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wednesday, september 19, 2012 volume 112, issue 023

Inside Coverage

Violence and women’s art

Party politics

Sheldon hosts talk on violence, perceptions

Recent Lincoln East grad serves as DNC delegate

Find your balance

Tataya and Thomas Radtke hold a yoga pose in their studio Yoga Body and Balance on Tuesday. The husband and wife offer a volunteer program as part of their Lincoln studio for students unable to pay dues.

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Andy Schadwinkel, the Marketing Director of University Communications, rides his bike home on Tuesday. He has ridden about 4 miles to and from campus almost every day for the past year. Schadwinkel said he has ridden in temperatures ranging from 15 to 90 degrees.

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UNL cyclists push pedals at bike-to-work campus lis arneson dn University of Nebraska-Lincoln senior Seth Thacker-Lynn believes biking as a form of transportation isn’t as daunting as it seems. “You don’t need to have the latest Lycra, the most expensive shoes; you don’t need that to be a cyclist,” said the advertising and public relations major who works

at Campus Recreation Bike Shop. “All you need is a bike that works. And clothes, presumably.” UNL Faculty and staff have used bicycles a lot lately and, for that, the university ranked 10th nationally for the number of bicyclists who ride to work and the number of miles logged in the past summer’s “Get Up and Ride” national bike challenge. UNL’s 114 participants logged 50,000

miles during the competition which ran from May 1 through Aug. 31. “There’s other ways to get around besides cars,” said Kyle Hansen, Outdoor Adventures coordinator. “(Lincoln has a) great trail system as with on the street bike route.” Hansen biked just fewer than 1,000

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Under-researched health ‘Iron N’ builds excitement center causes concern for UNL’s student section conor dunn dn The University of Nebraska-Lincoln didn’t conduct research on the pros and cons of any privatized college health center before it sent out a request for proposal (RFP) to privatize its University Health Center last week, according to university officials. “We were aware of others that have outsourced,” said UNL Vice Chancellor of Business and Finance Christine Jackson, “but we didn’t spend time analyzing details.” Because of this, health center

officials say they’re worried cer- what services tain services offered through the UHC There doesn’t will no longer be appear available to students once the new proto have vider takes over. been much “When looking at options, it’s best research into to get as much information as you can at what services the beginning,” said will remain or be Dr. James Guest, the health center’s direc- affected...” tor. “There doesn’t Dr. James Guest appear to have been Health Center Director much research into

will remain or be affected down the line. “With so much in the air, there’s a lot of anxiety among (health center) employees,” Guest said. Even though the RFP states the provider must offer family planning, birth control and health education, the funding to the UHC’s Health Edu-

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Taking Back Gameday has a new name and a renewed vigor for their efforts jordan huesers dn The student section at Husker football games has an identity problem — at least one student group at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln thinks so. The Iron N, formerly known as Take Back Gameday, aims to promote attendance to Husker athletic

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events. Last week, students suggested names for the student section through social media and at the Nebraska Union. The organization’s committee sorted through suggestions Monday and narrowed down the selection to three possible names: the Corner, the Children of the Corn and the Big Red Boneyard, according to Iron N president Tyler Gruttemeyer. The senior music education major said East Carolina University’s student section is “the Boneyard,” so the committee decided to add “Big Red” to avoid any potential licensing issues. The committee is working with

the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska to put the vote on the Homecoming ballot for students. However, if it can’t be added, the committee will send the vote out to all students via email. “Every student has the right to vote, and we want to make sure every student has the opportunity,” Gruttemeyer said. Right now, the committee has 13 members. Applications to join were available for students earlier this week, and interviews will be Thursday. “We are looking for anyone who has a passion for Husker

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Female artists State task force taps UNL professor explore violence, race and gender UNL law professor, Anna Shavers to serve on is chosen for human trafficking

Sheldon Museum of Art hosts event with recent tragedies and 9/11 in mind

misunderstandings and a refusal to compromise. Christy Hargesheimer, a Lincoln resident, used the film “The Innocence of Muslims” as an example of what anger can do. The film, which garnered national attention last week, depicts the IsDANIEL WHEATON lamic prophet Mohammed. The DN film has caused numerous violent protests across the Middle East. A painting of an American flag “Whoever created that film got drenched in blood and a textile exactly what they wanted,” Hargpiece symbolizing the confusion ersheimer said. after Sept. 11, 2001, were part of an Jan Deeds, director of the UNL art gallery that set the backdrop to Women’s Center, sees anger and a community conversation about violence as a product of our eduwomen’s perspectives on violence. cation. Students, faculty and com“We don’t know how to remunity members gathered in the spond (to violence) any other Sheldon Museum of Art Tuesday, way,” Deeds said. to discuss the issues relating to a The second question asked new art collection how societies based on varying should respond to forms of violence. acts of violence. The artwork was Leah Droge, inmade by 13 difterim coordinator ferent female artat the Friendship ists from different Home, said she befaiths, races and lieves that society personal struggles. should do more to The commustop violence from Jan Deeds nity conversation, Women’s Center Director spreading. titled Women Call “I work with for Peace: Global families who are Vistas, invited the Lincoln comdealing with acts of violence,” munity to discuss tensions caused Droge said. “If children are there, by race, gender, religion and vio- we try to reach out to them to let lence while surrounded by a col- them know there are other ways to lection of art that addressed these respond to violence.” issues. Kim Smith, an undergradu“We want to connect art and ate adviser at Doane College, said life,” said Gregory Nosan, curator people must start admitting probof education and publications at lems to themselves before going to the Sheldon. other issues. Smith said communiNosan moderated the event by ties can play a role in easing this posing questions for discussion. process. The 35 people in attendance were Concluding the event, Nosan split into small groups to discuss asked participants to discuss what the artwork and the wider im- each work of art was arguing. At plications. Nosan said instead of the center of the room, a multimehaving experts speak about their dia painting by Aminah Robinson views, he wanted to involve the titled “Bedouin Woman,” became community in the discussion. the center of attention. The paintThe first question examined ing was of an Arab woman wearhow differences can create vio- ing a hijab made out of men’s lence. Dilma Dilbreen, a Lincoln neckties. resident, experienced rage follow“This painting speaks voling a national tragedy. Dilbreen, umes,” said Nosan, alluding to who is of Iraqi descent, was in the suppression of women in the high school during Sept. 11, 2001, Middle East. was attacked by a group of white Nosan said further commustudents because of her race. nity discussions will take place in “Their reaction was because of the future and will follow the same revenge,” Dilbreen told the group. format. The discussion groups beNEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM lieved the anger was caused by

We don’t know how to respond (to violence) any other way.”

RHA eyes payment for group executives Emily Nitcher DN The Residence Hall Association at the University of NebraskaLincoln laid out its three-year plan Tuesday night. President Meg Brannen, a junior advertising and public relations major, presented the threeyear plan, focusing on the movie channel, executive board compensation and increasing residence hall sustainability, to the senate. The movie channel was a new service implemented by RHA this year. Students in the residence halls can now watch movies on channel 10.1. Brannen said they want to find a way to monitor student usage of the channel in the years to come. RHA also wants to work with vendors to get more advertising for the channel, to cut costs. RHA and University Housing spent $30,000 on this year’s channel. And RHA wants more student input on the channel, so RHA sent out a survey to all residents asking which movies they would like to see in the month of October. Brannen said RHA had more than 900 students respond to the survey. RHA is looking into the possibility of compensating its executive board. Brannen said UNL is the only school in the Big Ten that does not compensate its executive board. For the amount of work the executive board puts in, it should receive some kind of compensation, Brannen said. Husker Hoagies using paper cups instead of Styrofoam and paper bags instead of plastic

were two notable changes cited by Brannen as sustainability efforts made by RHA. Part of the three-year plan was to pick one charity to support for the school year. RHA voted unanimously to support the Friendship Home. The Friendship Home provides shelter and advocates for women and children who are victims of domestic violence in Lincoln. The money donated to the Friendship Home will not come out of RHA’s budget. Instead, RHA will focus on having drives and collecting money from events throughout the year to support the home. Brannen said RHA is currently collecting money from local businesses for its “Clean Start” drive and using the money to put together shower totes for the Friendship Home. They have collected $200 so far. Brannen said RHA really wanted to give back to the Lincoln community. “We wanted something local, and we really like the number of ways to get involved,” Brannen said. “Lincoln does so much hosting us nine months out of the year.” RHA has passed six bills this year, five of them unanimously, but Brannen said she is not concerned with the lack of discussion. “The nature of the bills we’ve had so far have not been controversial,” Brannen said. “If we were voting on events that hadn’t been fully fledged out, I would be concerned.” News@ DailyNebraskan.Com

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A professor in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law was recently named to a new task force addressing human trafficking in Nebraska. Gov. Dave Heineman selected Anna Shavers for co-chair of the research subcommittee for the Nebraska Human Trafficking Task Force. The state sought out individuals, such as Shavers, and asked them to apply to the task force, she said. Applicants were required to have previous experience with the task force. Shavers also had to qualify for subcommittees on the task force, she said. “They thought I was most suited for the research subcommittee,” Shavers said. Shavers said she is always teach-

ing in her position as a law professor, and she’s missed doing things that help others. Being co-chair of the research subcommittee offers her the opportunity to help out. Shavers has seven different areas of law expertise under her belt. She’s been at the UNL College of Law since 1989. Prior to coming to Nebraska, Shavers studied at three different universities to earn her business and law degrees: the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. The main responsibilities of research committee co-chair include leading studies and writing annual reports for the task force. As of now, the subcommittee will focus on studies on the amount of human trafficking occurring in Nebraska. But Shavers and the subcommittee have hurdles to overcome, especially when conducting these research studies. Shavers said the biggest challenges are finding a method to count how often human trafficking occurs and getting people to talk. The public doesn’t usually associate the United States, let alone Ne-

She is an individual of high intelligence and just a very forthright leader. I am very delighted to work with her on the task force.” Al Riskowski

Human Trafficking Committee Co-Chair braska, as having a human trafficking issue, she said, and this goes for both sexual or labored trafficking. Shavers said people may not recognize whether a situation is considered trafficking. “People may not think it’s a business, but they are making money, so it is,” she said. Because of this lack of knowledge, there are few prosecutions and even fewer convictions for human trafficking, Shavers said. In 2006, the Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking reported that for every 800 people trafficked, only one conviction was made. “Lots of other activities are included with trafficking, so instead

of being convicted for trafficking, people are being convicted for other crimes,” Shavers said. Even with the challenges ahead, the task force remains passionate about making a difference, she said. “I think (the general public) will be surprised when they realize it’s actually a problem,” Shavers said. Al Riskowski, Shavers’ co-chair, has worked with her for the past four years. “She is an individual of high intelligence and just a very forthright leader,” he said. “And I am very delighted to work with her on the task force.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

Arts and Sciences pushes student involvement 3-day event promotes relationship building within UNL’s biggest college Elias Youngquist DN In an effort to involve more students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Arts and Sciences, the college’s staff and student advisory board are hosting three days of festivities to bring the largest college on campus — more than 5,700 undergraduate and graduate students — closer together. The festival comes as the university as a whole makes an enrollment push to match UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman’s goal of 30,000 students enrolled on campus by 2017. “The chancellor set up a set of articulated goals,” said Debbie Minter, associate dean for academic programs in the College of Arts and Sciences. “But the re-articulation of those goals has driven us to ask how we can get those students and get them involved.” Starting on Wednesday, Sept. 19, the College of Arts and Sciences will be holding “A & S Fest” until Friday, Sept 21. The fair will involve a tour of resource centers and a student involvement fair and culminate in an Arts and Sciences barbecue on Friday. “We thought it was important to kick off the fall and really get kids

ish Club and others. The fair will be in the dining area of the Nebraska Union from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students are encouraged to take a tour of the various resource centers on campus Thursday for the chance to win an iPod shuffle or bookstore gift card. “We’re doing a passport thing,” Holt said. “If they get enough stamps (five or more), then they’re eligible to win.” Passports can be printed off from the College of Arts and Sciences website. “We’re just encouraging students to stop by any one — go through Andrews, pop by Avery, stop by Hamilton,” Holt said. “We’re just asking them to go in whatever order.” On Friday, the festival will end with a tailgate on the East side of Oldfather. “(Students are) welcome to come and talk with staff and enjoy the food,” Holt said. “It is for the students and faculty and staff in the college and the resources that are made available. But ultimately, if someone pops by on Friday, we’re not going to make them pull out their NU ID.” During the festival, the College of Arts and Sciences will have booths for students to be photographed. According to Holt, the goal is to create a collage of students, faculty and staff. The first photography booth will be in the Nebraska Union Square on Wednesday during the student involvement fair. news@ dailynebraskan.com

Arts and Sciences Events College of Arts and Sciences – A & S Fest

Wednesday, Sept. 19 through Friday, Sept. 21

Student Involvement Fair

What: A chance to explore different ways to get involved on campus through academic groups, volunteering, leadership opportunities and more. When: Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: Nebraska Union

Resource Centers Tour

What: Tour resource centers from across the College of Arts and Sciences. When: Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: Biology Resource Room: 402 Manter Hall, Chemistry Resource Center: 228 Hamilton Hall, Computer Science and Engineering Student Resource Center: 13 Avery Hall, Math Resource Center: 13 Avery Hall, Advising Center in 107 Oldfather Hall and Writing Center: 115 Andrews Hall.

Barbecue

What: Free lunch for Arts & Sciences students, faculty and staff on the east side of Oldfather Hall. When: Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: East side of Oldfather Hall invested in the college,” said Jodi Holt, director of recruitment for the College of Arts and Sciences. The festivities will begin

Wednesday with a student involvement fair featuring organizations in the College of Arts and Sciences — French Club, Math Club, Span-

uhc: from 1 cation and Outreach and free HIVtesting programs may be shorted because they come from not-for-profit grants. Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Juan Franco said there is plenty of time to figure out the exact details of the agreement between the university and the new provider. “We’ll write safeguards into the contract,” Franco said. “(The new provider) must provide similar service at similar cost.” Jackson said the new provider is expected to meet UNL’s proposal service expectations, and how the provider funds those expectations is “their problem to solve.” The RFP asked for an outside provider to fund the construction of a new health center on universityowned property on the northeast corner of the Vine Street and Antelope Valley Parkway intersection. Because the health center building was built in 1957, Franco said it’s outdated and the university doesn’t have the money to replace it. Health center employees will be given 90 days of guaranteed employment after the outside provider takes over. The provider has control over who stays. It’s not unusual for employees to consider other employment if they think they’ll have to leave, Guest said. He said he doesn’t know where the employees currently stand regarding their jobs. The RFP is due on or before Oct. 5. On Jan. 25, 2013, the Board of Regents is scheduled to review and approve the proposed provider. Then, on or around May 1, the new partner will assume operation over

the current health center located at 1500 U Street until the new building is completed in 2014. The RFP was written so it could be open to changes through suggestions by the chosen provider, Jackson said. The RFP is not a contract, and nothing is set in stone in this developmental process, she said. “We are pleased there is active interest among the health care community,” she said. Of the eight providers that directly received a request for proposal, Bryan LGH Health System was the only provider consulted to review and offer suggestions on a draft of the RFP before Chancellor Harvey Perlman’s 2012 State of the University Address Sept. 11, Jackson said. “This is a wide-open RFP,” Jackson said. “We have no particular provider in mind.” The RFP was issued the day after Perlman gave his universitywide address. The university chose to receive input after the RFP was issued, Jackson said. Thus, students, many health center employees and the general public were not asked for an opinion on privatizing the health center before the announcement was made. Students were asked a few years ago if they wanted a new health center, Franco said. A majority of the students said yes, he said, but they were unwilling to pay for it. Because UNL didn’t want to increase student fees significantly for the construction of a new health center, privatization was the remaining option, he said.

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UNL grad student discovers bug behavior Unexpected results show potentially revolutionary bug tendencies Staff Report dn Amanda Fujikawa, a School of Natural Resources graduate student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, discovered a strange anomaly within the insect community this summer that has entomologists scratching their heads and questioning long-accepted ideas. It’s widely believed that when a body is decomposing, blow flies are one of the first to show up for the meal. They’re usually followed by

maggots, beetles and other creepycrawlers. Fujikawa, however, encountered a slightly different order this summer. Using dead rabbits placed randomly in Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Fujikawa and her fellow surveyor, Christian Elowsky, conducted a routine survey of the carrion-attending beetle and blow fly populations in the area. To their surprise, beetles were the first to arrive and dine, leaving next to nothing for the flies. Bewildered and intrigued, Fujikawa took her discovery to the American Tarantula Society in Tucson, Ariz. She presented on the anomaly, which was later featured on Scientific American’s website. “They thought it was fantastic … great,” Fujikawa said. This discovery could have an

It’s too early to say it’s a game changer, as it could just be a geographic anomaly.” Amanda Fujikawa

School of Natural Resources Graduate Student impact on crime investigation, according to a Sept. 13 article in Scientific American. By identifying the insects on a body, crime scene investigators can gauge a relative time of death. So far, Fujikawa’s discovery has only been recorded a couple of times. Reliability is low. But the UNL grad student is patiently waiting for the next opportunity to check, which is fast approaching. “We have three collecting periods … each period being used to check (carcasses) for three days,”

Fujikawa said. “We have another one coming up at the end of the month, and we’ll check it again.” Should the theory prove sound, the way some crime scenes are investigated in Nebraska may very well change. “It’s too early to say it’s a game changer, as it could just be a geographic anomaly,” Fujikawa said in the Scientific American. “But the fact that we saw it and don’t know why is most important.” news@ dailynebraskan.com

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cops briefs TWO MEN ARRESTED ON ASSAULT CHARGES A glass bottle thrown by men in a car at two people standing near Memorial Stadium at 3 a.m. Sunday led to a fight between the people and five other men, according to University of Nebraska-Lincoln police. Police said five men exited the car and began to beat them. During the assault, the assailants stole a hat, a phone and a wallet. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of involvement with the assault: Robert Carodine, 22, and Markese Johnson, 21, both from Omaha.

STUDENT PASSES OUT IN ABEL

Miguel Betancourt was found unconscious in the lobby of Abel Residence Hall on Friday. Residence hall staff called the police and they arrived at 4:36 a.m. Betancourt, an 18-year-old freshman general studies major, did not wake up immediately when police arrived. Once he woke up, he agreed to take a breathalyzer test. He had a blood alcohol content of 0.120. He was cited for minor in possession and was released to a sober friend.

BAREFOOT STUDENT REFUSES BREATHALYZER TESTS

Officers patrolling near the Beadle Center saw a man stumble along North 19th Street after midnight Saturday. Timothy Nienhueser, a 20-year old sophomore accounting major, was not wearing shoes and almost fell over multiple times. Suspecting that he was intoxicated, officers asked Nienhueser to take a breathalyzer test. He refused and was cited for MIP. He was sent to detox to recover.

BRAWL DURING FOOTBALL GAME RESULTS IN ARRESTS

A fight broke out between two men near the west entrance of Memorial Stadium during the Husker football game Saturday, according to university police. Police said the men were talking loudly and shoving one another. Officers asked Keegan Lunn, a senior computer science and mathematics major, and Paul Sanny, a junior accounting major, to take breathalyzer tests. Lunn blew a 0.120, and Sanny refused. Both of them were cited for minor in possession and Lunn was released. Because of Sanny’s level of intoxication, he was taken to detox. While there, Sanny spat on one of the officers, police said. He was also charged with assaulting an officer.

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Andy Schadwinkel, the marketing director of University Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, clips on his bike helmet and readies to leave work. UNL was recently ranked 10th nationally for the number of bicyclists that bike to campus to work. miles during the summer. Both Thacker-Lynn and Hansen emphasized biking as a cheap, healthy alternative to driving. “It saves mind-boggling amounts of money through health insurance costs because you’re living healthy,” Thacker-Lynn said. “That’s going to save on gas, car in-

surance, parking fees — the various costs of maintaining a car.” To incorporate cycling as a mode of transportation, Hansen recommends starting small. “I think it starts with short trips, two to three miles,” he said. “Going to the store or running a quick errand. Biking to work or doing a

longer errand once a week.” Thacker-Lynn had similar advice. “Don’t burn yourself out,” he said. “Ease into it. It’s really just a matter of getting into routine.” This fall, the Rec began offering free Bicycle Safety 101 classes. On Thursdays in November, it

will offer free bike maintenance classes. For additional information about upcoming rides and bike tours, visit the Outdoor Adventures website http://crec.unl.edu/outdoor/. news@ dailynebraskan.com

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UNL Physicist, others discover new class of computer memory-making materials

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln physicist was among a team of international scientists that discovered a new class of materials that could help develop new methods in computer-memory creation. Professor Evgeny Tsymbal said in a news release the discovery creates the possibility of properties being engineered at an atomic scale and can create artificial materials with new functions. The team explored the deposits of different materials in layers a few atoms thick. The class of materials exhibited ferroelectricity, which can be used to create data-storing devices, the release said.

LINCOLN DONOR ESTABLISHES $1M ACCOUNTING CHAIR FOR UNL ACCOUNTING

Delmar “Del” Lienemann Sr., Lincoln’s oldest active certified public accountant, established a $1 million permanently endowed chair for the future of accounting education at UNL. Lienemann, 92, set up the chair as well as a gift to the University of Nebraska Foundation, which will be gifted to a faculty member in the School of Accountancy by UNL, according to a university press release. The chair allows the university to allocate an annual salary, research and program support stipend. Award recipients will be chosen for five-year appointments with the chance to renew for another five-year term. Selection will be chosen based on ability to teach and research, as well as accomplishments and academic promise. A 1941 UNL graduate, Lienemann credited the UNL College of Business Administration for his many years in business and continues to work as a CPA in Lincoln, the release said.

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(Left to Right) Justice Jones, a sophomore broadcast journalism major, and Tyler Gruttemeyer, a senior music education major pose for a portrait outside Memorial Stadium’s student entrance on Tuesday. Jones and Gruttemeyer are executive members for Iron N, a student organization tasked with naming the student section in Memorial Stadium. athletics,” Gruttemeyer said. “We would love to increase our number.” Sophomore broadcast major Justice Jones said the group plans on staying small for the remainder of the semester. However, he said, it hopes to become a larger organization in the coming year, once all the committees are created. The Iron N looks to mimic other organizations in the Big Ten such as Iowa’s Hawk’s Nest or Ohio State’s Block “O.” Jones said the Iron N serves as a connection between the students and athletic departments. “For example, if there’s a football game and Athletics wants to do a pump-up song, they’ll go to us and we will connect with the students,” he said. “We will tweet it. We will Facebook it. So we are, in essence, the student section committee.”

Gruttemeyer said the committee decided on a name change because Take Back Gameday mainly focused on football events. He said the group hopes to give student sections at all athletic events more of an identity. “We’d like to not only support our football team, but we’d like to support our women’s basketball team and our soccer team,” he said. Gruttemeyer also said the Iron N came from the logo that appears on all athletic merchandise. “Iron N has a little bit of Nebraska class to it,” he said. “We also felt the iron part, it has some strength to it. It’s a stronger name.” Any students who want to join should email theironn@gmail.com or Facebook message The Iron N. news @dailynebraskan.com

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Students cheer in the Nebraska football student section Sept. 15.

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Deb Fischer should not ignore student requests During the past three months, a committee of representatives from the Daily Nebraskan, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Civic Engagement and the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska have been meeting in the hopes of sponsoring a campus event bringing the two U.S. Senate candidates from Nebraska to campus in order to raise awareness about their election. This event wasn’t planned to be a debate; rather a “meet and greet,” where candidates would give a short, individual speech and have the opportunity to mingle with students. Voter registration tables would also be present. Republican candidate Deb Fischer has been nearly impossible to coordinate with. Understandably, campaign seasons are busy for candidates. For the lengths to which the committee has gone, the little response or interest we have received in return is disheartening. Shouldn’t a candidate care about a population of 24,000 young people who could potentially vote for them? On June 23, the first draft of the committee’s proposal was sent out to the campaigns. Democratic candidate Bob Kerrey’s campaign responded by June 28, a very timely response. It wasn’t until after multiple emails and phone calls that, by July 18, almost a month later, the committee heard back from the Fischer campaign. Unfortunately, the set date didn’t work for either candidate. A new date was pitched, and the Kerrey campaign accepted. The Fischer campaign then told us the new date wouldn’t work, either. This sent the committee back to the planning stages, where we began to look for other options. As the school year started, we began working on a new proposal, coordinating with University Program Council and Campus NightLife. Kerrey has since committed to the new proposal, but the Fischer campaign has, again, been silent. The DN asks that the Fischer campaign seriously

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siders whether it again will refuse to cooperate with the largest student body in its state. We also urge students to write to the Fischer campaign if you’d like to hear her speak and meet her on campus. We are the youth of this state, and we are interested in politics — and this election in particular. It does the Fischer campaign no good to ignore the prospect of a simple meet and greet.

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In-person courses irreplaceable

he Internet is becoming a university in itself. As our professional world puts more emphasis on education, more people are seeking post-secondary degrees. As the Internet becomes even more ubiquitous and the population becomes more tech savvy, online classes and entire degree programs are no longer a novelty but an accepted part of our education system. However, the success of a complete and comprehensive education should be dependent on the proper use of both online interactions and inperson classroom experiences. Many universities, including the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, offer online courses to accommodate a student’s busy schedule as a convenient class option. At this time, UNL only offers online courses to enrolled students who can earn credits as if they were attending an in-person lecture. Students in these classes still pay tuition by the credit hour, are taught by UNL faculty who communicate with them online and can still visit the professor in person if the student wishes. Some post-secondary educators, however, are seeking a revolution in college education and offering a consortium of massive open online courses, known as MOOCs. The largest lecture classes at brick-and-mortar universities could host several hundred students. With MOOCs, the reach is in the hundreds of thousands for a single course with students from all over the world. The key is accessibility. Not only are these classes available to anyone with an Internet connection, they are free. MOOCs are certainly a bold concept. David Brooks of the New York Times has called it a “revolution” in college education. MOOCs reduce education to just the classes themselves. They are packaged and offered through partnership agreements between universities, but not necessarily the university themselves. If MOOCs prove to be successful, they will change the connotation of online classes from a convenience to a necessity of obtaining a full education. The movement is dramatic, but isn’t a threat to those who thrive in the classroom. The tension between online classes and in-person lectures is not a winner-take-all situation, nor should it be. The education system as a whole will benefit and improve when online interaction and classroom education coexist. MOOCs are offered from some of the most prestigious universities in the world. They open up information and ideas that were previously limited only to their students. MOOCs create new territory because they aren’t an invention of a single university, but consist of the agreements between them which resemble business models. Harvard University and The Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been at the forefront of introducing MOOCs through their partnership

JANE SEU known as edX. They’ve also recently added the University of California-Berkeley, and together they work through this non-profit project to offer their computer and technology courses for anyone to take at no charge. Two Stanford University professors began a larger consortium known as Coursera. This program offers MOOCs in partnership with Stanford University, University of Michigan, Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania. They’ve also recently added 12 more partners including Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Virginia and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — a Big Ten institution. Coursera preaches accessibility in its education and encourages mastery of the material at your own pace, which is sometimes compromised at in-person lectures. Students who successfully complete and demonstrate mastery of a MOOC can receive a certificate that one could promote like a resume or a degree. Proponents of MOOCs promise students that successful completion of these extra courses will make them more attractive to recruiters and employers. Currently, MOOCs are heavily focused on science and technology courses. The online and globalizing format fits these classes well since these fields are constantly expanding and changing. Textbooks simply can’t keep up. MOOCs seem to even the playing field. The classes and professors of the most elite and prestigious universities are no longer limited to the students that attend them. Anybody with an Internet connection can gain access. For these fields of science and technology, MOOCs are an appropriate advancement. However, they should only be supplements to a completed education at a brick-and-mortar university. If MOOCs become synonymous with education itself, they threaten to perpetuate the fallacy that education is only about acquiring information. The business model makes classes seem only like a product that is consumed, nullifying the process of intellectual growth. Education, especially at the post-secondary

level, is an emotional human experience. Every student deserves to engage with his or her peers, helping each other, arguing against one another and sharing in the same gains and struggles of the classroom. These human interactions make better scientists and technological innovators, not simply advanced courses. Problem solving and knowledge building need to be given social context if these skills are to be applied to our world. We’re not all here to only learn information. If that were the case, MOOCs’ archaic counterparts, public libraries, would be thriving instead of universities. MOOCs do promote interaction, but they still lack the human connection of the classroom. As the format of MOOCs advance, they should not seek to impersonate what they are not. They simply cannot recreate the experience of an in-person education. However, they can help students develop the skills of Internet interaction and global communication, which is valuable entirely in itself. Operating under a business model, MOOC consortiums will push each other to offer the best classes and create the most educated students. Introducing a capitalist motive to the human spirit of sharing ideas in education may promote competition for the greater benefit of innovation. I wouldn’t think anything less of UNL if it started to partner into MOOCs, as long as the brick-and-mortar identity of the university is maintained. While online courses appear to be the future, that doesn’t mean in-person lecture classes can’t innovate as well. Perhaps professors need to alter their teaching methods and class structure, or universities need to give them the time and space to do so. Traditional teaching practices within the classroom insist that students can — and will — learn the same way as they have for hundreds of years. However, the world outside the university is dynamic and technologically driven. Students see that success favors those who can adapt quickly and fluently navigate new technology. As a student of the humanities and social sciences, I’m not a current target audience for MOOCs. If these courses begin to permeate into these fields, I can’t help but fear the Internet hijacking my education. I can’t imagine my favorite classes being as productive in a purely online format. However, I admit that our world is changing, and we can’t stick to our outdated practices just for the name of tradition. Compromise can be achieved when educators and policymakers find that a partnership between a refined, in-person education and sophisticated, online program will make a successful student and citizen of the professional world. JANE SEU IS A JUNIOR POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR. FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER @JANE_SEU or REACH HER AT OPINION@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM

Anti-Muslim video breeds ignorance, violence

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hen it gets down to having to use violence, then you are playing the system’s game.” Following John Lennon’s words, the system’s game knows very well when to play its irreversible cards to bring civilized human beings down to the level of animals. This is what happens when a few Muslims rally blindfolded behind cynical provocation and help rationalize prejudices. The irresponsible and provocative antiIslamic film against the prophet Mohammed created a volatile situation in the minds of some Muslims. In fact, the intention of the reprehensible and disgusting film, “The Innocence of Muslims,” was not the prophet, but exposing seeds of hateful feelings, unreason and bigotry. This is not the first time, and it won’t be the last offensive act, where Islam and its landmarks are attacked or blasphemed. There have been many instances of provocation against Muslims and Islam from cartoons and movies to priests’ derogatory comments and threats to burn the Quran and urinate on dead bodies. The recent tragic events, which swept across parts of the Middle East and North Africa, mark the beginning of the post-Arab spring reality. Scenes of chaos and insanity challenged the sovereignty of the post-Arab spring’s governments. The film heaped profound

venom on the protesters, resulting in attacks on American diplomatic posts, which in turn led to the death of four U.S. diplomats, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens. The film was only a catalyst to stir up very deep-seated and longstanding grievances against the American foreign policy. As one recalls, the question at the back of many Americans’ mind in the wake of 9/11 was “Why do they hate us?” By the same token, the redundancy of the anti-Islamic provocations make some Muslims raise the same question: “Why do they hate us?” Why has the promotion of Islamophobia become acceptable? How about the “civic responsibility” vis-à-vis 1.6 billion Muslims? Who benefits from these unadulterated and vulgar defamations? Why did the release of the film coincide with the memory of 9/11? Why before the American election? All these queries, and others, make one believe that accents on such racial hatred and contempt against a given culture and people remains a deliberate strategy to serve a political agenda. “This is a political movie,” as the man behind the film, Sam Bacile, told the Associated Press. This political act has indeed derailed the democratic outlook of the “Arab uprising” to a scene of corrida de toros where targeting the red flag becomes an image of psychosis, or a marionette scene where a bunch of zealots acting like puppets on the strings of a ventriloquist. Needless to say, the recent anti-American protests have aggravated the

BELIGH BEN TALEB profound enmity between Muslim popular sentiment and the American foreign policy in the region. Even though the film has nothing to do with American people or American government, the people behind the film know exactly how and when to foment the antipathy vis-à-vis the United States. But to reduce the cause of the whole chaotic event to a film obscures plausible causes of resentment against the American diplomatic posts. Some people in America, when they see manifestations against anti-Islamic provocation, would automatically lapse back their analysis into an essentialist cultural lens and fail to address the real issue through a critical perspective. From the vantage of the Arab-Muslim world, the American foreign policy has been

— for many years — a suppressive force in the region, supporting dictators and overthrowing recalcitrant regimes. These political woes, in a post-revolutionary environment, have grown and led to a blowback on the United States government. Anti-American demonstrations, fed by the release of the disgusting film, are indeed contiguous to American policy records in the region. This is what most media pundits have failed to address. Also, the American government has to embrace a consistency toward human dignity, democracy and surmount the love-hate relations or the “either with us or against us” rhetoric that has been causing woes to Americans abroad. For example, the American government abuses the concept of “radical Islam.” When it serves its interests, “radicals” are allies, and when “they” threaten its political ends, ah! Then you become the foes. The “radicals” were the ones who fought against the Soviets in Afghanistan, the ones who fought in Libya against Muammar Gaddafi and the ones who are fighting in Syria. The foggy definition of the term echoes the system’s game. As one understands, failure to clearly address the real causes of violence and wrapping the American public sentiment in Machiavellian clothes makes extremists from both sides a dangerous duet. The recent bloodshed in Libya neither represents the Libyan people nor the overriding majority of the Muslims around the world. It would be very easy to cast essen-

tialist views of Islam and Muslims where the latter is often presented in Western media “as a contagion, with Muslims as the afflicted, helpless to their own hostile impulses.” This narrative has to retire before resulting in further hostility which, in turn, would deepen the hole that the United States has dug for itself in the region. Unfortunately, the abuse of power makes innocent people from both sides pay the price. One can’t see an end to violence as long as prejudice, hate and ignorance about the “other” are still disseminated. Of course, the irony remains for people who claim liberalism and multiculturalism but deliberately incite and insult other people’s religious sensibilities. It’s sickening to go through this narrative every time somebody does something offensive against Islam. Muslims should react with better narrative and proper manners. It’s about time for all Muslims to shrug off their collective shoulder at any provocation. Last but not least, Muslims have to be self-critical in handling the system’s game. As John Lennon, once again, advised “the establishment will irritate you – pull your beard, flick your face – to make you fight. Because once they’ve got you violent, then they know how to handle you. The only thing they don’t know how to handle is nonviolence and humor.” Beligh Ben Taleb is a former Fulbright scholar from Tunisia. Reach him at opinion@dailynebraskan.com

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campus SCC student relishes in coveted DNC delegate role

gabriella martinez-garro dn The highest office in the land can be loveless one, where voters are never pleased and before-and-after pictures reveal wrinkles and gray hair. But that’s never deterred Keelan Chapman, not since he first dreamed of being president as a child and not now. Though Chapman only graduated from Lincoln East High School this past May, he has already worked as an intern for Congressman Jeff Fortenberry, served as a delegate at the Democratic National Convention and is currently an intern for Ben Nelson and a canvasser for Bob Kerrey. While Chapman may seem poised to make his political debut, he’s not ready to run quite yet. “I don’t want to prematurely be, like, the youngest mayor of all time,” Chapman said. “I want to be sure about everything so it’s the perfect time. I want to be settled down and make sure that everything is set in my life and then I’ll probably decide to run.” Growing up, Chapman didn’t fall into the typical Cartoon Network, Disney Channel or Nickelodeon kids categories. His childhood was instead filled with the likes of PBS documentaries and C-SPAN. One of Chapman’s favorite pastimes then, and to this

day, includes reading in search of information. “I read a lot,” Chapman said. “I feel that knowledge is power and as long as you know what you’re talking about in a conversation, you hold it. Those who don’t know are inferior to those who do. I’m always trying to stay up on current events.” While attending Lincoln East High School, Chapman’s extracurriculars included DECA and the high school’s newspaper, “The Oracle,” activities that allowed him to meet statesmen and various politicians. His interest in politics, however, grew during his internship for Fortenberry his junior year. Chapman said his passion and what he hopes will be his life’s work, revolves around “looking out for the little guy,” a mantra which influences his political ambitions. “I want to go where I can have the most impact on people, and it’s indisputable, here in America, that the place where you can have the highest impact and the most positive change is within government,” Chapman said. Chapman’s girlfriend, Melissa Bavitz, admires Chapman’s ambition and said his drive has rubbed off on her. “He inspires me to be my best every single day,” she said. “He’s the hardest worker I know.”

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Tataya and Thomas Radtke, the owners of Yoga Body and Balance, illustrate the Dhanurasana yoga pose in their studio on Tuesday while posing for portraits.

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balance story by shelby fleig | photo by vak kutchko Students feel benefits of couple’s yoga passions

ollege is stressful. Thomas and Tataya Radtke aim to help. Yoga Body and Balance, started in the Radtkes’ living room, has turned into a complete yoga and bodywork studio located at 2300 South 48th St. For the married couple, a passion became a career — and they aren’t done trying to expand the reach and popularity of yoga in Lincoln. “From the moment you walk in, we want to take care of you,” Thomas said. “We acknowledge you’re coming in with emotional baggage, stresses of the day and a tomorrow that you have to step back into. You’re going to breathe. You’re going to work. You’re going to sweat. But you’re going to get taken care of.” College fills students’ days and drains their energy, but yoga can give you a work out, provide focus and boost your energy all at once, the owners said. “College is the last big hoorah in our developmental stage coming out of puberty,” Thomas said. “Yoga is your chance to create discipline in your daily structure — or maybe in your moral structure — and to start understanding what gives you balance and

fulfills you when you feel run to the end.” Tataya, originally from Venezuela, was working as a lawyer, going through a divorce and “had an urge to stretch from the inside.” After her sister recommended a yoga class, Tataya said, “It was exactly what I was longing for without even knowing what it was.” Tataya started studying yoga in Venezuela, India, Barcelona and Paris before coming to the United States. After meeting Thomas at a health fair in Colorado, the two moved to Lincoln and began teaching at a health club, but moved to California shortly after before returning to Nebraska. “I soon realized Lincoln was my home,” Tataya said. “Lincoln was ready for it, and we were here to give it to them. We were very blessed that from the beginning. We had a great following.” After seeing some students not able to keep up with payments, YBB created a volunteer program. Four hours of volunteering at the studio each week gives you access to an unlimited number of classes. For Alecia McMahon, a senior political science major at the Uni-

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Allan Schleich, Garrett Schmelzel, Mike Zimmerman and Joshua French comprise the psychedelic band Snake Island! The Omaha band will record a new album with Make Believe Studios.

Psych rockers hone personal, vintage sound Omaha band Snake Island! uses retro vibes on path to finding new niche kelsey haugen DN The Omaha band Snake Island! is open and honest about its love and emulation of 1960s rock, but “vintage” or “throwback” may not be strong enough words for how far back in time the rockers are shooting for. “We’re a big beat psychedelic group with a drumming style that’s really tribal and cavemanlike,” said Allan Schleich, one of the guitarists for Snake Island!. “It’s a heavier kind of beat that differs from standard rock beats.” Members of the Omaha band, which formed about two and half years ago, are known practitioners of the psychedelic rock

genre, a branch of rock music they feel gives listeners ample sound to interpret during the course of eight 10-minute songs. “The part that is psychedelic is the longer songs with changes in mood throughout them,” Schleich said. “But people can take what they want out of it.” Although the members of Snake Island! have established a common ground for the genre they play, Schleich said all four of them have different musical preferences. “I’m very much a rock guy,” Schleich said. “Garrett (Schmelzel, vocals/guitar) is more psychedelic. The other projects for Mike (Zimmerman, drums) are more hardcore, and Josh (French, bass guitar) can pretty much play anything. When you have four guys come from completely different spectrums, you’re going to create something unique.” Schleich said he can try to

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Cologne abuse, soap shunning offend student noses

tyler keown

Thank you for trying to smell nice, everyone. I mean that. My grandmother always said, “Make others notice your personality, not your scent.” She also said, “Whenever you meet someone famous, secretly lick the tips of your fingers before shaking their hand so you know that you’ve

spit on famous people.” Both good pieces of advice. The idea of having a scent is interesting, isn’t it? If you meet someone that can’t hear or see, smell is the only idea they can gather about you. It’s crazy, this world of ours. But I’m not here to be introspective. If you want insight, go watch an episode of “Family Ties” or read a poem or whatever. I’m not about that noise. Being on campus, it’s a world of smells. Walking near the Rec Center, there is an ever-present essence of sweat and testosterone. Go behind Selleck’s dining hall, and the only thing you’ll notice is the aroma of laundry detergent. Walk on any sidewalk on a Monday evening and deal with the fragrance of dozens of sorority girls wearing the latest scent from Nicki Minaj, “Minaj le Amor.”

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

Off-and-on relationship turns sharply ››Editor’s Note: To avoid the deflating long-term effects of sheer embarrassment, the names of all parties in the following column (Part 3 in our series of failed romance stories) have been changed. Relationships, hey, hey, hey.

to herself with dozens of cats. I never got to visit her. This is all information she would share during late-night phone conversations, so I can only imagine what it looks like. It’s probably not as nice as I picture. In the fall of 2009, I started college. We had been dating since the previous April and I was havI first kissed Haylea the summer ing doubts about “us.” I worked after I turned 16. We were lying up the courage for nearly a month on a blanket, staring up at the and gave her a call one night early pine trees that surrounded our in October. camp. She told me it wasn’t a good It was a risky move; we were at time for her to break up — that she a Christian camp. We had come to was emotionally unstable, needed learn about God, not to make out. me to balance out her life and Nevertheless, we kissed. when she pictured a future for herOr I kissed her, anyway. I reself, she had my last name. member asking whether it counted I cold-hearted my way through after. She said it did. and ended it. She told me to go We dated long-distance off and screw myself, but not before yellon throughout the next few years. I ing that she was bisexual and would grow tired of not being able made out with other girls at her to see her for long stretches and school on a regular basis. end things between us, hoping to I went on with my life. Made find someone who lived closer to some friends, was bored in class, me. etc. I was sitting at my desk ChristI never wanted mas Eve when Hayto hurt her feellea sent me an email Or I kissed ings, so the first out of the blue. her, anyway. time I broke things “Just so you off, I claimed it I remember know,” the email was because I was read. “I’m not bitoo stressed out by asking whether it sexual. I’m lesbian, my recent diabetes and I always have counted after. She diagnosis, which been.” was totally logical. said it did.” That was it. She You get diabetes, didn’t even sign the other people start to thing. matter less. That’s the way of the I remember sitting there and world. just staring at the screen, unsure Over time, I’d realized I missed whether to laugh or to feel bad. I Haylea. I’d call her up, and we’d did both, ultimately. start talking again, eventually I never replied. I let her think growing close again and deciding what she wanted to think and to date. We went through that song moved on. and dance three times. Mutual friends that were still She left high school early after in contact with her would ocbeing accepted to a private arts casionally give me an update on school on the East Coast. Just 16, what Haylea had been up to reshe was studying music psycholo- cently. She quit school and studied to be a nurse in New York for a segy (still not sure what that is) 1,400 miles from her Kansas hometown. mester. When that didn’t pan out, I was still sitting here in Nebraska, she began selling drugs in Toronto a senior in high school, a good dis- for a spell. She met a girl named Fanya and they got married. She tance from this girl I cared about moved to California where she sometimes. works on a soy farm. She and her For context, let me tell you about her home situation. She wife broke up for a bit, but they lived on a farm with her sister and worked things out. For me at least, that could’ve father. Her father slept in a busted gone better. Volkswagen van in the front yard. arts@ Her sister slept in a semi-renovatdailynebraskan.com ed barn. Haylea had the farmhouse

I just made that up. Who would smell sweat or whatever else is currently on my body. buy a scent that had Nicki Minaj’s Unfortunately, kids have all name in it? She looks like she smells kinds of philosolike the cheap sneakphies about how to er aisle at Wal-Mart. Who would handle their smell, My personal buy a scent leaving two groups routine when it of people worth discomes to scent is that had Nicki cussing: pretty simple: wash The first are the my body regularly Minaj’s name in kids that don’t wear and put deodorant it? She looks like enough deodorant/ on. Then I just pray like crazy that I stay she smells like the wash their bodies often enough. A smelling fresh all cheap sneaker friend of mine was day and, poof, I get through life without aisle at Wal-Mart.” dating a girl who would shower about much trouble. three times a week. It I don’t want to honestly made it hard to be around say my way is best — even if it is — but I think I’ve comfortably reached her. They’re no longer dating, and I the middle ground concerning using haven’t spoken with her in months, but when I think of her, all I can deodorant and body wash; not too noticeable unless you’re very close remember is her scent and how appalling it was. I don’t even rememto me, but enough that you can’t

ber her species. She might have been a large turtle that learned to talk/ walk upright. The moral of that anecdote is that if you don’t clean yourself, others will remember you as some kind of evolutionary miracle. The other group has better intentions, I think. Coat yourself with so much lotion/spray/deodorant that you lose your sense of smell in 30 seconds or less. When girls do it, I think they have this idea that they’ll walk by guys and turn heads with their fragrance. How could any man resist the combination of so much perfume plus so much beauty? It’s almost unfair of me! Ha, if only Elizabeth Reynolds could see me now! Now who smells like burnt hair, Elizabeth?! It’s you! When men overdo it, I just assume they learned everything they

A STUDY IN SCARLET

know about the opposite sex from Axe commercials and 2 a.m. reruns of “The Pickup Artist” on VH1. To recap, washing your body like a normal person is probably the best route to go if you don’t want to be known for having a radius others are afraid to enter. Until next week, keep your noses (and bodies) clean. And email me if you can think of a better closing line. I’m awful at that stuff. tyler keown is a sophomore broadcast journalism major. reach him at arts@ dailynebraskan.com.

Capitol visit wows, intimidates

jourdyn kaarre Nebraska Capitol building holds great majesty, frightening moments of solitude The “Penis of the Prairie,” more formally known as the Nebraska State Capitol, quite honestly shocked me with its uncanny resemblance to male genitalia when I first laid eyes on it. Freshman year, I distinctly remember saying to myself, “Oh, hell yeah,” as my family’s Yukon pulled into Lincoln on I-80, but then again that might have been when I first saw Memorial Stadium. But, that was four score and seven years ago, and now one might call me a bit of a veteran of the Capitol. I’ve been there two whole times. This trip was easily the most depressing venture so far on account of going alone and wandering in the empty, dark corridors on my lonesome. Meg was out of commission for

this adventure. Responsibilities (what Supreme Court room. Words alone in are those?) and being a contributing a measly column cannot do it justice. I continued down the various member of society (what is that?) hallways of the place, which are untook her away from me. Therefore, ending. Although I’d been there bethis column will have dramatically less quotes. Zero quotes, actually. I fore, I couldn’t help but wait for the didn’t speak to a single soul on this moment I got lost, died and began rotting (probably along with at least journey. Listening to “Make It Nasty,” by 14 other people who’d met a similar the lyrical genius Tyga and climbing demise). I did my best not to enter the “authe stately steps to the north Capitol thorized personnel only” areas, even door, I took a minute to stare. I let the Johnson-like tower loom over me as I though it was the only thing I’ve ever stood in its shadow. The building has wanted to do in my life. The first floor was bar none the an air of intense power when you, a scariest place on little peon, stand earth, like walkingbelow it and think I couldn’t in-on-your-parents of its history and terrifying. The eerie, purpose. help but dimly lit corridors Anyway, if any were straight out of of you are still read- wait for the ing, I headed inside. moment I got lost, a horror movie, and I waited for blood to There is nothing pour from the walls to even remotely died and began (cue scene from “The joke about in the rotting (probably Shining”) or the walls foyer of the Capitol. My jaw made a loud along with at least of the never-ending maze to begin closing screeching noise as 14 other people in on me. it dragged on the By the way, marble floor. I resist- who’d met a this whole time I’m ed every temptation similar demise).” cloaked in black garb to lie down on the and carrying a background and soak it all in. (Alternative ending: I do lie on pack. I’m sure there were at least four the floor. I am tasered and escorted security guards ghosting me as I wandered aimlessly in possibly the most out by my hair after shitting myself important building in the state. all over that beautiful marble floor. Next, I hopped on the first elevaAll Capitol visiting privileges are retor ever constructed (just guessing). voked for eternity). I was quite certain after the doors The foyer is surrounded by magnificent murals of Nebraska’s history. creaked shut I would not make it out alive. This was the point in time I reThe ceilings seemed sky-high and archways usher visitors along to the gretted Meg’s absence. If the elevator West Legislative Chamber and the has shut down, I could have killed

MISADVENTURES OF MEG & ME

her and feasted on her body until help arrived. Note to self, do not flatulate in an elevator with 14 stories to climb and improper ventilation. That was just a rhetorical note to self. Girls don’t rip ass. Or do they? Nonetheless, beads of sweat ran down my temples as the elevator took me up the shaft of the penis. It’s a wonder they couldn’t make the place any less Hogwarts-esque, but there I was, confused and needing to pee. I swear the stairs move and the rooms shift. There was a large, circular room called the Memorial Chamber. Four arches lead to observation decks. It was sort of a choose-the-right-passage-or-youdie-a-slow-and-painful-death sort of game, I suspected. On the decks, the view sprawls for miles. Again, one of those sights you just have to see for yourself. As my aimless trip around the Capitol ended, I could only think: From now on at night, when you see the grandiose, looming male appendage dominating the Lincoln skyline, remember, I’m still inside, weeping and trying desperately to find my way out. jourdyn kaarre is a junior journalism major. reach her at Arts@ dailynebraskan.com

Chapman: from 5

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Keelan Chapman stands near the courtyard at the Nebraska State Capitol Building on Tuesday. Chapman, a freshman at Southeast Community College, was a delegate at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.

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Each year, Chapman said he sets three goals, two which are attainable and one which is a loftier goal. This year, the last of the three was to be a delegate at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. The process to become a delegate begins at the local level where potential delegates receive votes at a district caucus. Chapman received enough votes and was able to advance to the state level. Once at the state convention, Chapman gave a speech explaining why he would like to attend the Democratic National Convention as a delegate. Though Chapman was selected as an alternate, Omaha mayor Jim Suttle suffered from a stroke and was no longer able to attend the convention, an absence that opened a door for Chapman. Chapman said attending the Democratic National Convention was a life-changing experience. “To have such a diverse group of people, all with the same principles to support a similar cause was very exciting,” he said. “It’s

something that leaves a lasting CNN Grill, a restaurant which impression.” served Wolf Blitzer and James While nearly 6,000 delegates Carville during the convention. served at the 2012 DNC, only 644 Chapman said that each were less than 35 years of age morning people would serve as and about 300 highest bidder and were students. buy the delegates To have such lunch and breakfast “Going to the DNC at 18 that day. These meals a diverse is remarkable to also included minme, and it’s not group of people, gling among the delsomething that all with the same egates and high-proyou hear about file guest speakers. often,” Bavitz principles ... was “The first mornsaid. “Most ing it was Debbie very exciting.” 18-year-olds Wasserman Schultz, are out partythe chairwoman of ing, but he has the DNC,” Chapman so many goals Keelan Chapman said. “We had Keith on the DNC and works toEllison, who’s the ward them.” only Muslim who has At the conever been elected to vention, Chapman was part of Congress, Blanche Lincoln and all the youth, world and Hispanic of these statesmen and women. council and was able to discuss There was also this point during issues and topics that he cares my time at the convention where greatly about. While serving as Michael Dukakis was five seats a delegate, he was able to attend away from us. It was pretty rad.” numerous DNC events includChapman’s exposure to major ing a panel discussion on Rom- political figures and political ofneyCare and the invitation-only fices has helped shaped his own

thoughts on American politics. “The inaction of these two political parties is damaging to our nation,” Chapman said. “We should be focusing on energy, the deficit, health care and all of these other things that are eating us alive right now, but nobody wants to talk about.” While Chapman’s future may include a seat in public office, his immediate plans are to take classes starting in October at Southeast Community College and later to transfer to either University of Nebraska-Lincoln or Iowa State. He also hopes to attend law school, possibly at Creighton University. Though his own future appears stable, Chapman is occupied with the future of our country. _ “A politician focuses on the next election,” he said. “A statesman focuses on the next generation. We need to have more statesmen. I want to make sure my kids still have the American Dream ahead of them.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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versity of Nebraska-Lincoln, the volunteer program was the perfect chance to continue yoga and get off campus a couple times a week. “Yoga is something I get to do for me, and I do it for no other reason than I just want to,” McMahon said. “It isn’t a paper I have to hand in or a test I have to study for or a meeting or job I have to go to. I just do it because I like it, and I think we sometimes forget how important it is to do something for no other reason than pure enjoyment.” McMahon said one her favorite things about YBB is Thomas and Tataya’s dedication to the studio. “Because I volunteer, I get to see them working with the yoga instructors behind the scenes, and they live and breathe yoga,” she said. “For them, it’s not an hourlong workout, it’s a lifestyle. Even if you go because you just want that workout, you get so much more out of it because the passion of Thomas and Tataya and the other instructors (creating) a more fulfilling experience.” Tataya said yoga is a great tool for college students because they are still figuring out who they are. “It allows you to cut out the things in life you think you want but don’t really need,” she said. In class, she constantly reminds her students: “Yoga feels good. Yoga meets you where you are. Yoga is who you are. Yoga is the balance between effort and surrender. Yoga is your natural state of being.” Because Thomas and Tataya are married with children and own the studio together, they are rarely apart. “It all happens without really even thinking about it,” Thomas said. “We’ve come a long way as a couple because we’re always with each other, which forces us to learn, grow, become a better couple and move on.” Tataya said it works because they have the passion to back it up. “The sense of community we have here is very important and you see that when you walk in,” Tataya said. “Everybody is welcome because there is a place for everyone. We’re just young; we’re just doing our best. This is my playground and this is our passion and that shows in how the studio has grown.” arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Matt Nathan DN Marc Herrmann is a name that does not sound familiar, yet. Herrmann is one of the top recruits for NU’s men’s tennis team this year. He is currently a freshman who men’s tennis head coach Kerry McDermott believes in. McDermott believes that Herrmann can do great things for his program. Herrmann is a very soft-spoken, down-to-earth guy with a thick accent. He was born and raised in Germany like teammates Sebastian Florczyk and Andre Stenger. Herrmann, who stands at 1.78 meters (5 foot 8) and weighs 72 kilograms (159 pounds), might be the smallest player on the team, but teammate Brandon Videtich points out some good qualities in Herrmann’s game. “(He is a) top junior from Germany,” Videtich said. “He’s really solid from the baseline and has a lot of power for a smaller guy. He’s really quick around the court and likes to dictate points with his penetrating

ground strokes. He’s got a lot of potential to do great things here.” He picked up the racket and started playing tennis when he was just 7 years old. Though his career has spanned more than a decade, his favorite tennis moment came only a couple of years ago. “(It was) when I first won an international tournament ... in 2009 in Switzerland,” Herrmann said. Herrmann got excited reflecting on why he chose to play at Nebraska. “I had a good offer here, and an official visit ... it’s unbelievable here,” he said. “All the staff which I get here that’s been helping me is great. “I know some guys from the team and everybody told about why they love Nebraska ... and then I made my decision for Nebraska.” Just a couple of weeks into the season, Herrmann is catching on to how the team interacts with each other. “We have a good team,” Herrmann said. “Everyone gets along with each other and there’s a good mood to the team and everyone wants to play and have fun on the

ery kid.” It’s also important to examine the junior college, according to Brown. “There are some junior college programs that are outstanding, and they really do a nice job of preparing players for the next level academically, socially and athletically,” he said. “But there are some that aren’t quite at that level.” The jump from playing at a junior college to playing at major university such as Nebraska can be tough because athletes are asked to play right away Brown said. Seisay, who started as a freshman for Memphis before choosing the JUCO route instead of sitting out a year to transfer, has experienced the play-right-away mentality. But Anderson, a two-year JUCO player, was soaking in his first year at a Division 1 program before tearing his ACL. Stafford, who came to Nebraska a year ago under similar circumstances, is trying to help players in Anderson’s shoes through the difficult transition. “We all came in junior college guys, and the first time playing in front of this many people, it can be crazy,” Stafford said. “I try to tell them to settle down and just play football.” The senior safety said it took him around eight games last year to fully adapt. He anticipates a similar learning curve for his junior college teammates. “It’s a big jump,” he said. “The game is faster. Everything we do around here is different. Mandatory weights, meetings, you don’t do all of that in junior college, at least not at the one I went to.” It may be a bit of a transition for them, but Brown has no qualms

court.” Herrmann recently competed at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational in Midland, Texas with teammates Dusty Boyer, Videtich and Stenger. Herrmann advanced to the consolation semifinals and went on to lose in the consolation quarterfinals. Herrmann reflected on the experience of playing in the tournament. “It was my first college tournament and completely different than the tournaments I played before,” Herrmann said. “I made some good experience and bad experience. “I think I can do a much better job.” Herrmann mentioned what he believes he has to do in order to become a better player. “I need to run more and try to change my serve a little bit,” Herrmann said. He said he believes if he changed his serve, he will be able to have the confidence that some of the top tennis players have. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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football practice notes Zaire Anderson Out Zaire Anderson’s season is over. The junior outside linebacker found out he will need seasonending knee surgery after an MRI revealed a torn ACL Tuesday. “Unfortunate for him,” coach Bo Pelini said. “He was really coming along, but it is what it is. It surprised all of us, but the kid’s hurting.” Anderson said he hurt the knee last Tuesday during practice. Pelini is looking into if Anderson can redshirt this year, he said.

Replacing Anderson

Defensive coordinator John Papuchis is now looking for a starting outside linebacker. Anderson was set to start his second game Saturday against Idaho State after starting against Arkansas State last weekend. Right now, senior Alonzo Whaley looks to be the guy at that position, followed by freshman David Santos, Papuchis said. Players on the redshirt plan will be evaluated as well in case of emergencies, Papuchis said. Papuchis mentioned Thomas Brown and Michael Rose as possible candidates for third string outside linebacker. Papuchis is still skeptical about taking those guys off the redshirt plan, though, he said. “I don’t think we are ready to go down that road yet,” Papuchis said. Whaley, like Papuchis said, is the expected Saturday starter. Whaley started the first two games for Nebraska, but saw little time on Saturday against Arkansas State. Now that he is coming into this game as the starter again, Papuchis said Whaley is taking the news like he always does, with maturity. “Alonzo’s got a great attitude and is obviously a team leader,” Papuchis said. “He’s taking everything in stride. “Alonzo knew why things played out the way they did. He knows we love him and respect him. It has nothing to do with who

he is as a guy. But we were looking around for some different options and he accepted it.” Santos looks to improve even more than he has already as a freshman, Papuchis said. “He has made a lot of progress,” Papuchis said. “He was making some good progress coming out of camp. Because of the nature of the offenses we played in the first couple games, he hasn’t been able to get a lot of playing time. He’s really come along in our nickel and dime packages though.”

On playing 3-4 defense

Nebraska used a lot of three down linemen against Arkansas State Saturday. Papuchis said it provides the team with something extra against the spread. “It gives us balance,” Papuchis said. “Sometimes playing against quarterbacks who can run like we did a week ago, having that balance is critical. You get a little more athletic. You kind of have a hybrid guy out there that gives you some speed on the field.” Papuchis said the 3-4 has always been a part of the system. It just all depends on the game plan and the opponent. “It’s just a nice wrinkle we have on the table,” Papuchis said.

Cotton back healthy again

Tight end Ben Cotton said he is back to normal Tuesday. After sustaining bruised ribs in the first game, the senior is finally healthy again, he said. However, he remains cautious. “I struggle to say that anyone ever feels 100 percent,” Cotton said. “This is football. As long as I’m out there, guys learn to deal with pain, as long as you can run out there, move around, do what you need to do effectively, that’s what I’m here to do.” -Compiled by Andrew Ward

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defensive back to cover out wide. “You saw (Arkansas State), they like to go out wide, and they really didn’t run anything up the Eric Martin was feeling it. Play after play, the defensive middle,” linebacker David Sanend was penetrating Arkansas tos said. “That’s why we ran that State’s offensive line, wreaking defense the whole time.” In Nebraska’s first three havoc. He had three quarterback carries on a defensive line that games, all three opponents have run spread offenses, and Saturwas desperate for a pass rush. In the fourth quarter, with day’s opponent, Idaho State, is expected to run a spread as well. Nebraska trying to regain momentum, Martin lined up, set to However, Big Ten teams primarily operate heavier offenses than gun after Red Wolves quarterback Ryan Aplin on a 4th down the likes of Arkansas State and UCLA, utilizing more powerand 4. The ball snapped, and rushing attacks. Martin blasted past Arkansas When the Big Ten schedule State’s right tackle, cracking Aplin right on his throwing arm, opens up, Papuchis said he may use different personnel packages plowing him to the ground. “It was surprising to me just to counter opposing offenses. “When you’re playing Iowa, like it was surprising to y’all,” Wisconsin, more downhill runMartin said. ning teams, maybe other guys The ball came tumbling free and Martin dove on it, giving the have a more significant role,” Papuchis said. “That’s why we Huskers possession on the Arhave 145 guys on our team, to kansas State 43 yard line. try and maximize In Nebraska’s each guy’s abilprevious two To play ity to the best of games, Martin saw our ability and get these the field only in a the best team out reserve role. But in spread teams, there to play.” Saturday’s game, While the idea Nebraska coaches you have to be as may sound good opted to use Marathletic as you can in theory, it can be tin in the majordifficult to keep ity of their snaps possibly be.” players happy and to help counter confident when Arkansas State’s John Papuchis they are constantnu defensive coordinator high-powered ly in and out of spread offense. the lineup. Papu“Who plays the chis said that although Martin fit majority of the snaps, I think a lot into the team’s scheme to stop of that is going to be dictated by Arkansas State, he had earned the style of offense,” defensive his playing time in practice. coordinator John Papuchis said. “The traditional ‘I’m a startFor a spread attack, faster defenders are preferred, especially er, I’m a backup,’ I would love on the defensive line where a it that way, because I don’t like pass-rush is vital. As a result, having a guy play a ton one week then not as much the next if he the Huskers used a lot of three defensive linemen packages, played well and earned it,” Papuchis said. “But one thing I know using Martin as a hybrid defenis, to play these spread teams, sive end/linebacker that would you have to be as athletic as you sometimes go down in a stance can possibly be and that includes and sometimes stand up as a across the front. linebacker, freeing up an extra “Eric gives us that, Eric gives

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Defensive end Eric Martin pursues Arkansas State QB Ryan Aplin. Martin forced a fumble and recorded a sack in the win. us some pass rush dynamic.” Martin also brings an element of excitement. In his four years at Nebraska, Martin has built a reputation for being a playmaker on special teams, with bone-crushing hits and crowd-pumping maneuvers. Defensive line coach Rick Kaczenski said the players feed off the senior ’s energy. “He played like we always knew he could play,” Kaczenski said. “He’s a spark that the defense feeds off, and when he comes and makes a play, then all of the sudden the other guys next to him are feeling that confidence and feeling that fire, so it’s great when he’s out there.” As for Martin’s future in the defense, his role should increase.

Martin said he was fighting off an injury but is fully healed now. Pelini wouldn’t say whether Martin’s role would be the same as his roving defensive end/linebacker hybrid that he played on Saturday. “We’re prepared to really go three-man or four-man all the time,” Pelini said. “We mixed it in throughout the game the other day, and I think it creates issues for the offense. It enables us to use different packages, different guys in different places. “It just adds to your versatility. We’ve always employed it, we’ve mixed it in and out, and we’ll continue to do that.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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In-state softballers are rare, welcomed by out-of-staters Jacy Lewis DN Geographically, NU’s softball team is diverse. Only two players on the team are originally from Nebraska. Freshman Alicia Armstrong is a native of Beatrice and senior Megan Southworth is a native from Papillion. Even though they are the only two Nebraskans, they don’t let state lines come between them and their teammates. Armstrong received the Gatorade Player of the Year award for the state of Nebraska last year. She helped lead her high school softball team to a Class B state runner-up finish as well. Armstrong was passionate about softball and knew that she wanted to continue to play throughout college. “I have always wanted to play for the Huskers,” Armstrong

said. “I am glad I am getting that chance now.” Armstrong will have plenty of chances to prove herself on the field. Coach Rhonda Revelle was excited to get Armstrong practicing with the team and Armstrong was excited to meet the other players. “It doesn’t matter at all,” Armstrong said. “There are a lot of different girls from different states on the team, but we all work together as a team.” Armstrong doesn’t let the diversity of the team intimidate her. Instead, she embraces it. She played in the infield and had a .514 career batting average at Beatrice, which is the highest mark in Nebraska high school history. Armstrong set 16 school records and six state records. She has a strong high school record behind her, but now she has a

clean slate. Armstrong would like to continue her tradition of helping her teams reach success. “Our team goals are to keep getting better every time we step onto the field and ultimately to make it to the World Series,” Armstrong said. Her goals for herself are to keep improving individually and to become fundamentally sound. She excelled at other sports — basketball and soccer — while she was also class president during her four years at Beatrice. Armstrong graduated with a 3.95 GPA and was ranked fifth in her class of 140. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Armstrong is looking forward to everything the campus has to offer. “I want to get settled in first,” Armstrong said. “Then I will go and try to get into other clubs, or-

ganizations and community services.” Southworth will be playing her last season at Nebraska this fall. During her time playing for NU, Southworth has been an outfielder and has a .350 on-base percentage. She is also a top academic in the classroom with Academic All-Big Ten (2012) and four-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection awards to her name. “Growing up, it was always my dream to play for Nebraska,” Southworth said. She shows tremendous school spirit for the Huskers and puts the team before herself consistently. “My goal is to help the team out anyway I can,” Southworth said. She has contributed to the team each year and has reliably started many games. Her junior year, she became more of a pinchhitter and pinch-runner. She will

I couldn’t even tell you where everyone was from. Really once we start playing, we don’t care.” Megan Southworth senior outfielder

be one of four returning senior leaders this season. “This year, we have seven freshmen, so most of my responsibility is to make sure they know what is going on and share knowledge about what our team does,” Southworth said. Armstrong and Southworth share a bond with their teammates rooted in the dream of playing for the Huskers. Their team-

mates come from as far away as California to as close as Kansas. It doesn’t matter to the two Nebraskans, however, because everyone is considered a Husker when they step onto the field. “I couldn’t even tell you where everyone was from,” Southworth said. “Really once we start playing, we don’t care.” sports@ dailynebraskan.com

dn Big ten homeroom Brady Hoke, Michigan

On upcoming game against Notre Dame Saturday night - “This is a special week and a great rivalry game. It’s a great game to be a part of as a coach and a player. We were happy with the way we played last week, but we still have to play better.” On Denard Robinson’s success against Notre Dame - “Every year is different. Every game is different. It’s been lucky for us at Michigan that he’s had success against them. I haven’t seen anyone with such success against a team before. We’re glad we have him at Michigan.”

they come they have a chance to see something different on campus.” On quarterback Andrew Maxwell’s progress “He continues to grow. It’s a lot like golf. The play is the same, but it’s always a different shot. There are so many different things that a quarterback sees with different coverages and blitzes. He continues to develop. If he continues to keep the basics, everything else will iron itself out.”

Kirk Ferentz, Iowa

Tim Beckman, Illinois

ress. He’s worked extremely hard at it from day On Louisiana Tech’s offense - one. Hopefully he continues to improve. He’s taking “You can watch what they’ve care of the football, so hopefully he continues to imdone the last two football prove in that area.” games. They are very, very capable of putting the ball in the On in-state rivalries - “Those are always great rivalries for college football. I’ve been involved in a few end zone.” at Georgia Tech. Obviously the Georgia-Georgia Tech “They are not complicated with game was always a great game, and we were able what they do. They just do what they do very to beat Georgia three years in a row while I was well. I expect them to be on strike this Saturday.” there.”

Kevin Wilson,

On running backs Indiana stepping up for Iowa On leading the Big Ten in - “I think you have to passing yardage - “Right give personal credit to now it’s just our style with the players. They are what we want to implethe ones doing all the ment. We’ve done it with Bo Pelini, work. Our staff has done a good job coaching three different quarterNebraska them and getting them ready to play. But usually backs due to one signifiOn Ameer Abdullah’s when something happens on the field, that’s on cant injury and one slight emergence - “I said from the kids.” one.” the beginning that I wantJerry Kill, ed to lighten Rex’s load. Urban Meyer, I think we’re going to be Minnesota Ohio State able to do that. Not just On playing with On the Buckeyes six with Ameer, but we have some pretty good Max Shortell at sacks against Califorweapons in the backfield.” quarterback this nia - “We were a little weekend vs. Marbit more aggressive On whether he thinks the early season losses in Queis Gray - “Evwith the play calling the Big Ten makes a difference - “I think that peo- ery quarterback has his strengths and weakon defense. I think ple are going to say what they are going to say. nesses. We’re not going to change our offense half of the sacks, There’s a lot of football left to play. We’ll see how or anything like that. We’re going to do what it three of them were it plays out at the end of the year. How you start takes to beat Syracuse within our system and try from pressure, three of them were from guys and how you finish are two different things.” to play to Max’s strength.” beating guys.”

Mark Dantonio, Michigan State

Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern

On recruiting in big games On the potential of this team such as last weekend “I’m incredibly excited about against Notre Dame - “It this football team. We came helps every time you get into camp with great chemisa young man on campus. try. We’re the only team in the They’ll have an opporconference to play three BCS tunity to see a coach, to opponents, and we won those see me. Sometimes when games. We haven’t played our they come we try to talk to them. Every time best football yet, and that’s exciting.”

Danny Hope, Purdue

On quarterback Caleb TerBush’s migraine Saturday - “He’s fine now, but I’ll tell you, I was really concerned about him on Friday. I don’t know if you have ever experienced a migraine headache, but it’s excruciating pain.” On where Purdue stands in the conference - “I haven’t followed a whole lot what is going on with everyone else, but I like the progress and the potential of our football team. We came into the season thinking that we could win.”

Bret Bielema, Wisconsin

His analysis of the Badgers game against Utah State - “I think the guys know they beat a quality opponent but didn’t play very, very well. There’s a lot of things we need to On playing a full 60 minutes - “We’ll lose a game get corrected in all three phases of the game. if we don’t. We almost lost one Saturday. That’s the bottom line. We are here to win games, do it On the quality of Utah State’s football program - “I can’t educate the rest of the world. I had to educate the right way.” our players that if we don’t play well we were going to have one heck of a fight on our hands. I’ve got a Bill O’Brien, lot of respect. I think Utah State’s been good for a Penn State On quarterback number of years.” Matt McGloin’s de-Compiled by Andrew Ward velopment - “Matt’s and lanny holstein made a lot of prog-

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Huskers face tough task to rebound from loss One-loss Nebraska heads to Penn State for a #3 vs. #4 conference opener Nedu Izu DN In its first eight matches of the 2012 season, the Nebraska volleyball team was firing on all cylinders. The Huskers looked flawless defeating all their non-conference opponents, including a historic victory against No. 1 UCLA. Their outstanding performances landed them as the No. 1 team in the AVCA Coaches Poll three games into the season. The Huskers rode the high atop the poll for three weeks, until their ninth match, a game against Iowa State. On Saturday, the No. 25 Cyclones (6-4), who entered the match winning just one game in 80 previous contests against NU (8-1), gave the Cornhuskers its first loss of the season. The defeat ended NU’s streak of 21 days as the best team in the nation. But that was their last opponent, time to move on — it’s now time for conference play. The No. 3 Huskers will open Big Ten play Wednesday against No. 4 Penn State (10-1) at Rec Hall.

what she saw. In 19 matches, Nebraska holds “It wasn’t Nebraska volleyball,” an all-time 12-7 record against PSU. In its first of two matchups last sea- she said. “We saw a lot of errors and son, the Cornhuskers won 3-2 in a lot of bad volleyball. Simple things front of a sellout crowd at the NU like serving, passing … little things we shouldn’t have to think about Coliseum on Sept. 21. But in its second match, the Nit- doing.” Nebraska was held to a .211 hittany Lions sought revenge and won ting average, its lowest this season, 3-1 on their home turf. and included 11 serving errors. The However, the Huskers had the last laugh in their first season in the Huskers were also out-dug, 84-78, for just the second time this season. new conference. Lauren Cook said she views the After winning the Big 12 conferteam’s first loss as a ence championship learning experience. in its final season When you’re “You’re never in 2010, Nebraska happy to lose, but joined the Big Ten on the road it’s better to have it in 2011 and, just happen at the beginlike the year before, you got to take ning of the season won the conference advantage of (than the end) and title. The 24-4 record learn from it,” the helped them become putting pressure setter said. the first team to on teams.” Hannah Werth, win the conference one of the team’s title since 2002 not John Cook three captains, said named Penn State. nu volleyball coach losing the last outWhile the team ing against ISU was is trying to focus on Penn State and not Saturday’s loss, tough, but will provide ammunition it’s doubtful that the loss will be out for their next 20 matches against conference opponents. of the Huskers’ minds. “We’re a team that understands NU coach John Cook said his team didn’t challenge its former Big that high rankings (come) with high responsibilities,” the outside hit12 opponent enough on the road. ter said. “(The ISU match) was a “When you’re on the road you got to take advantage of putting reminder that we need to focus on pressure on teams,” Cook said. “I all the small things to make the big picture happen.” showed the team the video of how In their last match, Cook didn’t many times we let them off.” Senior Lauren Cook didn’t like see any of his players play with con-

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Hannah Werth returns a ball in last year’s 3-2 home win against Penn State. In 2011, the Huskers and the Nittany Lions split the season series 1-1. Both teams are ranked in the top 5 this week. viction. “I don’t think one player on our team played well,” the coach said. “If your individuals aren’t playing well, it’s hard for the whole team to

play well.” With seven ranked Big Ten teams in the AVCA Coaches Poll, it’s no doubt that the following conference matches will present a

more strenuous challenge, Cook said. The team has no other option but to play solid volleyball the rest of the season. “Saturday was a lot easier than what Wednesday’s going to be like,” he said. “They have to have that mindset in the Big Ten. Everyone’s good in the Big Ten and it’s going to be this way the next 10 weeks.” What will Nebraska do to make sure not to lose two games in row? “We just got to set the tone in practice this week and win these next two games on the road,” Lauren Cook said. Wednesday’s action against PSU will begin at 7 p.m. and will be shown on the Big Ten Network. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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JUCO players make impact for NU Lanny Holstein DN

Posing for a photo on Tuesday, Lauren Wagner swings her racket. Wagner is the daughter of a renowned tennis teacher in New York, and was hesitant at first about visiting Nebraska. Her adviser made her take the trip, and Wagner fell in love, committing to the school that night.

Home away from Home story by Zach Tegler | photo by Anna Reed Lincoln visit wowed Wagner, secured pledge

auren Wagner dreaded her trip to Nebraska. She grew up in the shadow of New York City and honed her tennis game at a tennis academy in the mountains 60 miles north of Los Angeles. So when Lauren was choosing a college in the fall of 2011, she wanted to be in a big city. Or by a beach. The Great Plains were not on her radar until an adviser told her to visit Lincoln. “He was like, ‘You’re going to go visit Nebraska,’” Wagner said. “I hung up the phone. I was like, ‘No, I’m not going there.’” Wagner thought she would never be able to fit in. She thought she would not find anything to like. Then a funny thing happened. “I came here and I instantly loved it,” Wagner said. “I knew as soon as I took the tour and met all the girls. That night, I committed.” --------The Robbie Wagner Tournament Training Center in Glen Cove, N.Y., has 17 tennis courts and more than 25 coaches. And since it belongs to Lauren Wagner’s dad, she was always going to be a tennis player. “I’m in a tennis family, so ever since I could walk, I played tennis,” Lauren Wagner said. The freshman from Roslyn Heights, N.Y., less than 20 miles away from downtown New York, learned to play at her father’s facility, though her father rarely taught her himself. When Lauren was young, she and her father decided to separate their family lives from their tennis lives. “It just never really works out well, it seems,” Lauren Wagner said. “I’m really close with my dad, so I didn’t want to mess anything up. I knew I could always go to him if I ever needed, and he would always help me.” Instead, Robbie Wagner set his daughter up with one of his top coaches. “It’s hard for kids to take criticism from your parents,”

Robbie Wagner said. “My wife and I thought it would be bet- “They really made me feel comfortable and I felt like I had ter for her to have an outside person. It’s just better for me to be similar goals as them.” And though she still wonders what might be different her father rather than being her coach.” if her dad had coached her – if she could have been an even Lauren Wagner stayed in New York until ninth grade, better tennis player – or if she could have lived her childhood when she decided to attend the Weil Tennis Academy in Ojai, Calif. She went for the tougher competition. But her dad also dreams of playing professionally and winning Grand Slams, Lauren Wagner now has no regrets. said the transfer could relieve some of Lauren’s pressure. “I’m happy where I am now, so I don’t think any“She was always sort of like a marked person,” Robbie thing needs to be changed. Whatever I did worked, apWagner said. “There’s Robbie’s daughter. He owns all these clubs and coaches, these players. I thought there would be less parently,” she said. “There is always more to come, but so far everything is working out.” pressure on her, and I thought it would be --------better for her tennis-wise.” I came Lauren Wagner considers herself an inIn California, Lauren Wagner got here and decisive person. She said she cannot make homesick sometimes, but six hours of tenup her mind on even the simplest tasks. nis each day, coupled with fitness training I instantly loved But she didn’t hesitate when she chose and online classes, was enough to keep her to play tennis at Nebraska. busy. She made trips home, flying across the it ... That night, I “I was 100 percent sure of myself,” she country by her 13-year-old self, to see her committed.” said. parents and brother, and they made trips Lauren Wagner and her mother had to see her. Lauren Wagner another college visit the next day, but LauLauren Wagner did miss her friends nu freshman tennis player ren can’t remember where it was. Not that from her father’s tennis club, though. it mattered because Shari Wagner had al“It was a group of kids my age, and ready told her husband that Lauren should go to Newe always used to travel and go to all these tournaments braska. in the most random places, and we’d just have so much “It’s the perfect place for her,” Robbie Wagner said. fun,” she said. And Lauren Wagner had already called NU coach But the environment at the academy was different. Still, Lauren Wagner eventually learned where to fit in, Scott Jacobson to express her interest. “I was just like, ‘I want to come here,’” she said. “And and she made friends from around the world. “She might struggle a little bit at first,” Robbie Wagner I’m happy I made that decision, of course.” Lauren Wagner found she could fit in where she nevsaid. “Like everything else she’s done in her life, she’ll be a er thought she could. The first time she visited NU, she success. Her work ethic is unbelievable.” learned something she never expected to learn. When Lauren Wagner chased her dream of playing DiviThat she loved Nebraska. sion I tennis, another culture shift resulted. But the Nebraska sports@ women’s tennis team made the transition easy. dailynebraskan.com “They’re all super nice, friendly,” Lauren Wagner said.

The Nebraska defense went with a junior college flair on Saturday. Cornerback Mohammed Seisay, linebacker Zaire Anderson and safety Daimion Stafford each came to Nebraska by way of a two-year school. The three continued what is becoming a bit of a tradition at Nebraska. Husker football teams have always had JUCOs, according to running backs coach Ron Brown. In his 22 years at Nebraska, the junior college system has been beneficial to the school, he said. “We’ve had junior college players come in here and do awfully well,” Brown said. “You know, we had a Heisman Trophy winner (Mike Rozier) who was a junior college player.” Four-year former high school players still make up the bulk of the Husker roster, but Brown says junior college recruits can make just as much of an impact. He said the Nebraska staff values junior college recruits and goes after them accordingly. “A lot of it depends on the position and how good that player is,” he said. “At Nebraska, we never felt that we had to go get a junior college player, but if we see somebody out there that is extremely talented, we go after him.” Bringing in older, more mature players can have its benefits, according to Brown. Their ability to play right away makes JUCOs an intriguing asset. “I don’t want to use the term ‘quick fix,’” Brown said. “But they can be a quicker fix than a true freshman at times. It depends on how mature they are and ready they are to fill in at a spot of need.” Nebraska’s staff looks out for players that can help when an injury or transfer leaves an unexpected gap, according to Brown. Junior college players need less coaching than freshmen and are more developed physically. The coach downplayed their volatility as well. “If you have a great player come in as a true freshman, there’s a good chance after his junior year he’s gone off to the NFL,” Brown said. “If you have a good junior college player, let’s say he has three years to play three, then you have the same deal.” In the past, junior college players have been labeled as “a little off” according to Brown, but the Huskers don’t see them that way. There are a variety of reasons kids go to junior college, and Brown said a crucial part of recruiting them is finding those reasons. “You have to ask that question,” he said. “It may have been because (the player) wasn’t heavily recruited, and he wants to get a better start. Maybe his grades weren’t where they should have been. You just have to look at those reasons and examine ev-

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