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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 volume 112, issue 020

Inside Coverage

TEDxUNL comes to campus ASUN-sponsored event to ignite local conversation

2 The good, the bad, the canceled A&E gives its top, bottom picks for the fall TV season

5 The movies we deserve right now Comic book film genre relishes in prolonged boom

6 Give young guys a chance

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niversity of Nebraska President J.B. Milliken could soon get a brand new house – on someone else’s dime.

The NU Board of Regents will consider whether to re-establish an official residence for the university president at its first meeting of the school year on Friday.

The original university residence burned down in 1996, and now a private donor has offered to pay for a new house for Milliken’s use through a gift to the University of Nebraska Founmilliken dation, according to university and foundation officials. The foundation would own the home.

Milliken has received an annual $24,000 housing allowance since he became president in 2004. This stipend would be eliminated with the designation of an official residence.

Regents say Milliken’s current home is inadequate and that University of Nebraska-Lincoln needs to increase his housing benefits to be competitive with other Big Ten universities.

“You pay for good leadership,” said Regent Tim Clare of Lincoln. “And J.B. has been a tremendous leader for the University of Nebraska. This new house wouldn’t cost taxpayers a cent either.”

The identity for the potential donor of the new house has not been disclosed, but Clare said he or she came to the foundation with the specific intent of providing a new house for Milliken.

NU presidents resided in homes owned by the foundation from 1965 until 1995, when then-president Dennis Smith decided to move into his own house in southeast

Zaire Anderson, right, is expected to be one of several younger Nebraska defensive players that see increased playing time against Arkansas State on Saturday. Anderson and his defensive teammates will be faced with the task of trying to slow down another high-powered offense with a dual-threat quarterback, the Red Wolves’ Ryan Aplin.

NU president could receive new house funded by private donor

improvement PRESIDENTIAL HOUSING FOR BIG TEN UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday will consider whether to re-establish a university residence for NU President J.B. Milliken. After the university house burned down in 1996, the president has received a housing allowance each year. The new residence would be funded by a donation to the University of Nebraska Foundation.

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SOURCES: NU BOARD OF REGENTS REPORT AND BIG TEN UNIVERSITY WEBSITES Lincoln, Clare said. Smith continued to use the official residence for entertaining until 1996, when a fire destroyed the home. The board then voted to provide Smith with a

$1,000-per-month housing allowance.

Clare said he does not know why a

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After temporarily calling off the tradition, the Athletic Department reinstated the release of thousands of balloons at football games.

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lion College of Business Administration building at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The building would be built on the southeast corner of 14th and Vine streets.

Private donations would fund the building, according to the board’s agenda.

• The re-establishment of an official residence for University of Nebraska president J.B. Milliken.

A potential private donor has offered to buy a new house for Milliken’s use. The NU Foundation would own the house.

• The project scope for a new university-owned parking garage with developer-owned residential units on the top three floors – similar to the recently constructed Larson Building on Q Street in downtown Lincoln. The building would offer 130 residential units that would be owned and operated by the developer, America First Real Estate Group. Retail and office space might also be incorporated into the structure.

Male and female economists display disparity in view on theory, methodology

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The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will have its first meeting of the academic year on Friday in Varner Hall at 9 a.m.

The regents will be asked to approve the following proposals: • The budget for a new $84 mil-

Economist views vary by gender

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Despite a brief scare two weeks ago, the tradition of releasing thousands of red helium balloons will continue at Nebraska football games.

“We were able to work with our provider (and were) able to

keep the 70-plus-year tradition going on,” said Ethan Rowley, marketing director for the Athletic Department.

The release of balloons will happen once again at Saturday’s game, though in smaller numbers than before. Only 2,000 balloons will be released, Rowley said. In the past, as many

as 5,000 balloons have been released at each game.

“It’s because we want to be good stewards still,” said Michael Stephens, assistant athletic director for marketing and licensing. “We recognize there is less supply, so we’re going to cut

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ported progressive tax structure, vouchers for education and improving access to health care. Women were 32 percent more likely to support redistribution of wealth. Men typically supported deregulating business. According to the study, DANIEL WHEATON economists of both genders DN agreed on basic economic theoThe saying “men are from Mars ry and methodology. Questions about public policy were also and women are from Venus” included to see if the gender may extend beyond relationgap exists in the policy realm as ships into economics. well. The study A study perwas written to formed by three When it appear nonpareconomists, two tisan. came to from the Univer“When it sity of Nebraskaequal opportunity, came to public Lincoln, showed policy, we saw a distinct gender we saw the different points gap between the of view,” May opinions of male greatest level of and female econo- dissappointment.” said. “It shows that economists mists. are much like Ann Mari Ann Mari May the public.”

Professor of Economics May, a UNL proMay said fessor of economthat economics, performed the ics is typically a study on members of the Amermale-dominated field, but more ican Economic Association. female economists are start“This study shows that if ing to earn Ph.D.s. Women are you want to have a full discusgaining more prominence in the sion, then it is good to have a professional and academic ecovariety of perspectives,” May nomic community, but men still said. dominate the field, she said.

The study asked a broad May said she sees the increased range of policy-related questions about economic theory.

Female economists largely sup-

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ASUN spotlights ideas, speakers via TEDxUNL TEDxUNL hosts 11 speakers with ‘ideas worth spreading’ on Friday Conor Dunn DN

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Suat Irmak, associate professor of biological systems engineering, works in his office in Chase Hall, located on East Campus, as he talks about his experiences with World Water Week.

NU presence strong at world water conference UNL students and faculty show knowledge and expertise in Sweden conference Daniel Wheaton DN Suat Irmak says the University of Nebraska has a responsibility to assist the world.

NU is used to solving problems of water scarcity, Irmak said – just look at agriculture across western Nebraska. A s a crisis be-

gins to unfold in water and food availability, the world is turning to Nebraska for help.

The current drought has brought attention to water scarcity, but the university is looking to solve the global problem of food and water scarcity. Irmak, interim director of the Nebraska Water Center and UNL associate professor of biological systems engineering, said the university has a number of short-term and long-term goals. In the shortterm, he said the university wants to provide education about water use and institute international research projects. Irmak said some of the United States’ irrigation technology could be used to benefit developing nations, but economic disparity between farmers complicates the problem.

Thomas Farrell, NU vice provost for global engagement, said he wants the international community to look to NU as a leader for research.

A group of Nebraskans traveled to Stockholm, Sweden to participate in World Water Week in August. They spoke to officials from nonprofits, nongovernmental organizations and educational

institutions on the global problem sistant professor of natural resources and environmental ecoof food and water scarcity.

Farrell described the confer- nomics, took part in sessions ence as meeting to discuss prob- relating to water economics. She said they discussed ways to imlems in the water market. prove water availability to devel“What I took away from this oping nations. conference was people are seeing “Many people don’t have us as one of the leaders in water what we consider to be a basic resources and crop production ishuman right,” Schoengold said. sues,” Irmak said.

“How do we provide it without He also spoke as part of a scientific panel about water use. Ir- encouraging wasteful use of water?” Schoengold said water econmak contributes to the Robert B. omists are still in the developDaugherty Water for Food Institute, which studies how to grow ment stages of providing water to consumers in developing nations. more food with less water, and “We’re testing potential feahe has taken part in World Water sibility, but no actual on-theWeek multiple times. ground changes in practice or “In my discipline, people have been paying attention to pricing.” Schoengold said.

The success water issues for 70, of World Water 80, 90 years,” Irmak What I took Week excited NU said. “But (the pubpresident J.B. lic is) paying attenaway from Milliken, who tion now.” this conference traveled to SweFarrell said the den as well. conference usually was people are “I am very focuses on improvpleased with the ing water availabil- seeing (Nebraska) University of Neity, but this time the as one of the braska’s presence university shifted at World Water the conversation. leaders in water Week, and I exFarrell helped put resources and pect the Daughtogether a panel of erty Institute to farmers to discuss crop production continue to play different irrigation issues.” a prominent role techniques and how on the internathey work in differSuat Irmak tional stage,” he ent environments.

Professor said in a state“Water, food, ment. economics, politics Milliken also – it’s all connected,” Irmak said. “We want to feed the said he feels NU accomplished its goals to convince the internaworld’s population with less intional community to look to Neputs and enhance water producbraska for scarcity solutions and tivity.”

Irmak said the center wants to include food in the water scarto focus its research on BRICS city debate.

“I’ll be going to back to Swenations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – because den next year,” Irmak said. “I’m their economic growth is putting exited about that.”

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gender: from 1 number of women as a way to improve economic discussion with more diversity in voices.

“When it came to equal opportunity, we saw the greatest level of disagreement,” May said.

When asked if job opportunities for men and women are approximately equal, women were 42 percent likely to disagree with that statement, May said. When asked about the wage gap, women tended to disagree with the notion that the disparity is caused by job choice.

May said the study was born out of curiosity. She and Mary McGarvey, associate professor of economics, wanted to see if the gender gap in public policy opinions existed in similarly trained economists. The findings will run in the next issue of “Contemporary Economic Policy.”

Alice Kang, an assistant professor of political science, has studied the gender gaps that exist in American politics. Kang said women in the House of Representatives often cross party lines to promote certain kinds of legislation, namely those that relate to

education or health care. However, party affiliation still tends to dominate the discussion, Kang said.

“Women in Congress are more likely to propose bills to promote education, to decrease poverty and to improve access to health,” Kang said. “And that is regardless of party.”

Even though this gender gap persists, Kang said that feminists often disagree about its origins.

She said that some feminists believe that women have an inherent maternal instinct, which could account for the support for economic policy that benefits the quality of life. Conversely, Kang said others believe that gender differences result from the way children are raised.

Kang said she believes more diverse views could improve political and economic discussion.

“When kids are growing up we teach girls to play nice,” Kang said. “But when boys are acting up or fighting, we say, ‘Boys will be boys.’”

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study findings Male, female economists disagree on economic theory, public policy • 32 percent of women support a more equal distribution of wealth • 31 percent of women support mandating business owners to provide healthcare • 42 percent of women believe job opportunities are not equal between the genders • 51 percent of women believe wage inequalities are not caused by voluntary occupational choices

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s ASUN is hosting its first TEDxUNL event in the Sheldon Museum of Art auditorium Friday between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

TEDxUNL is part of the TEDx program, which gives communities and individuals the chance to ignite conversation at the local level. TEDxUNL is a closed event with 100 attendees, who were selected through a lottery system. Although Association of Students of the University of Nebraska members wanted to increase the attendance cap to fit a university’s population, TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) policy requires those who host a TEDx event to have attended a global TED event if they want to increase attendance. No one in ASUN has attended such an event.

So ASUN will be offering a livestream of the event in the Nebraska Union as a solution to those who didn’t win tickets through the lottery system.

“We want to share it with as many people as possible,” said Matt Hilgenkamp, former ASUN external vice president and TEDxUNL’s main organizer.

The program was created by TED, a nonprofit that conducts global conferences with speakers who start conversations based on the motto “Ideas Worth Spreading.”

“It’s a great way to showcase the ideas we have at UNL,” said ASUN internal vice president Kaitlin Mazour, a senior English and history major.

ASUN chose 11 speakers for the event based off their ideas for community improvement.

Most of the speakers are UNL students and faculty, and each will speak for about 15 minutes.

Hilgenkamp said TEDxUNL puts a spotlight on students and faculty who haven’t been recognized. He said he had the idea for TEDxUNL last October. The original date for TEDxUNL was in the spring, but due to Nebraska Union reservation conflicts, the event was pushed to the fall.

Even though Hilgenkamp graduated, he felt it was necessary to complete his project. So he worked with Mazour and Field McDonald, an ASUN senator and a sophomore general studies major, as TEDxUNL’s lead organizers.

The funding for TEDxUNL

tedxunl schedule when:

TEDxUNL Livestream Location

Friday, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. where: Nebraska Union

Schedule: 2:00 p.m. Matt Waite, professor of practice in journalism – “What Military History Tells Us About the Future Of Media” 2:20 p.m. Beth Burkstrand-Reid, assistant professor at the UNL College of Law – “Nebraska: Center of the Country, Center of the Controversy” 2:40 p.m. Chris Eberhardt, assistant principal at Grand Island Northwest High School – “Choosing to Build” 3:00 p.m.TED Video 3:20 p.m. Garth Britzman, senior architecture major – “Designing Inspiration” 3:40 p.m. Lindsay Hastings, executive director for Nebraska Human Resources Institute – “Generative Leadership and the Ripple Effect: Investing in the Next Generation of Leaders” 4:00 p.m. Break 4:40 p.m. Ronnie Green, NU vice president – “Feeding Nine Billion People” 5:00 p.m. TED Video 5:20 p.m. Adam Morfeld, UNL College of Law graduate – “Creating a Modern and Robust Democracy for all Nebraskans in the 21st Century” 5:40 p.m. Steve Goddard, chairperson of UNL computer science and engineering department – “Building an Innovation-minded Culture at UNL: Challenges and Opportunities” 6:00 p.m. Break 6:20 p.m. Sally Mackenzie, UNL professor of plant science – topic unannounced 6:40 p.m. TED Video 7:00 p.m. Matan Gill, senior construction management major – “Don’t Change Your Life, Change Your World.”

7:20 p.m. Jeff Thompson, UNL assistant professor of art, local artist– “Art and Supercomputers”

came from three $500 donations from UNL Libraries, the College of Architecture and the College of Arts and Sciences, according to Mazour.

Other universities such as the University of Minnesota host annual TEDx events. Mazour said ASUN hopes to do the same at UNL. Two UNL undergraduates will present at the event. One is Matan Gill, ASUN Environmental Sustainability Committee chair and a senior construction management major. His talk, “Don’t Change Your Life, Change Your World,” focuses on the theme that students can make an impact in their com-

munity and still do other things with their lives.

“I don’t want people to hold back their ideas and their passions because they think it’ll sacrifice their college experience,” Gill said.

The TEDxUNL talks are not meant to be lectures, but conversations that inspire action, Gill said.

Even if it’s a topic on microbiology no one fully understands, he said there’s always some sort of lesson to learn from the talks.

“Whatever theme, you always gain something,” he said. news@ dailynebraskan.com

house: from 1 new official residence wasn’t built after the old house burned down.

Milliken currently lives in a 5,964-square-foot home on Sheridan Boulevard in Lincoln, which he purchased in 2004 for $682,500, according to the Lancaster County Assessor’s office.

Clare and Regent Jim McClurg, also of Lincoln, said the house isn’t big enough for Milliken to comfortably entertain university guests and host professional events.

“He’s living in an old house,” said Clare of the president’s home, which was built in 1907.

“The rooms are smaller, the bathrooms are smaller and the kitchen is small and awkward.”

Clare said Milliken uses his personal residence for business entertaining about five times a week.

“We want to provide ease and accessibility for his guests,” he said.

The president hosts events like receptions for student leaders, dinners for guests visiting from other countries and other affairs at his home, according to NU spokeswoman Melissa Lee. McClurg said other concerns also come into play about Milliken using his personal residence for business.

“The president’s residence is used extensively for university events,” McClurg said. “This brings about issues of liability and maintenance that shouldn’t be left to the president.”

If an official residence is established, the NU Foundation would be responsible for all maintenance and upkeep, Mc-

This brings about issues of liabilty and maintainance that shouldn’t be left to the president.”

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Clurg said.

Clare said accidents could be more likely to happen in the president’s aging home.

“The stairs are old and rickety,” he said. “If (Milliken) had an elderly guest who trips and falls down the staircase, we can’t have something like that happen.”

Lee said no such accidents have occurred during university events at Milliken’s home.

Compared to other Big Ten institutions, Indiana University is the only other school that gives its president a housing allowance – $48,000 per year, according to data compiled for the board. Indiana University also provides a house for its president, but it isn’t currently in use. All of the other universities provide a house for their presidents.

Regents said it’s necessary to provide Milliken with a house in order to compete with these other institutions.

“For us to be competitive, we need to look at the other packages that are available out there,” Clare said. “It’s appropriate for us to look at this as a possibility for him, to enable him to keep doing what he’s doing.”

McClurg agreed and said many other universities do this for their presidents.

The Big Ten’s record in retain-

ing its presidents doesn’t demonstrate a connection between presidential housing job retention.

Since 1995, all 12 schools have seen 35 different presidents, with an average completed term of seven years. Milliken, the only president without a provided house, is entering his eighth year as NU’s president.

NU has also only had two presidents since 1995, counting Milliken, putting the university at the low end of that statistic in the Big Ten. At the high end, Illinois University, the University of Minnesota and Purdue University have all had four presidents in relatively quick succession.

While Nebraska officials say providing a house will make the university competitive, seven presidents at five other Big Ten schools have left their schools to become president at another in the past two decades; none left UNL. The proposal isn’t that high on Milliken’s priority list, Clare said.

“It’s not like he is pushing really hard for it,” he said.

McClurg said he expects the board to pass the proposal without much controversy.

“It’s just the right thing to do,” he said.

Dan Holtmeyer contributed to this report. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Lincoln tech crawl showcases local startups Lincoln open house draws potential employees, customers to Haymarket carl mejstrik dn Free pens littered the tabletops, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups tantalized passersby and enthusiastic employees sold their companies to the many in attendance. Think of it as a Big Red Welcome for entrepreneurs in the Haymarket instead of the Stadium Loop.

Thursday’s “tech crawl,” an open house for businesses, marked the final day of Lincoln Startup Week, in which local busiKAT BUCHANAN | DN nesses held events for the public Cole Easterday, a software engineer at Don’t Panic Labs since to introduce themselves to the 2011, takes interested parties on a tour of the company’s facilicommunity. Twenty-nine businesses held job fairs or demo ties located on Eighth Street in the Haymarket. Don’t Panic Labs develops world-class software products and works with both displays in the tech crawl downmajor companies and startup projects. town. Students, entrepreneurs and job seekers were all welcome to speak with employees from the different businesses and gain insight into what these local start- offices had a modern design with for us. It’s less expensive and a ups do. high ceilings, posters and artwork great opportunity to travel.”

Of the businesses participat- on every flat surface and even disAt Hurrdat Social Media on ing, 16 were either online busi- co lights in the break room.

201 N. Eighth St., founder and nesses without offices or busi“This is the first year, and CEO Blake Lawrence gave tours of nesses with offices not located in we’re just getting our feet wet in the offices. Hurrdat has been manthe Haymarket. Those businesses this new thing that’s going on,” aging social media accounts for were placed in the Fuse Cowork- Ebbeka said of the tech crawl. businesses like the Omaha Worlding Space, located “This is huge for Herald, Tap Out and Huskers Ilon the third floor People need recruiting. Not that lustrated since it opened in Auabove The Mill. many people know gust 2010. Surrounded by bright to know that about us because orange walls and Mac computers, More than 100 students appeared be- this is about the while we do a good Lawrence explained the benefits of tween 4 p.m. and 7 job, we work quievents such as the tech crawl. p.m. to meet rep- passion and the etly. But this is per“Lincoln Startup Week is a resentatives of the core of an idea. fect networking.” celebration of what’s beginning different businessOutside the to drive Lincoln,” he said. “We’ve es and were wel- You can make a Fuse space, the seen over 150 students and our comed with bev- business here.” streets were litgoal is to show them that busierages, candy and tered with students nesses aren’t like the ones their food.

GolfStatus, checking out the moms and dads used to work in.

Dan Gibson Nebraska Digital businesses. Adam Offices don’t have to look like ‘The A rchrival associate creative and NUTech VenZahradnik, a se- Office.’” director tures were some nior international Outside the Hurrdat offices of the companies business major, was Jeremy Joel, a 2011 UNL gradwith booths in the and Adela Chluuate, who saw the tech crawl as an networking space with 13 more mecka, a senior economics major, opportunity to transition between companies holding open houses are both natives from Breclav, careers. in their offices throughout the Czech Republic who are studying “I was mostly interested to exHaymarket. abroad in Lincoln for the school plore the tech crawl because I’m Ebbeka Design, a graphic deyear. interested in the startup culture sign firm, had its offices on the “We came here as a part of our Lincoln has going,” Joel said. “It’s same level of the Fuse Coworkbusiness scholarship for the uniexciting to see people who really ing Area, directly adjacent to the versity,” Zahradnik said, but the enjoy and are passionate about room filled with booths. Amy two had an idea of their own to their jobs and almost everyone I’ve Ebbeka, co-founder and co-owner pitch. talked to is.” of the business, is a University of “We’re thinking of promotOn Seventh and O streets are Nebraska-Lincoln graduate. She ing the Czech University of Life the offices of Archrival, a full-serand her husband opened the busiSciences to local high school stu- vice youth marketing agency. It’s ness 11 years ago and described dents,” Chlumecka said. “In the more of an adult playground than the business as a mix of “the creCzech Republic it’s $10,000 per an office, with furnishings like a ative types and the techies.” The year and here it’s $17,000 per year pingpong table as a meeting desk,

Digital research center grows, hires new faculty Humanities center aims to become nationwide research leader Maren Westra DN University support fueled the Center for Digital Research of the Humanities even before it became an officially designated University of Nebraska-Lincoln initiative.

According to CDRH co-dir e c t o r Katherine Wa l t e r, the center, which focuses on interdisciplinary digital research on history, literatures, languages Manderscheid and cultures, has had a presence at UNL since 2004.

It wasn’t until 2005, however, that the center became an official part of the university. In the years since, it has made a push to become one of the leading digital humanities centers in the world, wrote David Manderscheid, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, in a blog post.

And it’s only getting better.

“The center is growing (and) getting more and more resources,” Manderscheid said in an interview.

“If we’re going to maintain our leadership, we have to go the next level.”

She believes these qualities Digital humanities research allows for interesting perspec- are key to the field’s success.

“We’ve worked with about 60 tives on literature and new angles from which to examine and re- faculty in about 13 departments search it, and having the capacity here at UNL and additional faculto complete this research makes ty at other institutions,” she said.

Manderscheid said all CDRH UNL attractive, he said. faculty have a “home departLast year, the CDRH began ment” at the university. For exa plan which involves hiring six new faculty members. Matt Jock- ample, Jockers was hired as an asers, from Stanford University, and sistant professor of English, and Malte Rehbein, from Gottingen, Rehbein joined the department of history.

Germany, represent the first two Walters said the center has of those hires. worked on about 50 projects since In an earlier interview with it opened. The website, cdrh.unl. the Daily Nebraskan, CDRH codirector Kenneth Price said the edu, has 34 listings under “Projects and Publications.” total hiring process is expected to And the faculty are still going last two to three years.

He also said when that’s done, after more. Price said he’s working on a grant application due the CDRH will probably be the leading digital humanities center next week and the CDRH already has three grants. in the world.

He would Manderscheid If we’re not release desaid the center is in tails of the grant charge of making going to for which he is the hires. He isn’t maintain applying. aware of any interDigital huviews or negotiaour leadership, we manities will tions taking place have to go to the lead to interestto fill the four open ing new develpositions. next level.” opments, ManThe university is looking at candi- David Manderscheid derscheid said. dates from all over college of arts & sciences dean He said he’s most excited to the world to find see UNL grow the best faculty into developing Geographic Inavailable, he said.

The CDRH is “taking advan- formation Systems. The systems use maps to create 3-D experienctage of technology … to do things es, so one day, UNL may develop we couldn’t do before,” he said. historical websites that give users According to Walter, the CDRH has placed more than 170 the opportunity to experience the UNL graduate and undergradu- content in 3-D. “What we have here, right ate students on research teams. now, is some outstanding scholar“Both in theory and in pracship,” he said. tice, the digital humanities are news@ collaborative and interdisciplindailynebraskan.com ary,” she said.

balloons: from 1 it down by 50 percent or more.”

In the week following the Sept. 1 game, Rowley said, athletic department officials further researched the helium shortage.

They determined the impact of helium on other uses would be small enough to continue the tradition.

“We got guarantees that it’s not going to interrupt construction, research or, most importantly, hospitals,” Rowley said.

Helium is largely used in MRIs, arc welding in industrial construction and research with superconductors because of its ability, in liquid form, to maintain

extremely cold temperatures.

“We did a little bit more research, and based upon some things we found, there is going to be some government regulations coming down the pipeline and a helium refinery opening up,” Rowley said.

The Senate Bill 2374: Helium Stewardship Act of 2012 aims to protect interests of scientific, medical, industrial and commercial users of helium in a responsible manner. However, so far it has only been introduced in Congress.

“We found through my Google searching and research, there are

other refineries in the private sector that have recognized the issue and are now increasing production,” Stephens said.

The price has increased from before the shortage, Stephens said, through he could not say by how much.

Stephens said he hopes the tradition “goes on forever.”

“I don’t know enough about helium supplies in the future,” he said. “But it’s something that is important to our brand and our game day, and we’d love to continue on for as long as we can.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Products designed by engineers in the Don’t Panic Lab’s facility are on display for the Startup Lincoln Tech Crawl in the Haymarket on Thursday. arcade games in the front entrance, Red Bull and beer coolers sitting side by side and a 7-by-10-foot “idea board” that was mostly used as a coloring pad.

Dan Gibson, Archrival’s associate creative director, said the tech crawl and startup week give young people a better view of how the startup community is gaining steam in Lincoln.

“The tech crawl is manifestation of the growing excitement in Lincoln’s startups,” Gibson said. “People need to know that is about the passion and the core of an idea. You can make a business work here, you can be successful here and you can make a difference here without having to go to the coasts. This city is embracing the growth. It’s all about making your own success.”

The startup week festivities ended at Red9, where many of the professionals from the businesses gathered to relax and chat. Students, entrepreneurs and job seekers alike

were able to mingle with some of the most recent successful business owners.

Lawrence shared some wisdom with students.

“There’s a real sense of culture here today,” he said. “We all want to see each other succeed.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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opinion dorm daze

Our columnists debate if living on campus its really worth the price tag.

On-campus living may be expensive, but convenience, proximity to social opportunities is worth every penny

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o live in the residence halls, you’re practically required to have a sense of humor.

The fire alarm has gone off while I was in the shower, leaving me to stand outside in a towel. One week the air conditioning broke, leaving everyone to swelter in the 80-degree heat. Finally, I’ve had my roommate fall on me in the middle of the night (word to the wise: bunk-beds are a dangerous choice.)

All of this might make one wonder why I’m about to make an argument for why it’s a great idea to live in a residence hall.

I’ll just say it straight: Living on campus for at least one year is a good decision. Yes, there are a number of other living options to consider. You can stay at home, get an apartment or rent a house.

However, if you choose one of these options instead of living on campus, you run the risk of missing out.

Yes, there’s a price tag. To pick one at random, a double room in Harper with a seven-day meal plan costs $9,122 a year. A typical housing contract includes room (with utilities,) board, refrigerator, cable TV, computer access and wireless internet. I’ve had friends point out that you can have all of that in an apartment for a lot less.

It might be a fair point, but let’s break, shall we?

To start, there’s the proximity factor. Getting to class is so much easier when you live only five minutes away. Getting to and from parties is a lot easier when you’re within walking distance.

Also, the University of NebraskaLincoln’s City Campus is right next to downtown Lincoln, which is beyond convenient. I can leave my residence hall and walk to the Lincoln Grand Cinema in less than 10 minutes.

On a similar note, you can walk or bike practically anywhere on campus, so there’s no need for a car. That means no waiting in traffic, no driving back and forth between your school and your living space, no money needed for gas, no problems with finding a parking spot during Husker

EMME GRAFTON gameday. Best of all, there’s no need to drive when the weather is being disagreeable (which, as we all know, happens often in Nebraska.)

You’re also close in proximity to a lot of other people. Neihardt Residence Center is considered to be one of the smaller residence halls on campus, yet it can house up to 480 people at one time. I’d say those numbers are pretty encouraging to the average freshman worrying about how he or she is going to make new friends in college.

Resident assistants make sure that you meet people, too, which is incredibly helpful for the shyer portion of the student body.

There are movie nights, ice cream socials, football parties, gaming events and floor dinners. The list goes on and on. Last year, there was a week where I, and many others, got to go to a Yule Ball, an Ubisoft launch party and a pancake feed.

Then, there’s the potential experience of living with a roommate. Regardless of whether you end up with a good roommate, living with someone else is a great learning experience. Being able to adapt and compromise in order to maintain the peace is a skill that will always serve you well. Plus, if your roommate turns out to be lovely, then you have an instant college buddy.

On the other hand, if you don’t want to share your space with someone else, then no worries. Traditional residence hall rooms are no longer the only option available to students. The Courtyards and the Village both

offer apartment-style living for those who want their own space but don’t want to live in an apartment off campus.

Now, a common complaint about the residence halls is that you’re paying a lot for an itty-bitty living space. Some people would gladly take the off-campus apartment because it’s probably going to be a lot larger than the typical 11-by-16-foot Selleck room.

What people don’t seem to realize is that a smaller living space requires less maintenance. You have to minimize your amount of stuff because there isn’t room for absolutely everything you’ve ever owned, but this teaches you how to live on less. It also means that there’s less to vacuum, less to dust and less to clean up in general.

Those aren’t the only chores that get eliminated, either. The lovely cleaning and maintenance crews take care of the bathrooms, so the toilet and shower are not a concern. If your floor has a lounge, you don’t have to vacuum it. If something in your living space breaks down, like the laundry machine or the fridge, you don’t have to fix it.

In addition, if you get a meal plan, all of the chores associated with food are also someone else’s concern. You don’t have to go to the store, find the food, buy the food, bring it home, prepare it and then clean it all up afterward.

The dining staff takes care of all of that. All they require from you is to eat the food and put the dishes on a conveyor belt, which then whisks them away like magic.

For those who complain about the dining hall hours, there are also stores on campus that stay open late. So students who want a late night snack have options.

Keep all of this in mind as you stare uneasily at the price tag. You aren’t just paying for the rent each month. You’re also paying for everything else. And let’s face it; my experiences with the fire alarm, air conditioning and roommate make hilarious stories now.

Emme Grafton is a junior English major.

Reach her at Opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

Novelty of residence hall life quickly gives way to noisy, cramped quarters, realization of restricted freedoms

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he night before I moved to Lincoln felt like Christmas Eve. I couldn’t sleep. I was giddy and nervous, but I was mostly excited.

Movies and books had left me with the dream that living in a residence hall (and being in college in general) was going to be something spectacular. I thought my roommate and I were going to hit it off instantly and become best friends. I imagined a hall full of people my age was going to be loads of fun. I assumed shared space and zero alone time would be no big deal.

The first few days of living in a residence hall were awesome. Everything was new and exciting. “Oh, I have to share a shower? Neat! It is like summer camp all over again!”

“My neighbors are loud? No problem. I don’t have class tomorrow.”

The novelty wore off fast. A week later, loud nights left me sleep deprived, which made calculus even more terrible than it already is.

I began to remember that summer camp was never much fun and neither were community showers.

Residence hall life sucks. There is no way to sugarcoat it.

Living in a residence hall usually means you are living with a roommate. Conflicting schedules are inevitable. If your roommate has class at 8 a.m. and you have class at noon, guess who’s going to sleep in?

Not you. Getting ready for class can be a noisy process, especially if you are a girl. If you are a light sleeper like me, you won’t be sleeping in very often.

However, if your roommate doesn’t have class until later in the day, this might result in her going to bed after you. It is likely that you will be woken up by her crawling up to her lofted bed in the middle of the night.

Rooms could probably house one student comfortably, but housing two students is really pushing it. There is nowhere near enough space to store everything. The room is cramped and cluttered, causing stressful situations when you are in a rush to find something.

Rooms get messy fast. A piece of clothing or two left on the floor makes the whole place seem like a pit. If you leave trash or dirty laun-

JO BALQUIER dry sitting for too long, it will begin to smell.

Living in a residence hall comes with little privacy. In the small space, you can hear even the quietest of whispers. Phone calls have to be taken outside the room in case a second set of ears is tuning in.

If my roommate has friends over, I feel obliged to leave the room.

This is fine for most people, including myself, but if your roommate is a social butterfly, you will never be in your room alone.

Finding a quiet place to do homework or be alone is a tough feat. Empty study rooms are often hard to find, especially when test dates are looming. Students lurk around the hallways, anxiously waiting for a room to open up.

Community showers are an experience, to say the least. If you are lucky, your room will be near a community bathroom. Those who aren’t so lucky have to endure an awkward walk in a towel back to their rooms. People who live in Abel have the luxury of a shower stall where they can change in and out of their clothing. The showers come fully equipped with lukewarm water, the occasional hair ball in the drain and nonexistent water pressure.

Common courtesy does not exist in residence halls, or at least not in mine. Neither do quiet hours. It could be 2 a.m. on a Tuesday, but there will be that one drunken guy shouting obscenities. Slamming doors echo through the hallways.

Kids still think it is cool to run up and down the hall obnoxiously.

Girls talk in whiny, baby voices to their boyfriends outside your door.

Even though the walls are made out of concrete bricks, that does not

mean they are soundproof.

When I moved into my residence hall, I thought I could do whatever I wanted to, no questions asked. I thought I could stay out all night and come home in the wee hours of the morning. I thought my guy friends could even stay over whenever they wanted. Basically, I thought I didn’t have to follow any rules.

These have turned out to only be slightly true. I can come back to my room really late any night of the week, I just have to be coherent enough to pass by a police officer and scan my NCard. With police officers roaming around all the time, it makes even the most sober person uneasy. If I want to bring a guest, he or she has to have a valid ID to sign in. A guest of the opposite sex cannot stay overnight because it is a violation of the housing contract.

Living in an apartment, or even a house, with multiple people would be much better than living in a residence hall. Even if you had a roommate or multiple roommates, you would have your own bedroom. You could change freely in there. You could sleep all day with little interruption. You wouldn’t have to wear flip-flops while you shower because your bathroom wouldn’t be shared with strange people. If you needed a late night snack while working on homework, you could cook yourself a pizza because houses and apartments actually come with a kitchen.

Also, police officers would not be lurking outside your bedroom door.

I could overlook all of the negative things about residence hall life if the cost wasn’t so high. The average UNL student pays nearly $9,000 for a room in a traditional hall and a seven-day meal plan. That is like paying more than $1,000 per month to live on campus. One can rent a fairly nice apartment near campus for less than that.

Shack up in a house with a couple of friends and you could save a few thousand. Or, you can continue to pay $9,000 to share a shower, live in a tiny room with an awkward roommate and have obnoxious neighbors. The choice is yours.

Jo Balquier is a freshman English major.

Reach her on twitter at @_ JoBalquier and at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

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our view

University Health Center should meet student needs first Although the privatization of the University Health Center is still pending, the decision could mean students and faculty lose out on a number of benefits.

If the health center is passed into private hands, programs like the HIV-testing center and the Personal Responsibility Education Program (which teaches health skills to firstgeneration students) could lose their funding.

Unless the university finds a loophole in which to give public funding and grants to private businesses, these programs will no longer be free for students.

Also, the discount drug program at the health center is likely to disappear because of the lack of funding.

The Daily Nebraskan is disappointed at the thought of allowing beneficial programs to be thrown aside. We hope plans will be implemented to

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ensure seven similar programs are reinstated in the future at the same price for students and faculty.

Allowing a private enterprise to take control of the health center can be seen as positive in regards to student fees and not having to pay for the construction of a new building. However, if certain benefits are discarded, lower appointment prices for students are thrown out, and visits to the doctor cost more than the previous student

fees, this is an undesirable change.

Also, it’s concerning to know that the nearly 100 employees working at the health center right now will possibly lose their jobs. They will be given 90 days of guaranteed employment instantly after the new owner takes control. Immediately after that, their employment at the health center will be uncertain.

Along with this, the site will lose its ideal location. Instead of being

near the heart of campus, the center is likely to be relocated on the streets of 21st and Vine. Not an overwhelming distance away, but still far enough to make for an uncomfortable walk from the residence halls for a sick student.

Seeing how the changes are still in their beginning stage, we hope the university insures that whoever takes over the health center will be accommodating to UNL students and faculty.

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A&E section’s picks of fall 2012 television series

A-LISTERS

LOST CAUSES

BIG QUESTIONS

NO HOPERS

HOT PROSPECTS

“30 Rock”

“The Office”

“Community”

“Guys With Kids”

“Elementary”

NBC Thursdays, 7 p.m. (CST) Premieres Oct. 4 Season Seven Starring: Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Jack McBrayer Entering its seventh and final season, “30 Rock” has nothing left to prove. The show has already won 10 Emmy Awards, including three for outstanding comedy series. This season Jenna will get married and Bryan Cranston will make an appearance as Kenneth’s mother’s “friend.” Hopefully, season seven is able to serve as a great farewell to what has been one of the most consistently funny shows on NBC (and all of television) for years now. While the thought of saying goodbye to Liz Lemon and company is a rough one, it’ll be made easier by one last season of laughs.

NBC Thursdays, 8 p.m. (CST) Premieres Sept. 20 Season Nine Starring: Ed Helms, John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson, Jenna Fischer Though it’s been announced publicly that the ninth season of “The Office” will be its last, there are apparently 20-odd, stale, character-betraying, yawn-inducing story lines that must be allowed to play themselves out. Creator of the U.S. version of the mockumentary-style comedy, Greg Daniels, acknowledged that the final season will be more narrative-oriented, though it’s as yet unclear whether he’ll be able he put the show in a time machine to bring back its poignant moments and grounded humor.

Fans of celebrity cameos might enjoy the appearance of Bryan Cranston in October, but in the broad view “the shark” is just a spot on the horizon’s waves for a show that’s been dragged along by a speeding, celebrity filled boat with no captain.

NBC Fridays, 7:30 p.m. (CST) Premieres Oct. 19 Season Four Starring: Joel McHale, Alison Brie, Chevy Chase, Donald Glover Insert “This is the darkest timeline” joke here. Coming off a strong third season, it’s easy to assume “Community” will be as funny as ever. Unfortunately, there is cause for concern. The creator, Dan Harmon, was fired from his showrunner position. This means that every writer present in season one is gone at this point. So far, season four is slated for just 13 episodes, which suggests the show may be on a short leash this year.

But even if “Community” is a bit weakened without Harmon’s involvement, it should still be very enjoyable. Expect your friends to be quoting Troy and Abed just as much as they did last season.

NBC Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. (CST) Premieres Sept. 26 Season One Starring: Anthony Anderson, Zach Cregger, Jesse Bradford Isn’t it funny when guys have to take care of their own kids? Men are so inept and emotionally unavailable! What a hodgepodge of mayhem this’ll be! “Guys With Kids,” created and produced by Jimmy Fallon, looks set to be misogynistic and all-around not enjoyable, despite the laugh track. Anthony Anderson is there, ready to derive all of his humor from just yelling in a higher-pitch voice, while his two generic white-guy friends drink beer and carry their babies around in papooses. Full of bland and sort-of-sexist humor, this show looks ready to take a swing and a miss.

CBS Thursdays, 9 p.m. (CST) Premieres Sept. 27 Season One Starring: Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu Who loves Sherlock Holmes? Probably most people, if they’re smart. The Robert Downey Jr. flick and the dynamite BBC series “Sherlock” reminded the masses of how cool the legendary detective is. “Elementary” casts Jonny Lee Miller as the classic private eye but now, he is an ex-Scotland Yard consultant who finds himself in Brooklyn, N.Y., trying to break a nasty drug habit.

In an exciting twist, Lucy Liu plays Dr. Joan Watson. If you are still in relapse from the season finale of “House,” this show may very well be that fix you have been hankering for, as long as you have a fix for brilliant, antisocial characters who have terrible drug problems.

“The Walking Dead”

“Glee”

“The Mindy Project”

“Animal Practice”

“Go On”

AMC Sundays, 8 p.m.

Premieres Oct. 14 (CST) Season Three Starring: Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies, Jon Bernthal Is there any show that has exploded faster than “The Walking Dead?” Originally a comic series with a cult following, the series has seen a TV adaptation and multiple video games come out in just the past two years.

Season three of the show should continue the trend of dramatic exposition intertwined with incredibly tense scenes. Fans that complained about the slower pace of the second season will be glad to know that this season is supposed to ramp things up to new levels.

Between “The Walking Dead,” “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men,” AMC should be the only network allowed to make dramas.

“Modern Family”

Fox Thursdays, 8 p.m. (CST) Premieres Sept. 13 Season Four Starring: Matthew Morrison, Chris Colfer, Jane Lynch, Lea Michele What even happened? When “Glee” first premiered, it was an enjoyable look at high school that, while over-the-top at times, was a fairly accurate representation of what it was like to not be the most popular kids in your school. When the glee club competed, they didn’t always win. It was realistic, and more importantly, it was actually funny. Then the show caught the eye of nearly every teenager in the United States and next thing you know, it becomes a weekly drama about the craziest high school west of the Mississippi. This season features many characters out of high school trying to accomplish their dreams. There is no reason to watch this show if you’re not related to a cast member.

“How I Met Your Mother”

ABC Wednesdays, 8 p.m. (CST) Premieres Sept. 26 Season Four Starring: Ed O’Neill, Sofia Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson Cliches like Disney World visits and cameos would be a death knell for most series, but “Modern Family” emerged from season three as powerful as ever because of consistently sharp writing made stronger by one of the best comedic casts on television. The series follows the son, daughter and second wife of Jay Pritchett (Ed O’Neill,) each with families of their own. That’s 11 main characters, each with complex and diverse personalities. While other comedy hits like “The Office” have relied on pushing their limits until they jump the shark, “Modern Family” runs on a more timeless mix of sweetness and edge. The season ended with a pregnancy announcement from Gloria, so the only challenge now is to avoid obvious “new baby” cliches.

CBS Mondays, 7 p.m. (CST) Premieres Sept. 24 Season Eight Starring: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan “How I Met Your Mother” got itself into this mess. If the keystone of a television program is a single secret – in this case, “Who is the mom of those kids Bob Saget is bothering?” – there must also be a plan to make good on that suspense in a timely manner.

This is why Sherlock Holmes stories aren’t 500 pages. As appealing and palatable as Segel’s doe-eyed, buddy comedy and Harris’ lothario shtick are, this has never been a show about the supporting characters.

It’s about the mystery of Ted’s love life and “How I Met Your Mother” has run out of false starts and misdirections. Every young, attractive character has felt every possible emotion about every other young, attractive character and acted on it.

FOX Tuesdays, 8:30 p.m. (CST) Premieres Sept. 25 Season One Starring: Mindy Kaling, Chris Messina, Ed Weeks Mindy Kaling stars this fall in a show that – from top to bottom, title to credits – is strictly hers. “The Mindy Project” follows a superficial, off-the-wall OB/GYN, Mindy Lahiri, is perhaps less spacey than Kelly Kapoor (Kaling’s “Office” ditz,) but just as romantically inept. It’s clear the banter between Mindy and her coworker Danny Castellano (an all-American, rough-edged doctor played by Chris Messina) will be the primary vehicle for moving the show forward. The show’s success will mostly depend on whether audiences can swallow Kaling’s protagonist. She’s a bit of a pill in the pilot and it will take some growth and dimensionality if she wants to enter the hallowed hall of the Liz Lemons and Leslie Knopes.

ABC Wednesdays, 7 p.m. (CST) Premieres Sept. 26 Season One Starring: Justin Kirk, JoAnna Garcia Swisher Paging Dr. Bleh-Idea. Dr. Bleh-Idea, you are needed on NBC, apparently. “Animal Practice,” unfortunately, is exactly what it sounds like. Justin Kirk, who you’ll likely recognize from his role as the sleazy brotherin-law on “Weeds,” stars as Dr. George Coleman, a skilled veterinarian who “overwhelmingly prefers pets to their owners.” Viewers will have to determine who the real animals are: the pets or the zany staff (spoiler: it’s probably the staff.) Expect a lot of situational humor and jokes that are basically, “Look, we’re acting like this is a person hospital, but it’s actually an animal hospital!” If this gets beyond its first season, it’ll be a doggone miracle.

“The New Normal”

“The Neighbors”

NBC Tuesdays, 8:30 p.m (CST) Premiered Sept. 11 Season One Starring: Andrew Rannells, Justin Bartha, Georgia King, Ellen Barkin NBC’s “The New Normal” might be the most controversial new show already cancelled by a Utah NBC station after conservative backlash. Co-created by Ryan Murphy (“Glee” and “American Horror Story”) the show follows a male couple who decides to have a child through a surrogate. Unfortunately, not much new ground is broken that hasn’t been cracked by “Modern Family” before it, but the show is a welcome representation of changing family dynamics.

The pilot episode is consistently funny and endearing with a solid script. Its potential downfall is that the show will tend toward too much sentimentality of which the pilot already showed signs. Still, there are enough one-liners pack a punch worth a second viewing.

Audiences respond to comic movie boom with dollars, love cameron mount dn For comic book fans, this summer was a dream: “The Avengers” embodied blockbuster fun, “The Dark Knight Rises” capped one of the most beloved trilogies put to film and “The Amazing SpiderMan” rebooted the series with the cast it deserved.

As the summer wound down, a natural question arose: what now? Are comic book movies

So I see no reason why these comic book films can’t continue on indefinitely... before they crash and burn in parody and are then rebooted with a new look and new stars.”

Wheeler Winston Dixon professor of film studies

a cultural moment at its peak, doomed to crash and burn? Or are these movies here to stay, with endless reinventions along the way?

Wheeler Winston Dixon, professor of film studies at the Uni-

Comics: see page 6

ABC Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. (CST) Premieres Sept. 26 Season One Starring: Jami Gertz, Lenny Venito, Simon Templeman, Toks Olagundoye, Max Charles ABC’s “The Neighbors” is the kind of show that sounds so bad, you think surely it does something really creative to redeem itself. It doesn’t. It’s a sitcom about a family who moves to a townhome community in New Jersey and discovers their neighbors are aliens.

It’s campy and fun with a quirky cast, right? Like “Coneheads,” “Dinosaurs,” or “Mars Attacks!”? No, sorry. It’s familyfriendly cheese that watches like a practical joke gone wrong. There’s a novelty charm to “The Neighbors” that lasts about five minutes. After that, utter bewilderment at this show’s existence takes over.

NBC Tuesdays, 8 p.m. (CST) Premiered Sept. 11 Season One Starring: Matthew Perry, Brett Gelman, Tyler James Williams There’s a lot of promise to NBC’s comedy “Go On,” starring Matthew Perry as a sportscaster and recent widow forced into therapy. Perry, forever of “Friends” fame, is a more relatable, though still outrageous, version of Jeff Winger (“Community”.) Actually, the entire show seems intent to follow in the footsteps of “Community”: A man with an enormous ego must survive a small group of quirky characters who gradually bring him down to earth. In the pilot episode, Perry takes over the therapy group by initiating a “March Sadness” tournament to determine the most depressing backstory.

The test for the show will be how the supporting cast develops in future episodes.

“Ben and Kate”

Fox Tuesdays, 8:30 p.m. (CST) Premieres Sept. 25 Season One Starring: Nat Faxon, Dakota Johnson, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Lucy Punch, Echo Kellum There’s nothing especially original about the premise of “Ben and Kate,” but Fox’s new comedy has a lot of promise. Dakota Johnson plays Kate, who put her life on hold to raise her daughter Maddie. Nat Faxon plays Kate’s man-child brother Ben, who unexpectedly comes back into her life to help raise 5-year-old and adorably precocious Maddie.

Not every joke hits the mark, but this is repaired by a strong dynamic between the main characters and an eccentric charm.

Faxon channels a little Ed Helms and a little Will Ferrell, bringing an endearing reserve to his goofball character. The show often feels more like watching a Judd Apatow rom-com than a network sitcom, which is both its strength and its weakness.

Chinese activist Ai Weiwei breaks censorship boundaries cameron mount dn Artist Ai Weiwei may be calm and soft-spoken, but the role he plays in Chinese political activism is anything but.

Two and a half years after helping design the famous Bird’s Nest stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Weiwei was under house arrest, his studio was being demolished and his name was cemented as a brand for

freedom of speech in China.

Within this span exists an amazing wealth of footage captured by Alison Klayman (originally filmed as a favor for a friend) of catastrophe, scandal and insightful interviews.

The result, “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry,” documents an eccentric revolutionary during the age of Twitter. The film’s heartfelt story is propelled by the reminder this tension is terribly real and unresolved.

In the first minutes, the tone

of the documentary is set by a simple shot: One of Weiwei’s dozens of cats jumps up and opens a door to the outside while Weiwei muses about where the cat gained this talent. There’s a metaphor about using creative intellect to gain freedom, though we learn Weiwei prefers to work in more dangerous, non-feline rebellions.

He boycotted the 2008 Olym-

weiwei: see page 6

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‘Avatar’ sequels fail to generate real cult excitement

Forced comedy makes ‘2 Days in New York’ so-so ‘2 Days in New York’ doesn’t measure up to its prequel due to unrealistic comedy

need to say that I think needs to be said, in terms of the state of the world and what I think we need to be doing about it.”

This ambition is admirable, but such a vision would require significant revenue and audience support. This is easily visible in box office numbers, which says a lot about the culture of a given time period. The four highest-grossing films as adjusted for inflation – “Gone with the Wind,” “Star Wars,” “The Sound of Music” and “E.T.: The Extracameron mount Terrestrial” – continue to define their respective time periods.

With this in mind, it’s easy to James Cameron see Cameron’s vision: The environmental message of “Avatar” shouldn’t limit his (Cameron has explained that the abilities to many sequels deal with ocean conservation, over fishing and climate sequels of “Avatar” change) will define a generation, hammered home through the massive and massively popular Every franchise acts as a test Pandora metaphor.

Unfortunately, Cameron is of its fan base. mistaking the success of “AvaExactly how much can a tar” with “Star Wars”-like director get away with before audiences cry foul? James Cam- popularity. Unlike “Star Wars” of 1977, there aren’t hordes of eron may soon have the answer. fans clamoring for more “AvaResolving to learn absolutely nothing from the mistakes of tar.” The talk, the Oscars and the “wow” of Cameron’s film George Lucas before him, the blockbuster director announced weren’t owed to story or characters. The story was fine but this week that after the already confirmed second and third highly conventional, drawing “Avatar” films are completed, comparison to “Dancing With Wolves,” “Pocahontas” and he has plans for a prequel story “FernGully: The Last Rainforarc. This idea brings prospects to look forward to and a few to est” immediately upon release.

What Cameron had accomfear, but ultimately offers deeper plished instead was a visual understanding into what makes marvel, legitimizing 3-D for a franchise succeed or flop. a new generation and bring“It’s a logical thing to do being special effects to an entirely cause we’ll have completed the new level. The excitement Camthematic arc by the end of three,” eron fostered was not for more Cameron told MTV. “The only “Avatar,” but thing left to do for better films is go back to see look just as what it was like But in limiting that good or better. on those first himself to the He opened up expeditions and an exciting new create some new ‘Avatar’ universe, chapter in how characters that new films will he is limiting his then become leglook. Mistakenacy characters in ability to push ly, he took that later films.” to mean he can Sequels are authentically utomatically announced all creative boundaries aauthor the next the time, but chapter, as well. rarely on this that resonate with I have no scale or with this audiences.” doubt that much risk. Not Cameron still including marhas the capacketing totals, ity to push the first movie cinema to new heights. Besides cost an estimated $280 million. creating stunning blockbusters, And with “Avatar” holding the title of highest-grossing film of he’s a leading pioneer in digiall time (inflation notwithstand- tal filmmaking, 3-D filmmaking and even deep-sea research. But ing,) the sequels come with enorin limiting himself to the “Avamously high expectations. tar” universe, he is limiting his If the franchise plays out as ability to push authentically creCameron hopes, “Avatar” stands to remain in the cultural con- ative boundaries that resonate with audiences. Cameron wants sciousness for some time. The “Na’vis” to be as ubiquitous a second and third movies are beterm as “Jedis,” but forcing this ing shot back-to-back, but the director has said that the first is a giant waste of talent, fortune and audiences’ time. sequel won’t be released unCameron Mount is a til 2015 at the earliest. In May, senior secondary English he announced that he is “in the education major. Reach ‘Avatar ’ business. Period. That’s him at arts@ it...I think within the ‘Avatar ’ dailynebraskan.com. landscape I can say everything I

emily kuklinski dn Whereas its predecessor “2 Days in Paris” was sophisticated with its humor, the superfluous “2 Days in New York,” dispels whatever accomplishments it initially made.

The movie starts off where the last movie ended, with Marion (Julie Delpy) is explaining to her son via puppet show how her relationship with his father ended and how she came to be involved with her newest beau, Mingus (Chris Rock.)

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However, as the previous film has warned us, her family is perhaps the furthest thing from a nuclear family. Her non-Englishspeaking father (played by Julie’s real-life father, Albert Delpy) not only causes troublesome scenarios, but her objectionable sister, Rose (co-writer Alexia Landeau) strings along Manu (Alex Nahon),

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comics: from 5 versity of Nebraska-Lincoln, said the long history of comic book movies points to their bright future.

“Personally, I think that comic book movies, along with Pixar animated movies and their various offspring, are here to stay,” Dixon said. “Comic book movies have been around since the 1920s, though they were once relegated to children’s matinee screenings on Saturdays as once-a-week serials and also feature films. But today, with the continuing rise of Comic-Con, they seem to be more a part of the mainstream than ever.”

While superhero movies have a long history, future films may need to find new sources of inspiration.

“The DC and Marvel roster of stars is getting increasingly thin,” Dixon said. “I, for one, was deeply unimpressed with ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ and feel that the only really successful comic book film of recent vintage is ‘The Dark Knight,’ and that because of the remarkable performance of Heath Ledger as the Joker.”

John Doan of Trade-A-Tape Comic Center in Lincoln sees the conversations and trends surrounding comics day-to-day. He said he believes filmmakers will succeed most when they are true to the source material.

“I think what most of the directors have been putting out is what the audience wants,” Doan said.

“The movies stick pretty close to the comic mythos and they should.

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Man” as an example, Dixon agreed For now, the that while some removies follow a invention may be ... people general formula, but necessary, the baDoan said the films sic superhero forseem to work precisely bemula is enough to keep lining up cause the formula satisfy audiences speaks to audiences for some time. for more of the in universal terms.

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The coming years will provide plenty of opportunities to test if the genre has peaked. “Man of Steel,” “Justice League,” “The Avengers 2,” “Iron Man 3,” “The Wolverine,” “Thor: The Dark World” and a possible “Ant-Man” are just a few of the big titles for which to keep an eye out. Only time will tell how long audiences will be receptive to more of the same movies and when the next superhero film chapter will be opened.

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The main problem with this film is how obnoxious it is. Although romantic comedies are supposed to have a broad range of characters with conflicting personalities and childish gags, the movie simply went overboard.

Yes, we get that Marion has a horrifically mortifying family. We get that; because they are unaware of American culture, they’re going to make crude remarks to other.

At least in “2 Days in Paris,” they were able to lay off the family-related havoc on screen. Nothing felt forced about the writing; the comedy was just able to flow and that’s what made it as believable as it was.

Marion’s family tended to be so chaotic in nature that audiences have no real chance to identify with any of them, or learn to like them. Viewers feel as aggravated with them as Mingus. Although the family gave the movie the necessary comedic tension, the comedic situations felt forced and privileged sight gags over plot.

That’s not to say the movie was a complete flop. There were moments of laughter and toward the end, there is a point where everything slows into a pleasant sentimentality. In fact, the vortex of mayhem was what made the sincere aspects more genuine and clear to the audience.

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government. He compiled the names of more than 5,000 chil-

dren who were killed in poorly constructed government schools during an earthquake and posted them to Twitter after the government shut down his blog. And in the middle of the night, Weiwei is in his hotel room preparing to testify for a fellow activist when he is beaten by police officers to the point that he later requires brain surgery.

The beating, and several other interactions with the police before and after, are caught on film.

Weiwei films everything with a cool resolve that is often comically defiant. Even a gathering at an outdoor restaurant, where fans come to take pictures and police stand uncertainly by, is a bold and risky act. After the event, Weiwei tweeted, “There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.”

For all the large-scale activism, the most captivating scenes delve into Weiwei as a person and his individual relationships. He sits on a couch with his mother as she worries about his survival; she warns of the complexity of raising Weiwei’s 3-year-old son with a wife who isn’t the boy’s mother. He tells the camera about the act of bravery in the face of fear. For a man who made a name for himself by extending a middle finger outside Tiananmen Square and photographing it, these are frighteningly relevant concerns.

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An altar boy at a small church in Chicago is put into custody after fleeing the scene of a priest’s murder. What could be an open-andshut case reveals its many layers in the tormenting drama “Primal Fear.”

It’s a 1996 crime drama directed by Gregory Hoblit. It stars Richard Gere, who plays Martin Vail, the flashy defense attorney, and Edward Norton, the altar boy.

In the whirlwind murder trial, Gere goes up against the prosecuting attorney and ex-lover, played be Laura Linney, where their private and business lives become entangled in a corrupted court case.

“Primal Fear” is a twisting and engrossing film that validates Norton as a compelling actor. While the film may have fallen off the map for 21st century

audiences, Norton brings to the screen one of the most warped characters of the last 20 years. If you love Norton’s vulnerability in “Fight Club” and his hard edge in “American History X,” you’ll worship him in “Primal Fear.”

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Dodgeball club Intramural refs face tough task looks to expand membership Student officials strive to do job well, avoid confrontations with classmates

the difficulty of the job goes well beyond that.

“You’re refereeing the person that you have class with every single day,” Brost said. “You make a mistake in front of them, you have to face them every day. That’s a tough situation for them.”

Jacob Campbell, a junior with two years of officiating experience, said being a referee is harder than it looks.

“I don’t think reffing is for everyone,” he said. “You have to have a little bit of organization.

You have to be rules-oriented. You have to have that intellect and knowledge of the game.”

Senior Taybor Wiles said he puts pressure on himself to become a better official every time he calls a game.

“Before a shift, I always make sure I know my enforcements,” Wiles said. “Make sure I review my spots, my penalties, what I have to enforce from my positions.”

Even though the referees have a lot to learn and a lot to think about, Campbell said the benefits outweigh the hardships.

“When I’m done with a game, I feel pretty good,” Campbell said. “I feel like I accomplished something that was worth it, that actually matters, and that also I contributed to the players, their enjoyment of it.”

During a game, three officials – a referee, a line judge and a back judge – are in charge of making sure the 14 players on the field abide by the rules. For rookie officials, the task can be

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The team is looking to play in this year’s National Collegiate Dodgeball Association tournament, which will be held in April.

It’s open to any team. Nebraska didn’t have the funds or enough players to send to the tournament last year. The club is also looking sARA hINDS to recruit more women. Right now dn there is just one in the club, up from zero last year.

Drew Mayer was nailed in the face.

About 25 students are in the A cross-court throw targeted the club, with 15 to 20 showing up new player, who was attempting to for twice-a-week practices. The pick up a dodgeball. It didn’t leave Military and Naval Science builda mark, but it did leave the senior ing houses their practices, which emotionally wounded. consist of stretching, scrimmages, “My ego hurt pretty bad,” drills and a free-for-all at the end Mayer said. of practice (also known as “every Welcome to Dodgeball Club. man for himself”).

Hearing the word “dodgeMayer, who has some dodgeball” may trigger the 5 Ds for ball experience from gym class in you: “Dodge, duck, dip, dive and high school, is still trying to get a dodge.” grip on the game.

For the club’s members, “Eiffel “It’s a lot more intense than I Tower” or “Screaming Eagle” are expected,” Mayer said. “It’s a lot more common different going from callouts.

Both foam dodgeballs to are examples of You don’t rubber dodgeballs.” code names for Klatt had high want to be strategies the praise for Mayer, team comes up the receiving end though, naming him with before a as one of the top of a Screaming game. players on the team.

The ScreamEagle because “He’s our top ing Eagle may newcomer this year if five people not be a wrench so far,” Klatt said. hurled at you are throwing at “He basically throws by Patches the dodgeball like you it’s kind of O’Houlihan, but a baseball. He just it’s still painful. dangerous.” throws it super fast “You don’t so that it’s got a lot want to be the of spin on it. So he’s caleb klatt receiving end nu dodgeball club president kind of intimidating of a Screaming if he’s throwing at Eagle because if you. It’s nice to have five people are an intimidator on the throwing at you it’s kind of danteam to scare the other team from gerous,” said Caleb Klatt, a sophcatching them.” omore and club president.

Mayer said he throws as hard As president of the dodgeball as he can. His former stint as a club, which is in its fourth year, wide receiver on his high school’s Klatt assumes the duty of play football team helps his catching calling, informing his teammates game. Each member of the team of their target, when to retreat and has a skill they excel at. Klatt is a when to throw. thrower and catcher as well. There He became president after are also blockers on the team. last year ’s man-in-charge stepped Klatt hopes to win more games down from the top spot due to this year because the club is comtime commitments. Klatt is also reing off a losing season last year. sponsible for recruiting, schedulAnd if not, at least they’ll look ing practices and setting up games good in their red mesh soccer jerand tournaments with other teams. seys.

Kansas State is a regular opponent “(We’re) probably one of the for Nebraska and is the club’s first clubs with the most swag,” Klatt opponent of the season. The team said. will also travel to DePaul’s Chisports@ cago Dodgeball Open in January. dailynebraskan.com

cross country breakdown what : 23rd Annual Woody Greeno/ Nebraska Invitational when : Saturday, 10 a.m. where : Pioneers Park co - hosts : Nebraska and Nebraska Wesleyan who is competing : Six NCAA Division I teams, eight Division II teams, two Division III teams, 10 NAIA teams and six junior colleges last year ’ s nu men ’ s finish : 3rd (last victory in 2009) last year ’ s nu women ’ s finish : 1st (won seven straight) last time out : UNO/Creighton Classic (NU men 2nd, NU women 2nd) top nu finishers : Jarren Heng, junior (2nd, 27:10.20 8k); Sarah Plambeck, junior (6th, 19:55.40 5k)

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Fourth down. Goal line to gain.

Jon Smith, quarterback of the team called “Tim Tebow,” takes the shotgun snap, dodges a rush up the middle and scrambles to his right. He tosses the ball to teammate Travis Oligmueller, who casually snatches the ball in the end zone for a touchdown.

But wait – there’s a flag on the play. Referee Andre Orduna calls an illegal forward pass because Smith stepped over the line of scrimmage.

“As a referee, every time a pass is thrown, we’re going to check where the ball was released, and if it is after the line of scrimmage, we are going to drop our flag,” Orduna said.

Tuesday night was not only opening night for the intramural flag football players, who have spent the past three weeks making rosters and drawing plays on their hands, but also for the approximately 45 referees that officiate the sport.

Zac Brost, intramural sports coordinator for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said that the flag football officials prepare with four nights of training, a 50-question test and weekly quizzes. But

You’re refereeing the person that you have class with every single day. You make a mistake in front of them, you have to face them every day. That’s a tough situation for them.”

zac brost

unl intramural sports coordinator

daunting, but Wiles said the action slows down as they gain experience.

“The speed of the game isn’t too great,” Campbell said. “With flag football, you have a little bit of time to take a little break and see what’s going on. Do I have anything that shouldn’t be happening? Is there anything that should be happening? Each play you take step by step.”

Wiles said there is only one way to assure he and his fellow officials perform their jobs correctly.

“Being prepared for everything.”

Brost said the referees who last the longest are the ones who aren’t just in it for the paycheck, but enjoy officiating. He added that through officiating, students can learn cooperation and selfcontrol.

“What they’re learning is a lot more than the rules and mechanics of flag football,” Brost said. “Hopefully these are things and skills that they can transfer to their life.”

Orduna said communication, honesty and integrity are keys to being a referee. In his

game Tuesday night, those three qualities were on display late in the second half. With Tim Tebow ahead 19-16, its opponent, Heath Erwin and Co., tried to mount a last-minute drive. On one play, a dropped lateral caused some confusion. The offense thought the play stopped the clock, but time kept ticking away.

“30 seconds!” yelled judge Will Denton, eyeing his stopwatch.

“With flag football, there’s always a little confusion because the rules are different than normal football,” Orduna said. “If they have any questions, we’ve got to be on the spot ready to answer anything.”

Line judge Zach Madsen marked the new line of scrimmage as Heath Erwin and Co. called a timeout and Orduna set the ball.

“Fourth down. Goal line to gain!” Orduna shouted.

The offense cannot convert and the game ends one play later.

Walking off the field, Orduna knows he and his crew called a strong game.

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volleyball: from 10 Our crowd’s awesome, and we wouldn’t change that for anything.” hayley thramer nu senior middle blocker

“In set three, when we had two points left, I started shaking … the crowd was intense,” Mancuso said. “The moment was awesome, and it’s always great to play in that atmosphere.”

However, the Huskers’ next three matches won’t be at home, nor will they be filled with more than 4,000 screaming Husker fans.

Before meeting up with Big Ten Conference opponents Penn State and Ohio State later in the month, the Huskers travel to Iowa State this weekend.

Nebraska’s former Big 12 foe is currently ranked No. 25 and has won four out of its last five matches.

NU coach John Cook said it was good for his team to get a challenge from Kentucky – a ranked team – before leaving home to face ISU. “It’s great preparation for the next three road matches because we’re playing ranked teams the next three,” he said.

“I told the girls, ‘This is what it’s going to be like every night now.’”

Thramer agrees with her coach.

The middle blocker, who currently ranks fifth on the team in kills (33) and second in blocks (23), said the high level of competition only helps them get better.

“The level of play is always better, and we embrace playing against ranked opponents,” Thramer said.

And despite moving conferences last year, the Huskers are still familiar with Cyclones, having faced ISU in a nonconference match last year as well.

The two teams have met a total of 80 times, with Nebraska leading the series 79-1. In their match a year ago, NU swept ISU. Thramer, who had six kills and six blocks in that match, said she enjoys meeting up with her former conference opponents.

“We know that (Iowa State) is always going to bring out their best game. It’s a friendly rivalry,” she said.

Although this matchup will be away from home, it wouldn’t be surprising if the ‘seventh player ’ hits the road, too. It’s happened twice already this season.

In its first neutral match this season, the Huskers drew 7,386 fans to watch them sweep Notre Dame at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha.

Against Colgate and UC Irvine in California, the team drew a total of 653 fans, most of them being NU fans, Cook said.

It wouldn’t be surprising to see NU fans fill up the Hilton Coliseum, too, according to Thramer.

“Our crowd’s awesome, and we wouldn’t change that for anything,” she said.

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Nebraska senior outside hitter Gina Mancuso, center, said she started shaking from the atmosphere Husker fans created during a win over Kentucky at the NU Coliseum.

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Nebraska senior middle blocker Hayley Thramer, left, said she and her teammates appreciate the effect fans have had on the volleyball program.

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scouting report Arkansas State

Jonesboro, Ark. All-time record: 426-455-37 Claimed national titles: 1 as member of small college football (now Division II) in 1970 Conference titles: 9 (seven Southland Conference titles, two Sun Belt Conference) Heisman Trophy Winners: 0 Consensus All-Americans: 0 Fun fact: Arkansas State’s stadium capacity is 30,964, about 55,000 short of Memorial Stadium’s average attendance.

Notable current players: Ryan Aplin (QB, senior), David Oku (RB, junior), Ryan Carrethers (DL, junior) Notable former players: Corey Williams (DT, Detroit Lions), Derek Newton (OL, Houston Texans), M.D. Jennings (S, Green Bay Packers) All-time vs. Nebraska: 0-1

Fun fact: Arkansas State’s sports teams were nicknamed the Indians until 2008 after the Osage Nation that inhabited the area until the 1800s. Arkansas State officially retired the mascot during the final home basketball game in 2008, but retained the name for the remainder of the 2007-08 school year before adopting the new Red Wolves moniker.

Coach: Gus Malzahn (first year) Overall head coaching record: 1-1 Playing career: Arkansas 19841985, Henderson State 19871989 Head coaching career: No college head coaching experience, 14 years of high school coaching experience Notable assistant coaching stops: Auburn offensive coordinator (2009-2011), Tulsa offensive coordinator (2007-2008), Arkansas

offensive coordinator (2006)

What makes it unique:

In 1975, Arkansas State recorded an undefeated, 11-0 season. However, because the Southland Conference had no bowl-game ties, ASU did not go to a bowl game.

The team was just one of four to have an undefeated season and not win a national championship at the Division I level.

Key matchups Ryan Aplin vs. Husker defense Aplin has done a lot in his last couple games, including leading the Red Wolves to more than 600 yards of total offense last week against Memphis. Nebraska’s defense is in shambles right now and could use a confidence boost. However, Aplin is a solid dual-threat quarterback that may

cause the Huskers even more nightmares.

Taylor Martinez vs. ASU defensive line Martinez needs a better performance then he did against UCLA. In that game, Bruin defenders flustered him into poor decisions.

If Martinez can remain composed when the ASU defensive line brings heat, he should have a bounce-back game Saturday.

Will Compton vs. David Oku Compton has been the one constant for Nebraska. He has recorded double-digit tackles in each of the first two games. But, it hasn’t helped the defense stop the run. David Oku had a solid game against Memphis, carrying the ball for 125 yards and a touch-

down. It seems that everyone has been able to run the ball against Nebraska. Let’s see if Compton and the Blackshirts can stop Oku. —Compiled by Andrew Ward

Soccer team hopes to start strong in Big Ten play Huskers travel to Northwestern on Friday to open the conference schedule angela hensel dn It’s going to be an uphill battle for the Nebraska women’s soccer team as it heads into Big Ten play this weekend.

Although the Big Ten may not be the strongest conference out there, it still has top contenders. Penn State and Wisconsin are ranked and Minnesota and Ohio State have received votes. Every game in the conference is still considered a battle.

Now is not the time for the Huskers to let up.

First up for Nebraska is Northwestern on Friday. The Huskers beat the Wildcats 3-1 last year, but Northwestern managed to make the Big Ten Tournament, something that Nebraska missed out on.

The Huskers had a rocky first year in the Big Ten; them team earned four wins in conference play and battled a five-game losing streak.

It was a transition year, and this season may be a continuation of that. With so many freshmen on the Huskers’ roster, these newcomers haven’t had the chance to experience Big Ten play.

“We have to consider our identity, we still have to figure ourselves out,” said Ari Romero, a junior midfielder. “So with the whole conference, and with us figuring our identity, it’s just figuring things out, but we’ll get there.”

Despite tough conference play last year, the Huskers are moving in the right direction. Last year, many conference games were decided by only one or two goals.

And even though Nebraska started out this season 0-3, it has since come back to run 3-1 during its last four games.

“I think we just have to build on our game from Southeast Missouri State and don’t take Northwestern lightly,” said Mayme Conroy, a sophomore forward.

“Even though we beat them last year, we need to keep working hard on our goals and what we want to accomplish.”

Nebraska needs to start out strong. A win against Northwestern this weekend could mean they have a good chance to continue upon that success the following weekend. Nebraska will take on Purdue and Indiana. Like the Huskers, neither team made the Big Ten Tournament.

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Nebraska junior midfielder Ari Romero said the Husker soccer team is still figuring out its identity with a crop of new, inexperienced players. Romero recently returned to the Nebraska soccer team after a stint with the Mexican national team.

Starting conference play off well will be crucial when the Huskers hit the latter part of the schedule with some tough road games that include No. 13 Wis-

consin and Illinois, last year ’s Big Ten Tournament champion.

Even with the demanding Big Ten schedule, both Conroy and Romero believe that the Husk-

ers have the skills necessary to be successful. The hardest part is making sure those skills stay on the field for the full 90 minutes.

“We can already read the

game as it is, it’s just a matter of pushing through, working as a team and going from there,” Romero said.

“I think if we just keep work-

ing hard in practice and doing what our coaches tell us to do, we will be fine,” Conroy said. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

football: from 10 same system to Arkansas State and that kind of offense,” Pelini said.

As good as both offenses have in his first season has seen his team been for Nebraska and Arkansas already put up numbers.

Led by dual-threat senior quar- State, the defenses have been just terback Ryan Aplin, the Red Wolves as bad. The teams have given up a combined 1,811 yards of offense in recorded more than 600 yards last each of their first two games. week in their first win of the season Both teams gave up 600 yards against Memphis. Aplin especially or more in at least put on a show, recording 302 passing We need to one of those games, Nebraska to UCLA yards and a touchmake a jump and Arkansas State to down toss, along Oregon. with 73 rushing and evaluate how For Nebraska, yards. far we are coming.

Pelini said the deEven when Arfense is revamping kansas State lost in I think it will be a its lineup. Younger its season opener players have seen to Oregon, the Red good follow-up to more reps in pracWolves still man- the game we just tice, he said, hoping aged 530 yards to find a better comof total offense, played.” bination to stop opthough many of bo pelini posing offenses. their 34 points came nu head football coach NU defensive after the Ducks had coordinator John inserted backups Papuchis said the team is looking into its lineup. stronger with a good week of pracThis Huskers are looking to improve their defensive game. In last tice.

“We can either learn from the Saturday’s 36-30 loss to UCLA, the Bruins’ spread attack humiliated the mistakes and get better, or we will Huskers, compiling 653 yards of of- have the repeat of Saturday night, but as a staff that is not in the equafense, the second-most ever given tion.” Papuchis said. “The players up by a Nebraska defense. want to be better, and we are going Pelini said the Red Wolves’ spread offense could cause the to be better.”

Nebraska offensive coordinaHusker defense problems as well.

“We need to get better against tor Tim Beck isn’t convinced Ar-

kansas State’s defense is as bad as its numbers indicate. Though the Red Wolves gave up a lot of yards in their first two games, one of those games came against Oregon, a team known as an offensive juggernaut.

Beck said the Husker offense needs to come ready to play, especially after recording just 106 yards of offense and giving up two turnovers in the second half against UCLA. “They are a hungry football team,” Beck said. “They play very hard, and they run to the football.

“It’s going to be a challenge, and we have to come ready to play.”

For Pelini, he sees this game as a challenge, not a throwaway, he said. Arkansas State will give the Huskers all they can handle. “(This game) comes kind of at the right time for us,” Pelini said.

“We need to make a jump and evaluate how far we are coming. I think it will be a good follow-up to the game we just played.”

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Nebraska defensive coordinator John Papuchis, right, said a repeat of Saturday night’s defensive performance at UCLA, in which the NU defense gave up 653 yards, “is not in the equation.”

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Gimme games a chance to test youth

Chris Peters Arkansas State, Idaho State games provide opportunity for young players to make mark Is Nebraska on upset alert this week? Give me a break.

This game is a slam dunk on a 4-foot hoop; a routine flush of the toilet.

It’s not that Arkansas State coach Gus Malzahn isn’t a smart fella. Sure, that offense is set up well, but the playmakers aren’t there to support it. Arkansas State may have scored 30-plus points against Oregon and kept a close match with Memphis, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

The Red Wolves are far from a red alert. As long as Bo Pelini’s squad doesn’t pop a month’s supply of Xanax and throw a three-day rager, this game is firmly in hand.

Next week won’t be any different. Idaho State, an FCS school, will come to Lincoln with even lower expectations than Arkansas State.

So what should the Huskers do with their gimme games?

It’s a simple idea. Something Nebraska didn’t do in the opener until very late, and something the team couldn’t afford to do in a close game in Los Angeles last week: get some fresh legs out on the field.

The Husker coaching staff is still basing most of its lineup choices on the impressions made in fall camp, where the team practiced wrapping up tackles, but not finishing them, due to the risk of injury.

Trying to analyze a team in minimal-contact practice is like the Army choosing a sniper from a “Call of Duty” leaderboard. Just because a player can perform well in theory or in simulations, doesn’t mean that’s going to happen out on the battlefield.

It should be pretty clear, after two games full of sloppy tackling and questionable mental execution, that this team has some couch potato snipers.

These two weeks leading up to conference play provide the perfect window to find the Blackshirts’ ace sniper. Two weeks to hold a “Top Shot” competition – put the snipers through all the tests and the exercises they’ll see when war commences Sept. 29 against Wisconsin.

It appears as though the coaching staff may be thinking the same thing.

David Santos and Zaire Anderson, linebackers with no experience for Nebraska entering this season, have been working at the No. 1 weakside linebacker spot previously held by senior Alonzo Whaley. For the past two weeks, Whaley, a couch potato sniper, has been in great position, but has failed to properly pull the trigger and bring down ball carriers.

Now the newbies get their shot.

But why should it be limited to one linebacker spot? Nebraska should use these two games as a chance to get new playmakers on the field in a variety of roles.

So what if you bench a starter for a game or two? Isn’t that worth finding out what your team can do? Use these two weeks as a performance review; do a player analysis across the entire squad.

Find out what this team is worth before it’s too late.

If this team continues to slide by, inserting only minimal starters, they’re doomed. If one soldier goes down in the line of fire, there has to be another soldier, groomed and equally capable to fill his role.

As it stands right now, the first line of defense isn’t working. Nebraska is in a good position these two weeks to fortify that line, to find the best players and put them in the best positions to succeed.

Then, if that doesn’t work, sound the alarm.

Chris Peters is a senior journalism/advertising & public relations major.

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Nebraska linebacker Zaire Anderson (8) figures to see more playing time on Saturday against Arkansas State. Anderson, a junior college transfer, may see the field more often as Nebraska tweaks its defense lineup after giving up 653 yards in a 36-30 loss at UCLA on Sept. 8.

playing with fire Nebraska, Arkansas State matchup showcases explosive offenses, leaky defenses

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wo thousand, two-hundred twenty yards.

That’s the amount of total offense combined between Nebraska (1-1) and Arkansas State (1-1) in four games. Nebraska averages 535 yards per game, while Arkansas State averages 575 in a spread-style offense.

Both teams hope to duplicate previous offensive out-

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ings when they kick off at 11 a.m. on Saturday in Memorial Stadium.

“I think we will be tested,” NU coach Bo Pelini said.

These teams know how to put on a show offensively.

For Arkansas State, it starts with first-year head coach Gus Malzahn.

Malzahn coordinated Auburn’s offense in 2010, the year the Tigers won the national championship. He also coached 2010 Heisman Trophy winner and current Carolina Panthers starting quarterback Cam Newton that year.

That Auburn offense averaged 41.7 points and almost 500 yards of total offense per game. Malzahn brings the

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volleyball

football

Huskers credit Coliseum crowd for advantage

Kaczenski embraces passion of program

to Thramer.

“I think they definitely have an impact on not only us, but our opponent’s play,” she said.

“They have a huge impact on every team that’s played here.

We love when they get into the game, too.”

Though they’re not physiNedu Izu cally on the court, the NU fans DN have proven to be game-changers, Thramer said.

Hayley Thramer loves Nebraska The Huskers have gone 5-0 volleyball fans. In fact, she conat the Coliseum this season, siders them to be a key factor in including a five-set thriller the reason why the Cornhuskagainst then-No. 1 UCLA on ers (8-0) are ranked No. 1 in the Aug. 25.

AVCA Coaches Their latPoll. est victory They might In set three, against thenbe called the No. 19 KenSea of Red, but when we tucky last SatThramer and urday helped had two points her teammates the Huskers have another left, I started capture the nickname they Ameritas Playshaking … the like to call ers Challenge their fans. crowd was team title.

“We like to Senior Gina intense.” call them the Mancuso, who seventh playnailed five kills er,” she said. gina mancuso in the third set nu senior outside hitter “It’s our inside and finished joke.” the match with Why? a team-high 17, Well, like said she credits the crowd for Texas A&M’s 12th man, when the fans that fill up the NU Coli- her breakout performance. seum get loud, it’s a huge advantage to the team, according volleyball: see page 8

Players call fans the ‘seventh player,’ spurred on by crowd in home matches

LANNY HOLSTEIN DN When Husker defensive line coach Rick Kaczenski took his job at Nebraska, he walked into a pressure cooker.

The 37-year-old coach accepted his current position last December, leaving the same role at Iowa to join Nebraska’s staff. After coaching three games for Nebraska, he is already taking heat from the school’s fans.

The first-year coach is not fazed by their reaction. He embraces it.

“You want to be at a place where people care and have passion for the program,” Kaczenski said. “Three-hundred twenty sellouts, you want to be a part of that.

You want to be at a program that has the standards of a Nebraska.”

Kaczenski said Tuesday that he learned to deal with volatile fan reactions during his seven-year stint at Iowa. He said he usually just tries to avoid them.

“I tried not to walk around a whole lot,” he said. “I was there seven years, so you know a lot of people, have a lot of friends and all that. When we had time off, most of the time we got out of Dodge.”

The coach does his best to stay out of the public eye as much as he can, but at a place like Nebraska, where football coaches are extremely visible, Kaczenski realizes it is impossible to completely shut it out.

Still, there are places the coach tries to avoid.

“If you go down to downtown

You have to turn over every stone.

Is there something I’m missing? ... Is there something else I can be doing for them to help them?” rick kaczenski

nu defensive line coach

Iowa City a whole lot, you’re going to get in trouble, so I tried to stay out of there,” he said. “The same thing here. You’re not going to see me on O Street. I leave (practice), and I go home. I don’t do a whole lot.”

At practice, Kaczenski gets good reviews. His pupils appreciate the blunt honesty and the passion that he brings to the position.

“He’s an amazing dude,” said freshman Avery Moss. “It’s just black and white with him. There is no gray area. It’s either you did it or you didn’t. I like his mentality as a coach.”

Kaczenski, who was hired to fill current defensive coordinator John Papuchis’ former role, is popular among his players, in part, because he asks for their input in making decisions. The coach is always open to new ideas.

“How else can you help these guys? You have to turn over every stone,” Kaczenski said. “Is there something I’m missing? Is there something I’m doing in preparation? Is there something else I can be doing for them to help them?”

The coach took full responsibility for the defensive line’s performance last Saturday in a 36-30 loss to UCLA. He said it’s his job to get the players ready to go and that he has to do a better job of coaching. Outside opinion doesn’t factor into his evaluation of the line.

“Everybody has a right to their opinion, but we have to focus on what is happening within these walls,” he said. “That’s the only way we are going to get better. If I focus on those things, it is going to pull us away from doing the things that we want to do this season.”

The heat is on the Husker defense after surrendering 653 yards last week, and the defensive line is target No. 1. That’s to be expected, according to Kaczenski.

“Sometimes you can’t avoid that, especially when you aren’t playing well, but hey, we signed up for that,” he said. “Until we start playing, that’s exactly what I deserve. I deserve people getting on me. I have to make this thing right.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com