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Wednesday, september 26, 2012 volume 112, issue 028

Inside Coverage

Huskers host Spartans

Women and Finances

Volleyball teams play in NU Big Ten home opener

Adviser speaks on money planning for women

Despite setbacks, anti-hunger effort forges on UNL students rally together to pack meals for Huskers Against Hunger elias youngquist dn The entire Pershing Center reeks of bouillon cubes, but it’s a good thing. The overpowering pseudo-chicken smell combines with the sounds of rice pouring, occasional cheers and the sight of more than 330 volunteers packaging meals like a well-oiled machine. Huskers Against Hunger, a student-driven event spearheaded by Kids Against Hunger Lincoln, is packaging between 700,000 and 800,000 meals for children and their families on Sept. 25 and 26 in the Pershing Center. The event’s original mission was to package 1 million meals. But after “speed bumps” in the fundraising process, the event only was able to raise 75 percent of the funds necessary to purchase the raw materials for the meals. Total donations numbers are expected later in the week. “There is no ingredient fairy,” said Dee Dee Neil, executive director of Kids Against Hunger Lincoln. “Sadly, we still have to raise the costs (to purchase the ingredients).” While the majority of the meals will be sent to Haiti, 10 percent will stay in Lincoln and a number of meals will also be sent to countries such as the Philippines, Vietnam, Kenya and Sierra Leon. “We work with local organizations first, and then we work with

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Sophomore elementary education major Annie McKeighan, sophomore public relations major Amanda Schmidt and freshman chemistry major Meg Lee all participate in Huskers Against Hunger at the Pershing Center Tuesday night. other national organizations to distribute,” Neil said. The initial plan was to raise $100,000 from corporation sponsorships, according to Jill Docter, a senior child, youth and family studies major and co-coordinator of the event. However, by the

time the sponsors were contacted in May, most had already set aside their donations. Only $15,000 was raised from companies she said. “It was quite the ... It was a blow,” said Drew Hines, a senior business administration major and

co-coordinator of the event. “But Dee Dee was prepared and brought in funds.” Hines added that though they weren’t initially knowledgeable

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Innovation Campus to break ground in Nov. lis arneson dn

&WINDMILLS

Suzy Garcia and Kaleb Thomas, both sophomore biology majors, gaze around at the inside of Wendy the Whale on Tuesday while senior environmental studies major Danny Martin explains that the 75-foot inflatable is the actual size of a juvenile blue whale. “Offshore drilling,” Martin said “can endanger animals even as big as the blue whale.”

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EMILY NITCHER | photos by VAL KUTCHKO

Sustain UNL uses inflatable whale to collect signatures

he whale sitting on the Nebraska Union greenspace appeared to be breathing on Tuesday. Compressing and decompressing with the wind, it took big gulps of fresh Nebraska air and brought attention to renewable and clean energy. With the help of this giant inflatable whale and 50 replica wind turbines, Sustain UNL, a student organization focused on campus sustainability, and co-sponsor Oceana, an international nonprofit organization striving to save the world’s oceans, got a record 221 signatures on Tuesday for a photo petition in favor of clean renewable energy. “Photos are more tangible than just a bunch of signatures,” said Reed Brodersen, Sustain UNL member and sophomore environmental studies and biology major. “Faces are more meaningful than a bunch of papers.” The 221 pictures in one day were a record number for Oceana. UNL beat previous record holder the University of North Carolina. The photo petition will be sent to Congress and the president in support of the Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act, an investment tax credit for offshore

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Oliver Tonkin, a junior political science and international studies major, stands in front of Wendy the Whale on Tuesday, asking the students around him to sign a petition that would encourage the government to switch from offshore drilling to offshore wind farms.

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln leaders will break ground for the Nebraska Innovation Campus on Nov. 16 — six months after initial plans for an April ceremony. Groundbreaking on the research campus, designed to foster publicprivate partnerships between UNL and the private sector, will take place at 3 p.m. at the Van Brunt Visitors Center. Dan Duncan, executive director of Innovation Campus, said the project’s size played a role in the delay. “Never underestimate how slow things move and how nervous people get when you’re spending $100 million,” Duncan said. “Everybody wants us to get it right. So we’ve slowed things down and we’re trying to make sure we’ve got it right.” On Jan. 1, 2010, UNL acquired the 232-acre site of the former state fairgrounds. Innovation Campus will consist of 2 million square feet of space and bring up to 7,000 people to the campus for work, according to its website. At the Life Sciences Symposium Tuesday, Duncan delivered an update on phase one of Innovation Campus. He also explained a couple of setbacks the project had encountered. The planned unit development (PUD) with the city of Lincoln was going to be completed in November 2011. The redevelopment agreement, under which tax increment financing (TIF) would be used to fund infrastructure, was going to be done in February 2012. TIF bonds authorized by the state help cities fund public improvements associated with redevelopment projects in blighted areas. “The city was nervous about how this was going to happen,” Duncan said. “It was the largest TIF project in the history of the city of Lincoln — $10.7 million for phase one, and a total of $30 million over the 25 years — so this was a big deal. So the city wanted to make sure they took the time and they got things right.” Duncan explained that the PUD with Lincoln didn’t conclude until February 2012, and the redevelopment agreement on the TIF project didn’t finalize until July 12. He is confident that after the groundbreaking ceremony, the pace of phase one, which includes four new or renovated buildings, will pick up. Core and shell construction will likely begin in November. “The dominoes are starting to fall,” Duncan said. “The thing with these kinds of projects is that they’re

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Study Abroad Fair Financial seminar focuses on women broadens learning, answers questions Carl Mejstrik DN

Students explore opportunities to learn overseas at Tuesday’s fair

particular program the student is interested in. Ronnie Schinker, a freshman anthropology major, has already been to Uganda to study abroad through her high school. Schinker went to the Duchesne Academy of Sacred Heart, a Catholic, all-girls, college-preparatory high school in Omaha. “Seven students and two teachers went to Uganda for 12 days,” Schinker said. “They helped out with both secondary and primary schools while on their trip.” Now Schinker wants to study abroad somewhere in Europe, because she’s “already visited Africa,” she said. Kayla Jordan, a sophomore business administration and Spanish double major, attended the fair to find out whether her scholarship would pay for her tuition if she went to study abroad. Jordan, a William H. Thompson scholar, said the career fair “gives you so many opportunities” to study abroad, and she’s not “just thinking about it.” “I’m going to do it,” she said. News@ dailynebraskan.com

layla younis DN More than 75 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students perused study abroad program booths inside and outside the Nebraska Union Tuesday afternoon at UNL’s biannual study abroad fair. The fair, coordinated by the UNL Education Abroad Office, offered students a chance to explore different programs the university offers. Rebecca Luhrs, acting director of Education Abroad, said about 750 students study abroad each year and about 25 percent of students say they found out about their study abroad program by coming to the fair. Luhrs, who studied abroad in Morocco and Egypt in college, said the best advice for students who want to study abroad is to contact the Education Abroad office or the person in charge of the

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It was all about women at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Employee Assistance Program’s meeting Tuesday. “Women: Focus on Yourself” addressed financial planning for women, who face slightly different economic challenges than men. The EAP, which helps UNL employees with relationships, financial worries and other issues, brought in financial adviser Phyllis Webb, of Waddell & Reed, to discuss financial futures with some of the female staff. “Every semester, we try and bring in three to four women groups to lead seminars,” said Kyla Gorji, a counselor for the EAP. Webb, who’s been a financial advisor for the last 16 years, spoke with eight women Tuesday about a range of financial topics from retire-

ment planning to long-term stock investments. “Women have to plan and consider their finances differently,” Webb said. “There’s an income and a wage gap between men and women.” Webb confirmed her data with a 2010 Bureau of Labor Statistics study. In 2010, men made, on average, $824 per week, while women made $669, it said. “Women take maternity leaves, which results in a break in earnings.” Webb said. “When there’s a gap in earnings, there’s less money to put into social security and retirement plans, which are based on earnings.” But income isn’t the only difference. “Most studies conclude that women and men have between a two- to five-year lifespan difference,” Webb said. And average life expectancy

Women need to simply be conscientious enough to set aside any extra increased earnings because of wage breaks that they may receive.”

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also has an effect on social security. With the earnings gap and longer life expectancy, women will not get as many social security benefits, but are still more likely to live longer on fewer benefits, she said. Webb offered advice on how to best prepare for gaps that could potentially make finances more difficult. “Women need to simply be conscientious enough to set aside any extra increased earnings because of the wage breaks that they may receive,” she said. “They need to monitor how things are invested in a more growth-oriented way.”

But sometimes the long-term goals can be lost in everyday life, Webb said. “Women tend to be more conservative investors,” she said. “They know how much a loaf of bread costs; they know the costs of living. Usually, women are the primary bill payers.” Webb said with proper planning and knowledge, women will be fine. “If I knew what I know now, I would have retired when I was 30,” she said. News@ dailynebraskan.com

RHA funds Haunted Husker event for children Emily Nitcher DN The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Residence Hall Association passed a bill on Tuesday night to help local children celebrate Halloween. Husker Hall asked RHA for $250 dollars for its Haunted Husker event on Oct. 26 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Michael Adams, junior actuarial science major, and the Husker Hall representative presented the bill to RHA. He said it was an event Husker Hall has put on for years and wants to continue. The event gives non-traditional students in Husker Hall a way to get involved with the community. “(Haunted Husker) asks kids to come in for a safe place to celebrate Halloween, have fun and get some candy,” Adams said.

RHA passed the bill unanimously and with no discussion, The bill gave Husker Hall all the $250 they requested with the stipulation an RHA banner would be displayed at the event. The $565 dollars Husker Hall is spending on Haunted Husker is approximately one-third of the hall’s budget, Adams said. A cost he said he believes is justified. “It’s something we’ve done year after year, and local families expect it to come back,” Adams said. Meg Brannen, RHA president and senior advertising and public relations major, said the Haunted Halloween event has always been a successful community-builder. Adams estimated they’ve had between 50-60 children come to the event in the past. The event also re-

flects well on UNL students and the university, he said. “We all have families, and we all want them to be safe,” Adams said. RHA has will hold its first programming event of the year at Selleck Dining Center on Oct. 3 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. RHA will hand out nametags to students eating in the dining hall and give them conversation starters to discuss. “All about building a sense of community,” Brannen said. “Get to know people and talking to people you wouldn’t normally talk to.” Brannen said. Buying name tags will be the only cost of the event, Brannen said. RHA also discussed ideas and requirements for running advertisements on the movie channel. The

movie channel was set up by RHA this year, and they are looking to get more advertisements to offset the cost of the channel. Only groups affiliated with UNL will be allowed to advertise on the channel. RHA members had different ideas about how groups should be charged for advertising, but Brannen said RHA is hoping to finalize the requirements soon. “People are getting excited about the opportunity to advertise,” Brannen said. “We want a finalized plan so we can finally try out the program and work out the kinks.” Brannen said RHA will revisit the advertising on the movie channel next week. News@ DailyNebraskan.com

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COPS BRIEFS VEHICLE FIRE DAMAGES TWO CARS

A white 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix caught on fire and damaged another car in the 39th Street and Center Drive parking lot on the University of NebraskaLincoln’s East Campus Thursday afternoon, according to a university police. The Lincoln Fire Department arrived at the scene at 2:20 p.m., to extinguish the blaze. Upon their arrival, the fire engulfed the entire car and had spread to a 2007 Nissan G6 that was parked next to it. Officials say the fire started in the Pontiac’s engine. The Pontiac suffered an estimated $5,000 in damages. The Nissan’s hood, fender and rear lights suffered fire damages totaling $3,500, police said. No one was harmed in the blaze and no charges were filed against the owner of the Pontiac. Police say it was caused by a mechanical failure.

STUDENTS Admit to DRINKING IN TUNNELS

Officers patrolling the area north of Harper, Schramm and Smith Halls noticed a group of students coming out of the sewer tunnels at 2 a.m. Monday. University of Nebraska-Lincoln police say four students emerged from the tunnels and spoke with police. Madelaine Healey, a freshman biological sciences major, was the first of the three students to admit to drinking, police said. Mitchell Lienemann, a freshman broadcasting major, Jessica White, a freshman psychology major, and Britton Hamm, a freshman PGA golf management major, all received MIPs. Their BACs ranged from 0.029 to 0.07, police said. They were all cited and released.

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MARIJUANA SCENT LEADS TO CITATIONS

TOP: Christos Giannakas and Catherine Hubbard hold an albino python during Wildlife Encounters at Hardin Hall Tuesday. There were many animals at the event including a baboon and an alligator. LEFT: A serval stands on the back of sophomore fisheries and wildlife major Peyton Burt. Wildlife Encounters out of Gretna, Neb., brought the array of animals. RIGHT: Kalli Fandrich reacts to the golden knee spider placed on her shirt. Wildlife Encounters hopes “to get people excited about animals,” according to Sarai Page, a volunteer.

Officers were called to the ninth floor of Abel Residence Hall on Sept. 19 at 1:30 p.m. after a resident assistant smelled marijuana coming from a room. Police knocked on the door, and when Ryan Kroeker, a freshman general studies major, opened it, police said he was smoking inside. Kroeker was cited for possession of marijuana of less than 1 ounce, possesion and minor in possession. He was cited and released. —Compiled by Daniel Wheaton NEWS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

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Tiago Guevara, a senior political science and philosophy major, as well as a member of Sustain UNL, runs around the Union Greenspace on Tuesday carrying a pinwheel. The pinwheels represent large wind turbines, which can be located both on- and offshore, and provide an alternative source of energy to offshore drilling.

wind power. had a “fabulous” amount of people Students who signed the petiturn out. tion had their pictures taken next “Our expectations were that we to the whale or one of the 50 replica would get friends and friends of wind turbines while holding a sign friends to sign,” Tonkin said. “But that read “Ban offshore drilling. it seemed that many people came Bring offshore wind.” here for the purpose of signing the The inflatable whale attracted petition.” many of the stuClaire Briney, a dents who signed sophomore art and the petition. biology major, said Kathleen Hanwhen she saw the son, a senior anthroevent advertised on pology major, said Facebook, she was she signed the petiinitially hoping for a tion after the whale real whale. caught her attention. Briney said she “I believe wind quickly realized energy is better than how impossible a fossil fuels,” Hanson real whale would be, said. but came anyway Oliver Tonkin The whale was Junior Sustian UNL Member because she believes inflated by a fan and in the work Sustain propped up by biolUNL does. ogy books. “They’re the only group I’ve Brodersen said about 50 stuheard of that works for a better dents walked through the inside of planet,” Briney said. the whale and many signed the peTonkin said he could see the irotition and admired the whale from ny in a land-locked state breaking the outside. Oceana’s record for most petitions Those who did venture in saw in one event but thinks it says somephotos of the effects of oil spills on thing more about the UNL student marine life. body. An hour and a half into Sustain “It shows UNL students are UNL’s photo petition drive, the compassionate about the entire group ran out of petitions. Brod- world,” Tonkin said. ersen had to scramble make more Sustain UNL will have more pecopies. titions and the whale available today Oliver Tonkin, a junior politi- in the Nebraska Union green space. News@ cal science and global studies major DailyNebraskan.com and Sustain UNL member, said they

It shows UNL students are compassionate about the entire world.”

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TOP: Members of Sigma Nu fraternity begin working on their homecoming display on the front lawn on their house along 16th street Wednesday. Sigma Nu members said they expected to be working until midnight or later Wednesday. BOTTOM LEFT: Sigma Nu members use a paste to keep the red and white tissue paper adhered to wood boards for display on their front lawn. BOTTOM RIGHT: Trevor Fosler, freshman undeclared major, tears apart tissue paper before so his housemates can start applying them to the display.

hunger: from 1 about the corporate world of budgeting, companies have already contacted them to partner for next year’s Huskers Against Hunger. The plan is to make it a yearly event for homecoming, according to Neil. It will take roughly three months before the meals can reach Haiti, according to Neil. Once the meals reach their destinations, they’ll be distributed via the Kids Against Hunger ground crew at schools, orphanages, hospitals and churches to “keep it out of government storage.” The partners to Kids Against Hunger go to extreme lengths to get the food to the children and their families, Neil said. After the earthquake in Haiti, the partners had to place dead bodies over the food containers to avoid being raided, she said. Each bag costs 25 cents to make and distribute, holds six servings and weighs between 390 and 400 grams, or less than a pound. At each table, an assembly line is set up for the meals. First goes a scoop of soy for protein because, according to Neil, many of the meals will go to vegetarian countries. Next is a scoop of rice for “filler” and some dehydrated vegetables that resemble hamster food. The vegetables are specially picked to make up for various vitamin deficiencies particular to countries. Finally, a dash of a mixture of 21 vitamins and minerals and chicken flavoring tops off the meal and provides nutrition for the mix. The bag is then sealed by a press and set in a box with 49 other bags ready to be shipped. “It was surprisingly good,” said Kristi Mickelson, a senior psychology and criminal justice major who ate a similar meal while working at a summer camp. “I wouldn’t have known it was vegan.” Mickelson worked at a table with her fellow Nebraska women’s bowling teammates, one of several groups that volunteered at the event. “At least 90 percent (of the volunteers) are Greek,” Hines said. “But a big group from Sandoz signed up, a group from Lincoln Benefit Life and the bowling and swimming teams signed up too, a few more as well.” In total, the Greek community donated $25,000 to Huskers Against Hunger. “As a sorority, we decided to help out, and it’s a good way to share out abilities with those less fortunate,” said Katie Martin, a sophomore child development-early childhood education major and member of Kappa Alpha Theta. “I can’t say I’ve crimped many bags in my lifetime, but now I can. (We’ve been) packing, stacking, crimping and tagging.” This is Huskers Against Hunger’s first year; however, it did exist a year ago in a smaller form, according to Deb Mullen, the Sigma Phi Epsilon faculty fellow and Huskers Against Hunger “box renovator,” her self-described “glory job.” During the first-year class for Sigma Phi Epsilon that she taught, Mullen said the frustration and cost of building the float every year was discussed and alternative events were brought up. Last year, they

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More than 330 volunteers worked Tuesday to put together between 700,000 and 800,000 meals at the Pershing Center Tuesday and will continue their work Wednesday.

decided to put the money normally spent on a float into creating meals. In total 40,000 meals were created and $4,000 was raised. “I love the look of the lawn decorations, but that’s 48 hours,” Mullen said. “This is lasting. I wasn’t opposed to the tradition, but this is a generation willing to give.” The participants from last year looked to do more this year, Mullen said, and after research-

ing options, they decided to work with Kids Against Hunger. “I asked them, ‘Can you do a million?’” Neil said. Preparations for next year’s Huskers Against Hunger will begin as soon as this year’s event has finished, according to Mullen. “Look for us next year,” Mullen said. “We’ll be back. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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DN encourages generous giving at UNL blood drive Homecoming week is not just a time to enjoy the concerts, parades, spirit contests or the Husker game in a heightened sense of school pride. It is also a time to appreciate your community and give back in various ways. Whether that means participating in Huskers Against Hunger Million Meal Marathon or donating blood at the blood drive, you can do your part. The Daily Nebraskan encourages those who are eligible to make a donation and save a life. Donating blood is relatively painless, doesn’t take much time and is conducted in a sterile, professional environment. The nurses are friendly, and it’s nice to know you have made a difference in someone’s life. If the more sentimental reasons aren’t persuasive, you get free cookies and juice after your donation, a sweet arm band and an easier buzz at the bars. However, we here at the Daily Nebraskan discourage such action. You can set up an appointment online or go sign up in person at the blood drive for a time slot. Remember to eat plenty of food, drink enough water and have the proper identification on you before heading to donate. The blood drive will continue on City Campus until Thursday evening. Donate and do your part to help save a life.

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Tanning a waste of money, youth

s the leaves get darker, our skin gets lighter. According to SkinCancer.org, nearly 30 million people tan indoors in the United States in attempts to combat the seasonal changes. I am not part of that number for valid reasons. Tanning isn’t worth it. Staying tan is not only a waste of money and time, it’s detrimental to your health. In today’s society, being tan is attractive. Unless you live in warmer climates, you won’t be tan year-round. Places such as Ashley Lynn’s Tanning and Sun Tan City are here to help. They offer coupons and deals so you can get the bronzed look all 365 days of the year. Despite the discounts and so-called bargains, tanning is still costly. According to Sun Tan City’s website, an annual pass for the cheapest bed costs about $200. The more expensive bed costs around $700 a year. As a result, the indoor tanning industry has annual revenues of $5 billion. You won’t be dropping cash on just salon fees. Any experienced tanner will tell you that you cannot tan without using some kind of oil, lotion or intensifier. A majority of tanning websites price quality lotion, oil or enhancer anywhere from $25 to $40 for an 8 to12 ounce bottle. Some brands even cost more than $60! Instead of wasting all that money on tanning, you could put it toward rent or food. Not only does tanning waste your money, it wastes your time. A person tans anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes in a tanning bed. If a person were to tan every day, he or she would spend almost two hours each week tanning. That’s only the time spent inside the booth. You still have to factor in the time spent traveling to and from the tanning facility. Openings may also be limited, so you would have to schedule your day around an appointment to tan. Being a college student, I know I don’t have that kind of time to put into

Jo Balquier tanning without being neglectful of my studies. Regardless of whether you squander away your time and money on tanning, you should still know the health risks associated with it. The ultraviolet radiation produced by tanning beds increases your risk of skin cancer and other diseases. Nearly 3 million of those who tan are teenagers. This is unsettling because just one visit to the tanning bed per year in high school or college increases your risk of basal cell carcinoma by 10 percent. If you tan four times a year, your risk is increased to 15 percent. Tanning six times a year will boost your risk to 73 percent. According to SkinCancer.org, “Ultraviolet radiation is a proven human carcinogen. The International Agency for Research on Cancer, an affiliate of the World Health Organization, includes ultraviolet (UV) tanning devices in its Group 1, a list of the most dangerous cancer-causing substances. Group 1 also includes agents such as plutonium, cigarettes, and solar UV radiation.” So basically, tanning is just as safe as chain smoking and playing with plutonium. So you think having an attractive tan is worth your money, time and health? Well, think again.

Tanning increases your skin’s aging, so in twenty years you will look older than you actually are. It will make your skin look leathery, and that’s almost ironic because most people tan in order to look attractive, but end up looking otherwise as they grow older. Cancer is not the only thing you should worry about when crawling into a tanning bed. Tanning beds are unsanitary. According to hercampus. com, staph infection is often the second-highest risk in tanning. You can contract staph infection if the bacteria come into contact with an open cut or wound. Staph can appear as a few itchy bumps or as a full-fledged, flesh-eating infection. In the most severe cases, it can be fatal. Despite all of these risks, people still continue to tan, and the number is only growing. Some people will go as far as saying that they are addicted to tanning while others will say they are trying to fit into the mold society deems attractive. People often think they are the exception to statistics, but they are just as likely to develop skin cancer as the next person. So there are the facts, there is no way to sugarcoat it. Tanning is a waste of money. It costs to use the bed and the lotions are pricey. Tanning is a waste of time — gobbling up two hours a week. Most importantly, though, it’s harmful to your health. The prices may vary, and the time it takes to achieve the perfect tan may vary, but the health statistics do not. The mindset of our generation has always been that nothing can hurt us. We live by stupid mottos such as “YOLO” that condone destructive behavior. I am not invincible and neither are you. Tanning will catch up to you. Maybe not today or tomorrow, but in due time it will. Jo Balquier is a freshman English major. Reach her on twitter at @_JoBalquier and email her at opinion@dailynebraskan.com

TV show embraces diversity with lesbian lead

BC Family’s “Pretty Little Liars” doesn’t have an admirable storyline or great acting, but it does have something that few shows can boast: a believable and—mostly—representative lesbian character. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the show, here are the basics: ABC Family’s four leading ladies have a special bond because they were all good friends with the mean, Queen Bee of their high school. When the Queen Bee is murdered, the girls begin receiving texts from a mysterious character known as “A,” threatening to reveal their deep, dark secrets. All four of these pretty little liars are popular, rich, slender and have ridiculously perfect hair. They have their secrets, vague personalities, and with the exception of one girl, are mostly one-dimensional characters. Can you guess which girl is the exception? That’s right: the lesbian! Her wealth, hot body and social status definitely aren’t representative of most people, let alone the entirety of the lesbian community. Everything else about her character, however, portrays her as a down-to-earth, everyday sort of person. This kind of representation is something the LGBTQ community sorely needs if it hopes to eliminate the stereotypes that surround it. Emily Fields, played by actress Shay Mitchell, is presented as a real person, unlike the other pretty, little liars. If her character was someone in one of my classes, I would definitely want to be her friend. We, the viewers, actually learn about her personality, habits, home life and ev-

able. As jock of the group and the school’s top swimmer, she finds herself under a lot of pressure to perform well. She is biracial, whereas the other girls are all white, and her father is often away from home fighting in Afghanistan. Another thing setting her apart from the other girls is her clothing. She is the only pretty little liar who doesn’t dress like she belongs in the circus. Emily dresses like the average, stylish high school girl. Her wardrobe doesn’t make her look like a lesbian, either. No stereotypical butch clothes, and not a single rainbow on any of her outfits. She’s simply normal. We also get to know her through her coming out experience. Most lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people have gone, or will go, through something similar. Emily’s mom and dad have different reactions to her coming out. Their discussion about it covers a range of things. “Someone [Maya] is making her this way!” “Maybe she’s just experimenting!” “Let’s keep this in perspective.” Her mother wants to “fix” her. Her father, while not exactly pleased, is content that she is alive and healthy. Eventually, her parents come to terms with her sexuality and everything is peachy again. By doing this, ABC Family is using “Pretty Little Liars” to encourage older generations to embrace homosexuality. Holding on to the close-minded values that only accept heterosexuality will hopefully become a thing of the past. At the start of the series, Emily fits right in with the other girls by gossiping about boys and having a boyfriend. But lo and behold, a new girl moves into the house

Valerie Kutchko she doesn’t know what to do with it. Fortunately for her, the new neighbor, Maya, is openly bisexual and returns Emily’s feelings. Relationships are difficult for everyone, whether straight, gay, or something else entirely. It takes a strong person—or in Emily’s case, a strong woman—to take control of a situation when a relationship goes wrong. Emily and Maya’s budding flirtation does not go unnoticed by her boyfriend. The final, heterosexual straw comes when he, in a fit of jealousy, tries to sexually assault Emily. She dumps him immediately. I have long hoped to see this represented on television—a woman who won’t take abuse. Now free to explore and accept her sexuality, she pursues a relationship with Maya. How do her friends take the news that she is lesbian? On the whole, they take it well. Nearly all of her peers immediately accept the new Emily. One student, Paige, opposes Em-

ily’s open homosexuality, even becoming physically confrontational towards her. Paige, however, turns out to be a closeted lesbian (and Emily’s future girlfriend). This represents something about a lot of anti-gay attitudes. If you can’t even accept another person’s sexuality, then you likely aren’t confident or accepting of your own. This isn’t a hard and fast rule, of course. Some people really are just bigots. But, I like to think they have the power to change. “Pretty Little Liars” has, by far, one of the best lesbian characters I’ve seen on television. That should mean something considering predecessors like Willow Rosenberg and Tara Maclay on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” They were very strong lesbian leads. While Emily decently represents the lesbian community (they manage to avoid nearly every visual stereotype), a few issues with her character remain. First off, Emily has way too many love interests. There have only been three seasons, but Emily has already had seven! “How many love interests have the other pretty little liars had?” Good question, reader! Four guys for Spencer, three guys each for Aria and Hanna. Does anyone else see a problem here? By having Emily interested in so many people in such a short period of time, the idea of promiscuity within the LGBTQ community is being promoted. That stereotype already exists—there is no need to encourage it. We have shows like “Skins” and “The L Word” already doing that. Second, the writers seem inclined to steer Emily back toward men. She initially had the boyfriend, then a flirtation with

the third season, Emily kisses a guy while tentatively entering into a relationship with Paige. What the heck? I just know that the writers are hoping to add plot twists by revealing that Emily is not lesbian, but bisexual. Just imagine how many more people she can date! Third, and last, Emily is a femme lesbian. ABC Family and all the other networks have femme lesbians. It’s great that they aren’t adhering to the butch stereotype—but there are a darn good number of butches in the real world, and they want to be represented on screen. I think the networks avoid butch lesbians because the femme lesbian is more visually acceptable to mainstream viewers. Yet at the same time, the network isn’t afraid of showing some lesbian lip locking. ABC Family is making great strides in the depiction of lesbians on television, but there is still more to be done. There isn’t a single model for how to show LGBTQ persons, but Emily Fields makes for one great example. As her character demonstrates, they are real people just like me and you. Through their presentation of Emily, ABC Family is reflecting the growing trends in attitudes toward homosexuality. This is fantastic, especially for a network that typically caters to young women and teens. Their presentation of lesbians on an individual level is great, showing Emily as a diverse, non-stereotypical strong female lead. Way to go, ABC Family. Valerie Kutchko is a sophomore journalism major with a minor in LGBT/sexuality studies. Reach her at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com

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Pillowman cometh UNL Theatrix to stage ‘The Pillowman,’ a mature, visually complex play | stories by Rachel Staats and Ally Philips

This week, Theatrix, the student-run theater company at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will open its first show of the season, “The Pillowman,” a play about child murder and the role of storytelling in a harsh police state. When Katurian and his brother Michal (who suffers from a mental disability) are implicated in the deaths of a number of local children, Katurian does everything he can to secure their freedom, regardless of the truth. But as the story unfolds, the audience begins to question who is telling the truth — and who deserves to be free. “’The Pillowman’ has a lot to say about life and about choosing to live and what that means,” said Dennis Henry, the director and a graduate student working on his MFA in directing for stage and screen. Written by Martin McDonagh, “The Pillowman” explores what it means to

be a hero and what we leave behind when we die. “This show is very ambitious in many ways,” said Maggie Austin, junior theatre performance and directing and management double major and stage manager for “The Pillowman.” “Not only is the subject matter very weighty, but Martin McDonagh doesn’t mess around when it comes to writing something that will capture and affect an audience,” she added. “We want to do that justice.” The student actors and technical crew have been working almost every night four hours at a time for the past month to create this dystopian horror drama about the importance of the arts. Although the acting is often the most visible and memorable part of a show, these performances, like most, heavily relies on multiple facets of production to be successful.

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Amy Avila, a senior tech and design major who is using “The Pillowman” for her capstone project, worked alone on costumes for the production. Although she has mentors and a director who were willing to assist her, Avila said for the most part she was on her own. “It was really me going in and pulling everything on my own,” she said. “I’ve been in this program long enough that I know where things are.” Avila began costuming with research, where she found that many other costumers made one of the characters, Michal, mismatched in his clothing choice to show the mental, emotional and physical turmoil he has been through.

“I decided that was something that I liked ... with my portrayal of the character,” she said. “It’s like the first time your parents tell you to pick your own outfit, but he does that every day.” Research plays a big role, but Avila also looks for ways to add her own personal touches to the project. “I try to copy what has been done while also giving it my own flair,” she said. “I’m really limited by my budget, so I really had to pull from what was already in the university costume shop.” It was really just trying to find things that I felt fit the character.”

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Lighting In creating a dramatic reality, as well as two separate worlds, the lighting and sound set the mood of “The Pillowman” in the most crucial of ways. “There’s a lot of different dark moments, a lot of different locations, dream-like states and a lot of variety that I have to manipulate based on lights,” said Clay Van Winkle, a second year graduate student in technical theater. As the lighting designer for “The Pillowman,” Van Winkle uses almost every color available to him for the production. “I have a lot of experience in interpreting scripts and dramaturgy (the art or technique of dramatic composition and theatrical representation),” Van Winkle said. “I’m using those abilities to help apply those to convey the moods.” The music played in the background of the production further provides the audience with a guide for the emotions the production and lighting are trying to convey. Richard McDermott, a senior technical design major, spent the first few weeks of school finding, cutting and placing the music throughout the show. “I’m more or less trying to creep out the audience on this one,” McDermott said. Director Dennis Henry asked for 1980s Gothic-inspired music. McDermott took pieces given to him by Henry and used covers of some of them.

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(Far right) Dennis Henry, director of “The Pillowman,” discusses the set with some cast and crew members during a rehearsal Monday night.

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Clay Van Winkle, a graduate student in lighting design, shields his eyes while inspecting the light setup of “The Pillowman” on Thursday in the Studio Theatre in the Temple Building. Van Winkle is the lighting designer for the play. The song “Sweet Dreams” by Eurythmics is used a couple of times during the production. The song starts out as setting the mood of the upcoming scene, but when the lyrics start, ac-

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tors begin singing and make the song part of the storyline. “This one is almost (1980s rock), but it’s the more emotional, darker side of that,” McDermott said.

Acting Storytelling is a key factor in “The Pillowman.” The main character, Katurian, writes stories, reads stories, is told stories and his fiction is acted out throughout the play. Senior theater performance majors Mike Lee and Nate Ruleaux connect with the characters and themes of the play. “The way (characters) talk and the words they chosen, there’s a lot to gather from that stuff,” Lee said. “I thought with (Katurian) specifically, the stories he tells (are) really important to where he is coming from as a person.” After being handed the script for the play, Ruleaux, who plays Detective Tupolski, knew he wanted to be a part of the production. A writer himself, Ruleaux was able to connect with the importance of storytelling and how it affects other people. “It deals with the battle between someone who thinks art needs to be censored for different reasons because of the difference between art and other media,” he said. The stories in the production are graphic and can affect the mindsets of the actors. “Right now, I go home super bummed out because I just had to smother my parents for two hours or just be really on edge that night because I was being interrogated for three hours just screaming at someone,” Lee said. “[Katurian] gets in there and does affect my mood.” The violence of “The Pillowman” presents physical and psychological challenges for the cast, as well. “When you are on stage and you

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Mike Lee, a senior theatre performance major, smothers his character’s father with a pillow during a rehearsed scene of “The Pillowman” on Monday.

punch someone in the face or stab someone, it is fundamentally different than what it would be like to actually do that thing,” Lee said. “You punch to the left side of their head or

you stab near their body. When you smother someone’s head with a pillow, it’s similar (to actually doing it). It’s gotten into my head.” arts@

For Taylar Morrissey, sophomore tech and design major, doing hair and makeup for “The Pillowman” as part of her honors project for a de-

sign class meant she had a bit more freedom to be creative. “I got to kind of branch out a little bit and do a couple things I’ve never done before,” she said. “I’ve never painted anyone green before.” The most difficult part, Morrissey said, was creating the masks

for the parents to change from happy, loving parents into evil foster parents. The two sets of masks, one happy and one mean, had to convey facial expressions for a significant story within the play, so getting them right was important.

“It’s easy to convey mean with a creepy mask,” she said. “It’s a lot harder to figure out the right shapes for the features to get the parents to look nice, but still a little unsettling.” Because the venue of the show,

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need to do. “The child abuse that is involved in the show is a crucial part of the question that the play explores,” Austin said. “There is discussion of abuse throughout, but the play in no way condones it.” While the content of the play is for mature audiences, Henry said anyone high school age and up should see the production. “I think art that deals with violent subject matter helps people come to grips with how to exist in a very violent world,” he said. “I can’t think of people who shouldn’t see the play. I think it affects everyone.” At the most foundational level, the purpose of any production is to entertain. It’s the more complex art that takes further steps. “At the very least the play should be entertaining,” Henry said “If in addition to that it makes you feel something, that’s better, if in addition to that it makes you think about something then you’ve really got a full evening, and I think that’s what this play does.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Matthew Lorence, a sophomore theater major with an emphasis in design, uses a power saw to cut several inches off a plank of wood while building “The Pillowman” set on Thursday.

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Dennis Henry was struck by “The Pillowman” the first time he read it. “I tend to like plays that talk about storytelling and this one does a lot of that,” he said. “They’re going to see not only one very good story, but six or seven very good stories that are intertwined throughout the main story. It’s a very sensory experience.” Most of Henry’s time was spent working with the actors to develop their characters, which is the most difficult part of wellwritten plays, he said. “(It’s about) getting to the heart of complex characters and finding how they all meet together,” Henry said. “What do they need from each other? Why do they have to talk to each other for two and a half hours to get where they need to go?” The show deals with mature content, including violence, and touches on a number of social issues within the play. “I think most good stories have something to say,” he said. “To tell a good story you sort of need a point of view about the world.” Stage manager Maggie Austin’s job is to deal with the day-to-day tasks of keeping the show running and making sure everyone knows what they

Sets ally phillips dn Actors and members of the stage crew created three pieces for the set of “The Pillowman.” Each setting, with its three different sides, is moved on wheels around to create the next scene. Christine Donaghy, master of fine arts student and scenic designer for “The Pillowman,” and Matt Rightmire, master of fine arts student and Theatrix technical director, came up with the scenic details and construc-

tion projects. With three different settings for the play — bedrooms, interrogation rooms and Katurian’s stories — Donaghy spent a lot of time working on the color contrast among the three. “It’s been interesting to find sets for all three of those worlds,” Donaghy said. The planning process for the production was a series of conversations between Donaghy, Rightmire and director, Dennis

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KissKiss shame shame College lifestyle presents PDA standards, variations from couple to couple story by gabriella martinez-garro | art by cuki rhodes

emember that first time you held hands with someone? The sweatiness of both palms, the decision to intertwine or not to intertwine fingers, figuring out which hand to put on top and which to be at the bottom. Now imagine someone watching this happen from a distance, most likely shaking his or her head in disgust. That person is one of the many students who shudder at the thought of PDA, especially on campus. Most everyone has shown some public display of affection on campus, whether it be a hug or a quick peck on the lips. The question, however, is how much is too much? University of NebraskaLincoln students have different opinions about the rules of PDA and what is acceptable and unacceptable. These opinions can cause heated discussions and debates among fellow classmates. Ah, the power of love. kyle henderson | dn

Razor scooters: a new trend with old wheels UNL students resurrect elemenarty school methods of transportation for fun

gia, but a financial convenience. “I wanted to buy a new bike to bring to campus, but they get pretty expensive, so I settled for a Razor scooter,” Kluza said. And Razor scooter users no longer wrestle with the $100 price tag from the early 2000s. You can madeline christensen get your own piece of compactible dn metal in any color at Walmart for approximately $30. Most likely, if you attended ele“My buddies made fun of me mentary school in the early 2000s, at first,” Kluza said, “But then the words “Razor scooter” will they all went home and found either invoke fond memories of their old scooters in the garage, gliding down hills on a compact and now we scooter places all the set of translucent wheels or it will time together.” trigger an onset of unresolved However, Craig and Kluza jealousy because your parents both agree that the one downfall wouldn’t foot the $100 bill for one. to scootering is when the small Either way, University of wheels get stuck in cracks on the Nebraska-Lincoln students have sidewalk. dusted off their old scooters from “Otherwise, I haven’t found childhood and brought them to anything I don’t like about my campus. scooter,” Craig “I really only said. Scooters brought my scooter In light of these to UNL to mess don’t really advantages, Craig around,” said has noticed more Dylan Craig, a get in your way. and more students freshman marketembracing the milPeople who ride ing major. “Then lennium throwone day I decided bikes get kind of back. to ride it to class, “Recently, I’ve and it was really annoying on the definitely seen the convenient.” sidewalk.” amount of people Craig is one of Razor scooters many students on shannon wilson on growing,” he said. freshman finance major campus who have “A bunch of people re-discovered their on my floor have own scooters. taken it up. People “Back in the day, I used to on campus may think they’re scooter all the time,” he said, “I weird, but about everyone has was probably about 5 or 6 when one from their childhood. Mine’s I got my first scooter. I had a realways right by my side.” ally cool one with four wheels. I Although this mode of transguess I rode scooters off and on portation seems a bit childish to throughout the years, but I hadn’t some, campus pedestrians see the for a while before college.” advantages as well. Craig argued the vehicle “It’s kind of cool,” said freshdoesn’t just look cool; scootering man accounting and finance is convenient and speedy, too. major Shannon Wilson. “Scoot“I shave at least five minutes ers don’t really get in your way. off a walk to class,” he said. “I People who ride bikes get kind of even have a bike here, but I mainly annoying on the sidewalk.” just scooter now. It’s just so much It remains to be seen though easier. You don’t have to lock it up whether the college Razor fad can or worry about any of that. reckon with the onset of winter. For freshman biology major arts@ Tyler Kluza, riding his Razor on dailynebraskan.com campus isn’t an exercise in nostal-

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Going steady

Longtime boyfriend and girlfriend Luke Thallas and Kate Mendell know what it’s like to be in love. Just don’t expect them to start making out on campus. “Since I’m in a relationship, I know what it feels like to love someone and want to be with them. However, I feel like there is a specific time and a place to express it, and that’s not necessarily on campus,” said Mendell, a freshman Spanish major studying pre-nursing. Like his girlfriend, Thallas, a sophomore music education major, said being in a relationship makes him more understanding of couples who show their admiration for one another in public, but he still believes there are limits to what is acceptable. “I’ve become more open to kissing in public, but I still try to use common decency,” he said. “Making out, heavy physical contact and stuff would probably be unacceptable. I don’t think there’s a difference of what to do on and off campus. Just use common rules of decency and you’ll do fine.” While being in a relationship may change the way that couples view PDA, Mendell offers a specific viewpoint of on-campus displays of affection because of her schooling background. “Coming from an all-girls high school, I’ve never really been exposed to PDA in a public place, so it’s a little weird for me to see it everyday,” she said. “However, I have been in situations in which PDA has made me uncomfortable on campus and situations in which it wasn’t over the top. It just depends on what the couple is doing.” While a display of affection can range from anything from a hug to a make out session, the term PDA is generally used to describe kissing or more, though its definition can differ from person to person. “I think kissing, making out or ‘hanging on one another’ could all be considered a public display of affections,” Thallas said. “I don’t think hugging or holding hands is PDA because they can be used in a non-romantic fashion.” Though youth and love are abundant on campus, Thallas doesn’t think that PDA is a problem. “I don’t think it’s particularly worse here than anywhere else,” Thallas said. “There will always be a couple who does it somewhere.”

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Karyn Gohr, a freshman business administration major at the UNL, and Shannon Wilson, a freshman accounting and finance major, have been dating for almost a year, yet they still feel as though

any public display of their affection is looked down upon. “I’m fine with seeing two people hold hands or whatever. It just kind of sucks to see PDA between a guy and a girl and see them be able to do that and I know I can’t,” Gohr said, “Because, really, two girls or two guys holding hands, in Lincoln especially, would be frowned upon.” Despite their perspective on the stigma of samesex PDA, the viewpoints they share on what is and isn’t acceptable is common. They both said while holding hands or hugging is OK, kissing or making out is going too far in a public place. “If you’re, like, tongue-down-throat making out, then no,” Gohr said. “That’s weird for anyone. Do that on your own time.”

What’s gender got to do with it?

Men and women often have different viewpoints when it comes to love and romance. What a man finds romantic, a woman might find unacceptable or vice-versa. Despite this, Alex Maycher, a first-year graduate student and political science major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said he doesn’t hold very different views from female students regarding on and off-campus PDA. “They are all public areas, so I would say that both are pretty equally the same as far as what is and isn’t acceptable,” he said. “Holding hands and stuff like that is fine, but I don’t want to see people making out on campus.” While extreme amounts of passionate public displays are enough to make anyone blush, Gohr believes that what is and is not acceptable can differ between genders. “I feel like to guys, PDA is kind of ‘whatever,’” she said. “I think girls are more shy about it than guys are.” While making out on campus is generally frowned upon, Maycher said that this isn’t a huge problem, considering the amount of PDA on UNL’s

campus is not prominent. “I don’t see that much of it, honestly,” he said. “I’d say PDA is definitely kissing, maybe lying down in the grass — you see people do that every once in awhile. I’ve seen people kind of getting close, but I really don’t see it too much.”

Time and a place

Amber Roessler, a senior psychology major, views PDA as a nuisance. “Most of the time I can ignore it, but not if they’re standing in my way when I’m walking,” she said. “Especially if it’s in between classes when they know that people are trying to get through, I think that’s distracting, and I can’t really get around that.” Roessler said that she is understanding of the need for couples to demonstrate affection, but swapping spit in public is not necessary. “I don’t think it really matters if you’re on or offcampus,” she said. “I think if you’re going to make out or whatever, there’s a time and place for that. I get that you’re in love or whatever, but there’s a time and a place and it’s not in public.” For Roessler, the chance of seeing a make-out session increases significantly on the weekends, especially during a Husker game. “I see it a lot on game day, people just stand there awkwardly, and you’re just like ‘OK, you’ve got to move, there’s a ton of people here,’ but for the most part I don’t really see it,” she said. “I think it just really varies on the day.” “I think its’ more acceptable at night,” Wilson said. “There’s not as many people around at night, so it’s less awkward for the people walking by. With it being darker at night, it’s not as noticeable, especially hand holding.” Though Gohr believes that PDA is more acceptable on the weekends, she does offer a warning to those who decide to play tonsil hockey in public. “That twitter, @UNLmakeouts, man,” she said. “You’ve got to be careful. They catch you.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

KRNU hosts live music sessions ally phillips dn The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s radio station, 90.3 KRNU, has been doing live, in-studio sessions with bands for years. But this past summer, KRNU’s music director, Joe Teplitsky, went into the studio with the Omahabased band Conduits. As he was introducing them, Teplitsky gave the show a fitting name: KRNU Sessions. “It’s easier to promote (the live sessions) that way,” said Teplitsky, a senior broadcast major. “Actually doing it and promoting it generates excitement.” After coming up with the name, Teplitsky created a logo through Photoshop and began streaming updates through the KRNU Facebook page. “That’s where a lot of college students live: in social media,” said associate broadcasting professor and KRNU general manager Rick Alloway. “We need to be where students are spending their time and if that’s social media, that’s where we’re going to be, as well.” Teplitsky created event pages for the upcoming sessions. He invited people in the Lincoln music scene, who began inviting their friends. “We’re still trying to figure out the best way to go about promoting them and broadcasting them,” he said. “We just wanted to get as many listeners as possible.” Embracing this network of local music has brought KRNU recognition in recent weeks. In the late 1990s, the station shifted more of its energies toward supporting and promoting Nebraska music. And now, more than a decade later, its been nominated twice for CMJ College Radio Awards. “That’s one of the things that I’ve really tried to do over the last year or so is to become more active here in Lincoln and in Omaha,” Teplitsky said. “It was an honor (to be nominated) and something I’m really proud of.” Stations and promoters through CMJ’s radio community make the nominations. KRNU received nods for both “Biggest Champion of Local Scene” and “Best Community Resource.” The final award will be presented at CMJ’s Music Marathon on Oct. 16-20 in New York City. “As a station, we have never really been that hyped,” said graduate student in marketing communications and advertising Lucas Miller. “We’ve always really played it lowkey. It’s really exciting to see some of these marketing initiatives taking off

and some of the work that Joe is doing with getting new and live bands on the radio to help promote those artists.” Bands will sometimes reach out to Teplitsky to come in for a show. In search of potential guests, he also looks into touring artists coming through the region as a possibility. The Minneapolis-based band, Communist Daughter, kicked off the first of the officially named KRNU Sessions on Sept. 19, an easy decision for the band when they discovered KRNU playing their recently released EP. “We are still building as a band nationally, and it’s just kind of great to see a radio station like (KRNU) playing our record around the country,” said John Solomon, the lead singer of Communist Daughter. The group was scheduled to perform in Omaha on Sept. 20. “It kind of had us backtrack a little (on the tour route), but it was worth it to drop in and say ‘hi’ to the radio station,” Solomon said. Playing acoustically with bandmate, Molly Moore, Solomon said he enjoyed the in-studio experience. “Joe was great, and it was a lot of fun,” Solomon said. “He’s a funny guy. We like the station and really enjoyed campus.” The KRNU studio is located on the second floor of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications. With limited space, some bands moving forward may have to make adjustments when doing a live set. Teplitsky initially wanted to do all acoustic sessions with the bands. After thinking about it, he changed his mind. “I thought, ‘Let’s just pack the (band) in and have fun with it,’” he said. Tuesday’s KRNU Session featured Lincoln’s Good Show Great Show. The group includes two guitar players, a keyboardist and a drum machine. “It’s going to be tough to get everyone in there, but it’s fun,” Teplitsky said. “It’s an experience.” The next KRNU Session will feature Universe Contest on Monday, Oct. 8, at 3 p.m. “I love doing (in-studio sessions) with local bands, so I just want to keep it going as much as possible,” Teplitsky said. “It’s really fun for me to just sit in the studio and have people playing music around me. It’s awesome.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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That could have gone better: an ongoing series about relationships that didn’t go on

Hipster not as nice as Midwestern qualities

Failed relationship with a seemingly cool guy definitely could have gone better ››Editor’s Note: To avoid the deflating long-term effects of sheer embarrassment, the names of all parties in the following column (Part 4 in our series of failed romance stories) have been changed. Relationships, hey, hey, hey.

The boy rarely showered. He lived in Astoria, drank copious amounts of PBR and had a significant following on Instagram. He doesn’t believe in labels, of course, a hipster par excellence. We met through my roommate, who worked with him. Despite his affinity for tight pants and tattoos, he was actually an editor at a major news outlet in New York City, where I was living for the semester. Oh my Gawd, you two would be pahhhfect, my New Jersey roommate told me. He’s hawt and into writing and likes shawt, smart girls who wear dresses. New York has approximately 1.4 million of those, I told her. Why me? Well, he’s from the Midwest, like you. Oklahoma, I think. No, Arkansas. They’re close, right? One of those square states. So you guys would get along. He was from Iowa, but at least she got the right region. We met at a coffee shop in Brooklyn. He was definitely from the Midwest. I could tell from his flannel shirt, one that had to have been bought non-ironically. How

he walked around a clump of people, rather than through it. The way he said “both.” Though I adamantly denied it, I missed those Midwestern qualities. His Instagram followers exceeded the population of his small town. He went to a state school where they cared about football. He knew tornado watches really weren’t that big of a deal. We talked for three hours. Ten minutes after we said goodbye, he sent me a message asking if I wanted to come to a show with him that night. It was free and, you know, the band was really good. We were together almost every night after that. His apartment was a short train ride away from mine, so it really wasn’t that big of an inconvenience, right? But shoot, you stayed pretty late. It’s probably not safe for you to go back, now. You may as well stay the night. It’s for your safety. Our phones had the same ringtone. We thought it was cute. Was that yours or mine? No, that was mine. You’re so funny. No, you’re so funny. We never had the state of the relationship talk, but after a month

I had a photo message from someone named Kelsey. Kelsey? It wasn’t my phone. And those were definitely not my breasts on display in the photo.” my roommate told me that, oh my gawd, he was cawlling me his girlfriend. I thought it was her sending me a text message when I heard my phone’s ringtone as I was sitting in the boy’s room one night. I reached over and grabbed my phone, which was placed next to his. I had a photo message from someone named Kelsey. Kelsey? It wasn’t my phone. And those were definitely not my breasts on display in the photo. The message: “It’s your turn again.” Oh, eff. I dropped the phone, grabbed mine from the table and looked for my shoes. Boy walked into the room, glanced at his phone on the floor and asked where I was going. I, uh, have church in the morning. At the time, this seemed like

the most logical explanation, even though it was a Thursday, I had never mentioned religion before and what we had been doing 30 minutes earlier in that bed couldn’t be classified as especially holy. Oookay, he said. Are you sure you’ll be all right? It’s late. Oh yes, I said. It’s a short train ride. He nodded and ran his finger through his hair that had just the perfect amount of “I just got out of bed and don’t care what you think” to it. So cute. NO. This was a deal breaker. I left his apartment, walked to the subway stop and got on the train. The ride took longer than I remembered. That could have gone better. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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sets: from 5 Henry. With limited space in the Lab Theater, not all of their original visions could be created. “Some details we just automatically ignore,” Rightmire said. “There are other times that we don’t necessarily have to cross all of the ‘T’s and dot all of the ‘I’s in the design production process. Part of that is just because we don’t have the time.” Henry approached Nate Ruleaux, senior theater performance major and “The Pillowman” actor, to come up with drawings for the

promotional poster and extra background for the play. While Kautrian’s stories are told, white circles are hung from the ceiling of the theater with the sketches projected on them. “I just kind of had to think of it as a story and work in the projections as something that may be in (Katurian’s) mind,” Donaghy said. “That works a little bit better for the projections and cartoons to be surrounding this world we live in.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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tyler keown Near-accidents on campus cause nonbiking students to live in constant fear I am headed to class lost in my thoughts. “What if I trained an owl to sit on my shoulder?” I think. What if I trained two? One for each shoulder. Tyler Keown: Owl Guy. If they gripped my shirt correctly, they could maybe fly me everywhere I go. I would soar through the clouds, just me, the owls and infinite possibility. I am interrupted by Death winking at me. A girl is barrelling toward me on her Huffy cruiser. Time slows. I feel my legs propelling my body horizontally toward the grass, and childhood memories come floating by. I remember my father playing baseball with me, the way he would throw pop-ups so high in the air, and I would circle beneath the ball, sometimes (with luck) catching it, sometimes nearly getting knocked in the head. He would laugh, and we’d eventually go inside to have a mug of cocoa with the rest of the family. Bike Girl regains control. I lie

in the grass as she rides off, meagerly raising her hand in the air as a sign of peace. This didn’t happen recently, but I am still upset about it. Bike Girl, I have not forgotten your actions. I still plan to throw your life into a ... tailspin. (A tailspin is a bike trick, I think? I can’t be bothered to think of anything funnier.) I like bicycle,s though. Riding them, I feel kind of like a guy who has owls that clamp onto his shoulder and fly him all over the place. The sense of danger that comes with a riding a bike down a steep hill is what I imagine mainlining heroin is like. It’s just that UNL’s sidewalks are not the widest sidewalks. I already brush shoulders with many other walking students (not always intentionally), and when a bike comes rolling along, it’s like Moses trying to part the Red Sea. (I just realized the bike trick I was thinking of was a “tailwhip.” I’m not going to change it. That’s what my editors are for. I have bigger fish to fry.) I understand how much faster it is to get around campus via bike. I realize how bitchin’ you look doing wheelies as you head to Andrews Hall for your rhetoric class. I’m aware that it’s easier for everyone to see how artsy you are when you ride an old Schwinn everywhere. It’s just that I’m afraid of dying. I picture myself getting hit

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from behind and falling to the sidewalk where I disintegrate into no more than a puff of dust. It’s a definite possibility, and it’s unfair for other students to put me at risk just so they can get to class a few minutes earlier. Here are some suggestions for ways you can get to class faster without terrifying me and others with your death machines: Sprint everywhere. Ride your bike on the grass. Learn to teleport. Do that thing where owls carry you. (Then email me with instructions on how to do that.) Ride your bike on the grass. Lengthen your stride. Con UNL into giving you a handicap permit so you can park close to everything. Ride your bike on the damn grass. Before you head to your online bike forum to discuss with others what a dingus I am, let me say A) stop putting so much stock into what I’m saying. I’m just here to get paid. And B) I like bikes! I do! If anyone ever wants to go to the skate park and do tailspins/whips, I will definitely come and awkwardly sit on the ramps and watch you. I just see my body as a temple, albeit a temple that can be knocked over by a wayward biker. It is not a well-designed temple, I admit, but it’s mine. Well, that was this week’s column. Check back next week when I’ll discuss that thing on your neck and what you can do about it. tyler keown is a sophomore broadcast journalism major. reach him at arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Grant Alsup, a junior theater performance major holds up a pair of pants and a shirt for the approval of costume designer and senior technical theater major Amy Avila on Thursday, September 20th, 2012. Alsup plays the role of Dad in Theatrix’s first play of the 2012-2013 season, “The Pillowman.”

Avila’s favorite characters to costume are those brought to life by Mary Pinnell, also some of the most difficult to tackle in the play. Pinnell, a twelve-year-old girl, plays the dual characters the cast has affectionately termed “the little Jesus girl and the little green girl.” “She thinks she’s Jesus,” Avila said. “And she dresses herself that way, complete with a big brown beard.”

Having an in-house inventory at the Johnny Carson School of Theater and Film is good, she said, but it makes it difficult to find costumes for characters with atypical sizes. “I had to scour the whole city looking for clothes in her size,” Avila said. “And not only find something that would work, but paint it bright green.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Taylar Morrissey, sophomore theater tech and design major, applies bruises and a little blood to Mike Lee for the second act of “The Pillowman” which opens Wednesday in the Lab Theater on the third floor of the Temple Building. the Lab Theatre at the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, is a black-box theater most of the characters don’t need much stage makeup. “In a black box theater you’re so close together between the audience and the actors that there’s not a real need for a lot of makeup like you might need at (other theaters),” Morrissey said. Instead, this show relies heavily on special effects makeup, including simulating stigmata on the hands of a young girl, creating the impression of blood when someone is tortured and making bruises appear mid-scene. “Making sure that the special effects makeup actually works is

probably the hardest part,” Morrissey said. “If you’re doing something with special effects like getting someone to bleed on stage ... you’re not always one hundred percent guaranteed that it’s going to work.” Usually stage makeup is one of the most predictable parts of a show, but special effects makeup changes the game. “I guess you could say that about anything in theater,” she added. “You can’t always predict how it’s going to work. You just have to do your best and hope it works out.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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preview: from 10 blocking defense is doing their job. It’s a confidence booster.” The Huskers won’t want to let up above the net Wednesday against Michigan State, a team Cook described as “big and physical.” Nebraska has never lost to the Spartans, demolishing them six sets to two overall in a pair of matches last year. But this year things may not be so simple; Michigan State has only lost one match

block: from 10 to No. 13 Purdue, and that was in five games. And with tall, physical hitters, Nebraska’s blocking ability will be up to the test. “They’ll be tough,” Cook said. “It’s the Big Ten. You gotta bring it every night.” The match is set to start at 7 p.m. at the NU Coliseum, and will be broadcast on BTN. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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about showing this conference that they’re a threat. “We have a little bit better idea of who the teams are and the type of challenges that lay ahead,” Pelini said. “We just need to keep concentrating on getting us better, keep working better, preparing the way we need to prepare and let the chips fall where they may at that point.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

champion, and the team is experienced with winning in NU’s new conference. Both sides will take the field hungry on Saturday night. Wisconsin is out to prove that they aren’t a weak team, which many have deemed them to be this season, dropping the Badgers from the AP Top 25 Poll. For Nebraska, this game is about revenge and, more importantly for the second-year Big Ten squad, it’s

preparation and just be ready.” All conference championships begin with step one. And for the Huskers, that first step is getting through Wisconsin, a team that embarrassed Nebraska in the it’s first-ever Big Ten game. While the Badgers have much less bite this year, suffering a loss to Oregon State early in the season, the challenge is still daunting. Wisconsin is the defending Big Ten

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Senior gives Huskers leadership Jacy Lewis DN Senior Stefanie Weinstein has been a force on the doubles court during her time at Nebraska. Now she is making an impact for the Husker women’s tennis team on the singles court by making it to the consolation singles final at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational Midland, Texas. Weinstein ended up losing the match, 8-9, to Penn State’s Carmen Sandor. Weinstein wasn’t necessarily happy about the outcome at the Midland tournament. She understands there is still a lot more work to be done on the court, but looks forward to proving herself at the rest of her matches this season. “The season opener didn’t end as well as we hoped it would,” said Weinstein.

Sophomore Izabella Zgierska wants the tournaments to be her strongest contribution to the team. Zgierska lost in her secondround singles play, 6-1, 3-6, 3-6, to Stephen F. Austin’s Nataly Yoo. “I definitely want to do my best in the tournaments,” said Zgierska. Last year, Weinstein ended the season with a 25-7 singles record and a 26-8 doubles record. She was paired with Madeleine Geibert for doubles, and together the pair became one of the best doubles teams in Nebraska history. They ended up at No. 38 in the ITA doubles rankings. This season, senior Janine Weinreich joins Weinstein on the court as her doubles partner. Both Weinreich and Weinstein are from Germany. They were at seed No. 4 during the Midland tournament and sit at No. 45 in the ITA poll. “We haven’t really played to-

gether before, so I would like to get used to playing with her and have some fun too,” Weinstein said. The new partners played against Texas Tech’s Kelli Hine and Sandra Dynka and lost the match 6-8. The duo will have plenty of time to improve throughout the season, and they will both be able to bring experience from their past three years of doubles play. Before NU, she played for the German club team BayerLeverkusen and was ranked No. 41 in German national ranking. Weinstein’s success on the court has continued at NU. She has totaled a 66-29 singles record and a 68-28 doubles record. Weinstein was one of the top competitors for the Huskers at Midland, making it to the consolation round, but she still has things she would like to improve on. “I would like to improve on

Stenger delivers for NU Matt nathan DN The Nebraska men’s tennis team has usually had a German flair. In fact, Germans have made up roughly half of the men’s tennis team in the last couple years. Andre Stenger is one of three Germans on this year’s Husker squad. Stenger, is a veteran on the men’s tennis team. While many players have come and gone, Stenger has been on NU for the last four seasons. Besides playing through the last couple of seasons, Stenger has been playing the game of tennis for a much longer time, ever since he was 6 years old. But Stenger’s favorite moments during his tennis career came during his freshman campaign as a Husker. “(My favorite moment was) probably freshman year, when we made the NCAA tournament for the first time … it was kind of exciting,” Stenger said. And the reason he was able to have that experience was a little persuasion from some fellow countrymen. “I think I based my decision basically on some of the guys who are from the area I’m from,” he said. “Calin Paar (who graduated last year), and Chris Aumueller (who also graduated last year) as juniors in Germany. I was just talking to them about how they’re liking everything … that’s why I basically came to Nebraska. They gave me some good feedback.” Stenger also talked about his favorite tennis memory back in his native Germany. “I think the best moment back

my consistency, and I would like to be more competitive on the court,” Weinstein said. As a team, Weinstein believes the Midland tournament was a learning experience. She is hopeful for the rest of the season. “Everyone received a lot of matches and experience on the court at Midland,” said Weinstein. This experience will prepare her for future tournaments and matches. The Midland tournament helped her connect on the court with her doubles partner Weinreich. Weinstein has had time to work on her goals because the Huskers haven’t seen competition for two weeks. The Huskers will travel to Los Angeles for the Riviera All-American Championships that starts on Saturday and ends the next Sunday. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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On scheduling tough opponents after losing Notre Dame in future years - “We’ve done a pretty good job here at the scheduling. The national rivalry with Notre Dame, when that was on the schedule, your strength of schedule was pretty good. We opened up with Alabama this year and then playing Air Force, that’s a good Mountain West team. That’s all part of it.”

NU senior Andre Stenger leads a young Nebraska men’s tennis team this season. He went 3-2 as a doubles partner last season and looks to have a bigger impact in doubles play this year. in Germany we (his club, Tutzing) moved up to the second-highest league in Germany. Kind of surprising we won all of our league matches there, so it’s going to be exciting year next year to play the second highest team in Germany.” Close friend and teammate, Eric Sock feels that 6-foot-4-inch Stenger adds a lot to the Husker squad off of the tennis court. “I could talk for hours about Andre … I’ve been with Andre for four years now,” Sock said. “He’s a good guy, he’s a big guy and he’s got a soft

heart. He’s like a big teddy bear.” But Stenger isn’t just a good teammate off of the court. “He’s a good tennis player … he brings a lot to the team as far as experience,” Sock said. “He’s played a lot of big matches … brings a certain amount of skill in the matches. He’s able to face the big server, has great aim, he’s a tough opponent for anyone to play. As a teammate, we love having him on the team. He is pretty easy going.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Bo Pelini, Nebraska On the differences in facing Wisconsin this year versus last - “Probably the biggest difference is obviously you take (quarterback) Russell Wilson out of there. Any time you lose a great player, a guy starting in the NFL, there’s going to be some differences there. But I see a lot of similarities.”

Mark Dantonio, Michigan State

One of the enduring myths about the Arab-Israeli conflict is that the “settlements” in Judea/Samaria (often called the “West Bank”) are the source of the conflict between the Jews and the so-called “Palestinians.” If that problem were solved—in other words, if Israel would turn Judea/Samaria over to the “Palestinians”—peace would prevail and the century-old conflict would be ended. Kingdom of Jordan—as the homeland for the Jewish What are the facts? people. In 1922, the League of Nations ratified the Erroneous Assumptions: Various fallacies and Balfour Declaration and designated Britain as the erroneous assumptions underlie that belief, so often mandatory power. Regrettably, Britain, for its own repeated that even those who are friendly to Israel, imperial reasons and purposes, separated 76 percent of even many Jews in Israel and in the United States, have the land—that lying beyond the Jordan River—to come to accept it. Our government, generally friendly create the kingdom of Trans-Jordan (now Jordan) and to and supportive of Israel, has bought into the myth of made it inaccessible to Jews. In 1947, tired of the the “settlements;” it has regularly and insistently constant bloodletting requested that the between Arabs and Jews, the “settlements” be abandoned Here is a thought: How about a deal by British threw in the towel and, one supposes, be turned which the “settlements” were indeed and abandoned the Mandate. over lock, stock, and barrel to abandoned, all the Jews were to move to The UN took over. It devised a those who are sworn to “Israel proper” and all the Arabs living in plan by which the land west destroy Israel. The very designation of the Israel would be transferred to Judea/Samaria of the Jordan River would be split between the Jews and or to wherever else they wanted to go? Jewish inhabitants of the Arabs. The Jews, though Judea/Samaria as “settlers” is with heavy heart, accepted the plan. The Arabs inappropriate, because it connotes something foreign, virulently rejected it and invaded the nascent Jewish intrusive and temporary, something that is state with the armies of five countries, so as to destroy purposefully and maliciously imposed. But that is it at its birth. Miraculously, the Jews prevailed and the nonsense of course. Why would the more than quarterState of Israel was born. When the smoke of battle million Jews who live in Judea/Samaria be any more cleared, Jordan was in possession of the “West Bank” “intrusive” or any more “illegal” than the more than and Egypt in possession of Gaza. They were the one million Arabs who live in peace in what is called “occupiers” and they proceeded to kill as many Jews as “Israel proper” or west of the so-called “green line”? they could and to drive out the survivors. They Nobody considers their presence as intrusive; nobody systematically destroyed all Jewish holy places and all talks of them as an obstacle to peace. vestiges of Jewish presence. The area was Most of us, regrettably perhaps, are too worldly and “judenrein”—free of Jews. too “sophisticated” to put much stock in the argument In the Six-Day War of 1967, the Jews reconquered the that the territories in question, Judea and Samaria, are territories. The concept that Jewish presence in indeed the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people Judea/Samaria is illegal and that the Jews are occupiers and that they were promised by God to Abraham and is bizarre. It just has been repeated so often and with his seed in perpetuity. Jews have lived in that country such vigor that many people have come to accept it. without interruption since Biblical times. There is no Even our president seems to have bought into that. reason why they shouldn’t live there now. Why should How about the “Palestinians,” whose patrimony this Judea/Samaria be the only place in the world (except territory supposedly is and about whose olive trees and for such benighted countries as Saudi Arabia) where orange groves we hear endlessly? There is no such Jews cannot live? people. They are Arabs—the same people as in Legal Aspects: But how about the legal aspect of this Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and beyond. Most of them matter? Isn’t the “West Bank” “occupied territory” and migrated into the territories and to “Israel proper,” therefore the Jews have no right to be there? But the attracted by Jewish prosperity and industry. The historic reality is quite different. Very briefly: The concept of “Palestinians” as applied to Arabs and as a Ottoman Empire was the sovereign in the entire area. distinct nationality urgently in need of their own In 1917, while World War I was still raging, Britain twenty-third Arab state, is a fairly new one; it was not issued the Balfour Declaration. It designated invented until after 1948, when the State of Israel was “Palestine”—extending throughout what is now Israel founded. (including the “West Bank”) and what is now the

On preparing for Urban Meyer and Ohio State - “There’s a lot of great coaches in this league, a lot of coaches. The one who left two years ago won a national championship. So the Big Ten Conference has always had great coaching. It’s just another great coach coming into our conference, doing his thing.” On if Meyer makes it more difficult for MSU to recruit - “I just see it as another guy you got to compete with recruiting on the field, tied together schematically, doing a great job, good recruiter. There’s a lot of that going on in this league.”

Jerry Kill, Minnesota On trying to remain undefeated – “Every game is important in the game of football. It’s hard to win on Saturdays, it really is. We’re just trying to do the same preparation we’ve been doing for a long time.” On quarterback MarQueis Gray’s injury and his confidence in backups – “We’ve made a strong emphasis on recruiting quarterbacks, and I feel like that position is critical, as does everybody in coaching. We do a lot of stuff in practice with two huddles and two offensive lines, and we get a lot of repetition with our first quarterback and second quarterback.”

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On playing in the Big Ten conference – “College football is good throughout this country, and you have to be good and ready with your ‘A’ game each time you step out onto the football field regardless of what conference you play in or what opponent you’re playing.”

On playing teams to play in the Big Ten title game – “Our goal since we first got here was to be at Lucas Oil, and we have to win Big Ten football games to do that, regardless of whether or not they are eligible for the title.”

Kevin Wilson, Indiana On where the Big Ten stands nationally – “I think we’ve got great teams and players and coaches. I don’t know if it’s by any means a downward trend. In this day and age it’s a fine line between winning and losing.”

On if he expects a shootout with Northwestern – “Well our defense is playing really, really good. Nobody says this, but they didn’t give up much until the fourth quarter against Syracuse. That’s three quarters of good football.”

Urban Meyer, Ohio State On playing a lot of true freshman – “I don’t know if we’ve had this many in key areas, especially on special teams. It’s alarming at times, but I’ll tell you what, for the future it’s great.”

On the growth of quarterback Braxton Miller – “He’s a lot different now than he was a year ago. The jump is typical of a guy going from year one to year two. That was his first start a year ago and he was kind of thrust in there.”

Bill O’Brien, Penn State On what he’s done to work with quarterback Matt McGloin – “The No. 1 thing we tried to do was teach him about defenses, teach him about coverages and pressures and how we call them and the different language that we use to communicate those things.”

On gameplanning for opponents’ weaknesses – “With every opponent you play, you look at some things that have given them some problems, but you really can’t all of a sudden change the identity of your football team.”

Danny Hope, Purdue On if he is surprised that Purdue is a contender in the conference – “We felt pretty good coming into the season that we were going to be contenders just based on the momentum we had from our winning season last year.”

On the status of injured quarterback Robert Marve- –“It’s his third ACL tear, and we anticipate him coming back and playing at some point in time this season, and he has done some really good things in practice.”

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On the loss to Central Michigan – “Whether you win or lose you have to move past what you did the last week-

On Minnesota’s strong start – “They’re not 4-0 by some fluke. They’ve outplayed 4 teams and earned 4 victories. They’re playing well, they’re playing disciplined football.”

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On Wisconsin quarterback Joel Stave - “He’s a big, strong-armed guy. I thought he played well the other day. And I think he’s just going to keep getting better as he gets more experience.”

The Myth of “Settlements” Are they indeed the “root cause” of violence in the Middle East?

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Senior Stefanie Wenstein has had a solid career for the Huskers. Last season she had a 25-7 singles record and went 26-8 on the doubles court.

On Michigan’s bye week - “Bye weeks are so tricky to some degree and what you want to get accomplished every year, your teams are different, the maturity of your team, the youth of your team. For us, at this point, it’s probably at a good time for us to re-evaluate a little bit where we are at, re-evaluate some of the personnel and get better as a football team from the standpoint of playing your position and doing your job.”

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On moving Venric Mark to running back last offseason – “It’s a bit of a more natural fit for him, and we’re able to get the ball in his hands in a couple of different ways, not just throwing the ball. His first couple years, he was more of a package play-

On the $225 million all-purpose facility that was recently approved – “It’s going to be transformational for our campus; it’s going to be just a completely new day for Northwestern University beyond Northwestern football and Northwestern athletics. It’s going to give us an opportunity to bring our students and our student-athletes together … (It’s going to be) the most

have to be ready to play.”

On his praise for Nebraska – “It’s not just lip service. It’s a fact, and we

On how Wisconsin landed walk-on quarterback Joel Stave – “He’s kind of a typical story of a Wisconsin kid. A lot of times we get guys that are under-recruited, undersized or under-developed. He definitely wasn’t undersized. He’s a big tall joker. He was probably a little under-recruited.” -Compiled by Chris Peters and Lanny Holstein

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Huskers prepare to play solid defense against Spartans tonight Chris Heady DN After a small speed bump dropping two matches in a row to Iowa State and Penn State this past week, the Nebraska volleyball team avoided losing three straight matches in a row for the first time since 1973, taking care of Ohio State 3-1 on Saturday. And after a long week, the Huskers are finally back home Wednesday, riding steadily on the back of Hayley Thramer and the team’s blocking ability, ready to get back on track against No. 24 Michigan State. The Huskers have trademarked blocking this year, making it a primary concern in prac-

tice and in games, which helped them crawl out of a hole against Ohio State Saturday, and headed back in the right direction. “Both Hannah (Werth) and Gina (Mancuso) have improved (blocking), Meghan (Haggerty) has exceeded expectations, Lauren (Cook) is doing extremely well for us right now,” NU coach John Cook said in a press conference interview Monday. In the past three matches, NU has outblocked opponents 40 to 17, including a 13 to three margin in its loss to Iowa State. “Some coaches don’t think blocking has very much of an impact because let’s say you only stuff two and a half balls a game, that’s half and a half points, but when we’re going to dig 14 or 15 per game, you spend your time on digging, but, to make your defense better, blocking has to be better,” Cook said. “And I think if someone blocks or tips a ball, things happen more than just the stat column, because it gets in the

hitters head.” Thramer has been a driving force in the block column of the stat sheet this year, clocking in 15 blocks in the Huskers last three matches. “I told you guys in the beginning, I think Thramer is one of the best blockers in the country,” Cook said. “She’s just getting really confident and understanding the game and following a game plan, this is her third year basically playing for us, so I just see, I see things starting to click for her.” Thramer isn’t surprised NU is such a great blocking team, considering how much time they put forth towards it in practice. “(Being a good blocking team), it’s a big confidence booster, obviously,” Thramer said. “After blocking someone a couple times in a row, everyone around you gets jacked up, and it relaxes you just to know the

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Nebraska middle blocker Hayley Thramer goes up for a block against Penn State during last season’s Big Ten home opener. Thramer and company will be trying to play a solid defensive against Michigan State on Wednesday in this season’s Big Ten home opener.

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NU preps for Big Ten Chris Peters DN Thirteen years ago, Nebraska won its last conference championship, a moment that, at the time, seemed like a footnote for a team that had just won three national championships in the past five years. In the decade-plus that followed, Nebraska football fell from its stand on top of the dogpile that is college football. The Huskers lost a 43-year streak of winning records, as well as the bowl streak that went along with it. Nebraska stopped appearing near the top of the polls, and eventually dropped out, cycling through three coaches before ending up with curAndrew Dickinson | dn rent fifth-year coach Bo Pelini. Coach Bo Pelini chastises safety PJ Smith during NU’s 48-17 loss In his time at Nebraska, Pelini to Wisconsin last season. The Huskers are looking for revenge has qualified for two conference championship games, but came up when the Badgers come to Lincoln to kick off Big Ten play short both times, holding a lead in each game. Now, in his second year assistant coaching staff clean, bringbe coming to an end for an impatient in the Big Ten, it’s time to get down fan base if the streak of title-less years ing in Pelini, in an attempt to rebound to business and bring home a confer- continues for much longer. from a 7-7 campaign. ence title, Pelini said. The following year, despite pro“I try not to concern myself with “My expectations are to win the ducing 9 wins, Solich was fired by what people say or anything else beconference championship each and cause in the end that can lead to me athletic director Steve Pederson, who every year. Period. End of story,” making bad decisions,” Pelini said. “I didn’t want the program to descend Pelini said. “That’s my expectation, do the best that I can day in and day into “mediocrity.” and I would assume that would be Now, after he was hired as Neout to run the best football program the fans’ expectation.” braska’s head coach for the 2008 I can to make my team the best I can Fans have waited for a return possibly make it every single day. season, Pelini leads a squad that has to the so-called “glory days” of the fielded four consecutive four-loss “There isn’t anyone who has 1990s since the confetti settled on the seasons, all failing to claim that eluhigher expectations than me. I want 1998 Orange Bowl. sive conference championship. While to win a conference championship When Nebraska last won a con- every year, and I want to compete Pelini tries his hardest to get over the ference championship, “The Blair hump, senior running back Rex Burfor the national championship every Witch Project” and “Star Wars: The khead says this team is fully behind year.” Phantom Menace” were still in thehim in the fight to win the title. Frank Solich tried to do just that. atres, and Pokemon was still a fad. “(This team is) very hungry,” A former Nebraska fullback, SolFans were huddled in their basement ich, who was elected into Nebraska’s Burkhead said. “We’re going to be bomb shelters, Big Red foam fingers challenged right off the bat. We’re goHall of Fame Saturday, was the coach in tow, preparing for Y2K. when the Huskers last won the Big ing to have to have a good week of While the world didn’t end in 12. Three years later, Solich wiped the 2000, Pelini’s time at Nebraska could preview: see page 8

Evans gives Huskers options in secondary andrew ward dn Ciante Evans backpedaled into coverage. The junior defensive back watched as the Idaho State receiver broke into his route. That’s different, he thought, as the receiver’s route ran an unexpected course. The receiver ran a route he should be running against man coverage. Evans and the Husker secondary were in zone coverage. Evans looked back at the quarterback; the ball was about to leave his hand toward the receiver in his zone. “I was just thinking (about) getting to the end zone,” Evans said. “Get the interception first, then get to the end zone.” Evans jumped the route, intercepted the ball, bobbled it once and ran with nothing but turf in front of him. Twenty-nine yards later he stood in front of the student section in South Memorial Stadium. Teammates jumped on Evans to celebrate the touchdown, the first pick-six of Evans’ football career. “I didn’t get to celebrate the way I wanted to because everyone came up on me so fast. But I guess I did all right.” Evans plays the nickel back or “peso” position in the Husker secondary. The position can be played either by a corner or a fast linebacker. It covers the third opponent receiver if teams choose to spread the field. The nickel is ideal against teams that run the spread offense. The position is new to Evans, though. He played all last year and only began to develop into the position in the spring through meetings with NU coach Bo Pelini and secondary coach Terry Joseph. So far, the Evans experiment at nickel has worked just as the Nebraska coaching staff planned. In addition to the Idaho State interception, the junior out of Arlington, Texas, has shown playmaking ability from the nickel. He leads the team with five pass break ups and is tied for fifth on the team with 15 tackles. “Since the spring, he’s been a guy that has really understood what

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Husker defensive back Ciante Evans looks to be an impact player for Nebraska’s stacked secondary during conference play.

we’ve wanted from him at that position,” Joseph said. Evans has drawn comparisons to former Husker defensive back Eric Hagg, a more famous nickel player at Nebraska. Defensive coordinator John Papuchis said Evans could end up being a playmaker like Hagg, though in different ways. For one, when Hagg played for Nebraska, he was a little bigger than Evans today. Hagg stood 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighed 210 pounds his senior year at Nebraska. Evans is one inch shorter and ten pounds lighter than Hagg was that year. Like the stats have shown, though, Evans holds some playmaking ability of his own, despite the slight size disadvantage. Now, as the team heads into conference play, it’s the question of whether he’ll be able to get on the field with the Big Ten’s more traditional offenses. Nebraska hosts Wisconsin this weekend, a team that is known for its power I-formations and running the football. The Badgers usually don’t spread the ball out, which would mean Evans might not get as much playing time Saturday.

However, Pelini said if he has to, Evans could play corner against Wisconsin. “It depends on the team and what they are doing and the challenges that their particular offense presents,” Pelini said. “It just depends on the style of the offense.” The last time Evans played corner was last season. Since the spring though, he has played strictly nickel to attempt to perfect the position. Evans said corner isn’t much different from nickel though in most circumstances. “There will be no rust (if I play corner),” Evans said. “Tuesdays we play one-on-one with the receivers, and that’s just like playing corner. Scheme-wise, yes, I’ll have to knock off some rust if they ask me to play corner.” Even if Evans plays corner against the traditional offenses, one thing is for sure: He will aim for perfection. “I think I’m doing all right. I’m staying steady,” Evans said. “You want to be perfect in every thing you do, though.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

Thomason teaches ‘Nebraska way’ angela hensel dn Brooke Thomason doesn’t want to think about it. “It’s really crazy to think that I’m a senior,” Thomason said. “I really hope that the next nine months goes by slow.” As the right fielder for the Nebraska softball team heads into her senior season, she can’t believe her career will come to an end this year. But during the past three seasons as a Husker, she has already racked up plenty of accomplishments. Thomason has been starting and leading the way for the Huskers since her freshman year and didn’t disappoint last season. Thomason was second on the team in batting average behind fellow senior Gabby Banda with a .326

batting average. Thomason accumulated seven home runs and 47 RBIs last season, the most ever by a Husker junior. And last weekend, Thomason started off the season right where she ended it. Thomason recorded a pair of home runs in the second game of a double header against South Dakota to lead the way to a 4-3 victory. Thomason also had another home run in the first game, which ended as an 8-2 victory for the Huskers. “She’s a clutch hitter that comes up with clutch RBIs,” NU coach Rhonda Revelle said. “She’s really had a knack of big hits for us at big times.” Along with her offensive power, Thomason will be looked to as a leader now more than ever. With a young team that includes seven freshmen, Thomason wants

to make sure that she can help out the youngsters in any way that she can. “The goal is to get our seven freshmen to feel at home,” Thomason said. “We want to make sure they know the Nebraska way.” With the Huskers kicking off their fall season this past Sunday against South Dakota, they hope to accomplish just that throughout their fall season. By getting the freshmen acclimated and having the older members of the team get back into shape, Nebraska hopes it will be able to show signs of improvement throughout the fall season. “We are focusing on us, and getting better every day,” Revelle said. That improvement will be what Nebraska needs to have a strong spring season, when Big

Ten play begins. Last year, the Huskers started out the spring season ranked in the top 25, but then fell out of the rankings after some tough Big Ten losses. But with the offensive power of Thomason, the Huskers hope that they can get runs they need to come back in the spring season as a top team. Thomason said that the rankings for the spring depend largely on how many runs and hits the team gets in its fall games. For Thomason to contribute largely on the offensive side like last season, both Revelle and Thomason agreed that she needs to just keep doing what she has been. With all the years that Thomason has played softball she said that she has strong mechanics, and now it’s just about continuing to work on the fundamentals. And by doing so, Thomason

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Brooke Thomason is entering her final season as a Husker this spring. Thomason’s power has helped NU throughout her career. said she wants to keep her focus on just one day at a time. By not getting ahead of herself, Thomason wants to hold on to some of the great memories she has had with her career as a Husker.

“I want all of us to look back on this and have a good taste in our mouth, regardless of what happens,” she said. sports@ dailynebraskan.com