THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2005 VOL. 102 NO. 11

INDEX

CAMPUS BEAT 2

OPINIONS 3

NEWS 4-5, 10

FEATURES 6-7

SPORTS 8-9

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Illusionist Andre Colepage 5

Matsuri Festivalpage 6

Volleyball in RMACpage 8

Gerritsen in Russiapage 10

The Kearney City Councilhas proposed a half-centsales tax increase to pay forimprovements to theKearney Public Library,Kearney parks and mainte-nance of streets and side-walks. Kearney residentswent to the polls Tuesday ina special election to decidewhether or not to imple-ment the sales tax hike.

Kearney Mayor GlenHadley has endorsed theproposal, along with formerKearney Mayors BruceBlankenship and PeteKotsiopulos. The formermayors spoke to local mediato convince voters that theproposed tax increase wouldbenefit the community.

In an op-ed (according towikipedia.com, an op-ed is“an opinion placed oppositeof the editorials page”) pub-lished by the Kearney Hubon Nov. 10, Kotsiopulos said,“It will give the CityCouncil, and future coun-cils, a financial tool to con-

tinue to steer the city ofKearney in a positive direc-tion. Police, fire, park andlibrary units in any commu-nity, regardless of size, havelittle ability to raise rev-enues for their operations,except through donations,gifts and minimal fees.”

Blankenship said inanother op-ed, “Citizens ofKearney will have theopportunity on Tuesday toselect an important ‘fork inthe road.’ One path willensure that Kearney canremain progressive, buildfor the future and enhancethe quality of life for all ofus. The other path delaysand prolongs much neededimprovements to our com-munity and potentially sti-fles future growth.”

Mayor Hadley has saidthat the half-cent increasewill lead to $2.7 million inadditional revenue to thecity. Kearney currently has a1 cent sales tax that gener-ates $5.4 million per year,according to the City ofKearney Web site.

The idea for an increasein the sales tax derived from

a series of listening sessionsfrom last summer in whichthe mayor and CityManager Mike Morganreceived 1,637 suggestionsfor community improve-ment. Many of those sugges-tions involve street improve-ments, traffic, access for thehandicapped and parks,according to the city’s reporton the sessions.

While the proposed salestax increase would bringimprovements to the city,most UNK students areunable to vote, even thoughthey would be affected bypassage of the proposal.

“Any increase in taxeshurts, especially if we can’tvote to decide on it,” DrewGutierrez, human servicesmajor from Columbus, said.“We are college studentsand every penny counts,even if it is only a half cent. Itadds up over time.”

Results of the specialelection will be published inthe next edition of TheAntelope.

Jared BlantonStaff Writer

Local officials propose tax hike

Photo by Jared BlantonKearney resident Alex Strantman votes in Tuesday’s special election

“Telling our own mentalhealth success stories” titledMonday afternoon’s semi-nar about living successfullywith a metal illness, held inthe Cedar room of theNebraskan Student Union.

Dr. Liz Peck, English pro-fessor, is the project directorfor a grant received from theNebraska HumanitiesCouncil that made the semi-nar possible.

“Now that mental illness

centers are being dispersedthroughout the state, it’simportant that communitymembers understand theimportance of the centersand what is accomplishedthere,” Peck said aboutMonday’s event.

Two speakers from theNational Alliance for MentalIllness (NAMI) attended theevent. Cindy Mayer and C.J.Zimmer each shared a pieceof their own life stories,including topics such as liv-ing with the stigma that sur-rounds mental illness, therole of media in creating thestigma, ways to cope with

living with a mental illnessand personal success sto-ries.

Zimmer, 55, from Lincoln,is a mother of three andtrained as a nurse.

“Events such as this arecoordinated to teach thosewho do not have a mentalillness about stigmatizing,”she said. “People with amental illness benefitbecause it gives them hope.Hope is a big part of recov-ering.”

Mayer, 55, from Kearney,is a teacher for family-to-family education. Family-to-family is a 12-week program

for families of a person witha mental illness, such asdepression, bipolar disorderor schizophrenia. She saidthat people with and with-out a mental illness can ben-efit from events that work toeducate the public regard-ing the causes of mental ill-ness and coping with thedisease.

“This society is used tothings that are over in anhour,” Mayer said. “We aretrying to show people that,realistically, there are strug-gles and a cure will notcome right away. Hope andstruggling go hand in hand

when recovering from amental illness.”

Both speakers agreed thatthere exist major miscon-ceptions when it comes tothe causes of mental illness.For example, many peoplebelieve that someone suffer-ing from depression shouldsimply “get over it.”

Dr. Linda Jensen, profes-sor of nursing at UNK,explained that a mental ill-ness is a chemical imbalancein the brain.

“It’s comparable to dia-betes, which is an imbalanceof the pancreas,” Jensensaid. “The disease manifestsitself and has been labeledas a mental illness when, infact, it is a physical illness.”

The speakers also saidthat the stigma surroundingadmittance of having a men-tal illness and the seeking oftreatment prevents manypeople from reaching out.Also, patients will tend torely solely on medication,when both medicine andpsychotherapy are neededfor management and recov-ery of the disease.

“Psychotherapy will helpeach person learn aboutthemselves,” Zimmer said.“It will teach them thingsthat they simply cannotlearn on their own. It’s also aform of pain relief.”

Mayer explained thattherapists see the illnessfrom different perspectivesthan the patient. “Theyunderstand the dynamics ofthe disease. A therapist willbe able to help a personthrough the many stagesassociated with recovery,”she said.

Mayer and Zimmer aremembers and organizers ofNAMI Nebraska. NAMI isthe largest mental healthorganization in the nation,with a mission to improvethe lives of persons with

mental illnesses. For moreinformation about NAMI,visit www.nami.org.

Co-sponsored by NAMIof Central Nebraska,“Hope”is Kearney’s own self-helpsupport group for peoplewith mental illness and theirsupport persons. “Hope”meets at 7 p.m. everyMonday in room 105 of theHoly Cross LutheranChurch, located at 3315 11thAve. Attendance is free ofcharge.

For more information,contact Linda Jensen at 308-865-8729.

Heather BerneyEntertainment/LayoutEditor

NAMI speakers share struggles and hopes

Photo by Heather BerneyC.J. Zimmer, at left, and Cindy Mayer, at right, shared their stories of struggle, as well as their own hopes and dreamswith the audience at Monday’s event.

“Now that mentalillness centers arebeing dispersedthroughout thestate, it’s impor-tant that commu-nity membersunderstand theimportance of thecenters and whatis accomplishedthere.”

Dr. Liz Peck Co-coordinator of event

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2 THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2005CAMPUS BEAT

Photo courtesy of Bradley J. Stastny

This photo was taken of the northern cliffs onthe island of Mallorca, located in theMediterranean Sea, south of Spain.

What did you think of the “Napoleon Dynamite” event?

I wasn’t really aware of what it was about, and Ididn’t realize until later that the producer graduatedfrom Kearney. ”

Sarah ChristianJuniorPsychobiology

“ I wasn’t interested, and I haven’t even watched themovie. ”

BenElingsonFreshmanComputer Science

“ I didn’t go to the event because it didn’t reallyspark my interest, I loved the movie, but goingto an event probably would have bored me. ”

Amber Kerschinske FreshmanBusiness Administration

“ I have seen the movie before, but I didn’t hearanything about him coming.”

Cody Spencer SophomoreInternational Studies

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It’s turkey time ! AThanksgiving CrosswordACROSS2. Where you will settle after a dinner of turkey.4. Where the cook on the ship dishes up the meal while on the voyage.7. This is celebrated today on the fourth Thursday of November.9. Which president did not like the idea of having a national holiday named Thanksgiving?11. This famous woman editor of the 19th century wanted to launch Thanksgiving Day -- and she crusadedfor it: Sarah _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Hale.12. The derivative spelling for Plymouth.15. Actors pretend they sail on a sailing ship once again, reliving this and other historical events.17. The helmsman on the wooden sailing ship adjusts this long level to move the rudder and steer the ship.18. Which traditional Thanksgiving dessert was NOT at the first dinner.20. When mending the nets,the sailor wears a sailor's palm to protect himself from sticking himself with a __ _ _ _ _.21. An alternative meat entry for Thanksgiving.23. The surname of the president under which the first Thanksgiving was practiced.24. The language that was spoken in the 1627 Plymouth Village.26. The surname of this printer family of the colonies, who had coined the term Pilgrims.29. We "undress" the bird and stuff it with _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.31. Pilgrim children and adults only took baths several times a year because it was considered unhealthy.True or False?32. What is celebrated on Thanksgiving.34. The early settlers, rather than calling themselves "Pilgrims," thought of themselves as being this.35. The ship sailed to America with the help of a directional finder called this.38. Manybelieve the Pilgrims would not have survived their first winter without the hlep of these Native peo-ple.40. The surname of the first president to first establish Thanksgiving Day as an official holiday.42. About how many families lived at the founding coloney of Plymotuh.43. Before traveling to America, many of the Pilgrims left England in 1606 to start their own chruch.To whichconoutry did they go first?45. The initials of the president who moved the celebration of Thanksgiving twice.46. The grand old bird.

DOWN1. Mariah Carey will perform when this team plays at a Thanksgiving halftime show.3. The name of the leader of the Native Americans who celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims.5. This Horn of Plenty symbol originated in Greece.6. This friendly custom will bring you luck.8. This dressing makes use feel "stuffed" on Thanksgiving.10. What the turkey hasto say about the whole matter of the hoiday dinner.13. Travelers in this wooden ship sailed to Plymouth for religious freedom.14. The traditional fruit of Cape Cod, enjoyed especially during Thanksgiving dinner.16. Which Native American tribe feasted with the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock?19. If Europe was the "Old World," then Plymouth Coloney was the "_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _."22. Someone who is on a journey with a religious or moral purpose.25. Where did the Pilgrims first land, on Nov. 11, 1620, before they landed at Plymouth Rock?27. The number of days the crew and passengers, totalling 102 altogether, spent onboard a ship, sailing for America.28. The site of the first Pilgrim community was built on the site of this Indian village.30. The major occupation of those working in the first Plymouth Colony.33. This is a word to describe a pulley on a ship used to lift heavy cargo, including livestock -- sounds like "captain."34. A misnomer term to describe the religious separatist of the American colonies.36. Which food, which rhymes with tomato, was not in the first Thanksgiving dinner.37. Canada celebrates Thanksgiving in this month.37. The month during which the first Thanksigiving was celebrated at the Plymouth Colony.39.You drop this into the water, once you are safe within the harbor.41. Dr. Merrick's mother cooked the turkey in this to make the bird heat through for Thanksgiving dinner, much to the chagrin of her abstaining brother.44. In what kind of dwelling did the tribal members live? It iwas made of cedar poles frames covered with bark or straw mats.

Answers to last week’sIndian crossword puzzle

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Words equal power. InAmerica, the ability to speakwell and be sophisticatedwhile doing so can bringgreat power and respect.Many American figureshave written their way intoAmerican history books bythe inspiring words in theirspeeches. While all of thepeople were speakingtoward a great cause - inau-gural addresses and civilrights - many people quotethe words that were saidinstead of the cause that wasbeing worked for.

Abraham Lincoln, the16th president of the UnitedStates, came from a poorbackground with minimalschooling, but he is nowknown as one of the greatestpresidents because of hisspeaking abilities. PresidentLincoln’s Gettysburgaddress is now quotedacross the nation as one ofAmerica’s great speeches.According to the AmericanRhetoric Web site, it is one ofAmerica’s 100 best speeches.

“Fourscore and sevenyears ago our fathersbrought forth on this conti-nent a new nation, con-ceived in liberty and dedi-cated to the proposition thatall men are created equal . . .. The brave men, living anddead who struggled herehave consecrated it farabove our poor power to addor detract. The world will lit-tle note nor long remember

what we say here, but it cannever forget what they didhere . . . . That we here high-ly resolve that these deadshall not have died in vain,that this nation under Godshall have a new birth offreedom, and that govern-ment of the people, by thepeople, for the people shallnot perish from the earth,”President Lincoln said onNov. 19, 1863, in Gettysburg,Penn.

President Lincoln didn’tthink his words would beremembered as much asthey are, but now Americanchildren can quote his open-ing remarks.

Martin Luther King Jr.gave many speeches in hisquest for equal civil rights,but one speech is stillaround today defining whohe was. King’s “I Have aDream” speech is knownacross the nation for theintensity and honesty inwhich he spoke.

King addressed manypoints in his speech usingelaborate metaphors andintense points that areinscribed in history books.

“It would be fatal for thenation to overlook theurgency of the moment. Thissweltering summer of theNegro’s legitimate discon-tent will not pass until thereis an invigorating autumn offreedom and equality . . . .We cannot walk alone . . . .We can never be satisfied aslong as our bodies, heavywith the fatigue of travel,cannot gain lodging in themotels of the highways andthe hotels of the cities,”King

said Aug. 28, 1963, on thesteps of the LincolnMemorial in Washington,D.C.

Another great Americanspeaker is John FitzgeraldKennedy, the 35th Americanpresident. PresidentKennedy was the youngestman elected to presidency,and he was only in office forlittle over 1,000 days. He isstill remembered as a greatpresident.

Many of these memoriesare from the simple wordsPresident Kennedy said dur-ing his inaugural addressJan. 20, 1961.

“. . . And so, my fellowAmericans, ask not whatyour country can do for you .. . ask what you can do foryour country,” he said.

Because speaking wellgives people great power,sadly enough, when somepeople don’t speak as wellas others, they are likely tobe ridiculed and remem-bered by how they don’tspeak well.

President George W.Bush, the 43rd President ofthe United States, is oftenridiculed for this. Many peo-ple fail to look at what hehas done as a president andhis goals and dreams for theUnited States because theyare focused on how he does-n’t speak as eloquently asothers.

There are multiple Websites and books that are ded-icated to making fun of theway President Bush speaks.These “Bushisms” booksdon’t focus on the greatmessage that President Bush

may say. They focus on howhe may have messed wordsup from the stress and pres-sure of running a countryand speaking in front of mil-lions of people.

“And the second way todefeat the terrorists is tospread freedom.You see, thebest way to defeat a societythat is – doesn’t have hope, asociety where peoplebecome so angry they’rewilling to become suiciders,is to spread freedom, is tospread democracy,”President Bush said inWashington, D.C., on June 8,2005.

The meaning and well-intent of the words isignored just so someone canmake fun of how he mis-spoke.

Even though the speech-es may have been written bysomeone else, the ones whospeak them to the millionsof people get the credit orlose the credibility.

While the ability to speakwell gives great power,sometimes too much poweris put on public appearance.The words should be digest-ed and the meaning under-stood before making a deci-sion on whether the mes-sage is livable or not. Thepresident of the UnitedStates should not beridiculed solely for not beingan amazing public speaker.

Jamie DusinSports Editor

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Philip Grecian, play-wright and theater entrepre-neur, gave a public lecture atUNK on Monday.

Six years ago, Grecianwrote the stage version ofthe holiday favorite, “AChristmas Story,” which willbe presented by the UNKtheater program Nov. 30through Dec. 4. The play isan adaptation of the screen-play and book written byJean Shepherd.

“One of the most chal-lenging parts of writing thestage version was thateverybody knows this movieand everyone has a favoriteline or scene that theyexpect to see in the stageversion,” Grecian said. “Myfocus was to remain faithfulto the spirit of the material.”

There are currently 94productions of “A ChristmasStory” taking place in theUnited States, Canada andSt. Thomas in the VirginIslands.

Grecian was raised inTopeka, Kan., where he cur-rently lives. He performedas a ventriloquist/magicianat the age of four. He attend-ed Kansas University inLawrence, majoring in the-ater.

He has written numerousplays and a few screenplays,including education films,historic pieces and storiesabout drug abuse. Grecianfinds his inspiration every-where, including his life.However, most of his playsare adaptations of movies

and novels. He usuallyspends approximately threemonths writing a play, butthe last six plays he has writ-ten were completed in twoweeks.

“When I’m writing I justget in the zone and the char-acters begin to talk to me,”Grecian said. “When writ-

ing, you always have to bemindful of the actors. Theactors have to say what youwrite. A play is a living thingand it lives many lives.”

Grecian will be recordingthe opening and the depart-ment store voice for UNK’sproduction of “A ChristmasStory.”

4 THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2005NEWS

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“They both took pride inwhat they did and alwaysgave their best,” MarkMorehouse, assistant direc-tor for operations services,said of Kristi Anderson andRodney Oestriecher, whowere both killed two weeksago.

In the early morning onNov. 2, Kristi Anderson andtwo other people, Kacy andKeegan Taylor, were killed ina house fire. Anderson, teenleader of grounds and land-scaping, started inDecember of 2003. She was amember of the Professional

Development Committee oncampus. She was employee

of the month in June of 2005.Co-workers said thatAnderson always had asmile on her face.

Later that same day,Rodney Oestriecher wasinjured from a collision witha flatbed trailer while ridinghis bicycle. He died on Nov.4. Rodney was an ambas-sador for the university andemployee of the month inSeptember of 1998. He hadworked at the university for32 years and retired in Mayof 2004. He spent most of histime in the Bruner Hall ofScience.

“The university has losttwo good friends,”Morehouse said.“They wereboth helpful, they both livedtheir lives in a way thatcould be exampled to every-body, they were always pos-itive and they will both begreatly missed.”

Katherine ThomasStaff Writer

Citizen mourns loss of friends

Photo courtesy of Claris LewisPictured above is Kristi Anderson, former teen leader of grounds and landscaping atUNK. Anderson was killed in a house fire in Kearney on Nov. 2.

Photo courtesy of Michael CremersRodney Oestreicher “The university

has lost two goodfriends . . . theywill both be greatly missed.”

Mark MorehouseAssistant directorOperations services

Katherine ThomasStaff Writer

Playwright recreates classic for stage

Photo courtesy of Susan DeigerShown above is Philip Grecian, the writer of the stage version of the classic “A Christmas Story” by Jean Shepherd.Grecian said he was mindful of the success of the original version of the story while constructing the stage version.

AA CChhrriissttmmaass SSttoorryyBy Philip Grecian

Appearing at UNK’s Miriam Drake Theatrebetween Nov. 30 through Dec. 4

Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m.Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

“Everybodyknows this movieand everyone hasa favorite line orscene . . . . Myfocus was toremain faithful tothe spirit of thematerial.”

Philip GrecianPlaywright

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Two weekends ago, KatieMiller attended theRegional NationalAssociation of Teachers of

Singing (NATS) and won theSenior Classical Womendivision and the UpperLevel Musical Theatre divi-sion.

“It’s really fun to be in anatmosphere of singing, cre-ativity and energy,” said

Miller who competed

against students fromNebraska, Kansas, SouthDakota and Colorado.

Miller is a senior at theUniversity of Nebraska atKearney majoring inMusical Theatre. She startedpreparing for the competi-tion at the beginning of thesemester and sang in themusical,“Godspell”present-ed at the university.

“Preparing for the com-petition these last couple ofweeks was hectic. However,when you get there you haveto have confidence that youknow your music well andyou can just relax and per-form it,”Miller said.

She wants to thank hercurrent voice teacher, AnneForadori, and her formervoice teacher, Pina Mozzani,for their help and training.

Several UNK studentsmade semi-finals and fourothers made it to finalsincluding Grant Pyper, firstin Freshman Classical Men;Ruthea Williams, fifth in

Sophomore ClassicalWomen; Katie Musick,fourth in SophomoreClassical Women; andMinomi Okamura, second inFreshman Classical Women.

Katherine ThomasStaff Writer

5THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2005 NEWS

In his “MagicalSpectacular,” world-renowned illusionist andmagician, Andre Kole aston-ished a large crowd of stu-dents, children, and citizensof the community with hismethods in making theimpossible appear to bereality. The event sponsoredby the Campus Crusade forChrist seated a packedhouse in the PonderosaRoom of the NebraskanStudent Union on Nov. 15.

Kole humored, shunnedand entertained onlookerswith his charismatic person-ality and amazing magicalperformances. “People onlyremember 6 percent of whatthey hear, but 60 percent ofwhat they see,”Kole said.

His magical work focuses

on using illusions to makehis acts look real and leave

audiences wondering andscratching their heads withastonishment.

Kole asked for volunteersfrom the crowd to take partin his act of shoving a steelblade through a person’s

neck with no harm and com-municating with spirits fromthe dead while being tied toa chair.

Children from the audi-ence also took part in one ofthe acts as Kole proceededto surprise the audience,placing a small ceramic poton a child’s head. Kolemade a small incision andthen the water gushed outthe front of the child’s fore-head as water squirtedthrough the first few rowson the audience.

Following those acts, Koleperformed more spectacularacts such as lowering hisbody through a large indus-trial fan. Next, he appearedto dematerialize as he low-ered his body once again,but this time through awomen’s body.

Kole also exposed someof the fraudulent and deceit-ful hoaxes that he has inves-

tigated for 20 years. Herevealed the truth behindtranscendental levitation,dematerialization, and com-munication with the dead.

For his grand finale per-formance, Kole prepared tomake a several-hundred-pound 11-foot replica of theStatue of Liberty made ofwood, fiberglass, and steelvanish in slow motion frombottom to top. Kole is a cre-ative consultant for one ofthe world’s best knownmagicians DavidCopperfield, who per-formed a similar perfor-mance on national televi-sion.

According to Kole’s web-site, www.andrekole.org,David Copperfield hascalled Kole's Statue ofLiberty creation "one of themost remarkable illusionsever attempted on stage,anywhere in the world."Adds Copperfield, "I don'tknow of anyone else whowould attempt such a feat.Don't miss it."

Before the final perfor-mance, Kole explained to

the audience how he cameto realize his need for Christat the age of 25. He sharedhow each person can experi-ence a personal relationshipwith God through JesusChrist. According to theWeb site, many have saidthe program includes theclearest presentation of theGospel they have everheard.

Kole has been a specialtraveling representative forCampus Crusade for ChristInternational for the past 35years.

“What I enjoy most issharing the spirit of Godwith others and sharing mypersonal experiences withGod,” Kole said.

Matthew Groves, directorof Campus Crusade forChrist at UNK, explainedhow events like this are ben-eficial to CCC.

“It allows us to connectwith others who want toestablish a relationship withGod and individuals thatwant to make lasting friend-ships in becoming part ofCCC,”Groves said.

Kole started his magicalwork at the age of 7. By age12 he performed in morethan a dozen states as wellas Canada and CentralAmerica. Today he has per-formed before millions oflive and televised audiencesin all 50 United States, SouthAmerica, Europe, Asia, andAfrica, totaling 79 through-out the world.

After years of experiencewith his magical illusionwork, Kole offers a reward ofone million dollars to any-one who can prove a super-natural act by unnaturalmeans. “I have had a fewchallenge, but nobody hasbeen able to prove theirclaim,” Kole said.

Kole’s book titled “MindGames” and video “Illusionand Reality” can be foundand purchased online atwww.andrecole.org.

For more informationabout his performances,contact Andre atinfo@andrekoleshow.com.

Matt RingenStaff Writer

Illusionist utilizes word of God

Photo courtesty of andrekole.orgWorld renowned magician, Andre Kole, captivated the crowd at UNK.

“People onlyremember 6 per-cent of what theyhear, but 60 per-cent of what theysee.”

Andre KoleIllusionist and Magician

Senior earns top honors at competition

“Preparation for thecompetition theselast couple ofweeks was hectic. ”

Katie MillerUNK senior music major

Photo courtesy of Kerri GarrisonUNK senior, Katie Miller, at left, is shown playing the partof Carlotta in UNK’s production of “Phantom.” Millerwon two awards at the Regional NATS ceremony.

World-renowned illusionistastounds Kearney audience

Photo courtesty of andrekole.orgAndre Kole, shown below, performs stunts that celebrity magician David Copperfieldhas called “one of the most remarkable illusions ever attempted on stage. . . .”

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JAK (The JapaneseAssociation at Kearney)hosted the fifth annualMatsuri fall festival on Nov.8 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The event took place inthe Ponderosa room of theNebraskan Student Unionand was open to college stu-dents and the public.

The Ponderosa room wasfilled with booths and dis-plays as Japanese musicplayed in the background.The room was crowded by5:30 p.m. with children,adults and college studentsawaiting the differentevents, performances andJapanese food offeredthroughout the evening.

Some of the booths in theroom featured games while

others had food or demon-strations. Festivities includ-ed calligraphy, how to makegreen tea and origami fold-ing.There were also displayswith many pictures of Japanand a travel agent fromChicago (IACE Travel).

The program for the nightstarted with an openingdance and moved into thefirst serving of food at 5:30p.m. Some of the foodincluded oyakodon (a chick-en with rice dish), ebisenbei(rice cracker), macha (greentea), sasutera (sponge cake),udon (Japanese noodles)and sushi rolls.

There was also a tradi-tional story put on as aJapanese play “ShitakiriSuzume” (The Cut TongueSparrow). The play wasabout a nice old couple thatfed a group of sparrows,while the mean old couplechased the sparrows away.

One of the sparrows ends upeating all of the mean oldcouples’ rice and gets itstongue cut so the other spar-rows take it to the forest.Thenice old people go to visitthe sparrow and receive asmall box filled with gifts.When the mean old couplesee the gifts they also go tovisit the sparrows, butchoose a large box, whichwas filled with a monster toscare them away. The moralof the story is the virtue ofmodesty.

The second food servingwas at 6:45 p.m., followed byKendo and Toshindodemonstrations at 7:00 p.m.The festival was concludedwith a Mai So-ran dance at7:30 p.m.

Jason Lescelius, a fresh-man from Columbus, heardabout the festival from aJapanese friend during thefirst week of school. Half-

Japanese himself, Lesceliushas always been interestedin Japanese culture and hisJapanese heritage.

Lescelius enjoyed thefood, especially theoyakodon and wasimpressed by the dance thatconcluded the ceremony.

“I think it turned out real-ly well. I wasn’t expecting somany people from the com-

munity to show up. Thebackground music is a niceelement which added to thewhole show,”Lescelius said.

“I believe the Japanese, asa whole, are fascinating andculturally rich people, andas Americans we shouldstrive to get to know thembetter,”Lescelius said.

Kyle Kuypers, a sopho-more from Kearney, said

that he also heard about thefestival from one of hisJapanese friends.

“She told me there wasgoing to be free food. So Ihad to show up,” Kuyperssaid.

For more information onJAK and upcoming Japaneseevents go to www.unk.edu

6 THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2005FEATURES

Sean Covel, 1998 gradu-ate of UNK and producer ofthe indie movie, NapoleonDynamite, hosted a screen-ing of the movie in the FineArts Recital Hall Wed.evening, which was free andopen to the public.

Covel is originally fromEdgemont, SD. “It’s a left-hand turn from MountRushmore,”he said.

He attended college atUNK from 1994-1998. As astudent, he was in four playsand a member of the speechteam. In addition, he wasinvolved with the campusradio station, KLPR.

Upon graduating, Covelwent on to receive his mas-ters degree from theUniversity of SouthernCalifornia. His first projectwas Napoleon Dynamite in2003.

Apparently, classes atUNK strongly influencedhim toward becoming

involved in film making. “Igot to look at my work, call itwhat it was and learn toachieve something better,”Covel said, “Some of thestuff I submitted was justcomplete crap. I’m notgonna lie to ya.”

After some cuts andbruises, over $300,000, and94,000 feet of film, NapoleonDynamite was created.

“If people get this joke,

this will explode. If not, thenthis is definitely going tocost us a lot of money,”Covelsaid about the movie.

“Film investing is themost risky investment, andhad it not been for MTV, wewouldn’t have made it,” headded.“This movie was def-initely made for an MTV-type audience.”

During the making of thisfilm, producers were con-fronted with a lot of finan-cial struggles. Covel sold hiscar and motorcycle to helpfund the making of themovie. Jon Heder, who playsNapoleon Dynamite, wasonly paid $25 a day totaling$1,200 at completion. Covelsaid they will make theirreal money in the next twoyears as profits advance.

Haylie Duff, who playedthe character of Summer,wanted to be in the movie sobadly that she paid for herown hotel during the shoot-ing of the film.

Each time the movie pre-mieres, Covel said he stillgets as nervous as he did the

very first time it appearedon screen.

“We knew people wouldwalk out. Our director wasdry heaving in the bath-room, and none of us hadany fingernails after it wasover. We were so stressedout, but then we got a stand-ing ovation after the dancescene at the end.”

So with the success ofNapoleon Dynamite, willthere be a sequel? Covelsaid, “Nor can I confirm ordeny, but thoughts havebeen thrown around. Wejust love this so much, wedon’t want to ruin it.”

After the screening of themovie, Covel rewardedeveryone’s patience. LukeSaulsberry, UNK seniorfrom Auburn majoring incommunication, did animpression of NapoleonDynamite and won thedance contest with his “killermoves.”

Members of the crowdwho answered trivia ques-tions received “sweet”prizes, and Covel offered his

time for autographs at theend of the night. Everyonelearned that Heder did hisown artwork in the film, andan old local farmer “had thehots” for Lafawnduh. Heder

really did get hurt in thebike-jumping scene, andKip really was, “nothing butcool, probably the coolestguy on the planet,” accord-ing to Covel.

Sheena RaderStaff Writer

Napoleon producer returns to UNK

Photo by Erika DimasUNK alumnus, Sean Covel, spoke to an audience atSIMM’s screening of “Napoleon Dynamite.”

Derek WakefieldStaff Writer

Matsuri Festival showcases Japanese culture

Photo by Erika DimasFrom left, Shelby Estelle, Hiromi Toyomaki and Yuka Hosokawa at the tea ceremony.

“If people get thisjoke, this willexplode. If not,then this is definitely going to cost us a lot of money.”

Sean CovelProducer “Napoleon Dynamite”

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Belly dancing has foundits way from the MiddleEast, India and Egypt toAmerican gyms as a newkind of exercise. And for thelast two months, it has beentaught in Kearney.

To the oriental, rhythmi-cal music dominated bydrums, flutes and lutes,Imen Belhassen fromTunisia gives instructions toher belly dancing students

every Friday.Belhassen, a graduate

assistant in the Englishdepartment, said belly danc-ing is a combination ofworkout and meditation.

“You can definitely call itexercise,” she said.“It buildsyour muscles and shapesyour body. Belly dancingalso releases stress. It’s likemassaging yourself.”

For special events, bellydancers wear colorful, tightdresses and a scarf to showthe tiniest movements. The

belts, necklaces, anklets andveils have decorative coinsattached as protectionagainst evil.

Belhassen said the art ofbelly dancing has beenpassed down from mothersto daughters from genera-tion to generation. CalledRaqs Sharqi in Arabic, thedance connects women andcreates friendships.

“Women gather together,dance with each other toimprove techniques and tohave fun,”she said.

Erin Roark, a graduateassistant in the Spanishdepartment, has been study-ing and performing orientaldances for several years.When she went to college inMassachusetts, one of herfriends took her to an Arabicdance night.

“I fell in love with it,”saidRoark, who has lived in SanFrancisco for four yearswhere she took belly dancelessons. “For me, it is a veryearthy and feminine dance.It is playful and makeseverybody happy.”

Belly dancing opens adoor for women to expresstheir femininity and developconfidence.

“It’s not like ballet whereyou have to be this trainedathlete,” Roark said.“Everybody can do it, nomatter what age or size.”

According to an articlepublished on KVOA 4’s Website, the French writer

Gustave Flaubert conceivedthe word “danse du ventre,”which means “belly danc-ing,” after he had seen awoman belly dancing inEgypt in 1849. Americansexperienced belly dancingfor the first time during theChicago World ColumbianExposition in 1893.

Because it emerged a fewthousand years ago, somescholars refer to belly danc-ing as the oldest dance inthe world. Roark said thereare different theoriesregarding the origin of bellydancing. Her personal theo-ry is that the dance was orig-inally used for childbirthand fertility rituals amongwomen.

Roark received a grant toperform at the JacquesMarchais Museum of TibetArt in New York. She said itis important to her to keeporiental dances at an artisticlevel. Belly dancing per-formed at night clubs givesit a bad name.

“It’s such a beautifuldance and deservesrespect,”Roark said.

She added thatHollywood glamorized thecostumes by showing toomuch skin, a fashion thatwas unknown before thattime.

According to the Web siteof the InternationalAcademy of Middle EasternDance, the greatest miscon-ception is that belly dancing

originated to entertain andseduce men. Belly dancingwas a ritual performance forwomen during their fertilityrites or marriages.

Belly dancing gainedmuch popularity in theUnited States and world-wide during the last coupleyears, according to theIAMED Web site.

“Belly dance festivals,workshops and seminarstake place constantly,attracting large audiences ofinterested, involved menand women. Many dancersnow study the art formintensively, traveling to theMiddle East and elsewhereto experience it where it

originated,” the Web sitesaid.

Before that, it was hard tofind teachers, music andbooks, said Roark, who isalso thinking about offeringbelly dance lessons inKearney.

“Kearney is ready forsomething new,” she said.“More and more peopleshow interest. And dance isa good way to learn aboutanother culture.”

For more information onBelhassen’s belly dancinglessons, contact her at bel-hasseni1@unk.edu

7THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2005 FEATURES

Ben Chaney is the broth-er of James Earl Chaney,who was killed by the KuKlux Klan in Mississippi in1964. Ben Chaney, 53, is nowthe founder and president ofthe James Earl ChaneyFoundation, a non-profitorganization based in NewYork City that works to edu-cate people about the dan-gers of discrimination andidentify racism. Chaney vis-ited Nebraska as a keynotespeaker for the annualNAACP banquet in Lincolnon Nov. 5.

In 1964, James EarlChaney and two other civilrights workers, MichaelSchwerner and AndrewGoodman were registeringtownspeople of Meridian,Miss. to vote. They wereapprehended by the townsheriff, who turned themover to the KKK. The bodiesof the men were found 44days later after a nation-wide search. These eventswere the subject for theAcademy Award winningmovie “MississippiBurning.”

Ben Chaney grew upwithout a father figure andwas often under the care ofhis older brother, James.

“When James went to aprotest, I went to a protest,”Chaney said. “Everywherepeople saw my big brother,they saw me. I grew up with-in the civil rights move-ment.”

After experiencing theeffects of his brother’s mur-der and witnessing decadesof institutional racism,Chaney piloted the founda-tion that would work toinspire young people toinspire others. A part of themission of the foundation isto encourage people tobelieve that they can worktogether.

“People are afraid of eachother and don’t believe theyare able to work as a team,”he said. “When people ofdifferent backgrounds actu-ally come together, theyrealize that we’re prettymuch the same.”

Chaney said that he doesnot question the impact ofracism all over the nation.He said that in order tomove forward, people mustfocus less on pointing fin-gers and more on where thenation will go from here.

“People have to deal witha fundamental thing calledtruth,” he said. “Slavery wasa terrible thing and racism isa major problem facingeveryone today. Once we allbelieve in the same truth, letthat stand as the truth. Let’snot hang on to how it all gotstarted.”

Chaney said one way toconfront racism is for educa-tors, parents and membersof the community to worktoward the narrowing of theachievement gap betweenwhite and minority stu-dents.

“Parents must realize thattheir children don’t needanother video game, theydon’t need a new CD; theyneed their parents to beinvolved,” he said. “If youdon’t have time to beinvolved, build the opportu-nity for when you can beinvolved.”

Chaney also questionedthe degree of accountabilitywith which people holdtheir leaders. He was refer-ring to an educational task-force recently implementedby Governor Heineman. Thetaskforce consists of 13 non-minority members and isexpected to analyze the cur-rent educational system andimprove state curriculum tobetter prepare students forthe workforce.

J.P. Caruso, chair of thesocial studies department atLincoln High School, said,“Somehow, students arelead to believe that they can-not make a difference insociety. They think the poli-tics are too complicated. Weneed to show our youth thatthey are needed to instigatechange.”

Change is also a majorfocus of the NAACP Lincolnchapter. Sandi Moody ofNAACP Lincoln, said, “This

chapter of the NAACP willonly survive if there areyoung people willing to sac-rifice their time and energyto coerce others into beinginvolved.”

Instigating change isexactly what the James EarlChaney Foundation strivesto do, according to Chaney.To become actively involvedwith the foundation’s

efforts, visit www.jecf.org.“My brother and the two

that died with him representwhat youth can do,” Chaneysaid. “Many young peoplearen’t even aware of thepower they have.”

Heather BerneyEntertainment/LayoutEditor

Civil rights leader urges a change

Photo courtesy of Lincoln Journal StarBen Chaney was the keynote speaker at the LincolnNAACP banquet.

“When Jameswent to a protest, I went to a protest. . . . I grew upwithin the civilrights movement.”

Ben ChaneyFounder of James EarlChaney Foundation

Julia StumkatNews Editor

Belly dancing boosts fitness and spirit

Photo by Julia StumkatImen Belhassen demonstrates moves ascribed to theancient art of belly dancing.

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8 THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2005SPORTS

The No. 1 ranked UNKLoper volleyball team is setto host the NCAA Division IISouthwest RegionalTournament this weekend,Nov. 18-20.

Their first round match-up against Colorado Schoolof Mines is set to begin at7:30 p.m. on Friday in theHealth and Sports Center.The Lopers beat ColoradoMines twice during regularseason play.

As the Lopers prepare forthe southwest regional tour-nament, they have an opti-mistic outlook.

“We are preparing for theNCAA’s much the same waywe prepared last week.We’re still doing some finetuning and maintaining ourrhythm,” Head Coach RickSquiers said.

“We are very much hop-ing we can play well againthis weekend and give our-selves the chance to move onto the Elite Eight. The com-

petition will get muchtougher from here on out,but we like our chances if weplay well.”

After winning the RMACtournament over the week-end, the Lopers have record-ed 33 wins and one loss. Inthe RMAC tournament,UNK played a total of ninesets to win the tournament.

Friday night the Lopersfaced Fort Hays State, win-ning 30-18, 30-18, 30-18.

Ben Goetz, a seniormajoring in marketing fromOmaha, said,“It was anotherdominating win for theLopers, but it’s more specialbecause it’s the RMAC andagainst the Fort HaysTigers.”

In a Saturday night victo-ry, UNK defeated Fort LewisCollege 30-14, 30-12, 30-12 towin the tournament, and inthe semi-finals, they shutdown the Metro StateRoadrunners 30-17, 30-20,30-18.

At the conclusion of thetournament, the RMAC All-Tournament Team wasannounced. UNK boasted

four members with top hon-ors: Rachel Gerdes, a seniorsetter from Johnson; JillGergen, a freshman liberofrom Topeka, Kan.; ErinBrosz, a senior middle hitterfrom Grand Island; and theTournament MVP, ErinGudmundson, a senior mid-dle hitter from Kearney.

Luke Saulsberry, a juniororganizational communica-tions major from Auburn,said,“A day at UNK withouta volleyball game is a badday, but when I wake up inthe morning, and there’s ahome game scheduled, Iknow it’s going to be a goodday.”

According to Squiers, theteam got stronger with eachgame during the RMACtournament, and playedvery well against MetroState in the final round.

“In addition to the hitterswho seem to grab the head-lines of the credit, ourpassers and back row play-ers were outstanding allweekend long,”Squiers said.

Megan KulhanekStaff Writer

Volleyball dominates RMAC

Kearney Hub photo by Diana HazlettJunior outside hitter Kelli Bunger spikes the ball in last weekend’s RMAC Tournament.The Lopers won the tournament and advanced on to the Southwest RegionalTournament that will be here this weekend. The Lopers’ first match is Friday at 7:30 p.m.

For starters, anyone elsethink it’s funny we’re stillreferred to as “guest”columnists even though wewrite in The Antelope everyweek? Just wondering.

But we digress. The UNKvolleyball team showedeveryone again this pastweekend that they areindeed one of the nation’s

elite. UNK hosted theRMAC volleyball postsea-son tournament.The Lopersshowed no major weak-nesses as they trounced allthree opponents in threegame sweeps en route toanother RMAC champi-onship. It seems the Loperscannot be stopped

The Lopers played in araucous Health and SportsCenter as the fans came outin droves to watch theirteam cripple their competi-tion. The Lopers garneredvictories over rival FortHays State University, FortLewis College and theLopers’ perennial champi-onship foe, MetropolitanState College of Denver.

The closest set all week-end was the second setagainst Fort Lewis when theLopers won 30-22.

Folks, the RMAC is not apoor volleyball conference,and UNK just destroyed allcompetition.

An interesting note:when the Lopers clinchedthe victory with the finalpoint against Metro, the 5-foot-6-inch defensive spe-cialist Mikala Gleason wasplaying in the front row.

We’re guessing this isn’tcoach Squires’ new strategy.But if it is, we’re confusedand we hope it works. Heck,Erin Arnold played liberolast year, who knows whatother crazy schemes are

afoot.Of the seven players on

the All-Tournament team,four hail from UNK. Seniormiddle hitter Erin Broszearned this honor to goalong with her first teamAll-RMAC selection. Seniorsetter Rachel Gerdes earnedher first postseason awardafter admirably filling thelarge shoes of injured All-American Bethany Spilde.

RMAC Freshman-of-the-Year sensation Jill Gergenwas recognized as All-Tournament Libero. Andlike Richie Ross, she neverceases to amaze us with herabilities. Erin Gudmundsonwas selected to another All-Tournament team,

Tournament MVP andRMAC player of the year.And we can’t forget RMACCoach-of-the-Year RickSquuuuuuuuuires.

The RMAC champi-onship set the stage for nextweekend’s NCAASouthwest RegionalTournament, which UNKwill host as well.

This will be the secondconsecutive year UNK willhost both tournaments. Lastyear, the Lopers swept allthree games in the regionaltournament, including aconvincing victory of then11th-ranked Fort Hays.

The Lopers will have achallenge this year in theregional, as the third seeded

team is 11th-rankedAbilene Christian, who iscurrently riding a 29-gamewinning streak. But in orderto set up a potential match-up with the Wildcats, theLopers will have to defeatthe Colorado School ofMines in the opening-round duel Friday night at7:30.

Last year, the regionalsbrought crowds of over2,500 fans to watch theLopers play in the full-courtset-up. Nothing less isexpected this year. Get yourtickets early - the upcomingregional volleyball tourna-ment is one you shouldn’tmiss. As always, see you atthe game.

Ben Goetz, Brandon Wright Guest Columnists

Loper Volleyball advances to regionals

Women’s BasketballThe UNK women’s bas-

ketball team is ready to startregular season play andimprove on last year’s .500season. Last year’s 14-14record put an end to UNK’snine-year run of making theNCAA tournament andreaching the 20-win mark.

This year’s team is readyto get the Lopers back on thewinning track and start astreak of their own.Knoxville, Iowa, senior,Kalee Modlin, is the topreturnee for the Lopers andwas named to the preseasonAll-RMAC team. Modlin ledthe team in all phases, aver-aging 14.2 points, 7.6rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.9steals per game last year.

Sophomore forward AmyMathis is another strongreturnee for the Lopers. Sheled the team with 34 three-pointers last season and wassecond on the team in scor-ing and rebounds.

Overall, the Lopers havefive returnees and six new-comers. The rest of thereturnees are senior ErinJones, junior Liz Fischer andsophomore Melissa Hinkley.Five freshmen will be join-ing the team, Kassi Schuppe,Angela Volentine, JonniMildenberger, Jade Meads

and Lindsey Eggleston. Theother newcomer is juniorAmy Bowen who transferredfrom Labette CommunityCollege in Kansas.

In a recent press release,UNK Head Coach CarolRussell said, “Our veteransare setting the right tonewith their work ethic andletting the newcomers knowwhat high expectations wehave here at UNK. The new-comers have brought a lot ofpositive energy into the pro-gram, which we definitelyneeded. They are used towinning and will make animmediate impact.”

The Lopers have playedtwo exhibition gamesalready and start the regularseason tonight with amatch-up against UNO. TheLopers dropped their sec-ond exhibition game onSunday to UNL by a score of70-46. Hinkley was the topscorer with 12 points.

Men’s BasketballThe UNK men’s basket-

ball team is preparing forthe 2005-2006 season withhigh expectations.

The men’s team lost somevaluable players off lastyear’s 23-7 team, but someexperience returns.

Junior forward Dusty Juraand senior forward ChrisDean are coming off suc-cessful seasons and will leadthe way for this year’s team.

Jura was recently selectedas the RMAC PreseasonPlayer-of-the-Year and wasnamed to the All-East divi-sion squad along with Dean.

“Everyone seems to bepicking it up, fitting in andfinding their roles on theteam,”Jura said.

Juniors Chad Burger andJames Lane are returning,and are expected to con-tribute more to the teamoffensively this year.

Freshmen guards AveryStephenson and RyanMoore are two highly toutedrecruits that will help fill thevoid left behind by starguards Marty Levinson andWill Taukiuvea.

“It looks like we havesome guys that could have asudden impact on the team,”Jura said.

The Lopers got their sea-son underway in an exhibi-tion game Sunday eveningat the Qwest Center inOmaha against CreightonUniversity. The Lopers wereoutmatched by the Bluejays,as 47 percent shooting fromthree-point range lifted theBluejays to a 116-82 victory.Dean led the way for theLopers with 23 points andfive rebounds.

In their next game, theLopers will take the court forthe first time at the Healthand Sports Center this sea-son on Nov. 22 againstAugustana at 7 pm.

Chris ParksStaff Writer

Women, men begin play

Sports activity classesprovide UNK students withan opportunity to learn,stay active and earn creditat the same time. PhysicalEducation 110 courses areoffered each semester andcover a variety of sports andactivities.

Each class lasts for eightweeks and is worth half of acredit. Students must enrollin two activities to receive

one hour of credit.Both activities can be

taken during the sameeight-week period or inseparate periods of thesemester, whatever the stu-dent prefers. If two activi-ties aren’t enough, studentsare allowed to enroll inmore activity classes, but itmust be an even number.

UNK Senior LecturerEve Scantling said there arethree main reasons foroffering these classes.

“First, keep our studentsphysically active. Second,

improve our student’sphysical activity levels.Third, these classes arerequired for our physicaleducation teaching majorsso that they have a basicunderstanding and basicskills in a variety of physicalactivities and sports,” shesaid.

PE 110 classes that arebeing offered this upcom-ing spring semester arebeginning racquetball, bas-ketball, strength training,badminton, bowling, tum-bling, country dancing, stepaerobics, golf, swimming,ballroom dance, soccer, ten-nis, softball and track.

There are plenty of dif-ferent activity classes forstudents to enroll in, butwhat do students get out ofbeing in class?

“Students learn the basicskills and rules required forparticipation in these activ-ities,” Scantling said. “Iexpect the students to beactively involved in class.Participation is a must. Iwould like to see improve-ment in skills, improve-ment or maintenance ofphysical fitness, and a bet-ter understanding of theactivity.”

Registration for thesports activity classes forthe spring semester is pos-sible until Nov. 26.

Chris ParksStaff Writer

Sports count as classes

Photo by Kathlene JordanSenior Lecturer Eve Scantling guides students in thestep aerobics class.

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One of the most successful foot-ball seasons in UNK history hasofficially come to an end with aloss Saturday at the Ron & CarolCope Stadium at Foster Field. Theperennial powerhouse PittsburgState Gorillas came into Kearneyand handed the Lopers their thirdloss of the year, 49-20, ending theirseason.

Pittsburg State jumped to anearly lead and never looked back.Quarterback Andy Majors scoredtwice on five- and eight-yard runs,and running back Caleb Farabi gotloose for 26 yards, as PittsburgState jumped out to a 21-0 lead.

The Lopers fought back viaquarterback Marcus Goldensteinto senior wide receiver RichieRoss. The two hooked up twice inthe second quarter with longtouchdown passes to make thehalftime score 21-14, PittsburgState.

The Gorillas proved to be toomuch in the second half after UNKwas stopped on fourth and goalfrom the 1-yard line.

Pittsburg State flexed theirmuscles and ran the ball rightdown the throat of the Loperdefense. They ended the day with323 yards on the ground.

Even though the Lopers endedtheir season, the fans thought itwas a great division II footballgame.

“I thought it was a good game,even though we lost,” said TommyHernandez, a junior fromLexington.“If they don’t stop us onfourth and goal, who knows whatends up happening. Maybe wecome back and pull this one off.”

Even though Pittsburg ran upthe score, the Loper fans didn’tgive up until the end.

“Hey, if we score on the goalline and make it 35-28, it is any-body’s ballgame,”said Mike Pasley,a sophomore from Beatrice.

The Lopers’ season may be over,but it was a successful one. They

won the RMAC outright for thefirst time in school history.Goldenstein set a new schoolrecord for passing yards in a sea-son at 3,381. Pat Korth tossed for3,245 yards back in 2003.

Ross ends his great career with279 catches for 4,882 yards and 50touchdowns. He now ranks sec-ond in Division II history incareer receiving yards, sixth incareer catches and fourth incareer touchdown receptions. Onthe NCAA All-Divisions list, Rossranks fourth in career receivingyards, ahead of NFL legend JerryRice at 4,693.

Ross also tied two Division IIrecords at the game - consecutivegames with at least one catch, 44,and games played with a touch-down catch, 33. Finally, in twocareer playoff games, Ross caught20 balls for 407 yards and threescores.

The season might not haveended how the Lopers imagined,but it was still a success.

Derek MillerStaff Writer

Football season ends with loss

Kearney Hub photo by Brad NortonDefensive end John Harvey tackles a Pittsburg State offensive playerSaturday at Foster Field. The Lopers lost 49-20 to end their season.

What team do we actual-ly root for on Saturdays?When I come to the UNKfootball game onSaturdays, all I see is redshirts. Do we have red inany of our team colors? Weare blue and gold and thatneeds to be appreciated inevery sport.

During the middle of theplayoff football gameagainst Pittsburgh State, Irealized the stadium wasn’teven half full.This is a play-off football game againstthe No.1 offense in thenation and the stadium wasempty. After working ashard as the football teamhas worked all year, theywere rewarded with only ahalf-full stadium, with theolder crowd all wearingUNL sweatshirts. Is that atall odd to you?

The Loper football teamposted six first-team All-Conference players, foursecond-team players andfour players on the honor-able mention team.

You would think thiswould encourage the fans

to come out and see theirfootball team, but no, theHuskers were playing atthe same time. SorryLopers.

Not to mention we havea wide receiver, RichieRoss, who is going to playin the NFL very soon.During the course of hiscareer, he has broken 12school records and threeRMAC records, and thebest we can get the stadiumis half-full?

You can’t expect a teamto get hyped up for a play-off game if only half of thestadium is cheering whilethe other half are gettingmad because the Huskersjust got scored on. Did Imention Ross broke JerryRice’s record for careerreceiving yards - but atleast the Huskers beat the4-6 Kansas State Wildcats.

As fans, we need to real-ize who we are cheering for- the Lopers or the Huskers- because the last time Ichecked, the Lopers have abetter record and a cham-pionship ring. I knowthey’re not saying that inLincoln. Come support theschool you attend.

Darnell WoodStaff Writer

Red or blue,which colorsdo you wear?

The eight swimmers andtwo divers of the UNKswimming and diving teamcontinue to succeed andimprove with each meet.

“Considering we have areally small team, we do wellat the meets with our limitednumber of girls,” BeckyTompkins, a junior fromScottsbluff, said. “And if wecould increase our numbers,

we would be a highly com-petitive school. So in otherwords, our only weakness isour small size.”

In their first meet of theseason, UNK traveled toColorado College for a duelwith the Tigers. As a team,the AquaLopers fell toColorado College.

Individually, UNK wonseveral events. SeniorJennifer Atterbury fromHaysville, Kan., won bothdiving competitions at onemeter and three meters.

Jesslyn Hackman-Merchant, also a senior,placed first in the 100-meterbackstroke and was runner-up in the 200-meter freestylecompetition. Tompkins wonthe 200-meter individualmedley and Ashley Mertens,a freshman, won the 50-meter freestyle race.

The AquaLopers thencompeted at a five-way meetat the Air Force Academy,where once again UNK fin-ished well individually.

Hackman-Merchant, asenior from Lakewood,Colo., said, “I enjoy a lotabout the team. I like thecompetitions and traveling,but I think, most of all, Ienjoy the bonds of friend-ship that have been formedon the team.”

Most recently, the UNKswimming and diving teamcompeted in Iowa againstthe Morningside CollegeMustangs. Once again,Hackman-Merchant wonthe 100 backstroke andadded a victory in the 200freestyle, while Tompkinsplaced first in the 200 med-

ley. Diving for UNK, JenKirkland won the one-meterboard competition.

“[Coach] DuaneOsmanski is very enthusias-tic about diving,” Atterburysaid. “He has a very loudcoaching technique thatkeeps us motivated on thedays when we can’t get self-motivated.”

With a busy schedule ofpractice and meets, themembers of the UNK swim-ming and diving team mustalso find time for classes andhomework.

“I try to get into a routineof class, practice and home-work so that I just get what Ineed to get done complet-ed,” Jena Lynch, a freshmanfrom Lincoln, said. “Meetsthrow me off a little becausethey blow half of the week-end.”

Hackman-Merchant said,“This is pretty easy. BecauseI am so busy taking 21 cred-it hours, there is no optionfor me not to be organized.”

The AquaLopers are setto host a duel against UNOFriday.

Megan KulhanekStaff Writer

Small, but mighty force

Graphic by Jaime Flores

UNK Wrestling tookcharge at the DakotaWesleyan Open onSaturday in Mitchell, S.D.The team left the tourna-ment with 17 wrestlersplacing in the top five.

Along with the team hav-ing many high placers, BrettAllgood, a sophomore fromBennington, was named thetournament outstandingwrestler while placing firstin his weight class.

Allgood was not the onlywrestler to take first. TrevorCharbonneau, a junior fromKan., Jeff Sylvester, a seniorfrom Lyman, and TervelDlagnev, a sophomore from

Texas, all placed first intheir weight class.

At 141 pounds, Allgoodtook first while JeffRutledge, a sophomorefrom Lincoln, took second,and Mitchell junior, MattTrue took third.

At 165 pounds, threeLopers also took over theweight class placing in thetop five. Many of the newvarsity wrestlers did well onSaturday.

"The team is really com-ing together. Even thoughwe lost a lot of really goodwrestlers last season, wehave a lot of wrestlers thathave been waiting to beable to wrestle varsity, andthey are doing really well,"True said.

Allgood wrestles at 141

pounds. Last year, he com-peted at a smaller weight.

With Bryce Abbey andAdam Keiswetter still onthe team it was hard foranyone to have a chance atvarsity. Now that they aregone, the team is still seeing

the same kind of talent withCharbonneau and Allgood.

The competition willremain strong for the teamas they continue their sea-son Saturday morning atthe UNO Kaufman-BrandOpen in Omaha.

Brittany JohnsonStaff Writer

Wrestling has 17 finish in top five

Photo courtesy of Marc BauerSophomore Brett Allgood won his match against a DakotaWesleyan wrestler by a technical fall, 20-4. Allgood wasselected as the DWU Open Most Outstanding Wrestler.

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Professor AnthonyGerritsen, lecturer ofaccounting and finance atUNK, has been living in adowntown flat in St.Petersburg, Russia for thepast year.

After receiving aFulbright Scholarship awardin 2004, professor Gerritsenhas been teaching at threeSt. Petersburg universities,including the StateUniversity of Economics andFinance, EngineeringInstitute of Economics andLaw and Institute of ForeignLanguages.

Gerritsen said that heteaches a self-designedcourse concerning account-ing, finance and tax issues.He lectures the English lan-guage to Russian studentsand consults with Russianbusiness-owners. In addi-tion, Gerritsen presentsseminars at the AmericanCorner Library and haspublished a textbook, enti-tled "American Accounting,Finance and FederalTaxation Principles andStandards for the AdvancedUsers,” for university stu-

dents, to be translated intoRussian.

According to the Web siteof the Council forInternational Exchange ofScholars (CIES), “The U.S.Scholar Program sendsapproximately 800American scholars and pro-fessionals per year to morethan 140 countries, wherethey lecture and/or conductresearch in a wide variety ofacademic and professionalfields.

In academic year 2001-2002, these fields includedagriculture, journalism, phi-losophy and technologyeducation among others.”

Kathleen Smith, directorof media relations at UNK,said that she has knownGerritsen for about 15 years.Smith hired him as a full-time faculty member whenshe was chair of accountingand finance in the College ofBusiness and Technology atUNK.

“He taught for us for anumber of years, and he wasa good teacher,”Smith said.

Gerritsen became inter-ested in St. Petersburg aftertraveling to Europe in 2001.

“I immediately fell in lovewith the city and vowed toreturn,” he said. “The next

year, I saw the State Institutefor Finance and Economicsbuilding and decided that Iwould like to give lecturesthere.”

After returning to Russiain 2003, Gerritsen said thathe interviewed at the uni-versity.

“Before I left, the vice rec-tor encouraged me to applyfor a Fulbright Scholarship,”he said.

Being awarded with thescholarship, Gerritsen said,was much to his surprise.

“Tony is very outgoingand willing to take a chancefor adventure. He was will-ing to go to Russia to livewhich many people wouldnot be willing to do,” saidMayor Hadley, who wasdean of the College ofBusiness and Technologyand has known Gerritsen foreight years.

“I just thought, ‘Well,there’s no way that Tonywould be selected,’ becausehe didn’t have his Ph.D. But,low and behold, he wasselected,”Smith said.

The traditional FulbrightScholar Program imposeseligibility requirements toapplicants. They must meetall of the requirements“unless specific exemptionsare stated in individualcountry or award descrip-tions.” A Ph.D. or equivalentp r o f e s s i o n a l / t e r m i n a ldegree is a listed require-ment on the CIES Web site.

“He’s obviously a risk-taker,”Smith said.“It’s prob-

ably one of the more unusu-al success stories that I knowof, that you go to a foreigncountry without any safetynet.”

Gerritsen was employedas a cost accountant at WestCompany, in Kearney, for 16years. After receiving hismaster’s degree in businessadministration from UNK,in May 1991, Gerritsenbecame a CPA the followingyear. He instructed a varietyof courses at the SpencerSchool of Business in GrandIsland for two years whilelecturing at UNK.

Gerritsen applied for aFulbright extension to granthim another three months ofstipend. The extension last-ed until August 2005. He stillplans to remain in Russia.

“My time will not expire. Iwant to stay here for at leastanother year. I feel thatthere is still more here forme to accomplish,”Gerritsen said.

“I overcame tremendousodds to receive my awardand to get into these univer-sities. Just a few years ago,this feat would have beenimpossible. I can honestlysay that everything I everdreamed of has come truethanks to UNK andFulbright.”

Kathlene JordanPhoto Editor

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Photo courtesy of Anthony Gerritsen Gerritsen stands in front of the Swallow’s Nest Castle onthe Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine.

Photo by Anthony GerritsenYalta’s Alexander Nevsky Cathedral on the CrimeanPeninsula, Ukraine.

“I immediatelyfell in love withthe city andvowed to return.”

Prof. Anthony GerritsenLecturer of accountingand finance

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