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could achieve a long-term prevention efficacy. daily nebraskan “There are 2.6 million For University of Nebras- newly infected people ka-Lincoln virologist Shi- each year,” Xiang said. hua Xiang, the key to Xiang said he does not winning the university’s know anyone with HIV first Bill & Melinda Gates personally, but he has Foundation Grand Chal- seen many HIV-infected lenges Exploration grant, people and they motivate and perhaps to the key to him to do his work. creating a highly effective Originally from the HIV prevention method, countryside of China, came in the form of yo- Xiang came to the United gurt. States in 1998 with the Yes, yogurt. CJ Martin Fellowship for The grant Xiang helped HIV/AIDS research. UNL get is worth $611,000. Xiang has proven himIt will fund Xiang’s sec- self to be a valued reond phase of research, searcher for the Nebraska which will consist mostly Center for Virology in the of animal testing. Xiang’s four months he’s been first phase of research was with UNL. proving his model could “Shi-hua is a very motiactually work. vated person who works Currently, there are two very hard,” Charles Wood, methods of HIV/AIDS pre- director of the Nebraska vention. Center for Virology said. Physical blocking, con- “He is also very creative. sisting of condom usage, Without his idea about apand chemical blocking, plying the bacteria to yothe use of microbicides. gurt, we would not have Microbicides are gels, won the Gates funding.” creams or films that can Currently most of Xiang’s protect against sexually research is focused in transmitted diseases. Zambia, Africa, where the Xiang hopes to add to C subtype strain of HIV is the list of prevention tac- widely spread. tics with the commensal “Nearly 50 percent of Lactobacillus bacteria, new infections come from which will block the trans- this particular C strain,” mitting of diseases. Wood said. Xiang has proposed to The Gates grant money insert his will help engineered Without his idea fund the Lactobacilanimal testabout applying lus bacteria ing portion the bacteria to into yogurt, of Xiang’s which itself yogurt, we would research. is a bacteriXiang is not have won the al product. teaming up Gates funding. When peowith the Anple eat the imal Science yogurt, the Dr. Charles Wood Department engineered nebraska center for virology director to begin bacteria testing. will enter “We are trying to generthe body and block the ate humanized mice here HIV virus from infecting at UNL for the HIV infecthe person. tion animal model study The Gates Challenge Ex- so that we do not have ploration grant winners to get these animals from must demonstrate great outside sources,” Xiang potential in improving the said. health of people in develDespite the financial asoping countries. sistance the Gates ChalMalaria and HIV are just lenges Exploration grant two disease topics being will give this research, targeted by the grant fund- there is still a long way to ing. Xiang and a team of go, something Wood and researchers are currently Xiang are both very aware working on HIV preven- of. tion methods. “The research is still Xiang said the lac- in the invitro or test tube tic bacteria he is working with are bacteria that xiang: could colonize and stay in the body, so the approach see page 2

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Carly Johns, a junior at UNL, dives underwater in Mabel Lee Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 7, during a scuba diving class offered through the university. Students attend class once a week and learn the ins and outs of scuba diving.

he main lesson Brian Shreve teaches his students is don’t hold your breath. However, he’s not speaking in idioms. He’s being literal. Shreve teaches Scuba Diving 1, and holding your breath while diving can lead to lung injuries. The class prepares students for lifetime

certification in scuba and also gives them course credit. Students don’t have to go far to learn how to scuba dive. In fact, they don’t even have to leave campus. Students pull on their scuba gear once a week for two hours at Mabel Lee Hall’s swimming pool. Shreve said his business, Heartland Scuba Center, has offered the course since at least 1997. When Shreve

bought Heartland in 2003, he also “inherited” the class. “I got certified just to dive and have fun on vacation and fell in love with it,” he said. The class is offered every semester. This fall there are two sections of the course, both held on Wednesdays evenings. Shreve said the class covers two parts of typical Scuba Diving certification: knowledge development

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through online training and confined-water training in the pool. Students can complete their own open-water dives, usually at an area lake during a weekend.

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Lincoln residents will have to wait at least two years until the West Haymarket Arena is completed and the venue is opened for business. B u t University of Nebraska Regent Tim Clare said he hopes that some students can acclare cess the arena a bit earlier. “We’re building a state-ofthe-art facility down here,

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and we should give college students opportunities to take part in that process,” he said. That access will be in the form of student internships, which Clare has been pushing to create since the start of the project. He estimated about 10 internships have been created so far, but said the number will soon increase. “We see lots of students leaving Nebraska because of limited opportunities,” Clare said. “To not make any effort to retain those students is foolish to me. Internships are the key. If we can give students more opportunities, we can keep them in the state and help Nebraska’s overall economy.” The internship opportunities will include hands-on

positions in fields like general construction and construction management, engineering, architecture, business and marketing. Clare said the large scale of the project lends itself to a broad range of opportunities for “extremely important jobs” that could lead to full-time positions after graduation. “It’s not every day that arenas are built in Nebraska,” said John Badami of DLR Group, the architecture firm for the project. “It’s very large in nature. This is a unique opportunity for students.” DLR Group currently employs three interns involved in the project. Heather Hudson, who graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in May with

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a masters in architecture, is interning at DLR Group’s Omaha location and creates drawings and graphics to present to the Joint Public Agency (JPA) for the project, made up of Clare, City Councilwoman Jayne Snyder and Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler. “We’re taking on more responsibilities than just sharpening pencils,” Hudson said. “It teaches you how the real world works, rather than just hearing about it in class. You learn something new every day.” Hudson said opportunities for jobs are hard to come by in the current market. But with

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campus briefs Computer Help Center announces longer hours The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Computer Help Center will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and from noon to 7 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays to answer student questions and solve technology problems. The university has also installed a new incident tracking system called Numara FootPrints, designed to track and solve customer problems. Students who have questions can send an email to mysupport@unl.edu, where it will automatically be entered into the tracking system and answered by the Help Center staff. UNL society chapter wins Bronze STAR status The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s National Society of Collegiate Scholars chapter was recognized by the national organization for the work the members did for the 2010-2011 school year. The national society awarded the UNL chapter a Bronze STAR status at its 2010 Leadership Summit. The award is based on program success, community service, member engagement and campus involvement. During the past year, the UNL chapter worked on its Planning to Achieve Collegiate Excellence, a mentoring program, and I Stand for Integrity Week. Based on the quality and quantity of events, chapters can achieve either a bronze, silver, gold or platinum STAR status. The National Society of Collegiate Scholars is an honors organization for freshmen and sophomore students who show high scholarship, leadership and service. UNL management professor wins award for article impact A University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor has made an impact in the past few years. Fred Luthans, a management professor at UNL, received a 2011 Emerald Management Citations of Excellence Award for writing an article, with former student Carolyn Youssef, that was among the top 50 articles with the most citations and impact among business journals since its publication date. Luthans and Youssef wrote the article “Emerging positive organizational behavior,” which ran in the Journal of Management in 2007. The article was about “positive organizational behavior,” or the science behind changing the level of a psychological capital that improves employee attitudes, behavior and performance. NET renames headquarters On Friday, NET renamed its headquarters by adding the name Jack G. McBride to its name. The Terry M. Carpenter and Jack G. McBride Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Center was previously named the Terry M. Carpenter Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Center for the Scottsbluff, Neb. senator who drafted the legislation to construct the building in 1969. The added name of Jack G. McBride honors the legacy of McBride, who was instrumental in developing Nebraska’s public media service from 1953 to 1996, making the state a leader in public television nationally. UNL student health insurance enrollment deadline approaches Students have until Thursday to enroll in the University of Nebraska’s Healthy Option Student Plan. Coverage period runs from Aug. 14 to the end of 2011. Students must re-enroll by Dec. 31 to keep coverage. Students can enroll by logging onto MyRED under the “UNL Other Services” tab. For information on the student plan, visit http://health.unl.edu/billing/healthy_option.

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Laura Godsey has Blackboard in the palm of her hand. She not only uses her iPhone for making calls, but also for school. The freshman international business major uses Blackboard on her smartphone on a daily basis. The new mobile version of Blackboard arrived on campus this fall and has been a helpful tool for students to pull out of their pockets to check posts by their professors, class syllabuses, grades and more. “It is so much easier to use and is 10 times quicker,” Godsey said. The university is doing a good job at making sure things are up-to-date and beneficial to the students, she said. She found out about the application on Blackboard itself. “There was a statement telling students that there is a mobile version available, so I downloaded it,” Godsey said. The mobile application is available on Android devices, BlackBerrys, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and HP webOS devices, according

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to the Information Services website. “It allows smartphone users and iPad devices to use their full mobile capability,” said Pam Holley-Wilcox, director of Information Technology Support. If a student wants to see the results of a test or check the class roster, he or she can do so on the go. The features students see on the computer version of Blackboard are downsized to work with mobile phones. “It is more user-friendly,” Godsey said. “Most students don’t carry their computers around with them all the time to check something; well, I don’t, so it is nice to have.” Godsey said it is simple to use and well-organized. “There are tabs to direct you to where to go,” she said. Holley-Wilcox said the university is trying to make things easier for students. “We recognize that students are increasingly

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mobile,” Holley-Wilcox said. “This is a way to help students absorb the material.” Hendrik Viljoen, a sophomore music education major, said he uses Blackboard multiple times every day. He has daily online assignments that require him to be on Blackboard. Viljoen said he does not have the application on his

phone, but if he did get it, he would mostly use it to check for updates. “I think that it is ideal for the majority of students at UNL,” he said. Viljoen said students are more mobile, so having an app like this would be useful. “It is just a thumb sweep away,” Viljoen said. Lorenacarmona@ dailynebraskan.com

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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is advocating health and fitness use with smartphones and iPads this year. Mobile applications and online games highlighted by healthy food choice and group fitness workouts have slowly been introduced to the student body during the past two weeks. One application includes peerFit, which essentially “serves as a search tool for group fitness classes,” said Ed Buckley, founder of peerFit, Inc. “With peerFit, UNL students will be able to view group fitness classes and those classes’ workouts electronically via their smartphones.” Cathy Jewell, assistant director for fitness at Campus Recreation, said the app provides new opportunities for students. “PeerFit will allow us to reach a population we don’t normally see,” she said. “This program allows our members to learn more about a class visually rather than just reading words off of a piece of paper.” Out of the 66 tests conducted last summer, UNL was one of the 18 schools chosen by peerFit to be a partner of the program. “We wanted to find quality fitness programs and

Nebraska had one of the best.” Buckley said. “I feel that today’s population is very into networking with each other, That is why universities are the best place for peerFit technology. In my opinion, the average person just wants to find out what’s going on before actually diving into the experience, and peerFit can offer that.” Another recently introduced mobile application was created through the combined teamwork of the UNL Extension and Educational Media departments. Snack Planet is a free iPad educational game designed by nutritionists to teach youth the difference between healthy and unhealthy snack-type foods. “Kids often get to choose the snacks they eat as opposed to the dinners made by their parents,” said Mark Hendricks, system administrator for Educational Media. “There is a large amount of obese kids in today’s society. Hopefully we can help change their eating behaviors and promote physical exercise through educational games that kids will enjoy playing.” One of the people who contributed to the creation of Snack Planet was Ruchi Agrawal, a UNL computer science graduate student. She strongly promoted

mobile applications becoming more involved with education. “I’m really into it because it’s (the Internet) always there,” she said. “Students are constantly using their phones because smartphones offer the flexibility of doing things on the move, which makes mobile usage a growing trend in today’s youth.” For some students, using technology to aid in healthy eating or exercise is preferred to the traditional method of hitting the gym. Makesha Carter, a freshman theater education major, said she prefers playing the video game console Wii Fit as opposed to going to the gym. “I like the Wii Fit better than the gym because it is in the comfort of my own home and I don’t have to feel insecure about myself,” she said. “I won’t have to travel far to get to a gym. I can do the game thing anytime I want and I can have more fun, especially when it’s a dance fit game.” Jon Frazier, a sophomore music education major, has also used the Wii Fit for his own exercise routine but had a differing opinion on the gaming system. “I have used a Wii Fit before. I found it very

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Exploration grant has been awarded to 500 researchers in 40 different countries. Research projects that prove successful have the opportunity to receive follow-up grants worth up to $1 million.

“Xiang and his research is a great addition to the Nebraska Center for Virology and his research will hopefully be a great contribution to campus,” Wood said. For Xiang, his journey in HIV prevention research has been exciting and

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beneficial in regards to my balance and posture,” he said. “In regards to actual fitness, the games were fun, but I felt it would have been better to just go to the gym.” Katherine Marie Coates, a freshman nutrition and health sciences major, has experienced group fitness classes first hand. “I like fitness classes like Zumba and turbo kick because they are super fun and crazy intense,” she said. “But I usually prefer working out on my own because I can get things done faster, and it’s also my ‘me time’ after a stressful day.” Carly Ziemer, a sophomore business administration major, said she had interest in group fitness classes, as long as she was participating with her friends. “If I am trying to get a really tough workout in, I like to be alone,” she said. “But if I’m just going to do some abs or get a little cardio for the day, doing a class with a friend is fun and helps pass the time a little faster.” conordunn@ dailynebraskan.com

xiang: from 1 stages and we must first prove that it will work in animal studies before we can apply it to humans,” Wood said. However, Xiang is confident the trials will be successful or that they are, at least, going in the right direction.

challenging. “I was most excited when my idea proved that it could work,” he said. “It is only natural for me to keep exploring and searching for what will work and help the lives of millions of people.” Mariciaguzman@ dailynebraskan.com

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UNL Housing flushes out plumbing prank Daniel Wheaton daily Nebraskan

Earlier this month, a notice was found in the first-floor bathroom of the Selleck Residence Hall 8000 building. The notice stated that men should stop masturbating in the shower because the resulting semen was clogging the pipes, resulting in costs to the university. Yes, this was a prank. This prank has been circulating across college campuses for a number of years. The notice usually follows the same formula. A university letterhead, formatted as convincingly as possible and a message that reads: “Several blockages have been found in the shower system. We originally suspected they were caused by hair, but upon inspection, we determined that these clogs were the result of large buildups of semen. We have encountered such clogs before, but never in this quantity.” This prank has been reported at Duke University earlier this month and at Cornell University, Baylor University and Georgetown University at different times this year.

The earliest instance of this prank was posted online in June of 2009 at the University of Michigan. The pranksters claimed that masturbation in the showers was an “honor code violation” and that “pipes aren’t meant to handle semen.” Such a claim brings many to doubt its premise.

I’ve heard of mop rags, dish towels, toothbrushes and rubber duckies going down drains, but I’ve never heard of this. Dallas Parde

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Some instances of the prank even included a $20 masturbation fine. Dallas Parde, a plumber at John Henry’s Plumbing, said the prank’s claims have no merit. “It’s physically impossible to clog a drain with semen,” he said. Most drain blockages are 99 percent hair, Parde said. “I’ve heard of mop rags, dish towels, toothbrushes and rubber duckies going

down drains, but I’ve never heard of this,” he said. It could perhaps be done if one had a massive tub of semen and put it down a drain, Parde said, but even then it would probably go down the drain. He’s been called to fix blockages at UNL fraternities and sororities before, but those clogs are always hair and tend to occur at least once every three weeks. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln takes these pranks seriously. Kevin Zaborowski, assistant director of Resident Life said the person who did this will be tracked down. “Anything that suggests a Housing violation is taken seriously,” he said. Zaborowski said even if it’s a joke, UNL Housing must investigate because of the risk of disease transmission. “Sometimes when people do these things, they don’t realize the effect or impact, but they obviously know what they are doing, so it is hard for them to claim that they didn’t know what they were doing,” he said. “When it comes to pranks, we don’t cut them any slack.” danielwheaton@ dailynebraskan.com

internships: from 1 multiple entities involved in the arena project, Clare said he found bountiful opportunities for internships. As a member of the JPA, Clare used his influence to encourage contractors to create internships. “When we were approving contracts, I said, ‘How many

internships can I sign you up for?’” Clare said. The arena, which will seat more than 16,000 people for basketball games, concerts and other events, is part of a $339 million project to revitalize the Haymarket district. Construction of the $150 million arena

should begin Thursday, Clare said. “A community our size needs it,” he said. “We’ve got a bunch of varying interests and the arena can be the center stage for them.” Jacymarmaduke@ dailynebraskan.com

scuba: from 1

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Rachael Rogers, a sophomore at UNL, checks a piece of her gear with the instructor in the middle of class on Wednesday, Sept. 7, inside Mabel Lee Hall. The independent dives, which aren’t included in the course, are needed to complete certification and cost extra. However, Heartland doesn’t charge extra for the rental gear to students. It may come as a surprise that the course can be found in Nebraska, a landlocked state, but it’s only natural to Shreve. “It opens up a whole world of adventure to meet people, go places and do things (students) never would’ve,” he said. He later added if scuba diving wasn’t offered here, students may not get to dive in the Great Lakes or several other locations around the world. In time, students will eventually be able to assemble and dissemble equipment, move around with their gear in the water and know the emergency procedures in the scuba diving process. “(They learn) basically anything they need to do to survive in the water,” Shreve said.

Shreve isn’t the only one excited about scuba diving at the university. For different reasons and intentions, his students are equally impressed with the class. “I’ve been to Mexico and I’ve done Discover Scuba there, and my dad and brother are certified,” said Brittney McMahon, a sophomore general studies major. “(After this course) when we go on vacation, I can go diving with them and not take a beginner’s course.” Tori Fox, a senior psychology and advertising major, said she took the course because “all of my friends have.” And Daniel Korth, a senior criminal justice major, plans on using it in the field. “I’m joining the army, and I’m planning on taking some scuba courses in the army,” he said. On top of that, he said the course is the “(Most fun) class I’ve taken,” and plans to take the next two levels of scuba diving as well.

While the class’ online portion includes tests and homework, students still had no complaints. “(It takes) half an hour for five chapters, at most,” Korth said. Word about scuba diving on campus travels fast. Shreve said while his fall semester classes sometimes have an open seat or two, his spring classes often fill up fast. However, he’s not taking all the credit. Since his full-time job isn’t on campus, he is aided by Vicki Highstreet, senior assistant director of Campus Recreation. “(Highstreet) does a really nice job,” he said. “She’s really helpful with keeping the class going and keeping the enrollment up.” Highstreet said Shreve is contracted by the university to teach Scuba. Years later, students still email Shreve to talk about their most recent scuba adventures, which were made possible by Scuba Diving 1.

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Fall semester is finally underway. School is no longer just starting for the year. For most students, that means finally buckling down for classes, tackling first papers and studying for what may be the first of fall’s big tests. For seniors though, at least ones with eyes on continued education — almost a must in certain majors — being this far into fall means something else entirely. Classes are no longer a priority; it’s time to look at theses, resumes and grad school applications. Before that, it’s time to take the GRE. Considering the pressure on test takers, multiply the nervousness of taking a first shot at the SAT or ACT in high school with the fact that there’s no hiding low GRE scores after multiple attempts, in addition to the sheer volume of students who intend to take it each year, it would seem the University of Nebraska-Lincoln could do its part to accommodate. Yet despite the presence of an online testing center inside UNL’s Burnett Hall, students registered to take the GRE have to drive more than 15 minutes to the Prometric Testing Center at 5715 South 34th St. It may seem like nitpicking and maybe it is. Surely driving 15 minutes isn’t putting anybody off the test. Still, it’s a big day with an extra drive on top of it, and it’s a small service UNL is wholly capable of providing its students. The University of Nebraska at Omaha, for example, provides GRE testing on campus in addition to another location in the city. It’s true that most testing centers offer the GRE daily. UNL’s testing center may be too busy to mimic that; it’s hard to find a time when its computers aren’t occupied by university classes. Yet even offering one or two testing periods a week would allow ambitious students who sign up ahead of time to take the test without leaving campus. It’s easy for seniors to feel that, while their priorities may lay outside the classroom this semester, the university does not particularly prioritize their needs. Allocating a portion of available campus resources to offering the GRE would be a small, but appreciated, step toward alleviating that.

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Religion shouldn’t divide U.S.

en years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks we continue to see how much that day changed our country. Besides the security increases and the wars in the Middle East, the culture of America changed. In some ways, it has changed for the better, but in others it has become a culture of fear and hatred. A key example of this is the religious intolerance that has become much more pronounced since the terrorist attacks. Because the terrorists were Muslim extremists who claimed to act on behalf of Islam, many Americans have become more suspicious and intolerant of Muslims. This has also spread to other faiths, so that people of each religion have banded together against people of every other religion. The first Europeans to settle in America came here to escape religious intolerance. Religious freedom was one of the ideas this country was founded on; it’s right there in the First Amendment. So it’s embarrassing that we’ve become a country with widespread hatred toward any religions. There was a lot of controversy last year when a Muslim group began planning to build an Islamic community center and mosque near Ground Zero. Many people opposed the mosque’s location because, as Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly put it when he was on “The View,” “Muslims killed us on 9/11.” In other words, Muslims shouldn’t be able to have a worship center near Ground Zero because people of their faith killed us. That reasoning is completely intolerant and illogical. Is it that we expect Muslims to try and attack the same location if they have a location near it, or is it just that they need to be punished for what Al-Qaida did to us? Either way, it’s a stupid argument, and it shows how narrow-minded many Americans have become since 9/11. If we want to really show that

evan marolf we’re the most free and accepting nation in the world, we need to stop worrying about things like this. It would be a display of our resilience and our unity if we could welcome this Muslim center. Think of it this way: Osama bin Laden and the rest of those men were extremely radical Muslims. Clearly, the vast majority of Muslim people, like the vast majority of people of any other religion, aren’t trying to plot acts of terrorism against America. Of course, it’s not just anti-Muslim sentiment that has grown in this country since 9/11. Last December, American Atheists put up a billboard that said, “You Know it’s a Myth. This season, celebrate reason.” To counter this, The Catholic League put up a billboard that said “You Know it’s Real. This season, celebrate Jesus.” The Catholic League’s sign was meant to promote Christianity and the “true meaning of Christmas.” Meanwhile, the American Atheist’s sign was attacking Christianity, basically saying, “You know God doesn’t exist, quit pretending to believe.” Conversely, atheist billboards have been vandalized, apparently by Christians. For instance, a sign that said, “Are you good without God? Millions are,” was edited to say, “Millions are also lost.” This is basically the same thing as the above situation: people of one religion trying to prove that their beliefs are better than others. Promoting your religion isn’t offensive, but attacking other religions is, and it also isn’t going to win anyone over. In other words, it’s just pointless intolerance. This brings me to last week, when

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that he would keep the 9/11 remembrance ceremony secular. That is, he banned any clergy from speaking at the event. Bloomberg obviously wanted to keep religion out of government, for the sake of preserving religious freedom in the U.S. Bloomberg came under fire from various religious groups for his decision. According to a New York Times article, a Christian lobbying group sent a petition with 62,000 signatures to the mayor, asking him to allow clergy members at the ceremony. It’s certainly understandable to want someone to lead a prayer for your religion on a day like the 9/11 anniversary. But the government has a duty to stay out of religion. And if clergy members were allowed to speak at the ceremony, which religion would they have been of? That would have sparked controversy even if they had led an inter-faith prayer. There were multiple moments of silence during the ceremony, one for each minute when a plane crashed on Sept. 11. That’s pretty much the best the government can do for people of faith. I’d like to believe that al-Qaida failed in their quest to tear this country apart. For the most part, I do. But when it becomes to religion, we’ve become very divided. What happened to “United we stand, divided we fall”? Can’t we be united regardless of religion? You can be a Christian, a Muslim, an atheist or anything else — as long as you aren’t harming anyone by practicing it — and still respect people’s rights to believe whatever they want. And you can be positive that your religion is the only right one; that every other religion is wrong, without believing that everyone who believes in those religions is inherently evil.

Evan Marolf is a junior Political Science and History major. Reach him at evanmarolf@ dailynebraskan.com.

Columnist gives how-to on opinion writing

o! Lend me your time for a couple of minutes. I would very much like to waste it. I’m going to teach you how to write an opinion column! Trust me, this is my second column. I’m totally an expert. Let’s start with what is sometimes referred to as the “Opener.” The opener, as you have undoubtedly already assessed, is kind of like the attention grabber. It’s what you use to momentarily detain the reader to (hopefully) entertain the reader. Stylistically you can take it (the opener) in a few directions. You can make a definitive statement meant to incite indignation (e.g., You know, if you think about it, abortion really isn’t that big of a deal.) Or maybe you might try and tickle the reader’s interest by opening with an anecdote (e.g., You have the opportunity to learn a great deal about how you act under pressure when your friend isn’t responding to your drunken attempts to wake her/him up.) Perhaps you consider yourself a funny man (or funny lady, I’m

going to lengths to make sure my examples are gender neutral) and try to open with a joke; e.g.: (Insert a funny that would make you titter). Warning: If you plan to open with a joke, make sure it is funny. If there’s even a shadow of a doubt that the joke might not be funny, just go with an alternative opener, because many an opinion column has been sentenced to the shredder because of an inappropriate gag. Next come the general thesis and body sections. Typically the thesis is placed somewhere near the top. I’m told this is because most readers like to know what they are getting into right away, so they can choose whether it is worthy of their time. After you give your thesis statement you get to spend the rest of the article convincing your reader why it is you believe whatever it may be that you believe. This body section is where you might include things such as, but are assuredly not limited to: statistics you may or my not have made up, charts you found on the U.S. Labor Department’s website or an anecdote you ripped off of

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your favorite blog. Every anecdote, statistic, pop culture reference included should be designed to build momentum, momentum that ideally will peak somewhere around the conclusion. Conclusion: the culmination, resolution, conculsio. This is where all the hard work that only you and your mother really care about will come to fruition. Where you finally get to tell the world why it is that you think abortion isn’t really that big of a deal. Where your view, opinion, on something actually gets some credibility attached to it. There’s more though. I haven’t shared with you what I feel is like the Higgs boson (Google it) to this whole how-to-write-anopinion-column thing. The crux

that I posit to you is three parts. First, the best opinion columns address subjects or concepts the writer actually has knowledge of, rather then what the writer asserts from a place of ignorance (e.g., Ask yourself what you think about prostitution, then ask yourself what you actually know about prostitution. There’s a difference. Writing about a subject that you are familiar with gives your writing a degree of authenticity and depth that few can fake with any reasonable amount of success. Your words become something else entirely. Second, take the abstract and make it not so abstract. To all of those intellectual titans out there, not everybody reads Joyce for fun, discusses the finer points of string theory over crepes and does a New York Times crossword with one hand while decimating all takers in rock-paper-scissors with the other. Not everyone is an intellectual titan. But everyone has an abstract thought once in a while that probably qualifies as an opinion. Articulating said abstract thought into words that everyone,

regardless of rock-paper-scissor faculty, can understand is actually a pretty difficult thing to do. The best opinion articles don’t always achieve perfect dissemination, but they attempt to. Third, write for yourself. Here’s the thing, probably less than half of the people you think are going to read your article will read it. Less than half of those individuals will probably finish it. Less than half of those individuals will think about what you said for more than four minutes (this will likely vary). And no one will ever assign more value to your words, and by extension to your opinion, than you will. I would argue that of the three components, this is the most important. You have to know, really believe, that what you have to say is important. You’ve got to believe all the words you’ve so carefully placed together will make one of those dead-eyed souls actually feel something. This, of course, is just my opinion.

Dillon Jones is a sophomore English major. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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Hear Nebraska fundraiser to allow local artists to cover, raise money for site

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The idea of a nonprofit is typically associated with conventional philanthropies and predictable events, but not in the case of Andy Norman, the staff of Hear Nebraska and Friday’s fundraiser. Whether you’re just interested in checking out uniquely local bands, or you are a music junkie who has already figured out the various offerings of the Star City, the “Take Cover” benefit show this Friday at the Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St., will feature 20 Nebraskan musicians covering other Nebraskan musicians’ songs. Admission is $5, and all of that will go to this new organization’s master plan of sponsoring and celebrating events of this nature.

Hear Nebraska is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the art and music community in the state, while also establishing Nebraska as a “globally recognized cultural destination.” Andy Norman, the founder and editor-in-chief of Hear Nebraska, said their goal is to “make Nebraskans as proud of the arts culture as they are of their football team.” Originally starting as Norman’s master’s project, Hear Nebraska is evolving into a successful nonprofit. Since its launch in January, Hear Nebraska has established itself as a resource for the state’s artists, bands and small businesses. Through multimedia journalism, Hear Nebraska aims to connect local venues and performers to foster the arts community. “Nobody had ever covered

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profits from the shows they sell but often give their earnings to the touring bands. “We make sure the bands are taken care of,” he said. Since Hear Nebraska has grown comfortable with the nuts and bolts of day-to-day operations, funding is now a larger priority. With high expectations for the future — new features for the organization’s website and a salary for writers are two short-term goals for the program — stable funding is key. Friday’s fundraiser will feature All Young Girls Are Machine Guns, Manny Coon, Dan Jenks of Ideal Cleaners and Gerardo Meza of Mezcal Brothers, along with many other Nebraska musicians. Max Holmquist, the man behind South of Lincoln, will also be playing at the “Take Cover” fundraiser.

“I think that what Hear Nebraska is doing for Nebraska music is amazing,” Holmquist said. “They are showing people that they should be working together and they’ve just given a resource that wasn’t there before. “I feel like it pushes people to be helpful rather than competitive,” he said. “They’re kind of the final piece of the puzzle that needed to be fit in place.” Students can get involved by following Hear Nebraska’s social media sites for event updates and by writing stories and blogging on the organization’s website. But more importantly, “just go to shows,” Norman suggests. “There is this amazing thing going on four or five blocks south of campus, and that’s the music scene,” Holmquist said. “I think it’d be great if

if you go Take Cover Benefit Show when: Friday, Sept. 16th where: Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St. how much: $5 kids from (the University of Nebraska—Lincoln) started randomly going out to shows and seeing bands. A lot of times you’ll hear people say, ‘Oh this town. There’s nothing to do here, I’m so bored,’ when they could easily just go to a show.“ Norman also suggested that Lincoln being a boring town musically is a fallacy: “Come out any night of the week, and we will dispel that notion,” Norman said. daniellerue@ dailynebraskan.com

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Lincoln and Omaha hip-hop culture will come up and out of recording studios on Thursday night at the Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St. Omaha hip-hop troupe the Midnight Marauders will drop beats for the breakdance group Transit Crew. Also performing is Lincoln’s SLurch Y.U.N.G. of Rott Doggz and Static Soul and DJ Stryke of Lincoln’s Dirty Diamonds. This first-time hip-hop catch-all at the Bourbon is the result of Dirty Diamonds’ effort to get quality local hip-hop on Lincoln’s radar. “I’m not trying to put other people down, but vincent there are very few people in Lincoln doing good hip-hop,” said Static Soul, whose real name is Jacob Adams. Dirty Diamonds’ goal is to make this show, the first they have ever done themselves, a reccurring event. The group corresponded with other Nebraska hiphop artists for Thursday’s show titled “Hip-hop Lives.” But Dirty Diamonds didn’t just schedule anyone for the show, the group scheduled

Omaha and Lincoln as one (music) scene before; not the blogs, not the papers, nobody,” said Norman. “We thought we could make a big difference in that ... and (Hear Nebraska) expanded into covering the whole state.” The “Take Cover” fundraiser this Friday is part of a larger effort towards the organization’s financial stability. Hear Nebraska has received some donations since its conception, although Norman describes fundraising efforts as still in their infancy. Norman graduated with a degree in journalism and said fundraising is the aspect of this venture with which he is least comfortable. “What we really wanted to do (first) was establish ourselves,” said Norman. Hear Nebraska makes small

Hip Hop Lives what: Dirty Diamonds, SLurch Y.U.N.G., Transit Crew, Midtown Marauders when: Thursday Sept. 15, 9 p.m. where: Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St. how much: $5, ladies “good people” for Thursday. “Good people” to Dirty Diamonds means select artists with integrity. “You seem to see so many acts motivated by other things than the creativity itself,” DJ Stryke, né Nicolas Brown, said. Those other motivations might include money and doing hip-hop just lowell to make a hit rott doggz song, according to Brown. One member of Dirty Diamonds’ Thursday lineup is SLurch Y.U.N.G., who holds the same philosophy of prioritizing integrity as the Diamonds. The name of SLurch’s hiphop duo with rapper Sleep Sinatra, Rott Doggz, symbolizes being reborn from the duo’s past behavior,

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In recent years, Portland music has come to imply something that’s overtly indie. We’re talking Blitzen Trapper, Blind Pilot, Portugal, The Man and scores of other bands that, although diverse in genre, are nothing if not considered hip. Two up-and-coming Rose City exports will visit Lincoln’s Duffy’s Tavern, 1412 O St., for a show this

Wednesday, Viva Voce and the Parson Red Heads: the former a psychedelic husband and wife rock duo and the latter a more folksy four-piece. Viva Voce (comprised of Anita and Kevin Robinson) is headlining the national tour with Parson Red Heads that kicked off last week, promoting their most recent album “The Future Will Destroy You.” The Daily Nebraskan caught up with Evan Way, the chief songwriter from

Parson Red Heads to discuss the tour and the opener’s latest album “Yearling.” Daily Nebraskan: How goes the tour so far? Evan Way: So far, so good. Last night was the first show in Seattle and it went really well. Today we’re driving to Boise. DN: Ever been through Nebraska before? EW: We haven’t. But we did a tour about a year ago and with The Good Life. I know those guys and they told me a little about

Omaha, but not anything about Lincoln. I’m very curious to see what the response will be. DN: I can promise you that we’re not more disrespectful than fans elsewhere. EW: (laughs) Sometimes that’s all you can hope for. DN: Do you find that the tracks from “Yearling” take on new life as you shop

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Bey-Z baby not the Five music albums to most important news anticipate this fall I got 99 problems but a bib ain’t one. Neil Orians It’s official. The music industry will end in a little under nine months. There will be no reason for us musicians to create anything ever again. Beyonce is pregnant, and Jay-Z is the father. This child shall be the end-all, be-all of music. There will be absolutely no reason for us to create anything: This kid will create it before us and better than us. The child has absolutely no excuse to be anything outside of a complete juggernaut of the music industry. You guys, this BeyZ baby will be all we care about until we die. Think about it: This kid is going to get the most ridiculous upraising ever. He will be surrounded by his Uncle Yeezy and Aunt Rihanna every Thanksgiving dinner. For Christmas, this child will get presents and cards from the likes of Eminem and Pharrell. Anyone who is anyone in music, art and fashion will

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be in the life of this child. My uncles taught me how to become a deadbeat alcoholic and marry multiple times. Imagine what this kid will learn from the people that surround her or him. This child has the genetic potential to be more powerful than Charles Xavier, if Charles Xavier was a really, really awesome musician. The only possible way for this child to be any more genetically prone to being an amazing musician is if Jimi Hendrix were resurrected, fathered Katy Perry’s child a n d w a s a d opted by Oprah and Lil Wayne (Oprah because she’s got the financial backing for Montessori education, Lil Wayne for the drug resistance). Also this arrangement will somehow involve Black Eyed Peas. I don’t know about you guys, but I’m just plain giving up. There is absolutely no point for me to create anything remotely original if some practically a genetic mutation of a baby is going to one-up me in every way, shape and form. Hell, I might as well drop out of school because there is absolutely no point for me to do anything outside slinging coffee at some hipster hole-in-the-wall while I pretend to be good at art (which is about half describing my current situation). But then there’s the world’s biggest what if. What if this kid doesn’t do that? What

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if she or he decides to go against the norm and not follow the foot steps of her or his parents? Jaden and Willow Smith are terrible. They’re famous because of their parents, but at least they tried. Bless their hearts they tried. Jaden was even in that Justin Bieber song. That’s success in and of itself, I don’t care what you say. What happens when celebrities have kids that aren’t famous? What happens when the family of famous people aren’t famous? How about you ask Ashton Kutcher’s twin brother, or the third Olson sister. You don’t even know where to go, do you? Unlike the fashion-forward children of Brangelina, this kid would fade into obscurity faster than you can say “Arrested Development,” both the TV show and hip-hop group. But in the end, we’re all happy. Why not? Procreation is a wonderful thing and should be celebrated. Yes, there are much more important things in the world to pay attention to. There are plenty of other people whose stories, in my opinion at the very least, are more worthy of a general audience than the baby shower Beyonce gets. Hey, let’s be happy for once and try not to get too overboard. Who knows, maybe this kid will end up being awesome. Or maybe it’ll be an art major at a Midwest university who whines a bit too much in a public venue. I digress: Take a walk. The weather’s been nice and it’s time we get out of the media shell for a bit. Neil Orians is a senior fine arts major. Reach him at neilorians@ dailynebraskan.com.

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The soundtrack for the summer of 2011 is in the books. Adele gave us crooning ballads, Lady Gaga proved she’s still the weirdest pop star in the world and Kanye and JayZ’s “Watch The Throne” showcased hip-hop royalty in action. As music fans gear up for sweatshirt weather and new music, The Daily Nebraskan will profile five albums to look forward to this fall. Blink 182, “Neighborhoods” — Sept. 27 marks the reemergence of pop-punk superstars Blink 182. The four years since the band’s breakup have been a tumultuous stretch for the California trio. Travis Barker survived a plane crash and Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge explored new directions with their bands +44 and Angels and Airwaves. Blink 182’s new album, “Neighborhoods,” is expected to revisit their roots and reaffirm their status as trendsetters in the rock world. If the first two singles are any indication, Blink 182 has recaptured the brilliance that made their first three albums punk-pop classics. Wilco, “The Whole Love” — Sept. 27 is a busy day in music. Joining Blink 182 on the shelves are indie rock darlings Wilco, who

release their eighth studio album, “The Whole Love.” The Chicago-based rockers have been hailed “the next big thing” for years and the older they get the more music fans realize the true genius of Jeff Tweedy. With haunting riffs and pleasing lyrics, their new album should satisfy hardcore fans and new listeners alike. “The Whole Love” is their first album on their newly formed record label, so look for Wilco to venture into new musical territories. Drake, “Take Care” — To be released Oct. 24. Drake’s first album “Thank Me Later” was rushed into stores, the former Degrassi star-turnedrapper told 1Xtra’s DJ Semtex in an interview. “I didn’t get to take the time that I wanted to on that record. I rushed a lot of the songs and sonically I didn’t get to sit with the record and say, ‘OK, well maybe I should change this verse.’ Once it was done, it was done. That’s why my new album is called ‘Take Care’ because I get to take my time this go around.” Hopefully this new record shows us a side of Drake that we haven’t seen yet, because as stylish as his rhymes seem, they don’t have much range, and that definitely hurts him on his full-length albums. Look for cameos from Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and Kanye.

Coldplay, “Mylo Xyloto” — To be released Oct. 24. Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin doesn’t think rock stars should exist past the age of 33. That doesn’t mean Coldplay is breaking up anytime soon, but that does mean the band is approaching this new album “as if it’s our last,” Martin told Rolling Stone. Coldplay’s new album “Mylo Xyloto” was created using more electronics, acoustic instruments and audio manipulation, and the result should be an English-pop spectacular. Martin described the album as being influenced by “oldschool American graffiti, the White Rose movement and the HBO crime drama ‘The Wire.’” Sounds awesome to us.

Lou Reed and Metallica, LuLu — To be released Oct. 31. On Halloween, two of rock’s greatest acts will come together for some musical brilliance. The roots of the album were born last year at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert. The two megastars began kicking around ideas of making a record together and unlike most potential collaboration albums, it came to fruition sooner rather than later. This album should create a cohesive hard rock opus. Lou Reed and Metallica are two sounds, separated by decades, but linked by their hard-rock prowess.

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hip-hop: from 5 SLurch, né Vincent Lowell, said. Rott stands for “rotten” and being a “dog” implies being a scoundrel. But Lowell is no scoundrel anymore after being locked up at age 15 for being a persistent fighter, which stemmed from Lowell’s bipolar disorder. Lowell’s music, he said, was inspired by his rough past. He was on his own at 15 and became homeless. Lowell and his fellow Rott Doggz rapper Sleep Sinatra, né Adrian Madlock,

became fast inseparable friends and started making music together. “We recorded (our first album) when we were homeless living out of motels,” he said. With Lowell’s past behind his music, Lowell said he knows what hip-hop is really about, rather than money and cars that mainstream hip-hop relishes in. “It’s soulful. It’s gotta be something true to you,” he said. Along with Dirty

Diamonds and SLurch Y.U.N.G., Black Jonny Quest of Omaha’s Midtown Marauders said motivation, besides loving hip-hop’s creative elements, isn’t what the genre is about. Black Jonny Quest, né Alexander Elliott, said his love for rapping and its creativity will last for his lifetime. “I’m gonna be 50 years old, and I’m just gonna keep rapping,” he said. bethanyknipp@ dailynebraskan.com

Amateurs invited to sign up for golf event contribute. Registration for the tourDaily Nebraskan nament costs $100 and must Students and staff better be completed today. keep your heads down this Associate Director of Stuweek if you hear the word, dent Involvement Reshell “Fore!” Ray doesn’t consider herself University of Nebraska- a golfer, but she said that Lincoln students and fac- she has been looking forulty feeling the itch to hit ward to the event for some the course and time. who long to “We started Raising Cane’s four do their best years Tiger Woods ago with the is such a fist-pump imnotion that it community pression may was time for be interested in students who partner. grabbing three were amaThey’re very buddies and enteurs ... to go tering the Huskout and learn supportive of er Golf Scramabout the UNL events. ble Sept. 16 at community Highlands Golf by participatreshell ray ing in a golf Course. student involvment A scramble is scramble at a style of tourone of our lonament (in this case golf) cal courses,” said Ray. which begins with each The scramble, which team member hitting a shot Student Involvement has from the same position. The put on for the past three players then determine who years, typically hosts 12 to recorded the best shot and 15 teams. Rather than havplay proceeds from that po- ing men’s and women’s sition. This tabulates a col- divisions, the tournament lective score based on the will be coed, meaning any most accurate shot of each group of friends can form a lie of the ball. The format team. traditionally caters to new “It’s a nice time for stuor occasional players, who dents to interact with their might feel nervous about advisors and other facnot playing well because it ulty, as well as make new only takes one good shot to friends,” Ray said.

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if you go Husker Golf Scramble when: Sept. 16, 1:30 p.m. where: Highland Golf Course, 5501 NW 12th Street how much: $100 per team register at: http://involved-apps.unl.edu/a/ golf/ Ray added that she considers the tournament more laid-back than competitive and invited all interested parties to join. Golf carts are included with the entry fee, meaning players won’t have to lug their heavy golf bags around the course and will spend less time waiting to play. Raising Cane’s will donate food for the teams to enjoy after they finish their rounds. The restaurant has been a sponsor since the inaugural event. “(Raising Cane’s) is such a community partner. They’re very supportive of UNL events,” Ray said. The tournament will take place over 18 holes and the winners will receive gift cards to local restaurants. “The course is very friendly to newcomers,” said Nick

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Gangested, an employee of Highlands Golf Course. “It’s links style, meaning there’s very few trees.” The tournament will have four different flag prizes on certain holes. The flag

prizes will be designated closer to the tournament date but will likely include longest putt, longest drive and closest to the pin contests. The tournament will take

place at Highland Golf Course, located at 5501 NW 12th St. Check-in for teams begins at 1 p.m., and the tournament starts at 1:30 p.m.

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parsons: from 5 them around on the road every night? EW: Normally that seems to happen and sometimes it kind of makes you want to record everything again. But it keeps things interesting, and I think when you’re playing live, that’s the place you’re supposed to experiment with what’s on the record. That way people have a reason to come and see you play and not just listen to your album. DN: Between your band and Viva Voce, that’s a lot of vocal harmony prowess on one billing. Any plans to jam or perform any wicked harmonies together? EW: I think we’re going to figure that out as time goes by. We’ll probably team up and see what arises, since that normally ends up happening with most tours. DN: When you guys are hitting all your spots on the vocal harmonies and everything is perfect, what do you think the effect on the audience is? EW: I guess, in a way, it’s the same as a band that does big guitar solos. I think the desired effect that any band wants is the audience to listen and be involved — to be a part of the experience and get something out of it. DN: Do you think when you guys hit the road and people hear that you’re a Portland group that they have expectations about how you’ll play and sound? EW: Maybe. I don’t know what people are thinking the sound will be like. Portland, in general,

has somewhat of a stereotyper, whether it be flannel shirts and thickrimmed glasses. But right now we’ve got a lot of things coming out of Portland that sound older. I don’t know if it’s at the point where it has its own stereotyped sound yet, but I’ll say there’s not a lot of bands sounding like stuff you hear on the radio. Maybe people expect to see more trucker hats than they will at our show. But maybe we’ll stop and pick up some trucker hats. Who knows? DN: Listening to the two tracks on this record that were written by Sam (Fowles, guitar and vocals), I’m struck by the different identity the band takes on soundwise. Is it refreshing in a way to be able to put on a different hat, whether that be a trucker hat or not, when you play those songs live and let Sam take the lead? EW: It’s great. I love that he’s taking on more of a song writing role and that’s something that’s kind of grown with each album. He writes them (his songs) in a different way than me and they come from a different place than mine. But, yeah, it’s nice to have him take the lead and I can just play guitar and not have the pressure of lead singing on my mind. Plus, having the element of another songwriter benefits any band, whether it’s Big Star or The Jayhawks, bands with multiple songwriters have a creative advantage that a lot of other bands don’t. chancesolem-pfeifer@ dailynebraskan.com

Brit lady crooner raises the bar of modern folk with latest

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Laura Marling, warrior woman. At 21, she’s released three albums, redefined the British folk scene, snubbed Kanye West and Florence and the Machine of awards and snagged the attention of Jack White and Neil Young. Her latest effort, “A Creature I Don’t Know,” continues to improve upon an already impressive resume. Once a shy yet charming girl who hid behind her acoustic guitar, Marling has evolved into a driving

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force for modern folk. “A Creature I Don’t Know” embraces jazz influences and a fuller sound, including electric guitars on a few tracks. Marling spins tales of deceit and longing but also of self-affirmation. Hiding behind portraits of demons and goddesses, she creates characters that appear throughout the album in various roles. She leaves their identities obscured and rightly so. Because Marling chooses to speak through her characters, she remains shadowy, and at times it feels as though she is missing. The first four tracks reveal classic Marling and affirm she has command of her craft. “The Muse” and “I Was Just A Card” leave her empowered, a sentiment that continues throughout the album. The muscular lyrics and ambling melodies of “Don’t Ask Me Why” and “Salinas” find Marling spending her time “looking for answers in unsavory places/on the highest of mountains/and the lowest of bases.” While this is

unmistakably Laura Marling, she’s adopted a Bob Dylanesque drawl, swallowing the insecurities found on her two previous albums. The rolling melodies come to a grinding halt as Marling embraces twisted destruction in “The Beast,” spitting contempt toward a former flame. The song opens with a soft yet sour Marling seeking retribution. “Calling Sophia, goddess of power/instead I got the beast/tonight he lies with me,” she rumbles. Vengeance drips out over every word. “Tonight I choose the beast,” a charged Marling snarls over thundering guitars, leaving the listener wondering what happened to the wispy songstress. She returns in full force on “Sophia,” the high point of the album. Unsure and questioning, Marling embarks on a journey of recovery. Although she cries “I am wounded by dust,” she is resilient. A full band enters to find a renewed Marling roaring with confidence. Marling jeers “when the bell tolls for your last

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day/you’ll be getting down on your knees to pray,” as “Sophia” unfolds into a blowing country stomp, leaving Marling standing stronger than ever. It seems that Marling, only 21, is a bit of an old soul. Wisdom steeps throughout the album as she swirls heartfelt narratives with harrowing deception. “A Creature I Don’t Know” is an album to brood over on a quiet evening, a cup of tea in hand, preferably wrapped up in a blanket. While the album is a step forward for Marling, “A Creature I Don’t Know” confirms what everyone already knew: Laura Marling is England’s folk scene’s leading lady, and she is here to stay.

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from being away for too long, “missing you like the wind misses the trees.” The drifter finally realizes that he is alone and left to brush off his dusty cap and lament time lost. With this track, Blitzen Trapper seems to have reached a similar realization. “Stranger In A Strange Land” finds the band at home and the listener finally at rest. Unfortunately, the first 10 tracks strayed away from the solid lyrics and melodies the band has consistently created over the past decade. By no means is “American Goldwing” a bad record. But, it’s been done before. It’s expected. The guitar riffs are catchy and banjo solos are always appreciated, but the album will fade away, stuffed on a shelf between Tom Petty and The Band; it’s great music, but it’s classic rock for a reason. Sorry to disappoint you, Blitzen Trapper, but this release comes 40 years too late.

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A Virginia Tech player had just scored a goal, putting the Hokies up 3-1 with 26:55 remaining on the clock. Nebraska watched as their opponent had seemingly gained complete control of the scoreboard. The Huskers were miles from home, with no fans or momentum, but somehow they needed two goals in little more than 25 minutes to send the game to overtime. The NU players did not even flinch. “After the third goal went in we were almost more hyped up about it than Virginia Tech was,” sophomore Maddie Hanssler said. “We became really motivated to come back and win that game.” That motivation proved to be the turning point for Nebraska, not only in that game but also for the whole weekend. T h e H u s k ers came back to hanssler win the game 4-3 in double overtime, but senior Michaella Fulmer said that they were never worried after they gained back the momentum. “The momentum was gone from us after they (Virginia Tech) scored their third goal to go up by two,” Fulmer said. “We were kind of down

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Maddie Hanssler and her team found the motivation to compete well on the road, an area they struggled in last year. I think, but once we got that is why we struggled early goal to get within one we re- on Friday, I think,” Hanssler ally got the momentum back, said. “It was a tournamentwhich propelled us to the style game so we had literally victory.” no fans, so in order for us to The momentum carried kind of ride any momentum into the next game against we were forced to encourWake Forest. Even though age each other from both the the Huskers lost the game field and the bench. in overtime 2-1, Fulmer said “This really helped us come that competitiveness was together as a team.” stressed in that match. This newfound team unity “The win on Friday really will be taken into the Big Ten helped us see how good part of the season when the we can be,” Fulmer said. Huskers host Northwestern “It was such an important on Sunday. game because we took a Fulmer said that Nebraska better attitude into the next will use the confidence and game against Wake Forest, maturity it gained by coming and even though we lost we back against the Hokies for still played really well, which the remainder of the season. raises the bar further for fu“The maturity of this team ture games.” took a step forward with the The Virginia Tech game teamwork we showed this gave NU a better sense of weekend, especially against team unity as well according Virginia Tech,” Fulmer said. to Hanssler. “We will take that confidence “Having not traveled this into the Big Ten portion of far before this season we re- our schedule.” Andrewward@ ally had to adjust to the difdailynebraskan.com ferent atmosphere, which

PRACTICE NOTES FOOTBALL Premonitions lead to special team honors Before Saturday’s win over Fresno State, receiver Jamal Turner had a premonition about fellow freshman Ameer Abdullah. He had a feeling the NU kick returner was going to take a kickoff back for a score. Then Abdullah approached Turner and informed him that he had the same feeling. “All right, man,” Turner replied. “Go ahead and do it.” Abdullah made both players look like savants when he took a fourth-quarter kickoff to the house, gaining 100 of his school-record 211 kickoff return yards in the process. On Monday, the Big Ten honored Abdullah as its special teams and freshman player of the week. “It means a lot, especially coming in as a freshman and contributing,” Abdullah said of the honor. “Hard work pays off, that’s what I’ve always been told by my father. The work’s just started for me, and I’m looking forward to the weeks to come.” It was the second time this season a Husker has been

honored as the conference’s special teams player of the week. Kicker Brett Maher shared the award with Penn State kick returner Chaz Powell for his efforts against Tennessee at Chattanooga. Hit brings former teammates back together Nebraska receiver Quincy Enunwa had one of the biggest hits in Saturday’s game. The guy he hit? Turns out he was a former teammate. Enunwa and Fresno State’s Derron Smith are both from California and played on the same county All-Star team in high school. Smith’s hometown of Banning is about 25 miles east of Enunwa’s native Moreno Valley. Smith was also recruited by Nebraska and the two of them were on the same recruiting visit to Lincoln. The two met on the field again Saturday after Smith picked off Taylor Martinez’s pass and returned it 13 yards before Enunwa hustled back into the play to make a jarring tackle that knocked the ball loose. “I didn’t know in the game,

but after the game I saw who I hit and I was like, ‘wow,’” Enunwa said. “I kind of felt bad, but I got to do what I got to do.” Maher confident in long-distance kicks Coach Bo Pelini surprised a lot of people by sending Maher out for a 62-yard field goal with four seconds left in the first half against Fresno State. Maher’s career high was 50 yards the previous week. After the Bulldogs called a timeout, Pelini changed his mind and opted for a Hail Mary. Taylor Martinez’s end zone throw was intercepted. “I was just hoping coach would give me an opportunity,” Maher said. “I thought I might have had a shot at it, but I’m not going to second guess that. A 62-yarder is just as much of a crapshoot as a Hail Mary.” Maher said he had a good feeling about the kick but has never hit a field goal from that distance in a practice or game scenario. “I’ve hit one from there just messing around on my own,” Maher said.

Through two rounds of the Chip-N Club Invitational, the Huskers find themselves tied for fourth place. They trail the leading team, Redlands Community College, by six strokes. Husker’s No. 2 golfer Steffi Neisen shot a tournamentlow 71 in her second round, to climb up to third place individually with a two-round score of 149. She trails leader Amy Anderson of North Dakota State by two strokes. Not far behind Neisen is Nebraska’s No. 3 golfer, Kayla Knopik, who shot a 152, and No. 1 golfer Madeleine Sheils with 154 strokes. Rounding out the top 5 for the Nebraska squad was No. 4 Katelyn Wright and No. 5 Katie Keiser, who shot 164

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compiled by Matt Zvolanek 1. Wisconsin (2-0) Next week vs. South Dakota Russell Wilson and the rest of the Badgers flexed their muscles on the way to a shutout of a reeling Oregon State. Although it is still nonconference and the Badgers haven’t really played any high-quality opponents, they look to be the team to beat in the Leaders division. 2. Michigan State (2-0) Next week vs. Central Michigan Michigan State and senior QB Kirk Cousins took care of lowly Florida Atlantic, outgaining the Owls in total yards 434-48 and holding them scoreless. Michigan State has looked good up to this point and could challenge Nebraska for the Legends division. 3. Nebraska (2-0) Next week vs. Washington Nebraska survived a scare against Fresno State. The Blackshirts allowed 444 yards and the offense didn’t come alive until the second half. True freshman Ameer Abdullah racked up a school-record 211 return yards, including one return for 100 yards and a touchdown. 4. Michigan (2-0) Next week vs. Eastern Michigan After the first night game in the Big House, Michigan is 2-0. Denard Robinson ran and passed for more than 100 yards to lead the Wolverines to a victory over the Fighting Irish. Michigan showed a lot of fortitude in pulling out the win, but one has to wonder if they will find their defense before conference play or if this team is just a repeat of Rich Rodriguez’s teams, which would start off strong but fall apart down the stretch.

5. Ohio State (2-0) Next week at Miami (FL) One week after blowing out in-state school Akron, the Buckeyes looked to take down another in-state school in Toledo. The Rockets had other ideas, however. Toledo made it a game, but in the end couldn’t finish it out. The Buckeyes looked bad and those predicting an 8-4 or 7-5 season are looking fairly wise right now. 6. Illinois (2-0) Next week vs. Western Michigan Don’t sleep on the Illini. They are 2-0 and off to great start behind the arm and legs of Nathan Scheelhaase. They could surprise everyone and, with a little bit of luck, be in Indianapolis this December. We will see just how good they are, as this week they take on the Sun Devils from Arizona State. 7. Northwestern (2-0) Next week at Army Senior quarterback Dan Persa has missed two games, but the Wildcats are 2-0. Persa, still out from the ACL tear he suffered last year, should be ready to go soon. But if he’s not, the Wildcats have found that backup QB Kain Colter can more than manage the game. 8. Penn State (1-1) Next week at Temple Penn State was embarrassed at home by a far superior Alabama team. Penn State’s dual QB experiment didn’t work too well as Matt McGloin and Rob Bolden combined for 12-of-39 completions, 144 yards and a pick. Penn State still is a contender in the Leaders race, but how much of one remains to be determined.

for a victory, but left looking for answers. The Hawkeyes’ defense gave up 473 yards to one of the worst teams in the Big 12. Iowa State gained momentum in the fourth quarter and tied the game, taking it into overtime. The Hawkeyes and Cyclones traded scores in the first two OT periods but ISU forced Iowa to settle for a field goal in the third. Regardless, it will be interesting to see how this team bounces back from a heart-breaking loss to their in-state rival. They should still be considered a contender in the Legends division. 10. Purdue (1-1) Next week vs. Southeast Missouri State Irony. That’s the word that comes to mind when thinking about how Purdue lost to Rice this weekend. After blocking a field goal in week one to beat Middle Tennessee State, Purdue had their own field goal blocked to give Rice a victory. Purdue is capable of a few upsets but should be fighting Indiana for bottom of the Leaders division. 12T. Minnesota (0-2) Next week vs. Miami (OH) After almost pulling a huge upset in week one over USC, the Golden Gophers were the victim of an upset by New Mexico State. Jerry Kill has caused reason for hope in the Minnesota program, but they are still to be considered the favorite to place last in the Legends division.

12T. Indiana (0-2) Next week vs. South Carolina State Indiana came into week two, looking to avenge their loss to Ball State by knocking off Virginia. They almost did it. Kevin Wilson has got this team on the right track but they’re still a couple years 9. Iowa (1-1) away from playing in IndiaNext week vs. Pittsburgh Iowa went into Ames looking napolis.

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Taylor Simpson celebrated her 18th birthday in a unique way, hitting .500 and helping NU down Weber State. practice, she’s awesome. “So I just said trust yourself, and do something for everyone, do something for this team right now.” As the year builds, coach Cook sees her role expanding, building her up as a player and getting her valuable experience to benefit Simpson for years to come.

“We’re going to keep getting her in matches,” Cook said. When asked if she ever had a better birthday present than hitting .500 and playing in all three sets, Simpson was almost at a loss for words. “It was definitely ... it was great,” she said with a laugh. RobbyKorth@ Dailynebraskan.com

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Mutterings of discontent have had plenty of time to settle in after Nebraska’s 42-29 survival act against Fresno State. NU coach Bo Pelini, who started off Nebraska’s Monday press conference, isn’t buying into all that. “If I start worrying about what others think, I’ll end up in a rubber room,” Pelini said, smiling. With expectations like those surrounding Nebraska’s program, Pelini said, one can’t afford to get

wrapped up in those mutterings. “I couldn’t care less,” Pelini said. “There is consternation around here if you don’t win 50-0 every week. That’s just the way it is. I look at the reality of where we are and where we need to go to get better. That is what I focus myself on.” During Pelini’s time at the microphone, there was much focus on Nebraska’s defensive unit, one that gave up more than 400 yards to the Bulldog offense. After Saturday’s scare, players and coaches said

Fresno State had brought schemes that Nebraska wasn’t expecting, having watched multiple FSU games. Pelini believes that it was the Huskers’ technique, not scheme that led to the close game. “We didn’t execute,” Pelini said. “Anything else is an excuse. Plain and simple. We didn’t play well. It had a lot to do with us. That’ll get fixed because we know how to fix that.” Senior safety Austin Cassidy agreed with Pelini about the Huskers’ technique. “Obviously, there were some big mistakes, some

opportunities that we didn’t capitalize on,” Cassidy said. “A lot of the times we didn’t play the way that we were coached to play. The coaches had us ready to play and we made some mistakes.” NU’s offensive struggles were touched upon Monday as well. The Huskers managed 219 yards on the ground against Fresno State. Last season the offense averaged 247.6 per game. “I think some things we obviously have to figure out is in the run game,” tight end Ben Cotton said. “We’ve got to be more physical up

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front all the way across the board, including myself. We’ll find a way.” The Huskers benefitted from big plays, gaining more than 40 yards on five occasions, but some frustration stemmed from the team’s inability to move the football otherwise. When asked whether he was concerned

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Refreshing the game Talented freshmen bring new possibilities to the field for coaches Pelini and Beck when other options fail Dan Hoppen Daily Nebraskan

There is a running joke among the members of the Huskers’ 2011 recruiting class, particularly those on offense. According to freshman wideout Jamal Turner, the group likes to say they are the most athletic class to come through Nebraska. Turner also claimed the class could have several All-Americans by the time they’re seniors. The group includes Turner and running backs Ameer Abdullah, Braylon Heard and Aaron Green. Combine them with redshirt freshmen Kenny Bell and the Huskers can put a lot more speed on the field than they have in recent years. The problem for the freshmen is that opportunities to showcase their athleticism have been few and far between in the early going. The quintet combined for 16 touches (10 rushes, one reception, five punt returns) in NU’s first game, a 40-7 victory over Tennessee at Chattanooga. The bulk of the carries went to established players like Taylor Martinez and Rex Burkhead, and most passes went in the direction of veterans Brandon Kinnie and Quincy Enunwa. For most of the first half of game two, the status quo continued. But as NU’s offense sputtered and the Bulldogs kept the game close, offensive coordinator Tim Beck unleashed some of his young guns. They responded with several big plays and helped the Huskers distance themselves from the Bulldogs for a 42-29 victory. “If they call our number, we’re going to go out and execute,” Turner said after the game. Bell got the freshmen fireworks underway midway through the second quarter. Martinez hurled a deep ball to him after the speedy Bell beat his man for a 42-yard gain, setting up a Burkhead touchdown run a few plays later. Turner didn’t see the field much in the first half and failed to haul in the one pass that did come his way. The second half told a different story. Martinez targeted Turner four times

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Quarterback Taylor Martinez attempts a pass against Fresno State University during the Huskers’ win Saturday. Nebraska’s signal caller has many options when getting rid of the ball, including a fountain of youth that features Jamal Turner, Ameer Abdullah, Braylon Heard, Aaron Green and Kenny Bell on NU’s first two drives after intermission, and he responded with receptions of 43, eight and 12 yards. “I think what you see with them is the ability to stretch the field. They’re so fast,” tight end Kyler Reed said of Bell and Turner. “They can get down and make big plays. Once they had a few catches, their confidence rose and I think the whole offense’s did. The young guys kind of sparked the offense.” And while Abdullah didn’t get many carries (two for four yards), he had 211 kickoff return yards and took one back for a score. Beck said he could see a difference in the way his young guys prepared for the second game. Gone were the freshmen jitters, the excitement just to run out in front of 85,000 fans. Those emotions were replaced

with a more veteran, workman-like attitude. “You could tell their approach to the game this week was different,” Beck said. “They didn’t have the giddy, nervous energy. It was a lot more focused energy. I had a good feeling going into the game that our guys were focused and ready to go.” The coaches said there wasn’t necessarily an emphasis to get the ball to the young guys heading into the game. But the way Fresno State loaded the box to stop the run opened the door for big plays from the fleetfooted receivers, and they responded. “We have talented freshmen,” coach Bo Pelini said. “It’ll be great if they can keep stepping up and making plays. We have a few other guys who didn’t even get snaps who will

be big weapons as well.” Those other guys include Green and Heard, who both came to NU as heralded recruits but have struggled to get on the field. They combined for 19 yards on five carries in the first game, but neither even saw the field against Fresno State. With Burkhead and Martinez heavy on carries and Abdullah stealing what few remain, the two freshmen may have to wait for their opportunities to shine. Those chances might not be as far away as they seem, however. More than 20 minutes into Saturday’s game, neither Bell nor Turner had touched the ball, and both later exploded for game-changing plays. “We have a lot of speed. We have the athleticism,” Turner said. “This is what we do.” danhoppen@ dailynebraskan.com

women’s tennis

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Mary Weatherholt took the court for the first time since January without even participating in an official practice. She almost won the tournament. Weatherholt, who sustained a season-ending injury in January, squared off against fellow Husker Janine Weinreich in the A Flight final of the Drake Fall Invitational tournament held in Des Moines, Iowa, last weekend. Weinreich would win the match 6-4, 6-2 to win the tournament. The tournament was the first event of the season and came at a time where the Nebraska women’s tennis team wasn’t yet allowed to hold a practice.

“We did not have an official practice leading up to this, so the kids really did it on their own,” assistant coach Hayden Perez said. “For the kids to do it on their own was just really impressive.” Despite not being allowed, u n d e r N CAA rules, to practice before Friday, members of the weinreich team still found a way to prepare for the tournament. Perez said some players even sacrificed their Labor Day weekend to prepare for the

season. “Several of them played practice matches against each other,” Perez said. “They had a chance to go on a mini vacation, but they stuck around.” Their preparation paid off. In addition to putting both Huskers from the A Flight into the final, Maike Zeppernick advanced to the B Flight final, falling to Lucia Kovalova of Wichita State 6-4, 6-4, while Frederike Putthoff lost in the B Flight quarterfinals to Montse Blasco Fernandez, also of WSU, 6-4, 6-3. The A Flight doubles team of Weinreich and Zeppernick made it to the semifinals, losing to Blasco Fernandez and Carla Venticinque of WSU 8-4. The weekend concluded in Des Moines with the matchup between Weinreich and

Weatherholt. Since the two are both Huskers, Perez had the option of bringing the match back to Lincoln, where the two could finish the tournament on their home court. Still, the Huskers opted to finish the tournament at Roger Knapp Tennis Center in Des Moines, garnering a fairly large crowd. “I think it added the atmosphere,” Perez said. “You really got the feel that it was a tournament final.” Perez said Weinreich and Weatherholt treated Sunday’s final just like any other tournament final. “I think their approach was the same,” Perez said. “They’re both very tough competitors. They both gave 100 percent.” While Weinreich ended up

coming out on top, the most important thing the team gained from this weekend’s matches was the experience of being back out there playing, after going all summer without official team practices or matches. That experience may go just as far for Weatherholt as it will for anyone on the team. “Just having Mary back and watching her compete, she’s a special kid,” Perez said. “Watching her back in action gave me a lot of hope and optimism for the year, knowing that she’ll be a part of our Husker team this next year. It was just really exciting.” The team will travel to Midland, Texas, for the Midland Invitational this Friday through Sunday. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

performs strongly, downs Weber St. Robby Korth Daily Nebraskan

Taylor Simpson couldn’t have wished for a better birthday present. The freshman outside hitter from Colorado Springs, Colo., was an integral part to NU’s win over Weber State. She hit .500 on the night and had four kills. Plus, she celebrated her 18th birthday. Her performance under pressure impressed her coaches. Coach John Cook likes Simpson’s size and athleticism and also her confidence in the potentially intimidating NU Coliseum. “I like her dem e a n or out there,” C o o k simpson said. “She looks like she wants the ball and is ready to go. She’s a big block and that’s where we’re going to use her to try and score points blocking and hitting. “She gets up and she’s a big outside hitter.” Simpson appeared in seven of NU’s 11 sets during the Ameritas Players’ Challenge this weekend. For Simpson, getting out on the floor is the best way for her to improve. Simpson appeared in all three sets against Weber State on Saturday and that playing time will continue to be valuable for her as she tries to improve. “Getting more experience is definitely going to help me,” Simpson said. “Getting into the flow with everything, it was just nice because I wasn’t just a sub. I got into the flow with the setting and the hitting and the passing too, so it was cool.” One thing that might phase a freshman is the atmosphere in the Coliseum. The crowd is right on top of the players, and chants of “Go Big Red,” shake the rafters. Simpson soaked the atmosphere in and used it to fuel her out on the court. “It was beyond (my expectations),” Simpson said. “The crowd was amazing, it was really breathtaking walking in, it’s just an awesome experience.” During the second set Saturday, Simpson played several points and NU won that set 25-7, their biggest victory in a single set all season. Simpson got the final kill. Her play in that set helped her see the potential in herself to become a better player down the road. “It boosted my confidence,” Simpson said. “Coming into the third game I knew that I could put the ball down and get some blocks and everything.” Rewind to Friday night. Coach Cook puts in Simpson and takes out Lauren Cook for more size on the court. As Lauren Cook walked off the court she had encouraging words for Simpson. “I just told her to trust herself,” she said. “Taylor is a great player, she’s a huge player. She gets blocks, you guys should see her in

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