Friday, October 26,1934
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By Ann Eaamusscn
Dally Nebrukm SUffEr porter
You have the choice of reading
a mystery novel for your modern
fiction course or attacking your
evergrowing stack of neglected
calculus problems. What will you
do?
It's not hard to guess what
many students would prefer.
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However, according to VUay Tat
kar, a math and science tutor at
UNL's Educational Learning Cen
ter, constant problem solving Is
the key to comprehension where
math is concerned.
Tatkar told students at a math
study workshop it is Important to
do as many problems as you can
and then to do them over again if
possible, to practice recognizing
the same types of problems as
they are presented in different
forms.
subject," Tatkar said, "so when
you are tested you will be able to
work fast as well a3 accurately."
Tatkar said many errors are
made in basic calculations when
you are in a hurry so it is neces
sary to allot time at the end of
each test to check ali calculations
and answers.
"A few good note-taking stra
tegies can save the math student
time and hassle " Tatkar said.
"This will give you a feel for the "Write down just the steps of
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problems. There is plenty of time
to read the explanation of how
the steps are dtrived in your text
later. This will allow you to keep
up as well as listen to the profes
sor's explanation," he said.
Tatkar said reviewing notes as
soon as possible after class, as
well as before doing problems, is
especially helpful to the math
student.
"Graphs and tables can be use
ful in saving computation time,
and should be referred tn f-
Tatkar said.
"Calculators can also be an
enormously helpful study tool
however, a common mistake of
many students is buying very
sophisticated calculators for basic
operations.
"Math is a language of symbols
and reasoning," Tatkar said
"Keeping up and practicing wili
supply the reasoning abilities
needed to succeed."
Operation I.D. strives to reduce crime
By Laura Plummer
Dally Nebraskan Staff Reporter
Do you know enough about
your valuables to reclaim them if
stolen?
Operation Identification, a na
tional ";rime prevention project,
assigns National Crime Infor
mation Center numbers for use
by interested individuals. The pro
gram is designed to reduce thefts
and aid in returning stolen prop
erty. These personal I.D. numbers
are obtained from local police
departments and are engraved
on valuable belongings. The num
bers are logged into a local police
agency computer terminal and
can be traced across the country.
Stolen items, especially those
found outside the community
from which they were taken, can
not be returned without specific
identification.
Seven digit NCIC numbers iden
tify the state, county, local police
department and personal I.D.
number, to help trace and deter
thefts.
"If these operation identi
fication numbers are there (on
stolen items) they can be traced
back to the owner," said UNL
police officer Bob Fey.
According to Fey, engraving
NCIC numbers on property does
not guarantee that it won't be
stolen, but it's less likely.
"It's more difficult to fence, to
sell, if it has identification on it,"
he said.
Property can be labeled with
engravers. An engraver can be
borrowed for several days from
the UNL police department.
"If an entire hall or student
group wants to use an engraver,
that's no problem," Fey said.
Engravers also can be checked
out for one week from Lincoln
public libraries by anyone who
has a library card.
"It takes a little effort on the
part of the individual," Fey said,
but it is an important precau
tionary step.
Union Board outlines plans
for Commonplace allocations
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By Jann Nyffeler
Daily Nebraskan Staff Reporter
A timeline for implementing
the recently acquired Common
place Building, 333 N. 14th St., was
outlined by the Union Board presi
dent at Wednesday's meeting of
the Association of Students of
the University of Nebraska.
Mary Marcy told the senate
that different types of student
organizations will have offices in
Commonplace than are housed
in the Nebraska Union. During
the next few months, the board
will conduct a "systematic assess
ment" of how the building can be
used, she said.
The timeline stretches from the
present to fall 1985, the sche
duled grand opening. Between now
and the end of 1984, the Union
Board will determine the suitabil
ity of each room or area in Com
monplace for different functions.
The board's operations commit
tee will develop an allocation
process including an advertising
plan to invite prospective student
organizations to apply for space
in the building. The timeline sug
gests this process will be imple
mented early in spring 1985.
Also in the next two months,
the Nebraska Union director,
Daryl Swasnon, and his staff will
develop a budget for the opera
tion of Commonplace. The budget
will be submitted to the Union
Board and CFA for approval for
future funding by student fees.
In January 1 985, the university
will complete the Commonplace
purchase transaction with the
Presbyterian Synod. United Min
istries in Higher Education then
will move from the building and
the board will advertise for stu
dent organizations to apply for
available designated space.
The Board will hold open hear
ings on space allocations in Feb
ruary. Space allocations will be
made that month.
In March and April 1985, the
union staff will work with new
tenants to plan any necessary
modifications of space according
to their needs. A request then wiU
be prepared for bond funding for
any modifications or renovations.
Necessary renovations of the
property should be accomplished
by next summer. In addition to
requested modifications of space,
such renovation may include
handicapped access and fire and
life safety considerations, such as
a fire escape.
Marcy said some areas in Com
monplace may be used before the
scheduled grand opening in 1985.
Such use will be on an approved
basis by the Union director with
the approval of UNL administra
tion. Such use may be contingent
on budgetary considerations.
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By Gene Gentrup
Daily Nebraakan Senior Reporter
Agricultural problems in arid
and semi-arid regions will be re
searched through a cooperative
program between UNL and an
Egyptian university.
Officials from UNL's Institute
of Agriculture and Natural Re
sources earlier this month signed
a program of cooperation with
Ain Shams University of Cairo,
Egypt.
Roy Arnold, UNL vice chancel
lor of IANR, who along with
Robert Kleis, NU dean of interna
tional programs, signed the agree
ment with Fawzy El-Shaarawy,
vice dean of the faculty of agri
culture at Ain Shams.
Ain Shams is one of Egypt's
largest universities with 113,000
students and faculty.
Arnold said the research will
be geared toward specific areas
of interest in meteorology and
climatology but the cooperative
program does not have a specific
objective.
"Each country has ideas that
will help each other set out and
find solutions to different prob
lems," Arnold said.
The agreement calls for, the
universities to exchange up to
two professors for two weeks each
year and up to two staff members
or specialists for six to 1 2 months
every two years. Travel expenses
will be paid by the sending insti
tution. Arnold said UNL will use
money from sources other than
state funds to finance the ex
change, primarily from interna
tional program grants and con
tracts, and private sector gifts.
The cooperative program also
calls for a "channel system," which
will provide joint supervision of
doctoral theses. Selected doctoral
students from both universities
will spend six to 24 months doing
research work in the host coun
try. They will return home to
write their dissertations and be
tested.
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