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Inside Coverage

Culture slam Latina poets share heritage through verse

5 This week in the Big Ten Indiana launches historic LGBT scholarship

3 Latest Breaking Bad reflection Newest episode may have been the series’ peak

6 PTSD and Beauty Queens Columnists tackle PTSD and Miss America

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Pelini critical of fans in 2011 recording

On Monday, Deadspin.com published a recording of a conversation Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini had with a radio announcer following the Huskers’ comeback win against Ohio State in 2011. In the recording, Pelini uses profanity to criticize Nebraska football fans.

‘a global dialogue’ Brazilian international students bring new ideas, points of view to UNL story by Melissa Allen photo by Matt Masin

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ortuguese is becoming a more prominent language at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, thanks to Brazil’s Scientific Mobility Scholarship program.

The Institute of International Education funds 91 Brazilian students at UNL through the one-year scholarship to “promote scientific research, to invest in educational resources, to increase international cooperation within science and technology, and to initiate and engage students in a global dialogue,” stated the Institute’s website.

UNL has the third largest population of Brazilian students in the U.S., after the University of California, Davis, and the Illinois Institute of Technology.

“We have a lot of these students, mainly because of actions taken by UNL administration early on in the program,” said Mark Doyle, director of International Programs for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. “We had outreach to Brazil’s government running the program. Also this is one of those programs that once word gets out that it’s a great place to come to and study, it inherently attracts more students in the years to come.”

This scholarship is part of Brazil’s larger initiative to grant 100,000 Brazilian college students to study abroad at the world’s top universities by 2014. Currently, the U.S. has a total of 4,000 Brazilians studying across the nation.

“I’m taking all the good ideas I’m learning here to make life easier back in Brazil,” said Pedro Paiva, a freshman civil engineering major from Federal University of Minas Gerais. “I want to bring back experiences to my lab in Bra-

Pedro Paiva, left, and Kenny Caldas are international students from Brazil studying at UNL. Paiva and Caldas are enjoying life in Lincoln so far as well as the compassion Lincoln residents have shown them. They both will be in Lincoln until August 2014. Paiva said he loves New York City, which he has visited a couple times, but feels studying in Lincoln gives a more representative cultural experience for living in the United States. zil to help contribute to research there.”

Paiva’s undergraduate research focuses on improving surgical eye lenses for people with cataracts. The artificial lenses offer only one focus, meaning patients who undergo cataract surgery still have to wear glasses after surgery.

Paiva wants to change that.

“The project I’m working on is for adaptive intraocular lenses,” he said. “This project is for creating a system of two lenses inside of the eye.

When you activate the distance between the lenses, it changes focuses you can see.”

So far, Paiva said he’s made a lot of new friends from around the world, primarily from Brazil. One of those friends, Kenny Caldas, a freshman electrical engineering major from the University of the State of Amazonas, shares the same scholarship.

“For me, I’m starting to work on a project that will help people with disabilities make life easier in do daily things and improve life quality through technology, automation and controlling some of the parts of the house,” Caldas said.

Rafael Granja, a senior agricultural engineering major from the University of Sao Paulo is on his second semester at UNL through the

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scholarship. Granjas said he’s happy with the experiences he’s had here so far, which included a water resources internship for the Nemaha Natural Resources District this summer in Tecumseh, Neb. “I began the scholarship last spring semester,” Granja said. “So over the summer, you can either do an internship or take some summer courses. I did the I’m taking internship, and it was a nice opall the good portunity.”

Paiva, Caldas and Granja ideas I’m learning agree U.S. universities offer a wider range of class selections than in here to make life Brazil, in which their classes are easier back in chosen for them and are all focused in their fields of study. Al- Brazil.” though they are all taking two to three engineering classes, they are pedro Paiva also taking classes they wouldn’t freshman civil engineering major normally take in Brazil. While Caldas is taking History of Rock Music this fall, Granja is in beginning Spanish and is also taking part in the City Campus Choir and Paiva is taking a beginning French class.

“It’s a different philosophy of teaching,”

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Nebraska gamedays cause peak alcohol consumption

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On an average Saturday in August, the Lincoln Police Department will issue about eight driving while intoxicated citations.

On Husker gamedays, the number rises to 14.

Football Saturdays are the largest alcohol consumption days of the year for the city of Lincoln, according to Officer Koan Nissen, education and personnel officer at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department.

And along with alcohol consumption comes a significant spike in crime.

Driving while intoxicated is one of the most prominent crimes to take place on football Saturdays. DWIs peak in August and September in Lincoln. Other reported crimes on gamedays include minors in possession, assaults, disturbances and lost persons. Last year, the Lincoln Police Department reported that alcohol was a factor in 76 percent of all encounters with law enforcement in and around the stadium.

Nissen said the police department’s main concern is to “keep the peace” in and around Memorial Stadium. The department uses a preventative tactic of deterring crime through pres-

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Fans gather before a Nebraska football game. University police says alcohol-related crime peaks on gamedays.

Obviously when there are larger groups of people drinking together, things can get out of hand.”

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ence.

“We have our regular patrol in the stadium and officers on bike and on foot in the surround-

ing parking lots,” Nissen said.

Weather can play a factor

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A one-day social media surge aimed at capturing a day in the life of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will return for its second year on Sept. 24. #UNL24, a university-led effort to document one day in the life of students, faculty, staff and alumni at UNL, will last from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Last year, hundreds of stories were shared by people connected to campus.

The theme of this year’s #UNL24 event is “Carpe Diem,” according to Tyler Thomas, social media specialist for the Office of University Communications.

“We’re really telling (students) to seize the day and share their story,” Thomas said.

“If you’re walking to and from

class, tweet about it.”

Thomas said anyone with a connection to UNL is encouraged to use Twitter, Instagram, Google+ or Vine throughout the day to post about his or her experiences with the university. Participants can also email content to unl24@unl.edu. Participants in the project are asked to use the hashtag #UNL24 in their posts so content can easily be located and organized.

“We’re just encouraging anybody and everybody to participate,” Thomas said. “Have fun with it. Be creative.”

The university is discouraging people from participating through Facebook because posts aren’t always publicly visible, Thomas said.

The event is a way to collectively tell one story through thousands of angles, Thomas said.

“It’s really a way to see what’s going on across campus through really quick, easy, digestible social media,” Thomas said. “It’s a really nice glimpse for people outside of the university or unfamiliar with the university. It’s also chance for

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LGBTQ health seminar kicks off colloquia series

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On campus what: Mid-Semester Check when: 5 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. where: Nebraska Union

what: Ham Radio Classes when: 6 p.m. where: Hardin Hall, Room 901 more information: Six week session sponsored by the Lincoln Amateur Radio Club.

Free for anyone interested in obtaining an amateur radio license.

IN LINCOLN what: Make Your Own Pizza! when: 6 p.m. where: Antelope Church, 3645 Sumner St. more information: Class will feature local cheese and produce harvested the day of the class. Sponsored

by Community Crops.

Cost: $12

Women’s and gender studies program presents three research projects Monday Lane Chasek dn A seminar highlighting graduate student research on health and LGBTQ issues was hosted by the University of NebraskaLincoln’s Women’s and Gender Studies faculty in the Heritage Room of the Nebraska Union Monday. Researchers presented on topics ranging from clinical psychology to communications.

Carly Woods, an assistant professor in communication studies and a faculty member of UNL’s Women’s and Gender Studies program, helped organize the event.

“We as a faculty decided to organize the fall colloquia series around the theme of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer) health and well-being,” Woods said in an interview before the seminar.

Three research projects were presented at the seminar.

The first was by Amy Vanderpool, a master ’s student, who conducted research on the usage of gender inclusive language.

“If we look at history, we can see that (history) was written by people who held power, Vanderpool said. “Language is no different. Language has a huge impact on health, especially the health of LGBTQ individuals. When we aren’t inclusive of people of all genders in our language, that impacts how they perceive themselves.”

Vanderpool said most modern languages employ a gender-binary system: People and objects fall into two categories, male or female, with no in-betweens. Vanderpool claims this

binary system fails to reflect the tracked the closeness of these families over time. full gender experience.

“We wanted to determine the Vanderpool’s research sugrelationship between LGBT chilgests that the gender-binary sysdren and their parents after the tem is a product of colonialism. child ‘comes out’, specifically “Many indigenous populafrom a parental perspective,” tions had gender systems that were fluid and didn’t conform to Ivey said.

“We noticed a gap in the rethe gender binary,” Vanderpool said. Vanderpool believes that search on this topic,” Bonander said. “A lot of research about the male/female dichotomy in place among those populations families with LGBT children today was introduced by colo- only focus on the child’s perspective. Very little research has nists. been done from the viewpoint of “The gender binary isn’t the parents.” natural,” Vanderpool said. “It’s According to Arellano, presimply a product of colonialvious research has suggested ism.” that LGBT children desire closePeter Meidlinger, a fourthness with their parents after they year graduate student in clinical psychology, conducted a statisti- come out.

“What was surprising about cal analysis on depression and our research was that parents of anxiety among LGB individuals. these LGBT children felt even According to Meidlinger ’s closer to them after they came research, LGB individuals face rates of depression and anxiety out,” Arellano said.

Tara Harding, nearly twice a freshman finance that of non…a person’s major who attended LGB persons. ‘outness’ is the seminar, found “This is the research of Ivey, primarily associated with Bonander and Arelcaused by milano especially internority stress,” higher overall esting.

Meidlinger “I found their said. Minority well-being.” conclusions about the stress refers to Peter meidlinger the prejudices fourth year graduate student parents in their study unexpected,” Hardand grief miing said. “The media norities face that often manifest as depres- leads us to believe that parents try to distance themselves from sion or health problems. their LGBTQ children after they Meidlinger further explained come out, but this research sughow LGB individuals’ openness about their gender identity or gests otherwise.”

This seminar was part of a sexuality contributes to their three-part colloquium series on overall mental health. health issues within the LGBTQ “The concealment of one’s community. On Oct. 7, in the identity is stressful,” Meidlinger Nebraska Union, another semisaid. “What we’ve found is that a person’s ‘outness’ is associated nar will be held titled “In the Shadow of Sexuality: LGBT Afriwith higher overall well-being.”

The final research project can American Elders and Social Support.” The final seminar will was a communication study conducted by three Ph.D. students: be held on Oct. 28, in the union and is titled “Socio, Political,and Christina Ivey, Allison Bonander and Amy Arellano. Their study Medical Impacts on Transgender Health: National Patterns and tracked the relationships between parents and their LGBT Local Experience.” news@ children who had recently come dailynebraskan.com out about their sexuality. They

campus briefs Perlman to give 14th State of University address

Chancellor Harvey Perlman will give his 14th annual State of the University address Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

The address will recognize university accomplishments and progress in the previous year, as well as outline goals for the upcoming year. Faculty and staff will be honored for service milestones beginning at 10:30 a.m. Faculty and staff are also invited to take a self-guided tour of the East Memorial Stadium expansion from 4 to 6 p.m.

Free 10-minute chair massages will be provided

by Campus Recreation and a picnic outside of the Lied Center will follow the speech. Perlman’s address will be streamed live and televised on NebSat 105, Lincoln Cable Channel 80 and KRNU Radio, 90.3 FM. Bus service will be provided to Burr-Fedde, Agricultural Hall, Animal Science Complex and the College of Law from the Temple Building after the address.

‘Zero Waste’ picnic could divert 90 percent of waste

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is striving for a “Zero Waste” picnic following Chancellor Harvey Perlman’s State of the University address on Tuesday. Landscape Services and Dining Services coordinated the event to encourage the Lincoln community to lessen their environmental impact.

The event aims to divert at least 90 percent of waste from a landfill, and attendees are encouraged to follow signs for composting and recycling garbage. Volunteers will monitor “Zero Waste” stations to help people participate in the event.

Landscape Services will weigh the bins after the cleanup and report the results within days of the event.

Friends of Foreign Students seeks new partners

Lincoln Friends of Foreign Students is seeking university faculty, staff and community members to pair up with new international students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The partnerships are designed to foster an exchange of culture and friendship between international students and members of the Lincoln community. Contact between partners can range from regular phone calls to spending a day or evening together. For more information, visit http://www.unl.edu/lffs.

Prairie Schooner to host National Book Award winner

Student voices Earlier this month, university administration temporarily suspended planning for the construction of a new University Health Center. Original plans indicated that a new center would be built by fall 2015 in what is now the parking lot south of the Beadle Center. The university is now looking at hiring a consultant to help with the planning process.

It could be bigger, I guess. The one we have now is pretty small. It could be bigger and much nicer looking.”

The DN asked students: “What would you like to see in a new health center?”

I honestly don’t really care ‘cause I’m about done with school, so it really doesn’t affect me so much. But I guess, as long as it’s not an eyesore I suppose; it looks pretty good, it matches the campus.”

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Andrew Cipperley

senior psychology major

senior history major

I’d like to see options for students who identify as queer or LGBTQ. Just basically more options, advice on sexual health, if they’re transgender then transitional services.”

Marcus Woodman junior english and political science major

service.”

Some new equipment and helpful

Maybe for it to be a bit more advertised so that it is not as hidden.”

The Prairie Schooner, University of NebraskaLincoln’s literary journal, will host National Book Award winner Barry Lopez on Sept. 30.

Barry Lopez, a bestselling author of contemporary environmental literature, will read his works in the Nebraska Union ballroom at 7:30 p.m., followed by an on-stage interview with Nebraska author Dr. Mary Pipher.

“I have found in Lopez that most reassuring combination of scholar, social commentator and generous human being,” said Kwame Dawes, Glenna Luschei editor of the Prairie Schooner, in a university press release. “He has been willing enough to contain these qualities within a profoundly empathic quality of affirmation for the human condition —one that is refreshingly and self-reflexively critical and yet one that has the capacity to be celebratory and hopeful. It is a tremendous honor that he has agreed to come to Lincoln.”

DN to hold ‘Taste of UNL’

The Daily Nebraskan will offer samples of free food at the “Taste of UNL” event Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. More than 20 food vendors and sponsors will be featured at the event on the greenspace north of the Nebraska Union.

The vendor list includes: Sam and Louie’s Pizza, Wahoo’s Fish Taco, Firehouse Subs, The Egg and I, The Eatery, Annie’s Sunshine Cafe, Bruegger’s Bagels, Tico’s, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Le Cupcake, Juice Stop, Hiro 88, Serendipities Cupcakes, Super Saver, Mr. Goodcents, Qdoba, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, Pepperjax Grill, Banhwich Cafe, Schlotzsky’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Toppers Pizza, Dino’s Grille, Jimmy John’s, Amigos and Claremont Park Apartments.

Alejandra Cortez freshman psychology major

A new health center? I don’t know, I haven’t given it much thought. I honestly didn’t know that they were building one.

Maybe let people know that it’s there?”

Yuyang Luo

freshman mechanical engineering major

Griffith Swidler

freshman journalism major

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drinking: from 1 in crime. The more pleasant the weather, the higher the number of people that tailgate outdoors.

3 However, whether the Huskers win or lose does not play a factor in crime calls. The heaviest crime days of past years have occurred during both winning and losing home games. The only real pattern is that night games tend to have slightly higher dispatch numbers.

As far as certain tailgate spots go, Nissen said officers don’t target a particular area.

“We look for behaviors associated with alcohol consumption, but I wouldn’t say there are problem areas,” Nissen said.

“Obviously when there are larger groups of people drinking together, things can get more out of hand.”

He also said while the North Bottoms neighborhood is more known for hosting student drinkers, officers patrol the area more than other neighborhoods simply because of its proximity to the stadium.

“If a person is drawing attention to themselves and is ap SPENCER MYRLIE | DN proached by an officer, they will Lincoln police monitor a growing crowd of Husker fans. Campus police also help in the efforts to be given an MIP if we find that keep gameday safe. they are under 21,” Nissen said.

Emma Olney, a junior international business major at UNL, for UNL students to tailgate and said she has seen MIPs distribut- have enough police presence.

“I don’t think it’s that safe on ed in the North Bottoms on more non-gamedays,” she said. “But than one occasion. when there’s that many people “I’ve seen lots of kids drinkthere and a lot of undercover cops, ing profusely,” Olney said, “and I don’t feel unI know that there’s safe.” a lot of undercover …I know Another area cops in the area by of concern on there’s a 9th and Charlesis the ton.” lot of undercover gamedays new entertainViolence can ment district in also occur when cops in the the Haymarket people in the Bot- area…” area. toms are intoxicatDuring noned, Olney said.

Emma Olney event days, people junior international business “There’s been will not be allowed major major fights,” Olney to cross Canopy said. “There was a Street with drinks. beer bottle that got SPENCER MYRLIE | DN However, the thrown and hit a Fans make their way to the stadium for an afternoon of footgirl in the head and it was meant Haymarket plans to close Canopy ball. The game had a record number of attendees.

Street for special events to become for someone else.” a part of the entertainment district, Although Olney said there is alcohol will be able to be served. prevalent violence, she still feels which may include Husker game- ing the street for Saturday football news@ events, but has no say in whether the North Bottoms is a safe place days. Lincoln City Council will be responsible for a decision on closdailynebraskan.com

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this week in the big ten Indiana University starts LGBT scholarship campaign Indiana University launched the nation’s first scholarship campaign geared toward assisting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students and promoting leadership on LGBT issues with a $500,000 anonymous gift. The campaign is headed by the IU Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Alumni Association, which has funded scholarships since 2005 through donations. The association helps fund academic scholarships for full or part-time students enrolled at any IU campus. It also funds emergency scholarships for specific students. The criteria for the academic scholarships are financial need, community service, career goals and academics. Additional consideration is given to students who are involved in activities that promote diversity and raise awareness of LGBT issues. Emergency scholarships are geared toward undergraduate students who recently came out and lost the financial support from their family because of their gender identity or sexual orientation. IU Bloomington has received the highest rating from Campus Pride and remains one of the nation’s top LGBT-friendly campuses.

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Michigan professor develops Family Gene Toolkit Sparked by the news of Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy to reduce her risk of cancer, a professor at the University of Michigan’s School of Nursing developed the Family Gene Toolkit. Maria Katapodi, developer of the toolkit, which is still in testing stages, said she came up with it to help families communicate about cancer risks and genetic testing, according to a University of Michigan press release. Katapodi said the kit aims to help families make better decisions when someone learns they’re a carrier of a gene mutation, like Angelina Jolie was. The toolkit includes two live Internet sessions with a genetic counselor and an oncology nurse. The sessions cover information about genetic testing and its importance, as well as how to cope with these issues in a family.

Follow-up calls to answer questions are also included in the program.

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Minnesota president vows to save $90 million in 5 years University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler pledged to save $90 million in administrative costs between 2014 and 2019. Kaler’s plan, Operational Excellence, aims to change the university’s culture to work smarter and more efficiently and reduce costs. An example of efficiency would be shortening voicemail instructions by 15 seconds, which is what UMN did last year. Each year, 5.3 million voicemails are left on campus, Kaler said in a video talking about Operational Excellence. By cutting down the time of voicemail instructions for the year, Kaler said UMN saved 22,000 hours of time and was more efficient. Kaler said he’s committed to keeping UMN affordable for students, but the university must use its limited resources to the

Penn State legal costs increase to $49.4 million Pennsylvania State University’s legal costs are increasing to $49.4 million two years after the conviction of football coach Jerry Sandusky, according to the Daily Collegian. Major legal costs include payments toward legal services and defense fees for university legal matters, which totaled close to $11 million. The Board of Trustees contributes to the large bill with $6.9 million that is used to provide legal and consulting services and communications. Other contributions come from the payment for the legal firms that represent Penn State officials who were charged with perjury, obstruction of justice, conspiracy and failure to report suspected child abuse and endangerment in the Sandusky case. Five installments of $12 million per year for the NCAA’s sanctions against the football team also add to the pile of legal debt for Penn State. University insurance is expected to cover some of these costs. A Penn State spokesman said there has been no update in settlements from said victims in the Sandusky case yet. The money to cover the legal costs is said to come from interest revenues related to loans made by the university to self-supporting units and not student tuition.

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unl24: from 1 students to have insight into what students of other majors are doing.”

Everyone has a story to share, he said.

“The goal is to give people on campus and off campus a chance to share their story,” Thomas said.

“We’re encouraging posts if (students are) up at 2 a.m. doing homework or studying or something to share that as well.”

All posts will be curated on www.unl24.unl.edu and will be viewable throughout the day, he said.

The #UNL24 feed will be projected at the Nebraska Union Square, located near the Computer Checkout in the Nebraska Union.

This year, the #UNL24 website will be updated in real time with participants’ posts, Thomas said.

Steve Smith, UNL news direc-

tor, said the event will create a sense of time and place centered on UNL. “It’s going to be a really neat snapshot of 24 hours in the university’s life,” Smith said. “It’s kind of a way for everyone to share in that communal social media love of UNL. It will make a lot of people happy, I’m sure. Those who are studying abroad and things like that.”

The event will be a chance for

people to capture a day at UNL and share it with current students, potential students and alumni, he said.

“In a way, everyone telling their individual stories will come together and tell one story about the university,” Smith said.

To check out last year’s #UNL24 page, visit http://unl24-2012.unl. edu/. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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research roundup The New EngCH3 O land Journal of Medicine will publish a study Thursday that indicates low estrogen, not testosterone, is the hormone to blame for male HO menopause, or symptoms of lower libido energy and strength.

The government-funded study found 400 men, ages 20 to 50, and gave them shots to reduce testosterone production to pre-puberty levels. Sixteen weeks later, researchers discovered estrogen was just as important as testosterone for body-fat mass in men. The study could prove beneficial for the practice of giving testosterone to older men to combat the effects of aging.

Women in politics are less corrupt than their male peers, according to a recent study.

Researchers at Rice University found that women engaged in politics in less corrupt Democratic countries were less likely than male politicians to be affected by corruption.

Female politicians were more likely to disapprove of

corruption.

The study was taken from a sample of countries all over the world. However, the pattern of women being less corrupt was only reflected in more Democratic countries that were less likely to tolerate corruption.

In countries where corruption was prevalent, women politicians were just as likely to be as corrupt as their male counterparts.

Obamacare is three times more appealing to black 3 Americans than white Americans, says a Pew Research study with USA 3 Today. About 90 percent of black Americans approve of Obamacare as opposed to just 29 percent of white Americans.

The approval of Obamacare has risen in the past four years for black Americans and decreased for white Americans. In 2009, 50 percent of black Americans supported the new healthcare act, while white Americans’ approval was only 33 percent.

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Religious people are more likely to believe that life has purpose, said a University of Pennsylvania study. The study examined the connection between belief in God and belief in life’s meaning.

Sixty-one percent of people who believe in God responded that they strongly disagree with the statement, “In my opinion, life does not serve any purpose,” while only 49 percent of non-believers and people unsure of their belief responded the same way.

Additionally, people who attend religious services once a week were nearly twice as likely to say they felt “very happy” than those who didn’t attend services — 36 percent compared to 19 percent, according to the study.

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global: from 1 said Paiva. “You don’t get to from the inside.” choose your classes, and they UNL has a lot to gain from the can’t change. It’s something I ap- Brazilian students as well, Doyle preciate here – you get to choose said. your courses here, “It diversifies and change your It diversifies the student body, major if you need. which helps to the student bring a fresh perIt’s much more difficult to change body, which helps spective to classyour major in Braroom,” he said. to bring a fresh zil.”

“Hopefully, if we Paiva said the perspective to the do our job right, most important asthey’ll come back pect of the scholar- classroom.” as graduate stuship is the cultural dents. There’s a lot knowledge he will of things in comMark Doyle gain from this exmon between the ianr interntional program perience.

U.S. and Brazil, director “It’s going to and an increase be one of the most for Brazil’s internoticeable differences about mynational and scientific activity in self when I go back,” he said. “I’m any way is a plus for us.” news@ curious about your economy, polidailynebraskan.com tics and culture, and now I’m getting to experience all these things

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Pelini tape should not overshadow Navy Yard shooting Late Monday afternoon, audio surfaced of Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini cursing out fans and local media following a 2011 comeback win over Ohio State. Earlier in the day, a 34-year-old military contractor opened fire on a Washington, D.C., naval base, killing 12 and leaving several more wounded.

Come evening, you can guess which story dominated local home pages.

Speculation abounded. The Tweets poured in. Was it really Bo? Who leaked the tape? What happens now?

All are important questions to ask of a story involving a highly paid state employee insulting a large number of taxpayers. But for a surreptitious, 2-year-old recording of a hothead coach notorious for dropping f-bombs, the timing of all the buzz seemed a bit off.

Perhaps Nebraskans can take this most recent disappointment involving the school’s football team to pause and reflect. Football is a game. People make mistakes. Fanhood, tradition and winning aren’t sacred.

Lives are.

Nationally, the dominant news of the day came in the form of another horrific mass shooting. The fact that a football story overshadowed it in Nebraska is disconcerting, to say the least, and calls to question our priorities as Nebraskans.

Make no mistake, in a state where a single football stadium becomes a city in its own right on gameday, the Pelini fiasco is news. Huge news. Pelini’s fate will no doubt dominate news coverage in Nebraska for days and weeks to come.

But a few four-letter words should never overshadow a national tragedy, no matter whose mouth the profanity came out of.

A respectful fan base should know as much.

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oldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder are often ignored by our community when they should be at the top of our priority list.

Take, for example, Sgt. Ryan Polk’s story: Polk walked down an Afghanistan road, quickly falling into line with the squad.

Spreading out his soldiers so they fell into tactical formation, they started to separate and stared into the night, looking for the enemy, or an improvised explosive device. Polk passed an opening that led into a narrow alleyway.

A can was 20 yards away. Suddenly, the night was broken by an explosion. The smell of powder filled the air and ball bearings flew down the narrow alleyway, burrowing into the side of Polk. His first instinct was to call to his men, and it took him a few minutes to realize he was the man who was hit by the IED. Polk recovered from the physical wounds but still struggles mentally with what happened to him overseas. He suffered a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, and has not been the same since. He takes many different types of drugs to balance out his brain and keep the physical pain at bay. He struggles with memory loss and mood changes. Yet, this hero has two bachelor degrees and a steady job. He served his country for many years after the attack and finally left the military this year. I was sad to see him go, and he was only my sergeant for a short time, but I will never forget the lessons he taught me. One of the most important being: Americans don’t do enough to support our soldiers coming home with post-traumatic stress disorder.

The first cases of PTSD were diagnosed in Vietnam veterans returning to the U.S. Although one can be sure PTSD existed well before the Vietnam War. In “On Killing,” Lt. Col Dave Grossman, a former soldier and a renowned psychologist, said killing is our society’s blind spot in this day and age. We, as a nation and a society, almost ignore its implications on those we love, and turn away from the truth about how it affects our youth and our soldiers.

What often happens after a traumatic experience is a changing or warping of a person’s mind and emotion. Anyone can acquire PTSD

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because the trigger is a traumatic event, and everyone is susceptible. There are characteristics to look out for if when looking for PTSD. They include but are not limited to: anxiety, avoiding emotions, avoiding relationships and outbursts.

PTSD is more common than our society realizes and can be severe or minor in nature.

In fact, 20 percent of all soldiers returning from the current wars will suffer from PTSD and seven out of 10 female soldiers who have been in combat will develop PTSD from sexual assault. In short, a lot of soldiers are coming back with PTSD symptoms and not enough is being done by both the government and our country’s vast population. According to Time magazine, only $2 billion of the $48 billion Veterans Affairs budget was used to support post-Sept. 11, 2001 vets in 2010. Since Sept. 11, 2001, the VA has seen 103,500 soldiers with PTSD, this number includes only the soldiers that have reported their conditions to the VA. Many soldiers choose not to report their conditions to the VA because of their pride and understanding that the VA is a government system, which means it is slow.

The amount of red tape one would have to wade through just to receive compensation and help from the country they so proudly served is disgraceful. In Polk’s case, it took him well over 18 months to receive his benefits. He had to go in for multiple check-ups and appointments, which interfered with his job, which in this economy is tough to come by, especially if one has PTSD. Aside from the slow pace the aid arrives from the government, it simply isn’t enough.

According to VA reports, patients with PTSD spend the most time receiving aid and assistance for their condition from the VA, but re-

ceive less than what is needed to adequately rehabilitate them for the long run. This is why independent organizations have begun to spring up across the nation.

One such organization is the Lone Survivor Foundation, started by Marcus Luttrel, a former Navy Seal. This organization offers retreats and other opportunities, as well as donates funds to help soldiers with PTSD. The Lone Survivor Foundation has recently teamed up with Labs for Liberty, a Midwestern organization that raffles off a hunting lab and donates the funds to the Lone Survivor Foundation. This is a worthy cause and a way to win a companion or a high quality hunting lab.

There are people in our own community who have stepped up to help out those with PTSD. Justin Oltman and Andrew Benson, two University of Nebraska-Lincoln students, are putting on a dodgeball tournament at Spikes Bar and Grill. They hope to raise up to $10,000 and plan to donate all proceeds to the United States War Veterans PTSD Foundation.

This foundation funds multiple forms of treatment and has buildings and clinics across the country. In addition to raising money, Oltman and Benson also hope to increase the civilian population’s awareness of PTSD, a noble cause.

It is our duty as a community of free men and women to help our soldiers with PTSD. One of the ways you can show your support is by signing up to play dodgeball, and perhaps getting involved with other PTSD foundations.

If you wish to put together a team and play in the dodgeball tournament, all the information can be found at PTSDdodgeball.org.

Battling PTSD to help out soldiers like Sergeant Polk begins with awareness. Those who have protected your way of life — a life that includes friends, family and dreams — deserve better than what the VA and our government has been giving them.

Help these men and women recover and lead normal lives.

We owe it to our warriors with PTSD. Zachary Nold is a senior English Major. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

Not all beauty queens are white

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hate beauty pageants. Personally, I think they simply instill superficial values in women and young girls — one of many ways in which our society judges people based on their outward appearances.

And “Toddlers & Tiaras?” Don’t get me started.

Still, I was one of several University of Nebraska-Lincoln students hoping that Nebraska alumna Nikki Kelly would win the Miss America crown, though I admittedly hadn’t been following the pageant closely. But when I found out that Miss New York, Nina Davuluri, was the first woman of Indian descent to be given the title, I thought to myself, “How awesome!” Curious, I decided to find a video of the crowning. I then found out that the runnerup, Miss California Crystal Lee, was Chinese.

Davuluri said of both of them, “We’re both so proud. We’re making history right here, standing here, as Asian-Americans.”I’ll admit it — when I saw the expression on Davuluri’s face when she won, I cried.

At first, I wasn’t sure why I got so emotional over a pageant that I really don’t like. Then I realized it was because these two beautiful, strong women had indeed made history. The fact they’re both in this spotlight means everything to women of Asian descent in America.

You may think that their ethnicities are inconsequential, but I’m here to tell you today that that’s not true.

Let me explain.

I am bi-racial: white and Filipino — or, to further generalize it, Asian. However, I was, for all intents and purposes, raised to be “white.” I spoke only English, except a few Ilonggo slang words that I picked up from my mother. My parents didn’t want me to have an accent. And since I was the only child of Asian background in my class for the first several years of my schooling, I was already a little bit different.

Outside of my own family, I had no Asian women as role models in my life. I had plenty of white women to look up to, but who really wants to look up to adults when they’re a preteen? My examples were my peers — but only a small number of them.

Especially from ages 9 to 12, all I wanted to be was blond, blue-eyed and thin. Those were

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the girls in my class that were the most popular. A girl of this exact description was the one to sit me down in fourth grade and tell me, “No, Ruth Ann, this is what you have to do be cool.” I don’t remember exactly what she said, but I remember thinking, “I have some catching up to do.”

They were the girls whom all the boys liked. They had the most friends. They didn’t get bullied. I remember begging my mom to let me dye my hair blond; she always refused.

I would experiment with blue eye shadow and lip gloss like they did, but it never felt like enough. I lamented my near-black hair and my brown eyes and wondered why God had to make me this way. I was convinced that unless I looked like those popular girls, I would be doomed to be ugly forever.

I’m 22 years old now, and I know better.

But I venture that there are plenty of other little girls of all kinds of Asian descent that feel somewhat like I did — especially considering the stereotypes they face.

Asians are sometimes toted as the “model minority” — they’re smart, studious, quiet, etc. Although this is arguably better than some of the disparaging stereotypes that other people of color face, this puts us in a very narrow box. More than once in high school I was told I was a “terrible Asian” when I messed up a homework assignment, which isn’t as funny as it was then.

Women of Indian descent also often face incorrect assumptions that they are Arabs, which brings a whole host of “terrorist” stereotypes with it. Nina Davuluri was already facing racism such as this just hours after being crowned Miss America, as well as people simply assuming that an Indian person could not also be American. After seeing last night’s

Miss America crowning, I can’t help but wonder how different my childhood would have been if I had female Asian role models in the media to look up to. Thankfully, I discovered a few later in life. Margaret Cho, Korean comedian, particularly inspired me as a young adult.

In her special “I’m the One that I Want,” Cho discusses the struggles she faced regarding her first sitcom, “All-American Girl.” Partway into the series, her producers hired what was for all intents and purposes an “Asian coach” because they didn’t find her to be “Asian enough.” Furthermore, they criticized her for wearing a midriff-bearing top on her first day of shooting, citing how “fat” she was.

In her effort to keep up with their expectations, she became dangerously sick – to the point of hospitalization. Her boyfriend at the time dumped her shortly after. After describing this ordeal, she goes on to say something that still sticks with me: “I’m not going to die because I failed as someone else. I’m going to succeed as myself!”

This is exactly why Nina Davuluri’s ethnic background is so important. Having strong role models is important for every child, but it’s especially important for children of color.

Kids are impressionable and very observant. If an Asian-American girl is continually bombarded with blond, blue-eyed celebrities, that becomes the norm in her mind — a norm that she clearly doesn’t fit. She might resist it, but more than likely she will feel inferior, like she’s constantly striving for a goal she will never attain.

I might not like pageants, but there are plenty of little girls out there that do — and they can’t all be white. Nina Davuluri and Crystal Lee have shown to Asian-American girls that they don’t have to change themselves to achieve their goals. They are already beautiful, and they are already strong. They can do anything they set their minds to.

And for that, I can like beauty pageants.

Just a little bit.

Ruth Boettner is a senior French and global studies major. Follow her on Twitter @ruthen1, and reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

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hursday nights on any college campus are rarely used to focus on academics. But last Thursday night, nearly 100 students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln flocked to the Nebraska Union to attend an academically and culturally enriching event.

The Latina Poetry Slam – featuring Latina poets Amalia Ortiz and Leticia Hernandez – was sponsored by University Housing, the Residence Hall Association and the National Residence Hall Honorary.

Ortiz opened the night. She spoke of growing up on the U.S.-Mexico border in south Texas.

“My number one source of inspiration is my upbringing,” she said. “Once I left the area I had been raised in, I realized how odd my home was compared to most.”

Her uncommon childhood was made very clear in her first poem of the night, where she expressed the struggles of growing up in a bilingual home using comedy. The poem largely focused on her grandmother ’s aversion to assimilation into American culture.

Many of Ortiz’s poems referenced her grandmother, who raised her, and the effect she had on Ortiz. In a poem particularly wellreceived by the student audience, she mocked how her desire to go to college instead of cooking and cleaning made her grandmother incredibly uncomfortable. The snarky tone she adapted not only left the audience in stitches, but also seemed to force the audience to contemplate the modern struggles of many Latina women.

The next performer was Leticia Hernandez, who quickly yelled “go Huskers” to prove that although she was raised in Los Angeles, she was not a University of Califoria, Los Angeles fan. She quickly went into her

Poetry: see page 6 Amalia Ortiz delivered her personally written poetry at the Latina Poetry Slam held in the Auditorium of the Nebraska Union on Sept. 12.

All pieces read were of Latina origin, each holding a glimpse at a significant moment in each author’s lives.

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A famous combination of color, comedy, music and technology is on its way to Lincoln.

The Blue Man Group, who sold out Lied Center performances in 2011, is scheduled to return for four performances Sept. 27 to 29. Ticket prices start at $45.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have mixed feelings about the theatrical trio:

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Megan McCave, senior advertising and PR major DN: What’s your overall impression of the blue men?

MM: It’s a really good time, a lot of fun, energetic, a little wild. I lived in Vegas for about five years so I went to them frequently, basically as often as I could.

DN: What’s your favorite part of the show?

MM: I really like that they make music with all of this paint. One of their shows was paint splatters everywhere and they beat on these big drums. Paint would fly, if you sat in the front row, you were just covered. It was just really fun and interactive.

DN: What else could they incorporate into their show?

MM: Acrobatics, maybe. That would be sweet.

DN: How blue are you?

MM: All of a sudden I just got that “Blue” song in my head and now I’m going to have it in my head all day!

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Entire ‘Breaking’ series climaxes in latest episode BREAKING DOWN BREAKING BAD

TYLER KEOWN Warning: This piece contains spoilers for the latest episode of “Breaking Bad.” I remember where I was when I first heard the news that Albus Dumbledore had died.

I was in a bookstore, maybe three days after the book had come out, looking at skateboarding magazines. Some kids outside the store were yelling “Snape! It was Snape!” and a manager came outside and said, “Guys, a lot of people care about this series. You need to stop,” and they yelled “Snape killed Dumbledore!” and rode off on their bikes.

I remember being pretty angry, but I also remember being really shocked. Dumbledore ... died? Can they do that?

In retrospect, that was one of the biggest moments in pop culture

to that point. So many people were invested in that series and that character that it was impossible to not know someone who was affected by this fictional death.

That was one of the last “great” moments in the book world. So many people were involved and the story was so good that it created a shockwave throughout the world.

Last night’s “Breaking Bad” episode, “Ozymandias,” might have done the same thing. In fact, I’m willing to say that Sunday night’s episode might have been one of the best moments in television history.

There’s big things to talk about, of course. Hank is dead, Walter stole his own baby and Walt Jr. keeps swearing in front of his mother. I’ll get to those things, I promise.

But let’s start with the opening, showing a still-wet-behind-the-ears Walt, standing in the desert with his

RV, telling his wife he’d be home late. They talked about pizza and a potential name for their not-yetborn child. He was a family man, keeping a little secret from his wife but for her own good.

Then it dissipates. Everything dissipates. We’re in the same location, but nothing is the same. Gomez is dead, riddled with bullets.

Hank has been hit, and like in “One Minute,” he crawls toward a gun that offers a potential miracle.

He doesn’t have the same luck.

He ends up with a gun pointed at his head as Walter, still a family man in a twisted sense, pleads for Jack to spare Hank’s life. He offers all of his money, in a move he likely justified by the fact he’d still be technically “helping” his family with the money he’s made.

He does everything in his power, but his tongue isn’t strong enough for once, and Hank admits that he’s lost. He tells Jack to finish the deed and ASAC Shrader leaves this world.

And that’s what we all knew would happen, I think. Hank couldn’t not die. Walt’s ego needs to destroy everything, and it is.

Of course, his ego also cannot

accept its actions, and when Walt sees that Hank has died, he needs to find a reason other than himself.

Of course, the arrow points toward Jesse because he helped Hank and Gomez find Walter. The way he tells Jesse about how he could have saved Jane, some sick retribution for an act Jesse never really committed, showed that the Walter we saw at the beginning of the episode, one with bits of empathy, has dissipated.

It’s this scene, this moment, that makes me think that this might be one of the bigger television moments. This was the moment of “Breaking Bad,” when Walt finally really hurts his family, the opposite of everything he’d ever wanted.

This was the show’s climax. Even if bigger things happen in the next two weeks, this was the episode that will serve as the show’s exclamation point.

Can we feel any worse for Jesse?

I don’t think I can. How many bad things can happen to one person?

It’s like when you smoke a lot of meth and burn out your pleasure receptors – there’s only so much you can feel before it’s gone.

Still, there was a big cringe to have seeing Jesse chained to the ceil-

Dialogue, plot prevent film from shining ‘The Spectacular Now’ strays from typical high school film plot, but ultimately falls short Vince Moran dn

Films about life in high school have always had a presence in cinemas, but recently it seems like films depicting the social life of young adults and teenagers are coming out in almost overwhelming numbers since the enormous success of “Superbad.” In the past couple years we have seen “21 Jump Street,” “21 & Over” and “Project X” to name a few. These films tend to take a stereotypical route focusing on crazy parties, excessive sex and drinking with all the fun and loud pop music, but none of the consequences.

James Ponsoldt’s “The Spectacular Now,” adapted from Tim Tharp’s book of the same name avoids these constraining pitfalls and instead portrays a charming romance between two high school seniors. Sutter, played by Miles Teller, is the life of the party, a fasttalking likable everyman, and Aimee, played by Shailene Woodley from “The Descendants,” is shy and innocent, but also instantly charming and likable. The two leads have great chemistry and the

ages do. The dialogue only scratchscenes of the two simply talking and getting to know each other are es the surface and Ponsoldt’s shots do their best to reach further inside some of the best in the film. the characters and situations the There is one scene that illusscript fails to completely enliven. trates this aspect of the film particThe film takes place and was ularly well, when Sutter takes Aishot in Athens, Gea. and the lush mee to a party and the two go for a short walk in the woods. Their green, tree-filled landscape paired with golden sunny lighting create a conversation is shot completely in one take and looks much like deeply romantic and natural mood a scene from Richard Linklater’s for the film. While shooting in this way makes it look quite beautiful, “Before” trilogy. It gives the acit also subverts some of its darker tors plenty of breathing room and themes. Both Sutter and Aimee feels completely authentic. It also have difficult home lives, which allows the audience to inhabit the scene and setting and feel as if they are explored in some aspects, but the film at times are present for the conversation taking It thankfully feels as if it was shot through place. strays away r o s e - c o l o r e d While the style of lenses by which the scene may be akin from the recent optimism conto the films of Linklatstantly flows, er, the content is not high school and because of quite as comparable. formula, and its this, the more Both actors are fantaseletic as is stated above, lead performances dramatic ments of the but the conversation make it truly film do not reach is not nearly as intertheir desired imesting or deep as the worth seeing.” pact. emotional, philosophW h i l e ical and introspective ones that Ethan Hawke and Julie Woodley and Teller are the heart of the film, the rest of the cast does Deply have in those earlier films.

The script is the main draw- their part as well. Those familiar back of the film. It does not delve with recent television dramas will into the overdone party atmo- be glad to see Andre Royo and sphere of the generic high school Bob Odenkirk – better known as, Bubbles from “The Wire” and Saul movie, but also doesn’t go as deep Goodman from “Breaking Bad” – into the characters’ problems as it could. Ponsoldt’s direction is getting small yet diverse film roles.

Brie Larson, Jennifer Jason Leigh great and he does the most he can with the script he is given, but the and Mary Elizabeth Winstead words never have as much of an round out the cast, and Kyle Chanimpact on the audience as his im- dler is particularly good in some

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ting your niece, or nephew in my case, do whatever they want while never having to be fully responsible for him or her.

First, I just need you to understand how much only four years is separating my sister and me.

She is graduated and has a fulltime job. She’s married to a man, also with a full-time job. They own a nice home and two well-behaved dogs. They don’t get blackout drunk and they do laundry on a regular basis. They recently bought a matching bed set. They budget their money so they can take trips and go to concerts. I think they cook for each other.

I am a student working two part-time jobs that barely cover gas and groceries for the month.

I rent a room in my best friend’s childhood home. I opted out of buying a Betta fish last weekend because it was too big a commitment. I can boil water. I rode my bike with flat tires to my parents’ house last weekend for food because my car and phone were still downtown from the night before.

I don’t hate the taste of Red Bull.

That alone is enough reason I’m not ready to be a mother, but instead a recipe for a kick-ass aunt. I also need you to know I pronounce it “ant” not “aunt” because I didn’t go to the library enough as a child. (Mom, I know you took me to the library several times a month, but I was only reading Captain Underpants all

family as he loses them at the same time. The tears that fall during that conversation, knowing the gamble he took in the first episode is never going to pay off, it was heartbreaking. Maybe not for some viewers (I’m still rooting for Walt), but god, if he hasn’t become a broken man.

IMDB has “Breaking Bad” as the highest rated fictional show ever made, something that’s probably arguable, but maybe not. And “Ozymandias” was the best episode of the series (even Vince Gilligan said it was his favorite episode.) There’s a lot of talk about how the “Golden Era” of television dramas is coming to close with the end of “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men,” and I believe that’s ultimately true. This is a very special show, and that was a very special episode.

Death predictions: Brock and Andrea, by the hand of the skinheads, Todd by Jesse’s hand, Jack

by Walt’s hand, Skylar by Marie’s hand, Lydia by her own hand and Saul by Jesse’s hand.

Survivor predictions: Walter (at least physically), Jesse, Marie, Walt Jr. and Holly. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

BlueMan: from 5 Andrew Larson, senior electrical engineering major DN: What’s your overall impression of the blue men?

AL: Well, I’ve never seen anything by them, but they look pretty cool. I’m thinking about going to their show.

I’ve talked to friends who went and they said it was amazing.

DN: How much do blue, bald men intrigue you?

AL: Quite a bit. You don’t meet very many.

DN: Do you have a crush on any of the blue men?

AL: Um, they all look the same. I guess I like Vin Diesel a lot.

DN: How blue are you?

AL: Like 50 percent blue. I’m wearing a lot of blue.

THE SPECTACULAR NOW Madison Svendgard, junior art major DN: What’s your overall impression of the blue men?

MS: They seem very interesting, doing something very different from most

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James Ponsoldte casting against type as Sutter’s deadbeat father.

Though “The Spectacular Now” is flawed, it thankfully strays away from the recent high school formula, and its lead performances make it truly worth seeing. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Pregnancy contrasts sisters’ lifestyles what he is today – a seven pound baby the size of a watermelon. A watermelon.

If you’re reading this and know me personally, don’t stop reading to call Child Protective Services.

I have good news. The baby I’ve been tracking via a poorly-designed app is not mine. I have more good news; the baby is my sister’s.

She is four years older than me and will make a phenomenal mother.

Even more good news: I’m gonna be an aunt and from my understanding, being an aunt means let-

ing, limping his way over toward the photo of Brock and Andrea, clearly the next target of the skinheads. Todd holds a grudge, man, and he’s going to destroy Jesse. My guess is that those flash-forwards where Walt’s returning to his home with a gun are him trying to save Jesse, who he realizes he considers family.

Also worth talking about was Walt’s reaction to finding out that everyone in his family know knew what he had done. The way he tries and gets his family to come with him, so desperately trying to make sure everything he does is worth something, shows that Walt is still an anti-hero, not just a heartless maniac. Of course, his family reacts poorly, but even with a cut hand, Walter has the presence of mind to grab Holly and take her with him.

He is the monster, stealing the child.

He is the meth king, hungry for more power. Him, him, him – never his wife.

This was ultimately the biggest sacrifice he’ll make. Grabbing Holly makes certain the police would come, and he would be able to make the phone call in which he implicates himself, ultimately saving his

that time.) So, admittedly, it’s weird to look at my sister, who couldn’t be more ready to have this baby, and think, “she’s only like five seasons of Workaholics older than me.”

Since I got over the initial weirdness of knowing the little girl I used to film lip-syncing Shania Twain songs in her bedroom is having a child, it’s been really fun. She won’t tell anyone the name she and her husband chose, but I’m pulling for something spicy like “Knife” or “X.” It’ll be fun to hang out in his nursery and read him the obituaries section. I’m excited to go to the park with him and let him make his own decisions about eating gravel. I’ll take him to the grocery store and let him ride on the bottom rack of the cart. If we go to the Lincoln Children’s Museum, he might want to drink the water from the water exhibit, and that will probably be OK too.

Any minute now, maybe while you’re reading this, my sister will go into labor. She will create life and raise it to be the best version of itself possible. I might upload an Instagram if I’m not too tired.

Shelby Fleig is a senior news-editorial and political science major. Send her more self-depreciating reminders of why she isn’t ready for motherhood at arts@ dailynebraskan.com

bands.

DN: Do you have a crush on any of the blue men?

MS: Maybe Tobias Funke.

DN: What’s your worst blue man group nightmare?

MS: That Tobias won’t get to be a blue man.

Jack Grimse, senior broadcasting major DN: What’s your overall impression of the blue men?

JG: I think it’s a really good show. They really get the crowd involved and it’s a great atmosphere. I saw them in Chicago.

DN: What was your favorite part of the show?

JG: The music was good, when they do the drums. Also, the toilet paper at the end was fun when it just gets passed through the whole audience.

Emily Vaiskunas, junior secondary English education major DN: What’s your overall impression of the blue men?

EV: I actually haven’t personally watched any of their performances or anything, but they seem to be visionaries from what I’ve heard, and put on a good show.

I hear that it’s supposed to be really exciting. I know a lot of people are looking forward to them coming.

DN: How much do blue, bald men intrigue you?

EV: Oh, immensely. I mean, gosh — blue, bald men. It’s like something from “The Simpsons.” Blue’s a really good color. It’s one of my favorites.

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1. App of the Week. Every week the Daily Nebraskan runs a feature called App of the Week, and every week they are not talking about appetizers. It’s time for the dozens of nonsmart phone users to restore the abbreviation to describe a pre-meal course, the way our founding fathers intended.

The DN would reimburse me for a diet consisting of nachos for breakfast, buffalo wrappers for lunch and cheese fries for dinner. Any appetizer is fair game, as long as the restaurant doesn’t call it a “starter.” Those are for peasants.

2. Nap of the Week. This is a weekly feature where I take a nap in a different place on campus every day of the week, and then write about my favorite nap. Where will it be?

Slumped over a Runza table in the Nebraska Union? In a shady spot beneath the Morrill Hall Mammoth? There’s no telling. 7 days. 7 naps. No rules. Until now, the Daily Nebraskan has been biased towards the experiences of the waking world, and this is also a great way to publicize weird nap dreams, because my blog on the subject is really losing steam.

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Despite establishing a small, but avid, cult following, the column would be cancelled because of its deeply unsettling nature. Not that it matters. Everything is temporary.

4. “How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days.” If it seems hackneyed, keep in mind they never really wrote that article in the movie. So it’s still fair game, right? This piece is still ripe for the picking, but unfortunately, this idea doesn’t pan out nearly as well when sane people and hookup culture are involved. Just in case, I’ve compiled hundreds of ways to ruin a fraternity formal if I’m ever invited to one. Please contact me if interested.

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dn Big ten homeroom 1. Ohio State (3-0 Overall, 0-0 Big Ten)

4. Nebraska (2-1, 0-0)

During the first half, Ohio State the Huskhad no ers looked problem like nothing on offense could stop without them, and q u a r t e rthe team back Braxdefinitely ton Miller looked like against it was on a California. mission in Backup a revenge Kenny Guiton shined game against UCLA. But after halftime, neither in the side of the ball was clicking for Nebraska. In the team’s first away game, throwing four touch- last two meetings with UCLA, Nebraska was outdowns against the Golden Bears. Although Gui- scored 43-6 in the second half. ton had an impressive showing, Coach Urban 5. Wisconsin (2-1, 0-0) Meyer believes Miller will be back this week and After a ready to play against Florida A&M. bizarre ending to 2. Michigan (3-0, 0-0) the game With the against losses Arizona the Big State, WisTen enconsin has dured on to be the Saturday, most disthe Wolappointed verines because w e r e the Badclose to gers had joining the pool of depression after almost losing to the Akron Zips. Because more than half of the what was sure to be a victory. But after the conference has at least one loss, the Wolverines “kneel” by quarterback Joel Stave and the ensuremain toward the top of the Big Ten despite the ing officiating debacle, the game was all over, almost upset to the Zips. Plus, Michigan is the making that one of the weirdest endings to a only team with a high-profile win: a home victory college football game in a long time. against Notre Dame the week before.

6. Michigan State (3-0, 0-0) This week, it 3. Northwestern (3-0, 0-0) was the SparOut of the teams in the tan offense Big Ten, the Wildcats that was doshould feel the most ing its part. The optimistic. Northwestteam posted ern has been con55 points on sistently putting up Yo u n g s t o w n scores against FBS State, and after schools, and the Wildthrowing four cats have one of their t o u c h d o w n s, easier opponents, the Connor Cook Maine Black Bears, may be the new this week. After that, No. 1 quarterNorthwestern has a back for Michiweek to prepare for the Ohio State game gan State. The Spartans will definitely be tested this week against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. that will be held in Evanston, Ill.

7. Penn State (2-1, 0-0)

10. Indiana (2-1, 0-0)

Nittany LiMorale should ons quarbe high for terback the Hoosiers Christian after beating HackenBowling Green berg had 42-10 in what another was supposed good game to be a closer under cengame. Indiana ter against will be tested Central yet again this Florida, but the Penn State defense allowed week when it more than 500 yards. And that was one of the faces an SEC main reasons for the first loss of the season for opponent, the Nittany Lions. This week, Penn State may be Missouri, in able to take a breath with a matchup agianst the first pairKent State. ing between a Big Ten and SEC school this season.

8. Minnesota (3-0, 0-0) To no o n e ’ s 11. Iowa (2-1, 0-0) surprise, Things the Goare lookphers are ing pretty still ungood so defeated far for with their Iowa afe a s y ter winnon-conning the ference schedule, which continues this week m u c h with San Jose State. Minnesota is one of the few needed undefeated teams in the conference now, but annual game against in-state rival Iowa State. out of the teams in the conference, the Gophers Now if the Hawkeyes go 3-1 after a game have looked aggressively average and will hope against the Western Michigan Broncos this to start conference play on a positive note when week, the Hawkeyes might be able to make it they face Iowa. into a bowl game this year.

9. Illinois (2-1, 0-0)

The Fighting Illini are heading in the right direction, but a win against Washington on Saturday was out of the question.

Tim Beckman has been doing well with the program, and Nathan Scheelhaase has been looking like a top-tier quarterback in the league.

But for the team to go to the next level, Illinois needs to upset a ranked team, and the Illini do not face a currently ranked opponent until they host Wisconsin on Oct. 19.

12. Purdue (1-2, 0-0)

Give the B o i l e rmakers s o m e credit; they have a r g u ably the toughest non-conference schedule among the 12 Big Ten schools, and it’s not going to get any easier for them when they start conference play this week against Wisconsin, followed by games against Northern Illinois and Nebraska.

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Nebraska redshirt freshman defensive end Avery Moss, who sacked UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley two times on Saturday, tackles UCLA running back Jordon James.

CHANGE IN PRACTICE

In his weekly press-conference at Memorial Stadium on Monday, Nebraska coach Bo Pelini let the media know there would be a change in game preparation during the week.

“One thing we are going to do is practicing on Sunday,” he said. “We are not going to be practicing on Mondays, and that starts today. We’re going Sundays instead of Mondays.”

There were not many people who took Saturday’s 41-21 loss to UCLA worse than Pelini. On Monday, he expressed his knowledge and importance of the culture and said he questioned what he did wrong in the Huskers’ first loss of the season.

“Have I let the inherent pressures or whatever there are – my drive to push this program to the next level – create a culture among our team to not allow them to have success?” Pelini said. “Or not give them the best chance to have success? I would say at this point, yes. Maybe I did do that.”

Pelini and the coaching staff have had conversations on what to do to build their team’s confidence back up after its first loss at home in two seasons. According to the coach, changing its off day to Monday is one step in doing so.

“I think we can get the same things done on Sunday that they get done on Monday,” Pelini said. “We are still going to practice on Sunday, but it’s going to give them a day to just get away from the whole thing for a whole day. (It’s a day) where they can

just be a student and just go to class. I feel we can move forward and really get the same amount of work accomplished and just do it in a more efficient way.”

fense came and played lights out in the first half … we, as an offense, thought that we let our defense down and put them in a bad situation.”

DISAPPOINTING OFFENSIVE PRODUCTION

LEARNING FROM MISTAKES, MOVING ON TO SDSU

To say Jeremiah Sirles was unhappy with the way he and the Nebraska offense played in Saturday’s third quarter would be an understatement. The senior offensive lineman said it was one of the poorest performances he remembers as a Husker.

“The third quarter was probably our worst offensive quarter since I’ve been here,” Sirles said.

After putting up 21 points in the first half, Nebraska was shut down by UCLA after halftime.

Although Nebraska was able to muster up triple-digit rushing yards (128), none of the Nebraska’s three total touchdowns came from the running game, which left Sirles perplexed.

“It’s frustrating because we are used to (explosive runs),” he said. “We’ve had a couple good breakout plays, but UCLA did a pretty good job loading the box up on us and taking away our run game. That’s why we had to throw the ball.”

In the end, Sirles said he feels the lack of open holes and offensive production hurt Nebraska’s defense.

“It felt like everything we were doing wasn’t clicking,” he said. “It comes back to not hitting on all cylinders. Our de-

Avery Moss had an individual performance Saturday most defensive ends only dream of.

The redshirt freshman recorded two sacks on Bruins’ Brett Hundley and finished the contest with five tackles. However, even Moss, who stole the show defensively, still found mistakes in his game Saturday.

“If you make a good play, there is always something better you could’ve done in that situation,” Moss said. “Even in either of those sacks, I took too wide of a step. The first half and second half had mistakes in both.”

Although Saturday’s outcome wasn’t what the redshirt freshman had in mind, Moss said he plans on taking the team’s mistakes as a learning experience for next Saturday’s game against South Dakota State.

“I haven’t seen a loss here at home since I’ve been in Nebraska,” he said. “This is a big learning experience for me. Once we get those nit-picky things out of the way, then we can be a good defense and overcome adversity.”

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score of 146 for two rounds.

Sophomore Aaron Wong put up a 5-over par total and was tied The Nebraska men’s golf team for 33rd.

In the team standings, Misopened play at the NCAA Columbia Regional Preview in Co- souri had an 8-stroke lead on second place Austin lumbia, Mo., on MonPeay State. Missouri day. The Huskers was 16 strokes under finished the day with par, with three out of a 20-over par score five players at even through two rounds. par or lower. The TiThe team is now No. gers were led by se10 of 11 teams and nior captain Emilio with an uphill battle Cuartero, who led the to fight back. field with a score of A first round of 9-under par through 4-over par 292 put the 36 holes.

Huskers in a tie for Right behind third place, but a sechim on the leaderLapa ond round of 16-over board was Missouri 304 hurt the team. true freshman Euan Leading the Huskers Walker, with a 5-under par score was sophomore Kolton Lapa. through two rounds of play at Lapa was tied for 22nd overOld Hawthorne Golf Club. all with a 2-over par individual In a tie for fourth place was

Missouri senior captain Hunter Kraus. Kraus put up another two solid rounds for the Tigers, with a 3-under par score.

Austin Peay was the only other team under par, with a team score of 6-under. Leading the Governors was senior Marco Iten, who was currently tied for fourth at 3-under and was looking for a good round Tuesday to move himself forward on the leaderboard. Other standouts for Austin Peay were senior Anthony Bradley and sophomore Chris Baker, with scores of 2-under and 1-under respectively.

Also playing for Nebraska are junior Ross Dickson, who was tied for 38th at 6-over; redshirt freshman Nathan Wong, who was tied for 42nd at 7-over; and senior Matt Record, who was tied for 54th at 11-over. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Rolfzen earns Big Ten award after strong games Freshman outside hitter named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for performance in Players Challenge Staff Report DN Nebraska outside hitter Amber Rolfzen was named the Big Ten’s co-Freshman of the Week on Monday, after helping the Huskers to a 3-0 record and winners of the Ameritas Players Challenge this past weekend. Rolfzen shared the honor with Purdue middle blocker, Faye Adelaja.

Nebraska notched wins over Saint Mary’s (3-1), Dayton (3-0) and No. 17 Iowa State (3-0) during the Ameritas Players Challenge. Rolfzen produced doubledoubles in each of the matches and was named the tournament’s most valuable player.

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Amber Rolfzen, left, had 10 kills and 13 digs against Dayton. kills against Saint Mary’s, as well as tallying 11 digs and one assist.

“I just wanted to give my best and do whatever I could to help the team out,” Rolfzen said after the Saint Mary’s match.

“We just didn’t want to make errors and give them free points, and we had to focus on getting

over the net.”

The outside hitter then produced 10 kills, 13 digs and two assists in the Dayton game. Finally, she had 10 kills and 11 digs on top of an ace, assist and a block over the No. 17 Cyclones. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Fans in the Nebraska student section at Saturday’s UCLA game pay respect to Nick Pasquale, a UCLA receiver who died six days before the game, by releasing baby blue and yellow balloons and holding signs bearing Pasquale’s number, 36.

Tribute more important than game NU student section shows support for UCLA by honoring player who died week before game Chris Heady DN There was a moment at Saturday’s football game that rose above the rest. It was a moment about more than football, more than stats and legacies, more than any tunnel walk or score. It was a moment that showed grief and remembrance, all with the simple action of letting go.

NU student Abbie Lamb was a part of the moment. She stood in silence in the front row of the East Stadium student section, surrounded by Huskers wearing black and holding yellow and blue balloons. After the Tunnel Walk, and before “Can You Feel It,” she had told people as she passed out the balloons. When the moment came, a record crowd of 91,471 fans watched silently, as Lamb and 199 other Husker students let go of balloons and UCLA’s colors floated into the morning sky.

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Nick Pasquale, a UCLA walk on who played just one snap before dying when struck by a car last week. The UCLA Bruin football team and fan base rallied, both on the field and off, scoring 38 unanswered points to defeat No. 23 Nebraska at home 41-21. The loss for Nebraska hurt, but not like UCLA’s. The gesture by the Nebraska fans, though, helped.

“I thought it was an incredible gesture they made here, and I think it kind of shows the class here at Nebraska,” UCLA head coach Jim Mora said after the game. “The fact that they would put a No. 36 decal on their helmets, and they would have a moment of silence, and their student section cheered for us when we took the field and encouraged us on, you just don’t find that at many places.”

The week before the game began, Nebraska coach Bo Pelini began his news conference with statements about UCLA’s recent tragedy.

“I speak for everybody associated with the University of Nebraska in offering our condolences to Nick Pasquale and his family (as well as) UCLA and everyone associated with their program dealing with the tragedy that they are dealing with,” Pelini said.

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decided to do something on behalf of UCLA. “Immediately it was kind of, ‘Well, what can we do to honor him?’” Lamb said.

The group discussed and decided the balloons were a nobrainer. Why not let UCLA in on one of Nebraska’s greatest traditions?

Lamb and her team showed up Saturday morning with 200 UCLAcolored balloons to pass out in the student section. Hardly any Husker hesitated to participate.

“I didn’t get past the first 10 rows in East Stadium before all the balloons were gone,” Lamb said.

The moment got national attention. The Huffington Post wrote a story on it, and ESPN College Football analyst Kirk Herbstreit tweeted his appreciation for the action as well. But for Lamb and the Iron N alike, it wasn’t even a choice not to do something.

“It takes you back a little because everyone is so surprised in the state college football is in now,

something like this could happen,” Lamb said. “For us it’s just the norm as a Nebraska fan and a Nebraskan in general. It went perfectly and was a beautiful moment, and I’m proud to say I was able to play a part to make it happen.”

In the front row, looking up at the rising balloons from student section, Lamb got chills.

“It reminds you there is so much more to life than just the football game, and we get these chances that are kind of a hard situation, but are just a reminder of how precious life is,” Lamb said.

Afterward, Lamb said UCLA fans came over to the student section to thank them.

UCLA coach Mora thanked them at the press conference.

“It is just a true testament to the people here at Nebraska and how much they care about football,” Mora said. “We are very, very appreciative about that.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Nebraska freshman Jordan Chael led the Huskers’ women’s golf team with a two-round total of 6-over on Monday.

Huskers tied for 4th place in Minnesota Staff Report DN The Minnesota Invitational kicked off with two rounds of golf on Monday.

After 36 holes, Illnois sat in the top spot in the tournament by shooting a 27-over par 603.

Minnesota and Kent State were close on the Illini’s heels, as both teams scored a 608. With a score of 615, Nebraska and Texas State are tied for fourth.

San Diego State and Georgia Regents are knotted up with scores of 618. To round out the rest of the leaderboard are Long Beach State, CSU Fullerton, Jacksonville, Idaho and UC Irvine.

The best round of the day was by Minnesota freshman Emie Peronnin, who shot a 2-under 70 in her second round of the day. It was a rebound performance, as she finished the first round at 11-over.

The first place Illini had two players post a round score of even par: freshmen Stephanie Miller and Emily Joers.

The Huskers were led by freshman Jordan Chael, who posted a 6-over total of 151 on the day to get into a tie for sixth. Seniors Steffi Neisen, who is tied for eighth, and Katelyn Wright, who is tied for 13th, put up total scores of 8-over and 9-over, respectively.

After her best performance, a victory at last week’s Chip-N Club Invitational, sophomore Cassie Deeg earned a round one score of 4-over and followed it with an 11-over 83 in the second round.

Also in the Huskers’ lineup is sophomore Cassidy Stelzmiller, who shot 25-over 169 and is tied for 59th.

The squads will finish the tournament with one round on Tuesday. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Eichorst, in his own statement, said he had talked to Pelini and expressed “deep concern.”

“I am disheartened and disappointed by the 2011 comments published today attributed to Coach Pelini about our dedicated and passionate fans and supporters,” Eichorst said.

ASUN president Eric Reznicek was not able to be reached for comment, but like many others, reacted to the recording on Twitter, saying, “Im with Bo. I’d be in more trouble than that if my private conversations were recorded. everyone deserves a rant.

The leaker is a sleeze.”

Deadspin released the recording just past 4 p.m. on Monday, hours after a news conference in which Pelini talked a lot about the culture of the

program and said he felt that both he and the team were no longer having fun anymore. The coach appeared sincere with his intentions to correct the problem, saying he has “done a lot of soul searching in the last couple days.”

Following Nebraska’s 41-21 loss to UCLA on Saturday, in which the Huskers gave up 28 unanswered points, former Husker quarterback and College Football Hall of Famer Tommie Frazier tweeted, calling for the firing of all defensive coaches.

“I don’t care if we lose a game but the way we are losing is just not what #Nebraska fans deserve,” part of Fraizer’s post said. “I have fought, bled, and cried over this program. I didn’t do all that for the program to become what it has today. Time for change!”

Specifically, Frazier said he

He’s fired, definitely. Three hundredsome consecutive sell-outs, and you’re going to call us fair-weathered and all that crap. I’ve stuck up for him and I believe; I thought he had a classy program, even though we had a few more losses than usual. It doesn’t really sit well.”

I am disheartened and disappointed by the 2011 comments published today attributed to Coach Pelini.”

Shawn eichorst athletic director

thought the defensive coordinator, linebackers coach, defensive line coach and defensive backs coach should be replaced.

Pelini responded to Frazier’s comments during Monday’s conference, saying, “If he feels like that, then so be it. We don’t need him. That’s a shame.

Until you’ve sat and done it, anybody

Matt Goracke

senior economics major

The guy is just passionate. The way he displays his passion is probably not what conservative Nebraska is used to. You have a state like Nebraska that’s so conservative, so ‘classy,’ when you have someone go off the handle like that, because he’s as passionate as he is, you’re going to have mixed feelings about it.”

can have an opinion.”

Pelini took responsibility for various team problems throughout the conference Monday.

“And who sets the culture? It’s the head football coach,” he said. “I understand that. We did a lot of talking as a staff yesterday and did a lot of talking as a staff this morning. I feel that we have a plan in place moving forward that I believe will help these football players get back to enjoying this game again.”

Pelini also addressed his own selfevaluation Monday afternoon. He said because he is a “perfectionist,” he thought he may push the players too hard at times. Pelini noted he thought players were more worried about losing on Saturday than having fun, he said.

The release of the recording – which coincided with Pelini’s remorseful Monday news conference and what some have called an embarrassing home defeat for the Huskers – came at an emotionally charged time for the Nebraska fan base, leading to reactions spanning from support to disgust.

Pelini has been known for being passionate, and he has been involved in public outbursts before, notably after the 2009 Big 12 Championship Game, a 13-12 loss to Texas, and at the 2010 Texas A&M game, a 9-6 Nebraska loss during which ABC cameras caught Pelini screaming in freshman quarterback Taylor Martinez’s face and prodding him on the chest.

The weekend of that Texas A&M game, rumors circulated about Martinez leaving the program, and Pelini was placed in a national hot seat.

Reactions to Deadspin’s release of the 2011 recording took on a similar tone.

But at his news conference hours before the firestorm, Pelini took time to allude to mistakes he made in his first few years as coach.

“I’ve thought back to my career as a coach and how I’ve started and how I’ve started as a head coach,” Pelini said. “I’ve grown up a lot as a football coach.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Artie Goll

senior english and history major

It surprises me that he would say something like that. I’ve been to a couple of Husker games already, and fans do tend to leave, I guess. But I don’t know what you really expect them to do. I think Memorial Stadium has one of the best atmospheres and some of the best fans. So I think for him to be criticizing the fans is really kind of surprising, and I think fans are going to look at that hard.”

Haley Kampschnieder

freshman biological sciences major

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Bo Pelini during the 2011 Ohio State game, after which he was recorded criticizing Nebraska fans.

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Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini walks off the field after the Huskers’ 2011 game against Ohio State, which Nebraska won 34-27 after a second-half comeback.

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n anonymous source leaked a recording of Ne- to see what they could do after he was gone as the team’s head braska football coach Bo Pelini using profan- coach.

At the beginning of the published portion of the recordity when discussing newspaper reporters and the ing, Pelini is heard using profanity when describing two writloyalty of Husker fans to Deadspin.com Monday evening. The recording was made as Pelini was preparing ers, one of whom was Omaha World-Herald columnist Tom Shatel. to do a postgame radio interview with the Pelini apologized in a statement released Husker Sports Network’s Greg Sharpe after I want to Monday night. the 2011 Nebraska-Ohio State football game “I want to sincerely apologize for my in Lincoln. sincerely comments from two years ago, which became In the game, Nebraska scored 28 unanapologize public today,” the statement said. “I take full swered points in the second half to beat visitresponsibility for these comments. They were ing Ohio State 34-27 on a rainy night in Lin- for my comments spoken in a private room following the Ohio coln. In the process, the Huskers set a school from two years State game. I was venting following a series record for biggest comeback. of emotional events which led to this moAt halftime, Nebraska had mustered just ago.” ment. That being said, these comments are in two field goals, and some fans started leaving no way indicative of my true feelings. I love the stadium. After the game, Pelini expressed Bo Pelini it here in Nebraska and feel fortunate to be his displeasure with the fans in a candid conhead football coach associated with such a great university and versation with Sharpe, which was recorded fan base. I again apologize to anyone whom by a bystander.

I have offended.”

“It took everything in my power not to University of Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Perlman also say, ‘Fuck you, fans. Fuck all of you.’ Fuck ‘em,” Pelini could issued a statement. be heard saying.

“I am aware of the publication of Coach Pelini’s comAfter Sharpe mentioned that many fans re-entered the staments,” it said. “I am disappointed and in discussions with dium as the Huskers mounted their comeback, Pelini went on (Nebraska athletic director) Shawn Eichorst about addressing to call Nebraska fans “fair-weather fans” and challenge them

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I guess I’m not too familiar with the context of the game or the person who said that. But it seems like it was really more of a heat-of-the-moment thing. I don’t think he would really hate the fans, considering they’re probably the most important thing to him.”

Ryan Prazynski

freshman biochemistry major

It actually really surprises me. I didn’t think that Bo Pelini would ever say something like that. I know people say a lot of things that they don’t mean because they are angry at the time, but maybe there’s an explanation.”

Lindsay Long

senior animal science major

The big problem was that he insulted the fans. I think we might be seeing the end of the Pelini era as we know it. It could be a matter of days. I hope it’s not. I hope we keep him for the rest of the season. I think it’s about time that we started looking in a new direction.”

Gabe fox

senior political science major

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Vidlak leads Huskers after learning to love cross country Senior runner Trevor Vidlak won Nebraska’s 1st event of the season after returning from injury Natasha Rausch DN Trevor Vidlak always wanted to play basketball. He aspired to play at the collegiate level, but eventually his dreams of playing Division I ball took a spot on the back burner, as his cross country skills advanced.

“His running career took over,”

Nebraska coach David Harris said.

“That’s where his talent took him.”

Now, as a co-captain and the current front-runner on the Nebraska cross country team, returning senior Vidlak has made a name for himself in his running career.

He started running cross country as a freshman in high school to condition himself for the track and field season. Over the years, however, running has become his favorite sport.

“I wasn’t the biggest fan of cross country in high school,” Vidlak said.

“Once I got to college, cross country was extremely tough. But after that first year, cross country started to grow on me. I love how in running you can push yourself to see how far your body can go, how much you can improve.”

Five years ago, Jay Dirksen — cross country coach at the time — de-

cided to bring Vidlak onto the team to see what he could do in the sport.

“Trevor didn’t have the best high school times for the Big 12, but his high school coach said to Dirksen to take a chance on him,” Harris said. “This is my third year coaching him now, and I feel like he’s gotten a lot of confidence.

Going into his fifth year, he’s ready to perform at a high level.”

Already in the season, Vidlak has been able to bring home a win for his Husker teammates. At the opening meet in Augustana, he came in first place with a time of 18:18:03 for an average of 4:34 per mile.

“The best thing was when I turned around and saw my teammates running up to me, and I knew we’d won the meet,” Vidlak said. “It was the best feeling to know that we performed really well as a team.”

A week later, Vidlak was recognized by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as the athlete of the week as a result of his performance at the Augustana Twilight meet.

Vidlak started the 2013 season off on a high note considering the last race he ran was almost two years ago. After injuring himself in 2012, he was forced to sit out the remainder of the season.

According to Harris, Vidlak now leads practices as he works to achieve his goals for the coming season.

“He’s a guy that comes to practice with his lunch pail every day, and says, ‘I’m going to work harder and see how this works today.’ You get better that way,” Harris said.

Vidlak is aiming to make it in the top 15 runners in the conference this year, and he’s aspiring to make it to

I love how in running you can push yourself to see how far your body can go, how much you can improve.”

Trevor Vidlak

senior cross country co-captain

the National Championships — something that hasn’t been done since six years ago when David Adams made it as an individual runner.

“My hopes and his hopes is that he will be an all-Big Ten runner,” Harris said. “He would like to go to the Na-

tional Championships. It’s definitely not easy getting there as an individual.

It’s hard. But I think that would be a really good reward for all of the work he’s done.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com