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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear reader, My job as an opinion editor is to help craft columnists’ opinions and develop their arguments. Columns have a unique job in the journalism world and give a platform to unheard voices. That being said, there’s a point when the world is flooded with opinions, and simple gratitude is neglected. Sometimes, the world needs less argument and more humility. This letter isn’t an opinion piece. It’s a thank-you note. I’ve never considered journalism as a possible career choice or hobby. Of course, I had a general idea about journalism and even dated an aspiring journalist, but I never pictured myself in a situation like, well, like the one I’m in now as an editor at a college newspaper. How did I get to this position? In high school, I discovered a passion for writing. I have developed a love for writing that’s in large part thanks to five people. So I say to them now: Thank you. To Mr. Nelson, thank you for making freshman English not only bearable but legitimate-
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front page file photo by adam warner | dn Cindy Kellie of Lincoln watches a choir perform during the Transgender Day of Resilience and Remembrance at the Unitarian Church of Lincoln on Nov. 20, 2016. Both members and nonmembers of Lincoln’s LGBTQA community gathered at the church to memorialize more than 200 trans people around the world who were killed or committed suicide in the past year.
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Love Trumps Hate rally unites UNL groups
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On Nov. 18, the University of NebraskaLincoln Mexican American Student Association held a “Love Trumps Hate” rally at the Nebraska Union to address concerns rising from the 2016 presidential election. Natasha Crawford, an academic advisor at UNL’s College of Business Administration, said many students on campus are afraid of what will happen to them in the next four years. “A lot of students are afraid of some of the policies that might be put in place,” Crawford said. In 2012, the Obama administration instituted the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, which gave undocumented immigrants who entered the country as children protection from deportation and the ability to request a work permit. The program can be renewed every two years. But because the policy was put in place under executive action, the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security has the power to end the policy immediately. Elizabeth Freeman, president of MASA, opened the rally by speaking about the importance of a peaceful protest. “This is a place for us to learn and listen to people of various perspectives across campus,” Freeman said. “Because isn’t that what we are here for, to listen and learn?” Freeman said to her, the 2016 election was one offensive thing after the next. “I can definitely feel the sting from these insults,” Freeman said. In her closing, she said “despite our differences we are all fruit from the same tree” and that she will continue to advocate for Latino and Latina students at UNL. Valeria Rodriguez of the UNL chapter of Define American spoke about her reaction to the election and how she thought the Hispanic population was misrepresented during it. “I’m worried about what is going to happen to my friends and those I love,” Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez said President-elect Trump’s statements painted the wrong picture of people immigrating to the U.S. from Mexico. In June 2015, Trump said during his presidential announcement speech that “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re bringing guns. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.” “We are not those things that Presidentelect Trump describes,” Rodriguez said. “He has brought fear into communities, and we will not accept that.” Rodriguez concluded her speech by calling on Nebraska officials Don Bacon, Deb Fischer, Jeff Fortenberry and Ben Sasse to protect undocumented Nebraskans. “We are here to stay,” she said. Freeman also read a statement prepared by Kendall Dawson, president of the Afrikan People’s Union. Dawson wrote words of encouragement to those affected by the election, saying, “We see you, acknowledge you and are here to help you overcome these struggles.” She said while the upcoming presidency may seem like it will last a long time, “There can be so much positive change possible in the next four years.” Ariel Kohll, a member of the Jewish student organization, UNL Hillel, said she was not speaking at the rally to protest the results of the election. “We aren’t here to protest that Trump won, we are protesting because of what we might lose because of it,” Kohll said. “No place where people who feel unloved or unwanted is great. We can not base our values as a country on hate.” Kohll said a successful country’s foundation must be based on love. “It takes resilience to respond with love when faced with hate from all sides,” Kohll said. “Respond with radical love.” Derrick Gulley, education coordinator at the LGBTQA+ Resource Center, took the microphone to describe his shock following Trump’s victory. Gulley posed the question, “What does this mean for me as a black, gay man?”
“This is a place for us to learn and listen to people of various perspectives across campus.”
karissa schmidt | dn Despite his fear and shock following the election, Gulley said he stepped outside on Wednesday morning and walked to work in a familiar world. “I walked into my office and was greeted with love and kindness from my co-workers, because they were afraid too,” Gulley said. Gulley then directed his speech to the LGBTQ+ population of UNL. “We will continue to fight for you and ensure that you have a voice on this campus,” Gulley said. Rae Thomas, PREVENT coordinator at the UNL Women’s Center, spoke about how Trump’s comments regarding women affected sexual assualt victims. “Trump’s comments trigger victims of sexual assault,” Thomas said. “This can result in victims going through their entire experience all over again.” Thomas encouraged people to love and support sexual assault survivors. “We need to help survivors feel empowered, rather than objectified,” she said. “Only love will trump hate.” Jeff Hall, senior assistant director at the Office of Admissions, spoke on the importance of being an active and reflective ally for minority groups. “Being an ally means more than voting for
Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders or Jill Stein,” Hall said. Hall discussed various methods for allies to empower minority groups. “When someone from a different background tells you how they experience something, we need to believe them,” Hall said. “Sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is shut the hell up.” Hall also asked the crowd to challenge racist and homophobic thoughts as well as amplify the voices of other people. To close the rally, Freeman returned to read a list of four charges aimed at both the university and its student body. The first charge was for UNL to protect the rights and safety of undocumented immigrants. Freeman also asked for the university to educate students and staff on the impact of hateful ideology. Then, she addressed the Office of Academic Success to be more welcoming concerning the issues of minority groups on campus. She finished by asking UNL’s student population to be more tolerant and willing to learn about cultures other than their own. NEWS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Transgender people remembered at memorial event Amzie Dunekacke DN STAFF WRITER
A Transgender Day of Resilience and Remembrance was held Sunday afternoon at the Unitarian Church of Lincoln. The memorial honored the lives of transgender individuals who were murdered in hate crimes or who committed suicide. According to Cei Loofe, one of the main coordinators of the event, Transgender Day of Remembrance is recognized annually by communities across the nation. Loofe wanted to add the word “resilience” to show that the LGBTQA+ community won’t be bullied or harassed. It’s especially timely because 2016 was the deadliest year on record for transgender people in the U.S. At least 26 transgender individuals were killed in America. These victims were honored during the ceremony along with transgender victims of hate crimes in South America, where there is greater intolerance for the LGBTQA+ community. Over 100 names in total were read by members of the audience. The 2016 election was frequently referenced during the event. Loofe said that, in
the 24 hours following the election, suicide hotlines received a surge in calls. In fact, the call hotline Trans Lifeline received more calls than it could answer. C Styles Balta spoke and performed an original song on the guitar for the event. The song explored what it’s like to wonder if your friends will support your lifestyle. The main chorus ran, “Sometimes I think I’d like to be somewhere else/ with more culture/ where I could be myself.” At the end of the song, Balta said, “It’s more important than ever to be genuine and outspoken and to hold people accountable for their actions.” Nathan Woodruff, a member of the Unitarian Church and a transgender man, said the LGBTQA+ community needs to remember those whose lives have been lost as well as those who are still fighting. “Given the events of the last few weeks, I am feeling tender — we are all feeling tender,” Woodruff said. “There’s a lot of work to be done.” Various poems were read during the memorial, too. Abby Swatsworth read the piece “Requiem for Orlando,” which remembered those who danced “their last dance at Pulse.”
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The service included music from River’s Edge, the outreach choir of the larger group River City. Cookies, coffee and tea followed the memorial, as attendees of the event cried and laughed together. Thomas Lewis, a freshman Russian and global studies major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, came out as transgender in high school. He said he received judgement from his South Dakota community. Lewis is glad he now lives in Lincoln. “I was not expecting a turnout like this,” Lewis said, “It’s great to see that there’s this much love and support in the community outside campus.” NEWS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Swatsworth urged the members of the audience to combat intolerance and stand up for members of the LGBTQA+ community. “We are here to remember the dead and fight like hell for the living,” Swatsworth said. Loofe made a point to remind the audience that a transgender person is more than a label. Gender identity does not define a person. Loofe said that when transgender people receive surgical alteration or medical help during the transition process, this marks their new birthdays. Loofe, who was celebrating his second birthday, said that, for a while, he was sick of the transgender label. “I was everybody’s pet trans person,” Loofe said. “I just didn’t want to identify with it anymore.”
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Water Ski Team makes splash in challenging sport Amzie Dunekacke DN STAFF WRITER
They find their home by the lake as they pull up to the tournament grounds after a day’s drive. Windows down, music blaring in celebration, they wave to friends from across the country crowded near the shore. As the laughter quiets down, they unload their water skis from the trailer and make camp, pitching their tents side by side. About 100 shelters form a temporary neighborhood near the shore. The campsites are often muddy. No running water necessitates group lake baths, and it’s not uncommon to hear an early morning bull horn announce: “Morning stretches!” But they don’t mind the quirks that come with competing — they just want to get out on the water. Spencer Johnson, a senior agribusiness major and captain of the men’s University of Nebraska-Lincoln Water Ski club team, said the competitions are a mix of excitement and nerves. “It’s high pressure,” he said. “You get really psyched up to go out on the water.”
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It’s the scene of any given collegiate water ski competition and something UNL’s team look forward to every fall. The team formed in late 2012 and had its first official competitive season in 2013. Robbie McReynolds, the club team president, joined the team in 2013, when he was a freshman. He said he was the second person off the dock during the group’s first competition. There were water ski teams at UNL in the ‘80s and ‘90s, but they didn’t last, according to McReynolds. The current UNL team is the only one that’s held student interest for longer than four years. The team’s water ski season generally includes four tournaments leading up to the national competition. Although the UNL team hasn’t yet advanced to nationals, it has proven itself by qualifying for regionals multiple times.
The competitions include three events: slalom, trick and jump. For slalom, skiers maneuver through a course of six buoys at the speed of their choice on one ski. If they make it through without hitting any of the buoys, they go through again at a higher speed. Once maximum speed has been reached, their rope gets shortened, giving them less room to work around the obstacles. In the trick category, skiers are given 20 seconds to complete as many trick moves as they can, including moves such as an “O,” a 360 degree turn. Jump is fairly straightforward. Competitors ski off a five-foottall ramp and try to hump as far as they can before landing on the water. The most advanced skiers usually jump more than 100 feet. Skiers get three attempts in the event. “If you fall on the first one, hopefully, you land one of the other two,” McReynolds said.
“Humans weren’t meant to fly.”
This event is McReynolds’ favorite. At regionals this year, he jumped a personal best of 78 feet, despite cutting late at the ramp and nearly falling over his skis. McReynolds said like any sport, water skiing comes with risks. The water ski community takes measures to prevent injury by having competitors wear padded jumpsuits and helmets when they jump. Still, leaping across lakes at heights of about eight feet disturbs the nerves. “When you go to the dock and are putting your skis on, the pressure comes,” McReynolds said. “Humans weren’t meant to fly.” The group works hard to cheer on teammates and alleviate some of that pressure, said junior Margaret Silhasek, the team’s event coordinator. “It’s one of those sports where I’m just solely me out there on the water,” Silhasek said. “But I know that I have the support of the whole team.” This support is central in team practices, as the group spends hours preparing for competition. McReynolds said the team likes to practice about five times a week, but everyone
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Physics faculty rocks out as Fluffy Psycho Bunnies Jessica Larkins dn staff writer
Christian Binek loves playing the guitar in his band. As a performer, Binek said he lives for those moments when everything goes right. There’s nothing like seeing the enjoyment on the audience members’ faces as the band plays a song they’ve been rehearsing for months. But what most people in the audience don’t realize is that Binek is more than just a great guitar player. He’s also a physics professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Fluffy Psycho Bunnies is a cover band created about two years ago by Cyndy Petersen, the main office receptionist and secretary for the Physics and Astronomy department at UNL. Cyndy Petersen, the lead singer, said the band plays “everything from Black Sabbath to the Rolling Stones to Lorde.” Mark Petersen, Cyndy’s husband, is a senior dining services association at UNL and plays bass for the band. The drummer, Aaron Beavor, runs poker games for a living. The band name was partially inspired by the killer rabbit from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” Mark Petersen said. He originally intended on using it in a real-time server game. However, after Cyndy Petersen heard the name Fluffy Psycho Bunnies, she knew it was the perfect name for the band. “We had looked at random name gen-
erators but then Mark said ‘Fluffy Psycho Bunnies’ and I went ‘We’re done. That’s it,’” she said. The band typically performs at bars in Lincoln, but also does some outreach events as well. Recently, Fluffy Psycho Bunnies performed at an open house at Behlen Observatory in Ithaca, Nebraska owned and operated by UNL. Binek said that he enjoys using his guitar to do outreach and is always happy to help out the physics department in any way that he can. Right now, a goal for the band is to expand their set list. Currently, the band has 50 to 60 songs in their set list, but their goal is to expand it to over 100 songs. Binek said this is perfect so that the band can continue to do outreach. As they expand their set list, they can do shows based on their audience. They can perform an entire show that is just 1980s themed, or they can do something a little more family-friendly. “One thing that makes us different from other cover bands is that most cover bands tend to focus on classic rock and southern rock and blues,” Mark Petersen said. “We do a lot of stuff that none of the other cover bands in Lincoln do.” All of the members of the band agree: cover bands don’t get the respect that they deserve. Mark Petersen, who’s been in both original music and cover bands, said playing other people’s songs is much more difficult. “When you write a new song, nobody knows it,” he said. “So if you goof up, nobody notices. But if you screw up a Blondie song,
maggie holmes | dn everybody notices.” It’s not just musical talent that makes a band great. Getting along with everyone in the band is just as important. Luckily for Fluffy Psycho Bunnies, this isn’t a problem. “It’s nice to play with people who are not
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WATER SKI: FROM PAGE 5 won’t necessarily be at every practice. The team usually heads to Bluestem Lake, about 20 miles southwest of Lincoln, for practice. The team uses its own boat at practice. When it became a club sport, the UNL Water Ski Team was given a $14,000 allowance from the UNL Campus Recreation Center to cover the cost of the boat. McReynolds is the team’s main boat driver. This year, he trained other members to properly pull a water skier. He said the team usually gets on the water about 12 p.m. and stays until dark. Johnson said the team members has several different practice routines. Sometimes, they focus on getting people new to the sport familiar with being behind the boat. Other times, they go to specific ski lakes to receive
coaching from paid professionals. Practices can be difficult. Occasionally, toxic blue-green algae has kept the team from practicing in certain lakes, and finding jump ramps and slalom courses nearby is hard. But McReynolds said the most challenging part is learning to compete against yourself. “Water skiing is not a sport where you should compete against other people because everyone comes in with a different level of experience,” he said. One of the team’s main practices is at Bennett’s Water Ski and Wakeboard School near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at the beginning of the summer. Each year, the team piles into university vehicles the Sunday after finals week and heads south. They arrive late Sunday night. “Bright and early Monday morning, we
ski,” Silhasek said. “On Friday, we pack up and go back to Nebraska.” The school provides coaching from professional water skiers and is a popular destination for many college water ski teams. Silhasek said the UNL team has become close with the Ohio State team because they’ve trained at the school together. The team also takes time to give back to the community, helping at the annual Adaptive Water Skiing Clinic near Yutan. The clinic takes place at the private Lake Estates Ski Club toward the end of summer. People who have conditions such as spina bifida or cerebral palsy are given the chance to glide across the lake. They are pulled behind the boat on a special sled unit. Two UNL skiers are positioned on each side, directing the sled and making
sure the participant has a good time. Silhasek said the process requires a lot of communication from the outside skiers. If one of them pulls or pushes on the sled too hard, they might lose control. “It’s tiring, but so rewarding because you get to help people who would not normally get to ski,” Silhasek said. “It makes us realize how fortunate we are to get to do what we do for four weekends in the fall.” NEWS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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DAVENPORT: Italian Runza does not meet expectations Margaret Davenport dn staff writer
The Italian Runza is a masterpiece of black olives, ground beef, Italian sausage, mozzarella cheese, mushrooms and tomato sauce stuffed inside Runza breading. Runza held the Italian Runza in the “vault” until fans collected
clues to unlock it across Lincoln. Fans had to bring their clues to the Runza in the Nebraska Union, and the winning fan received five years of free Runza. According to Runza’s website, the Italian Runza is the most requested Runza whenever it is unavailable. Runza posted on Facebook on Nov. 17 that the Italian Runza was returning.
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Having loved the Original Runza, the only Runza I’ve tried, I had high hopes for the Italian Runza. But I must say I was not a huge fan. The extra sauce and oils in the meat ruined the breading, which is supposed to enclose the inside ingredients. That led me to eat the runza with a fork, taking away from the true Runza experience — holding the warm bun.
The taste wasn’t bad, but it also wasn’t good. It didn’t taste like it was paying tribute to Italian cuisine, but like Runza took the breading and stuffed it with chili and mozzarella cheese. This led me to wonder if the only reason it’s called the “Italian Runza” is because it has mozzarella cheese in it, which, if it is the case, is a sorry excuse for the name. It was hearty and warm and did
fill me up, so if you want something warm on one of these brutally cold fall days, you might find comfort in the Italian Runza. I would much rather enjoy a big bowl of pasta if I crave Italian food, but then again, to each his own. ARTS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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GLEASON: New Mayer track has signature sound
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After a three-year hiatus from the new music scene, John Mayer returns with single, “Love on the Weekend.” The track, released on Nov. 17, will be
part of his seventh studio album, to be released next year, confirmed to be titled “The Search for Everything.” His last studio release was “Paradise Valley,” which featured songs in collaboration with Mayer’s ex-girlfriend, Katy Perry. Mayer said this next album was inspired by a poem he wrote which featured the phrase, “the endless search for everything.” He said the poem was originally intended to be a song. Mayer officially debuted the new single in his studio via Facebook live. The live feed featured a Q&A Mayer did with fans on Twitter. In the video, he told fans they should expect a lot of music from him in the next year, more than he’s ever put out. He said this next album
has, “more songs than can fit in your standard sized album.” In the video, he stated this record is, “fully me.” He said he’s finally able to borrow from his own sound and be inspired wholly by himself and his own music. In this way, he said, the new album is influenced by and reflects much of his own, previous work. Mayer fans won’t be disappointed with his new single. “Love on the Weekend” displays Mayer’s classic easy-listening, pop/blues-y vibe. The song opens with one of Mayer’s signature laid-back guitar riffs. The easy rock melody is accompanied by Mayer’s heartfelt lyrics. The repetition of the chorus and title, “Love on the Weekend,” sung in Mayer’s distinctive, relaxed baritone, is pleasant and soothing. The tune is relaxed and optimistic. If the rest of the album follows this vibe, it will blend well with Mayer’s other classics, sure to be a favorite of longtime Mayer fans and casual listeners alike. For the past three years, Mayer has been
touring as part of Dead & Company, which features members of the Grateful Dead. On his experience in performing with the group, Mayer said he’s never felt, “more free,” than he has during the live shows with Dead & Company and he hopes to incorporate that feeling into his future performances. In the Q&A Mayer also promised a tour from this upcoming album, to begin in the spring. He teased that, “everything you wish would happen next year, is going to happen next year.” He said he’s very excited to begin touring his own show again, back in mainstream music. In the conclusion of the video, Mayer thanked fans for continuing to support him and his dream throughout his absence in music writing. Mayer said “Love on the Weekend,” will be the first track in the new album, coming very soon, and is a good taste of the record as a whole. He said it’s a song from an album you can, “bring with you.” ARTS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
Indoor farmer’s market offers local favorites Margaret Davenport dn staff writer
Thanksgiving is about glorious, heaping amounts of all sorts of food, and the Holiday Harvest Farmers Market made sure Lincolnites had plenty of local goodies. Sunday, Nov. 20, was the first of three dates set for the indoor winter market at Park Centers Banquet Hall at 2608 Park Blvd. The farmers market is a collaboration among the Old Cheney Road Farmers Market, Open Harvest and Community Crops. Farmers and producers come together to bring late-season harvests to the public. This year, the event is partnering with KZUM to promote local music. The Holiday Harvest Farmers Market began in 2013 and was only held on one day. Most farmers sold out of nearly everything within the first two hours, according to Megan Jackson, the market manager at the Old Cheney Road Farmers Market. “The November 2014 market, we actually had to have people wait in line to get in because we were over capacity,” Jackson said. “That doesn’t happen anymore.” With free admission, guests can shop at the stands from local bakeries, farms and oth-
er businesses. Some of the vendors include Le Quartrier Baking Co. of Lincoln, Branched Oak Farm and Glacial Till Vineyard. I had an excellent time visiting the Holiday Harvest Farmers Market. I purchased a lot of local vegetables and my favorite cheese, which is the cranberry walnut chevre sold by Shadowbrook Farm. I also bought my favorite snack — beaver tail from Kat’s Beaver Bakery and Catering in Lincoln. It’s baked thin dough in the shape of a pizza slice that has veggies, olive oil and spices on it. The market was very busy. Guests are able to purchase bulk quantities of local products. The hot thing to buy in bulk was Brussels sprouts. “We added a December market, and farmers are better prepared,” Jackson said. “(The farmers) are now growing and producing more for the demand.” There are two more markets for guests to visit, Dec. 4 and 18. Online ordering is available for community members to purchase larger quantities of products. Orders will be available to pick up at the Dec. 18 market. Although the market was crowded, I enjoyed eating my favorite local foods on a cold fall day. It’s an easy way to stock up on local
margaret davenport | dn Vendors sell produce and other wares during the first of three Holiday Harvest Farmer’s Markets in Lincoln on Nov. 20, 2016. produce, get gifts from local producers or just get a yummy snack.
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PILLE: Post-WWII memoir is significant, impactful Evan Pille dn staff writer
“Japanese Girl at the Siege of Changchun,” a new memoir written by Homare Endo in Japanese and translated to English by Michael Brase, aims to reveal a forgotten truth behind the founding of modern China. After the end of World War II, many Japanese people were living in formerly occupied lands in China. Among these people was Takuji Okubo, a chemist working in Changchun and the father of Homare Endo. For three years, the family lived and worked in the city, forbidden to leave due to a siege by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. Homare Endo is one of the few people who survived this event. “Japanese Girl at the Siege of Changchun” documents her life as a young girl in unbearable conditions – not only starvation, but also thievery among those caught in the siege. For the civilians living there, supplies ran out quickly. An estimated 300,000 people died from starvation. The toll of human suffering was incalculable. Endo speaks of these things with painful honesty. She doesn’t bother to insinuate, and she doesn’t bother to hide the truth. There are things written in this book that are difficult to repeat aloud – haunting moments that stun the reader and stick in his or her mind long after the book is closed. This book is not a light read by any stretch, and it’s not a book written to make the events more palatable. Instead, they are laid bare and become a backdrop to a dark and despairing story. But even in this, there are moments of respite. There are moments of happiness and hope, even if fleeting. Some are almost astounding, almost unbelievable. But the most powerful moments, the most innocent and pure, are small gestures. When she can’t handle any more, these gestures allow Homare Endo to survive. More importantly, they let her retain her humanity and, eventually, recover from the trauma that would plague her for decades to come. Endo’s personal account allows for a measure of intimacy with the reader. Through her eyes, we see the loss of innocence and the struggle to live. With her perspective, the story is more than a retelling of a historical event. It depicts the humans behind it, the people who lived, suffered and died. Their story is at the heart of this book, a fact made clear in its words.
araya santo | dn The language employed is generally plain. In many ways, this works to Endo’s advantage, as nothing is toned down for politeness, and nothing is turned up for effect. The horror is not dramatized or exploited for shock value. In fact, many of the bleakest moments are told as if they were just another detail of the story because in many ways, that’s what they were. For the people living in the siege, it was another part of their daily reality, another fact of life. This sense of numbness reflects itself in the blunt nature of the memoir. It strives for honesty more than entertainment. By and large, this is a noble trait. But
“This book is not a light read by any stretch.”
there are some moments when the language is somewhat too plain. The translation from Japanese to English seems to have imparted some stiffness and formality to the narrative voice, and there are some moments that could be more impactful if the writing had been more elegant. But the plain language does allow for easy reading. As heavy as the subject matter is, it’s delivered at a brisk and even pacing, and at no time was there any confusion about was happening. Ultimately, the focus is more on plot than language, with the characters and events at the center. In the introduction of the memoir, Endo calls her book a “memorial to the dead, a memento of my fight to make the truth known.” In many ways, Changchun is a forgotten tragedy, swept under the rug of history behind bigger wars and war crimes. In some ways, this has been intentional, as the Chinese gov-
ernment has suppressed knowledge of this event, knowledge that the People’s Liberation Army had once been the cause of so much suffering. Even today, no Chinese publisher has been willing to publish this book for fear of retribution. That’s what makes “Japanese Girl at the Siege of Changchun” so important. It reveals a truth hidden for so long and brings to light stories of the people who suffered, the people who were forgotten. If nothing else, this memoir is a historical record of significant value. But it’s more than that. It’s a reminder of how far human apathy can sink, the destructive power of selfishness and the necessity of empathy. It’s a reminder of how far people will go to survive and how much farther they will go with hope of a better life. It’s a monument to the truth and a memento to the forgotten dead. ARTS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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TRACEY: Black Friday is bad for business, society
Greg Tracey staff columnist
Millions of Americans will sit down to a traditional Thanksgiving dinner Thursday. They will eat their fill and enjoy the company of immediate and distant relations. Or such was the aim when Abraham Lincoln created
Thanksgiving in 1864. Lincoln’s vision of a “day which I desire to be observed by all my fellow-citizens, wherever they may then be, as a day of thanksgiving and praise to Almighty God” has been eclipsed somewhat by a day called Black Friday. The term “Black Friday” had its genesis in the 1950s. The city of Philadelphia came alive on the day between Thanksgiving and the Army vs. Navy football game the following Saturday. Police, overworked and overwhelmed, coined the term. The event has become a nationwide phenomenon and is widely regarded as the biggest shopping day of the year. Sales
for so-called “Thanksgiving weekend” totaled $61.4 billion in 2013. The irony that such a glut of consuming and desire immediately follows the holiday on which we are meant to give thanks for what we have is lost on few. Still, few attempts to remedy it are forthcoming. Black Friday shopping cuts away at time with family and friends, reinforces a materialist narrative and doesn’t even yield much benefit for consumer or producer. Thanksgiving, at its heart, should be a holiday spent with family and friends. Yet shopping encroaches ever more on this spe-
“Thanksgiving ought to be spent with family and/or friends.”
cial time. Not only are stores open extremely early the day after Thanksgiving, but many are open even sooner: Thanksgiving evening. In my mind, this is a completely undesirable state of affairs. Thanksgiving ought to be spent with family and/or friends. It should be spent with the people we care about, giving thanks for what we have. I know that, years from now, I won’t remember anything commercial that happened over a Thanksgiving weekend, but rather, the great memories made with family – whether it be Thanksgiving dinner or the friendly football game afterward. Alas, it seems material things are more important than memories to many people. One hundred and fifty-one million people shopped during Thanksgiving weekend last year, or about 61 percent of consumers.
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LARSEN: Don’t suppress the alt-right on Twitter
Ben Larsen staff columnist
Something is amiss in the Tweetosphere. The platform, which prides itself as being a vehicle for open expression and thought, recently terminated several high-profile accounts of those adhering to the so-called alternative-right, a loose conglomeration of people who hold anywhere from paleoconservative to anti-Semitic and outright racist views. On the surface, Twitter’s actions appear to be just, and in instances of repeated, threatening harassment, it is. Figures spanning the partisan spectrum from The Atlantic’s editor-
in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, to conservative firebrand Ben Shapiro have faced a torrent of disgusting anti-Jewish smears, especially during the election. I concur with Twitter that such behaviors have no place on the site, or anywhere for that matter. But the wholesale shutdown of the accounts of alt-right ringleaders who haven’t engaged in harassment does nothing to staunch the movement’s spread. Only by debating and debunking the ideas of the alt-right can the extremists in its ranks be quelled. First, let’s clear the air and defeat the fallacy that Twitter’s purge violates our cardinal document, the
almighty U.S. Constitution. The Church of the First Amendment has a sizable and dedicated congregation that operates under just pretenses, but it also has a sect of zealots who can’t go an hour without bemoaning some perceived violation of their Holy Scripture. The zealots have certainly bemoaned the account terminations. To put it simply, Twitter is not a government entity, nor does it receive federal funding, so it can clamp down on discourse at its discretion. The social media site is well within its legal boundaries to ban the luminaries of this strain of pseudo-intellectualism.
“Twitter’s executives can try to downplay the banishments until their faces turn blue as their mascot, but the fact of the matter is that their actions could very well backfire.”
But just because you can do something that’s perfectly legal doesn’t mean you should, and the company’s previous boast that it’s “the free-speech wing of the freespeech party” now rings hollow. Twitter’s executives can downplay the banishments until their faces turn as blue as their mascot, but the fact is their actions could very well backfire. A central tenet of alt-right thinking is distrust of major intuitions – banks, media, universities and whatnot – which are thought to be colluding to undermine the movement’s agenda. Exiling the movement’s leaders from Twitter only feeds into this narrative. Richard Spencer, a white nationalist and alt-rightist, has already claimed his removal from Twitter is akin to “corporate Stalinism” and insinuated the company is trying to put the brakes on the movement because of its growing power. If the purges continue, it’s a near certainty that Spencer’s charges of corporate censorship will grow louder and that he and the group he adheres to will gain even more attention and support. The key issue with the alt-right is it’s still
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Fyfe thrives on senior day, remains indifferent to spotlight Ross Miller dn staff writer
In front of 89,704 Husker fans, Ryker Fyfe got his revenge Saturday. It was in the form of a senior day victory “he won’t, we won’t and Grand Island won’t ever forget,” as Mike Riley said. For the average sports fan, it seems like a win Nebraska should have picked up against a struggling and injured Maryland team. Those people are right. The Huskers are a much better team on both sides of the ball. But there is a heartwarming story behind the game. –a cloud with a silver lining in what has been a thunderstorm since Halloween 2015 in West Lafayette, Indiana. First off Fyfe threw for 220 yards and a touchdown while making sure the Huskers didn’t have a single turnover in the game, but you would not have known anything spectacular happened if you only saw his postgame press conference. On the field after the win, with cameras in his face and a ton of young fans yelling to try to seize the quarterback’s attention, he was
the most mellow person on the planet. You would think the man just got done watching the most mundane documentary ever, the opposite demeanor of normal athletes after their first career win –not to mention on senior day. But that’s just Ryker Fyfe. He slung the ball all over the field and had a near flawless first half, going 14-of-20 passing. “I promise I’m not surprised at all,” Riley said after the game. Riley praised the senior’s dedication, teamwork and, most of all, talent. “He’s got a nice release, he’s obviously got poise, he’s got good vision ,and he put a lot of balls in a nice location for guys to make plays,” Riley said. That’s just what he did, leading No. 18 Nebraska to victory. Thirteen short months ago, that’s not how it was. There were four interceptions and scores on every single one of them. That was the formula for Ryker Fyfe being the most talked about man in Nebraska for
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After taking the field for warmups before Nebraska’s 28-7 win against Maryland Saturday, seniors Brandon Reilly, Alonzo Moore and Sam Cotton all hugged the late Sam Foltz’s dad, Gerald. They shared words and went through their pregame routines for the final time at Memorial Stadium. They are rhree players with three different stories with one thing that unites them: this football team – this day – and the fact they were all part of one of the most emotionally taxed senior classes in Nebraska football history. “This class will be remembered,” senior wide receiver Jordan Westerkamp said.
All that emotion, from this season and those before, led to an ending in Lincoln that won’t soon be forgotten. A backup, former walk-on quarterback Ryker Fyfe, who was a teammate of Foltz at Grand Island High School, led the Huskers in capping a perfect 7-0 home record in 2016, while Foltz’s former roommate, senior kicker Spencer Lindsay came on for the injured Drew Brown to kick the extra points. “An emotional day for the seniors on this team and an emotional day for me personally,” Lindsay said. “I cried hard for about 20 seconds.” All 28 of those seniors, Fyfe and Lindsey included, took different routes to get to this point – just like any senior class in the country. Take the three who embraced Gerald Foltz before the game, for exam-
ple. Reilly was an underrecruited walk-on from Lincoln Southwest High School who chose Nebraska over the likes of the University of Nebraska at Kearney, South Dakota and Southeast Missouri State. Moore was a dual-threat quarterback from Louisiana who chose NU over Mississippi State. He and Reilly couldn’t be more different. Moore was an athletic freak, the Louisiana 2A Offensive Player of the Year, a star on the basketball court and a state champion high jumper. Then there’s Cotton, who’s been a Husker since birth. Cotton won a state title during his senior year at Lincoln Southeast High School, earning all-state honors from
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Huskers’ ground game leads to joyous senior day Newby carried the ball 10 times in the first half recording 48 yards, 19 of them came on the Huskers first drive. An eight-yard tumble into the end zone got his senior day off to a hot start. Newby handled most of the work in the first quarter, but Bryant got his shot on Nebraska’s first drive of the second quarter. The freshman carried the ball five times on the drive for 36 yards. He busted out a 22-yard rush setting Nebraska up inside the Maryland 15. The drive would end in a blocked field goal. Bryant has come into a more prominent role for the Nebraska offense as the season has progressed. When the decision was made not to redshirt him, the coaches made it clear that they wanted to use him as much as possible. “I think we’ve had limited packages for him, and he’s performed well,” offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf said. “He gives you some good hard yards. He’s got some shake to him, but he’ll also run you over, and I think that’s a good style to have.” Langsdorf said he’s seen a clear progression from Bryant in the weeks leading up to
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Senior day is a time to reflect on the past and look to the future. That especially rang true for the running backs Saturday. Senior Terrell Newby saw his last game at Memorial Stadium fly by, while freshman Tre Bryant had one of his best games of his young Husker career. The two put together what was a solid attack on the ground finishing with 154 yards on 35 carries. Newby, in his final game in a red Nebraska jersey, had three touchdowns in the
28-7 win against Maryland. “It feels great. I definitely wanted to go out the right way, and send the seniors out the right way,” Newby said. “We did a great job up front, and we always say it starts with them.” It was clear from the onset Nebraska wanted to establish the run game to help out quarterback Ryker Fyfe who was making just his second career start. In the first half Newby and Bryant combined for 86 yards on 17 carries. Compare that to a week ago when the Huskers ran the ball with the tailbacks just twice in the first half.
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the game against Maryland. Bryant’s workload has steadily increased as Devine Ozigbo has struggled with injury. Langsdorf said Bryant has been the clear number two guy at running back late in the season. The freshman finished the game with a career-high 58 yards on the ground, and he added a catch for 13 yards receiving as well. “We’ve kind of played him as that second guy, and he’s earned that, he’s played well,” Langsdorf said. “We’ve had some guys that are banged up a little bit, so he’s gotten more work, and he was more prepared to play, so we gave him some more time.” Bryant brings a bit more of a physical dynamic than Newby, and they played off each other well against the Terrapins. Newby tallied 98 yards rushing to go along with the three touchdowns. This senior class has gone through more ups and downs than the average senior class, and Newby couldn’t have drawn up a better way to leave Memorial Stadium. “Definitely a great senior day for me.” SPORTS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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the ensuing week. Nebraska lost on national television to Purdue, a team that had not won a home conference game under then coach Darrell Hazell. Husker nation pointed to Fyfe after that loss. Well, with Saturday’s showing, it would be rational to think he would react to the hate he received last year. –maybe even show a little giddyup and emotion in warmups. No way. “All week, I put a lot of pressure on myself to make sure I came out and had a good game,” Fyfe said. “I wanted to make the most of my opportunity.” In a classic small-town way, the only way Fyfe knows, he was all about getting a win and helping the team –no worries about his reputation as a Husker.
Here’s the secret: He should be happy about his reputation now. Not only did he get a huge win for the Huskers, but he showed his great friend Sam Foltz and his family a little Grand Island Islander pride. “Obviously, this is a game where I should be walking out with Sam, for my last game,” Fyfe said. That statement shows just how much it meant to Fyfe –a guy who doesn’t show any emotion at all. He doesn’t care about anything but winning. He represents Nebraska in the best way, and he shined Saturday. SPORTS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
SENIORS: FROM PAGE 12 the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star for different positions. The World-Herald saw him as a defensive lineman, and the Journal Star had him at tight end. Ultimately, it was tight end at Nebraska, where his brother oldest brother Ben played the same position and other brother Jake was an offensive lineman. Those are just a few of the stories on this team, and those are things that made them different: where they came from and how they got to Nebraska. But then there are the things that make them the same – the things they had to go through while they were here. The man who they all committed to, Bo Pelini, dared Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst to fire him in 2013. Some of these seniors had been here for two years, and some had only been here a single season. A year later, Pelini was fired smack-dab in the middle of this class’ careers at NU. Pelini went out with a bang. The fiery coach held a private meeting off campus with his players, where he went on a profanity-laced tirade against his boss, Eichorst, while assuring players he loved them. Instead of Pelini, in 2015, Nebraska players had to embrace a West Coast 61-year-old they knew nothing about – a whole new staff and a whole new coaching style. The Huskers went 6-7 in Riley’s first year at the helm, which was difficult in a place that had grown to expect at least nine wins. In Riley’s mind, that’s what makes this group even more special. “This group of seniors, I suppose everybody across the country on senior day says
the same thing, but when you make a transition like this, and you are fortunate enough to land with a group of guys like this, we are very, very thankful for that,” he said. “My disappointment is that I only got to be around these guys for a couple of years, and we will try to carry on with the rest of their group going forward and continue to make this better and better. But I don’t think that we rebound from a year ago and be able to have a year like this without a really good bunch of older guys in the program.” Of course, there was no more difficult task than moving on after losing one of their own when Foltz died in a car crash in July. “It still hurts to this day,” Westerkamp said. “Obviously, we miss Sam like crazy, and we love him so much. He’s still out there with us.” Saturday, when each senior came out of the tunnel, they hugged Jill and Gerald Foltz and placed a rose on the 27-yard line – all 28 of them. At that time, nothing else mattered. “It was tough; I was trying to hold back tears,” Westerkamp, who was the last senior to come on the field, said. “It was a great ceremony.” The Pelini years, the disheartening 2015 season, everything these seniors had to go through – none of it was important in that moment. The only thing that mattered was getting to 7-0 at home, which is something the seniors will always have. Their careers weren’t perfect, but their senior day was. SPORTS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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TRACEY: FROM PAGE 11 Such numbers seem to indicate a success of the free market. I sing the praises of the free market as much as the next man. People have the right to buy what they want. Few ideas in the course of human history have brought so much progress and development to humanity. But it also brings dangers. One of the most common stereotypes of Americans is they are too materialistic. That’s relative of course, but the sheer numbers involved on Black Friday, combined with the violence that regularly crops up, lend some credence to that theory. Materialism is scientifically proven to cause problems. “Consumer culture is constantly bombarding us with the message that materialism will make us happy,” according to Tim Kasser, a psychology professor who studied effects of consumerism. This assertion is indisputable. One need only look at any magazine, newspaper or website ad to see that. Men, women and children with perfect bodies and seemingly perfect lives use the latest modern technology offers: clothing, electronic devices, toys, furniture – the list goes on and never ceases. But the plain scientific fact is materialism doesn’t make humans happy, and it never has. The unrestrained pursuit of physical wealth “probably has a net negative payoff in terms of life satisfaction and well-being,” according to Edward Diener, another researcher of con-
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sumerism. If raw love for your family and friends doesn’t sway you, or if my admittedly emotional stance thus far isn’t working, let’s talk about money. Analyses of Black Friday trends have shown the deals aren’t really that great, and in any case, you can get them other days as well – they aren’t unique to Black Friday. The term “Black Friday” originated with a negative connotation. Despite the many seemingly good things that come from this day, it’s still negative, just in a different way. Take a moment and ponder what really matters to you. Such a massive corporate and consumerist craze envelops the country on Black Friday that it’s nigh impossible to get rid of, but we all have control of our individual choices. Rather than flocking to the shopping centers or keeping your eyes glued to a computer screen in search of the next best deal, take time to interact with family and friends. There’s still a whole month to go before Christmas, so relax, kick back and enjoy the conversation around the dinner table. Just don’t talk about politics too much.
mysterious and ill-understood by the general public. Twitter’s lazy attempt at quelling alt-rightists does little to resolve this and instead, might pique curiosity and garner sympathy. What’s needed is the free dissemination of ideas envisioned by John Milton and John Stuart Mill. Let the alt-right make its arguments. Bring its views into the light of day, then fervently argue against absurd fallacies, such as the racial conclusions of “The Bell Curve,” a book worshiped by the group. Others would disagree with this sentiment. In the conservative National Review, Ian Tuttle argues Twitter’s actions are justified because the average citizen is unable to separate the philosophical wheat from the chaff. Frankly, such a belief is fairly demeaning. Contending the average citizen is too stupid to distinguish bad arguments from good is to say free speech itself is pointless. Of course, the skippers and stalwarts will never be swayed, but a sizable chunk of alt-right leaners can be reasoned with. With cogent explanations, this subset can be persuaded away from the siren song that beckons toward the perilous rocks of bigotry.
Free speech wouldn’t be such a hotly contested topic if everyone agreed on everything. People’s opinions can sometimes be disturbing, insulting or based on evidence that’s downright wrong. Inevitably, we’ll encounter those whose views leave us aghast with our jaws to the floor. Nonetheless, attempting to silence such opinions only emboldens those espousing them. At such a time, I might use a quote mistakenly attributed to Voltaire, but this quip has become a tired platitude. Instead, I’ll say this: The liberty to speak openly can expose the ugly underbelly of society. This is but a nasty side effect of an otherwise healthy public discourse. Twitter would be mistaken to shut down the alt-right’s poison plant and have it become more popular on the black market. Instead, let the people dismantle the factory brick by brick. Only then can the altright’s industry of hate be closed for good. BEN LARSEN IS A SOPHOMORE POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR. REACH HIM AT OPINION@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM OR VIA @DNOPINION.
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ECON1200 Personal Finance BSAD1230 Visual Merchandising and Promotion BSAD2430 Marketing Communications ENTR1050 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
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