people are dressed as anything from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Sandy from “Grease” and even as Dexter with his victim.

It’s cocktail hour at the murder mystery party.

How exactly was this murder at the Manse going to proceed? Had the murderer already selected his victim and taken action? Was it still waiting to occur, with the murderer still walking among us?

The only knowledge I had going into the evening was that it was to be somewhat like real-life “CLUE,” so I held my breath, hoping the lights would spontaneously go out and the outline of the murder victim would end up on the ballroom floor.

However, the real beginning to the evening was less climactic. A man, dressed business casual, yelled out for all of our attention. He told us that he had arrived at the Manse to attend a dinner party being hosted by Tim Timex set to take place that evening. Tim was a budding horologist, someone who builds and fixes watches, who had recently moved back to Lincoln. Unfortunately for their dinner party, Tim had been murdered yesterday, and there were five suspects.

The first to introduce herself was Bria Bolova, Tim’s assistant at the store. She last saw Tim leaving the store the night before. Next up was Mindie Movado, a very anal loan agent who was both Tim’s personal and business banker.

She had last seen him when he defaulted on his business loan the previous Wednesday.

Then there was the dazzling Phoebe Pulsar. She had been a love interest of Tim’s in high school, and instantly there seemed to be more to the story. This interest only further peaked when the next character introduced was Phoebe’s husband Stuart Swiss. Stuart had only known Tim from high school where Tim was a constant source of anguish, being Stuart’s long-term high school bully. However, Stuart claimed he had not seen Tim since high school.

The final suspect was the man who called us all to attention. Richard Rolex. He was an old college chum of Tim’s and his current golfing buddy.

After all the characters introduced themselves, the crowd split into five groups that would become our investigative teams. Each team was given the information from the police report: The murder had been committed between 11:47 a.m. and 7:36 p.m.

There were no physical wounds on his body.

When he was found dead in his office, on his desk were three watches, a glass of scotch and a toolkit.

This was to be the only information given. One hour to travel around to five different rooms, each housing a different suspect. We were allowed to ask them any questions for as long as we wanted, but we had to budget our time if we were to converse with everyone.

During the cocktail hour, I had bonded with a group of four women, and we set out together determined to be the

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Trina Bellows attends the murder mystery dinner at the Grand Manse in costume Friday night. The sold-out event featured a costume contest.

Erica Hamilton writes down clues during “Murder at the Manse.” Throughout the night, guests of the dinner attempted to solve the mystery of a fictional murder.

It’s the season for fear. With Halloween mere days away, here’s a look at what UNL students fear most.

“Getting stuck in small places.

But not like an elevator or something, but like crawling through small tunnels. Say, if I were trapped in a cave, and I had to crawl through this tiny tunnel to get out.

I never want to be stuck like that.

It’s a weird thing. And reptiles.”

Lauren Owens

“Oh man. My biggest fear is any sort of heights.

Just the fear of knowing that there is a long way down below me. For example, I’m from the Chicago area, and I’ve been to the Sears Tower where they have the glass box on every floor that looks down. I couldn’t do that if my life depended on it. That is absolutely terrifying for me. It’s a very long way down.”

Michael Shoro sophomore broadcasting and journalism major

junior hospitality major

“I’m really afraid of snakes. Like, if I even see a dead one, it’s ridiculous. I wish I could overcome it. I will be driving in my car and there will be a snake on the road, and I’ll run it over, and I will start freaking out. I’ll be in the car and this little garden snake scares me. I don’t understand it. The first house I grew up in was snake-infested, like there was a snake that came up through the drain hole when my mom was brushing her teeth. My mom ran a daycare, and I remember there were times where my uncle would have to come by and kill snakes for us.”

Shelby Rasmussen junior inclusive early childhood education major

“My biggest fear would be tight places. Very, very tight places. Like I don’t get claustrophobic in elevators or anything like that, but if you take me to a cave and I have to crawl through something...I am not going there. I’m not going to do that. That’s basically it. Anything I can’t turn around in or where I might get stuck. I’m not doing that. It’s just getting stuck somewhere. But I don’t have a crazy insane fear, like claustrophobic people.”

Allan Christensen

“Mental illness is something that really scares me. It’s not a very light-hearted fear. Just because we don’t really know much about the brain. It’s an underdeveloped field.”

Clare Koneck-Wilcox, freshman global studies and spanish major

“Being suspended in air. Heights don’t bother me, like being on roller coasters don’t really bother me. But being in planes and those roller coasters that are on the top track instead of the bottom and your feet dangle — I don’t like that. And I can’t deal with that. I would never go bungee jumping.”

Ashlynn Maier sophomore food science and technology major

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Guys and Dolls opens discussion for drag culture Grace Solem-Pfeifer dn Last Friday night, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Nebraska Union Ballroom buzzed with excitement as performers took the stage for the 3rd Annual Guys & Dolls Drag Show.

In an event characterized by wild costumes and elaborate musical numbers, both amateur and experienced members of the drag community collaborated for the sake of entertainment, education and, of course, a few singles.

The LGBTQA Resource Center, as well as Spectrum and OASIS, sponsored the event, which nearly 200 students attended. While admission was free, tips were encouraged to raise funds for UNL’s Spectrum group. Kharizma Valentine, a former winner of the Miss Q pageant and a prominent member of the Lincoln drag scene, hosted the event and set the playful, witty and often raunchy tone of the evening.

“They told me to keep the show PG-13,” Valentine said. “But luckily, I misunderstood the assignment.”

Drag kings gracing the stage danced to Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” with a sex doll, and during intimate serenades, drag queens pulled unsuspecting audience members into the performance.

The nearly 15 performances throughout the evening were as varied as the performers themselves, ranging from pop hits to theatrical numbers. The drag queen Cherry Pop made a distinct impression as she strutted onto the stage with black lipstick, bright red hair and a black leather ensemble, bringing a distinctly punk-rock edge to the performance. Cherry Pop, who wished to be identified only by her stage name, is a sophomore psychology major at UNL. In order to create her drag persona, she drew from a variety of personal artistic influences.

“I just thought of all the female idols I had growing up, and they were just awesome rocker chick girls and also strong independent women,” she said. “I really love the cartoon Sailor Moon and Little Mermaid, so right now I’m wearing a red pigtail wig to honor both.”

While this was Cherry Pop’s third performance for a Spectrum drag show, the event brought a diversity of experience levels to the stage. Many performers began hesitantly but visibly warmed up to the spotlight as audience members flocked to the stage to offer tips. Miss Aurora, a regular at local drag shows, brought polish and elegance to the stage, performing high kicks, costume changes and splits in intimidating stilettos. She appeared in a hand-made nautical

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Michelle performs in the LGBTQA Resource Center’s Guys and Dolls drag show in the Nebraska Union on Friday. The LGBTQA Resource Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln said in its mission statement that it works to promote acceptance, equality and education regarding gender identity, sexual orientation and expression.

gown for her rendition of “Poor All cash tips from the event Unfortunate Souls,” from The Little went to fund the Spectrum trip to Mermaid, clearly a crowd favorite. this February’s Midwest Bisexual, As drag kings sported strikLesbian, Gay, Transsexual, Ally ingly realistic facial hair and drag College Conference (MBLTACC). queens braved treacherously high At the conference, Spectrum memheels, Valentine bers engage with other kept the energy LGBT groups to confer It takes a lot high between on issues such as queer of balls to do theory and drag culacts.

“It takes a ture. drag. And those lot of balls to do The event prodrag,” Valentine balls then need to vided both a learnsaid. “And those ing experience for the balls then need to be tucked away.” audience as well as a be tucked away.” unique creative outlet Kharizma Valentine for performers. For When she host of guys and dolls wasn’t jokSebastian Quinn, a ing and flirting junior pre-vet major, with audience performing as the drag members, Valentine also opened king Mercutio is well worth the the floor to thoughtful discussion stage fright. about the LGBT community to an “I was a little nervous, but I audience that included nearly evjust picked two songs I knew every spectrum of gender and sexual ery word to and winged it,” said identity. In addition, there were Quinn. “I’m trans, and it’s just fun many audience members, unaffilito dress up in men’s clothing. On ated with Spectrum, for whom the stage, the energy just seeps out of Guys and Dolls event was an eye- the room at you, it’s great.” opening new experience.

The night concluded after These new-comers were wel- nearly two hours of performance, comed by Spectrum, who view the but afterward, the energetic audishow opportunity to foster solidarence continued the festivities with ity and understanding of the LGBT an impromptu dance party once community. the stage emptied. In her part“I thought it was awesome ing words, Valentine encouraged when they asked how many members of all sexual orientations straight people were here, and to embrace the spirit of the event as there were so many cheers,” said a natural part of life.

Spectrum member Andre Thomas, “Life is drag,” Valentine. a freshman chemical engineering “You’re born naked, and everymajor. “I was also really surprised. thing after that is drag.” arts@ It’s also important though because dailynebraskan.com it spreads more awareness for what we’re doing.”

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Robyn Icke performs in the Guys and Dolls drag show. He performed to “Here Comes the Boogeyman” by Henry Hall.

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Miss Aurora performs “Poor Unfortunate Souls” from the animated Disney movie, “The Little Mermaid.” The drag show was part of LGBTQ History Month at UNL.

‘Fantastic Four’ reboot stirs up racial controversy offensive to you as a privileged Fox wants a profitable movie.

But the last two “Fantastic white guy on the Internet (or so I Four” movies were beyond profcan only assume).

Well, first of all, the produc- itable. And everyone hated them. ers of this movie are doing tons of The filmmakers could craft another things, deliberately, to make other bad movie in that same vein, you interested in seeing it. They’re but people won’t watch it, and they don’t want to be responsible going to make Sue Storm very atfor it. That’s why they’re reboottractive, which is, of course, in line with the comics. They’re going to ing.

For a week or two, rumors have It’s in Fox’s best interest to cast some actors that they know been circulating about the new you already like, and they’re gomake a great movie. Word-of“Fantastic Four” reboot, namely ing to fill the spectacle with spe- mouth is as strong as anything that the role of Johnny Storm has cial effects and explosions because when it comes to box office returns been cast. these days. people like those, too.

The actor in question is MiJordan is more than likely the I understand the argument chael B. Jordan, who has been next Human Torch because, in the that race isn’t an acceptable factor making waves with his perforfor such manipulation. But the ar- minds of the producers, Trank, the mance in “Fruitvale Station,-” — a gument itself is racist. If your im- screenwriters and everyone who movie that won numediate assump- has a stake in the new “Fantastic merous film festival tion, upon reading Four,” he is the best possible actor awards this year. I Unnecessary that headline, was for the role. only really know him And keep in mind that the to think that this outrage as Wallace in “The was “race-bait- more time you spend sharting Wire,” but his work is just another ing” or something, yourself over something as inconon the show was exsequential as this, the longer socithen that means cellent, Wallace be- obstacle to you think about ety will be stirred to controversy ing one of my favor- a world that people in terms over a casting decision that subite characters. of their skin color. verts gender expectations. truly embraces The problem Minorities struggle enough in You ignored the that’s being taken diversity.” fact that Jordan Hollywood. with the role is JorFor context, consider that of the is a rising star in dan is black. In the 15 richest directors in Hollywood, the film industry, attached to pocomics, Johnny Storm has never tential projects such as a “Rocky” one is black. His name is Tyler been black – always white, along spin-off, an “Independence Day” Perry, and he has directed 14 movwith the other members of the sequel and the upcoming “Star ies since 2006. The richest, George Four.

Lucas, has only directed six movWars” sequels.

Naturally, every story dealing You ignored the fact that he ies in his entire career. Only one of with this rumor, which has been might be nominated for an Os- those directors is a woman, Lana all but confirmed, has left in its car this year and that Wachowski, but wake a trail of comments deriding his reputation will she wasn’t althe filmmakers for their “politi- do WAY more for this ways.

We cal” casting choice and lamenting And of the movie than the color yet another failed “Fantastic Four” obviously four black men of his skin. movie purely on the basis that the who’ve won the You ignored the don’t live in a Human Torch will not be white.

Academy Award fact that Fox wants to You might call it a minor con- be associated with a post-racial world. for Best Actor, troversy. each did so in a guy whose star is on If we did, outrage “Im not a racist but.......NO just the rise, because it will role that could NO johnny storm is a white guy prove successful for like this wouldn’t only be played and should be played by a white by a black man them in the future. happen.” actor. so now since johnny and sus or in a movie You ignored the are siblings that means sue should fact that Josh Trank, with racial be played by niki manaj come on the director of the reboot, also di- themes: Sidney Poitier’s itinerant Hollywood, get it right remember rected “Chronicle,” a film which worker, Denzel Washington’s corhow bad the remake of the hunnystarred none other than Michael rupt narcotics officer, Jamie Foxx mooners was ughhhhh i will B. Jordan and that directors often as Ray Charles and Forest Whitanot watch this,” writes one com- cast the same actors in their mov- ker as Idi Amin. menter, who goes by sticks3075.

Only one black woman, Halle ies.

Another commenter calls it Think Martin Scorsese and Berry, has won Best Actress. She a “stunt casting” and says it was Leonardo DiCaprio, for instance. won for “Monster’s Ball,” a movonly done to reach that “certain ie that contained strong racial You ignored the fact that, in demographic.” Some have said the course of making a movie, the themes. The role couldn’t have that the decision amounts to 20th filmmakers, producers, casting been played by a white woman.

Century Fox turning Johnny Storm team, etc., consider how the acAnd let’s never forget that the into a “token black character.” tors will work together, how their first African-American to win an I’ve had lots of conflicting acting “voices” will mesh with Academy Award, Hattie McDanthoughts about this. Part of me the script, how they will fit the iel, did so playing a slave named wants to confront the people who overall aesthetic of the film. Some- “Mammy.” say these things, physically and times, they have the actors read There has been Oscar buzz verbally, and part of me wants to lines from the script before cast- surrounding four black actors in engage with them to explain what ing them. I imagine you people particular this year: Idris Elba, “racism” actually means. Either thought they just held up pictures Chiwetel Ejiofor, Forest Whitaker effort would probably prove fuand picked the person whose skin and Jordan himself. Each of them tile, so I’m going to address them color would do them the most fa- played a role that is historically directly here. black: Elba as Nelson Mandela, vors with minorities.

This is the problem, assholes: News flash: the only people Ejiofor as Solomon Northup, JorYour claim is that Fox is doing this thinking in terms of race are you. dan as Oscar Grant and Whitaker deliberately to, presumably, get Everyone else is thinking about as Cecil Gaines, based on the realblack people interested in seeing life White House butler, Eugene how to make this the best movie this movie, and somehow that’s possible. Yes, money is involved. Allen.

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A black actor winning an all-white teams of superheroes. other problem we have yet to sort It wouldn’t make sense, and it out.

Academy Award is a good thing, wouldn’t reflect reality. no doubt. It shows that we’re not arts@ The fact that it does is just andailynebraskan.com so hindered by racial prejudice.

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Answer I think Jordan himself put it best: “I want the script that Ben Affleck or Leonardo DiCaprio couldn’t do because of scheduling.

I want those types of roles.”

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Manse Murder: from 5 ones to solve the case.

The first to be investigated was the assistant, Bria. Her story didn’t seem to be too interesting.

She worked at the store when she wasn’t going to graduate school and had no aspiration to take over the business in the future. She seemed harmless — if she was telling the truth. She did offer us a riddle to help us with our investigation.

“You can’t have a flower without a seed, and the seed was already planted.”

What did this have to do with the murder of the watch smith?

We weren’t sure yet, so we moved on to the next suspect with more questions than answers.

Next up was Mindie Movado, owner of her own bank and the person who had signed the loan for Tim’s business. After intense questioning we discovered that Mindie received the insurance money from Tim’s defaulting.

Would she have murdered him to assure she would get the money from his business collapse? We felt it was a stretch, and after she reiterated that Tim had no visible wounds when murdered, we were on our way.

Stuart Swiss sat waiting at a round table. He seemed to have the perfect life — a beautiful wife and money saved up from his dance career. However, when we asked about the relationship between his wife and Tim, he seemed a bit too oblivious. Did he actually know about the affair and then plot

against Tim out of jealousy? He with clues as possible. All of us, being big detective novel buffs, showed us his watch and offered decided that Stuart was too obviclosing advice: “The only face that ous to actually be the culprit. We never lies is the face of a watch.” pulled together to create an elaboWe traveled upstairs to meet rate description of what must have with the boisterous fellow who actually happened. had called the whole evening into After getting our dinner, the action, Richard Rolex. While he seemed to have some serious atti- five suspects came around to each tude about him, having absolutely of the tables to offer us a chance to nothing to gain from the death of ask any final questions. We were given two new riddles before we Tim, we could not produce a mocast our final conjectures. tive. We dismissed him as a sus“The killer pect. He did offer does not use a us another riddle; You can’t gun, but does “Whoever did it, the shoot blanks.” killer is 12 midnight have a And, “If you but conversely the don’t grasp what American Red Cross flower without is unknown, try is noon.” a seed, and the subtracting one Immediately we seed was already letter.” all thought of Swiss, It was the as the Red Cross in- planted.” banker. We designia is a Swiss flag. bria bolova cided that she had However, we thought murder suspect the most to gain this may be too vague monetarily, and to indite Stuart Swiss Stuart was too on this information obvious — he must be a red heralone. ring. If you subtract one letter from We went to the last room with many question for Stuart’s wife “blanks” you get “banks,” and Phoebe, who from the seed clue the riddle about shooting blanks could be about blank bank notes. we assumed to be pregnant. Upon We wrote an elaborate descripentering, she did admit to being pregnant and not sure of the father. tion of even more reasons why we were certain Mandie Movado was She also told us many things that guilty. contradicted what Stuart said. This Richard took to the stage of the only served to reinforce our suspiballroom where we were dining cion that Stuart must be guilty. and told us he was finally going to Walking upstairs to eat dinner tell us what group was right and and begin the second phase of the evening, we discussed our hypoth- had solved the mystery.

He had two groups stand up, esis and tried to be as descriptive

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definitely guilty of participating in this one. Along with hair, some guys prefer a natural hair color over dyed hair. Streaks of vibrant colors are definitely not the answer to a change in your hairstyle.

Oversized clothing is also manrepelling. The big sweater and legging look has been taking over campus lately. It is easy and comfortable. This trend is definitely in style this season, but some men will not be happy about it. Along with oversized apparel, big sunglasses are not a trend men prefer.

With it being fall and cooler temperatures coming in, puffy vests have been all over campus as well.

Sad enough, this is yet another man-repeller.

Knowing all these trends men do not like but us girls love only leaves us one question: Do

we stop wearing what we like to please the opposite sex? There are so many different opinions, it’s hard to know which way to think.

When you really think about it, are girls dressing for guys or trying to out-dress each other? It sounds so stupid, and it kind of is, but it is so true. Sometimes we care more about what other girls think of our wardrobe than we do with guys.

It is inevitable that girls will wear styles that guys don’t like and vice versa. We have different mindsets and viewpoints. Maybe we can reach a happy medium and not wear the trends that drive each other absolutely crazy. And for the sake of sanity for guys, let’s just hope high-waisted pants don’t become a thing this fall. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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guy I know hates them. One of my friends called them “diaper shorts.” Girls love them; boys hate them. So does that mean we should stop wearing them or let the guys get over it?

On campus, you see a variety of different looks guys aren’t fond of, including Ugg boots. Men actually hate them. They may be comfortable and warm, but not the most fashionable shoe a girl could wear.

Rain boots that resemble little girl boots are also not a big hit for guys.

Red lipstick. This is especially popular on Husker game days — in the sea of red apparel red lipstick worn by every other girl. Might be time to put down the tube of lipstick, ladies.

Another trend men have been hating on is the middle part. I am

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The opposite sex is a confusing and complex thing to understand.

Girls are crazy, and boys don’t understand anything. We will never know what goes through each other’s minds, and we will continue to disagree. We have different interests and different opinions on just about everything. One of these things would be clothing.

Looking through fashion blogs the other day, I came across one of my favorites, “The Man Repeller.” Leandra Medine, the author, explains that “man repelling” is “outfitting oneself in a sartorially offensive mode that may result in repelling members of the opposite sex.” I found this interesting after having a conversation with one of my guy friends about how much he absolutely despised when girls wear high-wasted shorts.

Medine mentioned that, in the fashion world, the most man-repelling garments are “harem pants, boyfriend jeans, overalls, shoulder pads, full length jumpsuits, jewelry that resembles violent weaponry, and clogs.” In Lincoln, you don’t really see these trends often or even at all. I decided to find out what other trends men hate to see on girls, but that girls still love to wear — UNL style.

As I have mentioned before, high-wasted shorts are in high demand. However, almost every

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Hannah Simon and Nick Cooley enjoy drinks and appetizers before the mystery began. The guests divided into groups, and the group that solved the mystery first received a prize at the end of the night.

Men, women differ on fashion

Hannah Eads DN The room had three couches, a chair, a fireplace and a few rugs all under a small chandelier. And throughout the play, none of that changed.

As the plot of “No Exit” continued to spiral into chaos and as the room itself heated up, I was feeling increasingly uncomfortable — in a good way. The play is Jean-Paul Sartre’s take on hell, which he describes as being other people. A receptionist, an upperclass woman and a journalist are stuck in one room together for eternity. This is their punishment. At first, they don’t understand and await something worse, something physical. But as they begin to learn of each other’s lives, they realize that the only plan is for them to torture each other.

Upon leaving the play, my ears had to adjust. The last half of “No Exit” was mostly comprised of yells and screams. There was no leveling of emotions after the heat began to rise, both literally and emotionally. But the reason why I was okay with everyone shifting in their seats and whispering during the uncomfortable parts, feeling frustrated at every turn was because, as part of the audience seated in the same room as them, we too were stuck in their hell. We were watching what it was like having the control of their emotions shift between each character. The powerful aspect of the pay is how it utilizes its one scene and one small set of characters to make the audience feel trapped in their hell.

It doesn’t have a resolution — in fact, the play only goes in a circle.

And getting up from my seat, I didn’t feel any better than when I had first sat down. I felt frustrated.

Which can only point to Sartre being right.

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everyone applauded assuming they were the winners.

“Congratulations, your two groups made the worst guesses,” Richard said.

We smiled smugly. Our group must have won. He announced that the winner was ... not our group. It was a group composed of Sandy from Grease and four teenage mutant ninja turtles — they had solved the case.

It was Stuart. I screamed in anguish. Every Nancy Drew novel, every detective show I had ever seen warned of suspecting those that are too obviously guilty, yet it had been Stuart.

Stuart did it because he “shot blanks.” He was infertile but wanted his wife’s baby to be his own. So he plotted to murder him in order to have a child and maintain the ideal life he presented to all around him. Stuart suffocated Tim, which was discovered because when you minus the “r” from grasp you get “gasp.”

The mystery was solved, and the evening was over. My group, composed of some old friends and some strangers, had bonded over our shared obsession for the last few hours. The real mystery, we thought, was why we had made up a better story than the script writers. We finished our meals and then parted ways, all feeling slightly bitter that only thing actually murdered that evening was our pride. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Nebraska rifle outshoots Navy at home David Stover DN Going into to the Saturday’s match, the No. 7 Nebraska rifle team came looking for its first win and found it, as they took on No. 11 Navy and won 4,631-4,590.

The match turned out to be a day of career-highs, as sophomore Denise Martin and freshman Rachel Martin posted scores of 584 and 581 out of 600 in the smallbore portion of competition, respectively.

Denise Martin was a key contributor to the Huskers’ victory. She reflected on her mentality when shooting.

“For me, I basically just blank out my mind, which is definitely the best from what I’ve heard, from studies they’ve done,” Denise Martin said.

“And I basically try to think of a song while I shoot.”

Rachel Martin also did well, taking the second-best smallbore score and shooting a 575 in air rifle, showing that she can make the quick adjustment to the collegiate level.

“I think just staying focused and definitely having the same mind-set throughout the whole match and staying calm,” Rachel Martin said.

“And if something goes wrong, just to fix it and put your gun down, come off the line. And just go back on and do the best you can. And if you take the same shot every single time, you’re going to do great.”

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Sophomore Denise Martin shot a career-high and team-high 584 in smallbore against Navy on Saturday.

Lauren Phillips shot a career-high 585 to lead the Huskers in air rifle. Denise Martin added a 582 for Nebraska.

“As a team, we all did really, really well. I thought it was a performance from all of us,” Rachel Martin said.

Nebraska’s foes from Annapolis also had productive performances, as sophomore Jodi Cull-Host posted a score of 586 in the air rifle competition, while junior Alex Berry led her team with a score of 572 in the smallbore

competition.

In the smallbore competition, Navy posted a score of 2,275 to Nebraska’s 2,309, while in the rifle completion Navy posted a score 2,315 to Nebraska’s 2,322.

“I thought that we did good,” Nebraska coach Stacy Underwood said.

“We had some good moments, but we’re still waiting on people to perform on the highest level on the same match.”

With only two seniors, the Nebraska rifle team is young and looks to grow together as the season will progress.

“We put in place some things we have worked on between matches,” Underwood said. “The mental discipline and preparedness we have grown in.”

With an already talented roster and with four underclassmen already progressing and earning career-highs this past weekend, Nebraska has a lot of potential to keep honing its skills and maintaining its national prominence.

“Rachel comes to us with a lot of experience. She’s very focused and disciplined and always has a plan of action,” Underwood said.

As the team grows, it looks to keeping building off the energy of the victory.

“Staying positive is the main thing because it affects you, but also, when you’re on a college team, it affects everyone around you,” Rachel Martin said. “And you don’t really notice that until you get into a match setting and then the stress kind of gets to people. So definitely when I stay positive or the girls are really good about staying positive, they calm me down. And it just helps me so much.”

After their victory against the Midshipmen, the Huskers will face Tennessee-Martin on Saturday. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

NU routs Pittsburg St. in exhibition Natasha Rausch DN Playing for the first time in the $159 million Pinnacle Bank Arena, the Nebraska women’s basketball team took the win in an exhibition game against the Pittsburg State Gorillas with a final score of 98-47 on Oct. 27, marking the earliest tip-off in Nebraska history.

For the fifth consecutive season, Nebraska, which finished with a 25-9 overall record last year at the Sweet 16, opened the season by taking on the Gorillas, who finished with a 1710 overall record.

“It was great being (in the new arena) today; it was just a little unusual,” Nebraska head coach Connie Yori said. “All day, I felt like this was going to be a road game. But it was really cool that it has finally come to fruition that we can play here.”

With sophomore guard Rachel Theriot on the bench with an injury, freshman Hannah Tvrdy started instead alongside junior forwards Hailie Sample, Emily Cady and senior Jordan Hooper as well as junior guard Brandi Jeffery.

“Rachel has been out with a sprained ankle for nearly a week,” Yori said. “You have to change some things when you don’t have your starting point guard out there.”

Starting for the Gorillas were sophomore forward Kylie Gafford, senior guard Alexa Bordewick and junior guards Lizzy Jeronimus, Antqunita Reed and Y’Cedria Devers.

To start the game, Sample got the ball from the tip-off. The Gorillas stole

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Nebraska senior forward Jordan Hooper drives in the Huskers’ exhibition versus Pittsburg State. She had a game-high 21 points. it back from the Husker forward, taking it to the opposite side of the court for the first shot of the game, taken by Reed.

The Huskers quickly followed with their first two-pointer from Tvrdy. Midway through the first half, the Huskers led the Gorillas 17-6 with a 41.2 field goal percentage.

As the game continued, Pittsburg State’s Reed led her team with three field goals, while senior forward Alex Muff followed with one field goal, leaving the Gorillas short 41-9 with 4:30 remaining in first half.

Pittsburg State left the first half with a 20.7 field goal percentage. The Huskers, however, made 48.7 percent of their shots led by Hooper, who made six of 11 shots from the floor.

She was followed by Cady, Sample and Tvrdy, who each made two field goals.

The half ended with a score of 53-18 in Nebraska’s favor. The Huskers took 30 rebounds, nearly double that of the Gorillas, who had 17. The teams, however, were close in steals; the Huskers led with four, while Pittsburgh State had three.

“Nebraska just has a really strong team.” Pittsburg State coach Lane Lord said. “They pass the ball really well, and they have a player like Hooper who just makes them better.”

The Gorillas made the first basket in the second half, too, this time with a free-throw shot. In the first five minutes of the game, however, the Huskers already began to outscore the Gorillas 10-7, with Hooper leading Nebraska in points.

The Huskers continued to pull ahead in the second half. With 11 minutes remaining, the Huskers were outscoring the Gorillas 73-31. The teams were neck and neck in fouls throughout the game, but the Huskers’ free throw percentage for the game was ahead of the Gorillas 67.9 percent to 50 percent.

Nebraska kept the double-digit lead until the end of the game, which ended with a final score of 98-47.

Hooper said she was pleased overall with the result of the first exhibition against the Gorillas.

“I think we moved the ball pretty well today,” Hooper said. “We’re not where we need to be yet. We’re still turning the ball over a lot in practice, but we’re working on it.”

Hooper led both teams with 27 points, while Cady led with 10 rebounds to have a double-double.

The Huskers will play again in the Pinnacle Bank Arena on Nov. 3 at 2 p.m. in their last exhibition game of the season against the University of Nebraska at Kearney. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Men’s Tennis

Doubles team wins Big Ten Indoor title sydny boyd DN

In the doubles first round on Friday, Nebraska sophomore Court Clark and freshman Charlie The Nebraska men’s tennis team Shin lost to Northwestern’s Fedor got a doubles title at the Big Ten Baev and Strong Kirchheimer 5-8, while Herrmann and Treyz beat Indoor Invite on Saturday.

Iowa’s Michael Swank and Nils The Nebraska team of sophomore Marc Herrmann and junior Hallestrand 8-7 (3). Dzulynsky Beau Treyz won the doubles cham- and Stavropoulos were beaten by pionship at the tournament, while Indiana’s Matthew McCoy and sophomores Andrew Dzulynsky Daniel Bednarczyk 5-8, and teammates senior Tom Blackwell and and Vasileios Stavropoulos made sophomore Dusty Boyer lost to it through to the consolation doubles semifinals after a first-round Northwestern’s Alp Horoz and Alberto Zanotti 5-8. Senior Brandon loss in the main draw.

Videtich and sophoIn their semifinal more Bradford Zitsch match, Herrmann and beat Iowa’s Jonas DiTreyz beat Minnesoerckx and Matt Hagan ta’s Eric Frueh and Ru8-4. ben Weber 8-5. In the “This tournament championship match, is good,” McDermott the Nebraska pair said. “The new guys are sneaked past Michigan learning that college State’s Harry Jadun tennis is very tough, and Gijs Linders 8-7 and the level is high.”

(2) to win the chamIn the second round, pionship. The victory Herrmann and Treyz was Nebraska’s first Herrmann narrowly defeated Wisat a Big Ten Indoor consin’s Alexander Kochampionship. korev and Petr Satral “It was awesome 8-7 (5). Videtich and Zitsch lost to for my teammates to take the doubles championship,” senior Wisconsin’s Jakhongir Jalalov and Oskar Wikberg 6-8. Moving on to Brandon Videtich said. “It proved to the other schools that we mean the third round quarterfinals, Herbusiness. There is a lot of tough rmann and Treyz beat Northwestern’s Baev and Kirchheimer 8-6 to competition in the Big Ten, and we saw that here again. We will go advance to the semifinals.

Nebraska only had four playback home and get to work. The ers advance in the singles main spring season is right around the draw. In his preliminary match to corner.” advance to the first round, Stavro-

as a team in singles and only got poulos beat Purdue’s Lucas Dages Beau Treyz through to the quar6-2, 6-3.

In the first round of the singles terfinals tomorrow,” McDermott main draw, Boyer beat Purdue’s said. “Hopefully he will continue his winning ways and keep the fire Matt Bouggy 6-0, 6-0 while teammate Stavropoulos beat Minneso- burning for his teammates, and we ta’s Frueh 6-3, 6-4. Herrmann beat hope he can add a singles champiPenn State’s Nika Dolidze 6-4, 6-3 onship to his resume. Dusty Boyer as Treyz defeated Iowa’s Swank and Marc Herrmann both lost some three-set matches today. We 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. were hoping to get these players The Huskers’ Shin lost to through to the quarterfinals.”

Northwestern’s Zanotti 5-7, 4-6, In consolation singles, Shin while Clark lost to Michigan State’s John Patrick Mullane 1-6, won by default against Iowa’s 2-6. Zitsch lost to Wisconsin’s Wik- Joey White before losing to Wisconsin’s John Zordani. berg 0-6, 4-6; Blackwell Zitsch defeated Iowa’s lost to Iowa’s Hagan Juan Estenssoro and 6-1, 2-6, 2-6; and Dzulost to Iowa’s Dominic lynsky lost to Iowa’s Patrick. Clark fell to Hallestrand 5-7, 4-6.

Minnesota’s Weber 4-6, Indiana’s Dimitrjie Ta4-6. Blackwell lost to sic defeated Videtich Purdue’s Aaron Dujo6-4, 6-2. vne 2-6, 6-4, 7-10, and In the second Purdue’s Mateus Silva round of the singles defeated Dzulynsky. main draw, Herrmann Videtich retired against beat Michigan State’s Iowa’s Estenssoro.

Will Davis 6-4, 6-2, and In the consolation Treyz beat Indiana’s Treyz second round, StavroAlekzander Davila 6-1, poulos lost by default 6-2. Boyer lost to Michto Purdue’s Dujovne as igan’s Alex Buzzi 7-5, Boyer suffered the same defeat to 1-6, 4-6, while Stavropoulos fell to Northwestern’s Kirchheimer 2-6, Michigan’s Kevin Wong.

“There are no easy match4-6. es,” McDermott said. “You play In the third round, Treyz beat Iowa’s Dierckx 6-2, 6-4 to advance 3-4 times a day, and there isn’t a chance to recover and fully hyto the quarterfinals, where he lost drate or eat. They’ll learn to adjust to Indiana’s Tasic 1-6, 1-3. Herand adapt.” rmann was ousted by Michigan’s sports@ Shaun Bernstein 6-2, 2-6, 4-6. dailynebraskan.com “Overall, today we struggled

Football: from 9 As the offense’s plays began to falter, so did the defense.

After scoring 17 in the first half, Minnesota opened the third quarter plowing its way through the Husker defense to widen its margin to 24-13.

Minnesota kicker Chris Hawthorne tacked on another field goal six minutes later to stretch the Gopher lead to 14. But Nebraska wasn’t ready to go down without a fight.

With less than a minute to play before the end of the third quarter, Martinez slashed 35 yards through Minnesota defenders to put Nebraska at the Gopher 26. A 16-yard run

by Abdullah then put the Huskers inside the 7-yard line, before Martinez found redshirt freshman tight

end Sam Cotton for a 3-yard touchdown to put the Huskers within seven points.

Nebraska kicker Pat Smith converted a 34-yard field goal to tighten the deficit to four six minutes into the fourth quarter.

However, after forcing a punt with six minutes left in the game, Martinez and the Huskers were unable to come up with any sparks and were forced to give the ball back to their opponents. The Gophers took advantage of that, as they did all game, running the ball up the field on the Husker defense and scoring another touchdown with 48 seconds left in the game to seal the deal.

Minnesota’s ability to figure out

NEBRASKA VS. MINNESOTA STATS NEBRASKA Total offense Rushes – yards Passing yards Completions – attempts First downs Third down conversions Time of possession

328 30– 189 139 16– 30 17 4 of 12 24:23

Nebraska’s defensive game plan assisted it in its 271-yard rushing performance, according to linebackers and special teams coach Ross Els. “This was the best running team

MINNESOTA 430 54– 271 159 8– 17 23 5 of 13 35:37

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Junior Taryn Collura (center) finished second in the 100-yard freestyle and the 50-yard freestyle against Arkansas.

Huskers win two events, fall on road at Arkansas Natasha Rausch DN In the first away meet of its season last Saturday, the Nebraska swimming and diving team traveled to Fayetteville, Ark., to take on the Razorbacks in a competition that ended in a loss for the Huskers with a final score of 205-95.

“I think whenever you go and compete, you compete to win,” coach Pablo Morales said. “Even though Arkansas is a top-20 program and they’re strong, there’s a disappointment. I think we came away from the meet with a lot of great things.”

Arkansas, which is ranked 18th in the NCAA, took the victory in 14 out of 16 events. Nebraska freshman Anna Filipcic took one Husker victory in the 1-meter dive and lost by just one point in the 3-meter dive. Junior Natalie Morris took the other victory in the 200-yard butterfly, finishing with a season-best time of 2:04.11.

Along with the 200-yard butterfly, the Huskers made seasonbest times in the 200-yard medley relay, 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 100-yard fly and 500-yard freestyle.

“In collegiate swimming, the scores can be deceiving,” Morales said. “You can lose a lot of close races, but if you don’t quite get the wins in the event, the score is going to look pretty lopsided. But the reality is we fought really hard. We got a lot of close second places in some events. I think we made some really great progress, and we are going to continue to build on this.”

In the 1,650-yard freestyle, 200yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard breaststroke, Arkansas took first, second and third places.

Morales said some of the loss could have been attributed to the tough week of training as well as the competitive Arkansas team.

“They might have came in a

little tired, but that’s by design,” Morales said. “We’re preparing for the end of the season competitions, but you still want to compete well. We had a great opportunity to compete against a really high-caliber team.

There’s no weak spots; there’s no holes in their lineup. They’re strong in every event. It was a really good test for us, and I think we come away with a lot of positives.”

For the first time this season, the Huskers competed in the 1,650yard freestyle, in which senior Bailey Pons, sophomore Michaela Cunningham and senior Ashleigh Grammar took fourth, fifth and seventh, respectively. Morales said the girls did especially well considering it was the first long race of the year.

Junior Taryn Collura, who took second in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 51.85 and second in the 50yard freestyle with a time of 23.42, said the meet was a good test for the team and that all things considered, the team swam well.

“I think having an opponent of that caliber for any team is definitely going to be tough to compete with,” Collura said. “It’s the beginning of the year, so I think our team responded very well. It wasn’t the closest meet, but I’m really proud of how we swam and how we met with our competition.”

The Huskers will take a threeweek break before competing again at home in the Devaney Natatorium against Iowa State and South Dakota State on Nov. 15.

“We can make a lot more gains in the next few weeks, and the next big test is Iowa coming in to Lincoln,” Morales said. “We’re definitely going to look to make some more progress from a training standpoint.

We’re going to expect a high level of performance in our dual meets, especially when a rival like Iowa comes into town.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Men’s Golf

Huskers wrap up fall season with 6th-place finish Austin Pistulka DN

going to hit even with the different winds.”

The end of the fall season means The Nebraska men’s golf team fin- the team is able to work on the little ished in sixth place at the Price’s things and rest the players as they prepare for the spring season.

Give ‘Em Five Invitational.

“Everyone will take a few days The Huskers were able to finish off, and then we will start working the fall season off with their best perout,” Jennings said. “We have some formance this year. The team shot a pretty intense workouts as far as 1-over par score of 865 for the tourphysical stuff in the mornings, and nament and had a number of standthen every ninth day we can really out performances. go out and work on our game to get Two Huskers tied for 22nd: sophomore Kolton Lapa and fresh- ready for the spring.”

Many players are man Justin Jennings, looking forward to the who shot the lowest time off. round for the Huskers “Honestly, I’m exin round two with a cited to get caught up 3-under par 69. in school,” Lapa said.

Lapa struggled “School’s been tough in the second round traveling all the time, but was able to turn it and I haven’t had the around with a birdie opportunity to be in the and two eagles on the classroom a whole lot last three holes to give yet.” him a 1-under 71. Only The coaches for the three strokes behind golf team believe the Lapa those two were juniors team has work to do Ross Dickson and Calthis offseason but bevin Freeman. Dickson and Freeman finished tied for 34th lieve that the team will have a very good spring season. with 4-over par scores of 220 for the “Our weaknesses were exposed, tournament. Finishing in 59th for the and we believe that it’s our short Huskers was senior Mike Siwa. game,” coach Bill Spangler said.

New Mexico State won the tour“Each and every player can get a lot nament with a 28-under 836. better in that area, and it’s something The Huskers arrived in El Paso, that they will have to put individual Texas, for the event a day early and time into. We’re a good ball-striking were able to practice before they team. We just lose a lot of strokes competed. around the greens, and that’s really “It’s huge,” Jennings said. “I think it was really good for us be- frustrating.”

The Huskers next compete in cause we were gone an entire week the Big Ten Match Play Championand we had that extra day off, and so we decided to go shoot another ship on Feb. 14 in Bradenton, Fla. “I think we will have a really round. You feel like it is more homey good spring season, to be honest,” after practicing there twice.”

Spangler said. “This is a deep team, Lapa felt the same way about a competitive team, and quite honthe extra rounds.

“It was originally going to be estly, there’s a number of guys who an off day, but we decided to go out could play in the spring that didn’t and practice for two or three hours,” as much in the fall. Everyone has got Lapa said. “It was nice because feel- to continue to play well and work ing the holes one extra round famil- hard to ensure themselves in the iarized us with the course. So on the lineup.” sports@ final day, we knew what we were dailynebraskan.com

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Freshman libero Brenna Lyles (right) had three aces to lead Nebraska against Ohio State, including two aces in a fourpoint stretch that gave the Huskers the lead in the fourth set.

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Senior quarterback Taylor Martinez gets a 35-yard run in the third quarter. Martinez, in his first game in more than a month, had only 16 yards rushing and 139 yards passing.

ROUGH RETURN martinez, huskers struggle in quarterback’s first game since ucla loss

STORY BY NEDU IZU | PHOTO BY MATT MASIN

MINNEAPOLIS — For the first time since Sept. 14, Nebraska had its starting quarterback under center.

On his first pass attempt in more than a month, senior quarterback Taylor Martinez threw a 13-yard pass to redshirt freshman Alonzo Moore to start the opening drive with a first down. He added a 42-yard completion to junior Kenny Bell, and sophomore Imani Cross capped the drive off with a rushing touchdown to provide the first six points of the game.

However, like the last game Martinez started, the Huskers (5-2, 2-1 Big Ten) lost, this time to Minnesota (6-2, 2-2) with a score of 34-23 on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium. Junior running back Ameer Abdullah rushed for 165 yards on 19 attempts, marking the sixth time this season he’s run for more than 100 yards in a game.

Besides the running back’s performance, there weren’t many bright moments for Nebraska coach Bo Pelini to praise after the game.

“I’m disappointed with how this team took the field today and how we executed and how we played,” Pelini said.

“It was a team loss. We didn’t play well in any phase of the game.”

On Nebraska’s first two drives, Martinez converted his first five of six passes to receivers Moore, junior Jamal Turner and Bell, who finished the quarter with 43 receiving yards.

Martinez finished the first quarter with 75 yards through the air.

Although he said he’s still not 100 percent healthy, Martinez said he felt comfortable early in the game and has been hungry to perform again.

“It’s been a very rough past month,” the quarterback said. “I thought I threw the ball pretty good for it being my first time back and first time playing in a game in five weeks.”

Although he was successful early with his arm, the same couldn’t be said about his legs. The Gopher defensive lineman compiled three sacks on Martinez before halftime. Before the game, the offensive line had given up three sacks in six games.

The defensive line’s pressure didn’t surprise Martinez.

“I knew they had a really good front four,” he said. “Just watching film, I knew they were really good up front.”

Martinez finished the half with 101 yards passing and -22 yards rushing. He finished rushing for 16 yards total and would go on to add just 38 more yards through the air.

But Pelini made it a point after the game that the loss had nothing to do with his quarterback’s lack of success through the air.

“Our problems today were far beyond who our quarterback was,” the Nebraska coach said. “When we have a drop here, a missed block here, a missed assignment there, a missed tackle here — it was like one guy after another.

“When that happens, you’re going to have issues, you’re going to have problems, especially on the road.”

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The No. 13 Nebraska volleyball team defeated No. 24 Ohio State Buckeyes in four sets on Friday (22-25, 25-12, 25-17, 25-19).

The Buckeyes held an edge over the Huskers in the first set, as they jumped out to an early 18-13 lead on a kill from freshman Kylie Randall.

“They’re really hard to play against,” coach John Cook said in the postgame radio show. “Their hitters run everywhere.”

The Huskers mounted a comeback attempt, notching four consecutive kills, one by senior Kelsey Robinson and three by freshman Kadie Rolfzen. This cut the Buckeye lead down to one, with the score 18-17.

The Huskers’ attack was not enough to continue the late surge, as the Buckeyes went on to take the first game on a kill from Randall.

According to Cook, the Nebraska squad survived the early domination of Ohio State.

“We weathered that big punch, that big haymaker,” Cook said.

The Huskers came out in the second set on a mission, claiming an early 12-4 lead on an attacking error by Ohio State freshman Taylor Sandbothe.

The Huskers’ offense managed 13 kills in the set, the lowest total of the match for the squad, but the Buckeyes totaled 10 attacking errors in the set.

The Husker lead increased to 12 after two consecutive attacking errors from the Buckeyes, making the score 22-10.

After not playing Wednesday night against Iowa, sophomore Meghan Haggerty recorded the final two points of the set with a solo block and a kill.

Because she didn’t practice all week, Haggerty said she had the chance to just watch as the Huskers prepared for the Buckeyes, and she picked up on their tendencies.

Freshman Brenna Lyles’ serve was a big reason for Ohio State’s struggles in the second set, Cook said.

“She got Ohio State on their heels passing,” Cook said. “They

were passing nails to start. Her serve in Game 2 got them off balance.”

In the third set, after a kill from freshman Amber Rolfzen put the score at 21-14 in favor of the Huskers, the Buckeyes used their second time-out of the set.

Haggerty, again helped the Huskers close out the set with a block assist and a kill in the final four points for the Huskers before the game ended on an Ohio State attacking error.

“They were not respecting me as a hitter,” Haggerty said. “They were leaving me one-on-one, and it was easier for me to get kills.”

The fourth set began with the Buckeyes holding an early 6-4 lead, but then the Huskers went on a four-point run on a kill from Robinson, a solo block by Haggerty and two service aces from Lyles.

After the four-point swing, the Huskers maintained a lead over the Buckeyes for the rest of the set.

The Buckeyes did pull within a point at 20-19, but the Huskers managed a five-point run on two kills from Kadie Rolfzen, a kill from Robinson and a double block from Amber Rolfzen and sophomore Cecilia Hall that finished out the set.

For the third year in a row, the Huskers dropped the first set at Ohio State but then won the next three sets to win the match.

The Huskers’ offense was led

by Robinson with 19 kills and Kadie Rolfzen with 16 kills. Junior setter Mary Pollmiller paced the attack with 53 assists and also recorded three kills of her own.

Randall recorded nine kills and a hitting clip of .318 percent, which was among the highest for the Buckeyes. Ohio State sophomore Andrea Kacsits also led the team with eight kills, two solo blocks and two block assists.

After Ohio State senior Kaitlyn Leary racked up six kills in the first set, she finished the match with a total of 12 kills with a hitting clip of .108 percent. The Huskers found a way to neutralize one of the Big Ten’s top attackers.

“I’m really impressed with our defensive effort tonight, especially after Game 1,” Cook said. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Huskers beat Nittany Lions in double overtime No. 21 Nebraska one step closer to Big Ten title with home wins against Ohio State, No. 16 Penn State Josh Kelly DN With one game left in the regular season and a regular season Big Ten title still up for grabs, the No. 21 Nebraska soccer team beat both Ohio State and No. 16 Penn State by one goal at home.

“We’ve done so well this season,” freshman forward Jaycie Johnson said. “We keep winning, we’re connecting, and we’re No. 1 in the Big Ten. We keep building our momentum with no setbacks.

Our team chemistry is amazing, and there’s absolutely nothing that can take us down.”

Nebraska continued its success in conference play, winning the first game of the weekend against Ohio State on Friday afternoon at the Nebraska Soccer Field.

The Huskers scored in the 25th minute after junior forward Mayme Conroy took a long pass

from senior defender Kylie Greiswhen Johnson took a rebound char to give Nebraska a 1-0 lead from a Jackson shot to give Neagainst the Buckeyes. braska a 2-1 lead.

After the goal by Conroy, With only two minutes left in the Huskers were able to hold the game, Maya Hayes kept the off Ohio State to earn their sixth Nittany Lions in it by tying the shutout of the seagame to force an son despite the overtime with the Buckeyes’ 18 shots We had the Huskers. against the HuskAfter the first girls crying ers. half of the overtime “It built up our after the game, was finished, Neconfidence a lot, braska was pinned and getting a shut- but it’s just one in its own zone by out on Friday was of those things Penn State. After everything,” Greissenior goalkeeper where you have char said.

Emma Stevens took Then the Husk- to brush through the ball, the moers took the field mentum swung in on Sunday to face the adrenaline and the Huskers’ favor.

Penn State, which stuff. It was an Stevens passed has won the past 15 the ball to Johnson, awesome feeling.”

Big Ten championand the forward ships. ran coast to coast Early in the with the ball and Kylie Greischar senior defender second half, Penn blasted it into the State took a 1-0 lead bottom left corner after a free kick by of the net to give Whitney Church flew through a her team the game-winning goal scrum of Husker defenders and against Penn State. into the net Johnson knew how the game Then, Nebraska answered was going to end as soon as she with a goal by senior forward Jorwas given the ball. dan Jackson in the 75th minute.

“When I took off and Emma Jackson took a long pass from threw me the ball and I got past senior defender Ari Romero and the first two defenders, in my scored on a header to tie it up. Afhead I knew I was going to score,” ter that, the Huskers kept firing, Johnson said. “I know the girls scoring again in the 82nd minute can’t catch me, and I knew it was

going to go in. Emma threw me the ball perfectly, and all I had to do was take off.”

As for the rest of the team, it was a very emotional ending against the ranked opponent.

“We had girls crying after the game, but it’s just one of those things where you have to brush through the adrenaline and stuff,” Greischar said. “It was an awesome feeling.”

Nebraska has one game left in the regular season, which will be on Friday against Indiana, and with a win against the Hoosiers, the Huskers will claim the regular-season conference title and the top spot in the Big Ten Tournament. That is something that has been on the team’s mind the entire season.

“We just got each other hyped up,” Johnson said. “Our goal was to be Big Ten champion, and nothing’s going to stop us. Winning this game keeps building and building for us to get there, and I couldn’t be even happier with the defense and the offense.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Freshman forward Jaycie Johnson dribbles against Penn State.

Johnson scored the game-winning goal in the 2nd overtime.

Minnesota fans from the student section jump down onto the field as they rush the field following the Golden Gophers’ first win against Nebraska since 1960.

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minnesota 34, nebraska 23

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sacks by Minnesota, for a total of 27 yards.

Minnesota’s final sack, a 3-yard loss for Nebraska inside its own 10-yard line, forced the Huskers to punt with fewer than five minutes left. The Gophers added seven more tackles for a loss of 36 yards.

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Minnesota used a 27-3 run from late in the first quarter to late in the third to turn an early 10-point deficit into a 14-point lead.

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Junior running back Ameer Abdullah hurdles Minnesota defensive back Shabazz Martez on a run in the fourth quarter.

passing yards by Nebraska starter Taylor Martinez in the first quarter. Martinez threw for 64 yards for the rest of the game.

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takeaways for the Nebraska defense.

The Huskers didn’t force a turnover for the first time since the 2012 Big Ten Championship Game against Wisconsin.

rushing yards by Nebraska, who was held to fewer than 200 yards on the ground for the second time this season. The first time was a 128-yard performance in the loss to UCLA.

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Junior receiver Kenny Bell makes a 42-yard catch that set up an Imani Cross touchdown on Nebraska’s first drive.

game balls Ameer Abdullah

In the midst of Nebraska’s inconsistent play in Saturday’s loss against Minnesota, Ameer Abdullah proved why he’s used so often in the offensive game plan. The junior running back tallied 165 yards on 19 attempts for 8.7 yards per carry. This exceptional performance marked the sixth time Abdullah has rushed for more than 100 yards in a game this season.

Nedu Izu, football beat writer

Minnesota coaching staff

Though Nebraska stormed out of the gate to a quick 10-point lead, Minnesota regrouped and developed a perfect game plan for the Huskers. Minnesota found Nebraska’s defensive weakness and continued to exploit it the entire game. Fifty-four of the 71 Gopher plays were runs, most of which were right up the middle.

Defensively, Minnesota kept Taylor Martinez off the field and out of rhythm.

Kyle Cummings, assistant sports editor

Pat Smith

Senior kicker Pat Smith kept Nebraska close in the Husker loss on Saturday. Smith nailed his three longest field goals of the season: one from 45 yards, another from 42 and a final one from 37. Smith was 3 for 3 on the day and kept the Huskers in striking distance for most of the game.

Chris Heady, football beat writer