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I friday, September 8, 1978 daily nebraskan page 9 Students brighten rooms l that reflect personalities By Kim Wilt The mhrored squares run up the wall and onto the ceiling, reflecting nearly everything in the room -the panelling on the walls, the plush "pit arrangement" (a U-shaped couch grouping), the glowing candles, the bunk beds, the carpeted floors, the plants, and the two men who built it all. Dan Mruz and Mike Hey wood are very proud of their room in Schramm 614. "People are kind of stunned when they see it," admits Hey wood, a junior engineer ing major. The word spreads fast, he said, and more curious visitors stop by. "It's a good way to meet people," he added. "I enjoy doing it," Hey wood said. It's my second hobby." Money conscious students, take heart. According to Mruz and Heywood, it didn't cost much. "We bought packages of things,"Mruz, a junior business major, said, "and the mirrows were on sale." Heywood said he made the "pit arrangement" and the candle stands himself last summer. "We look for specials all the time," he said. Easier to entertain Some accessories, like the Bogart and W. C. Fields prints on the wall, were bought at the inexpensive department stores. The large overstuffed pillows were made by Heywood's mother. Heywood and Mruz consider themselves satisfied with the room as it is. "It's more comfortable, easier to entertain in," Heywood said. Jean Elstun and Amu Duerr, who live in Smith 314 also have changed the appearance of their room by adding carpet- Gasahol burns up some, others push for production ing. plants and bunk beds. In addition, they have put up shelves, bought wicker baskets, and hung a wall-to-floor screen. "The screen was free," said Elstun, a sophomore in Arts and Sciences college. "We just found it." She said the carpet also was free, and the shelves cost $10. Elstun, a member of Campus Crusade for Christ, said she wanted to fix up the room so the group's Sunday night sing-a-longs could be held there. "I wanted it to be pleasant for people to come over," she said. Novelty collector Elstun said her roommate "is a collector of novelty things," and has added various knickknacks and wooden shelves. She said the room is not finished yet. "Ill be satisfied with it when it's done." she said. The women plan to add more overstuffed pillows to cover one wall. Jim Dennell, and Jeff Peterson, both senior architecture majors, and Blake Bolton, a freshman architecture major, are making what was a basically square room in the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house into one divided into different areas. "There was a lot of wasted space," Peterson said. Now, there will be a study area, a walk-in dressing room, a bar and a refrigerator, he said. Peterson estimates it will cost $500, if not more. However, the fraternity is paying for the permanent fixtures," he said. Perhaps the reason why students take the time and expense to brighten up their rooms was best summed up by Mike Heywood. "After all, it's home for nine months," he said. By J. H. Lochmiller Gasohol is being burned up all over the state. There is a booth at the fair, bumper stickers on lots of bumpers, researchers researching Gasohol's profitability and feasibility, and a whole committee set up to produce the stuff. But there is not one drop of Nebraska-produced Gasohol out there -nor has there ever been. Charles Fricke, administrator of the Agricultural Products Industrial Utiliza tion Committee has been working toward Gasohol production since 1971 when the committee was formed by the Nebraska Legislature. According to Fricke, the first two years were spent in finding out about the pro duct. Since the 1973 oil embargo, when Gasohol became more economically feasi ble, things have moved rat idly. DeCamp doubtful State Sen. John DeCamp of Neligh, however, believes that things have not progressed satisfactorily. DeCamp said a re examination of the Gasohol issue is in the works for January 1979. Fricke said Gasohol is a "positive pro duct," and that his main interest is "pro viding an alternative market for grain." Fricke 's committee is prepared to get production going as soon as possible. They have two Nebraska cities, Harrington and St. Paul and two counties, Holt and Phelps, ready to pay $500,000. This would be matched by the state, if or when the Legislature appropriates the money. Gasohol has gained wide acceptance in the state, again according to Fricke. But M.M. Van Kirk, Director of Information for the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, an organization representing one-third of the active farmers and ranchers in the state, is not so eager. "Gasohol must be proven economically feasible before the state spends millions of dollars on it," Van Kirk said. "Further research must be done to prove Gasohol will work to everyone's benefit" Time has come Fricke is convinced that Gasohol's time has come. He said the Federal Department of Energy is spending $20 million this year on Gasohol research, and that the four pilot sites are trying for a $15 million federal loan to build a Gasohol plant. "There is money to be made," Fricke said. He added that "people are excited about it." Fricke mentioned a consumer test at Holdrege where Gasohol was sold to the public. Approximately 1 ,700 people bought 93,000 gallons of Gasohol in Holdrege in two and one-half months. Tests indicate that Gasohol improves mileage and burns cleaner than gasoline, he said. As it now stands, the committee is planning, the senators are re-examining, and the farmers want to know more about it; just like everyone else. Cross is counting on you. rT f J President jimmy Carter signed op 51 times X A y $ t y T ? ? A ? T t - !l! Resident Hall Greek Leagues A Leagues is .X. I k. 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