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Dear reader,

After months of sweat (I mean that figuratively – it’s been a pretty mild summer, right?) and tears (also figurative – for now at least), it’s finally here: the new Daily Nebraskan. This first issue is our way of welcoming you back to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and giving you a taste of what we’ll whip up for you this year.

The DN used to publish a physical newspaper five times a week and upload all the articles to the Web in the same perfunctory manner you use to answer your hairdresser’s questions about whether you’ve found your life partner yet. But for a variety of reasons that people smarter than me have discussed at length, the old ways aren’t really working anymore in journalism.

So we decided to change our print format to magazine style and reduce it to two issues a week. Monday’s issue will feature in-depth news and sports content. Thursday’s issue will include arts and entertainment content, opinion columns and a couple pages of games and fun stuff to distract you during class.

Meanwhile, our website will include everything we publish in print as well as breaking news, videos, photo galleries, interactive web features, such as quizzes, and additional content for all sections. We’ll post new stuff seven days a week throughout the day and evening, and if you forget to check it out, we’ll be sure to remind you on our Facebook and Twitter pages and our DN smartphone app.

Starting with Big Red Welcome on Sunday, we’re launching a series of events called DNewsmakers. Mondays through Thursdays at 11:45 a.m., we’ll host performers, speakers, debates and activities in the Nebraska Union Crib (the big room near Wells Fargo with the stage, if you’re new to campus). We’ll always provide free popcorn and soda, and most days our lovely sponsors will bring other treats such as cookies, cupcakes and Runza sandwiches.

It’s funny because all these changes are focused on moderniz-

ing the DN and bringing us into the 21st century. But in another way, the goal is to take the DN back to the past, when the student newspaper was a more integral part of campus. I’m afraid the DN has wandered from that tradition because our staff has been too attached to the old, comfortable way of doing things.

But forget that. We’re going to try new things this year.

We’re far from the first student publication to attempt this kind of transformation, but I want us to be a success story.

So please, keep reading and clicking and tapping. Email me and tell me what we’re doing wrong, and what we’re doing right.

Apply to work for us if you want. I don’t care what you do, as long as you stay engaged. Let’s make the University of Nebraska-Lincoln more awesome.

Sincerely,

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union bank to replace Wells fargo in 2015 JAsoN shANeyfelt DN

Union Bank and Trust will replace Wells Fargo at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on March 1, 2015.

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved the switch at its July 18 meeting after UNL conducted a competitive bid process that took into account vendor qualifications, marketing initiatives and financial support. First National Bank and U.S. Bank were other banks taken into consideration.

UNL will end its 10-year partnership with Wells Fargo at the end of February 2015. Construction of the new Union Bank location will start later this year or early 2015.

“Nebraska is our home,” said Kevin Keller, vice president of marketing at Union Bank. “Lincoln is our headquarters, and we have 650 employees that live and work here in Lincoln that are really excited for the opportunity to serve the UNL community.”

Union Bank will be located in what’s currently the Nebraska Union’s Rotunda Gallery in the northeast corner of the first floor. Exhibits and activities that were normally held in the Rotunda Gallery will now be held in Love Library beginning some

time next year.

“We’re very excited that (the Rotunda Gallery) will be the new space for the new branch,” Keller said. “We believe it will provide easier access. It will be an open casual environment, more inviting I believe, to the students.”

Wells Fargo is currently located at the south entrance of the union, which borders R Street.

Students won’t be able to attach their Union Bank accounts to their NCards as they could with Wells Fargo accounts. Keller said the NCard only worked as a bank card in some situations off campus, and so it wasn’t as convenient as it seemed.

Students often had to carry their NCard as well as their bank debit card.

“It just seems to be a cleaner and more convenient strategy to use a bank debit card and use that wherever they wish,” Keller said.

Union Bank will place seven ATMs across campus, including two at the union, one in the Nebraska East Union and one in Abel-Sandoz, Harper-Schramm-Smith, Neihardt and University Suites-Knoll Residence Halls. Union Bank currently has three branches in downtown Lincoln located at 13th and Q, 13th and O and 19th and O streets.

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Wells Fargo will leave the Nebraska Union in February 2015 and be replaced by Union Bank in March. The new bank will be located in the Rotunda Gallery.

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UNMC partners with health center CONOR DUNN DN

ulty, staff, the UHC Student Advisory Board and campus leaders through open forums.

Upon completion of its study, UNMC will provide UNL Administration with recomWhile students were away this summer, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced mendations for moving forward, likely some intent to transfer management of its Univer- time next spring. UNL Administration exsity Health Center to the University of Ne- pects a recommendation for a way to replace or renovate its 57-year-old health center to braska Medical Center starting July 1. be part of that plan, said Vice Chancellor for But university officials now say that’s Business and Finance Christine Jackson. not the plan. Instead, UNMC will act as an “UNMC is taking a fresh look,” Jackadviser to help UNL design a long-term plan son said. “They bring for the health center ’s medical expertise to the future. ...they can provide table. UNMC obviously “The initial anprovides teaching and better ways for nouncement was UNMC research just like UNL is going to take over operating our University does, but they can prothe health center,” said vide better ways for opUHC Director Dr. James Health Center.” erating our University Guest. “What I’m hearHealth Center.”

CHRISTINE JACKSON ing from our contact is VICE CHANCELLOR, BUSINESS AND FINANCE There’s still a posthat this is going to be sibility UNL will transa partnership. We’re gofer management of the ing to define what that health center to UNMC in the future, Guest means.”

Since July, representatives from UNMC said. But as opposed to privatization, all have toured the health center and met with management would remain within the uniits employees. These representatives will versity system.

“We would not be having to work with a continue to have a presence at UNL this fall non-academic, non-university entity,” Guest as they conduct a building and operations study, analyzing the health center ’s struc- said. “All money stays within the system.”

UNL Administration attempted to privature, revenue and clinic operations. UNMC tize the health center to Bryan Health last will also gauge opinions from students, fac-

year. Bryan would have constructed a new $14.4 million facility for the health center, however, the proposal was struck down in a 3-5 vote by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

Now is the perfect time for this partnership because of the rapid changes in the health care industry from the Affordable Care Act, Guest said, especially with the formation of different types of insurance and increased federal regulations.

Guest said he looks forward to what the partnership with UNMC will bring. One thing Guest and the officials at UNMC might bring next year is the installation of a telehealth program at the health center. Telehealth is the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support long-distance clinical health care and patient and professional health-related education, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration.

“It’s very difficult in Lincoln to access an endocrinologist,” Guest said. “It takes weeks, if not months, to get an appointment.”

Telehealth would speed up that process, he said. “(UNMC) Chancellor Gold has a good vision of what student health could be,” he said. “The staff is sitting in anticipation of what’s to occur.”

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Housing reopens 6 floors of Pound Hall TYLER WILLIAMS DN University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Pound Hall will remain open this fall to accommodate the large number of students living on campus.

University Housing planned to close the residence hall in the fall but will now keep six of the building’s 12 floors open, housing more than 120 students.

Housing Director Sue Gildersleeve said city campus housing will be near 100 percent capacity in the fall, although she couldn’t provide exact numbers. East Side Suites, the new suite-style residence hall, will be at full capacity with 521 students.

Since its construction in 1969, Pound Hall has undergone only minor renovations, such as replacement of its lounge furniture and carpet, unlike other high-rise dorm complexes, such as Abel-Sandoz and the Harper-Schramm-Smith residential complex, both of which were fully renovated in 2005. The difference in floor plan and dorm layout from other residence halls is what has made Pound more difficult to renovate.

A Housing study conducted in 2010 found a full renovation of Pound would cost as much as $27 million and would only extend the hall’s life for about 10 years, so officials decided it would be more cost-effective to build a new residence hall, Gildersleeve said.

“We’ve been planning on taking down the

building, we just didn’t know when,” she said.

During the past few years, the number of students living on campus has marginally increased across campus. Cather Hall, scheduled to close last fall, remained open last year after on-campus living increased from 39 percent of students to 42 percent.

Keith Zaborowski, associate director of Residence Life, attributed the increase not only to increased enrollment but also to Housing encouraging students to remain on campus.

“We’ve done a great job of retaining students, partly because we can lock rates in housing plans and staying in the residence halls is ultimately more convenient for students,” Zaborowski said.

Housing is no stranger to making hasty arrangements for students’ living conditions – before Knoll Residential Center opened in 2010, some students lived in temporary housing set up in on-campus study lounges.

“We’ve certainly been able to cope (with more students living on campus) because of Cather and Pound Halls,” Gildersleeve said.

But with the opening of the new residence hall East Side Suites, Gildersleeve said she hopes the increased capacity of suite-style housing will eventually allow Housing to finally retire Pound as a hall.

“We’re very happy to have the additional capacity for students to live on campus,” Gildersleeve said.

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“People get nervous when they hear a hall is getting opened quicker than normal, but our goal is to provide the same amenities, service

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City Rec Center renovations come to close ANNIE BOHLING DN By the end of September, phase three of the four-phase “Yes 2 Better Rec Centers” project will be complete.

After lengthy construction, the first floor of the Campus Recreation Center will house an expanded and renovated strength training and conditioning room.

“We are gaining an extra 2,050 square feet,” said Christopher Dulak, senior assistant director for Campus Recreation Marketing and Communications. “So we’re going to have 10,570 square feet of strength training and conditioning space just in this one room.

That doesn’t count other cardio areas within the facility.”

The area will also hold two new office areas and the Super Circuit weight training room, said Campus Recreation Senior Assistant Director Amy Lanham.

The air quality will also be better because of an improved heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, she said.

“Previous users probably noticed a foul odor when they were going into the room or coming out of the room, and that has to do with how often the air is circulated,” Lanham said. “By doing this overhaul to the HVAC system, we’ll be up to 12 cycles (per hour) – hopefully up to 15. That will help immensely.

That means how many times fresh air gets into the room and is changed out.”

With new space, equipment and fresh-

SHELBY WOLFE | DN Derek Benoist, a junior art major, repairs a bike in the new campus bike shop located in the Outdoor Adventures Center. ened air also come expanded hours. As of Aug. 17, the city campus rec center will open at 9 a.m. on Sundays instead of 11 a.m., and the East Campus Recreation Center will increase its Saturday and Sunday hours from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Additionally, new and unconventional classes will be offered this fall, including belly dancing, hula hooping, hip-hop danc-

ing and stand-up paddleboarding.

Another major change to the facilities is the addition of the daytime-use lockers, which have transparent, darkly tinted doors along with a keypad entry.

Lanham said no students have complained about the lockers’ transparency.

“I think more so it’s educating them as to how they leave their valuables in there and

to be smart about it,” Lanham said. “I think the benefit of knowing which locker is theirs has outweighed any kind of security issue.”

The renovation and expansion on the first floor of the city campus recreation center is only part of the $23 million series of projects. Students approved the “Yes 2 Better Rec Centers” referendum, an initiative by the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska, in October 2010.

The first project was the new Cardio Zone, which opened in the upstairs of the city campus recreation center in the fall of 2011. Phase two was moving the Outdoor Adventures Center from its small space in the city campus recreation center to its newly built home northeast of the center.

The $3.5 million Outdoor Adventures Center opened in the spring. It houses a larger bouldering and climbing area with 24 more rope lines, an outdoor climbing wall (structured to look like Chimney Rock), an expanded campus bike shop, headquarters for outdoor adventure gear rentals and a classroom.

“It’s a huge improvement,” said Outdoor Adventures coordinator Kyle Hansen, said.

“This allows us to serve more students.”

Hansen said students were always waiting to use the climbing wall at the old facility, which had only six rope lines.

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How UNL stacks up in expanded Big Ten MAggY LEHMICKE dn The Big Ten Conference has expanded its ranks to 14 with the addition of the University of Maryland and Rutgers University.

The two schools became official members of the conference in July and brought with them more than 70,000 undergraduate students. Both have larger undergraduate enrollment and higher four and six-year graduation rates than the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

The Big Ten’s East and West divisions combined now constitute about 9,500 athletes and 350 teams, according to the conference’s website. But athletics isn’t the only department to reap the benefits.

Dennis Molfese, a psychology professor at UNL who specializes in studying concussions among athletes, said the strong athletic programs of the incoming schools will play a large role in future research collaborations.

“Different schools have different kinds of expertise,” Molfese said.

For concussion research, he said, only a handful of athletes choose to participate. By having other

schools conduct the same research, they’re able to combine data and speed up the process. What normally takes five years, he said, may now take less than two.

Though he sees these collaborations in the near future, Molfese said they’re still in the preliminary stages of discussion.

“We haven’t worked on anything specific yet,” he said. “There’s certainly a lot of enthusiasm.”

Mark Sandler, director of the Committee of Institutional Cooperation, also supports the idea that the greater number of schools presents greater opportunity.

“All of our schools have unique strengths that they’re willing and interested in sharing,” he said.

These include lesser-taught languages, highly specialized courses and summer research positions, he said.

Rafael Lorente, director of the journalism master’s program at the University of Maryland, said the exchange of facilities, opportunities for reporting projects and overall exposure will be extremely beneficial to the students at both schools.

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This group seeks to form relationships among individuals interested in bowfishing. The group plans to attend bowfishing tournaments, host fish fries and go on bowfishing outings. There’s only one other collegiate bowfishing organization, lo- cated in Oklahoma, and the Cornhusker Bowfishing Association hopes to bring the sport to the collegiate-level nationwide. This group is advised by Donald Lee who can be contacted at dlee@unl.edu.

2. healthy huskers:

This RSO promotes health and wellness on campus, covering topics such as alcohol, healthy eating, safer sex, sleep and stress. The members of the group act as representatives of the University Health Center and must attend a one-credithour class during the fall semester. Some of the members may have the opportunity to provide HIV testing and counseling or work with staff on grant-funded projects. UHC Sexual Health Education coordinator Lee Heerten is an adviser to this group and can be reached at lheerten2@ unl.edu.

3. Personal training/ strength and conditioning club:

This group offers students outside the nutrition and exercise health science major the opportunity to learn about personal training. PTSC seeks to help its members learn more about the career field of personal training and to create opportunities for its members to network with professional trainers. This year, PTSC plans to host personal training professionals at meetings, as well as certification exams and tours of local training facilities. This group is advised by Campus Recreation Strength Training and Conditioning coordinator Katie Wilder, who can be reached at katie.wilder@unl.edu.

4. student activist organization:

This group seeks to bring together a diverse group of students who will work to create a university culture that encourages inclusion and awareness for all groups on campus. SAO will use art installations, community forums, roundtable discussions and social mixers to create spaces for beneficial dialogue about campus issues. From these events, SAO hopes to create policy solutions that can be implemented

by UNL Administration for the betterment of everyone on campus. This group can be found on Facebook at “Student Activist Organization” and contacted there.

5. university of nebraskalincoln archery club:

This recreational club seeks to create connections between individuals interested in the sport

HOw TO START AN RSO to start an organization, you must:

- Have five current students interested in becoming members.

- Find a UNL faculty or staff advisor.

- Submit a Letter of Intent to ASUN (UNL’s student government).

- Develop a constitution. any questions can be directed to the student involvement consultation desk at 402-4726797 or involved@unl.edu. of archery. This group is advised by Scott Hygnstrom, who can be contacted at shygnstrom1@ unl.edu.

6. unl maker club:

This group fosters student-initiated efforts to fuse engineering, art, design and technology into innovative products and media that create discussions, give solutions to world problems and inspire humanity. It works to establish relationships among students, instructors, entrepreneurs and professionals who are interested in tackling the world’s most pressing issues. The UNL Maker Club can be reached on Facebook.

7. lazzi:

Lazzi strives to provide entertainment to UNL students as well as the Lincoln community. It helps improvisational actors grow and learn more about their art and teaches them comedic skills that aren’t demeaning to any race, sexual orientation, religion or disability. The group plans on putting on performances, fundraisers for non-profit organizations and interactive workshops throughout the year. This group can be contacted on Facebook.

8. Pre-chiroPractic: This professional organization wants to build awareness of the opportunities in the chiropractic field. Students will be able to work one on one with advisers in the field and take tours of established chiropractic clinics.

This group is advised by graduate student Jaci Gustafson, who can be contacted at jaci.gustafson@unl.edu

9. students for sasse:

This political organization seeks to establish a campus-wide group of like-minded students to promote Ben Sasse for the United States Senate. It will raise awareness about Sasse’s stance on various issues and will also support the “Get Out The Vote” campaign. This group is advised by Cheryl Kane, who can be reached at ckane@unl.edu.

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UNION BANK: FROM 4 The bank will provide a student financial literacy program, which entails a team of bank employees on campus to help students with financial education in person.

Union Bank will also offer unique “MyStyle Banking” products for students and faculty. MyStyle Banking offers students and faculty the ability to design their accounts by selecting three of five potential features, which includes adding $50 to their account when they open a debit card, free ATM transactions, having $10 added to their account when they sign up for mobile banking and selecting from up to 46 different designer debit cards. Students using Union Bank will also have one overdraft charge waived each calendar year.

Tyler Schindler, a senior agricultural education major, has used Union Bank in the past and said good customer service is one reason he’s excited for the switch.

“They actually knew my name by the second month of banking with them, and if you lose your card, they are really quick on deactivating and getting you a new one,” he said. “I lost mine once and was able to get the new card the next day.”

Union Bank is encouraging students and faculty to open accounts now as opposed to March 1 when the on-campus location opens.

“If they open their accounts now, in the long run we think it’s more convenient than switching banks later,” Keller said. “So we would invite them (students) to stop in the branch, visit with us when they have a few minutes and we would make it very easy for students to switch their accounts.”

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10. NEBRASKA ENTREPRENEURSHIP ORGANIZATION:

This group seeks to develop an interest in the legal and social issues involved with being an

entrepreneur. This group wants to bring together individuals who are interested in working with entrepreneurs or who would like to become entrepreneurs themselves. NEO plans on holding both on and off-campus networking opportunities as well as events that will highlight legal issues sur-

rounding start-up businesses. This group is advised by assistant professor Brett Stohs who can be contacted at bstohs@unl.edu COMPILED BY TYLER WILLIAMS NEWS@ DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM ART BY ALEX BRIDGMAN

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center except for a swimming pool, Dulak said. The new East Campus Rec is set to open in the summer of 2015.

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Embrace opportunity to reinvent yourself Emily KuKlinsKi

No one cares.

No one cares what you did in high school.

No one cares how stressed you are or how many different jobs and activities you’re working. No one cares if you’re going through an existential crisis or that you went through that emo-goth stage in junior high.

No one cares. But they will care about you.

College is an entirely different beast than what you have faced so far. High school was cliquey. You were trapped inside a brick and concrete box eight hours a day, seven days a week without fresh air or sunlight. Let’s face it: Your classroom was a window away from being a prison cell. Even if you didn’t want to think about it, there was no separation between your high school life and your life-life. If Becky Sue made fun of your Doctor Who T-shirt, it could

ruin your entire week.

High school was like living in a fishbowl.

College is like swimming in the ocean.

You’re not entirely free of the whole concrete box thing, but you will have time to learn more about yourself than you ever did in high school.

Because the major difference this time’s that you won’t be looking at the world through a lens, you’ll be living in it.

For real, you’ll actually kind of be an adult.

Exciting, right?

Although you’re at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a college in what seems to be in the middle of “Nowhere USA,” there’s more to the university than just football, and everyone more or less acknowledges that. People come here from all around the world to study, and you’ll be submerged in an atmosphere that’s culturally and ideologically diverse.

As Auntie Mame once said, “Life is a banquet, and most sons of bitches are starving to death.” You have no excuse not to feast upon the full-course entree that is your college career.

I mean, you probably even have a meal plan.

Most of you will only be here for four years, and the best advice I can give is to take advantage of that time. Take chances, and try new things. Don’t just stick with your friends from high school or people who are in the same field as you. After all, even though macaroni and

cheese is the ambrosia of life, eating it every day gets old after a while.

When I first came to UNL two years ago, I didn’t entirely know what to expect. I knew I was lucky and didn’t have to start on an entirely new note. Quite a few of my friends from high school came with me, and I even roomed with two of them in Neihardt. I now work with both of them as my co-worker and editor at the Daily Nebraskan. Even though it was nice to have a familiar friend network, who all shared similar interests and beliefs with me, curiosity sunk in.

And in college, curiosity doesn’t kill the cat.

It makes it a Husker Cat. I joined the Women’s Rugby Team and was introduced to an ensemble of women who didn’t just have different majors than mine, but who also helped me to see the world in a different light.

On that note, if you have time for it, join a club that isn’t necessarily affiliated with your field of study but interests you in other ways.

More often than not, clubs will want you to join whether or not you’ve been a part of the activity your whole life. They just want you to have a good experience. Even if you’re a biology major, you can join Cinema 16 and make movies with friends. If you’ve never played a sport, you can join a club and they’ll teach you the basics of how to get around.

Like with anything, there are a million different paths you can take during your time here.

University life hands you a very expensive, but useful, platter of skills you can use to your advantage later in life.

Everyone you meet will want to influence you in one way or another. They’ll want you to join a club, sign a petition or change your opinion on something. The suggestions they throw at you aren’t usually entirely bad, but be sure that, although your mind is open, you’re still thinking about who you specifically want to be.

You won’t always agree with them, and you will turn down more than half of the people who talk to you at Big Red Welcome, and that’s totally OK. No one will hate you if you turn them down, like that one popular jockey person did in high school. But don’t say no as an automatic response and contemplate the opportunities that a yes will give.

No one cares here. We don’t care about what you look like, and it doesn’t matter to us what you are. Just be you, be open to new ideas and cheer for the Huskers on Saturdays. If you do all that, you’ll fit in here just fine.

Emily KuKlinsKi is a junior English and thEatrE major. Follow hEr @thEFunnyEmily. ContaCt hEr at opinion@ dailynEbrasKan.Com

Internships provide hands-on experience anniE stoKEly

Welcome to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s fall 2014 semester. Whether you’re a returning student or brand new here, this is an exciting time for you. From now until Christmas, you will work harder and study longer than ever, involve yourself with more clubs and groups than your high school years combined or you will master the perilous art of procrastination, which is hard work in its own way. In any case, you will be challenged to make a name for yourself, to leave your mark on the world, to succeed.

College is not the only place to test yourself in new ways. Internships offer a stimulating

combination of education and work experience in your chosen field. Various businesses and companies make offers available throughout the year, though internships are more popular in the summer, when school is generally less demanding. Admittedly, next summer is probably the last thing on your mind as you face the coming semester. But take it from someone who’s still buzzing over her summer experience: An internship is definitely something you’ll want to keep on the back burner.

A week after finals, I made my way to Colorado Springs, Colorado, and began my internship with Alive Communications, Inc., one of the leading literary agencies in the Christian and Inspirational Fiction market. I was welcomed on to the team and immediately got involved, not just in office work but in meetings and projects. Submerged in the publishing world, my textbook knowledge of editing and publishing worked more like a snorkel than a floatation device – just enough to keep me breathing.

There aren’t words in the English language to precisely describe the difference in these learning experiences, so I’ll borrow from the

Germans. From the classes I’ve taken and books I’ve read, “Ich weiss,” or “I factually know about” the publishing industry. “Ich weiss” the various branches and positions, the steps a manuscript must go through before publishing and a few marketing trends. From this internship, however, I can say “Ich kenne,” or “I understand on a personal level” the publishing industry isn’t a machine, but a network of people. Some people are more difficult to work with than others, but they share a passion and vision for a project from start to finish. There’s so much blood, sweat and tears dampening the pages of every single book on the market that no amount of ink on paper could do justice.

With this deeper knowledge of my chosen field, I’m somewhat more appealing to employers. According to a study conducted at Southwestern University, students who completed one internship during their college years are about 9 percent more likely to achieve full-time employment after graduation . Forbes also emphasizes a student who has completed an internship is more likely to have carved a niche for themselves, either with the company they

interned with or through networking . My internship might not have been paid, but the connections and skills I’ve gained through it are priceless.

So what does that mean for you? Touch base with Career Services, who can help you set up a career plan and direct you toward local internships . Be on the look out for career fairs throughout the year that can include businesses with internship opportunities. Check out the websites of companies you’re interested in ,and see if they have an internship program. Apply with confidence and all the right paperwork, like you would with any other job application.

While I encourage you to put every effort into excelling in your fall classes, I also hope you remember why you’re taking those classes in the first place: to prepare you for what lies ahead. Your college courses are the exposition and backstory you need before you take the job.

Internships are the teaser. anniE stoKEly is a junior English major. Follow hEr @anna_bEE_94. rEaCh hEr at opinion@ dailynEbrasKan.Com.

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Heineman candidacy discourages competition OLIVER TOnkin

As the Daily Nebraskan reported last semester, University of Nebraska is searching for a president after James B. Milliken’s retirement in May. During the summer, however, there were several developments, including Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman publicly announcing his candidacy. As this is an issue that will likely continue to affect students, faculty and staff, I feel the need to add my thoughts on why Heineman is not a viable candidate for NU president. From my research, he has neither the qualifications nor the tact to serve well.

It’s not unusual for a politician to serve as a university president. Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States, served the same role for Princeton University and was a governor himself.

The key distinction, however, is Wilson became a politician after his tenure at Princeton, for which he was well qualified in the first place.

The University of Nebraska isn’t small time.

Our university has a competitive academic legacy in comparison to other similarly sized universities, including those in the Big Ten Conference where our administrators have often looked to measure

our performance.

As evidenced by university website information, every single Big Ten president has an extensive background in academia. Whether as a regent, provost, dean, chair or a mix, the presidents of our conference are proven academically and administratively. Heineman doesn’t have a similar academic history and has not earned a Ph.D. like the other Big Ten presidents.

Heineman and Peter Nwangwu, an NU graduate and entrepreneur, have both publicly voiced their desire for the presidency. Regent Howard Hawks ordered them to stop further public comments about the search.

The point of a confidential search for a new president is to encourage well-qualified candidates to apply without having their name on public record. This solves two important dilemmas.

It protects the candidate from any backlash they may receive from their current employer, and it allows for a bigger base of applicants who might apply.

Almost certainly the actions of Heineman have dissuaded otherwise qualified candidates from applying. Who dare challenge a sitting governor who has the power to fund or defund the institution? He’s appointed regents who ultimately decide the next president. His efforts for publicity have further harmed the process by pushing it toward becoming public and thereby negating the confidentiality benefits.

Heineman does have particular experience working with the state legislature and NU, including the appointments of regents and the ultimate signatory of some funding for NU. This is precisely

why Heineman shouldn’t have announced his candidacy publicly. He plausibly has the power to affect funding or other punitive actions directed at NU. Perhaps Heineman didn’t fully understand the implications of his public declaration. This could also serve as an indictment of Heineman being way out of his depth in his pursuit of this position.

The selection committee appears to take its duties seriously. They’ve released a statement rejecting his attempts to meet individually with the search committee and other administrators .

Heineman should have sought this position confidentially as a private citizen. Instead, he did so publicly by abusing the power of his governorship.

Research and expanding student enrollment are paramount concerns for NU. Yet, Gov.Heineman has demonstrated his contrasting ideological beliefs against these issues.

A study done by Dr. Jim P. Stimpson of University of Nebraska Medical Center concluded that expanding Medicaid would result in a net economic benefit to Nebraska. In response, Heineman criticized this study, NU and then President Milliken suggesting a political bias in favor of the Affordable Care Act .

How will Heineman increase research funding if he seems so vehemently against it? The very nature of research is finding out facts, while Heineman fears a “liberal bias,” as Stephen Colbert would put it.

Likewise Heineman would have to navigate NU’s increasingly diverse student population. Earlier this year, the Nebraska Board of Education had vacant positions. By order of Heineman, applicants

were required to fill out a questionnaire . Among other things, it asked politically-charged questions including their approval of Medicaid expansion and whether or not they supported adoption of children to gay or lesbian parents. Now Governor Heienman, if you would, please indulge me in explaining how that is possibly relevant to that position?

As reported by the Huffington Post, Heineman has attempted to censure a high school student’s speech on gender stereotypes . To top it off, according to the Lincoln Journal Star, he has prohibited state employees from helping provide programs on gay and lesbian issues.

Lastly, as also reported by the Lincoln Journal Star, Heineman has opposed the Dream Act, which would give opportunities to undocumented immigrant children to earn citizenship or residency status . Former NU president James B. Milliken supports the Dream Act. This inconsistency wouldn’t reflect well on the university which relies heavily on diverse and international students, research and faculty.

Heineman doesn’t appear to represent the great diversity NU encompasses. He doesn’t appear to have integrity to conduct things properly, nor does he appear to have a comprehensive understanding of how academia and academics function. My message to the regents: We’re in the 21st century; give us a 21st century president.

Oliver TOnkin is a seniOr pOliTical science, glObal sTudies and laTin american sTudies majOr. reach him @ ThebruTalwOlf Or OpiniOn@ dailynebraskan.cOm

Long-form journalism still relevant in digital age BENjAMIN curTTrighT

You know, normally, these kind of overarching, thematic columns require a decent amount of research.

Proper articles on fairly esoteric, local or universityrelated topics are hard to find, and, for reasons that I’ll discuss later, those are the columns you can generally expect out of the Daily Nebraskan opinion section this year. If you’ve never tried to find a peerreviewed study on removing books from a college library to facilitate a more comfortable common area, um, don’t try. It’s not out there. It doesn’t exist.

Which is why I was surprised, or maybe not so surprised, to find multiple articles on my topic on the front page of basically every online news or opinion publication. The topic being, “Is long-form journalism relevant in today’s fast-paced Internet culture, or is it a relic of the Paper Age that deserves the slow death it is now undergoing?” Turns out

journalists, like everyone else, enjoy writing about themselves.

The Atlantic has two articles on its front page about technology, journalism and the collective attention span: “Email is Ruining Us” – a bold claim if I’ve ever seen one – and “How is Social Media Changing Journalism?” The thrust of the second piece, a video discussion with the magazine’s deputy editor, Alexis Madrigal, was Facebook visibility basically makes or breaks everything published. If something is liked, commented on and shared, it gets a readership. But if it fails to make an impact on the ubiquitous social media behemoth that is 2014 Facebook, well, at least your mom might see it? Madrigal’s absolutely right; there are so many quality articles from publications such as The Atlantic, The New York Times and Salon that I never see or hear discussed anywhere else. Then there are sites such as BuzzFeed and Gawker that are so effective at utilizing Facebook’s News Feed that I’ve actually blocked them altogether.

And, have you seen Clickhole yet? It’s a relatively new The Onion-backed quiz-list-blog-thing à la BuzzFeed that satirizes clickbait by being incredibly effective clickbait. Notable articles on their Aug. 10 homepage included, “We Put a GoPro Camera on Grandpa To See What Heaven Looked Like” and “Quiz: Are You a Real ‘90s Kid With Lupus?”

I’m not sure what Clickhole really says in the end. If the point is to show people that clickbaity listicles,

and the like, are shallow content, it’s going over the collective head by a super-highway mile, because people unironically love Clickhole.

And that’s the conversation, isn’t it? On one side, you have the enlightened person saying, “You people, you are so shallow, and you are allowing this contentless crap to ruin the sacred art of hardhitting investigative journalism,” and on the other, you have the BuzzFeed Addict responding, “You are a pretentious jerk, and I am allowed to spend my free time however I want; now, go read Dostoevsky by yourself, because he’s probably the only person ever to be more pedantically moralizing than you.”

Of course, I’ve already betrayed my position on the issue by setting this up as a structured column and not a “Twelve Things You’ll Absolutely HATE About Modern Journalism.” I believe some things are best discussed in an essay-ish, columnish format. Yes, certain conventions of traditional journalism are unnecessarily rigid. Why not use the word “essay-ish” in a piece? But the form and style of an oped is still useful when discussing certain topics. For example, to understand every aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, you need to spend half your time on United States-based news sites and the other half on Al Jazeera. Even that won’t be enough; you’ll have to either move there or just take someone’s word for it. Then there is a theory about the coexistence of multiple Pixar films within

the same wider universe, which is best done with a bulleted list and a series of images with some arrows drawn on them. We read them, click away from them and never revisit them.

This logic applies to the Daily Nebraskan as well.

It’s why we devoted an entire issue to Harvey Perlman’s enrollment goals and the steps the university is taking to reach them while only giving an article or two to Harvey Perlman’s Twitter . Different types of content demand different levels of attention and engagement from the reader. But if you put the right amount of emphasis on the right things, the public will read it.

I guess my argument is the long-form vs. clickbait thing is really a false dichotomy. People who see Clickhole and cry, “Death of journalism!” and people who see the backlash and say, “Death of fun!” are both missing the point. Both types of writing have their place. The real question to ask is what sort of stories or issues demand essayistic written argument or narrative-style news articles?

On a hyper-local level, we at the Daily Nebraskan are going to spend the 2014-2015 year trying to figure that out. benjamin curTTrighT is a fOurTh year english majOr and assisTanT ediTOr Of The OpiniOn secTiOn. reach him aT OpiniOn@ dailynebraskan.cOm

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From ‘Fancy’ to ‘Wiggle,’ summer hits fall flat KEKELI DAWES AND JOE WADE DN

Look. Every summer can’t be awesome.

There are the summers you brag about during those first parties back, and there are the ones you’d rather not bring up – practically sleeping weeks away, working lame jobs, shacking up with the old folks again. Sure, you visited the beach.

Once. But there’s more of these past three months you’d prefer to forget.

The same goes for the songs of the summer.

We had plenty of jams to carry with us into the fall 2013 semester thanks to Daft Punk, Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars, all of whom put out respectable pop music last summer. But these last few hot months have been filled with no-hitters and newcomers with generally uninspired pop. Just look at the season’s titular single from Calvin Harris, with its terribly dispassionate hook and unimaginative, stock-EDM chorus.

There were very few hip-hop crossovers. You could buy a new Jay Z or Kanye West record last summer. But this year, Iggy Azalea took the genre hostage by forcing herself in and shutting the door to the pop charts so tight that only the worst of the genre oozed its way through the cracks. If the hook wasn’t less than 140 characters, it wasn’t selling.

Even the high-brow critics (points to self) didn’t have a champion this summer. Vampire Weekend struck gold last year, and Disclosure just showed up for the party too late.

Why did this summer suck? Well, if you’re the superstitious type, you can say the past few months have been divine retribution for the human race’s embracement of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” last summer. That could be a fair claim because it hit Thicke the worst. More people might read this article by the end of the week than have bought his recent album in the entire continent of Australia. This summer in music was so bad, hearing that song again in a Weird Al parody about grammar was a highlight. It almost made it all worth it.

Here are the few songs of the summer we’ll be taking with us into the fall semester and a ton we’re definitely leaving behind at Mom and Dad’s.

TAKE ‘EM STUDIO – SCHOOLBOY Q

Joe Wade: We’ve all been there, working our asses off trying to get home to chill with our sweetest friend – to quote Trent Reznor’s song “Hurt” – but when we’re doing the right thing, at the right time, it’s hard to tear ourselves away from that four-letter word that starts with W. Remember, when you’re grinding out a paper in the before-sunlit-hours of the morning, this song is church.

MIKE RENDOWSKI | DN

Kekeli Dawes: Occasionally, a rapper puts out a “single for the ladies” and doesn’t get burned.

Jokes aside, Schoolboy Q put out radio singles that fit well in his excellent debut album. Definitely worth taking with you into the semester.

AM I WRONG – NICO & VINZ

JW: Anybody else hearing Avicii’s “Wake Me Up” in this song? I am, and I’m not sure it’s a bad thing. Erring on the side of positivity-based, touchy-feely stuff could be the right choice. So is adding this to your playlist.

KD: This one takes the cake for me. The musical use of percussion is more fun to dance to than the conventional four-to-the-floor EDM pulse that has devoured the charts in recent years and has the better horn lines of the summer (looking at you, Ariana Grande). Still don’t know how afrobeat found its way to the pop charts in the States, but it ain’t no surprise this was a smash worldwide. And “Am I wrong/For trying to reach the things that I can’t see” has to be

the most poetic hook of the summer.

“RUDE” – MAGIC!

JW: This really isn’t such a bad song. It kind of reminds me of No Doubt’s “Spiderwebs.” Sure, the No Doubt song was a hit 20 years ago, but the perils of relationships have been chronicled in music for ages. Time will tell if “Rude” gets mentioned 20 years from now.

KD: I feel obliged to say, if you’re looking for real reggae, check out Chronixx. These men here are impostors. But “Rude” was one of the best this summer had to offer. You can’t argue with positive vibes, a sticky hook and a sweet melody. Just don’t listen to the lyrics.

LEAVE ‘EM LOYAL – CHRIS BROWN FEAT. LIL WAYNE, TYGA

JW: Maybe there’s a reason why all those love interests aren’t “Loyal.” Maybe, just sayin.

Sonical-

ly, this song is a smooth piece of easy listening, but I know I’m not planning on any long-term commitments with it.

KD: Who told Chris Brown, “Just be yourself”?

I haven’t heard more honest lyrics from an artist all summer. And they say pop isn’t genuine these days...

FANCY – IGGY AZALEA FEAT. CHARLI XCX

JW: “Fancy” was more infectious than Ebola this summer and just as heinous. Someone please quarantine Iggy for the sake of humanity.

KD: For the sake of hip hop, please. I don’t care what Questlove says. Nicki Minaj should have Iggy wacked, and Gwen Stefani should sue Charli XCX. Hollaback girl wants her ‘04 swag back.

ALL OF ME – JOHN LEGEND

JW: It’s sappy, it’s sweet, and it’s the song that’s going to soundtrack upcoming weddings well into the future.

KD: It’s like hearing the summer’s worst wedding vows moaned into your ear, all at once.

AMNESIA – 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER

JW: I’ll admit I was a Green Day fan, but that was back when “Dookie” and “Insomniac” were their latest albums. However, 5SOS’s punk prerogative has been pancaked by the perverse pop pandemic. They’ve given us the Ps, now give me the quintessential Qs for questioning authority. I wanna rock, dammit!

KD: I actually think this is what 13-year-olds today think Green Day was.

SUMMER – CALVIN HARRIS

JW: One of the basic components of summer romances is they must end at some point. This one should have ended sooner.

KD: Well, summer flings are memorable. And passionate. This song is that vapid, boring first date from May that refuses to stop texting you for the duration of the summer.

WIGGLE – JASON DERULO FEAT. SNOOP DOGG

JW: Just look it up on YouTube and see who’s doing covers of this song. If listening to Chris Brown doesn’t make you feel dirty, then watching those poor, impressionable children singing this song will. This song deserves an induction into Cards Against Humanity.

KD: What’s with Derulo and choosing the most annoying instruments: a whistle or recorder and a terrible saxophone on “Talk Dirty.” The beat is dope, before the hook drills through your cranial cavity, of course. Snoop goes in though, as always. Ham sandwich.

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Non-music majors find community in choir Big Red Singers show choir provides opportunity for students to work together on shared passion HANNAH EADS DN Big Red Singers Director Scott Rieker knew the choir had done something right when he heard a high school freshman’s voice crack.

The adolescent had started to cry while thanking the program leaders for treating him so well during a summer show choir camp.

“That’s why we do what we do,” said Rieker, a music graduate student. “If we can improve one life with this art, then we’ve done our job well.”

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Big Red Singers hosts the Nebraska Show Choir Camp every year. At the camp, high school students take a week to learn what it’s like performing in a show choir.

The choir also has a scheduled performance at the end of each semester and performs at various high schools. On Saturday, the Big Red Singers will perform as a part of

Big Red Welcome in the Kimball Recital Hall. choreography.”

But the difference between high school The show choir students perform mostshow choir and the Big Red Singers for junior ly popular music, such as Florence and the Machine and Maroon 5, through both sing- political science and English major Brittany ing and choreographed dancing to create a Gondringer is the teaching style.

Gondringer said being a part of the Big “blended art form,” Rieker said.

Red Singers allows more freedom to figure During the audition process for the Big Red Singers, students sing a solo of their everything out by herself.

She said the directors, also students, choice. Then they learn another short piece learn alongside the choir members. of music along with a choreographed dance “It’s more teamroutine, which they perwork; it’s getting your form in quartets for the hands dirty together,” directors.

I’m a part of a she said. “Whereas in “We try to collect high school, the teachthe musicians who will community that lets er is always right.” bring the best to the me keep my interest in Gondringer audigroup,” Rieker said. tioned in the spring “It’s not unlike selectmusic every day.” of 2012, right after ing for sports. You want she graduated high the best athlete you can MEAgHAN MuEHLINg sophomore interior design major school, and has been have, but the team is the part of the Big Red goal.”

Singers ever since.

Rieker said he looks She said the Big Red for vocal and dancing Singers are “more than being in the stereoskills along with attitude and willingness to typical choir robes.” commit to the ensemble.

The Big Red Singers are one of the only Many of the students who audition alopportunities for non-music majors like Gonready have show choir experience from high dringer and sophomore interior design major school, Rieker said.

“They come with incredible poise and fa- Meaghan Muehling to continue music performance. miliarity with the routine,” he said. “So we “I just wasn’t ready to give it up,” Muehbuild on that and take it to the next level with more challenging music, more challenging ling said. “I’m a part of a community that lets

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me keep my interest in music every day.”

Gondringer said show choir isn’t something she sees herself continuing after college, but it’s fun to be involved in it while she still can.

Faculty adviser Peter Eklund, who started Big Red Singers more than 12 years ago, said the group has always been rewarding whether through teaching future music educators or through its influential outreach.

Eklund is the one constant in the group, sometimes supervising, directing and helping with auditions, recruiting, song selection and costuming.

He said costuming is the biggest challenge for the group because of how expensive the costumes can run, but the Big Red Singers find funding sources through choir contests and the summer show choir camp.

One of his proudest moments with the choir was when he saw a picture of the Big Red Singers featured in the book “Sweat, Tears, and Jazz Hands: The Official History of Show Choir from Vaudeville to Glee” by Mike Weaver, which describes the show choir as strong and vibrant.

“There are people who only think about the university as being a football powerhouse, but we don’t just have a marching band,” Eklund said. “The Big Red Singers are spreading the renown of the university as a fine arts destination.” arts@ DailyNebraskaN.com

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‘Boyhood’ creates character-driven narrative VINCE MORAN dn Richard Linklater’s new film “Boyhood” is being marketed, like most new releases, as something unlike anything you’ve ever seen before.

For once, the tagline doesn’t disappoint. The film follows the life of protagonist, Mason, from boyhood to adolescence, a plot that doesn’t seem revolutionary or even especially original, but becomes so because of the incredibly daring way it was made.

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Despite the odds, Linklater has pulled off an amazing feat, creating a film that has to have lived up to every expectation he had at its outset.

“Boyhood” is a poet depiction of growing up, a sprawling modern epic not concerned with fantasy worlds, exotic locations or historic events but with the life of a normal American family, not especially more significant or extraordinary than your average family, but fascinating and unique with the relatable feeling of realness not captured by the character’s commonly featured in big idea films.

This isn’t a story about a child prodigy. It doesn’t end with Mason finding his true love. It isn’t a tragedy about a boy’s downward spiral because of a troubled home life. In fact, there’s no real plot to be mentioned. Its scenes simply depict the everyday moments that make up an individual’s life and memory.

There are volatile family arguments, touching conversations of parental wisdom, moments of sibling bonding and rivalry, but no one event in Mason’s life gives explanation for his purpose or existence. It’s the whole, the entire lived experience that takes him from boy to young man. Both dramatic and heartfelt moments impact Mason, but none of them really last. Life goes on, the moment passes, and new circumstances, people and happenings demand attention.

It’s not necessarily one moment or one plot that

defines a person. There’s no predetermined path.

There’s only an ever-flowing chain of events that accumulate to define a person and a life spent.

Perhaps more than anything, the film is about the unalterable fact that no matter how impactful a moment of life feels, time, careless and relentless, carries on, and we have to move with it.

The cinema is the perfect medium to capture the phenomenon of time Linklater is so fascinated with. Its unique ability to capture a moment or image and project it for future generations makes “Boyhood” possible.

This isn’t Linklater’s first experimentation with how relationships and people change over the years. His “Before” trilogy features the romance of Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Deply) and chronicles their relationship, checking in on them every 9 years.

Nor is it his first film that deals with adolescence and nostalgia as he did with “Dazed and Confused,” a film about high school students’ first night of summer in 1970s Texas. Despite these previous efforts, “Boyhood” has an overwhelming aura to it that feels like the pinnacle of Linklater’s insights and exploration of these themes.

It seems strange to have gone this far through the review without mentioning Ellar Coltrane, who lived the role of Mason for 12 years. It’s hard to separate the actor from the character, who inhabits the role in a way that gives the impression Mason is in fact himself. It’s fascinating to see Coltrane grow in the role, to see him curious and excited as a child, timid and uncertain as a young teenager and, finally, a confident, independent individual as a high

school graduate.

Equally brilliant is Lorelei Linklater, Linklater’s daughter, as Samantha, Mason’s older sister. Linklater casting his daughter in this project goes to show how much of himself and his own life he put into this film.

Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke play Mason and Samantha’s separated parents. As Mason and Samantha are growing up and becoming the individuals they’ll be for the rest of the lives, their parents are just as confused in adulthood trying to sort out their own fragmented lives.

Arquette and Hawke both bring such naturalistic humanity to their characters, one almost wants to see a film about them. But Linklater keeps the focus on Mason, and the audience only receives brief glimpses of their respective journeys through his eyes.

Each character is so rich and real, and each actor brings so much of themselves to it, simply from the way their faces change and age year after year, that they’re certain to remind audiences of their own friends, family, loved ones and selves.

With “Boyhood,” Linklater has created a time capsule that almost feels historic. Mason and his family may be fictional, but their odyssey as recorded and immortalized by Linklater represent American adolescent and family life during the last 15 years.

The film offers an additionally rewarding experience for viewers of Mason’s age. Students of our generation grew up with Mason, and because

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10 local restaurants to satisfy your appetite Lincoln offers variety of restaurant options for every palate, many within walking distance of campus CAIt thIESfELD DN As the incoming students occupy the dorms and nearby residences, it’s easy to get in the habit of going to the closest dining hall or vending machine, while those with access to a kitchen toss ramen into boiling water.

Although these tempting treats may fuel a long night of studying for an 8 a.m. exam, a better choice might be one of the more appetizing local restaurants. Some of these beloved destinations have been traveled through for several years, but new ones are craving the foot traffic of hungry students.

Distance and money play an important role in finding the closest eatery, and most of the restaurants listed are within walking distance of main campus. Prices cater to the typical student budget, however there are exceptions, which delight the pursuers of more lavish fare. Several items on the menus are under the $10 mark and, as always, keep an eye out for daily specials. These restaurants specialize in a range of food – from burgers to Cajun; sushi to ramen. So venture out, and treat your taste buds.

1. Brix & StoNe GaStropuB

803 Q St. Brix & Stone opened in 2010 and has quickly become a favorite of many locals.

Offering a new American flavor palate and self-proclaimed as Lincoln’s only gastropub, this restaurant serves dishes that will keep you full, but yearning for more. Two standout menu items are the Alley Fries, which are drizzled with gouda, bacon and balsamic vinegar, and donut holes served with a rich chocolate dipping sauce. They might leave you in tears when the last bite is taken.

2. Hi-Way DiNer

2105 Nebraska 2 Some consider the Hi-Way Diner to be a diamond in the rough. The restaurant’s located far enough away that it doesn’t attract the downtown crowds, but is close enough that you can make it your own. Along with the rustic charm and old-timey, truck-stop feel, it’s the perfect place to sober up after a tough Husker game. Food draws in customers into the 24-hour business, along with the fact that the restaurant provides breakfast way past dark. Favorites of this diner are their omelets and magic toast.

3. D’LeoNS MexicaN FooD

1221 N 27th St. With several locations in Lincoln, D’Leons has become a staple for late-night dining. Another 24-hour eatery, D’Leons offers a plentiful menu of Mexican food for those on a fixed budget, made fresh and located close to campus. A couple favorites from their menu

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are the Spanish Omelet, made with pico de gallo, ham and cheese, and Cinnamon Chips, fresh fried tortilla chips covered in cinnamon sugar.

4. VaLeNtiNo’S GraND itaLiaN BuFFet

2601 S 70th St. Valentino’s is a regional pizza favorite, with multiple locations around town. If you want the full experience, make the trip to Valentino’s Grand Italian Buffet. The buffet is open for lunch and dinner and brunch on Sundays, . The buffet includes a salad bar, pasta bar, multiple pizza selections and a long row of desserts. Valentino’s also offers delivery, so if you can’t make it to your car, you can order from home.

5. LaMar’S DoNutS

1601 Q St. Located in the strip mall just off campus, Lamar ’s Donuts is a big deal. With freshmade donuts every night and plate-sized cinnamon rolls, these breakfast treats melt in your mouth. Open from 5:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Some of these beloved destinations have been traveled through for several years, but new ones are craving the foot traffic of hungry students.”

hands on a warm donut. Lamar ’s also offers a variety of specials, so if you find yourself at the dorm with a hungry floor of residents, pass around a bucket for cash donations and bring back a Manager ’s Assortment.

6. BuzzarD BiLLy’S

247 N 8th St This restaurant, home of “Gator Fingers,” fried pickles and a selection of po’boy sandwiches, draws in customers from across the Midwest. After dining, head downstairs to The Starlite Lounge, the on-site martini bar.

7. HoNeSt aBe’S

854 N 70th St One of most popular burger joints in Lin-

coln is Honest Abe’s. With rotating specials in addition to a standard menu, the restaurant caters to multiple tastes. Abe’s serves 6-oz. beef patties, along with vegan patties and portobello mushrooms as a meat alternative. The prices are set at $7.25 and $9 for a single or double burger, respectively.

8. GrateFuL GreeNS

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Baton twirler Rachel Foehlinger participates in a practice for the marching band at Memorial Stadium on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011.

passing the baton

or athletes, it’s the pros. For theater per- both Foehlinger and Miller got their start from having twirlers in their families. They both picked up formers, it’s Broadway. But for those with an affinity for twirling batons, collegiate-level their first baton before they started kindergarten. It was this kind of experience that helped soothe their performance marks the top. nerves during auditions.

And that’s exactly where sophomore To become a UNL twirler, hopefuls go through fashion design major Morgan Miller wants to be.

She’s one of two baton twirlers who will accompany an audition process in March or April. During this marching band performances at football games this process, participants prepare a two- to four-minute routine to a song of their choice. Then the judges fall. give the candidates a song to listen to a few times “It has always been my dream to twirl for a huge college,” she said. “I spent my junior year (of high before performing an impromptu routine, which is followed with an interview. school) searching for schools that wanted a future Typically, the judges choose one to three girls to twirler. It kind of hit me that this is my peak — this accompany the marching band, Foehlinger said the is what I have to do to be satisfied.” number varies each year deWhile most twirlers near pending upon the band’s vision.

Miller ’s hometown dream of going to Penn State, a YouTube It’s really exciting to This year, Miller will share the field with junior communication video of the Nebraska marchgo down there and studies major Aleah Peters. ing band inspired her to set her Once hopefuls make the sights on Nebraska. pump them up and get team, they are expected to go “The crowd is so interacto band camp, perform at every tive,” Miller said. “It’s really them to be more excited.” home game, travel with the footexciting to go down there and morgan miller ball team to one away game and pump them up and get them to cornhusker baton twirler go to the Big Ten Championship be more excited than they aland a bowl game, if the Huskers ready are, and just to be a part qualify. of that gameday tradition of the Miller hopes to expand the twirlers’ involvement tunnel walk and everything.” in Husker athletics beyond just football.

Miller only has one year of Cornhusker twirling “I’m trying to see if they would allow us to under her belt, but Rachel Foehlinger, an Omaha native who graduated in May with a degree in adver- perform at some basketball games,” Miller said. “I want to make the most of it and make the most of tising and public relations, chose Nebraska for the the twirling position here at UNL. I really want to same reasons. get involved with the band and get involved in the “I’ve always just loved being a performer,” Foehcommunity.” linger said. “There’s such a huge audience that is so Along with her desire to become more involved excited for the Huskers, I love to help add to that in other sporting events, Miller also hopes to inexcitement.”

Foehlinger twirled at UNL for five seasons, crease the number of fire baton performances. While fire cannot be twirled on the field for safety reasons, which she said set a record at the school. During her last year, she lent guidance and insight to then-fresh- the concrete platform surrounding the field allows for lit batons to be twirled during special games such man Miller on the expectations of twirlers at UNL. This insight was particularly helpful because the as homecoming.

Even though Foehlinger has graduated, she still twirlers have no coaches. While they practice with the band every weekday morning from 7 a.m. to 8:30 twirls competitively with both Miller and Peters at a.m., they’re responsible for coming up with their Sue’s Stepper-ettes, an Omaha pom and twirling studio. While field twirling ends upon graduation, own routines and putting in the extra practice hours.

“We work with band directors for things like competitive twirling has no age limit.

For people whom twirling has become a lifelong placement, where to stand to be more visible, and we love, competition studios provide the perfect outlet do collaborate with them to help the show be more to keep performing and possibly teach in the future. exciting,” Miller said.

The reason Miller hopes to keep twirling is simEven as both Miller and Foehlinger put in hours ple: of extra practice each week, they both admit to mak“It keeps me happy,” Miller said. ing up their routines on the field. arts@ “You have to be able to think on your feet and dailynebraskan.com feed off of the crowd’s energy,” Foehlinger said.

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Once a Pawn performs at Duffy’s Tavern in downtown Lincoln. Two of the band’s three members met in gym class at Lincoln High School more than 10 years ago.

10 local artists that make ‘the good life’ better Some Lincoln-native musical acts to consider adding to your playlist or watching in a live performance JOE WADE DN Nebraska, “The Good Life,” as the sign says upon entering the state. Maybe you saw

it, and maybe you didn’t. The point is that here’s another fall semester of football fanaticism, green test books and all of the university excitements just waiting for you to fall in love with.

OK, maybe not those green test books.

But if you like music, and you really want to know how good “The Good Life” is, then you’re going to want to check out the live music scene that happens almost any night on the downtown doorstep of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

The ever-evolving soundscape of bands and musicians is teeming with so much talent that it’s hard to choose the best warm, visceral embrace of sound to wrap yourself in.

Anyway, here’s a tiny taste of local music to keep an ear out for.

1. Root MaRM ChiCkeN FaRM Jug BaND

This band’s as much fun to see live as it’s to say the name, and, like the name suggests, they’re dedicated to American roots music, as well as preserving foot-stompin’ good times. There’s something akin to a well-organized, circus-like atmosphere when Root Marm takes the stage, which is fun for the whole family. This is a band you definitely won’t want to miss.

2. the uNDisCo kiDs

Led by the masterful Lucas Kellison, The Undisco Kids is the funky, soul-filled music you’ve been waiting for to come along and take your breath away. I heard them perform a cover of “Tell Me Something Good” – originally by Rufus and Chaka Khan, in 1974 – this past summer, and I have never heard an audience at Duffy’s sing along like that before. Simply put: exceptional music by exceptional people.

3. PlaCk Blague

Some music fans like thick-rimmed glasses and yoga pants. However, there are others of us who prefer the industrial grind of

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Allen film strikes balance ‘Magic in the Moonlight’ balances thoughtprovoking, entertaining elements VINCE MORAN DN Remarkably, year in and year out since 1966, Woody Allen has released a feature film, making him one of the most consistent filmmakers of all time. To do this, Allen puts his films together in a very short time with very little money. Working under these constraints, the variety in the quality of his films can be seen by looking at his two most recent works.

Last year’s “Blue Jasmine” was a brilliant, darkly comic tragedy about a woman whose life comes crashing down when her crooked Wall Street husband is arrested for fraud.

On the other hand, 2012’s “To Rome with Love” was an abysmal comedy composed of half-baked shorts featuring a variety of stars in comedic storylines taking place in the Eternal City.

Allen’s most recent venture is neither “Blue Jasmine” nor “To Rome with Love” but somewhere in the middle. It’s what could be described as light Woody Allen; Woody Allen for the filmgoer who likes a taste of Allen’s prescription for living in what he sees as the unknowable, Godless, and meaningless universe, without the full dosage.

It’s far from being on par with his masterpieces, such as “Annie Hall” and “Manhattan,” but also enjoyable, entertaining and generally pleasing in a way some of his most disappointing films aren’t.

It takes place during the 1920s in the scenic French Riviera, where Stanley, a world famous magician who works under the stage name Wei Ling Soo, is recruited to debunk a spirit medium who has enchanted a wealthy American family into believing she can contact the spirit world.

This plot sets the stage for a conventional Woody Allen debate as a rational skeptic who sets out to disprove the whimsy of gullible romantics and spiritualists who believe there’s more to reality than what one perceives.

Colin Firth portrays the bitterly pessimistic magician Stanley who believes the universe to be a vast, suffocating unknowable web of coincidence, and

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Emma Stone portrays his adversary, Sophie, the attractive and fanciful young American woman who claims to be in possession of otherworldly powers.

Firth and Stone are both delightful in their roles, and most of the comedy works thanks to their committed performances. Firth cleverly delivers his insulting and sarcastic remarks with enjoyable hostility, and Stone dedicatedly widens her eyes, wrinkles her brow and waves her arms in effort to contact the unknown and convince those around her.

The film also features an amazing cast of actors. Seasoned British actress Eileen Atkins plays Stanley’s Aunt Vanessa, and the couple’s debates on the certainty and rationality of life provide the film with some of its best and most insightful moments. Marcia Gay Harden and Jacki Weaver also star, but are criminally wasted, playing characters any extra could have filled just as easily.

The most striking element of the film is the beautiful cinematography by Darius Khondji, who stunningly captures the beauty of the French Riviera.

Khondji maintains Allen’s aesthetic of long shots, while also picturesquely framing the scenery behind the actors and occasionally experimenting with the glowing natural sunlight.

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DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM Back-to-school issue The costume design and art direction are also well done, perfectly depicting the feeling of the 1920s. One scene taking place at a party on the courtyard of a mansion gives a glimpse of what a modern-made “Great Gatsby” could have looked like if Baz Lurhmann had shown an ounce of restraint in what became his 3Dbloated, CGI-loaded catastrophe.

Each frame of the film has a glamorous and nostalgic look of elegance, one that Allen previously experimented with in “Midnight in Paris.” Unfortunately, Allen gets lost in this fluffy, lovable vision of the time period, forgetting to add much depth to his jump back in time. The film is so focused on looking fantastic, that it seems Allen forgot to add any bite or originality to the script.

Many of the conversations in the film feel like lines he has borrowed from his old films, adding little to the argument he has represented time and time again. With that said, even a recycled, soft and laid back Woody Allen film is better than almost anything available in cinemas today.

Though he’s covering old ground, I could never turn down an opportunity to see Allen philosophize matters of happiness, death, meaning and truth no matter how redundant it may be. The film may feel like a perfectly wrapped empty box, as thematically simple and mundane as anything Allen has done, but somehow thought provoking moments and hints of brilliance, hilarity, and wisdom periodically escape its cartoony exterior.

While “Magic in the Moonlight” is incomparable to the best of Allen’s work, it is a fun, light-hearted escape that allows him to indulge himself in his favorite decade, and is a must-see for Allen fans.

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‘boyhood’: fROM 18 of this, watching the film is almost like getting a glimpse back into our own past. The music, books, toys, cartoons, clothes, technology and products he grows up around are the same we grew up with.

The pop culture references Linklater chooses to incorporate give the film a real sense of time and its progression. The references never draw attention to themselves, but, because they were filmed simultaneously with their time in culture, always seem so natural they almost become unnoticed elements of the background.

Perhaps “Boyhood’s” greatest achievement is its ability to depict the moments, sometimes painful, sometimes touching, that make up one’s own memory of childhood. By the time the film is over, you don’t realize what you’ve missed. You want to go back and appreciate the little moments you took for granted.

Even though the film comes in at two hours and 45 minutes, it moves along at a breezy and easy pace, flowing ceaselessly through the years so quickly that by the end you hardly realize you were watching a child some two hours ago and just want time to stand still for a while. When the credits roll, a feeling of sorrow overcomes you that it’s already over, replaced with a thankful feeling that it was all captured on film so you can live through it again and truly appreciate it.

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summer songs: fROM 14 turn doWn for What – dJ snake feat. lil Jon

JW: There are, in fact, many good reasons to “turn down” this song. I just can’t adequately articulate all of them after listening to it twice. That was probably two times too many. I just, I don’t even know anymore.

KD: Lil Jon’s grating holler is the voice

in our intoxicated mind telling us that, yes, we should stand atop the bar shirtless while chugging a fishbowl. Do not listen to that voice. Remember this. And if you haven’t already noticed, the question is rhetorical. Still don’t know the answer? Ask Twitter. Then leave me alone. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

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Their menu also consists of paninis and combo specials.

9. hiro 88

601 R St A new restaurant to Lincoln, Hiro 88 opened in September 2013, one of the first to make its place in the Railyard. The environment is very bright and welcoming, as is their assortment of Japanese cuisine. Their

sushi ranges from rolls and sashimi to nigiri and bentos for lunch.

10. amu manu ramen bar

1451 O St In April 2014, the owner of downtown’s Oso Burrito opened up Lincoln’s first ramen bar. This restaurant serves up authentic ramen meals and, at only $8 a bowl, you always get your money’s worth. arts@ dailynebraskan.com

local artists: fROM 22 metal-studded codpieces. While the genre of “satanic disco” may sound intimidating for Plack Blague virgins, to those accustomed to such tastes seeing a little extra skin onstage is nothing that’s going to rub us the wrong way. Also, be sure to pick up a copy of Plack Blague’s new release “Leather Band.”

The ever-evolving soundscape of bands and musicians is teeming with so much talent that it’s hard to choose the best warm, visceral embrace of sound to wrap yourself in.”

4. uniVerse contest

This band’s one of the most popular in town and for good reason. When I first came to Lincoln four years ago, one of the things I quickly picked up on was the indie rock trend that seemed to overpower everything else. While there are plenty of bands and genres to choose from, UNIVERSE CONTEST is a home-grown staple for soaking up some of the local flavor.

5. talking mountain

This is one of my personal favorites, and not just because of the awesome light show, which has been known to knock out the electricity at venues such as the Black Market clothing store. While things like that make a show memorable, the best part is the indie-

have longer hair and resembled The Dude, from the movie “The Big Lebowski.” Despite the more grown up appearance, these dudes still put on high-energy, fun-focused shows for you to get your groove on. Bonus points for seeing them at a show where they dress up in matching outfits.

9. once a paWn

electronic-rock, synthy musical hooks that catch your ear.

6. gabe nelson

If acoustic guitar, singer/songwriter troubadours is your musical flavor of choice then look no further than this guy. Also check out Gabe Nelson with Pants – Pants is the name of his backing band. It’s a little bit country, a little bit rock ‘n’ roll and definitely something worth listening to.

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To win this season, football seniors need to act as on-field coaches to younger players

josh kelly

It’s Bo Pelini’s seventh season as the Husker football coach, and this season is different because he’ll have to rely on many younger players to step up. Although the team only has 13 seniors this season compared to 23 last season, the veterans on the team will have to lead by example in order for the Huskers to have success in 2014.

Names that will be leaving after this season include Ameer Abdullah, Kenny Bell, Corey Cooper and Josh Mitchell.

With everything that has happened recently, the senior Blackshirts will have to

cotton

Mitchell. carry the load.

Mitchell showed us all a glimpse of what First, you have sophomore safety LeRoy to expect after making a clutch interception Alexander being suspended for a season, and then you have junior defensive back Charles in the Gator Bowl against Georgia. He has become a leader in the past season, which Jackson and sophomore linebacker Michael is crucial. The secondary was one of largest Rose-Ivey facing season-ending injuries.

All three were up for starting roles this points of depth for the Blackshirts. Now, it has become an area that season, but that doesn’t will make or break the necessarily mean you They need to be defense. should jump ship before the players who Defense has had a the season even begins. lot of surprising losses, Cooper will be start- say ‘I will do more than which was what haping at safety this season pened to the offense halfafter leading the team in what is asked of me to way through the season tackles last season with make things easier for my last year.

91 total. Alongside him Toward the end of the will most likely be sopho- teammates to get the job season, the offensive line more Nathan Gerry, who done.’” changed so many times received quality playing that it’s going through time in 2013. more starting rotations than the New York That picture makes the mind ease after Yankees. hearing the news of Alexander.

Senior offensive linemen Jake Cotton, The young defensive line remains intact, Mike Moudy and Mark Pelini look to provide and they’re led by a monster named Randy a sense of stability that last season just didn’t Gregory. So, the most valuable players on defense are Corey Cooper and cornerback Josh have.

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armstrong

If sophomore quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. wants to silence the doubters this season, then the players around him will have to make it a smooth transition from coexisting with Ron Kellogg III to becoming a full-time starter. That in turn makes his weapons more valuable than ever this season.

Kenny Bell and Ameer Abdullah head into their senior season with high hopes for the team. Bell will continue to be the deep threat, and Abdullah will continue to define how the offense fares against its opponents.

Those players will have to lead by example to keep the young team focused and determined. They need to be the players who get after their teammates for making a miscue.

They need to be the players who say “I will do more than what is asked of me to make things easier for my teammates to get the job done.”

That attitude will not only pay off for the Huskers this season, but it will continue a domino effect that has the ability to carry over to future seasons for Husker football. sports@ dailynebraskan.com

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Ameer Abdullah 2013: 1,690 yards rushing, 9 touchdowns. Top returning rusher in college football.

"We'll be really good. You get out what you put in.

I feel like this is one of the most athletic teams I've been on at Nebraska. These guys understand the task we have ahead of us."

IT’S A GARAGE / IT’S HOUSING IT’S PUBLIC / IT’S PRIVATE IT’S ON-CAMPUS / IT’S OFF CAMPUS

Randy Gregory 2013: 66 total tackles, 10.5 sacks (Led Big Ten), 1 interception

"If I feel like I've improved my overall game, I'll be happy. Some other people might not be satisfied, but I'm out here for the team and myself and to help us win championships and make myself a

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Kenny Bell 2013: 577 yards receiving, 4 touchdowns

“We’ve got the pieces of the puzzle, it’s all about putting them together.

There’s no question in my mind that we could be one of the best offenses in the Big Ten.” Corey Cooper 2013: 91 total tackles (led team), 1 interception

“Last year was my first year starting, my first year getting significant playing time, so I was kind of feeling things out on the fly. Now I feel comfortable out there. I know what I’m doing.”

Tommy Armstrong Jr. 2013: 7-1 record as starter, 966 yards passing, 9 touchdowns, 51.9 completion percentage.

"You can't just go out there and just play.

You actually have to put in the work. I think last year, I struggled in areas I could have fixed, but I felt like it was going to happen. I think this year, I did a better job actually going out there and trying to fix them."

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Volleyball team bonds, improves on Asia trip VANESSA DAVES DN After spending nearly three weeks together with no phones and few English speakers, the Husker volleyball team returned from Asia feeling closer than ever.

“We just bonded really well,” sophomore middle-blocker Melanie Keil said. “We really came together as a team.”

The first seven days of the team’s trip were spent in Tokyo. After that they spent nearly two weeks traveling around China.

The team spent a maximum of two days in any given Chinese city.

The Huskers played against several professional teams throughout the trip.

“It was cool to see that we could really play on [our competition’s] level,” sophomore outside-hitter Amber Rolfzen said.

Keil and Rolfzen said one of the best parts of the trip was playing against Hangzhou . They played them two nights in a row.

The first night they lost, but the second night they pulled through and won.

“After that, the trip started to turn around, and we started improving and realizing we could beat anybody on any given day,” Rolfzen said.

During the last three days of their trip, they spent time sightseeing. They went to the Forbidden City, the Great Wall of China and Tiananmen Square.

The trip set up the team for a great season, Keil said.

“I think we all have really high expectations. Since we’re such a good team, we think we can come really far this season,” Keil said.

“We’ve got no problem communicating. We can talk to each other right away if there’s a problem, and there are no team issues. We’re ready.”

They’ve been in Lincoln this summer practicing and taking classes, working specifically on fundamentals. Two days a week are dedicated to light-weight training, and two days are dedicated to circuit training.

They also do a lot of running workouts and practice with footwork. Staying in shape has been a key part of this summer ’s preparation for the season, Keil said.

Rolfzen said the team has its eye on a win at the Big Ten Championships and the National Championships. She said the Huskers will continue to work off the progress they made this summer as they lead into the upcoming season.

“We’re all looking forward to what this season has in store and what this China trip did for the team,” Rolfzen said.

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The volleyball team spent three weeks traveling around Asia playing against professional teams. The team said they were able to improve with the added practice.

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Young team plans to live up to predecessors With 12 incoming freshmen, soccer team trains to accomplish same performance as previous year DAvID StOvER dn Going into the preseason with a No. 13 rank in the nation, the Husker women’s soccer team looks to return to the same performance from last season when it finished 19-4-1, winning the Big Ten Conference and qualifying for the NSCAA Tournament.

The team goals for the most part remain the same, but the faces don’t as the Huskers welcome 12 new freshmen to its squad.

Being in the heartland of the United States, Nebraska draws a lot of different athletes from around the country, and the world.

“We have a girl from Brazil on our team, and she made us Brazilian food last night,” senior forward Mayme Conroy said when talking about her teammate, redshirt freshman goalkeeper Helena Ferraz.

Coming from as far west as California to as far east as Illinois, as far north as British Columbia to as far south as Brazil, the Huskers realize camaraderie is key to keeping its success. Bonding leads to friendship and friendship leads to trust, which carries over to the playing field.

About five incoming freshman would cycle in each month as the days drew closer to fall camp in early August. The camaraderie will be a process and isn’t something that’s obtained overnight, as the expectations are more demanding than last year ’s finish.

During mid-summer workouts, the soccer team bonded playing games of laser tag while also finding time to volunteer.

Some Huskers even ran in the Uplifting Athletes Road Race, which is predominately run by the Nebraska football team. Runners have the option ofeither a 5k or 1-mile race with the proceeds benefitting pediatric brain cancer research.

To establish those close relationships, the Huskers make it a point to hang out together and even live together.

“Yeah, we live pretty close to each other,” Conroy said.

Conroy said the soccer team has come up with creative names to identify each other ’s houses, addressing them as the Gloo, short for igloo, the Castle and Hippy Haven, which is decorated with peace signs and candles to give off a relaxed vibe.

Living close together has its perks as the Husker bond over television programs such as One Tree Hill, The Bachelor and Pretty Little Liars, Conroy said.

However, the fun that Huskers are having isn’t stopping them from maintaining their competitive edge. Conroy said coach John Walker hasn’t loosened up his expectations this season.

“Based on last year, we want to go unde-

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Junior forward Katie Kraeunter, along with her upperclassmen teammates, work and bond with the 12 new freshman members of the team. The team hopes to work hard to perform as well as last year’s team.

feated at home, win the Big Ten Tournament and make it to the NCAA but also want to go further than the Sweet Sixteen,” Conroy said.

The Huskers lone home loss came to No. 21 Michigan, 2-1,and NCAA loss came to Boston College, 4-1.

No. 7 Michigan looks to be strong again this year with Illinois also being one the Huskers’ toughest opponents.

With the Huskers youth, they will lean on Conroy and Johnson to continue to be scoring threats.

They had 11 and 17 goals, respectively.

The Huskers have worked on staying fit throughout the summer as they go into the 2014 season.

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Based on last year, we want to go undefeated at home, win the Big Ten Tournament and make it to the NCAA...”

MAYME CONROY senior forward

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WOMEN’S GOLF

Top-rated freshman hopes to put team on map RILEY BOWDEN DN A new season brings new faces. Audrey Judd is one the Nebraska women’s golf team is especially excited about.

Judd comes to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln by way of Olathe Northwest High School in Olathe, Kansas, where she enjoyed great success as a junior golfer.

While at Olathe Northwest, Judd was a back-to-back Kansas class 6A state champion her junior and senior year. She also enjoyed success outside of Kansas high school events.

Judd finished 21st at the Trusted Choice Big I National Championship in 2012 and won the PGA Junior Series event at Arbor Links in 2013.

The 2014 summer was an important one for Judd as she made the transition from high school and junior golf to Division 1.

“I played in multiple tournaments around the country with very competitive fields,” Judd said. “I took a step up playing in more women’s amateur events rather than junior events.”

Judd said these amateur event fields con-

sisted of more college golfers rather than the younger crowd drawn by the junior events.

Judd’s junior career led her to being No. 70 in GolfWeek/Sagarin Rankings for the Class of 2014. In addition, she was the topranked junior golfer in the six-state area of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

By the numbers, Judd is one of the best recruits Nebraska has landed in recent years.

So, why Nebraska?

“I came to Nebraska because I felt that the student-athlete support couldn’t be matched by any other school,” Judd said. “I had 10-plus visits everywhere else, and when I came to Nebraska, I was astonished by all the support, treatment, time and energy put into the athlete.”

Judd will join sophomore Jordan Chael as the second Kansan on the Husker roster.

Chael was a regular contributor for the Husker squad last year. Judd said she will try to do the same and more.

“I want to make Nebraska women’s golf known, and I know we have the tools to do so,” Judd said. “On a personal level, I really want to be the Big Ten Freshman of the Year,

I want to make Nebraska women’s golf known, and I know we have the tools to do so. On a personal level, I really want to be the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.”

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help Nebraska win a couple of tournaments and really get us in the top 30.”

Last year, the Huskers had their best season in five years. The team won two tournaments but finished the year with a 10th place finish at the Big Ten Championships, missing out on a chance to compete in an NCAA Regional.

The team lost two seniors last year in Katelyn Wright and Steffi Neisen, both of whom were regular contributors for the Husker squad. The steady performance of Wright will especially be missed as she developed into the squad’s No. 1 contributor.

Judd looks to help the team to a stronger end to the year as she develops into the player she hopes to be at Nebraska, she said.

“My biggest goal is just contributing to the team,” Judd said. “We want to get a new energy going, start making the team believe we can be a top-30 program and that we can start beating these bigger schools,” Judd said.

Judd and the Huskers begin their year Sept. 8 at the Chip-N Club Invitational at their home course, Wilderness Ridge.

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HUSKER MANIA: FROM 35 Husker Mania starts at 9:00 p.m. after the Tunnel Walk and Class of 2018 picture in the middle of the football field at Memorial Stadium. Once students head to the rec center, there’ll be many fun activities to participate in.

Husker Mania showcases different clubs and activities that the rec center, and UNL, have to offer. Many local businesses, such as Raising Canes, also participate by serving free samples of their products , and some even bring prizes for students to win. The center will have more than 30 sports clubs available to answer questions and provide information on how to get involved.

In addition to Husker Mania, the Rec will be hosting Rock the Rec and Find Your Fit. Rock the Rec is a two-hour event on Aug. 23 where students can work up a sweat on the

new indoor and outdoor climbing wall at the Outdoor Adventure Center that opened earlier this year.

Assistant director of Marketing and Development for the Rec, Christopher Dulak, said Rock the Rec is “an introduction to come out and have a good time. That first weekend of school you’re not in classes yet, it’s to help fill up time and get acquainted to campus.”

Find Your Fit will also be an event on Aug. 23 where students can come to the Rec and talk to trainers about how to properly use the equipment, as well as how to get started on different workout techniques. It’s also an introduction to personal training and strength training for any student who’s interested in fitting in a harder workout in their daily routines.

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VOLLEYBALL: FROM 33 1. Last season’s overall record was 26-7.

2. The Huskers are ranked seventh in the preseason AVCA coaches’ poll.

3. Kelsey Robinson was one of the three finalists for the James E. Sullivan Award from the AAU last season.

4. Last season’s victory against Indiana earned Coach Cook is 400th win as a Husker.

5. Kelsey Robinson, Kadie Rolfzen, Mary Pollmiller and Meghan Haggerty earned AllAmerican honors last season.

6. Nebraska lost to No. 1 seed Texas in the

NCAA Regional Finals last season.

7. Justine Wong-Orantes finished the season with a team-high 399 digs in 2013.

8. Kadie Rolfzen finished her season with 377 kills.

9. The team finished last season with an overall amount of 1710 kills.

10. Amber Rolfzen finished the season with an average of 2.14 kills per set.

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