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CAMPUS BEAT 2OPINIONS 3

FEATURES 6-7SPORTS 8-9

NEWS 4-5, 10

FRIDAYScattered ShowersHigh 66Low 38

SATURDAYPartly CloudyHigh 64Low 36

SUNDAYSunnyHigh 72Low 51

New movies on DVDpage 5

Barbershop choirpage 7

Intramurals resumepage 8

Volleyball spring seasonpage 9

National speakerdiscusses servicelearning benefits

Dr. Barbara Holland ofPortland, Ore., will presentservice learning skills forthe classroom on campusApril 10.

Holland’s main purposeis to educate and supportthe Service Learning pro-gram, said Geraldine Stirtz,director of UNK’s ServiceLearning program. TheService Learning Program,supported by the College ofEducation, organizes theevent.

Three different sessionsare scheduled. The firstpresentation, entitled“Civic Engagement ofYouth,”will start at 9:15 a.m.at the Educational ServiceUnit 10, 76 Boulevard. Thepresentation will focus onhow students and youthcan help the communitywith their skills.

According to the Spring2006 Service Learningnewsletter, the second pre-sentation, entitled“Assessment and ServiceLearning,”will follow at theUNK Nebraskan,Ponderosa Room A, at 3p.m. A casual conversationtable will take place at theUNK Nebraskan, Sandhills

Dining Room, from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

“[Holland] holds manypositions and travels exten-sively,” Stirtz, who spokewith Holland prior to theevent, said.

Holland has been work-ing in the field for over 10years. She started as aprovost (a “high-rankinguniversity administrativeofficer,” according towww.miriamwebster.com)at the University ofPortland State. Over theyears, she has been travel-ing to various communitiesand universities to offerworkshops.

“The morning event isoff campus and moregeared toward communityand faculty, but studentsare also welcome to come,”said Holland.

In the afternoon, the dis-cussion is about how tomeasure service learning,which “would be interest-ing for faculty, staff andstudents,”Holland said.

Holland recommendedthe student guide,“Learning throughServing,” written byChristine Cress, professorat Portland StateUniversity, to students whowant to know more aboutservice learning.

Jacqueline A. StoltenbergStaff Writer

Bilingual students fromUNK had the opportunityto speak with representa-tives from a Chicago-basedrecruiting agency about jobopportunities last Friday.

HR consultant, ahuman-resources consul-tant for the TOP-Chicagorecruiting firm, was oncampus March 31. Thecompany recruits individu-als to work for Japanese-based companies, includ-ing Toyota MotorManufacturing, MazdaNorth AmericanOperations, KeyenceCorporation of Americaand numerous others.

Hoshino said TOP-Chicago plays an impor-tant role in the operationsof Japanese companies.

“Many of the companieshave corporate offices inJapan and need people

who can communicatebetween the main officesand U.S. offices,” she said.“Most engineers fromJapan don’t speak a wordof English. So, two teamsneed to get together andcommunicate to buildproducts.”

Hoshino said the com-pany, which has businessrelationships throughoutthe Midwest, recruits forcorporations taking part inthe fields of logistics, ship-ping and information-tech-nology, among others.

“We [TOP-Chicago]deal with pretty much any-thing you can think of,”shesaid.

The recruitment ses-sions took place through-out last Friday and weredivided into two separatesessions. The first sessionwas a group presentation,while the second sessionallowed interested stu-

Companies scoutcampus to recruitbilingual students

A recent student discus-sion on the effects of global-ization revealed a widerange of opinions and view-points on the subject.

Dr. Nyla Ali Khan, a pro-fessor of English at UNK,organized the globalizationpanel and chose its topic.

Although the discussionwas centered on the topic ofglobalization, each of thefour participants discusseddifferent aspects of the

debate.Beth Robertson, who is

currently seeking a master’sdegree in English, presentedher essay, entitled “TheGlobalization of the News.”

Robertson said themedia, following the Sept. 11attacks, has played a nega-

tive role in Westerners’ viewof the Muslim world.

“Reporting by the massmedia has reduced and sim-plified Muslim culture intocaricature,” she said. “Theuse of the term ‘Muslim-

Positive or negative? Students debate globalization

Photo by Sarah StichLeft to right: Beth Robertson, English graduate student; Rose Niernberger, education junior; Wadad Maloley, politicalscience senior; and Omar Ghamedi, English graduate student.

See Debate on page 4

A women’s center is cur-rently in formation on theUNK campus. AlthoughApril is known as SexualAssault Awareness Month,the forthcoming center willcontinuously recognize theneed for awareness.

Carol Lilly, co-chair ofUNK’s Women’s Studiesprogram and professor ofhistory, said, “The women’scenter is going to be anactivist and resource centeron campus for the purposeof ensuring and providingresources for gender equity.And at this point, it is goingto be housed in the counsel-ing center.

“It’s not everything wehad asked for or hoped for.It is a start, and it’s some-thing that we hope the cam-pus can build on. We hope itcan be expanded andimproved in the future,”Lilly said.

LeAnn Obrecht, directorof Counseling and HealthCare, said, “The concept ofthe idea is approved, but wedon’t have the details yet . . .we hope to have it fullyfunctional by fall.

Confidentiality will be abig thing . . . if they come inhere, it’s extremely confi-dential . . . Student Health isthe same way,”Obrecht said.

The women’s center willcommunicate and enlist theassistance of other local vic-tim-advocacy centers,including the CentralHealth Center and FamilyAdvocacy Network, or FAN,and the SAFE Center.

After the occurrences ofthree total sexual assaultsduring the past year, con-cerned students of theWomen’s Studies programinitiated a petition in theNebraskan Student Unionto collect more than 100 sig-natures supporting the ideaof a campus women’s cen-

Kathlene M. JordanFeatures Editor

Women’s center offers resources

Graphic by Julia Stumkat See Center on page 4

Mike W. GruszczynskiStaff Writer

Mike W. GruszczynskiStaff Writer

See Recruits on page 4

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ACROSS1. Locale of “Four score and seven years ago . . . . “3. Americans are credited for this beachhead being assaulted on D-Day in the Normandy Invasion of WWII.7. In WWII, out of 28,410 houses of this German city, most were destroyed, including 220,000 apartments, 22 hos-pitals and 18 churches along with more than 600,000 men, women and children by American and British bombers..9. The Macedonian king who defeated DArius II Codomaus and who conquered the Acaemenid Empire.11. He was “Private Ryan”: Matt _ _ _ _ _.12. What happens Thursday, April 6? _ _ _ _ Nite.13. This person might not like to bring bad news to Alexander the Great.14. The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in WWII.16. Hitler headed the Third _ _ _ _ _.17. One of the American ships that sunk at Guadalcanal.18. _ _ _ _ _ Down is a one- to three-day event providing services to homeless veterans, such as food, shelter,clothing and health screenings.20. The German forces never recovered after this offensive known for the worst loss of American lives in WWII.21. He is the director of “Saving Private Ryan” the movie; his name is Steven _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.23. What Alexander the Great might do to the messenger that brings him bad news: _ _ _ _ him.24. Repeated three times, this means — literally — Tiger Tiger Tiger.25. In 1926, a warship from this country carried the remains of Egar A. Bancroft, the late U.S. Ambassador toJapan to America.27. The battle for this city in Germany marked the end of WWII in Europe, being fought from April to May 1945.30. One of the ships that went down at Guadalcanal: the U.S.S. _ _ _ _ _ _ _.31. Churchill offered _ _ _ _ _, sweat and tears.32. This was not a little frontier battle, although the name of the canyon where it was fought indicates that.34. This German general played a big role in two significant WWII Battles, that of D-Day and that at El Alamienin North Africa.37. Location of the largest naval battle in U.S. history.38. Former spouses often vie for children in this type of battle.42. The animal depicted by the famous German general who fought in the desert in WWII.44. A commoner who fought for the independence of Scotland, in several of the most fierce battles in history.46. The Germans’ Ardennes Offensive faced a thin line of U.S. Forces; 81,000 American casualities in WWII,being called the Battle of the _ _ _ _ _.47. She beheaded an invading general, Holofemes, although the Book of _ _ _ _ _ _ is not officially included inthe Jewish canon.49. One of the ships that sank at Guadalcanal.50. The musical instrument that blew down the walls of Jericho.DOWN1. In the South Pacific, the ship where Dr. Merrick’s father, Horace Buchanan Merrick was a gunner’s mate, went

down in this battle.2. This board includes the bombimgof a variety of seaworthy vessels.4. The Japanese artist HiromiRuschida set up an on-line site tocommemorate the 50th anniversaryof the atomic bombing of this city.5. In 1939, this American cruiser car-ried the remains of the formerJapanese Ambassador to the UnitedStates, home to Japan.6. This general said, “I shall return.”8. James _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ fought thebattle at present-day Nashville; the“Father of Tennessee, and ancestor ofDr. Merrick, the Antelope adviser.10. He led the American 1st Armygroup on D-Day: _ _ _ _ Bradley.12. Conwallis’s battle commander,who was felled in a one-day battle atthe Battle of King’s Mountain, turn-

ing the tide of the Revolutionary War.15. “He ain’t heavy; he’s my _ _ _ _ _ _ _.”19. Father _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ adopted this phrase from 15 down for Boys Town in 1941, after seeing it on a magazinecover.22. This rumble in professional wrestling is a battle involving more than a score of competitors.26. A notable battleship, which became a living memorial at Pearl Harbor.27. _ _ _ _ _ blowback on the injection guns used to innoculate soliders sometimes has led to Hepatitis C and livercancer in Vietnam veterans years later.28. This happened to many of the soldiers who invaded Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, before they even got toshore.29. He plays the role of Captain John Miller in the movie on the assault on Omaha Beach. He is Tom _ _ _ _ _.33. The name of the harbor where the American Naval fleet was attacked in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941.35. At the Battle of Savo Island, this Japanese Vice Admiral said, “May each one of us calmly do his utmost.”36. This man made “a last stand” at the Battle of Little Bighorn.39. This Greek horse was a gift with a hollow belly.40. He fought the Battle of Jericho, and the walls came tumbling down.41. The Over-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Men’s story of the Revolutionary War is told in the movie, “The Patriot.”43. You would play this board game to conquer the world without firing a shot.45. A games that is a battle of the minds.48. Where Boys Town is located.

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Photo courtesy of Jon L. Augustine

A self portrait of Jon Augustine at his finest.

“Was March Madness all it wascracked up to be?”

I missed way too many games, butI’m glad Florida won.”

Dan Karr, Blue HillSenior

“ I liked the upsets, but when it comesto the Final Four I want to see the bestteams.”

Brady Wilson, McCookSenior

“ No, because I think everyone hypedthe No. 1 teams. It was an unexpectedturnout, but my Gators camethrough.”Boris Ruhukya, Uganda, AfricaSenior

“ No, I think the Final Four is a pivotalaspect of March Madness and thegames were boring.”

Megan Reiman, ButteFreshman

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History’s famous battles

See next week’s (April 13)The Antelope for the“battle-tested” answersto this week’s puzzle.

Answers to last week’s“Cold Weather” Puzzle

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It’s not the media’s fault.I’ve heard way too muchlately about how everythingwrong in the world isbecause of media. Firstly, Iwould like to tell those whobelieve that to check theirsources. And secondly, Iwould like to say that beliefis wrong.

I am currently taking twoclasses, one sociology andone journalism, that havecontradictory views on theissue. My journalism classobviously says that media isnot to blame, while my soci-ology class focuses on themedia as one of the majorsocial problems.

As a journalism majorand future professionaljournalist, I definitely agreewith the journalism stand-point, but I always try to lis-ten to what the other side issaying, to see if what theysay has any merit. I said Itry, it doesn’t mean I willever believe it.

All those that blame themedia constantly say that somany studies have beendone that prove the media isat fault, but many don’t real-ize that just as many stud-ies, if not more, have beendone that prove just theopposite. Also, when takingthese studies as a strongsource for an argument, thestudy itself needs to bestudied. Is the study actual-ly fair or is it biased to findthe results wanted?

In my journalism classthis week, we looked at anarticle written on a newstudy that said alcoholadvertisements on clothing,backpacks, hats, etc. isincreasing underage drink-ing. We didn’t have all thestatistics, but right away, thejournalists in the class real-ized there were many thingsin the study that shook itscredibility.

One thing is that thestudy only focused on mid-dle-school aged students in

the New England area. Irealize that money is anissue here because it wouldbe almost impossible andwasteful to study middleschool students across thecountry, but the results ofthe study and those thatmake arguments from thestudy automatically gener-alize that all middle-schoolage students are drinkingmore because of advertise-ments. They don’t just saythe New England studentsare drinking more.

Another error in thestudy is that it didn’t tell usthe results as to whether thestudents drank before theyreceived the alcohol-adver-tised apparel or whether theapparel came first andcaused the drinking.Obviously, it wouldn’t helpthe cause to differentiatebecause it might skew thedata in the wrong way.Sadly enough, many ofthese studies that are usedto damn the media alsohave these flaws, along withmany others.

If the media was thecause of all things, therewould be much more crime

in the world. Doesn’t itmake sense that there aremitigating factors in everycircumstance? I watchalmost every crime showknown to man, and if themedia was all-powerful, intheory, I should be a crimi-nal. But I’m not and I don’tsee the media influencingme to commit a crime anytime soon.

Most of the people whoblame the media for theirproblems or actions alreadyhave many of their ownproblems. If it made sensethat the media causedactions, “normal” peoplewould up and shoot peopleevery day, not just as occa-sional happenings.

Along with the media-ruining-society issue, manypeople cite that the media isa for-profit organization andit is biased because ulti-mately someone owns themedia. Let’s think about this… how many organizationsdo the work that the mediadoes without making a prof-it? How can you report thenews without paying peopleto do the work? It doesn’tmake sense. Why would

anybody want to become ajournalist if they weren’tgoing to get paid for theirwork?

Granted, they don’t getpaid much, but think of this,some people actually enjoythe work, even though thosethat benefit from the work,including just the generalknowledge gained from themedia, aren’t always grate-ful.

Continuing on withthe bias of media, every sin-gle media outlet is owned bysomeone. There in itselfshould tell you about bias.As humans, we are allbiased; therefore, the newswill be biased. You can’texpect it to be totally free ofbias.

As a journalist, though, Iwould like to say that I don’twrite stories to benefitmyself. I know some jour-nalists do, but most don’t.True journalists aren’t in theprofession to tell their sideof the story, unless they arewriting columns or editori-als. True, honest journalistsare in the professionbecause they love to writeand they love telling the sto-

ries of other people.Some media outlets are

biased because they onlyknow of certain stories.Every publication can’tafford to send their employ-ees out to constantly lookfor stories of every possibleside of every issue.Sometimes, it’s more practi-cal to just cover the storygiven to them. When a storycomes to a journalist, mostdon’t say, “No, thanks. Ithink I’m going to put anextra five hours of work in tofind a story that may existthat might show a differentview.” Journalists can’t pos-sibly cover every story orissue in their coverage zone,it just isn’t possible.

Just as a side note, thereis a reason that journalistsaren’t paid the big bucks.Maybe next time before youdecide to criticize themedia, you should thinkabout the people who aredoing the work to provideyou news, entertainment,ads that are selling yourproduct, etc. and how muchyou would know, do or prof-it if these people weren’tdoing the work.

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ter approached UNKChancellor DougKristensen with the petitionand a proposal from theWomen’s Studies AdvisoryCouncil, winning approval.

“Even though it’s calledthe women’s center, I cansee where it will be a greatresource for men,” Obrechtsaid.

One in five, six or seven

men, according to differentstudies, will have beenraped in his lifetime, shesaid.

“One in four collegewomen, and one in three[women] in their lifetime,will have been sexuallyassaulted,”Obrecht said.

Director of UniversityPublic Safety MichelleHamaker said, “A sexualassault is different than aregular assault. Each level isa little bit more severe.First-degree would be yourmost severe.”

According to Nebraskalaw, first-degree sexualassault constitutes “any per-son who subjects anotherperson to sexual penetra-tion without consent of thevictim, or who knew orshould have known that thevictim was mentally orphysically incapable ofresisting or appraising thenature of his or her con-duct, or when the actor is 19years of age or older andthe victim is less than 16years of age.”

Second or third-degreesexual assault is defined as“any person who subjectsanother person to sexualcontact without consent ofthe victim, or who knew orshould have known that thevictim was physically ormentally incapable ofresisting or appraising thenature of his or her con-duct.”

Still at large is the perpe-trator of last semester’s

first-degree sexual assaultthat occurred on campus.

“At this time, we havenot received any more leads. . . at this time, we have notapprehended anyone inthat situation,” Hamakersaid. The case remainsopen.

The suspect has beendescribed as a black male,approximately 6 feet tall,clean shaven, according to aSept. 15 University PublicSafety bulletin.

As for the other two sex-ual assaults, occurring off-campus and classified asthird-degree, it is unknownwhether the campus perpe-trator committed thosecrimes as well. “We neverconfirm or deny whetherthe three were related ornot,”Hamaker said.

Many have not forgottenthe incidents and recognizea need for increased cam-pus resources to assist sex-ual assault victims.

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dents to meet one-on-one with the representa-tives from TOP-Chicago.

Hoshino said the individ-ual meetings allowed her togive students the informa-tion needed to work in the

country, following gradua-tion from college.

“There is a lot of infor-mation [international] stu-dents have to know aboutworking prior to gradua-

tion,” she said. “Studentsneed to prepare for a job inthe United States by apply-ing for Optional PracticalTraining, or OPT, beforethey graduate.”

OPT is a service providedby the U.S. government thatallows international stu-dents to work in the countryfor one year, following theattainment of a degree.

According to the UNKInternational StudentServices Web site, located atwww.unk.edu/internation-al/iss/, students must applyfor the OPT during their lastsemester in college.

“Working in the UnitedStates, as a foreigner, is noteasy,” Hoshino said. “Thereare many immigration rulesthat students have to know.If [international] studentsapply for the OPT programfollowing graduation, theyare too late to take part init.”

Recruits

Continued from page 1

Photo by Ryan J. DowningTakuya Hasuike, left, asenior from Kanaga, Japan,has an employment consul-tation with Lena Hoshino,right, a Top Chicago HRConsultant.

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extremists’ has tripledsince 9/11.”

Robertson said themedia often shows biaswhen reporting on violencein different regions of theworld.

“The train attacks [inEurope] were called a mas-sacre, while at the sametime, state-sponsored geno-cide was called mutual-

fighting,”she said.Omar Ghamedi, a stu-

dent from Saudi Arabia,who is also pursuing a mas-ter’s degree in English, pre-sented his essay,“Globalization: OurCurrent Evil.”

“There is very littleknown about globalizationon either side of thedebate,” he said. “I do notbelieve that globalization isevil. [The word] evil is amythological term.”

Ghamedi said theWestern world, including itsmedia outlets, is threatened

the most by globalization.“Al-Jazeera is the equiva-

lent of the Gutenburgpress,” he said. “However,when Al-Jazeera tells thetruth, and CNN tells lies,will anybody hear it?”

Another presenter, RoseNiernberger, presented herwork, “A World ClassEducation.”

Niernberger said third-world countries cannot pro-vide their citizens with asuitable education ordecent living conditionsbecause of restrictionsimposed on them by the

International MonetaryFund.

“Sub-Saharan countriesspend twice as much moneyon their debts than onhealth services,” she said.“In addition, Africa mustuse Western scholars for thestaffing of their schools.”

The final presenter at theconference was WadadMaloley, a senior majoringin political science. Maloleypresented her analysis ofthe book, “The GlobalizedWoman: Reports From aFuture of Inequality.”

She said females are

more affected by globaliza-tion than males.

“Globalization seems tomake the market value ofpeople, especially women,higher than the actualvalue,”Maloley said.

Following their presenta-tions, the panelistsanswered questions fromthe audience, which wascomposed of approximately70 people. The panelistseach gave their individualresponses to the audience

members’ questions, whichincluded subjects such asthe out-sourcing of jobs,foreign intervention andcultural homogeneity.

Khan, the organizer ofthe event, was pleased withthe outcome of the debate.

“The debate went prettywell,” she said. “The pan-elists were articulate andelaborated on a lot of differ-ent topics.”

Debate

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On Tuesday, April 4,“Brokeback Mountain” wasreleased on DVD, despitethe fact that it is still playingon a number of big screensacross the nation. Themovie, a love story abouttwo gay cowboys, has raisedmany controversies in themainstream media. Mostrecently, the film was nomi-nated for eight AcademyAwards and three Oscars.

Nathan Dietz, moviemanager at HastingsEntertainment, located at 9West 39th St., said it is notthat uncommon for a film tobe released on DVD whileit’s still in many theatres.

“Kearney didn’t get themovie until just recently, sosometimes we are a littlebehind in small towns whenit comes to some movies,”Dietz said.

“The Chronicles ofNarnia: The Lion, the Witchand the Wardrobe” wasreleased on Tuesday as well,which he said will sell betterthan “Brokeback.”

“We got about 20 or 30copies of ‘Brokeback

Mountain,’ which is usualfor the type of movie that itis. For ‘Chronicles ofNarnia’, which was huge inthe box office, we got 100 to200 copies in shipment,”Dietz explained.“But that’s akid’s movie; they usually doa little better on average.With rentals we got aboutthe same amount in com-parison.”

But he is also optimisticfor the movies release. “Ithink that all the awards themovie received will help itsell or rent,” Dietz said. “Ithink a lot of people want tosee it, see what it’s about. Iwould say mostly college-aged or younger people willbe the ones buying or rent-ing ‘Brokeback Mountain.’”

He added that manyKearney residents are notlooking forward to thearrival of “BrokebackMountain.”

“Most of the buzz aroundhere is that most peopledon’t want to see it,” Dietzsaid.“Just by people walkingby looking at our releasedates and making com-ments about it. The pastmonth I’ve heard peoplesaying that they don’t wantto see it. It’s been a mix of

both young and older peo-ple, you know, becauseNebraska is a conservativestate.

“There aren’t a lot of cow-

boys, but there are still somearound that will voice theiropinion about it. But I thinkit’ll still do alright,”he said.

Dietz also explained themethod that Hastings usesin deciding how manymovies to ship to its stores.

“A lot of what we get inshipment is based on howthe movie did at the boxoffice,” he said. “Hastings

also studies markets. Ourmarket, we usually do betterwith horror movies than say,the Grand Island store. Wewill get more ‘Saw II’s’ thanGrand Island for instance.

“Big children’s moviesusually do very well heretoo. With ‘BrokebackMountain,’ it’s hard to tellhow that will do and I don’thave any control over how

many copies we receive.That’s all up to the corporateoffices,”Dietz explained.

According to its Web site,gohastings.com, Hastingswas founded in 1968 and“currently operates approxi-mately 150 superstores aver-aging approximately 20,000square feet, primarily insmall to medium-sized mar-kets in 20 states.”

Lucas W. WrightStaff Writer

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The “Don’t”s of Etiquette

•Talk about personal relationships.

•Discuss occurances at recent keg parties, clubs orbars.

•Share viewpoints on politics, sports or religion.

•Get too comfortable.

(Information provided by: The National Association

of Colleges andEmployers)

The “Do”s of Etiquette

•Go prepared to be conversational.

•Read newspapers prior so you can discuss news andevents.

•Skim the menu quickly.

•Order a medium-priced entrée.

•Relax, keeping conversation focused on business.

•Say please and thank you to the waiter.

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Keep your elbows off thetable. Chew with yourmouth closed. Use yourfork.

The memory of childhoodand your mother makingsure everything was properat the dinner table.

No, you’re no longer inelementary school!

However, Nancy Kneen,the director of CareerServices, said the mannersyou were taught back thenmust still be remembered.

“Since many of students’lifestyles are fast paced, theyhardly have time anymore tosit down at a table and eat,”Kneen said.

More and more, they aredriving through fast foodplaces and eating on the go.”

Career Services tries toprovide at least one eti-quette seminar each semes-ter.

The department isdesigned to help businessstudents and other majorslearn the ins and outs ofproper dining and etiquettethat they might not havelearned at home and thatthey need to function in theprofessional world.

Kneen said,“Students arefinding themselves at ban-quets and business dinners

and have to know how tohandle themselves.Students need to do theirhomework, just like theywould for a test. Practicemakes perfect."

Poor manners, such asputting one's elbows on thedinner table or not using anapkin properly, can makean individual look unpol-ished or uncouth to cur-rent or potential employ-ers.

“How one conductshim or herself is a mea-sure that employers useto see how he or she isgoing to represent theirbusiness.,”she said.

Employers may seesloppy manners as asign of sloppiness inthe workplace.”

In one of hisfamous quotes, BaltasarGraciàn said “a badmanner spoilseverything, evenreason and jus-tice; a goodone supplieseveryth ing ,gilds a No,sweetens atruth, andadds a touchof beauty toold age itself.”

K n e e nsaid, “One ofthe mostimportant pieces

of advice that I can offer is tofollow the lead of your host.Wait andobservewhat

they order and how theybehave.”

She also provid-ed information

from theNat ional

Association of Colleges andEmployers on the basics fordining with prospectiveemployers:

•If you aren’t sure what toorder, follow your host’slead. A chicken breast orvegetable plate is alwayssafe.

•Don’t discuss dietaryrestrictions; downplay yourfood preferences.

•Don’t order foods thatrequire twirling or licking,are apt to splatter or spray,or require you to wear a bib.

•Stick to soft drinks, tea,coffee or water. Avoid beer,wine or mixed drinks.

•Cut one biteat a time.

•Do not drink from thesoup bowl.

•Never make slurping oryummy sounds (even if thefood is wonderful andyou’re very, very hungry.)

•Dining is not a race tosee who can finish first. Eatat the same pace as yourhost or hostess.

•Always taste food beforeyou add salt.

•Don’t blow your nose inyour napkin.

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7THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2006 FEATURES

What do a 14-year-old, aUNK Sophomore, a 40-year-old farm hand, and a groupof senior citizens have incommon?

They are all members of“The 1733 Kearney AreaBarbershop Chorus,” (orKABC), a longstandingmusical organization inKearney, Neb.

The KABC performedtheir annual spring concertover the weekend in theKearney High School audi-torium.

Gary Drown, an assistantdirector of this year’s con-cert, said, “Barbershop isone of only 3 styles of musicindigenous to the UnitedStates. We created it.”

Barbershop music is tra-ditionally sung acapella in afour part harmony.

This musical style has itsroots in old Southern spiri-tuals.

“Barbershop evolved[from spirituals] to the shoeshine boys ofthe 1800s whowould singrhythmicallywhile work-ing, wherec u s t o m e r sheard themusic, bor-rowed fromit, and slowlyd e v e l o p e dthe barber-shop sound,”Drown said.

In barber-shop, themelody issung by thelead and atenor harmo-nizes abovethe lead.There’s also abass singer,and a bari-tone who complete thechord.

The theme of this year’sconcert was, “Far Away

Places” and, during thecourse of the show, theBarbershoppers took theaudience on a tour of exoticplaces around the world.

Through songs like “On aSlow Boat to China,”“Calcutta,” “April inPortugal,” “In a LittleSpanish Town,”and “JamaicaFarewell,”to name a few, the63 member chorus invitedthe audience to leave theirworries behind, pick uptheir passports and journeyto the four corners of theglobe.

After taking them aroundthe world through song, theBarbershoppers brought theaudience back home with arousing rendition of “ThisLand Is Your Land.”

After intermission, theconcert continued withfour-part harmony barber-shop quartet groups singingsome of their favorite songs.

Each year, the KABC alsosponsors a guest quartet tocome and perform at theconcert.

This year they featured,“NeXus,” a group from

Colorado thatis currentlyranked as oneof the top 25quartets in theworld.

The concertended withthe KABCi n v i t i n geveryone onstage who hasever been abarbershop-per to join insinging “GodB l e s sAmerica.”

Before theywere throughsinging thefirst stanza,the entireaudience hadstood up andjoined in the

refrain.After the glory of its pop-

ularity during the vaude-ville days, barbershop start-

ed to fade during thedepression.

In 1938, it was revivedwhen two men, Owen Cashand Rupert Hall, had achance encounter at theMuelebach Hotel in KansasCity.

“One of the guys was justsitting at the bar humming asong, when the other joinedin with him,” Drown said.“After a few minutes and afew more drinks, two moreguys came in to the bar andstarted singing with them.Those guys stayed up allnight singing together.”

Cash and Hall decidedthat they had so much funsinging with their littlegroup, that they had to pre-serve it, Drown said.

They sent out letters toinvite more guys to comeand sing together. After thisgroup met three times, theyhad 150 guys showing up.

According towww.Barbershop.org, theofficial Web Site of theBarbershop HarmonySociety,“It was at this [third]meeting that the organiza-tion adopted the name “TheSociety for the Preservationand Encouragement ofBarbershop Quartet Singingin America (SPEBSQSA).”

Cash hated the New Dealalphabet agencies (such asWPA) that the governmentwas creating at this time, theWeb Site explains, andSPEBSQSA was intended tomock those agencies.

Drown, a member of theBarbershop Hall of Fame,said, “Cash decided, ‘We’regoing to have the longestdamn letter name of any-thing in the world.’ ”

Recently, the organiza-tion changed its name fromSPEBSQSA to “TheBarbershop HarmonySociety,”or BHS. It’s less of amouthful, and Rob Hopkins,the Society’s President, said,“While our quaint, archaicname has often evoked asmile, it also has been pre-venting our art form frombeing taken seriously in

some important circles suchas music education, themedia, entertainment andpotential sponsors.”

Legally the organizationis still SPEBSQSA, but theshorter name is much easierto say and to drop in conver-sation.

The Kearney AreaBarbershoppers encourageany men who are interestedin barbershop singing tojoin their group, a licensedchapter of the BarbershopHarmony Society since 1972.

Kent Smallcomb, co-chairman along with RayWilson, Jr. of this year’sshow, said, “If you sing inthe shower, in the car, oroutdoors, we’d love to haveyou.”

And don’t let yoursinging skill level discour-age you from joining orfinding out more about bar-bershop.

Don Ostendorf, a long-time member of theKearney Barbershoppers,said, “You don’t have to beable to read music [to join].The only thing you have tohave is a desire and a love tosing. We welcome everyonefrom shower singers to

opera stars.”The Kearney chapter of

BHS also sponsors threescholarships at UNK, total-ing $1500.

Selections for the schol-arships are made byProfessor David Bauer,Director of Choruses atUNK, who, Gary Drownsays, was a barbershopperin high school.

“You tell Dr. Bauer,”Drown said, “that, at onetime, he was a real musi-cian.”

The 1733 Kearney AreaBarbershop Chorus prac-tices every Monday night at7:30 in the Music Room ofKearney Catholic HighSchool.

They encourage any meninterested in the barbershopstyle of singing to come to apractice.

If you would like moreinformation about theKABC, or would like to jointhe chorus, contact GaryDrown at 308-236-2083.

John C. LudwigStaff Writer

Chorus croons at annual show

Photo by Hajime NagaoKearney Area Barbershop Chorus performs for its audience at the Kearney High Schoolauditorium.

Photo by Hajime NagaoHabitat 4 Harmony quartet sings an old, favorite song.

“You don’t haveto be able toread music [tojoin]. The onlything you haveto have is adesire and alove to sing. We welcome everyone fromshower singersto opera stars.”

Don OstendorfKABC member

Wherever students turnhere at UNK, they may finda campus-wide event.

There are many studentorganizations on campusthat host different types ofprograms and events for theUNK students as well as theKearney community.

We live in an age where ifone wants to do anything

remotely fun, it is going apretty penny. Such is thecase for the UNK studentorganizations when prepar-ing for large programs andevents.

Kearney, which is knownas a college town, has a pop-ulation close to 30,000 peo-ple. Then there is UNK,which has over 150 studentorganizations. It is these stu-dent organizations that goout into the Kearney com-munity to raise money and

sponsorships for their pro-grams and events.

Jami Schaffnitt, an LPACadvisor, said, “It definitelyhelps to have communitysponsors […] from ourstandpoint, it’s great forpublic relations and adver-tising.”

Luke Saulsberry, a seniororganizational communica-tions major from Auburn,thinks that it is tougher onthe businesses rather thanthe student organizationsinitiating the events andprograms.

Schaffnitt said,“We neverseem to have a problemgaining support from thecommunity, and [LPAC]tries not to abuse it.”

“When I went aroundgetting donations, I usuallysaw around 5 to 10 letters ofthe same type on theowner/manager’s desk.”Saulsberry said.

Saulsberry was one of themembers of the fundraiserand sponsorship committeefor the 6th annual MantorHall Arm WrestlingTournament.

The Alpha Phi sororityheld its first Red DressPoker Tournament in themonth of March. Just likeany other student organiza-tion, it prepared for this

event months in advance.Jena Stover, an Alpha Phi

and sophomore health sci-ence major from Fremont,said,“A lot of time was takento get local, and even tri-city,businesses and merchantsto donate money, gift certifi-cates and stuff like that.”

For the most part, thesororities, fraternities andresidence halls on campushost their events and pro-grams as philanthropies.

For instance, the AlphaPhi’s poker tournamentfunds went toward cardiaccare for women. The MantorHall’s arm wrestling tourna-ment funds went towardthose who are affected bymuscular dystrophy.

Saulsberry said hebelieves philanthropies andfundraisers should be rec-ognized more.

Recognition is one thingwhich can help out a philan-thropy or fundraiser. It iswhen someone in the com-munity or news recognizeswhat is happening, thatbrings awareness toKearney and the surround-ing area.

He said, “When the pub-lic, not just the university,gets involved, the chances ofa great success increase dra-matically.”

After all of this takingfrom the Kearney communi-ty, when does UNK start togive back? As a matter offact, that is exactly whatsome of the UNK studentsdid April 1.

The Big Event was creat-ed by Student Governmentto allow UNK students, fac-ulty and staff the opportuni-ty to give back to Kearney.

Matt Sullivan, The BigEvent executive team chairand a senior sports adminis-tration major from CentralCity, said, “Kearney really

does care about the univer-sity, and we as a universitydon’t always have the abilityto show that we care aboutKearney.”

The Big Event is a way toshow that appreciation. Thisspecial event was only oneday designated for UNK toparticipate in communityservice projects in theKearney area.

Saulsberry said that theneeds of businesses are animportant thing to remem-ber. UNK cannot expectbusinesses to donate all ofthe time, because it is unfair.Each business has a budgetset aside for charity, andonce that is used, then it isgone for that year.

He said, “The businessesin Kearney and the sur-rounding do an excellent jobof contributing to the orga-nizations of UNK. Withouttheir solid support, pro-grams and events would notbe possible.”

Businesses of Kearneyand the surrounding areaare always supportive andexcited to be a part of a UNKevent. The UNK studentorganizations hosting suchevents are fortunate to be ina giving and caring commu-nity.

Jael J. JohnsonStaff Writer

Organizations bring awareness

Photo courtesy of Tom SchlundStudents Jason Gfeller, at left, and Morgan Anderson, atright, volunteer for The Big Event on April 1.

“When the public, not justthe university,gets involved,the chances of a great success increase dramatically.”

Luke SaulsberryUNK senior

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8 THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2006SPORTS

UNK intramurals areresuming after the bigsnowstorm and springbreak.

Softball was supposed tostart the week followingspring break, but the gameswere cancelled, and the sea-son was shortened becauseof the snow and wet fields.

Players may still join thesoftball season, but only by

joining an existing team.Jerome Malleck, an intra-

mural intern, said, “I am inthe softball program to getready for the summerleagues that I am in.” Allemployees are allowed toparticipate in any of theevents.

Other intramural sportsunderway are soccer, hockeyand three-on-three volley-ball. Each have just startedor will start this week. Thevolleyball and hockey gamesare all indoors, and the soc-

cer games are outdoors.Coming up later this

month are 8-ball pool onApril 12, Frisbee golf April19-21 and men’s andwomen’s golf April 24-28.These three events are opento all students and faculty.

“Assistants for the intra-mural sports usually set upthe playing area and stayaround to make sure thateach event runs smoothly,”

Malleck said.In order to

become an assis-tant, a studentmust have twosemesters of refer-eeing and gothrough an appli-cation process.Intramural assis-tants get paid withthe money helpingfor tuition.

Denton P. CushingStaff Writer

Intramurals resume after delay

Photos by April D. Refior

Top: UNK students from the BadNews Bears intramural softball teamprepare for the next inning.

Left: Niki Fredrickson, a sophomorefrom Mitchell, pitches for the BadNews Bears.

Far Left: The Sluggers bat againstpitcher Fredrickson and senior catcher Justin Vollbracht.

Softball season startstwo weeks late

The UNK softball teamheaded to Colorado thisweekend to take on Regis,the No. 1 team in the RMAC.The teams played double-headers on both Saturdayand Sunday, with the Loperstaking one of the four fromRegis.

The Lopers lost bothgames on Saturday and wonthe first game on Sunday,before falling in the secondgame of the doubleheader.

Anne Manning, a seniorfirst basement, hit a three-run homer in the first inningof extras to get the Lopervictory. Junior left fielderAllison Sinnett also hit ahomer for the Lopers.

“We played some reallyclose games this weekend,”Sinnet said.“We won one ineight innings on a big homerun, and lost a game in thefinal inning that we couldand should have won.”

Sitting in second place inthe RMAC, the Lady Loperswere looking to close thegap between them and theladies from Regis. All is notlost, however,for Sinnettand the restof the UNKsoftball teamas they stillhave a chanceto host theRMAC tour-nament.

“Our goalis to host theRMAC tour-nament thisyear, and weknow wecould havegone a longways towardsdoing that this weekend, butit didn’t work out for us.”

Due to the wet weather,practices have been a prob-lem for the team.

Sinnett said, “We usuallyhave to practice inside. Wedo live game situations withour pitchers throwing to us

on Tuesday’s andThursday’s. On the otherdays we have available, wedo defensive drills and worka lot on our base running.”

L o p e rsoftball hasbeen downin recentyears, butthis year’steam ist h r i v i n gwhile look-ing to huntdown anR M A Cc h a m p i -onship andadvance inthe regionaltournament.

“We did-n’t feel any

pressure on us as a teambecause everybody’s expec-tations for us this year wereso low,” Sinnett said.“Nobody knew what wecould do, and now we aretrying to prove to everybodythat we are a good team.”

Brandon E. SiebenneicherStaff Writer

Softball wins one

The UNK baseball teamdefeated Metro State in theseries opener Friday, butthe Roadrunners won thefinal three games of theRMAC series at AurariaField in Denver.

Seth Svoboda earned thewin for the Lopers, goingseven innings while givingup eight hits and four runs,three earned, and strikingout seven.

“We are lacking consis-tency, we need to put every-thing together,” Svoboda, asophomore business

administration major fromKearney, said.“But you can’tget too high when thingsare going well, and youcan’t get too low whenthings aren’t. We are notbeing out-matched. We arenot playing up to our capa-bilities.”

Cole Archer, a juniorshort stop from Kearney,had three hits and two RBIs,while Ryan Bucher, a junioroutfielder from Littleton,Colo., Cody Lusero, a juniorthird baseman fromOmaha, and Griff Watsoneach had two hits and twoRBIs for the Lopers.

However, duringSaturday’s doubleheaders,

Metro State’s quick startand late-inning home runwere able to silence theLopers, 5-4 and 7-4.

With the wins, Metro, at13-14 and 8-8 in the RMAC,ends a three-game losingstreak to the Lopers. In thefirst game, Randy Lashualed off the sixth with a sin-gle home run to secure thewinning margin.

In the second game,Travis Kerkman, a senioroutfielder from Lincoln, andWatson each had two hits,with Watson, going 2 of 2,getting his first collegiatehome run.

The Lopers, at 13-13 and2-4 in the RMAC, played

Wayne State at MemorialField Tuesday at 6 p.m.

UNK hasplayed onlyeight gamesat home, andjust four lastmonth. TheLopers have a6-2 record atM e m o r i a lField.

S v o b o d asaid, “It’sa l w a y shelped beingat home, trav-eling is hard-er on yourbody. But there are a lot ofother factors. I don’t make

excuses for how we haveplayed on the road. I think

our homerecord ismore coin-cidental.”

T h eLopers willhave anoth-er chance togain somemore winsat homethis week-end in theirfour-gameseries withC o l o r a d oC h r i s t i a n

April 7-8. This is the firstyear Colorado Christian has

been in the RMAC.Watson, a sophomore

sports administration majorfrom Omaha, said,“It’s beentough playing on the road. Idon’t think we have puttogether a complete game.

“Tomorrow [Tuesday] is agood chance to get every-thing back on track. Weneed to pick up the intensi-ty; I think everybody willstep up this weekendbecause we have some con-ference games. We have toplay well this weekend toget a chance to compete inthe RMAC tournament.”

Joy N. IromuanyaStaff Writer

Lopers lose final three to Roadrunners

“. . . We are not being out-matched. We arenot playing up toour capabilities.”

Seth SvobodaSophomore pitcher

“We didn’t feelany pressure on us as a team becauseeverybody’sexpectations forus this year were so low.”

Allison SinnettJunior left fielder

Lady Lopers sit in secondThe 13th Annual

University of NebraskaGolf Tournament is set forMay 24 in Nebraska City.The golf tournament willbegin at 11 a.m. with a shot-gun start.

The scramble is set upfor four-person teams, witheach person hitting a teeshot, going to the locationof the best ball, and every-one hitting again from that

spot.Mark Powell said, “The

focus of the event is toallow faculty, staff andadministrators from UNK,UNMC, UNO, UNL andcentral administration tomeet each other in a funrecreational setting.”

This year’s event will beat the Arbor Links GolfCourse. Registration for thetournament is due to theUNL campus recreation byMay 17.

“The event was startedwhen L. Dennis Smith was

university president backin 1994,”Powell said.

There is an entry fee of$49 for the tournament, andthe money goes entirely tothe golf course and theexpense of running theevent. According to a pressrelease, there will be 18holes of golf, cart, openrange, team awards andprizes on every hole.

University employeesare expected to take vaca-tion to participate in theevent.

Denton P. CushingStaff Writer

Tee time set for golf

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9THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2006 SPORTS

The UNK volleyball teambegan its spring season lastweekend with its annualUNK Spring Invite.

Nine teams participatedin the invite Saturday, whichwas played simultaneouslyon three courts.

“Spring season is some-thing I don’t think I everlooked forward to,” ErinArnold, a December alumnawith a business administra-tion degree, from Casper,Wyo., said.

“Spring season usuallystarts the moment we getback from Christmas Break.I remember we had aboutfive weeks of conditioning,and we all had a countdownto when we would finally beable to start getting into thegym to touch the ball.”

The Lopers played andwon all four matches againstIowa Western CommunityCollege (25-14, 25-14, 15-11),Western CommunityCollege (21-25, 25-21, 11-8),Doane College (25-17, 25-15,

15-8) and UNO (25-17, 25-21,7-15).

A UNK alumni team alsoparticipated in this annualevent. The teamincluded All-A m e r i c a n sArnold, ErinBrosz, ErinG u d m u d s o n ,S a m a n t h aHarvey andBethany Spilde.

S a m a n t h aHarvey, a seniorhealth and phys-ical educationmajor fromTaylor, said, “Itwas fun to get toplay with every-one again. It wasalso fun to playwith people thatI have neverplayed with, likeMelissa Carper.”

Spilde, asenior marketing majorfrom Council Bluffs, Iowa,said, “It was really fun play-ing with the girls. I haven’tplayed with them since Ibroke my foot in September.And there was no pressure,

we didn’t have CoachSquiers on the sidelinesyelling at us.”

The matches were best ofthree andto 25 pointswith thethird gamegoing to 15p o i n t s .A l s o ,m a t c h e scould notexceed 50minutes.

T h eteam willgo to theK a n s a sState Invitet h i sS a t u r d a ywhere theywill playCreighton,K a n s a sS t a t e ,W i c h i t a

State, Arkansas andBrigham Young University.Each match will consist oftwo games (10 overall).

Spilde said, “My onlyadvice for the girls is todream big and go after it.

I’m going to miss UNK. It’sweird not having to go topractice or tournamentsanymore. But I’m keepingmy options open. My footfeels good.

“My goal is to play in atour. You basically go toEurope for a couple of weeksand play for scouts, and ifthey want you, they can pickyou up. I’m going on a tourin August to see if I want tocontinue to play or not.”

Brosz, an elementary andmiddle grades educationmajor, said, “I just returnedfrom a tour in Spain. I wentduring spring break. It wasan amazing experience. I amhoping I can play in Spain.It’s not as luxurious as youwould picture in your head.They use shopping carts forvolleyball carts and havecement-type flooringinstead of wood flooring.”

Later this spring UNKwill play in the UNO Inviteon April 22, and host a UNKalumni team, April 16.

Joy N. IromuanyaStaff Writer

Volleyball starts spring season

Photo by April D. RefiorThe UNK volleyball team practices for the spring season.Some alumnae and former volleyball players rejoined theteam for the spring season. The Lady Lopers began theirspring season last weekend with a 4 - 0 start.

“It was reallyfun playing withthe girls. . . . andthere was no pressure, we didn’t haveCoach Squierson the sidelinesyelling at us.”

Bethany SpildeFormer UNK Setter

Alumnae rejoin team

The UNK track and fieldteam started the outdoorseason strong by beatingFort Hays State Universitylast weekend.

Shauna Birchard, asenior finance major fromCentral City, said, “This isthe first time in a long timethat we have beat Fort Haysin this meet. Fort Hays usu-

ally stacks their team forthis meet. We had a lot ofathletes perform reallywell.”

Although UNK placedfirst, the team wants to con-tinue to improve their timesand measurements. An out-door meet is very differentfrom an indoor meet.

“Some of the athletes arestill trying to adjust to out-doors. The wind plays a fac-tor for some of the events,and as we begin to have

more practices outside wewill keep getting better,”Birchard said.

Al Stahlnecker, a seniorexercise science major, said“Right now we are experi-encing a lot of high intensi-ty workouts. We have somehard workouts at the begin-ning of the year, and thenthe workouts will begin totaper down. When the prac-tices change, the times usu-ally start to improve.”

At the last meet, Birchard

said some of the athletesperformed their personalbests.

Sam Murphy, a freshmanUNK thrower, threw herlifetime best at this meet.She threw the shot at 46feet. Kelli Dring, a freshmanjumper, won both the longand triple jumps. TracieChanady, a freshmanthrower, won the discussevent with a 150-foot throw.

Birchard said, “Wereceived a plaque for plac-

ing first at this meet; it is notvery often that a team willreceive a plaque at a small-er meet like this. Also theathletes that received firstplace were given T-shirts.”

The outdoor hurdle racesare different from theindoor meets. The hurdlerace is a 60-meter dashindoors. Outdoors, the racebecomes a 110-meter dash,and five more hurdles areadded.

Outdoor meets also add

the 400-meter hurdles. Forthe women, outdoor hur-dles are only 100 meters.

Stahlnecker said, “Iplaced second in both the110 high hurdles and 400intermediate hurdles. Mygoal for this outdoor seasonis to make it to nationals.”

The UNK track and fieldteam competes againSaturday at Concordia.

Shannon J. MatthewsStaff Writer

Dry ground brings outdoor season

The Nebraska Cranes willbe looking at players fromacross the country duringthe tryout camp April 11-12.

The players will showtheir abilities in two sessionsin two days. They will becompeting for the opportu-nity to participate in theCranes Veteran Camp a fewdays later.

“We expect about 25players will tryout,” CranesCoach Brian Walsh said.“And we’re sure there aregoing to be some we’ll keepfor the veteran’s camp.”

The camp will be for seri-ous candidates only. Eachplayer must pay a $125 feeby April 10 to participate.Those who are chosen forthe team will remain in

Kearney for the veteran’scamp.

“It’s tough to get big guysto attend because they’re sovaluable, but we’re confi-dent we’ll get some to par-ticipate,” Walsh said. “We’reloaded with six-foot shoot-ing guards.”

The camp will be at UNK,and will be open to the pub-lic. Sessions will begin at 10a.m. and 1 p.m. each day.

As the team did in 2005,the Cranes will carry a 10-man travel roster, plus twotaxi-squad players who willparticipate in practices andsuit up for home games.

Anyone interested in try-ing out should contactCoach Walsh at 308-698-0176.

Cranes searchto add players

The UNK men’s golf teamtraveled to Hays, Kan.,recently to compete in theFort Hays State/TomJohansen Invite. The teamplaced sixth out of the ninecompeting teams.

Leading team scorers forUNK were Mark Moller and

Andy Bednar, both of SouthDakota, shooting a 246 to tiefor 34th place.

Leading individual scor-ers for UNK were sopho-more Blake Sloan and seniorBrian Fehr, each firing a totalof 243 to tie for 30th place. Atotal of three golfers shotlower rounds than the team,the last being senior WesBernt of Stratton shooting a244 for 31st place.

The other members play-ing for the team that daywere Preston Foster, shoot-ing a 248 to tie for 38th, RobSchaack, tying for 46th witha 251, and ChadFreudenberg, placing in a tiefor 49th with a 255.

Others playing as indi-viduals included Arapahoesophomore Brent Fanningcarding a 248 to tie for 38thand freshman Nick Hodge

scoring a 263 to take 54thplace.

The overall medalist ofthe tournament was BriceGarnett of Missouri Westernwith a 13 over par 226. Thiswas not quite good enough,however, as MissouriWestern lost the team title toCentral Missouri State by asingle stroke 925-926.

In the team standings,UNK sat in sixth place after

the first 36 holes after shoot-ing rounds of 336 and 317.They added a last roundtotal of 326 to bring theirtotal to 979. UNK beatTruman State, Southwest

Baptist and Pittsburgh State.The Lopers attended the

Grand Canyon Invite inPhoenix earlier this week.

Brandon E. SiebenneicherStaff Writer

Men’s golf begin season with trip to FHSU

Photo by April D. RefiorTwo UNK students use the indoor track to hone theirbasketball skills. UNK students have use of the track,weight room and other facilities to stay in shape.

The UNK men’s tennisteam is now ranked No. 1in the North CentralRegion, after they beat bothWashburn and Mesa Statelast week.

Against Washburn lastWednesday, the UNK menwon 5-4, and the womenlost 0-9. The men’s victorywas over the No. 2 team inthe region.

Jorge Ramos, a seniorindustrial technologymajor from Colombia, said,“This weekend we playedagainst Mesa State, ourfirst RMAC match of theseason, and we won 8-1.”

The men’s tennis team is

also experiencing successindividually.

William Jacome, asophomore from Miami, isranked No. 1 in the regionand placed 31st on thenational level. Jacome andRamos are also rankedfourth in the region fordoubles.

UNK was prepared forMesa State last weekend.

“Last weekend one ofour players couldn’t partic-ipate because of injuries,”Ramos said.“Everyone hadto move up one spot. Iended up playing in theNo. 2 spot.This also provid-ed an opportunity for someof the new guys to play.”

The UNK tennis teamsplay on Friday at Fort Haysand Saturday in Kearney.

Shannon J. MatthewsStaff Writer

Men are No. 1Wins give men advantage

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