Muhammad Ali versus JoeFrazier. Red Sox versusYankees. Biggie versus Tupac.Now, Kanye West versus 50Cent. These two are the best intheir respective fields and rivalsto boot.

On Sept. 11, 2007, bothhip-hop heavyweights droppedalbums. Along with it came awhirlwind of media coverage.The two appeared face-to-faceon the cover of Rolling Stone,and in countless other mediasources.

Much of the hysteria behindtheir showdown came from 50Cent calling out Kanye in theweeks leading up to the releasedate. He was quoted saying hewould retire if Kanye’s albumbeat him in the first week ofsales. West pushed up hisrecord-release date two weeks tocoincide with 50 Cent’s.Needless to say, the stage wasset.

According to the BillboardTop 100 website, Kanye West’salbum “Graduation” soldapproximately 437,000 copies,

while 50 Cent’s album “Curtis”was approximated at only310,000 units.

Kearney, however, is anexception to the national trend.Matt Skiles, a UNK senior andmanager at Hastings Books,Music and Video, told theAntelope that as of Wednesday,September 12, “Graduation”had only sold 17 copies com-pared with 22of “Curtis.” Hethought Kanyewould make apush towardsthe end of theweek, eventu-ally beating out50 Cent for topdog.

K a m a r uUsman, as o p h o m o r e ,said, “Kanyewill sell more.His album ismore personal,in-depth.”Jared Muzzey, a sophomore atUNK, noted 50 Cent’s ‘street-cred’ as a reason he was more ofa fan. He said, “I believe 50Cent will sell more because he’sfrom the streets, son.”

This is a major point of con-

tention for many fans of 50Cent. 50 Cent, born CurtisJackson, took the rap industryby storm in early 2003 with hisfirst album “Get Rich or DieTryin’,” when he opened up tothe media about being shot ninetimes.

Kanye West, on the otherhand, grew up in suburban-Chicago with both parents in the

home. This isevident in thetwo rappers’styles.

50 Centdelivers a raw,f r o m - t h e -streets brand oflyrics, whileKanye West ismuch moreradio-friendly. The new

albums do notstray fromtheir very dif-ferent, pre-e s t a b l i s h e d

styles. Kanye raps about dealingwith fame, while 50 Cent’salbum is a dark, introspective setof tracks.

“I want the number onespot,” Kanye told RollingStone’s Joe Levy. “It’s the era of

MySpace, where everyone’stheir own superstar,” West said.

50 Cent, on the other hand,is striving to be accepted moreas an artist than a arena-filler.

“At the same time, from acreative standpoint, do youmake it totally for them [theMySpace generation], or do yougive something that’s a reflec-tion of where you are as anartist?”

Levy, on his “New MusicTuesday” segment, available onRollingstone.com, said, “Rightnow I like the Kanye record alittle better, but when it gets darkand things get a little grim, orwhen I want to get charged up inthe morning I’ll probably likethe 50 Cent record better. It’stougher, it’s meaner, and it’s cer-tainly more interesting than any-one would have you believe.”

No matter which camp youbelong to, look for these twoartists to be battling for years tocome.

As far as 50 Cent’s retire-ment goes, it is safe to say nomatter how long his hiatus lasts,you can be sure he will notremain “retired” forever. Fameis an addictive thing: just askKanye West.

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Photo by Jim LanganMatt Skiles, a manager at Hastings bookstore and a senior at UNK, contemplates which CD is a better buy.

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Rap giants square offKanye and 50 cent compete for CD sales

UptownArts

FestivalThis Saturday, Sept. 22, a

rare event will be takingplace. The Uptown ArtsFestival will take over down-town Kearney. Local artists,musicians, filmmakers andpoets will gather on theBricks for an all day experi-ence.

Put together by theKearney Area Arts Guild,along with help from the staffof the Tumbleweed, the fullslate of events will kick-off at10 a.m. and will run all theway until midnight.

The event will featureUNK students and faculty, aswell as other artists and musi-cians from the Midwest. “Itwill be all inclusive when itcomes to the types of art ondisplay,” said Lucas Wright, astaff member of theTumbleweed.

This festival is a projectunique to Kearney that beganthree years ago with thevision of a local artist andgallery owner, Linda Shaw.Though no longer involved,the event has lived on withthe vision of the KearneyArea Arts Guild, morenotably, Kate Benzel andMary Johanns.

The event will be quiteeclectic with a wide range ofmusic and art. Support thelocal art and music scene bycoming out and enjoying theevent.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

MUSIC11 a.m. Allison Hedge

Coke & Students11:30 Dr. Nabb Sax

QuartetNoon Michael

Woolworth12:30 Evan & Grant1:00 Carillon Readers &

Barbara Emrys1:30 Dustin Stover2:00 Austin Howard2:30 Tornado Dale3:00 Charles Fort3:30 Gene Fendt4:00 Paul4:30 Caleb6:00 Me, You and Paul6:30 OK Sisters7:00 Hacks7:30 Butcher’s Son8:00 Earth Factory8:30 Beefalo9:00 Lyndale9:30 Bliss O’C10:00 Coyote Bones10:30 Bob Roberts11:00 Bombs Burst11:30 DJ Kame

ARTISTS & LOCATIONSDelora Hall:

RefindJeni Homan & Art Pierce:

ElementsBen Allen:

Platte Valley BreweryRuth Ann Bellman:

Antiques & CastawaysKatrina Florell :

Pampered & PolishedNadine & Phil Fahrlander:

Attic on the BricksDeonne Hinz:

Kearney CyclingSue Henkins:

ABC Drug Co.Susan Hart:

YandasDustin Stover:

Thunderhead BreweryJoanna Sheen:

Solid RockBarbara Spanger:

Pallas Music

This year, UNK’s BuddySystem will be undergoing severalchanges. It will still run fromThursday through Saturday, butinstead of the hours being from 11p.m. to 3 a.m, it will be scaled backto 11 p.m. to 2 a.m.

The Buddy Sysem has been runby student volunteers in the pastbut as of this year, the BuddySystem is partnering with theKearney Cab Company. UNK stu-dents can call for a ride from offcampus to their residence hall byshowing their UNK ID.

The Buddy System number

will be the same as the number forthe Kearney Cab Company whichis (308) 234-6725. It is still a “noquestions asked” organization.

For those who are not familiarwith the Buddy System, this is howit works. Students call the numberand let the cab driver know theirlocation. Once the cab arrives, thestudent will be required to presenthis UNK ID. The cab drivers needto see a student ID only in order toverify that the person is indeed aUNK student.

The cab drivers will only giverides to UNK students from offcampus locations to the student’son-campus location.

In 1985, there was a UNK foot-ball game on the evening of

Parent’s Day. A member of the PhiDelta Theta fraternity had beendrinking and his fraternity brothersdid not want him to drive. Theyhid his car keys.

When he passed out, his frater-nity brothers left for an eveningbarn party located outside ofKearney. The Phi Delta awoke tofind his fraternity brothers gone.

The student had found his keysand was trying to drive out to theparty when he hit another fraterni-ty brother and his date in a head-on collision. He was killed instant-ly and his Phi Delta Theta brotherin the other car was crippled forlife.

The Phi Delts approachedKearney State College, asking if

there was anything that could bedone to prevent this from happen-ing to other students.

In response to this request,KSC started the Buddy System in1988. This program is supported byAnheuser Busch to promoteresponsible use of alcohol and pro-vide a safe ride home.

The Buddy System is here tokeep UNK students safe frommaking a potentially fatal decision.

If you have any questions, callResidential and Greek Life at 865-8519.

The information above wasprovided by Chris Hein and JoelHochstein, assistant hall directors.

Ben WebbAntelope News Staff

Buddy system gets a faceliftNew and improved way of staying safe

Kanye will sell more.His album is morepersonal, in-depth.

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Congress has approved theCollege Cost Reduction and AccessAct of 2007 helping to make thedream of higher education a realityfor most low- and middle-incomestudents.

The legislation, which has yet tobe signed by President Bush, wouldimplement several student loan pro-gram reforms designed to eliminatewaste and mismanagement and also:

* Increase the Pell Grant pro-gram by $12 billion;

* Cut interest rates on subsidizedstudent loans in half;

* Create new TEACH grants toprovide financial support for thoseentering the teaching profession;and

* Create an Asian American andPacific Islander Higher EducationServing Institution designation.

The following statement can beattributed to Reg Weaver, presidentof the National EducationAssociation, and Anthony Daniels,chair of the NEA Student Program:

“This legislation is so importantfor the teaching profession,” saidWeaver.

“We are losing talented collegeand university students who want toteach and would make wonderfuleducators but can’t afford to enterthe classroom because of staggeringstudent loan debt and low pay. Ourstudents and public schools can’tafford to lose those who wouldmake good teachers. I urgePresident Bush to sign this legisla-tion into law and help us ensure allchildren have great public schools.”

“I am living proof that this legis-lation is needed,” said Daniels.“After completing my undergradu-ate education, I owed more in stu-dent loans than I was scheduled tomake as a starting teacher.Unfortunately, my situation is notunique but, in fact, is becoming thenorm. We need this legislation, andI urge President Bush to sign it intolaw.”

Photo by Garrett RitonyaAndy Bednar, a three-year starter for the UNK Men’s golf team and anRMAC preseason All-Conference selection.

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Medical Center has received twogrants totaling $255,445 from theUniversity of Nebraska Foundationto acquire and upgrade researchequipment. The annual grants aremade available from unrestricteddonations to the foundation.

“These grants help enhance theinfrastructure required to supportnationally competitive research pro-grams,” said Paula Turpen, Ph.D.,UNMC director of researchresources.

“This funding helps to increaseour prominence as a health sciencescenter and allows the university tofurther advance the frontiers of sci-ence and technology,” Turpen said.

Over the past 10 years, fundingfor research has increased at theUNMC campus, from about $27million in 1997 to $80 million lastyear—a span of 10 years.

“The NU Foundation awards areespecially important during periodswhen the budget of the NationalInstitutes of Health is static ordeclining, such as we are now expe-riencing,” Dr. Turpen said.

“We are proud of our accom-plishment in attracting researchfunding, but since research growth isdependent on providing investiga-tors access to quality equipment inthe medical center’s research corefacilities, these awards become evenmore valuable.”

• Automated Tissue MicroarraySystem ($200,000): Prostate canceris the most frequently diagnosedmalignancy in North Americanmen, the second leading cause ofcancer death in men, and a majorhealth issue in the western world.

A tissue microarray, currently notavailable at UNMC, will be used tostudy the connection betweeninflammation and prostate cancer. Astrong connection between localinflammation and cancer risk hasbeen shown for other types of can-cer, but there is little informationwith respect to this specific malig-nancy.

• Ultramicrotome ($55,445):Extremely thin slices of tissue areneeded before they can be evaluatedusing a high-power electron micro-scope, a tool that magnifies imagesup to 60,000 times by passing anelectron beam through a very thinslice of tissue. These thin slices canonly be made with a tool called amicrotome, which uses diamondknives to cut precisely.

A new ultramicrotome willreplace a 20-year-old device in theCore Electron Microscopy Facility,which currently supports 15 investi-gators who receive annual fundingof $11.8 million and conductresearch programs in cancer, dia-betes, nanomedicine, respiratorydisease, genetics, neuroscience,infectious diseases and bioterrorism.

The University of NebraskaFoundation’s grants committeeawarded eight grants, including theUNMC grants, across the universitytotaling $1.16 million for 2007-2008.

Robb CrouchDorothy Endacott

New grants for UNMC

MONA will begin its“Third Thursday” seriesnext Thursday at 7 p.m.The series will feature asampler of artists and per-formers from the Kearneyarea.

Featured events forThursday, Sept. 27 include:

• Brett Howsden per-forming musical selections

• ‘Picture This’: JackKarraker, retired UNK artprofessor and EmeritusMONA Board Membergives a bit of history behindthe art collection.

• Gayle Smallcomb,UNK forensics student, pre-senting a selection from“California.”

• Charles Peek perform-ing the poetry of CarlSandburg featuring EmceeDoug Holmes.

There will be a briefsocial time with lightrefreshments. MONA'sMuseum Shop is open foraudience members. Visitorsmay enjoy viewing currentMONA exhibitions as well.

The event will run from 7p.m. to 8 p.m.

College CostReduction Actgives manyopportunities

Maddie Knodel is a small-towngirl with a big heart.

A native of a town of only 1,500people, Knodel transferred to UNKafter completing a year at SterlingCollege, a small school in the heartof Kan.

“St. Francis, Kan. was too smalland sheltered for me,” Knodel said.

Although Knodel is currentlymajoring in business administrationwith success, she plans to switch toa major in social work to better ful-fill her true passion—helping peo-ple.

Knodel first realized she wantedto pursue a career in which shecould make a difference in people’slives after visiting her sister in DesMoines, Iowa, where she had achance to volunteer at a homelessshelter. She not only cared for the

people physically by nourishingtheir bodies with a hot meal andhelping provide a place to sleep, butperhaps more importantly, she had achance to see these people for whothey really were.

“What people think of them isso different than what the case usu-ally is,” Knodel said.

In addition to her time at theshelter, Knodel volunteered in whatbecame a makeshift shelter during ablizzard in her hometown inKansas. After the roads were block-aded due to the weather, Knodel'shigh school was turned into a safespot where she helped bring provi-sions such as blankets and games to

approximately 500 stranded people. “I enjoyed playing with the kids

and helping people remain calmduring their time of need,” Knodelsaid.A third life-changing experiencefor Knodel that helped her realize

her desire to be a good role modelfor others in need involved her timeat AWANAS, a church-sponsoredyouth group.

Knodel said a leader known asMs. Betty made a lasting impressionon her. Through her work withAWANA, Knodel was able to workwith an underprivileged little girlnamed Stephanie.

Knodel said it was clear from hertimid demeanor that Stephanie did-n’t have anyone at home that caredenough about her to encourage orreassure her.

“I was inspired by my ability tomake a difference in her life,”Knodel said.

Knodel saw a vast change asStephanie came out of her shell anddisplayed her talents and abilities. “Ihated knowing she had to go backto being in the shadows with a fam-ily who would never know the girlthat she could be,” Knodel said.

UNK offers several programsthat allow students to follow inKnodel’s footsteps. Take the initia-tive and enjoy the reward of helpingothers.

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Voting for the Democratic Partyin a traditionally red state can be alonely experience. Nebraska, pri-marily represented by Republicansand historically committed to con-servative values, isn’t known for itsnumber of registered Democrats.

This begs the question: Wherecould a liberal Loper find like-minded individuals in the state ofNebraska? Look no further than theUNK Democrats.

The UNK Democrats is a stu-dent organization involved in poli-tics on a local, state and nationallevel. The group serves politicalinterests of the students involved aswell as offering the opportunity tonetwork with other individuals whoare drawn to the field of politics.The group meets bi-weekly and isspearheaded by 21-year-oldElizabeth Weaver, a PoliticalScience major from Maywood, Neb.

Weaver is the president of theUNK Democrats, and said that sheis responsible for guiding the group,conducting meetings and ensuringthat the organization takes an activerole on campus and in the commu-nity. Weaver is also involved withThe Nebraska Young Democrats(NYD), a chartered chapter of theYoung Democrats of America. Thegroup consists of college chapters atUNO, UNL, UNK and HastingsCollege. There are also high schoolchapters in the state, most of themin Omaha and Lincoln. The mainpurpose of the group is to recruityoung Democrats and organizeevents that bring all state chapterstogether.

Weaver serves as the NationalCommitteewoman for the NYD.Her responsibilities in this postinclude raising money and being avoting delegate of the YoungDemocrats of America NationalCommittee. She is also strongly

involved in organizing statewideevents and recruiting young votersfrom Nebraska’s third district.

Weaver and the UNKDemocrats have several ambitiousprojects on tap for the year. Theclosest is a trip to Indianola, Iowaand the Harkin Steak Fry.Attending the Harkin Steak Frywill give students a chance to meetPresidential candidates HillaryClinton, Barack Obama, JohnEdwards, Bill Richardson, JosephBiden and Chris Dodd.

“Basically, you can pay $35 to goto Iowa, eat steak, and meet everyDemocratic Presidential candidate.It should be a good time!” Weaversaid.

Other projects include a booth atthe Student Organization Fair andthe annual Young Democrats ofAmerica Conference in Nov.Weaver also said she plans to host avoter registration drive later thisyear.

The fall semester holds a lot forthe UNK Democrats, who are look-ing to expand membership andcampus activities. Students interest-ed in joining the organization canstart by attending a meet-ing.Meetings are held in the CedarRoom of the Student Union on the1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month,and begin at 8:30 p.m.

When asked the benefits ofbelonging to the UNK Democrats,Weaver said that it was a greatopportunity to have a group offriends who share the same inter-ests.

The group also offers student achance to become more politicallyinvolved with the Democratic Partyin the community, the state and thenation.

"Being part of the group is agood way to network with otherpolitical individuals, who can bevery beneficial contacts in thefuture. Plus, it is a fun group to be apart of!” Weaver said.

Josh MoodyAntelope Staff Writer

UNK Democratsbusy withnearingelections

Chartwells’ breakfast: formerlythe final stronghold against medioc-rity and blandness. Though it wasonce hailed as the superior meal ofthe day, the Chartwells breakfastprogram seems to have beendragged down into the depths of thesub-par by its disgruntled “lunchand supper” brethren.

I live off campus and still wish toenjoy the breakfast on campus oncein awhile (well, I used to). Today Iwalked into Chartwells and paid$5.08 for breakfast and was sorelydisappointed with what I found (ormore precisely, did not find).

Let us backtrack for a moment.It is necessary for the reader tounderstand that my favorite break-fast items are as follows: eggs andhash browns covered with meltedcheese and some gravy on top (witha roll on the side), two bowls of cere-al, two glasses of milk, one glass ofMountain Dew, and a glass of water(also, a glass of orange juice assum-ing there is no “toothpaste taste”leftover from my morning beautify-ing session). This is truly a heartybreakfast designed to power anintense video game player throughan entire day of adventuring.

At 9:40 a.m., I entered theCommons and was shocked to findthat the hash browns were all gone,and that the gravy had “run out” ear-lier. The cook explained that it was“almost lunch time and the breakfastitems are being pulled off thecounter to make room.” So instead

of the hearty breakfast that I men-tioned previously, I ate the follow-ing: cold eggs, room-temperatureFrench toast, sausage links (not pat-ties) that had grown an extra layer ofgrease, a breakfast roll that was any-thing but soft, and a bowl of gener-ic brand Rice Krispies (because

Chartwells no longer has Cheerios,for some reason).

I am upset. The Chartwellsschedule says that breakfast runsfrom 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. I did not seean addendum on the sign that read,“GOOD breakfast from 7 a.m. to9:30 a.m., and CRUMMY leftoversfrom 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.” At least asign like that would have saved mefrom raising my hopes too high. Iunderstand that there must be timeallotted to prepare the lunch and toremove the breakfast items, but thecooks could have at least offered tomake me a single serving of what Iwanted that day. Chartwells used tooffer custom-made omelets. This

would not have required a monu-mental effort, as the Commons werenot exactly bustling with activitytowards the end of breakfast.Instead I paid $5.08 to eat some-thing that I could have found in myrefrigerator.

I am an old fogy as far as stu-dents go, and I recall the annualopen forum I attended a few yearsago where students were allowed tovoice their concerns about the mealprogram. The general consensus wasthat the meals were not warmenough at times, the service hoursdidn’t fit students’ needs, the “week-end” meals were carelessly made,and the “improved appearance” ofthe Commons was merely glazingover a myriad of other problems.Regarding those aesthetics, I quoted“improved” because I see no reasonfor the décor to portray sports thatdo not even exist at UNK. Lacrosse?Judo? Please.

It seems that the vast majority ofproblems that were “addressed” arenow resurfacing. It is the opinion ofthis “eating expert” (as you canplainly see) that the campus shouldseriously consider other options thenext time Chartwells’ contractcomes up for renewal. They havebeen given several chances to provethemselves, and though they thinktheir contract is safe because thenew students are unaware of thepast, a few of us old folks remain,and see history repeating itself.

Someone once said, “All thingstend toward atrophy and chaos.”Unfortunately this author (whosename escapes me) was right in thisparticular case.

Mike AdelmanEditorial Columnist/Cartoonist

Adelman gets servedChartwells breakfast experience ‘sub-par’

They have been givenseveral chances toprove themselves.

Mike AdelmanEditorial Columnist/Cartoonist

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Playing a sport is one of thebest ways to build good relation-ships between people of differentcultures for one simple reason:borders don’t exist on the playingfield. People are different in socialsituations, but sports have thesame rules and use the sameequipment all over the world.

Juan Carlos Guzman,assistant director of the office ofmulticultural affairs, said, “Socceris the most popular sport inMexico because soccer is reallycheap. Players only need a soccerball to play.”

Guzman said, “We playedsoccer on the street because wehad no other place to play.”

Sometimes money is themost important factor that deter-mines which sports are popular ineach country.

Guzman said, “Thedifference between sports inAmerica and in Mexico is thecultural aspect, and America ismore competitive than Mexico.”Guzman has seen all generationsof American people competeagainst their rivals. American ath-letes try to be champions on everylevel of their career.

Guzman said, “In Mexico, wealso play to win, but generally weplay sports more recreationally.We play sports to exercise or weplay with our family and friendsfor fun. If we join sports clubs orenter a tournament, it is a friendly

game, not competitive.”Guzman noted that

Americans are taught to be morecompetitive. This cultural differ-ence is related not only to sports,but also to American society as awhole. Americans compete inevery situation from business tosport.

Takaaki Inaba, secretary ofJapanese Association at Kearneysaid, “The biggest differencebetween America and Japan issports are a form ofentertainment. In Japan, baseballis the most popular sport. Noother sport has more influencethan baseball.”

Inaba said, “Americans takefor granted the amount of placesto play. In Japan, they don’t haveenough spaces for kids to play theway kids do in the United States.America is blessed with room inthe environment for sports.”

There is a big difference insports marketing too. Americanshave professional and collegiateathletic teams, plus different levelsof amateur and competitive sports.There are sport marketersemployed to promote each team.

Sports reflect the differentattitudes, ideas, values and goals ofa culture. Friendly competitionbreaks down borders. While theworld struggles with differencesbetween people, sports are a wayfor humans to relate to each otherall over the world.

SPORTSBreaking the Culture Barrier

Koji KuwaharaSports Columnist

The UNK Loper volleyball

team split games this weekend, los-

ing Friday night to Colorado-

Colorado Springs but bounced

back to beat Regis on Saturday.

The Lopers, now 11-3 and 3-1 in

the RMAC, struggled Friday

against the Colorado Springs

Mountain Lions, losing in three

straight sets, 26-30, 21-30, 23-30.

UNK hit only .017 as five Lopers

hit negative en route to UCCS’ first

win over UNK in 17 attempts. The

blue and gold came up short at the

net, collecting only four team

blocks and committing 11 service

errors.

“We didn’t really come out

focused and ready to compete, so

they took advantage of that,” said

Nikki Scott, sophomore middle

hitter. Scott continued her domi-

nant performance, slamming 13

kills on 23 swings and hitting a

team-high .435. The Broken Bow

native’s outstanding performances

were recognized as she was recently

named the RMAC East Division

Player of the Week for September

10. “It’s a great honor for me, but I

look at it as not being able to do it

without my team,” said Scott.

“Everyone’s been playing well in

order for me to be honored like

that.”

Sophomore libero Kelli Wemhoff

had a match-high 17 digs for the

Lopers.

UNK came out ready to play

Saturday night in Denver as they

took on Regis University. The

Lopers won 3-1 sets with scores of

20-30, 30-16, 30-25, 30-23, as they

beat Regis for the 18th straight

time. “We tried a new lineup so

once we got the hang of that, we

started playing together and play-

ing the volleyball we know we can,”

said Scott.

The blue and gold squad had a

season-high 14 team blocks and 12

service aces as they held Regis to a

.088 hitting effort on the night. Jeri

Walkowiak, freshman hitter from

Grand Island, was credited with 11

of those blocks while Emily

Christen, sophomore from

Anselmo, stuffed six in her first

start of the season.

Walkowiak and Erica Burson,

sophomore outside hitter from

Gretna, each turned in a double-

double performance. Walkowiak

had 11 kills and 11 blocks while

Burson had a team-high of 15 kills

and 10 digs. Christen turned in a

solid effort with eight kills, six

blocks, and three service aces. Scott

chipped in nine kills and three

blocks while Wemhoff had a team-

high 11 digs and six service aces.

The Lopers travel to Chadron

Tuesday and will be back home

Saturday to host Colorado School

of Mines. Serve’s up at 7 p.m. at the

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Most of the faces remain thesame from last year as the Lopersenter into a new tennis season. But,the biggest change for the 2007-08season is that UNK has added atennis ‘lifer’ as head coach.

Meet Kent Shultz, a self-pro-claimed tennis ‘lifer’ who has spentthe last 32 years working with kids.Shultz was a tennis pro for 25 yearsbefore spending the last seven yearswith the USTA Missouri ValleySection in addition to teaching ten-nis lessons between five to tenhours a week.

Shultz was hired at the begin-ning of August, but has really hitthe ground running in a shortamount of time. Schultz chose toaccept the position so close to thestart of the school year, because he“always wanted to coach at the col-lege level”.

He also said he decided tocome to UNK because of his rela-tionship with the Nebraska Tennis

Association and also the opportuni-ty that UNK itself presented.

Starting with the fall seasonfor UNK, Shultz said that he wasexcited about trips to Marysville,Mo. for the women and the mengoing to Topeka, Kan. among theother tournaments that make upthe fall schedule.

Schultz said both squads will bevery strong this coming season withall the returning talent.

Will he keep UNK at thesame level as the last couple of sea-sons? Schultz said UNK is in goodshape based on the additions toboth teams.

On the men’s side, the Loperswill be replacing one senior. Shultzsaid UNK adds two strong playersto the roster this year, CarlosEspinosa from Bogotá, Columbiaand Stefan Voight from Red Wing,Minn.

The women are adding two solidplayers to a pretty experienced vet-eran’s roster. Joining the team thisyear are Sophomore Katie-MaryOuthwaite from Konjonup,Western Australia and Marcelle

Strydom, who finished No. 2 in thestate tennis tournament from

Holdrege, Neb.On the men’s team, Shultz

said, they are loaded 1-10 but senior

William Jacome is ranked No. 2 inthe region. On the women’s side

Shultz said they have atough eight players, which isan improvement from lastyear, when he said they hadmaybe six or seven.

Schultz said the team willbe stronger regardless ofwho they compete againstdue to both teams beingmore prepared.

Sizing up the RMACthis year, Shultz said UNKshould be strong as far ascompetition, but thinks histeams will do fine.

With all the good thingsto say about his team, canthey be a national con-tender? Schultz said maybea regional this year, butprobably a few years awayfrom being a national con-

tender.With great talent, both

new and returning, Shultzsaid he has very high expectationsfor the men’s and women’s teamsthis spring.

Kayla R. LairdAntelope Staff Writer

Lopers get an AceKent Shultz named new tennis coachMike J. VamosiAntelope Staff Writer

Kent SchultzPhoto courtesy of Callie Erickson

The Tri-City Storm of the

United States Hockey Leagueannounced last week that ViaeroWireless has agreed to be the sea-son-long presenting sponsor of thehockey team. The agreement marksthe first time that a USHL organi-zation will have a “presenting spon-sor.”

“We are very pleased to haveViaero Wireless as a presentingsponsor of the hockey team,” GregShea, the Storm’s vice president ofoperations, said. “Adding Viaero tothe mix of sponsorship partners,many of which have been with theteam for seven years, provides mon-etary and promotional support nec-essary to operate at a high level.Viaerl’s dedication to event market-ing will be a noticeable addition toour fan base.”

According to team officials theterms of the partnership agreementtotal roughly one million dollarsover the course of a five-year con-tract and includes numerous aspectsboth inside and out of the FirsTierEvent Center.

The agreement includes anumber of marketing components.Viaero Wireless will be featured onall Storm advertising and printedmaterials. In addition to prominent

in-arena advertising and promo-tional activities, numerous stormplayers will be featured in ViaeroWireless’ ad campaigns throughoutthe year. Viaero will also be the pre-senting sponsor for the Storm’sopening night on Oct. 12 when thecompany will distribute Stormy

bobble heads to the first 2,000Storm fans through the doors.

“Presenting sponsorships willbe a new trend in sports and, aswith all aspects of our business, we

want to be on the cutting edge, bethe leader,” Viaero Wireless ownerFrank DiRico said. “As the present-ing sponsor of the Tri-City Stormthis will allow us to additionallyhelp the Storm through our sales,marketing and advertising relation-ships.”

The multi-level marketingagreement will extend the Stormbrand presence in Viaero retaillocations throughout the state.Additionally, Viaero will have a

satellite retail location at theFirsTier Event Center, with operat-ing hours extended beyond Stormgames and other entertainmentevents.

“The opportunity to furtherbrand two companies through onepartnership is the ultimate achieve-ment in sports marketing,” Sheasaid. “The Storm wants to sell moretickets and Viaero wants to furtherbrand their products and servicesand this unique approach is a hugestep for both entities.”

Viaero Wireless has its homeoffice in Fort Morgan, Colo. andconnects Nebraska nationwide withsuperior wireless, data and internetservice. Viaero Wireless has a com-mitment to building and owningmore towers in Nebraska than anyother company. It currently con-nects Nebraska to 93,000 towersnationwide.

“The best part of the relation-ship is that we can help and becomeand integral part of the Nebraskaway of life. It is great to be associat-ed with a winning organization andthe Storm’s enthusiastic fans here inNebraska,” DiRico said. “Viaero ishonored to have thi very uniquerole in sports and Nebraska.”

Viaero presents Storm

Photos by GarrettRitonya

Andy Bednar linesup his putt on No.18 at KearneyCountry Club, a340-yard par 4.Bednar is one ofthe few returninggolfers from lastyear’s team thatcaptured a birth inthe SuperRegionals.

Frank DiRico and Michelle Stencel of Viaero Wireless are present a jer-sey from Storm Vice President of Operations, Greg Shea.Photo courtesy of Scott Trautman, Storm Director of Marketing and Media Relations

Volleyball splits

Bednar, a junior fromSioux Falls, SD, sinks aputt from close range onNo. 18 at KearneyCountry Club. Bednarwas an RMAC All-Conference Preseasonselection, the only golferfrom the Lopers to receivethis honor.

Women’s Volleyball9.22 Colorado Mines Kearney 7 P.M.9.25 UNO Kearney 7 P.M.Men’s Golf9.23-25 RMAC Cross Over #2 Mankato, MNWomen’s Tennis9.21-23 ITA Women’s Regional Maryville, MO All day

The Lopers had no problem prov-ing they owned the turf when they shutout Fort Lewis on Saturday.

This year marked the end of FortLewis’ three year winning streak over theLopers. Revenge was long past due. FortLewis returned to Colorado with noth-ing to show except bruises, worn outbodies, and the look of defeat.

The Lopers dominated their open-ing RMAC conference football game asdefeating the Skyhawks 61-0.

UNK was ranked No. 2 in the pre-season picks and improved their recordto 2-1, while Fort Lewis, who wasranked number three, dropped to 0-2.

“It was basically us and them[Skyhawks] neck and neck in the presea-son rankings,” said red-shirt freshmanrunning back Brendan Liess. “This gamedefinitely gave us a lot of confidence forour upcoming RMAC games, as well asdetermination to compete at our bestability.”

From start to finish, this game wasin the hands of the Lopers. After FortLewis fumbled the opening kickoff,junior defensive end Nate Reicks camethrough and tackled the Skyhawks run-ning back, granting the Lopers a safety.

After a great rushing game againstWayne State the week before with 275yards, the Lopers improved to carryingthe ball 51 times for 360 yards and fivescores. This total was marked down as

the sixth highest in school history andthe most since the Lopers attempted fora 599 yard school-record againstChadron State.

Scoring onfive of their sixpossessions in thefirst half, theLopers were up33-0 at halftime.Starting runningback Jake Richardscarried the ball 21times for 147 yardsand added twoscores. These num-bers pushedRichards over theone hundred markfor the fourth timein his college career.

Liess made quite a statement dur-ing the game after a red-shirt season lastyear. As backup running back, he rushedeight times for 70 yards and one score.Adding to his stats, Liess had four catch-es for 75 yards and another touchdownfrom 44 yards out, which came from ashort pass from junior quarterback,Justin Arellano.

“It felt good getting into the endzone. I became more confident withmyself and how I was playing,” Liesssaid.

Senior Tyler McNitt and juniorEric Myrick both contributed to UNK’sscore by catching touchdowns early inthe game. Starting quarterback DennisHavrilla also added 66 yards on eightcarries.

In the fourth quarter, moving overfrom receiver and picking up 66 yards onten carries was fifth year senior, Tony

Wilson. Scoring after a37-yard run down theright sideline, Wilsonreceived his first touch-down as a Loper.

“Offensively ourtwo-back [play] workedthe best for us. That iswhen we have two run-ning backs in the back ofthe field. We controlledthe line of scrimmagevery well also,” Liesssaid.

The Loper defenseheated up the field aswell. UNK starters

played only about two and a half quartersbefore coaches put in some new players.Red-shirt freshman Chris Rotering sawsome playing time and added eight tack-les, five being on kick coverage whilejunior backup end Chad Rodrigueztotaled seven stops.

“Our defense kept pressure on their[Fort Lewis] quarterback and didn’tallow him any drives,” Liess said.

This was UNK’s second shutoutsince 2003, and biggest point margin ofvictory since the Lopers beat Fort Lewis79-13 in 1999. Also, the 61 points scoredwas the most since UNK grabbed 61 onAdams State in 2005.

“This was a great game. It was a bigwin and confidence booster for the team.Fans were involved and cheering a lotand it’s been a while since they’ve really

gotten into a game. The coaches said thiswas the most excited and active the teamhas been and it was good to see that fromus,” Liess said.

Overall the Lopers stay pretty closeon and off the field. Often times onWednesday nights you can find the teamat Spaghetti Shop together loading upon carbohydrates for their next contest.As for Liess, preparing himself for agame includes eating his favorite dinner:steak, corn, mashed potatoes and gravy,then laying low and watching the movie“300” yet again!

The Lopers are off this weekendbut are still putting in their time andhard work at practice to capture anotherRMAC victory when they face MesaState Sept. 29 in Grand Junction, Colo.

This game definitelygave us a lot of confi-dence for our upcom-ing RMAC games ...

Brendan LiessRunning back

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QB Colt Brennan –Hawaii. 298 yards and twotouchdowns would be an outstanding game formost quarterbacks in the NCAA. Brennan put upthese numbers last week against UNLV in what wasa “below average” game for the Hawaii quarter-back. Look for Brennan’s numbers to be back upagainst the Charleston Southern Buccaneers nextweek.

If you have any sports ideas you would like to see covered in theAntelope, feel free to e-mail me at korthem@unk.edu

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UNK tramples SkyhawksSecond shutout in Loper history

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The NFL football season has started once again,

which means lazy Sundays, late Mondays and fantasyfootball. That’s right, fantasy football. For those new tofantasy football, it’s when people get together and cre-ate leagues with friends and the goal is to assemble thebest team possible to win their respective league.Sometimes they play for money, and other times theyplay solely for bragging rights.

Fantasy football has grown increasingly popularover the past few years. Two of the more popular fan-tasy football web sites are ESPN and Yahoo, but justsearch fantasy football on Google and you get whatseems like an “infinite” list of results.

One reason fantasy football has grown tremen-dously is because people love the competitiveness.

“I like trash-talking to my friends and it alsomakes it more competitive. Everybody wants braggingrights,” Ryan Vanous said.

Vanous, a junior at UNK said when people lost inhis league they still talk trash.

Fellow junior Eric Richter said, “Fantasy footballmakes watching the games more interesting. It is agood way to compete with friends.”

Certain die-hard fans take fantasy football to anextreme level of seriousness. Their leagues are often setup over a month before the NFL season even startsand people study the pre-draft rankings like they willbe tested over it.

“I’d like to think that I don’t take it too seriously,but there is something about me that won’t let me takeit lightly,” Vanous said.

Obviously, you want to assemble the best teamwith the best players but in real life that won’t happenbecause of salary caps and several other NFL rules.“The top running backs this year are LaDainianTomlinson and Steven Jackson and the top quarter-backs are Peyton Manning and Carson Palmer. Justimagine if a team had these athletes: they wouldn’tlose. That is what makes this fun,” Richter said.

“It is also fun to find a ‘sleeper’ that no one knowsabout and draft them and then watch them producefor your team.” Richter said. Richter, a young fantasyveteran, has been in more than 15 Fantasy Footballleagues in the last six years.

When it comes to fantasy football, you don’t needa favorite team to cheer for on Sundays. It is fun tocheer on all of the players on your team. Plus, watch-ing all the NFL games gives college students some-thing to do on Sundays besides homework.

Derek E. Wurl Antelope Staff Writer

Fantasy Football Frenzygraphic by Ashley Stuhr and Eric Korth

If college footballtailgating was like aMajor League Baseballplayer, then theNebraska vs. USCgame was the BarryBonds of tailgating.Husker chants filledthe air along with thefamiliar smell of thegrill. Of course,Husker fans weremore than willing toshare their their ham-burgers with fellowfans.

The sea of redoverflowed fromMemorial Stadiumand was visible as far as the eye could see.Live bands contributed their talents tothe atmosphere. Husker fans were star-

struck, not by Will Ferrell, but by themagnitude of tailgating. Jeff Gladding, aCreighton Medical student from Reno,

Nev. said, “I went to theNebraska vs. USC gamelast year in Calif. and itwas no comparison tothis.”

The magnitude ofthe tailgating was enoughto amaze USC fans. “Ican’t believe that peopleactually tailgate nine hoursbefore the game,” MikeReed, former USC footballplayer (1984-1987), said.

The loss to USCwas not enough to hinderthe spirits of the tailgaters.Husker fans were left withtailgating memories thatwill last until another

number one team comes to town, or pos-sibly Saturday’s game against Ball State.

Photo by Mark J. HaydenMore than 18,000 fans were in attendance for Saturday’s College Gameday on ESPN.

Last Saturday lived up to its hype, and at the

same time threw college football fans everywhere acurveball with the upset of Utah over UCLA.

I won’t waste my time talking about past news.Instead I’d like to look over this week’s match-ups

and predict its biggest possible upsets.

Call up your bookie•Iowa over No. 9 Wisconsin

After an embarassing loss to Iowa State lastweek, look for the Hawkeyes to prove to their half ofthe “Tall Corn State” that there is still hope for theirseason. With quarterback Jake Christensen still lac-ing up the shoes that Drew Tate filled for threeyears, the Hawkeyes will rely on running backsAlbert Young and Damian Sims to lead the offen-sive attack. Keep an eye on No. 81, tight end TonyMoeaki, who averages 12 yards per catch and hasthree TD grabs thus far. Either the Hawkeyes willshow up ready, or be de-feathered for a second week

in a row.

Maybe, Just Maybe•Northwestern over No. 8 ohio state

Okay, I may be stretching on this one a littlebit, but I’m not counting it out. Sure, the Wildcatshelped snap Duke’s 22-game losing streak by strug-gling against the Blue Devils in the first game of theseason. Since then, Northwestern has bounced backwith wins over Northeastern and Nevada. Peopleseem to forget that Northwestern still suits up one-time Big Ten freshman of the year, Tyrell Sutton.Sutton, a junior running back, has had a slow startbut always has the potential to make big plays. WithNorthwestern coming into the Horseshoe to playOhio State, look for the Wildcats to be relying onleadership from Sutton.

Not gonna happen, but what if•Mississippi over No. 3 Florida

Down in Oxford, fans everywhere are convert-ing to become Methodist, Baptist or any other reli-gion ending in -ist, just so their Ole Miss Rebelshave a chance to escape this weekend withoutbecoming Gator-bait. Can Ole Miss pull it off?Sure, if something happens to Florida during their611 mile trip to the game.

6 THURSDAY, SEPT. 20, 2007Features

Tyler Anderson remembershearing about an opportunity tostudy abroad his freshmen year atUNK, and that interest stuck withhim until his junior year. In thesummer of 2006, Anderson made ithappen by signing up to study andlive in the Czech Republic. He alsotoured Italy, Austria, Hungary,Slovakia, Poland and Germany.

“I was looking for an adventure.I had the opportunity to go toEurope, and I took it. It re-inspiredme to continue my education overhere as well,” he said.

Anderson, an English majorfrom Wayne, Neb., said he went onthe trip with about twenty otherpeople, mostly from UNK andWayne State.

Prague, the capital city in theCzech Republic, stood out forAnderson. “That was my favoritecity because of all the differentarchitecture and people,” he said. “Italso was great because it is afford-able for college students.”

Prague is a major tourist desti-

nation in Europe, and Andersonsaid that the Czech Republic isconverting to the Euro, and that will“only continue to help tourism growthere.”

Anderson and fellow studentsstudied history, geography and lan-

guage while in Europe. “We studiedlanguage everyday, because Czech isthe most popular language there. Iwas surprised by how quickly youcan learn a language. We alsolearned about the history of centralEurope and the old Soviet regime.It was very valuable to have thehands-on experience in theprocess,” Anderson said.

How did people of the CzechRepublic feel about Anderson andhis fellow Americans? Andersonsaid that, “many of them had with-holding viewpoints on theAmerican government.”

“They took us at face-valuethough, and I really enjoyed theCzech students there. I heard a lotof ‘we don’t like America, but welike Americans’ from them. Theythink of us as very fun-loving peo-ple. I had five Czech roommates, soit was nice to be able to get close topeople who had very different back-grounds.”

Anderson met quite a few inter-esting and influential people whilestudying abroad. “I would say [themost interesting and influential per-son] would have to be a man namedJan. He was a professor at Palacky, auniversity there,” Anderson said.“He went with us on the tours ofother countries, and he knew every-thing about central Europe. Thenhe would go to the bars with usafter the tours!”

Although the people of theCzech Republic are historicallyknown for their love of puppetryand marionettes, Anderson did notpartake in any of the shows.

“I didn’t go to any puppetshows,” he said. “The puppet showsare a tourist trap. I’d say if they’refamous for anything, it would bebeer! They have a lot of their ownbeer there, I didn’t see anyAmerican brews,” he said.

When Anderson and his friendshad free time, they took part in avariety of activities. “We saw con-certs, we traveled and we’d catch atrain sometimes on our threedayweekends. We went skiing oneweekend. We just hung out withfriends a lot. There are many gooddance clubs,” he said.

Speaking of good dance clubs,what was Anderson’s opinion of the

young women of the CzechRepublic?

“On a scale of 1 to 10,” he said,“I would give them a 10! The girlsare very beautiful over there.”

Considering the facts he sharedwith me about American beer beingscarce in the Czech Republic, howprevalent American products likemusic, movies, or magazines were inthe country?

Anderson said, “While we werethere, “V for Vendetta” was playing.Movies there are either in Englishwith Czech subtitles or Czech withEnglish subtitles.”

Anderson also shared someother common trends in the CzechRepublic, and also some differences.

“Coca Cola is everywhere. Wesaw a lot of McDonald’s over there.There aren’t any Wal-Mart storesover there, but stores very similar,”he said.

On the political side, how is thegovernment of the Czech Republicset up compared to America?

Anderson said, “There, govern-

ment is a democracy, just like here. Ithink there are three parties, but thethird party is not as large. It is real-ly similar to America. I think thereis still 17 percent.”

Anderson cherishes the memo-ries of his time in the CzechRepublic, and wishes he couldreturn.

“There is still so much more tosee and experience,” he said. “I havefriends over there that I miss andwant to see. People can learn somuch from an experience like that.”

Jared HoffAntelope Staff Writer

Living, studying abroad provided growthSenior Tyler Anderson relives experiences in Czech Republic and central Europe

I heard a lot of ‘wedon’t like America, butwe like Americans’ fromthem. They think of usas very fun-lovingpeople.

Tyler AndersonSenior

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Photos courtesy of Tyler AndersonTop: Even with the sun causing the Prague skyline to silhouette, the beauty of theCharles Bridge can still be witnessed.Bottom left: The ruins of Rome’s coliseum.Bottom right: These statues have watched many people cross the stone mass ofthe Charles Bridge.

More than 20 students gatheredin the Nebraskan Student Unionfood court Thursday, Sept. 13, forauditions to appear in a new set oftelevision commercials promotingUNK.

Students, guided by a director,were asked to read one or morescripts in front of a camera.

Lauren Blessing, a theatre major,was one of the first to audition.Although nervous at first, the seniorfrom Elwood said she eventuallyrelaxed and was pleased with herperformance.

“It was an opportunity to getpaid to do what I love,” Blessingsaid.

Students selected to appear inthe final commercials will receive a$50 stipend. If chosen, Blessing saidshe would use the money to put gas

in her car.Kyle Kuypers, a senior English

major from Kearney, was alsopleased with hisaudition.

“The direc-tor didn’t puttoo much onthe glamorous,and it was avery relaxingenvironment,”he said.

While manyknew about theevent inadvance, somestudents, likeCriss Salinas,were merelypassing by anddecided to audi-tion.

“I was justwalking by and saw the camera, so I

decided to give it a try,” Salinas said. A Spanish education major from

Schuyler, Salinas said that even withpublic speakingexperience as aformer UNKdiplomat, he wasstill a little ner-vous.

“Having thecamera in front ofme—it was verydifferent,” he said.

The commer-cials are beingproduced by BlueMedia, a Kearneybusiness that spe-cializes in videoproduction, andare scheduled toshoot Sept. 22. Thecommercials willfeature students

discussing prominent past UNK

graduates. According to Jeff Bradford of

Blue Media, a selection committeewill choose three to six students forthe commercials. While three tofour separate commercials areplanned, Bradford says this maychange.

“We’re still in the pre-produc-tion and selection processes, sonothing is finalized,” he said.

Dwann Holmes-Olsen,Director of Marketing at UNK, saidthe goal of the commercials is tostart branding UNK as a vital insti-tution in the region.

“We want people to know whatUNK is and why people comehere,” she said.

Holmes-Olsen says she alsohopes the commercials will helpincrease enrollment at UNK.

While the commercials will pri-marily air locally and throughoutthe state, Holmes-Olsen said

expanding into a larger market isnot out of the question.

“There’s a possibility we may runthe ads nationally when the oppor-

tunity presents itself,” she said.The commercials should be

completed around mid-October.

Derry StoverAntelope Staff Writer

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Auditions held for UNK commercials that might be seen nationally

Photo by Jill Kempt Students wait their turn in the foodcourt of the Nebraskan Student Unionto audition for the UNK commercial. Photo by Jill Kempt

Lauren Blessing of Elwood, Neb. gets coaching from the director, Steve Bradfordof Blue Media, at the UNK commercial auditions held in the NSU last Thursday.

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Swing Dance Party!Hosted by the Catholic Newman Center.

Date: Friday, Sept. 21st

Time: 7:30 PMWhere: 821 W 27th St. Newman Center Garage

*Come Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 for free lessons to prepare!

Food and Fun. . .All are Welcome

People are destined to make newfriends when they come to college.The Friends Program is UNK’s ownversion of the Big Brothers BigSisters program.

The Friends Program wasfounded by Phyllis Moats and wassponsored by Mid-NebraskaCommunity Services in 1979, andbegan receiving sponsorship fromKearney Area United Way in 1980.

Due to the expensive costs andliability insurance, which came withthe national sponsorship of the BigBrother Big Sisters program, theprogram is now sponsored by theKearney Jubilee Center.

Moats served as the FriendsCoordinator from 1978-2002. AprilRoggasch took over for Moats in2003, and is the acting coordinatortoday.

“How does this work?” you areasking. Little Friends are usuallyreferred to the Friends Program bytheir elementary school counselors;however, some Little Friends arereferred by parents or other serviceagencies in the community.

These children are then matchedto his/her Big Friend based on aspecific criteria developed by theFriends Policy Advisory Council(PAC).

The Friends participate in bik-ing, rollerblading, bowling (throughthe program, the Little Friend bowlsfor free), activities at the KearneyPublic Library and YMCA (whereadmission is free for Friends),attending UNK athletic and art

Amanda BaillieAntelope Staff Writer

Friends Needed!events, Frisbee golfing, playing bas-ketball and soccer, fishing, scrapbooking their time together, touringfacilities such as NTV, the policestation or fire house, and/or naturehikes–just to name a few. Friends arediscouraged from spending moneywhile together, so activities remainmore on the creative side.

“We have reported success suchas a Big Friend being the mostinfluential person in that child’s life.Due to the role modeling providedby their Big Friend, many children’sgrades have improved along withtheir ability to socialize with otherchildren,” said Roggasch.

The program was solely operatedas an academic year program until2004, when they started operatingon a year-round basis, so that theFriends Program could continuemeeting over the summer. UNKstudents makeup 90 percent of theBig Friend participants, with the

other 10 percent being high schoolstudents or members of the commu-nity. There is no age limitation onFriends, but they are encouraged tobe high school and college-agedpeople.

“Currently, we have 52 childrenon our waiting list, mostly boys.There is a huge need for guy volun-teers! Last year I had 42 boys whodid not get paired with a Big Friend,because we did not have enough guyvolunteers,” said Roggasch.

So let’s all help these kids andgive them a brighter future.Volunteer today!

To enquire if you have what it

takes to be a Friend contact:

April RoggaschFriends Coordinator

2715 9th Ave.Kearney, NE 68845

(308) 236-2036friendsprogram@msn.com

Sitting in the Oak Room ofthe Nebraska Student Union, youwould think you were with averagecollege students. As the meetingbegan, it was clear that these indi-viduals had one thing in common:they were all veterans of theUnited States Military.

The Collegiate Veteran’sOrganization is a new studentgroup on campus whose purpose isto support UNK students servingin the U.S. Military.

“It is a nonpartisan group try-ing to help readjust veterans intothe university system,” AmberMcCrory said, the group’s presi-dent, and a veteran herself. “Ourmission is to raise awareness bothin the community and to our vet-erans about the issues that mayarise after deployment.”

A few goals this semester willbe organizing a special event heldfor Veteran’s Day, a booth atStudent Organization Fair, andsending care packages to currentlydeployed troops. They are alsoteaming up with the AmericanLegion to get guest speakers attheir meetings, and fundraisingideas.

One major goal is to reach outto veterans who may be strugglingwith Post Traumatic StressDisorder. According to theNational Center for PostTraumatic Stress Disorder,between 94 percent and 95 per-cent of the Army and Marineshave seen a dead body, and 93 per-cent to 97 percent have reported

being shot at while serving in Iraq. These numbers reflect the type

of situations UNK veterans expe-rienced while serving in the mili-tary, and why readjusting to lifeback home can be difficult.

“Readjustment from the dan-ger is part of it, but there are a lotof smaller things that affect youtoo,” McCrory said. “It changes

your world view.” The organization also wants to

create a network of veterans thatcan be used for more than justsupport. Their purpose is not justto help with the traumatic side ofbeing a veteran of war, but to havea place where people can gettogether for fun. One meeting a

month is an informal meeting, andis often at a restaurant. Sincemembership is not restricted toveterans, friends and family areinvited to attend the meetings.The meetings are not always aboutthe stresses of being in the mili-tary, but a way for people withsimilar experiences to get togetherand live a normal life.

A challenge facing the groupis reaching the veterans andbuilding membership to thegroup. Many veterans go unno-ticed because they are back incivilian life. “Most of the veteransare busy like other students,”McCrory said, “Many of themhave part-time or full-time jobsand are involved in other activi-ties.”

The group encourages every-one to join the organization, notjust veterans.

“Everyone is welcome toattend whether or not you areassociated with a veteran,”McCrory said. “The best way tohelp our veterans is throughknowledge and support.”

Meetings are held every twoweeks, and the group is nowaccepting new members and offi-cers.

“Veterans, all branches of themilitary, families, faculty, stu-dents, and any supporters arewelcome to join,” McCroy said.

“We also will strive to find thoseveterans and families who needassistance all the help we can get.”

The next meeting will be heldon Oct. 4, 2007, and anyone inter-ested in attending is welcome to e- mail Amber McCrory at mccro-ry@unk.edu with any questions.

Klarissa BellamyAntelope Staff Writer

Everyday HeroesUNK veterans formCollegiate Veteran’sOrganization

Our mission is toraise awareness bothin the community andto our veterans aboutthe issues that mayarise after deploy-ment.

Amber McCroryCollegiate Veteran’sOrganization President

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Photos by Elissa MartinThis t-shirt is one of many that UNK students created to observe the National Clothesline Project. Theproject was started in Cape Cod, Mass. in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women. This is thesecond year that UNK has participated in the project.

Each color of shirt has significance: whiteis for women who have died because ofviolence, yellow/beige represents batteredor assaulted women, red/pink/orange arefor survivors of rape or sexual assault,blue/green are for survivors of incest orsexual abuse, purple represents men orwomen attacked because of their sexualorientation, black is for women attackedfor political reasons, and gray representsthose who support the men and womenaffected by sexual and relationship vio-lence. The Women’s Center, a placewhere “men and women can partnertogether to provide campus-wide, genderequity services,” sponsored the event.

8 TUESDAY, SEPT. 20, 2006News

The horrifying events thatoccurred at Virginia Tech lastspring are still being felt and manywonder if there was more that couldhave been done to save lives.

UNK isn’t wasting any time onthese issues. John L. Lakey, Directorof Human Resources, assures thatthere have been plans put in placeby the school to help take care ofproblems of all degrees.

“We have procedures in place,”Lakey said. “Departments withinUNK have developed plans in theirparticular areas to follow just incase. Public Safety has developedplans to follow in case of a shooteror other type of emergency situa-tion. The administrative team, hastheir own plan of respose to helpmake decisions that need to bemade.”

There are a variety of ways inwhich the campus can be informedin case of an emergency on thecampus.

“Mass e-mails are an easy one,”said Lakey. These easy ways of com-municating are just stepping stonesto making sure that all students areinformed immediately. E-mailshelp, but they are not sufficient.

There are new technologicaladvances, and Lakey feels like UNKis ready to capitalize on these newmethods of communication. Textmessaging is a fast and easy way toreach the students. Now the univer-sity can turn your ultimate source ofdistraction from class into some-thing useful! The UNL campus juststarted using this, so why not bringthis to UNK? Lakey thinks it is agreat idea.

He also went on to explain howUNK has an electronic calling tree,which can be very useful when itcomes to calling people who do not

have access to a cell phone.“We have the electronic calling

tree here on campus that we have tocontact every building on campuswithin a very short period of time. Itis just a matter of picking up thephone and punching in somecodes,” Lakey said.

A wireless communicationboard is being evaluated. With thissystem, UNK is able to make con-tact with students through theirtelevisions and electronic boardsthat will be installed around thecampus.

“A person in a central locationcan type a message on a computerand it would scroll across the elec-

tronic board. We can now do thatwith televisions using the new cablesystem that students have in theirrooms.”

You can never be too carefulwhen it comes to technology. As weall know, sometimes it is not therewhen you need it and Lakey seemsto have thought about this impor-

tant fact.“We are in the process of decid-

ing which one to use, and it willprobably be a combination of all ofmethods. We can’t rely on one thingbecause we know cell phones canget overloaded and stop working.They found that out the hard way at

Virginia Tech. Two things we arelooking at very closely are text mes-saging and electronic messageboards.”

With plans put into place, itonly seems appropriate to makesure that these plans will work if theoccasion arises. UNK participates in

an event which is required by allschools to ensure safety.

“Every November we participatein a drill with NEMA (NebraskaEmergency Management Agency).They come in with scenarios andwe practice by using their plans andin this case, we test out communica-

tion systems. We have a satellitephone and each campus involvedhas a satellite phone. We practiceusing this system in case landlinesand cell phones break down. Thelast one had to do with biology. Iam guessing the next one could beabout a pandemic,” Lakey said.

Mark HaydenAntelope Staff Writer

UNKʼs new emergency planTurning your ultimate distraction into something useful

Two things we arelooking at very close-ly are text messagingand electronic mes-sage boards.

John L. LakeyDirector of Human Resources

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Photo by Aki KatoCell phones, your ultimate source of distraction during class, could soon be your source of information regarding campus emergencies.

The University of NebraskaBoard of Regents approved a newsystem-wide Fire and SafetyProtection Policy on Sept. 6, 2007.

The fire at Nebraska WesleyanUniversity last November prompt-ed the Board of Regents andadministration to review the uni-versities’ fire safety programs.

The new policy requires all res-idential facilities under the direc-tion of the board to comply withnew safety requirements. The poli-

cy defines university-sanctionedhousing as “housing owned andoperated by the University ofNebraska, owned and operated byothers for the university’s benefitunder a lease agreement, and uni-versity-sanctioned Greek residen-tial facilities.” Rick Larsen,Director of Residential and Greek

Life at UNK, saidthe new policy mustbe followed by bothon and off campusGreek houses.

The biggestrequirement of thenew policy is thateach campus musthave sprinkler sys-tems installed in allu n i v e r s i t y - s a n c -tioned housing by2017. Larsen saidthat Antelope Halland UniversityResidence North andSouth are the onlyresidential facilitiesthat currently havesprinkler systems.

All residentialfacilities on campuscurrently have smokedetectors in everyroom, and CTE andCTW have panelsystems installed thatshow exactly where afire is located.

Larsen said thatthe older buildingson campus were builtwith brick and mor-tar and the “con-struction of thebuildings will con-tain a fire fairly well.”

Larsen said thatthere are other safetyprecautions alreadyin place at UNKincluding: fire extin-

guishers, emergency exit lights, andfire proof stairwell doors. Fire alarmsystems are tested twice a year andthe Fire Marshal visits residential

buildings once a year to ensure thatall halls comply with federal, state,and local building code require-

ments. Larsen said that the univer-sity also performs monthly inspec-tions of emergency exit lights andstairwell doors to make sure thatthey are functioning properly.

Each semester a fire drill isconducted in each residentialbuilding to make sure that the staffand students know what to do incase of a fire. Although many peo-ple are unaware, Larsen said that a$500 fine can be assessed if anindividual fails to evacuate a build-ing during a fire drill. If a studentfails to evacuate during a fire drillin their hall disciplinary action istaken. Larsen said, “it is importantto evacuate because there is achance it might not be a drill, therecould be an actual fire.”

There are several precautionsthat students can take to make surethat their room and hall complieswith UNK fire policies and proce-dures. Candles, smoking andopen-coiled cooking appliances(including microwaves) are notallowed. Students are also prohib-ited from posting on fire corridordoors and propping open stairwelland fire corridor doors.

Larsen said that students oftenprop open stairwell doors because it

makes it easier to come in and out,but it is important to leave thedoors shut because “the doors aredesigned to stop and contain fires.”

This summer the universityinstalled magnetic safety doorholds in URN and URS. Thesedoors fasten to a magnetic stripthat keeps them open, but when afire alarm goes off the doors willautomatically close. Larsen alsorecommends that students usesurge protectors for computerequipment. This prevents breakersfrom being thrown, which is also apotential fire hazard.

The new policy helps ensurethat university housing has the nec-essary fire safety protections inplace to keep students safe and toalert them of a fire in their residen-tial hall.

Students must also help ensurethe safety of others by following alluniversity policies and procedures.The combined efforts of both theadministration and the studentswill make the residential halls saferand fire proof.

Elizabeth WeaverAntelope Staff Writer

Be cool about fire safetyBoard of Regents revamps fire safety policy at UNK

PULLin case of

FIREPULLin case of

FIRE

It is important toevacuate becausethere is a chance itmight not be a drill,there could be anactual fire.

Rick LarsenDirector of Residential and Greek Life

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Be cool about fire safety

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