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Reader,

Faiz Siddiqui won’t get burritos with me.

Faiz is the Daily Nebraskan’s print news editor. We work the same nights (Tuesdays and Wednesdays). His desk is next to mine.

Actually, ‘next to’ is an understatement. The news desk at the DN is vaguely divided into cubicles. I share the desk in the far left corner with opinion editor Amy Kenyon, but Amy and I are almost never in the office at the same time. Directly behind me is Faiz’s desk, but the whole thing is U-shaped; half of my desk space is also Faiz’s desk.

And last week, we were supposed to get burritos.

To add context: nights at the DN are long. On a print day, the senior staff arrive at the office at about 5 p.m. and stay until between 10 p.m. and midnight. During every possible dinnertime hour, I’m at the desk.

Not bringing food, then, is a problem. Not bringing food means that dinner will consist of a coffee from the Nebraska Union Starbucks and a Clif bar and maybe an apple, if there are any left, which isn’t a sure thing late on a Wednesday night.

Last week, I ran into Faiz at The Coffee House after my 11 a.m. class. (Side note: if you ever want to talk to the DN senior staff, go to CoHo at noon on any given day.) And I was thinking ahead. I was thinking, you know what would be great after three hours of typing frantically on two keyboards at once in a fluorescent office corner?

A burrito.

So I asked Faiz over coffee if he’d like to walk to Chipotle with me later that night and use an old buy-one-get-one-free coupon to get burritos for dinner. With an enthusiastic smile, he agreed.

Being on the DN’s senior staff has led to a lot of these interactions.

I run into Jacy, Conor, Zach or Faiz in the union, on the union plaza between class and at coffee shops and house parties throughout Lincoln. There’s nothing particularly unique about work friendships,

of course, but at the DN, we’re more than just work friends. We’re students together; we have classes together; we hang out together. I like, respect and trust my colleagues here.

Except, when I got to the office that night, Faiz wasn’t there.

And when I asked Daniel Wheaton if he’d seen him, he said, ‘“Oh, Faiz went to get food.”

So I had an apple for dinner.

Ben Curttright Assistant Opinion editor

John W. Knapp performs under his stage name “Hai” at Meadowlark Coffee’s weekly Open Mic Night on Wednesday, Sept. 24.

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story by kekeli dawes | Performer finds inspiration in trauma work

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t your typical literary reading, you expect to hear prose of fantasy and faraway lands, clever haikus, poems that range from the whimsical to the introspective or touching family anecdotes. There’s always a certain range of work presented.

But most of the time, it’s just the right work to listen to while lounging on a couch with a warm, caffeinated drink.

Occasionally, a piece cuts through and grabs you and thrusts you into deeper, foreign and sometimes darker territory, and the cozy coffeehouse atmosphere quickly vanishes.

At any reading, it’s best to expect the unexpected. Such was the case this past Monday at the Crescent Moon’s weekly literary open mic, Poetry at the Moon.

Monday night, the Crescent Moon hosted a release party for the Autumn issue of the local quarterly literary magazine, Lincoln Underground. Most of those seated in the coffee shop were writers, some were Poetry at the Moon regulars and others were published writers who have been printed in previous issues of the Lincoln Underground.

Writers from all walks of life were in the room. There were your expected students sipping lattes, but some attendants were parents with their kids. A few writers were graying grandparents. Then there was Rita Gregg, 55, in a bright pink and blue vest, with long chestnut hair.

She almost looked like a flower child, which isn’t too far from the truth.

Growing up in the ‘60s in Colora-

do, Gregg said she had wild dreams would find unspeakable – especially of being an artist, musician or writer. in a cozy coffee house. But Gregg She had always painted in school found a way to throw the unassumand was an avid reader. Born into a ing Crescent Moon audience out of the warm and familiar brick-clad musical family, she saw no reason not to pick up an instrument herself. room with its kitschy chairs and vintage piano and thrust them into to She wanted to play the guitar.

But when she voiced her plans the cold, sterile and frenzied heart of to her friends and family, Gregg an emergency room, strange, foreign and frightening. remembers many of them “looked If it wasn’t for her gentle disat me as if I had just signed up for the Hitler Youth.” After being told position, Gregg might’ve left many audience members shaken after her many times that the life of an artist wasn’t the way to make a living, casual tale of her early years growing up in Colorado that quickly turned Gregg backed down and looked for a real job. She took a position at a local to the gory details of pain, struggle and death. hospital’s trauma unit and If someone has lost Gregg conjured ghastly imhas worked in a child to trauma or ages of bluehealth care ever faced babies, since. something, maybe they a young boy “I was whose head young, and I can see that we hurt too.” was joined to thought I was Rita Gregg his body by a going to help open mic performer single film of people,” Gregg skin and the said. “I didn’t unnatural moeven realize in tion of lifeless, destroyed limbs. helping people I would hurt myself One of the most chilling scenes or lose a part of myself in that.”

The harsh and fast-paced life of Gregg painted was of herself whisan ER team member may be the last pering to children on the brink of career choice one would expect from death, begging them to stay with her the young, free-spirited girl Gregg over and over again.

“Some of them listened,” Gregg was. Even after hearing her speak, it’s hard to imagine such a gentle said. “Many did not.”

Gregg admittedly had earlier resvoice shouting over the hectic chaos of your typical trauma unit. But as ervations about reading the story.

“My first worry is that I hurt Gregg repeatedly said she wanted someone or offend someone,” she to help others, her choice to work in said. arguably the most difficult wing of Gregg said she understood the health care seems like the obvious intensity of the piece and made sure choice. to scope out the crowd before choosThe horrors she spoke of many

ing what to read. In fact, she brought three other works to the Crescent Moon that night and has read at the Crescent Moon about a dozen times.

The trauma ward piece was an assignment from Jeff Martinson, who leads the workshop and emcees Poetry at the Moon; Gregg has since performed it twice.

It wasn’t hard for Gregg to start writing about her time working at hospitals.

“It pretty much just flowed,” she said. “If the words ‘purulent pus’ don’t bother you, it was kind of like that. It was a festering wound that finally got opened.

And that pus just kept coming out and I felt better afterward. I felt like I must’ve been carrying that little 8-year-old boy around with me all these years.”

Poetry at the Moon is an environment in which Gregg felt comfortable to share her own hard experiences.

“I experienced it, and I hope that in experiencing that and sharing it with others that read it, if someone has lost a child to trauma or something, maybe they can see that we hurt too,” she said. “We don’t hurt as bad as they do, of course, but we hurt too, with every child... it’s not a job. It’s a life.”

In a culture that has effectively separated itself from death, Gregg finds writing a way to become familiar with it and to cope.

“It’s been therapy,” she said. “I actually feel better since I wrote it.

My step’s a little lighter.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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C r e s e nt M oon op e n mic ni g h t o f f e rs in v itin g atmosp h e r e f or lit e rary cro w d

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Crescent Moon Coffee hosts Poetry at the Moon: Underground Issue Reading & Release on Monday, Sept. 29. The event was immediately followed by Open Mic Night. Crescent Moon hosts open mic nights every Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.

The Crescent Moon, tucked cosily beneath The Apothecary at the heart of The Haymarket, has been common stomping ground for Lincoln’s literary crowd for years. The Crescent Moon starts each week with a Monday night of spoken word and readings. Here local poets, novelists and spoken word performers have an opportunity each week to present their work before their peers on the Crescent Moon stage.

The Crescent Moon is the unofficial home of The Lincoln Underground, a quarterly literary magazine based in Lincoln. Led by Jeff Martinson, local writers meet there to hone their skills, critique one another and complete writing exercises, many of which end up on the Crescent Moon stage or published in the quarterly magazine. They host a special workshop every month.

This week, the coffee shop hosted a release party for the Lincoln Underground’s autumn issue.

Writers and poets featured in the collection (many of whom are Crescent Moon regulars) read some of their work to friends and family, seated around the coffee house’s large round concrete tables that circle timber columns, the plush sofas tucked in the back corner of the shop and in several of the venue’s wooden chairs and stools.

Each Thursday, the Crescent Moon hosts another open mic for musicians. Tony Church, who read his poetry this Monday, regularly appears to play classical guitar. “It’s very cool,” he said. “I highly recommend anyone to attend.” arts@ dAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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Creator and editor of The Lincoln Underground Amy Keller, introduced the newest edition of their literary magazines at Crescent Moon Coffee’s Poetry at the Moon on Monday, Sept. 29. Showing off new writers and published veterans, Keller decided to share some of her own work as well.

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Carmen Claesson plays piano and Paden Unruh sings at Meadowlark Coffee’s Open Mic Night. Wednesday, Sept. 24 was the first time Claesson and Unruh performed at an open mic event.

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t’s a “crossroads to meet and chat” for the people of the Near South neighborhood and a place where local artists share their craft.

Meadowlark Coffee has been welcoming people of all backgrounds, socioeconomic classes and disciplines since 2005. According to its website, owners Adam Hintz and Nathan Simpson wanted to help develop the burgeoning community on South Street.

And that they have. By supporting local artists, business owners and community members Meadowlark has earned the reputation of being progressive and loyal to the community.

“Everyone is just so nice,” barista Jim Rhian

said. “My bosses, our customers, everyone. It is just a really great place to be.”

Meadowlark holds an open mic night every Wednesday. The performances range from poetry readings to acoustic music. Sign up is at 7 p.m. and the performances begin at 8 p.m.

“There’s a ridiculous amount of variety honestly,” Rhian said. “A lot of young people from the college looking for something to do.”

Rhian said they see a much different clientele on Wednesdays because a lot of people know about the performances. The variety of people always brings an eclectic crowd to the intimate shop.

Meadowlark offers opportunity to experiment

The comfortable, homey atmosphere adds to the appeal of the business. Customers are surrounded by an assortment of books stacked here and there and walls covered in paintings from local artists.

“Meadowlark is a lot of fun,” Rhian said.

“People really like to just hang out here.”

Meadowlark is also unique in the fact that many other open mic nights in Lincoln are held in bars.

“It is a much different atmosphere that really sets us apart,” barista Kris Davis said.

Meadowlark certainly has its fair share of regulars, but the coffee shop sees many different

people performing as well.

“There is definitely a core set of people that make up the performances most weeks, but you get a lot of variety most Wednesdays,“ Davis said.

Along with hosting open mic night every Wednesday, chances are you will be able to catch a show on their stage five to eight times a month.

Most of the shows are free to the public. The coffee shop is open from 6 a.m. to midnight every day.

“If you are bored, there’s a pretty good chance that we are open,” Rhian said. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Meadowlark provides venue for budding musicians rachel kermmoade dn “I like telling stories, and I really want to see how people react.”

With guitar in hand, Travis Wagner was ready to take on his first formal open mic night at Meadowlark Coffee.

With limited experience with local music in the Lincoln community, Wagner chose Meadowlark because of its close location to his home and the atmosphere.

“I really like the set up in here,” Wagner said. “I’ve been in here a couple of times and everyone seems really nice.”

A native of Columbus, Nebraska, Wagner performed at a house show with another band once before, but pursuing a music career was never something he was too interested in.

“The other band played a couple of songs and then I played a couple of songs so it was pretty uncomfortable,” Wagner said. “But it was for half a dozen teenagers so it wasn’t too bad.”

Travis plays acoustic guitar to accompany himself and enjoys writing his own music as well as covering others. He mentioned several genres to describe the type of music that he likes to play.

“It’s kind of hard to describe,” Wagner said.

“I would say that it is a mix of indie, folk and rock.”

With only two and a half years of experience, Wagner likes to focus on the intellectual meaning of music as opposed to more intricate musicianship. His writing process is rather fluid, focusing on writing his own music one week to learning new material from some of his favorite artists the next.

“I play a lot of Death Cab for Cutie, the Mountain Goats, Radical Face and a couple Thrice songs,” Wagner said.

As far as his own writing goes, Wagner draws his inspiration from his life and other interests.

“I write a couple different types of songs,” Wagner said. “Some of them are whiny love songs that are drawn from real life experiences and others are about living a more peaceful life.”

Wagner is interested in the idea of living simply and without distractions from the outside world. He said those songs are more fiction than anything because he enjoys the ease and convenience of the city. His third type of song is inspired by one of his most favorite creative media: graphic novels. Written from a character’s perspective, Wagner has always been interested in comic books and graphic novels but was never quite sure how to emulate that. So he turned to his music.

“Scripts are very difficult and time consuming to write,” he said. “I kind of copped out and wrote a couple superhero songs that were basically self-contained stories.”

Travis sought out an open mic night so that he could get more feedback on his music and see how the public would react.

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Kyle Cartwright, Brett Noser and Patrick O’Hare perform as their band, The Long-Winded String Band, at Meadowlark Coffee’s Open Mic Night on Wednesday Sept. 24. It was the band’s first Open Mic performance.

“I mostly play for my friends,” Wagner said, “and it is hard to tell if they are being completely honest with you or not.”

Meadowlark provided the perfect venue for honest feedback.

Before he took the stage, he was still unsure specifically but had three options in mind: “Get Away” and “Elemental,” both originals, and “Beggars” by Thrice. He chose those three because he has gotten a lot of positive feedback on them and they happen to be in the same key.

“I really wanted to concentrate on the flow of my set,” Wagner said. “If they are all in the same key that helps a lot.”

“Get Away” is one of his songs about getting out of the city and living simply, and “Elemental” is more of a narrative.

“A group of people are kidnapped and a witch or a wizard shows up to have a fight with

I mostly play for my friends...and it is hard to tell if they are being completely honest with you or not.”

Travis wagner practicing musician

the antagonist,” Wagner said. “It’s basically the story of that encounter.”

Wagner was drawn to his final song, “Beggars” by Thrice because of the pace and lyrics of the song.

“It doesn’t necessarily represent my world view,” Wagner said. “But I really like the comparisons and imagery that he uses.”

Wagner was anxious to play and get some

feedback on his work, but he said that it was hard to tell whether performing at open mic nights would become something regular for him.

“I’d imagine that I will return,” Wagner said. “But I guess that we will have to see how everything goes.” arts@dailynebraskan.com

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Local musician to showcase photography Plack Blague brings photography to Parrish Studios Darger HQ exhibition ‘The Sovereigns’ joe wade dn For those seeking avant-garde works of art this First Friday, one option is a new gallery in Parrish Studios called Darger HQ. The upcoming exhibition titled “The Sovereigns” features three artists from around the globe and one of whom is Lincoln’s own Plack Blague.

Ross “Raws” Schlesinger, aka Plack Blague, will be unmasking his show titled “D1$//Traction$ - An Unnatural Digital Look at the UnnatL” at the local artist gallery of Darger HQ on Friday. The gallery is located on the second floor of the Parrish building at 14 and O streets, and the show opens at 6 p.m.

The other artists are Jean-François Leboeuf from Montreal and YK Hong from Brooklyn, New York.

Schlesinger is also a member of the local bands Vickers and Ezra. Darger HQ opened June 6 and “The Sovereigns” will be its fifth show.

“The main gallery space showcases two artists off of the Darger roster,” said Launa Bacon, director of Darger HQ. “Generally one international, one from the U.S. and then in the back space is the local artist space. We’ll always have a local artist, either a Lincolnite or someone from Nebraska that runs concurrently with the exhibitions.”

One of the unique aspects of the work that’s shown at Darger HQ is that it’s a departure from the normal, safe art, that other galleries in town show, Schlesinger said.

“Every artist is different, of course, but I guess the prerequisite is that it needs to be somewhat challenging, more dealing with issues in society today, because that’s what contemporary art is,” Bacon said. “The upcoming show is called ‘The Sovereigns’ because all three artists are incredibly rebellious and they’re sovereigns of their own destiny, in their own way.”

Bacon’s first introduction to Schlesinger was through his work as Plack Blague, and shortly after learned that he was the artist known as Raws. Schlesinger was also the DJ for the first two shows at Darger HQ. Bacon described Schlesinger’s upcoming show as a new way of seeing the digital.

“I thought it was interesting in that the work that I saw kind of gave you a view into the underground culture of the music scene, and the performance scene, that he has tapped into,” she said.

Schlesinger graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in January 2011 with a bachelor’s in studio art. With 20 years of experience, he said putting together a show these days is more about choosing from works he has saved up and editing them together into an idea.

“My college education really pushed that limit to try new ideas of ‘what is photography?’”

Schlesinger said. “I really like the idea of nontra-

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Raws Schlesinger discusses a recent project at his home in Lincoln on Thursday, Sept.25. Known for his band, Plack Blague, Schlesinger will exhibit art work as part of Lincoln Arts Council’s First Friday event this week. ditional photography and especially photos not using cameras or using unconventional cameras – like cellphones or like disposable cameras. I use thrift store cameras a lot and 35mm film, but I’ve been shooting more digital work lately, usually with my phone. I kind of think that’s not necessarily the future of photography, but that’s just where photography is right now.”

One of the images being shown, titled “Human Mutant,” depicts a distorted screen-capture of a disfigured woman dancing on a dirt road.

“I think that it’s capturing a glitch in either a TV or a screen, and it’s these weird accidents that are really exciting,” Bacon said. “That’s what I think is interesting about it: the idea of technology and how it can completely transform an image that’s already transformed.”

For those used to watching streamed videos on the internet, the occasional scrambled image is not out of the ordinary. In addition to the glitch in the video being captured in the image, however, is also the genetic glitch of the person in the image.

“This is a highly deformed person and, as that image was confusing and hard to look at, this image is also about distorting that even more,” Schlesinger said. “I would call it a

I use thrift store cameras a lot and 35mm film, but I’ve been shooting more digital work lately, usually with my phone. I kind of think that’s not necessarily the future of photography, but that’s just where photography is right now.”

Ross “Raws” Schlesinger plack blague

what-the-fuck kind of moment. It’s an alternate reality to this weird reality. That’s part of the distraction – the actual image itself is a distraction, but I change it to make it so it’s something you want to keep looking at, but you’re not really sure why you’re looking at it. It’s like that trainwreck sort of thing.”

Part of the idea for “D1$//Traction$” is that despite the challenges of looking at some images, Schlesinger is someone who sees the weird in everything, he said.

“Looking at the normal and creating

something new out of it is just something I do,” he said. “With Plack Blague I like to be more in-your-face, where this isn’t necessarily so obscene or vulgar. This is more like making something weird and awkward, but making light of it – making it kind of funny.

It’s kind of like a joke-on-you sort of thing.

If you don’t get it, you’re not gonna get it, but it’s for everybody to interpret for themselves.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Misconceptions cause Indian Center incident Chris Bowling

chris bowling dn The first beer smacked into the side of the bus.

It was a hunting season edition, camouflaged can of Keystone Light and before its froth had even completely run down the side, others joined it. While this was going on, someone climbed on top of the bus and panned a GoPro camera across the crowd, who let out an elated, beast-like cheer while they pointed at the camera.

I was in the crowd, cheering and pointing along with everyone else and like a lot of other people, I wasn’t thinking. I wasn’t thinking about the possibility that I could be taking part in a crime, or that the crowd was probably attacking and scaring a bus full of innocent football fans.

And while I was watching a group of people tear the Iowa license plate off of one bus, I definitely wasn’t thinking about the police

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car behind me.

What happened on Sept. 20 in that normally vacant lot is a day that will probably exist in infamy of Husker football. Thirteen arrests were made, one police officer was hospitalized when she was hit in the head with a full beer can and the Indian Center, in charge of the area, had to radically change its policy on drinking and drugs.

The aftermath was anger and confusion.

And like with any such incident, an addled public asking, “How could this have happened?”

There are several answers to this question, but for every answer there’s also a misconception and myth. It had to do with the heightened excitement of the game, people’s false sense of security about the land and a variety of other factors that came to a head.

But hopefully my objective retelling can shed a little light on what actually happened. But first, I should start from the beginning.

I’m from Ohio.

To be more specific, I’m from a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio called West Chester, or Liberty Township, depending on who you ask.

And, being a freshman at UNL, there are a lot of cultural things about Nebraska that I don’t quite understand.

Among them are things such as Runza and the almighty Ameer Abdullah. But I like to think in the brief time I’ve been here that I’ve assimilated myself well enough to know and love these things. So when my roommate asked me if I wanted to join him and a few

“White noise”

friends to tailgate at a Native American reservation called “The Rez,” I was all for it.

I figured that’s what people in Nebraska do – get drunk with Native Americans and watch football.

I’d never been on a Native American reservation before but I had heard all about it from locals. Supposedly that’s where everyone goes to drink and do drugs because, as my roommate put it, “cops can’t do shit because they’re not allowed unless they’re invited.” Fast forward a few hours as I try to slip by while a police cruiser passes me and all I can think is how everyone lied to me about the safety of the reservation.

And that’s where the first myth can be dispelled.

The Indian Center at 1100 Military Road is not a reservation like its nickname implies.

It’s a non-profit state organization on private property that’s under the jurisdiction of the Lincoln Police Department, as explained in a press release released on their website.

But of course, not every tailgater knew that. That’s one of the reasons that everyone felt comfortable: there were no perceived consequences. And that became too clear as I walked between trucks that had enough beer on ice to fill a kiddie pool and people who were there took triumphant pulls from vodka handles in broad daylight.

At this point the sun was beating down on the crowd, mixing heat and drunkenness. That’s when the great big charter buses pulled on the property.

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The buses, which had supposedly set up the space at the back of the Indian Center as an area to park, tried driving through the parting crowd but eventually it had to stop as people surrounded it. I’m not sure what happened next to be quite honest, whether people were upset about the bus impeding on their tailgate or under the impression that the bus housed Miami fans, all anyone knows is the beer started flying.

Here’s another instance that seems to have garnered its own lore.

Since the incident, stories have surfaced that people were trying to tip the bus or vandalize it. All I can say is that if this was going on, the perpetrators were doing a bad job. Most of the scene was just drunk people standing around a bus and shouting whenever they saw the GoPro pan over their area.

But still, what’s the root of this problem?

Why did it happen? What can we do to keep something like this from happening in the future?

If I’ve learned anything about Nebraskans it’s that they love their football, and it’s hard to blame fans for wanting to tailgate to get excited before a monumental game. The problem lies in the fact that people found a false sense of security in the Indian Center.

They thought they were exempt from the rules and thus that vacant lot, on that hot Saturday in September, became a day to remember. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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“Tim McGraw.”

Trent Toelle senior art major

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“Classical music.”

“Country.”

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micah lindbald senior marketing major

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BEACH FOSSILS PERFORMS AT VEGA

(LEFT) JOHN FICENEC | DN

From left to right: Beach Fossils members Tommy Gardner and Dustin Payseur play at the Vega on Wednesday. Gardner co-wrote two of the songs on Beach Fossils’ latest album “Clash the Truth.”

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Beach Fossils performs to a crowd during their show on Wednesday night at Vega in the Haymarket. Beach Fossils guitarist Tommy Davidson handed out a leftover avocado to a crowd member during the set.

5 perfect places to hit the books on campus Let us here at the Daily Nebraskan ask a question: Do you like to study?

You know what, before you answer that, we’d like to stop you. For one, that cute student you saw yesterday happens to be nearby and we don’t want you scaring them off by talking to a newspaper page.

But most importantly, we know what most of you will say: “Studying sucks, man. Like, what is it, really? What a drag. Everything’s a drag nowadays… I miss Jessica…”

Well, studying may not be quite like that, but we understand that it isn’t the most enjoyable thing to do. We hear ya. But bear with us when we say that the place where you study can help not only make studying endurable but also effective.

So, scoot in a little closer (we’re so lonely) as we recommend the top places to study.

1. The Nebraska Union. The union is a wonderful place to get started on studying for that dastardly biology test. It’s such a historical place; so many students with aspirations and imaginations walked through the union plaza. So, while the weather still permits it, bask in the history and sit out in union plaza. In fact, to be fully in touch, walk into the fountain and let the waters of learning and education and skin cells

from students’ feet touch you as you study about the anatomy of waterborne bacteria.

2. That dude’s van. OK, so this sounds really, really weird, considering that the man standing right in front of you just told you to get in his “totally cool swag van.” Plus, he smells like mold. But, he’s been telling us for months that “dude, like, my van is the place of ‘learning,’” so he must be really desperate to teach someone something. If anything, you’ll learn some lessons about life.

3. In the abandoned Cather/Pound dorms. If you prefer a place of pure

silence, then the utter void that is the partially closed Cather/Pound dorm area should suit you fine.

Technically, it’s illegal to go in

there, but we won’t rat you out, man. We ain’t snitches. We have some writers here keeping some juicy secrets themselves.

4. A picturesque prairie setting. A

soothing, graceful prairie or field may do the trick. Maybe the disgusting plant sex pheromones in the air will boost brain power, but for the most part the beautiful setting will help ease the mind. But what if you found an even more picturesque field, in Ohio or even Oregon?

Yeah… do that. Find the perfect field. Tell us of your adventure when you get back three weeks late for the test you studied for. Maybe grow a beard during your journey. That’d be rad.

5. Wherever the hell you put your books. Oh yeah. That’s right. You need books and notes and stuff to study.

You better find that stuff. Then hey, you can just study there. Might as well.

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Domestic, international students should communicate ZACH FULCINITI DN A misunderstanding thrust Mohammed Hussain into my life.

Last year I posted in the UNL Class of 2017 Facebook group, looking for people to attend a workshop. The workshop was specifically aimed at journalism students trying to get summer internships. We had invited a couple of Daily Nebraskan big shots to lead our discussion.

Mohammed, his English a bit rough around the edges, sent me a message expressing his interest in attending. The first thing I noticed was that there was clearly a language barrier, and I assumed that we weren’t on the same page. I explained that the workshop was not a general writing workshop but was specifically for journalism majors. Mohammed was gracious about the misunderstanding, telling me he was a chemical engineering major from Saudi Arabia. And that in fact the workshop was not for him. He asked me if I could still help him with his writing.

I wasn’t sure what to do. On one hand, I’m a bonerific writer, and I could definitely be of assistance. But on the other hand, I had no experience editing a non-native English speaker’s writing, and so I didn’t feel up for the challenge.

But Mohammed was so kind I felt like I couldn’t just leave him to his own devices.

He sent me one of his essays and I tried to edit it, before quickly realizing that I couldn’t be of much help. I couldn’t teach him the elements of grammar he didn’t grasp yet. I apologized for wasting his time. He was, again, extremely gracious.

I can’t remember exactly what happened next, but Mohammed and I had lunch a few weeks later, and we’ve been good friends ever since.

The circumstances surrounding our friendship are strange, but I value it deeply. We have had lunch together a few times since then, including an outing to one of his favorite Lincoln restaurants, Falafel King. That day in particular, I tried to get him to stick his arm inside a live cow. He backed out as soon as he understood what he was getting into.

When I started planning my birthday dinner at Sher E Punjab a few weeks ago, Mohammed was the first person I invited. When we sat down to eat, he handed me an envelope with “The Oven” in the upper left hand corner.

It was a $25 gift card. Mohammed wasn’t trying to instigate a war between two of Lincoln’s fine Indian restaurant establishments; I think he just wanted to create an opportunity for us to share another meal together. He literally gave me the gift of friendship, with the added

bonus of free food.

Mohammed asked me to write this column.

He wants the domestic students of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to forge a stronger bond with its international population. Based purely on my friendship with him, I want that too.

According to the UNL Global Admissions web page, the university is currently home to about 2,485 international students. These students come from all around the world, from the Sudan to China. They come here for an advanced education, but they also come here for us: the Americans. As hard as it may be to believe, they can learn a lot from us, and they do. But I seriously wonder how much we learn from them.

American college students are beyond lucky that our higher learning institutions attract people from all over the world. Without leaving our own country we have the opportunity to expose ourselves to all kinds of people and culture. UNL students are even luckier: Nebraska’s international population is a boon to our economy and our culture.

This isn’t a school that’s known for its diversity, but that makes our international students all the more valuable to us. UNL, like all colleges, is a crossroads of people and culture, and we need to take advantage of it. It’s possibly our greatest resource.

One of the biggest challenges, which is obvious from the story of my friendship with Mohammed, is the language barrier. Domestic students seem to have little interest in exposing themselves to different languages, but international students don’t have a choice. A lot of times, they end up sticking to tight-knit groups of friends, people who are from their country or speak their language. But most of them are willing to make the effort in order to make American friends, to learn something from us. That’s why they’re here in the first place.

Yes, it’s tough, but it isn’t insurmountable. It’s a completely manageable and even necessary challenge.

Two of my roommates are international students, one from China and the other

from Japan. Although English is their second language, they’re proficient speakers and they make an effort to communicate with me, and I return the favor. In fact, they’re two of the most generous people I’ve met in my time here, and I was beyond excited to invite them to my birthday dinner. I had the opportunity to introduce them to, of all things, Indian cuisine.

Ain’t that America?

On a related note, I’ve been mooching off of Zhengyu and Shunya’s foodstuffs, everything from noodles and sausage to sauces and seasonings, for more than a month. Their presence has already improved my ability to cook for myself. So thanks guys!

A few weeks ago, Mohammed invited me to attend the semester’s first meeting of the Saudi Student Association, which I did with my girlfriend. SSA usually has separate meetings for male and female members, so Hannah’s presence at the meeting was atypical, but everyone was kind and welcoming. As Mohammed said, he’s been trying to change that policy and bring the Saudi males and females together. One of the reasons, he said, is that the Saudi girls are just plain funnier than the boys.

The other reasons are more obvious. He hasn’t had much success so far in integrating the meetings, but knowing him, he won’t give up any time soon. We got our fill of delicious chicken and shrimp dishes before sitting through a Powerpoint, entirely in Arabic, accompanied by various speakers, also in Arabic.

It was a bit mind numbing for obvious reasons, but every time I wanted to start pulling teeth I remembered: Mohammed and his fellow Saudi students aren’t even from this country. Every second they spend here they have to listen to a language that is not their own. The least I could do, as a writer and human being trying to capture the international student experience, was endure in the same way they do for a brief period of time.

If you think it’s too hard to make international friends, just remember how hard it is for them to make your acquaintance, especially when you take a cavalier attitude toward them.

Put yourself out there and you will get something back, and you will be grateful you did.

An out-of-context quote from Mohammed explains both the challenges and the benefits better than I can, “I need to wait for the world to change, and I am learning from every story.”

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CAMPUS STYLE

KEIVANA THOMAS JUNIOR ADVERTISING / PUBLIC RELATIONS MAJOR We love great style here at the Daily Nebraskan Arts and Entertainment section. That’s why this year, we’ll be scouting out the best-dressed students on campus to feature in our very first weekly street style section.

We plan on featuring all interesting UNL style. Whether that be a stylish sorority girl or a man wearing a Scooby-Doo costume

on campus, we’re looking for the best and most unique fashion campus. So to all you trendsetters out there, your next outfit might be printed right here in the Daily Nebraskan.

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“Honestly, I’m only dressed up for a meeting! Usually you’ll just find me wearing sweats. But I would describe my style as country club meets an earthy vibe. I love neutral colors and dressing for the Fall season.”

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HOW TO ENJOY OCTOBER Movies: Everybody’s allowed to get a little spooked during October. Some of the best ways to bring forth chills is through scary movies. Celebrate the creepy season with these classic horror films.

1. “Halloween,” directed by John Carpenter 2. “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” directed by Wes Craven 3. “Night of the Living Dead,” directed by George A. Romero 4. “The Exorcist,” directed by William Friedkin 5. “Psycho,” directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Activities: There are plenty of fun, local activities to take part in during October. From pumpkin patches to laser shows, here are a few activities to take part in this season: 1. Vala’s Pumpkin Patch 2. The Ghosts of Lincoln Bus Tours 3. Halloween Spooktacular Laser Show at Mueller Planetarium 4. Terror on 12th Street haunted house in Crete.

Fashion: Fall is the best season to mix comfy and cozy. Sweaters are the perfect piece to dress up or down during the fall chill and is fashionable for both men and women. Cords, dark wash jeans and leggings can be paired with sweaters to create a classic fall look. A&E fashion columnist Erin Mansur said in a recent fall column to look to the changing leaves as an example of how the season’s mature colors aren’t drab but fab.

Food: Pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin spiced lattes, roasted pumpkin seeds. ‘Tis the season, right?

Food in October is one of few times certain spices and fall crops are both available and embraced. This includes pumpkins, squash, Honeycrisp apples and cinnamon. Seriously, October is such a perfect month to enjoy spiced baked goods and crisp produce. As for all those pumpkin products? Love it while it lasts.

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Roundtable with Mark Batt, Whitney J e n k i n s , H a y d e n F l o r o m a n d J o h n We b e r

SENATE CANDIDATES

Columnists discuss which candidates are best suited to handle congressional challenges and represent Nebraska in the U.S. Senate

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CANDIDATE: DAVE DOMINA

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ith all of the mudslinging that’s currently plaguing the political spectrum on television and online, there should be some positivity extended on the airwaves. I have written about negative ads before, and even though they many times get their point across and can even aid in winning an election, they have a harmful

impact on society and we should be wary of them. I want to tell you why you should vote this election. Even if you don’t vote for the person I think is the right candidate for the job, it’s still imperative to exercise this inherent right.

The positivity I previously mentioned refers to the candidate for the U.S. Senate from the great state of Nebraska, Dave Domina. I want to tell you a few reasons why

you should support this man. Not why you shouldn’t support Ben Sasse. I am sure that if you have read any of my previous articles, you can probably assume I am a somewhat moderate person. Without regurgitating my resume, I want all readers to know I have bipartisan political experience from both sides of the aisle. I have had the pleasure of working for former Sen. Ben Nelson in Washington, D.C., and Congressman Jeff Fortenberry

here in Lincoln. Now that we have that out of the way, we can discuss why you should vote in the first place and why you should check the box next to Domina’s name.

Domina is representing the landowners in the Keystone XL Pipeline case and has done an amazing job thus far. The pipeline case has gained national attention and has

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candidate: jim jenkins »Editor’s » note: This is a guest column from Whitney Jenkins, daughter of candidate Jim Jenkins. ou’ve heard of Dave Domina.

You’ve heard of Ben Sasse. But have you heard of Jim Jenkins?

If you haven’t, it’s time to start doing your research on the candidates for the 2014 Senatorial Race. Jenkins is running as a nonpartisan independent and has the best Nebraska resume, the most straightforward message and the best chance to help our country move toward progress.

As a recent graduate, I believe Jenkins is the kind of candidate that our generation is looking for to lead the country. I don’t know about you, but I have grown weary of our politicians engaging in childish behavior and shutting down our government rather than agreeing to work together. It’s time that we say enough to the warring tribe policy that has become the status quo for our govern-

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ment and send people to Congress who are party. Rather, he wants to encourage voters going to run for the people and not for the to think independently instead of aligning party. Currently, our Congress is stagnant themselves with parties. While he will tell and ineffective. According to a poll from you his stance on every major issue and has MSR Group, a marketing research company, developed educated and thoughtful positions on each, he’s hum81 percent of Nebraska ble enough to realize Republicans and 68 perJenkins is running that working together cent of Nebraska Demoto come to a consensus crats disapprove of the because he believes is the first step toward U.S. Senate. Every major a productive solution. issue, from healthcare to in a Nebraska platform – The “my way or the the deficit, has been put representing the people, highway” attitude of on hold because of the our current politicians two hyper-partisan par- not either one of the has gotten us nowhere ties that are more interpolitical parties.” and it’s time to elect ested in staying in power common sense, centrist than in passing effective candidates who are willing to negotiate on legislation.

Jenkins is running because he believes some of the biggest challenges our country in a Nebraska platform – representing the faces today. Jenkins wants you to join him people, not either of the political parties. By in a movement that holds our politicians acrunning as a nonpartisan independent, Jen- countable for their current ineptitude and vote to fix the political system that’s the root kins doesn’t want to create a new political

of Congress’s inability to come up with viable solutions.

While Jenkins has decided to run because he believes our political system needs reform, he also has a resume fit for a future Nebraska senator. He’s a fifth-generation Nebraska rancher and has started numerous small businesses here, including Whiskey Creek and Skeeter Barnes restaurants. He has also worked extensively in the renewable energy field as the former chairman for the Nebraska Ethanol Board and played a key role in some of the first wind energy projects in the state. He’s a community and business leader in Nebraska, but he also knows how to work outside the state. He spent 20 years living and working in major cities such as Chicago, Boston and Washington, D.C. and then decided to come back to Nebraska 17 years ago. It was here in Nebraska where he raised his family, ran his cattle ranch and started

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candidate: todd watson

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few months back I sat down with Nebraska Independent senatorial candidate Todd Watson on my parents’ back deck and just talked for almost an hour. I had known Watson for some time prior to his candidacy, but this was my first opportunity to dive into some real dialogue with him about why he wanted to run for Senate. I had no idea what to expect going into it, but when we finally finished talking, shook hands and I got into my car to drive home, the one thing I kept thinking was, “that was one of the most refreshingly real and honest conversations I’ve ever had about politics… and it was with a politician.”

As a 22-year-old university student with ever-growing cynicism, I have almost given up on our government’s ability to do anything cooperatively because of the polarity in the Senate. A complete lack of faith took over in my mind when the Republicans and Democrats became so dynamically opposed to any form of cooperation that they could no longer properly function and the government

actually shut down. This was the moment I realized that the party system in this country is broken, and something needs to change before we run ourselves into the ground. This is one of the pinnacle reasons that Watson’s platform is so appealing to me – he’s an Independent candidate. Rather than rejecting a bill for the mere reason that it came from an opposing party, Watson has the neutrality to actually assess the positives and negatives of everything that comes his way and to make decisions for the good of the people he’s representing; all the people he’s representing – not just those with an elephant or a donkey tattooed on their hearts. It’s clear after only a few minutes of speaking with him that he’s frustrated with the way things work now in the Senate and wants to bring the two opposing parties together for the sake of the nation as a whole and the good of its people.

As a university student, I know all too well the growing burden of having to pay a tuition that includes some of the highest student fees in national history, and the stress of knowing that these institutions won’t be

feels this is a large missing ingredient. He letting up on us any time soon. But I never understands the complaint about the older got the chance to ask Watson what he would generation complaining about a lack of work do to help students get at least some of this ethic and the younger generation complainweight lifted off our shoulders because when ing about being saddled he asked me about my with debt by the previimpending graduation, Watson has the ous generation. Watson his passion for student neutrality to actually is seeking to bridge that economic fairness pregap. ceded mine. He took it assess the positives and Finally, the thing I upon himself, admitting negatives of everything appreciated the most the failure of his generaabout talking with Wattion and the ones preced- that comes his way and son was his total transing him; the failure to parency about what he lead us into a future that to make decisions for the truly believes. He’s not would set us up for suc- good of the people he’s going to give a sugarcess. What’s the reason coated or wateredwe’re being set up for representing” down answer to any failure? of the tough questions Watson said we need wisdom passed down from one generation thrown his way, and it seems this mentality to the next. He understands the importance comes from his strong roots in a faith-driven of teaching us the hard life lessons learned lifestyle. Watson has shown that he’s truly a that can’t be taught in the classrooms, the ones that only a truly caring relationship can florom: see page 20 foster. He’s passionate about mentoring and

candidate: ben sasse

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en Sasse is the senatorial candidate who best understands the challenges our generation will face if we let Washington, D.C. continue down its current path. He’s a young and dynamic leader with the kind of big ideas and common-sense solutions Nebraskans our age will need when we start our careers.

Sasse is a fifth-generation Nebraskan who grew up, like many Huskers, detasseling corn. After getting his education, Sasse took those Nebraskan, hard-work values into the private sector.

Five years ago, at just 37 years old, Sasse

became the president of his hometown college, which was on the edge of bankruptcy.

Under his leadership, Midland University has become Nebraska’s fastest-growing college and has added 11 varsity sports.

They’ve also started a four-year graduation guarantee to put students first. That’s the kind of turnaround we need in Washington, D.C. right now.

Republicans and Democrats have given us $17 trillion worth of debt thanks to empty promises and political games. The course we’re on just isn’t sustainable. Do any of us seriously think that, at this rate, Social Security will be there for our generation 40 years from now?

While both political parties avoid responsibility, Americans our age are left to foot the bill.

Sasse is willing to tell the truth about the debt crisis we face. He’s not afraid to look at the numbers and talk about the facts. He wants to protect people like our grandparents who already depend on social security and medicare, but he wants to make some common-sense changes for our generation so that we don’t drown in debt. Sasse will be the man who can actually make the changes that other politicians have been promising for years.

Sasse isn’t a Republican because he wants to go backwards – he’s a Republican because he wants to take new ideas forward.

He wants to let entrepreneurs and businesses expand and create jobs by getting heavy-handed bureaucrats out of the way of innovation. As members of the Facebook, Twitter and Uber generation, I think that’s something we can all identify with.

Sasse is the right man to represent Nebraska and our generation. He has the vision and determination we deserve. With his drive to solve problems with big ideas, the sky is the limit.

This is a guest column from UNL student John Weber, a sophomore political science major. opinion@dailynebraskan.com

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Happiness leads to better productivity Emily Kuklinski

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ptimism and happiness aren’t keys to success. At least, that’s what college makes it seem like. Usually, you’ll hear someone rambling on about how their life, from studying to the balance of the political system, is tearing them apart. Very seldom do we want to hear a happy story because we’re told it’s boring or showboating. But I’m giving you permission to change that.

As an English and theater major, happiness seems almost a backwards way of thinking. “Tortured Artist Syndrome,” as I like to call it, has been something the world has branded as the only sure-fire way to success.

If you have a drinking problem, laced with low-self esteem and a crappy childhood, then you’re practically handed the Pulitzer Prize. God forbid if you grew up comfortably in a middle-class family without having beat alcoholism by 17 years old. You’re branded for a life of mediocrity.

There are often moments when I begin to think that I’m doing something wrong. I’m a writer, but I’m not a tortured soul. I was extremely lucky growing up. But from what I’ve read about in books and watched in movies, that isn’t the lifestyle of a writer. Instead, it’s almost shameful. Stupidly, I always waited for something traumatic to come my way because I was led to believe that tragedy was the key ingredient to being an artist.

I would never have enough conflict in my life to spur something people would want to read about. I’d fail as an artist.

But regardless of what kind of artist you are, whether your medium is paint, words, a DNA strand or an algorithm, torture isn’t what breeds success. Not even your degree will be what brings you success. The secret ingredient is happiness.

A recent study out of the University of Warwick researched more than 700 people to find if there was a correlation between workers’ moods and their productivity. The experiments included showing a group of the participants a clip from a comedic movie and being offered free food and drink. Whereas the other group was asked to explore more distressing circumstances such as recent family tragedies to find if factors such as feeling low were associated with lower levels of productivity, which it was. The study showed that, on average, people who had a happier demeanor were 12 percent more pro-

ductive than those who werern’t.

As Monty Python’s mantra said, looking on the bright side of life is half the battle.

Happiness is a rare gem in and of itself. But how do we do this? When we’ve been trained into thinking that hard work and overcoming trauma to be the keys to success, it seems difficult to shift this train of thought.

In theater, there’s a rule of thumb when it comes to acting: don’t play the emotion.

Instead, you need to allow the actions a n d words of your c h a r acter to drive the scene for you.

In day-to-day life, one way we can begin to live rather than go through the motions would be to live. To remove yours e l f from the

nega t i v e emotions failing that test last class has brought you, and for a single moment, actively doing something else to draw you into a better state of mind.

According to a psychological study out of the University of North Carolina, one way to enhance that kind of behavior is to create

something. Anything. The study said when students were engaged in a creative activity, they reported being “happier and more active” regardless of the quality of their creative work. The study also debunked the idea that there was a correlation between creativity and negative states of mind, such as sadness, anger or anxiety. Creativity can be fostered in just about any state of mind, and you don’t have to have suffered to make beautiful art.

As you could probably tell, this isn’t a political article. I’m not going to attempt to tell you which candidates you should vote for, or why you’re a horrible person for your po-

litical ideologies. This is an invite for you all to take a breather. Create something, even if it’s just a doodle on the side of your biology

As my professors have told me numerous times, it’s only college. Stressing about something that has already happened won’t contribute to much...” notes. Allow yourself to accept the troubles that have found you without having them tear you apart.

As my professors have told me numerous times, it’s only college. Stressing about something that has already happened won’t contribute to much and will more likely hinder your progress. Taking the time to step outside yourself and reconnect with who you are will be what helps you in the long run. All you need is to give yourself the permission to do so.

EMILY KUKLINSKI IS A JUNIOR ENGLISH AND THEATRE MAJOR. FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER @THEFUNNYEMILY OR REACH HER AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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letter to the editor

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e were troubled by a recent Daily Nebraskan editorial (“University owes students an explanation for rape allegations,” Sept. 29) that argued because campus leaders have not commented about an alleged sexual offense it somehow means we are not concerned about student safety. The opinion acknowledged that any such situation would be a personnel matter – about which we are not free to comment – and then criticized the university for not commenting.

While we are precluded from commenting about any specific misconduct investigation or personnel action, students should know that we take such matters seriously and that student safety is our top priority. Here is what we do in all cases of reported sexual assault that involve accusations about a UNL employee.

Whenever a complaint of sexual misconduct is reported to the university, the university offers comprehensive support for the alleged victim. We take immediate actions necessary to ensure the safety of the university community, and we conduct a full, fair and impartial investi-

Jacy Marmaduke Editor-in-chief

gation that respects the rights of all parties.

The first step after any report is to assure the safety of the victim and other potential victims. We implement protective measures, such as reassigning the accused to duties that can be accomplished off campus and requiring the accused not to have any contact with the victim or any other student. In some cases we would forbid the accused from being on campus or on any UNL property. If the university police had reason to believe that the alleged incident could pose an ongoing threat to the university community, they would issue a warning to the community.

Once these protective measures are in place, a trained Title IX investigator conducts an investigation. An investigation of this kind involves interviews of the people involved and any witnesses with additional knowledge of the alleged misconduct. The investigator also gathers supporting evidence. At all stages of the investigation, the confidentiality of the parties is protected to the greatest extent possible. When all the facts are in, a determination is made using a “greater weight of the evidence” standard. If the greater weight of evidence showed that the

Conor Dunn Managing editor

Ben Curttright Assistant Opinion editor

allegation of sexual misconduct was more likely true, the investigator would make a recommendation for appropriate personnel action. Based upon the nature of the alleged misconduct the appropriate employment action could range from a written reprimand to termination of employment. It is also possible for the UNL Police to issue a formal order banning the individual from being on any UNL property. These personnel decisions are made by the relevant campus administrators with careful deliberation, but quickly after the investigation concludes. We do not hesitate to take decisive actions when student safety is in question.

It is important to remember that a university investigation of alleged sexual misconduct does not determine whether a crime has been committed, but seeks to stop the alleged misconduct, eliminate any impairment to the victim’s educational experience and to prevent a recurrence.

If a criminal investigation is being conducted simultaneously by law enforcement, the university proceeds with its own investigation, independent of the law enforcement investigation, taking all due care to prevent any disrup-

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Zach Fulciniti Print A&E editor

tion of the criminal investigation.

These steps are taken in all cases, although for legal and policy reasons they cannot be made public, except to the extent that we would believe there is a continuing danger to the public or the university community.

We have a clear set of campus policies about sexual misconduct, well-developed procedures for investigating violations of those policies and campus leaders who will act on the findings of our investigations to protect the safety of students. We care deeply about the safety of those within our community. We are also governed by laws that prevent us from always being transparent in matters such as this. It is frustrating for us – we would rather be clear about our actions – and for others, but it is the unavoidable dilemma we face. We hope this allows you to better understand our inability to comment on a specific case.

Harvey Perlman Chancellor Ellen Weissinger Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Eric Bertrand Print Sports editor

Amy Kenyon Opinion editor

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STAFF: University response disrespects students

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fter a week of prodding in the form of phone calls, emails and articles, we were pleased to see University of NebraskaLincoln administrators respond to the rape allegations against a former faculty member.

But their response, which came in the form of a letter to the editor from Chancellor Harvey Perlman and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Ellen Weissinger, was an opportunity wasted.

We were hoping for a public message, addressed to the university community as a whole, ensuring students their leaders care about campus safety and are taking measures to protect them.

What we got was an admonishment – a letter that indicates our leaders take the sanctity of their reputations more seriously than rape allegations. And it’s the latest in a long string of university efforts to conceal from the community information that directly influences students’ well-being.

First came the bed bug infestations in residence halls three years ago, when

the DN accused leaders of concealing crucial details and Weissinger responded with a patronizing letter that gave the DN a “C-minus” for its reporting.

Next came the proposed privatization of the University Health Center two years ago, when the university repeatedly denied requests for information about a move that could have resulted in skyrocketing student fees. And now this.

Administrators aren’t sorry they have to keep anything from students – they’re sorry we pointed out they were doing it. If they were truly concerned about transparency, the university’s leaders would have released a statement almost five months ago, when a young woman reported a faculty member had raped her.

Why did it take intense pressure from the Daily Nebraskan and a strongly worded staff editorial to elicit a response to these allegations – and why did the response come in the form of criticism leveled at us for having the gall to wonder why students are being kept in the dark?

What’s more, if this scenario is indicative of the amount of effort required

to get the time of day from administrators, what else might they be hiding?

We take issue with a number of statements in Perlman and Weissinger ’s letter. First is the assertion that confidentiality restrictions preclude the university from acknowledging an investigation is taking place. Employment records indeed must be kept private in accordance with university Human Resources policies, but no one is asking for records of the accused former employee. We’re asking for confirmation that the matter is being or has been investigated. We’re asking for information about how the university dealt with the allegations. We’re asking what our leaders will do to make sure they don’t hire rapists.

Administrators could answer all those questions without violating confidentiality rules. On Wednesday, Western Washington University released information regarding sexual relations between a former faculty member and a student without sounding any alarms.

Also concerning is Perlman and Weissinger’s statement that “once pro-

tective measures are in place, a trained Title IX investigator conducts an investigation.”

UNL doesn’t have a trained Title IX investigator. We’re curious about how the investigation can proceed without that integral component.

As newspaper editors, it’s frustrating when administrators continually belittle our efforts to ensure transparency in such significant matters. When two entities respect each other, they communicate openly and honestly about the things that count. They don’t deny all attempts at meaningful discussion and hide behind a wall of text. They don’t pepper said wall of text with the word “alleged” in a graceless attempt to save face that disrespects victims of sexual assault everywhere. And they certainly don’t devote energy that could go toward informing and enlightening students to picking a fight with the campus newspaper.

This is not what respect for the student body looks like.

In fact, it’s quite the opposite.

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Quotes of the week, Sept. 29-Oct. 5 “It tears me up to think that so many women have their bodies and their free will compromised at the hands of another person.”

Jacy Marmaduke

dn editor-in-chief, on Why on-campus sexual assaults hit close to home

“From using a finite resource in helium that’s needed for medical procedures to the nylon strings that ensnare wildlife to the supposedly biodegradable balloon material itself that’s mistaken as food.

I am truly confounded on how releasing a very briefly used item into our countryside is not littering – it’s not unlike tossing trash out of a car window, for which there are steep fines.”

Benjamin Vogt

UNL English lecturer, on his change.org petition to end the balloon release tradition at Husker football games

“It’s terrifying, like a bad horror movie. It makes my teeth hurt.”

Dani Grover

visitor to the dental artifacts museum exhibit

“I can see Woodmen Tower on my way out of my parents’ quiet, tree-hidden neighborhood. This can’t possibly be happening so close to home. This happens in Ferguson and the South and the Bronx.

Not here.”

Annie Stokely

Opinion columnist, on a study revealing that Omaha’s black murder victimization rate is the highest in the country

“I was still trying to shake off the fact that my editor thinks I’m the poster child for depressed-feminist literature. Is it because she was around for my ‘emo’ phase in eighth grade?

Cassie Kernick

Arts columnist, on reactions to her column on “The Bell Jar”

“Usually they ask me, ‘Do people know you have it in here?’”

justine laviolette

student who has a therapy animal in her on-campus residence

“Gray is great because you can put all 50 shades together and it will still look amazing.”

“Put simply, the university owes it to the students, their parents, faculty members and everyone else – an explanation.”

Daily Nebraskan editorial board

On UNL’s handling of the sexual assault allegations against a former Glenn Korff School of Music faculty member

Erin Mansur

Nate Gerry

Arts and Entertainment columnist, on fall fashion colors

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editorial policy The editorial above contains the opinion of the fall 2013 Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board.

It does not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, its student body or the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

A column is solely the opinion of its author; a cartoon is solely the opinion of its artist. The Board of Regents acts as publisher of the Daily

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Anonymity contributes to Internet trolling, Web insults Kaitlynn Schmidt

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nternet trolls; we all know them.

They’re the people who sit behind any screen name of their choosing and scavenge the Internet for ways to get under peoples’ skin. Whether you’re on YouTube, Facebook or the new app Yik Yak, Internet trolls have been visible for quite some time. And now, it’s becoming easier to troll anonymously.

Anonymous apps and comment sections can be useful when used appropriately, but removing a sense of identity increases the likelihood that the posts and comments will devolve into more trolling. turner According to Julie Zhuo of the New York Times, “Psychological research has proven again and again that anonymity increases unethical behavior. People – even ordinary, good people – often change their behavior in radical ways.” Zhuo calls this likeliness to engage in unethical behavior “the online distribution effect.” She makes a good point. If the Internet gives a total sense of anonymity, what’s stopping anyone from

posting whatever they want about whom- they did a really crappy job. The anonymity bolsters their confidence to insult others ever they want? around them, even those in the same room.

Yik Yak is an app that takes whatevHowever, it’s possible that we could reer college campus you are closest to and pulls up posts from other people on that duce these more extreme forms of trolling by making the person behind the screen campus. You have no username, no sign more accountable. Emails and usernames in. You just click “allow” for the location can be fake, as Zhuo points out in her artiand you can read and post whatever you cle, but having any kind of name attached to want. It’s basically an anonymous Twitter.

A couple classmates brought it to my atten- profiles could reduce the extremity of some insults. Websites have been trying to reduce tion and explained to me the kind of conproblems in other tent that was posted on ways such as blocking it. You can use it to bash If the Internet and moderating. Acwhichever football team cording to Zhuo, some we play Saturday, share gives a total sense sites are even working something funny you on audition systems saw around campus or of anonymity, what’s for comments. even organize pick-up stopping anyone from The ability to be sports games. Some Yik anonymous in forums Yak posts, though, are posting whatever they all over the web is worse than any Colleg- want about whomever becoming more comefession post I’ve ever mon and thus increasread. One of my class- they want?” ing opportunities for mates told me that the trolling. Sites and apps racism in certain posts such as Yik Yak that offer the feature of anois beyond anything you’d expect from colnymity have led to more extreme trolling. lege students.

The cycle of online insults is one that will “They aren’t even trying to make jokes out of it. They are just flat-out mean,” she never be fully stopped, but giving more accountability could slow this trend down. said. Along with the racist posts, people Kaitlynn Schmidt is a junior have used Yik Yak to make fun of other stuJournalism/ADPR major. Reach her dents during class presentations or other sofor comment at opinion@ cial events. To them, it must be a great way dailynebraskan.com. to let their peers, who were probably already nervous about presenting, know that

batt: from 14 slinging mud at one another for some time made what was supposed to be a short process of running the pipeline through now and this has only brought us further down as a country. Sasse wants to go to the state a several year-long debate that Washington and obstruct the process of has engaged the White House, Congress Washington in order to repeal things and and national media. The pipeline has many make sure nobody impedes on our freeopponents and proponents and I will not harp on this issue too much other than doms. For example, Sasse has used his mentioning the fact that a pipeline project own religious faith to justify repealing Obamacare. As much as I respect Sasse and won’tt be a save-all action for U.S. oil dehis religious affiliation pendency and won’tt – since I very much save Nebraska from Domina is have my own religious the pitfalls of a strugrepresenting faith – I feel that going gling economy – even to Congress to simply though we actually the landowners in the repeal laws and return never saw many of the to traditional ways of negative effects from Keystone XL Pipeline case thinking is not what the Great Recession as and has done an amazing we need in Congress. a whole. The pipeline We need someone dedproject will only create job thus far.” icated to cooperation a small amount of jobs who is willing to work over a short period of time and while we shouldn’t be turning with people on both sides of the aisle.

If you were to take a look at ads from up our noses at job creation, we should be the Domina and Sasse campaigns, they’re looking to more permanent job creation both using some form of negative adverrather than a company’s one-time project.

Some conservatives feel the traditional tisements. However, Sasse spends more time criticizing President Obama, Con“repeal and revert” option is best for Congress and the country as a whole. Many gressional Democrats and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, specifically. These people on both sides of the aisle have been

people have next to nothing to do with Nebraska. Domina is committed to helping Nebraskans – not just throwing mud at Obama and everyone who disagrees with him on secular issues that rarely ever come up in Congress.

I implore you to vote for the cooperative Domina, rather than the obstructionist Sasse. While both men are educated and want to do what is best for the country, we also need to consider whether our senator is willing to work with both parties, carries moderate views and is able to represent all Nebraskans instead of just the Republicans who lean farther right than most on the political spectrum. We need a moderate voice and a strong leader in Washington, not a loud voice and someone who constantly looks down their nose at leadership. While challenging authority is important, basing a campaign upon defiance alone won’t help the country. So please, vote Domina in 2014. And above all else – go to the polls on Nov. 4.

Mark Batt is a senior political science major, you can reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

jenkins: from 15 and fostered small businesses.

Jenkins intends to bring his experience and common sense values to the Senate and is dedicated to bridging party divides and setting aside party labels in order to do what is in the best interest of our country. I realize some people are wary about voting for a candidate outside the major political parties because they believe that this will take votes away from the real election. If you’re disillusioned with the system and tired of a Congress who won’t represent you, remember that often times progress starts small.

During past reforms, many people were slow to get on board and reform leaders who dared to dream were often mocked and scorned. Martin Luther King Jr. thought that the Jim Crow laws wouldn’t be repealed until the year 2000. The Women’s Rights Movement spanned 70 years before women finally received the right to vote.

You can be a part of the movement that puts politics back in the hands of the people.

All it takes is your participation. You need to go to a voting booth, and perhaps this is asking a little bit more, but you must educate yourself on the candidate you’re voting for.

Until our country changes our apathetic view toward voting we will continue to struggle under a stagnant Congress and will slowly watch our country go down the drain. By then it will be too late.

Luckily, it’s up to you. It’s not too late today. If you are a Nebraskan, you have the ability to take part in an exciting and innovative change in our country. As Nebraskans, we could be part of a movement that elects the man, rather than the party-paid seat.

We could be a state that leads a revolutionary political reform in this country and save our future from the destructive path it’s currently on.

In order to do this, though, you have to vote Jenkins.

A recent graduate, whitney jenkins just returned from serving in the Peace Corps in Senegal

florom: from 15 man of integrity. This is a principle political agendas are fundamentally lacking today, and likely the reason our generation is so put off by politicians. They will say anything to make you like them, even if they don’t truly believe it. It doesn’t take long to realize this is not the case for Watson. He speaks out of conviction, and allows those convictions to drive him in working hard to get to the truth behind the haze of political jargon. Not only that, but he is willing to stand up boldly for what he believes because he is not looking to bring glory to himself, Watson has faith that he can do what is right and good for our state and nation when he stands firm on God’s authority, pressing forward in His strength, regardless of the red tape or political barriers that may stand in the way.

Personally, I’m tired of politicians only paying lip-service to people to get elected.

It’s time for honest change.

This is a guest column from UNL sociology student Hayden Florom.

Reach Hayden for comment at hflorom@ huskers.unl.edu

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