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Huskers dominate in 73-7 win over ISU
early to rise
Husker gamedays mean early mornings for Valentino’s employees and parking attendants
Cameron Ross pours excess hamburger meat off a pizza in preparation for Saturday’s football game. He has only worked for Valentino’s for four weeks but finds himself waking up at 5 a.m. for his new job.
Terry Hall, 52, was up at 6 a.m. Saturday to make sure people weren’t parking in the lot northeast of the Abel garage withought paying. Hall has worked for Parking and Transit Services for three years and attends the games for free afterward.
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assondra Chilen has never been to a Husker football game. She doubts she ever
will. And yet the 20-year-old arrived at Memorial Stadium Saturday before the sun had risen. The 321st consecutive sellout crowd was still hours away from taking its seats. To prepare and bake more than 2,400 pizzas, Chilen and her Valentino’s coworkers arrive nine hours prior to kickoff for every Husker home game. By the time Chilen entered the kitchen, her fellow employ-
ees had already begun the pizza assembly line. The first employee ladles tomato sauce onto the dough, the second shakes hamburger over the sauce and the last covers the entire pizza with cheese. And repeat. Until the 15 racks with 100 pizzas each are topped and ready for the oven. Chilen said she enjoys working for Valentino’s. Gamedays give Chilen an opportunity to work extra hours to help support her two children, and the fastpaced environment keeps work
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Nebraska football flexed its muscles in its blowout victory against Idaho State on Saturday. The Huskers 73 points marked a point total high for the squad under the direction of coach Bo Pelini.
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interesting. Although the 6 a.m. start time doesn’t initially promote much conversation between employees, Chilen said her coworkers now feel like family. “It feels like we’re just playing around,” Chilen said. “We’re always laughing.” Geoff Allen, supervisor at Valentino’s, is in his second season of preparing pizza for gameday. “It’s fun being down here,” Allen said. “I miss the game but can keep track of it. Out in the halls you can hear a lot of what’s going on.”
ix a.m. Gameday. Terry Hall reports for work at Parking and Transit Services at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ready for a day of selling parking spots. Hall, 52, spent Saturday working on the northeast side of the Abel Hall parking garage. For $15, fans can park their cars on campus. Bundled up in sweatpants, a sweatshirt and a neon vest, Hall joked around with his friend Steve Leach who mans the lot with him. “Terry and I can sit and B.S. all day about sports and whatever,” said Leach, who just started his
fifth year as a parking attendant. For Hall, Leach and other parking lot attendants, they must report at 6 a.m. every gameday, regardless of the game time. Their shift doesn’t end until kickoff. On Saturday, that meant an eightand-a-half hour shift. Next weekend, the game starts at 7 p.m., so attendants will be in the lots for 13 hours. Those rules are only in effect for football games, though. For basketball, volleyball, soccer and all other games, attendants start three hours before the game.
We become season ticket holders by parking cars.” Terry hall
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#UNL24 focuses on daily life of UNL students Cristina Woodworth DN A social media event to capture a day in the life of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln starts today. The project, #UNL24, is a university-led effort to document one day in the life of students, staff and alumni at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln began at midnight Monday and will run for exactly 24 hours. “The project is really about the people on campus and those who are connected to campus sharing what they love about UNL,” said Andy Schadwinkel, marketing director with the Office of University Communications and the person who suggested the project idea for UNL. Schadwinkel said anyone with
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a connection to UNL is encour- from a similar type of campaign aged to use Twitter, Instagram or at the University of WisconsinFacebook throughout the day to Madison during the spring 2012 post about his or her experienc- semester. “We had es with the univeran overwhelmsity. Participants can We were ing response,” also email content to really trying said John Luunl24@unl.edu. cas, UW’s social “We’re looking to tell our own media coordifor the most dynamic nator, of the content,” Schadwin- stories through #UWRightNow kel said. “And we’re social networking project. “We expecting to see some mediums.” were really tryreally great stuff.” ing to tell our Participants in John Lucas own stories the project are asked social to use the hashtag uw’s social media coordinator through networking me#UNL24 in their sodiums.” cial media posts so Lucas said the communicacontent can easily be found and tions department at UW was organized. expecting around 10 posts evSchadwinkel said the original ery hour during the campaign, idea for the #UNL24 project came
but ended up getting close to 42 posts every hour, with a total of more than 1,000 pieces of content. About 800 of those posts were uploaded to a #UWRightNow website. Schadwinkel said UNL doesn’t have any specific goals for participation, but said he thinks there will be a good turnout. “Everyone I’ve talked to sees how simple it is to just post something,” Schadwinkel said. Several people were already tweeting about the event beforehand and encouraging others to participate. Brandon Kinnie, a former UNL football wide receiver, tweeted, “#UNL24 is this Monday everyone. I’m excited to see people share why the University of #Nebraska is unique!”
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#unl24 • Use Twitter, Instagram or Facebook throughout the day to post about your experiences at UNL. • Participants can also email content to unl24@unl. edu. • Use the hashtag #UNL24 in social media posts. The College of Architecture, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, Career Services and the Office of Admissions were among some of the colleges and departments that also posted tweets about the event. Schadwinkel said the September 24th date of the project was scheduled to coincide with UNL’s Homecoming Week.
“It’s a time when there is usually a surge in Husker spirit already,” he said. He added that besides preserving a day in the life at UNL, another of the project’s goals is to draw in more potential students. “Our job is to help the university retain and obtain students,”
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Local muslims focus on peace dan holtmeyer dn Last Friday, Justin Wood, the president of the Islamic Foundation of Lincoln, looked out on the dozens of worshippers kneeling in orderly rows before him. During the mosque’s prayer that afternoon, Wood told an old story of the Prophet Muhammad, who founded Islam 1,400 years ago. One day, Wood said, a man walked up to Muhammad and asked the prophet for advice. “Do not become angry,” Muhammad replied. The man wasn’t satisfied, but no matter how many times he asked for more advice, the reply was the same. “Do not become angry.” The story Wood picked was no accident: Since September 11, many in the global Muslim community have been very angry. On that day, a 14-minute video titled “Innocence of Muslims,” posted on Youtube in July, burst onto the world stage. The poorly made, barely coherent video depicts the Prophet Muhammad, showing him at times as a murderous rapist, at others as a clownish buffoon. Within hours, armed militants attacked a U.S. embassy in Libya, killing four staff, including the American ambassador. More protests, many holding the U.S. government responsible, then flared in more than two dozen countries as rage rippled from Africa to Australia, and riots – some deadly – continued this weekend.
That one video sparked such anger has baffled many Westerners, but it points to cultural misunderstandings and other, larger issues, said several local experts and Muslims, including professors and students at the University of NebraskaLincoln. And while the protests have a religious heart, they said, Islam also points to a peaceful path.
More than my soul
At one level, the video breaks a long-standing rule of Islam, said Bedross Der Matossian, an assistant history professor and expert in the Middle East who grew up in Jerusalem, the region’s epicenter. “You cannot draw pictures of Muhammad,” Der Matossian said. Even in “The Messenger,” a movie that portrays the Muslim prophet respectfully, “(Muhammad) is nothing but a shadow.” This standard is even older than Islam, said Jessica Coope, an associate history professor who specializes in Islam and medieval history. “Islam adopted from Judaism the idea that you don’t depict the human form in religious art,” Coope said. “That applies to (Muhammad) probably more than any other human.” Second, Muhammad holds a lofty position in the minds of his followers. The insults in “Innocence of Muslims” are nothing new, Coope and others said. But time has not lessened their sting, said an Iraqi immigrant and
member of the Islamic Foundation of Lincoln who gave only his first name, Saad. “I love him more than my soul, more than my family, more than anything in my life,” Saad said of Muhammad. Muslims around the world feel the same way, he said, and take such an offensive depiction of their prophet as a personal attack. “Definitely you’re going to hurt me,” Saad said, adding that he refused to watch the online video. “What do they want? Do they think they’re going to change people’s minds?” Third, most countries in the Middle East have very different ideas of the freedom of speech, which often leave criticism of religion – particularly Islam – offlimits. In the U.S., on the other hand, speech is limited only by extreme circumstances, including the intention and likelihood to cause imminent violence. “People don’t understand how things work here,” said Shams AlBadry, a senior political science major and Muslim who said she’s only seen a short clip of the video. “Where do we draw the line between free speech and hate speech? (This video) is where they draw the line.” Finally, the video landed like a match in a tinderbox. The Middle East – notorious for its long-standing political tension between Israel, its ally the U.S. and the surrounding countries – is particularly unstable following the Arab Spring, the ouster of several dictatorial presidents ear-
lier this year. “Any event that happens is going to be a catalyst,” said Symone Kayyem, a senior international business major and treasurer of the Muslim Students Association. “There’s a lot of emotion in the Middle East right now.” Der Matossian, the Middle East expert, suggested the video deliberately stirred these passions. “In the Middle East, religion is a very sacred thing … but there are a fringe of radicals who try to manipulate that,” Der Matossian said. “The U.S. needs to do a better job of repeating that this doesn’t have anything to do with the government.” Despite the prevailing impression from the news media, however, most Muslims can shrug off the video as just another insult, Al-Badry said. A planned protest here in Lincoln fizzled out on its own, she said. “The prophet himself wouldn’t have done this,” she added, pointing to historical and traditional accounts of Muhammad’s patience toward his detractors. This moment should be a chance to learn about – and show – Islam’s other side, Kayyem said. In Libya, for example, bystanders rushed in attempt to protect the ambassador who was killed. Over the weekend, thousands there protested against the militias responsible for the attack on the U.S. embassy. “It’s not the violence,” Kayyem said of her religion. “It’s about valuing who you are as a human being. It’s your journey with God.” news@ dailynebraskan.com
Bahá’is commemorate 1912 visit Followers celebrate Bahá’i faith leader’s visit to Lincoln 100 years ago jordan huesers dn About 75 people quietly took their seats at 4 p.m. Children continued to play in the back of the room inside the Lincoln Woman’s Club as adults focused their attention on the opening prayer. Earlier that day, most visited places around Lincoln where leader of the Bahá’í faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, traveled many years ago. Yesterday, Bahá’i followers, or Bahá’ís, and their friends from Nebraska and the broader Midwest commemorated the 100th anniversary of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s visit to Lincoln in 1912. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá traveled to North America after a lifetime of persecution throughout the Middle East. He spent 239 days in the U.S. trying to establish the oneness of humanity. “In Lincoln, we just feel so blessed that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá passed through our city and our state,” coordinator Katie Cervantes said. “The majority of our population in Lincoln practices a Christian faith.
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Downtown at the Lincoln Women’s Club on Sunday, lifelong members of the Baha’i faith, Jenina Lepard and Jeff Adler, are called to the front of the room where they volunteered to participate in a religious activity demonstrated by Joyce Stohr, who has been a storyteller for 15 years for many Baha’i events. Imagine if Jesus Christ himself had come through. To us, it’s just so exciting.” The Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Lincoln sponsored the commemoration. Brian Lepard, Law Alumni professor of law at UNL, said Bahá’ís believe ‘Abdu’l-Bahá brought key
teachings about the U.S. becoming a leader for world peace. “That was a major theme he addressed,” he said. “So partly we are honoring that vision, and just the significance of the fact that he was in Lincoln.” The Redwood Piano Trio played at the commemoration
event. Members include junior music major Emily Callahan, sophomore music major Helen Dowd and junior music major Justin Lepard. “It’s pretty cool that Lincoln is a Bahá’í landmark, especially for a world religion,” Lepard said. “It’s nice to have the history.” Bahá’í follower Afsaneh Zaeri from Iowa was also in attendance. “It’s a really special occasion,” Zaeri said. “The spirit of hospitality that I’m sure was alive at the time of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s visit was also present here.” Bahá’í storyteller and educator Joyce Stohr described ‘Abdu’lBahá’s time in the U.S. during the commemoration. “Storytelling is really a way to touch the heart with words,” she said. “Stories for centuries have been ways for people to show spirituality and bring human hearts together.” She told the Bahá’ís of the importance in celebrating a man who loved people, God and serving others. “Really in the world we need that reminder of unity,” she said. “I think when someone of that age traveled that far to remind us of something like that, we should really pay attention.” news@ dailynebraskan.com
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COMMUNITY DESK Homecoming Week Events
when: Monday, Sept. 24 through Friday, Sept. 28 what: Students can celebrate Homecoming with events to show school spirit. Students will vote for UNL royalty online through MyRed on Sept 27. Sororities and fraternities will compete in a student lawn display contest, which will be judged Sept. 28. schedule: Monday, Sept. 24 • Blood drive – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., East Campus Union • Monday Night Live show – 8 p.m., Coliseum Tuesday, Sept. 25 • Blood drive – 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Nebraska Union • -Huskers Against Hunger Million Meal Marathon – 5 p.m. to midnight, Pershing Center Wednesday, Sept. 26 • -Blood drive – 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Nebraska Union • Huskers Against Hunger Million Meal Marathon – 5 p.m. to midnight, Pershing Center Thursday, Sept. 27 • Blood drive – 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Nebraska Union • Homecoming concert, featuring Gloriana and Emmett Bower Band – 8 p.m., East Campus Mall Friday, Sept. 28 • Homecoming parade – 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., starting at the corner of 16th and Vine streets • Pep rally – 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Nebraska Union Plaza
Education Abroad Fair
when: Tuesday, Sept. 25, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. where: Nebraska Union what: Want to study abroad? The Education Abroad Office is hosting a fair for students to learn about the different study abroad programs at UNL. contact: Education Abroad Office at 402-472-5358 or educationabroad@unl.edu
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International Day
when: Wednesday, Sept. 26, 3 to 6 p.m. where: Hardin Hall what: There will be a showcase of the international experiences at UNL. Students can learn about the different education abroad tours, international sabbaticals and the work being done by Fulbright Scholars from around the world.
— Compiled by Kim Buckley, community@ dailynebraskan.com
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Lincoln residents learn about benefits of composting DANIEL WHEATON DN Tossing your kitchen scraps into a compost pile can benefit the environment and your green thumb. Twelve people braved a chilly Saturday morning to learn how to do it from two master gardeners, or volunteers, trained by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension faculty and staff to offer horticulture education in their communities. Paula Luther, a master gardener and Lincoln resident, led the demonstration. The event took place in the Pioneers Park Nature Center and was sponsored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lancaster County Extension and the City of Lincoln’s Recycling Office. Luther said compost piles are an easy and environmentally friendly way to make your own fertilizer. The finished product can be used to improve soil quality for any kind of gardening activity. “Composting can even be fun,” Luther said. The Nature Center has an ongoing composting demonstration that shows the different types of compost pile containers. Some were made of cinder blocks and others were made of wood. Luther said any container must have openings to allow oxygen to reach the pile. “You can get real fancy if you’re worried about your neighbors,” Lu-
ther said. To start a compost pile, you need a variety of organic material. Luther said leaves and twigs could be used as a base. Also, plant-based kitchen scraps should be added to the pile. “Balance between nitrogen and carbon is very important,” Luther said. Different materials used in composting have different effects. Material that is very green is high in nitrogen and decomposes quickly, while material that is brown has more carbon and decomposes slowly. Composting depends on naturally occurring bacteria for decomposition, but the bacteria thrive on nitrogen. A ratio of 30 grams of nitrogen to one gram of carbon provides the best possible environment for quick decomposition. “Don’t get too scared by all of the ratios,” Luther said. Spring and fall present two opposing problems to composting: Spring brings a large amount of green material that is heavy in nitrogen, and fall brings the opposite. Luther said in fall, some nitrates can be added to the pile to make the balance better. AJ Holt, a Lincoln master gardener, said nitrogen should be added sparingly. Too much nitrogen can make the final product very acidic and limit a plant’s ability to grow. Once a mix of carbons and nitrates are in the pile, Luther said
compost How to compost
1. Find a place for storage — this could be a bin or a pile 2. Gather organic material 3. Place material into container 4. Add nitrates if necessary 5. Soak compost with water 6. Mix it 7. Monitor temperature 8. Mix whenever temperature drops below 100 degrees
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Paula Luther, a master gardener and volunteer for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in Lancaster County, shows attendees various yard and kitchen materials that can be added to compost at the Backyard Composting Demonstration at Pioneers Park on Saturday morning. Twelve people attended to learn about all aspects of composting. water should be added to start the process. Using kitchen scraps from her home and leaves from the Nature Center, Luther mixed a new pile of compost. After adding the water, she picked up a handful of the compost and squeezed it. “Water should drip out of com-
post,” she said. She explained that once a pile is mixed, it doesn’t need too much work. For piles with high nitrogen contents, they should be mixed every two weeks. Decomposition happens quicker with more nitrogen, which results in more heat.
What can’t I compost?
Some weeds, meat, fish, bones, lard, cheese, mayonnaise, grease, whole eggs
Luther said once a pile starts to cool off, it needs to be mixed to start the process again. If mixed regularly, all parts of the pile are able to decompose and turn into the finished product. At the end of the demonstration, the master gardeners handed out composting thermometers. “Last summer I got my compost pile to 140 degrees,” Luther said. “I
told my daughter, and she told me to get a life.” Ed George, a member of the Nebraska Environmental Trust, asked Luther how composting could be used by schools looking to limit their impact on landfills. Luther explained that composting could be implemented only if schools were able to separate the compostable and non-compostable materials. She passed around a handout that listed items that couldn’t be composted. Any organic waste that is animal-based or made of fat can’t be composted because it disturbs the process. “If you put in meat scraps or dairy, your pile will smell and you’ll get critters in your pile,” Luther said. However, healthy piles attract earthworms and insects that help speed up the decomposition process. George said he hopes more people will start composting to make an impact on the environment. George received a grant from the Nebraska Environmental Trust to improve soil education though Nebraska’s Future Farmers of America chapters. “We’re trying to improve our soil statewide,” George said. “Understanding all of the differences in our soil can greatly improve our agriculture.” NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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UNL ranked 101st among universities in annual report U.S. News and World Report’s yearly study also placed UNL 47th among public schools Layla Younis DN The University of NebraskaLincoln ranked 101st in the 2013 U.S. News and World Report national rankings of colleges and universities for the second year in a row. UNL tied with four other schools for its ranking and was also ranked 47th among public universities. The U.S. News and World report used 16 indicators to rank schools, including: -ACT scores and class rank -peer assessment -graduation and retention
rates -faculty resources -class size -faculty-to-student ratio -financial resources -alumni giving UNL received the lowest ranking of all Big Ten schools. But for some UNL freshmen and prospective students, ranking isn’t important. Alexis Roberts, a senior at North Star High School applying at UNL, said she wasn’t considering rankings when researching for colleges. Roberts said she looked at programs in the medical field because she wants to be a physical therapist. “(It) was expected of me to come to UNL because my family went to UNL,” she said. Christian Griepenstroh, a freshman general studies major, said he was more interested in programs and scholarships than
rankings. He chose to come to UNL because he qualified for the Nebraska College Preparatory Academy Program (NCPA). a UNL program that recruits certain low-income students. Trang Mai, a freshman accounting major, said she chose UNL because of its low in-state tuition rates. UNL News Director Kelly Bartling said UNL’s ranking likely did not change from last year because the criteria for ranking remained the same. Regardless, she said she doesn’t place a lot of value in rankings like this one. “ACT score and class rankings don’t tell the story of what a college is,” Bartling said. “They’re just numbers. It’s the people and faculty that makes colleges outstanding and this can’t be measured by data.” news@ dailynebraskan.com
PIZZA: from 1 Valentino’s employees are at the mercy of kickoff time. But Allen said the 6 a.m. start time isn’t bad. It’s better than last week’s 2 a.m. start, a statement his coworkers echoed. Memorial Stadium has two kitchens where pizzas are prepped, assembled and baked. J.J. Robinson is a general manager at Valentino’s and is in charge of the pizzas sold at concession stands in north and west stadium. Robinson and his team of 15 to 20 employees prepare and bake 640 pizzas to be sold in the north and west stadium. He said many of his employees are Husker fans who enjoy working the games. “Gameday in Lincoln is unlike nickolai hammar | DN any other, at least that I’ve been a Andrea Sigwing places a pizza ready to cook on a rack of about part of,” Robinson said. His team will prep another 60 pizzas Saturday at 6 a.m. Sigwing wakes up at 5:30 a.m. to 400 pizzas for level three of the begin making approximately 1,100 pizzas for the day. stadium and the sky boxes, where they’re baked and served. It took an hour and a half to sembled and baked on Saturday, Another kitchen prepares and remake all the pizzas and Chilen bakes 1,750 pizzas for east and Chilen said she and her coworksaid everyone was stressed out South Stadium concession stands, ers come in on Wednesday, Thursand worried while trying to make day and Friday to Robinson said. up for the lost time. Chilen took prepare the pans Three and a half I miss the advantage of the walk between and dough for hours before the kitchens and caught a few mingameday. game but gates open, employutes of the game. Va l e n t i n o ’ s ees put the pizzas in can keep track of Although she’s working in the plans carefully the oven. Robinson concession stand, Chilen said she because one missaid the baking pro- it. Out in the halls can hear and feel the mood of the step can send the cess is usually over you can hear a lot crowd. entire operation by halftime. “I love it when we win beinto chaos, as was Then employees of what’s going cause it’s loud and puts everyone the case on Saturcut each pizza into on.” in a better mood,” Chilen said. day. eight slices and box At 4:30 p.m., Chilen’s workChilen was each slice. Geoff Allen called to help out day was done. She left work to Robinson said valentino’s supervisor pick up her two children to fiin the east and Valentino’s individnally relax – and prepare for next west stadium ually boxes about weekend. kitchen after a 19,200 slices of pizza to sell durNews@ rack holding pizzas broke. All 100 ing the game. DailyNebraskan.Com While all the pizzas are as- pizzas crashed to the ground.
PARKING: from 1 Leach and Hall work together at Kawasaki Motors in Lincoln and have to report there at 6 a.m. on weekdays as well. Leach said trading a Saturday of sleeping in to sell parking tickets is worthwhile because it gives him extra cash to go hunting and golfing. Hall, now in his third year as an attendant, does it for the games. Anyone who sells parking tickets can go to the game for free once it starts. Getting into games for free “is what got me interested,” Hall said. “We become season ticket holders by parking cars.” There are other perks, too. Leach likes meeting all the Husker fans and “get(ting) to know their stories.” Boosters have cooked ribs, seafood and roast beef for them for
lunch, free of charge. Hall sees an atmosphere of fun and sportsmanship he recalls from his years as a UNL student. And they both said talking to drunk people is a source of entertainment while they work. They said they rarely deal with drunk drivers, however. While individuals can work the lots to earn extra money, organizations can use it as a fundraising opportunity. UNL’s Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity had volunteers stationed at the Stadium Drive Parking Garage. Albert Maxey Sr., an alumnus, and Devan Murray, a freshman physical therapy student, said they get paid hourly but donate the money they earn to the fraternity fund. As volunteers, Maxey and Mur-
ray had to be at the stadium by 8:15 a.m. instead of 6 a.m. The only downside to the job, according to Leach and Hall, is the variable fall weather in Nebraska. Hall was shivering Saturday, but sweating three weeks earlier while working the Nebraska vs. Southern Miss football game. He said he doesn’t mind when the weather is warm, but being cold is the worst part of the job. Overall, the early morning shifts just aren’t enough to keep him away. A former UNL track runner and military member, Hall said he doesn’t even think of 6 a.m. as being that early. “This is nothing,” he said. News@ DailyNebraskan.com
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Marilyn Fenton, a systems analyst for UNL and a volunteer for the Agricultural Research and Development Center Open House on Sunday shows Rachael Binstock (12), and Darian Stang (11), both of Wahoo, Neb., how to shake their bags of ice, milk and other ingredients to make homemade ice cream. The ARDC celebrated 50 years of work with an open house that offered tours, free food and demonstrations.
ARDC hosts event to honor 150th anniversary of Morrill land grant staff report DN In celebration of the Morrill Act, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Agricultural Research and Development Center hosted an open house near Mead Sunday. Near the end of the Civil War, Vermont Sen. Justin S. Morrill presented a bill to then-President Abraham Lincoln requesting that choice pieces of land within each state be developed into educational facilities for teaching agricultural, mechanical and industrial subjects. “I think the whole mission (of the Land Grant) was to take research developed at the universities and bring it to the people of the state,” said UNL’s Southeast Research and Extension Center Director Susan Williams, “like developments in water, natural resources, people.” Universities spanning the nation have honored the act in different ways. North Dakota State University hosted a summit in June. Iowa State University hosted a concert in July. And UNL was not to be outdone. Around 400 attendees near Mead were shown a variety of exhibitions and presentations organized by the departments of the Agricultural Research and Development Center. The exhibitions featured a presentation on genetic advancements and recent discoveries, beef cutting instruction, a buffalograss presentation and a remote sensing demonstration. The
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Richard Ferguson, a UNL agronomy and horticulture professor, explains the function of the multi-roter aerial platform during a tour of the Agricultural Research Development Center on Sunday. He and his colleagues at the ARDC use the drone to take photos of crops and determine plant stress levels.
lunch to those who made reservations, and the UNL Dairy Store sold ice cream. Popcorn, honey samples, soy products and various baked wheat goods were available. The open house also had entertainment, including a LEGO-based robotics demonstration and a live cow for milking. news@ dailynebraskan.com
Backyard Farmer, celebrating 60 years on TV, and the Nebraska Forest Service, which recently began reconditioning military transports for rural fire department use, were both also at the open house. The center itself is around 9,000 acres in total. Tour buses were used to transport the people from site to site. For sustenance, Saunders County Livestock Association provided a
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correction An article headlined “Poetry award allows Ph.D. student to focus on writing” in the Sept. 17 edition of the Daily Nebraskan incorrectly reported the name of James Crews’ poetry collection, which is still untitled. The article also incorrectly
identified Crews as a UNL lecturer. The Daily Nebraskan regrets the error.
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unl24: from 1 Schadwinkel said. “We want to use this opportunity to let our students tell their story and hopefully that will attract prospective students here as well.” UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman announced an enrollment goal last year to reach 30,000 students by 2017. Enrollment at the university fell 1.6 percent this year to 24,207, according to university figures. The #UNL24 project follows the recent release of UNL’s First National commercial focused solely on recruitment. Schadwinkel said one other aspect of the project is that it could help current students become more aware of all the university has to offer. “I think (#UNL24) could be helpful for students to connect with each other and see what else people are interested in on campus,” he said. “It can serve as sort of a refresher for the Big Red Welcome event, where students can relearn about the different student organizations. Hopefully, students can still get further engaged this semester and get involved.” news@ dailynebraskan.com
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No. 101 ranking not representative of student satisfaction For the second year in a row, the University of NebraskaLincoln ranked 101st in the U.S. News and World Report national ranking of colleges and universities. With 200 schools included in the ranking, 101 isn’t exactly an impressive number and it’s the lowest ranking of all Big Ten schools. But focusing too much on ranking, and the numbers with which it’s associated, can detract from the total picture of success for UNL. The ranking drew from 16 criteria including class size, graduation and retention rates and class rank of incoming students. Doubtless, all of those numbers are important, particularly graduation rates. But none of them reflect the quality of professors, student satisfaction or how much students are actually learning at the university. Numbers can’t adequately reflect the quality of student life, housing, campus layout or any of the intangible factors that can make, or break, a prospective student’s decision to attend a university. Judging by the news story in the Daily Nebraskan today, Sept. 24, on the same topic, many current students didn’t even think about rankings when they chose UNL. They thought about the quality of programs, scholarship availability, tuition rates or family tradition. Basing a decision as crucial as what college to attend solely on a handful of numbers is a recipe for dissatisfaction. Prospective students need to visit UNL to see what it has to offer beyond the numbers and they have to see if those things being offered are a good fit for their lifestyle and future. Any school’s top priority should be the satisfaction of its students – who have paid thousands of dollars to attend. To ensure student satisfaction, universities must focus on the larger picture. That includes residence halls and career readiness as well as retention rates. Opinion@dailynebraskan.com
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i, my name is Kim. I’m a reality show addict. I’m addicted because reality TV can be so much more than toddlers wearing tiaras or Snooki and the gang downing alcohol in New Jersey. Fortunately for me, I’m not alone. The number of reality TV shows has increased as the popularity of the genre has risen. After all, millions of people will tune in to watch the Kardashian clan. Don’t worry. The rise in popularity of reality TV isn’t the end of the world. Viewers can get more enjoyment in watching reality television and have more intelligent discussions if they get involved in it outside the show. The reality TV show I am addicted to the most is “Survivor” because the competition is like “The Hunger Games” without all of the killing. Just like in the book series, the survivors grapple with moral and ethical dilemmas. This season, contestant Mike Skupin is debating whether he should give up a potential friendship with another contestant in order to be a part of what could be a dominant alliance on his tribe. The differences in class, race and age on the show also create tension. The entire game is a true social experiment. You wouldn’t know that just from the 40plus minutes spent watching an episode. A lot of times these ethical issues are only discussed when talking with hard core fans of the show online. “Survivor” is entertaining in its own right. Despite the negative connotations of combining the words “reality” and “TV,” it can also make for intelligent viewing. Putting together the word “intelligent” and the phrase “reality TV” may sound contradictory, but it doesn’t have to be. Despite the casting that reinforces stereotypes, people can get something of worth from watching a show like “Survivor.” A lot of people watch reality television the wrong way. Many times, people will just turn off the TV when the show ends. They don’t bother to think about what they see. Because editing is selective, they can get a one-side version of events. Selective editing is designed to give people heroes to root for and villains
KIM BUCKLEY they love to hate. Or in most cases, just hate. People need to look past the lame producer twists and forced drama. Watch out for those editing monkeys! This can be done through intelligent fan discussion. Don’t just turn off the television after the show is over. Find out online through contestant interviews what got edited out. You just might be surprised. Not only that, but it will provide a fuller picture of the show. Just like any scripted TV show, debate over a person’s actions can create a richer viewing experience. Also, talking to people with different points of view can teach you something. Debates among some “Survivor” fans can help others pick up on the subtle gameplay people can miss. Reality TV may not capture reality, but it can be a reflection of society. For instance, many times on “Survivor,” people join in alliances with people similar to them. A lot of times younger contestants are dismissive of the older contestants because they are seen as weird or useless. Just like how there are cliques in the tribes, people in real life tend to gravitate toward others like themselves. Look at how many alliances on “Survivor” were created among the hot, young people. Seeing how people who have never met interact with their own set of biases can give a basic picture of how misfits and losers deal with being on the outside of society. Sometimes the loner or misfit contestant will turn on his or her tribe when the tribes merge. Contestant John Cochran was on the outskirts of his tribe and immediate-
ly switched to the other tribe by effectively breaking a tiebreaker among the two tribes when they merged. Other times the misfits and loners will team up together. Just last season, the misfits of the tribe teamed up to vote off the “frat boy” group. The reaction of the viewers can say a lot about society, also. When a woman wins “Survivor,” she is often considered inferior to her male competitors. Just ask Amber Brkich, who beat out her eventual husband Rob Mariano for title. Many fans consider her a bottomtiered winner who attached herself to Ron and was a “floater.” “Survivor” fans mostly deemed Natalie White, winner of the 19th season just a follower of villain Russell Hantz, despite the fact she played a better social game. When fans debate who the greatest Survivor player is, a lot of the names that get thrown out there tend to be male. Very few are female. Not because they are worse than male players, but because of other factors, like unintentional bad casting and editing. Women on “Survivor” get the shaft in terms of confessions and camera time. Host Jeff Probst has even addressed this by saying “Survivor” doesn’t have a lot of memorable female contestants. A lot of this is because casting focuses on looks for the younger female players instead of whether they would be good players. Going online and interacting with other fans of different reality shows can be educational. People can learn about different cultures, not only by visiting other countries and places, but through online discussions. As a fan of “So You Think You Can Dance,” I’ve learned more about hip-hop and its culture than I would have if I had just shut off the TV when the show was done. Reality TV shows have their problems in terms of casting and editing. What viewers can do about it is be more informed and speak out. It’s important to know what shows like “Survivor” and “Jersey Shore” can say about society so people can change it. Reality TV shows can have a point. Just go online to find out what that point is. Kim Buckley is a senior newseditorial major. Discuss reality TV shows with her on twitter @kimceebee or email her at Opinion@ dailynebraskan.com
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olitical correctness. We all hate it, but we all must learn to use it and live by it. On one hand, it’s a plague that euphemizes our language and slowly distorts meaning. On the other hand, it spins everything in a positive light and attempts to equalize the world we see around us. Along with political correctness, people are becoming more and more sensitive to others violating such political correctness. If anything is deemed unequal, people have a fit. So what brings up this contemptuous, slightly hypocritical rant? The banning of a father-daughter dance in Cranston, R.I., set me off. The school hosting the dance was approached by the American Civil Liberties Union and was criticized in regards to violating Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX defends gender discrimination and states “if such activities are provided for students of one sex, opportunities for reasonably comparable activities shall be provided for students of the other sex.” While I’m completely in compliance with ending gender discrimination, one shouldn’t let the law get out of hand in regards to nitpicking. There are bigger issues out there regarding gender discrimination than a fatherdaughter dance. To ban such an innocent event seems utterly nonsensical. Yes, so maybe by name it excludes those children of the opposite sex. I highly doubt the school hired a bouncer to make sure no moms and little boys get in. If they so desired, I’m sure they would be let in. Otherwise, if there is a high demand for mother-son dances, create one. Maybe it’s unfair for little girls who don’t have a father. Speaking from personal experience, you take an uncle, older brother or grandfather to such events. If it’s not exactly the same as everyone else, it’s not the
RYAN DUGGAN end of the world, and it only makes your experience unique. Perhaps these dances are shaping kids into gender roles that match their sex. Quite honestly, I doubt a dance like this has any more effect on a child’s gender identity than a few hours of TV or a day with their peers. In fact, the dance doesn’t make them go. Their parents are the ones taking them, so it’s the parents’ decision of whether this dance is going to greatly alter their child’s gender identity. If they think it will, the kids wouldn’t be going anyway. Political correctness shouldn’t destroy a community activity that allows bonding time for parents and their kids. Equality shouldn’t be about taking away from others, but giving to some where they are lacking in equality. If we keep taking away from some to make others equal, where will the line of equality finally be drawn? I would hate to see the day we all have buzzers in our ears to disrupt thoughts and weights to slow as down, only to ensure everyone is equal. Along with trivial events like the dance being criticized on a grand scale of hatred, political correctness and the attempt to equalize everything has had its effect on other areas. People have become entirely too sensitive in
regard to hurting others feelings. Case in point, my high school changed the rules of homecoming in order to avoid hurting any feelings. Typically, 10 students of each sex were elected for royalty, and from that six of each sex were selected to make up the homecoming court. However, to make sure that students didn’t have to face rejection (because that’s real life) the faculty opted to keep all 20 students on royalty. I realize this is a very small issue, and I’m possibly being bitter about the whole thing, but it doesn’t do any good to protect kids from failure. If anything, this just sets them up for a more painful fall in the future. However, it doesn’t just stop there. A practice of “No Score Sports” can be seen at various locations across the nation. This is where there are no winners or losers. While I agree that parents can tone down their excitement and criticism at their children’s games, and that teaching the fundamentals of a sport and an appreciation for the game is essential above all else, winning and losing is a valuable asset of sporting competitions. It teaches kids that failure is a bitter part of life. From this, and hopefully with the help of a good coach or parent, they learn how to cope with failure. On the flip side, when the child wins, he or she gets a firsthand experience of the joy involved in winning and having one’s hard work pay off. Admittedly, “No Score Sports” is a noble cause, but as many blogs will tell you, kids keep score anyway while out on the field. While it’s good to be sensitive toward others and hold their feelings in regard, you can only care so much. Sometimes you just have to tell others to buck up, tell it how it is, and be true to yourself and others. Ryan Duggan is a Senior English and Classical Languages major. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com
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Jordan Deffenbaugh sweeps up fake snow on the set of “A Separate Peace” at the Haymarket Theatre on Sunday. Deffenbaugh, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate, is the set designer as well as the assistant director of the production. The play runs through the end of this week with evening performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Director’s strategic casting of teenagers for the play’s high school characters only enhances the emotional appeal prevalent throughout the Haymarket Theatre’s rendition of the poignant ‘A Separate Peace’ nathan sindelar dn The world became a warzone; its boys became men. “A Separate Peace,” the Haymarket Theatre’s first act of its Mainstage Season, is the story of six high school boys and the battles they face at the beginning of World War II. The play starts during the summer leading to the group’s senior year at a New England boarding school. Knowledge of the war in Europe permeates the boys’ conversation, clearly weighing on the characters’ thoughts. The option to enlist early and choose the military branch to serve in or to wait and be drafted creates hard choices with startling consequences for the young men. Rivalry between friends and an unsure future dictate the drama on stage. Nancy Gilsenan adapted the play from John Knowles’ novel. Director Robert Bonaventura chose actors that matched the ages of the characters from the book, a move that lends it-
self to believability and chemistry between the actors, who have all had years of experience in the Nebraska Youth Theatre. The cast is led by Prestyn Hartman as Finny, the fast-talking wild man with a unique perspective. Gene, played by Hunter Maude, is Finny’s best friend. He struggles with a sense of obligation and his inability to understand Finny. Their characters contrast well throughout the play, creating exciting moments of intensity and touching aftermaths. The rest of the cast includes Sam Colwell as Brinker, Nash Jack as Bobby, Rue Mumgaard as Leper, Sam Pinnell as Chet and John Jack as Mr. Prud’homme. Their roles all give depth to the group and aid in developing the relationship between Finny and Gene. Colwell’s quirky Brinker occasionally provides comic relief and Mumgaard embraces a shocking seriousness later in the play. The set, costumes and lighting are minimalistic and effective. Two settings are put to good use as the sto-
Haymarket Theatre’s Mainstage Season opens with the ‘sobering insight’ of a group of teenagers forced to face the challenges of adulthood at the beginning of America’s involvement in World War II madeline christensen dn
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Director Robert Bonaventura said he took a risk when he auditioned a cast of teenagers for the Haymarket Theatre’s stage adaptation of John Knowles’ American novel “A Separate Peace.” The production follows a group of boys at a private school in 1942 when the United States is just entering World War II. For Bonaventura’s money, this is the first time “A Separate Peace” has been cast with actor’s the same age as the play’s characters. “It was kind of an experiment – I wanted the play to be portrayed by actors the same age as the roles they played,” Bonaventura said. Gene, played by Hunter Maude, is a quiet and introspective teenager and Finny (Prestyn Hartman) is his athletic and outgoing roommate. Although complete opposites, they become close friends at school. Their personalities complement each other,
yet underneath brews an unspoken rivalry. “Imagine the time when you were a senior in high school,” Bonaventura said. “It’s a very confusing time. You’re answering questions like, ‘Am I going to college?’ and ‘What am I doing with the rest of my life?’ Now imagine that in a time when America is entering a war and the draft age is lowered from 21 to 18. It’s about friendships, competitiveness and rivalry – you know, ‘boys being boys.’” As for Bonaventura’s casting experiment, “A Separate Peace” is typically performed with a cast of young men in their 20s in order to portray the emotion and themes the script calls for. However, the director wanted to try something different with a cast comprised of current and past members of the Nebraska Youth Theatre. Bonaventura said most of the actors were already close friends since first coming to the Haymarket Theatre at a young age for various acting workshops and youth productions. “I remember them running
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around the Haymarket stage when they were younger,” he said. “Usually they’re doing kids shows, that sort of thing. With this drama, they have had to face real issues. It’s been quite sobering for them, I think. But they surprised themselves with what they are capable of.” The assistant director of “A Separate Peace,” Jordan Deffenbaugh, has
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Author Moore envelops stories with dark wit cameron mount dn For the past 25 years, Lorrie Moore has earned her place as one of fiction’s most respected writers. Her first collection of short stories, “Self Help,” was published in 2005 and defined Moore’s unique brand of poignancy and dark wit. Since then, she has published several stories in The New Yorker, spent several weeks on The New York Times best-seller list and received The Irish Times International Fiction Prize and O. Henry Award. Novelist Alison Lurie has called Moore “the nearest thing we have to Chekhov”. Moore’s latest novel, “A Gate at the Stairs,” is her first in 15 years and was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
as well as the Orange Prize for Fiction. The novel follows a 20-yearold Midwestern college student who takes a job as a nanny for an eccentric couple and their toddler. Moore will visit the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Wednesday for a free public reading sponsored by the English Department and Creative Writing Program. She spoke with the Daily Nebraskan about her start as a writer, her unique style and the challenges of writing novels versus short stories. Daily Nebraskan: “A Gate at the Stairs” was released in 2009 and your last novel before that was “Who Will Run The Frog Hospital” in 1994. How was the experience different this time around? Did you approach writing it differently? Lorrie Moore: When one
awakes from the long spell that is writing a novel, one can scarcely recall it. Most books remain mysterious to their authors within a very few years of publication. So here we’re talking about one that was published three years ago (mysterious) and one that was published 16 years ago (very, very mysterious). DN: Your writing has a lot of instances of very jarring, very funny lines. For example in “People Like That Are the Only People Here,” that first paragraph uses very light imagery and language to describe a very serious thing – an infant’s blood clot. Is this a way of giving dark circumstances more hope? Or jarring readers into a new perspective? LM: Well, perhaps. But it’s also just how I see things. DN: You have a quote in “The
IF YOU GO Lorrie Moore Reading
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Best American Short Stories 2004” where you say short stories “lie less” than novels, because of their defined scope. Did writing “A Gate at the Stairs” change your opinion on this? Does writing
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Irish author Lorrie Moore has been a mainstay of the literary fiction world in the last 25 years. Moore will visit UNL this week.
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WINNERS FROM THE 64TH ANNUAL EMMY AWARDS Best lead actor in a drama series:
To churn out modern classic, write for a focused audience CLASSICS IN SESSION
Damian Lewis, “Homeland”
Best lead actress in a drama series: Claire Danes,
“Homeland”
Outstanding writing for a variety special:
Louis C.K., “Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theatre”
Best supporting actor in a comedy series:
Best directing for a variety special:
Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”
Glenn Weiss, “65th Annual Tony Awards”
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Louis C.K, “Louie”
“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart”
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Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story”
Steve Levitan, “Modern Family”
Best supporting actor, miniseries or movie:
Best actor in a comedy series:
Tom Berenger, “Hatfields & McCoys”
Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men”
Outstanding writing in a miniseries, movie or dramatic special:
Best actress in a comedy series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Danny Strong, “Game Change”
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Best lead actress, miniseries or movie:
“The Amazing Race,” CBS
Julianne Moore, “Game Change”
Best host of a realitycompetition program:
Tom Bergeron, “Dancing With the Stars”
Best directing of a miniseries, movie or dramatic special: Jay Roach, “Game Change”
Best supporting actor in a drama series:
Best lead actor in a miniseries or movie:
Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad”
Kevin Costner, “Hatfields & McCoys”
Outstanding writing in a drama series:
Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff, “Homeland”
Best miniseries or made-for-TV movie:
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Best drama Series:
“Game Change”
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Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey”
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“Modern Family”
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Success of ‘Twilight’ centers on reworking classic supernatural plot to fit teens’ wants rachel staats Being an author of a classic work of literature is the epitome of what writers hope to become. Unfortunately, these dreams don’t always come true. While the task of creating an original piece of interesting and marketable fiction is beyond most writers, revamping a tried and true classic is a safe bet. For the most part, the story line has already been written. All the difficulties revolve around whether an author can fit his or her own characters and plot into the preconceived outline the chosen classic provides. Whether they’re striving to create a book that will be remembered fondly for many years or recreating a classic masterpiece with a unique twist, there are three necessary components for a successful book: a good idea, an audience that will respond to that idea and effective writing that will communicate well with said audience. The consequences for missing even one of those components can be disastrous. The prime example of a book that tried and failed to take aspects of classic books and create a new plot is Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” series. Supposedly based on a
mix of Emily Bronte’s “Wuthering Heights” and Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” Meyer’s idea was compelling and completely original. People have always been fascinated by the supernatural, which is why tales of vampires and ghosts have been around since the beginning of time. Most of these end in tragedy, however, which makes them marketable to a smaller audience. The desire to change the genre of the supernatural from horror to romance is an interesting concept because it makes the story accessible for more people. Meyer chose the perfect audience for her idea, too. High school girls and moms looking for an easy read found the perfect book in “Twilight,” but only because they were willing to ignore important elements like interesting vocabulary, grammar and narrative structure. The grammar wasn’t technically wrong; instead, it was tailored for the audience. Writing for a specific audience doesn’t make you a bad writer, but tailoring your grammar for that audience does not make a book good literature. It makes it a fad. She had the idea and the audience, but her inability to create something more interesting than superficial characters made the execution fall flat. The only reason it was able to sell millions of copies is that Bella’s character was so shallow that the target audience – high school girls – were able to transfer their own characteristics and emotions onto her character. At first glance Bella might appear to be a deeply complex character. The series begins with her mov-
ing to Forks, Wash., to spend time with her father after her mother remarries, which could hint at a complicated personal life and a desire to decide her own future. However, after four books she never develops. Bella stays exactly the same, despite the endless supernatural occurrences she experiences. When I say that “Twilight” failed, I don’t mean that it wasn’t commercially successful. Meyer made tons of money from her series. The same is true of most books modeled on classics. They make their ill-gotten gains by dressing up their bad writing in a mockery of a good idea, or a bad idea in decent writing, always with a pre-existent audience. Whether Meyer’s series was good doesn’t change the fact that it spawned an entire genre of vampire fiction housed in the young adult section. Soon after “Twilight” appeared, authors began to churn out a steady stream of new books that often dealt with some of the same themes from “Twilight,” like love triangles, death and the future. But if the writing in “Twilight” left something to be desired, the writing in these other series was even worse. Many of the books were extremely reliant on dialogue and had characters with exaggerated accents and speaking styles. And for the most part, they didn’t even have original ideas. The only thing these had going for them was a ready-made fan base. I’m ashamed to name them; they’re that bad. Can classic remixes be good? I’m sure it’s possible, although unlikely. But remaking a remake of a classic should never be done. Here’s a hint: If you’re going to read a book about the supernatural, whether it be about vampires, dragons or fairies, make sure the author spells words correctly. “Vampyres” and “Faeries?” Come on. rachel staats is a senior journalism major. reach her at arts@ dailynebraskan.com
Short story collection centers on love, longing previous work. Stories still focus primarily on Dominican families immigrating to poor neighborhoods in New York and New Jersey. He still writes in a very casual tone, jettisoning quotation marks for a more flowing, postmodern style. Despite using this same setting tyler keown in nearly every story, the way Diaz dn is able to make every story so different from the next is what makes Reading a story by Junot Diaz, it his work so remarkable. Each story feels like something is off. revolves around a relationship, The characters are too easy to sometimes romantic, sometimes relate to, even though you live a between family members, but just life nothing like theirs. The writas each relationship is different in ing style is too casual to offer the intricate ways, so is each story. insight it does. Many characters A good example is the story share the same name throughout “Invierno.” It’s about a man who the stories, leading to confusion lives away from his family for about whether you’re reading five years, trying to earn enough about the same person from story money to bring the rest of his clan to story. to the States. When they do come, However, when you finish a the son barely knows his father story, you realize how much all and the older man becomes more AitSEPERATE PEACE worked together to create some- and more hurt by his unappreciathing different and beautiful; it’s Prestyn tive offspring. STARRING Hartman these weird idiosyncrasies that Throughout “Drown,” “The Hunter Maude make Diaz one of the best fiction Brief and Wondrous Life” and writers of this generation. “This Is How You Lose Her,” Diaz Diaz’s newest short story coluses the same name for many charlection, “This Is How You Lose acters and as confusing as it seems Her,” is his first book since 2007’s as first, this is actually to very neat “The Brief and Wondrous Life effect. These are not stories about of Oscar Wao,” which picked up individual people and their quirks. the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and These are stories about humans and only the third release in his bibhow we affect one another. liography, the other being 1997’s It doesn’t matter if you’re part “Drown.” of a Dominican family in New “This Is How You Lose Her” is York or an Irish-Catholic guy in not a radical departure from Diaz’s Lincoln, Neb., there is something
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The 64th annual Emmy Awards: Minute-by-minute own private Emmys broadcast from home using his daughter’s dolls and teddy bears. “The Man Show” wins every award.
7:28 p.m. – Jon Cryer realizes his life
7:11 p.m. – Amy Poehler and Lou-
is C.K. just came out. Let’s hope they just stay out there.
7:12 p.m. – How in the world is
Ron Swanson not up for an Emmy? The actual man, I mean. Maybe Nick Offerman too.
Tyler keown Chance Solem-Pfeifer gins. The celebrities all look beautiful and the commoners begin to cry.
7:02 p.m. – Opening sketch begins. Ellen wears pants. Christina Hendricks headbutts the camera in a moment of sheer, violent eroticism.
7:08 p.m. – Jimmy Kimmel is killing it. Show’s over. Everyone go home.
7:08 p.m. – Just kidding, he’s pretty
bad at this hosting thing.
7:09 p.m. – Adam Carolla starts his
get a Nutri-Grain bar.
Supporting Actor in a Drama for “Breaking Bad.”
9:39 p.m. – Kevin Costner wins
7:32 p.m. – Kathy Bates and Jim-
8:06 p.m. – “Breaking Bad” is so
8:53 p.m. – Guy who isn’t Louis C.K. wins Best Directing of a Variety Show.
7:30 p.m. – Used the break to go
my Fallon both win Emmys for Best Guest Appearance in a Comedy. Score one for the strong women and the very, very weak men.
7:33 p.m. – Steven Levitan wins
ny video of a baby laughing until it throws up.
awesome. It’s all I care about tonight.
8:13 p.m. – Tracy Morgan lying on his back makes him look like a series of foothills.
8:57 p.m. – “The Daily Show”
wins for Best Variety Program. The whole news team goes on the stage with him and I’m less upset about “Breaking Bad” not winning the awards it should have won.
7:12 p.m. – Eric Stonestreet of “Modern Family” wins the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a comedy. And a very lovely acceptance speech too.
the Emmy for Best Comedy Direction for “Modern Family.” Leave it to a sitcom about funny, domestic gripes to clean house.
8:15 p.m. – “Homeland” wins the Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Drama.
7:13 p.m. – Now the real reason
7:39 p.m. – Jon Cryer wins Best
Actor in a Comedy somehow. The sound of everyone eye-rolling at once is actually audible.
best supporting actress in a drama. She couldn’t be there because she is 718 years old and doesn’t care about awards. Or maybe she’s just late and should be transfigured into a pocket watch or a map, perhaps?
9:07 p.m. – Lady from “American Horror Story” wins best supporting actress in a miniseries. Someone tried talking to me and I missed the lady’s name. Oh well. It’s just a miniseries.
8:18 p.m. – Julianna Margulies
9:14 p.m. – Tom Berenger wins
to watch the Emmys: commercials! Everyone eat the bones! I mean everyone!
7:19 p.m. – The gap between pre6 p.m. – Red Carpet coverage be-
9:35 p.m. – Jon Stewart runs around
8:06 p.m. – Aaron Paul wins Best
at the Beacon Theater. He contemplates winking again, but thinks better of it. Louis C.K.: all-around swell guy.
is phooey, but shares the crippling, existential moment with no one.
senters talking sounds like people actually talking. Actors are good at their craft.
7:21 p.m. – Louis C.K. picks up
an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in Comedy. He winks and Jon Hamm is seen eating his heart out in the seats.
7:22 p.m. – Bryan Cranston is hav-
ing none of Jimmy Kimmel’s shit.
7:25 p.m. – Julie Bowen wins Best
Supporting Actress in a Comedy for “Modern Family.” I’d like to dedicate that attractive actress winning an award to my own mother.
7:46 p.m. – Julia Louis-Dreyfus
wins Best Actress in a Comedy for “Veep.” Has the “Seinfeld” curse been lifted?
7:50 p.m. – Reality TV is still a thing.
7:51 p.m. – “The Amazing Race” wins best reality show. It’s still unclear as to whether you get anything for winning this race. 7:52 p.m. – Wait, is this whole show just a stop on “The Amazing Race” of life? I quit.
8:00 p.m. – Tom Bergeron wins the Emmy for Best Reality Show Host. He celebrates by introducing a fun-
8:17 p.m. – Maggie Smith wins
looks sweaty and mad. She wouldn’t be a good wife to me. I don’t think she’d even be a mediocre wife.
8:28 p.m. – Damian Lewis wins
Best Lead Actor in a Drama for “Homeland.” This a joke. How is this a real thing? Bryan Cranston looks around for Ashton Kutcher.
8:39 p.m. – Claire Danes wins Best
8:57 p.m. – John Hodgman’s mustache is stealing the show from the background.
best supporting actor in a miniseries for “Hatfields & McCoys.” Tom Bergeron looks on in confusion. “Me?” he asks. “Tom win again?”
9:15 p.m. – It’s ironic that the mini-
series award presentation is anything but mini.
9:20 p.m. – Ricky Gervais grins.
Actress in a Drama for “Homeland.” Only now is the question raised, ”What is ‘Homeland?’”
9:27 p.m. – Danny Strong wins best
8:45 p.m. – Louis C.K. wins best
Best Leading Actress in a Miniseries … the “Big Lebowski” miniseries, right?
variety show for his stand-up special
writing in a miniseries. I want to sleep.
9:30 p.m. – Julianne Moore wins
like a crazy old coot with a banana. You have to love how much fun they have versus the Oscars.
Best Actor in a miniseries with “Hatfields & McCoys.” He turns the award away. “No,” he says. “I’m just the Postman.” People are very confused.
9:47 p.m. – “Game Change” picks up the award for Best Miniseries. The game feels the same still, but maybe it’ll take a while. 9:48 p.m. – “Homeland” wins best
drama. “Breaking Bad” is the winner in my heart, though.
9:55 p.m. – “The Big Bang Theory” is to comedy what “Big Bang Theory” fans are to real people. 9:56 p.m. – “Modern Family” wins best comedy. “Parks and Rec” wasn’t even nominated. This whole thing was a sham.
9:58 p.m. – Turns out Kimmel is above all of this! You go home, Jimmy! You go home! 10:05 p.m. – Adam Carolla wraps up his doll/teddy bear Emmys and lets his daughter go to bed.
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separate peace: from 5 put his efforts toward expanding the young actors’ technique and presence on stage. “We took a group of boys age 13 to 17 and we showed them what they can do,” Deffenbaugh said. “This show has made an effect on these actors’ technique beyond their age. They are so eager to learn, they take in so much information. It’s been truly amazing to see them progress. You see a genuine honesty in this performance.” Bonaventura said he hopes the drama will bring a “sobering insight” to the Lincoln community. “These young kids during WWII, they gave up their childhood for an ugly war,” he said. “They had to grow up so fast. This performance acknowledges how great those people were. No teenagers in this generation have ever had to face anything like that.” Deffenbaugh added “A Separate Peace” is no run-of-the-mill show for Lincoln. “It’s not the usual fare,” he said, “But it’s about the reality of adolescence, the fear of the unknown – we can all relate to that.” The play, which opened last Thursday, runs through the end of this week with 7:30 p.m. performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. General admission for “A Separate Peace” is $15. Student tickets cost $10 and the production is free for World War II veterans. arts@ dailynebraskan.com
moore: from 5 short stories come more naturally to you than novels? LM: When one writes an introduction one is bound to say almost anything: It is a piece of advocacy and a feeling of religious fervor enters in. I think I tried to say a lot of things in that introduction, on behalf of the short story and “lies less” is a bit speculative, I admit. But I’ll stand by it. If both novels and short stories are artful lies, or lies that tell the truth, then stories by virtue of being shorter would lie less. They have no time to waste. DN: You explore a lot of themes in “A Gate at the Stairs” – race, class, post-9/11 anxiety, family life. Is there a theme or subject you’d like to explore more of in the future? LM: Oh, there are many. But I just take them as they occur to me and try very hard not to talk about work in progress.
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DN: As an educator, what is the most important insight you’ve learned toward reaching the diverse needs of writing students? LM: Every group of students is different and every individual student is different. So everyone needs different things. Encouragement seldom hurts in all cases, however. DN: You were first published in Seventeen magazine when you were 19. Do you think such an early start gave you a unique perspective on being a writer? LM: No. Though I’ve never been that clear on the phrase “unique perspective,” winning that Seventeen contest did make me think that the literary life might be quite simple, easy and lucrative. So it was a misleading beginning. arts@ dailynebraskan.com
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Nebraska splits Big Ten contests
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Huskers lose to Purdue in OT, rebound to beat Indiana Angela Hensel DN
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Nebraska outside hitter Hannah Werth finished with eight kills and 10 digs in NU’s win against Ohio State.
The Huskers began the second percentage, which left coach Cook impressed with his defense all night. set with a 5-3 advantage after a kill Besides the NU players, Cook by Broekhuis, and they never looked said he gives credit to Saturday’s back. NU recorded a .340 hitting performance to his assistant coach percentage behind Gina Mancuso’s team-high four kills in the second as well. “Coach (Dan) Meske has set. The senior finished with 10 kills. Also on offense, senior Hannah worked those middles for two days and has prepared them to shut Werth finished with eight kills while down Booth,” he Hayley Thramer and said. “They did a Meghan Haggerty We knew great job.” added seven each. that we Despite being Lauren Cook finchallenged by No. ished with 35 assists. had to make a 19 Iowa State and But the team’s most impressive stats change and I think No. 4 Penn State last week, Nebrasarguably came from everyone came ka’s time away the defensive side of from home did the net. together and did end on a positive. Lauren Cook A road trip and Werth both fin- that.” that began with ished the match with Hayley Thramer two consecutive 10 digs each, while nu middle blocker losses against a teammates Mancuso former Big 12 foe and Lara Dykstra finand a first Big Ten ished with a nine and opponent of the season has ended eight digs. with a win, which is all Cook could The team looked impressing ask for, he said. blocking the Buckeye’s three biggest The Huskers avoided losing offensive threats as well, according three consecutive games on the to coach Cook. road, something they haven’t done “Hannah had five blocks, and in 15 years. all those were on (Emily) Danks,” Thramer said she’s happy the he said. “Danks only had six kills team will be coming home on a high and four errors which were stuffed note. blocks by Hannah. That was a key “It just came down to knowgoing in; we couldn’t let her have a ing that our last two games haven’t big night. Mari (Hole) had 14 kills, gone the way we’ve wanted them but she had 10 errors. We did a nice to,” Thramer said. “We knew that job on her.” we had to make a change and I think Through 14 games, Hole, Danks everyone came together and did and senior Mariah Booth combined that.” for 491 of OSU’s 717 kills. The three sports@ were held 26 kills Saturday night, dailynebraskan.com including a combined .070 hitting
football: from 9 Ron Kellogg III saw significant playing time throughout the game, while the rest of the reserve unit on the offense soon followed. “I thought it was pretty important, just for a backup stand point,” Kellogg said. “I did a lot of mental reps during the first three games. But to go out there and actually fill out a couple of passes kind of helped my confidence a little bit.” With 12:31 remaining in the fourth quarter, Idaho State finally put points on the board, with a 28yard CJ Reyes touchdown pass to Luke Austin. But by then the game was out
of hand. By the late first quarter, the fans became less involved in the game and more involved trying to entertain themselves. At the 12:00 mark in the 2nd quarter, Nebraska’s fans started doing the wave – a tell-tale sign that a game is essentially over. The wave began as a standard roundthe-stadium bulge, then slowed down, reversed and eventually split in two. Nebraska opens Big Ten Conference play Saturday when Wisconsin (3-1) travels to Lincoln. sports@ dailynebraskan.com
Despite a rocky start to the weekend, the Nebraska women’s soccer team finished on a high note. On Friday, the Huskers suffered a tough 2-1 double-overtime loss to Purdue. But on Sunday they were able to regroup to come away with a 2-1 victory against Indiana. The first game of the weekend against Purdue was a battle that tested the Huskers’ offensive strength. Both teams were very physical in a game that involved few clean looks on goal. Nebraska took the early lead with a goal from sophomore forward Mayme Conroy. Conroy headed the ball into the net following a Nebraska corner kick that involved a couple of other headers from defender Jaylyn Odermann and midfielder Ari Romero before getting to Conroy. “I think the first half we did really well with getting to our balls and the defense did well in getting them forward,” Conroy said. “But in the second half at the beginning we didn’t do too well.” That struggle for the Huskers to get quickly to balls to start the second half was costly as Purdue scored early in the second half to tie the game up. The rest of regulation remained fairly quiet for both teams, sending the game into overtime. As the Huskers headed into overtime, they wanted to be more aggressive to try and get that quick goal. “We wanted to be pressing a little bit more instead of holding back,
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Husker soccer players Jaylyn Oderman (right) and Caroline Gray fight Purdue’s Taylor Niewoit for a ball in Nebraska’s double-overtime loss to the Boildermakers on Friday. keep on attacking, getting more people forward to try and score,” Conroy said. While neither team managed a goal in the first overtime, the Boilermakers came away with the win
by scoring less than a minute in the second overtime. A corner kick by Purdue’s Jordan Frick gave way to a header for midfielder Taylor Niewoit, slipping by Nebraska goalkeeper Emma Stevens.
Despite the tough loss on Friday, Nebraska channeled that energy into coming out strong on Sunday against Indiana. “We actually had a lot of energy to come out and just to get a win finally,” Odermann said. “We felt we deserved the last one, we just didn’t finish it off like we should have.” In the first half of Sunday’s game, it looked like it might be another tough battle for the Huskers. The Hoosiers were in a similar position to the Huskers with a young team, and the two seemed to match up well. But Nebraska started to take control offensively with cleaner looks on goal. Although the game was scoreless after the first half, the Huskers came out quick to start the second half. Conroy had her second goal of the weekend off a corner kick from sophomore midfielder Caroline Gray. Not ready to relax after gaining the lead, the Huskers put themselves up even more with Odermann adding a second goal shortly after Conroy’s. Odermann headed the ball into the top right corner of the goal after another one of Gray’s corner kicks. “It was just finally time for me to score one,” Odermann said. “I saw it and knew it was going back post right when I saw her kick it, so I just made the run there.” That second goal seemed to pay off after Indiana added a quick goal with only 15 seconds left in the game to make the final score 2-1. With the relief of coming away with at least one victory this weekend, the Huskers hope this is the kind of performance they will see more of in the future. “If we play like this, we shouldn’t get beat on,” Odermann said. sports@ dailynebraskan.com
Nebraska sweeps USD in doubleheader Huskers take care of Coyotes in fallseason softball opener Mark Disomma DN The Nebraska softball team showed off a variety of strengths in its sweep of the South Dakota Coyotes Sunday, winning 8-2 and 4-3. The Huskers pitching staff combined to hold South Dakota to three hits in the first game and then only six hits in the second. Junior righthander Tatum Edwards started out the season in the circle for the Huskers. She allowed no runs and no hits in three innings of work. True freshman Danica Bishop from Irvine, Calif., turned in an equally strong performance, allowing only one hit and striking out two, earning her the win. Fellow freshman Emily Lockman of Corona, Calif., closed out the game, allowing one run on two hits. Lockman started the second game, pitching two and two thirds solid innings and allowing one hit. Lockman was very quiet after her impressive outing, saying only, “It felt great.” Bishop came in for relief again, but struggled in her second appearance. South Dakota hit her for all three of its runs through only one and one thirds innings. Edwards was brought in for relief and she shut down the Coyotes, earning the win and allowing only one hit. NU coach Rhonda Revelle was proud of her pitching staff and was not worried about Bishop’s somewhat shaky performance. “Tomorrow’s another day. We’ll keep working (with her),” Revelle said after the game. Brooke Thomason, a senior
from Overland Park, Kan., provided some power for the Huskers’ offense, belting three home runs over the two games. She finished her impressive performance at the doubleheader with four runs scored, four RBI and a diving catch along the foul line in the second game. Junior Taylor Edwards, twin sister to pitcher Tatum, also smacked a pitch over the fence in the first game for a two run homer. The Huskers and the Coyotes were locked in a scoreless tie through three innings of the first game before the Huskers made some noise with a pair of doubles from Thomason and freshman Hailey Decker. Thomason would eventually score on a sacrifice fly from senior Gabby Banda. South Dakota answered in the top of the fifth with a run of their own, but the Huskers poured in three runs in the fourth and four runs in the fifth. South Dakota committed six errors in the first game, and the Huskers eventually capitalized on their mistakes. Erica Denney took the loss, pitching all six innings for the Coyotes, and allowing five earned runs. The Coyotes played better in the second game of the double header. They played errorless defense, but their starting pitcher, true freshman Madison Frain, was tagged for one run in the second and two runs in the third. The Coyotes fought back as Allie Daly hit a two run shot off of Bishop in the top of the fourth inning. Thomason was the hero for the Huskers in the bottom of the sixth as she blasted the first pitch she saw over the centerfield fence, scoring the winning run. The Huskers return to action next Sunday, as they travel to Omaha to face Creighton in another doubleheader. sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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Brooke Thomason tosses a ball into the infield during a doubleheader against South Dakota on Sunday. Thomason hit two homers, including a game winner in game two, in NU’s wins.
martin: from 9 ing wrong with it. Being down, I feel faster and more explosive coming out.” Kaczenski loves the energy Martin brings to the game, he said. It doesn’t matter if he’s standing up, Martin knows how to bring it when his team needs him, Kaczenski said. “Any time you get big hits, or offenses behind in the count, guys feed off that,” Kaczenski said. “It was great to see Eric provide a spark for us.” Hopefully, that spark is in Memorial Stadium next weekend when Wisconsin comes to town to kick off the conference schedule, Kaczenski said.
The Nebraska linemen are gearing up for next weekend. Kaczenski said all hands are on deck before conference play. Even linebacker Alonzo Whaley played defensive end Saturday to see if he can add depth to the Husker trenches. One thing is sure though - the defensive line will be ready for Wisconsin, Kaczenski said. “Winning is hard, and we’re going to enjoy it for 24 hours; then we’re going to focus on next week,” Kaczenski said. “The price of poker is up now. It’s going to be a heck of an environment on Saturday.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com
holstein: from 9 of Martinez and find a few clogs for its leaks on defense, Nebraska could be the best team in the league. The problem is finding that consistent quarterback play and those defensive clogs. Martinez has shown flashes of brilliance, but I’m not completely sold on him having that breakout year just yet. When opposing defensive lines get pressure on the junior, he still makes poor decisions and errant throws. I’m not saying he can’t correct those mistakes, but in the second half against UCLA (the last time he consistently had pressure in his face), his throwing mechanics reverted. I like where Martinez is headed, but he hasn’t shown it against an elite defense yet.
Nebraska’s biggest issue is finding a fix for its defense. Eric Martin exploded on Saturday, creating two and a half sacks and five tackles for loss. Maybe he is the answer. Idaho State’s offensive line was overmatched, but that is the kind of pressure the Huskers need from their line. If they can get a pass rush and find a more athletic linebacker to compliment Will Compton, things are looking up for the Husker defense. That’s something to track moving forward. With a third of the season in the books, Nebraska is 3-1 and just inside the AP Top 25. It’s been a crazy season so far. But there isn’t much to learn from beating up on cupcakes like Idaho State. sports@ dailynebraskan.com
men’s golf
Huskers’ Dickson impresses in tourney Tyler Keown DN
ment in a tie for third in a field of 81 players, his best collegiate finish. It’s his second top-10 finish in as many tournaments this season, following Taking advantage of good thirda tie for ninth at the Fairway Club round conditions, the Nebraska Invitational on Sept. 10-11. men’s golf team tied for seventh at “He played really the D.A. Weibring Interwell the last 36 holes,” collegiate tournament. said coach Bill Spangler The tournament, said of Dickson. “He hosted by Illinois State beat a lot of great playUniversity, took place ers this week.” on the Weibring Golf Spangler showed Course in Normal, Ill. excitement for DickTying Nebraska for son’s play, mentioning seventh was Miami of that “this is the second Ohio. Both teams shot straight tournament a collective score of 912 he’s played well.” strokes. Fellow Big Ten “It’s a great finish,” member Illinois won the Dickson said. “My ball tournament with a score dickson striking has been solid of 870. the last two tournaSophomore Ross ments. I’ve scored a lot better and Dickson led the Huskers, shooting a pair of one-under 70s in the second haven’t dropped many shots.” But it’s not all roses for the and third rounds en route to a total sophomore, Dickson sees room for score of 218. He finished the tourna-
improvement in his game. “My short game could be stronger,” he said. “I’ve gotten away with it because of my ball striking, but it’s something that can improve.” Weather conditions were good on Sunday, offering the chance for players to shoot better scores. “The first nine holes were perfect,” Spangler said. “The wind started to pick up on the back 9, but the players handled it well. It was a good day to play.” The rest of the team fared well. Senior Kevin Gillick and freshman Kolton Lapa both tied for 39th with scores of 231. Senior Jordan Reinertson finished a shot behind them at 232, which put him in a tie for 45th. Freshman Aaron Wong shot better each round, ultimately tying for 80th with a score of 252. “Kolton played well,” Spangler said. “Jordan was doing things on the course, too. We’re in a good spot.”
Spangler mentioned the team had the second-lowest team score in the third round; a good sign for the future. The team is getting a couple days off to relax and get caught up in coursework before they start preparation for the Firestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio. “Firestone is all about accuracy,” Spangler said, “There’s a lot of water in play, so it’s important to hit fairways. You also have to try to always set yourself up for uphill putts.” Dickson hopes to continue his trend of good play as the team heads to Ohio. “I have some experience there,” he said. “It’s a long course. It’ll ask a lot of my short game.” The Huskers will play in the Firestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club on Oct. 8-9. sports@ dailynebraskan.com
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Huskers leave fans with plenty of questions
Lanny holstein
Perhaps one of the most surprising elements of Nebraska’s win was the pass rush. The Blackshirts were in Bengals quarterback Kevin Yost’s face all game, producing seven sacks. Eric Martin was the biggest story on the defensive front for the second week in a row, as he consistently collapsed Idaho State’s offensive line, coming away with 2.5 sacks of his own. “He has a dimension. He adds that speed off the edge,” Pelini said. “He’s a guy who can do a lot of different things for you.” Once the Huskers built a hefty lead, the starting lineup came out of the game, and more backups began to see playing time. Quarterback
Four games into the Nebraska football season, what do we know? What has the nonconference slate taught us about Bo Pelini’s 2012 club? Well, for starters, we know the offense can be explosive. The unit put up at least 30 points in each of its four contests, including a 73-point outburst on Saturday. Quarterback Taylor Martinez, one of the biggest question marks coming into the season, has shown marked improvement throwing the football and leads the nation’s eighth bestscoring offense. We know the defense is still shaky. Pelini’s trademark has yet to fully shine through with a dominant performance (shutting down Idaho State does not count), and coaches are still shuffling players around like puzzle pieces, trying to find the right fit. A rash of injuries and transfers leaves Nebraska’s coaching staff unsure of players at multiple positions on defense. The defensive line and linebacking corps each took hits earlier this month, exposing the already existent lack of depth at those spots. Not a lot is known about Nebraska right now. The defense is a work in progress and even the offense, albeit eighth in the nation in scoring, is a bit unproven as well. Games against Southern Miss, Arkansas State and Idaho State don’t tell us much about this team’s future. Nebraska showed improvement, beating each cupcake more decisively than the last, but was only tested by one team in the nonconference with similar ability to itself. UCLA pressured the Huskers and exposed weaknesses Nebraska’s other opponents could not. Heading into the Big Ten season, Nebraska is a tough team to place. The Huskers haven’t done anything to put themselves at the top of the league, but they haven’t done anything to take themselves out of the conversation either. The Huskers are right where most people thought they would be at this point. Maybe they weren’t supposed to lose to the Bruins, but most projections had them strong on offense, mediocre on defense and somewhere just below the top of the Big Ten. That’s exactly where they are. Ohio State and Michigan State look like they are the class of the conference, but both also look vulnerable. Ohio State struggled to beat UAB (0-3) on Saturday, a late touchdown gave the Buckeyes a 29-15 victory, and Michigan State has a loss to Notre Dame on its record. Nebraska sits within striking distance of those two schools. If the team can get consistent play out
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Rex Burkhead stiff arms an Idaho State defender in Nebraska’s 73-7 win against Idaho State on Sunday. In Burkhead’s first game since spraining his MCL in NU’s first game of the season, the I-back rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on just eight carries.
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ex Burkhead took his third carry of the game, his sixth of the season, and turned it into six points. At 61 yards, the run was the longest of Burkhead’s career. “It felt good getting into that end zone,” Burkhead said. The Nebraska I-back missed the majority of the first three games of the season when he suffered a grade-2 MCL sprain on his third run of the team’s season-opening win against Southern Miss. On Saturday, the senior contributed 119 yards and two touchdowns in his first game back en route to a 73-7 Husker victory. “Rex is a special player,” NU coach Bo Pelini
said. “I think he felt really good. He felt comfortable.” Nebraska ran away with Saturday’s game vs. Idaho State, piling up 569 yards of offense for a 66-point home win. The Huskers (3-1) got off to a hot start, scoring 35 points in the first quarter, three points shy of setting a school record for most points in one quarter. During that span, the Huskers strung together three straight plays resulting in touchdowns, ending with a 68-yard touchdown by Kenny Bell off a quick-pitch from quarterback Taylor Martinez. “I liked our team’s approach,” Pelini said. “I liked the way they came out. They played hard from the start.”
While Burkhead and the rushing game started off hot, the passing game, led by quarterback Taylor Martinez, got out to less of an impressive start. On the Huskers’ first drive, Martinez and Burkhead failed to connect on a short pass. Two plays later, Martinez fired an errant throw, five yards or further from any NU receiver. But after the first drive, the passing game rebounded. Martinez finished the quarter 5 for 8, passing for 142 yards and two touchdowns. One of those touchdowns, the quick-pitch to Bell, counted as a pass, as it was a forward lateral. The other was a 35-yard strike to a wide open Quincy Enunwa for his first touchdown of the year.
Martin shines in blowout victory Nebraska’s pass rush specialist Eric Martin came up big in NU’s 73-7 win over ISU Andrew Ward DN Eric Martin hopped back and forth, jumping between Nebraska linemen before Idaho State snapped the ball. The senior defensive end attacked as the ball was snapped. He plowed over an offensive lineman, jumped over him and grabbed a hold of his victim. He spun Idaho State quarterback Kevin Yost around, smashing him to the ground. Another sack for Nebraska. Another sack for Martin. “You have got to want to pass rush and beat the person in front of you,” Martin said. “It’s just a one-on-one, and you got to outwork the person that you are going against.” Martin outworked his opponent all afternoon Saturday. He recorded a game-high 2.5 sacks, including a quarterback hurry to lead the Nebraska pass rush. Not only did Martin contribute with sacks, but he was everywhere on the field. Whether he knocked down an offensive lineman on one play or flushed the quarterback toward a fellow teammate on the next, Martin made his presence known Saturday. He was why Nebraska’s pass rush
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Eric Martin wrestles Idaho State’s Kevin Yost to the ground during NU’s 73-7 win on Saturday. Martin managed 2.5 sacks and manhandled the Bengals’ young offensive line. was effective Saturday. The Huskers finished the game with a season-high seven sacks as a team and hounded Yost the entire afternoon.
The pass rush pleased defensive line coach Rick Kaczenski, especially the play of Martin, he said. “He’s a great pass rusher,” Kac-
zenski said. “Eric is a guy that brings a ton of energy for us. Brings us a great element because he can play the run and he is obviously showing us what he can do in the pass game.” The Nebraska defense fed off Martin’s energy the entire game. The Blackshirts played their best ball of the young season Saturday. To go along with the seven sacks, the Huskers recorded 15 tackles for loss and held the Idaho State attack to 179 yards of total offense, including 31 rushing yards. The Bengals didn’t score until the fourth quarter. Ten different Nebraska defenders recorded a tackle for loss, seven of which recorded at least half a sack. Martin led the way with those two and a half sacks and a team-high five tackles, all of which were behind the line of scrimmage. “You can’t take plays off,” Martin said. “You can’t let them get in your head with words or anything. You just got to go out there and stay focused.” Martin confused the Bengal pass rush by standing up out of his defensive end position. He bounced in between down linemen making his attacking point unknown before the snap. Martin said this tactic may work sometimes, but he prefers to attack from a three-point stance, the natural position for a defensive end. “When you start off low, you go faster,” Martin said. “Starting in a three-point stance is fun; there’s noth-
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volleyball
NU rebounds in road win over Ohio State Nedu Izu Dn Going into Saturday’s matchup against No. 23 Ohio State, the Nebraska Volleyball team had lost three consecutive sets. That trend didn’t stop against its second Big Ten opponent either. The No. 3 Huskers began their match with a first-set loss against the Buckeyes 25-17. NU coach John Cook didn’t hesitate in telling his players how he felt. “I was very honest with them. It was pathetic,” he said. However, the team made sure not to disappoint its coach the rest of the match. The Huskers captured the second set 25-12. It was just the third time in the last 10 contests the team had won a set. And it wouldn’t be NU’s last time doing so that night either. Something clicked inside the huddle after the second set, according to senior Lauren Cook. “We just said, ‘We’ve lost the past two matches, we’re not going to lose this match,’ and that turned around everyone’s attitude and motivation”, the setter said.
The positive approach carried into the following sets as Nebraska (9-2, 1-1) didn’t lose another set the rest of the night, defeating OSU (104, 1-1) in the next two sets 25-20 and 25-14. Coach Cook said he was proud with how his team was able to turn things around and earn its first conference victory. “I was real worried after the first game whether we were going to play tonight,” he said. “That might have been the worst volleyball I’ve seen, for sure this year from us. It feels good to win.” Junior Morgan Broekhuis led the team with 12 kills on 27 swings (.370), but the court wasn’t ran by just one Husker player in Saturday’s matchup. NU’s first win in two weeks was assisted by a variety of Husker players, something Cook hasn’t seen in the team’s last two losses. Although the team was led by a five-kill performance by Broekhuis and nine assists by Lauren Cook, Nebraska hit just .052. But like its players, the team’s numbers would only get better as the match progressed.
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NU receiver Steven Osborne dives for a touchdown against Idaho State on Saturday. Osborne led the Huskers with three receptions in their blowout 73-7 win against the Bengals.
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The total number of yards for Nebraska’s offense. The Huskers impose their will on offense, exposing the Idaho State rush defense for 385 yards on the ground and five rushing touchdowns. NU also managed to put up 184 yards in the air with three touchdowns coming from passes by Nebraska quarterbacks.
The number of scoring players of at least 25 yards or more for Nebraska. The Huskers showed off their big play ability as six different players scored touchdowns from 25 yards or more.
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Nebraska’s average punt return. The Huskers took advantage of their five punt returns. The special teams unit gave Taylor Martinez and company ample field position on every drive by taking the ball up field. Ameer Abdullah also created some points of his own when he took a punt back for a touchdown in the third quarter.
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Nebraska’s points in the victory. That point total was the highest any Husker team has put up under Nebraska coach Bo Pelini, and it tells the tale of the game. Nebraska’s 45 points in the first half were the most its had in a half since a 2000 game against Baylor.
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Wideout Kenny Bell embraces receivers coach Rich Fisher during NU’s win against Idaho State on Saturday. Bell had a touchdown and 68 yards.
The number of penalties for the Huskers. Nebraska gave up 104 yards worth of penalties in its blowout victory against the Bengals. If the Huskers want to win next week against Wisconsin and beat teams in the Big Ten, they can’t commit that many penalties.
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Husker receiver Jamal Turner argues for a pass interference call he wouldn’t get in NU’s 73-7 win against Idaho State.
game balls Rex burkhead The senior I-back rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns in his return from an MCL injury. He may not be making Heisman headlines anymore but he has 187 yards on just 11 carries this year for three touchdowns. If Burkhead builds off Saturday’s performance and remains healthy, he can still have a special year. -andrew ward, dn football beat writer
eric martin The defensive end terrorized the Idaho State offensive line on Saturday. The senior set up camp in the Bengal backfield, sacking quarterback Kevin Yost 2.5 times and recording five tackles for loss. He lined up in a variety of positions, rushing the passer from a three point stance and a stand up spot on the outside of the Husker line. -lanny holstein, dn football beat writer
ron kellogg iii Nebraska’s backup quarterback proved he could play in NU’s thrashing of Idaho State Saturday. Kellogg went 3 for 5 with 19 yards in a game where he backed up quarterback Taylor Martinez. The junior from Omaha proved he could be a viable option for NU as he threw his first career touchdown pass as a Husker. -robby korth, dn sports editor