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Dear readers,
Halloween is the most wonderful time of the year. As outlined in “Mean Girls,” it’s “the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.” Alright, so maybe that saying is only OK when Lindsay Lohan says it. But who doesn’t love the chance to dress up in clothing you wouldn’t dare wear in public any other day? Halloween is on my mind the moment fall semester begins. I’m constantly asking myself “What am I going to wear? Where am I going to go? Who am I going to party with? And most importantly, which handle of cheap liquor am I going to drink?” My freshman year, I sported steampunk couture. For those who don’t know, steampunk is a science fiction term that involves the fusion of modern technology with fashion aspects of the Victorian age. Yeah, I didn’t really get it either, which is probably why that was my least favorite costume. My sophomore year, I was one of three blind mice with my roommates, and as a junior I dressed in drag as Jean Grey from X-Men. I think I still have blisters from those 6-inch heels. This year was the first time I didn’t plan out a $100 budget for an outfit I’m only going to wear once. And why, you ask? Because journalism has taken over my life. Just kidding, I haven’t graduated yet. What actually happened is the DN editor-in-chief asked me to accompany her to Philadelphia this week for the 2014 ACP/CMA National College Media Convention. This conference gives college media producers from around the country the opportunity to get together and do what they love most – discuss the news. The last time I met with other journalism students from different parts of the U.S. was during the summer after my freshman year in Las Vegas. I was one of about 30 students chosen to help produce news for the four-day Unity 2012 Journalists Convention. I was the baby of the group, as most of them were graduating seniors looking for a job. Although I only knew them for a short time, the amount
of talent these individuals had shown in their field was inspiring. I can happily say I’m still Facebook friends with most of them and continue to get excited about my future career every time I see them showcase their work for media organizations such as the Chicago Tribune and NPR. It’s nearly four years later, and I can’t wait to see what this conference will bring. True, I may be missing out on Halloween in Nebraska, but I think it’s safe to say Halloween in Philadelphia will be a fine alternative.
Thanks for reading, Conor Dunn Conor is a senior journalism and broadcasting major and managing editor of the DN. Send him costume suggestions for his time in Philadelphia at conorwdunn@aim.com. FRONT PAGE PHOTO BY ALLISON HESS | DN
Shangela Laquifa Wadley performs to Beyonce Friday night at the Guys and Dolls show. Laquifa Wadley is a former contestant of the show “Ru Paul’s Drag Race.”
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on the sidelines Gameday concessions workers prepare hours in advance
More than 1,000 concessions staff members and hawkers work to provide Husker fans with gameday food options BAILEY SCHULZ DN It’s 9 a.m. on gameday, and Andee Harris has already been inside Memorial Stadium for five hours. “I’m definitely not a morning person,” Harris says with a smile, “but once you get here and get rolling, the time of day just flies by.” Harris is a concessions manager for the University of Nebraska’s athletic department. She has been working with concessions for 12 seasons, one of 1,300 concession staffers who work to ease hungry stomachs at Husker games. Harris helps manage the food stands on the east side of Memorial Stadium, ensuring they aren’t short on staff or inventory, keeping operations running smoothly and managing the hawkers – think “peanut guy” – marching up and down the stands. According to Rox Rasmussen and Janell Hall, the director of concession events and director of concessions operations, respectively, there are up to 450 hawkers at every football game. The hawkers are at least 12 years old and sell everything from popcorn to pizzas. As part of her job, Harris helps set up hawkers for their day of work at a checker stand. A hawker walks in, grabs a green apron >> continue on 5
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Andee Harris (left) and Roberta Castillo prepare Fairbury Hotdogs before they’re given to hawkers to sell during the football game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
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DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM starts setting up the stand. Two hours be<< continued and a box of food and leaves to sell and rack fore the game starts, organization volunteers show up to the stands and then tend to hanup as much commission as he or she can. After setting up a hawker, Harrison dle most of the customer interactions. Sandin likes the job for its flexibility and showed off the hot dog station, where hot dogs are made on site. They’re cooked, atmosphere and also because the concessions are a prime spot to people watch. wrapped and kept warm “It’s really entertainat the stands before being to see the outfits ing distributed to the Half-time can people wear,” Sandin hawkers. Individual definitely be said. “There was a guy stands can sell from 300 in a Scooby-Doo outfit to 1,000 hot dogs per stressful. You have six once.” game and hand off 50 at Although the shifts a time to hawkers to sell. hours before the game stretch about 10 to 12 “It’s my fun job,” to prepare the food, and hours, most of the job said Harris, who is also involves preparing for an escrow officer for a then half-time’s this huge halftime. union title company in rush. After that there’s “Half-time can defiLincoln. nitely be stressful,” She said her favorite not many people, and you Sandin said. “You have part of the concessions start to clean up.” the six hours before the job is the chance to intergame to prepare the act with people. KARLIE SANDIN food, and then halfConnected to the freshman nursing major time’s this huge rush. checker stand is a conAfter that there’s not cession stand, where the many people, and you workers keep most of start to clean up.” their inventory and interact with the customClean up includes each stand taking ers. down its pop machine, cleaning the floors, The concession stand here was managed counting and recounting the money, washing by Karli Sandin, a freshman nursing major, who has worked with concessions since she dishes – and getting ready to do it all over again. was a sophomore in high school. NEWS@ As a concessions worker, she arrives six DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM hours before kickoff, takes inventory, then
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Popcorn is prepared a few hours before the Nebraska football game on Saturday. Food preparation starts six hours before the game’s start.
ROTC members volunteer as gatekeepers CHRIS BOWLING DN On a picturesque gameday morning in Lincoln, hordes of red-clad fans line up outside the Memorial Stadium gates. The sellout crowd is here to watch the Huskers take on Rutgers in their first home contest since hosting Illinois on Sept. 27. But before they can enter the stadium, these fans – tens of thousands of them – have to pass through the gatekeepers. Security is a top priority in a stadium that fills to a capacity of 92,000 on gameday. More than 100 people stand at the steps of Memorial Stadium, sporting orange Adidas pinnies as they undertake the task of keeping fans safe. A member of the Army ROTC program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Andrew Push is responsible for checking bags and confiscating goods prohibited from the stadium. “We’re pretty much here to enforce the policy to some degree,” said Push, a freshman construction management major. “We act as the eyes and ears for law enforcement to some degree, and if we notice anything,
we just bring it up the chain of command and tell (the) people who are in charge.” In the four games he’s worked this season, Push hasn’t confiscated anything too out of the ordinary – he’s come across a few knives, but those violators didn’t make an ordeal of it. The biggest culprit by far is food and drinks. Drinks, specifically, are a problem because some fans try to bring alcohol into the stadium, which isn’t allowed as the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a dry campus. Still, people working at the front gate have to watch out for drinks and foods of all kinds because of the stadium’s obligation to sponsors. “The reason we confiscate a lot of food and beverages is to protect the sponsors,” Push said. “Valentino’s, Runza and Pepsi are paying a lot of money to sell their stuff here.” It’s not unusual for workers like Push to encounter upset fans. Andrew Winberg, a student at University of Nebraska-Kearney and member of their Army ROTC program, said dealing with people who react poorly is covered in their training. “We had a quick 15 minute course of,
It takes the stress off the police and allows them to watch for larger threats instead of people trying to sneak in M&Ms.” RYAN GREALISH
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‘Hey, this is how to react to people if they don’t agree with what you have to say,’” Winberg said. “It was just a quick overview of what to expect.” Most of the workers at the gate are members of the various ROTC programs at the University of Nebraska’s affiliated schools. In return for volunteering their Saturdays to work at Memorial Stadium, their programs receive compensation. As far as the bag checkers’ connection with the athletic department or law enforcement, it’s fairly limited. Besides a short briefing at the beginning of the year, they don’t experience a lot of hands-on interaction with the athletic department and they mostly stay
out of the way of law enforcement officials. Push said that workers usually try to follow the chain of command of the ROTC program, but if there’s a situation that warrants police attention, officers are always there. Ryan Grealish, a criminal justice major and member of the Army ROTC program at UNL, said having bag checkers work the gate is great for law enforcement because it lets them focus on bigger issues. “It takes the stress off the police and allows them to watch for larger threats instead of people trying to sneak in M&Ms,” Grealish said. NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Lennix Bower-West applies make-up in the Ballroom of the City Union before the Guys and Dolls drag show. Bower-West has participated in the annual event for years, serving as the MC one year.
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Lennix Bower-West performs at the Guys and Dolls drag show Friday night. The event featured 16 performances and admission was free.
C. Styles accepts a tip from an attendee of the Guys and Dolls drag show Friday in the City Union. The annual event featured 16 performances, and the all of the tips help fund travel expenses to MBLGTACC, the Midwest BLGTA college conference.
Trent Battershaw, right, and friends unpack wigs and clothes before the Guys and Dolls drag show Friday night. Battershaw, also known as Shirley Temptress, has been performing since March. Michael Barth, a freshman theatre performance major, reacts to Shangela Laquifa Wadley, the MC, during the Guys and Dolls drag show Friday night.
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Students seek new party spots after Center’s ban Fans look for new places to amp up for Husker games after Lincoln Indian Center’s permanent ban on tailgating ANNIE BOHLING DN The Indian Center was a prime spot for Husker fans to gather on home football gamedays before its recent and permanent ban on tailgating. Now, those who frequented the center ’s tailgates have been forced to make other plans. The Indian Center permanently banned tailgating on its grounds after the Sept. 20 pre-game gathering went wild, resulting in at least 13 arrests and one hospitalized police officer. The center is a private, non-profit organization, located at 1100 Military Road. “It got out of hand,” Brandon Hostert, 19, said. “I can understand why they had to do something. But the complete ban is not something I would have done.” With the ban in place, fans who previously tailgated at the Indian Center have had to find other places to drink. Hostert said he wonders where underage drinkers will go to “pre-game.” “Obviously you’re going to have underage drinking anywhere you go,” said Hostert, a sophomore construction management major at the University of NebraskaLincoln. “(At the Indian Center), it was all in one spot. It was contained. “Now with people not being able to go there, they’re all over the city and driving when they shouldn’t be. If you’re going to have underage drinking, it’s better to have it in a spot like that.” Hostert used to go to the Indian Center before every Husker home gameday. On Saturday, he instead hung out in two backyards of the North Bottoms neighborhood – home to the Indian Center and many UNL students. He said the center ’s ban on alcohol and walk-ins resulted in a less-crowded Bottoms on the Sept. 27 and Oct. 25 Husker home games. Now, he can only guess that students like him are dispersing throughout the city to party before games – not at the Indian Center, not at bars and most likely not in parking lots. Brenna Dittmer, an elementary education sophomore at Creighton University, is surprised the Indian Center hasn’t had to shut down in the past. “I think it was a smart move that they closed it down because there has to be some kind of repercussions for people launching beer cans at police cars and buses of families,” Dittmer said. Sanity went south that day when three charter buses charged through the blob of Husker fans at the site. Whether it was because Husker fans were angered by the disruption or thought the buses were full of opposing Miami fans, police say, they re-
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The Lincoln Indian Center grounds were trashed following a Sept. 20 pre-game gathering, in which fans threw beer bottles and cans at buses and a police vehicle, leading to arrests. lentlessly threw beer bottles and cans at the buses, and then a police vehicle. That’s when Dittmer and her friends left. Dittmer, 19, has been to the center on two other Husker home gamedays before the Husker-Miami game. “It’s a pretty underage scene,” Dittmer said. “If you don’t go to the Indian Center, you’re probably at a house in the Bottoms owned by a fraternity or sorority.” That’s where Dittmer guesses underage Husker fans will go. “Honestly, that kind of makes me nervous,” she said. “All these little tiny houses with little tiny yards are going to be even more packed than usual.” Dittmer said she’d rather be on a couch with friends than tailgate at a popular spot on Husker home gamedays. She said she understands the culture of tailgating but thinks the Indian Center could have handled it better. “If they had more security guards or more water or other resources, things would be more efficient and safer,” Dittmer said. Dittmer said security was heavy at the entrance to the Indian Center but didn’t have
a huge presence inside the grounds, which held about 3,000 people on the hot and sunny day in September. Besides more security, Dittmer said she thinks the center could continue to host tailgating events by organizing the area differently. “It’s all pretty much just one big blob of people, and I think that’s what the issue was,” she said. “The buses couldn’t get through. There were no designated areas to drive through.” Hostert said he thought the Indian Center ’s security was sufficient but could be stronger inside and on days that charter buses are expected. He also mentioned that water fountains were on site for public use and medics immediately available for anyone who might need it. “Maybe the walk-ins was the problem,” Hostert said. “If they just allow drive-ins, maybe it would limit the amount of people and the amount of underage people drinking.” Hostert said he hopes the Indian Center will change its mind and allow tailgating on future Husker home gamedays.
“It was kind of like a staple of Nebraska gamedays,” Hostert said. “I love the fact that everybody is there in that one spot together. Everyone is there. Even if you can’t go to the game, you can go there and enjoy that same kind of atmosphere.” Hostert said he hopes the Indian Center will realize that many fans will go to unsupervised houses on Husker gamedays to tailgate instead of the supervised center. Hostert said some houses in the North Bottoms do hire security guards for tailgate parties. Dittmer said underage fans will have a hard time finding new and safe places to go. “Once you get rid of the Indian Center, you get rid of a huge outlet for people to hang out and see people and meet people,” Dittmer said. Dittmer said she hopes the ban of tailgating won’t hurt the Indian Center financially. The Indian Center charged $5 per person walking in and $15 per car driving in. The money helped pay for its public service programs and plans to build a new site to be twice as large as the current one. NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Records recount night of FarmHouse student’s death JACY MARMADUKE AND NATASHA RAUSCH DN The four FarmHouse Fraternity members arrested on felony charges purchased alcohol for and planned the party that led to freshman Clayton Real’s death, police say. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department and police records accessed Friday paint a detailed picture of the Sept. 5 “frosh,” or freshman-oriented, party in the Near South neighborhood where Real reportedly consumed enough alcohol to develop a BAC of .378, more than 4.5 times the legal driving limit. He died of acute alcohol poisoning. UNLPD conducted “lots” of interviews to piece together the story of what happened that night, Sgt. Jeff Hohlen said, interviewing most FarmHouse members and others who attended the party. As a result of the investigation, four University of Nebraska-Lincoln students were arrested on charges of procuring alcohol for a minor resulting in injury or death: junior management major Vance Heyer, freshman accounting major Thomas Trueblood, senior architectural studies and biological sciences major Cory Foland and senior finance major Ross Reynolds. The charge is a Class IIIA felony, which can result in a maximum of 5 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Trueblood, FarmHouse’s freshman social chairman, found a home in which to host the party and coordinated the purchase of a keg, seven handles of vodka and four handles of whiskey, police say. Because Trueblood is a minor, he asked three
other FarmHouse members to purchase alcohol for him to take to the party, according to police documents. Trueblood texted each of the three accused asking that he buy alcohol for the party, the report says. Heyer, FarmHouse’s vice president, admitted to buying two cases of Barton’s Vodka. Foland, FarmHouse’s new member educator, admitted to buying the whiskey. Reynolds admitted to buying the keg, which he said Trueblood paid for and drove him to the store to purchase. One additional FarmHouse member, senior animal science major William Miller, was issued a misdemeanor citation for procuring alcohol for a minor. Miller is facing a lesser charge because police found that the alcohol he bought – a handle of Grey Goose vodka and two cases of beer – wasn’t connected with Real’s death. The Grey Goose was reportedly a form of payment to the two young women who hosted the party, and Miller said he gave the hosts one case of beer and kept the other for himself. About 80 people attended the party in the 2000 block of S. 16th Street, police say, and Alpha Chi Omega sorority members were invited. Minors in attendance told police they drank alcohol while they were there. Witnesses said they saw Real drinking vodka, whiskey and beer at the party. At an unknown time, he fell over and passed out, witnesses said. Fellow FarmHouse members brought him back to the fraternity house, 3601 Apple St., about 12:30 a.m. and had to carry him to his room. Alcohol consumption can be risky for those with Type 1 diabetes, which Real had. When the
liver is processing alcohol, it does less work to regulate blood sugar, leaving diabetics at risk of hypoglycemia. But Real’s brothers say they checked his blood sugar upon arriving home and didn’t think he was at risk. So they left him in his room. “The Farmhouse members didn’t wake him up at all,” Hohlen said. “They checked on him when they brought him back to the house, and then didn’t see him again till they tried to wake him up the next morning and found he wasn’t responding.” When members couldn’t rouse Real at about 7:30 a.m., they called 911. Emergency responders declared Real dead when they arrived. Dr. James Guest, director of the University Health Center, said while diabetes can make alcohol consumption more dangerous, it doesn’t generally make an individual more susceptible to alcohol poisoning. “But I cannot speak specifically to what was happening in his body,” Guest said. “We are all such strange and peculiar creatures. You never know what happens inside.” Trueblood, Heyer, Reynolds and Foland were arrested Thursday afternoon and were briefly held in the Lancaster County Jail, but they were released Friday. Williams and the two party hosts, junior advertising and public relations major Marin Hartfield and junior accounting major Lauren Williams, received citations, the latter two for maintaining a disorderly house. FarmHouse remains indefinitely suspended, but non-freshmen can keep living in the house. The chapter has 92 members, 29 of whom are freshmen, according to a listing on its website.
The chapter’s house mother said on Friday the organization would distribute a press release, but it has yet to come. The chapter’s president and several other members didn’t return calls requesting comment, and calls to the fraternity house itself on Friday and Sunday went unanswered. The Lincoln Journal Star reported FarmHouse’s parent organization, FarmHouse International Fraternity, suspended the chapter. The organization prohibits underage drinking. The university has yet to take any sanctions against the students who were arrested or cited. Dean of Students Matt Hecker was out of the office Friday and couldn’t respond to questions, but the university code of conduct’s jurisdiction only applies to on-campus activity and off-campus activity sponsored by the university or a campus organization. It’s unclear if that jurisdiction applies to the party. Section 4.5 identifies “unlawful or unauthorized possession, use, distribution, dispensing, delivery, sale or consumption of any alcoholic beverage” as misconduct that can result in disciplinary sanctions ranging from a warning to expulsion. Linda Schwartzkopf, director of Greek Affairs, said in an email late Sunday that all new fraternity and sorority members were trained to take action in dangerous situations, and that the Interfraternity Council spent time developing policies to create safer social environments. “Clay’s tragic death is a reminder that no one is immune,” she said. “As a community we must continue to address risky behaviors.” DANIEL WHEATON AND LANI HANSON CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT. NEWS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Placing blame doesn’t honor Real or help solve the issue When tragedy strikes, so does the itch to assign blame. And the death of freshman FarmHouse fraternity member Clayton Real was certainly a tragedy. Real’s fraternity brothers found him dead in his room the morning of Sept. 5 following a frosh party where the freshman reportedly drank enough whiskey, vodka and beer to develop a BAC of .378. For context, .08 is legally impaired. Vomiting and blacking out generally happen around .20, and falling into a coma becomes likely around .35. Real fell over and passed out at the party, and his fraternity brothers took him home around 12:30 a.m. They had to carry him to his bed. The truly distressing aspect of this story
is how familiar it is. Fraternities and other student organizations host alcohol-laden parties every weekend. People who are of age buy alcohol for minors all the time. And when underage students pass out from drinking, rarely are they taken to detox, partially because of fear of an MIP and partially because those surrounding them have probably never seen the extreme consequences of alcohol poisoning. Students, community members and Internet commenters alike are grappling with the question of who is most at fault in Real’s death. Is it Real’s fraternity brothers for buying the alcohol? Is it the students who took Real home but didn’t seek medical help soon enough? Or is it Real himself? Here’s the thing: These are the wrong
questions. Scrambling to pin the blame for Real’s death on people who likely meant him no harm isn’t going to bring him back, and it does nothing to prevent other students from suffering a similar fate. This tragedy is about much more than assigning blame. It’s a signal that members of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln community need to reevaluate how our campus treats underage alcohol consumption. The university provides freshmen with information on alcohol consumption and its associated risks, but the efficacy of this education needs to be examined. ASUN leaders have proposed a policy that would lessen the consequences of MIPs for students, which could mean alleviation of
the fear that prevents many students from seeking medical help for inebriated friends who are minors. Maybe it’s time to revisit that. We don’t have the magic answer of how to prevent another death like Real’s. But we – UNL’s administrators, student government and student organizations – need to discuss student alcohol consumption in a public forum. The discussion needs to be solution-oriented and mindful of the realities of underage drinking – and it needs to happen right now. To put off meaningful dialogue in favor of pointing fingers is a disgrace to Real’s memory. He deserves better.
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Throughout history, on-campus activists attract crowds Protestors regularly gather on UNL’s campus to promote their often loud messages to a captive student audience REECE RISTAU DN On Oct. 15, Jed Smock asked a small crowd of students if anyone had ever held someone’s penis in their hands. More questions, similar in nature, often with religious ties, were asked – with University of Nebraska-Lincoln students yelling various responses from the crowd gathered outside the Nebraska Union. Smock and his wife have visited UNL countless times throughout their 40 years preaching against promiscuity, and the two are not alone in wanting to air controversial opinions to large groups of students. Weeks pass inside the union with the usual buzz of students eating lunch, doing homework and attending meetings and study groups. Outside the union, the scene often changes by the hour: vocal religious and political activists, protesters and speakers often stand on benches or modernized soap boxes to spread their message. “Sex, drugs, booze and rock-and-roll,” Smock said in October 2012 in the Daily Nebraskan. “They all go together.” Many of the groups use large signs and hand out pamphlets and fliers. Sometimes, the activists shout their message.
Then there’s Jane Svoboda’s airy timbre. Students sometimes call her “The Blue Coat Lady.” Svoboda can be found most days near the north entrance of the Nebraska Union, speaking on a multitude of topics: purity, homosexuality, China’s looming threat to America. She has since shed the eponymous blue coat. Svoboda made national headlines in May 2012 when she testified against an anti-discrimination ordinance at a Lincoln City Council meeting. Svoboda’s brother told the Lincoln Journal Star she has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. At the time, she lived in an assisted care facility. Svoboda’s controversial remarks sometimes rile up crowds of dozens. But those gatherings pale in comparison to student protests that have occurred on campus during times of war and political activism. Students have gathered in large numbers on campus for decades – sometimes in organized fashion, other times spontaneously. In 1948, thousands of students protested at the Capitol and demanded the governor’s presence because of a ban on parking on 12th and R streets, according to a DN article. In 1970, UNL joined universities across the nation by protesting the Vietnam War and the draft, with the support of the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska and faculty. In front of the union, religious speakers have made headlines periodically throughout the past 20 years. In the mid-2000s, Pastor Tom Short was the man students knew from Bible talks outside the union. NU/Life, a UNL Christian group, sponsored Short’s visit in 2007 – he was here in 2005 as well. In 2005, the DN received a letter from a student who disagreed with Short’s words, but commended Short for how he used them. Speakers in recent years have found students
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Throughout last week, protesters and public speakers gathered near the union. This one challenged students to approach him and “rant about religion.”
less receptive to their manner of delivery. “Tom attacked ideas, not people,” the letter read. “He was smart, charismatic,
personable and informative.”
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Professors build STEM programs for area youth LANI HANSON DN
A group of University of Nebraska professors and researchers are working together to create new curriculum aimed toward exposing elementaryaged students to science, technology, engineering and math. Thanks to nearly $1 million of support from the National Science Foundation, the team will use wearable technology to teach fourth through sixthgrade students the importance of these disciplines. Brad Barker, associate professor and coordinator of 4-H youth development and the principal investigator on the grant, said the goal of the three-year project is to design, develop and test an effective model for teaching and learning engineering design concepts. The project is a collaboration between Nebraska 4-H Extension, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, UNL’s Biological Systems Engineering, the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s College of Education and the Nebraska Department of Education’s Nebraska 21st Century Community Learning Center grants program.
The hybrid program will “(bridge) formal classroom teaching and learning environments with out-of-school time learning environments delivered by teaching teams of formal and informal educators working in 21st Century Community Learning Center programs.” In the first activity, Barker said students build their engineering design notebooks using looseleaf paper and card stock. After being provided a battery and battery holder, test leads and LEDs, the students are asked to draw their best understanding of how to connect the battery to the two LEDs. Next, students test their design by creating a circuit and connecting the power supply and LEDs. Once they have perfected their circuit, the students redraw it on the cover of their notebook and, using a needle and embroidery floss, sew their imaginary circuit together. “We found that students did not have much experience sewing,” Barker said. “So this helps them learn the basics and provides a way to introduce circuitry.” In another activity, students use LEDs, batteries and conductive thread to create a pennant out of felt, first sketching their design in their
engineering notebook and testing their circuitry, then transferring the design to the felt to build their pennant. “In another project, students bring in a T-shirt or hat and create a wearable technology project that incorporates a light sensor and LEDs,” Barker added. “When the light sensor is covered – the threshold value indicates darkness – then the LEDs light up on the textile.” Later in the program, the curriculum also introduces microcontrollers and computer programming. Each member of the interdisciplinary team has a specific role in creating the new curriculum. Carl Nelson, an associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering at UNL, represents engineering in the curriculum development. He said students in this age group are beginning to develop perceptions of what they’re interested in, what they’re good at and what they want to do in the future. “If they are not exposed to science, technology, engineering and math early in this process, then it is more likely that they will opt for other career paths
even though they may have the right aptitude to make significant contributions to STEM,” Nelson said. The team hopes to target the program at populations that are typically underrepresented in STEM, namely females, to help narrow the achievement gap, Nelson said. “My role in creating new curriculum is to make sure that the learning experiences are ageappropriate and that it implements positive youth development practices,” assistant professor of youth development Michelle Krehbiel said. As the principal investigator on the grant, Barker’s role is to bring together the team, which includes Nelson and Krehbiel as well as research professor at UNL’s Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools Gwen Nugent, UNO community chair of STEM education Neal Grandgenett, coordinator of professional development for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program Kim Larson and UNL assistant professor and science literacy specialist Jennifer Melander. NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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here were a little more than a dozen people on Tom Osborne Field in Memorial Stadium following the Huskers 42-24 win against Rutgers. People were trying their hand at the 40-yard dash, playing a game of 500 near the sideline and then there were a few kids running around the field with pure excitement. They were in awe that they were on the grass turf. After sporadically running around the field, they reenacted scoring a touchdown in the North Stadium end zone. Wearing their Husker jerseys, they celebrated the hypothetical score. The numbers on those jerseys: 8 and 80. Senior running back Ameer Abdullah and senior wide receiver Kenny Bell are well known in the state of Nebraska. The seniors have garnered quality time since their freshman year, and on Saturday against Rutgers, they solidified themselves as Husker legends. Both of them were able to shine Saturday afternoon, breaking records that prove they have already left their mark on the program. Bell passed Nate Swift as the team’s all-time leader in receptions with 167, while Abdullah broke the single-game record in all-purpose yardage with 341, which is also the most by a player in FBS football this season. After the game, Bell gave a speech to his teammates, whom he describes as his supporting cast. “I said that I love them and I appreciate it,” Bell said. “I’m extremely blessed to be playing with such a great group of guys that support and love me. I got pretty emotional. I really appreciate all those guys.” The final reception that sealed the record was a 13-yard catch in the fourth quarter. He wasn’t aware that he was approaching the record until recently. He knew he had the record once it happened, though. “I didn’t realize I was so close until this week,” Bell said. Once he knew he only needed six catches in the game, he was mentally keeping tabs of how close he was getting as the game progressed. He understood who he was passing in the process. “It’s a great feeling to be even mentioned in the same breath as Nate Swift and Johnny
Rodgers,” Bell said. “It’s pretty amazing.” As for Abdullah’s record of most allpurpose yards in school history, he didn’t know he broke until it was announced late in the fourth quarter. The 341 all-purpose yards put him ahead of former running back Roy Helu Jr., who set the record with 321 yards against Missouri in 2010. Although Abdullah isn’t one to cling on to personal accomplishments, he knows that Saturday will be added to an already lengthy stock of moments in his collegiate career. “It’ll definitely be memories,” Abdullah said. “There’s definitely going to be things that I always remember, playing here at this great university.” When Abdullah and Bell discussed the record day, Abdullah said the accomplishments need to be taken with a grain of salt. There’s still a lot of season left for the Huskers. “We can’t get caught up in that right now,” Abdullah said. “That’s not what’s important. We need to be as mature as possible about it.” Abdullah has been working with running back coach Ron Brown, a long-time coach for the team, since Abdullah’s first day at Nebraska. With how much talent Brown has seen at the running back position, he knows how special this senior season has been for Abdullah. The running back has propelled him past former players such as Calvin Jones, Lawrence Phillips and Ahman Green. He hasn’t had to conform to the prototype of a Husker running back either. Brown said what makes Abdullah special is his attitude that he has taken since stepping on campus. “He’s reaping the harvest of all the hard work,” Brown said. “Of all the mentality of ‘Hey, I’ll run on kickoff coverage, coach. I’ll play another position, coach. Put me in there, coach.’ Even when he was a freshman.” Along with the work ethic, Brown praises Abdullah for his vision on the field and his mental maturity off the field. Brown agrees with Abdullah that the records aren’t important, but the legacy that he paved while attending the university is. “Just knowing Ameer, did he graduate early? Did he honor his family? Did he maximize his potential? He understands that
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Senior wide receiver Kenny Bell tries to evade a Rutgers defender on Saturday in the Huskers 4224 win. Bell passed Nate Swift in all-time receptions with his six catches in the game.
doing well now is the springboard to the future. He didn’t want to leave any stones unturned,” Brown said. After the record day Brown had plenty to say about Kenny Bell as well. Brown was proud of Kenny Bell’s record, given that Bell is not the selfish type of weapon on the offense. “He understands the importance of blocking,” Brown said. “I don’t ever hear Kenny saying ‘give me the ball.’ “Kenny can play in any era.” Bell has been instrumental in the running game this season, a silent play maker on the perimeter. Each down he’s battling the defensive backs, giving Abdullah opportunities to break out for a long run. Bell said he takes much satisfaction in lying in the big blocks. The wide receivers keep a tally on takedowns, and he’s on top of
the board. He said it’s even better when he’s blocking for a Heisman candidate. “Blocking for No. 8, I can definitely say, is the highlight of my career,” Bell said. “I’ll definitely be telling my children and grandchildren about it.” Abdullah and Bell have been with each other since freshman year, but as they turned into veterans on the team, their relationship grew stronger. They have a mutual respect for each other. “He’s my best friend here, and I’m proud of him,” Abdullah said. At the end of the game against Rutgers, they weren’t talking about the records much. They were getting some perspective, which is the fact that they only have eight quarters left in Memorial Stadium. There’s plenty of time for Abdullah and Bell to add to the memories. There is a Big
Senior running back Ameer Abdullah attempts to stiff arm a Rutgers defender. Abdullah compiled 341 all-purpose yards on Saturday, which broke Roy Helu Jr.’s previous record of 321 yards.
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Ten Championship in sight and for Abdullah, an all-time leading rusher record. The current holder of the record is Mike Rozier, who had 4,780 in his career at Nebraska. Abdullah has 4,226 so far with at least five games left in the season. In that span he needs 554 yards. He’ll need to average 110.8 yards per
game for the rest of the season. When Bell was asked if Abdullah could break the record, he asked if bowl games are included. When told yes they are, he belt out a laugh. “Yeah, that’s going to be shattered,” Bell said. SPORTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Husker senior provides leadership on, off range SETH OLSON DN Kelsey Hansen of the Nebraska rifle team may sound a lot like your typical collegiate senior for an elite Division 1 program. Sure, the senior air rifle and smallbore specialist from Minot, North Dakota, may have individual titles both combined and in smallbore to go along with being named Academic All-Big Ten the past two years, as well as winning a silver medal at the 2010 National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships. But what it all boils down to for her is doing everything she can to help her team succeed. “My main goal is to be the best leader I can be for my team,” Hansen said. “The other goal is that we can continue to grow and improve every match until championships.” It’s clear that Hansen, a decorated athlete already, still has her eye on the prize. Her motivation has never faded. “I love being a part of a great team and program,” Hansen said. “My biggest motivation is helping my team in any way I can. I strive to be the best I can to support my teammates on and off the range.” Nebraska coach Ashley Rose said she has seen just how much of a leader she has become for the Huskers. “Kelsey has always been a leader on and off the range,” Rose said. “She maintains excellence both in the classroom and on the range. Kelsey even manages our community service. Because of that, she has become a huge example and role model for the other girls to do well both in school and in rifle.” Hansen has helped the Huskers on the range again this year, being a leading contributor for her team in air rifle and smallbore. Because Hansen and her teammates have performed well so far this season, Nebraska is ranked No. 6 in the nation this week with a 5-1 record. For a team coming off a fifth-place finish at last year ’s NCAA Championships, Hansen and the Huskers are certainly aiming even higher this time around. Obviously, they have a championship in mind, but Hansen said she knows that can only come with steadfast devotion to their shooting. “We can only control our own performances,” Hansen said. “But if we are dedicated at practice and confident in our preparation, anything is possible.” For the lone senior who has traditionally been a better air rifle specialist, some of her individual preparation this year has been focused on smallbore. “My air rifle has been stronger in the past,” Hansen said. “But I’ve been working a lot on smallbore this season and am starting to show improvements.” Those improvements can be seen even with a first-year coach at the helm. “Kelsey is very methodical,” Rose said. “We discuss the specifics of her training. There are two types of training: smart and hard. Kelsey trains very smart and because of that, she has made the improvements in smallbore.” Rose, another decorated rifle athlete, has made the transition extremely easy for Hansen and the rest of the Huskers, Hansen said. “Coach has done a great job implement-
FILE PHOTO | DN Senior Kelsey Hansen gets ready to compete in a competition. She has been a leader for the Huskers in both air rifle and smallbore this season, which has helped the team get off to a 5-1 record to begin the year. ing her knowledge of technical skills and mental strategies,” Hansen said. Another element that has made the transition more cohesive is the fact that the Huskers are all returners from last year. “Since there are no freshmen, it was easy to transition to this season,” Hansen said. “We all know how each person functions and what we need to do to motivate one another.” Hansen said rifle has always been at the top of her agenda, but as she was growing up, rifle shared that role with swimming. Hansen started rifle when she was 10 years old, and when she was 11 years old, she was already learning about the opportunities to compete collegiately in rifle. “Since then, my main motivation in rifle was to get recruited for a college team,” Hansen said.
Although Hansen may have put rifle at the top of the pedestal, she still swam competitively from 6 years old through her senior year in high school, where she was a fouryear letter winner while helping her team to a fifth-place finish in the state in 2010. Success in swimming hasn’t been the only thing that she has carried over to rifle though. “Swimming taught me many skills that I was able to carry over to rifle,” Hansen said. “At a young age, I learned the importance of pushing myself and working hard. Being a team captain for my high school swim team also started to show me what it takes to be a good leader.” For Rose, she has noticed how much of a difference a second sport can help her athletes. “I find that individuals who did two
sports in high school adapt easier to college and being a student athlete,” Rose said. “Managing two sports in high school is similar to being a student athlete at the next level by managing her academics with athletics.” Now, the senior is using what she learned from swimming in high school and giving the Nebraska rifle team a leader both on and off the range. But she knows being a leader is not something that needs to be done alone though. It’s a team effort. “I try to be there as a guide for my team and help in any way I can,” Hansen said. “But I’m also proud of many others who have stepped up and taken on responsibilities as well.” SPORTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Streak ends as Badgers top Huskers in sweep VANESSA DAVES DN No. 5 Wisconsin defeated No. 14 Nebraska for the first time in 36 years, breaking the Badgers’ 17-game losing streak against the Huskers. It was Nebraska’s second away match in the current four-match road trip. The two teams faced each other in Madison, Wisconsin. Both Nebraska and Wisconsin have the strongest blocking and defensive record in the Big Ten Conference, and Wisconsin overcame Nebraska in a 3-0 sweep. “We were undisciplined, couldn’t make some plays out there, but we’ll get better at that,” Nebraska coach John Cook said in a post-game radio show interview. The Huskers took an early lead in the first set after freshman outside hitter Annika Albrecht’s ace put the score at 4-1. But the Badgers took their first lead at 6-5 and held onto it until the end of the set. They won the set 25-19. Wisconsin took a 2-1 lead in the beginning of the second set, but a kill from sophomore outside hitter Kadie Rolfzen tied the score at 3-3. The Rolfzen twins fueled off each other’s steam to get back-to-back kills and take the lead 5-4. Nebraska held onto the lead until Wisconsin took it 15-14 at the media timeout. After that, the Badgers had a 4-0 run, but the Huskers tied it up at 19-19. However, the Badgers still won the second set 25-21.
In the third set, the Badgers took an early lead, Nebraska took it back 5-4 after Wisconsin hit a long shot. Wisconsin, however, took back the lead and a 5-0 run put them at 16-9. And though Nebraska was able to catch up a bit to 18-14, the badgers took the third set 2518. Sophomore outside hitter Amber Rolfzen had 10 kills, Kadie had nine kills and junior outside hitter Kelsey Fien had nine kills. In their last match, the Huskers recovered from a 2-0 deficit against Minnesota to win the match 3-2. “At this point in the season, teams are either going to start getting better or they’re going to go in the other direction,” Cook said. “Nobody stays the same at this point in the year. Hopefully, our team will be making a decision that we will want to continue to improve, and we can see if we can finish out really here in the next five weeks and get in the NCAA tournament.” This match put Nebraska’s overall record at 12-7 and Wisconsin’s record at 18-2. The Huskers will head to the East Coast this week to face Rutgers and Maryland. Cook said it’s a long flight and “a long haul out there,” but he and his team are looking forward to this next round in the Big Ten. The Nebraska match against Rutgers is Friday at 6 p.m. SPORTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
NU falls to OSU, 3-1 NICK WILKINSON DN
weren’t really clear on what we wanted to do, and not everyone was on the same page.” After the first goal by Ohio Sate, the Buckeyes outshot the Huskers 13-1. NebrasThe Nebraska soccer team faced off against Big Ten Conference opponent Ohio State in ka’s sophomore goalkeeper Kelly Schatz finColumbus, Ohio, on Sunday afternoon. Ne- ished the day with five saves. “We were over hitting on our crosses and braska was the first to score in the first half, but ultimately fell to the Buckeyes 3-1 by the just not connecting today,” Johnson said after the game. “We have to focus on transitioning end of regulation. from offensive to defense Neither team scored this week in practice.” in the first half, but the We kind of just let Johnson said after Huskers were the first the Buckeyes’ goal, the them control the to strike in the 59th Huskers failed to keep minute when Nebraska game, and we didn’t really control of the game. junior defender Jaylyn “We kind of just let Odermann set up se- get it back after that.” them control the game, nior forward Mayme and we didn’t really get JAYCIE JOHNSON Conroy for the gonebraska soccer it back after that,” Johnahead header from inson said. side the box. The Buckeyes broke But the 1-0 lead the tie in the 86th minute of play to lead the didn’t last. “It was really nice to be the first one to Huskers 2-1. OSU freshman midfielder Nikki score,” Conroy said. “We felt confident, but I Walts scored her second goal of the season think we got too comfortable. We didn’t play from the far left wing. Nebraska took a few shots on goal, but they never connected. tough.” “Ohio State was the second game of the OSU’s freshman forward Sammy Edweekend,” Conroy said. “Some of us were wards scored from in the box in the 75th minute, her sixth goal for the season. Her goal fatigued, and Penn State was a good team. tied the game, which led to a huge shift in We were playing every man for themselves instead of a unit, and they were just executmomentum. “We got disconnected in the second half,” SOCCER RECAP: SEE PAGE: 23 sophomore forward Jaycie Johnson said. “We
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Sophomore outside hitter Amber Rolfzen goes for a kill in a match. She led the team in kills on Sunday in Madison, Wisconsin, against the Wisconsin Badgers, but the Huskers were defeated in straight sets.
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NU goalie grows into her own on field With Emma Stevens graduating, Kelly Schatz had to step up into a starters role for Nebraska soccer team AUSTIN MOYLAN DN Learning on the fly has taken on a whole new meaning this fall for Nebraska sophomore goalkeeper Kelly Schatz. After spending most of her freshman season backing up the now graduated Emma Stevens, Schatz has had a much different experience this season. “Last year it was Emma, she brought me under her wing,” Schatz said. “She really taught me a lot, what I should be doing. This year I kind of had to adjust on the go and get used to the pressure of the position.” The sophomore has started every game for the Huskers in the net, and while there was an adjustment period initially, Schatz has come on strong as of late, to the extent of being named Big Ten Defender of the Week on Monday. Nebraska entered last weekend having given up at least three goals in four consecutive games, something that Schatz and the defense was determined to change. The change was dramatic as the Huskers shut out Purdue on Friday night and then did the same to Indiana two days later. And though it was Schatz who received the most attention, she preferred to defer the praise to her teammates. “Just getting two shutouts was awesome enough for me,” Schatz said. “So getting the award was definitely cool. I have never gotten an award like that. But to be honest, I would’ve rather them given the award to my whole back line. They all played great.” Schatz had three saves on the weekend, bringing her total to 45 on the season through 16 games. The two shutouts were her fourth and fifth of the season, but the first ones since Sept. 7, making them all the more enjoyable. The shutouts did come at a price, though, as Schatz had to get stitches after the game on Sunday. But she said she was just happy the team won. Freshman defender Alli Peterson, who has been a big part of the back line that Schatz spoke highly of, agreed about the importance of the shutouts and was complimentary of Schatz’s play. “Last weekend she did a great job,” Peterson said. “It was really nice to go a weekend with shutouts because we kind of had some troubles with that lately. We were all on the same page defensively. And it starts with her behind us. It’s a huge honor and well deserved.” Peterson has seen improvement in Schatz’s play this year and knows the importance of the goalie’s play to the team’s success. “Kelly has really stepped up and done
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Sophomore goalkeeper Kelly Schatz goes to pass the ball away from the net in a game. Schatz took over as starting goalkeeper for the Huskers after Emma Stevens graduated. Schatz has recorded five shutouts so far this season.
teams. awesome,” Peterson said. “She has become “I definitely think it was a turning point a lot more verbal, really started to believe for us as a defense. in her abilities and has Everything finally grown a lot as the season Kelly has a lot clicked,” Peterson said. has gone on. Kelly has a “We lacked some comlot of confidence in herof confidence in munication there for a self, which she has evwhile, and it was good ery reason to have. It has herself, which she has to get back to playing been really big for our every reason to have. It together.” team.” If the Huskers are The Husker defense has been really big for our going to earn a spot in seems to be finding itself team.” the tournament, they at the right time, with know it will take more the Big Ten Tournament ALLI PETERSON performances like the just around the corner, nebraska soccer ones they had against Peterson said. The victoPurdue and Indiana. ries against Purdue and “Right now our goal Indiana left Nebraska in is to make the tournament,” Schatz said. “We ninth place in the Big Ten, one spot out of the tournament, which only takes the top eight need to win games. This season we really
have been taking it game by game, and we will continue to do that.” Schatz said she wants to continue her development in the net and improve her game. And if doing so leads to a few more shutouts, then it will just be that much sweeter. “Sure, I would like to have a few more shutouts,” Schatz said. “I am a lot further than I was at the beginning of the season. I just want to keep getting better, and that’s all I can really ask for.” The Huskers’ final game of the season is Friday, against Iowa, and the Big Ten Tournament begins Wednesday, Nov. 5.
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Maryland, Rutgers You can do this! don’t stack up to Finish the degree you started Big Ten competition at Southeast Community Chris Bowling
There aren’t many things as beautiful as a David and Goliath sports story. The idea of something that’s “too big to fail” falling on top of a sword built from its own hubris is a metaphor that resonates more powerfully in the area of sports than any other medium – namely, college football. The game, which has its collegiate roots in the nineteenth century, is no stranger to the disparity between programs. In the NCAA, Division I schools can have anywhere from a few thousand students to tens of thousands with budgets and coach’s salaries that range from thousands to millions. Stadiums can hold a few thousand to more than a hundred thousand. And these programs face off all the time, which is a beautiful thing because it gives no-name universities a chance to top revered programs. But more often than not, these act as bloodbaths for the tiny schools, which also makes for boring games as competition has already been forfeited. That’s why Rutgers and Maryland joining the Big Ten Conference in 2014 had a lot of people confused. They seem arbitrarily added to an age-old program that before Nebraska’s addition in 2010, admitted it’s last team in 1990 with Penn State, 1950 with Michigan State and before that 1912 with Ohio State. There didn’t seem to be much of a reason to add two schools that didn’t have anywhere near the number of national championships, magnitude of support or competitive prowess that Big Ten teams have. Now, by no means are Rutgers and Maryland dinky schools – they both boast enrollments well
above University of Nebraska-Lincoln – and by no means do they lack history in collegiate football – Rutgers started college football in 1869. Also, to be fair, the Big Ten itself isn’t that great of a conference anymore. Outside of Michigan State, no teams this year have serious ability to contend for the new college playoffs, and a lot of attention has moved to conferences like the SEC where there’s a more competitive scene. But even in that humbling light, Rutgers and Maryland still pale in comparison, especially after conference matchups they’ve seen this season. Last week alone, Rutgers fell to Nebraska 2442 and Maryland to Wisconsin 7-52. Those are the type of scores that fans expect from non-conference games where the opposing team is literally paid to be a punching bag. But to have two teams join a conference and suffer that same fate raises the question of whether these schools are able to compete in an atmosphere of much larger, predominant programs. The answer is a mixed bag of, yes, no and sort of. It’s hard to deny that despite their inability to compete with bigger schools like Wisconsin, Ohio State and Nebraska, Rutgers and Maryland have put up a decent fight with conference records of 1-3 and 2-2, respectively. Maryland is definitely the superior of the two as it held its own against Iowa and Indiana. Rutgers’s only victory came against a narrow 28-26 edged out of a struggling Michigan program. But even those victories don’t speak volumes about the two new programs. If anything it says something about the current atmosphere of the Big Ten. Outside of a few teams, the Big Ten doesn’t compete well nationally anymore. The addition of Rutgers and Maryland is foreshadowing of what fans are to expect from this conference. Because if they aren’t looking to foster true national contenders, or competition among those national contenders, there’s only so much growth to be had. SPORTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
College!
What is Reverse Transfer?
Reverse transfer is the process of awarding an associate degree to students who begin their education at SCC, transfer to another institution, and complete their associate degree requirements while working toward a bachelor’s degree. In this case, UNL.
Why do it?
• The completed degree is a marketable credential for your resume and an important milestone in your education. • Employers value a degree as evidence of your commitment to expanding your knowledge and achieving your educational goals. • A degree can help you land a better job while continuing your education. “This process has allowed me to accomplish my educational career goals. I’m very appreciative of all the advising staff at SCC who helped me. It was a very quick and easy transfer, and in the end I felt a sense of accomplishment.” Brooke Werner, Associate of Science Degree, Academic Transfer Graduate, December 2013
Go to www.southeast.edu/CompleteYourDegree to learn more
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Huskers take 3rd in Hawaii tournament Thousands of miles from home, NU’s strong showing is second-best score for its fall season STAFF REPORT DN The Husker women’s golf team finished third out of 14 teams at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, at the Leilehua Golf Club. The tournament, which was scheduled to be 54 holes over three days, was reduced to two days, but teams still played all 54 holes. Nebraska’s third place finish tied for its best in the fall season. In the opening round on Wednesday, none of the Huskers’ four scores that counted for the team total were more than 77. Junior Morgan Smejkal led the team with a 1-under-par 71, a career best. Junior Cassidy Stelzmiller shot 74, junior Cassie Deeg fired a 75, and sophomore Jordan Chael finished with a 77. Freshman Emily Gillman shot a career best of 75 competing as an individual outside the team’s top-five lineup. A team score of 297 put the Huskers in fourth place, nine strokes behind first-place Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt’s Kendall Martindale led the tournament with a 68 in the first round. Although the Huskers shot four strokes worse in the second round of the tournament, they leaped past BYU for third place after Wednesday’s second 18 holes. Once again, every Husker shot 77 or less. Deeg led the team firing a 1-over-par 73. Smejkal contributed with a 75, Stelzmiller and Chael rounded the lineup with a 76 and 77, respectively. Vanderbilt shot a 286 to extend its lead to 19 strokes against second-place Boise State. Martindale fired her second-straight under-par round with a 71 and led the tournament by three strokes after two rounds. Her teammate Cindy Ha shot 69 to move into second place in the individual standings. Nebraska shot another 301 as a team in the final round. Stelzmiller led the way for the Huskers as she carded an even-par 72 to finish tied for ninth in the tournament with Deeg, who shot 74 in the final round. Chael shot her third-straight 77, and Smejkal shot 78 to finish 13th. Vanderbilt ran away with the team title, as it finished 34 shots clear of second-place Boise State. Ha shot a 4-under-par 68 to overtake her teammate Martindale in the individual standings and win medalist honors by two strokes.
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Junior Morgan Smejkal helped the Nebraska women’s golf team earn third place in the Rainbow Wahine Invitational last week. She finished with a total score of 224. Boise State took home second place on the back of Genevieve Ling’s 2-over-par tournament performance, which was good enough to earn third in the individual standings. Nebraska finished three strokes behind Boise State and four strokes ahead of BYU. This tournament was the Nebraska squad’s second-best score in its fall season. The best tournament score for the Huskers came in the first tournament when they carded an 896 in the Chip-N Club Invitational in September. The tournament concluded the Huskers fall season. Their next tournament will be at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Arizona, in February. SPORTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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SOCCER RECAP: FROM 19 We were playing every man for themselves instead of a unit, and they were just executing better.” In the 89th minute, sophomore forward Nichelle Prince scored for the Buckeyes from in the box to give OSU a 3-1 lead that would be the final score in the end. Johnson said despite Nebraska’s efforts, the Huskers will have to practice harder to prepare for their next game.
“We need to work on mental toughness,” Johnson said. “We have to make sure we are all clear for senior night, so we can get that last home win for the seniors because they really deserve it.” Nebraska falls to 7-9-2 for the season, but Johnson said the team has high hopes for the conference tournament Nov. 5-9 in West Lafayette, Indiana. “I’m looking forward to the Big Ten Tour-
nament where we are able to replay some of the teams we’ve played this year,” Johnson said. “It’ll be fun to see how we have grown and work toward beating some teams that we’ve lost to.” The Huskers will face Iowa for senior night on Friday at the Nebraska soccer field. SPORTS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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