monday, October 8, 1979
daily nebraskan
page 11
Y-Pal volunteers helping youth
By tori Merryman
Seven-year-old Sharl Impatiently awaits her father's
arrival after returning home from school. She has been
waiting an hour, and In her loneliness, wishes she had
someone to talk to. She Is crylne because her classmates
made fun of her new dress which her father picked out.
Her mother died a year ago so her father tries his best.
When her father finally returns he finds a letter from
Snarl's teachers saying she is getting more and more with
drawn from her classmates and Instructors everyday.
As is the case with many vouths, SharPs depression and
loneliness could later develop into juvenile delinquency
and crime.
The story about Shari is hypothetical, but one that is
real to many youngsters in Lincoln.
HELPING YOUTH is the aim of two volunteer pro
grams in Lincoln: the YMCA sponsored Y-pals and the
Malone Community Center's Big brotherBig Sister Pro
gram. Both of these programs have organized a one-to-one
relationship With youth in need and a willing volunteer.
"Growing up is tough for all kids and for some kids it's
tougher," said Barb Gaither, Y-Pals administrator.
Y-Pals takes referrals from the schools, parents and
social service agencies for youth aged six to 14. It Involves
a minimum of nine months to a one year commitment by
a volunteer. Volunteers see their Y-Pal on a regular basis
for a minimum of two hours a week, said Gaither.
Currently, about 100 to 150 youths are involved in the
Y-Pal organization. Unfortunately, there is a long waiting
list, especially for boys, due to a lack of volunteers,
Gaither said.
"A waiting list is a terrible way to respond to a child's
needs," Gaither said. About 40 new volunteers could
make the difference for these children, she added.
GAITHER ESTIMATED that about half of the Y-Pals
volunteers are UNL students.
"We Want it to be a quality relationship with goals set
with the parents, the child and the volunteer," Gaither
said.
The Malone Center program gives guidance to youth
between the ages of six and 16. It is operated similar to Y
Pals. Volunteers are asked to spend a minimum of three
hours a week with the youth.
In both of these organizations, the time spent in the
one-to-one relationship is up to the child and the volunteer.
The majority of the Big BrotherBig Sister volunteers
are UNL students, Dennis Banks, youth director of the
Malone Center said.
Mary Krlefels, UNL student and Y-Pal volunteer, has
found that she has gained as much from the program as
herY-Pal.
"It gives me a lot of telf-confldence in myself," said
Krlefels.
"Once you get Into the program it is really beneficial,"
she added.
Tonl Midder, UNL student, spends approximately 15
hours a week with her little sister from the Malone Center.
"I always wanted to do some kind of service to help
someone be the best person they can be," Midder said.
She said the Malone Center program gives her this oppor
tunity. v
The activities Midder and her little sister enjoy vary. "I
make sure she is doing well in school and that no prob
lems are created that can't be overcome," she said,
"It is a great opportunity to meet a lot of people in the
community," Midder added, and there are a lot of univer
sity students who would love to do something like this, if
they would just try it.
Julie Overcash, Y-Pal volunteer and lifetime Lincoln
resident, said that the program gives her an opportunity to
see other sides of Lincoln.
Overcash, who has an eleven-year-old Y-Pal said the
trick is to give her Y-Pal experience through things that
don't cost a lot of money.
"It is a fantastic program and I encourage anyone who
has an inkling to do it to try it," Overcash said.
Debaters win top honors
The UNL debate squad won all five first-place awards
at the Creighton University debate tournament in Omaha
Friday and Saturday.
The squad won the first-place team award in varsity
and junior varsity debate, first -place speaker awards in
both divisions, and a sweepstakes trophy.
The team of UNL debaters Jim Rogers, a Lincoln
sophomore, and Mike Alexander, a North Platte sopho
more, placed first in varsity competition. Rogers was
named top debater.
UNL studies eggs that go crunch9
By Kevin Field
Snack products with increased nutritional value are
being developed at UNL using new concepts in egg
research. The work, financed through a $22,000 grant
from the American Egg Board, has been somewhat suc
cessful, according to Glenn Froning, poultry products
specialist and professor of animal science.
The process involves a mixture consisting mostly of egg
whites placed in a microwave oven. The microwaves cause
the mixture to explode, resulting in a product like puffed
corn curls already on the market, Froning said.
"You end up with a highly nutritous type of snack
food made, from high quality protein," he said. The egg
puffs contain about 22 percent protein. Regular corn curls
are about 10 percent protein.
The puffs could be flavored like chicken, cheese,
bacon, or any other food, Froning said. They could also
have any shape a manufacturer wants, he said.
Froning said he also thinks the puffs could be econ
omical in today's market. "You can puff a lot df product
from a small amount of material. It could be competi
tive he said.
He said the puffs could be used as a snack food or as a
cereal product.
Several trial batches have been made and the results
look promising, although there have been problems with
storage and packaging, Froning said. The puffs tend to get
soggy after a few weeks, he said.
"Snack foods are an interesting area to take a look at.
We are trying to take a nutritous step forward. We are
even looking.at the possibilities of fortifying the tradition
al corn curls with egg whites to increase the nutritional
value of that product," Froning said.
In another study financed with the same grant, the
poultry science department is working on a process to
develop a shelf-stable egg mixture. It involves removing
enough moisture to prevent spoilage without refrigeration,
Froning said. A shelf-stable egg product would have high
potential in food manufacturing, he added.
Though the processes are being developed today, it
could be five or six years before the products can be
found on the grocery shelf, Froning said.
'The basic research is conducted here, but industry
must take over to market the products. That can take
time ."he said.
Tricyclists race Phi Psi 500
Screaming and shouting mounted as tri
cycle riders raced through the Phi Psi 500
course Saturday.
The second annual event was sponsored
by the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity to raise
money for the All University Fund.
Campus sorority pledge classes compet
ed in the tricycle race, a yell contest, and a
queen competition at the Union Memorial
Plaza.
Winners of the tricycle race were Renee
Antone and Julie Desch from Kappa Alpha
Theta Sorority. The second place team was
Karen McGrath and Candy Schultz from
Phi Mu and the third place winners were
Beth Tooley and Kathy Tauser from Delta
Gamma.
The tricycle riders pedalled around
paper trees, through t wind tunnel where
flour was dumped on the competitors, over
a teeter-totter ramp and into a water hole
on their way to the finish line.
si r. fWim Halts r.immn was
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the winner of the queen competition. Chris
Doyle of the Phi Mu was the runner-up.
Candidates were interviewed Friday by,
house mothers from three campus frater
nities. Kappa Delta screamed its way into first
place in the cheer competition. Pi Beta Phi
placed second and Delta Gamma placed
third. The winners were chosen by the
quality and loudness of their cheers. Judges
were big red fans who stopped to watch
the competition on their way to the game.
Kappa Alpha Theta was the overall
winner for the Phi Psi 500.
Money for PUF was raised through the
Phi Psi 500 raffle. The grand prize was a
Schwinn World Sport bicycle. Also raffled
was a football signed by the Nebraska
Football team, and gift certificates from
Athletes Foot and Kentucky Fried
Chicken.
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