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Outdoor Adventures Bike Shop While the University of Nebraska-Lincoln doesn’t have as many students on campus during the summer as the spring and fall semesters, the Outdoor Adventures Bike Shop is still kept busy. “(We get) anything from people wanting to ride with friends or looking for a way to get across town,” said Jason Bakewell, coordinator for Outdoor Adventures. The shop is also busy doing bike tune-ups and check-ups, he added.

Outdoor Adventures will also have new programs starting this summer and during the fall. For more information about UNL Outdoor Adventures and Bike Shop, visit http://crec.unl.edu/outdoor/ bikeshop.shtml.

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Rental Programs The bike shop has purchased 30 new single-speed bicycles for a new rental program starting in the next couple of weeks, Bakewell said. Previously, students were only able to rent bicycles from the shop on a daily, three-day, weekly or semester basis. Students will now be able to rent bicycles on a semester basis at a lower price, as well as rent bikes for two semesters or yearly.

Students can rent a bike for the rest of the summer or for a single semester for $95, two semesters for $150 and a full year for $225. Students will get a helmet, lights and a lock when they use the program, Bakewell said.

For most, biking is simply a means of getting from here to there. For the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cycling Club, however, it’s serious business.

Ben Dilley, a junior mechanical engineering major and the club’s president, said the club has been in existence on and off for many years, most recently being reincarnated in 2001.

There are approximately 20-30 members on the team each year, said Amy Lanham, a senior assistant director of Campus Recreation and the Cycling Club adviser. While some students join to improve their racing proficiency, others join simply for the chance to bike with fellow cyclists.

But what they have in common is a love of being on two wheels.

Dilley joined the club, which is one of 31 sports clubs offered through the Campus Recreation Center, during his freshman year of college after signing up at a booth set up for Big Red Welcome weekend. Dilley had been active in high school sports and was looking for a way to maintain his athletic lifestyle. He had taken up recreational biking during his senior year of high school and jumped at the opportunity to do so competitively in college.

“The UNL Cycling Club is a competitively based sports club that focuses on introducing the aspects of racing to anybody with an interest,” Dilley said in an email, citing the club’s mission statement.

“So while our club has a range of interest and commitment levels, our main goal is competitive cycling. We provide people who enjoy riding their bike an opportunity to enter into competitive cycling.”

And competitive, they are.

The Cycling Club maintains a rigorous training schedule throughout the school year in preparation for an intense competition season in the spring.

During the winter, the group meets at the Rec twice a week for workouts in the spinning room. When the weather allows, the cyclists venture out for weekly training rides, as well as spontaneous group rides, Dilley said.

In addition, the Cycling Club holds two training camps throughout the year, one during fall break and the other during spring break. The fall camp is held at Platte River State Park and is typically more fun, acting as a good introduction to the sport of cycling to new riders. The spring camp, which has been held in California in recent years, is more intense, consisting of a week of training that culminates in a race.

Dilley said the competition season for the Cycling Club starts at the end of March and continues until the beginning of May. Each weekend, a different school from the club team’s region hosts a race.

UNL’s region consists of about 10 schools, including Kansas State University, the University of Kansas, Iowa State University and the University of North Dakota, among others.

A race weekend consists of three events for the competitors: the road race, the criterium race and the team time trial. The best example of a road race, Dilley said, is the Tour de France — cyclists race for a set distance with the goal being to cross the finish line first. The criterium race consists of competitors racing for a set amount of time (typically 30-90 minutes) on a course that is usually shorter than a mile in length. Dilley said the criterium races are extremely fast and can be dangerous. In the team time trial, a team of

DN Community Desk gives voice to campus Kim Buckley Daily Nebraskan

The purpose of the Daily Nebraskan has always been to inform the readers about issues affecting the university, the campus and the Lincoln community. A part of our duty is to let our readers know what is happening on campus. While the DN tries to highlight as many events that happen in Lincoln and on campus, limited space makes it impossible to cover each individual event. In order to reach out to the community and all student organizations, Jenna Gibson, the DN editor-in-chief last year, created Community Desk. Community Desk is a page on the Daily Nebraskan website where student organizations can submit event information and get it uploaded to the site to promote the event.

The Daily Nebraskan encourages all student organizations, fraternities and sororities to email any event information to community@dailynebraskan.

com. If there is a press release on the event, please include it in the email. Community Desk is essentially free publicity for student organizations. Event information will be seen by those who visit the Daily Nebraskan website and those who follow the newspaper on Twitter.

There are several things during the school year the Daily Nebraskan is planning to do to improve Community Desk. The first is to use Twitter more to promote the events that student organizations hold during the year. This would include tweeting interesting information about the events and encouraging the student body to attend prior to when the events start.

We also hope to live tweet some of the events for students who want to attend events but are unable to because of other commitments. Twitter has become an increasingly relevant social media tool, and Community Desk will take better advantage of it.

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In July, the bike shop will offer students the opportunity to go on the Vermont Bike Tour. “We’ll be staying at a bed and breakfast,” Bakewell said. The tour takes place from July 30 to Aug. 6. “We’ll be sure to explore the quaint streets, shops and eateries of Burlington’s historic Church Street Marketplace before we embark on our bike tour loop heading north along the shores of Lake Champlain, the nation’s sixth largest freshwater lake,” according to the bike shop’s website.

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In the fall, Outdoor Adventures will offer a new program called Random Lincoln Rides, said Bakewell. The rides will take place every Friday at 3 p.m. on local trails.

“The goal is to try and expose students to places in Lincoln accessible to bikers,” Bakewell said.

four riders race together on the course to try and get three of the four riders across the finish line with the best time.

Despite the highly competitive nature of the races, Dilley said everyone has a good time.

“Everyone knows everyone, so it’s really relaxed before the start of the races,” he said. “Once the race begins, it’s a different story. The racing is extremely competitive, as there are year-end competitions (that) teams are looking to earn slots for.

“Once the last person crosses the finish line, though, everybody is friends again.”

Dilley recalled competing in last year’s road race at Kansas State as one of his most memorable competitions. The pouring rain, wind and nearfreezing temperatures left the riders soaked, frozen and covered in mud, he said.

“The jury is still out on whether we raced in those conditions because we were true cyclists, or we were just plain stupid.”

Lanham commends the success of the team as a result of the students’ drive.

“Since all sport clubs are student led and student initiated, the club’s success is directly related to the strengths of the student leaders,” she said. “Working with the clubs is very rewarding as I have the opportunity to watch students achieve goals ever year while representing UNL in a positive light.”

Dilley said the Cycling Club aims to offer students the opportunity to pursue competitive cycling and to meet and ride with others who have a similar passion.

“If you enjoy bikes and are looking for other people to ride with, or if speed and pushing yourself to the limit intrigue you, come check us out.” sarahmccallister@ dailynebraskan.com

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Perlman retracts cut 3-D technology aims of organ program to improve safety Kim Buckley

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With the University of Nebraska-Lincoln facing $5 million in cuts in next year’s budget, the university’s chancellor agreed to keep UNL’s organ program, as advised by the Academic Planning Committee, in a statement released May 24.

On April 14, UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman detailed his budget reduction proposals, including cuts that would eliminate the organ program in the College of Fine and Performing Arts, K-12 art education programs in the College of Education and Human Sciences, the master’s degree program in classics in the College of Arts and Sciences, the bachelor’s degree program in the Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering in the College of Engineering, while still keeping the master’s program. The recommendations went to the APC, which held hearings on the proposed cuts and made recommendations to the chancellor.

The budget with the proposed cuts will be voted on for approval at the University of Nebraska Regents meeting June 17.

“While I believe reasonable people can disagree on how central the study of organ is to our music program and what effect termination of certain members during the budget reductions may have on future faculty recruitment, I nonetheless have decided to defer

to the APC’s judgment on the matter,” Perlman said in the statement.

The chancellor also thanked the APC for their recommendations and service to the university.

“These are very difficult issues and the considered judgment of faculty should be an important aspect of our process,” he said.

The APC recommended keeping the organ program because it is essential to the college’s music program, according to a letter to Perlman from the committee.

“It is integrally connected to the music school, the university, the community and the state,” said APC chair Jennifer Brand, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering. “(The organ) is integral to Western music.”

Brand said the cut would have been too deep to the music program if the organ program was eliminated.

“The metric people were using was that there was only one (organ) major,” she said, adding that the number didn’t tell the whole story.

Christopher Marks, assistant professor of organ, agreed.

Marks said he’s had other students not majoring in organ take classes with him about the instrument. For instance, he said, students majoring in piano might also study organ.

“Every instrument taught in the school of music is important and relates to every other instrument,” he said.

The university would have

saved $68,480 with the cut, but would have eliminated Marks’s job, according to the proposed budget.

“I was very relieved because that was my job at stake,” Marks said. “I’m also happy from a professional standpoint because it’s nice to see that the organ is still valued at this university.”

In Perlman’s statement, the chancellor said the HixsonLied College of Fine and Performing Arts has reassured the administration that the cost was manageable within the School of Music’s existing budget.

“The College of Fine and Performing Arts will propose an alternative reduction in its budget for consideration during the next round of reductions,” Perlman said.

The committee considered the contribution of the program to the music school, the university, the community and the state, as well as possible alternatives for the organ program if eliminated, Brand said. After the hearings, the committee voted on recommendations in a closed session, she said.

The committee agreed with the rest of the cuts, but recommended monitoring to evaluate the impact of reducing on-campus mail delivery from five days to every other day and reducing stairway cleaning from five days a week to twice a week.

Brand said the budget cuts this year have been hard and will likely get harder. kimbuckley@ dailynebraskan.com

ROTC offers students school, military training Ryan Duggan Daily Nebraskan

Don’t be alarmed on Thursdays when it may seem like a small army has infiltrated the campus. We are not being invaded, and those soldiers are on our side. Among the various military branches wearing their Army Combat Uniforms — or Class As — are student soldiers involved in the Big Red Battalion of the Reserve Officer Training Corps, here at UNL, and they are more than likely dressed this way in preparation for their leadership training labs.

The Big Red Battalion has roughly 100 cadets, who will be Second Lieutenants serving and leading in the United States military. According to 1st Lt. Spencer Murdock, most students join the Big Red Battalion not only to be leaders in the U.S. Army, but to be leaders in their own community and to develop positive, lifelong characteristics.

“I joined because first, it was a good opportunity to help pay for school; second, I wanted to serve my country;

and third, it would secure me a job in the Navy when I graduate,” said Midshipman Elizabeth Gamero, a junior forensic science major.

As for Cadet Will Jones, the reason was a little more straightforward: “I have wanted to be a soldier all my life, and I want to lead a group of people that want to fight for a just cause.”

Students in ROTC do not have to complete Basic Training but immediately start working towards their degree in college while going through officer training. This includes studying army history, tactical operations and management skills, as well as being involved in field training, all while attaining a degree of their choice. The leadership training labs that cadets are involved in allow them to reach out to their communities and learn about the diversity in cultures as well as lend a helping hand through volunteer activities.

However, while undergoing extensive training and tactical research, cadets in the program are still able to

experience and enjoy college life, including intramural sports, book clubs and other extracurricular activities.

Gamero is involved in the Iota Phi Theta fraternity, for example, as well as a member of the Mexican American Student Association, while Jones pursues his interest in criminal justice.

But being in the ROTC program definitely has its perks.

One of the most interesting things Gamero experienced was traveling to San Diego, Calif., and Norfolk, N.C., after her freshman year to spend a few weeks on the bases there.

“I was able to experience what it was like to be a soldier there,” she said. “I was able to see a lot of different ships and submarines, a lot of things most civilians and many other soldiers don’t even get to see.”

And the Big Red Battalion is always accepting new students interested in joining the military.

“The only requirement for joining is the ability and drive to succeed,” Murdock said. ryanduggan@ dailynebraskan.com

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Three-dimensional technology may have more of a purpose than giving moviegoers a different viewing experience.

A University of NebraskaLincoln professor received a $400,000 five-year Faculty Early Career Development Program CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to develop 3-D technology that will build virtual 3-D models of construction sites.

Yong Cho, an assistant professor of construction systems and leader of the study, said it can be very difficult to read the location of the construction site while handling machinery. This technology will allow machinery operators the ability to see from their operator sets, he added.

Video cameras give construction workers only a 2-D

perspective, meaning there could still be hazards an operator or automated construction equipment may not pick up.

Cho said robots will scan the construction site and transmit the data to the operators, helping them see in blind spots. The scanning technology could be mounted on the crane or on a mobile platform, he said.

“They can reduce the safety issues a lot,” he said.

Cho said he decided to develop this technology because there are safety problems in construction sites that could be reduced. Safety in construction sites is the top priority, he said, but added that safer worksites mean fewer delays and increased productivity.

Construction workers face numerous hazards while working.

“There’s problems during excavation because eventually you’re working with safety equipment,” said Ted Weidner, assistant

vice chancellor of facilities, maintenance and planning. “You have to get the hole mostly dug to put in the safety equipment.”

During excavation, the workers also have to deal with water, Weidner said.

“I’ve seen a situation where someone was working in the excavation, and water came in and the excavation caved in a little and the worker panicked,” he said.

Weidner said other dangers in construction sites include working in heights that carry the risk of falling, working with heat and electricity, seeing through the dust and debris in the site and using big vehicles and machinery.

Weidner said the new technology would have to scan the construction site daily as one of the challenges in maintaining safety is the daily change in the construction site.

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Abortion bills show insensitive ignorance equated with a flat tire. Thanks for clearing that up for me, DeGraaf.

And in my state of Nebraska, the Unicameral just passed a bill, LB 690, which requires parental consent if a minor chooses to get an abortion. There aren’t any published dumb quotes of the Rhiannon Root senators that I can find, however Dear Republican leaders at all this one from Julie Schmit-Albin levels of government, of Nebraska Right to Life takes Hello. Today I’m writing the cake: “Nebraska has always to you not because I wish to been a leader on this issue. We’re bash you or because I want to just doing our job.” viciously make fun of you, but I’m sure it’s your job to make because I have a simple request. sure that kids who need abortions Please, please stop creating these don’t get them because they live nonsense bills that put even more with awful parents. Yeah, real restrictions on abortion. solid logic there, Schmit-Albin.

Before I go any further, let Alright, let’s back up a mome reassure you of this: I’m an ment and break this down. See, independent voter and an avid on the surface, LB 690 seems one at that. Since I’ve been legal like an alright idea. Abortion is a to vote, I’ve participated in every medical procedure, and like any election that I could. I’ve voted medical procedure, things can go for conservative candidates, and wrong and people can get hurt.

I could be persuaded to do so Parents probably should at least again if the right person wants to know about it, right? fill that job. In many respects, I’m Wrong. Much as we’d all considered moderate, and thus like to believe that everyone in I’m the exact type of person to our state comes from a healthy, whom you should be pandering. nice and understanding family, I know you and I will probably this isn’t always the case. Kids always disagree on the subject sometimes live in homes where of abortion, but I want you to the parents are responsible for the hear me out. Many of you have sexual assault. So obviously, that written up these new laws across parent isn’t going to be the most the country this year. In Indiana, responsible in letting the child get State Rep. Eric Turner wrote up an abortion. a bill that would make abortion But wait, it gets even worse! illegal after 20 weeks, rather than On Tuesday, a bill to outright 24. To make matters worse, when ban abortion was approved in an amendment was proposed to Louisiana. And in Idaho, State exempt women who’d become Rep. Brent Crane insisted that pregnant after being victims or rape was part of a god’s plan, sayrape or incest, Turner opposed it. ing its “ways are higher than our He said “someone could simply ways.” LZ Granderson pointed say that they’ve been raped or this out in his June 3 column: there’s incest.”

“He (Crane) cited the example Yeah… I wish I could tell you of Ethel Waters, a singer whose this news story came from The mother was raped at 13.”

Onion.

Crane’s statement is absolutely In Kansas, State Rep. Pete despicable. And such a statement DeGraaf said something even is exactly why I’m afraid of our dumber. He insisted that women elected officials. I ask you to acneed to plan ahead for getting tually speak with a rape survivor abortions … if they’d been or an abuse victim. I doubt that victims of rape or incest. Why? after you speak with them you’ll Because he doesn’t want insursay their experience was part of a ance companies paying for the deity’s plan. service. “I have a spare tire on my These are scary times to be car,” DeGraaf said. He added, “I a woman. Republican officials, have a lot of things I plan for.” we have to stop this. These bills Oh, of course, the traumatic aren’t protecting anybody. Not experience of rape should be only are the people behind these

bills clueless, they are in obvious contradiction to Republican values.

Many of you preach the morality of taking responsibility for your actions, the power of the individual and, my favorite, the power of making one’s own choices.

So why is it that so many of you are trying to take that away from women? Why do you want to take away our ability to make a choice, right or wrong?

To make matters worse, many Republican officials (see above examples) trivialize the horrors of rape, abuse and incest and blame the victim.

The world is an ugly place.

Children are raped. People are victims of abuse. Ugliness is all around us, and sometimes we have to make decisions that are unpleasant, but absolutely necessary. We shouldn’t have to make “a lemon situation in lemonade,” as Sharron Angle insisted last year during the midterms that victims of rape and incest do.

No sane woman has ever said and truly meant, “Yipee! I get to have an abortion!” The choice is rarely an easy one. However, it should be a choice we get to make, regardless of whether or not it bothers you. When such legislation is written, it makes women feel as though you believe we’re all helpless, moronic and completely incapable of making our own decisions.

Now, I might change my tune if Republicans had a serious shift in their rhetoric regarding women, abortion, rape and incest.

If you were serious about going after rapists, providing funding for mothers living in poverty or providing free birth control, I might be willing to support more of your causes.

I can’t support you at this point in time. Especially if you have major misconceptions about Planned Parenthood, like Sen. John Kyl, a Republican from Arizona.

I humbly ask that you stop introducing such legislation. This kind of nonsense has to stop. It only hurts our country.

Rhiannon Root is a junior news-editorial and history major. Reach her at rhiannonroot@ dailynebraskan.com

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DN continues with summer coverage Welcome to this summer’s first edition of the Daily Nebraskan, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s independent student newspaper. We act as the student voice on campus to bring you weekly information on university news and events.

This summer, we will be bringing readers coverage on Nebraska’s local summer activities and events, such as biking, the College World Series, festivals, summer blockbusters, concerts and local farmers markets.

Although the DN is published weekly in the summer semester instead of daily, like the regular fall and spring semesters, the news, arts and entertainment, opinion and sports sections will continue work to keep you up to date with UNL and Lincoln news.

The DN’s Jazz in June edition will make its usual appearance every Tuesday throughout the month of June, with profiles on performers, movie and book reviews, and any other events coinciding with the concert series. Take a look at the issue as you bask in the sun’s rays between sets.

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Travel sparks avid need to explore

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’m Russian only by citizenship. That’s what my cute red (of course, red) passport says. My nationality is Kabardian, and I always try to point that out when I get a chance. My homeland is in the South of Russia, the KabardinoBalkarian Republic.

But the real question is where do I belong?

I’ve lived in the United States for the last two years. I’ve been to the Czech Republic, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, and could easily call them home because new friends made me feel welcome there.

My home is the World. And there are many of us of this particular nationality. It’s called “an international student.”

We don’t belong anywhere, but at the same time, we feel that any part of the world could be our home. We can be outcasts in our societies for wanting to live a different way than our peers, for wanting more from our lives than an average person. And I’m not talking about conveniences or a better lifestyle.

If you’ve traveled or if you’ve lived somewhere other than your home, you’ll understand what I mean. The moment you leave your comfort zone where every leaf is familiar to you, you start your endless adventure. Endless, because you’ll never want it to stop. And remember, once you start the journey, you’ll never be the same again.

Some people are scared of it. Is it easier to be born blind and live like you don’t know the other world exists? Or is it better to get a chance to see a different life for a short while, and then go back to the square one? It’s a pointless question. After that chance, there’s no way you go back to that square. Once you see it with your own eyes, it’s impossible to

conferences to attend. Your Facebook account bursts out from a huge friend list, and your phone book … well, the same there.

At one point, you realize that it’s about time to start a life of an adult, maybe wear a suit and conquer Wall Street. But eventually you will look at your lonely backpack in the corner of your prestigious apartment and break that vicious circle of that adult life you were supposedly dreaming of at school. There are too MARINA MARSHENKULOVA many places left to visit, too many people to talk to, too many things to do on the way. pretend you’re blind.

Being an international student is hard, What is it like to be an international stubut nevertheless rewarding in every possible dent? First, you embrace the culture you are aspect. Hard because you struggle with the living in. Then you embrace traditions that are foreign language you have to adopt and miss different from yours. You embrace people from your friends and family back home; rewardall over the world who happen to live under the ing because the lessons you learn make you same roof as you. stronger and even better as a person.

They are just like you — they rebel against There are millions of us. We are from all the norms in their societies, they want to bring parts of the world. We bring diversity into any changes into their lives and to the lives of community. We make the locals go to our parts people back home. They are different. of the world, where they experience the same You have your student backpack ready things we did. They pass it on to others. It’s an for the next flight, the next trip where you’ll unbreakable chain. see something new again and maybe change If you ask me what nationality I am, I will someone else’s life just by being present in it. always proudly say “I’m Kabardian.” But if You never have enough money, but somehow your question is “Where’s your home?” I can’t money is not really an issue. be so sure. The World Map above my bed You have friends all over the world who can shows me at least 10 countries I’d like to call host you in every possible village, because home. After all, I refuse to let my passport your friends have friends and their friends have define my citizenship. relatives. You can be surprised which couch I am an international student. My home is might give you comfort at night when your the World. And I am the World Citizen. feet are sore from restless walking.

MARINA MARSHENKULOVA IS A FULIt’s not for everyone. Being an international BRIGHT STUDENT FROM RUSSIA GETTING A MASTER’S DEGREE IN JOURNALISM. student is contagious. Once you start school, REACH HER AT you realize there are so many things to learn, MARINAMARSHENKULOVA@ so many opportunities to explore, so many DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

Camping offers students budget-conscious getaway

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ummer break is in full swing.

However, with the realities of work or summer classes, many students are thinking the same thing: I need to get the hell out of here. Vacations provide a great opportunity to cut back and blow off some steam. Unfortunately working with a student budget brings a few more realities into play: Gas, food and lodging can all leave a pretty big hole in one’s bank account. But that doesn’t mean you have to stay cooped up all summer.

Camping trips can provide the perfect escape, all while being friendly to the wallet.

The first step to a successful camping trip is plenty of planning. You will need to plan in advance what supplies to bring. Buying all new equipment is costly; however, you may be surprised at how many people you know that have camping equipment. By asking the right people, you may be lucky enough to get everything you need. If you aren’t so lucky, don’t fret; as a student you get a pretty sweet opportunity.

Outdoor Adventures is the university’s

foremost outfitter. It’s located on City Campus at the Campus Recreation Center. Most people know this area as the Bike Shop. But apart from fixing bikes, it also has plenty of camping equipment available for rent. From tents and sleeping bags to stoves and fuel, Outdoor Adventures has you covered. You can even rent canoes or kayaks. Students receive a substantial discount on rented items, but the best part is they accept NCards. You can always inquire within, and there is a list of available supplies and prices on Outdoor Adventures’ website: http://crec. unl.edu/outdoor/rental.shtml.

Even after getting all the equipment, you will still need to consider food. Most campsites won’t have a restaurant on site.

If you plan on bringing a stove, you have a lot of options. Luckily, most campsites come complete with fire pits. These fire pits include a grill that can be placed above the fire. Focus on buying items you can grill. You can easily keep your food budget in line by sticking with hot dogs and hamburgers, but don’t be afraid to be creative. By typing “campfire recipes”

would make anyone want to pitch a tent.

One of the closest sites is Branched Oak State Recreation Area — it’s located a mere 16 miles outside of Lincoln.

At Branched Oak, the traditional campsites include a cement pad, picnic table and electric hookups. However, the pads are situated extremely close together, which can ruin anyone’s quiet getaway. Moreover, these sites will run you $18 a night.

KEVIN MOSER Fortunately, Branched Oak offers into Google, you will find a multitude of a solid alternative. Primitive campoptions. You can’t go wrong when you ing gives campers the opportunity to choose campfire pizza and homemade maintain a campsite for half the price chili. Just make sure you bring everyof a traditional spot. The primitive sites thing you need to eat it. are nestled away from roads in the most Of course, you can’t forget the most peaceful area of the park. Primitive essential items: graham crackers, marsh- camping sounds intimidating, but it’s mallows and chocolate. It doesn’t matter really not. It simply means the sites do if you like your marshmallows black as not come with electric hookups. You night or slightly toasted, you should never are provided with a picnic table and a miss an opportunity to make s’mores. fire pit. Branched Oak gets 3G service, Once you’ve got the supplies in line, however without a car charger it won’t it’s time to decide where to go. Lincoln do you any good. Just learn to shut off is in an area rich with state parks. Many your phone and enjoy life for once. include beautiful camping areas that Branched Oak has plenty of options to

keep you busy during the day. The lake has boat ramps, beaches and plenty of trails. Among swimming, hiking and biking you won’t know where the time went.

The real memories are made at the end of the day. There is nothing more relaxing than drinking beverages and making s’mores around the campfire. Just be sure to properly put out the fire when you are done — nothing ruins a good camping trip like a forest fire. Lastly, the most important part about camping is being a good patron. Clean up any mess that you make to keep our parks beautiful.

Just by renting supplies and utilizing primitive camping, two people can manage to have a great escape for around $25 a person. Getting a big group of people to join you can further reduce that price.

With a little planning, any student can manage to de-stress without putting a strain on their budget. Once you get your site all set up, you’ll never want to leave.

KEVIN MOSER IS A SENIOR PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR. YOU CAN REACH HIM AT KEVINMOSER@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM.

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In the past few weeks, Lincoln has been riding a weather rollercoaster. With the fluctuations between torrential downpours and mini-heat waves, it can be hard to find something to beat back summer boredom if the weather isn’t cooperating with your plans. Fret not, dear readers!

We at the Daily Nebraskan have put together this handy list of ideas to keep you from falling into the pits of summer boredom no matter what it looks like outside.

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RAINY DAYS

Rain can seem like a major buzz kill in the summer months when all you want to do soak in the rays and enjoy a tall glass of your beverage of choice. Don’t let a little drizzle get you down, there’s plenty of fun to be had around Lincoln that will keep you dry when there’s a storm brewing.

Bowling A favorite of school children and mustachioed old men alike, bowling holds plenty of good times for all. It’s fairly cheap, so you can waste a few hours without spending too much cash. Sun Valley Lanes located at 321 Victory Lane, is the closest alley to campus. They have lots of great deals like Quartermania, 25 cent shoes and games with a $7 cover, on Mondays and Thursdays, 2-buck Tuesdays and special pitcher prices throughout the week for those of-age bowlers. Champion’s Fun Center (15th Street and Cornhusker Highway), Hollywood Bowl (920 N. 48th St.) and Madsen’s Bowling & Billiards (4700 Dudley St.) also offer lanes close to campus.

Bar games Bar games like pool and darts are a great way to pass the time during a rainy day. Just grab some quarters out of your change jar and a few friends and you’re ready to go. Many bars have pool tables or dart boards such as DN favorite O’Rourkes Tavern on 13th and O streets. Lincoln also offers some places to play these games for the underage such as Madsen’s Bowling & Billiards (4700 Dudley St.).

Movie Taking in a show is an easy way to beat the rainy day blues. With the summer blockbuster season gearing up, there are plenty of action-packed and entertaining options to choose from. Marcus’s Lincoln Grand Cinema, located at 11th and P streets, is just a short walk from downtown or campus and carries all of the typical multiplex films. It also has a game room where you can spend a little time and a few quarters on a variety of arcade games. Looking for something a little more out of the ordinary? The Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center carries a weekly rotation of independent, experimental, limited-release and foreign films on its two screens. The Ross offers student discounts and accepts NCards, which makes it a great place for UNL students to see films they wouldn’t normally get the chance to view on the big screen.

Game Night Low on cash but still looking for some fun? Trying organizing a game night with your friends. Board games, video games or card games are all great ways to have fun without breaking the bank. Organize a tournament or turn your old board games into drinking games (if you’re over 21) to up the ante. Don’t have any board games? Hit up a thrift store, like the Goodwill store on 17th and O streets, which carries a fairly decent selection of board games that usually go for under $5 each.

Arcade Lincoln also offers a couple arcades with plenty of indoor activities. Check out Champion’s Fun Center on 15th Street and Cornhusker Highway. They offer a variety of activities including an extensive arcade and bowling lanes. If the weather happens to clear up while you’re there, check out the Go-Karts and batting cages or hit a few rounds of mini golf. Lincoln Laser Tag at 6600 N. 27th St. offers student discounts and specials on laser tag sessions and boasts an impressive arcade area.

SUNNY DAYS

Sunny days seem like they should be an abundant commodity in the summer, but you never know when the weather is going to take a turn on you and send hurricane level winds and rain your way. Don’t let the idea of inclement weather slow you down, go out and enjoy the sunny weather while you can.

Parks Lincoln has over 100 parks and outdoor recreation centers to take advantage of. Grab a Frisbee for some Frisbee Golfing at Tierra Briarhurst Park (40th Street and Highway 2) or Max E. Roper Park (N. Bellmont St.). Head over to Seacrest Fields on 70th and A streets to enjoy some baseball or wiffleball. Enjoy a relaxing day by the lake at Holmes Lake Park on 70th Street and Pioneers Blvd., or check out the animals at Pioneers Park on 40th and Van Dorn streets.

Bike Trail Lincoln boasts more than 128 miles of trails for bikers and hikers including several cross-city routes. With the trails constantly being renovated and added to, they are a great way to get around the city while getting some exercise and saving on gas. Not to mention, a long bike ride can be a relaxing way to end the day. Check out the Lincoln Parks and Recreation website for a trail map and to check up on trail construction.

Pool Going to the pool is a classic way to beat the summer heat. Lincoln has ten different public pools and water grounds to choose from. Trago Park Sprayground at 22nd and U streets. doesn’t charge admission and is just a short walk from campus. Though not a traditional pool, it offers playground equipment and fountains to keep you cool during those hot summer days. It is also surrounded by a decent size park with volleyball and basketball courts.

Festivals/Markets There are several festivals and markets to enjoy in Lincoln throughout the summer. The Farmer’s Market is a Lincoln favorite. Patrons can pick up baked goods, arts and crafts and fresh produce from local vendors in the Haymarket from 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday. Check out the Jazz in June series outside of the Sheldon Art museum every Tuesday in June for great music and local food. If you’re looking for a bit of a road trip, take the 45-minute drive to downtown Omaha this Friday for the Omaha Summer Arts Festival. Or stay in town for Celebrate Lincoln 2011 and check out the live local music, food, art, dance and other activities.

Zoo Though not as extensive as the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, Lincoln’s Children’s Zoo is a great place to spend a nice summer day. Check out the petting zoo and feed some goats or visit the Animal Kingdom building to see the red pandas. If you’re not too squeamish about creepy crawlies, visit the Butterfly Pavilion or the Bug Buddies exhibit. Just watch out for the albino peacock, he puts on a great show but can get a little territorial.

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Play for the love of music

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and be virtuosos.”

I haven’t had the chance to play since Indigo kicked this one off just as I was striving to graduate, so I can’t give a firsthand review, but from the sounds of it, this open mic is here to stay. And you know, along with that tree sculpture in the bookstore being something else, Indigo’s ginger lemonade is simply to die for, quite literally for my fellow ginger brethren and sistren.

Just after I spoke with Keller, she let me borrow her guitar for a set at Meadowlark Coffee and Espresso at 16th and South streets. Of the three I’ve frequented, Meadowlark unfortunately falls to the lowest rank. No one wrangles us rowdy musicians into playing in order despite the signup sheet that finds its way to the counter about 7:30 p.m., and you have no idea if you’re being heard by the usually non-responsive crowd.

During the school year, Meadowlark gives you a good idea of what works with your music simply because a few heads will pop up from studying to listen to the catchy parts then plunge back down when it gets boring. But during the summer, loud conversations and the clinking of glasses can only remind you that it’s mostly your friends and family

One of the most frustrating parts of being a live musician is trying to explain what you do and why. Live music is, unfortunately, dying.

We live in an age where copypaste pop stars can become multimillionaires thanks to the support of money-hungry labels, all while lacking any real talent thanks to audio engineering and that damned Auto-Tune software. As long as you have the support of the corporate record companies, you, too, can make bad music and wear poor imitations of Tron-inspired costumes while the world realizes how terrible of a performer you are during the Super Bowl Halftime Show.

So why the hell do I bother?

I’ve been in the same stupid band you’ve never heard of for five years. I’ve been on tour across the country and haven’t even made a dime making music. Hard work is no longer paying off. How many artists truly deserve the money they make? How many pop acts go into their recording software to edit and mix their synthesizers just right? They have producers to do that for you. Can’t sing? Thanks to Auto-Tune, you’ll never have to worry about that. Just try your best and technology will do the rest.

What’s the incentive? Performance high lasts only so long; not too long after your set, it wears off. I can’t even begin to count the amount of empty bars I’ve played, regardless of promotion, or how many times we begin to set up and everyone in the audience leaves.

Dwayne from the 2006 film “Little Miss Sunshine” says it the best: “You do what you love, and fuck the rest.” The only thing that matters in life at all is doing what you want to do.

I put all of my spare time and money into being a musician, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Because of music, I was able to spend my 20th birthday at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Because of music, I have met the best friends of my life and the coolest kids ever. Because of music, I got to celebrate the Chicago Black Hawks winning the Stanley Cup in Chicago the night it happened (it was a tough act to follow).

Music hasn’t just given me opportunity. If it weren’t for music, I probably would have lost much more of my sanity throughout my college life. It’s an outlet for me and everyone else I know to share our voices. Every song I write becomes my most important selfportrait yet; it lets me explore what I am. It is a therapeutic tool that works better than any drug can.

So we scrimp. And we save.

And I do all I can to do what I do

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Local musician analyzes pros, cons story by michael todd of Lincoln stages for open mic nights art by spenser albertsen At an open mic, all you have is your love and your music. And you sure as hell don’t want to lose your love tonight.

You might come on after a song about bear hugs, you might come on after a joke about 9/11. The audience might be a pack of wolves waiting to devour your every wrong note, or it might be a gregarious group of fellow artists with honest critiques and praises. Either way, if you’re a starting songwriter, the glorious bottom is where you have to start, no excuses, and Lincoln can accommodate.

Monday night, you should find yourself at the Bourbon Theatre. The Acoustic Open Stage, as it’s called, offers to make the local musician’s biggest dream come true: to get to play the best venue in the city with your own monitors, your own attentive crowd and, oh yeah, there’s free beer and sandwiches.

Austin Howard has been increasingly more involved with the Bourbon, as well as Rad Kadillac Productions, over the past few months, and the open mic is his baby, a flexible one at that. You’ll find as you discover the eclectic environments in which to debut your music that each open mic has its own format, though there are just a few tried-and-true general ways to do it.

Howard has encouraged folks to email bourbonopenstage@gmail.com to reserve a spot, but if you’re like me and wait until Monday afternoon, it’s better

to just show up and ask when you can go on. Austin’s an approachable fellow, either behind the mixing board, at the bar listening or playing a set to fill space on stage.

I’ve seen some sick shredding with well-timed leg gyrations, I’ve tried not to hear abysmal covers but, you know, good job anyway, and I’ve heard sexually charged beat poetry, and even once, I accompanied it with some equally sensual guitar. The Open Stage, which starts at 8 p.m. and is for the 18 and over crowd, might not walk and talk yet, but for the drink ticket, the sandwiches, the atmosphere and the lack of a strict three-song limit, it is quickly becoming a contender among the weekly list at which we regulars make the rounds.

The newest of the bunch, though, just a month and a half old, takes Tuesday night at Indigo Bridge Books and does, well, whatever you want to do with it.

An everything-goes format that starts at 7 p.m. just inside in the Haymarket’s Creamery Building at 7th and P streets can lend itself well to fiction, dancing, music and puppet shows if that’s your thing. Right now, it’s a three-host enterprise, but with one leaving for Japan and another just taking some time off, it will soon be under the helm of one Amy Keller.

When I met Amy, who by day cleans apartments and by nights plays open

mics, she made it clear this is her scene, as it has been for about 4 1/2 years. I mean, for crying out loud, she met her husband at an open mic and wrote a novel about them, too.

“I believe in folk music and music being by the people,” Keller said over coffee and the strumming of Peace, Love and Strychnine. “Not everyone has to be perfect or classically trained or have a perfect voice. I like to hear people, even if everything they do isn’t perfect or even if they’re nervous.”

She said Indigo’s offering to this littlemusic-city-that-could caters to the more contemplative artworks, which is sort of redundant, but here’s what she means: While other open mics encourage you to play your songs, take what response you can get from the audience and then get going, pal, Indigo hopes you have something to say about the song you just played because Keller just might ask.

And again, being a bookstore, Indigo invites Lincoln’s literati, as well as its musicians and other artists. Keller said every so often, someone typing away on their computer will look up, become involved in the performances and try their hand on stage, just for kicks.

“Our open mic night’s interesting because there’ll be people who come and sit in the back, and we’ll say, ‘Hey, do you want to play something,’” Keller said. “And then they’ll pick up my guitar

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Artist displays unique pieces CAMERON MOUNT DAILY NEBRASKAN

The work of one of Nebraska’s most celebrated and long-respected artists will be on display at the Kiechel Fine Art Gallery from June 10 to July 22.

Dan Howard, born in 1931 in Iowa City, is acknowledged by the Museum of Nebraska Art as “Nebraska’s most highly decorated artist,” earning more than 100 prizes and honors in a career spanning more than 40 years. During that time, he also chaired art departments at Kansas State University, Arkansas State University and the University of NebraskaLincoln, where he retired from teaching in 2007.

Along with the “Decisive Line” collection on display at the Sheldon Museum of Art, the exhibition at Kiechel marks Howard’s first public exhibition since retirement.

One change retirement has necessitated is in inspiration source, as Howard is no longer working with students. He cites television, movies, newspapers, magazines and travels as inspiration for this new exhibition, as well

as “conjuring things that are interesting and inspirational” in his imagination.

While the Sheldon exhibition focuses on his drawings, the Kiechel exhibition will highlight his paintings, the medium for which he is best known, said Buck Kiechel, the director of Kiechel Fine Art Gallery. Howard’s mix of realism with his own brand of abstract makes his work unique to the gallery.

“Dan’s more abstract and contemporary,” Kiechel said when asked to compare Howard’s work to artists normally shown at the gallery. “He definitely has a style within himself.”

Over the years, Howard has worked in portraits, landscapes and comic works. The pieces on display at Kiechel showcase this dynamic and impressive artistic range, from the more realistic “American Gothic Revisited” and “Hail to the Chiefs: Full Throttle” to an abstract series of colored swirls called “By the Numbers.”

The majority of the pieces are oil paintings, though Howard says there will be seven drawings, as well.

Kiechel pointed out that

Howard’s following goes well beyond Nebraska. His work has been displayed in New York, Houston, Chicago and San Francisco galleries, as well as the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. More than 600 public, corporate and private art collections worldwide possess at least one of Howard’s works.

“Dan has a large following,” Kiechel said. “We expect a strong turnout.”

Even with his incredibly diverse range, those attending the exhibition can expect to see Howard’s characteristic large canvas oil paintings, great energy and vibrant, expressive color. Fans of Howard will recognize past themes in his sequel to the “Out of this World” series from 2007, as well as a canvas influenced by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.

“If I think I can give a new fresh bent to it, I’ll look at that inspiration again,” Howard said when asked how the showing’s inspirations and themes will compare to his last exhibition, which contained his work from 1982 to 1997. The new exhibition at Kiechel will contain paintings created from 2008 to 2011.

Howard is also known for

prizing audience engagement and participation.

“Interpretation that a viewer brings adds a new dimension to the piece,” he said. “No one can react the same way or interpret the same as I brought to it myself.

Other viewers have their own sets of stimuli and criteria.”

Rather than becoming frustrated with the infinite number interpretations, Howard welcomes it.

“I don’t take exception — it’s rewarding,” he said. Howard also observed that interpretation differs not only among viewers, but with each time a viewer looks at a piece, as many viewers come back repeatedly and experience different reactions.

Kiechel agreed with the vital role of participation, saying viewers “keep on finding new things in the paintings.”

His work is “hard to describe,” Kiechel said, “but it’s something that really needs to be experienced.”

Beginning Friday, Howard’s work will be at the Kiechel Fine Art Gallery, found at 5733 S. 34th St. in Lincoln.

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‘X-Men’ offers middle ground SPENSER ALBERTSEN DAILY NEBRASKAN

Until now, 20th Century Fox was two for four in terms of cranking out decent “X-Men” properties.

Bryan Singer followed up a well-enough received first movie in 2000 with a spectacular sequel in 2003. When he left for Warner Brothers to helm a Superman film, Fox seemed to take it personally, hiring Brett Ratner to direct No. 3. The film was technically a success if you don’t like to speculate on quality as being an indicator of audience approval. What “X-Men: The Last Stand” did to mildly stifle the progression of good sense and coherency in the franchise, the spin-off “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (still a terrible title) drove it face-first straight into the ground.

So what of the tie-breaker? A fifth film that further explores the frustrations and intricacies of the persecuted outcasts could offer what at this point? Could it be possible to cruise past the mistakes of past studio intervention and make a truly exceptional film? Or is it more than likely to repeat one’s self due to iniquity of the playersthat-be? For “X-Men: First Class” … well … a mixture of both, really.

“First Class” brings the young versions of Charles Xavier (played

by James McAvoy) and Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender) into the context of the 1960s. Xavier is a recent recipient of a doctorate from Oxford and Lehnsherr (later called “Magneto”), as a labor camp survivor, spends his days hunting down Nazi perpetrators to avenge the death of his mother. Both more or less on the same side at this point, they meet each other by chance while trying to stop another mutant, Sebastian Shaw (a Bond villian-esque Kevin

Bacon). From there, the rest of the movie concerns itself to show the recruitment and training of fellow mutants to help avoid nuclear holocaust during the Cuban Missile Crisis nudged on by Shaw and his own small band.

The story is simple enough, as in no huge disparaging threats to continuity without being on purpose, but in the hands of director Matthew Vaughn, everything seems a little bit deeper, a little bit more textured and full. Visually, he grabs onto anything comic-styled: bright, but not overbearing colors, skewed vision when if ever straight on a character’s face and more visible breathing room during fight sequences (you’ve nearly ruined my eyes, Michael Bay). He gives “First Class” a certain burst of fresh exuberance. Not only from the visuals, which hover between the dark “X-2” and the overly shiny “Wolverine” to give a great sense of the sunny, but atmospherically dim ’60s.

The effects find themselves in something of a mixed bag as the CGI and the locations are gorgeous, but practical makeup on Mystique, Shaw’s red-skinned associate Azazel and especially Beast still look ridiculous and hokey. They might as well be giant plush toys or plastic figurines for the way they transfer to live-action believability.

While Vaughn may not have impressed me too much with “Kick Ass,” he certainly exhibited a developing sense of emotion and character over wild action in a movie most people never saw called “Stardust.” So I wonder why that aspect becomes thinner and thinner as the movie goes on?

McAvoy and Fassbender play their parts extremely well. They don’t even necessarily give homage performances to their older incarnations from the earlier movies, the

likes of Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. They seem to understand that without the hindrance of basing themselves on older versions, they’re free to grow unbounded by a time frame in one movie. Maturity can come at a later time … or a sequel.

Lesser characters like Mystique, Banshee, Beast and Emma Frost are given a leg up and a lot more to do but still seem to be no more effected than children sitting at the small table while the grown-ups argue about a divorce.

It may very well be appropriate to sit them to the side, or to treat them as secondary involvement, but just as they begin to grow, their personalities die off during the final half hour. And as I said earlier, Bacon’s natural charisma allows him to play a very vintage villain that only rarely has the propensity to become a stale suit. Otherwise, he nicely balances the mid-century suave with new era maniacal aspirations convincingly.

The overall mood here is fun, and I suppose that I shouldn’t express anything more than gratitude for the fact that it cruises the middle-ground in the series on almost every level. The malaise of average becomes dimpled with triumph and failure almost precisely evenly. For every insightful, clever twist on the genre through a quip or a less than traditional emotional objective for a character, there is still a long, cheap speech, and a cliched turn of dialogue meant to avoid explaining anything. The objective and the players become Saturday-morning cartoons over graphic and calculated, which I feel would be genuine and purposeful if they weren’t so bland and clearly stock.

Suspension of disbelief is key in movies like this. It is cultural curiosity that we would even conceive of seeing these characters that have

ORIANS: FROM 6 myself. We screen print patches and shirts. We record as much as we can on our own. We pay for our CD mixing, mastering and production. Some of us move away to a scene that appreciates what we do, while some of us stay and try to make the best of what we have here. And some of us are just plain stuck. But we do what we do as best as we can and have a blast while doing it.

There’s nothing better than going to a show. It’s probably the highest form of humanity. And I’m not talking about Katy Perry at the Qwest Center — I’m talking about Friday nights at Duffy’s, or Thursdays at Knickerbockers. You wake up the next day with a cough from being in close contact with your sweaty best friends, and it’s more than worth it.

Your voice is hoarse from

singing your lungs out with the crowd and the band. But every minute you had the night before makes it all worth it in the end. The next week, we do it all over again.

Shows are the reason I still know how to smile. So get out there and support our local scene, I’m sure you will be more than happy you did.

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X-MEN: FIRST CLASS Starring: James McAvoy Wide release

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been spread out over the course of 11 years. They must be intrinsically interesting about them. Sure, mutants are enjoyable to watch when they can do amazing things, and giant explosions are cool, but what are we really looking for?

What does 20th Century Fox still think they have with the “X-Men” brand? I believe that operating in the fog can only get you a 50/50 chance of succeeding.

Matthew Vaughn must know what he’s doing: with the help of some terrific others, he has created something good. Nothing Xtraordinary (please don’t kill me for that), but a fine piece of a small puzzle that’s been beaten up on the corners for a little while now.

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Ross brings classic from stage to screen MIKE HOLLINS DAILY NEBRASKAN

Can’t come to Broadway? Fear not, Broadway comes to you.

This summer, the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center will continue hosting live broadcasts of the best productions Broadway has to offer.

The Ross will present “The Importance of Being Earnest: Live in HD Direct from the Broadway Stage” on Thursday at 7 p.m. with an encore presentation on Sunday at 3 p.m.

Throughout the past few years, there has been an explosion of interest in live broadcasts of top-tier theatrical performances around the globe. These transmissions have exposed people all over world to amazing productions they couldn’t have seen otherwise.

The Ross, located on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus, is the only Nebraska venue that actively seeks out these broadcasts and brings them to the community. The Ross’s upcoming live theatrical transmission will be Oscar Wilde’s timeless classic “The Importance of Being Earnest.”

The Ross’s coordinator, Danny Ladely, explained why they choose to participate in the live broadcast and how the format lends itself to an engaging theatrical experience.

“The play has received rave reviews on Broadway and looks really great,” Ladely said. “Plus, the satellite feed we get is very high quality and looks amazing on our big screen.”

Wilde’s 1895 farcical comedy “The Importance of Being Earnest” is a witty tale about courtship, class and false identity. The play’s humorous approach provides a cleverly satirical take on the Victorian era and its rigidly structured institutions. Widely considered Wilde’s most influential and enduring work, “The Importance of Being Earnest” truly was ahead of its time, making it a story audiences everywhere can still connect with today.

The play’s protagonist, Jack Worthing, is a young man living outside of London just before

IF YOU GO The Importance of Being Earnest: Live in HD Direct from the Broadway Stage WHEN: Thursday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.

WHERE: Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N. 13th St. HOW MUCH: General admission $23; seniors $21; students, Ross members and children $16; UNL students (with student ID) $5

the turn of the 20th century. Jack leads a double life, being himself in the country and taking up the persona Earnest whenever in the city. Acting as Earnest in London, Jack falls in love with a young woman named Gwendolen whose overprotective aunt, Lady Bracknell, seeks to discover the true background of her niece’s mysterious new suitor. What ensues is a comedic romp that plays on the confines of London’s social structures, incorporating themes of romance, deception and the triviality of societal institutions and prejudices.

This new vision of the old classic is being presented by the Roundabout Theatre Company, L.A. Theatre Works and BY Experience. Tony Award winner Brian Bedford directs and stars as Lady Bracknell in his own interpretation of Wilde’s most popular play.

“Few actors are more capable of bringing out both sides of Wilde than Brian Bedford,” said Susan Loewenberg, the producing director of L.A. Theatre Works.

“Brian has commanded the stage for more than half a century, and with our HD broadcast of “The Importance of Being Earnest,” many thousands more will have the opportunity to see this legendary actor in his element.”

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open mic: from 6 telling you to keep writing those great songs, and who knows if they’re just being nice because they’re friends and family.

I will commit treason, though, and say if you’re willing to make the jaunt, Meadowlark is one darling of a coffee shop and an occasionally welcome respite from the sheer baristian brilliance of the Coffee House.

Your arts editor Noah might have spent a few grand — yes, I mean a few thousand dollars — on Silky Jazz and every-sooften baked goods at the CoHo, but come on, the rest of the city

deserves some attention, too.

Speaking of, we now have reached the end of the line at Crescent Moon. Melinda Martinson and Mark Lowe have both the experience of Meadowlark and the care for performers of the Bourbon and Indigo. In other words, here’s where you should come to start your illustrious career as a local musician.

Hidden below Ten Thousand Villages in the Haymarket’s Apothecary at 8th and P streets, Crescent Moon might not garner the brimming audience — though some nights I’ve played

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Non-Smoking UNL Graduate student seeking non-smoking UNL student (Graduate or Undergraduate for 12 month lease starting in July or August of 2011. 61st and Vine, Trenridge Garden Apartments. Apartment is 2 bedroom, 1 bath. Includes screen enclosed balcony, dishwasher and private parking (garage parking available as well) and laundry facilities right below apartment. Apartment is secure access, in a safe neighborhood, across from a large park and police and fire services, and minutes from shopping center Hyvee and Russ’s. Rent is $292.50 a month split two ways. Utilities are Gas and Electric. Cost is about $15 and $30 per person per month for a total of about $350.

Currently hooked up with TimeWarner Cable/DVR and wireless for an additional $55 a month per person. Contact Grant Forssberg at forssberg.grant @huskers.unl.edu or by cell, at 708.705.2827.

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have been full — but there will always be folks like John Knapp (the piano player who sings songs like the one about bear hugs to support autism awareness) who encourage you to keep coming back. And if you don’t remember the regulars’ names and don’t like being awkward, just ask Mark for a reminder.

“You know what, I can tell you everybody who’s ever been in here,” Lowe said as Crescent Moon’s weekly Wednesday night live jazz improv’d in the background. “I remember everybody.

I remember the songs they do, I

remember their names, their faces, everything. I love that they come back because a lot of people — I won’t name names — a lot of people have gotten better.”

Open mics are where people play for the first time; it might be hard to listen to at first, but it’s just the way it is. And sure, you might have to sit through allmy-friends-are-dead guy playing his songs for the millionth time, but that’s a necessary part of growing up as a musician and as a person. That Crescent Moon standby has a lot to teach you about patience.

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Roommates Looking for 3rd roommate on acreage 5 min from UNL, 1 block south of Pioneers Park. 3BD 2BA all electric. Outdoor swimming pool and room to board a horse if needed, outside dogs and cats welcome. $325+utilities. call Kayla 402-314-1629.

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Apts. For Rent 1234 South 20th nice area. 1 bedroom. Oak floors. Central air. Common laundry. No smoking. Cats okay. $400. 402-450-8175.

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Two female roommates wanted to share a 3 bedroom/2 bath apartment. Rent is $260 and utilities run no higher than $70. Call or text Michelle at 402-649-3733.

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Two females looking for another roommate to share a three bedroom apartment at 38th and Baldwin, the Ashley Square Apartments. Rent is $283/month plus utilities, deposit is $166. Includes 2 walk-in closets, two bathrooms, patio and washer/dryer in unit. Apartment is directly across from the pool and exercise room. Five blocks from East Campus. Move in date is June 18th. Call Maria, 402-202-8190.

Houses For Rent 721 N 30th. 6 bedroom, 2 bath, wood floors, $1350/month. 402-430-9618.

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Newer dplx for rent. 4BR,2BA,2 living rms, W/D, refrig.,H2O,trash included. Walk to UNL! Off street prking. 2212 Dudley St., Unit 1 Contact Troy @ 402-580-7339

Apts. For Rent 1 bedroom, 1 bath, in 7-plex, clean, quiet, laundry. All Electric. N/P/S. 2040 ‘F’ St. $365/month. 402-560-9400.

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2 bedroom, nice place, 1826 ‘A’ St. C/A, dishwasher, laundry, parking, no pets, no smoking, $450, 6-plex 402-423-1838.

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“People find out for themselves whether it’s something they want to continue to do. Some people are here looking for gigs. Some people are here just wanting to have fun. And either way, we’re OK with that.”

So just do it. No one will love your music unless you love it enough to share it with the rest of the world. And whatever you do, don’t 9 do a cover of The Outfield’s “Your Love” because it’s mine.

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Roommates Wanted! Currently looking for two roommates (preferably females) to move in at the end of June, with one of the rooms available immediately. Rent is $260 a month and utilities run about $50-70. Call or text (402)- 6493733.

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