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Stop by the Union Plaza Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. to try samples from more than 20 vendors including Amigos, Sam’s Club, Sam and Louie’s, Wahoo’s, Millertime Pub and Cafe, Firehouse Subs, The Egg and I, The Eatery, Bruegger’s, Tico’s, Jersey Mike’s, Le Cupcake, Juice Stop, Hiro 88, Super Saver, Mr. Goodcents, Qdoba, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, Pepperjax Grill, Banhwich Cafe, Schlotzsky’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Topper’s Pizza, Dino’s Grille, Blue Blood Brewing, Colby Ridge and more.
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It’s the grub of the road. Meals on wheels. Cuisine on the run. Lincoln’s food trucks seem to be less numerous than those in bustling cities, but owners expect them to continue expanding in size and variety. “It’s new,” El Rancho employee Daniel Alejandro Melendez said about Lincoln’s food truck culture. “Inside in the restaurant, when I speak with Latino clients, they tell me that Chicago and New York have a bunch of taco trucks… It’s new, but I think it’s going to grow up.” At this point, a proposed city ordinance may be the only roadblock standing in the way of these mobile kitchens’ success. The plan would allow trucks to park at certain downtown meters, after paying a $50 annual tax, a $25-per-employee fee, covering $500,000 in liability insurance, a $50 annual city permit, in addition to $10 per day for the metered spot. Designated parking spots would need to be at least half a block from downtown restaurants, but the Nebraska Restaurant Association still isn’t happy with the proposal, according to a recent Lincoln Journal Star article. However, until the ordinance passes, food trucks are stuck vending only on private property. “Right now, with the ordinance being the way it is, it’s kind of limiting a lot of people from opening up food trucks,” Heoya employee Charles Nguyen said. Helping each other along the way, Lincoln’s food truck owners are trying to pave their way to success. Four trucks in particular seem to be leading the pack.
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Chris Charmosta, a senior business administration and finance major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, browses Nitro Burger’s menu as co-owners Cherry and Eddie Kress cook over the grill.
The Kress family wants to serve their customers healthy hamburgers. Sounds ironic, right? How can a hamburger be healthy? Co-owner Cherry Kress explained how fresh ingredients are incorporated to create made-from-scratch meals that won’t leave burger lovers feeling sluggish. “Our gist is really to get everything without preservatives; that’s really our goal,” Mrs. Kress said. “Obviously eating a half pound of meat isn’t super healthy for you, but we do bakery-fresh, preservative-free buns, we use real cheese, all the sauces are made completely from scratch.” Cherry and her husband Eddie aim to include all five food groups on each burger to create a well-balanced meal. Their steak and sweet potato fries are grilled instead of fried, making side dishes a bit healthier too. Their Big Apple burger seems like a gourmet menu item in itself. The beef patty, topped with sharp cheddar cheese, onion
strings, grilled apples, bacon and dill mayo, can be served on a variety of different buns. “We just try to be funky and fresh with what we serve,” Mrs. Kress said. Nitro Burger attends a variety of exclusive events, some of their most popular being two separate bike nights — a European bike night and all-motorcycle bike night. However, other events appear to be winding down while Nitro Burger works on opening their own food truck — a ‘50sstyle mobile diner. The back half will include a typical food truck kitchen, while the front will host customers with booths, a black-andwhite-checkered floor and a jukebox. The bus should be open within the next couple weeks, Mrs. Kress said. “Our goal is to be on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives with our bus,” Cherry said. “We’re pretty dang confident. I think doing that, people will hopefully be like ‘Oh, get some more food trucks out there.’”
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Rosalinda Gomez waits for her order outside of the El Rancho Taco Truck as employees Tito Vazquez and Xavier Elizondo work in the kitchen. In the parking lot of El Rancho restaurant on 27 and O streets sits a taco truck known for its authentic Mexican cuisine, two-year employee, Daniel Alejandro Melendez, said. El Rancho’s genuine recipes come from the Monterrey, Mexico. “I don’t miss Monterrey because of the food (at our truck),” he said. “That’s the awesome thing about here. When you go to the U.S., you miss the tacos, but here I don’t miss the tacos. The food is pretty awesome.” That sentiment seems to resonate with customers as well, as one Yelp reviewer said El Rancho boasts the “best tacos al pastor north of the Mexican
border.” Cilantro, onion and lime add to the authenticity of any variety of pork, chicken or steak tacos, tortas, burritos, quesadillas or baked potatoes. Customers can also find Coca-Cola and Jarritos in glass bottles. Melendez said El Rancho is particularly popular with the late night crowd, as the truck is open until 4 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The tacos are priced at $1.50 a pop are perfect for poor college students. “I think we are the best,” Melindez said. “When you try this food and go to another place and compare, there’s no point.”
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Long-time customer Rachel Nosel waits outside a loaner truck that the Asian fusion restaurant, Heoya, is borrowing while its own food truck is out of commission. Combining Vietnamese, Chinese and Korean flavors, Heoya is exploring uncharted territory in Lincoln. Asian fusion creates an interesting palate, Nguyen said. “It’s just our version of what we think tastes good on food,” he said. Steak sandwiches, Korean tacos, rice bowls and crab rangoons are the best sellers, Nguyen said, but the vegetarian and vegan
menus are popular as well, bringing in about a fourth of their customer base. And Hoaya customers may be some of the most loyal, Nguyen said, as regulars come back often and get to know staff members. “I have some really funny conversations with all of my regulars that come back,” Nguyen said. “They make this an enjoyable job. They joke around with me like
they’re just my normal friends.” While their own truck is broken down right now, Heoya is borrowing a different food truck to keep up with the end-of-summer rush. Because the truck is in a different location nearly every day, Nguyen recommends customers check their Facebook page for more information, or visit their store location at 33rd and Superior streets.
Mueller’s Doghouse sits in a parking lot on the intersection of Southwest 6th and West E streets, where it’s open for business every Wednesday afternoon. Doghouse owner Brad Mueller takes a meal everyone would expect from a food truck — hotdogs — and turns it into something unexpected. His quarter-pound hotdogs come equipped with unique toppings like jalapeño cream cheese, BBQ bacon and even peanut butter and jelly. The newest addition to the menu, cheddar brats slow-cooked with peppers and onions, pack a powerful flavor punch. The truck
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman gives his 14th State of the University address. Perlman spoke about increasing online instruction, increasing tenure track faculty and making the university more career-focused.
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he University of Nebraska-Lincoln will increase financing for online instruction to boost enrollment, Chancellor Harvey Perlman said in his 14th annual State of the University address Tuesday. In his speech at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts, Perlman outlined a few measures to meet his goal of 30,000 students enrolled by 2017, including increasing the size of tenure track faculty. And he introduced strategies to make the university more career-focused, one being a measurement system to gauge each college’s career assistance programs. Perlman said he underestimated the infrastructure and effort necessary to meet his enrollment goal when he proposed it at his university address two years ago. But he remains committed to the pledge and said meeting it is more important than ever. “We are comfortably a Big Ten university, but that generates higher expectations for our achievements,” he said. Online education should contribute to the enrollment target, Perlman said. The university will collaborate with the Committee on Institutional Cooperation – the consortium of Big Ten schools – on how to expand online opportunities, and two task forces have been devoted to the same subject. An increase in funding to online education could lead to individual funding boosts for departments, Perlman said. That money could come from a re-doubled effort to connect the university with federal funding and research partnerships. Beyond boosting enrollment, Perlman said the university
should “embrace public scrutiny of our accomplishments.” “We should become more proactive on two fronts,” he said. “First, every discipline should provide students with realistic information about how education from that discipline relates to career opportunities. And second, we should more systematically monitor the level of career services and success achieved by our grads.” Perlman said he will work with Bill Watts, director of Career Services after a recent restructuring, to create a system to monitor colleges’ career service programs within three years. Taking a greater focus on career development will “give a context to the pursuit of a degree,” he said. On the phone Tuesday afternoon, Watts agreed. He said Career Services already has a lot of the data it needs on what students do after they graduate, but the data needs to be effectively analyzed to create system-wide goals. “This is all geared toward helping students be successful,” Watts said. “It’s part of the academic movement. There is an outcome beyond graduation that we need to be cognizant of.” Watts said the specifics of the measurement system won’t be developed until after the information-gathering stage. The system won’t be an incentive or disincentive program, Perlman said, but it will take into account which colleges are giving students hands-on experience and advising. To that end, the chancellor also outlined a plan to have every faculty member meet with the dean of his or her college and potentially alter faculty assignments “to work toward our
Every discipline should provide students with realistic information about how education from that discipline relates to career opportunities.” CHancellor Harvey Perlman goals” of more career development-focused education. Perlman ended his speech with a new addition: a “Perls of Knowledge” video he made just for the audience. “Every year, I finish the speech, you wake up, lightly applaud and you get to go out and enjoy the picnic,” Perlman says in the video, referring to the free university-wide picnic after his address each year. “I on the other hand… get delayed by well wishers, critics and the press, but by the time I get to the picnic, the food is gone. So while you’re still watching this video…” The camera cuts to Perlman outside, lunch in hand. “I’m first in line.” news@ dailynebraskan.com
Cadavers aid class experience UNL opts for donated bodies to expose anatomy students to the real world kelli rollin dn Across the nation, some universities are reconsidering the use of live animals in classroom labs. The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., will no longer use live animals in medical training programs and labs, a Sept. 6 article from The Huffington Post said. The University of Colorado is reconsidering its use of live animals and will decide whether computer simulations could be a replacement, according to another Aug. 26 Huffington Post article. The issue of using live animals, however, has never been the case for anatomy courses at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Deeded Body Program allows people to donate organs or their bodies to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Creighton University Medical Center and UNL anatomy classes after their death. Donors fill out paperwork to specify in their will the desire to donate their body and to the educational center of their choice. The Nebraska Anatomical Board,
ment is fortunate to have the bodwho is contacted by the family of ies, especially because not every the donor when the donor dies, runs the program. The board then school gets the opportunity. She said many students in takes over the process of preserving and donating the body for their career or who went on to medical school send emails sayeducational purposes. ing how helpful the exposure to The UNL anatomy courses have three cadavers at a time. the cadavers was to them. Having the cadavers gives students They receive two new ones each semester and keep another ca- context from what the textbook daver from the previous semester shows, especially because the bodies look similar to what stuif it’s in good shape. dents see in the book, Hurd said. Vicki Hurd, a teaching lab Any disremanager, said spect of the castudents study At the davers by stusheep brains and eyes in anatomy undergraduate dents results in expulsion from classes, but noththe course. ing compares to level, it’s pretty David Woodhaving an actual amazing.” man, a professor cadaver. of practice at the She said the Vicki Hurd School of Biolearning experiteaching lab manager logical Sciences, ence for students said there has who study the never been a case of disrespect to cadaver is “invaluable,” and can’t a cadaver since he took over the be substituted with anything betprogram in 1990. ter. “The main thing we do on a “It’s not just learning about very consistent level is express to anatomy, but learning exactly our students initially and continwhat we do as far as abuse to our body and what toll it takes on ually abut how generous the donors have been,” Woodman said. ourselves,” Hurd said. “And so as a consequence, we do She said the body is “an amazing machine,” and it’s fun to see everything possible to make sure that they’re treated well.” how every part works together. To keep the cadavers anonyHurd said UNL is very formous, each body is assigned a tunate to have donors that give number and no names are used. students the opportunity to learn Woodman said the body is more about the human body and usually shown the first day of lab, its functions. but students don’t see the face. “At the undergraduate level, He said the TAs and instructors it’s pretty amazing,” she said. take care of any identifying feaHurd said little is known about the body except for medi- tures, such as removing tattoos, before the students ever see it. cal history, and that the depart-
Woodman said the confidentiality and identity of the donor is important because Nebraska is a small state and there’s a chance the donated body may be a student’s relative. Hurd said she has a respect for donors, not because she works with the bodies and manages the labs, but because her father was a donor. She said she sees the bodies as only a shell of the donor – the body doesn’t encompass the soul, which she believes is in a higher place. When UNL, UNMC and Creighton are finished with the cadavers, they are cremated and a special service is held at UNMC for donor ’s families. Hurd only went to one service, but said “it was moving.” She said she remembers donor ’s family members talking about their loved one, who is only identified by a number, and quoting Bible verses. She said a choir sang and each family received a rose to honor the donors. Woodman, who has also been to one service, said the remains are given to the donor ’s family to keep or do as they wish with them. “It’s one of the most touching, emotional things, because when someone decides to donate their body,” Woodman said, “it’s such a gift to our future practitioners that the only thing you can do is express that thankfulness and humility with acknowledgement of how significant this gift was.” news@ dailynebraskan.com
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to reconnect the United States with the international system of agricultural research,” Echeverría The Robert B. Daugherty Water said, “Agriculture is back in the for Food Institute hosted a semi- agenda and there are a tsunami of issues that need to be addressed.” nar concerning global food secuEcheverría believes humans rity efforts at the Nebraska East face the greatest food security Union Tuesday. The seminar promoted a part- challenges. Growing population nership between the University of and fast-changing environments Nebraska-Lincoln and the Inter- affecting growing seasons are innational Center for Tropical Agri- troducing new problems where questions of culture, a global agcrop producricultural research Agriculture tion, fresh water and rural developdistribution and is back ment organization, e n v i ro n m e n t a l Ruben G. Echin the agenda sustainability everría is the direcare being called tor general of the and there is a into question. International Center “Unless we for Tropical Agri- tsunami of issues find new and culture, which is a that need to be better partnermember of a larger ships and ways consortium of ag- addressed.” to share data ricultural organizations called the Ruben G. Echeverria and research, we director general of the can never hope Consultative Group international center for to diagnose on International Agtropical agriculture regional agriricultural Research. cultural chalEcheverría’s lenges across the presentation highglobe,” Echeverría said. lighted developing projects, new The International Center for researching opportunities and Tropical Agriculture started in further involvement concernColombia but now has research ing food security efforts within CGIAR. “I am fully convinced we need global: see page 6
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Campus Rec co-sponsors Safety committee fun run for children in need holds forum for Whitney Carlson DN Campus Recreation at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is co-sponsoring a color run in Lincoln to prevent children from going hungry. It’s a part of the Nebraska Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics second annual race themed “Fuel Up with Color.” It will include a 5-kilometer race and a 1-mile fun run for children 12years old and younger and will be held at Holmes Lake on Sept. 28. The Nebraska Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, a group of more than 600 dieticians from across the state, has organized the run as one of its first fundraising events. It will benefit the Food Bank of Lincoln and emphasize the importance of health through nutrition from colorful foods and physical activity. “We decided to do an event to raise money for the Food Bank of Lincoln’s backpack program by promoting physical fitness,” said race coordinator Kaiti George, a registered dietician and Director of Nutrition and Education for the Nebraska Beef Council in Kearney. The backpack program is for children in need. On Fridays, the children are sent home with a backpack full of food for the weekend. This is meant to prevent children from going hungry while they’re not in school. Each race participant is asked to bring canned goods to support this
project and part of the race’s proceeds will benefit the food bank. George also said this race is different than most. Along the 5K route, there will be signs with messages promoting healthy eating habits and good nutrition. Pre-registered runners will also receive a T-shirt and post-race snacks and beverages, as well as a gift bag full of healthy food, coupons and recipes. The event this year is newly sponsored by Campus Recreation and Wellness Services. Karen Miller, the coordinator for Nutrition Education and Wellness Services at Campus Recreation, is also on the Nebraska Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ planning committee. “Campus Recreation’s primary role was getting the word out on campus to get participants,” Miller said. “The run hits three or four of our top priority areas, like physical activity, nutrition and weight management.” Miller said for students maintaining physical activity is very important. “We like this event because it incorporates both nutrition and physical fitness,” Miller said. “When you look at wellness, it’s all encompassing. It’s a great fit.” George also believes nutrition awareness is especially important for college students. “I think good nutrition is something we should be promoting to all people,” she said. “Especially as students get out
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on their own, it’s important for them to make good nutrition decisions. It doesn’t have to be hard.” The 5-kilometer race will start at 8:30 a.m. and will follow a course around Holmes Lake. During the fun run, the youth will encounter five physical fitness challenge stations focusing on the different food groups. The children’s race begins at 9:30 a.m. The 5K race will be timed; the youth race will not. news@ dailynebraskan.com
global: from 5 facilities in Kenya and Vietnam. The goal of CIAT is to dig deeper into the data collected by these facilities so science innovations and techniques can be used to impact communities. Roberto Lenton, founding executive director of the Water for Food Institute attended Echeverría’s presentation and believes there are a lot of potential partnerships and research opportu-
nities to be made between the International Center for Tropical Agriculture and UNL. “The vision for the Water for Food Institute was that we will do research, give policy advice and provide education on how to use water more effectively and efficiently for food security,” Lenton said. The Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute was estab-
tem is to warn people on campus of dangers. The previously used Faculty members calling service took anywhere from 45 to 75 minutes to send raise concern over out alert messages. The current Oldfather Hall’s system is able to send text messages and emails to more than door lock system, 15,000 people in about two and a half minutes. UNL Alert Recorded calls are still sent to 28 different phones on campus, including those at residence Colleen Fell hall desks and in the union. DN Any calls beyond that are unnecessary, Robertson said. More than 20 University of “The media would get there Nebraska-Lincoln employees faster if there was a real (emergathered in the Nebraska Union gency),” he said. Tuesday to discuss safety conThe second half of the meetcerns at the university. ing focused on what new proThe meeting, which lasted grams and events the committee about an hour, was held by the plans to offer and issues it still Chancellor ’s University Safety needs to work on. Committee, which is made up In October, Nissen will give of roughly 30 UNL employees presentations to various groups from Campus Recreation, UNL on campus concerning sexual Libraries, University Police and and domestic violence. University Housing. Members The committee is also in the from the community and uni- process of creating and compilversity students were also wel- ing new building emergency accome to bring safety concerns to tion plans. the meeting. As Robertson said, “A simThe first concern came from ple plan is better than no plan.” an employee in Oldfather Hall. The goal of the CUSC is to Classrooms on the second and “help foster employee awarethird floors of the building have ness of the individual’s role in doors that open outward and their own personal safety, that lock on the outside – the main of their co-workers and safety/ issue is that ininjury prevenstructors are not tion in general at It would given keys to UNL.” be great to lock the doors. The commitThis means hear from a few tee plans to reach that instructhis goal by urging tors don’t have students and get all UNL supervia way to lock sors to be sure new their perspectives themselves into staff, faculty and the classroom on safety issues.” student employees should there be go through new an emergency, Beth Whitaker employer orientacusc chairwoman such as an intion. Student emtruder. ployees include The commitany student that tee came to the conclusion the receives a check from the unilock settings should not change versity. on the doors because of uninThe committee also plans tended consequences. to start implementing training Mark Robertson, emergency modules on how to not be a bypreparedness coordinator for stander in dangerous situations the UNL Police Department, from the office to a party. said because the doors open outCurrently, the committee wards, they are up to fire code. meetings are only held twice “There are more fires than a year and are usually only atshootings that happen,” Robert- tended by committee members. son said. But Beth Whitaker, CUSC chairIt’s also tough to kick open woman and lab coordinator for a door that opens out, said Offi- the School of Biological Scienccer Koan Nissen, education and es, would like to see that change. personnel officer for UNLPD. “It would be great to hear Another concern brought to from a few students and get the committee’s attention was their perspectives on safety isthe discontinuation UNL Alert sues,” Whitaker said. system calling service. CurrentThe next open forum meetly, the systems only sends out ing will take place on March 18, texts messages and emails, leav- on East Campus. In the meaning some residents of rural areas time, students can voice their surrounding Lincoln without safety concerns to Whitaker at the alert messages. Robertson beth.whitaker@unl.edu. addressed the issue saying the news@ primary concern of the alert sysdailynebraskan.com
lished in 2010. This institute has a presence on all four University of Nebraska campuses, but as the organization grew involvement expanded to international projects so national research could be conducted. “The idea of the institute was that information was constantly being shared,” Lenton said. “What was learned about Nebraska could be shared internationally and what was learned internationally could be shared with Nebraskan farmers and agencies.” The Water for Food Institute is comprised of faculty from several departments relevant to the management of food production, the college of public health at the University of Nebraska atOmaha and the law and agriculture programs at UNL, to name a few, Lenton said. Lenton doesn’t know of any UNL partnerships specific to the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, however, one program in particular called Water, Land, and Ecosystems described in Echeverría’s presentation has participation from the Nebraska Universities. By Wayne The Water for Food Institute Gould is always looking for opportunities for students to go overseas Every row, to obtain field experience and column and 3x3 exposure to different agriculbox should tural environments. Currently, contain the UNL’s involvement is particunumbers 1 thru 9 larly with the larger CGIAR with no repeats organization, but Lenton thinks across or down. there are many exciting opportunities to be gained through the International Center for Tropical Yesterday’s Agriculture. Answer “Whether it be university students going on to achieve post doctoral research or for faculty to go on sabbatical,” Lenton said, “I hope the result of Echeverría’s visit is that more students and faculty gain experience and become enriched The New York Times Syndication Sales Corporation through CIAT.” news@620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 dailynebraskan.com For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 Solution, tips and computer For Monday, September 24,program 2012 at www.sudoku.com
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Nebraska claims 10th place in Missouri Staff Report DN
putts didn’t fall, which ultimately showed on the scorecard. “Most of the time with five The Husker men’s golf team fin- guys on the team, a bad round will be saved by one or two guys ished 10th and 27 over par at the having good rounds,” the coach NCAA Regional Preview, but said. “That just did not happen there is more to the score. for us in that second round.” Nebraska shot a two over-par After a step back in the second first round, putting the Huskers in position to have a Top 5 fin- round, the Huskers bounced back with a solid third round. Nebrasish. A 22-over-par second round, though, really hurt the Huskers. ka had to battle bits of bad weathWhile the second round kept er during the last part of the final Nebraska out of position to stay round, but still came away with a seven over par. in the Top 5, the third round, in “It was really blowing out which Nebraska shot only seven there today,” Spangler said on over, gave coach Bill Tuesday. “It even startSpangler and assised to rain on us those tant coach Judd Corlast few holes. Those nell hope for the upwere the holes we strugcoming season. gled on today.” “I learned that Individually, the we got a good team,” Huskers did not have Spangler said. “Two any standouts in terms of three rounds were of top finishers, but they played awfully well did have some flashes it’s just we had a bad of good play throughsecond round, but we out the tournament. competed in a really Sophomore Kolton Lapa deep quality field. dickson led the team the first We outplayed a lot two rounds with low of teams, but it didn’t scores, as he shot a two show up on the scoreunder par in the opening round of card.” The second round did not go the tournament and four over par over the final two rounds. Lapa as planned for the Huskers, as
finished tied for 22nd. Teammate Ross Dickson also finished tied for 22nd. Dickson’s best part of the tournament happened from the 15th hole to the 17th hole in the third round. He notched a birdie on all three, which helped Dickson reach even par on the final round. Next for the Huskers, redshirt freshman Nathan Wong finished in 33rd. Wong started the meet shooting plus four and plus three in the first two rounds respectively, but he pulled together a final round of one over. Right behind him was twin brother sophomore Aaron Wong. Aaron Wong did the exact opposite of brother Nathan, as he shot an even par to start the tournament, but faded on the final two rounds to tie for 42nd. The lone Nebraska senior starting this tournament was Matt Record. Record struggled on the par 5-holes throughout the first two rounds, going five over on par 5-holes alone, but he reversed the trend in the third round, birdieing all four of the par 5-holes. Record finished the tournament tied for 48th. sports@ dailynebraskan.com
golf: from 10 For me personally, I feel like I played very consistently. I made it a goal to shoot under 76 each round and that’s what I did.” Steffi Neisen
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has stepped her game in her senior season. Our freshman Jordan Chael had a great first day and really showed what she is made of, finishing the last five holes at three under.” At the end of the second day, Niesen was tied for eighth place and Chael tied for 18th. “For me personally, I feel like I played very consistently,” Neisen said. “I made it a goal to shoot under 76 each round and that’s what I did. You have to take a bit of an individual approach because if you do well, it’s good for the team.” As team captain, Neisen must keep the teams morale up, even after a tough loss, she said. “The team as a whole, I think, did a lot of good things, but overall I think we were all disappointed because of how well we did in
same for the Huskers, who finished the final 18 holes of the tournament with another 312, pushing the team to 63 over par in the tournament. “We play a practice round before each tournament and try to strategize the best way to play each hole,” Krapfl said. “It was a great and challenging course, but I think a few of our players had the mindset it was going to be harder and had a higher mental image of what a good score was than what they should have.” Everything aside, there were a few standout performances from senior Steffi Neisen and freshman Jordan Chael, both of whom finished in the top 20. “Steffi played solid all three rounds,” Krapfl said. “I’m really excited for her and how she
winning our home tournament last week,” she said. “But we did do positive things and we have to focus on that to have momentum for next week.” The Huskers will have their third consecutive tournament Sept. 23 to24 at the Marilynn Smith/ Sunflower Invitational in Manhattan, Kan. “Normally we handle backto-back tournaments well,” Krapfl said. “I think they will be ready to redeem themselves at K-State.” The Huskers will undergo a small lineup change next week as freshman Yoorim Kang will be making her first career start, the coach said. “She’s earned her shot,” Krapfl said. sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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Martinez in boot with turf toe Senior quarterback Taylor Martinez could possibly be out for Saturday’s game against South Dakota State. The fouryear starter has been battling turf toe for some time, according to Pelini. Martinez did not practice Tuesday. Both Pelini and offensive coordinator Tim Beck are unsure of when he will be back to 100 percent. “We’re going to keep him in a boot for a couple days,” Pelini said. Senior Ron Kellogg III and redshirt freshman Tommorgan spiehs | dn my Armstrong split the first Quarterback Taylor Martinez looks to throw down field against team snaps at practice, Pelini UCLA last Saturday. Martinez did not practice on Tuesday said. Martinez, who surpassed because he is battling turf toe, according to Pelini. 10,000 yards in total offense in last week’s loss, wore street clothes to practice, but hasn’t Both Kellogg and Arm- of sitting Martinez out if he been completely ruled out to play Saturday, according to the strong have taken snaps at wasn’t up to full speed, saying Martinez was the Husker quarquarterback this year, as both offensive coordinator. “If he’s able to play, we’ll played in the win over South- terback, but there is a long seaern Mississippi. Kellogg was son ahead of the team that they play him,” Beck said. “The 1-9 for 9 yards passing, while have to deal with. trainers, we trust them and their decisions, we trust Taylor. Armstrong did not throw a –compiled by Chris pass but did rush for 23 yards. However he feels; if he’s able to Heady Beck dismissed questions go do it, he can do it.”
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It was a full-on media craze after practice Tuesday. Coach Bo Pelini spoke to nearly 45 reporters at Hawks practice facility around 6 p.m., making his first public appearance since the recent controversy concerning a 2011 tape released by Deadspin.com on Monday. Pelini addressed the media first talking about how well he believed practice went, both today and yesterday, but it wasn’t long before questions of the tape came up. “I’m human like anyone else, I made some mistakes,” matt masin | dn Pelini said. “Obviously what Coach Bo Pelini instructs his team earlier in the season. Pelini was said in that room that day made his first public apperance to reporters Tuesday evening was not for public consump- since audio of the coach criticizing fans surfaced on Monday. tion. It was an extremely emotional evening and week. I’m not making any excuses, I’m a that recording.” UNL Chancellor Harvey grown man and I take full reAs to how Pelini will be Perlman dodged questions earsponsibility for what I said.” lier in the day at the State of taken by fans if he does run The end of practice came on the University address about onto the field with his team on the heels of another Deadspin Pelini’s job security, and Pelini Saturday against South Dakota article about how the website did much of the same. He said State, he isn’t quite sure. received the audio of Pelini “I would anticipate the fans when it came to suspensions, after the Ohio State game. Ache hadn’t “heard anything understand the situation, the cording to Pelini though, the timeline, when that happened, about anything as far as that leak, which ended up on ESPN all those things,” Pelini said. and articles across the sports was concerned.” “I fully anticipate being the “The respect, the love I have world, hasn’t had an impact on for this program, that hasn’t head football coach until somehis team. one says otherwise,” Pelini changed.” “The last 48 hours haven’t Pelini went on to say he was said. “(The recording) was a affected our team at all, I think “truly sorry for anyone that I long time ago. I believe I conour mindset is in the right place tinue to grow as a head coach offended.” right now, I feel good about in a lot of different ways since that,” Pelini said.
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zimmerer: from 10 doing for that and that’s what we really wanted to do,” Zimmerer said. “Like I said, that’s what Uplifting Athletes is all about. It was a huge success, I don’t think we could have imagined it was going to be that big of a success, but we’re glad it was.” Brown also talked about the fact that Zimmerer is always giving, but he has done so through adversity, the running back coach said. Zimmerer, as Brown said to the auditorium, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at a young age and while he still overcomes effects of it today, the full back is never worried about receiving credit. “C.J. is everything you could ever want a son to be,” C.J.’s mother, Jacque Zimmerer said. “He’s always been someone you could look up to, even with his diabetes; he was able to conquer everything that was given to him. We just couldn’t be more proud of him.” Brown finished his message by making a point to always give by asking the auditorium of students
Everywhere I went, nobody wanted to talk about football anymore, everybody wanted to talk about pediatric brain cancer, and what we were doing for that and that’s what we really wanted to do.” c.j. zimmerer senior full back
to stand up and cheer for Zimmerer again. Followed by hugs from Brown, his parents and girlfriend, Zimmerer was drowned in the echoes of “Go Big Red!” chants of the kids. Zimmerer is the third Nebraska player in a row to be selected to the Allstate team after Rex Burkhead and Jared Crick in the previous two years. “I mean, if you can be in the same sentence as Rex Burkhead,
for starters, that’s a big accomplishment,” Tim Zimmerer, his father, said. Last year, former Husker, Burkhead was selected as the captain of the 2012 Allstate team. To vote for the team captain for the 2013 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®, fans should go to ESPN.com and search “Good Works.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
Tulsa, Ok., for the All-American Invite on Sept. 28, the ITA Central Region Tournament on Oct. 17, and to the Big Ten Indoors Invitational on Oct. 25. Coach McDermott said he has high expectations for this team and will implement his coaching philosophy into practices and early morning workouts. “My coaching philosophy is that no matter what the circum-
stances are when you are in the heat of a match that you battle until the end,” McDermott said. “You fight for everything you can get and show your opponent that you are not going down easy. And if you are winning, you show no mercy. We must always be humble when winning and gracious when losing.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
tennis: from 10 ments, which is important to the coaching staff to evaluate where each players stands going into the spring season. Because no team scores are recorded during fall play, these tournaments provide a great opportunity for McDermott and assistant coach, Fungai Tongoona to review the team and draft a game plan. Following the Georgia State Invite, the team will travel to
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Career assistance for students needs to improve In Chancellor Harvey Perlman’s 14th annual State of the University address Tuesday morning, Perlman vowed to increase financing for online classes, tenure track faculty and attention to career assistance for students. The Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board wholeheartedly supports an increased focus on ensuring students know what career options are out there for their majors. While many University of Nebraska-Lincoln colleges and programs offer excellent career assistance programs, some, especially those with massive numbers of students, could use a little prodding. Without engagement from faculty and staff, it’s easy for students to get lost in the crowd during their time at UNL. A major remains just that instead of becoming the path to meaningful employment. And no one wants to wake up the day of graduation and realize he or she has no idea what to do with that degree. A new emphasis on career-focused education could lead to more motivated students, which could lead to better graduation rates, which could in turn lead to more prospective students interested in UNL. Perlman’s focus makes sense. Higher education is about having new experiences, opening your mind, widening your perspective, learning new things and meeting new people. But it’s also about preparing for a career that will, ideally, keep you fed, clothed and sheltered. The DN commends Perlman for acknowledging this as an area in which UNL can improve. As for more online classes, this may accommodate more students, but it may not be as beneficial as in-person lectures. If Perlman really wants to see enrollment at 30,000 in 2017, he’ll have to find a way to physically accommodate these students too.
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Clean energy is in state’s interest
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report released this week by the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences has stated that renewable energy sources, particularly solar and wind, are cheaper than fossil fuels. This is the real deal, folks. Lincoln Electric System could spearhead an economic renaissance for Nebraska by developing renewable energy production. Nebraska is in a prime position to become an energy leader and establish a permanent economic boom and, more importantly, literally save the world. LES’s next board meeting is Friday, at 9:30 a.m. at 1040 O St. At the beginning of every meeting, members of the public are invited to voice their opinions. We can directly affect LES’s budget and policy. Our public utility, of which the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a massive customer, relies on the LES Administrative Board to determine policy. They rely on us, the customer-owners, to articulate what we want. Tell them we demand new wind farms and solar arrays in Nebraska. It’s in our economic interest to do so. If we fail to act now, we will witness states like Iowa and South Dakota establish economic superiority over Nebraska. Our economic future will be determined by our actions in these next months and years. Yet all this potential prosperity is only second to what really matters: saving the world. Carbon dioxide emissions have harmful effects on the atmosphere, which in turn contributes to climate change. Nintey-seven percent of scientists acknowledge climate change’s legitimate existence. Currently, we have approximately 400 parts per million of CO2 in the atmosphere. According to the scientific community, that number needs to decrease to 350 if we want to sustain the ecosystem in which we have evolved. Currently LES’s energy portfolio is approximately 85 percent coal. The national average is around 42 percent. Coal greatly contributes to CO2 emissions. This number will decrease starting in 2016 from a new wind energy contract LES signed with a company in Oklahoma. We have the third highest wind
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production potential in the country, and the ninth best solar potential. I applaud LES’s decision to purchase this wind contract; however, we should reinforce success and commit to local economic energy development. If we invest in the infrastructure now, we will have started a legacy and framework from which we can continue to expand into the future. So why not build our own wind farms and solar arrays here in Nebraska? Why not bring that coal number down to 42 percent? One successful method employed in other cities is a clean contract. For example, LES could enter a 20 year contract to produce 43 megawatts of renewable energy for a fixed price that never goes up. This would create 1,000 jobs and $155 million in economic benefit. Nebraska has enough energy production potential to build a highly lucrative industry, employing thousands of people and contributing millions to the local economy. We have the support. According to LES surveys, their customers place environmental considerations above price. The demand for wind and solar extends to the entire country, where Gallup polls indicate most people want more investment in renewable infrastructure. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, CO2 emissions lead to public health issues, yielding extra health care costs. Unexpected expenses, like the $600 million EPA mandated upgrade on a Wyoming coal plant LES partially owns, will continue, and every utility will pass the buck to the customer. Some argue for a balance. Why not meet in the middle? We can appease both the green environmentalists and the other sensible procheap energy side. I disagree. The time for half
measures ended long ago. Even if you reject or ignore the claims that renewable energy investment will lead to economic growth, energy security, lower cost, improved public health and a cleaner environment, it’s still the moral thing to do. Any alternative proves invariably unethical. This isn’t an economic issue or a technical issue. It’s a political issue. The world is at stake. Our current way of life is unsustainable. I’m all about progress, air conditioning and the privilege of living in a developed country. I’d like to keep most of these things, and we can, but we must act to reform our dependence on fossil fuels. Other options include increasing tax and business incentives for companies to build new sources of clean power production. The world’s governments collectively subsidize the energy industry to the tune of $1.9 trillion each year. The vast majority of that goes to coal, gas and petroleum. Imagine if we used that subsidy on anything else. An extra $2 trillion a year could solve world hunger, clean drinking water, and go a long way toward making the entire planet run off green energy. The tide is turning. Nations and businesses alike are recognizing the economic potential and ethical need to transition to a renewable dominant energy portfolio. If Nebraska doesn’t step up, someone else will. Untold riches await those who take the initiative. It’s time for Nebraska to take the lead and pioneer widespread renewable energy. The other alternative finds us falling behind and watching other states, whose wind and solar potential pale in comparison to ours, become economic powerhouses. Friday’s meeting will revolve around the budget, arguably the most important of the year. Let them know what you think, irrespective of this column. If you can’t make it and agree that we need more renewables, then go to www.powerlincolnlocally.com and sign the online petition. Seriously. 9:30 a.m. Friday, come on by. There will be free donuts! Oliver Tonkin is a senior political science and global studies major. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com
Participation extends outside class
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omehow in our modern academia, it became the norm for students to endure and promote as much silence as possible. Unless you know someone in the class, you don’t talk directly to anyone else before or after class. Unless the professor presents an explicitly leading question, students feel that it’s expected of them to be silent. Sometimes, we draw out the silence by refusing to answer even direct questions presented to the class. The silence isn’t just uncomfortable but represents a waste of opportunity to practice an important life skill. I’ve been part of these classrooms, and I’ve been the student who refuses to eagerly participate. I’m not sure why students behave this way. Even so, many professors insist on making class participation a significant portion of their grading scheme. To combat the habitual silence, many professors and teachers have used this model. They find that students who care about doing well in the class will want to participate. I’ve never been fond of the emphasis on class participation. However, I now believe that class participation is not only an important academic skill but also an important life habit to nurture and develop. When professors present participation as an important aspect of doing well in class, they often present it as an abstract process or action. It’s an entirely subjective evaluation. But students shouldn’t fret over this threat of subjectivity. In fact, students shouldn’t really care about the participation grade at all. If students are obsessed over their grade, participating in class – speaking up during discussions, offering plausible answers or even questioning the professor – becomes a competition. This aspect of competing for attention in the classroom is often what keeps me from raising my own hand. At a university where a small class is about 25-30 students and a single session is as short as 50 minutes, it’s difficult for all students to engage themselves verbally. Often just a few students take control
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of the classroom. Others are left behind. Admittedly, I’ve given up hope on the participation grade but have instead encouraged myself to participate only when I truly want to and when I feel like I can contribute. Professors should emphasize the nature of the skill of good participation and symposium without simply using the course grade as a leverage or threat. One way they can do this is to invent or foster new ways of participation beyond just the classroom forum. I am currently enrolled in a contemporary political theory course taught by Ari Kohen. The texts we are reading are very complex and require close reading to be fully understood. There’s also plenty of material to be discussed. The class has 33 students and meets for 50 minutes, three times a week. Kohen firmly believes active class participation represents success in his class as it shows engagement with the texts and its ideas. Quality of class participation is worth 10 percent of each student’s final grade. I had taken classes with Kohen before and knew that I would be expected to participate if I wanted to do well in his class. However, in a class of 33 with only 50 minutes, I find it difficult to muster up the energy to compete against my classmates just so I can fulfill my participation requirement. Many of my other classes are structured this way as well and I tend to behave similarly in them. Fortunately, in Kohen’s class he has offered an online option for participation through a
class Twitter account. Students are required to follow the class Twitter account where Kohen will tweet short relevant questions about the class discussion or assigned text. Students aren’t required to participate but are encouraged to tweet back. It allows students to think and answer on their own time and to hold discussion outside of the classroom. Tweeting in this manner will favor a positive evaluation in the participation aspect of the student’s grade. So far, I’ve participated both in class and on Twitter. I can’t say that I prefer one over the other, but I like the challenge that the Twitter forum presents. It forces thought and concision. It’s clear to see that more voices are heard through the Twitter than we hear in class. Those who aren’t fond of raising their hands or aren’t able to are able to give their thoughts, even in tweet-sized bites. I don’t know if I would want my entire education experience to occur on Twitter, but I do appreciate the challenge and the opportunity to participate and engage the class material in some other way. The successful use of Twitter signals that class material can be and ought to be relevant to our lives in all its forms. It’s not just about that hour of silence in the classroom. Students should consider participation as not just raising their hands in class but as a practice for a life skill that will require them to think critically, evaluate and speak their mind. Participation grades favor the extroverted, but that doesn’t mean all hope is lost for the quiet ones. They might just have to muster up a little bit of courage to break their silence. But my advice would be to take the pressure off yourself and don’t put a price on everything you say. Trust your beliefs and instincts. After all, this process isn’t about achieving some grade but about learning more about your limits and becoming a better participant in life. Jane Seu is a senior political science major. Follow her on Twitter @jane_seu. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com
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Full back C.J. Zimmerer looks to set a block for teammate Kenny Bell against Southern Miss. Because of his work in the community and help organizing Jack Hoffman’s touchdown run, Zimmerer was one of 22 players in the nation to be named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.
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Husker full back C.J. Zimmerer honored Tuesday for his work in the community
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ebraska running back C.J. Zimmerer was honored on Tuesday morning as he was named to the 2013 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. Zimmerer was selected to the 22-player team out of 159 nominees based on his service and work for the community, which includes his help in organizing Jack Hoffman’s 69-yard touchdown run in Nebraska’s spring game earlier this year. Zimmerer, though, said he was completely surprised by the announcement. Associate Director of Life Skills Keith Zimmer had told the running back that he would be speaking at Eastridge Elementary at the “Dream More, Do More, Become More” student assembly along with teammate Imani Cross. They did, in fact, still address Eastridge Elementary students about the importance of setting goals and making a strong effort to reach those dreams. Each of the Husker running backs interacted with the students and even took a few of the kids’ questions. Then Zimmer took the microphone again, but instead of dismissing the children, he notified the auditorium that somebody’s parents were in attendance. In walked Tim and Jacque Zimmerer alongside C.J.’s girlfriend, as well as Allstate representative Jon Forman and his wife. Zimmerer’s eyes lit up and could be seen mouthing, “What?” “I had literally no idea,” Zimmerer said. “Keith Zimmer from Life Skills just had me coming over for a speaking event is what I thought. And to see my parents walk in, just total surprise, but it’s a great honor to be noticed for things like this.” Forman then announced Zimmerer as one of 22 players named to the Allstate team and awarded the senior fullback with a trophy. Zimmerer took the microphone for a couple of words that resulted in standing ovation. A standing ovation that he could see over, so he could clearly see in the back of the auditorium the group of fifth graders holding a banner reading, “Congratulations C.J. from your Eastridge friends.” Also in attendance was running back coach Ron Brown, who spoke for a few minutes to the students after the presentation. “How many of you saw that great touchdown run by young Jack Hoffman?” Brown asked the kids. The auditorium erupted in applause. “You know, C.J. was his lead blocker on that play,” Brown said. “But you know what I really found interesting, when he went into the end zone, the first player that turned around and picked up Jack was C.J. He lifted him up high on his shoulders for everyone to see. That’s the kind of guy C.J. is, man.” Zimmerer helped organize Jack’s touchdown run, which ultimately became a talking point nationally, making ESPN’s No. 1 play on the SportsCenter Top 10 and winning an ESPY for Best Moment. “Everywhere I went, nobody wanted to talk about football anymore, everybody wanted to talk about pediatric brain cancer, and what we were
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Rock climber afraid of heights Vanessa Daves Dn The last thing people would expect of the rock climbing club president is that she’d be afraid of heights. But she is. For Becca Grosskurth, conquering that fear is what makes rock climbing so exhilarating and rewarding. In fact, every time she meets someone else who is afraid of heights, she encourages them to start climbing to overcome that fear. Being around a group of people that is constantly encouraging you to push your limits and go outside of your comfort zone is just the reason Grosskurth loves the club so much, she said. “If you feel that other people believe you can finish then you’re more likely to do it and feel good about yourself,” Grosskurth said. “It helps me sharpen my focus. I just concentrate really intentionally on the moves and I don’t look down. I think conquering those fears in a really tangible way helps you conquer them in other metaphor-
current pop or alternative. When ical ways in your life – like, hey, I can go write that 10 page paper!” people roll in around 10 p.m. on a Tuesday or Thursday night, they’ll It’s Grosskurth’s second year being president of the club, and the hear people up on the walls yelling rock-climbing terms to each amount of people involved in the other. group has quadrupled since she The belayer, or the person who first joined, she said. Grosskurth is holding the rope said she thinks while another is the growth and A simple climbing, waits to culture shift in the group is curiosity can hear things like “ambala” (meanthanks to the conbe fostered into a ing that everything tagious enthusiis tied correctly asm of Charlie cool passion.” and they are ready Sullivan, who she to go) and “ready calls the “unoffito come down,” cial secretary” of Jon Feder Grosskurth said. the group. rock climbing club vice president The $20 dues “I think my paid by each group passion [about member covers climbing] just fees for competitions and events comes out naturally when I talk to people,” Sullivan said. “Every time the club goes to each year. Members will go to places like HorseI finish climbing, I get excited to shoe Canyon in Arkansas and go do it again. Lately, though, I’ve been trying not to climb as much Shelf Road in Colorado for climbso I can teach other people how to ing excursions, though Grosskurth views these retreats as a bonding do everything.” experience for the group. An average night for the club “It’s really hard and intimidatincludes a lot of loud music blasting in the Campus Recreation Cen- ing at first to go to the [rock climbter – whether it’s ‘90s hip-hop or ing] wall by yourself,” Grosskurth
said. “Our meetings are really informal and are more like an organized hangout than a club.” The group was first started as a way for fellow climbers to meet each other and learn everything together. The group provides elementary classes to beginners as a way to circulate knowledge about the group and bring new people to the meetings. Over the past three years, vice president of the club, Jon Feder, has seen the group grow in more than just numbers. “A simple curiosity can be fostered into a cool passion,” Feder said. “It’s really cool for us because we’ve seen that develop in our members.” Grosskurth initially joined the rock climbing club to meet people, she said. Now as president, she knows it’s a great way for anyone to get involved at UNL. “The people I met through club as a freshman I’m really close with today,” Grosskurth said. “It’s really cool to be a part of a community that makes you feel successful and encouraged all the time.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
Nebraska finishes 7th in Minnesota Steffi Neisen shot 227 to help Husker golfers crack into the Top 10 for 2nd straight tournament Bailey Neel DN The Minnesota Invitational wrapped up competition Tuesday with Nebraska finishing in seventh overall. This comes just one week after the Huskers placed first in the Chip-N Club Invitational. “I thought we played good in the first round,” coach Robin Krapfl said. “It had rained a lot the night before so the course was playing a bit long, but we handled it alright. Then we just lost some focus and started our second 18 poorly. I’m not sure what changed, but the team started pressing and made some mistakes.” The team shot a 303 the first round, which had placed them in second going into the next 18 holes. The second round the Huskers scored a 312, which
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Senior golfer, Steffi Neisen speaks with assistant coach Mike Schuchart earlier in the season. Neisen finished tied for eighth at the Minnesota Invitational on Tuesday. dropped them considerably in the standings. After the first day of competition, Nebraska was tied for fourth with Texas State.
“I’m disappointed we didn’t handle things better,” Krapfl said. “I feel we could have kept our heads in the game and
stayed focused.” Tuesday brought more of the
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Brandon Videtich follows through with a backhand during a match last season. Videtich is one of only two seniors returning for the men’s tennis team, whose season starts on Friday.
Men’s tennis team set for 1st meet on Friday Staff Report DN The ball cans are popped open, the racquets are tight and ready, and the 13 Husker men’s tennis players are about to hit the court. After a 10-14 2013 spring season, the Huskers are ready for their first matches of the fall semester this weekend. Beginning on Friday, the men’s tennis team will compete in the Georgia State Invitational to kick the season off. The Huskers will take on Georgia State, Georgia Southern and South Alabama this weekend at the Sharon Lester Tennis Center at Piedmont Park. Last year, Nebraska finished the season ranked No. 62 in the final ITA standings. Now, coach Kerry McDermott is focused on setting standards for the team. “Our team’s first priority right now is learning discipline,” McDermott said. The coach said he wants the men to “show up on time, work hard in the weight room, listen to others and respect each other.” Preparing mentally as well as physically on the court will help the athletes stay ready and focused on the upcoming season, which is increasingly important for the younger members of the men’s tennis team. This season, there are two freshmen on the team, HyungChul Shin and Vasileios Stavropoulos. Nebraska also introduces a new player in junior Beauregard Treyz. Treyz transferred from
North Florida, where he played No. 1 doubles and No. 4 and No. 5 singles. The returning veterans on the Nebraska squad include sophomores Dusty Boyer, Court Clark, Andrew Dzulynsky, Scott Elsass, Marc Hermann, Chris Schindler and Bradford Zitsch, along with junior Sebastian Florczyk and seniors Tom Blackwell and Brandon Videtech. Last season, Videtech recorded a 5-3 singles record and was named to the Academic All-Big Ten. As a senior, Videtech “knows what college tennis is like,” coach McDermott said. Though the Huskers have only two seniors this season, McDermott said the team dynamic is strong with experience. “Guys like Dusty and Marc who played very high as freshman understand now what it takes to perform at a high level and are mentally stronger from their experiences last year,” the coach said. The men’s tennis team is just that: a team, McDermott said. The coach noted that he makes a point to recruit passionate team players instead of individuals. “Basically, anyone that cares about his own results as an individual or someone that takes away from the team’s success, might as well be playing somewhere else,” McDermott said. Most of the tennis matches held during the fall are tourna-
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