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<p>Vibrant colors, rhythmic shapes and patterns catch the eye. Some of the wood block prints are bold. Others are delicate. But the creation of each print by artist Karen Kunc is an agonizing process.</p>
<p> Kunc, Cather Professor of Art, is an artist whose work has been shown in galleries around the world. But every time she starts a new project, she's scared.</p>
<p>&quot;It's always frightening to think, can I do more work that matches previous work? Can I do work that still surprises me?&quot; Kunc said. &quot;By the time I finish something, it almost has a life of its own. I don't remember the agony of the creation at the start of the process so I have to physically go through it again, reconfirming to myself that, yes, I can do it.&quot;</p>
<p> Experience with creative ebb and flow is part of what makes Kunc effective in the classroom where students also struggle with the creative process. As a practicing - and successful - artist, Kunc recognizes what stage a student is in and what she can do to spark an idea or generate excitement about a project. Kunc also brings her enthusiasm to the classroom. She is passionate about art.</p>
<p>&quot;It is as innate of a human characteristic as being able to read, speak, think and walk. It's part of human nature to want to make things and make them beautiful,&quot; said Kunc.</p>
<p> Kunc started woodcut printing more than 30 years ago and was drawn to the simple process, the ruggedness of the work and the immediate results. She starts with a small black and white sketch that is transferred to a piece of birch plywood. Then the carving begins.</p>
<p>&quot;I'm not an elegant carver. I gash at the wood,&quot; she said.</p>
<p> With the first gouge, Kunc is committed to moving forward, because she uses the reduction method. She carves away what needs to stay white, applies ink, prints some sections, and then carves again, using the same piece of wood. Gradually, the block is destroyed, and the print comes to life.</p>
<p> Kunc has had one-person exhibitions at dozens of galleries throughout the United States and in the Czech Republic, Japan and Finland. Her works have been shown in more than 350 exhibits in the United States and 25 nations. In 2007, Kunc received the prestigious Printmaker Emeritus Award at the 36th annual conference of The Southern Graphics Council. It is one of the most prestigious national awards for printmakers.</p>
<p> She says certain things have remained consistent in her work over the years. She has always been interested in abstraction and has always worked in color.</p>
<p>&quot;The evolution [in my work] is understanding what my voice is and the decisions I make about composition. I find meaning in things that seem purely formal, as I put ideas into issues of perception and transmission of visual sensation.&quot;</p>
<p>Kunc takes equal pride in her teaching at UNL and in her work as an artist.</p>
<p>&quot;I'm best at the one-on-one relationships with students,&quot; Kunc said. &quot;Helping them with technical problem-solving and resolving their conceptual development. I like the strong relationships that happen from teaching I believe that conversations over the working table bond people. That atmosphere is something I've valued and tried to cultivate.&quot;</p>
<p> The university Department of Art and Art History is her support system, a collaborative environment that allows her to be a practicing artist and stay in Nebraska where she enjoys the quality of life and other benefits.<br />
Kunc continues to look for ways to keep her chosen medium alive. Even in the classroom she never teaches printmaking exactly the same way from term to term.</p>
<p>&quot;A formula makes you want to sit still and play it safe and art is always about risk-taking,&quot; she said.</p>
<p> She's like the landscape of one of her wood blocks. Always changing. Always moving forward.</p></div>
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<p>Faculty work<br />
<a href="http://www.unl.edu/art/facultyworkkunc.shtml">http://www.unl.edu/art/facultyworkkunc.shtml</a> </p>
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<p> Video<br />
<a href="http://www.netnebraska.org/extras/statewide/pers/kunc.html">http://www.netnebraska.org/extras/statewide/pers/kunc.html</a></p>
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<p>Nebraskans trying to understand the conflicts in the Middle East often turn to recent newspaper headlines.</p>
<p>But examining sources from history like the Torah, Koran and even architectural relics in Jerusalem may shed more light on the complicated details of the 2,500-year struggle between Jews, Muslims and Christians in Israel.</p>
<p>UNL classics and religious studies professor Sidnie White Crawford is in a unique position to point out details of the long-standing conflict because of her specialization in Hebrew Bible, her many visits to the Middle East and her status as one of the foremost authorities on the Dead Sea Scrolls. </p>
<p>The often violent struggle over control of this important holy land in the Middle East, especially Jerusalem, dates back to generations before Christ when the first temples were constructed, grew more complicated when the prophet Muhammed revealed the teachings of Islam and declared Jerusalem as a holy site, and is marked with sometimes violent overthrows such as the Christian Crusades. The struggle includes religious beliefs and power, and rights over and ownership of places that people of different faiths believe to be holy.</p>
<p>&quot;Within this struggle, people have abused religious symbols and used them as part of their game,&quot; Crawford said. &quot;Tensions around the rights of the groups around these holy places are ready to rise forth, and these holy places become potent symbols in a national struggle.&quot;</p>
<p>Crawford maintains an interesting perspective on the Middle East because of her research of the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls, which were discovered in 1947 by a shepherd in the cliffs of Qumran. They include the oldest known copies of Old Testament scriptures, including the Torah, and date from 250 B.C. to 70 A.D. Her work has taken her many times to Qumran and Jerusalem, where she has seen the violent struggle firsthand while continuing her research on the scrolls. She has served as president of the W.F. Albright Institute for Archaeological Research in Jerusalem.</p>
<p>Crawford showed that one must first understand history before trying to make sense of today's Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While Jews and Christians argued for control of Jerusalem holy sites in the first centuries A.D., in 610, the prophet Muhammed received his first revelation and the religion known as Islam began. Muhammed sought the destruction of paganism, not of Judaism or Christianity, and Islam held three holy places, Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem, which became the first direction of prayer, or &quot;Qiblah.&quot; Jerusalem was also identified as the &quot;remote house of worship,&quot; or &quot;Al Aqsa&quot; in Muslim tradition.</p>
<p>&quot;This identification finds an analog in the Hebrew bible,&quot; Crawford said. &quot;The book of Deuteronomy calls for the worship of Yahweh to take place in the place where Yahweh has declared his name will dwell. There is no name given to that place but obviously under Jewish tradition, that is understood to be Jerusalem. And although there is no name given to this remote house of worship in the Koran, Islam understands it to be Jerusalem.&quot;</p>
<p>In the 19th century, the primarily religious struggles gave way as secular government finally came to Jerusalem under the Egyptian Muhammed Ali, and at this time Jews and Christians would rank in equality with Muslims.</p>
<p>&quot;This doesn't sound too interesting except when you realize that until this time, Jerusalem was ruled by religious law,&quot; Crawford said. &quot;One religion had always controlled it, and suddenly it was to be controlled by secular law, and all its residents were now to have certain rights as residents of the city and to be equal.&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;Often the Muslims and Christians had been pitted against each other, but now the rise of the modern Arab ethnic identity makes them allies, so that now the modern Palestinians include both Christians and Muslims. This is something to take note of,&quot; she said. &quot;And the clash of two movements set up the modern conflict with their religious claims already in place. Nothing has changed really since the post-crusader period when it comes to the religious claims of the area. Tensions around the rights of the groups around these holy places are ready to rise forth, and these holy places become potent symbols in a national struggle.&quot;</p>
<p>Crawford said she is most alarmed by suicide bombings.</p>
<p>&quot;This is an awful thing, and it shows troubled people who are so desperate and misguided that they believe the way to make a statement is to kill a lot of people while blowing themselves up at the same time. This is a very crazy phenomenon,&quot; she said. &quot;I don't think that fanaticism can be halted entirely, except by the majority of the people within the group saying 'this is not appropriate behavior. We have a better future than this.' I think that's part of what our role needs to be in the U.S. - ensuring that better future.&quot;</p>
<p>While questions at the lecture centered on the current political climate, negotiations and the U.S. role in the peace process, Crawford reminded the audience that peace will take time, given the history.</p>
<p>&quot;This is a struggle between two peoples for their national survival. I hope that they can reach peace so they can live together that way. That's what I hoped for. I think the level of distrust that has to be overcome on both sides is immense. I feel deep sympathy for both sides and have friends on both sides and I think that as Americans we should want our government to assist in this process as much as we can. For ethical and moral reasons and not just because of politics.</p>
<p>&quot;I'm not sure (peace) will happen now in my lifetime, but I had hoped it would. You have to live in hope, because what's the alternative?&quot;</p>
<p>White Crawford agreed that many in the United States tend to side with the Israelis because of the closer relationship between Jews and Christians, but said as the U.S. Muslim population grows, so does a greater understanding of the Muslim faith and Arab concerns.</p>
<p>&quot;One of the things I tell my students is that one way to educate yourselves is to read alternative media outlets. Don't count on just one. Then you have to judge for yourself, and that's hard. We should always be self-reflective.&quot;</p>
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<p>Faculty page<br />
<a href="http://www.unl.edu/classics/faculty/white_crawford/scrawford2007.shtml">http://www.unl.edu/classics/faculty/white_crawford/scrawford2007.shtml</a></p>
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<a href="http://www.bib-arch.org/search.asp?q=sidnie+white+crawford&amp;sa.x=0&amp;sa.y=0&amp;cx=008617488963096700126:u8b-srcain8&amp;cof=FORID:11">http://www.bib-arch.org/search.asp?q=sidnie+white+crawford&amp;sa.x=0&amp;sa.y=0&amp;cx=008617488963096700126:u8b-srcain8&amp;cof=FORID:11</a></p>
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<h3 class="sec_main">She Was Blind, But Now Can Really See Huskers</h3>
<p>The most successful athlete in the history of the Paralympic Games, Zorn-Hudson was legally blind for every Nebraska football game she attended as a student-athlete.</p>
<p>Born without irises in her eyes, Zorn Hudson elected to participate in an FDA study and became the first person in the United States with a congenital disability to receive artificial iris implants, significantly improving her sight and accelerating her vision to become a lawyer.</p>
<p>&quot;Every day has been like Christmas since having those two surgeries,&quot; Zorn-Hudson said Friday. &quot;Now I get to enjoy one of the greatest gifts ever &ndash; a chance to actually see a Nebraska football game.&quot;</p>
<p>The first visually impaired athlete to receive a Division I scholarship in any sport, Zorn-Hudson became an All-Big Eight&nbsp;and a three-time academic All-Big Eight swimmer at Nebraska before graduating in 1987. She has gone on to win a record 55 medals &ndash; 41 gold, nine silver and five bronze &ndash; in seven Paralympic Games, which are contested 10 days after the actual Olympic Games in the same cities.</p>
<p>&quot;I love Nebraska football,&quot; she said. &quot;I love hearing the crowd. I love Tom Osborne. The football program helped put the fire under me to think about how much more I could accomplish if I put my mind to it. It helped me understand why you don&rsquo;t put limits on yourself, why you go all-out all the time, why you set goals and why you take risks. For me, being born with a physical disability turned out to be a gift, and ending up at Nebraska was a blessing. It was a good fit when I came here and turned out to be the perfect place for me.&quot;</p>
<p>Zorn-Hudson was honored at the Nebraska-Baylor football game in October, 2008.</p>
<p>Her husband, Bryan Hudson, and her two stepdaughters, Emelie and Erika Hudson, who have dual citizenships in Sweden and the United States joined her on the field. They spent the night before the game buying Nebraska-branded apparel and making a sign that says &quot;Swedes for Huskers&quot; to take to the game.</p>
<p>&quot;It was a great honor to carry the U.S. flag at the Closing Ceremony in the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens before 100,000 fans,&quot; Zorn-Hudson said. &quot;But this honor means even more to me because Nebraska is the place that prepared me for life. To represent your country is one thing, but to represent your university 21 years after graduating . . . I can&rsquo;t think of anything more thrilling or humbling than being honored at a Nebraska football game.&quot;</p>
<h3 class="sec_main">Her Mom Was a Husker Fan Before Her Daughter Came to Lincoln</h3>
<p>You have to understand that Trischa Zorn-Hudson is the daughter of the late Donna Zorn, who &quot;loved Nebraska football before I ever came here,&quot; she said. &quot;I don&rsquo;t know of anyone who was a bigger Nebraska fan than my mom. She could tell you every player and every player&rsquo;s number. She admired Coach Osborne, and when I was offered a scholarship with two of my Mission Viejo teammates, she was grateful I was going to a place that she knew would take good care of me. She knew, even then, that Nebraska was just as interested in making better people as it was in making better players.&quot;</p>
<p>Her late father, Mike Zorn, owned a boat chartering business in Newport Beach, Calif. &quot;My mom was the one who told me I had to set goals and have a roadmap for my life,&quot; she said. &quot;My dad was a very quiet man. Like Coach Osborne, he was a man of great character. He would be just as proud of this honor as my mom would be, but he would insist I remain humble. I don&rsquo;t like being the center of attention any more than he did, but if it helps someone else, I&rsquo;m willing to tell my story.&quot;<br />
Former Nebraska Women&rsquo;s Swimming Coach Ray Huppert remembers recruiting Californians Melody Barker, Michelle Brochner and Zorn-Hudson from Mission Viejo at the same time. &quot;Despite her disability, Trischa came within hundredths of a second of making our U.S. Olympic team as a backstroker at age 16,&quot; he recalled. &quot;She was so driven. She used the markings in the pool to guide her. She could see silhouettes, but not details. It&rsquo;s remarkable what she accomplished, especially when you consider she had to count strokes just to compete. Our whole team really respected her. They really took her into the family when she came here.&quot;</p>
<p>Joking that hindsight is 20-20, Zorn-Hudson said, &quot;There is no doubt in my mind that Nebraska was the place I was supposed to be. My parents would never let me put restrictions on myself. They always told me to focus on what I could do, not what I couldn&rsquo;t do. I didn&rsquo;t have any adaptive student services until I came here, and Nebraska opened up a whole new world of possibilities for me, academically and athletically. I was never more motivated to compete in the classroom than I was when I came here.&quot;</p>
<p>For the first time, Zorn-Hudson had help with note-takers and used large-print computer software. Teachers gave her extra time to read, study and excel. &quot;It&rsquo;s amazing what you can accomplish when a program enables you to be on a level playing field with others,&quot; she said. &quot;From elementary through high school, I experienced a lot of auditory learning, but at Nebraska, I used the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) to help me become more aggressive in the classroom.&quot;</p>
<p>Former Husker running back and Super Bowl MVP Roger Craig is Zorn-Hudson&rsquo;s all-time favorite player. &quot;We followed him when he played for the San Francisco 49ers,&quot; she said.&quot;After I graduated from college (and even though she couldn&rsquo;t see anything beyond a blurred field), I went to the &rsquo;94 Orange Bowl and was there for Coach Osborne&rsquo;s first national championship. I was in Miami when his last team beat Tennessee and Peyton Manning, too. That was just as memorable.&quot;<br />
Zorn-Hudson has competed in Seoul, Barcelona, Sydney and Athens. She went to Beijing in 2008 as one of six members of an honor delegation appointed by President Bush.</p>
<p>&quot;I wear a Nebraska shirt or sweatshirt almost everywhere I go, and I can&rsquo;t tell you how much of a conversation piece that becomes when I travel,&quot; she said. &quot;You should have seen the interest when I ate at the Nebraska Caf&eacute; in Seoul, or the people who wanted to talk about Coach Osborne in Madrid. I don&rsquo;t think Nebraska truly understands how well respected Coach Osborne is almost everywhere you go. He&rsquo;s such a motivator, such an encourager and so humble. He makes everyone, including me, aspire to go beyond wherever you thought you could go.&quot;</p>
<p>An elementary education/special education major at Nebraska, Zorn-Hudson taught for 10 years in the Indianapolis Public Schools, where she developed the Inclusionary Model to help students integrate with regular classroom experience and advance the opportunities and experiences of children with special needs.</p>
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<h3 class="sec_main">Teaching and Law All About Helping People Who Need It</h3>
<p>&quot;My grandma was a teacher and wanted me to teach, too,&quot; she said. &quot;I love teaching and I do miss the kids, but after 10 years, I was ready to do something different. I was 38 years old when I decided it was time to do what I always wanted to do since I was little, but didn&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;d ever have the chance &ndash; go to law school.&quot;</p>
<p>She earned her Juris Doctor degree as an honor student from the Indiana University School of Law in 2005. Now, Zorn-Hudson works for the Indiana Pro Bono Commission in Indianapolis.<br />
The timing of law school coincided nicely with her dramatically improved eyesight. &quot;Just a few years ago, I&rsquo;d never even seen a star,&quot; she said. &quot;Now, when I look up in the sky, I can see some of the bigger stars. It&rsquo;s amazing.&quot;</p>
<p>No more amazing, though, than Zorn-Hudson being a star herself and having no idea that she is one.</p>
<p>&quot;People ask me why I wanted to go into non-profit work, and I tell them because I want to affect people&rsquo;s lives and help those who really need my services,&quot; she said. &quot;Money can&rsquo;t begin to pay for what I&rsquo;m able to help people accomplish. I&rsquo;m very fortunate. I was brought up in a service-oriented family. Growing up, we would make food and take it to orphanages in Mexico.</p>
<p>&quot;I&rsquo;ve always had a passion to affect people&rsquo;s lives in a positive way and to show them that anything&rsquo;s possible,&quot; she said. &quot;I&rsquo;m so grateful for what I have, and I never worry about what I don&rsquo;t have. I&rsquo;m also very grateful to have graduated from the University of Nebraska. There is no place like it . . . anywhere.&quot;</p>
<p><em>Courtesy: NU Athletics Media Relations</em></p>
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<p>Sports Illustrated<br />
<a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/paralympics/news/2000/09/15/zorn_bios/">http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/paralympics/news/2000/09/15/zorn_bios/</a></p>
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<p>Wikipedia<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trischa_Zorn">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trischa_Zorn</a></p>
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<p>Water is one of the world&rsquo;s most valuable and vulnerable resources, which makes the study of water increasingly important.</p>
<p>Xun-Hong Chen, professor of hydrogeology in the UNL School of Natural Resources, works in the fields of groundwater modeling, hydrogeology, stream-aquifer systems, and aquifer tests. A good deal of his work involves the analysis of groundwater systems. </p>
<p>Chen is exploring the hydrologic cycle in the Nebraska Sandhills, in the Platte and Republican River valleys, as well as in the Blue River basin and the Elkhorn River basin, Nebraska. He has determined some of the aquifer&rsquo;s hydraulic properties and then studied their role in the interaction of groundwater and stream water. </p>
<p>Chen also has collaborative research projects with a number of universities in China such as Zhejiang University, Hohai University, Beijing Normal University, Chang&rsquo;An University, and Northwest University. In 2008, he was part of a team that went to Nanjing to work with researchers at Hohai University. </p>
<p>&quot;UNL is a natural counterpart,&quot; said Chen. &quot;Water is an area of excellence at UNL.&quot; &nbsp;</p>
<p>By 2025, as much as two-thirds of the world's population may face water shortages, which can lead to economic crises, disease, famine, and death, if people don't take action in time. Policy changes and water management will need to be informed by monitoring and early warning systems that track and model water usage and availability.</p>
<p>The long-term goal of Chen and his UNL colleagues partnering with Hohai is to develop a cyber-infrastructure for global water research. Chen has worked with Hohai previously and helped the UNL group forge connections. Two of the Hohai team members had been his postdoctoral students.</p></div>
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<p>Faculty page<br />
<a href="http://snr.unl.edu/people/faculty/chen-xun-hong.asp">http://snr.unl.edu/people/faculty/chen-xun-hong.asp</a></p>
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