Smokies of UNL
By Paula Dittrick
Motorists speeding about campus may find themselves
stopped by a UNL Police cruiser, equipped with a radar
unit.
John Duve assistant to UNL police director, said the
"basically federally supported" high way" program gave the
unit to the UNL Police this summer.
The unit was, among 9t units the Highway Safety
Program helped buy in effort to reduce the number of
speed-related deaths in Nebraska,
The .unit which, is the size of a tape deck will operate
in either a stationary or moving capacity,, Duve said.
Officers are being trained to use the unit which Duve
said has not yet been used around campus..
Level of safety
"We're not concerned about how many speeding
tickets we can write but we're concerned about
y accomplishing a level of safety " Duve said.
He said the unit will be used to. create a "public
relations program rather than as a crack down' on campus
motorists., UNL Police plan to increase the number of
speed limit postings and to issue a large number of
warnings initially. . -
Duve said he hopes the use of radar can help increase
an awareness of the need of safety and a sense of courtesy
among students.
He claimed motorists display a total disregard for
pedestrians and a lack of knowledge as to. how fast they
are going.
The radar probably will; be used in various spots around
campus according to Duve who said UNL Police are con
cerned with speeds on campus streets as. well as the speeds,
on city streets running through campus.
He cited the East Campus. Loop and 15th and 17th
streets as, problem areas.
Streets monitored
UNL Police has authority anywhere within the state
Duve said, He said the city streets between the UNL
campuses will be monitored..
i don't think the university should take the attitude
of some communities, that we can't do, anything until so
many people get killed Duve said.
He said radar will be used to. gauge the average speed
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taking off doors
By Mary Jo Pitzl
Sen. Edward " vsky opened a new door in Lincoln,
last week and msdl vtt it would stay that way.
While visiting his new Lincoln office during opening
ceremonies last weekx it was only a matter of minutes
before the freshman senator followed true to form and
ordered the office door removed from its hinges.
Office manager Tom Ryan said this is typical of
Zorinsky who had the doors of his Omaha mayor's office
and latex his Washington D.C. senate office removed as a
sign of open government, ,
It will channel citizen input from Nebraska back to the
senator's Washington office and provide an in-state
information center for citizens complaints and problems
Ryan said.
Since Lincoln is the seat ot state government, the
office will be- in touch with major state issues and be
able to send representatives to. appear in the senator's
absence, Ryan said.
The office is inside the Federal Building It Centennial
Mall and O Streets. Phonv number for the office is 471
5246..;-.. ;. . ,
"People are calling wanting to know his (Zorinsky's)
stand on certain issues requesting budget information on
the amount of money a federal agency is spending and so
on " Ryan said. 4
Ryan, a 1971 UNL graduate will man the office from
8 a.m, to" 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. He has worked
as Zorinsky's Lincoln field representative since March;
now equipped with radar unit
cars travel in certain areas. He predicted such research
may be taken to the Lincoln City Council if the UNL
Police request a change of the speed limit in certain areas.
The area on 17th Street between R and Holdrege
streets is a possible spot that the UNL Police may ask for
a lower speed limit, Duve said.
"There is. a large amount of pedestrian, traffic here and
you've got a blind, hill by Cather-Pound. The flow of
traffic is coming from downtown and our feeling might be
to request the speed limit be reduced to 25 mph to Vine
Streets
He said this would affect the traffic flow and "an
engineering problem might be caused by a speed
reduction."
, Duve admitted there have been "very few" car-pedestrian
accidents around campus. He said there have been
incidents at the city crossing of 16th and S Streets and
near the 501 Building on 10th Street.
He said he is anxious to see what will happen as a re
sult of a radar program and added he "doesn't think it
necessary to write tickets to get people to comply."
Any speeding ticket issued by UNL Police would be
considered a moving violation and the offender would be
charged $10, Duve said. .
monday, august 29; 1977 vol., 101 no. 2 lincoln, nebraska
daily
Top ROTC post goes to fema
By Mary Jo Howe
It was, a moment of glory for the new battalion com-,
mander of UNL's Army ROTC being sworn in Thursday
under the glare of 'television lights. But the new com
mander claims that she will wait until the work starts
before thinking about the glory.
She? That's right. ',
The first cadet colonel battalion commander is female
the first female promoted to that top petition...
Linda Swanson 21 is a fourth year member of ROTC
but she has really been in the army all her life. Her father
is a retired army major and the Swanson family has lived
in nearly every state during his career.,
"I've just always, wanted to be an officer in the army"
- Linda said". "My father didn't really have anything to do;
with it except Uove the travel..'
Linda's goal is to work nk military intelligence and see
how high in rank she can go. She said her Spanish major
"and Italian and History minors should be an at in that
line of work,
Many awards
The pretty brunette is-already a highly decorated
soldier. Along with the commander position 'she was
honored Thursday as a Distinguished Military Student,
which is based on grade-point average and leadership. She
also has been named the' number one cadet as a fresh
man and junior based on academic GPA. ... , s
' She is a member ot the Order of Meit, Phalanx-a
Scholastic Military Fraternity the Daughters of Founders
and Patriots of America, the American Veterans of WWI,
Korea, Viet Nam for Outstanding Contributions to the
ROTC program Reserve Officers Association and the
Pershing Rifles and Tactics group.
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Cry rape; A Lincoln Rape Crisis Center coordinator says
the best way to avoid rape is to be prepared ,- ..... p, 18
Lonesome George: Former women's basketball coach
George Nicodcmus wants his old job p, 22
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, Linda Swansea, first UNL woman in ROTC to
become a battalion commander, is aided with her
new epaulets by her father and Lt. Col. Buchmann.
Linda doesn't feel it's unusual for a woman to obtain,
the position of battalion commander although this is the
first year there have been senior women cadets.
Women were not allowed into the ROTC program at
UNL until 1972 she said. Of the group that joined when
she was a freshman, only two made it to the senior year,,
Bu,t more women are joining all the time and she said
she is certain there will be an increasing number of women
in the top ranks..
Linda also is the first woman from UNL to go to the
ROTC advanced summer camp at; Ft, Louis, Washington.
For five weeks, she "played soldier "-driving tanks,"
leading attacks through fields of daisies and going to
classes.. She learned how to take apart and put together
machine guns the proper radio procedure first aid and
tips on survival.
Lack of sleep
About the only part of the camp she disliked was the
lack of sleep. The cadets must be up at 5 a.m. and in bed
by midnight.
"The ROTC program is great for building confidence,
leadership, and getting the advance on a good job," she ,
said.
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