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op/edBefore you kick the bucketList of dreams alternative tocliche New Year's resolutionBY AMANDA SCHNEIDERAssistant Copy EditorMarch is fast approaching, whichmeans by now some people have already given up on their New Year’sresolutions. The start of a new yearalways seems like the perfect time tomake improvements, but most of us arenot ready for the mental, physical or emotional investment required to make those changes.Whether or not people actually follow through withtheir resolutions, the first step to bring about any kind ofchange in your life requires acknowledging the need orwant to change and recognizing the steps to do so. Instead of or in addition to making New Year’s resolutions,it might be useful to create a bucket list.A bucket list is a compilation of wishes to experience before death. Having dreams is important. Withoutthe desire to go anywhere or do anything, you will not getvery far. Sitting down to reflect upon and write out yourhopes and dreams will tell you a lot about yourself, likewhere you’re headed and what you need to do to get there.Plans must be made to make each dream a reality.Each person’s bucket list will be unique, but somecommon themes might be seen. Categories like education,career, new skills to learn, making a difference, travel andadventure are popular among bucket lists. William Allinsaid, “Education is not the answer to the question. Education is the means to the answer to all questions.” Educational goalsJESSICAALBINJESSICA'S COOKINGAntelope Copy EditorJessica Albin is spendingthe semester in Ireland.Read more of her blogsand see photos from theonline link or Albin's linkbelow.albinjm.tumblr.comOn Monday, Danielle, Casey, Paigeand I all got cooking lessons. We learnedhow to make a traditional Irish stew, withbeef, bacon, turnips, carrots, broccoli, pars-4February 19, 2014could range from making the deans list or graduating withhonors to learning a second language or taking a class forfun.Career goals are important because once you knowyour career path, you can begin building a portfolio, making connections and finding a mentor.Stevie Wonder said, “We all have the ability. The difference is how we use it.” There are so many things to belearned, but most people put them off until “someday.” Ifyou’ve always wanted to learn to play the violin, pokeror chess, take ballroom dancing lessons or learn to sew,then make it happen. College is the perfect time to learnnew skills. Some of your desired skills might be offeredas a class, so fit it in your schedule and have fun. Later onin life, when you’re working full time and have a family,you might not make time for yourself to go do and learnall the things you want.We can all make a difference in our lives. MarianWright Edelman said, “We must not, in trying to thinkabout how we can make a big difference, ignore the smalldaily difference we can make which, over time, add up tobig differences that we often cannot foresee.” Thinkingof and helping others is a rewarding experience. Maybeyou’ll want to add donating blood, volunteering, goingon a mission trip, paying for someone’s meal or leaving abig tip to your bucket list. Through small acts you couldchange someone’s life.Many have heard St. Augustine’s quote, “The Worldis a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”Traveling opens your eyes to history, culture and art. Itallows one to experience life through the eyes of another.Write down all the places you want to visit, and make ithappen. Start saving some money now and in a few yearsyou’ll be on your way.Adventure goals are the most common on bucketlists and range from skydiving, white water rafting andnips, onions, Guinness, a bunch ofpepper and a little thyme.Once that was cooking in theoven, we made cheesy scones and acoffee flavored sponge cake. I wasreally surprised at how easy makingthese two things were. I’m so usedto using cake mixes and the breadmachine that I thought making anything from scratch would take a lotmore time and many more ingredients, but it actually was pretty easy.After the cake had cooled,we made a cream cheese frostingspiked with some Baileys, and thenwe put instant coffee mix and whitechocolate shavings on the top. Iwas a little leery about the stew,because I don’t really like strangevegetables and lots of spices, but itwas actually really good! And thescones were delicious, and the cakewas amazing!The purpose of making all thisfood was so we could have “Dinnerwith Jack,” our program director.Once everything was cooked, wecarried it down to his cottage andate with him. We talked about a lotof different things, and as I alreadysaid, the food was fantastic.I’m kind of sad that I won’t getto do it again, because I really enjoyed learning about the differentspices the Irish use in the kitchenand the different ways foods areprepared that make them more traditional Irish or a little more Frenchin influence, but I suppose it’s onlyfair that everyone else in the groupgets a turn.the antelopeWhat's in your bucket?Graphic by Alison BuchliCareer TravelAdventureLearn new skillsMake a differencesnowboarding to running a marathon, touching a snake,shooting a gun, getting a tattoo or going to a Red Sox baseball game.Make your bucket list now and keep adding to it asyou grow. Decide which items will be easy to cross off andwhich ones will take some planning or saving. Turn yourdreams into reality and before you kick the bucket you’llhave a completed list and lots of stories.How to play: Sudoku is a placement puzzle. The aimof the puzzle is to enter a numeral from 1 through 9 ineach cell of a grid. Eachrow,column and region mustTheAntelopecontain only one instance of each numeral. Completing the puzzle requires patience and logical ability. TheSudoku9x9 - popularPuzzle 3 of- Very inEasypuzzle initiallybecamein5Japan1986 andattained international popularity in -puzzles.netFind answer on page9www.sudoku-puzzles.netLayout by Alison Buchli

newsAlpha Phi bettingon good turnoutfor 'Red DressPoker Tournament'BY KILEY DIBBERNAntelope StaffThe 9th Annual Alpha Phi Red DressPoker Tournament will be held Feb. 28 offcampus at the Ramada Inn in Kearney. Theevent is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.“Last year our tournament brought inover 200 competitors,” said Meghan Forsgren, vice president of marketing for theAlpha Phi sorority. “We were pleased withlast year’s turn-out considering the eventhad been postponed from a snow storm.We are hoping to have around 300 competitors this year and raise at least 7,000.”“With this being the ninth annualevent, it seems to have become a bit of acampus tradition,” Forsgren said. “Manyof the men on campus get very into thetournament and super competitive.”Madison Doughty, a junior businessadministration major from North Plattesaid he wants to do better than in the pasttwo years at the event. “I typically preparefor the event by reading my book on counting cards, some say it’s cheating but it’s yetto help me out.”Like Doughty, junior biochemistry'Go' set to gofor Japanese Festivalmajor Tony Munch admitted to makingan early exit in last year’s event. “I didn’tmake it past the first table the last twoyears,” Munch said. “But this year I reallyfeel like I’m gonna win the plane tickets!”“The top 40 places at the event willprize,” said Forsgren. “We have a lot of really exciting prizes this year, ranging fromgift certificates and gift baskets to a PS4, aswell as several raffle prizes.”“I will be attending this year’s tournament again and plan to get seventh place,”Doughty said with confidence. “My strategy this year is to get as many Royal Flushes as I can. I feel like if I can get two orthree, I can make the final table.”Tickets cost 12 prior to the event and 15 at the door. “Raffle tickets cost 2 orthree tickets for 5. Buybacks start at 10.All proceeds go to the Alpha Phi Foundation in support of women's heart health,”Forsgren said.“Anyone who has yet to attend thepoker tournament is missing out,” Doughtysaid. “I feel you can’t graduate a true Loperunless you’ve attended the tournament atleast once.”BY AKIHO SOMEYAJMC 315One group of dedicated students havepracticed a dance since last semester forthe Japanese Festival, Sunday Feb. 23.UNK hosts the Japanese Festival every spring semester supported by the Japanese Association at Kearney. Everythingis free, and everyone is welcome. Thoseattending can eat Japanese food and enjoystage performances such as a dance, songsand skits presented by Japanese students.Yosakoi, a Japanese traditional dance,should be a highpoint of the evening. Thegroup “Go” arranged Yosakoi in a modernstyle. Approximately 20 people will danceYosakoi wearing Japanese traditional happi coats, so the stage will be very gorgeous.Yuya Shirahama, a leader of one ofthe dance groups said, “In fact, our danceteam named ‘Go’ is the second generation.I participated in the first generation lastyear, so it is second time for me to dance asa member of ‘Go.’” Others of the presentmembers have danced in ‘Go’ last year.“We have practiced dancing for theupcoming Japanese Festival since last October,” Shirahama said. “We are going todance with smiles, and we want our audiences to smile through our performance.Yosakoi dance has a long a story. Ithas few parts, so people can enjoy different types of dance at the same time.With less than one week before thefestival, dancers are practicing twice eachweek, four hours a week.SEE MORE ONLINESandhills Publishingis coming toCampus!Thursday, February20th at theUNK Career FairNo Money?No Problem!Open during all hours the Unionis open and available to you whenyou’re waiting for your next paycheck. Stop in and take yourpick of our free food items. Ourservice is confidential.The Big Blue CupboardOffice of Multicultural AffairsNebraskan Student UnionLayout by Adrianna Tarinthe antelopeCareer and PaidInternship Opportunities: Advertising Sales Ag Sales Marketing Graphic Web Design Software DevelopmentApply at sandhills.jobsFebruary 19, 20145

sportsCbPhoto by Kent KehlerSydney Seberger of Lexington shoots over the top of aPittsburg State defender. UNK came up short against theGorillas with a score of 66-50.Loper SpotlightWrestling wins 12th Conference sociated All-Academic team. To make theteam a runner must finish amongst the topTournamentFollowing the longest winningstreak since the 2006-07 squad, theLopers beat 16 straight opponents leading up to a fast start and score of 109.0points to win the 2013 MIAA Championships Sunday Feb. 16 in Hays, Kan.This is the Lopers second straightMIAA tourney title and 12th conferencetourney title since 2000. UNK reachedits winning point total -- the same totalit had at this meet last year -- by havingthree champs, five runners up and twofourth place finishers.UNK places nine on USTFCCCAnational All-Academic teamThe UNK men’s and women’scross country team placed six womenand three men on the U.S. Track &Field and Cross Country Coaches As-6February 19, 2014Photo by Kent KehlerDavion Pearson, a junior deciding major,grabs a rebound against Pittsburg State.Pearson had eight rebounds and fivepoints in the Lopers win. UNK won 92-83,and extended their winning streak toseven games.TPm30 percent at the NCAA regional or in thetop 50 percent at the NCAA championshipand have a 3.25 cumulative GPA. Makingthe women’s team were seniors MarissaBongers, Jordan Bloesser, Liz Damman,juniors Bridgette Schneekloth and BrianaAdams and freshman Morgan Benesch. Onthe men’s team were seniors Kevin Carder and Nick Knudson and freshman JahnLandrigan.Men’s basketball extends winstreak to sevenThe Loper men’s basketball recordedtheir seventh consecutive victory at theHealth & Sports Center in a 92-83 victoryover Pittsburg State last Thursday. Thestreak is UNK’s longest in seven years, andthe Lopers will look to extend it to eighttonight when they play at Emporia State.Photo by Kent KehlerThe UNK women’s basketball team wore pink jerseys lastThursday to support breast cancer. If fans wore pink tothe game they would receive their tickets for 5.the antelopeLayout by Alison Buchli

photo newsCheers to INVISIBLE driving forcesbehind Loper athleticsPhoto by Suneun YooThe half time show included a relay withballoons. About 10 boys participated dribbling to one basket to attempt to finish alayup before they popped a pink, breastcancer awareness balloon.Photo by Suneun YooThe members of the UNK Sapphires dance to the song "Dark Horse" by KatyPerry. The Sapphires showed the crowd a good time during halftime of both themen's and women’s games.Photo by Suneun YooUNK cheerleaders, wearing pink T-shirtssupporting the breast cancer campaign,root for our basketball team during PinkOut.Layout by Alison Buchlithe antelopePhoto by Suneun YooThe band members perform an ensemblepiece during the game. Their lively songskept the fans excited and involved duringall aspects of the Thursday game.February 19, 20147

sportsTrue impact evident for even US president in SochiOlympic athletes, fans should neverstop expecting, ‘believing in miracles’BY CAIT GRAFAssistant Sports EditorSochi 2014. Sochi2014. Sochi 2014. Thephrase has been brandedin our minds and plastered on every tangiblesurface, television commercial and social media site available. Itis the phrase that the entire world, despiteculture and language barriers, understandsand recognizes.Viewers and fans have been anticipating the Olympics weeks in advance. Infact, since the opening ceremonies NBCreports show 28 million Canadians and150.9 million Americans have tuned in towatch the Olympics.Arguably, people who are not evenavid sports fans find enjoyment in the Winter Olympics. Perhaps it is the outrageousamount of talent exemplified, the actualgame itself or maybe simply a sense ofpatriotism or nationalism. Whatever it is,people love the Olympics.However, the Sochi Olympics hadflyover countryLocally Made Independent Film Premiere!ONE NIGHT ONLY!Wednesday Feb. 26that 7:00 p.m.The World Theatre2318 Central AveTickets: 5TiAvailable at the Doorwww.flyovermovie.com8February 19, 2014a negative connotation leading up to thegrand event. Back in December, therewere only fears about terrorist attacks andskepticism about whether Sochi was theappropriate location. The media paradedwith stories revolving around the idea ofcancelling the games.CNN writer David Satter went as farto say “[its] an ominous sign that the decision to hold the 2014 Winter Olympics inSochi may lead to one of the greatest catastrophes in the history of the Olympics.”Imagine cancelling the Olympics. Notonly would a source of revenue disappear,the passion for a traditional, internationalevent would also disappear. In my opinion,this would be more detrimental than thepotential fears Satter expressed.Out of the above reasons for watchingthe Olympics, I believe the sense of patriotism to be highly important, but the overallunexpectedness of the games captivatesviewers the most.Recap to the USA/Russia hockeygame. An old rivalry was present, so inevitably both teams were out for blood. T.J.Oshie won the game for the U.S. with hisshootout performance.It is the sense of heroism as well thatcaptivates viewers. The hockey game affected Barack Obama as he tweeted:"Congrats to T.J. Oshie and the U.S men'shockey team on a huge win! Never stop believing in miracles. #GoTeamUSA – bo.''These feelings of unexpectedness andheroism are international feelings as well.It was felt for the Netherlands when Dutchspeed skater Jorien ter Mors set the newOlympic record in the women's 1500mspeed skate with 1.53.51.In fact, heroism is a huge componentto the Olympics. Olympic photographerJae C. Hong snapped a photo of a shirtless man standing outside the ski arena.The caption said, “Some fans go to real extremes to get the attention of their Olympicheroes.”Despite the cynicism that revolvedaround the Sochi Winter Olympics, theyare imperative to life – everywhere. Without them, the traditions, the patriotism, thecompetitiveness and the heroism would belost.Sochi 2014 Winter OlympicsMedal StandingsU.S. Medal Count1st - Germany62nd - Norway3rd - Netherlands44th - United States105th - RussiaInfographic by Adrianna TarinStandings as of Feb. 18, noon Central Standard TimeUpcoming inthe antelopePeek into the next few weeks Loper wrestlers are MIAA champs Peer Health Organization push tomake UNK tobacco free Movie review of "Son of God" Japanese Festival photographs New sports management professorfeature Beauty Shop, fitness center closingin union The woes of planning a weddingwhile in college AOII Annual Dodgeball picturesNEXT WEEKTara Wasenius blogs"Growing up with The Beatles"the antelopeMORE BLOGS online atunkantelope.comLayout by Adrianna Tarin

sportsIt's about decision time for NFL front officeBY ANDREW HANSONAntelope Sports EditorWhenever a leaderfails to emerge, the loudest most outspoken person becomes the leader.For the past twoyears the Miami Dolphins’ leadership hierarchy went somethinglike this: general manager Jeff Ireland was asheep, offensive line coach Jim Turner wasa childish liar and head coach Joe Philbinwas oblivious, or worse, ignorant. With aleadership hierarchy like that the Dolphinsmight have been better off having Larry,Moe and Curly running their franchise.Instead of the Three Stooges steppingin, though, a white, 6-foot-3 300 poundchild emerged as the leader — Richie Incognito.According to the NFL’s investigator,Ted Wells, Incognito’s leadership, alongwith his two teammates John Jerry andMike Pouncey, went like this: At first theyjoked about shooting black people. Incognito thought that a .308 battle rifle was “perfect for shooting black people.”They then directed racial slurs at a Japanese athletic trainer. It gets better though.On the anniversary of the attack on PearlHarbor the three “donned traditional Japanese headbands that featured a rising sunemblem (which the assistant trainer hadgiven them) and jokingly threatened toharm the assistant trainer physically in retaliation for the Pearl Harbor attack,” Wellswrote in his report.There were plenty of homophobicSudoku answer:Upside down, from page 4www.sudoku-puzzles.netslurs and taunts said by Incognito, Jerry andPouncey as well as from Coach Turner.Straight out of Leadership 101. It’s nosecret the NFL is not your ma and pa’s ordinary workplace. Any player will tell youthat. Things are said and done in there thatwould not be acceptable at the average water cooler.There’s a line; however, and that linewas clearly crossed.Do you think this behavior would beacceptable in Bill Belichick’s or Jim Harbuagh’s locker room? Not a chance.If this locker room broke Jonathan Martin and forced him to walk out, of course itsays something about him. That’s a questionfor another day. But it says way more aboutthe culture and cancer in the Dolphins’ locker room.The SEC’s co-defensive player of theyear and projected mid-round draft pick,Michael Sam revealed to the world lastweek that he was gay.Andrew McDonald, an offensive lineman who spent the 2012 season in Miami, was suspected by Incognito and hisminions, along with Turner, of being gay.McDonald was subjected to “homophobicname-calling and improper physical touching.” For Christmas McDonald’s positioncoach, Turner, gave him a male blow-up sexdoll.Imagine if Sam were in that lockerroom.Here’s the thing, though; before thispast season started, Sam revealed to hisMissouri teammates that he was gay, andthe team went from 5-7 to 12-2. If the revalation was a distraction, it clearly wasnot evident on the fi

this guy screams as if Bigfoot is chasing him. Everyone that has to listen to this guy, would probably root for Bigfoot. “The Sweat Machine” is that guy . who is soaked in sweat and doesn’t wipe down the machine when he is done with it. That can’t make the ladies in the gym very h