THURSDAY OCTOBER 27, 2005 VOL. 102 NO. 9

INDEX

CAMPUS BEAT 2

OPINIONS 3

FEATURES 4-5

SPORTS 6-7

NEWS 8

FRIDAYPartly CloudyHigh 65Low 42

SATURDAYPartly CloudyHigh 66Low 40

SUNDAYChance of rainHigh 59Low 34

Napoleon vs. Nietzschepage 4

New iPod plays videopage 5

Loper volleyballpage 6

Loper Footballpage 7

Manon May Hadan, a 25-year-old resident of GrandIsland and a recent graduateof UNK, wants us all to cher-ish life and feel lucky to bealive.

In 2001 Hadan was facedwith a challenging illnessthat affected her immunesystem. On Aug. 17, 2001,she was diagnosed withGuillain-Barre Syndrome.She spent over three monthsat Madonna RehabilitationCenter in Lincoln andanother five months in out-patient therapy at SaintFrancis Hospital in GrandIsland.

“I was confused andscared, because I had neverheard of Guillain-Barre,”Hadan said about the ill-ness. “I felt like I was beingstabbed over and over bysharp knives. The doctorsand nurses could do nothingto stop the excruciating painthat was taking over myentire body.”

According to The

National Institute ofNeurological Disorders andStroke, Guillain-BarreSyndrome is a disorderwhere the body’s immunesystem attacks part of theperipheral nervous system.The first symptoms of thisdisorder include varyingdegrees of weakness or tin-gling sensations in the legs.

Hadan said her firstsymptoms were flu-like. Shehad headaches, hot sweatsand cold chills. Her real con-cern came when the symp-toms did not pass within anormal length of time.Hadan was attending UNKand pursuing her bachelorof arts degree in elementaryeducation. During finalsweek of her sophomoreyear, she became very sickand was unable to succeedin passing all her finalexams.

Towards the middle of thesummer in 2001, Hadan wasfacing muscle numbness,and at one point was notable to walk around herhouse or sit up in her bed.Her condition was worsen-ing and her family finally

decided something neededto be done. By the time shewas taken to Lincoln, thedoctors rushed her to ICUfor immediate attentionwhere she remained the firstweek while her progressand symptoms were moni-tored.

Days later Hadan begansuffering partial paralysis.She was unable to move herarms, legs or muscles. Shethen began to lose excessiveweight as her body becameweaker and weaker. In theend, she lost 35 to 40 poundsin body weight.

During this time Hadanwas confined to a wheel-chair, as she was not able towalk.

“My ultimate goal was towalk out of the hospital, notbe wheeled out,”she said.

Hadan underwent exten-sive physical therapy andrehabilitation to regain herability to walk and survive inher everyday life. She had tolearn how to use her motorskills again, such as herarms and legs.

Stephanie EllingtonGuest Writer

Graduate faces long-term illness

Photo by Diann HadanManon May Hadan, a 2004 UNK graduate from Grand Island, is shown crocheting in herroom at the Madonna Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln. Hadan contracted Guillain-BarreSyndrome in 2001 and sought treatment there. See Hadan on page 8

Another weekend of suc-cess, highlighted by an eventchampionship, can be addedto the list of successes forthe UNK Forensics Team.

The Creighton andConcordia UniversityTournament, on Oct. 15 and16, hosted 21 schools. TheUNK squad ended up plac-ing ninth in the competition,with a few competitorsadvancing to the finals.

Four competitors traveledto the weekend eventincluding Brooke Young, afreshman from Eustis,Brandon Pettigrew, a fresh-man from Kearney, MollieSheffield, a sophomore fromWallace and KennyHopkinson, a senior fromNorth Platte. The group hassix speakers total, alsoincluding Grant Campbell, afreshman from Tecumsehand Kylie Hansen a seniorfrom Kearney.

Brooke Young broughthome the team’s first event-championship of the yearwith her effort inCommunications Analysis.Before the event, Youngrecalled, she received someadded inspiration from aman in the hallway thatoverheard her as she wasrehearsing her speech. Shethought the gentleman wasmerely trying to make hisway through the hallway,but he was attentively listen-ing to her speech.

“I stopped to let himthrough, but he said ‘no, no,keep going’, so I proceeded

to give him the rest of myspeech. He had tears in hiseyes and told me, ‘that wasgreat, you’re going to wintoday,’ and I did,”said Young.She also added third andsixth place finishes in twoInformative Speaking pre-sentations.

Kenny Hopkinson earnedfour medals in the event. Hereceived sixth place in bothof his After Dinner andDramatic Interpretationspeeches.

“I enjoyed making it tofinals both days in a reallytough tournament. I thinkour performances have beenexcellent; I am really excitedand know we can competewith tough competition,” hesaid.

Rachelle Hafer is theDirector of the ForensicsTeam and a UNK alumnist.She was the first UNK stu-dent on record to advance tothe finals of the NationalForensics AssociationNational Tournament in1996. Since transferring asan assistant forensics coachat Doane College, she is nowdirector of the resurrectedUNK Forensics Team thatwas virtually nonexistentlast year.

Hafer said, “We are pro-gressing much faster than Iexpected. Our programstarted from nearly groundzero. Many other programscan build off the previousyear to improve, but we havehad a fresh slate with no

previous experience.Fortunately, the team has alot of talent and that is reallya tribute to them as theycontinue to exceed myexpectations.”

The group has been suc-cessful in each of it’s fivetournaments.

“The team has broughthome some “hardware” inevery event thus far,” saidHafer, “I am extremelypleased with our efforts thisseason.”

Oct. 29 and 30, the teamtravels to LongviewCommunity College inKansas City, Missouri fortheir next competition.

Matt RingenStaff Writer

Forensics team finds success

The First Year Programat UNK is an educationalprogram that helps stu-dents adapt to the academ-ic culture and promoteacademic skills that willideally aid them in theirscholarly endeavors. TheProgram challenges stu-dents to grow and changeand to read, write and thinkin new ways. In doing so, ithelps students prepare, notonly for the rest of theircollege careers, but also forthe rest of their lives.

Kathryn Benzel,Professor in English, isDirector of the First YearProgram. According toBenzel, the Program fostersa commitment and respon-sibility to the UNK com-munity.

“Working together with

various offices on campus,both academic and studentservices, has been incredi-bly rewarding. The waysthat the UNK campuscomes together to serveand care for the studentsare exactly what UNK doesbest in its undergraduateeducation, and the FirstYear Program realizes thisgoal,”said Benzel.

In order to qualify as aStudent Peer Leader, stu-dents must have a GPA of3.5 or higher, demonstrateleadership qualities/expe-rience, have a junior stand-ing with a minimum of 24hours at UNK, major orminor in an academic areain which the Peer Leaderposition serves.

To get involved or to findout more information onthe First Year Program, con-tact Kathryn Benzel at ben-zelk@unk.edu.

Matt RingenStaff Writer

UNK program buildsimportant life skills

Photo by Matt RingenPart of the UNK Forensics team, from left to right in foreground facing camera: RachelleHafer, Brandon Pettigrew, Brooke Young, Molly Sheffield and Kenny Hopkinson.

Get more out of Halloween than a bag full of tiny candy bars.See page 5 for the First AnnualHalloween Costume Contest presentedby UNK’s The Antelope and Stagecoach

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Photo by Lucas Wright

Anchondo’s drummer, known as Jeremy in theband, performs with band members at The Jet onSaturday night.

What do you think about the license revocation of Bill’s Liquor West?

I think it’s unfortunate for he and the community.We’re not focusing on what the real problem was.By blaming them, we’re diverting blame to theliquor companies, when it should be aimed at thehome.”Holly Bonner, Kearney Junior

“ That’s bogus. Now I have to go all the way downto East [store] to get my liquor.”

Pete BengtsonGlennallen, Alaska Junior

“ I think he was kind of responsible, because hedidn’t ask for his i.d.”

Amy Fero Teresina, Brazil Graduate Student

“ If it were in a larger town, I think it would bewrong. I would say it’s right, because he prob-ably knew him. Everybody knows everybodyaround here.”

Terrence RingDodge City, Kan. Senior

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ACROSS4. A grotesque elfin creature of folklore, though to work mischief.7. The substance that Dracula craves.10. These “walking dead”are not alive.11. Lon Chaney played this role in the movies.12. Another name for All Hallow’s Eve.15. A shrill, frantic cry.19. The surname of the actor who played the original Dracula.20. The witching hour.21. Attributed to a power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces.23. A board with an alphabet on it, used to spell out supernatural messages.24. Be not _ _ _ _ _ _.27. A person transformed into a wolf.29. He helps Dr. Frankenstein in his plan to create a monster.33. Tremble from fear.34. The witch’s mode of transportation.35. A wizard.36. A grave robber.39. A disguise worn on Halloween.42. What the spirits of the dead do on Halloween.43. A dead body.44. What a vampire is bound to do if he sees a sleeping girl in a bed with a bareneck and the window is open.45. This delights children who go out to trick-or-treat.46. They come from Transylvania.48. Three of these in “Macbeth”were stirring the pot.49. A member of the order of priests in ancient gaul and Britain, who appear inWelsh and Irish legend as prophets and sorcerers.

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1.“Come into my parlor,”said the spider to the _ _ _!”2. This is driven into a vampire’s heart, so that he will melt to dust.3. Spirit of the soul.5. Please, do not let him cross your path.6. Pumpkin8. Pronounced Sah-ween, this is the Celtic name for the holiday the Americanscall Halloween.9. To be apprehensive.13. The craft practiced by witches.14. In this movie, a teenager learns that his next-door neighbor is a vampire.16. The occupation of a goblin.17. The type of movie that is supposed to scare you: _ _ _ _ _ _ movie.18.You carve this on Halloween21. A frightened kitten.22. An excavation for a corpse.25. The last word of the famous Shakespearean saying in Macbeth when the three charac-ters were stirring the pot.26. This star of “Bonanza”once played a teenage werewolf in a Grade B movie.28. The end of this month brings out the goblins.30. A ghostly saying.31. The first name of the Price who played scary parts in horror movies.32. Chris Sarandon plays this frightful character in the 1985 movie called “Fright Night.”

33. Cobwebs are spun.35. Causes chills.37. The British metropolis where the teenage werewolf likes to hang out.38. Mysterious soul.40. It is not a treat.41. This is said to be “full”on the night that ghost and goblins roam.44. It flies into your eyes.47. A disguise.

See page 5 for informationand rules to the first annual Antelope HalloweenCostume Contest!

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We want to make thingseasier, but life is becomingmore complicated. Every-thing is about controllingour minds and making uswish for what somebodywants us to wish for.

The global communica-tion system is very devel-oped. We are aware ofeverything happening in theworld: terrorist attacks, hur-ricanes, floods and revolu-tions.

The development of com-munications assisted withthe growth of globalizing the

economy, and thereforemutual dependence. If onedetail of the machine called“global economy”gets out oforder, the whole machinefalls to pieces.

Because of this mutualdependency, circumstanceson one side of the worldaffect the whole world: ter-rorist attacks in the MiddleEast affect the United States,hurricanes on the GulfCoast affect all of NorthAmerica and an outbreak ofthe bird flu affects the coun-try of Georgia.

It would be much better ifI was not dependant upongood weather on the otherside of the planet, but unfor-tunately, I am. If there is hailsomewhere from where mycountry imports wheat or

any other food, my country-men may go hungry becausethe prices will jump or therewill be no products.

The same can be saidwith diseases. From a chick-en farm in Spain, the parts ofone chicken are sold in sev-eral different countries - thewings in France, legs inPortugal, eggs in Germany. Ifthe chicken was infectedwith some disease, it wouldspread to all the countrieswhere the chicken was sold.

The international market-place is also globalized. It isfull of different productsand services, which goodadvertising sells to us.

There are many adver-tisements on television forexperts and different pro-grams to help people lose

weight, but I personallydon’t know anybody whohas been helped by these.

It is the same with othertechnological innovations.At home, you may have acombined kitchen appliancewhich is a blender, cutter,juicer, mixer and more. Butyou always know there willbe a newer machine that ismuch smaller and doestwice as much.

Sadly, there are peoplewho get swept up in these“newer, better gadgets.”

We have globalized com-munication, modern tech-nologies and the interna-tional market to make ourlives easier, but mostly ourlives continue to be compli-cated.

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A tribute to Peanuts,and a reminder thatHalloween doesn’t haveto be destructive andmindless to be fun.

HappyHalloweenfrom The Antelope staffand The Antelope’s cartoonist,Mike Adelman

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“Rave On: A Tribute tothe Music of Buddy Holly”is the title of BillyMcGuigan’s show at theTassel Performing ArtsCenter in HoldregeSunday, Nov. 6 at 3 p.m.

McGuigan is originallyfrom Omaha and has beena Buddy Holly imperson-ator for the past three years.

His career started whenhe was cast by the OmahaTheatre in the biographicalmusical “Buddy: The BuddyHolly Story.“

McGuigan has been thebest show in terms of ticketsales and attendance at TheOmaha CommunityPlayhouse, The Des MoinesPlayhouse and TheAlbuquerque Theatre.

“I’m a fan of oldiesmusic. All my life I’ve want-ed to be a performer. This ismy life skill,” McGuigansaid.

Cost for admission to theHoldrege performanceranges from $7-$17 inadvance and $2 more at thedoor.

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“Just tell them theirwildest dreams will cometrue if they vote for you.”

Many people will recog-nize this quote from thefilm,“Napoleon Dynamite.”

Those who do not recog-nize the quote have eithernot seen the movie orwatched a few minutes andswore it off as “stupid” or“pointless.”

What they might notknow is that the main char-acter, Napoleon, has beencompared to the philoso-pher Friedrich Nietzche,arguably making him farfrom stupid.

Nietzche was a Germanphilosopher of the late 19thcentury that championedthe idea of a “will to power.”

The will to power is one’sinstinctive, natural desire toact according to one’s emo-tional drives. Nietzche isthought to have believedthat morality is learned, notintuitive. Rules are forcedupon us by society, notinnately obeyed.

“[Anything which] is aliving and not a dying bodywill have to be an incarnate

will to power,” he wrote. “Itwill strive to grow, spread,seize, become predominant– not from any morality orimmorality, but because it isliving and because life sim-ply is will to power.”

Dr. John Anderson, aUNK professor of politicalscience, displays clips of“Napoleon Dynamite” in hispolitical thought class as away to assist the students inunderstanding an interpre-tation of Nietzsche’s work.

“Nietzsche was definitelya man ahead of his time,”Anderson said.“It isn’t accu-rate to say that thinkers likeNietzsche predicted a moviesuch as ‘NapoleonDynamite,’ but perhaps hepredicted the time when theideals expressed in themovie would be accepted.”

Anderson said that in thelate 1800s, Nietzsche wasstrongly influential amongstudents of metaphysics andthe new idea of existential-ism, but he was not widelyread or understood by thegeneral public.

He believes that the timeNietzsche would be respect-ed is here, and that is whymany embrace “NapoleonDynamite.”

The political science pro-

fessor said Napoleon is not atraditional hero, but is ahero nonetheless.

“The authors of thismovie don’t believe in thecheerleader or the footballplayer,”Anderson said.

“Today, many are tryingnot to be what other peoplethink they should be.Napoleon is not trying to fitinto the mold that societyhas made for him, and thatmakes him a hero.”

The professor also saidthat “Napoleon Dynamite”isbetter the second time.

“The movie generates alot of thought and demandsdiscussion,” he said. “Theabsurdity of the movie helpsto draw the connectionbetween the famousphilosopher and the movie.People in this world are sobusy, they don’t stop to readNietzsche or think about hisideas.”

To learn more aboutNietzsche, NapoleonDynamite or the connectionbetween the two, visit theFine Arts Recital Hall at 7p.m. on Nov. 9 to participatein the public screening, con-tests and producer com-mentary by Sean Covel, pro-ducer of “NapoleanDynamite.”

Covel, who is a 1998alumnus of UNK with adegree in broadcast man-agement and theater, will

also give a public speechabout the production of themovie.

The presentation is free

and open to students, facul-ty, staff and the community.

Heather BerneyEntertainment/LayoutEditor

Napoleon and Nietzsche collide

Video graphic courtesy of Sean Covel

For the past 15 years,Mentalist ChristopherCarter has made a careerout of “freaking peopleout.”

Carter entertained anaudience in the PonderosaRoom of the NebraskanStudent Union on Thursdayevening.

The term “mentalist”comes from an old-fash-ioned term of the 1800s.

“There’s no better way todescribe what I do,” Cartersaid.“It’s all themed aroundmind power and messingwith peoples’ heads.”

Carter became interest-ed in extrasensory percep-tion, also known as ESP,when he was 13 years old.He began observing hisgrandfather playing pokerand analyzing the players.

He realized that peoplebroadcast thoughts farbeyond words. His motherhad also given him a bookcontaining informationabout body language andnonverbal behavior.

It wasn’t until after hecompleted some graduatework that he started pullingall of his skills together.

“You just have to get tothe point where you’re

right more than you arewrong. It’s completely self-taught,” he said.

At the beginning of hisperformance, he explainedto the crowd that he doesnot read minds. Everythinghe does is based on psycho-logical principles.

“Your body gives infor-

mation you don’t thinkyou’re giving me,” he said.“These aren’t tricks; they’rereal.”

Carter put silver dollarsover his eyes with duct tapeand four layers of cloth as ablindfold and asked volun-teers from the audience fortheir help.

The volunteers wouldrun into the audience andgrab random objects from

the crowd’s wallets, pocketsand purses.

Carter would then give adetailed description of theobject without ever havingtouched it. He was evenable to call off serial num-bers printed on a ten dollarbill.

In another part of hisperformance, he asked thateveryone in the audiencefill out an index cardincluding their full name, anumber, one fact aboutthemselves and somethingthey wanted to know theanswer to.

One of the cards hepulled belonged to KelliePrather, a junior fromGrand Island studying ele-mentary education. He wasable to pick her out of theaudience while still blind-folded and tell her what shewrote on her card.

Prather said,“It was real-ly weird. It was neat, but Iwanted to know how hecould possibly know what Iwrote.”

Carter has been on sev-eral television showsincluding “The MartinShort Show” and “TheDonny and Marie Show.”He also visits over 180 col-lege campuses every year.

Sheena RaderStaff Writer

Mentalist psyches UNK

“Your body givesinformation youdon’t think you’regiving me. Thesearen’t tricks;they’re real.”

Chris CarterMentalist

Sheena RaderStaff Writer

A rock legend revisitedBuddy Holly impersonatorbrings oldies to Holdrege

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The Antelope staff will act as judges for the contest and award a $30 grand prize, aswell as two runner-up $15 prizes. Winners will be decided at the staff’s discretion.•Pictures of participants in Halloween costumes must be received by noon onTuesday, Nov. 1 to be eligible for prizes.•Pictures cannot display nudity, vulgarity or the direct use of illegal substances.•Pictures can be e-mailed to ourphoto editors in JPEG format to: jordank1@unk.edu or nickeljd@unk.edu or maileddirectly to our office at: The Antelope NewspaperUniversity of Nebraska at Kearney2508 11th Ave.Kearney, NE 68849

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Apparently looking tocompletely monopolize anddestroy any free-time youthhave around the country,Apple recently unveiled thenewest edition of theirsmash hit, iPod. Now userscan view hours and hours ofvideo, in addition to viewingphotos, listening to musicand managing that pesky to-do list.

Two versions of the newiPod are available. One is the30 gigabyte version for $299,and the other is 60 gigabytesrunning at $399. Sporting a2.5 inch color display, eachvideo iPod comes in the tra-ditional white, as well as anew sleek black design.

Apple is promising thatthe 30-gigabyte version willhold 7,500 songs, 25,000 pho-tos, or upwards of 75 hoursof video. The 60-gigabyte

version bumps the featuresup to about 15,000 songs or150 hours of video.

Along with those fea-tures, this new iPod will con-tinue the “shrinkage” factorthat has occurred in everyrelease of an Apple iPoditem, with the 30-gigabyteversion measuring in at justunder a half inch.

A major factor in any typeof handheld device is bat-tery life. All of the featuresin the world don’t add up tomuch if the machine won’trun. Purchasers of this newvideo iPod can expect about14 hours of battery life fromthe 30 GB, and roughly 20hours from the 60 GB. A cal-endar is also included inboth versions, so that con-sumers can schedule theirtime between listening tomusic and watching videos.

As far as material for con-sumers to play on theirshiny new machine, Applehas that aspect covered as

well. In addition to the ever-growing library of music intheir iTunes music store,which stands at about twomillion songs and growing,over 2,000 music videos arecurrently available fordownloading.

In addition, through adeal with ABC and Disney, avariety of programming willbe up for downloading aswell. Top TV hits, such as“Lost” and “DesperateHousewives” will be avail-able for downloading at$1.99 per episode, the nightafter they air.

Apple Vice President ofapplications Eddy Cue said,“We’ve gained a lot of credi-bility in the industry in thepast two and a half yearswith what we did withsongs, and that’s what we’retrying to mirror in the videospace.”

So what lies in the futurefor Apple and their family ofwhite, and now black,

portable devices? While Ivote for an iPod that canmake me a grilled cheesesandwich, while playing

music and my newest DVD,that may be in the far future.For now, consumers willhave to settle with being

able to watch TV and listento music, all from the palmof their hand.

Matthew FisherStaff writer

Apple unveils new iPod video

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6 THURSDAY OCTOBER 27, 2005SPORTS

The Lady Lopers volley-ball players have workedhard to redeem themselvessince their loss to SeattlePacific in early September.

In the new SCTV/AVCADivision II Coaches Top 25Poll, the ladies are onceagain ranked No. 1 in thenation.The poll was releasedon Monday, Oct. 17.

“It’s about time theirranking matches their talentlevel again,” Bryce Isackson,an undecided sophomorefrom Brady, said.“I’m ecstat-ic for the players, but I hopethe No. 1 ranking doesn’tturn into a big target ontheir backs.”

Truman State of Missouri,the team that has been No. 1since the Lopers fell fromthe top spot, has dropped toNo. 9, after losing threetimes in a week. Minnesota-Duluth is now No. 2.

The Lopers are the onlyteam in Division II with onlyone loss.

The volleyball team has arecord of 24-1, and are 15-0in the RMAC.

Over fall break, the teamplayed two RMAC foes andtriumphed in both contests.

On Tuesday, Oct. 18, theLopers faced one of UNK’sbiggest rivals - the Fort HaysState Tigers. The LadyLopers won the match inthree straight sets, 30-24, 30-21 and 30-13.

Despite UNK studentshaving a four-day break,many fans came out to cheer

on the volleyball team.Jessica Kennedy, a junior

from Hastings, said, “Thereis nothing that I like to watchmore than the Lopers beat-ing the heck out of Fort HaysState.

“There weren’t as manystudents as there usually areat the game because of fallbreak, but you could feel itin the air, we just don’t likeeach other - and I’m so gladthat we kicked their butts.”

Senior middle hitter ErinGudmundson set a newschool record for blockassists, while also having amatch-high 12 kills.

The previous block assistrecord was set by JessicaWalter, 1992-1994, at 375.

After the Hays match,Gudmundson is at 505career blocks, with 376assists. Her career total is

fourth in UNK record books.Along with setting a new

block assists record,Gudmundson is nearing2,000 career kills.

The Lady Lopers havedominated Fort Hays Stateover the years. Tuesday’swin was the Lopers’ 71st winover the Tigers in the 80meetings between the twoRMAC teams.

Kennedy was impressedby all of UNK’s wins overFort Hays.

“That is an awesomerecord against anybody, buteven better when it isagainst your rival,” Kennedysaid. “Not much of a rivalryif you ask me.”

This is the last time thematch will be an RMAC onesince Hays is moving to theMIAA next season.

On Saturday, the ladiestraveled to Chadron StateCollege and beat the Eagles30-16, 30-15 and 30-22.

Along with Tuesday’s win,these victories push theLopers’ win streak to 20straight matches, their homecourt streak to 55 matchesand their win streak overRMAC foes to 40 consecu-

tive matches.The ladies will travel to

Denver, Colo., this weekendfor two matches before hav-ing several home gamesNov. 4, 5 and 7.

The RMAC Tournamentbegins Nov. 11, with theSouthwest Regional begin-

ning Nov. 17.The NCAA Tournament -

Elite Eight begins Dec. 1.More information about

the Loper volleyball teamcan be obtained by visitingwww.lopers.com

Tana Kennedy andDerek MillerAssistant Layout Editor andStaff Writer

Loper volleyball back on top

Photo by Kathlene JordanUNO’s Mavericks attempt to save the volleyball as No. 16Rachel Gerdes, senior right-side hitter/setter fromJohnson, at left behind net, celebrates the score made bythe UNK Lady Lopers. UNK went on to victory Tuesdaywith a score of 3-2 over the Mavericks.

Photo by Kathlene JordanNo. 11 Erin Gudmundson, senior middle hitter from Kearney, at left behind net, scoresagainst UNO during set three on Tuesday night, where the Lady Lopers won 30-20.

The new NBA dresscode: ludicrous or aboutdang time? The answerswill vary depending on whoyou ask. And you didn’t askus, but we’re going to tellyou what we think anyway.

In its increasing effortsto restore prestige andslumping television ratings,the NBA is seeking to pro-ject a more professionalimage. This is certainly amajor change from therecent infusion of the hip-hop culture into the NBAscene.

First is a general summa-ry of this dress code:Players are required towear “business casual”attire for all team or leaguebusiness. According toNBA.com, this means, “Along or short-sleeved dressshirt, collared or turtleneck,and/or a sweater, dressslacks, khaki pants or dressjeans, and appropriatedress shoes not includingsneakers, sandals, flip-flopsor work boots.”

There are several addi-tions to this mandate. Whileon the bench and not play-

ing, players must wear asport coat with dress shoes.A team-issued warm-upsuit is allowed when leav-ing the arena, post-game.

Players may not wearsleeveless shirts, shorts,headphones, t-shirts, anyheadgear, or any chains,pendants or medallionsover their shirts.

Now really guys, is thisthat big of a deal? You haveto wear what most othermen and women wear towork every day. Whetheryou work in an office, aschool or the service sector,you are required to wear auniform or follow a dresscode. Three simple words -get over it.

You may be an NBAsuperstar with your ownline of clothing and a newCD coming out, but you arestill an employee. You onlyplay 82 games a year. Surethere are practices andinterviews, but everyoneelse in America works fivedays a week, 52 weeks ayear. Once in a while, youshould be able to handledressing respectably.

The dress code is not tooharsh, unjust or preposter-ous.

Marcus Camby of theDenver Nuggets proposedthat the NBA give the play-ers a stipend in order to off-set the costs of this newlyrequired wardrobe. SurelyMarcus Camby, a veteran ofthe league, is making

enough to afford a couplenew shirts and slacks. (Didwe just say slacks? Wemean pants.This dress codestuff is getting to us.)

Even for a rookie, theminimum salary is$398,762, according toNBA.com. Mr. Camby, youcan’t be serious.

The 76’ers’ Allen Iversondisagrees with the dresscode saying players shouldnot be forced to dress alikebecause they don’t playalike.

Mr. Iverson, don’t you alllook alike when you’rewearing that team jersey onthe court?

When you’re off thecourt, you don’t have towear the same thing. Youcould show up wearingdress jeans and a red turtle-neck, while the teammatenext to you is wearing alovely three-piece, ivorycolored suit. Once again -get over it.

So yes, we do heartilyapplaud the NBA’s decisionin implementing the newdress code. Only time willtell if it is effective.

In the meantime, theLopers are preparing forthe basketball season. Themen were picked to finishsecond in the RMAC andthe women fourth in theEast Division. We bet theywill be required to wear“business casual”on certainoccasions. As always, seeyou at the game.

Ben Goetz, Brandon Wright Guest Columnists

NBA dress code:about dang time?

Rich Brodersen is theassistant athletic director atUNK, but what exactly doeshe do?

Brodersen, an alumnus ofUNK, has worked for theuniversity for seven years.He is in charge of coordinat-ing the activities of all 16intercollegiate athleticteams on campus. The ath-letic department does notown the building it ishoused in, so Brodersen hasto schedule practices andgames well in advance.

He is also the liaison to

the Cope Stadiumproject, (formerlyFoster Field), anddirects the activitiesand progress thathave been takingplace there.

A normal day forBrodersen begins atabout 8 a.m. withmeetings, fieldingquestions from

coaches, correctingany problems that heis presented with and

preparing for upcominggames.

For a weeknight volley-ball game, Brodersen stillstarts his day at 8 a.m., butwill not leave until every-thing is finished for thenight.

Throughout the day, hewill continue to work onplanning and taking care ofday-to-day business, butthen at 5:30 p.m., he switchesto game mode.

As the assistant athleticdirector his duties arenumerous, but his priority

during a volleyball game issitting at the announcer’stable.

“I come from a verysports-minded family. Myfather was an athletic direc-tor and broadcaster,”Brodersen said.

As the “voice of theLopers,” Brodersen can beheard announcing during allthe Loper volleyball games.

He never knows whatnew problems or opportuni-ties he will face when hegets to work each day.“Everyday is an adventure,”he said.

While speaking aboutmaking the transition fromattending college to workingin the professional world, hesaid, “My education coveredall the facets and the basicsof broadcasting, but youreport to a teacher. In reallife you have to adapt to sit-uations and people. Nothingis given to you on a goldenplate. I found that out on dayone.”

Megan KulhanekStaff Writer

Name that Loper voice

The UNK men’s andwomen’s cross countryteams competed in theRMAC championships onSaturday, Oct. 22, in Denver,Colo. The Lopers have beenup and down this seasonwith success - last weekendwas the same story.

The women fared well,

placing 6th out of 12 teams,and the men finished 9th outof 11 participating teams.

The top four teams, inboth the men’s and women’schampionships, were thesame. Adams State won, fol-lowed by Western State,Colorado School of Minesand University of Coloradoat Colorado Springs.

Sophomore BrockSteinbrink led the men, fin-ishing 42nd, with a time of

30:23. Sophomore JustinZahller placed 45th, fresh-man Ryan Little came in59th and Senior DanHuffman was 73rd.

Jordan Pallas, anothersophomore, led the women’steam with a 26th-place fin-ish and a time of 26:33.Sophomore Michelle Dillwas close behind, finishing37th, and sophomore AnneMcGovern was ten spotsback in 47th.

Chris ParksStaff Writer

Sophomores lead teamsBehind the UNK sportsscene, winter sports arepreparing for their season.The wrestling and basket-ball teams have been work-ing since the first few weeksof school.

The main aspect of train-ing at this point, for bothteams, is conditioning. Thewrestlers have been liftingand conditioning since thesemester started and arenow beginning daily prac-tices. The team’s first prac-tice is tomorrow.

Head Coach Marc Bauer

said the team was allowedto take a fall break, but theBlue/Gold Dual, the team’sfirst match, is Nov. 5, so themen will need to be readyto compete.

Associate Head Men’sBasketball Coach KevinLofton has his team condi-tioning and lifting weightsas well. Lofton said his menare doing 45 minutes ofweight lifting, supervisedby the strength and condi-tioning coach Jon Larson,and 45 minutes of speedand agility drills.

The team conditions onMondays, Wednesdays andFridays. Tuesdays andThursdays are left for the

players to practice and playon their own.

The women’s team has asimilar routine. The playersare allowed by the NCAA topractice eight hours a weekduring off-season.

Carol Russell, the team’shead coach, said thewomen are lifting and con-ditioning three times aweek and then have twohours of individual skillworkouts with up to fourplayers.

All three teams continueto work hard behind thescenes and soon the hardwork will pay off whenLoper fans can watch theseathletes compete in season.

Brittany JohnsonStaff Writer

Winter sports ready

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Prior to the gameSaturday versus Fort Lewis,the UNK football team hadhigh hopes of making theplayoffs and possibly host-ing a game here in Kearney.

After a 7-1 start, theLopers were on a roll and itseemed as if they couldn’tbe stopped, but theSkyhawks of Fort Lewis hadother ideas, pulling off anupset, 28-22.

After struggling on

offense against Chadron lastweek in a sloppy 20-14 win,the Lopers continued theirwoes, turning the ball overthree times, including a cru-cial 76-yard interceptionreturn for a touchdown inthe third quarter by theSkyhawks Reed Duvall.

Although the Lopers had498 yards of total offense, thethree turnovers were an ulti-mate doom. After beingranked 1st in the RMAC, theoffense, which averaged 39points, only put up 22 pointsagainst Fort Lewis.

The highlight of the game

was when senior widereceiver Richie Ross ofLincoln caught his 14thtouchdown of the year, set-ting yet another UNK recordfor touchdown catches in aseason. He finished thegame with nine catches for164 yards and a touchdown.

The Loper defense hadtheir own problems.

Fort Lewis quarterbackMatt Gutierrez threw for 374yards, connecting with hisfavorite wide receiver, MattWeaver, for 202 yards.

“I felt the time of posses-sion killed us in the gamebecause we couldn’t get ourhigh-powered offense outthere,” freshman defensivetackle Jonathon Cannon ofKilleen, Texas, said. “Itseemed like they knew thescheme we had out thereand executed, but we madesome key mistakes to helpthem out, too.”

The Skyhawks won thetime of possession, 37:17 to22:43.

The Lopers are currently7-2 overall and tied for firstin the RMAC at 5-1. Theymust win their next twogames to have any chance at

the NCAA playoffs.“We just need to win the

next two games and letthings fall into place,” saidwide receiver coach JackTomco. “In order to win, wemust improve our focus anddetermination.”

If the Lopers win the finaltwo regular season games,they will clinch a share ofthe RMAC championship.

The NCAA playoffs is adifferent story. In order tomake the national playoffs, ateam must rank in the topfour in each region. UNK isin the Southwest Region andwas ranked number fourprior to Saturday.

The loss will indeed dropthem, but two of the topthree teams in the region alllost Saturday.

“Making the playoffswould be a nice thing for thecampus and the university,”Karissa Smith, a fan, said. “Ilove watching the Lopersplay and any chance they getto extend their season, I’mall for that!”

After the loss Saturday,the Lopers look to reboundand finish their regular sea-son on a positive note.

Darnell WoodStaff Writer

Lopers lose in a close battle

Photo by Erika DimasLoper quarterback No. 9 Marcus Goldenstein, a senior from Gretna, sets up the offenseagainst Fort Lewis on Saturday, Oct. 22. The Lopers fell short to Fort Lewis, 28-22.

In a survey of 20 UNKstudents, the prospectivewinner of the 2005 MajorLeague World Series isunclear. After tallying thevotes, the Houston Astrosreceived eleven votes andthe Chicago White Soxnine.

Many of the intervieweeswere apathetic towardbaseball in general andeven moreso toward the2005 series. Among the menand women, most of thewomen had to be told whowas vying for the WorldSeries title.

Heidi England, a sopho-more from Doniphanmajoring in elementaryeducations, said, “Who’splaying? I don’t reallywatch much baseball.”

And after being told whowas competing for thechampionship, their deci-sions were not based on sta-tistics, love of a team orplayer dynamics.

Randi Reimers, a sopho-more from Ogallala major-ing in chemistry and pre-med, said, “I don’t know.How about the White Sox?Yeah, that’s who will win.”

Some students believethat the pitching of each

team is going to pullthrough and decide theseries.

Andy Saathoff, a juniorfrom Amherst majoring inbiology, said, “I think theAstros will win it all. Youcan’t go wrong with theirpitching.”

Saathoff expressed hisdisgust as an Astros batterfailed to reachfirst base. Hethen flippedover to anotherchannel.

M i k eEiberger, ajunior from St.Paul majoring inindustrial distri-bution and pre-pharmacy, said,“The White Sox.They’re going towin becausethey have a lot ofheart. They alsohave some really goodpitchers, and by golly, thatjust makes a good team!”

Brad Miller, a juniorfrom LeMars, Iowa, major-ing in chemistry, said, “Ithink the experience factorwill be very important –especially the experiencethe Astros bring in the formof Biggio, Clemens andPettitte. I’m sitting herethinking, what’s the experi-

ence of the White Sox?”Craig Biggio is the

Astros’ 40-year-old secondbasemen, playing in his17th year. Roger Clemens, a43-year-old pitcher, hasbeen playing in the majorleagues for 21 years, andAndy Pettitte, 33, debuted inMajor League Baseball in1995, this being his 10th

year.“A n d

how canyou notc h e e rf o rs o m e -body myd a d ’ sage whois pitch-ing int h eW o r l dSeries?”M i l l e rasked.

Other baseball fans areboycotting the World Seriesin reverence for “their”teams that did not make itto post-season play.

Ben Goetz, a senior mar-keting major and ferventChicago Cubs fan fromOmaha, said, “I’m rootingagainst the White Sox, butthat doesn’t mean I’m root-ing for the Astros. From theperspective of a Cubs fan,

this is a nightmare. Theyaren’t playing, and I can’tcheer for the White Soxbecause they’re from thesouth side of Chicago. Ican’t cheer for the Astros –they’re the division rivals ofthe Cubs.”

Tom Schlund, a seniormajoring in managementinformation systems fromRavenna, said, “I’m boy-cotting the series; I stronglydislike the Chicago WhiteSox, and I strongly dislikethe Houston Astros. I can’troot for either one of theteams.”

Some students have dif-ferent reasons for payingattention to the series.

Luke Saulsberry, a juniororganizational communica-tions major from Auburn,said,“In all actuality, I don’twatch baseball until theWorld Series, and by then ifthe Royals aren’t in it – ohwait, they’re never in it.Then I cheer for whoeverhas the best odds - that’swho I put my $100 on.”

As the series continuesTuesday night in Houston,the Chicago White Sox areleading the series thus far,two games to none. And thestudents of UNK don’tseem to be intent on seeingevery minute of action.

Megan KulhanekStaff Writer

Astros and Sox have few fans

“The White Sox.They’re going towin because theyhave a lot ofheart.”

Mike EibergerSt. Paul junior

Omaha soldier RobPilcher was named theNational Male Athlete of theYear by the NationalCongress of State Games inlate September. Pilcher iscurrently serving in Iraq andplanned his two-week leaveto compete in theCornhusker State Gameswrestling tournament.

Pilcher was chosen toreceive the national award

out of more than 500,000athletes who competed in 40state games throughout thenation. Pilcher’s honor wasearned through his 13 victo-ries, 5 gold medals and 7“Wrestling Iron Man”awards at the CornhuskerState Games. Four differentstyles of wrestling were partof Pilcher’s five gold medals:Greco, Freestyle, Scholasticand Takedown.

This is not the first timethat Pilcher has enjoyed suc-cess at the Cornhusker StateGames; he has a total of 31

overall medals over nineyears of competition. Also,this is not the first time thata Nebraskan has been hon-ored as the National MaleAthlete of the Year.

In the past 12 years, therehave been four Nebraskansto receive the award. KerryMcDermott, Jerry Owen andMike Hafenbrack were thethree Nebraska recipientsprior to Pilcher.

After his two weeks com-peting in the CornhuskerState Games, Pilcherreturned to serve in Iraq

with the Army NationalGuard 313th MedicalCompany.

The female NationalAthlete of the Year wasPatricia Jaffray of Montana.Jaffray is a Billings, Mon.native, who earned theaward after overcomingradiation treatment to getthe bronze medal in the 5Krace of the Big Sky Games.

This information wastaken from a press releasefrom the Cornhusker StateGames.

Chris ParksStaff Writer

Omaha soldier honored

Photo by Erika DimasUNK No. 83 Andrew Baxa, a Crete sophomore, blocks FortLewis defenders for No. 8 Tyler McNitt to run the ball.

The latest region rankings are in and UNK droppedfrom fourth to seventh after its 28-22 loss to Fort Lewis.

In addition to UNK losing, the No. 2 West TexasA&M and No. 3 Tarleton State teams lost Saturday.

Lopers drop threeNebraska DII players of the week: Oct. 10: Rachel Gerdes,Volleyball setterThe Oct. 17 and Oct. 24 players of the week were not

from UNK.

Players of the Week

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During this time she hadblurred vision to the pointthat she said, “It was diffi-cult for me to see at all andmy eyes were always irritat-ed.”

Hadan expressed a posi-tive outlook on her recoveryfrom Guillain-BarreSyndrome, stating that shehas a newfound apprecia-tion for life.

“It was a struggle, and I

would never want to gothrough it again,” she said.“It was a very scary andlonely time for me becauseeveryone was confused withwhat was wrong.”

She mentioned while shewas at Madonna, she met a15-year-old girl who waslearning how to cope withbeing in a wheelchair. Thisgirl made a huge impact onHadan because the conver-sation they shared openedHadan’s eyes.

“The only differencebetween the girl and I wasthat I would walk again, butshe was adjusting to using itfor the rest of her life,”Hadan said.

Hadan claimed thismoment touched her morethan anything ever had.

“My whole attitudechanged, knowing therewere so many people worseoff than me. I wasn’t goingto feel sorry for myself and Iwasn’t going to be heldback from achieving mydreams.”

While in the hospital,

Hadan used her free time tostart a journal telling of herthoughts and experienceswhile dealing with Guillain-Barre.

Hadan said she hopes toone day write a book thatreaches people who havebeen through the battlewith Guillain-Barre. Shesaid the book could helpothers who suffer from thisdisorder and prevent any-one else from feeling aloneand scared like she did.

“As soon as you recog-nize yourself with thesymptoms, let someoneknow immediately,” Hadansaid. “Guillain-BarreSyndrome is a rare syn-drome which can affect anyage, race or origin. If symp-toms are detected early on,a person may have a betterchance at recovery. By thetime I knew something waswrong, I had waited toolong and the disorder hadalready attacked myimmune system.”

Guillain-Barre is anuncommon disorder.

According to Guillain-BarreSyndrome FoundationInternational, it affects onlyone to two in every 100,000people.

Guillain-Barre affectseveryone differently. Some

people suffer eternal paral-ysis and have to be placedon respirators. Other peo-ple, such as Hadan, sufferpartial paralysis and othervarying effects such as mus-

cle pain, numbness in legsand arms and extremefatigue.

There is no cure for thedisorder, but there are ther-apies designed to help therecovery process.

Plamapheresis reducesthe severity and duration ofthe Guillain-Barre episode,and immunoglobulin thera-py, which given at a highdosage, can lessen theimmune attack on the ner-vous system.

Hadan confirmed thatduring her recovery processshe received both treat-ments.

The most alarming andparticularly disturbingaspect of this disorder isdoctors and trained medicalofficials have not deter-mined what causes a personto contract Guillain-Barre.

Doctors believe Hadancontracted Guillain-Barredue to the extreme run-down of her immune sys-tem while she was sick withmono one year prior to con-tracting Guillain-Barre.

Hadan continues tostruggle with the after-effects of Guillain-Barre. Itis not known what will hap-pen with Hadan’s health,but she is determined to behappy.

In December of 2004Hadan received her degreein elementary education,and is currently an assistantteacher at Cedar Hollow inGrand Island.

“I just want to feel nor-mal again, and until I do, Iwill continue to work hardon staying healthy,” Hadansaid.

To learn more aboutGuillain-Barre Syndromeand treatments for the dis-order you can visit theNational Institute ofNeurological Disorders andStroke online atwww.ninds.nih.gov/disor-ders/gbs.htm and theGuillain-Barre SyndromeFoundation Internationalonline atwww.gbsfi.com/overview.html

Hadan

Continued from page 1

Photo by Joyce GrimManon May Hadan grad-uates from UNK in 2004.

“Guillain-BarreSyndrome is arare syndromewhich can affectany age, race ororigin.”

Manon May HadanUNK graduate in 2004

Nebraska Democrats arepreparing for the 2006 elec-tions by going back to thebasics of politics – a strongorganization of volunteersat the grassroots level in allcounties and precincts.

Area Democrats metSaturday at the NebraskanStudent Union to train forall aspects of grassrootsactivism and to prepare forwinning elections in 2006.

The event, sponsored bythe Nebraska DemocraticParty, was held to assistcandidates and volunteersin building a local partyinfrastructure, politicalcommunications and com-munity organizing.

Sixteen people were inattendance for the training,according to BuffaloCounty Chair JeanneButler.

Butler, who is also thedirector of the Center forTeaching Excellence atUNK, said the goal of theNebraska Democratic Partyis to be competitive in allcounties and precincts innext year’s midterm elec-tions.

In recent elections,Nebraska Democrats havefocused on resources in themetro areas of Omaha andLincoln.

This strategy has costelections for Democratsand is changing at the stateand national level sinceformer Vermont governorHoward Dean became thechair of the DemocraticNational Convention.

“In 2004, the DemocraticParty had a strategy offocusing on swing states,”Butler said. “Obviously,that didn’t work too well.Dean recognizes thatDemocrats have to beactive in all states.”

Since Dean becamechairman, the nationalparty has put a strongemphasis on county andprecinct level organizationdevelopment, which hasmanifested into the “96County Strategy” inNebraska.

This strategy calls for astrong base of volunteers inall counties in order to onceagain be competitive in thestate, and to presentNebraskans an alternativemessage.

“People have been veryreceptive of the change inthe party approach,” Butlersaid. “The way the currentDemocratic Party is goingdoes not reflect a lot of thevalues of many Democrats.This is an opportunity tosupport candidates whoshare our values.”

Nebraskan Democraticcandidates were in atten-dance at the event inKearney.

Larry Harvey of McCookis a candidate for the 44thLegislative District andScott Kleeb is theDemocratic candidate forthe 3rd CongressionalDistrict seat being vacatedby Rep. Tom Osborne.

Kleeb believes that it isimportant for Democrats toget back to the basics ofpolitics that the party usedfor past successes.

“It was Tip O’ Neill whosaid ‘all politics is local.’Theplace where governmentinteracts with people is atthe local level,”Kleeb said.

Kleeb is embracing thenew strategies of theDemocratic Party.

He plans on having astrong volunteer base in all69 3rd District counties.

He plans on meetingwith Nebraskans frommany different back-grounds during his cam-paign in simple “coffeeshop”forums.

“The party needs toremember that politics islocal. We need to listen topeople, in places we arepopular and not. Wehaven’t gone into a lot ofplaces in WesternNebraska for a long time,”Kleeb said.

For more informationabout the plans andprogress of the DeomcraticParty in Nebraska or waysto become involved, visitwww.nebraskademocrats.org

Jared BlantonStaff Writer

Democratsprepare for2006 elections

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