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2011 PARKING REVENUE BREAKDOWN

1.84%

0.25%

Stadium Drive Garage $171,237.61

Misc. $23,507.88

4.56%

UPFF $424,839.47

2.99%

Meters $278,475.69

9.88%

Special Events $920,465.97

5.20%

75.28%

Citations $484,543.25

Permits $7,013,443.05

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PARKING TICKET PRICE TAGS In one year, Parking and Transit Services brought in nearly $485,000 in parking citations, earning just more than 5 percent of Parking and Transit Service’s revenue. Each violation comes with a price. Here’s what they are:

$10 TICKETS Parking overtime An expired meter Failure to provide notice of changing registration

$30 TICKETS No valid permit displayed* Improper display of permit Unauthorized parking a registered UNL vehicle (student/ staff/faculty/vendor/contractor) in a visitor’s lot Parking in an unauthorized area Parking in a No Parking area Improper parking *Violation will be reduced to $5 if, within 30 calendar days of issuance, proof is presented to an employee at UNL Parking & Transit Services (during window hours), that a valid permit is registered to that vehicle and the vehicle was parked in an authorized location.

$50 TICKETS Failure to register student/faculty/staff vehicle parking on campus

$100 TICKETS Unauthorized parking in a Fire Lane False Permit Application Filing a false lost/stolen permit report

$150 TICKETS Unauthorized parking in a handicapped space Second offense: $300 Third and on for a one year period: $500

Parking citation money flows into UNL story by tammy bain | art by blair englund Julia Ondrak, a senior English major, was parked the fee paid by students for the transit syson the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus tem is $9. Ian Bargar, a senior biological systems for 20 minutes on a weekend. But without plugengineering major, said he pays for a ging the meter, it was 20 minutes too long. Ondrak is one of many students paying into parking pass to avoid tickets. But before Parking & Transit Services’ revenue through having a pass, Bargar got a ticket. Bargar said he doesn’t protest too parking tickets. Nearly $485,000 in parking citations were heavily about the student fee that goes issued during the 2010-2011 year, earning to parking. “Stuff has to be maintained,” he just more than 5 percent of Parking and said. “If someone’s moving in Transit Service’s revenue. The money from parking tickets all benefit and stuff, eventually they’re go“internal” aspects of UNL, said Dan Carpenter, ing to use the sidewalk and street.” director of Parking and Transit Services. Claire Cuddy, a seCarpenter went on to say the internal money nior goes to fund operation, hosmaintenance and pay for As expensive pitality, personnel who give tickets restaurant to students. Parking ticket as they make and tourism money also goes into a management major, bond, which goes to differ- parking passes, and doesn’t agree with the ent funds. The four park- as many meters as parking ticket prices. ing garages on campus are they put out, it kind “As expensive as they make funded by bond money, he of seems like they’re parking passes, and as said. many meters as they put Money from tickets also forcing students into out, it kind of seems like helps pay for the personnel parking passes with they’re forcing students that patrol campus parking into parking passes with every day between 7 a.m. the tickets.” and 9 p.m. Claire Cuddy the tickets,” she said. senior hosptitality major Cuddy only has classUNL parking is heavily es on Tuesdays and enforced, he added. Thursdays, and didn’t Ondrak said she didn’t know she was supposed to plug her parking feel the need to pay for a parking pass. While she always makes sure meter. “I thought it’d be free since it was the week- to plug her meters for the duration of her classes, she’s gotten tickets end,” she said. Because downtown meters are void on for the times class went 10 minutes weekends, she thought campus meters had too long. She also said the transit student fee, similar policies. According “seems a little to the UNL parking webIf someone’s unfair,” especialsite, meters on campus are moving in and ly for students enforced until noon on Satstuff, eventually who already pay urdays. their meters and “It’s hard to figure out they’re going to use don’t use buses. where downtown ends and “It’s too much,” campus actually starts,” she the sidewalk and street.” Bargar said. “But said. nothing we Carpenter said the decidian bargar there’s can do about it, really.” ing border between down- senior biological systems engineering major Students can find parktown and campus is Q ing information and maps at Street. http://parking.unl.edu/, with Parking tickets are not the only source of funding though, Carpenter individual information in separate tabs. Revsaid. In fact, one student fee pays for the transit enue can be found at http://parking.unl.edu/ aboutus.shtml. system. tammybain@dailynebraskan.com According to Student Accounts information,

$200 TICKETS Counterfeit/stolen permit** **The use of any unauthorized, stolen, counterfeit, altered or reproduced permit or facsimile, will result in the impoundment of the vehicle, confiscation of the permit, revocation of parking privileges for a calendar year, a fine of $200 and a report filed with Student Judicial Affairs Office.

Transcript, diploma, registration, and/or vehicle permit renewal may be held for nonpayment of penalties. SOURCE: PARKING.UNL.EDU/ENFORCEMENT/PENALTIES.SHTML

Lazzari’s Pizza night shift offers oddities

ASUN, CFA spell out student fees jordan martin daily nebraskan

As students write away checks for thousands of dollars for tuition and watch their college debt steadily increase, a logical question that can run through their minds is “Where is all that money going?” “I don’t think they (the university) do a good job of explaining to freshmen and transfer students where your money is going,” said Johnny Aldana, a junior English and film studies major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Although the breakdown of fees can be found after a dedicated search on the UNL website, Aldana said he didn’t believe most people who attend UNL know what exactly they are paying for. “Nobody physically told me where my money was going

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to,” he said, adding that he had to figure it out on his own after a couple of years at UNL. That’s something that the Committee for Fees Allocation and the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska are trying to change. Nolan Johnson, CFA chair and a junior management major, said he understands the confusion regarding what students are actually paying. “We’ve left it up to the students to kind of figure out their fees (in the past),” Johnson said. But Kaitlin Porter, a junior French major, said she doesn’t think students take the time. “It’s not many students’ top priority to know the actual student bill,” she said. Johnson said he doesn’t know any “average,

2011-2012 STUDENT COST ESTIMATION RESIDENT

NONRESIDENT

Technology Fee $110.25 Library Fee $45.00 Housing Housing Registration $4,323.50 $4,323.50 Fee $20.00 Tuition University Tuition $3,123.75 Program and $9,266.25 Facilities Fees $482.00 Course Fees $50 *Costs based on one 15 credit hour semester.

run-of-the-mill student” who will actively seek information on his or her student fees. Porter said she didn’t even know where to find information about the specifics of the student bill. In order to address this, Johnson said CFA is trying

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to make a breakdown of student fees available on MyRed. This breakdown, Johnson explained, would lay out how much money each student individually pays for services

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The black and white tile floor crackles as the soles of junior marketing major Dan Grant’s bleach-stained Nikes yank away from a sticky film of beer, Coke and marinara sauce. He tosses pepperoni slices into a lake of red sauce and grated cheese, sorting them out to cover the surface. The neon sign radiating above his head reads: Lazzari’s Pizza. His shift starts at 8 p.m. and ends as the last customer leaves around 3 a.m. “We’ve got a few regulars that come around but I see somebody new every time I

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GRAVEYARD SHIFT

work,” Grant said. “Saturday nights are the most crazy for sure. There’s always a bunch of people around two in the morning.” He took the part-time job when school started, using the money for what he labeled his “social fund.” Taking the toasty bubbling dough out of the oven, Grant

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Dan Grant, a junior marketing major, slides a pizza into the oven at Lazzari’s on Saturday. Grant works the ovens Saturday nights from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. turns his attention to a man wearing a backward White Sox hat. The man’s hands wave back and forth as he asks what kind of pizza Dan is making. “This one’s a pepperoni,” Dan said. “What else are you guys going to make?” the man said. “Or is that it?” Grant is the newest employee at Lazzari’s, having started in August and working two days a week. “I get messed with about being the new guy all the time, but they’re good guys,” he said. “Being new, I do get all the crap jobs. Last week I cleaned up puke in the bathroom and the patio. That happens every now and then.” A tin pot and pizza pan clank together as he scrubs away burnt cheese from the corners and throws them into the metal dish tub. Washing dishes, baking pizza, mopping, sweeping and other odd jobs fill up his seven-hour shift, shuffling from one side of the parlor to the other like a bee buzzing from plant to plant. “There’s always something for me to do around here,” Grant said. “I’ll get a break at some point, but for the most part I’ve always got something to keep me up.” Three men and a woman

stagger through the door chattering and laughing. They sit at the bar between the ovens and the cash register, popping the tops off their Bud Lights. Junior accounting major Ryan Corcoran works alongside Dan, helping with odd jobs three days a week. “Last week a guy came in pretty intoxicated and he kept yelling that he wanted parmesan,” Corcoran said. “He grabbed a bottle, took the lid off and started throwing it all over the place. After he emptied the bottle he took off out the door.” Dan’s hands, covered in flour and dough, stain his red apron each time he dusts them off. The sand colored powder coats the counter top as he takes out pepperonis for his next pizza. “There’s one thing that I can always count on,” Grant said. “Do you know the guy who plays the washboard up and down O Street? The night’s going to be filled with a bunch of drunk people acting dumb, but at the end of the night I know I’m going to see him.” Grant reaches into the glowing orange oven, turning a pizza to check for the golden brown crust that signals it has cooked long enough. He says this one’s not ready. “It’s really nice to see the

guy at the end of a long night,” he said. “He walks up to the counter and smiles at me. I just smile back and give him a few slices of whatever we have left over. I’ve never actually talked to him. I know what he wants and he knows that if he comes in he’ll get something to eat.” The chrome bar stools screech as the group starts to stand up and put on their jackets. The tallest man snatches up his beer with his slender hand and shakes it in front of the woman’s face. “Chug it,” he says. “You chug it,” she replies. He tilts his head back, winking as he gulps down the frothy warm Bud Light, letting out a gasp and a grunt as he slams the bottle down on the counter. “They’ll probably be here for awhile,” Grant says. He slides his feet across the carpet, wiping off the sticky goop on the side of his shoe. He puts his headphones on over his tomato red hat, bobbing his head back and forth as he sweeps the tiled floor. He glances up at the Budweiser clock that reads 12:45 a.m. He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath of the garlic and flour-scented air. codyelmore@ dailynebraskan.com

such as the campus recreational center, the students unions and the health center – money currently labeled as programming fees. “When students finally understand what they’re paying for, they’ll feel like they’re getting the most ‘bang for their buck,’” Johnson said. Lane Carr, president of ASUN, is also trying to get students more informed about student fees. Carr pointed out that ASUN has already created a website that outlines where money paid to programming fees goes. This website — http://asun.unl. edu/cfa-upff-breakdown — is similar to the breakdown that the CFA is trying to post on MyRed. Carr said the fees

listed on this site are those that students vote on at the end of the year and can affect them directly. “It keeps fee users accountable,” Carr said. In addition, Carr said both students and ASUN have to assume responsibility for any confusion about what students are paying for on their bills. “We at ASUN can take a little bit of blame,” he said. “Our job is to educate on fees.” However, he added, “It’s also up to fee users to be aware.” Carr says he is encouraging CFA to continue working on ways to educate students on what they are paying for so students can understand not

When students finally understand what they’re paying for, they’ll feel like they’re getting the most ‘bang for their buck. Lane Carr ASUN

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just programming fees, but also “special fees” and “academic fees” as well. “I’m interested in getting a lot more transparency,” Carr said.

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ALLOCATION OF STUDENT FEES FOR 2011-2012 According to the 2011-2012 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Fact Book, the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska, Daily Nebraskan, DailyER Nebraskan, Lied Center Discounts and the University Program Council are all classified as “student organizations” that benefit from student fees while the others are considered “institutional obligations and student services agencies.” It also says that while the average student pays $140.91 for the University Health Center’s general operations, that same student pays $0.15 to keep the DailyER Nebraskan running. Here’s a breakdown of how programming fees are distributed: University Health Center General Operations

29.2%

Campus Recreation Programs Programs/General Operations Nebraska Unions General Operations

25.0% 17.9%

Facilities Fees

15.2%

Campus Recreations Programs Repair/Improve Facilities

4.1%

ASUN (Student Government)

2.4%

Transit Services

1.9%

University Health Center Counsel/Psych Services

1.2%

Nebraska Unions Newspaper Program

0.9%

University Program Council

0.9%

Lied Center Discounts

0.6%

Daily Nebraskan

0.5%

DailyER Nebraskan less than 0.1% Contingency Fund less than 0.1% 0

SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

Community desk Grad Student Ethics Forum: Starting Out Grad School Right (And Helping Others Do So Too!) when: Monday, Sept. 26, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. where: Nebraska Union what: Discussion on ethical issues concerning graduate students. contact: Steven Swartzer at 402-472-2104 or swartzer@ unlserve.unl.edu

Graduate/ Professional School Programs – Deciding to Attend when: Monday, Sept. 26, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. where: Nebraska Union what: Program to help students decide whether to attend graduate school. Other sessions include: *Tuesday, Sept. 27 – The Application Process *Wednesday, Sept. 28 – Financial Aid and Funding *Thursday, Sept. 29 – Academic Resumes and Personal Statements All sessions take place in the Nebraska Union at 4 p.m. contact: Becky Faber at 402472-3145

King James Bible panel discussion when: Monday, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. where: Nebraska Union, Heritage Room what: Roundtable discussion hosted by the UNL medieval and renaissance studies program to discussion the history of English translations of the Bible. Reception will follow discussion. cost: Free and open to the public contact: Julia Schleck at 402-472-1844 or jschleck2@ unl.edu “Jamestowne: The Buried Truth” lecture when: Monday, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m. where: Richards Hall, room 15 what: Lecture by William Kelso about his discovery of Jamestown. contact: Michael Hoff 402472-5342 or mhoff1@unl.edu Tuesday Talk: Planning and designing the Exhibition Yvonne wells: Quilted Messages when: Tuesday, Sept. 27, noon

where:

International Quilt Study Center and Museum what: Lecture by Yvonne Wells. contact: Maureen Ose at 402-472-7232 or mose2@ unl.edu Email Best Practices – Preparing for Migration when: Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. where: Nebraska Union what: Workshop to help faculty and staff streamline their email accounts to prepare for UNL’s new email system. Other sessions take place on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at noon in the Nebraska Union and Thursday, Sept. 29 at noon in the East Campus Union. Recognized Student Organization Fair when: Tuesday, Sept. 27, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. where: Nebraska Union what: Fair for RSOs to recruit new members while highlighting club activities. 501 Phone Shop grand opening when: Wednesday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. where: 501 Building what: Opening of the 501

building phone shop. Special offers on phones and chargers. Free refreshments.

contact: Ken Dewey at 402472-2908 or kdewey1@unl. edu

Second-Annual East Campus Ag Olympics when: Thursday, Sept. 29, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. where: East Campus Union what: Ag Olympics. Students join the Olympiad in teams of four. For more information, visit http://involved.unl.edu.

Faculty artist – william McMullen when: Thursday, Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m. where: Kimball Recital Hall what: Oboe recital by William McMullen. cost: Free and open to the public contact: Mike Edholm at 402472-6865 or medholm2@unl. edu

“Now that we’re safe, what should we fear?” lecture when: Thursday, Sept. 29, 5:30 p.m. where: Nebraska Union, Auditorium what: Lecture by Newsweek Paris Bureau Chief Christopher Dickey. cost: Free contact: Chris Eskridge at 402-472-6755 or ceskridge2@unl.edu Fall Outreach seminar: wildlife Encounters when: Thursday, Sept. 29, 7 p.m. where: Hardin Hall, Room 107 what: Showcase of live animals with information about their natural behaviors and conservation. cost: Free

Second-Annual Kappa Delta Quesadillas when: Thursday, Sept. 29, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. where: Kappa Delta House located near 17th and R streets what: Fundraiser to benefit CEDARS and Prevent Child Abuse America. cost: $5 Intercollegiate Athletics: The Subject of Economics seminar when: Friday, Sept. 30, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. where: Wick Alumni Center, Great Hall what: Lecture by John Siegfried from Vanderbilt University.

cost: Free contact: Barb

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“Run for the Health of It” 5K walk/run when: Sunday, Oct. 2, 9 a.m. where: East Campus what: Walk/run to promote healthy habits and raise awareness about eating disorders. Registration for the 5k remains open through Oct. 2. contact: kmiller4@unl.edu Faculty artist – Jeffrey McCray when: Sunday, Oct. 2, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. where: Kimball Recital Hall what: Bassoon recital by Jeffrey McCray. cost: Free contact: Mike Edholm at 402472-6865 or medholm2@unl.edu — Compiled by Kim Buckley Community@ dailynebraskan.com Community Desk runs in the paper every Monday and is updated daily on the DAily Nebraskan website. Submit an event to Community Desk by emailing the date, time, location, cost, contact information and general information about the event to community@ dailynebraskan.com

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State Department to hold pipeline hearings Department of State receives The DOS begins scoping meetings Draft EIS is released, TransCanada agrees to 57 TransCanada’s application with communities and Indian tribes followed by a public ‘project-specific special for the project permit. along the pipeline’s proposed route. comment period conditions’ for construction

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The State Department is holding hearings on TransCanada’s controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline project at Lincoln’s Pershing Center this Tuesday and in Atkinson, Neb., this Thursday. Members of the public are invited to give three-minute testimonies. The hearings in Lincoln, which will run from noon to 8 p.m. with a half-hour break at 3:30 p.m., are among hearings in the six states along the pipeline’s planned route. They are just the latest step of an approval process that began in 2008. In Nebraska, that process has become increasingly contentious because of the pipeline’s route across the state’s delicate Sand Hills, which stretch over part of the Ogallala Aquifer, an underground conduit of fresh water that provides irrigation and public water for the Great Plains from North Dakota to Texas. “It’s ground zero for all the state hearings,” said Tyson Johnson, an intern with Bold Nebraska, a political organization that has aligned itself against the current project, and a senior political science and economics major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. “There has been a lot of interest,” he said, adding that

Bloomberg News, CNN and MSNBC had either voiced interest or confirmed attendance. TransCanada has said the pipeline will support the country’s energy independence and create jobs. Environmental groups and political organizations like Bold Nebraska say the supply of oil isn’t worth the possible damage to the Sand Hills or the aquifer, one of the largest in the world, if the pipe leaks. The hearings are the second step in a two-part approval process. The State Department has already released its Environmental Impact Statement, which attempts to gauge any harmful effects of a project and possible safeguards against them. The report, which is available at www.keystonepipeline-xl. state.gov , concluded that the project would cause few adverse effects and that there were no better routes. The department’s impact statement came under swift and intense criticism as pipeline opponents have scrutinized the relationship between TransCanada and the State Department. For example, a prominent TransCanada lobbyist worked in Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential election. John Stansbury, a UNL professor of water resource engineering, released an analysis of TransCanada’s own safety

assessments last summer that called the company’s data and conclusions “inadequate” and said it ignored much of the danger of oil spills and leaks in the information it presented to the State Department for review. TransCanada officials dismissed the report, saying appropriate caution had been taken in its planning; the portion of the State Department’s statement that responded to Stansbury’s criticism was authored by three employees of TransCanada. Phone calls to Stansbury were not returned by press time, but he published an editorial in Sunday’s Lincoln Journal Star that said, “The Department of State has simply chosen to allow TransCanada and its consultants to publish their own studies and assertions in the environmental impact statement ... What is surprising and frankly very disturbing is that the Department of State would not require an independent assessment of the risks.” The company has repeatedly said criticisms and questions have been addressed in its plans, and both the State Department and TransCanada have denied any inappropriate bias in the department’s report. The goal of the hearings and several other reviews by the department is to help determine if the pipeline is in the nation’s best interest, the

letters UPC explains Mac Miller ticket shortage

Dear students of UNL, This week has been crazy for both members of the University Program Council (UPC) and all the Mac Miller fans on campus. We were overwhelmed with the response we received for this event and very pleasantly so. As an organization run by students and funded by student fees, we strive to make every event as meaningful and exciting as this concert. Sometimes we do better than others, but it is always the goal of UPC to meet the wants and needs of the UNL student body. Even in the positive light of the excitement surrounding the Mac Miller Blue Slide Park Tour concert, we were sad because we knew the limited number of tickets would disappoint a great number of UNL students. Lots of feedback and criticism about the choice of venue has been coming in since the summer. We thought UNL students deserved to know why and how a decision like this gets made, and not just in this case, but for all our events. The UPC Event Selection process is a very intense preparation for events that will be held the following semester. All of the UPC members research events throughout the beginning of each semester and present them to each other at a long meeting, usually held on a Sunday afternoon. Once we decide which events we believe are best for our campus, it becomes a matter of performer/speaker fees, expenses of putting on the event, location (and costs associated with the location) and expected attendance. For the Mac Miller concert, we needed to figure out a venue that could house the most UNL students and not have a surplus of unused tickets. The venue had to also be cost-efficient so we could fulfill one of UPC’s main goals – keeping ticket costs low for UNL students. The positive response we have received for the Mac

Miller concert is exactly what we wanted, and we regret seeing so many UNL students unhappy. However, this could be a good turning point for UPC on campus. Please continue to send us your ideas and give us feedback. If we keep hearing from students past the Mac Miller show, it would be possible for much better representation of the students to be met. We can then avoid excluding any UNL students who want to attend our events, but most importantly we will continue to bring performers and speakers you want to see. Please accept our apology

for the unfortunate circumstances and do not turn your back on UPC. Instead, please continue this dialogue so we can help to serve you better. Remember, we are funded with YOUR student fees and it is in your best interest to voice your opinion! Please check out the events we have scheduled for the remainder of the semester, by following us on Twitter at “UPCNebraska” and LIKE us on Facebook at “UPC Nebraska.” Please continue to let us know how we can serve you better! Sincerely,

second half of the approval process, with Clinton making the final call on the department’s stand. Shawn Howard, a spokesman for TransCanada, said comments from the company’s representatives Tuesday would focus on exactly why they believe the pipeline is in the nation’s best interests, though he declined to give specifics before the hearing. Speakers from the American Petroleum Institute and experts on the aquifer will speak in support of TransCanada, he said. TransCanada has previously said the project will create 20,000 jobs, a number that is disputed by environmental groups but that the company said was developed by a third party, according to the Lincoln Journal Star. The pipeline is expected to cost $7 billion and, when combined with current pipeline infrastructure, would carry more than 800,000 barrels of oil a day along its route from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. As for those who oppose the pipeline, at least along its present route, Jane Kleeb, director of Bold Nebraska, said, “We are holding kind of a minirally starting at 11 o’clock.” On the organization’s website, those who wish to speak are encouraged to arrive at

that time to sign up to give testimony. “Right now, our focus is people who come up to us, especially landowners,” Johnson said, because their feelings and stories will resonate more strongly. For those who don’t come to the hearings but still want to share their thoughts, Bold Nebraska is collecting testimony to give to the department, which will also take testimony directly online. Kleeb recently told reporters that 54 percent of Nebraskans want the pipeline to be rerouted away from the Sand Hills region, and while the State Department’s Environmental Impact Statement says that states have the authority to choose the conditions of a pipeline’s construction within their borders. Gov. Dave Heineman has said he supports changing the route and has called on Clinton and President Barack Obama to either demand a change or deny approval. But Heineman also expressed doubt that TransCanada would be willing. He said he was against a recently proposed special session of the state legislature to deal with the issue because there was no bill yet written for the session, which would cost about $10,000 per day, according to

if you go what: State Department representatives will be ready to take public testimony on the Keystone XL Pipeline to help them determine if the project will be in the national interest. where: Lincoln Pershing Center in downtown Lincoln, at 226 Centennial Mall South (between UNL’s City Campus and the Capitol) when: 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., with a half-hour break at 3:30 p.m. The public can’t sign up for a time to speak before showing up, so arriving early is recommended for those who want to give their testimony.

the Omaha World-Herald. “Nebraskans’ opinions are not being respected,” Kleeb said. “And our experts are not being listened to.” The State Department is expected to make its decision on whether to approve the project in December. Until then, Johnson said, the debate will continue. “The fight isn’t done after the State Department hearings,” he said. “You could argue it’s just beginning.”

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Earlier this month, Chancellor Harvey Perlman outlined some pretty ambitious goals for our university. These include: a 160-professor raise in tenuretrack faculty, doubling research expenditures to $300 million and increasing the number of students at the university, according to a Sept. 2 Daily Nebraskan article. These are important goals, but they come with a hefty price tag. We agree the University of NebraskaLincoln needs to be more competitive in the Big Ten in order to stand out. We agree that these things should be accomplished and need to be done with haste. We want the best for our university and all its faculty and staff. So why is it that our administration gave Perlman, President James B. Milliken, University of Nebraska at Omaha Chancellor John Christensen and University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor Doug Kristensen pay raises? None of these guys are making less than $220,000 a year, so they aren’t living on Ramen noodles and spaghetti as many college students are. Surely the administration can handle a year or two without a pay raise, right? It’s not as though any of them will end up homeless. We do not support this pay raise. It is a poor decision to give a pay raise when attempting to pay for new facilities and creating new tenure tracks. Such actions show the administration supports only itself rather than the students. Students are the lifeblood of a university. Surely you could put our needs ahead of a fatter wallet. We want the administration to reconsider this pay raise. Put the money where it can be used more effectively.

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o you ever wonder why Kim Kardashian is famous? Or why we care who Paris Hilton’s best friend is? This is something I think about when I browse celebrity gossip on the Internet or catch a glimpse of the many shows chronicling the exploits of the Kardashian family. While I enjoy reading celebrity news (no shame), I get frustrated when I see news about Jessica Simpson making almost $1 billion from her clothing company or Jennifer Lopez doing yet another new fragrance – basically, an endless line of celebrities collecting business ventures that have nothing to do with the attributes for which they are actually famous. I don’t have a real problem with celebrities trying to branch out, and in fact, the trend isn’t new at all. In the early 20th century studio system, if you were someone who could act, sing and dance, your movie career was made. Musicians haven’t been strangers to promotion through movie vehicles either, like Elvis, who made a stream of musicals, and The Beatles with films like “A Hard Day’s Night” and “Help!” Actors turning into directors and/or producers also has fostered creativity since the beginning of the film industry. What I do have a problem with, however, is that stars have been venturing into different fields, not because they want to, or because they are multi-talented, but because they want to make more money. Take again, for instance, the career of J. Lo. Although she made her debut as a dancer on “In Living Color” and then as an actress, her presence suddenly exploded as she added singer, producer, clothing and perfume designer, restaurant owner and television personality to her list of accomplishments. This wouldn’t be so bad if anyone really cared about most of the items on that list. Admittedly, she has moderate

Erica Bartz talent as an actress (although “Gigli” might be evidence against that) and a dancer, and debatable credit as a singer. But there’s a distinct feeling that the rest of her ventures are just tacked on to continue to sell herself. Many people since then (and even before) have taken the same path – Gwen Stefani, Tyra Banks, Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, and especially the famous-for-being-famous celebrities like Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian. What most disturbs me about those celebrities is that many of them write autobiographies or novels, like Nicole Richie, Nicole Polizzi (Snooki), Kendra Wilkinson, Kristin Cavallari – often with the help of a ghost writer. Additionally, child stars have been roped into the same career path. Companies like Disney groom kids to dip into several different pots at a time until they’re too old to fit their image. Lindsay Lohan and Hilary Duff are perfect examples of Disney stars who ventured into singing, merchandising, clothing, perfume and who knows what else. Justin Bieber, though not part of Disney, has already started to go the same direction. So why do these celebrities delve into several different ventures, besides to make money? Most of them have to be aware they’re heading into spheres they have no business being involved in, and they’re often criticized for it. While the general public isn’t always aware of why these celebrities act the way they

do, it’s still obvious when they’re just selling themselves. It’s partly because these celebrities need ways to stay relevant and to meet the demands of their fan bases. As we’re becoming more obsessed with consumerism and the need for information, we’re asking to see more of our favorite people in movies, TV, books, the Internet, photo shoots, awards shows, clothing – anything you can name. If they don’t try to branch out, then they won’t get as much attention in the media, and if they aren’t in the media as much, they’re going to be drowned out by everyone else. Celebrities could choose to not constantly sell themselves, and they might still be successful. In this harsh media industry, though, where stars can lose favor in an instant (almost literally, thanks to the Internet), it’s got to be difficult for celebrities not to buy in. As I said, branching out is not all bad – Justin Timberlake, for example, has fully enhanced his career rather than cheapened it with his plunge into acting and frequent collaborations with “Saturday Night Live,” showcasing a surprising aptitude for comedy. Drew Barrymore uses her production company to make and direct the kinds of films she wants. Maybe the general public doesn’t care about this. Perhaps everyone just likes to collect celebrities. But some people don’t see the value in having a few passions to concentrate on, and focusing on what they’re truly good at. If we stopped demanding to have more and more, then maybe we would start to see higher quality clothes, TV shows, movies, music and whatever else we continue to criticize.

erica bartz is a senior film studies major. reach her at ericabartz@ dailynebraskan.com.

Great success depends on everyday choices

f you’ve ever tried to do anything awesome, you know it can be crippling to think about other people who have already done awesome things. This has been on my mind as I’m presently attempting to write the manuscript of a first novel. I’ve been an English major with a creative writing emphasis since my sophomore year, and this is my fourth and final year as a University of Nebraska-Lincoln undergraduate. All this is to emphasize that nearly everything I’ve learned these last few years has led up to this moment, this big project. We English majors might call it the apotheosis of my education. Anyone else would just say it’s a pretty big deal. The downside of all this preparatory legwork and buildup is that I’ve unconsciously set up unrealistic, difficult expectations for myself. I’ve built up the prospective novel in my mind. I’m not just hoping that it’s the best thing ever written; it has to be or else my life might be ruined. But the biggest thing I’ve done to screw up my own ability to write my novel is to read a lot of really great contemporary novelists and then compare myself to them. For example, Jonathan Safran Foer wrote pretty much the entirety

of his first novel, “Everything is Illuminated” at the age of 22, during his senior year of college. This novel arrived to great critical and popular acclaim, earning him a sixfigure advance and a movie deal. David Foster Wallace’s 1996 novel “Infinite Jest” is a dizzying 1,000+ page tome, written in about three years, and instantly propelled Wallace to dazzling amounts of literary fame and insane amounts of critical praise. Wallace’s novel changed the way I thought about what words on a page could do – and how to view the world we live in. It’s equal parts hilarious, sad and brilliant. Reading these novelists has distorted my own conception of writing. I’ve recognized the greatness of these contemporary authors’ works – their immense power and beauty. So naturally, I’m frustrated when my words don’t stick to the paper quite how I’d like them to. I get discouraged when my novel isn’t born immaculate from my pen, perfectly structured, brilliant, unerring. Why can’t I be a Wallace or a Foer? Another example of this phenomenon. Say that you’re an aspiring indie musician. You love Andrew Bird and Sufjan Stevens – they’re your musical idols. Andrew Bird: He’s an undeniably prodigious violin player, while

marc koenig seamlessly integrating singing, electric guitar, glockenspiel and his trademark whistle. He seems born to perform. His art appears effortless, his success a foregone conclusion. Sufjan Stevens: In 2005, he released his magnum opus, “Illinois.” Overnight, he became the musical darling of hipsters everywhere for his lush, Broadway-esque arrangements, folksy banjo/guitar combo and mind-numbingly great lyrics. His records are ambitious and grandiose in scope: at one point, he aspired to create an album for each of the USA’s 50 states. All of these artists’ achievements are incredibly hard to contextualize in retrospect. What’s seen as sudden, glamorous success often comes only after years of labor: countless hours spent churning out imperfect craft. The public usually isn’t privy to this part of the creative process.

Foer wrote “Everything is Illuminated” in college, at 22, but worked as a secretary and ghostwriter for the three years after that, his book rejected numerous times, manuscript lingering in his desk, halfforgotten. There were nine years between Wallace’s first novel and “Infinite Jest”, during which he suffered from severe bouts of depression, self-doubt about his writing and had to be checked into a halfway house and put on suicide watch. Andrew Bird played coffeeshops, jazz lounges and dive-bar gigs for nearly a decade before he achieved mainstream success. He’d been playing violin since he was a child, competitively since age 16. Overnight success arrived in his early 30s. Sufjan Stevens’ “Illinois” was released when he was 30, after years of instrument learning, inconspicuous smaller works and abandoning his attempts at writing fiction. The dangerous perspective, which is so easy to fall victim to, is to look at these artists purely in terms of their successes: that sexy moment of achievement where everything came together. It’s harder to view their careers in terms of long years of rigorous, skill-honing development and rejection. I assume this functions at a

similar level for physicists, journalists, mathematicians, church planters and fashion designers. Basically, it applies to anyone who has the ambition to start a project that requires perseverance, growth and competition. This week, my thesis adviser reminded me of this quote by E.L. Doctorow: “Writing is like driving at night in a fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” Replace “writing” with your own pursuit. Or even say “life,” if you’re feeling big picture. We’re defined by the big things we accomplish. However, those big things are created from the little choices we make every day: writing a few imperfect pages, waking up to run a mile or practicing your piano scales again and again. The key is to keep looking forward, cutting through the fog, all the while believing you’ll make it to the end of the trip. This requires focus, being OK with imperfection and a hell lot of maturity. I know I’m not there yet, but here’s to the journey.

MARC KOENIG IS A SENIOR ENGLISH MAJOR, AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDS ALL THE AUTHORS/MUSICIANS IN THE ABOVE COLUMN. REACH HIM AT Marckoenig@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM.

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Art literature monday, september 26, 2011

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Fresh Ink Kelsey Lee daily nebraskan

For college students there is no avoiding the written tools necessary for academic success. There are the biology textbooks, the novels scribed by classic authors and piles of handwritten notes. Such tools feed our young minds with knowledge and that source of knowledge is often intangible. Laurus, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s undergraduate literary magazine, bridges that gap, allowing students and members of the local community to publish and read the creative works of their peers. First launched in 1983, Laurus, which is sponsored through the UNL English department, continues to be published each spring, featuring fiction, poetry, non-fiction and visual artwork. Copies are sold in the Nebraska Bookstore

and at local bookstores, such as A Novel Idea in downtown Lincoln. The Laurus’ student editorial board has recently welcomed some new students who are looking forward to reading other students’ work, while gaining valuable editing experience. “I would like to be an editor at a publishing company someday,” said Sarah Munson, a junior English major who is now on Laurus’ editorial board. “I knew I had to start getting some experience and I was hoping that Laurus would provide that opportunity.” Faculty sponsor Mike Page agrees that Laurus is a wonderful chance for eager students to cut their teeth on the editing, while also allowing writers and visual artists to get their feet wet. “It’s having that first step, and having others read and evaluate you work, it’s good practice,” Page said. Junior English and classical languages major, Tim Lundy, will also be joining

the editorial board. “It’s great for students to see other’s hard work and to have them get recognized in some way,” Lundy said. Laurus fosters a kind of common ground between the reader and writer, as they are both studying at the same school and are most likely having similar experiences. “I just think it’s good to see what people want to write about,” said Joe Kozal, junior English major and new member of the editorial board. “You get to see what’s on people’s minds. A lot of writing lets you see how people view the world and you get a better picture of what’s going on in the minds of these writers.” The new members of the editorial board are looking forward to that aspect of being involved with Laurus. Because the literary magazine features a variety of creative materials, the com-

position of the magazine can be unexpected, depending on what students choose to submit. “I just want to be surprised,” Munson said. “If creativity and originality is shown, there is certainly a place for that in the magazine.” Submissions are being accepted online from now until January. Copies of the 2011 Laurus are still available via Page in the English department for $8. KelseyLee@ dailynebraskan

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Chadron High School senior Kurtis McMann creates a paper boot during an Art in Society workshop.

Sheldon program promotes student art appreciation Maricia Guzman daily nebraskan

For most people, the drive from McCook, Neb., to Kearney, Neb., is long and dull. For Deb Goodenberger, an artist and 1st through 8th grade teacher from McCook, the drive is an incredible muse. Driving to a Nebraska Art Teachers Association conference in Kearney from her family farm in McCook, Goodenberger had to force herself from turning off the main highway and onto back roads, where she finds a great deal of her artistic inspiration. “I’m actually presenting at the conference, so I couldn’t let myself turn off because I’m afraid I would have been late,” Goodenberger said. “Fall is my favorite time of year and I usually find a lot of inspiration in the Nebraska landscape.” Her openness to finding artistic stimulus in uncommon locations and her passion for art are some things that Goodenberger wants to pass on to her students. Art

in Society (AiS), a program founded by the Sheldon Museum of Art, is helping her to pass on the love of art to her students, one brush stroke at a time. AiS is a program funded by the Sheldon that helps middle and high school students learn how to read, interpret and converse about art. Now in its second year, AiS, the “brainchild” of the director of the Sheldon Art Museum, Jorge Veneciano, combines the talents of local artists with the classroom skills of a teacher. In Lincoln, the Sheldon exhibits are incorporated into the students’ lessons. In the eight participating communities that are too far away to visit the museum, students stopover at one of the Sheldon Statewide traveling exhibits in their local art museum or in a similar art facility. The AiS program is held in four different sessions, the first of which usually includes the students going to view an art exhibit. After the students return to the classroom, they discuss how to

interpret the art and how to apply this brand of analysis to other subjects they are learning about, such as English and history. “One of the best parts of learning how to read art for students is realizing that they already have the tools to interpret and read art from their experiences and own imaginations,” said Gregory Nosan, Sheldon curator of education and publications. Later in the process, students create their own artistic pieces and in the final session they share their creations with the class. Using the interpretation and critical skills they’ve been practicing, they then analyze and “read” each other’s art pieces. “The program really allows the students to come full circle with what they learn,” Nosan said. “For student-artists the final phase of the program process is learning how to let go and let others make their own interpretations. The last step is most eyeopening and challenging.”

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Seminars instill art of web writing Staff Report Daily Nebraskan

In this age of rapidly changing media, University Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is here to help. UNL is hosting a series of conferences aimed to highlight the importance of online content throughout this academic year. The Content Convergence Conferences, sponsored by University Communications, provide tools for writing and delivering content online. Each of the six sessions targets specific skills: everything from taking advantage of search engines to integrating video. The second session, “Writing the Right Way for the Web,” will be held this Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Nebraska Union. The University of

Nebraska-Lincoln recently unveiled a new scheme, called the Content Management System, to make editing online information more accessible to staff members. With the new program, such staff members no longer have to be code experts. University Communications saw this as the perfect time to help navigate the unfamiliar frontier of online content. “If more communicators are going to be able to put content online using CMS, we want them to be able to know the right way to write and be able to use photos,” said Andy Schadwinkel, the UNL Marketing Director in the Office of Communications, who scheduled the Content Convergence Conferences. “We just saw this as an opportunity, with CMS rolling out, to enhance content online university-wide.” Schadwinkel will also help

IF YOU GO Content Convergence Conference when: Wednesday, 1 p.m. where: Nebraska Union how much: Free present Wednesday’s conference, “Writing the Right Way for the Web.” The first conference, which was held in early August, featured the popular speaker, Bob Johnson, who discussed the importance of making online writing easy to find, stylistically and by optimizing search engines. Wednesday’s conference will be a follow-up to Johnson’s lecture, as well as

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Child narrator exudes immaturity in place of elegance

Chance SolemPfeifer Do I remember where it first happened? Like it was yesterday. I was on the floor of my parents’ bedroom listening to a Winnie the Pooh audiobook, likely perplexed (as I still am today) by how Owl could be such a pompous, feathery windbag. That’s when I was first approached by the concept of a literary narrator. These were the good years. Kurt Cobain was still alive. Krist Novoselic was still cool. All cultural dating could be done via Nirvana. Yeah, so there I was on the floor kicking my pintsized feet in anticipation of Pooh’s gurgling tones, when a baritone man, who must have possessed the voice of God, ordered me to turn to page three and commence my sojourn into the Hundred Acre Wood. Sure, strange man. I’ll go into the woods. And that was it for me. Kenny Loggins sang that song about Pooh and me and that was all she wrote. Years on from that day I’ve acknowledged hundreds of narrators in books, film and theater. The best? Alec Baldwin in “The Royal Tenenbaums.” Seconds after saying this, Chance realized it was true. The worst? Probably the narrator in “Cry, the Beloved Country.” Screw that book. And screw Alan Patton. He can turn right back

around and hit the door with the Msimangu he rode in on. Literarily speaking though, my favorite narrative guides have consistently been child narrators. Often they’re free of presumption and pretension and their inherent lack of reliability is something we can all relate to, by virtue of the fact that we all were once simply babes. Last year I lavished praise upon Emma Donoghue for her breathtaking command of the child narrator in the critically acclaimed novel, “Room.” It was the most effective use I’ve seen of a child narrator as a narrative tool – allowing the story to unfold before the reader’s gaze in a pacing that an adult narrator would have spoiled instantly. In my mind, this technique suggested a mastery of the novelist’s craft (to the extent which that is even a thing and not just something that silly people like me say when other superlatives have been exhausted). I don’t claim this in jest. Donoghue clearly possessed a vision for “Room” – a vision for how her narrative would meet any reader and the balance she struck between expression and narrative generalship was astounding. But we must be wary. Every time I’m privy to a child narrator, I must question it. Why? What purpose does it serve? Does it provide some crucial flourish to the manner in which the curtain of the plot is gradually whisked back? The answer, of course, is not always “yes.” Such was the case with Justin Torres’ “We the Animals,” his debut novel about three brothers coming of age in upstate New York. I wouldn’t dare accuse the piece of being

fruitless. The tale of the boys and their parents is incidentally compelling, especially in moments of precise tension between the mother, the father and their sons. Such instances left me wondering with substantial angst what warmth and benevolence the future could possibly hold for Manny, Joel and our narrator, growing up in an environment of unwavering hyper-masculinity. But at the end of the day, the prose (sparse and uncomplicated by virtue of the narrator) seemed to exude simplicity for its own sake. If that’s the style Torres digs, then perhaps that’s why he utilized the voice he did, but in that formal respect there was little separation between this text and fiction aimed at much younger readers. Minimalism is a wonderful concept; not everything has to be Chopin or Ayn Rand. Art patrons often appreciate seeing how much an artist can accomplish with very little. But, forewarning, falling short of that high ground can come off as immature. And unfortunately that’s where “We the Animals” lands: in a place where realism prevails, but artful minimalism is still a ways up the mountain. Not everyone gets there and, hell, not everyone must aim for my arbitrary, categorical distinctions. But I’m speaking genuinely when I say that doing more with less and more with more are impressive feats in their own rights. Doing less with less is simply logical. Doing less with more is a failure. Torres does well to avoid that last category. Chance Solem-Pfeifer can’t seem to find his way back to the wood. Reach him at Chancesolem-pfeifer@ dailynebraskan.com

SHELDON: from 5 Sarah Feit, assistant curator of education at the sheldon, works primarily with the trans-Nebraska component of AiS. “Our objective is to bring the Sheldon’s permanent collection to kids throughout the state who would not get to see it normally,” Feit said. “AiS is a major education outreach program from the Sheldon.” This year’s traveling collection is called “Commemorations.” While all the communities have local artists team up with teachers, Goodenberger is the only AiS participant who takes on both roles of teacher and artist. It’s an interaction that, as an artist, she deeply enjoys and has brought in her work for her students to see and hopefully learn from. “When I’m acting as an artist, I get to share more about my personal life and art,” Goodenberger said. Many of Goodenberger’s students have little to no experience with museum

art. She feels that AiS allows students to become exposed to art and realize that it may interest them. Goodenberger classifies herself as an impressionist artist (someone who paints scenes with light) and she’s done a lot of work with pastel and landscape pieces. One of the most challenging aspects of teaching art in schools, in Goodenberger’s opinion, is finding the time to fit things like art in, although ultimately it’s a necessary discipline. “AiS helps students to be more critical thinkers, which is what we need for the future and in that sense the Sheldon is right on,” she said. For Goodenberger, one of the most satisfying aspects of AiS is being able to share how she feels about art and why she loves it. “It is rewarding for me to get my students to realize that they can even be artists in rural Nebraska and they don’t have to go to the city to find inspiration,” she said.

Our objective is to bring the Sheldon’s permanent collection to kids throughout the state...” Sarah feit

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Sheldon curators Feit and Nosan, feel that overall AiS has been very successful and that the program will continue to grow and change. It’s their hope that AiS will one day be able to reach more students and that the Sheldon will continue to facilitate educational outreach in Nebraska communities. “The larger payoff is beyond making students confident in their gallery-viewing skills,” Nosan said. “AiS is helping to make them better and smarter decisions, while helping them to look more closely at the world we live in.” MariciaGuzman@ dailynebraskan.com

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Movie nights aim to quell Russian cultural assumptions Megan Peda Daily Nebraskan

“The Hunt for Red October,” “Red Dawn,” “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming!” These are the movies that come to mind when Russian films are mentioned. Americans often recall Russian characters from these movies in very simple terms: the “bad guys.” Throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, the Soviets were villains in many action movies. So, if the Russians were the enemies in Western culture, how did those citizens of Russia view the outside world in their film and media? The answer to this question is a surprising one, which is what the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Russian club is hoping to demonstrate by hosting a weekly movie night this semester. Though some may find it hard to look past the political differences, the club members hope that watching these movies will put distance between the stereotypes produced by western ideals and the reality of the Russian culture. Alec Jones, a sophomore Russian major and president of the Russian club, argues that the primary goal of the movie night is to allow students to “see a different point of view, not just Western culture, but to explore different cultures through the movies.” “Not all the movies that will be shown are

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political,” he said. “Some just deal with everyday life.” The Russian club hopes to spotlight both older and newer movies, so the focal point of the screenings isn’t Soviet propaganda. However, Jones said that watching past propaganda gives viewers a basis for understanding the political unrest of Russia today. Mila Saskova-Pierce, the faculty adviser of the Russian club, added that the chief goal of the screenings is to inform viewers on the various complexities of Russian culture. “Perhaps the official ideology was unilateral, but the people were much more complex,” she said. “The ideology tried to show a much simpler look by overlooking that.” When Jones started watching the movies, he was surprised by how nationally introspective the Russian films were. Movies often focused on the conflict between people inside of the country. In the Soviet era, this meant a great deal of propaganda, founding a polarity between supporting

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the communist government and wanting to see it destroyed. Though the movies are in Russian, the members insist the visitors don’t need to be able to speak the language to enjoy them. These free screenings will feature English subtitles. This Tuesday the club is showing “Kray” (“The Edge” in English). This movie is about a group of Russian and German soldiers just after the end of World War II. It follows Ignat, a Soviet hero, and his fellow soldiers as they travel across Siberia. It shares the changes and obsessions the soldiers deal with in their quest to leave the frozen tundra. The movie was released in 2010 and will be shown Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the College of Business Administration, Room 206.

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Exhibit celebrates early Native American influences, traditions that will show a welcome by Native American actor Gary Farmer. “The museum has an amazing collection of ethnographic materials that reflect various aspects of plains Indian life,” Alan Osborn, curator for the exhibit, said. “In this gallery we want to use these items to help tell a story about the traditions of the first peoples.” There are many pieces Osborn is excited to share with the public, none of which have been displayed previously. A beaded cradleboard, used by the Crow people to protect and transport their infants, will be on display. Some of the pieces are contemporary, including pow wow regalia made by an elder of the Omaha tribe. A photography exhibit will also be on display in conjunction with the plains exhibit. The exhibit shows portraits of Native American children dressed in traditional regalia, all taken by award-winning photographer Don Doll of Creighton University. The photography exhibit is only available through January, but the plains exhibit will be open for the foreseeable future. On Saturday, Oct. 1 a beadwork and natural

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The long wait is finished. Morrill Hall’s Native American gallery reopens Sept. 30 with a new exhibit, “The First Peoples of the Plains: Traditions Shaped by Land & Sky.” The main goal of the gallery, as it was prior to the recent renovation, is to illustrate both contemporary and traditional Native American life through a number of new exhibits. “The First Peoples of the Great Plains … transformed the natural resources of this diverse region into tools, food, clothing and shelter,” said the museum’s public relations coordinator, Dana Ludvik in a press release. “In turn, their solutions to the challenges of life on these vast grasslands shaped many of the cultural traditions that continue today, including religion, language, marriage and artistic expression.” According to Ludvik, the gallery will contain nine exhibits and three backlit panels illustrating how Native Americans used these natural resources and exploring the enduring traditions of Native American cultures of the Great Plains. In an email, Ludvik said the main gallery will also include a large video monitor

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Husker football | Nebraska 38, Wyoming 14

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Husker defensive back Alfonzo Dennard makes one of his four tackles Saturday night against Wyoming. It was his first action of the season.

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Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead evades a Cowboy tackler during his 45-yard touchdown in the first quarter. The junior added a 16-yard score in the third quarter of NU’s 38-14 win in Laramie, Wyo.

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LARAMIE, Wyo. — War Memorial Stadium in Laramie sits at an elevation of 7,220 feet. Coincidentally, 7,220 is also the number of tackles Rex Burkhead seemed to have broken in Saturday’s 38-14 NU win against Wyoming. The junior I-back had a career day, rushing for 170 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. “He is just a monster,” senior receiver Brandon Kinnie said of Burkhead. “He’s a workhorse. We know we’re going to get that from him every game.” Like Kinnie, head coach Bo Pelini seemed far from surprised by Burkhead’s big day. “Rex has been playing like that all year,” Pelini said. “It doesn’t surprise me. Rex is a heck of a player, and he ran his butt off again tonight.” As quick as teammates and coaches are to praise Burkhead and his performance Saturday, the ever-humble Burkhead is even quicker to deflect it. “Yeah it felt good,”

Burkhead said of the game. “But you have to give all of the credit to the offensive line. They did a tremendous job.” Burkhead went on to credit fullback Tyler Legate and receiver Quincy Enunwa, who were vital in Burkhead’s opening touchdown of the game. Burkhead put up the first points of the game, scoring on a 45-yard touchdown run on a toss play down the far sideline in the first quarter. Despite Burkhead’s big play, the Nebraska offense failed to play early with the cohesiveness they had in the Washington game. With that, the Cowboys dominated the time of possession in the first quarter. It became evident after his first score that the Plano, Texas native was to shoulder the load for the Husker offense. Burkhead had 58 of Nebraska’s 75 total yards in the first quarter. “He’s obviously a nice guy to have when we’re not

playing our best,” offensive coordinator Tim Beck said. The Huskers went up 14-0 on an 8-yard touchdown run on a zone read keeper by Taylor Martinez. The score capped an eight play, 80-yard drive that ran nearly three minutes off the clock. Wyoming answered later in the quarter on a 48-yard touchdown pass from freshman quarterback Brett Smith to senior receiver Mazi Ogbonna. Going into the half with a 14-7 lead, the NU offense looked far from clicking on all cylinders. Burkhead, dubbed the ‘white stallion’ by teammate Brandon Kinnie, had 97 of Nebraska’s 114 first-half rushing yards. Nebraska had only a 35-yard edge over Wyoming in total offense through two quarters. The third quarter was a turning point. “We had some mistakes in the first half but we also executed some plays,” Burkhead said. “We got into a rhythm

running the ball (in the second half).” Burkhead topped the 100yard mark on his first carry of the second half and went on to rush for 73 yards on seven carries in the second half, much of which came from the wildcat formation. The second half was the only instance this season in which the NU offense showed any of the wildcat, which was used at times last season. “It stresses the defense,” offensive coordinator Tim Beck said. “Rex has been good before at doing it, and we just felt like it was time to bring it out.” Beck wasn’t the only one who said he liked it. Burkhead said he enjoyed running plays out of the formation. “It always feels good to act like the quarterback for a few plays,” Burkhead said. “I thought we executed it really well and coach Beck

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LARAMIE, Wyo. — After an entrance somewhat different from its tradition tunnel walk back home in Lincoln, the Nebraska football team ran into the south end zone of War Memorial Stadium. Sitting 25 feet from the back of the end zone, in bleachers erected specially for the game, were almost 3,000 Husker faithful. Alfonzo Dennard, pads and all, walked into the end zone signaling the Husker fans to get louder, a welcome sight for those who had missed the preseason All-American cornerback through the team’s first three games. “The past three games I was out, I felt kinda bad,” Dennard said. “Even though we won the game, I just wanted to contribute with the team and just go out there and have fun with them also, instead of taking mental reps. I just want to be out there on the field with them to enjoy the win.” Dennard played for the first time in 2011, five weeks after suffering a partially torn quadricep in the Huskers’ fall camp. The senior got right to business, recording four tackles in the win that took Nebraska to 4-0. It wasn’t long before he sent a message about his return. In the second quarter, Wyoming’s Brett Smith lobbed a pass to the left sideline, trying to connect with his receiver, Mazi Ogbonna. The pass went too high, but the Pokes receiver jumped for it anyway. Dennard, running at full speed, hit the receiver, resulting in

a personal foul penalty. “That’s just the way I play. I play physical,” Dennard said. “When I seen him up in the air, I was just like ‘I’m about to hit him no matter what.’ If he ain’t got the ball, I’m gonna still hit him, just to show him I’m back.” The cornerback played the entire first half and only sparingly in the third quarter, a plan the Husker coaches had in mind from the start. NU coach Bo Pelini thought the competition did the Rochelle, Ga., native some good. “I think he’ll gain a lot of confidence from that,” Pelini said. “Knowing he was back, and I thought he played good out there.” For Dennard, the quarters in which he did play were an exercise in shaking off some rust. “I mean, some plays I went out there and just thought too much because I had a lot of stuff on my mind – mental stuff,” Dennard said. “Yeah I felt a little rusty, but as the game got going I felt much better.” For other players on the field though, having Dennard’s experience in the secondary played a helping hand. “Just his awareness of the game,” NU safety P.J. Smith said. “And his communication that he brings because he’s been starting for a few years now. Just his presence out there is a big difference.” Dennard, who had plenty of time in the past three weeks to get an assessment

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NU tops OSU, moves to 2-0 in Big Ten No. 7 Wisconsin promises fans a look at true Huskers Robby Korth daily nebraskan

Dan Hoppen Well, here we go. The Huskers’ weak nonconference slate is in the past. Nebraska beat all four opponents without much of a sweat. It was far from perfect. It answered some questions, but raised more. The question it didn’t answer: Which team are the Huskers? At times, NU looks like the top-10 team the pollsters believe it to be. When the offense is clicking and the offensive line bullies its counterparts, the Huskers look like a team that will be playing in a BCS bowl in January. But then there are those moments when the offense bogs down. When NU

fumbles three times in one series. When opposing running backs gash the Blackshirts with shocking ease. That Husker team is going to have trouble with Northwestern and Penn State, much less Wisconsin this week. So which team are they? On offense, the potential is enough to make fans drool. The speed at receiver is tantalizing and both Kenny Bell and Jamal Turner have proven to be dangerous in space. The offensive line has dominated the fourth quarter for two straight games. The Huskers have been able to impose their will late, rotating a series of backs to pound away at weary defenders. And that Burkhead guy? What more can even be said about him? He’s the consistent rock the offense can always fall back on. Other times the offense

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It’s hard to match the feeling of upsetting a four-time defending national champion. Nebraska volleyball had that challenge Saturday night against No. 24 Ohio State in its second Big Ten match. Nebraska struggled in the first two sets, winning the first 25-23 and losing the second 23-25. But during the final two sets the Huskers came alive, winning 25-11 and 25-16. Despite the efforts by NU’s coaching staff, Nebraska wasn’t ready to play volleyball at the beginning of the match. However, by the end coach John Cook felt like NU got past the hangover that comes from beating a topfive team in Penn State. “We looked like we were molasses,” Cook said. “But I think they came back really well.” In the third set, Nebraska came out firing on all cylinders. The Huskers had recovered from the slow start, they hit .600, had no errors and 12 kills. Their defense also came through as they held the Buckeyes to a -.100 hitting percentage. “We were able to turn it

up a notch, and Ohio State couldn’t stay with us,” Cook said. Hannah Werth said she recognized that the Penn State victory raised expectations for NU coming into a match that featured a top-25 opponent. After the first two sets, Werth and her teammates settled into their roles and started looking at the task at hand. Werth answered the call to perform, with 13 kills on only 23 attacks, but she credits the game to how focused NU was coming out of the locker room after the second set. “I think we did a great job of just coming out and being relaxed and confident,” Werth said. “It was a lot different feeling in game three and four than it was in one and two. I think we owe that to just kinda calming down and trusting one another.” Going into the locker room after a rough two sets, it’s expected for coaches to give fire and brimstone speeches to get their teams riled for the challenges ahead. But Cook didn’t need to do that. “I didn’t really tell them

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Outside hitter Hannah Werth notched 13 kills on 23 attacks and recorded a .522 hitting percentage to help NU to a four-set win against No. 24 Ohio State Saturday night. anything to fire them up,” Cook said. “I just talked about what we needed to do passing. We talked about

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One would have thought Ameer Abdullah had taken one to the house. And another. That was the climate at the NU Coliseum Saturday when junior Hannah Werth secured her ninth kill of the match to put the Huskers up 17-10 in the fourth set, leaving victory out of reach for the No. 24 Ohio State Buckeyes. Forced to choose between a Memorial Stadium big screen viewing of NU football and a live showcase of Big Ten Conference volleyball, 4,061 opted to see the No. 10 volleyball team in person. “Everyone talks about the football game, but I love being a volleyball fan, too,” junior Collin Perlinger said. “It’s just what being a Husker is all about.” Perlinger, an agricultural economics major, went on to describe the crowd’s continued eruption upon seeing each of Werth’s 13 kills, five of them coming in the second set. “You can tell Werth really loves what she does,” he said. “She really gets the crowd into it.” It was after the second set that Husker legend Nancy Metcalf saw her jersey retired, becoming the seventh Husker to be dealt the honor in the celebrated program’s history. She gave mention to the continual support of the coaches and fans during her speech. But then she said something special, at least to the fans and the coaches in attendance who had thrown their support the program’s way for so long. After all, Metcalf had traveled the world with Team USA volleyball, competing in the 2004 Olympics in Greece and attaining a level of clout that only worldclass volleyball players could. “There’s no place like Nebraska,” she said. “I’ve been all around the world for volleyball and in my opinion, this is the best place in the world to play volleyball.”

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It was a moment shared by coaches and fans alike. “They talk about it being the best place to play volleyball, and it’s the best place to be a fan, too,” Perlinger said. Coach John Cook agreed with Metcalf’s sentiment, relaying his amazement at the crowd presence in his team’s defeat of fifth-ranked Penn State in five sets on Wednesday. Cook also noticed the astonishment of Chinese Olympic gold-medalist Li Shan, who is currently in Lincoln observing NU volleyball. “(Shan) said ‘There isn’t a game better than this,’” Cook said. “She’s played all over the world. She was blown away Wednesday night.” Joanne Faul, mother of Buckeye freshman middle blocker Anna Faul described her perception of volleyball at Nebraska. She knew that her scarlet and gray would be competing against a sea of red in the stands from what she and her daughter had gathered from watching NU compete at home on the Big Ten Network. “It was very crazy and exciting,” she said. “It’s a very fun venue. I knew there’d be a lot of people here and I knew that everyone would be in red and cheering. I was surprised that I could even cheer ‘Go Bucks’ and have people hear it.” Still, she remained jovial and in good spirits even after the Huskers’ 3-1 defeat of her daughter’s team. “It was really fun at least to win one (set) in their house,” she said. faizSiddiqui@ dailynebraskan.com

volleyball: from 8 a couple adjustments and I told them I was going to put (Jordan Wilberger) in for Hayley (Thramer). “And we needed to impose our will on them ... and they did a nice job of that.” All season Nebraska has looked solid at the middle blocker position. Wilberger has four starts and Thramer has five. Neither one was able to break .200 on the night, though. Wilberger hit .167 while Thramer hit -.143. In the first two sets Thramer was seeing a majority of the playing time, but she didn’t make an appearance in the third and fourth, when Cook chose Wilberger.

While the rest of the team was playing well in his opinion, those two underperformed, but he sees that those problems can be solved. “We had four (hitters) going,” Cook said. “But between (Wilberger) and Hayley they didn’t do much so we’re going to have to get that fixed.” The victory puts Nebraska at 2-0 in Big Ten play, and with wins against two top25 opponents, the inaugural Big Ten week didn’t disappoint Cook. “It was exactly what I thought it would be,” he said. “It’s gonna be battles every night.” robbykorth@ dailynebraskan.com

hoppen: from 8 coughs and wheezes its way into another three-and-out. For all his greatness running the ball, every Taylor Martinez drop back causes Husker nation to collectively hold its breath. And while the defense has been solid for the most part, it’s far from the dominating product Husker fans are used to seeing. The line gets very solid pressure at times, but lets the quarterback feel pretty comfortable at others. And even though Alfonzo Dennard is back, the coaches seem to be searching for answers at cornerback. After starting the first three games, both Ciante Evans and Andrew Green saw their playing time severely cut. Corey Cooper, a safety playing in his fourth career game, saw the most playing time opposite Dennard. Another safety, Daimion Stafford,

was the team’s nickel back for much of the night. Experimenting isn’t necessarily bad, but the secondary hasn’t been an issue for years. It appears to be one now. And now comes the real test. There is no easing into the Big Ten. The Huskers will be welcomed into the conference by arguably its two best teams, starting with a trip to Camp Randall next week. Wisconsin has been a wrecking ball so far, combining its usual punishing run attack with the explosive play of new quarterback Russell Wilson. It’s tough to know how good the Huskers are after four games. A week from now, we’ll have a much better idea. dan hoppen is a senior news-Editorial Major. Reach Him At DanHoppen@ dailynebraskan.com

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An up-and-down weekend for the Nebraska women’s soccer squad led to its first conference loss of the season. The Huskers knocked off Purdue Friday evening 3-0 and then fell to Indiana Sunday afternoon 2-1. The weekend brought NU’s record to 2-1 in conference and 5-4-1 overall on the season. If the Huskers would have beat Indiana on Sunday, it would have left the weekend on top of the Big Ten Conference. However, this was not the case for Nebraska as it failed to win back-to-back road games once again. “They were our opening conference road games and we knew what we needed to do,” sophomore midfielder Ari Romero said. “We knew we

needed to win to be on top and we just didn’t take care of business.” Despite the disappointing loss Sunday, Nebraska will remain in the upper half of the Big Ten as only Wisconsin remains as the league’s sole undefeated squad. On Friday afternoon against Purdue, junior forward Morgan Marlborough stole the show once again with her third hat trick of the year and her second in two games. She brought her goal total to 15 on the season and has tied Kim Engesser for the most hat tricks in a single season. Marlborough also became the second-best goal scorer in Nebraska history as she passed Engesser (53) with her 54th goal of her career in the Purdue game. The domination of the Boilermakers was a result of the

amount of effort displayed by the Huskers, according to Romero. “Everyone put in that extra 10 percent in order to dominate that game,” Romero said. A complete opposite showing occurred for Nebraska in the Sunday afternoon game as it gave up two goals in the final 20 minutes of the match in the loss to the Hoosiers. Sophomore Stacy Bartels broke a 0-0 tie in the second half of the tightly competitive match. The goal looked like it would help the Huskers squeeze by with a victory. However, a series of defensive lapses led to Indiana’s two goals. The first of those goals was a result of poor communication, according to sophomore goalkeeper Emma Stevens, as a chip shot led to a goal for Indiana.

The next goal came at the 80:30 mark and proved to be the difference maker. Stevens said that marking up was an issue for the Nebraska defense in allowing the final goal. “We have to do a better job of not letting people into the box so easily,” Stevens said. The Huskers will look to rebound next weekend when it hosts Michigan State and Michigan in another Friday, Sunday showdown. Stevens said Nebraska needs to play consistently throughout the entire weekend to win both of the matches. “We need to start realizing that we need to come out focused on Friday and Sunday equally,” Stevens said. “We can’t have previous losses affect the way we play in our future games.” andrewward@ dailyNebraskan.com

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To kick off exhibition play, the Husker softball team hosted the Husker Fall Classic this weekend at Bowlin Stadium, featuring a three-game series against the Colorado State Rams and a single game against the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Saturday, the Huskers split with the Rams, winning the first game 6-4, then dropped the second 5-3. Getting the win in game one was the Huskers’ ace Ashley Hagemann. The Husker bats came alive on Sunday, as they took the rubber match against the Rams 9-2, before shutting out UNO 10-0 in game two. Again, earning the game two shutout victory was Hagemann, giving up only two hits in seven innings pitched. “It felt good to shake off the rust,” Hagemann said. “I had a case of the first-day jitters and I think the team did, too. I felt I responded well in the second game, regaining that confidence level that I left off last season with.” Coach Rhonda Revelle was

pleased with the improvement the team showed from day one to day two, and expects that improvement to continue as the season progresses. A key point she addressed from the first exhibition games was the team’s lack of focus at times, which led to some big innings for the Rams. “I think the big thing we took away from this weekend is that our attention is extremely important,” Revelle said. “We have to stay on it all day long.” When asked about Hagemann’s importance to the team, Revelle was quick to reply. “She’s critically important, as she was last year,” she said. “However, last year it was an evolution of finding the true pitcher in her. This year she is starting with that, building on it, and continuing to refine her game. If she can keep it up this is going to be a special year.” Another note Revelle made as to why this might be a special year for her squad is the team chemistry. She made the statement that her team acts like one big class with one big goal, to make it to Oklahoma City for

dennard: from 8 of the Blackshirts’ youth in the secondary, thought his young teammates played well in a game where several adjustments were made. “They showed that they can compete,” Dennard said. “Corey Cooper came in and did a very good job, he’s physical. I’m looking forward to working with them more this season.” With Big Ten Conference play looming and the Huskers finally allowing themselves to look at it, Dennard was asked about his take on the Badgers of Wisconsin.

“They got good players. They got Nick Toon,” Dennard said. “They got good running backs, so I’m looking forward to going against them because they got a good offense and we got a good defense so we just going to go out there and compete.” For now, the Huskers are where Dennard wanted them to be. 4-0. And his leg? “No soreness at all,” he said, grinning. jeffpacker@ dailyNebraskan.com

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Junior Gabby Banda hit two home runs in Nebraska’s 10-0 win against the University of Nebraska at Omaha Sunday afternoon at Bowlin Stadium. the College World Series. “We’re beginning with the end in mind,” Revelle said. The offensive standout on Sunday was the Huskers’ 5-foot5 shortstop Gabby Banda, who hit two home runs in the finale against UNO, blasting the first two pitches she saw over the left-field fence. “I’ve never been the big hitter, but I have been working a lot this offseason,” Banda said. “I just try to do what coach Revelle always tells me, which is to

make noise when I hit because I’m not the biggest player out there.” Banda shared her coach’s optimism in regards to where she sees the Huskers at the end of the season. “I expect us to be in the College World Series, definitely,” Banda said. “We’ll be there. We fill every position on the field with talent. Not many other schools can say that.” austinepp@ dailynebraskan.com

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Nebraska up 38-14, Burkhead ceded late fourth-quarter carries to senior Austin Jones and true freshmen Ameer Abdullah, Braylon Heard and

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Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez attempts to keep his feet while avoiding Wyoming safety Luke Ruff. Martinez had an 8-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.

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Consecutive start streak for defensive tackle Jared Crick that ended Saturday. Crick came out for NU’s warm ups in street clothes. The senior is expected to play in Nebraska’s Big Ten opener against Wisconsin next weekend.

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Number of Huskers who scored their first career touchdowns against the Cowboys. Redshirt freshman Kenny Bell caught an eight-yard score from Taylor Martinez and running back Braylon Heard capped NU’s victory with a oneyard run late in the fourth quarter.

57.4 Taylor Martinez’s completion percentage against Wyoming on Saturday. The sophomore’s 12-for-21 night was the first time of the season he bested the 50 percent mark for a game. He passed for 157 yards and a touchdown against the Cowboys.

The average number of penalty yards per game Nebraska’s opponents have incurred this season. Through four games, Husker opponents have 29 penalties for 284 yards. That 71-yard average is anna reed | daily nebraskan the tops in the Big Ten.

NU freshman Ameer Abdullah gets flipped upside down after being tackled Saturday night.

The number of one-play scoring drives the Huskers offense has had this season. Junior Rex Burkhead had a 45-yard score Saturday to add to his one- and three-yard scores to complete oneplay drives for NU. Quarterback Taylor Martinez has the other.

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Nebraska defenders (from left) Will Compton, Lavonte David and Cameron Meredith celebrate after forcing Wyoming’s offense to a three-and-out in the first quarter.

game balls offensive line They weren’t perfect, but the linemen dominated the fourth quarter for the second straight game. They kept Taylor Martinez’s jersey cleaned and consistently opened holes for the backs as the Huskers averaged 6.8 yards per carry.

p.j. smith P.J. Smith had his fair share of work to do in the Husker secondary Saturday. The junior juggled constantly shifting assignments in the Blackshirts’ backfield while recording seven total tackles against the Cowboys. He tied with fellow safety Austin Cassidy for the most solo tackles on the day with four. Smith also intercepted Pokes quarterback Brett Smith late in the fourth quarter.

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rex burkhead The junior I-back carried the load for the Huskers in the 38-14 win over the previously undefeated Wyoming Cowboys. Burkhead amassed a single game career-high 170 yards, averaging more than 11 yards per rush on 15 carries including two touchdowns. — Matt Palu, DN senior reporter