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THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 2, 2004

Coopfest RocksKearney

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Student feedback gets results By CHARISE DAWSON The $1.2 million dining services renovation in the Nebraskan

Student Union is a result of last year's student complaints, as well asfeedback.

Last November Residence Hall Association held a student forumto address student complaints against Chartwells, UNK's residentialdining service corporation. Dissatisfaction of food quality, foodselection and service quality were the main discussion points. RHAand Chartwells also created surveys to gather more feedback fromstudents.

John Foss, director of dining services, said the student input waslargely instrumental in the recent renovations. Erin Kochenderfer,president of RHA, said she is pleased with the renovations.Kochenderfer said, “The food quality has improved. The selectionis broader. We are satisfied.” Chartwells is 90-92 percentcomplete on a total renovation of the Commons Dining Hall. Fosssaid the area features intimate dining spaces that create a restaurantlook and feel. Wireless access is available throughout the area cour-tesy of Information Technology, Foss said, adding that the renova-tion is the first complete remodeling of the area in 10 years.

Foss said the style and quality of service in the commons willchange because of the renovation. He said students will see flavoredcoffees served in air pots, a rotisserie and a charcoal broiler for the

hamburger patties. Additional space was added to the Union CoffeeShop to accommodate customer traffic, Foss added.

Smoothies are now available at the coffee shop due to studentrequests and a deli bar featuring sandwich wraps will be added in thefuture, he said.

The Loper Express C-Store will relocate to across from theAntelope bookstore and should be finished at the end of September,Foss said, emphasizing that the former store was not large enough;the new store will have larger selection and better service. Foss saidCharwells expanded the transfer times in the food court and otherlocations in response to student complaints about transfer times.Plans include students having more options about when and wherethey can use their meal plans. The director added that a new blockmeal plan will be available for students wishing to purchase multi-ple meals during conventional meal periods. C h a r t w e l l swill continue to gather student feedback through surveys, commentcards and e-mails, and a reconfigured website will allow Chartwellsto track comments, he said.

Although the renovation will mitigate and solve many com-plaints, Foss said, “We cannot make everybody happy everyday.”

Foss said the Chartwells 10-year contract with UNK was renewedlast spring, with the renovation being an investment negotiated with-in the contract.

Chartwells owns and operates all food services on campus exceptfor the concessions at the Health and Sports Center and servesapproximately 2,000 students, the director said.

Large prize packages, freefood and discounts for the stu-dents helped DestinationDowntown debut in the Blueand Gold Week activities onAug. 26.

“We didn’t know for surehow the event would go over,but as we were downtown, thestudents just kept coming andcoming and coming,” CamiWacker, the associate directorfor Student Development andRetention and the organizer ofthis event, said. “We were soexcited that the students tookadvantage of what was offeredfor them.”

Along with the entertainmentand atmosphere, six prize pack-ages were available to all UNKstudents who registered at thevarious locations throughout thenight. The winners of each prizewere announced on the concertstage from 11 p.m. to midnight.

Each package featured freegifts from various downtownlocations. The “On the TownPackage” was full of gift certifi-cates for food, movies andKearney Floral, and was won bySarah Niemeyer from Kearney.The “Room RedecorationPackage,” won by Phillipsburg,KS junior Jamie Dusin, includeda futon, video chair, posters andsome gift certificates.

Kassandra Ellenwood fromKearney won the “FinalsStressbuster Package,” featuringa gift basket, various gift certifi-cates, a facial and a scented can-dle; and the “Kearney Hub’s theTotal Student Package,” featur-ing an assortment of goodies forthe enjoyment of all college stu-dents was won by Sarah Ottunfrom Freemont.

The two other packages werethe “Makeover Madness

Package,” which included ahaircut, pedicure, watch andunlimited tanning and the“Sports Lovers Package,” whichconsisted of a fitness member-ship, karate lesson, hockey tick-ets and some clothing.

Director Wacker said, “I wantto thank the Downtown KearneyInc. They were very instrumen-tal in developing the idea andgetting the downtown Kearneybusinesses excited about it.They bent over backwards to getall the free gifts and prizes.”

Live music by After theOrder, Clover and 10th HourCalling was featured in theMuseum of Nebraska Art park-ing lot from 9 p.m. to midnight.The museum was also openfrom 9 to 10 p.m. for visitingwith instrumental music.

Free caricature drawings atthe MONA steps were spon-sored by the UNK Division ofStudent Life. Also offered wasfree kickboxing at the VitalityCenter at 10 p.m.

Many businesses, such as theKearney Cycling & Fitness,Bookends, Computer Hardwareand Refind, stayed open late andoffered discounts to UNK stu-dents. Some also featured enter-tainment such as Yanda’s Musicwith its open mic andBlacksheep Coffee Roasterswith live acoustic music featur-ing Mike Adams and GregTesdall and a portrait artist fea-turing Tana Quincy.

Free food was also offered atShopping Tripps, which hadpopcorn and chai tea, BettyJanes had popcorn and bever-ages and Antiques & Castawaysalso had free popcorn and good-ies.

“I thought that the best partof Destination Downtown wasthe funnel cakes by The SolidRock,” Omaha junior RyanMcMahon said. “The funnelcake guy was really cool, too.”

Summer renovations at UNKinclude two major campus build-ings, and everyone is talkingabout it.

Otto Olsen, one of the build-ings located in Main Campus,was renovated this summer(along with Brunner Hall) forthis fall 2004 semester.

Taking in consideration thatOtto Olsen has the central dataprocessing and the telephoneswitches that connect and linkour campus to other communi-ties, many believe the buildingneeds to be preserved and reno-vated.

The departments ofInformation Technology, FamilyConsumers Science, FamilyStudies and Interior Design nowhave improvement in theiroffices, including new carpetand better lighting.

According to Dr. RandyHaack, vice chancellor of busi-ness and finance, this is one ofthe first projects for which thestate allowed revenues. All fouruniversities in the state ofNebraska (UNL, UNO, UNKand Creighton University) havethe allowance of federal moneyto make improvements on theircampuses. The legislators

screened the options and rankedOtto Olsen high on the list forrenovation. Dr. Haack said that$1.6 million was allowed for thestart of restorations of OttoOlsen.

The university worked withthe legislature to achieve therenewal project for the building.UNK proposed an increase of

tuition to help with these renova-tions.

Otto Olsen, along with otherbuildings in restorations likeBrunner Hall, needed an urgentrenewal. Haack said, “The needto make access available to peo-ple with disabilities and safetywere among relevant issues.''

A handicap ramp, a fire alarm

system and sprinkler system arenow available in the building.

Johanna Cordova, director ofthe child development center,also located in Otto Olsen,explained that everything wasready before school started, not-ing that there was not any incon-venience at the child develop-

UNK students enrolled in summer classes will no longerhave a week off between the end of the spring semesterand the start of the summer term.

Summer classes in 2005 will begin on May 9, the Monday imme-diately following spring commencement at UNK. The summer termwill consist of three four-week class sessions, ending on July 29. Forthe past several years UNK’s summer term included a week off fol-lowing spring commencement, then one three-week and two five-week class sessions.

According to Kimra Schipporeit, UNK’s director of studentrecords and registration, the summer schedule change is part of aneffort to bolster declining summer enrollment at UNK.

The addition of a summer commencement ceremony is also partof that effort. Summer commencement exercises are scheduled forFriday, July 29, 2005, according to Schipporeit.

From 1992 to 2004, summer enrollment at UNK fell 32 percent,from 3,962 graduate and undergraduate students in 1992 to 2,670 in2004. The most significant single-year decrease came between 1992and 1993, when summer enrollment dropped by 20 percent, from3,962 to 3,180. Another 20 percent drop came between 2000 and2004, when summer enrollment fell from 3,337 to 2,670.

Faced with these declines in summer enrollment, Galen Hadley,then-interim senior vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, appointeda summer school committee at a meeting of the UNK Deans Councilin May 2004.

Comprised of the associate deans of UNK’s various colleges, thecommittee examined its options, then made the proposal for changesin the summer schedule to the Deans Council this last July.Schipporeit said the registrar’s office was notified early in that theproposed changes had been approved by UNK Chancellor DouglasKristensen.

According to committee member Ron Crocker, associate dean ofthe College of Fine Arts and Humanities, committee membersreached a broad common agreement that the logical response todeclining summer enrollment was to return to the type of summerschedule that was in place before UNK, formerly Kearney StateCollege, became part of the University of Nebraska system, in 1991.

Crocker said that the off-week between spring and summer termsmay lead many students, especially those uncertain about attendingsummer classes, to forego the summer class sessions altogether.

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Student feedback gets results

Otto Olsen renovations; anew environment on campus

by Charise DawsonAntelope Staff Writer

Photo by Jillian HothanRyan Swanson in renovated bathroom. He is the Assistant Director for Facilities Planning, SpaceManagement& Construction

by Silvia MartinezAntelope Staff Writer

D e s t i n a t i o nD o w n t o w n ;D e s t i n a t i o nS u c c e s sby Jamie M. DusinAntelope Staff Writer

See Downtown, page 8

See Renovations, page 8

Summer schedule changesby Ken GallagherAntelope Staff Writer

From Summer classes, page 8

Photo by Jillian HothanUNK student goes through the line at the newly remodeled Chartwells.

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3THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 2, 2004MOVIE REVIEW

Kill Bill: Vol. 2;“Triumphant.”

Adam Sandler has had morethan one flop at the box office inthe past couple of years, but 50First Dates, starring Sandler andDrew Barrymore, takes fansback to a happier time of HappyGilmore and Billy Madison andaway from a less-happy time ofLittle Nicky and Punch-DrunkLove.

50 First Dates is set in pre-sent-day Hawaii. Henry, playedby Sandler, is a local marinebiologist who spends his daysconversing with a walrus namedJocko, a penguin named Willieand his best friend Ula. Ula isplayed by Rob Schneider.

Sandler's friend is a localsurfer who insists on living vic-ariously through Henry's lovelife. Ula has experienced morethan one shark bite in his timeas a surfer, but is still planningon filming his documentarytitled, “Sharks: They Only BiteWhen You Touch Their PrivateParts” (www.50firstdates.com).

Although Henry spends hisdays at a career that he loves,his nights are filled with one-night-stands with women onvacation in Hawaii. He tellseach woman a different storyabout himself and has no inter-est in a long-term relationship,until he meets Lucy Whitmore,played by Drew Barrymore.

While testing his boat beforean extended voyage to Alaska,he encounters some difficultyand ends up at a local restau-rant. There he sees Lucy fromacross the room, and the twohave breakfast together, makingplans to meet the next day.

The next morning comes,and Henry approaches Lucy. Hebecomes confused when Lucysays she has no idea who he is.Henry then learns that Lucy wasin an auto accident on Oct. 13(her father's birthday) and losther short-term memory. Everynight Lucy goes to sleep, sheforgets everything that hap-pened the day before.

Lucy lives every day of herlife the same way she did on theday of the crash. Her brotherDoug, played by Sean Austin,and her father Marvin, playedby Blake Clark, insists on pre-tending it's Oct. 13 everyday.This means eating the samekind of birthday cake, openingthe same birthday present, thevideo The Sixth Sense, andwatching it every night.

After Lucy goes to bed herdad and brother prepare for thenext day, including setting outhundreds of newspapers Lucy'sdad had reprinted from the Oct.13 layout.

Henry makes numerousattempts to try and impressLucy, but even if he succeedsone day he still has to start overagain the next day. Every oncein a while Lucy will realize thatit's not Oct. 13. Then her familyis forced to explain to her whathas happened. They show her ascrapbook of newspaper clip-pings from the accident andtake her to see her doctor, whoin turn tells her she'll never haveher short-term memory again.

Henry decides to make atape showing Lucy what hashappened to her, which shewatches every morning.

50 First Dates provesjust how powerful love can beand that all of our lives might bea little bit better if we got toexperience a first kiss everyday.50 First Dates premiered at thebox office on Feb. 13, which

worked out perfectly being theday before Valentine's Day.

The movie is rated PG-13 forcrude sexual behavior and drugreferences. Critics of the moviehave rated it anywhere from aB+ to a D+. Some feel thehumor is juvenile and unneces-sary, but if you're familiar withAdam Sandler's movies or com-edy routines, that's exactly whohe is and that's why he's so suc-cessful

(www.movies.yahoo.com).“I rate this movie a B+, not

only because I'm a girl and Ilove mushy love stories, butalso because it was hilarious. Ithink guys and girls would like50 First Dates. It wasn't just a'chick-flick'; there were a lot offunny parts and I would defi-nitely recommend seeing it,”Becky Rosenthal, North Plattesenior, said.

If you love animalsthis movie is for you - and whatcould be better than cute ani-mals, beautiful Barrymore andhilarious Sandler?

Rob Schneider plays hischaracter perfectly and Alexa,played by Lusia Staus, providescomic relief by being anandrogynous. She becomes thebutt of Jocko and Willie's prac-tical jokes, such as speakingsolely of how long it's beensince he or she (I'm not reallysure) has been with a man.

The only aspect of the moviethat I didn't like was the chem-istry between Sandler andBarrymore. I felt like they weremore believable as brother andsister, rather than lovers.

50 First Dates was producedby Happy Madison,Anonymous Content and

Flower Films productioncompanies.

by Jenni EpleyAntelope Staff Writer

With all the bubblegum,teeny-bop movies being thrownin our faces these days, Kill Billhas proven to be a breath offresh air.

The success of the firstinstallment of the two-partseries, Kill Bill Vol. 1, was acritically acclaimed perfor-mance and was said to havebeen hard to match with a sec-ond installment.

Well, Quentin Tarantino hasoutdone himself once again.

For those who have not seenthe first installment, I stronglyrecommend viewing that first,before confusing yourself withVol. 2.

The second installment takesa deeper look at the quest forrevenge sought after by TheBride (Uma Thurman), how sheattained her bonds with Bill(David Carradine) and how shebecame the deadliest woman inthe world.

This movie certainly standson its own two feet, and deliversstellar performances from allinvolved. Vol. 2 is less action-filled in comparison to the firstfilm, but the few action scenesare intense.

According to Aaron Beierle,a writer for the Website “AGuide to Current DVDs,” “thesecond volume is considerablymore satisfying.”

Beier said, “It's not simplybecause the audience is offereda conclusion after the longishwait between volumes, it's justthat the second film feels entire-ly more substantial, offeringmore drama, conflict and story.”

Vol. 2 picks up where the

first film left off, with TheBride's (Thurman) search forthe remaining members of theDeadly Viper AssassinationSquad. Those still on her deathlist include Budd (MichaelMadsen), Elle Driver (DarylHannah) and of course, Bill(Carradine). All these betrayedher four years earlier at herwedding: beating her and shoot-ing her -- leaving her to die.

We are shown the tiringtraining process that The Brideendures, with martial arts mas-ter Pai Mei (Gordon Lui) andgiven significant behind-the-scenes story on the relationshipbetween The Bride and Bill.However, in the deleted sceneson there is reportedly a scenarioin which Bill and The Bride areconfronted with a challenge,and The Bride realizes hispower.

The audience is presentedhis skill in this deleted scene.So, why this was left out isbeyond me; it was a very impor-tant part of the relationshipbetween the two.

The training process that TheBride endures is a powerful partof the film. Pai Mei delivers atruly outstanding performance.Her experience with Pai Meiexplains her deepened under-standing of life and deaththrough the eastern philosophy,which we are exposed to in bothinstallments.

The visual stimulation of thismovie is not to be dismissed.The use of black and white inthe opening scene, the splitscreen effect and the differentuse of lighting is very effective.

The lack of various cameraangles in each scene, whichTarantino has used in previousfilms, such as Pulp Fiction, isvery dramatic, adding a level ofseriousness to the scenes. In oneparticular scene, it is pitch blackfor two and a half minutes, onlyto be followed by a single flash-

light making an already intensescenario, much more gutwrenching.

The gore of this film is sig-nificantly lighter in comparisonto the first film; however, thefight between The Bride andElle Driver is a thrill ride, wherewe find how Elle lost her eyeand comes to lose the other.

As in previous Tarantinomovies the film moves throughchapters. These are of course, intrue Tarantino fashion, not inchronological order, but it reallygives it that 70's feel thatTarantino was striving for inthis film. Other genres mixedinto this melting pot includespaghetti westerns, Chinesemartial arts and Italian horror,the movie is a brilliant mix ofthese, and no one else couldhave pulled it off so smoothly.

Throughout this movie thereare transitions between the gen-res. There are subtitles onemoment and a 70's Kung-Fubackdrop the next but the movienever skips a beat.

The one thing that stood outto me was the definition ofcharacters that all actors in thisfilm perfected. The only charac-ter in this movie to show truehumanity is The Bride(Thurman). The other charac-ters are portrayed flawlessly ascold hearted, “natural bornkillers.” You find yourself at theend of this film truly embracedby the story and this is due tothe impeccable acting andclever dialog that Tarantino isfamous for delivering to us.

“Tarantino remains the mostbrilliantly oddball filmmaker ofhis

generation, and this is one ofthe best films of the year”according to

Roger Ebert.

by Molly MitchellAntelope Staff Writer

50 First Dates; another Adam Sandler Hit

The UNK volleyball recordimproves to 4-0 after theLopers defeated the Universityof Central OklahomaBronchos.

During the final game onSaturday, the Lopers beat theBronchos in three sets (30-19,30-14, 30-21). CentralOklahoma was entering thematch with two wins and onlyone loss during the tourna-ment. UNK was entering thematch with a perfect record inthe tournament, with threewins and no losses.

Central Oklahoma defeatedDoane (30-26, 30-21, 30-24)during their first match.During their second match theBronchos lost to St. EdwardsUniversity (24-30, 24-30, 22-30). Saturday morning duringtheir third match, CentralOklahoma defeated WayneState in five sets (25-30, 30-26,18-30, 30-22, 15-6).

In the first set the Lopersbeat the Bronchos 30 to 19. Inthat set UNK had 18 kills and43 total attacks. Menawhile,

Central Oklahoma had 14 killswith 50 total attacks.

In the second set UNKdefeated Central Oklahoma by16 points (30-14). The Lopershad 15 kills with 35 totalattacks. The Bronchos hadeight kills with 49 total attacks.

During the third and finalset the Lopers defeated theBronchos 30 to 21. UNK had19 kills and 33 total attacks.Central Oklahoma had 12 killswith 37 total attacks.

Erin Gudmundson, a juniorfrom Kearney Catholic, led theLopers in the match with 17kills and 30 total attacks. ErinArnold, a senior from Casper,Wyom., had 12 kills with 22total attacks. Erin Brosz, ajunior from Grand Island, hadseven kills with 16 totalattacks. Penny Wascovish ledthe Bronchos with eight killsduring the match.

Two new players to theLoper volleyball squad got insome playing time during thegame as well. Alison Glidden,a freshman from Benkelman,had six kills and 19 totalattacks during the match with

only three attack errors. StephHoemann, a freshman fromWaco, got in some playingtime as well. Hoemann hadthree defensive digs and twoset assists during the match.

Mikala Gleason, a sopho-more from Holdrege, led thematch with 16 defensive digs.Bethany Spilde, a junior fromCouncil Bluffs, Iowa, had 43set assists and 11 defensivedigs during the match.

Gudmundson also led theLopers with five block assistsduring the match. UNK endedthe match with a total of 11team blocks.

The Lopers placed four onthe all tournament team. ErinGudmundson, Erin Brosz, andBethany Spilde all found a spoton the All-Tournament Team.Erin Arnold also made the All-Tournament Team and wasnamed the MVP for the 2004Loper Volleyball Classic.

The Lopers are gettingready for their BYU- Hawaiitournament, which takes placeSept. 3-4. The next homegame for the Loper volleyballteam is Sept.17, against Regis.

by Justin KerchalAntelope Staff Writer

Lady Lopers hit 4-0, still going strong

Friday night belonged to theLady Lopers as they swept theHilltoppers in three consecutivegames to take their seasonrecord to 2-0.

With ease, the No. 3-rankedUNK Lopers overtook the No.21-ranked St. Edward’sUniversity of Texas Hilltoppers.As each game progressed, theNebraska team’s point spreadwas extended. The Lopers won30-23, 30-17, and 30-16 in thesecond match of the UNKLoper Volleyball Fall Classic.The first match had been againstWayne State College earlier inthe day.

It was St. Edwards that tookthe first point in the first gamebut the Lopers quicklyanswered, making the score 4-1.St. Edwards stayed close andcalled two timeouts to try andgather momentum but theLopers’ play could not bematched.

The second game startedwith a 10-0 run with Samantha

Harvey behind the service line.The Lopers had a succession ofblocks, two being ace blocks,and tough offensive plays thatsolidified the Lopers’ lead. Itwas due to the Lopers’ aggres-sive play that errors resulted. Itwas only because of these Lopermistakes that St. Edward play-

ers put their first points on thescoreboard.

It was on the third attemptfor Loper game point whenUNK sophomore, outside-hitterAshley Solt, landed on the footof St. Edwards’ setter, hurting

her ankle. When Solt left thegame, she had contributed eightkills in her nearly two games ofplay. Solt had missed last sea-son due to an injured shoulder.

In the third and final game,UNK started out slowly, tyingthe game at 4-4. But soon theLopers rebounded and gained

momentum with an ace serve byErin Arnold making the score 9-8. The Lopers did not give upthe lead again and won the thirdgame by a large margin for thematch win.

Erin Arnold led the Lopers

with 13 kills, Erin Gudmundsonfollowed with 11 kills and fourblocks. Erin Brosz chipped inanother nine kills. The teamcollectively had 49 kills, 10 aceserves and eight team blocks.Along with the Lopers’ offense,the team’s defense gave theplayers an extra edge. The

Lopers and the Hilltoppers hadnearly the same amount ofattacks at the net; only oneattack separated the teams.However, the Lopers had tenmore defensive digs, all ofwhich helped them win.

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The UNK Women’s volley-ball team defeated the WayneState Wildcats in their firstgame of the 2004 LoperVolleyball Classic last week-end. The Lopers came into thegame being ranked No. 3 in thenation, and the team easilydefeated unranked Wayne Statein three sets.

The first set proved to be themost difficult for the Lopers,edging out the Wildcats 30-26.The Lopers had a few missedserves that helped Wayne Statestay in the game. Wayne Statewas able to tie the game at 24-24 with a kill by ChelseSchultz, but Erin Arnold scoredto recapture the lead for theLopers and eventually won thefirst set with an ace.

Wayne State was able tokeep the game close through thefirst half of the second set, but

the Lopers’ dominance andabilities showed in the latterhalf of the set. Missed servesonce again kept Wayne State inthe game for the first half of thisset.

The Lopers then gained con-trol and composure to handilywin the second set 30-17. TheLopers carried their momentuminto the third set and defeatedthe Wildcats 30-20.

Erin Arnold dominated forthe Lopers with twelve kills,keeping herself on pace tobreak the Lopers’ all-time killsrecord. Erin Gudmundson andErin Brosz chipped in with tenkills apiece. Bethany Spilde ledthe Lopers with thirteen defen-sive digs, while Erin Arnold hadeleven.

The Lopers won the rest oftheir games, sweeping the com-petition. The Loper Womenshut out the other competingteams, defeating every team inthree sets.

The Division II #3 UNKwomen’s volleyball teamextended their winning streakSaturday afternoon as theyovertook the Tigers of DoaneCollege.

The victory marked the thirdwin for Nebraska-Kearney inthe Loper Volleyball Classicpresented by Runza andCountry Inn & Suites, held atthe UNK Health & SportsCenter.

The match came off theheels of two wins attained dur-ing the previous day’s action.The Lopers easily handled their2004 season opener againstWayne State with a sweep (-26,-17,-20). In similar fashion thatevening, Nebraska-Kearneytoppled their second opponent,the 21st ranked St. EdwardsUniversity of Texas Hilltoppers(-23,-17,-16).

Despite the overnight breakin the tournament, the Lopersdidn’t lose any steam when playresumed the following after-noon. The NAIA 15th rankedDoane College Tigers posed lit-tle threat to the cruisingKearney Lopers.

The ladies of Kearneysteamrolled to a third consecu-tive sweep, taking the match 30-

8, 30-22, 30-21. Once again,the Loper women demonstrateda staggering offensive attackcombined with an overpower-ing defensive stand.

The offensive campaigncame complete with anonslaught of 47 kills, 11 aces,

and 44 set assists. These num-bers calculated into a veryimpressive .284 attack percent-age that easily surpassed theiropponents’. The Tigers onlymanaged a meager .067 per-centage.

On the defensiveside, the ladiesshowed exceptionalhustle and reactiontime by racking up 10blocks and posting 52hard fought defensivedigs. The womenmoved and communi-cated very well as aunit.

The most dominantdisplay came from thevery outset of thematch in which theLopers took the open-ing set with a devas-tating 30-8 score, a 22point differential.The ladies picked up5 of their 11 total acesin this first set, andposted a .444 hittingefficiency compared to theTiger’s -.094 percentage. Inaddition, the Lopers slammedhome 13 kills in 38 points.

The Tigers rallied, though, inspite of the crushing first setloss. As if with their backsagainst the wall, the Tigerscame out storming in the second

set, jumping outto an 11-5 lead.However, thankslargely to tenstraight servicepoint wins at thehand of Holdreges o p h o m o r eMikala Gleason,N e b r a s k a -Kearney regainedthe lead andpressed on to a30-22 second setwin.

The thirdframe developedvery similar tothe openingframe. TheLopers took com-plete control oncemore and broke

out to a commanding 16 pointlead. The Tigers refused to godown as easily as they had inthe first set, though, as theybegan clawing and scratchingtheir way back into the match.The comeback was respectable,closing the margin to 9, but

their efforts ultimately fell shortat 21 as the lady Lopers finallysealed the deal.

Erin, Gudmundson, 6’-0” Jr.middle hitter, led the Kearneyteam in kills with 11 out of 16

attempts. Without a single errorthroughout the entire match,Gudmundson earned an out-standing .688 hitting percent-age.

Close behind her was 6’-0”Grand Island Jr., Erin Brosz,who posted 10 kills and led theteam in blocks with 6.Committing only 1 error in 19total attempts, Brosz left thematch with a .474 attack effi-ciency.

The two middle hitters’ num-bers were greatly aided by theassistance of 5’-9” CouncilBluffs Jr., Bethany Spilde.Spilde’s accurate ball placementhelped lead the offensivecharge. She finished the gamewith 29 set assists.

Mikala Gleason, the 5’-6”sophomore from Holdrege,topped the team in service aceswith 5, many of which con-tributed to the mid-game chargeof the second set.

On the Tigers side, the ladiesof Doane put up 28 kills, 6blocks, and no aces. They wereled by 5’-10” Lincoln Sr.,Ashlee Fitzgerald, who had 7kills and 3 errors in 23 attempts,giving her a .174 hitting effi-ciency. She also led the team indefensive digs with 15.

UNK finished the tourna-ment Saturday evening in theirmatch against the University ofCentral Oklahoma.

UNK Lady Lopers dominateLopers maintain winning streak

by Terra BoyerAntelope Staff Writer

by Ryan SchmidtAntelope Staff Writer

by Brandon CarlsonAntelope Staff Writer

Photo by Zach HoudekUNK Head Vollyball Coach Rick Squires instructs his Lady Loper squad during a time out.

Photo by Zach HoudekThe Lady Lopers warm-up before their game against the Wildcats.

Photo by Zach HoudekTwo Loper players get set as they waitfor the serve.

Photo by Zach HoudekThe Lady Lopers return a serve and proceedto victory.

Lopers open season,maintain national rank

UNK climbs over HilltoppersNumber three ranking Lopers charge and trample Wildcats

Kearney, Nebraska is not oftenthought of as an entertainment Mecca.

Some would have you believe thatthe closest places to find big namebands are in the eastern cities. That wasnot the case for Kearney last Fridaywhen the local sports bar, the ChickenCoop, held its annual Coopfest at theBuffalo County Fairgrounds. It broughtin such acts as After the Order andBlues Traveler.

One must appreciate the desire ofthe owner/manager of the ChickenCoop, Collin Nabity, for striving tobring such an event close to home. Inthe second year of the festival,

Collin believesthat it is a goodtrend to keep high-quality entertain-ment coming toKearney whilepromoting localbusinesses to thepublic. With limit-ed space for in-house bands, thefestival also gives“The Coop” theopportunity to be apart of the livemusic scene.

The quality ofentertainment wasproof enough toensure the sinceri-ty of Coopfest. TheMidwestern band,After the Order,opened up theshow. Their awe-some set list andexplosively ener-getic live perfor-mance was playedto an eager crowd.As anticipationbuilt, After theOrder gave way to

the headlining act, Blues Traveler.From the moment they stepped

onstage, the crowd went wild. Theband played continuously throughmost of the set, leaving limited breaksbetween songs. John Popper’s vocalsand harmonicas bellowed through thecenter of the mix, filling the crowdwith emotion, while the band moved

fans with their diverse sounds of har-mony.

Some of the songs heard that nightwere “Partner,” “Freedom,”“Stumbles,” and even a little “FreeBird.” Wrapping up the show with a40-minute encore, Blues Traveler livedup to its name for being a crowd-pleas-ing jam band.

For some, it was their first BluesTraveler experience, and for others, itwas not. But all would agree that it wasan evening to remember.

“It was a great show. All the bandsdid a great job,” Collin said of theevenings bash, and added, “The peoplethat showed up had a great time.”

Other bands were on the list of pos-sibilities for the show, but BluesTraveler was the number one choice.Collin and the rest of the crew werevery excited to bring them to town.After the Order was brought in, notonly for their amazing talent andMidwestern Appeal but also because oftheir personal ties with the region andthrough friends of the Chicken Coop.

The Chicken Coop offers all thesports packages presented on 29 televi-sions along with one of the best menusin town. They offer a “neat spin” on theKearney business area, appealing tothe local and college crowd.

Blues Traveler’s harmonica-wielding front man, JohnPopper, stated on VH1’s “Behind The Music: BluesTraveler,” that the band’s nameis derived from the mythicalspirit “The Traveler” in theHollywood blockbuster“Ghostbusters.” Now, well intotheir sixteenth year as a domi-nant touring machine, BluesTraveler is anything but a musi-cal apparition.

Unfortunately, BluesTraveler’s headline perfor-mance Friday night at Coopfest2004 was played to a less thanhalf-filled Buffalo County ExpoCenter. The show, however, wasanything but a disappointmentto those who were there to wit-

ness this epic jam band.Blues Traveler’s tour is help-

ing to promote their seventh stu-

dio album, “Truth Be Told,” andtheir second live album, “LiveOn The Rocks,” released in con-junction with the DVD that wasfilmed in Morrison Colo. onJuly 4, 2003. The crowd atCoopfest was able to get a tasteof Blues Traveler’s new soundas well as hearing some of theolder classics. Fans at Coopfestwere also treated with a noveltyBlues Traveler tune, “RegardingSteven,” which appeared on the“Reality Bites” soundtrack.

Rarely did the jamming stop,as Blues Traveler tied nearlyevery song in the set list togeth-er. This gave the crowd littleopportunity to stop grooving.Covers of John Lennon’s“Imagine,” Lynard Skynyrd’s“Freebird,” and “Devil WentDown To Georgia” by TheCharlie Daniel Band, were also

well received by thosein attendance. Fanswere also appreciativeof the Blues Travelerclassics “Hook” and“Run Around,” whichbegan and finishedthree songs later.

Despite the notice-ably small crowd,John Popper took thetime to thank thecrowd for its activeparticipation in thejam session. Afterplaying a two-songencore, the bandshowered the crowdwith picks, drum-sticks, and even a fewof John Popper’sHohner Harmonicas.

According to theBlues Traveler official

website, the band was formed inPrinceton, NJ in 1983. The bandconsisted of a much-heavier

John Popper onharmonica andvocals, BrendanHill playing thedrums, BobSheehan on bass,and Chan Kinchlaon guitar.

Playing mostlyat small New YorkCity bars, BluesTraveler gained areputation forbeing an intenselive act. BluesTraveler’s firstalbum, the self-titled “BluesTraveler,” wasreleased in 1990.The single, “ButAnyway,” was asmall hit.

In 1992 JohnPopper sum-moned some ofhis music friendsto a meeting todiscuss plans for apossible outdoorfestival. Thatsummer, theH . O . R . D . E .Festival was born.With bands suchas WidespreadPanic, Phish,Dave MathewsBand, G-Love andthe Special Sauce,and GovernmentMule on the bill,the H.O.R.D.E. festival soonbecame a musical springboardfor dynamic live acts to reachthe mainstream.

In 1994 Blues Travelerreleased their fourth album,simply titled “Four,” and light-ning struck. The first single,“Run Around,” was a chart-top-

ping smash. Soon the signatureharmonica and jamming guitarriffs were being played on radiostations everywhere. Accordingto www.bluestraveler.com, todate “Four” has sold over 10million copies.

Hard times fell on the band.In 1999, the bassist and one of

Blues Traveler’s foundingmembers, Bob Sheehan, wasfound dead of a drug overdose.This led to a shake-up in theband’s lineup and created thedaunting task of replacing theveteran rocker.

Eventually, guitarist ChanKinchla would suggest his

younger brother Tad asSheehan’s predecessor.

The four members thenbrought in veteran session key-board player, Ben Wilson, tocomplete the Blues Travelerquintet that played a blisteringtwo-hour set at Coopfest onFriday.

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“The Blues” comes to Coopfestby Blake MullanixAntelope Staff Writer

by Jamie KnuthAntelope Staff Writer

Photo by Jamie KnuthLook at the mad skills on the guitar.

Photo by Jamie KnuthBlues Traveler sweats under the lights at Coopfest. Even through the heat and the pressure of the performance,Popper and crew kept their cool to provide a night of music that the crowd will never forget.

Chicken Coop offers excellent performance

Photo by Jamie KnuthDoesn’t he look good playing the key board? Blues Travelor are not only easy on theears, but easy on the eyes. Fans of the band love seeing the performers give it there alland express every range of emotion while they play. Blues Traveler traverses throughsadness, happiness, and anything having to do with “the blues.”Photo by Jamie Knuth

The drummer goes wild.

Photo by Jamie KnuthJohn Popper, lead singer of the Blues Traveler, serenades the crowd at Coopfest. Through all formations of the band Popper has remainedtheir pillar of strength holding them together. The death of their bassist and other inner turmoils attempted to tear the band apart. Acting asthe glue to bind them together, Popper has always kept it together.

“It was a greatshow. All the bandsdid a great job.”

-Collin Nabity

Thunderhead Brewery haslong been known for its excel-lent food and award-winningbeers.

But within the last fewyears, the local pub ownershave prided themselves forbringing in fresh, new talent.The classy setting adds much

appeal to many local musi-cians, as well as a few “fly bynight” bands.

Friday night was no excep-tion. The local band, Stumble,stole the floor with the intent ofbringing the house down.

This Kearney-based bandhas entertained party-goers forthe last few years.

Original members includeLuke Herian, percussion;

Anthony Kasson, lead guitar;and Adam Schleicher, song-writer, lead vocals and rhythm.

Some changes were madesince this Midwest band startedout. But their focus has alwaysstayed the same.

“Basically, I’m just trying toput my thoughts into musicalform so people can hear them,”Schleicher said.

Stumble has tightened up itssound over the years. But itwasn’t until bassist BrandonThomas joined the mix that it

all came together.“We didn’t become what we

are till we got Brandon,”Herian said.

“It’s much better than it’s

ever been,” Schleicher added.The band’s sound is more of

an eclectic rock style with orig-inal song titles such as “Songfor the ‘60s,” “Dust Cloud,”“Invisible Ink,” and “Objects inthe Mirror May Be Closer ThanThey Appear.”

They also cover songs frombands, such as Pink Floyd, TomPetty, Steppenwolfe, and BloodHound Gang.

Inspiration has come frommany places for both Luke andAdam. Some of this came from

songwriter Kurt Kobain ofNirvana and drummer TravisBarker of Blink 182.

“He’s the sole reason I start-ed to play drums,” Herian con-fessed, referring to Barker.

But what kept Luke goingwas on a much deeper level.

“It’s more interesting to tryto convey these emotionsthrough total lack of language,”Herian added.

Stumble has recorded 14original tracks but have yet torelease any. The band members

plan to produce a full-lengthalbum within the year.

As for immediate plans,they will perform during Rockthe Vote, presented on campusat UNK and a highly anticipat-ed Halloween show atThunderhead Brewery.

If you haven’t caught thisact live, you should take anyopportunity to do so.

You could also tune into thecampus radio station, KLPR91.3, for an up-and-coming liveinterview with the band.

Charles W. Guildner’sportraits are displayed in theSkylight Room at the MuseumOf Nebraska Art (MONA).Guildner has dedicated his art-work to portraying the tradi-tions of Wyoming, Nebraskaand Montana.

This project wasinspired by all of the years thatGuildner lived in Nebraska andhis dedication to tradition.

“The core of this pro-ject is finding and recordingordinary people who are livingand working in some ways thathave changed little since the set-tling of the heartland of thiscountry. This has brought me tothe study of farmers and ranch-ers and small rural communitieswhere the people whose livesseem grounded in tradition, whofind their vitality in long stand-ing ways of living. How longmany of these traditional wayswill continue is uncertain. Butwhat I have found among thesepeople suggests many will con-tinue,” Charles Guildner, in his

biography provided by MONA,explained.

His expeditions usual-ly last one year. He spends threemonths traveling and pho-tographing and during the othernine months, he develops thephotographs for his exhibitions.

For those three monthshe photographs almost every-day while living in a 16- foottrailer during the hot months ofApril, June and July, accordingto his biography. He pho-tographs the same people eachyear for the project.

Part of his study iswatching them grow throughthe years, which is easily seenin these photographs.

His exhibition featuresblack and white portraits ofhardworking Americans,accompanied by small biogra-phies of the people he pho-tographs. He also includes him-self in the exhibition.

The first picture in hisexhibition is taken of himself inSpringfield, Neb.

Here he includes a fewof the biographies that portraythe people in his photographs.

The biographies bring the peo-ple to life as if they are in themuseum itself.

The second set of pho-tographs in the exhibition arededicated to Katherine andMary Ann Kelly, who live nearRock Falls, Neb. They are sis-ters who ride bareback, trickrope, and serve as cowhands fortheir family. Their dad, ThomasE. Kelly, was also pho-tographed. He is interested inthe history of cowboys and thewest. He keeps the tradition ofranching alive by using horsesto mow hay.

Another set of pictureswas taken of Jesse Hefner ofArthur, Neb. They show himgrowing from a young boylearning the cowboy ways to arancher.

Orland Wahl becamepart of the exhibition after see-ing Guildner on his land. Heasked him what he was doingthere. This led to a long-timefriendship and several pho-tographs of Wahl.

Mitzi Goodman ofArthur, Neb. made her way in tothe exhibition because of herdedication to several ranchesand her well-known riding androping skills.

Buck Buckles ofGordon, Neb. is part of the exhi-bition in the Sandhills regionnear South Dakota. Bucklespractices traditional ranching byusing his horses for almost all ofthe work.

His exhibition goesinto Wyoming with Ed Cantrellin Rock Springs. Cantrell wasin law enforcement but his jobduties were those known to theWild West. His cowboy historymade him well known inWyoming. He tracks down cat-tle rustlers and is hired by near-by ranchers.

He is now 75 and hasplenty of stories from his careerand his days as a gunslinger.

Jason Gurie of Ashby,Neb. was a lonesome cowboywhen Guildner started pho-tographing him. Now Gurie ismarried with a family and livesin Montana.

Steve Cooksley ofAnselmo, Neb. turned a school

house into a museum andbrought it onto his ranch.

In the museum there isa collection of bridles, harness-es, and saddles given to him byfamily, friends, and theRedmount Service at FortRobinson, which operated from1908 to 1948.

Craig Haythorn ofArthur, Neb. has kept the tradi-tion going by being the fourthgeneration to run a cattle andquarter-horse ranch. The ranchuses wagons and wood fires forbranding their cattle and usestheir horses for all of the ranchwork.

Mike Cooksley ofBerwyn, Neb. is a Texan and anagriculture teacher. He operatesa Chuck wagon and cooks forranchers in the area.

Jim Myrick of Gibbon,Neb. is also featured in the exhi-bition. He grew up in Florida,enlisted in the Army, studiedcriminal justice and thenbecame a truck driver.

While he was travelingacross Nebraska he foundwhere he wanted to live andbecame a cowboy. He now rais-es, trains, and boards horses.

Guildner wanted toinclude a house built around thetime of World War II. He foundthe perfect house with a watertower that fit into that era.Leroy and Lucille Walker ofGibbon, Neb. agreed to let himphotograph them with theirhome that they built in the1940’s.

Myron McCue ofKearney Nebraska rebuilt hisdad’s store in 1941 after itburned down in 1939. Myronand his brother owned the storeuntil recently. He now lives inTexas.

Sybrant School, found-ed in 1887, and EllesworthSchool, founded in 1932, arealso included in the exhibition.

The exhibition atMONA perfectly describes tra-ditions of Nebraska and thewest.

It is a display of workand a study that shows a lotabout the history of how thereare ranchers still keeping thememories alive.

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Stumble brings down house

Exhibit explores traditions

Photo by Matt MattsonThe band members are emotionally linked to each song they perform.

Photo by Matt MattsonStumble feels every note .

Photos by Scott BarryUNK students had the opportunity to be kids again on the dinosaur obstacle course last Thursday afternoon dur-ing the first week of classes.

UNK students take a time-out

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“It was just overwhelm-ing!”

Pleasanton freshman SarahGiffin isn’t talking about thescore of the football gamebetween the UNK Lopers andthe UNO Mavericks. She’stalking about her first experi-ence performing as one of themembers of UNK’s ColorGuard team, at the first gameof the year, in the stadium of arival school, in front of arecord 13,000-member crowd.

Giffin was one of 19 colorguard members who traveledwith the Lopers and the Prideof the Plains marching band toOmaha for the much-anticipat-ed game between rivals UNKand UNO.

Even though it was the firstgame for Giffin, it wasn’t any-thing new for co-captainsDenise Kolar, a member ofColor Guard for three yearsand Ruth Jensen, a four-yearveteran.

Jensen said, “It was hard,being away for the first gamebecause everyone is still get-ting acquainted. But everyoneperformed well — in fact, allwere pretty good for beingtogether only two weeks!”

Because college classeshave only been in session forone week, the team has onlybeen working together duringthat week and the previousweek at band camp. Learningflag routines set to music fromthe films “Zorro” and “ThePirates of the Caribbean: TheCurse of the Black Pearl” wasa challenge, but one the girlssays they readily accepted.Kolar, a senior fromSpringfield, mentioned therivalry between the twoschools’ marching bands. “It’svery good-natured,” she said.

Performing the Loper half-time show in front of theMavericks before their rivalstook the field “brought up thelevel of [our] performance,”she said.

Jensen, a senior from GrandIsland, said the rivalry helpedthe color guard team, but theadded pressure of the televi-sion cameras was also a factor.“The cameras created a kind ofnervous excitement, whichhelped us perform better,” shesaid.

In fact, there was a cameranear Jensen throughout part ofthe routine, which she tried toignore in order to perform nat-urally.

Kolar mentioned that thecameras were kind of “weird,”but Giffin didn’t even noticethem. “I was so focused on theroutine,” Giffin said.

It was a good experiencefor the color guard to attend anaway game, which Jensendoesn’t recall doing since herfreshman year, in 2001, whenthe band traveled with theteam to Wayne State.

“It’s good to experience: adifferent crowd, a differentfield,” Jensen said. “It brings asense of unity because we’recheering our team in anotherschool’s territory.”

The crowd was record-sizeat 13,000 people, whichshocked Giffin. “It took me offbalance because the most peo-ple I’ve ever performed infront of was about 900,” shesaid.

However, she enjoyed theentire experience, saying, “Itwas a lot of fun cheering withthe fans.”

Jensen hopes that the goodresponse the crowd gave to theLopers and the Pride of thePlains marching band will con-tinue throughout the footballseason, saying that the fans“will be good this year.”

“Where the action is!”This is how some describe UNK Intramurals,

which are offered at times to fit around almostanyone’s schedule.

UNK intramurals also offer a wide range ofsports that begin as early as noon and continuewell into the evening. So no matter what a one’sschedule might be, there is always something thatwill fit into one’s day. Not only is there some-thing happening all day but almost anyone canparticipate. UNK faculty, staff and students carry-ing more than one credit are eligible to compete.

Some of the upcoming events are tennis, fit-ness walking, sand volleyball, 4 on 4 and 7 on 7flag football. Fitness walking and 4 on 4 flagfootball offer both men’s and women’s competi-tion. Tennis and 7 on 7 flag football offer men’s,women’s and corec divisions. Intramural sandvolleyball is only offered as a corec sport.

The entry period for flag football, sandvolleyball and fitness walking ends on Aug. 31, at4 p.m. For tennis the entry period ends on Sept. 2at 4 p.m. All entry forms can be found in theintramural office, which is located in HPERRoom 119. The forms are also to be returned tothe intramural office prior to the specific dead-line.

If these sports do not interest a person,then he or she could look through the intramuralsports calendar for something that will.Intramurals offers about any kind of sport oractivity that one can imagine. The intramuralstaff would like to see as many people as possibleparticipate.

In front of a record crowd of13,000 at Al Coniglia Field,UNO tallied 423 total yards andforced four UNK turnovers.

In a series that is dominatedby UNO, 23-8, UNK was head-ing into UNO, where theMavericks hold a 12-2 markagainst the Lopers. In front ofthe record-setting crowd UNKwas hoping to repeat the 35-17victory the team handed UNOtwo years ago at Al ConigliaField.

In a 62-21 loss, UNK gaveup 423 total yards, had twointerceptions that were returnedfor touchdowns, and runningback Mike Miller was held to 27yards on 16 carries.

When comparing the statis-tics of the quarterbacks, itwould appear that the game

should have been closer. UNK’sCasey Samuelson completed 24of his 49 passes for 234 yardswith three touchdowns and twointerceptions. Meanwhile,UNO’s Brian Masek was 12 for22 for 141 yards with threetouchdowns, one interception,and had 7 rushes for 42 yards.

The differences betweenthese stats are Samuelson’s twointerceptions were returned fortouchdowns, Masek’s mobilitycaused problems for UNK’sdefense, and the battle for fieldposition was won by UNO. TheMavericks had two of theirseven scoring drives over 50yards. Menawhile, UNK’s threescoring drives were 32, 73 and10 yards respectively.

In a game that started likelast year’s contest, UNO startedfast and scored on a 36-yardpass from Masek to WR ChrisDenney. After exchanging three

and outs, UNO scored on a 3-yard run by RB Jamar Day with3:01 left in the opening quarter.On the ensuing kick off UNKWR Garth Mins had on explo-sive 62-yard return to help setup UNK’s first score.Samuelson hit WR Richie Rossfor a 5-yard touchdown passwith 0:28 seconds left in thequarter.

The momentum appeared tohave slowed down after UNK’sfirst score but on the followingkick off UNO’s JeremyAnderson had a return of 52yards, which UNO started theirthird scoring drive from theUNK 35-yard line. They endedup scoring on a 17-yard passfrom Masek to Randy Hopkinswith 14:31 left in the secondquarter.

On UNK’s next possessionSamuelson threw his first inter-ception, in which UNO LB

Taiwo Onatolu returned it 29yards for a touchdown with12:32 left in the second quarter.With the successful extra pointthe score was 28-7, and thefaithful Loper fans in atten-dance had grown silent.

UNK’s following possessionended with a Ross fumble.Eight plays later UNO’s Masekscampered for an 18-yardtouchdown run with 3:34 left inthe half.

UNK showed its heart on thenext drive, going 73 yards inseven plays, ending with a 9-yard pass from Samuelson toRoss. UNO got another posses-sion but it amounted to nothingas the first half ended with ascore of 35-14.

If UNK had any thoughts ofcoming back, the players weresoon diminished. On the secondplay of the third quarter, UNORB Scott Anderson ran for 65 of

his 146 yards for a touchdownwith 14:44 left in the third quar-ter.

Possessions were tradeduntil Loper LB Brett Kjarforced a fumble that was recov-ered by UNK on the UNO 10-yard line. On 4th and goal fromthe 5-yard line, Samuelson hitRoss for the team’s third pass-ing score of the game. UNOwent on to dominate the rest ofplay, but unfortunately hadsome help from the Lopers.

The Lopers had fourturnovers, which three of themwere turned into touchdowns,and Lopers special teams didnot have a solid game. “Weneed to work on our kickinggame,” UNK Coach DarrellMorris said. “We had too manythree and outs, so our defensewas on the field to long.”

UNK hosts Wayne StateSaturday, Sept. 4 at 1 p.m.

by Jay SteadmanAntelope Staff Writer

by Salvador MunozAntelope Staff Writer

Photo by UNO Photographer, Tim FitzgeraldUNK receiver Richie Ross gets tackled by a gang of Maverick players. The Lopers fought valiantly, but could not overcome the mighty Mavericks in the away game lastweekend.

UNO Mavericks pummel Lopers

by Stephanie QueenAntelope Staff Writer

Color Guardoffers uniqueexperience

Intramurals offerfun, relaxationfor all students

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It's a game that has enduredthroughout the centuries, playedby kings and peasants acrosscontinents and oceans, and hasundergone more transformationsthan Madonna in the nineties.

It's a game of ruthless strategyand careful thought.

It requires its players to befully alert and ready for action.

And you can play it everyMonday night in the NebraskanStudent Union.

The Chess Club, headed bymathematics professor RandallHeckman, meets every Mondayevening (except on holidays)from 7 to 10 in the NebraskanStudent Union near the pooltable. Everyone is welcome toattend and play the game, whichis basically all the Chess Clubreally does.

The UNK Chess Club existssimply to play the game of chess,Heckman said. There is no realmeeting, with elections of offi-cers or dues, but simply peoplegetting together to play a gamethey enjoy. The Chess Club hassponsored tournaments for thepast two years for chess playersof all ages, including elementary,junior high, high school, and col-lege students, and an open ses-sion for anyone interested in try-ing to be a chess grandmaster.This year's tournament dates areSaturday, Nov. 6, and Saturday,Feb. 5, 2005.

“We usually get between 60and 100 people who participatein that,” said Heckman. Theentrance fee for each tournamentis $4 per person, unless threepersons enter as a team, in whichcase the fee is only $10.Heckman mentioned that the ele-mentary students love to come tothe all day Saturday tourna-ments, and that Club has had stu-dents attend from as far away asOmaha, O'Neil and Lincoln.

The only thing that is differ-ent about the younger players isthe “depth of experience,” saidJohn Lundy, a non-traditionalstudent from Kearney whoattended Monday night's playingsession.

The UNK Chess Club beganin 1973, shortly after AmericanBobby Fischer won the WorldChampion Chess title. Heckmansaid there was a resurgence ofinterest in the game, and up to60 players attended the weeklyplaying sessions. Interest in thegame waned over the years,

however, but the chessplayers still meetfaithfully everyweek to playa few

games. They now averagebetween six and 10 playersevery week, with new studentsdropping by every few weeks astheir schedules permit.

Present at the Monday nightopening session were Heckman,Lundy, Kearney resident BillWalker, several UNK students,and Gary Buchanan of Ravenna,a man who says that until recent-ly, he had played a game of chessonce a day for seven years.

“And I'm still learning aftereight years,” Buchanan said.

None of the players presentclaimed to be ChessGrandmasters, the highest level achess player can achieve. Theyall rated their skills at about an“E” on a scale ranging from “A”to “F”, with the titles of Expert,Master and Grandmaster above“A”.

“We'll never get there,” saidLundy, referring to the title ofGrandmaster. “We can dreamthough!”

Chess is a game that has beenaround for centuries, although no

one is quite sure of its origins. Itwas most likely invented in Indiaand spread to the Middle East.The Muslims brought it toEurope when they conqueredSpain, and the game traveled toRussia, Japan, Scandinavia,Great Britain, and the America'sover the course of time. It is verypopular in Europe, much more soin the United States. Buchananrecalls playing chess over theinternet once with a nun whowas in Israel during a time of cri-sis.

“She could hear artillery firein the background, and there shewas, playing chess on the com-puter,” he recalls.

Bill Walker, Kearney resi-dent, recalled a story he heardabout a man he knew thatflunked out of college his firstsemester because he played toomuch chess.

Playing chess every Mondayevening will not cause studentsto flunk out of their classes, sothe Chess Club encourages allwho are curious about the game,

nomat-

ter their playing level, to jointhem.

It's a game that has enduredthroughout the centuries, playedby kings and peasants acrosscontinents and oceans, and hasundergone more transformationsthan Madonna in the nineties.

It's a game of ruthless strategyand careful thought.

It requires its players to befully alert and ready for action.

And you can play itevery Monday night in theNebraskan Student Union.

The Chess Club, headedby mathematics professorRandall Heckman, meets everyMonday evening (except on hol-idays) from 7 to 10 in theNebraskan Student Union nearthe pool table. Everyone is wel-come to attend and play thegame, which is basically all theChess Club really does.

The UNK Chess Clubexists simply to play the game ofchess, Heckman said. There is noreal meeting, with elections ofofficers or dues, but simply peo-

ple getting together to play agame they enjoy. The ChessClub has sponsored tourna-

ments for the past twoyears for chess players

of all ages, includ-ing elemen-

t a r y ,junior

high, high school, and collegestudents, and an open session foranyone interested in trying to bea chess grandmaster. This year'stournament dates are Saturday,Nov. 6, and Saturday, Feb. 5,2005.

“We usually getbetween 60 and 100 people whoparticipate in that,” saidHeckman. The entrance fee foreach tournament is $4 per per-son, unless three persons enter asa team, in which case the fee isonly $10. Heckman mentionedthat the elementary students loveto come to the all day Saturdaytournaments, and that Club hashad students attend from as faraway as Omaha, O'Neil andLincoln.

The only thing that isdifferent about the younger play-ers is the “depth of experience,”said John Lundy, a non-tradition-al student from Kearney whoattended Monday night's playingsession.

The UNK Chess Clubbegan in 1973, shortly after

American Bobby Fischer wonthe World Champion Chess title.Heckman said there was a resur-gence of interest in the game,and up to 60 players attended theweekly playing sessions. Interestin the game waned over theyears, however, but the chessplayers still meet faithfully everyweek to play a few games. Theynow average between six and 10players every week, with newstudents dropping by every fewweeks as their schedules permit.

Present at the Monday nightopening session were Heckman,Lundy, Kearney resident BillWalker, several UNK students,and Gary Buchanan of Ravenna,a man who says that until recent-ly, he had played a game of chessonce a day for seven years.

“And I'm still learningafter eight years,” Buchanansaid.

None of the players pre-sent claimed to be ChessGrandmasters, the highest level achess player can achieve. Theyall rated their skills at about an“E” on a scale ranging from “A”to “F”, with the titles of Expert,Master and Grandmaster above“A”.

“We'll never get there,”said Lundy, referring to the titleof Grandmaster. “We can dreamthough!”

Chess is a game that hasbeen around for centuries,although no one is quite sure ofits origins. It was most likelyinvented in India and spread tothe Middle East. The Muslimsbrought it to Europe when theyconquered Spain, and the gametraveled to Russia, Japan,Scandinavia, Great Britain, andthe America's over the course oftime. It is very popular inEurope, much more so in theUnited States. Buchanan recallsplaying chess over the internetonce with a nun who was inIsrael during a time of crisis.

“She could hearartillery fire in the background,and there she was, playing chesson the computer,” he recalls.

Bill Walker, Kearneyresident, recalled a story heheard about a man he knew thatflunked out of college his firstsemester because he played toomuch chess.

Playing chess everyMonday evening will not causestudents to flunk out of theirclasses, so the Chess Clubencourages all who are curiousabout the game, no matter theirplaying level, to join them.

Ambitious, outgoing, goal-oriented, successful . . . all thesewords describe the Honors Program at UNK.

“Honor students are not here by mere accident. They are all work-ing toward the same goal and that is to be successful academically,”said Dr. Gary Davis, honors program director. “The honors programis basically a philosophy of smaller classes, little lecture, guidance,as well as tremendous interplay with class discussions.”

The honors program is going on its twenty-fourth year at UNK.The program team includes Dr. Davis, a Professor of Music; JaneChristensen, associate director; and Jolene Williams, secretary.

The honors program is very structured and works to recruit thetop seniors from across the Midwest. “It’s not about how big the pro-gram is, it’s about the quality of people in it,” Davis said. “Last year,there were 461 students total in the honors program including 150new freshmen. Much different from what people think, we are not aclosed ‘secret’ society.”

The Honors Program at UNK offers exceptional students anopportunity to explore in depth the intellectual and cultural conceptsthat have shaped our society, he added. The program provides stu-dents with small classes, allowing for engagement in much discus-sion. Interdisciplinary seminars, as well as the opportunity for inde-pendent study, are offered to bring knowledge from various fields.

McCook senior Erin Kochenderfer says, “The honors program

has been a very valuable tool for me because I’m able to not only bechallenged but have a group of people who will support me acade-mically. I feel that the honors program helps build positive relation-ships between students and professors. It has allowed me to becomecloser with my professors as well as have continued contact withthem.”

Davis said, “Honors students tend to be the ones that getinvolved. They create their own success!”

The emphasis of the Honors Program at UNK is to encourage stu-dents into greater understanding of the material they study, not somuch in making students do more work. The honors program offersa four-year academic program which requires students to completetwenty-four hours of honors courses. Fifteen of these hours comefrom general studies classes.

The last nine hours must be completed in 300-400 level courses,called honors options, chosen from their majors. In these courses,students do an independent study within the class. They make a con-tract with the instructor to do something extra for the course. The lastthree credits are fulfilled by the senior study. This is the culminationof the student’s honors work. It is sort of like a capstone curriculum,pulling everything together into one project to display what theyhave learned

Students have the opportunity to engage in a unique living expe-rience that provides study groups, leadership opportunities, andmuch more. Stout and Randall Halls are the official honors residencehalls.

Randall Hall Honors housing is generally reserved for incomingfreshmen. Stout Hall is an asset to the honors program and to its stu-dents because of its size. The small size of the hall provides for thedevelopment of a close-knit community. Study groups and a networkof information about honors courses and other classes are quicklyformed in these halls.

Though emphasis is placed on an academic atmosphere, StoutHall is not a silent, "dead" hall. It is like any other residence hallexcept most of the students are honors students. They have socials,dances, and other activities throughout the year just as every otherhall does. Living in these halls allows students to combine their aca-demic and social lives with others of similar interests, motivationsand ambitions.

Brandon Wright, a junior from Benedict, has lived in the honorshalls for three years. He said, “The honors residence halls just pro-vide a better atmosphere for learning. It is nice to be in an environ-ment where everyone is focused on learning. A sense of communitygets built up, especially with people returning year after year. This issomething you don’t always get in other places.”

In order to get into the honors program, you must meet a fewrequirements. First time freshmen must have an ACT score of atleast 26, rank in the top one-fourth of their class and complete a writ-ten essay. Upon the completion of twelve credits at UNK, studentsmay also apply for admission. They must have at least at 3.5 gradepoint average, successfully complete an interview with the HonorsProgram Committee and complete a written essay.

Strategy, careful thoughts: Checkmate!

Honors Program celebrates its twenty-fourth year at UNK

by Stephanie QueenAntelope Staff Writer

Photo by Stephanie QueenDr. Randall Heckman plans his next move

by Charise DawsonAntelope Staff Writer

The entire event was coordinated by Wacker and John Sands, thegraduate assistant for Residential and Greek Life. Wacker got theidea from a school in California, and she has admitted that she’swanted to try it here for a while.

“The main reason that we did this was to try to bring the studentsand the community together and tie in this year’s theme,” she said.“I think our downtown is so charming and so unique and it has kindof a different flavor, and a lot of the times our students won’t go andtry it if they don’t know what’s down there.”

Wacker pitched the idea to the summer advising and enrollmentstaff this summer, and she said, “Their eyes all lit up.” They gave herthe go-ahead for the event. She contacted the businesses in the com-munity.

Fullerton junior Amber Rolf said,“I thought that DestinationDowntown went really well with the theme of ‘You’ll Never ForgetKearney’; it was a great way to bring the students to the communityand the community to the students. I really enjoyed it.”

As a way to lessen congestion of the streets, trolleys were alsoprovided through the event. They ran every ten minutes from URSand Case Hall to the MONA parking lot.

“It was a great event and we hope that we can build on it nextyear,” Wacker said.

ment center. She also pointedout within the area of the center,that a handicap ramp, a sprinklersystem, new lights in the toddlerroom and the new ceilings havebeen additions.

Andrea Childress, assistantdirector from InformationTechnology Services, pointedout that running water and thefact that bathrooms were notavailable all summer long andduring the beginning of the firstweek of classes was “slightlyinconvenient.”

On the other hand, studentslike Ginger McCandless, a juniorfrom Broken Bow, seemed not to

be bothered by some inconve-niences and by the renovationsdone in Otto Olsen. “It's justgoing to make everything betterin the end. . . . It doesn't botherme,” she said.

Many students, such asMcCandless, have classesMonday through Friday in OttoOlsen.

Haack said that West Center,the contracting local firm incharge of the renovation, fin-ished all the reconstruction worklast Thursday.

Joe Mendoza, custodian fromOtto Olsen said, “They havedone a lot of work around here,working all this summer sinceJune first.”

Crocker says the prospect of asummer commencement cere-mony may encourage studentswho are close to completing theirgraduation requirements to finishduring the summer term ratherthan waiting for fall and wintercommencement.

“Summer school is a valuableservice to students,” saidCrocker, “because it allows themto finish school faster. Whilesome people look at summerschool as an add-on, I hope sum-mer school can be much morethan that.”

Crocker said the changes inthe summer schedule and theaddition of summer commence-ment are a step in the right direc-

tion. “I believe this will servethe students better, which willserve the institution better andmake it stronger,” he added.

Robert Rycek, dean of theCollege of Natural and SocialSciences, who also served on thesummer school committee, notedthat the changes in summerscheduling and the addition of asummer commencement cere-mony are not the end of the effortto revitalize summer enrollmentat UNK. Further changes, hesaid, will be driven by students.Toward that end, the registrar’soffice will be polling students todetermine what classes to offerin the summer and what stu-dents’ expectations are for sum-mer term.

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