WEDNESDAY, MAR. 5, 2008 VOL. 107 NO. 6 {http://mcluhan.unk.edu/antelope/www.unk.edu/theantelope/ { University of Nebraska at Kearney Run With It BY DANIEL APOLIUS characters and names on sheets of wore brightly colored garments in their traditional clothing. It’s from McCook said, “The African people that attend learn about each Free foodpaper for others in theirdraws traditional of blue, purple, yellow, crowd lavender such a difference fromto wearing dancersfood were by far my favorite, festival others’ cultures, and each year is Antelope Staff language. and red, creating a lively color shirts and jeans.” I just love their brightly colored an improvement from the last.” The International Food and Jordan VanWinkle, a junior contrast to the steel gray skies of Entertainment including pia- costumes.” Each delegate from the In- Cultural Festival has been en- from Chappell said, “This is a Nebraska. no solos, choreographed dances, Brenda Tichner a UNK ad- ternational Student Association tertaining and feeding UNK stu- great event for Kearney residents Kelsey Koch from Omaha fashion shows and karate demon- junct faculty member said, “This invested time and effort to ensure dents and Kearney residents since to experience the many cultures said, “I love that our international strations entertained the crowds is great. The diverse cultures in- this event was successful. 1976. that come to UNK.” students can share their culture while they ate ethnic dishes. volved interacting with one an- Rahima Ramanova a junior The festival drew crowds The delegate women involved with us, I really love to see them Jessica Fritsch a sophomore other mean that the students and from Uzbekistan said “It takes a young and old to watch the many lot of work to put on this festi- events and to enjoy the different val but it’s nice to see the smile dishes from around the world. on peoples’ faces when it comes The festival filled the lower together.” half of the Health and Sports Cen- ter. Students and residents were greeted with warm smiles and aro- mas of flavorful dishes floating up from the tables filled with food. Booths were set up for re- “It takes a lot of spective countries and offered a work to put on this variety of displays and activities for spectators. festival, but it’s nice South Korean students had to see the smile on a booth where they painted small symbols from their country on peoples faces when it people’s faces. Japanese students wrote comes together.” Rahima Ramanova Junior Photos by Daniel Apolius Above: Chinese dancers perform at the Interna- tional Food and Cultural Festival Far Left: Ashley Brit- ton, a senior from North Platte, Hitomi Yamao, a junior from Japan, Haruna Kawasugi, a sophomore from Japan, and Raquel Londono, a junior from Brazil gather together for a group shot. Left: Kelsey Koch of Omaha, and Laura Steinke of Grand Island enjoy activites at the Food Fes- tival. Fraternity hosts benefit for Martinez family t nity. The members are still deter- everyone who attended the event mining plans for where the schol- and all the businesses who donat- Who doesn’t love flapjacks arship will go. ed prizes. It was because of their “We have a couple ideas for generosity that this event was suc- and french toast sticks? what direction we want the pan- cessful. BY GARRETT RITONYA event were made by hand.” cake feed proceeds to go towards “Seeing the response from next year,” said Robbie Heinzen, a the UNK campus for Jose was re- Antelope Photo Editor Approximately 100 people came to the benefit, with many sophomore music education major ally neat,” Heinzen said. purchasing raffle tickets to win from North Platte, “But we will “He would have loved to have On Sunday March 2, the Al- one of the possible 36 prizes avail- wait to see what the whole frater- been here helping us, because that pha Tau Omega fraternity hosted a able. nity wants to do with it.” is who he was.” pancake feed in the Student Union Some of the prizes included The fraternity wants to thank to benefit the family of Jose Mar- two Celine Dion tickets, a digital tinez, raising just over $1,300 for camera, and hair care packages. the Martinez family. All of the raffle prizes were do- Martinez was tragically nated by businesses in Kearney or killed in a car accident Jan. 17 on students who attend UNK. Interstate 80. His passenger, Yuto The event, hosted by the Yamamoto, was also killed in the ATOs, was the first major philan- car-semi collision while on their thropy event hosted by the frater- way back to Kearney. nity in quite some time. The benefit started around 5 “This is our first major fund- p.m. and featured a mass of pan- raiser since we hosted ‘Hot-Tub- cakes and sausage. Burger King A-Thon’ just over three years even provided French toast sticks. ago,” said Eugene Bichlmeier, a Set-up for the event began at 3:30 junior broadcasting major from p.m. with the plugging in of ap- Columbus. “This is way bigger pliances and getting everything in than that was and it was basically order. our biggest event.” “It took awhile to set up the Alpha Tau Omega plans to giant griddle and get it working,” host the event next year with all Photo by Sarah Ahlers Photo by Sarah Ahlers said Freddie Arnold, a freshman proceeds going into the Jose Mar- Junior Emily Vencill and senior Craig Beaman enjoy the food provided Sophomores Dean Sullivan, Cristina DeLeon and Mark Dunn serve education major from Fairbury, tinez Memorial Fund, a special by the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity at the pancake feed Sunday night. pancakes, french toast sticks and other breakfast items at the “All of the pancakes made at the scholarship set up by the frater- Over $1,300 was raised. pancake feed. Coming soon to UNK: Laser Tag Thursday, March 6 @ 7 p.m. Ponderosa Room Alpha Phi Red Dress Poker Tournament Friday, March 7 @ 5 p.m. Ponderosa Room NEXT WEEK For an insiders look at Incubus, Nine wrestlers qualified for na- Vote for your student body president Softball read the whole story on page five. tioanls. Go to page eight to read today and tomorrow, March 5 and 6. Saturday, March 8 @ noon 5 8 more. Layout by XXXX I N D E X Softball Field News 2 Layout by Sarah Sweeney WEDNESDAY, MAR. 5, 2008 Nebraska Democrats shake up senate race Kleeb and Raimondo jump into Senate race to fill Hagels’ shoes BY LAURA LARSEN can nominee, former U.S. Secre- soning ranges from issues with the W. Bush to make a campaign stop ing Nebraskans together to com- rently two Republican candidates, Antelope Staff tary of Agriculture Mike Johanns. economy to national security. in Nebraska. bat national problems such as the four Democrats and one Green Johanns left his post last May to In terms of economic policies Kleeb’s senate campaign is economy and national defense. Party contender. Last week, two Democratic enter the race. Johanns recently Raimondo said, “Fiscal discipline focused on the message of bring- “We are in this together. These are Pat Flynn of Schuyler is bat- candidates jumped into the race passed the mark of raising $1.5 has been thrown out the window our challenges, and we must solve tling Johanns to become the Re- for United States Senate for cur- million towards his campaign ef- along with our domestic priorities them together, as Nebraskans al- publican nominee. rent Sen. Chuck Hagel’s seat. fort. like supporting agriculture, energy “These are our ways have,” Kleeb said. Democrats Larry Marvin and Columbus businessman, Tony Raimondo caught the atten- independence and responding to challenges... Kleeb has also said he is run- James Wilson are fighting Kleeb Raimondo, kicked off his cam- tion of Nebraska Democrats last national disasters at home.” ning to inspire Nebraskans and and Raimondo to be the Demo- paign Monday Feb. 25 at the head- December when he switched his Thirty-seven-year-old Scott we must solve fight the sense of apathy that cur- cratic nominee. The Green Party quarters of Behlen Manufacturing. party affiliation from Republican Kleeb gained recognition through- them together, as rently exists within our society. nominee is Steven Larrick of Lin- Hastings College history pro- to Democrat. Raimondo is the for- out the state in 2006 when he “They expect us not to care. coln. fessor Scott Kleeb filed his paper- mer CEO of Behlen Manufactur- launched a congressional race for Nebraskans always They expect us to settle for the Nebraska voters will have work for candidacy with the Sec- ing and longtime friend of current the third district seat of Nebraska. same old thing. They are in for their chance to decide in the retary of State on the same day. U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson. Kleeb’s campaign captured wide- have.” a big surprise this year,” Kleeb state’s primary that will take place Kleeb and Raimondo are According to Raimondo’s spread Republican support and Scott Kleeb said. on May 13. competing this primary season to campaign Web site he is running caught national attention when the According to the Nebraska battle the presumptive Republi- because of four reasons. His rea- close race forced President George Democrat Secretary of State there are cur- Going once... Poverty Panel addresses issues in Kearney and community going twice... sold! BY KIMBERLY TOMJACK that guests had. can get involved. Antelope Staff The panel started with each Cody Waldman and Megan t representative explaining what Boss coordinated the panel.