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Career Services: Grads earning 7.5 percent more New data reveals growth in salaries, but UNL grads still lag behind the national average Melissa Allen DN University of Nebraska-Lincoln starting graduate salaries increased by 7.5 percent between the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years, according to Career Services data.

According to the annual reports of graduates conducted by Career Services for year 2011-12 and Payscale.com, UNL’s graduates from 2012-13 are now making an average of $42,400 for starting salary, up from $39,274 in 2011-12. The current UNL average is $2,528 less than the national average.

“Some say that Nebraska doesn’t pay well, but that’s because our cost of living is less than that of other regions,” said Chris Timm, associate director of Career Services.

“The midwest isn’t as expensive as the rest of the United States. But for the people who grow up and stay in Nebraska, this is a pretty good increase.”

Payscale released its national university rankings earlier this month, measuring university success by how much graduates make after leaving college. UNL ranked 484 out of 1,511 colleges. The knowledge of the increase came just before Chancellor Harvey Perlman’s announcement at his State of the University address last week that UNL will take a more career-focused approach.

Graduate starting salaries are rising nationwide. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employees, the average American university graduate has seen starting salaries increase by 5.3

percent, with an average of $44,928 for starting salaries.

“A good part of the rise is from the economy,” Timm said. “Now that employers are hiring more, it’s driving up salaries. A few years ago, employers didn’t pay too well. But now there’s openings for jobs, competition for those jobs and higher pay for them as well.”

Director of Career Services Bill Watts said the reason Nebraskans are seeing a faster increase than the national average might be because the state wasn’t as affected by the 2008 recession as other states.

“We weren’t hit as hard as the rest of the country, and because of that, our employment rates didn’t go down as much,” he said.

Timm also said entry into the Big Ten Conference might have contributed to the increase in salaries.

“I think when we became part of the Big Ten, it opened up a lot of employers’ eyes and attracted more to recruit jobs from our campus,” she said.

The Payscale statistics might not rank universities very accurately, Timm said.

“People do all sorts of things after college,” she said. “You know, for entrepreneurs, the first year isn’t always so great. What about students that take time off and travel or do Peace Corps after college? They may not be making money, but they’re still making a difference. Going by salaries is just a limited way of ranking.”

Watts said the quality of UNL’s education and resources contributes to after-college success.

“I do hope the increase in salaries is factor of strength of students and the quality of education offered here at UNL,” he said. “We offer career development resources even before they even arrive at UNL. We work to help them choose majors to match their educations and unique needs. Along with that, each college offers different resources and opportunities for different majors, and

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State Sen. Annette Dubas shares a doughnut with her grandchildren and Lincoln City Council member Leirion Gaylor Baird after her campaign announcement Monday morning. Dubas announced her run for governor in the Colonial Room at the Nebraska Union.

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State Sen. Annette Dubas is 2nd Democrat to join the governor’s race, will face primary next May Staff report photo by Amber Baesler

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ullerton Sen. Annette Dubas providing property tax relief, she told formally announced her the Lincoln Journal Star Monday. candidacy for the 2014 NeDubas is one of two Democrats braska gubernatorial race on running for the Governor’s Mansion the University of Nebraska- along with former NU Regent Chuck Lincoln campus Monday.

Hassebrook. The major difference Joined by supporters, campaignbetween the two is their stance on ers and Lincoln Sen. Amanda McGill, abortion rights: Hassebrook supports Dubas spoke with them; Dubas does not. supporters in the The Republican Nebraska Union CoI am running race is much more lonial Room at 9 a.m. crowded.

Fremont for governor Sen. The 57-year-old Charlie Janstwo-term senator to make sure all sen was the first to is a bit of a political jump in this spring. anomaly — she is a of our children Holdrege Sen. Tom Democrat who rep- and grandchildren Carlson, State Auditor resents a conservaMike Foley, Omaha have the tive district.

Sen. Beau McCoy and “I am run- opportunity to Omaha businessman ning for governor Pete Ricketts are also to make sure all of receive a quality running. our children and education.”

The gubernatograndchildren have rial primary for both the opportunity parties will be held on Annette Dubas to receive a qualMay 13, 2014. fullerton state senator ity education, enjoy Dubas will begin satisfying and goodher statewide tour paying jobs, and settle down in vi- during the rest of the week. She’ll visit brant, safe communities to raise their South Sioux City, Norfolk, Columbus, own families,” she said at a previous Kearney, Lexington, North Platte, campaign event in Fullerton.

Scottsbluff, Alliance, Broken Bow and Her campaign platform includes Grand Island.

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Education Abroad fair to share options Education Abroad explains different places, ways for students looking to study overseas Colleen Fell DN Students will have the opportunity to learn about various study abroad programs offered by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Education Abroad Fair at the Nebraska Union Plaza.

UNL currently offers two different university-sponsored study abroad options. The first option has courses taught by UNL faculty.

With this option, strictly UNL students and faculty will travel abroad together. Faculty-led studies are currently available to more than 25 countries and usually take place during the summer.

Students also have the option of a co-sponsored program, which involves the collaboration between UNL and another U.S. or foreign institution. Students will travel without a UNL faculty member, but cred-

“We also learned a lot about race its earned at the other institution and relations,” she said. will transfer as UNL course credit.

She returned to Europe the next Or students can travel with provider programs. These programs in- summer to backpack through parts clude the cost of tuition and living of Europe including France, Ireland and the Netherlands. costs, but prices vary from program Not all students choose to travel to program. through Europe. Vincent Chechezi, Education Abroad staff encoura senior marketing and political sciages all students to attend the fair, ence major at UNL, spent the last but it is especially beneficial to those two summers studying and workwho are in the later part of their acaing in China. demic career.

During the summer of 2012, “We want to talk to those stuChechezi traveled to Xi’an, China dents who are in crunch time,” said and studied at Xi’an Jiaotong UniHaley French-Sloan, a graduate asversity. He took 12 credits of online sistant at Education Abroad at UNL. courses through F re n c h - S l o a n UNL in addition to said that while the We want to Chinese classes at department won’t Xi’an Jiaotong. discriminate totalk to those Chechezi said ward any students, the application she said that stu- students who are in process for studydents should not crunch time.” ing in China can schedule to study abroad during their Haley French-sloAN be more expensive and complex than first semester of graduate assistant studying abroad freshman year or somewhere in Eulast semester of serope. nior year.

“It’s not a cheap experience, but French-Sloan, who studied it’s worth it,” Chechezi said. abroad in Sweden during the sumBecause of America’s political mer of 2011, said her experience affiliation, Chechezi said, it was not overseas broadened her horizons. as easy for him to be accepted as an “I was really intrigued by Euabroad student. rope,” French-Sloan said.

Chechezi said he wanted to travIn Sweden, French-Sloan studied variations of hip-hop as part of el to China because of his interest in politics. a sociology course.

“I love politics, and I started to make realizations,” he said. “The government (in China) can look through my email and can spy on me, but the great community made up for it.”

This summer, Chechezi returned to Xi’an to work as an intern at the American Exchange Center, which has an affiliation with UNL. “People need to give China a chance,” Chechezi said.

He said despite his previous opinions about the country, he discovered similarities between the U.S. and China.

“It’s one of the most peaceful places I’ve visited. My country isn’t as different from China as I thought,” Chechezi said. “I saw a side of the country people don’t usually see.”

Even though he appreciates his experience in China, Chechezi said each student should choose a country to travel to that they are interested in, even if only to broaden their horizons.

“There’s more out there than corn and cows,” he said.

Students can plan study abroad trips by visiting with their academic advisors or visiting the Education Abroad office, now located at 127 Love Library South, or calling (402) 472-5358. news@ dailynebraskan.com

Anti-pipeline author explains his position in new book Tony papousek dn Certified solar installer and environmental activist Samuel Avery wanted to write a book about the controversy surrounding TransCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline. So he spent a year researching — he took a trip down the pipeline route from Alberta, Canada to Texas, interviewing landowners, Nebraskans, political supporters and critics along the way. He even got arrested once.

Avery was in town promoting his book, “The Pipeline and the Paradigm.” For those who didn’t get a chance to catch his appearances at Meadowlark Coffee and Indigo Bridge Books, the Daily Nebraskan talked to Avery about his book and

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ible climate tailspin which would his views on the pipeline. leave Earth questionable for life as a Daily Nebraskan: What’s your new book, “The Pipeline and the whole. It’s a huge picture. We’re just beginning to get into an Paradigm,” about? age where we’re seriousSamuel Avery: Baly disrupting the very sically, the reason the fundamental systems on pipeline is so important this Earth that keep life is that it’s tapping into going. If we keep doing the Canadian Tar Sands, projects like the Keywhich is the second stone XL Pipeline, we’re largest source of fossil going to pull the rug out fuel on the planet, next from under ourselves as to Saudi Arabia. It has far as human civilization more fuel than Kuwait, goes. That’s why I wrote Venezuela, Iraq or Iran this book. or any other country avery DN: What would in the world other than you recommend as an Saudi Arabia. So, there’s alternative to the Keyenough carbon in one deposit to bring the Earth’s climate stone Pipeline and fossil fuels for an system up to a threshold point energy source?

SA: That’s a very good question. where we could initiate an irrevers-

The title of my book is “The Pipeline and the Paradigm.” The reason people are trying to build this pipeline is they think the most important things we can be doing as a society is to find a way to create more jobs, more income, more energy and more money. These are things which I call the economic paradigm. A paradigm is a world view. It’s a set of assumptions upon which we build an understanding of the world. Under the economic paradigm is the most important things we do as a society are to stimulate economic growth.

But if people are against the pipeline, then they have to propose an alternative way where we can get the same amount of energy from some other source. That’s not going to happen, because the economic paradigm assumes what we’re do-

ing now is the most important thing.

Yet, it’s undermining a much more important paradigm which I call the ecologic paradigm. This is one where economic growth may not be the most important thing that we can do here. Other things we have to do are to live in relation to the natural world, to the forest, the ocean, the land and the weather. The problem with the economic paradigm is that is has no conscience. It can’t see life. It can’t value life. It looks at a tree and it sees two-by-fours.

It looks at a river valley and it sees a drain or a sewer. I’m from Kentucky, and where we live it would see mountaintops and want to turn them into coal mines. The ecologic paradigm would say we have to see the life in these things because that’s the same life in us.

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Now, the ecologic paradigm includes the economy. We need money. We need jobs. We need to extract resources. But the ecologic paradigm puts the economy inside the ecology. It’s a much bigger picture, a much broader picture that includes other forms of life. What’s happening now is what I call a paradigm shift, where we’re shifting from the economic paradigm to the ecologic paradigm. The pivot point of that shift is the Keystone XL Pipeline. If all we are is an economy, we will build the Keystone XL Pipeline, and we keep blowing the tops off mountains and keep cracking bedrock.

DN: During your research, did you run into any interesting or odd situations?

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what: #UNL24, the second annual social media event sponsored by the university where: On Twitter, Facebook and Instagram when: All day Tuesday more information: Share something about your experience at UNL with the hashtag #UNL24. what: Maxwell Arboretum fall walking tour where: Maxwell Arboretum, East Campus when: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

1st E.N. Thomson speaker to address polarization, politics “On Capital and the Capitol,” to detail deficit, changes to journalism industry Tyler Williams DN Journalist David Wessel will be the first E.N. Thompson Forum speaker for the 2013-14 school year Tuesday night.

Following the topic “U.S. & Them,” Wessel will give his speech, “On Capital and the Capitol” – political polarization, the deficit, the U.S. economy and how the press is dealing with the new 24-hour social media news. The forum will be at 7 p.m. at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

The College of Business Administration is sponsoring Wessel’s lecture. Wessel, The Wall Street Journal’s economics editor, a Harvard graduate and a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, writes a weekly column for the newspaper and has authored books on America’s middle class and the Federal Reserve.

His lecture will cover topics like why Washington is “so maddening-

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In Lincoln what: Nebraska Wesleyan University Visions & Ventures Symposium where: NWU O’Donnell Auditorium, 50th Street and Huntington Avenue when: 7 p.m. more information: Theme is “Hard Time in Hard Times: Weighing the Social & Economic Impacts of America’s Criminal Justice System” with a screening of Eugene Jarecki’s documentary “The House I Live In.”

correction A Sept. 16 article in the Daily Nebraskan on the ROTC program’s cleaning of Memorial Stadium on gamedays didn’t include information on the program’s recycling habits. The ROTC program attempts to recycle as much waste as possible.

If you spot a factual error in the Daily Nebraskan, please report it by calling (402) 472-2588. An editor will place the correction that will run in the print edition, also using bold type.

avery: from 1 SA: Well, (chuckles), I was actually arrested at a demonstration in northern Texas where the Keystone has been built already. I was there a year ago in September. I was part of a demonstration against the Pipeline. I did not intend to be arrested.

My role was to communicate with the police and to keep the temperature down. They just arrested me on the spot. I spent two days in jail, which I did kind of regret. But, I was glad to have been part of that situation. It was for a cause that I believed in. news@ dailynebraskan.com

payscale: from 1 I think tying those educational experiences to the curriculum and opportunities may lead to better employment outcomes for students.”

Timm said students who build their resumes during college have a better chance of getting a job in their field.

“It’s important for students to not go into the workforce unprepared,” she said. “Part-time jobs, internships, involvement in the university, these all play a part for success after college.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

partment of Defense’s Derek Cholly dysfunctional,” “why Congress let. The program committee, which isn’t worrying about the federal picks the speakers, deficit,” the future of the is composed of UNL U.S. economy and the students and reprise of the 24-hour news resentatives from cycle, according to the fothe Lied Center, Nerum website. braska Educational The E.N. Thompson Telecommunications Forum on World Issues (NET) and Humaniwas formed in 1988 with ties in Nebraska, as the goal of increasing Newell as other leaders braskans’ understanding from Lincoln. of other people and culThe committee tures and the challenges decides on a theme, that face everyone. Since then creates a long then, the forums have wessel list of dream speakbrought more than 100 ers, said Alice Kang, lectures to the Univera political science prosity of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Some past speakers have been for- fessor.

“It’s fun to think really big in mer Soviet president Mikhail Gorterms of who to bring to Lincoln,” bechev, former CIA director James Kang said. “The opportunities to Woolsey and musician and activist hear from today’s major policy Bono. makers and thinkers is part of what “U.S. & Them” was chosen as makes UNL great.” a topic because it couldn’t be more The committee looks for speaktimely with Syria, Russia and India, ers who are experienced and wellsaid Katie Cervantes, event coordiknown for their real-world decinator.

“The purpose is to create dia- sions.

“We want the kind of people logue and spur debate on these critical issues,” she said. “The whole that were in the rooms making the point is to be an active and engaged calls,” Cervantes said.

All the talks are free, and all learner.”

Some other speakers in this UNL students and citizens of Lincoln are encouraged to attend. year’s lineup are POLITICO editor news@ Susan Glasser, the New York Times’ dailynebraskan.com Hendrick Smith and the U.S. De-

Ohio state receives grant for tobacco research center

Ohio State University received an $18.7 million five-year grant to establish a research center that will help the Food and Drug Administration better understand how to regulate tobacco through science, according to a university press release.

The federal grant is part of an initiative by the Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science program. Fourteen other centers have been established in the nation as a part of the federal initiative.

OSU’s Comprehensive Cancer Center aims to reduce addiction and expose health problems from tobacco use among adults and youth. The center also aims to study individual disease risk and new tobacco products to decrease tobacco-related harm. This includes cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.

Minnesota unveils new statue

Monday was a golden day for the University of Minnesota. It was declared “Goldy Gopher Day.” Gov. Mark Dayton declared the naming of the day because of a new statue unveiled Monday afternoon. Eric Kaler, president of the university, read the official proclamation on the union plaza as the statue was shown. The bronze statue, named “Goldy,” stands 6 feet tall and was designed and sculpted by Nicholas Legeros, a UM alumnus.

“Goldy” was placed outside of Coffman Memorial Union on UM’s campus.

michigan state continues renovations

The second floor of the administration building at Michigan State University will be demolished this week as part of campus-wide renovations.

The Board of Trustees approved a $500,600 contract to update the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies on the second floor.

The existing offices will be renovated to create more conference and collaborative work space, as well as more offices and support areas. The changes will be efficient by implementing natural lighting to reduce energy consumption.

MSU’s research enterprise in external research funding almost doubled in the past 10 years and is expected to keep increasing. The growth in research activity created the need to renovate the offices to be a more professional, efficient and sustainable environment.

Penn state to add security cameras

Security cameras will be placed in 60 residence halls and common buildings at Pennsylvania State University to heighten security on campus.

At least 450 video surveillance cameras will monitor commons service desks, elevators, exit stairwells and groundfloor entrances.

Residence halls already have door alarms and card access. Joel Weidner, director of information technology and marketing in the office of auxiliary and business services, said the cameras would provide more safeguards to enhance security and safety in residence halls.

The current plan has installation beginning in October and finished by May 2014.

northwestern study finds proximity between alcohol sales, violence

A person near a liquor store or tavern in the West Side or South Side of Chicago is up to 500 times more likely to be shot, according to a Northwestern University study.

The study looked at shootings from 1999 to 2009 in the specific neighborhoods and compared them with the proximity of taverns and liquor stores.

Dr. Marie Crandall, an associate professor of surgery at NU Feinberg School of Medicine and a physician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, said the correlation of alcohol and violence makes sense. She said a solution could be to replace liquor stores with food stores.

The odds of getting shot depended on the area, because some had more shootings than others.

studies roundup A new study from Cambridge University identifies one addiction that it says could be just as destructive as drugs or alcohol. MRI scans of 19 addicted pornography viewers from the United Kingdom revealed that their brains reacted to porn similarly to those of alcoholics who see an advertisement for alcohol.

The study is part of a documentary to be aired in the UK later this month called “Porn on the Brain.”

Bob Marley wouldn’t be pleased.

Victoria University of Wellington student Sharma Taylor has investigated the economics of Jamaica’s music industry and found that the profits of Jamaican music are very low because of foreign-owned music rights.

Taylor interviewed about 60 Jamaicans involved in the music industry for her study, which suggested that Jamaica’s Copyright Act may have influenced Jamaica’s economic slump. Taylor said there was little copyright enforcement in Jamaica in the 1950s to 1970s, when much of the country’s popular music was being produced.

One in three Facebook users are green with “Facebook envy,” according to researchers from the University of Michigan.

The study, titled “Facebook Use Predicts Declines in Subjective Well-Being in Young Adults,” says that users in their 30s envied family happiness and women experienced envy of good looks. But what was the biggest cause of envy? Vacation photos.

The envy was found to decrease satisfaction in a Facebook user’s life overall.

Next time you go to Mass, ask for the water to be extra holy. A study from Vienna University has found that holy water is often contaminated with fecal matter and bacteria.

Researchers examined holy water sources at 39 churches and chapels in Austria. Of those, only 14 percent met microbiological and chemical requirements of national drinking water regulations.

A new study examining the relationship between guns and death indicates that more gun ownership is linked with more firearm-related deaths. The top five states with the most homes that have guns are: Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia, according to a Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey taken in 2001. These states showed homicide rates that were 60 percent higher than other states. However, the study didn’t find a correlation between gun ownership rates and crime rates. art by ian tredway

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Students voice opinions on nixed greenspace

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents at its last meeting approved Chancellor Harvey Perlman’s 15-year master plan. However, the regents rejected a part of the plan to replace the parking lot east of Memorial Stadium to make way for a greenspace because the parking lot is typically used on Husker gamedays for tailgating.

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The DN asked students, “What do you think about the regents’ decision to turn down the greenspace?”

I think that a greenspace would have been better because there are plenty of parking lots that are used for tailgating already. And I think that a greenspace could also be used for tailgating, and it could be used for playing football or just hanging out, I guess. I think that would have more uses than just a parking lot.”

Allison Burkert

sophomore communication studies major

TOP: A student presses her wrap shut on her egg roll. After brushing with an egg mixture, she wraps it tightly to ensure no oils escape.

ABOVE: Jing Gu pours a cup of hot and sour soup for a student. The first part of the class is spent showing how to properly prepare the marinated pork mix.

LEFT: Program coordinator Lei Shi (right) teaches the class her stir-frying technique. The Confucius Institute held a cooking class for students and community members Monday night.

Everything that comes around football is basically like a business. For a lot of people it’s sports to watch or playing to enjoy, but for the university, they make money off of it. If it’s something that’s financially beneficial, I guess it was a good choice. Then again, greenspace is nice to look at.”

Andres Gamboa junior mathematics major

Overall, I think it’s a good decision, simply because the Husker football is such a huge program here. We’re not so restrained on parking that we would need to build a parking lot and lower costs, but at that same time you’d be taking away the atmosphere that makes UNL the university that it is.”

Nich Andersen

sophomore actuarial science major

I’d rather they have green space. I guess you could never have enough green space. It looks a lot prettier than a cement parking lot.”

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FINAL NOTICE TO STUDENTS The Rock, a religious group on campus, organized to have preacher Tom Short visit the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Monday. Tom the Preacher travels to different campuses nation wide to spread the gospel.

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Applicants should return the form in person to 200 Nebraska Union or 314 Nebraska East Union.

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Students gather outside the Nebraska Union to view a large display of detailed religious content, which included posters questioning evolution and promoting creationism. The display will remain outside on Tuesday.

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Downtown Lincoln businesses question effect of Pinnacle Bank Arena

Free access to Pinnacle Bank Arena does not threaten Lincoln businesses

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ublic access to the Pinnacle Bank Arena does not interfere with small businesses.

The recent success of the arena is a major concern for surrounding restaurants and businesses and many have criticized the arena for being a major competitor on game days.

While many businesses are against the public viewing events held there, I find that these events are critical to the vitality and success of the arena. In addition, I believed the increase competition will only force businesses to maintain a competitive edge, which will in turn benefit them in the long run.

In the past decade, Lincoln has invested hundreds of millions of tax dollars in developmental projects.

Antelope Valley’s semi-recent facelift cost nearly $327 million to complete. Aside from this, Lincoln voters approved a $250-million-bond issue to build four new schools and renovate 28 others.

But we haven’t kept the revitalization projects exclusive to bike trails and schools. Following the completion of Antelope Valley, planning began for the new Pinnacle Bank Arena. Three years later, there stands a shiny, new multipurpose arena competing for dominance in the Lincoln “skyline.”

SMG, the property management group responsible for running the Pinnacle Bank Arena, and more than 150 other venues worldwide, received approval for a liquor license by the Lincoln Council. With a liquor license, tailgaters and fans are able to purchase alcoholic beverages from the Pinnacle Bank Arena and in the corresponding festival space. In addition, fans can comfortably dine on concessions ranging from Valentino’s, Colby Ridge and many others, all while watching the game on the Lincoln’s largest flat screen TV. Dubbed the “Biggest Husker Restaurant and Bar” by some, the Pinnacle Bank Arena has already attracted several thousand fans on gamedays with its free admission.

Costing nearly $597 million of taxpayer funds, the arena is the largest public works project in the history of Lincoln, and in some sense, represents the pinnacle of Lincoln’s growth.

With such a large investment by the Lincoln community, it’s an unsaid fact that the vitality and long-term health of the Lincoln economy de-

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pends directly on the success of the arena. Because of this fact, I believe the arena’s decision to offer free public viewing of select Husker games is not only warranted, but necessary.

Small businesses need to understand the arena will not be hosting the public viewings for every game, as Tom Lorenz, arena manager, emphasized.

The intention is to have Lincolnites acquaint themselves with the new arena and surrounding Haymarket area.

If anything, small businesses need to join the efforts in promoting the venue. The public viewings only take up three days of the year; this leaves more than 300 other days when the arena will host events. Restaurants and bars may suffer a minor setback on two or three Husker gamedays, however, they will still reap the benefits of the 700,000 people that the stadium is expected to attract annually. By the time Jay-Z walks onto the stage in December, nearly 100,000 people will have already attended Pink, Bublé, The Eagles, Aldean and so much more. Honestly, it’s the Holy Grail of customers for restaurants and I believe restaurants are too quick to criticize.

Restaurants and bars can’t condemn the arena for “stealing” their customers, because they’re not entitled to these customers in the first place. Competition exists and criticizing competitors only exposes the weaknesses within the business.

In addition, the restaurant industry is like any industry in the free market and one cannot complain in the face of steep competition. The premise of the restaurant industry is based on customer preference. If customers enjoy the atmosphere, the selection of beers on tap and quality of food, they will return. However, if customers find that the arena offers higher quality, better prices, or

more space, then the fault does not fall on the arena for providing more attractive services. Instead, there is a burden on the restaurant for not maintaining a competitive edge.

Basic business principles state that maintaining a competitive edge is crucial to its success. Healthy competition from the arena only forces Lincoln restaurants and bars to adopt a more competitive marketing strategy and though business owners may not realize it yet, the threat of the arena is good for both the business and the customers. It benefits the consumers by keeping prices low and the quality, choice of product and services high. On the flipside, businesses are forced into innovating their marketing strategy and diversifying their menu to make it more attractive to consumers.

A model for healthy competition would be the cell phone industry. As Samsung, Apple and HTC compete for market share, they are forced to improve software, hardware and the quality of their phones. The success of Apple can be attributed to the ability to maintain the consumer’s interest in the products. Software updates, such as iOS7, and hardware updates, such as advanced fingerprint technology, are all results of the constant pressure to remain innovative. The same principles apply for competitors of the Arena dining services.

There’s no doubt that the Pinnacle Bank Arena is one of Lincoln’s greatest success. It serves as physical manifestation of the vitality and prosperity of Lincoln, and we must utilize this asset to its full potential. As the citizens of Lincoln adjust to the arena, restaurants and bars also need to accommodate. I believe its presence will change the way restaurants present themselves for the better, and I’m excited to see the successful coexistence of this competition.

Jai Kumar Mediratta is a biochemistry major. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

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s our splendid new arena a threat to the local businesses in downtown Lincoln? It’s too soon to tell.

According to the Lincoln Journal Star, the Pinnacle Bank Arena has become the “biggest Husker restaurant and bar” on gamedays — generating concern amongst business owners in the downtown area and across the city.

Moreover, the city council has granted a special designated liquor license (SDL), and approved of the arena selling beer on the rest of Nebraska’s home gamedays in an enclosed area within the parking lot. Considering gamedays are the most profitable times for downtown bars and restaurants, Pinnacle Bank Arena must have been considered an undesirable competitor for the local business owners.

However, a case can be made for the arena. Pinnacle Bank Arena proudly presents the largest flat screen in town, with a basketball seating capacity of 14,970. Visitors to the brand new stadium pay no admission on football gameday, and have access to cheaper food and beverages than the options served at local bars or restaurants. From the local business owners’ perspective, such service has been offered at the cost of their tax dollars, and is putting their business in jeopardy on their supposed-to-be busiest days. Above and beyond all other consideration, local business owners argue the Pinnacle Bank Arena making profit is city creating a business that competes with the local ones.

This is not merely a case of big corporations versus small businesses over price competitiveness, it’s worse: this is a case of city versus local businesses, which is discrepant from the

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principle of market economy and against fair competition.

On the other hand, there is a growing voice of dissent toward the local businesses and their owners. One of the important points they make is that the competition, which local businesses claim unfair, is very likely to be a one-time thing. The state of the art stadium won’t be an attention grabber for long to attract visitors, and the City of Lincoln has no plans to open the arena on every home gameday of the year.

In other words, such concern is premature, given that the Pinnacle Bank Arena has just opened.

Opponents blame local businesses for not appreciating the increased floating population in the Haymarket area, on gamedays and on non-gamedays, thanks to the advent of the new stadium. Opponents believe they deserve the service from their establishment — which their taxes paid for.

In order to grasp the actual condition of local businesses located downtown, I contacted 10 managers working at wellknown bars and restaurants in the Haymarket area. Among them, two restaurant managers said they have experienced roughly a 5 percent decrease in sales on the Wyoming gameday, compared to their average gameday sales. One notable remark was their sales were at least better on the UCLA gameday than Wyoming or South-

ern Mississippi. Given that the UCLA gameday was when the Pinnacle Bank Arena was closed, but was open on both Wyoming and Southern Mississippi game days, it’s feasible to presume that the Pinnacle Bank Arena has played a negative role in terms of their sales.

Another bar manager said the UCLA gameday was their second busiest day ever. Again, this was when the Pinnacle Bank Arena was closed.

However, another bar owner said he hasn’t sensed any differences in sales on the previous gamedays compared to that of last year so far. Moreover, Carena Smith, who works at Brix & Stone located only a few blocks away from the arena, said the business experienced an increase in sales compared to that of last year. Based on these two testimonies, the Pinnacle Bank Arena seems innocent.

The issue of whether the Pinnacle Bank Arena is or isn’t a threat to the local businesses entails so many questions that are unanswered at this point. Would occasional free admissions to the stadium with cheaper food and beverage actually hurt the nearby businesses downtown? Is the arena Lincoln’s reward for its taxpayers or is it a challenge to defeat the small local businesses? There is no right or wrong claim on either side of the dispute. As of now, it seems too early to take one side. Regardless, it’s inarguable that a symbiotic relationship between the Pinnacle Bank Arena and the local businesses is imperative, for the City of Lincoln to be better off as a whole.

Haeyoon Kim is a senior political science major and a international student from South Korea. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

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Rising out-of-state tuition puts limits on college students’ options

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s there really no place like Nebraska?

With out-of-state tuition rising every year, some students say their college experience is becoming as drab as the cobwebs collecting in their savings account, but others believe leaving the state for education is overrated.

Either way, University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have something to say about what being here means to them. And no matter the Husker pride, it’s the price tag that’s keeping the majority of Nebraska students in their home state.

“I basically came here because my brother did,” sophomore pre-nursing major Ivy Mueller said. “I thought about going to Colorado, but out-of-state tuition is really limiting. I mean, the price of going to school out-of-state is probably the reason most students don’t ever go.”

Like Mueller, college students feel pressured to leave the state after high school graduation for a “real” college experience.

Coming from Maxwell, Neb. — a town of 300 people — Mueller said she felt if she didn’t leave the state during college she’d be “stuck” here forever.

“I guess I was kind of cynical at first, but now I’m pretty okay with staying,” she said.

“I’ll probably stay here after graduation.

Sometimes I still wish I would have ended up somewhere else, but I found a place here.”

Austin Harris, a recent transfer student from Concordia University, is sure he would have left the state had it not been for the skyrocketing price of out-of-state tuition.

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“It’s unfair that students are limited finan“Having to limit yourself to stay in-state cially as to whether they can leave their state for college,” Harris said. “My whole family because of tuition prices is just a reality that went to Tennessee, and I can’t go there because students need to face,” she said. “I hope those who really want to explore other places have I don’t qualify for in-state tuition.” the chance to, even if it means having to save Harris, who graduated from Lincoln East money to transfer after a few years.”

High School, was well aware a huge portion of However, senior dietetics major Dalton his graduating class came to UNL. Barnard graduated from Lincoln Southwest “That’s sometimes seen as a bad thing, but I barely ever see anyone from my high school,” High School with no intention to leave his hometown.

Harris said. “And living in Lincoln, my par“Tuition was cheaper, and all my family ents can make me dinner.” and most my friends were here,” Although Harris isn’t into Barnard said. “That’s about all I the Nebraska sports scene beNebraska needed.” cause of his alliance to TenBarnard said he didn’t feel nessee, he said he believes the is a good any pressure to leave home for college experience will be difstate, and UNL is his college experience, and the ferent wherever you go. decision was all his own.

“I mean, just from com- a good place to “I wanted to stay close to ing from a private school to a be if you’re from my family,” he said. “It helps to public one, it’s totally different go into college with a huge supand still in Nebraska,” he said. Nebraska.” port group, instead of having to “And it still screwed me over Beau Jepson create that group from scratch financially.” senior somewhere else.”

Sophomore speech patholSenior construction manageogy major Jennie Nawrocki ment major Beau Jepson felt the struggled with the pressure to same way. go out-of-state after graduating from Elkhorn.

“Nebraska is a good state, and UNL is a “Last year I thought a lot about how my life would be different had I decided to go good place to be if you’re from Nebraska,” Jepson said. to school out-of-state,” Nawrocki said. “But Originally from Grand Island, Jepson said I think it would have been really hard to not at least a quarter of each graduating class from have that comfort of seeing a few familiar fachis high school comes to UNL. es on campus, and knowing the area.”

“A lot of people want to get away from Nawrocki considered a few other schools their parents and their hometown,” he said. in Indianapolis and Minnesota before deciding UNL was the best fit financially and for her “I guess I just have a different view. This is

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my home, and I’d like it to continue to be my home.”

Junior biology major Rachel Pahlke was out-of-state or bust when she graduated from her high school in Winner, S.D. three years ago.

“I didn’t want high school: part two,” Pahlke said.

She was one of two students from her high school who didn’t stay in South Dakota.

Although most of her family attended UNL, Pahlke said she didn’t feel pressured to go anywhere in particular — but a scholarship made the ultimate decision.

Coming to UNL, Pahlke found most students were from Nebraska, but it was easy to make friends.

“Lincoln is a nice city,” she said. “It’s bigger than where I’m from, but it still has a small-town feel.”

Overall, Pahlke said the experience has been a good one.

“If I could be anywhere, I’d rather have a more urban campus,” she said. “But this is a good stepping stone. I can always leave and find that place after graduation.”

Senior mathematics major Matthew Mckitreck came from Providence, R.I. because his mother is a professor at UNL. “Lincoln is a nice city, but it’s a little plain,” Mckitreck said. “Nebraska isn’t really known for anything. What came as a shock to me was how much people are nuts for sports. I thought I understood what being a sports fan was like, but I really didn’t.”

Mckitreck said he has no regrets after coming to UNL, but it’s not something that’s going to impress somebody anywhere else.

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Cast performances in Voice actor plays adult-friendly role ‘Ain’t Them Bodies’ captures audience Gabriella Martinez-Garro DN

Sean Stewart DN The new independent film, “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,” opens briskly.

When his partner in an armed robbery in rural Texas is killed in the gunfight, Bob (Casey Affleck) turns himself in for shooting a police officer — a crime actually committed by the soon-to-be mother of his daughter, Ruth (Rooney Mara).

From this frenzied opening, the film moves forward four years to Bob’s escape from prison.

From Bob’s capture to his eventual return, the film largely subverts dialogue in favor of narration, which is delivered through a series of letters from Bob to Ruth. Affleck’s southern drawl is haunting and nuanced throughout the film: the sound of a man with great longing but few choices. These voiceovers, accompanied with the stark images of Bob’s tribulations – both in prison and on the run – are effectively juxtaposed with moments of tenderness between Ruth and Sylvia, their daughter. A mounting sense of doomed love runs throughout the film.

Affleck’s work is particularly strong, but Mara also turns to a powerful performance as the more opaque side of the love affair. Ben Foster, one of Hollywood’s most underrated young actors, co-stars as the police officer, Patrick, who is shot at the beginning of the film and maintains a friendship with Ruth.

On screen, Patrick is the antithesis to Affleck’s Bob, placing Ruth between two incompatible worlds.

Foster’s performance as the shy officer, growing to care for Ruth and her daughter, is finely tuned.

The score is minimalist, but brief sporadic segments of hand-clapping rhythm drive the sense of urgency to its highest points. More impressive are the extensive use of scenes devoid of music. Instead of driving a pointed tension, the silence fills the screen and yields a more vague and chilling sense of danger.

“Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” is most triumphant when it relies on its purely visual aspects to carry it.

Its cinematography manages to be at once sweeping and intimate, cre-

AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara and Ben Foster DIRECTED BY David Lowery STARRING

ating both definite senses of location and character. The beauty and grit of Southern life at the time the film are molded tightly together with the plot to create a savage beauty that claws at the heart long before its revealed.

The relatively new director, David Lowery, shows a remarkable amount of restraint, and his film flourishes as a result. This story of crime and doomed love is certainly not new, but Lowery manages to carve his own place in cinema with this achingly moody and visually lyrical film. He gives his actors and the landscape room to breathe, and they, in turn, give powerful performances.

“Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” is an impressive film because, despite modern trends in movies, it manages to be louder in the hearts of its audience than it is on the screen. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Tom Kenny was an instrumental part of people’s childhoods.

As the voice actor for Spongebob, CatDog and, more recently, the Ice King from “Adventure Time,” Kenny’s characters hold a special place in the hearts of many.

Kenny’s current project, however, is a far cry from the kid-friendly shows he is famous for. As the voice of forest ranger, Woody Johnson, on Comedy Central’s “Brickleberry,” Kenny is now part of a show priding itself on perversity, cussing and crudeness.

“I don’t say ‘no’ to anything,” Kenny said during a press conference call. “I’ve got kids and a house and shit. The alternative is somebody else doing it. So I’d rather it be me.”

The animated show, which is going into its second season, also stars Jerry Minor, best known for his roles in “Arrested Development” and “Eastbound and Down.” Though Kenny’s character is among the most straight-laced on an otherwise obscene show. Minor’s character, park ranger Denzel Jackson, often participates in jokes about AIDS, cougars

the show’s creators no longer had and homosexuality. to prove themselves and were able Minor said it’s the carelessness in which “Brickleberry” handles to take liberties and mold “Bricklethese controversial topics that sets berry” into what it was intended.

Both Minor and Kenny commented the show apart from other adult anion the improvements of animation mated shows. and writing for the show’s newest “Both ‘Family Guy,’ and ‘South Park,’ have the fingerprints of the episodes.

“It looks better,” Minor said. creators on them,” Kenny said. “Seth [McFarlane] definitely has his own “I was talking to the creators, and I point of view and way of looking don’t know what they did with the animation but it does look brighter at things and approach to comedy. for some reason, there’s Like it or not, or don’t one thing. I think there’s like it, it’s been very, been a few little tweaks very successful and with the writing staff. So, the same with ‘South I think they’ve just gotten Park.’ And I think better with it.”

Roger and Waco, the Of course, with anicreators of this show, mation comes the unusual definitely have a coart of voice acting. Minor, medic sensibility that whose role on “Brickleis uniquely their’s that berry,” is his first starring they came by very role in an animated show, honestly. All those said he initially struggled shows are different to take care of his voice because the creators of Kenny and stay away from things all these shows are difthat may harm vocals like ferent.” smoking.

As the show begins “This year I had some probits second season, minor improvelems,” Minor said. “I got sick this ments have been made, but the same summer, and when I came back, it reckless humor remains. Kenny said after a successful season premiere, was really tough. I forgot that you

have to really take care of your voice on your down time.”

Though Minor said he prefers live-action television and film, Kenny said his true love lies within voicing animated shows.

“Well you know, I started out in stand up and on camera stuff, and then I started doing voice-overs,” Kenny said. “I very quickly realized I liked it better, it was more fun. I thought it was more suited to me, its personality and also played to my skill set better.”

Kenny compared it to a baseball batting average.

“I could go out and audition for voice-overs and book a much, much, much higher percentage than I ever did on camera where you’re kind of a prisoner of what you look like,” Kenny said. “Whereas in animation as long as you sound like all these different characters, your physicality doesn’t matter, nor does your age, you know, says the 51-year-old guy. I realized that for my personality, and in terms of career longevity, and in terms of having a functional life, if you don’t care about being ‘famous,’ then animation is the place to be.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

‘Derek’ proves to be heartwarming Maricia Guzman Dn Ricky Gervais may be known for his crude stand-up comedy, but the Netflix original series, “Derek,” is proof his artistic abilities stem beyond his brass jokes and insults.

Gervais plays the main character, Derek, in addition to writing and directing the show, which debuted in April 2012 in the United Kingdom. Now shown for Americans, the series is set in a nursing home and is filmed as a mockumentary. Derek works at the nursing home with its manager, Hannah (played by Kerry Godliman) and the handy-man, Dougie (Karl Pilkington). Kev (David Earl) is Dougie and Derek’s bum friend who hangs around the home, usually with a beer in hand.

The series chronicles the daily life of the gang and their interactions with the residents and families. Each episode highlights the deep-rooted kindness of Derek’s character, who is a hunched-over and homely man with a facial tick that shuffles when he walks. There is also reference to Derek being autistic, but it is never confirmed. Hannah’s character represents dedication and selflessness, as she sacrifices romance and a personal life for the residents she cares for. She is also fiercely protective of Derek. Dougie’s character is usually

frustrated in dealing with a sometimes child-like Derek and Kev’s relentless talk of sex.

In a more sentimental light, “Derek” depicts the friendships between the residents and the workers and the genuine feelings of loss and sadness when one of the residents inevitably passes away. Overall, the nursing home is the common thread that binds the group of misfits together and helps them to form a quirky family-like relationship.

Each of the seven episodes has its own individual plot. Some show the financial struggle of running a nursing home and others show the conflicts when an unwilling volunteer is court-ordered to help at the home. Each episode shares a common morality as the characters take turns learning the value of kindness and caring for others.

While the show is intended to be a comedy, the jokes are sporadic and lukewarm. Rather, “Derek” transforms into a more serious opportunity to contemplate the meaning of life and how people’s actions impact others.

In later episodes the characters deal with their own insecurities and struggles to believe their lives have meaning. During interviews, Dougie reveals he feels he settled for a mediocre life, and Hannah worries about her attractiveness and qualifications to run the home because she is a high

school dropout. Despite Derek’s handicaps the characters look up to his complacent demeanor and dedication to making others happy.

The sets in “Derek” are relatively low-budget, with most of the scenes being filmed in the nursing home, on a bus or at a beach. For the most part the nursing home residents are used almost as props, lethargically sitting in the background.

However, a few take on more overt roles but only to die by the end of the episode so they can demonstrate the bond the workers have with them. This depiction of the elderly in the show could also be interpreted as stereotypical.

Overall “Derek” falls short of its goals for being a comedy. It also starts slow, and none of the episodes are particularly exciting or dramatic.

However, it is endearing in its own way. It’s a heartwarming series that advocates for the treatment of others with kindness, regardless of one’s personal adversities or life situation.

The show “Derek” possesses profound moral qualities that many shows today lack in favor of flashy drama or sex appeal. While it may be easy to overlook “Derek” in favor of a more gaudy show, and, on its surface, “Derek” may appear mediocre and dull.

The show is, however, much like its main character, in that sometimes

DEREK Ricky Gervais, Kerry Godliman and Karl Pilkington DIRECTED BY Ricky Gervais STARRING

Arctic Monkeys’ new album finds mature sound Season finale has much to answer Akua Dawes dn

After a year of silence and a small single here and there, the British indie rock group Arctic Monkeys have finally released their fifth album, simply called “AM.” The older they get, the shorter their titles seem to become, but their music is evolving into a more profound and mature sound.

The album differs greatly from their past releases; following the disappointing “Suck It and See” album of late 2008, “AM” is a balanced combination of the cokedup-road-trip-with-the-lads sound of their first two albums, and the lethargic acid trip feel of their later releases.

Although the sound may differ between albums, the Arctic Monkeys’ pattern of keeping the same style within the same album remains, well, the same: “AM” does not contain much stylistic variety between the tracks, with many of the songs keeping the same steady but relaxed tempo with a distinct bass line and withdrawn drum beat.

The topic of each track is also a bit static, with a majority of the lyrics questioning the love between him and a girl or lamenting the loss (temporary or permanent) of a girl.

Still, if there were any pattern to repeat for twelve tracks, this would be the ideal. Lead singer Alex Turner’s singing is smooth, and accompanied with multiple harmonies within the hooks of songs such as “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High” and “No. 1 Party Anthem.” The band creates a surprisingly melodic sound that would be unexpected from the group just five years ago.

Their musicality has also developed into a deeper technical album.

The songs are no longer merely three verses with a simple chorus weaved between. They contain

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AM Arctic Monkeys varying rhythms that catch the listener off-guard. “I Wanna Be Yours” is an example of changing rhythms, where the song begins in a simple two-beat until it is pitted against Turner’s triplet notes in the chorus — a rhythmic change not seen often in their past albums The Arctic Monkeys have also developed an effective way of opening up the song. In the past albums, “Humbug” in particular, they simply started a song with a quiet guitar and single voice singing verses until the end where there was a predictable burst of sound — a method that, although catchy, lacked any build. But in the song “Mad Sounds” from “AM,” they establish a simple melody and build on that until the end the song has suddenly taken a new direction and become a multidimensional piece of music.

For those clinging to the old Arctic Monkeys, this album may not hit the spot. But for those looking for a more sophisticated sound may find themselves listing to this album on repeat. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Warning: The following contains spoilers for the latest episode of “Breaking Bad.” Let the rampage begin.

The latest episode, “Granite State,” was a much slower affair than the chain of explosions last week — a good episode to let us digest everything that’s happened in such a short time span.

That isn’t to say this episode wasn’t just as important as “Ozymandias,” though. This was the episode where the giant trips and begins his fall toward the ground, about to crush those in the way.

The title of the episode, like always, was very apt this week.

“Granite State” obviously refers to New Hampshire, which is known as such, and Walt’s relocation to a “Walden”-style cabin in its remote wilderness.

The title can also refer to what Walter becomes by the end of this episode. As both his son and former business partners show no appreciation for what Walt was attempting to do with his illicit activities, Walter’s mind becomes hardened, his original intention of helping others gone.

This is the most apparent in the scene where Walt leaves the bar after calling the DEA and giving away his location. The show’s theme music as the camera panned to the cops surrounding the bar was chillinducing. Even Walter’s twisted intentions have broken bad at this point. The mustached, weak-willed

man we met five seasons ago is entirely gone at this point.

All that’s left is Walter’s ego, hurt and determined to do everything possible to earn the respect it thinks it deserves. His family, Jesse, the money, none of it seems to matter anymore; all that matters is that Walter White is a genius, and the world should know.

Let’s go back, though, to that phone call with Flynn (who I finally admit is not a “Walter Jr.” in any way.) How broken was Walt in that phone call? Every last bit of his humanity seeped from his mouth and into the phone, desperately pleading with his son to not see him as the monster he’s become.

Flynn of course didn’t bite, this man who killed his uncle undeserving of any compassion. The humanity Walt offered was gone and Flynn no longer had a father, it seemed.

This was only one of many moments in the episode where we see how weak Walter has become. The best was when Walt tried to tell Saul his business with him wasn’t over, only to have his tumor-filled lungs interfere. As he laid on the ground coughing, Saul was able to step right over him — the man he had feared for so long nothing more than a sick old man at this point.

Sidenote: does Omaha even have any Cinnabon stores that aren’t at, like, a gas station?

We see Walt riding in the chemical tank as he flees in the southwest, subtly showing how the chemicals he’s shown such mastery over have finally closed him off from his life.

people (and TV shows) are deserving of a deeper look. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

The latest episode, ‘Granite State,’ was a much slower affair than the chain of explosions last week.”

He emerges and has trouble adjusting to the sun, reborn into a life of solitude.

Solitude that he can barely handle. How harsh it must’ve been to live alone for a month, Walt’s powerful mind replaying scenes again and again, looking at the mistakes he’s made that could have been avoided.

The loneliness serves as a reminder that his family is gone for good. Even if there was a way that he could return as Mr. White, good neighbor and better father, the cancer in his lungs offer only a short window of life.

He offered $10,000 just to have someone sit with him for another hour after a month of isolation, in by far the saddest state we’ve seen Walter.

It could be worse, though. He could be Jesse.

Jesse’s escape was a bit much to swallow. Handcuffs are probably not easily opened by paper clips, and the upper body strength required to open that gate as Jesse was hanging from it was probably not something that a chain-smoker has.

Jesse’s punishment for his Hollywood escape, though, was seeing the only person he really cares about die. Andrea, tricked by her attachment to Jesse, is killed while Jesse watches, screaming while bound in the car, just like Walt two weeks ago. The only thing left to hurt Jesse with is the death of Brock, enough to keep him in line now that he understands the steps the skinheads will take.

What happens next week when Walt and Jesse inevitably come

face-to-face again? Who is angrier at the other by this point? My guess is Jesse, who seems more capable of feeling emotion than Walt, but then again, the man just realized how much his family hates him, a flag flying in the face of the impetus going back to the first episode of the season. Both have a bit of misplaced blame, especially Walter thinking Hank was Jesse’s fault, but this has never been a show about the good guy winning, so it’ll be interesting to see how that interaction goes down.

My one big fault with “Granite State” is the lack of Marie. Her husband, a man who has spent his entire life fighting for good, was killed because of the actions of her brother-in-law. She knows Skylar allowed everything to happen, and I want to see where their relationship is now. She must blame her sister at least a bit, right? I really hope that storyline is explored in the series finale next week.

That kind of thing has me wondering, though: how is this all going to conclude in just one episode?

The entire second half of season five has been a sprint, and it seems like it’s got to really throw into a higher gear to bring everything to close.

It’s exciting and nerve-racking, just like “Breaking Bad” has always been.

Death predictions: Skylar by Marie’s hand, Jack by Walter’s hand and Todd by Jesse’s hand and finally, Walter by Jesse’s hand.

Survivor predictions: Saul, Brock, Marie, Flynn and Jesse. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Out of state: from 5 “Coming from the east coast, I came here thinking it might be a little backwards,” he said. “But it’s really not some Podunk town — it’s almost too normal.”

Junior international exchange student April Shu came from China to surround herself with a new culture.

“I studied in China for ten years,” Shu said. “I thought my college experience should be different.”

But why Nebraska?

“All I heard from my friends was that it was in the middle, which was supposed to be quieter,” Shu said. “They also told me football

was really big, and I wanted to experience that. Basically what I got was that it was like a big village.”

Now, Shu describes Nebraska as “a big cornfield” to her friends back home.

“It’s not a bad thing,” she said.

“We love corn.”

Shu said the biggest culture shock for her was the football frenzy.

“It’s really weird, seeing the big stadium and everyone being so wild,” she said. “People in China usually don’t like that kind of thing. But I went to the first game and couldn’t see a thing because

everyone stood and I’m so short.”

Senior anthropology major Sena Dawes got the best of both worlds after studying for two years in-state in South Carolina before transferring to Nebraska when both her parents got jobs at UNL. “At first I was quite upset,” Dawes said. “But after the first month, it felt like I had been there forever.”

A self-proclaimed introvert, Dawes had to push herself to adapt without the cushion of knowing people from high school.

“I was like, ‘C’mon Sena, you’re not gonna make any friends oth-

erwise,’” she said. “This sounds cliché, but I think the experience has really made me come out of my shell.”

Dawes ended up getting connected at Big Red Welcome (which she attended alone) and joined a few organizations on campus.

“When I got here, I really had no idea what to expect. It was quite the culture shock,” she said. “All my friends were making fun of me when I left, like, ‘What are you gonna do, go husk some corn?’”

Had it not been for her parents, Dawes would have stayed in-state because of tuition prices.

This sounds cliché, but I think the experience has really made me come out of my shell.”

Sena Dawes

senior anthropology major

“It’s really not okay that students have to be so limited,” Dawes said. “They say you can go wherever you want, but that’s definitely not true. It’s a bummer we can’t do what we want to do and be what

we want to be because of money, but you have to realize at some point that you can’t let that limit your happiness.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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YouTube clip of the week: ‘Don’t hug me I’m scared’ Vanessa Daves dn 0:00: This video begins with scene a that looks like the beginning of a children’s television show. The camera spans around the home, made purely of felt material and eventually shows four puppets: a bird, a yellow man, a red man with his face covered in red hair and a notebook. Music begins, and the notebook begins singing, much to the shock of the other puppets.

0:26: “What’s your favorite idea? Mine is being creative.”

0:31: The yellow man asks the notebook: “How do you get the idea?”

And the notebook responds: “I just try to think creatively. Now when you look at this orange, tell me, please, what do you see?”

0:40: The bird says: “It’s just a boring old orange.”

The notebook then says: “Maybe to you, but not to me. I see a silly face.”

At this, the other puppets exclaim: “Whoa!”

The notebook continues: “Looking along and smiling at me.”

And the bird says: “I don’t see what you mean.”

The notebook responds: “Cuz you’re not thinking creatively.”

0:54: In an attempt to prove its point, the notebook says: “Take a look at my hair!” And the other puppets say, “Cool!”

The notebook continues to sing: “I use my hair to express myself.”

The red man, who has not yet

spoken, says: “That sounds really boring.” More firmly, the notebook repeats: “I use my hair to express myself.”

1:04: The notebook is in front of all the puppets, as if in a classroom, and says: “Now, when you stare at the clouds in the sky, don’t you find it exciting?”

The notebook’s pupils respond with: “No!” So she tries again.

“Come on, take another look!”

Then, the pupils begin to think creatively.

“Oh wait – I can see a hat! I can see a cat! I can see a bird with a baseball bat! I can see dog! I can see a frog! I can see a ladder leaning on a log!”

The notebook sings again: “I think you’re getting the hang of it now, using your minds to have a good time.”

1:28: The yellow man, inspired, says: “I might paint a picture of a clown!”

The notebook stops him, saying: “Hold on, there, friend, you might need to slow down.”

As the notebook says this, black paint begins to fall on the yellow puppet’s painting, destroying his creativity.

1:37 The notebook continues teaching.

“Here’s another good tip—” The other puppets, enthralled, say: “Yeah?!” And the notebook continues: “—Of how to be a creative whiz kid. Go and collect some leaves and sticks and arrange them into your favorite color.”

The students do as instructed, spelling out the names of their fa-

vorite colors with the suggested materials. As they spell them, they scream the names.

“Blue!”

“Red!” “Green!”

At this, the notebook stops them and says: “Green is not a creative color.”

1:51: The notebook continues teaching while perching on top of a refrigerator.

“There’s one more thing that you need to know before you let your creativity go. Listen to your heart. Listen to the rain. Listen to the voices in your brain.”

2:02: The notebook finally releases its students into the world of creativity, telling them: “Come on guys, let’s get creative! Get creative!”

Each of the pupils do exactly as she says. The clips that follow are of glitter, popsicle sticks and glue.

2:16: All of a sudden, the music changes, and worlds transform.

The puppets go crazy, dancing and creating gruesome things with their newfound creativity. The sunny day turns into a lightning storm outside, and the red man puts glitter all over a human heart.

The notebook spells out the word “death” on the wall using black chalk. Skulls are placed over it, and human insides are thrown all over the kitchen.

2:49: The scene shifts, and all the characters are back where they started. The notebook then says, very calmly: “Now let’s all agree to never be creative again.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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dn Big ten homeroom 1. Ohio State (4-0 Overall, 0-0 Big Ten)

The No. 4 Buckeyes demolished another non-conference opponent and continue to thrive offensively without starting quarterback Braxton Miller in the huddle.

Even though Kenny Guiton has been doing an impressive job replacing the junior quarterback, coach Urban Meyer has made it clear that there is no quarterback competition in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State will have enough on its plate when the team squares off against Wisconsin Saturday night.

2. Northwestern (4-0, 0-0)

With the slipups that Michigan has had recently, the No. 17 Wildcats have reaffirmed that they belong at the top of the Legends Division with the Wolverines. Northwestern’s smallest margin of victory so far this season is 14 points. Now the team has the bye week, like many other Big Ten schools, and this week’s break will be the most important when the team hosts Ohio State next week.

3. Michigan (4-0, 0-0)

Looking at the No. 18 Wolverines, it’s difficult to see what kind of team they have this year. After beating No. 22 Notre Dame at home, Michigan almost lost to both Akron and Connecticut. The Wolverines hope that after a bye week they will be ready for conference play to open with a home game against Minnesota.

4. Wisconsin (3-1, 1-0)

As of right now, the No. 23 Badgers are the No. 1 team in the Big Ten because they won the first and only conference game of the season against a Purdue team that has had a disappointing start to the year. If the running game doesn’t miss a beat – and it hasn’t so far – then look for Saturday night’s showdown to be an exciting one against Ohio State.

5. Nebraska (3-1, 0-0)

No Taylor Martinez, no problem. The Husker offense was in command for most of the game against FCS opponent South Dakota State without Martinez, and even though the team allowed only three points after the first quarter, coach Bo Pelini said it was one of the more disappointing performances by the young defense. We’ll see if the defense will be prepared to face dual-threat quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase and Illinois after the bye week.

6. Minnesota (4-0, 0-0)

The Gophers should be happy with how they played in the nonconference part of the schedule.

Minnesota is one of the four undefeated teams in the Big Ten conference. Coach Jerry Kill’s squad will look to continue its undefeated season this week when it opens up conference play by hosting Iowa in the battle for the Floyd of Rosedale – a bronze trophy of a pig the teams play for every year.

7. Michigan State (3-1, 0-0)

In Saturday’s game versus Notre Dame, the Spartans didn’t put up impressive numbers. Michigan State gained only 254 yards of offense, while Notre Dame had 220 yards. And even though the Spartans had the offensive edge, the Fighting Irish were able to take the lead in the fourth quarter and kept it to defeat the Spartans. After a bye week, the Spartans have a soft schedule until they face Michigan on Nov. 2.

8. Penn State (3-1, 0-0)

After a disappointing loss against Central Florida two weeks ago, the Nittany Lions bounced back to embarrass Kent State in a 34-0 shutout. Aside from the loss to UCF, Penn State has looked like a spoiler in the Leaders Division, even though it is ineligible for postseason play.

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

The Fighting Illini were the only team that had the bye last weekend in preparation of this week’s matchup against Miami of Ohio, a team that hasn’t won a single game yet. Saturday’s game will definitely be a nice tune-up before the team travels to Lincoln to face the Huskers.

10. Iowa (3-1, 0-0)

After scoring either 27 or 28 points in each of the first three games, the Hawkeyes broke out last Saturday when they destroyed Western Michigan 59-3. Imagine where Iowa would be if they didn’t suffer a three-point loss to Northern Illinois at the beginning of the season. The Hawkeyes definitely showed some signs of optimism during the first couple weeks of the season.

11. Indiana (2-2, 0-0)

Although the Hoosiers have been putting up huge numbers on offense, the team is 2-2 heading into Big Ten play, and it doesn’t look good for Kevin Wilson’s team, which has to face Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio State later in its schedule.

12. Purdue (1-3, 0-1)

With only one win so far this season and a conference loss to Wisconsin, the Boilermakers are the undisputed worst team in the Big Ten so far, and it’s not going to get any easier for the team. Purdue’s next four games are against Northern Illinois, Nebraska, Michigan State and Ohio State.

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Freshman earns another Big Ten weekly award

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Freshman forward Jaycie Johnson (left) won her second Big Ten Freshman of the Week award for scoring game-winning goals against Michigan State and Denver in the past week.

Staff Report DN Nebraska freshman forward Jaycie Johnson was named a Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the second time this season.

Combined with a Player-of-theWeek award the week of Aug. 26, Johnson has won three weekly conference awards this season, making her the first Husker to accomplish that since forward Morgan Marlborough in 2009.

Johnson scored the only goal in Nebraska’s 1-0 victory against Michigan State on Thursday, and on Sunday, she scored the game-winning goal with a header on a cross by junior Samantha Areman in the 79th minute as the Huskers upend-

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Sophomore infielder Hailey Decker (right) went 4-for-4 with a home run for the White team, which won the softball team’s RedWhite situational scrimmage by a score of 18-14 on Sunday at the Doris Bair Complex in Lincoln.

Staff Report DN In the Nebraska softball team’s Red-White Scrimmage at the Doris Bair Complex in Lincoln on Sunday, the White team used a six-run fifth inning to get past the Red team for an 18-14 victory.

Freshman infielder Kat Woolman, playing for the Red squad, led both teams with four hits, driving in three runs and scoring

three of her own.

Freshman outfielder Austen Urness of the White team had a game-high four runs batted in, and freshman outfielder Lotte Sjulin scored five times.

Sophomore Hailey Decker was 4-for-4 with a home run for the White team, which also got homers from Urness and junior Mattie Fowler.

Every batter for the White team had at least one hit and one RBI. Five of six batters for the Red

team had multi-hit games, with seniors Taylor Edwards and Kylee Muir driving in three runs a piece.

Senior pitcher Tatum Edwards and sophomore pitcher Emily Lockman, who helped lead the Huskers to last year ’s College World Series, pitched a combined nine innings. Edwards allowed three earned runs pitching for the Red team, and Lockman allowed five runs for the White team.

The game was played situ-

ationally, with base runners already in play at the beginning of each inning. In the first and fifth innings, the batting team started with a runner on first. In the second and sixth, a runner began on second. In the third and seventh, the offensive team started with a runner on third base, and in the fourth inning, runners began on first and second.

There were runs scored in every half-inning as a result. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

ed No. 14 Denver at home, 2-1.

Johnson leads the Huskers with seven goals this season – more than double the next highest scorer Nebraska has and more than a third of the Huskers’ total goals this season. Her seven goals lead all Big Ten freshmen, and the number puts her at third in the conference overall.

Her seven goals on 26 total shots this season gives her a shot percentage of .269; nearly half of her shots, 12, have been on goal.

In addition, Johnson has scored in four consecutive games - all NU victories - and has knocked in the game-winning goal in three straight games. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Senior finds place 4,600 miles from home Zeppernick, lone senior on Nebraska women’s tennis team, leads squad world away from Germany Natasha Rausch DN In 2009, professional tennis player Sabine Lisicki made it all the way to the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon Championships and won her first WTA title. In 2011, she became the second woman in Wimbledon history to make it to the semifinals as a wildcard player. In 2013, she made it to the final.

And she didn’t grow up too far away from Nebraska senior Maike Zeppernick.

For Zeppernick, Sabine Lisicki is her tennis idol.

“She is only two years older than me,” said Zeppernick, who was ranked 104th in Germany.

“Just to know that somebody from the same country - from the same region – is at such a high level, it is an inspiration that maybe I can do really well, too.”

Zeppernick started playing tennis and field hockey at age 10.

She received her first letter from Nebraska five years ago. Quickly following the letter of interest, former Nebraska assistant coach Hayden Perez took a trip to Germany to recruit Zeppernick. After a lot of discussion, she decided to quit field hockey and pursue tennis instead.

“He was just really convincing,” said Zeppernick, who produced 11 combined victories in the 2011 season to forward the team to its best season ever. “It seemed like Nebraska focused on teamwork, and that was really important – that I have good people with me. Nebraska might not have a beach or mountains, but I didn’t care because I just knew Hayden recruits awesome people.”

In just her first spring season as a Husker, Zeppernick started as the No. 5 and 6 singles position and finished with a 12-6 record.

Four thousand six hundred miles away from home, Zeppernick said she definitely got homesick in her first semester at UNL. “The language was different,” Zeppernick said. “The food was different. The culture, the people are different than in Europe. Just to get adjusted to that was hard at the beginning. The time difference makes it really hard to talk to my family. Sometimes they follow the

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Nebraska senior Maike Zeppernick (right) grew up in the same region as 2013 Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki and was ranked No. 104 in Germany before coming to play for the Huskers, with whom she has played consistently in the No. 5 and 6 singles positions and No. 2 and 3 doubles positions. live feed online. It’s cool that they can look at the scores and know what I’m doing. That motivates me, too, to do even better.”

Now in her senior year at Nebraska, Zeppernick, along with the three other upperclassmen, is merely trying to lead the Husker team just as the seniors before them did.

“We’re just trying to show what it means to be a Husker,” junior Izabella Zgierska said. “Like the upperclassmen before us did, we just try to lead by example.”

Although Zeppernick is not the only returning player this

It seemed like Nebraska focused on teamwork, and that was really important.”

Maike Zeppernick senior tennis player

year, she is the only returning senior, yet she says she doesn’t even feel the pressure because of the bond with her teammates, which in turn inspires her to improve her game.

“I love seeing everybody at

matches out there giving their best; that just motivates me to give my best as well,” Zeppernick said. “Tennis is really individual in Germany, but here in the U.S. it’s a team thing, and that’s what motivates me.”

Women’s golf team in 7th place Huskers struggle in second round after finishing 1st round tied for 2nd at Sunflower Invite Staff Report DN A week after it followed its season opening victory with a seventh-place finish at the Minnesota Invitational, the Nebraska women’s golf team entered the Marilyn Smith/Sunflower Invitational trying to recapture some of its momentum.

The 15 teams contending at the par-72 Colbert Hills Golf Club in Manhattan, Kan., includes host Kansas State, Kansas, Arkansas State, Colorado State, Creighton, New Mexico State, North Texas, Northern Iowa, Oral Roberts, Redlands Community College, Southern Illinois, Tulsa, Missouri-Kansas City and Wichita State.

Nebraska senior Steffi Neisen, who finished second in the Huskers’ victorious effort at the Chip-N Club Invitational in Lincoln and tied for eighth in Minneapolis, entered the Sunflower Invitational chasing her third straight top-10 finish to open the year.

But after Monday’s opening two rounds in Manhattan, Neisen had some catching up to do.

Neisen led the Huskers with a two-round total of 155 (11-over par), putting her alone in 12th place. Freshman Jordan Chael, the lone Kansas native on Nebraska’s team, was the only other Husker to crack the top 20 after day one. Chael entered Tuesday’s final round tied for 20th with a

15-over total of 159.

Neisen’s 2-over score of 74 in the opening round was one of only three Husker scores better than 80. Chael shot 79 in the first round, and sophomore Hannah Luebke shot a roundone 75 playing as an individual.

Rounding out the NU lineup were senior Katelyn Wright, who shot 16-over 161 on Monday to enter a tie for 27th; sophomore Cassie Deeg, who won the Chip-N Club Invitational but shot 23-over 167 to end up tied for 53rd; and redshirt freshman Yoorim Kang, who shot 28-over 172 in her first appearance in Nebraska’s lineup and was tied for 65th heading into the final round.

As a team, Nebraska was in seventh place after the first two rounds, shooting a combined score of 642 using the squad’s top four scores. That put the Huskers at 66-over as a team, 40 strokes behind the leader, Kansas.

Kansas’ Yupaporn Kawinpakorn was in a tie for first with Kansas State’s Gianna Misenhelter with a two-round total of 2-over-par 146.

Competing as individuals outside the Nebraska lineup are sophomores Luebke and Cassidy Stelzmiller, who shot two-round totals of 160 and 174, respectively.

After the first round, Nebraska was tied for second as a team with Kansas State at 25-over, 10 strokes behind Kansas. But in the second round, the Huskers were 41-over, coming in with no rounds better than Chael’s 80. Neisen, who made four birdies in the first round, had only one birdie in the second round and was the only Husker to have fewer birdies in the second round than in the first. However, Nebraska had a combined 14 holes of double bogey or worse in the second round, leading to the worse score. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

The Husker men’s golf team was back in action Monday at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invite.

Coming off of a top-10 finish in last week’s tournament, the Huskers looked to improve on last week’s success. The golfers competing for Nebraska this week are sophomore Kolton Lapa, junior Ross Dickson, freshman Justin Jennings, junior Calvin Freeman and senior Matt Record.

Jennings and Freeman replaced sophomore Aaron Wong and redshirt freshman Nathan Wong in this week’s lineup. Both of them are starting for the first time in their young careers.

“We left a lot of good golfers home. That’s a good problem to have as a coach,” coach Bill Spangler said last week.

The Mark Simpson Colorado Invite takes place at Colorado National Golf Club in Erie, Colo. The par-72 course is 7,676 yards long from tip to tip and the No. 1 course in the state.

It features a nearly 700-yard par five, favoring players who can hit the ball far.

Among the 15 teams in the field are six of top 100 in the Golfstat relative rankings, including No. 7 Air Force, No. 35 Colorado, No. 40 Denver and No. 49 Nevada. Also in the field are Campbell, Gonzaga, Houston-Baptist, Missouri-Kansas City, Northern Colorado, Oregon State, Texas State, Utah, Washington State and Wyoming.

The first-time players for the Huskers made a big impact on the first day, which ended because of darkness before the second round was finished.

Freeman was leading the Husk-

past weekend she competed in the Missouri Invitational, where she placed eighth overall in the singles tournament, just below her junior teammate Zgierska, who placed seventh.

Looking back on the past four years, Zeppernick is just glad she took the chance in leaving her home country in order to become a Husker.

“It was the right decision to come to Nebraska,” Zeppernick said. “This experience has been awesome so I would never regret it.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

football: from 10 Pelini, whose team is now 3-1 headed throwing touchdowns Saturday; into a bye week. “They both played the other was caught by junior Tyler with a lot of confidence and locked Wullenwaber, who also added 47 into that huddle with a lot of swagyards on two catches. ger. I think that’s important for that Several young receivers got position.” into the action. Redshirt freshman Kellogg, who has yet to start in Alonzo Moore caught one pass for his career as a Husker, was OK with 19 yards, freshman Cethan Carter the coaches’ decision caught two passes to start the younger for 43 yards and When our Armstrong. The two redshirt freshman have been competing Brandon Reilly number is for the backup spot for caught one pass more than a year, and called, we always for five yards. In were happy to split have to set the total, 11 Huskers time with each other caught a pass, and tone.” as well.

10 different Husk“We all know that the ball.

Armstrong ers ran he’s probably going to Tommy “It all goes freshman quarterback be the starting quarback to this sumterback, or at least mer when coaches competing for it next were saying we year,” Kellogg said. “I’m still going have to capitalize,” Armstrong said to support whoever goes out onto of the young players playing well. the field. That’s my job. If he has “When our number is called, we alquestions, I’ll answer his questions ways have to set the tone. That’s the and vice versa.” one thing we did. We set the tone for The young quarterbacks hooked the defense. We went out there and up with the young wide receivers as capitalized on whatever we could well, showing more of what next do.” sports@ year will showcase. Sophomore dailynebraskan.com Sam Burtch caught one of the two

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Nebraska senior Steffi Neisen notched two top-10 finishes to begin the season, but she was in 12th place heading into the final round of the Sunflower Invitational in Manhattan, Kan.

Nebraska men in 4th at end of 1st day Staff Report DN

Last season, Zeppernick was a member of the most successful women’s tennis team in Nebraska history. She played at No. 5 and 6 for singles and No. 2 and 3 for doubles as the Huskers won the Big Ten Conference and got their shot in the NCAA tournament, where they ended 16th overall.

“Seeing everybody celebrate after the ITA Kickoff and the Big Ten Championship was just the most awesome thing,” Zeppernick said.

So far in the fall season, Zeppernick was one of the four players who competed in the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational. This

ers at 3-over par 15 holes into his second round. That puts him in ninth place, six shots behind the leader.

Jennings had a shaky first round, going 10-over par, but he bounced back in the second round and stood at 3-over through 16 holes.

The Huskers were a second round team this week with four solid rounds coming from the team.

Lapa started the day with a 7-over performance for the Huskers and settled down the second round, shooting a 2-under par 70. Dickson had a similar day, with an opening round of 11-over par and a second round of 1-under.

Record, the lone senior, shot 2-over par to kick off the day, but he dropped a bit and was at 7-over with three holes left to play in his second round.

Junior Preston Stanley of Hous-

ton Baptist played rounds of 1-under and 2-under to give himself a three-stroke lead entering the second day of competition.

Colorado entered the second day with the team lead in the tournament. The Buffaloes had a six stroke lead on second-place Oregon State. They are led by sophomore Phillip Juel-Berg and junior David Oraee, who are tied for second and tied for ninth, respectively. Both had good first and second rounds and put themselves and their team in position to win.

Many teams went into Tuesday’s conclusion with a chance for the victory at the invite. Along with the Huskers, Oregon State, Washington State and Houston-Baptist were all within 10 strokes of the leader. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Freshman running back Terrell Newby had 52 yards rushing on eight carries Saturday, scoring the first two touchdowns of his Husker career against South Dakota State.

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usker Nation got a breath of what’s slated for next year’s offense Saturday afternoon.

With four-year starter Taylor Martinez out with turf toe, redshirt freshman Tommy Armstrong Jr. and underclassmen alike shined in one of Nebraska’s best offensive showings of all time. Armstrong, in his first start as a Husker, went 12-for-15 for 169 yards and one touchdown, and he That was our added 38 yards rushing. best rhythm, He split snaps with offensively. I’ve said senior Ron Kellogg III, who threw for 136 all along that we yards and one touchdown, and the two of have confidence in them sparked a NebrasTommy and Ronnie.” ka offense that went over 300 yards in both rushing and passing for Bo Pelini nebraska coach the first time ever.

“That was our best rhythm, offensively,” coach Bo Pelini said after the game. “I’ve said all along that we have confidence in Tommy and Ronnie.”

It wasn’t just the quarterbacks who

impressed, but the ball carriers as well.

Non-senior running backs showed up in full force during Saturday’s 59-20 win against South Dakota State. Junior I-back Ameer Abdullah rushed for a career-high 139 yards and one touchdown, sophomore Imani Cross rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns and freshman Terrell Newby added 52 yards and two touchdowns. In all, the backfield totaled 335 yards rushing, including rushes from freshmen King Frazier and Graham Nabity.

The offensive explosion came after Pelini and Beck vowed to condense what the offense was doing after stuttering against UCLA in the 41-21 loss.

“On the offensive side of the ball, we had an attack mentality,” Pelini said. “I think that our offensive coaches did a lot better job. I think that we condensed what we were doing. I thought it helped us. I thought we played fast offensively.”

With Martinez out, the coaches weren’t quite sure how the two quarterbacks would do in each of their first times playing significant minutes of their careers. Armstrong and Kellogg led eight touchdown drives in 10 total possessions.

“They managed the game well,” said

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Junior wide receiver Tyler Wullenwaber (top) celebrates his second-quarter touchdown catch, on a 23-yard pass from Ron Kellogg III. It was the first touchdown reception of his career.

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men’s golf

Twin golfers have no rivalry - at least on outside Aaron Wong, twin brother Nathan Wong practice together to help each other out on course Austin Pistulka DN Who’s better?

It’s an ancient question that has been asked since the earliest of times. A simple question, only two words long, but it is filled with controversy. This single question is the reason for all sports and the only question when talking about rivalries.

The one rivalry that is unmatched by any is the rivalry between twin brothers.

They are equals. They share

similar mindsets and similar bod- came. Both brothers were quite suclead the team to a third place finies. They grow up either pushed cessful in their junior golf years. ish in the Division 1 High School together to work as a team, or comOlder twin Aaron finished 11th State Championship in Arizona. pared to each other in a never-end- in player-of-the-year standings in Individually, little brother Nathan ing competition.

Arizona in 2007 and played very edged out Aaron on the scorecard Sophomore Aaron Wong and consistently for the Hamilton High by a mere four strokes. redshirt freshman NaSchool HusWith all of this sucthan Wong are twin kies. cess, it would seem that brothers playing on the Nathan the two of them would Nebraska men’s golf wasn’t far have a constant sibling team. The two of them behind him. rivalry. have always loved the Nathan fin“There is no rivalry game of golf. ished 22nd between the two,” head “My dad played in the playcoach Bill Spangler recreationally and er-of-thesaid. “They are always taught us how to when year standhelping each other out.” we were little,” Nathan ings in 2007 Junior Ross Dickson said. “I really looked and was said if there is a rivalry, up to my dad, and I alalso very it isn’t easy to see. a. wong n. wong ways wanted to be like consistent “It doesn’t show, my dad.” for his high I mean you know that “He worked a lot, school team. there has to be one, but and it was his way of spending time In many tournaments, the they are both out there helping each with us,” Aaron added.

Wongs would put up almost iden- other every day,” Dickson said.

The two of them instantly fell in tical scorecards. They often ended And whenever they practice love with the sport. They practiced up flip-flopping each week on anything, they do it with each other. together and competed against who would have the better score.

“Our golf games are so simieach other once tournament time In their senior year they helped lar,” Nathan said. “We practice

together all the time. If he’s on the driving range, I’m going to be on the driving range. If he’s on the chipping green, then I’m on the chipping green. If he’s on the putting green, I’m on the putting green.”

They work together on everything.

“When we break up into drill sessions, the Wong brothers normally go together,” Spangler said.

So if these players workout together all the time and actually help each other, is there a rivalry?

“I mean, now it’s not so much,” Nathan said. “If anything, I want him to succeed even more now, but it still feels good to beat him.

I mean, I could have an awful day, but if I still beat my brother, then it wasn’t so bad.”

Aaron added, “We don’t show it because we help each other a lot, but we definitely want to beat each other.”

It shows that the two of them are true brothers. Brothers can be

competitive in a simple competition, but when all is said and done, they are still brothers. They care about each other and appreciate each other.

“I am so blessed to have a twin,” Nathan said. “He makes me better on the golf course and makes me a better person.”

His brother echoed the feeling.

“I love having him here, I mean he’s always there for me,” Aaron said.

That’s all well and good. But who’s actually better?

“Wow. I mean, we get asked this all the time,” Aaron said. “I’m going to say that I am the better golfer. I was ranked higher nationally, so I’m going to use that against him here.”

This time, Nathan disagreed – sort of.

“I don’t know about golfer,” Nathan said, “but I am definitely the best twin.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com