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Union food service
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has two year goal
ttie Nebraska Union's food service will have two yean
to break even or make a profit, Vice Chancellor for Stu
dent Affairs Richard Armstrong said Monday.
Armstrong told the Vice Chancellor's Implementation
Committee the union food service is losing money by
holding charity events.
According to Larry Emmons, assistant director of
union business affairs', the union food service lost $23,281
in 1975-76, $64,613 in 1976-77 and $57,162 in 1977-78.
He said the proposal made by the private food service
firm, ARA Slater, was rejected. He added that everyone
must work together to make the food service profitable.
"If we are not able to bring it (the food service)
around, then well have a five-year record loss,"
Armstrong said.
He added that the union staff will not be the only ones
responsible for shaping up the food service.
"The whole community must be Involved' Armstrong
said.
Daryl Swanson, Assistant director of the union and
manager of the east' union, said he is optimistic about the
two year goal.
Swanson said that although Armstrong has not said
what will happen if the two year goal is not met, he thinks
a private firm will take over the union's food services.
The union food service is losing money by letting
student organizations hold charity events in the union,
according to Swanson. He said the student groups are not
charged tor the personnel and time involved.
Charity events held by student organizations include
pancake and, sloppy Joe feeds. Swanson said "charity
events" also include: Walpurgisnacht, for which the
full food service operation costs are not charged.
Organizations are charged $100 and extra if they use
ballroom or union supplies, Swanson said noting that
each event probably costs the food service $300 to $400.
Swanson added that recognized student organizations
are the only ones that use the union for charity events.
"As far as I know it's not available to the chancellor's
office," Swanson said.
He added that the food service caters to UNL president
Ronald Roskens, but the president pays full cost.
Swanson said the past union food service director, Bob
Richeson, spent much time organizing and supervising the
events.
Armstrong said the extra time spent on these events is
bad in the long run.
"If a staff member is tired he won't be as innovative as
person who is not," Armstrong said.
During 1977-78, nine charity events were held in the
city and east unions, according to a list provided by
swanson.
Rocky Yapp, chairman of Talks and Topics, said if the
union charged full price; many of the organizations would
not hold charity events.
"The students are providing for a large amount of
money going into the union," Yapp said. He added that it
would not be fair to charge students like outsiders.
John Janovy, Implementation Committee member said
if students learn anything from planning the events, the
education experience would justify the extra money.
Although no major decision about charity events was
made, Armstrong said something must be. done about staff
members who spend time organizing events.
UNL bikers,shoiald loiow rales
As winter melts into spring, streets begin to blossom
with bicyclists.
According to Robert Fey, investigator for the UNL
Police Crime Prevention Bureau, bicyclists should
know the regulations for the safe use and protection of
bicycles before they start pedaling.
City bicycle regulations apply on campus, Fey said.
Before a bicycle can operate legally within city
limits, it must be registered. Anyone riding an unregist
ered bicycle could be fined.
Fey said registering a bicycle aids in the recovery if
stolen. Bicyclists ctn register at any fire department,
the Lincoln City Police Department or the UNL Police
Department.
Bicyclists are subject to the same laws and duties as
automobile drivers, Fey said.
But, bicyclists should be more careful because rid
ing a bike is more dangerous than driving a car, he said.
Fey pointed out that bicyclists can receive a $5 fine
for improperly parking their bike. Parked bicycles must
not interfere with the normal movement of vehicles or
pedestrians, building entrances, trash collection, lawn
and grounds maintenance .or other services.
Other regulations include : , , i
-A bicyclist must always Jiave? at least one hand on
the handlebars.
-Riding in groups is prohibited. Bicyclists must
always ride single file.
-Riding double is prohibited unless the bicycle is
built to accomodate more than one person.
-Persons riding bicycles between one-half hour
after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise must be
equipped with a light.
-Bicycles must have a red rear reflector not less
than two inches in diameter.
-Bicyclists in right turn lane must turn right or
move to the next lane to the left.
To prevent bicycle theft, Fey advised bicycle
owners to use a strong chain able to go through both
wheels and the frame in order to lock up the bike. He
also said bicycles should be parked in well-lighted
areas.
Speaker criticizes minority tokenism
By Doreen Charles
The absence of adequate multi-ethnic education in
Nebraska causes white students to be improperly pre
pared to deal with the outside world,- according to Jesse
Payne, director , of the Nebraska Equal Educational Op
portunity project.
"Students are unprepared to deal with the diverse eth
nic groups when they leave Nebraska for cities like
Chicago or New York," Payne said.
The educational atmosphere in Nebraska is one that is
basically white-oriented, Payne said. The university prides
itself on the fact that it has so few minorities and the
slogan "The Good Life" is a subtle message that Nebraska
is superior because it has no "racial problem" like eastern
cities, he said.
"We live in a very pluralistic society," he said. Public
school education In Nebraska needs io be from a multi
ethnic viewpoint, Payne said.
"All the courses I've taken, such as educational psy
chology, and sociology, are racially biased," he said, add
ing that they stress that minority and deprived students
rate lower on tests.
Psychology classes teach that minorities score lower on
standardized intelligence tests and sociology classes claim
that minorities have a higher crime rate," he said. Cour
ses which teach one to expect certain students to have
negative characteristics makes it very difficult for one to
look at students as individuals, he said.
"Teachers are supposed to assist students in finding
their human potential," Payne said. "They can't if they're
biased." Multi-cultural education could help educate
teachers, he said.
The proposal to raise admissions requirements at UNO
is a method of limiting minority enrollment, Payne said.
"What is gradually happening is that our universities
and colleges are being reserved for the elite," he said.
The affirmative action policies are gradually being e
versed, causing college campuses to revert to a situation
similar to that of the 50s, Payne said. "We're getting the
equivalent of Jim Crow in Bakke, he said.
The university, although it claims to be an equal op
portunity employer, is very discriminatory, said Dr.
Laurence French, assistant professor of Criminal
Justice at UNL.
"They say they are equal opportunity employers in
order to get federal money," French said. "Hiey urge
minorities to apply for jobs, but they're not going to" hire
them.
When pressured to improve minority programs, the uni
versity makes token concessions, French said.
"They give them some building way across campus out
of the mainstream of campus activity," he said. "They
give classes for minorities low, inefficient budgets."
The university provides limited funds for minority
groups, French said. They put it in one big fund for all
groups to fight over among themselves.
"When the groups begin to fight among themselves
for this small amount of money, the university says,
'See, these people can't get along even when we do give
them funds'," he said.
. There's an unhealthy attitude of white superiority in
Nebraska, French said. The people of the majority culture
should be more willing to learn about the minority
culture.
The stereotypes of 'minorities are always negative,
French said. The common stereotypes of the criminal
black male, the Latino gangster, and the alcoholic Ameri
can Indian are harmful, he said. .--
Desegregation of schools, although it may. improve
racial awareness, always has a negative aftermath for black
students, Payne said.
"Blades are unaware that they're not wanted in pre
dominately white schools," he said.
Black schools are not always adequately staffed and in
order to receive quality education blacks must attend
white schools.
Most people are unaware of the suppression of black
schools until a court order is publicized, Payne said. State
governments would not bring about equal education, so the
federal government had to intervene.
"So much of it has just been tokenism," Payne said.
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Weather thaws out bicyclists
By Kim Wilt
Spring begins this month, with the
advent of the solstice on March 21. The
promise of warmer weather will be bringing
out joggers, skateboarders, and of course,
bicyclists.
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This might be a good time to discuss
how to get your bike ready for spring, or,
if you don't have one, how much a new
; one wfll cost,
The care and feeding of bicycles over
the winter is fairly simple, according to
mechanics at the Freewheelin Bike Shop
and Mr. Bike.
Bikes should be kept in a dry place to
prevent the frame and cables from rusting.
Beyond that, you can't do much foi them
until spring comes.
When you're ready to take the bike out
for its first ride, check to see if the tires
have the necessary amount of air in them
and the chain is lubricated enough to work
properly. If the"bike has been kept where
the air is damp, the cables may have rusted.
Expensive riding
If you're planning to buy a bicycle this
spring or summer, be forewirned-they can
be expensive. ' 1 .
" A ten-peed bike can cost anywhere
from $130 to $1 ,200, for a specialized rac
ing bike. The casual bike rider, doei not,;
need to spend more than $150, however. A
bike at that price has a steel frame and
components and weighs about 32 lbs. be
cause the steel is heavier and thicker than it
would be for a racing bike.
Bob Murphy, of the Freewheelin Bike
Shop, said most customers ask for ten
speed bikes. They are more popular than
the five or three-speed bikes, he said, be
cause they have a wider gear range. Also,
he said, bicycle manufacturers have pushed
the ten-speeds more than the lower speed
bikes.
Popular bike
, However, three-speed bikes are popular
because they are more mechanized, ne said.
Many students buy the three-speed bikes
because they are good for pleasure riding
and for riding on campus, he said.
When women buy their bike, be it a
ten-speed or not, they are often faced with
the choice between a men's or women's
bike. How; much difference is there?
Murphy said men's bikes, which have a
bar running across from the handlebar to
the seat, are more sturdy and waste less
energy than women's bikes. '
, "Wih t women's bike, there is more of
asidMo-sidemotionhesaid. ;
One alternative to the traditional
wcmenV.bike is a bike called a "mixte",
he pointed out. '
nsiWhile a.woirgaVbike has two bars run
ning from the handlebar down to the seat,
the ban on the mixte run from the handle
bar to the rear wheel. This makes the bike
, stronger and iturdkr.he said. . . . v .