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Kirsten Olsen, a senior language arts major from Plattsmouth, makes use of a greak In last
week's rainy weather to study for her film theory class in the sculpture garden south of Sheldon.
Residence halls offer more than bed and board;
programs aid transition to campus living
By Michelle Dyer
Staff Reporter
The transition from living in a small
town, or moving across the state or
country can be a smooth one with the
help of UNL's residence halls.
A total of 12 residence halls serve
both East and City Campus. They are:
Abel, Sandoz, Harper, Schramm, Smith,
Cather, Pound, Neihardt, Burr, Fedde,
Selleck, and Love Memorial co-op.
Each hall or complex has a govern
ment consisting of a president, vice
president, secretary, treasurer and floor
representatives. This government,
known as the Residence Hall Associa
tion (RHA), works with an adviser,
representing hall members to ASUN,
researching and debating issues such
as the residence hall budget and pro
vision of services to members. They
also plan special events for residents.
Michelle Cole, assistant director of
housing administration, said the biggest
benefit of residence hall living is the
feeling of community. The floor size
ranges from sixteen to ninety people.
Another benefit, says Cole, are the
programs involving health aids, and
student assistants. There is one Health
Aid per floor, and these students go
through extensive training at the Uni
versity Health Center. Health Aids are
trained to know how to react in any
emergency and also are trained to
advise students and listen to their
problems.
Student assistants help bring floor
residents together creating a feeling of
community and helping students be
come aware of their rights and respon
sibilities to themselves and to others.
Each complex offers a wide range of
services and benefits. Some of the
facilities in residence halls are: 24
hour study areas, computer rooms,
saunas, weight-training areas, softball
diamonds, snack bars, swimming pools,
darkrooms, music practice areas, floor
TV lounges, sports courts, tutors, game
rooms, horseshoe pits, and tennis
courts. These are just some of the
facilities included in the residence
hall complexes. Each complex does
not have all of the facilities listed.
However, the pool at Abel-Sandoz is
open to all residence hall dwellers.
Other services include laundry mach
ines in each complex, linen service,
and some furniture is provided.
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Speak your mind in student government
By Lynne Bomberger
Staff Reporter
Working for the Association of Stu
dents of the University of Nebraska
(ASUN) is a rewarding experience and
a good way to meet people, said Andy
Pollock, ASUN's student body presi
dent. ASUN, according to Pollock, is an
active student government organization
that is composed entirely of students
working for students.
Students work with administrators,
the Board of Regents, the state legis
lature, and the student body to provide
solutions to problems from a student
standpoint, he said.
The executive branch of ASUN con
sists of the president, first vice presi
dent, second vice president, the speaker
of the senate, and cabinet members.
The president and vice presidents
are elected by the students in the
spring, the speaker is elected by the
senate, and cabinet members are
appointed by the president.
The senate operates on a committee
system. Through committees, students
can become active participants of ASUN.
There are five In-House committees:
Campus Life, which deals with all
aspects of the students' university life
outside the classroom.
O Communications, which works with
all the publicity and promotion for
students and student groups.
OAcademics, which focuses on prob
lems in the students' academic life.
OCommittee for Fees Allocation
(CFA) which has a vast impact in the
use of over $4 million in student fees.
O Special Topics committee handles
all issues that do not fall into the other
committees.
Students can join these committees
by filling out an application, Pollock
said.
"Committees are open to everyone,"
he said.
Not only are there In-House com
mittees for students to fill but there
are also 25 campus wide, faculty-senate
committees in need of dedicated stu
dents. Some of these committees are: Park
ing Appeals, Government Liaison Com
mittee (GLC), Student Employee Rights,
Scholarship and Financial Aid and
Grading, Curriculum.
ASUN also provides free services for
full-time students. These services in
clude: Student Legal Services, Student
Information Center, keep campus clean
recycling program, and distribution of
paper money coupon books.
More information about ASUN and
applications for committee positions
can be obtained in the Student Govern
ment Office located at 115 Nebraska
Union, City Campus or by calling (402)
472-2581.
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