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by Michael (O.J.) Nelson
The former site of the UN L Educational Television (ETV)
Offices at 16 and "R" Streets may be turned into a University
park if several students and an administrator get their way. :
The corner has been vacant since March when the three
50-year-old buildings which housed the ETV offices were'
demolished. .
A resolution calling for a park at the site was presented to
and passed by the ASUN Senate m March. A committee of
students, headed by Mike Berns, former ASUN senator and an
architecture major, was appointed to investigate possible
designs and funding for the area. .: ;
According to Berns, most of the planning for the proposed
park is currently being handled by students. The proposal has
received the support of Ron Wright, UNL assistant director of
business and finance.
"I would personally like to see a park at that corner,"
Wright said. "The master plan calls for a parking lot to be built
there but that is 20 or 30 years off. If we were to build a
parking lot there now it would be very expensive."
He said the cost of designing, building and maintaining the
lot would be out of line with the small number of parking
spaces it would allow. He said only 60 or 70 cars could be
parked on the space.
"Something very exciting could come out of this," he said.
"We want students to help design the park. The University has
a lot of untapped potential. If students have the talent and
ability to design the area there is no reason why they
shouldn't."
He added that he would like to see all parking moved to the
edge of campus.
"There isn't anything beautiful about cars, especially a
whole sea of them," he said.
Berns said several students are helping to design the
proposed park. He said most of the brea would be landscaped
with grass and trees.
"The University has to make an effort to maintain a
humanistic environment," said Berns. "Right now everything
seems to be concrete, and human beings don't relate to
concrete real well."
Berns said the campus needs more "green space." He said
new University buildings have and will be built on what open
space is left ;" J.
"What we want to do is to give students a place where they
can go and talk or throw a frisbee or something," he said.
Mortar Board taps new members
"Mortar Board is nationally established as an active
organization. It shouldn't be accepted as an honor only."
Janet White, president of Mortar Board, made that
statement after 21 junior women were tapped as prospective
members of the organization Monday night.
Mortar Board is the senior women's honorary, Members are
chosen on the basis of scholarship, character and service to
the University.
White explained, "We believe the women tapped should
give serious consideration to the commitments involved in
membership.
"Prospective members will be oriented to the organization
in the next week. The role of recognition and honors, as well
as the usefulness of the organization itself, should be examined
and defined by those considering membership."
The off ical list of new Mortar Boards will not be announced
until May 6, Ivy Day, after those chosen have indicated
whether or not they will accept membership.
Drawings by Mike Berns
Proposed park. . .a place to throw frisbees.
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Chicanes plan
awareness days
Mexican-American speakers, dancers,
handicraft sales, music and films will highlight
the second annual Mexican-American Cultural
Awareness Days at UNL, April 20-23.
Carlos Guerra, organizer and national
chairman of the Mexican-American Youth
Association, will be the main speaker for the
awareness days. Guerra speaks Friday at 1:30
p.m. in the Nebraska Union Ballroom.
The Chicano Ballet de Aztlan, wearing
i. traditional Mexican-American ..costumes and
dancing ethnic dances, will perform Friday
from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the East Campus
Union.
Sunday's events, including Spanish
confessions for Catholics and a mass celebrated
in Spanish, will take place at St. Mary Catholic
Church, 14th and K Streets.
Linda Hernandez, coordinator for the
awareness days, said about 40
Mexican-American students attend UNL. An
additonal 45-50 are enrolled in the High School
Equivalency Program (HEP). About 300
Mexican-Americans are expected at the event,
she said.
Hernandez said the event is sponsored by
HEP, the Mexican-American Student
Association (MASAL Union Program Council,
UNL Chancellor James Zumberge ASUN and
Training Teachers of Teachers (TTT);
There are five purposes for the culture of the
Mexican-American people in Nebraska.
1) To maintain and perpetuate the culture of
the Mexican-American people in Nebraska.
2) To develop within the Chicano students
an awareness of their own cultural background
and establish self-identity and pride in
themselves.
3) To provide the University nd the
community with a cultural program that will
enable them to understand the heritage of the
Mexican-Americans.
4) To provide UNL students with insights
into the problems, aspirations and goals of the
Mexican-American people.
5) To encourage communication,
understanding and respect between students,
faculty and staff of different racial and ethnic
backgrounds.
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