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irds will soon have company when they fly over water.

Two computer science and engineering professors at the University of NebraskaLincoln received a three-year grant worth $956,210 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant will lead a project that will create an aerial vehicle that can collect water samples from lakes, streams and ponds.

Carrick Detweiler, a computer science and engineering assistant professor, and Sebastian Elbaum, a computer science and engineering professor, co-direct UNL’s Nebraska Intelligent MoBile Unmanned Systems Lab, which works on a variety of projects dealing with aerial robots known as drones.

Detweiler said the initial ideas came from a class project to see if it were possible to safely fly a drone system close to water. He said most of the projects done in the lab focus on making small, aerial robots more reliable, especially when they’re directly interacting with the environment. The NIMBUS Lab is collaborating with UNL’s School of Natural Resources and the University of California, Berkeley on the project.

The unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, is programmed by software that allows the vehicle to fly by itself and collect water samples. The UAV flies over the water, drops a clear tube into the lake, stream or pond and sucks up the water and deposits it into one of three vials that are under the UAV’s hub.

He said the team from the lab talked with other scientists to find a focus for the project.

“We realized that tasks such as water sampling are extremely challenging and realized this was a good opportunity to work on a very hard project, from the robotics prospective, that could also have great impact on the sciences,” Detweiler said.

He said Amy Burgin, an aquatic ecologist and limnologist at the School of Natural Resources,

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Drag queen Destiny grabs a dollar bill from an audience member during a drag performance at The Q night club on Friday. The Q acts as a support system for the Lincoln LGBTQ community.

UNL computer science, engineering professors receive grant to fund water drones project

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Jean-Paul Ore, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln computer science graduate student, flies the water drone he and other students developed over the past year. The water drone, which is used for conducting field tests, serves to gather water samples in bodies of water, such as rivers.

UNL group to attempt UNL to host memorial surviving on $2 per day in honor of Glenn Korff Amnesty International chapter will host Two-Dollar-a-Day Challenge to emulate life in poverty Sarah Cohen Dn Fifteen University of NebraskaLincoln students will live off $2 per day next week to experience what families living in poverty go through daily.

Student-run Amnesty UNL, a chapter of Amnesty International, is hosting its own Two-Dollar-a-Day Challenge from Sunday through Thursday. Amnesty International is a worldwide organization that strives to protect human rights with members and activists in more than 150 countries. This year, the focus of Amnesty UNL is workers’ rights and raising awareness of problems relating to this issue.

The challenge has been around for about five years, said Shariq Khan, co-president of Amnesty UNL and a sophomore biochemistry major.

Karanbir Hundal, co-president “It’s not possible to fully repliof Amnesty UNL and a senior actucate the experience of people living arial science and finance major, said in poverty or what they have to go this is the first year the UNL chapter through each day,” Khan said, “but is taking part in the challenge. we want to somehow enable par“We’re a part of the Big Ten, and ticipants to better understand how the students here carry out their daipeople live in these situations and ly life very differently than most the be inspired to work on these issues.” world,” Hundal said. “It’s a nice reParticipants will make a shelter minder once in a while to be grateful on the Selleck Greenspace Sunday, and thankful for the where they will things we have.” only be allowed a It’s a nice Hundal is exsleeping bag until cited to be one of Thursday.

They reminder the students particiwill still attend pating in the chalclasses through- once in a while to lenge and said one out the week but be grateful and of Amnesty UNL’s aren’t allowed to goals this year is accept free food or thankful for the to engage the comamenities, with the things we have.” munity in activities exception of water. karanbir hundal and projects that Additional goods co-president of amnesty unl are meaningful. and services that While this challenge exceed the $2-peracts as a fundraiser, day allowance can be bartered, but a service must be Hundal also hopes it will give students a better understanding of provided in exchange. poverty.

Khan has been involved with “Everyone I talked to has no Amnesty UNL since his freshman idea how they are going to complete year and is looking forward to the this challenge,” Khan said. “Ramen event, but he said he’s a little anxNoodle Soup, maybe?” ious.

Students can still sign up for the “I think most people are appreevent by contacting Amnesty UNL hensive and excited,” Khan said.

“Not in a way that it’s going to be at amnesty.unl@gmail.com or just stopping by the shelter next week. fun, but excited for the learning exnews@ perience.”

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Korff, a Hebron native, is a UNL graduate and granted the college with the largest donation it The Sheldon Museum of Art is has ever seen. Just a week after the donation was announced, Korff hosting a memorial Friday honordied at his home in Boulder, Colo., ing the life of Glenn Korff, who on Aug. 27. donated $8 million to the UniverIn an Aug. 29 Daily Nebraskan sity of Nebraska-Lincoln’s School article, UNL Chancellor Harvey of Music.

Perlman said Korff’s legacy will The memorial will be held at 11 be a “significant and a.m. in the Sheldon aulasting one at the uniditorium with a recepversity.” tion in the museum’s “We had hoped he Great Hall. It will be would be able to see open to the public. personally how his ex“The Sheldon Mutraordinary gift to the seum of Art was seSchool of Music translected because of Mr. formed the lives of the Korff’s passion for the students and faculty,” arts,” Robb Crouch, Perlman said. director of public relaWhen donating, tions at the University Korff requested the of Nebraska Foundacollege use one-fourth korff tion, wrote in an email. of the fund to support The memorial students through scholspeakers will include Ken Korff, who is Glenn Korff’s arships, fellowships, international brother, and John Richmond, dean engagement activities and grants and another fourth to support of the School of Music. faculty through teaching initiaThe memorial also will include selections by professor Paul tives, research and travel. The last Barnes, pianist; associate professor half of the fund will go toward Karen Becker, cellist; senior voice the school’s programs – concerts, tours, competitions and more. The performance major Nathan Sullivan, baritone; and members of the donation will be given in $360,000 increments per year.

University Singers choral group.

The college has a year to de-

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Sheldon Museum of Art auditorium, 12th and R streets more information: Open to the public, reception after in the Great Hall cide how to use the donation, but thoughts of giving scholarships to students, bringing in composers to instruct and financing students to travel are some of the ideas the school is planning.

In the same article, University of Nebraska Foundation President Brian Hastings said Korff remained humble.

“He would state how honored he was to make the gift, and how grateful he was, when of course we are the ones who are honored and grateful,” Hastings said in a university press release.

In an Aug. 26 Daily Nebraskan article, NU Foundation’s special

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On campus what:

Department of Agricultural Economics Seminar Series when: 3 p.m. where: Filley Hall, Room 210

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Mathematics Colloquium when: 4 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. where: Avery Hall, Room 115 more information: Free and open to the public. what: Carson Lecture – Wil Shriner when: 3:30 p.m. where: Howell memorial Theatre, Temple Building

Plasma donations increase as students settle on campus whitney carlson dn Local plasma centers are seeing an increase in donations from university students looking for a fast way to make money.

Molly Eucker, the center manager at Biotest Plasma Center, 300 S. 17th St., said the center does see donation numbers fluctuate throughout the year, especially with the university breaks and holidays.

“We do experience an increase in new donors when school starts back up, but that is normal,” Eucker said in an email. “I think the fact that our student donors can come in here with their books and their laptops (as we have Wi-Fi available) gives them the freedom to do their school work and be compensated for their time donating.”

There are two plasma donation centers in Lincoln: Biotest Plasma Center and Biomat USA, at 2002 N St. Donation centers extract the colorless, fluid part of blood from donors and use it to create medicines. The process usually takes a few hours, but the plasma extraction averages about 45 minutes. In return for the donation, the center pays donors. Biotest gives $40 for the first donation and $50 for the following donations.

Shane Kraus, a sophomore electrical engineering major, started donating his plasma at Biomat USA for extra cash.

“I thought I could use some extra money for rent and food,” Kraus said. “They pay fine. I think it’s like $200 for the first four times combined.”

He figured that it’s almost a rite of passage for college students, and a friend of his recom-

mended it.

The donation numbers at Biotest have been comparable to last year ’s, despite some major renovations happening at the center.

Eucker appreciates the donors’ commitment through the challenge of construction.

“We have really made an effort to try and focus on keeping our processing times low as that was is important to us and our donors,” she said. “They all have a great concept of and understand the importance of picking up the pace when we are busy.”

According to Eucker, the new addition to Biotest will keep the processing time down for donors. The facility added 12 new donation beds and two new donor exam rooms.

Eucker also feels the plasma industry has been actively educating people about the demand for the life-saving therapies made from plasma. According to the Biotest website, plasma contains antibodies that protect people from diseases such as hepatitis, rabies, tetanus and chicken pox. It also has clotting properties that stop bleeding and proteins that can save trauma and burn victims.

Kraus likes the bonus of helping people while getting paid.

“I try to go twice a week,” Kraus said. “That’s the most you can go.”

He said that donating so often didn’t make his arms too sore, but it felt a little strange.

“I guess my arm’s numb for like a little while afterwards, like 20 minutes, maybe,” he said.

Though plasma donation is a safe and quick way to make

donating plasma donors must:

• Be 19 or older • Weigh at least 110 pounds • Be in good health

before donating:

• Eat a balanced meal and drink plenty of water • Avoid alcohol and caffeine • Avoid fatty and high-cholesterol foods, including cheese and fried food • Keep your iron and protein levels up by eating leafy greens, beans and red meat

Source: Biotest Plasma Center website

money, some students don’t see it as easy money.

“I’m allergic to needles and blood,” said Drew Worster, a senior broadcasting and production major. “I’ve had this crazy phobia of blood and needles since I was young. Even just talking about it makes my blood pressure spike.”

Kraus, however, plans to continue donating plasma. “It’s just like donating blood except not as bad. It’s not as sketchy as it might sound.” news@ daily nebraskan.com

water: from 1 You don’t really want to have to send a person out to collect a sample of radioactive water, but if you can send a robot out to collect a sample, that’s a lot safer for everyone involved.” carrick detweiler unl assistant professor

teaches a class where students take water samples from the Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area. Detweiler said the cluster of 20 lakes held toxins a few years ago that led to several dogs’ deaths. He said Burgin’s class takes many samples from these lakes, which takes a lot of effort and time.

“Their current process is every other week they take samples from about 10 of these lakes, and it takes them 12 to 16 hours,” he said. “With the type of system we’re developing, you could send the UAV to all the lakes while you are in a central location, and with an hour or two, you could have all the samples.”

Detweiler said the system could also be used in other situ-

ations, including reactions to disasters such as hurricanes and nuclear disasters. He also said it can be used to ensure fertilizers and different land management techniques aren’t damaging water quality.

“You don’t really want to have to send a person out to collect a sample of radioactive water, but if you can send a robot out to collect a sample, that’s a lot safer for everyone involved,” he said.

Detweiler also said the use of the UAV could lead to a better understanding of the impact humans have on water resources.

The UAV isn’t very big, but Detweiler said it’s stronger than it looks. Its size makes the vehicle easy to transport.

John-Paul Ore, a graduate student studying computer science, is part of the team working on the water UAV project in the NIMBUS Lab. Ore said the UAV is mostly made of carbon fiber and balsa wood.

“Carbon fiber is used for tennis rackets, so it’s a very light but strong material,” Ore said.

The balsa wood mimics a bird’s bones, which are hollow and sturdy. He said this allows the UAV to fly while also having durability.

Detweiler said an accurate time frame on when scientists could be using this UAV is within five to 10 years.

The UAV has been tested both indoors and outdoors, Detweiler said, but the next goal is to make

the vehicle user-friendly. He said the team working on the project is looking at the software that programs the UAV so the vehicle can determine any strange situations on its own. At this point, if it’s windy outside, the system may not think it’s safe to take a sample, which would require the user ’s knowledge to manually override the machine. Detweiler said he wants to move past the point where an expert would be needed to operate the UAV. “We hope that in the future with these types of vehicles, you’ll be able to pick it up off the shelf, press a few buttons and have it go and collect water samples,” he said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

Conference promotes interactive experience with rural communities Melissa Allen DN Two weeks into ticket sales for the second annual Rural Futures Conference, half the spots are gone.

Registration closes Sept. 23.

The Rural Futures Institute University of Nebraska will host the conference from Nov. 3 to Nov. 5. The three-day event at The Cornhusker, A Marriott Hotel, 333 S. 13th St., will help students from all four NU colleges connect with faculty and organizations specializing in rural affairs.

Last May, Interim Director Mark Gustafson said he was surprised at the success of the first conference. The conference helped establish Rural Futures Institute as as an East Campus entity.

“We had to start turning people away,” he said. “It exceeded our expectations, and it’s going to be a hard act to follow.”

This year’s theme is “Beyond Boundaries” – a call for people to step beyond boundaries and work together to create a positive future for rural communities, according to the institute’s website. The conference will feature Clay Jenkinson, director of the Dakota Institute, and Tom Koulopoulos, president of Boston-based Delphi Group.

“This conference isn’t just a talking conference,” Gustafson said. “It has interactive sessions and discussion meetings.”

A main focuses is to interact and engage with high school to grad students, he said.

“It’s going to be a time and place for students, organizations and faculty to come together and collaborate,” Gustafson said.

“We’re going to be creating a fun and creative environment in order to learn about what’s in store for the future of rural communities, and how to address the opportunities and challenges that comes with them.”

Outreach Program Specialist Kim Peterson said young people don’t need to move to bigger cities to find success.

“You know, I grew up in a rural community and so did my kids,” she said. “It’s more than just economics and bringing in business and jobs. What’s going to attract young people back is the quality of life they can have in a rural community.”

On the second day of the conference, attendees can take part in the Quick Pitch Spotlight. Anyone can participate and will only have three minutes to “quick-pitch” an idea in front of the conference.

if you go when:

Nov. 3 to 5

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The Cornhusker, A Marriott Hotel, 333 S. 13th St. cost: $40 for students, $150 for non-students more information: Register online at http://ruralfutures.nebraska.edu/conference/

by Sept. 23.

Travis Schiefelbein, a UNL junior animal science major, said he’s looking forward to the conference.

“I heard about it through the Angular Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship Club that I’m in,” he said. “I’m excited for the quickpitch segment because I have an idea for a rural event that will keep people from leaving those kinds of communities.”

This conference will provide a unique experience, Gustafson said.

Teaching and engagement grants will be awarded to students who are looking to engage in research for rural communities. Anyone can apply as long as a faculty member is willing to act as a co-investor for the research. Prizes will be given to winners of the graduate and undergraduate student poster competitions, in which students must present an abstract poster featuring research or ideas for the future of rural affairs.

Gustafson and Peterson said this conference isn’t just for the agricultural aspect of rural living.

“It’s about coming together as a collective to get people into the humanities and arts as well,” Peterson said. “Those things are just as important as the agricultural aspect of it.”

Rural Futures’ role during the conference will be providing a space for people to discuss and interact on issues and opportunities for rural communities.

“Our main purpose is to facilitate and develop deep collaborations between Nebraska faculty, students and rural communities,” Gustafson said. “The conference is designed to build networks and interactions between people to help work toward a positive rural future.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

korff: from 1 projects director Lucy Buntain Comine said she appreciated Korff’s generosity.

“I want the students and faculty to understand and appreciate the generosity of one amazing, remarkable man,” Buntain Comine said. “Glenn Korff will change their lives and help them realize their dreams.”

UNL plans to rename the music school in Korff’s honor on

Sept. 20, Richmond said.

Korff also donated $2.5 million to the College of Business Administration with his brother and $2 million to the Centennial Mall renovation project.

“Decades after we are gone, his name will be known,” Richmond said. “We are forever in his debt.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Freshman economics major Matt Knight reacts to a giant game of Scrabble outside the Nebraska Union during the RSO Fair.

Student Involvement employee Mandi Hulme resituates a giant Scrabble board she made for the Registered Student Organization Fair on Thursday. Hulme said she spent 25 to 30 hours on the board and hopes other RSOs will use it.

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Rodman’s ‘diplomacy’ doesn’t help

ian tredway | dn

In wake of player’s death, be respectful at game When fans at Nebraska football games come together, they can create a hostile environment for the Huskers’ opponents. During Saturday’s game matching Nebraska against visiting UCLA, Husker fans have a heightened obligation to be anything but hostile.

When kickoff comes at 11 a.m., it will come under the cloud of a tragedy within the UCLA program that took place less than a week ago. Nick Pasquale, a redshirt freshman receiver for the Bruins, died Sunday morning after he was hit by a car. A moment of silence will be held at the game, and players from both teams will honor Pasquale by adorning his No. 36 on their uniforms.

But in the presence of a team that lost one of its players, those symbols of respect are the smallest Nebraska fans can offer. Those who attend the game must act as respectfully as possible toward a football team and fan base that have endured an emotionally taxing week.

The situation surrounding UCLA’s visit to Lincoln, while not comparable in scope, is reminiscent of Nebraska’s trip to Penn State in 2011, the week Nittany Lions’ coach Joe Paterno was fired after more than 40 years of leading the football team.

The atmosphere that week and at the game was an emotionally charged one, but the teams and fans treated each other with the respect necessary to alleviate a sensitive situation. Before that game, Nebraska running backs coach Ron Brown led a prayer for both teams at midfield.

Perhaps a similar scene could play out as the Huskers and the Bruins prepare for a football game that suddenly seems far less important than it did before. But fans need to treat one another with sensitivity in mind.

For Nebraska fans, that is normally not a problem — but this weekend, it is of the utmost importance.

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ormer NBA player Dennis Rodman’s revisit to North Korea to see his friend was definitely not a surprise.

On Sept. 3, Rodman flew from Beijing to Pyongyang, receiving warm hospitality from the dear leader, Kim Jong-un. According to the press, Rodman spent a decent amount of time with Kim Jongun’s family and his newborn daughter, talking about basketball and peace. After Rodman’s return, he referred to Kim Jong-un as a “good dad” and a “great guy” during the interview.

As of now, it seems like the friendship between a North Korean dictator and the retired basketball star from America is quite legitimate.

Given the closeness of the two via media, there has been hope that Rodman might be able to urge the release of a Korean-American, Kenneth Bae, who has been sentenced to 15 years in prison camp on account of his Christian missionary work in North Korea.

Bill Richardson, a former governor of New Mexico and United Nations ambassador, even said, “Dennis Rodman’s diplomatic attempt in North Korea is ‘healthy.’” Such out-of-the box diplomatic thinking suggested by Richardson and practiced by Rodman was endorsed by quite a few people. Moreover, Rodman’s tweet saying, “I’m calling on the Supreme Leader of North Korea or as I call him ‘Kim,’ to do me a solid and cut Kenneth Bae loose” was strong enough to make us have high expectations for his diplomatic performance, and accordingly, a new phase in North Korean-American relationship.

However, Rodman came back from Pyongyang with no information except the name of Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Ju-ae. According to The Associated Press, after Rodman’s arrival from North Korea, when he was asked about the release of Bae at the airport in Beijing, he answered, “That is not my job to ask about Kenneth Bae” and added, “Ask Obama about that, ask Hillary Clinton.” He went as far as to criticize both Obama and Clinton with an expletive, and exhorted Obama to call his friend, Kim. I’m fully aware that Dennis Rodman is

haeyoon kim nothing more than a washed-up basketball player and is responsible for neither the imprisonment nor discharge of Kenneth Bae. It’s obvious that the “peace” conversation they shared didn’t involve any poking questions, such as why did Jong-un cancel the visit of United States Ambassador Robert King who was invited to North Korea to request the release of Kenneth Bae on humanitarian grounds; or why did Jong-un publicly execute his ex-girlfriend, Hyon Song-wol, whom he briefly dated, and broke up with because of his father ’s disapproval of the relationship? It’s not difficult to assume that Rodman couldn’t and didn’t bring up any non-peaceful issues that would have upset the dear leader. With all due respect, what sickens me is Rodman’s so-called “basketball diplomacy” which he declared after returning from Pyongyang.

On Sept. 9, Rodman held a press conference in New York to announce that he will train North Korea’s basketball team for the 2016 Olympics. He even promised that he would make his third visit to North Korea for his lifetime friend Kim’s birthday in January with other former professional basketball players. Rodman said that “basketball diplomacy” would ease the tension between the two countries and bring them together through the mutual love of sports. Figuratively speaking, Rodman officially volunteered to be an unofficial diplomat of America, under the guise of basketball.

Thanks to Rodman’s propaganda, Kim now has an American friend who also works as his personal errand boy, delivering his messages to the world without him having to ex-

pose himself. Interestingly, it seems like this is what Rodman agreed to, for the sake of international spotlight and attention, which the 52-year-old longs for. This may have been the strategic reason why Kim rejected United States Ambassador Robert King’s visit right before Rodman’s visit to North Korea, implying a message: there is no need to talk to the United States authorities, but to the congenial civilians whom I favor only.

While Rodman has been playing the indulgent parent role, spoiling his egoistical child, Kim, the greatest victim has been the Obama administration and its foreign policy toward North Korea. The Obama administration has taken sanctions against North Korea and its nuclear threats since 2009, under the name of “strategic patience” which seeks to isolate North Korea and suspend any diplomatic aid for its provocations. Obama’s firm determination was recently supported when South Korean president, Park Geun-hye, visited Washington in May; both came to a consensus that there will be no tolerance for North Korea’s threats and provocations. Thus, considering the ongoing U.S. foreign policy towards North Korea, Rodman’s “basketball diplomacy” is definitely a dogmatic approach, which diminishes the last four years of hard work.

It’s never too late to regard Rodman’s remarks just as a slip of the tongue. A used-to-be famous basketball player got overly excited to keep a nation’s supreme leader on his friends list and overstated his abilities; this is all there is to it. Greater attention would bring more media coverage and consequently, his third visit to North Korea with his entire basketball team. No one wants to watch Rodman and his team play basketball in Pyongyang in January to honor Kim’s birthday. This is because we all know that Rodman’s “friend-for-life” won’t repay any of his favors, especially not the release of Kenneth Bae. haeyoon kim is a senior political science major and international student from south korea. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

Older pets are ideal college buddies

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eing away from home is hard.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln students come from all across the country and the world, and we have a vast variety of backgrounds, but we’re all in the same boat. I don’t think it’s too much of a stretch to say the vast majority of us don’t live at home. We’ve had to adapt to making our own food, buying our own toilet paper and washing our own laundry. And when you get to the point where you don’t constantly worry about keeping yourself alive, you might find yourself feeling a little homesick and in need of companionship.

Having a boyfriend or girlfriend is great.

Having roommates is great if that’s your thing. But nothing compares with having a pet. Stressed about school? Pet your cat. Having relationship problems? Snuggle with your bunny.

First, a warning: If you’re a freshman, you’re probably not ready to take a care of an animal by yourself. If you’re living in the dorms, you can stop reading now. I’m pretty sure having any pet other than a beta fish is frowned upon. If you’re strapped for money and have a hard time paying your rent every month, don’t get a pet. While they don’t necessarily have to be expensive (we’ll get to that later), they aren’t inexpensive either.

Very few college students have a lot of disposable income. We tend to make sure we have enough to eat and to pay rent and to go out drinking a few times (or more than a few times) a month. Everything else is a luxury. But we also have a lot of stress. Going to classes and trying to find the motivation to get homework done is hard enough. But then a lot of us have to work on top of that.

The employees of A Novel Idea bookstore on 14th Street say they get a lot of students who come in just to pet the two cats who roam the bookstore — “cat therapy,” if you will.

Can’t you just imagine life would be better if you could always have cat therapy?

Humane societies and other such agencies are often filled to capacity with animals

dAnae lenz waiting to be adopted. Unless it’s a no-kill shelter, many of those places have to euthanize animals. Often the first to be put down are the older animals. When thinking about adoption, many people want a kitten or a puppy they can be with for a long time, and the older pets are often left without homes.

But for college students, older pets (especially cats) are the perfect pets. On top of being short on money, college students are also short on time. If you get a puppy or a kitten, you have to spend a lot of time on them. They need to be walked and potty trained. They’re very needy, much like baby humans. Granted, they are adorable, and they will love you forever, but so will older pets.

If dogs are more your type, they are man’s best friend, and that is true no matter what age they are. Petfinder.com says, “If you are concerned that an older dog won’t bond to you, don’t be. Dogs are remarkably resilient and open-hearted. Some completely overcome their pasts in a matter of days; others may take a few weeks or months, and a few will carry a little baggage for even longer than that. Working with your adopted dog to help her overcome any hurdles necessary to enjoy her new life can be an incredibly rewarding experience — and result in a long-term, loving relationship.”

In addition to being someone you can talk to without worrying about being judged, older pets already have their personalities.

You know what you’re going to get when you adopt them, whereas with kittens or puppies,

their personalities can change over time. Also, you don’t have to potty train them. More than likely, your new pet will already know not to pee in the middle of your living room floor.

But the best reason to adopt an older pet is that you will probably be saving its life. According to the Humane Society of the United States, animal shelters in the United States take care of 6 million to 8 million cats and dogs every year. About half of those are euthanized because of space constraints.

The ASPCA’s website says, “At shelters, older dogs are often the last to be adopted and the first to be euthanized.” Because of this, you and your pet will have an unbreakable bond.

Adopting a pet isn’t as simple as going in and picking one out and leaving. You have to fill out paperwork, and there is a fee involved, but it’s worth it. At Lincoln’s Capital Humane Society, you can adopt a dog or cat older than six months for $131.72, and that includes a health exam, spaying or neutering, treatment for fleas and ticks, intestinal worms or mites, tests for heartworm or feline leukemia, a first or booster set of vaccinations and a microchip. But if you were to do all that yourself, it would easily cost a few hundred dollars more.

Don’t adopt until you know you can afford it. You definitely don’t want to have to abandon your animal or give him or her back to the Humane Society. You want to make sure you can feed your pet and have more money saved up if something goes wrong. But cats and dogs don’t require a whole lot. They don’t necessarily want something to play with constantly.

They probably aren’t picky about their food.

They just want to be loved.

Assuming you can afford it, adopting a pet is one of the best things you can do for yourself — and a lucky animal — while you’re in college. They’ll keep you company, and you will save them from possible euthanasia. Do it. You know you want to.

Danae Lenz is a senior journalism major. You can reach her on Twitter @danaelenz or at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

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Jessica West Bower M.C.s from the dressing room while getting ready for a drag show at The Q Friday.

C Balta sits in the dressing room before performing a drag number at The Q dance club and cabaret Friday.

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Walt Zimmerling hugs his son Jon Zimmerling, also known by his drag name Piper McGowen, after Jon performed his last drag number at the The Q before moving to Kansas.

The Beginning

Paul Pearson’s high heels changed everything.

After stepping onto the bar’s stage in his stilettos for the first time, Pearson did something revolutionary. He performed as Lincoln’s first drag queen.

After moving to the capital city in the early ’70s, Pearson began doing lounge acts around 1974. He and his friends would mostly do shows at parties and in people’s living rooms until, finally, a gay bar arrived in Lincoln, Pearson said.

“When they finally got a bar here, the bar owner was resistant,” Pearson said. “He thought it was one thing to have a bunch of gays in his

bar but to have a bunch of queens — that was perverted. When I would do drag shows to raise money for the crisis line or something, I would just rent the Villager Motel, which is gone now, and his bar would be empty until we let go around midnight. So he kind of got the idea that these shows make money. That was a language he spoke.”

Pearson’s historical first drag show was comprosed of him and a few friends in the Office Lounge. In the early days of his drag career, he was opposed to dressing in dresses and instead performed as a David Bowie impersonator.

Later, Pearson took on the name Buddy Starr, a persona that is still with him today.

katie Nelson Shit.

I open my eyes and immediately regret it. There’s a pain in my head that’s threatening to split my skull. I’m due for a welcoming ceremony at my new university at noon, and I am absolutely sure I’m still drunk.

There’s a shirt next to me that reads, “Rock ‘n’ roll girl” in letters bright enough to spike the pain in my head again.

Oh, God. I roll over and scroll through my phone. OK, OK, OK. Oh, hell. I’ve messaged someone I shouldn’t have.

It looks like Spain has already gotten the best of me.

Only three days ago I was sitting in Chicago O’Hare, scared shitless. I had no idea what I was getting myself into, and now I’ve gotten myself in way too deep.

But on the bright side, I think I made some friends.

And I’m pretty sure I failed my language placement test.

But aside from the really old architecture, my cellphone that thinks it’s the year 2000 and Euros, Spain is like the cool version of America. Being here is like being in an alternate reality of the United States.

I wait for the room to stop spinning and sit up and immediately regret getting out of bed. I feel my way to the bathroom, praying I’ll look only

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“Now that I’m older, she’s a better act,” he said. “Just a dirty old broad, that’s what she is.”

After finding success with his drag group, The Screaming Cupcakes, Pearson and his act traveled around the Midwest, performing in theaters instead of gay bars. Pearson learned how to mold his show for each audience, whether it be an office’s Christmas party or a show for families, he said.

“Now I like to go to The Q, and I like to do my thing,” he said.

Pearson still keeps in touch with current drag queens and enjoys going to a show at The Q every once in a while, but he hasn’t performed recently.

Public makeouts and less coffee surprise student half as bad as I feel. My head is still pounding with last night’s music, lyrics driving through it. All of the music here, save for the traditional tunes, is in English.

Last night’s rock show was some sort of one-band-spectacle, playing in the Spanish alternate-universe of Duffy’s. The group started with a strong indie rock performance, followed with country, then reverted back to a metal-indie hybrid. Somewhere along the line they also played the Blues.

You know you can drink in the streets here? People buy bottles of beer or wine and walk and talk and drink.

And the regular-size coffee without milk is tiny, like the size of a Junior Frosty at Wendy’s.

No one uses conditioner, and everyone makes out in public.

I miss conditioner, and I still hate PDA. I’m not sure, but I think this is what culture shock feels like. I thought culture shock was only possible when someone from the United States decides to move to the Amazon forest and integrate themselves with the Ache tribe.

This is subtle culture shock, if there is such a thing. This is living in a house with a woman and her daughter, both of whom you’ve just met, and they only speak Spanish. This is riding the metro every day, and hoping you take the right train home. This is adjusting your stomach to a three-mealno-snacking diet.

I feel like a freshman again.

I am a freshman again.

I am a freshman to Spain.

I can’t find my classes; I’m trying to make new friends. How can

Drag queen Destiny poses before going on stage during for a drag performance.

I explain this? I am riding a constant high with every new experience, every new friend I make, every time I correctly use Spanish. At the same time, I am stressed and scared, and I feel like an alien. It’s as if I’m trying to disguise myself as a Spaniard, and it’s not working and everybody knows it’s not working. I feel like I have a flashing red sign above my head that reads, “American.” Make that a flashing sign and arrows.

When you moved to college, I’m sure people told you it would be a new start. I’m sure you believed them — at least until you got to college — because it’s a bunch of bullshit. You can move as many times as you want and to as many places as you want, but you will still be you, and you can’t ever totally change that. And when you move to a new location, you’re confronted by yourself.

The bottom line is, when you were in the place you called both boring and home, you were able to place all of those insecurities and disgusting things about yourself in those surrounding you. You could hide from yourself by placing yourself in others, by adopting the habits and confidence of the friends surrounding you who tell you they love you no matter what.

I don’t have that anymore, and I feel like I’m in one of those wentoutside-wearing-nothing-but-my-redwhite-and-blue-underwear dreams.

But as strange and awkward as it can be sometimes, it’s not bad.

It’s just different.

Katie Nelson is enjoying her Spanish drunk and dreading her U.S. hangover.

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A look at Lincoln’s drag community story by Gabriella Martinez-Garro photos by Morgan Spiehs

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‘Blackfish’ reveals SeaWorld’s dark side Documentary focuses on the dangerous, sometimes fatal side of those working with orca whales Vince Moran DN Imagine a career working with a 12,000 pound orca whale at a water park, where you are not merely in charge of feeding the humongous mammal from a safe distance, but you also swim side by side with it in the water, physically kiss its open mouth and dive off of its snout in midair while it’s leaping out of the water.

It’s unbelievable to think that such acts would be attempted with an animal nicknamed the “killer” whale, but that is the daily life of the SeaWorld trainers who provide most of the insider interviews in the documentary “Blackfish.”

However, the documentary is not primarily concerned with highlighting the amazing shows these trainers put on with these massive creatures. It is an investigative film into how wrong things can go when working with these animals because of the captive environment they live in, which is argued to be mentally and physically dam-

aging. The film focuses on the whale Tilikum, the aforementioned 12,000 pound male whale, who has been at least partially responsible for the deaths of three individuals throughout his captive life, the last of which was a veteran trainer named Dawn Brancheau who was killed after being taken under and kept by the whale in the middle of a public performance.

The film compiles footage of Tilikum from the time of his capture to his current idle state in a SeaWorld tank, along with other whale attacks and performances from other parts of the world. A lot of the footage is shocking and disturbing, and it shows many instances of how close trainers came to meeting their fate during their work. It makes it clear that even if orcas are not inherently vicious or dangerous and attacks happen very rarely, when you are dealing with an animal that big and that dangerous, it doesn’t take much effort on its part to take a person’s life.

The interviews that are paired with the footage are just as intriguing. Trainers, experts, witnesses and others all give testimony on the role they played or continue to play in these whale’s lives. The most interesting of these subjects are the trainers who have developed deep emotional connections to many of these creatures, but are nearly unanimous in their condemnation of the heinous system that they worked for.

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2 Chainz second album meets expectations Collaborations with A-list names Drake, Li’l Wayne pleases fans but stays within rap formula Grace Solem-Pfeifer DN Picking up right where his Grammy-nominated debut album left off, rapper 2 Chainz (known off-stage by his name, Tauheed Epp) released his second L.P. “B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time” this Tuesday.

The album is a stylistic continuation of his first L.P.; and the Def Jam artist unapologetically revives the same signature cadence and swaggering persona that elevated him to upper echelons of the hip-hop scene with his hit singles such as “No Lie” and “I’m Different.”

The album begins with a dialogue between 2 Chainz and his mother, about money missing from his pants. The light-hearted, but pointless introduction signals that the album will not be departure from 2 Chainz’ past sound.

The first half of “B.O.A.T.S” is characterized by menacing beats and minimal instrumentation. Epps finally appears to hit his stride and debuts the album’s first standout verses with the single “Feds Watching,” featuring Pharrell.

The album is littered with well-chosen collaborations, and a

few surprising ones, such as “Netflix,” in which 2 Chainz teams up with Fergie. By far the most successful collaboration is feature in “I Do It,” as Drake and Lil Wayne exchange verses and repartee, backed by more soulful female vocals. “I Do It” also marks the first real surprise off the album: an unexpected coda consisting of a male a cappella R&B group. It juxtaposes a wholesome sound of the vocalists with 2 Chainz’s untamed lyricism as it reiterates the title of the album “Right now it’s me time/Bitch please don’t call my phone/I want to be left alone.”

Lyrically “B.O.A.T.S II: Me Time” vacillates between clever, rapping “Lyrically I could be Talib Kweli/But with gold teeth it’d be hard for some to believe,” and positively absurd. The ultimate example of the latter appears in “Fork,” as 2 Chainz raps “My wrist deserve a shout-out, I’m like ‘What up, wrist?’/My stove deserve a shout-out, I’m like ‘What up, stove.’”

While fans may be charmed by the album’s colorful one-liners, the scattered construction and weak conceptualization of “Me Time” is unlikely to attract listeners new to 2 Chainz. Even as the second half of the album dips into new subject matter, with a more serious and autobiographical tone in songs like “Black Unicorn,” and “Outroduction,” the songs quickly lose their way lyrically. Take for example “So We Can Live,” another of the album’s successes, T-Pain offers an infectious hook to an opening verse that narrates the struggles of a

The core of the documentary is its argument that SeaWorld is first and foremost a corporation whose greatest concern is not the well-being of their animals — or the safety of their trainers — but, like all corporations, making a profit. While putting forth this opinion the film is fairly onesided, only giving the testimony of one individual who actually believes SeaWorld has some redeemable qualities. However, the conclusions the film comes to are hard to find fault with no matter how deep one looks.

“Once in a great, great, great while I’ll take a guest spot, but I haven’t been in a dress in two or three years,” Pearson said.

His final floor show is currently being worked through, and he hopes to perform it at The Q in March.

After 40 years of performing and living in Lincoln, the drag community in Lincoln grew and evolved, Pearson said.

“I’m the grandmother of all of ‘em,” Pearson said. “Watched ‘em come and go.”

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B.O.A.T.S. II: ME TIME 2 Chainz drug pusher trying to put food on the table, but quickly devolves into unimaginative blather about stealing girlfriends.

With formulaic lyricism and A-list guest spots, “Me Time” will fulfill fan expectations, and provide a slew of new quotable lines. In a cautious, but not self conscious sophomore effort, 2 Chainz refuses to leave his comfort zone as an artist, but succeeds in recreating the trademarks that launched his career. Listeners can come to expect more of the same from 2 Chainz; in “So We Can Live” Epps himself summarizes his own musical scope, rapping “If I ain’t arrogant, I’m out of my element.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

blackfish: from 5 of their colleagues.

In one of the film’s most effective sequences, SeaWorld employees are caught on tape bluntly lying to visitors of the park while giving them ‘factual’ information about the whales, not intentionally, but because their bosses fed them this information through training which only makes their brand and their tactics sound and look legitimate.

It is instances like these that truly infuriate the audience and show just how grand the façade is that SeaWorld is putting on.

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“Blackfish” is a fascinating examination into keeping animals in captivity and a blunt incrimination of SeaWorld and other companies that shamelessly use animals as little more than prisoners to make money and draw in crowds. While it may come across as an “Animal PBahahlanet” documentary at times, it will definitely make you think during your next trip to the aquarium. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

If Wes Staley is feeling motivated, he’ll be a queen for the night. If not, it’s more than likely to catch him performing in male drag instead.

Though most drag performers have a certain persona and character they perform consistently, Lincoln-native Staley said his characters usually vary from performance to performance.

“I just kind of have fun with it,” he said. “I have a theater background, so for me, if there’s a particular number I pick and there’s a character that would fit along with that, then I perform that character.”

Each performer has a different story to tell about how they first took on their drag persona. Staley, who is a transgender man, decided to take on an androgynous name that could be used for varying characters and genders. The result of varying influences was Lennyx Bower-West.

“I chose Lennyx from Annie Lennox because she’s fabulously androgynous, and hers is spelled with an ‘o’; but I just threw in a ‘y’ because this is a gay bar, and I just wanted to make it a little more funky,” Stayley said. “Bower-West, that comes from my drag families.

There’s a whole world of drag family. Often times you’ll see different drag performers andmultiple of them will have the same last name.

Usually the way that starts is one person will have a drag name and if they choose to take on a ‘drag son’ or a ‘drag daughter,’ they will gift that last name to the next performer.”

C. Balta, a senior advertising major at University of NebraskaLincoln, has been performing male drag as the heartthrob C. Styles for the past four years. Coming up with a drag persona and name was easy for Balta who drew from personal experience to decide.

“My first full name is Catherine, with a C,” Balta said. “Since I was 15, I’ve worn two differentcolored shoes and just had kind of my own style. That’s why that name kind of popped to me, which is nice because figuring out a drag

name can be tricky when you don’t want it to be trashy but to be good.

I am this persona and everyone gets to look at me that way.”

C. Styles’ suave persona became valuable when Balta and his friends decided to start the dragking boy band, Crush. After starting as five and later gaining a sixth member through tryouts, Crush has been performing for years at various clubs, including the Q. “Crush was started by one of my best friends and me and we all had a similar passion for drag and we wanted to do group numbers with group choreography,” Balta said. “It’s pretty much Lincoln’s drag king boy band. It’s cheesy, we know it’s cheesy.”

the stage and light setup at The Q is prime for performing, while the community feeling creates a unique experience.

“I feel like a lot of bars and venues like the Q have a very similar vibe to it and have a family feel to it,” Balta said. “I think with the Q, the setup of this place is so awesome. As far as performance space, with the stage and lights and just the way the room is setup, it’s so awesome. It’s so much better than venues I’ve been to period.

Whether that be music venues or performance venues, just the setup here is so perfect. There are a lot of bands in town that have wanted to play here.”

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With every great drag performer comes a great wardrobe.

Depending on the lavishness of each performer’s costume, hundreds or even thousands of dollars can go into creating a drag wardrobe.

Staley usually thrifts to find outfits, but has still spent hundreds creating costumes for special occasions.

Because Staley performs in both male and female drag, his wardrobe has taken over his closet space.

“In my bedroom, I have my dresser, which has my clothes in it, but then I have this walk-in closet that’s full of drag; it’s jam packed,” he said. “That’s not even all the stuff because my car is full of drag; my trunk is stuffed with drag.”

For Staley, costumes became more than just a way to portray a character; drag helped him realize his true identity.

“After I started performing more and wearing ties and stuff, I guess at that time you would’ve been able to call me a drag king, that’s when things started clicking for me,” Staley said. “And that’s kind of how I realized I was trans and came out. So it was really through drag that I learned more about myself and gained a greater understanding of who I was, and drag is a really good outlet for that.”

“You can go on stage and be whomever you want and no one is really gonna question it,” Stayley said. “so you can kind of experiment with different styles of dress or your hair or whatever. I was really thankful for having that outlet at that time.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

The Q is more than just a bar for Lincoln’s drag performers.

It’s a place to be surrounded by friends and family, whether chosen or blood-related.

As Lincoln’s main drag venue and gay bar, The Q has proved to be an essential aspect of the drag community.

“Everyone here is on this common ground of knowing and understanding and knows what each other is going through,” Staley said. “And yeah, it’s a bar and yeah, people get drunk but there are certain interactions here that people don’t get anywhere else.

It’s very meaningful to me and I know it is to a lot of other people.

It’s important.”

Staley, who said he has a very supportive family, knows that many members of the gay and drag communities find comfort at The Q that they cannot find anywhere else.

“I mean, most of the people here, this is the only bar they go to,” he said. “I know I used to go to O street and the bars down there but now I’m very uncomfortable in that setting. You know, I’m there and I’m very aware that I feel out of place in other bars. But here, it’s family. You’ll hear that within the gay community that we’re all family and it’s very true. There are a lot of people who don’t have supportive families and who have maybe been isolated from their biological families and we all become very, very close.”

In addition to being an important venue for community, The Q’s large venue and stage setup allows it to be the main venue for drag performance.

“I mean, there’s also the Panic over on 18th & N, and they have smaller shows, but this one is the main show just ‘cause we have the awesome stage and venue and everything,” Staley said.

Balta, who also performs in the Lincoln band, Once A Pawn, said

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from arts & life

East Campus arboretum is kind of a hidden treasure Jake greve

Adventure to Maxwell Arboretum leads to discovery of exotic plants, pussy willow, trees Set inside East Campus hides a place few dare to enter: the Maxwell Arboretum.

This gem is home to many exotic plants and trees from around

the world. Located near 39th and Holdrege, the horticultural amusement park of sorts is often overlooked by students passing by. A brave soul (me) at the Daily Nebraskan took it upon himself to take a tour of the arboretum so that others may know what they are getting themselves into when venturing to this land.

Our tour was scheduled to start at noon. I showed up to the Karl Loerch Gazebo, the starting point of our journey, 10 minutes before departure. Sitting inside the gazebo was Emily Levine, a special projects research horticulturist in the department of agronomy and horticulture. I introduced myself to her and took a seat while we waited for others to show up.

As time slowly crept to the scheduled starting time, we were still the only two there for the tour. She told me that we would wait a few more minutes to see if anyone else would show. With

the temperature in the 90s, Levine expected a small turnout, not just one goofball of a reporter. Things were looking dark for the tour when five more minutes went by and we were still the only two there. She warned me that I may just have to come back another day when more people came.

The show did go on. In the next five minutes, five older women showed up for an exciting afternoon outside. It was a small turnout, but it was enough to get the ball rolling, so we headed out for the time of our lives.

We started at the horse-chestnut tree. Levine told us about the tree’s fun facts, and then we were ready to head to the next herbal attraction, but not before another tourist made a keen observation.

“Looks like a buckeye tree,” said the woman.

“That’s because they both are a part of the Aesculus family,” Levine said.

After we were done revelling

I would say that my top-three European trees in the arboretum are the Tricolor European Beech, the European Alder and the Linden tree.” in our epiphany about the two trees relations to one another, we continued on our tour.

We looked at a wide variety of European trees, which I found to be particularly beautiful. If I had to choose, which I’d have to be put in such a trying position, I would say that my top three European trees in the arboretum are the Tricolor European Beech, the European Alder and the Linden tree. They may or may not be the only three European trees on the grounds, but that is beside the point.

At this point we had stopped at every tree along our way until

we skipped over a sad looking tree. Being the hardcore investigative journalist that I am, I snuck away from the tour group to find out exactly why this particular tree had been ignored. I hunched over, pushed the leaves away from the tree’s identification sign and to my surprise, I was deep in the pussy willow.

After unveiling such a hidden treasure, which I considered to be the climax of the tour, we continued. As we learned all about fascinating trees from around the world, we were also dodging the sprinkler system, which was

conveniently running during the tour; it was like a fun little minigame inside our lesson on Mother Earth.

Toward the end of our tour, we came across a patch of land, bountiful with several types of flowers on the ground. Levine made a comment about how she wasn’t too happy about the excess plants in that particular area.

“I’ll take some of them home with me,” said an eager tourist.

“It would be nice, wouldn’t it?, Levine said.

And with that, the sweet tune of The Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t it be Nice” started playing in my head. The time was 1 p.m., and Levine promptly ended the tour as scheduled.

I was left wishing that every tour was never ending. Wouldn’t it be nice?

Jake Greve, a freshman journalism major, likes trees. Tell him to stop at arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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We lost that game to them last year. That’s part of being a competitor. You want to go out there and win the football game. This affords us that opportunity.”

BO PELINI

football coach

week there will be a moment of silence before kickoff.

Although UCLA has just one game under its belt thus far – a 58-20 win against Nevada on Aug. 31 – Mora’s Bruins are expected to be Nebraska’s most challenging competitor so far in the season.

The Bruins came firing on all cylinders in their first game, recording 354 total yards rushing, while quarterback Brett Hundley threw for 274 yards on 22 complete passes.

The Nebraska defense knows what kind of quarterback they’ll be dealing with this Saturday, Ciante Evans said.

“He is probably up there in the top two if not one,” the senior cornerback said. “He’s mobile, very good passer. He’s accurate and can do a lot of great things.”

Besides his yards through the air, Hundley also ran the ball seven times in the Bruins’ first game for 65 yards.

“He’s smart. He understands their offense. … He’s a playmaker,” Pelini said.

Against Nebraska last season, the redshirt sophomore

recorded 305 passing yards, 53 rushing yards and four touchdowns to win 36-30. But Nebraska won’t be using last year as motivation for this season’s matchup, Pelini said.

“It’s the next team on our schedule,” the coach said. “We lost that game to them last year.

That’s part of being a competitor. You want to go out there and win the football game. This affords us that opportunity.”

And Hundley won’t be the only quarterback who has been known to create problems for a defense with his arms and feet.

Nebraska’s quarterback Taylor Martinez also has an impressive track record this season.

Against Nebraska’s first two opponents, Martinez has thrown six touchdowns while rushing for 114 yards and needs just 111 total yards to become the first Husker to surpass the 10,000 total-yardage mark.

According to Evans, practicing against an elite quarterback like Martinez during the week can only assist the defense in preparing for whatever Hundley has coming its way.

“We play those quarterbacks

a lot, and it starts with guys like Taylor in training camp,” the senior captain said. “We are used to it, and it just puts more pressure on the secondary, and we have to cover longer.”

Both quarterbacks have the potential for an explosive offensive showing.

If the defense hopes to halt Hundley from another 300-yard game and live out the true meaning of the Blackshirts this Saturday, Pelini said his guys will have to discipline themselves.

If the guys in the secondary and on the line want to live out the true meaning of the Blackshirts, they’ll have to be aware of Hundley’s run and passing abilities at all times.

“You have to lock up those receivers,” he said. “You have to understand that (Hundley’s) going to get out a couple times. As long as he’s in the backfield and behind the line of scrimmage, he’s a passing threat. If you are staring in the backfield too at that point, you are going to get beat.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

HOW THEY STACK UP

NEBRASKA record last game

UCLA

2-0 1-0 W W 56-13 58-20

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47 (16) 58 (5)

Points allowed

24 (54) 20 (45)

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505 (33) 647 (3)

Rush yards

330 (8) 345 (7)

Pass yards

175 (94) 302 (26)

rush defense yards

141 (57) 171 (76)

Pass defense yards

303 (105) 182 (45)

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Senior outside hitter Kelsey Robinson cheers after an ace serve in the fourth and final set during the Huskers’ 3-1 win over St. Mary’s Thursday night.

charge late in the set with two kills in the final five points.

The third game was a tight contest, as both teams had the offenses rolling. With the score at 19-18, in favor of the Huskers, Robinson recorded a kill followed by two kills from freshman Kadie Rolfzen. Nebraska managed to hold on to the lead when the comeback effort by Saint Mary’s stalled with a service error on set point.

The Huskers started the fourth set by jumping out to a 11-4 lead.

The Gaels started to gain ground later in the set by pulling within three points (19-16), when Cook called a timeout.

The timeout seemed to help the Huskers as they held the Gaels to only two points before taking the match.

Robinson had a match-high 19 kills and freshman Amber Rolfzen had an attacking percentage of .382 percent on 16 kills.

The Gaels attacking leader was senior outside hitter Jordan Shaw, who accumulated 16 kills and 14 digs. The redshirt sophomore Dalas Dodd paced the offense for the Gaels with 43 assists.

Cook attributes this win to the newer players on the team.

“I think this is a heck of a win for our team,” Cook said. “With the way the first game went we could’ve really got discouraged and got down on ourselves. The youngsters stepped up and found a way.”

The Huskers will go up against the Dayton Fylers on Friday and the No. 17 Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday.

The Flyers and the Cyclones took to the court on Thursday before the Huskers and the Gaels.

Iowa State defeated Dayton in straight sets (25-13, 25-18, 25-23) to improve its record to 5-2 on the season.

The Cyclones’ attack was led by freshman Ciara Capezio and senior Tenisha Matlock. Capezio recorded a match-high 14 kills and also had 11 digs, which

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Sophomore middle blocker Meghan Haggerty attempts to block a shot during the Huskers’ first set against Saint Mary’s College Thursday night.

It is a little frustrating to go down, and we haven’t had much rhythm in the last few games that we’ve played.” kelsey robinson senior outside hitter

marked her first double-double.

Matlock, a North Platte, Neb., native, was swinging with efficiency with an attacking percentage of .588 percent.

The Flyers are 3-4 on the season after the loss on Thursday.

The offensive leader of the team was senior middle blocker Megan Campbell who earned seven kills on 19 total attempts. Sophomore Jenna Jendryk tallied 15 of the team’s 17 assists in the match. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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football practice notes Huskers ‘business as usual’ in prep for UCLA

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Nebraska tennis player sophomore Maggy Lehmicke returns a ball during a recent tennis match.

The team will open its season this weekend at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational.

Women’s tennis team looks to get ahead Players hope to maintain reputation at this weekend’s season opener in Midland, Texas natasha rausch dn The Nebraska women’s tennis team is hoping to start off its 2013 season on the right foot this weekend as it takes on Midland University at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational in Midland, Texas.

After last year ’s recordbreaking season when the Huskers finished 16th in the NCAA championships, the players are trying to maintain their reputation and even move up to the top 10 percent of Division I programs, coach Scott Jacobson said. Jacobson, who has coached for 23 seasons, thinks the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational against the Midland Warriors and four other collegiate teams

season, the Huskers will be a is just the way to spearhead that tough opponent for the Wargoal. riors.

“It’s a good place to start our With only four upperclassseason, and it gets everyone in men and the flow of competifive freshtive play again,” said It’s a good men, the Jacobson, who won his place women’s first Big Ten confertennis team ence championship last to start our is mostly spring. “We’re excited new this about the opportunity season, and it year, forcto play against the gets everyone ing the great programs at the Huskers to in the flow of Midland Invitational.” form a new At last year ’s Raccompetitive play team chemquet Club Collegiate istry with Invitational, the Husk- again.” the help ers had a tough showof the new ing against players scott jacobson women’s tennis coach assistant from Texas-Arlington, coach GerTexas Tech and Penn man DalState. Current sophomore Maggy Lehmicke fell to magro. According to Jacobson, the tournament top seeds in the this first invitational will be a doubles bracket in her first col- good way for the freshmen to see what they can do. legiate invitiational.

Nebraska will have a quick Jacobson is confident, however, that the Midland women’s turnaround after this match as tennis team won’t be too much the team will be heading to Kanof a challenge for the Huskers, sas City, Mo., for the Missouri considering last spring the War- Invitational Sept. 20 through riors fell short against every op- Sept. 22. ponent. sports@ Jacobson knows that with dailynebraskan.com five returning players from last

With Nebraska’s game against No. 16 UCLA approaching, coach Bo Pelini said his team is nearly ready for the Bruins.

“We had a good practice and finished up our week,” Pelini said. “We still have some things to clean up going into tomorrow. Now the mental part of it happens and our guys have to get ready to play.

While many students plan to wear black to Saturday’s game to complement the Huskers’ black alternate jerseys, Pelini said the team isn’t being drowned by the hype.

“For our guys, it was business as usual, just working to get better,” he said. “We have to clean us up; that’s the most important thing.”

Pelini didn’t note of any players making significant jumps on defense, but said as a whole, the team is getting better.

“They’re understanding and trying to learn a new opponent and the challenges that come with the game plan and all the prep stuff,” he said.

“It’s going to be fun to see how our guys react.

It’ll be a heck of a challenge for us.”

Kicking competition ongoing

Kickers Mauro Bondi and Pat Smith have competed in practices and the opening two games for the kicking responsibilities. So far, Pelini said the battle is still even.

More than likely, both kickers will see field time on Saturday, Pelini said.

“We’re pretty even right now,” Pelini said. “They’ve both been pretty consistent, but I don’t think anybody has really stepped up and taken a jump of their own, and we’re going to continue the way we have been.”

Against Southern Mississippi, Pelini rotated Bondi and Smith on PATs, while Bondi took care of kickoffs for Nebraska.

Kick returners impressed Pelini

Last Saturday, receiver and kick returner Kenny Bell fielded a kickoff and ran for 89 yards. Pelini said he liked the way the return unit performed against Southern Miss and plans to keep both Bell and running back Terrell Newby as kick returners.

“Kenny Bell is doing a good job,” the coach said. “I thought we blocked well for him. He made some good decisions, made some good cuts. He was really close to taking one back to the house. He’s a weapon back there.”

While Bell had the longest return on the day against the Golden Eagles, Pelini still has confidence in the freshman, Newby, returning kicks also.

“And obviously Newby back there, we have some guys that can do some things with the ball,” Pelini said.

Compiled by Kyle Cummings

Soccer: from 10 We had a lot of attacks, and we just couldn’t finish. It was unfortunate, but now we need to move forward. We’re just trying to be as connected as possible.”

Kylie GreischaR senior defender

Campus Rec gains eager Zumba instructor UNL student says she enjoys working out in a big group and making exercise more enjoyable Vanessa Daves DN After finishing lunch, Charlene Schrock, 19, heads back to her room followed by a pack of women. She plugs her iPod into the docking station, turns on “Pom Poms” by the Jonas Brothers and asks her friends if they’re ready to dance.

“Thanks for being my guinea pigs, guys,” Schrock tells them.

“I’ve just got to make sure this song makes your legs burn the way I want them to.”

In less than a week, Schrock will become a Zumba instructor at the Campus Recreation Center. So far, she’s choreographed 12 different songs for when she takes over the class.

“When I choreograph a dance, I just do what feels natural,” said Schrock, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln sophomore hospitality, restaurant and tourism management major. “Sometimes I would be working on it back home and my mom would come in and follow along. She’d give me advice and tell me

where I needed to give more a sophomore hospitality, restaurant and tourism management instruction or ease up. I was a dancer in high school so I don’t major. “She loves it. I think she’s always know what’s too hard for very positive and encouraging and knows how to push people the average person.”

Schrock first started taking and make them work hard.”

In the classes Schrock took Zumba classes as a sophomore in during the summer, she learned high school. She loved the group fitness atmosphere and could be about which kinds of songs are found in a Zumba class several used for Zumba and how they target the body. Every Zumba times a week. She felt like workclass has about two or three ing out in a big group of people songs to warm in such a fun way up. From there made her work When I on, each song even harder. choreograph targets a specific “You can meet part of the body, so many people a dance, I just such as the core in group fitness,” or legs.

Schrock said. do what feels Schrock thinks “You work hard- natural.” people work er when you’re around people Charlene schrock harder and have more fun when and you can bring zumba instructor they’re dancing to friends and set songs they know, goals together.

If you’re in a group setting you she said. So even though Zumba work 10 times harder than if classes are heavily based on Latyou’re by yourself and you in- in music, Schrock tries to pick songs and artists that people spire other people.

When she came to UNL, she will know.

Schrock will be fully certified continued doing Zumba and became curious about how to after this week. She completed become an instructor. So this her CPR course on Wednesday, past summer, she looked it up. and Friday she is completing her last session. Her class will She messaged her past instrucbe starting this Wednesday at 4 tor from the Rec at UNL and signed up for some classes at her p.m. and Schrock is hoping to local gym to become certified. bring more people in and enHer friend, Taylor Montgomery, courage them to start coming to classes at the Rec. Overall, she’s thinks it’s an amazing opportuexcited to be a part of something nity. she is so passionate about.

“She goes to the gym every sports@ day and is always talking about dailynebraskan.com working out,” said Montgomery,

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Senior defender Kylie Greischar runs toward the ball during a recent game. Greischar said during its recent losses the team had “a lot of attacks, but we just couldn’t finish.”

Huskers know what to do so that the next few close games will go in the team’s favor.

“We just need to play our game and stay organized and connect passes,” Dittmar said. “It’s a lot easier when we play our game.

We get frazzled when we have problems. I think we can still keep getting our chances. It’s there, and we just need to finish them.”

Although the Huskers haven’t won a game since the month of August when the team played at home, they came within one goal in the last two matchups. Helping to keep it close defensively is senior defender Kylie Greischar, who is looking forward to future

outings, she said.

“We had a lot of attacks, and we just couldn’t finish,” Greischar said. “It was unfortunate but now we need to move forward. We’re just trying to be as connected as possible.”

Kicking off the Kansas Tournament is the Huskers’ first ever matchup with the San Francisco Dons, who have had three shutouts thus far while only allowing two goals in two other games.

The final game of the weekend will be against another four-win program in San Diego, which is coming off an exciting finish after defeating Missouri in overtime in a 2-1 win.

After the Kansas Tournament, NU will return to play at home next week with a pair of matchups against conference foe Michigan State on Thursday afternoon and on Sunday afternoon with No. 16 Denver, the first ranked team that the Huskers will face at home. With Big Ten play starting soon, the team is excited to get off on the right foot.

“We have so many experienced players, and we have a lot of talent and a lot of good freshmen coming off the bench, and I think we know what to do here on out,” Greischar said. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Senior cornerback Ciante Evans makes a run during Nebraska’s game against Southern Mississippi last weekend. The Huskers hope to keep their undefeated record against No. 16 UCLA Saturday.

EXPLOSIVE OFFENSIVE Football looks to avenge last season’s loss to UCLA Story by Nedu Izu File photo by Andrew Dickinson

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f you plan on attending the Nebraska football team’s matchup against UCLA this Saturday, you may notice something new on the field.

No, not the opponent. Something darker.

No. 23 Nebraska (2-0) will be sporting new Adidas uniforms, which include special black jerseys and modified helmets, for the second straight season when it plays the 16th-ranked Bruins (1-0).

Besides the debut of new outfits by the both teams, Saturday’s game will also bring on another meaning.

Last Sunday, Bruins’ redshirt freshman wide receiver Nick Pasquale died after being struck by a car in San Clemente, Calif. The Orange County native died at age 20.

“The thoughts and prayers of everyone associated with Nebraska are with Nick, Nick’s family, Coach (Jim) Mora, the football team and everyone associated with UCLA in getting through this,” coach Bo Pelini said during his press conference Monday. Nebraska announced this

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NU volleyball Team to end 3-week road stretch defeats Saint Mary’s College 15-22, but the Huskers still didn’t seem to have an answer for the fierce attack and stingy defense from the Gaels, led by junior Madelyn Hutson with three kills and three blocks in the first set.

“They run a weird system,” senior Kelsey Robinson said. “I think that’s what got us off balance in the first game.”

The outside hitter said the eric bertrand team had a lack of rhythm in dn the first game, but it was able to respond well.

The No. 12 Nebraska volleyball “It is a little frustrating to team defeated the Saint Mary’s go down, and we haven’t had College Gaels by a score of 18- much rhythm in the last few 25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-18 Thursday games that we’ve played,” Robnight. inson said. “I think The Huskreally did do a I think this is we ers didn’t get good job of makoff to the start ing adjustments.” a heck of a they were hopThe second set ing for as they win for our team.” started just like found themprevious game: selves in 7-15 The Huskers were JOHN COOK volleyball coach deficit when having trouble hitNebraska coach ting around the John Cook used blocks and were his second timeout of the set. unable to stop the kills coming “We worked really hard from the Gaels. With the score for two days to prepare for it,” at 3-6, the Nebraska squad Cook said. “Sometimes, until started to find its rhythm. you see it live, you can’t simuThe Huskers managed to late how fast they go and how build a lead of five points that good those outside hitters are.” proved too much for the Gaels Cook tried to turn things to overcome. Robinson lead the around by double-subbing into the 6-2 system with the score volleyball: see page 8

Huskers recover from deficit, find rhythm in second set Thursday night against Gaels

Players face San Francisco, San Diego at the Kansas Tournament this weekend

josh kelly dn The Nebraska women’s soccer team will end its three-week road stretch this weekend when the team travels to Lawrence, Kan., to compete in the Kansas Tournament. The Huskers will face San Francisco on Friday afternoon and then take on San Diego on Sunday morning.

Both of the West Coast teams NU is going against this weekend have winning records, with San Francisco having a 4-1 record and San Diego with a 4-2 record. Although the tournament is being hosted by the University of Kansas, the Huskers will not face the Jayhawks in the tournament. Instead, Kansas will be going up against the same two opponents that NU has this weekend.

The Huskers are coming off a few disappointing matchups. The team had two losses and a tie against No. 6 BYU, Utah State and Arkansas after starting out 2-0. Although the team has suffered timely losses recently, according to junior midfielder Hannah Dittmar, the

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Junior midfielder Hannah Dittmar said the soccer team feels “frazzled” when it has problems, but knows what problems it needs to address to win its next games.