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Inside Coverage

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Beating the Bluejays

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part 1 in campaign platforms series

ASUN considers mentorship plan for high schools from State Farm Insurance, a Nebraska College Preparatory AcadASUN examines emy donor. But after the execualternatives to South tives spoke with NCPA leaders, he said he realized adequate funding Omaha preparatory would be more difficult to come by than he had hoped. academy, a former “Being completely candid, campaign platform there was a lack of knowledge on our part,” Reznicek said. “The funding State Farm gives is only a fraction of the funding required.”

REECE RISTAU State Farm is a provider to DN NCPA, and Reznicek said they fund everything from mental After funding and implementa- health awareness to mentorships tion issues, Association of Stu- for the high school students. But dents of the University of Nebras- this funding is only one piece of ka leaders are considering a more where the money comes from, and cost-effective alternative to their ASUN cannot implement a proplan to create a South Omaha col- gram in South Omaha from this lege preparatory program. source. The executives are consid“It isn’t a question of if the ering altering their plans.

(Nebraska College Preparatory “We have the opportunity to Academy) wants to expand,” said change the scope and look at menEric Reznicek, ASUN president torship programs with (Omaha and a senior finance and market- South Magnet High School) and ing major. “It was probably negli- UNL,” Reznicek said. gence on my part in not knowing He said a mentorship program the full picture would be less infrom the begintensive than the Being ning.” college prep acadCurrent ASUN emy but would completely executives were still give students, elected last year candid, there both at the high with a platform school and college was a lack of promising to work levels, a chance to with the Nebraska knowledge on our learn and teach.

College PreparaReznicek said he tory Academy to part.” decided the menpossibly create a torship program Eric Reznicek college prep prowas a quality alasun president gram in South ternative after he Omaha. The provisited the Univergram would aid sity of Nebraska low-income students in getting on at Omaha, which has a program a track to higher education. While almost identical to the one ASUN the executives are still pursuing is considering. that plan, they’re also now conReznicek said NCPA has been sidering a mentorship program in supportive.

South Omaha instead of a college “They’re more than willing to prep academy. work with us, if we can find the Reznicek said he believed money,” Reznicek said. funding for the preparatory program could be achieved through a combination of grants and money asun: see page 2

David Wishart, geography professor, recently published his book “The Last Days of the Rainbelt.” The book discusses the settlement of Eastern Colorado in the 1800s.

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Drawn to the Great Plains nearly 50 years ago, David Wishart pens new book story by Melissa Allen photo by Stacie Hecker

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1971 Earned his master’s degree at UNL in Great Plains historical geography

Would aid low-income students looking to pursue higher education Requires more funding from more sources Would be a part of the Nebraska College Preparatory Academy

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2002-2004 Began working on “Last

Historic register recognizes Sheldon The National Register of Historic Places has added a new member to its ranks: the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Sheldon Museum of Art. The museum was nominated in July and accepted last month, according to a university press release.

To be included on the national register, a building must be at least 50 years old and be notable for its sig-

nificance. The museum is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and the Sheldon Art Association is 125 years old.

The national register is part of an effort initiated by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 to evaluate, support and protect the country’s history. It includes more than 88,000 properties.

—Compiled by Jacob Elliot

The Daily Nebraskan asked students: Is the Sheldon a good addition to the National Register of Historic Places?

I haven’t really been there, so I don’t think I could really say. I’ve walked past it, but I’ve never gone inside.

From the outside it looks really neat.”

Justine Bolton

junior athletic training major

Yeah, absolutely. I’ve gone to the Sheldon since I was a kid. We used to take trips there. We’re very lucky to have it in our community. I think often it gets overlooked.

There’s a lot of good art pieces in there.”

Emily Coffin

sophomore art major

Mentorship program Could also be in south Omaha Would aid low-income students, but in a less intensive manner Requires less funding Would still be affiliated with the Nebraska College Preparatory Academy

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The Sheldon Museum of Art serves as a gallery for traveling exhibits as well as a venue for events, parties and weddings.

I guess I would say congratulations, but I don’t know if they deserve it or not.”

I think that it’s a pretty important place, especially for people with Nebraska history.

I guess I haven’t been in it, but my parents have and they had nothing but good things to say about it.”

Grant Jones

senior animal science major

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Faith talks, great talks The benefits of discussing religious views with others

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Days of the Rainbelt,” while also being chairman of the Anthropology 1995 and Geography Department Nebraska Press published 2010 Coauthored “Great Wishart’s “An Unspeakable Plains: America’s Lingering Sadness” Wild” 2013 “Last Days of the Rainbelt,” was published.

Wishart has already begun writing a new book.

ASUN'S TWO OPTIONS FOR AIDING NEBRASKA'S HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS South Omaha college preparatory program

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Wishart’s first year in the U.S.

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hen David Wishart moved to the U.S. from England in 1967, he didn’t plan to stay.

Forty-six years later, he’s about to receive his 40-year clock as a professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and he’s published his latest book focusing on the geography and history of the Great Plains.

“I’ve become very fond of the Great Plains,” he said.

“The low population density, the huge skies. It’s home.”

His newest book, “The Last Days of the Rainbelt,” follows the story of settlers who journeyed to the Great Plains on a myth that agriculture in eastern Colorado would generate rain to sustain their settlements.

Ten years ago, in the Colorado Historical Society Library in Denver, Wishart came across volumes of hundreds of interviews conducted by the Civil Works Administration in Eastern Colorado during the 1880s. These interviews tell the tales of the rush of people into the desolate regions of the Midwest and their eventual departure during the 1890s.

At the time, Wishart was the chairman of the Anthropology and Geography Department.

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African geography course offers unique perspective

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On campus what: Study abroad in China information session when: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. where: College of Business Administration, Room 107 more information: For those interested in studying Mandarin language, Chinese culture and business

what: Meet the Author: Joy Castro, “Family Trouble” when: 7 p.m. where: University Bookstore

what: Wellness Outreach — prizes for students wearing #UHCinspired buttons when: 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. where: Throughout East Campus

IN LINCOLN what: Nebraska Wesleyan faculty concert when: 7:30 p.m. where: O’Donnell Auditorium, 50th Street and Huntington Avenue more information: Free and open to the public

asun: from 1 We still have details to work out, but a mentorship program is much less expensive.”

Eric Reznicek asun president

He said the mentorship program would require significantly less money and is much more attainable than the original platform.

In addition to public donors like State Farm, Reznicek said that private donors also fund NCPA but are hesitant to work publicly.

The academy began in 2006 as a joint effort between Chancellor Harvey Perlman and Amber Williams, director of the Office of Admissions and NCPA. Williams said when ASUN first approached them with the project, she was unsure if it would be possible. But she said the mentorship program is a better alternative.

“Because it’s privately funded, NCPA is not ready for expansion yet,” she said. “We still have details to work out, but a mentorship program is much less expensive.”

Reznicek said the line of communication has now been opened further, so initial plans could be tentatively drawn up by the end of the semester.

Williams said she’s excited to collaborate with ASUN. “We want to do whatever we can to make this work,” she said.

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Nicole rauner DN After a trial test of the course went well, a geography doctoral student is looking for more students to join her “Geography of Africa” course for the spring.

Victoria Alapo said she started the course because the geography department had no other class like it. Alapo taught this course for the first time in spring 2013 and was excited about the feedback she received.

“It went great because it was the first geography of Africa (course),” Alapo said. “Students were excited. They learned a lot from it so based off feedback, it was a success.”

Sarissa Chase, a freshman criminal justice major, liked the idea of the new course.

“We don’t put much emphasis on other countries, especially ones with poverty and the extreme situations they have going on,” Chase said. “I think it will make us more aware.”

Alapo said she has a passion for this course and wants to share it with many students.

“In geography we tend to emphasize the spatial context of things, that’s something you don’t find in any other discipline,” Alapo said.

She said there aren’t as many scholars in African geography as there should be, and she hopes the course will aid in filling that gap.

“We will cover physical and human landscapes in Africa. Prominent past and current events will be placed into a spatial context,” Alapo said. “In an attempt to develop insight into the interrelationships that exist among people, cultures, countries, economies and the environment – not only in Africa but between Africa and the rest of the world.”

Lincy Meraz, a freshman exploratorymajor, said she thinks the course will be helpful because not many people know about the culture.

“It’d be a way for people to expand their knowledge about that,” Meraz said.

The course is listed under GEOG 398 and cross-listed as ETHN 398 but can be combined

University of Nebraska-Lincoln soil scientist Charles Wortmann plans to leave the U.S. on Friday to aid a $5.65 million fertilizer project in 13 sub-Saharan African countries.

The project is expected to raise subsistence farmers’ income and also help feed an increasing global population by experimenting with crop responses to fertilizers, and Wortmann is leading UNL’s role in the project.

The three-year project will take place in countries including Ghana, Kenya and Ethiopia, among others, and Wortmann and a team of UNL scientists will receive about $346,000 of the project’s funding.

Wortmann’s research will be used to help maximize profits for poor farmers by educating them on how to better invest and utilize the limited amount of expensive fertilizer available to them.

The information Wortmann gathers during his research in Africa will be compiled onto a Excel-based computer program called the Uganda Fertilizer Optimization Tool, which tracks 15

crop-nutrient response functions in crops. The app considers the different crops being planted and the nutrients that are lacking in specific regions. With this technology, farmers can calculate the specific type and amount of fertilizer that will result in the highest yields.

Wortmann hopes to eventually turn the program into a downloadable app available to all Africans relying on smartphones because of the lack of sustainable infrastructure for conventional computers throughout the continent.

“The idea behind it is to improve the profitability for these poor farmers,” Wortmann said of the fertilizer optimization program.

This research is important because it allows the farmers of subSaharan Africa to rely less on food donations from foreign countries, which is economically inefficient because of the cost of transporting food goods from one country to another, Wortmann said.

This is especially the case when there is cultivatable land available in these countries, Wortmann said. He hopes for the farmers to begin drawing profit from their own fields and gradually

what: “Geography of Africa” course, GEOG398 or ETHN398 when: Mondays, 5 p.m. to 7:50 p.m. where: Avery Hall, Room 111

under special topics as well. It’s scheduled 5 p.m. to 7:50 p.m. on Mondays in Avery Hall 111. The course doesn’t have any prerequisites, so any level of any major is allowed to take the course. Priority registration for the spring 2014 semester runs through Nov. 12, and open registration begins on Nov. 13.

Being from Africa herself, Alapo has high respect for the continent.

“Because I’m from Nigeria, I want to do something that would make a difference for the continent,” Alapo said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

invest in more advanced agricultural equipment and techniques.

Over time, Wortmann expects this will gradually help break the cycle of poverty that the region has been gripped by for decades.

“In the end it’s good for the United States for other countries toC have stronger economies, beF cause it increases their buying power for U.S. goods and services,” Wortmann said.

Aside from his research endeavors in Africa, Wortmann will also teach more profitable agriculture techniques to the local farmers, aiming to help reduce the rampant food shortages in sub-Saharan Africa and encourage economic growth on a small local level that will eventually translate into economic stabilization in larger African regions.

Wortmann’s research and training efforts are supported by multiple world and African organizations, including the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, African Soil Information Service, UNL’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and the 13 African countries that will host and aid Wortmann’s research on the continent. news@ dailynebraskan.com

plains: from 1 “I didn’t get much writing done,” Wishart said. “I’m pretty slow. In all it was a couple years of writing, but it took a decade to build it up to write.”

The biggest challenge for Wishart was synthesizing the information into a workable draft.

“I can get a good first draft written, but it takes a while to get the book to where it’s acceptable,” he said. “You have to put yourself in the time and place, and try to see it through the eyes from the people you are writing about.”

Wishart’s goal for his books is to write them with broad appeal, not just for professionals.

“His writing style is one of his many exceptional strengths,” geography lecturer Rebecca Buller wrote in an email. “Wishart’s works are simultaneously engaging, poignant, brilliant and profound, yet accessible to a general reader.”

Born and raised in the coalmining village of Rowlands Gill, England near Newcastle, Wishart’s first exposure to the Great Plains was through the cowboys and Indians of Western movies.

“America dominated everything when I was growing up,” he said. “Western was the dominant genre.”

While Wishart was studying for his undergraduate degree at Sheffield College in northern England, one of his professors had studied in Nebraska.

“I wanted to see some of the world, and the most famous part of it at that time was the American West,” he said.

Wishart earned his master’s degree in Great Plains historical

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geography at UNL. “I’ve always been interested in the past,” he said. “In England, the past is in the landscape, it’s all around you. I like exploring the past, just as I like exploring another country.”

Since relocating to the U.S., Wishart has written “Fur Trade of the American West” and “An Unspeakable Sadness: The Dispossession of the Nebraska Indians” and was the editor for the Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. He writes all his books by hand and has others type them for publication.

Wishart’s primary time for writing is at 4 a.m., on the weekends while his wife is still asleep.

After spending four hours working on his book the English soccer games come on.

“When I’m writing a book, even when I’m watching football (soccer), I still think about what I’m writing about,” he said. “It hard to let it go when you’re writing a book. It becomes something of an obsession.”

Wishart finds his motivation and inspiration through music.

“Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young know how to put words together that really mean something,” he said. “They influence

Study anticipates record high temperatures in 50 years

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UNL scientists to research fertilizer types in Africa Staff report DN

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me not just because of the way they effectively use words, but because they keep going, keep trying to get better, which is also a motivation for me as I edge toward retirement.”

Buller first met Wishart as an undergraduate.

“He leaves quite the first impression,” Buller wrote in an email. “Because of his strong character as both a scholar and human being, I chose to pursue M.A. and Ph.D. degrees under his leadership. Even now, as I serve as a lecturer for the Geography Program, I occasionally look to Dr. Wishart for his valuable insights.”

Richard Edwards, director of the Center for Great Plains Studies and economics professor, said Wishart’s researching abilities and personality makes him an inspirational colleague. “‘The Last Days of the Rainbelt’ is a wonderful book,” Edwards said. “It’s very characteristic of the research that he does, the way he is able to attack a topic and squeeze out its meaning. Whenever one has a colleague that works in high quality intensity, it always inspires one to do the same.”

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Researchers are predicting a hotter temperatures than those recorded since at least 1860 by 2053 for most of the world, unless humans intervene to stop climate change.

The study was led by Camilo Mora, a University of Hawaii geographer, and published in the journal, Nature.

Temperatures are expected to increase to record highs in as few as seven years for tropical regions, but will reach Orlando by 2046 and Anchorage, Alaska,

by 2071.

CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller reports that the Midwest can expect the extreme heat and drought that’s been experienced the past few years.

Pew Center releases social media data

The Pew Research Center has released new data about users on social media applications.

Almost 92 percent of the country has a cell phone, accessing apps like Snapchat used by 9 percent, while 18 percent of all cell-phone owners use Instagram. This translates into 26 million Snapchat usersC and F52 million using Instagram. Most of Instagram users are U.S. residents, making up 60 percent of its total 150 million global users. This trend is consistent with the 350 million photos-perday figure that Snapchat announced in September.

Sleep could flush brain waste, rochester study suggests

The journal, Science, has recently published a study suggesting that sleep could be the reset button for your brain.

Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center noticed that after they injected the brain cells of mice with beta-amyloid, a substance that builds up with Alzheimer’s disease, their brain cells shrank while they slept, allowing more space between the cells to flush out cellular waste in the brain. The beta-amyloid was found to be removed faster in the sleeping mice than the awake mice, leading the scientists to believe that sleep flushes out waste while you sleep.

The researchers are looking at this same process of waste removal during sleep in humans. They say these findings give them hope that the process may help treat Alzheimer’s disease and other illnesses.

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Cartilage responsible for dinosaurs’ size, study says

Scientists have finally reached an answer as to why dinosaurs are so big. The answer lies between their bones.

The cartilage between dinosaurs’ bones grew wider and flatter compared to mammals, whose grow rounder, according to the study, “What Lies Beneath: Sub-Articular Long Bone Shape Scaling in Eurerian Mammals and Saurichian Dinosaurs Suggest Different Locomotor Adaptations for Gigantism.”

Researchers estimate about 500,000 deaths from Iraq war

Nearly half a million human lives have been lost because of the war in Iraq, according to a figure published in PLOS Medicine.

Researchers from the U.S., Canada and Iraq estimated more than 60 percent of the deaths were attributed to the conflict. The rest of the casualties were assigned to a “collapse of infrastructure and other indirect, but war-related causes.”

Researchers examined the mortality rate of 2,000 random households throughout Iraq’s 18 provinces between 2003 and 2011.

They asked the head of households about deaths of members in the household and deaths of siblings from the pre-war period, January 2001 to March 2003, as well as deaths from the period of war and occupation until the time of the interview.

The wartime crude death rate in Iraq was found to be more than 50 percent higher than the two-year period preceding the war.

—Compiled by Paige Osborne

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Freshman film and new media major Wil Boyens gives a deathly root canal to an unlucky patient during the Temple of Terror haunted house. The event was put on by the Nebraska Masquers student organization.

fright night photos by Spencer Myrlie

Duncan Reed, a sophomore film and new media major, does his makeup for the Temple of Terror event Monday night. With some fake blood, liquid latex and a little toilet paper, Reed is able to create an unnerving wound effect.

A crowd makes its way through the Temple of Terror haunted house Tuesday night. Admission was $5 a person, or $3 a person with a group of five or more.

Zach Kenney, a sophomore physiology major, checks his makeup during the Temple of Terror haunted house. Attendees were taken on a tour of the third floor of the Temple Building, where the unnatural was taking place.

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OPINION

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d n e d i to r i a l b oa r d m e m b e r s HAILEY KONNATH EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

RUTH BOETTNER

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ian tredway | dn

Embrace countless historical buildings UNL has to offer Like many buildings on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s campus, the Sheldon Museum of Art is historic. In fact, it’s historic enough to be recently added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Whether or not you’re a history buff, the DN Editorial Board encourages you to take advantage of the countless buildings on this register that UNL and Lincoln are home to.

The National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to “identify, evaluate and protect America’s historic and archeological resources,” according to a UNL press release. The fact the Sheldon, a building only 50 years old, has been recognized and added to this list, is impressive and shouldn’t go unnoticed — and neither should the history all around us.

The Sheldon joins UNL’s Greek Row, the Lewis-Syford House near 16th and Vine streets, Architecture Hall and the Nebraska State Historical Society Building on the national register.

Pioneers Park, the Nebraska State Capitol Building, the Governor’s Mansion and even the North Bottoms’ counterpart, the South Bottoms Historic District, are on the list too.

It doesn’t have to appear on the national register to be of value, either. For instance, Neihardt Hall’s annual Ghost Tours – although for spooky entertainment purposes – help to highlight the building’s unique and intriguing past. The same goes for the Nebraska Masquers’ “Temple of Terror” event.

Not every university offers as much history as UNL and not every city has as much as Lincoln. Learn it, appreciate it and don’t let it be forgotten.

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Practice self-care as semester ends

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all break has come and gone, which means a lot of us are probably starting to shift into crisis mode. You know, that state of mind you enter in the last half of the semester when you turn into Chicken Little and the sky is falling — raining down boatloads of papers, lab reports, quizzes, exams and presentations. It may be tempting to let yourself sink into a pit of stress and despair, in fear that pulling your head out of the depths will result in your academic demise. And don’t get me wrong, you should try your hardest. But it’s also important to make sure you’re keeping your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing in mind.

When crunch time comes, college students will load up on caffeine and Ramen in an effort to sustain themselves as quickly as possible.

My own caffeine addiction was a long process that began from my first gas station cappuccino at age 16 to my current daily 16-24 ounces of Fair Trade French roast. I’ll admit I tend to get more done on my coffee binges, but a girl can’t live on Starbucks alone (that’s in the Bible, right?). Make sure you’re varying your diet and not living off of liquids and $1 meals.

Case in point: a couple Tuesdays ago, I had a really wonky schedule that resulted in me replacing two out of three of my meals with coffee products. The only food I ate that day was a bagel and a small amount of hash brown casserole. By the end of the day, I felt like I had been up for days even though I had slept until 10 a.m. Never again. Coffee is not a replacement for real sustenance.

Physical well-being can be a bit of a nobrainer. When we’re not physically well, our body almost always gives us a definite sign.

Mental and emotional well-being, on the other hand, are a little harder to decipher — and,

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sometimes, a little easier to ignore.

Many students are ill-equipped to deal with stress, for a whole host of reasons. While some people might benefit from a few sessions on a therapist’s couch, this isn’t necessary for everyone. There are many simple (and healthy) things to do to cope with life’s inevitable hard times.

Find a non-destructive form of release to help you calm down in a stressful situation.

This can be just about anything. Watch 20 minutes of cartoons on Netflix. Listen to a song that makes you happy. Vent to a friend. Scream at the sky or into your pillow. Keep a small collection of cheap dishes in your closet and smash them when you’re angry. You might fall behind on your work a bit, but it’s better than sobbing onto your textbook.

Learn how to say “no” from time to time.

I’ve had a huge problem with doing this my entire life. In high school, I was one of those kids who was in almost every extra-curricular activity provided. Trying to take on this kind of load in college is both impossible and, frankly, insane. But I tried to do it anyway. If there’s extra credit, you can bet I’m doing it.

At one point this semester, I effectively had four jobs on top of three classes, a thesis to write and everything that comes with graduate school applications to complete. For me,

that included the GRE, re-writing my writing sample and perfecting a personal statement.

After a couple days of coffee shakes and minor personal crisis, I gave myself a reality check and simply reasoned that doing all this would be impossible. I quit two jobs and decided to take a year off after I graduate so I can focus on doing my thesis and making my last year of college as fantastic as possible. In the words of Ron Swanson, “Never half-ass two things.

Whole-ass one thing.”

Don’t be afraid to go out and buy yourself something nice every once and a while, even if there’s no real reason for it. Most people I know have a lot of trouble with this. Of course, it’s important to save money and to make wise purchases. On the other hand, this doesn’t mean that you can’t treat yourself every now and then. You don’t have to feel guilty for caving and buying something silly like a new sweater or a cheesecake sampler (which I may or may not have done before). If you need something random and spontaneous to ease your aching heart, you shouldn’t be ashamed of that. If it’ll make you feel better, just do it.

To summarize, you must always remember you are more important than anyone else in your life. Nothing you do should be at the expense of your own physical wellness or state of mind. Get your work done, but don’t run yourself ragged on a diet of TV dinners, caffeine and adrenaline. Never feel bad because you needed to do something trivial – take yourself on a solo-shopping trip or eat an extra dessert to make yourself smile again. The end of the semester will be that much sweeter.

Ruth Boettner is a senior French and global studies major. Follow her on Twitter @ruthen1, and reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

Turn off defense, start conversations about religion

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y roommate asked if I wanted to go to church with her. I was awake and had nothing better to do ­— why not? I hadn’t been to church in a while anyway and figured I should keep the sacred day holy. So, like a good Catholic, I did. But I went to the Lutheran Center instead. I hope that still counts.

Learning about different religions is important anyway, right? We vaguely learn about it in school, but we miss out on the bigger picture and learning more about who we meet every day.

When I was little, I had a very narrow view of what other forms of Christianity were in the world. All I knew was what I saw in the movies. I knew I was jealous of the Baptists because they got to sing “cool” Bible songs while I had to attempt to sing-a-long with a tone-deaf congregation in Latin. All of the church scenes I saw in the movies were also a heck of a lot better lit than the cave of a church I had to sit in for an hour, and people seemed a bit happier too.

I still like being Catholic. I may not go to church as often as I should or go to Bible study, but it’s a religion I’m comfortable with. After moving a lot as a kid, it’s always been a peace of mind to know

institutions of my faith traveled with me.

I know how church services go, I know what Catholics believe in, and although I don’t agree with everything the church teaches, I still feel at home when I go to mass.

But it bothered me that I didn’t know a lot about other forms of Christianity. I’ve talked with others about it, and it hasn’t always ended as prettily as I’d hoped. A lot of people had good intentions at first, but more so than not, these discussions became bash-fests. Heck, I once had a minister give me his church’s card at work, telling me if I wanted to save my soul, I should become a Protestant.

There’s a reason why they say you should never talk about religion.

So I stopped. I didn’t want to be told I was wrong again, and I didn’t feel like adding a couple other ministry cards to my collection. I figured keeping mum was the best solution when it came to keeping everyone happy. And yet, I think this is where a lot of us start going wrong.

Religion is meant to be a unifying factor. Even not believing in anything is unifying in its own right, and when we stop talking about our beliefs with one another, it forms a barrier. We start understanding that particular division of faith

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from either the media or from people who don’t even know much about what they’re talking about in the first place.

These barriers then begin to take their shape in a variety of forms, as I’m sure you’re all too aware of. I’ve seen it happen around me, and it’s not something I feel good about.

So that’s why I went to church. I didn’t want to continue living in the dark. I put on my good pair of jeans, a nice shirt and a sweater and went to mass with my friends. And I won’t lie, I felt uncomfortable. I felt like there was a giant sign flashing above my head, proclaiming “I don’t belong here” when I walked in. It probably didn’t help that we got to the service 15 minutes late, but what can you do?

We found our seats at the back of the

church and listened to the service. As it turns out, the Lutheran service wasn’t too far off from Catholic ones. It followed a similar format, and although the songs and phrasing were more modern than what I was used to, I got by. The service carried on, and before I knew it, it was over.

I shook hands and talked with the minister, talked a little and left. It didn’t seem like I’d accomplished much at the time. We all continued on with our lives.

But later on in the week, my roommate and I found ourselves at Panera, and for some reason or another, we talked about our faith. I’ve always known she was non-denominational, and she had always known I was Catholic, and we’ve on occasion talked about God, but never to such an extent as this.

And it was nice.

We vented. Neither of us got defensive, neither of us talked over the other.

We opened our minds and ears to what the other had to say. I’ve never had that kind of a heart-to-heart before, and by the end of it I felt like we both had bonded a great deal with one another. I don’t know what prompted the discussion, but part of me would like to think that going to church with her had something to do with it.

Doing this was a way for me to say “I’m willing to listen,” which is something I think we can all benefit from. Religion is a funny little thing. Our minds automatically switch to a defensive mode when someone mentions it. If peoples’s belief systems don’t align with our own, we feel like they are trying to convert us, or tell us we’re wrong. Religion is a personal subject, but that’s what makes it all the more interesting to listen to. Learning what other people believe or don’t believe in gives us a better understanding about who they are and allows us to become connected on a much deeper level than we were before.

There’s always a story attributed to beliefs. There’s always a reason why people believe a certain way. I think we all become a bit too caught up with judging people when we hear what they believe rather than why they do. Asking “why” can be scary; heck, walking into that church service was frightening. Yet there’s something beautiful about making yourself vulnerable for the sake of others, and more often than not, people will appreciate it and return the favor.

Emily Kuklinski is a sophomore English and Theatre major. You can reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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Jon Ferguson works as an independent coffee technician at The Doughnut Hole in the Haymarket. Since 2009, Ferguson volunteers at the Alliance for Coffee Excellence, sending him around the world to observe different coffee industries.

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on Ferguson likes Ethiopian coffee.

“Yirgacheffe,” he said, referring to the coffee grown in the Ethiopian region of the same name. “It’s a very floral, very sweet, flavorful cup of coffee. You can make it sound fancy, but it does taste and smell very unique.”

As a coffee professional, Ferguson has had the opportunity to try coffee from all over the world and see first-hand how it is grown and processed.

But he was traveling even before coffee became his career.

As a member of the Peace Corps, he went to Honduras in 1999, where he worked as a hillside farming agricultural extensionist.

“I was without running water or electricity for a year,” he said. “I took cold baths. I would make pancakes and trade them for tortillas. I would teach the children how to play golf and frisbee and then go talk to farmers about agricultural projects related to soil conservation and deforestation.”

Through his experience living in the Honduran department of Ocotepeque, he realized the value of close-knit rural communities.

“It was very inspiring to be around a community that did not have electricity,” Ferguson said.

“I had some very meaningful relationships with the community, and it’s something I feel has been lost in the United States because we’re all online and not communicating at a basic human level.

People should experience that. We’re out of touch with who we are.”

In 2005, after owning several successful small businesses around Lincoln, Ferguson decided it was time to put his University of NebraskaLincoln education in anthropology and ecology

to better use.

“Coffee is very agricultural, it’s a commodity, it’s international,” he said. “It has a major impact on families that are small farmers. Coffee is something that is a center focus of most people’s lives.”

After six-months as a barista at Zoka Coffee Roasters and Tea Co. in Seattle, Ferguson returned to Lincoln and opened Cultiva Coffee Roasting Company, a cafe and roastery.

Since 2009, Ferguson has been a volunteer for the Alliance for Coffee Excellence, which sends him to a different country each year to observe the coffee industry there. Last year he was sent to Mexico. He has also served as a judge in numerous coffee competitions across the country and the world.

In 2011, he sold Cultiva to Jason Anderson, the previous owner of Coffee Emergency, with the intention of making a more large-scale impact on the coffee world.

“I came up with the name when I was sitting around and I misread something,” he said.

In Spanish, ‘cultivar’ means to cultivate.

“It gives the impression that I want to help people understand where coffee comes from,” Ferguson said. “After I felt that I had successfully learned what I wanted to and the company had reached a point of sustainability, I wanted to explore other options. And Jason has continued the quality, and boosted the sales, of Cultiva.”

Ferguson left Nebraska after selling his business and took a job in Minneapolis at Dogwood Coffee Company as director of quality control.

Earlier this year, he moved back to Lincoln after being asked by the Gingery brothers to help set up a coffee program at their new bakery, The

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Costumes are not excuse to Motto, goal of acceptance stands at core of sorority ignore racial, cultural sensitivity Gabriella Martinez-Garro dn At the Chi Omega house, sorority sisters are family.

The house sits on University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Greek row and boasts a large number of diverse residents and members from all backgrounds.

“I know this may sound cliche or even cheesy, but I say this from a place of the utmost sincerity,” said Rachael Washington, a senior vocal performance and psychology major and Chi Omega member.

“Chi Omega is the best decision I could have made coming to UNL.” The sorority was founded on April 5, 1895 at the University of Arkansas. Today, Chi Omega is the largest women’s fraternal organization in the country with chapters across the U.S., second only in size to the Girls Scouts of the United States of America.

Washington said though many may think of sororities in a stereotypical way, this is not the case for Chi Omega. Instead, she said the reality of her sorority is based on friendship and acceptance.

“Being in a sorority is not all about going to fraternity socials, formals and bro tanks,” Washington said. “Being in a sorority is about the random 3 a.m. study breaks you take with your sister, laying in the middle of the side-

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Campaigns take steps to raise awareness, prevent effects of stereotypical Halloween costumes Andrew Barry | DN

Sarah Hove, a freshman hospitality, restaurant and tourism management major, brings out a tray of wings to serve at Chi Omega’s HalloWing Fling event on Oct. 24. walk outside of the house, just to clear your head. It’s about coming home to a place where you can truly be yourself and never be judged.”

As it is in many Greek communities, networking and making connections, both professionally and socially, is a major part of joining a house. Heidi Macy, a 1992 UNL alumna and current Vice President of Communication for Chi Omega’s alumnae board, said her connections made in the

sorority have stuck with her after graduation and into her career.

“The connections and support provided by the house and its members — socially, academically, professionally — are unlike anything else I’ve ever experienced,” Macy said. “And no matter what I have done over the past 20 years, I have usually managed to volunteer or work with a Chi O

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I’m no fan of Halloween. I think the best part about holidays is self-righteous rants about commercialism undermining traditional values.

As a result, the idea of an entire day dedicated to harmless juvenile escapades doesn’t really do it for me. Despite allegations of devil worship, the holiday is pretty much good, clean family fun. That is, with the exception of Almond Joys, which clearly come from some satanic hellscape where “candy” and “coconut” are used in the same sentence.

Perhaps the only real sinister part of Halloween comes long after the age for trick or treating.

At some point, the creative process behind adolescent and adult

costumes can become a moral free A similar campaign from Ohio for all, where for some reason, all University presents posters and general rules of sensitivity and pro- promotional materials sporting the priety fall by the wayside. Despite poignant slogan “We’re a Culture, the literally endless number of ironNot a Costume.” Shown beneath ic, traditional or topical costumes to these words are a Geisha costume, choose from, every year a number a white student wearing a sombrero of Halloween goers opt for a choice and mustache atop a donkey and a either thoughtlessly or deliberately girl donning black face. Next to each offensive. of these racial images are an Asian, This year’s festivities already Latino and African-American stugot a head start last Friday, when acdent respectively. tress Julianne Hough appeared pubThe power behind these camlicly attending a Halloween party in paigns comes from putting a real blackface. face next to the abThe prevalence stract stereotypes It’s a copof racially and culcarelessly thrown turally insensitive around in the name out to Halloween costumes of costumes. Stumay stem from the claim that these dents are encourfact it seems like a costumes aren’t aged not only to victimless offense. avoid racially insenBut in reality, cos- hurting anyone.” sitive outfit choices, tumes that appropribut also to speak ate aspects of differup and address cosent cultures or races tumes that are ofdevalues the validity of an entire fensive. group’s history and experiences.

It’s a cop-out to claim that these Nationwide campaigns, many costumes aren’t hurting anyone originating from college campuses, and one often borne of ignorance. have taken steps to curb the popu- The same visual stereotypes that larity of costumes that are based off are capitalized in costumes such as of cultural and racial stereotypes. red-necks and Indian chiefs have Northwestern University’s “Dress historically been used as a means to to Respect” campaign was started subjugate the same groups. by the school’s Native American Blackface is a prime example and Indigenous Student Alliance of this. In the 17th century, white that had grown tired of seeing head- performers covered their faces dresses and face paint used to mis- with dark paint for minstrel shows, appropriate and belittle the cultural heritage.

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“The Counselor” is not as good as “No Country for Old Men,” objectively the best Cormac McCarthy adaptation and one of the best movies ever made. But it is good, and whether or not it is worth seeing is based on a couple of factors.

The first factor is the viewer’s capacity for violence. The movie’s physical confrontations aren’t constant; they are sparse, quick and bloody.

They are more than enough to unsettle, though. They make the quiet, introspective dialogue-heavy scenes characteristic of McCarthy’s writing even more tense and engaging. If you can stomach them and understand the purpose they serve in a movie about the criminal underworld, then presumably they will add something to your enjoyment.

For me, the violence did a fine job of illustrating a point about drug cartels and the ruthless people inside them. The best acts of violence were the ones foreshadowed by McCarthy and director Ridley Scott. It made “The Counselor” feel a bit like its conclusion was foregone, but it left me in

anticipation, wondering who would be the subject of said violence and how these characters, whose fates seemed obvious, would leave us in the end. That anticipation was one of the most effective emotional responses the film provoked.

The other factor, as indicated previously, is how much extended dialogue the viewer can tolerate. Scenes involving Javier Bardem as the overzealous and self-aware drug kingpin Reiner, Brad Pitt as the cautious middleman Westray, Cameron Diaz as a bad (and at times non-existent) Barbadian-accented Malkina and several other minor characters tend to linger on and on. The characters ramble and ramble, waxing poetic and philosophical and at one point geological.

McCarthy likes to let his characters talk. I like this; he uses it to great effect in “No Country” and “The Road.”

But here, many of the characters are repetitive and unlikable, especially Malkina. She might have been more likable had Angelina Jolie been cast, as was supposed to be the case.

But Diaz, in addition to the tone-deaf accent, breathes very little life into the role. For a character who is supposed to be sexual, energetic and calculat-

ing, Diaz is dry in her line delivery and overall kind of stiff, even in that infamous scene of, ahem, autoeroticism. Jolie seems to be tailor-made for this role, and even Penelope Cruz, who plays Laura in the film, would have been better suited.

McCarthy’s best dialogue is detailed and descriptive. The sheriff’s final monologue in “No Country” is a harrowing read. But here, the characters make all too explicit their philosophical and moral leanings. It’s a classic example of telling rather than showing. I like to see a film’s themes illustrated, rather than dictated to me.

There is very little of McCarthy’s poetry in this movie. Where it is present, it’s disjointed, and it’s hard to connect the visual poetry of the action with the philosophical ideas in the dialogue.

If you can handle the excess, in terms of both violence and dialogue, then the entertainment value of “The Counselor” as a mostly well-structured narrative shines through. If you find yourself pre-occupied with how bloody and talkative the movie can be, you probably won’t enjoy it.

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Kieran KISSLER

THE COUNSELOR STARRING

Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz

DIRECTED BY

Ridley Scott

Film cowers from real world issues Vince Moran Dn The midlife crises of actors Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger continue with the shoot ‘em up prison-break movie conveniently titled “Escape Plan.”

In Swedish director Mikael Håfström’s film, Stallone plays Ray Breslin, an escape artist who gets paid by a security company, owned by Lester Clark (Vincent D’Onofrio), to be put into prisons under an alias and subsequently see if he can find a weak spot in the system to break out.

After yet another successful escape from a prison in Colorado, Breslin is offered a job by the CIA that wants to make sure that a new “unofficial” prison created to incarcerate people they want to disappear is inescapable.

The mission sounds obviously shady, and, as the audience expects, once he’s in the prison he is trapped. In order to get out he must blow stuff up, shoot dozens of nameless guards and fist fight bad guys.

While this plot may give the impression the film will have a political statement about the United States incarceration of terrorists in Guantanamo Bay, don’t

get your hopes up. It does everything it can to separate itself from any political message at all.

In fact, the prisoners inside this state-of-the-art prison are exactly the same as the stereotypical lower-working class inmates in every other prison movie. They are big, mean, tattooed and skin headed.

The film is not completely devoid of Islamist captives. Javed, played by Faran Tahir, is the leader of the Muslim clique within the jail.

However, Javed is not an Islamist extremist; instead he is a member of the drug cartel. Once again, the filmmakers don’t want to remind anyone of the connection between what’s happening on screen and the actions of the government. This is also an odd combination of the stereotypical Mexican bad guy and the stereotypical Middle Eastern bad guy, two characters whose only relation is a brown skin color.

Perhaps one shouldn’t expect so much from a Stallone action movie in the first place and just enjoy it for what it is. Fans of Stallone’s recent work with “The Expendables” films will not be disappointed. The stars are again playing characters they have no right to still be playing. No mention is even made of how crazy it is that these old guys, Stallone,

67, and Schwarzenegger, 66, are being so badass.

There are some great cheesy and enjoyable moments in the film, however. Seeing Schwarzenegger mow down henchmen with a machine gun in slow motion exemplifies how much better he is at being an action star than a politician, and his catch line, “Have a nice day, Azzhole” may not be as memorable as “I’ll be back” or “Hasta la vista, baby,” but it is still, admittedly, awesome.

The rest of the cast is just filling for when Stallone and Schwarzenegger aren’t punching or shooting somebody in the face.

50 Cent is in it for some reason.

Amy Ryan and Sam Neill are both way too good of actors to have agreed to be in this. Jim Caviezel is effective as the evil warden, and Vinnie Jones reprises his role as the big mean foreign guy from every other movie he has ever been in.

Having coincidently just seen Chan-wook Park’s 2003 masterpiece “Oldboy,” also about a man who spent time in a for-profit prison, the day before “Escape Plan,” I can confidently say this movie is not good. But for fans of these old actors recent works, and fans of not thinking at all during movies it’s just what the

ESCAPE PLAN STARRING

Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger

DIRECTED BY

Mikael Håfström

doctor ordered.

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YouTube clip: How to fill a tiny bin with dirt MaDeline cHristensen Dn Clip of the Week: “how to fill a tiny bin with dirt” 0:00: The video starts with a view of a hardwood floor. A person — presumably YouTube user “alantutorial” — slams his hand on the ground.

“He—hey guys, uh, this is a new tutorial on my new series about watches, and we’re gonna use a military-time watch — borrow from dad — and use the military time watch t—to keep check of time—” He briefly shows a black wristwatch.

0:15: “… today’s tutorial is fo—is a new tutorial in the series, and the first thing you need to do is lay out your base.”

He brings out two planks of wood.

“You get two sticks of wood and, and a piece of paper.”

He lays a single sheet of paper on top of the planks.

0:25: “The piece of paper is

where you, you register the base.

So, so you put an X where the base goes.”

He shakily holds a sharpie in his left hand while still filming with his right and draws and X on the middle of the paper.

0:35: “Once you have an X you get your cyl— your uh, your tub.”

He places a clear plastic Tupperware container on top of the X resting on the planks of wood.

“We’re gonna learn how to fill up a tiny trash can with dirt.”

Well, FINALLY someone uploaded a tutorial to YouTube.

0:45: “So, the dirt we’re gonna use is called meal flour, and you pour the gold meal flour in the bucket. Just enough… to fill it.”

He proceeds to pour the flour in the Tupperware container.

0:55: He pulls out the watch again and places it in sight.

“You keep the watch in view so you know how long it’s taking you to do it. You also need a box of pencils.”

Sure enough, he has a box of small pencils at the ready.

“F—for extra weight.”

1:05: “And you need a ba—a bo—a bottle of Perrier.”

He shows a large green bottle of Perrier.

1:10: “So, so once you have the powder. Use a pocketknife to slice it up.”

He silently slices the meal flour in the plastic container.

1:20: “You slice it up into four diagonal lines. And then you gotta pour in the Perrier!”

He said it like it’s so obvious.

1:30: “You pour in the Perrier, and then you add more dirt.”

He pours in the Perrier, but it’s actually blue dishwasher soap.

“Oops … ah — ok.”

1:38: He continues to add more meal flour over the soap and meal flour.

“You add more dirt and cover it up — th, the turd.”

Is it?

1:45: “Then you move the watch and you take a little — a little trash can.”

Of course he has a tiny trash can.

“A little ga—a little garbage bin.”

1:55: “You fill the garbage bin with the extra pow—oh, you gotta put it on the X.” Wouldn’t want to forget that X. He stops mid-pour and moves the tiny trash can to the marking.

“You fill in the garbage with the extra dirt—” He fills the tiny bin with the excess meal flour from the container.

2:05: “And when that’s done, you esca — you, you use the, you gotta separate the wood — oops!”

The tiny trash can falls in the middle when the two planks are separated. It lands upright, though.

“Perfect.”

2:15: “Then you throw out the trash.”

He takes the tiny trash bin away, leaving a little meal flour and an X marks the spot.

“And you’re left with the fl— the en — thanks! Don’t forget to like and subscribe and tell your friends to, to do it! Goodb—” The video cuts off abruptly.

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Samurais at the Sheldon photos by Craig Zimmerman

yoko Hiraoka sings and performs with the ancient biwa instrument of Japan at the sheldon museum of art on monday. yoko uses song to express tales of the wars between the minamoto and taira clans in the 12th century.

shoji mizumoto(right) from new york speaks with an onlooker after his performance at the sheldon museum of art of monday. shoji works with the the musica bella orchestra.

Battle with cancer shows importance of small victories Sometimes, two hours can feel like an eternity.

Two hours is about the time it usually takes for me to drive from Lincoln to my mom’s house in Grand Island. Usually, with the aid of mixed CDs and caffeine, it isn’t too bad.

Except for the day I found out my younger sister had a brain tumor.

I was sitting in my advanced algebra class during my senior year of high school when my dad texted me multiple times, instructing me to call him. When lunch time came around, I nervously picked up my phone and dialed his number.

“Your sister has a brain tumor, and it doesn’t look very good. You need to leave right now.”

From that moment until I got on the interstate is a blur; I was still in shock. I grabbed a few days worth of clothing from my house and set out on what usually was an enjoyable drive.

For two hours all I could think about was my sister and how the hell this was even possible. I had seen her a week ago, and even though she had limited motion in her right arm, we were told it was nerve damage. Nothing even close to a brain tumor had crossed my mind until that moment. All of the sudden, my world was flipped upside down.

After what felt more like two years, I arrived at my mom’s house. Not knowing what to expect, as my dad had made it sound very immediately life-threatening, I prepared myself for every outcome in that moment. I honestly didn’t know if she was supposed to make it through the weekend at that point.

My wandering mind was put to rest when I saw her sitting upright in a chair, alert and conversing with my family. It’s funny how when I rushed over to hug her, I felt like she was the one comforting me. I’m pretty sure there was more fear in my eyes then there was in her’s.

That initial day, learning the diagnosis, marked the beginning of what has turned out to be the hardest few months of my life.

And I know how incredibly selfish that sounds; after all, I’m not the one with the brain tumor. But there’s something about watching the people you love suffer that makes life seem pretty bleak.

In early June, my sister underwent massive brain surgery.

The surgeons discovered not only was the tumor larger than they thought, it also wrapped itself around her brain stem, meaning that it’s nearly impossible to fully remove. It also means that any type of surgery came with lifealtering risks, including death. As you can imagine, the surgery took

a huge toll on her body and she almost suffered a stroke during the operation.

But she survived.

Then there were the days and weeks after the surgery. There were the days when she could only lie in a hospital bed with what seemed like a million tubes attached to her, unable to move or speak. There were the days when the doctors feared that she had contracted an infection. And of course, there were the days when the only thing she wanted was more morphine to numb the pain.

But there were also days when she talked again. And there were the days when she graduated from a wheelchair to a walker.

There were the days when she, my younger brother and I would sit on her bed and share and evaluate the many snacks and candies that her visitors brought.

Rehabilitation was a long and painful process. We learned to celebrate the small victories (which are still a big deal) like being able to pick up a fork or use the restroom by herself. Essentially, her body had to relearn everything from walking to showering. There are some things, like seeing out of her left eye and being able to process math and science, that she’ll never regain. At that point, accepting defeat and depression were very excusable and understandable options.

But she survived — no, thrived — during rehab.

She’s back in school on a parttime basis now. Her other half of the day is spent in outpatient rehab, where she continues to try to return to as much normalcy as possible.

I’d say she’s doing a fantastic job, seeing that she can now walk unassisted and only wears a wrist brace.

There were many nights during these past six months I stayed up, praying to and cursing God at the same time. It was hard for me to accept that one of the nicest and most unassuming people I know was battling brain cancer. It’s funny how I thought I ruled the universe, like I could pick and choose who deserves brain tumors and who doesn’t. And even though I’m the oldest sibling, I knew she was doing a far better job with the diagnosis than I would have.

The tumor is by no means gone.

She still struggles with severe headaches and has regular MRIs. Her doctors are unsure if another surgery is a viable option because of the location and shape of the tumor.

Graduating high school and participating in her usual activities like show choir and soccer will prove to be a challenge for her, and even though she scored a homecoming date this year, she’s still in the fight of her life.

So far, though, she’s kicking cancer’s ass.

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HAlloween: FroM 5 which then used black characters to reinforce stereotypes of AfricanAmericans as lazy, stupid and less than human. In the 1900s, artificially darkened skin colors allowed white actors to continue to perform as different races, denying roles to minority actors. Today, this trend is continued by individuals who, either unmoved by or unaware of this infamous legacy, use blackface simply for comedic effect.

Campaigns like “Dress to Respect,” serve a much-needed reminder for us all that edgy is not synonymous with offensive. Shock value is a cheap excuse for insensitivity. Want to show off a cuttingedge costume? Pick any of the dozens of clever and relevant options without being disrespectful.

Consider dressing up as Greek yogurt, that’s pretty hot right now.

It’s essential to remember there are real individuals being represented by culturally appropriated costumes. Whether or not the costumes are intended offensively means little to members of those communities who see crude mimicries of their ethnic identity put on display each Halloween.

Oct. 31, is a day ideally dedicated to candy, costumes and harmless fun. There’s no reason it should setback the racial and cultural sensitivity expected the other 364 days of the year. grACe Solem-PFeiFer iS A JUnior ClASSiCAl lAngUAgeS, gloBAl STUDieS AnD SPAniSH mAJor. reACH Her AT ArTS@ DAilyneBrASKAn.Com

CoFFee: FroM 5 Doughnut Hole.

“Jon’s shown us how to use most of our equipment,” said Nate Gingery, The Doughnut Hole co-owner. “He trained us on our espresso machine, how to make drinks. He’s been a huge part of what we’ve been doing.”

Since returning he has done independent work as a coffee technician.

“Jon works on just about everybody’s coffee equipment here in town, and in Nebraska for that matter,” Nate Gingery said.

This week is Ferguson’s last with the Gingerys, who he calls “born perfectionists.”

“They make the best doughnuts I’ve ever had,” Ferfuson said.

“And they’re great people to work with. They had the same attitude as me about quality control.”

Soon, Ferguson will be leaving Nebraska to take a position as a green coffee buyer at The Roasterie in Kansas City, Mo. Unlike his previous jobs, he will be sent around the world to buy coffee.

“I’s kind of a misconception that I just go and buy coffee, and that’s not how it happens, but I will with this job,” he said.

The day after Thanksgiving, he’ll go to Vietnam.

In December, Sumatra, and Costa Rica in January.

“I’ve been to 15 other countries, not just on coffee-related business, and I’ve never been to Asia. So I’m really excited for Vietnam,” Ferguson said.

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CHi omegA: FroM 5 almost everywhere I’ve been. I am constantly finding new connections through Chi O, both alumnae from UNL and elsewhere.”

Socially, sororities like Chi Omega often boast the possibility of friendships and a sisterhood that will last for many years, even after leaving the university.

Chi Omega’s creed, known as its “symphony,” asks the girls to be loyal to its members and the sorority’s teachings along with living “constantly above snobbery of word or deed; to place scholarship before social obligations and char-

acter before appearances; to be, in the best sense, democratic rather than ‘exclusive’, and lovable rather than ‘popular.”

Many of Chi Omega’s members reference this more than 100-yearold creed as a reason why the sorority creates such a strong sisterhood.

“These young women whom I surround myself with push me to be the best possible individual I can be,” Washington said. “They are intelligent, driven, understanding and beautiful inside and out. I truly have the honor of being friends and sisters with my role models. What

makes a house a home is the love and acceptance that is found there.

And at Chi Omega I feel at home.”

Though it’s been more than 20 years since Macy was a student at UNL, she said the friends she made and moments she experienced while an active member of the sorority helped shape who she is today.

“The connections then and now continue to be valuable, treasured and helpful,” Macy said.

“I’m sure this is true for other sororities besides Chi O, but Chi O was the place that felt like home to

me. And I would certainly not be the person I am today were it not for my experiences there.”

Annie Himes, a junior global studies, history and Russian major said the sorority’s motto and goal of acceptance is why Chi Omega is the right fit for her and its other

members.

“We always say, ‘Chi O accepts you,’ and I think this idea embodies why I love Chi O so much,” Himes said. “Throughout college and the rest of my life, I know my Chi Omega sisters will support me as I grow into myself.

Moreover, I know I will always be there for my sisters. For all our differing backgrounds, passions and goals, we come together, love each other and have fun in the process.”

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1. Ohio State (8-0 Overall, 4-0 Big Ten)

3. Michigan State (71, 4-0)

teams, it’s the Gophers who are the most inspired to win. They not only beat Northwestern on the road, but they just beat No. 24 Nebraska. Quarterback Phillip Nelson was getting into the end zone plenty of times on Saturday, but really setting the tone for Minnesota was running back David Cobb.

Cobb was running through Husker defenders all game long, getting himself 138 yards on the ground. After Saturday’s win, Minnesota is now bowl eligible in its third season under Jerry Kill.

The Spartans definitely established themselves as the favorite to win the Legends After a few games that Division on Saturday, and could have gone either it’s not because of losses by way, the Buckeyes estabNebraska and Northwestern. lished themselves early This time, the offense and deagainst Penn State. In the fense did their parts in a 42-3 first half alone, Ohio State was able to get a 42-7 lead win over Illinois. Stepping up on offense is running back over the Nittany Lions, Jeremy Langford. Langford and even in the second has run for 344 yards and five half, the Buckeyes contintouchdowns in the past three ued to score in the 63-14 games. Before that he didn’t win. Now, Ohio State will have a single game with more have an easy road ahead than 100 yards. of them to continue the nation’s longest win streak (20), starting with a road game against Purdue.

6. Nebraska (5-2, 2-1) The Huskers overlooked their last opponent, and they paid for it. There were many things that weren’t 4. Michigan (6-1, 2-1) clicking for Nebraska on This week will be one of Saturday. Taylor Martinez the more exciting ones for was rusty, the receivers the Wolverines this season. dropped the ball more They face an in-state rival in than usual and the defense Michigan State on the road looked confused against for control of the Legends 2. Wisconsin (5-2, 3-1) Division. After a high-scoring the Minnesota offense.

With so many of the Big game against Indiana before After one of the biggest gut Ten teams suffering unex- the bye week, this weekend checks under Bo Pelini, the Huskers come back to play pected losses, the Badgers is as unpredictable as ever need to keep winning if with Michigan State’s offense at home against a struggling Northwestern team. the conference wants to just starting to click and One of the few players stay prominent in the BCS Michigan’s defense being who is shining right now at-large talks. Wisconsin inconsistent. Devin Gardner and on whom they must should be able to win the will have to go mistake-free rest of its games with against the Spartans to keep rely is Ameer Abdullah, who is 19 yards away from the opponents left on its it close.

1,000 yards rushing on the schedule, and if there is season. any player who can take them there, it is Melvin Gordon, who is averaging 9.5 yards per carry so far this season with over 1,000 yards rushing 5. Minnesota (6-2, 2-2) already.

7. Iowa (5-3, 2-2) Out of all of the Big Ten A lot of optimism is

shown for this year’s Hawkeye team. The Hawkeyes are only one game away from being bowl eligible, and the only two losses that they have had this season have come to division favorites Michigan State and Ohio State.

This week they will be another test in Wisconsin and offensively, running back Mark Weisman, the conference’s third-leading rusher, will try to keep up with the likes of Melvin Gordon, who leads the conference in rushing.

been a problem all season for Indiana, which is the eighth-highest scoring team in college football with 42.8 points per game. But the Hoosiers need to play defense, too, if they want to get the chance to become bowl eligible. Indiana has allowed 43 points per game since conference play started, and that average should go down this week against Minnesota, whose defense has been slowing down high-octane offenses this season.

many high expectations coming into the season, but after another loss in which the quarterback wasn’t able to score a single touchdown, the question becomes whether the Fighting Illini will win again this season. If Illinois wants to win another game, then Scheelhaase has to step up, because he hasn’t thrown a single touchdown since Big Ten play started. November will have its opportunities with Indiana, Purdue and Northwestern left on the schedule.

10. Northwestern

8. Penn State (4-3, 1-2)

The Nittany Lions were handed the worst loss under coach Bill O’Brien by far, a 63-14 defeat at Ohio State. It was also the worst loss since 1899 for the program. The last time Penn State allowed that many points was to the Duquesne Athletic Club.

Continuing to produce is wide receiver Allen Robinson, who had 173 yards receiving and a touchdown in the blowout at the Horseshoe. This week, Penn State will return to play at home against an Illinois team that is looking for its first conference win of the season.

(4-4, 0-4)

12. Purdue (1-6, 0-3)

Another loss for the Wildcats, and with a tough November ahead of them, it will be tougher than they anticipated to reach a bowl game. Northwestern faces Nebraska, Michigan and Michigan State in November and the Wildcats hope to return to a stable two-quarterback system that they had with Trevor Siemian and Kain Colter, who haven’t been impressive since the Ohio State game earlier this season.

Since then, the most points the team has scored was 17 in a loss to Minnesota.

It really can’t get any worse for the Boilermakers. This week they host Ohio State, which is not afraid to score as many points as possible under coach Urban Meyer. Freshman quarterback Danny Etling is going to get quite the lesson against the Buckeye defense, already having thrown five interceptions in his first three games at the position. The game against Illinois at the end of the season will most likely determine who will go without a conference win this season.

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9. Indiana (3-4, 1-2)

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11. Illinois (3-4, 0-3) Nathan Scheelhaase had

Martinez creates more questions about injury kyle cummings So, does somebody want to fill me in on what exactly is going on?

For several weeks, everyone was under the impression that Taylor Martinez was not playing because he was recovering from turf toe.

On Saturday against Minnesota, it appeared as if it was still bothering him.

Come to find out, though, it wasn’t turf toe that was holding him back. In fact, it never was this year.

“It’s not actually my big toe,” Martinez said after the Huskers’ 3423 loss to Minnesota on Saturday.

“It’s my second and third toe. A lot of people think it’s my big toe, but it’s not. And it’s not turf toe, either. It’s

soccer: from 10 In past years we haven’t been collective as an offense and a defense. I think as a defensive unit we’re just trying to work together.”

Kylie griescher senior defender

will lose three senior defenders in Greischar, Ari Romero and Maritza Hayes, which makes this season even more special for them. With the final stretch of the season upon them, it’s only a matter of maintaining the norm.

The team only has one game left in the regular season, against Indiana on Friday, before the Big Ten Tournament, and with the championship within its grasp, the team is ready to accomplish its season-long goal of being Big Ten champion.

And the players believe that they have the mentality to achieve it.

“We just need to win the Big Ten Tournament,” Greischar said.

“We need to take things one at a time and that’s what we’ve been doing all year.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

my second and third toe, so every time I push off, there’s like a shock that shocks me. A lot of people kept saying that it’s turf toe, but it’s not.”

Why in the world did he sit out for three games then?

“I’m not going to say,” Martinez said.

Wait, what?

So, Taylor, you don’t have turf toe, but for the past month coach Bo Pelini told us you had turf toe.

What gives, man?

“I guess it’s simpler to say turf toe,” Martinez said. “A lot of people kind of know what it is. So they just label it as that.”

Hold on a minute.

A lot of people know what turf toe is? Give me a break.

I’ve had several people ask me to explain what turf toe is to them. I’ll be honest, it’s not easy. From my understanding, that’s because turf toe is a general term to explain a complicated injury.

Turf toe can affect tendons, ligaments, joints, nerves and bones. That

alone doesn’t say simple to me.

Besides, it’s easy to understand compared to what? A fracture, as one reporter asked? (Martinez, by the way, declined to answer the question).

Yeah, I don’t buy that.

We don’t know what was bothering Martinez’s foot, which has been hurt since the Wyoming game, Martinez said. Still, it was apparent that he was still indeed struggling with an injury, nonetheless.

He didn’t look like he could turn on a dime and make a defense look foolish with his known extended runs.

But remember, we were assured week after week after week that Martinez would only play when he was 100 percent.

OK. That’s fair, I thought. Pelini might as well give redshirt freshman Tommy Armstrong Jr. some experience through a what-should-havebeen-a-navigable schedule if Martinez is going to sit.

Then, we see Martinez emerge to start again on Saturday against Min-

know, because I’m completely lost. my head. nesota. sports@ Seriously, if anyone would know He must be feeling 100 percent, dailynebraskan.com like the old, explosive Taylor then, what the heck is going on, let me right?

Wrong-O again.

Martinez had one decent (35By Wayne yard) run, but it was very evident Gould that he wasn’t able to move on his Every row, feet as he would have liked. column and 3x3 I could be wrong, though. Let’s box should go to Martinez for confirmation. contain the “I’m getting there,” Martinez numbers 1 thru 9 said. “I’m close.” with no repeats It wasn’t just Martinez’s foot eiacross or down. ther.

“I hurt my shoulder, too, in the Wyoming game,” Martinez said.

Yesterday’s “I’m still battling both injuries a little Answer bit. So, right now, I have to be able to tolerate, and I felt good enough to tolerate it. I felt good out there running.”

That doesn’t seem like he’s near 100 percent to me.

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Sports briefs Two Huskers capture volleyball honors

Junior setter Mary Pollmiller and freshman outside hitter Kadie Rolfzen helped the No. 13 Nebraska volleyball team win matches against Iowa and Ohio State in the past week, and their performances earned them Big Ten weekly honors.

Pollmiller was named Big Ten Setter of the Week for the second time in five weeks. Pollmiller had 33 assists, 7 digs and 4 kills against Iowa before recording 53 assists and 11 digs in a four-set win against Ohio State. She is fifth in the conference averaging 10.47 assists per set.

Rolfzen was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the first time. Rolfzen led the Huskers with 11 kills and 12 digs against the Hawkeyes while hitting at .500 percent. Against Ohio State, she put away 16 kills and had 9 digs. Rolfzen is ninth in the Big Ten with 3.33 kills per set.

Pollmiller and Rolfzen helped Nebraska move from No. 13 to No. 11 in the AVCA Coaches Poll.

Johnson earns another Big Ten award

Freshman forward Jaycie Johnson scored a go-ahead goal in the 83rd minute and netted the game-winning goal in double overtime for the No. 21 Nebraska soccer team against Penn State on Sunday. On Monday, Johnson was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the third time this season.

The 103rd-minute goal against the Nittany Lions was Johnson’s fourth game-winner of the season. She is sixth in the Big Ten with 9 goals this year and is the second Husker freshman (Morgan Marlborough, 2009) to record four game-winning scores since Jenny Benson in 1996.

Johnson’s goals helped Nebraska jump to No. 8 in the NCAA Women’s Soccer RPI.

women’s golf Round Canceled

The second round of the Las Vegas Invitational, in which the Nebraska women’s golf team is competing, was canceled Monday because of wind gusts up to 45 mph at Stallion Mountain Golf Course.

The tournament was shortened to 36 holes and will be completed Tuesday.

The Huskers were in sixth place out of 17 teams after the first round. Nebraska sophomore Cassie Deeg was in a seven-way tie for second place after shooting a 1-under 71 in the opening round.

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Nebraska junior Joe Toscano (9), chases down a Creighton club player during the in-state rivals’ lacrosse game Saturday night. Nebraska won the game 19-3.

aturday night, the Nebraska men’s club lacrosse team took the Cook Pavilion field ready to win against its in-state rival, Creighton University, and the Bluejays came in ready to do the same.

“We prepared for Creighton the same way we would any team that we play,” club coach Chad Heber said. “There was extra incentive for beating out our in-state rivals. We focused on basics, and the rest took care of itself.”

The teams hit the field, and the action started immediately. Each play Husker defenders were scrambling to save the ball, dodging opposing players and screaming for opportunities. Even with all of the yelling and running, the players were still smiling and laughing with each other on the sidelines.

“We came in loose,” Heber said.

“We wanted to have fun.”

Lacrosse players go after a loose ball during the game between the Nebraska club and the Creighton club at Cook Pavillion.

Volleyball Conference notes

The team has close defenders that play well with each other. They communicate and put plays in motion. Freshman Chris Foster and sophomore Brett Wilms are two defenders that play well with each other. Wilms scored three goals during Saturday night’s game.

“Our offense and defense came together, and we played a great game,” Foster said. “That’s what we were looking to do at the beginning of the season.”

Last season, the Huskers lost to Creighton twice, and coming into the game, the team knew it had a lot to prove.

“This is a young team, but these guys were determined and focused on being successful in every aspect of the game,” Heber said. “A win like this leaves a good vibe with the guys. The team is composed of all freshman and sophomores.”

The Huskers had times of forced passing in tight areas of defense that led to unnecessary turnovers offensively. Right before the half, the Huskers had a difficult time gaining possession and took multiple hits.

“We need to get stronger on fighting for the ball,” Heber said.

“Ground balls were an area of concern for me.”

Heber’s coaching philosophy is simple: reinforce the fundamentals.

“I have more of a loose and relaxed feel with the team,” He-

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Nebraska lacrosse club plays rival creighton in first game of season ber said. “We all work together to be successful and win games. I value the player’s opinions and ideas towards running practices and games. I want the players on this team to take what they have learned here and use it in their lives when they leave. “ Foster agrees with this philosophy and said it helps him in games like those against Creighton. Foster had six goals and one assist. He scored the most goals on the team Saturday night.

“I just want to give it my all and make sure everyone is working together,” Foster said. “I just want to finish opportunities. They come and go, but when they come, you have to go after it.”

Following the Creighton game, the team has high goals for the rest of its season.

“Our No. 1 goal this season is to win our division and conference,” Heber said. “Our conference (The Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference) is loaded with talented players and strong programs, and we know we can compete with anyone and everyone. We want to win every home game.”

The Huskers began attaining their goal of winning every home game with Creighton.

They beat the Bluejays 19-3. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

A Nebraska player and a Creighton player battle for the ball.

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Senior outside hitter Kelsey Robinson leads the Big Ten with 184 kills in conference play. Coach John Cook said Robinson’s vision has helped her keep opponents off-balance.

Second Half of Big Ten Play

The Nebraska volleyball team begins the second half of its Big Ten Conference schedule this week against Illinois and Northwestern.

According to Nebraska coach John Cook, the games have a little more meaning each week.

“As second half of the Big Ten starts, you have to up the ante,” Cook said. “Teams are playing for their lives now.”

Cook also said this time of the year presents the biggest obstacle for the team.

“How do you continue to get better? Or do you just go status quo, or are you just happy where you are at?” Cook said.

“I got to find a way to create an edge with our team.”

When talking about getting better, Cook said it will not be reflected as a huge jump in the stats.

“Can we get 1 percent better?” Cook said. “That’s one or two points in a game. It’s a very small improvement, and it could be in anywhere.”

Good First Half of Big Ten Play

The Huskers have won eight of their 10 games in Big Ten play, losing only to Michigan State and Purdue.

Cook said the squad is pleased with its play so far, but the team is focused on the games still to come.

“To be, right now, at second in this conference… I think we got to feel we did some good things,” Cook said. “But our kids want to compete for a championship.”

At the halfway point, Cook said the team has not surprised him in many statistical categories, but one stat has stuck out to him.

The Huskers are out-hitting Big Ten opponents .239 percent to .192 percent.

“I didn’t really know what to expect,” Cook said. “Nothing has really surprised me, but that’s the one thing that catches my attention.”

The Huskers also lead the Big Ten in kills per set (14.24) and assists per set (13.24) in conference play.

Kelsey Robinson’s success

Senior outside hitter Kelsey Robinson is leading the Big Ten in kills with 184, kills-per-set (4.84) and points (206) during conference play.

She is also second in hitting percentage with a hitting clip of .385 and eighth in service aces with 10.

“She sees the court really well,” Cook said. “She doesn’t make a lot of errors. She can get kills from the front row and back row, and she’s got every shot in the book.”

According to Cook, the variety of shots has helped Robinson to her stats.

“She has teams off-balance,” Cook said. “They don’t know if she’s going to hit line, she’s going to hit cross court, she’s going to hit a roll shot, tip, hit a little beach cut shot.

That’s what makes her so effective.”

Robinson’s vision on the court has played a key part in her success, and it’s also a sign of an exceptional player, according to Cook.

“The great players have that vision,” Cook said. “They’re one step ahead as opposed to one step behind and reacting.”

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Senior receiver Quincy Enunwa led Nebraska with 46 receiving yards on three receptions against Minnesota. He said the Huskers need to learn from their mistakes moving forward.

Moving forward after Minnesota

In a news conference on Monday, Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said he thought Nebraska played undisciplined in the 34-23 loss to Minnesota on Saturday.

“We didn’t play with an edge,” Pelini said about the loss. “We didn’t play with the physicality, with the focus we needed to. That needs to get fixed going forward.”

One of those fixes Pelini addressed was finding the right combination of players on the field.

More specifically, Pelini said he anticipated more playing time for linebackers Michael Rose and Josh Banderas while moving David Santos to the WILL linebacker spot.

While offensive lineman Jeremiah Sirles said the loss still hurts, he’s looking ahead instead of dwelling on last Saturday.

“It’s not something that’s just going to go away, but we have to make sure we move on from it,” Sirles said. “There are no more bye weeks. There are no more weeks for us to sit there and regroup. We have to go. We’ve got five more weeks of football. We’re in the exact same situation we were in last year, where we control our own destiny. If we win out, we go to Indy.”

Senior captain Quincy Enunwa

said he relayed the same message to the team.

“The biggest thing is just everything that we want is still out there,” he said. “We have the same record we did last year at this time, and we shouldn’t get down on ourselves just from a loss. We can still do everything that we want to accomplish this year. We just have to make sure we learn from our mistakes.

Last year, we came back 5-2, we won the rest of our games and got to the Big Ten Championship Game.

There’s no reason we can’t do that again this year.”

Martinez, Pelini said, is dayto-day going forward, but as of now, redshirt freshman Tommy Armstrong Jr. would be the starting quarterback for the Huskers.

While Armstrong said it was tough to watch Nebraska’s offense struggle on Saturday from the sideline, he trusted the coaches’ decision.

Still, he said he’s ready and prepared to take the field against Northwestern this weekend.

Taylor Martinez’s status

Other than Martinez’s day-today status, coach Pelini offered a couple of updates on other injuries.

Wide receiver Jamal Turner, who left early in the game against Minnesota on Saturday, did not practice on Sunday, Pelini said.

“He has a lower calf injury,” Pelini said. “I would probably say he is day-to-day.”

Tight end Jake Cotton, Pelini said, is also day-to-day.

“He ran out on the field yesterday,” Pelini said. “He has a hamstring injury.”

Pelini said before the game against Minnesota, he asked Martinez if he was able to play. Martinez answered yes, Pelini said, and was given the start.

After the game, Martinez said he was still battling a couple of injuries, one of which, was in his foot.

In Monday’s press conference, Pelini couldn’t name specifically what the injury is.

“I’m not a doctor,” Pelini said.

“It’s something with his toes. I don’t know the name for it. You’d have to ask the doctors what the name of that thing is. All I know is he has a couple of sprained toes.”

Other notable injuries

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After Nebraska took a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, Minnesota ran three or more consecutive rushing plays nine times for the rest of the game, gaining 194 yards on those 39 plays. Here is a chart of Minnesota’s drives that included three straight rushing plays story by Kyle Cummings

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DRIVE START

3 rushes, 22 yards

1st quarter, 7:06, MINN 25

3 rushes, 16 yards

2nd quarter, 13:42, MINN 20

16 yards, punt

38 yards, Chris Hawthorne 26-yard field goal

5 rushes, 38 yards

2nd quarter, 6:07, NEB 47

3 rushes, 7 yards

3rd quarter, 15:00, MINN 25

7 yards, punt

4 rushes, 17 yards

3rd quarter, 11:21, MINN 38

4th quarter, 4:32, NEB 24

4 rushes, 10 yards

t was basic football.

Old-fashioned, nitty-gritty, run-the-ball-up-the-gut, Big Ten football.

And Nebraska’s defense collapsed.

“Basic football that we couldn’t execute,” Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said.

Offensively, the Huskers were not much more impressive.

With a 3-point lead early in the second quarter, quarterback Taylor Martinez handed off a 1-yard run to Ameer Abdullah before dumping a 6-yard pass to Jordan Westerkamp.

Facing third and 3, Martinez rolled back and was dragged down by Minnesota’s Ra’Shede Hageman for a loss of 5 yards. Hageman, though, grabbed Martinez’s face mask.

Nebraska took the 15 yards and a first down.

On the next play, Hageman ripped through the line and took down Martinez again for the sack. This time without the face mask. Then, Martinez looked for Westerkamp again, but couldn’t complete the pass.

On third and 18, Martinez dropped back, saw an ocean of green in front of him and took off. The quarterback darted upfield for 5 yards, but couldn’t shift quickly enough and was taken down to force Nebraska to punt away on fourth and 13.

He couldn’t make an explosive move like he had been known for. He isn’t quite back to 100 percent, Martinez said.

Plus, sitting for three games certainly didn’t help, he said.

“Maybe a little bit, but not much at all,” Martinez said about rust being a factor.

Still, as Pelini will tell you, Martinez was the least of Nebraska’s worries

on Saturday against Minnesota.

“Like I told the team, that was a team loss,” Pelini said. “It was like one guy after another.”

As Pelini reflected on the game during the post-game press conference, he began to land on one overall problem: their physicality.

“That’s the most disappointing thing I saw,” Pelini said about the fact that Nebraska was out-pushed by Minnesota.

Leading by four and grabbing field position at the Nebraska 34-yard line after a shanked punt by Sam Foltz, the Gophers had four and a half minutes to burn for the win.

So Minnesota ran the ball. And ran.

And ran. And ran.

Minnesota kept the ball in the hands of junior running back David Cobb for four consecutive plays before Nebraska called a timeout with 2:19 left.

The Husker defense came out of the timeout ready to choke the run, but it left redshirt freshman tight end Maxx Williams alone for a 20-yard reception.

Pushing the Husker defense inside its own 5-yard line, Minnesota continued to pound up the middle. Cobb ran for two yards before quarterback Philip Nelson trotted in for a 1-yard touchdown, putting the Gophers up 34-23 with 48 seconds left in the game.

“There were a lot of times we were making contact at the line of scrimmage, at a yard, maybe a yard and a half deep and we just got pushed,” Pelini said. “We didn’t tackle well.”

Minnesota’s offensive line was more physical than Nebraska’s front from start to finish.

“From the first quarter on, throughout the game, the offensive line had a

38 yards, Phillip Nelson 1-yard touchdown 60 yards, Chris Hawthorne 45-yard feild goal

5 rushes, 35 yards

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75 yards, Mitch Leidner 1-yard touchdown

9 rushes, 46 yards

3 rushes, 3 yards

34 yards, Phillip Nelson 1-yard touchdown

Minnesota running back Donnell Kirkwood (20) follows his blockers through the Nebraska defense. great push, and as a running back, if there’s no penetration, you can see your gaps, holes and cuts, and it makes it easy,” said Cobb, who finished with 138 yards on 31 carries Saturday. “So they did a great job of play-action pass

and it opened up the lines for me. Really it was more the O-line and just the whole play-calling scheme more so than me.”

Minnesota’s ability to run the ball right at the Husker defense resulted in

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Defense proves worth for Nebraska soccer team Connection between defense, offense propels No. 8 Huskers toward 1st Big Ten championship Josh Kelly DN This season has been the most successful one since 2005 for the Nebraska soccer team, and when it comes to the source of the fire that sparked an impressive season for the Huskers, the list can go on for a while.

The freshmen have come in and made an immediate impact, senior forward Jordan Jackson has helped the team offensively with a team-leading 22 points, senior goalkeeper Emma Stevens has been holding her own in net and the team chemistry has been off the charts compared with recent years.

With all of those things put

into account, they can really create a special season, but according to the team, the unsung heroes this season are on the defensive side of the ball.

“Our defense has been amazing every game,” freshman forward Jaycie Johnson said. “They come in and shut the offense down for us. They’ve been amazing, and they’ve been one of the biggest keys to our success this year.”

Right now the Huskers have an overall record of 14-3-1 and are sitting atop the Big Ten Conference with a 9-1 record against conference foes.

This year’s team is setting new standards for itself, having the most wins since the 2005 season and the most conference wins since 1999. And the Huskers are also riding the longest scoring streak since 2000, with 15 games in a row in which one of the Husker players has found the back of the net.

Defensively, the competition has been there, with the team’s most recent win against the No. 16 Penn State Nittany Lions, who have been Big Ten champions 15 years in a row and this year have one of the better offenses in the

country. With 48 goals heading into last weekend, the Nittany Lions were third-best in the nation.

After holding on to beat the Nittany Lions, the Huskers showed nothing but gratitude for the defense that held its own against a team that outshot them 19-16 on Sunday.

“They honestly don’t get enough attention as they deserve,” Johnson said. “They create everything, they start everything and make it easy for me up top with the ball. I can’t thank the defense enough for what they’ve done for us this year.”

The Husker defense has had six shutouts this season, and after a long season, the team is happy about the collaboration between both sides of the ball.

“It’s been crazy,” senior defender Kylie Greischar said. “I think it’s just been our collective team as a unit. In past years we haven’t been collective as an offense and a defense. I think as a defensive unit we’re just trying to work together.”

After this season, the Huskers

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Nebraska senior defender Kylie Greischar, one of three senior defenders on the team, helped hold Penn State, the third-best scoring team in the country, to two goals.