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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Moments after being hired as his successor, I was met with these encouraging words from outgoing Daily Nebraskan Editor-in-Chief Chris Heady: “Congratulations. Your life is about to get a lot harder.”

As the semester approaches and The Daily Nebraskan prepares to resume its regular publication schedule, I’m beginning to see just how right he was.

Until last week, when friends asked me if I was excited about assuming my role as the leader of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s only independent student newspaper, I was honest in my response: “Yes, but also terrified.”

But the closer we get to a new semester, the more truly excited I am for all the late nights ahead of me.

I’m excited to watch the Sports editors shoot baskets into the plastic Little Tikes basketball hoop that found a home outside my office door. I’m excited to hear the carefully curated Spotify playlists drifting across the newsroom from the Arts desk. I’m excited to join in thoughtful discussions with the Opinion section, and I’m excited to celebrate with the News editors when that last piece of late-night coverage finally finds its way into the “done” queue.

Most of all, I’m excited to work with my favorite group of young journalists, columnists, editors, photographers, artists, designers and social media strategists to

make this year at The Daily Nebraskan the best it’s ever been.

We’ve already gotten started with a redesigned print newspaper, which will feature a variety of content from each of our News, Sports, Arts & Entertainment and Opinion sections every Monday and Thursday.

Our online content, too, will continue to inform UNL students, faculty, staff and others about campus news, Husker sports, local entertainment and student perspectives.

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I spend more waking hours in The Daily Nebraskan office than anywhere else, and not only has my two years here taught me more than any one college class ever has, it’s also provided me with more lasting friendships than I ever imagined it would.

The Daily Nebraskan helped me overcome my irrational fear of phone calls, showed me where to find the best story ideas and taught me the difference between “nearly” and “almost.”

The Daily Nebraskan also introduced me to the friends with whom I drove a snowmobile for the first time – to the top of the continental divide, no less.

I’m excited for another year in the basement of the Nebraska Union.

I’m excited for another year of new learning experiences and another year of new friendships. I hope you are, too.

Welcome back, friends. Here’s to another exciting, terrifying year.

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UNL rolls out new learning management system Collin Spilinek dn staff writer

After a successful technical and formal pilot, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will roll out a new learning management system for about 150 courses during the 2016-17 academic year.

Canvas, which is designated to replace the existing system, Blackboard, will contain a variety of new features for both students and faculty and an updated, modern interface. It was approved for continued implementation into the school system by the UNL Board of Regents at their last meeting.

Canvas features include a collective schedule of due dates for all of a student’s classes and a system that allows students to enter a hypothetical grade for assignments to see what their final grade might look like. Students can also choose how they receive notifications, whether it’s via email or text message.

Jeremy Van Hof, coordinator of academic technologies at UNL, said he expects every student to use Canvas in at least one of their courses by the spring semester.

Van Hof also said he was aware of the added work it takes for students to use multiple learning management systems over one semester.

“We want to make that process not only easy for teachers to teach in this system, but make it easy for students to learn in the system,” he said. “We’re going to do everything we can to make the transition process as smooth for students as possible.”

One way the program aims to make the learning process easier is by reducing the number of clicks it takes to access a feature. “(The developers) would take any specific task in an LMS, like, what’s it take to post a grade, or what’s it take to create a quiz, or whatever, and they’d take a sticky note for every single click it involves to do that process,” Van Hof said. “And they’d put those all up on the wall, and they’d say, ‘Okay, we want to wipe out half of those sticky notes.

We want to make it take half as many click to do this specific thing.’ So, that was one of the driving forces behind how the system was being designed in the first place, was to make it as easy to use as possible.”

In the winter of 2014, UNL held an LMS showcase, where representatives from Canvas, Blackboard and D2L, formerly known as Desire2Learn, displayed their systems’

features to faculty members.

Van Hof said this is when the school began pursuing a technical pilot for Canvas, and started testing the system the next year.

One of the early testers of the system during the fall 2015 semester was Chad Brassil, an associate professor of biological science at UNL. Brassil used Canvas for his 250-student Fundamentals of Biology II class. He also used the system for his three-week summer class, Ecology and Evolution, at the Cedar Point Biological Station in Ogallala.

“We just tried it in a couple classrooms to see if we could work out the kinks before we rolled it out to the larger campus trials in the spring semester,” Brassil said.

Brassil said he found Canvas to be more structured than Blackboard in how it handles students’ control over notifications and provides a cohesive schedule of classes.

“When you first come to it, you’re learning this new system because it’s forcing you to do things in a certain way,” he said. “But, the advantage of that is that there’s a synergy that gets created across classes.”

Some of the more subtle features, such as auto-completion of students’ names, surprised Brassil as he continued to use Canvas.

“Canvas has some of that same stuff we’ve just come to expect in the internet in web-based applications that wasn’t always in Blackboard,” Brassil said. “I’d say that the major thing is that clean interface, and the way it forces a workflow upon you, but that will make things more predictable, integrated across students.”

When introducing new software to his students, Brassil usually receives feedback saying that they can’t get something to work.

But with Canvas, he said there was a noticeable absence of problems.

Brassil credited this to the simple design of the website, and how the features were structured.

“I think for students, it’s really intuitive,” he said. “It’s just what they see in front of them. It’s pretty straight-forward.”

The number of options in notifications and layout should be personalized by students for the best results, Brassil said.

“They should take control of that and customize that in a way that’s going to benefit them,” he said.

Junior chemistry and microbiology major Danny Dooling, one of the students in Brassil’s class last year, said he didn’t find the transition from Blackboard to Canvas difficult.

courtesy image “I think it was pretty similar,” Dooling said.

One of Dooling’s favorite features of the system was getting to input example grades to see what his final grade would be.

“It had an interactive setup like that, which normally you can’t do by yourself,” he said.

Dooling advised students new to the system to start with their dashboard, where they would find a list of their classes, and “just treat it like Blackboard.”

Dooling and his classmates took a preand post-semester survey to gauge students’ preference of the two learning systems. Van Hof said that the responses were very positive toward Canvas.

Data was also collected by looking into the system itself to get a sense of how both teachers and students used Canvas.

After the 2015 testing, Van Hof randomly selected 51 courses to use the system during the spring semester, holding surveys and interviewing teachers to see why and how they used Canvas “That’s why I wanted to conduct those

interviews...to ask them what’s working so well about it, what’s making you have these positive feelings about it,” Van Hof said.

Van Hof added that if students need any assistance with Canvas, they can use the help icon to receive high-quality help chats or to call the hotlines below the icon.

“Another way that we make the learning experience better for students is to work with the teachers and help them move their content into Canvas efficiently and teach with this appropriately,” Van Hof said. “And also kind of rethink how they’re going about teaching, so that they’re using the tools that Canvas offers in the best possible way.”

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UNL students study abroad in record numbers Rafe Parker

way we handle assignments, responsibilities, the way we serve students,” Baskerville said.

She said that helps on all levels by lowering wait time for appointments, improvStudents at the University of Nebraska-Lining marketing materials and allowing staff coln are exploring the world in record numto offer more information sessions and do bers thanks to more opportunities through more outreach. the university.

Baskerville said new scholarships were Since the 2012-13 academic year, the also created, which helped bring new number of students studying abroad has attention to study abroad as well as help increased by 65 percent. defray the cost of traveling abroad. One UNL students studied in 53 countries durscholarship offered by the ing the 2015-16 academic office is the Early Abroad year, with 63 percent of the Scholarship, geared toward participants traveling through getting students travelling faculty-led programs. abroad in their first two Rebecca Baskerville, years of school. director of UNL’s EducaMany other UNL scholartion Abroad Office, said ships allow students to use the university is partnermoney they could have ing with Generation Study spent on campus for study Abroad, a national initiative abroad. Baskerville said by the Institute of Internathat’s not always the case at tional Education focused on every school. doubling the number of U.S. She said groups like the students studying abroad by W.H. Thompson Scholars the 2018-19 academic year. are very supportive of The Education Abroad study abroad and allow Office began its partnership students to use the Susan with the Generation Study T. Buffett Scholarship fundAbroad initiative in 2014, ing to study abroad. but not without giving it The different colleges some thought. and departments at UNL “We hesitated a little bit have also been supportive at first,” Baskerville said. “In of study abroad, accordtalking with the other Big ing to Baskerville. She said Ten directors, there was a they have spent more time little bit of resistance to the talking to and encouraging idea of being too obsessed students to take advantage with numbers.” of the opportunities offered She said they eventuto them. ally reached the consenWhile more study abroad sus that it’s about raising staff, college support and awareness of the impornew scholarship opportunitance of study abroad. ties have an impact on the Initially, the office started record number of students out with a goal of increasing courtesy photo by adam warner going abroad, Baskerville student involvement by 20 said one of the most helpful percent over the five-year Led by Bruce Thorson, an associate professor in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, things is recommendations period. Following a great the Global Eyewitness program is one of a number of unique Education Abroad programs. The program from student to student. first year, they raised the allows young photojournalists to “capture the human condition within emerging democracies from “Student word-of-mouth goal to 40 percent, only to around the world.” Destinations have included Kosovo, South Africa, India, Brazil, Nepal and Nicaragua, is great. The more students surpass that again. The curthat go and have an amazing rent goal is to grow involve- where this image was taken by a Daily Nebraskan staff photographer. experience, then they tell ment by 75 percent, from each other,” Baskerville said.

728 students in 2011-12 to 1,275 in 2017-18.

“Obviously a lot of students are calling gram is best for them, when they want to go “It becomes more a part of the culture of Baskerville said there are many ways the us up asking for appointments, but we want and what they might want to study.”

UNL, an expectation rather than just a thing Education Abroad Office is trying to reach to go out and find them, let them know that While partnering with the Generation that certain small number of students does.” this goal. study abroad is potentially for everyone,” Study Abroad initiative is drawing attention to “We’re always implementing new ideas NEWS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM Baskerville said.

UNL’s efforts, Baskerville said changes within non-stop,” Baskerville said. “We have a very Being a part of Generation Study Abroad the Education Abroad Office have really young, creative, energetic staff that is very has given the Education Abroad Office helped attract students to the opportunities. passionate about study abroad, and so we many opportunities that wouldn’t have been “We are a little bit bigger than we used often have more ideas than we have time to available to them without the initiative to be in terms of the size of our staff and the dn staff writer

implement.”

Better marketing materials, bigger social media presence, as well as collaboration with University Communications are just a few things that Baskerville said the office is working on.

The office also continues to strengthen relationships with campus groups like W.H. Thompson Scholars Learning Community and the Office of Academic Success and Intercultural Services, as well as attends every campus event possible, in order to get the word out.

Baskerville said UNL is one of three universities in the country to be selected for the Freshman Cohort Initiative, a partnership between Generation Study Abroad and Via TRM, a software company that aids in the education abroad process.

“The idea is to use this new software that is user-friendly and appealing to students, use it to encourage freshman to start thinking about it, and exploring options,” Baskerville said. “Getting a sense of what type of pro-

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The unusual career of a nude model Emma Olson dn staff writer

Thinking about lying on a couch, completely naked in a room full of people is not a common occurrence for most people.

However, for Darren McCarty, that’s a normal day at work. He is one of about 20 models for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Art, Art History and Design.

McCarty has worked as an art model for 17 years. Before starting at UNL, he was working in Omaha as a model for black-andwhite nude art. McCarty ran into a man from the UNL art department at a local gym and they discussed if he would be interested in draped or undraped modeling.

“I had no idea what that meant,” McCarty said. “I found out the very first day I modeled.

Draped, something on, undraped, nothing on.”

The undraped models help with the life drawing classes which help students learn the human form, said Sandra Williams, a professor for the UNL art department.

“I think life drawing has always been a part of one of the basic skills an artist should have,” Williams said.

McCarty always worries about telling others what he does for a living. He said his male friends primarily think about the judgements the students make about his body while he models.

“Once I explain to them that judgement is not part of it, that when you go in, do your job and know that these students are benefiting from your body, they kind of switch gears,” McCarty said.

But while he sometimes still worries about what the student is thinking, he mainly focuses on holding his pose as he models.

“Most people don’t understand that you have to keep completely still,” McCarty said.

“Those long poses are usually laying down.”

He said it seems easy until contemplating how often the body is completely still.

“McCarty just does not move at all,” Williams said. “They access a certain level of dynamism in their poses; they can give the illusion of movement in a static pose which is essential when representing the figure in painting.”

McCarty models for 30 seconds to 3 hours at a time. During those periods, he composes work out programs, as he is a personal trainer in his free time.

“Out of all the years I have modeled, I think I may have fallen asleep a couple of times,” McCarty said.

After a student finishes their work, McCarty will walk around the classroom with his

robe on to view what he modeled for.

McCarty said, “The students will make a claim that they didn’t do a very good job at drawing me, but I feel it’s always the view of the student.”

McCarty often hears from people that they don’t believe they could model because of the way their body looks.

“I always remind them it’s not about a person’s looks. All shapes, sizes and ages do this type of work,” McCarty said. “I have lots of fun doing this.”

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Array of jobs available to UNL students Jacob Elliot dn staff writer

With the loss of last year’s students and the influx of new ones, job searches are coming into season at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

For most students, the first step is figuring out whether they’re more suited for job on or off-campus.

Some like on-campus jobs for their convenience. Others prefer off-campus jobs because there is a greater variety of options.

In addition, factors like paying bills, gaining experience in a career field and branching out can all play a role in finding a job.

For Joel Bittner, a junior math education major, a position at the Nebraska Union welcome desk was a good fit. He started his job in May after a friend told him about the position. “(It) seemed like a pretty good job,” he said. “It’s a lot of customer service, and you have to learn how to give them directions in a clear way.”

Jobs are available across UNL, from East Campus to the College of Business Administration, and from the UNL Office of Economic Research and Development to UNL Mathematics and more.

Another avenue to find a job is through work-study, a financial aid program for students looking for on-campus, part-time jobs.

Many clerk jobs, such as a Love Library Li-

brarian and UNL’s Children Center employee, are work study. Many others are specialized work, such as a UNL Athletic Manager and Tech Supervisor.

However, there’s still a pool of jobs available—about 160 of them—said Joan Barnes, Love Library’s community engagement librarian.

“They do a variety of things, from shelving books, to checking out materials, computer repair (and) processing materials,” Barnes said. “I even have some students who work with me who help with marketing the library and social media.”

Some jobs offer seasonal work, like the Nebraska Bookstore, which sees an influx of business with the textbook rush during the beginning and end of each semester.

In addition, students can find internships or other jobs specific to their career paths.

These may offer less pay, but the experience gained may be worth it.

No matter what career a student decides to go into, UNL and the surrounding Lincoln community offer plenty of options to fit almost every student’s interests.

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Nebraska Cancer Research Center’s Third Annual Colors of Hope: Cancer Research Fundraiser will be held Aug. 25, 2016.

The event will take place at Chez Hay, a caterer and reception space in downtown Lincoln and is hosted by Southeast Nebraska Cancer Center.

“Our goal since 1984 has been to provide quality care,” said Kelly Madcharo, the director of the Nebraska Cancer Research Center.

“We did not want the people of Lincoln to travel far to receive great care. We wanted them to be close to home and around their support system throughout the process.”

The Nebraska Cancer Research Center started the Colors of Hope fundraiser in 2013 with hopes to achieve more awareness about the organization. The Nebraska Cancer Research Center is a nonprofit organization that has been a leader in cancer research since 1984. It offers treatment trials, cancer control, prevention and cancer care delivery studies. The staff works with various types of cancer such as breast, brain, gastrointestinal, prostate, renal, head, neck, hematology, lung and melanoma.

“In previous years we have raised $12,000, and last year we were able to raise $19,000 at this event,” said Madcharo. “A realistic goal for us this year is $25,000.”

Most of the money raised comes from the live and silent auction. One of this year’s packages includes airfare for two people to Dublin, Ireland, with five nights at The Westin

Dublin, a luxury five-star hotel.

Another prize this year is a cruise for two to Bermuda, the Bahamas or the Caribbean.

This includes an ocean view room for two, a queen-size bed, a vanity area and a private bathroom for four or five nights.

Other prizes include a Colorado getaway, a one-night stay and breakfast for two at Lied Lodge & Conference Center at Arbor Day Farm, dinner for two and one bottle of wine at Venue Restaurant and Lounge, Goodcent’s subs for a year, four adult passes to the Henry Doorly Zoo and a Husker Poster autographed by Tom Osborne.

The Nebraska Cancer Research Center is also avidly looking for volunteers, one of the biggest ways people support their cause.

“We want everyone to know that this event is open to anyone in the community whether you are a cancer survivor or just want to support the cause,” said Michaela Emmons, fundraising coordinator of NCRC. “More importantly, we want the Lincoln community to realize they don’t have to leave Lincoln to receive great care.”

Social hour and the silent auction will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tickets cost $55 and include meals catered by Chez Hay as well as a live and silent auction with many great prizes.

The capacity for this event is 200 people.

Tickets may be purchased through the Nebraska Cancer Research Center website or at the door. Guests will also receive colored ribbons representing the specific type of cancer that has affected them or a loved one.

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Response to acts of terror both domestically and internationally are often matched with further threats of violence to radical Islam from leaders across the world. With so many attacks making headlines in news lately, the idea of military action against radical Islam seems to be a growing opinion with citizens across the United States.

But professor James Le Sueur of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln said he thinks there’s another effective approach out there to stemming terrorism.

Professor Le Sueur specializes in radical Islam and has studied the issue for the majority of his career. Le Sueur has had multiple pieces of work published by accredited news outlets including the Chronicle of Higher Education, and is currently working on a documentary and digital history project titled Exile and Fatwa: The Life and Death of Artists after Rushdie.

According to Le Sueur, a couple main factors cause radicalization among Muslims, chiefly politics.

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“If the state’s politics are abusive or corrupt or too secular, it becomes increasingly difficult to ask for toleration because the state isn’t tolerant,” Le Sueur said.

He said the best political systems often work better when there’s a healthy mix of influences.

“States seem to function better if there is a nice blend between secularism and religion,” Le Suer said. “It’s more difficult if states are more secular where Muslims don’t feel they have a voice.”

Another factor in Islamic communities themselves leads to radicalization.

“Some people think there is a cultural war in Islam between moderates and non-moderates,” Le Sueur said. “It’s both a global phenomenon and specific phenomenon. Muslims are always advantaged if they have freedom of speech.”

This is not the first time this non-violent approach has been used as a means to replace military action.

“During the Cold War, the United States supported and encouraged writers who critiqued oppression. We gave these writers refugee status and gave them the opportunity to win the Cold War, per say. One of our great strengths during the Cold War was to allow refugees to come here,” Le Sueur said. “We aren’t allowing the same space to evolve for Islam. We don’t see the same avenue for radical Islam as we did against Communists.”

Le Sueur said he believes the best way to fight radical Islam is to allow free speech, debate and ideas among Muslims to be vocalized.

“The more dissenting voices there are, the stronger society is,” Le Sueur said. “I think more positions will begin to emerge where moderate voices will be heard.”

However, some, especially in today’s political atmosphere, agree with Le Sueur’s findings.

Chief among them is Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. In December, he turned heads saying, “I will suspend immigration from areas of the world when there is a proven history of terrorism against the United States, Europe or our allies, until we understand how to end these threats.”

Dr. Hany Makkawy, advisor of the Muslim Student Association at UNL, said Trump’s proposition is not the answer.

“These refugees are fleeing their country leaving everything behind,” he said. “They

are just looking for peace, you don’t just kick them back out.”

Le Sueur said this goes against one of the principle ideas of the United States.

“Our brand is being sullied and compromised because we are not allowing free speech,” he said.

“One of the reasons we believe we are so successful is because we allow free speech.”

According to a poll, support for military action against Radical Islam is also growing.

From April 28 to May 1 of 2016, CNN asked adults in the United States, “Do you favor or oppose the United States sending ground troops into combat operations against ISIS in Iraq or Syria?”

The results of the poll suggested that 48 percent of Americans agree, while 48 percent oppose the idea. This percentage has increased since CNN asked the same question in 2014. At that time, 38 percent of Americans supported military action while 60 percent opposed it.

According to Le Sueur, the current method to fight radical Islam is ineffective.

“Wars and bombs only cause more radicalization,” Le Sueur said. “Instead, we need to enfranchise civil society, but Americans just simply don’t know what’s going on.”

He said the rhetoric in debates and speeches in this campaign cycle needs to change to realize progress.

“In this election cycle, it’s mindboggling that they are still talking about intervening when intervening got us into this whole mess,” he said. “Americans need to ask themselves, do they know what happened? No? Americans seem to be completely oblivious.”

Looking forward, Le Sueur said he is unsure if the fight against radical Islam will improve.

“I don’t know how it’s going to get better personally,” Le Sueur said. “In order to stop violence, you need a strategy for democracy.

I think the best way to fight radical Islam is to promote civil society.”

Le Sueur said he believes the best way to fight radical Islam is to allow free speech, debate and ideas among Muslims to be vocalized.

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Architect chosen for Morrill Hall redevelopment Rafe Parker dn staff writer

One year after the announcement of the redevelopment of Morrill Hall’s fourth floor, the project continues to move forward. With the selection of the architect and design team, the university is gearing up to add three new exhibits that are uniquely Nebraskan.

At its meeting on July 22, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved the hiring of Kenneth Hahn Architects of Omaha and Gallagher & Associates of Washington D.C. to design and construct the “Cherish Nebraska” project.

The $11.4 million redevelopment plan was completely funded by private donations, making it the largest private investment ever for the museum, as well as its largest fundraising effort.

“This project highlights the importance of donor support and how it can advance the University’s importance mission through its cultural institutions,” said Prem Paul, vice chancellor for research and economic development, in a statement.

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The fourth floor, last renovated in 1963, will provide almost 20 percent more exhibit space at Morrill Hall, adding about 10,250 square feet of gallery space for visitors to explore.

Susan Weller, director at Morrill Hall, said that three candidates were interviewed and her team felt that KHA and Gallagher & Associates were the best fit for the project.

“Each project is unique, we were really looking for someone who would help us create a unique experience centered on Nebraska, and not just a carbon-copy of another museum,” Weller said.

The theme of “Cherish Nebraska” consists of three exhibits showcasing the life and natural systems of the region, including exhibits on geology, parasitology, weather and climate, and Nebraska biodiversity and ecosystems.

Weller said the technology featured in these exhibits will allow visitors to have new experiences at the museum.

“We expect it to enhance the visitor’s experience by being much more interactive, much more real time,” Weller said.“It’ll be a blend of traditional museum exhibits

because, frankly, we can let the fossils speak for themselves.”

Not only will the new exhibit space cater to visitors, but researchers on campus as well. One of the preliminary plans includes a working paleontology laboratory for UNL researchers.

“We really want to have an area that’s dedicated to hands-on, collections-based activities. We want to have some of the real science being done in Nebraska Hall shared with the public, and have the public help with it,” Weller said.

Weller also anticipates for the new exhibits to become a platform for distance learning, or what Morrill Hall calls ‘video field trips’, using two-way video calling technology to bring the museum into classrooms across the state.

Even though the new exhibits will be more hands-on and interactive, Weller assured there will be no obstacles when it comes to video field trips on the fourth floor.

“During the actual tour the educator will stop and say, ‘Okay in your kit you’ve got this, let’s pull it out’ and they’ll work through

the activity. So it is possible to be doing hands-on stuff, even though you’re virtually connecting,” Weller said.

Weller expressed her excitement for the project, saying it benefits both the museum and Nebraska.

“It’s really an honor and a privilege to lead it, but I’m most excited for the future students and communities this project will impact,” Weller said.“This is our donor’s gift to future generations.”

In addition to the construction of new exhibits, several improvements and upgrades will be made to the building, including a new area on the roof of the building for updated heating and air-conditioning systems, upgraded restrooms and office support spaces and a new fire suppression system throughout the building.

Final designs are set to be completed in a year with construction beginning in 2017. A public opening is planned for 2019.

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Annual mud run offers fun challenges to runners Brittany Hamor dn staff writer

The 2016 annual Nebraska Sports Council Mud Run will take place in Lincoln on Aug. 20. The three mile course will feature multiple mud pits, a giant slip-n-slide and many other obstacles. The race will include different divisions such as the tethered three person team and the one-mile Mini Mud Run. After the race, participants can give their dirty shoes to Green Sneakers, an organization that cleans and distributes shoes to people in need throughout the world. There will also be an after party with food, drinks, music and the awards ceremony.

Natalie Strawhecker, a junior nutrition science major and member of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln running club, will be running the Nebraska Sports Council Mud Run for the first time. She became interested in running the summer before her freshman year of college. As a volleyball and soccer player in high school, she knew she wanted to remain active in college. One practice with the running club got her hooked on races.

“I am doing 16 races in 2016, and I

thought it would be fun to throw in a mud run since I have never done one before,” Strawhecker said. “I am doing the individual division, which means I will compete in a three mile obstacle course with mud pits and creek crossings.”

The individual division will use chip time and split up runners based on age.

Groups include: 19 & Under, 2029 years, 30-39 years, 40-49 years, 50-59 years and 60 and over.

Tethered teams are a three person, three mile run. Each team will be given a 16-foot bungee cord in their packets to tie themselves together before the race.

One identifying number will be handed out per team, and it must be worn by runner one. Chip timing must be worn by run-

ner two. If the team’s bungee cord breaks, the team must hold hands and continue to run together for the remainder of the race.

The mini-mud run is one mile and open to anyone. This event will not use chip time, but will have a clock at the finish line.

“I run several times a week, but that is my only training.”

Strawhecker said.

“I do not have a time goal. I just want to finish.”

For finishing the Mud Run, the participants will receive a “Mud Run ‘16” shirt, along with other sponsor gifts.

In the individual division, gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the top three males and females in each age group.

The tethered team awards include a gold, silver and bronze medal to each team member

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of the top three teams. All runners that finish the Mini Mud will receive a participation medal after crossing the finish line.

There will also be awards for the best costume. Participants that decide to enter the costume contest must get their photo taken in front of the backdrop at the check-in station between 8- 11 a.m. Judges will select the winner during the races, and the winner will receive a special prize at the awards ceremony.

Combining community engagement with fun activities creates an atmosphere some runners look forward to every year.

“I ran mud runs in the past and I really recommend it because it is a great way to get out into the community,” said UNL sophomore Autumn Marion. “I suggest to do it with friends. You do not even realize how much you are working. It is an overall great experience.”

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Local Hurts Donuts seeks connection with community Maura Gillan DN STAFF WRITER

The name is derived from an old joke. First, ask a friend, “You want a hurts donut?” If they respond with “What’s a hurts donut?” hit them hard in the shoulder. Then hit them with the tagline; “Hurts, don’t it?”

After weeks of hype on Facebook and Instagram, social media has left everyone hungry for one of Hurts’ famously decorative donuts.

Hurts Donuts is a 2-and-a-half-year-old franchise that was created in Springfield, Missouri, by Tim and Cass Clegg. Whitney Vargason, one of owners of the Lincoln location, grew up with Cass Clegg in York, Nebraska.

She began following their business on Facebook and said she came to the conclusion that she needed donuts in her life.

“I said to my husband ‘I need to eat these donuts, like right now,’” Vargason said.

Vargason and her husband Trent flew out

to Missouri and received training in how to own a Hurts Donuts. Later, Tim Clegg came to Lincoln to help them pick a spot to set up shop. Vargason and her husband fell in love with the space inside Grand Manse on O Street just off of 9th Street.

The Lincoln location is sixth in the nation and the Cleggs have plans for at least 10 more this coming year. Since the shop is open 24/7, Vargason typically works 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. most days of the week. She makes sure that everyone’s role is being filled constantly checking that people are baking, decorating, selling as well as doing her own behind-thescenes work like ordering and payroll.

Vargason said her favorite aspects of the business are the relaxed atmosphere and 24hour availability.

“People ask why, but we’re are already making donuts in the middle of the night,” Vargason said. “So why not be open?”

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a trendy spot where people can come and hang out while munching on donuts, especially college students when they return to campus. The return of students also means the return of football season.

“With Husker season coming up and football games, we’re really excited for all the tailgaters to come,” Vargason said.

Hurts Donuts offers 70 varieties of donuts daily, such as caramel delight, cotton candy and roasted marshmallow, and is constantly rotating and restocking. Some more established locations have daily specials, like the cookie dough donut, which the Lincoln location has received many requests for.

“Some locations have different varieties simply because they’ve been open longer,” Vargason said. “Once we’re more established we will do that too.”

However, Vargason said if there’s ever a donut a customer has seen in the store before, but doesn’t see on the menu that day, they can request it. Donuts like the Chubby Elvis, a banana filled donut with chocolate icing, peanut butter drizzle and bacon sprinkled on top. If the ingredients are on hand, the bakers can have it ready in a few short minutes.

According to Vargason, the franchise values giving back to the community through fundraising for charity, a characteristic that Vargason said she admires.

“We are very excited for that, we want to give back to Lincoln,” Vargason said. “We’ve only been open for a month and haven’t done a ton of things yet but we will definitely get involved.”

They’ve started small, but Hurts’s Lincoln location has already begun to give back. For example, every bottle of water sold gives 50 cents to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. The business doesn’t spend money on advertising, choosing instead to promote their donuts through social media and allocating the money they would have spent on ads to charities.

One of Vargason’s favorite things to see are the faces of children light up as they enter the store. They are left stuck in bewildering joy, contemplating which one to choose.

Something Vargason can relate to.

“Donuts are for everyone, not just kids,” Vargason said. “I still go crazy when I see them all.”

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REVIEW: Hurts offers unique variety of rich donuts Johnny Keeley DN STAFF WRITER

There are three things off the bat you don’t go to Hurts Donuts for: 1. To just get a single glazed donut.

2. To eat as many donuts as you can.

3. To take a picture of a box of said donuts and put it on Instagram with the hashtag #donutworrybehappy.

What you do go to Hurts Donuts for is to experience something new and fresh in Lincoln’s downtown area. Hurts is located at 129 N 10th St. and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Like I mentioned earlier, the draw to Hurts isn’t a brand new spin on the age-old recipe for donuts. The draw to Hurts is their creative styles and flavors they bring on top what you’d expect from a regular donut.

However, don’t go expecting to down more than two or three without serious regret. As great as some can be, most are rich, filling and full of sugar. Hurts donuts in my opinion, are made to be different and appreciated. Try one or two and then come back next time to try something different.

A friend and I completely disregarded rule No. 2 and ate six and a half each to

bring you our thoughts on 13 random donuts. We tried, because if we didn’t who would, ya know?

While I encourage you to form your own opinions, here are some of our favorites: The Blueberry Streusel - It’s a cake donut with blueberry mixed into the batter, covered in glaze and loaded with streusel crumbles.

By far our favorite. At this point we were already both about four donuts in and our arteries were sufficiently clogged. This one still made us both go, “wow, I could finish that.”

Maple Bacon - Super rich, but it is one you have to try. Do I think it needs to be as large as it is? Absolutely not. After a couple bits you’re like, “Ok, cool, bacon on a donut, I get it.” Still, something you should try, I would recommend to trying to get it when it comes fresh out the kitchen.

Classic Sprinkles - My friend described it as “Tastes like I’m eating Christmas ornaments.” Take that for what it is.

Cookie Monster - It’s the donut that looks like the cookie monster, with oreo and blue frosting. You’ve seen donuts like this before, but it’s still the one you’re most excited to show your friends. Tastes good too.

Strawberry Shortcake - To be honest this was the last donut I ate, with an intense

jake crandall | dn Doughnuts are iced at Hurts Donuts on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. sugar rush and massive stomach ache. If it was the first one I had, it might have been my favorite. It’s has white frosting, with graham crackers peppered all across the top with a big heap of strawberry smack dab in the middle.

Inside the building, you can tell Hurts is different. From their witty donut theme signs inside, two floor seating and Snapchat story ridden steps that lead you in, it adds

its own taste to downtown and it’s not afraid to be what it is. Go out and experience it for yourself. It’s a donut shop that keeps you entertained and you’ll most likely keep hearing about it for a while to come.

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As a collegiate volleyball player at the University of Tennessee–Chattanooga, Anne Bachmann ate two to three bowls of oatmeal a day. She later found that no local establishments catered to her constant craving for oats. While she had fun mixing up unique concoctions in her dorm, she still said she was disappointed there was nowhere in town she could buy a great bowl of oatmeal.

Now an incoming senior management, entrepreneurship and innovation major at the University of NebraskaLincoln, Bachmann decided to address the lack of quality oatmeal available around town with the opening of Helping Oats at the start of this summer.

She settled on this name partially because in the future, she hopes to offer two sizes of oatmeal so she can ask customers if they want a helping or a heaping. Pun intended. She also hopes to start giving back to the community once business becomes more stable.

“I want to create a space for people to gather in the morning that excites them,” Bachmann said. “Breakfast should be fun.”

The store’s website declares Helping Oats is about “Eating helpings of amazing food with an awesome experience to start the day, helping local businesses through the use of local ingredients and products and helping the community.” Bachmann has yet to decide exactly how she will give back, but she said she knows she wants to find some way to benefit others through her business.

Bachmann, her sister Liz and their mother set up shop at the Haymarket Farmer’s Market every Saturday morning this summer. They also set up pop-up shops around Lincoln and Omaha and catering for businesses and events.

Helping Oats informs customers of their locations for the week via the Instagram and Facebook pages associated with the business.

Helping Oats sells both hot and cold oats–soaked overnight in milk–with a variety

of toppings. So far, Anne and her sister have come up with 11 different flavors that alternate through the Farmer’s Market menu each week. The shop offers gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan recipes to make sure everyone is able to give the oats a try.

“I love watching people in Lincoln take a risk on the product and try something new,” Bachmann said. “My sister and I brainstorm new recipes during the week and it’s so fun to start testing the ideas at the Farmer’s Market.”

“The Best Bowl” is Bachmann’s favorite, with peanut butter sauce, pretzel crunch and banana. She first got the idea to open the store after becoming obsessed with peanut butter on oatmeal, so she said she has a special bond with this particular recipe.

Other flavors include apple pie, blueberry power, banana power, blueberry compote, strawberry compote, strawberry sundae and coffee cake. The overnight cold oats come in lemon cardamom, peanut butter and honey, brown sugar and cinnamon and Vietnamese iced coffee.

Liz, Bachmann’s older sister, has been there for late night brainstorming sessions, early morning farmer’s market set up and to always offer a second opinion.

“Anne knows how to get things done,” Liz said. “She’s learning more through Helping Oats than she ever could at school, and is able to apply everything she knows to the real world.”

Bachmann said she hopes to eventually open a permanent store to sell her oats, but as long as she’s in school, she said she will continue with the pop-up shops, as she doesn’t yet know how hard it will be to balance her school schedule while running a business. Catch Helping Oats at the Haymarket Farmer’s Market through October, and visit the website or Facebook page for info on new flavors, events and pop-up locations.

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It’s only one episode in, but I’m absolutely in love with the Batman world that Telltale has created. It reeks of potential.

Telltale Games made their breakthrough in the gaming world with their hit game “The Walking Dead,” an episodic player-driven narrative taking place in the world of “The Walking Dead.” It featured incredible writing, great characters and a very emotional story.

Each of the game’s decisions are made by the player, so the story shapes out based on the player’s actions. It became an instant classic, putting Telltale Games on the map.

They’ve come a long way since then.

Their games always follow a similar format: Player-driven narratives with decisions that shape the narrative giving each player a unique experience. They’ve made experiences within the “Game of Thrones” world, the “Borderlands” world with “Tales From the Borderlands” and of course, “The Walking Dead.” Now, they’re giving the world of “Batman” a spin.

And, well, to put it bluntly: it’s my favorite thing they’ve done since “The Walking Dead.”

Telltale’s “Batman” features the player as the titular vigilante/billionaire Bruce Wayne, played by voice acting legend Troy Baker (of “The Last of Us,” “Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare,” and “Bioshock Infinite” fame). He absolutely nails Bruce Wayne. The character design of Bruce is a perfect realization of his comic book form, and Troy Baker’s performance is, too. He was Bruce Wayne in every sense.

In fact, all of the performances are incredible–although it was strange hearing Richard McGonagle as anything other than Sully from “Uncharted.” He plays Carmine Falcone, a mob boss in Gotham City. He’s the main antagonist of “Realm of Shadows,” and while he’s definitely no Joker or Two-Face in terms of insanity, he makes up for it by being able to terrorize both Bruce Wayne and Batman.

Falcone is an interesting antagonist because he doesn’t need fear gas or any trademark super-villain weaponry; he’s an old-fashioned mob boss with legions of henchmen at his service and one hell of a reputation. Even the act of shaking his hand

as Bruce Wayne can have negative repercussions. He’s a great villain because both Batman and Bruce Wayne can tangle with him in different ways. I had to navigate both conversations and armed conflict with the same kind of finesse.

The only character I wasn’t a huge fan of was Alfred. It felt like he was too critical of every decision I made and was constantly reminding Bruce that his parents are dead.

If you thought “Batman v. Superman” was bad about harping on about how Batman’s parents are dead, just wait until you play this.

Alfred even criticized me of being too brutal when at every opportunity, I avoided the path of brutality.

Telltale’s “Batman” world is definitely one under development. Harvey Dent is running for the DA’s office, Gordon is still a Lieutenant and Catwoman is introduced to Batman for the first time. This Batman is seasoned, yet new to this world - not unlike the Batman portrayed in “The Dark Knight.”

It’s a great interpretation of Batman, too.

His suit is very well-designed, but his voice isn’t exactly distinctive. It’s not the iconic

growl of Christian Bale’s Batman but rather a slightly more natural version of Ben Affleck’s voice modulator. It works, but it’s more of a disguise for Bruce Wayne rather than something that inspires fear.

The player decides what they want their Batman to be like. A brutal Batman akin to Ben Affleck, or a fear-inspiring Batman like Christian Bale. The player’s approach to problems as Bruce Wayne can even have an effect on Batman’s problems, too. It’s one of the first times in any sort of medium other than the comic books that Bruce’s story is just as interesting as Batman’s. The player has to keep up the image as Bruce Wayne and navigate through conversations carefully, or else the character will be seeing themselves on the news the next day.

It’s the most cinematic Telltale experience yet, too. The visuals are the best that Telltale has ever created and the atmosphere is perfect for a Batman story. The whole game is in widescreen, so it really felt like an interactive film. The pacing was a little off to me, though. I loved my time as Bruce Wayne, but it dragged on a little too long at times for

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me. There were moments that I just wanted to get back to being Batman.

A mechanic I really liked and I think has major potential is the act of planning out how to take out the bad guys. It only happens once, but it’s definitely one of the highlights of the first episode. The player can decide the fate of each of Falcone’s henchmen, however the options were quite limited. There were really only a couple ways to dispatch each henchmen. Something I’d like to see when this mechanic inevitably returns for future episodes is to have many more options, especially when applied to stealth.

The only stealthy Batman moment was in the opening act without full control of how to go about the situation. It was still awesome, of course, seeing Batman terrorize armed goons, but I just wish I had more control in these kinds of situations. I can’t wait to see how they apply the ‘plan your attack’ mechanic in future episodes. It was just a taste here, but I can definitely see some big potential.

The story has some major potential as well. A lot of threads and characters are introduced in this first episode that already have me interested; I can’t wait to see where the plot goes over the course of the season.

Another thing I really liked about Telltale’s “Batman” is that it really plays up the

‘World’s Greatest Detective’ part of Batman.

I investigated an entire crime scene, connected the dots and discovered the truth. It even lets the player interrogate a henchman however they player would like. Again, it’s the player’s Batman, so it’s the player’s call.

Telltale’s “Batman” succeeds on the account that it made me feel both like Batman and like Bruce Wayne. It truly was my story.

My only gripes are that there was some missed potential in some areas (very few options in planning attacks and not a whole lot of control in other action sequences), sometimes my actions didn’t really matter that much and some odd pacing at times.

However, I love the direction Telltale is taking with “Batman.” It has some amazing potential, and I can’t wait to see where it goes. I’d definitely recommend giving it a try.

It’s great for any Batman fan.

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Walking in, the place is - I dare say beautiful. The large windows in the front of the shop made the concrete floors and exposed brick walls seem cozy and charming instead of cold and industrial. The barista was helpful and explained how Method sources its beans from Archetype Coffee, a coffee roastery, in Omaha. Being the first coffee shop outside of the Omaha metro area to sell Archetype Coffee, you can also purchase bags of the beans to brew at home.

Method offers a wide selection of coffee drinks, teas and a limited selection of pastries from Le Quartrier Baking Co. Le Quartrier, a bakery started in Lincoln, offers a selection of French-style baked goods including croissants, cinnamon rolls and danishes. These and other pastries are available fresh every morning at Method. There also is a little water station where guests can help themselves to water as they wish.

Prices for coffee drinks and tea are roughly the same as any other coffee shop.

I ordered a cappuccino and a croissant and together the total was $5.25. The cappuccino was perfect. It had two shots and just enough foam that did not distract from the flavor of the espresso. But then again, double shot cappuccinos have always been a personal favorite of mine due to the intensity of the flavor that punches through the sweetness of the milk. The taste of espresso (not milk) should be the last thing on your tongue after finishing a cappuccino, and Method captured that perfectly.

It was not particularly busy when I arrived, so the barista offered to show me around

the back where bikes are sold. Most of the bicycles available for purchase were cyclocross bikes, meaning that they can be ridden on pavement and smooth terrain such as grass or packed dirt. The ones for sale were all were under $500 and lined up in a fashion that made all the colors complement each other–purples next to reds, blues next to orange, and so on.

Mounted against the wall behind the bar is a beautiful Vanilla bicycle which points toward the back room where the bicycle shop and repair station is located. Vanilla is a brand of steelframed bicycles from Portland, Oregon.

However, the only one I saw when I visited Method was the one used for decoration. None were for sale at the time of my visit.

Everything in the shop has the “Method” logo imprinted on it, which consists of the word “Method” in bold, capitalized letters.

From the large floor mat when you walk in, and including the chairs at the tables and bar.

Along the bar, complementing the assortment of pastries, were vases of freshly cut flowers.

The very soothing music didn’t take away from the charming ambiance, either.

The only thing I would argue was not ideal about Method was the hours. The store closes at 6 p.m. daily. Were the business to stay open later in the evenings, I could definitely see myself studying there for tests while trying out their other coffee drinks.

Method Cycles & Craft House is a destination for business people and college kids who need a place to get good local coffee and relax. Considering many college students use their bicycles as a main mode of transportation, it is also a great place where they can fix their bike if a part breaks. The coffee is amazing, the staff is very friendly and the bikes are aesthetically beautiful. I can say without a doubt that I know where I will look first when I buy my next bike.

Walking in, the place is - I dare say beautiful.

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Farm/restaurant combo creates ‘sense of place’ Johnny Keeley DN STAFF WRITER

Jerry Cornett approached two blackberry bushes and carefully plucked one berry from each and placed them openly in his palm.

The sun reflected right off the ripe ripples to create an even more juicy color, just like nature intended. The Triple Crown blackberry, tart and sweet, while the Navajo, with one bite, tasted of a savory wine. Both completely different, and you won’t find either at your local grocery store. Only at the source, and here that happens to be next to a dirt path on Lakehouse Farm, with the conjoining restaurant Prairie Plate, always in view.

Renee and Jerry Cornett met in the Navy.

While some would assume the transition from military life to starting from scratch on a farm in rural Nebraska could be difficult, Jerry thinks differently.

“It’s really not that far of a leap if you step back to why you’re in the military, the military is not about the career pay, it’s a way of life.

Farming and the restaurant business is a way of life.”

Renee is the head chef and takes care of most of the cooking while Jerry tends

and keeps after the farm. They travelled all over the world for their job, experiencing different cultures, facets of life and most importantly, different kinds of food. What stood out to them were restaurants that had a sense of place, or “terroir” as the French say. They had seen it work in places like Italy where they’d go out into the country and experience regional cuisine with that local feel of the farmers knocking on the back door delivering produce.

“For the restaurant we wanted a sense of Nebraska,” Jerry Cornett said.

Prairie Plate, which sits next to a small lake and is surrounded by the farm, is not even 20 minutes from Lincoln’s busy and bright Haymarket district, but after a couple dirt roads and rolling farms on the way there, the sense of rural Nebraska quickly comes back into focus.

The original building was first used as a fishing shack. It was made in the early 1960s, and built by the descendants of the homestead, which still stands, on a hill overlooking the farm. Two University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members purchased the property in the mid 1980s and turned it into a residence.

In 2008, the property came to their attention and the Cornetts pounced on the opportunity and purchased the building. Tying into the

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theme and the philosophy of the restaurant, when they remodeled the structure they wanted to make sure it was environmentally friendly, sustainable and energy efficient.

The restaurant opened in April 2014, the farm had been going on for a year before, allowing them to experiment while building different menu ideas and concepts.

The philosophy of the farm is to move through the seasons. The farm grows for the restaurant, with 85 percent of their produce coming from it.

Conversely on the kitchen side, it allows Renee to highlight produce during its peak and when it’s most fresh.

Blackberries, for example, have to be picked ripe or they will not survive. The blackberries they grow barely survive to the farmers market.

“But as a consumer you don’t know that,” Jerry said. “Nobody’s going to tell you, ‘No you can’t have blackberries because they’re not going to taste as good.’ They’ll be like, ‘Oh you want blackberries?’ I can get them dirt cheap from Chile.”

When the Cornetts pick their perfectly ripe blackberries, they get them down to the kitchen, wash them and get them on the dessert menu, but even just two days later they taste different. The sweetness is gone.

Eating through the seasons and allowing

nature to run its course is just one way the Cornetts connect with their environment.

From the dishwashing machine chemicals they use that are environmentally friendly, to the way they farm, it’s all about being consistent with the philosophy of the place.

That philosophy might come with some extra cost.

“It’s whether it matters to you or not,” Renee said.

Everyone has their reasons on why to eat organic Jerry said, usually falling into two separate categories: the health of the plant and that there are going to be produce that is more healthy when it’s organic.

Prairie Plate seeks to give its customers healthy food options while farming in a way that’s sustainable and doesn’t harm the environment.

“The environmental impact of the way we eat is one of the biggest things,” Jerry said. “If we can do it this way, why not?”

While finding their sense of place in rural Nebraska, Jerry summed up best what he wants for the restaurant and farm.

“If someone was coming from out of town and you wanted to tell him what the region has to offer, and what can be done here, that’s the kind of restaurant we wanted.”

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STUART: What it’s like to be a Nebraskan in Europe Maddie Stuart dn staff writer

Before this month, I was quite positive I was American. Nebraska is right in the middle of the United States, right?

After countless Europeans proudly proclaimed they knew Nebraska was in Canada, however, I became confused. Have I really been Canadian all along and nobody told me? I think I’ve been celebrating the wrong Independence Day. The assumption that I live in Canada is the most popular of the usually hilarious responses I get when I tell people abroad where I am from. I’ve spent the past five weeks traveling through Europe and studying at Oxford University in England, and everyone is always so excited to hear where I’m from. A large group of students from the University of Nebraska is studying at Oxford right now, so most of the people I encounter here have probably met a Nebraskan before.

For the people everywhere else, Nebraska is a fantasy-land that could be anything I tell them it is.

Many people in Europe simply admitted they had never heard of Nebraska. One kind stranger recognized the name from the Bruce Springsteen album, although he wasn’t quite sure if it was a state. Another thought I had made the location up to avoid telling him where I actually live. Many were surprised to hear the state is near neither mountains nor beaches.

The first person I met who actually knew where Nebraska was located was quite thrilled to meet someone who went to school at the University.

“You’re the Cornhusker State,” he said.

“That’s hilarious. My friends and I joke about your football team’s name all the time.”

He just doesn’t understand how seriously we take our corn.

The man working the front desk at my hostel in Dublin was actually born in Aurora, Nebraska, and lived there as a child before moving back to his mother’s hometown in Ireland. He kept joking that we all must be farmers, even though most of the group I was with is from Lincoln. His brother does live on a farm near Aurora, though, so I guess he had the right to joke about that.

Another common topic of conversation with the Europeans was the debate of why we call their football, “soccer,” and how the name of American football makes no sense.

“How can you call it football?” a guy at a bar asked. “You don’t use your feet.

That’s not even a ball. You should call it ‘hand egg.’”

Honestly, he makes a good point.

By far the biggest let down of my time abroad (possibly the only bad thing I noticed)

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is the lack of American coffee in Europe. I went into Starbucks in Barcelona and asked for a grande dark roast and they didn’t know what I was talking about. I guess it’s for the best that I’ve acquired a taste for plain espresso and iced Americanos, but sometimes I really just want a cup of normal coffee.

I also found a disappointing lack of cold drinks everywhere I went. Europeans just don’t use ice as much, so I’ve had to settle for room temperature water and soda everywhere I go. Pret A Manger, the only coffee shop you’re guaranteed to see on nearly every block in England, doesn’t even make iced coffee.

Now that I’m used to drinking tea or espresso instead of iced coffee, I’ve been able to focus my negative energy on another huge problem here. They don’t have peanut butter. I didn’t realize this until a lady I met on a bus commented on the strange obsession Americans have with my favorite sandwich ingredient. This, of course, reminded me I needed to go to the grocery store and buy a jar of Skippy. I wish I hadn’t even tried, because I’ve now been suffering for a week with an insatiable craving for peanut butter.

At least they have Nutella.

Beyond the varied levels of knowledge about my home state and the disappointing lack of ice and peanut butter, I also realized how out of place the “Nebraska Nice” personality is here. At home, I smile at random people on the street and they smile back. If I smile at a stranger here, they just glare at me or avert their eyes.

People in the Midwest—or at least the people I spent my time with—have no problem jumping into strangers’ conversations when they hear something they’re interested in. It takes so much restraint for me to not start talking to complete strangers when they’re arguing about Beyoncé’s album or sharing incorrect facts about the new Harry Potter play.

As much as I’ve loved being abroad, I have to say I can’t wait to be back home where I can go back to my ways of butting into strangers’ conversations, not feeling weird about accidentally waving at the wrong person on the street and having everyone understand my love for corn.

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Local enthusiasts to bring exhibition to Sunken Gardens Maura Gillan DN STAFF WRITER

Julia Noyes goes out to the Sunken Gardens almost every day to sit among the rows and tiers of flowers that paint the landscape. She loves the garden’s signature koi pond and open green space. Noyes said the oneand-a-half acre space serves as an excellent inner-city get-away. To Noyes, the garden is a piece of art.

Before moving to Lincoln, Noyes was the art director of Norfolk Art Center. After the move, she knew she wanted to work with local artists and support their work. Now owner of the Noyes Gallery on 9th street, Noyes exhibits unique pieces from nearly a hundred artists around the state. Once a year, the gallery collaborates with Lincoln Parks and Recreation to host Art in the Garden, an outdoor art exhibition in the Sunken Gardens.

This year, Art in the Garden will be held on Sept. 10.

The collaboration began five years ago when Noyes met Steve Nosal and Alice Reed, the gardeners of the park. The three chatted and Noyes explained her dream to host an “art in the park” event in the Sunken Gardens. As it turned out, Nosal and Reed

shared the very same dream. They brought the idea to Lynn Johnson, director of Lincoln Parks and Recreation, who expressed great enthusiasm for the idea. From there the group talked and planned for a year, gathering artists to fill the space. This year marks the fourth annual Art in the Garden.

Planning the event is a year-round project. Drew Curtright is a participating artist and member of the Noyes Art Committee.

She said that she and the entire team have spent the better part of a year strategizing, organizing and planning to create something to make the artists and community proud.

“Art in the Garden takes all year because the combination of the gorgeous scenery of the Sunken Gardens and the wide ranging imaginations of the artists is almost breathtaking,” Curtright said. “It is literally the perfect setting for an art show.”

As September approaches, preparing becomes something close to a full time job.

Rallying volunteers, dance groups, musicians and communicating with artists means Noyes has her hands full, even needing to take calls at all hours.

“A lot of people are very supportive of the arts and see the value in having something original,” Noyes said. “But artists

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This public exhibition is an opportunity for the artists to get their work out of the gallery and into the hands of potential buyers. The Noyes gallery hopes this will be an opportunity to not only promote artists but support the gardens as well.

Curtright said people should expect to see a multitude of art, from paintings to pottery to photography and jewelry. All participating artists are from the Noyes Gallery.

Nearly 50 artists will be in attendance, some of them revealing pieces inspired by the Sunken Gardens made specifically for the event. Curtright is a creator of wearable art and designed a new set of earrings to honor the delicate water lilies of the koi pond.

David Greathouse is a co-op artist of the Noyes gallery who uses natural materials to make three-dimensional pictures of his own photography. He said he plans to reveal two of his newest pieces at the exhibition as well. Greathouse also creates unique furniture pieces using fabricated granite and natural woods. All participating artists will double as volunteers.

Every year the garden picks a new theme to model its landscape after. This year’s theme is Dr. Suess. To incorporate the theme into the event, artists and volunteers will be wearing tall red-and-white-striped hats. Story tellers will also be on hand to read children’s books aloud.

The Noyes Gallery regularly takes their art on the road travels to other garden exhibitions around the country, their most recent

took place in the Botanical Gardens in Des Moines, Iowa. But Noyes says her favorite is always the Sunken Gardens.

“It’s amazing,” Noyes said. “We go to gardens all over and I always love coming home to this one. It’s truly beautiful.”

Artists will set an example of garden etiquette during the exhibition as a learning experience for the public. Because the space is so free and open, rules must be set in place, such as refraining from picking the flowers or feeding the fish. Noyes wants to help people understand why these actions hurt the space.

Because she, like the gardeners themselves, love the garden.

“We get to have the garden for a day,” Noyes said. “We are loving it and taking care of it because we get to have their baby for a day. The garden is a jewel that has to be taken care of.”

Art in the Garden is a free event with live music and dance troupes performing from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10. The acts will change up throughout the day and perform all over the garden. It is a family-oriented event that invites children and adults of all ages. Anyone can buy art.

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CASTNER: It’s true. College is the best part of your life

Nick Castner DN STAFF COLUMNIST

The universal advice that I received when starting school had one underlying theme: Your years at college are the best of your life. Regardless of the person I was speaking with or the school they went to, everyone who knew what I was about to start preached

that sentiment.

Approaching the end of my sophomore year last spring, while cramming for finals and dreaming of summer, I grew disappointed. My college career was half over.

What freaked me out that day in Love Library was that thus far, I agreed with them.

I have enjoyed my classes as much as a student can, I’ve made friends who I will think of until I die and I have learned enough to make my 17-year-old self look like an idiot.

People’s advice has held up, but it’s heartbreaking to a 20-year-old thinking that “the best years of my life” are half over.

My concentration was pushed away from studying, and I focused on this idea. I thought, there has to be some good after this; I hope I’m not at my current peak. But then why does everyone say this is the best?

I began to ponder the question while sipping on my dollar iced coffee. Every time I think back to another great point in my life,

I tend to forget about stressful parts of that time. Junior year prom was a blast, but when I think back on it, I don’t necessarily remember fundraising by dealing a certain number of magazines. Ten years from now, I will recall celebrating with friends after a test, and not the studying that went in beforehand.

It also calmed me thinking of everything I have been taught since New Student Enrollment. While professors have given me some enlightenment, I have learned more about life than my pre-freshman self could imagine.

I’ve had pretend to love people I hate, make friends with strangers, deal with countless sources of stress and learn to do laundry.

Those lessons I will take with me every day moving forward and will be thankful for learning them every day looking back.

People owe their current happiness to the previous effort they put in to achieve it.

College is work, and afterword I will be in a better position because of it. The time I’ve

put into studying will serve me when the material builds on the next topic. When I put my degree to the test, the knowledge will be a godsend. The day that happens, I’m sure I will be thankful that college paid off.

The people I have grown to love while enrolled will also help plate these years in gold. My first semester roommate who tried to teach me how to party responsibly has become a friend. The kid who used to live down the hall from me now receives every one of my Snapchats. When my crew goes out on the weekend, we set a goal to stay clear of trouble, and the times we fail will make me shake my head and grin years from now. I hope I can then pick up the phone to call them while thinking of some of the memories I have yet to make.

Perhaps what makes college stand out in people’s minds is that it’s a unique time. It’s all the freedoms of being an adult but

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FAREWELL: Stop judging people for how they dress

Alexa Farewell dn staff columnist

I still remember what I wore on my first day of kindergarten. I had on a bright pink shirt with matching pink Powerpuff Girls pants.

Ever since my mom dressed me like a Pepto Bismol bottle, I tend to stay away from pink.

But what was most important about what I was wearing on my first day of kindergarten is that I was happy. Nobody cared what I wearing. Can we say the same thing about college?

Even though we may ditch the age-old high school dress codes once we hit college, it doesn’t mean we escape the huge level of judgment we receive when it comes to clothes. When you hear of someone judging another for what they’re wearing, most people’s minds go directly to thinking people’s outfits are too skimpy, revealing and don’t show their respect for their own body.

This isn’t always the case though.

Not too far from Nebraska, a high school senior was told to go home and change because she wasn’t wearing a bra. The principal told local news that even though it’s not specified if girls have to wear bras, they should “cover up,” regardless of their sex. Someone told the principal that the way the senior was dressed made them “uncomfortable.” Obviously everyone has the right to voice their opinion in schools, but there needs to be a compromise, and most certainly shouldn’t be handled as this situation was.

On the contrary, people being that concerned about what I am or am not wearing is what should make people uneasy. If I’m

comfortable with what I’m wearing, whose concern is it? While we’re in classes, we should be focused on what we’re spending hundreds of dollars on, not on what our fellow classmates’ outfits of the day are.

I remember my high school science teacher making us put duct tape over holes in our jeans, but he always made sure it was the GIRLS he focused on. Not to mention it was basically a sin to wear tank tops in my school even though we didn’t have AC. I can clearly remember girls trash talking other girls for what they wore on game days when we dressed up, and how can I forgot the snotty girl in 5th grade asking me “why I broke the rules and wore a tank top?” I was in 5th grade! How does that make sense? As I look back, I realize how ridiculous all those rules were. God forbid people know that there’s skin underneath our clothes.

If we’re pushing these ideas on teenagers in high school, what are they going to think in college? Of course students are going to pass judgment on other students about what they wear, because that’s what our high school teachers and administrators

taught us to do. When I transferred to UNL last semester I was told that only the sorority girls dressed nice every day. This was most certainly said to be negative. My understanding (before I started classes here) was that you had to be Greek to look nice. Coming from a community college without Greek life, I was rather flustered and confused. According to multiple articles dress codes are supposed to make us feel safe, because (for example) people may be hiding guns under their baggy clothes. However, it seems to me that the dress code isn’t focusing on baggy clothes but rather that lack of any clothes in the name of modesty.

Speaking of that dreaded “M word”, modest, we are preparing for future careers, and there should be a line drawn. Since we’re adults we shouldn’t have to be handed a guideline, but instead, follow our moral compass. I don’t know about everyone else, but I’m hoping nudist club isn’t the next RSO on campus.

We should be able to wear whatever the

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CHOW: Pokemon GO has improved lives, relationships

Leland Chow dn staff columnist

“Hey, wait here for a minute. I need to go to the Union fountain to catch a Psyduck.”

I told my good friend this when we were making our way from Selleck Hall to the movie theater. I then stood by the fountain along with at least 20 people, trying to throw my Pokeball just to catch that Psyduck on my phone. After about three to five Pokeballs, the Psyduck was mine! Yes, it’s finally the day where I can be a Pokemon trainer myself.

Pokemon GO is probably known to the world as one of the most popular games this summer. Just walk around campus hotspots or even downtown during this past summer and you would see people swiping on

their phones trying to catch ‘em all. People from Central Park to Japan have been going fanatic for the game. Some people have even quit their full-time jobs in order to fulfill their dreams as Pokemon trainers.

Even better, we have our own fair share of fans in Nebraska. Memorial Stadium was open for 2 hours to let aspiring Pokemon trainers catch Pokemon in there. Clearly, this game appeals to many people, no matter the age.

Perhaps it’s due to the nostalgia surrounding it.

I grew up with the first generation of Pokemon. I owned the first three RPG Pokemon games: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow. Since then, my parents have bought all the English dubs to the first generation Pokemon anime for me. Hence, playing Pokemon GO is like reliving my childhood memories, to say the least. Nostalgia isn’t the only driving force to the game’s popularity though. Many people play Pokemon GO because there are also other benefits to playing the game.

Health benefits is probably one huge reason why many people are playing Pokemon GO. The app encourages players to walk around to catch Pokemon and hatch eggs. This means that for those Pokemon enthusiasts who want to hatch the more timeintensive 10-kilometer eggs, they have to take a walk, a jog or even a biking trip around their area. Some people play Pokemon GO

and walk their pets at the same time, so even they are benefiting. There have been some news reports showing that some people have lost weight after playing Pokemon GO, proving how beneficial Pokemon GO can be for people.

Possibly more important than the health benefits are the social benefits of Pokemon GO. It encourages interaction with other people, allowing people to form friendships with other Pokemon enthusiasts. While I have not been actively playing all the time during the summer as I work a full-time job, I know that my friends who are actively playing have said that they have made new friends via Pokemon GO. It is very interesting to see when people are literally sitting down by the Union fountain in the scorching sun, yet they are happily chatting about the wild Pokemon they have caught.

I have also seen people going around sharing information with strangers about the places where they can catch a rare Pokemon on campus. This sometimes feels like game days where one person will shout “Go Big Red!” and others will follow suit. Both activities encourage a sense of community with someone you wouldn’t normally speak to.

Others have even taken the opportunity to create a dating app for Pokemon GO called PokeMatch, which is basically Tinder for Poke-

mon enthusiasts. While I have not used this dating app, it offers a refreshing look at how Pokemon GO does bring people together.

Pokemon GO also improves existing relationships. I have gone out with my good friend and tried hitting as many Pokestops (a place where you can get free items) and catching as many Pokemon as possible.

Because of Pokemon GO, we have one more common topic to talk about, and we have definitely hung out more often than we would usually. Playing Pokemon GO has also encouraged my friend and I to leave the campus for a bit instead of being trapped with nothing to do.

Of course, with such a popular game, there have been quite a few incidents where people have been injured or harmed while playing Pokemon GO. Some unlucky players have been robbed, gotten involved in a car accident, or in a more severe case, died while playing Pokemon GO. So Niantic, the developer of the game, has updated the game with three game warnings each time the player logs into the game.

Unfortunately, the update also brought in some controversial changes that players have deemed to be downgrades. One of the largest controversies is that the footstep indi-

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Husker punter Foltz’s passion lives on in teammates Ross Miller DN STAFF WRITER

It’s a story that brings Husker fans everywhere to their knees, young and old.

Nebraska punter Sam Foltz, a hard working, small town, full of life, 22 year old man, died tragically in a car crash on July 23, 2016.

“Do it like he did it,” coach Mike Riley said. “Enjoy it like he did.”

Those two sentences are the ground on which this season will be built for the Huskers.

Now, everyone could see what an impact Foltz had on the field. He was a first-team All-Big Ten punter last season, two-time Ray Guy Award watch list punter, and the 2015 Big Ten Punter of the Year.

Those close to him had the opportunity to see what really made him special; his small town, Nebraska values that stuck with him even on the grand stage that is Nebraska football.

Foltz was always proud of his hometown.

His introduction video showed it.

“Sam Foltz. Punter. Small town USA, Greeley, Nebraska.” This boomed through the speakers on Husker game days at Memorial Stadium.

Although Foltz was a decorated punter and player for the Huskers, that is not what friends, family and fans will remember him by.

“He was really the heart and soul guy on this team,” Riley said.

Riley told a story while talking about Foltz in the Huskers fan day press conference.

The team conducted a poll about trust earlier in the year. The circumstance was this: there was a party on a Friday night and you couldn’t go, but your girlfriend wanted to go and you had to ask one teammate to go with her.

“Sam was the top of everybody’s list,” Riley said.

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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Teammates talk about how Foltz was the hardest working guy on the team, and how he was such a great friend to everyone.

These skills are ones he learned at his family farm, in Greeley, Nebraska, and nearby Grand Island.

Just because the family moved to Grand Island, didn’t mean the small town country living was taken away.

Foltz’s father Gerald and brother Jordan kept farming their fields around Greeley.

Sam helped when he had time, almost every planting and harvest season.

In the Greeley Citizen, Marty Callahan the publisher and family friend of the Foltz’s said that Sam was back in Greely working on the farm the week before his accident.

Foltz had also made plans to go fishing with his dad later in the week after his punting camp in Wisconsin.

His plan was cut short as a car that former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler was driving, slid off the road near around 11:45 p.m. and struck a tree.

Foltz and Sadler died at the scene, and the other passenger Colby Delahoussaye left with minor injuries.

“There is going to be a hole on our team now, because people like Foltz don’t come around often. He is probably the hardest worker that I have ever been around,” sophomore receiver Zack Darlington said. “I was very bitter and I was very angry. I knew

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how much of an impact he had on my life, but that he had on everyone in Nebraska, because Foltz was the absolute best representative of what being a Husker football player could ever be about.”

The impact of Foltz’s death will not soon be forgot by his family, friends, and teammates.

Players around the country have already made plans to honor Foltz.

Wisconsin kicker Rafael Gaglianone will wear Foltz’s No. 27 this season and the Nebraska athletic department started a football scholarship will be awarded every year, in Foltz’s name, to a player that shows the leadership, character and excellence on and off the field. Just as Foltz did.

Also, the Hero Leadership Award will be renamed the Sam Foltz Hero 27 Leadership Award. The award will be presented to the 27 leaders across Nebraska athletics that show leadership and commitment to service on and off the playing field.

Lastly, Husker players will have a SF27 decal on their helmets, shorts, compression shorts, sweatshirts and hats. Coaches will have the same decal on their game day polos.

Foltz was a person that people will never forget.

As Foltz’s pastor said in his memorial service, “The one word that personified Sam was passion. He was a passionate man.”

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In the first year of any new system, there’s going to be a learning curve.

Last season’s curve for Nebraska’s defense was large. While boasting the second best run defense in the Big Ten in 2015, Nebraska was often gashed through the air, giving up 290 passing yards per game.

All of those passing yards lead to points, NU gave up close to 28 a game a last year. And, in a system that was supposed to encourage the defense to be more on the attack, the Huskers regressed, giving up more yards and points than they did in 2014.

However, things are already looking better for the Blackshirts early on in fall camp, and it appears the adjustment period is long gone.

“I made a comment earlier today while we were going through this zone pressure period, that was our focus in this particular practice. And, I said it was really fun to start the signal and not even complete it and have everybody making the call,” said

defensive coordinator Mark Banker.

Banker added knowing the calls has become second nature for the defensive unit and they’re starting to play faster, which is something Banker wanted out of his guys last season.

Linebacker Josh Banderas said last August the new system was designed to avoid “paralysis by analysis.” Now a year later the Huskers are able to do what they did on Saturday; have the coaches install nine different zone pressure schemes, and have the players understand all of them.

According to Banker, in last season’s opener Nebraska’s defense messed up a number of things schematically. Players going left when they were supposed to go right, guys who were supposed to blitz off the edge never blitzing, corners and safeties not switching coverages when the call told them to. They shot themselves in the foot.

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Things are already looking better for the Blackshirts.

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CASTNER: FROM PAGE 27 with none of the responsibility. The second I moved on campus I no longer had a mandated curfew by my parents. I could eat and sleep whenever I wanted and every decision was mine to make. But I also don’t have kids to feed, bills to pay and a real job to keep.

When I was younger I was excited for the freedom, but when I am older, I will reminisce on the lack of responsibilities.

After my daydream faded and I sank back into reality that day in the library, I realized that for me it’s only half over.

Whether it’s your first semester or your last, every student enrolled is fortunate to have another week of this life. But before I dove back into studying, I made a few rules to strive for until I graduate.

First, stop thinking how these are “the best years of your life.” It’s a lot of pressure.

Second, study harder than you party. School is what we are paying for, but partying is always tempting. Too much of the latter slowly decreases a GPA to nothing. Second, our life isn’t that tough. There is a test after the midterm, so it’s possible to bounce back if you flunk it. And finally, money may at times be tight, but it’s never worth the amount of stress. There are moms who can’t feed their children and high school graduates who can’t afford to be here. We are some of the luckiest people in the world. It’s our responsibility to make college the experience that forces us to tell people: “College was the best time of my life.”

NICK CASTNER IS A JUNIOR MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT MAJOR. REACH HIM AT OPINION@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR @DNOPINION.

CHOW: FROM PAGE 28 largest controversies is that the footstep indicators have been removed, and the nearby Pokemon list is now randomized instead of being sorted from closest to furthest. Another issue for some is that Pokevision, which is a website that shows the nearby Pokemon in near-exact locations and their spawn times, has been shut down by Niantic. These two factors combined have caused players to be annoyed and they have quit playing the game. Niantic has since responded to these complaints via a Facebook post.

For me, I have continued playing the game even after the update because I still find it quite enjoyable. The removal of the footstep indicators has not removed the fun aspect of catching Pokemon.

I’ve seen the number of people sitting by the Union drop lately. Whether this is due to the update or Pokemon GO becoming

yesderday’s news, it’s hard to say. If Pokemon GO is a passing fad, many people have made friends and their lives have been impacted from the app’s short existence.

As long as players make wise decisions (like not playing while crossing a busy street or in an unsafe area), Pokemon GO can actually be beneficial for many people. It has brought a refreshing take of playing Pokemon. For me, it still feels pretty crazy that a simple mobile gaming app can influence many people to get out of their houses and hunt for something that does not exist in real life. Perhaps Pokemon GO will redefine the gaming world so geocaching becomes a norm in the future.

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I don’t really feel the need to dress to the nines when I go to class. Yoga pants are my best friend, makeup is out of the question, and I rarely wear a bra. It shouldn’t matter what I wear, because it won’t be affecting others’ academic performances, and if it is, maybe we should go back to that famous saying of “mind your own business.” Many professors (regardless of if they own up to it or not) will judge students on what they wear to class, and of course that will reflect in grading. This doesn’t matter! College is tough. All-nighters happen often, and who wants to wear jeans when they’ve been

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Husker soccer player selected for national team David Stover ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

When the United States women’s soccer team took on New Zealand in its qualifying game last Wednesday, the Nebraska women’s soccer team gathered to watch.

Nebraska senior midfielder Caroline Flynn hosted the team at her house, and saw more than a game, she saw a goal.

“I’ve always had a dream about playing on the national team,” Flynn said.

Flynn, who led Nebraska with five goals last season, was selected to play on the United States Under-23 Women’s National Team this past summer for the first time in her career.

Flynn said back in April she was looking forward to training at the highest level in her age group and that when she heard she had officially been invited to join the team she cried tears of joy because she was living a piece of her childhood dream.

She traveled to training camp in Charlot-

tesville, Virginia for one week in May before meeting with 21 other Husker studentathletes on a summer service trip to the Dominican Republic.

Upon Flynn’s arrival home, she received good news.

“It was right when I got back from the trip that I found out I got invited to England,” Flynn said.

She accompanied the United States to Burton-Upon-Trent, England to play in the Women’s Nordic Tournament at St. George’s Football Club Centre in early June.

The United States went 2-0-1, defeating Sweden, 3-1, Norway, 2-1 and tying England in its final game. However, because the of goal differential favoring the United States, it won the tournament.

Flynn started all three games for the United States and assisted on the team’s third goal against Sweden on what a U.S. soccer press release described as a “fantastic dribbling run down the left side.”

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winning the tournament, and it if it wasn’t for an injury, another Husker could have been on the roster.

Senior forward Jaycie Johnson was on the U-23 team the summer before Flynn, but suffered a season-ending ACL injury, which prohibited her from getting an invitation this summer.

Johnson said her experience on the team helped hone her game, as she was used in versatile roles. She scored three goals in nine games for the Huskers last fall before her injury.

After roughly eight months of physical therapy, Johnson is ready to help lead the Huskers in her final year.

“We’re all so proud of her,” Flynn said. “[Jaycie] is going to be back in full force so people should be ready for that.”

Johnson and Flynn both have a ton of respect for each other’s work ethic and want to continue their soccer careers beyond college.

“We both tore our ACLs, so it’s cool to see [Jaycie] come back from this injury and be so strong,” Flynn said.

The Huskers finished last season 4-5-2 and more recently finished the spring exhibition season 1-3-1. Flynn appeared in all five of those games and scored four times.

Nebraska will begin its fall season with an exhibition match against North Dakota State on Aug. 13 before opening up the regular season at home against Marquette on Aug. 19.

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Baylor University hitter joins Huskers for 2016 season Becca Mann DN STAFF WRITER

From Iowa, to Texas and now to Nebraska, senior Andie Malloy has seen her fair share of change over the past five years.

The outside hitter from Allen, Texas, joins the Huskers as they look to earn back-toback National Championships in 2016.

Malloy’s collegiate career began at Iowa State, where she was seventh in the Big 12 with 3.17 kills per set in league play and eighth in points per set against conference opponents with 3.52 per set. She finished the season as a member of the 2012 Big 12 AllFreshman team, however a change of heart and a yearning for home led Malloy back to Texas and to Baylor University.

From there, her career started to take off.

Malloy was forced to sit out her sophomore year in 2013 due to transfer regulations, but was selected to play with the U.S. Collegiate National Team during a tour of China in June 2014.

As a junior, Malloy was named to the AllBig 12 First Team and the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. She ranked second in the Big

12 in kills per set with 3.89, and finished the year with 447 kills and 348 digs.

The Bears were 17-13 during Malloy’s senior season as she averaged 3.1 kills per set.

During her time at Baylor, Malloy appealed for a fourth year of eligibility but was denied, leaving few options for the remainder of her career. She could have traveled overseas to play professionally, but the desire to finish out her college career was stuck in her mind.

That’s when Nebraska came into play.

When a recruit from the 2016 class signed elsewhere, a spot opened up for Malloy. She said it took a lot of praying to go from a time where she didn’t know what was going on in life to where she is today.

“It’s been a really smooth transition, and all of the girls have been extremely welcoming,” Malloy said. “I’ve really been working on my relationships with them on and off the court.”

The previous relationships she had with seniors Amber and Kadie Rolfzen and junior Briana Holman helped her ease into her new spot on the team. Malloy played with Holman on the U.S. Collegiate National Team last summer and with the Rolfzens on the

U.S. Junior National Team when they were younger.

“I couldn’t have asked for a better transition,” she said. “All the girls are just so great. I’m really happy to be here, and I feel like I’m meant to be here.”

During her initial visit to Nebraska, Malloy said she had a feeling it would become her new home away from home. The support of the volleyball program is something she said stood out to her, as well as the opportunities she would have playing in a new conference.

“The Big Ten is probably the most competitive conference, and I’m excited to be a part of it,” Malloy said.

As the team works to earn back-to-back titles, Malloy may have the opportunity to be a piece of history at Nebraska. The goal is something that motivates Malloy as well as the rest of the Nebraska team.

“With this group, that’s what’s going to inspire and motivate them, and that’s what it has done all summer,” Cook said. “We have to set the bar higher for them to go after something.”

Along with the players, Cook knows it won’t be an simple feat. He said there are

no easy nights in conference play, which can sometimes prove harder than national championship play.

Cook’s players know that, and helped to make sure Malloy understood it too before she committed.

“I know I remember telling her that if you want to come to Nebraska, you have to want to come here because you want to be great,” Kadie Rolfzen said. “You have to want to play against the best and want to be one of the best.”

Malloy said after practicing with the Huskers this summer, she’s excited for the opportunity to continue to play. Making friends and finding support within her teammates has made the transition easier, she said. Malloy is ready to push and be pushed when it’s her time to take to the court.

“I just know that whatever my role is, I just want to get better and get my teammates better,” Malloy said with a smile. “I’m ready for it.”

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DEFENSE: FROM PAGE 32 it just gives you some tools in the toolbox when you play so you can be more aggressive and take the fight to the other side of the ball.”

The secondary is a group that is ready for the fight, in particular senior safety Nate Gerry.

“That dude (Gerry) can pretty much call out a play before it happens. He’s one of the biggest vocal leaders out there,” said junior safety Kieron Williams.

Sophomore safety Aaron Williams added that Gerry represents comfort and reliability for NU’s defense. Something that is much needed on the back end for a pass defense that was everything but reliable a year ago.

It’s not only his peers, but also his coaches. Banker gave the 2015 captain a glowing endorsement after practice on Saturday.

“Nate Gerry is respected by his teammates, they see how hard he works, they see what type of athlete he is and what type of player he is, but what type of player, more

importantly, that he can be,” Banker said. “I love coaching Nate Gerry.”

Gerry and the safeties are ready, but it’s the corners in particular who are the most confident. Earlier in the week, Chris Jones, who Banker called one of the best two corners in the program (alongside Josh Kalu), dubbed Nebraska “Lockdown U.” Defensive backs coach Brian Stewart doesn’t mind the claims. He dismissed what happened last season because this is a new team.

Stewart added that the group knows they’re going to be in the spotlight and it is “their year.”

Stewart and the rest of the state will figure out if that’s the case when Fresno State visits Lincoln to open the season on Sept. 3.

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MCDIFFETT: Husker offense built for improvement Trev McDiffett dn staff writer

Senior Alonzo Moore will also be a factor in the Husker passing game this season after recording 395 receiving yards and six touchdowns a season ago.

With the quarterback and wide receiver positions already locked down, the Huskers have two major positions with big question

In the second year of the Mike Riley era more question marks are being erased about what to expect from the Husker offense.

After an erratic 2015 season, Nebraska’s offense will be built for improvement in 2016.

Last season it was evident Tommy Armstrong Jr. was not at home in Riley’s pass-heavy offense. Armstrong threw a career-high 16 interceptions and was down 305 rushing yards from 2014, he also had three fewer rushing attempts per game.

However, toward the end of the season Riley began to let Armstrong play within his comfort zone. And it appears Riley will continue to do so in the 2016 season with the addition of some run-pass option calls at Armstrong’s disposal this season.

With Riley and offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf molding their offense to fit Armstrong’s playing style in 2016, I cannot think of many instances where Armstrong doesn’t put up career-high statistics.

Not only will Armstrong be playing in an offense that is more suited for him, he will also be throwing to one of the best receiving corps in the Big Ten. One of the biggest positive factors for the senior quarterback are the weapons he has at the wideout position.

Junior De’Mornay Pierson-El is returning after missing sigfile photo nificant time with a foot and knee injury in 2015, and senior Jordan Westerkamp is 52 receptions and 741 yards from being Nebraska’s all-time leader in both categories.

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marks. The offensive line and running backs.

Yes, Terrell Newby has the most experience at the running back position and yes, he will most likely be the starter for the 2016.

But, is Newby really Nebraska’s best bet at the position?

I don’t think so.

Last season, Newby only rushed for more than 100 yards in two games, but Newby did lead the team in carries, his experience should not go unnoticed.

While Newby’s reps at the position will be valuable for the first few weeks of the season, I think Devine Ozigbo will be Nebraska’s premier back down the stretch.

Ozigbo left Husker fans hungry for more after his 80-yard rushing performance against UCLA in the Foster Farms Bowl. Ozigbo also racked up 5.5 yards per attempt last season, rushing for 209 yards on just 38 carries.

However, all of Nebraska’s offensive production this year will all come back to the performance of the offensive line.

Which leaves the O-Line as the biggest looming question heading into the 2016 campaign. Senior guard Dylan Utter and sophomore right tackle Nick Gates are the only two returning starters for the pipeline this season.

The Huskers have not had a solid offensive line for sometime now and have still been able to keep their heads above water. Barely.

The bottom line is this: Riley and Langsdorf have an offense that can make some noise in the Big Ten this season, but it will take more than just the talent of Armstrong and his receivers to make it happen this year.

Last season, the rotation of running backs did prove effective. A go-to back will need to emerge from Riley’s pool of backs. As for the offensive line, it’s a fresh start.

No “buying-in” problems, just fresh faces looking for playing time.

The 2016 season boils down to potential vs production.

After an erratic 2015 season, Nebraska’s offense will be built for improvement in 2016.

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