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Until two years ago, UNL sorority and
fraternity buildings were not subject to any
fire or housing code requirements. Since
that time, the Greek houses have come
under the jurisdiction of Lincoln Housing
Code rulings and now are working on
improvements to meet those regulations,
according to Del Weed, environmentalist
for the UNL department of environmental
health and safety.
This summer many housing
corporations added fire doors, alarm
systems and other preventive measures to
their buildings, said Weed, whose job is to
inspect all UNL buildings.
The Delta Upsilon fraternity house,
which sustained $20,000 to $30,000
damages in a July 30th fire, has installed a
fire alarm system, according to Tom
Kampfe, house manager. The alarm system
is tripped manually, he said.
Evicted
Although forced out of the Faculty '
Club building and off-campus last year by
the potential cost of complying with fire
regulations, Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity "is
still alive and active," according to its vice
president.
"It would have cost the Faculty Club
$13,000 to modify the upstairs housing so
a fraternity could live in," Fred
Sternenberger said. "Instead of modifying
it, they took the first opportunity they had
to kick us out without due notice."
Sternenberger said the fraternity was
given one month notice to move out and
the building was empty for the year,
despite the fraternity's offer to pay the
renovation price.
"We would have been perfectly willing
to put up the money," he said. "We would
have begged, borrowed or stolen to stay in
there."
Just an excuse
Sternenberger said the club used the
excuse of the fire regulations to oust the
fraternity.
"The fire regulations came at the right
time for the club to use them as an excuse
to kick us out," he said.
According to Sternenberger, fire
regulations have hurt fraternities and
sororities. He said he thinks the fire code
has been enforced unevenly.
"Certain places can get an extension
while others can't," he said. "I can't give
you any concrete examples; that's just the
impression I've gotten in our experience.
The fraternity continues to survive
off-campus "even though we have to work
harder to gain members and to get campus
recognition," Sternenberger said.
Lodge concept
He said the fraternity has adopted the
"lodge concept" at a house at 360 N. 33rd
St. Meetings and parties are held at the
house where just ofheers live.
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Sts. in about a week, according to
pr St. Fire doors, an alarm system and
fire extinguishers were added for safety, he
An alumnus of Gamma Phi Beta
sorority, said a permanent fire escape has
been installed in that house. Barb Cobb
said two rooms on the third floor also were
remodeled into one room because the two
smaller rooms created a fire and safety
hazard.
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Cobb said the improve ments are stm
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without what she called excessive cost to
house members. She said eventually she
would like to see s housing code that was
"realistic." Closing all open staircases is
expensive when it is not necessary, site
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Weed said NU was not lax in prior
enforcement of fire safety rules. He said
letters suggesting Improvements in Greek
buildings were written to housing
corporations before the housing code was
established two years ago. ,
' Weed said UNL inspectors work with
the Lincoln Fire Dept. and city housing
code workers for continuous safety in all
UNL buildings, not just sororities and
fraternities.
Pit Stop
Slalom races aren't just for skiers
.By Jim Williams
Why a car column?
Cars are expensive. Repairs are
expensive. Gasoline is expensive. In other
words, there is a real need for this column.
I really need the money.
Cheap Thrills "Hey, is this one of the
racin' car?" asked the gas pump jockey. He
was looking at the white-painted "3038
EB" on the Capri's windshield, trying to
decide if he should wipe it off.
"No," I said modestly, "we're in the
slalom and . . . "
"What's a slalom?" asked the pump
jockey.
I'm glad he asked that. A slalom (or
autocross) is like a short road race, one car
at a time. The "racetrack" is a course laid
out with pylons, those big orange cones the
street crews use. They mark the bends,
curves and straightways of a challenging
small-scale road circuit. Cars are placed in
classes according to performance. Sorry,
VWs don't compete with Corvettes.
Each car runs the course clocked by an
electric timer. Time penalties are even for
pylons knocked dowa. The fastest time in
each class wins a trophy and the week's
bragging rights.
If you enjoy skillful fast driving, you 11
like slaloming. Any kind of car is okay. I
placed second two weeks ago to a Honda
Civic (oooh!).
The car will have to pass a safety
inspection. If it's in good shape you'll need
only an extra throttle return spring. A gas
station attendant can show you how to put
it on. The extra spring prevents the part
that determines the car's speed from
sticking open, which prevents unscheduled
trips in to the weeds.
If you want to try slaloming, don't be
shy about your skill (there's a special
beginners class that only costs a buck.)
These events are almost always on
Sundays. They're advertised in the
"SportsImport Autos" classifieds in the
Sunday World-Herald. The organizers of
any of them would be more than happy to
'see you and your $4.50 entry fee.
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there. I hope some of you will, too. 1 have
a score to settle with some Civic owners.
Help, help. You just got a Volkswagen
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to spread the word, right? I'd like to talk
to you.
If you're having a morotingoriented
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If there's something you'd like to see in
this column, tell me. If you just want to
swap motorhead gossip, I'm your man.
Drop me a note at the Daily Nebraskan
offices at 34 Nebraska Union and let me
know what you want. It will overwhelm
my employers. I'm planning some road
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fun and games-watch next week for the
amazing "Find Czechburg" contest!
Until then, may your shifts be ever swift
and your differential never grow
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