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Despite claims to the contrary, a Lin
coln liquor store owner said she believes
liquor distillers will not make a large profit
when bottle sizes are converted to the
metric system.
Ann Scott, owner of the Husker Bottle
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Metric conversion is just around the corner for liquor bottles as a
scheduled for Jsn. 1.
Photo by Scott Svoboda
changeover is
Shop, 330 N. 48th St., said distillers may,
in fact, lose money because of the conver
sion. It has been reported that the consumer
loses money because the new metric mea
sure bottles are smaller, but cost the same
as the equivalent size bottles currently
sold.
Scott said she didn't have any concrete
figures to back her, but speculated that dis
tillers will not make a heavy profit because
of the costs incurred by changing the sys
tem to metrics.
New bottles, labels and equipment are
needed for the conversion, she said.
"It's going to cost them a bundle
to change over," she added.
Scott agreed with reports that Tetailers
will not make any extra profit from the
change. She said if distillers raise the prices
for bottles which contain more, the retail
ers have to raise their prices to stay in bus
iness. She emphasized that she had not sold
any metric bottle liquor, so she was just
speculating about the costs and profits.
Six standardized sizes will be on sale
after the Jan. 1 changeover, Scott said.
They are: a 50 milliliter bottle, equal
to 1.7 fluid ounces, closest to the 1.6
ounce miniatures sold on airplanes; a 200
milliliter bottle, equal to 6.8 ounces
which is closest to the 8-ounce half-pint;
a 500 milliliter bottle, equal to 1 6.9 ounces
anc closest to the 16-ounce pint, a 750
milliliter bottle, which is 25.4 ounces,
closest to a fifth, which is 25.6 ounces; a
one liter bottle, equal to 33.8 ounces,
closest to a 32-ounce quart; and a 1.75
liter bottle, equal to 59,2 ounces, closest
to a 64-ounce one-half gallon.
Five Lincoln liquor stores said , they
have not received any metric system
bottles.
A clerk at the 27th and "XT Liquor
Store said he expected a shipment of
metric bottle liquor next week.
Scott said she did not know when she
would sen the metric bottles, but there is
a Jan. 1 deadline when all stores must be
selling the metric bottles.
However, Scott said, store owners
will be able to sell out their present stock
without penalty.
Development office out to solve studentproblems
By Deb Bockh&hn
This is the last of a three-part series on the student affairs
efface. This article deals with the offices of student
development and multi-cultured affairs. Other offices
within student affairs are housing, academic services,
unions and the University Health Center.
Dean of Student Development Jack Baier has advice
for students who have gone to many UNL offices ""in
search of the persons to talk to to solve their problems."
Somewhere in the university there is a person or
agency that can help students with any problems they
might have, and we'll see to it that they're referred to the
right place," Baier said.
"Some students only know of student development be
cause we block their registration if they owe the univer
sity money," Baier added. But we do a lot more for
them, too." -
The student development office contacts about 4,000
students each semester who have delinquent library fines
and tuition. If the students have financial problems, stu
dent development helps them find ways to pay their
debts, Baier said.-
Student development also heads the scholarships and
financial aids office. It provides students with work-study "
programs, off-campus jobs and student assistant positions.
More students each year apply for loans through the
financial aids office. Baier said he is working on
altr-tive financial aids services for students such as a
food stamp program and more grants.
The student development services office suffers from a
lack of students, according to Baier.
"None of our offices are overburdened and most of our
problems are a lack of students," he said. We have a lot
of services that are available toany student."
Career planning and placement is another department
of the student development office. The placement center,
, Nebraska Union 230, provides students with information
and services to secure placement. Credential files and a re
source center also are available in the office.
Student development also operated the Counseling
Center, Seaton Hall, 1316, which provides students with
psychological advising and life planning workshops.
For students who are confused about what vocation
they should choose, the center gives vocational interest
and personality tests.
Jobs sponsored
Student development also controls the Center for Stu
dents and Organizations, Union 200. The center sponsors
volunteer and community-related jobs for about 400 stu
dents a semester.
International Educational Services (IES) also are
offered through student development. IES provides
orientation programs and helps foreign students with
immigration requirements before coming to UNL
"But students aren't forgotten once they get here,"
Baier said. "First we try to break the language barrier and
then get students involved with clubs and organizations."
A newsletter is published and banquets and confer
ences are offered for all foreign students to become
acquainted with university procedures.
The multi-cultured affairs office is another department
of the student development office,
Mylti-cultured affairs provides services to students
experiencing cultural, educational or financial difficulties.
Cultural affairs gives financial aid to low-income white
and ethnic minority students. .
Action taken
"We want to give these students a positive learning
experience," said Jimmie Smith, multi-cultural .affairs
director. "We take direct action if students don't receive
the same services as other students."
Multi-cultural affairs also promotes interest in ethnic
curriculum, according io Smith. The staff occasionally
meets with college deans and Vice Chancellor for Student
Affairs Ron Gierhan in the Minority Roundtable. This
group reviews problems of minority students in various
colleges.
Although the office is aimed at helping the ethnic
minority students, "we will work with any student as long
as they show the need " he said.
Smith said the number of ethnic students who are
employed at UNL has been increasing.
"I would like to see every department in the university
employ ethnic minority persons, and it has not occurred
to my knowledge," Smith added. "There are a lot of
minority persons employed in our office, and I'd like
other offices to realize our goal."
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