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Students protest culturally insensitive costumes

oing to a Halloween party, one sees a wide variety of costumes. In the corner, a nurse talks to Waldo and Cleopatra dances with King Kong. A clown makes jokes in the kitchen while the vampire stalks throughout the room. But in the hallway sways an alcoholic Indian and a geisha makes her way up the stairs. Someone walks through the front door wearing a poncho, sombrero and mustache while riding an inflatable donkey. They might just be trying to be funny, but others feel offended. Students at Ohio University began a campaign as a response to the racial and ethnic-stereotyped Halloween costumes: “We’re a culture, not a costume.” Posters were made with title of the campaign across the top of the poster, followed by “This is not who I am, and this is not okay.” Below the words is a person of a certain ethnic background holding a photo of the stereotyped costume. The student group Students Teaching About Racism in Society (STARS) couldn’t be reached for comment. Jared Dailey, president of the Mexican-American Photo by Andrew Dickinson Student Association at the Story by Frannie sprouls

University of NebraskaLincoln and a senior business administration major, said he was proud of, but nervous for, the campaign. “The reason being is that they have taken on the viewpoints and beliefs of the minorities in society,” Dailey said. “And when you do that, you’re automatically preparing yourself for backlash and people thinking that your viewpoint is stupid.” Sam Jones, president of the University of Nebraska Inter-Tribal Exchange and junior family studies major, thinks the campaign is a good movement to start. “I think raising awareness and education is going to help take away some of the offensive costumes and people think twice about the way they dress,” Jones said. “Because you don’t know if something is wrong if you’re never taught that, and you don’t know if you’re doing something offensive if no one says anything.” Various ethnic and racial stereotyped outfits are found in costume stores. One popular store is Spirit Halloween, which has a location in Lincoln. A couple of the ethnic stereotyped costumes for men include “Tequila Pop N Dude” and “Mexican Poncho.” For females,

there is “Pocahottie,” “Native Knockout” or “Pow Wow Princess.” Mike Fitzgibbons, franchise owner of the Lincoln store, said he hasn’t taken a complaint during the nine years he has run the store. “Halloween is a humorous season and it’s not meant to offend,” Fitzgibbons said. “It’s one night of naughty humor.” Fitzgibbons said he didn’t see why any of the costumes sold at Spirit would be offensive. He said Spirit wouldn’t permit any offensive costumes to be sold. “What we sell, it’s not too outrageous,” Fitzgibbons said. “It’s not over the top.” When it comes to dressing up for Halloween, Daily listed four reasons to wear a costume: to be scary, to replicate an icon or celebrity, to be funny or to be sexy. “When you see (offensive) costumes, which category is it falling under?” Daily said. “Is it falling under the scary? I doubt it. Is it falling under the sexy? I definitely doubt that as well. It’s not replicating an icon or celebrity, that’s for sure. “So I think that only leaves the funny category and I think that’s where you are making fun of an

entire culture whether you realize it or not.” Dailey said he feels costumes based on culture are offensive to someone, somewhere. As a Mexican-American, Dailey deals with many stereotypes, such as the belief that every MexicanAmerican is an undocumented immigrant. Another stereotype, one he said was probably the worst, is that Spanish is the first language learned. “That could be true for some people but not always true for all of us, especially for myself,” Dailey said. “I don’t know Spanish, only English.” When it comes to costumes, Daily said it is not necessarily the costumes that offend him but rather how the costumes are labeled, such as “The Mexican.” So when he goes in the store and sees any stereotyped costumes, he said he puts them behind another row of some other costume. “I feel that it’s offensive to someone out there,” Dailey said. Jones said he thinks offense isn’t with the costume but rather how the person acts in the costume. “I get mad about how people perceive Indians as

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Neihardt ghost tours play on campus legends DANAE LENZ daily nebraskan

“This is it. This is where I died,” a scared-looking girl with blood smeared across her face said. She pointed to the crawl space in front of her, explaining that was where they found her body. Her speech was interrupted when a man dressed in black from head to toe came thundering down the hall and she sprinted away, screaming at the top of her lungs. The man caught up to her and threw her in a room. The sounds of him beating against a wooden door rang out down the hallway.

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This might sound like the beginning of a horror movie, but this time it’s not. This was a scene that took place in Neihardt Hall Tuesday as part of Neihardt’s annual ghost tours. About 335 people attended the event. Max Walling, Neihardt’s residence director, said the ghost tours are a “longstanding tradition.” Most of their stories, he said, come from a thesis written in 1997 by Jessica Kennedy, titled, “Folklore and Ghost Stories on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln City Campus: A Compilation.” Kennedy wrote all about the campus. She explored the ghosts of the Temple Building, the Lewis-Syford House

at 700 N. 16th St. and Selleck Quadrangle. However, many of those stories written in her thesis were from Neihardt. In her thesis, she discusses the importance of oral tradition and remembering the stories passed down. “Books of ghost stories aren’t very useful when the power goes out or while snuggled around the campfire,” she wrote. The residents of Neihardt took that very thought to heart when they recited their ghost stories. The tours began with a stop at an old elevator located next to Neihardt’s main entrance. Standing next to the

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elevator, Casey Gieseking, a freshman natural resources and environmental economics major, began her tale, “Our story begins almost 200 years ago, when an inventor named Elisha Otis creates what is dubbed the ‘safety elevator.’” She continued to tell of a girl who took a little longer to move out for the summer than her friends. By the time she left, everyone was gone. She stepped into the elevator and never left because no one was around to hear her cries for help. Or so the story goes.

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Board of Regents discusses ‘plus one’ benefits Riley Johnson Daily Nebraskan

University of Nebraska President J.B. Milliken proposed an expansion of employee benefits to same-sex partners Friday to increase equality and competitiveness. Under the proposed “employee plus one,” health benefit plan the university would expand coverage eligibility to qualifying unrelated adults, financially interdependent of an NU employee and sharing a household with the employee. The other proposed expansion would extend family coverage for the employee, partner and their dependent children. “We believe that our employees ought to be treated equitably and fairly regardless of their household situation,” Milliken said at the University of Nebraska Board of Regents’ meeting. If approved, the benefits package proposal could extend coverage to up to 200 employees, according

to studies by David Lechner, NU vice president for business and finance. Lechner said cost estimates for the proposal ranged from $750,000 to $1.5 million or up to 1 percent of the university’s $120 million in annual health insurance costs. But without partner benefits, Milliken and other NU administrators said the university will struggle to reach its future ambitions and keep up with the competition. “Now that we’re in the Big Ten it makes the absence of these benefits more visible to the marketplace,” University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman said. With a “plus-one” benefits policy, University of Nebraska schools would join the other 11 Big Ten universities, NU’s peer institutions and more than 300 universities that offer partner benefits, he said. Perlman and the other three chancellors support “employee plus one.” The UNL Faculty Senate and

ASUN, along with the other three faculty senates and the UNO and UNK student governments have passed resolutions calling for the proposal. Several board members also expressed their support, while others said they need more information. Regent Randy Ferlic, of Omaha, said while he agrees with principles behind Milliken’s proposal, he wants to see the dollars and cents end of the proposal. “What’s the algorithm?” Ferlic asked. For Ferlic and several other regents, the issue is not homosexuality, but rather how the board would pay for the benefits extension. But Peter Smagaca 62-yearold maintenance worker at Omaha Christian Academy, argued homosexuality cannot be overlooked. Smagacz does not believe that a university employee’s same-sex partner should receive benefits coverage. Smagacz held up a Bible and asked the board to “send the

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benefits package packing.” The proposal, he said, would violate the traditional values of “conservative” Nebraskans – and do so with taxpayer dollars. “We’re not here to keep up with the Joneses in the Big Ten,” Smagacz said. “We’re here to educate the children of Nebraska.” Smagacz said he will be present to express his opposition to the proposal when it comes up for a vote. That vote could come as early as Dec. 8, and if approved, coverage would begin July 1, 2012. Overall, Perlman said the lack of partner coverage makes the University of Nebraska look conservative, behind the times and out-of-touch with the mainstream, as public universities in more than 30 states

Board of regents oct. 28 meeting ··Approved $2.2 million in maintenance spending for University Housing and Nebraska Unions ··Approved Elimination of Lentz Center for Asian Culture at UNL (Funding cut in 2011) ··Approved Elimination of Center for Albanian Studies at UNL (Funding cut in 2003) ··Approved Selection of Sinclair Hille Architects to design new East Campus Recreation Center offer partner benefits. Not having the coverage “characterizes (the university) in ways that aren’t essentially true,” Perlman said. Letters and calls regarding the lack of partner benefits to Perlman highlighted why some faculty leave early or never come to UNL. In one letter, Perlman said, a faculty member wrote that he did not remain at the university because high medical costs and a lack of partner coverage forced the faculty member to leave for a better situation. Faculty recruitment also

takes a hit without a “plusone” policy, Perlman said, as many department chairs have lost applicants and potential candidates in need of the policy. Perlman said education and investing in faculty is exactly what this proposal is about. He said if it takes reallocation to get partner benefits, then that’s what needs to happen. This measure, Perlman said, is too important. “Ultimately it ends up with the question, how good of a university do you want to have?” he said.

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Community desk Grad Student Ethics Forum: Controlling the Products of Research when: Monday, Oct. 31, 12:30 p.m. where: Nebraska Union what: Discussion on the ethical dilemmas of controlling the products of research. contact: Steven Swartzer at 402-472-2104 or swartzer@ unlserve.unl.edu

Fall UNL Research Fair when: Wednesday, Nov. 2, all day until Thursday, Nov. 3. where: Nebraska Union what: Presentations and events for students, faculty and staff to interact with national experts in research fields. contact: Karen Underwood at 402-472-0030 or kunderwood1@unl.edu

Y NEBRASKAN Halloween Party hosted by the Kappa Phi Club when: Monday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. where: St. Marks on the Campus what: Party for students to dress up, mingle, carve pumpkins and eat food. contact: Elizabeth Swearngin at 402-936-0257 or pictureframe1991@yahoo. com

WET INK! Concert when: Wednesday, Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. where: Westbrook Music Building, Room 119 what: Concert featuring original compositions by students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Another performance will be at the same time and place on Thursday, Nov. 3. cost: Free and open to the public contact: Mike Edholm at 402-472-6865 or medholm2@unl.edu

Sheldon Young Arts Circle and Lincoln Young Professional Group NetQuirking when: Thursday, Nov. 3, 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. where: Sheldon Museum of Art what: Networking opportunities among artists and students. Phi Delta Theta Phillies when: Thursday, Nov. 3, 9 p.m. where: Phi Delta Theta Chapter House, 1545 R St. what: Fundraiser to benefit the ALS Association. cost: $5 at the door, $4 in advance

MMUNITY DESK Innovation Seminar Series with Shane Farritor when: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 12:30 p.m. where: Jorgensen Hall, Room 110 what: Seminar on how to foster innovation at work and beyond. This session focuses on brainstorming. cost: Free contact: Shane Farritor at sfarritor2@unl.edu E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues: Sandra Postel when: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. where: Lied Center for Performing Arts what: Sandra Postel will lecture on how water rights will affect economic, social and ecological security. contact: Katie Cervantes at 402-472-4747 or enthompson@unl.edu

Innovation Seminar Series with Shane Farritor when: Thursday, Nov. 3, 12:30 p.m. where: Jorgensen Hall, Room 110 what: Seminar on how to foster innovation. This session focuses on “Orbiting the Giant Hairball.” cost: Free contact: Shane Farritor at sfarritor2@unl.edu Workshop: ‘Introduction to Finding Funders’ and ‘Guide to Online Grantseeker Resources’ when: Thursday, Nov. 3, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. where: Love Library South, Library Instruction Room what: Workshops led by Kief Schladweiler that will highlight resources available for grantseeking for nonprofit organizations. contact: Sue Leach at 402472-0703 or sleach1@unl. edu

Heartland Latino Leadership Conference when: Friday, Nov. 4, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. where: Embassy Suites, La Vista, 12520 Westport Parkway what: Conference to encourage leadership among the Latino community. For more information, visit http:// heartlandlatino.org. cost: $50 college student rate, general registration $150 contact: Marisol Rodriguez at 402-472-5222 or mrodriguez2@unl.edu Lecture: ‘Soils of Nebraska’ when: Friday, Nov. 4, 2 p.m. to 2:50 p.m. where: Hardin Hall, Room 228 what: Lecture by Mark Kuzila, professor and director of the Conservation and Survey Division at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s School of Natural Resources. contact: Jim Merchant at 402-472-7531 or jmerchant1@unl.edu

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Lecture: ‘LaserBased Nanofacturing of Electronics and Energy Systems’ when: Friday, Nov. 4, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. where: Jorgensen Hall, Room 151

MMUNITY DESK Russian Club meeting when: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 7 p.m. where: Nebraska Union what: Showing of the film “Mimino.”

what: Lecture by Costas Grigoropoulos from the University of California, Berkeley. contact: Terese Janovec at 402-472-2716 or tjanovec3@ unl.edu

Mathematics Colloquium when: Friday, Nov. 4, 4 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. where: Avery Hall, Room 115 what: Lecture by Mohammad Rammaha. Refreshment served from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Avery Room 348. cost: Free and open to the public contact: Steve Cohn at 402472-7223 or scohn1@math. unl.edu Sheldon First Friday when: Friday, Nov. 4, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. where: Sheldon Museum of Art what: Monthly gallery walk. Opening reception of Omaha Jailbreak exhibit when: Nov. 4, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. where: Screen Ink print studio and art gallery at 416 S. 11 St., downtown Lincoln what: Opportunity to meeting artists of the Omaha Jailbreak exhibit with food, drink, art, live music and live screen printing on T-shirts. Omaha Jailbreak is an exhibit of art by Omaha artists. Occupy UNL’s general assembly when: Friday, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. where: Centennial Mall between R and S streets what: The first general assembly of Occupy UNL. Alpha Xi Delta Karaoke Campout when: Friday, Nov. 4, 9 p.m. where: Alpha Xi Delta Chapter House what: Karaoke and campfire food. Fundraiser to benefit Autism Speaks cost: $4 in advance, $5 at door

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CD Husker Game day Tailgate when: Saturday, Nov. 5, three hours before kickoff. where: Nebraska Union Plaza what: Hotdogs and music hosted by KFRX and the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska. contact: Lane Carr at 402472-2581 or lane.s.carr@ gmail.com 5k for Casa when: Sunday, Nov. 6, 10 a.m. to noon where: East Campus what: Fundraiser for Court Appointed Specialist Advocates. cost: $10 participation for student/UNL faculty, $20 non-UNL participants contact: Rachel Soyland at 605-212-4055 or rachel. soyland@huskers.unl.edu

they work on their Santa Socks project. contact: 402-472-6549 or info@quiltstudy.org A Taste of Africa when: Saturday, Nov. 5, 6 p.m. where: Nebraska Union what: Music and cuisine from Africa. cost: Free to UNL students, $3 non-UNL students. Donations to help famine in Somalia. contact: Mirvat Al-Haj at amirvat@gmail.com NaturePalooza Nebraska when: Sunday, Nov. 6, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. where: Morrill Hall what: Day of hands-on nature science activities. contact: Dana Ludvik at 402472-3779 or dludvik2@unl.edu

Quilts for Community when: Saturday, Nov. 5, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. where: International Quilt Study Center and Museum what: Interact with the Lincoln Quilters Guild as

Enso String Quartet when: Sunday, Nov. 6, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. where: Sheldon Museum of Art what: Performance by the Enso String Quartet.

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Students, UHC clash over antibiotics policy Conor dunn daily nebraskan

When Kaylee Hintz, a freshman art major, came to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, getting a cold wasn’t one of her biggest concerns. But when she did and needed to go to the University Health Center, instead of receiving medication to help with her illness she left only with disappointment. “It was very obvious that I was sick and needed some kind of prescription to get better,” Hintz said. “The health center said I could just get over it with at-home

care. So I went to my doctor back at home and he gave me a prescription right away.”

Dr. Nate Haecker, chief of staff at the health center, said it’s difficult to determine whether a patient really needs an antibiotic. “We, as doctors, have to decipher if patients are suffering from viruses, bacteria or allergies,” he said. “It’s not always straight forward.” Haecker said the health center must prescribe by evidence-based guidelines. “The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) have strict guidelines when it comes to prescribing medicine,” he said. “Our intent isn’t to let people suffer. The important thing is that people need to keep coming back if they aren’t getting better.” Morghan Roberts, a freshman general studies major, did come back. Many times. Roberts said she had a sore throat and cough for five weeks before she initially decided to go to the health center. “They wouldn’t give me anything,” Roberts said. “After a week of doing what they told me, I was still getting worse.” Roberts said she went back to the health center and her doctor still wouldn’t prescribe her with medicine.

ANTIBIOTIC MYTHS 1. Antibiotics are used for treatment of colds and flu. truth: All colds and the flu are caused by viruses (not bacteria) so antibiotics will not work. 2. A sore throat always requires antibiotics. The majority of sore throats are caused by viruses, not bacteria.

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3. Antibiotics will help me get better faster. Taking antibiotics for colds and flu will not get rid of bothersome symptoms faster. These illnesses just need to take their toll.

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“After eight weeks of being sick, they gave me a lousy Z-Pak ,” Roberts said. “I finished the antibiotics and was still sick.” Roberts’ illness took a negative turn when she was rushed to the emergency room last Tuesday night. “I was so sick they had me even do a spinal tap looking for meningitis,” she said. “Now I have to take a ton of prescription drugs, because I am so sick and my throat is about swollen shut.” Haecker said that student health is a tough environment to work in because students are coming from all over the nation and other countries. “It’s difficult to please every patient and treat them accustomed to the treatment they’ve received from

their home doctor for years and years,” said Haecker. According to Haecker, physicians are overprescribing their patients with antibiotics. He said that physicians are constrained by time so it’s easier to simply prescribe the patient with an antibiotic as opposed to explaining what they can do to get over their sickness on their own. “Physicians also feel pressure from their patients and to avoid upsetting them, they give them what they want because it’s easier not to argue,” he said. At the health center, the office visit is no charge when someone goes in to the medical clinic, because students pay the cost through their student fees. “It’s a real advantage over

4. There is no harm in taking antibiotics. Giving antibiotics in the absence of invading bacteria is like sending your troops to a battlefield and not finding the enemy so the antibiotic shoots aimlessly, killing the good bacteria in your body.

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5. Antibiotics will always win the battle against bacteria. truth: Some antibiotics will stop working because drug companies can’t invent antibiotics quickly enough. Bacteria are getting smarter quickly, due to overuse and misuse. SOURCE: Askdrsandy.com

any other medical setting in the real world,” said Haecker. “You generally have to pay 100 bucks just to see an outside doctor.” Haecker said things can always change with medicine and that it’s important to establish care with someone the patient can trust.

“We try our best to promote continuity here,” Haecker said. “We definitely care about the patient and we feel bad for the patient, but we have to practice good medicine and follow guidelines.”

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Event celebrates art of ghost storytelling tammy bain daily nebraskan

It was the day before prom and a senior girl in high school needed a dress. After paying her last respects to her neighbor at the mortuary, she noticed the dead body of a girl about her age. She was wearing a white, beautiful dress. The girl decided to take it, but the dress was under a curse. The girl whom she stole it from awoke, alive once again. But the thief died slowly. Her pleas of innocence and remorse went unheard. The last thing the girl heard, before the last mounds of dirt were shoveled onto her grave, sealing her fate, was “I wonder who stole the dress.” Nobody ever knew. Friday night was a story telling, not for children, but for adults. The event’s website recommended all attendees to be 12 years old or older. Storyteller Deborah Woracek’s story was featured at the Spooky Stories For Adults, held by the Nebraska StoryArts Friday night at Fontenelle Forest Nature Center, in Bellevue. “There’s so many stories

for little kids around the area at this time, we thought, ‘We’ve got to meet the needs for everyone,’” Donnis Arens, president of Nebraska StoryArts, said. This also helped storytellers to prepare their content without the worries of scaring a child, and attendees could enjoy stories without wondering about their children’s reactions, Arens said. The two-hour event, in its 11th year, had seven presenters total. Although Woracek’s story is fiction, Arens said at least one of the seven stories was true. She said while many stories build off an element of truth, a story can be distorted each time it’s passed down. “Every time you hear it, you might hear it a little differently,” she said. The tellers, all volunteers for Nebraska StoryArts, spent all year preparing for this and similar events, which all feature storytelling for public audiences, Arens said. This event followed the September Moonshell Storytelling Festival at Mahoney State Park. Arens said Halloween being so close creates the perfect time for storytelling, and Woracek agreed. She

spoke of the phases kids go through, wanting to dress up in costumes such as fairies before taking an interest in scarier costumes. “Now, the older kids get into the ghoulish stuff, too,” she said. Woracek said it’s becoming more popular for those kids as well as adults to attend storytelling events, where they can find the modern ghoulish trends like voodoo zombie powers. “Storytelling is one of the oldest art forms there is,” she said. Arens said the Spooky Stories event featured tellers from ages 23 all the way to 70. While London Holmgren, a senior at Papillion-LaVista High School in Omaha, didn’t narrate at this year’s Spooky Stories, he did tell stories at other events and attends nearly all of them. Holmgren’s mother sparked his interest into StoryArts, which led him to decide it was something he’d like to try for himself. After attending a workshop for kids interested in storytelling, he was hooked. Holmgren admitted that most of his peers don’t participate in this form of “art.”

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Maureen Korte from Des Moines shares a spooky tale at the Fontenelle Forest Nature Center in Bellevue, Nebraska on Oct., 28, 2011. The story’s characters where Irish so Korte told the story with an accent in order to further entertain listeners. “Even speech kids and drama kids are more interested in their play rather than storytelling,” he said. Yet Holmgren’s friends know of his storytelling hobby, and some have even joined him in Nebraska StoryArts. He sees teenagers

attend StoryArts’ events, he said, though they are often a little younger. Holmgren enjoyed the event’s setup — a small, intimate atmosphere — and that the event gained a few more storytellers from last year.

This wasn’t the first time Omaha resident Lori Huebert attended the Spooky Stories event. “I get lost in the stories,” Huebert said with a wideeyed grin.

in the pub and more from the Courtyard residence hall. However, these stories have been going around for a long time, because of oral tradition. Brady Swope, a sophomore general studies major, loved the tour. “It’s sweet,” he said. “Need I say more?” While he said there were some scary parts, he said it’s more that they’re scary stories he’ll think about afterward.

Kennedy said in her thesis, “There is nothing like a good ghost story; a tale so chilling and realistic that you can’t stop thinking about it – for hours, weeks, months or in some cases, years.” The tour guides of Neihardt must have had the intended effect on Swope. His friend Nicholas Shaneyfelt, a sophomore actuarial science major , was a little more critical that Swope. “The majority of it was not

very scary,” he said. The stories themselves may or may not be true. “There are a handful that can’t be disproven,” Walling said, but not saying any more than that. It might just be that until you feel a cold hand on your neck, or see your shades rush shut, you will never really know the secrets that lie in wait in Neihardt Hall.

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haunted: from 1 As the tourists made their way through the hallways of the residence hall, they heard many gruesome tales. In the Raymond third-floor lounge, Kelsey Deabler, a junior Spanish major , told of one of Neihardt’s more popular ghosts: Sarah, a student who supposedly died in Raymond when it was a hospital during the influenza epidemic in the 1920s. While this makes for a good story, Kennedy disproved part of the story. Raymond never served as a hospital. But during the epidemic, Neihardt housed many ailing coeds. Dexter Ott, a sophomore marketing and management major, told of a girl who

brought a doll to school with her. She loved the doll so much until one night it started scratching across the floor toward her. Eventually, her boyfriend threw the doll down the trash chute. The scratches from the doll can supposedly be seen under the carpeting from the chute to the girl’s bed. Travis Barrett, a freshman pre-architecture major, told of a room in Neihardt that is known to have electronics turn on randomly. Bridget Jones, a junior actuarial science major, told of her character’s loneliness and eventual suicidal end in the Neihardt courtyard. Another story was about the pentagram written in

goat’s blood on the walls of a storage room in the basement. It is said that to this day the blood shows up through the paint. Yet another told of a community security officer meeting his untimely end in the boiler room. For the last tale, Derek Shafer, a senior biological systems engineering major, emerged from a coffin in the basement of Neihardt, representing a coffin that was found in Neihardt’s basement by maintenance workers years ago. These aren’t the only tales Neihardt has to offer. In Kennedy’s thesis, she offers up a handful more: a floating staircase, strange movements

COSTUMES: from 1 drunk and kind of poke fun at it when it’s not a really funny issue,” Jones said. Jones has seen the headdresses in costume shops as well as headbands, bow and arrow and fake leather outfits. Those costumes don’t bother her, because it’s something in the mainstream culture that she cannot control. “I don’t get offended anymore because it’s happened

for so long and I’ve seen it so many times,” Jones said. To avoid wearing a stereotypical costume, Jones said to keep in mind who you will be around and who you’re going to represent and to keep in mind other people’s cultures and feelings. “There’s millions of other things you can be instead of just being lazy and wearing a sombrero, poncho or a

feather,” Jones said. Dailey gave similar advice. “When you go to the store to pick up a Halloween costume this year, or even next year, just reconsider what you’re doing,” Dailey said. “Is this affecting an entire population? And if so, are you still going to go ahead and do it?” franniesprouls@ dailynebraskan.com

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Racially offensive College education trumped by Internet costumes are never acceptable Halloween is one of the only times of the year when it’s acceptable to be something you’re not. It’s an opportunity to take on a new character. It’s a chance to exercise creativity. It’s a reason to try something new. What it shouldn’t be, however, is an excuse to propagate racial stereotypes. The Daily Nebraskan wants to remind students to be aware of costumes that could be construed as offensive. Many popular costumes can also be unintentionally mocking a culture. A race or heritage is not a costume. It is an identity. Sure, throwing on a sombrero and carrying around some maracas may be convenient. And it may be fun. But it’s not a costume. It’s someone’s culture. Dressing up like a Native American, donning a sari, throwing on a kimono – these are all costumes objectifying racial background. It’s easy to forget. It’s easy to turn a blind eye. But there is no excuse for ridiculing someone’s culture, intentional or not. There are plenty of costumes that aren’t offensive. Animals, movie characters and inanimate objects provide a wide array of non-offensive ideas. Being aware doesn’t mean your creativity is stifled. In fact, it probably welcomes more opportunities to be unique. Whatever your Halloween plans, don’t be insensitive with your costume choices. Be smart. And be conscientious.

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In Michael Crichton’s 1990 bestseller “Jurassic Park,” entrepreneur John Hammond laments an excess of universityimposed restrictions on learning. Why, wonders Hammond, should interested persons be tethered by required courses, rigid learning outcomes and grant applications when all they really want are the time and resources to push the boundaries of human knowledge? In the book, Hammond’s pursuit of academic freedom ended as hors d’oeuvres for hungry dinosaurs. But the message of Crichton’s novel is not lost: Human knowledge changes faster than the university system – and such an argument is as relevant today as ever. Fast forward from 1990 to 2011, when the online Khan Academy, developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technologygraduate Salman Khan, provides more than 2,000 free lectures on everything from economics to biology. It’s 2011, when peer-reviewed Wikipedia references are more current than the newest edition of your $200 science textbook. And it’s 2011, when this country’s foremost intellectuals discuss their newest book at the notice of an email. Indeed, through the Internet, interested persons can browse their passions untethered by ACE learning outcomes, money or any other learning obstacles. As such, we’re rapidly approaching a time when the best medical or political theorist will not be shoehorned through the university system, but will be selftaught through the Internet and its seemingly unlimited access to both new information and passionate colleagues. And when that time comes, there will be less justification for the pay-to-learn university system than for that metal tree by Andrews Hall. For instance, can the inane ritual of purchasing a textbook really be justified when all of the book’s information is free and more easily accessible online? Can we justify trillions in student loans to learn from experts when experts of equal quality teach and write free papers online? Apologists for the current system will surely say that we’re not paying only to learn but to be certified to learn. But of what does this certification consist? It can hardly consist of any more than recognition that certain exams were passed and papers written. Such a system could obviously exist without the trillion-dollar college infrastructure, and such a system

David Logan would certainly be more fair to the impoverished who struggle to pay for college in the first place. What’s more, compared to the Internet, the state of knowledge in colleges and universities changes slower than the world’s fastest geriatric slug. When new intellectual theory is expounded, how quickly will it gain the endorsement of book companies that hold contracts to replace outdated material? When will the new theory be endorsed by tenured professors whose dissertations and research are based on old ideas? The Internet allows for the rapid diffusion of new material with few of these roadblocks imposed by colleges and universities. And the Internet allows people to learn at their own pace. There are some University of Nebraska-Lincoln professors, like associate professor of philosophy Harry Ide and assistant professor of economics Carlos Asarta, who express a nearly limitless enthusiasm for teaching. But we have to assume even these people occasionally grow weary of explaining Plato’s allegory of the cave or the effect of a subsidy on pure competition. And keep in mind, I only mention our best professors, not the person who never responds to student emails and holds Ferris Beuller-like office hours. The Internet provides a free, endlessly patient and constantly updated resource. But oh, some academics will whine, don’t you know that anyone can post anything online? Where are the MLA citations? We ought to recognize how weak these objections to the Internet’s content really are. The Internet’s content is increasingly written by qualified individuals (Khan, for instance, holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT). Articles on the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, for instance, are

written by professional philosophers and are competitive with any current writings on the subject. However, I think the objection regarding Internet content mostly boils down to an extremely condescending attitude toward non-academics. “I’m smart enough,” think some academics, “to know the difference between real research and things that are made up, but not these other people who easily will be suckered by bad information.” The fact is that anyone truly passionate for the truth of psychology, engineering or mathematics will be just as critical of an Internet source as one with an official degree. To think otherwise is elitist. So in what does the justification for college lie? We can’t say that we’re here to learn from the experts, when the same experts author the Internet’s intellectual content and we’re only an email away from the foremost intellectuals in the country. We can’t say that we learn best with rigid requirements and certifications, when the same requirements and certifications could be met at a fraction of the cost online. College ought to increasingly serve the function of teaching technical expertise. I want my dentist to have experience filling cavities. But there is no reason in 2011 that people who want to push forward humanities, social sciences or even hard sciences need to pay to learn and be certified. Other than specializing in technical expertise, what other purpose can college serve that the information superhighway can’t? My view is that in the future, college will serve only an aesthetic function. We’re here to meet friends, lovers and tear down goalposts. We’re here to enjoy a beautiful autumn night and kiss someone in front of that freaking metal tree by Andrews Hall. But we can recognize those things are still possible with a radical restructuring of the way we learn. I say down with bookstore contracts, down with ACE requirements and down with the near-universal assumption that a piece of paper is the Lombardi Trophy of human knowledge. Given our current access to the cuttingedge, John Hammond’s argument from “Jurassic Park” is as strong as ever. And college is going the way of the dinosaurs.

david logan is a non-degree seeking graduate student. reach him at davidlogan@ dailynebraskan.com.

Imaginative, tasteful costumes essential for true festivity

You can count on Halloween to be a pumpkin-carving skank parade, complete with candy from strangers. What’s not to love? It’s a day of socially accepted debauchery, and the only day of the year I feel absolutely no guilt for eating eight types of chocolate in one sitting. Of course, it’s about more than gluttony and sex appeal. Halloween is also about creativity. And that’s where many adults do the holiday an injustice. I have a few suggestions as to how the mundane grown-up can rediscover Halloween in all its trick-or-treating glory. Feel free to let your inner child run rampant! Love video games like I do? Dress up as your favorite characters. My Super Mario Bros. costume was hardly difficult to assemble. Red cap: check. Blue suspenders: check. Plain red T-shirt (a Huskers shirt turned inside-out): check. Feel free to get a group together! This not only boosts the creativity, but makes it more fun for yourself and spectators. Sure, Mario was pretty cool

solo, but finding someone to be your Yoshi gives you that “dynamic duo” factor. I went to a “Naughty Nurse” party this weekend, and it reminded me how great theme parties can be. Once again, the group factor makes it that much more entertaining. Don’t be afraid to be artsy and use some paint. Normal paint, body paint and/or face paint: it all has potential. I have a group of friends who went out as Jackson Pollock paintings. Step one: buy a plain white T-shirt. Step two: splatter paint on white shirt. Step three: wait for paint to dry. You are now walking abstract art. Body paint is your next option. Many men get so hyped up to use body paint for Husker games. Why not use it on the one day EVERYONE, not just football fans, will look ridiculous? You need ideas for body paint? Here are a few: 1. Superheroes: Find the appropriate color of Speedo (their costumes usually look like underwear outside the pants anyway). Wear the

Damien Croghan Speedo on its own or on top of a pair of compression shorts. Find a cape. Paint your torso to match your favorite comic book character. Ta-da! 2. Army men/toy soldiers: You need a lot of green body paint. Next, buy some green army helmets. Have a few water guns lying around? If not, run to the toy section of a department store and buy a few. Spray paint them green. 3. Blue Man Group: Think about it. 4. Smurf: White pants. Blue torso. White cap. Voila! As much as I love body paint, I need to warn those who are thinking

about using face paint. I dressed up as Pikachu (the iconic Pokémon). I bought a plain yellow shirt from Hobby Lobby, wore black Under Armour as pants, and found a Pikachu ear/tail set at Hot Topic. Frustrated that everyone thought I was a bumblebee instead of an electric rodent, I painted my face yellow. The paint flaked off, especially around my mouth. I was accidently sipping paint chips that fell into my drink. An unfortunate crackled mess was left on my chin and cheeks. My next warning goes out to girls who believe “festive” is synonymous with “looking like a streetwalker.” Girls, stop looking like a slut for sake of looking like a slut! At least make a statement of it (for example, being a slutty nun is ironic). I’m not saying to refrain from wearing a short skirt. Just try a little harder. There’s a fine line between a sexy costume and one with consistent wardrobe malfunctions. If your outfit could pass as lingerie for a pirate, don’t call it a pirate costume. There are also plenty of ways to

make great costumes of female-empowering figures. I saw a Rosie the Riveter outfit that was cute and not entirely objectifying. Another trend I’ve noticed is the guy-costume-turned-girl-costume. The coolest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costume I found wasn’t for men, but for women. There were also costumes that blurred gender entirely. I saw a girl Dr. Horrible (if you have no idea who this is, Google “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”). Need more motivation to dress up? If you’re 21 or older, there are plenty of bars with costume contests. They even offer cash prizes! Granted, winning will probably just cover your costume costs. Still, be festive! Halloween is a Monday this year. That means you can justify going out on a Monday night. How often does that happen?

damien croghan is a senior newseditorial and international studies major. reach him at damiencroghan@ dailynebraskan.com.

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The American tradition that annually thrills candy-hungry children and horror film junkies is certainly not the only incarnation of the day we call Halloween. Sunday afternoon, the Sheldon Museum of Art celebrated the Mexican holiday, Dia de los Muertos. The festivities included Mexican plays, dances, art stations and a plethora of food and music. The Sheldon and the Nebraska Latino American Commission sponsored the event, which ran from noon until 4 p.m. “A lot of people are familiar with Dia de los Muertos, but they haven’t had the opportunity to see a lot of the customs up close,” said Jasel Cantu, the public information officer of the Latino American Commission. “Today is a day for sharing and learning.” The Sheldon foyer was littered with multicolored wreaths of papel picados, which are decorative paper cutouts and commemorate the lives of dead relatives in the Mexican tradition. “The giant papel picados were commissioned by local artists,” said Heather Thomas, a Sheldon board member. “It’s a great way to get the art community involved with this celebration.” These kinds of Mexican folk art are common in most Dia de los Muertos celebrations. The holiday, which Americans liken to Halloween festivities, serves more as a joyous celebration of the lives of dead relatives than anything meant to induce jumps or screams. It is common for families to decorate gravestones and adorn altars with the dead relatives’ favorite snacks and keepsakes. Along with exhibits of Mexican traditions and customs, the guests were treated to traditional music and plays. “We have a mariachi band dressed as skeletons,” Thomas said. “It’s turning out to be a really fun day.” Perhaps the most visually impressive exhibit of the afternoon was the life-size altar, complete with pictures and letters to deceased relatives. The table featured flowers to comfort

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J. Roman Hernandez (right) and fellow mariachi player Shasha Cervantes helped kick off the fifth annual Día de los Muertos, also known as Day of the Dead, celebration at the Sheldon Art Gallery on Oct. 30, 2011. They, along with the other three musicians, wandered the first floor of the art gallery performing their traditional mariachi zapata for visitors. “There are a lot of misconceptions about of diverse ethnicities, religions and ages. the dead, copal pine resin, which served as incense, and water to quench the thirst of this holiday.” Cantu said, “People think these Children were treated to traditional Mexican the dead. Mixed in with these offerings were are pagan traditions, but we’re trying to show cookies and entertained at various art stasome of the dead relatives’ favorite food and people that it’s actually a very Christian holi- tions. drinks, mostly traditional Mexican dishes like day.” dead: see page 6 The crowd at the Sheldon was a meeting corn and tortillas.

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It’s a well-known story: the boundlessly talented and beloved saint with a dark side. Debut novelist Alexander Maksik manages to tell it with a twist, bringing to life William Silver, a magnetic young teacher, whose relationship with a student and personal insecurities push him into a crisis that concerns his devoted students as much as him. Maksik’s first novel, “You Deserve Nothing,” has received widespread acclaim, with critics praising his three-pronged voice (that of Silver and his students, Gilad and Marie) and his manifestation of a Parisian setting that is as sensual as it is sophisticated. Maksik is also the recipient of a Truman Capote Fellowship and currently serves as the provost’s post-graduate writing fellow at the University of Iowa. The Daily Nebraskan caught up with Maksik to discuss the experience of crafting his debut novel, “You Deserve Nothing.”

Daily Nebraskan: I’ll start with the question I always pose to debut novelists: Retrospectively, what’s one element of the “You Deserve Nothing” writing experience that you couldn’t have or didn’t predict beforehand? Alexander Maksik: From the outside, writing seems like such an uncomplicated act, so absent of mystery. You just fill pages with words. Before beginning “You Deserve Nothing,” I’d written some mediocre short fiction and some really grim poetry, so I had a vague sense that writing a novel would be difficult. Still, I had no real understanding of just how difficult it would be, nor did I understand the magic of it. There’s no guide, no map, no instruction manual. So you’re obligated to make 1,000 decisions – decisions about everything from voice to which way a character turns at the end of a street. I found all of those decisions exhausting and frightening, but I also found after a while that even my characters’ smallest decisions had an internal logic, and in the end that’s the most magical thing

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about writing fiction. DN: With respect to the three different voices (Will’s, Gilad’s and Marie’s), how did you prepare yourself to write in each? Did they require physical distance in the writing process? For example, was one day devoted to writing in one voice or could you alternate on a whim? AM: I thought about those characters constantly. This is something else I learned, by the way. Writing does not mean typing. Writing includes wandering, and sitting and staring. I think this is why writing is so exhausting – because it doesn’t end when you get up from your desk. My first draft included

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Happy birthday to Lincoln. Armed with glittery stickers, party hats and a cupcake maker, the artists of the Super Suite 16 are ready to celebrate with anyone and everyone on First Friday. This coming Friday, the gallery will be featuring the work of Neil Orians, a senior art major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and columnist for the Daily Nebraskan. The Super Suite 16 studio is the newest addition to the Parrish Project. The project, located above Duffy’s, contains multiple studios, galleries and shops. “It’s not very structured, and that’s the whole idea of an art space,” said Jim Stevens, the property manager of the Parrish Project. “You’ve got to let the artists do what they’re going to do.” So far, Dakk Thompson, a freshman graphic design major at Southeast Community College, Jake McKenzie, a senior art major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nick Werkmeister, a senior art major at UNL and Danny Sullivan, a senior art major at UNL, are taking that advice to heart with art that’s both eclectic and unconventional. The quartet rent Suite 16 from the Parrish Project. When it’s not displaying work on First Friday, the space becomes a studio not only for the four artists, but also for their friends. Inspiration for the name came from none other than the television series “My Super Sweet 16.” Sullivan said he jokingly suggested their studio be named after the show, and to his surprise, the other three agreed. “It really beats all of the convoluted names,” Thompson said. All they needed were some decorations and a cake – or cupcakes. The door to Super Suite 16

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is decorated with glittery cupcake stickers, and every First Friday the entire studio is decorated similarly. “We’re big fans of stickers here,” McKenzie said. “We have glitter stickers. We’ve got rainbow stickers.” All decorations tend to be pink, according to McKenzie. But the party is not limited to decorations – beer and cupcakes are also served, and the four are debating whether or not to purchase Hannah Montana sparkling juice for kids passing through. “People do like the smell of cupcakes,” said Werkmeister. “We found that out.” The party theme helps to mitigate the edge of professionalism and provides a level of comfort and accessibility for guests of the studio. “I feel like a lot of art spaces (and) galleries are kind of intimidating.” Werkmeister said. “I would like to say it’s not as formal as everyone else’s … a place where you don’t have to be quiet.” Last month, the four held

their debut First Friday show to display pieces of their own work. Each of the Super Suite 16 guys brings a different style of work to the gallery. Sullivan, who will have his work featured in December, focuses on abstraction in his paintings. He’s partial to largescale paintings, but is currently working on some smallerscale creations. “My work is generally about decay and rebirth,” he said. “I try to visualize the battle between humankind and nature.” Thompson’s work will be featured in January. He focuses on creating blackand-white comic book-style artwork. At his upcoming show, he will not only have individual pages and pieces on display, but he will also be selling his comic book. McKenzie is not only a painter, but also a printmaker. His watercolors focus on

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What if a Post-It note had the ability to change your life? For one of the writers of the “Post-It Note Diaries” this what-if question became a reality when an unusual note from his boss forever altered the course of his future. The “Post-It Note Diaries” is a collection of 20 autobiographical stories from 20 authors, each one unique in its own way. Some of these stories are strange and funny, like “The Four-Minute Drug,” by Starlee Kine, in which the author experiences a bad trip with her underachieving, towelfolding, pillowcase-wearing friend, Dave. Others are just downright strange, though there’s a strong enough presence of common and relatable anecdotes throughout the prose. The strangest aspect of the book is not the stories it contains, but the unusual way it is illustrated. Each narrative is paired with a corresponding Post-It illustration, provided by Arthur Jones, who also edited the collection. This creates the feeling of a

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comic strip or graphic novel made of Post-It notes, with the words appearing below the picture instead of inside the illustration. The comic book ambiance will surely appeal to college students – the combination of adult writing and lively,

engaging visuals bring the characters to life (in black and yellow, that is). The collection’s only drawback might be that Jones’ superb illustrations occasionally overshadow the writing they are meant to complement. rachelstaats@ dailynebraskan.com

first friday: from 5 surrealist themes. “(With) my prints, it’s more about risk,” he said. His show will consist of a series of pieces that people are able to buy. There is a catch, however: customers don’t know which piece they will end up taking home because he has covered them with an ink they must scratch away to see the image beneath. Werkmeister is the only artist who will not feature much of his work at the gallery. The sculptor mainly works with metal, and is currently focusing his work on cast metal. “I guess what I’m interested in art is formal qualities of art,” he said. “Not necessarily

any deeper meaning to it – just the formal way things look.” Each month, they plan to feature either their own work individually or allow another local artist to have a show at Super Suite 16. They have all displayed their work in shows other than their own, but didn’t like the hassle that came with different galleries. Often, there were stipulations on how pieces have to be displayed. “You spend half the time making frames and not the artwork,” said McKenzie. The four artists decided it was time to change that. “You pretty much just stick

your stuff on the wall,” McKenzie said. True to the name of the gallery, First Fridays at the upstart location are one big party. They said the crowd started out very formal during their inaugural show. However, as the night continued, it turned increasingly rowdy. They laughed as they recalled that some people were even shotgunning beers. “It did get wild in here,” Thompson said. “I guess we don’t have that code that other people have.” And this coming Friday is expected to top the last. “Cupcakes, birthday hats, good art, good times,” McKenzie said. “You’re invited to your own birthday party.” katienelson@ dailynebraskan.coM

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“The kids are having a great time.” Thomas said. “I saw the children making some beautiful tissue flowers, and they seem to love the different exhibits.” The traditional snacks were a hit with the entire crowd. The “bread of the dead” and the skull cookies were certainly a favorite, and the spiced hot chocolate and chips and salsa seemed equally as popular. The event, which celebrated its fifth year yesterday, continues to achieve the goal of both the Sheldon and Latino American Commission organizers to educate the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Lincoln communities in traditionally rich history and culture.

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Puerto Rico in the 1960s was not all salsa dancing and fancy cigars. There were fights to be fought and stories to be told. “The Rum Diary” illustrates the life of American journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp), who takes a job at a run-down newspaper, the San Juan Star. Hoping to find his own writing voice, Kemp inevitably falls into the tailspin of relaxation depicted by the film as characteristic of many other Puerto Rico residents. The film’s director, Bruce Robinson, couldn’t seem to make up his mind. The film has enough variety to brush the surface of several different genres – historical biography, comedy, love story and journalistic memoir. However, the lack of depth leaves viewers confused about Hunter S. Thompson’s original message (in the novel on which the film is based). The acting however, is impressive. As usual, Depp’s acting is spot on. He brings some appealing confusion to Kemp’s character, the speaker of such lines as, “I don’t know how to write like me.” Robinson’s supporting cast is strong, too, for the most part. Aaron Eckhart plays the greedy Sanderson, a business man and Kemp’s fellow journalist. Starting out cheerfully and pleasantly, Sanderson develops a cynical side later in the movie. Michael Rispoli brings to life Sala, the staff photographer

and Kemp’s roommate. When Sala and Kemp trip on LSD, Rispoli’s character turns into an unexpected hallucination. Amber Heard’s appearance as Chenault, Sanderson’s fiancée and Kemp’s love interest, is boring and predictable in comparison to the acting of her colleagues. The cinematography is appealing in many ways. The beaches are beautiful, the fight scenes ferocious. The clothing worn by Depp and his associates accurately portray the time period – a time when journalists puffed on cigars in the office. But despite a strong effort from the cast, this movie was doomed from the very beginning. Even an actor with Depp’s critical and commercial resume can’t save the scattered and boring plot. Whether it is Thompson’s writing or director

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Robinson’s adaptation, the source remains uncertain, but the result remains the same. Kemp’s life appears nothing, if not uneventful. Fans of Thompson’s “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”: don’t get your hopes up. The lack of a reliable story line will leave you grappling for any resolution to a number POST-IT NOTE of lackluster conflicts. Unless you plan on moving to DIARIES Puerto Rico or developing a Arthur Jones drinking problem, this movie Plume Publishing isn’t worth your time or your $14.99 money.

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Malleability of writing evokes genuine terror Chance SolemPfeifer The magic of “Calvin & Hobbes” is two-fold. The first fold is that it’s great in every single way. There’s treasure everywhere, as they say. The second is Calvin’s persistent state of fancy. That pointy-haired little fella boasts what my father calls (and he coined the term and also he could beat up your dad) a “vivid imagination.” With Calvin, it’s everything from dinosaurs, to vengeful deities to Spaceman Spiff. Certainly Bill Watterson’s drawings are some of the most sophisticated and recognizable in Sunday comic history, but what I’ve always found more valuable than the illustrator’s impressions is the idea of that deplorable, heightchallenged child creating these vivid dream worlds in his own cactus-shaped head. After all, what moves us, scares us and elates us most, I would argue, is that which we produce in our minds. What I suppose I’m advocating for here is putting a high premium on the power of the imagination, especially when it comes to what we of elementary vocabulary call “scary books.” It is that time of year after all, when we’re confronted with some of the goriest, most harrowing images that the cinema realm can provide: Busta

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Rhymes almost being eviscerated by Michael Myers, and who could forget when Paul Rudd was almost eviscerated by Michael Myers? I’m sweating just thinking about it. But look, I’m joking. If we’re talking about genuine fear, there’s no room for that kind of humor. These tales of terror have so much more impact when we’re left to our own devices – the devices that literature so often allows us to retain possession of. Take Thomas Harris’ “Hannibal” for instance. It’s widely considered the weakest effort in Harris’ hallmark serial killer novels that gave us Dr. Hannibal Lecter. I remember a friend reading it in high school and citing bouts of terror stricken insomnia for days after the fact. I’m confident if I were to sit down with this same friend and watch Ridley Scott’s 2001 film adaptation, we’d be absent of nightmares, though Gary Oldman’s face was way messed up. No doubt. As long as we’re on Thomas Harris, I’ve heard multiple times that “Red Dragon” is one of the most terrifying fictive profiles of a serial killer imaginable. People have gone so far as to tell me “don’t read it,” if you don’t want nightmares. But adapt it to film and it’s Ed Norton with a migraine and Ralph Fiennes doing his best impression of a brick wall. Sweet tat, though. No matter how much detail an author gives us – no matter how formed of a cake they hand us, we still have to frost it ourselves and that’s where things get bone-chilling. We imagine dim lighting, we imagine floorboards creaking, we hear ominous

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breath and see shadows. And we can’t fail in these pursuits like a bad movie can. If we want to frighten ourselves, we will. The subconscious and the imagination don’t believe in half-assing it. But most vitally we see ourselves in these books. You and I are easily insertable characters when we’re not presented with an inflexible film interpretation. There’s no Busta Rhymes or comical figure to lighten the mood and say, “Hey, man, I hope that guy who raps the bridge in Luther Vandross’ ‘Lovely Day (Part 2)’ doesn’t die.” I could be Will Graham about to suffer a fate worse than death. I know that I, as the reader, don’t envision an intense scene in literature in the third person. It’s me in the fray. It seems that writing in this way succeeds precisely because of its limits. Without limits, we enter the realm of CGI and countless sequels and the ability to inadvertently show our hand without the proper peremptory flirtation. Last week I harped on pacing. What could be more important in a frightening narrative? Don’t show me the shark in the first scene (kudos, Peter Benchley) and don’t try and scare me so much that I can’t scare myself when I flip off the lights and watch the shadow of my apartment crawl.

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Maksik: from 5 only the voices of Will and Gilad and in the case of those two I wrote one and then the other. I alternated between the voices. I found that the real luxury of writing multiple voices lies in the possibility of change. When I didn’t know where to go with one, I could just leave him on the street somewhere and start working away on the other. So that’s how I wrote the first draft – Gilad until I was tired of Gilad, Will until I was tired of Will. Marie, on the other hand, I wrote all at once over the course of a few weeks. But again, I was thinking about her all along so when I finally sat down to type, I felt very well prepared. I don’t know where she came from exactly – her voice, her family, her life at home, her point of view. It was a mess at first, but there was something about her that felt right to me from the start. DN: I felt an overt theme in the novel was the cracks that show themselves whenever

we idealize a person, but perhaps more interesting, was the way Will idealized himself. AM: It’s interesting that you read the novel that way. I’m not sure I agree though that Will idealizes himself. In fact, I think one of Will’s great flaws is that he’s incapable of ever seeing himself as having value. He’s certainly capable of seeing the way he’s perceived. He knows that he’s adored, knows that he’s idealized, but there’s an important distinction between knowing you’re a hero to others and believing you’re heroic. DN: In considering that a great many of your readers have neither visited nor lived in Paris, was there a specific setting element or two you felt was paramount in helping your readers “get” Paris? AM: Regardless of whether someone has lived in Paris, I assume the city exists in the consciousness of most readers. It is a mythic place and its very name inspires all variety

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Nebraska 24, Michigan State 3 story by doug burger | photo by kaylee everly Nebraska runs 58 times and Burkhead scores three touchdowns as Huskers grab a leg up in Legends Division

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Two plays. That’s all the time Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead missed after having to be helped off the field because of cramps in both of his legs. He didn’t waste any time getting back into the action. On his first play back, Burkhead scored on a 27-yard reception from Taylor Martinez. “Unless he’s on crutches, he’s going to be out there,” NU coach Bo Pelini said. “He’s gonna be out there fighting.” Burkhead’s score put Nebraska up 24-3 and the Huskers went on to defeat Michigan State by that score Saturday in Lincoln. NU now is in a three-way tie atop the Legends Division with Michigan and Michigan State at 3-1. The Huskers now hold the head-to-head tiebreaker against the Spartans and a Nov. 19 matchup against the Wolverines is still to come. “We weren’t perfect by any means,” Pelini said, “but that was a tremendous effort by our football team and I’m proud of them. We’ve got a long way to go. We’ve got a lot out ahead of us.” Coming into the game, Michigan State’s defense was regarded as one of the best in the nation. The Huskers were expecting the game to be dominated by physical play on both sides of the ball. “We figured it was going to be a 15-round bout,” NU offensive coordinator Tim Beck said. “It wasn’t going to be a oneswing hit and knock them out.” Nebraska held a 10-3 lead at halftime despite having zero yards in the passing game. Burkhead carried the ball 17 times in the first 30 minutes and had the lone score – a 1-yard touchdown run. The Huskers came out of the locker room and completely dominated the third quarter. NU held the ball for 11:23 and turned its seven-point lead into a 21-point lead. The first drive of the half traveled 80 yards on 14 plays and took 5:33 off the clock. Nebraska was 3-for-3 on third down and the drive finished with another Burkhead 1-yard score. “It was big to come out and show them that we’re about business,” receiver Brandon Kinnie said.

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Jeff Packer Nebraska’s game against Ohio State was largely comparable to the Missouri game from 2009. Frequent spats of rain and a comeback for the ages. Well, another 2011 contest now has similarities to yet another game against the Tigers. Last season, Missouri knocked off the formerly unbeaten No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners a week before rolling into Lincoln. The Tigers had played one of the best and most complete games in the Gary Pinkel era and “controlled their own destiny” in the Big 12 North. One problem: they didn’t plan on Nebraska. Neither did Michigan State. The Huskers were ready for the Spartans, who looked to still be caught up on their win from last weekend. In a bout billed to decide the Legends Division, the Huskers reigned supreme, controlling every facet of the game. They made statements to the league and the nation that this won’t be any throwaway first season in the conference. It wasn’t always pretty, but now it’s Nebraska that has power regarding its own future. Combine the events in Lincoln with other happenings around the league and the Big Ten has turned into a debacle that looks to be headed for an exciting finish. For the Leaders, Wisconsin’s loss to an inspired Ohio State made the Badgers look human. Penn State took care of business in wintery conditions and improved to 8-1. With only three games Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead celebrates with tight end Ben Cotton after Burkhead scored on a 27-yard reception to give the Huskers a 24-3 lead in the third quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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When Austin Cassidy ran off the field for the last time Saturday after the defense had stonewalled Michigan State again, coach Bo Pelini was waiting for him. Pelini grabbed the senior and said, “That’s what happens when you prepare the way you should every week!” Several players and coaches said Saturday’s dominant effort was due to preparation. Cassidy said based on the Spartans’ formation and the down and distance, the Blackshirts basically knew what play they’d see. “We knew exactly what they were doing the entire time,” he said. “There were no surprises for us today.” The defensive effort in the 24-3 victory was reminiscent of previous Husker units that bludgeoned opponents and kept them from sniffing the end zone. That kind of play had been missing for much of the year, as opponents were scoring more than 27 points per game after NU’s first six contests.

The defense stiffened against Minnesota, but with the Golden Gophers’ inept offense, supremacy was expected. “Everybody wanted to temper what we did last week and say, ‘Oh, it was Minnesota,’” defensive coordinator Carl Pelini said. “The truth of the matter is we’ve been practicing well and playing well since the bye week. I kept telling our guys we’re ready to take the jump now. We’ve just got to put it on the field on Saturday. “I wasn’t surprised by how we played today. I really kind of expected it after the last few weeks of practices we’ve had.” Safety Daimion Stafford said he believes the defensive mindset changed even before the bye week, saying it started during the comeback against Ohio State. “After Wisconsin, we had a lot to prove and coach said we had to get our swagger back,” he said. “I think it started during the second half of Ohio State and it just carried on.” The Huskers’ confidence

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NU defensive end Cameron Meredith (34) attempts to bring down Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins Saturday. swelled after a couple solid performances, and Michigan State couldn’t find any answers. A week after throwing for 290 yards and three touchdowns against Wisconsin, quarterback Kirk Cousins suffered through an 11-for-27 passing performance, throwing for just 86 yards.

NU employed a different strategy with its defensive linemen in third-and-long situations. Though the same personnel were in the game, all four linemen stood up. Cousins couldn’t solve the

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Well, the dream run has ended. Nebraska entered this weekend 10-0 in the Big Ten Conference, but the Huskers knew it would be difficult to win on the road against two ranked teams. And for the first time in its short history as a member of the Big Ten, NU lost a match to a conference opponent, falling to No. 8 Penn State 3-1 on Saturday and dropping to 11-1 in conference play. In front of a live television audience on the Big Ten Network, NU dropped the first two sets 17-25 and 15-25. The Huskers bounced back and won set three 25-17, but it was too little, too late and PSU went on to win the fourth and final set 17-25.

In that final set, with the score 24-17, Nittany Lions sophomore setter Micha Hancock lined up behind the line to serve the ball to the Huskers. She threw the ball into the air and rocketed it at the Huskers on the opposite end of the court. The shot blistered over the net and past the front row of Huskers in a spot where nobody could get to it. Hancock ended the match on a service ace. It was her sixth of the match and Penn State’s ability to serve capped its upset victory. Going into the match, Nebraska was first in the Big Ten in serves received with a .952 reception percentage. PSU didn’t take that into consideration at the service line, as the

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volleyball: from 8 Nittany Lions came out firing and earned nine aces on the night. “Penn State had some highrisk, high-reward servers,” NU assistant coach Dan Meske said. “And for the most part, all of them were on their A-game. “We give Penn State credit for coming out there and serving relentlessly against us.” The No. 1 Huskers were able to take care of No. 23 Ohio State Friday night. Nebraska dropped the first set 19-25, hitting only .061. But NU came roaring back winning the following sets 2522, 25-19 and 25-17, hitting a combined .345 in those final three sets. And Nebraska was happy with the result. The game was a seesaw battle with nine lead changes and 16 ties, but the pacing of the game taught Nebraska something about itself, Brooke Delano said. “After any point win or lose you have to come together as a team,” the middle blocker said. “That’s what a true team does. That’s how we’re all going to move to the next play, coming together, so I think that was really important win or loss.” And that’s the attitude Nebraska looks to bring for the rest of the 2011 campaign. Despite the four-set loss and blemish upon Nebraska’s former spotless Big Ten record, Meske and the Huskers remain confident in the team’s ability to continue winning. Following the loss at Rec Hall in University Park, Pa., the Huskers had a “positive sense of urgency,” according to Meske. “If the girls could have practiced at two in the morning when we got home, the girls

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The Huskers topped PSU in September, but the Nittany Lions got their revenge Saturday with a four-set win. would have,” he said. Even though NU only took a set from the Nittany Lions, the squad has a positive outlook for the rest of the year, and the loss can be viewed as a learning experience. “A couple of us seniors spoke up after the match,” Delano said. “We made it clear to the team we wouldn’t walk away from the loss feeling sorry for ourselves and we’d take this match as a learning experience.” And the learning experience is about teamwork more than

anything else. NU got bogged down when different members were trying to play as individuals and the squad wasn’t unified, according to Delano. And this should teach the Huskers to play as a unit and avoid being a hero. “Not one person can be the team,” Delano said. “Not any one person can beat Illinois or Penn State on their own. We all have to work together and put in effort.” robbykorth@ dailyNebraskan.com

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Tear’a Laudermill’s first shot as a Husker rocketed off the backboard and off the front of the rim. “I had butterflies in my stomach and I was really excited, maybe too excited,” Laudermill said with a laugh. That shot would be one of 10 misses on the day for the freshman, but it was all about the experience of being on the floor for the first time as a Husker. She was one of six freshmen to see action Sunday afternoon at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Nebraska’s 86-55 exhibition win against Pittsburg State. It was a little overwhelming at times when the game first tipped off, according to freshman Emily Cady. “The jitters were definitely showing at the beginning of the game,” Cady said. “It was weird playing for Nebraska on this court instead of Seward.” Cady had played in the Nebraska state tournament when her high school, Seward, won the Class B title her senior year. The games for the tournament are played at the Devaney Center. With only 10 active players on the roster, coach Connie Yori said the freshmen will be asked to do a lot this season. Yori paced behind the bench in crutches during the game

as she watched her Huskers get off to a sluggish start when junior captain Lindsey Moore went down with two fouls early in the first half. “At that moment I only had nine players that I could play and not to mention one of the youngest lineups I’ve ever had here,” Yori said. “This was the first time that six of my 10 players that can play put a Nebraska uniform on. Some of the players were a little nervous, which is why we missed shots early.” Nebraska shot 26.5 percent in the first half of action, mainly due to butterflies in the stomachs of players, according to Cady. Turnovers also plagued NU throughout the game with so many freshmen receiving playing time. Nebraska finished with 18. The youth movement is a work in progress for the Huskers, but it’s games like these that help with the process, according to Yori. “It’s just like our football team, if someone goes and breaks an assignment, it affects the rest of the team and the same goes for us,” Yori said. It was veterans like Moore and returning leading scorer sophomore Jordan Hooper that helped calm the team down, especially in the second half. Moore scored seven points, dished out four assists and grabbed six rebounds in the

second half after sitting most of the first. However, many times when she was on the bench, she was seen motioning to freshmen to relax on the court. Hooper led by example throughout the game, according to Yori. The sophomore led an offensive explosion in the second half with a teamhigh 24 points and 17 rebounds as Nebraska scored 52 points after intermission. Three other Huskers finished in double figures as Cady had 14, sophomore Adrianna Maurer had 11 and redshirt freshman Rebecca Woodberry had 10. This may be a sign for a productive offensive season for NU, according to Yori. “This team has such offensive potential,” Yori said. “We have the ability to spread the floor and dribble penetrate, which is very effective.” The defense also picked up the intensity in the second half, according to Hooper. Nebraska forced 23 Pittsburgh State turnovers with the majority of those turning into Husker points. Nebraska began the second half with a 27-9 run. “It was a really good second half for us,” Cady said. “We communicated better and came more together as a team. I think we just needed to get the first half of the first game over with.” andrewward@ dailyNebraskan.com

defense: from 8 new wrinkle and Michigan State converted only three of its 14 third-down attempts. “We were just trying to be more aggressive with the pass rush, using our hands and letting loose a little bit instead of always being so careful,” Pelini said. “It wasn’t as much to confuse Michigan State as much as it was to allow our guys some freedom in the pass rush.”

The Spartans’ running game wasn’t much more effective. Michigan State averaged just 3.4 yards per carry. Cassidy credited the victory to the preparation the Huskers did throughout the week. The defense made a concerted effort to spend extra time in the film room, breaking down the Spartans to the point that, Cassidy said, the defense knew what

Michigan State would run before the Spartans knew it themselves. “A game like this isn’t won on Saturdays out on the field,” Cassidy said. “It’s Monday through Friday being locked in every day. I don’t get paid to coach, but I’d say we did a pretty good job today.” danhoppen@ dailyNebraskan.com

The Nebraska men’s crosscountry team remained in good spirits, even after placing dead last at its inaugural Big Ten Championship meet. According to senior Brad Doering, the team’s poor showing was a testament to the increased competition level of the Big Ten. A top-50 finisher, he said he couldn’t have asked more of his team, performance-wise. “It’s just how good the Big Ten is,” he said. “Our average time was 25:17, so it’s not like we ran slow. We just ran slower than everyone else.” In spite doering of a 35thplace finish by junior Trevor Vidlak, and five top-75 finishers overall, the Huskers placed 11th at the meet, which was held at the University of Illinois. Ranked second nationally, Wisconsin’s men emerged at the top of the pack, winning their 13th consecutive Big Ten Championship. Seventhranked Indiana followed. “The conference is just so good,” Doering said. “Everybody could have had their best race of the season and we still might have gotten last place.” The women’s team favored slightly better at its inaugural Big Ten showing, placing seventh on the strength of a 22nd-place finish from senior Katie White. White was followed by senior co-captains Jessica Furlan and Ashley Miller, who finished eight seconds apart, in 29th and 35th place, respectively. Sophomore Jarren Heng accepted both teams’ outcomes

positively, believing that there was a wealth of learning embedded within them. “I don’t think it was a disappointment,” he said. “It was a really good learning experience for everybody. A lot of those schools have been to the national meet for the past 10 years. But for a lot of us, these were our biggest races ever. We took it in like we were going to go out there and test our feet and see what happened.” Uninterested in dwelling upon past performance, the men’s team looks ahead to its Nov. 12 regional championship meet at Northern Illinois. Anchored by leaders in Heng and Doering, the team believes it can make a significant impact on the scoresheets. “We’re pretty excited for regionals,” Heng said. “There’s a lot of teams we can run with. We know we can beat teams like South Dakota State. We’re really excited to come back to regionals and show teams kind of what we’re made of.” Unlike the Big Ten Championship and previous meets, the regional meet features a 10K course, which is longer than track-accustomed runners like Doering are used to running. Mental preparation is key, according to the senior. “It definitely makes it harder,” Doering said. “It is mentally challenging, so we just have to make sure we can keep focused for the next two weeks in practice.” Confident and hoping to see a favorable outcome at regionals, Heng and the rest of the team remain unfazed by Sunday’s finish. “We’re disappointed, but we know we can come back and run better,” Heng said. “We’re in good spirits. We know if we can come back and work hard, we can run well at regionals.” faizsiddiqui@

football: from 8 Michigan State wasn’t ever able to get into a rhythm offensively. The Husker defense held the Spartans to a seasonlow 187 yards. “There were plays where there was nothing there, no matter how long the protection lasted,” MSU quarterback Kirk Cousins said. “There were plays where protection broke down where I had something. There were plays where it was a combination. It was a total mix.” Michigan State’s only drive of the third quarter ended in an Eric Martin sack of Cousins. NU then drove 89 yards on 12 plays, ending with Burkhead’s third score, to give the Spartans one final blow. “At the time I was hoping I didn’t cramp up again because it was only a few plays after,” Burkhead said. “Once I was in the open field all I was thinking about was, please don’t cramp up right now. Right when I caught it and turned I started feeling the tightness a little.” The Huskers rushed for 190 total yards on a MSU defense that had been giving up a Big Ten-leading 90 yards per game. NU averaged just 3.3 yards per carry, but ran the ball 58 times. “You could tell they were getting a little winded,” Burkhead said of MSU’s defense. “Guys were getting to them up front. Things were opening up quicker and easier.” Burkhead finished with a career-high 35 carries, which is the third most in school history, for 130 yards. It was his fifth 100-yard game in NU’s last six contests. When Burkhead’s teammates were asked about his performance after the game, most of them just stood there

and smiled. “He’s a phenomenal athlete,” Kinnie said. “I’m glad he’s on my team.” dougBurger@ dailyNebraskan.com

packer: from 8 remaining, the Nittany Lions need two more wins to guarantee a surprise spot in the title game. One of those wins could come when the Huskers visit Happy Valley for the annual crossover game. Maybe Joe Paterno’s crew has an upset of the Badgers in their back pocket. But if they lose two games, the Nittany Lions would most likely be overtaken by the Badgers by season’s end. As usual though, the Huskers’ biggest problems will continue to be themselves for the rest of 2011. They’ve got the high ground in a discussion chalked full of “what-if” questions. Missouri stumbled against Texas Tech in 2010, giving Nebraska wiggle room after their fall to Texas A&M. A late season slip-up like that and the Huskers may not be so lucky. Michigan State is looking at games against Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana and Northwestern. Those games are quizzes, not tests. The Huskers must now continue their hard knocking-first-year schedule in the Big Ten with legitimate tests both on the road and at home. The easiest way, any Husker would tell you, to ensure a punched ticket to a third-straight conference title game is to win out. Far easier said than done. The first obstacle will be a Northwestern team in need of wins to get to the postseason. After a tussle in Happy Valley, the Huskers will be on the road again to Michigan. The Wolverines, though seemingly down and out, could detonate the Legends discussion with a win against Nebraska in late November. While Iowa is struggling to find themselves down the stretch, they don’t present an immediate problem in the Legends discussion. The game with the Hawkeyes will come at a time when they’re looking to improve their bowl status. A game with hated Nebraska will give them all the fuel they need. Basically, the target is still there, especially after such a big win. It’s up to the Huskers how close that target comes. jeff packer is a senior Broadcasting Major. Reach him at jeffpacker@ dailynebraskan.com

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Passing yards for Nebraska in the first half. The Huskers held a 10-3 lead at halftime despite only one completion for Taylor Martinez – a shovel pass to tight end Ben Cotton for no gain. All of NU’s 80 total passing yards came in the third quarter when the Huskers were able to take a 24-3 lead.

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NU’s current rank in the Associated Press poll. The new rankings came out Sunday afternoon with the Huskers leading the five Big Ten teams in the top 25. Michigan sits at No. 13, followed by MSU at 15 and Penn State at 16. Wisconsin fell to No. 19 after its second straight loss.

Passing yards for Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins. The senior threw for 290 yards and three scores in the Spartans’ upset win against Wisconsin, but was just 11-for-27 on Saturday. The 86 yards through the air was MSU’s season low.

Carries for Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead. The total was the junior’s career-high and the third most in school history – two behind Cory Ross’ 37 in 2003. Burkhead had 130 yards and two scores on the ground.

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Nebraska defenders Daimion Stafford (left) and Ciante Evans pester MSU’s B.J. Cunningham, who didn’t have a catch Saturday.

Pass breakups for Huskers defensive back Alfonzo Dennard. The senior seemed back to his old self Saturday, making life difficult for MSU quarterback Kirk Cousins. Spartans receiver B.J. Cunningham was held without a catch for the first time all season.

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Nebraska defensive end Cameron Meredith takes down MSU quarterback Kirk Cousins. NU had four sacks Saturday.

game balls lance thorell The senior set the tone for the game intercepting a third-down pass on Michigan State’s first drive and returning it 26 yards to set the Huskers up with great field position. He also made four tackles and played a critical role in the defensive effort that frustrated Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins into 86 yards passing. — Dan Hoppen, DN senior Reporter

alfonzo dennard Alfonzo Dennard has been back from a fall camp leg injury since the Huskers’ trip to Wyoming, but there has been speculation as to whether he is completely comfortable on the field for the past few weeks. Dennard put the question to rest with a lock-down performance against a solid Michigan State quarterback and group of receivers. Dennard broke up three Kirk Cousins passes that would have resulted in large gains for the Spartans. Dennard also added two tackles Saturday. — Jeff Packer, DN senior Reporter

rex burkhead NU’s junior running back had the task Saturday of running right into the teeth of the Big Ten Conference’s top defense. He did so with great success, rushing 35 times for 130 yards and two touchdowns. The 100-yard performance was Burkhead’s fifth in the last six games. He also caught a 27-yard touchdown from Taylor Martinez in the third quarter. — Doug Burger, DN Sports Editor