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Inside Coverage

State of the Union

I’m lovin’ it

Renovations add Husker spirit to unions

Lifelong friends bond at McDonald’s

Ben Morgan, 10, and Harper Rainforth, 9, help paint a rain barrel to be raffled off at the end of Naturepalooza, hosted by the School of Natural Resources.

Post pageant, Miss Iowa reflects on experience Kelli Rollin DN Nicole Kelly doesn’t need a Miss America crown to know she has opportunities most people don’t get. Kelly, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate of the directing and theatre management program at the Johnny Carson School of Theatre & Film and Miss Iowa, competed in the Miss America competition on Sept. 15, in Atlantic City, N.J., where Miss New York, Nina Davuluri, won the title of Miss America 2014 and became the first Miss America of Indian descent. Kelly created a lot of buzz because she was born without one forearm. Though she didn’t win the Miss America competition, Kelly’s work isn’t over. “My full-time job is still Miss Iowa,” she said. She said she will fulfill her role until June 2014 and travel wherever she is booked, giving talks about her initiative, “Power of One,” which is about overcoming struggles. Kelly will attend events until the next Miss Iowa is crowned. The opportunity and experience of competing and meeting other contestants was valuable, Kelly said. “I went in with the knowledge and understand-

ing and control of everything I could control,” she said. “I knew that once I got there, it wasn’t up to me.” Kelly said she got to know the girls really well, including Davuluri, who Kelly said had been competing for a long time. “It’s really, really cool to see somebody’s dream come true like that,” she said. Kelly said she’s happy she found a program that promotes scholarships and being a well-rounded person who inspires others. “It’s cool to be that representation of what the program is and what it means and what it stands for,” Kelly said. “It’s very much a realization that this situation and the experience is much bigger than yourself.” Cathy Herd, the committee chairperson for Miss America preparation and a former Miss Iowa, played a key role in Kelly’s preparation for the Miss America competition. Herd said she’s proud of how Kelly represented herself and the journey she went on to get to where she is, despite her not winning Miss America. “I didn’t win either, but it changed my life,” Herd said. “When Nicole works hard, then I’m happy as a coach

experiencing

wildlife People of all ages come to Naturepalooza to learn about wildlife, ways to create sustainable energy

story by Andrew Barry photos by Stacie Hecker and Spencer Myrlie

aturepalooza brought many environmentally motivated organizations together at Hardin Hall Tuesday to promote and teach sustainability, environmental awareness and science in an entertaining way. In its third year, Naturepalooza made its debut on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s East Campus. In previous years, the event has been at Morrill Hall on UNL’s City Campus. According to event organizers, the event was designed for people of all ages to learn about natural resources, encourage participation in different fields of science and to teach techniques for living a more sustainable lifestyle. Two floors of Hardin Hall were packed with people exploring the different exhibits set up by organizations from UNL and around Lincoln.

A representative from Raptor Recovery shows off one of the many raptors during the auditorium show. Raptor Recovery has been treating injured raptors for the past 37 years. “We will be pleased if we have at least 200 people,” said Karen Jensen, a Naturepalooza organizer and office associate for the UNL School of Natural Resources. Jensen said in the past, Naturepalooza

has attracted about 400 to 500 people to their event, mostly families with young children. Many of the attendees are especially interested in the event’s live entertainment, such as Wildlife Encounters.

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#UNL24 inspires students to take to social media LANE CHASEK DN University of Nebraska-Lincoln students and faculty shared their thoughts and tweeted about their day as part of the #UNL24 promotion on Tuesday. Students and faculty were able to post comments about their day on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Vine and Instagram. At the #UNL24 booth, students had the opportunity to have their picture taken in front of a red backdrop and pose with a small thought-bubble marker board they could write their thoughts on. The photos were posted on the #UNL24 official website. Tiana Kelly, a freshman advertising and public relations major who helped host the #UNL24 booth at Nebraska Union, said it was a success. Throughout the day, volunteers at the Nebraska Union displayed the #UNL24 official website and its stories. The booth was set up to raise awareness of the #UNL24 promotion. Advertising and public relations students in UNL’s Ad Club volunteered at the booth throughout the day. “The purpose behind #UNL24 is for people to share their story on campus,” Kelly said. “Students posted on Twitter, shared photos on Instagram, everything. I’ve even been tweeting

random things throughout the day.” “It was a huge success. I really think #UNL24 raised awareness,” Kelly said. According to Kelly, #UNL24 was trending on Twitter at about midnight Tuesday. Yanni Arango, another freshman advertising and public relations major who volunteered at the #UNL24 booth, also said #UNL24 was a success. “I tweeted about how I spend too much time at Juice Stop,” Arango said. “Also, I tweeted that I was stuck in English class but was still having a good time. A lot of people provided stories and content. Alumni, teachers, students, everybody.”. Lizzie Mensinger, a sophomore advertising and public relations major and volunteer at the #UNL24 booth, said #UNL24 was more than just a way to promote UNL on social media. “Anything that’s directed at #UNL24 is used by UNL as data. UNL analyzes student comments to determine what students want. There was a lot of input and a lot of data to work with,” Mensinger said. Aaron Jensen, a freshman biochemistry major, was busy learning calculus. “Learning the chain rule with Bravo in math 106 recitation,” Jensen

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tweeted. Doug Bush, a lecturer at the UNL School of Music, started his day early. “Cornhusker Marching Band rehearsal. Bright and early at 7:00 a.m.,” Bush tweeted. After seeing some of the students’ tweets throughout the morning, the

Omaha World-Herald had this to say on Twitter: “#UNL24 finally confirms that UNL students eat breakfast and sometimes have trouble waking up for class.” Freshman advertising and public relations major Linsey Armstrong showed true Husker spirit in her

tweet. “Love love love going to a school where we’re so social media savvy,” Armstrong tweeted. Throughout the day, Chancellor Harvey Perlman hosted a scavenger hunt for UNL students. Every hour, Perlman gave students clues about where he hid #PerlPrizes in and around campus. These #PerlPrizes included T-shirts, bags and water bottles.

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This was the second year #UNL24 was hosted. Professor Larkin Powell of the UNL School of Natural Resources tweeted, “This is at least the secondbest #UNL24 in history.” The stories of students and faculties from #UNL24 can be found on the #UNL24 official website, unl24.unl. edu. NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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Economics editor speaks on ‘Capital & the Capitol’ REECE RISTAU DN David Wessel delivered bad news to Lincoln Tuesday. Wessel, the economics editor for the Wall Street Journal, said those who think Washington looks messed up from Nebraska have no idea how messed up it looks up close. It was this bad news that opened Wessel’s “On Capital & the Capitol,” the first installment of the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. Wessel discussed the impacts of the 2008 bailouts to the U.S. economy, why the economy is doing better and why Americans need to be angry as taxpayers. In the first half of Wessel’s lecture, he explained the good that came from the bailouts and why Americans need to be grateful. “The stock markets are at new highs, banks are definitely stronger and have better footings (in case the economy dips again) and the government has the ability to take over the next Lehman or AIG,” Wessel said. He went on to specifically remind Nebraskans of the state’s fortunate economy. “I hope you appreciate the good fortune you have in Nebraska,” Wessel said. “Unemployment is at 4.2 percent, where nationally it’s 7.3 percent.” That figure, 7.3 percent, means more than 11 million Americans are out of work and still looking; 3 million have been looking for a full year or more and still can’t find work, Wessel said. Wessel had a lot of criticisms of what happened in the past five

and mentor.” Herd has seen Kelly impact people through her platform and when she interacts with them. She said Kelly connects with people on an individual basis. “She has somewhat broken a stereotype and broken a glass ceiling,” Herd said. Herd recalls when Kelly met a 3-year-old girl with limb difference, the same condition Kelly has. She said to see a little girl who believes in Cinderella and that dreams come true and have Kelly standing there looking like a princess and having her condition was a neat thing to witness. Herd said Kelly really wanted the job of being Miss America. She said the crown would be cool too, but Kelly really wants to make a difference, which is what this experience is about. “It’s not about the hat, it’s about the job,” Herd said. She said she’s confident Kelly will continue to do great things in whatever she pursues in the future. After Miss Iowa, Kelly said she doesn’t have anything lined up, but she wants to work in the theater management field wherever she can get her foot in the door. newS@ dailynebraskan.com

correction A Sept. 23 article titled “Diversity in Greek life remains in single digits after 15 years” misstated the title of senior political science major Shams AlBadry, who is the chapter president of Lambda Theta Nu. The story also misstated the number of African-American Greek organizations on campus, of which there are seven.

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cized many congressmen like freshman Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, retired Lincoln resident Paul Canny said Wessel stuck to the issues. “I thought he was great,” Canny said. “He stayed objective and didn’t take one side or another, politically.” Wessel compared our economic woes to a chronic illness and said that it takes a long time to recover, that the economy needs to be nurtured and slowly put back on its feet. He said because America is a democracy, it’s both his fault and the faults of all citizens that the economy got as bad as it did. Wessel said it’s weird to him that a country where only 10 percent of its population approves of its Congress continues to vote for them. A change will only come if there is a disaster or a surge in leadership, he said. Wessel used the Keystone XL pipeline debate in Nebraska to relate some of his ideas to the audience, and joked that he wanted to take a poll of the crowd but had heard that could be divisive. After the audience cheered as he supported infrastructure improvements, Wessel called Lincoln a blue island in a red state. “(Wessel) seemed informed on what he was saying. It’s hard not to agree with the facts,” said Katie Czapanskiy, a senior philosophy and political science major. Wessel addressed University of Nebraska-Lincoln students near the end of his talk. “We can change this stuff if we want to and it wont be easy,” Wessel said. “But in the end it’s on us. I have this incredibly strong faith in the future of America.” NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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years and what continues to happen today. He said after the Great Depression, economists thought nothing like it could ever happen again. Five years ago, the U.S. brushed as close to 1929 as ever before, Wessel said. He said there was not a second Great Depression in 2008 largely because of the acts of Ben Bernanke, the current chairman of the Federal Reserve. Bernanke flooded the markets with credit and persuaded Congress to put $700 billion in the banks to keep our economy going. However, even with the economy on the rebound and unemployment going down, Wessel said he believes the job is incomplete. “One in six Americans with a mortgage still have loans bigger (financially) than their house,” Wessel said. “We avoided a second Great Depression, we rebuilt our financial system, but we have not brought Main Street back to where it was. I think that’s why there is so much suspicion of banks.” He went on to explain his anger with the financial system. “We should be angry that too many on Wall Street have forgotten they got bailed out by the taxpayers,” Wessel said. “We should be angry that they’re paying bonuses again on Wall Street.” Wessel also said that as of Tuesday, Congress was debating whether to keep the government running until Nov. 15 or Dec. 15. He said instead, they should be debating real issues like why so many homeowners are underwater. He said that Congress is deeply polarized on many issues and this is a problem. While Wessel harshly criti-

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln held a State of the Union address to update students, staff and faculty about programs and changes occurring with the Nebraska Unions. The unions are undergoing an interim renovation that will be completed at the start of the spring semester, said Ryan Lahne, associate director of Nebraska Unions. For the Nebraska Union, changes during the summer include painting, concrete replacement and repair outside the union, office area updates and the shift to a new cleaning company that works with Nebraska Unions’ maintenance staff. During the summer, color and design changes – adding more red to the walls – were applied as well. “We continued to add Nebraska spirit to the building,” Lahne said. Lahne said the refurbishment project for the Nebraska Union includes updates to the recreation room downstairs and new flooring in the computer store. He said the possibility of replacing Sbarro in the food court is being discussed. He said having interactive technology for people to find meeting rooms and browse food options is also a

goal in the project. He said the big picture of the refurbishment project is to make the union more inviting and have Nebraska pride apparent throughout the building, inside and out. “The north entrance is usually the student’s entrance to the building,” Lahne said. “We knew that the south entrance was a lot of times somebody’s first impression of walking into the building, so a lot of attention was paid there.” Lahne said walls have been built where the Cornucopia is and construction will be finished Wednesday. As for the rest of the refurbishment project, a general contractor and electrical contractor have been chosen and work will begin on Monday. Lahne said the renovations will have a big impact on union visitors and the Nebraska Union will be a much better building when the project is done. At the Nebraska East Union, Lahne said, things are continuing to grow and develop as updates are being made. During summer 2013, renovations began on the bathrooms on the third floor of the east union, which are almost done. Lahne said the computer lab and all locks in the union have

seen updates. Still to come in the east union is the move of the computer store to the bookstore location, updates to the security camera system, replacement of third floor furniture and updates to air handling units and meeting room technology. Lahne said the Nebraska Unions will collaborate with UNL Dining Services to improve the middle floor of the East Union, which is mostly a dining area. Charlie Francis, director of the Nebraska Unions, said he hosts this address every year because there’s a lot that goes on in the unions and some people want more information. He said it’s a good opportunity to talk about things going on at the unions that people feel are important, as well as to look to the future of the unions. Francis said it’s important to get the refurbishment project done quickly because it could help improve retention rates and recruitment for the university. “The students that are aware of the changes are really excited,” he said. “It’s an opportunity to create a space where they will want to come and hang out.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

RHA to co-sponsor ‘Jack’ 5K run WHITNEY CARLSON DN The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Residence Hall Association voted to co-sponsor the 2013 Team Jack Foundation 5K Run during its meeting Tuesday. The Team Jack Foundation was started in Atkinson, Neb., in honor of Jack Hoffman, a 7-year-old boy with brain cancer. The foundation raises awareness and money for pediatric brain cancer research. According to Hannah Krick, a senior biological sciences major and event organizer from the Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society, the chemotherapy treatment is 25 years old, and there is a lack of funding to improve it. It is the second annual Jack O’ Lantern Run hosted by the Mortar Board and the Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society. In 2012, they raised almost $5,000 and had about 450 participants. This year, they’re hoping for even more. “Team Jack is very near and dear to our hearts as Nebraskans,”

Krick said. “This is an awesome opportunity to give back to a good cause.” Krick also said it would be a good advertising opportunity for RHA because the organization will be mentioned on radio announcements and the RHA logo will appear on T-shirts and flyers. There will also be an RHA banner at the event. In a unanimous vote, the RHA allocated $750 from its charity events budget to help sponsor the 5K run. All of the unused RHA funds will be donated to the Team Jack Foundation. The run is on Oct. 30, at 8 p.m. It will cost $10 for students and $15 for non-students. All proceeds go to the foundation. The RHA senate also unanimously allocated $2,750 from its contingency budget toward hosting the 2014 Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls conference in Lincoln. The registration money would cover most of the convention’s cost to RHA. “The conference is in St. Louis

this year,” said RHA President Matthew Knapp, a junior advertising and public relations major. “We’re taking students with a presentation bid to get that conference held at UNL next year. The money that was allocated tonight will go to sponsor that event if we win the bid.” Hosting the conference would get UNL’s RHA more recognized within the Midwestern region, Knapp said. It would open up a lot of opportunities and leadership experience. “It’s something we can get a lot of people excited about next fall,” he said. “It’s a great experience. It’ll educate a lot of people on what we’re about.” Although holding the conference would not hold any financial benefits for RHA, the senate agreed it is still a good idea to try and bring the conference to Lincoln next year. “The cost is nothing to what we will get in return,” said Beverly Duff, a junior veterinary science major. “We’re a top 10 school. We need to show that we have a lot more to offer than football.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

ipad roundtable On Tuesday, in Room 202 of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center, Leona Barratt, technology training services associate of the Office of Information Technology Services, and Brad Severa, new media associate of the Office of Information Technology Services, invited teachers and students to come discuss the use of the iPad in the classroom during the “iPad Roundtable.” Technology in the classroom allows students and teachers alike to better understand and customize their learning, the instructors said. As well, the constant connectivity allows for students to get in touch with their peers and teachers for any additional questions that they might have. Several apps were discussed during the seminar:

Evernote Skitch

Takes photos, web pages, maps or textbook pages and marks them with a variety of text, arrows and highlighters for other classmates or students.

QuickOffice

Uses Open Office, PowerPoint or Excel on your iPod or iPad.

Nebraska

A free list of Nebraskabased information supplied by Blackboard, including news, sports, a directory, event calendar and more.

Touchcast Movies Creates short, fiveminute how-to videos to help class-mates or students. Add windows to PowerPoints or web pages to help further explain your point.

Notability

Allows you to write or draw notes as you are recording an interview.

Mendeley

A program for citation management, especially useful for those who need to keep track of their sources.

While technology can benefit the classroom, there are still problems that need to be dealt with, the instructors said. Setting up equipment can be confusing and time-consuming, possibly causing other programs to crash or malfunction as well. Even if it is set up correctly, bugs or other problems may inhibit the software. When asked their opinion on the “traditional teacher,” both agreed it was up to the teacher’s final decision whether to use the technology in class. “It’s their classroom, we can’t tell them what or what not to do,” Severa said. The technology should not get in the way of an instructor’s teaching, according to Barratt. “If they can use it as a tool to be helpful that’s fine, but they shouldn’t use the technology just because there is technology there,” she said. For more information go to Organizations on Blackboard, type in iPad in the searchbox and click on “UNL iPad Roundtable.” The next meeting of the iPad Roundtable will be on Dec. 3. Go to training.unl.edu to sign up.

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UNL drilling team prepares for next trip to Antarctica Whitney Carlson dn

will assist other researchers whose goal it is to analyze the materials. “It’s a lot of complicated machinery. Other scientists can’t A team of eight researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lin- work without us first drilling a hole to remove samples through,” coln will return to Antarctica to drill through ice for water and Rack said. The team from the ANDRILL sediment. “Our objective is to operate the Science Management Office will use two hot-water drill system, provide drills. They will the holes through the It’s a lot of reuse a UNL-deice and get biologiand manucal samples,” said complicated signed factured drill from Frank Rack, execulast year that was tive director of the machinery. Other stored in AntarcANDRILL Science scientists can’t tica through the Management Office year. This was the and an associate pro- work without first clean drill to fessor of Earth and us first drilling a successfully penatmospheric sciences etrate the Antarchole to remove at UNL. The team is on samples through.” tic ice sheet and reach a sub-glacial two separate mislake. Clean drills sions. frank rack use water filtraFive of the drillandrill executive director tion, disinfectant ers will continue on and other safety last year’s quest to features to protect collect samples in search of microsamples from contamination while bial life forms. The remaining three members collecting. The drill retrieved water and will use the roving drill to bore holes 10 centimeters in diameter sediment from Lake Whillans for courtesy photo the Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial into the ice. A team of scientists Access Research Drilling Project. Eight University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers are returning to Antarctica on two separate from the University of California, Santa Cruz, will use the holes Here, researchers found an active missions: to collect microbial life forms and to drill holes to study the Whillans Ice Stream. to study the movement of the microbial communityfrom which to collect biological samples. Whillans Ice Stream. is not a clean drill, however, so the The second drill to be used is der a $575,000 National Science Rack said the new drill has been The drillers will use hot-water shipped in pieces to McMurdo Stadrills to penetrate ice and bring a roving drill, newly built by UNL Foundation grant to the Antarctic team will not use it to penetrate all the way through the ice sheet and tion, the U.S. scientific base in AntGeologic Drilling team and can up water and sediment, which scientists and engineers. It was created from existing systems unbore through a kilometer of ice. It shelf. arctica. Three UNL drillers are leav-

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wildlife: from 1 In addition to its change in location, Naturepalooza also was held earlier in the year than it has been previously. “We’ve moved into September to take advantage of the beautiful fall weather,” said Ken Dewey, director of outreach for UNL’s School of Natural Resources. “This is an experiment. As you can see it’s working.” In the first hour Dewey and Jensen estimated 100 to 150 people had already participated in some of the event’s programing. They said they had hoped that because Naturepalooza was on a weekday and scheduled to begin following the release of elementary schools, afterschool programs might be able to bring their kids to the event as a field trip. Julia Burchell, a junior biological systems engineering major, volunteered with UNL’s energy extension at Naturepalooza. She helped teach people how wind turbines translate wind energy into an electrical power source. “They make fan blades out of

ing in early October to assemble it. One of those members leaving in October is Dar Gibson, a research project manager. It’s his 14th trip to Antarctica, and he enjoys the challenge of such hard work. “It’s a really intense and engaging work environment,” Gibson said. “The remoteness of the area makes it especially challenging.” Daren Blythe, another research project manager, deploys in early December with the remaining four team members. It’s Blythe’s ninth tour, and he is mostly excited to socialize with other scientists. “It’s fun to catch up with friends who are already down there,” Blythe said. “Everyone’s from all over the country.” Though Blythe is excited, the complexity of the trip can cause him to worry. He said it requires a lot of advanced planning. “Sometimes, I have a little apprehension about the details,” Blythe said. “You want to have a successful (drilling) season.” The Antarctic Geologic Drilling team works closely with the U.S. Antarctic Program, which assists the UNL drillers with the logistics of the trip. The National Science Foundation funds the Antarctic expeditions. Rack will not travel with his team this year but has been three times in the past. He said the team will return in early February. news@ dailynebraskan.coM

Ritsa Giannakas, 11, plays with a beetle at the UNL Entomology Club’s stand at the Naturepalooza in Hardin Hall on East Campus. cardboard in whatever shape they want,” Burchell said. “They attach (the fan blades) to a generator.”

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and to develop a positive awareness of the environment. “I like (Naturepalooza) because kids, if they are exposed to science early enough, they are more likely to be interested in it later in life,” Burchell said. “It just increases their curiosity for it.” In the auditorium a local band, The String Beans, sang songs and taught participants “the Husker hula.” Two boys in bat masks made screeching noises in one of the hallways, flapping their arms rhythmically, mimicking the nocturnal mammals. Children crowded around the UNL Entomology Club table, wide-eyed as they touched insects from around the world. Jensen and Dewey said the different organizations at Naturepalooza provided participants a unique look at sustainability and Nebraska’s natural resources. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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#UNL24 fails to provide accurate representation #UNL24 is a good idea in theory. But in practice, considering it’s ostensibly a recruiting tool, the whole thing is disingenuous. You can be sure prospective students won’t see tweets like this from @WhatIsAKeldon: The Hell is #UNL24? Or this one from @50shad3sofchay: “My pre-health advisor wrote me a letter of recommendation formatted so that medical schools thought I forged it #UNL24.” And they definitely won’t see this one: “@v_nooguyen: Going to night class slightly intoxicated! #UNL24.” Instead, they’ll see tweets that give unassailable praise to life at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln — which, fine, that’s how public relations machines work. But the whole operation stinks of thoughtful manipulation, which is no surprise — indeed, that’s the PR department’s job. At the same time, it presents an unrealistic and incomplete image of a day in the life at UNL. The practicality of #UNL24 is inherently flawed. Internet trolls can smell this stuff — they feed off of it. It’s tempting to dismiss the tweets like the ones listed above as the inevitable participation of trolls, an unavoidable consequence of any social media event. They might be trolls, and they might not be. Regardless, the presence of these tweets is a sign that this idea was better in theory than in practice. We understand the desire to look fresh and hip and the utilization of social media to engage students is smart and clearly effective. #UNL24 had more student participation in less than an hour than ASUN receives in an entire election season. If the administration wanted to, it could use #UNL24 as a platform for students to express legitimate concerns they have with the university. It could be used to establish another channel for both parties to communicate, one that could provide continuous solicited feedback. There would still be trolls. But it would be more useful to students who currently attend UNL and to those who will in the years to come.

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Social welfare policy needs attention

’ve come to realize that the United States is really callous toward domestic humanitarian issues. It’s bad, folks. And, it isn’t justified. Let me back up a bit. Since coming to the United Kingdom in early September, I’ve been trying to immerse myself in the current policy debates going on around me. The hot-button issue in Great Britain at the moment is a cost-cutting measure known colloquially as the bedroom tax. In the U.K., the government provides a posing $4 billion in cuts to food stamps. The housing benefit to citizens on low income. For conservatives in the House actually believe people who can’t afford their current rent pay- that tax breaks for bloated businesses, subsiments but are tied down by work, family or dies for oil and agriculture, and the continhealth, the housing benefit has proved to be ued nonprofit status of the National Football instrumental. In 2013, over five million British League are more important than providing utilized the housing benefit for all or part of food for the poor. their rent. The United States is one of the most fisThis is rather expensive. In particular, Loncally conservative developed countries in the don has the unfortunate dual problem of high world. The true liberals in the U.S. Democratic rent costs and overcrowding. In an attempt to party are generally outweighed by the mass of kill two birds with one stone, the conservative moderates who end up voting blue. In most Tories passed legislation this year that reduces first-world political systems, these democratic benefits for families with spare moderates would find thembedrooms. One spare room selves closer to the right than to Social means a 14 percent cut to a the center. family’s housing benefit; two welfare is a These are all things we or more rooms is a 25 percent learned in high school governdeduction. The idea was that use of government ment classes or Political Science people would move to more money that 101. But sometimes it takes a bit appropriately sized housing of personal experience to really actually helps because of their inability to afdrive the lesson home. ford their current rent. people.” Here, it’s accepted that reducThings didn’t quite work ing homelessness and helping the out that way. Since the changpoor is more important than subes went into effect on April 1, sidizing businesses and lining the pockets of 660,000 British people have seen their benefits executives. And it’s crazy that any developed cut. country would disagree. Roughly 50,000 tenants are now in debt, The housing benefit program works, too. and the general move to smaller houses hasn’t The problem of homelessness, a constant taken place because it can’t. There aren’t across U.S. cities of all sizes and locales, is not enough one-bedroom homes to move into. nearly as big of an issue here in England. In The bedroom tax has been universally New York City, population 8.2 million, about panned in British media. From the Indepen- 5,000 people sleep on the streets every night, dent to the Guardian to the BBC, everyone’s according to the most conservative estimates. against it. Labour Party leader Ed Miliband In London, with a a population of 8.2 million, vowed today to repeal the bedroom tax if La- there are about 1,500 rough sleepers nightly. bour wins Parliament in 2015. To put that in perspective, six New YorkSignificantly, the total opposition to the ers per 10,000 are homeless and unsheltered. bedroom tax shows a collective concern for Two Londoners per 10,000 are in the same the public welfare that simply isn’t present in situation. And, right in the middle, four out the U.S. A housing benefit would never pass in of every 10,000 Lincoln residents are out on the U.S., the House of Representatives is pro- the streets every night (103 out of Lincoln’s

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250,000) . Clearly, something is different. It’s probably from a combination of available housing benefits to pay for permanent residences, better-staffed homeless shelters and the modest successes of London Mayor Boris Johnson’s “No Second Night Out” Program. The housing benefit is only one example. From free school meals to national healthcare, the United Kingdom has prioritized the health and welfare of its citizens above the success of private businesses. Looking at the rest of the European Union, Britain is actually a bit behind countries like Sweden in terms of health and education spending, but in both categories, the U.K. is above the U.S. Continuing to financially prop up private businesses at the expense of U.S. citizens is unacceptable. It’s something we’ve grown used to in the U.S. Universal health care and benefits for housing seem like strange, unnecessary government interventions to some Americans. I encourage those who oppose universal health care to stop believing scare stories and actually read about the health care polices of other industrialized nations. I’ve been handed flyers that promote the U.K. National Health Service with headlines like, “£40 for a doctors’ visit? Ridiculous!” I’ve seen fewer panhandlers in the metropolis of London than I see walking through the Haymarket. I’ve seen a diverse national media unified against a measure that hurts the poor simply because it’s wrong to hurt the poor. And, that just wouldn’t happen back home. In the United States, we have the means to take better care of our poor — better even, than the Europeans do. We can afford it. Instead, partisan politics and illegitimate fears get in the way, and countless Americans end up slipping through the cracks of society. It’s not because people in the U.S. don’t care. The voting population just isn’t thinking straight. Social welfare is a use of government money that actually helps people. If we want to continue holding the U.S. up as a pinnacle of freedom, we need to get back to the essential freedoms our country was founded on: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It’s time we added food and shelter to that list of freedoms. Benjamin Curttright is a junior English major who doesn’t have a twitter. Email him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

Internet blurs line between flirting, unwanted advances

hrases like “Tumblr famous,” “fangirl” and “blog” are 21st century inventions. On Tumblr, a group of people can share their passions, become friends, and build trust. However, like any other community, someone can violate this trust and create a scandal. When underage girls form friendships, issues of consent arise. These issues are old and complex. The way we use words to describe situations like this threatens to cloud important issues of sexuality. Josh Macedo (Tumblr name, confusedtree) is a 24-year-old male from Canada. He had become Tumblr famous (recognized and celebrated by the online community) for what other users perceived to be his progressive feminist attitude. He appeared to be a semi-nerdy, attractive, nice-guy. Female bloggers came to respect his opinion and to enjoy his friendship through Tumblr, text and Skype. On Sept. 13, Tumblr user sweet-bitsy made a post with pictures of a Skype conversation she had with Macedo. In the conversation, she flirts with him. She is flattered by the attention. She is clear that she has fun friendships like this and respects their relationship. However, when he suggests more explicit activities, her responses get shorter and visibly uncomfortable. She doesn’t outright tell him to stop; she shuffles around the issue. While Macedo offers to stop, he

continues to push the issue even when he knows she’s underage and he’s made her uncomfortable. Offering to stop but continuing the same activity is not the same as actually stopping. A flurry of debate erupted around this post and its claims. His fans sent Bitsy a flurry of hate mail, denouncing her claims and blaming her for “leading him on.” Bitsy explained that she didn’t want to hurt his feelings as a friend. She also had been taught to apologize to guys for her feelings instead of directly confronting them. This is a fault of the system, not of the girl. There is an important distinction between feminism and sexual activity. Being a feminist and claiming authority over one’s body doesn’t mean wanting or consenting to sexual activities with every dreamy guy there is. Feminists should be especially supportive of the right to say no and to have that decision respected. After Bitsy’s post, a number of other girls came forward with examples of excessive attention they’d also received from Macedo. This post incorporates the pictures and several other accounts. The most scandalous and debated part of the conversation is when Macedo unexpectedly sends a picture of himself masturbating. Similar pictures have surfaced since then, and they’ve been labeled “unsolicited” since the girls never asked him to send them. Beyond this, the accusations are rela-

Amy kenyon tively vague. Many have used this as an excuse to dismiss it all as attention seeking. However, it’s clear that Macedo regularly turned conversations sexual, especially with girls he knew were underage. When people ask why Bitsy didn’t ask him to stop sooner, she explains that she had never been in a relationship and didn’t know how to deal with serious sexual pressure. The age of consent is a difficult point. Some girls who are 16 years old are more mature than others. The same is true of guys. They are asked to make a number of difficult decisions about their future. In many ways, though, they aren’t experienced or mature enough to deal with emotionally difficult situations. Others have suggested that a 24-yearold “flirting” over the internet doesn’t qualify as anything close to rape or being a pedophile. Thus far, no one has come forward suggesting physical assault. However, sending underage girls por-

nographic pictures and pushing sexual ing someone as attention-seeking or dissuggestions, even as they remain sugges- gusting is incredibly rude and attempts tions, isn’t appropriate. to cut off the conversation. The issue of sexual consent has long In this situation and others, a variety been thrown around. This is especially of voices are ready to throw in their opintrue after Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” ions and to provide labels. The problem song and music video. This is also conwith these assumptions is that they ignected to the resentment nore the issue itself. When of being friendzoned, in similar situations arise, which guys feel they’ve deUnless two you should consider sevvoted emotional time to a eral points before drawconsenting girl, so they deserve a relaing your own conclusions. tionship as a reward. What adults both What are you assuming it comes down to is this: if about those involved? explicitly say ‘yes,’ someone misunderstands How are you projecting signals or those feelings then neither has a your values on the proband signals change, the lem? How can you have right to pressure receiver doesn’t deserve informed discussions? anything as payment. Un- for sexual After considering these less two consenting adults questions, you can better both explicitly say “yes,” activities.” understand why underage then neither has a right to girls shouldn’t be sexually pressure for sexual activities. pressured and why authority over one’s The primary issue with this specific body should be respected. situation and the topic in general is the The way we use words to describe assumptions people make. Female blogsituations frames how those situations gers assumed that since Macedo was a are understood in society. If you apply nice, nerdy guy, he was safe. Macedo aswords recklessly, without thought, you’re sumed since he had their attention, he perpetuating the misunderstandings that could use it to satisfy himself. Respond- abound in rape issues of consent and ers to the situation have assumed “vic- sexuality. Amy Kenyon is a junior English tim blaming” while others respond with and theater secondary education words like pedophile and rape. Making major. Reach her at opinion@ assumptions about a situation and ladailynebraskan.com beling it with opinion-laden words only serves to blur the issue itself. Condemn-

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i’m lovin’ it Eclectic group of seniors finds family in McDonald’s breakfast ritual story by Maranda Loughlin

ne sausage McMuffin. A package of mustard. A package of pepper. Three coffees. Six creams. Three coffee stirring sticks. And a side order of water. Mary Satorie’s McDonald’s breakfast order for the past 24 years. “All of the morning employees and managers know us by name,” Satorie, 67, said. “They even know our orders before we even say them.” Every morning, Mary drives to the McDonald’s on 56th Street and Old Cheney Road at 7:30 a.m., with her husband Tom, and her long-time friend, 94-year-old Margaret Mosley. Within minutes, couples trickle in after them to the back of the McDonald’s dining room where they litter the air with conversations of politics and religion, and clutter the tables with plastic cups and crumpled napkins. By 8 a.m., the couples have multiplied into a group of 17 individuals taking over the back tables while they each sip on coffee and catch up. “I think people feel like we are having such a good time back there, so they’ll come and listen and soon enough they join us,” Mosley said. “That is the way we became a coffee group.” Mosley started collecting people into their breakfast club 24 years ago at the old Hy-Vee on 70th Street. She heard Mary and her husband Tom having an conversation before she spotted them and found the conversation compelling enough to join in. After shouting between booths for days, the group decided that they

“She’s our go-to for information, should probably sit together. whenever we have a question about Eventually the Satories and Mosley extended an invitation to something, we ask Margaret. And Margaret always knows,” Mary Bob and Sharon Frey for morning said. coffee and gossip. Including Tom and Mary’s anni“We didn’t join the group; they ‘joined’ us,” Sharon said. “We were versary date coming up in February. After meeting Mary at a dairy yelling and talking across the tables and decided that we might as well shop on his leave during his time at West Point Military Academy, Tom sit together.” asked Mary to lunch and dinner for Twenty-four years later, Mosley, the next two weeks. The couple conthe Satories and the Freys are still tinued to correspond in letters durmeeting for breakfast every morning his station in Hong Kong, until ing. Tom decided to propose. Then he “We’re like one big family.” Mosley said. “You learn to get along mailed the wedding ring from Hong Kong to Nebraska. and that each one of us has our own “He bought it at a pawn shop!” characteristics.” Bob said. “It must be the coffee,” Bob said. Then there’s Bob Frey. He wears Mosley is the matriarch of the his hair parted, and his checkered group, a former teacher and prinshirt tucked-in with cipal who has seen a belt. When he sits the world. With We’re like next to Sharon, his steady hands she wife, he grabs her flips through old laone big hand and smiles. beled photographs family. You learn An observer would and passes them never know that Bob around to the 16 to get along and has been through other individuals. that each one of four rounds of cheHer life depicted in motherapy and is scenes: a Tokyo tea us has our own missing his spleen. house, the Egyptian “I was diagsphinx and an overcharacteristics.” nosed in 1994 with seas trip to Bali — Non-Hodgkin’s just a couple photos Margaret mosley lymphoma,” Frey from a handful. lincoln resident said. “The doctor “The Wall of said it was incurChina is amazing,” able, but that it was Mosley said. “I treatable. I guess I have kind of walked it, and then they gave me a hung onto that word: treatable.” certificate at the end. I have had a After doing his own research full life.” and talking to the doctors, Frey disMosley keeps track of all the covered that he only had three to birthdays and anniversaries in the five years to live. Nineteen years group.

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Having met every morning for nearly 25 years, the original group (Front: Dee Hughes, Mary Satorie, Tom Satorie and Mickey Finn. Back: Margaret Mosley, Sharon Frey, Bob Frey and Wilma Headrick) pose at its original gathering place. later, Bob continues to go to the breakfast club to meet with his collected group of friends. “The group was wonderful,” Sharon said. “The group helped us emotionally and they were great encouragement for us. We saw them more than family.” The always charming Bob is quick to add that his wife has been his rock through the lapses of cancer and his faith has been his biggest aid. “You wake up every morning and think ‘Is this my last day?’” Frey said. “I guess the good Lord saw fit to keep me around for a little while longer.” Frey is a man who was dealt a tough hand, but still wears more smile lines than frowns. Over the past 24 years, the group has accumulated an eclectic mix of characters. In the beginning there was just the matriarch and world traveler, the quirky couple, the cancer survivor and the supportive wife. Since then, the origi-

Nebraskans focus on trees group’s 10-year goal, and Eric Berg, the Community Forestry ReTree Week and Sustainable Landscapes Program Leader at the Nebraska Forencourages locals est Service, is heartened by the to do their part to progress and community responses to the ReTree efforts. plant trees, better “While I would never say we environment have enough trees as need to be planted, we have definitely done a lot more with education and outreach in the past years,” said Grace Solem-Pfeifer Berg. “We’re really seeing the benDN efit of that reflected in the communities.” Call it branching out. ReTree Nebraska reports that This week, environmental there are nearly 13.3 million trees groups and advocates from across within Nebraska community Nebraska are observing ReTree forests, and estimates that these Week, a planting initiative coorforests provide $9.7 billion in endinated by the group ReTree Nevironmental, social and economic braska. benefits to Nebraskans. ReTree In 2007, ReTree Nebraska Week focuses not only planting formed as a cooperative of groups new trees, but also the care and including the Nebraska Forest maintenance of the existing tree Service, the Nebraska Statewide populations, as many older and Arboretum and the UNL Depart- weaker trees are susceptible to ment of Agronomy and Hortidiseases and pests. culture, with the According to goal of planting ReTree Nebraska I think a lot a million trees by Coordinator Jessica of college 2017. For the past Kelling, Nebraska’s five years, Re- students don’t community forest Tree Nebraska has resources have been really get the devoted the last diminished by nearweek of Septem- education about ly 50 percent in the ber to encouragpast 30 years. ing Nebraskans to planting trees.” The University take advantage of of Nebraska-Linleah goossen autumn planting coln has partnered landscape design intern conditions. closely with ReTree Anywhere Nebraska, and this from 4,000 to Friday the Maxwell 10,000 trees are expected to be Arboretum will host a lecture and planted during the season, kicked tree planting event on East Camoff by ReTree Week events around pus. Berg says the university has the state, Sept. 22-28. This year historically been a major supportmarks the halfway point to the er of ReTree Week, but in recent

alex bridgman | dn yearsa bigger push has been made to involve students in replanting efforts. “I think a lot of college students don’t really get the educa-

tion about planting trees,” said Leah Goossen, a landscape design intern for the Nebraska Forest Service. “I think a lot of the edu-

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nal five has gathered a former boxer, a bus driver, a pair of high school sweethearts, a handful of teachers and veterans and a band member. They can’t be defined by their pasts, but they relive them through stories. They each have the roles they play, but they can’t be defined by one title. The group continues to meet because they are family, and McDonald’s is their home. The all-encompassing, sometimes annoying, over-sharing, can’t-livewithout-each-other kind of family. That stumbled upon each other by chance. “It was totally by accident, we didn’t know any better.” Bob Satorie said. “We just went over to have coffee at Hy-Vee and we met these other sorry individuals.” The group will continue to meet every morning except Christmas. McDonald’s is closed on Christmas. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Legend’s latest uses soulful lyrics to mirror life the beginning of a relationship, whether you are in high school ‘Love in the Future’ or getting married. The whole album exemplifies all the feelfinds mature ings you get when you just start message, loses a relationship, with a deep and serious undertone. This is why feeling with anyone with emotions can lismundane melodies ten to this album and feel something. This is why people enjoy John Legend. This album is optimistic, idealistic and gives hope Layla Younis to girls that quality men are out DN there. Some of his tracks start off To those looking for baby-making with amazing music and lyrics, music, John Legend doesn’t disap- but die off towards the middle point. or end, with only the hook to reThe singer’s latest album, mind the listener to concentrate. “Love in the Future,” depicts ma- “The Beginning” starts with soft ture sex, relationships and marpiano chords with harsh strings, riage, which might but the combinahave to do with the tion together is The majority fact that Legend a balanced flow just tied the knot of the songs that’s not too upthis month. beat or too slow. The majority can be matched The first four of the songs can be with a moment or lines of the song, matched with a “Last night was specific scene in specific moment the last night/ or scene in life. If life.” you’ll ever spend “All of Me” is not alone/ couldn’t a track for girls to wait/ did it in walk down the aisle to then it the living room” gives you high sure will be on T.V. shows. “You hopes that the whole song will & I” is the cheesy song your be as great at the introduction, high school boyfriend would but the song dies off towards the dedicate to you, but the beauty in the song is that it’s narrating legend: see page 6

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‘Somebody’ misses mark, lacks direction lizes animation to move the story through its many phases, providDirector Bob ing pleasant cues for the audience to know what they’re in for in the Byington fails to coming minutes. Also, while the provide captivating casting of Poulson as Max seems like a wrong fit at points throughstory, shows promise out the film, one could argue that for future films his awkward performance isn’t bad acting, simply an attempt at neorealism, given that Poulson has only appeared in a few other films. Amanda Stoffel The casting of Offerman as Sal DN leaves absolutely nothing to be desired. Offerman channels a little bit Bob Byington’s “Somebody Up of his inner Ron Swanson and plays There Likes Me” is, in a word, the straight man in a world of awkcharming. ward and weird. Plus, it’s always It is hard to push it off as anyentertaining to see Offerman try to thing else. Although his film does interact with the patrons at his job. possess qualities that are reflective He truly understands the plight of of the always quirky and stylized service industry employee. Wes Anderson, “Somebody Up For those who enjoy a film that There Likes Me” thrives off of awkdoesn’t hold the ward humor, “SomeIt wouldn’t same strength of body Up There Likes be surprising an Anderson film. Me” gives a script The story’s if within the next that allows for the charm comes from more realistic parts its mundane ap- couple of years, of every person’s proach to the lives Byington becomes life to be brought of the characters. to light. The sociIt takes place over a film festival etal faux pas of the the course of sev- darling.” phrase “you guys” is eral five-year time addressed on more spans, each one than one occasion holding some significant life event. and provides moments of truly enWhether it’s a wedding or a futertaining commentary. neral, the film’s protagonist, Max In the end, Byington just didn’t (Keith Poulson) often responds as make all of the decisions that he though the bigger events of life are should have as a director. It apnothing to marvel at. A couple of pears as though he knows what marriages, a son he doesn’t know kind of film he wants to make and how to connect with, an affair and the narrative that he wants to presthe (mostly) failed life endeavors of ent, he just hasn’t found his footMax and his best friend, Sal (Nick ing. With only a handful of films Offerman), provide a story that is under his belt, it’s not surprising relatable at times, dull at others, that he’s still trying to decide what but never too far reaching beyond type of style he wants to be rethe realm of the real world. membered for as a director. HopeIt would be unfair to say that fully, Byington’s films will one the film doesn’t try. Byington uti-

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legend: from 5 His seriousness is assumed in most of his songs because of everything he doesn’t say. This is not like a Drake album where the artist is guilty or bragging about his relationship.” middle and listeners press the next button or daydream. “Save the Night,” one of the best tracks on the album, has the same problem. The song is introduced by squeaky noises from mattress springs and heartbeat sounds made from drums. Such a unique and personal introduction opens up the sex song to high expectations. The bed creaking because of a sex moment that Legend creates in our mind is the best the song gets. After hearing such an amazing introduction you think the song would be praised with lyrics that would change your life, but that’s the disappointment. The lyrics to the song are not the best. What makes the song pop out from the rest of the album is the upbeat tempo and music. The most poetic the song gets is within the first 30 seconds when Legend sings, “Trouble in my home/ She told me love don’t live here anymore,” otherwise the catchy hook, “How about we go and save the night,” gets stuck in your head. His seriousness is assumed in most of his songs because of everything he

day be able to rightfully hold the titles of “quirky” and “stylized,” but “Somebody Up There Likes Me” is not such a film. However, it wouldn’t be surprising if within the next couple of years, Byington becomes a film festival darling and will be able to hold his own against the Wes Anderson’s of the world. Or the actual Wes Anderson. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

There’s a saying that there are only two good times to plant a tree: Today and 20 years ago. If we don’t plant trees today, future generations won’t have the benefit of large trees and canopy shade. It’s not something we can afford to put off...”

Nebraskans recognize the value of trees within their communities, especially being the home of Arbor Day and the Arbor Day Foundation,” Berg said. Berg encourages citizen involvement at all levels, whether it’s planting a tree in a backyard or applying for planting grants. The ReTree Foundation provides ReTree Mini Grants for anyone planning to plant up to 10 trees on publicly accessible land, and even provides the trees. The number of grants has doubled each year for the past three years, and this year Berg expects that the group will provide trees for roughly 140 grant projects. Kelling explained that cooler autumn temperatures and reduced humidity create the ideal

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Barton and beer. The staples of any collegiate diet.

The “fresh meat” fraternity boys. The underclassmen of the male Greek system have yet to master the art of observing their surroundings without staring. They’re the easiest to spot.

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conditions for tree planting. Informational guides to choosing the right tree variety and planting site are all available on the ReTree Nebraska website. For group organizers and tree advocates, the spirit of ReTree week lies in an investment for future generations. “There’s a saying that there are only two good times to plant a tree: Today and 20 years ago,” said Berg. “If we don’t plant trees today, future generations won’t have the benefit of large trees and canopy shade. “It’s not something we can afford to put off, and now there is no hurdle that should stop us from planting the right tree, in the right place, in the right way.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Gimme five things you find at a fraternity party

Midriffs. Even as the cold weather approaches, there’s nothing to prevent the belly buttons from revolting and making an appearance.

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someone you are really close to, calms you down from a bad day or argument or it’s taking a break and breathing after having sex. His lyrics are ambiguous, but don’t be fooled and think Legend’s “Caught Up” is some sort of remix to Usher’s “Caught Up,” which came out in 2004 in his “Confessions” album. Unlike Usher’s song, that portrayed the chasing game guys play when intrigued by a girl, Legend’s “Caught Up,” portrays a more classical, mature and serious relationship, just like the rest of the album. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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cational materials are geared toward children and communities. It’s an untapped community.” Goossen is a senior double major in horticulture and arts, and does graphic designs and advertisements for ReTree Nebraska on campus. ReTree Week is only part of Nebraska’s cultural commitment to promoting and protecting trees. The Arbor Day Foundation created the Tree City USA program, which allows cities and communities to apply for the designation of “Tree City” if they meet qualifications to demonstrate effective management of community tree resources. There are currently 115 Tree Cities within Nebraska, including Omaha and Lincoln. “We’ve truly found that most

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doesn’t say. This is not like a Drake album where the artist is guilty or bragging about his relationship. He doesn’t brag about how many girls he has been with. He doesn’t explain why or how he mistreated and made a girl feel insecure, but he shares little moments in his life that prove that he’s serious about his relationships. For example, the track “Caught Up” narrates the day in the life of a relationship type of guy. The song narrates how a guy who just got off of work is tired, and how he “wanna get caught up in your love tonight.” Unlike “Save the Night,” which actually makes the listener feel like they’re in a squeaky bed, “Caught Up,” is an explanation to why the singer says, “I need your loving tonight.” This track is upbeat in the same manner as “Save the Night.” The singer’s excitement is noticed without him actually having to say it, but he says it anyway. The cherry on top to this song is when he says “you can help me just breathe.” This is another life moment some people can relate to. It’s either the moment where your partner, or

Bright colored popped collars. Popped collars are a part of the traditional attire of any fraternity house. But as the weather remains warm, expect to see the brightest of polos. Looking at you, guy in the bright yellow shirt with a bright blue snap back.

Miley. Ms. Cyrus is able to transcend the boundary lines between any Greek house. Nothing brings people together like a sing-a-long to “Wrecking Ball” or “We Can’t Stop.”

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Akua Dawes DN I’ve been taking a weird but awkwardly comforting trip down memory lane this week. For some reason I just cannot stop listening to the Black Eyed Peas’ 2004 release, “Elephunk.” It was the first CD I bought myself, and to be honest, I’m kind of proud of myself for having such amazing taste at such a young age (when I first got the album I must have been in about 4th grade). You can’t deny the funkiness of each track. The song “Smells like Funk” has a especially potent sound. The bass hits coupled with a offbeat strum of a acoustic guitar and I feel the grove deep within my bones. The first three tracks probably capture, at the most basic

level, the two requirements of a truly funky sound: horns and a running bass line. “Hands Up” and “Labor Day: It’s a Holiday” have muted trumpets blasting behind the rapping and, although admittedly synthesized, the sound adequately gets the funky point across. The running bass line in “Lets Get is Started” also fits the groovy theme of the album. The simplicity of the beat makes the song catchy and surprisingly head nodding. Unfortunately, it’s when the Peas decide to venture from the funky motif that the music becomes, well, below par. Their Hispanic vibes in “Latin Girls” and “Sexy” are poorly done, and the lyrics aren’t much better. Although “Where is the Love” may have left my 10-year-old self crying in the corner of my room with my American Girl

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doll when it came on the Top 100 countdown with Ryan Seacrest, I now shamelessly skip through the track. It is not by any means a quality album, but “Elephunk” will remain one of those guilty pleasures that will keep my head nodding. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Wednesday, september 25, 2013

Big ten teleconference Gary Andersen, Wisconsin On where Melvin Gordon ranks among running backs he’s coached:

“Melvin is right up there with the best I’ve ever been around and the best I’ve really ever prepared to play against. What makes him so dynamic and special is he’s developed some patience within the tackles, he has tremendous speed. His God-given ability is unbelievable and I think he’s turned into a speed back and a power back, and he’s a patient back.”

numbers. Say that you could only take one suchand-such position; say it was an offensive tackle; that was difficult that you were only going to be able to take one kid in the class for that position. That was tough. But as far as recruiting, we always thought from the day that we walked in here, once we’re able to get a young man and his parents here on campus, the place sold itself.”

Tim Beckman, Illinois On having a bye week after Washington:

of getting out of it. Our team has worked hard in the past couple of days and they understand some of the issues that we’re having.”

On Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon:

the opportunity to play this great game and the experiences that come along with it.”

KIRK FERENTZ, IOWA

ON MINNESOTA:

“I think he’s a great player, an outstanding player. “They’re a More mature I can’t compare him to anyone in the past, but team looking across the he’s got a bright future in front of him.” line. They were 4-0 last year at this point, but I BRADY HOKE, MICHIGAN think they’re clearly a On DEFENSIVE LINE more mature team than they were a year ago.” IMPROVEMENTS: ON WIDE RECEIVER KEVONTE “You want to get a little bit of rest but at MARTIN-MANLEY: the same time when “He’s smart about letting the blocking set up, you’re a young team and the guys did a great job with both those reas we are there’s a lot turns. He didn’t do it alone, but he certainly got of fundamentals you it started.” want to make sure you’re covering and getting back to. That’s a big part of it, the fundamentals MARK DANTIONIO, MICHIGAN STATE and the techniques.” ON PAYING AND SCHOLARSHIP

“I think it’s huge, especially with the youth on this team. The opportunity for them to look back at the three previOn Ohio State quarterback Kenny ous games, it just happened Guiton : to hit for us too. we break the “They’re both great quarterbacks, without ques- season up into quarters and tion. They’ve both done a great job controlling this first quarter was done. the offense, throwing the ball, running the ball. So, we set the goals that we want to achieve in He’s very poised and it’s amazing they have two those first three games. Players got to see those, ON LOOKING INTO SWITCHING UP quarterbacks of the quality that they have.” evaluate them, evaluate themselves, evaluate PLAYERS: “Competitively, I think it’s fair to the team that the direction that we’re heading.” we do a good job with exploring all issues that Urban Meyer, Ohio State On linebacker Mason Monheim: On if Ohio “Mason last year played for us and as a true might be there. At the same time it’s not like State-Wisconsin freshman, never [WENT] through a winter work- we’re abandoning ship or sinking. We are 4-0, is a rivalry: out. When you talk about change in a body, and which there are a lot of teams in the country “I was here a long time change in experience in those things that a true who aren’t.” ago and it was not a rifreshman doesn’t really have, he’s able to get his valry, but you have to body bigger and get it ready for Big Ten football.” JERRY KILL, MINNESOTA give credit to Wisconsin. ON THE STAFF I think it all started with Kevin Wilson, Indiana AS A WHOLE: coach Alvarez. Then the On what Purdue “We have been tofollowing coaches have done a good job DOING focused on during gether a long time, that. It’s if not the best program in the Big Ten the bye week: which I think is a right now, and because of that it’s become a very “We have two, so it gives us a plus when you’re good rivalry.” chance to segment even our trying to build a program. When something hapOn preparing for Wisconsin’s big ten schedule, a chance pens we spend a lot OF time together, we have power run game: to evalUATE some things we over the years and we always talk about HOW “It seems like every year they get, if not the like, improve on things we there’s no one person more important than the same quality back, maybe a little bit better. We’re don’t, develop our young other. There are certainly guys on our staff who watching that right now and thinking, ‘my gosh, players, a really good opporare very capable of doing the job I’m doing.” where do these guys come from?’ I know one is tunity with recruiting.” ON IOWA: from Fort Lauderdale, but I think the other one is On why the run game hasn’t been “They certainly put it on us last year physically, from Wisconsin, No. 25; just a tremendous, tre- successful: mendous player.” “Blocking, and that’s everyone. If you run the ball so hopefully we’ve done our sum of work and well, they think the line is doing good. Running gotten stronger and better. We’ll find out.” Bill O’Brien, Penn State is an attitude, playing run defense is an attitude On NCAA’s decision and it’s also a team commitment. We have to be PAT FITZGERALD, NORTHWESTERN to restore better as a team across the board to figure out ON THE BYE WEEK: Penn State’s ways to run it better.” “There’s no correlation bescholarships: tween coming out of a bye “We’ve got a long way week and success that makes Darrell Hazell, Purdue to go here at Penn State. me go, ‘hey, we’ve got a huge On how Purdue We’re happy right now for will find its advantage here.’ The only way our players, our student athletes that are here identity: you have an advantage is if you for our football program. They’re a resilient “I think any time when take advantage of the time.” bunch of kids. We’re just trying to take it one day you’re where we are ON NCAA SANCTION AT at a time and work as hard as we can.” right now, the only way you’re going to get out of PENN STATE: On how hard it was to recruit this situation is to continue to work together and “I’m not a big fan of taking and with scholarship limitations: find solutions to some of the problems that you reducing scholarships. It reduces opportunities “I tell you, the difficult part came with the have. If you hang your head, you have no chance for young people. I’m all for giving young people

REFORM:

“The rules are changing because of the evolution of college football in general whether it’s rules, whether it’s interpretations by the NCAA in general. I think everything’s subject to change at this point in time.”

ON QUARTERBACK POSSIBILITIES:

“We always look at how people mature as practice continues and as the season continues, whether it’s a younger player or an older player. We evaluate things as they come, I think that’s the fair thing to do in regards to all the positions. The way I see it now, ConnOr Cook is our quarterback.”

BO PELINI, NEBRASKA ON TAYLOR MARTINEZ:

“We’re not going to put Taylor back out in practice until he’s 100 percent. He’s not 100 percent yet. He’s improving and he’s improving daily. We’re going to continue to go business as usual with Tommy [Armstrong Jr.] and Ron [Kellogg III] until Taylor tells us he’s 100 percent.”

ON THE DEFENSE: “The concerning thing to me was the amount of missed assignments we had and lack of execution in doing your job that was unacceptable last week. It was glaring.” ›› compiled by Stefani Bradley and Kyle Cummings

Women golfers claim 6th at Sunflower Invitational nEBRASKA Sunflower Invite Results

Two Huskers crack Top 20 to help Nebraska place at Marilynn Smith/ Sunflower Invite Bailey Neel DN The Nebraska women’s golf team finished sixth place in the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational on Tuesday. This was the third straight tournament for the Huskers and the toughest conditions they’ve faced yet, according to coach Robin Krapfl. “This was one of the most difficult courses we’ve played on,” Krapfl said. “It was really windy and there weren’t a lot of areas you could bail out to. That’s not really an excuse though; it just shows that we maybe need to have better conditioning.” Nebraska was tied for second place after the first 18 holes but was unable to maintain that going into the later round and second day of competition. “We just couldn’t put the good numbers on the board,” Krapfl said. “We had a decent start and had some good shots but at the end of the

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Nebraska redshirt freshman golfer Yoorim Kang watches her shot earlier in the season. Kang finished her first Invitational for the Huskers this season, shooting a 256. round we struggled a bit. Obviously that put us in a not ideal situation.”

The Huskers had a combined team total of 313 strokes after the

first 18 holes. In their last round of the day the team finished with 329

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Cassie Deeg

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Hannah Luebke

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Cassidy Stelzmiller

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combined strokes, their highest scor- practices and the qualifying rounds. ing round for the competition. “I was very nervous and it did “This is what we saw happen not go very well,” Kang said. “The in the last tournament too,” Krapfl competition was all very new to said. “They just couldn’t hold onto me.” that lead.” Kang tied for 61st place at the The second day of the tourna- end of the tournament. She hopes ment went much that with more expebetter for the Huskrience and practice, This was ers as they finished she will improve her one of the with a team total of standings. 318. This brought most difficult “I’m just going Nebraska’s overall to keep practicing, score to 960, placing courses we’ve and trying my best them in sixth. Kan- played on. It was to prove myself,” sas finished in the Kang said. “I’d like No. 1 spot, followed really windy and to compete again, by Kansas State, Tuland maybe if I keep there weren’t a lot sa, Arkansas State getting better I will.” and Oral Roberts. of areas you could The Huskers will Nebraska seniors spend the next three bail out to.” Steffi Neisen and weeks preparing for Katelyn Wright both their next tournafinished in the Top ment, the Hoosier Robin Krapfl women’s golf coach 20 on Tuesday. NeisFall Invitational in en placed 11th with a Florence, Ind. on round average of 78 Oct. 19. and an overall tournament score of “I think we really need to focus 234. Wright tied for 12th place, av- on our short game,” Krapfl said. “We eraging slightly higher per round at gave away a lot around the greens 78.3 and finished with a 235. and in terms of chipping and put“Steffi got off to a great start and ting. Since we are off for a couple of Katelyn did well in the last round,” weeks, we now have time to work Krapfl said. “Both did what they on those things that need fixing. This know and kept their scores low.” break is coming at a good time for Freshman Yoorim Kang was us.” sports@ added to the roster for this tournadailynebraskan.com ment after showing consistency in

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Bye week breakdown: Nebraska at the break It’s bye week, which means we’re going to try our best (and probably fail miserably) to assess where this Nebraska football team is. The DN football beat reporters sound off on what we learned from Nebraska’s non-conference games and what’s realistic for this team moving forward. Kyle Cummings: Well, guys, we’ve seen it all in the 3-1 non-conference run: program-best offense, miserable defense, a critical injury, all leading to the non-conference finale of a drama-filled week. What can we take away from this first slate of games?

Nedu Izu: I learned negative and positive things about these guys on Saturday. Like you stated before, this defense is miserable. That may even be an understatement. Just ask coach Bo Pelini, who thought it was their “worst performance defensively.” Their inconsistency makes me question if they’re even going to be able to present any competition to their Big Ten counterparts, especially the ones in the Top 25. But I did take away a pair of good notes as well. Defensive back Stanley Jean-Baptiste is a wiz at his position. He’s a former wide-receiver and it has shown with his ability to record an interception each game. His performances have been the one constant this season. Another thing we can take away from the non-conference match-ups is the fact the team can play through adversity. Freshman Tommy Armstrong Jr. and Ron Kellogg III did something starting quarterback Taylor Martinez hasn’t done this season: develop a rhythm. The combined 300-yard performance last Saturday showed that the team has nothing to worry about when Martinez is forced out with injuries. The Husker offense overall has depth. KC: You both noted the success the offense had on Saturday, which definitely was promising for Nebraska. Yeah, Armstrong and Kellogg looked great against SDSU, but that’s not going to help the Huskers much this year. Once Martinez is healthy, there’s almost no question that he’ll be the full-time starter again. We knew the defense would be inexperienced and probably give up a bunch of yards early, and it’s still Nebraska’s biggest hole to fill. That’s the biggest question moving forward for me. The Big Ten doesn’t appear to be a dominating conference by any means, as we saw this week. Even with some atrocious displays of defense, how likely is making the Big Ten Championship game for Nebraska?

Chris Heady: I think the telling thing so far was Saturday’s game against South Dakota State. The UCLA game pointed out a lot of the negatives, but the SDSU game showed what the offense can actually do. The offense produced more than yards in both running and passing for the first time ever, and without Taylor Martinez? I think that kind of production will help in the future, if they can keep it up.

CH: Yeah I think they definitely could. You look at the schedule and the only truly tough games ahead are Michigan State, Northwestern and Michigan, and two of those games are at home. Michigan doesn’t look like too much of a problem, considering the last two weeks they’ve barely squeaked by. So I think it’s definitely possible. Probably a 70 percent chance, I’d say. NI: I’d say they have a 60 percent chance of making it this year. Like Chris said, the schedule isn’t too strenuous and they’ll play a team in Michigan who’s lucky to have an undefeated record right now. There are two things that can keep Nebraska in the hunt. One, the improvement we saw from Martinez last year needs to show up the rest of the season. Two, developing more consistent passing drives is needed. Then, obviously the biggest elephant in the room is if the defense has the ability to close gaps behind the defensive line. The bigger question, though, is if they do get there, who will the Huskers play and will they break their winless streak in a postseason game? photo by Allison hess | dn

Nebraska defensive back Stanley Jean-Baptiste adjusts his gloves during the South Dakota State game. Jean-Baptiste has grabbed an interception in each of the first four games. NI: The Huskers lose one game the rest of the season.

KC: And I’ll say Nebraska’s defense averages a touchdown per game for the rest of the season. How’s that for bold?

KC: That’s hard to tell at this point. There’s so much season left to be played, it’s difficult to even guess who Nebraska could see in a bowl game. Last one. In one sentence, give me one bold prediction for the rest of the season. CH: Ameer Abdullah runs for more than 1,500 yards this season.

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Husker running back Ameer Abdullah reaches to stiff arm a defender on Saturday. Abdullah ran for 139 yards and a touchdown against South Dakota State.

xc: from 10 people and pull them together. I make a conscious effort to ask people how they’re doing.” Edwards first started running cross country her sophomore year at La Serna High School in her hometown of Whittier, Calif. She ranked high on the roster and ran varsity from the get-go. When it came time for her to pick a college, she knew she wanted to run, and she knew she wanted to go somewhere outside her home state. She didn’t want to deal with the competitiveness of California schools. Because her friend’s son was being recruited to UNL for pole vaulting, Edwards decided to look into the school. At first, she could tell Harris wasn’t quite sure if she was cut out for the team. “I must have impressed him when I talked to him because he ended up calling me back, and here I am,” Edwards said. “My [high school] coach and I never thought I would run for a Division I team. We thought I would walk onto a small team somewhere. But it’s always been my dream to run D-I.” At first, being on the team was

a rough transition for Edwards. She suffered from shin splints in her right leg, and as a result, her left leg had a stress reaction. Then, after a long recovery, the shin splints hit again. Coming back after an inconsistent freshman year wasn’t easy. But Edwards has worked hard to get back to where she was before her injuries. Even though her freshman and sophomore years running on the team weren’t easy, Edwards still thinks it made her a better athlete. “I used to be [stressed] about the way I trained,” she said. “If I didn’t have a certain thing to eat, or missed a workout, or did something different, I would just assume I was going to have a bad day. I’ve become more comfortable in the sport, and working with my coach and teammates has been such a confidence boost for me.” Edwards’ first meet of the season was two weekends ago at Augustana Twilight. She was forced to stop after the first two miles because her asthma and allergies were getting to her. Consequently, the Woody Greeno/Nebraska In-

vitational was the first meet she finished this season. Going into the run on Saturday, Edwards felt relaxed. Harris said he knew she had it in her, and was thrilled to see her finish the way she did. “I’ve been kind of hinting to her for the past several weeks that we need her leadership on the team,” Harris said. “We needed her to step up and she did.” Although Edwards was happy with her record finish, she still aims to do better. “Mentally I was 100 percent and physically I wasn’t,” Edwards said. “I had allergies and asthma. To do so well and still not be 100 percent gave me even more confidence.” With the Roy Griak Invate in Minnesota on Saturday, Edwards is starting from scratch. She’s setting new goals and starting a new week of workouts. “I want to improve my time by a few seconds and be able to compete well for my team,” she said. “That’s my ultimate goal.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

vOLLEYBALL: from 10 Although the Longhorns had a better hitting percentage on the day compared to Nebraska, .232 to NU’s .223, the Huskers outkilled Texas 73 to 62. This should start to become a trend in Husker matches as they are seventh in the nation in killsper-set, averaging 14.88. Nebraska saw four players record double-digit kills on Sunday, senior Kelsey Robinson leading the way with 26. Another encouraging sign was the leadership late in a game. When the game got close, Robinson, a captain, stepped up for

the team and took control. Nine of Robinson’s kills came with five points remaining in the set. The late surge of offense isn’t the only uplifting characteristic of the loss. The young Husker squad kept the game close against a proven competitor. The final score was 20-25, 25-19, 27-25, 21-25, 15-12. And there were 16 lead changes throughout the competition. The score was tied 44 times. Like I said, it was a back-and-forth battle. The Texas players even commented on the see-saw match.

“We made a great play and made a great swing and they pick it back up,” McCage said in a press conference after the match. “It’s hard against a team like that.” In my eyes neither team separated themselves in the match. It really did come down to the wire. The Huskers know where things went wrong, and they will be working on fixing their mistakes in preparation for Big Ten play. Take this for what it is: a loss, so move on. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

men’s golf: from 10 The junior captain came away with the win with a commanding six-under par performance on Tuesday. Stanley was the only player in the tournament who finished every round under par, as he shot a one-under opening round, a two-under par second round and a three-under par championship round. The next closest competitor was Washington State senior Blake Snyder. Snyder finished the tournament five strokes behind the Stanley. Going into the tournament, seventh-ranked Air Force was considered the favorites. Air Force finished a single spot above the Huskers in sixth place. The Falcons were led by senior Kyle Westermoreland, who finished oneover par and tied for fifth place individually. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

nEBRASKA MARK SIMPSON RESULTS Kolton Lapa

T17

223

Calvin Freeman

T27

225

Matt Record

T36

227

Justin Jennings

T58

231

Ross Dickson

T61

232

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Junior Hannah Edwards focuses ahead during the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational on Saturday. Edwards finished her first race of the season on Saturday, helping Nebraska take fourth place.

pushing the limits

story by Vanessa Daves file photo by Rachel Wood

In her first complete race of the year, junior runner finishes in Top 15

t the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational her freshman year, distance runner Hannah Edwards finished 102nd overall with a time of 24:13.7. Her sophomore year, she finished 87th at the same meet, running a time of 24:09.8. This year, her junior year, she placed 13th at the meet with a personal record of 22:51.8.

Not only did she place high overall, but she became only the third runner on the Nebraska women’s team to finish the 6K, which, according to coach Dave Harris, is “a place she’s never, ever been before.” Harris said she’s been a muchneeded leader for the team. “I try to lead by example,” Edwards said. “I like to reach out to

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men’s golf

Nebraska places 7th at Mark Simpson Invite Staff Report DN

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Outside hitter Kelsey Robinson follows through with a hit during a match earlier in the season. Robinson led Nebraska with 26 kills on Sunday in the five-set loss to the Longhorns.

Huskers loss nothing to worry on ERIC BERTRAND It’s tough to lose in any facet of life, but it happens. The Texas Longhorns handed the Nebraska volleyball team its second loss of the season in a back-and-forth five-set battle. In the competition, the Huskers showed they are capable of contending with the “big dogs” of the NCAA.

In my mind, the loss only helps the Huskers. Don’t believe me? Let’s take a look at some facts. To start, the Longhorns are the reigning NCAA champions. Not to mention, they are a team that has already knocked off two Big Ten Conference opponents, No. 1 Penn State and No. 24 Illinois (also in five sets). The Huskers are a part of the “Texas facing Big Ten teams” trend. The current Longhorn roster looks almost identical to last season’s. Almost. Texas had only one senior on the roster during its championship run a year ago, utility player

Sha’Dare McNeal. Now they have four. One new addition for the Longhorns is freshman Chiaka Ogbogu, who, in only her second start, showed promising potential against the Huskers. The 6-foot-2-inch middle blocker recorded six block assists in her first match, a week before notching another seven against the Huskers. And Ogbogu is not the only blocking threat on the Longhorn squad. Another middle blocker, sophomore Molly McCage tallied more than 100 blocks during her freshman year. McCage has already recorded 32 block assists

and three solo blocks so far this season. Hence the reason the Huskers were out-blocked 16-9 on Sunday. The Longhorns’ blocking numbers also add to the errors in the Huskers stats. The Huskers finished the match with 30 attacking errors, but the Longhorns’ 16 blocks count as attacking errors for Nebraska. Without them, Nebraska’s total attacking errors on Sunday would be 14. That’s not as daunting as 30. Now let’s move into some offensive elements.

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man finished the tournament with an even par round and finished the competition tied for 27th, while seThe Huskers men’s golf team fin- nior Matt Record had two rounds of 74, finishing in a tie for 36th. ished seventh place at the Mark Freshman Justin Jennings had Simpson Colorado Invitational out a rough first round, shooting a 10 of sixteen teams on Tuesday. No team had a good first round because over par. He was, though, able to rally from the bad start and finish Mother Nature was showing off, actied for 58th. cording to sophomore “Justin showed a lot Kolton Lapa. of maturity in this tour“The whole field had nament,” Lapa said. a rough first round,” he “He’s only a freshman said. “They had to stop and he handled himself play because the wind well.” was blowing so bad.” Finally, rounding Numbers never lie, out the Nebraska startand the numbers say ers, junior Ross Dickson the whole field had an also struggled in the awful first round, only first round of the Mark Colorado broke the 300 Simpson Invitational, mark. Colorado, the shooting 11 over par to leaders after the first lapa start the tournament. round had finished 11But a one-under par over par to start the toursecond round helped nament. The second round is where Dickson finish at tied for 61st. most teams showed the toughness Overall, Colorado and Washingof the competition. Four of the 16 teams finished the second round ton State finished tied atop the team in the low 290s, while a couple fin- standings of the Mark Simpson Invite. The Buffaloes and Cougars ished just one-over par or better. The Huskers put up two solid each finished at 18-over par on the course. Colorado rounds during the led the entire way Invite, led by sophothroughout the The whole more Kolton Lapa in tournament, but scoring. Lapa’s tourfield had a after Washington nament was highState shot two great lighted by a second rough first round. rounds of 288 and round score of 70, They had to stop 289, the Cougars boosting him to a caught up to tie for finish tied for seven- play because the the lead. teenth. Lapa record- wind was blowing Only a stroke ed eleven birdies behind the co-leadthroughout the tour- so bad.” ers was third-place nament, which was finisher, Oregon tied for second-most Kolton Lapa State, while the sophomore golfer in the competition. unexpected fourth“My ball strikplace team was ing was really pretty good this tournament,” Lapa said, Houston-Baptist. Not only did first place finish Houston-Baptist finish “I have to work on my short game, but I hope it all clicks at once soon.” fourth overall, but it had the grand champion golfer in Preston Stanley. Lapa was not the only Husker to have shining moments in this tourmen’s golf: see page 9 nament, though. Junior Calvin Free-