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n monday, September 10. 1979 lincoln, nebraska vol. 103 no, 10 7 n "41 ,fTo lo, ) U U ' lJ Vii lJ V U n un Unification Cliiircli relocates state office to Liiicolit By Kathy Stokebrand "Now is the time," according to a local member of the Unification Church, to he girt personal contact with people in an attempt to gain membership for the church. Now Is the time; State Director Lewis Pearlmari said, because school has started and the summer period of "slack response" to the church has ended . The church, founded in Seoul, Korea in 1954 by Rev. Sun Myung Moon, has moved its state headquarters to Lincoln after being in Omaha for six years. Pearl man said the church has a headquarters in every state. Usually, the headquarters are in college towns, because, Pearlman said, "the future belongs to the young." Pearlman said the group moved to Lin coln because several college campuses and state offices are here. Some local church members Urged the move, and it was felt there is a generally better atmosphere here. Also, the Omaha headquarters was located lrt a large house that became too expensive to run with a small number of people living in it. The church will keep the property, however, and maintain it. PEARLMAN SAID he and two other members, John Raineri and Bill Dartaher, came to Lincoln early in June. They have located the church headquarters in an apartment it 1441 0 St. So far, Pearlman Said, the response by Llncolnites has been mixed. He said 25 percent will listen, 25 percent won't, and the lest are apathetic. But, with school underway hi exacts IKat to improve, he said. The group is planning to submit a letter of intent to the Campus Activities and Pro grams (CAP) office. Raineri, Who takes classes at UN L said he Wants to start a Collegiate Association for the Research Principles (CARP) on the UNL campus. CARP, he said, is separate from the Unification. Church, although all of its founders are church members. However, one can join the organization without join ing the church. The purpose of CARP, Raineri said, is to revitalize the Christian objective on college campuses and to help the future of mankind. He added that meeting locations and program plans are indefinite now. HOWEVER, MEETINGS might be held in the 0 Street apartment, he said. Members of the organization will have to donate money or find contributions for the organization's expenses until the group's constitution is approved by the CAP office and ASUN. If it is approved, members will be allowed to sell items on campus to cover expenses. Pearlman has already been distributing brochures on the UNL campus concerning Rev. Moon and The Unification Church for two days, he said. Aside from this ''direct witnessing" he plans to gain members to 'the Unification Church by becoming involved in the community and serving others, he said. Although each state must finance its, own programs, the center receives Inciden tals such as a video tape machine from national headquarters. It is Used to show Moon movement tapes. Otherwise, Pearlman and the other members rely upon donations, work for Manpower, and do several other temporary jobs for people to pay their expenses. ALTHOUGH THEY haven't sold any thing vet, the organization has sold candy and other items in Omaha. Pearlman said he also Would like to send letters to Lincoln campus organizations to make the church's presence and its avail ability for meeting programs known. With in the next couple of weeks he wants to arrange study groups and a Sunday service to be held at the apartment or in a rented hall, he said. Pearlman, 32, comes from New Jersey. After spending 3 years in Vietnam as a Marine medic, he returned to the states and was graduated from LaSalle University with an accounting degree. He became involved With the Unifica tion Church after being confronted on a street in San Francisco by some members in 1973, he said. They asked him id come to a dinner to meet people interested in forming an international family, Pearlman said the people were nice, and after listen ing to them that evening he became Inter ested to hear more. They invited him to a two-day "work- shop," where they went over the tilM Principle, had lectures recreation and entertainment presented by the movement members. He has been involved lrt thl movement since then. Continued on Page 11 I 1 K ; . ' S XT! , . v i j i i .... . i 4 , " Photo by M. Billlnssley Nebraska native Christopher James always made it before, but will he this Plunkett appears to be on the verge of time? For details see today's Entertain falling off the slack wire at the State ment section on page 8. Fair's International Circus. Plunkett has 9k fli t "V. i Student ticket scalping a problem official t ? Di.1y Uarsdun fhoto Tickets) Tickets) The cry pes out to C'j tied fcns . v locking for pnie tickets tt LnfLted prices rt lt )xrs Iowa Lt; ticuAncj. -. - - '.' By Rich Jurgens UNL tickets office officials said they believe 99 per cent of UNL students are honest and will not scalp their student football tickets, but they believe ticket scalping is a problem. Helen Wagner, UNL ticket manager, said there should be no question as to whether or not students should be allowed to sell or give their tickets to anyone. She said students are sold football tickets at a reduced price as a privilege given to students. That privilege, she said is not transferable. Wagner said that 50 to 75 tickets are confiscated at the gates at each home game . Several students said that since they buy their tickets, they should be allowed to do Whatever they want with them. - Wagner, however, said students buy the tickets with the understanding that they can only be used by the stu. dent or t spouse. Wagner laid the ticket office tised to allow students to exchange their Student tickets for public tickets to be Used'by their family, but tail too many requests came ia to make the program workable. If t student's ticket Is taken away because they have given it to i parent or bother or lister, the ticket usually will be Riven back, Yner said. However, if the ticket is sold or given to a non-family member, it will not be given back under any circumstances, Wagner said. She said if a student does get the ticket back after selling to a non-family member, it's because the student is a good liar. lean Walcott, in charge of student ticket sales, said it Was against state law for students to sell tickets, and that it was terrible for the Daily Nebraskan to sell ads advertis ing student ticket sales. Wagner said many students aren't caught selling tickets because of the large number of people going to the games. She said it is not uncommon for boys to get into games with glris tickets beca-.ttatiy 'iiamei can be either male or female. .-, , "AS LONG AS there is an interest in football at Ne braska there will alway be problems with ticket scalping,1 Wagner said. Students also are finding ways of getting more than one ticket. Wagner laid some students buy tickets during tiie spring lottery and then go toUe administration of. fla and aay they have lost their student LD.s, thus two II)J, which enables them to buy a second ticket in the fall. Wagner said there is little the administration office or the ticket office could do when a student lias two ID J. $tit said if the problem gets too serious, the ticket office may hive to start putting student ticket holders la alpha betical order to set who has more than one ticket.