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thursdsy, november 4f 1976 vol. 100 no. 33 lincoln, nebreska
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By Sharon Armstrong
Students who suffer from anxiety when faced with a
possible communication situation can be helped, accord
ing to Speech Prof. William Seiler.
Seiler said students experiencing this anxiety find
themselves wanting to avoid communication situations.
This condition is know as communication apprehension. -
A Systematic Desensitization Lab was set up at UNL
last spring to help students with communication
apprehension. Seiler said the lab is successful with about'
80 per cent of the students who participate.
"Communication apprehension is not stage fright,"
Seiler said. "It appears when a person sees no rewards in'
the communication process." The negative aspects out
weigh the positive, he said.
The lab consists of three one-hour sessions in which
students listen to tapes about muscle relaxation.
Rest difficult
"Most Americans don't know how to relax," Seiler
said. This is the first stsp in reducing the anxiety of
communication apprehension.
Students in the labs, which are set up in Burnett Hall
classrooms, relax in lounge chairs. However, outside
noise sometimes detracts from the atmosphere, Seiler said.
"If we had more money, we could improve these
conditions," he said. The lab was begun on a $2,000 grant
from the Teaching and Learning Center.
Seiler said that because there isn't enough money to
hire aides, the labs are conducted by volunteers. Most of
t labs are staffed by graduate students in communica
tion. "The communication lab is a service to help students,"
Seiler said. He said 20 per cent of the students tested
during the first week of the semester in Speech 109
classes had high apprehension levels.
Fear measured
The apprehension levels are measured by a Personal
Report of Communication Apprehension, a survey design
ed by James McCroskey, a West Virginia University speech
profsssor. .
In this test, students respond to 25 questions on a one
to five scale. Seller saal that students ranking y J or aoove
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of 120 students labeled as highly apprehensive participat
ed in the lab. -
The test is available for anyone, Seiler said, and
students whose tests show they are highly apprehensive
may take part in the lab.
Selection slowed;
responses put of?
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their search for a new NU president, but did not expect
any further progress before Tuesday's elections, accord
ing to regent board chairman James Idoylan of Omaha.
Moylan saM tome candidates for NU President D. B.
Vamer's position had been contacted, but no answers had
been received.
"Anybody on the list certainly would not accept the
position when so many of the regents were up for re
election," Mojinn seid.
"Candidates can lock at regents pad records and nave
a good indication of what they (the candidate) could
expect," Idoyiaa add.
- AH four repeat incumbents cp for relection were re
elected. This might "positively aiTcct a presidential candid ztth
derieion. Idovlan said, but there "are many more toes
than that. 1 can say what effect it wH hare."
- The regents axe hoping to have an answer and a new
president within a month, or at least by the first of the
ycar.tloylansaM.
Seiler said communication apprehension affects class
choice, class performance and job choice.
He said research has proven that people with high levels
of communication apprehension choose certain kinds
of jobs. Tor example, he said in the teaching pro
fession, highly apprehensive people usually choose
elementary educaiton while people with low apprehension
choose higher levels of education. He said many people
who have high apprenhension levels go into science
fields because they undergo a minimum of communica
tion with other people.
Persons with high levels of communication apprehen
sion also tend to take lecture-oriented classes rather than
discussion classes, he said.
Because students with high rates of communication
apprehension don't speak out in class, Seiler said,
instructors often think they aren't capable of answering.
He said it has nothing to do with the students' intelligence
levels, but they are often penalized for it.
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Sue Anderson, extension division visual arts coordinator, gets a swine Cu injection from Dick Eerncni, an em
ploye with the State Health Dept Many students say the process doesalt ksrt, but Anderson seems to be bracks
herself for pain.
Flu vaccinations given to 1
About 1,800 persons have been vaccinated against
swine flu on the UNL campus.
Gary Martin, University Health Center associate dir
ector, estimated that 300 persons have received the vac
cine at SeHeck residence hall, 290 at the East Campus
Student Activities dig-, COG at Harper-Shrarnm-Sinith
residence halls and 440 persons at Ahcl-Sandoz residence
halls.
In addition, 250 persons in the high-ride category have
received the vaccine in the Nebra&a Union.
tlartia said he coulint predict how many persons
would receive the vaccine.
Each Jbcation is equipped to handle about 800 persons
an hour, he said. Dr. Robert Fox, on duty at the liarper-Schamm-Smh
location, said he expected a maximum
of between 1 JDO0 and 1,500 persons. -
Most of the students interviewed at the clinics sail
they diint want the shot, but agreed that they didn't
want to take the ri of getting swine flu.
"it's always good to use precaution,' said UNL junior
Deb DZlon. Semor Kob Gadeken said he got the shot
because he didn't have time to be down with the flu. The
shot is better than taking the ride, he said.
Students also sgreed that the shot didn't hurt. 1 was
scared to death, but it didn't hurt that much," senior
Carol Neth said. She added that she thought the ua cssd
to give the shots is better than a regtdar needle.
Dave Hegsr, a junior, was at the clinic with a friend.
- Hs edd he didn't plan to get inoculated because he diint
. .think the shots were necessary for persons his age who are
healthy. - .
The immunization dinks WO continue on the UNL
campus through Sunday. There are two types of clinics;
one for h!gh-ri people (those ever 45 or with chronic
illness) 2nd another for the rest of the people.
The last clinic is from 1:30 to 4:30 pjn. Sunday in the
Union and the East Campus Student Activities Hdg.
Sikyia: I ransporiaiion problems remain unsolved
Lincoln's transportation problems and
prcncs to solve them have been the same
for its last four years because even or
ciht departments are in direct conflict,"
according to City Council-nan Bob Elkyta.
Slkyta and CcunciL-naa Steve Cock have
promoted a atIc, separate tranorta
tioa department to cat bureaucracy and
solve city transportation prebkrns.
llzyot lldcn Doosalis, actirg on a
Council request, issued a report hst week
string that she is eppesed to a new de-
Doclls r--ested that any ccnioli
dstba slould be done within the City
IVilkV.'oiks Dept.
Eiyta sail he has been promoting the
idea for more than a year, and has made
visits and written to cities for information
concrmisg transportation.
- One director needed -
llairg transportation under one head
isat an unusual gpproach," he said. In
lincoln, the transt system is under the
finance director, the Centrum is under
urban development, parking meters axe ma
by the police, and so on.
Ye donlt want to add new positions.but
we wsnt to te people who are current
ly working cn these protkms and hzrs just
cne person direct them."
System (LTS) is running on a deficit,
but the firm managing LTS is not at fault.
"It's a lack of iidership, and that's
not their fault," he said. "We're working
cn more parking spaces and more. bus
riders at the same time, and that doemt
mike sense. The problem is with the over
all system, not LTS."
Projects tmCniiied
Slkyta cited unfinished projects down
town, such as parking problems and no bus
shelters, as examples cf problems that
have faced Lmcolnites for the past four
years.1
Tecple lost confidence because we
didnt give them what they wanted, and I
really can't blame them," he said.
"The only thing LTS has done is buy
new buses. There are still no shelters, they
still are changing routes, and yet there is no
bus stop at Lincoln General (Uoepital), cr
no bus tratlic eerjnea to taiie tne pease
trailic
SIk)ta emphasized that additional jobs
are not needed to "solve tlie probbms.
"Ve can keep peirg consultants il
we want, but well only solve tie pxciltms
if the Council and the msycr can ? -c;3
that adding people iuit the anr'.-c:, z..:i
plifying the zpproadi h," tm snldJ"
