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A theatrical counseling session

Tyler Hale portrays a troubled character in a jail cell before being admitted to a rehabilitation program in the musical “Rehab.” The musical will be showing at the Carson Theater through Sept. 9.

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AmyBot 4.0, a robot built by UNL grad students used to complete surgery, is shown demonstrating how its arms move to grasp tissue.

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o Jack Mondry, a graduate student in mechanical engineering, a surgeryperforming robot was nothing new.

After all, these robots have been around since 2004, mainly performing biopsies and cutting tissue.

But Mondry decided to create his own surgical robot for his master’s degree thesis.

The result — dubbed Jackbot 1.0 after its main creator — went on to win the student design competition at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Mechanisms and Robotics Conference in Chicago this August.

Mondry chose Joe Bartels, Eric Markvicka and Tom Frederick, also mechanical engineer-

ing graduate students, to help with the robot’s production. The four worked together in a research lab where surgical robots have been built for years.

“It was just kind of learning from past mistakes and past successes,” Mondry said.

The group started the project in late 2011, and by April 2012, Jackbot performed its first surgery on a pig.

“We learn something every (surgery),” Bartels said. “A lot of times something will break, so we’ll go back and fix it.”

While Jackbot was designed primarily for surgery across the abdomen, it is capable of performing other surgeries too, Mondry said.

Jackbot performs surgery by making a 1- to 2-inch incision across the belly button, compared to a 6- to 8-inch incision from typical surgery. It then goes inside where the incision was made with a camera to perform the surgery.

But Jackbot doesn’t work alone. The entire time, a surgeon operates a “fancy joystick” to control where the robot is going, Bartels said.

This way, Jackbot can find a cancerous area of a colon and remove it, he said.

“The robot doesn’t do anything automatically,” Bartels said, adding that with the camera, the surgeon can see the robot’s arms moving. “The surgeon still controls it.”

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Tsegaye Tadesse believes it all begins with water.

The assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s School of Natural Resources wants to reduce malnutrition and increase sustainable food production for those stricken by drought in Ethiopia. If the university’s ongoing projects in the country can advance the irrigation technologies in the area, Tadesse said those goals could be reached.

The professor spent a month in his native country this summer working on a few university projects, which began in June 2010.

While in Ethiopia, he assessed the conditions of the most droughtprone eastern areas of the country, as well as planned a future education abroad trip there.

“We chose a bottom-up approach,” Tadesse said.

That meant a lot of time spent speaking with local farmers and working with universities.

“We just went to the farmers, sat down underneath a tree and asked them about their water,” Tadesse said.

Tadesse also worked with three Ethiopian universities that are collaborating with UNL on a project to form a data survey. The survey was given to more than 3,000 people in the area.

It focused on the health of those surveyed and covered such measures as height, weight and arm span. Through this survey, Tadesse was able to calculate the nutritional impacts brought on by drought in those areas.

Tadesse and a handful of other UNL faculty are using this data to improve the agricultural productivity and food security of Ethiopia.

“It is certainly a step in the right direction if we can get everything we want accomplished,” said Martha Mamo, a professor of agronomy and horticulture who has traveled to Ethiopia to work with this project twice.

Tadesse said the project’s goals can’t be reached without support, and he believes the U.S. has a vested interest in projects like this one.

“Food security influences global security,” he said. “Food security issues and chronic hunger triggers confrontation, conflict and civil war.”

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conor dunn dn This year, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Healthy Option Student Plan will see changes as a

result of the Affordable Care Act. The University Health Center hosted its annual Health Insurance 101 Wednesday to discuss those changes.

Representatives from the UHC, Aetna Student Health and Ameritas Group discussed the changes to the health insurance program.

Under federal law, birth control is now covered 100 percent under the medical portion of

Healthy Option as a preventative care benefit. This coverage is a change from last year ’s plan, which put a $300 cap on pharmaceutical insurance.

“It’s good news all around,” UHC chief pharmacist Kim Aldridge said.

Healthy Option also covers the copayment of immunizations for preventative services such as hepatitis A and B, tetanus, influenza, in addition to the human

papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for women.

Healthy Option enrollment began Aug. 14 and extends to Aug. 13, 2013. However, students must enroll twice if they want the full-year coverage. The first enrollment period costs $642 and extends to Dec. 31. The second enrollment period opens Jan. 1, 2013 and costs $992 for spring and summer coverage.

Students in the graduate as-

sistant program pay a lower price for the insurance program because their departments pay for most of the coverage. For fall enrollment, the cost is $135. It’s $208 for spring and summer enrollment.

Spouses and children can also be included in the insurance plan.

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• Medical: $1,950/policy year • Dental: based on a payment schedule for each procedure • Pharmacy: $10 generic or $25 brand-name for each prescription. Over-the-counter drugs not covered.

Overall out-of-pocket costs: money you pay out of pocket toward the cost of health-care services, which include deductibles and copayments. These costs only apply to the medical portion of the insurance. $400 deductible + $1,950 = $2,350 total out-of-pocket costs.

Preferred Provider Organization (PPO): a provider within the insurance network. Insurance is responsible for 80 percent of charges. You are responsible for 20 percent of charges for the first $9,750.

Non-PPO: providers outside the insurance network. Insurance is responsible for 60 percent of charges. You are responsible for 40 percent of charges for the first $4,785.

Preventative services now covered: • Hepatitis A and hepatitis B • Herpes zoster • Quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for females.

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COLLEGES WITH MOST DOWNLOADED DISSERTATIONS IN 2012 The top 20 dissertations of 2012 equaled a total of 46,757 downloads.

Dissertations from the College of Education and Human Sciences accounted for 39 percent of the downloads from UNL’s DigitalCommons in 2012.

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my family (mi familia) thought it would be a good option to explore.”

The idea was then taken to RHA’s residence enhancement committee, and Christiansen and

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Reading strategy dissertation tops most downloaded list Staff report DN The College of Education and Human Sciences dominated the list of 2012’s most downloaded dissertations from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s DigitalCommons, accounting for 39 percent of the total downloads.

UNL Libraries recently released the top 20 list for downloaded dissertations from the DigitalCommons, an academic digital repository. The DigitalCommons contains more than 12,600 dissertations from Ph.D. students at the university dating back to 1902.

The top 20 list contains dis-

sertations from six different colleges at the university.

The College of Education and Human Sciences’ eight dissertations on the list were downloaded a total of 18,252 times and included the most downloaded of the year: Courtney D. Blume’s 2010 dissertation on “RAP: A Reading Comprehension Strategy for Students with Learning Disabilities” at 3,691 downloads.

The Digital Commons stores the second-largest digital repository among universities, trailing only fellow Big Ten Conference peer University of Michigan. news@ dailynebraskan.com

senior marketing major Taylor Lucas started researching.

Lucas and Christiansen said they contacted several universities around the country but mainly spoke with representatives from the University of Michigan and Michigan State University. They wanted to gauge how much students used the channels at other universities and if it was worth the cost for UNL. “Michigan State said it was the most popular channel on campus,” Lucas said. “We thought it would be a cheaper alternative to going to the movies.”

The total cost of the movie channel for the initial start up year was $30,000, an amount RHA was unable to cover on its own.

RHA members had planned on increasing student fees to cover some of the costs, but student fees had already been set for the 20122013 academic school year. So RHA contacted Residence Life to see if it would be willing to help with the extra cost of the channel.

Peters said Housing thought the movie channel could offer a positive start for the school year.

However, a mistake on flyers left in the residence halls led to some confusion over the channel number: Peters said the channel is 10.1, not 10.

“We had the cable cord and tried to hook up the channel, and it didn’t work,” said sophomore psychology major Elise Van Hove.

Peters said she has been emailing students to work out all the kinks.

Rush said the negotiations have been a challenge, but RHA members are looking forward to the opportunities the channel opens.

“One of the main reasons we thought this was a good thing for our campus is because it opens the door for a lot of collaboration to promote things through our channel,” Rush said.

Peters said RHA has already been approached from other organizations on campus seeking to advertise on the channel. RHA is considering charging those groups $20 to offset some of the costs.

“My broad goal was to leave the residence halls a better place than I found it,” Rush said. “We’re really happy with the progress we’ve made.”

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“Everyone has to have coverage now,” Snyder said, “and everyone needs to know their best option for coverage.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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A year of planning and $30,000 went into the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Residence Hall Association’s launch of a campus movie channel this semester.

Swank Motion Pictures Inc. set up the channel, which launched a week before school started and offers movies and other campus programming to students living in the residence halls.

RHA and University Housing’s Department of Residence Life split the cost of the channel’s first year, but next year, the channel will take on a $35,000 yearly rate. Student fees for those living on campus will increase $2 per semester to cover some of the costs for the channel’s three-year contract.

“We felt the increase in student fees was reasonable,” said Kacey Christiansen, a senior communication studies major and former RHA residence enhancement committee member. “It’s very well worth the money.”

An RHA-selected range of movies are on rotation every three hours. Eight movies will be playing in September: “Crazy, Stupid, Love.,” “Legally Blonde,” “The Five-Year Engagement,” “The Hunger Games,” “EuroTrip,” “Spaceballs” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” The two other movies in September — “Bread and Roses” and “My Family (Mi Familia)” — were chosen to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month.

A full schedule of programing can be found on RHA’s Facebook page.

Melissa Peters, Housing Residence Life assistant director said RHA is working toward setting up a way for students to vote or give suggestions on movie selections.

The movie channel concept was first introduced to then-RHA-President Kevin Rush, a senior special education major, while he was talking to members of other universities at a conference last year.

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After extreme temperatures during the Nebraska Huskers football game on Saturday affected approximately 10 percent of marching band members, Director Tony Falcone said he still thinks the marching band staff took the proper measures to keep students safe.

Although he said he doesn’t know the exact number of students who had to sit out for at least part of the game or seek treatment, he estimated between 15 and 20 students visited the first-aid station in Memorial Stadium. Many more were affected by the heat, he said, but they didn’t require treatment.

He said he and other marching band staff members visited the station numerous times to check on students who weren’t feeling well, but the staff also had to focus on keeping the rest of the band organized throughout the game. “(The students) did a good job, and we did the best we possibly could to take care of them,” he said.

According to Falcone, the Nebraska Athletic Department opened a room in Memorial Stadium for marching band members to rest and cool down when the heat got to them.

“Nobody wants to see students put in bad situations,” he said. “We

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Falcone said the marching band takes measures to prepare for extreme weather.

Health officials visit members of the marching band on the first day of band camp and explain the importance of eating well and staying hydrated before performances, Falcone said. They are reminded of the importance of this throughout the semester, and even more so before games with a high-temperature forecast, he said.

Saturday’s game was the first time since Falcone has been with the Cornhusker Marching Band that band members were allowed to remove their jackets during a performance.

Even though marching band staff does what it can to protect students, there are some things that just aren’t feasible, Falcone said.

For example: A second uniform.

Falcone said the Cornhusker Marching Band is funded by different sources and does not have its own budget. Buying uniforms is expensive, he said.

Falcone would not disclose the sources funding the marching band.

The heat affects a few students every year, Falcone said, but the last time it was a serious concern was 12 years ago during a football game when the temperature was more than 100 degrees. “(This) doesn’t happen that often,” he said. “We don’t … have the means to provide a second uniform for a game that might happen every 10 or 12 years.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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Christopher Vering had no idea a party could go so horribly wrong.

But after a drinking-related car accident in January injured one, Vering could be sent to jail for providing alcohol to the involved driver.

Because of a bill passed in January in the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature, procuring for minors can now be a felony charge. LB 667, sponsored by Speaker Mike Flood, makes procuring alcohol for minors a felony if it results in injury or death to the minor.

Vering, a 21-year-old Richland, Neb., resident, is the first person in Nebraska to be charged with felony procuring. According to the police report, Vering bought beer for a party he hosted at his house. One of the attendees, Curtis Rubeck, a 19-year-old from Columbus, Neb., left the party and crashed into a concrete pole. Rubeck was ejected from the car but survived. Another accident after the party left two dead: Zachary Tharnish, 22, and Candace Randall-Stewart, 19, both of Columbus. That car’s driver, who had been drinking at Vering’s home, suffered criminal charges, but Vering was not indicted for the crash.

The law makes the distinction between procuring when it results in injuries or deaths and when it doesn’t.

Flood, Attorney General Jon Bruning and community service groups campaigned for the bill to be put to a vote back in January.

Matt Hecker, University of Nebraska-Lincoln dean of students, said he believes the law sets a better precedent for preventing alcohol misuse.

“The new law is a renewed focus on harm prevention,” said Hecker, who is also the director of Judicial Affairs, the office that issues sanctions to students who commit any crimes.

“This holds people account-

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What it did: Passed in January, the law makes procuring alcohol for a minor a felony charge if injury or death results. able for the actions that they make,” Hecker said.

He said by putting the potential for jail time on the procuring charge, it will cause students to make better decisions if they choose to drink. UNL’s alcohol policy focuses on reducing harm rather than having a zero-tolerance policy, he said.

“This law has sent a distinct message,” said Sgt. Jerry Plessel of the UNL Police Department.

The new law does not change how UNLPD investigates procuring and underage drinking, Plessel said.

According to university police data, there were 40 alcohol-related calls in August. The majority of the calls were minor in possession. Since the semester started, three UNL students have been cited for misdemeanor procuring for a minor.

Hecker said his office only sees roughly five cases of procuring per semester. Students procuring for a minor would suffer additional penalties in accordance with the student code of conduct, he said. According to the code, a misdemeanor offence may result in a warning or probation, while a felony charge could result in suspension or expulsion.

“Overall, it’s in the students’ best interest to minimize risk,” Hecker said. “This law simply does that.”

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No new ASUN legislation for third consectutive week Student government discusses Teach for America, Zipcars in weekly meeting

Teach for America, an organization that hires graduating students to teach in low-income regions around the U.S. Those hired by Teach for America commit to two years of service in one of 46 regions, in both rural and urban areas, of their preference. The workers earn a teacher’s salary between $30,000 and $50,000, depending on the location.

Before the worker teaches at one of the Teach for America-affiliated schools, he or she must complete a five-week training program learning to teach and motivate children.

Teach for America workers can decide the subjects they teach.

At the end of the two years, the worker may receive a financial award that can be applied to student loan payments and further educational costs, Stockdale said.

Stockdale approached ASUN because she said the senators are the top leaders at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Former ASUN President Lane Carr joined Teach for America and helped Stockdale recruit nine UNL students last year,

conor dunn dn The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska didn’t pass any legislation for the third consecutive meeting and its third meeting since the semester began.

“It’s pretty common at the beginning of the semester,” ASUN president Eric Kamler said. “We need to get our committee meeting times rolling by next week.”

Kamler, a senior agricultural economics major, attributed the lack of new legislation to some of ASUN’s committees not having organized meeting times. Most of the new legislation, Kamler said, comes from these committees.

ASUN members heard from Sadie Stockdale, a representative from

she said. Stockdale said she hopes to recruit 35 UNL students this year with help from ASUN’s senators.

“Your ZIP code determines where you can go in life, and that angers me,” she said.

Letting this happen sets kids up for failure, she said.

Toward the end of the meeting, ASUN external vice president Kyle Wroblewski, a senior civil engineering major, said some senators were having problems registering with the Zipcar promotional code that allows ASUN and UNL Housing’s resident assistants to get free Zipcar driving credit. He said it was a technical problem for students under the age of 21, and Zipcar is working to fix the problem.

Kamler said 475-RIDE will still launch on Sept. 12 with Happy Cab. ASUN partnered with Nebraska Wesleyan University’s emergency ride program, so Wesleyan’s student government will help split the cost of the checkered flags that will adorn the 475-RIDE vehicles. news@ dailynebraskan.com

robots: from 1 team submitted a paper explaining its design and its applications in the real world to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. They later attended the Mechanisms and Robotics Conference to present their creation, Mondry said.

Of all the finalists, the team was the only one presenting a surgical robot. Jackbot itself didn’t attend the conference; the team used videos of Jackbot performing surgery, along with a paper design of the robot.

“There’s some late nights (and) early mornings, getting the pro-

The surgery leaves less of a scar, which results in less healing time and a shorter hospital stay, Mondry said.

The goal was to make a robot small enough to create a single incision but strong enough to manipulate the tissue once inside the abdomen, Mondry said. The result was a robot that can reach all regions of the abdomen, Mondry said. This is helpful, especially because the colon wraps around the abdomen, Mondry said.

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totype working,” Mondry said.

“Everything came together really nicely.”

Bartels and Mondry both hope to see the surgical robot on the market within the next five to six years. The team is working with Virtual Incision, Bartels said.

Today, Jackbot is in pieces, being “re-designed to work more effectively,” Bartels said. The men are eager to see smoother surgical processes in the future. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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“Nebraska is known for irrigation technology,” Tadesse said. He said UNL and Nebraska should try to transfer that knowledge to Ethiopia.

The project will also attempt to transfer knowledge from Ethiopia to UNL students in the summer of 2013. Tadesse is currently organizing an education abroad trip to Ethiopia to show Nebraska students what life is like in the country.

“Giving attention is a very important thing,” Tadesse said.

The trip will likely span three to four weeks and will help students “see first hand what’s going on,” he said.

The opportunity is still in the planning stages, and Tadesse said there is a lot to plan. He must find out which areas are the safest for travel and what kind of facilities are available there.

“It’s not like going to Texas,” he said. “Even for us, being originally from Ethiopia, you just can’t go everywhere.”

During the trip, UNL students will work alongside students from Ethiopian universities to break the language barrier and to help Nebraskan undergraduates attain new perspectives. Tadesse said he wants the trip to be both “educational and fun.”

If the plans are finalized, Tadesse hopes to bring a piece of what he has been working on since 2010 to a much broader audience.

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Tsegaye Tadesse, research assistant professor in the School of Natural Resources, traveled to Ethiopia this summer to help farmers improve their irrigation, water quality and availability of food. man kind.”

“It’s a great opportunity personally. It’s a great opportunity professionally,” Tadesse said.

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Either improve or eliminate campus movie channel If a service costs $30,000, shouldn’t it work correctly?

Shouldn’t you want it in the first place?

In the case of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Residence Hall Association and its movie channel project, this isn’t true.

Not only did students not ask for the channel, they didn’t even get a chance to vote for it in the last Association of Students of the University of Nebraska election this past spring.

The goal of RHA’s project was to create a channel for campus to show movies, advertise campus events and even throw in some educational programming. While this is an admirable goal, the execution of it seems shaky at best.

The Daily Nebraskan is displeased with the amount of cash being funneled into something that could be a waste of time and effort. Yes, students aren’t directly paying for this semester as RHA missed the contract deadline. The $30,000 comes from RHA and Housing funds. But that’s money that could be used elsewhere.

Next year, the price will be higher at $35,000 and will come out of dorm resident’s pockets. Some of that money will come from RHA, housing and student fees. About $12,000 comes from residence hall members’ $2 student fee increase. Thirtyfive thousand dollars could be put toward a project that better serves students and their needs.

The channel plays movies throughout the day, but there are small gaps in broadcasting, leaving students who are aware of the channel’s existence to believe it isn’t working properly.

Students can’t choose when or what movie to play, and the schedule for when the movies of the month are playing hasn’t been well-distributed.

Further, and we can’t stress this enough, students didn’t have the opportunity to voice their opinion on the channel. It was foisted upon us and now many of us are left holding the bill for a semi-operational channel we didn’t ask for.

To paraphrase TV’s Tim Gunn, make it work or find a better use for that money.

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12 commandments of Facebook

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t’s 7 a.m. Your alarm clock pulls you away from your dreams and back into the daily grind. Your stomach growls; it’s breakfast time. After preparing your balanced meal of Eggo Waffles and orange juice, you pull out your iPhone. Why? So you can forever preserve your typical meal with Instagram.

After uploading your work of “art,” you rush to the bus stop. You break a sweat after power walking, but make it. The iPhone comes out again. It’s status update time.

A Facebook offender’s day often begins like this.

If you want to learn details of someone’s life, stalking is no longer necessary. Their last five posts on Facebook will share quite a bit.

Facebook is a guilty pleasure of our generation. Who doesn’t enjoy creeping a little bit?

Sometimes it’s nice to see karma punish those who treated you poorly in high school with newfound rotund figures. Other times, you just want to check up on a friend/acquaintance/random girl you met at a party last weekend without sending a text.

Don’t worry; no one’s judging you … unless you go against the Facebook Commandments.

Commandment One: If you think you look like a hot mess, you do. Either own the look or delete the picture. Posting personal portraits with the caption “I look sooo gross!” is an awkward way to fish for compliments.

An easy fix for this problem is to simply not upload the pictures you don’t like. Untagging yourself from unfortunate candids is another solution. commandment two: Be careful with political posts. Making politically-charged statuses to provoke an argument is immature.

You can’t escape politics, especially during election season. So give your friends a break and update something else.

The occasional political rant is accepted and expected. But attacking those “crazy liberals” or “delusional conservatives” just makes you look like a tool. Attack ideas, not your friends. Also, blogging is a more appropriate outlet than your newsfeed. Try Tumblr or Wordpress the next time you need to get something off your chest. commandment three: If the picture says “no makeup,” then using Photoshop or Instagram is false advertising. You aren’t helping the world by showing your edited

DAMIEN CROGHAN natural beauty. Also, when you use that picture for online dating, prepare for dates to virtually line up, only to physically run out the door.

The easiest fix is to just not have a caption.

People are indifferent to the amount of makeup you apply (or lack thereof). commandment four: Instagram doesn’t make you an artist. It just means you have an iPhone and too much free time. It’s one thing to post an interesting picture with a filter to make it visually enticing. It’s another to post a picture of your meal at IHOP with a filter, thinking anyone on your friends list is intrigued by your chocolate chip pancakes.

Instagram can be fun, but at least take photographs with a story to tell. A picture can be worth 1,000 words … unless it’s painfully ordinary. Food is generally boring. A wedding cake is pretty, but your bowl of Captain Crunch isn’t. commandment five: If it’s too vague for a stranger to understand, don’t post it. Because “OMG I HAVE THE BEST FRIENDS EVER <3” or “I can’t believe how stupid bitches are sometimes” doesn’t make any sense to 99 percent of your friends list unless you explain WHY your friends are great/bitches are stupid. commandment six: Use correct grammar. The difference between “you’re” and “your” is drastic. Not knowing the difference communicates a lack of intelligence, whereas correct usage says, “Look mom! College is beginning to pay off … sort of!” If you’re texting your friends, feel free to abbreviate the word “are” with the letter “r.” In a public forum, use words. commandment seven: Let Facebook be Facebook. Stop linking all of your Twit-

ter updates and Pinterest posts to my newsfeed!

Also, hashtagging is meant for Twitter. commandment eight: Stop checking in. It’s one thing to check into an interesting place, such as a national monument or new city.

It’s another to check into McDonalds every time you enter the golden arches.

Checking in to the Eiffel Tower is something your friends might appreciate seeing in their newsfeed. Your daily commute to a job you hate isn’t nearly as fascinating. commandment nine: If you don’t know them, don’t add them. Social media is meant for networking, but the term “networking” usually implies you are somehow connected previously to being “friends” online. Also, if you are creeped out by strangers commenting on your photos (and you should be), don’t add them. commandment ten: Stop updating.

Generally, updating your status once or twice a day should suffice. If you’re on vacation, feel free. But shouldn’t you be doing something other than looking at your phone while you’re in the Bahamas? commandment eleven: Learn how to use privacy settings! Did you add your parents recently? Are they shocked and appalled by your “I’m wasteddd” status update, followed by pictures of you falling off a bar stool? It’s time for you to update your privacy settings.

Go to the drop-down arrow in the top right corner of your screen. Click on “Privacy Settings.” From there you can do a multitude of things, such as block your parents from seeing 99 percent of your college career.

Also, avoid posting anything which too directly explains how intoxicated you are. Parents and friends alike don’t care to know. They can infer how many drinks you had by glancing at your recently tagged photos. commandment twelve: Don’t like your own posts. It’s conceited, sort of annoying and shows just how narcissistic you are.

If you’ve noticed your friends list shrinking, you’re probably breaking one or more of the Facebook Commandments. Follow these social media guidelines, and you won’t sound like an illiterate, vain drunkard. And your parents won’t cry as often.

Damien Croghan is a senior journalism and international studies major. Reach him at opinion@ dailynebraskan.com.

Hate crimes push justice down a slippery slope

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erhaps I’ve spent too much time with my nose in a dictionary, but isn’t any perpetrator of a violent crime filled with “hate” during the act?

Hate crimes are a touchy subject. The whole nation observed the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman case earlier this year, sparking debates on racial relations and bias-motivated incidents. The nation is still waiting to see what the outcome will be.

But, because the concept of hate crimes is so emotionally charged, it raises questions to its constitutionality. A court shouldn’t tack on extra punishments to what it subjectively deems to be motivated by discrimination. Emotion defies rationality, and, therefore, has no place in defining the law. Laws are designated to punish people based on their actions, not intrinsic ideologies.

Charlie Rogers, a lesbian and former women’s basketball player at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, claimed last month three masked men broke into her home, carved anti-gay slurs into her skin and attempted to burn her house down.

She was recently charged by the Lincoln police with staging the hate crime against herself.

The evidence is pretty overwhelming. A police investigation later revealed Rogers bought the supplies used in the event a few days prior. The wounds were also found to be either self-inflicted or inflicted with Rogers’ consent. The mattress contained no blood where Rogers claimed she was attacked. She also post-

ed on Facebook that she will “do what it takes” to “be a catalyst.”

The Rogers incident isn’t even the first time this has happened with someone in connection to UNL. In 2004, alumna Kerri Dunn was charged with staging a hate crime after vandalizing her own car after giving a public speech on racial tolerance at Claremont McKenna College in California.

Laws should be enacted to punish perpetrators for their actions, not their ideals, regardless of how repulsive they may be. In the case of a physical, brutal attack, the First Amendment obviously offers no protection to the offender for his or her bias.

It’s not a form of speech, it’s a crime.

But when hate-crime laws are enacted to prosecute what could be considered speech, the lines are blurred. And when there’s an emotionally charged blurring between crime and speech, individuals may be enticed into creating a hoax to express themselves, like the aforementioned instances.

Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. sums up this ideology perfectly with his famous statement on freedom of speech: “If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other it is the principle of free thought – not free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought that we hate.”

If a Supreme Court justice believes in this philosophy, its implementation should be consistent throughout the nation. However, this isn’t always the case.

BENJAMIN WELCH According to USA Today, Stanislav Shmulevich was arrested and charged with a hate crime in 2006 for throwing copies of the Quran in a toilet on two separate occasions at Pace University in New York.

He eventually pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was sentenced to 300 hours of community service.

Shmulevich should have been deplored for being a gross individual and footed the bill for clogging a bathroom, but that’s where his punishment should have ended.

Expressing his distaste for the Muslim holy book in that particular manner certainly should raise a few eyebrows, but a hate crime? Oh, please. That’s almost as laughable as the act itself.

Or take, for example, a case that occurred merely a few weeks ago where Muslims who gathered at a football field

in New York to celebrate the end of Raism. The government would then have madan were greeted with three packages the power to regulate ideologies. It could of uncooked bacon scattered about, acadminister a lesser sentence to someone cording to NBC News. who committed a crime with, subjectiveThe NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force ly, favorable intentions. is investigating the incident. Can a hateLet’s use a government administracrime caveat be attached to a littering vition that’s heavily against abortion for olation? It seems bureaucrats are starting example. If a zealot shoots and kills a to use hate-crime laws to regulate unfavordoctor who performs abortions, theoretiable speech. cally that administration could dole out And when speech will a generous 10-year senbe tolerated, hate crimes betence because the perpeEqual come “vandalism.” The St. trator ’s beliefs correlated Louis Review reports last with mainstream’s accepttreatment month a statue of Our Lady able thought. Should Jack means the same outside the St. Mary of VicRuby have been let off the tories Chapel in St. Louis punishments for hook for gunning down was beheaded one morning.

Lee Harvey Oswald? We When the missing append- the same crimes, could assume the governage was returned a few regardless of ment would favor the pundays later, it was adorned ishment of the man who with satanic markings and social differences.” struck down JFK. Subsevampiric blood drippings. quently, the death of the However, the police spokesman for the perpetrator could be rewarded. incident said there was no indication of a Those who have truly been victimhate crime. ized because of their creed, persuasion So when bacon is sprinkled around or preferences deserve to be treated fairly Muslims, there’s a special task force on the and with dignity. However, ambiguhunt, but when the Mother of God is beous and skewed laws that threaten free headed and made to look like a demon, it’s speech and regulate thought should be simply mischievous behavior? abolished.

The inconsistency of the provision raisPeople deserve better than vague es another issue regarding hate crime’s rellaws that neglect justice. When the govegation. Equal treatment means the same ernment starts regulating thought and punishments for the same crimes, regard- enacting policies against free speech, soless of social differences. ciety suffers a disservice.

According to these laws, a person’s Benjamin Welch is a graduate student of journalism. Contact crime is more heinous if that person is him at opinion@ motivated by concepts like sexism or racdailynebraskan.com.

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THEY TRIED TO MAKE ME GO TO ‘Rehab’ meant to entertain, give insight to treatment process

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usical theater and professional counseling couldn’t seem more different. But that’s not stopping Nanette Gingery from combining them.

Gingery’s two seemingly nonsequitur passions will converge in her original play “REHAB a musical journey,” which is set to open Thursday. “Rehab” is running Sept.

6-9 at the Carson Theatre in the Lied Center for Performing Arts on the University of NebraskaLincoln campus.

“REHAB a musical journey” was written with the intention to make it on Broadway. It is a musical journey about losing hope and finding identity outside of addiction. The plot follows a Lennie, drug addict in treatment, as he learns about and relates to other characters in rehab.

“I wanted to throw back the curtain to the rehab process and show the audience members that they can both experience excellent entertainment and take away thought-provoking things,” Gingery said. “There are highs and lows. You’ll laugh and you’ll cry.”

Gingery has lived in Lincoln her whole life and grew up on the stage. While the first half of her life was devoted to music and performance, Gingery eventually went to school to get her bachelor ’s in psychology and her master ’s in counseling. She is currently a life coach and counselor for addicts.

She said one day she was reflecting back on her life and realized her two seemingly different lives led to her decision to write a musical about rehab. This revelation was the start of her journey with “Rehab” and she began frantically writing her first musical.

Director Judy Hart said one of her biggest challenges with the production was working with the playwright present.

“You have to be really cautious about getting the play done and not hurting the playwright in the process,” Hart said. “We both have a good relationship, because we’re both really honest with each other.”

Gingery has been watching the rehearsals every day and has

REHAB

if you go “REHAB, a musical

journey” Carson Theater at the Lied Center when: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. how much: $25 note: not recommended for ages 15 or younger where:

Becky Key Boesen portrays a drug abuser during rehearsal for the musical “REHAB.” The musical is now showing at the Carson Theater in the Lied Center for Performing Arts through Sept. 9. no fear the show will open with a bang.

“I watch it every day and still, every time I see it, I’m excited and on the edge of my seat,” she said.

“It’s an amazing show.”

Both Gingery and Hart hope “Rehab” will stir the minds of audience members regarding their current perceptions of addicts.

“For me, every production I do is a journey,” Hart said. “This one was a great invitation to make these characters real people and not just stereotypes. I’ve learned a lot about addiction over this process.”

Gingery said she felt this was a story that needed to be told.

Through her job as a counselor, she directly works with victims of addiction on a daily basis.

“The characters are a combination of things that I have experienced,” Gingery said. “The story isn’t based on one person, but it’s

“It’s gritty, true to life, has adult content, colorful characters and lots of surprises.” nanette gingery ‘rehab’ playwright

a combination of things that I’ve experienced taken further with my imagination.”

The roller coaster-ride plot, emulates the tumultuous whirlwind that is rehab.

“It’s funny, but there are some very serious moments as well,” Gingery said. “It’s gritty, true to life, has adult content, colorful characters and lots of surprises.”

Gingery added putting the show out originally made her feel vulnerable.

“It’s like giving birth to a baby and you don’t want anybody to tell you that your baby is ugly,” Gin-

gery said. “The baby has grown and flourished into this beautiful project and production. It’s very vulnerable, but once others join your vision, it’s important to allow them to contribute and see how they see things.”

Gingery and Hart agree the musical element of the script will captivate and bring the audience to an emotional place.

Hart said the music in the show elevated the emotion and serves a purpose.

“It’s not like they stop talking just for the sake of singing a song,” she said. “They start singing be-

cause words are no longer enough.”

“Musicals touch all of our senses and connect with the audience,” Gingery added. “It will empower them to take things away that change their lives.”

The music might remind audiences of Broadway shows like “Rent” and “Next To Normal” with it’s pop-rock sound.

As Lincoln grows, the theater community follows suit. Not only is Lincoln receptive to new works, but Hart said it also pushes the youth and all performers to participate in new theatrical journeys.

“It’s important to make new theater everywhere because, if you follow what’s going on Broadway, you’re probably wondering how many more “West Side Story”’s they are going to do,” Hart said.

“Lincoln is a great place to try something out without getting creamed for it.”

Gingery said she hopes to see

the theater community in Lincoln continue to flourish, draw from other communities and be a hub of new and exciting work.

“Theater allows us to step into someone else’s circumstances,” Hart said. “I hope the audience will be mindful.”

The opening night performance will be dedicated to Gingery’s father, who died several weeks ago. He bought his tickets and was very proud of Gingery’s musical accomplishments, she said.

“I couldn’t have done this without my dad,” Gingery said.

“When I was a little girl, he would play the guitar and I would sing.

He nurtured my love of music.”

Both women look for “REHAB a musical journey” to be emotional for audience members.

“Theater allows us to step into someone else’s circumstances and experience them,” Hart said. “I think the audience is going to cheer these people on and hope that the characters are going to make it. I hope the audience will leave the theater and be mindful of these situations.”

Hart said she looks for the dialogue to continue beyond the script and beyond the theater.

“There are only 5 performances, and this is going to be a topic of conversation after it runs,” she said. “You don’t want to be talking about this and say ‘Oh damn. I wish I would’ve been there.’ You want to be a part of the conversation.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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BAND Q&A

Dirty Heads talks Matisyahu, new album Dirty Heads dishes on ‘Cabin by the Sea’, development of band’s sound cara wilwerding dn

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‘Divas’ combines local symphony, Broadway stars Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra opens 2012-13 season with Broadway hits ally phillips dn Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra (LSO) isn’t going to play Mozart, Bach or Beethovan this Friday night. Instead, they’re going to open their season with Broadway hits.

The orchestra wanted to broaden their audience by attracting people who normally wouldn’t attend a symphony, said LSO executive director Barbara Zach. Their solution: bring the

if you go “Wicked Divas”

when:

Friday, 7:30 p.m. where: Lied Center for Performing Arts how much: $10 - $25 production “Wicked Divas” to Lincoln.

“One really un-intimidating way to come to a symphony is to come to a Broadway preview at the symphony,” Zach said. “(It’s) songs that you know and love, that you walk away singing.”

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The Dirty Heads, a reggae band based out of Southern California, are prepared to tear up the stage with Jewish rapper Matisyahu at Council Bluff’s Stir Cove on Thursday.

Originally founded in Orange County in 1996 by Jared “Dirty J” Watson and Dustin “Duddy B” Bushnell, the group sounds similar to Sublime or 311. They said they’re excited to play live songs from their latest album, “Cabin by the Sea,” which was released July 19.

Bushnell took a break during the hectic summer tour to chat with the Daily Nebraskan.

Daily Nebraskan: How would you describe your sound?

Dustin Bushnell: I’d say just kind of feel-good music. We don’t really have a specific sound. We make really different types of music. We kind of play whatever were feeling at that time.

DN: How does “Cabin by the Sea” compare to your first album, “Any Port in a Storm”?

DB: We toured off the first album for a long time and played a lot of shows to see what works. I think it shows in the new album – just a more mature type of music than the first album.

DN: In addition to 17 tracks, “Cabin by the Sea” came with a music video for “Spread Too Thin.” Why did you include this video in the album, and what was the best part of filming?

DB: We definitely had a lot of fun with that video. We got to do a little acting, which none of us have ever done, so that was fun.

People seem to enjoy when they get a little DVD in there as well, you know?

DN: What lyrics best represent your message as a group?

DB: If you’ve never heard of our band before and you listen to our song “Believe”, you’ll get a pretty good idea of what we’re about and where we came from.

DN: What do you expect fans to feel while listening to “Cabin

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Dirty Heads will show off their new album, “Cabin by the Sea,” at Stir Cove in Council Bluffs on Thursday night. pect? by the Sea”?

DB: I think we have been DB: We made this to be like a summer album. No matter where there before; I don’t remember the venue. I hope it’s like the rest you live — if you’re somewhere and it’s snowing – you’re hav- of the tour. Every show has been great; the fans have been awesome ing a bad day, you can put this on and it will take you to a cabin by and the vibes have been good. I hope it just continues. the sea, wherever you want to be.

DN: In what way would you It could take you to your special say you’re unique from other place, I guess you could say. bands?

DN: What was it like to collabDB: I guess every band’s orate with Matisyahu on “Dance unique in their own All Night”? What way. I think a lot of was he like in the Every the music that’s studio? show has been coming our DB: It was way is depressed, great. He was on been great; the mellow music, and one of the first big I think people are tours we did with fans have been really ready for 311 six or seven awesome and the something posiyears ago. We’ve tive. I guess that’s had a relationship vibes have been what makes us difwith him since good.” ferent. then. We hit him DN: Do you up to do a song, he Dustin Bushnell have any rituals came to our studio dirty heads member or any pranks you and it was awepull to stay entersome to work with him in the studio. That’s how the tained on the road?

DB: We’re always messing tour came about as well. We’ve had a great time this summer with each other. I guess the only ritual we have is right before we touring with him. go on stage we all take a shot of DN: Have you been to NeJack Daniel’s whiskey. braska before? What do you ex-

if you go Matisyahu and The Dirty Heads

when: Thursday, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6) where: Stir Cove 1 Harrah’s Blvd., Council Bluffs how much: $37 (advance)

DN: What plans do you have for the future?

DB: Just continue what we’ve been doing. Tour off this album for a year or so and then go back to the studio. If we can keep doing that, we’ll do that for as long as we can.

DN: Why do you make music?

DB: ‘Cause I have to. Even if I wasn’t in a band that was touring around and I had an actual job, I’d still be making music. I gravitated towards that at a young age and it’s just something I’ve always done. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Husker spirit, high temperatures call for new fashion code on game day ART OF WEAR

ingrid holmquist Ah, the smell of hotdogs, beer and sweat. The enthusiasm and inevitable inebriation present in Husker Nation last Saturday was a surefire tell that football season has commenced.

Gameday is a reminder of how unifying fashion can be. Or in Southern Miss’s case, how clothing can alienate you.

Think about it: on gameday, the color you wear can spark a high five or a drunken embrace from a complete stranger. You will probably never meet that 40-year-old man in overalls and a corn head again, but still, he appreciated your Huskerinspired clothing choices that morning.

When roughly 84,000 people, a number larger than the popula-

tion of most Nebraska cities, gather on Saturdays under the same purpose (football, in case you’re out of the loop) and don the same color scheme, it’s a remarkable thing.

Not only are red and white apparent in Lincoln on game day, but from San Diego, Calif., to New York City, there’s a chance you could be stopped on the street by a fellow Cornhusker to reminisce.

A red T-shirt can blossom friendships from coast to coast.

Then again, some aren’t so lucky. In Lincoln on a Husker game day, it’s typically a fashion faux pas to wear, let’s just say, any other color. Gross.

That’s almost as bad as fluffy knockoff Uggs with a khaki skort. (hides embarrassing pictures from middle school ... what?)

While the majority of Huskers rock “I bleed Husker red” T-shirts – sometimes transformed into game day T-shirt dresses – and corny face tattoos (literally, a tattoo of corn), some Husker fans know how to

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show up in their classiest vintageinspired garb.

Just a couple rows away from the half-naked bone-throwers live the old-school classy folk. The vintage trend started by upperclassmen over the past couple years has made a statement among many University of Nebraska-Lincoln students.

We can learn a couple fashion tips from such these trendy die-hard Huskers.

First of all, they feel comfortable looking different. Fashion is about showing your individuality through your appearance and artistic interactions. Dress for yourself and dress to be presentable. While the paisley blazer and dress pant wearers may be in the minority at Husker games, they make a positive statement, stand out and show individuality.

As I’ve stated previously, fashion is about individuality. I find analyzing and interacting with trends to be intriguing. Yes, following every trend and governing your fashion sense with rules from the runway defeats personality.

However, recognizing changes in fashion can spark new self-discoveries. Four years ago I would’ve never guessed I would be wearing my mom’s chambray (think denim cotton) jacket she flaunted in high

school to show my appreciation for the re-born, recycled trend.

While tailgating in “The Bottoms,” it’s much more common to see red-and-white-blazer-wearers speckling the masses of jersey-wearers. My hat is off to you, brave heatsoakers. I am truly jealous of your knack for staying classy and not melting in the process.

Other parts of the United States celebrate collegiate football fashion in a completely different way from the old-school trendsetters or the painted up fraternity freshman.

Many schools (typically Southern) follow tradition by treating football games like a social event.

The girls wear cute college-colored dresses, sometimes even heels, while the men follow suit ... with suits.

I know I’m a fashion columnist, but let’s face it: in serious matters, like Husker football, high fashion is secondary to comfort.

Especially if you’re baking like a toasted cheeser next to Bill, the imbalanced drunkard in the second -to-last row who is inches from peeing on your leg.

Obviously, I’m not bitter. ingrid holmquist is a sophomore broadcast major. reach her at arts@ dailynebraskan.com

GIMME 5: Books to Movies Gimme 5: Classic books that were better than the movies

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“Jane Eyre” — There have been dozens of interpretations of this classic but every time it falls short. There’s something about the darkness in this book that lends itself to page better than the screen.

2.

“Where the Wild Things Are” — Some children’s books can be turned into movies. Some can’t. Maurice Sendak made his point in 10 sentences, which is not a good starting place for a 100 minute movie.

3.

“The Lord of the Rings” — It was fantastic, but condensing 1,000 pages into ten hours of film is difficult at best. Great effects and great script, but every true fan found something to complain about.

4.

“Alice in Wonderland” — While Tim Burton’s 2010 version came close, no film can truly capture the screwball nature of Lewis Carroll’s original book or replace the feeling of the reader falling into the rabbit hole with Alice.

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“Harry Potter” — I know it isn’t technically a classic, but it revolutionized reading for an entire generation of children, so chances are it will be. The movies were good, but switching directors for nearly every film in the series resulted in a patchwork of interpretations that didn’t live up to the magic of the books. compiled by rachel staats | art by lauren cloyed

Cat Power’s ‘Sun’ confidently outshines previous works Artist’s ninth album shows develpment, demands replay with light, moody style JOE WADE DN Holy crap, go get this album.

Cat Power’s new release, “Sun,” which is out today, is a monumental achievement not only for Chan Marshall, but for music in general. Despite Marshall’s rocky, yet intimate, performance history due to alcohol abuse and erratic behavior, this album outshines expectations. Everything Cat Power has done prior to this is mere prelude.

More vocally driven, it pays hom-

age to the singer/songwriter style, but finds richness and depth through practical use of what modern musical technology has to offer. One of the aspects that makes this album so endearing is that it was written, played, recorded and produced in entirety by Marshall.

Well actually, she did receive a little help, but I’ll explain later.

Cat Power made its debut in the 1990s but this ninth album, six years past the last release, feels more like a second debut due to Marshall’s newfound confidence. Previously, live performances had been hit-and-miss and masked the creative potential audiences wanted to experience. Shows were largely unprofessional and cut short on occasion. More recently however, both on stage and off, a sense of a renewed spirit has added vitality to the much-loved artist. Learning from the past and creating something new,

this week Aki-Matsuri, Japanese Fall Festival

when:

Friday, 4 p.m.

Auld Pavilion in Antelope Park 1650 Memorial Drive how much: free where:

SUN

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Cat Power “Sun” oozes with life. It has warmth and depth and because of all the complementary elements – it moves like gravy. Just to experience it once is enough for the listener to understand that he or she was missing something before.

The light and buttery texture hits the brain and immediately soothes with moody colorfulness. “Cherokee” kicks off lightly, but builds like a brooding whisper before opening up. There are a lot of synthetically enhanced sounds on this album, equipment like drum machines, auto-tune and other things which sound like they came out of a Dr. Seuss book. However, none of these elements distract or detract from the raw talent and creativity. At all times the listener is aware that he or she is listening to someone and not something.

“Ruin,” which has already been released as a teaser for the album, feels like a time-lapse of everything coming to life. It begins somewhat mechanically with the continuous passing of time played on the piano and drums, while slowly building in warmth and soul.

“Manhattan” has the same building effect. The mental image of sitting in the back of a taxi among neon lights makes the latter a personal favorite Overall, this a really great album with infinite replay ability. One song really sticks out: “Nothin’ But Time” has been described as “monolithic” in other reviews. The song is 11 minutes long and has that little bit of help mentioned earlier - Iggy Pop - making this song huge in more ways than one.

If only one song is listened to, make it this song. And, let the “Sun” shine on. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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when:

Friday, 6 p.m.

9 Muses Studio 2713 N. 48th St. how much: free where:

“Lend Me a Tenor”

when: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 2:00 p.m. where: McDonald Theatre at Nebraska Wesleyan 51st and Huntington how much: $10 adults, $7.50 seniors, $5 students

Hypnotist Doug MacCraw

when: Friday, 7:30 p.m., Saturday 10 p.m. where: TADA Theatre in The Creamery Building 701 P St., Suite 203 how much: $18 adults, $10 students with ID

High Heel Relay

when:

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I-Backs: from 12 As long as you have the will to take that guy back and move the pile, it doesn’t matter what size you are.”

Ameer abdullah nu i-back

inside, a lot will be expected of Abdullah against UCLA. Not only is he the likely starter, but he’ll probably return punts and kicks as well.

In addition to his ball carrying responsibilities, Abdullah will need to block in the passing game. Picking up blitzing linebackers or defensive linemen that break away from the offensive line may be tough for a 5-feet9-inch, 185 pound running back.

However, running backs coach Ron Brown complimented Abdullah’s pass blocking after the Southern Miss game. Abdullah said it’s just part of being a good back.

“My dad always told me, ‘If you can’t block you won’t play,’ that’s kind of the mentality I approach it with,” Abdullah said. “The goal of the offense is to protect the quarterback. If we give Taylor time, he can pick the defense apart.”

With all his responsibilities, Abdullah will need a break here and there against UCLA. That’s where Heard and Cross come in.

Heard, Abdullah’s roommate, will carry the ball more than he did against Southern Miss Saturday if Burkhead is limited. He doesn’t have a problem with that, Heard said.

“I feel whatever they need me to do I can go out there and execute,” Heard said.

All three of the running backs have benefitted from Burkhead’s leadership, Heard said. The young backs watch him compete just as hard as anyone fighting for a roster spot, Abdullah said.

Heard hopes to emulate what

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NU I-back Ameer Abdullah stiff arms a defender in Nebraska’s 49-20 win against Southern Miss.

Abdullah received a bulk of Nebraska’s carries after starter Rex Burkhead went down.

Burkhead, does on the field, he said.

“We learn a lot from him,” Heard said. “He shows you how to give it your all everyday. When you see one person doing that it makes you want to do it and then success happens.”

One problem Nebraska may encounter, if Burkhead doesn’t play, is the running backs’ size.

Heard is taller than Abdullah at 5 feet 11 inches, but weighs the same as Abdullah at 185 pounds.

Cross is a big back at 6 feet 1 inch and 225 pounds, but is unproven in game situations as a true freshman.

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football practice notes Running backs ready without Rex Nebraska I-back Rex Burkhead took mental reps during Wednesday’s practice.

The senior, who suffered a grade one MCL sprain in the first quarter of Saturday’s Southern Miss game, still got his work in, according to running backs coach Ron Brown.

“Yeah, but he’s doing his work,” the coach said. “He’s not just sitting still and not doing anything. He tends to be a fast healer and when he comes back, he comes back strong because he pays attention. He’s doesn’t come back trying to feel his way through again.”

According to Brown, if Burkhead is unable to go for the Huskers on Saturday, the team will use a stable of running backs to fill his shoes. The coach named sophomores Ameer Abdullah and Braylon Heard and true freshman Imani Cross (in that order) as the players to get the bulk of carries.

“This is the we backfield.

It’s not the me backfield,” Brown said. “We’ve already talked through, and we’ve had it in our mindset that we’re not totally reliant on Rex. We play running back here. There are going to be injuries. There’s going to be times when guys are down.”

Abdullah earns coach’s praise Abdullah’s performance on Saturday in place of Burkhead earned the praise of his position coach.

“He was the guy,” Brown said. “He handled everything.

He pass protected, he ran inside, he ran outside, he caught the ball. He was ready to go.”

For those who don’t think Abdullah can make it through a full game as the starter and those who think the running back can’t carry the whole load, Brown said on Wednesday that notion is false. Abdullah may be small, he’s listed at 5’9” 185 pounds on the official roster, but he is still powerful, according to Brown.

“He’s a 500 pound squatter,” the coach said. “He weighs 183 pounds or whatever he is, and he can squat 500-plus pounds. He’s strong, he’s quick, he’s explosive, and he’s worked hard in the weight room to develop his body. He brings the physics in his direction.”

On Monday, Abdullah said his favorite play from the Huskers’ opening game was a block he laid on a “500-pound kid,” something he said he wouldn’t have been able to do last season. Time in the weight room has it’s benefits, according to Brown.

“You don’t have to be the

biggest guy, but if you bring force, you can stop a 300-pound man in his tracks,” Brown said.

The Huskers top back is questionable for the weekend’s game, but Brown is confident nonetheless.

“Obviously you would love to have Rex because he is such a complete player, a great player and an inspirational player, but we are doing fine,” he said.

Cooper in the plans for UCLA Defensive back Corey Cooper figures heavily into the Nebraska game plan, according to defensive backs coach Terry Joseph. The sophomore played in the dime package for the Huskers against Southern Miss. And with UCLA running a spread attack, he will be needed in much the same role this weekend, Joseph said.

“It’s hard to call on a Wednesday (how much Cooper will play), but he’s in the plans,” Joseph said. “We’re expecting a spread game, so I would say he’s going to get a fair amount of snaps. They’re going to try to spread the field and throw it around a little bit, so the more athletic we can get, that being our dime package, he’ll be out there a lot.”

Cooper earned a start last year against Wyoming, but didn’t see the field much after that. Coaches say he’s come a long way in the offseason, taking to heart a challenge Joseph laid on his secondary players.

“I was bluntly honest with everybody,” Joseph said. “I think he is one of the guys that took what I said not as a criticism, but as a way to improve.

I think he took that upon his shoulders to make those strides in the summer and in the offseason. Coming into fall camp, we’ve definitely seen that, and he’s a guy that if he can play fast will really help us out.”

Seisay to see time at cornerback Junior Mohammed Seisay’s sprained ankle is no longer an issue, Joseph said. The cornerback has been practicing with the team, but was held out of Saturday’s game. That will not be the case against UCLA. “Mo has had a good week so far,” Joseph said. “He’s looked like the player that he should be, so we’re excited that he’s come along. We’ll get him out there this weekend, whether it’s for Andrew or whether it’s for the other side. I don’t know how much. We’ll see how he feels.”

Joseph sounded optimistic about Seisay’s potential. The coach went out of his way to praise the junior when asked about the cornerback rotation.

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three keys For Nebraska Stopping the Run Nebraska struggled to stop the run in the season opener against Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles ran for 185 yards against the Huskers. Eighty-four of those yards came from USM’s third-string quarterback. This week doesn’t get any easier for Nebraska. UCLA ran for 343 yards against Rice last week. The Bruins’ starting running back Johnathan Franklin dashed for 214 yards and three touchdowns in the opener. If the Huskers are going to have any success defensively, it has to start with stopping UCLA’s running game.

Improving the special teams Kicker Brett Maher can’t miss a pair of field goals again. Unfortunately for the Huskers, Maher is the least of their problems on special teams. Nebraska gave up a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Southern Miss. Special teams coach Ross Els was hard on himself this week, blaming his coaching for the mishap. UCLA has even more playmakers than the Golden Eagles. Nebraska cannot afford to give up such a momentum swing Saturday, especially while playing on the road.

Playing hard on the road Some may not consider this a big game, but the Huskers don’t play anyone else in a power conference before Big Ten games start.

This is it. It’s a primetime game broadcasted by FOX. If Nebraska wants to start playing the eye-test for the BCS, this is its first chance.

Make a statement here, and the Huskers are sitting pretty. A lot of young players will be playing significant roles. They have to keep their emotions if Nebraska wants to spoil UCLA’s upset bid.

- Compiled by Andrew Ward, DN football beat writer

For UCLA Get the Quarterback run game going early Nebraska’s defense is historically poor against mobile quarterbacks, and UCLA freshman Brett Hundley has the potential to expose the Huskers there.

The freshman took over behind center in the Bruins first game of the season, and in leading them to a 49-24 victory over Rice, he broke off a 72-yard run for a touchdown.

His six other rushing attempts were less than spectacular, actually costing the Bruins four yards, but if he can be effective on the run, it may spell trouble for the Huskers.

Make a few big plays on special teams Nebraska’s kickoff coverage unit gave up a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to Southern Miss’ star Tracy Lampley and looked vulnerable on a few other plays.

Nebraska has one of the top kickers in the nation in Brett Maher, but the senior was off in the Huskers’ first game.

If UCLA can keep the game close, a missed kick or even a poor punt could be the difference. Nebraska has the edge offensively and defensively, but they leave the door open for UCLA to make something happen on special teams.

Get to Martinez The junior quarterback had a breakout game the open the season, but he was rarely pressured and only sacked once. UCLA returns nine starters to its defense from a season ago including all four defensive linemen. Mustering a pass rush could mess with the psyche of Martinez who is riding high after his breakout game. Much of this game will be decided with this matchup.

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Huskers have lofty goals for 2012 Nebraska brings back plenty of talent after record setting year in 2011 staff report dn Senior Patricia Veresova’s goal for the Nebraska women’s tennis team is to get to the Sweet Sixteen.

NU wants to continue to be in that elite and elusive category.

When Nebraska ended with a 24-5 record last season, it was a new school record. They were the No. 2 seed come tournament time, but lost to No. 1 Texas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament and ended the Husker season.

But the success was something new.

Nebraska tied for third in its first year in the Big Ten, and made it to the second round in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in school history. The Huskers want to repeat this success and move on in the NCAA Tournament this year.

At the end of last year, the team had high hopes thanks to returning players: senior Mary Weatherholt, senior Patricia Veresova, senior Stefanie Weinstein, senior Janine Weinreich, junior Maike Zeppernick and sophomore Izabella Zgierska. However, the team did lose seniors Madeleine Geibert and Jennifer Holmberg. Geibert was NU’s all–time wins leader and Weinstein’s doubles partner.

New team members will be making an appearance on the court as well. Freshmen Maggy Lehmicke and Lauren Wagner will make their first start for the Huskers this season. Lone sophomore Izabella Zgierska will be returning and last year, she helped contribute to the team’s doubles lineup as well as having a 7-5 singles record.

In her freshman year, she paired up with Janine Weinreich for doubles and they earned the No. 3 spot for 11 Big Ten matches.

The doubles pair ended with a 7-3 record.

Zgrierska shares the team’s goals, but has her own too.

“My goals are definitely to

offense: from 12 to the team’s development in Huskers’ air that facet of the game, according to offensive coordinator Tim assault leaders Beck.

Being able to throw the ball Quarterback Taylor well is key to the coach’s offensive philosophy.

Martinez “We are going to go with 26-34 what works, and we are going 354 passing yards to keep teams off balance the best we can,” he said. “Cer5 touchdowns tainly, the way we were throwing and catching the other day Wide receiver we were able to keep them off balance.”

Quincy Enunwa Balancing the run with the 6 receptions pass is the basis of Beck’s strat70 yards egy as a play caller. He said he wants his unit to be capable in both facets of the game, so it Tight end Kyler can hit whatever weakness a deReed fense shows.

His players are buying into 5 receptions that philosophy.

57 yards “Everybody knows that a 1 touchdown good passing game opens up the running game, and a good running game opens up the I-back Ameer passing game,” sophomore IAbdullah back Ameer Abdullah said. “So if (Martinez) continues to be re4 receptions ally effective, it’s going to work 39 yards for both ways.”

1 touchdown Nebraska gave its fans a little taste of what’s possible on Saturday when both the running and passing attacks are in full swing. Martinez said the game was gratifying for him said. “I’d rather run second and because he knew what the team throw first.”

That mentality may come was capable of before it ran onto as a surprise to outsiders who the turf in Memorial Stadium. have seen the bulk of Martinez’s “I was hoping for it. I am really glad it happened this first success come on the ground, but week, and hopefully this mo- according to his teammates, it’s mentum can keep building on at nothing new.

“Taylor has had that mentalUCLA,” he said. ity since he has Martinez been here,” widesaid on Monout Quincy EnunEverybody day his role wa said. “He just as a passer knows that hasn’t had the opin Beck’s ofportunity. Since fense has been a good passing he’s had the opa constant game opens portunity to do it throughout his and show people Husker career. up the running that he can do it, The difference game, and a good I’m glad. That just is he now has shows Beck that the trust of his running game he trusts his wide coaches and an opens up the receivers, and he arsenal of reliis going to get us able weapons passing game.” the ball.” at his disposal.

If Nebraska “I think ameer abdullah can add a consisnu i-back I earned (the tent passing atcoaches’) trust tack to the ground last year,” he game of Burkhead said. “I think this year we have a really good and company, it will be difficult receiving corps all around with for defenses to defend, accordthe tight ends and running ing to Martinez.

“It all depends on the game backs and receivers and all that, so if we can just get them the plan, what the defenses are giving us, if they are protecting the ball they will make plays.” run or the pass,” he said. “You The quarterback takes pride in earning recognition as a pass- can’t cover both, so we will take what defenses are giving us.” er. sports@ “I love passing the ball,” he dailynebraskan.com

My goals are definitely to do the best in the tournaments. I feel more confident and better on the court.”

Izabella Zgierska nu tennis player

do the best in the tournaments,” Zgrierska said. “I feel more confident and better on the court.”

She wants to continue to contribute to the team’s success during her second year playing for NU. To start off the season, NU’s tennis team will host the ITA Division I Kick-off Weekend – for the first time ever - on their home court, the Nebraska Tennis Center. The NU women’s tennis team will be competing against No. 19 Notre Dame, No. 20 Georgia Tech and No. 24 Tennessee.

At the end of last season assistant coach Hayden Perez hoped starting the season off at home

could give them an edge they hadn’t had for the last two seasons.

Everything is lining up for the NU women’s tennis team. They have six returning team members and they only lost two to graduation. The women’s tennis team has gained new athletic ability in the form of two freshmen who are ready to show what they can do too. Last year they ended with the best season in school history and finished 16th in ITA ranking. With a season like that behind them the statistics show a bright future ahead of them. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

volleyball: from 12 “We think she can help us this year and (the Colgate match) was a great opportunity to let her have a whole match instead of coming in as a part-time, which is what we’ve been doing with her,” Cook said. “She stepped up.”

Only time will tell when Strange’s next match will be, but until then, the freshman said she’s

happy with the decision she made to be a Husker.

“I’m pretty open-minded and I wanted to experience something different,” she said. “You get into this gym, and the environment and atmosphere is a bit overwhelming as a volleyball player. Once you see that, you don’t want anything else but that.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

men’s tennis: from 12 ers aren’t just talented on the court, but are good students too.

“It’s being a student first, athlete second,” Tongoona said.

Even though Tongoona has only been with the Huskers since Tuesday, he’s noticed their excitement.

“They seem like they’re pretty

motivated,” Tongoona said.

And part of what could fuel Nebraska’s motivation this season is Tongoona’s enthusiasm to be a part of McDermott’s staff.

“I jumped at the chance to come back,” Tongoona said. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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football

I-backs integral in loaded offense Ameer Abdullah leads a talented stable of young backs for Nebraska Andrew ward dn Superman limped off the field.

Ameer Abdullah and the other Husker I-backs didn’t notice. They just kept playing; assuming their extra carries were all part of the game plan.

By the second quarter of the season opener against Southern Miss, Abdullah figured out Superman, the name given to senior Iback Rex Burkhead by the younger backs, wasn’t playing. Abdullah gathered the rest of the running backs.

“I said we got to step up,” Abdullah said. “We’ve prepared all camp for moments like this.”

Those backs showed that camp preparation against the Golden Eagles.

Abdullah carried the ball a career-high 15 times for 83 yards, while also catching four passes for 39 yards and a touchdown.

Fellow sophomore Braylon Heard ran the ball three times for 34 yards and a touchdown – more than 11 yards per carry. Freshman Imani Cross helped seal the win carrying the ball 11 times for 62 yards.

Those players will need to produce those types of numbers again Saturday against UCLA with Burkhead’s injury. The senior was diagnosed with a sprained MCL and is still questionable for Saturday, according to Nebraska coach Bo Pelini.

The likely starter for Saturday is Abdullah, with Heard and Cross backing him up.

There’s a 2 inch, 25 pound difference in height and weight between Burkhead and Abdullah.

Some question whether Abdullah can be an every down back. But he thinks differently, he said.

“It’s funny because until I got here, I didn’t realize I was that small,” Abdullah said. “I got here and people asked me, ‘How is the transition from running outside to inside.’ Well I never did run outside in high school. I love running inside. That’s when you get your yards. Weight can be a part of it, but it’s all about the heart.”

Along with running the ball

I-Backs: see page 10

Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez bullets a pass against Southern Miss on Saturday. Martinez is the signal caller to an offense that put up 632 total yards of offense against the Eagles.

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Huskers exploiting secondaries with talented passing attack from Martinez and company

Hopefully every week we keep throwing the ball 34 times a game. That would be awesome.”

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ebraska football’s offense took the shape of a passing juggernaut in Saturday’s game against Southern Miss.

The Husker attack, berated by the media and fans a season ago for its inability to move the ball through the air, shook off the critics and posted a banner performance in the season opener.

Quarterback Taylor Martinez threw the ball 34 times in the game for 354 yards and five touchdowns. On Monday, he said he hopes the pass-heavy game

story by Lanny Holstein file photo by Matt Masin

offense: see page 11

Freshman contributing to Huskers Strange gives Nebraska a versatile option on the floor on the road

alexa strange in her first husker start 7 kills 7 assists 5 digs 2 block assists

Nedu Izu DN Roy Helu Jr. was there.

So was his wife Dani Mancuso.

The two former Nebraska athletes were just a few of the recognizable faces in the crowd during the Nebraska volleyball’s road trip.

Although the match was away from the NU Coliseum, the familiar faces were anything but a strange sight.

Last Saturday the No. 1 Huskers traveled to California to take on Colgate and UC Irvine for the first time in school history. It was Nebraska’s first trip to the Golden State since 2008 and the team was greeted with a warm welcome, NU coach John Cook said.

“We had a huge turnout. I think it was 10-to-1 Nebraska fans compared to our opponents,” he said. “A lot of my family and a lot of other people were in red. It was cool to see.”

And the road match couldn’t have come at a better time.

With three of the 14 Huskers on the roster coming from California, the trip seemed fitting, especially for NU’s Alexa Strange.

Prior to Sunday’s match at UC Irvine, the San Clemente, Calif., native said she was eager to go home and see friends and family again after becoming a Husker in the summer.

However, Strange said she admits Nebraska wasn’t her first choice for school.

Despite committing to Nebraska near the end of her senior year in high school, Strange was

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Freshman Alexa Strange got her first career start against Colgate in NU’s road trip to her native California last weekend. already committed to Colorado.

She later changed her mind and considered the University of California.

“Once I decommitted (from Colorado) I was set on staying in California. I was mainly talking to Cal,” she said.

plans keep on coming.

“Hopefully every week we keep throwing the ball 34 times a game,” Martinez said. “That would be awesome.”

A season ago, Nebraska ran a runbased attack when it had the ball. The Huskers produced more than 2,800 yards on the ground in their 14 games, a little more than the 700 yards they amassed through the air. The higher passing numbers Nebraska produced in game one this year can be attributed

However, when it came to signing day, she finally decided the only place she wanted to go to was the Cornhusker State.

“I made an official visit here and I just knew that this was the school for me,” Strange said.

And the decision so far has paid dividends for the Cornhuskers’ newest member.

It was senior Hannah Werth’s 15 kills that led NU against Colgate in game one last Saturday, but Strange’s contribution didn’t hurt either.

The freshman looked at ease throughout the whole match at the Bren Center, nailing seven kills of her own to assist NU to a 3-0 sweep (25-12, 25-19, 25-13) against the Raiders.

Cook said he was pleased with his decision to start the freshman in her hometown.

“She started opposite the setter against Colgate and did a really nice job,” the coach said. “She hit for great numbers and looked very comfortable out there.”

The .375 hitting display on 16 swings in her debut start was a drastic climb from her one-kill performance two Sundays ago against Notre Dame.

But being a native Californian wasn’t the only reason Cook chose to start Strange. The coach said he plans on using her more often as the season progresses.

volleyball: see page 11

men’s tennis

Nebraska gets experience in new coach Former Husker Fungai Tongoona brings excitement to NU tennis squad

ter competing for four years with the Huskers.

During his time at NU, he played both singles and doubles.

Tongoona, like most athletes, just wishes he could have had more success.

Matt Nathan “(My career) was OK,” he dn said.

But playing isn’t all TongooFungai Tongoona is about 9,000 na has experienced. miles from home.

He started to teach tennis Nebraska men’s tennis’ professionally, in 2003. He has newest assistant coach was born worked locally at Woods Tenin Zimbabwe benis Center, while also fore he came back teaching as far away to coach for his as in Texas before alma mater. coming to back to the But what could Husker program this this man from anyear. other continent But Tongoona possibly bring to isn’t the only fresh the Huskers? face on the young NeNebraska coach braska squad, McDerKerry McDermott mott said. believes Tongoona “We lost 4 of brings a new atthe top 6 guys (on titude, good amthe team),” he said. tongoona bition and drive.

He believes returnNot only that, but ing players Andre Tongoona has a lot Strenger, Tom Blackwell and of familiarity with the program. others bring a lot of experience McDermott went on to say he to the Huskers. “It’s a different believes Tongoona will be a year, they work hard, and give good recruiter for the team.

100 percent.”

Although he is from ZimTongoona believes the playbabwe, Tongoona has known Nebraska for a long time. He graduated from NU in 2002 afmen’s tennis: see page 11